" (comillas inglesas, comillas)
=inverted commas (").
Ex: The facet indicator for T is ' (a single inverted comma) which is written above the line as in quotation marks.

# (almohadilla)
=hash mark (#) ; hash sign (#).
Ex: The field is terminated with a hash mark (#).
Ex: The hash sign may be used as a universal character; SM#TH will retrieve SMITH and SMYTH.

$ ' (apóstrofo)
=apostrophe (').
Ex: There is also a restricted use of special auxiliaries introduced by ' (apostrophe) in parts of the Chemistry class which we need not pursue in this course.
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* ' (comilla, apóstrofe)=inverted comma (').

' (comilla, apóstrofe)
=inverted comma (').
Ex: The recommended order: lower case letters, inverted comma, semi-colon, colon and lastly commas or direct foci, aims to achieve and order of increasingly speciality (the inverse of PMEST).
() (paréntesis)
=parentheses () [parenthesis, -sing.] ; round brackets ().
Ex: The first 15 characters of the edition note are displayed in parentheses at the right end of the line, just before the date.
Ex: The notations for Space concepts are enclosed in round brackets (), and added to the main table numbers when required.

(bien) ... o ...
=either ... or ....
Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.
(que se menciona) a continuación
=below.
Ex: These are discussed in more detail below.
(sólo) el tiempo (lo) dirá
=(only) time will tell.
Ex: Only time will tell whether the rather gimmicky approach to libraries and to culture in general as manifested in the centre is the shape of things to come.
* (símbolo de truncamiento)
=* (truncation symbol).
Ex: You can truncate class numbers using the truncation symbol (*).
*1 (asterisco)
=asterisk (*).
Ex: Use an asterisk (*) to specify an unlimited number of varying characters at the end of a word.
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* * (símbolo de truncamiento)=* (truncation symbol).

+ (signo más)
=addition sign (+) ; plus sign (+).
Ex: An addition sign is a symbol indicating the joining of two non-consecutive classes.
Ex: The + (plus sign) can be used for adding non-consecutive UDC class numbers.
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* tecla con el signo +=plus key.

, (coma)
=comma (,).
Ex: Commas are used frequently as facet indicator, and the dash (-) is used to synthesise elements from different main classes.

- (guión) -itis
=itis.
Nota: Sufijo.
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* amigdalitis=tonsillitis.
* artritis=arthritis.
* celulitis=cellulitis ; cellulite.
* conjuntivitis=conjunctivitis.
* gastroenteritis=gastroenteritis.
* gingivitis=gingivitis.
* hepatitis=hepatitis.
* iritis=iritis.
* laringitis=laryngitis.
* meningitis=meningitis.
* peritonitis=peritonitis.
* tendonitis=tendinitis.
* vasculitis=vasculitis.

. (punto)
=full stop (.).
Ex: You have observed the correct use of the facet indicators . (full stop) for S and ' (single inverted comma) for T.
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=point (.).
Ex: Freeze drying is denoted by the special auxiliary .046 and introduced in a class mark by the facet indicator .0 (point nought).

/ (barra inclinada)
(n.)=slash (/) ; oblique stroke (/) ; stroke (/) ; sloped stroke (/) ; oblique ; oblique.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Use a slash (/) to search for all the terms in a range of terms.
Ex: It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization.
Ex: The stroke / (slash in USA) is used to join consecutive UDC numbers to indicate a broader heading for which no single piece of notation exists.
Ex: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.
Ex: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.
Ex: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.

1 (uno)
=1 (one).
Ex: The student/teacher ratio at John Brown is 21 to 1.
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* 1/2 (la mitad)=one-half (1/2).
* 1/3 (un tercio)=one third (1/3).
* 1/4 (un cuarto)=one-quarter (1/4) ; one fourth (1/4).
* 1/5 (un quinto, una quinta parte)=one-fifth [one fifth].
* 1º (primero)=1st (first).

1/2 (la mitad)
=one-half (1/2).
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.
1/3 (un tercio)
=one third (1/3).
Ex: One third (1/3) of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section.
1/4 (un cuarto)
=one-quarter (1/4) ; one fourth (1/4).
Ex: The most significant finding was that one-quarter of public library users are young adults (12-18 years). Ex: During as much as one fourth of his waking day the average adult is engaged in one or another of these activities.
1/5 (un quinto, una quinta parte)
=one-fifth [one fifth].
Ex: Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".
10 (diez)
=10 (ten).
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
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* 10º (décimo)=10th (tenth).
* de menos del 10 por ciento=single figure.
* más del 10 por ciento=double digit ; double figure.
* por debajo del 10 por ciento=single figure.
* por encima del 10 por ciento=double digit ; double figure.
* superior al 10 por ciento=double digit.

10º (décimo)
=10th (tenth).
Ex: Press this key to display the next 10th record (your library may have changed the 'jump' increment to another number, such as 20, or even 50).
11 (once)
=11 (eleven).
Ex: The library has a staff of 23 people -- 5 professionals, 11 clerks, and 8 student workers.
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* 11 de septiembre del 2001=September 11, 2001.
* 11º (onceavo)=11th (eleventh).

11 de septiembre del 2001
=September 11, 2001.
Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
11º (onceavo)
=11th (eleventh).
Ex: 10,000 libraries were relocated into new premises during the 11th 5 year plan.
12 (doce)
(n.)=12 (twelve).
Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.

14 (catorce)
=fourteen (14).
Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
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* 14º (catorceavo)=fourteenth (14th).
* carbono 14=carbon-14.
* datación por carbono 14=radiocarbon dating ; carbon dating.
* datar por carbono 14=radiocarbon date.

14º (catorceavo)
=fourteenth (14th).
Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.
16 (dieciséis)
=sixteen (16).
Ex: The introduction discusses the semantic aspects, and in addition to whole-part and near-synonymous relationships lists sixteen different kinds of other relationships.
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* película de 16 milímetros=16mm film.

17 (diecisiete)
=seventeen (17).
Ex: Seventeen documents have now given rise to thirty-four entries in the classified file, nine in the alphabetical index.

18 (dieciocho)
=18 (eighteen).
Ex: In this book, cases 11, 12, 14, 16, and 18 might be used early in the course as introductions to the method.
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* 18º (decimoctavo)=18th (eighteenth).

180
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* girar 180 grados=move + 180 degrees.
* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados=turn + Posesivo + life around.

18º (decimoctavo)
=18th (eighteenth).
Ex: Figure 6 demonstrates this technique with the heading MUSIC -- AUSTRIA -- 18TH CENTURY.
19 (diecinueve)
=nineteen (19).
Ex: Divided into nineteen broad subject categories its intention is to list and index all publicly available COM documents.
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* 19º (decimonoveno)=nineteenth (19th).

19º (decimonoveno)
=nineteenth (19th).
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme is now in its nineteenth full edition.
1º (primero)
=1st (first).
Ex: In all, more than 230 papers were presented at the 1st 6 colloquia.
2 (dos)
=2 (two).
Ex: Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.
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* 2/3 (dos tercios)=two thirds (2/3).
* 2º (segundo)=2nd (second).
* 2P (método de Two-Poisson)=Two-Poisson model (2P).
* diabetes del tipo 2=type 2 diabetes.

2/3 (dos tercios)
=two thirds (2/3).
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
20 (veinte)
=20 (twenty).
Ex: The first edition was published in 20 volumes in 1950.
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* grupo de los 20=G-20.
* visión de 20=20/20 vision.

21 (veintiuno)
=21 (twenty-one).
Ex: The student/teacher ratio at John Brown is 21 to 1.

22 (veintidós)
=22 (twenty-two).
Ex: He came into the library when he was 22 and no one on the staff had a library degree, including the former director.

23 (veintitrés)
=23 (twenty-three).
Ex: The library has a staff of 23 people -- 5 professionals, 11 clerks, and 8 student workers.

24 (veinticuatro)
=24 (twenty-four).
Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.
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* 24 horas al día=around the clock.
* clavija de 24 agujas=24-pin plug.
* las 24 horas=round the clock ; around the clock.
* servicio las 24 horas=24 hour(s) service.
* un servicio las 24 horas=a 24-hour service.

24 horas al día
=around the clock.
Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
25
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* mayor de 25 años=mature adult.

2P (método de Two-Poisson)
=Two-Poisson model (2P).
Ex: This study compares the Two-Poisson (2P), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) and Discrimination Value (DV) models of document representation.
2º (segundo)
=2nd (second).
Ex: The subject of AIDS was chosen for the 1st study and family/genetic studies of cleft lip and palate for the 2nd.
3 (tres)
=3 (three).
Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.
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* 3/4 (tres cuartos)=three-quarters (3/4).
* omega 3=omega-3.

3/4 (tres cuartos)
=three-quarters (3/4).
Ex: The average costs of books bought rose from 1.54 to 1.70 with over three-quarters of sales in paperback form.
365
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* 365 días al año=year-(a)round ; 24/7/365.
* los 365 días del año=year-(a)round.

365 días al año
=year-(a)round ; 24/7/365.
Ex: There is a year-round calendar of festivals, theatre, musical and sporting events. Ex: Toll free telephone support is available 24/7/365 and utilizes a state of the art system.
4 (cuatro)
=4 (four).
Ex: Data base management systems can be used to provide complicated logical arrangements of data and they are discussed in Chapter 4.
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* 1/4 (un cuarto)=one-quarter (1/4) ; one fourth (1/4).
* 1/4 (un cuarto, una cuarta parte)=one fourth (1/4).

40 (cuarenta)
=40 (forty).
Ex: Now a thriving industrial city, it covers 40 square miles, has a population of 78,808, gives employment to 30,500 workers, and distributes an annual payroll of $640.6 million.

4º (cuarto)
(n.)=4th (fourth).
Ex: It describes the project, which aimed to introduce all 4th graders to artists and writers at the library, as to enable them to create slogans and posters about books and reading which were then judged and exhibited.
5 (cinco)
=5 (five).
Ex: In recent years, Earnscliffe's revenues have grown about 5 percent per year.
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* 1/5 (un quinto, una quinta parte)=one-fifth [one fifth].
* 5º (quinto)=5th (fifth).

5º (quinto)
=5th (fifth).
Ex: This is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 5th History and Film Conference, Sydney, December, 1989.
6 (seis)
=6 (six).
Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.
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* 6º (sexto)=6th (sixth).

6º (sexto)
=6th (sixth).
Ex: Thus the compound, Morphology of the cow, will have the class number KX311:2 not EX311:2 as in the 6th edition.
7 (siete)
=7 (seven).
Ex: In addition to the downtown library on Church Street, the city of Garrett is served by 7 branches and a bookmobile.
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* 7º (séptimo)=7th (seventh).

70 (seventy)
=seventy (70).
Ex: ORBIT has been operational since 1972, and has around seventy data bases mounted.

747
=747.
Ex: And perhaps the planes are our libraries: they might be prop jets, they might be air busses, the very biggest ones might be 747s.

7º (séptimo)
=7th (seventh).
Ex: The revised 7th edition of the Colon Classification was released in August, 1987.
8 (ocho)
=8 (eight).
Ex: The library has a staff of 23 people -- 5 professionals, 11 clerks, and 8 student workers.
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* 8º (octavo)=8th (eighth).

8º (octavo)
=8th (eighth).
Ex: Of these, the best known is Library of Congress Subject Headings, which is now in its 8th edition.
9 (nueve)
=9 (nine).
Ex: The main library, which has the one public entrance and exit, is open from 9:00 a.m.

911
(n.)=911.
Nota: Teléfono de emergencia en los Estados Unidos.
Ex: It is called 211 because users of the service can use that dialling code (in contrast to the 911 emergency dialling code) to get free access to information in these areas.

: (colon)
=colon (:).
Nota: En clasificación, símbolo utilizado frecuentemente para combinar clases o materias.
Ex: When using the : (colon) to link concepts, the indexer is at liberty to decide in what order the concepts should be cited.
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=colon (:).
Nota: En clasificación, símbolo utilizado frecuentemente para combinar clases o materias.
Ex: When using the : (colon) to link concepts, the indexer is at liberty to decide in what order the concepts should be cited.

; (punto y coma) (símbolo de menor-que)
=less-than sign ().
Ex: Each see reference tracing, including the first, is precede by a less-than sign or left angled bracket (<).
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=left angled bracket ().
Ex: The left angled bracket (<) is used to indicate that a 'see' reference has been made from the variant heading that follows.

= (signo igual)
=equal sign (=).
Ex: The equal sign (=) on each of the lines indicates that the two lines describe the same copies.

> (símbolo de mayor-que)
=greater-than symbol (>) ; right angled bracket (>).
Ex: Discontinued search results are reported, preceded by a 'greater-than' symbol (>).
Ex: If the reference heading consists of a variant heading, each uniform heading is preceded by a greater-than sign or right angled bracket (>).
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=greater-than sign (>).
Ex: If the reference heading consist of a variant heading, each uniform heading is preceded by a greater-than sign or right angled bracket (>).

? [símbolo de truncamiento]
=? [truncation symbol].
Nota: En las búsquedas documentales, símbolo usado para el truncamiento de un término.
Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.

@ (arroba)
=@ (at).
Nota: Símbolo utilizado antiguamente en el comercio marítimo para representar la "ánfora" (vasija de dos asas) como unidad de transporte y peso.
Ex: If any of you have questions and want to send me e-mail, my address is saunders@novelnet.org.

AAM (Asociación Americana de Museos)
=AAM (American Association of Museums).
Ex: This article reports 2 sessions on museum libraries held at the American Association of Museums (AAM) in San Diego during the week commencing 6 June 83.

AAS (Asociación de Archiveros Suizos)
=Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA).
Ex: This paper discusses the negotiations between the Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA) and the Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD) regarding a joint information initiative.

AC
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* Fecha + a.C. (Antes de Cristo)=Fecha + BC [B.C.] (Before Christ).

ACCOUNTANTS
(n.)=ACCOUNTANTS.
Nota: Base de datos de contabilidad.
Ex: Also available are other assorted data bases, including ACCOUNTANTS (index), SPORT (printed equivalent is Sport and Recreation Index), and WPI (World Patents Index covering the patent specifications issued by patent offices in major industrial nations).

ACRL (Asociación de Bibliotecas Universitarias y de Investigación)
=ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries).
Ex: This is a paper presented at the luncheon in honour of academic leaders held at the 5th National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in Cincinnati, USA, on 6 Apr 89.

ADI (Instituto Americano de Documentación)
=American Documentation Institute (ADI).
Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.

ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de información en red)
=ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).
Ex: This article gives a history of ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Inforion Systems) project from the late 1970s to its inauguration in 1987.

ADP (Automatic Data Processing Inc)
=Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP).
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos no bibliográficas.
Ex: Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) offers a number of financial and economic data bases.
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* equipos ADP (para el proceso automático de datos)=ADP (automatic data processing) equipment.

AGREP
(n.)=AGREP.
Nota: Base de datos de la Comunidad Europea sobre proyectos de investigación en agricultura realizados dentro de la Comunidad.
Ex: AGREP is a data base which provides an inventory of agricultural research projects conducted in EEC member states.

AGRICOLA
(adj.)=AGRICOLA ; agricultural ; agrarian ; farming.
Ex: There are 3 comprehensive data bases with approximately the same scope in the agricultural sector: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CAB.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
Ex: This article discusses an analysis of Austrian films and their social assumptions as well as the conflict between agrarian and urban cultures in Austria and Germany, also the popular TV serial, and political and human questions.
Ex: This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
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* asentamiento agrícola=agricultural settlement.
* campamento de trabajadores agrícolas=farm labour camp.
* ciencias agrícolas=agricultural economics.
* comercio agrícola=agribusiness.
* Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA)=Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
* comunidad agrícola=farming community.
* crédito agrícola=agricultural credit ; farm credit ; farm loan.
* estación experimental agrícola=agricultural experiment station.
* fabricante de maquinaria agrícola=farm equipment manufacturer.
* finca agrícola=arable farm.
* industria agrícola=agro-industry.
* industria agrícola, la=agricultural industry, the.
* jornalero agrícola=farm labourer ; farm worker.
* mercadillo agrícola semanal=farmers' market.
* obrero agrícola=agricultural labourer.
* peón agrícola=farm labourer ; farm worker.
* perito agrícola=agriculturist.
* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP)=Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
* préstamo agrícola=farm loan ; farm credit ; agricultural credit.
* producción agrícola=agricultural production.
* productividad agrícola=agricultural productivity.
* producto agrícola=agricultural product.
* productos agrícolas=agricultural produce.
* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
* sector agrícola=agricultural sector.
* trabajador agrícola=agricultural labourer ; farm labourer ; farm worker.
* vehículo agrícola=farm vehicle ; agricultural vehicle.

AGRIS (Sistema Internacional de Información sobre Agricultura)
=AGRIS (International Agricultural Information System).
Nota: Base de datos de agricultura.
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

AGROVOC
(n.)=AGROVOC.
Nota: Tesauro de términos de agricultura en español compilado por FAO y la CEE.
Ex: The Information and Documentation Centre has constructed a Spanish thesaurus of 4,034 terms and compatible with the FAO/EEC's Spanish agricultural thesaurus, AGROVOC.

AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura)
=AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
Ex: The chief advantages of AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians) lie in its responsiveness to members' needs, efficient organisation, and innovative orientation.

ALA^3 (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios)
=ALA (American Library Association).
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.
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* homologado por la ALA=ALA-accredited.
* Reglas de Intercalación de la ALA=ALA Filing Rules.
* Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo=ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.
* Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (ISAD)=Information Science and Automation Division (IASD).

ALEXIS
(n.)=ALEXIS.
Nota: Programa de búsqueda de información.
Ex: ALEXIS can serve as an example of the direction to take since it was developed within the perspective of natural language queries.

ALIA (Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas)
=Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
Nota: Antes denominada "Library Association of Australia" (LAA).
Ex: This article discusses the major achievements of the Library Association of Australia (LAA) and its progenitor, the Australian Institute of Librarians (AIL).

ALICE
(n.)=ALICE.
Nota: Sistema biblioteca automatizado de la Biblioteca Universtiaria de Ohio, USA.
Ex: ALICE interfaces with OCLC for on-line shared cataloguing and interloans and offers on-line public access catalogue, acquisitions, circulation, and periodicals control.

ALISE (Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación)
=ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).
Ex: This contribution traces the history of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) with particular reference to themes that have not been consistent with one another.

ALLEGRO
(n.)=ALLEGRO.
Nota: Sistema bibliotecario automatizado para microordenadores.
Ex: From the early 80s, the microcomputer library system 'ALLEGRO' has been under development and in practical use at Braunschweig Technical University.

ALP (Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo)
=Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).
Ex: This article discusses the origins and organisation of IFLA's core programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).

ALT
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* tecla ALT=ALT key.

AMPA (Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos)
=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
Ex: In particular, there should be frequent inspections of schools not only by government authorities but by community members and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs).

ANOVA (análisis de varianza)
(n.)=analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Nota: Procedimiento estadístico para comprobar la igualdad de las medias de dos o más muestras por medio de la distribución F.
Ex: Multiple regressions and analysis of variance were the main statistical methods used in the analysis of the data which was collected in the Federal District of Brazil.

ANSI (Instituto Nacional American para la Normalización)
=ANSI (American National Standards Institute).
Ex: The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) is a private, non-profit organization (501(c)3) that administers and coordinates the U.S. voluntary standardization and conformity assessment system.

APIF (Fichero de Información del Proceso de Automatización)
=APIF (Automated Process Information File).
Ex: In 1976 the Library began converting its preliminary catalog records to MARC form so as to build an Automated Process Information File (APIF) to control items that have entered the technical processing flow until they are represented by regular LC catalog records.

APILIT
(n.)=APILIT.
Nota: Base de datos de carburantes.
Ex: These include APILIT from the American Petroleum Institute which covers magazines, journals, papers and reports.

APIPAT
(n.)=APIPAT.
Nota: Base de datos de carburantes.
Ex: APIPAT, also from API, covers refining patents from various countries.

APP (a propósito)
=BTW (by the way).
Nota: En el correo electrónico, siglas utilizadas en un mensaje.
Ex: BTW (by the way) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.

APPCC (Análisis de Peligros y Puntos de Control Crítico)
=HACCP (Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point).
Nota: En alimentación, método para controlar la seguridad de los alimentos.
Ex: The development and implementation of the HACCP rules in small and medium enterprises without outside consultants in most cases is practically impossible.

ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas)
=ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).
Nota: Publicación anual de reseñas de obras de referencia americanas.
Ex: In the short time since it began publication, ARBA has become an indispensable source for reviews of reference books and is useful for all libraries.

ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación)
=ARL (Association of Research Libraries).
Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.

ARPANet (Red de la Agencia para Proyectos de Investigación Avanzada)
=ARPANet (Advanced Research Projects Agency Network).
Nota: En Internet, precursor de Internet desarrollado al final de los 60 y principios de los 70 por el Departamento de Defensa estadounidense.
Ex: ARPANet is the precursor to the Internet, developed in the late 60's and early 70's by the US Department of Defense.

ASCII (Código Normalizado Americano para el Intercambio de Información)
=ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange).
Ex: ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a common method of ranking characters in a numeric order of value.
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* que no es ASCII=non-ASCII.

ASLIB (Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas y Centros de Información)
=ASLIB (Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux).
Ex: ASLIB, founded in 1926 as the Association of Special Libraries and Information Bureaux, and which is independent of the Library Association, has done much to promote and support this kind of library work.

ASP (Página Web Activa)
=ASP (Active Server Page).
Ex: ASP (Active Server Page) is a convenient and powerful alternative to CGI (Common Gateway Interface) scripting, for Web database connectivity.

ASSASSIN
(n.)=ASSASSIN.
Nota: Paquete de programas de recuperación de información.
Ex: ASSASSIN was originally developed by the Agricultural Division of ICI plc, in the late 1960s.

ASTINFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de la Ciencia y Tecnología en Asia y el Pacífico)
=ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).
Ex: The overall approach should be in line with the philosophy of ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).

AT
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* AT de IBM=IBM AT.

AT de IBM
=IBM AT.
Ex: The Escape key is located above the 7 on the numeric pad of the IBM AT.
AUSMARC
(n.)=AUSMARC.
Nota: En catalogación, MARC de Australia.
Ex: To this database were added the National Library's AUSMARC and selected UK and CANMARC records.

AZERTY
(n.)=AZERTY.
Nota: Las seis primeras letras de la fila de teclas que hay por debajo de los números en el tipo de teclado y utilizadas para identificarlo. El tipo usado en España es QWERTY.
Ex: Users with 'AZERTY' keyboard layouts (common in European countries) will need to type the equivalent password to a standard US 'qwerty' keyboard to log in.

Abel
=Abel.
Ex: Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve's first two sons, this book is about Cain's jealousy towards his brother Abel.

Abu Dhabi
=Abu Dhabi.
Ex: People living in Abu Dhabi were baffled by the rainfall which sometimes turned into hail.

Accesibilidad Universal a la Información (UAP)
=UAP (Universal Availability of Information).
Ex: The main aim of UAP (Universal Availability of Information) is to study the means of improving the flow of information across national boundaries and the various linguistic, cultural and political barriers which exist.
Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT)
=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Ex: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Addis
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* Addis Abeba=Addis Ababa.

Addis Abeba
=Addis Ababa.
Ex: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling.
Adjetivo + ísimo
(n.)=blindingly + Adjetivo ; blisteringly + Adjetivo.
Ex: The sad truth of the matter is that reference librarians have been unable to reach agreement on the blindingly simple proposition that their job is answering questions asked by users.
Ex: A colleague today showed me a cool, new browser that he's been using to browse the web at blisteringly fast speeds.

Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio (NASA)
=NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
Ex: He taught physics at Brooklyn College for two years and was a systems analyst for NASA for two years, where he played a important role in the Apollo project's successful moon landing.
Adriático, el
=Adriatic, the.
Ex: Mljet is one of the most enchanting islands in the Adriatic, a sea that abounds with beautiful islands to start with.
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* mar Adriático, el=Adriatic sea, the.

Adviento
(n.)=Advent.
Ex: Advent begins on the Sunday nearest to 30th November and lasts until midnight on Christmas.
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* calendario de Adviento=Advent calendar.
* domingo de Adviento=Advent Sunday.

Adán
=Adam.
Ex: Adam is the first man created by God in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam.
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* Adán y Eva=Adam and Eve ; Adam and Eve.
* nuez de Adán=Adam's apple.

Adán y Eva
=Adam and Eve ; Adam and Eve.
Ex: Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve's first two sons, this book is about Cain's jealousy towards his brother Abel. Ex: Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve's first two sons, this book is about Cain's jealousy towards his brother Abel.
Afganistán
=Afghanistan.
Ex: Conservation of archival materials in South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), is reviewed.

Africa
(n.)=Africa.
Ex: We need, for example, at least another acquisition center in Africa.
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* Africa occidental=West Africa.
* Africa Oriental=East Africa.
* Africa subsahariana=sub-Saharan Africa.
* Cuerno de Africa, el=Horn of Africa, the.
* de Africa occidental=West African.
* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP)=Textbooks for Africa (TAP).
* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa)=PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).
* regiones salvajes de Africa, las=wilds of Africa, the.
* Sur de Africa=Southern Africa.

Africa Oriental
=East Africa.
Ex: The last 10 years have seen a considerable increase in the demand for trained library personnel in East Africa.
Africa occidental
=West Africa.
Ex: This article assesses the current state of archives in African countries focusing on those of francophone West Africa.
Africa subsahariana
=sub-Saharan Africa.
Ex: Libraries have also joined in the fight to eradicate illiteracy in sub-Saharan Africa.
Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA)
=CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
Ex: There are other indications in boldfaced type showing that certain passages had been deleted by the government because of CIA pressure.
Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA)
=Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Ex: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the regulation of environmental pollutants and the protection, and improvement, of the environment.
Agente Naranja
=Agent Orange.
Ex: Vietnam welcomes any research project aimed at detoxicating, diagnosing and treating Agent Orange victims.
Aladino
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* lámpara de Aladino=Aladdin's lamp.

Alaska
(n.)=Alaska.
Ex: All kinds of viewpoints are heard in these meetings from information services in high-technology research establishments to ethnic libraries in Alaska.
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* de Alaska=Alaskan.
* nativo de Alaska=Alaskan Native.

Albania
=Albania.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A Balkan journey: an outreach exploration to Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia'.
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* de Albania=Albanian.

Alcohólicos Anónimos
=Alcoholics Anonymous.
Ex: If these steps don't cause you to stop drinking to excess, try Alcoholics Anonymous.
Aldo Manucio
=Aldus Manutius.
Nota: Impresor veneciano de finales del siglo XV (1450-1515) que se especializó en los clásicos latinos y griegos y que utilizó la letra cursiva por primera vez.
Ex: The 114-15 mm. romans were introduced by the Venetian printers Jenson (in 1470) and Aldus Manutius (in 1495).

Alejandro Magno
=Alexander the Great.
Ex: The classical age of Greece ran from the Persian Wars to Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great.

Alejandría
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* Biblioteca de Alejandría, la=Alexandria Library, the.
* rosa de Alejandría=damask rose.

Alemania
(n.)=Deutschland ; Germany.
Ex: For example, Germany should be entered under Deutschland, Japan under NIPPON, and so on, because they are in the international form.
Ex: Geographical constraints may be introduced, so that a data base can be searched in a 'French' command language in France, and in a 'German' command language in Germany.
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* Alemania del Este=East Germany.
* Alemania Occidental=West Germany.
* Asociación de Archiveros de Alemania Occidental=West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).
* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania=Deutsche Bibliothek.

Alemania Occidental
=West Germany.
Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.
Alemania del Este
=East Germany.
Ex: East Germany has no on-line data bases of this type but has access to some through the COMECON countries' information network.
Alexandría
=Alexandria.
Ex: A team of archaeologists have unearthed a Greek temple in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria.

Algo a cargo de una sola persona
(n.)=one-person operation.
Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.
Algo desacertado
(n.)=infelicity.
Ex: He took it upon himself to correct what he appears to have considered typographical mistakes and even infelicities in the text = Asumió la responsabilidad de corregir lo que parece que había considerado que eran errores tipográficos e incluso cosas desacertadas que contenía el texto.
Algo desafortunado
(n.)=infelicity.
Ex: He took it upon himself to correct what he appears to have considered typographical mistakes and even infelicities in the text = Asumió la responsabilidad de corregir lo que parece que había considerado que eran errores tipográficos e incluso cosas desacertadas que contenía el texto.
Algo falso
(n.)=hoax.
Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
Algo por lo que se puede cobrar
(adj.)=billable.
Ex: This library can only e furnished with commercial products if usage is billable and protected.
Algo que ahorra tiempo
(n.)=time saver [timesaver].
Ex: This article examines the role of information in productivity improvement as either a time saver or a way of increasing cost effectiveness.
Algo que es prescindible
(adj.)=inessential.
Ex: We have not been alone, of course, in our concentration on inessentials; and ours is not the only profession that is being encroached upon by alternative professionals.
Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo
(n.)=time filler.
Ex: Negative reactions included, 'It was no more than a time filler,' 'It was dull' and 'I found it depressing'.
Alicia
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* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas=Alice in Wonderland.

Alicia en el País de las Maravillas
=Alice in Wonderland.
Ex: This text contains its share of what John Martyn so aptly described as 'Alice in Wonderland' citations.
Almirantazgo, el
=Admiralty, the.
Nota: Ministerio de Marina del Reino Unido.
Ex: The Admiralty selected Cook because of his proven skills as a navigator, and for his interest in astronomy.

Alpes
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* Alpes, los=Alps, the.
* de los Alpes=Alpine.

Alpes, los
=Alps, the.
Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
Alta Edad Media, la
=Early Middle Ages, the ; High Middle Ages, the ; Dark Ages, the.
Ex: The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present. Ex: The author endeavors to explore the religious aspirations or religious consciousness of the laity in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. Ex: Observations of how this process has changed are divided into three historical periods: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era.
Alzheimer
=Alzheimer.
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* enfermedad de Alzheimer=Alzheimer's disease.
* enfermo de Alzheimer=Alzheimer's patient.

Alá^2
=Allah.
Ex: When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah.

Amazonas, el
=Amazon, the.
Ex: This article reports the International Seminar on Scientific, Technological and Cultural Information and Documentation on the Amazon.
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* río Amazonas, el=Amazon River, the.

Amigos de la Biblioteca
=Friends of the Library.
Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.
Amnistía Internacional
=Amnesty International.
Ex: Amnesty International is an independent worldwide mass-membership movement, researching and campaigning in the field of human rights.
América
(n.)=America.
Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.
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* América Central=Central America.
* América colonial, la=Colonial America.
* América de habla hispana=Spanish America.
* América del Sur=South America.
* América Latina=Latin America.
* con sede en América=American-based.
* hecho en América=American-built.
* norte de América=northern America.
* publicado en América=American-published.
* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America=Bibliographical Society of America.

América Central
=Central America.
Ex: This organization is devoted to establishing and maintaining small libraries in orphanages in Central America.
América Latina
=Latin America.
Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of Latin America and SPANISH AMERICA.
América colonial, la
=Colonial America.
Ex: Throughout history, dovecotes have played an important role as a source of food for people, and for Colonial America, a source of fertilizer.
América de habla hispana
(n.)=Spanish America.
Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of LATIN AMERICA and Spanish America.
América del Sur
=South America.
Ex: This article discusses the objectives, structure and organization of Mercosur, the Common Market of the South, which unites South American countries economically.
Andalucía
(n.)=Andalusia.
Ex: This is the text of a presentation on the current library situation in Andalusia.

Andes, los
=Andes, the.
Ex: This book looks at the linguistic history of potato cultivation in the Andes by considering the Quechua and Aymara terminology associated with this crop.

Angola
=Angola.
Ex: The author discusses the results of research on the situation of libraries in Angola's capital city.

Anticristo, el
=Antichrist, the.
Ex: It is prophesied in the Bible that the Antichrist is going to do terrible things.

Antigua Grecia, la
(n.)=Ancient Greece.
Ex: The Conway Library is a collection of photographs of architecture and sculpture from Ancient Greece to the present.
Antiguo Egipto, el
=Ancient Egypt.
Ex: From the beginning of the Pharaonic period, Ancient Egypt was run as a theocracy.
Antiguo Testamento, el
=Old Testament (O.T.), the.
Ex: The Hebrews' understanding of hierarchy and the importance of delegation is reflected in the Old Testament.
Antigüedad, la
=Ancient World, the.
Ex: Bexley has a different but similar system, which contains 31 broad categories including Ancient World, Travel and Exploration, Paranormal and War.
Antillas
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* Antillas, Las=West Indies, the.

Antillas, Las
=West Indies, the.
Ex: This article presents the results of a survey of the holdings of libraries and archival repositories in Central America and the West Indies.
Antonio
=Anthony.
Ex: The baby was named Anthony Christopher Southwood and weighed 8 lbs., 5 ozs.
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* fiebre de San Antonio=St. Anthony's fire.
* fuego de San Antonio=St. Anthony's fire.

Antártica, la
=Antarctica ; Antarctic, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
Ex: Books about the Antarctic and other expeditions are available for loan.

Antártico, el
=Antarctic, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: Books about the Antarctic and other expeditions are available for loan.

Antípodas, las
=Antipodes, the.
Ex: They attest a real concern for joint action of writers who are used to work in relative isolation at the Antipodes.
Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas (ARBA)
=ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).
Ex: In the short time since it began publication, ARBA has become an indispensable source for reviews of reference books and is useful for all libraries.
Aníbal
(n.)=Hannibal.
Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.

Apalaches, los
=Appalachian Mountains, the.
Ex: Among the world's great mountain ranges, the Appalachian Mountains are pretty undistinguished.
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* Montes Apalaches, los=Appalachian Mountains, the.

Apartado de Correos
(n.)=P.O. Box ; post office box.
Ex: For access and price information, contact Mead Data Central at 9393 Springboro Pike, P.O. Box 933, Dayton, OH 45401 or telephone 513-865-6800. Ex: The results revealed that students considered notices in their university post office boxes to be the best way of informing them of activities.
Apple
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* Macintosh de Apple=Apple Macintosh.
* Ordenadores Apple=Apple Computer.

Aquiles
=Achilles.
Ex: Achilles disguised himself as a woman but unfortunately he was revealed by Odysseus and forced to join the army against Troy.
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* talón de Aquiles=Achilles heel ; weak point.
* talón de Aquiles, el=chink in the armour, the.
* tendón de Aquiles=Achilles tendon.

Aquisgrán
=Aachen.
Ex: Aachen is situated right on the border with Belgium and the Netherlands.

Arabia
=Arabia.
Ex: In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
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* Arabia Saudí=Saudi Arabia.
* Arabia Saudita=Saudi Arabia.
* de Arabia Saudí=Saudi Arabian.
* Reino de Arabia Saudí=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.

Arabia Saudita
=Saudi Arabia.
Ex: At present Saudi Arabia lacks a national bibliography or union listings.
Arabia Saudí
=Saudi Arabia.
Ex: At present Saudi Arabia lacks a national bibliography or union listings.
Aragón
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* Reino de Aragón=Kingdom of Aragon.

Arca de Noé
=Noah's Ark.
Ex: In 1989 special building features were introduced in which children can read and browse: one classroom contains a wooden ship, known as Noah's Ark, another an Arab tent.
Archie
=Archie.
Ex: Archie is an online directory service for anonymous FTP sites and other information resources.

Archivaria
(n.)=Archivaria.
Nota: Revista de la Asociación Canadiense de Archiveros.
Ex: A very brief account of the history of the periodical Archivaria is followed by an abstract of a selected article published in 1986.

Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos
=British Public Record Office.
Ex: The United States National Archives is the equivalent of the British Public Record Office and its principal bibliographic publications are National Archives Accessions and Guide to the Records in the National Archives.
Archivo Nacional Americano
=United States National Archives.
Ex: The United States National Archives is the equivalent of the British Public Record Office and its principal bibliographic publications are National Archives Accessions and Guide to the Records in the National Archives.
Archivo del Vaticano, el
=Vatican Archives, the ; Vatican Archives, the.
Ex: The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present. Ex: The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present.
Argel
(n.)=Algiers.
Ex: The plot concerns the persecution of a young librarian in the French administration in Algiers in 1928.

Argelia
(n.)=Algeria.
Ex: This article describes the current situation regarding professional education and training of librarians in Algeria.

Argentina
=Argentina.
Ex: The article 'Internet impressions from Argentina' describes the experiences of a US librarian teaching Argentinian journalists about the use of the Internet.

Aristotéles
(n.)=Aristotle.
Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).

Armada Invencible, la
=Invincible Armada, the.
Ex: By the time the Invincible Armada had made its way through the Channel it was dispersed and shattered and broken.
Armenia
=Armenia.
Ex: Other participating countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Serbia.

Art
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* Art Deco=Art Deco.
* Art Nouveau=Art Nouveau.

Art Deco
(n.)=Art Deco.
Ex: This issue is entirely devoted to the art of bookplates (exlibris) with particular reference to so called golden ages of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
Art Nouveau
(n.)=Art Nouveau.
Ex: This issue is entirely devoted to the art of bookplates (exlibris) with particular reference to so called golden ages of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
Artico, el
=Arctic, the.
Ex: With renewed geologic interest in the Arctic and Antarctic, polar libraries are becoming increasingly important to support the research efforts in these areas.
Aruba
=Aruba.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.

Asia
(n.)=Asia.
Ex: We need, for example, at least another acquisition center in South Asia.
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* Asia Austral=Australasia.
* Asia Central=Central Asia.
* Asia oriental=East Asia.
* ASTINFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de l=ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).
* del sur de Asia=South Asian.
* sur de Asia=South Asia.

Asia Austral
(n.)=Australasia.
Ex: Information access, such as satellites, overcomes the tyranny of distance for students, teachers and researchers in Australasia.
Asia Central
(n.)=Central Asia.
Ex: There is an lack of standardization of transliteration systems for the languages of the Caucasus and of Central Asia.
Asia oriental
=East Asia.
Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.
Asiria
=Assyria.
Ex: Assurbanipal, King of Assyria from about 668 to 626 BC, established the first true library.

Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios (ALA)
=ALA (American Library Association).
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.
Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología
=American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
Ex: This article describes the nationwide preservation microfilming project being undertaken by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) through its Preservation Board, at the request of its 160 member institutions.
Asociación Americana de Editores
=American Association of Publishers (AAP).
Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
Asociación Americana de Gestores de Documentación Administrativa
=Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA International).
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
Asociación Americana de Museos (AAM)
=AAM (American Association of Museums).
Ex: This article reports 2 sessions on museum libraries held at the American Association of Museums (AAM) in San Diego during the week commencing 6 June 83.
Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos
=Motion Picture Association of America.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios (AAB)
=Library Association of Australia (LAA).
Ex: This article discusses the major achievements of the Library Association of Australia (LAA) and its progenitor, the Australian Institute of Librarians (AIL).
Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA)
=Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
Ex: This article discusses the major achievements of the Library Association of Australia (LAA) and its progenitor, the Australian Institute of Librarians (AIL).
Asociación Canadiense de Bibliotecarios (CLA)
=Canadian Library Association (CLA).
Ex: She's also been a member of ALA and CLA (Canadian Library Association) committees concerned with nonbook materials for the last ten years.
Asociación Cristiana de Mujeres Jóvenes (YWCA)
=YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association).
Ex: This article focuses on photographs documenting the activities and facilities of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), collected as part of ongoing research into the history of the YWCA in Canada between 1870 and 1930.
Asociación Escocesa de Editores
=Scottish Publishers Association (SPA).
Ex: The Scottish Publishers Association (SPA) is a trade association currently representing 68 publishers, and was first established in 1974.
Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio (EFTA)
=EFTA (European Free Trade Association).
Ex: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.
Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE)
=European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).
Ex: Its members then formed the European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE), which is now self supporting and growing fast, with national SIGLE centres throughout Europe.
Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultur
=AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
Ex: The chief advantages of AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians) lie in its responsiveness to members' needs, efficient organisation, and innovative orientation.
Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA)
=International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).
Ex: This issue is devoted mainly to papers presented at the International Association of Sound Archives (IASA) Conference, Vienna, 1988.
Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura
=International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
Ex: This article is based on a paper presented at the 7th World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD) held in Ottawa, 2-6 June 85.
Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA)
=International Publishers Association (IPA).
Ex: The International Publishers Association (IPA) Conference in Barcelona in 1995 addressed the relationship between libraries and publishers.
Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobierno (NA
=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
Ex: The National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have developed a model law and a more systematic understanding of the administration of access to public records.
Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB)
=National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
Ex: Although each CAB (Citizens' Advice Bureau) is independent, they must be members of the National Association of Advice Bureaux (NACAB), which lays down certain minimum standards for the registration of bureaux.
Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG)
=National Acquisitions Group (NAG).
Ex: The beginnings of the National Acquisitions Group (NAG) are described, and its objectives are listed.
Asociación Suiza de Documentación (SAD)
=Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD).
Ex: This paper discusses the negotiations between the Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA) and the Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD) regarding a joint information initiative.
Asociación de Archiveros Alemanes
=Verein Deutscher Archivare.
Ex: The special departments of the Verein Deutscher Archivare (Association of German Archivists) met separately to discuss problems of particular interests in their field.
Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA)
=Society of American Archivists (SAA).
Ex: The National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have developed a model law and a more systematic understanding of the administration of access to public records.
Asociación de Archiveros Australianos
=Australian Society of Archivists.
Ex: This is a paper given at a seminar on machine-readable archives, held by the Sydney Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists, 19 Nov 83.
Asociación de Archiveros Austriacos
=Verband Osterreichischer Archivare.
Ex: Prince Schwarzenberg, honorary member of the Verband Osterreichischer Archivare (Austrian Archivists' Association), died in Apr '86.
Asociación de Archiveros Británicos
=Society of Archivists.
Ex: The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.
Asociación de Archiveros Canadienses
=Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).
Ex: The work of the Association of Canadian Archivists, in relation to the revision of the Copyright Act as applied to archives, is described with specific reference to 2 documents.
Asociación de Archiveros Suizos
=Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare.
Ex: Die Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare (Association of Swiss Archivists) has enjoyed close cooperation with the Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare (Association of Swiss Librarians).
Asociación de Archiveros Suizos (AAS)
=Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA).
Ex: This paper discusses the negotiations between the Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA) and the Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD) regarding a joint information initiative.
Asociación de Archiveros de Alemania Occidental (WGSA)
=West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).
Ex: This article summarises the discussions of the special interest groups of the West German Society of Archivists (WGSA), held during the 10th International Congress on Archives in Bonn, 1984.
Asociación de Archiveros de Sudáfrica
=South African Society of Archivists.
Ex: This is a paper delivered at a seminar of the Orange Free State Branch of the South African Society of Archivists on 11 Feb 85.
Asociación de Bibliotecarios Suizos
=Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare.
Ex: Die Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare (Association of Swiss Archivists) has enjoyed close cooperation with the Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare (Association of Swiss Librarians).
Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina
=Medical Library Association (MLA).
Ex: Continuing education (CE) via videotape appears to be a feasible alternative for Medical Library Association (MLA) members.
Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido (LA)
=LA (Library Association).
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK), LA, and the American Library Association.
Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA)
=Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas
=Special Libraries Association (SLA).
Ex: The article 'Relationship management: putting our money where our mouth is' discusses the relationship between the Special Libraries Association (SLA) in the USA and its members.
Asociación de Bibliotecas Universitarias y de Investigación (ACRL)
=ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries).
Ex: This is a paper presented at the luncheon in honour of academic leaders held at the 5th National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in Cincinnati, USA, on 6 Apr 89.
Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)
=Modern Language Association (MLA).
Ex: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.
Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA)
=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
Ex: In particular, there should be frequent inspections of schools not only by government authorities but by community members and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs).
Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación (ALISE)
=ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).
Ex: This contribution traces the history of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) with particular reference to themes that have not been consistent with one another.
Atenas
(n.)=Athens.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.

Atenea
(n.)=Athena.
Ex: This article explores the various ways in which the reference department head serves as a mentor to the beginning reference librarian through the analogy of the relationship of Athena and her protege, Telemachus, in Homer's Odyssey.

Atila
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* Atila el Terrible=Tilly the Hun.

Atila el Terrible
=Tilly the Hun.
Ex: 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.
Audiencia Nacional, la
=High Court, the.
Ex: Sexual misconduct in schools is a problem that has gained increasing attention, from the headlines to the High Court, in the last decade.
Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda
=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ; You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy ; You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
Ex: Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable. Ex: Or, as they say around here, 'You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy'. Ex: Or, as they say around here, 'You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy'.
Australia
=Australia ; down under.
Ex: Australia, Belgium and Denmark also run SDI programmes from a national library.
Ex: In the article 'The BISA experience down under' the writer recounts the training and her experience as a trainee librarian in Australia.
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* desierto interior de Australia, el=outback, the.

Austria
(n.)=Austria.
Ex: Figure 6 demonstrates this technique with the heading MUSIC -- Austria -- 18TH CENTURY.

Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP)
=Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP).
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos no bibliográficas.
Ex: Automatic Data Processing Inc (ADP) offers a number of financial and economic data bases.

AvPág (Avance Página)
=PgDn (Page Down).
Ex: Use PgUp (Page Up) and PgDn (Page Down) to move through records in SHOW.

Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI)
=Book Aid International (BAI).
Ex: This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.
Azerbaiyán
=Azerbaijan.
Ex: Other participating countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Serbia.

Azores, las
=Azores, the.
Ex: Canaries are native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira and were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases.

Año Nuevo
(n.)=New Year.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
BAI (Ayuda Internacional de Libros)
=Book Aid International (BAI).
Ex: This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.

BAILER (Asociación Británica para la Educación e Investigación en Documentación y Biblioteconomía)
=BAILER (British Association for Information and Library Education and Research).
Ex: There is a need for library school to establish a vehicle for collective action such as BAILER (British Association for Information and Library Education and Research) or EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research).

BALLOTS
=BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operations Using a Time-Sharing System).
Nota: Distribuidor de información bibliográfica.
Ex: Hundreds of libraries benefit from this service through secondary distributors such as Stanford's BALLOTS (Bibliographic Automation of Large Library Operans Using a Time-Sharing System) system.

BC (Clasificación Bibliográfica)
=Bibliographic Classification (BC).
Ex: The Bibliographic Classification (BC) was the work of Henry Evelyn Bliss.
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=British Council (BC).
Ex: This article describes a new project entitled Textbooks for Africa (TAP) launched by the Ranfurly Library Service with the support of the British Council (BC) and the Overseas Development Administration.

BEDIS (Comité de Normas de Intercambio de Información Electrónica del Comercio del Libro)
=BEDIS (Book Trade Electronic Data Interchange Standards Committee).
Ex: This article discusses events which led to the setting up by the MARC Users Group in 1987 of the Book Trade Electronic Data Interchange Standards Committee (BEDIS), membership of which was drawn from public and academic libraries, library suppliers, booksellers, publishers, service suppliers, and systems suppliers.

BELINDIS
(n.)=BELINDIS.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: BELINDIS, the Belgian Information and Dissemination Service is offered by the Data Processing Centre of the Belgian Ministry of Economic Affairs.

BIREME (Biblioteca Regional de Medicina)
=BIREME (Regional Library of Medicine).
Ex: This article discusses the aims and functions of national and regional biomedical information centres, with special reference to the experience of the Regional Library of Medicine (BIREME) in Sao Paulo, Brazil, which provides services both within Brazil, and to other South American countries.

BITNET
(n.)=BITNET.
Nota: Una red de comunicaciones de instituciones educativas distinta de Internet.
Ex: BITNET (Because It's Time NETwork or Becasue It's There NETwork) is a network of educational sites separate from the Internet.

BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica)
=BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).
Ex: BLAISE, the British Library Automated Information Service, became operational in 1977.
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* BLAISE-LINE=BLAISE-LINE.
* BLAISE-LINK=BLAISE-LINK.
* Reglas de Intercalación de BLAISE=BLAISE Filing Rules.
* Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE=BLAISE-LINE.

BLAISE-LINE
=BLAISE-LINE.
Ex: BLAISE-LINE offers access to a number of bibliographic files which are held on a computer in the United kingdom.
BLAISE-LINK
=BLAISE-LINK.
Ex: BLAISE-LINK provides access to files in the biomedical and toxicological areas, which are available on the computer of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), US.
BLBSD (División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica)
=British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
Ex: The British National Bibliography, which is now the responsibility of the British Library Bibliographic Services Division, was established in 1950.

BLCMP (Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Bibliotecas de Birmingham)
=Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).
Ex: BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.

BLDSC (Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica)
=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
Ex: In order to provide information not covered by their own stock, most sizeable special libraries join the subscribers' service offered by the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) housed at Boston Spa in Yorkshire.

BLLD (División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica)
=British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
Nota: Organismo de la Biblioteca Británica encargado de los préstamos interbiliotecarios.
Ex: Roy Adams has developed an intelligent terminal capable of storing loan requests and transmitting them to the British Library Lending Division (BLLD).

BNB (Bibliografía Nacional Británica)
=British National Bibliography (BNB).
Ex: The British National Bibliography (BNB) is a weekly printed list, with entries classified and arranged by the latest edition of DC (since 1971).

BOOKS-INFO
=BOOKS-INFO.
Nota: Base de datos de libros impresos.
Ex: Another interesting data base is BOOKS-INFO, a file of bibliographic data on books in print, from Brodart Inc.

BRS
(n.)=BRS.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: Bibliographic Retrieval Services Inc (BRS) is run from Scotia, New York.

BSI (Institución Británica para la Normalización)
=British Standard Institution (BSI).
Ex: Until 1982, when the British Standards Institution (BSI) published its ROOT thesaurus, there was no standard, general-purpose thesaurus.

BT (Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica)
=British Telecom (BT).
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.

BTI (Indice Británico de Tecnología)
=BTI (British Technology Index).
Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.

BUCOP (Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas)
=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
Ex: For many years the British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP), and its later successor Serials in the British Library are examples which are both union catalogues and major bibliographies.

BUFVC (Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos)
=British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).
Ex: The British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) exists to provide information on the use, production and availability of audio-visual material in higher education generally.

BUMS
(n.)=BUMS.
Nota: Cooperativa de Catalogación Sueca.
Ex: BUMS is the name of the system developed by Bibliotekstjanst, the Swedish Libraries' Central Service Organisation.

BUP
(n.)=high school education.
Ex: Those who now say we don't need standards, or that's a waste of time, remind me of those who say that high school education is no longer needed for all children.
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* finalizar los estudios de BUP=complete + high school.

Babia
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* en Babia=absent-minded.
* estar en Babia=be in cloud cuckoo land ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; live in + a dream world.

Bagdad
=Baghdad.
Ex: A roadside bomb struck a US armored personnel carrier in Baghdad, killing all seven American soldiers inside.

Bahamas, las
=Bahamas, the.
Ex: Libraries in the Bahamas are facing certain difficulties.

Bahrain
=Bahrain.
Nota: País.
Ex: Specific projects in 5 locations, Mauritania, Yemen, Niger, Bahrain, and Botswana, illustrate the extremes in levels of infrastructure that affect project implementation.

Balanced
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* Balanced Scorecard=Balanced Scorecard (BSC).

Balanced Scorecard
=Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
Ex: The Balanced Scorecard is a management technique that translates mission statements and their strategies into a set of objectives and performance measures that can be quantified and appraised.
Banco Mundial, el
=World Bank, the.
Ex: Electronic mail has become widely used and popular at the World Bank.
Bangladesh
=Bangladesh.
Ex: Conservation of archival materials in South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), is reviewed.

Barbados
=Barbados.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.

Barrio Sésamo
=Sesame Street.
Ex: The author briefly discusses some of the research findings of the US children's TV programme 'Sesame Street'.
Batten
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* ficha Batten=Batten card.

Baye
----
* teorema de Baye=Baye's theorem.

Beatles
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* música de los Beatles=Beatlemusik.

Beatrix Potter
=Beatrix Potter.
Nota: Escritora famosa inglesa de cuentos de animales para niños de primera mitad del siglo XX.
Ex: Some stories, Beatrix Potter's for example, are so written that the words used and their order are essential to the tale.

Beatriz
(n.)=Beatrice.
Nota: Personaje principal de la obra "La Divina Comedia" de Dante que guía a Virgilio, otro personaje, en su recorrido por el Paraíso.
Ex: Teachers will disappear out of the students' lives as Virgil and Beatrice disappear out of 'The Divine Comedy'.

Beijing
=Beijing.
Ex: The library of the Academy of Sciences in Beijing acts as the chief information and documentation centre.

Belgrado
=Belgrade.
Ex: The article 'Sleepless in Belgrade: a virtual community during war' presents the results of research on the role of a virtual community during wartime.

Belice
=Belize.
Ex: The book focuses on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize.

Bella Durmiente, la
=Sleeping Beauty.
Ex: Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.
Belorrusia
=Belarus.
Ex: The Republic of Belarus is the country most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, so research on its medical consequences is vital for Belarusians.

Belorruso
(adj.)=Belarusian.
Ex: The Republic of Belarus is the country most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, so research on its medical consequences is vital for Belarusians.

Belén^1
=Bethlehem.
Ex: Bethlehem plays a significant part in the Old Testament, in the history of the Israelites, both before they entered Egypt and slavery, and after the Exodus.

Benelux
=Benelux.
Nota: Acrónimo utilizado para referirse conjuntamente a Bélgica, los Países Bajos y Luxemburgo.
Ex: This paper discusses the CD-ROM market in the Benelux covering 77,000 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Benin
=Benin.
Nota: País de Africa Occidental.
Ex: Togo (officially the Togolese Republic) is a narrow country in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.

Berbería
=Barbary.
Nota: Nombre con el que se conocía a toda la región del Norte de â€ frica comprendida entre Egipto y el Atlántico y el Mediterráneo y el Sáhara.
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.

Bering
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* Estrecho de Bering, el=Bering Straits, the.

Berlín
(n.)=Berlin.
Ex: The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.
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* muro de Berlín, el=Berlin wall, the.

Bermuda
=Bermuda.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.
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* triángulo de las Bermudas, el=Bermuda Triangle, the.

Berna
=Bern(e).
Ex: After surviving the destruction of World War 2 safely in Bern, Switzerland, IFLA reorganized and began assisting damaged and decimated libraries around the world.
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* Convención de Berna, la=Bern(e) Convention, the.

Betamax
(n.)=Betamax.
Nota: Sistema de grabación en vídeo.
Ex: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.

Bhután
=Bhutan.
Ex: The king of Bhutan has handed over the reins of power to his son, the crown prince, more than a year ahead of schedule.

Biblia
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* Biblia, la=Bible, the.
* papel de biblia=Bible paper.

Biblia, la
=Bible, the.
Ex: A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.
Bibliofile
(n.)=Bibliofile.
Nota: Base de datos documental producida por Library Corporation que distribuye asientos MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
Ex: Before starting Bibliofile be sure that the CD-ROM drive is turned on and loaded with the index disc.

Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB)
=British National Bibliography (BNB).
Ex: The British National Bibliography (BNB) is a weekly printed list, with entries classified and arranged by the latest edition of DC (since 1971).
Biblioteca Británica
=British Library (BL).
Ex: The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.
Biblioteca Nacional Central
=National Central Library.
Ex: The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
Biblioteca Nacional Francesa
=Bibliotheque Nationale.
Ex: The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.
Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL)
=National Agricultural Library (NAL).
Ex: The adoption of the CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) thesaurus by the US National Agricultural Library (NAL) was based on the necessity for a controlled vocabulary in order to standardise the indexing process.
Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania
=Deutsche Bibliothek.
Ex: With its centres of strength in Leipzig and Frankfurt, Deutsche Bibliothek is now prepared to serve as a bridgehead between East and West.
Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM)
=National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Ex: BLAISE-LINK provides access to files in the biomedical and toxicological areas, which are available on the computer of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), US.
Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL)
=National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
Ex: The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL)
=NYPL (New York Public Library).
Ex: MARC records have also been used in book catalogs produced by the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Washington State Library, and others.
Biblioteca de Alejandría, la
(n.)=Alexandria Library, the.
Ex: This article outlines the history of the Alexandria Library from its foundation by Ptolemy I in about 300 BC to its destruction by fire in 48 BC.
Biblioteca del Congreso (LC)
=Library of Congress (LC).
Ex: The Library of Congress (LC) started distributing printed catalogue cards as an early centralised cataloguing service.
Biblioteca del Museo Británico
=British Museum Library.
Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Biblioteca del Vaticano, la
=Vatican Library, the.
Ex: The author outlines the history and development of the Vatican Library up to the early 1920s.
Bielorrusia
=Belarus.
Ex: The Republic of Belarus is the country most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, so research on its medical consequences is vital for Belarusians.

Bielorruso
(adj.)=Belarusian.
Ex: The Republic of Belarus is the country most affected by the Chernobyl nuclear power plant accident, so research on its medical consequences is vital for Belarusians.

Big Foot
=Bigfoot ; Sasquatch.
Nota: Animal legendario mitad animal mitad hombre del Norte de América que deja grandes huellas.
Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.

Birmania
=Burma.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.

Birminghan
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* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP=Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).

Bizancio
(n.)=Byzantium.
Ex: Original ideas from Byzantium came to the West through the Islamic World and the unifying factor of the Arabic language and religion.

Blackwell
(n.)=Blackwell.
Nota: Editorial muy importante.
Ex: Blackwell offers an automated authority control system which can perform name and subject authority control on MARC databases.

Blancanieves
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* Blancanieves y los siete enanitos=Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Blancanieves y los siete enanitos
=Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
Ex: The original folktale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs becomes transformed when told through the different media of film, sound, movement, colour, art and technology.
Bliss
(n.)=Bliss.
Nota: Henry Evelyn Bliss, creador de la clasificación bibliográfica.
Ex: The bibliographic classification was developed by Henry Evelyn Bliss (1870-1955), an American librarian employed from 1891 until 1941 in New York City College Library.
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* sistema de clasificación de Bliss=Bliss classification scheme.

Bolivia
=Bolivia.
Ex: This article describes libraries, information sources and library materials with particular reference to South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Bolsa de París
(n.)=Paris Bourse.
Ex: A trade in the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) is settled within five business days, while transaction executed in the Paris Bourse are settled only once a month.
Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York
=New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
Ex: A trade in the NYSE (New York Stock Exchange) is settled within five business days, while transaction executed in the Paris Bourse are settled only once a month.
Bombay
=Bombay ; Mumbai.
Ex: The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
Ex: But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.

Bookseller
(n.)=The Bookseller.
Nota: Semanario británico con noticias relativas al mundo de los libros.
Ex: The Bookseller is the weekly book trade newspaper which, amongst other things, forms the initial listing for Whitakers cumulative booklist and produces a special number each February and August which lists new books expected from publishers during the subsequent six months.

Boole
----
* de Boole=Boolean.

Bosnia
=Bosnia.
Ex: This guide covers libraries and archives in the following regions of Yugoslavia: Bosnia; Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia; and Slovenia.
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* guerra de Bosnia, la=Bosnian War, the.

Boston
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* Boston Spa=Boston Spa.

Boston Spa
=Boston Spa.
Ex: The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
Botswana
(n.)=Botswana.
Ex: This article presents a critical appraisal of the practices and problems of interlibrary lending in Botswana at national and regional levels during the years 1984 to 1988.

Bradford
=Bradford.
Ex: To take a concrete example, if we are studying 'Bradford's law of scattering', we would expect to find Bradford's book Documentation cited.
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* dispersión de Bradford, la=Bradford distribution, the.
* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford=Bradford's distribution law ; Bradford's Law of Scatter ; Bradford's Law of Scattering.

Brandenburgo
=Brandenburg.
Ex: In days gone by Brandenburg was the heart of Prussia.

Brasil
(n.)=Brazil.
Ex: Multiple regressions and analysis of variance were the main statistical methods used in the analysis of the data which was collected in the Federal District of Brazil.

Bretaña
=Brittany.
Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
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* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña=Briticism.
* Gran Bretaña=Britain ; Great Britain.

Brillouin
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* fórmula para la medición de la información de Brillouin=Brillouin's information measure.

Bristol
=Bristol.
Ex: Award-winning author Helen Dunmore, who lives in Bristol, has impressed the world with her wonderful talents as both a writer and a poet.

Británica
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* Comunidad Británica de Naciones, la=Commonwealth, the.

Bruselas
(n.)=Brussels.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
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* col de bruselas=Brussels sprout.

Bucarest
=Bucharest.
Ex: Bucharest, the capital of Romania was once known as the 'Little Paris' due to its wide, tree-lined boulevards.

Buda
(n.)=Buddha.
Ex: For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).

Budapest
=Budapest.
Nota: Capital de Hungría.
Ex: The Soviet Union's cultural presence in Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw vanished into thin air the moment the last Russian soldier departed.

Buenos Aires
=Buenos Aires.
Ex: This year the conference is in Berlin, followed by Buenos Aires (2004), Oslo (2005), Seoul (2006) and Durban (2007).
Bulgaria
(n.)=Bulgaria.
Ex: This article describes a visit to Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to see national, university and academy of sciences libraries.

Burkina Faso
=Burkina Faso.
Nota: País de Africa Occidental.
Ex: Togo (officially the Togolese Republic) is a narrow country in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.

Business
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* Business International Inc.=Business International Inc..

Business International Inc.
=Business International Inc..
Ex: Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries.
Bután
=Bhutan.
Ex: The king of Bhutan has handed over the reins of power to his son, the crown prince, more than a year ahead of schedule.

ByD (biblioteconomía y documentación)
=library and information science (LIS).
Ex: The approach taken in the book should appeal to students of library and information science (LIS).

Bélgica
(n.)=Belgium.
Ex: Australia, Belgium and Denmark also run SDI programmes from a national library.

Búsqueda Simultánea Remota (SRS)
=Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS).
Ex: The Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS) technique allows remote patrons to observe passively the search process on their own computers as it is being carried out by an experienced searcher at another location.
C
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* C + T (Ciencia y Tecnología)=S & T (Science and Technology).
* hepatitis C=hepatitis C.
* vitamina C=vitamin C.

C + T (Ciencia y Tecnología)
=S & T (Science and Technology).
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Information for science and technology: the organization and financing of national information provision for S & T'.
CAB^1 (Oficina de Información al Ciudadano)
(n.)=Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).
Ex: Although each CAB (Citizens' Advice Bureau) is independent, they must be members of the National Association of Advice Bureaux (NACAB), which lays down certain minimum standards for the registration of bureaux.

CAB^2 (Departamento de Agricultura de la Commonwealth)
(n.)=Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB).
Ex: The adoption of the CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) thesaurus by the US National Agricultural Library (NAL) was based on the necessity for a controlled vocabulary in order to standardise the indexing process.

CAB^3
(n.)=CAB.
Nota: Base de datos de agricultura.
Ex: There are 3 comprehensive data bases with approximately the same scope in the agricultural sector: AGRICOLA, AGRIS, and CAB.

CAD (diseño asistido por ordenador)
=computer-aided design (CAD).
Ex: In computer-aided design (CAD), designers work at computer-based work stations to draft, visualize and, in some cases, simulate the eventual performance of new products.

CAI (enseñanza asistida por ordenador)
=computer-assisted instruction (CAI) ; CAI (Computer Aided Instruction).
Ex: This computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system has gradually aroused wide attention and interest and is commonly accepted by Taiwanese educational circles.
Ex: One potential use which may have an important future is CAI -- Computer Aided Instruction.

CAIRS (Sistema de Recuperación de Información Asistido por Ordenador)
=CAIRS (Computer Assisted Information Retrieval System).
Nota: Paquete de programas de recuperación de información.
Ex: CAIRS (Computer Assisted Information Retrieval System) is a suite of programs developed at the Leatherhead Food Research Association (UK) initially as an in-house system to replace the card files and printed keyword indexes.

CAIRS-LMS (Sistema de Gestión para Bibliotecas)
=CAIRS-LMS (Library Management System).
Ex: CAIRS-LMS (Library Management System) was launched at the end of 1987 to offer library housekeeping facilities in addition to text retrieval.

CAL^2 (aprendizaje asistido por ordenador)
(n.)=computer-assisted learning (CAL).
Ex: Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines.

CAM (producción asistida por ordenador)
=CAM (computer-aided manufacturing).
Ex: The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers.

CANMARC
(n.)=CANMARC.
Nota: En catalogación, MARC de Canadá.
Ex: To this database were added the National Library's AUSMARC and selected UK and CANMARC records.

CAP (Política Agrícola Comunitaria)
=Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Ex: One of the fundamental operating principles of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is financial solidarity between member states.

CARICOM (Comunidad del Caribe)
=CARICOM (Caribbean Community).
Ex: CARICOM (Caribbean Community) assists member states in the implementation of their national information systems by establishing sectoral information services when requested.

CBU (Control Bibliográfico Universal)
=UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).
Nota: Propuesta universal a cada servicio nacional de catalogación para que asuma la responsabilidad de hacerse con todas las nuevas publicaciones de ese país, catalogarlas y distribuir estos asientos bibliográficos a otros países.
Ex: The Shared Cataloguing Program is an essential element in the move towards Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC).

CCRC (Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación)
=Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).
Ex: She was the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) representative to the Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).

CD (disco compacto)
=compact disc (CD).
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.
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* CD de audio=CD-audio.
* CD de música=music CD.
* CD de sonido=audio CD ; CD-audio.
* CD-E (CD-Grabable)=CD-E (CD-Erasable).
* CD-Grabable (CD-R)=CD-R (CD-Recordable).
* CD-I (CD-Interactivo)=CD-I (CD-Interactive).
* CD-R=CD-R (CD-Recordable).
* CD-RW (CD-Regrabable)=CD-RW (CD-Rewritable).
* grabadora de CD=CD-Rewritable drive.
* grabar en CD=burn to + disc.
* lector de CD=CD player.
* programa de grabación en CD=burning software.
* software de grabación en CD=burning software.

CD de audio
(n.)=CD-audio.
Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.
CD de música
(n.)=music CD.
Ex: In the video rental section, shoppers can find films next to their respective books and soundtracks, and titles on music and musicians are alongside related music CDs.
CD de sonido
(n.)=audio CD ; CD-audio.
Ex: The user may open, close, record and play sound files as well as import them from an audio CD. Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.
CD-E (CD-Grabable)
=CD-E (CD-Erasable).
Ex: CD-E (CD-Erasable) uses an alloy composed of silver, indium, antimony and tellurium as the recording medium.
CD-Grabable (CD-R)
(n.)=CD-R (CD-Recordable).
Ex: The CD-Recordable (CD-R) system allows CD-ROM discs to be prepared within an hour and the discs can be played via any standard CD-ROM drive.
CD-I (CD-Interactivo)
=CD-I (CD-Interactive).
Ex: CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.
CD-R
(n.)=CD-R (CD-Recordable).
Ex: The CD-Recordable (CD-R) system allows CD-ROM discs to be prepared within an hour and the discs can be played via any standard CD-ROM drive.
CD-ROM (Disco compacto de sólo lectura)
=CD-ROM (Compact Disk Read Only Memory).
Ex: CD-ROMs and videodiscs are the formats currently mentioned, but others will doubtless join them.
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* acceso por CD-ROM=CD-ROM access.
* base de datos en CD-ROM=CD-ROM database.
* caja del CD-ROM=caddie ; caddy.
* cajón del lector de CDROM=drive tray.
* CD-ROM de demostración=CD sampler.
* demo en CD-ROM=CD sampler.
* deterioro del CDROM=CD rot.
* disco CD-ROM=CD-ROM disc.
* editor de CD-ROM=CD-ROM publisher.
* en CD-ROM=CD-ROM-based.
* formato CD-ROM=CD-ROM format.
* funda de CD-ROM=jewel case ; jewel box.
* industria del CD-ROM=CD-ROM industry.
* lector de CD-ROM=CD-ROM drive ; CD-ROM player ; optical disc drive ; CD-ROM reader.
* lector múltiple de CD-ROM=jukebox.
* programa en CD-ROM=CD-ROM software.
* tapa del lector de CDROM=drive door.
* torre de CDROMs=multi-disc CD-ROM server.

CD-ROM de demostración
(n.)=CD sampler.
Ex: This article discusses the value of CD sampler discs for librarians in assisting collection development.
CD-RW (CD-Regrabable)
(n.)=CD-RW (CD-Rewritable).
Ex: This article reports results of a questionnaire survey of CD-R (CD-Recordable) and CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) media usage.
CDR (cantidad diaria recomendada)
(n.)=recommended daily allowance (RDA).
Ex: Note that if you are classed as inactive, you need to subtract calories from your recommended daily allowance (RDA) to maintain weight.
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(n.)=CD-R (CD-Recordable).
Ex: The CD-Recordable (CD-R) system allows CD-ROM discs to be prepared within an hour and the discs can be played via any standard CD-ROM drive.

CDS/ISIS (Sistema de Documentación Automatizado/Conjunto Integrado de Sistemas de Información)
=CDS/ISIS (Computerised Documentation System/Integrated Set of Information Systems).
Ex: CD/ISIS for Microcomputers or Micro-ISIS is a text-oriented microcomputer-based information storage and retrieval system developed by Unesco in 1985.

CDU (Clasificación Decimal Universal)
=UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).
Ex: With Dewey's permission, UDC was developed from the fifth edition of DC.

CE (Comunidad Europea)
=EC (European Community).
Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.

CEC^1 (Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas)
=Commission of the European Communities (CEC).
Ex: The activities which have been launched by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) support the concept of a cooperative, distributed network of materials data information services.

CEC^2 (Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales)
=Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
Ex: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) acts as a clearinghouse unde contract to Eric supplying information relating to the education of handicapped children.

CECA^1 (Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero)
=European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
Ex: The 'European Community' is composed of three individual Communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community) (the EAEC, or Euratom), and the European Economic Community (the EEC or 'Common Market').

CEE (Comunidad Económica Europea)
=European Economic Community (EEC).
Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.

CEP (Catalogación en Publicación)
=Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP).
Nota: Preparación de cierta información catalográfica para que aparezca en el documento en el momento de su publicación.
Ex: Catalogue cards are available for each item recorded in the weekly BNB, and for Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) records prepared from the page proofs of forthcoming titles.

CGI (Interfaz Común de Comunicaciones)
=CGI (Common Gateway Interface).
Nota: En Internet, normativa que describe cómo se comunica un servidor Web con otros programas localizados en el mismo ordenador y viceversa.
Ex: CGI (Common Gateway Interface) is a set of rules that describe how a web server communicates with another piece of software on the same machine, and how the other piece of software (the 'CGI program') talks to the web server.

CHID (Base de datos Combinada de Información Sanitaria)
=CHID (Combined Health Information Database).
Nota: Base de datos de los Estados Unidos de Ciencias de la Salud.
Ex: The Combined Health Information Database (CHID) is a consolidated resource for health promotion and educational materials produced by health related agencies of the US federal government.

CIA^1 (Consejo Internacional de Archivos)
=International Council on Archives (ICA).
Ex: This a study prepared by Unesco's Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA) to provide a summary of available techniques and processes for managing preservation and conservation of archives.

CIA^2 (Agencia Central de Inteligencia)
=CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
Ex: There are other indications in boldfaced type showing that certain passages had been deleted by the government because of CIA pressure.

CILIP (Instituto Colegiado de Profesionales de las Bibliotecas y de la Información)
=CILIP (Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals).
Nota: En el Reino Unido, nueva asociación profesional creada en el 2002 que resulta de la fusión de la antigua LA (Asociación Británica de Bibliotecarios) y el IIS (Instituto de Documentalistas).
Ex: This article describes the process of unifying the UK Library Association (LA) and the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) to create the new Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), which came into being in 2002.

CLA (Asociación Canadiense de Bibliotecarios)
=Canadian Library Association (CLA).
Ex: She's also been a member of ALA and CLA (Canadian Library Association) committees concerned with nonbook materials for the last ten years.

CLR (Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios)
=CLR (Council on Library Resources).
Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.

CODEN
(n.)=CODEN.
Nota: Codigo alfanumérico, permanente y único usado para identificar las publicaciones seriadas y periódicas y administrado por CAS (Chemical Abstracts Services).
Ex: I am going to exclude from the model access by ISBN, ISSN, wrong ISSN, CODEN, or Library of Congress card number for the obvious reason that users do not know these number codes.

COM (microforma producida por ordenador)
=COM (computer output microform).
Ex: Catalogue output is available as COM, cards, magnetic tapes, and accessions lists.

COMARC
=COMARC (Cooperative MARC).
Ex: Another aspect of cooperative effort is COMARC (Cooperative MARC), a pilot study being conducted with a grant from the CLR to expand the LC/MARC services to the nation's libraries.

COMECON (Consejo para la Ayuda Económica Mutua)
=COMECON (Council for Mutual Economic Assitance).
Nota: Organización de los países comunistas para fomentar el comercio y las relaciones entre ellos y que se disolvió en 1991.
Ex: East Germany has no on-line data bases of this type but has access to some through the COMECON countries' information network.

CONSER (Programa Cooperativo de Publicaciones Seriadas en Línea)
=CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials Program).
Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

COPA^3 (Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas)
=Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
Ex: Pride of place must go to the Committee of Agricultural Produce Organizations (COPA) of which the United Kingdom member is the National Farmer's Union (NFU).

COUNTER (Contabilización del uso en línea de recursos electrónicos en red)
=COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources).
Nota: Norma para la recogida de estadísticas de uso de recursos electrónicos en Internet.
Ex: COUNTER (Counting Online Usage of NeTworked Electronic Resources) is a multi-agency initiative whose objective is to develop a set of internationally accepted, extendible Codes of Practice that will allow the usage of online information products and services to be measured more consistently.

CPU (Unidad Central de Procesamiento)
=CPU (Central Processing Unit).
Ex: The processing of data is carried out by a central processing unit (CPU) or microprocessor unit (MPU).
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* que consume mucha CPU=CPU intensive.
* tiempo de CPU=CPU time.

CRA (centro de recursos para el aprendizaje)
(n.)=learning resource centre (LRC).
Ex: The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? You bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.

CRG (Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación)
=Classification Research Group (CRG).
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.

CRISP (Recuperación Automatizada de Información sobre Proyectos Científicos)
=CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects).
Ex: CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects) is a large data base maintained and operated by the National Institutes of Health, Maryland.

CTM (Ciencia, Tecnología y Medicina)
=STM (Science, Technology and Medicine).
Ex: Our mission has not changed but the perception of the project and its on-going implementation have as other seemingly competitive research initiatives entered the STM publishing arena.

CV
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* redacción de CVs=résumé writing.

Caballero de la Triste Figura, el
=Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.
Ex: The novel tells the story of a present day advertising executive who travels back in time and meets the Knight of the Doleful Countenance.
Cabo Cañaveral
=Cape Canaveral.
Ex: All that changed on April 1, 1960 when the government launched the first weather satellite from Cape Canaveral, Florida.
Cabo Verde
=Cape Verde.
Ex: The paper presents and discusses labour-exchange systems in a small community of 90 peasant families in Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
Cachemira
=Kashmir.
Ex: In India the use of birch bark as a writing material was common until the advent of paper in the tenth century and in Kashmir it is still used for some purposes today.
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* Cachemira de la India=Indian Kashmir.
* Cachemira hindú=Indian Kashmir.

Cachemira de la India
=Indian Kashmir.
Ex: A rare species of red deer found only in Indian Kashmir is on the verge of extinction, with only 160 animals in existence .
Cachemira hindú
=Indian Kashmir.
Ex: A rare species of red deer found only in Indian Kashmir is on the verge of extinction, with only 160 animals in existence .
California
=CA (California).
Ex: For access and price information concerning the electronic version of Everyman's, contact Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or telephone toll-free 1-800-227-1927 (outside California).
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* UCLA (Universidad de California en Los Angeles)=UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).
* Universidad de California=UC (University of California).

Camboya
(n.)=Cambodia.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A bibliographic foray into documents and publications relating to peacekeeping in Cambodia'.

Camerún
=Cameroon.
Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.

Canadá
=Canada ; north of the border.
Nota: Cuando se usa en los Estados Unidos.
Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.
Ex: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border.
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* arce de Canadá=sugar maple.
* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá=Library and Archives Canada.

Cantidad + aprox
=approx. + Cantidad.
Ex: Cost of the removal was approx. $200,000.
Caperucita Roja
=Little Red Riding Hood.
Ex: 'Little Red Riding Hood' is among the books for children including violence.

Capilla Sixtina, la
=Sistine Chapel, the.
Ex: This paper examines Michelangelo's use of color on the Sistine Chapel, links it to his religious beliefs, and stresses the meaning of the triad of red, violet, and green.
Capitolio del Estado
=State Capitol.
Ex: It took more than two hundred stonecutters to finally finish the herculanian task of installing all of the marble in the State Capitol.
Capitolio, el
=Capitol, the.
Ex: The legislature first met at Williamsburg on April 21, 1704, when the Capitol was still under construction.
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* Capitolio del Estado=State Capitol.

Cardbox
(n.)=Cardbox.
Nota: Gestor de bases de datos.
Ex: Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.

Caribe
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* Caribe, el=Caribbean, the.
* islas del Caribe, las=Caribbean islands, the.

Caribe, el
=Caribbean, the.
Ex: This article reviews the role played by the Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (AIBDA) and future plans related to the training and education of agricultural librarians and documentalists in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Carolina
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* Carolina del Norte=North Carolina.

Carolina del Norte
(n.)=North Carolina.
Ex: During the 1986 Fall semester the reference departments of 2 academic libraries in Greensboro, North Carolina, conducted a survey of enquiries received on public policy issues.
Carta Magna, la
=Magna Carta, the.
Ex: A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.
Carta de la ONU, la
=UN charter, the.
Ex: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs.
Casa Blanca, la
=White House, the.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Caslon
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* letra romana de Caslon=Caslon roman.

Caspio
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* mar Caspio, el=Caspian Sea, the.

Castilla
=Castile.
Ex: The author compares the ornament with Islamic art in Spain and suggests that the chest was made ca.1350 in Castile.

Castillo de Windsor
=Windsor Castle.
Ex: In the absence of Their Majesties, the flagstaff on the Round Tower of Windsor Castle is being cleaned and beeswaxed.
Catalogación Legible por Máquina (MARC)
=MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
Ex: MARC is a widely used format for the exchange of bibliographic information in machine-readable form and stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.
Catalogación en Publicación (CEP)
=Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP).
Ex: Catalogue cards are available for each item recorded in the weekly BNB, and for Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP) records prepared from the page proofs of forthcoming titles.
Cataluña
=Catalonia ; Catalunya.
Ex: This article gives an overview of the current situation of the CD-ROM market in Catalonia specifically and in Spain as a whole.
Ex: Tennis has almost always been a very popular and much practised sport in Spain, particularly in Catalunya.

Catar^2
=Qatar.
Ex: If for some reason you stumble across this blog and want to find out what I had to say about living in Qatar, that's probably a good place to start.
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* de Catar=Qatari.

Cataratas del Niágara
=Niagara Falls.
Ex: An example is a pan of Niagara Falls from the Canadian side.
Catolicismo, el
=Roman Catholicism.
Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas (BUCOP)
=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
Ex: For many years the British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP), and its later successor Serials in the British Library are examples which are both union catalogues and major bibliographies.
Catálogo Colectivo Nacional
(n.)=National Union Catalog ; NUC.
Ex: The National Union Catalog is still published with quarterly updates, and is cumulated annually and quinquennially. Ex: Cataloguers use the NUC and other LC catalogues to verify authors and titles and as sources of authoritative catalogue records.
Catálogo de Títulos Abreviados de Incunables
=Incunable Short-title Catalogue (ISTC).
Ex: BLAISE-LINE's Incunable Short Title Catalogue (ISTC) is a data base which aims to become the complete list of European 15th century books and ephemera available in all the libraries of the world.
Caín
=Cain.
Ex: Based on the biblical story of Adam and Eve's first two sons, this book is about Cain's jealousy towards his brother Abel.
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* pasar las de Caín=go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.

Ceca2^2
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* de la Ceca a la Meca=from pillar to post.

Ceilán
=Ceylon.
Ex: In this way, for example, all occurrences of Ceylon could be changed to SRI LANKA, both in headings of a direct form as in Ceylon -- POETRY --.

Cenicienta, la
(n.)=Cinderella.
Ex: Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.
Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC)
=OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).
Ex: OCLC, the Online Computer Library Centre, was founded in 1967 by a group of Ohio college libraries.
Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST
(n.)=UNIBID.
Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.
Centro Nacional de Préstamos
=National Lending Centre.
Ex: The French National Lending Centre is part the Bibliotheque Nationale, and works closely with its parent institution to meet the requests received.
Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC)
=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
Ex: In order to provide information not covered by their own stock, most sizeable special libraries join the subscribers' service offered by the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) housed at Boston Spa in Yorkshire.
Centro de Europa
=Mitteleurope.
Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
Centro de Información al Ciudadano
=Public Information Center (PIC).
Ex: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento
(n.)=Kommune Information Centre.
Ex: Thus a Kommune Information Centre may well be one providing information about the local authority and should not be equated with 'community information centre'.
Centroamérica
=Central America.
Ex: This organization is devoted to establishing and maintaining small libraries in orphanages in Central America.

Cercano Oriente
=Near East.
Ex: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) continue to use the name Near East rather than Middle East.
Cerdeña
=Sardinia.
Ex: This was a joint meeting of archivists, curators, archaeologists, historians and librarians from Italy was held in Cagliari, Sardinia from 28 Apr-1 May 84.

Chad
=Chad.
Nota: País.
Ex: The FID Regional organization for North Africa and the Near East (FID/NANE) was established to help libraries and information centres in 21 Arab countries, Mali, Chad and Niger to develop information systems and services in the region.

Chechenia
=Chechnya.
Ex: Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.
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* República de Chechenia, la=Chechen Republic, the.

Checoslovaquia
(n.)=Czechoslovakia.
Ex: This article discusses the influence of the increasing cost of subscriptions of periodicals published in capitalist countries on the availability of these periodicals in Czechoslovakia.

Chemical
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* Chemical Abstracts (CA)=Chemical Abstracts (CA).
* Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS)=Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS).

Chemical Abstracts (CA)
=Chemical Abstracts (CA).
Ex: Science librarians at the New York Public Library without a strong educational background in chemistry often had difficulty in searching the printed Chemical Abstracts (CA).
Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS)
=Chemical Abstracts Services (CAS).
Ex: STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.
Chernoff
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* caras de Chernoff=Chernoff faces.

Chicago
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* Manual de Estilo de Chicago=Chicago Manual of Style.

Chile
(n.)=Chile.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

China
(n.)=China.
Ex: There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.
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* col de China=Chinese cabbage.

Chipre
(n.)=Cyprus.
Ex: Library services to the rural population of Cyprus is discussed.

Cicerón
=Cicero.
Ex: For instance, the first record of motion studies even predates Cicero.

Ciencia Cristiana, la
=Christian Science.
Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.
Ciencia y Tecnología (C + T)
=S & T (Science and Technology).
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Information for science and technology: the organization and financing of national information provision for S & T'.
Cinta de Intercambio de Registros MARC
=MARC Exchange Tape.
Ex: BLBSD offers the Selective Record Service and MARC Exchange Tapes.
Cinturón del Sol, el
=Sun Belt, the.
Ex: In this way, for a generation or more, the Sun Belt thrived like no other region in America.
Cisjordania
=West Bank, the.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.

City de Londres, la
=the City.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
Ciudad del Cabo
=Cape Town.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The shift from apartheid to democracy: issues and impacts on public libraries in Cape Town, South Africa'.
Ciudad del Pecado
=Sin City.
Ex: Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.
Ciudad del Vaticano, la
=Vatican City, the.
Ex: The archives of the Vatican City contain valuable sources for historical research.
Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC)
=Bibliographic Classification (BC).
Ex: The Bibliographic Classification (BC) was the work of Henry Evelyn Bliss.
Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU)
=UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).
Ex: With Dewey's permission, UDC was developed from the fifth edition of DC.
Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC)
=Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification (abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.
Clasificación Decimal, la
=Decimal Classification, the.
Ex: This revision to the Decimal Classification was adopted immediately by BNB, which would otherwise have found great difficulty in classifying much of its throughput.
Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE)
=General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
Ex: In order to facilitate the compilation of comparable data on economic activity in the Community as a whole the Statistical Office devised the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE).
Clasificación de Ranganathan
=Colon Classification (CC) ; Colon Classification Scheme.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan. Ex: The guidelines outlined in the 7th edition of Colon Classification Scheme were adoped for the construction of a classification schedule for anaesthesiology as applied to various surgical and obstetrical procedures carried out on the human body.
Cleopatra
=Cleopatra.
Ex: Cleopatra, considered the most beautiful woman in the world during her day, went to great expense to obtain exclusive rights over the Dead Sea.

Clipper
=Clipper.
Nota: En informática, herramienta de programación.
Ex: Clipper is a tool which extends programming capabilities and increases the execution speed for data base applications.

Cloze
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* método Cloze=Cloze method.

Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC)
=International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
Ex: The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) was formed in March 1998 to provide a forum for the exchange of information on best practice in licence negotiations.
Coca-Cola
(n.)=Coke.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.

Colegio de Abogados
(n.)=Law Society.
Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
Colombia
(n.)=Colombia.
Ex: This article gives a description of reference service in Colombian university libraries along with brief remarks about library education in Colombia.

Colonia^3
=Cologne.
Ex: Founded by the Romans, Cologne is the oldest of the major German cities.

Columbia Británica
=British Columbia.
Ex: This study considers what qualifications are needed to be certified as a teacher librarian in the following Canadian provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and British Columbia.

Comida + repetírsele a Uno
=Comida + repeat on + Pronombre.
Ex: Meeting men is not the problem - there have been plenty; so many, in fact, that the different types seem to be repeating on her like spring onions.
Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA)
=European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).
Ex: The European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA) was founded in 1994 by librarians, archivists and scholars out of concern for millions of endangered books to raise awareness and convince decision makers of the importance of preservation.
Comisión Europea, la
=European Commission, the.
Ex: Weekly press briefings on general and topical issues and press conferences are given by visiting members of the European Commission.
Comisión Federal de Comercio
(n.)=Federal Trade Commission.
Ex: The Committee also was designed to function as a watchdog and to receive reports on questionable sales practices and transmit them to agencies such as the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.
Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas (CEC)
=Commission of the European Communities (CEC).
Ex: The activities which have been launched by the Commission of the European Communities (CEC) support the concept of a cooperative, distributed network of materials data information services.
Comité Conjunto para Sistemas de Información (JISC)
=Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
Ex: The author describes the role of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the development of a UK national electronic library for higher education users.
Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS)
=International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
Ex: The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) aims to provide authorities and professionals with expertise and networks in the case of armed conflict or natural disasters that could affect cultural heritage.
Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO)
=National Advisory Committee (NACO).
Ex: Authority records can also be exchanged and apart from the National Advisory Committee (NACO) project in the USA, IFLA is currently developing a UNIMARC/Authorities format.
Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC)
=Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).
Ex: She was the Social Responsibilities Round Table (SRRT) representative to the Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).
Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA)
=Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
Ex: Pride of place must go to the Committee of Agricultural Produce Organizations (COPA) of which the United Kingdom member is the National Farmer's Union (NFU).
Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC)
=British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).
Ex: The British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC) exists to provide information on the use, production and availability of audio-visual material in higher education generally.
Comité para la Homologación (COA)
=Committee on Accreditation (COA).
Ex: This article reviews the mission of the ALA's Committee on Accreditation (COA) and examines its role as it relates to the education of librarians qualified to work with children and young people.
Commonwealth
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* Commonwealth, la=Commonwealth, the.
* Departamento de Agricultura de la Commonwealth (CAB)=Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB).

Commonwealth, la
=Commonwealth, the.
Ex: It is estimated that about 90 libraries use the scheme, most of which are in the British Commonwealth and very few in the USA.
Compañía de Jesús, la
=Society of Jesus, the.
Ex: The missionaries of the Society of Jesus became the 1st group of people to provide Europe with regular information about the progress of their Eastern missions.
Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica
=British Telecom (BT).
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.
Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica (BT)
=British Telecom (BT).
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.
Comunidad Británica de Naciones, la
=Commonwealth, the.
Ex: It is estimated that about 90 libraries use the scheme, most of which are in the British Commonwealth and very few in the USA.
Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE)
=European Economic Community (EEC).
Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.
Comunidad Europea (CE)
=EC (European Community).
Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.
Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica (Euratom/EAEC)
=European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC).
Ex: The 'European Community' is composed of three individual Communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community) (the EAEC, or Euratom), and the European Economic Community (the EEC or 'Common Market').
Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero (CECA)
=European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
Ex: The 'European Community' is composed of three individual Communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community) (the EAEC, or Euratom), and the European Economic Community (the EEC or 'Common Market').
Concilio Vaticano, el
=Vatican Council, the.
Ex: This must be viewed in the context of the changes in the censorship practices of the Catholic Church following the Second Vatican Council.
Condado de York
=Yorkshire.
Ex: The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli
=Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
Ex: This article reports the 1993 Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials, held in Nairobi.
Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL)
=Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
Ex: The Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL) was set up in 1974 to discuss policies and to carry out activities that could be performed most effectively by national libraries, on the understanding that its work would be coordinated with the IFLA Section of National Libraries.
Confucio
=Confucius.
Ex: The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China.

Congo, el
=Congo, the.
Nota: País actualmente conocido con el nombre de Zaire.
Ex: The New York Times informs us, one morning, that in all subsequent issues the Congo will be known as ZAIRE.
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* República Democrática del Congo, la=Democratic Republic of Congo, the.

Congreso General
(n.)=General Conference.
Ex: In this way 15-20 persons can attend both the Pre-Session Seminar and the General Conference annually at no personal cost.
Cono Sur, el
=Southern Cone, the.
Ex: Arceneaux's book offers a careful historical examination of military regimes across four countries and five different governments in the Southern Cone and Brazil.
Consejo Británico (BC)
=British Council (BC).
Ex: This article describes a new project entitled Textbooks for Africa (TAP) launched by the Ranfurly Library Service with the support of the British Council (BC) and the Overseas Development Administration.
Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA)
=International Council on Archives (ICA).
Ex: This a study prepared by Unesco's Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA) to provide a summary of available techniques and processes for managing preservation and conservation of archives.
Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM)
=International Council of Museums (ICOM).
Ex: In 1996, IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) joined to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS)
=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
Ex: In 1996, IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) joined to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés
=National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
Ex: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.
Consejo de Ministros
(n.)=Council of Ministers.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas
=United Nations Security Council.
Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Consejo de Seguridad, el
(n.)=Security Council, the.
Ex: If Iran fails to comply with the deadline imposed by the Security council, America is likely to lead the call for economic sanctions.
Consejo de la IFLA
=IFLA's Council.
Ex: The Council is IFLA's highest organ which actually is a meeting of all members.
Consejo de los Servicios Bibliotecarios y Documentales (LISC)
=Library and Information Services Council (LISC).
Ex: The meeting was called to discuss LISC (Library and Information Services Council)'s annual report.
Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC)
=Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
Ex: The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) acts as a clearinghouse unde contract to Eric supplying information relating to the education of handicapped children.
Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios (CLR)
=CLR (Council on Library Resources).
Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.
Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios y Documentales (CLIR)
=Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
Ex: The Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) will work to identify the critical issues that affect the welfare of libraries and archives and the constituencies they serve.
Conspectus
(n.)=Conspectus.
Nota: Programa estadounidense para el desarrollo de la colección de un modo cooperativo entre las bibliotecas de investigación.
Ex: Conspectus was originally created to serve as the basis for a national programme of cooperative collection development.

Constantinopla
=Constantinople.
Ex: Lascaris became an exile in Italy following the sacking of Constantinople in 1453.

Construcción Pasiva de un Verbo
=get + Participio.
Ex: The reason such a question gets asked so often is because there's no agreed upon answer that neatly sums up the Internet.
Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC)
=UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).
Ex: The Shared Cataloguing Program is an essential element in the move towards Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC).
Convención de Berna, la
=Bern(e) Convention, the.
Ex: The Berne Convention of 1887 secured reciprocal copyright privileges for the authors of the countries concerned which gave them much the same protection abroad as they had at home.
Convención de Ginebra, la
=Geneva Convention, the.
Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.
Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO)
=Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
Ex: Nearly 100,000 records have been submitted by participants in the Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) project.
Copenhague
=Copenhagen.
Ex: Various types of tropical and subtropical plants are found in Copenhagen's Botanical Gardens.

Copérnico
=Copernicus.
Ex: There are also many items relating to Ptolemy and Copernicus.

Core
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* Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core=Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).

Corea
(n.)=Korea.
Ex: This article reviews some of the current developments in copyright law in the European Communities, Spain, Singapore, Korea, Chinese People's Republic, Taiwan, Australia and Canada.
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* Corea del Norte=North Korea.
* Corea del Sur=South Korea.
* de Corea del Sur=South Korean.
* República de Corea, la=Republic of Korea, the.
* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la=People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.

Corea del Norte
=North Korea.
Ex: This article presents a Zimbabwean librarian's impressions of a cultural visit to North Korea.
Corea del Sur
=South Korea.
Ex: This article discusses the influence of the USA system of representative democracy and the Library of Congress, especially on the parliamentary libraries of Japan (1948) and South Korea (1952).
Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (SAI)
(n.)=Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
Ex: This article gives instructions for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile).
Corti
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* órgano de Corti, el=organ of Corti, the.

Corán, el
=Koran, the.
Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.

Costa Rica
=Costa Rica.
Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Costa de Marfil
=Ivory Coast, the ; Côte d'Ivoire.
Ex: This article describes a survey of business and university archives in the Ivory Coast. Ex: The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire is to establish eight new military camps.
Cracovia
=Krakow.
Ex: Hardly a month goes by without a festival of some kind or other in Krakow, Poland.

Creta
(n.)=Crete.
Ex: This article describes a visit to the Heraklion branch of the Library of the University of Crete, the main library of which is located on the Rethimnon campus.

Cretáceo, el
=Cretaceous period, the.
Ex: The Cretaceous period was the heyday of the dinosaurs and ended with a bang!.
Crimea
=Crimea.
Ex: Research centers are concentrated in the south, especially in Crimea, and work focuses mainly on practical applications, such as solar stills, ovens, water pumps, and cooling systems.
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* de Crimea=Crimean.

Cristiandad
(n.)=Christendom ; christianity.
Ex: At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.
Ex: A Marxist history of christianity may offend the practising churchgoer.

Cristo
(n.)=Christ.
Ex: For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).
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* donde Cristo perdió las alpargatas=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* donde Cristo perdió las sandalias=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* Fecha + a.C. (Antes de Cristo)=Fecha + BC [B.C.] (Before Christ).
* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo)=AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).

Cristóbal Colón
=Christopher Columbus.
Ex: Fernando Columbus, the youngest son of Christopher Columbus, was a bibliophile, a book collector, and a proponent of a national library for Spain.

Croacia
=Croatia.
Ex: This guide covers libraries and archives in the following regions of Yugoslavia: Bosnia; Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia; and Slovenia.
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* República de Croacia, la=Croatian Republic, the.

Cruz Roja, la
=Red Cross, the.
Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.
Cruzadas, las
(n.)=Crusades, the.
Ex: Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was apparently superior to the English long bow of the skirmishes of the Crusades.
Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI)
=Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
Ex: The Balanced Scorecard is a management technique that translates mission statements and their strategies into a set of objectives and performance measures that can be quantified and appraised.
Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen
=When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
Ex: 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going' is an inspirational quote that has motivated many athletes to push through adversity and achieve success.
Cuaresma
(n.)=Lent.
Ex: The writers offer reflections on the revised common lectionary covering most of Lent, Holy Week, and several weeks after Easter.

Cuba^2
=Cuba.
Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
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* de Cuba=Cuban.

Cuenca
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* cuenca del Mediterráneo, la=Mediterranean basin, the ; Mediterranean region, the.
* Cuenca del Pacífico, la=Pacific Basin, the.
* cuenca mediterránea, la=Mediterranean basin, the ; Mediterranean region, the.

Cuenca del Pacífico, la
=Pacific Basin, the.
Ex: The rate of growth of the telecommunications industry in the countries of the Pacific Basin has also been phenomenal.
Cuerno de Africa, el
=Horn of Africa, the.
Ex: Adults who can receive it via satellite dish listen to the BBC Somali Service broadcast to the Horn of Africa in London.
Cuerpo de Marina
=Navy Corps.
Ex: Nonmilitary personnel in libraries maintained by the Department of Defense, such as those operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, are civil service appointments.
Cuerpo de Paz, el
=Peace Corps.
Ex: He left Colorado to become a Peace Corps volunteer from 1963 to 1965, first with the University of Malaya Library, then with the Malayan Teachers College.
Cuerpo de Zapadores
=Army Corps Engineers.
Ex: The purpose of the system is to assist architecture firms under contract with the Army Corps Engineers in locating regulations or guidelines on the planning, design or construction of army facilities.
Cuidado con el escalón
=Mind the step.
Ex: It is far better to install a ramp on a concealed step than to put up a sign warning people to 'Mind the step'.
Cuidado con la cabeza
=Mind your head.
Ex: Tucked away under a sloping wood-beamed ceiling, this cosy room has roof views and romance aplenty - -though you'll need to mind your head in the bathroom.
Cumbre Iberoamericana, la
=Ibero-American Summit, the.
Ex: The Ibero-American Summits which bring together the heads of State and Government of the 19 Ibero-american countries plus Spain and Portugal.
Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información
=World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
Ex: The World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) was a pair of United Nations-sponsored conferences about information, communication and, in broad terms, the information society that took place in 2003 in Geneva and in 2005 in Tunis.
Cumulative
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* Cumulative Book Index (CBI)=Cumulative Book Index (CBI).

Cumulative Book Index (CBI)
=Cumulative Book Index (CBI).
Ex: To illustrate some of the points already made, below are the entries for a single document as recorded in the Cumulative Book Index (CBI), a bibliography using the principles of the dictionary catalogue.
Curasao
=Curaçao.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.

Cutter
(n.)=Cutter.
Ex: In the posthumous fourth edition of his Rules (1904), Cutter stated, 'The convenience of the public is always to be set before the ease of the cataloger'.
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* asignación de la marca de Cutter=Cuttering.
* asignar la marca de Cutter=Cutter.
* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario=Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
* marca de Cutter=Cutter mark ; Cutter numbers.
* signatura topográfica de Cutter=Cutter mark ; Cutter numbers.

Cámara de Delegados
=House of Delegates.
Ex: Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.
Cámara de Representantes
=House of Representatives.
Ex: Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.
Cámara de los Comunes, la
(n.)=House of Commons, the.
Ex: After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.
Cámara de los Lores, la
=House of Lords, the.
Ex: It has recently been decided that the United Kingdom parliamentary archive, which is the responsibility of the House of Lords Record Office, will not include European Communities material.
Cáucaso, el
=Caucasus, the.
Ex: There is an lack of standardization of transliteration systems for the languages of the Caucasus and of Central Asia.

Cía.
=Corp. (Corporation).
Nota: Abreviatura de Corporation (Compañía).
Ex: As far as patent literature is concerned, the first patent in the field of plasmochemical synthesis was published in 1978 by Diamond Shamrock Corp = En lo que concierne a las patentes, la primera en el campo de la síntesis plasmoquímica fue publicada en 1978 por la Diamond Shamrock Cía..

Círculo Polar, el
=Polar Circle, the.
Ex: The article 'To the Polar Circle on exchange visit' describes a 3 week exchange visit to the Regional Library in Rovaniemi, the largest of Finnish Lapland's 4 towns.
Código Normalizado Americano para el Intercambio de Información (ASCII)
=ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange).
Ex: ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange) is a common method of ranking characters in a numeric order of value.
Código Normalizado de Referencias
=Standard Reference Code.
Ex: Although the original intention was that this would be an intermediate language between two established languages, the product of the work has been a general classification scheme known as the Standard Reference Code or the Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
Córdoba
=Cordova.
Ex: Cordova, Spain, was founded during the 8th century, and currently has a population of roughly 326,000 citizens.

Cúpula Sixtina, la
=Sistine Ceiling, the.
Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.
Cúpula de la Roca, la
=Dome of the Rock, the.
Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored.
D
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* en forma de D=d-shaped.
* vitamina D=vitamin D.

DATA STAR
=DATA STAR.
Ex: DATA STAR, offered by Radio-Suisse, mounts various data bases including: business data bases and technical data bases.
DC (Clasificación Decimal de Dewey)
=Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification (abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.
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* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo)=AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).

DDC (Clasificación Decimal de Dewey)
=Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification (abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.

DIALOG
(n.)=DIALOG.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: DIALOG information retrieval services is run by Lockheed Information Systems from a computer in Palo Alto in California.

DIMDI (Deutsches Institut fur Medizinisches Dokumentation und Information)
=DIMDI (Deutsches Institut fur Medizinisches Dokumentation und Information).
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: Other European host include DIMDI (Deutsches Institut fur Medizinisches Dokumentation und Information), the German Service, and Telesystèmes-Questel based in France.

DIMM (módulo de memoria doble y en línea)
=DIMM (dual in line memory module).
Ex: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs (Dual in line memory module) to SIMMs (single in line memory module) and discusses why DIMMs (dual in line memory modules) will be the norm for the next few years.

DIP (módulo de memoria doble y en línea)
=DIP (dual in line memory module).
Ex: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs (Dual in line memory module) to SIMMs (single in line memory module) and discusses why DIMMs (dual in line memory modules) will be the norm for the next few years.
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=Document Image Processing (DIP).
Ex: This article is a review of the current state of Document Image Processing (DIP) applications and the progress of supply and demand for DIP systems in the UK.

DOBIS/LIBIS
(n.)=DOBIS/LIBIS.
Ex: The data-base organisation chosen for DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to ensure very fast response times.

DOI (Identificador de Objeto Digital)
=DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
Nota: En Internet, número de identificación de todo elemento digital, equivalente al ISBN o ISSN.
Ex: The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique identifier (similar to an ISBN or ISSN), which will allow access to electronic documents -- even when their URL changes.

DOMINO
(n.)=DOMINO ; domino.
Ex: This article describes the architecture and the main features of DOMINO, a multimedia information retrieval system whose data base is a collection of multimedia documents (MDs) constituted of a mixing of texts and images.
Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
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* efecto dominó=knock-on effect ; chain reaction.
* efecto dominó, el=ripple effect, the ; domino effect, the.
* jugar al dominó=play + dominoes.

DOS^2 (Sistema Operativo de Disco)
=DOS (Disc Operating System).
Ex: These routines are often collectively known as a DOS or Disk Operating System.
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* prompt del DOS=DOS prompt.

DSI
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* perfil DSI=SDI profile.

DSIS (Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda)
=Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS) ; DISI (Deep Structure Indexing System).
Ex: Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS) is a version of POPSI (Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing).
Ex: The most recent version of computerised POPSI is known as Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).

DSSSL (Semántica y Lenguaje de Especificación del Estilo de los Documentos)
=DSSSL (Document Style Semantics and Specification Language).
Ex: The Document Style Semantics and Specification Language (DSSSL) is an International Standard for the formatting and other processing of SGML documents.

DV (método del Valor de Discriminación)
=Discrimination Value model (DV).
Ex: This study compares the Two-Poisson (2P), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) and Discrimination Value (DV) models of document representation.

DVD (Disco Digital Versátil/para Vídeo)
=DVD (Digital Video/Versatile Disc).
Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.
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* DVD-R=DVD-R (DVD-Recordable).
* DVD-RW (DVD-Regrabable)=DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable).
* lector de DVD=DVD player.

DVD-R
(n.)=DVD-R (DVD-Recordable).
Ex: This article reviews the development and the underlying technology of the new DVD-Recordable (DVD-R).
DVD-RW (DVD-Regrabable)
(n.)=DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable).
Ex: This article reviews the first DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable) on release in the UK.
DVI (vídeo digital interactivo)
=digital video interactive (DVI).
Ex: This new technology, digital video interactive (DVI), provides full-motion, full-screen, three dimensional motion graphics, and high quality audio capabilities from a single compact disc.

Dalai Lama, el
=Dalai Lama, the.
Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.

Dalmacia
=Dalmatia.
Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.

Dama de la Llovizna, la
=Maid of the Mist, the.
Ex: Since 1846, the Maid of the Mist boat ride has been a legendary tourist attraction in Niagara Falls.
Damasco^1
(n.)=Damascus.
Ex: The National Library of the Syrian Arab Republic in Damascus is described including the Soviet co-designed building itself.
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* acero de Damasco=damask steel ; Damascus steel.
* rosa de Damasco=damask rose.

Damocles
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* Espada de Damocles, la=Sword of Damocles, the.

Danone
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* cuerpo Danone=body beautiful.

Darwin
=Darwin.
Ex: The effects of natural selection as a process in natural populations differs from 'survival of the fittest' as it was formulated by Darwin in his Origin of Species.

Data Resources Inc.
=Data Resources Inc..
Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
Declaración de Derechos
(n.)=Bill of Rights.
Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.
Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario
(n.)=Library Bill of Rights.
Ex: The response of libraries in some of these cases has been poor, taking the path of least resistance and not upholding the ALA's Library Bill of Rights.
Delphi
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* método Delphi, el=Delphi method, the.
* técnica Delphi, la=Delphi technique, the.

Demóstenes
=Demosthenes.
Ex: Like many others, including Demosthenes and Moses, Lloyd lived with a speech impediment.

Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO)
=Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
Ex: The Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO) is a classification of industrial products constructed according to the NACE framework.
Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la
=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.
Departamento de Agricultura de la Commonwealth (CAB)
(n.)=Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB).
Ex: The adoption of the CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) thesaurus by the US National Agricultural Library (NAL) was based on the necessity for a controlled vocabulary in order to standardise the indexing process.
Departamento de Defensa
=Department of Defense.
Ex: ARPANet is the precursor to the Internet, developed in the late 60's and early 70's by the US Department of Defense.
Departamento de Financiación de las Universidades (UGC)
=University Grants Committee (UGC).
Ex: Recently the Government, through the University Grants Committee, have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite.
Der
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* Der Archivar=Der Archivar.

Der Archivar
(n.)=Der Archivar.
Ex: This contribution is a revised and enlarged English version of an article in Der Archivar, 26, 1973.
Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD)
=ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).
Ex: Information about ISBD punctuation is given in Figure 2217.
Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISB
=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
Ex: To meet the especial problems posed by early books a special International Standard Bibliographic Description (Antiquarian), familiarly known as ISBD(A), has been evolved.
Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD)
=Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
Ex: Recently the Berkeley encoding scheme has been superseded by a standard SGML description of archival collections, known as the Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
Dewey
(n.)=Dewey.
Ex: Cutter's library possessed 105,000 volumes at the time he did his Rules in 1876, while Melvil Dewey's library had 30,000 volumes when his classification scheme was first published in the same year.
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* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC)=Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).
* clasificación de Dewey, la=Dewey scheme, the.

Diet
(n.)=Diet.
Nota: Parlamento japonés.
Ex: If you make an entry for ISRAELI PARLIAMENT or JAPANESE PARLIAMENT you should put JAPAN Diet and ISRAELI KNESSET.

Dimensión Desconocida
=The Twilight Zone.
Ex: For some folks chocolate is a guilty pleasure, others like candy but mine comes from 1959-1964: The Twilight Zone.
Dinamarca
(n.)=Denmark.
Ex: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.

Dios
(n.)=God ; deity.
Ex: The article 'God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.
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* ¡por dios!=by jingo!.
* ¡vaya por Dios!=oh dear!.
* actuar como si + ser + Dios=play + God.
* adorar un dios=worship + deity.
* a la buena de Dios=out in the cold ; on a wing and a prayer.
* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda=the early bird catches the worm.
* armar la de Dios=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* armarse la de Dios=bedlam + break loose ; all hell + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
* ¡Ay Dios!=Heavens!.
* como Dios + Pronombre + trajo al mundo=in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* contra los dioses=against (all/the) odds.
* creerse Dios=play + God.
* dejado de la mano de Dios=God-forsaken.
* dejar a la buena de Dios=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* diosa=goddess [goddesses, -pl.].
* dios de la fertilidad, el=god of fertility, the.
* ¡Dios lo bendiga!=God bless him! ; God bless him!.
* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan=birds of a feather flock together.
* Dios mediante=God willing.
* ¡Dios mío!=good grief!.
* ¡Dios mío!=goodness gracious ; oh dear!.
* ¡Dios no lo quiera!=heaven forbid ; heaven forbid.
* ¡Dios nos libre!=heaven forbid ; God forbid.
* el hombre propone y Dios dispone=Man proposes, God disposes.
* en un lugar dejado de la mano de Dios=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* gracias a Dios=thank goodness.
* hijos de Dios=children of God.
* inspirados por Dios, los=divinely ordained, the.
* olvidado de Dios=God-forsaken.
* palabra de Dios=word of God.
* ¡por dios!=in heaven's name ; for God's sake ; gosh.
* ¡por dios!=for crying out loud! ; goodness gracious ; golly ; blimey! ; wow.
* ¡por el amor de Dios!=for crying out loud!.
* que sea lo que Dios quiera=hope for + the best.
* quiera Dios que=God willing.
* regalo de dios=godsend.
* rezándole a Dios=on a wing and a prayer.
* ¡Santo Dios!=goodness gracious.
* si Dios quiere=God willing.
* temeroso de Dios=God-fearing.
* todo dios=every Tom, Dick and Harry ; everyone and their mother.
* ¡válgame Dios!=goodness gracious ; oh dear!.
* vivir a la buena de Dios=live on + a prayer.
* y Dios sabe qué más=and Heaven knows what else.

Dios los cría y ellos se juntan
=birds of a feather flock together.
Ex: I have always believed that, as the old sayings go, 'You are known by the company you keep', 'Birds of a feather flock together', 'Lie down with dogs and you get fleas', etc, etc.
Dios mediante
=God willing.
Ex: This is my last semester God willing and I have no idea what to expect after graduation.
Diplomatura en Humanidades
(n.)=B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) ; B.A. degree.
Ex: Mr. Welsh received a B.A. in philosophy from Notre Dame in 1940, where he also attended law school. Ex: Mr. Bierman received his B.A. degree from Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana and an M.L.S. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Distrito de los Lagos, el
=Lake District, the.
Ex: Helen, the main character in the novel, travels to England's Lake District to search for meaning and to recover from a childhood of sexual abuse.
Divina Comedia, La
=Divine Comedy, The.
Ex: Teachers will disappear out of the students' lives as Virgil and Beatrice disappear out of 'The Divine Comedy'.
Divina Providencia
(n.)=Divine Providence.
Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God.
División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD)
=British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
Ex: Roy Adams has developed an intelligent terminal capable of storing loan requests and transmitting them to the British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD)
=British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
Ex: The British National Bibliography, which is now the responsibility of the British Library Bibliographic Services Division, was established in 1950.
Doctor (Dr.)
(n.)=Doctor (Dr.) ; doctor (MD) ; doctor.
Ex: He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
Ex: This programme aims to put doctors and nurses back in the driving seat in managing their resources and information.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction.
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* doctor en medicina=medical doctor.
* doctor honoris causa=honorary doctorate ; doctor honoris causa ; doctoral honorary degree.
* título de doctor=doctor's degree ; doctoral degree.

Domingo de Pascua
(n.)=Easter Sunday.
Ex: The author explains the ecclesiastical rites associated with Palm Sunday, Easter Monday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Domingo de Ramos
(n.)=Palm Sunday.
Ex: The author explains the ecclesiastical rites associated with Palm Sunday, Easter Monday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Domingo de Resurrección
(n.)=Easter Sunday.
Ex: The author explains the ecclesiastical rites associated with Palm Sunday, Easter Monday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Don^2
=Mr (Mister).
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
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* don angustias=worryguts ; worrywart ; worrypot.
* poderoso caballero es Don Dinero=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money talks and bullshit walks.

Down
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* síndrome de Down=Down syndrome [Down's syndrome].

Doña
(adj.)=Ms.
Nota: Abreviatura utilizada indistintamente para referirse a una mujer esté casada o no y sin importar su edad.
Ex: Ms. Hinton received her library degree from the University of North Carolina after getting her bachelor's from the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.
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* doña pija=Lady Muck.

Dr. (Doctor)
=Doctor (Dr.) ; doctor (MD).
Nota: Licenciado en medicina.
Ex: He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
Ex: This programme aims to put doctors and nurses back in the driving seat in managing their resources and information.

Dubai
=Dubai.
Ex: From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.

Dublín
=Dublin.
Ex: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party.
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* Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core=Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).

Durban
=Durban.
Ex: This year the conference is in Berlin, followed by Buenos Aires (2004), Oslo (2005), Seoul (2006) and Durban (2007).

Día de Acción de Gracias
(n.)=Thanksgiving.
Ex: This article provides a historical review and bibliography of Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving songs.
Día de Todos los Santos
=All Saints' Day.
Ex: The writer reflects on the importance of All Saints' Day.
Día de la Tierra
(n.)=Earth Day.
Ex: Library promotion of Earth Day brought environmental issues to public attention by means of book displays, lectures, films and tree planting.
Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el
=April Fools' Day.
Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.
Día de los Caídos
=Memorial Day.
Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
E
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* vitamina E=vitamin E.

E. coli [escherichia coli]
=E. coli [escherichia coli].
Ex: Whole cuts of meat usually only have E. coli on the surface, which makes them easier to kill by cooking.

EAD (Descripción de Archivos Codificada)
=Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
Ex: Recently the Berkeley encoding scheme has been superseded by a standard SGML description of archival collections, known as the Encoded Archival Description (EAD).

EAEC (Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica o Euratom)
=European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC).
Ex: The 'European Community' is composed of three individual Communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community) (the EAEC, or Euratom), and the European Economic Community (the EEC or 'Common Market').

EAGGF (Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europeo)
=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
Ex: The Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) aims to provide a secure income for Community farmers and seeks to alleviate the problems of agriculture within the Community.

EAGLE (Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris)
=European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).
Ex: Its members then formed the European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE), which is now self supporting and growing fast, with national SIGLE centres throughout Europe.

EARL (Acceso electrónico a los recursos de las bibliotecas)
=EARL (Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries).
Nota: Consorcio de bibliotecas públicas británicas cuyo objetivo es colaborar en la creación de servicios basados en Internet.
Ex: EARL (Electronic Access to Resources in Libraries) is a consortium of UK public libraries which have joined together to provide support, advice and help in the development of Internet based services.

EBLIDA (Oficina Europea de Asociaciones de Documentación, Información y Bibliotecarios)
=EBLIDA (European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations).
Ex: The European Bureau of Library, Information and Documentation Associations (EBLIDA) was formed in 1992 to lobby the European Commission on behalf of library associations in the European Union.

ECHO (Distribuidor de Bases de Datos de la Comisión Europea)
=ECHO (European Commision Host Organisation).
Ex: ECHO is the European Commission's own host service.

EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos)
=EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
Ex: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a series of standardised message formats, primarily oriented toward business transactions.

EDUCAUSE
=EDUCAUSE.
Ex: The author explains the origin of EDUCAUSE in 1998, born out of the merger of 2 US organizations, EDUCOM and CAUSE, concerned with computer systems in higher education.

EE.UU., los (Estados Unidos de América, los)
=USA, the (United States of America, the).
Ex: Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.

EEES (Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior)
=European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).
Ex: The European Space for Higher Education (ESHE) foresees a reorganisation of the whole university system by 2010 according to the Bologna directives.

EFTA, la
=EFTA (European Free Trade Association).
Ex: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.

EIFL
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* EIFL Direct=EIFL Direct (Electronic Information for Libraries Direct).

EIFL Direct
=EIFL Direct (Electronic Information for Libraries Direct).
Ex: EIFL Direct (Electronic Information for Libraries Direct) is believed to be the world's largest information consortium with access to a wealth of electronic full text information.
EMG (electromiograma)
(n.)=electromyogram (EMG).
Ex: Electromyograms (EMGs) can be used to detect abnormal electrical activity of muscle that can occur in many diseases and conditions.

EPA (Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente)
=Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Ex: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the regulation of environmental pollutants and the protection, and improvement, of the environment.

EPDF (Formato Encapsulado para la Portabilidad de Documentos)
=EPDF (Encapsulated Portable Document Format).
Nota: En informática, norma de codificación de documentos en ficheros que permite su uso en diferentes tipos de equipos informáticos.
Ex: This article defines an Encapsulated PDF (EPDF) in which EPDF blocks carry with them their own resource requirements together with geometrical and logical information.

EPROM (Memoria Programable y Borrable de Sólo Lectura)
=EPROM (Erasable Programmable Read-Only Memory).
Ex: Variants of ROMs include PROMs (Programmable Read-Only Memories) and EPROMs (Erasable PROMs) which offer some flexibility over ROMs but do not get over the problem of the MPU not being able to write data to them.

ERPANET (Red Europea para el Acceso y la Preservación de Recursos)
=ERPANET (European Resource Preservation and Access Network).
Ex: ERPANET (European Resource Preservaton and Access Network) is a European initiative in the area of preservation of cultural heritage and scientific digital objects.

ESA-IRS
=ESA-IRS.
Nota: Distribuidor de base de datos de la Agencia Espacial Europea.
Ex: ESA-IRS was one of the first organisations to offer online search facilities.

ESL (Inglés como Segunda Lengua)
=ESL (English as a Second Language).
Ex: The similarities in narrative style, the emphasis on incident and the use of colourful themes such as the supernatural, horror and fantasy, enable Chinese ESL (English-as-a-second-language) readers to identify with these novels.

ESPRIT (Programa Estratégico Europeo para la Investigación en Tecnología de la Información)
=ESPRIT (European Strategic Program for Research into Information Technology).
Ex: ESPRIT (European Strategic Program for Research into Information Technology) began in 1982 with the objective of providing the basic technologies which European industry needs to compete with the USA and Japan in the information technology field.

EUBYD (escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación)
(n.)=school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).
Ex: As a follow-up to a study carried out in 1984 of the constraints upon curriculum developments in Schools of Librarianship and Information Science (SLIS), a survey of other types of information education was commissioned.

EUCLID (Asociación Europea para la Educación e Investigación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación)
=EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research).
Ex: There is a need for library school to establish a vehicle for collective action such as BAILER (British Association for Information and Library Education and Research) or EUCLID (European Association for Library and Information Education and Research).

EURODICAUTOM
(n.)=EURODICAUTOM.
Nota: Diccionario desarrollado por la Comunidad Económica Europea que recoge términos de todos los campos científicos y en todas las lenguas de la Comunidad.
Ex: EURODICAUTOM is a dictionary which is invaluable to translators as a means of winning them more time to develop the stylistic aspects of their work and it also ensures the necessary concordance of vocabulary for use within the Community institutions.

EURONET
=EURONET.
Nota: Red de comunicaciones europea.
Ex: Access to host in Europe is facilitated by EURONET.
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* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET=EURONET Common Command Language.

Earthwatch
(n.)=Earthwatch.
Ex: INFOTERRA is a component of Earthwatch, established for the purpose of facilitating the exchange of environmental experiences and information within and among nations.

Ecuador^1
=Ecuador.
Ex: This article describes libraries, information sources and library materials with particular reference to South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
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* de Ecuador=Ecuadorian.

Edad Media
(n.)=mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA] ; Middle Ages ; average age.
Ex: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages. Ex: In the latter Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, many catalogs contained entries arranged chronologically, often by imprint date for printed books. Ex: Market research conducted by DC comics in 1991 showed the average age of comic collectors at that time to be twenty-five = Investigaciones de mercado realizadas por la editorial de comics DC en 1991 mostraron que el promedio de edad de los colectores de comics en ese momento era de veinticinco años.
Edad de Hierro, la
=Iron Age, the.
Ex: The author concludes that 1999 corresponds to the Iron Age and looks ahead to what may be in store in future ages.
Edad de Piedra, la
=Stone Age, the.
Ex: Generally made from massive tree trunks, dugouts are known as the best prehistoric boats, which date back to the Stone Age.
Edimburgo
=Edinburgh.
Ex: Although born in Edinburgh, she lived in Glasgow for most of her childhood.

Edipo
=Oedipus.
Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.
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* complejo de Edipo, el=Oedipus conflict, the.

Edén, el
=Eden.
Ex: Eden was supposed to be like heaven on earth, and Adam and Eve and their descendants were meant to live forever.
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* Jardín del Edén=Garden of Eden.

Egeo
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* Mar Egeo, el=Aegean Sea, the.

Egipto
=Egypt.
Ex: In a submenu called 'Reference Works' in Gopher, I can find a thesaurus, the latest conditions in Thailand or Egypt, or a directory of telephone area codes.
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* Antiguo Egipto, el=Ancient Egypt.

Eiffel
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* Torre Eiffel, la=Eiffel Tower, the.

Eire
(n.)=Eire.
Nota: República de Irlanda.
Ex: This article describes the setting up of a permanent exhibition in the newly-created Clinical Research Unit Library at University College Galway, Eire.

Ejército de Salvación, el
=Salvation Army, the.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.
Ejército del Aire
(n.)=Army Air Force ; Air Force.
Ex: After serving in the Army Air Force from 1941 to 1947, he joined the Library of Congress as Library Assistant on the Cooperative Acquisitions Project. Ex: Nonmilitary personnel in libraries maintained by the Department of Defense, such as those operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, are civil service appointments.
El Diluvio
=the Flood.
Ex: The decoration and iconography of the wooden panels depict illustrations of the Flood and Judgement Day.
El Dorado
(n.)=El Dorado.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
El Juicio Final
=The Last Judgement.
Ex: The plan to compose a third oratoria 'The Last Judgement' ended abortively.
El Mago de Oz
=The Wizard of Oz ; The Wizard of Oz.
Ex: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again. Ex: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.
El Salvador
=El Salvador.
Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Elba
=Elbe.
Ex: After checking in at the hotel, you will have enough time for a walk at night alongside the Elbe River unless you prefer a boat tour.

Emiratos â€ rabes Unidos, los
=United Arab Emirates, the.
Ex: This article presents a state of the art review of medical libraries and medical information services in the United Arab Emirates.
En busca del arca perdida
=Raiders of the Lost Ark.
Ex: In the movie 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', Indiana Jones's weapon of choice was the bullwhip.
Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH)
=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
Ex: This article discusses terms relating to geriatric medicine in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), giving some equivalent Japanese terms.
Enciclopedia Británica, la
=Encyclopaedia Britannica, the ; Britannica, the.
Ex: Like the young reader who complained to the reference librarian that the Encyclopaedia Britannica told her more about crocodiles than she wanted to know, most enquirers have a pretty good idea when they have got enough for their needs. Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.
Enfermedad + aguda
=acute + Enfermedad.
Ex: The smaller the size of the iris, the more likely for the diagnosis to be acute iritis.
Enfermedad del Linotipista
=Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
Ex: This article discusses some of the muscular-skeletal injuries that can be caused by operating computers in libraries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia
(n.)=Open Polytechnic.
Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.
Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña...
=Come into my parlour, said the spider....
Ex: The article 'Come into my parlor, said the spider: World Wide Web and the Mosaic interface' offers some perspectives on Mosaic/WWW applications in electronic publishing.
Epifanía, la
=Epiphany, the.
Ex: The author comments on the Piero's representation of the Epiphany in which a braying ass joins two singing angels, forming a trio to complement three angelic musicians.

Era del Conocimiento, la
=Knowledge Age, the.
Ex: The theme of the conference is 'Libraries and Librarians: Making a difference in the Knowledge Age'.
Escandinavia
(n.)=Scandinavia.
Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.

Escocia
=Scotland ; north of the border.
Nota: Usado en Inglaterra.
Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.
Ex: However, a recent debate in the Scottish Parliament suggests that problems north of the border continue to mirror those discussed in Westminster.
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* cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia=SCOLCAP.
* nacido en Escocia=Scottish-born.

Escudo Azul, el
=Blue Shield, the.
Ex: The Blue Shield is the equivalent of the Red Cross/Red Crescent in the field of cultural heritage.
Eslovaquia
(n.)=Slovakia.
Ex: The future development of bibliographic work in Slovakia will be influenced by several factors = El futuro desarrollo del trabajo bibliográfico en Eslovaquia se verá influido por diversos factores.

Eslovenia
(n.)=Slovenia.
Ex: This visit was made as part of cooperation between the libraries of the Austrian Steiermark and Yugoslavian Slovenia.
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* objetos de Eslovenia=Slovenica.

Esopo
(n.)=Aesop.
Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.

Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES)
=European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).
Ex: The European Space for Higher Education (ESHE) foresees a reorganisation of the whole university system by 2010 according to the Bologna directives.
Espada de Damocles, la
=Sword of Damocles, the.
Ex: The article has the title 'Beyond the Sword of Damocles: challenges facing school library services'.
España
=Spain.
Ex: Spain is the product of the confluence of cultural, political and even legal traditions.
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* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la=Spanish-American War, the.

Espíritu Santo, el
=Holy Spirit, the.
Ex: Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday, celebrates the birthday of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles.
Estados Unidos continental
=continental United States, the.
Ex: The dust clouds travel eastward, affecting air quality in China, Korea and Japan, and occasionally the continental United States.
Estados Unidos de América, los (EE.UU., los)
=USA, the (United States of America, the).
Ex: Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?.
Estados Unidos, los
=US ; US, the [U.S.] ; United States, the.
Ex: BLAISE-LINK provides access to files in the biomedical and toxicological areas, which are available on the computer of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), US. Ex: This influence has not been restricted to the US. Ex: The Library of Congress Subject Headings List was first published in 1909 and it is used widely across the United States.
Estambul
(n.)=Istanbul.
Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.

Estocolmo
=Stockholm.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.

Estonia
=Estonia.
Ex: Representatives from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, will report on public library problems in those countries.
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* de Estonia=Estonian.

Estrecho de Bering, el
=Bering Straits, the.
Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
Ethernet
(n.)=Ethernet.
Nota: Método muy común conectar ordenadores en una red de área local.
Ex: The basis for the network is Novell Netware running over Thin Wire Ethernet.

Etiopía
(n.)=Ethiopia.
Ex: This article reviews the development of higher education in Ethiopia and analyses the postgraduate theses submitted to Addis Ababa University from 1980 to 1987.

Eucaristía, la
=Eucharist, the.
Ex: Saint Job also critiqued Roman Catholic teachings regarding the use of unleavened bread in the Eucharist.

Euler
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* círculos de Euler=Euler circles.

Euratom (Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica o EEAC)
=European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC).
Ex: The 'European Community' is composed of three individual Communities: the European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC), the European Atomic Energy Community) (the EAEC, or Euratom), and the European Economic Community (the EEC or 'Common Market').

Europa
(n.)=Europe.
Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
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* Centro de Europa=Mitteleurope.
* con sede en Europa=European-based.
* de Europa del Este=Eastern European.
* de Europa Occidental=Western-European ; West European.
* del sur de Europa=Southern European.
* Europa Central=Central Europe ; Mitteleurope.
* Europa Central del Este=East Central Europe.
* Europa continental=continental Europe.
* Europa del Este=Eastern Europe.
* Europa del norte=northern Europe.
* Europa del Sur=Southern Europe.
* Europa occidental=Western Europe.
* norte de Europa=northern Europe.
* país de Europa del Este=Eastern European country.
* partidario de Europa=Europeanist.
* según el huso horario de Europa Central=CET (Central European Time).
* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa)=SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).

Europa Central
=Central Europe ; Mitteleurope.
Ex: Since the collapse of the Berlin wall, women & girls have been trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe to work as prostitutes in the European Union. Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
Europa Central del Este
(n.)=East Central Europe.
Ex: Both the sociohistorical & the typological approach are used to explore examples of semiotic processes from East Central Europe & the US.
Europa continental
=continental Europe.
Ex: Cloth cases were never as popular in continental Europe as they quickly became in the English-speaking world.
Europa del Este
=Eastern Europe.
Ex: Dr Judy Batt set the political scene and traced the origin of changes in Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union.
Europa del Sur
=Southern Europe.
Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
Europa del norte
(n.)=northern Europe.
Ex: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.
Europa occidental
=Western Europe.
Ex: In fact, in recent years especially, exotic forms of bibliography have been spawned in profusion in Britain, North America and Western Europe.
Eva
=Eve.
Ex: Adam was tempted by Eve, and both ate the fruit of the forbidden tree.
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* Adán y Eva=Adam and Eve.

Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua (TOEFL)
=TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Ex: Results of the Pearson Product Moment Test showed a moderate correlation between the students' exit TOEFL scores and the post-test lirary skills scores.
Excel
(n.)=Excel.
Nota: Nombre comercial de una hoja de cálculo.
Ex: This article describes a project undertaken at Aston University Library to use the spreadsheet package Excel to assist in planning the respacing of the periodical stock.

Explanada de las Mezquitas, la
=Temple Mount, the.
Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored.
Explorador de Internet
=Internet Explorer.
Ex: Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.
Extremo Oriente, el
=Far East, the.
Ex: Work has been largely determined by the consequences of political developments affecting French involvement in the Far East.
F
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* operador (F)=(F) operator.

FAO (Organización para la Alimentación y la Agricultura)
=FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation).
Nota: Acrónimo también desarrollado como "Food and Agricultural Organisation".
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes)
=FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
Nota: En Internet, tipo especial de documentos que contienen respuestas a las preguntas más solicitadas sobre un tema concreto.
Ex: FAQs are documents that list and answer the most common questions on a particular subject.

FBI, el (Oficina Federal de Investigación)
=FBI, the (Federal Bureau of Investigation).
Ex: This article discusses several specific instances of abuses of public power that involved a questionable relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and various universities during the McCarthy period.

FBYD (Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación)
=Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
Nota: Centro Universitario que imparte estudios que conducen al título de licenciado en biblioteconomía y documentación.
Ex: This is a report on the results of a study of 1,042 students who attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).

FDA
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* aprobado por la FDA=FDA-approved.

FDDI (Interfaz para Datos Distribuidos por Fibra)
=FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface).
Nota: En Internet, estándar para la transmisión de datos en cables de fibra óptica.
Ex: FDDI (Fiber Distributed Data Interface) is a standard for transmitting data on optical fiber cables at a rate of around 100,000,000 bits-per-second.

FEDREG
(n.)=FEDREG.
Nota: Base de datos del gobierno americano.
Ex: Other data bases include several offering access to US government information such as CRECORD, the index of the Congressional record, and FEDREG, the Federal Register.

FEDRIP (Investigación Federal en Realización)
=FEDRIP (Federal Research in Progress).
Ex: Abridged CRISP records are merged into the FEDRIP (Federal Research in Progress) data base.

FEOGA (Fondos Europeos de Orientación y de Garantía Agrícola)
=FEOGA (Fonds Europeen d'Orientation et de Garantie Agricole) ; EAGGF (European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund).
Ex: This has been achieved by the establishment of a common fund, the 'European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund' (EAGGF, but often referred to by its French initials as FEOGA -- Fonds Europeen d'Orientation et de Garantie Agricole).
Ex: This has been achieved by the establishment of a common fund, the 'European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund' (EAGGF, but often referred to by its French initials as FEOGA -- Fonds Europeen d'Orientation et de Garantie Agricole).

FIAC (Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes)
=National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).
Ex: The National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC) has contacts with over 350 NACs.

FIAF (Federación Internacional de Archivos de Películas)
=International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of 2 options in finding a solution: close cooperation between IASA, the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT); or a merger of the three organisations.

FIAT (Federación Internacional de Archivos de Televisión)
=International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT).
Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of 2 options in finding a solution: close cooperation between IASA, the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT); or a merger of the three organisations.

FID (Federación Internacional de Documentación)
=FID (Fédération Internationale de Documentation) ; International Federation for Documentation (FID).
Ex: The Fédération Internationale de Documentation (FID) is the international body with overall responsibility for the revision and maintenance of UDC.
Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

FID/NANE (Organización regional de la FID para el Norte de â€ frica y el Cercano Oriente)
=FID/NANE (FID Regional organization for North Africa and the Near East).
Ex: The FID Regional organization for North Africa and the Near East (FID/NANE) was established to help libraries and information centres in 21 Arab countries, Mali, Chad and Niger to develop information systems and services in the region.

FM (frecuencia modulada)
=frequency modulated (FM).
Ex: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.

FTP (Protocolo para la Transferencia de Ficheros)
=FTP (File Transfer Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, método común para transferir ficheros entre ordenadores.
Ex: File transfer, also known as FTP, involves moving files from one computer to another.
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* servidor ftp=ftp site.

Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (FBYD)
=Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
Ex: This is a report on the results of a study of 1,042 students who attended the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
Facultad de Empresariales
(n.)=Graduate School of Management ; business school.
Ex: This article discusses the work of the library of the Graduate School of Management (a semi-autonomous institution within the University) = Este artículo trata el trabajo de la biblioteca de la Facultad de Empresariales (una institución semiautónoma dentro de la Universidad). Ex: This paper describes the various approaches used by business schools in the USA to internationalize their curricula.
Federación Internacional de Archivos de Películas (FIAF)
=International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of 2 options in finding a solution: close cooperation between IASA, the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT); or a merger of the three organisations.
Federación Internacional de Archivos de Televisión (FIAT)
=International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT).
Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of 2 options in finding a solution: close cooperation between IASA, the International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF) and the International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT); or a merger of the three organisations.
Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (I
=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
Ex: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Working Group on an International Authority System was established in 1978 with three broad terms of reference.
Federación Internacional de Documentación (FID)
=FID (Fédération Internationale de Documentation) ; International Federation for Documentation (FID).
Ex: The Fédération Internationale de Documentation (FID) is the international body with overall responsibility for the revision and maintenance of UDC. Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.
Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF)
=International Booksellers Federation (IBF).
Ex: The article 'IBF talking shop' reports the annual general assembly of the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) held in Edinburgh in June 94.
Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC)
=National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).
Ex: The National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC) has contacts with over 350 NACs.
Feliz Año Nuevo
=Happy New Year.
Ex: We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
Fichero de Información del Proceso de Automatización (APIF)
=APIF (Automated Process Information File).
Ex: In 1976 the Library began converting its preliminary catalog records to MARC form so as to build an Automated Process Information File (APIF) to control items that have entered the technical processing flow until they are represented by regular LC catalog records.
Fig. (Figura)
=Fig. (Figure).
Nota: Abreviatura.
Ex: An outline of the main components of a microcomputer is shown in Fig. 2.1.

Filadelfia
(n.)=Philadelphia.
Ex: Even the ablest compositors made mistakes, as is shown by Benjamin Franklin's account of setting up Willem Sewel's 'History of the Quakers' in Philadelphia in 1728.

Filipinas
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* Filipinas, las=Philippines, the.

Filipinas, las
=Philippines, the.
Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
Filipo II de Macedonia
=Phillip of Macedon.
Ex: The classical age of Greece ran from the Persian Wars to Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great.

Finlandia
(n.)=Finland.
Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.

Firenze
=Firenze.
Nota: Nomre de la ciudad de Florencia en italiano.
Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

Fiscal General
(n.)=Attorney General.
Ex: This article examines the Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography which found that there is a connection between pornography and violence.
Flandes
(n.)=Flanders.
Ex: This article describes the structure of library and information science education in the Netherlands and Flanders including postgraduate, undergraduate and part-time courses.

Florencia
=Florence.
Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

Fobos
(n.)=Phobos.
Ex: This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.

Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP)
=Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).
Ex: This article discusses the origins and organisation of IFLA's core programme for the Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).
Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia [UNICEF]
=UNICEF [United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund].
Ex: UNICEF (United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund) is looking to restore normalcy to the lives of children in the disaster area.
Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo
=European Development Fund.
Ex: The European Development Fund finances projects in overseas countries for which European-based firms can supply equipment and know-how.
Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo
=European Regional Development Fund.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
Fourdrinier
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* máquina Fourdrinier de papel continuo=newsprint Fourdrinier.

Francia
(n.)=France.
Ex: Geographical constraints may be introduced, so that a data base can be searched in a 'French' command language in France, and in a 'German' command language in Germany.

Freud
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* Freud, Sigmond=Freud, Sigmund.

Freud, Sigmond
(n.)=Freud, Sigmund.
Ex: According to Freud, the latency period serves as a time for establishing standards and values.
Frigia
=Phrygia.
Ex: Several dozen incriptions written in the Phrygian language have been found but they remain untranslated, and so much of what is thought to be known of Phrygia is second-hand information from Greek sources.

Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos
=US Military.
Ex: US Military does have a cushy ride in Japanese prisons as they get special treatments and all the food is paid for and supplied by the US military.
Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF)
=National Science Foundation (NSF).
Ex: Closely related to this effort is the National Serials Data Program (NSDP), which is jointly funded by CLR, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH)
=National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Ex: Closely related to this effort is the National Serials Data Program (NSDP), which is jointly funded by CLR, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).
Fundación de Libros Panafricanos
=Pan-African Book Foundation.
Ex: The Pan-African Book Foundation was established to further education by providing a depository of the written works of Africans and those of African descent.
G-20
=G-20.
Ex: If the president wanted to speak directly to people in advance of the G-20 summit in London, he could do so by sending an op-ed to the world's top papers.
G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el
=G7 (Group of Seven), the.
Ex: The principles under which the G7 (Group of Seven) leading industrialized countries have agreed to collaborate on constructing a Global Information Infrastructure (GII) are presented.

GATT (Acuerdo General sobre Tasas y Aranceles)
=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
Ex: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).

GEAC
(n.)=GEAC.
Nota: Distribuidor de programas para la recuperación de información.
Ex: GEAC Computer Corporation Ltd is a general supplier of computer systems based in Canada.

GEISCO
(n.)=GEISCO.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos no bibliográficas.
Ex: GEISCO is a US service offering information on mineral resources in the USA, and over 95 countries.

GEO, los
(n.)=SWAT team.
Nota: Grupo especial de la policía para casos de emergencia extrema.
Ex: In the mean time, the piles outside the library are multiplying and shapeshifting and, for every 100 books the library SWAT team rescues, 100 are added by the unending delivery trucks.

GI (Interfaz Gráfico)
=GI (Graphical Interface).
Nota: Interface que utiliza gráficos para presentar la información y comunicarse con el usuario.
Ex: This article reviews the developments that have taken place in WIMPs (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers) and GIs (Graphical Interfaces).

GIF (Formato de Intercambio de Gráficos)
=GIF (Graphic Interchange Format).
Nota: En informática, modo de codificación y compresión de imágenes en ficheros.
Ex: The current de facto Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) standard image formats remain GIF and JPEGs, which anyone can view without downloading extra items.

GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano)
=GPO (Government Printing Office).
Ex: In her present position, Ms. Hoduski has played a key role in LC's and GPO's (Government Printing Office) cooperative effort to include GPO-generated cataloging in the MARC services and the new GPO Monthly Catalog of United States Government Publications.

GRANT
(n.)=GRANT.
Nota: Sistema experto para buscar financiación a proyectos de investigación.
Ex: GRANT is an expert system for finding sources of funding research proposals, developed by Massachusetts University.

GUI (Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario)
=GUI (Graphic User Interface).
Ex: Despite the proliferation of Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs), particularly the growing popularity of the Apple Macintosh, there has been little provision for graphics interfacing to dial-up on-line services.

Galilea
=Galilee.
Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.

Galileo
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* de Galileo=Galilean.

Gambia
=Gambia (the).
Nota: País.
Ex: Libraries in the Gambia were first planned nationally in 1972.

Ganges, el
=Ganges, the.
Ex: Again, in the past, as many aeons ago as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, a Buddha named Jewel Nature appeared in the world.

Gauss
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* campana de Gauss=bell-shaped curve ; bell curve.

Gaza
=Gaza.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.
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* corredor de Gaza, el=Gaza Strip, the.
* franja de Gaza, la=Gaza Strip, the.

Generación X
=Generation X.
Ex: Today's students in the USA, considered to be members of Generation X, differ in many ways from those who design and conduct most academic library programmes, the latter considered to be members of the baby boom generation.
Generación Y
=Generation Y.
Ex: The 'Millennial Generation' -- also known as Generation Y -- are those who will graduate from high school in the first decade of the new millennium.
Generalidades
(n.)=Generalities ; generalia class.
Ex: With the exception of 0 Generalities, which in this scheme does not represent a unified discipline, and 4, Linguistics, the other primary divisions show this broad correlation. Ex: In practice the generalia class, as we shall see, is also used as a rag-bag for miscellaneous items that will not fit anywhere else.
Georgia
=Georgia ; GA (Georgia).
Nota: Estado norteamericano.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.
Ex: This is a report of a Planning Conference for Solar Technology Information Transfer in Georgia, held in Atlanta, GA. on July 24-25, 1978.

Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM)
=Information Resources Management (IRM).
Ex: Information Resources Management (IRM) can put an organisation in a unique position to focus its internal and external information resources on the achievement of its mission or competitive advantage.
Ghana
(n.)=Ghana.
Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.

Ghandi
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* aceptado por Ghandi=Ghandi-endorsed.

Gibraltar
=Gibraltar.
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* estrecho de Gibraltar, el=Strait of Gibraltar, the.

Gigabytes
(n.)=Gigabytes.
Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.

Ginebra^2
=Geneva.
Ex: The headquarters of international organizations are widely distributed throughout the world with concentrations upon such cities as Geneva, New York, London, the Hague and Paris.
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* Convención de Ginebra, la=Geneva Convention, the.
* Tratado de Ginebra, el=Geneva Convention, the.

Glasgow
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* de Glasgow=Glaswegian.

Goa
=Goa.
Nota: Uno de los estados de la India.
Ex: In principle he is correct but who else can lay down the law to prevent the disgusting antics we saw in Goa?.

Goethe
=Goethe.
Ex: Goethe too hovers between the ideas of acquiring knowledge by proceeding from the whole to the parts or vice versa.

Golfo Persa, el
=Arabian Gulf, the.
Ex: Interlibrary loan remains underdeveloped in the Arabian Gulf.
Golfo Pérsico, el
=Persian Gulf, the.
Ex: The ALA condemned the war in the Persian Gulf less than a day after hostilities began.
Golfo de Méjico, el
=Gulf of Mexico, the.
Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
Golfo, el
(n.)=Gulf, the.
Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
Goliat
=Goliath.
Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.

Gopher
=Gopher.
Nota: En Internet, método que ha sido muy usado para poner información en la red a base de menús, pero sin imágenes.
Ex: Gopher is a simple but powerful system that provides easy, menu-driven access to many network resources.

Gotenburgo
=Gothenburg.
Ex: Founded in the early 1600s to secure access to the Atlantic, Gothenburg was planned and settled by Dutch immigrants.

Gracias de antemano
=TIA [Thanks in advance] ; thanks in advance.
Ex: Any assistance you can provide would be immensly appreciated. TIA. Ex: With best regards and many thanks in advance, Sjoerd.
Gran Bretaña
=Britain ; Great Britain.
Ex: One of the first initiatives in providing a community information service in a public library in Britain took place in a deprived inner-city area. Ex: Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms.
Gran Depresión, la
=Depression, the ; Great Depression, the.
Ex: Women's role as solo authors declined, however, during the Depression, World War II and the postwar years. Ex: This article compares the economic situation of the public library today with that of he public library during the Great Depression.
Grateful
----
* Grateful Med=Grateful Med.

Grateful Med
=Grateful Med.
Ex: A study was designed to address this question, particularly as applied to clinicians and user-friendly search software package such as Grateful Med.
Grecia
(n.)=Greece.
Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.
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* Antigua Grecia, la=Ancient Greece.

Greenwich
=Greenwich.
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* hora de Greenwich=GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
* meridiano de Greenwich=prime meridian.
* meridiano de Greenwich, el=Greenwich meridian, the.

Groenlandia
=Greenland.
Ex: This paper describes the functions and services provided by the National Library of Greenland = Este artículo describe las funciones y servicios ofrecidos por la Biblioteca Nacional de Groenlandia.

Groos
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* inflexión de Groos=Groos droop.

Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG)
=Network Advisory Group (NAG).
Ex: NAG (the Network Advisory Group of the Library of Congress Development Office) has produced a document defining issues concerned with the development of the bibliographic component of the network.
Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG)
=Classification Research Group (CRG).
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF)
=Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
Ex: The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) is another volunteer organization; it meets regularly to discuss operational and near-term technical problems of the Internet.
Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociac
=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
Ex: Archives were largely uninvolved in such developments in the 1970s, until 1977 when the Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF) was formed.
Guardia Nacional, la
=National Guard, the.
Ex: The National Guard was summoned together with 25,000 police to help keep order.
Guatapeor
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* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor=out of the frying pan and into the fire.
* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor=out of the fire and into the frying pan.

Guatemala
=Guatemala.
Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.
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* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor=out of the frying pan and into the fire.
* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor=out of the fire and into the frying pan.

Guerra Zulú, la
=Zulu War, the.
Ex: The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.
Guerra de la Independencia
(n.)=War of Independence.
Ex: The author comments on the British Library commemorative exhibition about the American War of Independence.
Guerra de las Galaxias
(n.)=Star Wars.
Ex: After years of hesitation by the organizers, traditional book publishers will this year share the aisles with proponents of Star Wars technology.
Guerra de los Boers, la
=Anglo-Boer War, the.
Ex: The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.
Guerra del Golfo Persa, la
=Persian Gulf War, the.
Ex: The Persian Gulf War provided a unique opportunity to examine the relationship between censorship and the emotional and critical tone of television news.
Guerra del Golfo, la
(n.)=Gulf War, the.
Ex: This is part of a special issue devoted to library and information services in the Arab countries after the Gulf War.
Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la
(n.)=Spanish-American War, the ; Spanish-American War, the.
Ex: The Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and resulted in the United States gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific. Ex: The Spanish-American War took place in 1898 and resulted in the United States gaining control over the former colonies of Spain in the Caribbean and Pacific.
Guerras Médicas, las
=Persian Wars, the.
Ex: The classical age of Greece ran from the Persian Wars to Phillip of Macedon and Alexander the Great.
Guttman
----
* análisis escalar de Guttman=Guttman scale analysis.

Guyana
(n.)=Guyana.
Ex: Librarians in Guyana show great determination in trying to keep library services alive.

Génesis, el
=Genesis.
Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
Génova
=Genoa.
Ex: Genoa is generally regarded as 'the most English town in Italy'.

H
----
* bomba H=hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).

HMSO (Imprenta del Gobierno Británico)
=HMSO (Her Majesty's Stationery Office).
Ex: The major government cataloging agencies such as the Government Printing Office (GPO) and Her Majesty's Stationery Office (HMSO) have until very recently used the same procedures.

HP (Hewlett-Packard)
=Hewlett-Packard (HP).
Nota: Fabricante internacional de ordenadores, impresoras y otros productos electrónicos.
Ex: This article reviews Hewlett-Packard's involvement in the production of CD-ROM data bases, such as HP LaserRETRIEVE and HP LaserRELEASE, through an interview with Marc Hoff.

HTH (Espero que sea de Ayuda/Encantado de ser útil)
=HTH (Hope This/That Helps, Happy to Help).
Nota: Abreviatura usada en los mensajes electrónicos en inglés.
Ex: I think that this attitude is most succinctly and most prevelantly summed up by the oft-used sign-off in messages 'HTH' (Hope This/That Helps, Happy to Help).

HTML (Lenguaje de Hipertexto a través de Códigos)
=HTML (HyperText Markup Language).
Nota: En Internet, lenguaje de códigos que se utiliza para crear documentos de hipertexto para su uso en el World Wide Web.
Ex: HTML (HyperText Markup Language) is the coding language used to create hypertext documents for use on the World Wide Web.

Habana, la
=Havana.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.

Había una vez
=Once upon a time.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Haití
(n.)=Haiti.
Ex: This library was established in 1873 with the aim of gathering material on Haiti's history.

Hamburgo
=Hamburg.
Ex: After World War I Hamburg was briefly a socialist republic.

Hasta + Expresión Temporal
=See you + Expresión Temporal ; as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: 'See you at one o'clock,' he whispered to Hawthorne as she rose to leave. Ex: The Times is now available on microfilm as far back as 1785.
Hasta que la muerte nos separe
=Till death do us part.
Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme in the sense that it treats significant issues in a mature way = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" en el sentido de que trata asuntos importantes de una forma madura.
Hawaii
=Hawaii.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.

Haya, La
(n.)=Hague, the ; beech.
Ex: The headquarters of international organizations are widely distributed throughout the world with concentrations upon such cities as Geneva, New York, London, the Hague and Paris.
Ex: Both woods have abundant beech and alder and extensive coppice woodland with abundant hazel.
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* la Convención de la Haya de 1954=the 1954 Hague Convention.

Hemisferio Norte, el
=Northern Hemisphere, the.
Ex: The old adage of 'red sky at night, shepherd's delight, red sky in the morning, shepherd's warning', has bearing only in the Northern Hemisphere.
Hemisferio Sur, el
(n.)=Southern Hemisphere, the.
Ex: Her 'tour of duty' extended from the end of September 1987 to the end of March of the following year, summertime for the Southern Hemisphere.
Heracles
=Heracles.
Ex: Hercules was the Roman name for the greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles.

Herzegovina
=Herzegovina.
Ex: This guide covers libraries and archives in the following regions of Yugoslavia: Bosnia; Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia; and Slovenia.

Heródoto
=Herodotus.
Ex: Much of the surviving information about the Scyths comes from the Greek historian Herodotus.

Hewlett-Packard (HP)
=Hewlett-Packard (HP).
Nota: Fabricante internacional de ordenadores, impresoras y otros productos electrónicos.
Ex: This article reviews Hewlett-Packard's involvement in the production of CD-ROM data bases, such as HP LaserRETRIEVE and HP LaserRELEASE, through an interview with Marc Hoff.

Hezbolá
=Hezbollah.
Ex: The last time somebody went eyeball to eyeball with Hezbollah thousands of people ended up dead.

Highland
----
* Highland escocés=Highland.

Highland escocés
=Highland.
Ex: The tour will include visits to several important libraries and day trips to explore the beautiful Highland lochs and glens.
Himalayas, el
=Himalayas, the.
Ex: India -- especially the Himalayas, China, and Myanmar have been experiencing heavy UFO sightings in recent days.

Hipócrates
=Hippocrates.
Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates).

Hispanoamérica
(n.)=Spanish America.
Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of LATIN AMERICA and Spanish America.

Holanda
(n.)=Holland.
Ex: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.

Hollywood
(n.)=Tinseltown.
Nota: Forma coloquial.
Ex: Tinseltown's leading men never get their due on the red carpet.

Holmes
----
* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes=Holmesiana.

Holmesiana
(n./adj.)=Holmesiana.
Nota: Todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco "Holmes".
Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.

Holocausto
----
* Holocausto, el=Holocaust, the.

Holocausto, el
=Holocaust, the.
Ex: The article 'The unimaginable made real: Center for Holocaust Studies' describes this centre the purpose of which is to gather material based on the accounts of survivors of the Holocaust, rather than texts based primarily on Nazi records.
Homero
(n.)=Homer.
Ex: Some people read Homer in the original, some build boats and read about sailing = Lo mismo que algunas personas leen a Homero en su versión original, otros construyen barcos y leen sobre navegación.

Honduras
=Honduras.
Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Hora + y media
=half past + Hora.
Ex: Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven.
Horacio
=Horace.
Ex: Horace said that it is of no consequence of what parents a man is born, as long as he be a man of merit.

Hostia Sagrada, la
=Host, the.
Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
Hostia, la
(n.)=Host, the ; ; slap.
Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
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* echando hostias=like the clappers.
* Hostia Sagrada, la=Host, the.
* inflar a Alguien a hostias=baste.
* inflar de hostias a Alguien=beat + Nombre + black and blue.
* la hostia=the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* pegarse una hostia=come + a cropper.

Hotel Ritz, el
=Ritz Hotel, the.
Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.
Hungría
(n.)=Hungary.
Ex: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.

Huno
(n.)=Hun.
Nota: Miembro de una banda visigótica denominada "Los Hunos" y usado hoy día para referirse de modo despectivo a un ciudadano alemán.
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.

HyTime (Lenguaje Hipermedia/con Estructuración Temporal)
=HyTime (Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language).
Nota: Lenguaje de programación que permite especificar en un entorno hipermedia el tiempo de duración de un vídeo o una grabación sonora.
Ex: In November 1992 the Hypermedia/Time-based Structuring Language (HyTime) detailed in ISO 10744 was introduced for the interchange of multimedia and hypermedia = En noviembre de 1992, se introdujo el Lenguaje Hipermedia/con Esctructuración Temporal (HyTime) especificado en la ISO 10744 para el intercambio de multimedia e hipermedia.

HyperCard
----
* programas HyperCard=HyperCard software.

Hypersearch
=Hypersearch.
Nota: Programa de búsqueda en base de datos.
Ex: Hypersearch performs a very fast serial search of the complete database when a search request is submitted.

Hytelnet
(n.)=Hytelnet.
Nota: En Internet, herramienta de búsqueda de recursos que a través de documentos en hipertexto que contienen miles de centros accesibles mediante Telnet le permite al usuario acceder a ellos a sus recursos.
Ex: Hytelnet is a resource discovery tool that allows a user to browse through hyptertext documents listing more than 1,400 Telnet-accessible sites on the Internet, and the resources they contain.

Hércules
=Hercules.
Ex: Hercules was the Roman name for the greatest hero of Greek mythology -- Heracles.

Héspero
=Hesperus.
Ex: In 1839 The Hesperus was wrecked on a reef off the coast of Massachusetts and was the 'inspiration' of Henry Wadsworth's poem 'The Wreck of the Hesperus'.

I+D (investigación y desarrollo)
=research and development (R&D).
Ex: It can nevertheless be a valuable aid to decision-making in such areas as acquisitions and divestitures, R and D planning and new product development.

IA (Inteligencia Artificial)
=Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Ex: Developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related areas are discussed in terms of their impact on school library media centres and the role of library media specialists.

IAALD (Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura)
=International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
Ex: This article is based on a paper presented at the 7th World Congress of the International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD) held in Ottawa, 2-6 June 85.

IAE (Integración a Alta Escala)
=VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration).
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).

IASA (Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros)
=International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).
Ex: This issue is devoted mainly to papers presented at the International Association of Sound Archives (IASA) Conference, Vienna, 1988.

IATUL (Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecas Universitarias Tecnológicas)
=IATUL (International Association of Technological University Libraries).
Ex: This article outlines the history, objectives, qualifications for membership and activities of IATUL (International Association of Technological University Libraries).

IBF (Federación Internacional de Libreros)
=International Booksellers Federation (IBF).
Ex: The article 'IBF talking shop' reports the annual general assembly of the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) held in Edinburgh in June 94.

IBI (impuesto de bienes inmuebles)
(n.)=local rates ; council tax ; local tax rates ; tax rates ; local taxes ; property tax ; rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.
Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.
Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries.
Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries.
Ex: Local taxes have been raised 10 percent, but library funding has not changed.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground.
Ex: In some states, it is permissible to separate the real estate tax into two separate taxes -- one the land value and one on the building value.
Ex: Real estate property taxes are generally due in January and July of each calendar year.

IBM
(n.)=IBM.
Ex: IBM invented a disk drive which became known as the Winchester in which the whole disk pack was hermetically sealed and this design has become the basis for the Winchester disks available on microcomputers.
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* compatible con IBM=IBM compatible.
* PC IBM=IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).

ICA (Consejo Internacional de Archivos)
=International Council on Archives (ICA).
Ex: This a study prepared by Unesco's Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA) to provide a summary of available techniques and processes for managing preservation and conservation of archives.

ICBS (Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul)
=International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
Ex: The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) aims to provide authorities and professionals with expertise and networks in the case of armed conflict or natural disasters that could affect cultural heritage.

ICOLC (Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas)
=International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
Ex: The International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) was formed in March 1998 to provide a forum for the exchange of information on best practice in licence negotiations.

ICOM (Consejo Internacional de Museos)
=International Council of Museums (ICOM).
Ex: In 1996, IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) joined to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).

ICOMS (Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés)
=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
Ex: In 1996, IFLA, the International Council on Archives (ICA), the International Council of Museums (ICOM) and the International Council of Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS) joined to create the International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).

ICSU (Consejo Internacional de Asociaciones Científicas)
=ICSU (International Council of Scientific Unions).
Ex: UNISIST (United Nations Information System In Science and Technology) was a project jointly developed by UNESCO and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).

IDF (método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos)
=Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).
Ex: This study compares the Two-Poisson (2P), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) and Discrimination Value (DV) models of document representation.

IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas)
=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
Ex: The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Working Group on an International Authority System was established in 1978 with three broad terms of reference.
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* Consejo de la IFLA=IFLA's Council.
* Junta Directiva de la IFLA=IFLA's Executive Board.
* Junta Profesional de la IFLA=IFLA's Professional Board.

IGE (Integración a Gran Escala)
=LSI (Large Scale Integration).
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).

IMC (índice de masa corporal)
(n.)=body mass index (BMI).
Ex: The purpose of this analysis was to document the change in body mass index (BMI) over a two-year period in poor women from urban Mexico.

IME (Integración a Media Escala)
=MSI (Medium Scale Integration).
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).

IMHO (En Mi Modesta Opinión)
=IMHO (In My Humble Opinion).
Nota: En Internet, siglas que se utilizan en los mensajes electrónicos para indicar que el escritor sólo expresa su opinión y que puede haber quien no opine lo mismo.
Ex: IMHO (In My Humble Opinion) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum to indicate that the writer is aware that they are expressing a debatable view.

IMLA (Index Medicus Latinoamericano)
=IMLA (Index Medicus Latinoamericano).
Ex: This article discusses difficulties and barriers to the use of the IMLA/LILACS (Index Medicus Latinoamericano/Literatura Latinoamericana en Ciencias de la Salud) database = Este artículo describe las dificultades y obstáculos que presenta el uso de la base de datos IMLA/LILACS (Index Medicus Latinoamericano/Literatura Latinoamericana en Ciencias de la Salud).

INFO-TEXT
=INFO-TEXT.
Nota: Paquete de programas de recuperación de información.
Ex: INFO-TEXT Management and Document Retrieval System is available from Henco Software Inc, Waltham, Mass., USA.

INFOLINE
(n.)=INFOLINE.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: Pergamon-INFOLINE offers around twenty to thirty data bases of various types and sizes.

INFOTERRA (Sistema Internacional de Referencia de Fuentes de Información)
=INFOTERRA (International Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information).
Ex: The International Referral System for Sources of Environmental Information (INFOTERRA) has been operated by the United Nations since 1977 to provide a world-wide network of information sources on the environment.

INSALUD (Instituto Nacional de la Salud)
=National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Ex: In addition to the usual roundup of news from the past month, it takes a close look at the Congressional approval of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) public access plan.

INTERMARC
(n.)=INTERMARC.
Ex: Since 1982 the Phonotheque Nationale has catalogued all sound and video recordings according to the ISBD international standard in the INTERMARC exchange format.

INTRO
(n.)=ENTER ; RETURN.
Nota: Tecla de un teclado de ordenador que se utiliza para finalizar una orden o introducir una nueva línea.
Ex: When you've completed typing in the search criteria, press <Enter>.
Ex: To use the 'default,' or built-in command setting, simply press RETURN.

IOTA^2
(n.)=IOTA.
Nota: Sistema inteligente para la recuperación de información.
Ex: This article describes the IOTA on-line information retrieval system, involving the use of artificial intelligence in an expert system.

IP Sharp
=IP Sharp.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos no bibliográficas.
Ex: IP Sharp, which makes available a number of public data bases including the UK CSO, the International Monetary Fund and the US Consumer and Wholesale Price Indexes.

IPA^1 (Asociación Internacional de Editores)
=International Publishers Association (IPA).
Ex: The International Publishers Association (IPA) Conference in Barcelona in 1995 addressed the relationship between libraries and publishers.

IPA^2 (Información para la Administración Pública)
=Information for Public Administration (IPA).
Ex: The Federation Internationale de la Documentation (FID) addresses these issues through its Special Interest Group on Information for Public Administration (SIG/IPA).

IPA^3 (Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia)
=International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).
Ex: This article briefly describes how the indexing of International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA) developed.

IPC (Indice de Precios al Consumo)
=consumer price index (CPI) ; Retail Price Index (RPI).
Nota: Informe mensual sobre el precio medio de diversos productos y servicios que sirve de medida de la fluctuación del coste de vida.
Ex: While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index (CPI), many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history.
Ex: One problem encountered was the difficulty in obtaining information about the means used to calculate the book component of the Retail Price Index (RPI).

IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala)
=SSI (Small Scale Integration).
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).

IRM (Gestión de los Recursos de Información)
=Information Resources Management (IRM).
Nota: Todas aquellas tareas que se realizan para mejorar el almacenamiento y recuperación de la información y sus distintos tipos de soporte en una organización.
Ex: Information Resources Management (IRM) can put an organisation in a unique position to focus its internal and external information resources on the achievement of its mission or competitive advantage.

IRPF
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* retención de IRPF=payroll tax.

IRS
----
* ESA-IRS=ESA-IRS.

ISAD (Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA)
(n.)=Information Science and Automation Division (IASD) ; International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
Ex: The Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA) has sponsored many programs that have had technological developments and the broader aspects of automation as their primary emphasis.
Ex: The author reports on Australian participation in recent developments towards an International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

ISAD(G) (Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos)
(n.)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
Ex: The General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) structures an archival description in such a way that the lowest level of description can be linked to successively higher levels of descriptions.

ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional)
=ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).
Nota: Conjunto de reglas normalizadas según acuerdo internacional para presentar los elementos de la descripción bibliográfica de un documento, su orden y los símbolos que indican los diferentes elementos.
Ex: Information about ISBD punctuation is given in Figure 2217.
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* formato ISBD=ISBD format.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* ISBD(CF) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Archivos=ISBD(CF) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Computer Files).
* ISBD(CM) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Material=ISBD(CM) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials).
* ISBD(CP) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Partes de=ISBD(CP) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Component Parts).
* ISBD(ER) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Recursos=ISBD(ER) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources).
* ISBD(G) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional General)=ISBD(G) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - General).
* ISBD(M) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Monografía=ISBD(M) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographs).
* ISBD(NBM) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Material=ISBD(NBM) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Non-Book Materials).
* ISBD(PM) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Partitura=ISBD(PM) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Printed Music).
* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio=ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).
* puntuación de la ISBD=ISBD punctuation.

ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material ant
=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
Ex: To meet the especial problems posed by early books a special International Standard Bibliographic Description (Antiquarian), familiarly known as ISBD(A), has been evolved.
ISBD(CF) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Archivos
=ISBD(CF) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Computer Files).
Ex: ISBD (CF) specifies the requirements for the description of monographic computer-readable items, with the exclusion of serials, and these can be data files or programs.
ISBD(CM) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Material
=ISBD(CM) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Cartographic Materials).
Ex: The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) programme has, to date, established standards for monographs (ISBD(M)), serials (ISBD(S)), maps (ISBD(CM)), music (ISBD(PM)), and non-book materials (ISBD(NBM)).
ISBD(CP) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Partes de
=ISBD(CP) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Component Parts).
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
ISBD(ER) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Recursos
=ISBD(ER) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Electronic Resources).
Ex: This article provides a detailed indication of the stipulations of the ISBD(ER).
ISBD(G) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional General)
=ISBD(G) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - General).
Ex: A suitable framework for the citation of microforms, patents, machine-readable data, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials is the ISBD(G).
ISBD(M) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Monografía
=ISBD(M) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Monographs).
Ex: Although the elements to be included in a citation may match those in the ISBD(M), the extent of the detail presented in each area may vary between publications.
ISBD(NBM) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Material
=ISBD(NBM) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Non-Book Materials).
Ex: The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) programme has, to date, established standards for monographs (ISBD(M)), serials (ISBD(S)), maps (ISBD(CM)), music (ISBD(PM)), and non-book materials (ISBD(NBM)).
ISBD(PM) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Partitura
=ISBD(PM) (International Standard Bibliographic Description for Printed Music).
Ex: The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) programme has, to date, established standards for monographs (ISBD(M)), serials (ISBD(S)), maps (ISBD(CM)), music (ISBD(PM)), and non-book materials (ISBD(NBM)).
ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio
=ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).
Ex: The International Standard Bibliographic Description (ISBD) programme has, to date, established standards for monographs (ISBD(M)), serials (ISBD(S)), maps (ISBD(CM)), music (ISBD(PM)), and non-book materials (ISBD(NBM)).
ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros)
=ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
Nota: Elemento del área de número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición que recoge el código internacional que identifica una edición concreta de una obra publicada por un editor específico.
Ex: In this section standard numbers, such as International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) or International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) are the first element to be recorded.
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* más de un ISBN=more than one ISBN.

ISDN (Red Digital de Servicios Integrados)
=ISDN (Integrated Services Digital Network).
Ex: This article proposes that Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) can be used to educate groups of people by means of dialogue featuring an interactive exchange of textual, voice, graphic, and pictorial information.

ISDS (Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas)
=ISDS (International Serials Data System).
Nota: Red de centros nacionales e internacionales que tienen por función el control de las publicaciones periódicas, mediante la asignación del ISSN y del título clave.
Ex: One agency to be responsible for such a standard is the International Serials Data System (ISDS) whose International Centre is in Paris.

ISIS
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* CDS/ISIS (Sistema de Documentación Automatizado/Conjunto Integrado de Sistem=CDS/ISIS (Computerised Documentation System/Integrated Set of Information Systems).
* Micro-ISIS=Micro-ISIS.

ISOC (Sociedad de Internet)
=ISOC (Internet Society).
Ex: ISOC (Internet Society) is a voluntary membership organization whose purpose is to promote global information exchange through Internet technology.

ISP (Proveedor de Servicios de Internet)
=ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Ex: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since.

ISSN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas)
=ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
Nota: Elemento del área de serie que recoge el código numérico internacional asignado por ISDS para la identificación de una publicación en serie.
Ex: All serials entered in the ISDS (International Serials Data System) are assigned a key title and an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).

IVA (impuesto sobre el valor añadido)
=value added tax (VAT).
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
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* exención del IVA=zero-rate ; zero-rating.

IWETEL (Information World en Español)
=IWETEL (Information World en Español).
Ex: Information World en Espanol (IWETEL), the first electronic forum for information professionals in Spain, was launched in Nov 93.

Iberia
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* Iberia romana=Roman Iberia.

Iberia romana
=Roman Iberia.
Ex: No clear evidence was found to indicate that Roman Iberia had public libraries similar to those established elsewhere in the empire.
Identificador de Objeto Digital (DOI)
=DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
Ex: The DOI (Digital Object Identifier) is a unique identifier (similar to an ISBN or ISSN), which will allow access to electronic documents -- even when their URL changes.
Igbo, los
=Igbo, the.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.

Iglesia Anglicana, la
=Anglican Church, the.
Ex: The article 'Library spreads gospel truth' describes the library at the Toronto headquarters of the Anglican Church of Canada.
Iglesia Católica Apostólica Romana, la
=Roman Catholic Church, the.
Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.
Iglesia Católica Romana, la
=Roman Catholic Church, the.
Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.
Iglesia Católica, la
=Catholic Church, the ; Roman Catholic Church, the.
Ex: The most efficient formal organization in the history of Western civilization has been the Catholic Church. Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition.
Iglesia Cristiana, la
=Christian Church, the.
Ex: Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday, celebrates the birthday of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles.
Iglesia Romana, la
=Roman Church, the.
Ex: For this reason, the Roman Church must be considered as both infallible and indefectible.
Iglesia de Inglaterra, la
=Church of England, the.
Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.
Iliada
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* Iliada, La=Iliad, The.

Iliada, La
=Iliad, The.
Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us to the core books: The Norse Sagas, The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Ilustración, la
=Enlightenment, the.
Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.
Imperio Otomano, el
=Ottoman Empire, the.
Ex: The article 'Libraries in late Ottoman Palestine between the Orient and the Occident' reveals historically Palestine's transformation from a backward region of the Ottoman Empire to a focus for international.
Imperio Romano, el
=Roman Empire, the.
Ex: As the Roman Empire declined in the West the libraries also declined, as did book publishing and acquisitions.
India, la
(n.)=India.
Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
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* Cachemira de la India=Indian Kashmir.
* en fila india=in single file.

Indias
=Indies.
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* castaña de Indias=horse chestnut ; conker.
* castaño de Indias=horse chestnut tree.
* conejillo de indias=guinea pig.
* Indias Orientales=East Indies.

Indias Orientales
=East Indies.
Ex: The use of obsolete terms, such as East Indies, is an ongoing reference service problem.
Indice Británico de Tecnología (BTI)
=BTI (British Technology Index).
Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Indice Permutado de Materias
=Permuterm Subject Index.
Ex: This article describes the 4 indexes comprising the SCI: the Source Index, the Citation Index, the Permuterm Subject Index and the Corporate Index.
Indice de Autores Corporativos
(n.)=Corporate Index.
Ex: This article describes the 4 indexes comprising the SCI: the Source Index, the Citation Index, the Permuterm Subject Index and the Corporate Index.
Indice de Citas de Ciencia (SCI)
=Science Citation Index (SCI).
Ex: The Permuterm index (as featured in Science, and Social Sciences Citation Indexes) is similar to a Double-KWIC index in that it provides for simple coordination of index words.
Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI)
=Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
Ex: The Permuterm index (as featured in Science, and Social Sciences Citation Indexes) is similar to a Double-KWIC index in that it provides for simple coordination of index words.
Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas (UNDEX)
=UNDEX (United Nations Documents Index).
Ex: Until the early 1960s UNDEX (then known as UNDI -- United Nations Documents Index) was the principal source of bibliographic information about the publications of the various United Nations specialized agencies.
Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas (UNDI)
=UNDI (United Nations Documents Index).
Ex: Until the early 1960s UNDEX (then known as UNDI -- United Nations Documents Index) was the principal source of bibliographic information about the publications of the various United Nations specialized agencies.
Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC)
(n.)=Retail Price Index (RPI).
Ex: One problem encountered was the difficulty in obtaining information about the means used to calculate the book component of the Retail Price Index (RPI).
Indico
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* Oceano Indico, el=Indian Ocean, the.

Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI)
=Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).
Ex: Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI) is an innovative verbal classification system based primarily on Ranganathan's postulates redefined in a lucid way by Bhattacharyya.
Indonesia
=Indonesia ; East Indies.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
Ex: The use of obsolete terms, such as East Indies, is an ongoing reference service problem.

Indostán
=Hindustan.
Ex: We spent the night in this old market town on the former Hindustan-Tibet highway.

Información Bibliográfica Automatizada (MARBI)
=MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information).
Ex: MARBI is an acronym for a committee with the strange but useful name ALA/RTSD/ISAD/RASD Interdivisional Committee on Representation of Bibliographic Information in Machine-Readable Form.
Información para la Administración Pública (IPA)
=Information for Public Administration (IPA).
Ex: The Federation Internationale de la Documentation (FID) addresses these issues through its Special Interest Group on Information for Public Administration (SIG/IPA).
Infraestructura Mundial para la Información
=Global Information Infrastructure (GII).
Ex: The principles under which the G7 (Group of Seven) leading industrialized countries have agreed to collaborate on constructing a Global Information Infrastructure (GII) are presented.
Inglaterra
=England ; south of the border.
Nota: Usado en Escocia o para referirse al resto del Reino Unido.
Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
Ex: Scots living in England and Wales are twice as likely to die of alcohol-related conditions as those born south of the border.
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* Iglesia de Inglaterra, la=Church of England, the.
* Inglaterra de la época victoriana=Victorian England.
* Inglaterra del período Isabelino=Elizabethan England.
* Inglaterra victoriana=Victorian England.
* Nueva Inglaterra=New England.

Inglaterra de la época victoriana
(n.)=Victorian England.
Ex: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.
Inglaterra del período Isabelino
=Elizabethan England.
Ex: Nor can we experience what it was like to be alive in an historical time -- in, say, Elizabethan England -- because the space-time barrier prevents it.
Inglaterra victoriana
(n.)=Victorian England.
Ex: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.
Inquisición
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* Inquisición, la=Inquisition, the.

Inquisición, la
=Inquisition, the.
Ex: This article describes the history, building and services of the Library of Parliament, Rome, Italy, which is housed in the building of the 700-year old former Dominican convent of Santa Maria, once the headquarters of the inquisition.
Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI)
=British Standard Institution (BSI).
Ex: Until 1982, when the British Standards Institution (BSI) published its ROOT thesaurus, there was no standard, general-purpose thesaurus.
Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI)
=American Documentation Institute (ADI).
Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.
Instituto Australiano de Bibliotecarios (IAB)
=Australian Institute of Librarians (AIL).
Ex: This article discusses the major achievements of the Library Association of Australia (LAA) and its progenitor, the Australian Institute of Librarians (AIL).
Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD)
=National Institutes of Health (NIH).
Ex: In addition to the usual roundup of news from the past month, it takes a close look at the Congressional approval of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) public access plan.
Instituto de Cartografía Americano
=US Geological Survey (USGS).
Ex: Studies are currently underway concerning the feasibility of turning the mapmaking function of the US Geological Survey (USGS) over to the private sector.
Instituto de Cartografía Británico
=Ordnance Survey.
Ex: Future possibilities include the integration of information systems from other department and the acquisition of Ordnance Survey digital data.
Instituto de Cartografía Estatal
(n.)=State Geological Survey.
Ex: The 50 State Geological Surveys vary as institutions but each is a government agency with the dual function of basic research and public service.
Instituto de Información Científica (ISI)
=Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
Ex: Undoubtedly the most important citation indexes are the products of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
Integración a Alta Escala (IAE)
=VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration).
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).
Integración a Gran Escala (IGE)
=LSI (Large Scale Integration).
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors).
Inteligencia Artificial (IA)
=Artificial Intelligence (AI).
Ex: Developments in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related areas are discussed in terms of their impact on school library media centres and the role of library media specialists.
Intercambio Electrónico de Datos (EDI)
=EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
Ex: Electronic Data Interchange (EDI) is a series of standardised message formats, primarily oriented toward business transactions.
Interfaz Gráfico (GI)
=GI (Graphical Interface).
Ex: This article reviews the developments that have taken place in WIMPs (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers) and GIs (Graphical Interfaces).
Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario (GUI)
=GUI (Graphic User Interface).
Ex: Despite the proliferation of Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs), particularly the growing popularity of the Apple Macintosh, there has been little provision for graphics interfacing to dial-up on-line services.
Interfaz para Sistemas Automatizados Pequeños
=Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI).
Ex: In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.
Internet
=Internet, the.
Nota: El conjunto de todas las redes interconectadas que utilizan los protocolos TCP/IP y que surgieron a partir de ARPANet al final de los 60 y principios de los 70.
Ex: Internet brings a new generation of information services that are the thin edge of the wedge of a radically transformative change in how people will access information.
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* accesible a través de Internet=web-compliant.
* accesible por Internet=Internet-accessible.
* aparato para usar Internet=Internet appliance.
* aprendizaje a través de Internet=virtual learning.
* a través de Internet=Internet-based ; Web-based ; Web-supported.
* basado en Internet=Internet-based.
* bibliografía de recursos en Internet=webliography.
* colgar Algo en Internet=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
* compañía en Internet=dot-com [dot.com].
* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet=Internet-savvy.
* creación de réplicas en Internet=mirroring.
* directorio de Internet=Web directory.
* edición en Internet=Web publishing.
* en Internet=Internet-based ; Web-based ; Web-supported.
* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet=fall through + the net.
* Explorador de Internet=Internet Explorer.
* herramienta de uso de Internet=Internet appliance.
* navegación por Internet=surfing.
* navegador de Internet=Web browser.
* navegar por Internet=surf + the Internet.
* novato de Internet=newbie.
* OPAC accesible a través de Internet=WebPac.
* poner Algo en Internet=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
* portal de Internet=Web portal ; Internet portal ; web-based research guide.
* por toda la Internet=Internet-wide.
* principiante de Internet=newbie.
* programa de acceso a Internet=browser software.
* proveedor de servicios de Internet=Internet provider.
* Proveedor de Servicios de Internet (ISP)=ISP (Internet Service Provider).
* publicación en Internet=Web publishing.
* reglas de cortesía en Internet=netiquette.
* relacionado con Internet=Internet-related.
* retransmisión vía Internet=webcast [web cast] ; cybercast [cyber cast].
* tienda de compras por Internet=online store.
* usuario de Internet=Internet neighbour ; netizen.
* vendedor por Internet=e-tailer.

Irak
(n.)=Iraq.
Ex: The importance in the use of the academic library is discussed with particular reference to Iraq = Se debate la importancia del uso de la biblioteca académica refiriéndose concretamente a Irak.

Iraq
(n.)=Iraq.
Ex: The importance in the use of the academic library is discussed with particular reference to Iraq = Se debate la importancia del uso de la biblioteca académica refiriéndose concretamente a Irak.

Irlanda
(n.)=Ireland.
Ex: OCLC Europe supports a nationwide telecommunications network in the United Kingdom and Ireland to provide users with dedicated access to the OCLC data bases and associated service in the US.
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* Irlanda del Norte=Northern Ireland.
* República de Irlanda=Republic of Ireland.

Irlanda del Norte
=Northern Ireland.
Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
Irlandesa
(n.)=Irishwoman [Irishwomen, -pl.].
Ex: His legacy continue to inspire generations of Irishmen, Irishwomen, and Americans of all walks of life.
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* República Irlandesa, la=Irish Republic, the.

Irán
=Iran.
Ex: At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.

Isla Mauricio
=Mauritius.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
Isla de Pascua
=Easter Island.
Ex: This volume contains abstracts and author/subject indexes for the scholarly articles in the journal specializing in the culture and prehistory of Easter Island.
Isla del Príncipe Eduardo
=Prince Edward Island.
Ex: This study considers what qualifications are needed to be certified as a teacher librarian in the following Canadian provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and British Columbia.
Islam
=Islam.
Ex: Examples of iconic expressions are the Cross and the Crescent representing Christianity and Islam respectively.

Islandia
=Iceland.
Ex: Iceland has one of the highest (if not the highest) literacy rates in the world, and also publishes the greatest number of books per household.

Islas Británicas, las
=British Isles, the.
Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
Islas Caimán, las
=Cayman Islands, the.
Ex: The Cayman Islands are safe, relaxing, tranquil and best of all, home to some of the friendliest people in the Caribbean.
Islas Canarias, las
=Canary Islands, the ; Canaries, the.
Ex: Canaries are native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira and were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases. Ex: For example, Pliny the Elder describes a Carthaginian expedition to the Canaries.
Islas Fereo, las
=Faroes, the ; Faroe Islands, the.
Ex: There are participating libraries in Sweden, Norway and Denmark and since 2000 also in Iceland, Greenland and the Faroes. Ex: This issue is devoted to public library legislation in Denmark including the Faroe Islands and Greenland.
Islas Vírgenes, las
=Virgin Islands, the.
Ex: The author describes the damage done to the University of the Virgin Islands library on the Caribbean island of St Thomas on 15 Sep 95 by Hurricane Marilyn.
Islas de Cabo Verde
=Cape Verde Islands.
Ex: This is one of the few histories of the Cape Verde Islands to appear since their occupation by the Portuguese in 1460.
Islas de Malta, las
(n.)=Maltese Islands, the.
Ex: This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.
Islas de la República de Cabo Verde
=Cape Verde Islands.
Ex: This is one of the few histories of the Cape Verde Islands to appear since their occupation by the Portuguese in 1460.
Israel
(n.)=Israel.
Ex: The collection has been divided into 5 categories: histories of the Jews, refutations of anti-Semitic literature, works on Zionism and Israel, histories of Jewish religions and cultural organisations, and histories of Jewish communities.
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* Tierra de Israel, la=Land of Israel, the.

Italia
(n.)=Italy.
Ex: The representative from Italy at the time argued that the entries have to be of a kind that can be used as they are in all countries, if we are to have an international code.

Ivy League
=Ivy League.
Nota: En los Estados Unidos, nombre usado para referirse al grupo de las ocho universidades más prestigiosas.
Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.

JANET
=JANET (Joint Academic NETwork).
Nota: Red de comunicaciones que enlaza todas las instituciones académicas del Reino Unido.
Ex: The implementation of the Joint Academic Network (JANET) provides a truly integrated, private academic network linking all UK universities.

JCR (Journal Citation Report)
=Journal Citation Report (JCR).
Nota: Revista editada por el Instituto de Información Científica americano que clasifica a la mayoría de las revistas científicas del mundo según varios parámetros de uso/importancia.
Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.

JISC (Comité Conjunto para Sistemas de Información)
=Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
Nota: En el Reino Unido, comisión encargada de coordinar los temas relacionados con la información electrónica en la educación superior.
Ex: The author describes the role of the Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC) in the development of a UK national electronic library for higher education users.

JPEG (Grupo Conjunto de Expertos en Fotografía)
=JPEG (Joint Photographic Expert Group).
Nota: En informática, modo de codificación y compresión de imágenes en ficheros.
Ex: This article describes the 2 key standards for image compression: JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group).

Jaccard
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* índice de Jaccard=Jaccard's index.

Jamaica
=Jamaica.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.

Japón
(n.)=Japan ; Nippon.
Ex: If, for instance, a nonresearch library acquires a work in English, issued by the Bank of Japan, the rules permit the acquiring library to enter the work under the name of the institution in English.
Ex: For example, Germany should be entered under DEUTSCHLAND, Japan under NIPPON, and so on, because they are in the international form.

Jardín del Edén
=Garden of Eden.
Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
Jekyl
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* Jekyl y Hyde=Jekyll and Hyde.

Jekyl y Hyde
=Jekyll and Hyde.
Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.
Jenofonte
=Xenophon.
Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.

Jericó
=Jericho.
Ex: Although rain is extremely scarce in Jericho, if it occurred, the mud-brick houses would collapse and turn into mud.
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* rosa de Jericó=damask rose.

Jerusalén
=Jerusalem.
Ex: This network, supported by the Council of Higher Education, is based on the ALEPH software developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

Jesuita
(n.)=Jesuit ; Jesuit.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The author gives a brief account of how various collections of them came to be located in different Jesuit archives throughout Europe.
Ex: An important contribution made by the Jesuits to education in colonial Brazil was the development of libraries.
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* orden de los Jesuitas=Jesuit order.

Jesús
(n.)=Jesus.
Ex: This article is about the veracity of Jesus' existence.
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* Compañía de Jesús, la=Society of Jesus, the.
* Jesús de Nazaret=Jesus of Nazareth.

Jesús de Nazaret
=Jesus of Nazareth.
Ex: This chapter gives an overview into the controversy over who and what Jesus of Nazareth was.
Job
=Job.
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* santo Job=Saint Job.
* tener la paciencia del santo Job=have + the patience of Job.
* tener más paciencia que el santo Job=have + the patience of Job.

Jonás
=Jonah.
Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.

Jordania
(n.)=Jordan.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Jordán, el
=Jordan River, the.
Ex: Judea and Samaria, located west of the Jordan River, with Jerusalem approximately in the center, are historical parts of the Land of Israel.

Josué
=Joshua.
Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.

Journal Citation Report (JCR)
=Journal Citation Report (JCR).
Nota: Revista editada por el Instituto de Información Científica americano que clasifica a la mayoría de las revistas científicas del mundo según varios parámetros de uso/importancia.
Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.

Juan
=John.
Ex: In Matthew's gospel, when Jesus comes to John to be baptised, John hesitates, as he feels unworthy.
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* Juan el Bautista=John the Baptist.

Juan el Bautista
=John the Baptist.
Ex: The title of the article is 'From John the Baptist to knee replacements: the use of online in schools' = El título del artículo es "Desde Juan el Bautista hasta la prótesis de rodilla: el uso de la información en línea en las escuelas".
Judas
(n.)=Judas ; backstabber.
Ex: She links Quentin's suicide at the end of the Maundy Thursday of the novel with the death of Judas, who also betrayed one who loved unconditionally and then committed suicide.
Ex: They won't change, because backstabber behavior has worked for them in the past.
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* árbol de Judas=redbud ; Judas tree.
* beso de Judas, el=kiss and tell ; kiss of Judas, the.

Judea
=Judea [Judaea].
Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
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* árbol de Judea=Judas tree ; redbud.
* Judea y Samaria=Judea and Samaria.

Judea y Samaria
=Judea and Samaria.
Ex: Judea and Samaria, located west of the Jordan River, with Jerusalem approximately in the center, are historical parts of the Land of Israel.
Juegos Olímpicos
=Olympic games.
Ex: The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic games Library'.
Juegos Paralímpicos, los
=Paralympic Games, the.
Ex: Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of the main sports of the Paralympics.
Jueves Santo
(n.)=Maundy Thursday ; Holy Thursday.
Ex: She links Quentin's suicide at the end of the Maundy Thursday of the novel with the death of Judas, who also betrayed one who loved unconditionally and then committed suicide. Ex: This is a fragment of the black veil used to cover the statue of the Madonna on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Julio César
=Julius Caesar.
Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.
Junctionville
----
* habitante de Junctionville=Junctionvillers.

Junta Directiva de la IFLA
=IFLA's Executive Board.
Ex: IFLA's Executive Board has full powers of administration and management and consists of an elected President and seven elected members, with the Chairperson of the Professional Board serving as an 'ex officio' member.
Junta Profesional de la IFLA
=IFLA's Professional Board.
Ex: IFLA's Professional Board deals with coordinating and planning professional activities and consists of the Chariperson from each of the eight Divisions, plus a Chairperson elected from the outgoing Professional Board by the incoming Professional Board members.
Júpiter
=Jupiter.
Ex: The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.

KWIC
----
* índice KWIC=KWIC index.
* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto)=KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).
* índice permutado del tipo KWIC=KWICed index.
* indizar de modo KWIC=KWIC.
* indizar según el método KWIC=KWIC-index.
* KWIC doble=double KWIC.

KWIC doble
=double KWIC.
Ex: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.
KWIT
----
* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título)=KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).

KWOC
----
* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto)=KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).

Kaiser
=Kaiser.
Ex: Julius Kaiser's (1868-1927) attempted to develop a system of subject indexing based on what he called concretes and processes to govern the form of subject headings and subdivisions.

Katmandú
=Kathmandu.
Ex: There are many kinds of plugs used in Nepal and the best thing for you to do is stop in at an electric shop in Kathmandu and for 50 rupees they will make an adaptor for you.

Kazakistán
=Kazakhstan.
Ex: Other participating countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Serbia.

Kazán
=Kazan.
Nota: Capital de la República de Tatarstan dentro de Rusia.
Ex: This article describes a computer course in library and bibliography studies designed by Kazan State University in conjunction with Scientific Library of N.I. Lobachev.

Kenia
(n.)=Kenya.
Ex: The Smirnov beetle, which originated in Kenya, has found favourable conditions for existence in European libraries, especially in the USSR.

Khmer Rouge
=Khmer Rouge, the.
Nota: Grupo independentista camboyano.
Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.

Kirghizia
=Kyrgyzstan ; Kirghizia.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.
Ex: The author draws attention to library journals which have appeared in Kirghizia and Kazakhstan since 1992.

Kirghizistán
=Kyrgyzstan ; Kirghizia.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.
Ex: The author draws attention to library journals which have appeared in Kirghizia and Kazakhstan since 1992.

Kirguistán
=Kyrgyzstan.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.

Kirguizistán
=Kyrgyzstan ; Kirghizia.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.
Ex: The author draws attention to library journals which have appeared in Kirghizia and Kazakhstan since 1992.

Knesset
(n.)=Knesset.
Nota: Parlamento israelí.
Ex: If you make an entry for ISRAELI PARLIAMENT or JAPANESE PARLIAMENT you should put JAPAN DIET and ISRAELI Knesset.

Kurdistán
=Kurdistan.
Ex: While almost all university libraries south of Iraqi Kurdistan were looted and/or burned, even the ones left untouched have little in them.

Kuwait
=Kuwait.
Ex: This article reviews the scientific output of the State of Kuwait on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its independence.

Kyoto
----
* protocolo de Kyoto, el=Kyoto protocol, the.

L
----
* operador (L)=(L) operator.

LA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido)
=LA (Library Association).
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK), LA, and the American Library Association.
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* la paciencia es una virtud=everything comes to those who wait.
* la realidad es que...=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
* la verdad es que..., el hecho es que..., a decir verdad...=the truth of the matter is that....

LAN (red local)
=LAN (Local Area Network).
Nota: Red de comunicaciones para ordenadores limitada a una zona pequeña, normalmente un edificio o conjunto de ellos.
Ex: A LAN (Local Area Network) is a communications network which normally operates in a restricted area and provides data transmission speeds often in excess of a million bits per second.

LASER^2 (Región Bibliotecaria de Londres y el Sudeste)
=London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER).
Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.

LC (Biblioteca del Congreso)
=Library of Congress (LC).
Ex: The Library of Congress (LC) started distributing printed catalogue cards as an early centralised cataloguing service.

LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso)
=LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
Ex: From this screen you can selectively search for a particular MARC record by author, title, LCCN, ISBN, ISSN, and GPO classification number.

LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso)
=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.

LED [diodo emisor de luz]
(n.)=LED [light-emitting diode].
Ex: On account of the virtually unlimited life, nearly all stoplights of new cars are equipped with LEDs instead electric bulbs.

LIASA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica)
=Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.

LILACS (Literatura Latinoamericana en las Ciencias de la Salud)
=LILACS (Latin American Literature in the Health Sciences).
Ex: This article discusses difficulties and barriers to the use of the IMLA/LILACS (Index Medicus Latinoamericano/Literatura Latinoamericana en Ciencias de la Salud) database = Este artículo describe las dificultades y obstáculos que presenta el uso de la base de datos IMLA/LILACS (Index Medicus Latinoamericano/Literatura Latinoamericana en Ciencias de la Salud).

LISC (Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación)
=Library and Information Services Council (LISC).
Ex: The meeting was called to discuss LISC (Library and Information Services Council)'s annual report.

LITA (Asociación para la Tecnología de Bibliotecas y Centros de Documentación)
=LITA (Library and Information Technology Association).
Nota: División de la Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios.
Ex: The Library and Information Technology Association (LITA), a division of the American Library Association held a conference at Milwaukee, Wisconsin in Nov 82 on microcomputers in libraries.

LP (disco de larga duración)
=LP (long play record).
Nota: Disco de larga duración.
Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.

LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca)
=LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).
Nota: Revista de biblioteconomía.
Ex: Of particular interest are the progress and code revision series and summaries which have been appearing in Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), the official publication of the Resources and Technical Services Division.

LSD
=LSD.
Ex: The teacher provided students with a list of drugs such as birth control pills, caffeine, tobacco, aspirin, & a variety of illegal substances (eg, marijuana, cocaine, LSD).

LSP (Proyecto para Sistemas Conectados)
=Linked Systems Project (LSP).
Ex: LSP (Linked Systems Protocol) is being developed to allow the interconnection of large library automation systems.

La Biblioteca Responde
=Ask the Library.
Ex: The author describes the 'Ask the Library' project in Sweden, which is an example of how the archiving of enquiries and answers facilitates information retrieval.
La Isla del Tesoro
(n.)=Treasure Island.
Ex: One of the exercises was to list all the unfamiliar words found in 'Treasure Island'.
Ladybird
=Ladybird.
Nota: Famoso editor de libros infantiles en pastas duras del mundo anglosajón.
Ex: A child's very first books may consist only of illustrations and text describing familiar incidents, as the first 'Ladybird' books do.

Laos
=Laos.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.

Laponia
(n.)=Lapland.
Ex: The article 'To the Polar Circle on exchange visit' describes a 3 week exchange visit to the Regional Library in Rovaniemi, the largest of Finnish Lapland's 4 towns.

Latinoamérica
=Latin America.
Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of Latin America and SPANISH AMERICA.

Lausana
=Lausanne.
Ex: On the international travellers' menu, Lausanne is a veritable gastronomic destination, offering a truly exceptional wealth of good eateries.

Lejano Oeste, el
=Wild West, the.
Ex: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', 'striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.
Lejano Oriente, el
=Far East, the.
Ex: Work has been largely determined by the consequences of political developments affecting French involvement in the Far East.
Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET
=EURONET Common Command Language.
Ex: This set of commands forms the basis for the EURONET Common Command Language, which is available for searching on some of the European hosts.
Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos (SGML)
=SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).
Ex: The documents in the archive are encoded with the Standard Generalized Markup Language, which views a document as a hierarchical organisation of document elements.
Lenin
=Lenin.
Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.

Leningrado
(n.)=Leningrad.
Ex: This article discusses the aftermath of the fire at the Soviet Academy of Sciences Library, Leningrad, in Feb 88.

Leo
(n.)=Leo.
Ex: A Leo is the pure extrovert, outgoing, sociable and determined to be the life and soul of the party.

Lesoto
=Lesotho.
Ex: The countries, namely Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho and Mozambique, will each be responsible for collecting information in a certain subject area.

Letonia
(n.)=Latvia.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.

Ley Patriótica, La
=USA Patriot Act, the.
Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
Ley de Lotka, la
(n.)=Lotka's Law.
Ex: Lotka's Law was found to apply to both files with a computed value of the alpha-component equal to 2.8.
Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos
=Paperwork Reduction Act.
Ex: Since the passage of the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980, Information Resources Management (IRM) has been the major strategy used by the Federal government to improve the effective management of information and information technology and to reduce the costs of a wide range of information services and products.
Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la
=Orphan Drug Act, the.
Ex: There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
Liberia
(n.)=Liberia.
Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.

Libia
=Libya.
Ex: Thousands of Turkish workers took refuge in a soccer stadium last night and are awaiting evacuation from Libya.

Library Tour
=Library Tour.
Nota: Programa de ordenador que permite al lector averiguar la localización de los servicios y fondos de una biblioteca.
Ex: A program called 'Library Tour' has been developed which responds to the user's input on possible movements within the library, and indicates which library services or section of stock will be found at the point reached.

Libro Blanco
(n.)=White Paper.
Ex: The UK Government's White Paper on the National Health Service (NHS) recommends a radical overhaul of the NHS in terms of its management.
Libros Americanos en Rústica en Venta
=Paperbound Books in Print.
Ex: Whilst books bound in paper covers are not excluded from British Books in Print, a separate Paperbacks in Print (London, Whitaker, 1960 annual) is published and it has a counterpart in the United States Paperbound Books in Print (New York, Bowker, annual).
Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta
=Paperbacks in Print.
Ex: Whilst books bound in paper covers are not excluded from British Books in Print, a separate Paperbacks in Print (London, Whitaker, 1960 annual) is published and it has a counterpart in the United States Paperbound Books in Print (New York, Bowker, annual).
Libros Británicos en Venta
=British Books in Print.
Ex: Whilst books bound in paper covers are not excluded from British Books in Print, a separate Paperbacks in Print (London, Whitaker, 1960 annual) is published and it has a counterpart in the United States Paperbound Books in Print (New York, Bowker, annual).
Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP)
=Textbooks for Africa (TAP).
Ex: This article describes a new project entitled Textbooks for Africa (TAP) launched by the Ranfurly Library Service with the support of the British Council (BC) and the Overseas Development Administration.
Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial
=MBA (Master of Business Administration).
Ex: This article relates the benefits of pursuing an MBA (Master of Business Administration) for someone who is already a qualified librarian.
Licenciatura de Ciencias
=M.Sc. (Master of Science).
Ex: He introduced a full-time M.Sc. in Information Science, but it had more an academic than a professional bias.
Licenciatura de Humanidades
=M.Phil. (Master in Philosophy).
Ex: B.Sc. and M.Phil. degrees will be awarded and emphasis will be placed on practicals and fieldwork in the new library school planned in Kenya.
Licenciatura en Documentación
=M.L.S. (Master in Library Science).
Ex: Mr. Bierman received his B.A. degree from Hanover College, Hanover, Indiana and an M.L.S. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
Liga de las Naciones
=League of Nations, the.
Ex: Particular attention is given to relations with the League of Nations and Unesco.
Liga de los Países â€ rabes
=League of Arab States.
Ex: It is suggested that a regional system for cooperation in agricultural information should be developed on the model of AIBA, under the sponsorship of the League of Arab States.
Liga â€ rabe
(n.)=Arab league.
Ex: The Institute also uses the Arabic version of MINISIS developed by the Documentation Centre of the Arab league.
Lisboa
=Lisbon.
Ex: The National Library of Portugal is located in Lisbon and was created in 1796.

Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar
(n.)=SLA List.
Ex: For instance, the SLA List recommends the choice of specific headings in the same way as Sears'.
Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCSH)
=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.
Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears
=Sears' List of Subject Headings.
Ex: Now in its twelfth edition, (1982) Sears' List of Subject Headings was first written by Minnie Sears and published in 1923.
Lituania
(n.)=Lithuania.
Ex: This article describes the system of specialised publications devoted to questions of library work in Lithuania.

Londres
(n.)=London.
Ex: French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.
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* área metropolitana de Londres, el=Greater London.
* centro de Londres=Inner London.
* City de Londres, la=the City.
* condados de alrededor de Londres, los=home counties, the.
* conurbación de Londres, la=Greater London.
* Región Bibliotecaria de Londres y el Sudeste (LASER)=London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER).

Lorenz
----
* curva de concentración de Lorenz=Lorenz curve of concentration.
* curva de Lorenz=Lorenz curve.

Los Principios de París
=Paris Principles.
Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has provided the foundation for the international agreement on cataloging principles adopted in Paris in 1961 and incorporated in the so-called Paris Principles.
Lotka
----
* Ley de Lotka, la=Lotka's Law.
* ley de productividad científica de Lotka=Lotka's scientific productivity law.

Lunes de Pascua
(n.)=Easter Monday.
Ex: The author explains the ecclesiastical rites associated with Palm Sunday, Easter Monday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Luxemburgo
=Luxembourg.
Ex: This paper discusses the CD-ROM market in the Benelux covering 77,000 companies in the Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg.

Luxor
=Luxor.
Ex: Ages and ages have passed since Luxor, beloved today of tourists, was once the ancient city of Thebes, the city of a hundred gates, the capital of Ramesses II.

Líbano
=Lebanon.
Ex: The publishing programmes of the 5 universities in Lebanon developed in distinct ways.

MAD magazine
=MAD magazine.
Nota: Revista satírica de humor publicada en los Estados Unidos.
Ex: Mad Magazine is a highly sophisticated, satiric commentary on virtually all phases of American culture and should not be overlooked as a literary source.

MALMARC (MARC malayo)
=MALMARC (Malaysian Machine Readable Cataloguing).
Ex: The MALMARC (Malaysian Machine Readable Cataloguing) trial project was launched and subsequently became operational in 1979.

MARBI (Información Bibliográfica Automatizada)ºº
=MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information).
Ex: MARBI is an acronym for a committee with the strange but useful name ALA/RTSD/ISAD/RASD Interdivisional Committee on Representation of Bibliographic Information in Machine-Readable Form.

MARC (Catalogación Legible por Máquina)
=MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
Ex: MARC is a widely used format for the exchange of bibliographic information in machine-readable form and stands for Machine Readable Cataloguing.
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* Cinta de Intercambio de Registros MARC=MARC Exchange Tape.
* en formato MARC=in MARC form.
* formato MARC=MARC format ; MARC record format.
* MALMARC (MARC malayo)=MALMARC (Malaysian Machine Readable Cataloguing).
* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica=BNB MARC.
* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso=LC MARC.
* MARC del Reino Unido=UKMARC.
* MARC nigeriano=Niger MARC.
* no MARC=non-MARC.
* registro MARC=MARC record.
* servicio de registros MARC, el=MARC service, the.

MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica
=BNB MARC.
Ex: DC has also been used in the British National Bibliography (BNB) and is used in both BNB MARC and LC MARC records.
MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso
=LC MARC.
Ex: DC has also been used in the British National Bibliography (BNB) and is used in both BNB MARC and LC MARC records.
MARC nigeriano
(n.)=Niger MARC.
Ex: The author outlines the Nigerian situation and discusses a plan to establish a bibliographic data base known as Niger MARC based upon UK MARC, Library of Congress MARC and local MARC materials.
MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador)
=MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
Ex: Her ALA activity includes having been Editor of Message from MARS, the occasional newsletter of the new RASD discussion group MARS, which stands for Machine Assisted Reference Service.

MEDLARS (Sistema de Recuperación y Análisis de Literatura Médica)
=MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System).
Ex: In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.

MEDLINE
(n.)=MEDLINE.
Nota: Base de datos de medicina.
Ex: MEDLINE is produced by the US National Library of Medicine.

MHS (Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes)
=Message Handling System (MHS).
Ex: X.400, the international standard for interconnecting electronic messaging systems, consists of a series of recommendations for Message Handling Systems (MHS).

MHz (megahercios)
=megahertz (MHz).
Ex: Bandwidth is expressed on a scale of frequencies, and is measured in units of hertz (Hz), thousands of hertz or kilohertz (kHz), millions of hertz or megahertz (MHz), etc..

MIDAS
=MIDAS (Multimode International Data Acquisition System).
Nota: Compañía dedicada a la transmisión de datos vía satélite.
Ex: A major reason for this decision was the introduction of the MIDAS (Multimode International Data Acquisition System) international data transmission link, which made it economically feasible for libraries in Australia to use the major international services in the USA.

MIME (Extensiones Multiuso para el Correo en Internet)
=MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions).
Nota: En Internet, estándar para adjuntar ficheros que no sean ASCII a los mensajes enviados.
Ex: MIME (Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions) is a standard for attaching non-text files to standard Internet mail messages.

MLA (Asociación de Lenguas Modernas)
=Modern Language Association (MLA).
Nota: Asociación americana.
Ex: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.
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* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el=MLA Style Manual, the.

MLS (Licenciatura en Biblioteconomía y Documentación)
=MLS (Master of Library Science).
Ex: The refusal of US federal government to make a Master of Library Science (MLS) degree a requirement for employment in federal libraries is a threat to the status of the MLS as the formal qualification for librarians.

MOO
----
* programa MOO (multiusuarios y orientado a objetos)=MOO (Multi-user Object Oriented) software.

MPEG (Grupo de Expertos en Imágenes en Movimiento)
=MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group).
Nota: En informática, modo de codificación y compresión de imágenes en ficheros.
Ex: This article describes the 2 key standards for image compression: JPEG (Joint Photographic Experts Group) and MPEG (Moving Pictures Experts Group).

MPU (Microprocesador)
=MPU (Microprocessor Unit).
Ex: The processing of data is carried out by a central processing unit (CPU) or microprocessor unit (MPU).

MS
----
* MS-DOS=MS-DOS.
* MS Windows=MS Windows.

MS Windows
=MS Windows.
Ex: The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications.
MS-DOS
=MS-DOS.
Ex: Microsoft is very active in the 16-bit market with its MS-DOS operating system.
MUD
=MUD (Multi-user Dimension/Dungeon).
Nota: En Internet, entorno virtual donde el usuario se mueve a través de hiperenlaces.
Ex: The role of the librarian is challenged by the use of the World Wide Web and multiuser dimension/dungeon (MUD), object oriented (MOO) services for borrowers.

Macao
=Macao [Macau].
Ex: The economies of Hong Kong, Macao and Taiwan are growing rapidly and business information on companies, for these regions, is becoming very important.

Macdonalización
(n.)=McDonaldisation [McDonaldization, -USA].
Nota: Término despectivo utilizada para describir cualquier proceso de homogeinización y racionalización de cualquier institución o servicio con una marcada naturaleza humana.
Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

Macedonia^1
(n.)=Macedonia.
Ex: It is said that Alexander perfected the staff concept during his conquest of Macedonia.
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* Filipo II de Macedonia=Phillip of Macedon.

Macintosh
----
* Macintosh de Apple=Apple Macintosh.

Macintosh de Apple
=Apple Macintosh.
Ex: A special brochure was prepared containing the library's Apple Macintosh and the newly acquired hand-held scanner, LightningScan.
Macropaedia
(n.)=Macropaedia.
Nota: Una de las partes de las que consta la Enciclopedia Británica.
Ex: To recap, the four major parts of the 32-volume Britannica are (l) the one-volume Propaedia, (2) the 12-volume Micropaedia, (3) the 17-volume Macropaedia, and (4) the two-volume index to the set.

Madagascar
=Madagascar.
Ex: Agates, sapphires, amethysts and citrines are found in abundance in Madagascar.

Madeira
=Madeira.
Ex: Canaries are native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira and were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases.

Magreb
----
* Magreb, el=Maghreb, the.

Magreb, el
=Maghreb, the.
Ex: This article reviews the main aspects of professional library and information science education and training Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia (the Maghreb).
Mahoma
=Mohammed ; Muhammad.
Nota: También escrito Mohammed.
Ex: For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).
Ex: The story of Muhammad's conquest of Khaybar disproves the theory that Muslims only wage war in self-defense.
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* llevar la montaña a Mahoma=bring + the mountain to Mohammed.

Malasia
(n.)=Malaysia.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Malaui
=Malawi.
Ex: The countries, namely Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho and Mozambique, will each be responsible for collecting information in a certain subject area.

Malawi
=Malawi.
Ex: The countries, namely Zambia, Botswana, Tanzania, Kenya, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Malawi, Lesotho and Mozambique, will each be responsible for collecting information in a certain subject area.

Malaya
=Malaya.
Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

Maldivas
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* Maldivas, las=Maldives, the.

Maldivas, las
=Maldives, the.
Ex: Conservation of archival materials in South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), is reviewed.
Mali
=Mali.
Ex: This article discusses the problems of providing information and libraries to the population of Mali, a country with a strong oral tradition where books are marginal to the majority of the people = Este artículo trata los problemas de ofrecer información y bibliotecas a la población de Mali, un país con una fuerte tradición oral donde los libros son secundarios para la mayoría de las personas.

Malta
(n.)=Malta ; malt.
Ex: No permit or licence is needed to publish printed matter in Malta.
Ex: The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).
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* Islas de Malta, las=Maltese Islands, the.

Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones, la
=Commonwealth, the.
Ex: It is estimated that about 90 libraries use the scheme, most of which are in the British Commonwealth and very few in the USA.
Manga^2
(n.)=Manga.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.

Manila
(n.)=Manila.
Ex: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.

Manual de Descripción de Archivos
=Manual of Archival Description (MAD).
Ex: This article describes the Manual of Archival Description (MAD), which was the result of a cooperative venture financed by the Society of Archivists and the British Library Research and Development Department.
Manual de Estilo de Chicago
=Chicago Manual of Style.
Ex: This article reviews Microsoft's Bookshelf: a CD-ROM data base containing 10 important writing tools (Roget's 2: Electronic Thesaurus, American Heritage Dictionary, Chicago Manual of Style etc).
Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el
=MLA Style Manual, the.
Ex: This is an aid to producing properly sorted bibliographies in the format established in the MLA Style Manual.
Maquiavelo
=Machiavelli.
Ex: Machiavelli argued that the social benefits of stability and security can be achieved even in the face of moral corruption.

Mar Arábigo, el
=Arabian Sea, the.
Ex: In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
Mar Báltico, el
=Baltic Sea, the.
Ex: The conference was intended to be a meeting place for writers and translators from the 10 countries around the Baltic Sea.
Mar Egeo, el
(n.)=Aegean Sea, the.
Ex: In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
Mar Mediterráneo, el
=Mediterranean Sea, the.
Ex: In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
Mar Muerto, el
=Dead Sea, the.
Ex: Bitumen used as a preservative in ancient Egyptian mummies was previously thought to come only from the Dead Sea in Palestine.
Mar Negro
=Black Sea.
Ex: The staff are committed to developing the maritime section in particular in order to promote Varna as a Black Sea port.
Mar Rojo, el
=Red Sea, the.
Ex: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.
Mar de Omán, el
=Arabian Sea, the.
Ex: In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea.
Mar del Coral, el
=Coral Sea, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhanced zooplankton abundance in the lee of an isolated reef in the Coral Sea: the role of flow disturbance'.
Mar del Norte, el
=North Sea, the.
Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry.
Maricastaña
----
* del año de Maricastaña=from the year dot.
* del año maricastaño=from the year dot.
* en tiempos de Maricastaña=in olden days ; in olden times.

Marina de Guerra
=Royal Navy.
Ex: Topics covered at the Conference included: records of shipbuilding and shipping companies; agreements and crew lists; whaling; and Royal Navy and Merchant Marine.
Marina, la
=Navy, the.
Ex: Some of the information supplied by a library is directed towards solving pragmatic problems of everyday living such as 'What ca I do about an abandoned car outside my front door?', 'I want to buy my son out of the Navy', 'My friend has just taken an overdose'.
Marruecos
(n.)=Morocco.
Ex: This article reviews the main aspects of professional library and information science education and training Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia (the Maghreb).

Marte
(n.)=Mars.
Ex: This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.
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* de marte=Martian.

Martinica
=Martinique.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.

María
----
* cocer al baño María=steam.
* cocinar al baño María=steam.
* Virgen María, la=Virgin Mary, the.

Mateo
=Matthew.
Ex: In Matthew's gospel, when Jesus comes to John to be baptised, John hesitates, as he feels unworthy.

Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia)
=Matica Slovenska.
Ex: Each network is headed by a central library and subordinated to the Matica Slovenska, the Slovak national library.

Matusalén
=Methuselah.
Ex: Methuselah is the oldest man mentioned in the Bible -- he lived to be 969 years of age.
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* más viejo que Matusalén=as old as Methuselah ; as old as the hills.

Mauricio
----
* Isla Mauricio=Mauritius.
* República de Mauricio=Mauritius.

Mauritania
=Mauritius ; Mauritania.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
Ex: The once prosperous ancient cities on the caravan routes in Mauritania have been subjected to desertification and abandonment.

Mayúsculas
(n.)=Shift.
Ex: Press <Shift> <Del> to unmark all marked records.
Maze
----
* método Maze=Maze method.

Mb (Megabyte)
=Mb (Megabyte).
Ex: Approximately 4.75 inches in diameter, each disc is capable of storing more than 550 million characters (550 Mb) of information.

McCarthy
----
* período de McCarthy, el=McCarthy period, the.

MeSH (Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina)
=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
Ex: This article discusses terms relating to geriatric medicine in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), giving some equivalent Japanese terms.

Mead
----
* Mead Data Central=Mead Data Central.

Mead Data Central
=Mead Data Central.
Ex: This article describes some examples of SDI facilities, offered by commercial on-line vendors (DIALOG, NEWSNET, Pergamon ORBIT, BRS, DATA-STAR, Mead Data Central).
Media Luna Roja, la
=Red Crescent, the.
Ex: The Blue Shield is the equivalent of the Red Cross/Red Crescent in the field of cultural heritage.
Medievo
=Middle Ages.
Ex: In the latter Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, many catalogs contained entries arranged chronologically, often by imprint date for printed books.

Medio Oeste, el
=Midwest, the.
Ex: This committee was created to encourage interaction among the major university libraries of the Midwest.
Medio Oriente
=Middle East.
Ex: The P.L. 480 program for Middle East and South Asian countries, and the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging are prime examples of this kind of effort to speed the cataloging of newly published materials.
Melanesia
=Melanesia.
Ex: 'Melanesia' is also current as a geographic term, to refer to the area when national, ethnic and linguistic distinctions are not relevant.
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* de la Melanesia=Malenesian.

Mendel
----
* doctrina de Mendel=Mendelism.

Mercado Común, el
=Common Market, the.
Ex: Euratom and the European Economic Community, usually referred to as the Common Market, joined the European Coal and Steel Community in the late fifties.
Mercado Unico Europeo
(n.)=Single European Market.
Ex: 1992 will bring the Single European Market in which many of the existing barriers to European integration will be removed.
Mercosur
=Mercosur.
Nota: Asociación económica de algunos países de Sudamérica parecida a la Comunidad Europea.
Ex: This article discusses the objectives, structure and organization of Mercosur, the Common Market of the South, which unites South American countries economically.

Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT)
=Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
Ex: She dealt with her dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
Mesopotamia
(n.)=Hippopotamia.
Ex: The midnight film on the TV was the famous Hollywood saga 'The harems of Hippopotamia'.
----
* de Mesopotamia=Mesopotamian.

Mesías, el
=Anointed One, the.
Ex: The title 'Christ' comes from the Greek word 'Christos' which is a translation of the Hebrew word Messiah meaning 'The Anointed One'.
Metalogue
(n.)=Metalogue.
Nota: Paquete de programas de recuperación de información.
Ex: Metalogue is essentially a package for the creation of catalogues and catalogue data bases.

Metcalfe
(n.)=Metcalfe.
Nota: Erudito de la biblioteconomía que ha escrito en especial sobre la indización por materias.
Ex: One of the strongest supporters of the Cutter type of catalogue has been J W Metcalfe, who has written three major works on the subject approach, yet has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia.

Mianmar
=Myanmar.
Nota: País que antes se conocía como Birmania (Burma).
Ex: India -- especially the Himalayas, China, and Myanmar have been experiencing heavy UFO sightings in recent days.

Micro-ISIS
=Micro-ISIS.
Ex: CD/ISIS for Microcomputers or Micro-ISIS is a text-oriented microcomputer-based information storage and retrieval system developed by Unesco in 1985.
Micronesia
=Micronesia.
Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.

Micropaedia
(n.)=Micropaedia.
Nota: Una de las partes de las que consta la Enciclopedia Británica.
Ex: To recap, the four major parts of the 32-volume Britannica are (l) the one-volume Propaedia, (2) the 12-volume Micropaedia, (3) the 17-volume Macropaedia, and (4) the two-volume index to the set.

Miguel Angel
=Michelangelo.
Ex: This paper examines Michelangelo's use of color on the Sistine Chapel, links it to his religious beliefs, and stresses the meaning of the triad of red, violet, and green.

Ministerio Americano de Sanidad y Consumo
=Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
Ex: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines and information on equipment hazards, but many such problems are reported in non-government sources.
Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el
(n.)=Foreign Office, the.
Ex: He was the head librarian at the British Foreign Office from 1810 to about 1856.
Ministerio de Comercio
=Department of Trade.
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
Ministerio de Comercio e Industria
=Department of Trade and Industry.
Ex: The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.
Ministerio de Defensa
=Ministry of Defence (MOD).
Ex: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, which contracts for management of military hospitals, responded to the libraries' needs for more complete and extensive journal holdings.
Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda
=Lord Chancellor's Office.
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia
=Department of Education and Science.
Ex: All four types of libraries relate either directly or indirectly to one national authority with statutory powers -- the Department of Education and Science.
Ministerio de Hacienda Americano
=Inland Revenue Service (IRS).
Ex: Over the years the US Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has relied increasingly upon public libraries as principal centres for distributing federal income tax forms.
Ministerio de Justicia, el
(n.)=Ministry of Justice, the.
Ex: The Ministry of Justice is currently responsible for administering the licensing of private investigators and security guards.
Ministerio de Trabajo
=Department of Labor.
Ex: For the first time there are decidedly more government employees than goods-producing employees according to the Department of Labor.
Ministerio del Interior, el
=Home Office, the.
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
Ministerio del Medio Ambiente
=Department of the Environment.
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
Ministro de Economía
(n.)=Chancellor of the Exchequer.
Ex: At the other extreme from AA is BM, which avoids prescribing entry under the real name for pseudonymous or anonymous documents unless the designation is an official one such as 'The Chancellor of the Exchequer'.
Ministro de Educación, el
=Education Secretary, the.
Ex: The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.
Ministro de Justicia
(n.)=Attorney General ; Minister of Justice ; justice minister.
Ex: This article examines the Final Report of the Attorney General's Commission on Pornography which found that there is a connection between pornography and violence. Ex: The duty of the prosecuting counsel is not to obtain a conviction at all cost, but to act as a Minister of Justice. Ex: Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
Ministro del Interior
(n.)=Minister of Internal Affairs ; Home Secretary.
Ex: The present Minister of Internal Affairs has worked out a campaign on local freedom of information. Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an 'airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
Misuri
=Missouri.
Ex: In 1971 she left Missouri to live with her children in Oklahoma.
----
* habitante de Misuri=Missourian.

Miércoles de Ceniza
=Ash Wednesday.
Ex: It is most appropriate on Ash Wednesday, when we begin a period of sober reflection, self-examination, and spiritual redirection.
Moderna
----
* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)=Modern Language Association (MLA).

Moisés
=Moses.
Ex: Like many others, including Demosthenes and Moses, Lloyd lived with a speech impediment.

Moldavia
(n.)=Moldavia.
Nota: También conocido como Moldova.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.

Moldova
(n.)=Moldova ; Moldavia.
Nota: También conocido como Moldova.
Ex: Other participating countries include Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Moldova, and Serbia.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.

Mongolia
=Mongolia.
Ex: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.

Monrovia
=Monrovia.
Nota: Capital de Liberia.
Ex: Having been a big shot in Monrovia, he is accustomed to being waited on by servants, his wife and concubines alike.

Montañas Rocosas, las
=Rocky Mountains, the.
Ex: This article discusses a survey of thirteen cataloguing departments at university and state libraries in the Rocky Mountain Region to find out what problems exist for cataloguers in establishing geological and geographic subject headings.
Monte Etna
=Mount Etna.
Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
Monte del Templo, el
=Temple Mount, the.
Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored.
Montes Apalaches, los
=Appalachian Mountains, the.
Ex: Among the world's great mountain ranges, the Appalachian Mountains are pretty undistinguished.
Montreal
=Montreal.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

Mosaic
(n.)=Mosaic.
Nota: En Internet, el primer servidor WWW que apareció y que actualmente ha sido suplantado por Netscape e Internet Explorer.
Ex: A specific interface for World-Wide Web, called Mosaic, allows users to browse through hypertext, multimedia documents that are located throughout the Internet.

Moscú
(n.)=Moscow.
Ex: This article describes a Moscow meeting in Jun 87 of socialist countries' library experts.

Mozambique
(n.)=Mozambique.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Muchas gracias
=Thank you very much ; ta very much.
Ex: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'. Ex: Ta very much for accepting the invite!.
Mumbai
=Mumbai.
Ex: But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.

Muro de las Lamentaciones, el
=Wailing Wall, the.
Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored.
Myanmar
=Myanmar.
Nota: País que antes se conocía como Birmania (Burma).
Ex: India -- especially the Himalayas, China, and Myanmar have been experiencing heavy UFO sightings in recent days.

Méjico
=Mexico ; south of the border.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
Ex: What's more, creature comforts of American life are increasingly becoming available south of the border.
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* Golfo de Méjico, el=Gulf of Mexico, the.
* indio de méjico=Mexican Indian.
* Nuevo Méjico=New Mexico.

Método de la Secuencia Crítica
(n.)=Critical Path Method (CPM).
Ex: This system for planning and scheduling work, sometimes called Critical Path Method (CPM), involves: 1) identifying all of the key activities in a particular project; 2) devising the sequence of activities and arranging them in a flow diagram; and finally 3) assigning durations of time for the performance of each phase of the work to be done.
Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos
(n.)=Acquisitions and Ordering System.
Ex: The Acquisitions and Ordering System provides facilities for the ordering and receipt of library materials.
Múnich
=Munich.
Ex: Munich is the third largest city in Germany, after Berlin and Hamburg.

NAC (asesoría de barrio)
(n.)=neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).
Ex: The most significant development in the field of information and advice services has been the phenomenal growth of neighbourhood advice centres (NAC).

NACAB (Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor)
=National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
Ex: Although each CAB (Citizens' Advice Bureau) is independent, they must be members of the National Association of Advice Bureaux (NACAB), which lays down certain minimum standards for the registration of bureaux.

NACE (Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas)
=General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
Ex: In order to facilitate the compilation of comparable data on economic activity in the Community as a whole the Statistical Office devised the General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities within the European Communities (NACE).

NACO^1 (Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre)
=Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
Ex: Nearly 100,000 records have been submitted by participants in the Name Authority Cooperative (NACO) project.

NACO^2 (Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento)
=National Advisory Committee (NACO).
Ex: Authority records can also be exchanged and apart from the National Advisory Committee (NACO) project in the USA, IFLA is currently developing a UNIMARC/Authorities format.

NAG (Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones)
=National Acquisitions Group (NAG).
Nota: Asociación de bibliotecas británicas para la defensa de sus intereses frente a la política de precios de los distribuidores de libros.
Ex: The beginnings of the National Acquisitions Group (NAG) are described, and its objectives are listed.
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=Network Advisory Group (NAG).
Ex: NAG (the Network Advisory Group of the Library of Congress Development Office) has produced a document defining issues concerned with the development of the bibliographic component of the network.

NAGARA (Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobierno)
=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
Ex: The National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have developed a model law and a more systematic understanding of the administration of access to public records.

NAL (Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura)
=National Agricultural Library (NAL).
Ex: The adoption of the CAB (Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux) thesaurus by the US National Agricultural Library (NAL) was based on the necessity for a controlled vocabulary in order to standardise the indexing process.

NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio)
=NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
Ex: He taught physics at Brooklyn College for two years and was a systems analyst for NASA for two years, where he played a important role in the Apollo project's successful moon landing.

NATDP (Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura)
=National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
Nota: Proyecto nacional americano para la lectura óptica de textos de agricultura y su posterior distribución en disco óptico.
Ex: The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) is a cooperative effort by the National Agricultural Library and 42 university libraries to test a new method of capturing this literature in digital form for publication on CD-ROM.

NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación)
=NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science).
Nota: Agencia estatal americana encargada de los asuntos relacionados con las bibliotecas y la documentación.
Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".

NEH (Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades)
=National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
Ex: Closely related to this effort is the National Serials Data Program (NSDP), which is jointly funded by CLR, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

NEMROC
(n.)=NEMROC.
Nota: Cooperativa bibliotecaria en el Norte de Inglaterra.
Ex: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas.

NEPHIS (Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas)
=Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).
Ex: The package also uses Craven's Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS), and students can compare the effects of the two methods on the index entries they create.

NEWSNET
(n.)=NEWSNET.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: This article describes some examples of SDI facilities, offered by commercial on-line vendors (DIALOG, NEWSNET, Pergamon ORBIT, BRS, DATA-STAR, Mead Data Central).

NFU (Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores)
=National Farmers' Union (NFU).
Ex: Pride of place must go to the Committee of Agricultural Produce Organizations (COPA) of which the United Kingdom member is the National Farmer's Union (NFU).

NIC (Centro de Información en Red)
=NIC (Networked Information Center).
Nota: En Internet, todo centro que gestiona la información sobre una red; el más famoso es InterNIC donde se recogen todos los nombres de dominio.
Ex: A NIC (Networked Information Center) is any office that handles information for a network, the most famous of which on the Internet is the InterNIC, which is where new domain names are registered.

NIMEXE (Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la Comunidad y para las Estadísticas del Comercio entre Estados Miembros)
=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.

NIPRO (Denominación Común de Productos Industriales)
=Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
Nota: Clasificación de productos industriales de acuerdo con la rama de la industria a la que pertenecen.
Ex: The Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO) is a classification of industrial products constructed according to the NACE framework.

NISO (Organización Nacional para la Normalización en Información)
=NISO (National Information Standards Organization).
Ex: The National Information Standards Organization (NISO) is the only U.S. group accredited by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) to develop and promote technical standards for use in information delivery services.

NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociación de Archiveros Americanos)
=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
Ex: Archives were largely uninvolved in such developments in the 1970s, until 1977 when the Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF) was formed.

NLL (Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología)
=National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
Nota: Biblioteca británica encargada de los préstamos interbibliotecarios y que en los setenta pasó a formar parte de la Biblioteca Británica de Préstamo Interbibliotecario.
Ex: The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).

NLM (Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina)
=National Library of Medicine (NLM).
Ex: BLAISE-LINK provides access to files in the biomedical and toxicological areas, which are available on the computer of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), US.

NPAC (Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación)N
=National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).
Ex: Because of the Edith Green sponsored investigation of several years ago, Congress has not given us monies to expand the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).

NREN (Red Nacional de Investigación y Educación)
=NREN (National Research and Education Network).
Ex: The US federal government is planning a super network or 'information superhighway' -- the National Research and Education Network (NREN) -- which will provide users with high speed access to enormous resources of computing power and enable them to exchange large quantities of computerised information.

NSDP (Programa Nacional para las Publicaciones Seriadas)
=National Serials Data Program (NSDP).
Ex: NSDP (National Serials Data Program) is responsible for assigning International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) and key titles to serials published in the United States.

NSF (Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias)
=National Science Foundation (NSF).
Ex: Closely related to this effort is the National Serials Data Program (NSDP), which is jointly funded by CLR, the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH), and the National Science Foundation (NSF).

NTG (término específico genérico)
=narrower term generic (NTG).
Nota: Término específico de otro con el que mantiene una relación genérica.
Ex: The Unesco guidelines allow a distinction to be made between the NTG (narrower term generic) and NTP (narrower term partitive) relationships.

NTI (Nueva Tecnología de la Información)
=NIT (New Information Technology).
Ex: This study examines the present and likely future impact of NIT (New Information Technology) developments upon the less-favoured regions of the Community.

NTP (término específico partitivo)
=narrower term partitive (NTP).
Nota: Término específico de otro con el que mantiene una relación de parte/todo.
Ex: The Unesco guidelines allow a distinction to be made between the NTG (narrower term generic) and NTP (narrower term partitive) relationships.

NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York)
=NYPL (New York Public Library) ; NYPL (New York Public Library).
Ex: MARC records have also been used in book catalogs produced by the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Washington State Library, and others.
Ex: MARC records have also been used in book catalogs produced by the New York Public Library (NYPL), the Washington State Library, and others.

Naciones Unidas, las (ONU, la)
=United Nations, the (UN, the).
Ex: This collection is supplemented by a wealth of material received from other inter-governmental bodies such as the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), etc..
Namibia
=Namibia.
Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.

Navegador de Nestcape
=Netscape Navigator.
Ex: Internet Explorer was rated as having a slight edge at 83 per cent over Netscape Navigator at 79 per cent.
Navidad
=festive season ; Xmas ; Christmas time ; Christmastide ; Crimbo ; Yule ; Yuletide.
Ex: The broadcasting each festive season of classic American popular Christmas songs has ensured the music is well known to all.
Ex: 'Xmas' is not originally an attempt to exclude Christ from Christmas, but uses an abbreviation of the Greek spelling of the word 'Christ'.
Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients .
Ex: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.
Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.
Ex: Yule, also referred to as Yuletide, winter solstice, and Christmas, is a solar festival of pagan origin that marks the time when the days grow longer and the nights grow shorter.
Ex: Yule, also referred to as Yuletide, winter solstice, and Christmas, is a solar festival of pagan origin that marks the time when the days grow longer and the nights grow shorter.
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* abeto de Navidad=balsam fir.
* árbol de Navidad=Christmas tree.
* cena de Navidad=Christmas dinner.
* cesta de Navidad=Christmas hamper.
* comida de Navidad=Christmas dinner.
* día de Navidad=Christmas Day.
* durante la Navidad=at Christmas time.
* fiesta de Navidad=festive season holiday.
* luces de Navidad=Christmas lights.
* Navidades=Christmas.
* tarjeta de Navidad=Christmas card.
* vacaciones de Navidad=Christmas break ; Christmas recess.
* vacaciones de Navidad, las=Xmas break, the.

Navidades
(n.)=Christmas.
Ex: At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.
Nazaret
=Nazareth.
Ex: Nazareth was apparently never an important site in Jewish history since it is not mentioned in the rabbinic literature.
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* Jesús de Nazaret=Jesus of Nazareth.

Neanderthal
=Neanderthal.
Ex: A more careful examination of the bones of the first Neanderthal revealed that he was afflicted with osteoarthritis, which forced him to walk with a stoop.
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* hombre de Neanderthal=Neanderthal man.

Nepal
=Nepal.
Ex: Nepal's hydroelectric plans that may wipe out its best whitewater rivers and hence its rafting industry.

Neptuno
(n.)=Neptune.
Ex: The blue clouds of Neptune are mostly frozen methane, the main chemical in natural gas -- a fuel for heating and cooking on Earth.

Netscape
(n.)=Netscape.
Nota: En Internet, programa de gestión de páginas WEB que tuvo su origen en Mosaic.
Ex: Netscape was originally based on the Mosaic program and is widely recognized as the best and most popular web browser.
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* Navegador de Nestcape=Netscape Navigator.

Netware
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* Novell Netware=Novell Netware.

Nicaragua
=Nicaragua.
Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Nigeria
(n.)=Nigeria.
Ex: This article considers the damaging effects of the Harmattan, a very hot and dusty wind that blows in Nigeria and other West African countries, on library materials and staff.

Nilo, el
=Nile, the.
Ex: The author describes the new Cairo Library located in Zamalek, Cairo's island community on the Nile.
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* valle del Nilo, el=Nile valley, the.

Nipón
=Nippon.
Ex: For example, Germany should be entered under DEUTSCHLAND, Japan under NIPPON, and so on, because they are in the international form.

Niágara
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* Cataratas del Niágara=Niagara Falls.

No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce
=It's not what you know, but who you know.
Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
No se le puede pedir peras al olmo
=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
Ex: Everybody knows 'you can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear,' suggesting that something without inherent value can't be transformed into something valuable.
No todo lo que reluce es oro
=Not all that is gold glitters.
Ex: 'Not all that is gold glitters,' he added.
Nobel
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* Premio Nobel=Nobel Prize.

Nochebuena
(n.)=Christmas Eve ; Christmas Day.
Ex: These include opening the children's department at the main library on Christmas Eve.
Ex: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.

Nochevieja
(n.)=New Year's Eve.
Ex: The New Year's Eve edition of the New York Times asserted that Argentines and Nicaraguans helped U.S.-trained Honduran troops to kill leftists in the 1980s.
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* fiesta de Nochevieja=New Year's Eve party.

Nombre + a + Nombre
=Nombre + by + Nombre.
Ex: He leaned toward the document and began to go through it page by page.
Nombre + a gran escala
=broad scale + Nombre.
Ex: This article describes a knowledge based geographic information system for the broad scale mapping of dryland salinity in the Western Australian wheatbelt.
Nombre + mismo
=very + Nombre.
Ex: Packages are used by many clients of the developer, and this very fact can lead to many benefits.
Nombre + mío
=Nombre + of mine.
Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
Nombre + no tardará mucho en
=it won't be long before + Nombre.
Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.
Nombre + no tardó mucho en
=it wasn't long before + Nombre.
Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.
Nombre + que me rodea
=Nombre + round me.
Ex: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.
Nombre + real
=majesty's + Nombre.
Ex: Carlyle pointed out that every town has its majesty's police, prisons and gallows but not its majesty's library.
Nombre + relacionado con
=Nombre + involved.
Ex: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar.
Nombre + tras + Nombre
=in + Nombre + after + Nombre ; Nombre + after + Nombre.
Ex: He admitted he read glossy modern thrillers in which the heroes are always taking three fingers of rye and the blonde heroines are voluptuous in bar after bar. Ex: Study after study contrasts the liberal humanitarian Ticknor with the arch-conservative and aristocratic Everett.
Nombre Propio + padre
=senior + Nombre Propio.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Norma + Número
=ISO + Número.
Ex: BS 1749 takes into account the International Standards Organisation Standard-ISO7154: 'Documentation-Bibliographic filing principles', which is in course of preparation.
Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el orden
=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
Ex: 'BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols' was originally published in 1951 as a specification for 'alphabetical arrangement'.
Norma Británica número + Número
=BS + Número.
Ex: BS 1749 takes into account the International Standards Organisation Standard-ISO7154: 'Documentation-Bibliographic filing principles', which is in course of preparation.
Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G)
(n.)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
Ex: The General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)) structures an archival description in such a way that the lowest level of description can be linked to successively higher levels of descriptions.
Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD)
(n.)=International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
Ex: The author reports on Australian participation in recent developments towards an International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción
=International Standard for Command Languages.
Ex: The same functions are also seen to be important in framing the International Standard for Command Languages.
Norteamérica
(n.)=North America.
Ex: The holdings of Amsterdam Municipal Archives not only document the history of Amsterdam, but they also constitute a source for the history of the Dutch colonial experiences in North America.

Noruega
(n.)=Norway.
Ex: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.

Notación Lineal de Wiswesser
=Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN).
Ex: A technique for computing a quantitative measure of similarity between chemical structures encoded in Wiswesser Line Notation is described.
Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCCN)
=LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
Ex: From this screen you can selectively search for a particular MARC record by author, title, LCCN, ISBN, ISSN, and GPO classification number.
Nov. (Noviembre)
=Nov (November).
Ex: This is a paper given at a seminar on machine-readable archives, held by the Sydney Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists, 19 Nov 83.

Novell
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* Novell Netware=Novell Netware.

Novell Netware
=Novell Netware.
Ex: The basis for the network is Novell Netware running over Thin Wire Ethernet.
Noé
=Noah.
Ex: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.
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* Arca de Noé=Noah's Ark.

Nueva Brunswick
=New Brunswick.
Ex: This study considers what qualifications are needed to be certified as a teacher librarian in the following Canadian provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and British Columbia.
Nueva Escocia
=Nova Scotia.
Ex: Dartmouth Regional Library (Nova Scotia) has been running a computerised cataloguing system for 5 years.
Nueva Gales del Sur
=New South Wales.
Ex: This article describes the programme of workshops in New South Wales which was undertaken by members of the ASA Sydney Branch, with financial assistance from the New South Wales Bicentennial Council.
Nueva Guinea
=New Guinea.
Ex: The committe suggests a series of local and regional discussions leading to a 2-day national session also involving New Zealand, New Guinea, and the AACR2 authors.
Nueva Inglaterra
=New England.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
Nueva Ola, la
=New Wave, the.
Ex: Hackman became a byword for everything that was authentic about the cerebral American New Wave of the late 1960s and 1970s.
Nueva Orleans
=New Orleans.
Ex: He tells the story of how 11 Italian-Americans were brutally murdered in 1891 by a New Orleans lynch mob.
Nueva York
=New York (NY) ; Gotham.
Ex: Like many whose vocation is to serve their fellow-man, from New York cab drivers to Parisian cafe waiters, they do not always feel like smiling. Ex: For 20 years and counting, 'Law & Order' has made Gotham not just its base of operations, but has given it a starring role in the show.
Nueva Zelanda
=New Zealand (NZ).
Ex: The development of interlending in France and New Zealand is on very different lines and whether to join a national network or a local cooperative is a problem faced by many.
Nuevo Mundo, el
(n.)=New World, the.
Ex: Yet, the abundant notarial records in these provincial archives provide an unrivalled opportunity to trace the connections between the Old and New Worlds = No obstante, el gran número de registros notariales en estos archivos provinciales nos proporciona una oportunidad única para encontrar las conexiones entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo.
Nuevo Méjico
=New Mexico.
Ex: Obesity is public enemy number one in New Mexico.
Nuevo Testamento
=New Testament (N.T.).
Ex: Aesop's Fables, like the parables of the New Testament in the Christian Bible, are, as literary structures, quite simple and short.
Níger
=Niger.
Nota: País.
Ex: Specific projects in 5 locations, Mauritania, Yemen, Niger, Bahrain, and Botswana, illustrate the extremes in levels of infrastructure that affect project implementation.

Número + al año
=Número + annually.
Ex: In addition, IFLA Headquarters presently receives $37,000 annually as seeding money for publications and for the organization of the annual General Conference.
Número + al día
=Número + a day.
Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
Número + años después
=Número + years on.
Ex: Three years on, and we are bored to death with the war on terror.
Número + cada año
=Número + annually.
Ex: In addition, IFLA Headquarters presently receives $37,000 annually as seeding money for publications and for the organization of the annual General Conference.
Número + de ancho
=Número + wide.
Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).
Número + de largo
=Número + long.
Ex: Escape character sequences can be several characters long.
Número + de más
=Número + too many.
Ex: It cannot be said too often that one death is one too many.
Número + de sobra
=Número + too many.
Ex: It cannot be said too often that one death is one too many.
Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número
=Número + to the power of + Número.
Ex: 10 to the power of 3 is 10 times 10 times 10, which is 1000.
Número + en total
=Número + in number.
Ex: The other systematic schedules, 38 in number, relate to particular classes of persons or things, eg 13 for subclassification under any disease or disorder, 7 for special subjects relative to any personage.
Número + por ciento
=by + factor of + Número ; Número + percentage points.
Ex: During the same period output increased about a hundred-fold, while prices went down by factors of about ten. Ex: The amount of rebate is three percentage points per year for the first five years of the loan.
Número + vez
=Número + time(s).
Ex: In the example, an undergraduate may renew a book up to 3 times while members of the faculty may renew up to 4 times.
Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros (ISBN)
=ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
Ex: In this section standard numbers, such as International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) or International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) are the first element to be recorded.
Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas (ISSN)
=ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
Ex: All serials entered in the ISDS (International Serials Data System) are assigned a key title and an ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
OCDE (Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico)
=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Ex: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Community in its various manifestations are very significant publishers = La Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) y la Comunidad Europea en sus diversas manifestaciones son editores muy importantes.

OCLC (Centro Bibliotecario en Línea)
=OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).
Ex: OCLC, the Online Computer Library Centre, was founded in 1967 by a group of Ohio college libraries.
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* basado en la OCLC=OCLC-based.
* hecho por la OCLC=OCLC-produced.

OCR^1 (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres)
=OCR (optical character recognition).
Ex: Optical character recognition (OCR) is a method by which printed characters can be 'read' by a computer; a light-sensitive machine converts the print into electrical impulses which can be stored in machine readable form.
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* escáner OCR=OCR scanner.

OIG (organización intergubernamental)
=intergovernmental organisation (IGO).
Nota: Organización integrada por miembros de varios países como puede ser la ONU, la UNESCO, etc..
Ex: This article considers general and specific factors that can help or hinder the flow of information from intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) to the public.

OIT (Organización Internacional del Trabajo)
=International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Ex: This collection is supplemented by a wealth of material received from other inter-governmental bodies such as the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), etc..

OMPI (Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual)
=WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
Ex: This article discusses the current situation regarding the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to update the international regime of copyright and neighbouring rights.

OMS (Organización Mundial de la Salud)
=World Health Organisation (WHO).
Ex: The World Health Organisation's document 'Health for all in year 2000' stresses prevention, which necessitates the public's active involvement and adequate provision of information for patients.

ONG (organización no gubernamental)
(n.)=non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Ex: This article tries to find out why non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Mauritius often do not succeed in attaining their goal.

ONU, la (Naciones Unidas, las)
=United Nations, the (UN, the).
Ex: This collection is supplemented by a wealth of material received from other inter-governmental bodies such as the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), etc..
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* Carta de la ONU, la=UN charter, the.

OPAC (catálogo de acceso público en línea)
=OPAC (online public access catalogue).
Ex: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.
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* OPAC accesible a través de Internet=WebPac.

OPAC accesible a través de Internet
(n.)=WebPac.
Ex: Many librarians, especially those in technical services, seem reluctant to accept Web-based OPACS, or WebPacs.
OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo]
=OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].
Ex: Part of the decline in prices and economic and geopolitical power of OPEC comes from the move away from oil consumption to alternate energy sources.
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* cartel de la OPEC, el=OPEC cartel, the.

ORA
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* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A.=meter maid.

ORBIT
(n.)=ORBIT.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: The systems Development Corporation's (SDC) search service runs ORBIT from a computer in Santa Monica, California.

ORION
=ORION.
Nota: Nombre dado al sistema integrado de gestión automatizada de bibliotecas de la Universidad de California.
Ex: ORION is the University of California, Los Angeles, on-line integrated processing and public access system.

OSI (Interconexión de Sistemas Abiertos)
=OSI (Open Systems Interconnection).
Nota: Conjunto de normas internacionales para el intercambio de datos entre ordenadores conectados en red.
Ex: OSI (Open Systems Interconnection) is a model for communicating messages and related to standards for the exchange of information among terminals, computers, people, networks and processes.
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* basado en OSI=OSI-based.
* entorno OSI=OSI environment.

OVNI (Objeto Volador No Identificado)
=UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
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* avistamiento de ovnis=alien visitation ; UFO sighting.

Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI)
=UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
Oceano Atlántico, el
=Atlantic Ocean, the.
Ex: Not only are there different interpretations of terminology, but particular words, such as kit, have different meanings on each side of the Atlantic Ocean.
Oceano Indico, el
=Indian Ocean, the.
Ex: A collection of materials on the Seychelles and the Indian Ocean was started in 1981 and now has over 400 volumes.
Oceanía
(n.)=Oceania.
Ex: A considerable amount of archival material relating to Africa, Asia and Oceania has been created by the various activities of Austrian diplomats, merchants and pilgrims since the early modern period.

Octubre
(n.)=Oct (October) ; October.
Ex: This a revised version of a paper presented at the meeting of the Society of American Archivists, Texas, Oct 85 = Esta es una versión revisada de una comunicación presentada en el encuentro de la Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos en Texas en Octubre del 85.
Ex: There are 12 places in the pattern corresponding to the 12 months and labeled 1 through 9, O (for October), N (for November), and D (for December).

Océano Pacífico, el
=Pacific Ocean, the.
Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
Odisea
(n.)=heroic story.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
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* Odisea, La=Odyssey, The.
* ser una odisea=be an odyssey.

Odisea, La
=Odyssey, The.
Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us to the core books: The Norse Sagas, The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Odiseo
=Odysseus.
Ex: Achilles disguised himself as a woman but unfortunately he was revealed by Odysseus and forced to join the army against Troy.

Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB)
(n.)=Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).
Ex: Although each CAB (Citizens' Advice Bureau) is independent, they must be members of the National Association of Advice Bureaux (NACAB), which lays down certain minimum standards for the registration of bureaux.
Oficina de Investigación y Desarrollo (ORD)
=Office of Research and Development (ORD).
Ex: The Office of Research and Development (ORD) develops methodologies and technologies that will improve environmental quality.
Oficina para el Mejor Comercio
=Better Business Bureau.
Ex: The Committee also was designed to function as a watchdog and to receive reports on questionable sales practices and transmit them to agencies such as the Better Business Bureau and the Federal Trade Commission.
Ojalá
=God willing.
Ex: This is my last semester God willing and I have no idea what to expect after graduation.
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* ¡Ojalá tuviera...!=I wish I had....
* ¡Ojalá tuviese...!=I wish I had....

Olimpo
=Olympus.
Ex: Zeus invites the birds to follow him to Olympus, where lies his nuptial thalamus, and begs Regina to dance with him.

Omán
=Oman.
Ex: This article lists DOBIS/LIBIS installations in Saudi Arabia and Oman.
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* Mar de Omán, el=Arabian Sea, the.

Ordenadores Apple
(n.)=Apple Computer.
Ex: This article describes some of the authoring tools available for use with Apple Computer's HyperCard software to permit the integration of voice to produce multimedia applications.
Organización Cultural, Científica y Educativa de las Naciones Unidas (UNESC
=UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).
Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.
Organización Internacional de Normalización
(n.)=ISO.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.
Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)
=International Labour Organisation (ILO).
Ex: This collection is supplemented by a wealth of material received from other inter-governmental bodies such as the United Nations (UN), the International Labour Organization (ILO), the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), etc..
Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (WIPO)
=WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) ; WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
Ex: This article discusses the current situation regarding the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to update the international regime of copyright and neighbouring rights. Ex: This article discusses the current situation regarding the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to update the international regime of copyright and neighbouring rights.
Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS)
=World Health Organisation (WHO).
Ex: The World Health Organisation's document 'Health for all in year 2000' stresses prevention, which necessitates the public's active involvement and adequate provision of information for patients.
Organización Mundial para el Comercio
=World Trade Organization (WTO).
Ex: This article analyses the results of the World Trade Organization (WTO) agreement on basic telecommunications services.
Organización para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)
=FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation).
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE)
=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
Ex: The Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD), The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and the European Community in its various manifestations are very significant publishers = La Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE), la Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte (OTAN) y la Comunidad Europea en sus diversas manifestaciones son editores muy importantes.
Oriente Exprés, el
=Orient Express, the.
Ex: Today's Orient Express has 12 sleeping cars, 2 staff cars, 3 dining cars, and a bar car.
Oriente Medio
=Middle East.
Ex: The P.L. 480 program for Middle East and South Asian countries, and the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging are prime examples of this kind of effort to speed the cataloging of newly published materials.
Oriente Próximo
=Near East.
Ex: Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH) continue to use the name Near East rather than Middle East.
Origen de las Especies, el
=Origin of Species, the.
Ex: The effects of natural selection as a process in natural populations differs from 'survival of the fittest' as it was formulated by Darwin in his Origin of Species.
Osa Mayor, la
=Big Dipper, the.
Ex: I observed a bright orange, pulsing object that moved around the Big Dipper for approximatley twenty minutes and then left in a westernly direction.
Osa Menor, la
=Little Dipper, the ; Ursa Minor.
Ex: Ursa Minor is colloquially known as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper. Ex: Ursa Minor is colloquially known as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper.
Oscar
=Oscar.
Ex: One of the more interesting aspects of the Oscars is the acceptance speeches that the winners give upon receiving their little gold statues.

Oslo
=Oslo.
Ex: This year the conference is in Berlin, followed by Buenos Aires (2004), Oslo (2005), Seoul (2006) and Durban (2007).

Oso Paddington, el
(n.)=Paddington Bear.
Ex: In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.
Oye, tío, ...
=Look, pal, ....
Ex: He then said: 'Look, pal, your budget will probably be one of the first to be cut in these budget-slashing times'.
PAC (Programa de Actuación Comunitaria)
=CAP (Community Action Programme).
Ex: It is, however, an open question how the CAP (Community Action Programme) will develop in relation to other common policies.

PACS (Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico)
=Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
Ex: The demand for an integrated storage and archiving system PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) has generated new and more stringent requirements.

PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana)
=PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).
Ex: This article briefly reviews the activities of the Working Party of PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information) in devising guidelines for the management of electronic materials.

PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa)
=PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).
Ex: PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System) is concerned with the identification, gathering, collecting, processing and dissemination of socio-economic development information produced in and about Africa.

PAHO (Organización panamericana de la salud)
=PAHO (Pan American Health Organization).
Ex: This article describes the work of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO), based in Washington, D.C., in developing CD-ROM as appropriate technolog for developing countries.

PAL
(n.)=PAL.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

PC (ordenador personal)
(n.)=personal computer (PC).
Ex: Secondly, there will be increasing use of personal computer (PC) on their own, linked to local area networks (LANs).
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* para PCs=PC-based.
* PC IBM (Ordenador personal IBM)=IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).
* PC tablilla=tablet PC.

PC IBM (Ordenador personal IBM)
=IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).
Ex: Hytelnet is a utility that allows an IBM-PC user access (by providing addresses and passwords) to Telnet sites on the Internet.
PC tablilla
(n.)=tablet PC.
Ex: When this study was conducted, today's wiereless networks, personal digital assistants (PDAs), and tablet PCs were not yet available = Cuando se hizo este estudio, no eran común todavía las redes inalámbricas, los PDA (ordenadores personales parecidos a las agendas digitales) y los PC tablilla.
PDA
(n.)=personal digital assistant (PDA).
Ex: The Personal Digital Assistant (PDA) is a small device combining the capabilities of a telephone and a personal computer.

PDF (Formato para la Portabilidad de Documentos)
=PDF (Portable Document Format).
Nota: En informática, norma de codificación de documentos en ficheros que permite su uso en diferentes tipos de equipos informáticos.
Ex: Adobe's Acrobat software is based around the Portable Document Format (PDF) which offers the possibility of viewing and exchanging electronic documents, independent of the originating software, across a wide variety of supported hardware platforms.

PERT (Técnica para la Evaluación y Revisión de Programas)
=PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique).
Nota: Método utilizado en la planificación y distribución de cualquier proyecto a realizar por una biblioteca o centro de documentación.
Ex: Just as with other techniques of control in the planning process already discussed, in PERT (Program Evaluation and Review Technique) one must be able to state objectives, then activities must be enumerated and estimates must be given for the time required for each of these activities.

PIB (Producto Interior Bruto)
=Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Ex: An extrapolation of the UK regional ILL figures shows that the Gross Domestic Product can be used to predict the volume of the interlending market.

PLR (derecho sobre el préstamo al público)
=public lending right (PLR).
Nota: Ley que obliga a las bibliotecas a compensar económicamente a los autores por el préstamo que se haga de sus libros.
Ex: The public lending right (PLR) is based on the idea that cultural protection, social welfare and legal rights are promoted if authors are compensated for the library use of their books.

PMEST
(n.)=PMEST.
Nota: Siglas que representan la ordenación que deben seguir los elementos componentes de los encabezamientos de materias.
Ex: Ranganathan postulated five fundamental categories: Personality; Matter; Energy; Space; Time and laid down the most famous combination order PMEST for systematic arrangement.

PNB (Producto Nacional Bruto)
=Gross National Product (GNP).
Nota: El valor total de los bienes y servicios producidos por un país en un año; cifra que se toma como medida del rendimiento económico de un país.
Ex: While the government plans to spend 2% of Gross National Product by year 2000 on research, funding for research libraries is cut.

POLMARC
(n.)=POLMARC.
Nota: Formato MARC de la Biblioteca Nacional de Polonia.
Ex: This article discusses the format of the Polish National Library MARC, POLMARC..

POP^2 (Protocolo de Correo)
=POP (Post Office Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, stándar utilizado por los programas de gestión de correo electrónico para enviar y recibir mensajes del servidor de correo.
Ex: The Post Office Protocol (POP) can not deliver adequate electronic mail message management for users of TCP/IP networks.

POPSI (Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados)
=Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).
Ex: Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI) is an innovative verbal classification system based primarily on Ranganathan's postulates redefined in a lucid way by Bhattacharyya.

PPP (Protocolo de Punto a Punto)
=PPP (Point to Point Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, protocolo que permite a un ordenador usar la línea de teléfonos y un modem para establecer conexiones TCP/IP a Internet.
Ex: PPP (Point to Point Protocol) is a protocol that allows a computer to use a regular telephone line and a modem to make TCP/IP connections and thus be really and truly on the Internet.

PRECIS^2 (sistema de indización con conservación del contexto)
(n.)=PRECIS.
Nota: Sistema de indización desarrollado por la Bibliografía Nacional Británica en el que una serie de descriptores asignados por un indizador es manipulada por un ordenador en diversas combinaciones según un sistema de operadores de relación.
Ex: In keeping with its acronym, PRECIS is an alphabetical subject indexing system that both present a 'precis' of the subject content of a document at each entry point in the printed index, and also displays index terms in context.
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* sistema de indización PRECIS=PRECIS indexing system.

PROM (Memoria Programable de Sólo Lectura)
=PROM (Programmable Read-Only Memory).
Ex: Variants of ROMs include PROMs (Programmable Read-Only Memories) and EPROMs (Erasable PROMs) which offer some flexibility over ROMs but do not get over the problem of the MPU not being able to write data to them.

PSS (Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes)
=Packet-Switching System (PSS).
Ex: Eventually, it will be possible to use both the telephone network and the Packet-Switching System (PSS) for Teletex to both UK and overseas addresses.

PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos)
=PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).
Ex: A PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator) is functionally an URL but instead of pointing directly to the location of an Internet resource, it points to an intermediate resolution service.

PVC
(n.)=polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.

PVP (precio de venta al público)
(n.)=retail price.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.

PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa)
=SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).
Ex: These access points will offer Small and Medium Sized Enterprises (SMEs) an online catalogue of relevant information services.

Pacífico del Sur, el
=South Pacific, the.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
Pacífico^2, el
=Pacific, the.
Ex: ACPAD has established a record as an efficient and effective distributor of publications to libraries in the Pacific.
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* ASTINFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de l=ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).
* Cuenca del Pacífico, la=Pacific Basin, the.
* habitante de las islas del Pacífico=Pacific Islander.
* norte del Pacífico=North Pacific.
* Océano Pacífico, el=Pacific Ocean, the.
* Pacífico del Sur, el=South Pacific, the.
* países de la costa del Pacífico=Pacific Rim, the.
* procedente de las islas del Pacífico=Pacific Islander.
* región del Pacífico asiático=Asia-Pacific region.
* región del Pacífico, la=Pacific region, the.
* salmón del Pacífico=chum ; chum salmon.

Pagemaker
(n.)=Aldus' Pagemaker.
Nota: Programa de autoedición cada vez más utilizado por las imprentas.
Ex: A total of 23 interviews were conducted with users of Aldus' Pagemaker software whose ability levels ranged from naive to very experienced.

Pakistán
=Pakistan.
Ex: Conservation of archival materials in South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), is reviewed.

Palestina
(n.)=Palestine.
Ex: This article examines the development, in 19th century Palestine, of various types of public library.

Panamá
=Panama.
Ex: The study was applied to the Latin American and Central American countries of Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama.

Pandora
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* abrir la caja de Pandora=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
* caja de Pandora=can of worms.
* caja de Pandora, la=Pandora's box.
* destapar la caja de Pandora=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.

Pantalla de Bienvenida
(n.)=Welcome Screen.
Ex: If you want to leave Command Search entirely, type LOGOFF to return to the Welcome Screen.
Papa, el
=Pope, the.
Ex: The author presents a semiological analysis of two mural paintings by Giotto depicting the Pope's approval of the Franciscan order .
Papa^2
=pope.
Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.
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* Papa, el=Pope, the.

Papua
=Papua.
Ex: This book offers an 'ex-centric' view of Papua Highlands culture.
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* de Papua=Papuan.
* Papua Nueva Guinea=Papua New Guinea.

Papua Nueva Guinea
=Papua New Guinea.
Ex: This paper presents an account of the progress in developing information management in the water and sanitation sector in Papua New Guinea.
Papá Noel
=Father Christmas.
Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Paraguay
=Paraguay.
Ex: This article describes libraries, information sources and library materials with particular reference to South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Paralimpiadas, las
=Paralympics, the.
Ex: Since the first Paralympic Games in Rome in 1960, swimming has been one of the main sports of the Paralympics.

Parca, la
=Reaper, the ; Grim Reaper, the.
Ex: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.
Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

Pareto
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* ley de Pareto=Pareto's law.

Parkinson
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* enfermedad de Parkinson=Parkinson's disease.
* mal de Parkinson=Parkinson's disease.

Parlamento Europeo
=European Parliament.
Ex: The European Parliament has no powers to slash red tape; it can only persuade others to do so.
Parma
=Parma.
Ex: Parma ham is a dry cured ham grown in the Parma region of Italy.
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* jamón serrano de Parma=Parma ham.

Partido Laborista, el
=Labour Party, the.
Ex: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party.
Partido Liberal Democrático, el
=Liberal Democrats, the.
Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
Partido Socialista Nacional, el
(n.)=National Socialist Party, the.
Ex: In 1928 the National Socialist Party was only a marginal splinter party but by 1932 it had mobilized 14 million voters.
París
(n.)=Paris.
Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
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* Bolsa de París=Paris Bourse.
* Los Principios de París=Paris Principles.

Pascal
(n.)=Pascal.
Nota: Lenguaje de programación.
Ex: There are other systems also worthy of note such as Oasis and the USCD P-System, the latter being a Pascal-based system (Pascal is a programming language).
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* basado en Pascal=Pascal-based.

Pascua
=Easter ; Christmas time ; Christmastide ; Eastertide.
Ex: This article provides a historical review and bibliography of Christmas, Easter and Thanksgiving songs.
Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients .
Ex: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.
Ex: Eastertide, or the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and continues until Pentecost in the Christian liturgical calendar, thus spanning a total of seven weeks.
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* conejo de Pascua=Easter rabbit.
* conejo de Pascua, el=Easter bunny, the.
* Domingo de Pascua=Easter Sunday.
* durante la Pascua=at Christmas time.
* Isla de Pascua=Easter Island.
* Lunes de Pascua=Easter Monday.
* más contento que unas pascuas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* Pascua de Pentecostés, la=Feast of Pentecost, the.
* período de Pascua=Easter Season.
* Sábado de Pascua=Easter Saturday.

Pascua de Pentecostés, la
=Feast of Pentecost, the.
Ex: Whitsuntide, or the Feast of Pentecost, starts on the 7th Sunday after Easter, and celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost to the 12 Apostles at Pentecost.
Paso del Noroeste, el
=North West Passage, the.
Ex: The article 'Furthest North' describes the catalogue of the library aboard one of the ships involved in the search for the explorer Sir John Franklin and companions, lost in the search for the North West Passage.
Patito Feo, el
(n.)=Ugly Duckling, the.
Ex: The article 'The Ugly Duckling: experimental design for decision making' argues that one basic tool for evaluating the effects of change in libraries is the experimental comparison.
País de Gales
(n.)=Wales.
Ex: Similarly the Zoologist will not be particularly interested in having with Zoology documents on, say, Milk yields for Friesian cows in England and Wales.
Países Bajos, los
=Netherlands, the ; Low Countries, the.
Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life. Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.
Pearson
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* coeficiente de correlación de Pearson=Pearson correlation coefficient.
* correlación de Pearson=Pearson's correlation.

Pedro
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* Pedro el Grande=Peter the Great.

Pedro el Grande
=Peter the Great.
Ex: The article discusses the African origin of the black adoptive son of Peter the Great of Russia.
Pekín
=Beijing.
Ex: The library of the Academy of Sciences in Beijing acts as the chief information and documentation centre.

Pelona, la
=Reaper, the ; Grim Reaper, the.
Ex: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses.
Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.

Pentecostés
=Pentecost ; Whitsun ; Whitsunday ; Whitsuntide.
Ex: Eastertide, or the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and continues until Pentecost in the Christian liturgical calendar, thus spanning a total of seven weeks.
Ex: Whitsun is the seventh Sunday after Easter.
Ex: Pentecost, also known as Whitsunday, celebrates the birthday of the Christian Church, when the Holy Spirit came upon the Apostles.
Ex: Whitsuntide, or the Feast of Pentecost, starts on the 7th Sunday after Easter, and celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost to the 12 Apostles at Pentecost.
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* festividad de Pentecostés, la=Feast of Pentecost, the.
* fiesta de Pentecostés, la=Feast of Pentecost, the.
* Pascua de Pentecostés, la=Feast of Pentecost, the.

Península Ibérica, la
(n.)=Iberian Peninsula, the.
Ex: This article describes some of the main reference sources for Sephardic studies in the broader sense of covering issues related not only to the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula and their descendants, but also to those of the Middle east and North Africa.
Persia
=Persia.
Ex: He demonstrates that the prevailing consensus that the ram and the he-goat are symbols for Persia and Greece is justified.

Perú
=Peru.
Ex: This article describes libraries, information sources and library materials with particular reference to South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Peter Pan
=Peter Pan.
Ex: The comic combines overt elements from the Peter Pan legend with vampiric horror.

Petri
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* placa de Petri=petri dish.

Peyronie
=Peyronie.
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* enfermedad de Peyronie=Peyronie's disease.

Pie Grande
=Bigfoot ; Sasquatch.
Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods. Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
Pigmalión
=Pygmalion.
Ex: It's perhaps like applying the Pygmalion theory nationally; if you assume everyone will perform well and do your best to help them to do so, lo and behold! everybody does perform well, or nearly everybody.

Pinocho
=Pinocchio.
Ex: No sooner said than done -- he slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off.

Pitágoras
=Pythagoras.
Ex: Pythagoreanism is a term used for the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans.
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* teorema de Pitágoras, el=Pythagorean theorem, the.

Plan de Información y Bibliotecas
=Library and Information Plan (LIP).
Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.
Planeta de los Simios
=Planet of the Apes.
Ex: When I asked for an example she said, 'Planet of the Apes'.
Platón
=Plato.
Ex: Plato and Aristotle would have found any effort to fuse ethics and ecology to be incomprehensible.

Pleistoceno
=Pleistocene.
Ex: The recent study of archeological remains, particularly radiocarbon research, indicates that India has a very rich prehistory going back into the late Pleistocene period.

Plinio
=Pliny.
Ex: Compiling so much information didn't leave much time for fact checking, and Pliny verified little of what he wrote.
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* Plinio el Joven=Pliny the Younger.
* Plinio el Viejo=Pliny the Elder.

Plinio el Joven
=Pliny the Younger.
Ex: The Roman senator Pliny the Younger is one of the few people from Antiquity who is more to us than just a name.
Plinio el Viejo
=Pliny the Elder.
Ex: For example, Pliny the Elder describes a Carthaginian expedition to the Canaries.
Plutón
=Pluto.
Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.

Pléyades
=Pleiades.
Ex: In the Pleiades star cluster only six of the stars shine brightly, the seventh, Merope, shines dully because she is shamed for eternity for having an affair.

Podcasting
(n.)=Podcasting.
Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.

Poisson
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* distribución de Poisson=Poisson distribution.
* método de Two-Poisson (2P)=Two-Poisson model (2P).

Politécnico
(n.)=Polytechnic Institute.
Ex: From 1972-1975, Mr. Bierman was Systems Librarian and then Assistant Director for Planning and Research at the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
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* biblioteca de universidad politécnica=polytechnic library.
* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia=Open Polytechnic.
* universidad politécnica=polytechnic.

Polo Norte, el
=North Pole, the.
Ex: A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations with a given longitude.
Polo Sur, el
=South Pole, the.
Ex: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.
Polonia
(n.)=Poland.
Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.

Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP)
=Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
Ex: One of the fundamental operating principles of the CAP (Common Agricultural Policy) is financial solidarity between member states.
Pompeya
=Pompeii.
Ex: Then, there was only a long, deathly silence -- Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1700 years.

Portugal
=Portugal.
Ex: There is no obvious evidence of ongoing research in librarianship in Portugal.

Posesivo + años mozos
(n.)=Posesivo + salad days.
Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.
Posesivo + buena estrella
(n.)=Posesivo + lucky star.
Ex: It is interpreted as a pun on the name of the palace (Te) whose fortunes, like that of man, depend on the good influence of its lucky star.
Posesivo + intimidades
=Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates.
Ex: His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels. Ex: A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest.
Posesivo + juventud
(n.)=Posesivo + salad days.
Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.
Posesivo + media naranja
=Posesivo + significant other ; Posesivo + better half ; Posesivo + other half.
Ex: Reference group theory is based upon the principle that people take the standards of significant others as a basis for making self-appraisals, comparisons, and choices regarding need and use of information. Ex: The answer to this relates directly to the second major factor contributing to unhappiness between a manager and his better half, i.e., a sense of professional jealousy between marital partners. Ex: Breaking wind often is typically the result of your diet and lifestyle -- it won't kill you, though your other half might if you keep trumpeting in bed.
Posesivo + mejor amigo
(n.)=Posesivo + best friend.
Ex: The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.
Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena
=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
Ex: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!.
Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones
=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
Ex: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!.
Posesivo + onomástica
(n.)=Posesivo + saint's day.
Ex: He and the shamrock were ever after regarded as sacred symbols of Ireland, much celebrated on his Saint's Day, March 17th.
Posesivo + partes
=Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates.
Ex: His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels. Ex: A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest.
Posesivo + partes privadas
=Posesivo + crown jewels ; Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates ; Posesivo + prize(d) jewels ; Posesivo + prize(d) jewels.
Ex: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels. Ex: His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels. Ex: A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest. Ex: I was fascinated by the monkey's bright blue scrotum and dark pink penis, and by its ability to unashamedly show his prized jewels off. Ex: I was fascinated by the monkey's bright blue scrotum and dark pink penis, and by its ability to unashamedly show his prized jewels off.
Posesivo + partes pudendas
=Posesivo + family jewels.
Ex: His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels.
Posesivo + partes íntimas
=Posesivo + privates ; Posesivo + family jewels.
Ex: A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest. Ex: His tunic was so short that he showed his family jewels.
Posesivo + peor enemigo
=Posesivo + worst enemy.
Ex: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
Posesivo + primeros pasos
=Posesivo + first steps.
Ex: They have provided the information needed to assist online students in their first steps.
Posesivo + primeros pinitos
=Posesivo + first steps.
Ex: They have provided the information needed to assist online students in their first steps.
Posesivo + santo
(n.)=Posesivo + saint's day.
Ex: He and the shamrock were ever after regarded as sacred symbols of Ireland, much celebrated on his Saint's Day, March 17th.
Posesivo + seres queridos
=Posesivo + near and dear ones.
Ex: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.
Posesivo + versión de los hechos
=Posesivo + side of the story.
Ex: Now regardless of my side of the story and my intentions, in this situation her perception is what counts and in her eyes I broke her trust.
Posesivo + viejas costumbres
=Posesivo + old ways ; Posesivo + old ways.
Ex: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways. Ex: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.
Posesivo + viejo
=Posesivo + old man.
Ex: Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
Posesivo + viejos hábitos
=Posesivo + old ways ; Posesivo + old ways.
Ex: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways. Ex: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.
Praga
(n.)=Prague.
Ex: This article deals with the application of computer technology to the processing of the archival documents deposited in the Archives of the Prague Archbishopric.

Premio Nobel
(n.)=Nobel Prize ; Nobel laureate.
Ex: Two of its devotees shared a Nobel Prize last December. Ex: A library endowment was set up to acquire a collection by and about Nobel laureates.
Premio Nobel de la Paz
(n.)=Nobel Peace Laureate.
Ex: The political leaders, social reformers and Nobel Peace Laureates were appalled by this dangerous phenomenon but they were all in a fix as to what to do.
Preparados, listos, ya
=On your mark, get set, go! ; ready, set, go!.
Ex: The article has the title 'On your mark, get set, go!: setting up an Olympic Games Library'. Ex: The article 'Outsourcing: ready, set, go! A cataloger's perspective' considers the issues involved in outsourcing library cataloguing.
Presidium
(n.)=Presidium.
Nota: En los países comunistas, comité que representa y actúa en nombre de un organismo más grande, en especial un organismo político.
Ex: In 1930 an agreement was reached between the Presidium and the Central Archive Administration regarding the transfer of trade-union archives into the control of the state archives.

Prestel
(n.)=Prestel.
Nota: Sistema de teletexto británico.
Ex: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.

Primer Ministro
(n.)=Premier ; prime minister.
Ex: Premier Li Peng underlined the important role that the library has always played in society as the treasure house of knowledge. Ex: The website also includes a listing of all the prime ministers and foreign ministers for the countries that were members of the League of Nations from 1920-1946 = El sitio web también contiene un listado de todos los primeros ministros y ministros de asuntos exteriores de los países que fueron miembros de la Liga de Naciones entre 1920 y 1946.
Primera División, la
=First Division, the.
Ex: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.
Primera Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1)
=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
Primera Enmienda, la
=First Amendment, the.
Ex: Publicly supported library service in the USA is based upon the First Amendment right of free expression.
Primera Guerra Mundial
(n.)=First World War (World War I) ; World War I [First World War].
Ex: The costs of printing after the First World War account in part for the decline of the printed catalogue. Ex: War, for example, is divided into Militaria, War, World War I, World War II, Vehicles and Equipment.
Primero de Mayo
=Mayday.
Ex: Mayday is the primary holiday of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and of communists throughout the world.
Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica
(n.)=ISO7154.
Ex: BS 1749 takes into account the International Standards Organisation Standard-ISO7154: 'Documentation-Bibliographic filing principles', which is in course of preparation.
Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP)
=Text Array Processor (TAP).
Ex: The GESCAN system is designed to be used with a VAX/VMS computer system with the addition of a special purpose processor called a Text Array Processor (TAP).
Producto Interior Bruto (PIB)
=Gross Domestic Product (GDP).
Ex: An extrapolation of the UK regional ILL figures shows that the Gross Domestic Product can be used to predict the volume of the interlending market.
Producto Nacional Bruto (PNB)
=Gross National Product (GNP).
Ex: While the government plans to spend 2% of Gross National Product by year 2000 on research, funding for research libraries is cut.
Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el
=World Food Programme, the.
Ex: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.
Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC)
=National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).
Ex: Because of the Edith Green sponsored investigation of several years ago, Congress has not given us monies to expand the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).
Programa Nacional para las Publicaciones Seriadas (NSDP)
=National Serials Data Program (NSDP).
Ex: NSDP (National Serials Data Program) is responsible for assigning International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSN) and key titles to serials published in the United States.
Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos
=Optical Disc Pilot Program.
Ex: The Optical Disk Pilot Program is an innovative research and development excursion into laser-based information storage and retrieval that is now under way at the Library of Congress.
Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP)
=Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).
Ex: This a study prepared by Unesco's Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA) to provide a summary of available techniques and processes for managing preservation and conservation of archives.
Prolog
(n.)=Prolog.
Nota: Lenguaje de programación.
Ex: Prolog is a programming language especially suited to information retrieval applications.

Propaedia
(n.)=Propaedia.
Nota: Una de las partes de las que consta la Enciclopedia Británica.
Ex: To recap, the four major parts of the 32-volume Britannica are (l) the one-volume Propaedia, (2) the 12-volume Micropaedia, (3) the 17-volume Macropaedia, and (4) the two-volume index to the set.

Proveedor de Servicios de Internet (ISP)
=ISP (Internet Service Provider).
Ex: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since.
Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCM
=Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).
Ex: BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.
Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP)
=National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
Ex: The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) is a cooperative effort by the National Agricultural Library and 42 university libraries to test a new method of capturing this literature in digital form for publication on CD-ROM.
Proyecto para Sistemas Conectados (LSP)
=Linked Systems Project (LSP).
Ex: LSP (Linked Systems Protocol) is being developed to allow the interconnection of large library automation systems.
Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core
(n.)=Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).
Ex: The future goals of the Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) include addditional qualifiers, multilingual issues and documentation policies.
Prusia
=Prussia.
Ex: In days gone by Brandenburg was the heart of Prussia.
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* azul de Prusia=Prussian blue.
* de Prusia=Prussian.

Publicaciones Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas (BUCOP)
=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
Ex: For many years the British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP), and its later successor Serials in the British Library are examples which are both union catalogues and major bibliographies.
Publishers' Weekly
=Publishers' Weekly.
Ex: Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help.

Puente de Varolio
(n.)=pons, the.
Ex: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).
Puerto Rico
=Puerto Rico.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.
Pulgarcito
=Tom Thumb.
Ex: Some children may have had the misfortune to have lived for three or four years without having heard the stories of Tom Thumb or Cinderella.

Páginas Amarillas
=Yellow Pages.
Ex: From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.
Pérez
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* ratoncito Pérez, el=tooth fairy, the.

QR [Respuesta Rápida]
=QR [Quick Response].
Ex: A QR Code (it stands for 'Quick Response') is a cell phone readable barcode that can store website URL's, plain text, phone numbers, email addresses and pretty much any other alphanumeric data.
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* código QR=QR code.

QWERTY
(n.)=QWERTY.
Nota: Las seis primeras letras de la fila de teclas que hay por debajo de los números en el tipo de teclado generalmente usado en España y otros países y utilizadas para identificarlo. Otro tipo es AZERTY.
Ex: The author looks at some possible contenders for replacement of the 19th century QWERTY keyboard and the standard Microsoft mouse in modern IT environments.

Quinta Enmienda
=Fifth Amendment.
Ex: The analysis provides insights into Fifth Amendment issues because it involves a temporary invasion of a property owner's rights.
Quintín
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* armar de San Quintín=go through + the ceiling.
* armar la de San Quintín=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; go through + the roof ; raise + the roof.
* armarse la de San Quintín=open (up) + a can of worms ; bedlam + break loose ; all hell + break loose.

Quién es quién
=Who's Who.
Ex: Even more useful as author bibliographies are biographical dictionaries of the Who's who type and, indeed, individual biographies and autobiographies.
RAM (memoria de acceso aleatorio)
=random access memory (RAM).
Ex: Random access memory (RAM) is the most important type of central memory in general-purpose microcomputers.

RAMP (Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos)
=Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).
Nota: Programa de la UNESCO.
Ex: This a study prepared by Unesco's Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP) under contract with the International Council on Archives (ICA) to provide a summary of available techniques and processes for managing preservation and conservation of archives.

RCAA (Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas)
=AACR (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules).
Ex: AACR and other recent cataloguing codes have been drafted upon the 'condition' approach to formulating cataloguing rules.
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* RCAA1 (1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas)=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
* RCAA2 (2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas)=AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).

RCAA1 (1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas)
=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
RCAA2 (2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas)
=AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
Ex: AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.
RDF (Lenguaje para la Descripción de Recursos)
=RDF (Resource Description Framekwork).
Ex: One use of XML has been to create a metalanguage for constructing metadata statements, called Resource Description Framework (RDF).

RFC (Abierto al Debate)
=RFC (Request for Comments).
Nota: En Internet, documento que recoge una cuestión o una norma para que los demás usuarios de la red opinen sobre ella.
Ex: Anyone can put an RFC (Request for Comments) together, commenting on a particular issue or developing a standard he or she would like to see discussed.

RI (recuperación de información)
(n.)=information retrieval (IR).
Nota: Acción, método y procedimiento utilizados en la recuperación de documentos concretos de una colección.
Ex: Information retrieval (IR) involves the recovery of documents from a given collection which are relevant to a request.

RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación)
=RLG (Research Libraries Group).
Ex: The Research Libraries Group (RLG) and the Library of Congress are proposing a joint pilot project to investigate methods of allowing RLG direct online access to the MARC Master File.

ROM (memoria de sólo lectura)
=ROM (read-only memory).
Ex: There are various different kinds of optical videodisks, including both analog and digital disks, and disks that are read-only (ROM) or write-once-read-many (WORM).
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* chip de ROM=ROM chip.

RSS
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* contenido web en formato RSS=RSS feed.
* formato RSS=RSS [Real Simple Syndication].
* noticia web en formato RSS=RSS feed.

RTF
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* formato RTF=RTF format.

Ramadán
=Ramadan.
Ex: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.

Ramsés
=Ramesses [Rameses/Ramses].
Ex: Ages and ages have passed since Luxor, beloved today of tourists, was once the ancient city of Thebes, the city of a hundred gates, the capital of Ramesses II.

Ranganathan
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* Clasificación de Ranganathan=Colon Classification (CC) ; Colon Classification Scheme.

RePág (Retroceso de Página)
=PgUp (Page Up).
Ex: Use PgUp (Page Up) and PgDn (Page Down) to move through records in SHOW.

Red Bibliográfica Australiana (ABN)
=Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN).
Ex: The Australian Bibliographic Network (ABN) combines in effect the functions of an online cataloguing network, a national database, and a national union catalogue.
Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA
(n.)=RLIN.
Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.
Región Bibliotecaria de Londres y el Sudeste (LASER)
=London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER).
Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
Reglas Anglo-americanas
=Anglo-American code (AA).
Ex: The older codes are all basically enumerative for example, many of the rules 1-22 in the 1908 Anglo-American code (AA) are rules for cases of dependent works.
Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA)
=AACR (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules).
Ex: AACR and other recent cataloguing codes have been drafted upon the 'condition' approach to formulating cataloguing rules.
Reglas de Intercalación de BLAISE
(n.)=BLAISE Filing Rules.
Ex: The British equivalent to the LC Rules are the BLAISE Filing Rules.
Reglas de Intercalación de la ALA
=ALA Filing Rules.
Ex: ALA Filing Rules (1980) supersedes both the first and second editions of the ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.
Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso
=Library of Congress Filing Rules.
Ex: This code was used in the Library of Congress in a number of its computer-produced files and catalogues and superseded in 1980 by the Library of Congress Filing Rules.
Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo
=ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.
Ex: ALA Filing Rules (1980) supersedes both the first and second editions of the ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.
Reich
(n.)=Reich.
Ex: Technological university libraries, open to a smaller circle, grew in importance during the Reich.
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* Tercer Reich, el=Third Reich, the.

Reino Unido, el
=UK, the (United Kingdom, the).
Ex: I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK.
Reino de Arabia Saudí
=Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Ex: Interlibrary cooperation in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has improved over the last decade.
Reino de Aragón
=Kingdom of Aragon.
Ex: This article analyses the ozone concentration and its influence on the archives of the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona.
Renacimiento, el
=Renaissance, the.
Ex: In the latter Middle Ages and in the Renaissance, many catalogs contained entries arranged chronologically, often by imprint date for printed books.
República Checa, la
=Czech Republic, the.
Ex: Paper from several paper mills in the Slovak and Czech republics was tested to determine its aging resistance.
República Democrática Alemana
=German Democratic Republic (GDR).
Ex: The author compares the library and information systems of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Federal Republic of Germany (FDR).
República Democrática del Congo, la
=Democratic Republic of Congo, the.
Ex: Angolan authorities are struggling to cope with more than 20,000 people expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days.
República Dominicana
(n.)=Dominican Republic.
Ex: This article describes the activities of the National Library and the Lincoln Library, both based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
República Eslovaca, la
=Slovak Republic, the.
Ex: Paper from several paper mills in the Slovak and Czech republics was tested to determine its aging resistance.
República Federal Alemana
=Federal Republic of Germany (FDR).
Ex: The author compares the library and information systems of the German Democratic Republic (GDR) and the Federal Republic of Germany (FDR).
República Irlandesa, la
=Irish Republic, the.
Ex: The author describes the main developments in UK and Irish Republic library cooperation in 1979-80 = El autor describe los principales desarrollos en la cooperación bibliotecaria entre el Reino Unido y la República Irlandesa.
República Popular China
=Chinese People's Republic.
Ex: This article reviews some of the current developments in copyright law in the European Communities, Spain, Singapore, Korea, Chinese People's Republic, Taiwan, Australia and Canada.
República Popular China, La
=People's Republic of China, The.
Ex: The People's Republic of China has taken a giant leap toward modernisation of its medical ibraries and information centres.
República Popular Democrática de Corea, la
=People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.
Ex: This international centre pools together efforts of Bulgaria, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, Hungary, the People's Democratic Republic of Korea, Mongolia, Poland, Rumania, the USSR and Vietnam in developing national information industries.
República Togolesa, la
=Togolese Republic, the.
Ex: Togo (officially the Togolese Republic) is a narrow country in West Africa bordering Ghana to the west, Benin to the east and Burkina Faso to the north.
República de Cabo Verde
=Cape Verde.
Ex: The paper presents and discusses labour-exchange systems in a small community of 90 peasant families in Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
República de Chechenia, la
=Chechen Republic, the.
Ex: Human rights activists working in the Chechen Republic are not at risk and nothing threatens their lives.
República de Corea, la
=Republic of Korea, the.
Ex: The author discusses the states of development of such activities, highlighting the well-developed situations in India, Indonesia, the Philippines, and the Republic of Korea.
República de Croacia, la
=Croatian Republic, the.
Ex: The author discusses the destruction of cultural heritage in the Croatian Republic.
República de Irlanda
=Republic of Ireland.
Ex: The article 'An Irish gem in an emerald setting' describes the new university library building at Maynooth, Republic of Ireland = El artículo "Una joya irlandesa en un entorno esmeralda" describe el nuevo edificio de la biblioteca universitaria en Mainooth, República de Irlanda.
República de Mauricio
=Mauritius.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
República de Sudáfrica
(n.)=Republic of South Africa.
Ex: The problems and solutions discussed are illustrated by referring to the experience of library computerisation in the Republic of South Africa.
República de Sudán del Sur, la
=Republic of South Sudan, the.
Ex: The Republic of South Sudan separated from Sudan and became an independent nation on July 9, 2011.
República de Suráfrica
(n.)=Republic of South Africa.
Ex: The problems and solutions discussed are illustrated by referring to the experience of library computerisation in the Republic of South Africa.
República de las Islas de Cabo Verde
=Cape Verde Islands.
Ex: This is one of the few histories of the Cape Verde Islands to appear since their occupation by the Portuguese in 1460.
Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA)
=International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).
Ex: This article briefly describes how the indexing of International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA) developed.
Retroceso de Página (RePág)
=PgUp (Page Up).
Ex: Use PgUp (Page Up) and PgDn (Page Down) to move through records in SHOW.
Reuters
(n.)=Reuters.
Nota: Agencia de información.
Ex: Reuters has started loading Eastern European files.

Reverendo
=Reverend ; Revd.
Nota: Abreviatura de Reverend.
Ex: In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.
Ex: The album consists of favourite pieces of prose and poetry copied by the Revd James Baker and his wife Amelia (née Wilshere).

Revolución Francesa, la
=French Revolution, the.
Ex: The article 'A sanctuary for sciences: architecture projects for the Bibliotheque Nationale during the revolution' relates the history of the various conversion projects prepared for the national library before the French Revolution.
Reykjavik
=Reykjavik.
Nota: Capital de Islandia.
Ex: Over half of the garbage trucks in Reykjavik are actually powered by methane that is siphoned from the landfill.

Rin
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* Rin, el=Rhine, the.

Rin, el
=Rhine, the.
Ex: By the early seventeenth century the centre of type production was moving from Paris to the Lower Rhine area.
Rita la cantaora
=somebody else, not me ; Not on your life! ; You won't catch me doing it.
Ex: If you want somebody to do that, you get somebody else, not me.
Ex: I believe that if I were to ask my colleagues, 'Shouldn't we be collecting blogs?', they would rightly reply, 'Not on your life!'.
Ex: That's truely roughing it and you won't catch me doing it anytime soon.

Robin Hood
=Robin Hood.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Robin Hood in interlending: charging the information rich to help the information poor'.

Rodas
=Rhodes.
Ex: However, surviving buildings and ruins demonstrate that in the 1522 siege of Rhodes, the Turks employed mines instead.

Rodesia
(n.)=Rhodesia.
Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).

Roma
(n.)=Rome.
Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.
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* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma=speak of the devil ; talk of the devil.
* remover Roma con Santiago=move + heaven and earth ; leave + no stone unturned ; hunt + high and low ; look + high and low ; search + high and low ; search + high and wide.
* Tratado de Roma, el=Rome Treaty, the.

Ruanda
(n.)=Rwanda.
Ex: The author explains the devastation that affected libraries and archives during the war, genocide and political killings that befell Rwanda 1990-94.

Rumanía
(n.)=Romania [Rumania] ; Rumania [Romania].
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.

Rusia
(n.)=Russia.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.

S
----
* operador (S)=(S) operator.

S.O.S.
=S.O.S..
Nota: Señal de socorro usada primeramente en morse.
Ex: He prayed that passing ships had heard their S.O.S. and could find them in the fog.

SAA (Asociación de Archiveros Americanos)
=Society of American Archivists (SAA).
Ex: The National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA) and the Society of American Archivists (SAA) have developed a model law and a more systematic understanding of the administration of access to public records.

SAD (Asociación Suiza de Documentación)
=Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD).
Ex: This paper discusses the negotiations between the Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA) and the Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD) regarding a joint information initiative.

SAI (Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida)
(n.)=Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
Ex: This article gives instructions for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile).

SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave)
=SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).
Ex: The region is enduring the consequences of a global economic slump and the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Sydrome) and avian flu epidemics.

SCI (Indice de Citas de Ciencia)
=Science Citation Index (SCI).
Ex: The Permuterm index (as featured in Science, and Social Sciences Citation Indexes) is similar to a Double-KWIC index in that it provides for simple coordination of index words.

SCIMATE
(n.)=SCIMATE.
Nota: Paquete de programas de recuperación de información.
Ex: SCIMATE is a micro-computer based package which is oriented towards downloading from and interaction with the data bases available on the major hosts.

SCOLCAP
(n.)=SCOLCAP.
Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.

SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias)
=SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).
Ex: In 1966 SCONUL (The Society of College, National and University Libraries) arranged a course, which was really a seminar lasting several days.

SCOOP (Comité Permanente sobre Publicaciones Oficiales de la LA)
=SCOOP (Standing Committee on Official Publications of the Information Services Group).
Ex: The Standing Committee on Official Publications of the Information Services Group (SCOOP), of the Library Association, is a body created to improve the availability and bibliographic control of government publications in the UK.

SCORPIO (Sistema de Recuperación de Contenido Temático para Procesar Información en Línea)
=SCORPIO (Subject Content Oriented Retriever for Processing Information Online).
Ex: SCORPIO (Subject Content Oriented Retriever for Processing Information Online) is a general purpose retrieval system designed at the Library of Congress for use with MARC databases and other files.

SDI
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* SDI normalizada=Standard SDI.
* SDI por grupos=group SDI.

SDI normalizada
=Standard SDI.
Ex: Commercial SDI service producers also market what might be described as Standard SDI: a number of profiles are searched regularly, and subscribers, instead of drafting their own profile select one of the pre-determined profiles.
SDI por grupos
=group SDI.
Ex: Group SDI operates with profiles that match the interests of a group of individuals, such as the personnel of a research department or of a university teaching department.
SECAM
(n.)=SECAM.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.

SEPIADES
=SEPIADES.
Nota: Modelo desarrollado por la asociación SEPIA para descrbir material fotográfico.
Ex: This model, called SEPIADES, consists of a wide range of suggested elements to describe digitally born as well as analogue photographic materials.

SGI (sistema de gestión de la información)
=information management system (IMS).
Ex: This article describes the features of Cardbox-Plus, an information management system (IMS) designed to function like an electronic version of a card index system, produced by Business Simulations Ltd = Este artículo describe las características de Cardbox-plus, un sistema de gestión de la información (SGI) que funciona como una versión electrónica de un sistema de indización de fichas, diseñado por Business Simulations Ltd.

SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos)
=SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).
Nota: Sistema automatizado para identificar las partes de las que se compone un documento como título, resumen, introducción, resultados, etc.
Ex: The documents in the archive are encoded with the Standard Generalized Markup Language, which views a document as a hierarchical organisation of document elements.

SGO (Sistema General de Ordenación)
=Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
Ex: The Broad System of Ordering (BSO) is a general classification scheme which was designed primarily for information exchange and switching.

SIA
(n.)=SIA.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos no bibliográficas.
Ex: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.

SICI (Identificador de Contribución y Número de Publicación Seriada)
=SICI (Serials Item and Contribution Identifier).
Ex: The acronym SICI stands for Serials Item and Contribution Identifier.

SIDA (Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida)
=AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
Nota: También escrito como Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome.
Ex: What recent studies have been done on the occurrence of AIDS in children? = ¿Qué estudios recientes se han hecho sobre la aparición del SIDA en los niños?.
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* relacionado con el SIDA=AIDS-related.
* VIH=HIV/AIDS.

SIG (sistema para información geográfica)
(n.)=Geographical Information System (GIS) ; Geographic Information System (GIS) ; Geographic Information System (GIS).
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.

SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa)
=SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).
Ex: A European seminar initiated by DG XII to investigate the problem of so-called 'grey literature' has led to the establishment of a system known as SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe) to help deal with this category of documentation.

SIMM (módulo de memoria simple y en línea)
=SIMM (single in line memory module).
Ex: The author examines the evolution of commodity memory from DIPs (Dual in line memory module) to SIMMs (single in line memory module) and discusses why DIMMs (dual in line memory modules) will be the norm for the next few years.

SIMS (síndrome infantil de muerte súbita)
=sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
Ex: Find articles on the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (also known as SIDS, crib death and cot death).

SISAC (Comité Asesor para los Sistemas Comerciales de Publicaciones Seriadas)
=SISAC (Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee).
Ex: Possible agencies to house the data base include CONSER (Cooperative Online Serials Program) and SISAC (Serials Industry Systems Advisory Committee).

SLIC (Indización Combinada Selectiva)
=SLIC (Selective Listing in Combination).
Ex: SLIC indexing or Selective Listing in Combination (SLIC) involves the combination of elements, but in one direction only.
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* indización SLIC=SLIC indexing.

SLIP (Protocolo de Internet para Conexiones en Serie)
=SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, protocolo para conectar un ordenador a Internet a través de una línea telefónica y un modem.
Ex: SLIP (Serial Line Internet Protocol) is a standard for using a regular telephone line (a serial line) and a modem to connect a computer as a real Internet site.

SMDS (Servicio de Datos Conmutados para Multimegabits)
=SMDS (Switched Multimegabit Data Service).
Nota: En Internet, norma nueva para la transferencia de datos a alta velocidad.
Ex: SMDS (Switched Multimegabit Data Service) is a new standard for very high-speed data transfer.

SMS (Servicio de Mensajes Cortos)
(n.)=SMS (Short Message Service) ; text message.
Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.
Ex: As many people now know, text messages roaming around the grapevine such as 'the lady finally met her match' is for real.
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* enviar un sms=text.
* persona que envía un sms=texter.

SMTP (Protocolo Simple para la Transferencia de Correo)
=SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, principal protocolo para el envío de mensajes electrónicos.
Ex: SMTP (Simple Mail Transport Protocol) is the main protocol used to send electronic mail on the Internet.

SNMP (Protocolo Simple para la Gestión de Redes)
=SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, conjunto de estándares para comunicarse con dispositivos conectados a una red TCP/IP.
Ex: SNMP (Simple Network Management Protocol) is a set of standards for communication with devices connected to a TCP/IP network such as routers.

SOAP [Protocolo de Acceso a Objetos Simples]
=SOAP [Simple Object Access Protocol].
Nota: En Internet, protocolo usado para el intercambio de mensajes que utilizan el formato XML.
Ex: SOAP is a protocol for exchanging XML-based messages over a computer network, normally using HTTP.

SQL (Lenguaje Estructurado de Consulta)
=SQL (Structured Query Language).
Nota: Lenguaje de programación especializado para consultar las bases de datos.
Ex: SQL (Structured Query Language) is a specialized programming language for sending queries to databases.

SRS (Búsqueda Simultánea Remota)
=Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS).
Nota: Técnica por la que el usuario puede hacer una petición de búsqueda pedirle a un intermediario.
Ex: The Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS) technique allows remote patrons to observe passively the search process on their own computers as it is being carried out by an experienced searcher at another location.

SSCI (Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales)
=Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
Ex: The Permuterm index (as featured in Science, and Social Sciences Citation Indexes) is similar to a Double-KWIC index in that it provides for simple coordination of index words.

SSH [Caparazón Seguro]
=SSH [Secure Shell].
Nota: En Internet, estandard y protocolo utilizado para crear un canal de comunicación seguro entre dos ordenadores a través de la red.
Ex: In computing, Secure Shell or SSH is a set of standards and an associated network protocol that allow the establishment of a secure channel between a local and a remote computer.

SSL (Nivel de Seguridad en las Conexiones)
=SSL (Secure Sockets Layer).
Nota: En Internet, protocolo usado por Netscape para codificar cierto tipo de comunicaciones en Internet.
Ex: SSL (Secure Sockets Layer) is a protocol by Nestcape Communications to enable encrypted, authenticated communications across the Internet.

STAR
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* DATA STAR=DATA STAR.

STATUS
(n.)=STATUS.
Nota: Paquete de recuperación de información.
Ex: STATUS has been developed by the Computer Science and Systems Division at AERE Harwell to provide an easily installed system, with which users can interact in plain language.

STN
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* STN International=STN International.

STN International
=STN International.
Ex: STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.
SUV (vehículo utilitario deportivo)
=SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).
Ex: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).

SWALCAP
(n.)=SWALCAP.
Nota: Cooperativa bibliotecaria para la catalogación del sudoeste de Inglaterra.
Ex: SWALCAP is a non-profit making organisation based at the University of Bristol.

Sagas Nórdicas, Las
(n.)=Norse Sagas, The.
Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us to the core books: The Norse Sagas, The Illiad and The Odyssey.
Sagrada(s) Escritura(s), la
=Holy Scripture(s), the.
Ex: Baptists have long proclaimed the Holy Scriptures to be their authority for faith and practice.
Saigón
=Saigon.
Ex: Picture of a medic looking up while applying mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a seriously wounded soldier north of Saigon

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Sala de Libros Raros
(n.)=rare book room.
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local
=Manuscript and Local History Room.
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Salton
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* fórmula del coseno de Salton=Salton's cosine formula.

Salónica
=Thessaloniki.
Ex: The time when the Jews first settled in Thessaloniki is a question that has not yet been historically resolved.

Samarcanda
=Samarkand.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

Samaria
=Samaria.
Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
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* Judea y Samaria=Judea and Samaria.

San
=S..
Nota: Abreviatura de Saint.
Ex: S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.
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* armar la de San Quintín=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armarse la de San Quintín=open (up) + a can of worms ; bedlam + break loose ; all hell + break loose.
* día de San Valentín, el=St. Valentine's Day.
* fiebre de San Antonio=St. Anthony's fire.
* fuego de San Antonio=St. Anthony's fire.
* río San Lorenzo=Saint Lawrence River.
* San Antonio de Abad=Saint Anthony Abbot.
* San + Nombre=St. [Saint] + Nombre ; Saint [St.] + Nombre.
* tarjeta de San Valentín=valentine.

San + Nombre
=St. [Saint] + Nombre ; Saint [St.] + Nombre.
Ex: Upon completion of his Peace Corps commitment he served as Chief of the Catalog Department at the Washington University Library in St. Louis, Missouri. Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.
San Antonio de Abad
=Saint Anthony Abbot.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
Santa Claus
=Father Christmas ; Santa Claus.
Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all. Ex: This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.
Santa Helena
=Saint Helena.
Ex: Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.
Santa Hermandad, la
=Holy Order, the.
Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
Santa Sede
=Holy See.
Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.
Santiago
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* remover Roma con Santiago=move + heaven and earth ; leave + no stone unturned ; hunt + high and low ; look + high and low ; search + high and low ; search + high and wide.

Santo Domingo
=Santo Domingo.
Ex: This article describes the activities of the National Library and the Lincoln Library, both based in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic.
Santo Sepulcro, el
=Holy Sepulchre, the.
Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored.
Sarejevo
=Sarajevo.
Ex: Another powerful true story is Joe Kubert's 'Fax from Sarajevo'.

Saturno
(n.)=Saturn.
Ex: The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.
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* anillos de Saturno=Saturn's rings.

Satán
(n.)=Satan.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Satan in the library: are children in danger?' = El título del artículo es "Satán en la biblioteca: ¿corren los niños peligro?".

Sears
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* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears=Sears' List of Subject Headings.

Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (IASD)
=Information Science and Automation Division (IASD).
Ex: The Information Science and Automation Division (ISAD) of the American Library Association (ALA) has sponsored many programs that have had technological developments and the broader aspects of automation as their primary emphasis.
Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Euro
=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
Ex: The Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) aims to provide a secure income for Community farmers and seeks to alleviate the problems of agriculture within the Community.
Secretario de Estado, el
=State Secretary, the.
Ex: Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
Secretaría General
(n.)=Secretariat.
Ex: From 1972 to 1974, he was attached to the British Library Planning Secretariat.
Segunda Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2)
=AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
Ex: AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.
Segunda Guerra Mundial
(n.)=2nd World War ; World War II [Second World War] ; Second World War [World War II].
Ex: This article considers the maturing and professionalisation of Slavic librarianship in the USA since the 2nd World War. Ex: War, for example, is divided into Militaria, War, World War I, World War II, Vehicles and Equipment. Ex: From the beginnings of the UNESCO activity after the Second World War the emphasis ever since in universal bibliographic control has been upon collective endeavours.
Seguridad Social Británica
=National Health Service (NHS).
Ex: The UK Government's white paper on the National Health Service (NHS) recommends a radical overhaul of the NHS in terms of its management.
Semana Santa
(n.)=Holy Week ; Easter week ; Passion week.
Ex: The writers offer reflections on the revised common lectionary covering most of Lent, Holy Week, and several weeks after Easter. Ex: During Easter week, 1971, Cincinnati will be the hostess of the 50th anniversary convention of the Catholic Library Association. Ex: The religious significance attached to the bullfight, flamenco & Passion Week celebrations in Andalusia, Spain, is examined.
Seminario Presesión
(n.)=Pre-Session Seminar.
Ex: In this way 15-20 persons can attend both the Pre-Session Seminar and the General Conference annually at no personal cost.
Semitismo
(n.)=Semitism.
Ex: A committee in defense of Semitism has been created because of the 'repeated insults and damages to the Arabs who are Semites'.

Senado
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* Senado, el=Senate, the.

Senado, el
=Senate, the.
Ex: The copyright law was tabled in the Senate in June 79 and the 2nd reading debate was adjourned to enable public comment.
Senegal
(n.)=Senegal.
Ex: Since 1978 the school has been involved in bilateral cooperation programmes with France and with Senegal.

Serbia
=Serbia.
Ex: This guide covers libraries and archives in the following regions of Yugoslavia: Bosnia; Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia; and Slovenia.

Servia
=Serbia.
Ex: This guide covers libraries and archives in the following regions of Yugoslavia: Bosnia; Herzegovina; Croatia; Macedonia; Serbia; and Slovenia.

Servicio de Envío de Artículos Originales (OATS)
=Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS).
Ex: Researchers can obtain copies of relevant articles through the Original Article Tearsheet Service (OATS) of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
Servicio de Información al Consumidor
(n.)=Consumer Advice Centre (CAC) ; consumer advisory service.
Ex: An examination of the work of Consumer Advice Centres and of the information sources and support activities that public libraries can offer. Ex: There are over 70 local authority-run consumer advisory services each handling an average of about 20,000 enquiries a year.
Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador (MARS)
=MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
Ex: Her ALA activity includes having been Editor of Message from MARS, the occasional newsletter of the new RASD discussion group MARS, which stands for Machine Assisted Reference Service.
Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca (LRTS)
=LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).
Ex: Of particular interest are the progress and code revision series and summaries which have been appearing in Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS), the official publication of the Resources and Technical Services Division.
Señora (Sra.)
(n.)=Mrs (Mistress) ; lady.
Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.
Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.
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* comportarse como toda una señora=take + the high road ; take + the high ground.
* señora de la limpieza=cleaning lady ; cleaning woman ; housekeeper.
* Señoras y Señores=ladies and gentlemen.
* servicios de señoras=women's room.
* sombreros de señora=millinery.

Señoras y Señores
=ladies and gentlemen.
Ex: There, ladies and gentlemen, that is a rarebit that will melt in your mouth, and make the absent ones regret their foolishness.
Seúl
=Seoul.
Ex: This year the conference is in Berlin, followed by Buenos Aires (2004), Oslo (2005), Seoul (2006) and Durban (2007).

Shanghai
=Shanghai.
Ex: Life as a rubbish collector is not easy in a big city like Shanghai.

Shangrilá
=Shangri-la.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.

Sharp
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* IP Sharp=IP Sharp.

Shepard's Citation
=Shepard's Citation.
Ex: The article 'How Shepard's Citation lost its flock: or, can the police smell probable cause?' notes the difficulties involved in teaching law students the intricacies of research tools such as Shepard's Citation.

Shetland
=Shetland.
Nota: Grupo de islas al Norte de Escocia.
Ex: With the relatively low human population in Shetland the sea otters thrive, living alongside the activities of the modern world.

Siam
=Siam.
Nota: Antiguo nombre de Tailandia.
Ex: The original Siamese twins were born to a farming family in Siam (now Thailand).

Siberia
(n.)=Siberia.
Ex: He spent more than a decade in prison and labour camps in Siberia.
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* de Siberia=Siberian.

Sicilia
=Sicily.
Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
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* de Sicilia=Sicilian.

Sidney
=Sydney.
Ex: This is a revised version of a paper originally presented at the 5th History and Film Conference, Sydney, December, 1989.

Sierra Leone
=Sierra Leone.
Ex: The author explores the possible role of the public library service in alleviating the problem of illiteracy in a developing country such as Sierra Leone.
Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las
=Seven Wonders of the World, the.
Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified to find that people were reading books such as 'the Seven Wonders of the World' and 'Irish Rogues and Rapparees'.
Siglo de las Luces, el
(n.)=Enlightenment, the ; Age of Enlightenment, the.
Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment. Ex: It begins with an overview of the Age of Enlightenment and those ideas that influenced the founders of the United States.
Simón dice
=Simon Says.
Nota: Juego de niños.
Ex: These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.

Sin City
=Sin City.
Ex: Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.

Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU)
=National Farmers' Union (NFU).
Ex: Pride of place must go to the Committee of Agricultural Produce Organizations (COPA) of which the United Kingdom member is the National Farmer's Union (NFU).
Singapur
(n.)=Singapore.
Ex: This article reviews some of the current developments in copyright law in the European Communities, Spain, Singapore, Korea, Chinese People's Republic, Taiwan, Australia and Canada.
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* de Singapur=Singaporean.
* habitante de Singapur=Singaporean.

Sir
(n.)=Sir ; knight.
Nota: Título nobiliario.
Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
Ex: The English peerage system is not straightforward and it is easy to make errors in the treatment of names of peers and knights and their ladies, causing confusion to readers.

Siria
(n.)=Syria.
Ex: A library from c 2600 BC was discovered in Ebla, Syria, 15 years ago.

Sirio^2
=Sirius.
Ex: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.

Sirius
=Sirius.
Ex: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.

Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO)
=Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
Ex: The Broad System of Ordering (BSO) is a general classification scheme which was designed primarily for information exchange and switching.
Sistema Internacional de Información sobre Agricultura (AGRIS)
=AGRIS (International Agricultural Information System).
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Sistema Internacional de Unidades, el
=International System of Units, the.
Ex: This was the decimal system of measurement units or the decimal metric system that has survived practically unchanged as the basis of the modern International System of Units.
Sistema Monetario Europeo
=European Monetary System.
Ex: For some countries trade fluctuates with changes in the weekly market rates of exchange, but for others it changes only when their currencies are realigned in the European Monetary System.
Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS)
=Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
Ex: The demand for an integrated storage and archiving system PACS (Picture Archiving and Communication System) has generated new and more stringent requirements.
Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes (PSS)
=Packet-Switching System (PSS).
Ex: Eventually, it will be possible to use both the telephone network and the Packet-Switching System (PSS) for Teletex to both UK and overseas addresses.
Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS)
=Message Handling System (MHS).
Ex: X.400, the international standard for interconnecting electronic messaging systems, consists of a series of recommendations for Message Handling Systems (MHS).
Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda (DSIS)
=Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).
Ex: Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS) is a version of POPSI (Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing).
Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS)
=Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).
Ex: The package also uses Craven's Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS), and students can compare the effects of the two methods on the index entries they create.
Sistema de Información Bibliotecario
(n.)=LIBRIS.
Ex: LIBRIS (Library Information System) is a major library automation project in Sweden.
Sistema de Información Geográfica (SIG)
=Geographic Information System (GIS).
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.
Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa (SIGLE)
=SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).
Ex: A European seminar initiated by DG XII to investigate the problem of so-called 'grey literature' has led to the establishment of a system known as SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe) to help deal with this category of documentation.
Sistema de Vídeo Familiar (VHS)
=VHS (Video Home System).
Ex: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.
Sistema para la Información Geográfica (SIG)
(n.)=Geographic Information System (GIS).
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.
Sixtina
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* Capilla Sixtina, la=Sistine Chapel, the.
* Cúpula Sixtina, la=Sistine Ceiling, the.

Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores
=American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
Ex: The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) is 1 of 2 major performing rights organisations that act on behalf of many copyright owners of musical works.
Sociedad Australiana de Archiveros
=Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).
Ex: This article describes the programme of workshops in New South Wales which was undertaken by members of the ASA Sydney Branch, with financial assistance from the New South Wales Bicentennial Council.
Sociedad Bibliográfica de America
=Bibliographical Society of America.
Ex: Organizations such as the American Chemical Society, the American Library Association, the Bibliographical Society of America, the Modern Language Association (MLA), the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE), and many other similar groups publish some outstanding bibliographical tools.
Sociedad Ilimitada
(n.)=Unlimited.
Ex: The authors also wish to acknowledge the encouragement and patience given us by the publishers, Libraries Unlimited.
Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos
=Society of American Archivists.
Ex: This a revised version of a paper presented at the 1984 meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Washington, D.C = Ésta es una versión revisada de una comunicación presentada en el encuentro de 1984 de la Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos en Washington, Distrito Federal.
Sociedad de Archiveros Holandeses
=Society of Dutch Archivists.
Ex: The use of Lexicon van Nederlandse Archiefterman as a list of controlled terms approved by the Society of Dutch Archivists is described.
Sociedad para el Conocimiento Global
(n.)=Global Knowledge Partnership.
Ex: Librarians have an important role to play in overcoming the digital divide, especially if they work with the Global Knowledge Partnership.
Somalia
=Somalia.
Ex: The author highlights the role that libraries and information services can play in Somalia's revival.

Sr (Señor)
=Mr (Mister).
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.

Sra
(adj.)=Ms.
Nota: Abreviatura utilizada indistintamente para referirse a una mujer esté casada o no y sin importar su edad.
Ex: Ms. Hinton received her library degree from the University of North Carolina after getting her bachelor's from the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.

Sra. (Señora)
=Mrs (Mistress).
Nota: Utilizado para referirse a una mujer casada; el título Ms se utiliza si no se desea indicar si la mujer en cuestión está casada o no.
Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.

Sri
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* Sri Lanka=Ceylon ; Sri Lanka.

Sri Lanka
=Ceylon ; Sri Lanka.
Ex: In this way, for example, all occurrences of Ceylon could be changed to SRI LANKA, both in headings of a direct form as in Ceylon -- POETRY --. Ex: Conservation of archival materials in South Asian countries (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Pakistan and Sri Lanka), is reviewed.
Srta
(adj.)=Ms.
Nota: Abreviatura utilizada indistintamente para referirse a una mujer esté casada o no y sin importar su edad.
Ex: Ms. Hinton received her library degree from the University of North Carolina after getting her bachelor's from the Agnes Scott College in Decatur, Georgia.

Stalingrado
=Stalingrad.
Ex: Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.

Sudamérica
=South America.
Ex: This article discusses the objectives, structure and organization of Mercosur, the Common Market of the South, which unites South American countries economically.

Sudeste asiático, el
=Southeast Asia ; South East Asia.
Ex: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia. Ex: The author discusses some of the barriers to the free flow of information in South East Asia.
Sudáfrica
(n.)=South Africa.
Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.
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* Asociación de Archiveros de Sudáfrica=South African Society of Archivists.
* República de Sudáfrica=Republic of South Africa.

Sudán
=Sudan.
Ex: The author reviews the problems of implementing information technology projects in developing countries, with examples from Ethiopia, Sudan and Tanzania.
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* República de Sudán del Sur, la=Republic of South Sudan, the.
* Sudán del Sur=South Sudan.

Sudán del Sur
=South Sudan.
Ex: South Sudan has formed an autonomous government as part of a January peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war.
Suecia
(n.)=Sweden.
Ex: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway.

Sueño Americano, el
=American Dream, the.
Ex: This work can serve as a model of clear, expository prose, a rich source of colourful and sometimes even poetic names, and an eloquent testament to the American Dream.
Suiza
(n.)=Switzerland.
Ex: Videotext services are being made available in other countries, including Canada, Finland, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland and West Germany.

Sumatra
=Sumatra.
Ex: One of the images found in the Australian War Memorial's collection is that of heroic Australian army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the Banka (Sumatra) massacre of World War II.

Supr
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* tecla Supr=Del key.

Sur de Africa
(n.)=Southern Africa.
Ex: The author discusses the development of national libraries in Southern Africa, focusing on the national libraries of Botswana, Malawi, South Africa, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Lesotho and Swaziland.
Suramérica
=South America.
Ex: This article discusses the objectives, structure and organization of Mercosur, the Common Market of the South, which unites South American countries economically.

Sureste asiático, el
=Southeast Asia.
Ex: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia.
Surinam
=Surinam.
Ex: It is of interest, therefore, that in the 1970s and 1980s many immigrants from Surinam settled in The Netherlands.
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* de Surinam=Surinamese.

Suráfrica
(n.)=South Africa.
Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.
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* Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA)=Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
* República de Suráfrica=Republic of South Africa.

Sus Majestades
=Their Majesties.
Ex: In the absence of Their Majesties, the flagstaff on the Round Tower of Windsor Castle is being cleaned and beeswaxed.
Sutras
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* Sutras, los=Sutras, the.

Sutras, los
=Sutras, the.
Ex: The heartbeat began with man's search for salvation the Vedas, the Sutras, the Torah, the Koran.
Swazilandia
(n.)=Swaziland.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Swazilandés
(adj.)=Swazi.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.

Sábado Santo
(n.)=Holy Saturday.
Ex: The author explains the ecclesiastical rites associated with Palm Sunday, Easter Monday, Holy Saturday and Easter Sunday.
Sábado de Pascua
(n.)=Easter Saturday.
Ex: He offers an ethical response to the theology of Easter Saturday.
Sábana Santa de Turín, la
=Shroud of Turin, the.
Ex: It deals with the relationship between photography and forensic evidence by looking at the case of the Shroud of Turin.
Sábana Santa, la
=Shroud, the ; Holy Shroud, the.
Ex: In fact, however, the evidence for the Shroud's authenticity is far weaker than the authors assert. Ex: The starting point for J. Beldon Scott's study is the vault of the Holy Shroud chapel in Turin Cathedral.
Sáhara
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* Sáhara, el=Sahara, the.

Sáhara, el
=Sahara, the.
Ex: The expansion of library services in African countries south of the Sahara and their resources is shown in a table.
Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida (SIDA)
=AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).
Ex: What recent studies have been done on the occurrence of AIDS in children? = ¿Qué estudios recientes se han hecho sobre la aparición del SIDA en los niños?.
Síndrome del Túnel Carpiano (STC)
=Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS).
Ex: This article discusses some of the muscular-skeletal injuries that can be caused by operating computers in libraries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
Sócrates
=Socrates.
Ex: Socrates' definition of management as a skill separate from technical knowledge and experience is remarkably close to current understanding of the function.

T
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* S + T (Ciencia y Tecnología)=S & T (Science and Technology).
* T-1=T-1.
* T-3=T-3.

T-1
=T-1.
Ex: A T-1 line is a leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 1,544,000 bits per second.
T-3
=T-3.
Ex: A T-3 line is a leased-line connection capable of carrying data at 44,736,000 bits per second.
TA (Término Asociado)
=AT (Associated Term).
Ex: Amongst them can be listed: 'GT' Generic to; 'SA' See also; 'TT' Top term in a hierarchy; 'XT' Overlapping term; 'AT' Associated term; 'CT' Co-ordinate term; 'ST' Synonymous term; and 'SU' See Under.

TAP^1 (Procesador de Matrices de Texto)
=Text Array Processor (TAP).
Ex: The GESCAN system is designed to be used with a VAX/VMS computer system with the addition of a special purpose processor called a Text Array Processor (TAP).

TAP^2 (Libros de Texto para Africa)
=Textbooks for Africa (TAP).
Ex: This article describes a new project entitled Textbooks for Africa (TAP) launched by the Ranfurly Library Service with the support of the British Council (BC) and the Overseas Development Administration.

TC (término coordinado)
=CT (co-ordinate term).
Ex: Amongst them can be listed: 'GT' Generic to; 'SA' See also; 'TT' Top term in a hierarchy; 'XT' Overlapping term; 'AT' Associated term; 'CT' Co-ordinate term; 'ST' Synonymous term; and 'SU' See Under.

TCP/IP (Protocolo para el Control de las Transmisiones/Procolo Internet)
=TCP/IP (Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, conjunto de protocolos que definen esta red.
Ex: TCP/IP stands for Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol and is the common 'language' on the Internet that allows computers to communicate.

TE^3 (término específico)
=NT (narrow term).
Ex: Narrower terms are signalled by the abbreviation 'NT'.

TG (Genérico de)
=TG (Generic to).
Ex: Amongst them can be listed: 'GT' Generic to; 'SA' See also; 'TT' Top term in a hierarchy; 'XT' Overlapping term; 'AT' Associated term; 'CT' Co-ordinate term; 'ST' Synonymous term; and 'SU' See Under.
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=BT (broader term).
Nota: Término superior dentro de una relación semántica.
Ex: Broader terms are generally indicated by the abbreviation 'BT'.
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=GT (generic term).
Nota: Término general que representa el género dentro de una relación genérica.
Ex: A generic term (GT) is a broader term representing the genus of a generic relation.

TI^2 (tecnología de la información)
=information technology (IT).
Nota: Uso de los ordenadores y otros métodos y tecnologías automatizadas para la organización, almacenamiento, recuperación y difusión de la información.
Ex: Increasingly, of course, articles and publications are beginning to appear that are relevant to developments in information technology (IT).
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* abundante en TI=IT-rich.
* a través de la TI=IT-enabled.
* basado en la TI=IT-based.
* gracias a la TI=IT-enabled.
* mediante la TI=IT-enabled.
* producido por la TI=IT-induced.
* rico en TI=IT-rich.

TICs (tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones)
(n.)=information and communication technologies (ICTs).
Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.

TIFF (Formato de Fichero de Imágenes con Códigos Identificativos)
=TIFF (Tagged Image File Format).
Nota: En informática, modo de codificación y compresión de imágenes en ficheros.
Ex: Libraries may conveniently digitize and supply small collections of high demand materials in text and Tagged Image File Format (TIFF).

TIP (El Lugar de Información)
=TIP (The Information Place).
Nota: Nombre dado al servicio de información ciudadana de la ciudad de Detroit.
Ex: Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP.

TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua)
=TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
Nota: Examen de inglés que todo estudiante extranjero debe hacer como requisito para su entrada en una universidad americana.
Ex: Results of the Pearson Product Moment Test showed a moderate correlation between the students' exit TOEFL scores and the post-test lirary skills scores.

TR (término relacionado)
=RT (related term).
Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.

TRC (tubo de rayos catódicos)
=CRT (cathode ray tube).
Nota: La parte de una pantalla de un monitor de ordenador o de una pantalla de televisión que presenta el texto o las imágenes.
Ex: CRT is an acronym which stands for cathode ray tube.

TTFN (Adiós por Ahora)
=TTFN (Ta Ta For Now).
Nota: En Internet, siglas que se usan en los mensajes del correo electrónico para despedirse.
Ex: TTFN (Ta Ta For Now) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.

TULSA
(n.)=TULSA.
Ex: TULSA is the equivalent of the printed Petroleum Abstracts.

TX (término que solapa a otro en el significado)
=XT (overlapping term).
Ex: Amongst them can be listed: 'GT' Generic to; 'SA' See also; 'TT' Top term in a hierarchy; 'XT' Overlapping term; 'AT' Associated term; 'CT' Co-ordinate term; 'ST' Synonymous term; and 'SU' See Under.

TYMNET
(n.)=TYMNET.
Nota: Red de telecomunicaciones norteamericana.
Ex: There are other important data bases such as the New York Times data base that is not accessible via TYMNET, so it's a matter of interfacing with TYMNET and some of these other data bases.

Tadzhikistán
=Tajikstan ; Tajikistan.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Bibliographic systems of the Soviet Republics: Moldavia and Tajikistan'.

Tailandia
(n.)=Thailand.
Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.

Taiwán
=Taiwan.
Ex: This article reviews some of the current developments in copyright law in the European Communities, Spain, Singapore, Korea, Chinese People's Republic, Taiwan, Australia and Canada.

Taj Mahal, el
=Taj Mahal, the.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

Talibán, el
=Taliban, the.
Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.

Tanzania
=Tanzania.
Ex: The author reviews the problems of implementing information technology projects in developing countries, with examples from Ethiopia, Sudan and Tanzania.

Tayiquistán
=Tajikstan ; Tajikistan.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Bibliographic systems of the Soviet Republics: Moldavia and Tajikistan'.

Teamster
=Teamster.
Nota: Una de los sindicados más grandes y fuertes de los Estados Unidos.
Ex: Although white Teamster leaders privately held racist views, they argued publicly against racial hostility & exclusion in order to build a more powerful labor organization.

Tebas
=Thebes.
Ex: Ages and ages have passed since Luxor, beloved today of tourists, was once the ancient city of Thebes, the city of a hundred gates, the capital of Ramesses II.

Tecnología Audiodigital
(n.)=Digital Audio Technology (DAT).
Ex: There are plenty of arguments about the virtues of Digital Audio Technology (DAT) and there are denigrators.
Telesystèmes-Questel
=Telesystèmes-Questel.
Nota: Distribuidor de bases de datos.
Ex: Other European host include DIMDI (Deutsches Institut fur Medizinisches Dokumentation und Information), the German Service, and Telesystèmes-Questel based in France.

Teletel
(n.)=Teletel.
Nota: Servicio francés de videotexto.
Ex: Commencing with a pilot programme in 1982-83, the French PTT introduced a national videotext service, Teletel, based on distribution of Minitel terminals to each telephone subscriber.

Telémaco
(n.)=Telemachus.
Ex: This article explores the various ways in which the reference department head serves as a mentor to the beginning reference librarian through the analogy of the relationship of Athena and her protege, Telemachus, in Homer's Odyssey.

Tercer Reich, el
=Third Reich, the.
Ex: This article relates the untold story of the secret pact between the Third Reich and Jewish Palestine.
Terranova
=Newfoundland.
Ex: This study considers what qualifications are needed to be certified as a teacher librarian in the following Canadian provinces: Newfoundland, Prince Edward Island, New Brunswick, and British Columbia.

Terrible, el
=Hun, the.
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
Tesalónica
=Thessaloniki.
Ex: The time when the Jews first settled in Thessaloniki is a question that has not yet been historically resolved.

Tesauro Británico de Educación
=British Educational Thesaurus (BET).
Ex: The British Education Thesaurus (BET) aims to offer a common language with which to approach educational material.
Tesauro Raíz
=Root Thesaurus.
Ex: The British Standards Institution Root Thesaurus is an important attempt to provide a standard list of terms from which terms for thesauri and indexing languages can be selected, and more application-oriented lists derived.
Thesaurofacet
(n.)=Thesaurofacet.
Ex: The full title 'Thesaurofacet: a thesaurus and faceted classification for engineering and related subjects' shows that there are in fact two tools here, a classification and a thesaurus.

Tierra Santa
=Holy Land, the.
Ex: This is a massive project involving an 80 volume set containing 16 complete Bibles and including full colour electronic maps of the Holy Land.
Tierra de Israel, la
=Land of Israel, the.
Ex: Judea and Samaria, located west of the Jordan River, with Jerusalem approximately in the center, are historical parts of the Land of Israel.
Time
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* Time Out=Time Out.

Time Out
=Time Out.
Ex: A unique area of information supplied by Time Out is a regular list of meetings, demonstrations and publications in London.
Timor
=Timor.
Ex: The government is set to send up to three helicopters to further assist with stability operations in the troubled nation of Timor.
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* Timor Oriental=East Timor.

Timor Oriental
=East Timor.
Ex: Since the Indonesian invasion of December 1975, East Timor has been the site of some of the worst atrocities of the modern era .
Titanic, el
=Titanic, the.
Ex: In April 1912, Harry Widener, then aged 27, and his father George, both drowned in the Titanic, returning from a book buying expedition in London.

Tobago
=Tobago.
Ex: This article presents a brief case study of the use geographic information systems in the integration of various types of data for the management of the Buccoo Coral Reef off Tobago in the Caribbean.
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* Trinidad y Tobago=Trinidad & Tobago.

Togo
=Togo.
Nota: País de Africa Occidental.
Ex: Togo became independent from France on April 27, 1960.

Tokio
(n.)=Tokyo.
Ex: The author gives extracts from his own diary detailing his experiences in Tokyo during the air raids of Jan-June 45.

Tolomeo
=Ptolemy.
Ex: There are also many items relating to Ptolemy and Copernicus.

Tomás de Aquino
=Thomas Aquinas.
Ex: Six names -- those of Thomas Aquinas, Lincoln, Shakespeare, Wagner and George Washington -- are included in LCSH list to demonstrate the range of subdivisions that may be used with personal names.

Toronto
=Toronto.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.

Torre Eiffel, la
=Eiffel Tower, the.
Ex: The Eiffel Tower is recognized as the universal symbol of Paris, and has stood as the focus of attention of a large number of poets, novelists, dramatists, essayists, and journalists throughout the world.
Torá
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* Torá, la=Torah, the.

Torá, la
=Torah, the.
Ex: The term Midrash refers to Jewish stories that explain, clarify, or elaborate events or passages in the Torah.
Tratado de Ginebra, el
=Geneva Convention, the.
Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.
Tratado de Roma, el
=Treaty of Rome, the ; Rome Treaty, the.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome. Ex: Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.
Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP)
=Document Image Processing (DIP).
Ex: This article is a review of the current state of Document Image Processing (DIP) applications and the progress of supply and demand for DIP systems in the UK.
Tribunal Supremo
(n.)=Supreme Court.
Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia.
Tribunal Supremo, el
=High Court, the.
Ex: Sexual misconduct in schools is a problem that has gained increasing attention, from the headlines to the High Court, in the last decade.
Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia
=Office of Fair Trade.
Ex: After due diligence, tax and regulatory processes, the recent approval of the Office of Fair Trade in the United Kingdom has made completion possible.
Trinidad
(n.)=Trinidad ; trinity.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Archives theory, archival practice, archives history: three solitudes or a trinity?'.
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* Trinidad y Tobago=Trinidad & Tobago.

Trinidad y Tobago
=Trinidad & Tobago.
Ex: Transferring the paper-based records of the Trinidad & Tobago population registry into digital format was determined as essential given the population size.
Troya
=Troy.
Ex: Achilles disguised himself as a woman but unfortunately he was revealed by Odysseus and forced to join the army against Troy.
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* Caballo de Troya=Trojan horse ; Trojan Horse.

Turkmenistán
=Turkmenistan.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.

Turquía
(n.)=Turkey.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.

Turín
=Turin.
Ex: It describes the restoration and adaptation of the 18th century Royal Archives palace in Turin for use as the State Archives.
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* Sábana Santa de Turín, la=Shroud of Turin, the.

Tutankamón
=Tutanhkamen.
Ex: Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen have been found bulbs of garlic probably left there in order to keep away evil ghosts.

Támesis, el
=Thames, the.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.

Término Asociado (TA)
=AT (Associated Term).
Ex: Amongst them can be listed: 'GT' Generic to; 'SA' See also; 'TT' Top term in a hierarchy; 'XT' Overlapping term; 'AT' Associated term; 'CT' Co-ordinate term; 'ST' Synonymous term; and 'SU' See Under.
Tíbet, el
(n.)=Tibet.
Ex: To celebrate 1991 as the International Year of Tibet, the October Gallery in London held an exhibition of Tibetan culture.

Tío Sam, el
=Uncle Sam.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Cooking for Uncle Sam: food information resources from the U.S. government'.
Túnez
(n.)=Tunis ; Tunisia.
Nota: País.
Ex: This agency is counting, studying, microfilming French archives concerning the former French protectorate and sending them to Tunis, Tunisia.
Ex: This agency is counting, studying, microfilming French archives concerning the former French protectorate and sending them to Tunis, Tunisia.

UAP (Accesibilidad Universal a la Información)
=UAP (Universal Availability of Information).
Nota: Organismo de IFLA encargado de estudiar y mejorar el flujo internacional de la información.
Ex: The main aim of UAP (Universal Availability of Information) is to study the means of improving the flow of information across national boundaries and the various linguistic, cultural and political barriers which exist.

UCLA (Universidad de California en Los Angeles)
=UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).
Ex: He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1931 = Se licenció por la Universidad de California en Los Angeles en 1931.

UE (Unión Europea, la)
=European Union, the (EU).
Nota: Expresión normalmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: This article outlines the development of a framework of human rights in the original European Economic Community through to the present position in the European Union (EU).

UF (úsese en lugar de)
=UF (use for).
Ex: = is equivalent to UF; - is equivalent to Use; < is equivalent to BT, > is equivalent to NT; -- is equivalent to RT.

UGC (Departamento de Financiación de las Universidades)
=University Grants Committee (UGC).
Nota: Departamento del Ministerio de Educación Británico encargado de asignar los presupuestos a las distintas universidades.
Ex: Recently the Government, through the University Grants Committee, have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite.

UK
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* Volnet UK=Volnet UK.

UKDS (Base de Datos Bibliotecaria del Reino Unido)
=UKDS (UK Library Database System).
Ex: A proposed input standard for records in the UKLDS (UK Library Database System) for monographs has been published in 1983.

UKMARC
(n.)=UKMARC.
Nota: En catalogación, MARC del Reino Unido.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.

UME (Unión Monetaria Europea)
=European Monetary Union (EMU).
Ex: Even though the UK is not a member of the European Monetary Union (EMU), many companies will need to adapt their accounting systems to record receipts and payments in Euro.

UNDEX (Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas)
=UNDEX (United Nations Documents Index).
Nota: Antes conocida como UNDI: lista de todas las publicaciones de las diferentes agencias de las Naciones Unidas.
Ex: Until the early 1960s UNDEX (then known as UNDI -- United Nations Documents Index) was the principal source of bibliographic information about the publications of the various United Nations specialized agencies.

UNDI (Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas)
=UNDI (United Nations Documents Index).
Nota: Actualmente conocido como UNDEX: lista de todas las publicaciones de las diferentes agencias de las Naciones Unidas.
Ex: Until the early 1960s UNDEX (then known as UNDI -- United Nations Documents Index) was the principal source of bibliographic information about the publications of the various United Nations specialized agencies.

UNED (universidad nacional de educación a distancia)
(n.)=open university.
Ex: One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults.

UNESCO, la (Organización Cultural, Científica y Educativa de las Naciones Unidas)
=UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).
Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.

UNIBID
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* formato UNIBID=UNIBID record format.

UNICEF [Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia]
=UNICEF [United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund].
Ex: UNICEF (United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund) is looking to restore normalcy to the lives of children in the disaster area.

UNIMARC (Catalogación Universal Legible por Máquina)
=UNIMARC (Universal Machine-Readable Cataloguing).
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

UNISIST (Sistema de Información de Ciencia y Tecnología de las Naciones Unidas)
=UNISIST (United Nations Information System in Science and Technology).
Ex: UNISIST (United Nations Information System in Science and Technology) was a project jointly developed by UNESCO and the International Council of Scientific Unions (ICSU).
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* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST=UNIBID.

URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos)
=URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).
Ex: The Uniform Resource Names (URN) provides unique identifiers for networked resources and the Uniform Resource Characteristics (URC) contains metadata on a networked resource.

URI (Identificador Uniforme de Recursos)
=URI (Uniform Resource Identifier).
Ex: This article discusses the history and purposes of Uniform Resource Identifiers (URIs) as well as the role identifiers will play in the deployment of online serials.

URL (Localizador Uniforme de Recursos)
=URL (Uniform Resource Locator).
Nota: En Internet, la forma más normal de dar la dirección de caulquier recurso de Internet que se puede acceder a través del World Wide Web.
Ex: The URL (Uniform Resource Locator) is the standard way to give the address of any resource on the Internet that is part of the World Wide Web (WWW).

URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos)
=URN (Uniform Resource Name).
Ex: The general solution to this problem is the development of Uniform Resource Names, or URNs.

USA
----
* base de datos del gobierno de USA=CRECORD ; FEDREG.
* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA=RLIN.

USB (Bus Serie Universal)
=USB (Universal Serial Bus).
Ex: It is likely that USB (Universal Serial Bus) will be used for mice, keyboards, modem, and disk storage.
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* memoria USB=memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* puerto USB=USB port.

USDA (Ministerio de Agricultura de los Estados Unidos)
=USDA (United States Department of Agriculture).
Ex: The sister publication, American statistics index, covers all material from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA).

USENET
(n.)=USENET.
Nota: En tecnología de la información, sistema mundial que sostiene un gran número de grupos de debate electrónicos, no todos los cuales están en Internet.
Ex: USENET is a world-wide system of discussion groups; not all USENET machines are on the Internet.

USMARC
(n.)=USMARC.
Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.

UTLAS (Sistema de Automatización Bibliotecaria de la Universidad de Toronto)
=UTLAS (University of Toronto Library Automation System).
Nota: Cooperativa bibliotecaria del Canadá.
Ex: One very significant co-operative UTLAS (University of Toronto Library Automation System) has been operating with computer-based products since 1973.

UUENCODE (Codificación de Unix a Unix)
=UUENCODE (Unix to Unix Encoding).
Nota: En Internet, método para convertir ficheros binarios a Ascii para poder su transmisión por correo electrónico.
Ex: UUENCODE (Unix to Unix Encoding) is a method for converting files from binary to Ascii (text) so that they can be sent across the Internet via e-mail.

UVA^2 (ultravioleta A)
=UVA (ultraviolet A).
Ex: The three types of UV rays are ultraviolet A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB), and ultraviolet C (UVC).

UVB (ultravioleta B)
=UVB (ultraviolet B).
Ex: The three types of UV rays are ultraviolet A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB), and ultraviolet C (UVC).
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* rayo UVB=UVB ray.

UVC (ultravioleta C)
=UVC (ultraviolet C).
Ex: The three types of UV rays are ultraviolet A (UVA), ultraviolet B (UVB), and ultraviolet C (UVC).

Ucrania
(n.)=Ukraine.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.

Uganda
(n.)=Uganda.
Ex: In addition to his work with the UCLA Library and the Washington, D.C. Public Library, he held successive two-year positions in Zambia and Uganda.

Ulises
=Ulysses.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.

Ultima Cena, la
=Last Supper, the.
Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
Universidad de California
=UC (University of California).
Ex: This article describes the experiences at the California University at Irvine Biomedical Library and compares these experiences with other UC health sciences libraries.
Universidad de California en Los Angeles (UCLA)
=UCLA (University of California at Los Angeles).
Ex: He graduated from the University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) in 1931 = Se licenció por la Universidad de California en Los Angeles en 1931.
Unix
(n.)=Unix.
Ex: Unix is a computer operating system.

Unión Monetaria Europea (UME)
=European Monetary Union (EMU).
Ex: Even though the UK is not a member of the European Monetary Union (EMU), many companies will need to adapt their accounting systems to record receipts and payments in Euro.
Unión Soviética, la
=Soviet Union, the ; USSR, the.
Ex: Dr Judy Batt set the political scene and traced the origin of changes in Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union. Ex: The Smirnov beetle, which originated in Kenya, has found favourable conditions for existence in European libraries, especially in the USSR.
Unión de Repúblicas Socialistas Soviéticas, la
=Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, the.
Ex: Mayday is the primary holiday of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and of communists throughout the world.
Uno de Mayo
=Mayday.
Ex: Mayday is the primary holiday of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics, and of communists throughout the world.
Uruguay
=Uruguay.
Ex: This article describes libraries, information sources and library materials with particular reference to South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.

Uzbekistán
=Uzbekistan.
Ex: The following countries were included in the survey: Kyrgyzstan; Tajikstan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; the West Bank and Gaza.

V
----
* en forma de V=V-shaped.

VA (véase además)
=SA (see also).
Ex: Amongst them can be listed: 'GT' Generic to; 'SA' See also; 'TT' Top term in a hierarchy; 'XT' Overlapping term; 'AT' Associated term; 'CT' Co-ordinate term; 'ST' Synonymous term; and 'SU' See Under.

VAN (red de valor añadido)
=VAN (value added network).
Ex: Her article notes developments of VANs (value added networks) and CD-ROM.

VANS (servicios de red de valor añadido)
=value added network services (VANS).
Ex: This article considers local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), value added network services (VANSs), ISDN, 'wireless' and optical network.

VCR (videocasete)
=videocassette recorder (VCR).
Ex: Videocassette recorders (VCR) have a valuable place in a library service.

VHS (Sistema de Vídeo Familiar)
=VHS (Video Home System).
Ex: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.

VIH (Virus de Inmunodeficiencia Humana)
=HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
Ex: The article is entitled 'HIV/AIDS pandemic... are libraries doing enough?'.
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* VIH/SIDA=HIV/AIDS.

VIH/SIDA
=HIV/AIDS.
Ex: In the fight against HIV/AIDS, Senegal stands out as a beacon of hope on a continent ravaged by the syndrome.
VPN (red privada virtual)
(n.)=virtual private network (VPN).
Ex: The concept of virtual private networks (VPNs) provides an economical and efficient solution on communicating private information securely over public network infrastructure.

Valencia^2
=Valencia.
Ex: They spent five nights in Valencia and were able to practice their language skills with the Valencians.
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* en la luna de Valencia=with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* estar en la luna de Valencia=live in + a dream world ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.

Valentín
----
* día de San Valentín, el=St. Valentine's Day.
* tarjeta de San Valentín=valentine.

Varsovia
=Warsaw.
Ex: This article traces the link between the history of Warsaw and the Warsaw City Archive from the 14th century.

Vaticano, el
=Vatican, the.
Ex: The prototype has been used to develop an application concerning images of frescoes of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.
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* Archivo del Vaticano, el=Vatican Archives, the.
* Biblioteca del Vaticano, la=Vatican Library, the.
* Ciudad del Vaticano, la=Vatican City, the.
* Concilio Vaticano, el=Vatican Council, the.

Vedas, los
=Vedas, the.
Ex: The Vedas, the oldest texts from India, have been transmitted in a near perfect oral tradition.

Venecia
=Venice.
Ex: These official records demonstrate the impact of ducal ceremony on architectural design in Venice.

Venezuela
=Venezuela.
Ex: This article describes libraries, information sources and library materials with particular reference to South American countries: Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Paraguay, Peru, Uruguay and Venezuela.
----
* de Venezuela=Venezuelan.

Venn
----
* diagrama de Venn=Venn diagram.

Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros (WIMP)
=WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).
Ex: This article reviews the developments that have taken place in WIMPs (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers) and GIs (Graphical Interfaces).
Venus
(n.)=Venus.
Ex: This article reports the work of the Russian Space Documentation Scientific Research Centre in developing an automatic to visualize, restore and copy the digital image data returned to earth from Russian space probes surveying the Moon, Mars, Venus and Phobos.

Veo, Veo
=I Spy.
Ex: At its simplest level, the public library offers children a game of I Spy.
Veronica (Indice de Archivos Informatizados en la Red Manejado por Ratón y Muy Fácil)
=Veronica (Very Easy Rodent Oriented Net-wide Index to Computerized Archives).
Nota: En Internet, base de datos que recoge casi todas las entradas de los menús de la mayoría de los servidores gopher.
Ex: Veronica is a constantly updated database of the names of almost every menu item on thousands of gopher servers.

Viejo Mundo, el
(n.)=Old World, the.
Ex: Yet, the abundant notarial records in these provincial archives provide an unrivalled opportunity to trace the connections between the Old and New Worlds = No obstante, el gran número de registros notariales en estos archivos provinciales nos proporciona una oportunidad única para encontrar las conexiones entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo.
Viena
=Vienna.
Ex: This article describes the background to the Austrian National Library's acquisition of the 4,000-volume library of the Archbishop of Valencia, Antonio Folch de Cardona, after his death in Vienna in 1724.

Viernes Santo
(n.)=Good Friday.
Ex: This is a fragment of the black veil used to cover the statue of the Madonna on Holy Thursday and Good Friday.
Vietnam
=Vietnam.
Ex: This article explains the approach to libraries and information in communist Vietnam.

Virgen + Nombre
(adj.)=Virgin + Nombre.
Ex: This article lists and categorizes sources of information dealing with Marian apparitions (apparition of the Virgin Mary).
Virgen María, la
=Virgin Mary, the.
Ex: This article lists and categorizes sources of information dealing with Marian apparitions (apparition of the Virgin Mary).
Virgen y el Niño
=Madonna and Child.
Ex: This Byzantine Madonna and Child has been the object of pilgrimage since 1188.
Virgen^1, la
=Madonna, the.
Ex: The two reliefs represent the two patron saints of the cathedral: John the Baptist and the Madonna of the Rosary.
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* aparecerse la virgen=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; strike + lucky ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
* ¡La Virgen!=Good heavens! ; Heavens!.
* Virgen María, la=Virgin Mary, the.
* Virgen + Nombre=Virgin + Nombre.
* ¡Virgen Santísima!=Good heavens! ; Heavens!.
* Virgen y el Niño=Madonna and Child.

Virgilio
=Virgil.
Nota: Poeta de la época del Imperio Romano y personaje de la obra de Dante "La Divina Comedia".
Ex: Teachers will disappear out of the students' lives as Virgil and Beatrice disappear out of 'The Divine Comedy'.

Virgo
=Virgo.
Ex: Virgo is disproportionately large compared with the other Zodiac signs.

Volnet
----
* Volnet UK=Volnet UK.

Volnet UK
=Volnet UK.
Ex: Volnet UK is the 1st on-line bibliographic data base for the community and voluntary consisting of 16,000 references to the fields of volunteering and community development.
W
----
* operador (W)=(W) operator.
* w (vatio)=watt (w).

WAIS (Servidor de Información de Gran Alcance)
=WAIS (Wide Area Information Server).
Nota: En Internet, programa que permite la indización de grandes cantidades de información que puede ser buscada a través de la red.
Ex: WAIS (Wide Area Information Server) is a document delivery system that allows natural language queries of remote WAIS-formatted databases.

WAN (red de gran alcance)
=WAN (wide area network).
Ex: This article considers local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), value added network services (VANs), ISDN, 'wireless' and optical network.
WAN (red de área amplia)
=WAN (wide area network).
Nota: En tecnología de la información, cualquier red que conecte ordenadores localizados en un área mayor de un edificio o campus.
Ex: This article considers local area networks (LANs), wide area networks (WANs), value added network services (VANs), ISDN, 'wireless' and optical network.
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* WAN (red de gran alcance)=WAN (wide area network).

WAP (Protocolo para Aplicaciones Inalámbricas)
=WAP (Wireless Application Protocol).
Ex: Wireless application protocol (WAP) is an international standard for connecting mobile devices such as mobile phones to specially developed WWW-based interactive information and applications.

WGSA (Asociación de Archiveros de Alemania Occidental)
=West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).
Ex: This article summarises the discussions of the special interest groups of the West German Society of Archivists (WGSA), held during the 10th International Congress on Archives in Bonn, 1984.

WIMP (Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros)
=WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).
Ex: This article reviews the developments that have taken place in WIMPs (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers) and GIs (Graphical Interfaces).

WIPO (Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual)
=WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
Ex: This article discusses the current situation regarding the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to update the international regime of copyright and neighbouring rights.

WLN (Red Bibliotecaria del Oeste)
=WLN (Western Library Network).
Nota: Cooperativa bibliotecaria del Noroeste de América del Norte, antes conocida como Washington Library Network.
Ex: WLN (Western Library Network) is composed of libraries in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United States, and is expanding to cover other states and libraries in Canada.

WORM (de una grabación y de lectura múltiple)
=WORM (write-once-read-many).
Nota: Disco óptico en el que se puede grabar algo una sola vez y leerlo muchas veces.
Ex: There are various different kinds of optical videodisks, including both analog and digital disks, and disks that are read-only (ROM) or write-once-read-many (WORM).
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* lector de disco óptico WORM=WORM optical disc drive.
* lector WORM=WORM drive.

WWW (World Wide Web)
=WWW (World Wide Web).
Ex: WWW (World Wide Web) is the universe of hypertext servers (http servers) which are the servers that allow text, graphis, sound files, etc. to be mixed together.

WYSIWYG (se ve tal cual aparecerá impreso)
=WYSIWYG (what you see is what you get).
Nota: Se aplica a la capacidad de un procesador de textos de presentar en pantalla información tal cual luego aparecerá impresa.
Ex: User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed (WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.

Waring
----
* distribución de Waring=Waring distribution.

WebPac
(n.)=WebPac.
Nota: En biblioteconomía, catálogo consultable a través de Internet.
Ex: Many librarians, especially those in technical services, seem reluctant to accept Web-based OPACS, or WebPacs.

Wechsler
----
* escala de Wechsler=Wechsler scale.

Windows
(n.)=Windows.
Ex: Reboot the computer and start Windows.
----
* MS Windows=MS Windows.

Winnie
----
* Winnie the Pooh=Winnie the Pooh.

Winnie the Pooh
=Winnie the Pooh.
Ex: In literature, perhaps because of the influence of stories like Winnie the Pooh and Paddington Bear, they are often so sentimentalized that an author who tried to treat one in a story as a villain would have a difficult job.
Wiswesser
----
* Notación Lineal de Wiswesser=Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN).

Word
----
* formato Word=Word format.

Wordstart
=Wordstar.
Nota: Procesador de texto.
Ex: Wordstar consists of a software package designed to run on a wide range of computers.

World-Wide Web
(n.)=World-Wide Web.
Ex: World-Wide Web is a system which provides simple access to a variety of Internet resources, like Gopher, but through a hypertext interface.

X
----
* cromosoma X=x chromosome.
* rayo X=X ray.

XIX
----
* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX=turn-of-the-century.

XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos)
=XML (Extensible Markup Language).
Ex: XML (Extensible Markup Language) is an extension of HTML which simplifies the creation of specialized markup languages for any application domain without requiring knowledge of Standard Generalized Markup Language.

YMCA (Asociación Cristiana de Hombres Jóvenes)
=YMCA (Young Men's Christian Association).
Ex: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.

YWCA (Asociación Cristiana de Mujeres Jóvenes)
=YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association).
Ex: This article focuses on photographs documenting the activities and facilities of the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), collected as part of ongoing research into the history of the YWCA in Canada between 1870 and 1930.

Yakarta
=Jakarta.
Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.

Yemen
=Yemen.
Nota: País.
Ex: Specific projects in 5 locations, Mauritania, Yemen, Niger, Bahrain, and Botswana, illustrate the extremes in levels of infrastructure that affect project implementation.
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* de Yemen=Yemeni.
* Yemen del Sur=South Yemen.

Yemen del Sur
=South Yemen.
Ex: Anti-government protesters shouted slogans during a rally to celebrate the anniversary of South Yemen's independence from British colonial rule.
York
----
* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York=New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
* Condado de York=Yorkshire.
* Nueva York=New York (NY) ; Gotham.

Yugoslavia
(n.)=Yugoslavia.
Ex: This article describes a visit to Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary, Bulgaria and Yugoslavia to see national, university and academy of sciences libraries.
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* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia)=Matica Slovenska.
* nacido en Yugoslavia=Yugoslav-born.

Z39.50
(n.)=Z39.50.
Nota: En Internet, protocolo que permite realizar búsquedas y recuperar información de distintos tipos de bases de datos, principalmente bases de datos bibliográficas.
Ex: The standard Z39.50 is a network protocol which allows searching of (usually remote) heterogeneous databases and retrieval of data, most often used for retrieving bibliographic records.

Zaire
(n.)=Zaire.
Nota: País anteriormente conocido como Congo.
Ex: The New York Times informs us, one morning, that in all subsequent issues the CONGO will be known as Zaire.

Zambia
(n.)=Zambia.
Ex: In addition to his work with the UCLA Library and the Washington, D.C. Public Library, he held successive two-year positions in Zambia and Uganda.

Zamora
----
* no se ganó Zamora en una hora=Rome wasn't built in a day.

Zaragoza
=Saragossa.
Ex: The participants in the Saragossa Conference adopted the Manifesto drawn by the European Forum for Urban Safety.

Zelanda
----
* Nueva Zelanda=New Zealand (NZ).

Zeus
=Zeus.
Ex: Zeus invites the birds to follow him to Olympus, where lies his nuptial thalamus, and begs Regina to dance with him.

Zimbabue
(n.)=Zimbabwe.
Ex: In 1987 the topic of the Annual Conference of the Zimbabwe Library Association was 'library services to the disadvantaged'.
----
* de Zimbabue=Zimbabwean.

Zimbabwe
(n.)=Zimbabwe.
Ex: In 1987 the topic of the Annual Conference of the Zimbabwe Library Association was 'library services to the disadvantaged'.

Zipf
----
* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf=Zipf's word frequency law.

Zodiaco, el
=Zodiac, the.
Ex: To find out which of the twelve Animals of the Chinese Zodiac represents you, you just need to enter your birth date.
----
* signo del Zodiaco=astrological sign ; star sign ; Zodiac sign.

Zululandia
=Zululand.
Ex: Some areas in Zululand are subject to malaria = En algunas zonas de Zululandia se puede contraer la malaria.

[ ] (corchetes)
=square brackets [ ].
Ex: These words are usually enclosed in square brackets ([]) in order to distinguish them from the authentic title.

\ (barra inclinada a la izquierda)
=backslash (\).
Ex: To search for a publication by its author, enter the author's last name, a comma, first initial if known, followed by a backslash (\).

a
=for ; per ; to.
Ex: The fine policy matrix corresponds to the loan policy matrix, cell for cell.
Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
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* a + Adjetivo + escala=on a + Adjetivo + scale.
* a alguna parte=someplace.
* a alta presión=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
* a altas horas de la nocha=in the wee hours (of the morning).
* a altas horas de la noche=late at night ; in the dead of night ; in the small hours (of the morning).
* a ambas orillas del Atlántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* a ambos lados de=on either side of.
* a ambos lados del Altántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* a ambos lados de + Lugar=on both sides of + Lugar.
* a años luz de=light years away from.
* a bajas temperaturas=at low temperature.
* a bajo coste=low-cost.
* a bajo costo=low-cost.
* a bajo nivel=low-level.
* a bajo precio=lower-cost ; at a low price ; on the cheap.
* a base de=in the form of ; on a diet of.
* a base de carne=meaty .
* a base de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a base de errores=the hard way.
* a base de plantas=plant-based.
* a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar=eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
* a boca de jarro=at close range ; point blank ; at point-blank range.
* a bocajarro=point blank ; at close range ; at point-blank range.
* a bombo y platillo=fanfare ; with a bang.
* a borbotones=in a gush.
* a bordo=aboard ; on board ship.
* a bordo de=aboard ; onboard.
* a bordo de un barco=shipboard ; on board ship.
* a buena hambre no hay pan duro=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a buen recaudo=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
* a caballo=on horseback ; astride.
* a caballo entre=astride... and... ; midway between.
* a caballo entre... y...=half way between... and....
* a caballo regalado no le mires el diente=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente=never look a gift horse in the mouth.
* a cada instante=by the second.
* a cada momento=by the second.
* a cada rato=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
* a cambio=in return ; in exchange.
* a cambio de=in exchange for ; in return for ; in compensation for.
* a cambio de nada=for nothing.
* a cántaros=cats and dogs.
* a cappella=a cappella.
* a cargo=in the saddle.
* a cargo (de)=charged with ; in charge (of) ; at the helm (of).
* a cargo de Alguien=under supervision.
* a cargo de las riendas=in the saddle.
* a cargo del ayuntamiento=local authority-run.
* a cargo del gobierno=government-operated ; government-run.
* a cargo de una sola persona=one-man band.
* a cargo de voluntarios=volunteer-run.
* a chorros=profusely ; in a gush.
* a ciegas=blindfold ; blindly ; blindfolded ; in the dark.
* a ciencia cierta=for sure ; for certain.
* a cierta distancia=some distance away.
* a cierta distancia de=off.
* a cierta distancia de la costa=offshore.
* a cierta distancia del litoral=offshore.
* a cobro revertido=reverse charges.
* a color=multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal=early + Expresión Temporal, the.
* a comienzos de + Fecha=in the early + Fecha ; in the early part of + Fecha.
* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo=by the turn of + Período de Tiempo ; at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
* a conciencia=deliberately ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; by design ; on purpose.
* a condición de que + Subjuntivo=provided (that) ; providing (that) ; as long as.
* a contenido enriquecido=content-enriched.
* a continuación=next ; then ; in the following ; herewith.
* a continuación se enumeran=given below.
* a contracorriente=against the grain.
* a contraluz=against the light.
* a contrapelo=against the grain ; against the nap.
* a coro=with one voice ; in unison.
* a corto plazo=before very long ; short term [short-term] ; in the short run ; short-range ; at short notice ; in the short term ; short-run ; for the short haul ; for the short run ; over the short run ; over the short haul.
* a costa de=at the cost of ; at the expense of ; at + Nombre's + expense ; at cost of.
* a costa de mucho=at (a) great expense.
* a costa de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a costa de otros=at other people's expense.
* a criterio de=at the discretion of.
* a cualquier hora=anytime ; around the clock.
* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche=at any hour of the day or night ; at any time of the day or night.
* a cualquier precio=at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
* a cuatro aguas=hipped.
* a cuatro patas=on all fours ; on four legs.
* a cuenta de=at the expense of.
* a cuenta de la empresa=at company expense.
* a cuenta de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a cuenta de otros=at other people's expense.
* a cuenta propia=at + Posesivo + (own) expense ; at + Posesivo + own expense.
* a cuerpo de rey=the lap of luxury ; the lap of comfort.
* a cuestas=in tow.
* a decir de todos=by all accounts.
* a decir verdad=to tell the truth ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in truth ; fact is ; the fact is that... ; to be fair ; quite frankly.
* a decir verdad...=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
* a demanda=pro re nata.
* a deshora(s)=at odd times ; out of hours.
* a destajo=non-stop.
* a día de hoy=as of today.
* a diario=every day.
* a diestro y siniestro=like there's no tomorrow.
* a dieta=on a diet.
* a diferencia de=apart from ; as opposed to ; in contradistinction to ; as contrasted with ; in contrast (to/with) ; quite apart from ; in sharp contrast (with).
* a diferencia de + Nombre=unlike + Nombre.
* a diferentes niveles=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
* a discreción=at will ; no holds barred.
* a disgusto=unwillingly ; reluctantly.
* a disposición de=at the disposal of.
* a distancia=remote ; remotely ; distantly.
* a doble espacio=double-spaced.
* a domicilio=domiciliary.
* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...?=whither?.
* ¿a dónde va(n)...?=whither?.
* ¿a dónde vas?=quo vadis ; whither thou goest.
* a dos niveles=two-tier.
* a dos velas=skint ; broke ; in the dark ; penniless ; down-and-out ; out-of-pocket.
* a duras penas=with great difficulty ; at a push.
* a efectos de=in terms of ; for the purpose of + Nombre.
* a efectos prácticos=to all intents and purposes ; for all practical purposes ; for all intents and purposes ; to all intents.
* a él=him.
* a ellos=them.
* a escala=drawn-to-scale.
* a escala industrial=on an industrial scale ; industrial-scale.
* a escala mundial=globally ; on a global scale.
* a escala natural=full-scale.
* a escondidas=by stealth ; stealthily ; furtively ; on the quiet ; on the sly ; in secret ; in secrecy ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
* a eso=thereto.
* a espaldas de=out of sight of.
* a espuertas=by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
* a estas alturas=by now.
* a este fin=to this end.
* a este paso=at this rate.
* a este respecto=in this respect.
* a este ritmo=at this rate.
* a estrenar=brand new.
* a examen=under the microscope.
* a excepción de=barring ; except for ; excepting ; other than ; with the exception of ; short of ; excluding.
* a excepción de que=except that.
* a excepción de uno=with one exception.
* a expensas de=at the expense of ; at + Nombre's + expense.
* a expensas de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a expensas de otros=at other people's expense.
* a + Expresión Temporal=as of + Expresión Temporal.
* a falta de=for want of ; in the absence of ; in default of ; for lack of ; short of.
* a falta de pan, buenas son tortas=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a falta de pan, buenas son tortas; a buena hambre no hay pan duro; a caballo=beggars can't be choosers.
* a favor=in favour.
* a favor de=in favour of.
* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto=pro-choice.
* a favor de la esclavitud=pro-slavery.
* a favor de la raza negra=pro-black [problack].
* a favor de la vida humana=pro-life.
* a favor y en contra=pro and con.
* a + Fecha=as per + Fecha.
* a finales de=by the end of ; at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
* a finales de + Expresión Temporal=as of late + Expresión Temporal ; at the end of + Expresión Temporal ; by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
* a finales de + Fecha=in the late + Fecha ; in late + Fecha.
* a finales de los + Década=late + Década, the.
* a finales del + Siglo=late + Siglo ; late period of + Siglo.
* a fin de cuentas=at the end of the day ; in the end ; in the final count ; in the grand scheme of things ; when all is said and done ; after all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
* a fin de que=in order that.
* a fondo=fully ; thoroughly ; full-scale.
* a fondo perdido=non-refundable.
* ¡a freír espárragos!=on your bike!.
* a fuerza de=by dint of.
* a fuerza de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a fuerza de errores=the hard way.
* a galope=at a gallop.
* a gas=gas-powered.
* a gatas=on all fours.
* a gogó=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
* a grandes rasgos=broadly ; rough draft.
* a granel=in bulk.
* a gran escala=large scale [large-scale] ; massive ; on a wide scale ; high-volume ; wide-scale ; on a broad scale ; in a big way ; on a grand scale.
* a gran velocidad=at great speed.
* a grito limpio=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* a grito pelado=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* a gritos=vociferously.
* a gusto=at ease ; at leisure.
* a gusto de=to the liking of ; at the pleasure of.
* a horcajadas=astride.
* a hurtadillas=surreptitiously ; by stealth ; stealthily ; furtively ; on the sly ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
* a imitación de lo clásico=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
* a iniciativa de=at the initiative of.
* a iniciativas del gobierno=government-led.
* a instancia de=at the urging of.
* a instancias de=at the instigation of ; at the behest of ; under the auspices of.
* a intervalos=at intervals.
* a intervalos + Adjetivo=at + Adjetivo + intervals.
* a intervalos semanales=at weekly intervals.
* a invitación de=at the invitation of.
* a jabón=soapy .
* a juicio=on trial.
* a juicio público=in the public eye.
* a juzgar por=to judge by ; judging by ; judging from.
* a la acuarela=water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
* a la alcaldía=mayoral.
* a la altura de=of the stature of ; equal to ; at the level of.
* a la altura de la cintura=waist high ; waist deep.
* a la altura de la rodilla=knee-high.
* a la altura de los hombros=shoulder-high.
* a la anchura de los hombros=shoulder-width.
* a la anochecida=at nightfall.
* a la antigua=old-style.
* a la antigua usanza=old-style.
* a la atención de=c/o (care of).
* a la baja=on the wane.
* a la brasa=grilled.
* a la buena de Dios=out in the cold ; on a wing and a prayer.
* a la cabeza de=in the forefront of/in.
* a la caída de la noche=at nightfall ; at twilight.
* a la caída de la tarde=at twilight ; at dusk.
* a la carta=a la carte.
* a la costa=seaside.
* a la cuarta pregunta=penniless ; broke ; skint ; down-and-out.
* a la defensiva=on the defensive ; defensively.
* a la derecha=at the right.
* a la derecha de=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
* a la deriva=rudderless.
* a la discreción de=at the discretion of.
* a la disposición de Alguien=at + Posesivo + disposal.
* a ladrido limpio=in full cry.
* a la espera=awaiting.
* a la expectativa de=on the lookout for.
* a la + Expresión Temporal=a + Expresión Temporal.
* a la fuerza=forcefully ; of necessity ; forcibly ; compulsorily.
* a la fuga=on the run ; on the lam.
* a la hora de acostarse=at bedtime.
* a la hora de + Infinitivo=when it came to + Gerundio ; when it comes to + Gerundio.
* a la hora de la verdad=when push comes to shove ; if it comes to the crunch ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
* a la hora del café=at coffee.
* a la intemperie=in the open ; exposed ; outdoors ; exposed to the elements ; open to the elements ; exposure to the elements.
* a la inversa=mirror-fashion ; mirror image ; in reverse.
* a la izquierda=at the left.
* a la larga=in the long term ; over the long term ; in the end ; eventually ; for the long pull ; over a period of time ; over the long haul ; in the far term ; ultimately ; by and by.
* a la ligera=lightly.
* a la luz de=in light of ; in the light of.
* a la luz de la luna=by moonlight ; in the moonlight ; moonlit.
* a la luz de las estrellas=by starlight.
* a la luz de las velas=by candlelight ; candlelight ; candlelit.
* a la luz del día=in the light of (the) day.
* a la luz de una lámpara de gas=by gaslight.
* a la mano=at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* a la mano de=available at the fingertips of.
* a la mayor brevedad posible=as soon as possible (asap) ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* a la misma altura que=in the same league as ; at the same level as.
* a la moda=trendy .
* a la ofensiva=offensively.
* a la onda=in the know.
* a la opinión pública=in the public eye.
* a la par=in concert ; in tandem ; neck and neck ; in a tandem fashion ; in parallel.
* a la par que=in tandem with ; hand in hand (with) ; as the same time as.
* a la parrilla=grilled ; on the grill.
* a la perfección=superbly.
* a la plancha=griddled ; on the griddle ; on the hotplate.
* a largo plazo=in the long term ; over the long term ; long-range ; in the long run ; long-term ; over the long run ; over the long haul ; long-run ; in the far term ; far-term ; for the long haul ; for the long pull ; for the long run.
* a la salida=on the way out.
* a la sazón=at that time.
* a las doce del mediodía=at high noon.
* a la semana=a week ; per week.
* a las mil maravillas=marvellously [marvelously, -USA] ; famously ; like a house on fire.
* a la sombra de=in the shadow of ; shadowed by.
* a las puertas de=on the threshold of.
* a las tantas=in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* a la tercera va la vencida=third time lucky.
* a la última=hip ; on the fast track ; hipped.
* a la vanguardia=on the cutting edge ; on the leading edge ; in the fast lane ; on the fast track ; at the leading edge ; on the bleeding edge.
* a la vanguardia de=in the vanguard of ; at the forefront of ; in the forefront of/in ; at the vanguard of.
* a la velocidad de la luz=at the speed of light.
* a la velocidad del rayo=at the speed of lightning.
* a la velocidad del sonido=at the speed of sound.
* a la venta=on release.
* a la vez=at once ; at one time ; at similar times ; at the same time ; concurrently ; side-by-side ; simultaneously ; at the same instant ; in parallel ; in tandem ; at the one time ; in a tandem fashion ; at a time ; in unison.
* a la vez que=hand in hand (with) ; cum ; in conjunction with ; in unison with.
* a la vista=in sight ; within sight ; in view ; in plain sight.
* a la vista de=in light of ; in the light of.
* a la vuelta de=on the return leg of.
* a la zaga=not far behind ; in tow.
* al borde de la extinción=on the brink of extinction.
* al borde la muerte=on the brink of death.
* al dedillo=off pat.
* a lo ancho=crosswise ; crossways.
* a lo extremo=to the extreme.
* a lo grande=in a big way ; big time ; grandly ; on a grand scale.
* a lo hecho, pecho=no use crying over spilt/spilled milk ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
* a lo largo=lengthwise ; lengthways.
* a lo largo de=along ; down ; throughout.
* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal=sometime + Expresión Temporal.
* a lo largo de la historia=over time ; throughout history.
* a lo largo de la ruta=along the way.
* a lo largo del tiempo=longitudinal ; longitudinally.
* a lo largo de todo=the entire length of.
* a lo largo y ancho del país=countrywide [country-wide].
* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar=up and down + Lugar.
* a lo lejos=in the distance.
* a lo loco=helter-skelter ; like there's no tomorrow.
* a lo máximo=at best ; at most ; at the most.
* a lo mejor=perhaps.
* a lo que salga=come what may.
* a los ojos de=in the eyes of.
* a los pocos minutos=within minutes.
* a los pocos segundos=within moments.
* a lo sumo=at best ; at most ; at the most.
* a lo tonto=for nothing ; just like that.
* a lo tonto, a lo tonto=before + Pronombre + know it.
* a lo zombi=zombielike.
* al tuntún=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason ; without rhyme or reason.
* a mano=by hand ; manually ; nearby [near-by] ; handy ; within reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* a mano alzada=by a show of hands.
* a mano derecha de=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
* a manojos=by the handful.
* a mano limpia=with + Posesivo + bare hands.
* a manos de=at the hands of.
* a marchas forzadas=in a rush ; against the clock.
* a mares=cats and dogs.
* a más largo plazo=longer-term.
* a más ..., más ...=the + Comparativo ..., the + Comparativo ....
* a más tardar=at the latest.
* a mata caballo=in a hurry ; hurried ; hurriedly ; helter-skelter.
* a media asta=at half-mast ; at half staff.
* a mediados de=in the middle decades of.
* a mediados de + Fecha=in the mid + Fecha.
* a mediados de semana=midweek.
* a media jornada=half-time [half time].
* a media mañana=mid-morning.
* a medianoche=at midnight.
* a medias=half-hearted [halfhearted] ; qualified ; half-baked.
* a medias entre... y...=betwixt and between.
* a medida=custom ; bespoke.
* a medida que + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medida que pasaba el tiempo=as time passed (by) ; as time went by.
* a medida que pasa el tiempo=as time passes (by).
* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal=as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
* a medida que + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medida que se necesite=on demand ; on request ; as required ; as needed.
* a medida que + transcurrir + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + transcurrir + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medio abrir=half-opened.
* a medio camino=halfway [half-way/half way].
* a medio comprender=half-understood.
* a medio concebir=half-baked.
* a medio formar=half-formed.
* a medio fuego=medium heat.
* a medio galope=at a canter.
* a medio hacer=halfway done ; half done ; half-baked.
* a medio plazo=medium-term ; near-term ; in the medium term ; in the mid-term ; mid-term [midterm].
* a medio rimar=half-rhymed.
* a medio vestir=half dressed.
* a menor escala=at a reduced rate.
* a menos que=unless ; short of.
* a menudo=oftentimes [often times] ; ofttimes [oft-times].
* a merced de=at the mercy of.
* a mí=me.
* a mi modo de ver=in my books.
* a mi parecer=methinks ; in my books.
* a mitad de=half way through ; halfway through.
* a mitad de camino=halfway [half-way/half way].
* a mitad de camino entre... y...=midway between ; half way between... and....
* a mitad de camino entre... y...=astride... and....
* a mitad de precio=at half price.
* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad=turnabout is fair play.
* a modo de=by way of ; in the vein of ; as a kind of.
* a modo de aclaración=in parenthesis ; on a sidenote.
* a modo de advertencia=cautionary.
* a modo de ejemplo=by way of illustration.
* a modo de explicación=parenthetically.
* a modo de ilustración=by way of illustration.
* a modo de inciso=in passing ; by the way of (a) digression.
* a modo de paréntesis=parenthetical.
* a modo de prólogo=prefatory.

a + Adjetivo + escala
=on a + Adjetivo + scale.
Ex: Any library involved in this activity on a large scale could find such software very useful in ensuring accurate and comprehensive records.
a + Expresión Temporal
=as of + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: As of April 1978 there is still not a big enough demand for such a service.
a + Fecha
=as per + Fecha.
Ex: The following is the list of sponsors of the conference as per January 2001.
a + Posesivo + aire
=to + Posesivo + heart's content ; to + Posesivo + heart's delight.
Ex: The exhibition organized to mark the occasion was titled 'Rummage to your heart's content'. Ex: She wore fairy wings & jumped to her heart's delight on the trampoline.
a + Posesivo + alcance
=in the ballpark for + Pronombre ; in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
Ex: We had a pretty tight budget but Spector 360 was in the ballpark for us and we felt it was way above all the others when it came to features and benefits. Ex: And when Craft gave us his estimate, it was right in our ballpark range.
a + Posesivo + costa
=at + Posesivo + (own) expense.
Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.
a + Posesivo + cuidado
=in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
Ex: Financial institutions are custodians and are therefore legally responsible for the items in their safekeeping.
a + Posesivo + discreción
=at will ; at + Posesivo + (own) discretion.
Ex: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will. Ex: Heads of the participating libraries were in favour of a 'loose' resource sharing scheme where it should be at their own discretion to decide with whom to share their resources and at what level.
a + Posesivo + disposición
=at + Posesivo + disposal.
Ex: Very few libraries have implemented OSI applications and many library software developers still see OSI as irrelevant to their needs and inappropriate for the resources at their disposal.
a + Posesivo + entender
=to the best of + Posesivo + belief ; to + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: The affidavit states that facts in the letter are true and accurate to the best of her belief. Ex: The second, and to my mind, much more important, purpose was to aid the human comprehension of descriptive data.
a + Posesivo + espaldas
=behind + Posesivo + back.
Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.
a + Posesivo + expensas
=at + Posesivo + (own) expense.
Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.
a + Posesivo + favor
=in + Posesivo + favour ; to + Posesivo + credit.
Ex: A further point in its favour was that the International Labour Office used it, with small variations. Ex: This publication identifies those organisations which have been 'patent active', with 10 or more patents to their credit in the last 12 years.
a + Posesivo + gusto
=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
Ex: Each year, we encourage our staff members to devote 5% of their working hours to the charity of their choice, in the manner of their choosing.
a + Posesivo + juicio
=in + Posesivo + estimation.
Ex: That said, India, in my estimation, will take some beating.
a + Posesivo + manera
=in + Posesivo + own way.
Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
a + Posesivo + parecer
=to + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: The second, and to my mind, much more important, purpose was to aid the human comprehension of descriptive data.
a + Posesivo + saber
=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
Ex: To the best of her knowledge, she has no professional affiliations that create conflicts of interest with her editorial responsibilities.
a + Posesivo + saber y entender
=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
Ex: The undersigned certifies to the best of his knowledge and belief that the applicant has not been convicted of a criminal offense .
a + Posesivo + servicio
=at + Posesivo + service.
Ex: The article 'Also at your service' describes the history, function, collection and facilities at the Science Museum Library, which serves as a back-up library to the British Library Lending Division.
a + Posesivo + sorprender
=much to + Posesivo + surprise.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word.
a + Posesivo + vista
=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
a alguna parte
=someplace.
Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.
a alta presión
(adj.)=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
Ex: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car. Ex: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
a altas horas de la nocha
=in the wee hours (of the morning).
Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
a altas horas de la noche
=late at night ; in the dead of night ; in the small hours (of the morning).
Ex: Seoul is one of the safest capital cities in the world, with a very low crime rate: even late at night pedestrians can wander safely around downtown = Seúl es una de las capitales más seguras del mundo, con una tasa de criminalidad muy baja: incluso a altas horas de la noche, los peatones pueden pasear sin peligro alguno por el centro de la ciudad. Ex: The article is entitled 'Blackbirds singing in the dead of night?: Advancing the craft of teaching qualitative research' = El artículo se titulo "¿Mirlos cantando en mitad de la noche? Promoción del oficio de enseñar la investigación cualitativa". Ex: My Jewish grandfather/mentor always tells me how he gets the most work done in the small hours of the morning before the rest of the world.
a ambas orillas del Atlántico
=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ex: In the period between the copyright legislation of 1891 and that of 1957 resetting remained the normal practice on both sides of the ocean. Ex: The policy and legal questions on both sides of the Atlantic are remarkably similar.
a ambos lados de
=on either side of.
Ex: An alternative form of hose, probably invented in Holland in the earlier seventeenth century, took the form of an iron yoke on either side of the spindle in place of the wooden box = Una forma alternativa de matriz, inventada probablemente en Holanda a comienzos del siglo XVII, consistía en un yugo de hierro a ambos lados del husillo en lugar del cajón de madera.
a ambos lados de + Lugar
=on both sides of + Lugar.
Ex: This goal was achieved to a greater or a lesser extent on both sides of the Alps.
a ambos lados del Altántico
=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
Ex: In the period between the copyright legislation of 1891 and that of 1957 resetting remained the normal practice on both sides of the ocean. Ex: The policy and legal questions on both sides of the Atlantic are remarkably similar.
a años luz de
=light years away from.
Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
a bajas temperaturas
(n.)=at low temperature.
Ex: Anecdotal evidence indicates that pollen shed from anthers remains viable longer at low temperature and high relative humidity.
a bajo coste
(adj.)=low-cost.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.
a bajo costo
(adj.)=low-cost.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.
a bajo nivel
(adj.)=low-level.
Ex: Low-level magnetic fields are used to deactivate and reactivate targets without damaging the contents of magnetic media such as audio and video tapes.
a bajo precio
=lower-cost ; at a low price ; on the cheap.
Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves. Ex: They are unique because large volumes of data can be stored at a low price. Ex: The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap.
a base de
=in the form of ; on a diet of.
Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays. Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts on regardless of how well chosen they are.
a base de carne
(adj.)=meaty .
Ex: Natural diets based on raw meaty bones promote the health of pets, the human economy and the natural environment but, I admit, I used to believe the opposite.
a base de cometer errores
=the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a base de errores
=the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a base de plantas
(adj.)=plant-based.
Ex: A plant-based diet supports a sustainable world, by reducing the need for pasture land and subsequent pressure on forests.
a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar
=eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
Ex: Before we get down to business, let's eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we die," the CEO said after everyone had arrived.
a boca de jarro
=at close range ; point blank ; at point-blank range.
Ex: The study described in this book examined at close range the experiences of 12 elementary school students. Ex: They refuse point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences. Ex: Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting a teenager to death, at point blank range in Pakistan.
a bocajarro
=point blank ; at close range ; at point-blank range.
Ex: They refuse point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences. Ex: The study described in this book examined at close range the experiences of 12 elementary school students. Ex: Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting a teenager to death, at point blank range in Pakistan.
a bombo y platillo
=fanfare ; with a bang.
Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare. Ex: The Cretaceous period was the heyday of the dinosaurs and ended with a bang!.
a borbotones
=in a gush.
Ex: During labour, the bag of water surrounding the baby in the womb often tears, and the water escapes through the vagina in a gush.
a bordo
=aboard ; on board ship.
Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop.
a bordo de
=aboard ; onboard.
Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue. Ex: It offers onboard spell checking.
a bordo de un barco
=shipboard ; on board ship.
Ex: This system will enable the medical personnel at a remote site to contact a physician at a diagnostic centre (ashore or shipboard) and transmit a visual and auditory presentation of the medical data needed for diagnosis. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop.
a buen recaudo
=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Ex: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
a buena hambre no hay pan duro
=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
Ex: I'll take any love you think you can spare -- beggars can't be choosers. Ex: They aren't exactly cheap nor are they exactly what I have been looking for but as they say beggars can't be choosy.
a caballo
=on horseback ; astride.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Looking at flowers on horseback: a glimpse of the National Library of China'. Ex: No person shall ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless, when sitting astride the seat, the person can reach the footrests with both feet.
a caballo entre... y...
=half way between... and....
Ex: Sometime in the later eighteenth century an ingenious version of stereotyping called dabbing was developed, whereby a pattern of wood or metal was dabbed into the surface of a quantity of type-metal that was half way between its solid and its molten state; the dabbed metal was then used as a matrix for striking a copy of the original in similarly half-molten metal.
a caballo regalado no le mires el diente
=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
Ex: I'll take any love you think you can spare -- beggars can't be choosers. Ex: They aren't exactly cheap nor are they exactly what I have been looking for but as they say beggars can't be choosy.
a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente
=never look a gift horse in the mouth.
Ex: There's an old saying, 'never look a gift horse in the mouth,' but in the world of freebie hunting this is not always a good policy.
a cada instante
=by the second.
Ex: Espadrilles have been around since at least the 14th century, and they're gaining popularity by the second!.
a cada momento
=by the second.
Ex: Espadrilles have been around since at least the 14th century, and they're gaining popularity by the second!.
a cada rato
=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
a cambio
=in return ; in exchange.
Ex: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult. Ex: If the musician's landlord were to throw a party and desire music for it, he could hire the musician to play it by offering the month's rent in exchange.
a cambio de
=in exchange for ; in return for ; in compensation for.
Ex: A number of libraries receive full sets of Library of Congress cataloguing records in exchange for certain cataloguing information. Ex: In practice, however, the gilds were federations of tradesmen who, in return for monopolistic privileges, co-operated with the government in its censorship of the press. Ex: If you receive a lump sum in compensation for the loss of employment, part of it may be tax free.
a cambio de nada
=for nothing.
Ex: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
a cappella
=a cappella.
Ex: Stanford currently boasts nine a capella groups.
a cargo
=in the saddle.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
a cargo de
=charged with ; in charge (of) ; at the helm (of).
Ex: An organization now exists, endowed by Ranganathan, and charged with the maintenance of the scheme now that he himself has died. Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion. Ex: With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.
a cargo de Alguien
=under supervision.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
a cargo de las riendas
=in the saddle.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
a cargo de una sola persona
(n.)=one-man band.
Ex: This library housekeeping facility is aimed primarily at the small, one-man band type library.
a cargo de voluntarios
(adj.)=volunteer-run.
Ex: This monograph traces the evolution of American public libraries from female, volunteer-run reading rooms to government-operated institutions.
a cargo del ayuntamiento
(adj.)=local authority-run.
Ex: There are over 70 local authority-run consumer advisory services each handling an average of about 20,000 enquiries a year.
a cargo del gobierno
(adj.)=government-operated ; government-run.
Ex: This monograph traces the evolution of American public libraries from female, volunteer-run reading rooms to government-operated institutions. Ex: Both government-run programs and partially government-subsidized programs run by voluntary agencies such as Caritas and the YMCA are common.
a chorros
=profusely ; in a gush.
Ex: As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long. Ex: During labour, the bag of water surrounding the baby in the womb often tears, and the water escapes through the vagina in a gush.
a ciegas
=blindfold ; blindly ; blindfolded ; in the dark.
Ex: No president can go blindfold: some assistance is necessary. Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful. Ex: The study presented the narrative task to the children as a game in which they had to help a blindfolded interlocutor find out what happened in the stories. Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
a ciencia cierta
=for sure ; for certain.
Ex: It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure. Ex: One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores.
a cierta distancia
=some distance away.
Ex: The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
a cierta distancia de
=off.
Ex: The book focuses on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize.
a cierta distancia de la costa
(adj.)=offshore.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
a cierta distancia del litoral
(adj.)=offshore.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
a cobro revertido
=reverse charges.
Ex: If you have received it in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us (reverse charges) so we can correct the mistake.
a color
(adj.)=multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
Ex: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.
a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal
=early + Expresión Temporal, the.
Ex: Thus, UDC has been extensively employed in special libraries and information centres in locations all over the world since the early 1900s.
a comienzos de + Fecha
=in the early + Fecha ; in the early part of + Fecha.
Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo
=by the turn of + Período de Tiempo ; at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
Ex: Let us jump ahead and describe the notebook computer that we are likely to see by the turn of the century. Ex: Radio transmission and reception was a new technology at the turn of the century = La transmisión y recepción por radio era una nueva tecnología al comienzo del siglo.
a conciencia
=deliberately ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; by design ; on purpose.
Ex: Some categories of headings are deliberately omitted from Sears'. Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things. Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard. Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
a condición de que + Subjuntivo
=provided (that) ; providing (that) ; as long as.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly. Ex: Providing enough people are availabe via the system, then it will be used frequently. Ex: Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level.
a contenido enriquecido
(adj.)=content-enriched.
Ex: Content-enriched access is defined as including information such as contents tables and book indexes, as well as standard bibliographic information, in a computerised system = El acceso de contenido enriquecido en un sistema automatizado se define como aquél que incluye información como, por ejemplo, sumarios e índices de libros además de la información bibliográfica normal.
a continuación
(adj.)=next ; then ; in the following ; herewith.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on. Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order. Ex: In fields unfamiliar to one, it is advisable to proceed according to the routine outlined in the following. Ex: Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained.
a continuación se enumeran
=given below.
Ex: Given below are some of the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri.
a contracorriente
(n.)=against the grain.
Ex: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation.
a contraluz
=against the light.
Ex: People, boats, and in fact most subjects and all pictures of activity come out well against the light.
a contrapelo
=against the grain ; against the nap.
Ex: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation. Ex: Brush your curtains regularly, against the nap and then with the nap direction, to remove dust.
a coro
=with one voice ; in unison.
Ex: There is something depressing about people demonstrating solidarity for ethnic separation with 'one voice'. Ex: Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.
a corto plazo
=before very long ; short term [short-term] ; in the short run ; short-range ; at short notice ; in the short term ; short-run ; for the short haul ; for the short run ; over the short run ; over the short haul.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about. Ex: Whether this is a short term phenomenon or not, remains to be seen. Ex: In the short run, the most likely prospect is for all current systems to continue with electronic formats merely adding to the richness of the human record. Ex: The astute leader will establish short- and long-range goals for the institution, develop specific objectives to accomplish those goals, and activities to meet the objectives. Ex: Each of the experts is available for telephone consultation at short notice. Ex: Controlled vocabulary is the best option in the short term. Ex: Findings indicate that the short-run success of methadone programs does not automatically translate into long-run abstinence. Ex: Some jobs are good for the short haul, while others are built for the long run. Ex: I believe the answer to that is still negative, at least for the short run behavior of exchange rates. Ex: The concept is that wages don't change over the short run. Ex: Over the short haul the body might be able to handle high doses of a chemical without it causing damage.
a costa de
=at the cost of ; at the expense of ; at + Nombre's + expense ; at cost of.
Ex: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall. Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation. Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense. Ex: Militarization could come at cost of regional stability.
a costa de mucho
=at (a) great expense.
Ex: He had lions, elephants, and other wild animals brought from Asia and Africa at a great expense.
a costa de otro
=at someone else's expense.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to promote the library at someone else's expense'.
a costa de otros
=at other people's expense.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
a criterio de
=at the discretion of.
Ex: The items that are recorded in the note area, and the style in which they are recorded, is at the discretion of the cataloguer.
a cualquier hora
=anytime ; around the clock.
Ex: 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'. Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
a cualquier hora del día o de la noche
=at any hour of the day or night ; at any time of the day or night.
Ex: The contributions are by some of Harvard's 135 current scholars, who have access to the library's 3.5 million volumes at any hour of the day or night, should they so wish. Ex: This bibliographic retrieval system permits users without previous training to search the medical literature themselves at any time of the day or night.
a cualquier precio
=at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread. Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources. Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
a cuatro aguas
(adj.)=hipped.
Ex: According to the new design, the roof will have gable ends as opposed to being hipped with dormer windows.
a cuatro patas
=on all fours ; on four legs.
Ex: Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours. Ex: Of course, the horse can sleep lying down if it so chooses, but God has designed this magnificent animal to get forty winks on four legs.
a cuenta de
=at the expense of.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.
a cuenta de la empresa
=at company expense.
Ex: It is not unusual also for the staff to take courses (at company expense and often on company time) that will keep them alert and mentally alive.
a cuenta de otro
=at someone else's expense.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to promote the library at someone else's expense'.
a cuenta de otros
=at other people's expense.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
a cuenta propia
=at + Posesivo + (own) expense ; at + Posesivo + own expense.
Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense. Ex: Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
a cuerpo de rey
=the lap of luxury ; the lap of comfort.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine. Ex: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
a cuestas
=in tow.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
a cántaros
=cats and dogs.
Ex: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).
a decir de todos
=by all accounts.
Ex: By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
a decir verdad
=to tell the truth ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in truth ; fact is ; the fact is that... ; to be fair ; quite frankly.
Ex: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being. Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures. Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic. Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint. Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?. Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. Ex: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years. Ex: To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library. Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
a decir verdad...
=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
Ex: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson. Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
a demanda
=pro re nata.
Ex: Patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness commonly receive pro re nata anti-anxiety and hypnotic agents.
a deshora(s)
=at odd times ; out of hours.
Ex: Maybe that guy has sleep apnea, and falls asleep at odd times, like when driving?. Ex: They are dedicated to out of hours emergency veterinary care for sick and injured pets during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
a destajo
(adj.)=non-stop.
Ex: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.
a diario
=every day.
Ex: The whole business has an air of familiarity because it happens every day.
a diestro y siniestro
=like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
a dieta
=on a diet.
Ex: More than 43 percent of the girls reported that they were on a diet -- and a quarter of these dieters didn't think they were overweight.
a diferencia de
=apart from ; as opposed to ; in contradistinction to ; as contrasted with ; in contrast (to/with) ; quite apart from ; in sharp contrast (with).
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities. Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user. Ex: The intent is to create a mechanism which recognizes the needs of the reader, in contradistinction to simplifying clerical procedures within the cataloging department. Ex: An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it. Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior. Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment. Ex: The archives of mediaeval universities are sparse and fragmented, in sharp contrast with the fact that these institutions were among the most regulated, structured and stable of their time.
a diferencia de + Nombre
=unlike + Nombre.
Ex: On the screen, unlike a typewriter, a space is considered an actual character that occupies a position on the screen.
a diferentes niveles
(adj.)=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
Ex: This will bring about the development of a new generation of multi-tiered data bases that allow users at all skill levels to approach them. Ex: The emergence of multi-tier wireless information access is being driven by the different compromises in technology required to provide wireless service in different environments.
a discreción
=at will ; no holds barred.
Ex: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will. Ex: He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.
a disgusto
=unwillingly ; reluctantly.
Ex: Intellectuals have been unwillingly transformed into cultural commentators and cultural studies has replaced philosophy. Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
a disposición de
=at the disposal of.
Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
a distancia
=remote ; remotely ; distantly.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers. Ex: For example, if cataloguing input is entered directly using a keyboard, whether this be through a microcomputer or remotely via a terminal, then this is online operation. Ex: An instructor can setup a learning group and those who wish to be guided distantly during the study may join the group.
a doble espacio
(adj.)=double-spaced.
Ex: Final papers are due September 23, 2002 and will be 14-16 pages long, double-spaced, in a standard format, and be accessible as an electronic file.
a domicilio
(adj.)=domiciliary.
Ex: There is a growing number of elderly people and disabled people requiring domiciliary library services in England.
a dos niveles
(adj.)=two-tier.
Ex: The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.
a dos velas
(adj.)=skint ; broke ; in the dark ; penniless ; down-and-out ; out-of-pocket.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?. Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'. Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing. Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry. Ex: Manchester City leave the bookies out of pocket and three things we learned about betting from the weekend.
a duras penas
=with great difficulty ; at a push.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty. Ex: A 6 foot round table will fit 10 people comfortably or 12 at a push.
a día de hoy
=as of today.
Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
a efectos de
=in terms of ; for the purpose of + Nombre.
Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.
a efectos prácticos
=to all intents and purposes ; for all practical purposes ; for all intents and purposes ; to all intents.
Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence. Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'. Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan. Ex: Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms.
a ellos
=them.
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.
a escala
=drawn-to-scale.
Ex: The researcher takes a drawn-to-scale map of an environment and then notes behavior as it occurs in its true location on the map = El investigador utiliza un mapa a escala de un lugar y observa y anota el comportamiento tal como ocurre en su localización en el mapa.
a escala industrial
(adj.)=on an industrial scale ; industrial-scale.
Ex: These two machine translation systems translate texts from English and German into Russian on an industrial scale. Ex: Mass treatment is the name given to an industrial-scale process to deacidify and stabilise and/or strengthen library and archival materials.
a escala mundial
=globally ; on a global scale.
Ex: This article aims to examine both currently and globally the varying degrees of application of information technology to information services in several continents. Ex: Academic sites will install document servers to make publications and electronic archives available on a global scale.
a escala natural
(adj.)=full-scale.
Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
a escondidas
=by stealth ; stealthily ; furtively ; on the quiet ; on the sly ; in secret ; in secrecy ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily. Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout. Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad. Ex: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly. Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops. Ex: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Ex: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?. Ex: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Ex: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door.
a eso
=thereto.
Ex: But if the FID still clung to its traditional interpretation of the meaning of documentation, the term became increasingly to be used to denote any non-conventional library method for the subject analysis of graphic records and any activity of research or inquiry relating thereto.
a espaldas de
=out of sight of.
Ex: Many of the ways in which World Wide Web search engines operate are dependent upon the hidden processes that take place out of sight of the searcher.
a espuertas
=by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
Ex: Glass beads from Italy and Czechoslovakia were imported by the shipload and used like money for trading. Ex: 200g of chocolate is enough to kill a dog and yet we eat the stuff by the ton every year. Ex: From Europe they came in shiploads looking for gold. Ex: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down. Ex: Vitamins and minerals taken in large quantities, without the advice of a specialist, may affect the human body.
a estas alturas
=by now.
Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place.
a este fin
=to this end.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
a este paso
=at this rate.
Ex: At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.
a este respecto
=in this respect.
Ex: The socio-political reform now under way in Hungary requires renewal from librarianship as well, and one may draw on the author's ideas in this respect.
a este ritmo
=at this rate.
Ex: At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.
a estrenar
(adj.)=brand new.
Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.
a examen
=under the microscope.
Ex: The article is entitled 'University libraries under the microscope: facts and stats'.
a excepción de
=barring ; except for ; excepting ; other than ; with the exception of ; short of ; excluding.
Ex: All abstracts, barring possibly those of exceptional length, should consist of one paragraph only. Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions. Ex: Close attention to the interaction of these two characters (excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk. Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs. Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction. Ex: After days of contemplating the large number of variables I now believe that a leisure society is inevitable, short of global catastrophe. Ex: Durable goods excluding transportation soared by 2.0% in June in the U.S.
a excepción de que
=except that.
Ex: Acoustic couplers serve a similar purpose except that they are not permanently wired; the handset is placed in the acoustic coupler to achieve a connection once a telephone line had been opened.
a excepción de uno
=with one exception.
Ex: With one exception, no picket striker or citizen was injured as a result of the presence of state troops.
a expensas de
=at the expense of ; at + Nombre's + expense.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation. Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
a expensas de otro
=at someone else's expense.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to promote the library at someone else's expense'.
a expensas de otros
=at other people's expense.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
a falta de
=for want of ; in the absence of ; in default of ; for lack of ; short of.
Ex: A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy. Ex: In the absence of, or in addition to, an ISADN an alternative number assigned by a regional or national agency may be given. Ex: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882). Ex: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization. Ex: After days of contemplating the large number of variables I now believe that a leisure society is inevitable, short of global catastrophe.
a falta de pan, buenas son tortas
=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
Ex: I'll take any love you think you can spare -- beggars can't be choosers. Ex: They aren't exactly cheap nor are they exactly what I have been looking for but as they say beggars can't be choosy.
a falta de pan, buenas son tortas; a buena hambre no hay pan duro; a caballo r
=beggars can't be choosers.
Ex: I'll take any love you think you can spare -- beggars can't be choosers.
a favor
=in favour.
Ex: The success of the project was demonstrated by a vote of more than 4 to 1 in favour.
a favor de
=in favour of.
Ex: A good example is the British Catalogue of Music Classification which abandons expressiveness in favour of allocating brief notation to the most common concepts.
a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto
(adj.)=pro-choice.
Ex: This site is for those who have an interest in discussion of the social, legal and ethical aspects of abortion from a pro-choice perspective.
a favor de la esclavitud
(adj.)=pro-slavery.
Ex: The slavery issue was used to unite patriot fervour under a pro-slavery position.
a favor de la raza negra
(adj.)=pro-black [problack].
Ex: Experience sensitized counselees to the limitations of white counselors, suggesting they became pro-black rather than anti-white.
a favor de la vida humana
(adj.)=pro-life.
Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
a favor y en contra
(n.)=pro and con.
Ex: To provoke discussion, strong statements, both pro and con, are given.
a fin de cuentas
=at the end of the day ; in the end ; in the final count ; in the grand scheme of things ; when all is said and done ; after all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
Ex: At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers. Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario. Ex: In the final count, the method of delivery of the data is less important than the quality of information. Ex: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things. Ex: When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración. Ex: And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable. Ex: In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved.
a fin de que
=in order that.
Ex: In order that the plans be better understood, it is essential that the aims of the library be outlined first.
a finales de
=by the end of ; at the close of + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: By the end of 1986 there were between 110 and 120 consumer advice centres. Ex: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.
a finales de + Expresión Temporal
=as of late + Expresión Temporal ; at the end of + Expresión Temporal ; by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: This paper includes a list of public libraries in California offering adult literacy services as of late 1992. Ex: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE. Ex: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.
a finales de + Fecha
=in the late + Fecha ; in late + Fecha.
Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s. Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
a finales de los + Década
=late + Década, the.
Ex: Fears in the late 1960s about the menace of pollution led to the creation of programmes on environmental protection.
a finales del + Siglo
=late + Siglo ; late period of + Siglo.
Ex: Companionships had probably been developed in late eighteenth-century London for dealing with rush jobs in the larger printing offices. Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.
a fondo
(adj.)=fully ; thoroughly ; full-scale.
Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved. Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials. Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
a fondo perdido
(adj.)=non-refundable.
Ex: There is a non-refundable charge of £25 for this event to cover refreshments.
a fuerza de
=by dint of.
Ex: This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing.
a fuerza de cometer errores
=the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a fuerza de errores
=the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
a galope
=at a gallop.
Ex: I find canter easiest to ride because sometimes at a gallop horses can be very hard to pull up.
a gas
(adj.)=gas-powered.
Ex: Electric leaf blowers have distinct advantages and disadvantages when compared to gas-powered models.
a gatas
=on all fours.
Ex: Scientists have controversially claimed the discovery of gene variants which directly influence whether we walk upright or on all fours.
a gogó
=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
a gran escala
=large scale [large-scale] ; massive ; on a wide scale ; high-volume ; wide-scale ; on a broad scale ; in a big way ; on a grand scale.
Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely. Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed. Ex: Moder technology allows us to link computers in different centres and to transmit information on a wide scale. Ex: Many households are still without telephone, let alone equipped with the wide-band cable needed for fast, high-volume electronic communication. Ex: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly. Ex: Due to advantages such as access to information on a broad scale, networking is being increasingly adopted in Latin America and in the Caribbean. Ex: The United Nations (UN), its various information offices and its sister agencies are shifting into electronic publishing in a big way. Ex: A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday.
a gran velocidad
=at great speed.
Ex: This causes the shaft of the fan and correspondingly, the fan blades themselves, to rotate at great speed.
a grandes rasgos
(n.)=broadly ; rough draft.
Ex: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups. Ex: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.
a granel
=in bulk.
Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books.
a grito limpio
=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: It was a time when film directors believed in irreverence -- challenging the status quo and dissenting at the top of one's voice.
a grito pelado
=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: It was a time when film directors believed in irreverence -- challenging the status quo and dissenting at the top of one's voice.
a gritos
=vociferously.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
a gusto
=at ease ; at leisure.
Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease. Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
a gusto de
=to the liking of ; at the pleasure of.
Ex: He made it clear that this was not entirely to his liking, though his audience. Ex: A private press is a printing press that issues small editions at the pleasure of its owner, not necessarily for financial gain.
a horcajadas
=astride.
Ex: No person shall ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless, when sitting astride the seat, the person can reach the footrests with both feet.
a hurtadillas
=surreptitiously ; by stealth ; stealthily ; furtively ; on the sly ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
Ex: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale. Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily. Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout. Ex: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly. Ex: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?. Ex: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Ex: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door.
a imitación de lo clásico
(adj.)=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
Ex: By modelling her portraits on ancient Roman busts, she was responding to cultural and political forces which fostered a classicizing style. Ex: His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.
a iniciativa de
=at the initiative of.
Ex: Cooperation between libraries in the 2 groups of countries began right after the Baltic countries' independence, at the initiative of the Nordic countries.
a iniciativas del gobierno
(adj.)=government-led.
Ex: These are all government-led initiatives aimed at curbing public sector corruption.
a instancia de
=at the urging of.
Ex: The superintendent withdrew his request at the urging of the city manager, who suggested he defer it until a more apposite time.
a instancias de
=at the instigation of ; at the behest of ; under the auspices of.
Ex: It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct. Ex: During the early 1940s, at the behest of then President Roosevelt, he led the drive to build the first atomic bomb. Ex: Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.
a intervalos
=at intervals.
Ex: Usually a new bulletin will be issued at intervals, for example, monthly, weekly or daily = Normalmente, un nuevo boletín se publicará a intervalos, por ejemplo, mensualmente, semanalmente o diariamente.
a intervalos + Adjetivo
=at + Adjetivo + intervals.
Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
a intervalos semanales
=at weekly intervals.
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
a invitación de
=at the invitation of.
Ex: The World Congress on Books was organised by Unesco in London at the invitation of the UK Government.
a jabón
(adj.)=soapy .
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.
a juicio
=on trial.
Ex: 'Library practice on trial' is an account of the presentation of evidence from library practice in an historic damages case.
a juicio público
=in the public eye.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Librarians in the public eye'.
a juzgar por
=to judge by ; judging by ; judging from.
Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library. Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers. Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
a la + Expresión Temporal
=a + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Most hosts are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
a la acuarela
=water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
a la alcaldía
(adj.)=mayoral.
Ex: During the televised mayoral debate in late August, all the candidates who participated said they'd have no problem submitting to a drug test.
a la altura de
=of the stature of ; equal to ; at the level of.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period. Ex: Here spoke the absolutely confident applicant, the young man equal to this or any other task. Ex: It seems like child's play compared to what is going on in Washington, where it is almost at the level of sedition.
a la altura de la cintura
(adj.)=waist high ; waist deep.
Ex: The shepherd led them across meadows where the warm, scented grass grew nearly waist high, toward the mighty waterfall. Ex: More than a score or two of the young female members waded the stream that in places was waist deep.
a la altura de la rodilla
(adj.)=knee-high.
Ex: Knee-high boots are not only flattering and hip, they're also practical, keeping your legs warm on cold days.
a la altura de los hombros
(adj.)=shoulder-high.
Ex: In some places the floodwater was shoulder-high and travellers had to literally swim across.
a la anchura de los hombros
(adj.)=shoulder-width.
Ex: To do a squat with dumbbells, hold a dumbbell in each hand and stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart.
a la anochecida
=at nightfall.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
a la antigua
(adj.)=old-style.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
a la antigua usanza
(adj.)=old-style.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
a la atención de
=c/o (care of).
Ex: Letters and cards of condolence can be sent to: The Lubetzkys, c/o David Lubetzky, 1250 H Street, D.C. 20005.
a la baja
=on the wane.
Ex: He said that the debate between the humanist and the behaviorist is on the wane, and that contemporary behaviorism offers Principles and procedures to help individuals increase their humanistic actions.
a la brasa
(adj.)=grilled.
Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
a la buena de Dios
=out in the cold ; on a wing and a prayer.
Ex: The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth. Ex: You can't just do things on a wing and a prayer -- you need a plan and a system as well.
a la cabeza de
=in the forefront of/in.
Ex: Special librarians have, therefore, been in the forefront of the use of market research techniques in libraries.
a la carta
=a la carte.
Ex: The article 'Table d'Hote and a la carte: Collecting rare science books' examines historically the methodology of collection development in collections of rare science books.
a la caída de la noche
=at nightfall ; at twilight.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep. Ex: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
a la caída de la tarde
=at twilight ; at dusk.
Ex: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress. Ex: World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'.
a la costa
(adj.)=seaside.
Ex: While the huts where once used by fishermen, they have now become holiday getaways, and are frequented by Londoners looking for a seaside escape.
a la cuarta pregunta
(adj.)=penniless ; broke ; skint ; down-and-out.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'. Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?. Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
a la defensiva
=on the defensive ; defensively.
Ex: The supervisor is generally on the defensive and frequently has difficulty in determining the facts of the situation. Ex: When you drive defensively, you're aware and ready for whatever happens.
a la derecha
=at the right.
Ex: The subfield codes are at the extreme left of the display; the information belonging to each subfield is at the right.
a la derecha de
=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
Ex: The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display. Ex: The following is a list of countries of the world whose inhabitants drive on the right-hand side of the road.
a la deriva
(adj.)=rudderless.
Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.
a la discreción de
=at the discretion of.
Ex: The items that are recorded in the note area, and the style in which they are recorded, is at the discretion of the cataloguer.
a la disposición de Alguien
=at + Posesivo + disposal.
Ex: Very few libraries have implemented OSI applications and many library software developers still see OSI as irrelevant to their needs and inappropriate for the resources at their disposal.
a la espera
(adj.)=awaiting.
Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
a la expectativa de
=on the lookout for.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
a la fuerza
=forcefully ; of necessity ; forcibly ; compulsorily.
Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine. Ex: The quantity of scientific information available must of necessity grow with the increasing number of scientists doing research in an increasing number of disciplines. Ex: This film tells the moving story of the more than 40,000 Koreans who were forcibly conscripted as laborers by the Japanese during the Second World War. Ex: The government may, by agreement or compulsorily, acquire any historic monument for the purpose of securing its protection.
a la fuga
=on the run ; on the lam.
Ex: We will keep the terrorists on the run, until they have nowhere left to hide. Ex: More than 250000 fugitives have managed to escape justice in New York and are still on the lam.
a la hora de + Infinitivo
=when it came to + Gerundio ; when it comes to + Gerundio.
Ex: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file. Ex: Even such devices are much too slow when it comes, for example, to matching a set of finger prints with one of five million on file.
a la hora de acostarse
=at bedtime.
Ex: He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.
a la hora de la verdad
=when push comes to shove ; if it comes to the crunch ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments. Ex: You may never need the soldering iron, but if it comes to the crunch and you suddenly find you need one, you'll be glad it's there. Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there. Ex: When the worst comes to the worst what we should really fear is ourselves, and each other. Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed. Ex: But above all, he is still my brother and when the crunch comes to the crunch, we will all be there for him, no matter what the circumstances. Ex: He's told the Argies that if the crunch comes to the crunch America will side with Britain.
a la hora del café
=at coffee.
Ex: At coffee yesterday Jeff Gordon had apprised her of the fact that three of his engineers had been summarily terminated.
a la intemperie
=in the open ; exposed ; outdoors ; exposed to the elements ; open to the elements ; exposure to the elements.
Ex: As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey in the open. Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized. Ex: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies. Ex: The common problem with turf is that it is exposed to the elements of weathering and compaction created by people and machines. Ex: The old building was cramped, expensive and open to the elements. Ex: After four decades of exposure to the elements, the garden has been fully renovated and restored to its former glory.
a la inversa
=mirror-fashion ; mirror image ; in reverse.
Ex: The composing stick contained a line of type which read (from his point of view) from left to right but of which the letters were upside down and mirror-fashion. Ex: Since the dandy roll worked on the right side, its watermark pattern was fashioned as a mirror image of what was to be seen in the finished paper. Ex: The design for a woodcut, which was probably the work of a specialist other than the back cutter, was either drawn in reverse directly on to the block, or traced on to it from paper.
a la izquierda
=at the left.
Ex: The subfield codes are at the extreme left of the display; the information belonging to each subfield is at the right.
a la larga
=in the long term ; over the long term ; in the end ; eventually ; for the long pull ; over a period of time ; over the long haul ; in the far term ; ultimately ; by and by.
Ex: For a scheme to be successfull in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme. Ex: This project ought to develop over the long term from a system designed to support the exchange of entries in micro-print to a fully automated network for the processing of records. Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario. Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS. Ex: Thus, the public library in this country for the next few years and for the long pull may be presented with a first-rate opportunity for greater service to its community by defining its service with reference to some qualitative standards. Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'. Ex: But over the long haul you'll just find that your data is easier and cheaper to get at if you use XML. Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems. Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file. Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.
a la ligera
=lightly.
Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
a la luz de
=in light of ; in the light of.
Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments. Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
a la luz de la luna
(adj.)=by moonlight ; in the moonlight ; moonlit.
Ex: 'Seduced by Moonlight' is a magical romantic fantasy that will charm anyone who reads it. Ex: She missed the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight. Ex: Instead of romantic moonlit walks on the beach, young couples' 'quality time' is limited to an hour or two at the local pizzeria.
a la luz de las estrellas
=by starlight.
Ex: He likes long walks on the beach and reading by starlight.
a la luz de las velas
(adj.)=by candlelight ; candlelight ; candlelit.
Ex: This kind of rhubarb is grown under cover of darkness and harvested by candlelight. Ex: The ruins remained a place of worship, however, with candlelight services on the anniversaries of the raids. Ex: A candlelit vigil is to take place in Manchester in memory of those killed every year as a result of domestic violence.
a la luz de una lámpara de gas
=by gaslight.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
a la luz del día
=in the light of (the) day.
Ex: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
a la mano
=at + Posesivo + fingertips.
Ex: Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
a la mano de
=available at the fingertips of.
Ex: Large amounts of information are now available at the fingertips of the user through interactive systems.
a la mayor brevedad posible
=as soon as possible (asap) ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing. Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
a la misma altura que
=in the same league as ; at the same level as.
Ex: The legal publishing market in Central and Eastern Europe is now considered by many to be in the same league as that of Western Europe. Ex: Violent crime overall, however, is still at the same level as in 1974, despite having decreased steadily since 1991.
a la moda
(adj.)=trendy .
Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
a la ofensiva
=offensively.
Ex: Offensively, the fella who's brought home the bacon in the last two games is Brent Egbert.
a la onda
=in the know.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
a la opinión pública
=in the public eye.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Librarians in the public eye'.
a la par
=in concert ; in tandem ; neck and neck ; in a tandem fashion ; in parallel.
Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users. Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy. Ex: In recent months, DC has continued to close the gap, and the two leaders are now virtually neck and neck = En los últimos meses, DC ha continuado acortando distancias y ahora los dos líderes van bastante parejos. Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion. Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.
a la par que
=in tandem with ; hand in hand (with) ; as the same time as.
Ex: Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself. Ex: Hand in hand with this comes the need for nurses to be able to question, evaluate and reflect on existing practice. Ex: In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut.
a la parrilla
=grilled ; on the grill.
Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor. Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.
a la perfección
=superbly.
Ex: Nevertheless, black airmen continued to perform superbly.
a la plancha
=griddled ; on the griddle ; on the hotplate.
Ex: This tasty salad with broad beans, sun-dried tomatoes and griddled lamb is great as a healthy and filling main meal. Ex: For our Christmas dinner, I seared 6 whole beef tenderloins on the griddle and finished in the oven. Ex: My brother is home from college this week and graced me with his presence tonight for an apartment-cooked meal on the hotplate.
a la salida
=on the way out.
Ex: Therefore, on the return leg of your walk you will be alerted to the point where you turned left on the way out.
a la sazón
=at that time.
Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de â€ frica occidental.
a la semana
=a week ; per week.
Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week. Ex: Tens of thousands of records per week can be handled in this way.
a la sombra de
=in the shadow of ; shadowed by.
Ex: Patricia Hunter and several hundred co-plaintiffs who live in the shadow of Canary Wharf Tower, London, claimed damages in nuisance. Ex: It's a leafy little road, middle-class in an Iraqi way, educated families living in villas shadowed by palm trees.
a la tercera va la vencida
=third time lucky.
Ex: The big question ahead of tomorrow's cup meeting is will it be third time lucky for Russian high jumper Ivan Ukhov?.
a la vanguardia
=on the cutting edge ; on the leading edge ; in the fast lane ; on the fast track ; at the leading edge ; on the bleeding edge.
Ex: The library has stayed on the cutting edge of technology. Ex: Academic libraries have been on the leading edge in the provision of services, navigation aids, and user training for the Internet = Las bibliotecas académicas han estado a la vanguardia de la provisión de servicios, herramientas de navegación y formación de usuarios de Internet. Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians. Ex: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario. Ex: This process is likely to be doomed in a discipline at the leading edge of the changes of the information society. Ex: We will talk about four trends on the bleeding edge that are shaping the fast moving e-conomy.
a la vanguardia de
=in the vanguard of ; at the forefront of ; in the forefront of/in ; at the vanguard of.
Ex: The PACS Forum and other BITNET lists are in the vanguard of a movement to establish computer conferences for library professionals which will dramatically improve ability to communicate with remote colleagues about important, timely topics. Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users. Ex: Special librarians have, therefore, been in the forefront of the use of market research techniques in libraries. Ex: That serials librarians are at the vanguard of these changing possibilities, because traditional scholarly journals are so quickly adopting electronic technologies.
a la velocidad de la luz
=at the speed of light.
Ex: What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
a la velocidad del rayo
=at the speed of lightning.
Ex: Full marks to the film's creators for balancing a vision of a peaceful world with an adventure story that takes us forward at the speed of lightning.
a la velocidad del sonido
=at the speed of sound.
Ex: As an object moves through the atmosphere, the air is disturbed and the disturbances are transmitted through the air at the speed of sound.
a la venta
=on release.
Ex: This article reviews the first DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable) on release in the UK.
a la vez
=at once ; at one time ; at similar times ; at the same time ; concurrently ; side-by-side ; simultaneously ; at the same instant ; in parallel ; in tandem ; at the one time ; in a tandem fashion ; at a time ; in unison.
Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum. Ex: Maximum number of documents which can be charged out at one time. Ex: However, this joint venture may not be justifiable unless both a thesaurus and a classification scheme are in demand by one organisation at similar times. Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author. Ex: An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently. Ex: This sub-stage and the next one must proceed side-by-side. Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously. Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters). Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel. Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy. Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?. Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion. Ex: It is important to recognise that division must be by one principle at a time. Ex: Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.
a la vez (que)
=hand in hand (with) ; cum ; in conjunction with ; in unison with.
Ex: Hand in hand with this comes the need for nurses to be able to question, evaluate and reflect on existing practice. Ex: Libraries as vital institutions of public culture are currently facing a crisis cum challenge. Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class. Ex: Good literature, in order to fulfil the demands of the time, must move in unison with society, keeping control over its speed.
a la vista
=in sight ; within sight ; in view ; in plain sight.
Ex: The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight. Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight. Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat. Ex: Anyway, it is well known that Fortuner is a soft target for spare tyre theft, as it hangs (in plain sight) under the boot of the vehicle.
a la vista de
=in light of ; in the light of.
Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments. Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
a la vuelta de
=on the return leg of.
Ex: Therefore, on the return leg of your walk you will be alerted to the point where you turned left on the way out.
a la zaga
=not far behind ; in tow.
Ex: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding). Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
a la última
(adj.)=hip ; on the fast track ; hipped.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution. Ex: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario. Ex: The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.
a ladrido limpio
=in full cry.
Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare.
a largo plazo
=in the long term ; over the long term ; long-range ; in the long run ; long-term ; over the long run ; over the long haul ; long-run ; in the far term ; far-term ; for the long haul ; for the long pull ; for the long run.
Ex: For a scheme to be successfull in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme. Ex: This project ought to develop over the long term from a system designed to support the exchange of entries in micro-print to a fully automated network for the processing of records. Ex: In September 1973, the University of Washington initiated implementation of a formal long-range planing process for the total university system. Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run. Ex: The use of agents is necessary but not ideal, because an agent often represents rival concerns, and aims for a quick turnover rather than long-term profitability. Ex: Some feel that these sessions can be 'self-defeating over the long run because they are based on a reward-punishment psychology that serves to intensify the pressure on the individual'. Ex: But over the long haul you'll just find that your data is easier and cheaper to get at if you use XML. Ex: Findings indicate that the short-run success of methadone programs does not automatically translate into long-run abstinence. Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems. Ex: These processes can be viewed as near-term and far-term. Ex: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday. Ex: Thus, the public library in this country for the next few years and for the long pull may be presented with a first-rate opportunity for greater service to its community by defining its service with reference to some qualitative standards. Ex: Some jobs are good for the short haul, while others are built for the long run.
a las doce del mediodía
=at high noon.
Ex: It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.
a las mil maravillas
=marvellously [marvelously, -USA] ; famously ; like a house on fire.
Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union. Ex: He gets along famously with the head of reference, by the way. Ex: Within ten minutes they joined into my discussion and then it rolled like a house on fire.
a las puertas de
=on the threshold of.
Ex: It is especially vital that we solicit their comments now we are on the threshold of tremendously exciting programs.
a las tantas
=in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
Ex: My Jewish grandfather/mentor always tells me how he gets the most work done in the small hours of the morning before the rest of the world. Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
a lo ancho
=crosswise ; crossways.
Ex: Peel onions, halve lengthways and slice very thinly crosswise. Ex: The best way to eat starfruit is to slice it crossways first so you get star shapes.
a lo extremo
=to the extreme.
Ex: An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere.
a lo grande
=in a big way ; big time ; grandly ; on a grand scale.
Ex: The United Nations (UN), its various information offices and its sister agencies are shifting into electronic publishing in a big way. Ex: They all enjoy doing their searches and find it a big time saver. Ex: I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly. Ex: A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday.
a lo hecho pecho
=no use crying over spilt/spilled milk ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different. Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining.
a lo largo
=lengthwise ; lengthways.
Ex: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long. Ex: Peel onions, halve lengthways and slice very thinly crosswise.
a lo largo de
=along ; down ; throughout.
Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales. Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward. Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal
=sometime + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Trends in computer and telecommunications technology are likely to push the public library out of its traditional market: providing recreational reading and information for adults; sometime in the 21st century.
a lo largo de la historia
=over time ; throughout history.
Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on. Ex: Throughout history, women have always done the cooking around the house.
a lo largo de la ruta
=along the way.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
a lo largo de todo
=the entire length of.
Ex: It tells the story of one man's absurd quest to become the first person to walk the entire length of the Amazon River.
a lo largo del tiempo
=longitudinal ; longitudinally.
Ex: Medical libraries in hospitals were examined from longitudinal data collected in 1969, 1973, and 1979. Ex: These measures are most frequently used longitudinally, over a period of time in the same library, but they can also be used horizontally, between 2 or more libraries.
a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar
=up and down + Lugar.
Ex: The Institute has a very small paid staff and a very large supporting cast of people up and down the country who serve it for the experience they gain from it.
a lo largo y ancho del país
=countrywide [country-wide].
Ex: Countrywide there are many examples of local and regional cooperation among other universities and higher education institutions generally.
a lo lejos
=in the distance.
Ex: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside.
a lo loco
=helter-skelter ; like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research. Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
a lo mejor
=perhaps.
Ex: For our profession, what we call information science, we need the courage of our conviction that we can establish or perhaps re-establish our credibility as a profession = Para nuestra disciplina, lo que denominamos documentación, necesitamos la fuerza de la convicción de que podemos establecer o quizás restablecer nuestra credibilidad como profesión.
a lo máximo
=at best ; at most ; at the most.
Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent. Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past. Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
a lo que salga
=come what may.
Ex: He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes.
a lo sumo
=at best ; at most ; at the most.
Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent. Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past. Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most.
a lo tonto
=for nothing ; just like that.
Ex: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.
a lo tonto, a lo tonto
=before + Pronombre + know it.
Ex: And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
a lo zombi
(adj.)=zombielike.
Ex: Cataloging should certainly not be a joyless, irrelevant, and zombielike process.
a los ojos de
=in the eyes of.
Ex: Another negative point, at least in the eyes of most North American consumers, is the encyclopedia's strong British flavor.
a los pocos minutos
=within minutes.
Ex: Typical examples of enquiries of this kind that could be satisfied within minutes in any decently stocked library are 'Have you got anything on organising weddings?' 'Can you find me something on the history of paddle-steamers?'.
a los pocos segundos
=within moments.
Ex: Within moments, however, the birds began to squawk, almost scream at each other.
a mano
=by hand ; manually ; nearby [near-by] ; handy ; within reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
Ex: A screen is displayed which allows scanning of the bar-coded numbers or entry of the numbers by hand. Ex: Title indexes of this type could be generated manually, but they are particularly easy to produce with the aide of a computer. Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster. Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano. Ex: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies. Ex: Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach. Ex: Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
a mano alzada
=by a show of hands.
Ex: A second resolution, altering the number of members required for a meeting to be quorate was also passed by a show of hands.
a mano derecha de
=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
Ex: The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display. Ex: The following is a list of countries of the world whose inhabitants drive on the right-hand side of the road.
a mano limpia
=with + Posesivo + bare hands.
Ex: A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
a manojos
=by the handful.
Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
a manos de
=at the hands of.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
a marchas forzadas
=in a rush ; against the clock.
Ex: In a rush to computerize records, records managers may overlook the need to establish a sound basis for manual filing systems. Ex: Health care workers working against the clock want and need better information faster and for this they need training.
a mares
=cats and dogs.
Ex: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).
a mata caballo
(adj.)=in a hurry ; hurried ; hurriedly ; helter-skelter.
Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research. Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making. Ex: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'. Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.
a media asta
=at half-mast ; at half staff.
Ex: The flags flew at half-mast on Sunday in honour of Poland's president and over 90 other top officials who died in an air crash on Saturday. Ex: Obama orders US flags to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in blast.
a media jornada
(adj.)=half-time [half time].
Ex: The service is staffed by one paid co-ordinator, a half-time clerk-typist and twenty-five volunteers.
a media mañana
(adj.)=mid-morning.
Ex: Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.
a mediados de
=in the middle decades of.
Ex: Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
a mediados de + Fecha
=in the mid + Fecha.
Ex: In the mid-1980s, a large coast-to-coast network that interconnected many smaller networks was created.
a mediados de semana
(adj.)=midweek.
Ex: Each person works two and a half days a week and this allows a midweek crossover period so that communication between them is not restricted to notes and phone calls.
a medianoche
=at midnight.
Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.
a medias
(adj.)=half-hearted [halfhearted] ; qualified ; half-baked.
Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best. Ex: The majority of projects are small, poorly funded, and only a qualified success. Ex: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.
a medias entre... y...
=betwixt and between.
Ex: The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.
a medida
(adj.)=custom ; bespoke.
Ex: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation. Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
a medida que + avanzar + el año
(v.)=as the year + wear on.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
a medida que + avanzar + el día
=as the day + wear on.
Ex: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.
a medida que + pasar + el año
(v.)=as the year + wear on.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
a medida que + pasar + el día
=as the day + wear on.
Ex: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.
a medida que + transcurrir + el año
(v.)=as the year + wear on.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
a medida que + transcurrir + el día
=as the day + wear on.
Ex: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.
a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal
=as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
Ex: As months and years and generations go by, later printings will be based sometimes upon earlier printings.
a medida que pasa el tiempo
=as time passes (by).
Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing.
a medida que pasaba el tiempo
=as time passed (by) ; as time went by.
Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash. Ex: As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
a medida que se necesite
=on demand ; on request ; as required ; as needed.
Ex: An automatic chasing system is provided for unfulfilled orders, but individual items may also be chased on demand. Ex: The full query set is available for examination and experimental use on request. Ex: Convenient, cheap and quick to reproduce, so that copies may be supplied as required for branches, other libraries and so on. Ex: New serials and back volumes are handled as needed.
a medio abrir
(adj.)=half-opened.
Ex: The research and conclusions are published in full in the author's book 'The half-opened Door' = La investigación y las conclusiones se publicaron en su totalidad en el libro del autor "La puerta entreabierta".
a medio camino
=halfway [half-way/half way].
Ex: This is an acceptable half-way stage to automation for older material.
a medio comprender
(adj.)=half-understood.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
a medio concebir
(adj.)=half-baked.
Ex: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.
a medio formar
(adj.)=half-formed.
Ex: She attempted to define to herself the thoughts that lay half-formed in the depth of her mind.
a medio fuego
(n.)=medium heat.
Ex: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.
a medio galope
=at a canter.
Ex: Some horses buck when they're young and unbalanced, especially at a canter.
a medio hacer
(adj.)=halfway done ; half done ; half-baked.
Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives. Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done. Ex: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.
a medio plazo
(adj.)=medium-term ; near-term ; in the medium term ; in the mid-term ; mid-term [midterm].
Ex: One of the recommendations made by the group was to identify medium-term (five years) and longer-term needs for expanding the existing system. Ex: The IETF (Internet Engineering Task Force) is another volunteer organization; it meets regularly to discuss operational and near-term technical problems of the Internet. Ex: CD-ROM may be a transient technology being overtaken by multimedia and improved online services but in the medium term its applications will increase. Ex: A reduction of approximately 40% is to be expected in the mid-term. Ex: The mid-term weight loss is similar with both techniques.
a medio rimar
(adj.)=half-rhymed.
Ex: That passage contains an alliterative procession of half-rhymed words and too many commas.
a medio vestir
(adj.)=half dressed.
Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
a menor escala
=at a reduced rate.
Ex: Results showed that losses still occurred, at a reduced rate, but that vandalism appeared to be on the increase.
a menos que
=unless ; short of.
Ex: The future of the scheme is questionable unless more positive central management can be achieved. Ex: After days of contemplating the large number of variables I now believe that a leisure society is inevitable, short of global catastrophe.
a menudo
=oftentimes [often times] ; ofttimes [oft-times].
Ex: Oftentimes, we conduct our research on related areas to help solve problems in our own field. Ex: Within each of us, ofttimes, there dwells a mighty and raging fury.
a merced de
=at the mercy of.
Ex: Currently the belief is that subscription agents are middlemen at the mercy of decreasing discounts from publishers and increasing savings on the part of libraries.
a mi modo de ver
=in my books.
Ex: In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.
a mi parecer
=methinks ; in my books.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought. Ex: In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.
a mitad de
=half way through ; halfway through.
Ex: This article describes the content of the project and the results which have been obtained until now, almost half way through the project. Ex: Halfway through the prayer he screamed and fell backwards, smashing his head open on a rock.
a mitad de camino
=halfway [half-way/half way].
Ex: This is an acceptable half-way stage to automation for older material.
a mitad de camino entre
=midway between ; half way between... and....
Ex: The indicative abstract can thus be seen as occupying a place midway between the usual form of entries in an indexing service on the one hand and a fully developed abstracting service on the other. Ex: Sometime in the later eighteenth century an ingenious version of stereotyping called dabbing was developed, whereby a pattern of wood or metal was dabbed into the surface of a quantity of type-metal that was half way between its solid and its molten state; the dabbed metal was then used as a matrix for striking a copy of the original in similarly half-molten metal.
a mitad de camino entre... y...
=astride... and....
Ex: It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.
a mitad de precio
=at half price.
Ex: Buy one at full price and get one at half price.
a modo de
=by way of ; in the vein of ; as a kind of.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation. Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk. Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.
a modo de aclaración
=in parenthesis ; on a sidenote.
Ex: Let us hope too, in parenthesis, that one error it is no longer necessary to extirpate is that a reference book is one that is not available for loan. Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.
a modo de advertencia
=cautionary.
Ex: This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.
a modo de ejemplo
=by way of illustration.
Ex: The author discusses the use of puppets to complement storytelling sessions in libraries using a well-known fairy tale by way of illustration.
a modo de explicación
=parenthetically.
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
a modo de ilustración
=by way of illustration.
Ex: The author discusses the use of puppets to complement storytelling sessions in libraries using a well-known fairy tale by way of illustration.
a modo de inciso
=in passing ; by the way of (a) digression.
Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers. Ex: That, I may say by way of a digression, has never been my main objection to socialism.
a modo de paréntesis
(adj.)=parenthetical.
Ex: In a parenthetical remark he made, in terms of classification, he said -- and this is not an exact quote -- both the Library of Congress and Berkeley are considering closing their stacks.
a modo de prólogo
(adj.)=prefatory.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
a modo de resumen
(adj.)=wrap-up.
Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.
a mogollón
=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
a montonazos
=by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
Ex: Glass beads from Italy and Czechoslovakia were imported by the shipload and used like money for trading. Ex: 200g of chocolate is enough to kill a dog and yet we eat the stuff by the ton every year. Ex: From Europe they came in shiploads looking for gold. Ex: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down. Ex: Vitamins and minerals taken in large quantities, without the advice of a specialist, may affect the human body.
a montones
=in droves ; by the sackful ; by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
Ex: Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return. Ex: Kolya transported the harvested cucumbers to the village store where the locals bought them by the sackful. Ex: Glass beads from Italy and Czechoslovakia were imported by the shipload and used like money for trading. Ex: 200g of chocolate is enough to kill a dog and yet we eat the stuff by the ton every year. Ex: From Europe they came in shiploads looking for gold. Ex: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down. Ex: Vitamins and minerals taken in large quantities, without the advice of a specialist, may affect the human body.
a montón
=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
a muchos kilómetros de
=leagues away from.
Ex: One evening, as he was traveling through the mountains of that province, darkness overcame him in a very lonesome district, leagues away from any village.
a muchos niveles
(adj.)=many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
a muerte
=bitter ; bitterly.
Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders. Ex: They took part in many small-scale but often bitterly fought operations across the coastal lowlands.
a más ..., más ...
=the + Comparativo ..., the + Comparativo ....
Ex: The more secondary themes that are indexed in a document, the more documents that will be retrieved.
a más largo plazo
(n.)=longer-term.
Ex: Long-distance high-rate data transmission is possible at the present time by combining a number of narrow-band channels, but the longer-term solution is the installation of a new wide-band network.
a más tardar
=at the latest.
Ex: By July 2001 at the latest the Freedom of Information Act will become applicable to universities.
a mí
=me.
Ex: Let me offer an illustration.
a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad
=turnabout is fair play.
Ex: The article 'Turnabout is fair play' discusses a clause of US copyright law that lets scholars excerpt for purposes of criticism, scholarship and education, as long as the excerpts meet certain criteria.
a nadie le importa nada
=nobody + gives a damn.
Ex: Nobody outside of the acquisitions department gives a damn about the prices of books.
a nivel de barrio
(adj.)=neighbourhood-based.
Ex: It is impossible to estimate the number of independent neighbourhood-based advice and information services currently in existence.
a nivel de calle
(n.)=on the ground level.
Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
a nivel de detalle
=on a micro level.
Ex: On a micro level this is witnessed in the office where the relationship between superiors and subordinates is relatively casual.
a nivel de la calle
=at ground level.
Ex: Entrance is at a domed foyer at ground level and seating provided in the new facility accommodates over 200 students.
a nivel del suelo
=at ground level.
Ex: We have now introduced 'kik-steps' and similar aids and raised the height of shelving somewhat - bottom shelves are now often at ground level.
a nivel estatal
(adj.)=statewide [state-wide].
Ex: Statewide boards would have to be set up to monitor books and periodicals.
a nivel federal
=federally ; federally.
Ex: Brown focussed on the extent to which federally and privately generated information should be restricted = Brown habló principalmente de hasta qué punto se debería restringir el acceso a la información producida a nivel federal y privado. Ex: Brown focussed on the extent to which federally and privately generated information should be restricted = Brown habló principalmente de hasta qué punto se debería restringir el acceso a la información producida a nivel federal y privado.
a nivel individual
=privately.
Ex: Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
a nivel internacional
=internationally.
Ex: However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms.
a nivel local
=locally ; domestically.
Ex: There are software packages which permit the storage of search profiles locally. Ex: There are almost 80 domestically produced data bases at the public's disposal and their number is rapidly growing.
a nivel multicultural
=multi-culturally [multiculturally].
Ex: My advice to young scientists: be a pest -- ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.
a nivel mundial
=worldwide [world-wide] ; globally.
Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide. Ex: This article aims to examine both currently and globally the varying degrees of application of information technology to information services in several continents.
a nivel nacional
=nationally ; domestically ; countrywide [country-wide].
Ex: Mr. Berman and many others of you can speak far more authoritatively than I about how LC copy is distributed nationally in the form of MARC records, cards, and so forth, and about networking. Ex: LANs help organizations gain a competitive edge, both domestically and internationally. Ex: Countrywide there are many examples of local and regional cooperation among other universities and higher education institutions generally.
a nivel privado
=privately.
Ex: Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
a nivel regional
=regionally.
Ex: There is a need for bibliographic control of regionally produced material.
a no ser que
=unless ; apart from.
Ex: The future of the scheme is questionable unless more positive central management can be achieved. Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
a nombre de
=payable to.
Ex: To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium.
a nosotros
=us.
Ex: To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.
a ojo
(adj.)=ocular.
Ex: Dictation, moreover, is inherently less accurate than ocular copying as a method of transcription.
a ojos vista
=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
a orillas de un lago
=lakeside ; lakefront ; by the lakeside.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake. Ex: This 21-acre lakefront park features a beach with a gradual slope and sandy bottom. Ex: He stood in a group of others like him by the lakeside and waited until the morning.
a orillas del océano
(adj.)=oceanfront.
Ex: A man and a woman were killed at a luxury oceanfront resort when police fired into their bungalow after they refused to drop a handgun.
a orillas del río
=riverfront.
Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
a oscuras
=in the dark ; in darkness.
Ex: If you run in the dark, you can increase your chances of avoiding an accident by wearing clothing that makes you more visible. Ex: Forever, they walked and worked in darkness, hiding from the light in the darkness of night.
a otro sitio
=somewhere else.
Ex: This means that a reader accustomed to finding 'his' books on a particular shelf may well be aggrieved to find that they have been moved somewhere else.
a pares
=in pairs.
Ex: In pairs, they looked after the condition of one section of the stock or had other areas of responsibility under the seniors.
a partes iguales
=share and share alike ; in equal measure(s).
Ex: Results suggest that people endorse a 'losers weepers' norm more often than they do a 'finders keepers' or 'share and share alike' norm, although all were endorsed. Ex: Despite the fact I heard twitters of laughter from the audience, there is nothing funny in this movie, which mocks Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in equal measures.
a partir de
=on the basis of ; based on ; working from ; from ; on a diet of ; in response to.
Ex: In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources. Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables. Ex: In the case of index terms, these will be assigned by a (human) indexer working from the document and probably a thesaurus or authority file. Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them. Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts on regardless of how well chosen they are. Ex: You have seen that the basic principle in information retrieval is to search only a limited part of the store in response to each request.
a partir de + Fecha
(adj.)=from + Fecha ; effective + Fecha.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972. Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
a partir de ahora
=from now on ; from this point on ; henceforth ; as of now ; from now onward(s) ; from this time on.
Ex: From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues. Ex: From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC. Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog. Ex: Public inputs received on proposed new methodologies will be as of now available in the CDM web site. Ex: From now onwards you're going to spend most of your life at work so it's much better to be involved in something you love. Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + años
=for + Cuantificador + years to come.
Ex: These, and similar, questions are likely to form the subject of debate for some years to come.
a partir de aquí
=hereupon.
Ex: Hereupon proposals are made in order to determine which index types are the most appropriate tools for the analysis and retrieval in the various document collections.
a partir de ello
=therefrom.
Ex: The author describes the complexities of some secondary source publications and the problems of information retrieval therefrom.
a partir de entonces
=from this time on ; hereafter ; thereafter ; whereafter ; from then on ; thenceforth ; henceforth ; from that moment on.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely. Ex: Later cataloguing codes have tended to regard filing as a separate issue, and hereafter, special codes for filing are evident. Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter. Ex: No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English. Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work. Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives. Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog. Ex: Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.
a partir de ese momento
=from that moment on.
Ex: Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.
a partir de este momento
=hereinafter.
Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law (hereinafter referred to as laws).
a partir de esto
=on this basis ; on that basis.
Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Ex: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores.
a partir de hoy
=as from today.
Ex: As from today, any white farmer still on his land will be deemed to be trespassing on state property.
a partir de la medianoche
=late night.
Ex: In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.
a partir de los títulos
=title-based.
Ex: Title-based subject indexes have been used as indexes to local abstracting and indexing publications = Los índices de materias a partir de los títulos se han utilizado para indizar las publicaciones de resúmenes hechas por la propia biblioteca.
a paso de tortuga
=at a snail's pace.
Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.
a paso ligero
=on the double.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'.
a pasos agigantados
=at an exponential rate ; at exponential rates ; by leaps and bounds.
Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate. Ex: Computer and telecommunication technologies, which are advancing at exponential rates, are greatly enhancing the ability to communicate. Ex: Diagnostic procedures, treatment and surgical techniques for zoo animals have advanced by leaps and bounds in recent years.
a pedir de boca
=without a hitch ; without a glitch.
Ex: Should files follow the 8.3 standard or can long file names be used without a hitch?. Ex: Suprisingly, Windows had no boot issues at all, it started up without a glitch.
a pelo
(adj.)=bareback.
Ex: This was her first time cantering, and she did it bareback too!.
a pequeña escala
(adj.)=in a small way ; small scale [small-scale].
Ex: The serialization of new fiction in half-crown monthly magazines such as Blackwood's started in a small way in the 1820s, and grew in importance during the following decade. Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.
a perpetuidad
=in perpetuity.
Ex: Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality.
a pesar de
=in the teeth of.
Ex: They remain a people who cling to their distinct identity in the teeth of persistent rejection.
a pesar de (que)
=albeit (that) ; despite ; in spite of ; notwithstanding ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
Ex: Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments. Ex: The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose. Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry. Ex: Notwithstanding these activities, the printed word remains an essential vehicle for transmitting information to both specialized and general audiences. Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic.
a pesar de todo
=all the same ; in spite of everything ; despite everything ; despite it all ; in spite of it all ; all this said.
Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character. Ex: The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything. Ex: The novel describes people waging an unequal struggle against circumstances and remaining hopeful despite everything. Ex: However, despite it all, Ludlam remains something of an enigma. Ex: Wharton makes it abundantly clear that, in spite of it all, she has numerous chances to take charge of her life. Ex: All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.
a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre
=for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
Ex: For all our catholicity, freedom and desire to serve all who can be served there is a distinct difference between the library as an indiscriminate universal provider and the library as an instrument for the creation of whole personalities.
a petición de
=at the request of ; at the urging of ; at the behest of ; upon request of.
Ex: These articles were prepared at the request of the American Library Association by Jenner & Block, its attorneys. Ex: The superintendent withdrew his request at the urging of the city manager, who suggested he defer it until a more apposite time. Ex: During the early 1940s, at the behest of then President Roosevelt, he led the drive to build the first atomic bomb. Ex: The Board will meet upon written notification by its President or upon request of at least three members from the Board.
a petición del usuario
=on demand ; on request.
Ex: An automatic chasing system is provided for unfulfilled orders, but individual items may also be chased on demand. Ex: The full query set is available for examination and experimental use on request.
a petición popular
=by popular demand.
Ex: The usual tactic of marketing departments is to insist that a show has come 'back by popular demand'.
a pie
(adj.)=on foot ; afoot ; dismounted.
Ex: 51.2% of the users come to the library on foot and 38.9% take about 40 minutes to reach the library. Ex: The respectable young woman (her weeds again in immaculate condition hardly suggestive of many days spent travelling afoot) looked with innocent curiosity. Ex: Each platoon's personnel carriers followed the dismounted elements of the platoon.
a pilas
=battery-operated.
Ex: The data pen system is supported by battery-operated equipment, but the life of the batteries would not be sufficient to sustain the library's full service for a lengthy period.
a pique
(adj.)=sinking.
Ex: Other boats lay on their oars in the vicinity of the sinking ship, a few survivors being rescued from the water.
a placer
=at will.
Ex: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.
a plena luz del día
=in broad daylight.
Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
a plena vista
=in plain sight.
Ex: Anyway, it is well known that Fortuner is a soft target for spare tyre theft, as it hangs (in plain sight) under the boot of the vehicle.
a poca distancia
=not far behind.
Ex: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding).
a poca distancia a pie
=within an easy walk ; within walking distance.
Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home. Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.
a poca distancia andando
=within walking distance ; within an easy walk.
Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library. Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
a pocos minutos a pie
=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library. Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance. Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
a pocos minutos andando
=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library. Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance. Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
a popa
=astern.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! .
a porrillo
=by the handful ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds. Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
a posteriori
=reactive ; in retrospect ; after-the-fact ; hindsight ; with hindsight ; a posteriori ; in hindsight.
Ex: In all of the helping professions there is need for both active and reactive service. Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement. Ex: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form. Ex: This article notes that hindsight is always easier than foresight, and that some of these predictions should have been correct. Ex: We can see with hindsight that two early romans in particular set the pattern for the later development of the face which was to become the standard roman for most of the sixteenth century. Ex: Explicit differentiation is made between a priori relationships, ie those that are known in advance of scanning any particular document, and a posteriori relationships, ie those which are found only by scanning a particular document. Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.
a precio de coste
=at cost price ; at cost.
Ex: The library of the Universiy of the Pacific, California, offers on-line searching facilities to faculty and students at cost price. Ex: That the only approved treatment for a fatal infection is apparently not being offered at cost seems to me morally wrong.
a precio de costo
=at cost price ; at cost.
Ex: The library of the Universiy of the Pacific, California, offers on-line searching facilities to faculty and students at cost price. Ex: That the only approved treatment for a fatal infection is apparently not being offered at cost seems to me morally wrong.
a precio de ganga
=at a steal ; for a steal ; for a bargain.
Ex: Any rooms booked at a steal to the guests is still better than having the rooms stay empty. Ex: This bistro not only serves a fabulous breakfast for a steal, but provides a quiet, elegant space for muck-a-mucks to powwow. Ex: Thrift shops are an excellent way to find cheap shoes, clothes, and antiques for a bargain!.
a precio especial
=at reduced cost ; discounted ; cut-rate ; cut-price ; at a discounted rate.
Ex: Public libraries can arrange expeditions at reduced cost to museum exhibits, concerts, etc. Ex: Discounted CD-ROMs are identical to the more expensive discs. Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty. Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus. Ex: NISO and NASIG members may register at a discounted rate.
a precio razonable
=at reasonable cost(s).
Ex: Finding ways of communicating all available knowledge to potential users at reasonable cost is a major challenge today.
a precio reducido
=at a discount.
Ex: The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price.
a precios competitivos
=competitively priced.
Ex: This service pinpoints accurate, quality, easily accessible and competitively priced sources accessible to end users.
a precios especiales
=at reduced rates ; at preferential rates.
Ex: It was agreed to enable student members to join ALA divisions at reduced rates. Ex: Conference delegates can be assisted with their accommodation requirements at nearby hotels at preferential rates.
a precios razonables
=at affordable prices.
Ex: Undoubtedly the foremost issue in the debate surrounding the information superhighway is that of universal service -- that is, the availability of information resources to all at affordable prices.
a presión
(adj.)=pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
Ex: All aircraft carry these pressurized medicinal oxygen bottles for emergency use by passengers.
a primera hora de + Período del Día
=first thing + Período del Día.
Ex: I spoke to him first thing this morning when I met him at nine in the foyer.
a primera hora de la mañana
=first thing in the morning.
Ex: O'Brien prevailed upon them to stay that night with the promise that she would take the matter up with Modjeski first thing in the morning.
a primera vista
(adj.)=on first acquaintance ; at first sight ; on first inspection ; on the face of it ; at first blush ; at first glance ; on the surface ; prima facie ; first-blush.
Ex: This definitely one of its strengths, even if the schedules may seem a little daunting on first acquaintance. Ex: At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks. Ex: On first inspection it may appear that the words used in indexes to represent concepts can merely be determined by considering normal usage. Ex: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model. Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee. Ex: We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional. Ex: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future. Ex: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable. Ex: The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking.
a primeras horas de la mañana
=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours. Ex: People with depression, for example, often wake up in the early hours of the morning and find themselves unable to get back to sleep.
a primeras horas de la tarde
=late afternoon ; early evening ; in (the) early evening.
Ex: The pattern of changes in embolisms indicated almost no embolisms before dawn, followed by a rapid rise to a peak in mid-morning, then a progressive loss of embolisms in late afternoon. Ex: Early evening dosage is more effective than late evening dosage. Ex: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.
a primeros de + Fecha
=in the early + Fecha.
Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
a principios de + Fecha
=in the early + Fecha.
Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
a principios de los + Década
=early + Década, the.
Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
a priori
=proactive [pro-active] ; foresight ; a priori ; on the surface.
Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task. Ex: This article notes that hindsight is always easier than foresight, and that some of these predictions should have been correct. Ex: Explicit differentiation is made between a priori relationships, ie those that are known in advance of scanning any particular document, and a posteriori relationships, ie those which are found only by scanning a particular document. Ex: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future.
a prisa
=quickly.
Ex: A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply.
a propósito
=deliberate ; for the record ; incidentally ; intentionally ; by the way ; in passing ; anecdotally ; purposely ; by design ; on purpose ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; on a sidenote ; studiously ; by the way of (a) digression ; by the by(e) ; speaking of which ; designedly.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects. Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken. Ex: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark. Ex: In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file. Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book. Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers. Ex: Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years. Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject. Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard. Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee. Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things. Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal. Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade. Ex: That, I may say by way of a digression, has never been my main objection to socialism. Ex: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name. Ex: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing. Ex: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.
a propósito de
=apropos of.
Ex: After a few tangential remarks apropos of nothing, Carmichael left, a considerably less anxious person.
a propósito de nada
=for no specific reason ; for no particular reason.
Ex: On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days. Ex: Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time.
a prueba
=on trial.
Ex: In applications, in the office, in manufacturing industries, in commerce, the new technology is on trial.
a prueba de bombas
(adj.)=ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA] ; bomb-proof.
Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions). Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.
a prueba de conejos
(adj.)=rabbit-proof.
Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'A rabbit-proof fence: benefits and problems of isolation in Western Australia'.
a prueba de fallos
(adj.)=fail-safe.
Ex: The technical safeguards available are not fail-safe.
a prueba de incendios
=fireproof [fire-proof].
Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
a prueba de niños
(adj.)=childproof.
Ex: New packaging designs have been developed that could save lives and make 'childproof' containers more user-friendly for adults.
a prueba de robos
(n.)=theft proof.
Ex: The system is clean, largely theft proof and space saving, requiring only four double-sided discs per year.
a prueba de tornados
(n.)=tornado proof.
Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
a prueba de un tratamiento duro
(adj.)=ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA].
Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
a prueba de viento
(adj.)=windproof.
Ex: Windproof and showerproof this body warmer combines cosiness with complete freedom of movement.
a puerta cerrada
=behind closed doors ; in camera ; in chambers.
Ex: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic. Ex: From time to time, depending on the subject matter, Council decides to discuss the topic in an 'in camera' session. Ex: The prosecutor and the defense counsel shall be permitted to submit proposed questions to the court prior to the session in chambers.
a punta de cuchillo
=at knifepoint.
Ex: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.
a punta de navaja
=at knifepoint.
Ex: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.
a punta de pistola
=at gunpoint.
Ex: With their worldwide history of forcing people at gunpoint to march to their orders, whether they want to or not, you can never be too sure with them.
a punto de
=on the verge of ; a heartbeat away from.
Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets. Ex: Each of us lives every minute of every day just a heartbeat away from death.
a punto de + Infinitivo
=about to + Infinitivo.
Ex: A list of all subscriptions about to become due may be made by using this subfunction.
a punto de irse a pique
=on the rocks.
Ex: Marriage is on the rocks in Britain, with the proportion of unmarried people exceeding that of married people as more men and women opt to live together without constraints.
a punto de morir
=on + Posesivo + deathbed.
Ex: The seminar explored whether the journal as we know it is on its deathbed.
a puñados
=by the sackful ; by the handful.
Ex: Kolya transported the harvested cucumbers to the village store where the locals bought them by the sackful. Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
a quemarropa
=point blank ; at close range ; at point-blank range.
Ex: They refuse point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences. Ex: The study described in this book examined at close range the experiences of 12 elementary school students. Ex: Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting a teenager to death, at point blank range in Pakistan.
a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda
=the early bird catches the worm.
Ex: According to the idiom 'the early bird catches the worm' we offer a 10% reduction of the course fee for those who apply before 15 July 2007.
a quienquiera que
=whomever.
Ex: Also unfortunately common is the lonely soul who visits interminably with whomever is on the desk -- and occasionally with other readers.
a rachas
=by fits and starts ; in fits and starts.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on. Ex: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
a rajatabla
=to the letter.
Ex: The analysis revealed that the translator, not keeping close to the letter of the original, acted as an interpreter of the tex.
a ras de
=flush with.
Ex: The text must be single-spaced and must be flush with the left margin.
a ras de la calle
(n.)=ground-floor.
Ex: NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.
a ras del suelo
=at ground level.
Ex: We have now introduced 'kik-steps' and similar aids and raised the height of shelving somewhat - bottom shelves are now often at ground level.
a rastras
=in tow.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
a ratos
=intermittently.
Ex: She had been working on this draft intermittently during her three weeks on the job.
a raudales
=in abundance ; in great numbers ; in a gush.
Ex: Concerned, thoughtful, supportive, humorous -- all those traits lacking from the present boss he has in abundance. Ex: Many believed that this sea star was a pest species invading the coral reef habitat predating on and killing corals in great numbers. Ex: During labour, the bag of water surrounding the baby in the womb often tears, and the water escapes through the vagina in a gush.
a raíz de
=in the wake of.
Ex: Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization.
a reacción
=jet-assisted.
Ex: A change made to AEROPLANES -- JET-ASSISTED TAKE-OFF would be automatically reflected in the 'see from' notes associated with AEROPLANES -- ASSISTED TAKEOFF.
a rebosar (de)
(adj.)=jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
a regañadientes
=grudgingly ; grudging ; begrudgingly ; unwillingly ; reluctantly.
Ex: Another point which we hope these introductory remarks make clear is that AACR2, even more than the 1967 version, is the result of give and take, of compromise, of negotiation, of concessions made graciously or grudgingly. Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms. Ex: Even if librarians can admit begrudgingly that comic books may deserve a rightful place in many libraries, innumerable fears come to mind = Aunque los bibliotecarios pueden admitir de mala gana que los comics pueden merecerse el lugar que les corresponde en muchas bibliotecas, las dudas que les asaltan son innumerables. Ex: Intellectuals have been unwillingly transformed into cultural commentators and cultural studies has replaced philosophy. Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
a remolque
=in tow.
Ex: The company will not be liable for any damage or loss to or occasioned by the vessel in tow.
a reventar
(adj.)=galore ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; wall-to-wall.
Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty. Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
a reventar (de)
(adj.)=jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
a ráfagas
(adj.)=in bursts ; gusty ; gusty .
Ex: However, this rate is not sustained: in most teletext systems, data transmission occurs only in bursts. Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain. Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
a régimen
=on a diet.
Ex: More than 43 percent of the girls reported that they were on a diet -- and a quarter of these dieters didn't think they were overweight.
a saber
=namely ; viz ; to wit.
Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy. Ex: There are two main categories of relationship, viz semantic and syntactic relationships. Ex: At dinner, he was to learn several other things as well, to wit: that he was one of three people being brought in for an initial and then a second interview; that they had been very impressed by his credentials; and that no one from the Halvorsen staff had applied for the position.
a sabiendas
=knowing ; knowingly ; wilfully [willfully, -USA].
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan". Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual. Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
a sabiendas de que
=on the understanding that.
Ex: Employers & trade unions can make whatever use they like of the money thus provided, on the understanding that it is for education.
a sacos
=by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
Ex: Glass beads from Italy and Czechoslovakia were imported by the shipload and used like money for trading. Ex: 200g of chocolate is enough to kill a dog and yet we eat the stuff by the ton every year. Ex: From Europe they came in shiploads looking for gold. Ex: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down. Ex: Vitamins and minerals taken in large quantities, without the advice of a specialist, may affect the human body.
a sacudidas
=jerkily.
Ex: He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
a saltitos
(adj.)=jerky .
Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.
a salvo
=in a safe place ; in safekeeping ; out of harm's way.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Ex: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised. Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
a sangre fría
=cold-blooded ; in cold blood.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams. Ex: Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.
a ser posible
=if possible.
Ex: The length and breadth of the sheet are taken if possible from an uncut copy of the book = Si es posible, se indicarán la longitud y la anchura del pliego de un ejemplar sin cortar.
a simple vista
=by the naked eye ; superficially ; on first thought.
Ex: A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye. Ex: An index based on term cards appears superficially little different from an ordinary card index. Ex: On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.
a solas
=all by + Reflexivo ; by + Reflexivo.
Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place. Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
a su debido tiempo
=in due course ; timely ; in due time.
Ex: We shall examine the further, and more detailed, divisions presented in the main tables in due course. Ex: The State, as producer, is deficient in producing sufficient copies to meet demand, ensuring timely distribution, and providing efficient bibliographic control. Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.
a su precio normal
=at full price.
Ex: Buy one at full price and get one at half price.
a su propio ritmo
=at an individual pace.
Ex: The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.
a su tiempo
=in a timely fashion ; in due course ; in a timely manner.
Ex: It is a recognized fact that the Library of Congress cannot possibly catalog all the books needed by all libraries in a timely fashion. Ex: We shall examine the further, and more detailed, divisions presented in the main tables in due course. Ex: Not only is it crucial to follow validation requirements to the letter, it is extremely important to carry them out in a timely manner.
a su vez
=Verbo + further ; in turn ; in its/their turn.
Ex: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects. Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles. Ex: And because the teller is sharing something of himself, the children in their turn respond by wanting to share something of themselves in the same way.
a sueldo
(n.)=paid.
Ex: The Institute has a very small paid staff and a very large supporting cast of people up and down the country who serve it for the experience they gain from it.
a tal efecto
=to this effect.
Ex: If no copies are available in any library in the network, a message to this effect is displayed.
a tales efectos
=hereto.
Ex: During the period relevant hereto defendant Hamas organized, planned and executed acts of violence and terrorism against Jewish civilians .
a tarifa especial
=at a discounted rate ; at a discounted rate.
Ex: NISO and NASIG members may register at a discounted rate. Ex: NISO and NASIG members may register at a discounted rate.
a tarifa reducida
=at reduced cost.
Ex: Public libraries can arrange expeditions at reduced cost to museum exhibits, concerts, etc.
a tarifas especiales
=at reduced rates ; at preferential rates.
Ex: It was agreed to enable student members to join ALA divisions at reduced rates. Ex: Conference delegates can be assisted with their accommodation requirements at nearby hotels at preferential rates.
a temperatura ambiente
=at room temperature.
Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.
a tener en cuenta en el futuro
=for future reference.
Ex: Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
a tenor de
=in light of ; in the face of ; in the light of ; in view of.
Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments. Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system. Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines. Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
a ti
=you ; thee.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you. Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.
a ti mismo
=yourself ; thyself.
Ex: You discover yourself in literature and therefore learn to understand more about yourself. Ex: The article 'Librarian, teach thyself' suggests that it is time to professionalize school librarianship by focusing on librarianship and not teaching.
a tiempo
=in timely fashion ; on time ; promptly ; timely ; just in time ; in time.
Ex: There was no dependable way to ensure that the recipient actually received the message in timely fashion. Ex: If a document is returned on time, the charge-out record is removed from the circulation file and from the borrower's record. Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers. Ex: The State, as producer, is deficient in producing sufficient copies to meet demand, ensuring timely distribution, and providing efficient bibliographic control. Ex: The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation. Ex: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
a tiempo completo
(adj.)=full-time.
Ex: Abstracts may be prepared by a team of full-time abstractors.
a tiempo parcial
(adj.)=part-time.
Ex: One of the major recurrent problems with volunteer and part-time abstractors is maintaining deadlines; delays in some of the documents covered by the service are almost inevitable.
a tientas
=in the dark.
Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
a tientas y a ciegas
=blindly ; in the dark.
Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful. Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
a tiro
=within gunshot ; within range.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water. Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
a tirones
(adj.)=jerky .
Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.
a toca teja
(n.)=cash.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
a toda costa
=absolutely ; at all costs ; come what may ; at any cost ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
Ex: Although not absolutely necessary, unique call numbers are very helpful during this stage of the conversion. Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources. Ex: He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes. Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread. Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
a toda marcha
=at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; at full stretch.
Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch.
a toda mecha
=at a rate of knots ; full steam ahead ; at full blast ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full speed ; at full stretch ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots. Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a toda máquina
=in the fast lane ; fast lane ; full steam ahead ; at full tilt ; full-tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians. Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla". Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times. Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers. Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a toda pasta
=at a rate of knots.
Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
a toda pastilla
=in the fast lane ; on the fast track ; fast lane ; overdrive ; full steam ahead ; full-tilt ; at full tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at a rate of knots ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians. Ex: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario. Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla". Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet overdrive. No place for Sunday drivers'. Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers. Ex: Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times. Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a toda prueba
(adj.)=unswerving.
Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.
a toda velocidad
=full-tilt ; at full tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; at full gallop.
Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers. Ex: Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times. Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop.
a todas horas
=at all hours ; around the clock.
Ex: Since many people go into and out of the hospital at all hours, theft is a concern. Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
a todas luces
=patently.
Ex: In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.
a todas partes
=far and wide.
Ex: He is known far and wide.
a todo alrededor
=all round.
Ex: Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.
a todo color
=full-colour ; in full colour.
Ex: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print. Ex: But in the late 1830s Engelmann in France and Hullmandel in England developed processes of 'chromolithography' whereby pictures in full colour were printed from suites of stones.
a todo confort
=the lap of comfort.
Ex: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
a todo galope
=at full gallop.
Ex: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop.
a todo gas
=full steam ahead ; full-tilt ; at full tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; at full stretch ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers. Ex: Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times. Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a todo lo largo de
=the length of.
Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
a todo meter
=full steam ahead ; at full stretch ; at full speed ; at full blast ; at top speed ; at full throttle ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a todo ritmo
=in full swing ; in full force ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?. Ex: The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force. Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now. Ex: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
a todo vapor
=full steam ahead ; full-tilt ; at full tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; at full stretch ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers. Ex: Their regular tasks keep them working at full tilt at all times. Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images. Ex: For the past three it has been operating at full throttle. Ex: Loosing control at top speed on a highway full of cars, these guys where lucky they recovered without hitting any cars. Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
a todo volumen
=at full blast.
Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
a todos lados
=far and wide.
Ex: He is known far and wide.
a todos los efectos
=to all intents and purposes ; to all intents ; for all practical purposes ; for all intents and purposes.
Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence. Ex: Suppose, for example, that the indexer decides that the terms 'Great Britain' and 'United Kingdom' are to all intents synonyms. Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'. Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan.
a todos los niveles
=at all levels.
Ex: But in reality integration should take place at all levels.
a todos nosotros
=us all.
Ex: The storage of information and its retrieval is of interest to us all and is not the sole domain of librarians or information specialists.
a todos por igual
=one size fits all.
Ex: And digital library developers might look at both situations before trying to offer simply a 'one size fits all' digital solution to some strange amalgam of Internet library users.
a tontas y a ciegas
(adj.)=headlong ; runaway.
Ex: Neither was there doubt that SLIS should adapt their programmes accordingly but, equally, too headlong a rush into the unknown posed dangers. Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
a tontas y locas
=like there's no tomorrow ; without rhyme or reason.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances. Ex: Many disliked the movement, which was abstract and appeared to be without rhyme or reason.
a tope
=packed to capacity ; in the fast lane ; fast lane ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; in full swing ; in full gear ; packed to the rafters ; in full operation ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales ; up to full speed.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians. Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla". Ex: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author. Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs. Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?. Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
a trancas y barrancas
=with great difficulty ; by fits and starts ; in fits and starts.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty. Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on. Ex: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
a través de
=by way of ; in the form of ; through ; via ; out of ; through the agency of.
Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings. Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays. Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor. Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal. Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment. Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
a través de Internet
(adj.)=Internet-based ; Web-based ; Web-supported.
Ex: The objective of the project is to develop an Internet-based aid for search, selection and presentation of information on European law and politics. Ex: The question of how Web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped. Ex: In this study, a computer log is used to identify the individual differences among students in terms of contents usage and the amount of contents that are presented in Web-supported course sites.
a través de la TI
(adj.)=IT-enabled.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The role of software patents in sustaining IT-enabled competitive advantage: a call for research'.
a través de la historia
=over time ; throughout history.
Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on. Ex: Throughout history, women have always done the cooking around the house.
a través de la web
(adj.)=Web-based ; Web-supported.
Ex: The question of how Web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped. Ex: In this study, a computer log is used to identify the individual differences among students in terms of contents usage and the amount of contents that are presented in Web-supported course sites.
a través de los años
=over the years ; down the years.
Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
a través de los ojos de
=through the eyes of.
Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks.
a través de los siglos
=over the centuries.
Ex: India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries.
a través de operador
(adj.)=operator-assisted.
Ex: The development and use of 3-party telecommunications (also known as operator-assisted computing) as a technique of delivering on-line services to remote users is described.
a través del teléfono
(adj.)=call-in.
Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.
a través del tiempo
=over time.
Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on.
a tres bandas
(adj.)=three pronged.
Ex: Over the next 5 years, a three pronged strategy will be followed.
a tres niveles
(adj.)=three-tiered.
Ex: Neither does it have a donjon, but the three-tiered turret positioned on the south-west side of the castle grounds was its symbol.
a troche y moche
=like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
a trompicones
=by fits and starts ; in fits and starts.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on. Ex: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
a tropezones
=falteringly ; hesitantly ; haltingly ; jerkily.
Ex: They were like two ships sailing in basically the same direction -- but one doing it hesitantly and falteringly and the other doing it well. Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'. Ex: The ideals of liberty, self-determination, equality and the rule of law have haltingly advanced. Ex: He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
a trozos
(adj.)=piecewise.
Ex: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.
a título de
=by way of ; for the sake of.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation. Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
a título gratuito
(adj.)=gratuitous.
Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.
a título personal
=in a personal capacity ; in a private capacity.
Ex: After a series of meetings in Amsterdam, 10 European publishers and librarians have put their names in a personal capacity to a joint statement on the Impact of Electronic Technology. Ex: The views expressed in this article are those of the author writing in a private capacity and are not the official view of the company he works for.
a título propio
=in + Posesivo + own right.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
a un alto nivel
(adj.)=high level [high-level].
Ex: Online services have made it possible to offer high level services, with a small staff, to a demanding clientele for an acceptable cost.
a un coste mínimo
=at (a) minimum cost.
Ex: These are techniques that a public library can use to control on-line services and deliver them at a minimum cost.
a un coste que
=at costs which.
Ex: A number of US states are implementing special voice and data networks to link state agencies and/or educational institutions at costs which are hoped to be less than the regular telephone service.
a un coste total
=at a total cost.
Ex: Millions of abstracts are produced annually at a total cost that runs into millions of dollars.
a un día de distancia de
=one day away from.
Ex: These workshops give library paraprofessionals the opportunity for professional development without extensive travel or lodging costs, and only one day away from the worksite.
a un extremo de la escala
=at one end of the scale.
Ex: At one end of the scale were a large number of small shops that had scarcely changed since the eighteenth century.
a un gran coste
=at (a) great expense.
Ex: He had lions, elephants, and other wild animals brought from Asia and Africa at a great expense.
a un nivel básico
=at a lay level.
Ex: This is called consumer health information and it encompasses information about health care and illness at a lay level.
a un nivel por debajo del nacional
(adj.)=sub-national [subnational].
Ex: Mos cooperative schemes have been national or sub-national rather than international.
a un paso
=within a stone's throw (away/from) ; a stone's throw away.
Ex: His childhood home is a squat little bungalow perched on a hill within a stone's throw from Jack London's cabin. Ex: Though only a stone's throw away across the grand Atlantic, Europeans and Americans are as different as night and day.
a un paso asombroso
=at an astounding pace.
Ex: Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.
a un paso de
=a heartbeat away from.
Ex: Each of us lives every minute of every day just a heartbeat away from death.
a un paso relajado
=at a strolling pace.
Ex: The walk should take about 50 minutes at a strolling pace.
a un paso rápido
=at a rapid pace.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.
a un precio asequible
=at an affordable price ; at an affordable cost.
Ex: The private sector is under no obligation to make government information available to the public at an affordable price. Ex: We always provide quality service at an affordable cost.
a un precio especial
=at a discount.
Ex: The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price.
a un precio muy razonable
=at very reasonable cost.
Ex: It is a widely used method which produces good quality copies at very reasonable cost.
a un precio módico
=at an affordable price ; at an affordable cost.
Ex: The private sector is under no obligation to make government information available to the public at an affordable price. Ex: We always provide quality service at an affordable cost.
a un precio razonable
(adj.)=at a reasonable cost ; reasonably priced.
Ex: The author attempts to ascertain whether cooperatives provide programmes and services that make them good value at a reasonable cost. Ex: If you are looking for the best reasonably priced sushi your best bet is almost certainly Sushi-Hiro in Chinatown.
a un promedio de
=at a rate of.
Ex: By the use of photecells and microfilm they will survey items at a rate of a thousand a second, and will print out duplicates of those selected.
a un ritmo + Adjetivo
=at a + Adjetivo + rate ; at a + Adjetivo + clip.
Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question. Ex: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008.
a un ritmo alarmante
=at an alarming pace.
Ex: Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies.
a un ritmo asombroso
=at an astounding pace.
Ex: Classroom use of the World Wide Web is growing at an astounding pace and affecting the way teachers and students function.
a un ritmo rápido
=at a rapid pace.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.
a un ritmo vertigionoso
=at a blistering pace.
Ex: Chinese economy still expanding at a blistering pace.
a un solo espacio
(adj.)=single-spaced.
Ex: They should be single-spaced, A4 page size, 12 point font size, in Word or RTF format.
a un tiro de piedra
=just a shot away ; within a stone's throw (away/from) ; a stone's throw away.
Ex: The song's lyrics paint a picture of social apocalypse -- storm, fire, flood, war, rape, murder, all 'just a shot away'. Ex: His childhood home is a squat little bungalow perched on a hill within a stone's throw from Jack London's cabin. Ex: Though only a stone's throw away across the grand Atlantic, Europeans and Americans are as different as night and day.
a un velocidad + Adjetivo
=at a + Adjetivo + rate.
Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.
a una velocidad de
=at a rate of.
Ex: By the use of photecells and microfilm they will survey items at a rate of a thousand a second, and will print out duplicates of those selected.
a una velocidad desorbitante
=at a rate of knots.
Ex: The results appear there and then not only on the VDU screen but also on a roll of paper which spills out of the attached printer at a rate of knots.
a una velocidad vertiginosa
=at an exponential rate ; at exponential rates.
Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate. Ex: Computer and telecommunication technologies, which are advancing at exponential rates, are greatly enhancing the ability to communicate.
a uno y otro lado de
=on either side of.
Ex: An alternative form of hose, probably invented in Holland in the earlier seventeenth century, took the form of an iron yoke on either side of the spindle in place of the wooden box = Una forma alternativa de matriz, inventada probablemente en Holanda a comienzos del siglo XVII, consistía en un yugo de hierro a ambos lados del husillo en lugar del cajón de madera.
a usted
=you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
a usted mismo
=thyself.
Ex: The article 'Librarian, teach thyself' suggests that it is time to professionalize school librarianship by focusing on librarianship and not teaching.
a ustedes
=you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
a vapor
(adj.)=steam-powered.
Ex: Similarly, scarcely any binderies were steam-powered before the 1850s, the earlier (and simpler) binding machines being hand-operated = Igualmente, apenas ningún taller de encuadernación funcionaba con vapor antes de la década de 1850, las encuadernadoras anteriores (más sencillas) eran manuales.
a varios niveles
(adj.)=multilevel [multi-level] ; at varying levels ; many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
Ex: The multi-level judgements, by which users can evaluate documents on a more general relevance scale, are also useful for estimating the discriminating power. Ex: The establishment of IT in both the housekeeping and information operations makes it necessary to cater for these kinds of facilities at varying levels. Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
a veces
=at times ; sometimes ; at various times ; from time to time ; on occasion(s).
Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion. Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document. Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults. Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing. Ex: The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.
a veces las cosas salen mal
=shit happens.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.
a veces sales jodido
=shit happens.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.
a velocidad estelar
=at warp speed.
Ex: The article 'Businesses are rushing onto the Net at warp speed' is devoted to the commercial exploitation of the Internet = El artículo "Las empresas están precipitándose hacia la red a velocidad estelar" se dedica a la explotación comercial de Internet.
a vista de pájaro
(n.)=bird's eye view.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include globes; block diagrams; sections; atlases; bird's eye views, etc.
a viva voz
=open outcry.
Ex: Also revealed is the endangerment of the open outcry trading system as the digital revolution replaces it at many of the world's financial exchanges.
a voces
=vociferously ; vociferous ; open outcry.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information. Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship. Ex: Also revealed is the endangerment of the open outcry trading system as the digital revolution replaces it at many of the world's financial exchanges.
a voluntad
=at will.
Ex: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.
a vosotros
=you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
a voz en cuello
=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: It was a time when film directors believed in irreverence -- challenging the status quo and dissenting at the top of one's voice.
a voz en grito
=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: It was a time when film directors believed in irreverence -- challenging the status quo and dissenting at the top of one's voice.
a él
=him.
Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.
a última hora
=at the last minute ; at the eleventh hour ; last minute [last-minute] ; at the very last minute ; at the very last moment ; at the very last.
Ex: Display stands of very light construction that can be prepared beforehand and taken to the site of a lesson at the last minute are fairly easily available these days. Ex: The final versions were agreed at the eleventh hour, late on Tuesday 9 December, just before the opening of the Summit. Ex: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form. Ex: They always chicken out at the very last minute. Ex: By the time the 50 minutes of the show were up, everybody was moved to tears, but then, at the very last moment, it left them smiling. Ex: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold.
a última hora de anoche
=late last night.
Ex: Police confirmed late last night that bomb scares had forced the closure of 13 police stations across the island.
a última hora de la noche
=late at night.
Ex: Seoul is one of the safest capital cities in the world, with a very low crime rate: even late at night pedestrians can wander safely around downtown = Seúl es una de las capitales más seguras del mundo, con una tasa de criminalidad muy baja: incluso a altas horas de la noche, los peatones pueden pasear sin peligro alguno por el centro de la ciudad.
a últimas horas de la tarde
(n.)=late evening.
Ex: They are open normal office hours, though some have experimented with late evening opening and some now open on Saturday mornings.
a último momento
(adj.)=last minute [last-minute].
Ex: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form.
ab absurdo
=ab absurdo.
Ex: That this is not true is easily understood from the following ab absurdo argumentation.

abacero
(n.)=grocer.
Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.

abacería
(n.)=grocery store ; grocer.
Ex: Telephone calls were made to the following: dairy (to secure milk carton storage for books); grocery stores (for freezer space for books); fire department (for fans to dehumidify books); and aerospace companies (for vacuum freezing facilities).
Ex: The city of Torup opened a branch library in the basement of a co-operative grocer.

abad
(n.)=abbot.
Ex: S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.
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* San Antonio de Abad=Saint Anthony Abbot.

abadejo
(n.)=haddock ; pollack [pollock] ; pout.
Ex: Results with halibut, haddock and cod suggest that all three species are excellent candidates for cold water, marine aquaculture.
Ex: As for habitat, pollack prefer the cover of reefs, wrecks, piers and rocks.
Ex: I've never caught a pout, and I'm not sure I'd know what to do with it if I did!.

abadengo
(n.)=abbacy.
Nota: Cargo y/o territorio perteneciente a una abadía.
Ex: Roger retired of old age in 1196, after an abbacy of over fifty years.

abadesa
(n.)=abbess.
Ex: Abbess Hilda was the great niece of King Edwin.

abadiato
(n.)=abbacy.
Nota: Cargo y/o territorio perteneciente a una abadía.
Ex: Roger retired of old age in 1196, after an abbacy of over fifty years.

abadía^1
(n.)=abbey ; convent.
Ex: This article describes the library at the Cistercian abbey of Our Lady of Hope, Sacramento Valley, N. California.
Ex: Libraries founded by the endowments of the royal family and statesmen not only as independent entities but also within mosques, dervish convents and other institutions.

abadía^2
(n.)=abbacy.
Nota: Cargo y/o territorio perteneciente a una abadía.
Ex: Roger retired of old age in 1196, after an abbacy of over fifty years.

abajo
=downstairs ; down below.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
Ex: I heard a yell from down below and saw what seemed a hazy glow.
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* abajo firmantes, los=undersigned, the.
* aguas abajo=downstream.
* andar de arriba para abajo=pace.
* avanzar hacia abajo=work + Posesivo + way down.
* boca abajo=upside-down.
* corriente abajo=downstream.
* cuesta abajo=downhill ; down the hill ; downhill ; downslope.
* de abajo hacia arriba=bottom-up.
* de arriba abajo=from top to bottom ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* de arriba hacia abajo=top-down.
* echar abajo=knock down ; bring down.
* en el piso de abajo=downstairs.
* hacia abajo=downward ; downslope.
* hacia arriba y hacia abajo=up and down.
* huevo frito con la yema hacia abajo=sunny side down egg.
* los abajo firmantes=the parties hereto.
* más abajo=below.
* menú desplegable hacia abajo=pull-down menu ; drop-down menu.
* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo=look + Nombre + up and down.
* mirar de arriba abajo=eye.
* mirar hacia abajo=look down.
* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo=bob.
* río abajo=downstream.
* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo=↓ (Down) key ; down arrow key.
* venirse abajo=break down ; tumble ; tumble down ; fall apart ; hit + the wall.

abajo firmantes, los
=undersigned, the.
Ex: Those interested to attend should send as soon as possible a summary of a position statement to the undersigned.
abalanzarse
(v.)=careen ; swoop ; pounce (on).
Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.
Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.
Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
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* abalanzarse sobre=lam into ; lay into ; bear down on.

abalanzarse sobre
(v.)=lam into ; lay into ; bear down on.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip. Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing. Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
abalorio
(n.)=bead ; glass bead.
Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.
Ex: Glass beads from Italy and Czechoslovakia were imported by the shipload and used like money for trading.
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* adornar con abalorios=beading.
* decorado con abalorios=beaded.

abalorios
(n.)=beadwork.
Ex: It is essentially a commercial site, the purpose of which is to offer for sale old pieces of ethnic African beadwork.

abalón
(n.)=abalone.
Ex: During the early years of the abalone fishery, abalones were dried and smoked, or canned for export, and sold fresh for local markets.

abanderado
(n.)=torchbearer [torch bearer] ; standard-bearer.
Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
Ex: He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.

abanderar
(v.)=lead.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lead.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.

abandonado y en ruinas
(adj.)=derelict.
Ex: The author reflects on the process and problems of adapting a derelict listed building for a new library.
abandonado^1
(adj.)=relegated ; neglected ; deserted ; abandoned ; lorn ; forsaken ; disused.
Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.
Ex: There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.
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* abandonado y en ruinas=derelict.
* niño abandonado=waif ; foundling.
* propiedad abandonada=abandoned property.

abandonado^2
(adj.)=sloppy ; scruffy .
Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.

abandonar
(v.)=abandon ; abort ; drop ; eschew ; give up ; quit ; quit + Lugar ; relinquish ; stop ; leave + wandering in ; forsake ; sweep aside ; desert ; opt out of ; scrap ; pull back ; ditch ; surrender ; bail out ; bargain away ; dump ; maroon ; flake out ; leave by + the wayside ; get away ; desist ; go + cold turkey ; walk out on ; walk out ; jump + ship.
Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
Ex: If you decide not to send or save the message, replace the question mark in front of 'Quit' with another character.
Ex: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
Ex: The Library will consider relinquishing them only when there is strong assurance that their transfer would not adversely affect the library community.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.
Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.
Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' 'opting out' of local government control.
Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.
Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
Ex: Instead the two ecclesiastical disputes which arose from Diocletian's decree to surrender scriptures must be seen as more disastrous to Christian unity than the destruction of libraries.
Ex: In the article 'Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.
Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.
Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.
Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.
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* abandonar el barco=abandon + ship.
* abandonar el trabajo en señal de protesta=walk out.
* abandonar las armas=put down + weapons.
* abandonar los estudios=drop out (from school) ; drop out of + school.
* abandonar los servicios de Alguien=drop out.
* abandonarse=go to + seed.
* abandonarse a=abandon + Reflexivo + to.
* abandonar toda esperanza=give up + hope.
* abandonar (toda/la) esperanza=abandon + (all) hope.
* abandonar un hábito=stop + habit.
* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios=high-school dropout.
* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios=college dropout.
* no abandonar=stick with ; stand by.
* persona que abandona Algo=quitter.

abandonar (toda/la) esperanza
(v.)=abandon + (all) hope.
Ex: He described cynicism as abandoning all hope that social change and progress is possible.
abandonar el barco
(v.)=abandon + ship.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
abandonar el trabajo en señal de protesta
(v.)=walk out.
Ex: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.
abandonar las armas
(v.)=put down + weapons.
Ex: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
abandonar los estudios
(v.)=drop out (from school) ; drop out of + school.
Ex: Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students. Ex: According to this new law, students under the age of 18 who drop out of school will lose their driving permits.
abandonar los servicios de Alguien
(v.)=drop out.
Ex: This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them 'dropping out'.
abandonar toda esperanza
(v.)=give up + hope.
Ex: If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty.
abandonar un hábito
(v.)=stop + habit.
Ex: When you decide to quit smoking, establishing smoke-free zones will help you to stop your habit.
abandonarse
(v.)=go to + seed.
Ex: She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.
abandonarse a
(v.)=abandon + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: Towards the end, abandoning himself to corruption and pleasure, the emperor ceased to be concerned about the welfare of the people.
abandono de
=flight from.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
abandono de menores
(n.)=child neglect.
Ex: Locate books about child abuse or neglect.
abandono^1
(n.)=abandonment ; betrayal ; desertion ; surrender ; shift away from ; drop-off ; move away from ; defection ; pullout ; disuse.
Ex: Practical considerations led to the abandonment of this idea.
Ex: The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.
Ex: The author also covers the electronic book and the desertion of libraries by researchers in favour of other information sources = El autor también habla del libro electrónico y del abandono de las bibliotecas por parte de los investigadores en favor de otras fuentes de información.
Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.
Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.
Ex: There is a subsidy mechanism that lowers rates in order to avoid drop-offs from the network.
Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
Ex: The longer the project is likely to last, the more important it is to be sure that it is designed to cope with factors such as defection of one of the partners.
Ex: NATO is 'disappointed' at Russian pullout from arms treaty.
Ex: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.
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* abandono de=flight from.
* índice de abandono escolar=dropout rate.
* tasa de abandono escolar=dropout rate.

abandono^2
(n.)=neglect ; dereliction ; negligence ; neglection ; abandon ; dilapidation ; lassitude.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.
Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.
Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
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* abandono de menores=child neglect.
* en el abandono=in the wilderness.
* en estado de abandono=decaying ; dilapidated.
* estado de abandono=state of neglect.

abanicar
(v.)=fan.
Ex: The air conditioning wasn't working and the players were already sweating profusely after their warmup, while spectators fanned themselves with programs.
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* abanicar el papel=fan (out) + paper.

abanicar el papel
(v.)=fan (out) + paper.
Ex: It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.
abanico
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* abanico de posibilidades=kaleidoscope ; kaleidoscope of possibilities.
* desplegarse a modo de abanico=fan out.
* desplegarse en abanico=fan out.
* extenderse a modo de abanico=fan out.
* un abanico de=a palette of.

abanico de posibilidades
(n.)=kaleidoscope ; kaleidoscope of possibilities.
Ex: The issues that concern the vast majority of disadvantaged people present an interesting kaleidoscope. Ex: A kaleidoscope of possibilities is the theme of this year's conference programme.
abaratamiento
(n.)=cheapening.
Ex: The cheapening process takes place when we just use the work at hand and don't do any additional work.

abaratar
(v.)=cheapen ; lower + price.
Ex: Simplification is cheapening the process.
Ex: The general use of casting machinery from around 1860 lowered the price of type, but had little effect on its design.
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* abaratar costes=lower + costs ; keep + costs down.
* abaratarse=get + cheaper.

abaratar costes
(v.)=lower + costs ; keep + costs down.
Ex: It both saves the reader's time and lowers the cost of disseminating the abstract. Ex: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down.
abaratarse
(v.)=get + cheaper.
Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
abarcar
(v.)=comprise (of) ; cover ; encompass ; include ; span ; embrace.
Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.
Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.
Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
Ex: The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.
Ex: The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.
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* abarcar de ... a ...=run from ... to ....
* abarcar de ... a ...=range from ... to ... ; stretch from ... to ....
* abarcar el mundo=span + the globe.
* abarcarlo todo=be all inclusive.
* abarcar todas las posibilidades=run + the gamut.
* curso que abarca varias disciplinas=umbrella course.
* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta=jack of all trades, master of none.
* intentar abarcar demasiado=burn + the candle at both ends.
* que abarca=girdling.
* que lo abarca todo=all-embracing.
* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta=bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* sujetar abarcando=brace.
* tratar de abarcar más de lo que se puede=bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.

abarcar de ... a ...
(v.)=range from ... to ... ; stretch from ... to ....
Ex: These options obviously range from the very informal to the very formal. Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.
abarcar el mundo
(v.)=span + the globe.
Ex: The threat from car bombs now spans the globe -- anywhere and anyone, a government building, an airport, could be a target.
abarcar todas las posibilidades
(v.)=run + the gamut.
Ex: The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
abarcarlo todo
(v.)=be all inclusive.
Ex: Since no site is all inclusive, their relative value will vary depending on the individual's particular needs.
abarrancar
(v.)=strand.
Ex: A horror movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at an airport.

abarrotado
=congested ; packed to capacity ; overcrowded ; bursting at the seams ; stuffed looking ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; cluttered ; densely packed ; packed ; packed to the rafters ; teeming ; wall-to-wall ; full to the gunwales.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.
Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
Ex: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.
Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.
Ex: They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.
Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.
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* abarrotado (de)=teeming with ; bursting with ; jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
* estar abarrotado=be chocker with.

abarrotado de
(adj.)=teeming with ; bursting with ; jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve. Ex: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy. Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
abarrotar
(v.)=crowd ; throng ; overbook ; pack.
Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.
Ex: The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
Ex: At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.
Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.
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* abarrotar (de)=clutter (with).
* abarrotar las calles=come out in + force ; be out in force.

abarrotar (de)
(v.)=clutter (with).
Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
abarrotar las calles
(v.)=come out in + force ; be out in force.
Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long. Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets.
abastecedor
(n.)=purveyor.
Ex: What advantages or disadvantages do libraries offer as purveyors of community.

abastecer
(v.)=purvey ; victual ; supply ; provision.
Ex: In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of retail stationers who would be likely to purvey both new and second-hand books and a variety of other goods.
Ex: Many large ships used to anchor there in sheltered waters and were victualled.
Ex: Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* abastecerse=stock up.

abastecerse
(v.)=stock up.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
abastecimiento
(n.)=victualling ; provision.
Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
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* abastecimiento de agua=water supply.
* red de abastecimiento de agua=water supply system ; waterworks.
* sistema de abastecimiento de agua=waterworks ; water supply system.

abastecimiento de agua
(n.)=water supply.
Ex: Other libraries have special collections on such subjects as animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, food processing industries, agricultural economics and water supply, ranging from 10,000 up to 35,000 items.
abasto
(n.)=supply ; provision.
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
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* dar abasto=cope.
* dar abasto con=cope with.
* mercado de abastos=public market.

abatible
(adj.)=collapsible.
Ex: Using collapsible ironing boards can be inconvenient because they must be retrieved from storage before unfolding.

abatido
(adj.)=disheartened ; depressed ; abject ; despondent ; abjected ; dispirited ; hipped ; dejected ; downcast.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps.
Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.
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* abatidos, los=dismayed, the.

abatidos, los
=dismayed, the.
Ex: Discoveries are sometimes made by accident; they are never made by the dismayed or disheartened = A veces los descubrimientos se hacen por casualidad y nunca por los abatidos o los desmotivados.
abatimiento
(n.)=despondency ; dejection.
Ex: After a 10 year period of existence a real feeling of despondency emerges in the reports of the National Library Service.
Ex: There are also negative qualities such as hate and anger that result in violence and dejection.

abatir
(v.)=break + Posesivo + spirit ; cast + a pall of gloom over ; defeat ; lay + Nombre + low ; dishearten ; bring down.
Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
Ex: This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
Ex: I've been reading shocking 'reports' for several days now explaining that 'malware brought down a Spanish jet'.
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* abatirse=come to + pieces ; fall to + pieces ; swoop.
* abatirse sobre=bear down on.

abatirse
(v.)=come to + pieces ; fall to + pieces ; swoop.
Ex: They are characters living in the margins, often coming to pieces, and sometimes, as in a nightmare, in constant flight from something horrid. Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details. Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.
abatirse sobre
(v.)=bear down on.
Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
abdicación
(n.)=abdication.
Ex: I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.

abdicar
(v.)=abdicate.
Ex: Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.
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* abdicar al trono=abdicate + Posesivo + throne.

abdicar al trono
(v.)=abdicate + Posesivo + throne.
Ex: If he makes this decision he would have to abdicate his throne as an English monarch.
abdomen
(n.)=abdomen.
Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.

abdominal marcado
(n.)=ripped ab.
Ex: One of the most frequently stated goals of men in the gym is to 'get ripped abs'.
abdominal^1
=ab.
Nota: Abreviatura de abdominal usada frecuentemente en el sentido de musculatura abdominal.
Ex: Randomly selecting a picture out of some men's magazine or billboard and saying that's what you want your abs to be like could be slightly self-defeating.
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* abdominales marcados=six-pack abs.
* abdominal marcado=ripped ab.

abdominal^2
(adj.)=abdominal ; ventral.
Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.
Ex: The ventral portion of the urinary bladder was marked with India ink to facilitate identification.
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* cavidad abdominal=abdominal cavity.
* distensión abdominal=bloating.
* dolor abdominal=abdominal pain.
* ejercicio abdominal=sit-up.
* músculo abdominal=abdominal muscle ; ab muscle.
* pared abdominal, la=abdominal wall, the.

abdominal^3
(n.)=sit-up.
Ex: Avoid doing sit-ups if you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis.

abdominales marcados
(n.)=six-pack abs.
Ex: Discover how to get six-pack abs in 2 months (or less) using a unique combination of carefully-sequenced, little-known exercises.
abdominoplastía
(n.)=abdominoplasty.
Ex: Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a 'tummy tuck,' is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.

abducción
(n.)=alien abduction.
Ex: These people believe not only in alien abductions, but also in things like UFOs, ESP (extrasensory perception), astrology, and crystal therapy.
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* abducción por seres extraterrestres=alien abduction.

abducción por seres extraterrestres
(n.)=alien abduction.
Ex: These people believe not only in alien abductions, but also in things like UFOs, ESP (extrasensory perception), astrology, and crystal therapy.
abductor^2
(n.)=abductor.
Ex: Many people experience imbalance between the inner thighs and abductors, the hip and gluteus muscles.

abecé
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* abecé de, el=ABC of, the.

abecé de, el
=ABC of, the.
Ex: The title 'The ABC of archery' requires to be sorted as 'ABC of archery, The' and not 'The ABC of archery'.
abedul
(n.)=birch.
Ex: In India the use of birch bark as a writing material was common until the advent of paper in the tenth century and in Kashmir it is still used for some purposes today.
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* madera de abedul=birch wood.

abeja
(n.)=bee ; honey bee.
Ex: The article has the title 'The bee on the Comb: a cataloger's puzzle'.
Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.
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* abeja obrera=worker bee.
* abeja reina=queen bee ; honey bee queen.
* cera de abeja=beeswax.
* como abejas en panal=like bees around a honey pot.
* cría de abejas=beekeeping.

abeja obrera
(n.)=worker bee.
Ex: Queen bees use mind control to keep young workers in line by secreting a scent that prevents worker bees from learning, according to new research.
abeja reina
(n.)=queen bee ; honey bee queen.
Ex: Queen bees use mind control to keep young workers in line by secreting a scent that prevents worker bees from learning, according to new research. Ex: The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.
abejero
(n.)=beekeeper.
Ex: Beekeeping is a dying art but as long as we require food to eat, there will be a need for honeybees and beekeepers.

abejorro
(n.)=bumble bee.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Helping the bumble bees to fly or teacher librarians to do the impossible'.

aberración
(n.)=aberration.
Ex: The AACR rules for serials represent a remarkable aberration in treating certain types of serials ('a bibliography, index, directory, biographical dictionary, almanac, or yearbook') differently from other types of serials.
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* aberración mental=mental aberration.

aberración mental
(n.)=mental aberration.
Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
abertura
(n.)=chink ; opening ; orifice.
Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.
Ex: The flow of gases through an orifice is infuenced by factors such as flow velocity and the shapes of the orifices.

abeto
(n.)=fir.
Ex: These diseases may affect other firs planted in the same area, but will not affect Douglas-fir or other conifer species.
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* abeto balsámico=balsam fir.
* abeto de Navidad=balsam fir.
* abeto Douglas=Douglas-fir.
* abeto falso=spruce.

abeto Douglas
(n.)=Douglas-fir.
Ex: These diseases may affect other firs planted in the same area, but will not affect Douglas-fir or other conifer species.
abeto balsámico
(n.)=balsam fir.
Ex: Both balsam firs and spruces compensate for the loss of this foliage with prolific epicormic shoot production.
abeto de Navidad
(n.)=balsam fir.
Ex: Both balsam firs and spruces compensate for the loss of this foliage with prolific epicormic shoot production.
abeto falso
(n.)=spruce.
Ex: Both balsam firs and spruces compensate for the loss of this foliage with prolific epicormic shoot production.
abiertamente
=candidly ; overtly ; openly ; outspokenly ; unreservedly.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
Ex: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday he had unreservedly discussed all issues with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama.
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* abiertamente admitido=avowedly.
* proclamar abiertamente=be vociferous about/in.

abiertamente admitido
=avowedly.
Ex: Thus Jewett's rules, avowedly 'founded upon those adopted for the compilation of the catalogue of the British Museum,' will be found on comparison to resemble more strikingly those of the AACR published one and a quarter century later than those of Panizzi, published only one decade earlier.
abierto
(adj.)=receptive ; open ; overt ; outgoing ; open-ended ; candid ; wide open ; up-front [up front] ; free-flowing ; avowed ; unreserved ; unlocked.
Ex: The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.
Ex: In natural language indexing which uses a stop-list only, the indexing language is open.
Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.
Ex: University librarians must adopt a more outgoing strategy to convince staff and students of the value of their collections.
Ex: New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.
Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
Ex: The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.
Ex: The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.
Ex: Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.
Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.
Ex: I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.
Ex: Theft or attempted theft of belongings is excluded if your car has been left unlocked, left with the keys in it or with a window or roof open.
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* abierto al público=open for public viewing.
* abierto a ofertas=ono [or nearest offer].
* abierto de par en par=wide open.
* abierto por la noche=late night.
* acceso abierto=open access (OA).
* aplicación de código abierto=open source software.
* cajón abierto=tray.
* campo abierto=open country.
* caso abierto=cold case.
* cirugía a corazón abierto=open heart surgery.
* con la boca abierta (del todo=with + Posesivo + mouth (wide) open.
* con los brazos abiertos=with open arms.
* con los ojos muy abiertos=wide-eyed.
* curva muy abierta=sweeping curve.
* dar la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
* de diseño abierto=open-plan ; open-planned.
* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que=leave + open the possibility that.
* dejar la cuestión abierta=leave + the question open.
* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par=leave + the door wide open.
* de plan abierto=open-plan ; open-planned.
* diseño abierto=open plan.
* en mar abierto=on the open sea.
* estar abierto a=be open to.
* fractura abierta=open fracture ; compound fracture.
* herida abierta=open wound.
* jornada de puertas abiertas=open day.
* mantener los ojos bien abiertos=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* mar abierto=open sea ; open ocean.
* medio abierto=half-opened ; half-way open.
* parcialmente abierto=partially-open.
* plan abierto=openness ; open plan.
* pregunta abierta=open-ended question.
* programa de código abierto=open source software.
* puertas abiertas=open house.
* puntas abiertas=split ends.
* recibir con los brazos abiertos=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
* salir al campo abierto=go out into + the open country.
* salir al mar abierto=go out into + the open sea.
* ser como un libro abierto=be an open book.
* ser un libro abierto=be an open book.
* software abierto=open software.
* software de código abierto=open source software.
* temporada abierta=open season.
* tener la bragueta abierta=fly + be undone.
* tienes la bragueta abierta=you've got egg on your chin.
* zona abierta=open area.

abierto a ofertas
=ono [or nearest offer].
Ex: If price is followed by 'ono' this stands for 'OR NEAREST OFFER' which indicates that the seller is open to offers at around this price.
abierto al público
=open for public viewing.
Ex: The course will look at a major sample of Mackintosh's architectural creations - including some not usually open for public viewing.
abierto de par en par
(adj.)=wide open.
Ex: The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.
abierto por la noche
=late night.
Ex: In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.
abigarrado
(adj.)=clotted ; heterogeneous [heterogenous] ; variegated.
Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that subdisciplines of anthropology seem to be quite heterogenous and mutually isolated from one another.
Ex: The authors acknowledge that their model reduces the variegated nature of religion in this context to a homogeneous structure.

abigarramiento
(n.)=variegation.
Ex: Many experts believe that variegation in plants is caused by a virus.

abismo
(n.)=chasm ; abyss.
Ex: Denying funding for electronic dissemination will create an unbridgeable chasm between those with the resources to buy information products and those without.
Ex: By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.

abiótico
(adj.)=abiotic.
Nota: Sin vida.
Ex: Plants are sessile organisms constantly challenged by a wide spectrum of biotic and abiotic stresses.

ablación
(n.)=ablation.
Ex: If ablation does not control heavy bleeding, further treatment or surgery may be required.
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* ablación por radiofrecuencia=radiofrequency ablation.

ablación por radiofrecuencia
(n.)=radiofrequency ablation.
Ex: Radiofrequency ablation of nerves is a procedure that may be used to reduce certain kinds of chronic pain by preventing transmission of pain signals.
ablandamiento
(n.)=tenderisation [tenderization, -USA].
Ex: For this tenderization method to be effective, the carcass must be hung within 1 h of slaughter, and be left until rigor mortis has set in.

ablandar
(v.)=soften ; tenderise [tenderize, -USA].
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Brief details are given of a method for hanging mutton and lamb carcasses by the pubis to tenderise the meat.
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* ablandar la carne=tenderise + the meat.

ablandar la carne
(v.)=tenderise + the meat.
Ex: Shoulder muscles are well-developed so they need slow cooking to tenderise the meat and make it rich, sticky and irresistible.
ablución
(n.)=ablution.
Ex: The holy water font was originally the fountain for ablutions, placed in the centre of the atrium of the basilica.
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* hacer + Posesivo + abluciones=perform + Posesivo + ablutions.

abnegación
(n.)=self-sacrifice ; self-effacement ; self-denial.
Ex: Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.
Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.

abnegada esposa
(n.)=helpmate.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
abnegado
(adj.)=devoted ; unselfish ; self-denying ; self-sacrificing ; self-giving ; selfless ; self-forgetful.
Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
Ex: Taoism teaches that we must become self-forgetful, act in the natural way of things rather than forcing our will on events.
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* abnegada esposa=helpmate.
* abnegado esposo=helpmate.

abnegado esposo
(n.)=helpmate.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
abobado
(n./adj.)=daft ; daffy ; wally.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

abocado
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* abocado a=fated to ; set on.
* abocado al fracaso=failing ; doomed.
* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the beginning.
* abocado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the beginning.
* abocado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed to + failure.
* abocado a + Verbo=doomed to + Verbo.
* estar abocado=be poised.
* estar abocado a=be poised to.
* estar abocado a ser=be doomed.

abocado a
=fated to ; set on.
Ex: Macintosh seems fated to play a minor supporting role both in business and libraries. Ex: ALA membership seems set on self-destruction if its demand for total involvement and 100% democracy continues.
abocado a + Verbo
=doomed to + Verbo.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
abocado al fracaso
=failing ; doomed.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function. Ex: Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo
=doomed from + the beginning.
Ex: Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
abocado al fracaso desde el principio
=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed to + failure.
Ex: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start. Ex: The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset. Ex: The first stratagem has been doomed to failure from its inception. Ex: Cooperation is doomed to failure unless the importance of information for solving social and economic problems is realised.
abofetear
(v.)=slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.

abogacía
(n.)=advocacy.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
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* abogacía, la=legal profession, the.

abogacía, la
=legal profession, the.
Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.
abogado
(n.)=attorney ; lawyer ; prosecutor ; barrister-at-law ; barrister ; trial lawyer ; trial attorney.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes.
Ex: Conceived initially to demonstrate a potential tool to assist lawyers in adjudicatory proceedings, the system appears to have potential for addressing a broad spectrum of record management requirements.
Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.
Ex: A barrister-at-law Barry quickly adjusted himself to the particular problems of the library profession.
Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.
Ex: Preparing for a trial can take a trial attorney several months to do.
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* abogado civil=civilian lawyer ; people's lawyer.
* abogado defensor=defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA] ; defence counsel.
* abogado de la corona=Queen's Counsel (QC).
* abogado del diablo=devil's advocate.
* abogado del estado=Queen's Counsel (QC).
* abogado de oficio=legal aid.
* abogado de presos=gaolhouse lawyer ; jailhouse lawyer.
* abogado especializado en divorcios=divorce lawyer.
* abogado fiscal=prosecuting attorney ; district attorney ; district counsel ; prosecutor counsel.
* abogado general=advocate-general.
* abogado matrimonialista=divorce lawyer.
* abogado procurador=solicitor.
* abogado sin escrúpulos=shyster ; shark lawyer.
* ayudante de abogado=paralegal [para-legal].
* bufete de abogados=law centre ; law firm ; law office.
* Colegio de Abogados=Law Society.
* despacho de abogados=law centre ; law office.
* firma de abogados=legal assistance society ; law firm.
* jerga de los abogados=legalease.

abogado civil
(n.)=civilian lawyer ; people's lawyer.
Ex: This article covers the records of the Law Society on attorneys and solicitors; civilian lawyers; scriveners and notaries public; and the judiciary and personnel of the courts = Este artículo trata de los registros del Colegio de Abogados sobre abogados y procuradores, abogados civiles, notarios públicos y la judicatura y el personal de los juzgados. Ex: By the spring of 1979, 'people's lawyers' were proclaimed indispensable elements of the judicial system.
abogado de la corona
=Queen's Counsel (QC).
Ex: Queen's Counsels have been around for the past 400 years, since Sir Francis Bacon became the first counsel to the Sovereign during the reign of Elizabeth I.
abogado de oficio
(n.)=legal aid.
Ex: Those that cannot meet legal expenses can receive help from one of three legal aid schemes introduced by the government: legal advice and assistance, legal aid in civil proceedings and legal aid in criminal proceedings.
abogado de presos
(n.)=gaolhouse lawyer ; jailhouse lawyer.
Ex: Among many other things, this poem explains how it was that he was able to make himself into the early modern equivalent of the gaolhouse lawyer. Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.
abogado defensor
(n.)=defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA] ; defence counsel.
Ex: Harris' defence attorney attempted to portray her as an upstanding, well-bred member of the community, and as a powerless, unwilling part of a love triangle. Ex: The prosecutor and the defense counsel shall be permitted to submit proposed questions to the court prior to the session in chambers.
abogado del diablo
(n.)=devil's advocate.
Ex: The author, as devil's advocate, proposes that 'you can't do research in librarianship' and if you can it should not be called research.
abogado del estado
=Queen's Counsel (QC).
Ex: Queen's Counsels have been around for the past 400 years, since Sir Francis Bacon became the first counsel to the Sovereign during the reign of Elizabeth I.
abogado especializado en divorcios
(n.)=divorce lawyer.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
abogado fiscal
(n.)=prosecuting attorney ; district attorney ; district counsel ; prosecutor counsel.
Ex: Prosecuting attorneys are responsible for prosecution of all violations of state criminal law within their county. Ex: District attorneys are the elected representatives of the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters. Ex: The duty of the prosecuting counsel is not to obtain a conviction at all cost, but to act as a Minister of Justice. Ex: The prosecutor and the defense counsel shall be permitted to submit proposed questions to the court prior to the session in chambers.
abogado general
=advocate-general.
Ex: The Court of Justice of the European Communities is a court of appeal composed of eleven independent judges assisted by five advocates-general to ensure that in the interpretation and application of the treaties the law is observed.
abogado matrimonialista
(n.)=divorce lawyer.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
abogado procurador
(n.)=solicitor.
Ex: They also organize a rota of solicitors who hold a free legal advice surgery one evening a week.
abogado sin escrúpulos
(n.)=shyster ; shark lawyer.
Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster. Ex: If you find one of these 'shark lawyers' who can win any case for the right price, hire him immediately.
abogar
(v.)=contend ; defend.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
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* abogar por=argue + in favour of ; plead for ; champion.

abogar por
(v.)=argue + in favour of ; plead for ; champion.
Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material. Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect. Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
abolengo
(n.)=ancestry ; descent ; line of ancestry.
Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
Ex: The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.
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* de abolengo=well-born.
* de alto abolengo=well-born.

abolicionismo
(n.)=abolitionism.
Ex: Except for a narrative on peace, all the others have historical roots in the nineteenth century and include selections on utopian socialism, penal reform, and abolitionism.

abolicionista
(n.)=abolitionist ; abolitionist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
Ex: The collection includes the manuscript of a long, undelivered 1860 speech castigating abolitionists.

abolición
(n.)=abolition ; abrogation ; overturning ; annulment.
Ex: In this instance we have also modified chain procedure order to produce the specific subject heading: Slavery - abolition - USA.
Ex: Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.
Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

abolir
(v.)=overturn ; abolish ; sunset ; annul.
Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of 'sunsetting' the ban.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.
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* abolir la segregación racial=desegregate.

abolir la segregación racial
(v.)=desegregate.
Ex: As one element in the effort to desegregate public institutions of higher education, US federal courts have mandated the upgrading of libraries at historically black universities.
abolladura
(n.)=dent ; ding.
Ex: This milk can has several dents on the outside from normal use.
Ex: The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.
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* arreglar una abolladura a martillazos=bang out + a dent.

abollar
(v.)=crumple.
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.

abominable
(adj.)=repulsive ; unspeakable ; abhorrent ; detestable ; loathsome.
Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and 'repulsive' centres of cooperation.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.
Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

abominablemente
=hatefully.
Ex: History shows that people who are hatefully remembered always leave behind followers or admirers.

abominación
(n.)=abomination.
Ex: The Cold War is now consigned to history and the nuclear deterrant is widely identified as an abomination, moraly and economically.

abominar
(v.)=detest.
Ex: This resulted in Africans loving and aspiring to everything European and detesting and deeming inferior anything that is African.

abonable
(adj.)=payable.
Ex: This practice enabled newspaper publishers to avoid half the stamp duty payable between 1712 and 1794.

abonado
(n.)=subscriber ; season ticket holder ; ticket book holder.
Ex: Access is available from any suitable terminal to BLAISE subscribers.
Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run.
Ex: Ticket book holders now receive discounted fares to alternate destinations.

abonar
(v.)=pay out ; pay ; pay up.
Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.
Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.

abonaré
(n.)=promissory note.
Ex: A promissory note is a legal and binding contract of your promise to repay the loan according to the terms listed on the note.

abono de autobús
(n.)=bus pass.
Ex: Monthly and quarterly tickets as well as other bus passes can be bought from ticket agencies throughout the region.
abono de temporada
(n.)=season ticket ; season pass.
Ex: In time, it could even portend a new trend in how season tickets are sold, across a spectrum of various sports. Ex: Our season passes give you more of what you want: more fun, more thrills, and more savings.
abono de tren
(n.)=rail pass.
Ex: These rail passes are available to everybody except Australian citizens.
abono orgánico
(n.)=compost.
Ex: Physical characteristics of the compost ingredients, including moisture content and particle size, affect the rate at which composting occurs.
abono orgánico para macetas
(n.)=potting compost ; potting soil.
Ex: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated. Ex: Most potting soils are made up largely of peat moss, bark, and perlite.
abono vegetal
(n.)=compost.
Ex: Physical characteristics of the compost ingredients, including moisture content and particle size, affect the rate at which composting occurs.
abono vegetal para macetas
(n.)=potting compost ; potting soil.
Ex: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated. Ex: Most potting soils are made up largely of peat moss, bark, and perlite.
abono^1
(n.)=fertiliser [fertilizer, -USA].
Ex: The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.
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* abono orgánico=compost.
* abono orgánico para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* abono vegetal=compost.
* abono vegetal para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* hacer abono orgánico=compost.

abono^2
(n.)=credit ; season ticket ; book of tickets ; ticket book ; season pass.
Ex: Orders placed with a vendor as well as any credit or debit notes for the vendor are displayed by entering the number '9'.
Ex: In time, it could even portend a new trend in how season tickets are sold, across a spectrum of various sports.
Ex: These books of tickets are transferable and can therefore be shared with family, friends, colleagues, and guests.
Ex: Best of all, the ticket books are sold at a discount!.
Ex: Our season passes give you more of what you want: more fun, more thrills, and more savings.
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* abono de autobús=bus pass.
* abono de temporada=season ticket ; season pass.
* abono de tren=rail pass.
* nota de abono=debit note.

abordaje
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.].
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.

abordar
(v.)=hop on ; waylay ; address ; meet.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.
Ex: The article 'Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.
Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.
Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
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* abordar una mínima parte del asunto=touch + the tip of the iceberg.
* abordar un problema=address + problem.
* que ha sido abordado con preguntas=accost.

abordar un problema
(v.)=address + problem.
Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
abordar una mínima parte del asunto
(v.)=touch + the tip of the iceberg.
Ex: From the professional point of view a MLS degree is a requirement; but these two statements only touch the tip of the iceberg.
abordo
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* de abordo=in-flight.
* diario de abordo=logbook [log book].
* segundo de abordo=second in command.

aborigen
(n.)=aboriginal ; aboriginal.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.
Ex: Governmental perceptions of them as aboriginals holds back self-determination.
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* aborigen australiano=Aborigine.

aborigen australiano
(n.)=Aborigine.
Ex: This region, known as the Kimberley, has been home to Aborigines for more than 40,000 years.
aborrecer
(v.)=abhor ; loathe ; detest.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum', and he seeks constantly to impose a pattern on what he sees.
Ex: He sometimes loathed the books he recommended as much as the children they were inflicted upon loathed them.
Ex: This resulted in Africans loving and aspiring to everything European and detesting and deeming inferior anything that is African.

aborrecible
(adj.)=detestable ; heinous.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.

aborreciblemente
=hatefully.
Ex: History shows that people who are hatefully remembered always leave behind followers or admirers.

aborrecimiento
(n.)=abhorrence.
Ex: This profound and subtle book asks how lobotomies, which have been regarded with abhorrence since the 1960s, could have been a preferred treatment for serious mental illnesses from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.

abortar
(v.)=abort ; have + an abortion.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.

abortista
(n.)=abortionist.
Ex: Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to 'back-street' abortionists.
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* antiabortista=antiabortion [anti-abortion] ; antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].

aborto
(n.)=abortion ; miscarriage.
Nota: Sin provocar, espontáneo.
Ex: Her article warns that this pressure may encourage librarians to sidestep the issue entirely, not purchasing materials relating to abortion, contraception and sexuality.
Ex: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.
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* aborto médico=medical abortion.
* aborto quirúrgico=surgical abortion.
* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto=pro-choice.
* defensor de la prohibición del aborto=pro-lifer.
* tener un aborto=have + an abortion.

aborto médico
(n.)=medical abortion.
Ex: Health care providers should make adequate analgesia easily available to all women who request it during medical abortion.
aborto quirúrgico
(n.)=surgical abortion.
Ex: Surgical abortions can not be performed any earlier than 6-7 weeks after the first day of your last regular period.
aborígenes
(n.)=aboriginal people.
Ex: This is an important contribution to our understanding of the lamentably neglected subject of the plight of the aboriginal people of India.

abotonar
(v.)=button (up).
Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.

abovedado
(adj.)=vaulted.
Ex: The archaic view of the library as a vaulted sepulchre, quiet and solemn, must be revised.

abracadabra
(n.)=hocus pocus.
Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the 'hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.

abrasado
(adj.)=burned.
Ex: Canopy light penetration and overstorey tree density were measured in both burned and unburned forests.
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* abrasado por el sol=sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].

abrasado por el sol
(adj.)=sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.
abrasador
(adj.)=burning ; searing ; blistering ; scorching ; baking hot ; sultry ; torrid ; sweltering.
Ex: A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.
Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
Ex: The best place to be on a blistering day is in the shade.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
Ex: The impression in England was that Queensland was a torrid place, not suitable for white occupation, and very thinly occupied, mostly by blacks.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
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* calor abrasador=scorching heat ; blistering heat ; torrid heat.
* día abrasador=scorcher.

abrasar
(v.)=scorch ; sear ; singe ; consume ; burn ; scald.
Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.
Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

abrasivo
(adj.)=abrasive.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.
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* no abrasivo=non-abrasive.

abrasión
(n.)=abrasion.
Nota: En la conservación de documentos, estado deteriorado en el que quedan éstos tras haber rozado unos con otros.
Ex: Maps should lie unfolded one on the other, without intermediate fasteners and other objects that may cause abrasion, corrosion or discoloration, in appropriate enclosures made of suitable materials.

abrazadera
(n.)=brace ; clamp ; holding clamp.
Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee : 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.
Ex: The purpose of the module is to enable students to identify, select, and demonstrate the proper selection, use, and care of pliers, wrenches, clamps, hammers, and screwdrivers.
Ex: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.

abrazar
(v.)=hug ; cuddle.
Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.
Ex: The girl blushed, then leaned over and cuddled him for a few seconds.
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* abrazar una ideología=embrace + ideology.

abrazar una ideología
(v.)=embrace + ideology.
Ex: This article wards librarians against embracing the ideology of commerce and income generation.
abrazo
(n.)=hug ; embrace ; cuddle.
Ex: Barbro Blomberg in 'Ge laantagaren en kram!' (Give the reader a hug!) describes the 'charm course' in personal relations run by the Association's Contact Group.
Ex: A friend once said to me, 'I don't think there can be true forgiveness without an embrace'.
Ex: The typical woman likes to share a kiss and a cuddle after sex but men are more interested in making a cup of tea, new research suggests.
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* abrazo afectuoso=warm hug.
* abrazo cariñoso=warm hug.
* abrazo prolongado=snuggle.
* cálido abrazo=warm hug.

abrazo afectuoso
(n.)=warm hug.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
abrazo cariñoso
(n.)=warm hug.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
abrazo prolongado
(n.)=snuggle.
Ex: One of the things that seem to have been important to our children was to have time for a snuggle before bed.
abrebotellas
(n.)=bottle opener.
Ex: The have a collection of high quality silver plated bar accessories including bottle openers, corkscrews, bottle stoppers and coasters.
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* sacar el abrebotellas=pull out + the corks.

abrecartas
(n.)=paper knife ; letter opener.
Ex: The other folds were normally opened later by the binder's plough, or with a paper knife.
Ex: The author discusses the evolution of silver letter openers designed by Georg Jensen silversmiths 1904-1994.

abrelatas
(n.)=tin opener ; can opener.
Nota: Más frecuentemente usado en el inglés americano.
Ex: The van in front of me took some impact and looked like someone had opened it with a tin opener.
Ex: The can should be metal, and it should be the sort that comes with a plastic lid for resealing after the top has been removed with a can opener.

abrevadero
(n.)=watering hole ; watering trough ; water trough.
Ex: This is one of America's most fabled summer watering holes.
Ex: Watering troughs should be positioned as far as possible from feeding troughs and they should not leak, otherwise they create a breeding ground for parasites.
Ex: A sample from the water trough above shows some of the typical microscopic fauna and flora.

abreviación
(n.)=abbreviation ; note form ; shortening.
Ex: Many other terms are used to denote a regurgitation or abbreviation of document content.
Ex: Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.
Ex: Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.

abreviado
(adj.)=shortened ; shorthand [short-hand] ; cut-down ; abbreviated ; abridged ; condensed.
Ex: Would it be feasible to construct a coding system with such flexibility that a research library could use a more expanded coding system, while nonresearch libraries can use a shortened coding system in the same code?.
Ex: The five words in the right hand column form a convenient shorthand descriptor of each stage in the analysis.
Ex: The 8088 is a 'cut-down' version of the 8086, having a smaller databus.
Ex: The following is an abbreviated list of standard subdivisions from the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.
Ex: This article examines the abridged versus unabridged debate in the realm of books on tape or audiocassettes outlining the advantages of each format.
Ex: The table of contents, in a condensed form, is often used as a means of describing scope and contents.
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* catálogo abreviado=finding catalogue ; finding list catalogue.
* muy abreviado=highly-abbreviated.
* ser la forma abreviada de=be short for.
* versión abreviada=abbreviated version ; abridged version ; shortened version.

abreviar
(v.)=abbreviate ; telescope.
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification (abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.
Ex: What certainly happens without a doubt is that the experienced librarian telescopes into what may appear to be a single instantaneous decision a whole series of logically-connected search steps.
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* interrumpir para abreviar=cut + Nombre + short.
* para abreviar=to make a long story short.

abreviatura
(n.)=abbreviation ; note form.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
Ex: Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.
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* abreviatura del nombre del campo=tag.
* abreviaturas=shorthand [short-hand].
* ser la abreviatura de=be short for.

abreviatura del nombre del campo
(n.)=tag.
Ex: You can also sort records according to the frequency of search terms in the retrieved records by including the tag 'PO' (for 'postings') in your SORT statement.
abreviaturas
(n.)=shorthand [short-hand].
Ex: Range searching, truncation, and wild cards are all ways of searching for several terms by using a kind of shorthand in your query.
abrigar
(v.)=nurse ; nestle.
Ex: Not the least of its advantages is its maximum visibility to other library users, perhaps nursing unasked questions of their own.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.
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* abrigar esperanza=foster + hope ; cherish + hope.
* abrigarse bien=wrap up + warm.

abrigar esperanza
(v.)=foster + hope ; cherish + hope.
Ex: The simplest way to foster hope is to examine the goals that emerge from our desires and ambitions. Ex: If a woman receives a bouquet of damask roses in springtime, she will have a faithful lover; but if she received them in winter, she will cherish blasted hopes.
abrigarse bien
(v.)=wrap up + warm.
Ex: Researchers into the common cold say 'catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.
abrigo
(n.)=coat ; overcoat.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
Ex: Sometimes I wonder if someday I will meet someone whose presence won't feel like an ill-fitting overcoat, like something heavy in my pocket that I should've left at home.
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* abrigo de pieles=fur coat.
* al abrigo de=on the lee side of.
* dar abrigo=provide + shelter ; give + shelter.
* ropa de abrigo=warm clothing.

abrigo de pieles
(n.)=fur coat.
Ex: The author likens the activity of scientometrics to the measurement of a fur coat with a micrometer.
abril
(n.)=April (Apr, -abrev.).
Ex: The second institute, 'The Catalog in the Age of Technological Change,' was held on April 22 and 23, 1977 in New York City.
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* aguaceros de abril=April showers.
* en abril, aguas mil=April showers bring May flowers.
* lluvias de abril=April showers.
* marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso=April showers bring May flowers.

abrillantador
(n.)=polish.
Ex: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
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* abrillantador de muebles=furniture polish.
* abrillantador de suelos=floor polish.
* abrillantador para el suelo=floor polish.
* abrillantador para muebles=furniture polish.

abrillantador de muebles
(n.)=furniture polish.
Ex: Furniture polish and floor polish are set to drop by average annual rates of more than 3% and 2% respectively.
abrillantador de suelos
(n.)=floor polish.
Ex: Furniture polish and floor polish are set to drop by average annual rates of more than 3% and 2% respectively.
abrillantador para el suelo
(n.)=floor polish.
Ex: Furniture polish and floor polish are set to drop by average annual rates of more than 3% and 2% respectively.
abrillantador para muebles
(n.)=furniture polish.
Ex: Furniture polish and floor polish are set to drop by average annual rates of more than 3% and 2% respectively.
abrillantar
(v.)=burnish ; buff ; buff up.
Ex: Any mistakes could be scraped or burnished away, and the plate hammered flat again for re-engraving; the same method was used for emendation = Cualquier error se podía eliminar raspándolo o puliéndolo y la plancha de impresión se alisaba de nuevo a martillazos para su regrabado; se usaba el mismo método para la corrección.
Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.
Ex: Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.

abrir
(v.)=forge ; open up ; open ; unfold ; unfurl ; unlock ; splay ; unzip ; open out ; uncap.
Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
Ex: Walk your feet up the wall, then take the belt and place it on your upper arms right above your elbows to keep your arms from splaying.
Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
Ex: Lay the monkfish pieces on a chopping board and slice them horizontally almost in half, so they open out like a book.
Ex: He took a bottle of water from a vintage refrigerator, uncapped it, and drank thirstily, emptying the entire bottle.
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* ¡ábrete sésamo!=open sesame!.
* abrir arrancando=rip + open.
* abrir camino (a)=make + way (for).
* abrir completamente=spread + open.
* abrir con lanceta=lance.
* abrir con llave=unlock.
* abrir cortando=lance ; cut open.
* abrir de nuevo=reopen [re-open].
* abrir de par en par=spread + open.
* abrir de un empujón=fling + open.
* abrir dinamitando=blast.
* abrir el apetito=whet + the appetite.
* abrir el corazón=bare + Posesivo + soul.
* abrir el debate=open + the debate.
* abrir el mercado=open up + market.
* abrir forzando=force + Nombre + open.
* abrir forzando con palanca=prise + Nombre + open.
* abrir fronteras=break + new ground ; break + ground.
* abrir fuego=open + fire.
* abrir haciendo palanca=pry + Nombre + open.
* abrir horizontes=open out + horizons.
* abrir la boca=open + Posesivo + mouth.
* abrir la caja de Pandora=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
* abrir la mano=open + the floodgates.
* abrir la mente=broaden + Posesivo + outlook.
* abrir la puerta a=throw + open the door to.
* abrir la puerta empujándola=push + open + door.
* abrir las puertas de=unlock.
* abrir los brazos=spread + hands.
* abrir los ojos a=open + Posesivo + eyes to.
* abrir + Nombre + al debate=open + Nombre + to discussion.
* abrir nuevas fronteras=forge + new frontiers.
* abrir nuevas posibilidades=open up + new territory ; open up + possibilities ; open + possibilities.
* abrir nuevos caminos=break + new ground ; push + Nombre + into new latitudes ; break + ground ; blaze + trail.
* abrir nuevos horizontes=open + new realms ; forge + new frontiers.
* abrir nuevos mercados=branch out (into) ; branch into.
* abrir paso (a)=make + way (for).
* abrir puertas=open + avenues ; open + doors.
* abrirse=gape ; swing + open ; hew.
* abrirse a=render + open to ; open + Posesivo + mind up to.
* abrirse a posibilidades=be open to possibilities.
* abrirse camino=plough through ; elbow + Posesivo + way into ; elbow into ; foist + Posesivo + way into ; make + Posesivo + way in the world.
* abrirse camino a codazos=elbow + Posesivo + way through.
* abrirse camino (a empujones)=push + Posesivo + way across/into.
* abrirse camino en el mundo=make + Posesivo + way in the world.
* abrirse camino en la vida=get on in + life.
* abrirse camino perforando=bore + Posesivo + way into.
* abrirse camino por=work + Posesivo + way through.
* abrirse en espiral=spiral out.
* abrirse la cabeza=smash + Posesivo + head ; smash + Posesivo + head open.
* abrirse paso=jostle ; break through ; elbow + Posesivo + way into ; elbow into.
* abrirse paso por=work + Posesivo + way through.
* abrirse un socavón=cave in.
* abrir una botella=pop + a bottle.
* abrir una brecha=breach.
* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa=pick + lock.
* abrir una consulta=hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
* abrir un agujero=cut + hole.
* abrir una interrogante sobre=leave + open the question of.
* abrir una negociación=open up + negotiation.
* abrir una ventana=switch on + window.
* abrir un camino=chart + direction.
* abrir un menú=pop up + a menu.
* a medio abrir=half-opened.
* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos=in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos=in a jiffy ; in the time it takes to flick a switch ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; in a flash ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time ; with the tip of a hat ; in and out in a flash ; in a heartbeat ; as quick as a wink ; at the drop of a hat ; in a trice.
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap.
* paréntesis que abre=left parenthesis.
* sin abrir=unopened.
* sin abrirse=unfolded.
* un abrir y cerrar de ojos=a blink or two.
* volver a abrir=be back in business.

abrir + Nombre + al debate
(v.)=open + Nombre + to discussion.
Ex: Reading-reportage brings these prejudices to the surface and opens them to discussion not just by the teacher but by the reader's peers.
abrir arrancando
(v.)=rip + open.
Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.
abrir camino (a)
(v.)=make + way (for).
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
abrir completamente
(v.)=spread + open.
Ex: Critics say forcing female inmates to spread open their genitalia so guards can inspect for contraband only inflicts needless suffering.
abrir con lanceta
(v.)=lance.
Ex: The nodules were lanced and squeezed, and the wounds were treated with copper sulfate and dressed with zinc oxide.
abrir con llave
(v.)=unlock.
Ex: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
abrir cortando
(v.)=lance ; cut open.
Ex: The nodules were lanced and squeezed, and the wounds were treated with copper sulfate and dressed with zinc oxide. Ex: The best way to keep the avocados from browning once cut open is to wrap them in plastic.
abrir de nuevo
(v.)=reopen [re-open].
Ex: The library, which closed in Jun 95, is to reopen in new premises during late 1995.
abrir de par en par
(v.)=spread + open.
Ex: Critics say forcing female inmates to spread open their genitalia so guards can inspect for contraband only inflicts needless suffering.
abrir de un empujón
(v.)=fling + open.
Ex: Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.
abrir dinamitando
(v.)=blast.
Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
abrir el apetito
(v.)=whet + the appetite.
Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
abrir el corazón
(v.)=bare + Posesivo + soul.
Ex: She lost her son 11 years ago, but she didn't begin to heal until she bared her soul through poetry.
abrir el debate
(v.)=open + the debate.
Ex: This symposium is an attempt to build upon the seminar discussions and to open the debate to a wider audience.
abrir el mercado
(v.)=open up + market.
Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.
abrir forzando
(v.)=force + Nombre + open.
Ex: Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.
abrir forzando con palanca
(v.)=prise + Nombre + open.
Ex: No harm was done to staff or bookstock but computer monitors and virtually all other equipment were smashed, desks prised open and contents scattered.
abrir fronteras
(v.)=break + new ground ; break + ground.
Ex: In this category too there are examples of SLIS participation in ventures breaking new ground. Ex: This framework breaks ground in integration of natural language with interactive computer graphics.
abrir fuego
(v.)=open + fire.
Ex: The Pakistani military has been given orders to open fire on US troops crossing the border from Afghanistan to attack Taliban safe havens.
abrir haciendo palanca
(v.)=pry + Nombre + open.
Ex: If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.
abrir horizontes
(v.)=open out + horizons.
Ex: Even in its era before the computer, progress in telecommunications -- for example, telephone, radio and television -- opened out the horizons for individuals and society at large, and so placed at the disposal of people information about distant events and new ideas.
abrir la boca
(v.)=open + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
abrir la caja de Pandora
(v.)=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Ex: This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
abrir la mano
(v.)=open + the floodgates.
Ex: Europe isn't dying, it is committing suicide by opening the floodgates to unrestricted Muslim immigration.
abrir la mente
(v.)=broaden + Posesivo + outlook.
Ex: The author argues that it could be beneficial to leave some things to chance because one's outlook may be broadened in the process.
abrir la puerta a
(v.)=throw + open the door to.
Ex: We have two programs that have begun to put tables of contents on the Web -- throwing open the door to those who browse the Internet for information as well as those who use our online public access catalog.
abrir la puerta empujándola
(v.)=push + open + door.
Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.
abrir las puertas de
(v.)=unlock.
Ex: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.
abrir los brazos
(v.)=spread + hands.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
abrir los ojos a
(v.)=open + Posesivo + eyes to.
Ex: Everyone who is a reader has his own list of books which at different times opened his eyes anew.
abrir nuevas fronteras
(v.)=forge + new frontiers.
Ex: Both artists and scientists share an 'affinity' for experimentation and a desire to forge new frontiers in their fields.
abrir nuevas posibilidades
(v.)=open up + new territory ; open up + possibilities ; open + possibilities.
Ex: Once this step is taken it opens up a whole new territory for inquiry which may also change the nature of our conceptions of science. Ex: The new system opens up limitless possibilities to the library. Ex: Mass storage technology opens the possibility of automation for many small libraries that up until now could not afford to automate.
abrir nuevos caminos
(v.)=break + new ground ; push + Nombre + into new latitudes ; break + ground ; blaze + trail.
Ex: In this category too there are examples of SLIS participation in ventures breaking new ground. Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes. Ex: This framework breaks ground in integration of natural language with interactive computer graphics. Ex: The article 'Blazing trails in Kentucky wilderness' discusses three stages of the history of case law digest publishing in Kentucky.
abrir nuevos horizontes
(v.)=open + new realms ; forge + new frontiers.
Ex: The article 'Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms. Ex: Both artists and scientists share an 'affinity' for experimentation and a desire to forge new frontiers in their fields.
abrir nuevos mercados
(v.)=branch out (into) ; branch into.
Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development. Ex: The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.
abrir paso (a)
(v.)=make + way (for).
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
abrir puertas
(v.)=open + avenues ; open + doors.
Ex: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider. Ex: To be born into a middle class family opens wide many educational and occupational doors which are scarcely ajar to others.
abrir un agujero
(v.)=cut + hole.
Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
abrir un camino
(v.)=chart + direction.
Ex: This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.
abrir un menú
(v.)=pop up + a menu.
Ex: There are buttons that pop up a menu and buttons that store and display the value of a variable.
abrir una botella
(v.)=pop + a bottle.
Ex: For many, celebrating the holidays calls for a champagne toast but for some people popping a bottle of bubbly can be dangerous to your health.
abrir una brecha
(v.)=breach.
Ex: A violent storm breached the seawall caused widespread flooding of the area including the library.
abrir una cerradura con ganzúa
(v.)=pick + lock.
Ex: The classic example, quoted for generations by librarians, is the request for information on how to pick locks, but an up-to-date instance posing a similar problem for the librarian would be an enquiry about the manufacture of nerve gas.
abrir una consulta
(v.)=hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
Ex: The article 'Hanging out my shingle: from librarian to consultant' describes the working life of the former editor of the Wilson Library Bulletin who is now a consultant.
abrir una interrogante sobre
(v.)=leave + open the question of.
Ex: Moreover, the use of a computer for privacy transformation leaves open the question of how to protect the code (key) used in the scrambling process.
abrir una negociación
(v.)=open up + negotiation.
Ex: You open up negotiations by low-balling them, while agents shoot for the moon.
abrir una ventana
(v.)=switch on + window.
Ex: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.
abrirse
(v.)=gape ; swing + open ; hew.
Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment. Ex: The window of opportunity now swings open for the creative library manager. Ex: All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.
abrirse a
(v.)=render + open to ; open + Posesivo + mind up to.
Ex: The prospect that they might render themselves open to the receipt of numerous requests for copies of the items is one they would view with some alarm in most cases. Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
abrirse a posibilidades
(v.)=be open to possibilities.
Ex: Receptiveness means being open to possibilities to grow and move forward.
abrirse camino
(v.)=plough through ; elbow + Posesivo + way into ; elbow into ; foist + Posesivo + way into ; make + Posesivo + way in the world.
Ex: The article has the title 'Plowing through Chicago: SLJ's report on ALA's midwinter meeting '78'. Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire. Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry. Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere. Ex: He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
abrirse camino (a empujones)
(v.)=push + Posesivo + way across/into.
Ex: Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.
abrirse camino a codazos
(v.)=elbow + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: Cars are nose to tail, buyers elbow their way through the crowd, having no idea, that shopping in the unique city of Venice is as chicly as in Milan.
abrirse camino en el mundo
(v.)=make + Posesivo + way in the world.
Ex: He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
abrirse camino en la vida
(v.)=get on in + life.
Ex: He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
abrirse camino perforando
(v.)=bore + Posesivo + way into.
Ex: For nearly two hundred yards they bored their way steadily into the mountain, their path gradually sloping downward.
abrirse camino por
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.
abrirse en espiral
(v.)=spiral out.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
abrirse la cabeza
(v.)=smash + Posesivo + head ; smash + Posesivo + head open.
Ex: He fell forward smashing his head against the metal frame of the bed. Ex: Halfway through the prayer he screamed and fell backwards, smashing his head open on a rock.
abrirse paso
(v.)=jostle ; break through ; elbow + Posesivo + way into ; elbow into.
Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino. Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?. Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire. Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
abrirse paso por
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.
abrirse un socavón
(v.)=cave in.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
abrochado
(adj.)=button-down ; buttoned-up ; buttoned.
Ex: Here, people can talk in the library, be loud, eat, drink, and not see a single librarian wearing a button-down sweater or orthotic shoes.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
Ex: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.

abrochar
(v.)=zip ; button (up) ; do up.
Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.
Ex: The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button.
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* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad=fasten + seat belt.
* abrocharse el cinturón=buckle up.
* que se abrocha por atrás=back-buttoning.
* sin abrochar=undone.

abrochar el cinturón de seguridad
(v.)=fasten + seat belt.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
abrocharse el cinturón
(v.)=buckle up.
Ex: Children who are not buckled up are three times more likely to suffer a significant injury in a crash than children who are buckled up.
abrogación
=abrogation ; repeal.
Ex: Considers such factors as the abrogation of the Net Book Agreement and Value Added Tax as threats to the future of bookselling.
Ex: The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.

abrogar
(v.)=annul.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.

abrumado
(adj.)=harassed ; overburdened.
Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.
Ex: The net result is a heavily overburdened cross-reference structure.

abrumador
(adj.)=boggling ; mind-boggling [mind boggling] ; overwhelming ; taxing ; devastating ; mind-numbing ; crippling ; overwhelming.
Ex: It's utterly boggling and that's not an isolated incident, I can cite you several more from last week.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
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* de forma abrumadora=overwhelmingly.
* ganar de forma abrumadora=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* tarea abrumadora=daunting task.

abrumadoramente
=forbiddingly ; overwhelmingly.
Ex: This code was a forbiddingly elaborate and complex set of rules compared to the few simple rules required by the finding catalog.
Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.

abrumar
(v.)=bog down ; engulf ; overwhelm ; swamp ; overpower ; weigh + heavily + upon ; weigh down ; overburden.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
Ex: The concern is that this sudden and increased flow of information is simply going to overwhelm us.
Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.
Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.
Ex: Our prison system is greatly overburdened by non-violent drug offenders.
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* abrumar con atenciones=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.

abrumar con atenciones
(v.)=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.
Ex: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way. Ex: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.
abrumdoramente
=stunningly.
Ex: This is a stunningly intelligent and deeply moving account of the autobiographies of 33 women.

abrupto
(adj.)=rugged ; rough .
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
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* terreno abrupto=broken ground ; rough ground.

absceso
(n.)=abscess.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.

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* in absentia=in absentia.

absentismo
(n.)=absenteeism.
Ex: Inadequate compensation leads to poor performance, absenteeism, excessive turnover, grievances, and strikes.
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* absentismo escolar=truancy.
* combatir el absentismo=combat + absenteeism.
* luchar contra el absentismo=combat + absenteeism.

absentismo escolar
(n.)=truancy.
Ex: A prime reason for an illiteracy level of approximately 25% in Jamaica is that schooling takes second place to family agricultural tasks; this situation encourages deliberate truancy.
absintio
(n.)=absinthe.
Nota: Licor.
Ex: She explains that wormwood is absinthe, a very bitter emerald green liqueur that was believed to stimulate creativity.

absolución
(n.)=acquittal.
Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.

absolutamente
=absolutely.
Ex: Although not absolutely necessary, unique call numbers are very helpful during this stage of the conversion.
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* absolutamente + Adjetivo=downright + Adjetivo ; crazily + Adjetivo.
* absolutamente nada=bugger all.
* absolutamente todo=anything and everything ; the whole works ; the whole shebang ; everything and the kitchen sink ; the whole enchilada ; the whole (kit and) caboodle ; the whole nine yards ; the whole shooting match ; the whole banana ; lock, stock and barrel.

absolutamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=downright + Adjetivo ; crazily + Adjetivo.
Ex: Bibliographies developed in this way are rarely totally reliable and are sometimes downright misleading. Ex: It sounds crazily complicated, but it may work.
absolutamente nada
=bugger all.
Ex: And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on Earth.
absolutamente todo
=anything and everything ; the whole works ; the whole shebang ; everything and the kitchen sink ; the whole enchilada ; the whole (kit and) caboodle ; the whole nine yards ; the whole shooting match ; the whole banana ; lock, stock and barrel.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders. Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean. Ex: Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang. Ex: You have to remember that everything and the kitchen sink has been thrown at stimulating this economy and the jobs picture still remains weak. Ex: Many of the building blocks for this infrastructure are already in place, but the whole enchilada is far from finished. Ex: To get the whole kit and caboodle working required degrees in electrical engineering and computer science. Ex: They're going to have department stores, and restaurants, and movie theatres, and bowling alleys, the whole nine yards, and Heaven knows what else. Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops. Ex: Finally, the big bang theory posits that our universe began from nothing, that the whole banana started from zero within what's called a true vacuum. Ex: They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel.
absolutista
(adj.)=absolutist.
Ex: Most of the students who discussed the film seemed to have derived an almost absolutist and very specific understanding of its meaning.

absoluto
(adj.)=absolute ; unrelieved ; overriding ; sublime ; out-and-out ; hard and fast ; ironclad [iron-clad] ; unmitigaged.
Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
Ex: When she said 'That's no way to speak about a patron, Mike,' he turned on her a look of sublime unconcern.
Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.
Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.
Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.
Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
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* correspondencia absoluta=perfect match.
* en absoluto=at all ; in the slightest ; whatsoever ; not at all ; in any shape or form ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; never for a minute ; the least bit.
* éxito absoluto=award-winning success.
* mayoría absoluta=absolute majority ; overall majority.
* miseria más absoluta=abject poverty.
* nada en absoluto=not at all ; nothing whatsoever.
* no conocer a Alguien en absoluto=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no estar claro en absoluto=be far from clear.
* no importar en absoluto=have + no qualms about.
* norma absoluta=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
* o nada en absoluto=if at all.
* oscuridad absoluta=pitch darkness ; pitch blackness.
* parlamento sin mayoría absoluta=hung parliament.
* regla absoluta=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.

absolutorio
(adj.)=exonerating ; exculpatory.
Ex: The men were freed because exonerating evidence was found.
Ex: This article deals with the criminal law's treatment of exculpatory and inculpatory mistakes.

absolvente
(adj.)=exonerating ; exculpatory.
Ex: The men were freed because exonerating evidence was found.
Ex: This article deals with the criminal law's treatment of exculpatory and inculpatory mistakes.

absolver
(v.)=suspend + sentence ; exonerate ; exculpate ; acquit ; absolve.
Ex: Since he had already spent 4 days in prison, the judge decided further punishment would be wrong and that sentence would be suspended.
Ex: In addition most of the men offered explanations to exonerate their fathers for their inadequacies as sexuality educators.
Ex: Criminal law should allow duress to mitigate, as well as to exculpate, for certain crimes.
Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
Ex: The murder of these two people was never absolved in the public eye.
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* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos=acquit + Nombre + on all counts.
* absolver de obligación=absolve + Nombre + from obligation.
* absolver de responsabilidad=absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.

absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos
=acquit + Nombre + on all counts.
Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
absolver de obligación
(v.)=absolve + Nombre + from obligation.
Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.
absolver de responsabilidad
(v.)=absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.
Ex: While librarians must not be overly censorious in their classification, they should not adopt a completely relativist stance that would absolve the profession of all responsibility.
absorbencia
(n.)=absorbency.
Ex: Absorbency is the property in paper which permits a sheet to take in the liquids it contacts, the amount of which depends on the fillers and sizing introduced during the manufacturing process.

absorbente
(adj.)=absorbent ; absorbing ; absorptive.
Ex: At this stage the paper was called waterleaf, and was absorbent like blotting-paper.
Ex: Administration of reference services is an absorbing challenge.
Ex: Action to alleviate information inequity should be guided by more knowledge of the absorptive process that is unique to each cultural group.

absorber
(v.)=absorb ; steep + Reflexivo + in ; take up ; hijack ; take in ; soak in ; co-opt ; soak up ; sop up ; pick up ; suck up.
Ex: For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
Ex: Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption (soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
Ex: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.
Ex: They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
Ex: Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.
Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
Ex: Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.
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* absorber tiempo=absorb + time.

absorber tiempo
(v.)=absorb + time.
Ex: While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.
absorbible
(adj.)=absorbable.
Ex: Absorbable materials have been used in surgery for many years.
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* punto absorbible=absorbable stitch.
* sutura absorbible=absorbable suture.

absorción
(n.)=absorption ; takeover [take-over].
Nota: De una compañía por otra.
Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.
Ex: The book and serial industry has recently witnessed several takeovers, buy-outs, and mergers.
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* absorción del agua=water absorption.
* agente de absorción=absorber.
* capacidad de absorción=absorptive capacity ; absorptive capability.
* de absorción=absorptive.
* elemento de absorción=absorber.
* mecanismo de absorción=absorber.

absorción del agua
(n.)=water absorption.
Ex: The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.
absorto
=absorbed ; absent-minded ; lost in thought.
Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
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* absorto en=caught up in ; absorbed in.
* absorto en el pensamiento=lost in thought.
* absorto en + Nombre=engrossed in + Gerundio.
* de un modo absorto=absently.
* estar absorto en=be wrapped up in.

absorto en
(adj.)=caught up in ; absorbed in.
Ex: Once there, however, the three men abandon themselves to an orgy of slaughter, so caught up in killing buffalo that they lose all sense of time. Ex: Darwin may have been as absorbed in thinking about evolution as Freud was absorbed in thinking about psychoanalysis when he went to operas.
absorto en + Nombre
=engrossed in + Gerundio.
Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
absorto en el pensamiento
=lost in thought.
Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
abstemio
(n.)=teetotaller ; abstainer.
Ex: It is also nice to think that Chesterton anticipated PRECIS when he referred to 'a great big black teetotaller,' though he probably did not have any particular indexing system in mind at the time.
Ex: These associations were more pronounced when comparing current drinkers to former drinkers (quitters) than to lifelong abstainers.

abstención
(n.)=abstention.
Ex: The resolution was adopted with no members voting against, and 17 recorded abstentions.

abstenerse
(v.)=abrogate ; forbear ; abstain ; go + cold turkey ; give it + a miss.
Ex: As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: Under these schemes, voting is disrupted if some voter abstains in the intermediate stages.
Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.
Ex: We did not find it of much interest and could have happily given it a miss.
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* abstenerse de=refrain from ; abstain from ; hold back from.

abstenerse de
(v.)=refrain from ; abstain from ; hold back from.
Ex: However, they are also subject to pressure to refrain from altering existing records, as well as to adopt rules which can be interpreted consistently by all. Ex: They learn to accept that things are done differently in different places and to abstain from passing a value judgment about such differences. Ex: Belarusian citizens have been asked to hold back from trips to Tunisia until the situation normalises.
abstinencia
(n.)=abstinence.
Ex: The article 'What our children are dying to know: AIDS information dissemination and the library' examines the paternalist approach (which censors information available and advocates abstinence) and the neutralist approach (which is based a respect for adolescent autonomy and reservation of moral judgement).
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* abstinencia sexual=sexual abstinence.
* hacer voto de abstinencia=take + a vow of abstinence.
* padecer del síndrome de abstinencia=suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.
* síndrome de abstinencia=withdrawal symptoms.
* síntomas de abstinencia=withdrawal symptoms.
* voto de abstinencia=vow of abstinence.

abstinencia sexual
(n.)=sexual abstinence.
Ex: There is strong and widespread support of teaching sexual abstinence to American teens.
abstracción
(n.)=abstraction.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.

abstracto
(adj.)=abstract.
Ex: True of adults, this is even more affectively true of children, who cannot yet comprehend in abstract terms.
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* arte abstracto=abstract art.
* en abstracto=abstractly.
* estilo abstracto=abstract style.
* idea abstracta=abstract idea.

abstraer
(v.)=abstract.
Ex: Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.

abstruso
(adj.)=abstruse ; recondite.
Ex: Learned papers on the subject, after much abstruse arguing, usually produce definitions, like Faibisoff and Ely's that 'information is a symbol or a set of symbols which has the potential for meaning' which are far from helpful.
Ex: This is an example of a source -- albeit in this case a highly recondite one -- which will assist with this type of enquiry.

absurdamente
=laughably.
Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.

absurdo
(adj.)=foolish ; incongruous ; ludicrous ; absurd ; farcical ; meaningless ; nonsensical.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.
Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.
Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
Ex: Although the isolate numbers for the concepts are correct, these mistakes in the use of facet indicators render this class number meaningless.
Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
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* ab absurdo=ab absurdo.
* algo absurdo=nonsense.
* lo absurdo=ridiculousness.

abubilla
(n.)=hoopoe.
Ex: Hoopoes breed across most of Europe, except Scandinavia, and almost all migrate in autumn - usually at night - to winter in Africa.

abuchear
(v.)=jeer ; hiss ; boo ; heckle.
Nota: Específicamente a un orador con preguntas, comentarios en voz alta, sonidos de desaprobación, etc.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
Ex: In stark contrast, these students, who heckled the ambassador in a much smaller venue, are being criminally charged and could potentially face prison.

abucheo
(n.)=jeer.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.

abuela
(n.)=grandmother ; granny ; gran ; grandma ; Grams ; Gramma ; Granma.
Ex: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.
Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.
Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.
Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.
Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon.
Ex: Gramma and Grampa were so enchanted with the park that we decided to just do the nature trail, which turned out to be about a mile and a half trek around the park.
Ex: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.
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* abuela materna=maternal grandmother.
* eramos pocos y parió la abuela=it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
* tía abuela=great-aunt.

abuela materna
(n.)=maternal grandmother.
Ex: When Amy's mother or maternal grandmother rocked her to sleep, if they sang a song that she didn't like, she would start crying.
abuelete
(n.)=codger.
Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

abuelita
(n.)=granny ; gran ; grandma ; Grams ; Gramma ; Granma.
Ex: An ambitious study of the interrelationships of folklore and literature, this book resuscitates the figure of the granny using oral history and fieldwork.
Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s.
Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.
Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon.
Ex: Gramma and Grampa were so enchanted with the park that we decided to just do the nature trail, which turned out to be about a mile and a half trek around the park.
Ex: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.

abuelito
(n.)=granddaddy ; gran(d)dad ; Grampa ; Granpa.
Ex: Their granddaddy hated black people, and so did their cousins and their friends and neighbors -- ignorance breeds bigotry and bigotry can be dangerous.
Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.
Ex: Gramma and Grampa were so enchanted with the park that we decided to just do the nature trail, which turned out to be about a mile and a half trek around the park.
Ex: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.

abuelo
(n.)=Grandpa ; grandfather ; gran(d)dad ; Grampa ; Granpa.
Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
Ex: Their grandfathers and great-grandfathers are dead, and the library belongs to the living, who inhabit a different world.
Ex: This tool enables people to click on the type of person they're having difficulty in choosing a gift for (e.g. mum, dad, granddad, grandma etc) and provides a selection of the most popular present for that person.
Ex: Gramma and Grampa were so enchanted with the park that we decided to just do the nature trail, which turned out to be about a mile and a half trek around the park.
Ex: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.
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* abuelo materno=maternal grandfather.
* abuelos=grandparents.
* bisabuelo=great-grandfather.
* el abuelo de=the granddaddy of.
* tío abuelo=great-uncle.

abuelo materno
(n.)=maternal grandfather.
Ex: His maternal grandfather died of cirrhosis.
abuelos
(n.)=grandparents.
Ex: The study comprises three generations of readers/users: children aged about 12 years, their parents and grandparents.
abuja
(n.)=stylus.
Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.

abultado
(adj.)=unwieldy ; lumpy ; swollen ; bulging ; turgid ; bulgy ; chunky .
Ex: It is well-established practice to ignore initial articles when they occur as the initial word of a title or subject heading, so that unwieldy sequences do not evolve under such words.
Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: I recently found out that 'turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.
Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts.
Ex: This is the best recipe you will find for making the most chunky and crispy chips in the world!.
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* cada vez más abultado=swelling.

abultar
(v.)=bulk ; bulge.
Ex: Such entries bulk the catalogue, making its weeding increasingly difficult and time-consuming.
Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.
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* abultar poco=be skimpy.

abultar poco
(v.)=be skimpy.
Ex: Supplements are frequently skimpy and add little to the basic volume or set.
abulón
(n.)=abalone.
Ex: During the early years of the abalone fishery, abalones were dried and smoked, or canned for export, and sold fresh for local markets.

abundamente
=richly.
Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.

abundancia
(n.)=abundance ; profusion ; plenty ; bounty ; richness ; copiousness.
Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.
Ex: This article explains the necessity today for instructing readers in the use of biomedical libraries, justified by the profusion of publications and the introduction of electronic information devices.
Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
Ex: The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.
Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
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* abundancia de pelo=hair coat.
* aparecer en abundancia=come out of + the woodwork.
* contener en abundancia=abound in/with.
* en abundancia=in plenty ; liberally ; in abundance ; exuberantly ; in profusion ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; prodigiously ; plentifully ; galore ; in great numbers.
* encontrar en abundancia=find + in abundance.
* la tierra de la abundancia=the land of plenty.
* producir en abundancia=churn out ; knock out.

abundancia de pelo
(n.)=hair coat.
Ex: West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.
abundante
(adj.)=abundant ; generous ; lavish ; plentiful ; rampant ; copious ; bountiful ; fullsome ; rife ; liberal ; hearty ; unstinting ; fulsome.
Nota: Adjetivo utilizado con dos sentidos muy diferentes y cuya interpretación correcta es origen de polémica.
Ex: There exists a failure to recognize new topics, or a failure to recognize them until it's almost ridiculously too late, that is, after there has been abundant literary warrant for them.
Ex: Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.
Ex: And so, the public library was conceived as a deterrent to irresponsibility, intemperance, and rampant democracy.
Ex: A copious influx of foreign capital and management and immigrant labour ensured a growing economy, with full employment and very little inflation.
Ex: Telecommuting brings bountiful benefits to information industry employers and employees.
Ex: Access should be quick and fullsome.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: It is quite true that the liberal use of crossreferences can overcome these problems.
Ex: Replies indicated a hearty support for the role of the library but little knowledge of its importance to them.
Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.
Ex: She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face.
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* abundante en exceso=lavish.
* abundante en TI=IT-rich.
* con abundantes dorados=heavily gilt.
* freír en aceite abundante=deep-fry.
* frito en abundante aceite=deep-fried.
* lavar con agua abudante=sluice.
* poco abundante=light .

abundante en TI
(adj.)=IT-rich.
Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
abundante en exceso
(adj.)=lavish.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
abundantemente
=abundantly ; exuberantly ; plentifully ; unstintingly ; profusely.
Ex: A century later it seems to me to be abundantly clear that we must design catalogs for library users and not for librarians.
Ex: With few exceptions the new display types, which proliferated exuberantly during the first quarter of the century, were of three basic varieties.
Ex: They use indigenous plants that grow wild and plentifully near their homes.
Ex: Cathy contributed unstintingly to her neighborhood association with wise counsel and encouragement.
Ex: As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
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* fluir abundantemente=stream in.

abundar
(v.)=abound ; buzz with.
Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.
Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
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* abundar en=abound in/with ; be rife with ; litter (with).
* abundar sobre=elaborate on.
* polémica + abundar=controversy + rage.

abundar en
(v.)=abound in/with ; be rife with ; litter (with).
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed'. Ex: Educational terminology is rife with concepts that are best described with pre-coordinated terms. Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
abundar sobre
(v.)=elaborate on.
Ex: The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.
aburrido
(adj.)=tedious ; deadly ; drab ; stodgy ; unexciting ; uninteresting ; wearisome ; weary ; bored ; boring ; wearying ; dreary ; uninspiring ; unmoving ; dull ; cut and dried [cut and dry] ; drearily.
Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person.
Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
Ex: Quite apart from anything else, it is drearily boring, the tedium exacerbated by the grating monotony of Stein's voice.
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* de forma aburrida=dully.
* de manera aburrida=dully.
* de un modo aburrido y pesado=tediously ; ponderously ; boringly.
* día aburrido=dull day.
* estar aburrido como una ostra=be bored stiff.
* lo aburrido=dullness.

aburridísimo
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* estar aburridísimo=be bored stiff ; be bored to death ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
* ser aburridísimo=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.

aburrimiento
(n.)=boredom ; doldrums ; dullness.
Ex: However, if you take tasks 5, 6 and 7 you would be looking for somebody who is physically fit, who is numerate and literate and perhaps has a high boredom threshold.
Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.
Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully.
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* morirse de aburrimiento=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.

aburrir
(v.)=weary.
Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.
aburrir un montón
(v.)=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
Ex: However, before becoming the vivacious student we all loved, Camilla was stuck in a job that bored her to tears. Ex: Money matters bored her to death. Ex: She has just been fired by one of the city's top law firms because she had the honesty to admit the work bored her stiff.
aburrirse (con)
(v.)=be bored (with).
Ex: Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself.
aburrirse como ostras
(v.)=be bored stiff ; be bored to death ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
Ex: Instead of spending hours being bored stiff in church, most families spend Christmas with family and loved-ones or are still recovering from the hangover . Ex: Three years on, and we are bored to death with the war on terror. Ex: The tiger was bored to tears with his viewers and started yawning to show it. Ex: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.
aburrirse como una ostra
(v.)=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
Ex: However, before becoming the vivacious student we all loved, Camilla was stuck in a job that bored her to tears. Ex: Money matters bored her to death. Ex: She has just been fired by one of the city's top law firms because she had the honesty to admit the work bored her stiff.
aburrirse soberanamente
(v.)=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
Ex: However, before becoming the vivacious student we all loved, Camilla was stuck in a job that bored her to tears. Ex: Money matters bored her to death. Ex: She has just been fired by one of the city's top law firms because she had the honesty to admit the work bored her stiff.
abusado
(adj.)=abused.
Ex: The program aimed at the introduction of neglected and abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.
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* abusado físicamente=physically abused.

abusado físicamente
=physically abused.
Ex: The problem of battered & physically abused children, mistreated by their parents or guardians, raises the question as to whether we are all assassin.
abusar
(v.)=abuse ; mistreat ; wrong ; push + Nombre + (a)round ; molest.
Nota: Sexualmente.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
Ex: A former priest convicted of molesting two altar boys has been released from prison after serving eight years of a 15-year sentence.
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* abusar de=overuse.
* abusar del poder=lord over ; lord it over.
* abusar del sistema=game + the system ; milk + the system.

abusar de
(v.)=overuse.
Ex: As far as ethical responsibility is concerned, the chief librarian should restrain from overusing the privileges connected with managing the library.
abusar del poder
(v.)=lord over ; lord it over.
Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves. Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.
abusar del sistema
(v.)=game + the system ; milk + the system.
Ex: Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing. Ex: It seems that America is the land of opportunity to milk the system.
abusivamente
=extortionately.
Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.

abusivo
(adj.)=extortionate ; scurrilous ; exorbitant.
Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: The banks were habitually charging exorbitant rates on overdraft fees without prior notice.
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* de un modo abusivo=extortionately.
* precio abusivo=abusive price tag.

abuso
(n.)=abuse ; encroachment ; breach ; indulgence ; mistreatment ; daylight robbery.
Nota: Usado generalmente para indicar precios abusivos.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.
Ex: The key is through controls, which must be built in so that breaches are detected.
Ex: This information method allows for the creation of mechanical systems that combine looseness with indulgence.
Ex: Centuries of mistreatment and bad handling, together with the environmental conditions have contributed greatly to the poor condition of the manuscripts.
Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.
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* abuso de confianza=betrayal of trust ; breach of trust.
* abuso de información confidencial=insider trading ; insider dealing.
* abuso de información privilegiada=insider trading ; insider dealing.
* abuso del alcohol=alcohol abuse.
* abuso de las drogas=drug abuse.
* abuso de menores=child abuse.
* abuso de poder=abuse of power.
* abuso de sustancias nocivas=substance abuse.
* abuso emocional=emotional abuse.
* abuso físico=personal abuse ; physical abuse.
* abusos=overindulgence.
* abuso sexual=sexual abuse ; molestation.
* abuso sicológico=psychological abuse.
* abuso verbal=verbal abuse.

abuso de confianza
(n.)=betrayal of trust ; breach of trust.
Ex: This is probably a misuse of public funds and a betrayal of public trust. Ex: This lack of consistency has created a breach of trust between DGIS and those academics who were sticking out their neck by becoming involved in activities that were often frowned upon by many of their superiors.
abuso de información confidencial
(n.)=insider trading ; insider dealing.
Ex: Gambling creates problems such as the sale of lottery tickets to minors and those who cannot afford it, and encourages unlawful practices such as theft and insider trading. Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
abuso de información privilegiada
(n.)=insider trading ; insider dealing.
Ex: Gambling creates problems such as the sale of lottery tickets to minors and those who cannot afford it, and encourages unlawful practices such as theft and insider trading. Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
abuso de las drogas
(n.)=drug abuse.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse (and not necessarily drug abuse).
abuso de menores
(n.)=child abuse.
Ex: Locate information on child abuse, retrieving records in which the terms appear in the title.
abuso de poder
(n.)=abuse of power.
Ex: The study found high levels of mistrust of the police by the public, including considerable concerns about corruption, abuse of power, & lack of respect for the public.
abuso de sustancias nocivas
(n.)=substance abuse.
Ex: Find a study on substance abuse by children or adolescents.
abuso del alcohol
(n.)=alcohol abuse.
Ex: Right and left parentheses must be balanced; for example, '(alcoholism or (alcohol or drug) abuse) literature'.
abuso emocional
(n.)=emotional abuse.
Ex: Her husband Mickey drove her over the edge after years of physical and emotional abuse.
abuso físico
(n.)=personal abuse ; physical abuse.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes. Ex: Children growing up in households where aggression, physical abuse and other antisocial acts are the norm often act up in school.
abuso sexual
(n.)=sexual abuse ; molestation.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse (and not necessarily drug abuse). Ex: But the mid-20th century -- being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal -- went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.
abuso sicológico
(n.)=psychological abuse.
Ex: Looking from the outside, it can be difficult to fully understand the severity of the psychological abuse and how deeply it affects us as individuals.
abuso verbal
(n.)=verbal abuse.
Ex: Verbal abuse is difficult to identify and regrettably can be a common type of abuse in some marriages.
abusos
(n.)=overindulgence.
Ex: In this world of instant gratification and overindulgence we lose sight of the fact that we are what we eat.
abyecto
(adj.)=abject ; abjected.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

abúlico
(adj.)=soulless.
Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.

acabado a mano
(adj.)=hand-finished.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
acabado a máquina
=machine-finished.
Ex: The finishing or final surfacing of ordinary printing papers took place in the calender of the paper-making machine, when they were said to be machine-finished.
acabado de lujo
(n.)=luxury appointment.
Ex: Each apartment offers luxury appointments such as spa bath or jet shower, home theatre with surround sound and high speed Internet connection.
acabado en meseta
(adj.)=flat-topped.
Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.
acabado en punta
(adj.)=pointed.
Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.
acabado mate
(n.)=matte finish.
Ex: This paint comes in a fawn colour with a matte finish that allows you to wipe clean surface dirt and grime without damaging the surface.
acabado^1
(n.)=finish ; finishing ; surfacing.
Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.
Ex: The finishing or final surfacing of ordinary printing papers took place in the calender of the paper-making machine, when they were said to be machine-finished.
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* acabado a mano=hand-finished.
* acabado a máquina=machine-finished.
* acabado de lujo=luxury appointment.
* acabado mate=matte finish.
* dar un nuevo acabado=refinish.

acabado^2
(adj.)=finished ; spent.
Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
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* acabado en meseta=flat-topped.
* acabado en punta=pointed.
* dar Algo por acabado=call it + a day.
* estar acabado=be dead in the water.

acabar
(v.)=end ; end up ; see through + to its completion ; finish up ; finish ; wind up (in/at) ; curtain + fall ; call it quits ; lay + Nombre + to rest ; wrap up ; break up ; finish off ; top + Nombre + off ; be over ; call it + a day ; round off.
Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.
Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.
Ex: In trying to get the best of both worlds, we may have finished up with the worst.
Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.
Ex: 'Professional people don't live by the clock: you wouldn't tell a doctor or a lawyer that he couldn't make a decision to call it quits on a particular day'.
Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.
Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.
Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.
Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.
Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".
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* a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar=eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
* acabar cargando con Algo=wind up with + Nombre.
* acabar como el perro y el gato=end up at + each other's throats.
* acabar con=put + paid to ; quell ; put to + rest ; snuff out ; stamp out ; kill off ; eat + Posesivo + way through ; break up with ; be through with.
* acabar con Algo=be done with it.
* acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien=put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien=try + Nombre + patience.
* acabar con la paciencia de un santo=test + the patience of a saint ; try + the patience of a saint.
* acabar con mejor cara=end up on + a high note.
* acabar con una nota de optimismo=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* acabar con un broche de oro=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* acabar de forma positiva=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* acabar de + Infinitivo=have + just + Participio Pasado.
* acabar de salir de=be fresh out of.
* acabar de trabajar=clock off + work ; get off + work.
* acabar de una vez por todas=get it over (and done) with (once and for all) ; get it out of the + way (once and for all).
* acabar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
* acabar (el) primero=come in + first ; finish + first.
* acabar (el) segundo=finish + second ; finish + runner-up ; come in + second ; come in + runner-up.
* acabar (el) tercero=finish + third ; come in + third.
* acabar el último=come in + last ; finish + last.
* acabar en=result (in) ; land in ; end up in.
* acabar en empate=finish in + a draw ; end in + a draw ; result in + a draw.
* acabar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* acabar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
* acabar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* acabar en último lugar=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
* acabar las contemplaciones=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.
* acabar mal=come to + a bad end.
* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar=end up on + a high note.
* acabar paulatinamente=wind + Nombre + down.
* acabar + Posesivo + días en=end up + Posesivo + days in.
* acabar + Posesivo + vida útil=run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
* acabar repentinamente=come to + a swift end ; come to + an abrupt end.
* acabarse=draw to + a close ; peter out ; run out ; be gone ; come to + an end ; run out of ; draw to + an end ; wind down ; be all gone.
* acabarse el entusiasmo=run out of + steam.
* acabarse el espacio=run out of + space.
* acabarse el tiempo=time + run out ; time + be + up.
* acabarse la buena racha=the good times + run out.
* acabarse la (buena) suerte=run out of + luck ; luck + run out.
* acabar siendo eliminado=end up on + the chopping block.
* acabar teniendo=end up with ; land up with.
* bien está lo que bien acaba=all is well that ends well.
* como si se acabara el mundo=like there's no tomorrow.
* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo=like there's no tomorrow.
* cuento de nunca acabar=endless story ; never-ending story.
* diplomacia + acabar=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.
* empezar a acabarse=run + low (on).
* estar acabando con=eat away at.
* estar acabándose=be on the way out ; be on + Posesivo + last legs.
* historia de nunca acabar=endless story.
* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba=nothing is done until it's done.
* ser el cuento de nunca acabar=never + hear + the end/last of it.
* ¡se te acabó el cuento!=the jig's up!.
* sin acabar=unfinished.
* todo lo bueno se acaba=all good things (must) come to an end.
* tumulto + acabar=tumult + die.

acabar (el) penúltimo
(v.)=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
Ex: The following two years the club struggled and finished second from bottom in both seasons. Ex: Season 2006 was very disappointing for the club, as they finished second to last and had to play promotion/relegation play-offs. Ex: They came in second to last in their division, which should make it easier to improve. Ex: There was one other rider who was slower than me, and I came in second to last.
acabar (el) primero
(v.)=come in + first ; finish + first.
Ex: Of course, like any marathon you'll have the ones that come in first; only to be followed by the stragglers, an hour later. Ex: She finished first at last, for a split second.
acabar (el) segundo
(v.)=finish + second ; finish + runner-up ; come in + second ; come in + runner-up.
Ex: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches. Ex: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions. Ex: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold). Ex: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.
acabar (el) tercero
(v.)=finish + third ; come in + third.
Ex: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places. Ex: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.
acabar + Posesivo + días en
(v.)=end up + Posesivo + days in.
Ex: The Countess ended up her days in Chicago where for many years she was the leader of her class.
acabar + Posesivo + vida útil
(v.)=run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
Ex: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
acabar cargando con Algo
(v.)=wind up with + Nombre.
Ex: 'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.
acabar como el perro y el gato
(v.)=end up at + each other's throats.
Ex: One of the best ways to ensure that you and your partner don't end up at each other's throats is by giving each other plenty of leeway to be who you want to be.
acabar con
(v.)=put + paid to ; quell ; put to + rest ; snuff out ; stamp out ; kill off ; eat + Posesivo + way through ; break up with ; be through with.
Ex: Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs. Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again. Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears. Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance. Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers. Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print. Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge. Ex: After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo. Ex: Laurel is through with love; the last boyfriend put her through the wringer and she's got the police report to prove it.
acabar con Algo
=be done with it.
Ex: If it's a simple report, it might be easier just to recreate it from scratch and be done with it.
acabar con el sufrimiento de Alguien
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
Ex: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
acabar con la paciencia de Alguien
(v.)=try + Nombre + patience.
Ex: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.
acabar con la paciencia de un santo
(v.)=test + the patience of a saint ; try + the patience of a saint.
Ex: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found. Ex: Listening to your baby cry and cry and not knowing what to do can try the patience of a saint.
acabar con mejor cara
(v.)=end up on + a high note.
Ex: What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
acabar con un broche de oro
(v.)=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
acabar con una nota de optimismo
(v.)=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
acabar de + Infinitivo
(v.)=have + just + Participio Pasado.
Ex: The Quebec Office for the Handicapped has just published a new edition, considerably updated and expanded, of its thesaurus.
acabar de forma positiva
(v.)=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
acabar de salir de
(v.)=be fresh out of.
Ex: These researches indicate that it is important to consider whether the applicant is fresh out of high school, or a repeater, and better selection will be made if the university looks at the high school record.
acabar de trabajar
(v.)=clock off + work ; get off + work.
Ex: Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day. Ex: I can't wait to get off work, then I can finally stop staring at this damn computer, and go stare at a different computer!.
acabar de una vez por todas
(v.)=get it over (and done) with (once and for all) ; get it out of the + way (once and for all).
Ex: Let's get it over and done with once and for all, forget the debt ceiling, let the government go out of business. Ex: Try to find out the root cause and tackle it and get it out of the way once and for all.
acabar el último
(v.)=come in + last ; finish + last.
Ex: Somebody has to come in last in any race. Ex: There is nothing wrong with finishing last.
acabar en
(v.)=result (in) ; land in ; end up in.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document. Ex: Most of the librarians interviewed admitted that they landed in the profession by accident. Ex: Many people have fear that they may end up in prison for not paying their credit card debt.
acabar en empate
(v.)=finish in + a draw ; end in + a draw ; result in + a draw.
Ex: The first leg in Moscow finished in a draw, and so all would be decided in Santiago. Ex: The most important fact known about the game is that, unlike some other games, it can't end in a draw. Ex: They prefer a slow, reflective kind of game that, like chess, may quite often may result in a draw.
acabar en primer lugar
(v.)=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
Ex: The girls team came in first place overall in points. Ex: After three weeks of online voting by the general public, they finished in first place with almost 30% more votes than their closest competitor.
acabar en segundo lugar
(v.)=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
Ex: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points. Ex: They came in second place in the 2003 season.
acabar en tercer lugar
(v.)=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
Ex: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Ex: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.
acabar en último lugar
(v.)=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
Ex: If you win the arms race you come in last place in the human race. Ex: The team's transformation process actually began after the 2000 season when they finished in last place.
acabar las contemplaciones
(n.)=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.
Ex: Now, the gloves have come off and communities all around America are openly protesting against Islam itself. Ex: As far as she's concerned the gloves are off and it's either them or us.
acabar mal
(v.)=come to + a bad end.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
acabar mejor de lo que + empezar
(v.)=end up on + a high note.
Ex: What started off as a pretty bad day ended up on a high note, at least for two women in particular.
acabar paulatinamente
(v.)=wind + Nombre + down.
Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.
acabar repentinamente
(v.)=come to + a swift end ; come to + an abrupt end.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world. Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
acabar siendo eliminado
(v.)=end up on + the chopping block.
Ex: As whole neighborhoods atrophy, even good schools like Carstens can face dwindling enrollments and end up on the chopping block.
acabar teniendo
(v.)=end up with ; land up with.
Ex: Could the USA end up with a House of Delegates rather than a House of Representatives?. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
acabarse
(v.)=draw to + a close ; peter out ; run out ; be gone ; come to + an end ; run out of ; draw to + an end ; wind down ; be all gone.
Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography. Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months. Ex: He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out. Ex: Hard times lie ahead, the halcyon days are gone -- perhaps forever. Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end. Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed. Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light. Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor. Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
acabarse el entusiasmo
(v.)=run out of + steam.
Ex: However, after making some progress the revision committee seems to have run out of steam, and no firm proposals have yet been made.
acabarse el espacio
(v.)=run out of + space.
Ex: Many university and state libraries are running out of space and research libraries have a serious conservation problem.
acabarse el tiempo
(n.)=time + run out ; time + be + up.
Ex: If time is running out, do not feel obliged to read them from cover to cover. Ex: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'.
acabarse la (buena) suerte
(n.)=run out of + luck ; luck + run out.
Ex: The current president is a 'gambler,' a risk taker with faith - above all in himself - that has run out of luck. Ex: His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April.
acabarse la buena racha
(n.)=the good times + run out.
Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
acabose
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* el acabose=the last straw.
* ser el acabóse=take + the biscuit ; take + the cake ; be the limit.

acacia
(n.)=acacia ; locust tree.
Ex: Acacia is one of the most recognizable trees of the African savanna.
Ex: Locust trees are planted near hives so the bees can get nectar from the flowers and make honey.

academia
(n.)=academy.
Ex: An academy is a learned society for the promotion of art, literature, science, etc., established to provide instruction, to engage in intellectual life or the practice of an art, to set standards, disseminate information, and to confer prestige on its members.
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* academia de conducir=driving school.
* academia de las ciencias=academy of sciences.
* academia de peluquería=hairdressing school ; hairdressing academy.
* academia militar=military academy.

academia de conducir
(n.)=driving school.
Ex: Measures for reducing road accidents included making farm vehicles more visible and improvement of the training provided at driving schools.
academia de las ciencias
(n.)=academy of sciences.
Ex: In 1988 the academy of sciences established an information service on biotechnology.
academia de peluquería
(n.)=hairdressing school ; hairdressing academy.
Ex: If you are looking to cut hair for a living, and you live in London or plan on living in London, check out these hairdressing schools in London. Ex: I'd been toying with the idea of having my hair cut at a hairdressing academy for a while and took the plunge when my hair got out of control with split ends and whatnot.
academia militar
(n.)=military academy.
Ex: The project ran for 6 months in 48 libraries, including public and university libraries and the library of a military academy.
academicismo
(n.)=academicism ; scholarliness.
Ex: Closely linked to this technicist disease is the trap of academicism.
Ex: A further indication of the periodicals' scholarliness is the highreliance of its authors on periodicals for their citations.

academizar
(v.)=academicise [academicize, -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.

académicamente
=academically.
Ex: The date of the publication of Bishop Thomas Percy's 'Reliques of ancient English poetry' made the study of folk literature academically respectable.

académico-industrial
(adj.)=academic-industrial.
Ex: In addition to anticipating new technologies, planning should reflect projected changes in academic-industrial relationships.
académico^1
(n.)=academician.
Ex: BITNET and Internet are parts of a worldwide computer network for researchers, academicians, and information professionals.
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* académicos, los=academic, the.
* promovido por los académicos=academic-led.

académico^2
(adj.)=academic ; faculty ; learned ; scholarly ; scholastic ; curricular.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
Ex: Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
Ex: This extraordinary assault on a fine old children's book has ever since stood for me as the epitome of the scholastic abuse of literature.
Ex: The public librarian can attend faculty meetings to ascertain curricular needs and use the latitude of the library's collection to augment the school's capacity.
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* académico-industrial=academic-industrial.
* actuación académica=learning performance.
* año académico=school year.
* asuntos académicos=academic affairs.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académicas=college librarianship.
* carrera académica=academic career.
* comité de ordenación académica=course committee.
* composición académica=academic writing.
* comunidad académica=learning community ; academic community.
* cultura académica=academic culture.
* curso académico=academic course.
* debate académico=academic debate.
* desarrollo académico=academic development.
* estudio académico=academic study.
* expediente académico de la escuela=high school record.
* falta de ética académica=academic dishonesty.
* formación académica=formal education.
* mundo académico, el=academic, the ; academic world, the ; world of academia, the.
* no académico=non-academic.
* ordenación académica=academic affairs.
* reconocimiento académico=academic recognition.
* recurso académico=scholarly resource.
* rendimiento académico=learning achievement ; learning performance ; academic achievement.
* revista académica=academic journal.
* sector académico, el=academic sector, the.
* titulación académica=academic qualification.
* tutor académico=teaching mentor.

académicos, los
=academic, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tidal wave or ripple? The impact of Internet on the academic'.
acallado
(adj.)=muffled.
Ex: Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words = Garschine cubrió el microfóno con la mano y pronunció algunas palabras con voz apagada.

acallar
(v.)=drown out ; mute ; quiet ; outface ; silence ; quash ; steamroller ; hush ; still ; quieten.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.
Ex: Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
Ex: Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.
Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.
Ex: The paintings depict subjects such as terrorists and mothers hushing children.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.
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* acallar a gritos=shout + Nombre + down.
* acallar el debate=stifle + debate.
* acallar la conciencia=stifle + Posesivo + conscience.
* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia=salve + the conscience.
* acallar una emoción=bruise + emotion.
* dinero para acallar la conciencia=conscience money.
* dinero para acallar la consciencia=conscience money.

acallar a gritos
(v.)=shout + Nombre + down.
Ex: But Singh was uncompromising in a speech to parliament as opposition lawmakers often tried to shout him down.
acallar el debate
(v.)=stifle + debate.
Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.
acallar la conciencia
(v.)=stifle + Posesivo + conscience.
Ex: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.
acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia
(v.)=salve + the conscience.
Ex: Although donations may salve the conscience of some, for others donations imply a two-tier model of information access.
acallar una emoción
(v.)=bruise + emotion.
Ex: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.
acaloradamente
=heatedly ; hotly.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.
Ex: Pope flushed hotly at this disclosure.

acalorado
(adj.)=heated.
Ex: The author examines selected examples of the literature that generate conflict between cultural responsibility and artistic freedom along with a sampling of the heated and heartfelt exchange about that literature in Internet discussions.
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* debate acalorado=heated debate.
* de un modo acalorado=hotly.
* discusión acalorada=hot discussion.

acalorarse
(v.)=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; see + red.
Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'.
Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely.
Ex: His arrogance, his assumption of her acute need for him, made her see red and she struggled for self-control.

acampada
(n.)=camping.
Ex: Camping is permitted only at Cinnamon Bay campground.
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* acampada libre=wild camping.
* destreza en la acampada=campcraft.
* hacer acampada=camp.
* ir de acampada=camp.
* lugar de acampada=campsite [camp site] ; camping site ; campground.

acampada libre
(n.)=wild camping.
Ex: If you fancy a real taste of the great outdoors -- away from the mini suburbia of campsites -- try wild camping, says Dixe Wills.
acampanado
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* pantalones acampanados=flares.

acampar
(v.)=camp ; camp out ; set up + camp ; bivouac ; biv(v)y ; make + camp.
Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.
Ex: At 6100 meters above sea level it is possible to bivouac among the crevasses in the last sharp spur of the original route.
Ex: The snow was so deep that we were unable to make camp there and had to bivvy on the hillside at around 7400m.
Ex: The snow was so deep that we were unable to make camp there and had to bivvy on the hillside at around 7400m.

acanalado
(adj.)=ribbed.
Ex: The boots are ankle length and have a ribbed slip-resistant sole.

acantilado
(n.)=cliff ; bluss ; rock face ; steep rock face ; cliff face.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.
Ex: On Bearskin Neck some may go to the granite breakwater for the views, others may choose the peaceful quiet of the bluss overlooking the harbor.
Ex: The article is entitled 'View from the rock face: survey of overseas students currently studying in the UK'.
Ex: Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.
Ex: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth.
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* pared del acantilado=cliff face.

acantonamiento
(n.)=cantonment.
Ex: He added that the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies but that with the passage of time these cantonments have become blurred.

acaparado
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* acaparado por la mujer=feminised [feminized, -USA].

acaparado por la mujer
(adj.)=feminised [feminized, -USA].
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
acaparador
(n.)=hoarder.
Ex: Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years.

acaparar
(v.)=overtax ; hoard ; monopolise [monopolize, -USA] ; overtake.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado overtook, participio overtaken.
Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
Ex: The fact that this catalogue is in book form means that there is less likelihood of one reader monopolizing the catalogue.
Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.
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* acaparar el mercado=dominate + the scene ; corner + the market.
* acaparar el tiempo de Alguien=monopolise + time.
* acaparar la atención de Alguien=monopolise + attention.
* acaparar las noticias=grab + the headlines ; hit + the headlines.
* acaparar toda la atención=steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien=compete for + attention.

acaparar el mercado
(v.)=dominate + the scene ; corner + the market.
Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states. Ex: The article 'Cornering the market' argues that if bookshops want to capture a slice of the market, they need to experiment with multimedia products.
acaparar el tiempo de Alguien
(v.)=monopolise + time.
Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
acaparar la atención de Alguien
(v.)=monopolise + attention.
Ex: Sometimes the reference librarian will have to explain to the readers they cannot monopolize his attention.
acaparar las noticias
(v.)=grab + the headlines ; hit + the headlines.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games. Ex: This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use.
acaparar toda la atención
(v.)=steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
Ex: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight. Ex: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'. Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
acaramelado
(adj.)=glacé ; candied.
Ex: Exports of fruit products consisted mainly of fruit juice and canned, pulped, glacé and otherwise preserved fruits.
Ex: Panelists rated the candied products from all treatments as slightly astringent to not astringent.
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* fruta acaramelada=glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
* manzana acaramelada=toffee apple ; candied apple ; candy apple.

acaramelar
(v.)=caramelise [caramelize, -USA].
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

acardenalado
(adj.)=bruised.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

acariasis
(n.)=mange.
Ex: Mange is most commonly found in dogs and other canines, but it can occur in other domestic and wild animals, such as turtles, causing them to lose their shells.

acariciar
(v.)=stroke ; pet ; fondle.
Nota: Generalemente, con connotaciones sexuales.
Ex: A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech.
Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
Ex: These police officers were fired for fondling a stripper in the police station.
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* acariciar la idea de=toy with + idea of ; flirt with + the idea of.

acariciar la idea de
(v.)=toy with + idea of ; flirt with + the idea of.
Ex: I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images. Ex: An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.
acariciarse
(adj.)=pet.
Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

acarrear
(v.)=haul ; mean ; cart ; tote.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.
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* acarrear con las consecuencias=bear + the consequences.
* acarrear consecuencias=carry + implications.

acarrear con las consecuencias
(v.)=bear + the consequences.
Ex: It never did me any harm, it just taught me to bear the consequences of my actions and the effects they had on others.
acarrear consecuencias
(v.)=carry + implications.
Ex: The merging of synonyms carries implications for the effectiveness of the index in terms of precision and recall.
acarreo
(n.)=haulage ; cartage ; drayage.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.

acartonado
(adj.)=stuffy ; starchy .
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

acaso
=at all.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
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* por si acaso=in case of ; on the off chance ; just in case ; on spec ; for good measure.
* si acaso=if ever ; if at all ; if and when.

acatamiento
(n.)=acquiescence ; obedience.
Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.
Ex: This article reviews the prospects and limitations of several of these strategies for explaining cooperation and obedience to social norms.

acatante
(adj.)=following.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.

acatar
(v.)=comply (with) ; abide by ; obey.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.
Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.
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* acatar la autoridad=toe + the line.
* acatar la disciplina=toe + the line.
* acatar la legislación=conform to + legislation.
* acatar la ley=follow + the law.
* acatar las leyes=keep on + the right side of the law.
* acatar las normas=toe + the line ; play by + the rules.
* acatar + Posesivo + órdenes=march to + Posesivo + orders.
* acatar sin rechistar=obey without + question(ing).
* acatar una decisión=abide by + decision.
* acatar una regla=comply with + rule.

acatar + Posesivo + órdenes
(v.)=march to + Posesivo + orders.
Ex: With their worldwide history of forcing people at gunpoint to march to their orders, whether they want to or not, you can never be too sure with them.
acatar la autoridad
(v.)=toe + the line.
Ex: Another strength of his book stems from the fact that it is not company-approved and consequently does not have to toe a party line.
acatar la disciplina
(v.)=toe + the line.
Ex: Another strength of his book stems from the fact that it is not company-approved and consequently does not have to toe a party line.
acatar la legislación
(v.)=conform to + legislation.
Ex: The building design must conform to current health and safety legislation.
acatar la ley
(v.)=follow + the law.
Ex: But following the law is not enough to keep you safe, not by a long shot.
acatar las leyes
(v.)=keep on + the right side of the law.
Ex: These are people who work hard, pay taxes, buy houses and keep on the right side of the law for fear of being deported.
acatar las normas
(v.)=toe + the line ; play by + the rules.
Ex: Another strength of his book stems from the fact that it is not company-approved and consequently does not have to toe a party line. Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.
acatar sin rechistar
(v.)=obey without + question(ing).
Ex: If you blindly obey without question, you run the risk of being responsible for what someone else decided you should do.
acatar una decisión
(v.)=abide by + decision.
Ex: Sisters, for example, who take a vow of obedience, are willing to abide by the decisions made by their superiors.
acatar una regla
(v.)=comply with + rule.
Ex: Besides the lending of materials, most libraries offer a photocopying service and in this connection definite rules must be complied with.
acaudalado
(adj.)=wealthy .
Ex: Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.

acceder
(v.)=access ; contact ; gain + access ; get into ; accede ; gain + admittance ; gain + entry.
Ex: Teletext services are broadcast information services which may be accessed in a non-interactive mode.
Ex: Hosts in Europe can also be contacted through the European part of the IPSS network.
Ex: Libraries gain access to their own files by means of terminals connected to the central computer.
Ex: To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node.
Ex: Once Modjeski heard him express sympathy, she knew she could wheedle him into acceding.
Ex: In the early 1800s libraries were used by only the small portion of the population that could gain admittance.
Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
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* acceder a=approach ; fall in with ; get at ; agree to.
* acceder haciendo clic=click.
* acceder ilegalmente=hack.

acceder a
(v.)=approach ; fall in with ; get at ; agree to.
Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements. Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily. Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene. Ex: In this case, the librarian 'reluctantly agreed to change the heading to 'Sexual Orientation' in anticipation of Library Board disapproval' = En este caso, el bibliotecario "accedió de mala gana a cambiarlo a 'Orientación Sexual' previendo el rechazo por parte de la Comisión de la Biblioteca".
acceder haciendo clic
(v.)=click.
Ex: We click on the photo of the author, and he comes alive explaining the virtues of his book.
acceder ilegalmente
(v.)=hack.
Ex: Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.
accesibilidad
(n.)=accessibility ; approachability ; reachability.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
Ex: She always maintained that approachability is the first requirement of the reference librarian.
Ex: Most important factors were reachability of the udder for the piglets and reachability of the sow and piglets for the stockman.
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* Accesibilidad Universal a la Información (UAP)=UAP (Universal Availability of Information).

accesible
(adj.)=accessible ; approachable ; deliverable.
Ex: This article gives examples of cases where readers borrow books that are more accessible, e.g. on a display or on the return book trolley.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: The author discusses how the transformation of a printed document into an electronically deliverable form is to be achieved.
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* accesible a través de Internet=web-compliant.
* accesible a través de la web=Web-accessible.
* accesible electrónicamente=e-enabled.
* accesible instantánemente=a click away.
* accesible por el público en general=publicly accessible.
* accesible por Internet=Internet-accessible.
* accesible por todos=widely accessible.
* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs)=content-addressable file store (cafs).
* estar accesible en línea=go + online.
* estar accesible en red=go + online.
* fácilmente accesible=easily available ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* fácilmente accesible por=available at the fingertips of.
* hacer accesible a través de=make + available through.
* ser accesible a través de=be available through.
* tener Algo fácilmente accesible=have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* tener fácilmente accesible=have at + Posesivo + touch.

accesible a través de Internet
(adj.)=web-compliant.
Ex: Many of these have, in turn, been reemerging as web-compliant databases providing even an average library with the opportunity to search enormous collections of data.
accesible a través de la web
(adj.)=Web-accessible.
Ex: This will be a Web-accessible database of the titles and holdings of the participant libraries.
accesible electrónicamente
(adj.)=e-enabled.
Ex: Local councils in the UK have moved to a '24/7 culture' after making almost all of their services 'e-enabled'.
accesible instantánemente
=a click away.
Ex: These information seekers believe that up-to-date quality information is free and only a click away.
accesible por Internet
(adj.)=Internet-accessible.
Ex: Internet-accessible catalogues and data bases exceed 30.
accesible por el público en general
=publicly accessible.
Ex: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.
accesible por todos
=widely accessible.
Ex: I do not say that building massive, widely accessible digital collections will be easy = No quiero decir que crear grandes colecciones digitales accesibles por todos sea fácil.
acceso a distancia
(n.)=remote access.
Ex: Remote access involves the use of computer files via input/output devices connected electronically to a computer.
acceso a la información por el autor
(n.)=author approach.
Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
acceso a la información por el título
(n.)=title approach.
Ex: The title approach to documents and the information that they contain arises in a variety of different contexts.
acceso a la información por la materia
(n.)=subject approach to information ; subject approach.
Ex: Some aspects of the creation of a good alphabetical subject index, whether it be printed or machine-held, are common to any subject approach to information. Ex: This type of subject approach is reasonably successful in the German language but presents problems in the English language.
acceso a los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=article-level access.
Ex: The article 'article-level access to the online catalog at Vanderbilt University' is a contribution to an issue on locally loaded data bases in on-line library systems.
acceso a los documentos
(n.)=document delivery.
Ex: This article examines resource sharing, interlibrary loan and document delivery comparing the turnaround time for interlibrary loan in 1987 with that of 1989.
acceso abierto
(n.)=open access (OA).
Ex: Open access (OA) publishing is growing in importance, and, in parallel, the role of institutional repositories (IRs) has come to the forefront of discussion within the library community.
acceso al trono
(n.)=accession to the throne.
Ex: One controversy surrounding the Prince's future accesion to the throne is his decision to be known as the 'Defender of Faith', as opposed to the traditional 'Defender of the Faith'.
acceso aleatorio
(n.)=random access.
Ex: Discs provide 'direct' or 'random' access, the 'read/write' head can go straight to the data required.
acceso concurrente
(n.)=concurrent access.
Ex: An alternative for providing concurrent access is to mount journal citation files on a local library system.
acceso de cólera
(n.)=outburst of rage.
Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage.
acceso de sólo lectura
(n.)=read-only access.
Ex: Read-only access to title, supplier, and patron and fund accounting information is provided by a suite of general enquiry functions.
acceso dedicado
(n.)=dedicated access.
Ex: OCLC Europe supports a nationwide telecommunications network in the United Kingdom and Ireland to provide users with dedicated access to the OCLC data bases and associated service in the US.
acceso directo
(n.)=direct access ; shortcut.
Ex: Direct access involves the use of computer files via carriers (e.g. disks, cassettes, cartridges) designed to be inserted into a computer or its auxiliary equipment by the user. Ex: Is it possible to unpin a program on your taskbar and turn it into a shortcut on the desktop or anywhere else?.
acceso en línea
(n.)=online access.
Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.
acceso identificado
(n.)=password access.
Ex: Participants were given password access to the papers and could download those that they wished to keep.
acceso libre
(n.)=self-help ; free access ; open access (OA).
Ex: This article deals with the usefulness of self-help videos in the public library. Ex: Their Web based manuscript management system promises rapid peer review, multimedia content, searchability and linkability, and free access to all individuals with browsers. Ex: Open access (OA) publishing is growing in importance, and, in parallel, the role of institutional repositories (IRs) has come to the forefront of discussion within the library community.
acceso mediante contraseña
(n.)=password access.
Ex: Participants were given password access to the papers and could download those that they wished to keep.
acceso mediante llamada telefónica
(n.)=dial-in access ; dial-up access ; dial up phone line.
Ex: It describes recent software developments and those planned for the future, such as dial-in access to Silverplatter data bases. Ex: It is possible to use dial-up access via the public switched telephone network. Ex: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.
acceso mediante línea telefónica
(n.)=dial-access.
Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.
acceso múltiple
(n.)=multiple access.
Ex: Because the catalogue can contain more than one substitute for each document it is said to allow for multiple access to documents -- ie access via all the different characteristics by which a document is liable to be sought and which define its class membership.
acceso para todos
=access for all.
Ex: We took the view that to fulfil the principle of access for all libraries must continue to provide information in a variety of ways, for example through print and the oral tradition.
acceso por CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM access.
Ex: The Library set out to compare the relative merits of remote access, CD-ROM access, and locally loaded data files.
acceso por materias
(n.)=subject access.
Ex: So bringing together the works of an author is of importance even from the perspective of subject access.
acceso público
(n.)=public access.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
acceso remoto
(n.)=remote access.
Ex: Remote access involves the use of computer files via input/output devices connected electronically to a computer.
acceso restringido
(n.)=restricted access.
Ex: All storage rooms where flammable liquids are stored should have restricted access and be properly identified.
acceso selectivo
(n.)=selective access.
Ex: Censorship operates detrimentally to the community itself, unless the means are found to allow selective access to information to those who need it.
acceso simultáneo
(n.)=concurrent access.
Ex: An alternative for providing concurrent access is to mount journal citation files on a local library system.
acceso sólo electrónico
(n.)=e-only access.
Ex: UK universities are increasingly moving to e-only access to e-journals through licensing content.
acceso violento
(n.)=paroxysm.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
acceso^1
(n.)=access ; admittance ; login ; entry ; approach path.
Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.
Ex: Internet access for electronic messaging, file transfer, and remote login to computer was originally only available to individuals in education and research institutions.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.
Ex: Approach paths to site should be wide and non-slippery with liberal use being made of ramps.
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* acceso abierto=open access (OA).
* acceso a distancia=remote access.
* acceso a la información por el autor=author approach.
* acceso a la información por el título=title approach.
* acceso a la información por la materia=subject approach to information ; subject approach.
* acceso aleatorio=random access.
* acceso a los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas=article-level access.
* acceso a los documentos=document delivery.
* acceso al trono=accession to the throne.
* acceso concurrente=concurrent access.
* acceso dedicado=dedicated access.
* acceso de sólo lectura=read-only access.
* acceso directo=direct access ; shortcut.
* acceso en línea=online access.
* acceso identificado=password access.
* acceso libre=self-help ; free access ; open access (OA).
* acceso mediante contraseña=password access.
* acceso mediante línea telefónica=dial-access.
* acceso mediante llamada telefónica=dial-in access ; dial-up access ; dial up phone line.
* acceso múltiple=multiple access.
* acceso para todos=access for all.
* acceso por CD-ROM=CD-ROM access.
* acceso por materias=subject access.
* acceso público=public access.
* acceso remoto=remote access.
* acceso restringido=restricted access.
* accesos=demand load.
* acceso selectivo=selective access.
* acceso simultáneo=concurrent access.
* acceso sólo electrónico=e-only access.
* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción=subscription database.
* biblioteca de acceso restringido=closed-stack library.
* biblioteca de libre acceso=open access library.
* camino de acceso=approach path.
* clave de acceso=password.
* Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA)=European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).
* conseguir acceso=gain + access ; gain + admittance.
* control de acceso=access control.
* dar acceso=provide + access.
* dar acceso a=give + access to.
* de acceso público=publicly accessible.
* de acceso rápido=fast-access.
* de acceso restringido=closed access.
* de fácil acceso=easily available ; over the counter ; handy.
* derecho de acceso=access right.
* derecho de acceso a la información=right of access to information.
* estanterías de libre acceso=open shelves.
* facilidad de acceso=reachability.
* falta de acceso=unavailability.
* fichero de acceso aleatorio=random access file.
* fichero de punto de acceso=access-point file.
* filtrar el acceso=filter + access.
* fondo de acceso restringido=reserve collection.
* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido=electronic reserve.
* fondos de acceso libre=open stacks.
* fondos de acceso restringido=closed access collection ; closed stacks ; closed access stacks.
* fondos de libre acceso=open access stacks.
* igualdad de acceso=equity of access.
* libertad de acceso a la lectura=freedom to read.
* libre acceso=open access (OA).
* licencia de acceso=subscription license.
* licencia de acceso a información electrónica=license [licence, -USA] ; licensing.
* memoria de acceso aleatorio (RAM)=random access memory (RAM).
* módulo de aceso de un portal=portlet.
* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea=online public access catalogue module.
* nombre de acceso=login.
* nombre de acceso al sistema=system logon name.
* obtener acceso=gain + access ; gain + admittance ; gain + entry.
* ofrecer acceso=provide + access.
* posibilidades de acceso=access capabilities.
* programa de acceso a Internet=browser software.
* programas de acceso=access software.
* puerta de acceso=gateway.
* punto de acceso=access point ; entry point ; entry term ; index entry ; retrieval access ; search key ; access point ; service point ; point of access ; entrance point.
* puntos de acceso=entry vocabulary.
* rampa de acceso=ramp ; access ramp.
* servicio de acceso público=public delivery service.
* sistema de acceso mediante tarjeta=card access system.
* tarjeta de acceso=swipecard.
* tener acceso a información confidencial=be on the inside.
* tiempo de acceso=access time ; seek time ; access speed.
* todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información=access for all.
* vía de acceso rápido=fast track.

acceso^2
(n.)=outburst.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi, head of the circulation department, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
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* acceso de cólera=outburst of rage.
* acceso violento=paroxysm.

accesorio
(n.)=side ; accessory ; attachment ; fitting ; fixture ; ancillary.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
Ex: Film-strip projectors are usually equipped with an attachment for showing half-frame strips.
Ex: The author presents conclusions and recommendations about the planning process; exterior design and construction; interior design and fittings.
Ex: Finally partition walls and fixtures are added to customise each module to meet the needs of a particular library area.
Ex: Costs of the Xerox equipment and ancillaries are reported and marketing strategies for the system outlined.
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* accesorio decorativo=ornamental fitting.
* accesorios=fixtures and fittings ; peripheral equipment ; props ; bathroom accessories ; bathroom fittings.
* accesorios de baño=bathroom accessories ; bathroom fittings.
* accesorios extras=bells and whistles.
* accesorios militares=militaria.
* accesorios ópticos=eyewear.
* caja de accesorios=kit.
* caja de accesorios de limpieza=cleaning kit.
* complementar con accesorios=accessorise [accessorize, -USA].
* juego de accesorios=kit ; toolkit.
* todos los accesorios extras=all the bells and whistles.

accesorio decorativo
(n.)=ornamental fitting.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
accesorios
(n.)=fixtures and fittings ; peripheral equipment ; props ; bathroom accessories ; bathroom fittings.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: two words linked by 'and' or '&', e.g. fixtures and fittings. Ex: Peripheral equipment such as barcode wands, desensitizers, and book stamps should be within easy reach of the operator. Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings. Ex: The best bathroom accessories are those that you can wash or change on a whim. Ex: Sometimes second-hand materials, such as doors, windows and bathroom fittings are not only much cheaper but also of better quality .
accesorios de baño
(n.)=bathroom accessories ; bathroom fittings.
Ex: The best bathroom accessories are those that you can wash or change on a whim. Ex: Sometimes second-hand materials, such as doors, windows and bathroom fittings are not only much cheaper but also of better quality .
accesorios extras
=bells and whistles.
Ex: It should also be noted that the various input tags have bells and whistles not mentioned in this short tutorial.
accesorios militares
(n.)=militaria.
Ex: War, for example, is divided into militaria, War, World War I, World War II, Vehicles and Equipment.
accesorios ópticos
(n.)=eyewear.
Ex: Modern bioptic eyewear design of includes many, small lightweight systems that have improved patient acceptance.
accesos
(n.)=demand load.
Ex: Server logs were designed to measure traffic and demand loads on a computer server, and they work well for this purpose.
accidentado
=rugged ; hilly ; chequered [checkered, -USA].
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.
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* historia accidentada=chequered history.
* pasado accidentado=chequered history ; chequered past.

accidental
(adj.)=inadvertent ; unintended ; accidental.
Ex: Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
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* muerte accidental=accidental death.
* no accidental=non-accidental.

accidentalmente
=inadvertently ; accidentally ; unintentionally.
Ex: Use this operator carefully -- you may inadvertently eliminate relevant records.
Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.
Ex: The Hawthorne effect, ie the well-established fact that individuals who know that they are being observed usually change their patterns of behaviour, even unintentionally, will obviously come into play if the observation is obtrusive.

accidente
(n.)=accident ; mishap ; injury ; accident ; crash ; casualty ; crack-up.
Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
Ex: Lower average high school grades were associated with car ownership, high weekly mileage, speeding, driving after drinking, & having traffic tickets & crashes.
Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.
Ex: The scarcity of aircrafts in this neck of the war necessitated the immediate dismantling of their frames after crack-ups.
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* accidente aéreo=air disaster ; air crash ; plane crash.
* accidente automovilístico=car accident.
* accidente de avión=plane crash ; air crash.
* accidente de carretera=road accident.
* accidente de coche=car accident.
* accidente de la naturaleza=accident of nature.
* accidente de tráfico=car accident ; road accident ; traffic accident ; car crash.
* accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga=hit-and-run accident.
* accidente en la calle=street accident.
* accidente geográfico=geographical feature.
* accidente inevitable=unavoidable accident.
* accidente laboral=work-related accident ; occupational injury ; occupational accident.
* accidente mortal=fatal crash ; fatal accident.
* accidente mortal automovilístico=fatal car accident.
* accidente mortal de carretera=fatal road accident.
* accidente mortal de coche=fatal car accident.
* accidente mortal de tráfico=fatal car accident ; fatal road accident.
* accidente seguro=accident waiting to happen.
* conductor que se da a la fuga tras causar un accidente o atropello=hit-and-run driver.
* en el lugar del accidente=at the scene ; at the scene of the accident.
* mutua de accidentes=insurance company ; mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.
* parte de accidente=accident report.
* por accidente=accidentally.
* tener un accidente=crash.

accidente automovilístico
(n.)=car accident.
Ex: The circulation clerk had a car accident which left her emotionally an physically scarred but as efficient as ever = La auxiliar de préstamo tuvo un accidente de coche que la dejó marcada física y emocionalmente pero tan eficaz como siempre.
accidente aéreo
(n.)=air disaster ; air crash ; plane crash.
Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major air disasters. Ex: The flags flew at half-mast on Sunday in honour of Poland's president and over 90 other top officials who died in an air crash on Saturday. Ex: He lost his life in a tragic plane crash while travelling to attend the 1st Slovak Bibliography Conference in January 1956.
accidente de avión
(n.)=plane crash ; air crash.
Ex: He lost his life in a tragic plane crash while travelling to attend the 1st Slovak Bibliography Conference in January 1956. Ex: The flags flew at half-mast on Sunday in honour of Poland's president and over 90 other top officials who died in an air crash on Saturday.
accidente de carretera
(n.)=road accident.
Ex: Central Government holds a vast amount of information on pollution, road accidents, and weather patterns.
accidente de coche
(n.)=car accident.
Ex: The circulation clerk had a car accident which left her emotionally an physically scarred but as efficient as ever = La auxiliar de préstamo tuvo un accidente de coche que la dejó marcada física y emocionalmente pero tan eficaz como siempre.
accidente de la naturaleza
(n.)=accident of nature.
Ex: Beautiful young people are accidents of nature, but beautiful old people are works of art.
accidente de tráfico
(n.)=car accident ; road accident ; traffic accident ; car crash.
Ex: The circulation clerk had a car accident which left her emotionally an physically scarred but as efficient as ever = La auxiliar de préstamo tuvo un accidente de coche que la dejó marcada física y emocionalmente pero tan eficaz como siempre. Ex: Central Government holds a vast amount of information on pollution, road accidents, and weather patterns. Ex: This article presents a fuzzy system of determining the required waiting period after traffic accidents. Ex: A car crash in 1940 put an end to his life and his hope of writing a novel that would free him from benign indentured servitude in Hollywood.
accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga
(adj.)=hit-and-run accident.
Ex: This information can be difficult to read, memorize, and reproduce in a short period of time, such as in the case of recall of hit-and-run accidents.
accidente en la calle
(n.)=street accident.
Ex: Such writing can spring off from things that happen in the local community such as robberies, things that happen in the local community: robberies, street accidents, big sports events, a strike and the like.
accidente geográfico
(n.)=geographical feature.
Ex: Some gazetteers include entries for rivers, capes and other geographical features.
accidente inevitable
(n.)=unavoidable accident.
Ex: On occasions, interactions with protected species occur as a result of an unavoidable accident or incident.
accidente laboral
(n.)=work-related accident ; occupational injury ; occupational accident.
Ex: The relatively high number of work-related accidents demonstrates a need for developing a sociology of occupational safety. Ex: Section 3 discusses how occupational injuries and illnesses affect work disability. Ex: They sought to prevent occupational accidents and disease by incorporating health and safety standards in contracts.
accidente mortal
(n.)=fatal crash ; fatal accident.
Ex: Although teenagers accounted for only 5 percent of the total number of licensed drivers in the county, they were involved in 13 percent of the fatal crashes. Ex: A man is dead and a woman may be charged after a fatal accident in Bethel, Ohio.
accidente mortal automovilístico
(n.)=fatal car accident.
Ex: One woman is dead and a man is in jail, after a fatal car accident late Friday night.
accidente mortal de carretera
(n.)=fatal road accident.
Ex: Driver error was responsible for 86% of all fatal road accidents in Ireland last year.
accidente mortal de coche
(n.)=fatal car accident.
Ex: One woman is dead and a man is in jail, after a fatal car accident late Friday night.
accidente mortal de tráfico
(n.)=fatal car accident ; fatal road accident.
Ex: One woman is dead and a man is in jail, after a fatal car accident late Friday night. Ex: Driver error was responsible for 86% of all fatal road accidents in Ireland last year.
accidente seguro
=accident waiting to happen.
Ex: More than a quarter of motorists are 'an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways.
accionado
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* accionado a mano=hand-powered.
* accionado mecánicamente=powered.
* accionado por árbol de transmisión=shafting powered.
* accionado por correas=belt-driven.

accionado a mano
(adj.)=hand-powered.
Ex: All printers used what was substantially the same sort of printing press throughout the hand-press period, a hand-powered screw press built in a wooden frame = Durante el periodo de la imprenta manual, todos los impresores utilizaron fundamentalmente el mismo tipo de prensa; era ésta una prensa de tornillo accionada a mano y encajada en un armazón de madera.
accionado mecánicamente
(adj.)=powered.
Ex: From the printers' point of view the most important innovations in the binderies were guillotines and powered folding machinery.
accionado por correas
(adj.)=belt-driven.
Ex: The machinery would be belt-driven from shafting powered, probably, by a gas engine.
accionado por árbol de transmisión
=shafting powered.
Ex: The machinery would be belt-driven from shafting powered, probably, by a gas engine.
accionar
(v.)=power.
Ex: The other method was to increase the effective size of the press by using a cylindrical platen, powered either by hand or by steam.

acciones
(n.)=equities ; stock ; equity shares.
Ex: This article defines financial information by looking at the information needs of 4 major divisions of the financial community: commodities; foreign exchange; capital markets; and securities and equities. Ex: Corporate insiders are defined as officers, directors or major shareholders that own stock in US public corporations. Ex: In case of debenture capital (not convertible into equity shares) of companies, the fees will be charged @ 25% of the fees payable as per the above mentioned scales.
acciones legales
=legal proceedings.
Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.
acciones ordinarias
(n.)=common stock.
Ex: This paper empirically examines the actual conversion of debentures into common stock.
acciones positivas
(n.)=affirmative action.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
accionista
(n.)=stakeholder ; shareholder.
Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
Ex: Corporate insiders are defined as officers, directors or major shareholders that own stock in US public corporations.

acción compensatoria
(n.)=anti-dumping action ; countervailing action.
Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission. Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.
acción concertada
(n.)=concerted action project ; concerted action.
Ex: Concerted action projects are coordinated by the Commission but the work is carried out and financed by organizations in the participating member states. Ex: Twenty-three per cent is to be expended on the Community's direct action and 2% on concerted action.
acción contra el fuego
(n.)=fire response.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
acción de averiguar y resolver problemas
(n.)=troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.
acción de dar un nombre a Algo
(n.)=naming.
Ex: The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.
acción de ejercer presión
(n.)=lobbying.
Ex: The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.
acción de guardar documentos
(n.)=save.
Ex: After several saves, the saved document summary screen might look like that shown in Figura 32 on page 38.
acción de marcar un número
(n.)=dialling.
Ex: Research by engineers some years ago showed that the probability of incorrect dialling began to rise steeply if the length of the number increased to nine or more digits.
acción de mejora
(n.)=improvement action.
Ex: The Council can demonstrate that implementation has progressed as planned in the original improvement action.
acción de volver a contar algo
(n.)=retelling.
Ex: So strong is the need to recreate the story in our own words that when two friends discover they have both read and enjoyed the same book their talk often consists simply of sharing retellings.
acción de volver a tejar
(n.)=retiling.
Ex: This article describes the arrangements for financing and carrying out the wainscoting and retiling of the library roof at Merton College, Oxford, UK, in 1502-3.
acción directa
(n.)=direct action project ; direct action.
Ex: Direct action projects are funded and managed entirely by the Commission. Ex: Twenty-three per cent is to be expended on the Community's direct action and 2% on concerted action.
acción indirecta
(n.)=indirect action project.
Ex: Indirect action projects are centrally managed by the Commission but contracted out to research organizations in the member states usually with costs shared between the Commission and the contractors.
acción innegable
(n.)=estoppel.
Ex: Generally speaking, a estoppel prohibits an individual or group from being harmed as a result of another's deeds, statements or promises, when later actions or statements contradict whas was originally stated, promised, or inferred.
acción legal
(n.)=legal action.
Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.
acción militar
(n.)=military action.
Ex: It was the first time the Mr Blair had even hinted at military action and his words are likely to alarm Labour MPs.
acción policial
(n.)=police response.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
acción popular
(n.)=class action suit ; class action.
Ex: Until this library patron brought a successful taxpayers' class-action suit against the local government it had been giving its library about half the amount later received. Ex: The misuse of class actions poses a significant threat in today's business world.
acción positiva
(n.)=positive action.
Ex: The author examines areas where positive action is required in order to achieve effective bibliographic control.
acción transitiva
=transitive actions.
Ex: Operator 3 introduces the performers of transitive actions, whether they be things or phenomena.
acción^1
(n.)=action ; action ; action project ; deed.
Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
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* acción compensatoria=anti-dumping action ; countervailing action.
* acción concertada=concerted action project ; concerted action.
* acción contra el fuego=fire response.
* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas=troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
* acción de dar un nombre a Algo=naming.
* acción de ejercer presión=lobbying.
* acción de guardar documentos=save.
* acción de marcar un número=dialling.
* acción de mejora=improvement action.
* acción de volver a contar algo=retelling.
* acción de volver a tejar=retiling.
* acción directa=direct action project ; direct action.
* acciones legales=legal proceedings.
* acciones positivas=affirmative action.
* acción indirecta=indirect action project.
* acción innegable=estoppel.
* acción legal=legal action.
* acción militar=military action.
* acción policial=police response.
* acción popular=class action suit ; class action.
* acción positiva=positive action.
* acción transitiva=transitive actions.
* ámbito de acción=territory ; sphere of influence.
* amplio radio de acción=broad scope.
* área de acción=remit.
* aventura de acción=action adventure.
* campo de acción=purview ; scope.
* con una sola acción=in one action.
* de acción=action-centered.
* dentro del radio de acción=within range.
* ejecutar una acción=effect + execution.
* emprender acciones legales=take + legal proceedings ; take + legal action.
* emprender una acción=initiate + action.
* entrar en acción=enter + the picture.
* grupo de acción ciudadana=citizen action group ; community action group.
* impulsar a la acción=galvanise into + action.
* incitar a Alguien a la acción=stir + Nombre + into action.
* investigación-acción=action research.
* libertad de acción=leeway.
* línea de acción=course of action.
* lleno de acción=actionful [action-full] ; action-packed.
* llevar a cabo una acción=effect + execution.
* película de acción=action movie ; action adventure.
* persona de acción=doer.
* radio de acción=radius of + Posesivo + action.
* realizar una acción=perform + action ; effect + execution.
* seguir un curso de acción=follow + track.
* término de acción=action term.
* trazabilidad de las acciones=action tracking.

acción^2
(n.)=share ; shareholding.
Ex: Shares are generally bought and sold on the stock exchange.
Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.
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* acciones=equities ; stock ; equity shares.
* acciones ordinarias=common stock.
* cartera de acciones=portfolio.
* compra de acciones=shareholding.
* cotización de las acciones=share price.
* opción de compra de acciones=stock option.
* precio de las acciones=share price.
* sacar acciones al mercado=go + public.

acebo
(n.)=holly.
Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.

acechar
(v.)=lurk ; stalk ; lie in + wait ; skulk ; lurk in + the wings.
Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.

acecho
(n.)=stalking.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
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* estar al acecho=lie in + wait.

acedia
(n.)=acedia.
Ex: The seven deadly sins are 'pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth/acedia'.

aceitar
(v.)=oil.
Ex: If this is the case, it is easily fixed by oiling the spring.

aceite
(n.)=oil.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
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* aceite aromático=aromatic oil.
* aceite de aguacate=avocado oil.
* aceite de almendra=almond oil.
* aceite de árbol de té=tea tree oil.
* aceite de cacahuete=peanut oil.
* aceite de colza=rape oil ; rapeseed oil.
* aceite de esencias=essential oil.
* aceite de eucalipto=eucalyptus oil.
* aceite de girasol=sunflower oil.
* aceite de hígado de bacalao=cod-liver oil.
* aceite de linaza=linseed oil ; flaxseed oil.
* aceite de oliva=olive oil.
* aceite de oliva refinado=refined olive oil.
* aceite de oliva virgen=virgin olive oil.
* aceite de oliva virgen extra=extra virgin olive oil.
* aceite de orujo de oliva=olive-pomace oil ; olive marc oil.
* aceite de palma=palm oil.
* aceite de pescado=fish oil.
* aceite de ricino=castor oil.
* aceite de sándalo=sandalwood oil.
* aceite de sésamo=sesame oil ; sesame seed oil.
* aceite de teca=teak oil.
* aceite mineral=mineral oil.
* aceite para frotar=rubbing oil.
* aceite vegetal=vegetable oil.
* bidón de aceite=oil drum.
* cambiar el aceite=change + the oil.
* como una balsa de aceite=like a millpond ; calm like a millpond.
* filtro de aceite=oil filter.
* freír en aceite abundante=deep-fry.
* frito en abundante aceite=deep-fried.
* molino de aceite=olive oil mill.
* perder aceite=leak + oil.
* prensa de aceite=oil press.
* soltar aceite=leak + oil.
* tener una fuga de aceite=leak + oil.
* varilla del aceite=dipstick.

aceite aromático
(n.)=aromatic oil.
Ex: Sandalwood contains an aromatic oil that is used in incense sticks, perfumes, cosmetics and medicines.
aceite de aguacate
(n.)=avocado oil.
Ex: Avocado oil and acerola nourish and reinforce damaged and treated hair, making it manageable and shiny.
aceite de almendra
(n.)=almond oil.
Ex: The changes in the level of vaginal tissue glucose and protein of rats, after the administration of almond oil as vaginal spermicide were explored.
aceite de cacahuete
(n.)=peanut oil.
Ex: In the three experiments, animals received two injections: firstly, testosterone or peanut oil, and secondly, cocaine or saline solution.
aceite de colza
(n.)=rape oil ; rapeseed oil.
Ex: The low saturated fatty acid concentration of rape oil relative to other vegetable oils has resulted in a favourable market share for rape. Ex: These properties can be applied to the determine the medicinal value of extracts from rapeseed, rapeseed oil and white mustard.
aceite de esencias
(n.)=essential oil.
Ex: Aromatherapy promotes the serious, intelligent, and safe use of essential oils for healing the body, mind and spirit.
aceite de eucalipto
(n.)=eucalyptus oil.
Ex: Some health products that contain camphor and/or eucalyptus oils can cause serious health problems including seizures.
aceite de girasol
(n.)=sunflower oil.
Ex: Sunflower oil is a great source of the essential fatty acids necessary for the production of prostaglandins.
aceite de hígado de bacalao
(n.)=cod-liver oil.
Ex: So we come to cod-liver oil, the first known 'bottled sunshine'.
aceite de linaza
(n.)=linseed oil ; flaxseed oil.
Ex: Linseed oil reduced by boiling, with a proportion of resin, continued to be the main constituent of the varnish, and lampblack was still used for the colouring of black ink. Ex: Flaxseed oil is said to lower cholesterol levels, boost the immune system, and prevent cancer.
aceite de oliva
(n.)=olive oil.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy.
aceite de oliva refinado
(n.)=refined olive oil.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.
aceite de oliva virgen
(n.)=virgin olive oil.
Ex: There is very little argument about the health benefits that can be gained by including virgin olive oil in your daily diet.
aceite de oliva virgen extra
(n.)=extra virgin olive oil.
Ex: Omegas and essential fatty acids are "good" fats and are found in salmon, sardines and other cold water fish, extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado and açai.
aceite de orujo de oliva
(n.)=olive-pomace oil ; olive marc oil.
Ex: Olive-pomace oil is obtained from olive pomace by extraction by means of solvents. Ex: Olive marc oil is a residual product from the mechanical process of olive oil extraction.
aceite de palma
(n.)=palm oil.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information technology applications to support palm oil research'.
aceite de pescado
(n.)=fish oil.
Ex: Specifically, he found 25 biomedical articles central to the argument that dietary fish oil causes certain blood changes.
aceite de ricino
(n.)=castor oil.
Ex: The oils and fats used in lipstick include olive oil, mineral oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, lanolin, and petrolatum.
aceite de sándalo
(n.)=sandalwood oil.
Ex: Due to this antimicrobial activity, sandalwood oil can be used to clear skin from blackheads and spots.
aceite de sésamo
(n.)=sesame oil ; sesame seed oil.
Ex: The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt. Ex: Sesame seed oil is a natural product with many therapeutic qualities.
aceite de teca
(n.)=teak oil.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
aceite de árbol de té
(n.)=tea tree oil.
Ex: The website includes lots of articles concerning the benefits of tea tree oil.
aceite mineral
(n.)=mineral oil.
Ex: The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.
aceite para frotar
(n.)=rubbing oil.
Ex: These homeopathic rubbing oils have a pleasant scent and work by gently penetrating the skin.
aceite vegetal
(n.)=vegetable oil.
Ex: The low saturated fatty acid concentration of rape oil relative to other vegetable oils has resulted in a favourable market share for rape.
aceitera^1
(n.)=oil cruet.
Nota: Para condimentar la comida.
Ex: These traditional oil cruets are made of blown glass, capturing the beautiful imperfections of this medium.
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* vinagrera y aceitera=cruet.

aceitera^2
(n.)=oiling can.
Nota: Para engrasar.
Ex: He and the others gave the old engine a thorough inspection, then pulled out what appeared to be oiling cans.

aceitoso
(adj.)=unctuous ; oily .
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.

aceituna
(n.)=olive.
Ex: This article profiles four successful small farms that grow strawberries, blueberries, olives, and persimmons.
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* verde aceituna=olive green.

aceleración
(n.)=speed-up ; acceleration.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
Ex: The acceleration of change, in technology, in mobility, in urbanization, in international relations, in economics, all have affected libraries.
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* placa de aceleración=accelerator board.
* tarjeta de aceleración=accelerator board.

acelerado
(adj.)=exponential ; rushed ; quickened ; fast-paced [fast paced] ; hurry up ; rapid paced ; accelerated.
Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.
Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.
Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.
Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.
Ex: This is a rapid paced, 30 minute session that introduces students to the concept of a search strategy and to various reference sources in print.
Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
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* crecimiento acelerado=rising tide.
* curso acelerado=crash course.
* de ritmo muy acelerado=hard-driving.
* programa acelerado=crash program(me).

acelerador
(n.)=throttle.
Ex: When the runway was reachable, I reduced the throttle slightly and started a nice glide to the airport.
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* acelerador de partículas=particle accelerator.
* acelerador de partículas atómicas=atomic particle accelerator.

acelerador de partículas
(n.)=particle accelerator.
Ex: Take for example the subject 'particle accelerators'; the schedule for these used 621.384.61 and .62.
acelerador de partículas atómicas
(n.)=atomic particle accelerator.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include the atomic particle accelerator; electron microscopy; photographic cameras, and ultraviolet lamps.
acelerar
(v.)=accelerate ; expedite ; speed ; speed up ; hasten ; pick up + speed ; fast track ; jump-start [jump start] ; move it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch.
Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: This type of checking can be delegated to the printer to speed publication of the abstracts journal.
Ex: APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.
Ex: Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.
Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.
Ex: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
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* acelerar el paso=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace ; speed up + Posesivo + steps ; pick up + Posesivo + pace.
* acelerar el proceso de deterioro=hasten + rot.
* acelerar el ritmo=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; go + faster.
* acelerar la marcha=go + faster ; quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
* acelerarse=quicken.
* acelerar un proceso=hasten + process.
* volver a acelerarse=re-accelerate.

acelerar el paso
(v.)=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace ; speed up + Posesivo + steps ; pick up + Posesivo + pace.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace. Ex: Justine saw it out of the corner of her eye, and automatically sped up her steps. Ex: I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods.
acelerar el proceso de deterioro
(v.)=hasten + rot.
Ex: CD rot can be hastened by many factors including improper storage and handling during use.
acelerar el ritmo
(v.)=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; go + faster.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace. Ex: I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods. Ex: Many, I would venture to say most, people would like to make their car go faster.
acelerar la marcha
(v.)=go + faster ; quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
Ex: Many, I would venture to say most, people would like to make their car go faster. Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods. Ex: He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace.
acelerar un proceso
(v.)=hasten + process.
Ex: The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.
acelerarse
(v.)=quicken.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
acelerón
=spurt ; jump-start [jumpstart] ; speed-up.
Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.
Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.

acelga
(n.)=chard ; Swiss chard.
Ex: Chard's leaves can be prepared like spinach, and its stalks like asparagus.
Ex: Tucked in the supermarket's produce display, somewhere between the lettuce and the broccoli, you'll find nutrient-rich Swiss chard.
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* penca de acelga=Swiss chard stalk ; chard stalk.

acendrado
(adj.)=pure ; unblemished ; untainted.
Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: The information needs of minorities are important and that libraries must organise to become neutral service points making untainted information available to all.

acento
(n.)=accent ; stress.
Ex: Diacritical marks such as umlauts, accents, diereses may either be ignored, or be assigned a filing value.
Ex: Prosodics is concerned with the stress and intonation patterns of speech.
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* acento agudo=acute accent ; acute.
* acento circumflejo=circumflex.
* acento circunflejo=circumflex accent.
* acento fuerte=thick accent.
* acento grave=grave accent ; grave.
* acento muy pronunciado=heavy accent.
* acento regional=brogue.
* tipo movible de acento=accent punch.

acento agudo
(n.)=acute accent ; acute.
Ex: The problem here is how to file words which include letters with accents or other modifications (eg the acute, grave or circumflex in French, or the umlaut in German). Ex: The problem here is how to file words which include letters with accents or other modifications (eg the acute, grave or circumflex in French, or the umlaut in German).
acento circumflejo
(n.)=circumflex.
Ex: The problem here is how to file words which include letters with accents or other modifications (eg the acute, grave or circumflex in French, or the umlaut in German).
acento circunflejo
(n.)=circumflex accent.
Ex: The problem here is how to file words which include letters with accents or other modifications (eg the acute, grave or circumflex in French, or the umlaut in German).
acento fuerte
(n.)=thick accent.
Ex: But lazy delivery, when the words are slurred or a thick accent difficult for people from outside the region to understand, are just as bad.
acento grave
(n.)=grave accent ; grave.
Ex: The problem here is how to file words which include letters with accents or other modifications (eg the acute, grave or circumflex in French, or the umlaut in German). Ex: The problem here is how to file words which include letters with accents or other modifications (eg the acute, grave or circumflex in French, or the umlaut in German).
acento muy pronunciado
(n.)=heavy accent.
Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
acento regional
(n.)=brogue.
Ex: 'Haste ye back!' called Derek Law, in his best Scottish brogue.
acentuación
(n.)=stress.
Ex: Prosodics is concerned with the stress and intonation patterns of speech.

acentuado
(adj.)=emphatic ; marked ; accented ; stressed.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.
Ex: Stressed and unstressed syllables figure in all forms of discourse, such as prose and speech.

acentuar
(v.)=sharpen ; point up ; accentuate.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.

acepción
(n.)=meaning.
Nota: Concepto descrito por un término.
Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.

acepilladero
(n.)=planing mill.
Nota: Negocio que se dedica a cepillar madera exclusivamente.
Ex: There used to be a planing mill near the railroad.

acepillado
(n.)=planing.
Ex: The outermost cell layer is heavily distorted and damaged from planing of the surfaces prior to gluing.

acepilladora
(n.)=planing machine.
Ex: Later, for around a century, a planing machine fitted with special files was used instead.

aceptabilidad
(n.)=acceptability.
Ex: To determine the acceptability of the system to the prime users, a questionnaire was structured on the concept and circulated to all academic staff of the University.

aceptable
(adj.)=acceptable ; admissible ; eligible ; respectable ; qualifying ; passable ; unobjectionable ; so-so.
Ex: A 'see also' reference connects headings or index terms which are in some way related, where both of the headings are regarded as acceptable for use as headings for entries.
Ex: Single row direct coding restricts the numbering of coding positions and thus the number of admissible index terms to the number of holes that can be fitted around the edge of a card.
Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
Ex: Any UK grant scheme may serve to provide qualifying grants.
Ex: Help is further hampered by flooding from the northeast monsoon as roads become passable.
Ex: Some actors, in order to try and help the meaning, pause slightly after the first line, and this is unobjectionable.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.
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* aceptable por el ordenador=machine-processable.
* aceptable socialmente=socially acceptable.
* de forma aceptable=adequately.
* no ser aceptable=be unacceptable.

aceptable por el ordenador
=machine-processable.
Ex: A document retrieval system may be described by 3 formal characteristics: the syntax employed to describe documents, the form of machine-processable queries it accepts as valid and the retrieval rules used to rank or retrieve documents.
aceptable socialmente
=socially acceptable.
Ex: This reinforces the interpretation that violence is frequently unpunished and socially acceptable.
aceptablemente
=acceptably.
Ex: There is also the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.

aceptación
(n.)=acceptance ; favour [favor, -USA] ; take-up ; uptake ; assent ; embrace ; accommodation ; thumbs up ; admission.
Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
Ex: The new Act, which received the royal assent in 1710, was not entirely to their taste however, for it ruled that copyright in a new book belonged not to its publisher but to its author.
Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.
Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.
Ex: The article 'Apple Macintosh: thumbs up? thumbs down?' considers whether online searchers should use Apple Macintosh machines.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
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* aceptación pasiva=acquiescence.
* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación=on approval acquisition ; sending on approbation ; sending on approval.
* encontrar aceptación=find + favour ; find + acceptance ; find + a home.
* ganar aceptación=gain + favour.
* ganarse la aceptación de Alguien=gain + favour with/among + Nombre ; gain + Posesivo + favour.
* grado de aceptación=acceptance rate.
* nivel de aceptación=adoption rate ; acceptance rate.
* perder aceptación=lose + favour.
* tasa de aceptación=adoption rate ; acceptance rate.

aceptación pasiva
(n.)=acquiescence.
Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.
aceptado
(adj.)=approved.
Ex: Most of this software takes the form of content filtering software, but there are some applications that are based on the idea of 'selection' of approved Web sites.
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* aceptado internacionalmente=internationally accepted.
* aceptado por Ghandi=Ghandi-endorsed.
* aceptado por todos=widely accepted.
* ampliamente aceptado=widely accepted.
* bien aceptado=well-accepted.
* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas=beyond the pale.
* ser completamente aceptado=be thoroughly accepted.

aceptado internacionalmente
=internationally accepted.
Ex: In the interests of consistency, and in order to introduce the possibility of matching entries in different databases, it is preferable that document citations are in line with some internationally accepted standard.
aceptado por Ghandi
=Ghandi-endorsed.
Ex: And similarly, for the LC heading 'UNTOUCHABLES' there is a perfectly acceptable Ghandi-endorsed name, Harijans.
aceptado por todos
(adj.)=widely accepted.
Ex: Computerised management information systems (MIS) are not widely accepted in libraries.
aceptar
(v.)=accept ; acknowledge ; fall in with ; go along with ; subscribe (to) ; take (in/into) ; welcome ; give + acceptance ; take up ; come to + terms with ; embrace ; put to + bed ; countenance ; take on ; be game ; spring for ; agree to ; open + Posesivo + mind up to ; come (a)round.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
Ex: In acknowledging these principles, Sears' is consistent with traditional ideas on the construction of alphabetical subject catalogues.
Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily.
Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.
Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.
Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.
Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.
Ex: Even in 1678 this usage of the word 'bibliography' was hardly given full acceptance.
Ex: Wove paper, which was slightly more difficult to make than laid, was very slow to be taken up by the trade.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
Ex: The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.
Ex: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.
Ex: Unfortunately, in the field of reference work advocates of such professional independence of judgement must by implication be prepared to countenance differential service to the user.
Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game.
Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
Ex: In this case, the librarian 'reluctantly agreed to change the heading to 'Sexual Orientation' in anticipation of Library Board disapproval' = En este caso, el bibliotecario "accedió de mala gana a cambiarlo a 'Orientación Sexual' previendo el rechazo por parte de la Comisión de la Biblioteca".
Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
Ex: Although he does not support our organization today, we think he will eventually come around.
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* aceptar Algo=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
* aceptar Algo sin protestar=take + Nombre + lying down.
* aceptar Algo sin rechistar=take + Nombre + lying down.
* aceptar el cambio=embrace + change.
* aceptar incondicionalmente=accept + whole-heartedly.
* aceptar la responsabilidad=assume + responsibilitiy (for).
* aceptar las circunstancias=accept + the circumstances.
* aceptar las condiciones=agree + terms.
* aceptar las cosas como vienen=take + the bad with the good.
* aceptar la situación=accept + situation.
* aceptar lo inevitable=accept + the inevitable.
* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo=enter into + agreement.
* aceptar tal cual=take + Nombre + at face value ; accept + Nombre + at face value.
* aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo=take + the bad with the good.
* aceptar tarjeta de crédito=honour + credit card.
* aceptar una decisión=accept + decision.
* aceptar una idea=accept + notion ; deal with + concept ; come (a)round to + an idea.
* aceptar una invitación=accept + invitation.
* aceptar una tarea=take on + task.
* aceptar un cambio=accommodate + change.
* aceptar un desafío=throw down + the gauntlet.
* aceptar un reto=throw down + the gauntlet ; call + Posesivo + bluff ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
* creencia generalmente aceptada=conventional wisdom.
* difícil de aceptar=hard to swallow.
* haber sido aceptado=be here to stay ; have come + to stay.
* negarse a aceptar=disavow.
* no aceptar=disavow.
* no aceptar un no por respuesta=not take + no for an answer.
* opinión generalmente acepta=conventional wisdom.
* resignarse y aceptar=bite + the bullet.
* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación=work (a)round + limitation.
* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto=work (a)round + shortcoming.
* ser aceptado=gain + acceptance.
* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado=it + be + widely agreed.

aceptar Algo
(v.)=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
Ex: Library and information professionals need to take on board the recommendations of Roach and Morrison, translating them into policies and strategies to be acted upon.
aceptar Algo sin protestar
(v.)=take + Nombre + lying down.
Ex: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.
aceptar Algo sin rechistar
(v.)=take + Nombre + lying down.
Ex: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.
aceptar el cambio
(v.)=embrace + change.
Ex: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.
aceptar incondicionalmente
(v.)=accept + whole-heartedly.
Ex: Unfortunately, librarians were unable to bring themselves to whole-heartedly accept and implement this new philosophy, and as a result it has never been carefully thought out or thoroughly tested.
aceptar la responsabilidad
(v.)=assume + responsibilitiy (for).
Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control.
aceptar la situación
(v.)=accept + situation.
Ex: When a library becomes rigid in its organizational and operational structure, the general trend of the employee is either to accept the situation passively, to revolt and leave, or to unionize.
aceptar las circunstancias
(v.)=accept + the circumstances.
Ex: We each have a different ways of coping with stress situations and our own attitudes influence how we accept the circumstances.
aceptar las condiciones
(v.)=agree + terms.
Ex: She came up with a detail from a recent painting which was just the job, and we agreed terms relatively quickly.
aceptar las cosas como vienen
(v.)=take + the bad with the good.
Ex: Ya gotta take the bad with the good -- without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.
aceptar lo inevitable
(v.)=accept + the inevitable.
Ex: For hundreds of years man has accepted the inevitable, those life situations labeled as `fate' and thus insurmountable by any means.
aceptar los términos de un acuerdo
(v.)=enter into + agreement.
Ex: Before marriage, the parties are entering into an agreement much like two business persons entering into a contract.
aceptar tal cual
(v.)=take + Nombre + at face value ; accept + Nombre + at face value.
Ex: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs. Ex: Shareholders and industry watchers can find it difficult to see the true state of a company if they accept the accounts at face value.
aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo
(v.)=take + the bad with the good.
Ex: Ya gotta take the bad with the good -- without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.
aceptar tarjeta de crédito
(v.)=honour + credit card.
Ex: Major credit cards are honoured throughout Norway at hotels, stores and restaurants.
aceptar un cambio
(v.)=accommodate + change.
Ex: This paper discusses the development of classification schemes and their ability to adapt to and accommodate changes in the information world in order to survive.
aceptar un desafío
(v.)=throw down + the gauntlet.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
aceptar un reto
(v.)=throw down + the gauntlet ; call + Posesivo + bluff ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'. Ex: They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff. Ex: He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring. Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island. Ex: With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone. Ex: She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises.
aceptar una decisión
(v.)=accept + decision.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
aceptar una idea
(v.)=accept + notion ; deal with + concept ; come (a)round to + an idea.
Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support. Ex: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool. Ex: I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
aceptar una invitación
(v.)=accept + invitation.
Ex: Representatives of bodies involved in similar work accepted an invitation to pool their resources.
aceptar una tarea
(v.)=take on + task.
Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
acequia
(n.)=ditch ; irrigation channel ; irrigation ditch ; channel.
Ex: The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.
Ex: Concrete has been widely used in the remodelling of irrigation channels -- for bottom lining and slope revetment.
Ex: Recent changes in rice fields and irrigation ditches to increase production has led to a decrease in fish diversity.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.

acera
(n.)=pavement ; sidewalk ; walkway ; pedestrian walkway ; footpath ; street terrace.
Ex: Examples would be: 'Is it against the law to ride a bicycle on the pavement?' 'What are the symptoms of a duodenal ulcer?'.
Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.
Ex: This article discusses the results of a survey of users of the Metro McGill Library situated on the pedestrian walkway of the McGill metro station, Montreal, Quebec.
Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.
Ex: What we found was a bar with a street terrace that wouldn't have been out of place in Paris.
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* al filo de la acera=kerbside [curbside, -USA] ; curbside [kerbside, -UK].
* bordillo de la acera=kerb [curb, -USA] ; curb [kerb, -UK].
* caminar tanto por la acera como por la carretera=walk all over + the road.
* en la acera=kerbside [curbside, -USA] ; curbside [kerbside, -UK].

acerado
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* azul acerado=steel blue.
* de color azul acerado=steel blue.

acerca de
=about ; surrounding ; on.
Ex: His report contains sufficient information about a set of events and the people involved to allow for careful, systematic investigation.
Ex: This section, then, will review the basic problems surrounding the choice of form of headings for persons.
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.

acercamiento
(n.)=approximation ; rapprochement.
Ex: If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.
Ex: The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.
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* intento de acercamiento=overture.
* tentativa de acercamiento=overture.

acercar
(v.)=bring into + proximity ; approximate ; build + bridges ; draw up.
Ex: The order of classes should bring related subjects into proximity.
Ex: This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.
Ex: This article describes attempts to build bridges across the professions to encourage the exchange of knowledge between curators and conservators.
Ex: 'They are good and wonderful,' Darci said, drawing up her knees into her chest.
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* acercarse=loom ; wander up ; go up ; near ; come up to ; lie + ahead ; get + closer ; come down + the pike ; come by ; close in on ; roll in ; move together ; come up ; draw up + closer.
* acercarse a=approach ; get + anywhere near ; move into ; move toward(s) ; move + closer to ; reach out to ; come nigh (to) ; zoom in ; walk up to.
* acercarse al final=draw to + an end ; draw to + a close ; come to + an end.
* acercarse amenazadoramente=loom up ; loom.
* acercarse aun más=bring + closer together ; come + closer together ; draw + closer together ; move + closer together.
* acercarse gradualmente (a)=edge (toward(s)).
* acercarse la hora de=come up for.
* acercarse más aun=bring + closer together ; come + closer together ; draw + closer together ; move + closer together.
* acercarse poco a poco (a)=edge (toward(s)).
* acercarse por=mosey ; go for/on + a recce.
* acercarse sigilosamente por detrás=creep up behind.
* acercarse sin ser visto=sidle up to.
* acercar una toma=pan to.
* acercar un poco más=bring + Nombre + a step closer.
* no acercarse (a)=stay away from ; steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
* que se acerca=oncoming.

acercar un poco más
(v.)=bring + Nombre + a step closer.
Ex: This porject joins a set of like-minded initiatives to bring the vision a step closer.
acercar una toma
(v.)=pan to.
Ex: The camera pans to each of the four actors, but when it gets to Tara, you see her flirtatiously looking at the camera and primping her hair.
acercarse
(v.)=loom ; wander up ; go up ; near ; come up to ; lie + ahead ; get + closer ; come down + the pike ; come by ; close in on ; roll in ; move together ; come up ; draw up + closer.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them. Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out. Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit. Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results. Ex: A man came up to me and said he had been referred to me by the reference department. Ex: It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals. Ex: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day. Ex: What softwares are coming down the pike for potential future e-lending of varied digital content (music, print, video...)?. Ex: She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope. Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world. Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea. Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift. Ex: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'. Ex: 'I assume it has something to do with your choice of wardrobe,' Faye said drawing up closer and giving Sarah a hug.
acercarse a
(v.)=approach ; get + anywhere near ; move into ; move toward(s) ; move + closer to ; reach out to ; come nigh (to) ; zoom in ; walk up to.
Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements. Ex: Am I getting anywhere near your question concerning the problem of displaying or sequencing?. Ex: As we move into the 21st century there is a growing realization that information holds the key to health. Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door. Ex: By taking this step, they moved closer to becoming a true 'library without walls'. Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only. Ex: And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him. Ex: The atlas includes a feature which allows the searcher to zoom in with the mouse to view smaller and smaller sections of the world. Ex: As we were walking up to the place, John, the owner, saw us from over by the barn and told us to just go on in and that he'd be there in a mo'.
acercarse al final
(v.)=draw to + an end ; draw to + a close ; come to + an end.
Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light. Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography. Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.
acercarse amenazadoramente
(v.)=loom up ; loom.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school. Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
acercarse aun más
(v.)=bring + closer together ; come + closer together ; draw + closer together ; move + closer together.
Ex: Automation can bring the work of reference and lending librarians closer together to the benefit of both librarians and users. Ex: I also have the impression, and it is no more than an impression, that the two are coming closer and closer together. Ex: Librarians and information workers, who have often been working separately, must draw closer together. Ex: When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
acercarse gradualmente (a)
(v.)=edge (toward(s)).
Ex: The unemployment rate is edging toward 15 percent.
acercarse la hora de
(v.)=come up for.
Ex: This article discusses the issues now facing faculty who are coming up for promotion and the issues with which their evaluators must grapple in reviewing their promotion.
acercarse más aun
(v.)=bring + closer together ; come + closer together ; draw + closer together ; move + closer together.
Ex: Automation can bring the work of reference and lending librarians closer together to the benefit of both librarians and users. Ex: I also have the impression, and it is no more than an impression, that the two are coming closer and closer together. Ex: Librarians and information workers, who have often been working separately, must draw closer together. Ex: When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
acercarse poco a poco (a)
(v.)=edge (toward(s)).
Ex: The unemployment rate is edging toward 15 percent.
acercarse por
(v.)=mosey ; go for/on + a recce.
Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes. Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
acercarse sigilosamente por detrás
(v.)=creep up behind.
Ex: In residential areas where people walk all over the road, unless you honk they will not notice that you have crept up behind them.
acercarse sin ser visto
(v.)=sidle up to.
Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker.
acerico
(n.)=pincushion.
Ex: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box.

acerillo
(n.)=pincushion.
Ex: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box.

acero
(n.)=steel.
Ex: Steel, for example, is one kind of metal.
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* acero adamascado=damask steel.
* acero cepillado=brushed steel.
* acero damasquinado=damask steel.
* acero de Damasco=damask steel ; Damascus steel.
* acero esmaltado=enamel steel.
* acero inoxidable=stainless steel.
* acero pulido=brushed steel.
* acero templado=tempered steel.
* azul acero=steel blue.
* buril de acero=steel point.
* cable de acero=wire rope.
* chapa de acero=steel sheet.
* Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero (CECA)=European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
* con estructura de acero=steel-framed.
* de color azul acero=steel blue.
* de estructura de acero=steel-framed.
* fabricación de acero=steelmaking [steel making].
* fábrica de laminación de acero=steel mill.
* fundición de acero=steelmaking [steel making].
* grabado en acero=steel engraving.
* industria del acero=steel industry.
* nervios de acero=nerves of steel.
* planta de laminación de acero=steel mill.
* telón de acero, el=iron curtain, the.

acero adamascado
(n.)=damask steel.
Ex: For many years scientists wrongly believed that damask steel originally was made in India.
acero cepillado
(n.)=brushed steel.
Ex: The typical medicinal oxygen tank contains pure oxygen and has a green regulator with a brushed steel body.
acero damasquinado
(n.)=damask steel.
Ex: For many years scientists wrongly believed that damask steel originally was made in India.
acero de Damasco
(n.)=damask steel ; Damascus steel.
Ex: For many years scientists wrongly believed that damask steel originally was made in India. Ex: Sabers made from Damascus steel was so sharp that it could cut up a silk kerchief in two pieces.
acero esmaltado
(n.)=enamel steel.
Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
acero inoxidable
(n.)=stainless steel.
Ex: Two films were produced, one of which has been sealed in a stainless steel time capsule filled with an inert gas in an attempt to preserve it indefinitely.
acero pulido
(n.)=brushed steel.
Ex: The typical medicinal oxygen tank contains pure oxygen and has a green regulator with a brushed steel body.
acero templado
(n.)=tempered steel.
Ex: This process results in a tempered steel that has both high levels of strength and hardness.
acerola
(n.)=acerola ; acerola cherry.
Ex: Avocado oil and acerola nourish and reinforce damaged and treated hair, making it manageable and shiny.
Ex: The benefits of the acerola cherry derive from its high nutrient concentration.

acerolo
(n.)=acerola bush ; acerola tree.
Ex: The fruit of the acerola bush is extremely sour and has a slightly 'apple-like' aroma.
Ex: The acerola tree is best suited to warm regions with temperatures above 30 degrees Fahrenheit.

acertadamente
=aptly ; aright ; quite rightly ; wisely ; judiciously.
Ex: Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.
Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
Ex: Librarians must sharpen their skills at book selection so that they can select wisely.
Ex: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.

acertado
(adj.)=fine ; judicious ; sound ; wise ; successful.
Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
Ex: They can also alert the user to unexpected filing orders by the judicious use of references.
Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
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* estar acertado=be right on track ; be (right) on the mark.
* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias=do + the best thing in the circumstances.
* metodología acertada=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* no muy acertado=wide of the mark.
* poco acertado=injudicious.
* ser acertado=be spot on ; hit + the spot.
* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias=do + the best thing in the circumstances.

acertante
(n.)=lottery winner.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
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* acertante de la lotería=lottery winner.

acertante de la lotería
(n.)=lottery winner.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
acertar
(v.)=see + the light ; manage to ; strike + home ; hit + the nail on the head ; be spot on ; get it + right ; hit + the truth ; hit it out of + the park ; hit + a home run ; knock it out of + the park ; be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
Ex: Apologies to those telephone company employees who saw the light years ago and have been trying to convince their employers.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.
Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.
Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house.
Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
Ex: It was a risk, but early results seem to indicate that the duo has knocked it out of the park with the new version.
Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids.
Ex: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
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* acertar con=put + Posesivo + finger on.

acertar con
(v.)=put + Posesivo + finger on.
Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
acertijo
(n.)=conundrum ; riddle.
Ex: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.

acervo
(n.)=riches.
Ex: This paper describes pilot projects to share LC's riches nationwide.
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* acervo genético=gene pool.

acervo genético
(n.)=gene pool.
Ex: The result is a decreased tendency to select for drug-resistant genes in the global HIV gene pool.
acetato
(n.)=acetate.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
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* acetato polivinílico=polyvinyl acetate.
* película de acetato=safety film ; acetate film.
* rollo de acetato=acetate roll.

acetato polivinílico
(n.)=polyvinyl acetate.
Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint based on combined impregnation of volumes with an aqueous solution of polyvinyl acetate followed by vacuum freeze drying.
acetona
(n.)=acetone.
Nota: En restauración, líquido incoloro utilizado como disolvente de la pintura y el varniz.
Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.

achacar
(v.)=attribute.
Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.
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* achacar Algo=set + it down that.
* achacar Algo a=put + Nombre + down to.
* achacar la culpa a=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.

achacar Algo
(v.)=set + it down that.
Ex: Whenever you see a librarian himself forced to make a passionate plea for funds, you may set it down that in that community there exists an imbalance of function.
achacar Algo a
(v.)=put + Nombre + down to.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
achacar la culpa a
(v.)=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
Ex: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president. Ex: They should take full responsibility for their own actions and not seek to put the blame on others. Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
achacoso
(adj.)=achy .
Ex: Even the smoothest of pregnancies may come with an achy back and tender breasts.
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* estar achacoso=feel + achy.
* sentirse achacoso=feel + achy.

achaflanar
(v.)=chamfer ; bevel.
Nota: Tiempo pasado bevelled-UK/beveled-USA, participio presente bevelling-UK/beveling-US.
Ex: If you take the edge off by chamfering it a little, it should take care of this problem.
Ex: The cheapest way to bevel it is probably by sanding it down with some sanding paper or a file if something like that is available.

achantarse
(v.)=back down.
Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.

achaparrado
(adj.)=squat ; stubby ; stocky ; chunky .
Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements.
Ex: This insect is a relative of the far more familiar daddy longlegs but its legs are stubby rather than long.
Ex: American bulldogs are stocky temperamental dogs that have a strong build and jaw structure.
Ex: He has slowly been gaining back the weight he lost, but he's still not as chunky as he was when he first came on the scene.

achaque
(n.)=niggling ; niggle ; lurgy.
Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
Ex: Although I am back to eating at pre lurgy level and am back to my normal weight I am still so devoid of energy!.
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* achaques=aches and pains.
* maldito achaque=dreaded lurgy, the.

achaques
(n.)=aches and pains.
Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
achcar
(v.)=chalk + Nombre + up to.
Ex: I always used to chalk his mushiness up to age and the fact that he was, for most of his young life, in the care of three ladies.

achicar
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* achicar agua=bale out + water ; bail + water.
* achicarse=wimp ; wimp out (on) ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.

achicar agua
(v.)=bale out + water ; bail + water.
Ex: The trouble was that more water was coming in than was being baled out. Ex: The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.
achicarse
(v.)=wimp ; wimp out (on) ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.
Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping. Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently. Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate. Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
achicharrando
(adj.)=baking hot ; piping hot.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.

achicharrante
(adj.)=scorching ; baking hot ; piping hot.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.
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* calor achicharrante=scorching heat ; blistering heat.

achicharrar
(v.)=bake.
Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.
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* achicharrarse de calor=bake.

achicharrarse de calor
(v.)=bake.
Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.
achicoria
(n.)=chicory.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

acicalado
=spic(k)-and-span ; well-groomed ; dapper ; dolled-up ; in full regalia.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
Ex: An Iranian cleric has claimed that dolled-up women incite extramarital sex, causing more earthquakes in Iran, a country that straddles several fault lines.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.

acicalamiento
(n.)=grooming.
Ex: Grooming increases the circulation to the skin which then releases the oils that provide luster to the horses coat.

acicalar
(v.)=spruce up ; embellish ; tart up ; groom ; smarten up ; smarten ; doll up ; neaten (up) ; prettify.
Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
Ex: Many people trim their cuticles to neaten the overall appearance of their fingers and hands.
Ex: Combining form and function, this is an easy way to prettify your kitchen and reuse instead of recycle.
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* acicalarse=tog out ; tog up ; dress (up) to + the nines ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.

acicalarse
(v.)=tog out ; tog up ; dress (up) to + the nines ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.
Ex: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights. Ex: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people. Ex: He developed a habit of 'dressing to the nines,' which gave him the reputation of being a dandy. Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy. Ex: Anderson, furthermore, does not attempt to prettify himself on camera -- what you see is what you get. Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
acicate
(n.)=spur.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.

acidez
(n.)=acidity ; sourness.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
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* acidez del papel=paper acidity.
* acidez estomacal=heartburn.
* grado de acidez=pH ; ph value.
* neutralización de la acidez=deacidification [de-acidification] ; deacidifying.
* neutralizar la acidez=deacidify [de-acidify].
* papel de acidez neutralizada=deacidified paper.
* papel sin acidez=acid-free paper.
* prueba de acidez=litmus test.

acidez del papel
(n.)=paper acidity.
Ex: This article discusses how the longetivity of paper is affected by paper acidity and trace metal compounds in the paper.
acidez estomacal
(n.)=heartburn.
Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
acidificación
(n.)=acidification.
Ex: This article describes deterioration through acidification and its control.

acidificar
(v.)=acidify.
Ex: Bacteria must be added to acidify the milk so that the rennet will work in the cheese making process.

acierto
(n.)=achievement ; felicity.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: One is impressed by the felicity of the examples and by the clarity with which experiments and ideas are explained.
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* escogido con acierto=well-chosen.
* índice de acierto=hit rate.
* lleno de aciertos=crowned with + success.
* tasa de acierto=hit rate.

acimut
(n.)=azimuth.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.

aclamación
(n.)=cheering ; acclamation ; plaudit.
Ex: This finding contradicts the general belief that spectators' cheering encourages better performance in a home team.
Ex: Much of the acclamation for Hamblin's book has been given without a full understanding of just how radical his proposals were.
Ex: This valuable collection is now accessible over the Internet, to the plaudits of numerous researchers and citizens, spreading our influence throughout the world.

aclamado
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* aclamado internacionalmente=internationally-hailed ; internationally acclaimed.

aclamado internacionalmente
(adj.)=internationally-hailed ; internationally acclaimed.
Ex: This is an internationally-hailed premier magazine of the computing field covering both established and emerging areas of computer technology = Ésta es una revista de primera calidad aclamada internacionalmente del campo de la computación que trata tanto de áreas tradicionales como de áreas emergentes de la tecnología informática. Ex: Electronic publishing in library settings is a fairly new phenomenon that has grown in importance, partly due to internationally acclaimed examples in this field.
aclamar
(v.)=hail.
Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.

aclaración
(n.)=annotation ; clarification ; clarity ; designation ; elucidation.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information of a document by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the revision or elucidation of the text.
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* a modo de aclaración=in parenthesis ; on a sidenote.
* como aclaración=in parenthesis.

aclarado
(n.)=rinse.
Ex: It's best after use to just use regular washing up liquid and water, giving it a good rinse and drying promptly.

aclarador
(adj.)=interpretative ; interpretive.
Ex: These problems are of both methodological and interpretative character.
Ex: The need to include interpretive analyses in addition to conventional objective description is also discussed.

aclarar
(v.)=clarify ; elucidate ; qualify ; rinse ; sort out ; shed + light (on/upon) ; throw + light on ; make + the point that ; spell out ; explicate ; make + explicit ; clear up ; shed + understanding ; cast + light on ; bring + clarity (to) ; get to + the bottom of ; unravel ; get to + the root of ; rinse off.
Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.
Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.
Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.
Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.
Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.
Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.
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* aclarar el pelo=lighten + Posesivo + hair.
* aclarar el sentido=clarify + meaning.
* aclarar las cosas=set + the record straight ; clear + things up.
* aclarar las ideas de Uno=clarify + Posesivo + mind.
* aclarar lo que sucedió=get + Posesivo + story straight ; get + Posesivo + story right.
* aclarar los detalles=work out + details.
* aclarar lo sucedido=get + Posesivo + story straight ; get + Posesivo + story right.
* aclararse=become + apparent ; get + Posesivo + story straight ; get + Posesivo + story right ; fall into + place.
* aclarar una confusión=unravel + snarl.
* aclarar una cuestión=clarify + matter ; clarify + issue.
* aclarar un asunto=clarify + matter.
* aclarar un concepto=clarify + idea ; clarify + concept.
* aclarar un malentendido=clear up + misunderstanding.
* aclarar un misterio=unravel + a mystery ; solve + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.
* aclarar un objetivo=clarify + objective.
* aclarar un problema=clear up + problem.
* aclarar un punto=clarify + point.
* tiempo + aclararse=weather + clear.

aclarar el pelo
(v.)=lighten + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: I've heard that using lemon juice in your hair and sitting in the sun lightens your hair.
aclarar el sentido
(v.)=clarify + meaning.
Ex: While illustration can clarify meaning for a child, pictures will also dilute the experience and colour it with the artist's own interpretation.
aclarar las cosas
(v.)=set + the record straight ; clear + things up.
Ex: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight. Ex: First, let's clear things up: when you save a password in Firefox, it's stored in your computer, and isn't shared or uploaded to anywhere.
aclarar las ideas de Uno
(v.)=clarify + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.
aclarar lo que sucedió
(v.)=get + Posesivo + story straight ; get + Posesivo + story right.
Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Ex: They were having trouble getting their story right but it did not really matter why or when the decision had occurred.
aclarar lo sucedido
(v.)=get + Posesivo + story straight ; get + Posesivo + story right.
Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Ex: They were having trouble getting their story right but it did not really matter why or when the decision had occurred.
aclarar los detalles
(v.)=work out + details.
Ex: Once approved, numerous working groups and committees, also with representatives from member states, work out the details of implementation.
aclarar un asunto
(v.)=clarify + matter.
Ex: In such cases a preliminary consultation of the printed indexes can often so clarify matters that an on-line search becomes feasible.
aclarar un concepto
(v.)=clarify + idea ; clarify + concept.
Ex: It is most important that you clarify this idea of summarization as opposed to depth indexing. Ex: The author attempts to clarify the concept of document in its transition to electronic form.
aclarar un malentendido
(v.)=clear up + misunderstanding.
Ex: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.
aclarar un misterio
(v.)=unravel + a mystery ; solve + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.
Ex: The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice. Ex: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries. Ex: Scientists are still trying to crack this and other cicada mysteries.
aclarar un objetivo
(v.)=clarify + objective.
Ex: As used in their book, planning covers a wide range of activities, including establishing policies, clarifying objectives, and making decisions.
aclarar un problema
(v.)=clear up + problem.
Ex: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.
aclarar un punto
(v.)=clarify + point.
Ex: A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue.
aclarar una confusión
(v.)=unravel + snarl.
Ex: The author unravels several snarls in the history of this period.
aclarar una cuestión
(v.)=clarify + matter ; clarify + issue.
Ex: In such cases a preliminary consultation of the printed indexes can often so clarify matters that an on-line search becomes feasible. Ex: Committees have been set up to clarify issues of cataloguing in Danish libraries and the National Bibliography.
aclararse
(v.)=become + apparent ; get + Posesivo + story straight ; get + Posesivo + story right ; fall into + place.
Ex: The meanings of these notational instructions will become apparent as you progress. Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Ex: They were having trouble getting their story right but it did not really matter why or when the decision had occurred. Ex: It's really falling into place for us, but we have to keep doing it, week in and week out.
aclaratorio
(adj.)=illuminating.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.

aclimatación
(n.)=acclimation.
Ex: A minimal effort at staff development can go far towards easing foreign students' problems of acclimation and enhancing their academic experience.

aclimatar
(v.)=acclimatise [acclimatize, -USA].
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.

aclimatización
(n.)=acclimatisation [acclimatization, -USA].
Ex: The second section discusses the contributions faculty can make to the successful acclimatization of their handicapped students to college life.

acné
(n.)=acne.
Ex: The most common side effects of using steroids reported were heightened libido, acne, and increased body hair.
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* marca del acné=pockmark.
* marcado por el acné=pockmarked.

acobardamiento
(n.)=funk.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.

acobardar
(v.)=browbeat ; bully.
Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
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* acobardarse=wuss out ; wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; get + cold feet ; cringe ; funk.

acobardarse
(v.)=wuss out ; wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; get + cold feet ; cringe ; funk.
Ex: What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.). Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently. Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping. Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate. Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones. Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe. Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
acogedor
(adj.)=hospitable ; welcoming ; inviting ; homey ; friendly ; cosy [cozy, -USA] ; homely .
Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
Ex: Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.
Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: We are always on the lookout for homely traditions that work.
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* ser (muy) acogedor=be (very) welcoming.

acoger
(v.)=greet ; welcome ; accept.
Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.
Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
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* acoger bajo la representación de Uno=bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.
* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno=bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.
* acoger bien=welcome.
* acoger con ahínco la idea de=seize upon + the idea of.
* acoger con entusiasmo=greet + warmly.

acoger bajo la representación de Uno
(v.)=bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.
Ex: It might be possible for libraries to bring under their umbrella those information agencies receiving funds from local government.
acoger bajo la tutela de Uno
(v.)=bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.
Ex: It might be possible for libraries to bring under their umbrella those information agencies receiving funds from local government.
acoger bien
(v.)=welcome.
Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.
acoger con ahínco la idea de
(v.)=seize upon + the idea of.
Ex: It is strange that the inventors of universal languages have not seized upon the idea of producing one which better fitted the technique for transmitting and recording speech.
acoger con entusiasmo
(v.)=greet + warmly.
Ex: Descriptive bibliography has long been acknowledged as one primary field of bibliographical activity and greeted especially warmly by those who wish to see a strictly utilitarian end for these studies.
acogida
(n.)=take-up ; uptake ; reception ; welcome.
Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
Ex: The first edition was intended to fill this gap, and its reception, both in Britain and abroad, showed that it did indeed fulfil a real need.
Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
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* casa de acogida=shelter home ; foster home.
* centro de acogida=runaway shelter ; refuge ; shelter ; homeless shelter ; shelter home.
* centro de acogida de animales=animal shelter.
* centro de acogida de mujeres=women's shelter.
* dar acogida=accept.
* familia de acogida=foster care home ; foster home.

acojonamiento
(n.)=funk.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.

acolchado
(adj.)=cushioned ; quilted ; cushy ; padded.
Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
Ex: Experts say bedbugs favor feasting on moviegoers in cushy theater seats.
Ex: Today another reader showed us how they made this padded headboard using simple materials and a staple gun.
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* acolchado con papel=paper padded.
* acolchado con plástico de burbujas=bubble padded.
* celda acolchada=padded cell.
* chaleco acolchado=body warmer.

acolchado con papel
=paper padded.
Ex: This article assesses whether paper padded or bubble padded envelopes are more durable for interlibrary loans.
acolchado con plástico de burbujas
(adj.)=bubble padded.
Ex: This article assesses whether paper padded or bubble padded envelopes are more durable for interlibrary loans.
acolchar
(v.)=quilt ; pad.
Ex: This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.
Ex: It features a contoured seat padded with foam which provides exceptional comfort in any setting.

acometer
(v.)=attack ; come to + grips with ; embark on/upon ; go about ; assail ; get to + grips with ; set out on ; get + a grip on ; tackle.
Ex: Some of the deficiencies in our catalogs are the result of very practical factors in personnel resources; some are probably a fault in the way that we attack subject headings and put them in the catalog.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.
Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.
Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.
Ex: The article 'Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
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* acometer un problema=attack + problem.

acometer un problema
(v.)=attack + problem.
Ex: We know what our problems are, and we can attack them from that point of view.
acometida
(n.)=onslaught ; bashing.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.

acomodable
(adj.)=conformable.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

acomodadamente
=comfortably.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
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* vivir acomodadamente=live off + the fat of the land.

acomodado
(adj.)=affluent ; well-to-do ; well-off.
Ex: It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.
Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.
Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.
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* bien acomodado=well-to-do ; well-off.
* más acomodados, los=better off, the.

acomodar
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* acomodarse=fit ; suit ; ease + Reflexivo + in.
* acomodarse a=accommodate.
* acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien=bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
* acomodarse en un Asiento=adjust + Reflexivo + Asiento.

acomodarse
(v.)=fit ; suit ; ease + Reflexivo + in.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order. Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications. Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
acomodarse a
(v.)=accommodate.
Ex: Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects.
acomodarse a la voluntad de Alguien
(v.)=bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
Ex: We should be ready to alter our planning as shifting reality reveals that the task will not always bend itself to our will.
acomodarse en un Asiento
(v.)=adjust + Reflexivo + Asiento.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
acomodaticio
(adj.)=accommodating ; accommodationist ; compromising.
Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.

acompañado
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* acompañado de=in tow.
* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados=PG-13.
* bien acompañado=in good company.
* ir acompañado de=come with.
* más vale solo que mal acompañado=better alone than in bad company.
* mejor solo que mal acompañado=better alone than in bad company.

acompañado de
=in tow.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
acompañamiento^1
(n.)=accompaniment.
Ex: A chorus score is a score of a vocal work showing only the chorus parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.

acompañamiento^2
(n.)=backing track.
Ex: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.
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* música de acompañamiento=backing track.

acompañante^1
(n.)=chaperon ; accompanying person.
Ex: Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.
Ex: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.
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* de acompañante=in tow.
* servicio de acompañante=escort service.
* viajar de acompañante=ride + shotgun.

acompañante^2
(adj.)=accompanying.
Ex: When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer.
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* instrumento acompañante=accompanying executant.

acompañar
(v.)=accompany ; escort ; come with ; wash + Nombre + down ; play along with.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.
Ex: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.
Ex: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.
Ex: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.
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* acompañar a=usher into.
* acompañar a la puerta=usher + Nombre + out.
* esperar que la suerte + Pronombre + acompañe=hope for + the best.

acompañar a
(v.)=usher into.
Ex: After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees.
acompañar a la puerta
(v.)=usher + Nombre + out.
Ex: When our waiter came back out after clearing the table, we were certain that he was going to politely usher us out, but instead, he asked us if we were interested in dessert!.
acomplamiento
(n.)=fitting.
Ex: At a shoe fitting she was told that the vamp was too long and she should switch to a shoe that showed more of her foot.

acondicionado
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* acondicionado para el futuro=future-proof.
* aire acondicionado=air-conditioning ; air con.
* aparato de aire acondicionado=air conditioner.
* aparato de aire acondiconado=air conditioning unit.
* con aire acondicionado=air conditioned.
* sistema de aire acondicionado=air conditioning system.
* tener aire acondiconado=be air-conditioned.
* vivienda bien acondiconada=good housing.
* vivienda mal acondicionada=poor housing.

acondicionado para el futuro
(adj.)=future-proof.
Ex: Lack of funding has led to the development of a strategy which it is hoped will lead to the creation of a 'future-proof' environment based on in-house developed software.
acondicionamiento
(n.)=fit ; retrofitting.
Ex: By comparing this informal communication network with the formal organization chart one can see how close the fit between actuality and theory is.
Ex: This paper describes the recipients of the award, 3 of which won for new buildings, 1 a major renovation and 2 adaptive retrofittings of library structures.

acondicionar
(v.)=condition ; retrofit ; fit out ; fettle.
Ex: As we all know the traditional type of building depended on using elements of the external wall to permite daylight and ventilation to condition the internal spaces.
Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.
Ex: Prepare your bike the night before so you don't need to fettle with your derailleur when you should be warming up.

acongojado
(adj.)=grieving.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.

acongojar
(v.)=distress.
Ex: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.

acongojo
(n.)=grieving.
Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.

aconsejable
(adj.)=wise ; advisable.
Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.
Ex: End user searching is inevitable and a strategy for encouraging it is advisable.
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* no ser aconsejable=be undesirable.
* poco aconsejable=unwise ; inadvisable.
* ser aconsejable=be welcome ; be better served by ; be in order.
* ser muy aconsejable que=be well advised to.

aconsejar
(v.)=counsel ; give + guidance ; provide + advice ; provide + guidance ; give + advice on ; advise.
Ex: For example, ALA 5A counsels that collections should be entered under the compiler or editor, individual or corporate.
Ex: Rules in AACR2 give guidance on how to make this choice, or in other words, how to identify who is chiefly responsible.
Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.
Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.
Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.
Ex: This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction.

acontecer
(v.)=befall ; go on.
Ex: The severe economic crisis that befell scholarly micropublishing in 1987 and 1988 could well recur.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
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* cambiar lo acontencido=change + the course of events.

acontecimiento
(n.)=event ; move ; scene ; happening ; occasion.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
Ex: These cases are drawn from actual happenings.
Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.
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* acontecimiento deportivo=sporting event ; sport event.
* acontecimiento especial=festive occasion.
* acontecimiento futuro=futuristic.
* acontecimiento histórico=historical event.
* acontecimiento importante=milestone ; red carpet event.
* acontecimiento próximo=coming event.
* acontecimientos + desarrollarse=events + unfold.
* acontecimientos locales=local events.
* acontecimiento social=community event ; social event ; social.
* acontecimiento + tener lugar=occurrence + take place.
* adelantarse a los acontecimientos=ahead of the curve ; jump + the gun.
* celebrar un acontecimiento=hold + event.
* con muchos acontecimientos=event-filled.
* durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos=in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
* lleno de acontecimientos=eventful ; event-filled.
* los acontecimientos=the rush of events ; the course of events.
* sin acontecimientos que destacar=uneventful.

acontecimiento + tener lugar
(n.)=occurrence + take place.
Ex: When such a happy occurrence takes place the publisher can put out extra impressions and can publish (or sell the rights for) a paperback edition for a larger market.
acontecimiento deportivo
(n.)=sporting event ; sport event.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure going to the cinema, the theatre, the pub, to sporting events or any of a hundred other forms of recreation. Ex: Such writing can spring off from things that happen in the local community such as robberies, things that happen in the local community: robberies, street accidents, big sports events, a strike and the like.
acontecimiento especial
(n.)=festive occasion.
Ex: The sale, nearly stopped on legal technicalities, was held as a festive occasion with tea and auction of more valuable books.
acontecimiento futuro
(n.)=futuristic.
Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.
acontecimiento histórico
(n.)=historical event.
Ex: The author considers the complex, symbiotic relationships among social memory, popular culture, and historical events.
acontecimiento importante
(n.)=milestone ; red carpet event.
Ex: The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning. Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.
acontecimiento próximo
(n.)=coming event.
Ex: News, leagues, coming events and tournaments, and listings of bowling centres for bowlers in England.
acontecimiento social
(n.)=community event ; social event ; social.
Ex: People are checking over the giant noticeboard of community events, 'for sale,' 'ads,' and 'help wanted' notices. Ex: Also covered are the finances of the CLA, social events during the conference, funds and support for gays, and the year ahead for CLA. Ex: Socials take place every Thursday evening, usually at around 8pm.
acontecimientos + desarrollarse
(n.)=events + unfold.
Ex: It will be readily apparent as the events unfold in some of the cases, however, that librarians are sometimes called upon to make painful decisions.
acontecimientos locales
=local events.
Ex: This database provides access to a wide range of information, including local news, the housing and employment markets, weather and local events, through some 400 public terminals located in public libraries, employment centres, town-halls, and schools.
acopiar
(v.)=hoard ; store up ; gather.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.
Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.

acoplador
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* acoplador acústico=acoustic coupler.

acoplador acústico
(n.)=acoustic coupler.
Ex: Unlike the modem, the acoustic coupler does not require an electrical connection.
acorazado
(n.)=armoured [armored, -USA] ; warship ; battleship ; dreadnought ; ironclad [iron-clad] ; ironclad battleship.
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Ex: Thus a book on 'the history of naval warships' may be sought under history, navy or warships.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: Figure 5 is a sketch of a dreadnought.
Ex: He also highlights some of the naval innovations of the war, including submarines, ironclad vessels, and new types of mines.
Ex: Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.
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* infantería acorazada=armoured infantry.
* vehículo acorazado=armoured vehicle.

acordado
(adj.)=agreed ; concerted.
Ex: Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.
Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.

acordar
(v.)=concert.
Ex: Such modifications should be concerted, and not left to the whims and caprices of individual classifiers.
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* acordar sobre=agree (on/upon).

acordar sobre
(v.)=agree (on/upon).
Ex: Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts).
acordarse
(v.)=remember.
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
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* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse=to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

acorde
(n.)=chord.
Ex: Chords are based on harmony, using every second note in a dominant scale, starting with the root note.
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* estar acorde con=be consistent with ; be consistent with.
* estar de acorde con=be commensurate with.
* ser acorde con=be commensurate with.

acordeonista
(n.)=accordionist.
Ex: Again, Shane was the first accordionist to have ever studied there.

acordeón
(n.)=accordion.
Ex: This is the right place for all sorts of accordions, bandoneons, concertinas, amplifiers, mics, and accessories.
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* acordeón de botones=button accordion.
* acordeón piano=piano accordion.
* plisado de acordeón=accordion pleating ; accordion pleats.

acordeón de botones
(n.)=button accordion.
Ex: This had not been possible before as there were so many different button accordions with different systems.
acordeón piano
(n.)=piano accordion.
Ex: She's got a few piano accordions so luckily enough she could lend me one to practice on.
acordonar
(v.)=seal off ; cordon off.
Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.
Ex: Part of a city centre was evacuated and cordoned off today after a suspicious package was posted through a letterbox.

acorralado
(adj.)=up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall ; at bay ; hunted down ; cornered.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.
Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
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* sentirse acorralado=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

acorralar
(v.)=corner ; hem + Nombre + in ; push + Nombre + into a corner.
Ex: Okay, the jig's up! Your dean or department chair corners you and says: 'I think it's high time you taught your Introduction to Library History course on the Internet'.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
Ex: You never know what a person will do until you push him into a corner.

acortamiento
(n.)=shortening.
Ex: Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.

acortar
(v.)=curtail ; shorten ; truncate ; conflate ; foreshorten ; cut + Nombre + short ; abridge ; abbreviate ; cut across.
Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
Ex: If there are holds on the title, the loan period is shortened to 14 days.
Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
Ex: Authors did not always read proofs; revises might be omitted and routines conflated.
Ex: Medicine also needs to reconsider whether actions that foreshorten life can be normative and permissible.
Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification (abbreviated to either DC or DDC) is arguably the most important bibliographic classification scheme.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
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* acortar las diferencias=close + the gap.
* acortar las distancias=close + the gap.
* acortar las distancias entre ... y=narrow + the gap between ... and.
* acortar + Posesivo + vida=cut + Posesivo + life short.
* acortarse=grow + shorter ; get + shorter.

acortar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=cut + Posesivo + life short.
Ex: On average, men who smoke cut their lives short by 13.2 years, and female smokers lose 14.5 years.
acortar las diferencias
(v.)=close + the gap.
Ex: During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.
acortar las distancias
(v.)=close + the gap.
Ex: During the 19 years that statistics have been gathered women have been gradually closing the earnings gap.
acortar las distancias entre ... y
(v.)=narrow + the gap between ... and.
Ex: Their goal is to relate abstract management principles and theories to actual management practice, and to help narrow the gap between the classroom and the real world.
acortarse
(v.)=grow + shorter ; get + shorter.
Ex: With days growing shorter, time was precious, and man was reminded of the long darkness ahead. Ex: As the days get shorter and summer winds down, allergy sufferers begin another period of sniffling and sneezing with the start of ragweed season.
acosado
(adj.)=at bay ; beleaguered.
Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.
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* acosado por la angustia=angst-ridden.
* acosado por problemas=beset with + problems.
* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido=harassed housewife.

acosado por la angustia
(adj.)=angst-ridden.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
acosado por problemas
=beset with + problems.
Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
acosador
(n.)=stalker.
Nota: Persona que tiene una manía obsesiva con otra y la sigue allí donde vaya.
Ex: The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.
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* acosador sexual=sex pest.

acosador sexual
(n.)=sex pest.
Ex: A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest.
acosar
(v.)=plague ; press upon ; bait ; besiege ; harass ; bully ; dog ; persecute ; hound ; nag (at) ; pelt ; pressurise [pressurize, -USA] ; importune ; pester ; nobble ; stalk ; bedevil ; bear down on ; harry ; breathe down + Posesivo + neck ; sledge.
Nota: Especialmente a los bateadores de cricket para que pierdan la concentración.
Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.
Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.
Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
Ex: They have to realize that their kids are grown up and can make their own decisions and don't need their parents breathing down their necks anymore.
Ex: The batsman were sledged beyond words, harassed and were pressured into making mistakes.
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* acosar a Alguien con preguntas=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
* espectáculo en el que perros acosan a un oso=bear-baiting.
* problema + acosar=problem + dog.

acosar a Alguien con preguntas
(v.)=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
Ex: She spent long hours in a cramped conference room, her fractured ankle propped on a trash can, as lawyers took turns peppering her with questions.
acoso
(n.)=harassment ; persecution ; stalking ; bullying ; mobbing.
Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.
Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
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* acoso en el trabajo=workplace mobbing.
* acoso físico=physical harassment.
* acoso laboral=workplace mobbing.
* acoso sexual=sexual harassment.
* aguantar el acoso de=run + the gauntlet of.
* pasar por el acoso de=run + the gauntlet of.
* sufrir el acoso de=run + the gauntlet of.

acoso en el trabajo
(n.)=workplace mobbing.
Ex: Workplace mobbing begins when an individual becomes the target of disrespectful and harmful behavior.
acoso físico
(n.)=physical harassment.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
acoso laboral
(n.)=workplace mobbing.
Ex: Workplace mobbing begins when an individual becomes the target of disrespectful and harmful behavior.
acoso sexual
(n.)=sexual harassment.
Ex: A young female reference librarian in a small college library is convinced that she is a victim of sexual harassment.
acostado
(adj.)=abed.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
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* estar acostado=lie in + bed.

acostar
(v.)=tuck into + bed.
Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.
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* acostar a Alguien=tuck + Nombre + in for the night.
* acostarse=go to + bed ; retire + at night ; bed down ; lie down ; bunk down ; hit + the hay.
* acostarse con cualquiera=sleep around ; have the morals of an alley cat (and the scruples of a snake).
* acostarse hasta recuperarse de Algo=sleep it off.
* acostarse pronto=go to + bed soon.
* acostarse tarde=stay up + late.
* acostarse temprano=go to + bed early.
* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado=lie down with dogs and you get fleas.
* a la hora de acostarse=at bedtime.
* antes de acostarse=before bed.
* hora de acostarse=bedtime.

acostar a Alguien
(v.)=tuck + Nombre + in for the night.
Ex: A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.
acostarse
(v.)=go to + bed ; retire + at night ; bed down ; lie down ; bunk down ; hit + the hay.
Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door. Ex: Modern man is beset by many types of noise each day from the time he wakes until he retires at night. Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping. Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river. Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night. Ex: Anyone jog at night before hitting the hay -- is it good for sleep or you become too awake?.
acostarse con cualquiera
=sleep around ; have the morals of an alley cat (and the scruples of a snake).
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today. Ex: Notorious for having the morals of an alley cat, he admitted to one of his girlfriends that he would do anything with anybody if it landed him a part in a film.
acostarse hasta recuperarse de Algo
(v.)=sleep it off.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
acostarse pronto
(v.)=go to + bed soon.
Ex: You may find that she may have trouble understanding what you mean when you tell her that 'it's getting late' or you 'should go to bed soon'.
acostarse tarde
(v.)=stay up + late.
Ex: Apparently staying up late -- being a night owl rather than a lark -- is a sign of intelligence.
acostarse temprano
(v.)=have + an early night.
Ex: As it was Sunday, everyone was having an early night in preparation for work the next day.
acostumbrado
(adj.)=customary ; usual ; habitual.
Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.
Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.
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* estar acostumbrado a=be familiar with ; be no stranger to ; be used to.
* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo=be accustomed to + Gerundio.
* estar bastante acostumbrado a=be all too familiar with.
* estar muy acostumbrado a=be all too familiar with.
* estar poco acostumbrado a=be unaccustomed to.
* no acostumbrado a=unfamiliar with.
* no estar acostumbrado a=be unaccustomed to.

acostumbrar
(v.)=accustom ; wean ; acclimatise [acclimatize, -USA].
Ex: To the critics of Panizzi, accustomed to the simplicity of the finding catalog, 'the whole volume' represented 'a magnificent mistake'.
Ex: Classes which are not accustomed to the practice of silent reading will need weaning.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.
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* acostumbrar a=wean + Nombre + on.
* acostumbrarse=become + adept ; inure.
* acostumbrarse a=get + a feel for ; live with ; get used to.
* acostumbrarse a las cosas=get (back) into + the swings of things ; things + grow on + Pronombre.
* acostumbrarse a manejar Algo=get + the hang of.
* acostumbrarse a no sentir=become hardened to.
* acostumbrarse a una idea=get used to + idea ; deal with + concept.

acostumbrar a
(v.)=wean + Nombre + on.
Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
acostumbrarse
(v.)=become + adept ; inure.
Ex: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes. Ex: It is believed that children, no matter when they were born, can never become inured to the death of a parent.
acostumbrarse a
(v.)=get + a feel for ; live with ; get used to.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world. Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them. Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
acostumbrarse a las cosas
(n.)=get (back) into + the swings of things ; things + grow on + Pronombre.
Ex: It was hard to start with as I got tired easily and had also lost a lot of confidence, but I soon got into the swings of things. Ex: By trying some of the suggestions here you may find that a few things grow on you and become part of your development habits.
acostumbrarse a manejar Algo
(v.)=get + the hang of.
Ex: This is very easy to do, and once you get the hang of it, you'll find it very simple.
acostumbrarse a no sentir
(v.)=become hardened to.
Ex: Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the
imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly.
acostumbrarse a una idea
(v.)=get used to + idea ; deal with + concept.
Ex: Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'. Ex: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
acotador
(n.)=qualifier.
Nota: En las búsquedas documentales, elemento que se utiliza para delimitar la clave de búsqueda con objeto de mejorar la pertinencia de los resultados.
Ex: If too many titles are found, try to qualify your search by entering publication date, author's name, or other qualifier.
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* acotador de búsqueda=search qualifier.

acotador de búsqueda
(n.)=search qualifier.
Ex: There is a need for cross data base searching by software modification, standardisation of field names and search qualifiers.
acotar
(v.)=qualify ; map out ; scope.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
Ex: Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.
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* acotar una búsqueda=narrow + search ; qualify + search ; refine + search.
* acotar un problema=delineate + problem.

acotar un problema
(v.)=delineate + problem.
Ex: We need more quantified analysis if we are to delineate the problem accurately and frame a response to it.
acotar una búsqueda
(v.)=narrow + search ; qualify + search ; refine + search.
Ex: If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers. Ex: If too many titles are found, try to qualify your search by entering publication date, author's name, or other qualifier. Ex: The search is given a set number so that if the search results need to be displayed or the search refined it can be referred to directly.
acre^1
(n.)=acre.
Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.

acre^2
(adj.)=pungent.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

acrecentar
(v.)=strengthen.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.

acreditación
(n.)=reputation ; accreditation ; proof of identity.
Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
Ex: There is need for reform of the curriculum and a national system of accreditation.
Ex: All applicants for a driver license must present proof of identity satisfactory to the department.
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* acreditación en informática=computer driving licence.
* acreditación europea en informática=European computer driving licence (ECDL).
* proceso de acreditación=accreditation process.

acreditación en informática
(n.)=computer driving licence.
Ex: The author explains the need for a `Computer Driving Licence, a certificate which shows that the bearer has reached a certain standard of computer expertise.
acreditación europea en informática
(n.)=European computer driving licence (ECDL).
Ex: A pilot scheme has involved people coming to the library for courses such as the ECDL (European Computer Driving Licence).
acreditado
(adj.)=accredited ; reputable.
Ex: Please remember that only accredited representatives of voting members of IFLA are entitled to vote at IFLA Council meetings.
Ex: Plainly it is worth seeking both reputable suppliers and producers, since they have an interest in offering a sound product.

acreditativo
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* documento acreditativo de identidad=proof of identity.

acreedor
(n.)=creditor.
Ex: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, debtor and creditor.
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* saldo acreedor=credit balance.

acribillar
(v.)=pelt.
Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
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* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
* acribillar a preguntas=grill.

acribillar a Alguien a preguntas
(v.)=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
Ex: She spent long hours in a cramped conference room, her fractured ankle propped on a trash can, as lawyers took turns peppering her with questions.
acribillar a preguntas
(v.)=grill.
Ex: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
acrilamida
(n.)=acrylamide.
Ex: The aim of this work was to examine the effect of blanching or soaking in different acid solutions on the acrylamide content in potato crisps.

acrilato
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* acrilato etílico=ethyl acrylate.

acrilato etílico
(n.)=ethyl acrylate.
Ex: Two of the methods used in response to this problem have been polymerization by ethyl acrylate and strengthening with cellulose.
acrimonia
(n.)=acrimony ; pungency ; bitterness.
Ex: However, by Spring 1897 Jones had resigned her post to escape an atmosphere of acrimony, where she had become the victim of sexual discrimination.
Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
Ex: Love is the exact opposite of unforgiveness, envy, jealousy, hate, pride and bitterness.

acristalado
(adj.)=glass-enclosed ; glazed ; glassed.
Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.
Ex: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight, but double glazing, tinting, or architectural shading are necessary to alleviate the worst effects of noise, solar gain and solar glare = Las áreas acristaladas permiten que los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la luz natural, aunque el doble acristalamiento, los cristales ahumados, o las sombras arquitectónicas son necesarios para reducir los efectos negativos del ruido, la radiación solar y el resplandor del sol.
Ex: The frame has only horizontal beams into which the glassed panels are placed.
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* porche acristalado=conservatory ; sun conservatory.

acristalamiento
(n.)=glazing.
Ex: Teaching units cover insulating, drywall, painting and wall covering, glass and glazing, floor covering, and landscaping.
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* acristalamiento doble=double glazing.
* acristalamiento triple=triple glazing.
* con doble acristalamiento=double-glazed.
* doble acristalamiento=double glazing.
* poner doble acristalamiento=double glaze.
* triple acristalamiento=triple glazing.
* ventana con acristalamiento doble=double-glazed window.

acristalamiento doble
(n.)=double glazing.
Ex: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight, but double glazing, tinting, or architectural shading are necessary to alleviate the worst effects of noise, solar gain and solar glare = Las áreas acristaladas permiten que los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la luz natural, aunque el doble acristalamiento, los cristales ahumados, o las sombras arquitectónicas son necesarios para reducir los efectos negativos del ruido, la radiación solar y el resplandor del sol.
acristalamiento triple
(n.)=triple glazing.
Ex: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight but double glazing or even triple glazing is necessary.
acristalar
(v.)=glass in ; glaze.
Ex: They are also in the process of glassing in the car-port so it can be used as a gym.
Ex: Having finally got the frame up, the next job is to glaze the greenhouse.

acritud
(n.)=acrimony ; pungency ; bitterness.
Ex: However, by Spring 1897 Jones had resigned her post to escape an atmosphere of acrimony, where she had become the victim of sexual discrimination.
Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
Ex: Love is the exact opposite of unforgiveness, envy, jealousy, hate, pride and bitterness.

acrobacia
(n.)=acrobatics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: During the peformance, Chinese actors and actresses staged a variety of cultural art forms, including acrobatics and traditional Chinese music.

acrobático
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* paracaidismo acrobático=skydiving [sky-diving].

acronímico
(adj.)=acronymic.
Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.

acrílico
(adj.)=acrylic.
Ex: For exhibition purposes, rigid acrylic (perspex) book cradles offer the best solution.
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* acrílico monómero=monomer acrylic.

acrílico monómero
=monomer acrylic.
Ex: One method to strengthen brittle paper without unbinding the books is to impregnate them with monomer acrylics and to radiate for polymerisation.
acrítico
(adj.)=non-judgmental [non-judgemental].
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.

acróbata
(n.)=acrobat.
Ex: For the elderly getting down on one's knees to look for books is a job for acrobats.

acrónimo
(n.)=acronym.
Nota: Nombre de una entidad formado por las iniciales (y a veces alguna de las letras que siguen a la inicial) de su nombre completo.
Ex: In keeping with its acronym, PRECIS is an alphabetical subject indexing system that both present a 'precis' of the subject content of a document at each entry point in the printed index, and also displays index terms in context.
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* relativo a acrónimos=acronymic.

acróstico
(n./adj.)=acrostic.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: An acrostic is a class of poems in which the first letters of every line, when read down, spell a hidden message.
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* poema acróstico=acrostic poem.
* poesía acróstica=acrostic poetry.

acta
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* acta de defunción=death certificate.
* acta de juicio=trial record.
* acta de nacimiento=birth certificate.
* acta de sesión=trial record.
* acta notarial=notarial deed.
* actas=minutes ; published proceedings.
* actas de congresos=conference proceedings ; proceedings ; published proceedings.
* actas de reuniones=transactions.

acta de defunción
(n.)=death certificate.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
acta de juicio
(n.)=trial record.
Ex: Primary and secondary sources including trial records, statutes, diaries, newspaper accounts and monographs on divorce, bigamy, polygamy, sex, etc., will be included.
acta de nacimiento
(n.)=birth certificate.
Ex: The data are based on information abstracted from birth certificates filed in vital statistics offices.
acta de sesión
(n.)=trial record.
Ex: Primary and secondary sources including trial records, statutes, diaries, newspaper accounts and monographs on divorce, bigamy, polygamy, sex, etc., will be included.
acta notarial
(n.)=notarial deed.
Ex: Notarial deeds will also no longer be needed for certain forms of contract or rent agreements.
actas
(n.)=minutes ; published proceedings.
Ex: Since this will likely be a long meeting, I suggest we postpone approving the minutes of our last meeting. Ex: Following each annual conference, the papers presented at that meeting are compiled into a published proceedings.
actas de congresos
(n.)=conference proceedings ; proceedings ; published proceedings.
Ex: Usually, many of the entries relate to periodical literature, but monographs, conference proceedings, reports and other literature may also be covered. Ex: The collection of papers presented at a conference and, generally, a report of the discussions is known as proceedings. Ex: Following each annual conference, the papers presented at that meeting are compiled into a published proceedings.
actas de reuniones
(n.)=transactions.
Ex: Transactions are a series of minutes, communications and other documents relative to a meeting.
actinomiceto
(n.)=actinomycete.
Ex: Chapter 2 describes general characteristics of various microorganisms causing this deterioration -- bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, yeasts, and algae.

actitud
(n.)=attitude ; set ; mindset [mind-set] ; turn of mind ; field of vision.
Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.
Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
Ex: The article 'The emergence of a new mindset' argues that despite an evolving sense of social responsibility by librarians, confusion as to the public library's mission still persists.
Ex: The key to quality correctional library service is the turn of mind, the energy, and sense of dedication which the librarian brings to the job.
Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
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* actitud abierta=open mind.
* actitud ante la vida=approach to life.
* actitud ante los libros=set about books.
* actitud belicista=warmongering.
* actitud + cambiar=attitude + go.
* actitud crítica=critical eye.
* actitud de defensa=defensiveness.
* actitud defensiva=bunker mentality.
* actitud del personal=staff attitude.
* actitud despreocupada=devil-may-care attitude.
* actitud de superioridad=attitude of superiority.
* actitud distante=aloofness.
* actitud imparcial=open mind.
* actitud liberal=liberal attitude.
* actitud mental=set of mind.
* actitud negativa=negativism ; negative attitude.
* actitud pasota=devil-may-care attitude.
* actitud personal=personal attitude.
* actitud positiva=positive attitude.
* actitud resignada=resigned attitude.
* actitud sensata y recta=no-nonsense approach.
* actitud sexista=sexist attitude.
* actitud social=social attitude.
* adoptar una actitud=adopt + outlook ; adopt + attitude ; take + role.
* cambiar de actitud=change + attitude.
* cambio de actitud=change in attitude ; change of heart.
* con una actitud crítica=with a critical eye.
* con una actitud de=in a spirit of.
* con una actitud desafiante=defiantly.
* con una actitud de superioridad=snooty .
* escuchar con una actitud abierta=lend + a sympathetic ear to.
* mantener una actitud=hold + attitude.
* mantener una actitud abierta=be open-minded.

actitud + cambiar
(n.)=attitude + go.
Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.
actitud abierta
(n.)=open mind.
Ex: The publisher needs to approach these data with an open mind.
actitud ante la vida
(n.)=approach to life.
Ex: This article emphasises the importance of demystifying new technology and developing a positive approach to life.
actitud ante los libros
(n.)=set about books.
Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
actitud belicista
(n.)=warmongering.
Ex: This book makes use of archival sources to explode the myth of Poincare's warmongering.
actitud crítica
(n.)=critical eye.
Ex: Scholarly publishers routinely include in their contract requirements that may merit a critical eye.
actitud de defensa
(n.)=defensiveness.
Ex: Passive managerial techniques foster discontent and disrespect among staff members, and aggressive techniques create defensiveness, mistrust, and hostility.
actitud de superioridad
(n.)=attitude of superiority.
Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
actitud defensiva
(n.)=bunker mentality.
Ex: The design and remodeling of schools can contribute to the safety of the school while reducing the negative effects of a bunker mentality.
actitud del personal
(n.)=staff attitude.
Ex: Within each organisation the written and unwritten rules relating to performance and staff attitudes represent that company's 'culture'.
actitud despreocupada
(n.)=devil-may-care attitude.
Ex: The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.
actitud distante
(n.)=aloofness.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
actitud imparcial
(n.)=open mind.
Ex: The publisher needs to approach these data with an open mind.
actitud liberal
(n.)=liberal attitude.
Ex: 'Nation Review' was an Australian national newspaper of the 70s, noted for its irreverence and its liberal attitudes.
actitud mental
(n.)=set of mind.
Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
actitud negativa
(n.)=negativism ; negative attitude.
Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up. Ex: Against a background of the southern caste system and negative attitudes to Black education, disagreements among Black leaders tended to cloud the issues.
actitud pasota
(n.)=devil-may-care attitude.
Ex: The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar.
actitud personal
(n.)=personal attitude.
Ex: Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.
actitud positiva
(n.)=positive attitude.
Ex: Forecasting techniques should be viewed not with skepticism and dread but with hope and a positive attitude.
actitud resignada
(n.)=resigned attitude.
Ex: This paper gives examples of 'problem patrons' and violent encounters experienced by librarians, especially in the audiovisual room, and the resigned attitude of library management.
actitud sensata y recta
(n.)=no-nonsense approach.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
actitud sexista
(n.)=sexist attitude.
Ex: His director being a woman he views her with a mixture of sexist attitudes and resigned acceptance.
actitud social
(n.)=social attitude.
Ex: Modern discussion centered around film and TV has interrogated more profoundly the social attitudes and theories which lie behind the concept of the creative author.
activación
(n.)=activation ; firing.
Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time, such as the activation of what psychologists call 'threat-reduction mechanisms'.
Ex: Stochastic features include variable thresholds for neuronal firing and occasional cell death.
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* activación por contacto=constrained spreading activation.
* activación por neutrones=neutron activation.

activación por contacto
(n.)=constrained spreading activation.
Ex: The search method, constrained spreading activation, makes inferences about the goals of the user and thus finds information that the user did not explicitly request but that is likely to be useful.
activación por neutrones
(n.)=neutron activation.
Ex: In order to determine the composition of pigments used in the miniatures of these Gospel books, 2 techniques of neutron activation have been used.
activado
(adj.)=activated.
Ex: The article has the title 'Thermochemically activated oxidation: Mother Nature's book burning'.
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* activado por la lluvia=rain-sensing.
* activado por voz=speech-controlled.
* activado y desactivado=off and on ; on and off.

activado por la lluvia
(adj.)=rain-sensing.
Ex: In this article, we'll take a look inside windshield wipers, learn about the wiper blades and then explore a new rain-sensing wiper control.
activado por voz
=speech-controlled.
Ex: One might, for example, speak to a microphone, in the manner described in connection with the speech-controlled typewriter, and thus make his selections.
activado y desactivado
=off and on ; on and off.
Ex: It also plays music, has a sound off and on buttons and volume controllers. Ex: A new study finds genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.
activamente
=actively.
Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.
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* participar activamente en=engage in.

activar
(v.)=activate ; initialize ; trip ; set on ; actuate ; set in + motion ; energise [energize, -USA] ; drive ; set in + train ; put in + train ; enable.
Ex: Deferred orders are activated when the 'claim overdue order' function is run.
Ex: These fields do not need to be initialized.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
Ex: You can also select this option on the Setup Options screen to set postings on permanently.
Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.
Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
Ex: The slightest disturbance may set in train a process of degradation-as from forest to grassland, or grassland to desert.
Ex: Following that vote, the Government put in train an analysis of the reasons the document was voted down.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
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* activar una señal=activate + signal.
* activar un dispositivo de control=set + control.
* activar un proceso=activate + process.
* activar un sistema=activate + system.

activar un dispositivo de control
(v.)=set + control.
Ex: A timing control is set prior to pressing a push-button which activates a light source within the machine so that the correct exposure can be given.
activar un proceso
(v.)=activate + process.
Ex: A bottle containing blanket wash solvent is incorporated in the machine and the process is activated by depressing and holding a lever.
activar un sistema
(v.)=activate + system.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
activar una señal
(v.)=activate + signal.
Ex: However, problems can arise with some electronic detection devices because other metal objects such as belt clasps may activate the alarm signal.
actividad
(n.)=activity ; ferment ; operation ; pursuit ; business [businesses, -pl.] ; proaction ; occasion.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
Ex: Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.
Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.
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* actividad al aire libre=outdoor activity.
* actividad bibliotecaria=library activity.
* actividad comercial=commercial activity.
* actividad complementaria=follow-up activity.
* actividad conjunta=cooperative effort.
* actividad cultural=cultural activity.
* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria=outreach activity.
* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
* actividad editorial=publishing activity.
* actividad extraescolar=extra-mural event ; after-school activity ; out-of-school activity.
* actividad física=physical activity.
* actividad fundamental=core activity.
* actividad investigadora=research activity.
* actividad lúdica=recreational activity.
* actividad mental=mental activity.
* actividad política=political activity.
* actividad principal=core activity.
* actividad profesional=professional activity.
* actividad programada=planned activity.
* actividad secundaria=sidelight activity.
* actividad social=social activity.
* actividad suplementaria=sideline.
* bullir de actividad=be a hive of activity.
* campo de actividad=area of application.
* centro de actividad=focal point.
* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE)=General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
* con muchas actividades=event-filled.
* con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías=a change is as good as a rest.
* desempeñar las actividades de uno=conduct + affairs.
* desempeño de actividades=conduct of business.
* desempeño de las actividades=conduct of affairs.
* diversificar las actividades=branch out (into) ; branch into.
* falta de actividad=inactivity ; inaction.
* horas de poca actividad=slack hours.
* industria de actividades al aire libre, la=outdoor industry, the.
* iniciar las actividades=get + things going ; get + things rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling.
* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva=interactive timeout interval (ITI).
* lleno de actividades=event-filled.
* llevar a cabo actividades=conduct + business.
* llevar a cabo una actividad=conduct + activity.
* memoria de actividad realizada=interim report.
* muestreo de actividades=activity sampling.
* período de baja actividad=dry spell.
* período de poca actividad=slack time ; slack period ; slack activity time.
* planear una actividad=plot + activity.
* presupuestación por actividades=performance budgeting.
* presupuesto asignado por actividades=performance budget.
* programa de actividades=timetable of activities ; calendar of events ; events calendar.
* promover una actividad=launch + activity.
* realización de actividades=conduct of business.
* realizar actividades=conduct + business ; do + activities.
* realizar una actividad=engage in + practice ; engage in + activity ; perform + activity ; conduct + activity.
* registro de actividades realizadas=logbook [log book].
* ser un hervidero de actividad=be a hive of activity.
* suspender actividades=cease + activities.
* tarea orientada hacia una actividad=activity-oriented task.
* tasa de actividad=activity rate.

actividad al aire libre
(n.)=outdoor activity.
Ex: The Belgian countryside is relatively unspoilt and as a visitor you will have the opportunity to take part in various outdoor activities.
actividad bibliotecaria
(n.)=library activity.
Ex: IFLA is the International Federation of Library Associations whose purpose is to promote development in all fields of library activity.
actividad comercial
(n.)=commercial activity.
Ex: This includes the liability for all bodily injury, material or immaterial damage, caused to any third party within the framework of their commercial activity.
actividad complementaria
(n.)=follow-up activity.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.
actividad conjunta
(n.)=cooperative effort.
Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
actividad cultural
(n.)=cultural activity.
Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.
actividad de extensión bibliotecaria
(n.)=outreach activity.
Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.
actividad dirigida a recabar fondos
(n.)=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
Ex: This paper describes fundraisers, organised by a civic group in Northern Pennsylvania, which may be adapted for raising funds for public libraries by Friends of the Library organisations.
actividad editorial
(n.)=publishing activity.
Ex: The huge upsurge in publishing activity outran the rudimentary abilities of libraries and contemporary bibliographers to contain it.
actividad extraescolar
(adj.)=extra-mural event ; after-school activity ; out-of-school activity.
Ex: Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests. Ex: Patrons also perceive the library as a safe place for children to go for after-school activities. Ex: Out-of-school activities are for school-age children to play and learn and have fun in groups.
actividad fundamental
(n.)=core activity.
Ex: Based on these core activities, we estimate an annual operating budget of approximately $3.2M.
actividad física
(n.)=physical activity.
Ex: This is the Internet's largest selection of jockstraps -- athletic supporters that can be worn for just about any sport or physical activity.
actividad investigadora
(n.)=research activity.
Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.
actividad lúdica
(n.)=recreational activity.
Ex: Reading should be promoted as a worthwhile recreational activity in addition to its educational and informational role.
actividad mental
(n.)=mental activity.
Ex: Deep meditation can also make us lose all notion of time because our mental activity is situated on the subconscious level.
actividad política
(n.)=political activity.
Ex: What American libraries mean by advocacy is a far less 'political' activity than its British counterpart.
actividad principal
(n.)=core activity.
Ex: Based on these core activities, we estimate an annual operating budget of approximately $3.2M.
actividad profesional
(n.)=professional activity.
Ex: IFLA's Professional Board deals with coordinating and planning professional activities and consists of the Chariperson from each of the eight Divisions, plus a Chairperson elected from the outgoing Professional Board by the incoming Professional Board members.
actividad programada
(n.)=planned activity.
Ex: Any additionally planned activities which will take place at the facility must receive prior approval from the Director.
actividad secundaria
(n.)=sidelight activity.
Ex: We continue to make ILL appear trivial and unimportant, a sidelight activity to whatever else we do.
actividad social
(n.)=social activity.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
actividad suplementaria
(n.)=sideline.
Ex: The overall consensus amongst US booksellers is that the higher profit margins of sidelines make secondary products a wise business investment.
activismo
(n.)=activism.
Ex: Social activism is neither the library's role nor the librarian's professional role.
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* activismo social=social activism.

activismo social
(n.)=social activism.
Ex: This article discusses the perceived malaise which besets the field in terms of fundamentalism, xenophobia, censorship, fetishism, feminism, genetic inbreeding and social activism.
activista
(n.)=activist.
Ex: The Fawcett Library's collection of materials concerning the feminist theorist and activist, Teresa Billington-Grieg, is described.
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* activista contra el consumismo=consumer activist.
* activista de los animales=animal activist.
* activista ecológico=eco-warrior.
* grupo activista=faction group.

activista contra el consumismo
(n.)=consumer activist.
Ex: Other activities involve students in taking field trips to the local greengrocery and/or butcher's shop, and listening to nurses, consumer activists and othe guest speakers.
activista de los animales
(n.)=animal activist.
Ex: Animal activists believe that banning cock-fighting will do little to control it
.
activista ecológico
(n.)=eco-warrior.
Ex: Now, sheep are being enlisted as eco-warriors in the battle against invasive plant species.
activo de nuevo
=up and about.
Ex: To make matters worse, too many patients are content to prescribe bed rest for themselves, even if their doctors would rather have them up and about.
activo digital
(n.)=digital assets.
Ex: Libraries increasingly depend on digital assets they neither own nor manage.
activo fijo
(n.)=fixed assets.
Ex: The maximum amount of loan is 50 per cent of the costs of fixed assets.
activo fijo tangible
(n.)=tangible fixed assets.
Ex: Tangible fixed assets include physical assets such as land and buildings and equipment.
activo tangible
(n.)=tangible assets.
Ex: Tangible assets will increase in quantity and value from 27 per cent to 82 per cent.
activo^1
=active ; underway [under way] ; lively ; proactive [pro-active] ; in operation ; spry ; sprightly ; industrious ; energetic ; up and about.
Ex: This function can be used when some information on an active order has to be changed.
Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
Ex: 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.
Ex: However, the network remained in operation until its management was taken over by the fascist regime.
Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
Ex: He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.
Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
Ex: Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.
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* activo de nuevo=up and about.
* activos socialmente, los=socially committed, the.
* componente activo=active ingredient.
* en activo=practising [practicing, -USA].
* hiperactivo=hyperactive.
* ingrediente activo=active ingredient.
* mantener activo=keep + Nombre + going.
* mantener Algo activo=keep + Nombre + at the fore.
* participar de forma activa=involve.
* participar de forma activa en=engage in.
* personas muy activas, las=those on the go.
* población activa=work-force [workforce] ; labour force ; working population.
* principio activo=active ingredient.
* publicación seriada activa=active serial.
* seguir activo=remain + in being ; remain + in place.
* verbo activo=active verb.

activo^2
(n.)=assets ; asset base.
Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.
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* activo digital=digital assets.
* activo fijo=fixed assets.
* activo fijo tangible=tangible fixed assets.
* activo tangible=tangible assets.
* capital activo=working capital.

activos socialmente, los
=socially committed, the.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
acto
(n.)=act ; event ; deed.
Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
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* acto barbárico=barbaric act.
* acto comunicativo=communication act.
* acto de cobardía=act of cowardice.
* acto de crueldad=act of cruelty.
* acto de devoción=act of devotion.
* acto de evitar=avoidance.
* acto de fé=act of faith.
* acto delictivo=delinquent act ; criminal act.
* acto demencial=senseless act.
* acto de piratería=piracy.
* acto de publicar=publication.
* acto de rebeldía=act of opposition.
* acto de traición=treasonable ; treasonable ; act of treachery ; act of treason.
* acto de violencia=act of violence.
* acto espontáneo de=random act of.
* acto extraño=weirdness.
* acto ilícito=wrongful act.
* acto irracional=irrational act ; senseless act.
* acto oficial=official act ; public engagement.
* acto racional=rational act.
* acto raro=weirdness.
* acto reflejo=knee-jerk reaction.
* acto relacionado con el libro=book event.
* acto religioso=religious service ; religious ceremony.
* acto seguido=thereupon [thereon].
* acto sexual=sexual act.
* actos heroicos=heroics.
* acto sin sentido=senseless act.
* acto social=networking event.
* acto terrorista=act of terror.
* acto violento=act of violence.
* acto voluntario=voluntary act.
* cometer un acto de traición=commit + an act of treason.
* cometer un acto violento=commit + violence.
* en el acto=ipso facto ; outright ; on the spot ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; at the drop of a hat ; immediately.
* fusilar en el acto=shoot on + sight.
* hacer acto de presencia=show + Posesivo + face.
* organizar un acto=hold + event.
* organizar un acto público=organise + function.
* presidir un acto=preside over + act.
* realizar un acto=commit + act.
* salón de actos=auditorium [auditoriums/auditoria, -pl.] ; assembly hall ; assembly room ; lecture hall.

acto barbárico
(n.)=barbaric act.
Ex: Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a 'barbarian act'.
acto comunicativo
(n.)=communication act.
Ex: According to semiotics, communication acts in public libraries occur at subtle levels of expression (signifier) and content (signified).
acto de cobardía
(n.)=act of cowardice.
Ex: Form my history of clans , all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.
acto de crueldad
(n.)=act of cruelty.
Ex: It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.
acto de devoción
(n.)=act of devotion.
Ex: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.
acto de evitar
(n.)=avoidance.
Ex: This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.
acto de fé
(n.)=act of faith.
Ex: By and large, the introduction of such services has been an act of faith by librarians committed to the idea.
acto de piratería
(n.)=piracy.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
acto de publicar
(n.)=publication.
Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
acto de rebeldía
(n.)=act of opposition.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
acto de traición
(n.)=treasonable ; treasonable ; act of treachery ; act of treason.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date. Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date. Ex: This dramatic act of treachery against the Republic was actually entirely due to political infighting between republican factions. Ex: It is also an act of treason against humanity, since it has been used to justify an attempt to destroy the world economy.
acto de violencia
(n.)=act of violence.
Ex: The strategy of terrorists is to commit acts of violence that draws the attention of the the world to their cause.
acto delictivo
(n.)=delinquent act ; criminal act.
Ex: The study suggests some preventative measures which include a simple publicity campaign to educate students on the danger posed to library services by such delinquent acts. Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
acto demencial
(n.)=senseless act.
Ex: Lives are lost every day to senseless acts of murder.
acto espontáneo de
(n.)=random act of.
Ex: Teachers are facing random acts of violence seldom faced in the past.
acto extraño
(n.)=weirdness.
Ex: As examples of this weirdness he points to such instances as the bombings in Nevada and the militias in Arizona.
acto ilícito
(n.)=wrongful act.
Ex: To have the reputation 'of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.
acto irracional
(n.)=irrational act ; senseless act.
Ex: Terrorism is not an irrational act. Ex: Lives are lost every day to senseless acts of murder.
acto oficial
(n.)=official act ; public engagement.
Ex: This publication reports official acts and activities of the various units of the Association. Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
acto racional
(n.)=rational act.
Ex: The Concise Oxford dictionary defines instinct as an 'innate propensity to certain seemingly rational acts performed without conscious intention'.
acto raro
(n.)=weirdness.
Ex: As examples of this weirdness he points to such instances as the bombings in Nevada and the militias in Arizona.
acto reflejo
(n.)=knee-jerk reaction.
Ex: This is a knee-jerk reaction that if it is supported by a right-wing government it must be bad.
acto relacionado con el libro
(n.)=book event.
Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93.
acto religioso
(n.)=religious service ; religious ceremony.
Ex: A new study shows that older women who regularly attend religious services reduce their risk of death by 20%. Ex: Prayer and religious ceremonies may help patients near the end of life and their relatives find comfort and discover meaning in their lives.
acto seguido
=thereupon [thereon].
Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.
acto sexual
(n.)=sexual act.
Ex: Police say an employee at a homeless shelter in downtown Charleston offered reduced lodging rates in exchange for sexual acts.
acto sin sentido
(n.)=senseless act.
Ex: Lives are lost every day to senseless acts of murder.
acto social
(n.)=networking event.
Ex: These prestigious networking events will provide you with the latest news and trends in the design industry
.
acto terrorista
(n.)=act of terror.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
acto violento
(n.)=act of violence.
Ex: The strategy of terrorists is to commit acts of violence that draws the attention of the the world to their cause.
acto voluntario
(n.)=voluntary act.
Ex: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.
actor
(n.)=actor [actress, -fem.] ; performing artist ; thespian ; player.
Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.
Ex: The article 'Thespians, troubadours, hams and bad actors' discusses methods by which school and public libraries can come to terms with the behaviour of young adults.
Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
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* actor ambicioso=aspiring actor.
* actor cinematográfico=film actor.
* actor cómico=comedian ; actor-comedian.
* actor de reparto=character actor ; supporting actor.
* actor de teatro=stage actor.
* actor extravagante=ham.
* actor principal=lead character ; leading man.
* actor principal, el=main character, the ; main actor, the.
* actor secundario=secondary role.
* actor sustituto=understudy.
* teoría de actor-red=actor network theory.

actor ambicioso
(n.)=aspiring actor.
Ex: After breaking up with Luke several months ago, she is reported having a special romance with an aspiring actor named Leo.
actor cinematográfico
(n.)=film actor.
Ex: A useful example of a non-fiction book of this sort is the autobiography (often ghosted) or the biography of a leading sportsman or woman or of a stage or film actor or actress.
actor cómico
(n.)=comedian ; actor-comedian.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton. Ex: He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.
actor de reparto
(n.)=character actor ; supporting actor.
Ex: He's one of the greatest character actors of our generation, and this whole duality aspect is just right up his alley. Ex: If there's one category at this year's Oscar ceremony that's pretty much a sure bet, it's the best supporting actor and actress awards.
actor de teatro
(n.)=stage actor.
Ex: A useful example of a non-fiction book of this sort is the autobiography (often ghosted) or the biography of a leading sportsman or woman or of a stage or film actor or actress.
actor extravagante
(n.)=ham.
Ex: The article 'Thespians, troubadours, hams and bad actors' discusses methods by which school and public libraries can come to terms with the behaviour of young adults.
actor principal
(n.)=lead character ; leading man.
Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith. Ex: Tinseltown's leading men never get their due on the red carpet.
actor principal, el
(n.)=main character, the ; main actor, the.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles. Ex: Moreover, it does not diminish the role of states as the main actors in international politics.
actor secundario
(n.)=secondary role.
Ex: They are usually assigned secondary roles in the majority of the films they appear in.
actor sustituto
(n.)=understudy.
Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.
actos heroicos
(n.)=heroics.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
actriz
(n.)=actress [actor, -masc.].
Ex: A useful example of a non-fiction book of this sort is the autobiography (often ghosted) or the biography of a leading sportsman or woman or of a stage or film actor or actress.
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* actriz ambiciosa=aspiring actress.
* actriz cómica=comedienne.
* actriz de reparto=character actress ; supporting actress.
* actriz principiante=starlet.
* joven actriz=starlet.
* premio a la mejor actriz=best-actress prize.

actriz ambiciosa
(n.)=aspiring actress.
Ex: They police have arrested two men who allegedly raped a 25-year-old aspiring actress after promising her work in films.
actriz cómica
(n.)=comedienne.
Ex: The author discusses the trick photography of Weegee, looking especially at a photograph he made of the comedienne Martha Raye ca. 1958.
actriz de reparto
(n.)=character actress ; supporting actress.
Ex: She describes herself as a character actress, but her television and film roles have been very memorable ones. Ex: If there's one category at this year's Oscar ceremony that's pretty much a sure bet, it's the best supporting actor and actress awards.
actriz principiante
(n.)=starlet.
Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.
actuación
(n.)=action ; effort ; initiative ; performance ; enactment ; engagement ; move ; deed ; action ; implementation ; measure.
Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
Ex: These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
Ex: To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
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* actuación académica=learning performance.
* actuación como intermediario=mediating.
* actuación común=concerted effort.
* actuación concertada=concerted action.
* actuación en solitario=one-man show.
* actuación en vivo=live performance ; live entertainment ; live entertainment.
* actuación estelar=star performance.
* actuación legal=legal action ; legal proceedings.
* actuación militar=military action.
* actuación musical=musical event ; musical performance ; music performance.
* actuación positiva=positive action.
* actuación relacionada con la información=information action.
* actuación simbólica=symbolic action.
* ámbito de actuación=sphere of activity ; sphere of influence ; arena for activity ; extent of activity ; scope of practice ; scope ; sphere of operation.
* ámbito geográfico de actuación=catchment area.
* área de actuación=area for action ; area of policy ; policy area ; sphere of operation ; sphere of activity.
* calendario de actuación=time scale [timescale] ; action agenda.
* calendario de actuaciones=action agenda.
* campo de actuación=purview ; scope ; sphere of interest.
* de actuación=for action.
* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir=policy decision.
* fase de actuación=implementation stage ; stage of implementation.
* línea de actuación=course of action ; line of attack ; operational line ; action line ; prong ; line of direction.
* llevar a cabo una actuación común=make + a concerted effort.
* método de actuación=clinical practice.
* organizar una actuación musical=put on + musical event.
* pautas de actuación=best practices.
* plan de actuación=action plan ; business plan ; plan of action ; action statement ; road map [roadmap] ; plan for action ; response plan.
* política de actuación=policy.
* principio de actuación=governing principle.
* programa de actuación=programme of action ; action programme ; action plan ; operating programme.

actuación académica
(n.)=learning performance.
Ex: Results lend preliminary support to the hypothesis that a difficult to use hypermedia system can negatively affect learning performance.
actuación como intermediario
(n.)=mediating.
Ex: The first 2 days of the conference were devoted to contributed papers which were presented in 4 broad topical sessions: cognitive aspects, mediating, the user and documents.
actuación común
(n.)=concerted effort.
Ex: The conference represented the 1st concerted and coordinated effort in the USA to develop standards for controlling machine-readable data files.
actuación concertada
(n.)=concerted action.
Ex: Twenty-three per cent is to be expended on the Community's direct action and 2% on concerted action.
actuación en solitario
(n.)=one-man show.
Ex: His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
actuación en vivo
(n.)=live performance ; live entertainment ; live entertainment.
Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever. Ex: These programs include not only sports events and athletic competitions but also cultural activities and live entertainment. Ex: These programs include not only sports events and athletic competitions but also cultural activities and live entertainment.
actuación estelar
(n.)=star performance.
Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
actuación legal
=legal action ; legal proceedings.
Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation. Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.
actuación militar
(n.)=military action.
Ex: It was the first time the Mr Blair had even hinted at military action and his words are likely to alarm Labour MPs.
actuación musical
(n.)=musical event ; musical performance ; music performance.
Ex: This article discusses the role of musical concerts in libraries and gives an account of a number of instances where libraries promote musical events. Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways. Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children at set times are always popular.
actuación positiva
(n.)=positive action.
Ex: The author examines areas where positive action is required in order to achieve effective bibliographic control.
actuación relacionada con la información
(n.)=information action.
Ex: The results of these polls can often be used as a basis for further information action.
actuación simbólica
(n.)=symbolic action.
Ex: The essence of fundraising is motivating individuals through symbolic action to behave in a desired way = La esencia de la recaudación de fondos motivar a los individuos a través de actuaciones simbólicas para que se comporten de una determinada manera.
actual
(adj.)=alive ; current ; modern day ; present ; present-day ; timely ; fast-breaking ; updated [up-dated].
Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.
Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.
Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.
Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.
Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.
Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
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* actual campeón, el=defending champion ; reigning champion, the.
* contexto actual, el=scheme of things, the.
* dejar de ser actual=date.
* en el clima actual de=in the present climate of.
* en términos actuales=in today's terms.
* estado actual, el=present state, the ; present situation, the.
* estatus actual=current status.
* informe sobre la situación actual=state of the art report.
* líder actual, el=defending champion.
* no actual=non-current.
* número actual=current issue.
* pasado actual, el=living past, the.
* situación actual=current situation ; current status.
* situación actual, la=scheme of things, the ; present state, the ; present situation, the.
* tendencia actual=current trend.

actual campeón, el
(n.)=defending champion ; reigning champion, the.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Ex: Tonight Italy will enter the tournament and the reigning champions are seen as one of the candidates to lift the trophy this year, as per usual.
actualidad
(n.)=present day, the ; recency ; timeliness ; up-to-dateness ; topicality.
Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.
Ex: The four were: accuracy, content (the breadth or scope), recency (up-to-dateness) and frequency of presentation.
Ex: Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.
Ex: Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.
Ex: This year, the event is gaining topicality because of the EU enlargement.
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* actualidad del contenido=currency.
* asunto de actualidad=current issue.
* de actualidad=topical.
* de plena actualidad=hot ; red-hot.
* desde entonces hasta la actualidad=from then to the present day.
* en la actualidad=at present ; nowadays ; presently ; today ; modern-day ; now ; these days ; at the present time ; at the present ; in present times ; at present time ; in modern times ; in this day and age ; currently.
* falta de actualidad=datedness.
* hasta la actualidad=to date ; up to now ; so far ; to this day.
* incluso hasta la actualidad=even to this day.
* noticias de actualidad=current events ; current news events ; current news.
* revista de actualidad=popular magazine ; house magazine ; entertainment magazine.
* tema de actualidad=topical theme ; current issue ; hot topic.
* temas de actualidad=current affairs.
* usado en la actualidad=in current use.
* utilizado en la actualidad=in current use.

actualidad del contenido
(adj.)=currency.
Ex: Currency is more important in subjects where developments are rapid, than in more stable areas.
actualizable
(adj.)=updateable.
Ex: Many more publications will be available in microform resulting in faster, cheaper, and more easily updateable publications.

actualización
(n.)=up-to-dateness ; update [up-date] ; updating [up-dating] ; upgrading ; updatability ; upgrade.
Ex: Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.
Ex: The National Union Catalog is still published with quarterly updates, and is cumulated annually and quinquennially.
Ex: Libraries and information units can use word processing software in the preparation and updating of manuals, library guides, and so on.
Ex: There is no perfect library computer system and upgrading is a necessary continuous process.
Ex: This article presents a request for new facilities which make use of the most outstanding capabilities of computerised information retrieval: selectivity, computing power and immediate updatability of information.
Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.
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* actualización de programa informático=maintenance release.
* actualización trimestral=quarterly update.
* código de actualización=update code.
* frecuencia de actualización=frequency of updating.
* servicio de actualización permanente=current awareness ; current-awareness service.

actualización de programa informático
(n.)=maintenance release.
Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.
actualización trimestral
(n.)=quarterly update.
Ex: Limit your search to the latest quarterly update, or to a specific language or document type.
actualizado
(adj.)=running ; up to date ; up-to-the-minute ; updated [up-dated] ; actively maintained ; revamped.
Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a 'running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.
Ex: Appropriate revision should ensure that the scheme remains up to date.
Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc.
Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
Ex: Librarians who have established diverse, actively maintained graphic novel collections tend to agree on this point = Los bibliotecarios que han creado colecciones de novelas gráficas diversas y actualizadas tienden a coincidir en este punto.
Ex: This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.
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* disco actualizado=current disc.
* mantenerse actualizado=keep up to + date (with) ; stay up to + date.
* mantenerse actualizado de=keep + abreast of.

actualizador
(n.)=maintainer.
Ex: The requirements of a physical form of catalogue can be divided into two categories: those which are primarily in the interest of the catalogue or index maintainer, and those which mostly affect the catalogue user.

actualizar
(v.)=bring + Nombre + up to date ; contemporize ; refresh ; update [up-date] ; upgrade ; revamp.
Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author.
Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.
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* actualizar los conocimientos=upgrade + Posesivo + skills.
* actualizarse=change with + the times ; move with + the times.
* dejar de actualizar el catálogo=close down + catalogue.
* persona encargada de actualizar=maintainer.

actualizar los conocimientos
(v.)=upgrade + Posesivo + skills.
Ex: This paper discusses ways of helping librarians to upgrade their skills.
actualizarse
(v.)=change with + the times ; move with + the times.
Ex: However, it must be remembered that cataloguing and classification must change with the times. Ex: The VDE is trying to move with the times by applying to its periodicals the new concept outlined in this paper.
actualmente
=at present ; currently ; presently ; at the present.
Ex: A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues.
Ex: Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.
Ex: The acquisitions systems is presently only available to subscribers to BOSS.
Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.

actuar
(v.)=act ; be at work ; behave ; function ; perform ; step in ; work ; conduct + Reflexivo ; come into + play ; get in + the act ; undertake + action ; step up.
Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.
Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
Ex: 'There's no question,' he said, 'but an individual's past performance is a good indicator of how he or she will perform in the future'.
Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.
Ex: Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.
Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
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* actuar a posteriori=be reactive.
* actuar autoritariamente=flex + Posesivo + muscles.
* actuar como protagonista=star in.
* actuar como protagonista en el papel de=star as.
* actuar como si + ser + Dios=play + God.
* actuar como un hombre de verdad=man up.
* actuar con cautela=play it + safe.
* actuar con fineza=finesse.
* actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia=play + fast and loose with.
* actuar con madurez=act + Posesivo + age.
* actuar con poca consideración hacia=play + fast and loose with.
* actuar consecuentemente=act + accordingly.
* actuar convencido de que=operate under + the impression that.
* actuar correctamente=do + the right thing ; get on + the right side of.
* actuar de=serve as.
* actuar de abogado del diablo=be the/a devil's advocate.
* actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno=act on + Posesivo + principles.
* actuar de buena fe=act in + good faith.
* actuar de capitán=skipper ; captain.
* actuar de cara a la galería=play to + the gallery.
* actuar de contrapeso=counterpoise.
* actuar de forma negligente=be remiss.
* actuar de juez=don + Posesivo + judge's wig ; officiate.
* actuar de la misma forma=follow + suit.
* actuar del modo que se considere más adecuado=exercise + discretion.
* actuar de mediador=mediate.
* actuar de mirón=lurk in + the wings.
* actuar de otro modo=do + otherwise.
* actuar de puente=act as + a bridge.
* actuar de un modo despiadado=play + hardball.
* actuar de un modo determinado=follow + pattern.
* actuar de un modo diferente=strike out on + a different path.
* actuar de un modo enérgico=turn on + the heat.
* actuar de un modo implacable=play + hardball.
* actuar de un modo independiente=go it alone.
* actuar de un modo intransigente=play + hardball.
* actuar duro=play + hardball.
* actuar en colusión=connive.
* actuar en complicidad=connive.
* actuar en conciencia=act in + good conscience.
* actuar en connivencia=collude ; connive.
* actuar en consecuencia=act + accordingly.
* actuar en defensa de la profesión=advocacy.
* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios=library advocacy.
* actuar en defensa propia=act in + self-defence.
* actuar en el papel de=star as.
* actuar en la clandestinidad=go into + hiding ; go + underground.
* actuar en segundo plano=lurk in + the wings.
* actuar en sinergia=synergize.
* actuar independientemente=fly + solo.
* actuar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* actuar motivado por + Nombre=act out of + Nombre.
* actuar negligentemente=be remiss.
* actuar para el bien de todos=acting-for-the-best.
* actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
* actuar por impulso=act on + impulse.
* actuar rápido=be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks.
* actuar según=act on/upon.
* actuar sin demora=act + promptly.
* actuar sin pensar=shoot from + the hip.
* actuar sumisamente=take + Nombre + lying down.
* al actuar de este modo=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so.
* empezar a actuar=swing into + action.
* encontrar su propio modo de actuar=find + Posesivo + own way.
* forma de actuar=discourse.
* ganarse la vida actuando en la calle=busk.
* manera de actuar=line of attack.
* modo de actuar=arrangement ; course of action ; practice ; rationale.
* no actuar correctamente=be remiss.
* no actuar debidamente=be remiss.
* organismo que actúa en representación de otros=umbrella.
* para actuar=for action.
* que actúa de soporte=supporting.

actuar a posteriori
(v.)=be reactive.
Ex: Librarians must be proactive rather than reactive.
actuar autoritariamente
(v.)=flex + Posesivo + muscles.
Ex: The article 'Flexing a different set of muscles' is an interview with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, who has been, wrongly, portrayed as a low key intellectual with little appetite for the limelight.
actuar como protagonista
(v.)=star in.
Ex: She has starred in almost 100 films and twice won Cannes' best-actress prize.
actuar como protagonista en el papel de
(v.)=star as.
Ex: He will star as a drug-runner in a remake of the hit thriller 'Easy Money'.
actuar como si + ser + Dios
(v.)=play + God.
Ex: We'd have to mature a long, long way before we're truly ready to start playing God with out own genetic code.
actuar como un hombre de verdad
(v.)=man up.
Ex: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.
actuar con cautela
(v.)=play it + safe.
Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
actuar con fineza
(v.)=finesse.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia
(v.)=play + fast and loose with.
Ex: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.
actuar con madurez
(v.)=act + Posesivo + age.
Ex: Maybe James no longer wanted to play for someone like that: someone who, in the heat of the moment, refuses to act his age.
actuar con poca consideración hacia
(v.)=play + fast and loose with.
Ex: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.
actuar consecuentemente
(v.)=act + accordingly.
Ex: Public librarians will have to determine whether these standardization processes are positive and negative, and act accordingly.
actuar convencido de que
(v.)=operate under + the impression that.
Ex: However, some individuals, operating under the impression that they are virtuously 'outspoken' when they have the courage to dissent, are simply rude and insensitive.
actuar correctamente
(v.)=do + the right thing ; get on + the right side of.
Ex: Vendors should take this trouble not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it is a safeguard against consumer litigation. Ex: There's a growing understanding that it's largely an opportunity for profit and growth for the companies that get on the right side of things and get ahead.
actuar de
(v.)=serve as.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
actuar de abogado del diablo
(v.)=be the/a devil's advocate.
Ex: I am one of the last people in the world to be a devil's advocate for ISBD.
actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno
(v.)=act on + Posesivo + principles.
Ex: Here is our chance to act on our principles -- don't be fooled by Kent and don't allow ALA to be used as his mouthpiece.
actuar de buena fe
(v.)=act in + good faith.
Ex: A defendant acts in good faith when he has an honest belief that his actions will not result in severe pain or suffering.
actuar de capitán
(v.)=skipper ; captain.
Ex: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday. Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
actuar de cara a la galería
(v.)=play to + the gallery.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
actuar de contrapeso
(v.)=counterpoise.
Ex: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.
actuar de forma negligente
(v.)=be remiss.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
actuar de juez
(v.)=don + Posesivo + judge's wig ; officiate.
Ex: Donning its jugde's wig, 'Monitor' finds that CAS should treat everyone equally. Ex: Umpires and referees officiate at sporting events, making sure the rules and regulations of the game are followed.
actuar de la misma forma
(v.)=follow + suit.
Ex: Israel pioneering use of 'bottled' solar energy now has many following suit.
actuar de mediador
(v.)=mediate.
Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.
actuar de mirón
(v.)=lurk in + the wings.
Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.
actuar de otro modo
(v.)=do + otherwise.
Ex: The computer operates by indexing under every word with which it is provided unless expressly instructed to do otherwise.
actuar de puente
(v.)=act as + a bridge.
Ex: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information.
actuar de un modo despiadado
(v.)=play + hardball.
Ex: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.
actuar de un modo determinado
(v.)=follow + pattern.
Ex: No two instructors will follow the same pattern in introducing a case to a group for the first time.
actuar de un modo diferente
(v.)=strike out on + a different path.
Ex: By comparing it with its Parisian counterpart, shows how the British Library has struck out on a different path, using different design concepts, to achieve similar ends.
actuar de un modo enérgico
(v.)=turn on + the heat.
Ex: The Government is turning on the heat in the fight against catching and selling fish fry.
actuar de un modo implacable
(v.)=play + hardball.
Ex: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.
actuar de un modo independiente
=go it alone.
Ex: This could come about not by each library going it alone, but by a national effort directed by a national library system.
actuar de un modo intransigente
(v.)=play + hardball.
Ex: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.
actuar del modo que se considere más adecuado
(v.)=exercise + discretion.
Ex: Again therefore the editor must exercise his discretion = De nuevo, el editor debe actuar del modo que considere más adecuado.
actuar duro
(v.)=play + hardball.
Ex: Until progressives are willing to play hardball, we all better get used to being in the minority for the next few decades.
actuar en colusión
(v.)=connive.
Ex: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.
actuar en complicidad
(v.)=connive.
Ex: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.
actuar en conciencia
(v.)=act in + good conscience.
Ex: It is also important to recognize that a person can act in good conscience and still be wrong, but without sin.
actuar en connivencia
(v.)=collude ; connive.
Ex: In their obsession to obtain scoops, journalists colluded with high level sources, failing to question their motives. Ex: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.
actuar en consecuencia
(v.)=act + accordingly.
Ex: Public librarians will have to determine whether these standardization processes are positive and negative, and act accordingly.
actuar en defensa de la profesión
(n.)=advocacy.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios
(n.)=library advocacy.
Ex: The rationale underpinning library funding should be stated explicitly in legislation which should provide a powerful platform for library advocacy.
actuar en defensa propia
(v.)=act in + self-defence.
Ex: A police officer accused of assaulting a group of party-goers said he acted in self defence, a court was told today.
actuar en el papel de
(v.)=star as.
Ex: He will star as a drug-runner in a remake of the hit thriller 'Easy Money'.
actuar en la clandestinidad
(v.)=go into + hiding ; go + underground.
Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons. Ex: In all social movements across the world, you see that when a movement goes underground the activists become slower.
actuar en segundo plano
(v.)=lurk in + the wings.
Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.
actuar en sinergia
(v.)=synergize.
Ex: Certain learner characteristics and learning contexts may synergize to override the disadvantages of a late start.
actuar independientemente
(v.)=fly + solo.
Ex: It is unrealistic to expect even the most self-motivated, creatively pedagogical, and technically inclined instructor to fly solo after just a few hours of training.
actuar lento
(v.)=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
Ex: Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level. Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.
actuar motivado por + Nombre
(v.)=act out of + Nombre.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
actuar negligentemente
(v.)=be remiss.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
actuar para el bien de todos
(adj.)=acting-for-the-best.
Ex: Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.
actuar por encima de + Posesivo + capacidades
(v.)=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
Ex: So although the Philippines is not the largest of countries, it, in using a phrase from boxing, punches above its weight in the international arena.
actuar por impulso
(v.)=act on + impulse.
Ex: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
actuar rápido
(v.)=be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks.
Ex: Why is it that women are so much more quick off the mark than men to be appropriately dressed when the weather turns good?. Ex: They were quick off the blocks and were sitting pretty with a two-goal cushion over their rivals after only fifteen minutes.
actuar según
(v.)=act on/upon.
Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.
actuar sin demora
(v.)=act + promptly.
Ex: It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.
actuar sin pensar
(v.)=shoot from + the hip.
Ex: It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.
actuar sumisamente
(v.)=take + Nombre + lying down.
Ex: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.
actuarial
(adj.)=actuarial.
Nota: Relativo a las funciones del actuario de seguros.
Ex: Methods of actuarial statistics are used to reveal the laws of emergence, survival and disappearance of names in the group of scientists publishing research works = Se utilizan los métodos de la estadística actuarial para revelar las leyes de aparición, supervivencia y desaparición de los nombres en los grupos de científicos que publican trabajos de investigación.

actuario
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* actuario de seguros=actuary.

actuario de seguros
(n.)=actuary.
Ex: Again, the same subject may be required for a number of reasons, e.g an article on population trends in a certain area may be of interest to the statistician, the actuary, the market research worker, the economist, the sociologist, and so on = De nuevo, pueden existir varias razones por las que se necesita una misma materia, por ejemplo, un artículo sobre los cambios demográficos en una zona determinada puede ser de interés para el estadístico, el actuario de seguros, el investigador de mercado, el economista, el sociólgo, etc.
actúa
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* que actúa de apoyo=supporting.

acuarela
=watercolour [watercolor, -USA].
Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.
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* a la acuarela=water-coloured [water-colored, -USA].

acuario
(n.)=aquarium [aquariums/aquaria, -pl.] ; fish tank.
Ex: Archives are a low priority for most zoos and aquaria.
Ex: Aquazone is a realistic simulation of a fish tank in which you create your aquarium and take care of fish.
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* acuario tropical=tropical aquarium.

acuario tropical
(n.)=tropical aquarium.
Ex: Tropical aquariums require filters, heaters, lights and pumps, as well as decor, plants and numerous water treatments.
acuartelar
(v.)=billet ; garrison.
Ex: There are examples of people refusing to billet soldiers on the grounds that officials had no authority to compel them.
Ex: Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.

acuatinta
(n.)=aquatint.
Nota: En imprenta, procedimiento de grabado químico sobre planchas de cobre o cinc por medio de ácido nítrico.
Ex: Aquatint is the process of etching on copper or steel plates by means of nitric acid.

acuchillamiento
(n.)=stabbing.
Ex: Two men and a woman were hospitalized late Sunday after domestic argument led to multiple stabbings.

acuchillar
(v.)=stab ; knife.
Ex: He listened to me and then said 'Ë†re you finished?' and just walked away -- The woman sat up, as if stabbed.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.

acuciadamente
=acutely.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

acuciado por
(adj.)=dogged by.
Ex: Interlending services were dogged by lack of finances.
acuciado por problemas
=embattled.
Ex: An embattled professor is fighting a legal battle with the University over why the courses he usually teaches were discontinued this year.
acuciante
(adj.)=pressing ; acute ; ever-pressing.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.
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* ser acuciante=be acute.

acuciar
(v.)=beset (with/by).
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
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* acuciado por=dogged by.
* acuciado por problemas=embattled.
* problema + acuciar=problem + beset.

acuclillarse
(v.)=crouch (down) ; hunker down ; hunker.
Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
Ex: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday.
Ex: But the kitty didn't walk forward to Martin; instead, it was trying to hunker again in preparation for a leap.

acudir
(v.)=call on/upon ; patronise [patronize, -USA] ; patronage.
Nota: Como cliente o usuario.
Ex: It can only be a matter of time before we have in effect a complete set of MARC records to call on for details of any item we require.
Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
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* acudir a=enlist + the cooperation of.
* acudir al rescate=come to + Posesivo + rescue.
* acudir en masa=flock ; flock in ; be out in force ; come out in + force.
* no acudir=stay away.
* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés=lapsit.

acudir a
(v.)=enlist + the cooperation of.
Ex: A more satisfactory solution would be to enlist the cooperation of other centralized agencies throughout the world in order to increase coverage without pricing the service out of the market.
acudir al rescate
(v.)=come to + Posesivo + rescue.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
acudir en masa
(v.)=flock ; flock in ; be out in force ; come out in + force.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction. Ex: The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands. Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets. Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.
acueducto
(n.)=aqueduct.
Ex: The Aqueduct of Segovia remains one of the most intact Roman aqueducts in Europe.

acuerdo
(n.)=agreement ; arrangement ; compromise ; convention ; partnership ; understanding ; covenant ; accord ; partnering ; pact ; accommodation ; bargaining ; settlement ; deal.
Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.
Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.
Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
Ex: Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.
Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.
Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.
Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
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* aceptar los términos de un acuerdo=enter into + agreement.
* acuerdo bilateral=bilateral agreement.
* acuerdo con el fiscal=plea bargaining.
* acuerdo con el juez=plea bargaining ; plea bargaining.
* acuerdo contractual=contractual agreement.
* acuerdo de colaboración=collaborative partnership ; partnership agreement.
* acuerdo de cooperación=collaborative partnership.
* acuerdo de licencia=licensing agreement ; licensing arrangement.
* acuerdo de paz=peace agreement ; peace deal.
* acuerdo de recompra=repo ; repurchase agreement.
* acuerdo económico=financial arrangement.
* acuerdo escrito=written agreement.
* acuerdo financiero=financial arrangement.
* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT)=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
* acuerdo internacional=modus vivendi.
* acuerdo legal=legal agreement ; legal settlement.
* acuerdo multilateral=multilateral agreement.
* acuerdo muto=meeting of (the) minds.
* acuerdo salarial=salary agreement.
* acuerdo secreto=secret deal.
* acuerdo sindical=union contract.
* acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros=net book agreement.
* acuerdo verbal=verbal agreement.
* alcanzar un acuerdo=reach + agreement ; reach + compromise ; hammer out + agreement.
* celebrar un acuerdo=enter into + agreement.
* cerrar un acuerdo=conclude + agreement ; conclude + deal.
* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores=maverick spending.
* concertar un acuerdo=conclude + agreement ; conclude + deal.
* contraer un acuerdo=contract + agreement.
* creación de acuerdo de colaboración=partnership building.
* crear acuerdos de colaboración=build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
* crear un acuerdo=work out + agreement.
* críticos + no estar de acuerdo=critics + be divided.
* cumplir (con) un acuerdo=honour + commitment ; honour + agreement ; fill + Posesivo + agreement.
* de acuerdo=okay ; granted ; all right ; in concert ; in agreement ; okeydokey! [okidoki] ; in consort ; fair enough.
* de acuerdo con=according to ; in harmony with ; in accordance with ; in concert with ; in keeping with ; in line with ; in step with ; in tune with ; by ; pursuant to ; in concurrence with ; based on ; in agreement with ; as far as + Sujeto + Verbo ; in consonance with ; in accord with ; judging by ; to judge by ; in conformity with ; judging from.
* de acuerdo con este documento=hereunder.
* de acuerdo con esto=accordingly.
* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres=on a string search basis.
* de acuerdo con la estación del año=seasonally.
* de acuerdo con la ley=according to law.
* de acuerdo con la sabiduría popular=according to folklore.
* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia=in the trend towards.
* de acuerdo con + Nombre=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; going on + Nombre ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo=according to + Posesivo + pocket.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + habilidades=to the best of + Posesivo + ability ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + plan(es)=according to + Posesivo + plan(s).
* de acuerdo con + Pronombre=in + Posesivo + view ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* dependiendo del acuerdo=subject to + agreement.
* elaborar un acuerdo=draw up + agreement.
* establecer un acuerdo=work out + agreement.
* estando de acuerdo=approvingly.
* estar completamente de acuerdo con=agree + wholeheartedly with.
* estar de acuerdo=approve ; be in agreement ; concur (with) ; be agreed ; agree.
* estar de acuerdo con=accord with ; be consistent with ; conform to ; fit ; go along with ; fit with ; be in conformity with ; mesh with ; jive with.
* estar de acuerdo (con=see + eye to eye (with/on).
* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo=agree to + disagree.
* estar de acuerdo sobre=agree (on/upon).
* estar de acuerdo unánimemente=agree on + all hands.
* estar totalmente de acuerdo con=be all for.
* firmar acuerdo=write + agreement.
* firmar un acuerdo=tie + the knot.
* hacer honor a un acuerdo=honour + agreement.
* llegar a acuerdo=make + arrangements.
* llegar a un acuerdo=conclude + agreement ; reach + agreement ; make + an undertaking ; make + bargain ; come to + consensus ; reach + understanding ; have + meeting of the minds ; reach + consensus ; hammer out + agreement ; develop + compromise ; work out + agreement ; strike + deal ; conclude + deal ; strike + agreement.
* negociar un acuerdo=negotiate + agreement.
* no estar de acuerdo=be at variance ; disagree ; beg to differ.
* no estar de acuerdo (con)=disapprove (of).
* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de=disapprove of + the idea of.
* ponerse de acuerdo sobre=agree (on/upon).
* ratificar un acuerdo=ratify + convention.
* renegociar un acuerdo=renegotiate + agreement.
* respetar un acuerdo=honour + commitment ; honour + agreement.
* romper un acuerdo=sever + arrangement.
* si se llega a un acuerdo=subject to + agreement.
* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado=all (other) things being equal.
* tener acuerdos con=have + deals with.
* todos + estar de acuerdo=agree on + all hands.
* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales=live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

acuerdo bilateral
(n.)=bilateral agreement.
Ex: Bilateral agreements should be substituted by standards to allow open systems interconnection.
acuerdo con el fiscal
(n.)=plea bargaining.
Ex: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time.
acuerdo con el juez
(n.)=plea bargaining ; plea bargaining.
Ex: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time. Ex: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time.
acuerdo contractual
(n.)=contractual agreement.
Ex: The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.
acuerdo de colaboración
(n.)=collaborative partnership ; partnership agreement.
Ex: They advocate dialogue between publishers, subscription agents, and librarians to encourage collaborative partnerships. Ex: We have to seek and work out partnership agreements with other stakeholders.
acuerdo de cooperación
(n.)=collaborative partnership.
Ex: They advocate dialogue between publishers, subscription agents, and librarians to encourage collaborative partnerships.
acuerdo de licencia
(n.)=licensing agreement ; licensing arrangement.
Ex: The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements. Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.
acuerdo de paz
(n.)=peace agreement ; peace deal.
Ex: In the Balkans the transition to democracy has proven to be difficult in spite of democratic ideals expressed in peace agreements. Ex: South Sudan has formed an autonomous government as part of a January peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war.
acuerdo de recompra
(n.)=repo ; repurchase agreement.
Ex: The price at which an asset is initially sold in a repo is usually the same price at which it is being sold outright in the cash market. Ex: A repurchase agreement is an agreement between two parties whereby one party sells the other a security at a specified price with a commitment to buy the security back at a later date for another specified price.
acuerdo económico
(n.)=financial arrangement.
Ex: Topics covered included: automated lending procedures, possible joint financial arrangements; interlibrary loans; and borrowing abroad = Los temas tratados incluían: procedimientos del préstamo automatizado, posibles acuerdos económicos conjuntos, préstamos interbibliotecarios y el préstamo en el extranjero.
acuerdo escrito
(n.)=written agreement.
Ex: A written agreement can help both parties avoid unanticipated and unwanted results.
acuerdo financiero
(n.)=financial arrangement.
Ex: Topics covered included: automated lending procedures, possible joint financial arrangements; interlibrary loans; and borrowing abroad = Los temas tratados incluían: procedimientos del préstamo automatizado, posibles acuerdos económicos conjuntos, préstamos interbibliotecarios y el préstamo en el extranjero.
acuerdo internacional
=modus vivendi.
Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.
acuerdo legal
(n.)=legal agreement ; legal settlement.
Ex: A licence is a legal agreement that gives permission to use a copyright-protected work. Ex: This landmark legal settlement comes at a time when there is already an intense shortage of bedside nurses throughout the country.
acuerdo multilateral
(n.)=multilateral agreement.
Ex: There are today about 150 multilateral agreement of primary importance in the environmental field.
acuerdo muto
(n.)=meeting of (the) minds.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
acuerdo salarial
(n.)=salary agreement.
Ex: The library staff is not unionized; contracts, which take the form of salary agreements, are issued annually.
acuerdo secreto
(n.)=secret deal.
Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
acuerdo sindical
(n.)=union contract.
Ex: A union contract usually spells out policies and procedures and workers' rights with respect to discharge.
acuerdo sobre el precio mínimo de los libros
(n.)=net book agreement.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices.
acuerdo verbal
(n.)=verbal agreement.
Ex: The major reason cited for not using forms was a preference for verbal agreements.
acuicultura
(n.)=aquaculture ; fish farming.
Ex: Canada is one of the world's major contributors to the field of aquaculture.
Ex: The new combined public and school library serves as a centre for 5 districts and serves the needs of a 2-year study programme in fish farming.

acullá
=yonder ; yon.
Nota: Palabra antigua.
Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
Ex: 'Hither, thither, and yon: process in putting courses on the Web' is an article included in an issue devoted to the theme: Technical communication, distance learning, and the World Wide Web.

aculturación
(n.)=acculturation ; enculturation ; culturation.
Ex: Increasingly, US historians are carrying out research into the acculturation of immigrants to the USA.
Ex: This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society.
Ex: The author discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction.

acumulable
(adj.)=accruable.
Ex: The author evaluates the vocational skills accruable through the study of literature.

acumulación
(n.)=accumulation ; build-up [buildup] ; accretion ; congestion ; hoarding ; accrual ; stockpiling.
Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
Ex: The introduction of computer filing has made us examine every aspect of the process, to stop doing things out of habit, to retain those principles which are logical and comprehensible and to discard those which are simply the accretions of the years.
Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
Ex: Too often, the librarian's expertise is seen as a hoarding function.
Ex: Calcium and possibly vitamin D intake throughout childhood and adolescence may enhance bone mineral accrual.
Ex: The consequences of the massive stockpiling and consumption of antimicrobial agents in order to treat or prevent this disease must also be considered.
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* acumulación anual=year cumulation.
* acumulación de reservas=stockpile ; accumulation of stockpiles ; stockpiling.

acumulación anual
(n.)=year cumulation.
Ex: Weekly tapes of current records, or cumulated back files available as separate year cumulations or at block rates can be supplied.
acumulación de reservas
(n.)=stockpile ; accumulation of stockpiles ; stockpiling.
Ex: They have thus been able to prevent stockpiles and shortages in a way which not long ago would have only been feasible for multinational corporations. Ex: Extensive use of pesticides in agriculture in Kenya during the 1970s and 1980s led to accumulation of stockpiles. Ex: The consequences of the massive stockpiling and consumption of antimicrobial agents in order to treat or prevent this disease must also be considered.
acumulado
(adj.)=accrued ; cumulated ; accumulating ; built-up ; accumulated.
Ex: On completion of the search, the VDU will flash up details of the costs accrued for which the library will later be billed.
Ex: The computer merely has to reprint the index to include all titles to be covered by the cumulated index.
Ex: Quite obviously it is only with accumulating experience that a really substantial body of knowledge of the potential of bibliographic sources is acquired.
Ex: The possibility of these riots has been discussed for a long time: from Godard filming out at Sarcelles in the 1960s, to decades of immigration-debate, to the built-up layers of graffiti on Paris walls.
Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.
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* beneficios acumulados=accruing benefits.

acumulador
(n.)=accumulator ; hoarder.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
Ex: Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years.

acumular
(v.)=accumulate ; cumulate ; heap ; amass ; pile ; build up ; mount ; hoard ; stockpile ; stash ; rack up ; pile up ; store up ; cache ; tot up ; tote up ; gather up ; gather.
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: Publish changes as they are accepted, in a periodical publication, cumulating these in a new edition of all or parts of the schedules, as suitable.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
Ex: Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.
Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.
Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
Ex: This type of dairies are generally interested in stockpiling annual ryegrass as a source of high-quality winter forage.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
Ex: How many honorary doctorates has the Judge racked up since then?.
Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
Ex: Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey.
Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
Ex: Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again.
Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.
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* acumular atrasos=build up + backlogs.
* acumular demasiado estock=overstock.
* acumular experiencia=garner + experience.
* acumular polvo=gather + dust ; collect + dust.
* acumular problemas=build up + problems.
* acumular reservas=stockpile.
* acumularse=accrue to.

acumular atrasos
(v.)=build up + backlogs.
Ex: This article describles the steps taken to deal with the backlogs which had built up when it became clear that ratification would not be achieved.
acumular demasiado estock
(v.)=overstock.
Ex: Difficulties experienced by publishers include loss of property, overstocking and no effective mechanism for writing off.
acumular experiencia
(v.)=garner + experience.
Ex: Experience garnered in this context suggests that the user/system interface requires careful management.
acumular polvo
(v.)=gather + dust ; collect + dust.
Ex: Really nice books sat on the shelves gathering dust. Ex: So why pay good money just to own the things and have them collecting dust around the house?.
acumular problemas
(v.)=build up + problems.
Ex: This article describes the problems which built up in the Danish Patent Office from 1977 to 1983.
acumular reservas
(v.)=stockpile.
Ex: This type of dairies are generally interested in stockpiling annual ryegrass as a source of high-quality winter forage.
acumularse
(v.)=accrue to.
Ex: Anything gained will accrue to information science rather than to library practice.
acumulativo
(adj.)=cumulative.
Ex: This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.
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* índice acumulativo=cumulative index.

acunar
(v.)=rock.
Ex: Calm a colicky baby by rocking the baby, burping the baby over your shoulder or massaging the tummy in a clockwise motion.

acuoso
(adj.)=aqueous ; watery.
Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
Ex: In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.
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* humor acuoso=aqueous humour.
* solución acuosa=aqueous solution.
* suspensión acuosa=aqueous suspension.

acupuntor
(n.)=acupuncturist.
Ex: Medical doctors refer their patients to acupuncturists more than any other alternative care provider.

acupuntura
(n.)=acupuncture.
Ex: This organisation exists to fund, encourage, promote and guide research into a variety of complementary medical therapies, chiefly acupuncture, chiropractic, hypnotherapy and herbal medicine.

acupunturista
(n.)=acupuncturist.
Ex: Medical doctors refer their patients to acupuncturists more than any other alternative care provider.

acurrucarse
(v.)=curl up ; huddle ; snuggle ; hunker down ; hunker.
Ex: Librarians are urged to convince the 'reading experts' that curling up with a real book is the best reading machine invented to teach children to read.
Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.
Ex: Her puppy is a real cutie pie that loves to snuggle and cuddle.
Ex: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday.
Ex: But the kitty didn't walk forward to Martin; instead, it was trying to hunker again in preparation for a leap.

acusaciones
=criminal charges.
Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
acusaciones de delito criminal
=criminal charges.
Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
acusación
(n.)=charge ; impeachment ; accusation ; arraignment ; exposure ; denouncement ; prosecution ; indictment ; denunciation ; imputation.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.
Ex: In an attempt to provide counter-evidence to the accusation that the literature of gays is not being represented in library collections a study was conducted.
Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.
Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.
Ex: Enter indictments as instructed in rule 21.36C1.
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
Ex: The imputation was totally without basis and was motivated purely by malice.
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* acusaciones=criminal charges.
* acusaciones de delito criminal=criminal charges.
* acusación + hacer=accusation + level.
* hacer una acusación=level + charge.
* retirar una acusación=drop + a charge.
* suspender una acusación=stay + charge.

acusación + hacer
(n.)=accusation + level.
Ex: Accusations levelled against publishers include unjustifiable price increases and a needless multiplication of the number of new journals.
acusado de
=on charges of.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
acusado^1
(n.)=accused ; defendant ; accused person.
Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.
Ex: Psychologists have proved that the presence of the defendant will traumatize the child witness.
Ex: Where there are more than one accused persons, the incriminating circumstances would have to be individually weighed.
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* acusado de=on charges of.

acusado^2
(adj.)=pronounced ; steep ; marked.
Ex: Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.
Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
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* aumento acusado=sharp increase.
* subida acusada=sharp rise.

acusador
(n.)=accuser ; denouncer.
Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.
Ex: It is necessary to remark that he never tried to prove his innocence, he just started an attack with the intention to scare the denouncers.
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* dedo acusador=pointing finger.

acusar a Alguien
(v.)=confront + Alguien + with accusation.
Ex: When a patron is accused of improper conduct and does not appear to present a danger, do not immediately confront the person with the accusation.
acusar de
(v.)=lambast [lambaste] ; make + Nombre + out to be.
Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics. Ex: The union would have to make me out to be nearly a criminal in order to make that sort of proof.
acusar^1
(v.)=accuse ; make + accusation ; charge ; litigate ; face + charges ; arraign ; indict ; denounce ; recreminate ; reprove ; reproach ; single out ; single out for + criticism ; point + (a/the) finger(s) at ; level + charge.
Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: From time to time the accusation is made that libraries are run for the convenience of the staff.
Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.
Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.
Ex: This article consider some hypothetical situations in which information providers might face charges of negligence.
Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.
Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.
Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.
Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.
Ex: Social parasitism is a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole.
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* acusar a Alguien=confront + Alguien + with accusation.
* acusar de=lambast [lambaste] ; make + Nombre + out to be.
* ser acusado de delito criminal=face + criminal charge.

acusar^2
(v.)=reveal ; show.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado showed, participio shown.
Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.

acuse
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* acuse de recibo=acknowledgement of receipt ; read receipt.

acuse de recibo
(n.)=acknowledgement of receipt ; read receipt.
Ex: The national and international telex networks already provide a means of getting text from person-to-person with acknowledgement of receipt and storage of the messages. Ex: To get some idea of your every email's fate, you can request read receipts.
acuático
(adj.)=aquatic.
Ex: The two sides may have conflicting interests, but each is dependent on the region's abundant aquatic resources.
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* aerobics acuático=water aerobics.
* animal acuático=water animal ; aquatic animal.
* ave acuática=water bird.
* aves acuáticas=fowl.
* biología acuática=aquatic biology.
* caudal de agua o superficie acuática=body of water.
* ecosistema acuático=aquatic ecosystem.
* especie acuática=aquatic species.
* esquí acuático=water skiing ; water ski.
* insecto acuático=aquatic insect.
* jardín acuático=water garden.
* mirlo acuático=dipper.
* monoesquí acuático=aquaplane.
* moto acuática=jet-ski.
* organismo acuático=aquatic organism.
* parque acuático=water park ; aquatic park.
* planta acuática=aquatic plant.
* vida acuática=aquatic life.

acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado
=lie down with dogs and you get fleas.
Ex: I have always believed that, as the old sayings go, 'You are known by the company you keep', 'Birds of a feather flock together', 'Lie down with dogs and you get fleas', etc, etc.
acuífero
(n.)=aquifer.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.

acuñación
(n.)=minting ; coinage.
Ex: Monasteries frequently profited from the minting of coinage throughout the Middle Ages.
Ex: The article 'Coinage of the term information science' summarizes the origins of the terms: bibliography, librarianship, library science, documentation, and information retrieval.
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* de reciente acuñación=newly coined.

acuñar
(v.)=coin ; mint.
Ex: It needs a name, and, to coin one at random, 'memex' will do.
Ex: The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.
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* acuñar monedas=mint + coins.
* acuñar una expresión=coin + a phrase ; coin + an expression.
* acuñar una frase=coin + a phrase.
* acuñar un término=coin + a term.

acuñar monedas
(v.)=mint + coins.
Ex: Some countries, however, have their euro coins minted in other countries.
acuñar un término
(v.)=coin + a term.
Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.
acuñar una expresión
(v.)=coin + a phrase ; coin + an expression.
Ex: The article 'The trout and the milk: an ethnobibliographical talk'discusses the nature of analytical bibliography in general and coins the phrase 'ethnobibliography'. Ex: He had a peerless ability to coin expressions of invective and to hurl them against his chosen enemies.
acuñar una frase
(v.)=coin + a phrase.
Ex: The article 'The trout and the milk: an ethnobibliographical talk'discusses the nature of analytical bibliography in general and coins the phrase 'ethnobibliography'.
acá
=hither.
Nota: Palabra antigua.
Ex: 'Hither, thither, and yon: process in putting courses on the Web' is an article included in an issue devoted to the theme: Technical communication, distance learning, and the World Wide Web.
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* correr de acá para allá=rush around.
* de acá para allá=back and forth ; to and fro.

acéfalo
(adj.)=headless.
Ex: The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.

acérrimo
(adj.)=staunch [stanch, -USA] ; diehard ; true blue ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
Ex: Make no mistake, Danning, in his own words, is a 'true blue Aussie boy' though he was born in Ghana.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.
Ex: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.
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* enemigo acérrimo=arch-rival [archrival] ; sworn enemy.
* rival acérrimo=arch-rival [archrival].

acícula
(n.)=needle.
Nota: En botánica, hoja en forma de aguja de algunas plantas.
Ex: In the case of evergreen plants, needles or leaves are retained for several years in a row.
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* acícula del pino=pine needle.

acícula del pino
(n.)=pine needle.
Ex: They sell books on all methods of basket weaving and many styles, including pine needle, materials found in nature and more.
acídico
(adj.)=acidic.
Ex: A pilot study revealed that 25% of the collection is in need of repair and that 86% of the materials appear to be acidic.

acídulo
(adj.)=acidulous.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.

acólito
(n.)=acolyte.
Ex: In Anglican churches, acolytes commonly wear surplices over red cassocks.

acústica
(n.)=acoustics.
Nota: Cualidad que debe poseer todo lugar de lectura de absorber los ruidos producidos internamente. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.

acústico
(adj.)=acoustic ; acoustical.
Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.
Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.
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* aislamiento acústico=acoustic isolation ; soundproofing ; acoustic insulation.
* contaminación acústica=noise pollution ; environmental noise.
* guitarra acústica=acoustic guitar.
* onda acústica=sound wave ; acoustic wave.
* protección acústica=hearing protection.
* sintetizador acústico=voice synthesiser.

ad hoc
=ad hoc.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
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* comité ad hoc=ad hoc committee.

adagio
(n.)=adage ; saying ; saw.
Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.
Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.

adamantino
(adj.)=adamantine.
Ex: It has an orange to yellowish red colour, vitreous to adamantine lustre and does not fluoresce.

adamascado
(n./adj.)=damask.
Ex: I need some black on white damask light shades, but am having trouble finding some.
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* acero adamascado=damask steel.

adaptabilidad
(n.)=adaptability ; versatility ; flexibility.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
Ex: New automated production systems allow greater flexibility, more economic throughput.

adaptable
(adj.)=adaptable ; adaptive ; deployable ; versatile ; flexible ; resilient ; conformable.
Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
Ex: We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.
Ex: In addition, it should be deployable for new languages an order of magnitude more quickly than traditional technologies.
Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
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* adaptable a=accommodative to.
* adaptable a la situación=situation-aware.
* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario=customisable [customizable, -USA].
* de forma adaptable=adaptively.
* de manera adaptable=adaptively.
* hacer que sea adaptable=render + adaptable.

adaptable a
=accommodative to.
Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
adaptable a la situación
(adj.)=situation-aware.
Ex: The second way is to treat any situation as a special case of a system where the information needed for the application to be situation-aware is extracted from other services.
adaptable a las necesidades del usuario
=customisable [customizable, -USA].
Ex: The method consists of a weighted scoring technique based on a customisable criteria hierarchy.
adaptación
(n.)=adaptation ; customisation [customization, -USA] ; profiling ; tweaking ; tailoring ; retrofitting ; tweak ; accommodation ; acclimatisation [acclimatization, -USA] ; adjustment ; adaptability ; fitting.
Ex: Which title will collocate the various editions, translations, adaptations, and so on of this document?.
Ex: The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.
Ex: Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.
Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record 'tweaking' at the local level is minimized.
Ex: To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.
Ex: This paper describes the recipients of the award, 3 of which won for new buildings, 1 a major renovation and 2 adaptive retrofittings of library structures.
Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.
Ex: Whatever structure emerges will be one of accommodation and acceptance by the various stakeholders both in and outside the library.
Ex: The second section discusses the contributions faculty can make to the successful acclimatization of their handicapped students to college life.
Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
Ex: At a shoe fitting she was told that the vamp was too long and she should switch to a shoe that showed more of her foot.
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* adaptación a las circunstancias locales=localisation [localization, -USA].
* adaptación al cine=film adaptation.
* adaptación cinematográfica=film adaptation.
* adaptación musical=adaptation ; musical adaptation.
* adaptación para televisión=dramatisation [dramatization].
* adaptación social=social adjustment.
* adaptación teatral=dramatisation [dramatization].
* adaptación tecnológica=adaptive technology.
* de adaptación=adaptive.

adaptación a las circunstancias locales
=localisation [localization, -USA].
Ex: Recent developments in education: including community education; localisation; and curriculum development, are reported.
adaptación al cine
(n.)=film adaptation.
Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.
adaptación cinematográfica
(n.)=film adaptation.
Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.
adaptación musical
(n.)=adaptation ; musical adaptation.
Ex: An adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work or a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer. Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
adaptación para televisión
(n.)=dramatisation [dramatization].
Ex: If the user comes to look for this book, s/he should be led to a place where s/he will find 'Denmark's Day of Doom', 'Rats in the Larder', translations of this work, possibly dramatizations, and possibly books about it.
adaptación social
(n.)=social adjustment.
Ex: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.
adaptación teatral
(n.)=dramatisation [dramatization].
Ex: If the user comes to look for this book, s/he should be led to a place where s/he will find 'Denmark's Day of Doom', 'Rats in the Larder', translations of this work, possibly dramatizations, and possibly books about it.
adaptación tecnológica
(n.)=adaptive technology.
Ex: This article describes the use of adaptive technologies for visually impaired people in libraries.
adaptado
(adj.)=adaptive.
Ex: We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.
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* adaptado a cada individuo=individually-tailored.
* adaptado a la web=web-compliant.
* adaptado a unas circunstancias particulares=custom.
* adaptado a unas necesidades concretas=customised [customized, -USA].
* adaptado especialmente para niños=child-friendly.
* tecnología adaptada=adaptive technology ; assistive technology.
* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales=assistive technology.

adaptado a cada individuo
=individually-tailored.
Ex: The library can offer individually-tailored reading guidance for the clever child.
adaptado a la web
(adj.)=web-compliant.
Ex: Many of these have, in turn, been reemerging as web-compliant databases providing even an average library with the opportunity to search enormous collections of data.
adaptado a unas circunstancias particulares
(adj.)=custom.
Ex: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.
adaptado a unas necesidades concretas
=customised [customized, -USA].
Ex: Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.
adaptado especialmente para niños
(adj.)=child-friendly.
Ex: Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.
adaptador
(n.)=adaptor [adapter] ; adaptor [adapter].
Nota: Persona que realiza una adaptación de un documento.
Ex: In theory, any computer terminal or personal computer can use teletex, with an appropriate adaptor.
Ex: These rules are concerned with problems that arise when responsibility for the existence of a document is shared, forcing a choice between alternatives -- between, for example, adaptor and original author.
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* adaptador de corriente=power adapter ; mains adapter.
* adaptador de receptor=host adaptor.
* adaptador para enchufes=plug adapter.

adaptador de corriente
(n.)=power adapter ; mains adapter.
Ex: It's 30% lighter and 22% thinner than conventional power adapters so it doesn't add extra bulk in your bag . Ex: The battery charger is protected against reverse input and output voltage as it may be used with different mains adapters and the battery could be connected the wrong way round.
adaptador de receptor
(n.)=host adaptor.
Ex: In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.
adaptador para enchufes
(n.)=plug adapter.
Ex: German outlets accept only round-prong plugs and appliances designated to operate on 110/120 Volts need a transformer and a plug adapter.
adaptar
(v.)=adapt ; customise [customize, -USA] ; gear (to/toward(s)/for) ; make + amenable ; pitch ; bend ; fit together ; tune ; arrange ; retrofit ; scale ; tweak ; muck around/about ; key + Nombre + to ; tailor.
Ex: Order forms A and B can be adapted for local use.
Ex: The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.
Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.
Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.
Ex: Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.
Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.
Ex: A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.
Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.
Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.
Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.
Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.
Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.
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* adaptar a la música=set to + music.
* adaptar a las necesidades de=tailor to + the needs of ; gear to + the needs of.
* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno=suit + Posesivo + own preferences.
* adaptar al cine=adapt to + the screen.
* adaptar a una aplicación concreta=harness.
* adaptar a una exigencia=tailor to + requirement.
* adaptar a una necesidad=time to + need ; suit + requirement.
* adaptar para la pantalla=adapt to + the screen.
* adaptarse=come to + terms with ; morph.
* adaptarse a=accommodate ; comport with ; attune to.
* adaptarse a las circunstancias=suit + circumstances.
* adaptarse al cambio=accommodate to + change ; adapt to + change.
* adaptarse al entorno=adjust to + environment.
* adaptarse a los cambios=flow with + the tides.
* adaptarse a los tiempos=change with + the times ; move with + the times ; keep up with + the times ; adapt to + the times.
* adaptarse a una aplicación=suit + application.
* adaptarse a una función=step up to + role.
* adaptarse a una innovación=meet + development.
* adaptarse a una necesidad=suit + need.
* adaptarse a un formato=meet + format.
* adaptarse a un interés=accommodate + interest.
* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades=resilient.
* modificar y adaptar=repackage [re-package] ; repack.

adaptar a la música
(v.)=set to + music.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
adaptar a las necesidades de
(v.)=tailor to + the needs of ; gear to + the needs of.
Ex: This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index. Ex: In suburban areas, the library is predominantly a children's library and should be geared to the needs, the noise level, and the attention span of the youthful population.
adaptar a las preferencias de Uno
(v.)=suit + Posesivo + own preferences.
Ex: Does this happen simply because the reader has forgotten the original, or because there is an unconscious desire to change the story to suit the reader's own preference?.
adaptar a una aplicación concreta
(v.)=harness.
Ex: When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.
adaptar a una exigencia
(v.)=tailor to + requirement.
Ex: Meanwhile, the MARC data base will be considered to be complete for cataloging purposes and new entries will be tailored only to its requirements.
adaptar a una necesidad
(v.)=time to + need ; suit + requirement.
Ex: He can be persuaded through many devices to take the desired road, but the devices themselves must be selected, tuned, and timed to the individual's need to satisfy his basic nature. Ex: It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file.
adaptar al cine
(v.)=adapt to + the screen.
Ex: Her novels have been adapted for the screen most famously as the hit film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams.
adaptar para la pantalla
(v.)=adapt to + the screen.
Ex: Her novels have been adapted for the screen most famously as the hit film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams.
adaptarse
(v.)=come to + terms with ; morph.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age. Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.
adaptarse a
(v.)=accommodate ; comport with ; attune to.
Ex: Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects. Ex: Are you saying that we should put up a 'No Admittance' sign to ideas that don't comport with our simple worlds of stereotyped images?. Ex: In the early 1960s they began developing information services more attuned to the information needs of their clients.
adaptarse a las circunstancias
(v.)=suit + circumstances.
Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
adaptarse a los cambios
(v.)=flow with + the tides.
Ex: The public library, if managers can learn to flow with the tides, can be a major player in the new century.
adaptarse a los tiempos
(v.)=change with + the times ; move with + the times ; keep up with + the times ; adapt to + the times.
Ex: However, it must be remembered that cataloguing and classification must change with the times. Ex: The VDE is trying to move with the times by applying to its periodicals the new concept outlined in this paper. Ex: Copyright is no more than a vague notion, details of which have to be filled in or corrected to keep up with the times. Ex: Those that adapt to the times and evolve to meet the needs of a changing world will thrive.
adaptarse a un formato
(v.)=meet + format.
Ex: Control number has been reformatted to meet LCCN format.
adaptarse a un interés
(v.)=accommodate + interest.
Ex: Curricula must change rapidly to accommodate the increasing interest in this field of work.
adaptarse a una aplicación
(v.)=suit + application.
Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
adaptarse a una función
(v.)=step up to + role.
Ex: The author warns that if academic libraries do not step up to this educational role, other units on campus or commercial enterprises will fill the breach.
adaptarse a una innovación
(v.)=meet + development.
Ex: The article 'The forgiving building revisited' discusses planning library facilities which will meet new developments in automation technology with flexibility.
adaptarse a una necesidad
(v.)=suit + need.
Ex: In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis.
adaptarse al cambio
(v.)=accommodate to + change ; adapt to + change.
Ex: Nevertheless, each library will have to consider whether it will continue to accommodate to changes in the same way that it has in the past. Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.
adaptarse al entorno
(v.)=adjust to + environment.
Ex: The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.
adaptibilidad
(n.)=tailorability.
Ex: These advantages of increased extensibility, portability and tailorability of hypermedia structures can be obtained by using the functional model of the link.

addenda
(n.)=addendum [addenda, -pl.].
Nota: Parte de un documento impreso con posterioridad pero cuyo objetivo es acompañarlo, completando o corrigiendo el texto.
Ex: The addenda is the part of a document printed subsequently but intended to accompany it, completing or correcting the text.

adecentado
(adj.)=manicured.
Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.

adecentar
(v.)=spruce up ; manicure ; smarten up ; smarten ; neaten (up).
Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.
Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
Ex: Many people trim their cuticles to neaten the overall appearance of their fingers and hands.

adecuación
(n.)=adequacy ; appropriateness ; suitability ; fit ; fitness for purpose ; retrofitting ; fitting.
Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
Ex: By comparing this informal communication network with the formal organization chart one can see how close the fit between actuality and theory is.
Ex: Use is better explained as a function of 'fitness for purpose': the extent to which the information resource is of appropriate quality for the situation in which it is to be used.
Ex: This paper describes the recipients of the award, 3 of which won for new buildings, 1 a major renovation and 2 adaptive retrofittings of library structures.
Ex: At a shoe fitting she was told that the vamp was too long and she should switch to a shoe that showed more of her foot.
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* falta de adecuación=misfit.
* grado de adecuación=degree of fit.

adecuadamente
=duly ; properly ; suitably ; fittingly ; fitly ; appropriately ; adequately.
Ex: Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the ethical and technical implications of such a course of action.
Ex: This group of fields should be completed before the fixed fields are entered, because the record type is needed for handling these fields properly.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
Ex: 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.
Ex: Perhaps the symbol or character that would most fitly represent this age is the interrogation point.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve = El que hace la búsqueda debe estar suficientemente familiarizado con lo que desea recuperar.
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* progresar adecuadamente=progress + satisfactorily.

adecuado
(adj.)=adequate ; appropriate ; apt ; desirable ; suitable ; competent ; convenient ; correct ; eligible ; felicitous ; fine ; fit ; proper ; successful ; timely ; fitting ; commensurate ; accommodating ; timely ; fit for purpose ; beffiting.
Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.
Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.
Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.
Ex: The approach which is suitable in specialised indexing tools for medical research will need to be very specific in order to differentiate between two closely related subjects.
Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.
Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.
Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.
Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.
Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.
Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.
Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.
Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.
Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.
Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.
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* adecuado para=accommodative to ; well suited to/for.
* considerar adecuado=judge + suitable ; consider + appropriate.
* creer adecuado=see + fit ; think + fit.
* de forma adecuada=adequately ; fitly ; appropriately.
* de un modo adecuado=appropriately ; fitly.
* el más adecuado=ideally suited.
* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno=the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* en el momento adecuado=at the right time.
* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado=be in the right place at the right time.
* lo adecuado=adequacy.
* no ser lo más adecuado para=ill suited to/for.
* poco adecuado=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
* prácticas más adecuadas=lessons learned [lessons learnt] ; best practices.
* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el m=provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* resultar adecuado=prove + suitable.
* ser adecuado=be right ; stand up.

adecuado para
=accommodative to ; well suited to/for.
Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves. Ex: Lithography found favour with Moslems, being well suited to reproducing calligraphy and particularly the text of the Koran.
adecuar
(v.)=pitch ; retrofit.
Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.
Ex: This model is attractive both for 'retrofitting' existing software as well as providing flexibility to new systems.
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* adecuar a una necesidad=suit + purpose ; tailor to + demand.
* adecuarse=fit ; suit.
* adecuarse mejor=best + fit.

adecuar a una necesidad
(v.)=suit + purpose ; tailor to + demand.
Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate. Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.
adecuarse
(v.)=fit ; suit.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order. Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
adecuarse mejor
(adj.)=best + fit.
Ex: Nelson and Tague suggest that a rank distribution best fits the distribution of terms used to index journal papers.
adelantado
=ahead of schedule.
Ex: By Dec 74, a year ahead of schedule, the restoration department was able to close.
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* adelantado a su tiempo=ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).
* andar adelantado=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* ir adelantado=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* pagado por adelantado=prepaid [pre-paid].
* pagar por adelantado=pay + up-front.
* pago por adelantado=prepayment [pre-payment] ; advance payment.
* por adelantado=advance ; in advance (of) ; up-front [up front].

adelantado a su tiempo
=ahead of + Posesivo + time(s).
Ex: Again, the idea shows that Brown was ahead of his times.
adelantamiento
(n.)=overtaking.
Ex: But the medians have shrunk the width of the roads, leading to dangerous overtakings.
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* carril de adelantamiento=fast track ; fast lane.

adelantar
(v.)=bring forward.
Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.
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* adelantar el comienzo de Algo=jump-start [jump start].
* adelantar por el lado incorrecto=undertake.
* adelantarse=out-think [outthink].
* adelantarse a=outguess ; second-guess [secondguess] ; forestall.
* adelantarse a Alguien=steal + a march on.
* adelantarse a la competencia=get in + ahead of the field.
* adelantarse a los acontecimientos=ahead of the curve ; jump + the gun.
* adelantarse a + Posesivo + época=be in advance of + Posesivo + time.
* adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo=be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
* adelantarse pronto en el marcador=take + an early lead.

adelantar el comienzo de Algo
(v.)=jump-start [jump start].
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
adelantar por el lado incorrecto
(v.)=undertake.
Ex: Only undertake the vehicle in front if it is signalling to turn right, and there is room to do so .
adelantarse
(v.)=out-think [outthink].
Ex: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets.
adelantarse a
(v.)=outguess ; second-guess [secondguess] ; forestall.
Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously. Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors. Ex: Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.
adelantarse a + Posesivo + tiempo
(v.)=be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
Ex: Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.
adelantarse a + Posesivo + época
(v.)=be in advance of + Posesivo + time.
Ex: However since they were so much in advance of their time they didn't sell well and are gathering dust somewhere.
adelantarse a Alguien
(v.)=steal + a march on.
Ex: The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.
adelantarse a la competencia
(v.)=get in + ahead of the field.
Ex: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field.
adelantarse a los acontecimientos
(v.)=ahead of the curve ; jump + the gun.
Ex: The article 'Staying ahead of the curve' presents listings of guidebooks and other travel tools for the coming tourist season. Ex: Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.
adelantarse pronto en el marcador
(v.)=take + an early lead.
Ex: The Democrats took an early lead on the Internet, but now the Republicans are closing the gap.
adelante
(adj.)=ahead.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
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* ¡adelante!=go for it!.
* adelante a toda máquiina=full speed ahead.
* adelante a toda máquina=full steam ahead.
* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante=help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.
* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante=at a time to be announced later.
* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante=at a time to be determined later.
* dar un paso adelante=step up.
* de ahora en adelante=from now on ; from this point on ; from now onward(s).
* de atrás para adelante=back and forth.
* de hoy en adelante=as from today.
* desde ahora en adelante=from now onward(s).
* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante=from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).
* desde hoy en adelante=as from today.
* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante=from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.
* en adelante=forward [forwards].
* Fecha + en adelante=Fecha + onwards.
* gran salto adelante=giant leap ; great leap forward.
* hacia adelante=onward(s) ; straight ahead ; straight on.
* hacia adelante y hacia atrás=to and fro.
* hay que seguir adelante=the show must go on.
* llevar adelante=go ahead with ; carry on ; carry out.
* más adelante=later ; further along ; later on ; in due time ; at a later date.
* mirar adelante=look + straight ahead ; look forward.
* paso adelante=step up.
* paso hacia adelante=step forward.
* resignarse y seguir adelante=bite + the bullet.
* sacar adelante=keep + going.
* salir adelante=make + (both) ends meet ; keep + the wolves from the door ; get + unstuck ; get back on + Posesivo + feet ; make it through ; carry + Nombre + on.
* salir adelante a duras penas=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
* salir adelante en la vida=get on in + life.
* seguir adelante=go forward ; forge + ahead ; forge + forward ; go ahead ; go straight ahead ; carry through ; move along ; move forward ; press forward (with) ; move + forward ; continue on + Posesivo + way ; move on ; be undeterred.
* seguir adelante con=go ahead with ; stick with.
* ser un gran paso adelante=be half the battle.
* y más adelante=and beyond.

adelante a toda máquiina
=full speed ahead.
Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
adelante a toda máquina
=full steam ahead.
Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
adelanto
(n.)=breakthrough [break-through] ; advance ; foretaste.
Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.
Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.
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* ir con adelanto=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* llevar adelanto=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.

adelgazamiento
(n.)=slimming.
Ex: Coffee-table books are books on themes such as cookery, gardening, do-it-yourself and, recently, slimming.

adelgazar
(v.)=lose + weight ; slim down ; get + thin ; shed + weight.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
Ex: The abundance of book types and titles makes display and merchandising increasingly difficult; some booksellers are dealing with this by slimming down or cutting out certain categories.
Ex: I thought I'd be happy as a lark when I finally got thin, but believe me I'm not.
Ex: If you want to shed weight permanently you have to live a healthier life.
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* pastilla para adelgazar=diet pill ; slimming pill.
* píldora para adelgazar=slimming pill.

ademán
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* hacer ademanes=flail about ; gesticulate.

además
=additionally ; also ; aside ; Verbo + further ; further ; furthermore ; moreover ; to boot ; at that ; for what it's worth [FWIW] ; and all ; beyond that ; withal ; plus.
Ex: Additionally, menu-based information retrieval systems permit the selected option to be indicated on a simple numerical keypad if so designed.
Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.
Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.
Ex: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects.
Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.
Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.
Ex: Moreover, it was stated that only selected elements of subject indexing will be included.
Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
Ex: Terry Lugg, on the other hand, is a much less active borrower, though more active than Stephen Hathaway, and takes books from the science collection, the pure sciences at that.
Ex: For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.
Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
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* además de=along with ; apart from ; as well as ; besides ; coupled with ; in addition (to) ; over and above ; plus ; quite apart from ; aside from ; on top of ; other than ; complete with ; not least ; beyond ; together with ; not to mention.
* además de eso=add to this ; beyond that.
* además de ..., hay otros + Nombre=with ..., there are + other + Nombre.
* además del belga=extra-Belgian.
* además de otras cosas=quite apart from anything else.
* además otro(s)=still (an)other(s).
* Adjetivo + y además + Adjetivo=Adjetivo + if + Adjetivo.
* referencia "véase además"=see also reference.
* véase además=see also.
* y además=then again ; and on top of that.
* y además otro(s)=still (an)other(s).

además de
=along with ; apart from ; as well as ; besides ; coupled with ; in addition (to) ; over and above ; plus ; quite apart from ; aside from ; on top of ; other than ; complete with ; not least ; beyond ; together with ; not to mention.
Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink. Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities. Ex: All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term. Ex: In a catalogue using main and added entries, all other entries besides the one main entry are added entries. Ex: And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission. Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme. Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market. Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu. Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment. Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made. Ex: Librarians will have to acquire additional skills on top of the old ones. Ex: The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo. Ex: Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century. Ex: Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations. Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials. Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area. Ex: UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
además de ..., hay otros + Nombre
=with ..., there are + other + Nombre.
Ex: With the onus on the searcher to achieve familiarity with filing orders, there are other factors that need to be considered.
además de eso
=add to this ; beyond that.
Ex: Add to this his stock of unique woodcut ornaments and initials, and his finger-print is plain, a typographical equipment that belonged to him alone. Ex: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.
además de otras cosas
=quite apart from anything else.
Ex: Quite apart from anything else, it is drearily boring, the tedium exacerbated by the grating monotony of Stein's voice.
además del belga
=extra-Belgian.
Ex: Although there was, at one point, a measure of extra-Belgian support there was never a coherent management system internationally organized and single mindedly directed.
además otro(s)
=still (an)other(s).
Ex: Still another librarian includes the Website address as part of her e-mail signature = Además, otra bibliotecaria incluye la dirección de la página web en su firma de correo electrónico.
adenocarcinoma
(n.)=adenocarcinoma.
Ex: Forty-two women with adenocarcinoma in situ without any associated invasive component underwent 49 cervical conizations.

adentis equina
(n.)=strangles.
Nota: Enfermedad febril de los caballos.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.

adentrar
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* adentrarse=tread into.
* adentrarse en=move into.

adentrarse
(v.)=tread into.
Ex: This seems to suggest that Schopenhauer may have trodden much further into the mystics' domain than he is willing to admit.
adentrarse en
(v.)=move into.
Ex: As we move into the 21st century there is a growing realization that information holds the key to health.
adentro
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* de mar adentro=offshore.
* de puertas adentro=back-office.
* mar adentro=offshore.
* muy adentro=deep inside.
* persona de adentro=insider.
* visión contada por una persona de adentro=insider's look ; insider's perspective.
* visión de una persona de adentro=insider's look ; insider's perspective.
* volver adentro=go back + inside ; come back in.

adepto
(adj.)=partisan ; devotee.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
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* ganar adeptos=gain + currency ; gain + followers.

aderezado
(adj.)=seasoned.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.

aderezar
(v.)=lard ; season ; flavour [flavor, -USA] ; smarten up ; smarten ; garnish.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
Ex: The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
Ex: Chocolate can be used for garnishing in the shape of chocolate chips or grated and sprinkled over dessert.

aderezo
(n.)=topping ; condiment ; flavouring ; seasoning ; garnish.
Ex: Let guests decorate their sundaes with toppings of their choice.
Ex: Appendixes to this section include lists of common foods and condiments, and illustrations for use in nutrition education activities.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).
Ex: These spices are used mostly for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and as seasoning.
Ex: They are cooked in boiling salted water or stock, and are served as garnish to soups or other dishes.
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* aderezo de untar=rub.
* aderezo para la ensalada=salad dressing.

aderezo de untar
=rub.
Ex: A rub's ingredients (such as garlic, herbs, and spices) are chopped together to form a coarse paste, which is hand-rubbed onto a meat's surface, typically one to several hours before it is cooked.
aderezo para la ensalada
(n.)=salad dressing.
Ex: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.
adherencia
(n.)=adherence ; bond ; adhesion ; traction.
Ex: It was decided to apply stamped cloth strips, produced by a commercial library bindery to the spines and to use a polyvinyl acetate for adherence.
Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
Ex: Microbiological action contributes to loss of adhesion and blistering of anticorrosive organic coatings.
Ex: Grooves in manhole covers are necessary to provide traction in all kinds of weather to the vehicles above.

adherente^1
(n.)=adhesive ; bonding agent.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
Ex: An oxygen molecule is a small dumbbell less than a nanometer across: two oxygen atoms with two electrons flying between acting as the bonding agent.

adherente^2
(adj.)=adhesive.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
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* antiadherente=non-stick [nonstick].

adherir
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* adherirse a=adhere to ; cling to ; espouse ; fall in with ; stick to ; align ; cleave to ; hew to.
* adherirse a principios=espouse + principles.

adherirse a
(v.)=adhere to ; cling to ; espouse ; fall in with ; stick to ; align ; cleave to ; hew to.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments. Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones. Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date. Ex: Stanton fell in with the suggestion readily. Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known. Ex: Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves. Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives. Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.
adherirse a principios
(v.)=espouse + principles.
Ex: Cataloging codes, and the principles espoused for their development, have had a tendency to attempt to recognize the user's needs.
adhesivo caliente
(n.)=hot-melt adhesive.
Ex: Other concerns when applying hot-melt adhesives are high viscosity and high operating temperature.
adhesivo de fusión en caliente
(n.)=hot-melt adhesive.
Ex: Other concerns when applying hot-melt adhesives are high viscosity and high operating temperature.
adhesivo^1
(n.)=adhesive ; stick-up.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
Ex: These stick-ups are removable, reusable and will not harm walls.
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* adhesivo caliente=hot-melt adhesive.
* adhesivo de fusión en caliente=hot-melt adhesive.

adhesivo^2
(n.)=adhesive ; bonding agent.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Ex: An oxygen molecule is a small dumbbell less than a nanometer across: two oxygen atoms with two electrons flying between acting as the bonding agent.
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* cinta adhesiva=adhesive tape.
* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros=book tape.
* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada=duct tape.
* tira adhesiva=adhesive strip.
* tira adhesiva antirrobo=adhesive security strip.

adhesión
(n.)=adherence ; attachment ; adhesion.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.
Ex: Microbiological action contributes to loss of adhesion and blistering of anticorrosive organic coatings.
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* adhesión a=espousal of.
* carta de adhesión=letter of support.

adhesión a
=espousal of.
Ex: The espousal of consumerism has led to widespread environmental irresponsibility.
adicción
(n.)=addiction.
Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.
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* adicción a la heroína=heroin addiction.
* adicción a las drogas=drug habit.
* crear adicción=be addictive.
* que crea adicción=addictive.

adicción a la heroína
(n.)=heroin addiction.
Ex: He died at the age of 26 of a heroin overdose following a long struggle with heroin addiction.
adicción a las drogas
(n.)=drug habit.
Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
adicional
(adj.)=accompanying ; additional ; supplementary ; supplemental.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
Ex: The hierarchical relationships associated with selected index terms may be revealed by displaying related terms beneath such terms in a supplementary list in the thesaurus.
Ex: Supplemental information was gathered about each library from Bowker's American Library Directory.
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* ingrediente adicional de la pizza=pizza topping.
* resultado adicional=by-product [byproduct].
* sin costo adicional alguno=at no extra charge.
* tiempo adicional=extra-time.

adición
(n.)=addition ; summation ; supplementation ; accretion ; infusion ; adding.
Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.
Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
Ex: The introduction of computer filing has made us examine every aspect of the process, to stop doing things out of habit, to retain those principles which are logical and comprehensible and to discard those which are simply the accretions of the years.
Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
Ex: This can range from simple adding of columns to automatic recalculation of all related figures when one is changed (as in a spreadsheet; see below).
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* adición de valor=value adding.

adición de valor
(n.)=value adding.
Ex: The interaction environment is also intended to support value adding of electronic documents.
adicto
(n.)=junkie ; addict.
Ex: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.
Ex: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.
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* adicto a=addicted to.
* adicto a la lectura=bookaholic.
* adicto a la tele=couch potato ; telly-addict ; TV-addict.
* adicto al chocolate=chocolate addict.
* adicto al crack=crackhead ; crackhead.
* adicto a los libros=bookaholic.

adicto a
=addicted to.
Ex: But he's also addicted to power and not about to give it up.
adicto a la lectura
(n./adj.)=bookaholic.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
adicto a la tele
(n.)=couch potato ; telly-addict ; TV-addict.
Ex: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger. Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control. Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.
adicto a los libros
(n./adj.)=bookaholic.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
adicto al chocolate
(n.)=chocolate addict.
Ex: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.
adicto al crack
(n.)=crackhead ; crackhead.
Ex: Actually to do something about a young crackhead fidgeting with a gun takes more than high-flown language -- it takes bravery. Ex: Actually to do something about a young crackhead fidgeting with a gun takes more than high-flown language -- it takes bravery.
adiestrabilidad
(n.)=trainability.
Ex: Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.

adiestrable
(adj.)=trainable.
Ex: The article 'Data-mining the cosmos' describes a series of intelligent, trainable image analysis tools, for helping astronomers manage satellite image data = El artículo "El descubrimiendo de datos del cosmos" describe una serie de herramientas, inteligentes y capaces de aprender, para el análisis de las imágenes, con objeto de ayudar a los astrónomos a gestionar las imágenes vía satélite.

adiestrado
(adj.)=trained.
Ex: The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.
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* adiestrado por británicos=British-trained.
* adiestrado por los americanos=U.S.-trained.

adiestrado por británicos
=British-trained.
Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
adiestrado por los americanos
(adj.)=U.S.-trained.
Ex: The New Year's Eve edition of the New York Times asserted that Argentines and Nicaraguans helped U.S.-trained Honduran troops to kill leftists in the 1980s.
adiestrador
(n.)=dog handler.
Ex: The next morning she was found safe and sound by Leni, the search dog, and his handlers.

adiestramiento
(n.)=training ; grooming.
Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
Ex: Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.
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* adiestramiento ecuestre de exhibición=dressage.
* como campo de adiestramiento=as a training ground.

adiestramiento ecuestre de exhibición
(n.)=dressage.
Ex: Even if you're not a huge dressage fan, Paul's skill on horseback is fascinating to watch.
adiestrar
(v.)=train ; groom ; school.
Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
Ex: Apprenticeship is more realistic than expecting everyone to be schooled by a parent at home.

adinerado
(adj.)=affluent ; monied ; well-heeled ; well-to-do ; moneyed ; solvent ; wealthy ; well-off.
Ex: It is easy to predict that a majority of either large or affluent libraries in this country will employ some form of catalog under machine control in the foreseeable future.
Ex: This will shift the dynamics of information flow to policymakers to favour monied special interests, which threatens the democratic process.
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries.
Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.
Ex: Botswana is a stable, well-governed and solvent country but is nevertheless a good example of the deep-seated problems of regulating information transfer.
Ex: Today's sophisticated media provide clear advantages to wealthy, well-established interest groups.
Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.
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* clase adinerada y con poder, la=rich and powerful, the.

adiposo
(adj.)=fatty .
Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.

aditivo
(n.)=additive.
Ex: The solution (ie water with additives which make it less miscible with ink and slow down evaporation) is transferred from the tray via a series of rollers until it comes into contact with the plate.
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* aditivo alimentario=food additive.
* aditivo alimenticio=food additive.

aditivo alimentario
(n.)=food additive.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.
aditivo alimenticio
(n.)=food additive.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.
adivinación
(n.)=divination.
Ex: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.
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* adivinación del futuro=fortune telling.

adivinación del futuro
(n.)=fortune telling.
Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.
adivinanza
(n.)=conundrum.
Ex: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.
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* juego de adivinanzas=guessing game.

adivinar
(v.)=divine ; guess ; outguess ; second-guess [secondguess].
Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).
Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.
Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously.
Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.
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* adivinar el futuro=fortune telling.
* adivinar el pensamiento=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.

adivinar el futuro
(n.)=fortune telling.
Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.
adivinar el pensamiento
(v.)=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds. Ex: Telling the difference between a subject looking at one thing or another by brain scan is interesting, but hardly constitutes 'reading their thoughts'.
adivino
(n.)=guesser ; fortune teller ; seer ; diviner.
Ex: The article has the title 'From smart guesser to smart navigator: changes in collection development for research libraries in a network environment'.
Ex: The technique of cold reading is used by fortune tellers, astrologers, & others who wish to convince their clients of their capabilities to divine true character = La técnica de la lectura en frío es usada por adivinos, astrólogos y otros que desean convencer a sus clientes de sus capacidades para adivinar su verdadero carácter.
Ex: This service provides Web access to selected extracts from the writings and sayings of various spiritual leaders, saints, seers, mystics and scholars.
Ex: Healers and diviners are apprenticed to their elders to learn a great wealth of communal and esoteric knowledge.

adiós
=bye-bye ; goodbye [good-bye] ; bye for now ; ta-ta.
Ex: Tay Gosling wrote an article about public lending right entitled 'Bye-bye, wilderness: hello, high-tech'.
Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.
Ex: 'Bye for now,' he said with a smile.
Ex: 'Ta-ta,' she said leaving.
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* decir adiós=bid + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + adieu ; kiss + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + farewell ; wave + a bye.
* decir adiós (a)=say + goodbye (to).
* decir adiós al pasado=bid + farewell + to the past.
* decir adiós con la mano=wave + goodbye.
* decir adiós con un gesto=signal + goodbye.

adjetival
(adj.)=adjectival.
Ex: Sometimes geographical subdivision is in terms of the adjectival form, for example, Music, German.
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* encabezamiento adjetival=adjectival heading.
* forma adjetival=adjectival form.

adjetivo
(n.)=adjective.
Ex: Such lists will embody for example, singular or plural, nouns or adjectives.

adjudicación
(n.)=conferral ; granting.
Ex: Some critics have equated verbena in Faulkner's novel 'An Odor of Verbena' directly with courage, seeing Drusilla's gifts of verbena sprigs as the conferral and recognition of courage.
Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.

adjudicador
(n.)=adjudicator.
Ex: The most cost-effective way to select an adjudicator is for the parties to agree.

adjudicar
(v.)=award.
Ex: In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.

adjuntar
(v.)=add ; attach ; enclose.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: I enclose for consultation proposed revised Statues of IFLA prepared by the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes and Rules of Procedure.
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* adjuntar ficheros=file attachment.

adjuntar ficheros
(n.)=file attachment.
Ex: Electronic management of mail and file attachment are under development and will be implemented in 1995.
adjunto
(v.)=accompanying ; herewith ; adjunct ; attached hereto ; attached.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained.
Ex: As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.
Ex: Attached hereto is a draft of the report of the Working Party suggested for adoption.
Ex: I was wondering how it is possible that I ended up with one ear lobe clearly attached, and the other clearly unattached.
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* adjunto a=adjacent to ; attached to.
* carta adjunta=covering letter.
* director adjunto=assistant director ; deputy director ; joint director.
* fichero adjunto=attachment ; email attachment.

adjunto a
=adjacent to ; attached to.
Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines. Ex: From 1972 to 1974, he was attached to the British Library Planning Secretariat.
adlátere
(n.)=sidekick.
Ex: Her sidekick and confidante is Gabrielle, the rightful queen of the Amazons who abdicated her throne in order to join Xena.

administración de archivos
(n.)=archive(s) administration.
Ex: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration.
administración de empresas
(n.)=business administration.
Ex: Cases provide 'realistic' educational experiences for students beginning their study of business administration.
administración de justicia
(n.)=administration of justice.
Ex: In order to speed up the administration of justice seven new minors' courts have been set up in different regions of the country.
administración de personal
(n.)=personnel administration.
Ex: Granted, performance evaluation may be an imperfect tool in personnel administration.
administración de recursos
=husbandry.
Ex: This ability has been acquired by shepherds during generations of nomadism and pastoralism, and it is considered the most important aspect of husbandry in arid climates.
administración del tiempo
(n.)=time management.
Ex: She has done some of the best work on the use of time logs and time management.
administración electrónica
(n.)=electronic government (e-government).
Ex: More than 10,000 people ventured into cyberspace in May 1995 when the Clinton administration opened its 'information superhighway' for suggestions on how to build an efficient electronic government (e-government).
administración judicial
(n.)=receivership ; administrative receivership.
Ex: A company's entry into receivership almost always means shareholders are going to sustain losses. Ex: This book is a comprehensive guide to the law of administrative receivership and offers sensible, practical advice.
administración pública
(n.)=public administration ; civil service.
Ex: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration. Ex: I always thought the civil service system was created to eliminate any possibility of favoritism.
administración^1
(n.)=management ; running ; dispensation ; back office.
Nota: Usado para referirse a las funciones de administración/gestión de una empresa como opuestas a los servicios de cara al cliente.
Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.
Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.
Ex: Benefits have been proven in the back office and now many organizations are applying it in customer facing applications.
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* administración de archivos=archive(s) administration.
* administración de empresas=business administration.
* administración de justicia=administration of justice.
* administración del tiempo=time management.
* administración de personal=personnel administration.
* administración de recursos=husbandry.
* administración electrónica=electronic government (e-government).
* administración judicial=receivership ; administrative receivership.
* administración pública=public administration ; civil service.
* consejo de administración=board of trustees ; trustees ; directorate ; trust ; trustee board ; board of directors.
* consejo de administración de la biblioteca=library trustees.
* e-administración=electronic government (e-government).
* estudios de administración=management studies.
* Información para la Administración Pública (IPA)=Information for Public Administration (IPA).
* mala administración=mismanagement.
* miembro del consejo de administración=trustee.
* oficina de administración=administrative office.
* publicidad de la administración pública=public service announcement (PSA).

administración^2
(n.)=administration.
Ex: When cataloguing a document issued by a regional government, the cataloguer must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.
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* Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio (NASA)=NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

administrado
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* bien administrado=well-managed.

administrador
(n.)=administrator ; manager [manageress, -fem.] ; housekeeper [house-keeper] ; office manager ; steward ; business manager ; caretaker ; bursar.
Ex: Others engaged in organizing and exploiting information, such as managers, computer scientists and administrators, should also find something of interest.
Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
Ex: A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
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* administradora=manageress [manager, -masc.].
* administrador delegado=administrative officer.
* administrador del sistema=system administrator.
* administrador de página web=webmaster.
* administrador de servidor web=Web developer ; webmaster.
* administrador de sitio web=Web manager ; webmaster.
* administrador principal=top administrator.
* admnistrador de empresa=firm administrator.

administrador de página web
(n.)=webmaster.
Ex: Today, the main assignment of a webmaster is to design, implement and maintain an effective WWW site.
administrador de servidor Web
(n.)=Web developer ; webmaster.
Ex: Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs. Ex: Today, the main assignment of a webmaster is to design, implement and maintain an effective WWW site.
administrador de sitio web
(n.)=Web manager ; webmaster.
Ex: The program was created to help Web managers learn about the latest Web trends. Ex: Today, the main assignment of a webmaster is to design, implement and maintain an effective WWW site.
administrador del sistema
(n.)=system administrator.
Ex: If your system administrator has turned off this option, you won't see the results.
administrador delegado
(n.)=administrative officer.
Ex: He is quick to spot 'deadwood' among administrative officers, and has no qualms about recommending whose 'head should roll'.
administrador principal
(n.)=top administrator.
Ex: So many books and articles are churned out about the top administrator's responsibilities toward staff.
administradora
=manageress [manager, -masc.].
Ex: Personality profiles of managers and managereses show little relevant difference.
administrar
(v.)=administer ; administrate ; mete out ; husband.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.
Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.
Ex: Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.
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* administrar castigo=administer + punishment.
* administrar dinero=manage + funds.
* administrar el presupuesto=manage + funds.
* administrar el tiempo=manage + time.
* administrar justicia=dispense + justice.
* administrarse=pace.
* administrar tranquilizantes=sedate.

administrar castigo
(v.)=administer + punishment.
Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
administrar dinero
(v.)=manage + funds.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.
administrar el presupuesto
(v.)=manage + funds.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.
administrar el tiempo
(v.)=manage + time.
Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
administrar justicia
(v.)=dispense + justice.
Ex: Grievance channels exist to assure employees that justice is available and can be properly dispensed.
administrar tranquilizantes
(v.)=sedate.
Ex: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.
administrarse
(v.)=pace.
Ex: Reference librarians can help alleviate technostress by establishing a relaxed, psychologically supportive atmosphere, pacing their instruction, and using active learning.
administrativamente
=administratively ; managerially.
Ex: Then due to the difficulty of altering a manual file and the pressure to catalog more new books faster, s/he is administratively enjoined from attending to such details.
Ex: This article examines ways in which preservation planning may be made politically attractive and managerially effective.

administrativo de apoyo
(n.)=clerical employee.
Ex: Almost all practicing librarians have some assigned responsibilities that involve the training of other employees: a shelver, a beginning clerical employee, or another professional.
administrativo encargado de los archivos
(n.)=file clerk.
Ex: It would certainly beat the usual file clerk.
administrativo^1
(n.)=administrative assistant ; white collar worker ; paper-pusher ; office clerk.
Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.
Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
Ex: Other occupations included professor, attorney, carpenter, homemaker, realtor, office clerk, hospital director, librarian, researcher, student, teacher, and writer.
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* administrativo de apoyo=clerical employee.
* administrativo encargado de los archivos=file clerk.

administrativo^2
(adj.)=administrative ; bureaucratic ; clerical ; managerial ; back-office ; white collar.
Ex: Not every decision a member of the administration takes is 'of an administrative nature'.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.
Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.
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* auxiliar administrativo=administrative assistant.
* cuestión administrativa=administrative issue.
* derecho administrativo=administrative law.
* disposición administrativa=administrative regulation.
* error administrativo=clerical mistake ; clerical error.
* exceso de personal administrativo=administrative bloat.
* exceso de plantilla administrativa=administrative bloat.
* justicia administrativa=administrative justice.
* personal administrativo=administrative staff.
* procedimiento administrativo=administrative procedure.
* reforma administrativa=administrative reform.
* registro administrativo=administrative record.
* secretario administrativo=administrative secretary.
* sin control administrativo=unmanaged.
* unidad administrativa=administrative unit.

admirable
(adj.)=admirable ; impressive.
Ex: The guidelines presented so far are admirable for abstracts of journal articles and research papers, but special considerations must be introduced for various types of documents.
Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.

admirablemente
=commendably.
Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.

admiración
(n.)=admiration.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.
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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie=play to + Nombre.
* con admiración=admiringly.
* conseguir admiración=gain + respect.
* digno de admiración=admirable.
* exclamar con admiración=ooh and aah.
* merecer admiración=deserve + admiration.
* ser digno de admiración=deserve + admiration.

admirado
(adj.)=impressed.
Ex: On the other hand, Johnson's powerful baritone voice vibrated throughout the auditorium, captivating an impressed audience.
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* muy admirado=much-admired.

admirador
(adj.)=admirer ; fan.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
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* admirador obsesivo=stalker.
* club de admiradores=fan club ; fandom.

admirador obsesivo
(n.)=stalker.
Ex: The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.
admiradores
(n.)=following.
Ex: Such is the reputation of these writers and artists that many of them have strong fan followings.

admirar
(v.)=admire ; marvel at ; hold + Nombre + up for praise ; impress ; look up to ; ooh and aah.
Ex: I've heard people say they did not admire Thomas Hardy's novels because they were gloomy.
Ex: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.
Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.
Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.
Ex: I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.
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* admirar muchísimo=think + the world of ; think + highly of.

admirar muchísimo
(v.)=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
Ex: But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him. Ex: Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
admisibilidad
(n.)=admissibility.
Ex: This article describes EVIDENT, an expert system prototype for determining admissability of evidence under the US federal rules.

admisible
(adj.)=admissible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Single row direct coding restricts the numbering of coding positions and thus the number of admissible index terms to the number of holes that can be fitted around the edge of a card.

admisión
(n.)=admission ; membership ; admittance ; entry ; admission.
Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
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* admisión diferida=deferred admission.
* colector de admisión=air intake manifold ; intake manifold.
* cuota de admisión=intake.
* válvula de admisión=intake valve ; throttle.

admisión diferida
(n.)=deferred admission.
Ex: They rejected totally the notion of deferred admissions and intercampus registration.
admitido
(adj.)=approved.
Ex: Most of this software takes the form of content filtering software, but there are some applications that are based on the idea of 'selection' of approved Web sites.
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* abiertamente admitido=avowedly.
* admitido por Uno mismo=self-professed.
* encabezamiento admitido=approved heading ; preferred heading.
* término admitido=preferred term.
* término no admitido=non-preferred term ; unused term.

admitido por Uno mismo
(adj.)=self-professed.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
admitir
(v.)=admit ; concede ; own ; own up ; intromit ; intake.
Ex: This theory would ensure that the basic framework of the scheme would appropriately admit every subject.
Ex: Only an incurable pessimist would refuse to concede that the future will be longer than the past.
Ex: 'I don't know what to say,' she owned and lapsed into silence.
Ex: But let's not forget that he owned up for what he did and even gave all his betting money to charity.
Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.
Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.
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* admitir a Alguien en un grupo=adopt + Nombre + into the fold.
* admitirlo=come out with + it.
* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes=overbook.
* no admitir discusión=be out of the question.
* no tener reparos en admitir que=make + no bones about + Algo.
* que no admite reserva=unreserved.
* readmitir=re-admit [readmit].
* triste de admitir=sad to relate.

admitir a Alguien en un grupo
(v.)=adopt + Nombre + into the fold.
Ex: The scientist sometimes preserves this appearance by adopting into the fold anyone who becomes logical.
admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes
(v.)=overbook.
Ex: At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.
admitirlo
(v.)=come out with + it.
Ex: As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.
admnistrador de empresa
(n.)=firm administrator.
Ex: Optical storage can help firm administrators control costs and bill clients more promptly which boost income.
admonición
(n.)=admonition ; admonishment.
Ex: One of George Santayana's dicta, which is engraved as a guiding principle in my mind, is his admonition that 'Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it'.
Ex: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.

adobar
(v.)=marinate ; marinade.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.
Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.

adobe
(n.)=clay ; mud.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.
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* casa de ladrillos de adobe=mud-brick house.
* ladrillo de adobe=mud brick.

adobo
(n.)=marinade.
Ex: The marinade will fill your kitchen with the most amazing scent while the tofu is cooking.
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* adobo de untar=rub.
* dejar en adobo=marinade.
* poner en adobo=marinade.

adobo de untar
=rub.
Ex: A rub's ingredients (such as garlic, herbs, and spices) are chopped together to form a coarse paste, which is hand-rubbed onto a meat's surface, typically one to several hours before it is cooked.
adoctrinamiento
(n.)=indoctrination.
Ex: Our need is not for guided and controlled instruction, that is to say, for indoctrination.
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* adoctrinamiento religioso=religious indoctrination.

adoctrinamiento religioso
(n.)=religious indoctrination.
Ex: Religious indoctrination of children, who are too young to really understand what is being taught to them is a form of child abuse.
adoctrinar
(v.)=indoctrinate.
Ex: Government publications are utilised not only to inform people, but also to indoctrinate them to official party policies.

adolecer
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* adolecer de=suffer from.
* adolecer de desventaja=suffer from + limitation.
* adolecer de falta de=suffer from + lack of ; lack.

adolecer de
(v.)=suffer from.
Ex: Plainly, catalogues do not suffer from the above four limitations of document arrangement.
adolecer de desventaja
(v.)=suffer from + limitation.
Ex: Despite their advantages KWIC indexes suffer from some severe limitations.
adolecer de falta de
(v.)=suffer from + lack of ; lack.
Ex: Most of the stock has been acquired in the form of donations as the network suffers from lack of funds. Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.
adolescencia
(n.)=adolescence ; young adulthood.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: These guidelines are predicated on the belief that young adulthood is a unique life stage.
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* de la adolescencia=teenage.

adolescente
(adj.)=adolescent ; pubescent child ; teen ; teenage ; teenager ; young adult (YA) ; pubescent ; teenage boy ; teenaged.
Ex: Funny stories are popular with pupils of all ages and horror is the most popular genre for adolescents.
Ex: The book brings about together numerous ideas that preoccupy pubescent children.
Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
Ex: Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py>=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.
Ex: Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py >=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.
Ex: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: Many of the teenaged runaways left home in search of freedom from what they considered abusive treatment, whether physical, sexual, or emotional.
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* embarazo de adolescentes=teenage pregnancy.
* ficción para adolescentes=young adult fiction.
* literatura para adolescentes=young adult fiction.
* novela para adolescentes=adolescent romance.

adolorido
(adj.)=achy .
Ex: Even the smoothest of pregnancies may come with an achy back and tender breasts.

adopción
(n.)=adoption ; embrace.
Ex: The adoption of the first of these policies will lead to all the author's works being collocated or grouped together in the catalogue.
Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.
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* dar en adopción=put up for + adoption.
* nivel de adopción=adoption rate.
* ofrecer en adopción=put up for + adoption.
* país de adopción=adopted country.
* tasa de adopción=adoption rate.

adoptable
(adj.)=adoptable.
Ex: The availability and access to information generated in any country in South Asia will be more appropriate and adoptable by other countries in the region than the sophisticated information from technologically advanced countries.

adoptar
(v.)=adopt ; espouse ; summon up ; embrace ; take on.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.
Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
Ex: Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.
Ex: The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.
Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
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* adoptar Algo=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
* adoptar forma=take + shape.
* adoptar la forma de=take + form ; take + the form of ; come in + the form of.
* adoptar la postura moral correcta=take + the high ground ; take + the high road.
* adoptar legislación=adopt + legislation.
* adoptar una actitud=adopt + outlook ; adopt + attitude ; take + role.
* adoptar una decisión=adopt + decision.
* adoptar una función=step up to + role.
* adoptar una imagen=put on + image.
* adoptar una metodología=adopt + approach.
* adoptar una política=make + policy decisions.
* adoptar una postura=adopt + posture ; adopt + behaviour ; adopt + a stance ; take + position ; take + a stance.
* adoptar una postura crítica sobre=take + a critical view of.
* adoptar una postura dura=take + a tough stance.
* adoptar una postura firme=take + a stand (against).
* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión=take + position on + issue ; take + position on + issue.
* adoptar una postura firme contra=take + a firm stand against.
* adoptar una postura intransigente=take + a hard stand.
* adoptar una postura unánime=speak with + one voice.
* adoptar un cambio=adopt + change ; accommodate + change.
* adoptar un comportamiento=put on + demeanour ; put on + manner ; adopt + behaviour.
* adoptar un matiz=take on + colour.
* adoptar un modelo=embrace + model.
* adoptar un papel=take + role.
* adoptar un postura=embrace + view ; don + mantle.
* adoptar un punto de vista=embrace + view.
* decisión de adoptar=decision to adopt.
* volver a adoptar=resume.

adoptar Algo
(v.)=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
Ex: Library and information professionals need to take on board the recommendations of Roach and Morrison, translating them into policies and strategies to be acted upon.
adoptar forma
(v.)=take + shape.
Ex: We shall, therefore, attempt to illustrate by examples the subject that is currently taking shape under the umbrella term of 'information technology'.
adoptar la forma de
(v.)=take + form ; take + the form of ; come in + the form of.
Ex: The process will take form and crystallize into a framework as we learn more. Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below. Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
adoptar la postura moral correcta
(v.)=take + the high ground ; take + the high road.
Ex: We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist. Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left.
adoptar legislación
(v.)=adopt + legislation.
Ex: In the consumer protection field, Community action programmes were agreed in 1975 and 1981 and legislation has been adopted within this framework.
adoptar un cambio
(v.)=adopt + change ; accommodate + change.
Ex: Libraries in effect will need to unfreeze themselves to adopt change, then re-freeze around the new structure to exploit and secure the advances. Ex: This paper discusses the development of classification schemes and their ability to adapt to and accommodate changes in the information world in order to survive.
adoptar un comportamiento
(v.)=put on + demeanour ; put on + manner ; adopt + behaviour.
Ex: Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand. Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform. Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
adoptar un matiz
(v.)=take on + colour.
Ex: This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.
adoptar un modelo
(v.)=embrace + model.
Ex: The author presents a view of portal sites as a radically different model from those currently embraced by traditional information companies.
adoptar un papel
(v.)=take + role.
Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
adoptar un postura
(v.)=embrace + view ; don + mantle.
Ex: The author embraces a view which challenges several of the fundamental assumptions of cognitive science and artificial intelligence. Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.
adoptar un punto de vista
(v.)=embrace + view.
Ex: The author embraces a view which challenges several of the fundamental assumptions of cognitive science and artificial intelligence.
adoptar una actitud
(v.)=adopt + outlook ; adopt + attitude ; take + role.
Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public. Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes. Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
adoptar una decisión
(v.)=adopt + decision.
Ex: The European Commission has issued a time schedule for measures which will follow the decisions adopted = La Comisión Europea ha publicado un calendario de las medidas que se tomarán trás las decisiones adoptadas.
adoptar una función
(v.)=step up to + role.
Ex: The author warns that if academic libraries do not step up to this educational role, other units on campus or commercial enterprises will fill the breach.
adoptar una imagen
(v.)=put on + image.
Ex: Most centres will be found in Town Halls, but a few have put on a more attractive image by being located in shop-front premises in the high street.
adoptar una metodología
(v.)=adopt + approach.
Ex: The initiatives taken and approaches adopted are many and varied.
adoptar una política
(v.)=make + policy decisions.
Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
adoptar una postura
(v.)=adopt + posture ; adopt + behaviour ; adopt + a stance ; take + position ; take + a stance.
Ex: The library must adopt the posture of being primarily a communications agency, not primarily a storehouse or reading room. Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras. Ex: While librarians must not be overly censorious in their classification, they should not adopt a completely relativist stance that would absolve the profession of all responsibility. Ex: They took the position that it is not important to bring together the editions of a map. Ex: Consortia are essential to take a joint stance in negotiations with publishers.
adoptar una postura crítica sobre
(v.)=take + a critical view of.
Ex: A critical view taken of library consultants in general leads on to the identification of factors that will assist libraries in selecting consultants.
adoptar una postura dura
(v.)=take + a tough stance.
Ex: He has signalled he will take a tough stance on prickly issues such as outsourcing, and limits on exports of sensitive technology.
adoptar una postura firme
(v.)=take + a stand (against).
Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión
(v.)=take + position on + issue ; take + position on + issue.
Ex: There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues. Ex: There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues.
adoptar una postura firme contra
(v.)=take + a firm stand against.
Ex: Oboler took a firm stand against censorship.
adoptar una postura intransigente
(v.)=take + a hard stand.
Ex: In order to reverse the proliferation of high-priced journals, subscribers must take a hard stand.
adoptar una postura unánime
(v.)=speak with + one voice.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
adoptivo
(adj.)=adoptive.
Ex: This bibliography reflects a mixture of USA and non USA adoptive programmes.
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* hermana adoptiva=foster sister.
* hermano adoptivo=foster brother.

adoquinado
(adj.)=cobbled ; paved.
Ex: The morning is completely free to explore the cobbled streets and shopping areas of this university town.
Ex: An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface.

adoquinar
(v.)=cobble ; pave.
Ex: By ca.1500 the western part of the site had largely been cleared and the area cobbled over.
Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

adoquín
(n.)=cobblestone ; cobble.
Ex: Cells formed a loose monolayer and exhibited a typical cobblestone appearance.
Ex: The conglomerate consists of cobbles and boulders of slate, granite, and quartzite.

adorable
(adj.)=lovable ; cute ; darling ; cuddly .
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
Ex: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.

adoración
(n.)=worship ; veneration ; cult.
Ex: At the heart of the ancient Hippopotamian culture is the worship of the feminine principle.
Ex: Relics and icons not only have certain characteristics in common as objects of veneration but are also in their origin closely associated with each other.
Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
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* adoración de los santos=saint worship.

adoración de los santos
(n.)=saint worship.
Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.
adorar
(v.)=worship ; dote on.
Ex: The article concludes that librarians should not worship communication but they should practice it.
Ex: It wasn't easy for me to accept the actual fact that my favorite uncle who dotes on me the most on my mum side had liver cancer.
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* adorar una deidad=worship + deity.
* adorar un dios=worship + deity.

adorar un dios
(v.)=worship + deity.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
adorar una deidad
(v.)=worship + deity.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
adormecer
(v.)=tranquillise [tranquilize, -USA].
Nota: También escrito tranquilise o tranquilize.
Ex: In wildlife conservation and research it is often necessary to tranquilise an animal for various reasons.
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* adormecerse=become + numb ; be numb.

adormecerse
(v.)=become + numb ; be numb.
Ex: Bertolt Brecht's theory of performance is used to explain how student become numb to pedagogy and teachers. Ex: In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.
adormecidamente
=drowsily ; groggily.
Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.
Ex: As he groggily pulled the sweat-soaked sheet from his body, he rolled his head sideways to see the clock radio displaying 7:00 a.m.

adormecido
(adj.)=sleepy ; drowsy .
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.

adormecimiento
(n.)=sleepiness ; drowsiness.
Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
Ex: This amino acid has been widely used as a sleeping aid because it can produce drowsiness.

adormilado
(adj.)=sleepy ; drowsy .
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.
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* medio adormilado=bleary-eyed.

adormilarse
(v.)=doze off.
Ex: 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.

adornado
(adj.)=embroidered.
Ex: The eight pieces are an embroidered saddle, two matching pistol-cases, an embroidered baldric, a buff coat, two felt hats, and a shoe.
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* adornado con=studded with.
* adornado con pan de oro=gold-leafed.

adornado con
=studded with.
Ex: He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.
adornado con pan de oro
(adj.)=gold-leafed.
Ex: Our digital facsimile editions can replicate manuscripts of alternating red and blue capitals, and gold-leafed illuminations, with hypertext commentaries.
adornar
(v.)=embroider ; deck out ; ornament ; adorn ; stud ; embellish ; grace ; trim ; drape ; ornate ; garnish ; beautify ; prettify ; deck.
Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.
Ex: Chocolate can be used for garnishing in the shape of chocolate chips or grated and sprinkled over dessert.
Ex: I must say it's quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn't burden the resources.
Ex: Combining form and function, this is an easy way to prettify your kitchen and reuse instead of recycle.
Ex: A hospice volunteer has decked his house in hundreds of Christmas lights in a bid to raise money.
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* adornar con abalorios=beading.

adornar con abalorios
(n.)=beading.
Ex: Beading is quite an enjoyable hobby and the best part is that it is inexpensive to get started and not too difficult to learn.
adornito
=knick knack.
Ex: We'll show you how to build a beautiful knick-knack shelf for displaying all of your trophies, statuettes, china plates and other knick knacks.
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* adornitos=bric-a-brac.

adornitos
=bric-a-brac.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
adorno
(n.)=embellishment ; motif ; ornament ; display ; adornment ; garnish ; trimming.
Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
Ex: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework.
Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
Ex: They are cooked in boiling salted water or stock, and are served as garnish to soups or other dishes.
Ex: These spacious rooms are bright and inviting, with comfy furnishings and lots of trimmings.
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* adornos=bells and whistles.
* sin adornos=unadorned ; unvarnished.
* todos los adornos extras=all the bells and whistles.

adornos
(n.)=trim.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.

adosado
(v.)=semidetached [semi-detached] ; ; back-to-back ; attached.
Ex: Houses are marketed as a semidetached but in fact the house adjoins only the neighbours garage.
Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.
Ex: I was wondering how it is possible that I ended up with one ear lobe clearly attached, and the other clearly unattached.
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* casa adosada=terrace(d) home ; terrace(d) house ; semidetached house ; duplex ; duplex house.

adquirible
(adj.)=purchaseable.
Ex: Report literature is rarely 'published' in the sense that they are available through the normal book trade channels or purchaseable from a local bookshop.

adquirido
(adj.)=learned.
Ex: A good librarian has a complex combination of personality traits and learned skills, and little of the former can be taught in the library science classroom.
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* adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo=time-based.
* adquirido con la experiencia=experiential.
* adquirido con la práctica=experiential.
* enfermedad adquirida=acquired disorder.
* gusto adquirido=acquired taste.
* infección adquirida en el hospital=hospital-acquired infection.
* SIDA (Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida)=AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

adquirido con el transcurso del tiempo
(adj.)=time-based.
Ex: Expertise in computer programming consists of: time-based expertise which is a function solely of the time spent programming; and multiskilling expertise which accrues through exposure to a variety of programming languages and tasks.
adquirido con la experiencia
(adj.)=experiential.
Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.
adquirido con la práctica
(adj.)=experiential.
Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.
adquiridor
(n.)=acquirer.
Ex: The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.

adquiriente
(n.)=acquirer.
Ex: The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.

adquirir
=acquire ; assume ; purchase ; buy ; attain ; call + Nombre + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: This mode of publication permits special libraries to purchase relevant parts and facilitates revision at a later date.
Ex: Discount charges are available by contracting to buy a predetermined number of connect hours per year.
Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.
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* adquirir carta de naturaleza=be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in).
* adquirir conocimiento=gain + knowledge ; glean + knowledge ; acquire + knowledge ; build up + knowledge.
* adquirir experiencia=gain + experience ; cut + Posesivo + teeth (on).
* adquirir fama=achieve + notoriety.
* adquirir fluidez=gain + facility.
* adquirir ímpetu=pick up + speed.
* adquirir importancia=assume + importance ; attain + importance ; come up ; take on + added weight ; gain + significance ; move up + the agenda ; gain + importance ; gain in + importance.
* adquirir importancia histórica=make + history ; go down in + history.
* adquirir una idea=gain + impression.
* adquirir una nueva dimensión=take on + new dimension.
* adquirir un gusto por=get + a taste for.
* adquirir un nuevo significado=take on + new dimension.
* adquirir un valor añadido=take on + added weight.
* voz + adquirir + tono=voice + take on + quality.

adquirir carta de naturaleza
(v.)=be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in).
Ex: Black magic protection talismans have been thoroughly accepted as a shield against black magic by people all around the world. Ex: If this provision takes root in libraries, the open learning industry will be presented with a new market.
adquirir conocimiento
(v.)=gain + knowledge ; glean + knowledge ; acquire + knowledge ; build up + knowledge.
Ex: Search strategies may be amended to take account of knowledge gained about a subject and its literature as the search progresses. Ex: Serials may be sought by title as part of specific search for a given part of a periodical, or used for current awareness where each new issue is a means of updating the knowledge gleaned from the first. Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries. Ex: Reading about the country in this relaxed way helps the student to build up a background knowledge of attitudes, assumptions and feelings.
adquirir experiencia
(v.)=gain + experience ; cut + Posesivo + teeth (on).
Ex: As the library gains experience with its vendors, these claim categories should be updated and the vendor records changed to reflect the delivery lags. Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
adquirir fama
(v.)=achieve + notoriety.
Ex: Gourman Reports have achieved notoriety among librarians.
adquirir fluidez
(v.)=gain + facility.
Ex: This approach to teaching ensures that you will receive individual attention and gain facility in the use of the state-of-the-art equipment.
adquirir importancia
(v.)=assume + importance ; attain + importance ; come up ; take on + added weight ; gain + significance ; move up + the agenda ; gain + importance ; gain in + importance.
Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters. Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog. Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?. Ex: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental. Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789. Ex: Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda. Ex: The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education. Ex: Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.
adquirir importancia histórica
(v.)=make + history ; go down in + history.
Ex: This online service enables users to view and print out photographs of major current news stories, people, places and events that made history. Ex: The only thing he should go down in history for is for being the biggest idiot that ever lived.
adquirir un gusto por
(v.)=get + a taste for.
Ex: Men will often stick at the actionful adventure story; stage they often get a taste for at about the age of ten.
adquirir un nuevo significado
(v.)=take on + new dimension.
Ex: Serials acquisition and management have become more demanding, with the traditional core task of providing prompt access to title taking on new dimensions.
adquirir un valor añadido
(n.)=take on + added weight.
Ex: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental.
adquirir una idea
(v.)=gain + impression.
Ex: From this book one gains an impression of the way the policies of the European Communities are developing which is not so readily apparent from other official publications.
adquirir una nueva dimensión
(v.)=take on + new dimension.
Ex: Serials acquisition and management have become more demanding, with the traditional core task of providing prompt access to title taking on new dimensions.
adquirir ímpetu
(v.)=pick up + speed.
Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.
adquisición
(n.)=accession ; acquisition ; acquisition ; procurement ; purchase ; elicitation ; buy-in ; getting.
Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.
Ex: Almost inevitably then, many libraries will have acquisitions for which records are not available in a centralised cataloguing service.
Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.
Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.
Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.
Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.
Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.
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* adquisición cooperativa=cooperative acquisition.
* adquisición de libros=book supply ; book purchasing.
* adquisición en línea=online acquisition.
* adquisición gratuita=free acquisition.
* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación=on approval acquisition ; sending on approbation ; sending on approval.
* adquisición por compra o intercambio=non-gratuitous acquisition.
* adquisición por legado=bequest acquisition.
* adquisición por ordenador=computerised acquisition.
* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición=International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area ; standard number and terms of availability area.
* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG)=National Acquisitions Group (NAG).
* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos=content based.
* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones=acquisitions librarian.
* centro de adquisiciones=acquisition centre.
* condiciones de adquisición=obtainability conditions.
* condiciones de adquisición y=terms of availability and/or price.
* control de adquisiciones=acquisition control.
* departamento de adquisiciones=acquisitions department.
* fichero de adquisiciones=acquisition(s) file.
* lista de nuevas adquisiciones=acquisitions list.
* lista de últimas adquisiciones=accessions list ; list of current acquisitions ; addition list.
* módulo de adquisiciones=acquisitions system ; acquisitions module.
* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos=Acquisitions and Ordering System.
* número de adquisiciones=acquisition rate.
* plan de adquisición de material a vista=approval plan.
* plan de adquisiciones=acquisitions plan.
* política de adquisiciones=acquisition policy [acquisitions policy] ; collection development [collections development] ; selection policy ; collection policy.
* presupuesto de adquisiciones=acquisitions budget.
* presupuesto para adquisición de material=capital budget.
* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC)=National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).
* sección de adquisiciones=acquisitions department ; order department.
* servicio de adquisiciones=acquisition routines ; acquisition(s) service.

adquisición cooperativa
(n.)=cooperative acquisition.
Ex: Co-operative acquisition is a system which consists of organizing and coordinating acquisition between two or more libraries or documentation centres or services at a local, regional, national or international level, so that at least one copy of each publication is held in the geographical area concerned.
adquisición de libros
(n.)=book supply ; book purchasing.
Ex: The easiest and most efficient method for book supply is to use a bookseller who provides all the books. Ex: The effect would be a shift in book purchasing away from UK to US publishers.
adquisición en línea
(n.)=online acquisition.
Ex: The article 'Computerised acquisition in libraries and information centres' reviews on-line acquisition with details of agents who can provide the service.
adquisición gratuita
(n.)=free acquisition.
Ex: The acquisition of a document or a set of documents without purchase or exchange is known as free acquisition.
adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación
(n.)=on approval acquisition ; sending on approbation ; sending on approval.
Ex: The 'on approval', 'gift', and 'exchange' types are useful for statistical purposes. Ex: The sending of documents by a publisher or bookseller for acceptance or refusal by the purchaser is known as 'sending on approbation'. Ex: The sending of documents by a publisher or bookseller for acceptance or refusal by the purchaser is known as 'sending on approval'.
adquisición por compra o intercambio
(n.)=non-gratuitous acquisition.
Ex: The acquisition of documents through purchase or exchange is known as non-gratuitous acquisition.
adquisición por legado
(n.)=bequest acquisition.
Ex: The provision, in a will and testament, of a document or set of documents to an organization, at times according to certain obligations, the beneficiary having the right to refuse acceptance is known as bequest acquisition.
adquisición por ordenador
(n.)=computerised acquisition.
Ex: The article 'computerised acquisition in libraries and information centres' reviews on-line acquisition with details of agents who can provide the service.
adrede
=purposely ; knowingly ; studiously ; on purpose.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.
Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.

adrenalina
(n.)=adrenaline.
Ex: The knot in her stomach was growing to an unbearable size and adrenaline was pumping into every corner of her body.
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* subidón de adrenalina=adrenaline rush ; rush of adrenaline.

adscribir
(v.)=ascribe.
Ex: The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.

adscripción
(n.)=attachment.
Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.
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* adscripción en comisión de servicios=secondment.

adscripción en comisión de servicios
(n.)=secondment.
Ex: Secondment can be used to bridge the gap between library school educators and library practitioners.
adsorción
(n.)=adsorption.
Ex: This article studies the prediction of human intestinal adsorption of drug compounds.

aduana
(n.)=customs ; port of entry.
Ex: Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
Ex: Ports of entry employees are also responsible for making sure that the laws relating to importation of cigarettes are observed.
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* derechos de aduana=customs duties.
* inspector de aduanas=customs official ; immigration officer.
* oficial de aduanas=immigration officer ; customs official.
* servicio de aduanas=customs and excise agency.

aduanero
(n.)=immigration officer ; customs official.
Ex: Immigration officers are stationed at every point of entry into the United Kingdom to check and monitor people who are arriving and leaving.
Ex: A majority of customs officials surveyed said they are demoralized and not getting the full support they need to protect the country.

aducir
(v.)=put forth ; submit ; adduce.
Ex: Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.
Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.
Ex: Sceptics might adduce this as another example of the unreliability of PMEST as a basis of analysis.
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* aducir como evidencia=adduce as + evidence.
* aducir razones=provide + reasons.

aducir como evidencia
(v.)=adduce as + evidence.
Ex: If the recent closures of North American SLIS may be adduced as evidence, this deficiency is likely to have serious consequences for UK SLIS also.
aducir razones
(v.)=provide + reasons.
Ex: This article describes how the librarian's role has changed over the years from a job to a profession and provides reasons for the change.
adulación
(n.)=sycophancy ; adulation ; flattery.
Ex: During his ascendancy he was accused of sycophancy by other staff members.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
Ex: The effects of flattery from a computer can produce the same general effects as flattery from humans, as described in the psychology literature.

adulador
(n.)=complimentary ; toady ; fawning ; sycophant.
Ex: While there are varieties of citations, and not all are necessarily complimentary, a citation indicates some influence of one author upon another.
Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.
Ex: Over the past two days, the fawning American media has provided rave reviews of John McCain's visit to France.
Ex: He's too lazy and incompetent, a sycophant who would rather lick his boss' ass than earn his promotion the honest and hard way.

adular
(v.)=flatter ; butter + Nombre + up ; toady ; fawn (on/upon/over).
Ex: Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.
Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.
Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.

adulteración
(v.)=doctoring ; spiking.
Ex: The second section of the report describes the use of education as a weapon of cultural repression, and the doctoring of textbooks to promote intolerance.
Ex: The routine spiking of milk with illicit substances was an open secret in China's dairy regions.

adulterio
(n.)=adultery ; cuckoldry.
Ex: Topics include promiscuity and adultery, pornography and prostitution, sexual preference and sexual deviance, sexual harassment and sexual violence against women.
Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.

adulto
(n.)=grown-up ; adult.
Ex: The term 'andragogy' derives from the Greek 'andros' meaning 'adult or grown-up' and 'agogos' meaning one who leads.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
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* alfabetización de adultos=adult literacy ; adult literacy teaching.
* célula madre adulta=adult stem cell.
* centro de educación de adultos=adult learning centre ; adult learner centre.
* clase de educación de adultos=adult learning class ; adult learner class.
* con aspecto de adulto=adult-looking.
* edad adulta=adulthood.
* educación de adultos=adult education ; literacy tutoring.
* estudiante adulto=mature student.
* ficción para adultos=adult fiction.
* literatura para adultos=adult literature ; adult fiction.
* material de lectura para adultos=adult reading matter.
* material para adultos=adult materials.
* mentalidad de adulto=adult mentality.
* programa de adultos=adult programme.
* programa de alfabetización de adultos=adult literacy programme.
* público adulto=adult audience.
* sección de adultos=adult section ; adult services ; adult department ; adult services section.
* sólo para adultos=X-rated.

adulón
(n./adj.)=toady.
Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.

advenedizo
(n.)=upstart ; startup [start-up].
Ex: Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.

advenimiento
=arrival ; advent.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
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* advenimiento al trono=accession to the throne.

advenimiento al trono
(n.)=accession to the throne.
Ex: One controversy surrounding the Prince's future accesion to the throne is his decision to be known as the 'Defender of Faith', as opposed to the traditional 'Defender of the Faith'.
adventicio
(adj.)=adventitious.
Nota: Referido a algo que sucede accidentalmente.
Ex: There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.

adverbio
=adverb ; most + Adverbio.
Ex: Content words are subdivided into nominals, attributives, predicatives, infinitives, adverbs, and gerunds.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
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* adverbio de modo=adverb of mode.

adverbio de modo
(n.)=adverb of mode.
Ex: This article examines the semantics of adverbs of mode such as 'probably' or 'certainly', 'apparently', and 'undoubtedly'.
adversamente
=adversely.
Ex: In the selection of data bases we must consider any biases which might adversely affect search results.

adversario
(n.)=adversary ; opponent ; antagonist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Intelligence means either an individual's analytical or reasoning abilities or information on an adversary.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: The emerging antagonists in this scenario are publishers who have an interest in increasing both the size and number of their periodicals.
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* enfrentarse a + Posesivo + adversario=take on + Posesivo + opponent.
* información secreta sobre un adversario=intelligence.

adversidad
(n.)=adversity ; misfortune ; tribulation ; hardship ; ill fate.
Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
Ex: The author discusses the tribulations of equipment selection.
Ex: Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.
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* ante cualquier adversidad=in the face of + adversity.
* ante la adversidad=in the face of + adversity.
* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades=resilient.
* en tiempos de adversidad=in times of adversity.

adverso
(adj.)=adverse ; untoward ; averse.
Ex: An increase in recall tends to have an adverse effect on another measure of performance, precision -- as recall is increased precision is lowered.
Ex: Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.
Ex: The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.
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* circunstancia adversa=adverse circumstance.

advertencia
(n.)=word of caution ; warning ; word of warning ; caveat ; admonition ; proviso ; cautionary note ; cautionary word ; wake-up call ; admonishment ; alert ; heads up ; warning label.
Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.
Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.
Ex: One word of warning before starting: products, concepts, applications of information technology are currently in a state of rapid evolution.
Ex: But no litany of caveats should be allowed to obscure the fact that on-line searching has added a major weapon to the reference librarian's arsenal.
Ex: One of George Santayana's dicta, which is engraved as a guiding principle in my mind, is his admonition that 'Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it'.
Ex: The term thesaurus will be used here to denote such lists, with the proviso that this is strictly speaking a misuse of the term.
Ex: The different standards involved are described with cautionary notes on their limitations and the balance between standardisation and innovation.
Ex: The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.
Ex: These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.
Ex: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.
Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'.
Ex: But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
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* advertencia de suspensión=caveat emptor.
* advertencia precoz=early warning.
* advertencia sanitaria=health warning.
* advertencia temprana=early warning.
* a modo de advertencia=cautionary.
* aviso de advertencia=warning label.
* dar una advertencia=raise + caveat ; issue + warning.
* disparo de advertencia=warning shot ; warning shot across the bows.
* etiqueta de advertencia=warning label.
* hacer una advertencia=raise + caveat.
* llamada de advertencia=wake-up call.
* nota de advertencia=warning label.
* señal de advertencia=safety notice.

advertencia de suspensión
(n.)=caveat emptor.
Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
advertencia precoz
(n.)=early warning.
Ex: Early warnings that quickly reach those at risk can substantially reduce loss of life and damage to property.
advertencia sanitaria
(n.)=health warning.
Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.
advertencia temprana
(n.)=early warning.
Ex: Early warnings that quickly reach those at risk can substantially reduce loss of life and damage to property.
advertir
(v.)=caution (against) ; forewarn ; make + warning ; raise + caveat ; sound + a note of caution ; sound + a word of caution ; provide + a reminder ; sound + a wake-up call ; call + attention to ; raise + red flag ; raise + warning flag ; raise + flag ; raise + cautionary flags ; admonish.
Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
Ex: As a footnote, two caveats should be raised.
Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.
Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.
Ex: Shera and Egan's definition of bibliographic organization provides a reminder that the compilation of bibliographies is not an end in itself but merely the means to an end.
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
Ex: The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences.
Ex: Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.
Ex: Some of the barriers and limitations identified do raise warning flags, but they did not negate the largely positive trends in the evidence presented.
Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.
Ex: This experience should raise cautionary flags about seeking private-sector candidate.
Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
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* advertir (de)=warn (of/against).
* adviértase que=Note that....

advertir (de)
(v.)=warn (of/against).
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
adviértase que
=Note that....
Ex: Note that a title word search on 'high-temperature superconductivity' would have to include many term variations.
adyacencia
(n.)=adjacency.
Ex: The first example implies adjacency 'nuclear propulsion'; it doesn't require you to enter the operator.

adyacente
(adj.)=adjacent ; surrounding ; proximate ; bordering.
Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.
Ex: The wealth that accompanied this duchy continued to accumulate over the next centuries, as can be seen from the elegant patricians' houses lining the cathedral and market squares and the streets surrounding them.
Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.
Ex: This professional periodical provides a perspective on how libraries relate to bordering areas of activity such as education and the book trade.

adyuvante
(n.)=adjuvant.
Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.

adúltera
(n.)=adulteress.
Ex: It is the story of a young man ensnared and ruined by an adulteress.

adúltero
(n.)=adulterer.
Ex: Apart from formal punishment, adulterers in most cultures will also suffer from the attitudes of others towards them.

aerobic
(adj.)=aerobics ; aerobic.
Ex: The author describes a programme combining a support group and aerobics class for young women run by a library.
Ex: This study describes the influence of aerobic training on the cardiorespiratory fitness of 31 coronary artery disease patients who had undergone bypass surgery.

aerobics
(n.)=aerobics.
Ex: The author describes a programme combining a support group and aerobics class for young women run by a library.
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* aerobics acuático=water aerobics.
* aerobics en el agua=water aerobics.

aerobics acuático
(n.)=water aerobics.
Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.
aerobics en el agua
(n.)=water aerobics.
Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.
aerobio
(adj.)=aerobic.
Ex: This study describes the influence of aerobic training on the cardiorespiratory fitness of 31 coronary artery disease patients who had undergone bypass surgery.

aerobús
(n.)=airbus [air bus].
Ex: And perhaps the planes are our libraries: they might be prop jets, they might be air busses, the very biggest ones might be 747s.

aerodeslizador
(n.)=hovercraft.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: single words, e.g. Government, hovercraft, Housing.

aerodinámica
(n.)=aerodynamics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The experiment consisted of 200 documents in the field of aerodynamics, which had been indexed as part of the project.

aeroembolia
(n.)=air embolism.
Ex: An air embolism is an embolism caused by air bubbles in the vascular system.

aeroembolismo
(n.)=air embolism.
Ex: An air embolism is an embolism caused by air bubbles in the vascular system.

aeroespacial
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* industria aeroespacial, la=aerospace industry, the.

aerogeología
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* aerogeología cósmica=cosmic aerogeology.

aerogeología cósmica
(n.)=cosmic aerogeology.
Ex: The Scientific Research Institute of cosmic aerogeology has set up an automated information retrieval system on remote exploration.
aerografía
(n.)=airbrush.
Nota: Impresión mediante atomizadores que emiten pequeños chorros de aure comprimida .
Ex: The article commences with a brief roundup of factors linked to ink jet printing and proceeds to details of specific ink jet printing technology: thermal (or bubble jet); electrostatic; piezoelectric; and airbrush.

aeronave
(n.)=airship.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.

aeronáutica
(n.)=aeronautics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: This subject is in fact by no means as complex as many to be found in the literature of aeronautics, but it does raise doubts concerning its suitability for shelf arrangement.
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* aeronáutica y astronáutica=aerospace.
* industria de la aeronáutica, la=aviation industry, the ; airline industry, the.
* NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio)=NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

aeronáutica y astronáutica
(n.)=aerospace.
Ex: This article reviews recent developments in aerospace and defence related data bases, including full text data bases.
aeronáutico
(adj.)=aeronautical.
Ex: From the 1,400 questions suggested, four hundred were selected by a screening panel of three experts in aeronautical information.
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* carta aeronáutica=aeronautical chart.
* industria aeronáutica, la=airline industry, the ; aviation industry, the.
* industria de la aeronáutica, la=aeronautics industry, the.

aeroplano
(n.)=aeroplane ; airplane.
Ex: In this way we could change aeroplanes to AIRPLANES, and at the same time change every subdivision of aeroplanes.
Ex: In this way we could change AEROPLANES to airplanes, and at the same time change every subdivision of AEROPLANES.

aeropuerto
(n.)=airport.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
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* aeropuerto transcontinental=hub airport.

aeropuerto transcontinental
(n.)=hub airport.
Ex: Business travelers still prefer using major hub airports despite being encouraged in recent years to utilize smaller alternate airports.
aerosol
(n.)=spray ; aerosol.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners, drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.

aerostático
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* globo aerostático=hot-air balloon.

aerotransportar
(v.)=airlift.
Ex: A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.

aeródromo
(n.)=airfield ; aerodrome [airdrome, -USA] ; air-drome [aerodrome, -UK].
Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.
Ex: The 37 relief projects involved the building of aerodromes, landing fields, barracks, a training camp, and a land-clearing project.
Ex: I arrived at the airdrome full of conceit, thinking I was a real pilot.

afabilidad
(n.)=approachability ; conviviality ; affability ; congeniality ; good nature.
Ex: She always maintained that approachability is the first requirement of the reference librarian.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
Ex: The author suggests that library training at all levels should stress the concept of affability.
Ex: He impressed many voters with his congeniality and his call for lower taxes to try to stimulate the economy.
Ex: He adheres to traditional values, honoring his relatives, for example, even when his uncle shamelessly exploits his good nature.
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* con afabilidad=good-naturedly.

afable
(adj.)=approachable ; amiable ; cordial ; tender ; good-natured ; sociable ; forthcoming ; chummy ; affable ; mellow ; mild-mannered ; well-mannered ; genial.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
Ex: The librarian's response should always be cordial and positive in style.
Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
Ex: Public libraries have traditionally been places where information can be gathered and exchanged in a sociable atmosphere.
Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.
Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
Ex: People become more 'mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* afable pero sin sinceridad=suave.
* ser afable=be of good nature.

afable pero sin sinceridad
(adj.)=suave.
Ex: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
afablemente
=amiably ; good-naturedly ; kindly ; affably.
Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.

afamado
(adj.)=celebrated ; acclaimed.
Ex: Hoppe is one of the most celebrated photographers of the early 20th century.
Ex: The 6 day residential programme, open to Australian and New Zealand information professionals, was based on the acclaimed Snowbird Institutes, held annually in Utah.

afanar
(v.)=rip off ; heist ; nick.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
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* afanarse=swipe.

afanarse
(v.)=swipe.
Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.
afanarse por
(v.)=take + (great) pains to.
Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
afanosamente
=busily.
Ex: However, it should be noted that at the same time DDC was busily involved in a full-scale revision of its retrieval and indexing terminology.

afasia
(n.)=aphasia.
Ex: Aphasia is the inability to use language normally arising from damage to the brain.
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* afasia de Wernicke=Wernicke's aphasia.

afasia de Wernicke
(n.)=Wernicke's aphasia.
Ex: He was shopping and suddenly began to laugh; the fit of laughter lasted 15 minutes and was followed by Wernicke's aphasia and right hemiparesia.
afear
(v.)=disfigure ; deface.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.

afección
(n.)=ailment ; plaint ; malignancy ; malady ; medical condition.
Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.
Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.
Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.
Ex: Melancholy followed him like his shadow in his journey; and on his return to Rome his malady increased.
Ex: Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep.
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* afección crónica=chronic ailment.
* afección médica=medical condition.

afección crónica
(n.)=chronic ailment.
Ex: His chronic ailments never managed to inhibit his avidness for writing, romantic intrigue, society, and travel.
afección médica
(n.)=medical condition.
Ex: Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep.
afectable
(adj.)=susceptible.
Ex: Antibiotics are categorized as bactericidal if they kill the susceptible bacteria or bacteriostatic if they reversibly inhibit the growth of bacteria.

afectación
(n.)=affectation.
Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.

afectado
(adj.)=affected ; mannered ; concerned ; devastated ; stilted ; camp ; shaken.
Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.
Ex: Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.
Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.
Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
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* afectado por el cáncer=cancer-stricken.
* afectado por el oídio=mildewed.
* afectado por la sequía=drought-plagued ; drought-parched.
* afectado por las inundaciones=flood-hit.
* afectado por las mareas=tidal.
* ambas partes afectadas=both sides of the equation.
* evitar ser afectado=escape + unaffected.
* no verse afectado=be none the worse for wear ; be none the worse for (that).
* peor afectado=worst-hit.
* usar sobre la zona afectada=use + topically.

afectado por el cáncer
(adj.)=cancer-stricken.
Ex: Doctors have replaced the cancer-stricken windpipe of a patient with an organ made in a lab, a landmark achievement for regenerative medicine.
afectado por el oídio
(adj.)=mildewed.
Ex: However, yields were not up to expectations in some fields that were severely mildewed in 1985.
afectado por la sequía
(adj.)=drought-plagued ; drought-parched.
Ex: A model for the development of information services in buoyant but debt-riddled Brazil may only be partially relevant to post oil-boom Nigeria, and consequently inappropriate to drought-plagued Ethiopia. Ex: In drought-parched Somalia, pastoralists are on the move, desperately seeking scarce resources.
afectado por las inundaciones
(adj.)=flood-hit.
Ex: The university library agreed to treat about 4,000 severely water-damaged books and manuscripts from a flood-hit theological seminary in the region.
afectado por las mareas
(adj.)=tidal.
Ex: The tidal effect is caused not only by the moon but also by the sun.
afectar
(v.)=affect ; colour [color, -USA] ; cut into ; disturb ; hit ; impair ; mar ; plague ; take + Posesivo + toll (on) ; beset (with/by) ; concern ; afflict ; disrupt ; bias ; prejudice ; cross over ; bedevil ; dog ; dent ; make + a dent in ; ail ; strike ; spill over into ; take + a toll on ; hobble ; cast + an impact.
Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
Ex: Conversely, indirect costs are those factors that are difficult to assign to individual products because they cross over several products.
Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services.
Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers.
Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
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* afectar a=cut across ; have + impact (on) ; have + effect on ; have + implication for ; impinge on/upon ; operate on ; carry over to ; bear (up)on.
* afectar a la eficacia de Algo=prejudice + effectiveness.
* afectar al mundo=span + the globe.
* afectar a todo=run through.
* afectar a todo el país=sweep + the country.
* afectar a una decisión=colour + decision ; affect + decision.
* afectar completamente=engulf.
* afectar directamente=cut to + the quick.
* afectar directamente a=cut to + the heart of.
* afectar fuertemente=hit + hard.
* afectar mucho=hit + hard.
* dificultad + afectar=difficulty + dog.
* no afectar=be immune against ; leave + unaffected.
* no ser afectado=leave + unaffected.
* problema + afectar=problem + afflict ; problem + plague.
* problemática que afecta a=issues + surrounding.
* que afecta a=surrounding.
* que afecta a toda la sociedad=culture-wide.
* que afecta a todas las culturas=culture-wide.
* que afecta a varias edades=cross-age [cross age].
* que afecta a varias generaciones=cross-generational.
* ser afectado por=have + a high stake in.
* sin ser afectado=untouched.
* verse muy afectado por=have + a high stake in.

afectar a
(v.)=cut across ; have + impact (on) ; have + effect on ; have + implication for ; impinge on/upon ; operate on ; carry over to ; bear (up)on.
Ex: This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life. Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases. Ex: This date has an effect on the claims for the issue. Ex: The number and type of questions posed to the system has implications for the effort that it is worthwhile to divert into thesaurus construction. Ex: Many changes in cataloguing and classification can be expected in the next ten years and these must impinge upon DC. Ex: However, the date limitation for saved document lists operates only on the first date. Ex: The stimulation of working with clients in their learning endeavors carry over to other professional responsibilities. Ex: There have been a number of reference books/bibliographies produced which bear on this problem.
afectar a la eficacia de Algo
(v.)=prejudice + effectiveness.
Ex: Some potential volunteers declined to be associated with the scheme since they felt that 'official' recognition might prejudice the effectiveness of the informal service they provided.
afectar a todo
(v.)=run through.
Ex: What else but this quality of individual feeling and intelligence running through the network of librarians working sympathetically and single-mindedly throughout the community can determine the public value of our national library system?.
afectar a todo el país
(v.)=sweep + the country.
Ex: In the 1930's the authoritarian nature of the public library was made further evident in the librarian's reaction to the frequent depressions that swept the country.
afectar a una decisión
(v.)=colour + decision ; affect + decision.
Ex: The purpose of the thesaurus will colour the decisions concerning many of the characteristics of the planned thesaurus. Ex: All these bulletins include articles on current aspects of Community agriculture which are likely to affect the decisions of farmers and traders.
afectar al mundo
(v.)=span + the globe.
Ex: The threat from car bombs now spans the globe -- anywhere and anyone, a government building, an airport, could be a target.
afectar completamente
(v.)=engulf.
Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
afectar directamente
(v.)=cut to + the quick.
Ex: Although neither author specifically mentions consortia, the issues they raise cut to the quick of the purpose and goals of many academic consortia.
afectar directamente a
(v.)=cut to + the heart of.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship.
afectar fuertemente
(v.)=hit + hard.
Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.
afectar mucho
(v.)=hit + hard.
Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.
afectivamente
=affectively.
Ex: True of adults, this is even more affectively true of children, who cannot yet comprehend in abstract terms.

afectivo
(adj.)=affective ; emotive ; emotional.
Ex: A theoretical scheme classifies user behaviour into 3 domains of library activity (affective, cognitive, and psychomotor) and into 3 levels of learning (orientation, interaction, and internalisation).
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
Ex: In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation.
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* crear lazos afectivos=bond.
* crear vínculos afectivos=bond.
* establecer lazos afectivos=bond.
* establecer vínculos afectivos=bond.
* lazo afectivo=human bonding.
* valor afectivo del servicio=affect of service.

afecto
(n.)=affection ; warmth ; tenderness ; caring ; attachment.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.
Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.
Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.
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* afecto físico=physical affection.
* con afecto=fondly ; affectionately.
* devolver el afecto=return + Posesivo + affection ; reciprocate + Posesivo + affection.
* expresar afecto por=profess + affection for.
* manifestar afecto por=profess + affection for.
* mostrar afecto=show + Posesivo + affection.
* recordado con afecto=fondly remembered.

afecto físico
(n.)=physical affection.
Ex: The author describes his adopted parents and remembers how he experienced very little physical affection during his childhood.
afectuosamente
=warmly ; fondly ; affectionately ; sweetly.
Ex: The visit of the librarian is always warmly anticipated and she often has to act as friend, listening post, nurse or counsellor.
Ex: The books remembered most vividly and most fondly are the ones that go beyond the bounds of ordinary existence.
Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.

afectuoso
(adj.)=affectionate ; fond ; caring ; loving.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
Ex: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.
Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.
Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
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* abrazo afectuoso=warm hug.

afeitado al ras
(n.)=close shave.
Ex: This aftershave gently cools, stimulates and refreshes your skin after a close shave.
afeitado apurado
(n.)=close shave.
Ex: This aftershave gently cools, stimulates and refreshes your skin after a close shave.
afeitado^1
(n.)=shave.
Ex: Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor.
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* afeitado al ras=close shave.
* afeitado apurado=close shave.
* loción para después del afeitado=aftershave lotion ; aftershave.

afeitado^2
(adj.)=shaven ; shaved.
Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
Ex: If you spotted some crazy-coloured hair and shaved heads yesterday it was all for a good cause.
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* bien afeitado=clean shaven.

afeitar
(v.)=shave.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
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* afeitarse=shave ; shave off.
* afeitarse al ras=have + a close shave.
* afeitarse las piernas=shave + Posesivo + legs.
* cuchilla de afeitar=razor blade ; blade razor ; razor ; straight razor.
* espuma de afeitar=shaving lather.
* hoja de afeitar=razor blade.
* máquina de afeitar=shaver ; electrical razor ; electric shaver.
* maquinilla de afeitar=electrical razor ; razor blade.
* navaja de afeitar=razor ; straight razor.
* sin afeitar=unshaven.
* sin afeitar desde hace varios días=stubbly .

afeitarse
(v.)=shave ; shave off.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated. Ex: Someone had asked Max why he didn't shave off his sideboards as they looked shit.
afeitarse al ras
(v.)=have + a close shave.
Ex: My boyfriend is bald now, he has a close shave and he is the hottest thing.
afeitarse las piernas
(v.)=shave + Posesivo + legs.
Ex: I think it totally depends on whether the girl needs to shave her legs or pluck her eyebrows.
afelpado
(adj.)=plush.
Ex: The following two combinations of furniture will present differente meanings: a leather chair, plush carpets and wood panelling versus leather bound books, carved oak book cases and a computer.

afeminado
(adj.)=effeminate ; queer ; sissy ; mollycoddle ; camp ; swishy .
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.
Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.
Ex: These are the words not of a mollycoddle or a sentimentalist, but of a veteran soldier nation.
Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.
Ex: So, people object to Bruno because he's just perpetuating a giant swishy stereotype.

afeminar
(v.)=feminise [feminize, -USA].
Ex: The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.

aferrar
(v.)=grip.
Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.
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* aferrarse=seize on/upon.
* aferrarse a=cling to ; fixate on ; latch on to ; stick fast to ; hold to ; cleave to ; hold fast to.
* aferrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello=hold on for + dear life.
* aferrarse a una idea=hold fast to + idea.
* aferrarse desesperadamente=hang on + for dear life ; cling on for + dear life.

aferrarse
(v.)=seize on/upon.
Ex: Librarians may seize on this book thinking it is going to offer them practical guidelines for setting up a system in their own libraries.
aferrarse a
(v.)=cling to ; fixate on ; latch on to ; stick fast to ; hold to ; cleave to ; hold fast to.
Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones. Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings. Ex: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study. Ex: Until the appearance of the online catalogue, entire libraries had actually been 'frozen' for generations, stuck fast to their major commodity - books. Ex: This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment. Ex: The government seems to spurn the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives. Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.
aferrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello
(v.)=hold on for + dear life.
Ex: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.
aferrarse a una idea
(v.)=hold fast to + idea.
Ex: Finlay held fast to his ideas despite incredulity and ridicule.
aferrarse desesperadamente
(v.)=hang on + for dear life ; cling on for + dear life.
Ex: His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life because deep down he knows she's letting go for good this time. Ex: Once in the forest they had to cling on for dear life, as the horses swerved between the trees at a fast canter.
affaire^1
(n.)=affair.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.

affaire^2
(n.)=affair ; emotional affair.
Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility.
Ex: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.

afgano
(adj.)=Afghan.
Ex: This article summarises the results of field work on refugee and exile publishing in Western European countries focusing on Surinamese publishing in the Netherlands and Afghan and Iranian refugee publishing in West Berlin and Switzerland.

afianzado
(adj.)=entrenched.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.

afianzamiento
(n.)=mooring ; rooting ; firming up.
Ex: Certain aspects of the curriculum debate had become parted from their moorings in practical reality.
Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of library activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
Ex: As Norma J Shosid urged several years ago, one important step on this path would be the firming up or even redefining of the librarian's own concept of his role.

afianzar
(v.)=consolidate ; entrench ; strengthen ; solidify ; firm up ; place + Nombre + on a secure footing ; place + Nombre + on a firmer footing ; secure ; affirm.
Ex: We've eliminated the editorial proof section and consolidated that operation in the MARC verification group, so we're hoping that's going to improve the quality.
Ex: This attitude serves to sanction and entrench methods detrimental to the quality of our catalogs.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.
Ex: Libraries need to solidify around their new formats to integrate them fully with the mission and services.
Ex: 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.
Ex: The success of the service in terms of use and solid revenue generated were sufficient to place the service on a secure footing.
Ex: Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
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* afianzar el dominio sobre=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
* afianzar las bases=strengthen + foundations.
* afianzarse=gain + a foothold ; establish + strong positions ; find + Posesivo + feet ; find + Posesivo + footing.

afianzar el dominio sobre
(v.)=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.
afianzar las bases
(v.)=strengthen + foundations.
Ex: An improved awareness of existing work should strengthen the foundations of new investigations, and reduce the degree of duplication.
afianzarse
(v.)=gain + a foothold ; establish + strong positions ; find + Posesivo + feet ; find + Posesivo + footing.
Ex: Desktop publishing technology is now a serious trend which has gained a firm foothold in the USA. Ex: Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp. Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians. Ex: The call still remains for true advocacy librarianship which has still not found its footing as a general principle in library schools.
aficionada a la vela
(n.)=yachtswoman [yachtswomen, -pl.].
Ex: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.
aficionado
(n.)=dabbler ; dilettante ; hobbyist ; non-specialist [nonspecialist] ; buff ; enthusiast ; aficionado.
Ex: This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.
Ex: As far as he was concerned the study of nonverbal communication was a pseudo-science, the work of dilettantes and other futile souls.
Ex: We do not regard such a thing as at all odd when hobbyists meet; rather, we encourage it.
Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.
Ex: His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.
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* aficionada a la vela=yachtswoman [yachtswomen, -pl.].
* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas=stargazer.
* aficionado a hacer punto=knitter.
* aficionado a la cerveza=beer lover.
* aficionado a la cocina=foodie [foody].
* aficionado a la cocina, sibarita, gourmet, gastrónomo, epicúreo=foodie [foody].
* aficionado a la historia=history buff.
* aficionado a la informática=computer buff.
* aficionado a la pesca=fishing-hobbyist.
* aficionado a la vela=yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.].
* aficionado al deporte=sports enthusiast.
* aficionado al fútbol=football supporter ; football fan.
* aficionado al teatro=theatre buff.
* aficionado al vino=wine lover.
* aficionado a mirar las estrellas=stargazer.
* aficionado a observar las estrellas=stargazer.
* aficionado a todo lo militar=military buff.
* ser aficionado a=be fond of.

aficionado a contemplar las estrellas
(n.)=stargazer.
Ex: On the 19th of November stargazers will be able to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour.
aficionado a hacer punto
(n.)=knitter.
Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
aficionado a la cerveza
(n.)=beer lover.
Ex: The fermentation process is very similar to wine which is why wine lovers are generally more into sake than beer lovers.
aficionado a la cocina
(n.)=foodie [foody].
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.
aficionado a la cocina, sibarita, gourmet, gastrónomo, epicúreo
(n.)=foodie [foody].
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.
aficionado a la historia
(n.)=history buff.
Ex: To effectively understand the times and places in history, it is necessary for historians and history buffs to use a timeline maintain a logical order of events.
aficionado a la informática
(n.)=computer buff.
Ex: Formerly reserved for use by scientists, researchers, and computer buffs, computer networks now have capabilities that make them extremely useful to science teachers and their classes.
aficionado a la pesca
(n.)=fishing-hobbyist.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
aficionado a la vela
(n.)=yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.].
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
aficionado a mirar las estrellas
(n.)=stargazer.
Ex: On the 19th of November stargazers will be able to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour.
aficionado a observar las estrellas
(n.)=stargazer.
Ex: On the 19th of November stargazers will be able to see hundreds of shooting stars every hour.
aficionado a todo lo militar
(n.)=military buff.
Ex: This unique, well-written, and intriguing volume is a valuable resource for military buffs and historians, and for students of American popular culture.
aficionado al deporte
(n.)=sports enthusiast.
Ex: Many sports enthusiasts have had the frustrating experience of problems due to sports injuries.
aficionado al fútbol
(n.)=football supporter ; football fan.
Ex: Football violence in the 90s decreased and the credit has been given to the increased use of ecstasy by football supporters . Ex: A football fan has paid the ultimate tribute to his favourite club by naming his daughter after it.
aficionado al teatro
(n.)=theatre buff.
Ex: The aesthetic judgments of experts, theater buffs, and novices were compared .
aficionado al vino
(n.)=wine lover.
Ex: The fermentation process is very similar to wine which is why wine lovers are generally more into sake than beer lovers.
aficionarse a
(v.)=fall for.
Ex: The article 'Falling for fiction' looks at new novels by a diverse range of 13 authors.
afición
(n.)=hobby ; penchant ; liking.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.
Ex: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.
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* afición de coleccionar=collecting.
* afición, la=fandom.
* afición por=fondness for.
* tomarle afición a=acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for.

afición de coleccionar
(n.)=collecting.
Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
afición por
=fondness for.
Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.
afición, la
(n.)=fandom.
Ex: This is due, in part, to structural similarities between fandom and populism, stressing negative modes of identification and desire to return to a mythic past.
afijo
(n.)=affix.
Ex: An affix is one or more letters attached to the beginning or end of a word or root, or inserted within a word or root and serving to produce a derivative word or an inflectional form.

afilable
(adj.)=fileable.
Ex: The blade will still be soft enough to be fileable.

afilado
(adj.)=sharpening ; razor-sharp.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
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* más afilado que una navaja=as sharp as a knife.
* más afilado que un cuchillo=as sharp as a knife.

afilador
(n.)=sharpener ; steel sharpener.
Ex: Instead of taking them to a professional knife sharpener, consider using a sharpener at home.
Ex: According to police, he threw a steel sharpener at a neighbour's car parked alongside the road, and damaged the vehicle.
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* afilador de cuchillos=knife sharpener.

afilador de cuchillos
(n.)=knife sharpener.
Ex: Instead of taking them to a professional knife sharpener, consider using a sharpener at home.
afiladísimo
(adj.)=razor-sharp.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.

afilalápices
(n.)=pencil sharpener.
Ex: Pencil sharpeners have been banned from a primary school after a pupil dismantled one and used the blade to slash another child's neck.

afilar
(v.)=sharpen ; hone.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: When sharpening a drill bit, never hone the outside edge or circumference of the bit.
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* correa de afilar=strop ; razor strop.
* piedra de afilar=sharpening stone ; whetstone.

afiliación
(n.)=affiliation ; membership ; affiliation.
Nota: Afinidad de ideología.
Ex: Accurate data upon the addresses and the affiliations and agencies operated by various publishers is not always easy to come by for the directories.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
Ex: No differences could be detected as a result of different institutional affiliations in the capacity or desire of SLIS to enter the IT field.
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* afiliación del autor=author affiliation.
* afiliación institucional=institutional affiliation.
* afiliación profesional=professional membership ; professional affiliation.
* sin afiliación a un partido político=non-partisan [nonpartisan].
* sin afiliación religiosa=non-sectarian [nonsectarian].

afiliación del autor
(n.)=author affiliation.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
afiliación institucional
(n.)=institutional affiliation.
Ex: The Science Citation Index CD Edition gives you access to the world's most important science & technology journals by title word, author's name, author's address or institutional affiliation, and journal.
afiliación profesional
(n.)=professional membership ; professional affiliation.
Ex: Data on doctoral graduates are discussed in terms of socioeconomic factors, educational background, position held, prior professional experience, salaries, professional membership, and publications. Ex: To the best of her knowledge, she has no professional affiliations that create conflicts of interest with her editorial responsibilities.
afiliado
(adj.)=affiliate.
Ex: The visits to Pharmaproducts in the UK, an affiliate of Scrip, is outlined as well as a discussion of the pharmaceuticals information service which is available on Datastar.
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* afiliados=constituency.
* agencia afiliada=sister agency.

afiliados
(n.)=constituency.
Ex: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.
afiliar
(v.)=affiliate.
Ex: In 1924 the library became affiliated to the Dresden Municipal Library (founded 1881) as a depository library.

afilón
(n.)=strop ; razor strop.
Nota: Correa de cuero usada para suavizar el filo de las herramientas cortantes, principalmente las navajas de afeitar.
Ex: Using a strop is the key to keeping your carving tools razor sharp.
Ex: Using razor strops is as important as knowing how to swipe the blade of your straight razor over your face.

afinado
(n.)=tune-up.
Ex: The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.
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* bien afinado=well-honed.

afinador
(n.)=tuner.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.
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* afinador de pianos=piano-tuner.

afinador de pianos
(n.)=piano-tuner.
Ex: There are poems in the voices of a variety of characters, including those of a piano-tuner's wife, a steeplejack, and a shoeshine.
afinar
(v.)=refine ; tune ; hone ; fine tune [fine-tune] ; tune-up.
Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.
Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.
Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.
Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.

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* afincarse=settle ; settle down ; set up + camp.

afincarse
(v.)=settle ; settle down ; set up + camp.
Ex: Chan illustrated 'Ghost Train', by Paul Yee, which honours the lives and souls of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of Canada. Ex: A once closed society suddenly opened its doors to allow other ethnic groups to come in and settle down in their midst, which led to many cross-marriages. Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.
afinidad
(n.)=affinity ; parallel ; synergy ; commonness ; consonance.
Ex: Although recognising some such affinities between subjects, it is more difficult to find an overall order of main classes which suits everybody.
Ex: Although there are parallels between searching and indexing, it is important to remember that successful information retrieval does not depend only upon effective exploitation of indexing.
Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
Ex: Campbell's lectures present themes on the commonness of all mankind and the importance of relationships with God, the land, and one another.
Ex: The system is designed to ensure consonance between the indexer and the user.
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* afinidades=common ground.
* encontrar afinidades=find + common ground.
* índice de afinidad=affinity index.
* tener afinidades=share + common ground.

afinidades
(n.)=common ground.
Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.
afirmación
(n.)=assertion ; claim ; dictum [dicta, -pl.] ; statement ; affirmation ; pronouncement.
Ex: The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.
Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
Ex: However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.
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* afirmación categórica=bold statement.
* afirmación tajante=protestation.

afirmación categórica
(n.)=bold statement.
Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
afirmación tajante
(n.)=protestation.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
afirmar
(v.)=affirm ; contend ; maintain ; make + statement ; make + the claim ; state ; submit ; aver ; assert ; hold ; make + claim.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
Ex: Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.
Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.
Ex: It is, he has has averred, a discipline of its own and can be treated as such.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
Ex: The claim is made that society is evolving from one whose formal communication patterns have, for centuries, been based primarily on print on paper to one in which communication channels will be largely paperless (electronic).
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* afirmar categóricamente=claim ; make + a bold statement.
* afirmar + Posesivo + personalidad=make + a statement.
* poderse afirmar que=it + be + safe to say that.

afirmar + Posesivo + personalidad
(v.)=make + a statement.
Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
afirmar categóricamente
(v.)=claim ; make + a bold statement.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable. Ex: In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.
afirmativamente
=affirmatively ; in the affirmative.
Ex: They responded affirmatively to the suggestion that indexers and vendors should use searching statistics for data base management purposes.
Ex: As shown in Table 9, slightly more respondents replied in the affirmative (45.9%) than in the negative (39.8%) to this question, with a fairly large minority group hedging their answers with a 'yes and no' reply (11.9%).

afirmativo
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* de un modo afirmativo=affirmatively.

aflicción
(n.)=woe ; grief ; woefulness ; misery.
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.

afligido
(adj.)=distressed ; ailing ; contrite ; bereft ; desolate ; disconsolate ; grieving.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
Ex: John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano=bereaved.

afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano
(adj.)=bereaved.
Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
afligir
(v.)=afflict ; ail ; desolate ; vex ; distress.
Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.
Ex: But today few people facing death or vexed by poverty would imagine that they could find hope, assistance, or even simple comfort in a visit to an academic philosopher.
Ex: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.
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* afligirse=become + distressed ; grieve.
* problema + afligir=problem + afflict.
* sentirse afligido=feel + hurt.

afligirse
(v.)=become + distressed ; grieve.
Ex: At least two publishers have themselves become so distressed at how their books are being mislabelled by LC subject cataloging through CIP that they're now printing their own homemade cataloging in publication data. Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
aflojar
(v.)=loosen ; slacken ; remit ; dish out ; let up.
Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.
Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.
Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.
Ex: We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
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* aflojar el paso=slow down ; slow up.
* aflojar la guita=cough up + money ; shell out + money ; shell out ; cough up + cash ; stump up.
* aflojar la marcha=slow down ; slow up.
* aflojarse=come + unstuck ; come + loose.

aflojar el paso
(v.)=slow down ; slow up.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change. Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
aflojar la guita
(v.)=cough up + money ; shell out + money ; shell out ; cough up + cash ; stump up.
Ex: They are not going to cough up additional money to pay for these rate increases. Ex: I don't think the Council on Library Resources is of any mind to go shelling out money for ten years the way it did before. Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more. Ex: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride. Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

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aflojar la marcha
(v.)=slow down ; slow up.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change. Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
aflojarse
(v.)=come + unstuck ; come + loose.
Ex: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
afloramiento
(n.)=outcrop.
Ex: The visually spectacular landscape of granite outcrops at Matobo Hills were called 'the bald heads'.

aflorar
(v.)=surface.
Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
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* hacer aflorar=bring to + the surface.
* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo=bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.
* hacer que Algo aflore=bring + Nombre + to the surface.

afluencia
(n.)=influx ; affluence ; flood ; plenty ; traffic.
Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
Ex: George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'.
Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.

afluente
(n.)=tributary.
Ex: Derbyshire retains an important group of early cotton mills, most of them distributed along the River Derwent and its tributaries.

aflujo
(n.)=influx.
Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.

afonía
(n.)=hoarseness.
Ex: Hoarseness is a common problem, but is oftentimes ignored.

aforismo
(n.)=aphorism.
Ex: There is a university library in the United States which has carved over its front entrance this aphorism: 'The half of knowledge is knowing where to find it'.

aforo
(n.)=seating capacity.
Ex: Statistics cover costs, book capapcity and seating capacity.
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* con un aforo de=seating.

afortunadamente
=fortunately ; thankfully ; luckily ; happily ; luckily enough.
Ex: Fortunately for all of us in this room and for the nation's library, Mr. Berman and Mr. Blume, chief of our Subject Cataloging Division, are in communication.
Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.
Ex: His faith was pretty blind and his arrogance, luckily, borne with uncomplaining good humor by his colleagues.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: She's got a few piano accordions so luckily enough she could lend me one to practice on.

afortunado
(adj.)=lucky ; fortunate ; privileged.
Ex: However, graduates from the 'lucky' establishment, will be unable to use their knowledge when they start working in libraries lacking computing technology.
Ex: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.
Ex: Public libraries were often in a privileged position to access such information and present it in a form acceptable to the public.
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* considerarse afortunado=consider + Reflexivo + lucky ; count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky.
* darse por afortunado=count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky ; consider + Reflexivo + lucky.
* poco afortunado=unhappy ; ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
* ser afortunado=be lucky ; strike + lucky.
* tener un escape afortunado=have + a lucky escape.

afrenta
(n.)=gauntlet ; stigmatisation [stigmatization, -USA] ; obloquy ; outrage ; affront.
Ex: Some time ago in a reference to the challenges of innovation, Steele (1983) described the 'gauntlet of innovation' as a process that has many barriers.
Ex: Reduce the fear of stigmatization of users with disabilities through outreach and publicity.
Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the
imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly.

afrentar
(v.)=stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA] ; affront.
Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.

afrentoso
(adj.)=insulting.
Ex: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.

africanista
(n./adj.)=Africanist.
Ex: This article considers the wide range of pictorial information resources available to the Africanist scholar in a variety of formats.

africano
(adj.)=African.
Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
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* africano de â€ frica central=Central African.
* búfalo africano=African Buffalo.
* cultura africana=African culture.
* jabalí africano=warthog.
* temas africanos=Africana.

africano de â€ frica central
(adj.)=Central African.
Ex: How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
afrikaans
(n./adj.)=Afrikaans.
Nota: Lengua hablada en Sudáfrica.
Ex: A few titles in Afrikaans are recommended and it is suggested that both fiction and subject literature be used.

afroamericano
(n.)=Afro-American ; African-American.
Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to Afro-Americans.
Ex: Virginia Proctor Powell Florence was the first African-American woman to complete a professional education course in librarianship.
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* estudios afroamericanos=black studies.

afrocaribeño
=Afro-Caribbean.
Ex: This article discusses attempts by Leicestershire Libraries and Information Service to increase the numbers of people of Asian and Afro-Caribbean origin in its employ.

afrodisíaco
(n./adj.)=aphrodisiac.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo. Puede acentuarse o no en español.
Ex: According to folklore, natural aphrodisiacs may help to raise libido and increase desire.

afrontar
(v.)=confront ; deal with ; face ; grapple with ; breast.
Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.
Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
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* afrontar la realidad=face + reality ; confront + reality.
* afrontar las consecuencias=face + the music ; face + the consequences.
* afrontar la situación=bear + the strain.
* afrontar los problemas cotidianos=grapple with + life's problems.
* afrontar una dificultad=front + difficulty.
* afrontar un problema=face + issue ; confront + problem.
* afrontar un reto=rise (up) to + challenge ; address + threat ; embrace + challenge.

afrontar la realidad
(v.)=face + reality ; confront + reality.
Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on. Ex: We must confront the reality that the new technology affects they way people understand the information it carries.
afrontar la situación
(v.)=bear + the strain.
Ex: Although there are net-lenders and net-borrowers, the community of libraries in the Nordic area is sufficiently cohesive to bear the strain of electronic document delivery.
afrontar las consecuencias
(v.)=face + the music ; face + the consequences.
Ex: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly. Ex: These people put lives at risk and they should face the consequences of their unlawful actions if they kill people.
afrontar los problemas cotidianos
(v.)=grapple with + life's problems.
Ex: Literature, concerning as it does issues of identity, of relationships, of ethical and philosophical questions, offers students valuable insights for grappling with life's problems.
afrontar un problema
(v.)=face + issue ; confront + problem.
Ex: Personnel management is a critical issue facing library administrators. Ex: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing.
afrontar un reto
(v.)=rise (up) to + challenge ; address + threat ; embrace + challenge.
Ex: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'Americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country. Ex: This paper has described several endeavours which illustrate how we can address the threats from technological discontinuities. Ex: A new energy efficiency survey reveals that business is embracing the challenge of becoming more environmentally friendly.
afrontar una dificultad
(v.)=front + difficulty.
Ex: You must front the difficulties, whatever they may be, of making proper catalogues.
afrutado
(adj.)=fruity .
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.

afta
(n.)=thrush.
Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.

afueras
=outskirts of, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
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* barrio residencial de las afueras=suburb ; suburbia ; uptown.
* en las afueras de=on the outskirts of ; in the area round.
* las afueras de la ciudad=uptown.

afán
(n.)=eagerness ; industry.
Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
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* afán de protagonismo=outburst of ego.
* con afán=earnestly.

afán de protagonismo
(n.)=outburst of ego.
Ex: Staff should function as an integrated team, overlooking small real or imagined grievances or outbursts of ego in an effort to concentrate on the library's primary goal: meeting the needs of the client.
afásico
(n.)=aphasic ; aphasia patient.
Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages.
Ex: Readers include: the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, the elderly, aphasia patients, and people for whom Swedish is a 2nd language.

afín
(adj.)=allied ; associated ; contributory ; kindred ; related ; concomitant ; attendant ; like-minded ; cognate ; linked ; coterminous [co-terminous] ; germane.
Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
Ex: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.
Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
Ex: If we require specificity, we have at the same time to accept the concomitant complexity of headings and the occurrence of grouping.
Ex: If anything, it interposes an additional link in the communication chain, with its attendant 'interface' problems.
Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.
Ex: We need to determine the interrelationships of disciplines that are now regarded as cognate to or complementary with information science.
Ex: Each linked document also has its own links, creating a 'web' of information through which the searcher can move.
Ex: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.
Ex: The bibliography lists documents expressly recommended to the researchers in this area and documents of interest which are not specifically germane.
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* afín (a)=allied to/with ; closely related (to).
* campo afín=twin field.
* conjunto de cosas afines, el=whole schmier, the.
* grupo temáticamente afín=subject-related group.
* relación afín=affinitive relationship.

afín a
(adj.)=allied to/with ; closely related (to).
Ex: Closely allied with structural policy are a number of measures concerning agricultural research and veterinary matters. Ex: The underlying fundamentals of abstracting are closely related to indexing.
afónico
(adj.)=hoarse .
Ex: If your voice is hoarse, there are some telltale signs that may point to a serious problem.
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* gritar hasta quedarse afónico=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.
* quedarse afónico=lose + Posesivo + voice.

agachar
(v.)=lower ; bow.
Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
Ex: In this position obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon their heels with their back and shoulders straight and head bowed.
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* agachar la mirada=look down.
* agacharse=bend down ; duck ; squat (down) ; crouch (down) ; hunker down ; hunker.
* agacharse para eludir=duck out of + harm's way.
* agacharse para evitar=duck out of + harm's way.

agachar la mirada
(v.)=look down.
Ex: You can wander around with your head in the clouds or you can look down and see where you're walking.
agacharse
(n.)=squatting.
Ex: To understand why squatting is better than sitting, one just need to have a basic understanding of how the colon works.

agacharse para eludir
(v.)=duck out of + harm's way.
Ex: President Bush ducked out of harm's way when a reporter threw his shoes at him during his farewell trip to Iraq.
agacharse para evitar
(v.)=duck out of + harm's way.
Ex: President Bush ducked out of harm's way when a reporter threw his shoes at him during his farewell trip to Iraq.
agalla
(n.)=gill.
Ex: The order of accumulation of heavy metals in the visceral mass and muscle was copper > lead > cadmium and for the gills it was lead > copper > cadmium.
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* agallas=gumption ; grit ; guts ; spunk ; pizzazz.
* con agallas=spunky.
* sangre y agallas=blood-and-guts.

agallas
(n.)=pluck.
Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.

agarradera
(n.)=foothold.
Ex: This measure has allowed women to meet their familial duties whilst maintaining their foothold on the employment ladder.

agarradero
(n.)=grab rail.
Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.

agarrado
(n.)=stingy ; tight-fisted ; miser ; skinflint ; penny-pinching ; tightwad ; cheapskate ; piker ; penny pincher.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
Ex: For pikers like me it's a tremendous comfort to know that at this moment, counting what I owe, I have more money than Donald Trump.
Ex: However I am a 'penny pincher' and always on the look out for ways I can save myself a few dollars.

agarrar
(v.)=grip ; bust ; grab ; grasp ; take + hold of ; nab ; clasp.
Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.
Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
Ex: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.
Ex: She clasped her hands behind her back and looked down at her feet, allowing her hair to completely cover her face.
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* agarrarse=clutch.
* agarrarse a=latch on to ; hold to ; hold on to ; hold fast to ; cling to.
* agarrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello=hold on for + dear life.
* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo=catch at + straws ; grasp at + straws ; clutch at + straws.
* agarrarse desesperadamente=hang on + for dear life ; cling on for + dear life.
* agarrarse los machos=batten down + the hatches.
* agarrar una pájara=hit + the wall ; bonk.
* agarrar un resfriado de muerte=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
* no tener donde agarrarse=not have a leg to stand on.

agarrar un resfriado de muerte
(v.)=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
Ex: Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
agarrar una pájara
(v.)=hit + the wall ; bonk.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon. Ex: Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training.
agarrarse
(v.)=clutch.
Ex: Many administrators are afraid to delegate authority; they clutch it tenaciously.
agarrarse a
(v.)=latch on to ; hold to ; hold on to ; hold fast to ; cling to.
Ex: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study. Ex: This paper views librarians as tenaciously holding to a paper paradigm in an increasingly electronic environment. Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand. Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system. Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
agarrarse a Algo como si + Pronombre + la vida en ello
(v.)=hold on for + dear life.
Ex: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life.
agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo
(v.)=catch at + straws ; grasp at + straws ; clutch at + straws.
Ex: She thought the director had got to the point of catching at straws. Ex: They are grasping at straws trying to scare people into thinking homosexuality is akin to incest, polygamy, bestiality, whatever. Ex: While global economic turmoil continues to undermine air transport, die-hards within the aviation industry are left clutching at straws.
agarrarse desesperadamente
(v.)=hang on + for dear life ; cling on for + dear life.
Ex: His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life because deep down he knows she's letting go for good this time. Ex: Once in the forest they had to cling on for dear life, as the horses swerved between the trees at a fast canter.
agarrarse los machos
(v.)=batten down + the hatches.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
agarre
(n.)=traction ; adherence.
Ex: Grooves in manhole covers are necessary to provide traction in all kinds of weather to the vehicles above.
Ex: It was decided to apply stamped cloth strips, produced by a commercial library bindery to the spines and to use a polyvinyl acetate for adherence.

agarrotamiento
(n.)=stiffness ; stiffening.
Ex: It's usually fairly generalised, and pain and stiffness may be felt anywhere in the body.
Ex: Such protection and stiffening allows the pamphlet to stand upright on the shelves beside books on the same subject.
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* agarrotamiento muscular=cramp ; stiff muscle ; muscle stiffness.
* agarrotamiento muscular de la mano con imposibilidad de escribir=writer's cramp.

agarrotamiento muscular
(n.)=cramp ; stiff muscle ; muscle stiffness.
Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand. Ex: Cold, stiff muscles need extra preparation before beginning workout. Ex: Muscle stiffness is thought to be directly related to muscle injury and therefore a good warm up is essential.
agarrotamiento muscular de la mano con imposibilidad de escribir
(n.)=writer's cramp.
Ex: Another psychogenic problem is writer's cramp.
agarrotar
(v.)=crick.
Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.
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* agarrotarse=stiffen ; seize up.

agarrotarse
(v.)=stiffen ; seize up.
Ex: Asadorian drew back and stiffened. Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.
agasajar
(v.)=shower ; smother + Nombre + with kindness ; kill + Nombre + with kindness.
Ex: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.
Ex: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.
Ex: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.
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* agasajar con=regale with ; gift + Nombre + with.
* agasajar de=crown with.

agasajar con
(v.)=regale with ; gift + Nombre + with.
Ex: His end is to chat and regale one with colorful stories from the past or special insight into the future. Ex: Life has not blessed her with parental love, but has gifted her with beauty that's the world's envy.
agasajar de
(v.)=crown with.
Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
agave
(n.)=agave.
Ex: Watching an agave grow for years and years and then go out with a bang can engender some intense reactions among the gardeners who love them.

agazaparse
(v.)=squat (down) ; crouch (down) ; hunker down ; hunker.
Ex: As you squat your heels raise off the floor so you are squatting on the balls of your feet.
Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
Ex: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday.
Ex: But the kitty didn't walk forward to Martin; instead, it was trying to hunker again in preparation for a leap.

agencia
(n.)=agency ; body ; bureau [bureaux, -pl.] ; centre [center, -USA] ; agent.
Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: Their reliability depends on the co-operation of individual libraries within the region in notifying the bureau of additions to and withdrawals from stock.
Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.
Ex: These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.
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* agencia afiliada=sister agency.
* agencia bibliográfica=bibliographical agency.
* Agencia Central de Inteligencia (CIA)=CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
* agencia comercial=commercial agency.
* agencia de bolsa=brokerage house.
* agencia de catalogación=cataloguing agency.
* agencia de comunicaciones=communications agency.
* agencia de contactos=dating service.
* agencia de detectives=detective agency.
* agencia de estadística=statistical agency.
* agencia de homologación=accrediting agency ; accrediting body.
* agencia de indización=indexing agency.
* agencia de información=information agency.
* agencia de normalización=standards body.
* agencia de noticias=news office ; news agency ; newspaper agency ; news organisation.
* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA)=Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
* agencia de publicación=issuing bureau.
* agencia de publicidad=advertising agency.
* agencia de resúmenes=abstracting agency ; abstracting organisation.
* agencia de servicios=service agency.
* agencia de suscripciones=subscription agency ; subscription agent.
* agencia de transportes=transportation company ; transport company.
* agencia de venta de billetes=ticket agent ; ticket agency.
* agencia de venta de entradas=ticket agent ; ticket agency.
* agencia de viajes=travel agency ; travel agent.
* agencia distribuidora=releasing agent.
* agencia estadística=statistical agency.
* agencia federal=federal agency.
* agencia gubernamental=government agency ; government bureau.
* agencia inmobiliaria=real estate brokerage ; real estate firm ; real estate agent ; estate agent ; realtor.
* agencia internacional=international agency.
* agencia local=local agency.
* agencia nacional=local agency.
* agencia nacional bibliográfica=national bibliographic agency.
* agencia patrocinadora=sponsoring agency ; funding body ; funding agency.
* agencias de noticias=news media.
* agencias de seguros, las=insurance industry, the.
* columnista de agencia de noticias=syndicated columnist.
* directivo de agencia de publicidad=advertising executive.
* específico de una agencia=agency-specific.
* por medio de una agencia=on a bureau basis.
* sector de las agencias de viajes, el=travel sector, the.
* sector de las agencias de viajes, el=travel industry, the.
* todos los miembros de la agencia=agency-wide.

agencia afiliada
(n.)=sister agency.
Ex: The United Nations (UN), its various information offices and its sister agencies are shifting into electronic publishing in a big way.
agencia bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographical agency.
Ex: The statement of edition is an indication of the edition or impression to which the document belongs, quoted from the document or if necessary provided by the bibliographical agency.
agencia comercial
(n.)=commercial agency.
Ex: Such processing is normally done by commercial agencies, although machines can be purchased for in-house use.
agencia de bolsa
(n.)=brokerage house.
Ex: Sources of information consulted include annual reports, stock reports, brokerage house reports and the business press as well as other reference sources.
agencia de catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing agency.
Ex: The order of subelements within the uniform heading will conform with the conventions established by the cataloguing agency responsible for the entry.
agencia de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications agency.
Ex: The library must adopt the posture of being primarily a communications agency, not primarily a storehouse or reading room.
agencia de contactos
(n.)=dating service.
Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online.
agencia de detectives
(n.)=detective agency.
Ex: Small to midsize companies are more likely to use technological surveillance (i.e., computer spy programs), as they're more readily available than undercover detective agencies, which can get a bit pricey.
agencia de estadística
(n.)=statistical agency.
Ex: A mail survey was sent to state statistical agencies to determine how the cuts have affected their services.
agencia de homologación
(n.)=accrediting agency ; accrediting body.
Ex: Accrediting agencies leave a lot to be desired; at best they rap people's knuckles. Ex: Library guidelines from 17 specialized accrediting bodies were evaluated.
agencia de indización
(n.)=indexing agency.
Ex: In-house authority list record the headings that have been established in the past by that indexing agency.
agencia de información
(n.)=information agency.
Ex: The public library can overcome its public image as a solely lending service and effectively promote itself as an information agency.
agencia de normalización
(n.)=standards body.
Ex: This article briefly describes some of the common characteristics of the Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) operation as presented by several standards bodies.
agencia de noticias
(n.)=news office ; news agency ; newspaper agency ; news organisation.
Ex: In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on. Ex: Two of the largest of such systems are operated by international news agencies, Reuters and AP-Dow Jones. Ex: Bookstalls, church libraries, newspaper agencies, parish magazines, and press officers all need consideration. Ex: This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.
agencia de publicación
(n.)=issuing bureau.
Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
agencia de publicidad
(n.)=advertising agency.
Ex: This study found it impossible to get more than an indication from advertisers and advertising agencies of their present interest in electronic publishing (e-publishing).
agencia de resúmenes
(n.)=abstracting agency ; abstracting organisation.
Ex: The implementation of this policy depends upon a more effective feedback from user to abstractor than most abstracting agencies can achieve. Ex: Abstracting organisations tend to be interested primarily in the technical and not the legal content of a patent.
agencia de servicios
(n.)=service agency.
Ex: This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
agencia de suscripciones
(n.)=subscription agency ; subscription agent.
Ex: At least for big libraries, it is more advantageous to order subscriptions directly from the publisher than through subscription agencies. Ex: While the small subscription agent seems to be going out of business, larger agents are proving to be dynamic providers of information, sophisticated users of technology, and highly service-oriented.
agencia de transportes
(n.)=transportation company ; transport company.
Ex: Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies. Ex: Unti recently many transport companies in the public domain have published annual reports and accounts but with privatisation taking place, this is now not always the case.
agencia de venta de billetes
(n.)=ticket agent ; ticket agency.
Ex: A round-trip ticket costs $16.60 and a one-way fare is $8.50 -- the ticket agent can tell you which gate to use. Ex: Monthly and quarterly tickets as well as other bus passes can be bought from ticket agencies throughout the region.
agencia de venta de entradas
(n.)=ticket agent ; ticket agency.
Ex: A round-trip ticket costs $16.60 and a one-way fare is $8.50 -- the ticket agent can tell you which gate to use. Ex: Monthly and quarterly tickets as well as other bus passes can be bought from ticket agencies throughout the region.
agencia de viajes
(n.)=travel agency ; travel agent.
Ex: Some businesses, such as travel agencies and real estate firms are finding the interactive system attractive. Ex: It is impossible for a travel agent to keep track of all the offered tour packages.
agencia distribuidora
(n.)=releasing agent.
Ex: The releasing agent is the agent or agency responsible for the initial distribution of a motion picture.
agencia estadística
(n.)=statistical agency.
Ex: A mail survey was sent to state statistical agencies to determine how the cuts have affected their services.
agencia federal
(n.)=federal agency.
Ex: The injection of foreign ownership into the debate over the privatisation of federal agencies has deflected attention from critical domestic concerns of economic efficiency and operational optimisation.
agencia gubernamental
(n.)=government agency ; government bureau.
Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo. Ex: All human institutions begin this way, including government bureaus, businesses, religions and religious denominations, universities, and schools of information science.
agencia inmobiliaria
(n.)=real estate brokerage ; real estate firm ; real estate agent ; estate agent ; realtor.
Ex: The application of this method in a real estate brokerage is presented and a complete ES prototype is described. Ex: Some businesses, such as travel agencies and real estate firms are finding the interactive system attractive. Ex: The WWW edition is updated weekly and includes news and sport and advertisements from the printed newspaper such as those for motor cars and real estate agents. Ex: The author looks at some of the systems used by UK and US estate agents for marketing properties. Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
agencia internacional
(n.)=international agency.
Ex: How this international agency discharges its political and economical duties is examined.
agencia local
(n.)=local agency.
Ex: It provides a national information service to make cartographic data more easily accessible to the public and to various federal, state and local agencies.
agencia nacional
(n.)=local agency.
Ex: Writing workshops such as those supported by UNESCO and local agencies offer one way of helping translate this idea into reality.
agencia nacional bibliográfica
(n.)=national bibliographic agency.
Ex: A national bibliographic agency is the agency designated as having responsibility, inter alia, for establishing the authoritative form of names for its country's authors.
agencia patrocinadora
(n.)=sponsoring agency ; funding body ; funding agency.
Ex: Sometimes the following additional data are also present: sponsoring agency, and its report number. Ex: Many librarians in smaller specialised libraries have to work with limited and diminishing resources, often because the importance of the service is not fully understood by the funding body. Ex: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.
agencias de noticias
=news media.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of the cooperation of philanthropic organisations and the assistance of librarians, library associations and news media.
agencias de seguros, las
=insurance industry, the.
Ex: Naturally the division maintains close contact with the insurance industry through the British Insurers' European Committee.
agenda
(n.)=agenda ; diary ; tickler file.
Nota: Carpeta subdividida en apartados por fechas de tareas a realizar.
Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.
Ex: A diary is a document recording the day-to-day life of the author.
Ex: Your tickler file system needs enough room so you do not have to wedge things in or struggle to take things out.
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* agenda cultural=cultural agenda.
* agenda de mesa=appointment calendar.
* agenda de trabajo=work agenda.
* agenda electrónica=organiser [organizer, -USA].
* agenda política=political agenda.
* anotar en la agenda=diarise [diarize, -USA].
* punto de la agenda=agenda item.
* punto de una agenda=item of business.

agenda cultural
(n.)=cultural agenda.
Ex: Three government initiatives; the push toward regionalism; and the development of the cultural agenda have combined to make this a timely report.
agenda de mesa
(n.)=appointment calendar.
Ex: One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.
agenda de trabajo
(n.)=work agenda.
Ex: This resort guarantees to be the romantic and luxurious escape from the hectic work agendas and daily chores especially for honeymooners .
agenda electrónica
=organiser [organizer, -USA].
Ex: This article provides an overview of the automated process and the Psion organiser's logging programs.
agenda política
(n.)=political agenda.
Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
agente
(n.)=agent ; instrumentality ; officer ; broker ; enforcer.
Ex: These forms usually provide space for the user or his agent to enter the relevant information.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
Ex: They merely act as a conduit of state funds rather than an enforcer of the rules meant to guarantee the lawful use of those funds.
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* agente aglutinante=binder ; bonding agent.
* agente antiaglutinante=anti-caking agent.
* agente antiapelmazante=anti-caking agent.
* agente bacteriostático=bacteriostat ; bacteriostat agent.
* agente bibliotecario=library agent.
* agente biológico=biological agent.
* agente cancerígeno=carcinogen.
* agente comercial=commercial vendor.
* agente de absorción=absorber.
* agente de bolsa=stockbroker ; market trader ; stock market trader ; share market trader.
* agente de búsqueda=intelligent search agent ; search agent.
* agente de cambio=agent of(for) change ; force for change ; force of change.
* agente de fermentación=leavening agent ; leavening ; raising agent.
* agente del cambio=change agent.
* agente del orden=law enforcement officer ; law-enforcement official ; law enforcer ; law officer.
* agente de noticias web=newsbot.
* agente de policía=bobby ; cop.
* agente depresivo=downer ; depressant.
* agente de seguros=insurance agent ; insurer ; insurance broker.
* agente de tráfico=traffic police officer ; traffic police(man/woman).
* agente de viajes=travel agent.
* agente doble=double agent.
* agente estresante=stressor.
* agente extranjero=foreign agent.
* agente federal=federal agent.
* agente furtivo=infiltrator.
* agente informático=software agent.
* agente inmobiliario=realtor.
* agente inteligente=intelligent agent ; mining agent ; intelligent search agent ; search agent.
* agente inteligente de compras=shopping agent.
* agente irritante=irritant ; allergen.
* Agente Naranja=Agent Orange.
* agente neutralizador=neutralising agent.
* agente oxidante=oxidant ; oxidising agent.
* agente patógeno=pathogen.
* agente provocador=agent-provocateur.
* agente químico=chemical agent.
* agente reactivo=reagent.
* agente secador=drying agent.
* agente secreto=undercover agent ; secret agent.
* agentes federales, los=feds, the.
* doble agente=double agent.
* hacerse agente secreto=go undercover.

agente aglutinante
(n.)=binder ; bonding agent.
Ex: Puddings are foods that are presented in a solid mass formed by the mixing of various ingredients with a binder, which might include batter, blood, eggs, etc. Ex: An oxygen molecule is a small dumbbell less than a nanometer across: two oxygen atoms with two electrons flying between acting as the bonding agent.
agente antiaglutinante
(n.)=anti-caking agent.
Ex: Garlic salt is a flavored salt used as food seasoning made of a mixture of garlic powder and table salt with an anti-caking agent.
agente antiapelmazante
(n.)=anti-caking agent.
Ex: Garlic salt is a flavored salt used as food seasoning made of a mixture of garlic powder and table salt with an anti-caking agent.
agente bacteriostático
(n.)=bacteriostat ; bacteriostat agent.
Ex: A bacteriostat is a biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis. Ex: Bacteriostatic agents must work with the immune system to remove the microorganisms from the body.
agente bibliotecario
(n.)=library agent.
Ex: Italian university libraries are experimenting with a new procedure of direct acquisition of bibliographic materials at home and abroad, without using a library agent as intermediary.
agente biológico
(n.)=biological agent.
Ex: Some of the major causes affecting libraries are: fire, weather, earthquakes, and biological agents.
agente cancerígeno
(n.)=carcinogen.
Ex: Evaluation of information covering all aspects of cancer development is necessary to provide regulations for personal exposure to carcinogens = La evaluación de la información relativa a todos los aspectos relacionados con el desarrollo del cáncer es necesaria para crear una normativa para el personal que está expuesto a los agentes cancerígenos.
agente comercial
(n.)=commercial vendor.
Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.
agente de absorción
(n.)=absorber.
Ex: The use of oxygen absorbers in food preservation is increasing every day.
agente de bolsa
(n.)=stockbroker ; market trader ; stock market trader ; share market trader.
Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado. Ex: According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows. Ex: In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks. Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.
agente de búsqueda
(n.)=intelligent search agent ; search agent.
Ex: The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet. Ex: Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.
agente de cambio
(n.)=agent of(for) change ; force for change ; force of change.
Ex: Geoffrey Burke urged librarians to see themselves as agents of change by promoting multicultural attitudes. Ex: Until very recently, fishing communities have sustained themselves through their reliance upon the sea, in the context of cultures that have resisted outside forces of change. Ex: The author explores the powerful forces of change which encourage a transition from a print to an electronic environment.
agente de fermentación
(n.)=leavening agent ; leavening ; raising agent.
Ex: Self-raising flour contains a leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate. Ex: Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with added salt and leavening (baking powder). Ex: Self-raising flour is plain flour with raising agents added.
agente de noticias web
(n.)=newsbot.
Ex: It employs a 'dynamic Web database' using agent technology or 'newsbots' to scour any Web-based source for content.
agente de policía
(n.)=bobby ; cop.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world. Ex: Playground games show that children like a clear differentiation between cowboys, cops and spacemen who are good, and Indians, robbers and space monsters who are bad.
agente de seguros
(n.)=insurance agent ; insurer ; insurance broker.
Ex: The task would have been easier if booksellers had been as vigorous in their business as grocers and insurance agents in theirs. Ex: Naturally the division maintains close contact with the insurance industry through the British insurers' European Committee. Ex: An insurance broker presents an update on some important insurance issues affecting toy libraries in the UK.
agente de tráfico
(n.)=traffic police officer ; traffic police(man/woman).
Ex: Two men going about as traffic police officers are being investigated by the force after they extorted money from a driver. Ex: In three days, the traffic police have already recommended cancellation of licences of 15 bikers guilty of traffic violations.
agente de viajes
(n.)=travel agent.
Ex: It is impossible for a travel agent to keep track of all the offered tour packages.
agente del cambio
(n.)=change agent.
Ex: One of the most significant change agents that will pervade all other trends is the establishment and regular use of high-speed, fiber optic communication highways.
agente del orden
(n.)=law enforcement officer ; law-enforcement official ; law enforcer ; law officer.
Ex: The librarian must establish a close relationship with law enforcement officers to insure maximum cooperation when dealing with problem patrons. Ex: It's my understanding of the Fourth Amendment that people and their possessions can't be searched unless law-enforcement officials have information that they've committed a crime. Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner. Ex: Law officers say they need help stemming the rampant theft of copper from air conditioning units and farm irrigation systems.
agente depresivo
(n.)=downer ; depressant.
Ex: Financial crime in the press is seen as a downer in the market and therefore not encouraged. Ex: Beverage alcohol (ethanol) is a depressant that has important pharmacological and biochemical effects on the brain and the central nervous system.
agente doble
(n.)=double agent.
Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
agente estresante
(n.)=stressor.
Ex: Both role stressors were found to correlate positively with burnout.
agente extranjero
(n.)=foreign agent.
Ex: I am sure I am being spied upon by foreign agents.
agente federal
(n.)=federal agent.
Ex: Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.
agente furtivo
(n.)=infiltrator.
Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.
agente informático
(n.)=software agent.
Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user tofind relevant information at a particular site.
agente inmobiliario
(n.)=realtor.
Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
agente inteligente
(n.)=intelligent agent ; mining agent ; intelligent search agent ; search agent.
Ex: Intelligent agents are specialized software designed to search through electronic mail and databases, and scan networks for interesting pieces of news and information on behalf of a single searcher. Ex: The article is entitled 'Complementing search engines with online web mining agents'. Ex: The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet. Ex: Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.
agente inteligente de compras
(n.)=shopping agent.
Ex: Shopping agents are intelligent agents that do shopping.
agente irritante
(n.)=irritant ; allergen.
Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books. Ex: This is a semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.
agente neutralizador
(n.)=neutralising agent.
Ex: In the diethyl zinc process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.
agente oxidante
(n.)=oxidant ; oxidising agent.
Ex: Vitamin E protected cells from death induced by low doses of oxidants. Ex: The two different oxidizing agents used in this study were ozone and chlorine dioxide.
agente patógeno
(n.)=pathogen.
Ex: HYPP contains systematically structured information on 582 weeds, 318 pests and 230 pathogens in an easy to use user interface.
agente provocador
(n.)=agent-provocateur.
Ex: They are organizing destabilization, spreading lies about repression, serving as paid informants and paid agent-provocateurs.
agente químico
(n.)=chemical agent.
Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
agente reactivo
(n.)=reagent.
Ex: Since syntheses involve reactions between specific functional groups, it is reasonable to sort reagents by these groups.
agente secador
(n.)=drying agent.
Ex: Water-based paint dries purely by evaporation, while oil-based paint has a chemical drying agent added.
agente secreto
(n.)=undercover agent ; secret agent.
Ex: During the one-day trials of the arrested dissidents four independent librarians testified for the prosecution, revealing themselves to be undercover agents. Ex: He used the University as his recruiting ground to enlist bright, patriotic young men to serve as secret agents.
agentes federales, los
(n.)=feds, the.
Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.
ageográfico
(adj.)=ageographic.
Ex: The nature of this work is to be atemporal, ageographic, and non referential to any specific circumstance.

agigantado
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* a pasos agigantados=by leaps and bounds.

agilidad
(n.)=agility ; athleticism.
Ex: The efficiency of a library is measured, not by the number of books on its shelves, nor by the excellence of its cataloguing system, nor by its agility in keeping abreast of current publications, but entirely by the number of persons who make beneficial use of it.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
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* con agilidad=nimbly.
* hacer perder la agilidad física=stale.
* hacer perder la agilidad mental=stale.

agilizado
(adj.)=streamlined.
Ex: In most libraries streamlined procedures exist for placing subscriptions and standing orders for periodicals and serials.

agilizar
(v.)=expedite ; streamline ; fast track ; jump-start [jump start].
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.
Ex: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.

agitación
(v.)=upheaval ; agitation ; turmoil ; stir ; shaking ; convulsion ; spin ; restlessness ; fret ; fluster.
Ex: Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.
Ex: Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.
Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.
Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.
Ex: The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.
Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
Ex: The voice that caused such a fret wasn't even recognizable but it continued to scream and scream and scream.
Ex: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.
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* agitación política=political turmoil ; political upheaval.
* agitación social=social upheaval.

agitación política
(n.)=political turmoil ; political upheaval.
Ex: During the political turmoil of this century Hungarians have not had the conditions for economic success. Ex: These voluntary groups attempt to influence decision makers and are an outgrowth of the political and social upheaval of the 1960s.
agitación social
(n.)=social upheaval.
Ex: These voluntary groups attempt to influence decision makers and are an outgrowth of the political and social upheaval of the 1960s.
agitadamente
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* respirar agitadamente=heave.

agitado
(adj.)=hectic ; turbulent ; restless ; in a state of turmoil ; choppy ; twitchy .
Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.
Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.
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* mar agitada=heavy sea.

agitador
(adj.)=shake mechanism ; agitator ; provocateur ; troublemaker ; rabble rouser ; rabble-rousing.
Ex: The cylinder machine had no shake mechanism (the device which locked the fibres together in the Fourdrinier machine).
Ex: It was similar to Dickinson's machine, but it had an agitator in the vat to prevent the fibres from being lined up parallel to each other by the action of the cylinder.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tomorrow's libraries: more than a telephone jack, less than a complete revolution; perspectives of a provocateur'.
Ex: The employee must feel that any problem or complaint will be objectively heard and fairly resolved and that the supervisor will not hold it against the employee or consider him or her a troublemaker.
Ex: To their contemporaries, the two men represented polar opposites: Hitler, a rabble rouser preaching a doctrine of blood and race, and Pius, a man of contemplation offering the Church's grace to all.
Ex: After arrival in Sydney, it took only three years for Norton's reputation as a rabble-rousing republican to be established.

agitar
(v.)=shake up ; stir up ; stir ; flail ; roil ; swish ; rabble-rouse.
Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.
Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.
Ex: Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday.
Ex: Swishing wine in the mouth helps you taste all the flavors in a wine.
Ex: The head of the group representing Catholic school principals in Northern Ireland accuses the first minister of rabble rousing.
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* agitar las aguas=make + waves.
* agitar los brazos=wave + Posesivo + arms.
* agitarse=churn ; flutter ; wave ; slosh around.
* agitarse en el viento=rustle.
* agitar una bandera=wave + flag.

agitar las aguas
(v.)=make + waves.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
agitar los brazos
(v.)=wave + Posesivo + arms.
Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
agitar una bandera
(v.)=wave + flag.
Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
agitarse
(v.)=churn ; flutter ; wave ; slosh around.
Ex: Everywhere, where the waters had hit, one saw this total devastation and strange debris created by these churning swirling waters. Ex: Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze. Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth. Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.
agitarse en el viento
(v.)=rustle.
Ex: Many music theorists claim that passages in music refer to objects, such as babbling brooks, chirping birds, rustling leaves, and chugging trains, by imitating them.
aglomeración
(n.)=overcrowding [over-crowding] ; agglomeration ; agglomerate ; crowding.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
Ex: These may be described perhaps as agglomerations of subjects for which there is literary warrant; indeed, they formed a part of Wyndham Hulme's argument for literary warrant.
Ex: The latter plays an important role in that it is used as an anteriorizing symbol to give the notation for agglomerates.
Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.
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* horas de menos aglomeración=off-peak times.
* producir aglomeraciones=cause + crowding.
* seguridad en las aglomeraciones=crowd safety.

aglomerado
(adj.)=overcrowded.
Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.
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* local aglomerado=crowded quarter.
* lugar aglomerado=crowded quarter.
* sitio aglomerado=crowded quarter.

aglomerar
(v.)=throng.
Ex: The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
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* aglomerar las calles=be out in force ; come out in + force.
* aglomerarse=crowd ; mill around ; clump together ; be out in force ; come out in + force ; swarm.

aglomerar las calles
(v.)=be out in force ; come out in + force.
Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets. Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.
aglomerarse
(v.)=crowd ; mill around ; clump together ; be out in force ; come out in + force ; swarm.
Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves. Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds. Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up. Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets. Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long. Ex: Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.
aglutinación
(n.)=caking.
Ex: It also acts as an excellent soil additive that prevents the caking of soil in potted plants.

aglutinante
(n.)=catalyst ; binding agent ; glue ; binder.
Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
Ex: Lignin, is a naturally binding agent in wood, which causes discoloration, if there is sufficient exposure to light.
Ex: The glue, binding all aspects of a successful organisation, is shared values.
Ex: Puddings are foods that are presented in a solid mass formed by the mixing of various ingredients with a binder, which might include batter, blood, eggs, etc.
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* agente aglutinante=binder ; bonding agent.

aglutinar
(v.)=bind + Nombre + together ; glue ; tie together ; bring together.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
Ex: The binding type specifies the type of binding (glued, sewn).
Ex: Time is automatically recorded to tie the two records together.
Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
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* aglutinarse=clump together.

aglutinarse
(v.)=clump together.
Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.
agnóstico
(n.)=agnostic ; unbeliever.
Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.
Ex: In this prayer for unbelievers, we are reminded that they, too, are the children of God, and that their conversion would only increase our joy.

agobiado
(adj.)=oppressed ; harassed ; under the cosh ; stressed ; harried ; beleaguered ; overburdened.
Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: This article offers 3 remedies for harassed acquisitions librarians in the areas of booksellers, money and technology.
Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.
Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.
Ex: The net result is a heavily overburdened cross-reference structure.
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* agobiado de trabajo=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
* agobiado por las preocupaciones=careworn.
* agobiado por problemas=beset with + problems.
* estar agobiado de=be snowed under with.
* estar muy agobiado=be in a fret.

agobiado de trabajo
=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
Ex: Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters.
agobiado por las preocupaciones
(adj.)=careworn.
Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.
agobiado por problemas
=beset with + problems.
Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
agobiante
(adj.)=oppressive ; overpowering ; stifling ; suffocating ; sultry ; crippling ; gut-wrenching ; nightmarish ; sweltering.
Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.
Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
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* calor agobiante=oppressive heat.

agobiar
(v.)=haunt ; weigh down ; harry ; stress ; overburden ; sledge.
Nota: Especialmente a los bateadores de cricket para que pierdan la concentración.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.
Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
Ex: The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.
Ex: Our prison system is greatly overburdened by non-violent drug offenders.
Ex: The batsman were sledged beyond words, harassed and were pressured into making mistakes.
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* agobiarse=fret ; stew ; stress + Nombre + out.
* agobiarse de calor=swelter.
* agobiarse por=fret about.
* no agobiarse=take + Posesivo + time.

agobiarse
(v.)=fret ; stew ; stress + Nombre + out.
Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit. Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.
agobiarse de calor
(v.)=swelter.
Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history.
agobiarse por
(v.)=fret about.
Ex: I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.
agonizante
(adj.)=moribund.
Ex: Libraries must show that they are not moribund institutions sinking into obsolescence but community catalysts.

agorafobia
(n.)=agoraphobia ; agoraphobia.
Ex: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home.
Ex: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home.

agorafóbico
(n./adj.)=agoraphobic.
Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.

agorero
(n.)=diviner ; prophetic ; scaremongering ; doom-monger.
Ex: Healers and diviners are apprenticed to their elders to learn a great wealth of communal and esoteric knowledge.
Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
Ex: The antiabortion movement's scaremongering claim that having an abortion substantially raises a woman's risk of breast cancer is hugely deceptive and erroneous = La declaración alarmista del movimiento antiabortista de que el aborto aumenta sustancialmente el riesgo de que la mujer contraiga cáncer de mama es muy engañosa y errónea.
Ex: When birth rates are low, the doom-mongers moan about the perils of an ageing population.

agostado
(adj.)=blasted ; parched.
Ex: In the midst of green and growing lands was a moonscape city of blasted land where no leaf of tree or blade of grass could grow.
Ex: If predictions are right, an even larger expanse of land will become parched every year owing to global warming, urbanization, and deforestation.
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* agostado por la sequía=drought-parched.

agostado por la sequía
(adj.)=drought-parched.
Ex: In drought-parched Somalia, pastoralists are on the move, desperately seeking scarce resources.
agostar
(v.)=scorch ; parch.
Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
Ex: Droughts are becoming a common feature, parching the land at least once every two years.

agosto
(n.)=Aug (August) ; August.
Ex: This is a revision of a paper presented at the Society of American Archivists annual meeting, Chicago, Illinois, Aug 28, 1986.
Ex: The Bookseller is the weekly book trade newspaper which, amongst other things, produces a special number each February and August which lists new books expected from publishers during the subsequent six months.
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* hacer + Posesivo + agosto=make + a killing.

agotado^1
(adj.)=spent.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
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* tiempo agotado=time out.

agotado^2
(adj.)=jaded ; washed-out ; dog tired ; drained.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.
Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.
Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

agotado^3
(adj.)=out of print.
Nota: Adjetivo utilizado para indicar que a una editorial no le quedan más ejemplares del material bibliográfico en cuestión.
Ex: This article describes how INNOVACQ acquisitions system can be used to process order requests for out of print materials.

agotador
(n.)=taxing ; tiring ; grinding ; strenuous ; backbreaking [back-breaking] ; fatiguing ; gruelling [grueling, -USA].
Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
Ex: Upper case can be more tiring to scan than text displayed in both upper and lower case.
Ex: Their response to the grinding monotony of repetitive labour and over-long hours was frequent absenteeism.
Ex: This article outlines the strenuous efforts to renew the library after the books had been destroyed by enemy action during World War II (the periodicals had already been evacuated).
Ex: His book plumbs the elusive depths of slaves' resistance by showing how they created opportunities for autonomy even while immersed in backbreaking work.
Ex: These fatiguing illnesses were similarly distributed in the four regions, being somewhat more common in rural than in urban areas.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

agotamiento
(n.)=burnout [burn-out] ; exhaustion.
Ex: Burnout is a growing phenomenon among librarians and other human service professionals = La apatía es un fenómeno que se da cada vez con más frecuencia entre los bibliotecarios y otros profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población.
Ex: At the end of experiment half of the rats from each group performed a treadmill running till exhaustion.
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* agotamiento físico y mental=attrition.
* morir de agotamiento=die of + exhaustion.
* morir por agotamiento=die of + exhaustion.

agotamiento físico y mental
(n.)=attrition.
Ex: This article examines the trends which contribute to a high attrition rate among library directors.
agotar
(v.)=exhaust ; deplete.
Ex: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.
Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.
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* agotar el espacio=run out of + space.
* agotar el presupuesto=drain + budget.
* agotar + Posesivo + vida útil=run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
* agotarse=run down ; peter out ; run + short (of) ; run out ; go out of + print ; sell out ; dry up ; run out of ; run + dry ; be all gone.
* agotarse el tiempo=time + run out.

agotar + Posesivo + vida útil
(v.)=run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
Ex: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
agotar el espacio
(v.)=run out of + space.
Ex: Many university and state libraries are running out of space and research libraries have a serious conservation problem.
agotar el presupuesto
(v.)=drain + budget.
Ex: By accentuating administrative strengths, archivists can facilitate preservation implementation without draining their budget.
agotarse
(v.)=run down ; peter out ; run + short (of) ; run out ; go out of + print ; sell out ; dry up ; run out of ; run + dry ; be all gone.
Ex: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation. Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months. Ex: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra. Ex: He continued writing for two years until his ink ran out. Ex: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont. Ex: The first edition was quickly sold out, and I decided to revise it in the light of comments by colleagues and reviewers, and of developments in my own thinking. Ex: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up. Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed. Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry. Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
agotarse el tiempo
(n.)=time + run out.
Ex: If time is running out, do not feel obliged to read them from cover to cover.
agracejo
(n.)=unripe grape.
Ex: It's clear that to blend together unripe grapes and over-ripe grapes doesn't result in a balanced wine.

agraciado
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* poco agraciado=ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA] ; homely .

agraciar
(v.)=bless (with) ; grace.
Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.

agraciarse
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* continuar sin agraciarse con=remain + unreconciled to.
* seguir sin agraciarse con=remain + unreconciled to.

agradabilidad
(n.)=pleasantness ; likability ; congeniality.
Ex: Nowhere may a man acquire more honor than by taking a part in a work that enlarges the hope of the free world that it may be led in the ways of wisdom, whose 'ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace'.
Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.
Ex: He impressed many voters with his congeniality and his call for lower taxes to try to stimulate the economy.

agradable
(adj.)=agreeable ; enjoyable ; nice ; non-threatening ; pleasant ; pleasantly ; pleasing ; pleasurable ; sweet ; congenial ; welcome ; joyful ; likeable [likable] ; palatable ; friendly-sounding ; affable ; genial.
Ex: But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
Ex: Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.
Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.
Ex: The ideal archivist should have advanced training in history, facilitate access to records, and provide congenial servicing conditions.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.
Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night.
Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* agradable al gusto=palatable.
* de olor agradable=sweet-smelling.
* de sabor agradable=palatable.
* pasar a cosas más agradables=on a happier note.
* ser agradable de oír=be good to hear.
* ser agradable + Verbo=be neat to + Verbo.
* vista agradable=a sight for sore eyes.

agradable al gusto
(adj.)=palatable.
Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.
agradablemente
=fetchingly ; agreeably ; affably.
Ex: 'You were far away, weren't you?' spoke the director across the desk fetchingly = "Estaban muy lejos, ¿verdad?" dijo el director agradablemente desde el otro lado del mostrador.
Ex: The effective reference librarian should lean to disagree agreeably.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.

agradar
(v.)=please ; warm + the cockles of + Posesivo + heart ; take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to ; like.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
Ex: The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.
Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.
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* difícil de agradar=choosy .

agradecer
(v.)=offer + a word of thanks ; thank ; welcome ; extend + Posesivo + thanks ; be thankful ; take + a bow.
Ex: In closing, I would like to offer a word of thanks to all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.
Ex: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.
Ex: The decision to revert to standard spelling must have been widely welcomed in countries where DC is used but English is not the native language.
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
Ex: Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.
Ex: Thank you so much for teaching me, take a bow, I worked out the first part by ear but I couldnt work out the rest.
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* agradecer la oportunidad=welcome + opportunity.
* agradecer sinceramente=pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
* agradecer una iniciativa=welcome + initiative.

agradecer la oportunidad
(v.)=welcome + opportunity.
Ex: I would welcome the opportunity to apply for any vacancies that may arise at some point in the future.
agradecer sinceramente
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
Ex: I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.
agradecer una iniciativa
(v.)=welcome + initiative.
Ex: To date the feedback from the academic community has been very positive with many libraries in the former Soviet bloc welcoming this initiative.
agradecidamente
=gratefully.
Ex: LISU gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship of Swets Blackwell for this event.

agradecido
=grateful ; appreciative ; appreciatively ; gratefully.
Ex: The author is also grateful to Mrs D. Martin for her work in typing parts of the manuscript of this text.
Ex: This article gives a brief appreciative description of the libraries of the University of Texas at Austin.
Ex: 'Thank you for spending this time with me and answering my questions,' Henrietta Rood nodded and smiled appreciatively.
Ex: LISU gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship of Swets Blackwell for this event.
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* agradecido por=appreciative of.
* estar muy agradecido a=be indebted to.
* ser poco agradecido=be thankless.

agradecido por
=appreciative of.
Ex: Appreciative of his efforts, Crane purchased a sophisticated offset printing press and other hardware for the production of library booklists, flyers, programs, etc..
agradecimiento
(n.)=appreciation ; gratitude ; compliment ; compliment ; note of thanks ; thankfulness ; thankyou ; gratefulness.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: Gratifyingly often, their reaction is delight and gratitude.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.
Ex: Of course I will post a summary of answers and please accept my thankfulness and grateful in advance.
Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
Ex: Gratefulness is easier when one has good health, money in the bank and material comforts.
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* agradecimientos=acknowledgements [acknowledgments].
* carta de agradecimiento=note of thanks ; thank-you letter.
* como muestra de agradecimiento=as a token of thanks.
* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* como prueba de agradecimiento=as a token of thanks.
* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* con agradecimiento=gratefully.
* discurso de agradecimiento=acceptance speech.
* en agradecimiento por=appreciative of.
* en señal de agradecimiento=appreciatively.
* expresar agradecimiento=express + thanks ; express + appreciation.
* hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento=extend + Posesivo + thanks.
* mensaje de agradecimiento=thank-you message.
* mostrar agradecimiento=take + a bow.
* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento=pay + Posesivo + respects.
* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento=pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
* nota de agradecimiento=note of thanks ; thank-you note.
* palabras de agradecimiento=vote of thanks ; word of thanks ; words of gratitude ; congratulatory speech ; congratulatory remarks.

agradecimientos
(n.)=acknowledgements [acknowledgments].
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
agrandado
(adj.)=enlarged.
Ex: Although he did have an enlarged heart, he overworked it with excessive sports.

agrandar
(v.)=widen ; magnify ; aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].
Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
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* agrandar los horizontes=enlarge + horizons.

agrandar los horizontes
(v.)=enlarge + horizons.
Ex: The growth of computerised bibliographic data bases in particular has enlarged horizons.
agrario
(adj.)=agrarian.
Ex: This article discusses an analysis of Austrian films and their social assumptions as well as the conflict between agrarian and urban cultures in Austria and Germany, also the popular TV serial, and political and human questions.
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* extensión agraria=agricultural extension.
* perito de extensión agraria=agricultural extension worker.
* reforma agraria=land reform ; agrarian reform.

agravamiento
(n.)=worsening.
Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.

agravante
(adj.)=aggravating.
Ex: The determining factor for sentencing in death-penalty cases is what it should be -- the aggravating nature of the crimes.
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* circunstancia agravante=aggravating circumstance.
* factor agravante=aggravating factor.
* no agravante=non-exacerbating.

agravar
(v.)=aggravate ; exacerbate.
Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.
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* agravarse=see + at their worst ; flare up.
* agravar una crisis=exacerbate + crisis.
* agravar una situación=exacerbate + situation ; aggravate + situation.
* agravar un conflicto=exacerbate + conflict.
* agravar un problema=compound + problem.
* dificultades + agravarse=difficulties + exacerbate.
* problema + agravar=problem + exacerbate.
* situación + agravar=situation + exacerbate.

agravar un conflicto
(v.)=exacerbate + conflict.
Ex: Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
agravar un problema
(v.)=compound + problem.
Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
agravar una crisis
(v.)=exacerbate + crisis.
Ex: The lack of a theoretical underpinning to provide a unified vision of librarianship, it is suggested, exacerbates this crisis.
agravar una situación
(v.)=exacerbate + situation ; aggravate + situation.
Ex: The situation has been exacerbated by falling book sales. Ex: The incapacity of the industrial sector to gainfully employ the surplus labour from agriculture have aggravated the situation of poverty, unemployment, and landlessness in the countryside.
agravarse
(v.)=see + at their worst ; flare up.
Ex: The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood. Ex: There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.
agraviado
(adj.)=aggrieved.
Ex: Usually the procedures identify action the aggrieved employee can take if he or she is not satisfied with the final decision.

agraviante
(adj.)=offensive ; offending.
Ex: WOMEN in LIBRARIANSHIP would have been just as offensive as WOMEN as LIBRARIANS.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
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* de forma agraviante=offensively.
* de manera agraviante=offensively.
* de modo agraviante=offensively.

agraviar
(v.)=outrage ; wrong ; affront.
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.

agravio
(n.)=tort ; wrong ; wrongdoing ; loss of face ; outrage ; affront.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.
Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the
imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly.
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* reparar un agravio=right + a wrong ; right + an injustice ; make + amends (for/to) ; make it up to.

agredir
(v.)=assault.
Ex: Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.
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* agredir con un cristal=glass.

agredir con un cristal
(v.)=glass.
Ex: He was recovering from facial surgery in hospital today after a woman allegedly glassed him during a bar room brawl.
agregado
(adj.)=aggregation ; aggregated.
Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: These numbers have no meaning or correlation to anything outside of the aggregated data file in which they appear.
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* valores agregados=value chain.

agregar
(v.)=aggregate ; append ; throw in.
Ex: You have attempted to aggregate the UDC class number incorrectly.
Ex: A list of book review sources in psychology and related fields is appended.
Ex: There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.

agresividad
(n.)=aggression ; aggressivity ; aggresiveness.
Ex: This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
Ex: The main character expresses a fundamentally misogynistic aggressivity toward women.
Ex: The innovative thrust of an organization significantly affects the aggressiveness of the firm's strategy for investment in information technology.

agresivo
(adj.)=aggressive ; belligerent ; truculent ; killer ; sociopathic ; combative ; pushy ; bellicose ; campaigning ; chippy.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
Ex: Dexter Rundle thought: 'The day was progressing serenely and I was feeling not at all belligerent' = Dexter Rundle pensó: "El día iba progresando con serenidad y no me sentía de ninguna manera agresivo".
Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
Ex: The article has the title 'Guerilla Web strategies: killer marketing tactics to make your site the most popular on the Web'.
Ex: The problem of optimally refining sociopathic knowledge bases is modeled as a bipartite graph.
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.
Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
Ex: He is fearless, courageous, campaigning, waspish and wise.
Ex: It was expected to be an intense game, but it quickly turned into a very chippy affair early.
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* comportamiento agresivo=aggressive behaviour.
* de modo agresivo=aggressively.
* venta agresiva=hard-sell.

agresión
(n.)=attack ; aggression ; assault ; act of aggression ; battery ; aggressive incident ; battering.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.
Ex: The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm.
Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
Ex: This research analyzes the effects of ritual healing on women who have been victims of abuse, including incest, rape, and battering.
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* agresión a mano armada=armed assault.
* agresión brutal=vicious attack ; brutal attack.
* agresión con ensañamiento=vicious attack.
* agresión con lesiones=assault and battery.
* agresión física=physical assault ; physical aggression.
* agresión sexual=sexual assault ; molestation.
* agresión verbal=verbal aggression ; verbal assault ; verbal abuse.

agresión a mano armada
(n.)=armed assault.
Ex: However, since the unthinkable sometimes happens in the best schools, ways that educators should react to an armed assault are likewise discussed.
agresión brutal
(n.)=vicious attack ; brutal attack.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Ex: Brutal attacks on homeless are on the upswing across the country.
agresión con ensañamiento
(n.)=vicious attack.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
agresión con lesiones
=assault and battery.
Ex: About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.
agresión física
(n.)=physical assault ; physical aggression.
Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?. Ex: Physical aggression is the main individual risk factor for antisocial behavior.
agresión sexual
(n.)=sexual assault ; molestation.
Ex: The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm. Ex: But the mid-20th century -- being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal -- went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families.
agresión verbal
(n.)=verbal aggression ; verbal assault ; verbal abuse.
Ex: Verbal aggression was also found to be negatively related to both homophily and personal attraction. Ex: He responded with a vicious verbal assault and told me in no uncertain terms that if I ever went over his head I'd be fired on the spot. Ex: Verbal abuse is difficult to identify and regrettably can be a common type of abuse in some marriages.
agresor
(n.)=assailant ; attacker.
Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.
Ex: A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.

agreste
(adj.)=rough ; rough and rugged.
Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
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* terreno agreste=broken ground ; rough ground ; stony ground.

agriar
(v.)=acidify.
Ex: Bacteria must be added to acidify the milk so that the rennet will work in the cheese making process.
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* agriarse=go + sour ; turn + sour ; sour.

agriarse
(v.)=go + sour ; turn + sour ; sour.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Relationships in swimming : what happens when they go sour?'. Ex: In the latter half of the 20th century, however, medicine's success threatened to turn sour as questions were asked about its efficacy. Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.
agricultor
(n.)=farmer ; grower ; market gardener ; agrarian ; husbandman [husbandmen, -pl.] ; agricultural labourer.
Ex: State agricultural experiment station publications are a valuable resource for agricultural historians and sociologists, as well as for scientists, students, the agribusiness community, farmers, and the general public.
Ex: The scheme's aim is to assist the primary producer (e.g. farmer, grower, fisherman) by improving the processing and marketing of agricultural products = El objetivo de este proyecto es ayudar al productor primario (por ej., el granjero, el agricultor y el pescador) mejorando el proceso y la comercialización de los productos agrícolas.
Ex: He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.
Ex: The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors.
Ex: Most of the testators were yeomen, husbandmen, tradesmen, craftsmen and laborers, and the widows of such men.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
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* agricultor ecológico=organic farmer.
* familia de agricultores=farming family.
* pequeño agricultor=smallholder.
* Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU)=National Farmers' Union (NFU).

agricultor ecológico
(n.)=organic farmer.
Ex: Organic farmer stumbles onto a product that is selling like hot cakes -- chives.
agricultura
(n.)=agriculture ; farming.
Ex: Thus, for example, the number 630 might be used for every document concerned with Farming and agriculture.
Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.
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* agricultura ecológica=organic agriculture ; organic farming.
* agricultura en el espacio=astroculture.
* agricultura sostenible=sustainable agriculture ; permaculture.
* agricultura sostenida=sustainable agriculture.
* AGRIS (Sistema Internacional de Información sobre Agricultura)=AGRIS (International Agricultural Information System).
* AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agri=AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura=International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
* biblioteca de agricultura=agricultural library.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL)=National Agricultural Library (NAL).
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura=agricultural librarian.
* Departamento de Agricultura de la Commonwealth (CAB)=Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB).
* especialista en agricultura=agricultural specialist.
* FAO (Organización para la Alimentación y la Agricultura)=FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation).
* producto químico usado en agricultura=agrochemical.
* Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP)=National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
* trabajador en la agricultura=agricultural worker.

agricultura ecológica
(n.)=organic agriculture ; organic farming.
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes. Ex: Organic farming has become one of the fastest growing segments of U.S. agriculture.
agricultura en el espacio
(n.)=astroculture.
Ex: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years.
agricultura sostenible
(n.)=sustainable agriculture ; permaculture.
Ex: These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products. Ex: And in the thirtyish years since we've been teaching permaculture, an estimate of 100,000 people throughout the world have learned about it.
agricultura sostenida
(n.)=sustainable agriculture.
Ex: These methods, a throwback to the early 20th century, constitute an excellent basis for sustainable agriculture, which aims to reduce consumption of plant protection products.
agridulce
(adj.)=bittersweet [bitter-sweet].
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.

agrietarse
(v.)=crack ; fracture ; crack up.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.
Ex: The truth is that Europe is cracking up along four fault lines: its values, the euro, foreign policy and leadership.

agrimensor
(n.)=land surveyor ; surveyor.
Ex: Most of the members of book clubs were land surveyors.
Ex: Hospital librarians should assist in the development of library inspection guidelines for surveyors.

agrimensura
(n.)=surveying.
Ex: The main criteria is that the collection should represent as complete a record as possible of the surveying of the land surface, coastline and adjacent seas of the nation.

agrio
(adj.)=acidulous ; sour ; tart .
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
Ex: Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.
Ex: Season with salt, pepper, and pinch of sugar if the plums tasted tart.

agrobiodiversidad
(n.)=agrobiodiversity.
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes.

agroforestal
(adj.)=agroforestry.
Ex: TREECD represents the world's most comprehensive source of information on forestry and covers agroforestry and forest products.

agroindustria
(n.)=agro-industry.
Ex: The future of Madagascar is firmly intertwined with agriculture, and particularly with agro-industry.

agromedioambiental
(adj.)=agri-environmental.
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes.

agronomía
(n.)=agricultural sciences ; agrarian science ; agronomy ; agricultural economy.
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Ex: Its history, from its foundation in 1838 and up to the present, is the chronicle of the development of agrarian science in the USSR.
Ex: By discipline, the greatest number of articles were on agronomy and the fewest on economics and statistics.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.

agronómico
(adj.)=agronomic.
Ex: Pest and disease, and the agronomic aspects of maize have been investigated greatly while very little has been done on mechanisation, economics, farming systems and storage.

agropecuario
(adj.)=farming ; agricultural.
Ex: This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).

agroterrorismo
(n.)=agroterrorism.
Ex: This paper includes selected Web sites providing information on: terrorism in general; bioterrorism; agroterrorism, nuclear terrorism; and travel-related issues.

agrupación
(n.)=aggregation ; grouping ; juxtaposition ; assortment ; bringing together.
Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
Ex: It achieves this aim principally through the juxtaposition of related subjects in a classified order.
Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
Ex: I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.

agrupado
(adj.)=clustered.
Nota: En recuperación de información, conjunto de documentos o términos que se construye a partir de ciertas afinidades definidas entre ellos.
Ex: Searches of the clustered document files resulting from the use of these four methods are noticeably less effective than searches of the unclustered document collections and of a simpler type of clustered file based on pairs of nearest neighbours.

agrupamiento
(n.)=massing ; clustering.
Nota: Formación de conjuntos de documentos, referencias, etc., por alguna característica común, como puede ser el tema.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as the kind of materials to use for backgrounds, the use of space, different levels, and the massig of different shapes.
Ex: In both cases, a figure can be obtained which is a measure of the degree of association; this can then be used as the basis for clustering.
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* agrupamiento desordenado=clutter.
* agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation clustering.
* análisis de agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation cluster analysis.
* metodología de agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation clustering methodology.
* tendencia de agrupamiento=clustering tendency.

agrupamiento desordenado
(n.)=clutter.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
agrupamiento por cocitas
(n.)=cocitation clustering.
Ex: Co-citation clustering makes it possible to study the development of individual disciplines.
agrupar
(v.)=bring together ; categorise [categorize, -USA] ; draw together ; fall into ; group ; group together ; merge ; pull together ; put together ; stack ; encapsulate ; coalesce ; lump together ; juxtapose ; stand + together ; pool ; band ; shuffle together ; combine (together).
Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
Ex: The application of the classification schemes, once constructed, involves synthesis, or the drawing together of the single concepts which are listed in the scheme from their different facets, in order to specify compound subjects.
Ex: References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts which will be grouped under the term 'mini-abstracts'.
Ex: Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.
Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
Ex: The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.
Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.
Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
Ex: We might consider that the key term, the one on which the others depend and which will juxtapose the document most usefully with others of a like kind, is Home Office.
Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
Ex: The author advises banding retention policies to focus on a few clear options.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: Search aids are available in the form of logical statements which combine terms in order to be able to trace subjects according to a more specific document profile.
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* agrupar los términos sinónimos=merge + synonyms.
* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz=merge + word forms.
* agruparse=band together ; cluster ; team ; partner.
* agruparse (con)=team up (with).

agrupar los términos sinónimos
(v.)=merge + synonyms.
Ex: In general, merging of word forms and of synonyms were both superior to the use of the hierarchical relationships in the thesaurus and better results were obtained with weighted terms (ie taking account of frequency of occurrence) than with unweighted terms.
agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz
(v.)=merge + word forms.
Ex: Truncation serves as a means of merging different word forms, but not always; MILK* will retrieve milkman but not lactation or lactic.
agruparse
(v.)=band together ; cluster ; team ; partner.
Ex: For example, a group of neighbors bands together to buy their food in larger quantities so they can get it at a cheaper price. Ex: He added that in the early days of the city's development, the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies. Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software. Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.
agruparse (con)
(v.)=team up (with).
Ex: Blackwells, for example, has teamed up with the highly successful CARL Uncover service in the US.
agrónomo
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* ingeniería agrónoma=agricultural engineering.
* ingeniero agrónomo=agronomist.

agua
(n.)=water.
Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
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* abastecimiento de agua=water supply.
* absorción del agua=water absorption.
* achicar agua=bale out + water ; bail + water.
* a cuatro aguas=hipped.
* aerobics en el agua=water aerobics.
* agitar las aguas=make + waves.
* agua + arrastrar=wash away.
* agua bendita=holy water.
* agua caliente=hot water.
* agua con gas=carbonated water.
* agua con jabón=soapy water.
* agua corriente=running water.
* agua de colonia=eau de cologne.
* agua del grifo=tap water.
* agua de lluvia=rain water.
* agua del mar=sea-water [seawater].
* agua de manantial=spring water.
* agua de mojado=fountain solution.
* agua de riego=irrigation water.
* agua destilada=distilled water.
* agua dulce=freshwater [fresh water].
* agua embotellada=bottled water.
* agua en botella=bottled water.
* agua estancada=stagnant backwater ; backwater ; stagnant water.
* agua fría=cold water.
* agua helada=ice water.
* agua hirviendo=boiling water.
* agua jabonosa=soapy water.
* agua limpia de impurezas=purified water.
* agua + llevar=wash away.
* agua marina=sea-water [seawater].
* agua mineral=mineral water ; spring water.
* agua normal=still water.
* agua oxigenada=hydrogen peroxide.
* agua poco profunda=shallow water.
* agua potable=drinking water.
* agua purificada=purified water.
* aguas abajo=downstream.
* agua salada=saltwater [salt water].
* agua salobre=saltwater [salt water].
* aguas arriba=upstream.
* aguas bravas=whitewater ; turbulent waters ; wild waters.
* aguas costeras=coastal waters.
* agua sin gas=still water.
* aguas internacionales=international waters.
* aguas jurisdiccionales=territorial waters ; jurisdictional waters.
* aguas litorales=coastal waters.
* aguas mansas=still waters.
* aguas negras=waste water [wastewater] ; sewage ; sewerage.
* aguas poco profundas=shallows.
* aguas polares=polar waters.
* aguas rápidas=whitewater ; turbulent waters ; wild waters.
* aguas residuales=sewage ; waste water [wastewater] ; liquid waste ; sewerage.
* aguas residuales sin tratar=raw sewage ; raw waste water.
* aguas revueltas=rip ; rip tide.
* aguas sucias=foul water.
* aguas templadas=temperate waters.
* aguas termales=thermal springs.
* aguas territoriales=territorial waters ; territorial waters ; home waters.
* aguas tranquilas=still waters.
* aguas turbias=muddy waters.
* aguas turbulentas=rip tide ; turbulent waters.
* agua subterránea=groundwater.
* aguas + volver a su cauce=dust + settle.
* ahogarse en un vaso de agua=make + a mountain out of a molehill ; get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing.
* al agua=water-based ; overboard.
* andar sobre el agua=walk on + water.
* bajo agua=undersea ; underwater.
* baños de agua caliente=hot springs.
* barril con agua de beber=scuttlebutt.
* bomba de agua=water pump.
* bomba de agua caliente=heat-pump.
* bota de agua=Wellington boot ; welly ; rubber boot.
* brazo de agua=inlet.
* calentador de agua=water heater.
* cama de agua=waterbed [water bed].
* cambiarle el agua al canario=pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; have + a slash ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
* caminar sobre el agua=walk on + water.
* cañón de agua=water cannon.
* caudal de agua=volume of water.
* caudal de agua o superficie acuática=body of water.
* causado por el agua=water-related.
* cloración del agua=water chlorination.
* cocodrilo de agua salada=saltie.
* colchón de agua=waterbed [water bed].
* como dos gotas de agua=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.
* como pez fuera del agua=like a fish out of water.
* compañía suministradora de agua=water authority ; water board ; water company.
* con el agua al cuello=in hot water.
* con el agua hasta el cuello=in deep water.
* conservar agua=conserve + water.
* contador del agua=water meter.
* contaminación del agua=water pollution.
* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas=groundwater pollution ; groundwater contamination.
* con tejado a dos aguas=gabled.
* corriente de agua=water body [waterbody].
* cortar el agua=cut off + the water.
* cuando el río, suena agua lleva=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* curso de agua=water body [waterbody].
* daño causado por el agua=water damage.
* dar agua=lose + water ; leak.
* de agua=water-based.
* de aguas profundas=deep-sea.
* dejar el agua correr=let bygones be bygones.
* depósito de agua elevado=water tower.
* descenso de aguas bravas=rafting.
* deslizarse sobre el agua=aquaplane.
* detector de agua=water detector.
* diluir con agua=dilute with + water.
* ducha de agua corriente=running shower.
* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua=water board engineer.
* en abril, aguas mil=April showers bring May flowers.
* escape de agua=water leakage ; water leak.
* escasez de agua=water shortage.
* estar como pez en el agua=be in + Posesivo + element.
* estar entre dos aguas=fall between + two stools.
* factura de electricidad, agua o gas=utility bill.
* factura del agua=water bill.
* falta de agua=water shortage.
* falto de agua=waterless.
* filtro de agua=water filter.
* flor que echa un chorro de agua=squirting flower.
* fuente de agua=drinking fountain ; water fountain ; bubbler.
* fuga de agua=water leakage ; water leak.
* gallina de agua=coot.
* gato escaldado del agua fría huye=once bitten, twice shy.
* gestión de aguas=water management.
* gota de agua=drop of water.
* hacer agua=Negativo + hold + water.
* hacer agua(s)=spring + a leak.
* hacerse la boca agua=make + Posesivo + mouth water ; salivate at/over.
* hervidora eléctrica de agua=electric kettle.
* hervidor de agua=kettle.
* hervir agua=boil + water.
* hilo de agua=trickle.
* impulsado por el agua=water-powered.
* jarro de agua fría=slap in the face.
* lavar con agua=rinse off.
* lavar con agua abudante=sluice.
* limpiar con agua=wash away.
* línea de agua, la=water line, the.
* llave de paso del agua=water valve.
* llevarse el gato al agua=steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + the limelight ; the nod + go to ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* manta de agua=downpour ; rainstorm ; pelting rain ; soaking rain.
* marca de agua=watermark.
* marcas de agua=watermarking.
* marcas de agua digitales=digital watermarking.
* más claro el agua=as clear as a bell.
* más claro que el agua=as clear as a bell.
* molino de agua=water mill.
* nadar entre dos aguas=sit on + the fence ; fall between + two stools.
* ninfa de las aguas=ondine ; undine.
* nivel del agua=water level.
* nivel máximo del agua=high-water mark.
* nivel mínimo del agua=low-water mark.
* no dar palo al agua=not lift a finger.
* orilla del agua=water's edge.
* pecina de las aguas residuales=sewage sludge.
* perder agua=lose + water ; leak.
* pez de agua dulce=freshwater fish.
* pez de agua salada=saltwater fish.
* pila del agua bendita=holy water font.
* pintura al agua=gouache ; water-based paint.
* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales=sewage plant ; sewage treatment plant.
* por encima del agua=overwater.
* purificador de agua=water purifier.
* que da agua=leaking ; leaky .
* quedar en agua de borrajas=end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.
* que el agua disuelve=water-fugitive.
* que hace la boca agua=mouth-watering.
* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad=non-hygroscopic.
* que pierde agua=leaking ; leaky .
* recibo del agua=water bill.
* red de abastecimiento de agua=water supply system ; waterworks.
* red de agua potable=water mains.
* red de agua potable, la=mains, the.
* red de suministro de agua potable, la=water mains ; mains, the.
* reservas de agua subterránea=groundwater reservoir.
* resistente al agua=water resistant.
* restricciones de agua=water restrictions.
* ron con agua=grog.
* salto de agua=waterfall ; fall.
* seda formando aguas=watered silk.
* sentirse como pez en el agua=take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.
* sentirse como pez fuera del agua=be out of + Posesivo + element ; feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* ser una raya en el agua=be good for nothing.
* sin agua=waterless.
* sistema de abastecimiento de agua=waterworks ; water supply system.
* sistema de circulación del agua=water circulation system.
* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua=water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.
* sistema de rociadores de agua=sprinkler system ; water sprinkler system.
* tan claro como el agua=as clear as a bell.
* tejado a cuatro aguas=hip roof ; hipped roof.
* tetera para hervir agua=kettle.
* tortuga de agua dulce=terrapin.
* transmitido por el agua=waterborne.
* transportado por el agua=waterborne.
* tratamiento de aguas residuales=sewage treatment ; sewage disposal ; waste water treatment.
* tratamiento del agua=water treatment.
* tromba de agua=pelting rain ; downpour ; waterspout ; soaking rain.
* una muralla de agua=a wall of water.
* una tormenta en un vaso de agua=a tempest in a teapot.
* vapor de agua=water vapour.
* volumen de agua=volume of water.

agua + arrastrar
(v.)=wash away.
Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
agua + llevar
(v.)=wash away.
Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
agua bendita
(n.)=holy water.
Ex: Christian churches have used holy water since the fifth century, if not earlier.
agua caliente
(n.)=hot water.
Ex: For most households, hot water is second only to transport as the largest cause of greenhouse gas emissions.
agua con gas
(n.)=carbonated water.
Ex: Though some believe carbonation can help alleviate upset stomach and constipation, carbonated water isn't necessarily any better or worse for you.
agua con jabón
(n.)=soapy water.
Ex: Any eating utensils used by an infected person should be immediately washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.
agua corriente
(n.)=running water.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
agua de colonia
(n.)=eau de cologne.
Ex: Today, eau de cologne (or simply, cologne) means nothing more than a fragrance whose essential oil concentration is approximately 5%.
agua de lluvia
(n.)=rain water.
Ex: Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.
agua de manantial
(n.)=spring water.
Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.
agua de mojado
(n.)=fountain solution.
Ex: Fountain solution (ie water with additives which make it less miscible with ink and slow down evaporation) is transferred from the fount tray via a series of fountain rollers until it comes into contact with the plate.
agua de riego
(n.)=irrigation water.
Ex: High doses of potassium in irrigation water are fatal for weeping willows.
agua del grifo
(n.)=tap water.
Ex: After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.
agua del mar
(n.)=sea-water [seawater].
Ex: Moreover, optical-fibre cables can resist the ill-effects of sea-water much better than the metal cables of today.
agua destilada
(n.)=distilled water.
Ex: After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.
agua dulce
(n.)=freshwater [fresh water].
Ex: This journal covers the world's literature on the science, technology and management of marine, brackish, and freshwater environments.
agua embotellada
(n.)=bottled water.
Ex: Bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar business and is now the fastest growing segment of the entire beverage industry.
agua en botella
(n.)=bottled water.
Ex: Bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar business and is now the fastest growing segment of the entire beverage industry.
agua estancada
(n.)=stagnant backwater ; backwater ; stagnant water.
Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'. Ex: In the next decade those libraries that adhere to traditionalism will become backwaters whereas those committed to meeting the expectations of their clientele will become leaders in the information world. Ex: Mud and stagnant water around the road medians was only one reason for the many accidents.
agua fría
(n.)=cold water.
Ex: If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.
agua helada
(n.)=ice water.
Ex: A potato can be peeled in a second by steaming first for an hour before dipping it in ice water.
agua hirviendo
(n.)=boiling water.
Ex: Steam asparagus tips in 1/4 inch boiling water for 3 minutes and drain.
agua jabonosa
(n.)=soapy water.
Ex: Any eating utensils used by an infected person should be immediately washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.
agua limpia de impurezas
(n.)=purified water.
Ex: Cooking foods in purified water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.
agua marina
(n.)=sea-water [seawater].
Ex: Moreover, optical-fibre cables can resist the ill-effects of sea-water much better than the metal cables of today.
agua mineral
(n.)=mineral water ; spring water.
Ex: Mineral water emerges from under the ground, then flows over rocks before it's collected, resulting in a higher content of various minerals. Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.
agua normal
(n.)=still water.
Ex: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.
agua oxigenada
(n.)=hydrogen peroxide.
Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
agua poco profunda
(n.)=shallow water.
Ex: They swam in the shallow waters and had a kip in the shadows cast by the trees along the riverbank, waiting for the heat to dissipate.
agua potable
(n.)=drinking water.
Ex: Many countries in the international community use these standards as general guidelines for drinking water systems.
agua purificada
(n.)=purified water.
Ex: Cooking foods in purified water pulls the minerals out of them and lowers their nutrient value.
agua salada
(n.)=saltwater [salt water].
Ex: Rubbing food with salt or soaking it in saltwater, an early form of curing food, also helped preserve it.
agua salobre
(n.)=saltwater [salt water].
Ex: Rubbing food with salt or soaking it in saltwater, an early form of curing food, also helped preserve it.
agua sin gas
(n.)=still water.
Ex: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.
agua subterránea
(n.)=groundwater.
Ex: Indian hydrologists are principally concerned with groundwater related problems.
aguacate^1
(n.)=avocado ; alligator pear.
Ex: The avocado probably originated in southern Mexico but was cultivated from the Rio Grande to central Peru before the arrival of Europeans.
Ex: One of the more interesting facts about alligator pears is that they will not fully ripen while still on the tree.
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* aceite de aguacate=avocado oil.

aguacate^2
(n.)=avocado tree.
Ex: It helps to have several avocado trees growing together to aid with pollination.

aguacero
(n.)=downpour ; rainstorm ; pelting rain ; heavy rain ; shower ; soaking rain.
Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.
Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.
Ex: In case of heavy rain, all or some of the photo sessions will be cancelled without prior notice.
Ex: A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.
Ex: Another round of cold, snow and soaking rain will hit the Northeast Sunday into Monday.
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* aguaceros de abril=April showers.

aguaceros de abril
=April showers.
Ex: April showers are officially here. As winter slowly recedes, the season of rain begins.
aguadera
(n.)=waterer.
Ex: There are even a library that lends pets for a 3-day period together with cage, waterer, feed pan, enough food for the period, carrying box and set of instructions.

aguado
(adj.)=watered-down.
Ex: In most historical writing, watered-down principles of idealism, positivism and historicism have been mixed together in an intellectually disreputable concoction.

aguafiestas
(n.)=party pooper ; show-stopper [showstopper] ; spoilsport ; misery guts ; wet blanket ; sour puss ; killjoy.
Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.
Ex: In engineering use, a show-stopper is usually some aspect of a project that is so bad that it threatens to cancel the project unless it is corrected.
Ex: These are just some of the tried and tested fun-prevention techniques which have been used by spoilsports down the centuries.
Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.
Ex: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.

aguafuerte
(n.)=etching.
Nota: Reproducción obtenida por estampación de una plancha o matriz sobre la que se ha grabado una imagen por medio de un procedimiento químico.
Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.

aguamarina
(n.)=aqua.
Ex: For example, how difficult is it to distinguish aqua from green?.

aguamiel
(n.)=mead.
Ex: Mead is, simply put, fermented honey and water, and can be created naturally without the help of man.

aguanieve
(n.)=sleet ; freezing rain.
Ex: Sleet may occur when a warm layer of air lies above a below-freezing layer of air at the Earth's surface.
Ex: Freezing rain caused numerous fender-benders across central North Carolina.
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* caer aguanieve=sleet.
* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve=wint(e)ry mix ; wint(e)ry shower.

aguantable
(adj.)=sufferable ; bearable ; endurable ; tolerable.
Ex: Jefferson stated that 'mankind is more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed'.
Ex: Contemporary music is most bearable when it is soft and short.
Ex: Laws must be made endurable or else they will not be obeyed.
Ex: Findings show that the time spent in the first phase is tolerable.

aguantar
(v.)=stand up to ; bear ; withstand ; endure ; hold + fire ; put up with (it) ; hold off ; stand + the gaff ; stomach ; weather ; hold + Nombre + in ; grin and bear it ; hold back.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
Ex: Police in Algeria have been holding back hundreds of anti-government demonstrators who have been trying to rally in central Algiers.
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* aguantar caña=put up with (it).
* aguantar con resignación=take it on + the chin.
* aguantar el acoso de=run + the gauntlet of.
* aguantar el aliento=hold + Posesivo + breath.
* aguantar el calor=stand + the heat.
* aguantar el tipo=put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* aguantar estoicamente=weather ; take it on + the chin.
* aguantar hasta el final=stick it out.
* aguantar la presión=stand + the heat.
* aguantar la respiración=hold + Posesivo + breath.
* aguantar la risa=keep + a straight face.
* aguantar la vela=face + the music ; put up with (it).
* aguantarlo=live with it.
* aguantarlo bien=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
* aguantar mecha=stick it out ; stand + the gaff.
* aguantarse=hold + Posesivo + horses ; hold back.
* aguantar, soportar, sobrellevar, poner al mal tiempo buena cara, aguantar ve=grin and bear it.
* aguantar una broma=stand + a joke ; take + a joke.
* aguantar un golpe=take + a hit.
* aguantar vela=grin and bear it.
* aguántate=lump it.
* no aguantar más=have had enough ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* no aguantar ver a=can't stand + sight.
* no poder aguantar a=have it in for + Nombre.
* no puedo aguantarlo=can't take it.
* no voy a aguantarlo más=not going to take it any more.
* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina=if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
* si no te gusta, te aguantas=like it or lump it ; if you don't like it you can lump it.
* tener que aguantar Algo=be stuck with ; get + stuck with.

aguantar caña
(v.)=put up with (it).
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
aguantar con resignación
(v.)=take it on + the chin.
Ex: We totally dominated and we didn't get what we deserved from the game but we need to take it on the chin and move on.
aguantar el acoso de
(v.)=run + the gauntlet of.
Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
aguantar el aliento
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + breath.
Ex: Holding the breath also helps you to concentrate better.
aguantar el calor
(v.)=stand + the heat.
Ex: For those who can stand the heat in exchange for endless blue sky, the summer months are the way to go.
aguantar el tipo
(v.)=put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
aguantar estoicamente
(v.)=weather ; take it on + the chin.
Ex: The small publishers seem to be weathering the industry changes, and have expectations of growth. Ex: We totally dominated and we didn't get what we deserved from the game but we need to take it on the chin and move on.
aguantar hasta el final
(v.)=stick it out.
Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.
aguantar la presión
(v.)=stand + the heat.
Ex: Xerox couldn't stand the heat, and left the computer business.
aguantar la respiración
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + breath.
Ex: Holding the breath also helps you to concentrate better.
aguantar la risa
(v.)=keep + a straight face.
Ex: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh.
aguantar la vela
(v.)=face + the music ; put up with (it).
Ex: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly. Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
aguantar mecha
(v.)=stick it out ; stand + the gaff.
Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out. Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.
aguantar un golpe
(v.)=take + a hit.
Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
aguantar una broma
(v.)=stand + a joke ; take + a joke.
Ex: It is certainly an advantage to be able to stand a joke; but we know that not everyone possesses that adavantage. Ex: It is the ability to take a joke, not make one, that proves you have a sense of humor.
aguantar vela
=grin and bear it.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
aguantar, soportar, sobrellevar, poner al mal tiempo buena cara, aguantar v
=grin and bear it.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
aguantarlo
(v.)=live with it.
Ex: For my part, it is a presidential valediction and I have only a couple of hours in which to live with it.
aguantarlo bien
(v.)=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
Ex: William was disappointed with the news but took it in stride and followed his doctors' orders.
aguantarse
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + horses ; hold back.
Ex: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief. Ex: Police in Algeria have been holding back hundreds of anti-government demonstrators who have been trying to rally in central Algiers.
aguante
(n.)=endurance ; stamina ; staying power ; bearance.
Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming peddlers.
Ex: By some extra stamina or heritage of endurance they contrived to exist by becoming pedlars.
Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.
Ex: And then the cold grew intense beyond his bearance, and he reflected upon some method of escape if it were to secure him no more than exercise for warmth.

aguar
(v.)=put + a damper on.
Ex: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.
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* aguar la fiesta=put + a damper on.
* aguarlo todo=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.

aguar la fiesta
(v.)=put + a damper on.
Ex: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.
aguardar
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* futuro + aguardar=future + hold.
* lo que aguarda a=what is on store for.

aguardiente
(n.)=eau-de-vie [eaux-de-vie, -pl.] ; aquavit ; schnapps.
Nota: Especie de aguardiente.
Ex: Since it can be made from many different fruits, eau-de-vie offers endless possibilities.
Ex: In Germany, schnapps are any of a family of alcoholic beverages that are high in alcohol content and dry tasting, such as aquavit and kirsch.
Ex: In Germany, schnapps are any of a family of alcoholic beverages that are high in alcohol content and dry tasting, such as aquavit and kirsch.

aguarlo todo
(v.)=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works. Ex: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa. Ex: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water. Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
aguarrás
(n.)=turpentine ; spirit solvent ; white spirit.
Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT Paint thinners turpentine.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
Ex: Household chemicals such as white spirit, paint stripper, weed killers, fertilisers, pesticides and photographic materials are considered to be hazardous.
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* aguarrás mineral=mineral spirits.

aguarrás mineral
(n.)=mineral spirits.
Ex: You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.
aguas + volver a su cauce
(n.)=dust + settle.
Ex: It is likely that the library manager who chooses to wait for the dust to settle will find yet another dust storm looming on the horizon.
aguas abajo
=downstream.
Ex: The boat continued to float idly downstream, the men resting on their oars.
aguas arriba
=upstream.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.
aguas bravas
(n.)=whitewater ; turbulent waters ; wild waters.
Ex: The article 'Navigating permanent 'whitewater' of organizational change' explores the influence of organizational change on campus libraries. Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas. Ex: It was in these wild waters that the world record brook trout was caught in 1915.
aguas costeras
(n.)=coastal waters.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
aguas internacionales
(n.)=international waters.
Ex: However, the president revealed his true colors when he ordered the shoot-down of an unarmed aircraft over international waters.
aguas jurisdiccionales
(n.)=territorial waters ; jurisdictional waters.
Ex: With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler. Ex: All vernal pools contained within or adjacent to other jurisdictional waters or wetlands are themselves jurisdictional.
aguas litorales
(n.)=coastal waters.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
aguas mansas
(n.)=still waters.
Ex: This type of fish mainly occurs in still waters.
aguas negras
(n.)=waste water [wastewater] ; sewage ; sewerage.
Ex: An infrastructure section presents data on waste water, drinking water, telecommunications, and highways. Ex: We may be interested in all forms of pollution other than that from sewage; here we can exclude the unwanted term by using NOT: 'POLLUT*' AND (WATER' OR 'SEA*' OR *RIVER*') NOT 'SEWAGE'. Ex: Sewerage often smells like its main solid components, and for many people the best place for sewerage is out of sight, out of mind.
aguas poco profundas
(n.)=shallows.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.
aguas polares
(n.)=polar waters.
Ex: Fin whales are found in all oceans of the world, though they seem to prefer temperate and polar waters to tropical seas.
aguas residuales
(n.)=sewage ; waste water [wastewater] ; liquid waste ; sewerage.
Ex: We may be interested in all forms of pollution other than that from sewage; here we can exclude the unwanted term by using NOT: 'POLLUT*' AND (WATER' OR 'SEA*' OR *RIVER*') NOT 'SEWAGE'. Ex: An infrastructure section presents data on waste water, drinking water, telecommunications, and highways. Ex: A new method to extract dissolved anions from liquid waste through ion exchange is presented. Ex: Sewerage often smells like its main solid components, and for many people the best place for sewerage is out of sight, out of mind.
aguas residuales sin tratar
(n.)=raw sewage ; raw waste water.
Ex: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage. Ex: Radioactivity of the raw waste water was found to be dangerously high.
aguas revueltas
(n.)=rip ; rip tide.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'. Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
aguas rápidas
(n.)=whitewater ; turbulent waters ; wild waters.
Ex: The article 'Navigating permanent 'whitewater' of organizational change' explores the influence of organizational change on campus libraries. Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas. Ex: It was in these wild waters that the world record brook trout was caught in 1915.
aguas sucias
(n.)=foul water.
Ex: Consider the following excerpt from the abridged UDC schedules: 628 PUBLIC HEALTH ENGINEERING; 628.3 Sewage, rain-, foul-water.
aguas templadas
(n.)=temperate waters.
Ex: Fin whales are found in all oceans of the world, though they seem to prefer temperate and polar waters to tropical seas.
aguas termales
(n.)=thermal springs.
Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.
aguas territoriales
(n.)=territorial waters ; territorial waters ; home waters.
Ex: With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler. Ex: Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast. Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters.
aguas tranquilas
(n.)=still waters.
Ex: This type of fish mainly occurs in still waters.
aguas turbias
(n.)=muddy waters.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Navigating the muddy waters of copyright in school libraries'.
aguas turbulentas
(n.)=rip tide ; turbulent waters.
Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground. Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.
aguatinta
(n.)=aquatint.
Nota: En imprenta, procedimiento de grabado químico sobre planchas de cobre o cinc por medio de ácido nítrico.
Ex: Aquatint is the process of etching on copper or steel plates by means of nitric acid.

agudamente
=acutely ; keenly.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Ex: Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly.

agudeza
(n.)=acumen ; insight ; penetration ; acuity ; witticism ; quip.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: Even writing that we reject for its shallowness, its lack of penetration, demands in the very act of rejection that we match what we know of life, and of other literature, against what this writer offers = Incluso las lecturas que rechazamos por su superficialidad, por su falta de agudeza, requieren en el acto mismo del rechazo que comparemos lo que conocemos de la vida, y de otra literatura, con lo que nos ofrece su autor.
Ex: Results indicate that UK chief librarians consider acuity of political knowledge to be crucial to management.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.
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* agudeza de ingenio=smartness.
* agudeza intelectual=intellectual acuity.
* agudeza mental=mental acumen.
* agudeza visual=visual acuity.
* con agudeza=perceptively ; subtly.

agudeza de ingenio
(n.)=smartness.
Ex: The reality that smartness isn't helping us now is profoundly threatening -- we're supposed to be successful because we're smart!.
agudeza intelectual
(n.)=intellectual acuity.
Ex: Librarians will always need intellectual acuity, commitment to quality and the ability to recognise human values.
agudeza mental
(n.)=mental acumen.
Ex: She must be hunted down and bullwhipped for her obvious lack of mental acumen.
agudeza visual
(n.)=visual acuity.
Ex: The author discusses choice of visual display terminals according to human variables in size and visual acuity.
agudizamiento
(n.)=heightening.
Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.

agudizar^1
(v.)=sharpen ; stoke.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
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* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio=necessity mothers invention ; necessity is the mother of invention.

agudizar^2
(v.)=worsen.
Ex: There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.

agudo
(adj.)=keen ; sharp ; trenchant ; witty ; perceptive ; acute ; searing ; stinging ; heightened ; high-pitched ; penetrating ; razor-sharp ; keen-witted ; pointy .
Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
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* acento agudo=acute.
* de vista aguda=sharp-eyed.
* dolor agudo=twinge.
* Enfermedad + aguda=acute + Enfermedad ; a bad case of + Enfermedad.
* infección aguda=acute infection.
* miastenia aguda=myasthenia gravis.
* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave)=SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

aguerrido
(adj.)=tough ; gallant ; hardened ; battle-hardened.
Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
Ex: The Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia are part of a much larger military force that is battle-hardened by major cross-border wars.

aguijón
(n.)=sting.
Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.

aguilucho
(n.)=harrier.
Ex: The term hawk is often applied to other birds in the same family such as the kites, buzzards, and harriers and sometimes sparrowhawks.

aguja
(n.)=needle ; pickup stylus ; hand ; garfish.
Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: Apart from the data pits, a second set of pits is used to guide the pick-up stylus, or head.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.
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* aguja de campanario=steeple.
* aguja de croché=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de ganchillo=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer croché=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer ganchillo=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer punto=knitting needle.
* aguja de jareta=bodkin.
* aguja de las horas=hour hand.
* aguja de los minutos=minute hand.
* aguja de pino=pine needle.
* aguja de tejer=knitting needle.
* aguja para coser cuadernillos=stabbing needle.
* clavija de 24 agujas=24-pin plug.
* como una aguja en un pajar=like a needle in a haystack.
* encaje de aguja a mano=needlepoint lace.
* en el sentido de las agujas del reloj=clockwise ; in a clockwise direction.
* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj=counterclockwise ; anti-clockwise ; in a counterclockwise direction.
* impresora de agujas=dot matrix printer.
* inserción de aguja=needling.
* insertar aguja=needle.
* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas=needling the pack.
* sin aguja=needleless.

aguja de campanario
(n.)=steeple.
Ex: Mystery and intrigue have gripped a small seaside town after someone toppled the steeple of the community's 115-year-old Anglican church.
aguja de croché
(n.)=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference. Ex: The main benefit of working with wood crochet needles is that it is warm to the touch, smooth and soft.
aguja de ganchillo
(n.)=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference. Ex: The main benefit of working with wood crochet needles is that it is warm to the touch, smooth and soft.
aguja de hacer croché
(n.)=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference. Ex: The main benefit of working with wood crochet needles is that it is warm to the touch, smooth and soft.
aguja de hacer ganchillo
(n.)=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference. Ex: The main benefit of working with wood crochet needles is that it is warm to the touch, smooth and soft.
aguja de hacer punto
(n.)=knitting needle.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference.
aguja de jareta
(n.)=bodkin.
Ex: Then he unlocked the forme on the stone and, with a bodkin in the palm of his right hand, he lifted out the wrong letters and put the right ones in their place.
aguja de las horas
(n.)=hour hand.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
aguja de los minutos
(n.)=minute hand.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
aguja de pino
(n.)=pine needle.
Ex: They sell books on all methods of basket weaving and many styles, including pine needle, materials found in nature and more.
aguja de tejer
(n.)=knitting needle.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference.
aguja para coser cuadernillos
(n.)=stabbing needle.
Ex: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.
agujereado
(adj.)=pierced.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

agujerear
(v.)=punch + hole ; punch ; drill ; pierce.
Ex: When a document number is to be stored on the card pertaining to a given index term a hole is punched in the position that serves to represent that number.
Ex: To do this, the accession numbers must be punched on a number of cards which would together represent the subject covered.
Ex: Then the accession card is drilled with the appropriate holes for the keywords = A continuación, la ficha se perfora con los agujeros necesarios para las palabras clave.
Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.

agujero
(n.)=eyelet hole ; hole ; perforation ; hole punch ; puncture ; puncture hole.
Ex: These machines were similar in principle to the desk punches used today for making eyelet holes in paper.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
Ex: The top edge of the stencil is then attached to the cylinder of the duplicating machine using the slots or perforations provided.
Ex: Theft is probably unavoidable, but can be limited through use of magnetic security tags and by slightly defacing covers with hole punches or library stamps.
Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
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* agujero de hombre=manhole.
* agujero de la cerradura=keyhole.
* agujero equivocado, el=wrong hole, the.
* agujero negro=black hole.
* colocar un trozo de maceta sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* colocar un trozo de tiesto sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* hacer un agujero=punch + hole ; cut + hole ; drill out + hole.
* hacer un agüjero en el bolsillo=burn + a hole in + Posesivo + pocket.
* otro agujero, el=wrong hole, the.
* perforar un agujero=drill out + hole.
* retrete de agujero en el suelo=squat toilet ; squatty potty ; squat loo.
* tener más agujeros que un colador=leak like + a sieve.

agujero de hombre
(n.)=manhole.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
agujero de la cerradura
(n.)=keyhole.
Ex: The name is motivated by the analogy of looking at a room through a keyhole in the door.
agujero equivocado, el
(n.)=wrong hole, the.
Ex: It's a common accident during doggy style sex to stick your wood in the wrong hole.
agujero negro
(n.)=black hole.
Ex: Citation analysis was used to construct a network of scientists working on particle emission by black holes.
agujetas
(n.)=sore muscles ; muscle soreness.
Ex: Sore muscles comes primarily from build-up of lactic acid.
Ex: Learn what causes muscle soreness after your workout, find out how to prevent it, and discover treatments for the soreness.

agustia
(n.)=heartbreak.
Ex: If you're trying to get over a break-up, you're not alone -- just about everyone experiences the type of grief we call heartbreak at one time or another.

agustino
(adj.)=Augustinian.
Nota: Perteneciente a la orden religiosa de San Agustín.
Ex: The origins of the collection appear to lie in the Augustinian, Cistercian and Silesian monasteries in the region.
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* orden de los Agustinos=Augustinian order.

agustito
(adj.)=snug .
Ex: His place in film history is a paradox: at once snug in the warmth of the mainstream and forever a step outside it.
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* muy agustito=snugly.

aguzado
(adj.)=razor-sharp ; tapering.
Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.

aguzanieves
(n.)=wagtail.
Ex: Wagtail overwinters in areas of Southeast Asia and Indonesia where outbreaks of avian flu have occurred.

aguzar
(v.)=sharpen.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
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* aguzar el oído=prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up.

aguzar el oído
(n.)=prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up.
Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl. Ex: As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had.
aguántate
=lump it.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Link It or Lump It: Basic Access Strategies for Digital Art Representation'.
agüero
(n.)=augers ; omen.
Ex: It is precisely at this point that an institution ought to be opening up and increasing differentiation which are augers of renewal and recycling to earlier stages of the life-cycle.
Ex: Everyone knew he had no belief in such omens.
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* pájaro de mal agüero=bird of ill omen ; bird of bad omen.

ahijado
(n.)=stepson ; godchild [godchildren, -pl.].
Ex: Stepfather-stepdaughter relationships are more antagonistic than stepfather-stepson relations.
Ex: Moreover, he reminded the godfathers and godmothers they too have an irreplaceable task of support to their godchildren.

ahogado
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* morir ahogado=drown.

ahogar
(v.)=drown out ; smother ; strangle ; suffocate ; stifle ; choke.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: The United Nations has been accused of 'drowning in its own words and suffocating in its own documentation'.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Several years of belt-tightening measures have started to choke programs and further cuts could make them unsustainable.
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* ahogar las penas=drown + Posesivo + sorrows ; drown + Posesivo + sorrows.
* ahogarse=drown.
* ahogarse en un vaso de agua=make + a mountain out of a molehill ; get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing.

ahogar las penas
(v.)=drown + Posesivo + sorrows ; drown + Posesivo + sorrows.
Ex: According to anonymous sources, Jessica has been depressed lately and has been drowning her sorrows in booze and junk food. Ex: According to anonymous sources, Jessica has been depressed lately and has been drowning her sorrows in booze and junk food.
ahogarse
(v.)=drown.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
ahogarse en un vaso de agua
(v.)=make + a mountain out of a molehill ; get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing.
Ex: 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'. Ex: Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance. Ex: I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.
ahondar
(v.)=dig + deep ; dig + deep beneath the surface.
Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.
Ex: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.
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* ahondar en=delve into.

ahondar en
(v.)=delve into.
Ex: The objective is to enable the reader to eliminate possibly relevant documents, which, in fact, prove to be of little interest without delving into the body of the abstract.
ahora
=now ; in present times ; at present time ; at this moment in time.
Ex: The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
Ex: The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time.
Ex: While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism.
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* ahora bien=now.
* ahora más que nunca=now more than ever.
* ahora mismo=right now ; just now.
* ahora no=not any more.
* ahora o nunca=now or never.
* ahora que lo menciono=speaking of which.
* ahora que pienso...=while I think of it....
* antes de ahora=before now.
* a partir de ahora=from now on ; from this point on ; henceforth ; as of now ; from now onward(s) ; from this time on.
* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años=for + Cuantificador + years to come.
* de ahora en adelante=from now on ; from this point on ; from now onward(s).
* desde ahora en adelante=from now onward(s).
* desde entonces (y) hasta ahora=between then and now.
* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora=from + Fecha + to the present.
* el mejor hasta ahora=the best yet.
* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora=Posesivo + best yet.
* entonces al igual que ahora=then as now.
* hace meses ahora=for months now.
* hasta ahora=as yet ; hitherto ; so far ; thus far ; to date ; up to now ; yet ; heretofore ; all along ; up to this point ; by now ; as of today ; until now ; up until now ; up till now ; till now ; to this day.
* hasta ahora, todo bien=so far, so good.
* incluso hasta ahora=even to this day.
* justo ahora=right now ; just now.
* por ahora=as of right now ; as yet ; at present ; at the moment ; at this point ; for the present ; for the time being ; just yet ; for now ; at this time ; as of now ; at the present ; by now ; for the nonce.
* por ahora todo va bien=so far, so good.
* ¿Y ahora qué?=What's next? ; What next?.

ahora bien
=now.
Ex: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context.
ahora mismo
=right now ; just now.
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'. Ex: I was struck by some of the techniques that you have presented just now on the screen.
ahora más que nunca
=now more than ever.
Ex: A phenomenon as old as humanity, megalomania has become, now more than ever, an attitude reflective of our contemporary culture.
ahora no
=not any more.
Ex: I used to cry like a baby when I sliced onions -- not any more.
ahora o nunca
=now or never.
Ex: Live for the moment -- it's now or never so let's stand together.
ahora que lo menciono
=speaking of which.
Ex: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.
ahora que pienso...
=while I think of it....
Ex: While I think of it, he also has one of those posters of a semi-nude Derek up on his closet door.
ahorcado
(n.)=hanged person.
Ex: But when done correctly a hanged person dies instantly.
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* jugar al ahorcado=play + Hangman.

ahorcamiento
(n.)=hanging.
Ex: The electric chair replaced hanging in 1888 as the main method of carrying out the death penalty.
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* ejecución por ahorcamiento=hanging.

ahorcar
(v.)=hang.
Ex: Stroud was convicted in May, 1916, of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged.

ahorrador
(n.)=saver.
Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.

ahorrar
(v.)=make + savings ; save ; cut + corners ; make + economies ; save + a penny.
Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
Ex: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used.
Ex: Grandma use to say, to save a penny, you have to earn a penny.
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* ahorrar dinero=save + money ; save + a penny.
* ahorrar el trabajo de=save + effort in.
* ahorrar energía=save + energy.
* ahorrar espacio=conserve + space ; save + space.
* ahorrar la molestia=save + trouble.
* ahorrar la molestia a Alguien=spare + Nombre + a problem.
* ahorrar mano de obra=save + manpower.
* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas=save for + a rainy day.
* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles=save for + a rainy day.
* ahorrarse=shave off.
* ahorrarse la molestia de=obviate + the need for.
* ahorrarse la necesidad de=circumvent + the need to.
* ahorrar tiempo=save + time.
* ahorrar tiempo de escritura=save + typing.
* ahorrar un montón=save + a bundle ; save + a ton.
* ahorrar un montón de dinero=save + a ton of money.
* destinado a ahorrar dinero=money-saving.
* que ahorran dinero=dollar-saving.

ahorrar dinero
(v.)=save + money ; save + a penny.
Ex: The chief aim of an industrial or commercial library can be expresssed as 'to save the parent organization both time and money'. Ex: Grandma use to say, to save a penny, you have to earn a penny.
ahorrar el trabajo de
(v.)=save + effort in.
Ex: If initials only are noted effort is saved in reproducing full names and seeking out full forenames.
ahorrar energía
(v.)=save + energy.
Ex: To save energy, modern cement plants preheat the materials before they enter the kiln.
ahorrar espacio
(v.)=conserve + space ; save + space.
Ex: This kind of display is recommended for a printed thesaurus, mainly to conserve space. Ex: This format saves space when printing or saving records.
ahorrar la molestia
(v.)=save + trouble.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
ahorrar la molestia a Alguien
(v.)=spare + Nombre + a problem.
Ex: Vendors save libraries the 'soft' costs of labour, time and data processing as well as sparing them countless problems inherent in direct ordering.
ahorrar mano de obra
(v.)=save + manpower.
Ex: They are able to make any alterations required immediately and the system saves time and manpower.
ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas
(v.)=save for + a rainy day.
Ex: Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies.
ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles
(v.)=save for + a rainy day.
Ex: Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies.
ahorrar tiempo
(v.)=save + time.
Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.
ahorrar tiempo de escritura
(v.)=save + typing.
Ex: The system includes some other editing functions that can save time and typing.
ahorrar un montón
(v.)=save + a bundle ; save + a ton.
Ex: The book is entitled 'Build your own LAN and save a bundle'. Ex: You can save a ton by bundling your high speed internet service, phone service and cable tv all in one package.
ahorrar un montón de dinero
(v.)=save + a ton of money.
Ex: On the bright side, by doing that they save a ton of money on makeup and costumes.
ahorrarse
(v.)=shave off.
Ex: You can shave off as much as 50% or even more from your current rate for home insurance in Arizona.
ahorrarse la molestia de
(v.)=obviate + the need for.
Ex: All the print in one book should be of the same kind, to obviate the need for optical adjustment.
ahorrarse la necesidad de
(v.)=circumvent + the need to.
Ex: They would even circumvent the need to withdraw cash, if it is to be spent again directly at the same location.
ahorratividad
(n.)=thriftiness.
Ex: Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.

ahorrativo
(adj.)=thrifty ; canny ; parsimonious.
Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
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* de un modo ahorrativo=thriftily.

ahorrista
(n.)=saver.
Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.

ahorro
(n.)=economy [economies, pl.] ; saving ; cost saving [cost-saving] ; thrift ; thriftiness.
Ex: In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
Ex: Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.
Ex: With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
Ex: Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.
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* ahorro de combustible=fuel saving.
* ahorro de dinero=savings in money.
* ahorro de energía=energy conservation ; energy saving ; savings in energy.
* ahorro de esfuerzo=savings in energy ; savings in effort.
* ahorro de espacio=economy of space.
* ahorro de gastos=savings in costs.
* ahorro de personal=staff saving.
* ahorro de tiempo=time-saving [timesaving] ; economy of time ; savings in time.
* ahorro energético=energy saving.
* ahorro en los costes=savings in costs.
* ahorros=savings ; nest egg.
* ahorros considerables=economies of scale ; scale economies.
* ahorros de toda la vida=life-time savings ; life savings.
* ahorros de toda una vida=life savings.
* banco de ahorros mutualista=mutual savings bank.
* banco de ahorros mutuos=mutual savings bank.
* caja de ahorros=savings bank.
* campaña de ahorro=economy drive.
* cartilla de ahorros=passbook.
* cuenta de ahorro(s)=deposit account ; savings account.
* de alto ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* de gran ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* echar mano de + Posesivo + ahorros=dip into + Posesivo + savings.
* estrategia de ahorro=saver.
* hacer mella en + Posesivo + ahorros=eat into + Posesivo + savings.
* libreta de ahorros=passbook.
* medio de ahorro=economy measure.
* modo de ahorro de energía=power save mode.
* persona con ahorros=saver.
* recurrir a + Posesivo + ahorros=dip into + Posesivo + savings.

ahorro de combustible
(n.)=fuel saving.
Ex: This new gasoline engine can produce fuel savings of up to 20%.
ahorro de dinero
(n.)=savings in money.
Ex: Some of the advantages of renovating rather than constructing a new building include considerable savings in money and energy = Algunas de las ventajas de renovar más que construir un nuevo edificio son el ahorro considerable de dinero y esfuerzo.
ahorro de energía
(n.)=energy conservation ; energy saving ; savings in energy.
Ex: Let us attempt to examine these factors with particular reference to the field of energy conservation. Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving. Ex: Some of the advantages of renovating rather than constructing a new building include considerable savings in money and energy = Algunas de las ventajas de renovar más que construir un nuevo edificio son el ahorro considerable de dinero y esfuerzo.
ahorro de esfuerzo
(n.)=savings in energy ; savings in effort.
Ex: Some of the advantages of renovating rather than constructing a new building include considerable savings in money and energy = Algunas de las ventajas de renovar más que construir un nuevo edificio son el ahorro considerable de dinero y esfuerzo. Ex: Advantages include savings in time and effort for staff, instructors and students, and greater speed and range of services = Entre las ventajas están el ahorro del tiempo y del esfuerzo del personal, de los instructores y de los estudiantes y una mayor velocidad y variedad de servicios.
ahorro de espacio
(n.)=economy of space.
Ex: Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.
ahorro de gastos
(n.)=savings in costs.
Ex: The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.
ahorro de personal
(n.)=staff saving.
Ex: Cost-effectiveness of some manual systems was grossly underestimated and so far automation has failed to realise significant staff savings.
ahorro de tiempo
(n.)=time-saving [timesaving] ; economy of time ; savings in time.
Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information. Ex: Economy of space is what causes most problems taken together with economy of time, which tempts people to abbreviate their citations. Ex: Advantages include savings in time and effort for staff, instructors and students, and greater speed and range of services = Entre las ventajas están el ahorro del tiempo y del esfuerzo del personal, de los instructores y de los estudiantes y una mayor velocidad y variedad de servicios.
ahorro en los costes
(n.)=savings in costs.
Ex: The advantages, other than the savings in costs, are that they allow the student to progress at an individual pace = Las ventajas, además del ahorro en los costes, son que permiten al estudiante avanzar a su propio ritmo.
ahorro energético
(n.)=energy saving.
Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
ahorros
(n.)=savings ; nest egg.
Ex: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses. Ex: 'Interactive nest egg' is a financial service offering investment advice available through the Internet to personal computer users.
ahorros considerables
(n.)=economies of scale ; scale economies.
Ex: The piecemeal mechanization of the binding process immediately offered economies of scale. Ex: The presence or absence of scale economies are important to commercial practice in that they influence productivity.
ahorros de toda la vida
(n.)=life-time savings ; life savings.
Ex: A brief review of the literature is included, which also supports these findings by showing instances of life-time savings resulting from comparatively higher initial construction costs. Ex: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
ahorros de toda una vida
(n.)=life savings.
Ex: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
ahuecar
(v.)=fluff + Nombre + up ; hollow out.
Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.
Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.
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* ahuecar el ala=scoot ; make off (with) ; do + a bunk ; bugger off ; decamp.

ahuecar el ala
(v.)=scoot ; make off (with) ; do + a bunk ; bugger off ; decamp.
Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters. Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off. Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again. Ex: But alas, it's time for me to bugger off again but I truly hope to be back one day. Ex: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts.
ahumado
(adj.)=tinted ; smoked.
Ex: The author provides an overview of the research into the use of tinted lenses for the amelioration of reading difficulties.
Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
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* arenque ahumado=kipper.
* cristales ahumados=tinting.
* jamón ahumado=smoked ham.
* salchicha ahumada=wiener [weiner].

ahumar
(v.)=smoke.
Ex: During the early years of the abalone fishery, abalones were dried and smoked, or canned for export, and sold fresh for local markets.

ahuyentar
(v.)=frighten off ; drive away ; chase away ; send + Nombre + packing ; scare away ; chase + Nombre + off ; drive off.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.
Ex: Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.
Ex: So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.

ahí
=therein.
Ex: The ASLIB handbook of special library and information work discusses literature searching techniques and the role of literature guides therein.
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* ahí está el problema=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* ahí está la dificultad=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* andar por ahí=go + (a)round ; be out and about ; get out and about.
* de ahí=therefrom.
* de ahí que=hence.
* en algún lugar (de por ahí)=somewhere out there.
* ir por ahí=go + (a)round ; be out and about ; get out and about.
* no quedarse ahí=there + be + more to it than that.
* por ahí=out there.
* sueltos por ahí=hanging about.

ahí está el problema
=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress. Ex: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.
ahí está la dificultad
=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress. Ex: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.
ahínco
(n.)=persistence.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
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* acoger con ahínco la idea de=seize upon + the idea of.
* buscar con ahínco=look + hard.
* con ahínco=diligently ; industriously.
* jugar con ahínco=play + hard.
* poner mucho ahínco=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* poner mucho ahínco en=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* trabajando con ahínco=hard at work.
* trabajar con ahínco=be (still) working away ; be (still) toiling away ; be (still) hard at it ; put in + some hard work ; work away ; work + hard.

ailaga
(n.)=gorse.
Ex: Many places on the path are overarched with brambles and gorse.

aimará
(n.)=Aymara.
Ex: This book looks at the linguistic history of potato cultivation in the Andes by considering the Quechua and Aymara terminology associated with this crop.

airado
(adj.)=angry ; irate.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.

airbag
(n.)=air bag [airbag].
Ex: To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.

aire
(n.)=air.
Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.
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* actividad al aire libre=outdoor activity.
* aire acondicionado=air-conditioning ; air con.
* aire a presión=air pressure.
* aire caliente=hot air.
* aire cargado=fug.
* aire comprimido=compressed air.
* aire del mar=sea air.
* aire de optimismo=air of optimism.
* aire de suficiencia=smugness ; superiority.
* aire de superioridad=condescension ; condescension ; attitude of superiority.
* aire fresco=fresh air.
* aire puro=fresh air.
* aires de cambio=wind(s) of change, the ; seas of change, the.
* aire viciado=fug.
* al aire libre=open-air ; outdoors ; in the open ; out of doors ; in the open air.
* alimentarse del aire=feed on + air.
* amante de la vida al aire libre=outdoor enthusiast.
* aparato de aire acondicionado=air conditioner.
* aparato de aire acondiconado=air conditioning unit.
* a + Posesivo + aire=to + Posesivo + heart's content ; to + Posesivo + heart's delight.
* arma de aire comprimido=air gun.
* bocanada de aire=gust of wind ; blast.
* bocanada de aire caliente=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
* bocanada de aire fresco=breath of fresh air.
* bolsa de aire=air bag [airbag].
* bolsa de aire caliente=pocket of warm air.
* calentador de aire=air heater.
* calidad del aire=air quality.
* cambiar de aire=move on to + pastures new.
* cambiar de aires=change + scenery.
* cambio de aires=change of air and scene ; change of scenery ; change of air ; change of scene ; greener pastures ; pastures new.
* castillo en el aire=castle in the air.
* castillos en el aire=wishful thinking.
* circulación del aire=air flow ; airflow.
* coger en el aire=catch + Nombre + in mid-air.
* colchón de aire=air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo.
* comida al aire libre=cookout.
* compresor de aire=air compressor.
* con aire acondicionado=air conditioned.
* conducto de aire=air duct.
* conducto de aire caliente=hot air duct.
* con el culo al aire=out in the cold.
* con falta de aire=out of breath.
* construir castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* contaminación del aire=air pollution.
* contaminante del aire=air pollutant.
* con un aire de=with an air of.
* corriente de aire=air current ; draught [draft, -USA].
* corriente de aire frío=cold air draught.
* dar la vuelta en el aire=give + a toss.
* darse aires=strut.
* darse aires de grandeza=give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo.
* darse aires de importancia=get on + Posesivo + high horse.
* darse (muchos) aires=give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo.
* dejar a su aire=leave to + Reflexivo ; leave + unchecked.
* dejar con el culo al aire=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* dispersado por el aire=wind-blown ; wind-borne.
* echarse una cana al aire=have + a fling.
* echarse una canita al aire=have + a fling.
* echar una cana al aire=one-night stand ; kick up + Posesivo + heels ; kick + Posesivo + heels up ; have + fun ; let + Posesivo + hair down.
* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* echar una cana al aire cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* echar una canica al aire=disport + Reflexivo.
* ejército del aire=Army Air Force ; Air Force.
* en el aire=in mid-air ; airborne ; on air ; in the air.
* entrada de aire=air intake.
* escopeta de aire comprimido=air rifle.
* espacio al aire libre=outdoor space.
* espray de aire comprimido=compressed air can.
* estar en el aire=be unaccounted for.
* filtro de aire=air filter.
* filtro del aire=air cleaner.
* flujo del aire=airflow.
* globo de aire caliente=hot-air balloon.
* haber un aire de emoción=there + be + an air of excitement.
* haber un aire de expectación=there + be + an air of expectation.
* hacer castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* hacer el aire irrespirable=choke + the air.
* hacer saltar por los aires=blow + sky high.
* índice de calidad del aire=air quality index.
* industria de actividades al aire libre, la=outdoor industry, the.
* juego al aire libre=outdoor game.
* lata de aire comprimido=compressed air can.
* levantar castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* llevado por el aire=wind-borne.
* llevar por el aire=waft.
* mantener suspenso en el aire=suspend.
* masa de aire=air mass.
* mercadillo al aire libre=street market ; open-air market.
* mercado al aire libre=street market ; open-air market.
* palos al aire=a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess.
* pared con cámara de aire=cavity wall.
* patalear en el aire=kick + Posesivo + feet up in the air.
* piscina al aire libre=outdoor pool ; open-air swimming pool ; open-air pool.
* piscina climatizada al aire libre=outdoor heated pool.
* pistola de aire comprimido=air gun.
* presión del aire=air pressure.
* purificación del aire=air purification.
* purificador de aire=air purifier.
* quedarse con el culo al aire=come + unstuck.
* racha de aire=blast.
* ráfaga de aire=blast.
* rejilla para el aire=air vent.
* respirarse emoción en el aire=there + be + an air of excitement.
* respirarse un aire de expectación=there + be + an air of expectation.
* rifle de aire comprimido=air rifle.
* salida de aire=venting.
* salir al aire libre=go out into + the open air.
* sistema de aire acondicionado=air conditioning system ; air cooling system.
* soplado por el aire=wind-blown.
* suspender en el aire=hover.
* teatro al aire libre=outdoor theatre.
* tener aire acondiconado=be air-conditioned.
* toma de aire=air intake.
* transmitido por el aire=airborne [air-borne].
* transportado por el aire=wind-borne ; wind-blown.
* transportar por aire=airlift.
* tubo de aire caliente=hot air duct.
* un aire de=an air of ; a whiff of.
* ventilador del aire=heater blower.
* vivir del aire=live on + air.
* volar en el aire=fly in + the air.

aire a presión
(n.)=air pressure.
Ex: Air pressure created by means of a foot pump or compressor is used to remove the milk from the can to a 16-litre stainless steel storage tank.
aire acondicionado
(n.)=air-conditioning ; air con.
Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning. Ex: Nice hotel but no air con in restaurant and very stony beach.
aire caliente
(n.)=hot air.
Ex: These methods include the use of hot air, steam, and heaters.
aire cargado
(n.)=fug.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
aire comprimido
(n.)=compressed air.
Ex: Is it a good idea to use compressed air to blow dirt off clothing or work surfaces?.
aire de optimismo
(n.)=air of optimism.
Ex: In San Francisco, the hotel occupancy rate is up, the room rates are higher, and there is an air of optimism about tourism.
aire de suficiencia
(n.)=smugness ; superiority.
Ex: However, his smugness drives me crazy. Ex: Fundamental decisions about the superiority of one retrieval technique over another are made solely on the basis of these measures.
aire de superioridad
(n.)=condescension ; condescension ; attitude of superiority.
Ex: The inherent condescension of this passage will probably cause much grinding of the teeth of the county library staff members present at the meeting. Ex: The inherent condescension of this passage will probably cause much grinding of the teeth of the county library staff members present at the meeting. Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
aire del mar
(n.)=sea air.
Ex: Some scientists claim that sea air has health benefits which range from better circulation to improve moods.
aire fresco
(n.)=fresh air.
Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
aire puro
(n.)=fresh air.
Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
aire viciado
(n.)=fug.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
aireación
(n.)=aeration ; freshen-up.
Ex: Variations in aeration and moisture content have resulted in mottling, which has become less prevalent as the soils develop.
Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.

aireado
(adj.)=ventilated.
Ex: An undisputed advantage of a ventilated curtain wall is acoustic isolation.
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* bien aireado=well ventilated ; airy .

airear
(v.)=ventilate ; freshen.
Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it.

aires de cambio
(n.)=wind(s) of change, the ; seas of change, the.
Ex: The author of the article 'Exciting times - another view of how the LA responded to the wind of change' was President of the Library Association in 1962. Ex: The article 'The seas of change: new sources for company information' briefly describes two new company information data bases.
airosamente
=with flying colours.
Ex: The service was incredible and it definitely passed the white-glove test with flying colours.

airoso
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* salir airoso=pass + muster ; pass with + flying colours.
* salir airoso de=ride out.

aislabilidad
(n.)=isolatability.
Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.

aislacionismo
(n.)=isolationism.
Ex: Beginning in the 1990s, however, attempts to overcome such isolationism became more and more visible.

aislacionista
(n.)=isolationist ; isolationist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
Ex: They viewed the international economy as a Darwinian battle for survival, but were not isolationists.

aislado
=occasional ; hideaway ; isolated ; insulated ; behind closed doors ; out in the woods.
Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.
Ex: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.
Ex: This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods.
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* aislado de personalidad=personality isolate.
* aislado por el invierno=winterbound.
* aislado por la nieve=snowbound.
* colina aislada=butte.
* mantenerse aislado=keep to + Reflexivo.
* sentirse aislado=feel + left out.

aislado de personalidad
(n.)=personality isolate.
Ex: Personality isolates are those which characterize a subject area and give it individuality.
aislado por el invierno
(adj.)=winterbound.
Ex: He then decided to tell stories and poems to his fellow winterbound mice.
aislado por la nieve
(adj.)=snowbound.
Ex: Philip Hunter reports on this meeting held in snowbound Torun, Poland, 3-4 February 2003.
aislamiento acústico
(n.)=acoustic isolation ; soundproofing ; acoustic insulation.
Ex: An undisputed advantage of a ventilated curtain wall is acoustic isolation. Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing. Ex: They are lightweight, flexible, and easy to handle and are designed for the thermal and acoustic insulation of flat and curved surfaces.
aislamiento social
(n.)=social isolation.
Ex: Despite these findings, the label 'social isolation' may not accurately describe mothers who maltreat their children.
aislamiento térmico
(n.)=thermal insulation.
Ex: They are lightweight, flexible, and easy to handle and are designed for the thermal and acoustic insulation of flat and curved surfaces.
aislamiento^1
(n.)=isolation ; insularity ; ostracism ; reclusion ; confinement.
Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'A rabbit-proof fence: benefits and problems of isolation in Western Australia'.
Ex: It is not a question of loss of sovereignty, or the so-called British 'insularity' much vaunted in Community circles.
Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.
Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
Ex: Omarska also provides a textbook case of unlawful confinement, a war crime.
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* aislamiento social=social isolation.
* celda de aislamiento=solitary confinement cell.
* en celda de aislamiento=in solitary confinement.
* encerrar en celda de aislamiento=place in + solitary confinement.
* estar encerrado en celda de aislamiento=be in solitary confinement.

aislamiento^2
(n.)=insulation ; insulating.
Ex: With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
Ex: Teaching units cover insulating, drywall, painting and wall covering, glass and glazing, floor covering, and landscaping.
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* aislamiento acústico=acoustic isolation ; soundproofing ; acoustic insulation.
* aislamiento térmico=thermal insulation.

aislante
(n.)=insulator.
Ex: They have properties which make them neither good conductors nor good insulators = Tienen propiedades que ni los hacen buenos conductores ni buenos aislantes.
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* cinta aislante=insulating tape.
* cinta asilante=electrical tape.

aislar
(v.)=cut off ; isolate ; lock out ; seclude ; quarantine.
Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.
Ex: How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.
Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.
Ex: Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.
Ex: Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.
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* aislar de=insulate from.
* aislarse de=cut + Reflexivo + off from.
* protección para excluir o aislar=excluder.

aislar de
(v.)=insulate from.
Ex: Effective libraries of the future will have to integrate with network and information infrastructures or else they will be insulated from many library and information services.
aislarse de
(v.)=cut + Reflexivo + off from.
Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.
ajardinado
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* borde de la carretera ajardinado=parkway strip.
* terraza ajardinada=roof garden.

ajardinamiento
(n.)=landscaping.
Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.

ajardinar
(v.)=landscape.
Ex: However, people can improve biodiversity by landscaping with a variety of native plants, which benefits our native wildlife and plant diversity.

ajedrea
(n.)=savoury [savory, -USA].
Nota: Hierba aromática.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

ajedrez
(n.)=chess.
Ex: The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.
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* tablero de ajedrez=chessboard.

ajenjo
(n.)=wormwood.
Nota: Licor.
Ex: She explains that wormwood is absinthe, a very bitter emerald green liqueur that was believed to stimulate creativity.

ajeno
=extraneous ; on the fringe.
Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
Ex: This statement emphasises the possibility of a book on a humanistic topic being read by both the author's peer group and a slightly larger audience too, but the people on the fringe would have to work hard for themselves to develop high enough standards of judgment for the book to be of any value to them.
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* ajeno (a)=foreign (to).
* ajeno al mundo=unwordly.
* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno=bask in + reflected glory.
* disfrutar de la gloria ajena=bask in + reflected glory.
* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno=bask in + reflected glory.
* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* fama ajena=reflected glory.
* gloria ajena=reflected glory.
* no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no ser ajeno a=be no stranger to.
* sentir vergüenza ajena=feel + embarrassed for + Nombre.
* triunfo ajeno=reflected glory.
* vergüenza ajena=embarrassing situation.

ajeno (a)
(adj.)=foreign (to).
Ex: Foreign disc in CD-ROM player, correct the problem and press any key to continue.
ajeno al mundo
(adj.)=unwordly.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
ajete
(n.)=garlic shoot.
Ex: In the spring, the plant produces long pointed leaves known as garlic shoots which can be used in salads and stir-fries.

ajetreado
(adj.)=busy ; hectic ; hard-driving ; hurly-burly.
Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
Ex: Dexter Basil Rundle is a vice-president of the Garrett National Bank in Garrett, a practical, progressive, hard-driving city of 122,680 in the Midwest.
Ex: Its principles of living close to the natural world and striving for balance in all that we do provide an antidote to our hurly-burly existence.

ajetreo
=bustle ; flurry of activity ; hustle and bustle ; whirr of activity ; hurly-burly ; comings and goings.
Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.
Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.
Ex: The article 'Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.
Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.
Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.
Ex: The Governor believes his comings and goings should be secret from taxpayers.

ajo
(n.)=garlic.
Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
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* ajo en polvo=garlic powder.
* cabeza de ajo=head of garlic ; bulb of garlic.
* con olor a ajo=garlicky.
* con sabor a ajo=garlicky.
* diente de ajo=garlic clove ; clove of garlic.
* pan con ajo=garlic bread.
* pan de ajo=garlic bread.
* prensa-ajos=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
* prensa de ajos=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
* prensa para ajos=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
* sal de ajo=garlic salt.

ajo en polvo
(n.)=garlic powder.
Ex: Garlic salt is a flavored salt used as food seasoning made of a mixture of garlic powder and table salt with an anti-caking agent.
ajofaina
(n.)=wash bowl.
Ex: This wash bowl and pitcher set has been in our family for over 100 years.

ajonjolí
(n.)=sesame.
Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.

ajuar
(n.)=wedding trousseau ; bridal trousseau ; trousseau [trousseaus/trousseaux -pl.] ; bottom drawer ; hope chest.
Ex: For a young Victorian bride, her wedding trousseau was nearly as important as the wedding itself, and might possibly have been even more expensive!.
Ex: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged.
Ex: If a woman didn't get married her trousseau was handed down to someone else.
Ex: In 18th-century America, a bride was expected to make 12 quilts for her bottom drawer, the 13th would be her marriage quilt.
Ex: If there was one thing in the entire house I'd think she'd want to leave it would be the wedding album and her hope chest!.
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* ajuar de novia=wedding trousseau ; bridal trousseau ; trousseau [trousseaus/trousseaux -pl.] ; bottom drawer ; hope chest.

ajuar de novia
(n.)=wedding trousseau ; bridal trousseau ; trousseau [trousseaus/trousseaux -pl.] ; bottom drawer ; hope chest.
Ex: For a young Victorian bride, her wedding trousseau was nearly as important as the wedding itself, and might possibly have been even more expensive!. Ex: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged. Ex: If a woman didn't get married her trousseau was handed down to someone else. Ex: In 18th-century America, a bride was expected to make 12 quilts for her bottom drawer, the 13th would be her marriage quilt. Ex: If there was one thing in the entire house I'd think she'd want to leave it would be the wedding album and her hope chest!.
ajustable
(adj.)=adjustable.
Ex: Moxon's adjustable composing stick, which remained the normal English pattern and was also used apparently in Holland, Germany, and Scandinavia, was not the only sort of stick used in the hand-press period.
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* sábana ajustable=fitted sheet.

ajustadamente
=tightly.
Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

ajustado
(adj.)=adjusted ; tight ; snug ; tight-fitting ; fitted ; slinky ; close-fitting.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
Ex: The fit between the two, I argue, is less than snug.
Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.
Ex: Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
Ex: In practice, close-fitting jeans wholesale has remained a wonderful commercial opportunity for decades.
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* ajustado jerárquicamente=hierarchically-adjusted.
* pantalones vaqueros ajustados=skinny jeans.
* tener horario ajustado=be under time constraint.

ajustado jerárquicamente
=hierarchically-adjusted.
Ex: A new bibliometric indicator, the hierarchically-adjusted author proportiometric index, is described.
ajustar
(v.)=adjust ; calibrate ; twiddle ; scale ; tweak ; fine tune [fine-tune] ; muck around/about ; align.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
Ex: The maps are calibrated to show fine distinctions within Geauga = Se calibran los mapas para mostrar pequeñas distinciones dentro de la región de Geauga.
Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.
Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.
Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.
Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.
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* ajustar Algo a=bring + Nombre + into compliance with.
* ajustar cuentas=settle + a score ; settle + things ; get + even.
* ajustar la exposición=adjust + exposure.
* ajustarse=suit ; fit + snugly ; suit + best.
* ajustarse a=conform to ; befit ; align.
* ajustarse a exigencias=suit + demands.
* ajustarse el cinturón=tighten + Posesivo + belt ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
* desajustar=throw + Nombre + out of alignment.
* no ajustarse a=out of line with ; out of keeping with ; out of tune with.
* que no ajusta bien=ill-fitting.
* sin ajustar=unadjusted ; loosely hanging ; baggy ; saggy ; loosely.

ajustar Algo a
(v.)=bring + Nombre + into compliance with.
Ex: Results focus on improving performance and reinforce the need to bring the LSP protocols into compliance with the Open System Interconnection (OSI) protocols.
ajustar cuentas
(v.)=settle + a score ; settle + things ; get + even.
Ex: Even teenagers do not hesitate to use guns to settle their scores. Ex: Some fights are grudge fights and these guys hate each other and is a great way of settling things. Ex: Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.
ajustar la exposición
(v.)=adjust + exposure.
Ex: There is a built-in photocell on the camera such as we now have on at least one camera, which automatically adjust exposure for a wide range of illumination.
ajustarse
(v.)=suit ; fit + snugly ; suit + best.
Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications. Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly. Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.
ajustarse a
(v.)=conform to ; befit ; align.
Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements. Ex: As befits the library of the largest manufacturer of computers in the world, IBM information services are very largely computer-based. Ex: Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.
ajustarse a exigencias
(v.)=suit + demands.
Ex: The system has to be customised to suit any specific application so that it suits the demands of the microcomputer with which it is being used.
ajustarse el cinturón
(v.)=tighten + Posesivo + belt ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
Ex: For starters, there isn't much money to find -- the state has a $100 million shortfall, and Guinn has ordered agencies to tighten their belts. Ex: He advised us to gird up our loins and set about making Pakistan worthy of its name.
ajuste
(n.)=adjustment ; alignment ; customisation [customization, -USA] ; fine tuning [fine-tuning] ; tightening up ; tweaking ; tailoring ; tweak ; tightening ; refinement ; fitting.
Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
Ex: The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.
Ex: A second important purpose was to facilitate the initial 'fine tuning' of the system following its initial deployment.
Ex: This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.
Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record 'tweaking' at the local level is minimized.
Ex: To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.
Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.
Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.
Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.
Ex: At a shoe fitting she was told that the vamp was too long and she should switch to a shoe that showed more of her foot.
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* ajuste de cuentas=grudge fight ; grudge match ; settling of scores.
* ajuste de la componente estacional=seasonal adjustment.
* ajuste del cinturón=belt-tightening.
* ajuste estacional=seasonal adjustment.
* ajustes económicos=belt-tightening.
* buen ajuste=good fit.
* hacer ajustes=make + adjustment.
* hacer pequeños ajustes=tinker + around the edges ; tinker (about/around) with.
* pequeños ajustes=tinkering.

ajuste de cuentas
(n.)=grudge fight ; grudge match ; settling of scores.
Ex: Some fights are grudge fights and these guys hate each other and is a great way of settling things. Ex: Web sites such as the popular Psychobike.com are the cyberspace petri dishes that incubate grudge matches. Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.
ajuste de la componente estacional
(n.)=seasonal adjustment.
Ex: Such time series are therefore subjected to a process of seasonal adjustment in order to remove the effects of these seasonal fluctuations.
ajuste del cinturón
(n.)=belt-tightening.
Ex: Discount retailers have started to feel the pinch from belt-tightening consumers as sales at US stores have fallen for the first time.
ajuste estacional
(n.)=seasonal adjustment.
Ex: Such time series are therefore subjected to a process of seasonal adjustment in order to remove the effects of these seasonal fluctuations.
ajustes económicos
(n.)=belt-tightening.
Ex: Discount retailers have started to feel the pinch from belt-tightening consumers as sales at US stores have fallen for the first time.
ajusticiar
(v.)=execute.
Ex: Knowing that the trials were inherently unfair and he was almost certain to be convicted and executed, Corey refused to stand for trial.

ajá
=yep ; yeah.
Nota: Forma coloquial de yes.
Ex: Yep, that's about right.
Ex: Yeah, that was us, but it's not what you think.
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* ¡ajá!=aha!.

ají
(n.)=chili [chilli] ; capsicum.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

akatisia
(n.)=akathisia.
Nota: Desorden nervioso que impide al paciente estarse quieto.
Ex: Adverse events included akathisia, insomnia, constipation, depression, drooling, and subjective weakness.

al
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* al abrigo de=on the lee side of.
* al actuar de este modo=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so.
* al agua=water-based ; overboard.
* al aire libre=open-air ; outdoors ; in the open ; out of doors ; in the open air.
* al alba=at the break of dawn ; at the break of day ; at cockcrow ; at dawn ; at daybreak.
* al alcance=within reach ; within easy reach ; within sight ; within gunshot ; within range ; achievable ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* al alcance de=available at the fingertips of.
* al alcance de cualquiera=within anyone's reach ; within anybody's reach.
* al alcance de la mano=within arm's reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* al alcance del oído=within earshot of.
* al alcance de todos=within everybody's reach ; within everyone's reach ; accessible to everyone ; accessible to everybody.
* al amanecer=at the crack of dawn ; at sunrise ; at sunup ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day ; at cockcrow ; at dawn ; at daybreak.
* al amanecer, al alba, al romper el día, al despuntar el día, al rayar el alb=at the break of dawn.
* al amor de la lumbre=round-the-fireside.
* al amparo de la noche=under cover of night.
* al amparo de la oscuridad=under cover of darkness.
* al analizar Algo más detenidamente=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* al anochecer=at twilight ; at nightfall ; at sundown.
* al año=per annum ; per year.
* al arrancar=at startup.
* al atardecer=at twilight ; at dusk.
* al azar=at random ; by chance ; haphazardly ; indiscriminate ; indiscriminately ; random ; randomly ; pot luck ; hit (and/or) miss ; odd ; by a fluke ; lucky draw ; lucky dip ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; draw of lots.
* al borde de=on the verge of ; on the brink of ; at the side of ; on the edge of.
* al borde de la carretera=at the roadside ; at the roadside.
* al borde de la extinción=on the verge of extinction ; on the edge of extinction.
* al borde de la ley=on the edge of the law.
* al borde del camino=at the roadside.
* al borde del mar=at the seaside.
* al caer la noche=at nightfall.
* al calor de la lumbre=round-the-fireside.
* al chi cuadrado=chi-squared.
* al comenzar=at startup.
* al comienzo=early on ; at the outset ; to start with ; at startup.
* al comienzo de=at the start (of) ; in the early days (of) ; at the outbreak of ; at the onset of ; early in.
* al compás de=in tandem with ; in unison with.
* al contacto=on contact.
* al contado=cash value ; cash.
* al contrapunto=contrapuntal.
* al contrario=vice versa ; to the contrary ; contrariwise ; quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
* al contrario de lo que se cree=contrary to popular belief.
* al corriente=in step ; au courant ; paid-up ; in good standing.
* al corriente de=in step with.
* al cumplir la fecha=at term.
* al descubierto=exposed ; wide open.
* al despuntar el alba=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* al despuntar el día=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* al día=in step ; paid-up ; in good standing.
* al día de=in step with.
* al día de hoy=as of today.
* al día siguiente=the next day.
* al dorso=overleaf.
* al empezar=first off.
* al entrar=on entry.
* al escuchar=at the sound of.
* al este=in the east.
* al este de=east of.
* al estilo de=a la ; along the lines ; in the mould of.
* al estilo de los índices de materia=subject-type.
* al estilo de + Nombre=in a + Nombre + sort of way.
* al estilo militar=military-style.
* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* al examinar Algo de cerca=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* al + Expresión Temporal=a + Expresión Temporal.
* al extremo=to the extreme.
* al extremo norte=northernmost.
* al extremo oeste=westernmost.
* al filo de=on the brink of ; on the edge of ; on the verge of.
* al filo de la acera=kerbside [curbside, -USA] ; curbside [kerbside, -UK].
* al fin=at last ; at long last.
* al final=in the end ; eventually ; in the final count ; terminally ; ultimately ; at the end of the day.
* al final (de)=at the (very) end (of).
* al final de cuentas=when all is said and done ; after all is said and done.
* al final del día=at the end of the day ; at the close of the day.
* al final de su mandato=lame duck.
* al final resultó que=in the event.
* al final todo + ser + para bien=turn out for + the best (in the end) ; turn out + right in the end.
* al fin y al cabo=in the end ; after all ; all in all ; after all is said and done ; when all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
* al fondo (de)=at the bottom (of).
* al frente (de)=in the forefront of/in ; at the forefront of ; at the front (of).
* al frente (de)=in charge (of).
* al grano=no-nonsense.
* al hacer esto=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so ; in doing so.
* al igual que=as with ; like ; in common with ; much as ; equalling that ; after the fashion of ; so too ; similar to ; much like ; and so.
* al igual que con todo en la vida=as with everything in life.
* al igual que + Nombre=not unlike + Nombre.
* al incluirse en=on admission to.
* al + Infinitive=by + Gerundio.
* al + Infinitivo=in + Gerundio ; on + Gerundio ; when + Gerundio ; while + Gerundio ; on + Nombre ; upon + Gerundio ; as + Nombre + Verbo ; as + Sujeto + Verbo.
* al infinito=ad infinitum.
* al inicio=at startup.
* al instante=on-the-fly ; instantly ; on the spot ; straight away ; on the double ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; right away ; at once.
* al intentar + Infinitivo=in the attempt to.
* al lado de=beside ; at the side of ; by the side of.
* al llegar=on arrival.
* al loro=in the know.
* al mando=in the saddle.
* al mando (de)=at the helm (of) ; in charge (of).
* al margen=on the sidelines ; tangential.
* al margen de=divorced from ; untouched ; outside the purview of ; other than ; in spite of ; despite ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
* al margen de la ley=extra-judicial.
* al máximo=to the full ; to the utmost ; to the hilt ; to the extreme ; at full stretch ; up to full speed ; in full swing ; in full gear.
* al mediodía=at midday ; at high noon.
* al mejor precio=at the best price.
* al mejor precio posible=at the best possible price.
* al menos=at least ; at the very least.
* al mes=per month.
* al mismo nivel de=flush with.
* al mismo nivel que=on a par with ; in the same league as ; at the same level as.
* al mismo tiempo=at once ; at the same time ; concurrently ; in the process ; simultaneously ; contemporaneously ; at the same instant ; in parallel ; concomitantly ; at the one time ; all the while.
* al mismo tiempo que=in parallel to/with ; while ; as the same time as ; cum ; in conjunction with.
* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo=whilst + Gerundio.
* al modo de=a la.
* al momento=while-you-wait [while-u-wait].
* al nacer=at birth.
* al nivel de=at the level of.
* al norte de=north of.
* al norte del estado=upstate.
* al oeste de=west of.
* al oír=at the sound of.
* al óleo=oil-based.
* al otro extremo=at the receiving end.
* al otro lado de=across.
* al otro lado de la barrera=on the other side of the fence.
* al otro lado de la ciudad=cross-town.
* al otro lado del atlántico=across the pond.
* al otro lado del charco=across the pond.
* al otro lado del mundo=half way (a)round the world.
* al otro lado del océano=across the pond.
* al parecer=apparently ; apparently ; it seems that... ; supposedly ; allegedly ; it appeared that... ; by the sounds of it ; by the looks of it.
* al pie (de)=at the bottom (of) ; at the foot (of).
* al pie de la letra=to the letter.
* al pie del cañón=at work ; on-the-job.
* al pisar=underfoot.
* al ponerse el sol=at sundown.
* al por mayor=in bulk.
* al principio=at first ; at the outset ; early ; in the early years ; originally ; to start with ; early on ; at startup.
* al principio de=at the beginning (of) ; at the dawn of ; at the onset of ; early in.
* al principio de la imprenta=early printing.
* al principio de la tarde=early evening ; in (the) early evening.
* al principio y al final=both ends.
* al principio y al final de=at each end of.
* al propio ritmo de Uno=in + Posesivo + own time ; at + Posesivo + own pace.
* al pulsar un botón=at the push of a button.
* al que no se puede dejar de faltar=unmissable.
* al que pertenece=parent.
* al que se le hado mucha publicidad=heavily promoted.
* al rayar el alba=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* al recibir=upon + receipt.
* al respecto=in this connection ; in this respect.
* al revés=vice versa ; in reverse ; mirror-fashion ; wrong way round, the ; inside-out.
* al rojo vivo=red-hot.
* al romper el día=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* al servicio de=at the service of.
* al servicio de la nación=uniformed.
* al sol=in the sun.
* al sur de=south of.
* al tacto=to the touch.
* al tanto=au fait ; in the know ; in step.
* al tanto de=on the lookout for ; in step with.
* al teléfono=on the line.
* al timón=in the saddle ; at the wheel.
* al timón (de)=at the helm (of).
* al trasluz=against the light.
* al tuntún=aimlessly.
* al unísono=in concert ; unison ; with one voice ; in unison.
* al unísono con=in unison with.
* al usarse=in use.
* al vapor=steamed.
* al ver=at the sight of.
* al volante=at the wheel.
* al vuelo=on-the-fly.

al + Expresión Temporal
=a + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Most hosts are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
al + Infinitive
=by + Gerundio.
Ex: By becoming part of regional, national, and international networking, public libraries can provide their local users with information they need for work.
al + Infinitivo
=in + Gerundio ; on + Gerundio ; when + Gerundio ; while + Gerundio ; on + Nombre ; upon + Gerundio ; as + Nombre + Verbo ; as + Sujeto + Verbo.
Ex: In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments. Ex: On searching the catalogue for information on classification, this document will be indicated as relevant. Ex: Thus the name of a conference may be used either as a main or an added entry when cataloguing conference proceedings. Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building. Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references. Ex: Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'. Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him. Ex: I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.
al abrigo de
=on the lee side of.
Ex: Wind turbines with a horizontal axis may be upwind or downwind machines, ie the rotor may be facing the wind, or on the lee side of the tower.
al actuar de este modo
=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so.
Ex: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication. Ex: The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library. Ex: By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query.
al agua
=water-based ; overboard.
Ex: The teacher writes or draws directly on to the acetate roll covering the glass platen of the projector using a water-based pen. Ex: Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.
al aire libre
=open-air ; outdoors ; in the open ; out of doors ; in the open air.
Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its open-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces. Ex: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies. Ex: As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey in the open. Ex: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. Ex: Over 700000 Mozambican children are currently studying in the open air, deprived of minimal conditions for learning.
al alba
=at the break of dawn ; at the break of day ; at cockcrow ; at dawn ; at daybreak.
Ex: When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone. Ex: The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day. Ex: I can't think of any big city in Europe where you wake up literally at cockcrow. Ex: World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'. Ex: We arrived near sundown and slept with the windows open to a private patio and listened to the mill brook at daybreak.
al alcance
=within reach ; within easy reach ; within sight ; within gunshot ; within range ; achievable ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
Ex: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies. Ex: Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach. Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight. Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water. Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network. Ex: It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable. Ex: Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
al alcance de
=available at the fingertips of.
Ex: Large amounts of information are now available at the fingertips of the user through interactive systems.
al alcance de cualquiera
=within anyone's reach ; within anybody's reach.
Ex: Now customized, cost-effective solutions that significantly improve productivity are within anyone's reach. Ex: She works with people from all walks of life and truly believes that home ownership is within anybody's reach.
al alcance de la mano
=within arm's reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
Ex: The user can have within arm's reach an organised, indexed collection of at least 100,000 items = El usuario puede tener al alcance de su mano una colección organizada e indizada de 100.000 documenos como mínimo. Ex: Local catalogues are of great value in showing at a glance the contents of libraries within easy reach. Ex: Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
al alcance de todos
=within everybody's reach ; within everyone's reach ; accessible to everyone ; accessible to everybody.
Ex: Still, they are easy to use, carry a democratic price tag and are, therefore, within everybody's reach. Ex: The sound that made the acoustic guitar a viable electric instrument is now within everyone's reach. Ex: To be accessible to everyone a website will have to be available in many different languages. Ex: Many internet sites are not equally accessible to everybody.
al alcance del oído
=within earshot of.
Ex: The only stipulation was that they stayed within earshot of their mother's whistle.
al amanecer
=at the crack of dawn ; at sunrise ; at sunup ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day ; at cockcrow ; at dawn ; at daybreak.
Ex: And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls. Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side. Ex: Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown. Ex: When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone. Ex: The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day. Ex: I can't think of any big city in Europe where you wake up literally at cockcrow. Ex: World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'. Ex: We arrived near sundown and slept with the windows open to a private patio and listened to the mill brook at daybreak.
al amor de la lumbre
=round-the-fireside.
Ex: Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.
al amparo de la noche
=under cover of night.
Ex: These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.
al amparo de la oscuridad
=under cover of darkness.
Ex: This kind of rhubarb is grown under cover of darkness and harvested by candlelight.
al analizar Algo más detenidamente
=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas. Ex: However, this area is visible on closer inspection, ensuring that the repair is detectable.
al anochecer
=at twilight ; at nightfall ; at sundown.
Ex: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress. Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep. Ex: Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.
al arrancar
(n.)=at startup.
Ex: At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al atardecer
=at twilight ; at dusk.
Ex: The play 'A Song at Twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress. Ex: World-wide, the mantra for reducing potential shark attack is 'don't bathe at dawn and dusk'.
al azar
(n.)=at random ; by chance ; haphazardly ; indiscriminate ; indiscriminately ; random ; randomly ; pot luck ; hit (and/or) miss ; odd ; by a fluke ; lucky draw ; lucky dip ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; draw of lots.
Ex: Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers. Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme. Ex: Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences. Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'. Ex: Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random. Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between. Ex: In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB. Ex: Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería. Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation. Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke. Ex: Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash. Ex: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him. Ex: In case number of applications received is more than the flats available, allotment is made through draw of lots.
al año
=per annum ; per year.
Ex: BNB has two four-monthly cumulations per annum, which are superseded by an annual volume, and then triennial cumulations. Ex: The system is clean, largely theft proof and space saving, requiring only four double-sided discs per year.
al borde de
=on the verge of ; on the brink of ; at the side of ; on the edge of.
Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets. Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together. Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches. Ex: These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities.
al borde de la carretera
=at the roadside ; at the roadside.
Ex: Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder. Ex: Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
al borde de la extinción
=on the brink of extinction.
Ex: Mankind's closest living relatives -- apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates -- are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures.
al borde de la ley
=on the edge of the law.
Ex: Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law.
al borde del camino
=at the roadside.
Ex: Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injuries while working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
al borde del mar
=at the seaside.
Ex: In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside -- there were no package holidays to other countries.
al borde la muerte
=on the brink of death.
Ex: A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
al caer la noche
=at nightfall.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
al calor de la lumbre
=round-the-fireside.
Ex: Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.
al chi cuadrado
=chi-squared.
Ex: The data in Table 3 give a chi-squared value of 1.77 (p around 40%).
al comenzar
(n.)=at startup.
Ex: At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al comienzo
(n.)=early on ; at the outset ; to start with ; at startup.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed. Ex: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language. Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents. Ex: At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al comienzo (de)
=at the start (of) ; in the early days (of) ; at the outbreak of ; at the onset of ; early in.
Ex: Two recent water-related disasters were described at the start of the workshop. Ex: The problems surrounding the neglect of concept coordination as it is to be found in the document were recognized in the early days of card-based postcoordinate indexes. Ex: At the outbreak of World War 1, there were about 5,000 private libraries in the occupied Polish territories. Ex: Student's experience with computers was minimal at the onset of the study. Ex: Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.
al compás de
=in tandem with ; in unison with.
Ex: Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself. Ex: Good literature, in order to fulfil the demands of the time, must move in unison with society, keeping control over its speed.
al contacto
=on contact.
Ex: Corrosives can burn and destroy body tissues on contact.
al contado
(n.)=cash value ; cash.
Ex: In total 47 per cent of all books bought were impulse buys and this comprised 42 per cent of books sold by cash value. Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
al contrapunto
(adj.)=contrapuntal.
Ex: This is a composer's tool that computes all possible combinations of contrapuntal lines given one or more initial lines and various constraints.
al contrario
=vice versa ; to the contrary ; contrariwise ; quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science. Ex: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships. Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life. Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students. Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters. Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
al contrario de lo que se cree
=contrary to popular belief.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
al corriente
=in step ; au courant ; paid-up ; in good standing.
Ex: There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step). Ex: The sources which one can use to stay 'au courant' as a reader's advisor are discussed in a later chapter. Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election. Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
al corriente de
=in step with.
Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
al cumplir la fecha
=at term.
Ex: When its resources allow, the EIB may grant loans on which capital is repaid in full at term (bullet loans).
al dedillo
=off pat.
Ex: This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
al descubierto
(adj.)=exposed ; wide open.
Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized. Ex: The key to this broader world is the possession of books, but if the door stands wide open there is no need of a key.
al despuntar el alba
=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
Ex: And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls. Ex: When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone. Ex: The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al despuntar el día
=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
Ex: And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls. Ex: When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone. Ex: The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al dorso
=overleaf.
Ex: The graphic is shown overleaf.
al día
=in step ; paid-up ; in good standing.
Ex: There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step). Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election. Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
al día de
=in step with.
Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
al día de hoy
=as of today.
Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature.
al día siguiente
=the next day.
Ex: The next day they decided to rent some bikes and head down the dirt road to the beach.
al empezar
=first off.
Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
al entrar
=on entry.
Ex: Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.
al escuchar
=at the sound of.
Ex: Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
al este
=in the east.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
al este de
=east of.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
al estilo de
=a la ; along the lines ; in the mould of.
Ex: To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz. Ex: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far. Ex: The public library system in India is still in the mould of the 19th century scholarship.
al estilo de + Nombre
=in a + Nombre + sort of way.
Ex: The book is mildly entertaining in a gossip column sort of way.
al estilo de los índices de materia
(adj.)=subject-type.
Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.
al estilo militar
(adj.)=military-style.
Ex: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.
al estudiar Algo más detenidamente
=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas. Ex: However, this area is visible on closer inspection, ensuring that the repair is detectable.
al examinar Algo de cerca
=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas. Ex: However, this area is visible on closer inspection, ensuring that the repair is detectable.
al extremo
=to the extreme.
Ex: An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere.
al extremo norte
(adj.)=northernmost.
Ex: This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.
al extremo oeste
(adj.)=westernmost.
Ex: This is the public library of the westernmost province of Austria.
al filo de
=on the brink of ; on the edge of ; on the verge of.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together. Ex: These are the primate species on the edge of oblivion and, according to a report commissioned by three leading conservation charities. Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
al filo de la acera
(adj.)=kerbside [curbside, -USA] ; curbside [kerbside, -UK].
Ex: These boxes should be placed out on the kerbside by 8am on collection days. Ex: To be sure recycling is collected, place containers at curbside before 7 a.m..
al fin
=at last ; at long last.
Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year. Ex: The article is entitled 'The private sector in cellular telephone services: a reality at long last?'.
al fin y al cabo
=in the end ; after all ; all in all ; after all is said and done ; when all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario. Ex: After all, the areas of diversification are catered for already by other types of information-related departments. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable. Ex: When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración. Ex: In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved.
al final
=in the end ; eventually ; in the final count ; terminally ; ultimately ; at the end of the day.
Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario. Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS. Ex: In the final count, the method of delivery of the data is less important than the quality of information. Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state. Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file. Ex: At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.
al final (de)
=at the (very) end (of).
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
al final de cuentas
=when all is said and done ; after all is said and done.
Ex: When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración. Ex: And after all is said and done, hiring decisions, for the most part, are based on whether or not the candidate is likeable.
al final de su mandato
(adj.)=lame duck.
Ex: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.
al final del día
=at the end of the day ; at the close of the day.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog. Ex: There will be opportunities for discussion in each session as well as at the close of the day.
al final resultó que
=in the event.
Ex: In the event the term was taken to comprehend programmes of education which treated of the generation, storage, manipulation, transmission, retrieval, use and management of data and information.
al final todo + ser + para bien
(v.)=turn out for + the best (in the end) ; turn out + right in the end.
Ex: She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'. Ex: We can, of course, ignore the problem and hope that it all turns out right in the end after all, that is what we are doing now.
al fondo (de)
=at the bottom (of).
Ex: All subfields allowed and their meanings are displayed at the bottom of the screen.
al frente (de)
=in charge (of).
Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.
al frente de
=in the forefront of/in ; at the forefront of ; at the front (of).
Ex: Special librarians have, therefore, been in the forefront of the use of market research techniques in libraries. Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users. Ex: There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane.
al grano
(adj.)=no-nonsense.
Ex: When you daydream about conquests you'll never have, the no-nonsense guy daydreams about ladies within reach.
al hacer esto
=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so ; in doing so.
Ex: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication. Ex: The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library. Ex: By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query. Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents.
al igual que
=as with ; like ; in common with ; much as ; equalling that ; after the fashion of ; so too ; similar to ; much like ; and so.
Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation. Ex: Thus PRECIS is an indexing system, which like any such system must be supported by an indexing language. Ex: In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service. Ex: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television. Ex: Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper. Ex: Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell = Inventada alrededor de 1850 por dos norteamericanos, la máquina de presión plana funcionaba del mismo modo que un bivalvo. Ex: Quality is important but so too is hard statistical evidence of the library's productivity. Ex: Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment. Ex: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs. Ex: Their granddaddy hated black people, and so did their cousins and their friends and neighbors -- ignorance breeds bigotry and bigotry can be dangerous.
al igual que + Nombre
=not unlike + Nombre.
Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
al igual que con todo en la vida
=as with everything in life.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
al incluirse en
=on admission to.
Ex: The number is usually a sequential number assigned to a document record on admission to a database or printed product.
al infinito
=ad infinitum.
Ex: Items can be added almost ad infinitum.
al inicio
(n.)=at startup.
Ex: At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al instante
=on-the-fly ; instantly ; on the spot ; straight away ; on the double ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; right away ; at once.
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'. Ex: Union catalogues are an important element in interlibrary lending by locating instantly requested documents. Ex: Libraries should be the first point of contact for people in need and should be capable, like the General Practitioner in medicine, of dealing with 75% of cases on the spot. Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance. Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms. Ex: Forms that are required right away are printed immediately. Ex: You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.
al intentar + Infinitivo
=in the attempt to.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
al lado de
=beside ; at the side of ; by the side of.
Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source. Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches. Ex: By the side of the catalogue there should be a clear notice giving basic instructions on the use of the catalogue.
al llegar
=on arrival.
Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
al loro
=in the know.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
al mando
=in the saddle.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
al mando (de)
=at the helm (of) ; in charge (of).
Ex: With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s. Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.
al margen
(adj.)=on the sidelines ; tangential.
Ex: This paper analyses by example how and why publishers have invested in new technologies, and provides a checklist for decision-making for those still on the sidelines. Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
al margen de
=divorced from ; untouched ; outside the purview of ; other than ; in spite of ; despite ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
Ex: Initially, however, we shall consider these phenomena as concepts in their own right, divorced from and unrelated to any particular discipline or context of study. Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children. Ex: Administrative decisions, which are made behind the scenes sometimes outside the purview of a reference department or section, usually determine which reference services are offered. Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs. Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry. Ex: The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose. Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic.
al margen de la ley
(adj.)=extra-judicial.
Ex: These extra-judicial costs shall be considered at least 15% of the amount due, with a minimum of 150 euros = Estos gastos extrajudiciales serán de al menos el 15% de la cantidad debida, con un mínimo de 150 euros.
al mediodía
=at midday ; at high noon.
Ex: Library users tend to use commercial online databases most frequently early in the week, at midday and at times that correspond to the academic calendar = Los usuarios de la biblioteca tienden a usar las bases de datos comerciales en línea con más frecuencia al principio de la semana, al mediodía y en épocas que se corresponden con el calendario académico. Ex: It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.
al mejor precio
=at the best price.
Ex: The prices on CD-ROM drives can vary greatly from one dealer to another and the Web provides the most up-to-date features at the best prices.
al mejor precio posible
=at the best possible price.
Ex: Video collections are an essential part of the library service and librarians must be aware of demand, buy at the best possible prices and make the public aware that the service exists.
al menos
=at least ; at the very least.
Ex: At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order. Ex: One very common and straightforward device for guaranteeing at the very least a standard format for abstracting contributions is the abstracting form.
al mes
=per month.
Ex: In addition, any information stored is charged at 20p per unit per month for the first 2500 units, but a unit can contain up to 2048 characters.
al mismo nivel de
=flush with.
Ex: The text must be single-spaced and must be flush with the left margin.
al mismo nivel que
=on a par with ; in the same league as ; at the same level as.
Ex: A National Library Commission, on a par with the National University Commission, should be set up without delay as a coordinating body. Ex: The legal publishing market in Central and Eastern Europe is now considered by many to be in the same league as that of Western Europe. Ex: Violent crime overall, however, is still at the same level as in 1974, despite having decreased steadily since 1991.
al mismo tiempo
=at once ; at the same time ; concurrently ; in the process ; simultaneously ; contemporaneously ; at the same instant ; in parallel ; concomitantly ; at the one time ; all the while.
Ex: Because not all files need to be reorganized at once, but only those which are very full, the time required for this procedure is reduced to a minimum. Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author. Ex: An indexer who is familiar with a given indexing language may be capable of accomplishing the three stages concurrently. Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process. Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously. Ex: Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him. Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters). Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel. Ex: Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases. Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?. Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
al mismo tiempo que
=in parallel to/with ; while ; as the same time as ; cum ; in conjunction with.
Ex: In parallel with the work of the classification theorists, general systems theory was evolved to consider similar problems. Ex: While the label is being scanned, the display station checks the number. Ex: In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut. Ex: Libraries as vital institutions of public culture are currently facing a crisis cum challenge. Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class.
al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo
=whilst + Gerundio.
Ex: Concepts should, in general, be described as simply as possible, whilst retaining sought and well known terminology.
al modo de
=a la.
Ex: To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.
al momento
(adj.)=while-you-wait [while-u-wait].
Ex: While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms.
al máximo
=to the full ; to the utmost ; to the hilt ; to the extreme ; at full stretch ; up to full speed ; in full swing ; in full gear.
Ex: Others prefer to exploit to the full the opportunities offered by computer systems, even if the resulting index is less than perfect. Ex: The printing and dispatch of the series have been rationalized to the utmost. Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps . Ex: An artist has taken his love for the outdoors to the extreme, by turning his caravan into a garden he can take anywhere. Ex: Gloucestershire has been badly affected by heavy rain, with the fire and rescue service working at full stretch. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle. Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?. Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now.
al nacer
=at birth.
Ex: A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth usually hereditary, as contrasted with an acquired disorder.
al nivel de
=at the level of.
Ex: It seems like child's play compared to what is going on in Washington, where it is almost at the level of sedition.
al norte de
=north of.
Ex: June 21 is the summer solstice in the Northern Hemisphere and marks the beginning of summer for the earth north of the equator.
al norte del estado
(adj.)=upstate.
Ex: While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
al oeste de
=west of.
Ex: A suicide car bomb exploded in a crowded market west of the capital Tuesday morning, killing 15 people.
al otro extremo
=at the receiving end.
Ex: The text and graphics are digitised into the computer, transmitted over the Internet, and printed on a laser printer at the receiving end.
al otro lado de
=across.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
al otro lado de la barrera
=on the other side of the fence.
Ex: In the article 'On the other side of the fence: a lecturer in a library school' a librarian offers her impressions of work at a library school 18 years after graduating herself.
al otro lado de la ciudad
(adj.)=cross-town.
Ex: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).
al otro lado del atlántico
=across the pond.
Ex: To see what a difference government policies can make, all we have to do is look across the pond (either one) to Europe or Japan.
al otro lado del charco
=across the pond.
Ex: To see what a difference government policies can make, all we have to do is look across the pond (either one) to Europe or Japan.
al otro lado del mundo
=half way (a)round the world.
Ex: It is unreasonable to expect a library without enough money to open at regular hours to serve its citizens to commit resources that will enable a user half way around the world to borrow from its collection.
al otro lado del océano
=across the pond.
Ex: To see what a difference government policies can make, all we have to do is look across the pond (either one) to Europe or Japan.
al oír
=at the sound of.
Ex: Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
al parecer
=apparently ; apparently ; it seems that... ; supposedly ; allegedly ; it appeared that... ; by the sounds of it ; by the looks of it.
Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Ex: 'It seems that for success in science and art,' he wrote, 'a dash of autism is essential'. Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'. Ex: Similarly, a group of social workers set up an advice centre but it was closed after one year, allegedly on the grounds that it was too expensive. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall. Ex: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it. Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
al pie (de)
=at the bottom (of) ; at the foot (of).
Ex: All subfields allowed and their meanings are displayed at the bottom of the screen. Ex: Within a function, available options are shown as command codes at the foot of the screen.
al pie de la letra
=to the letter.
Ex: The analysis revealed that the translator, not keeping close to the letter of the original, acted as an interpreter of the tex.
al pie del cañón
=at work ; on-the-job.
Ex: Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press). Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.
al pisar
=underfoot.
Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
al ponerse el sol
=at sundown.
Ex: Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.
al por mayor
=in bulk.
Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books.
al principio
(n.)=at first ; at the outset ; early ; in the early years ; originally ; to start with ; early on ; at startup.
Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear. Ex: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language. Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader. Ex: A unique feature of this book, then, is that the cases emphasize the kinds of problems recent graduates encounter in the early years of their careers. Ex: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme. Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents. Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed. Ex: At start-up, the Library plans to deacidify approximately 15 000 volumes per week.
al principio (de)
=at the beginning (of) ; at the dawn of ; at the onset of ; early in.
Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text. Ex: At the dawn of this new century, we see the result of current scientific and technological advancement. Ex: Student's experience with computers was minimal at the onset of the study. Ex: Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.
al principio de la imprenta
(n.)=early printing.
Ex: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.
al principio de la tarde
=early evening ; in (the) early evening.
Ex: Early evening dosage is more effective than late evening dosage. Ex: Sirius, the brightest star in the sky, can be seen in the southern sky in the early evening from winter to spring.
al principio y al final
=both ends.
Ex: Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.
al principio y al final de
=at each end of.
Ex: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
al propio ritmo de Uno
=in + Posesivo + own time ; at + Posesivo + own pace.
Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city. Ex: Academic libraries have developed at their own pace with both internal and external stimuli affecting them.
al pulsar un botón
=at the push of a button.
Ex: A rubber blanket or hinged lid covers the document to cut out extraneous light and then, at the push of a button, paper is fed into the machine and charged with electricity.
al que no se puede dejar de faltar
(adj.)=unmissable.
Ex: All these events make the conference an unmissable event.
al que pertenece
(adj.)=parent.
Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.
al que se le hado mucha publicidad
=heavily promoted.
Ex: Heavily promoted new release feature films, such as 'Independence Day', were also profitable for the public library service.
al rayar el alba
=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
Ex: And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls. Ex: When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone. Ex: The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al recibir
=upon + receipt.
Ex: Upon receipt of orders, the system retrieves the images of the documents and transmit them on-line to the users.
al respecto
=in this connection ; in this respect.
Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'. Ex: The socio-political reform now under way in Hungary requires renewal from librarianship as well, and one may draw on the author's ideas in this respect.
al revés
=vice versa ; in reverse ; mirror-fashion ; wrong way round, the ; inside-out.
Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science. Ex: The design for a woodcut, which was probably the work of a specialist other than the back cutter, was either drawn in reverse directly on to the block, or traced on to it from paper. Ex: The composing stick contained a line of type which read (from his point of view) from left to right but of which the letters were upside down and mirror-fashion. Ex: A blemish which looks like wrong imposition, but is not, occurred when the second forme of a sheet was laid on the press the wrong way round. Ex: The article is entitled 'Inside-out: The shape of New Library'.
al rojo vivo
(adj.)=red-hot.
Ex: A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.
al romper el día
=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
Ex: And at the crack of dawn all that's left now is the occasional sound of sea gulls. Ex: When your rooster crows at the break of dawn, look out your window, and I'll be gone. Ex: The singing of the birds woke us up at the break of day.
al servicio de
=at the service of.
Ex: Libraries and information centres are distribution mechanisms, and with dedication, re-education and political action can put new technologies at the service of human endeavour.
al servicio de la nación
(adj.)=uniformed.
Ex: This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services -- army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
al sol
=in the sun.
Ex: A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.
al sur de
=south of.
Ex: Africans south of the Sahara lived largely in nomadic, hunter-gatherer groups up until 200 BC.
al tacto
=to the touch.
Ex: Often a muscle that is cramping feels harder than normal to the touch or may even show visible signs of twitching.
al tanto
=au fait ; in the know ; in step.
Ex: Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist 'au fait' with new developments in historiography. Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution. Ex: There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).
al tanto de
=on the lookout for ; in step with.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse. Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
al teléfono
=on the line.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Privacy on the line: the politics of wiretapping and encryption'.
al timón
=in the saddle ; at the wheel.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company. Ex: This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel.
al timón (de)
=at the helm (of).
Ex: With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.
al trasluz
=against the light.
Ex: People, boats, and in fact most subjects and all pictures of activity come out well against the light.
al tuntún
=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason ; without rhyme or reason.
Ex: When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah. Ex: On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days. Ex: Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time. Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: Many disliked the movement, which was abstract and appeared to be without rhyme or reason.
al unísono
=in concert ; unison ; with one voice ; in unison.
Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users. Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces. Ex: There is something depressing about people demonstrating solidarity for ethnic separation with 'one voice'. Ex: Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.
al unísono con
=in unison with.
Ex: Good literature, in order to fulfil the demands of the time, must move in unison with society, keeping control over its speed.
al usarse
=in use.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.
al vapor
(adj.)=steamed.
Ex: A year later, steamed faggots arrived, ushering in the golden age of faggots, chips and peas in a tray.
al ver
=at the sight of.
Ex: At the sight of the park, something came back to Slake.
al volante
=at the wheel.
Ex: The Mayor's car was ticketed for speeding last week, but who was at the wheel?.
al vuelo
=on-the-fly.
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
al óleo
(adj.)=oil-based.
Ex: Oil-based finishes are known for imparting a deep rich appearance to wood.
al-Qaeda
=al-Qaeda.
Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.

ala de edificio
(n.)=wing.
Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.
ala de hada
(n.)=fairy wing.
Ex: She wore fairy wings & jumped to her heart's delight on the trampoline.
ala^1
(n.)=wing.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use, such as thermionic tubes capable of controlling potent forces under the guidance of less power than a mosquito uses to vibrate his wings.
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* ahuecar el ala=scoot ; make off (with) ; do + a bunk ; bugger off ; decamp.
* ala de edificio=wing.
* ala de hada=fairy wing.
* con alas=winged.
* con varias alas=multi-wing [multiwing].
* cortarle las alas a Alguien=clip + Posesivo + wings.
* dale alas a tu imaginación=let + your imagination fly!.
* darle alas a Alguien=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* envergadura de ala=wingspan.
* jugar de ala izquierda=play + the left wing.
* piloto de ala delta=hang glider.
* planeador de ala delta=hang glider.
* planear con ala delta=hang-glide.
* sombrero de alas anchas=broad-brimmed hat.
* tirarse con ala delta=hang-glide.
* volar con ala delta=hang-glide.
* vuelo en ala delta=hang-gliding.

alabador
(adj.)=laudatory ; fawning.
Ex: Most statements about electronic communication (laudatory and critical) tend toward generalizaton and the bandying about of vast numbers rather than being evaluative or descriptive.
Ex: Over the past two days, the fawning American media has provided rave reviews of John McCain's visit to France.

alabanza
(n.)=puffery ; praise ; paean ; hymn ; rave ; exaltation.
Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.
Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.
Ex: A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.
Ex: And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.
Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.
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* alabanza de boquilla=lip service.
* cantar las alabanzas=sing + Posesivo + praises.
* falsa alabanza=lip service.
* palabras de alabanza=words of praise.

alabanza de boquilla
(n.)=lip service.
Ex: Lip service (and reading gets plenty of that in educational circles) is not enough.
alabar
(v.)=worship ; laud ; hold + Nombre + up for praise ; praise ; sing + Posesivo + praises ; toady ; fawn (on/upon/over).
Ex: The article concludes that librarians should not worship communication but they should practice it.
Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
Ex: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.
Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.
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* alabar de boquilla=give + lip service.

alabar de boquilla
(v.)=give + lip service.
Ex: It was found that despite lip service given to the importance of information retrieval, specialists go about searching and processing information in a very rudimentary way.
alabrén
(n.)=vatman [vatmen, -pl.] ; maker.
Nota: En la fabricación de papel, persona encargada de las operaciones relacionadas con la tina en donde se mantiene la pasta de papel y de su secado para obtener los pliegos de papel.
Ex: The team at the vat consisted of the maker (or vatman) and the coucher (pronounced koocher), assisted by the layer.
Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.

alacena
(n.)=cupboard.
Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

alacridad
(n.)=alacrity.
Ex: It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.

alambique
(n.)=still.
Ex: After a successful trial run with one still, the two men broke into the big-time liquor world with the purchase of three additional copper stills.
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* alambique solar=solar still.

alambique solar
(n.)=solar still.
Ex: Research centers are concentrated in the south, especially in Crimea, and work focuses mainly on practical applications, such as solar stills, ovens, water pumps, and cooling systems.
alambrada
(n.)=wire fence ; wire netting.
Ex: Wire fences are a good idea if you are looking for to fence an area and have a limited budget.
Ex: As an alternative, surveyors may accept the insulation being secured by means of welded steel pins bent at right angles over the galvanised wire netting.
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* alambrada de púas=barbed-wire fence ; barbed-wire fencing.

alambrada de púas
(n.)=barbed-wire fence ; barbed-wire fencing.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out. Ex: Barbed-wire fencing is one of cheapest type of fencing, which can be easily installed.
alambre
(n.)=wire.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
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* alambre de espino=barbed wire.
* alambre de púas=barbed wire.
* alambre de refuerzo=metal underwire ; underwire.
* cerca de alambre=wire fence.
* cerca de alambre de púas=barbed-wire fence.
* cercado con alambre de púas=barbed-wire fencing.
* encuadernado en alambre=wire-bound ; wire-bound.
* entramado de alambre=wire mesh.
* grapadora de hilo de alambre=wire stapler ; wire binder.
* percha de alambre=wire hanger.
* refuerzo de alambre=metal underwire ; underwire.
* sujetador con refuerzo de alambre=underwire bra.
* valla de alambre=wire fence.
* valla de alambre de púas=barbed-wire fence.
* vallado con alambre de púas=barbed-wire fencing.
* verja de alambre=wire fence.
* verja de alambre de púas=barbed-wire fence.

alambre de espino
(n.)=barbed wire.
Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.
alambre de púas
(n.)=barbed wire.
Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.
alambre de refuerzo
(n.)=metal underwire ; underwire.
Ex: A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra. Ex: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.
alameda
(n.)=parkway ; boulevard.
Ex: All parkways are intended for scenic motoring along a protected corridor and often connect cultural sites.
Ex: Discover of the most beautiful monuments of Berlin on the boulevard Unter den Linden.

alarde
(n.)=parade ; bragging ; boasting ; bluff.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
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* hacer alarde de=boast ; flaunt ; brag ; show off.

alardear
(v.)=brag ; boast ; crow ; grandstand ; show off.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
Ex: New York City is crowing about the long-awaited arrival of a new biotech park.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

alargado
(adj.)=oblong ; elongated.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.

alargamiento
(n.)=lengthening.
Ex: Leg lengthening and shortening procedures are surgical treatments for children with legs of unequal lengths.

alargar
(v.)=lengthen ; stretch ; elongate ; stretch out ; drag out.
Ex: It is needless to lengthen the list.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
Ex: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.
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* alargar la mano=reach out.
* alargar la mano para coger=reach for.
* alargar la vida=prolong + life ; prolong + longevity.
* alargarse=grow + longer.

alargar la mano
(v.)=reach out.
Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
alargar la mano para coger
(v.)=reach for.
Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
alargar la vida
(v.)=prolong + life ; prolong + longevity.
Ex: Other library materials must be suitably treated at the outset to prolong life and fortunately many products are marketed which aid the librarian in this task. Ex: Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.
alargardera
(n.)=extension cord ; extension lead ; extension cable.
Ex: Two young children were injured in a fire caused by an overloaded extension cord.
Ex: Extension leads must be used only for small power appliances.
Ex: Extension cables longer than 3 meters can be ordered at additional cost.

alargarse
(v.)=grow + longer.
Ex: Yule, also referred to as Yuletide, winter solstice, and Christmas, is a solar festival of pagan origin that marks the time when the days grow longer and the nights grow shorter.
alarido
(n.)=yelp ; scream ; yell.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.
Ex: Research shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack.
Ex: I heard a yell from down below and saw what seemed a hazy glow.

alarma + sonar
(n.)=alarm + go off.
Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!.
alarma antirrobo
(n.)=burglar alarm ; intruder alarm.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users. Ex: Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.
alarma contra incendios
(n.)=fire warning ; fire alarm.
Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf. Ex: Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.
alarma contra intrusos
(n.)=intruder alarm.
Ex: Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.
alarma contra robos
(n.)=burglar alarm.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
alarma de coche
(n.)=car alarm.
Ex: His car alarm bleeped as he crossed the street and the front and rear hazard lights flashed.
alarma de pánico
(n.)=panic alarm.
Ex: Parking wardens have been given panic alarms because of fears of attacks by the public.
alarma personal
(n.)=rape alarm ; personal alarm.
Ex: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits. Ex: They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.
alarma^1
(n.)=alarm ; tocsin.
Ex: 'What do you mean by that?' asked Bragge, almost with an air of alarm.
Ex: In the French Revolution, the tocsin was used repeatedly for purposes of alarm.
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* campana de alarma=tocsin.
* cundir la alarma=transmit + alarm.
* dar la alarma=sound + the alarm ; cry + havoc ; cry + wolf.
* dar la señal de alarma=sound + the clarion ; cry + havoc ; cry + wolf.
* dar la voz de alarma=cry + havoc ; cry + wolf ; ring + the tocsin ; sound + the alarm ; sound + the tocsin.
* estado de alarma=state of alarm.
* motivo de alarma=cause for alarm.
* señal de alarma=alarm signal ; clarion call.
* voz de alarma=tocsin.

alarma^2
(n.)=alarm ; alarm device ; alarm system ; burglar alarm ; security alarm.
Ex: The terminal would sound an alarm, and the cursor would be positioned so that a valid code or number could be entered.
Ex: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.
Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
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* alarma antirrobo=burglar alarm ; intruder alarm.
* alarma contra incendios=fire warning ; fire alarm.
* alarma contra intrusos=intruder alarm.
* alarma contra robos=burglar alarm.
* alarma de coche=car alarm.
* alarma de pánico=panic alarm.
* alarma personal=rape alarm ; personal alarm.
* alarma + sonar=alarm + go off.
* botón de alarma=panic button.
* desconectar una alarma=silence + alarm.
* dispositivo de alarma=alarm device.
* falsa alarma=false alarm.
* hacer sonar una alarma=sound + the alarm.
* sistema de alarma=alarm system ; detection system.

alarmado
(adj.)=alarmed.
Ex: Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.

alarmante
(adj.)=alarming ; staggering.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
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* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes=reach + alarming proportions.
* a un ritmo alarmante=at an alarming pace.
* de forma alarmante=troublingly.
* de manera alarmante=troublingly.
* de modo alarmante=alarmingly ; troublingly.
* lo que es aun más alarmante=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es todavía más alarmante=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more disturbingly ; more troublingly.

alarmar
(v.)=alarm ; heighten + concern.
Ex: Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.

alarmismo
(n.)=scaremongering.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.

alarmista
(n.)=scaremongering ; doom-monger.
Ex: The antiabortion movement's scaremongering claim that having an abortion substantially raises a woman's risk of breast cancer is hugely deceptive and erroneous = La declaración alarmista del movimiento antiabortista de que el aborto aumenta sustancialmente el riesgo de que la mujer contraiga cáncer de mama es muy engañosa y errónea.
Ex: When birth rates are low, the doom-mongers moan about the perils of an ageing population.

alazán
(n.)=steed.
Ex: The van was arriving, so he told the stable boys to return the steeds to their stalls and be ready for new steeds being delivered.

alba
(n.)=sunrise ; dawn ; sunup ; break of dawn ; break of day ; daybreak.
Ex: The software displays sunrise and sunset and automatically adjusts to summer or daylight saving time.
Ex: Cahn also postulated that about ten million scientific papers had been produced since the dawn of civilization = Cahn también postuló que se habían producido aproximadamente diez millones de artículos científicos desde los albores de la civilización.
Ex: The locals will consume absolutely nothing after sunup and will only be taking sustenance after sundown.
Ex: He must be defeated before the break of dawn; all players will instantly die if he is still alive at that point.
Ex: Let's make the most of time before the break of day.
Ex: Sometimes, your enemy will unleash an attack just before daybreak.
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* al alba=at the break of dawn ; at the break of day ; at cockcrow ; at dawn ; at daybreak.
* al despuntar el alba=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* al rayar el alba=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of day.
* coro del alba de los pájaros=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
* guardia del alba=morning watch.
* lavandera alba=pied wagtail.
* motacilla alba=pied wagtail.
* vigía del alba=morning watch.

albacea
(n.)=executor.
Ex: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).

albahaca
(n.)=basil ; sweet basil.
Ex: Herbal treatments are also common & include postpartum administration of basil or chamomile tea.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

albano
(n./adj.)=Albanian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In Sicily, several towns were founded or repopulated by the Albanians, who in Sicilian records were often described as 'Greeks'.

albanés
(n./adj.)=Albanian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In Sicily, several towns were founded or repopulated by the Albanians, who in Sicilian records were often described as 'Greeks'.

albarca
(n.)=clog.
Ex: One of the professors I work with wears an old pair of clogs all the time.

albardilla
(n.)=coping.
Ex: According to their tradition, a crow on the coping of the house wall denotes that a relation is coming on a visit.

albaricoque
(n.)=apricot.
Ex: The author offers a response to a question on orange pigmentation of the skin after consuming carrots or apricots.
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* albaricoque seco=dried apricot.
* mermelada de albaricoque=apricot jam.

albaricoque seco
(n.)=dried apricot.
Ex: Nitrogen concentration in fruit at harvest is a useful tool to predict the darkening of dried apricots during storage.
albarán
(n.)=bill of lading ; packing list.
Ex: This article examines the legal implications of electronic bills of lading.
Ex: Every despatch is accompanied by a packing list containing all the details of the despatch = Cada envío va acompañado de un albarán con todos los detalles del mismo.

albatros
(n.)=albatross.
Ex: Experts think the albatross somehow flew off course, or maybe was blown north by a hurricane.

albañil
(n.)=bricklayer ; construction worker ; builder.
Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.
Ex: Serious damage to the structural underpinnings of the library building meant that the library was off limits to everyone except construction workers.
Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.

albañilería
(n.)=masonry ; bricklaying.
Ex: The author discusses the history of this medieval fortified moat castle commenting on its construction, fortification walls, masonry, and plan.
Ex: As an introduction to bricklaying, we discribe how to build a simple garden wall.

albergar
(v.)=house ; shelter ; harbour [harbor, -USA] ; lodge ; play + host to ; nurse.
Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
Ex: Being a large city, which plays host to conferences of all sizes on a frequent basis, Glasgow possesses an extremely diverse array of accommodation.
Ex: Not the least of its advantages is its maximum visibility to other library users, perhaps nursing unasked questions of their own.
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* albergar esperanza=hold out + hope ; hold out + prospect ; hold out + promise.
* albergar un sentimiento=harbour + feeling.
* albergar un temor=harbour + fear.
* volver a albergar=rehouse [re-house].

albergar esperanza
(v.)=hold out + hope ; hold out + prospect ; hold out + promise.
Ex: She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope. Ex: The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information. Ex: Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.
albergar un sentimiento
(v.)=harbour + feeling.
Ex: Some workers harbor such feelings of unfair treatment within themselves.
albergar un temor
(v.)=harbour + fear.
Ex: Harboring the employee's instinctive fear of abrupt summonses like this, she asked if the secretary knew why Rachel Bough wanted to see her.
albergue
(n.)=shelter ; hostel.
Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
Ex: The author discusses the design of information management systems for Assistance Centres for Homeless People, which include hostels for homeless people, soup kitchens and other services.
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* albergue juvenil=youth hostel ; student hostel.
* albergue para indigentes=poorhouse.

albergue juvenil
(n.)=youth hostel ; student hostel.
Ex: A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference. Ex: Student hostels and homes of suspected library staff were searched in order to recover some of the missing books.
albergue para indigentes
(n.)=poorhouse.
Ex: The article 'The public library - paperback palace or poorhouse?' discusses the factors which have caused South African public libraries to review their paperback purchasing policies.
albino
(n./adj.)=albino.
Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.

albita
(n.)=albite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

alborada
(n.)=reveille.
Ex: Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.

albores
(n.)=dawn ; break of dawn ; break of day ; daybreak.
Ex: Cahn also postulated that about ten million scientific papers had been produced since the dawn of civilization = Cahn también postuló que se habían producido aproximadamente diez millones de artículos científicos desde los albores de la civilización.
Ex: He must be defeated before the break of dawn; all players will instantly die if he is still alive at that point.
Ex: Let's make the most of time before the break of day.
Ex: Sometimes, your enemy will unleash an attack just before daybreak.
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* en los albores de=at the dawn of.
* los albores de=the dawn of.

albornoz
(n.)=bathrobe.
Ex: They were little more than 'armchair analysts in their bathrobes with no serious interest in leaving their living rooms'.

alborotado
(adj.)=disorderly ; abuzz ; hurly-burly.
Ex: As expected, students in disorderly schools tend to have higher misbehavior and lower achievement.
Ex: She is keeping New York abuzz by shrouding the launch of 'Talk,' her new magazine, in mystery.
Ex: Its principles of living close to the natural world and striving for balance in all that we do provide an antidote to our hurly-burly existence.

alborotador
(adj.)=provocateur ; troublemaker ; rowdy ; rabble rouser ; rabble-rousing.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tomorrow's libraries: more than a telephone jack, less than a complete revolution; perspectives of a provocateur'.
Ex: The employee must feel that any problem or complaint will be objectively heard and fairly resolved and that the supervisor will not hold it against the employee or consider him or her a troublemaker.
Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.
Ex: To their contemporaries, the two men represented polar opposites: Hitler, a rabble rouser preaching a doctrine of blood and race, and Pius, a man of contemplation offering the Church's grace to all.
Ex: After arrival in Sydney, it took only three years for Norton's reputation as a rabble-rousing republican to be established.

alborotar
(v.)=stir up ; dishevel ; riot ; incite ; rabble-rouse.
Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
Ex: They will hurt, humiliate and dishevel the average gamer through bending and breaking the rules of online games.
Ex: About 20000 workers rioted over high food prices and low wages on Saturday close to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said.
Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
Ex: The head of the group representing Catholic school principals in Northern Ireland accuses the first minister of rabble rousing.
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* alborotar el cotarro=make + trouble.
* alborotar el gallinero=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* alborotar el palomar=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.

alborotar el cotarro
(v.)=make + trouble.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
alborotar el gallinero
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
alborotar el palomar
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
alboroto
(n.)=fuss ; buzz ; hype, the ; uproar ; hoopla ; hue and cry ; hubbub ; spin ; commotion ; hilarity ; rumpus ; racket ; fracas ; hustle and bustle ; hurly-burly ; riot ; flutter.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.
Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.
Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.
Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
Ex: The article 'Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.
Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: He was such a handsome man that there must have been a flutter among the young ladies of the congregation when he first made his appearance.
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* causar un gran alboroto=make + a splash.
* provocar un gran alboroto=make + a splash.

alborozo
(n.)=mirth ; jauntiness.
Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
Ex: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.
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* con alborozo=mirthfully.

albuminuria
(n.)=albuminuria.
Ex: Albuminuria was measured as albumin to creatinine ratio and carotid abnormalities by ultrasonography.

albóndiga
(n.)=meatball ; faggot.
Ex: How one makes one's meatballs depends as much on one's cultural background as on one's individual taste.
Ex: A year later, steamed faggots arrived, ushering in the golden age of faggots, chips and peas in a tray.
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* albóndiga de pescado=fish cake.

albóndiga de pescado
(n.)=fish cake.
Ex: Fish cakes are a great way of using up leftovers such as cooked fish and mashed potatoes, which might otherwise be thrown away.
albúmina
(n.)=albumen ; albumin.
Ex: The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.
Ex: The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.
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* albúmina sérica=serum albumin.

albúmina sérica
(n.)=serum albumin.
Ex: Information about nutrition (serum albumin, cholesterol, and transferrin) was collected on admission to the hospital.
alcachofa de bombona
(n.)=gas cylinder regulator.
Ex: Condition and age of gas cylinder regulators should be checked regularly.
alcachofa de la ducha
(n.)=shower head.
Ex: Although the shower heads were routinely disinfected, a requirement was identified to also disinfect the shower hoses.
alcachofa^1
(n.)=artichoke.
Ex: During the last 50 years, the area harvested for artichoke, early potato, melon, Brussels sprouts and watermelon has increased by twofold.

alcachofa^2
(n.)=rose.
Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment

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* alcachofa de bombona=gas cylinder regulator.
* alcachofa de la ducha=shower head.

alcahueta
(n.)=procuress.
Ex: The mask of modesty is no less successfully worn by procuresses than by wantons.

alcaide
(n.)=prison governor.
Ex: An acting prison governor has been convicted of misconduct after having a sexual relationship with an inmate at a women's prison.

alcalde
=Lord Mayor.
Ex: This mirrors almost exactly the substance of a speech by Sir John Potter, Lord Mayor of Manchester, when he opened the first public library.
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* alcalde, el=mayor, the.

alcalde, el
=mayor, the.
Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
alcaldía
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* a la alcaldía=mayoral.
* de la alcaldía=mayoral.
* elecciones a la alcaldía=mayoral election.

alcalinidad
(n.)=alkalinity.
Ex: Alkalinity refers to the capability of water to neutralize acid.

alcalino
(adj.)=alkaline ; alkali.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: A major concern is that paper should be acid-free or alkaline.
Ex: After treatment, the pH value, the alkali content and the tensile strength were determined.
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* suelo alcalino=alkaline soil.

alcance
(n.)=coverage ; extent ; grasp ; reach ; scope ; sweep ; compass.
Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.
Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.
Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.
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* al alcance=within reach ; within easy reach ; within sight ; within gunshot ; within range ; achievable ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* al alcance de=available at the fingertips of.
* al alcance de cualquiera=within anyone's reach ; within anybody's reach.
* al alcance de la mano=within arm's reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* al alcance del oído=within earshot of.
* al alcance de todos=within everybody's reach ; within everyone's reach ; accessible to everyone ; accessible to everybody.
* alcance amplio=broad scope.
* alcance temático=subject scope.
* ampliar el alcance de=extend + the reach of.
* a + Posesivo + alcance=in the ballpark for + Pronombre ; in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
* caer fuera del alcance de=fall outside + the scope of.
* calidad y alcance de, la=quality and extent of, the.
* colocar fuera de alcance=place + out of reach.
* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance=with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.
* de alcance estatal=nationwide [nation-wide].
* de alcance nacional=nationwide [nation-wide].
* de amplio alcance=broad in scope.
* de fácil alcance para=within easy reach of.
* de largo alcance=far-reaching ; far-ranging.
* el alcance=comprehensiveness.
* estar al alcance de la mano=be at hand.
* estar fuera del alcance=lie outside + the scope of.
* estudio de alcance=scoping study.
* facilidad de alcance=reachability.
* fuera de alcance=beyond reach ; out of range.
* fuera del alcance=out of reach.
* fuera del alcance de=beyond the scope of.
* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien=beyond + Posesivo + powers.
* fuera del alcance del oído=out of earshot.
* mantener Algo fuera del alcance de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos del alcance de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + alcance=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* nota de alcance=scope note (SN).
* objetivo y alcance=purpose and scope.
* poner al alcance=bring + Nombre + within (the) reach of.
* poner Algo al alcance=put + Nombre + within reach.
* tener al alcance=have at + Posesivo + touch.
* tener Algo al alcance=have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* WAN (red de gran alcance)=WAN (wide area network).

alcance amplio
(n.)=broad scope.
Ex: The new structure will give IFLA the opportunity to continue with a broad scope.
alcance temático
(n.)=subject scope.
Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
alcancía
(n.)=piggy bank.
Nota: Generalmente en forma de cerdito.
Ex: British banks are banning piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims, who regard pigs as impure animals.

alcanfor
(n.)=camphor.
Ex: Some health products that contain camphor and/or eucalyptus oils can cause serious health problems including seizures.
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* bola de alcanfor=mothball ; moth crystal ; camphor ball.

alcano
(n.)=alkane.
Nota: Compuesto químico.
Ex: The author describes the application of the technique to 7 physical properties of alkanes.

alcantarilla
(n.)=sewer ; sewer pipe ; drain ; gutter.
Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
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* boca de alcantarilla=manhole.
* tapa de alcantarilla=manhole cover.

alcantarillado
(n.)=sewage facility ; drainage ; sewerage system ; sewerage.
Ex: There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.
Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
Ex: The spread of these diseases is mainly attributed to broken sewerage systems.
Ex: Septic tanks and broken sewerage contaminates the groundwater supplies which are used for drinking water in many communities.
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* alcantarillado y basura=sanitation.
* red de alcantarillado=drainage system.
* sistema de alcantarillado=sewerage system ; sewerage.

alcantarillado y basura
(n.)=sanitation.
Ex: The council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services' which they described as police, fire, and sanitation.
alcanzable
(adj.)=attainable ; achievable ; acquirable ; reachable.
Ex: This technique's integration of brainstorming and theory principles establishes an effective, stimulating, innovative, rapid and attainable IRS.
Ex: It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.
Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.
Ex: I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system.

alcanzar
(v.)=attain ; gain ; reach ; run to ; catch up with ; reach for ; hit.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio hit.
Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
Ex: Obviously a book on the chemistry of mercury which runs to 200 pages will give less detail than one which runs to 600 pages.
Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library.
Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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* alcanzar a ver=glimpse.
* alcanzar + Cantidad=run into + Cantidad.
* alcanzar cifras récord=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
* alcanzar cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights.
* alcanzar dimensiones épicas=reach + epic proportions.
* alcanzar el culmen de=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
* alcanzar el destino de Uno=reach + Posesivo + destination.
* alcanzar el estrellato=rise to + stardom ; reach + stardom.
* alcanzar el límite de=reach + the limits of.
* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades=reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
* alcanzar el máximo=reach + a head ; crest.
* alcanzar el momento cumbre=reach + summit.
* alcanzar el orgasmo=reach + a climax.
* alcanzar el punto crítico=come to + a head.
* alcanzar el punto culminante=climax ; reach + a climax.
* alcanzar el punto de ebullición=reach + boiling point.
* alcanzar el punto más álgido=peak ; come into + full bloom.
* alcanzar el tope=crest.
* alcanzar el valor máximo=crest.
* alcanzar la cifra de=total.
* alcanzar la cumbre de=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
* alcanzar la cúspide de=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
* alcanzar la fama=rise to + stardom ; reach + stardom.
* alcanzar la madurez=come to + maturity ; bring to + maturity ; achieve + maturity ; reach + maturity.
* alcanzar la mayoría de edad=come of + age.
* alcanzar la plenitud=come to + full flower.
* alcanzar masa crítica=reach + critical mass ; achieve + critical mass.
* alcanzar mayores cotas=rise to + greater heights.
* alcanzar niveles mínimos=reach + a low ebb.
* alcanzar popularidad=catch on.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo=peak.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + auge=reach + Posesivo + highest point.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin=reach + Posesivo + end.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento=peak.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto=peak + too early.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido=reach + Posesivo + peak ; reach + Posesivo + height ; reach + Posesivo + highest point.
* alcanzar proporciones alarmantes=reach + alarming proportions.
* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas=reach + catastrophic proportions.
* alcanzar proporciones de crisis=grow to + crisis proportions.
* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas=reach + epic proportions.
* alcanzar proporciones épicas=reach + epic proportions.
* alcanzar proporciones exageradas=reach + epic proportions.
* alcanzar su auge=reach + Posesivo + height.
* alcanzar tierra firme=come + ashore.
* alcanzar una conclusión=reach + conclusion ; arrive at + conclusion.
* alcanzar una cota=hit + high.
* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica=reach + a critical juncture.
* alcanzar un acuerdo=reach + agreement ; reach + compromise ; hammer out + agreement.
* alcanzar una decisión=arrive at + decision.
* alcanzar una meta=accomplish + goal ; achieve + goal ; meet + Posesivo + goal.
* alcanzar una nueva cota=hit + a new high.
* alcanzar una solución=arrive at + a solution.
* alcanzar un compromiso=reach + agreement.
* alcanzar un máximo histórico=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
* alcanzar un objetivo=attain + Posesivo + goal.
* alcanzar un precio=fetch + Dinero.
* ayudar a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo=further + Posesivo + goal.
* contribuir a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo=further + Posesivo + goal.
* hasta donde alcance=to the limits of.
* hasta donde alcanza la vista=as far as the eye can see.
* intentar alcanzar=reach for.
* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)=fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
* un medio para alcanzar un fin=a means to an end.

alcanzar + Cantidad
(v.)=run into + Cantidad.
Ex: Millions of abstracts are produced annually at a total cost that runs into millions of dollars.
alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo
(v.)=peak.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
alcanzar + Posesivo + auge
(v.)=reach + Posesivo + highest point.
Ex: Ancient Greece reached its highest point of achievement in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C..
alcanzar + Posesivo + fin
(v.)=reach + Posesivo + end.
Ex: It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end.
alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento
(v.)=peak.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto
(v.)=peak + too early.
Ex: I'm worried that Darryl may have peaked too early in his last match, but he seems to be in very good nick and is capable of holding off Webster.
alcanzar + Posesivo + punto álgido
(v.)=reach + Posesivo + peak ; reach + Posesivo + height ; reach + Posesivo + highest point.
Ex: After 20 years of development ATM installations are expected to reach their peak in the next decade. Ex: This mania reached its height about the beginning of the present century. Ex: Ancient Greece reached its highest point of achievement in the fifth and fourth centuries B.C..
alcanzar a ver
(v.)=glimpse.
Ex: The shape of space: have cosmologists glimpsed signs that the universe is bounded?.
alcanzar cifras récord
(v.)=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
Ex: Used car prices are at or near all-time highs making this a great time to get rid of your unneeded vehicles for the best possible price

. Ex: Cotton prices hit an all-time high, edging toward $2 a pound on continuing concerns that demand could outpace supplies. Ex: Fish consumption has reached an all-time high and more people than ever are employed in or depend on the fisheries sector.
alcanzar cotas más altas
(v.)=raise to + greater heights.
Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.
alcanzar dimensiones épicas
(v.)=reach + epic proportions.
Ex: The environmental waste problem is now reaching epic proportions.
alcanzar el culmen de
(v.)=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation. Ex: Founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, Zacatecas reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries.
alcanzar el destino de Uno
(v.)=reach + Posesivo + destination.
Ex: With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
alcanzar el estrellato
(v.)=rise to + stardom ; reach + stardom.
Ex: Instead, he rose to opera stardom and entranced stadium audiences with his singing voice rather than his soccer skills. Ex: No wonder he has finally reached stardom that he has wanted for years.
alcanzar el límite de
(v.)=reach + the limits of.
Ex: In such situations we reach the limits of what are known as pre-coordinate systems, i.e. systems which are based on headings summarizing the content of documents in terms coordinated according to a citation order.
alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad
(v.)=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch. Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades
(v.)=reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
alcanzar el momento cumbre
(v.)=reach + summit.
Ex: The reputation of this place reached its summit in the 18th century.
alcanzar el máximo
(v.)=reach + a head ; crest.
Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way. Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.
alcanzar el orgasmo
(v.)=reach + a climax.
Ex: In most cases, if you have a strong emotional bond with your partner, you will feel a sense of pleasure by helping your partner reach a climax.
alcanzar el punto crítico
(v.)=come to + a head.
Ex: The debate appears to have come to a head with the launch of two new titles on DVD.
alcanzar el punto culminante
(v.)=climax ; reach + a climax.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward. Ex: Carrefour is preparing for protests outside its stores to reach a climax on May 1.
alcanzar el punto de ebullición
(v.)=reach + boiling point.
Ex: Such a lengthy boiling period is necessary in order to ensure that all the water has reached boiling point.
alcanzar el punto más álgido
(v.)=peak ; come into + full bloom.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped. Ex: Combined with acces to full texts of papers online in the near future, the navigational and retrieval capabilities of citation links will finally come into full bloom.
alcanzar el tope
(v.)=crest.
Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.
alcanzar el valor máximo
(v.)=crest.
Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.
alcanzar la cifra de
(v.)=total.
Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week.
alcanzar la cumbre de
(v.)=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation. Ex: Founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, Zacatecas reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries.
alcanzar la cúspide de
(v.)=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation. Ex: Founded in 1546 after the discovery of a rich silver lode, Zacatecas reached the height of its prosperity in the 16th and 17th centuries.
alcanzar la fama
(v.)=rise to + stardom ; reach + stardom.
Ex: Instead, he rose to opera stardom and entranced stadium audiences with his singing voice rather than his soccer skills. Ex: No wonder he has finally reached stardom that he has wanted for years.
alcanzar la madurez
(v.)=come to + maturity ; bring to + maturity ; achieve + maturity ; reach + maturity.
Ex: It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity. Ex: Music printing from movable type continued alongside plate printing, and was brought to maturity in the 1750s by J. G. I. Breitkopf. Ex: Becker concludes, pessimistically, that the library has 'no role to play in solving the problem of how non-college youth are to achieve maturity'. Ex: Even these sciences have their sceptics and it will be only when the science of information reaches a maturity of its own that one can use the name 'information technology' in any more than a loose way.
alcanzar la mayoría de edad
(v.)=come of + age.
Ex: The eighteenth century was the period when the novel came of age -- the commonly agreed date is 1740.
alcanzar la plenitud
(v.)=come to + full flower.
Ex: It is a time when old rules give way to new and when expectations com to full flower.
alcanzar masa crítica
(v.)=reach + critical mass ; achieve + critical mass.
Ex: The Web has reached critical mass, making the situation ripe for librarians to build the digital library. Ex: One of the important part played by list moderators is planting 'seeds' in new discussion groups that have not yet achieved critical mass.
alcanzar mayores cotas
(v.)=rise to + greater heights.
Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.
alcanzar niveles mínimos
(v.)=reach + a low ebb.
Ex: In the 1980s, because of several factors, including Israel's economic recession, immigration from Europe has reached a low ebb.
alcanzar popularidad
(v.)=catch on.
Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.
alcanzar proporciones alarmantes
(v.)=reach + alarming proportions.
Ex: Trafficking in children in Southeast Asia for prostitution & pornography has reached alarming proportions.
alcanzar proporciones catastróficas
(v.)=reach + catastrophic proportions.
Ex: The rate of coastal land loss in Louisiana has reached catastrophic proportions.
alcanzar proporciones de crisis
(v.)=grow to + crisis proportions.
Ex: When advance thought and analysis are routine, problems are less likely to grow to crisis proportions.
alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas
(v.)=reach + epic proportions.
Ex: The environmental waste problem is now reaching epic proportions.
alcanzar proporciones exageradas
(v.)=reach + epic proportions.
Ex: The environmental waste problem is now reaching epic proportions.
alcanzar proporciones épicas
(v.)=reach + epic proportions.
Ex: The environmental waste problem is now reaching epic proportions.
alcanzar su auge
(v.)=reach + Posesivo + height.
Ex: This mania reached its height about the beginning of the present century.
alcanzar tierra firme
(v.)=come + ashore.
Ex: Due to the effects of global warming, tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in Alaska.
alcanzar un acuerdo
(v.)=reach + agreement ; reach + compromise ; hammer out + agreement.
Ex: Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form. Ex: The article 'Aloft at last!: 'Operating Agreement' gets off the ground as ALA and its divisions reach compromise' reports on the 108th Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA). Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.
alcanzar un compromiso
(v.)=reach + agreement.
Ex: Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form.
alcanzar un máximo histórico
(v.)=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
Ex: Used car prices are at or near all-time highs making this a great time to get rid of your unneeded vehicles for the best possible price

. Ex: Cotton prices hit an all-time high, edging toward $2 a pound on continuing concerns that demand could outpace supplies. Ex: Fish consumption has reached an all-time high and more people than ever are employed in or depend on the fisheries sector.
alcanzar un objetivo
(v.)=attain + Posesivo + goal.
Ex: This article tries to find out why non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Mauritius often do not succeed in attaining their goal.
alcanzar un precio
(v.)=fetch + Dinero.
Ex: One wonders what the students did with all those articles about investing in literary works and about the prices that authors' autographs fetched in auctions!.
alcanzar una conclusión
(v.)=reach + conclusion ; arrive at + conclusion.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it. Ex: She arrived at the conclusion that emphasis on prettiness is 1 of the criteria that accounts for exclusion of pictures of fat children.
alcanzar una cota
(v.)=hit + high.
Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
alcanzar una coyuntura crítica
(v.)=reach + a critical juncture.
Ex: Priorities and direction for the Library Association have reached a critical juncture.
alcanzar una decisión
(v.)=arrive at + decision.
Ex: The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.
alcanzar una meta
(v.)=accomplish + goal ; achieve + goal ; meet + Posesivo + goal.
Ex: The astute leader will establish short- and long-range goals for the institution, develop specific objectives to accomplish those goals, and activities to meet the objectives. Ex: Productivity, in the form of goals achieved in providing improved services and resources, will be the measurement of good library management and planning. Ex: The author looks at computer networks and how they are affecting academic libraries' ability to meet their goals.
alcanzar una nueva cota
(v.)=hit + a new high.
Ex: The stock hit a new high on Monday after gapping up 7%.
alcanzar una solución
(v.)=arrive at + a solution.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
alcaparra
(n.)=caper.
Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.

alcaudón
(n.)=shrike.
Ex: Excessive use of insecticides has destroyed the insect species preyed upon by shrikes.

alcazaba
(n.)=citadel.
Ex: The article 'A citadel under siege' identifies the tasks which the library administrator must undertake and complete if his library collection is to successfully withstand the attack of the Censor.

alce
(n.)=moose ; elk.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.

alcoba
(n.)=bedroom.
Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
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* conversación de alcoba=pillow talk.

alcohol
(n.)=alcohol ; spirit ; booze ; liquor ; alchy [alchie].
Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.
Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.
Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.
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* abuso del alcohol=alcohol abuse.
* alcohol de madera=wood alcohol.
* alcohol isopropílico=rubbing alcohol ; isopropyl alcohol.
* alcohol metílico=wood alcohol ; methyl alcohol.
* alcohol para frotar=rubbing alcohol.
* alcohol polivinílico=polyvinyl alcohol.
* bebida baja en alcohol=low-alcohol drink.
* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink driving ; drunk driving.
* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol=drive while under + the influence of alcohol.
* consumo de alcohol=alcohol consumption.
* de alcohol=spirit-based.
* hábito de consumo de alcohol=drinking practice ; drinking habit.
* índice de alcohol en sangre=blood alcohol level.
* industria del alcohol, la=alcohol industry, the.
* problema con el alcohol=drinking problem.
* problemas con el alcohol=problem drinking.
* relacionado con el alcohol=alcohol-related.
* sin alcohol=alcoholfree.
* tasa de alcohol en sangre=blood alcohol level.

alcohol de madera
(n.)=wood alcohol.
Ex: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.
alcohol isopropílico
(n.)=rubbing alcohol ; isopropyl alcohol.
Ex: Simply soak the edges of the glue with rubbing alcohol and it peels right off. Ex: Isopropyl alcohol is capable of killing most bacteria within 5 minutes of exposure but has limited virucidal activity.
alcohol metílico
(n.)=wood alcohol ; methyl alcohol.
Ex: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover. Ex: Further refinement of the production method could lead to the recovery of the excess methyl alcohol.
alcohol para frotar
(n.)=rubbing alcohol.
Ex: Simply soak the edges of the glue with rubbing alcohol and it peels right off.
alcohol polivinílico
(n.)=polyvinyl alcohol.
Ex: This article reports results of tests on synthetic polymers (cellulose ethers, polyacrylic, polyvinyl alcohol) as temporary protection of records during preservation, as adhesives for use in paper conservation, and to strengthen paper after preservation treatment.
alcoholemia
(n.)=alcoholism ; alcoholemia.
Ex: Right and left parentheses must be balanced; for example, '(alcoholism or (alcohol or drug) abuse) literature'.
Ex: Chronic alcoholemia has the potential to restrict energy intake and induce malnutrition.
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* campaña de control de alcoholemia=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* control de alcoholemia=roadside sobriety checkpoint ; sobriety checkpoint.
* índice de alcoholemia=blood alcohol level.
* prueba de alcoholemia=breath test ; alcohol testing.
* tasa de alcoholemia=blood alcohol level.
* test de alcoholemia=breath test ; field sobriety test ; sobriety test.

alcoholero
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* industria alcoholera, la=alcohol industry, the.

alcoholismo
(n.)=alcoholism ; drinking problem.
Ex: Right and left parentheses must be balanced; for example, '(alcoholism or (alcohol or drug) abuse) literature'.
Ex: Advertising may have a direct impact on youth drinking practices and drinking problems.

alcoholímetro
(n.)=breathalyser [breathalyzer, -USA].
Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.

alcohólico^1
(n.)=alcoholic ; alchy [alchie].
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
Ex: It wasn't that interesting to be honest, some crime novel with a dead lady and an alchy dectetive.
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* Alcohólicos Anónimos=Alcoholics Anonymous.

alcohólico^2
(adj.)=alcoholic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: She is the daughter of an alcoholic and has been surrounded by alcoholic adults all of her life.
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* bebida alcohólica=alcoholic beverage ; spirit ; liquor ; alchy [alchie] ; alcoholic drink.
* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* bebida alcohólica fuerte=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* bebida alcohólica ilegal=moonshine.
* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas=licensed.
* consumidor de bebidas alcohólicas=alcoholic drinker.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas=drinking ; boozing.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad=underage drinking.
* destilador ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=shiner ; moonshiner.
* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner ; shiner.
* fermentación alcohólica=alcoholic fermentation.
* hepatitis alcohólica=alcoholic hepatitis.
* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas=drink-related.
* tienda de bebidas alcohólicas=liquor store ; off-licence.
* vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner ; shiner.

alcornoque^1
(n.)=cork oak ; cork tree.
Ex: In Spain and Portugal, cork oak landscapes have historically been home to the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle.
Ex: As a renewable resource, the average life span of a cork tree is more than 200 years.

alcornoque^2
(n.)=blockhead.
Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.

alcurnia
(n.)=ancestry ; lineage ; noble birth ; line of ancestry.
Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
Ex: The lineage of PRECIS indexing: PRECIS indexing has roots in faceted classification.
Ex: In America social rank depends substantially on wealth, an accident as much as noble birth, but movable.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.
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* de alta alcurnia=well-born.

alcuza
(n.)=oiling can.
Nota: Para engrasar.
Ex: He and the others gave the old engine a thorough inspection, then pulled out what appeared to be oiling cans.

alcázar
(n.)=citadel ; palace ; castle ; fortress.
Nota: Plural fortresses.
Ex: The article 'A citadel under siege' identifies the tasks which the library administrator must undertake and complete if his library collection is to successfully withstand the attack of the Censor.
Ex: The article 'The public library - paperback palace or poorhouse?' discusses the factors which have caused South African public libraries to review their paperback purchasing policies.
Ex: Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.
Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.

aldaba
(n.)=door knocker ; knocker.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
Ex: Having a knocker on the door really does ensure that staff respect the fact that they are entering personal space.

aldaba^2
(n.)=latch.
Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.

aldabilla
(n.)=latch.
Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.

aldabón
(n.)=door knocker ; knocker.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
Ex: Having a knocker on the door really does ensure that staff respect the fact that they are entering personal space.

aldea
(n.)=hamlet ; rural village ; village ; homestead.
Ex: A large proportion of the population in Britain still lives in the countryside, in hamlets and villages of varying size.
Ex: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.
Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.
Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.
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* aldea de montaña=mountain village.
* aldea global, la=global village, the.
* aldea mundial de la información, la=global information village, the.
* aldea mundial, la=global village, the.
* aldea rural=rural village.

aldea de montaña
(n.)=mountain village.
Ex: This remote, hitherto predominantly agricultural, mountain village has developed into an ultra-modern ski resort.
aldea global, la
=global village, the.
Ex: The global village will not become a reality until each inhabitant is able to hold an electronic conversation with his neighbour.
aldea mundial de la información, la
=global information village, the.
Ex: The huge economic problems faced by many countries in the world may result in a very slow growth in the number of connections to the international network, but to have any hope in sharing in the benefits of the global information village those connections will be vital.
aldea mundial, la
=global village, the.
Ex: The global village will not become a reality until each inhabitant is able to hold an electronic conversation with his neighbour.
aldea rural
(n.)=rural village.
Ex: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.
aldeana
(n.)=village woman.
Ex: Perhaps only 2% or less of village women can read and write.

aldeano
(n.)=villager ; village man.
Ex: Most importantly, the villagers are responsible for the day to day operation and the upkeep of the units.
Ex: Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man.

aldeanos
(n.)=village people.
Ex: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.

aldino
(adj.)=Aldine.
Ex: It was the same Wilson who made the first deliberate break with the Aldine tradition in the 1750s with a fine double pica greek which was intended for use with no more than a few ligatures and with none of the old contractions.
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* alfabeto griego aldino=Aldine greek.
* cursiva aldina=Aldine italic.
* edición aldina=Aldine edition.

aleación
(n.)=alloy.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.
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* aleación de plomo=lead-alloy.

aleación de plomo
(n.)=lead-alloy.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.
aleatoriamente
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* asignar aleatoriamente=randomise [randomize, -USA].
* distribuir aleatoriamente=randomise [randomize, -USA].
* escoger aleatoriamente=pick at + random.

aleatorio
(adj.)=random.
Ex: Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.
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* acceso aleatorio=random access.
* carácter aleatorio=randomness.
* de un modo aleatorio=at random.
* fichero de acceso aleatorio=random access file.
* memoria de acceso aleatorio (RAM)=random access memory (RAM).

aleccionador
(adj.)=chastening ; sobering ; instructive ; humbling.
Ex: It is chastening to be reminded that reference work has not always been a inherent part of librarianship.
Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.
Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
Ex: It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.
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* experiencia aleccionadora=awakening.

aleccionar
(v.)=give + lessons ; humble ; school ; lecture.
Ex: France as a former empire is not in a position to give lessons to US and the World and cannot speak in the name of other countries.
Ex: But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.
Ex: Apprenticeship is more realistic than expecting everyone to be schooled by a parent at home.
Ex: She tried to sneak out, her dad ran after her, and started lecturing her about trust and told her to go to bed.

alegación
(n.)=allegation.
Ex: This article comments on allegations that errors are seldom corrected and suggests that David Henige's understanding of the features of a subject headings list differs from that of the Library of Congress.
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* alegación falsa=ipse dixit.
* hacer alegaciones=plead.
* rebatir una alegación=refute + allegation.
* refutar una alegación=refute + allegation.

alegación falsa
(n.)=ipse dixit.
Ex: Readers, he maintains, will wince at this illegal ipse dixit.
alegar
(v.)=allege ; plead.
Ex: In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.
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* alegar defensa=muster + defense.

alegar defensa
(v.)=muster + defense.
Ex: The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.
alegato
(n.)=plea.
Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.

alegoría
(n.)=allegory.
Ex: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.

alegrar
(v.)=jazz up ; brighten up ; liven up.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.
Ex: Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey.
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* alegrar la vida a Alguien=brighten up + Posesivo + life.
* alegrarle el día a Alguien=brighten up + Posesivo + day ; make + Posesivo + day.
* alegrarse=feel + elated ; brighten ; come to + life ; feel + happy.
* alegrarse de=be glad (to) ; rejoice in.
* no alegrar=bring no + joy ; take no + joy.

alegrar la vida a Alguien
(v.)=brighten up + Posesivo + life.
Ex: This is a real controversial life story of a man whose sole mission was to reach out and hug a stranger to brighten up their lives.
alegrarle el día a Alguien
(v.)=brighten up + Posesivo + day ; make + Posesivo + day.
Ex: A mother's grin is valued more than Dad's with 8% of respondents saying she brightened up their day as opposed to 3% for Dad. Ex: Sometimes you can make their day simply by engaging them in a genuine conversation about themselves.
alegrarse
(v.)=feel + elated ; brighten ; come to + life ; feel + happy.
Ex: Jeanne Leforte felt tired but elated when the session adjourned. Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'. Ex: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
alegrarse de
(v.)=be glad (to) ; rejoice in.
Ex: And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work. Ex: I cannot tell you how happy we in the circulation department will all be to put an end once and for all to the smiling delinquent patron who rejoices in paying his fine because he is thereby 'supporting a worthy cause'.
alegre
(adj.)=cheerful ; lively ; light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted] ; jolly ; merry ; joyful ; blithe ; gleeful ; perky ; cheery ; breezy ; good-humoured ; festive ; jaunty .
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.
Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.
Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.
Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.
Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.
Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.
Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
Ex: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.
Ex: A wool beret, worn at just such a jaunty angle says 'I'm confident' in a most nonchalant way.
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* más alegre que unas castañuelas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* sentirse alegre=feel + happy.

alegremente
=cheerfully ; merrily ; perkily ; lightheartedly ; joyously ; gaily ; jauntily ; blithely.
Ex: 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.
Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
Ex: 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.
Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.
Ex: See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.
Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
Ex: The people who blithely assert that we could do this job instead of immigrants are wildly underestimating what's involved in becoming a skilled picker.

alegría
(n.)=joy ; cheerfulness ; glee ; felicity ; cheer.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).
Ex: Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.
Ex: But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
Ex: The world is a little worse off than it was before as his talents, good cheer, metered insanity will be missed.
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* alegría de vivir=joie de vivre.
* alegrías y penas=pleasures and pains.
* con alegría=joyously ; gleefully.
* estar loco de alegría=be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be tickled pink.
* falto de alegría=joyless.
* llenar de alegría=delight ; brighten up.
* loco de alegría=chuffed to bits.
* no caber en sí de alegría=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* volverse loco de alegría=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.

alegría de vivir
=joie de vivre.
Ex: It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.
alegrías y penas
(n.)=pleasures and pains.
Ex: The author reviews some of the pleasures and pains of producing journals for the profession of librarianship in Australia.
alegórico
(adj.)=parabolic ; allegorical ; allegoric.
Ex: All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.
Ex: The image of the white peacock stands out in the text as emblematic or allegorical.
Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.

alejado
(adj.)=outlying ; further afield ; at arm's length ; aloof.
Ex: Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
Ex: Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.
Ex: The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.
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* alejado del mundanal ruido=far from the maddening crowd(s).
* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica=be + Número + away.
* estar bastante alejado=be a distance apart.
* estar muy alejado de=be a long way from.
* mantener alejado=keep away ; keep + Nombre + out ; keep + Nombre + out of it.
* mantener Algo alejado=keep + Nombre + at arm's length.
* mantenerse alejado=stay away ; remain + aloof.
* mantenerse alejado (de)=stay away from ; steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública=shun + the public eye.
* más alejado=further afield ; furthest away.
* muy alejado de=a long way removed from.
* permanecer alejado=stay out of + sight.

alejado del mundanal ruido
=far from the maddening crowd(s).
Ex: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.
alejamiento
(n.)=alienation ; remoteness ; remoteness ; estrangement ; move away from ; aloofness ; distancing.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
Ex: Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.
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* alejamiento de=swing away from.
* orden judicial de alejamiento=protection order ; restraining order.

alejamiento de
=swing away from.
Ex: There appears to be a swing away from the subjects of cataloguing and indexing and library automation.
alejar
(v.)=drive away ; estrange (from) ; chase away.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
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* alejar de=lead far from ; draw + Nombre + away from ; wean + Nombre + (away) from.
* alejar gradualmente de=wean + Nombre + off.
* alejarse=march off ; walk away ; retreat ; stray (from/outside) ; distance ; get away ; move away ; move apart ; zoom out.
* alejarse aún más=move + further apart.
* alejarse (de)=move away from ; drift away from ; wander from ; turn away from ; cut + Reflexivo + off from ; become + detached from ; pull away (from) ; step away from ; ride away (from).
* alejarse de la realidad=stray from + reality.
* alejarse deprisa=hurry away ; hurry off.
* alejarse más aun=move + further apart.
* alejar una toma=pan out.
* que se aleja=retreating.

alejar de
(v.)=lead far from ; draw + Nombre + away from ; wean + Nombre + (away) from.
Ex: We cannot address these questions in this discussion, as they would lead us far from our topic. Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good. Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
alejar gradualmente de
(v.)=wean + Nombre + off.
Ex: Ministers will be ordered to adopt urgent measures to wean the country off oil due to the dramatic rise in fuel prices.
alejar una toma
(v.)=pan out.
Ex: While the camera was focused in the viewers couldn't see the whole set but as it started to pan out the situation changed significantly, for the worse.
alejarse
(v.)=march off ; walk away ; retreat ; stray (from/outside) ; distance ; get away ; move away ; move apart ; zoom out.
Ex: Do not march off full-tilt in front of the readers. Ex: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence. Ex: Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help, or upon the indications that they have been noticed, they may retreat (to the street, one hopes, and not merely out of view). Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence. Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture. Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'. Ex: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away. Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift. Ex: If you want to zoom out further, just keep clicking on the button until you are at the view you want.
alejarse aun más
(v.)=move + further apart.
Ex: When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
alejarse de
(v.)=move away from ; drift away from ; wander from ; turn away from ; cut + Reflexivo + off from ; become + detached from ; pull away (from) ; step away from ; ride away (from).
Ex: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan. Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves. Ex: There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition. Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print. Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study. Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences. Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age. Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end. Ex: During the investigation, the officer learned the unknown subject was seen riding away from the building on a bicycle.
alejarse de la realidad
(v.)=stray from + reality.
Ex: Librarians should stay close to the customers to avoid straying from reality.
alejarse deprisa
(v.)=hurry away ; hurry off.
Ex: Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away. Ex: He picked up his briefcase, returned the papers, and hurried off.
alejarse más aun
(v.)=move + further apart.
Ex: When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
alelado
(n./adj.)=potty ; daffy ; daft ; gormless ; wally.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

alelar
(v.)=stupefy.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.

alelo
(n.)=allele.
Ex: A person who is heterozygous for a mutation has two different alleles for the gene.

alelí
(n.)=wallflower.
Ex: It was my first year growing wallflowers and to be fair the results were disappointing.

alemán
(n.)=Deutsche ; German ; Hun ; Kraut ; Jerry.
Nota: Usado a veces en singular con significado plural.
Ex: German is the English equivalent of Deutsche.
Ex: The Root Thesaurus designations are independent of specific language (that is, French, German, Italian).
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and Gringos.
Ex: Jerry had to guess where the bridges were, though, for a vast smoke screen covered miles of the river successfully hiding the bridges.
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* Asociación de Archiveros Alemanes=Verein Deutscher Archivare.
* francoalemán=Franco-German.
* marco alemán=German mark.
* ocupado por los alemanes=German-occupied.
* pastor alemán=Alsatian ; German shepherd dog ; German shepherd.
* soldado alemán=Jerry.

alentador
(adj.)=supportive ; heartening ; prodding ; heart-warming.
Ex: But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?.
Ex: This positive attitude is heartening.
Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.
Ex: The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.

alentar
=encourage ; spur ; stimulate ; cheer ; hearten ; root for.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
Ex: I didn't know her from Adam but started rooting for her from day 1 of the competition.
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* alentar la esperanza=foster + hope.

alentar la esperanza
(v.)=foster + hope.
Ex: The simplest way to foster hope is to examine the goals that emerge from our desires and ambitions.
alergia
(n.)=allergy ; allergic reaction.
Ex: This article describes the indexing approach to Drug Information Fulltext (DIF) in which concepts such as 'dosage' or 'allergies' are tagged in a technique which allows the retrieval of specific information without the need to review on screen the equivalent of 6-8 printed pages.
Ex: Foods with certain artificial colourants can cause allergic reactions in some people.
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* alergia alimenticia=food allergy.
* alergia a los frutos secos=nut allergy.
* alergia al polen=hay fever.
* síndrome de alergia total=total allergy syndrome.

alergia a los frutos secos
(n.)=nut allergy.
Ex: When someone has a nut allergy, this usually lasts all their life.
alergia al polen
(n.)=hay fever.
Ex: R. Shaw examined a collection of documents on hay fever in detail, and came to the conclusion that all the information to be found was contained in 96 of the total of four thousand!.
alergia alimenticia
(n.)=food allergy.
Ex: Seafood, including fish, shrimp, lobster, crab, crayfish, mussel, and clam are among the most frequent causes of food allergy.
alergénico
(adj.)=allergenic.
Ex: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen.
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* no alergénico=non-allergenic.

alero
(n.)=eave.
Nota: Término de la construcción.
Ex: In other instances, soffits may be hidden under the eave, invisible behind the fascia board.
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* alero del tejado=eave.

alero del tejado
(n.)=eave.
Ex: In other instances, soffits may be hidden under the eave, invisible behind the fascia board.
alerta
(n.)=vigilance ; vigilant ; watchful ; alert.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
Ex: After a discussion of the historical background to copyright, the reasons why libraries have had to become vigilant about infringement of copyright are examined.
Ex: Though in the teacher's case it does mean that he is more watchful for opportunities.
Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.
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* alerta amarilla=yellow alert.
* alerta del tiempo=weather warning.
* alerta informativa=news alerts ; information alert.
* alerta roja=red alert.
* alerta terrorista=terror alert.
* alerta verde=green alert.
* en alerta roja=on red alert.
* en estado de alerta=on standby ; on alert.
* estado de alerta=state of alert.
* estar a la alerta de=be wary of.
* estar alerta=keep + an eye out for.
* estar alerta ante=keep + an eye out for ; be on the alert for.
* poner en alerta=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
* poner en estado de alerta=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
* señal de alerta=warning sign ; warning signal ; alert signal ; alert signal ; early warning sign.
* servicio de alerta=alert service ; alerting service.
* sistema de alerta temprana=early warning system.

alerta amarilla
(n.)=yellow alert.
Ex: These key economic indexes have now touched the yellow alert point for the first time this year.
alerta del tiempo
(n.)=weather warning.
Ex: A weather warning is issued when severe weather is expected within the next few hours.
alerta informativa
(n.)=news alerts ; information alert.
Ex: The system was used for news alerts, research tracking, and newsletter production. Ex: Subscribers can even receive information alerts via pager or electronic mail.
alerta roja
(n.)=red alert.
Ex: The fact that killer whales could achieve those levels of contaminants is a red alert that we need to take better care of the ocean.
alerta terrorista
(n.)=terror alert.
Ex: Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.
alerta verde
(n.)=green alert.
Ex: The Green Alert Status reflects a low risk of terrorist attacks.
alertar
(v.)=awaken ; sound + a wake-up call.
Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
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* alertar de=alert to.

alertar de
(v.)=alert to.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
alerto
(adj.)=alert.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
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* dar la señal de alerta=sound + the clarion.
* mantenerse alerta=keep + alert ; keep + an eye open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* señal de alerta=early warning signal ; clarion call.
* sistema de alerta=early warning system.

aleta anal
(n.)=anal fin.
Ex: The males have orange-pink dorsal and anal fins and a series of dots covering the body.
aleta caudal
(n.)=caudal fin.
Ex: Unlike most bony fishes, the upper lobe of a shark's caudal fin is larger than the lower lobe.
aleta dorsal
(n.)=dorsal fin.
Ex: The males have orange-pink dorsal and anal fins and a series of dots covering the body.
aleta pectoral
(n.)=pectoral fin.
Ex: As in all cetaceans, the dolphin's forelimbs have evolved into pectoral fins.
aleta^1
(n.)=fin ; flipper.
Ex: The article 'Furs, feathers and fins: recommended reading' presents a selected, annotated list of especially outstanding periodicals about pets is provided.
Ex: Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the pachyderm's flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on aeroplanes.
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* aleta anal=anal fin.
* aleta caudal=caudal fin.
* aleta dorsal=dorsal fin.
* aleta pectoral=pectoral fin.

aleta^2
(n.)=propeller blade ; blade.
Ex: Some artists used brass from shell casings modified in a number of ways; others used cartridge clips, shell fragments, and propeller blades to produce artistic souvenirs.
Ex: The more blades a helicopter has then the lower the weight that is carried on each.

aleta^3
(n.)=wing.
Ex: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.

aletargado
(adj.)=in torpidity ; lethargic ; sleepy ; drowsy .
Ex: That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.
Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.

aletargamiento
(n.)=lethargy ; sluggishness ; stupor ; state of torpidity ; torpidity.
Ex: Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.
Ex: The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.
Ex: It was hypothesized that unconsciousness was due to a dissociative stupor.
Ex: Very hot weather tends to induce a state of torpidity in many, with activity then confined to the relative cool of the morning and late afternoon.
Ex: At least two swift species share with hummingbirds the ability to enter periods of torpidity to conserve energy.

aletear
(v.)=flutter.
Ex: Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze.

aleteo
(n.)=flutter.
Ex: The sail just sat limp with barely a flutter.
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* aleteo auricular=atrial flutter.

aleteo auricular
(n.)=atrial flutter.
Ex: Atrial flutter is a common rhythm disturbance where the atria beat at 250-350 beats per minute.
aleurolita
(n.)=siltstone.
Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.

alfa
(n.)=alpha.
Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.
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* componente alfa=alpha-component.
* lugar de prueba alfa=alpha test site ; alpha site.
* macho alfa=alpha male.
* versión alfa=alpha version.

alfabetismo
(n.)=literacy.
Nota: Capacidad de saber leer y escribir.
Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.
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* alfabetismo en tecnología=technical literacy.
* alfabetismo funcional=functional literacy.
* alfabetismo informático=computer literacy.

alfabetismo en tecnología
(n.)=technical literacy.
Ex: These two programmes are intended to foster technical literacy.
alfabetismo funcional
(n.)=functional literacy.
Ex: A functional literacy approach is a method used to teach people how to read well enough to function in a complex society.
alfabetismo informático
(n.)=computer literacy.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
alfabetización
(n.)=alphabetisation [alphabetization, -USA] ; literacy ; interfiling ; literacy work ; literacy teaching.
Ex: Right now it would not win any great prize for alphabetization.
Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.
Ex: Such interfiling of entries is impossible in the case of the classified catalogue.
Ex: Literacy work is to some degree something of a 'terra incognita' for librarians.
Ex: Literacy teaching is not a burning issue in library education but it warrants attention.
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* alfabetización a nivel mundial=world literacy.
* alfabetización de adultos=adult literacy ; adult literacy teaching.
* alfabetización en casa=family literacy.
* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud=health literacy.
* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca=library literacy.
* alfabetización en información=information literacy.
* alfabetización en informática=computer literacy.
* alfabetización en la web=web literacy.
* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación=media literacy.
* alfabetización espacial=spatial literacy.
* alfabetización estadística=statistical literacy.
* alfabetización funcional=functional literacy.
* alfabetización gráfica=graphic literacy.
* alfabetización informacional=information literacy.
* alfabetización informativa=information literacy.
* alfabetización mediática=media literacy.
* alfabetización mundial=world literacy.
* alfabetización técnica=technical literacy ; technical literacy.
* campaña de alfabetización=literacy campaign ; literacy movement.
* nivel de alfabetización=literacy ; literacy rate.
* principio de la alfabetización literal=file-as-is principle.
* programa de alfabetización=literacy programme ; literacy movement.
* programa de alfabetización de adultos=adult literacy programme.
* programas de alfabetización=literacy promotion.
* relativo a la alfabetización=alphabetising [alphabetizing, -USA].
* tasa de alfabetización=literacy rate.
* trabajador en el área de la alfabetización=literacy worker.
* trabajo de alfabetización=literacy work.

alfabetización a nivel mundial
(n.)=world literacy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'World literacy and the role of libraries'.
alfabetización de adultos
(n.)=adult literacy ; adult literacy teaching.
Ex: The fact that 50-70% of students who start adult literacy programmes drop out suggests that this is a place where libraries could get involved to a large extent. Ex: As libraries cannot be considered in isolation from their environment, the 'problem' does not necessarily belong fully to librarianship; it may relate to the background factors, eg adult literacy teaching and public libraries.
alfabetización en casa
(n.)=family literacy.
Ex: Family literacy programmes help the parent or caregiver to fulfil his role as the first and foremost teacher of his children.
alfabetización en ciencias de la salud
(n.)=health literacy.
Ex: Health literacy is the degree to which individuals have the capacity to obtain, process, and understand basic health information and services needed to make appropriate health decisions.
alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca
(n.)=library literacy.
Ex: The author defines what is meant by 'library literacy' and suggests that librarians should aim to educate users, and in particular student users more broadly in the skills needed to make full use of a library.
alfabetización en información
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
alfabetización en informática
(n.)=computer literacy.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
alfabetización en la web
(n.)=web literacy.
Ex: Web literacy refers to the skill of knowing how to locate, access, evaluate and use web resources and information.
alfabetización en los medios de comunicación
(n.)=media literacy.
Ex: The article 'All that glitters may not be gold' argues that media literacy must become an integrated part of school curricula.
alfabetización espacial
(n.)=spatial literacy.
Ex: A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.
alfabetización estadística
=statistical literacy.
Ex: A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.
alfabetización funcional
(n.)=functional literacy.
Ex: A functional literacy approach is a method used to teach people how to read well enough to function in a complex society.
alfabetización gráfica
(n.)=graphic literacy.
Ex: Graphic literacy is the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze data represented graphically.
alfabetización informacional
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
alfabetización informativa
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
alfabetización mediática
(n.)=media literacy.
Ex: The article 'All that glitters may not be gold' argues that media literacy must become an integrated part of school curricula.
alfabetización mundial
(n.)=world literacy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'World literacy and the role of libraries'.
alfabetización técnica
(n.)=technical literacy ; technical literacy.
Ex: These two programmes are intended to foster technical literacy. Ex: These two programmes are intended to foster technical literacy.
alfabetizado
(adj.)=literate ; alphabetised [alphabetized, -USA].
Nota: Ordenado alfabéticamente.
Ex: Unsupported by any other teaching methods, browsing is not, of course enough to make children into literate readers.
Ex: When references have been assembled, the bibliography may be formally typed in a classified arrangement or in an alphabetized list.
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* no alfabetizado=non-literate.

alfabetizar
(v.)=alphabetise [alphabetize, -USA].
Ex: The collection has been alphabetised and is being catalogued on a personal computer using dBase 3 Plus software.

alfabeto
(n.)=alphabet ; character set ; script.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.
Ex: Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
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* alfabeto en información=information literate [information-literate].
* alfabeto griego aldino=Aldine greek.
* alfabeto no romano=non-Roman alphabet.
* alfabeto romano=Roman alphabet ; latin alphabet.
* en varios alfabetos=multiscript [multi-script].
* letra del alfabeto=alphabet letter ; alphabetic letter.

alfabeto en información
(adj.)=information literate [information-literate].
Ex: University library users need to become information-, computer-, and library-literate.
alfabeto griego aldino
=Aldine greek.
Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
alfabeto no romano
(n.)=non-Roman alphabet.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: transliteration and the practices to be adopted when citing items in languages with nonRoman alphabets.
alfabeto romano
(n.)=Roman alphabet ; latin alphabet.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals. Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.
alfabéticamente
=alphabetically.
Ex: The most common order is alphabetically by letters of the Roman alphabet arranged in their normal order.
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* ordenar alfabéticamente=arrange + in alphabetical order.

alfabético
=a to z [a/z o a-z] ; A/Z [a-z o a to z] ; alphabetic ; alphabetical ; alphabetico-direct ; alphabetico-specific ; alphabetico classed.
Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Ex: The subjects named in the alphabetical (from now on shortened to A/Z) subject index to the classified file are the subjects of documents.
Ex: After a valid alphabetic match is found, the text for that field including correct delimiters and tag suffixes will be retrieved from an authority file.
Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
Ex: Book indexes are usually of the alphabetico-direct kind.
Ex: Note that Coates uses the term alphabetico-specific with the same meaning in his book 'Subject catalogues'.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
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* alfabético jerárquico=alphabetic-hierarchical.
* alfabético por materias=alphabetico-subject.
* catálogo alfabético=alphabetic catalogue ; alphabetical catalogue ; alphabetico-specific catalogue.
* catálogo alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject catalogue.
* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave=keyword catalogue.
* índice alfabético=alphabetical index.
* índice alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject index.
* indización alfabética=alphabetical indexing.
* lista alfabética=alphabetic list ; alphabetical list ; alphabetical listing.
* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia=alphabetical list of subject headings.
* notación alfabética=alphabetical notation.
* ordenación alfabética=alphabetic arrangement ; alphabetical arrangement ; alphabetical ordering.
* ordenación alfabética letra a letra=letter by letter alphabetisation.
* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra=word by word alphabetisation.
* orden alfabético=alphabetic order ; alphabetical order.
* tratamiento alfabético=alphabetical approach.

alfabético jerárquico
=alphabetic-hierarchical.
Ex: The theoretical part of the work is illustrated by a fragment of the experimental thesaurus of enzyme specimens (its systematic and alphabetic-hierarchical part).
alfabético por materias
(n.)=alphabetico-subject.
Ex: There is a separate series of alphabetico-subject arranged volumes.
alfalfa
(n.)=alfalfa.
Ex: The dictionary contents include Alfalfa to Zucchini.
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* heno de alfalfa=alfalfa hay.

alfanje
(n.)=cutlass.
Ex: Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?.

alfanumérico
(adj.)=alphanumerical [alpha-numerical] ; alphanumeric [alpha-numeric].
Nota: Referido a la combinación de letras del alfabeto, símbolos y números.
Ex: The information contained in the texts (alpha-numerical characters), figures, photographs and/or the sounds recorded in binary code, can be processed more efficiently and reliably with the aid of digital electronic systems.
Ex: When a computer is used to produce a printed book or microform catalogue the drudgery of 'filing' the entries in an alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric order is removed since this can be done automatically.
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* notación alfanumérica=alphanumeric notation.
* orden alfanumérico=alphanumeric order.
* teclado alfanumérico=alphanumeric keyboard.

alfarero
(n.)=potter.
Ex: In this website potters and ceramicists showcase their pottery and clay works to the world in the form of a virtual gallery.
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* campo de alfarero=potter's field.
* rueda de alfarero=potter's wheel.
* torno de alfarero=potter's wheel.

alfarería
(n.)=pottery ; ceramics factory ; ceramics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.
Ex: The new library has been constructed on the site of a former ceramics factory.
Ex: The collection of books remained essentially the reference library of a 19th century collector whose special interests were the decorative arts, particularly glass and ceramics.

alfeñique
(n.)=weakling ; runt ; nesh ; weedy ; wimp ; softy [softie].
Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.

alfiler
(n.)=pin.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.
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* alfiler de gancho=safety pin.
* alfiler de seguridad=safety pin.
* almohadilla para alfileres=pincushion.
* del tamaño de la cabeza de un alfiler=pin-head sized.
* no caber ni un alfiler=no room to swing a cat.
* prender con alfileres=pin.
* quitar los alfileres=unpin.

alfiler de gancho
(n.)=safety pin.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
alfiler de seguridad
(n.)=safety pin.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
alfiletero
(n.)=pincushion.
Ex: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box.

alfombra
(n.)=rug ; carpet.
Ex: This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
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* alfombra de pie de cama=bedside rug.
* alfombra roja=red carpet, the.
* polilla de la alfombra=carpet beetle.

alfombra de pie de cama
(n.)=bedside rug.
Ex: In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.
alfombra roja
(n.)=red carpet, the.
Ex: Tinseltown's leading men never get their due on the red carpet.
alfombrado
(n.)=carpeting.
Ex: Colours are discussed, and noise level (and its reduction by carpeting, acoustic tiling and baffles).

alfombrar
(v.)=carpet.
Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.
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* alfombrar de nuevo=recarpet [re-carpet].
* volver a alfombrar=recarpet [re-carpet].

alfombrar de nuevo
(v.)=recarpet [re-carpet].
Ex: The library is undergoing a five-day 'extreme makeover' and will be repainted, re-carpeted, reconfigured and equipped with the latest furnishings.
alfombrilla
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* alfombrilla para el ratón=mouse pad.

alfombrilla para el ratón
(n.)=mouse pad.
Ex: This article surveys inexpensive gadgets that improve personal computer use such as alternative input devices, wrists rests, headsets, mouse pads, and uninterruptible power supplies.
alforfón
(n.)=buckwheat.
Ex: With a flail, one man could thresh 7 bushels of wheat, 8 of rye, 15 of barley, 18 of oats, or 20 of buckwheat in a day.

alforja
(n.)=pannier.
Ex: Panniers have a natural tendency to act like black holes -- the most important things always seem to get sucked down.

alféizar
(n.)=window ledge.
Ex: It is better to put books in laundry baskets on window ledges and on pavements than to take them away from the public completely or to make them available only for restricted periods.

alga
(n.)=seaweed.
Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.
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* alga marina=seaweed.

alga marina
(n.)=seaweed.
Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.
algarabía
(n.)=racket ; cacophony ; jubilation ; pandemonium ; merrymaking.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.
Ex: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.

algarroba
(n.)=vetch ; carob.
Ex: The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.
Ex: Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.

algarrobo
(n.)=locust tree ; Judas tree ; redbud ; carob tree.
Ex: Locust trees are planted near hives so the bees can get nectar from the flowers and make honey.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
Ex: Carob trees in heavily watered parkway strips are also a hazard.

algas
(n.)=algae.
Ex: Algae comprise a much more diverse group of organisms than do the flowering plants, but this is ignored by Library of Congress Classification (LCC).
algazara
(n.)=shouting ; yelling.
Ex: All the yelling and shouting made her feel very excited.
Ex: All the yelling and shouting made her feel very excited.

algebraico
(adj.)=algebraic.
Ex: A transcendental number is a number that is not the root of any integer polynomial, meaning that it is not an algebraic number of any degree.
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* topología algebraica=algebraic topology.

algo
=anything ; somewhat ; something ; business [businesses, -pl.] ; kinda [kind of] ; something or other ; sorta [sort of].
Nota: Contracción coloquial similar a kinda [kind of].
Ex: It may or may not be too late to do anything about it.
Ex: Both definitions have common roots, but their perspectives differ somewhat, the second definition being slightly broader in scope.
Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.
Ex: I feel sorta guilty for spending most of this beautiful afternoon bed.
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* algas=algae.
* algo absurdo=nonsense.
* Algo a cargo de una sola persona=one-person operation.
* algo anda mal=something is amiss.
* algo antiestético=a blot on the landscape.
* algo así como=something like.
* algo banal=frill.
* algo básico=necessity.
* algo bueno=a good thing.
* algo bueno aportará=something is bound to come of it.
* algo casi seguro=a sure bet ; safe bet.
* algo concreto=that certain something.
* algo demoledor=steamroller.
* Algo desacertado=infelicity.
* Algo desafortunado=infelicity.
* algo desagradable a la vista=a blot on the landscape.
* algo desconocido=virgin territory.
* algo diferente=something else.
* algo diferente de=something other than.
* algo difícil=tall order.
* algo digno de contemplar=a sight to behold.
* algo digno de ver=a sight to behold.
* algo distinto de=something other than.
* algo diverto que hacer=fun thing to do.
* algo emocionante=rouser.
* algo en particular=that certain something.
* algo esencial=essential.
* algo es seguro=one thing is for sure.
* algo estúpido=no-brainer.
* algo excitante=rouser.
* algo extra=frill.
* algo fácil=no-brainer.
* Algo falso=hoax.
* algo grabado en piedra=tablet of stone.
* algo hecho rápidamente=quickie.
* algo impostergable=a matter of urgency.
* algo inaplazable=a matter of urgency.
* algo incompatible=a square peg in a round hole.
* algo insignificante=just a little dot.
* algo instintivo=gut feeling ; gut instinct.
* algo inútil=a dead dog.
* algo irrelevante=irrelevance.
* algo mal visto=dirty word.
* algo maravilloso pero pasajero=a nine days wonder.
* algo más=anything else.
* algo más de=more of.
* algo minúsculo=just a little dot.
* algo muy agradable de oír=music to + Posesivo + ears.
* algo muy diferente de=a far cry from.
* algo muy difícil=a tough sell.
* algo muy distinto de=a far cry from.
* algo muy socorrido=standby [stand-by].
* algo muy valioso=nugget.
* algo obvio=no-brainer.
* algo opcional=extra.
* algo para picar=finger food.
* algo parecido=suchlike.
* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar=billable.
* Algo que ahorra tiempo=time saver [timesaver].
* Algo que es prescindible=inessential.
* algo que estropea el paisaje=a blot on the landscape.
* algo que rompe la armonía=a blot on the landscape.
* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo=time filler.
* algo recién llegado=latecomer [late-comer].
* algo seguro=safe bet.
* algo sensacional=show-stopper [showstopper].
* algo sobre lo que pensar=food for thought.
* algo superfluo=frill.
* algo urgente=rush on ; a matter of urgency.
* algo va mal=something is amiss.
* algo visceral=gut feeling ; gut instinct.
* algo ya muy conocido y usado=old nag.
* andar tramando algo malo=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* beber algo=have + a drink.
* cincuenta y algo=fifty something.
* con ganas de comer algo=peckish.
* conseguir algo de=get + something out of.
* convertirse en algo normal=become + standard practice ; settle into + the norm.
* cuarenta y algo=forty something.
* diez y algo=ten something.
* estar haciendo algo que no se debe=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* estar tramando algo malo=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* haber algo raro con=there + be + something fishy going on with.
* haber algo sospechoso con=there + be + something fishy going on with.
* hacer algo alocado=do + something footloose and fancy-free.
* hacer algo al respecto=do + something about it.
* hacer algo con respecto a=do + something about.
* merecerse algo=deserve + a little something.
* o algo así=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature.
* o algo parecido=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or anything like that ; or words to that effect.
* o algo similar=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or words to that effect.
* obtener algo de=get + something out of.
* oler algo sospechoso=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* pasar algo inesperado=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
* por si sirve de algo=for what it's worth [FWIW].
* preparar algo=put + a few things + together.
* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta=no pain, no gain.
* relativo a las algas=algal.
* sentir algo por=have + feelings for.
* se obtendrá algo de provecho=something is bound to come of it.
* ser algo bien conocido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser algo bueno=be a good thing.
* ser algo completamente distinto=be nothing of the sort.
* ser algo común=be a fact of life ; be a common occurrence ; become + a common feature ; be a part of life ; be (a) common practice.
* ser algo excepcional=be the exception rather than the rule ; be in a league of its own.
* ser algo fácil=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser algo facilísimo=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser algo habitual=become + a common feature ; be a fact of life.
* ser algo inevitable=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser algo muy claro=be a dead giveaway.
* ser algo muy corriente=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser algo muy inteligente=be a smart move.
* ser algo muy obvio=be a dead giveaway.
* ser algo muy poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo muy raro=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo natural para=come + naturally to ; be second nature to + Pronombre.
* ser algo normal=be a fact of life ; become + a common feature ; be a part of life.
* ser algo permanente=be here to stay.
* ser algo poco común=be the exception rather than the rule.
* ser algo poco conocido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser algo poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo poco sabido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser algo por lo que=be a matter for/of.
* ser algo que engorda=be fattening.
* ser algo que llama la atención=be an eye popper.
* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo que pasa todos los días=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser algo seguro=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser algo totalmente inesperado=come out of + left field.
* si eso cuenta para algo=if that counts in any way ; if that counts for anything.
* si eso sirve de algo=if that counts in any way ; if that counts for anything.
* sonsacar algo de=get + something out of.
* tener algo en contra de=have + something against.
* tener algo que ver con=have + something to do with.
* tener algo reservado=have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
* todo cuesta algo=nothing comes without a cost.
* traerse algo entre manos=be up to something.
* traerse algo malo entre manos=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* tramar algo=be up to something.
* treinta y algo=thirty something.
* veinte y algo=twenty something.

algo absurdo
(n.)=nonsense.
Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
algo anda mal
=something is amiss.
Ex: 'You've noticed something is amiss!' she grinned, tapping her forehead.
algo antiestético
=a blot on the landscape.
Ex: The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.
algo así como
=something like.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
algo banal
(adj.)=frill.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
algo bueno
=a good thing.
Ex: The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing.
algo bueno aportará
=something is bound to come of it.
Ex: The world has arrived at an age of cheap complex devices of great reliability, and something is bound to come of it.
algo básico
(n.)=necessity.
Ex: Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.
algo casi seguro
(n.)=a sure bet ; safe bet.
Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers. Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
algo concreto
=that certain something.
Ex: When people walk into a library, I reflect, they too are seeking that certain something.
algo demoledor
(n.)=steamroller.
Ex: Mark my words: this can easily turn into a steamroller to the civil rights of African-Americans.
algo desagradable a la vista
=a blot on the landscape.
Ex: The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.
algo desconocido
(n.)=virgin territory.
Ex: Today there is no virgin territory to be had -- only by invasion of another country can one nation extend its borders.
algo diferente
=something else.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.
algo diferente de
=something other than.
Ex: The key field could, of course, be something other than a number, eg the author.
algo difícil
(n.)=tall order.
Ex: It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.
algo digno de contemplar
=a sight to behold.
Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
algo digno de ver
=a sight to behold.
Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold.
algo distinto de
=something other than.
Ex: The key field could, of course, be something other than a number, eg the author.
algo diverto que hacer
=fun thing to do.
Ex: Sailing is another fun thing to do on a windy day.
algo emocionante
(n.)=rouser.
Ex: The climax, where Goku takes on the entire Red Ribbon army (including its air force) single-handed, is a real rouser.
algo en particular
=that certain something.
Ex: When people walk into a library, I reflect, they too are seeking that certain something.
algo es seguro
=one thing is for sure.
Ex: Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, it takes two to tango.
algo esencial
(n.)=essential.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
algo estúpido
(n.)=no-brainer.
Ex: Fortunately for you there are a few decisions that are real no-brainers.
algo excitante
(n.)=rouser.
Ex: The climax, where Goku takes on the entire Red Ribbon army (including its air force) single-handed, is a real rouser.
algo extra
(adj.)=frill.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
algo fácil
(n.)=no-brainer.
Ex: Fortunately for you there are a few decisions that are real no-brainers.
algo grabado en piedra
(n.)=tablet of stone.
Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
algo hecho rápidamente
(n./adj.)=quickie.
Ex: The pop star seemed puzzled that her quickie wedding was all over the tabloids as 2004 began.
algo impostergable
=a matter of urgency.
Ex: By 1983 it became a matter of urgency to direct the selection of new titles towards the needs of students.
algo inaplazable
=a matter of urgency.
Ex: By 1983 it became a matter of urgency to direct the selection of new titles towards the needs of students.
algo incompatible
=a square peg in a round hole.
Ex: The article has the title 'a square peg in a round hole: applying AACR2 to electronic journals'.
algo insignificante
=just a little dot.
Ex: It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draw the dot with a permanent marker.
algo instintivo
(n.)=gut feeling ; gut instinct.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to. Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
algo inútil
=a dead dog.
Ex: For us in Russia, communism is a dead dog, while, for many people in the West, it is still a living lion.
algo irrelevante
(n.)=irrelevance.
Ex: Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.
algo mal visto
(n.)=dirty word.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Profit is not a dirty word: an argument for and development of fee-for-service programs in medical libraries'.
algo maravilloso pero pasajero
=a nine days wonder.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
algo minúsculo
=just a little dot.
Ex: It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draw the dot with a permanent marker.
algo muy agradable de oír
=music to + Posesivo + ears.
Ex: The article 'Music to our ears?' compares the book and music trades suggesting that music retailing can offer many useful similarities and pointers.
algo muy diferente de
=a far cry from.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
algo muy difícil
=a tough sell.
Ex: One librarian explained that 'getting fellow librarians to use the site when answering young adult homework questions is a tough sell'.
algo muy distinto de
=a far cry from.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
algo muy socorrido
(n.)=standby [stand-by].
Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.
algo muy valioso
(adj.)=nugget.
Ex: Additionally, we were hoping to discover where and to what extent literature nuggets are hidden in non-LIS databases.
algo más
=anything else.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality and quantity (the argument goes that children need never and might never read anything else).
algo más de
=more of.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
algo obvio
(n.)=no-brainer.
Ex: Fortunately for you there are a few decisions that are real no-brainers.
algo opcional
(n.)=extra.
Ex: Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
algo para picar
(n.)=finger food.
Ex: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.
algo parecido
=suchlike.
Ex: I think this should all be interpreted as a challenge, rather than as a mandate for complacency or suchlike.
algo que estropea el paisaje
=a blot on the landscape.
Ex: The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.
algo que rompe la armonía
=a blot on the landscape.
Ex: The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.
algo recién llegado
(n.)=latecomer [late-comer].
Ex: In China, bibliometrics, though a latecomer, has begun to convince librarians and information scientists that it is a useful aid in collection development.
algo seguro
(n.)=safe bet.
Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
algo sensacional
(n.)=show-stopper [showstopper].
Ex: Showstopper is a term used to indicate that some part of a show is so good that the audience literally stops the show by clapping.
algo sobre lo que pensar
=food for thought.
Ex: The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.
algo superfluo
(adj.)=frill.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
algo urgente
=rush on ; a matter of urgency.
Ex: In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on. Ex: By 1983 it became a matter of urgency to direct the selection of new titles towards the needs of students.
algo va mal
=something is amiss.
Ex: 'You've noticed something is amiss!' she grinned, tapping her forehead.
algo visceral
(n.)=gut feeling ; gut instinct.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to. Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
algo ya muy conocido y usado
(n.)=old nag.
Ex: The article 'Cost-plus pricing: an old nag with a second wind?' suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.
algodoncillo
(n.)=milkweed.
Nota: Mala hierba cuya semilla tiene forma de bola blanca de algodón y que es muy perjudicial para los que sufren de alergia al polen.
Ex: R. Shaw examined a collection of documents on milkweed in detail, and came to the conclusion that all the information to be found was contained in 96 of the total of four thousand!.

algodón
(n.)=cotton ; cotton wool.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 quilt : cotton.
Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.
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* algodón de azúcar=candy floss ; cotton candy.
* bastoncillo de algodón=cotton swab.
* fábrica de tejidos de algodón=mill ; cotton mill.
* hilado del algodón=cotton spinning.
* paño de algodón=cotton cloth.
* pasar la prueba del algodón=pass + the white-glove test.
* prueba del algodón, la=white-glove test, the.
* tela de algodón=calico ; cotton fabric ; cotton cloth.
* trapo de algodón=cotton cloth.

algodón de azúcar
(n.)=candy floss ; cotton candy.
Ex: The anthology for children 'Candy Floss' collects poems, ballads and carols. Ex: The puffy white clouds more suggestive of cotton candy than cumulonimbus.
algoritmización
(n.)=algorithmisation.
Nota: Conversión en lenguaje algorítmico.
Ex: The article 'algorithmisation of descriptor equivalency' addresses the problem of finding equivalent expressions when constructing multilingual natural language thesauri.

algoritmo
(n.)=algorithm.
Nota: Conjunto finito de reglas precisas que permiten resolver un problema en un número finito de pasos.
Ex: Also, if a simple algorithm for the generation of index entries can be stated then additional entries and references can be printed by computer, using the primary index string as input data.
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* algoritmo ?=hill-climbing algorithm.
* algoritmo de clustering=clustering algorithm.
* algoritmo de envío=routing algorithm.
* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia=ranking algorithm.
* algoritmo genético=genetic algorithm (GA).
* con algoritmos=algorithmically.

algoritmo ?
(n.)=hill-climbing algorithm.
Ex: The direction of this movement is chosen according to a hill-climbing algorithm.
algoritmo de clustering
(n.)=clustering algorithm.
Ex: Traditional clustering algorithms either favour clusters with spherical shapes and similar sizes, or are very fragile in the presence of outliers.
algoritmo de envío
(n.)=routing algorithm.
Ex: Along with the sheer mass of the data necessary to route packets to a large number of networks, there are many problems with the updating, stability, and optimality of the routing algorithms.
algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia
(n.)=ranking algorithm.
Ex: Ranking algorithms based on document and query term weighting significantly outperform Boolean systems.
algoritmo genético
(n.)=genetic algorithm (GA).
Ex: The article 'Splashing in the gene pool' describes a recent project to investigate the use of genetic algorithms (GA) in some aspects of information retrieval.
algorítmico
(adj.)=algorithmic ; algorithmical.
Ex: Algorithmic identification of new compounds can be incorrect because of spectral deviations of new substances from the norms.
Ex: For the ambiguous terms, the SV contains the algorithmical rules of term disambiguation, rules based on semantic analysis of the contexts.

alguacil
(n.)=bailiff.
Ex: The bailiffs main duty is to provide security and ensure the safety of anyone in the courtroom.

alguien
=anybody ; anyone ; one ; somebody ; someone.
Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.
Ex: None of these labels is entirely accurate, in that some packages which one would want to include in this category do not match one or other of these labels.
Ex: I know very little about the cataloging in Germany, and I trust that there is somebody in this audience who knows more than I do.
Ex: Someone familiar with the terminology of the subject that the index covers will find the index easy to use.
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* alguien que no es especialista=non-specialist [nonspecialist].
* casarse con alguien de dinero=marry into + money ; marry + a fortune ; marry + money.
* casarse con alguien rico=marry into + money ; marry + a fortune ; marry + money.
* estar saliendo con alguien=be in a dating relationship.
* matar a alguien=take + life.
* ser alguien muy sociable=be a social butterfly.

alguien que no es especialista
(n.)=non-specialist [nonspecialist].
Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.
alguna que otra vez
=from time to time ; every once in a while ; occasional ; every now and then ; every now and again.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library. Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
alguna vez
=ever ; on any one occasion.
Ex: And then, emitting a short laugh, she said: 'if they ever do it!'. Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
algunas personas
=some people.
Ex: I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks.
algunas veces
=sometimes ; from time to time ; occasionally.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document. Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing. Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used.
alguno
(adj.)=one or other ; some.
Ex: The array of data bases available through one or other of the online hosts is rapidly expanding.
Ex: The banning of The Times newspapers by some local authorities has been a case in question.
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* alguna que otra vez=from time to time ; every once in a while ; occasional ; every now and then ; every now and again.
* algunas personas=some people.
* algunas veces=sometimes ; from time to time ; occasionally.
* alguna vez=ever ; on any one occasion.
* algún día=one day.
* algunos=a few ; some people.
* algunos años más tarde=some years on.
* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian=love it or loathe it.
* algunos otros + Nombre=various other + Nombre.
* algún tiempo=awhile.
* algún tipo de=some ; some sort of.
* algún tipo de + Nombre=one kind of + Nombre + or another.
* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años=for + Cuantificador + years to come.
* de alguna forma=in some way ; somehow.
* de alguna manera=some way.
* de alguna otra forma=in any other way.
* de algún modo=some way ; in some way.
* de algún tiempo a esta parte=for some time now.
* desde hace algún tiempo=for days ; for some time.
* durante algunos años=over a period of years.
* durante algún tiempo=for days ; for quite some time.
* durar algún tiempo=last (for) + a while.
* en alguna ocasión=on any one occasion.
* en algún lugar=at some point.
* en algún momento=at some point ; at one time or another ; somewhere along the way ; at one point or another.
* en algún momento de la vida=at some time in + Posesivo + life.
* en algún momento de + Posesivo + vida=at some point in + Posesivo + life.
* en algunos casos=in some cases.
* en algunos grupos=in some quarters.
* en algunos grupos de la población=in some quarters.
* en algunos sectores=in some quarters.
* en algunos sectores de la población=in some quarters.
* en el transcurso de algunos años=over a period of years.
* estar tramando alguna barrabasada=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* hace algún tiempo=a while back ; some while ago ; sometime back ; a while ago.
* para alguna gente=to some people.
* para algunas personas=to some people.
* para alguno=to some.
* por decirlo de alguna manera=so to speak.
* por decirlo de algún modo=in a manner of speaking ; so to speak.
* por mencionar sólo algunos=to mention only a few.
* si alguna vez lo fue=if it ever was.
* sin causa alguna=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* sin coste alguno=without cost ; without charge ; free of charge ; free of cost ; cost free ; for free ; at no charge ; at no cost.
* sin costo adicional alguno=at no extra charge.
* sin dificultad alguna=without a glitch.
* sin duda alguna=sure enough.
* sin fundamento alguno=without any basis.
* sin problema alguno=without a hitch ; without a glitch.
* sin razón alguna=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* tener alguna posibilidad=have + a fighting chance.
* tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar=have + a fighting chance.
* ya hace algún tiempo=for quite some time.

algunos
=a few ; some people.
Ex: Examine the definition of geography in a few dictionaries and encyclopaedias. Ex: I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks.
algunos años más tarde
=some years on.
Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
algunos lo aman, otros lo odian
=love it or loathe it.
Ex: Love it or loathe it, clay court tennis is the modern surface in Europe.
algunos otros + Nombre
=various other + Nombre.
Ex: More recently, organisation of literature has been recognized as important in business and management, the social sciences, economics, and various other areas within the arts and humanities.
algún día
=one day.
Ex: Indefinite growth of stock is impossible, and yet no one dares throw material away, because it might come in useful one day.
algún tiempo
(n.)=awhile.
Ex: The major IT players are content to wait awhile before modifying their operating systems.
algún tipo de
=some ; some sort of.
Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches. Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.
algún tipo de + Nombre
=one kind of + Nombre + or another.
Ex: Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe.
alhaja
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* alhajas=jewellery [jewelry, -USA].

alhajas
=jewellery [jewelry, -USA].
Ex: This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.
alhelí
(n.)=wallflower.
Ex: It was my first year growing wallflowers and to be fair the results were disappointing.

aliado
(adj.)=ally [allies, -pl.] ; federated.
Nota: Formando una federación.
Ex: Yet another source of information, and a powerful lobbying ally for individual local authorities, is the MEP.
Ex: Overall, the findings support the proposition that there is an effect of belonging to a federated system of public libraries = En general, los hallazgos apoyan el principio de que hay un sentimiento de pertenencia a un sistema federal de bibliotecas públicas.
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* de los aliados=Allied.

alianza^1
(n.)=alliance ; coalition ; combine ; partnership.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
Ex: Kansas City Public Library has been a part of the coalition since its beginning.
Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
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* crear alianzas=form + alliances ; make + alliances ; build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
* crear una alianza=forge + alliance.
* establecer alianzas=make + alliances.

alianza^2
(n.)=wedding ring ; wedding band.
Ex: In out search for Mom's wedding ring, we left no stone unturned.
Ex: The custom of wearing a wedding band is European and has now spread widely across the world.

aliar
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* aliarse=form + alliances.
* aliarse con=ally with.

aliarse
(v.)=form + alliances.
Ex: Because of the threat of being sidelined if they did not participate, libraries had to form alliances to address issues of access.
aliarse con
(v.)=ally with.
Ex: To ally ourselves with formal education in this or any other way might possibly compromise this position.
alias
(n.)=alias ; a.k.a. (also known as) ; monicker [moniker].
Ex: Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press).
Ex: In this chapter, you're going to learn about what is for most members of the Internet community the most frequently used facility: electronic mail, a.k.a. e-mail.
Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.

alicatado
(adj.)=tiled.
Ex: Clean the tiled surface with a moist sponge to remove dust en dirt.
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* pared alicatada=tiled wall.

alicatar
(v.)=tile.
Ex: The hardest part of tiling a kitchen wall is picking the materials you want to use.

alicates
(n.)=pliers.
Nota: Usado en plural.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
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* alicates de corte=wire cutters.
* alicates pelacables=wire strippers.

alicates de corte
(n.)=wire cutters.
Ex: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.
alicates pelacables
(n.)=wire strippers.
Ex: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.
alicaído
(adj.)=crestfallen ; dispirited ; dejected ; depressed ; downcast.
Ex: 'That doesn't take care of 10% and I'm not sure it's the answer anyway' Bogardus felt crestfallen.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.
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* estar alicaído=be off-colour.

aliciente
(n.)=enticement.
Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.

alienación
(n.)=alienation.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.

alienado
(adj.)=alienated ; estranged.
Ex: And just as some adhesives need a catalyst to form a bond, so in 'alienated' modern society, a community information service performs that function by linking needs with resources in the community and alerting the community to unmet needs and lack of resources.
Ex: Estranged couples need help in understanding their disappointment and identifying available support.

alienar
(v.)=alienate ; disenfranchise.
Ex: That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself.
Ex: This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.
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* alienarse=distance.

alienarse
(v.)=distance.
Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.
aliento
(n.)=breath.
Ex: The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.
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* aguantar el aliento=hold + Posesivo + breath.
* contener el aliento=hold + Posesivo + breath.
* dejar a Alguien sin aliento=leave + Nombre + breathless ; leave + Nombre + speechless ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
* dejar sin aliento=take + Posesivo + breath away.
* falta de aliento=shortness of breath.
* falto de aliento=breathless.
* grito de aliento=cheer.
* hablar hasta quedarse sin aliento=talk until + be + blue in the face.
* mal aliento=bad breath.
* palabras de aliento=pep talk.
* Posesivo + último aliento=Posesivo + last breath.
* quedarse sin aliento=run out of + breath.
* quitar el aliento=take + Posesivo + breath away.
* recuperar el aliento=catch + Posesivo + breath.
* sin aliento=breathlessly ; breathless ; out of breath.
* tomar aliento=draw + a breath.

alienígena
(n.)=alien.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.

alifático
(adj.)=aliphatic.
Ex: This is an analysis of the reactivity of single bonds in aliphatic molecules by statistical and pattern recognition methods.

aligerar
(v.)=lighten.
Ex: Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.
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* aligerar el paso=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
* aligerar el ritmo=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.

aligerar el paso
(v.)=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods. Ex: He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace.
aligerar el ritmo
(v.)=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods. Ex: He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace.
alijo
(n.)=cache ; stash.
Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
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* alijo de armas=arms cache ; weapons cache.
* alijo de drogas=drug cache ; drug haul.

alijo de armas
(n.)=arms cache ; weapons cache.
Ex: Two arms caches that may be connected with the alleged rightwing plot to topple the government were discovered yesterday. Ex: The security team discovered an extensive weapons cache buried next to the garden shed.
alijo de drogas
(n.)=drug cache ; drug haul.
Ex: Colombian government reported seizing tons of cocaine in drug bust this weekend showing drug cache and jungle airstrips. Ex: Three people have been arrested in Darwin's rural area for a huge drug haul that includes more than 7000 ecstasy tablets.
alimentación
(n.)=nutrition ; feeding.
Ex: Find information on the effect of genetic factors on human nutrition.
Ex: The article 'Cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.
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* alimentación del hombre=human nutrition.
* alimentación del ser humano=human nutrition.
* bandeja de alimentación de papel=feed tray.
* con alimentación manual=hand-fed.
* escáner de alimentación manual=sheet fed [sheet-fed].
* FAO (Organización para la Alimentación y la Agricultura)=FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation).
* lugar común de alimentación=feeding ground.
* sistema de alimentación=fuel system.

alimentación del hombre
(n.)=human nutrition.
Ex: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
alimentación del ser humano
(n.)=human nutrition.
Ex: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
alimentado
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* alimentado con energía solar=solar-powered.
* alimentado manualmente=hand-fed.

alimentado con energía solar
(adj.)=solar-powered.
Ex: A solar-powered airplane that one day will attempt an around the world non-stop flight took its maiden voyage yesterday in Switzerland.
alimentado manualmente
=hand-fed.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
alimentador
(n.)=feeder.
Ex: One commercial application that is gaining favour in pig farming is the electronic sow feeder.

alimentar
(v.)=feed ; fuel ; nurture ; nourish ; stoke.
Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
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* alimentar a la fuerza=force-feed.
* alimentar datos=populate.
* alimentar el espíritu=refresh + the spirit.
* alimentar el odio=fuel + hatred.
* alimentar la esperanza=nurture + hope ; kindle + hope.
* alimentarse=graze (on).
* alimentarse de=thrive on ; feast on ; prey on/upon.
* alimentarse del aire=feed on + air.

alimentar a la fuerza
(v.)=force-feed.
Ex: We ask those who force-feed geese and ducks to stop carrying out this abusive practice.
alimentar datos
(v.)=populate.
Ex: The author considers four models of how physical catalogues are constructed and populated.
alimentar el espíritu
(v.)=refresh + the spirit.
Ex: The library throughout history has been a place to study, to gain information, to refresh the spirit and to communicate with the wise men and women of the past and the present.
alimentar el odio
(v.)=fuel + hatred.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
alimentar la esperanza
(v.)=nurture + hope ; kindle + hope.
Ex: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada. Ex: Consumers are snapping back to life, kindling springtime hopes that the recession is losing steam.
alimentario
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* ayuda alimentaria=food aid.
* colorante alimentario=food colouring.
* industria alimentaria=food industry.
* seguridad alimentaria=food safety.

alimentarse
(v.)=graze (on).
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
alimentarse de
(v.)=thrive on ; feast on ; prey on/upon.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched. Ex: The author reports work since 1991 on building information carnivores, which intelligently hunt and feast on herbivores in Unix, on the Internet, and on the WWW. Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.
alimentarse del aire
(v.)=feed on + air.
Ex: Lichens are not parasitical, but instead feed on air, dust and ambient moisture.
alimenticio
(adj.)=nutritional ; dietary.
Ex: This paper presents a hedge (a list of terms, synonyms or variant spellings, of words, compiled and verified once, then saved in the memory of the host computer) for searching nutritional aspects of disease on MEDLINE.
Ex: Specifically, he found 25 biomedical articles central to the argument that dietary fish oil causes certain blood changes.
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* alergia alimenticia=food allergy.
* colorante alimenticio=food colouring.
* complemento alimenticio=food supplement.
* grupo alimenticio=food group.
* industria alimenticia=food industry.
* pensión alimenticia=alimony.
* producción alimenticia=food production.
* producto alimenticio=food product.
* productos alimenticios=food supply ; supply of food ; supply of food.
* suplemento alimenticio=food supplement.

alimento
(n.)=nourishment ; sustenance.
Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.
Ex: The adoption of a marketing approach will help libraries not only in their own self sustenance, but also in the sustenance and self sufficiency of their information products and services.
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* alimento básico=food staple ; staple food ; staple diet.
* alimento biológico=organic food.
* alimento con alto contenido en grasa=high-fat food.
* alimento con alto contenido graso=high-fat food.
* alimento de bajo contenido en grasas=low-fat food.
* alimento de temporada=seasonal food.
* alimento ecológico=organic food.
* alimento fresco=fresh food.
* alimento graso=fatty food.
* alimento natural=natural food.
* alimento nutritivo=nutritious food.
* alimento orgánico=organic food.
* alimento principal=staple diet.
* alimento rico en calorías=calorie-rich food.
* alimento rico en proteínas=protein-rich food.
* alimento rico en vitaminas=vitamin-rich food.
* alimentos=food ; food supply ; foodstuffs.
* alimento saludable=wholesome food ; healthy food.
* alimento sano=wholesome food ; healthy food.
* alimentos congelados=frozen foods.
* alimentos crudos=raw food.
* alimentos ecológicos=ecological food.
* alimentos en conserva=tinned food ; canned food.
* alimentos enlatados=tinned food ; canned food.
* alimentos enriquecidos=fortified foods.
* alimentos modificados genéticamente=genetically modified foods.
* alimentos naturales=health food.
* alimentos poco saludables=unhealthy foods.
* alimentos precocinados=baked goods.
* alimentos procesados=processed food.
* alimentos refinados=refined food.
* alimentos sin cocinar=raw food.
* alimentos sólidos=solid food.
* alimentos transgénicos=genetically modified foods.
* causado por los alimentos=food-borne.
* ciencia de los alimentos=food science.
* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos=food science and technology.
* colorante artificial para alimentos=food colouring.
* conservación de alimentos=food preservation.
* conservar alimentos=cure + food.
* consumición de alimentos=food consumption.
* cupón canjeable por alimentos=food stamp.
* curar alimentos=cure + food.
* digerir los alimentos=digest + food.
* escasez de alimentos=food scarcity ; food shortage.
* fuente de alimentos=food supply.
* higiene de los alimentos=food safety.
* industria de los alimentos=food industry.
* industria para la preparación de alimentos=food processing industry.
* manipulador de alimentos=food handler.
* preparación de alimentos=food processing ; processing.
* producción de alimentos=food production.
* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el=World Food Programme, the.
* seguridad de los alimentos=food safety.
* suministro de alimentos=food supply.
* tecnología de los alimentos=food technology.
* tienda de alimentos naturales=health food store ; health food shop.
* transmitido por los alimentos=food-borne.

alimento biológico
(n.)=organic food.
Ex: Those on the other side of the debate are equally vehement that locally grown organic food is preferable to imported organic food.
alimento básico
(n.)=food staple ; staple food ; staple diet.
Ex: Although rice is the main food staple for over half of the world's population, rapid population growth is threatening food security. Ex: Staple foods including bread, chips and crisps, may contain high levels of a substance believed to cause cancer, a study suggests. Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
alimento con alto contenido en grasa
(n.)=high-fat food.
Ex: High-fat foods of all kinds are constipating, so avoid any food that is greasy or fried.
alimento con alto contenido graso
(n.)=high-fat food.
Ex: High-fat foods of all kinds are constipating, so avoid any food that is greasy or fried.
alimento de bajo contenido en grasas
(n.)=low-fat food.
Ex: Doughnut peaches are a low-fat food that is high in Vitamin C and several trace minerals.
alimento de temporada
(n.)=seasonal food.
Ex: Cooking with seasonal foods allows you to reap the benefits of the natural harvest cycle.
alimento ecológico
(n.)=organic food.
Ex: Those on the other side of the debate are equally vehement that locally grown organic food is preferable to imported organic food.
alimento fresco
(n.)=fresh food.
Ex: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales.
alimento graso
(n.)=fatty food.
Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.
alimento natural
(n.)=natural food.
Ex: By preventing poor eating habits, diseases and retrograde behaviour, the consumption of honey and royal jelly could prove that the reintroduction of natural foods will protect the human body.
alimento nutritivo
(n.)=nutritious food.
Ex: Beyond eating nutritious foods, regular attention to good mental hygiene is one of the essential building blocks of a healthy, balanced life.
alimento orgánico
(n.)=organic food.
Ex: Those on the other side of the debate are equally vehement that locally grown organic food is preferable to imported organic food.
alimento principal
(n.)=staple diet.
Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
alimento rico en calorías
(n.)=calorie-rich food.
Ex: People who binge seem to concentrate primarily on junk foods and other calorie-rich food.
alimento rico en proteínas
(adj.)=protein-rich food.
Ex: The body uses proteins from protein-rich food to build hormones, enzymes and antibodies.
alimento rico en vitaminas
(n.)=vitamin-rich food.
Ex: The latest studies seem to suggest that vitamin-rich foods, but not vitamin supplements, have beneficial effects.
alimento saludable
(n.)=wholesome food ; healthy food.
Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food. Ex: Accordingly, it is best for children to eat between 4 and 6 times daily, with an emphasis on the healthy foods listed above.
alimento sano
(n.)=wholesome food ; healthy food.
Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food. Ex: Accordingly, it is best for children to eat between 4 and 6 times daily, with an emphasis on the healthy foods listed above.
alimentos
(n.)=supply of food.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* suministro de alimentos=supply of food.

alimentos congelados
(n.)=frozen foods.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.
alimentos crudos
(n.)=raw food.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
alimentos ecológicos
(n.)=ecological food.
Ex: The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services.
alimentos en conserva
(n.)=tinned food ; canned food.
Ex: We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. Ex: Private homes and public buildings had fallout shelters that were stocked with canned goods and other necessities.
alimentos enlatados
(n.)=tinned food ; canned food.
Ex: We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. Ex: Private homes and public buildings had fallout shelters that were stocked with canned goods and other necessities.
alimentos enriquecidos
(n.)=fortified foods.
Ex: Fortified foods make a definite contribution to folic acid in the diet.
alimentos modificados genéticamente
(n.)=genetically modified foods.
Ex: Three scientists defend the safety of genetically modified foods currently on sale in Britain.
alimentos naturales
(n.)=health food.
Ex: Participants in the German case studies were a delicatessen, health food cooperative, and large manufacturers of fresh milk products.
alimentos poco saludables
(n.)=unhealthy foods.
Ex: 'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre.
alimentos precocinados
(n.)=baked goods.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.
alimentos procesados
(n.)=processed food.
Ex: A lifesyle that has included taking medications of any kind, eating too much cooked food, processed/refined food, meat, dairy and poultry causes your body to become congested with mucous.
alimentos refinados
(n.)=refined food.
Ex: A lifesyle that has included taking medications of any kind, eating too much cooked food, processed/refined food, meat, dairy and poultry causes your body to become congested with mucous.
alimentos sin cocinar
(n.)=raw food.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
alimentos sólidos
(n.)=solid food.
Ex: Babies can be made to develop a taste for fruits and vegetables early if their mothers offer them these foods regularly once they start having solid food.
alimentos transgénicos
(n.)=genetically modified foods.
Ex: Three scientists defend the safety of genetically modified foods currently on sale in Britain.
alineación inicial
(n.)=starting line-up.
Ex: Rudi Keil returns to the starting line-up after missing out last week through illness.
alineación^1
(n.)=alignment ; justification.
Nota: Característica de los procesadores de texto consistente en que todas las líneas terminan a la misma distancia del borde derecho del papel.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: justification, indentation and hyphenation.
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* falta de alineación=misalignment.

alineación^2
(n.)=line-up.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
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* alineación inicial=starting line-up.

alineado
(adj.)=justified.
Ex: Opinions differ as whether justification facilitates or hinders reading; detractors point as well to a variety of increased costs due to the use of a justified format.
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* alineado a la izquierda=left-justified.
* alineado con=flush with.

alineado a la izquierda
=left-justified.
Ex: All data are left-justified.
alineado con
=flush with.
Ex: The text must be single-spaced and must be flush with the left margin.
alineamiento
(n.)=alignment.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.

alinear
(v.)=align ; line up ; justify ; estrange (from).
Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.
Ex: When an object appears in that square, it is lined up for its picture.
Ex: The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.
Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
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* alinear a la derecha=justify + right.
* alinearse a=align.
* sin alinear=unjustified.

alinear a la derecha
(v.)=justify + right.
Ex: The length is a 5-digit decimal number justified right with zero fill if necessary.
alinearse a
(v.)=align.
Ex: Fiction is an area of stock development and promotion which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.
alisador
(n.)=smoothing machine.
Ex: The paper now passes through a system of steel cylinders and smoothing machines that uniform the surface of the paper.
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* alisador del cabello=straightener ; hair straightener.
* alisador del pelo=straightener ; hair straightener.

alisador del cabello
(n.)=straightener ; hair straightener.
Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners. Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.
alisador del pelo
(n.)=straightener ; hair straightener.
Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners. Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.
alisar
(v.)=smooth.
Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.
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* alisar a martillazos=hammer + flat.
* alisar raspando=scrape + smooth.

alisar a martillazos
(v.)=hammer + flat.
Ex: Any mistakes could be scraped or burnished away, and the plate hammered flat again for re-engraving; the same method was used for emendation = Cualquier error se podía eliminar raspándolo o puliéndolo y la plancha de impresión se alisaba de nuevo a martillazos para su regrabado; se usaba el mismo método para la corrección.
alisar raspando
(v.)=scrape + smooth.
Ex: The burrs ploughed up by the graver were scraped smooth, the remaining wax was removed and the plate was ready for use.
alisio
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* vientos alisios=trade winds.

aliso
(n.)=adler ; alder.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
Ex: Both woods have abundant beech and alder and extensive coppice woodland with abundant hazel.

alistar
(v.)=conscript ; recruit.
Ex: This film tells the moving story of the more than 40,000 Koreans who were forcibly conscripted as laborers by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
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* alistar en el ejército=join + the army.

alistar en el ejército
(v.)=join + the army.
Ex: Achilles disguised himself as a woman but unfortunately he was revealed by Odysseus and forced to join the army against Troy.
aliteración
(n.)=alliteration.
Ex: When this book was published in Great Britain, there was a propensity for alliteration.

aliterado
(adj.)=alliterative.
Ex: That passage contains an alliterative procession of half-rhymed words and too many commas.

aliviadero
(n.)=spillway.
Ex: Concrete chutes and weirs are used for principal spillways and emergency spillways.

aliviado
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* sentirse aliviado=be relieved.

aliviar
(v.)=alleviate ; bring + relief ; relieve ; lighten ; take + the sting out of + Algo ; take + the bite out of ; ease ; lull ; deliver + relief ; assuage ; deaden ; take + the teeth out of.
Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.
Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.
Ex: Uncritical acceptance of Library of Congress cards, complete with call numbers and subject headings, will lighten the work of the cataloguer, but we should be aware of the possible pitfalls for the reference librarian.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: This results in the epidural not reaching all of the nerve endings that should have been deadened by the anesthesia prior to the surgical process.
Ex: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.
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* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de=relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
* aliviar a Alguien del peso de=relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
* aliviar la ansiedad=allay + anxiety.
* aliviar de=give + relief from.
* aliviar de una carga a=relieve + the burden (on/from).
* aliviar de un peso a=relieve + the burden (on/from).
* aliviar el tedio=relieve + tedium.
* aliviar la presión=ease + pressure.

aliviar a Alguien de la carga de
(v.)=relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
Ex: This partially relieves the designer of the burden of hand-coding all the libraries.
aliviar a Alguien del peso de
(v.)=relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
Ex: This partially relieves the designer of the burden of hand-coding all the libraries.
aliviar de
(v.)=give + relief from.
Ex: If no relief is given from commercial films, this familiarity brings diminishing returns of interest unless the teacher is of unusual quality.
aliviar de un peso a
(v.)=relieve + the burden (on/from).
Ex: The regional network relieves the burden on large research libraries.
aliviar de una carga a
(v.)=relieve + the burden (on/from).
Ex: The regional network relieves the burden on large research libraries.
aliviar el tedio
(v.)=relieve + tedium.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
aliviar la ansiedad
(v.)=allay + anxiety.
Ex: This study suggests that allaying the anxiety felt by library users is an effective tool for promoting use instructions.
aliviar la presión
(v.)=ease + pressure.
Ex: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.
alivio
(n.)=relief ; mitigation ; salve ; reprieve ; let-up ; extenuation.
Ex: A feeling of unshielded relief filled Pope's whole being.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
Ex: A small, but growing, number of employers are allowing workplace naps; some are actively encouraging this little reprieve from consciousness.
Ex: Forecasters predicted no let-up in Britain's harshest cold snap in 30 years.
Ex: This country is run by a bunch of pansies that are afraid of a little war if it means the extenuation of our basic capitalistic principles.
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* alivio del dolor=pain relief.
* dar un suspiro de alivio=breathe + a sigh of relief ; heave + a sigh of relief.
* para + Posesivo + alivio=to + Posesivo + relief.
* ser un gran alivio=be a welcome relief.
* ser un grato alivio=be a welcome relief.
* suspirar de alivio=breathe + a sigh of relief ; heave + a sigh of relief.
* suspiro de alivio=sigh of relief.

alivio del dolor
(n.)=pain relief.
Ex: Clinical hypnosis teaches patients to use a deep relaxation state to address issues such as smoking cessation, weight loss, pain relief, or self-improvement.
aliñado
(adj.)=seasoned.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
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* ensalada aliñada=tossed salad.

aliñar
(v.)=season.
Ex: The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
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* aliñar la ensalada=dress + salad.

aliñar la ensalada
(v.)=dress + salad.
Ex: I've been dressing salads the Italian way, with salt first (to disolve in the small amounts of moisture left in the leaves), olive oil next (to coat the leaves) and wine vinegar (for the acidity).
aliño
(n.)=condiment ; seasoning ; flavouring.
Ex: Appendixes to this section include lists of common foods and condiments, and illustrations for use in nutrition education activities.
Ex: These spices are used mostly for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and as seasoning.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).
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* aliño de untar=rub.
* aliño para la ensalada=salad dressing.

aliño de untar
=rub.
Ex: A rub's ingredients (such as garlic, herbs, and spices) are chopped together to form a coarse paste, which is hand-rubbed onto a meat's surface, typically one to several hours before it is cooked.
aliño para la ensalada
(n.)=salad dressing.
Ex: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.
aljaba
(n.)=quiver.
Ex: To teach them unity the king commanded that a quiver full of arrows be brought to the court.

aljibe
(n.)=cistern.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
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* aljibe elevado=water tower.

aljibe elevado
(n.)=water tower.
Ex: The exhibition displays grain elevators, water towers, cooling towers, and coal bunkers photographed in Europe and the USA, 1963-1978.
aljofaina
(n.)=wash bowl.
Ex: This wash bowl and pitcher set has been in our family for over 100 years.

allanamiento
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* robo con allanamiento de morada=burglary.

allanar
(v.)=flatten ; level.
Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.

allegado
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* allegados=familiars.

allegados
(n.)=familiars.
Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.
allá
=thither ; there ; over there.
Ex: 'Hither, thither, and yon: process in putting courses on the Web' is an article included in an issue devoted to the theme: Technical communication, distance learning, and the World Wide Web.
Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.
Ex: Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.
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* ¡allá voy!=here I come!.
* andar de aquí para allá=go about.
* aparecer aquí y allá en=intersperse.
* aquí y allá=here and there ; odd.
* correr de acá para allá=rush around.
* correr de aquí para allá=rush around ; run + here and there.
* de acá para allá=back and forth ; to and fro.
* de aquí para allá=back and forth.
* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá=about this and that and everything else.
* en el más allá=dead and gone.
* ir de aquí a allá=go out and about.
* ir de aquí para allá=jump ; live out of + a suitcase ; run + here and there ; go about.
* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo=freewheel.
* ir más allá=go + one stage further.
* ir más allá de=go beyond ; go + deeper than ; transcend ; get beyond ; go far beyond ; move + beyond ; take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther ; go + past.
* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo=go little further than + Gerundio.
* más allá=further than ; farther ; yonder ; beyond that.
* más allá de=beyond ; beyond all ; past ; beyond the range of.
* más allá de eso=beyond that.
* más allá de las expectativas=beyond expectation.
* más allá de ninguna duda=beyond doubt ; beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt.
* más allá de toda duda=beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* más allá de toda expectativa=beyond expectation.
* más allá de todo lo imaginado=beyond (all) description.
* más allá, el=afterlife [after-life] ; land of the dead, the ; afterworld, the ; hereafter ; hereafter, the.
* mover de aquí para allá=move around.
* moverse de aquí para allá=move about ; move around.
* que toca aquí y allá=wandering.
* y más allá=and beyond.

allí
=there ; over there.
Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.
Ex: Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.
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* allí donde=as and when ; where ; wherever.
* allí donde se necesita=at the point-of-need ; at the point of use ; point of use.
* allí mismo=on the spot ; there and then.
* desde allí=thence.
* ir allí=go out + there ; get over there.
* leer de aquí y allí=dip into.
* llegar allí=get over there.
* por allí=nearby [near-by].
* por aquí y por allí=hanging about.

allí donde
=as and when ; where ; wherever.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter. Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm. Ex: The unit entry approach uses the same unit or entry wherever a given work is listed.
allí donde se necesita
(adj.)=at the point-of-need ; at the point of use ; point of use.
Ex: Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols. Ex: There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use. Ex: The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.
allí mismo
=on the spot ; there and then.
Ex: Libraries should be the first point of contact for people in need and should be capable, like the General Practitioner in medicine, of dealing with 75% of cases on the spot. Ex: Usually, of course, the relevant materials are produced there and then for the enquirer to look at on the spot.
alma
(n.)=soul ; lifeblood ; psyche.
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
Ex: The author explores the history of the book in terms of its place of metaphor in the human psyche and compares it to electronic media.
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* alma caritativa=charitable soul.
* alma en pena=banshee.
* alma gemela=soulmate ; kindred spirit.
* alma máter=Alma Mater.
* amar con toda + Posesivo + alma=love + Nombre + to death ; love + Nombre + to bits.
* amiga del alma=soul sister.
* amigo del alma=soul brother.
* chillar como alma en pena=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* compañero del alma=soulmate ; kindred spirit.
* con el alma en vilo=on tenterhooks.
* correr como alma que lleva el diablo=run for + Posesivo + life.
* cuerpo y alma=body and soul.
* desde el fondo del alma=from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul.
* el alma de la fiesta=the life (and soul) of the party.
* estar con el alma en vilo=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
* gemir como alma en pena=wail like + a banshee.
* gritar como alma en pena=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* herir en el alma=cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick.
* la edad se lleva en el alma=you are as old as you feel.
* ni un alma=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* ni un alma viviente=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* perder el alma=lose + Posesivo + soul.
* ser el alma de=be the life of ; be the life and soul of.
* toda alma viviente=every living soul ; every single soul.
* vender el alma=sell + Posesivo + soul.
* vender el alma al diablo=sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.

alma caritativa
(n.)=charitable soul.
Ex: And at last she had nothing else but the clothes she was wearing and a little bit of bread in her hand which some charitable soul had given her.
alma en pena
(n.)=banshee.
Ex: Flailing about like a lunatic, and braying like a wild banshee, he planted the seed of doubt.
alma gemela
(n.)=soulmate ; kindred spirit.
Ex: Management may, or may not, be the soulmate of leadership. Ex: It was in the year of our Lord 1993, nestled in the oldest mountains on Earth, that 13 kindred spirits joined their laughter in holy revelation.
alma máter
(n.)=Alma Mater.
Ex: The city also boasts an excellent public library of 380,000 volumes, and a state-supported university with an enrollment of 14,000 students -- which coincidentally is Anthony Datto's Alma Mater.
almacenado
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* almacenado previamente=pre-stored [prestored].

almacenado previamente
(adj.)=pre-stored [prestored].
Ex: The challenging part comes in matching the spoken utterance to one of a wide range of possible, pre-stored words, phrases or sentences.
almacenamiento
(n.)=storage ; warehousing ; hoarding ; archiving ; storing.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
Ex: Perhaps university libraries are concentrating on finding low-use book storage on the campus or in cheap local warehousing premises.
Ex: Too often, the librarian's expertise is seen as a hoarding function.
Ex: Duplicating, archiving, and the option of computerised indexing is also discussed = También se trata de la duplicación, archivo y de la opción de indización automática.
Ex: As the world price declines, the difference between the value of exporting and the value of storing decreases.
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* almacenamiento de archivo=archival storage.
* almacenamiento de datos=data storage.
* almacenamiento de imágenes=image archiving ; image storage.
* almacenamiento de la información=information storage.
* almacenamiento digital=digital archiving.
* almacenamiento eléctrico=capacitance.
* almacenamiento electrónico=electronic archiving (e-archiving).
* almacenamiento en archivadores=cabinet storage.
* almacenamiento en archivadores giratorios=rotary storage.
* almacenamiento en armarios=cabinet storage.
* almacenamiento en memoria intermedia=buffering.
* almacenamiento masivo=mass storage.
* almacenamiento óptico=optical storage.
* almacenamiento secundario=secondary storage.
* almacenamiento y recuperación de la información=storage and retrieval ; information storage and retrieval (ISR).
* almacenamiento y recuperación automatizada de la información=computerised information retrieval and storage.
* bodega para el almacenamiento de la cerveza=beer cellar.
* capacidad de almacenamiento=storage capacity.
* condiciones de almacenamiento=storage conditions.
* disco de almacenamiento óptico=optical storage disc.
* dispositivo de almacenamiento=storage device.
* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos=store.
* espacio de almacenamiento=storage space.
* espacio de almacenamiento en disco=drive storage space.
* medio de almacenamiento=storage medium.
* medio de almacenamiento físico=physical storage media.
* medios de almacenamiento óptico=optical storage media.
* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información=digitised media.
* memoria de almacenamiento=backing store.
* memoria de almacenamiento óptico=optical memory.
* optimizar el espacio de almacenamiento=maximise + storage space.
* sistema de almacenamiento=storage system.
* sistema de almacenamiento y recuperación de la información=information storage and retrieval system.
* tecnología de almacenamiento óptico=optical storage technology.

almacenamiento de archivo
(n.)=archival storage.
Ex: Microform is a possible solution for archival storage.
almacenamiento de datos
(n.)=data storage.
Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters.
almacenamiento de imágenes
(n.)=image archiving ; image storage.
Ex: Image processing is fast becoming a major success in the hardware field, and in its footsteps could come the first significant attempt at image archiving and subsequent on-line retrieval. Ex: The author mentions scanners, image storage and flat screens but focuses particularly on the proliferation of digital cameras.
almacenamiento de la información
=information storage.
Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.
almacenamiento digital
(n.)=digital archiving.
Ex: Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.
almacenamiento electrónico
(n.)=electronic archiving (e-archiving).
Ex: Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.
almacenamiento eléctrico
(n.)=capacitance.
Ex: The author explores the effects of library use on capacitance systems and outlines proper cleaning, servicing and storage techniques.
almacenamiento en archivadores
=cabinet storage.
Ex: Feedback showed that microfilm open shelving had a definite advantage over cabinet storage.
almacenamiento en archivadores giratorios
=rotary storage.
Ex: This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.
almacenamiento en armarios
=cabinet storage.
Ex: Feedback showed that microfilm open shelving had a definite advantage over cabinet storage.
almacenamiento en memoria intermedia
(n.)=buffering.
Ex: That is one method for increasing your video buffering speed.
almacenamiento masivo
=mass storage.
Ex: Magnetic recording is the technology used in recording, storing and reproducing information in digital format, a technology used in audio and video recording and for mass storage in computers.
almacenamiento secundario
=secondary storage.
Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
almacenamiento y recuperación
(n.)=storage and retrieval ; information storage and retrieval (ISR).
Ex: There is no pre-determined order of storage and retrieval. Ex: The author characterises several categories of microcomputer software for information storage and retrieval (ISR).
almacenamiento y recuperación automatizada de la información
(n.)=computerised information retrieval and storage.
Ex: This article reviews some of the new technological developments that are becoming available for computerised information storage and retrieval.
almacenamiento óptico
=optical storage.
Ex: The technology now exists to permit searching of fairly large full-text or bibliographic data bases on local computers using optical storage or large-capacity hard disks.
almacenar
(v.)=hold ; house ; keep ; place + in storage ; save ; store ; squirrel away ; store up ; cache.
Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.
Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.
Ex: When data of any sort are placed in storage they are filed alphabetically or numerically.
Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.
Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.
Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* almacenar en memoria intermedia=buffer.
* almacenar en un edificio anexo=outhouse.
* volver a almacenar=rehouse [re-house].

almacenar en memoria intermedia
(v.)=buffer.
Ex: The secret to avoiding choppy videos is to get enough of the video 'buffered' so that it plays without interruption.
almacenar en un edificio anexo
(v.)=outhouse.
Ex: The author indicates the criteria applied to material to decide whether or not to outhouse.
almacenista
(n.)=storekeeper ; stockist ; storeman.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
Ex: The library is often the only stockist in Scandinavia of some journals = En Escandinavia, la biblioteca a menudo es la única proveedora de algunas revistas.
Ex: He lived with his mother and two younger sisters in an inner-city suburb and worked as a storeman at a local supermarket.

almacén
(n.)=storehouse ; warehouse ; storeroom [store-room] ; storing room ; depot ; stockroom ; storage facility ; storage room.
Ex: The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
Ex: It is unlikely for libraries in poor countries to set up a special building or storing room and finance its maintenance.
Ex: The depot buys the books for the schools and passes on to them some of the discount it receives by buying direct from the publishers.
Ex: Among the causes of damage to archival records, temperature, moisture content, and pollution of the air in stockrooms play an important role.
Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.
Ex: All storage rooms where flammable liquids are stored should have restricted access and be properly identified.
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* almacén de bricolaje=DIY store ; home improvement store.
* almacén de libros=book-warehouse.
* almacén de maderas=lumberyard ; timber yard.
* almacén de papelería=stationery store.
* almacén frigorífico=freezer warehouse.
* encargado del almacén=warehouse keeper ; warehouseman [warehousemen, pl.].
* gran almacén=discount retailer.
* grandes almacenes=department store.

almacén de bricolaje
(n.)=DIY store ; home improvement store.
Ex: They cost around £10 and can be bought at most supermarkets, DIY stores and electrical equipment shops. Ex: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
almacén de libros
(n.)=book-warehouse.
Ex: James Lackington established a large and successful retail book-warehouse in 1780-98 with the motto 'Small profits do great things'.
almacén de maderas
(n.)=lumberyard ; timber yard.
Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers. Ex: Once a very common piece of equipment in most timber yards for moving trees for processing and cut logs such cranes are now rare.
almacén de papelería
(n.)=stationery store.
Ex: The local stationery store offers the advantages of convenience, personal contact, and easy access.
almacén frigorífico
(n.)=freezer warehouse.
Ex: 375,000 books were destroyed and 700,000 wet books were sent to freezer warehouses for drying and restoration.
almanaque
(n.)=almanac [almanack].
Nota: Publicación normalmente anual que contiene información estadística, listas de acontencimientos, información astronómica, información sobre mareas, o información sobre tiempo de siembra, etc..
Ex: The AACR rules for serials represent a remarkable aberration in treating certain types of serials ('a bibliography, index, directory, biographical dictionary, almanac, or yearbook') differently from other types of serials.

almazara
(n.)=oil press ; olive oil mill.
Ex: Fig. 118 represents one form of hydraulic oil press suitable for extracting oils or essences from seed and roots.
Ex: Olive oil mill wastewater disposal is an agricultural and environmental problem for olive oil producing countries.

almeja^1
(n.)=clam.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.

almeja^2
(n.)=pussy ; puss.
Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.
Ex: Benny submitted these pics of his nude ex-girlfriend, posing with her pearls laid across her puss.

almena
(n.)=crenellation [crenelation, -USA].
Ex: In the proposed reconstruction, the facade appears surmounted by painted crenellations, with a large marble portal the full height of the building.

almenado
(adj.)=castellated.
Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.

almendra
(n.)=almond.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.
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* aceite de almendra=almond oil.
* harina de almendra=almond meal.

almendro
(n.)=almond tree.
Ex: Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon.
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* leña de almendro=almond wood.
* madera de almendro=almond wood.

almiar
(n.)=haystack.
Ex: If you have read some of my articles you will know that I have a fascination for haystacks.

almidonado
(adj.)=starched ; starchy .
Ex: The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.
Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.

almidonar
(v.)=starch ; starch.
Ex: I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.
Ex: I've seen you try all sorts of things, one after another, and heard all sorts of grumbling about the skirts not being starched enough.

almidón
(n.)=starch.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
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* almidón de arroz=rice starch.
* almidón en espray=spray starch.
* rico en almidón=starchy .

almidón de arroz
(n.)=rice starch.
Ex: Rice starch is also used for stiffening of clothing.
almidón en espray
(n.)=spray starch.
Ex: Use spray starch and iron with a steam iron at a medium to hot setting.
alminar
(n.)=minaret.
Ex: A few of these mosques, in comparison to traditional houses of worship, seem almost futuristic; some even do away with the traditional minaret.

almirante
(n.)=admiral.
Ex: The monument was commissioned as a coverup for the admiral's defeat and loss of face during this part of the war.

almirez
(n.)=mortar ; mortar and pestle.
Nota: También escrito pestle and mortar.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.
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* mano de almirez=pestle.

almizclado
(n.)=muskrat.
Ex: Popular quarry of fur trappers are beaver, coon, mink, ermine, marten and muskrat.
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* rata almizclada=muskrat.

almizcle
(n.)=musk.
Ex: Musk is the name originally given to a perfume obtained originally from the strong-smelling substance secreted by a gland in the abdomen of some animals.

almizclero
(n.)=muskrat.
Ex: Popular quarry of fur trappers are beaver, coon, mink, ermine, marten and muskrat.
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* rata almizclera=muskrat.

almohada
(n.)=pillow.
Ex: The article 'Wiring information to a college campus: a port for every pillow' describes a system for accessing on-line data bases via a campus-wide network of microcomputers.
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* combate de almohadas=pillow fight.
* consultar con la almohada=sleep on + it.
* funda de almohada=pillow case.
* guerra de almohadas=pillow fight.
* pelea de almohadas=pillow fight.

almohadilla
(n.)=pad.
Ex: Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.
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* almohadilla (#)=hash mark (#) ; hash sign (#).
* almohadilla de fieltro=felt pad.
* almohadilla para alfileres=pincushion.

almohadilla (#)
=hash mark (#) ; hash sign (#).
Ex: The field is terminated with a hash mark (#). Ex: The hash sign may be used as a universal character; SM#TH will retrieve SMITH and SMYTH.
almohadilla de fieltro
(n.)=felt pad.
Ex: This causes spirit fluid to moisten the felt pad in the duplicator.
almohadilla para alfileres
(n.)=pincushion.
Ex: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box.
almohadillado
(adj.)=cushioned.
Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.

almorrana
(n.)=haemorrhoid(s) [hemorrhoid(s), -USA].
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid.

almuerzo
(n.)=lunch ; luncheon ; lunch hour.
Ex: While lunches and exhibit booth encounters at ALA and state conferences help, neither replaces a good, structured focus group.
Ex: This is a paper presented at the luncheon in honour of academic leaders held at the 5th National Conference of the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) in Cincinnati, USA, on 6 Apr 89.
Ex: Peak use of the libraries occurs during lunch hours.
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* almuerzo de trabajo=work luncheon.
* almuerzo escolar=school lunch ; school dinner.
* almuerzo preparado=packed lunch.
* almuerzo tipo bufé=lunch buffet ; buffet lunch.
* desayuno-almuerzo=brunch.
* hora del almuerzo=lunchtime ; lunch hour.

almuerzo de trabajo
(n.)=work luncheon.
Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
almuerzo escolar
(n.)=school lunch ; school dinner.
Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be. Ex: This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.
almuerzo preparado
(n.)=packed lunch.
Ex: Nine out of ten children take packed lunches to school that contain too much saturated fat, sugar and salt.
almuerzo tipo bufé
(n.)=lunch buffet ; buffet lunch.
Ex: A buffet lunch will be provided at the end of the presentation. Ex: A buffet lunch will be served for conference participants.
alocadamente
=wildly ; madly.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.

alocado
(adj.)=hectic ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; wild ; zany ; heedless ; berserk ; reckless.
Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.
Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.
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* hacer algo alocado=do + something footloose and fancy-free.
* momentos alocados=heady days.
* tiempos alocados=heady days.

alojamiento
(n.)=housing ; quarters ; lodging ; accommodation ; digs ; living quarters ; billet.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: single words, e.g. Government, Hovercraft, housing.
Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way.
Ex: NACs deal with a wide range of topics such as public and private rented accommodation, rents, rebates and allowances, improvement grants, landlord-tenant relations, environmental health, and house purchase.
Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
Ex: They then decided that discretion was the better part of valour so, after warning the authorities, they headed back to their billet.
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* alojamiento alternativo=alternative accommodation.
* alojamiento barato=budget accommodation.
* alojamiento de alquiler=rented accommodation ; residential property.
* alojamiento de lujo=mews cottage.
* alojamiento de páginas web=web hosting.
* alojamiento económico=budget accommodation.
* alojamiento en hotel=hotel accommodation.
* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa=full-board accommodation.
* asesoría de alojamiento=housing advice centre.
* comida y alojamiento=board and lodging.
* encontrar alojamiento=find + a home.
* gastos de alojamiento=lodging expenses ; lodging costs.
* información de alojamiento=housing information.
* traslado de alojamiento=rehousing.

alojamiento alternativo
(n.)=alternative accommodation.
Ex: It will help private tenants to find alternative accommodation when their existing tenancy is coming to an end.
alojamiento barato
(n.)=budget accommodation.
Ex: Our aim is to be the number one website for backpackers and student travel, and every traveler looking for great budget accommodation.
alojamiento de alquiler
(n.)=rented accommodation ; residential property.
Ex: Previously there was a social science collection and a humanities and library science collection, all in rented accommodation. Ex: It is great to see that the number of landladies is steadily increasing as more and more women realise the investment opportunities offered by residential property.
alojamiento de lujo
(n.)=mews cottage.
Ex: His mews had been built in 1872 and is now converted into five mews cottages.
alojamiento de páginas web
(n.)=web hosting.
Ex: Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.
alojamiento económico
(n.)=budget accommodation.
Ex: Our aim is to be the number one website for backpackers and student travel, and every traveler looking for great budget accommodation.
alojamiento en hotel
(n.)=hotel accommodation.
Ex: As demand for hotel accommodation begins to pick up, albeit very unevenly, attention is turning again to how the major companies can gain market share.
alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa
(n.)=full-board accommodation.
Ex: Package B includes full-board accommodation in a student residence in a single or double room with shared bathroom.
alojar
(v.)=host ; house ; billet ; put + Nombre + up for the night.
Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.
Ex: There are examples of people refusing to billet soldiers on the grounds that officials had no authority to compel them.
Ex: A very special thanks to Mary Miracle for putting me up for the night, thus saving me from the wet and wild wilderness.
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* alojarse=lodge.
* alojarse con=board and lodge with.
* volver a alojar=rehouse [re-house].

alojarse
(v.)=lodge.
Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
alojarse con
(v.)=board and lodge with.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
alondra
(n.)=skylark ; lark.
Ex: We passed by a cherry tree already in full blossom, though it was only March, and noticed the sound of skylarks twittering above our heads.
Ex: Larks living in areas with long breeding seasons can have two or three clutches, while those in areas with a short window of time for breeding will have only one.

alopatía
(n.)=allopathy ; allopathic medicine.
Ex: The resources, such as documents, manpower, finances and equipment of 248 health science libraries belonging to the allopathy system (modern medicine) have been examined.
Ex: This is why crystal healing is considered complementary to allopathic medicine and not an alternative.

alopecia
(n.)=alopecia ; loss of hair ; hair loss.
Ex: Dachshunds are predisposed to alopecia.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.

alopático
(adj.)=allopathic.
Ex: While some of the literature examined diverges from mainstream allopathic medicine, most popular publications succeed in presenting coherent, reasoned, and documented viewpoints.

alpaca
(n.)=bale.
Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.
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* alpaca de paja=straw bale.

alpaca de paja
(n.)=straw bale.
Ex: The book discusses the use of straw bales as a building material.
alpargata
(n.)=espadrille.
Ex: Espadrilles have been around since at least the 14th century, and they're gaining popularity by the second!.
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* donde Cristo perdió las alpargatas=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.

alpinismo
(n.)=climbing ; alpinism ; mountain climbing.
Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.
Ex: Mountain climbing is an extreme sport that can be highly dangerous, and even fatal.

alpinista
(n.)=climber.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni en bomber or plumber).
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.

alpino
(adj.)=alpine.
Ex: A section on alpine environments discusses recommended equipment for mountain day hike.
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* esquí alpino=alpine skiing.

alpiste^1
(n.)=bird seed ; canary grass.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
Ex: The pollen of canary grass, which was introduced as a pasture grass from Europe, is a major allergen in southern Australia.

alpiste^2
(n.)=booze.
Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.

alquería
(n.)=farmstead ; homestead ; farmhouse.
Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.
Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.

alquilable
(adj.)=rentable.
Ex: It was found that a corporate reference collection might be redefined funtionally as a window or gate to rentable information.

alquilado
(adj.)=leased ; rented.
Ex: This paper describes some of the processes involved in restoring leased premises to their original condition after they have been vacated.
Ex: Rented machines are expensive in the long-term.
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* casa alquilada=house let.
* deterioro de propiedad alquilada=dilapidation.

alquilar
(v.)=hire ; lease ; rent ; charter ; rent out ; let.
Ex: Plantin of Antwerp sacked him in 1573, but hired him again a few days later = Plantin de Antwerp le despidió en 1573, pero le contrató de nuevo unos pocos días después.
Ex: Many packages are available for purchase or lease, but there are also strictly in-house packages and packages developed by specific software houses under contract from one organisation.
Ex: 65% of books rented are novels, 20% mysteries and suspense, and 15% non-fiction.
Ex: The various forms of chartering of ship for the carriage of bulk cargoes are described.
Ex: If a job or family situation takes you away from home, consider renting out your home to offset all or part of the costs of your monthly mortgage payment.
Ex: The priority of this website is to help find the perfect property for you, whether it be to buy or let.
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* alquilar habitaciones=take in + lodgers.
* alquilar tiempo=buy + time.
* volver a alquilar=rehire [re-hire].

alquilar habitaciones
(v.)=take in + lodgers.
Ex: Taking in a lodger is an excellent way of earning extra income helping to pay your bills.
alquilar tiempo
(v.)=buy + time.
Ex: Smaller libraries may co-operate in a network and have shared access to a commercially-owned computer or may buy time on a computer belonging to another organization.
alquiler
(n.)=rental charge ; rent ; rental ; hire ; renting ; tenancy ; chartering.
Ex: In estimating the cost of setting up an automated library information system a wide range of factors must be considered, including cost of purchase and need to renew hardware every 3 to 5 years, rental charges, maintenance costs, and staff salaries.
Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
Ex: There is a connection charge and an annual rental plus a charge for each call at rates which vary according to the distance between centres.
Ex: It is a service based on the sale rather than the hire of floppy discs.
Ex: Entries contain all the information pertinent to a particular title, including a physical description of the material and information for purchasing or renting.
Ex: An oppressive farmer tenancy system has developed under these reforms, but the Left movement is working for land nationalization.
Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.
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* alojamiento de alquiler=rented accommodation ; residential property.
* alquiler de bicicletas=bicycle rental.
* alquiler de coches=car rental ; car hire.
* alquiler de vehículos=car rental.
* alquiler de vídeos=video rental.
* alquiler de vivienda=housing rental.
* biblioteca de alquiler=rental library.
* compañía de compra por alquiler=hire-purchase company.
* contrato de alquiler=rental agreement ; lease.
* derecho de alquiler=rental right.
* devolución del alquiler=rent rebate.
* en alquiler=rented.
* madre de alquiler=surrogate mother ; surrogate mum.
* madres de alquiler=surrogacy.
* mercado inmobiliario de alquiler=rented housing market.
* oficina de alquiler=rental office.
* película de alquiler=rental movie.
* poner en alquiler=rent out.
* remolque de alquiler=U-Haul trailor.
* subsidio de alquiler=housing benefit.
* tienda de alquiler=rental outlet.

alquiler de bicicletas
(n.)=bicycle rental.
Ex: Many activities including horseback riding, jeep tours, and bicycle rentals, are available on site.
alquiler de coches
(n.)=car rental ; car hire.
Ex: Other subjects such as automobiles and car rental are covered more sparsely. Ex: This article explains how the international car hire giant, Avis, has initiated a complaint programme.
alquiler de vehículos
(n.)=car rental.
Ex: Other subjects such as automobiles and car rental are covered more sparsely.
alquiler de vivienda
(n.)=housing rental.
Ex: After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.
alquiler de vídeos
(n.)=video rental.
Ex: Although the examples of Internet usage and video rental have market competitors, many items that produce definite direct benefits do not have market competitors, making comparison values more difficult.
alquimia
(n.)=alchemy.
Ex: This is a specialist service calling for a unique alchemy of librarian and computing skills.

alquitranar
(v.)=tar.
Ex: He helped Craig repair it by tarring the bottom of the hull.

alquitrán
(n.)=tar ; bitumen.
Ex: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin, which was then calcified by heating to remove residual tars which might also have been a cause of staining and discoloration, and finally ground to an extremely fine powder.
Ex: Hot bitumen is sprayed on the prepared road surface and immediately covered with clean stone chips which are rolled in to ensure adhesion.
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* alquitrán mineral=mineral tar.
* alquitrán vegetal=wood tar.
* embadurnar con alquitrán=tar.
* impermeabilizar con alquitrán=tar.

alquitrán mineral
(n.)=mineral tar.
Ex: It must be remarked that this wood tar is en tirely different from the mineral tar distilled from some coals.
alquitrán vegetal
(n.)=wood tar.
Ex: It must be remarked that this wood tar is en tirely different from the mineral tar distilled from some coals.
alrededor
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* alrededor de=around ; round about.
* alrededor de + Cantidad=around + Cantidad.
* alrededor de + Expresión Numérica=in about + Expresión Numérica.
* alrededor de + Fecha=about + Fecha.
* alrededor de + Fecha/Número=ca. + Fecha/Número ; circa + Fecha/Número [ca o c, -abrev.] ; c + Fecha/Número.
* alrededor de la córnea=circumcorneal.
* alrededor de + Número=in the region of + Número.
* atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=with an ear to the ground.
* a todo alrededor=all round.
* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor=put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
* Ciudad + y los pueblos de su alrededor=Greater + Ciudad + area.
* en los alrededores=in the vicinity.
* en los alrededores de=in the vicinity of ; around.
* girar alrededor de=spin about.
* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

alrededor de
=around ; round about.
Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card. Ex: Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles.
alrededor de + Cantidad
=around + Cantidad.
Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
alrededor de + Expresión Numérica
=in about + Expresión Numérica.
Ex: In about 1755, however, James Whatman the elder made some paper with moulds of which the mesh was woven like cloth.
alrededor de + Fecha
=about + Fecha.
Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
alrededor de + Fecha/Número
=ca. + Fecha/Número ; circa + Fecha/Número [ca o c, -abrev.] ; c + Fecha/Número.
Ex: Coverage in 'Sources of Reference Work' is comprehensive (ca. 20,000 titles). Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions. Ex: A library from c 2600 BC was discovered in Ebla, Syria, 15 years ago.
alrededor de + Número
=in the region of + Número.
Ex: Sentences with an average length in the region of 12 words are likely to yield a readable abstract.
alrededor de la córnea
(n.)=circumcorneal.
Ex: The conjectival infection is mainly circumcorneal.
alrededores
(n.)=surroundings ; surrounding area ; outskirts of, the ; vicinity ; environs.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.
Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.
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* en los alrededores de=on the outskirts of ; in the area round.
* por los alrededores=hereabout(s).

alta
(n.)=discharge.
Ex: In response, social workers at the University of Texas developed a computer-assisted case management programme to monitor patient outcome and discharge.
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* alta médica=discharge.
* dar de alta=discharge from + hospital.

alta burguesía, la
(n.)=gentry, the.
Ex: The personal papers of the gentry are one of the main categories of records available to historians examining the cultural aspects of urban life.
alta cocina
(n.)=haute cuisine.
Ex: The wide variety of bars, bistros, cafes and restaurants will tempt your palate with choices from wholesome pub food to haute cuisine.
alta costura
(n.)=haute couture.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
alta intensidad
(adj.)=high-rate.
Ex: Long-distance high-rate data transmission is possible at the present time by combining a number of narrow-band channels, but the longer-term solution is the installation of a new wide-band network.
alta mar
(n.)=high seas, the.
Ex: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
alta médica
(n.)=discharge.
Ex: In response, social workers at the University of Texas developed a computer-assisted case management programme to monitor patient outcome and discharge.
alta posición
(n.)=high estate.
Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
alta productividad
(n.)=high yield.
Ex: The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.
alta resolución
(n.)=high resolution.
Ex: It integrates into a single system a wide range of IT capabilities, including CD-ROM and WORM optical discs, scanning, OCR, laser printers, low and high resolution displays, softstrips and page formatting techniques = Integra en un único sistema una amplia variedad de medios técnicos, como discos ópticos CD-ROM y WORM, escaneado, OCR, impresoras láser, presentaciones en pantalla de baja y alta resolución, códigos de barras y técnicas para el formateo de páginas.
alta tecnología
(n.)=high-tech ; high-technology ; hi-tech.
Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit. Ex: All kinds of viewpoints are heard in these meetings from information services in high-technology research establishments to ethnic libraries in Alaska. Ex: The article 'CD/CorpTech: making use of hi-tech' discusses the CD-ROM version of the CorpTech data base distributed by DATEXT.
alta traición
=high treason.
Ex: The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.
alta velocidad
(adj.)=high-rate.
Ex: Long-distance high-rate data transmission is possible at the present time by combining a number of narrow-band channels, but the longer-term solution is the installation of a new wide-band network.
altamar
(n.)=open sea ; open ocean.
Ex: The dolphins were released into the open seas after a short surgical treatment.
Ex: Krill is a general term used to describe about 85 species of open-ocean crustaceans known as euphausiids.
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* en altamar=on the open sea ; offshore.
* salir a altamar=go out into + the open sea.

altamente
(adj.)=highly.
Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
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* altamente + Adjetivo=tightly + Adjetivo ; wildly + Adjetivo.
* altamente cualificado=highly skilled.
* altamente estructurado=highly-structured.

altamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=tightly + Adjetivo ; wildly + Adjetivo.
Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured. Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
altamente cualificado
=highly skilled.
Ex: Professionals are expected to be highly skilled and motivated, which I certainly am, so that little external surveillance over us should be required.
altamente estructurado
(adj.)=highly-structured.
Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
altanero
(adj.)=snooty ; haughty ; supercilious.
Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

altanería
(n.)=arrogance ; haughtiness ; superciliousness.
Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.
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* con altanería=superciliously ; haughtily.

altar
(n.)=altar.
Ex: They were particularly concerned with the application of computer visualisation to the reconstruction of the Altar of Pergamon, Greece..
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* altar de sacrificios=sacrificial altar.
* sábana del altar=altar cloth.

altar de sacrificios
(n.)=sacrificial altar.
Ex: The sacrificial altars they erected in their settlements to this end were impressive examples of Celtic architecture.
altas
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* clases altas, las=upper circles, the.

altas esferas del poder, las
=echelons of power, the.
Ex: Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.
altas esferas, las
=corridors of power, the.
Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
altavoces
(n.)=tannoy.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

altavoz
(n.)=loudspeaker ; speaker.
Ex: Some libraries have even installed a paging (loudspeaker) system.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

alter
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* alter ego=alter ego.

alter ego
(n.)=alter ego.
Ex: The librarian must be the reader's alter ego, immersed in his politics, his religion and his morals.
alterable
(adj.)=mutable ; alterable.
Ex: Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.
Ex: There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.

alteración
(n.)=alteration ; disturbance ; doctoring.
Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.
Ex: The second section of the report describes the use of education as a weapon of cultural repression, and the doctoring of textbooks to promote intolerance.
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* alteración del orden=breach of the peace.
* alteración del orden público=disorderly conduct ; public order offence ; breach of the peace.

alteración del orden
(n.)=breach of the peace.
Ex: All but four of the laws are of a civil nature, three involving pupils with contraband in their school lockers and the other one concerning breach of the peace by college students.
alteración del orden público
(n.)=disorderly conduct ; public order offence ; breach of the peace.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Disorderly conduct: crime and disruptive behaviour in the library'. Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour. Ex: All but four of the laws are of a civil nature, three involving pupils with contraband in their school lockers and the other one concerning breach of the peace by college students.
alterado
(adj.)=overset ; disturbed.
Ex: So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his remarks that she was reduced to staring impotently at him.
Ex: A nice example of disturbed meaning is the second sentence in Appendix A.

alterar
(v.)=alter ; disturb ; upset ; doctor ; redraw [re-draw] ; change.
Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
Ex: The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.
Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.
Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.
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* alterar el equilibrio=upset + the balance.
* alterar el orden público=breach + the peace ; disturb + the peace.
* alterar el sistema=perturb + the system.
* alterar la paz=disrupt + peace.
* sin alterar=unaltered ; unmodified.

alterar el equilibrio
(v.)=upset + the balance.
Ex: Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.
alterar el orden público
(v.)=breach + the peace ; disturb + the peace.
Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'. Ex: Just last year, Prince was arrested for assault and disturbing the peace.
alterar el sistema
(v.)=perturb + the system.
Ex: The fieldworker can learn more from perturbing the system than from pretending to be an invisible fly on the wall.
alterar la paz
(v.)=disrupt + peace.
Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
altercado
(n.)=altercation ; argument ; aggressive incident ; scandal ; running battle ; dust-up ; fracas ; bunfight [bun fight].
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
Ex: Data on 9318 aggressive incidents were collected from official game reports.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
Ex: The man in the middle of the current bunfight over racing sports rights is Ian Frykberg.
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* tener un altercado=have + altercation.

alternador
(n.)=alternator.
Ex: When the user turns to this heading he will find a very large number of entries, all beginning POWER SOURCES : alternators.

alternante
(adj.)=reciprocating.
Ex: The two formes of the sheet were imposed on the bed of the reciprocating carriage where they were inked by two sets of rollers, one at each end of the frame.

alternar
(v.)=socialise [socialize, -USA] ; alternate.
Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.
Ex: Chemotherapy alternates with radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced head and neck carcinoma.
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* alternar de un estado a otro=toggle.

alternar de un estado a otro
(v.)=toggle.
Ex: To change back and forth, or 'toggle' between the insert and overwrite modes, press the <Ins> key successively.
alternativa
(n.)=alternate way ; alternative ; choice.
Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: DC is certainly not regarded as the perfect classification scheme even in sectors where there is no serious alternative.
Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.
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* como alternativa=as an alternative.
* como segunda alternativa=as a backup.
* la alternativa + ser=the alternative + be.
* no tener alternativa=have + no choice.
* no tener más alternativa que=have + no other option but.
* no tener otra alternativa=have + no choice.
* tener una alternativa preparada=have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
* tener una alternativa reservada=have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
* una buena alternativa a=the next best thing to.

alternativamente
=alternately ; alternatively.
Ex: As an example, you probably would not believe that Cutter used the terms books and works alternately, without making a distinction between them.
Ex: These 2 axes are not antagonistic, but can be alternatively or complementarily exploited.

alternativo
(n.)=alternative ; competing ; alternate.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
Ex: Libraries which are not dependent upon the Library of Congress for cataloging copy are free to use the alternate rule.
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* alojamiento alternativo=alternative accommodation.
* de forma alternativa=alternatively.
* de modo alternativo=alternatively.
* enfrentarse a alternativas=be faced with choices ; face + choices.
* estilo de vida alternativo=alternative life-style.
* estudiar alternativas=explore + alternative.
* planificación alternativa=contingency planning.
* ser la mejor alternativa=be the best bet.
* título alternativo=alternative title.
* fuente de energía(s) alternativa(s)=alternative energy source.

alterne
=socialising [socializing, -USA].
Ex: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.
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* bar de alterne=clip joint.
* camarera de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* camarera de bar de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* camarera de club de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* chica de alterne=hostess ; night-club hostess.
* club de alterne=clip joint.

alterno
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* corriente alterna=alternating current (AC).
* en días alternos=every other day.

altibajos
=ups and downs ; twists and turns.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.
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* altibajos emocionales=emotional roller coaster.
* con altibajos=chequered [checkered, -USA].
* sucesión de altibajos=roller coaster ride ; wild ride.

altibajos emocionales
(n.)=emotional roller coaster.
Ex: Here you'll find information on how to treat emotional roller coaster behavior in menopausal women including herbal remedies.
altillo
(n.)=loft.
Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.

altisonancia
(n.)=bombast.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.

altisonante
(adj.)=ringing ; high-flown ; bombastic.
Ex: Some recent literature on higher education has attempted to reaffirm, with ringing rhetoric, the principle that the search for the truth is the foundation of academic ethics.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].

altivo
(adj.)=haughty ; hoity-toity ; supercilious.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
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* de modo altivo=superciliously ; haughtily.

alto cargo
(n.)=senior post ; top official ; senior position ; top person [top people, -pl.] ; top executive ; top position ; senior manager ; senior executive ; high official ; top manager ; senior official.
Ex: After a brief historical outline of the development of commercial library facilities, the 2 senior posts of Business Information Librarian and Business Information Officer are described. Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men. Ex: The future will see more women in senior positions in publishing. Ex: If you are interested in learning about meeting the top people in the field please fill out the form below. Ex: A survey of 40 organisations was used to identify the problems more frequently encountered by top executives using computers for decision support. Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men. Ex: Jan Wilkinson has wide experience of a variety of academic libraries and has spent fifteen years as a senior manager. Ex: The unit should be centrally located in the industrial complex and headed by a senior executive directly answerable to top management. Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest. Ex: In comparison with the previous year, the remuneration of top managers grew on average by about 7.5% in 2002. Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
alto cargo público
(n.)=senior public official.
Ex: There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.
alto comisario
(n.)=high commissioner.
Ex: And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.
alto del fuego
(n.)=cease-fire.
Ex: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997.
alto dignatario
(n.)=high official.
Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
alto en el camino
(n.)=stopover ; layover.
Ex: This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast. Ex: Whether you're headed to Italy or South Africa, you might have a long layover in London but you don't have to spend it holed up at the airport.
alto en fibras
(adj.)=high-fibre.
Ex: Wholemeal breads and pastas, high-fibre cereals and brown rice are wholegrain foods.
alto funcionario
(n.)=high official.
Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
alto horno
(n.)=blast furnace.
Ex: In blast furnaces, the lining is done almost entirely with fireclay bricks.
alto nivel
(n.)=high standard.
Ex: Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.
alto precio
(n.)=costliness.
Ex: This article indicates the costliness and lack of necessity of freeze drying.
alto rendimiento
(n.)=high yield.
Ex: The increasing popularity of clover and vetch as forage due to their nutritional, environmental and high-yield benefits are discussed.
alto riesgo
(n.)=high stakes.
Ex: This case is important because it demonstrates the high stakes inherent in the software industry.
alto y delgado
(adj.)=spindly .
Ex: They flowered too soon I think, and then they were just spindly and weedy looking!.
alto y débil
(adj.)=spindly .
Ex: They flowered too soon I think, and then they were just spindly and weedy looking!.
alto^1
(n.)=stop.
Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
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* alto del fuego=cease-fire.
* alto en el camino=stopover ; layover.
* echar por alto=bungle.
* hacer un alto=pause.
* pasar por alto=bypass [by-pass] ; gloss over ; miss ; obviate ; overlook ; short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; skip over ; leapfrog ; pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by ; flout ; close + the door on ; skip.
* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien=go over + Posesivo + head.
* pasar por alto rápidamente=race + past.
* un alto en el camino=a stop on the road ; a pit stop on the road.

alto^2
(n./adj.)=alto.
Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

alto^3
(n.)=height.
Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
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* altos y bajos=highs and lows ; peaks and valleys.
* celebrar por todo lo alto=make + a song and dance about.
* con la frente en alto=stand + tall.
* en lo alto=on top.
* en lo alto de=on top of ; atop.
* poner los pies en alto=put + Posesivo + feet up ; kick + Posesivo + feet up ; kick back.
* por todo lo alto=with flying colours.

alto^4
(adj.)=heavy ; high ; superior ; tall ; hefty .
Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.
Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
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* a alta presión=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
* a altas horas de la noche=late at night ; in the dead of night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* alcanzar cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights.
* alimento con alto contenido en grasa=high-fat food.
* alimento con alto contenido graso=high-fat food.
* alta burguesía, la=gentry, the.
* alta cocina=haute cuisine.
* alta costura=haute couture.
* Alta Edad Media, la=Early Middle Ages, the ; High Middle Ages, the ; Dark Ages, the.
* alta intensidad=high-rate.
* alta mar=high seas, the.
* alta posición=high estate.
* alta productividad=high yield.
* alta resolución=high resolution.
* altas esferas del poder, las=echelons of power, the.
* altas esferas, las=corridors of power, the.
* alta tecnología=high-tech ; high-technology ; hi-tech.
* alta traición=high treason.
* alta velocidad=high-rate.
* alto cargo=senior post ; top official ; senior position ; top person [top people, -pl.] ; top executive ; top position ; senior manager ; senior executive ; high official ; top manager ; senior official.
* alto cargo público=senior public official.
* alto comisario=high commissioner.
* alto dignatario=high official.
* alto en fibras=high-fibre.
* alto funcionario=high official.
* alto horno=blast furnace.
* alto nivel=high standard.
* alto precio=costliness.
* alto rendimiento=high yield.
* alto riesgo=high stakes.
* altos cargos=people in high office.
* altos hornos=smelter.
* alto y débil=spindly .
* alto y delgado=spindly .
* amontonarse muy alto=be metres high.
* apuntar muy alto=reach for + the stars ; shoot for + the stars.
* a un alto nivel=high level [high-level].
* cada vez más alto=constantly rising ; steadily rising ; steadily growing.
* clase alta=upper class.
* cocinar a fuego alto=cook over + a high heat ; cook at + a high heat.
* con un alto nivel de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* con un nivel de estudios alto=well educated [well-educated].
* cuando la marea está alta=at high tide.
* de alta alcurnia=well-born.
* de alta cuna=well-born.
* de alta fidelidad=hi-fi.
* de alta mar=offshore ; sea-going ; ocean-going.
* de alta potencia=high power.
* de alta presión=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
* de alta resistencia=heavy-duty.
* de alta tecnología=high-technology.
* de alta tensión=heavy-current.
* de alta velocidad=high-speed.
* de alto abolengo=well-born.
* de alto ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* de alto contenido calorífico=high-calorie.
* de alto nivel=high level [high-level] ; high-powered.
* de alto rango=highly placed ; top-ranking.
* de alto rendimiento=high-performance ; heavy-duty.
* de altos vuelos=high-flying ; high-powered.
* de alto voltaje=high-voltage.
* de la gama alta=high-end.
* edificio alto=high-rise building.
* en alta mar=on the high seas.
* explosivo de alta potencia=high explosive.
* fijar precios altos=price + high.
* física de altas energías=high energy physics.
* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto=peak-shape.
* frente de altas presiones=ridge of high pressure.
* línea de alta tensión=power line.
* llevar a cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.
* mantener la cabeza alta=hold + Posesivo + head high.
* mantener la moral alta=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
* marea alta=high tide.
* música de alta fidelidad=hi-fi music.
* pagar un precio alto por Algo=pay + a premium price for.
* persecución en coche a alta velocidad=high-speed chase.
* persona de altos vuelos=high flyer [high flier, -USA].
* persona de la alta sociedad=socialite.
* poner un precio a Algo muy alto=overprice.
* por todo lo alto=grandly ; on a grand scale.
* quimioterapia de altas dosis=high-dose chemotherapy.
* reparador de estructuras altas=steeplejack.
* ser muy alto=be metres high.
* sistema de altas presiones=high-pressure system ; ridge of high pressure.
* tacones altos=high heels.
* temporada alta=high season.
* tener un alto contenido calorífico=be rich in calories ; be high in calories.
* tener un alto contenido de=be high in.
* tener un alto contenido proteínico=be high in protein.
* tener un alto contenido vitamínico=be high in vitamins.
* torre de alta tensión=pylon ; electricity pylon.
* tren de alta velocidad=bullet train.
* unaprobabilidad muy alta=a sporting chance.
* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche=a late night + Nombre.

alto^5
(adj.)=loud .
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
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* decir en voz alta=say + out loud ; say in + a loud voice.
* en voz alta=loudly ; out loud.
* hablar alto=be loud.
* hablar en voz alta=talk in + a loud voice.
* leer en voz alta=read + aloud ; read + out loud.
* pensar en voz alta=think + out loud.
* sonido alto=loud noise.

altos cargos
=people in high office.
Ex: At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbears = En esos momentos, Estados Unidos ha seguido adelante, no sólo gracias a la pericia o la visión de quienes ocupaban el cargo, sino porque nosotros, el Pueblo, hemos permanecido fieles a los ideales de nuestros antepasados.
altos hornos
(n.)=smelter.
Ex: Until 1870, the rich ore was reduced in primitive smelters and the silver bullion transported by llamas 200 miles to Lima.
altos y bajos
=highs and lows ; peaks and valleys.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession. Ex: In the music business quite a number of artists have peaks and valleys.
altruismo
(n.)=altruism.
Ex: Of course, the notion of service, though appealing to our altruism, also does have less attractive connotations of deference and, at worst, inferiority.

altruista
(adj.)=unselfish ; altruistic ; high-minded ; selfless ; self-forgetful.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
Ex: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
Ex: Taoism teaches that we must become self-forgetful, act in the natural way of things rather than forcing our will on events.

altruísticamente
=selflessly.
Ex: However, care has to be taken to ensure the future of the former incumbents within the organizations if they are to perform selflesslyduring their limited tenure.

altura
(n.)=height ; altitude.
Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.
Ex: The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.
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* a estas alturas=by now.
* a la altura de=of the stature of ; equal to ; at the level of.
* a la altura de la cintura=waist high ; waist deep.
* a la altura de la rodilla=knee-high.
* a la altura de los hombros=shoulder-high.
* a la misma altura que=in the same league as ; at the same level as.
* altura del tipo movible=height-to-paper ; type height.
* altura tipográfica=height-to-paper [heights-to-paper, -pl.].
* con la misma altura que=the full height of.
* de altura=high ; top-notch.
* de altura regulable=height-adjustable.
* estar a la altura de=live up to ; be equal to ; match up to.
* estar a la altura de la circunstancias=make + the cut.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=be up to snuff ; come up with + the goods ; cut + the mustard.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=be up to the mark ; be up to scratch ; be equal to the occasion ; rise (up) to + the occasion ; deliver + the goods ; measure up (to) ; rise (up) to + challenge.
* estar a la altura de las expectativas=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
* estar a la altura de las posibilidades=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
* estar a la altura de lo que se espera=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
* estar a la misma altura que=rank with.
* gran altura=high altitude.
* no estar a la altura de las expectativas=fall below + expectations.
* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera=fall below + expectations ; be below par ; be under par.
* poner a la altura de las circunstancias=bring + Nombre + up to par.
* saltador de altura=high jumper.
* salto de altura=vertical jump ; high jumping ; high jump.

altura del tipo movible
(n.)=height-to-paper ; type height.
Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe. Ex: The thickness of the blocks intended for use in printed books was usually a little under type height, the difference being made up with underlays of paper.
altura tipográfica
(n.)=height-to-paper [heights-to-paper, -pl.].
Ex: Little progress towards the standardization of type sizes and of height-to-paper was made until after 1875, and printers everywhere continued to suffer the inconvenience of being unable on occasion to mix the types of different foundries = Hasta después de 1875 se avanzó poco en la normalización de los tamaños de las letras y de la altura tipográfica y los impresores de todas partes continuaron sufriendo el inconveniente en ocasiones de ser incapaces de mezclar las letras de diferentes talleres de fundición.
altímetro
(n.)=altimeter.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Improved interpretation of satellite altimeter data using genetic algorithms'.

altísimo
(adj.)=soaring ; mile-high ; towering.
Ex: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.
Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.
Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.

alubia
(n.)=bean ; haricot bean ; haricot.
Ex: The principal subject areas studied were soya, rice, beans, and seeds.
Ex: Laia and Pau have eaten a big plate of haricot beans and botifarra, a delicious Catalan sausage.
Ex: Boil, then add haricots and peas or broad beans.

alucinación
(n.)=hallucination.
Ex: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.
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* tener alucinaciones=hallucinate.

alucinado
(adj.)=gobsmacked.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.

alucinante
(adj.)=mind-blowing ; face-melting ; mind-bending ; mind-boggling [mind boggling].
Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
Ex: So with this in mind, let's examine some of the more popular mind-bending movies of the last twenty years or so, and see what you all have enjoyed most.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.

alucinar^1
(v.)=hallucinate.
Ex: As Gately wonders if he is dreaming or hallucinating, a series of words and phrases bombard his consciousness.

alucinar^2
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + mind ; freak out ; flip out ; be flabbergasted ; be speechless ; be gobsmacked ; boggle + mind.
Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind.
Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
Ex: If something this simple boggled your mind you have the I.Q. of a cucumber.

alucinógeno^1
(n.)=hallucinogen ; hallucinogenic.
Ex: The book current, reliable information on methods for dealing with dependency upon hallucinogens, nicotine, amphetamines, and designer drugs like ecstasy.
Ex: Heroin, amphetamines, and hallucinogenics are three examples of drugs that are commonly used illegally.
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* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos=mushroom ritual.

alucinógeno^2
(adj.)=hallucinogenic.
Ex: It involved the right of a native person to follow his religious tradition which involved smoking a hallucinogenic substance.

alud
(n.)=avalanche ; landslide ; landslip ; snow avalanche ; snowslide.
Ex: This paper discusses how to handle the avalanche of online documentation = Este artículo trata de cómo gestionar la avalancha de documentación en línea.
Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
Ex: The victims included men, women and children and they were either washed away in floods or buried in landslips.
Ex: Snow avalanches threaten life and property in mountainous areas worldwide.
Ex: Authorities say two separate snowslides near Snoqualmie Pass have injured six people.
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* alud de barro=mudflow ; mudslide.
* alud de lodo=mudflow ; mudslide.
* alud de nieve=snow avalanche ; snowslide.

alud de barro
(n.)=mudflow ; mudslide.
Ex: The mudflow has engulfed villages, roads, dozens of factories and swathes of paddy and sugarcane fields, as well as damaging railway. Ex: The death toll from mudslides has reached 224, with authorities fearing that it could reach as high as 400 people.
alud de lodo
(n.)=mudflow ; mudslide.
Ex: The mudflow has engulfed villages, roads, dozens of factories and swathes of paddy and sugarcane fields, as well as damaging railway. Ex: The death toll from mudslides has reached 224, with authorities fearing that it could reach as high as 400 people.
alud de nieve
(n.)=snow avalanche ; snowslide.
Ex: Snow avalanches threaten life and property in mountainous areas worldwide. Ex: Authorities say two separate snowslides near Snoqualmie Pass have injured six people.
aluda
(n.)=flying ant.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, flying ants are not always a sign of termites or termite infestations in a home.

aludido
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* darse por aludido=take + things personally ; take + a hint ; take + things personally ; get + a hint.

aludir
(v.)=intone ; hint.
Ex: Also in 1876 the concept of the librarian as educator, frequently intoned in recent decades, began to take shape.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
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* aludir a=allude to ; hint at ; make + reference to.
* aludir a una idea=allude to + idea.

aludir a
(v.)=allude to ; hint at ; make + reference to.
Ex: You also alluded to the American Library Association ISAD. Ex: It was the first time the Mr Blair had even hinted at military action and his words are likely to alarm Labour MPs. Ex: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
aludir a una idea
(v.)=allude to + idea.
Ex: This article contrasts the views of Cutter and Panizzi and alludes to the ideas of 19th and 20th century luminaries and committees.
alumbrado
(n.)=lighting.
Ex: A flexible library building is one which permits flexibility in the layout of its planning arrangements, with structure, heating, ventilation and lighting arranged to facilitate adaptability.
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* alumbrado exterior=outdoor lighting.
* alumbrado público=street lighting.
* sistema de alumbrado=lighting system.

alumbrado exterior
(n.)=outdoor lighting.
Ex: Outdoor lighting is light pollution which handicaps certain astronomical programs.
alumbrado público
(n.)=street lighting.
Ex: Furthermore libraries simply are not as essential to the life of the community as better police protection, improved fire-fighting and public works equipment, increased street lighting, and the like.
alumbrar
(v.)=shine.
Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.

alumbre
(n.)=alum.
Nota: Sulfato usado en la fabricación de papel.
Ex: Test for alum with a spot of aluminon solution (1 gm. aluminon in 1,000 ml. distilled water).
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* cola de alumbre=alum sizing.
* encolado con alumbre=alum-sized.

aluminio
(n.)=aluminium ; aluminum.
Ex: Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.
Ex: The aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time resulting in an unreadable disc.
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* estropajo de aluminio=steel wool.
* industria del aluminio, la=aluminium industry, the.
* papel de aluminio=aluminium foil ; tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil.

aluminón
(n.)=aluminon.
Nota: Metal usado en la fabricación de papel.
Ex: Test for alum with a spot of aluminon solution (1 gm. aluminon in 1,000 ml. distilled water).

alumna de un colegio de educación mixta
(n.)=co-ed.
Ex: From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial.
alumnado
(n.)=student body.
Ex: The microcomputer is a time and labour saving device which frees the librarian to perform the most imporant aspects of library services to the faculty and student body.

alumno
(n.)=pupil ; student ; learner.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
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* alumna de un colegio de educación mixta=co-ed.
* alumno de autoescuela=learner driver.
* alumno de cuarto=fourth grader.
* alumno de cuarto año=fourth grader.
* alumno de cuarto curso=fourth grader.
* alumno de cuarto grado=fourth grader.
* alumno de primer año=first grader.
* alumno de primer curso=first grader.
* alumno de primero=first grader.
* alumno de quinto=fifth grader.
* alumno de quinto año=fifth grader.
* alumno de quinto curso=fifth grader.
* alumno de segundo=second grader.
* alumno de segundo año=second grader.
* alumno de segundo curso=second grader.
* alumno de séptimo=seventh grader.
* alumno de séptimo año=seventh grader.
* alumno de séptimo curso=seventh grader.
* alumno de sexto=sixth grader.
* alumno de sexto año=sixth grader.
* alumno de sexto curso=sixth grader.
* alumno de tercer año=third grader.
* alumno de tercer curso=third grader.
* alumno de tercero=third grader.
* alumno de un año=grader.
* alumno de un curso=grader.
* alumno no aplicado=underachiever.
* alumno que hace novillos=school truant ; truant.
* alumno que hace rabona=school truant ; truant.
* alumnos=taught.
* alumno trabajador=student staff.
* antiguo alumno=alum.
* asociación de antiguos alumnos=alumni association.
* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA)=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* asociación de padres de alumnos=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre=part-time course.
* número de alumnos matriculados=enrolment [enrollment, -USA].
* relacionado con los alumnos=student-related.
* reunión de antiguos alumnos=alumni reunion ; class reunion.

alumno de autoescuela
(n.)=learner driver.
Ex: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
alumno de cuarto
(n.)=fourth grader.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.
alumno de cuarto año
(n.)=fourth grader.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.
alumno de cuarto curso
(n.)=fourth grader.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.
alumno de cuarto grado
(n.)=fourth grader.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.
alumno de primer año
(n.)=first grader.
Ex: She was the mother of a precocious first grader named Steven.
alumno de primer curso
(n.)=first grader.
Ex: She was the mother of a precocious first grader named Steven.
alumno de primero
(n.)=first grader.
Ex: She was the mother of a precocious first grader named Steven.
alumno de quinto
(n.)=fifth grader.
Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.
alumno de quinto año
(n.)=fifth grader.
Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.
alumno de quinto curso
(n.)=fifth grader.
Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.
alumno de segundo
(n.)=second grader.
Ex: The evaluation survey demonstrated how second graders felt they had benefited from the project.
alumno de segundo año
(n.)=second grader.
Ex: The evaluation survey demonstrated how second graders felt they had benefited from the project.
alumno de segundo curso
(n.)=second grader.
Ex: The evaluation survey demonstrated how second graders felt they had benefited from the project.
alumno de sexto
(n.)=sixth grader.
Ex: The study was based on interviews with 9 groups of sixth graders of both sexes.
alumno de sexto año
(n.)=sixth grader.
Ex: The study was based on interviews with 9 groups of sixth graders of both sexes.
alumno de sexto curso
(n.)=sixth grader.
Ex: The study was based on interviews with 9 groups of sixth graders of both sexes.
alumno de séptimo
(n.)=seventh grader.
Ex: A study of seventh graders at a school in Texas revealed 3 categories of aliterates: dormant, uncommitted, and unmotivated.
alumno de séptimo año
(n.)=seventh grader.
Ex: A study of seventh graders at a school in Texas revealed 3 categories of aliterates: dormant, uncommitted, and unmotivated.
alumno de séptimo curso
(n.)=seventh grader.
Ex: A study of seventh graders at a school in Texas revealed 3 categories of aliterates: dormant, uncommitted, and unmotivated.
alumno de tercer año
(n.)=third grader.
Ex: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.
alumno de tercer curso
(n.)=third grader.
Ex: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.
alumno de tercero
(n.)=third grader.
Ex: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.
alumno de un año
(n.)=grader.
Ex: It describes the project, which aimed to introduce all 4th graders to artists and writers at the library, as to enable them to create slogans and posters about books and reading which were then judged and exhibited.
alumno de un curso
(n.)=grader.
Ex: It describes the project, which aimed to introduce all 4th graders to artists and writers at the library, as to enable them to create slogans and posters about books and reading which were then judged and exhibited.
alumno no aplicado
(n.)=underachiever.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
alumno que hace novillos
(n.)=school truant ; truant.
Ex: The village library is currently viewed as a place to relax by school truants. Ex: Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days.
alumno que hace rabona
(n.)=school truant ; truant.
Ex: The village library is currently viewed as a place to relax by school truants. Ex: Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days.
alumno trabajador
(n.)=student staff.
Ex: The library profession could become marginalized as a result of the relegation of traditional library professional work to volunteers and student staff.
alumnos
(n.)=taught.
Ex: But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.
alunizaje
(n.)=moon landing ; lunar landing.
Ex: He taught physics at Brooklyn College for two years and was a systems analyst for NASA for two years, where he played a important role in the Apollo project's successful moon landing.
Ex: Apollo 11 achieved its primary mission -- to perform a manned lunar landing and return the mission safely to Earth.

alunizar
(v.)=land on + the moon.
Ex: Based on those studies, the probability of landing on the moon and returning safely to earth never dropped below 90%.

alusividad
(n.)=aboutness.
Nota: En lenguajes documentales, contenido del que trata un documento.
Ex: This article contends that indexing which generally represents only 'aboutness' (topic) serves the novice adequately, but does not serve the expert who is concerned with highly specific aspects of points-of-view (comment).

alusión
(n.)=allusion ; intimation ; reference ; hint of allusion ; innuendo.
Nota: En plural innuendos o innuendoes.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
Ex: It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.
Ex: The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
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* hacer alusión a=make + allusion to ; make + reference to.

aluvial
(adj.)=alluvial.
Ex: Spray irrigation is prevalent on the lighter soils of the coastal area and drip irrigation is used on the alluvial soils of the interior valleys.
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* llanura aluvial=floodplain.

aluvión
(n.)=spate ; alluvium.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.
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* de aluvión=alluvial.
* recibir un aluvión de=deluge with.
* un aluvión de=a flood of ; a rash of ; a barrage of ; a flurry of.

alveolar
(adj.)=alveolar.
Ex: Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.
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* región alveolar=alveolar region.
* zona alveolar=alveolar region.

alveolo
(n.)=alveolus [alveoli, -pl.].
Ex: When you breathe out, the body delivers carbon dioxide to the alveoli, and you release it in your exhalation.

alza
(n.)=upswing.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
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* en alza=on the upswing.
* estar en alza=be up.
* Nombre + en alza=Nombre + up.
* precios en alza=rising costs ; runaway prices.

alzada
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* tribunal de alzada=court of appeal ; appeal(s) court ; appeal(s) court.

alzado
(n.)=gathering.
Nota: En encuadernación, forma de coser las hojas que componen un libro en parejas.
Ex: The groups of leaves thus sewn together are known as gatherings, and each gathering will consist of one or more pairs of leaves joined at the back, and will have been made from one folded sheet, or a fraction of a sheet, or from several folded sheets tucked one inside another.
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* alzado de planos=survey.

alzado de planos
(n.)=survey.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.
alzadora
(n.)=collator ; gathering machine.
Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia.
Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).

alzamiento
(n.)=insurrection.
Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.

alzar
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* alzar el vuelo=take + wing ; get off + the ground.
* alzarse=tower above/over.
* alzarse empinadamente=shoot up.
* máquina de alzar=gathering machine.

alzar el vuelo
(v.)=take + wing ; get off + the ground.
Ex: Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see his company start to blossom -- his vision was only just starting to take wing when he died in 1900. Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground.
alzarse
(v.)=tower above/over.
Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.
alzarse empinadamente
(v.)=shoot up.
Ex: On both sides the crags shot up in fantastic forms towards the sky, and the rising wind roared among them like a spirit of anguish.
alérgeno
(n.)=allergen.
Ex: This is a semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.

alérgico^1
(n.)=allergy sufferer.
Ex: As the days get shorter and summer winds down, allergy sufferers begin another period of sniffling and sneezing with the start of ragweed season.

alérgico^2
(adj.)=allergic.
Ex: The course covered the structure of the Internet in general and navigation tools and was aimed at people 'allergic' to information technology looking for confidence.
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* reacción alérgica=allergic reaction.

alúmina
(n.)=alumina ; aluminum oxide.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.
Ex: Most of these (like the photo on the right) are aluminum oxide, but a few grains of spinel have also been found.

ama
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* ama de casa=housewife [housewives, -pl.] ; homemaker ; housekeeper.
* ama de cría=wet-nurse.
* ama de llaves=hotel housekeeper.

ama de casa
(n.)=housewife [housewives, -pl.] ; homemaker ; housekeeper.
Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time, such a stereotyping users ('students', 'housewives', etc.). Ex: Homemaker, widow and volunteer are acceptable terms and roles. Ex: In Poland over 70 percent of married women are gainfully employed performing traditional female roles as wives, mothers and housekeepers, as well as the modern role of employee.
ama de cría
(n.)=wet-nurse.
Ex: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse.
ama de llaves
(n.)=hotel housekeeper.
Ex: Classroom techniques for teaching vocational English as a Second Language to hotel housekeepers are offered.
amabilidad
(n.)=friendliness ; kindness.
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
Ex: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.
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* amabilidad entre vecinos=over-the-fence friendliness.
* con amabilidad=graciously.

amabilidad entre vecinos
=over-the-fence friendliness.
Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.
amable
(adj.)=friendly ; kind ; amiable ; obliging ; friendly-sounding ; friendly-sounding ; kindly ; neighbourly [neighborly, -USA] ; genial.
Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
Ex: Natasha continued to lean out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with her kindly, slightly quizzical, happy smile.
Ex: They believe being neighbourly is an important and fulfilling part of life.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* poco amable=off-putting ; surly ; crusty .

amablemente
=graciously ; kindly ; amiably ; sweetly.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.

amado
(adj.)=beloved ; loved ; beloved ; darling.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.
Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.
Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
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* muy amado=much-loved.
* ser amado=loved-one.
* tan amado de todos=so beloved of all.
* tan amado por todos=so beloved of all.

amaestrado
(adj.)=domesticated ; tamed.
Ex: Domesticated yaks, which breed freely with domestic cattle, are used as pack, draft, milk, and beef animals.
Ex: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.

amaestrar
(v.)=domesticate ; tame.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Domesticating the computer terminal: a plan to increase our understanding of how men use machines'.
Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

amainar
(v.)=subside ; abate ; die down ; blow over.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.

amaine
(n.)=abatement.
Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.

amalgama
(n.)=amalgam ; amalgamation ; blurring ; interweaving ; conflation ; ensemble.
Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.
Ex: The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.
Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.
Ex: This paper illustrates the possible future interweaving of information retrieval and entertainment.
Ex: It found differences in the abbreviations used and other stylistic matters (mainly due to language differences) but was able to propose a conflation of the descriptions that formed the basis of what became the SBD and later the ISBD.
Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.

amamantamiento
(n.)=breast-feeding [breastfeeding] ; suckling.
Ex: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
Ex: The estimation of milk consumption by sucklings is done by weighing both the litter and the mother before and after a period of suckling.

amamantar
(v.)=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; nurse ; suckle.
Ex: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.
Ex: It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.

amancebado
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* vivir amancebados=live in + sin.

amancemabiento
(n.)=concubinage.
Ex: The debates concern a fashion show/beauty contest; concubinage; and the role of modern Indonesian women.

amanecer^1
(n.)=dawn ; dawning ; sunrise ; sunup ; break of dawn ; break of day ; daybreak.
Ex: Cahn also postulated that about ten million scientific papers had been produced since the dawn of civilization = Cahn también postuló que se habían producido aproximadamente diez millones de artículos científicos desde los albores de la civilización.
Ex: The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.
Ex: The software displays sunrise and sunset and automatically adjusts to summer or daylight saving time.
Ex: The locals will consume absolutely nothing after sunup and will only be taking sustenance after sundown.
Ex: He must be defeated before the break of dawn; all players will instantly die if he is still alive at that point.
Ex: Let's make the most of time before the break of day.
Ex: Sometimes, your enemy will unleash an attack just before daybreak.
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* al amanecer=at the crack of dawn ; at sunrise ; at sunup ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day ; at cockcrow ; at dawn ; at daybreak.
* antes del amanecer=before dawn.
* canto de los pájaros al amanecer=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer=from dawn (to/till/until) dusk ; from sunrise to sunset ; from sun to sun.
* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug=red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
* hasta el amanacer=till dawn.
* trino de los pájaros al amanecer=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.

amanecer^2
(v.)=dawn.
Ex: The day dawned with clear skies and a slight breeze.
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* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado=lie down with dogs and you get fleas.

amanerado
(adj.)=affected ; mannered ; camp.
Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.
Ex: Since 1975 his work has become mannered and predictable.
Ex: There is an obvious positive correlation between camp behaviour and homosexuality.

amaneramiento
(n.)=affectation.
Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.

amansado
(adj.)=tamed ; domesticated.
Ex: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.
Ex: Domesticated yaks, which breed freely with domestic cattle, are used as pack, draft, milk, and beef animals.

amansar
(v.)=domesticate ; tame.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Domesticating the computer terminal: a plan to increase our understanding of how men use machines'.
Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

amante
(n.)=mistress [mistresses, -pl.] ; lover ; buff ; sweetheart.
Ex: But the curse has no effect and, as the commentator says, 'Ten years later his daughter Jane is still Grandley's mistress' = Aunque la maldición no ha surtido efecto y, como el comentarista dice, "Diez años después su hija Jane sigue siendo todavía la amante de Grandley".
Ex: The use of electronic mail provides a means by which people (particularly lovers) can express the kinds of emotions to one another which they would be unable to do face to face.
Ex: His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
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* amante de la autodisciplina=self-disciplinarian.
* amante de la biblioteca=library lover.
* amante de la buena bebida=drink enthusiast.
* amante de la buena mesa=food enthusiast.
* amante de la cerveza=beer lover.
* amante de la disciplina=disciplinarian.
* amante de la disciplina férrea=strict disciplinarian.
* amante de la historia=history buff.
* amante de la informática=computer buff.
* amante de la literatura=literary.
* amante de la naturaleza=nature lover.
* amante de la precisión=precisionist.
* amante de la vida al aire libre=outdoor enthusiast.
* amante del cine=cinema buff ; film buff ; movie buff.
* amante del libro=book lover [booklover].
* amante de lo militar=military buff.
* amante de los animales=animal lover.
* amante del teatro=theatre buff.
* amante del vino=wine lover.
* amante joven=sugar baby.
* amante ricachón=sugar daddy.
* ex-amante=old flame.
* no amante de la literatura=non-literary.
* tener un amante=have + an affair.
* un amante=a little something on the side.

amante de la autodisciplina
(n.)=self-disciplinarian.
Ex: He is also a creature of habit, a rationalist and a precisionist, a self-disciplinarian who attempts to regulate every aspect of waking life in accordance with the strictest reason and propriety.
amante de la biblioteca
(n.)=library lover.
Ex: She was librarian who made users of the library particularly welcome and helped children become both book lovers and library lovers.
amante de la buena bebida
(n.)=drink enthusiast.
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for food and drink enthusiasts and gourmets.
amante de la buena mesa
(n.)=food enthusiast.
Ex: The article 'Get stuffed' reviews some of the Internet sites for food enthusiasts and gourmets, including sources for home delivery of pizzas.
amante de la cerveza
(n.)=beer lover.
Ex: The fermentation process is very similar to wine which is why wine lovers are generally more into sake than beer lovers.
amante de la disciplina
(n.)=disciplinarian.
Ex: Today's teachers are expected to be disciplinarians.
amante de la disciplina férrea
(n.)=strict disciplinarian.
Ex: Softly-spoken, but a strict disciplinarian, Madugalle is widely-respected.
amante de la historia
(n.)=history buff.
Ex: To effectively understand the times and places in history, it is necessary for historians and history buffs to use a timeline maintain a logical order of events.
amante de la informática
(n.)=computer buff.
Ex: Formerly reserved for use by scientists, researchers, and computer buffs, computer networks now have capabilities that make them extremely useful to science teachers and their classes.
amante de la literatura
(adj.)=literary.
Ex: On the other hand, in an automated system we would have a difficult time convincing the machine that Mr. Auden's death was not the cause for the sudden appearance on the literary scene of a new author.
amante de la naturaleza
(n.)=nature lover.
Ex: Home to an amazing variety of birds, plants and wildlife, Tucson is an ideal choice for nature lovers, families, or those simply seeking a serene escape from daily pressures.
amante de la precisión
(n.)=precisionist.
Ex: He is also a creature of habit, a rationalist and a precisionist, a self-disciplinarian who attempts to regulate every aspect of waking life in accordance with the strictest reason and propriety.
amante de la vida al aire libre
(n.)=outdoor enthusiast.
Ex: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.
amante de lo militar
(n.)=military buff.
Ex: This unique, well-written, and intriguing volume is a valuable resource for military buffs and historians, and for students of American popular culture.
amante de los animales
(n.)=animal lover.
Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
amante del cine
(n.)=cinema buff ; film buff ; movie buff.
Ex: Books about films, film directors and film actors have a certain appeal for for `cinema buffs'. Ex: This article lists interesting sources and Web sites for film buffs. Ex: He is known among American movie buffs chiefly as the director of crime films.
amante del libro
(n.)=book lover [booklover].
Ex: She was librarian who made users of the library particularly welcome and helped children become both book lovers and library lovers.
amante del teatro
(n.)=theatre buff.
Ex: The aesthetic judgments of experts, theater buffs, and novices were compared .
amante del vino
(n.)=wine lover.
Ex: The fermentation process is very similar to wine which is why wine lovers are generally more into sake than beer lovers.
amante joven
(n.)=sugar baby.
Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online.
amante ricachón
(n.)=sugar daddy.
Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online.
amanuense
(n.)=scribe ; scrivener ; amanuensis [amanuenses, -pl.].
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.
Ex: In exercising his art the literary writer is an amanuensis of his time.

amapola
(n.)=poppy.
Ex: The article 'Poppies, pens and purple binders: informal chartership get-togethers in the UK' describes the idea of meetings for those undertaking the chartership process and some general chartering tips.

amar
(v.)=love.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
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* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian=love it or loathe it.
* amar con locura=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
* amar con toda + Posesivo + alma=love + Nombre + to death ; love + Nombre + to bits.
* amar con todo + Posesivo + corazón=love + Nombre + to death ; love + Nombre + to bits.
* amar hasta la muerte=love + Nombre + to death.
* amar hasta morir=love + Nombre + to death.

amar con locura
(v.)=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
Ex: But it was their first car and they loved it to bits. Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.
amar con toda + Posesivo + alma
(v.)=love + Nombre + to death ; love + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!. Ex: But it was their first car and they loved it to bits.
amar con todo + Posesivo + corazón
(v.)=love + Nombre + to death ; love + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!. Ex: But it was their first car and they loved it to bits.
amar hasta la muerte
(v.)=love + Nombre + to death.
Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.
amar hasta morir
(v.)=love + Nombre + to death.
Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.
amarar
(v.)=land.
Ex: The author examines a number of CD-ROM software products which turn a personal computer into a planetarium and generate the illusion that a user is flying a spaceship or landing on a planet.

amargado
(n.)=bitter ; embittered ; sourpuss ; misery guts ; sour puss.
Ex: A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.
Ex: The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.
Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.
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* sentirse amargado=feel + bitter.

amargamente
=bitterly.
Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly.

amargar
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* amargarse=go + sour ; turn + sour ; sour ; stew.

amargarse
(v.)=go + sour ; turn + sour ; sour ; stew.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Relationships in swimming : what happens when they go sour?'. Ex: In the latter half of the 20th century, however, medicine's success threatened to turn sour as questions were asked about its efficacy. Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.
amargo
(adj.)=bitter ; sour ; upsetting ; bitter.
Ex: A number of respondents to the study expressed themselves in bitter terms at the lack of readiness to support programmes which are attempting to encourage the transfer of technological innovation to information applications.
Ex: Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
Ex: Good coffee tastes somewhat bitter but smooth, and has no sour undertones.
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* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca=leave + a bitter aftertaste.
* experiencia amarga=bitter experience.
* naranja amarga=sour orange.
* un trago amargo=a bitter pill to swallow.
* verdad amarga=home truth ; ugly truth.
* victoria amarga=sour victory.

amargor
(n.)=bitterness.
Ex: Love is the exact opposite of unforgiveness, envy, jealousy, hate, pride and bitterness.

amargura
(n.)=sourness ; bitterness.
Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
Ex: Love is the exact opposite of unforgiveness, envy, jealousy, hate, pride and bitterness.
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* con amargura=bitterly ; sorely.

amarilla
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* prensa amarilla, la=tabloid press, the.

amarillear
(v.)=yellow ; turn + yellow.
Ex: The quality of the paper is often poor and it yellows and becomes brittle with age.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow.

amarillento
(adj.)=yellowish ; yellowed ; sallow .
Ex: The term beige, sometimes referred to as 'light greyish yellowish brown', is commonly used to the description of book-cloth colours.
Ex: The use of microforms solves such problems as missing pages from bound periodicals, out-of-print materials and yellowed and tattered newspapers.
Ex: Dull or sallow skin may be a symptom of a weakened immunity or an overindulgence in fatty foods and carbohydrates with little exercise.
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* blanco-amarillento=white-yellowish.

amarillo
(adj.)=yellow.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
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* alerta amarilla=yellow alert.
* amarillo anaranjado=orange-yellow.
* amarillo chillón=bright yellow.
* amarillo fuerte=bright yellow.
* amarillo intenso=bright yellow.
* amarillo naranja=orange-yellow.
* fiebre amarilla=yellow fever.
* luz amarilla=yellow light.
* Páginas Amarillas=Yellow Pages.
* ponerse amarillo=turn + yellow.
* ponerse amarillo de envidia=turn + green with envy.
* prensa amarilla, la=popular press, the.
* tarjeta amarilla=yellow card.

amarillo anaranjado
(adj.)=orange-yellow.
Ex: Carotene, or carotin, is an orange-yellow to red pigment found in many plants such as carrots and pumpkins.
amarillo chillón
(adj.)=bright yellow.
Ex: Most of these wet floor warning signs are colored in bright yellow or bright orange to make them highly visible.
amarillo fuerte
(adj.)=bright yellow.
Ex: Most of these wet floor warning signs are colored in bright yellow or bright orange to make them highly visible.
amarillo intenso
(adj.)=bright yellow.
Ex: Most of these wet floor warning signs are colored in bright yellow or bright orange to make them highly visible.
amarillo naranja
(adj.)=orange-yellow.
Ex: Carotene, or carotin, is an orange-yellow to red pigment found in many plants such as carrots and pumpkins.
amarizar
(v.)=land.
Ex: The author examines a number of CD-ROM software products which turn a personal computer into a planetarium and generate the illusion that a user is flying a spaceship or landing on a planet.

amarra
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* echar amarras=moor.
* quitar las amarras=unmoor.
* soltar amarras=set + sail ; cast off.
* soltar las amarras=unmoor.

amarradera
(n.)=tether.
Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.

amarradero
(n.)=mooring ; berth.
Ex: Certain aspects of the curriculum debate had become parted from their moorings in practical reality.
Ex: And if you are initially thinking of renting a berth in the Mediterranean, click here to find out why most people prefer to buy their berths.

amarrar
(v.)=fasten ; tether ; strap ; secure ; tie (to) ; lash ; moor ; rope.
Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.
Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.
Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.
Ex: Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
Ex: His thighs and knees were then roped to the arm rests.
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* amarrar a=lash (up) to.

amarrar a
(v.)=lash (up) to.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
amarre
(n.)=mooring ; anchorage ; anchoring ; moorage.
Ex: Certain aspects of the curriculum debate had become parted from their moorings in practical reality.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
Ex: This new device will reduce thefts caused by prying a safe from its anchorings.
Ex: Moorage is available year round, but winter weather requires that boat owners check their vessel daily.
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* derechos de amarre=moorage.

amasadora
(n.)=bread dough mixer.
Ex: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.

amasar una fortuna
(v.)=amass + a fortune.
Ex: Since leaving office in 2007, Blair has amassed a fortune estimated to be in excess of 20 million pounds.
amasar^1
(v.)=knead.
Ex: When kneading by hand, do so on a clean, smooth surface that's at a comfortable height.
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* rodillo de amasar=rolling pin.

amasar^2
(v.)=amass.
Ex: Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.
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* amasar una fortuna=amass + a fortune.

amasijo
(n.)=mash-up ; mash ; mush.
Ex: 'Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
Ex: The main dish sold is pie and mash -- a minced beef pie and mashed potato.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

amater
(n.)=amateur ; dabbler ; non-specialist [nonspecialist].
Ex: This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.
Ex: This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.
Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.

amateurismo
(n.)=amateurism.
Ex: The title of the article is 'On egotism, amateurism, masochism, narcissism, sadism, masturbation and flagellation in African bibliography'.

amatista
(n.)=amethyst.
Ex: Agates, sapphires, amethysts and citrines are found in abundance in Madagascar.

amazona
(n.)=horsewoman [horsewomen, -pl.] ; Amazon.
Ex: She may be one of the most accomplished horsewomen in the world but 2008 just hasn't been her year.
Ex: Male babies were killed , but all the little girls were brought up as good Amazons.
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* montar a la amazona=ride + side-saddle.
* silla de amazona=side-saddle.

amazónico
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* selva amazónica, la=Amazon rainforest, the.

amañado
(adj.)=rigged ; sugar-coated.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
Ex: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.

amañamiento
(n.)=doctoring ; fudging.
Ex: The second section of the report describes the use of education as a weapon of cultural repression, and the doctoring of textbooks to promote intolerance.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.

amañar
(v.)=sex up ; fiddle ; fiddle with ; fudge ; fake ; cobble together ; concoct.
Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had 'sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy.
Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
Ex: The author explains how scientific literature is written, refereed, edited, and published, and contends that the data it contains have often been fudged or stolen from others.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.
Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
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* amañar el mercado=rig + the market.

amañar el mercado
(v.)=rig + the market.
Ex: CAS rigged the online market and, in a society founded upon competition, this is neither the way things are done, nor the way things ought to be done.
ambas caras
=both sides.
Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
ambas partes
=both sides of the equation ; both sides.
Ex: It is therefore important to pay due recognition to both sides of the equation. Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
ambas partes afectadas
=both sides of the equation.
Ex: It is therefore important to pay due recognition to both sides of the equation.
ambas partes del argumento
=both sides of the fence.
Ex: The article 'Both sides of the fence: librarian and curator' advocates for further cooperation between libraries and museums.
ambas partes implicadas
=both sides of the equation.
Ex: It is therefore important to pay due recognition to both sides of the equation.
ambas partes interesadas
=both sides of the equation.
Ex: It is therefore important to pay due recognition to both sides of the equation.
ambicioso
(adj.)=ambitious ; high-flying ; aspiring ; social climber ; careerist ; power-hungry ; covetous ; avaricious.
Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.
Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.
Ex: The author discusses the differences between authentic publishers (those with the mind set of a professional) and the rest (who are regarded as greedy and vain careerists).
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
Ex: A persistently covetous person cannot hold a position of responsibility in the church.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification.
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* actor ambicioso=aspiring actor.
* actriz ambiciosa=aspiring actress.

ambición
(n.)=ambition.
Ex: The ambition of the librarian must be to identify the needs in good time, to have the service available at an appropriate point and to encourage the user to approach the library.
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* ambición profesional=careerism.
* con una gran ambición profesional=career-minded ; career-focused.
* persona con ambición=high flyer [high flier, -USA] ; go-getter.
* persona con mucha ambición=social climber.

ambición profesional
(n.)=careerism.
Ex: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use.
ambidiestro
(adj.)=ambidextrous.
Ex: All subjects were right-handed except for three left-handed men and one ambidextrous male.

ambientador
(n.)=freshener ; air freshener.
Ex: Potential sources of this is the degradation of paints, adhesives, solvents, markers, food, detergents, fresheners, mothballs, etc.
Ex: In addition, there is exposure to fragrance from products that are used to scent the air, such as air fresheners and fragrance candles.
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* ambientador de flores y hojas secas=potpourri.

ambientador de flores y hojas secas
(n.)=potpourri.
Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
ambiental
(adj.)=ambient.
Ex: The author draws an analogy between the ambient consumerism of affluent societies and the consumption of information.
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* condiciones ambiental=ambient conditions.
* humedad ambiental=ambient humidity.
* iluminación ambiental=ambient lighting.
* música ambiental=ambient music.
* seguridad ambiental=environmental security.
* temperatura ambiental=air temperature.
* temperatura ambiental del edificio=room temperature.

ambientalista
(n.)=environmentalist.
Ex: Librarians and environmentalists share a fundamental commitment of the principle of access to information.

ambiente
(n.)=atmosphere ; ambience [ambiance] ; ambient ; ambiance [ambience].
Nota: Escrito también ambience.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.
Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.
Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
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* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA)=Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
* ambiente agradable=congenial atmosphere.
* ambiente cargado=charged atmosphere.
* ambiente hostil=icy wind.
* ambiente tenso=charged atmosphere.
* a temperatura ambiente=at room temperature.
* cambiar de ambiente=change + scenery.
* cambio de ambiente=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene.
* contaminación del medio ambiente=environmental pollution.
* del medio ambiente=environmental.
* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente=environmentally.
* especialista en medio ambiente=environmentalist.
* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente=environmental impact study.
* estudios del medio ambiente=environmental studies.
* gestión del medio ambiente=environmental management.
* medio ambiente marino=marine environment.
* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente=Department of the Environment.
* peligro para el medio ambiente=environmental hazard.
* preocupación por el medio ambiente=environmentalism.
* protección del medio ambiente=environmental protection.
* que no daña el medio ambiente=environmentally sound ; environmentally friendly ; eco-friendly.
* que no perjudica el medio ambiente=environmentally sound ; environmentally friendly ; eco-friendly.
* relacionado con el medio ambiente=environmentally related.
* temperatura ambiente=room temperature ; air temperature.

ambiente agradable
(n.)=congenial atmosphere.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
ambiente cargado
(n.)=charged atmosphere.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
ambiente hostil
(n.)=icy wind.
Ex: This is the text of a talk given to a conference on Libraries in the icy wind of cultural policy, held in Jarfalla, May 81.
ambiente tenso
(n.)=charged atmosphere.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
ambiguamente
=ambiguously.
Ex: The original confusion arose from the choice of a term which must surely have been going out of use in 1966; it was worse confounded by the fact that both negro housing and black housing were used ambiguously.

ambiguo
(adj.)=ambiguous ; delphic ; indeterminate.
Ex: This is true even when a Ruecking algorithm has reduced the search to a seemingly manageable set of ambiguous choices.
Ex: In the article 'Information and social science: the need for onomastics' the special language used by authors in writing up their research is differentiated into cryptic and delphic modes, depending on the ways the terms (names) for new concepts are produced.
Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.
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* palabra ambigua=weasel word.

ambigú
(n.)=concessionaire.
Ex: Many concessionaires discard tons of corrugated cardboard, one of the easiest products to recycle.

ambigüedad
(n.)=ambiguity ; slipperiness ; hesitancy ; double meaning ; equivocation.
Ex: In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.
Ex: The point here is the difficulty of definition and the slipperiness of terminology.
Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.
Ex: In times of dictatorship artists resort to a language of double meaning to express unpopular opinions.
Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
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* ambigüedad de funciones=role ambiguity.
* ambigüedades=double-talk.
* eliminación de ambigüedades=disambiguation.
* eliminar ambigüedades=disambiguate.
* falta de ambigüedad=unambiguity.
* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos=term disambiguation ; word sense disambiguation.
* sin ambigüedad=unambiguous.

ambigüedad de funciones
(n.)=role ambiguity.
Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
ambigüedades
(n.)=double-talk.
Ex: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.
ambivalencia
(n.)=ambivalence ; duplicity.
Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.
Ex: An ambiguity only exists when there is duplicity, indistinctiveness, or uncertainty in the meaning of the words used in the contract.

ambivalente
(adj.)=ambivalent.
Ex: The article 'The last word: ambivalence' sums up some of the ambivalent attitudes of the information profession to outsourcing.

ambliopía
(n.)=amblyopia.
Ex: A lazy eye, technically referred to as amblyopia, means that one eye has not developed normally and always has blurred vision, even with the best glasses the eye doctor can prescribe.

ambos
=both ; both of which.
Ex: Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: 'See also' references link two headings, both of which will be accepted for indexing.
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* a ambas orillas del Atlántico=on both sides of the Atlantic ; on both sides of the ocean.
* a ambos lados de=on either side of.
* a ambos lados del Altántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* a ambos lados de + Lugar=on both sides of + Lugar.
* ambas caras=both sides.
* ambas partes=both sides of the equation ; both sides.
* ambas partes afectadas=both sides of the equation.
* ambas partes del argumento=both sides of the fence.
* ambas partes implicadas=both sides of the equation.
* ambas partes interesadas=both sides of the equation.
* ambos lados=both sides.
* ambos lados del argumento=both sides of the fence.
* en ambas direcciones=two-way ; both ways.
* en ambos casos=in either case ; in either instance.
* lo mejor de ambas partes=the best of both worlds.
* provechoso para ambos=mutually beneficial.
* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos=have + the best of both worlds.

ambos lados
=both sides.
Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
ambos lados del argumento
=both sides of the fence.
Ex: The article 'Both sides of the fence: librarian and curator' advocates for further cooperation between libraries and museums.
ambrosía
(n.)=ragweed.
Ex: As the days get shorter and summer winds down, allergy sufferers begin another period of sniffling and sneezing with the start of ragweed season.

ambulancia
(n.)=ambulance.
Ex: This paper describes the failures of the London Ambulance Service system for handling emergency telephone calls.
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* personal de ambulancia=ambulance crew.

ambulante
(adj.)=mobile ; peripatetic ; roving ; touring ; wayfaring ; travelling [traveling, -USA] ; walking.
Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
Ex: NACAB have a research project to develop a mini-information pack that could be used by peripatetic advice workers.
Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
Ex: The work of the Parliament's information offices is to educate the general public on the work of the Parliament by means of touring displays, posters, booklets, slides, etc..
Ex: In the LAN world, there are several reasons to unite with other wayfaring librarians delving into the multifaceted world of computer networks.
Ex: There were no plans to revive either branch, so the bookmobiles had to fill the vacuum as traveling branches.
Ex: He is a walking history of modern librarianship and has been a mentor to many.
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* población con mercado ambulante=market centre ; market town.
* puesto ambulante=roadside vendor ; street vendor.
* vendedor ambulante=pedlar [peddler, -USA] ; roadside vendor ; street vendor.

ambular
(v.)=rove.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

ambulatorio
(n.)=outpatient clinic.
Ex: A medical library should be a service obtainable wherever it is needed -- in the ward or outpatient clinic.

ameba
(n.)=amoeba.
Ex: The article 'From amoeba to reQuest' details the process of developing and implementing Connecticut's CD-ROM-based statewide database 'ReQuest' for catalogue and circulation information sharing = El artículo "Desde la ameba al reQuest" detalla el proceso de desarrollo y puesta en práctica de la base de datos estatal en CD-ROM de Connecticut "ReQuest" para el uso compartido de la catalogación y de información sobre los préstamos.

amedrentador
(adj.)=intimidating.
Ex: Line's survey of students in 1962 showed that nineteen percent found the library intimidating and forty-eight percent found it mildly intimidating -- a total of two out of every three users.

amedrentar
(v.)=scare.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
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* amedrentarse=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; scare + Reflexivo ; funk.
* sin dejarse amedrentar por=undaunted by.

amedrentarse
(v.)=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; scare + Reflexivo ; funk.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently. Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping. Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate. Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images. Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
amenaza
(n.)=threat ; menace.
Ex: The 'threat' is less tangible when viewed from the standpoint of providers and consumers of such courses.
Ex: Fears in the late 1960s about the menace of pollution led to the creation of programmes on environmental protection.
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* amenaza asimétrica=asymmetric threat.
* amenaza comunista, la=red scare, the ; red menace, the.
* amenaza de bomba=bomb threat ; bomb scare.
* amenaza de guerra=threat of war.
* amenaza de tormenta=gathering storm.
* amenaza ficticia=bogeyman [bogeymen] ; bogey [bogie].
* amenaza militar=military threat.
* amenaza nuclear=nuclear threat.
* amenaza terrorista=terror threat.
* bajo amenaza=under threat.
* estado de amnaza terrorista=terror alert.
* hacer frente a una amenaza=address + threat.
* ¿incentivos o amenazas?=the carrot vs. the stick.
* incentivos y amenazas=carrots and sticks.
* insultos y amenazas racistas=hate speech.
* lanzar amenazas=rattle + Posesivo + saber.
* libre de la amenaza de=unthreatened (by).
* presentar una amenaza=pose + threat.
* romper con una amenaza=slay + dragon.
* sin la amenaza de=unthreatened (by).

amenaza asimétrica
(n.)=asymmetric threat.
Ex: Put simply, asymmetric threats are a version of not 'fighting fair,' which can include the use of surprise and weapons in ways unplanned by a nation.
amenaza comunista, la
(n.)=red scare, the ; red menace, the.
Ex: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C. Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'.
amenaza de bomba
(n.)=bomb threat ; bomb scare.
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior. Ex: Police confirmed late last night that bomb scares had forced the closure of 13 police stations across the island.
amenaza de guerra
(n.)=threat of war.
Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
amenaza de tormenta
(n.)=gathering storm.
Ex: 'The Gathering Storm' is a beautifully composed and photographed production concentrating on the years in the 1930s when Churchill's career hit rock-bottom.
amenaza ficticia
(n.)=bogeyman [bogeymen] ; bogey [bogie].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'. Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
amenaza militar
(n.)=military threat.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
amenaza nuclear
(n.)=nuclear threat.
Ex: The article 'Myths and alibis' suggests that the enormity of the nuclear threat is now sufficient to prompt Western librarians to acknowledge the political and moral dimensions of their work.
amenaza terrorista
(n.)=terror threat.
Ex: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
amenazado
(adj.)=under threat ; under attack ; threatened.
Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The National Health Service in the United Kingdom: under attack or under reconstruction'.
Ex: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.
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* amenazado con una navaja=at knifepoint.
* amenazado con un cuchillo=at knifepoint.
* sentirse amenazado=feel + threatened.

amenazado con un cuchillo
=at knifepoint.
Ex: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.
amenazado con una navaja
=at knifepoint.
Ex: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.
amenazador
(adj.)=ominous ; threatening ; frowning ; forbidding ; looming ; scary ; menacing ; nasty looking ; portentous.
Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.
Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.
Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.
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* avecinarse de un modo amenazador=loom + large on the horizon.
* conducta amenazadora=threatening behaviour.
* de forma amenazadora=menacingly.
* de manera amenazadora=menacingly.

amenazadoramente
=ominously ; menacingly.
Ex: The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.
Ex: The Yamuna river continued to rise menacingly Saturday and flooded several areas in populous east and north Delhi.
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* acercarse amenazadoramente=loom.
* aparecer amenazadoramente=rear + its head.
* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia=bear down on.
* mirar intensa y amenazadoramente=stare + Nombre + down ; stare + Nombre + out.
* surgir amenazadoramente=rear + its head.

amenazante
(adj.)=threatening ; forbidding ; menacing.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.

amenazar
(v.)=pose + threat ; threaten ; make + threats ; menace ; rattle + Posesivo + saber ; bare + Posesivo + teeth ; show + Posesivo + teeth ; loom.
Ex: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.
Ex: Besides, any second edition threatened to require some recataloguing.
Ex: He knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.
Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.
Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.
Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.
Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
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* edificio que amenaza ruina=condemned building.

ameno
(adj.)=entertaining.
Ex: Adults and children should share all that they read and discover together what it is they find that is entertaining and revealing, recreative, re-enactive, and engaging.
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* de manera amena=pleasantly.

americanismo
(n.)=Americanism.
Ex: If you use Americanisms just to show you know them, people may find you a tad tiresome, so be discriminating.

americanización
(n.)=Americanization.
Ex: With the new waves of immigrants at the turn of the century came the view of the public library as an agent in the 'Americanization' of the immigrant thus rendering him harmless to the American way of life.

americanizar
(v.)=americanize.
Ex: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country.

americano
(adj.)=American ; US [U.S.].
Ex: Under 'American Scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether there exist any biases which might adversely affect search results (for example, emphasis on US or European published material).
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* AAM (Asociación Americana de Museos)=AAM (American Association of Museums).
* adiestrado por los americanos=U.S.-trained.
* afroamericano=Afro-American ; African-American.
* águila americana=bald eagle.
* ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios)=ALA (American Library Association).
* americano de origen asiático=Asian American.
* americano de origen mejicano=Mexican American.
* ánade silbón americano=American wigeon.
* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas)=ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).
* Archivo Nacional Americano=United States National Archives.
* asiático americano=Asian American.
* Asociación Americana de Editores=American Association of Publishers (AAP).
* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos=Motion Picture Association of America.
* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA)=Society of American Archivists (SAA).
* blanco protestante anglosajón americano=WASP.
* bul(l)dog americano=American bulldog.
* cocina americana=kitchenette.
* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana=WASPish.
* empresas americanas, las=corporate America.
* fútbol americano=American football.
* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano)=GPO (Government Printing Office).
* indio nativo americano=American Indian ; Native American.
* Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI)=American Documentation Institute (ADI).
* japonés americano=Japanese-American.
* jugador de fútbol americano=footballer ; football player.
* mejicano americano=Mexican American.
* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
* no americano=un-American.
* nogal americano=hickory.
* norteamericano=North American.
* oso negro americano=black bear.
* poco americano=un-American.
* silbón americano=American wigeon.
* Sueño Americano, el=American Dream, the.
* tántalo americano=wood stork.
* tilo americano=basswood ; basswood tree.

americano de origen asiático
(n.)=Asian American.
Ex: The author reviews the literature of research on minority librarianship in the USA (Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American and Mexican American) = El autor analiza las investigaciones sobre la biblioteconomía relacionada con las minorías en los Estados Unidos (Afroamericanos, indio americanos, americanos de origen asiático, americanos de origen mejicano).
americano de origen mejicano
(adj.)=Mexican American.
Ex: The author reviews the literature of research on minority librarianship in the USA (Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American and Mexican American) = El autor analiza las investigaciones sobre la biblioteconomía relacionada con las minorías en los Estados Unidos (Afroamericanos, indio americanos, americanos de origen asiático, americanos de origen mejicano).
amerindio
(n./adj.)=Amerindian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The Amerindian societies in Canada used a lunar calendar of 10 months with 30 days in each month.

amerizar
(v.)=land.
Ex: The author examines a number of CD-ROM software products which turn a personal computer into a planetarium and generate the illusion that a user is flying a spaceship or landing on a planet.

ametralladora
(n.)=machine gun ; submachine gun.
Ex: By this time, the librarian will know that the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815, and that 'guns' (properly speaking) are cannon and machine guns.
Ex: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.

amianto
(n.)=asbestos.
Ex: It is, however, possible to broaden the search and find additional information on asbestos roofing by retrieving documents on roofing, and extracting sections from these documents that are pertinent to asbestos roofing.

amiga
(n.)=girlfriend.
Ex: The author looks at problems facing US publishers Little Brown over several of their new offerings, including a book by O. J. Simpson's girlfriend Paula Barberi.
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* amiga del alma=soul sister.

amiga del alma
(n.)=soul sister.
Ex: The article 'Barbie, soul sister or she devil?' considers whether 'Barbie' represents a harmful role model for young children.
amigabilidad
(n.)=user-friendliness ; conviviality.
Ex: This is the text of a paper presented at a meeting on library image and user-friendliness, held in the Netherlands.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.

amigable
(adj.)=usable [useable] ; user friendly ; amicable ; convivial ; people-friendly ; friendly .
Ex: DBMS are essentially programming frameworks, and can offer good storage and retrieval, but often are intended for programmers to interact with, and thus may need a programmer in order to make them usable to libraries.
Ex: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.
Ex: Conversely, the faculty and administrators, free from obstacles and frustrations, are able to see the library as the convivial institution.
Ex: A people-friendly information society in the UK should not just be global, but also local.
Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.

amigablemente
=amicably.
Ex: 'Well, there's something else you might want to consider too,' said Passantino, curling her lips amicably.

amigdalitis
(n.)=tonsillitis ; streptococcal pharyngitis.
Ex: The nine diseases for which statistics are reported are: ear infection, tonsillitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, mononucleosis, hepatitis, meningitis, and rheumatic fever.
Ex: However, because of antibiotic therapy, scarlet fever is now little more than streptococcal pharyngitis accompanied by rash.

amigo
(n.)=friend ; buddy ; mate ; pal.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member 'buddy' for training and supervision.
Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
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* amigo de confianza=intimate friend.
* amigo del alma=soul brother.
* amigo de pasarlo bien=fun-loving.
* amigo de verdad=true friend.
* amigo íntimo=confidant ; intimate friend ; intimate ; confidante.
* amigo invisible=invisible friend ; Secret Santa.
* amigo por correspondencia=penfriend [pen-friend] ; pen-pal [penpal].
* amigos=cohort.
* Amigos de la Biblioteca=Friends of the Library.
* amigo secreto=invisible friend.
* amigo verdadero=true friend.
* buen amigo=good friend.
* camarilla de amigos=coterie of friends.
* cara de pocos amigos=grim face.
* círculo de amigos=circle of friends.
* con cara de pocos amigos=grim-faced ; with an attitude.
* corrillo de amigos=coterie of friends ; circle of friends.
* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre=a dog is man's best friend.
* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada=hang out + on the street.
* estar fuera con los amigos=be out with the guys.
* fuego amigo=friendly fire.
* grupo de amigos=clan of friends.
* grupo de amigos y conocidos=social network.
* hacer amigos=win + friends.
* hacerse amigo de=befriend ; chum with ; establish + familiarity con.
* hacer un amigo=make + friend.
* influencia de los amigos=peer influence.
* mano amiga=helping hand.
* mejor amigo=best friend.
* pasar el rato con los amigos=hang out with + Posesivo + friends.
* perder un amigo=lose + a friend.
* Posesivo + mejor amigo=Posesivo + best friend.
* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo=sleepover.
* ser amigo de=be buddies with.
* ser muy amigo de=be pally with.
* viejo amigo=old friend ; old buddy.
* volver a ser amigos=be back to being friends ; go back to being + friends.

amigo de confianza
(n.)=intimate friend.
Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.
amigo de pasarlo bien
(adj.)=fun-loving.
Ex: Fit and fun-loving delegates are invited to accept to join the field of 10,000 entrants in this marathon to raise money for IFLA's own charity 'Books for All'.
amigo de verdad
(n.)=true friend.
Ex: 'You are a true friend, Jeanne,' the secretary smiled, relieved.
amigo del alma
(n.)=soul brother.
Ex: The novel revolves around the world of pimps, drug pushers and soul brothers.
amigo invisible
(n.)=invisible friend ; Secret Santa.
Ex: Having an invisible friend is a normal part of a child's development and can signify a very active imagination. Ex: Secret Santa is a fun game to play and is best when price boundaries are set.
amigo por correspondencia
(n.)=penfriend [pen-friend] ; pen-pal [penpal].
Ex: The story relates the experiences of a young conscript whose desire for an amorous adventure with one of his many female penfriends results in a loveless and unhappy marriage. Ex: The author describes the setting up and running of a pen-pal club which allowed users to find pen-pals who were members of public libraries.
amigo secreto
(n.)=invisible friend.
Ex: Having an invisible friend is a normal part of a child's development and can signify a very active imagination.
amigo verdadero
(n.)=true friend.
Ex: 'You are a true friend, Jeanne,' the secretary smiled, relieved.
amigo íntimo
(n.)=confidant ; intimate friend ; intimate ; confidante.
Ex: I have discussed this situation with five confidants, both male and female, on the staff. Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man. Ex: To his intimates Poe frequently spoke of the exalted state, which he defined as ecstasy, in which he wrote his poems of imagination. Ex: Her sidekick and confidante is Gabrielle, the rightful queen of the Amazons who abdicated her throne in order to join Xena.
amigos
(n.)=cohort.
Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.
amigote
(n.)=crony [cronies, pl.] ; chum ; sidekick ; pal.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.
Ex: Her sidekick and confidante is Gabrielle, the rightful queen of the Amazons who abdicated her throne in order to join Xena.
Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.

amigucho
(n.)=chum.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.

amiguete
(n.)=chum.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.

amiguismo
(n.)=cronyism ; spoils system ; nepotism.
Ex: A viable science base requires a commitment to excellence and imagination that is incompatible with rigidity and cronyism.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.

amilanar
(v.)=break + Posesivo + spirit.
Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
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* sin dejarse amilanar por=undaunted by.

amilopectina
(n.)=amylopectin.
Ex: A rice mutant with enhanced amylose content in the endosperm that does not affect the amylopectin structure was developed.

amilosa
(n.)=amylose.
Ex: This paper covers the structure of starch and its biosynthesis as well as mutations modifying the amylose content in rice.

aminoración
(n.)=dimming.
Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.

aminoramiento
(n.)=dimming.
Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.

aminorar
(v.)=recede ; slacken ; wind + Nombre + down ; remit ; let up ; bring down.
Ex: As you gain experience in practical classification this difficulty will recede.
Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.
Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.
Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
Ex: We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
Ex: Is it true that rubbing alcohol helps bring down a child's fever?.
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* aminorar el paso=slow down ; slow up.
* aminorar la marcha=slow up.

aminorar el paso
(v.)=slow down ; slow up.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change. Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
aminorar la marcha
(v.)=slow up.
Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
aminoácido
(n.)=amino acid.
Ex: The 2nd family, dealing with amino acid residues covalently bound in soil organic matter, yielded documents having surprisingly little overlap with those retrieved from Chemical Abstracts (CA).

amiotrófico
(adj.)=amyotrophic.
Ex: His lower limb was amyotrophic and was not examined subsequently.
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* esclerosis lateral amiotrófica=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

amistad
(n.)=amity ; friendship.
Ex: I don't like to personalize matters, but I hope, as a result of having worked in Europe for four years and Africa for four more, that I am as committed as anyone to international cooperation and amity.
Ex: Friendship and mentoring are considered as a predominant influence in their work.
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* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres=male bonding.
* entablar amistad=bond.
* entablar amistad con=establish + familiarity con ; chum with ; strike up + friendship with.
* hacer amistad=make + friend.
* hacer amistad con=make + friends with ; befriend.
* hacer amistades=friend.
* lazos de amistad=bonding.
* trabar amistad=bond.
* trabar amistad con=chum with ; strike up + friendship with ; establish + familiarity con.

amistosamente
=amicably.
Ex: 'Well, there's something else you might want to consider too,' said Passantino, curling her lips amicably.

amistoso
(adj.)=friendly ; amicable ; chummy .
Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.
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* amistoso=friendly match.
* partido amistoso=friendly match.
* poco amistoso=off-putting ; unfriendly.

amnesia
(n.)=amnesia.
Ex: Today's failures in customer service are largely attributable to the turbulence of massive change and the anxiety and amnesia that come with it.
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* amnesia colectiva=collective amnesia.
* amnesia retrógrada=retrograde amnesia.

amnesia colectiva
(n.)=collective amnesia.
Ex: The article 'Inverting images of the 40s: the Berlin Wall and collective amnesia' explores the role of images in mass media.
amnesia retrógrada
(n.)=retrograde amnesia.
Ex: The author takes the neuroscience research front on retrograde amnesia as an example to demonstrate the capabilities of cocitation mapping in combination with peer review.
amnios
(n.)=amnion.
Ex: Amniotic fluid is the watery liquid surrounding and cushioning a growing fetus within the amnion.

amnistía
(n.)=amnesty.
Ex: Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.
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* Amnistía Internacional=Amnesty International.

amniótico
(adj.)=amniotic.
Ex: But embryonic stem cells are better because they are more plentiful and easier to extract than amniotic or adult stem cells.
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* líquido amniótico=amniotic fluid.

amo
(n.)=master.
Ex: They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.
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* amo de casa=homemaker.
* amo del corral=king of the roost ; ruler of the roost.
* amo del cotarro, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* amo del gallinero=king of the roost ; ruler of the roost.

amo de casa
(n.)=homemaker.
Ex: Homemaker, widow and volunteer are acceptable terms and roles.
amo del corral
(n.)=king of the roost ; ruler of the roost.
Ex: Ten years ago Yahoo was king of the roost. Ex: I think she may have given Frittata a run for her money as ruler of the roost.
amo del cotarro, el
=cock-of-the-walk.
Ex: As far as he could see, he was cock of the walk: many of the men in Sunset suffered from diseases that Horace had so far escaped.
amo del gallinero
(n.)=king of the roost ; ruler of the roost.
Ex: Ten years ago Yahoo was king of the roost. Ex: I think she may have given Frittata a run for her money as ruler of the roost.
amolado
(n.)=sharpening.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

amolar
(v.)=sharpen.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
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* piedra de amolar=sharpening stone.

amoldable
(adj.)=conformable.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

amoldar
(v.)=make + amenable ; key + Nombre + to.
Ex: This flexibility represents an attempt to make the code amenable to use in a variety of different library environments.
Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.
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* amoldarse=fit in/into ; contour.
* amoldarse a las necesidades de=bend to + the needs of.
* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien=bend itself to + Posesivo + will.

amoldarse
(v.)=fit in/into ; contour.
Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse. Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.
amoldarse a las necesidades de
(v.)=bend to + the needs of.
Ex: There is evidence to suggest that systems are bending to the needs of individual libraries.
amoldarse al deseo de Alguien
(v.)=bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
Ex: We should be ready to alter our planning as shifting reality reveals that the task will not always bend itself to our will.
amonestación
(n.)=admonition ; reprimand ; admonishment ; slap on the wrist ; caution.
Ex: One of George Santayana's dicta, which is engraved as a guiding principle in my mind, is his admonition that 'Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it'.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of praise as opposed to reprimands.
Ex: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.
Ex: It is hard to believe that the public will see a reprimand in this case as anything more than a slap on the wrist.
Ex: As a result, yellow cards to indicate a caution and red cards to indicate an expulsion were used for the first time in the 1970 FIFA World Cup in Mexico.

amonestar
(v.)=reprimand ; hand + a reprimand ; censure ; slap + Nombre + down ; admonish ; berate ; tell + Nombe + off ; slap + Nombre + on the wrist ; give + Nombre + a verbal warning ; objurgate ; shout angrily at.
Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
Ex: The board of trustees decided to hand Balzac an official reprimand with the warning that if more staff resigned he would be asked to resign himself.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope.
Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
Ex: On being objurgated for breaking the ranks, and asked whether he thought he could beat the enemy single-handed, replied naively, 'Maybe'.
Ex: They had no time to waste; Luigi started shouting angrily at the employees in desperation of what was happening.
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* amonestar verbalmente=give + Nombre + a verbal warning.

amonestar verbalmente
(v.)=give + Nombre + a verbal warning.
Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
amoniacal
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* gas amoniacal=ammonia gas.

amoniaco
(n.)=ammonia.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
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* revelado mediante amoniaco=ammonia-developed.

amontonamiento
(n.)=mounding.
Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.

amontonar
(v.)=heap ; stack ; pile ; pile up ; amass ; stack + Nombre + up.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.
Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
Ex: Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.
Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.
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* amontonarse muy alto=be metres high.

amontonarse muy alto
(v.)=be metres high.
Ex: This rubbish sometimes is metres high.
amor
(n.)=love ; beloved.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.
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* al amor de la lumbre=round-the-fireside.
* amor al prójimo=charity.
* amor al trabajo=love of work.
* amor a primera vista=love at first sight.
* amor ciego=blind love.
* amor de madre=mother love.
* amor divino=divine love.
* amor duradero=lasting love.
* amor filial=filial love.
* amor incondicional=unconditional love.
* amor paternal=parental love.
* amor por el libro=book-fancying.
* amor por la perfección=love of perfection.
* amor propio=self-esteem [self esteem] ; pride.
* amor verdadero=true love.
* árbol del amor=Judas tree ; redbud.
* canción de amor=torch song.
* carta de amor=love letter ; billet-doux.
* con amor no correspondido=lovelorn.
* corresponder en el amor=love + Nombre + back ; love + Nombre + in return ; return + Posesivo + love.
* crucero del amor=love boat.
* desarrollar el amor a/por=build + a love of.
* el amor de + Posesivo + vida=the love of + Posesivo + life.
* elixir de amor=love potion.
* enfermo de amor=lovesick ; lovestricken.
* escena de amor=love scene.
* estar enfermo de amor=be lovesick.
* expresar amor por=profess + love for.
* filtro de amor=love potion.
* fuga por amor=elopement.
* hacer Algo por amor al arte=labour of love.
* hacer el amor=make + love ; get it on ; go + all the way.
* herido de amor=lovelorn ; lovelorn.
* historia de amor=love story.
* lazos de amor=bonding.
* llama del amor=flames of love.
* mal de amores=heartache ; lovesick.
* manifestar amor por=profess + love for.
* novela de amor=love story ; love fiction.
* obras son amores y no buenas razones=actions speak louder than words.
* por amor al arte=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por (el) amor a=for the love of.
* ¡por el amor de Dios!=for crying out loud!.
* sin amor=loveless.
* tener mal de amores=be lovesick.
* tragarse el amor propio=swallow + Posesivo + pride.
* viejo amor=old flame.

amor a primera vista
(n.)=love at first sight.
Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.
amor al prójimo
(n.)=charity.
Ex: To better understand the author the reader must exercise intellectual and emotional openness and charity.
amor al trabajo
(n.)=love of work.
Ex: Dedication and love of work are part of the human nature.
amor ciego
(n.)=blind love.
Ex: The story amounts to blind love equals bloodbath and media exploitation in rural America.
amor de madre
(n.)=mother love.
Ex: Mother Love is a passionate and deeply moving book about womanhood.
amor divino
(n.)=divine love.
Ex: The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.
amor duradero
(n.)=lasting love.
Ex: IT was indeed a grand day, full of love and celebration for the very power of lasting love.
amor filial
(n.)=filial love.
Ex: Whereas Aristotelian virtue rests on practical wisdom, Confucius concentrates on filial love.
amor incondicional
(n.)=unconditional love.
Ex: His story is also a perfect example of the unconditional love a mother has for a child.
amor paternal
(n.)=parental love.
Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.
amor por el libro
=book-fancying.
Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
amor por la perfección
(n.)=love of perfection.
Ex: Witt has always done whatever she's done with all her heart -- with passion, intelligence, and a love of perfection.
amor propio
(n.)=self-esteem [self esteem] ; pride.
Ex: Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits. Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.
amor verdadero
(n.)=true love.
Ex: Couples wondering if true love will last could find out if they are a match made in heaven by subjecting themselves to a mathematical test.
amoral
(adj.)=amoral.
Ex: The author describes the amoral nature of a military campaign based solely on air strikes.

amoralidad
(n.)=amorality.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.

amoratado
(adj.)=black and blue ; bruised.
Ex: A black-and-blue nail is usually caused by sudden or repetitive injury to a toe.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

amoratar
(v.)=bruise.
Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.

amoratarse
(v.)=go + black and blue.
Ex: He fell so hard that it made him throw up and both his legs swelled and went black and blue.

amordazar
(v.)=gag ; muzzle.
Ex: Judges in many states have gagged the news media prohibiting them from reporting a criminal proceedings thus suggesting that a gag order is the preferred option rather than a last resort.
Ex: The Government also continues to invent new rules to muzzle journalists, such as the anti-terrorist bill approved by Parliament.

amorfo
(adj.)=unleavened ; indeterminate ; amorphous ; formless.
Ex: The condition of this unleavened lump is described in the title of this chapter 'The Documentary Chaos'.
Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.
Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.

amoroso
(adj.)=amorous.
Ex: The story relates the experiences of a young conscript whose desire for an amorous adventure with one of his many female penfriends results in a loveless and unhappy marriage.
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* aventura amorosa=fling ; affair ; romance ; emotional affair.
* conquista amorosa=bedroom conquest.
* historia amorosa=fling.
* lío amoroso=fling ; affair ; emotional affair.
* nota amorosa=billet-doux.
* rollo amoroso=fling ; affair ; emotional affair.
* tener relaciones amorosas=have + an affair.
* tener una aventura amorosa=have + a fling ; have + a romance.
* tener un lío amoroso=have + an affair ; have + a fling.
* tener un rollo amoroso=have + a fling.
* triangulo amoroso=love triangle.

amortajado
(adj.)=shrouded.
Ex: Shrouded bodies lined the streets as dazed survivors scrabbled in the debris for loved ones.
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* amortajado, cubierto con un sudario, cubierto con un manto, cubierto con una=shrouded.

amortajado, cubierto con un sudario, cubierto con un manto, cubierto con una t
(adj.)=shrouded.
Ex: Shrouded bodies lined the streets as dazed survivors scrabbled in the debris for loved ones.
amortiguador
(n.)=shock absorber ; damper.
Ex: This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times.
Ex: These dampers are manufactured to have a minimum of two chambers, but could have more depending upon the size.
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* barra amortiguadora=strut.

amortiguamiento
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* zona de amortiguamiento=buffer zone.

amortiguar
(v.)=attenuate ; cushion.
Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
Ex: The key to cushioning the impact of future reductions is to begin before one is even required to.
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* amortiguar el eco=deaden + echo.
* amortiguar el golpe=soften + the blow.
* amortiguar la caída=break + Posesivo + fall.

amortiguar el eco
(v.)=deaden + echo.
Ex: Sometimes in large rooms some display stands put up around the area to be used will help deaden echoes and create a more intimate atmosphere.
amortiguar el golpe
(v.)=soften + the blow.
Ex: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'.
amortiguar la caída
(v.)=break + Posesivo + fall.
Ex: A Chilean trapeze artist survived a dramatic plunge after he landed on a fat spectator who broke his fall.
amortizable
(adj.)=redeemable.
Ex: The shop may have its own 'Book tokens' -- gift vouchers that people can buy and which are redeemable only at the school bookshop.
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* no amortizable=irredeemable.

amortización
(n.)=capital repayment ; repayment ; amortisation [amortization, -USA] ; redemption ; payoff [pay-off].
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: This means that the switching centres being introduced now will have to cater for both analogue and digital signals, as the amortization time of a large switching centre is 20 to 30 years.
Ex: Apart from the initial purchase and the final redemption of vouchers, the Scheme eliminates all financial elements when paying for international transactions = Aparte de la compra inicial y el reembolso final de los vales canjeables, este Sistema elimina todos los aspectos económicos que intervienen en el pago por cualquier operación realizada entre países.
Ex: And he's also looking for lenders to refinance the loan as the quitclaim would leave the mortgage payoff responsibility entirely on my shoulders.
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* fondo de amortización=sinking fund.
* plazos de amortización=repayment schedules.

amortizar
(v.)=amortise [amortize, -USA].
Ex: This section considers the relevance of the calculation method used for the 'years to amortize the system'.

amorío
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* amoríos=love affair.

amoríos
(n.)=love affair.
Ex: The boss of Nokia, a 1990s success story, has fostered Finland's intense love affair with the mobile phone.
amotinamiento
(n.)=insurrection.
Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.

amotinarse
(v.)=riot.
Ex: About 20000 workers rioted over high food prices and low wages on Saturday close to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said.

amparado
(adj.)=sheltered ; sheltered.
Ex: Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.
Ex: Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.
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* obra amparada por el derecho de autor=copyright work.

amparar
(v.)=protect ; shelter ; take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings ; provide + shelter ; give + shelter.
Ex: It is important to protect your password and change it frequently.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
Ex: Peco then took Smile under his wings and taught him how to play the game of ping pong.
Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
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* ampararse=seek + shelter.

ampararse
(v.)=seek + shelter.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
amparo
=shelter ; protection ; a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
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* al amparo de la noche=under cover of night.
* al amparo de la oscuridad=under cover of darkness.
* buscar amparo=seek + shelter.
* dar amparo=provide + shelter ; give + shelter.

amperio
=ampere ; amp.
Nota: Abreviatura de ampere.
Ex: For battery backup systems, ampere/hour capacity is the important rating to know.
Ex: Voltage is measured in volts, current is measured in amps and resistance is measured in ohms.

amperímetro
(n.)=ammetre [ammeter, -USA].
Ex: A clamp-on ammeter is used to measure current loads of many small and major appliances.

ampliabilidad
(n.)=scalability ; extensibility.
Ex: This new kind of network infrastructure has a number of advantages, such as low cost and scalability, and opens the way for numerous new kinds of application scenarios.
Ex: These advantages of increased extensibility, portability and tailorability of hypermedia structures can be obtained by using the functional model of the link.

ampliable
(adj.)=scalable ; extendable ; extensible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The result is an open, scalable, and interoperable architecture, implemented as a client server approach over a low cost equipment set.
Ex: The system is adaptable, extendable, modular and fast.
Ex: The results of this research are extensible to other multimedia database applications.

ampliación
(n.)=amplification ; blow-up ; elaboration ; enlargement ; extension ; magnification ; broadening ; extension ; widening.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
Ex: In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche.
Ex: The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.
Ex: This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.
Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.
Ex: The inscription, readable without magnification, placed at the top of the microfiche to identify its contents is known as the microfiche header.
Ex: This article reports on the views a sample of Australian library educators holds about the broadening of library education.
Ex: This article also describes a multi-million pound extension scheme which is in the course of construction at Glasgow's Mitchell Library = Este artículo también describe una ampliación de varios millones de libras que está en construcción en la Biblioteca Mitchell de Glasgow.
Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.
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* ampliación de la biblioteca=library extension.
* ampliación de las responsabilidades laborales=job enrichment.
* ampliación de responsabilidades laborales=job enlargement.
* escala de ampliación=enlargement ratio.
* proyecto de ampliación=addition project.
* señal de ampliación=extension sign.

ampliación de la biblioteca
(n.)=library extension.
Ex: A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.
ampliación de las responsabilidades laborales
(n.)=job enrichment.
Ex: The author suggests job enrichment methods that may help overcome lack of motivation.
ampliación de responsabilidades laborales
(n.)=job enlargement.
Ex: The library manager can provide opportunities for growth by offering job enlargement and assignment to special projects.
ampliado
(adj.)=expanded ; magnified ; enlarged.
Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
Ex: Microforms can be read by means of optically magnifying reading devices or by equipment which presents the magnified image on a video display.
Ex: Although he did have an enlarged heart, he overworked it with excessive sports.
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* versión ampliada=extended version.

ampliamente
=amply ; richly.
Ex: As amply demonstrated in the examples above, the notation in CC is mixed.
Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.
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* ampliamente aceptado=widely accepted.
* ampliamente generalizado=rife.
* ampliamente usado=widely-used.
* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado=it + be + widely agreed.
* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido=it + be + widely recognised.

ampliamente aceptado
(adj.)=widely accepted.
Ex: Computerised management information systems (MIS) are not widely accepted in libraries.
ampliamente generalizado
(adj.)=rife.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
ampliamente usado
=widely-used.
Ex: This is an investigation into the effects of widely-used synthetic insecticides on beetle, larvae and booklice.
ampliar
(v.)=augment ; broaden ; elaborate on ; expand ; extend ; magnify ; widen ; add to ; amplify ; aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.
Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.
Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
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* ampliar el alcance de=extend + the reach of.
* ampliar el conocimiento=widen + knowledge ; broaden + knowledge ; deepen + understanding.
* ampliar el horario de apertura=extend + hours.
* ampliar el horizonte=broaden + perspective ; widen + the scope.
* ampliar el interés=broaden + interest.
* ampliar la cobertura=broaden + coverage ; broaden + the scope.
* ampliar la experiencia=extend + experience ; broaden + experience.
* ampliar las fronteras de=push + the frontiers of ; push + the boundaries of.
* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
* ampliar los horizontes=broaden + horizons ; extend + horizons ; enlarge + horizons ; widen + horizons ; expand + Posesivo + horizons ; expand + views.
* ampliar los recursos=broaden + resources.
* ampliar + Posesivo + educación=extend + Posesivo + education.
* ampliar una búsqueda=broaden + search ; expand + Posesivo + search.
* ampliar una fotografía=enlarge + picture.

ampliar + Posesivo + educación
(v.)=extend + Posesivo + education.
Ex: The base of higher education is shrinking because of an evident disinclination on the part of growing numbers of eligible students to extend their education.
ampliar el alcance de
(v.)=extend + the reach of.
Ex: Application of the Internet can overcome the obstacles as it can extend the reach of critical business processes for the benefit of diverse users.
ampliar el conocimiento
(v.)=widen + knowledge ; broaden + knowledge ; deepen + understanding.
Ex: By reading literature we are constantly invited to widen and deepen our knowledge of ourselves and of our relations with others. Ex: Usage of materials in real life situations is the way to deepen and broaden knowledge. Ex: This type of understanding can be deepened by visits which will be discussed in the next chapter.
ampliar el horario de apertura
(v.)=extend + hours.
Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
ampliar el horizonte
(v.)=broaden + perspective ; widen + the scope.
Ex: Literature can also extend the students' experience, broaden their perspective and expand their knowledge and understanding. Ex: That is why I have deliberately widened the scope of the book to include agencies other than libraries active in the field of community information in the countries concerned.
ampliar el interés
(v.)=broaden + interest.
Ex: Readers are given the opportunity to broaden and deepen interest, through having their attention drawn to books that have formed the basis of radio or television broadcasts.
ampliar la cobertura
(v.)=broaden + coverage ; broaden + the scope.
Ex: It is important to broaden the coverage of UDC, so that it may become a common instrument for specialists in science, technology, economics and the humanities. Ex: Joint Soviet and American work may broaden the scope of material to be computerised.
ampliar la experiencia
(v.)=extend + experience ; broaden + experience.
Ex: Literature can also extend the students' experience, broaden their perspective and expand their knowledge and understanding. Ex: The scheme also offers participants the opportunity of broadening their professional experience.
ampliar las fronteras de
(v.)=push + the frontiers of ; push + the boundaries of.
Ex: A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science. Ex: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.
ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento
(v.)=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
Ex: The scholar's work is based on his (or her) researches pushing back the frontiers of knowledge, as the saying goes.
ampliar los horizontes
(v.)=broaden + horizons ; extend + horizons ; enlarge + horizons ; widen + horizons ; expand + Posesivo + horizons ; expand + views.
Ex: The public library now has an opportunity to demonstrate its services in broadening individual horizons and stimulating development of community life. Ex: Library and information science schools must extend professional horizons, training professionals who will create new jobs. Ex: The growth of computerised bibliographic data bases in particular has enlarged horizons. Ex: In order to accomplish the task of widening the horizons of children what is needed is books. Ex: Librarians must expand their service horizons to include at-risk teenagers. Ex: Participation in IFLA's global network provides members with the opportunity to directly contact colleagues and experts, exchange experiences and expand views = La participación en la red global de la IFLA ofrece a los miembros la oportunidad de contactar directamente con compañeros y expertos, intercambiar experiencias y ampliar horizontes.
ampliar los recursos
(v.)=broaden + resources.
Ex: Libraries in the third world should be taking up the challenge of broadening their resources.
ampliar una búsqueda
(v.)=broaden + search ; expand + Posesivo + search.
Ex: It is, however, possible to broaden the search and find additional information. Ex: By following the path of related records from level to level, you can expand or focus your search almost indefinitely.
ampliar una fotografía
(v.)=enlarge + picture.
Ex: It takes pictures 3 millimeter square, later to be projected or enlarged, which after all involves only a factor of 10 beyond the present practice.
amplificador
(n.)=amplifier.
Ex: This article describes the design which can accommodate up to 5 tape decks, 2 record decks and 7 amplifiers.
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* amplificador acústico=audio amplifier.
* amplificador de sonido=audio amplifier ; audio amplifier.

amplificador acústico
(n.)=audio amplifier.
Ex: This particular property is used, for instance, in audio amplifiers, and the transistor effect is also used in computers.
amplificador de sonido
(n.)=audio amplifier ; audio amplifier.
Ex: This particular property is used, for instance, in audio amplifiers, and the transistor effect is also used in computers. Ex: This particular property is used, for instance, in audio amplifiers, and the transistor effect is also used in computers.
amplificar
(v.)=magnify ; amp up.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.
Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.

amplio
(adj.)=vast ; extensive ; large ; wide-sweeping ; widespread ; broad ; airy ; ample ; capacious ; widespan ; wide-reaching ; expansive ; extended ; wide ; wide-angle(d) ; loose fit ; roomy .
Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
Ex: The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.
Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.
Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
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* cada vez más amplio=ever-widening.
* demasiado amplio=overwide [over-wide].
* desde un punto de vista más amplio=in a broader sense.
* en el sentido más amplio=in the broadest sense ; in the widest sense.
* en su sentido más amplio=in its/their broadest sense ; in its/their widest sense.
* en un contexto más amplio=on a macro level.
* en un sentido más amplio=in a broader sense ; in a larger sense.
* horario de apertura más amplio=extended hours.
* una amplia gama de=a wide variety of ; a wide range of ; a broad variety of ; a broad range of ; an extensive range of.
* una amplia variedad de=a broad variety of ; a wide range of ; a broad range of ; an extensive range of.
* WAN (red de área amplia)=WAN (wide area network).

amplitud
(n.)=fullness ; vastness ; amplitude ; massiveness ; spaciousness ; airiness.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: The distinction between analogue and digital signals has been expressed in terms of the size of the variation of the carrier (also called the amplitude of the signal).
Ex: With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.
Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.
Ex: The new library is a elegant modern building with excellent natural lighting and a feeling of airiness and space throughout.
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* amplitud de + Nombre=breadth of + Nombre.

amplitud de + Nombre
=breadth of + Nombre.
Ex: This article provides an introduction to the breadth of approaches to library use instruction in the USA.
ampolla de sangre
(n.)=blood blister.
Ex: As with other blisters, if a blood blister bursts it is important to keep the area clean and dry.
ampolla^1
(n.)=blister.
Ex: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.
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* ampolla de sangre=blood blister.
* formación de ampollas=blistering.
* hacer ampollas=blister.
* levantar ampollas=blister ; rile ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt ; ruffle + Nombre + feathers ; hit + a hot button.
* salir ampollas=blister.

ampolla^2
(n.)=vial.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

ampulosamente
=flamboyantly.
Ex: Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.

ampulosidad
(n.)=pomposity ; flamboyance ; bombast.
Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.

ampuloso
(adj.)=pompous ; hyfoluted ; flamboyant ; ornate ; bombastic ; portentous.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
Ex: Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances.
Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].
Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
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* estilo ampuloso=turgid style ; plethoric style.
* prosa ampulosa=plethoric prose ; turgid prose.

amputación
(n.)=excision ; amputation.
Ex: In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.
Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.

amputar
(v.)=amputate ; excise.
Ex: Are we not perhaps then amputating our human faculties by limiting ourselves to the kind of meaningless cacophonation of symbols with which computers deal?.
Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.

amueblado
(adj.)=furnished.
Ex: The author concentrates on the collection of housing information in the furnished rented housing market.
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* totalmente amueblado=fully furnished.

amueblar
(v.)=furnish.
Ex: The seminar rooms are furnished in different ways to suit the various methods of teaching.

amuermado
(adj.)=groggy .
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.

amuleto
(n.)=amulet ; mojo.
Ex: This silver Anglo-Saxon amulet has features suggesting it may have been a fertility symbol or cult object.
Ex: I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation.
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* amuleto de la suerte=good luck charm.

amuleto de la suerte
(n.)=good luck charm.
Ex: Will Jake be the good luck charm that puts Afia on a winning streak or, like everything else in her life, will he wind up jinxed?.
amura
(n.)=bow.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.

amurallado
(adj.)=walled.
Ex: Rather than being walled, heavily fortified structures, these forts tended to be open collections of buildings, with barracks and quarters.
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* jardín amurallado=walled garden.
* pueblo amurallado=walled town.

amurallar
(v.)=wall.
Ex: It was not extensively inhabited until the later half of the 13th c., and not walled until the later 13th or early 14th c..

amén
=amen.
Ex: Fine, then I'm completely satisfied and I say, amen.
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* amén de=not to mention.

amén de
=not to mention.
Ex: UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
amígdala
(n.)=tonsil.
Ex: The common cold, problems with tonsils and adenoids, and earache are discussed.

anabolizante^1
(n.)=performance-enhancing drug.
Ex: This paper deals with the issue of cheating in sport through the use of performance-enhancing drugs.

anabolizante^2
(adj.)=performance-enhancing.
Ex: Field trials are necessary to confirm the performance-enhancing efficiency of caffeine under race conditions.

anacoreta
(n.)=anchorite [anchoress, -fem.].
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.

anacronismo
(n.)=anachronism.
Ex: The subsequent use of multiple entries made the concept of the main entry a anachronism.

anacrónico
(adj.)=anachronistic.
Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.

anadromo
(adj.)=anadromous.
Nota: Aplicado a los peces que remontan los ríos para reproducirse.
Ex: Chums, like all salmon, are anadromous.

anaerobio
(adj.)=anaerobic.
Ex: As already mentioned the anaerobic energy system provides energy in the absence of oxygen.

anafilaxia
(n.)=anaphylaxis.
Ex: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.

anafilaxis
(n.)=anaphylaxis.
Ex: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.

anafrodisíaco
(n./adj.)=anaphrodisiac ; antiaphrodisiac.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo. Se puede o no acentuar en español.
Ex: This is the first herbal all-natural anaphrodisiac that assists individuals to temporarily suppress distracting sexual urges.
Ex: Antiaphrodisiacs have evolved in males of a wide range of insects to enhance their post-mating success by reducing the attractiveness of females to conspecific mates.

anafóricamente
=anaphorically.
Ex: Two samples of documents were examined by subject experts who judged the centrality of phrases that were referred to anaphorically.

anafórico
(adj.)=anaphoric.
Ex: Testing of rules indicates high feasibility of future algorithmic recognition of anaphoric uses of terms.
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* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica=dangle + anaphoric reference.
* de un modo anafórico=anaphorically.
* referencia anafórica=anaphoric reference.
* referencia anafórica sin referente=dangling anaphoric reference.
* resolución anafórica=anaphoric resolution.

anal
(adj.)=anal.
Ex: According to Freud, during the anal stage autonomy is either forged or blunted.
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* aleta anal=anal fin.
* sexo anal=anal sex.

anales
(n.)=annals.
Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
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* pasar a los anales de la historia como=go down in + history ; go down in + history as ; go down in + the history books as ; go down in + the annals of history as.

analfabetismo
(n.)=illiteracy.
Ex: The system creates a set of records containing 'illiteracy' or 'reading' and then locates any records in this set that also contain 'adults'.
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* analfabetismo en información=information illiteracy.
* analfabetismo funcional=functional illiteracy.
* luchar contra el analfabetismo=fight + illiteracy.
* nivel de analfabetismo=illiteracy rate.

analfabetismo en información
(n.)=information illiteracy.
Ex: Information illiteracy will be a key threat to prosperity and social inclusion in the knowledge society.
analfabetismo funcional
(n.)=functional illiteracy.
Ex: Functional illiteracy is no longer seen as an individual concern but a social problem.
analfabeto
(n.)=illiterate ; illiterate ; ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.].
Ex: An illiterate is a person who cannot read, write or do mathematical calculations well enough to be integrated into society as an individual with full rights.
Ex: In India, libraries have the added task of educating millions of illiterates.
Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.
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* analfabeto funcional=functionally illiterate.
* analfabeto musical=musically-illiterate.
* analfabetos, los=illiterate, the.
* casi analfabeto=near-illiterate.

analfabeto funcional
(n.)=functionally illiterate.
Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
analfabeto musical
(adj.)=musically-illiterate.
Ex: The aim of the tunebooks was to improve the congregational singing of musically-illiterate churchgoers.
analfabetos, los
=illiterate, the.
Ex: The public library began to extend services to the previously unserved: minorities, the disabled, the aged, the illiterate, the institutionalized, and the economically deprived.
analgesia
(n.)=analgesia.
Ex: Health care providers should make adequate analgesia easily available to all women who request it during medical abortion.

analgésico
(n.)=analgesic ; painkiller ; pain medication ; pain reliever.
Ex: Many narcotic analgesics are illegal to use without a doctor's prescription.
Ex: Aspirin and painkiller drugs cause widespread stomach ulcers.
Ex: Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication.
Ex: The author discusses 2 applications of this new method concerning reference data for 10 brands of pain relievers.

analista
(n.)=analyst ; tester ; observer ; commentator.
Ex: He taught physics at Brooklyn College for two years and was a systems analyst for NASA for two years, where he played a important role in the Apollo project's successful moon landing.
Ex: Nine CD-ROM publishers were interviewed by phone to find out what criteria they used to select beta test sites, what they saw as the responsibilities of testers, the benefits to the companies and the companies' plans for the future.
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.
Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
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* analista de la industria=industry analyst.
* analista de medios de comunicación=media analyst.
* analista de mercado=business researcher ; industry analyst.
* analista de sistemas=system(s) analyst.
* analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria=library systems analyst.
* analista financiero=finance analyst.
* analista industrial=industry analyst.
* analista político=political commentator ; political analyst.

analista de la industria
(n.)=industry analyst.
Ex: Industry analysts forecast that South Africa will gain favour with international travellers who perceive it to be a 'safe' destination.
analista de medios de comunicación
(n.)=media analyst.
Ex: The media department is headed by a media director who has a staff of space buyers, time buyers, media analysts, and estimators.
analista de mercado
(n.)=business researcher ; industry analyst.
Ex: The future of the CD-ROM and the business researcher is very bright. Ex: Industry analysts forecast that South Africa will gain favour with international travellers who perceive it to be a 'safe' destination.
analista de sistemas
(n.)=system(s) analyst.
Ex: With that accomplishment under his belt, he went to work for the NYPL in 1969 as a systems analyst.
analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria
(n.)=library systems analyst.
Ex: Written in light vein but with a serious purpose, describes the responsibilities of the systems librarian (or library systems analyst) and his role in modern librarianship.
analista financiero
(n.)=finance analyst.
Ex: Who is there still to trust if even the most 'reputable' and highly paid accountants, auditors and finance analysts speak with a split tongue.
analista industrial
(n.)=industry analyst.
Ex: Industry analysts forecast that South Africa will gain favour with international travellers who perceive it to be a 'safe' destination.
analista político
(n.)=political commentator ; political analyst.
Ex: Political commentators should stop baying for Blair's blood and take an honest look at the good he has achieved in office. Ex: To me, there seems to be two different kinds of political analysts -- the ones who work for political parties and those who are also journalists.
analizable
(adj.)=decomposable.
Ex: This strategy assumes that the brain is decomposable to relatively independent parts and levels and that our research instruments give adequate access to them.

analizado
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* no analizado=unexamined.

analizador
(n.)=analyser [analyzer, -USA].
Ex: The analyser ensures the independence of the retrieval process.
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* analizador gramatical=grammatical analyser.
* analizador léxico=lexical analyser.
* analizador morfológico=morphological analyser.
* analizador sintáctico=parser ; syntactical analyser.

analizador gramatical
(n.)=grammatical analyser.
Ex: This article examines lexical and grammatical analyser for nouns and adjectives.
analizador léxico
(n.)=lexical analyser.
Ex: This article describes a lexical, morphological and syntactical analyser for nouns and adjectives.
analizador morfológico
(n.)=morphological analyser.
Ex: This article describes a lexical, morphological and syntactical analyser for nouns and adjectives.
analizador sintáctico
(n.)=parser ; syntactical analyser.
Ex: The efficiency of this parser was increased when control structures were systematically incorporated into the analytical process and semantic information was added as soon as possible. Ex: This article describes a lexical, morphological and syntactical analyser for nouns and adjectives.
analizar
(v.)=analyse [analyze, -USA] ; assess ; break down ; discuss ; explore ; look at ; look into ; present + discussion ; study ; think out ; weigh ; offer + an account of ; undergo + analysis ; observe ; check out ; break out ; dig + deep ; dig + deep beneath the surface ; weigh up ; review ; work through ; put + Nombre + under the spotlight ; bring + Nombre + under the spotlight ; question ; probe ; quarry for.
Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.
Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.
Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.
Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.
Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.
Ex: Her central themes are still love and sex, but she digs deeper beneath the surface to examine the gray areas of moral responsibility and gender relations.
Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
Ex: The surviging chronicles, annals, and histories have been extensively quarried for the information they reveal about the events of their time.
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* al analizar Algo más detenidamente=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* analizar brevemente=take + a look at.
* analizar críticamente=pull + Nombre + to bits.
* analizar de nuevo=reexamine [re-examine].
* analizar desde una perspectiva=see through.
* analizar desde un punto de vista crítico=cast + a critical eye over.
* analizar detenidamente=be carefully considered ; think through.
* analizar de un modo imparcial=take + a cool look at.
* analizar en=break down into.
* analizar en detalle=consider + in detail.
* analizar la posibilidad de (que)=examine + the possibility that/of.
* analizar las posibilidades de=look at + the prospects for.
* analizar los pormenores de una situación=look behind + the scene.
* analizar minuciosamente=come under + scrutiny ; pore ; be under scrutiny.
* analizar por separado=dissect.
* analizar sintácticamente=parse.
* analizar una cuestión=explore + question ; explore + issue.
* analizar una posibilidad=explore + idea.
* analizar un tema=explore + theme.
* reanalizar=reexamine [re-examine].
* ser analizado como una frase=be phrase parsed.
* sin analizar=unexamined ; unanalysed.
* volver a analizar=reexamine [re-examine] ; reanalyse [reanalyze, -USA].

analizar brevemente
(v.)=take + a look at.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
analizar críticamente
(v.)=pull + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
analizar de nuevo
(v.)=reexamine [re-examine].
Ex: This paper discusses factors which led to the need to reexamine the use of UK dealers, the major difference between UK and US dealers being their variance in pricing policies.
analizar de un modo imparcial
(v.)=take + a cool look at.
Ex: In recent years some of the more outspoken librarians have been taking a very cool look at their colleagues.
analizar desde un punto de vista crítico
(v.)=cast + a critical eye over.
Ex: The author casts a critical eye over technical progress in libraries and different levels of development in English- and French-speaking regions of Africa.
analizar desde una perspectiva
(v.)=see through.
Ex: This is an examination of attitudes towards the reference interview by librarians over the past 100 years as seen through the literature.
analizar detenidamente
(v.)=be carefully considered ; think through.
Ex: Of course, this very broad analysis contains a number of problems which must be carefully considered. Ex: The survey did not provide much evidence that ethical issues relating to the Internet are being thought through in any depth.
analizar en
(v.)=break down into.
Ex: Sometimes these broad elements are broken down into sub-elements.
analizar en detalle
(v.)=consider + in detail.
Ex: This article considers in detail the major applications of speech technology with particular reference to its present and potential applications in libraries and information services.
analizar la posibilidad de (que)
(v.)=examine + the possibility that/of.
Ex: The author examines the possibility that increased traffic load may bring the information superhighway to a grinding halt.
analizar las posibilidades de
(v.)=look at + the prospects for.
Ex: The author looks at the prospects for this version being accepted as an official standard.
analizar los pormenores de una situación
(v.)=look behind + the scene.
Ex: This article looks behind the scenes at how InfoNet developed.
analizar minuciosamente
(v.)=come under + scrutiny ; pore ; be under scrutiny.
Ex: Research policy at the European Community level has itself come under scrutiny. Ex: It uses computer power to pore through document text, to find and extract segments of relevant text information. Ex: Self-plagiarism may seem a smaller infraction than stealing another author's work, but the practice is under increasing scrutiny.
analizar por separado
(v.)=dissect.
Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
analizar sintácticamente
(v.)=parse.
Ex: This is only possible if the incoming message has an identifiable structure that can be parsed and converted to resemble a protocol message.
analizar un tema
(v.)=explore + theme.
Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.
analizar una cuestión
(v.)=explore + question ; explore + issue.
Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city. Ex: The objective of the study is to explore the issue of budgeting for public library services.
analizar una posibilidad
(v.)=explore + idea.
Ex: Cosmologists have begun exploring the idea that the evolution of the universe is cyclic.
analogía
(n.)=analogy.
Ex: Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.
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* establecer una analogía=draw + analogy.
* hacer una analogía=draw + analogy.
* por analogía=by analogy.

analíticamente
=analytically.
Ex: Terms from an indexing language may be assigned in one of three ways: analytically, or by a human indexer who analyses subject content and selects and assigns index terms which accurately reflect subject content.

analítico
(adj.)=analytical ; analytic.
Ex: Such schemes are essentially analytical in nature, but do not permit any synthesis or joining together of concepts that have been divided from one another.
Ex: The author presents experimental results on real databases which demonstrate the versatility and reliability of the analytic approach.
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* analítico-sintético=analytico-synthetic.
* bibliografía analítica=analytical bibliography.
* catalogación analítica=analytical cataloguing.
* clasificación analítico-sintética=analytico-synthetic classification.
* método analítico=analytical method.
* pensamiento analítico=analytic thinking.
* sistema de clasificación analítico=analytical classification scheme.
* tratamiento analítico=analytical approach.

analítico-sintético
=analytico-synthetic.
Ex: Thus, these schemes are sometimes known as analytico-synthetic.
analógico
(adj.)=analog.
Ex: Are you assuming that libraries are the only places where someone can get analog information?.
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* conversor de señal analógica a digital=analogue-to-digital converter.
* disco analógico=analog disc.
* mensaje analógico=analogue message.
* mundo analógico, el=analog world, the.
* señal analógica=analog signal.

anaranjado
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* amarillo anaranjado=orange-yellow.
* rosa anaranjado=pink-orange ; orange-pink.

anarquismo
(n.)=anarchism.
Ex: The second part, Sociology, including Socialism, Communism and Anarchism, was published in an unrevised cumulation as the fourth edition, 1981.

anarquista
(adj.)=anarchist ; anarchistic.
Ex: Such wasteful practices are only engaged in for the benefit of a certain, arbitrarily small, class of Bohemian scholars, who are probably anarchists anyway.
Ex: This paper discusses the anarchistic nature of Internet culture.

anarquía
(n.)=anarchy ; anomie ; lawlessness.
Ex: The words sank like a depth-charge into Jeanne Leforte's consciousness -- she was mortally pierced and her brain was in anarchy.
Ex: The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

anastática
(n.)=anastatic printing.
Nota: Procedimiento de impresión.
Ex: Anastatic printing was a form of transfer metal-plate lithography which, as well as being a cheap method of duplicating specially-written documents, offered the interesting possibility of making prints direct from letterpress originals.

anatema
(n.)=anathema.
Ex: It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.

anatematizar
(v.)=anathemitise [anathemitize, -USA].
Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.

anatomista
(n.)=anatomist.
Ex: He challenged the work of anatomists such as Galen (2nd century AD), whose understanding of the human body was based on the study of farm animals and Barbary apes.

anatomía
(n.)=anatomy.
Ex: 611.2 is a subdivision of class '611 anatomy' and represents the anatomy of the respiratory system.
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* anatomía comparada=comparative anatomy.
* anatomía patológica=pathological anatomy.
* especialista en anatomía=anatomist.

anatomía comparada
(n.)=comparative anatomy.
Ex: The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.
anatomía patológica
(n.)=pathological anatomy.
Ex: Laennec was a master of pathological anatomy and his invention of the stethoscope helped to insure the relevance of this science to bedside medicine.
anatómicamente
=ergonomically ; anatomically.
Ex: Staff require longer working surfaces, preferably L-shaped, and also ergonomically acceptable swivel chairs.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.

anatómico
(adj.)=anatomical.
Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.

anca
(n.)=rump ; crupper ; croup ; haunch ; hunkers.
Ex: As you would expect, this steak is from the rump of the beast and is good for barbecue, broiler and skillet.
Ex: The mules lowered their cruppers and slid down the steepest slopes.
Ex: The hips give a slight inclination to its croup, which is well muscled.
Ex: The horse's weight is distributed over its haunches and forehand.
Ex: The bell rang and she jumped to the ground, sitting on her hunkers, hands over her ears.

ancestral
(adj.)=ancestral.
Ex: All the libraries reflect colonial influence but there is a strong movement towards the study of their ancestral heritage.
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* casa ancestral=ancestral home.

ancestro
(n.)=ancestor.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.

ancho
(adj.)=broad ; loose fitting ; wide ; baggy ; saggy .
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
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* a lo ancho=crosswise ; crossways.
* a lo largo y ancho del país=countrywide [country-wide].
* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar=up and down + Lugar.
* ancho de banda=bandwidth.
* ancho de caderas=pear-shaped ; wide-hipped.
* ancho de espaldas=broad-shouldered.
* anchos de diferentes tamaños=graded widths.
* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros=book tape.
* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada=duct tape.
* corbata ancha de colorines=kipper tie.
* de caderas anchas=wide-hipped.
* de espaldas anchas=broad-shouldered.
* meter de ancho=take in.
* Número + de ancho=Número + wide.
* pantalla ancha=widescreen.
* pantalones anchos=baggy pants.
* sombrero de alas anchas=broad-brimmed hat.

ancho de banda
(n.)=bandwidth.
Ex: Digital transmission is therefore more profligate in its use of bandwidth for the same information.
ancho de caderas
(adj.)=pear-shaped ; wide-hipped.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure. Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.
ancho de espaldas
(adj.)=broad-shouldered.
Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.
anchoa
(n.)=anchovy.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.

anchos de diferentes tamaños
=graded widths.
Ex: The plastic sleeving material can be purchased either in continuous rolls of varying widths from which lengths can be cut or in flat sleeves of graded widths which are ready for use without cutting.
anchura
(n.)=breadth ; width.
Ex: Other topics cover the breadth of letters from the 14th-15th centuries arranged by group.
Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
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* a la anchura de los hombros=shoulder-width.
* con la anchura de los hombros=shoulder-width.
* longitud y anchura=length and breadth.

anciano
=aged ; elder ; elderly citizen ; elderly person.
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and aged (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
Ex: Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.
Ex: Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.
Ex: They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.
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* ancianos=elderly people ; old people.
* ancianos, los=elderly, the ; aged, the.
* asilo de ancianos=care home ; old people's home.
* hogar de ancianos=care home ; old people's home.
* pareja de ancianos=elderly couple.
* residencia de ancianos=elderly persons' home ; old people's home ; elderly housing unit ; nursing home ; residential home ; rest home ; care home.

ancianos
(n.)=elderly people ; old people.
Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies. Ex: The area is populated by old people, immigrants and single parent families housed in blocks of flats.
ancianos, los
=elderly, the ; aged, the.
Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly. Ex: The public library began to extend services to the previously unserved: minorities, the disabled, the aged, the illiterate, the institutionalized, and the economically deprived.
ancla
(n.)=anchor.
Ex: This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.
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* echar anclas=drop + anchor.
* echar el ancla=drop + anchor.

anclado
=moored ; at anchor.
Ex: This global climate monitoring system consists of approximately 70 moored buoys telemetering atmospheric and oceanographic data in real time to a shore based computer via a satellite system = Este sistema de seguimiento del clima a nivel mundial consta aproximadamente de 70 boyas ancladas que recogen y envían datos atmosféricos y oceanográficos en tiempo real a un ordenador situado en tierra firme a traves de un sistema de satélites.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.
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* anclado en el pasado=stuck in the past.
* no anclado=unanchored.

anclado en el pasado
=stuck in the past.
Ex: Some libraries retain a bias that keeps attitudes stuck in the past, no matter how much reality changes.
anclaje
(n.)=anchorage ; anchoring.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
Ex: This new device will reduce thefts caused by prying a safe from its anchorings.

anclar
(v.)=anchor ; drop + anchor ; pin.
Nota: Uso informático.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
Ex: This will show you how to pin or unpin a folder and document files of your choice to the start menu to use as a shortcut.

andado
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* bien andado=well trodden.
* desandar lo andado=go back to + square one ; go back on + Posesivo + steps ; retrace + Posesivo + footsteps ; retrace + Posesivo + steps.

andador
(n.)=walker ; baby walker ; walking frame ; Zimmer frame.
Ex: With the growing awareness of physical barriers to access, one hopes for a commitment to eliminate unnecessary steps and areas too cramped for walkers and wheelchairs.
Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.
Ex: Concerns over the safety of traditional walking frames have led scientists to design a robotic version.
Ex: Zimmer frames are much more stable than traditional walking sticks, but they are bulky to pack in the car.

andaluz
(adj.)=Andalusian.
Ex: This article examines the training initiatives of institutions such as the Andalusian Libraries Association and the Catalan Society for Documentation and Information.

andamiaje
(n.)=scaffolding.
Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

andamio
(n.)=scaffolding.
Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.

andanada
(n.)=broadside.
Nota: Término militar para referirse al disparo simultáneo de los cañones de un barco.
Ex: In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.

andando
=on foot.
Ex: 51.2% of the users come to the library on foot and 38.9% take about 40 minutes to reach the library.
andante
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* caballero andante=knight errant.

andanzas
(n.)=wanderings ; high jinks [hijinks] ; hijinks [high jinks] ; antics.
Ex: But I do believe that the research data indicate that the people who do now go into libraries could be helped more in their wanderings amongst the books.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.

andar
(v.)=tread ; walking ; tramp ; walk.
Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.
Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.
Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.
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* andando=on foot.
* andar a caballo entre ... y=tread + the line between ... and.
* andar a cuatro patas=walk on + four legs ; walk on + all fours ; crawl.
* andar adelantado=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* andar a gatas=walk on + all fours ; crawl.
* andar a la caza de=tout for ; gun for.
* andar a la gresca=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* andar al antojo de Uno=roam + freely.
* andar a tientas=kiss in + the dark ; grope (for/toward) ; scrabble in + the dark ; scramble in + the dark.
* andar a tientas y a ciegas=grope (for/toward) ; scrabble in + the dark ; scramble in + the dark.
* andar a traspiés=stumble.
* andar a tropezones=stumble.
* andar a zancadas=stride.
* andar buscando=root around (for).
* andar camino trillado=tread + well-worn ground.
* andar como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* andar como un reloj=fit as a fiddle.
* andar con=be in with.
* andar con arrogancia=swagger ; strut.
* andar con cuidado=tread + lightly ; tread + softly.
* andar con la cabeza en las nubes=walk (a)round with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* andar con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* andar con mucho cuidado=walk on + eggshells.
* andar con pesadez=trudge.
* andar con retraso=run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule ; be late (for) ; run + late.
* andar de aquí para allá=go about.
* andar de arriba para abajo=pace.
* andar de boca en boca=be the talk of the town.
* andar de buena racha=be on a roll.
* andar de prisa=patter.
* andar de puntillas=tiptoe.
* andar descalzo=walk + barefoot.
* andar despacio=saunter.
* andar de suerte=be on a roll.
* andar de un lado para otro=pace ; go about.
* andar de un modo pausado=stroll + at a leisurely pace.
* andar de un sitio para otro=go about.
* andar encorbado=slouch.
* andar encorvado=walk with + a stoop.
* andar en misa y repicando=have it + both ways.
* andar escaso de=be short of.
* andar escondido=abscond.
* andar falto de=be short of.
* andar haciendo eses=walk all over + the road.
* andar inspirado=be on a roll.
* andar mal=feel under + the weather ; be under the weather.
* andar (muy) apurado de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar (muy) corto de dinero=be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) corto de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar (muy) escaso de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar (muy) falto de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) falto de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar pachucho=be under the weather.
* andar pavoneándose=prance around.
* andar perdido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
* andar pisando fuerte=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact.
* andar pisando huevos=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* andar por=move about ; walk (a)round ; hike ; move around.
* andar por ahí=go + (a)round ; be out and about ; get out and about.
* andar por la cuerda floja=walk + the tight wire ; walk + the tightrope.
* andar por los cuarenta=be fortyish.
* andar por los treinta=be thirtyish.
* andar por terreno peligroso=skate + on thin ice ; tread on + dangerous ground.
* andar por terreno resbaladizo=skate + on thin ice ; tread on + dangerous ground.
* andar retrasado=be late (for) ; run + late ; run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule.
* andarse con chiquitas=pull + Posesivo + punches.
* andarse con contemplaciones=pull + Posesivo + punches.
* andarse con cuidado=tread + (very) carefully ; tread with + care ; watch over + Posesivo + shoulders ; tread + (very) warily.
* andarse con dilaciones=procrastinate.
* andarse con miramientos=pull + Posesivo + punches.
* andarse con mucho cuidado=tread + the thin line between ... and.
* andarse con mucho ojo=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* andarse con pies de plomo=tread + (very) warily ; walk on + eggshells ; tread + (very) carefully.
* andarse con rodeos=mince + words ; go (a)round in + circles ; beat about/around + the bush ; prevaricate.
* andarse por las ramas=mince + words.
* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres=womanise [womanize, -USA].
* andar sin prisa=mosey.
* andar sobre el agua=walk on + water.
* andar suavemente=pad.
* andar tramando algo malo=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente=cry all the way to the bank ; laugh all the way to the bank.
* a poca distancia andando=within walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* a pocos minutos andando=within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* bebé que empieza a andar=toddler.
* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente=navigate.
* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres=you are known by the company you keep.
* echar a andar=implement ; leg it ; get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; be on + Posesivo + way.
* echar Algo a andar=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar=toddlerhood.
* el camino se hace andando=actions speak louder than words.
* el movimiento se demuestra andando=actions speak louder than words.
* empezar a andar=get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling.
* ir andando=foot it.
* llegar andando pausadamente=stroll into + view.
* máquina de andar o correr estática=treadmill.
* modo de andar=gait.
* no andar con reparos=make + no bones about + Algo.
* no andar con tapujos=make + no bones about + Algo.
* no andar en nada bueno=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* no andar muy equivocado=be in the right realm.
* no andarse con chiquitas=not to hold any punches.
* no andarse con contemplaciones=not to hold any punches.
* no andarse con miramientos=not to hold any punches.
* no andarse con rodeos=call + a spade a spade.
* raqueta de andar por la nieve=snowshoe.
* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es=If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

andar (muy) apurado de dinero
(v.)=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down. Ex: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while. Ex: The mortgage carried him on for seven months, but at the end of that time he was hard pushed for money again.
andar (muy) apurado de tiempo
(v.)=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
Ex: Spring is the most important planting time here in the west, and nurserymen are hard pressed for time to fill all the orders. Ex: This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
andar (muy) corto de dinero
(v.)=be strapped for + cash ; be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down. Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down. Ex: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while. Ex: The mortgage carried him on for seven months, but at the end of that time he was hard pushed for money again.
andar (muy) corto de tiempo
(v.)=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
Ex: Spring is the most important planting time here in the west, and nurserymen are hard pressed for time to fill all the orders. Ex: This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
andar (muy) escaso de dinero
(v.)=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down. Ex: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while. Ex: The mortgage carried him on for seven months, but at the end of that time he was hard pushed for money again.
andar (muy) escaso de tiempo
(v.)=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
Ex: Spring is the most important planting time here in the west, and nurserymen are hard pressed for time to fill all the orders. Ex: This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
andar (muy) falto de dinero
(v.)=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down. Ex: In these difficult times, we all find ourselves hard pressed for money every once in a while. Ex: The mortgage carried him on for seven months, but at the end of that time he was hard pushed for money again.
andar (muy) falto de tiempo
(v.)=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
Ex: Spring is the most important planting time here in the west, and nurserymen are hard pressed for time to fill all the orders. Ex: This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
andar a caballo entre ... y
(v.)=tread + the line between ... and.
Ex: The fair is dedicated to objects that tread the line between utility and art.
andar a cuatro patas
(v.)=walk on + four legs ; walk on + all fours ; crawl.
Ex: Before they had grain to eat, humans were weak and had to walk on four legs like animals. Ex: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step. Ex: Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls
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andar a gatas
(v.)=walk on + all fours ; crawl.
Ex: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step. Ex: Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls
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andar a la caza de
(v.)=tout for ; gun for.
Ex: The Ministry of Culture of the USSR produced a number of new regulations for library work; however, because of the reader registration system, librarians are still forced to tout for readers instead of working with those who really need their help. Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.
andar a la gresca
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
andar a tientas
(v.)=kiss in + the dark ; grope (for/toward) ; scrabble in + the dark ; scramble in + the dark.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Kissing in the dark: promoting and communicating in a public library setting'. Ex: The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity. Ex: I am scrabbling in the dark trying to understand the problems and any light shed on this matter would be appreciated. Ex: A heavy storm sent a wall of water rushing down the river while most campers were sleeping, leaving them scrambling in the dark for safety .
andar a tientas y a ciegas
(v.)=grope (for/toward) ; scrabble in + the dark ; scramble in + the dark.
Ex: The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity. Ex: I am scrabbling in the dark trying to understand the problems and any light shed on this matter would be appreciated. Ex: A heavy storm sent a wall of water rushing down the river while most campers were sleeping, leaving them scrambling in the dark for safety .
andar a traspiés
(v.)=stumble.
Ex: For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.
andar a tropezones
(v.)=stumble.
Ex: For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.
andar a zancadas
(v.)=stride.
Ex: In a jumble of old papers I recently came across the photograph of a young man striding through a classroom door.
andar adelantado
(v.)=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
Ex: Occasionally bus services may run early or behind schedule due to traffic congestion. Ex: What with planting running ahead of schedule, we will have a very good idea about the size of the crop by the second half of January. Ex: The bank's recovery is ahead of schedule as it slashed annual losses by more than half in 2010.
andar al antojo de Uno
(v.)=roam + freely.
Ex: He saw elephants, and camels, and cheetahs, and horses, roaming freely across the continent.
andar buscando
(v.)=root around (for).
Ex: Thieves do not like to root around for valuables, so they typically strike places where they know there are goods to be had.
andar camino trillado
(v.)=tread + well-worn ground.
Ex: While the first three chapters tread well-worn ground, chapters four to eight cover material that is less well known.
andar como el perro y el gato
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
andar como un reloj
=fit as a fiddle.
Ex: Tall, handsome, fit-as-a-fiddle Louis Ronsard is the French businessman who has been selling this application for huge profits.
andar con
(v.)=be in with.
Ex: Being in with the in-crowd isn't always the best thing .
andar con arrogancia
(v.)=swagger ; strut.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let them swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world. Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
andar con cuidado
(v.)=tread + lightly ; tread + softly.
Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace. Ex: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.
andar con la cabeza en las nubes
(v.)=walk (a)round with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
Ex: After all, a man with responsibilities can't walk around with his head in the clouds all the time.
andar con los hombros caídos
(v.)=slouch.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
andar con mucho cuidado
(v.)=walk on + eggshells.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'.
andar con pesadez
(v.)=trudge.
Ex: In the heat of a Turkish autumn he trudged back about 3 miles to my hotel with a sackful of oranges slung over his shoulder.
andar con retraso
(v.)=run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule ; be late (for) ; run + late.
Ex: The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule. Ex: A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently.
andar de aquí para allá
(v.)=go about.
Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
andar de arriba para abajo
(v.)=pace.
Ex: The librarian should not pace behind the counter when the patron is using an item at the counter.
andar de boca en boca
(v.)=be the talk of the town.
Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.
andar de buena racha
(v.)=be on a roll.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
andar de prisa
(v.)=patter.
Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room.
andar de puntillas
(v.)=tiptoe.
Ex: 30 years ago this library was a place with wooden bookcases, card catalog, wooden furniture and tiptoeing librarian.
andar de suerte
(v.)=be on a roll.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
andar de un lado para otro
(v.)=pace ; go about.
Ex: The librarian should not pace behind the counter when the patron is using an item at the counter. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
andar de un modo pausado
(v.)=stroll + at a leisurely pace.
Ex: When he reached the curb, he fell behind and began to stroll at a leisurely pace.
andar de un sitio para otro
(v.)=go about.
Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
andar descalzo
(v.)=walk + barefoot.
Ex: We're not born with shoes on our feet, so why are people so afraid of walking barefoot?.
andar despacio
(v.)=saunter.
Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.
andar en misa y repicando
(v.)=have it + both ways.
Ex: You can't have it both ways -- you've got to think before you post every detail of your life to the Internet.
andar encorbado
(v.)=slouch.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
andar encorvado
(v.)=walk with + a stoop.
Ex: It is a curious fact of history that the first Neanderthal man to have been discovered did, indeed, walk with a stoop.
andar escaso de
(v.)=be short of.
Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.
andar escondido
(v.)=abscond.
Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.
andar falto de
(v.)=be short of.
Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.
andar haciendo eses
(v.)=walk all over + the road.
Ex: It feels like a completely different car, and doesn't walk all over the road like it did.
andar inspirado
(v.)=be on a roll.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
andar mal
(v.)=feel under + the weather ; be under the weather.
Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long. Ex: Michael Jackson is 'a little bit under the weather,' but hasn't sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said.
andar pachucho
(v.)=be under the weather.
Ex: Michael Jackson is 'a little bit under the weather,' but hasn't sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said.
andar pavoneándose
(v.)=prance around.
Ex: She prances around her apartment nude -- she obviously likes her behind a lot but who doesn't like it!.
andar perdido
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head. Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
andar pisando fuerte
(v.)=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact.
Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: The fiction genre is currently making a big impact on the US publishing scene and is increasingly popular in public libraries.
andar pisando huevos
(v.)=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet. Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
andar por
(v.)=move about ; walk (a)round ; hike ; move around.
Ex: As the scientist of the future moves about the laboratory or the field, every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes. Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room. Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry. Ex: It is now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around.
andar por ahí
(v.)=go + (a)round ; be out and about ; get out and about.
Ex: Pubescent lads don't normally go round in shower caps and hairnets!. Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area. Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.
andar por la cuerda floja
(v.)=walk + the tight wire ; walk + the tightrope.
Ex: The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ALA has been described as 'walking the tight wire between being somewhat independent and becoming part of the ALA establishment'. Ex: The challenge of the Christian life, or so it seems to me, is to walk a kind of tightrope strung between this world and the next.
andar por los cuarenta
(v.)=be fortyish.
Ex: The other woman was fortyish, overweight and had a face like a potato.
andar por los treinta
(v.)=be thirtyish.
Ex: It depicts the interior of a grocery store, circa 1930, and a man who is thirtyish and a teenage boy.
andar por terreno peligroso
(n.)=skate + on thin ice ; tread on + dangerous ground.
Ex: The chancellor is skating on thin ice when it comes to the economy and ignored signs of a slowdown, a report warns. Ex: They are treading on dangerous ground if they have decided to sacrifice the principles of parliamentary government to try to enthuse their troops.
andar por terreno resbaladizo
(n.)=skate + on thin ice ; tread on + dangerous ground.
Ex: The chancellor is skating on thin ice when it comes to the economy and ignored signs of a slowdown, a report warns. Ex: They are treading on dangerous ground if they have decided to sacrifice the principles of parliamentary government to try to enthuse their troops.
andar retrasado
(v.)=be late (for) ; run + late ; run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule.
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently. Ex: The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule. Ex: A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
andar siempre detrás de las mujeres
(v.)=womanise [womanize, -USA].
Ex: I just hope this guy does not beat his wife regularly, gamble and womanise and have illigitimate children like Karl Marx did.
andar sin prisa
(v.)=mosey.
Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes.
andar sobre el agua
(v.)=walk on + water.
Ex: You may not be heavenly, but that shouldn't stop you from walking on water thanks to this inflatable ball.
andar suavemente
(v.)=pad.
Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.
andar tramando algo malo
(v.)=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
Ex: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have. Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
andarse con chiquitas
(v.)=pull + Posesivo + punches.
Ex: She never pulled her punches; she called a spade a spade; and she kept a lot of her anarchism to the end.
andarse con contemplaciones
(v.)=pull + Posesivo + punches.
Ex: She never pulled her punches; she called a spade a spade; and she kept a lot of her anarchism to the end.
andarse con cuidado
(v.)=tread + (very) carefully ; tread with + care ; watch over + Posesivo + shoulders ; tread + (very) warily.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Treading carefully through the murky legalities of electronic reserves'. Ex: The overall conclusion is that policy-makers need to tread with care in this area of social security law and policy. Ex: They may watch over their shoulders because someday someone may pay them back for what they did to little Peter because the judicial system certainly won't. Ex: The director saw at once that he must tread warily.
andarse con dilaciones
(v.)=procrastinate.
Ex: Regrettably, some people have considerable difficulty in facing up to responsibility and they procrastinate; others become notorious for making snap judgments.
andarse con miramientos
(v.)=pull + Posesivo + punches.
Ex: She never pulled her punches; she called a spade a spade; and she kept a lot of her anarchism to the end.
andarse con mucho cuidado
(v.)=tread + the thin line between ... and.
Ex: Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little.
andarse con mucho ojo
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound. Ex: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material.
andarse con pies de plomo
(v.)=tread + (very) warily ; walk on + eggshells ; tread + (very) carefully.
Ex: The director saw at once that he must tread warily. Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Treading carefully through the murky legalities of electronic reserves'.
andarse con rodeos
(v.)=mince + words ; go (a)round in + circles ; beat about/around + the bush ; prevaricate.
Ex: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership. Ex: This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems. Ex: There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion. Ex: I think it is about time the Tory party stopped prevaricating about Europe.
andarse por las ramas
(v.)=mince + words.
Ex: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
andas
(n.)=stretcher ; gurney.
Ex: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.
Ex: The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints.

ande yo caliente, ríase la gente
=cry all the way to the bank ; laugh all the way to the bank.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank. Ex: The article is entitled 'Laughing All the Way to the Bank: Female Sentimentalists in the Marketplace, 1825-50'.
andino
(adj.)=Andean.
Ex: Regional cooperation came to the Andean countries only recently but signs for the future are encouraging.

andragogía
(n.)=andragogy.
Nota: Arte y ciencia de ayudar a los adultos a aprender.
Ex: Andragogy -- the art and science of helping adults learn -- was proposed and developed by Malcolm Knowles.

andragógico
(adj.)=andragogic.
Ex: Whatever the utility of andragogic doctrine in general education settings, there is reason to doubt its wholesale applicability to the training of medical professionals.

andrajo
(n.)=tatter.
Ex: I carried that letter in my wallet as a talisman of hope for a year, until it dissolved in tatters.
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* andrajos=rags.

andrajos
(n.)=rags.
Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
andrajoso
=ragged ; tattered ; shabby ; shabby ; scruff ; in tatters ; in rags.
Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.
Ex: Children too exhausted even to wave the flies off their faces, and men and women in rags scrabbling in the dirt for grains of wheat.

androceo
(n.)=androecium.
Ex: The flowers consists of four distinct whorls, the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

androgenia
(n.)=androgyny.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.

andropausia
(n.)=andropause.
Ex: Particularly with men there is still a deficit of information with regards the role of hormones and their relationship with andropause and ageing.

andrógino
(n.)=androgynous.
Nota: Que participa de las características de los dos sexos.
Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.

andén
(n.)=platform.
Ex: For example at a station we might inquire 'What platform for the London train?' and get the response 'The 11:30 has been cancelled. There has been a derailment at Hitchin'.

anea
(n.)=bulrush [bullrush] ; osier.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.

anecdotista
(n.)=raconteur.
Ex: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.

anecdótico
(adj.)=anecdotal.
Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.

anegación
(n.)=floodwater [flood water] ; flood ; inundation.
Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: She welcomed the attention, but the inundation became a problem = Agradecía la atención recibida, pero tal inundación le resultó ser un problema.

anegado
(adj.)=flooded.
Ex: Pesticides may have contaminated waters in flooded areas.

anegamiento
(n.)=flood ; inundation ; floodwater [flood water].
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: She welcomed the attention, but the inundation became a problem = Agradecía la atención recibida, pero tal inundación le resultó ser un problema.
Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.

anegar (de)
(v.)=inundate (with) ; flood.
Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

anejo
(v.)=annex ; outbuilding ; annexed ; attached.
Ex: The matter complementary to the main text, placed at the end of a document and containing notes, statistical tables or other information is known as annex or appendix.
Ex: It's an old farmhouse with outbuildings and large enclosed courtyard in a pretty village close to Montbard.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.
Ex: I was wondering how it is possible that I ended up with one ear lobe clearly attached, and the other clearly unattached.
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* depósito anejo=remote storage.

anemia
(n.)=anaemia [anemia, -USA].
Ex: You get anaemia when you don't have enough red blood cells.
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* anemia de células falciformes=sickle-cell anaemia.
* anemia depranocítica=sickle-cell anaemia.
* anemia malárica=malarial anaemia.
* anemia palúdica=malarial anaemia.

anemia de células falciformes
=sickle-cell anaemia.
Ex: In sickle cell anemia, a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells occurs because sickle cells don't last very long.
anemia depranocítica
=sickle-cell anaemia.
Ex: In sickle cell anemia, a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells occurs because sickle cells don't last very long.
anemia malárica
(n.)=malarial anaemia.
Ex: Malarial anaemia is an enormous public health problem in endemic areas and occurs predominantly in children in the first 3 years of life.
anemia palúdica
(n.)=malarial anaemia.
Ex: Malarial anaemia is an enormous public health problem in endemic areas and occurs predominantly in children in the first 3 years of life.
aneroide
(adj.)=aneroid.
Ex: These aneroid cells can be fitted very easily to any calorimeter.
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* barómetro aneroide=aneroid barometer.

anestesia
(n.)=anaesthesia [anesthesia, -USA] ; anesthesia [anaesthesia, -UK].
Ex: Applications of telemedicine discussed include remote consultation and diagnosis, and speciality clinical care (including examples from anaesthesia, dermatology, cardiology, psychiatry, radiology, critical care, and oncology) = Las aplicaciones de telemedicina que se tratan incluyen la consulta y el diagnóstico a distancia y los cuidados clínicos especilizados (con ejemplos de la anestesia, dermatología, cardiología, siquiatría, radiología, cuidados intensivos y oncología).
Ex: Can anyone suggest databases to search for books on anesthesia & pulmonology?.
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* anestesia epidural=epidural ; epidural anaesthesia.
* anestesia general=general anaesthesia.
* anestesia local=local anaesthesia ; local anaesthetic.
* anestesia peridural=peridural anaesthesia.

anestesia epidural
(n.)=epidural ; epidural anaesthesia.
Ex: Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication. Ex: This technique has some similarity to epidural anaesthesia, and the two techniques may be easily confused with each othe.
anestesia general
(n.)=general anaesthesia.
Ex: Under general anesthesia, closure of the atrial defect was undertaken after initial temporary test occlusion.
anestesia local
(n.)=local anaesthesia ; local anaesthetic.
Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia. Ex: Ingrown toenail correction is usually performed under local anaesthetic.
anestesia peridural
(n.)=peridural anaesthesia.
Ex: The administration of peridural anaesthesia is now accepted as a satisfactory procedure for caesarean section.
anestesiar
(v.)=anaesthetise [anesthetize, -USA].
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.

anestesiología
(n.)=anaesthesiology [anesthesiology, -USA].
Ex: The guidelines outlined in the 7th edition of Colon Classification scheme were adoped for the construction of a classification schedule for anaesthesiology as applied to various surgical and obstetrical procedures carried out on the human body.

anestésico
(adj.)=anaesthetic [anesthetic, -USA].
Ex: Chapters 11 and 12 discuss choosing and planning the anesthetic technique and postoperative care of the patient.

aneurismia
(n.)=aneurysm [aneurism].
Ex: The author reports the case of a 67-year-old single man with aortic aneurysm whose depression was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
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* aneurismia cerebral=brain aneurysm ; cerebral aneurysm.

aneurismia cerebral
(n.)=brain aneurysm ; cerebral aneurysm.
Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms. Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.
anexado
(adj.)=annexed.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.

anexar
(v.)=annex.
Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.

anexionado
(adj.)=annexed.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.

anexo
(v.)=accompanying ; annex ; extension ; annexure ; outhouse ; ancillary ; annexed ; attached.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: The matter complementary to the main text, placed at the end of a document and containing notes, statistical tables or other information is known as annex or appendix.
Ex: Enter a separately published protocol, amendment, extension, or other agreement ancillary to a treaty, etc., under the heading for the basic agreement.
Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.
Ex: The author identifies the various types of material which might be relegated to outhouse facilities.
Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.
Ex: I was wondering how it is possible that I ended up with one ear lobe clearly attached, and the other clearly unattached.
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* almacenar en un edificio anexo=outhouse.
* cobertizo anexo=outhouse.
* dependencia anexa=outhouse.
* edificio anexo=outbuilding.

anfetamina
(n.)=amphetamine.
Ex: The book current, reliable information on methods for dealing with dependency upon hallucinogens, nicotine, amphetamines, and designer drugs like ecstasy.

anfibio
(adj.)=amphibian ; amphibious.
Ex: Perhaps he had the protective coloring of the chameleon and the adaptability of the amphibian that can breathe both hair and water.
Ex: The Dutch are gearing up for climate change with amphibious houses.
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* animal anfibio=amphibian.
* pecera para animales anfibios=amphibian tank.
* tanque anfibio=amphibian tank ; amphibious tank.
* vehículo anfibio=amphibious vehicle ; amphibian vehicle.

anfiteatro
(n.)=lecture hall ; amphitheatre [amphitheater, -USA].
Ex: We only have to listen to each other talking, anywhere from the bedroom to the lecture hall, from the street to our living rooms, to witness the fact that people are language-made.
Ex: This lavishly illustrated book ultimately fails in its attempt to tread a middle path between the scholarly and popular approaches to the Roman amphitheatre.

anfitriona
(n.)=hostess [host, -masc.].
Ex: During Easter week, 1971, Cincinnati will be the hostess of the 50th anniversary convention of the Catholic Library Association.

anfitrión
(n.)=host [hostess, fem.].
Ex: A white man can try to experience what it means to be black by going to live in a black Central African home and getting as close to his host's way of life as can be contrived.
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* institución anfitriona=host institution.
* país anfitrión=host country.

anfíbolo
(n.)=amphibole.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

angelical
(adj.)=angelic.
Ex: The author comments on the Piero's representation of the Epiphany in which a braying ass joins two singing angels, forming a trio to complement three angelic musicians.

angelito
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* un angelito=as good as gold.

angina
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* angina de pecho=angina pectoris.

angina de pecho
(n.)=angina pectoris.
Ex: This is a video material to teach corpsmen response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetic coma, insulin shock, and epileptic seizure.
angiografía
(n.)=angiography.
Ex: The different appearance of fluorescein renders angiography a dynamic, cinematographic and deductive diagnostic method.

angiograma
(n.)=angiogram.
Ex: This expert system was developed to train inexperienced ophthalmologists in the interpretation of angiograms.

angiogénesis
(n.)=angiogenesis.
Ex: However, if angiogenesis becomes unregulated, it may be responsible for several disease processes such as brain tumour growth and metastasis.

angioplastia
(n.)=angioplasty.
Ex: Few rural hospitals were capable of emergent catheterization, angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass surgery; cardiologists, though readily available by phone, were rarely available on-site.
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* angioplastia coronaria=coronary angioplasty.

angioplastia coronaria
(n.)=coronary angioplasty.
Ex: Control was assessed in seventy-eight patients following myocardial infarction, coronary artery bypass surgery or coronary angioplasty.
anglicano
(adj.)=Anglican.
Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.
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* Iglesia Anglicana, la=Anglican Church, the.

angloamericano
(n.)=Anglo-American.
Ex: One of the proposals is to create a single Anglo-American authority database comprising name, series, and subject headings created by the various Anglo-American national cataloging agencies.
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* 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1)=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
* 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2)=AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
* Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA)=AACR (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules).

angloirlandés
(adj.)=Anglo-Irish.
Ex: She dismisses the usual interpretation of these riots as a textual argument between nervous, bourgeois Catholics and equally high-strung Anglo-Irish, avant-garde artists.

anglosajón
(n.)=Anglo-Saxon.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: The fact remains, however, that the 'public library as we understand it is an Anglo-Saxon idea'.
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* blanco protestante anglosajón americano=WASP.
* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana=WASPish.
* sistema anglosajón de medidas=imperial measures.

anglófilo
(n./adj.)=Anglophile.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: On the policymakers' main goals is to ameliorate animosities between Anglophiles and Francophiles.

anglófono
(adj.)=English-speaking ; anglophone.
Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.
Ex: This article describes the history and development of public libraries in anglophone, Francophone and Portuguese speaking Africa.
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* canadiense anglófono=English-Canadian.

angoleño
(n./adj.)=Angolan.
Ex: Angolan authorities are struggling to cope with more than 20,000 people expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days.

anguila
(n.)=eel.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).

angula
(n.)=eel.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
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* angulas=baby eels ; young eels ; elvers.

angulación
(n.)=angulation.
Ex: The angulation of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters.

angular
(adj.)=angular.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
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* paréntesis angular=angled bracket.

angularidad
(n.)=angularity.
Ex: For shear strength, an assumption is made that the results presented below are due to the angularity of the aggregates.

angulas
(n.)=baby eels ; young eels ; elvers.
Ex: A battle over lucrative baby eels has turned a Somerset fishing spot into a war zone. Ex: Following hatching and a period of planktonic development, the young eels, or elvers, return to freshwater rivers, where they remain until they are ready to spawn. Ex: Following hatching and a period of planktonic development, the young eels, or elvers, return to freshwater rivers, where they remain until they are ready to spawn.
angulo recto
(n.)=right angle.
Ex: In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the more usual position for the horse was on the near side of the press, set out at slightly less than a right angle from the fore-end of the ribs = En los siglos XVII y XVIII, la posición más habitual del banco era al lado más cercano de la prensa, casi en angulo recto rspecto a los extremos delanteros de las escaleras.
angulosidad
(n.)=angularity.
Ex: For shear strength, an assumption is made that the results presented below are due to the angularity of the aggregates.

angustia
(n.)=distress ; angst [Angst] ; anguish ; torment ; sorrow.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: This article reviews a selection of World Wide Web (WWW) sites providing sources of information on specific topics ranging from feeling bad (Angst) to bicycles.
Ex: The exhibition was organized around the themes of love, anguish, awe, triumph and joy.
Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).
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* acosado por la angustia=angst-ridden.
* dominado por la angustia=angst-ridden.
* don angustias=worryguts ; worrywart ; worrypot.
* expresar angustia=express + Posesivo + anguish.
* grito de angustia=cry of anguish.
* lleno de angustia=angst-ridden.
* presionado por la angustia=angst-ridden.

angustiado
(adj.)=anguished ; angst-ridden ; distressed ; stressed.
Ex: Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.

angustiante
(adj.)=nerve-wracking [nerve-racking] ; anguishing.
Ex: A program should always tell the operator what it is doing once an instruction has been given: there is nothing more nerve-wracking than to enter a command and have the screen go totally blank!.
Ex: Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.

angustiar
(v.)=stress ; mortify ; distress.
Ex: The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.
Ex: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.

angustioso
(adj.)=harrowing ; agonising [agonizing, -USA] ; agonised [agonized, -USA] ; distressing ; gut-wrenching ; nightmarish.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.
Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.

anhelado
(adj.)=long-awaited [long awaited] ; hoped for [hoped-for] ; wishful ; longed-for ; desired ; much desired.
Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.
Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
Ex: These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared 'Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.

anhelante
(adj.)=expectant.
Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

anhelar
(v.)=itch for ; long (for) ; crave ; be more than ready for ; gag for ; covet ; pine ; lust (for/after/over) ; yearn (for) ; crave for ; hanker (for/after) ; have + a hankering for ; be itching to.
Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.
Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.
Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
Ex: By the time the first Italian parliament was formed in 1861, Italy was more than ready for political union.
Ex: Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.
Ex: He coveted his brother's power and so started to spin a conspiracy in order to assassinate him and take his place both on the throne and on the wedding thalamus.
Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.
Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.
Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.
Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
Ex: More than hankering after the past, I am worried about the future.
Ex: If you have a hankering for dill pickles, your body may be trying to do a better job of controlling your blood sugar and weight.
Ex: She was itching to give them a ringing good clip on the ear but she didn't because she thought their father was watching.
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* anhelar ser=ache to be.

anhelar ser
(v.)=ache to be.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
anhelo
(n.)=yearning ; craving ; hankering.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.
Ex: In order to keep her girlish figure, she is on a prescription weight diet, but hasn't solved her hankering for cheese.

anheloso
(adj.)=desirous.
Ex: The trainer must get the trainee interested and desirous of learning the job.

anidado
(adj.)=nested.
Ex: Twenty subjects participated in a nested factorial experiment.

anidar
(v.)=nest ; nestle.
Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.

anilina
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* tinte de anilina=aniline dye.

anilla
(n.)=grommet ; clip.
Ex: For simple rubber grommets, one option may be to open a slit in the side of the grommet with razor blade, sharp knife, or simply a pair of scissors.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.
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* anilla de refuerzo=grommet.
* archivador de anillas=looseleaf binder ; ring binder.
* carpeta de anillas=ring binder.
* lata abrefácil de anilla=ring pull can.

anilla de refuerzo
(n.)=grommet.
Ex: For simple rubber grommets, one option may be to open a slit in the side of the grommet with razor blade, sharp knife, or simply a pair of scissors.
anillo
(n.)=ring ; ringlet.
Ex: This is a sort of microform measles appearing as minute reddish rings.
Ex: Saturn is surrounded by several thousand ringlets.
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* anillo de boda=wedding ring ; wedding band.
* anillo de crecimiento=growth ring.
* anillo de dentición=teething ring.
* anillo de humo=smoke ring.
* anillos de crecimiento=tree ring.
* anillos de Saturno=Saturn's rings.
* como anillo al dedo=just the ticket ; the right twigs for an eagle's nest ; perfect fit ; perfect match ; that's the ticket!.
* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo=it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.
* venir como anillo al dedo=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea ; be right as rain ; fit + the bill ; be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; come in + handy ; come in + handiest ; suit + Nombre + to a T ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; hit + the spot ; be spot on ; fit like + a glove ; be just perfect.

anillo de boda
(n.)=wedding ring ; wedding band.
Ex: In out search for Mom's wedding ring, we left no stone unturned. Ex: The custom of wearing a wedding band is European and has now spread widely across the world.
anillo de crecimiento
(n.)=growth ring.
Ex: 90% of the examples considered were poplar, which has too few growth rings to permit dating.
anillo de dentición
(n.)=teething ring.
Ex: Teething rings have had a bad rap of late, but recent studies suggest they may not be as bad as we once thought and may even be beneficial.
anillo de humo
(n.)=smoke ring.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
anillos de Saturno
=Saturn's rings.
Ex: He is a direct descendant of Christian Huygens best known for his invention of the pendulum clock, his wave theory of light and discovery of Saturn's rings.
anillos de crecimiento
(n.)=tree ring.
Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.
animación
(n.)=animation.
Ex: The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.
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* animación a la lectura=reading animation ; reading promotion.
* animación informática=computer animation.
* animación por ordenador=computer animation.

animación a la lectura
(n.)=reading animation ; reading promotion.
Ex: Other topics include the establishment of a pool of resources for promoting reading, like lists of recommended children's and young people's books, travelling exhibitions as well as events for reading animation. Ex: This article outlines the creation of a new library and the subsequent reading promotion which took place throughout the school including: more class reading; visits by authors; taped stories; competitions, etc.
animación informática
(n.)=computer animation.
Ex: His program introduced students to various reprography techniques and, in due course, to the basics of infography and computer animation.
animación por ordenador
(n.)=computer animation.
Ex: His program introduced students to various reprography techniques and, in due course, to the basics of infography and computer animation.
animadamente
=animatedly ; perkily.
Ex: During her interview she had talked animatedly about the wonderful things she foresaw happening with the library at Technicomm, Inc.
Ex: 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.

animado
(adj.)=lively ; vibrant ; animate ; animated ; perky ; high-spirited.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to determine the decision making processes used by doctors when examining medical information derived from animate information sources, such as: colleagues; consultants; and medical information centres.
Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.
Ex: It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
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* de un modo animado=perkily.
* dibujos animados=animated cartoons.
* dibujos animados japoneses=Anime.
* gráfico animado=motion graphic.
* película de dibujos animados=cartoon film.

animador
(n.)=motivator ; animator.
Ex: Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.
Ex: This paper suggests films for public libraries, listing director/animator, title, time, distributor, length of film, and date.

animadversión
(n.)=animadversion ; enmity ; animosity ; ill will.
Ex: The article 'animadversions on library morale' discusses some of the factors that can influence the morale of library staff.
Ex: The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.
Ex: Working as a cataloguer and reference librarian helps diminish animosities that may exist between the 2 groups and promotes understanding and cooperation.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.

animal
(adj.)=animal ; brute.
Ex: Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.
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* activista de los animales=animal activist.
* amante de los animales=animal lover.
* animal acuático=water animal ; aquatic animal.
* animal anfibio=amphibian.
* animal carnívoro=carnivorous animal.
* animal carroñero=scavenger.
* animal ciliado=ciliate.
* animal dañino=pest.
* animal de carga=pack animal.
* animal de corral=farmyard animal.
* animal de costumbres=creature of habit.
* animal de granja=farm animal ; farmyard animal.
* animal de presa=prey animal.
* animal de un año de edad=yearling.
* animal disecado=stuffed animal.
* animal doméstico=pet ; domestic animal.
* animal en peligro=endangered animal.
* animal en vías de extinción=endangered animal.
* animales de caza=game ; wild game.
* animal extinto=extinct animal.
* animal herbívoro=herbivorous animal.
* animal joven=kit.
* animal marino=marine animal.
* animal protegido=protected animal.
* animal que ataca al hombre=man-eater.
* animal que se alimenta filtrando plancton=filter feeder.
* animal salvaje=wild animal.
* animal social=social animal.
* animal terrestre=land animal.
* animal vertebrado=vertebrate animal.
* animal víctima de la carretera=road kill [roadkill].
* aprovechamiento de los restos de animales=animal rendering.
* centro de acogida de animales=animal shelter.
* colección de animales=menagerie.
* comer como un animal=eat like + an animal.
* comida de animales=pet food.
* comida para animales=animal feed ; livestock feed.
* cría de animales=animal husbandry.
* cría intensiva de animales=factory farming.
* crueldad hacia los animales=animal cruelty.
* cuerpo de animal muerto=carcass.
* cuidado de animales=animal care.
* cuidado de animales domésticos=pet care.
* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico=zookeeper ; zoo custodian.
* defensor de los animales=animal activist.
* defensor de los derechos de los animales=animal rights campaigner.
* defensor de los derechos de los animales=animal rights activist.
* derechos de los animales=animal rights.
* especie animal=animal species.
* experimentación con animales=animal experimentation.
* experimentos con animales=animal experimentation.
* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto=rangeland.
* grasa animal=animal fat.
* instinto animal=animal instinct.
* llamada de animal en celo=rutting call.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales=animal rights movement.
* novela de animales=animal story.
* pecera para animales anfibios=amphibian tank.
* piel de animal=pelt.
* producto derivado de la grasa animal=fat product.
* refugio de animales=animal sanctuary ; animal refuge.
* refugio de animales salvajes=wildlife centre ; wildlife sanctuary ; wildlife refuge.
* reino animal, el=animal kingdom, the.
* reserva de animales=wildlife preserve ; game reserve.
* reutilización de los restos de animales=animal rendering.
* sociedad protectora de animales=RSPCA (Royal Society for the Protection of Cruelty to Animals) ; animal protection society.
* tienda de animales=pet shop.
* vida animal=animal life.

animal acuático
(n.)=water animal ; aquatic animal.
Ex: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell and taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals. Ex: A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.
animal anfibio
(n./adj.)=amphibian.
Ex: Perhaps he had the protective coloring of the chameleon and the adaptability of the amphibian that can breathe both hair and water.
animal carnívoro
(n.)=carnivorous animal.
Ex: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell aud taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.
animal carroñero
(n.)=scavenger.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.
animal ciliado
(n.)=ciliate.
Ex: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.
animal dañino
(n.)=pest.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
animal de carga
(n.)=pack animal.
Ex: His provisions, likewise, were nearly exhausted, while his pack animals were struggling along the defile in his rear exposed to the depredations of the French troops.
animal de corral
(n.)=farmyard animal.
Ex: Adding a touch of fish oil to farmyard animals' food could help cut gases they emit with their noxious belches.
animal de costumbres
(n.)=creature of habit.
Ex: He is also a creature of habit, a rationalist and a precisionist, a self-disciplinarian who attempts to regulate every aspect of waking life in accordance with the strictest reason and propriety.
animal de granja
(n.)=farm animal ; farmyard animal.
Ex: He challenged the work of anatomists such as Galen (2nd century AD), whose understanding of the human body was based on the study of farm animals and Barbary apes. Ex: Adding a touch of fish oil to farmyard animals' food could help cut gases they emit with their noxious belches.
animal de presa
(n.)=prey animal.
Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.
animal de un año de edad
(n.)=yearling.
Ex: Basically I was wondering what are the purpose of blinkers when it comes to getting a yearling used to be ridden.
animal disecado
(n.)=stuffed animal.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
animal doméstico
(n.)=pet ; domestic animal.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew. Ex: For example, A might be 'mammals', B 'man', C 'dogs', G 'poodles', F 'domestic animals', D 'cats', and E 'horses'.
animal en peligro
(n.)=endangered animal.
Ex: Museums are probably the only places you can see extinct animals and often the only places you can see some endangered animals.
animal en vías de extinción
(n.)=endangered animal.
Ex: Museums are probably the only places you can see extinct animals and often the only places you can see some endangered animals.
animal extinto
(n.)=extinct animal.
Ex: Museums are probably the only places you can see extinct animals and often the only places you can see some endangered animals.
animal herbívoro
(n.)=herbivorous animal.
Ex: It varies in land and water animals, just as the senses of smell aud taste vary in herbivorous and carnivorous animals.
animal joven
(n.)=kit.
Ex: Most baby ferrets (kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.
animal marino
(n.)=marine animal.
Ex: The study suggests that marine animals could suffer detrimental effects ranging from a loss of hearing to increased stressed levels as a result of environmental noise.
animal protegido
(n.)=protected animal.
Ex: The serum of the protected animals did not contain antibodies against sporozoites.
animal que ataca al hombre
(n.)=man-eater.
Ex: Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.
animal que se alimenta filtrando plancton
(n.)=filter feeder.
Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
animal salvaje
(n.)=wild animal.
Ex: The familiar standards of love and justice doubtfully apply to wild animals, where neither compassion nor rights may be appropriate.
animal social
(n.)=social animal.
Ex: Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive.
animal terrestre
(n.)=land animal.
Ex: The giraffe is the tallest land animal, growing to be up to 19 feet (6 m) tall.
animal vertebrado
(n.)=vertebrate animal.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
animal víctima de la carretera
(n.)=road kill [roadkill].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.
animalada
(n.)=act of vandalism ; act of hooliganism ; act of thuggery ; loutish act.
Ex: The mayor said the move was necessary due to a rash of break-ins and acts of vandalism in the town.
Ex: Since September when schools reopened for the new academic year, there have been several serious acts of hooliganism.
Ex: It was an act of thuggery and stupidity and I have not one ounce of sympathy for him.
Ex: The worst thing is that this culture contributes to irresponsible sexual behaviour, loutish acts, drunk driving and people becoming alcoholics.

animalejo
(n.)=creepy-crawly.
Ex: I am not generally frightened by creepy-crawlies; however, earwigs are not welcome inside the house so I got a tissue to exterminate the critter.

animales de caza
(n.)=game ; wild game.
Ex: Game hunted mainly by harpoons throughout this period consisted of seal, porpoise, sea lion, and other sea mammals. Ex: Esau went into the open country to hunt for some wild game to bring back.
animalismo
(n.)=animalism.
Ex: We see ourselves as so advanced and civilized that a grotesque subversion of this into animalism shows us in an essentially tragic light.

animalista^1
(n.)=animalist.
Ex: For the sake of brevity, I will use the word animalist to refer to those who hold that men differ only in degree from other animals, and the word humanist for those who hold that men differ in kind.

animalista^2
(adj.)=animalistic.
Ex: Such animalistic images are unedifying to all but the most unabashed hedonist.

animalucho
(n.)=creepy-crawly.
Ex: I am not generally frightened by creepy-crawlies; however, earwigs are not welcome inside the house so I got a tissue to exterminate the critter.

animar
(v.)=cheer ; spur ; spur on ; enliven ; set + Nombre + off ; embolden ; set + alight ; animate ; buoy ; enthuse ; prod ; sparkle ; cheer up ; take + heart ; egg on ; perk up ; encourage ; brighten up ; stimulate ; pep up ; hearten ; liven up.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.
Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.
Ex: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks.
Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.
Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.
Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
Ex: Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey.
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* animar la fiesta=bring + the party to life.
* animarse=brighten ; perk up ; come to + life.

animar la fiesta
(v.)=bring + the party to life.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life.
animarse
(v.)=brighten ; perk up ; come to + life.
Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'. Ex: The author presents ideas designed to perk up classroom spirits. Ex: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia.
anime
(n.)=Anime.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.

animosidad
(n.)=animosity ; ill will ; uncongeniality.
Ex: Working as a cataloguer and reference librarian helps diminish animosities that may exist between the 2 groups and promotes understanding and cooperation.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
Ex: The monarchy has displayed its uncongeniality with the democratic process by exploiting the tensions persisting between the political parties.

aniquilación
(n.)=decimation ; wiping out ; annihilation.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.

aniquilador
(adj.)=annihilating.
Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.

aniquilamiento
(n.)=annihilation.
Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.

aniquilar
(v.)=wipe out ; massacre ; decimate ; annihilate ; zap ; turn + Nombre + into a grease spot.
Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.
Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
Ex: Jet Li is a charming drunk with a devil-may-care grin and enough skill to keep himself from being turned into a grease spot.

aniversario
(n.)=anniversary ; jubilee ; commemoration.
Ex: This is an article written in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the publication of the first issue of 'Program'.
Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
Ex: On the occasion of events such as the commemoration of 1,300 years of the Bulgarian state, special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task.
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* aniversario de diamante=diamond jubilee ; diamond jubilee.
* aniversario de oro=golden anniversary.
* aniversario de plata=silver anniversary ; silver jubilee.
* celebración de aniversario=anniversary celebration.
* conmemorar un aniversario=commemorate + anniversary.
* fiesta de aniversario=anniversary celebration ; anniversary party.
* misa aniversario de fallecimiento=ceremonial service.
* sexagésimo aniversario=diamond jubilee.
* tarjeta de aniversario=anniversary card.
* vigésimo quinto aniversario=silver anniversary ; silver jubilee.

aniversario de diamante
(n.)=diamond jubilee ; diamond jubilee.
Ex: This article celebrates the diamond jubilee of the New York Public Library building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York. Ex: This article celebrates the diamond jubilee of the New York Public Library building at Fifth Avenue and 42nd Street, New York.
aniversario de oro
(n.)=golden anniversary.
Ex: May 2002 marked the golden anniversary of the first cloned tadpoles.
aniversario de plata
(n.)=silver anniversary ; silver jubilee.
Ex: This author describes the silver anniversary volume in which a history of the organisation is given. Ex: This paper celebrates the silver jubilee of the UK Branch of the International Association of Music Libraries.
anión
(n.)=anion.
Nota: Ión con carga negativa.
Ex: A new method to extract dissolved anions from liquid waste through ion exchange is presented.

ano
(n.)=anus.
Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.

anoche
(n.)=last night.
Ex: So significant were her contributions to the library that last night at their annual organizational meeting the trustees elected her president.
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* a última hora de anoche=late last night.

anochecer^1
(n.)=dusk ; nightfall ; sundown.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.
Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.
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* al anochecer=at twilight ; at nightfall ; at sundown.

anochecer^2
(v.)=light + fail ; night + fall ; get + dark.
Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.
Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.
Ex: When trying to find out exactly what time will it get dark tonight, there are several variables that need to be taken into account.

anochecida
(n.)=dusk ; nightfall ; sundown.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.
Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.
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* a la anochecida=at nightfall.

anodadado
(adj.)=astounded ; flabbergasted ; stunned ; gobsmacked ; astonished.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.
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* quedarse anodadado=be speechless ; be gobsmacked.

anodadar
(v.)=astound ; bewilder.
Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
Ex: Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.

anodino
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* de un modo anodino=prosaically.

anofeles
(n.)=malarial mosquito.
Ex: Hot and humid conditions would normally be a fertile breeding ground for malarial mosquitoes.

anomalía
(n.)=anomaly ; deviance ; dysfunction.
Ex: The increased use of synthesis is very evident, though there are some peculiar anomalies.
Ex: The phenomena of book theft and mutilation from academic libraries are analysed from the standpoint of the sociology of deviance.
Ex: Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).
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* anomalía sexual=sexual deviance.

anomalía sexual
(n.)=sexual deviance.
Ex: Topics include promiscuity and adultery, pornography and prostitution, sexual preference and sexual deviance, sexual harassment and sexual violence against women.
anonadar
(v.)=stupefy.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.

anonimato
(n.)=anonymity ; cloak of anonymity.
Ex: It distinguishes between pure anonymity, official designations or descriptions which render the author's identity unmistakable.
Ex: The stolen identity provides a cloak of anonymity for the subject while the groundwork is laid to carry out the crime.

anonisado
(adj.)=anodised [anodized, -USA].
Ex: The author provides a list of needed materials, required preparations, and instructions for demonstrating the dyeing of anodized aluminum.

anorexia
(n.)=anorexia.
Ex: Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py >=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.
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* anorexia nerviosa=anorexia nervosa.

anorexia nerviosa
=anorexia nervosa.
Ex: Locate major articles on the treatment and prevention of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
anormal
(n.)=anomalous ; abnormal ; deviant ; arse ; dumbbell ; retard.
Ex: Similarly anomalous paper may also be found when a whole sheet has been cancelled and reprinted.
Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.
Ex: The author examines why a deviant news story such as 'Man bites dog' is more memorable than 'Dog bites man'.
Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
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* anormal para la época del año=unseasonably.

anormal para la época del año
=unseasonably.
Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.
anormalidad
(n.)=abnormality.
Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.

anormalmente
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* anormalmente + Adjetivo=abnormally + Adjetivo.

anormalmente + Adjetivo
=abnormally + Adjetivo.
Ex: The head of the serial department in our library must cope with an abnormally heavy workload and a transferred-in employee who refuses to work overtime in her department.
anoréxico^1
(n.)=anorexic.
Ex: Anorexics are sometimes known to eat junk food.

anoréxico^2
(adj.)=anorexic.
Ex: The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.

anotación
(n.)=annotation ; cue ; notation ; entry ; jotting ; noting-up.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information of a document by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments.
Ex: When a book is returned, the record in the circulation file and the notation under the borrower's name are removed.
Ex: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.
Ex: Bogardus maintained a fatalistic silence while the director consulted her jottings.
Ex: The on-order record needs noting-up and removing from the file.
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* anotación semántica=semantic annotation.
* anotación tipográfica=copymark.
* hacer anotaciones=annotate ; mark + Nombre + up.
* incluir anotaciones=annotate.

anotación semántica
(n.)=semantic annotation.
Ex: By semantic annotations we refer to linguistic annotations (such as named entities, semantic classes, etc.) as well as user annotations such as microformats, RDF, tags, etc.
anotación tipográfica
(n.)=copymark.
Ex: The basic categories of copymarks are described and related to the functions of composition systems.
anotado
(adj.)=scripted.
Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.
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* asiento anotado=annotated entry.
* bibliografía anotada=annotated bibliography.
* ficha anotada=annotated card.
* referencia anotada=annotated reference.

anotador
(n.)=scorer.
Ex: At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.
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* máximo anotador=highest scorer ; top scorer ; leading scorer.

anotar en la agenda
(v.)=diarise [diarize, -USA].
Ex: Please remember to diarise these dates!!.
anotar^1
(v.)=note ; log ; jot down ; record ; take down ; annotate ; mark + Nombre + down as ; mark + Nombre + up ; pencil.
Ex: Sometimes the number of tickets issued is noted on the form.
Ex: In order to understand this programme, it will help to imagine a librarian at a university who diligently logs every slide that is taken from the library for lectures.
Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.
Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.
Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
Ex: Once users have loaded data, other users may add comments, or annotate other users' data.
Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.
Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
Ex: After penceling some angles in the figure, it is quite easy to see that AaBb is parallel to AB.
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* anotar en la agenda=diarise [diarize, -USA].

anotar^2
(v.)=post.
Ex: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.
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* encargado de anotar los tantos=scorer.

anquilogosia
(n.)=ankyloglosia.
Ex: The study investigated the associated problems of ankyloglossia, characterized by restricted movement of the tongue usually due to the adhesion of the tongue to the frenum.

anquilosado
=fossilised [fossilized, -USA] ; stagnant ; sclerotic ; stunted ; stale ; in (the) doldrums.
Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: Brazil has finally embraced modern capitalism and broken decisively with a sclerotic old economic model.
Ex: Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).
Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.

anquilosamiento
(n.)=staleness ; fossilisation [fossilization, -USA] ; ankylosis [anchylosis] ; ankylosing [anchylosing].
Nota: Término usado en medicina.
Ex: One aspect of this is the 'staleness' of Web search engines; that is, a search engine goes stale for users when a significant number of hits it returns at any given time point to Web pages that are no longer viable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding fossilization: migrating information between databases'.
Ex: Researchers have reported that from 1.3 to 14 percent of the population have experienced ankylosis of a primary molar.
Ex: With the ankylosing of the spine one would expect there to be no associated movement where the calcified disc was present.

anquilosante
(adj.)=ankylosing [anchylosing].
Nota: Término usado en medicina.
Ex: It has been shown that fusion of the joints in an ankylosing process does not occur in arthrogryposis.
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* espondilitis anquilosante=ankylosing spondylitis.

anquilosar
(v.)=stultify ; paralyse [paralyze, -USA] ; ankylose [anchylose].
Nota: Usado en medicina.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: Its skeleton is also distinguished by great rigidity, the bones having a decided tendency to ankylose.
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* anquilosarse=seize up ; stagnate ; fossilise [fossilize -USA] ; ankylose [anchylose].
* anquilosarse en la rutina=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.

anquilosarse
(v.)=seize up ; stagnate ; fossilise [fossilize -USA] ; ankylose [anchylose].
Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months. Ex: This kind of large-scale recasting offers an opportunity for the scheme to go forward rather than stagnate until it is completely taken by events. Ex: The inflexibility of notation tends to crystallize (fossilize!) the arrangement in a structure reflecting the approach to knowledge at one particular time. Ex: Its skeleton is also distinguished by great rigidity, the bones having a decided tendency to ankylose.
anquilosarse en la rutina
(v.)=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
Ex: So if you find yourself stuck in rut ask yourself if living in the past is the problem. Ex: It was like she was stuck in a groove and could not get out of it!.
anquilosis
(n.)=ankylosis [anchylosis].
Ex: Researchers have reported that from 1.3 to 14 percent of the population have experienced ankylosis of a primary molar.

ansia
(n.)=yearning ; craving ; thirst ; eagerness ; uneasiness ; hankering ; avidness.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.
Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.
Ex: In order to keep her girlish figure, she is on a prescription weight diet, but hasn't solved her hankering for cheese.
Ex: His chronic ailments never managed to inhibit his avidness for writing, romantic intrigue, society, and travel.
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* ansia de aventura=thirst for adventure.
* ansia de saber=thirst for knowledge.
* ansias de=hunger for ; lust for ; greed for.
* ansias de cambiar de sitio=itchy feet.
* ansias de conocer mundo=wanderlust.
* ansias de matar=bloodlust.
* ansias de poder=love of power.
* ansias de viajar=itchy feet.
* con ansia=thirstily ; avidly.
* con ansias de=thirsty for.
* con ansias de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* con ansias de leer=reading-desirous.
* con ansias de poder=power-hungry.
* tener ansias de=crave for.

ansia de aventura
=thirst for adventure.
Ex: What they do bring with them is enthusiasm and a thirst for adventure.
ansia de saber
(n.)=thirst for knowledge.
Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.
ansiar
(v.)=gag for ; lust (for/after/over) ; yearn (for) ; itch for ; long (for) ; hanker (for/after) ; have + a hankering for.
Ex: Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.
Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.
Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.
Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.
Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.
Ex: More than hankering after the past, I am worried about the future.
Ex: If you have a hankering for dill pickles, your body may be trying to do a better job of controlling your blood sugar and weight.

ansias de
=hunger for ; lust for ; greed for.
Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart. Ex: In this context aspects such as lust for adventure and self-confidence play an important role. Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.
ansias de cambiar de sitio
=itchy feet.
Ex: At the age of 20, Nadio still had itchy feet and persuaded Joan to embark with him on yet more travels.
ansias de conocer mundo
(n.)=wanderlust.
Ex: The article 'Wanderlust' reviews a range of World Wide Web (WWW) web sites offering travel information = El artículo "Pasión por viajar" analiza una variedad de sitios web que ofrecen información sobre viajes.
ansias de matar
(n.)=bloodlust.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
ansias de poder
=love of power.
Ex: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.
ansias de viajar
=itchy feet.
Ex: At the age of 20, Nadio still had itchy feet and persuaded Joan to embark with him on yet more travels.
ansiedad
(n.)=anxiety ; stress ; distress ; solicitude.
Ex: There is a concern that when presented too many information options, the individual begins to avoid being informed, and to relieve the anxiety, makes an uninformed decision.
Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
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* aliviar la ansiedad=allay + anxiety.
* ansiedad causada por la tecnología=technostress.
* ansiedad en el trabajo=job anxiety ; work anxiety.
* ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca=library anxiety.
* ansiedad social=social anxiety.
* aplacar la ansiedad=allay + anxiety.
* ataque de ansiedad=panic attack ; anxiety attack.
* calmar la ansiedad=allay + anxiety.
* causar ansiedad=cause + anxiety.
* con ansiedad=eagerly ; with bated breath.
* contra la ansiedad=anti-anxiety.
* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad=long-and-expectantly-awaited.
* esperar con ansiedad=hope for ; hold + Posesivo + breath.
* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
* que produce ansiedad=anxiety-producing.
* sensación de ansiedad=sinking feeling.
* sentir ansiedad=feel + anxiety.
* síndrome de ansiedad=anxiety disorder.
* sufrir un ataque de ansiedad=have + an anxiety attack.
* tener un ataque de ansiedad=have + an anxiety attack.
* trastorno de ansiedad=anxiety disorder ; panic disorder.

ansiedad causada por la tecnología
(n.)=technostress.
Ex: 'Technostress' is defined as the physical, mental, or emotional strain felt by people faced with rapidly changing technology in the workplace.
ansiedad en el trabajo
(n.)=job anxiety ; work anxiety.
Ex: This article shows results of a study of 50 Indian librarians, aimed at investigating job anxiety in relation to the satisfaction which the individual derives from various aspects of job life. Ex: The variables were production, quality, costs, job satisfaction of operatives, job satisfaction of supervisors, work anxiety, accidents, absence, labor turnover, and industrial unrest.
ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca
(n.)=library anxiety.
Ex: Library anxiety is a psychological barrier to academic success among college students and a debilitating phenomenon which must be overcome for them to take full advantage of library instruction and library use.
ansiedad social
(n.)=social anxiety.
Ex: Without treatment, social anxiety is a torturous and horrible emotional problem; with treatment, its bark is worse than its bite.
ansiosamente
(v.)=with bated breath.
Ex: Many in the crowd were lulled into a false sense of calm and nostalgia while others waited with bated breath for the real surprises to begin.
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* ansiosamente esperado=anxiously awaited ; eagerly-awaited [eagerly awaited].
* esperado ansiosamente=expectantly-awaited.

ansiosamente esperado
=anxiously awaited ; eagerly-awaited [eagerly awaited].
Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year. Ex: The eagerly-awaited public library guidelines have now appeared in the IFLA Publications series as The Public Library Service: IFLA/UNESCO Guidelines for Development.
ansioso
=anxious ; eager ; wishful ; expectant ; nothing loath.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.
Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.
Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
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* ansioso de=hungry for.
* ansioso de poder=power-hungry.
* ansioso por aprender=thirsty for knowledge.
* demasiado ansioso=overeager [over-eager].
* estar ansioso por=be eager to ; be raring to.
* excesivamente ansioso=overeager [over-eager].

ansioso de
(adj.)=hungry for.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
ansioso de poder
(adj.)=power-hungry.
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
ansioso por aprender
(adj.)=thirsty for knowledge.
Ex: The article 'Drowning in information, but thirsty for knowledge' argues that a lack of structure, not the amount, is the reason for our growing inability to cope with information today.
antagonismo
(n.)=antagonism.
Ex: The influx of large numbers of Spanish-speaking people has brought to the surface feelings of antagonism on the part established residents, who feel threatened by the 'encroachment' of 'have-nots' into their neighborhoods.
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* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo=bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.

antagonista
(adj.)=antagonist ; antagonistic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The emerging antagonists in this scenario are publishers who have an interest in increasing both the size and number of their periodicals.
Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.

antagonizar
(v.)=antagonise [antagonize, -USA].
Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.

antaño
=earlier years ; in days of yore ; in times of yore ; in olden times ; in olden days ; the good old days ; yesteryear ; in the olden days ; olden times, the ; in years gone by ; in times gone by ; in days gone by.
Ex: Overall findings indicate that while the amount of research reported is remaining stable, the methods have improved somewhat in 1974, as compared to earlier years.
Ex: The bogeymen that lived under our beds in days of yore don't seem as frightening as those who reside, whether recognized by the children or not, under the beds of today's generation.
Ex: In times of yore, the umbrella was part of the royal regalia, or symbol of rank.
Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.
Ex: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.
Ex: When the stress of today can be too much, an escape to the olden times for a day could work as the perfect cure.
Ex: In years gone by there were warnings of the dangers of reading and listening to the radio.
Ex: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged.
Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.
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* de antaño=of old ; age-old ; old-time ; of yore ; of olden days ; of yesteryear ; bygone ; gone by.
* en antaño=in olden times ; in olden days.

ante + Posesivo + propios ojos
=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes ; before + Posesivo + very eyes.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago. Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.
ante cualquier adversidad
=in the face of + adversity.
Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.
ante la adversidad
=in the face of + adversity.
Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.
ante la ley
=at law.
Ex: Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
ante la opinión pública
=in the public eye.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Librarians in the public eye'.
ante la posibilidad de
=at the prospect of.
Ex: I was excited at the prospect of working at the heart of the international library community, but daunted by the challenges I imagined.
ante la presión de
=in the crush to.
Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
ante todo
=first and foremost ; before anything else ; more than anything else ; first of all ; above all ; above all things.
Ex: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information. Ex: But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity. Ex: But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens. Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Ex: Above all, we specified an inviting and functional, rather than impressive, building. Ex: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.
ante-sala
(n.)=lobby.
Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.
ante^1
(n.)=suede.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
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* piel de ante=suede.

ante^2
(adj.)=before ; in the face of ; vis à vis ; in the presence of ; in view of ; facing.
Ex: The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
Ex: The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings.
Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.
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* ante cualquier adversidad=in the face of + adversity.
* ante la adversidad=in the face of + adversity.
* ante la ley=at law.
* ante la opinión pública=in the public eye.
* ante la posibilidad de=at the prospect of.
* ante la presión de=in the crush to.
* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes ; before + Posesivo + very eyes.
* ante-sala=lobby.
* ante todo=first and foremost ; before anything else ; more than anything else ; first of all ; above all ; above all things.
* estar ante=be faced with.
* representación ante el juzgado=representation at tribunal.

anteayer
=the day before yesterday.
Ex: The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday What day is it today?.

antebrazo
(n.)=forearm.
Ex: A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.

antecedente
(n.)=antecedent.
Ex: We tend to design 'good' outcomes by establishing 'proper' antecedent conditions, believing that, properly adhered to, they will lead us to proper outcomes.
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* antecedentes=track record.
* antecedentes históricos=background.
* antecedentes penales=criminal history record ; criminal background ; criminal record ; criminal history.
* antecedentes socioeconómicos=socioeconomic background.
* comprobación de antecedentes delictivos=police check.
* tener antecedentes de=have + a track record of.

antecedentes
(n.)=track record.
Ex: The US government's track record on the management of information and information technology is mixed at best.
antecedentes históricos
(n.)=background.
Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.
antecedentes penales
(n.)=criminal history record ; criminal background ; criminal record ; criminal history.
Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data. Ex: Libraries must also ensure that pertinent medical history, health insurance, and criminal background information has been obtained prior to any volunteer starting to perform duties for the library. Ex: This Web site allows online access to criminal records. Ex: A discharge means that the judge finds you guilty, but then discharges you instead of convicting you -- usually in the case of minor offences and if you have no criminal history.
antecedentes socioeconómicos
(n.)=socioeconomic background.
Ex: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
anteceder
(v.)=predate ; preface ; go before ; forego [forgo].
Ex: The UDC, in its basic structure, predates CC and, as we shall see, it lacks much of this latter scheme's consistency and predictability.
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
Ex: I will tell you the adventure which befell me in my fifth voyage, which was yet rarer and more marvelous than those which forewent it.

antecesor
(n.)=ancestor ; forefather.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

antedatar
(v.)=predate.
Ex: The UDC, in its basic structure, predates CC and, as we shall see, it lacks much of this latter scheme's consistency and predictability.

antelación
(n.)=anticipation.
Ex: They expressed anticipation at being able to search the bibliography by computer.
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* con antelación=beforehand ; ahead of time.
* con antelación a=in anticipation of ; in advance (of) ; prior to.
* con bastante antelación=well in advance ; far in advance.
* con (la) suficiente antelación=in good time ; early enough ; well in advance.
* con mucha antelación=far in advance.
* con muy poca antelación=at (a) very short notice.
* con + Número + año(s) de antelación=Número + year(s) ahead.
* con tan poca antelación=at such short notice.
* con una antelación de un año=a year ahead of schedule.
* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación=at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.
* en antelación=anticipatory.
* fijar fecha con antelación=predate.
* organizado con antelación=pre-planned.
* pagado con antelación=prepaid [pre-paid].
* pagar con antelación=prepay.
* percatarse con antelación=gain + early warning.
* planear con (bastante) antelación=plan + (well) ahead.
* planear con (mucha) antelación=plan + (well) ahead.
* planificado con antelación=pre-planned.
* predecir con antelación=predict + in advance.
* sin mucha antelación=at short notice.

antemano
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* asignado de antemano=pre-assigned.
* codificado de antemano=precoded [pre-coded].
* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano=buy + off-the-shelf.
* comprobar de antemano=pretest [pre-test] ; pilot-test.
* confeccionado de antemano=off-the-peg.
* conocer de antemano=foreknow.
* de antemano=in advance (of) ; beforehand.
* decidido de antemano=foregone.
* determinado de antemano=pre-established [preestablished].
* ensayado de antemano=stage-managed.
* establecido de antemano=pre-established [preestablished].
* existir de antemano=pre-exist [preexist].
* grabado de antemano=pre-recorded.
* gracias de antemano=TIA [Thanks in advance] ; thanks in advance.
* hecho de antemano=off-the-peg ; ready-made.
* impreso de antemano=preprinted.
* juzgar de antemano=prejudge.
* orquestrado de antemano=stage-managed.
* perforado de antemano=pre-drilled.
* preparado de antemano=pre-prepared ; stage-managed ; ready-made ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
* seleccionar de antemano=preselect.
* sin ser anunciado de antemano=unannounced.
* ver de antemano=preview.

antena
(n.)=aerial ; antenna [antennae, -pl.].
Ex: One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.
Ex: Radio waves are utilized for transmission between aerials (antennas), or radiation sources and sensors.
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* antena comunitaria de televisión=Communal Aerial TV (CATV).
* antena de telefonía móvil=cellular antenna.
* antena parabólica=dish aerial ; dish [dishes, -pl.] ; satellite dish ; parabolic antenna.
* antena plegable=telescopic antenna.
* antena telescópica=telescopic antenna.
* antena tipo radio=whip antenna.
* poner las antenas=prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up.

antena comunitaria de televisión
=Communal Aerial TV (CATV).
Ex: These networks operated under the names of relay systems or Communal Aerial TV (CATV) systems.
antena de telefonía móvil
(n.)=cellular antenna.
Ex: Telephone companies put hundreds of cellular antennas in metropolitan areas so you are theoretically never out of range of a receiver.
antena parabólica
(n.)=dish aerial ; dish [dishes, -pl.] ; satellite dish ; parabolic antenna.
Ex: Telephony and data communication require point-to-point transmission (from a specific transmitting dish aerial to another, receiving dish). Ex: Telephony and data communication require point-to-point transmission (from a specific transmitting dish aerial to another, receiving dish). Ex: This paper briefly considers the potential advantages for home Internet users of installing a satellite dish to download data at 400Kbps with the most advanced Internet software. Ex: He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).
antena plegable
(n.)=telescopic antenna.
Ex: The receiver can only be used with short telescopic antennas.
antena telescópica
(n.)=telescopic antenna.
Ex: The receiver can only be used with short telescopic antennas.
antena tipo radio
(n.)=whip antenna.
Ex: Most car radios use a whip antenna.
antención
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* antención sanitaria primaria=primary care.
* prestar antención a=lay + interest with.

antención sanitaria primaria
(n.)=primary care.
Ex: Almost all primary care is delivered by registered nurses who are supported by paramedical workers.
anteojera
(n.)=blinder ; blinker.
Ex: The article 'Managing technological change: to see the future, remove the blinders' warns against the increasing tendency amongst librarians to pursue goals set several years previously.
Ex: Basically I was wondering what are the purpose of blinkers when it comes to getting a yearling used to be ridden.

anteojos
(n.)=glasses ; binoculars ; fieldglasses.
Ex: Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'.
Ex: The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
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* anteojos para la ópera=opera glasses.

anteojos para la ópera
(n.)=opera glasses.
Ex: Among the items included are opera glasses, letter openers, clocks, buckles, stamp dispensers, and glue pots.
antepasado
(n.)=ancestor ; forebear ; forefather.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.
Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
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* primer antepasado=primogenitor.

antepenúltimo
(adj.)=last but two ; antepenultimate ; third to last.
Ex: Dactylic rhyme is a rhyme in which the last but two is the most strongly stressed syllable.
Ex: It has been reported that the accent nucleus of a Japanese word tends to be located on the antepenultimate mora.
Ex: Nouns, which are stressed on the third to last syllable, have unpredictable stress and must be learnt individually.

anteportada
(n.)=added title page ; half title ; short-title.
Ex: An added title page is a title page preceding or following the title page chosen as the basis for the description of the item and which may be more general, as a series title page, or equally general, as a title page in another language.
Ex: A half title is a brief title of a publication appearing on a leaf preceding the title page.
Ex: By the seventeenth century it was becoming common to protect the title page with an initial blank leaf; which in turn, by the eighteenth century, often had a short-title printed on it (the half-title) = En el siglo XVII era cada vez más normal proteger la portada con una hoja en blanco inicial sobre la que en el siglo XVIII frecuentemente se imprimía un título breve (la anteportada).

anteproyecto
(n.)=blueprint.
Ex: In his book on the subject Hopkins lists and describes more than 600 such policy blueprints prepared by the Commission during the period 1958-1978.
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* anteproyecto de ley=draft of legislation ; draft bill.

anteproyecto de ley
(n.)=draft of legislation ; draft bill.
Ex: Enter drafts of legislation as instructed in rules 21.1-21.7. Ex: It has, as yet, only been produced as a draft bill, which it is not permissible to see.
antera
(n.)=anther.
Ex: Anecdotal evidence indicates that pollen shed from anthers remains viable longer at low temperature and high relative humidity.

anteriomente
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* anteriomente llamado=née.

anteriomente llamado
=née.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The County Libraries Group (née Section)'.
anterior
=earlier ; foregoing ; former ; previous ; prior ; anterior ; preceding ; earlier on.
Ex: 'See' references are made from different names such as pseudonyms, real names, secular names, earlier names and later names.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
Ex: The previous chapters have considered the statement of the source of a document in some detail.
Ex: Authors of scientific articles often read a paper that fails to cite their prior work when they feel that it should have done so.
Ex: I would only suggest that the gentleman's anterior point is extremely well taken although I don't choose to belabor it.
Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
Ex: It is helpful to the student to see this response-explanation stage of the reference process as the counterpart to the question-negotiation stage earlier on.
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* anterior a=pre ; leading up to.
* anterior a la búsqueda=pre-search.
* anterior a la clase=preclass.
* anterior a la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* anterior a la guerra=pre-war [prewar] ; antebellum.
* anterior a la Guerra Civil=pre-Civil War.
* anterior a la introducción de la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* anterior a la invención de la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* anterior a la operación=pre-operative [preoperative].
* anterior a la prueba=pretrial.
* anterior a la revolución=pre-revolutional.
* anterior al trabajo=pre-service.
* año anterior, el=past year, the.
* cambiar a la situación anterior=reverse.
* comisura anterior=anterior commissure.
* de una época anterior=vestigial.
* en años anteriores=in prior years ; in years past ; in past years.
* en épocas anteriores=in former times.
* épocas anteriores=earlier times.
* era anterior al Cristianismo=pre-Christian era.
* etapa anterior a la impresión=prepress [pre-press].
* extremidad anterior=forelimb.
* fase anterior a la impresión=prepress phase.
* información anterior al pedido=preorder information.
* número anterior=backrun.
* parte anterior del pie=ball of + Posesivo + foot.

anterior a
=pre ; leading up to.
Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased. Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
anterior a la Guerra Civil
(n.)=pre-Civil War.
Ex: This article outlines the history of the 2 pre-Civil War barns which were to be converted and describes the restoration and conversion of the building which cost $2.5 billion.
anterior a la búsqueda
(adj.)=pre-search.
Ex: Not the least of the valuable side effects that the computer has had on reference work is an increased awareness of the critical importance of this pre-search stage of the reference process.
anterior a la clase
(adj.)=preclass.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
anterior a la escritura
(adj.)=preliterate [pre-literate].
Ex: As is typical in preliterate cultures, the mothers sleep naked against their children and regularly masturbate them 'to make their penises grow'.
anterior a la guerra
(adj.)=pre-war [prewar] ; antebellum.
Ex: The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing. Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.
anterior a la introducción de la escritura
(adj.)=preliterate [pre-literate].
Ex: As is typical in preliterate cultures, the mothers sleep naked against their children and regularly masturbate them 'to make their penises grow'.
anterior a la invención de la escritura
(adj.)=preliterate [pre-literate].
Ex: As is typical in preliterate cultures, the mothers sleep naked against their children and regularly masturbate them 'to make their penises grow'.
anterior a la operación
(adj.)=pre-operative [preoperative].
Ex: Research suggests that pre-operative information helps to decrease post-operative stress and leads to a quicker recovery.
anterior a la prueba
(adj.)=pretrial.
Ex: Since the pioneering efforts of the 60s, use of the computer in pretrial and trial work has expanded significantly.
anterior a la revolución
(adj.)=pre-revolutional.
Ex: `Society and Puritanism in pre-revolutional England' is the book's title.
anterior al trabajo
(adj.)=pre-service.
Ex: This is a new journal concerned with the implications for teacher education, both pre-service and in-service, of all aspects of information technology.
anterioridad
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* búsqueda con anterioridad al pedido=preorder searching.
* con anterioridad a=pre ; prior to ; before the days of.
* con anterioridad a la contratación=pre-employment [preemployment].
* recuperado con anterioridad=pre-retrieved.
* reunión celebrada con anterioridad al congreso=preconference [pre-conference].

anteriormente
=earlier ; formerly ; once ; previously ; earlier on.
Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.
Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.
Ex: Knowledge generally evolves from an identifiable base, and often new subjects arise from the coming together of two previously separate subjects.
Ex: It is helpful to the student to see this response-explanation stage of the reference process as the counterpart to the question-negotiation stage earlier on.
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* anteriormente citado=foregoing.
* dicho anteriormente, lo=foregoing, the.
* lo anteriormente expuesto=the preceding.
* mencionado anteriormente=said.
* que era común anteriormente=once-common.

anteriormente citado
(adj.)=foregoing.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
antes
=earlier ; formerly ; before now.
Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.
Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.
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* antes de=in anticipation of ; prior to ; no later than ; in advance (of) ; in the run up to ; during the run up to ; not later than ; short of.
* antes de acostarse=before bed.
* antes de ahora=before now.
* antes de ayer=the day before yesterday.
* antes de conseguir empleo=preappointment.
* antes de darse cuenta=before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
* antes de + Expresión Temporal=Expresión Temporal + be up.
* antes de finalizar el horario de oficina=by the close of business.
* antes de + Infinitivo=before + Gerundio.
* antes de la contratación=pre-employment [preemployment].
* antes del amanecer=before dawn.
* antes del año=Expresión Temporal + be up.
* antes del examen=pretest [pre-test].
* antes de lo previsto=ahead of schedule.
* antes de nada=before long ; before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
* antes (de que)=before.
* antes de tiempo=too soon ; premature.
* antes de todo=before anything else ; first off.
* antes de una emergencia=pre-emergency.
* antes morir que=would rather + Verbo + than.
* antes o después de=either side of.
* antes que=sooner than.
* antes que nada=first of all ; before anything else ; first off ; above all things ; first and foremost.
* antes todo continúa como antes=life goes on as before.
* cantar victoria antes de tiempo=speak too soon.
* como antes=as before.
* como nunca antes=like never before.
* continuar como antes=go on + as before.
* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* cuando antes pueda=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* cuanto antes=as soon as possible (asap).
* cuanto antes mejor=sooner the better, the.
* cuanto antes + Pronombre + convenga=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* deber haber ocurrido antes=be long overdue.
* detenerse antes de=stop + short of.
* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo=pre-service education.
* haber pasado por aquí antes=have been down this road before.
* hablar antes de tiempo=speak too soon.
* justo antes de=on the eve of ; in the run up to ; during the run up to.
* justo antes (de que)=immediately before.
* lo mismo que antes=the same as before.
* los días antes de=leading up to.
* más que antes=more than ever ; more ... than ever before ; more than ever before.
* más que nunca antes=more ... than ever before ; more than ever before ; more than ever.
* mencionado antes=above-mentioned ; above-named.
* minutos antes de=minutes before.
* mucho antes=early on.
* mucho antes de=well before.
* mucho tiempo antes de (que)=long before.
* no antes de=no sooner than.
* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes=be a shell of + Reflexivo ; be a shadow of + Posesivo + former self ; be a shadow of + Reflexivo ; be a shell of + Posesivo + former self.
* no visto antes=unprecedented.
* pasar año(s) antes de que=be year(s) before.
* poco antes de + Fecha=shortly before + Fecha.
* que fue común antes=once-common.
* seguir como antes=go on + as before.
* un año antes de=a year ahead of.
* usado antes=second-hand [secondhand].
* y antes de nada=the next thing + Pronombre + know.
* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta=the next thing + Pronombre + know.

antes (de que)
=before.
Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.
antes de
=in anticipation of ; prior to ; no later than ; in advance (of) ; in the run up to ; during the run up to ; not later than ; short of.
Ex: It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s. Ex: Prior to his current position, he was Director of Ohio State University Libraries for Public Services. Ex: Abstracts for long papers should be submitted no later than June 20, 2002. Ex: CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication. Ex: State libraries are expected to provide leadership in the run up to the 1991 White House Conference on Libraries on issues such as censorship, literacy and multiculturalism. Ex: A good illustration of this is the two-page advertisement placed in the Financial Times during the run up to the 1984 European Parliament election. Ex: Please send proposals, as soon as possible, and not later than 31 December 2007. Ex: We found a rest area just short of Arlington and kipped down for the night.
antes de + Expresión Temporal
=Expresión Temporal + be up.
Ex: In the 1970s it was called 'living in sin' but the couples who flouted convention back then mostly married each other before two years were up.
antes de + Infinitivo
=before + Gerundio.
Ex: Before proceeding it may be wise to offer some definitions.
antes de acostarse
=before bed.
Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.
antes de ahora
=before now.
Ex: OSI offers immense potential for the creation of the global 'virtual library', a network in which libraries are extensively and transparently connected to offer their patrons a wealth and breadth of information that has been inconceivable before now.
antes de ayer
=the day before yesterday.
Ex: The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday What day is it today?.
antes de conseguir empleo
(n.)=preappointment.
Ex: With this goal in mind, strategies and tactics to bring about greater understanding of information technology in archival science can be devised to meet needs in both preappointment and postappointment education.
antes de darse cuenta
=before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend. Ex: And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
antes de finalizar el horario de oficina
=by the close of business.
Ex: Nominations must be received at IFLA HQ by the close of business on Monday 5th February 2001.
antes de la contratación
(adj.)=pre-employment [preemployment].
Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years,.
antes de lo previsto
=ahead of schedule.
Ex: By Dec 74, a year ahead of schedule, the restoration department was able to close.
antes de nada
=before long ; before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore. Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend. Ex: And, before I knew it, she had shoved her whole head in my coffee cup and taken a big slurp of my coffee!.
antes de tiempo
(adj.)=too soon ; premature.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad. Ex: The idea of a critical role for libraries is premature.
antes de todo
=before anything else ; first off.
Ex: But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity. Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
antes de una emergencia
(n.)=pre-emergency.
Ex: Pre-emergency planning in the library should cover displaying of emergency telephone numbers, marking locations of fire extinguishers, and organising alternative storage sites.
antes del amanecer
=before dawn.
Ex: The pattern of changes in embolisms indicated almost no embolisms before dawn, followed by a rapid rise to a peak in mid-morning, then a progressive loss of embolisms in late afternoon.
antes del año
=Expresión Temporal + be up.
Ex: In the 1970s it was called 'living in sin' but the couples who flouted convention back then mostly married each other before two years were up.
antes del examen
(n.)=pretest [pre-test].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
antes morir que
(v.)=would rather + Verbo + than.
Ex: I would rather a great book or a great picture fell into the hands of the corporation than into the hands of an individual.
antes o después de
=either side of.
Ex: Other patents were sought, published in the 5 years either side of 1980, which marked out an extended research programme.
antes que
=sooner than.
Ex: Since the preliminary cataloging data and the redistributed national records will be available sooner than full LC cataloging data, they will be offered through the MARC Distribution Service as an aid to acquisitions work.
antes que nada
=first of all ; before anything else ; first off ; above all things ; first and foremost.
Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Ex: But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity. Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained. Ex: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong. Ex: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
antes todo continúa como antes
=life goes on as before.
Ex: Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.
antesala
(n.)=foyer.
Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.

antetítulo
=avant-titre.
Nota: Título secundario que precede al título propiamente dicho.
Ex: The term 'other title information' includes subtitles, avant-titres, etc., but does not include variations on the title proper (e.g. spine titles, sleeve titles, etc.).

anti
=anti.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
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* antiabortista=antiabortion [anti-abortion] ; antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].
* antiadherente=non-stick [nonstick].
* anticorrosivo=anticorrosive [anti-corrosive].

antiabortista
(n./adj.)=antiabortion [anti-abortion] ; antiabortionist [anti-abortionist].
Ex: The antiabortion movement's scaremongering claim that having an abortion substantially raises a woman's risk of breast cancer is hugely deceptive and erroneous = La declaración alarmista del movimiento antiabortista de que el aborto aumenta sustancialmente el riesgo de que la mujer contraiga cáncer de mama es muy engañosa y errónea. Ex: Although antiabortionists made gains during the Ronald Reagan & George Bush presidencies, they failed to achieve their key objectives.
antiabortista^1
(n.)=antiabortionist [anti-abortionist] ; pro-lifer.
Ex: Although antiabortionists made gains during the Ronald Reagan & George Bush presidencies, they failed to achieve their key objectives.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

antiabortista^2
(adj.)=antiabortion [anti-abortion] ; pro-life.
Ex: The antiabortion movement's scaremongering claim that having an abortion substantially raises a woman's risk of breast cancer is hugely deceptive and erroneous = La declaración alarmista del movimiento antiabortista de que el aborto aumenta sustancialmente el riesgo de que la mujer contraiga cáncer de mama es muy engañosa y errónea.
Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.

antiadherente
(adj.)=non-stick [nonstick].
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.

antiafrodisíaco
(n./adj.)=anaphrodisiac ; antiaphrodisiac.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo. Se puede o no acentuar en español.
Ex: This is the first herbal all-natural anaphrodisiac that assists individuals to temporarily suppress distracting sexual urges.
Ex: Antiaphrodisiacs have evolved in males of a wide range of insects to enhance their post-mating success by reducing the attractiveness of females to conspecific mates.

antiaglutinante
(adj.)=anti-caking.
Ex: It contains no iodine or anti-caking additives.
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* agente antiaglutinante=anti-caking agent.

antialergénico
(adj.)=non-allergenic.
Ex: Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobe space, all beds have non-allergenic duvets and pillows, including the bedding for the extra beds.

antiamericanismo
(n.)=anti-Americanism.
Ex: But in Europe, there is an anti-Americanism that is at once casual, but can also be insidious.

antiansiedad
(adj.)=anti-anxiety.
Ex: Patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness commonly receive pro re nata anti-anxiety and hypnotic agents.

antiapelmazante
(adj.)=anti-caking.
Ex: It contains no iodine or anti-caking additives.
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* agente antiapelmazante=anti-caking agent.

antiatómico
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* refugio antiatómico=fallout shelter.

antiaéreo
(adj.)=anti-aircraft.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
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* artillería antiaérea=anti-aircraft artillery.
* cañón antiaéreo=anti-aircraft gun.
* misíl antiaéreo=anti-aircraft missile.
* refugio antiaéreo=bomb shelter.

antibacteriano
(adj.)=antibacterial.
Ex: It is actually the only sanitary pad that has antibacterial qualities and has the highest hygiene standards.

antibelicista
(adj.)=antiwar [anti-war].
Ex: Hostility towards antiwar protesters also diminished.

antibiótico^1
(n.)=antibiotic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This article gives an example of a report relating to antibiotic.
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* estar tomando antibióticos=be on antibiotics.
* terapia con antibióticos=antibiotic therapy.

antibiótico^2
(adj.)=antibiotic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Garlic is used as a home remedy to help speed recovery from strep throat or other minor ailments because of its antibiotic properties.
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* terapia antibiótica=antibiotic therapy.

antiblindaje
(adj.)=armour piercing.
Ex: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.

antibloqueo
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* freno antibloqueo=antilock brake.
* sistema de frenado antibloqueo=antilock braking system.

antibélico
(adj.)=antiwar [anti-war].
Ex: Hostility towards antiwar protesters also diminished.

anticatólico
(adj.)=anti-Catholic.
Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.

anticipación
(n.)=anticipation.
Ex: They expressed anticipation at being able to search the bibliography by computer.
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* con muy poca anticipación=at (a) very short notice.
* con tan poca anticipación=at such short notice.
* en anticipación=anticipatory.
* sin mucha anticipación=at short notice.

anticipadamente
=prospectively.
Ex: Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.

anticipado
(adj.)=advance ; anticipated ; expected ; predicted ; forecast.
Ex: The object of CIP is to provide advance information of forthcoming British books.
Ex: The order of subjects must be systematic and generally acceptable to the anticipated users of the index or collection.
Ex: A much more effective method is to count the number of occurrences of a word in relation to the expected number.
Ex: The predicted information technology crisis is likely to be worse than predicted.
Ex: This article describes the functions and equipment of the forecast 'electronic office'.
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* descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird price ; early-bird discount ; early bird rate ; early bird registration rate ; early registration.
* jubilación anticipada=early retirement.
* pago anticipado=advance payment.
* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird period.
* por anticipado=in advance (of).
* presentación anticipada=preview.
* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada=early-bird registration fee ; early registration fee.

anticipar
(v.)=anticipate ; look + ahead ; bring forward.
Ex: The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.
Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.
Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.
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* anticipándose a=in anticipation of.
* anticipar Algo=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
* anticipar el futuro=anticipate + the future.
* anticiparse a=quicken to ; outguess ; second-guess [secondguess] ; forestall.
* anticiparse a Alguien=steal + a march on.
* anticipar un problema=anticipate + problem.

anticipar Algo
(v.)=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
Ex: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries. Ex: The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.
anticipar el futuro
(v.)=anticipate + the future.
Ex: The leader is able to anticipate the future and willing to make necessary adjustments or changes in the existing organizational patterns, processes or structure to meet user informational needs of the future.
anticipar un problema
(v.)=anticipate + problem.
Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.
anticiparse a
(v.)=quicken to ; outguess ; second-guess [secondguess] ; forestall.
Ex: 'Congratulations, Mr. Balzac!' exclaimed Hernandez, quickening to the fascinating possibilities of the announcement. Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously. Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors. Ex: Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.
anticiparse a Alguien
(v.)=steal + a march on.
Ex: The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.
anticipo
(n.)=prepayment [pre-payment] ; advance ; advance payment ; foretaste.
Ex: There are some 'phoney publishers' who collects prepayments for books which are never published.
Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.
Ex: This means that, if you receive an advance payment for fall, you will not receive your second check until the first week in December.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.

anticipándose a
=in anticipation of.
Ex: It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s.
anticlerical
(n./adj.)=anticlerical.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Both anticlericals and many Catholics assumed that commerce tainted religion.

anticomunismo
(n.)=anticommunism [anti-communism].
Ex: The narrative is a parable of anticommunism in the McCarthy era where the town council tries to remove a book on communism from the library.

anticomunista
(adj.)=anti-communist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C.

anticoncepción
(n.)=contraception.
Ex: POPLINE covers references on fertility, contraception and demography.

anticonceptivo
(n./adj.)=contraceptive.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.
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* estar tomando la píldora anticonceptiva=be on the pill.
* método anticonceptivo=contraceptive method.
* píldora anticonceptiva=contraceptive pill ; birth control pill.

anticongelante
(n.)=antifreeze.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .

anticonstitucional
(adj.)=anti-constitutional [anticonstitutional].
Ex: The anti-constitutional measure goes against world science and the policy of free exchange of scientific information for the good of humanity, he stated.

anticorrosivo
(adj.)=anticorrosive [anti-corrosive].
Ex: Microbiological action contributes to loss of adhesion and blistering of anticorrosive organic coatings.
anticorrupción
(n.)=anti-corruption.
Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.

anticuado
=antiquated ; backwater ; out of date [out-of-date] ; outdated [out-dated] ; stale ; old-fashioned ; outworn ; musty ; timed ; fossilised [fossilized, -USA] ; passé ; atavistic ; moth-eaten ; mothy ; dowdy ; fuddy-duddy ; daggy ; a bit/little long in the tooth.
Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.
Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.
Ex: What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.
Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
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* estar anticuado=dated.
* estar un poco anticuado=be some years old.
* quedarse anticuado=date.

anticuario^1
(n.)=antiquarian ; antiquary ; antiquarian librarian ; antique dealer.
Ex: The second group of people to interest themselves in popular reading material were the later seventeenth century antiquarians.
Ex: Local history collections are being built up in many countries, whether as deliberate policy, based on collections of local antiquaries, or developed casually over many years = En muchos países se están creando colecciones de historia local, ya sea como fruto de una política delibrada, a partir de de colecciones de anticuarios de la localidad, o creadas de un modo casual durante el transcurso de muchos años.
Ex: This paper traces the history and growth of Bloomsbury Book Auctions, antiquarian booksellers and auctioneers, and relates some of its experiences in valuing and auctioning rare manuscripts and books.
Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.
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* especialidad del anticuario=antiquarianism.

anticuario^2
(n.)=antique(s) shop.
Ex: Frequently many antique shops will be clustered together in nearby locations.

anticuarse
(v.)=obsolesce.
Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.

anticuerpo
(n.)=antibody.
Ex: Antibodies were detected by these three tests in 23%, 2% and 12%, respectively, of sera.

antidemocrático
(adj.)=anti-democratic.
Ex: The conservative position on the crisis in humanities, or liberal education, in USA, is fundamentally anti-democratic.

antideportivo
(adj.)=unsportsmanlike.
Ex: First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.

antidepresivo
(n.)=anti-depressant ; anti-depressant drug.
Ex: The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.
Ex: However, by no stretch of the imagination are anti-depressant drugs pleasant to take for most patients.

antideslizante
(adj.)=anti-skid ; non-skid ; non-slip ; slip-resistant.
Ex: Boxed bags of syrup are sprayed with an anti-skid adhesive which prevents boxes from moving as they are positioned on a pallet.
Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.
Ex: The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.
Ex: The boots are ankle length and have a ribbed slip-resistant sole.

antidiluviano
(adj.)=antediluvian.
Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.

antidisturbios
(adj.)=anti-riot.
Ex: Iran has imported high-tech armored anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with boiling water or tear gas.
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* escudo antidisturbios=riot shield.
* policía antidisturbios=riot police.
* uniforme antidisturbios=riot gear.
* vestimenta antidisturbios=riot gear.

antidopaje
(n.)=anti-doping [antidoping].
Ex: Some dietary supplements contains substances prohibited by anti-doping rules or may pose a health risk to some persons.
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* control antidopaje=drug testing.
* prueba de antidopaje=drug testing.

antidoping
(n.)=anti-doping [antidoping].
Ex: Some dietary supplements contains substances prohibited by anti-doping rules or may pose a health risk to some persons.
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* control antidoping=drug testing.
* prueba de antidoping=drug testing.

antidroga
(adj.)=anti-drug.
Ex: This is a membership organization of over 5000 anti-drug coalitions, each working to make their community safe, healthy, and drug-free.
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* brigada antidroga=drug squad.
* redada antidroga=drug bust.

antieconómico
(adj.)=uneconomic ; unprofitable ; wasteful.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: They are most willing than most to accept an obligation to produce worthwhile but financially unprofitable books and journals.
Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
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* de un modo antieconómico=wastefully.

antiemético
(n.)=antiemetic.
Ex: The use of antiemetics was evaluated in hospitalized patients receiving cancer chemotherapy agents with a known propensity for causing, alone or in combination, varying degrees of nausea or vomiting.

antier
=the day before yesterday.
Ex: The day before the day before yesterday is three days after Saturday What day is it today?.

antiesclavista
(adj.)=abolitionist ; abolitionist ; antislavery [anti-slavery].
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
Ex: The collection includes the manuscript of a long, undelivered 1860 speech castigating abolitionists.
Ex: The collection consists of 2348 titles published by religious societies publishing antislavery propaganda.

antiescurridizo
(adj.)=non-slippery.
Ex: Approach paths to site should be wide and non-slippery with liberal use being made of ramps.

antiesencialista
(n.)=anti-essentialist.
Ex: The author views the essentialist/anti-essentialist dichotomy as a discursive debate deployed in constructing and sustaining boundaries between different interpretative communities.

antiestático
(adj.)=anti-static [antistatic].
Ex: The material chosen should be strong, easy to clean, difficult to tear and anti-static; velour is usually preferable to boucle.

antiestético
(adj.)=unaesthetic ; unsightly ; eyesore.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: I defy anybody to say that the entries using full ISBD punctuation are in any way confusing, unattractive, unaesthetic, or whatever.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
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* algo antiestético=a blot on the landscape.

antifascismo
(n.)=antifascism.
Ex: This book is a welcome reminder that antifascism did not hold a monopoly on culture.

antifascista
(adj.)=anti-fascist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Albeit an anti-fascist and member of the intelligence community, he denied access to the papers on the grounds that subsequent potential givers would be unwilling to deposit their papers there if access was permitted.

antifaz
(n.)=mask.
Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.

antifonario
(n./adj.)=antiphonal ; antiphonary.
Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.
Ex: The colored inks used in this antiphonary are probably of mineral pigments: vermilion, a compound of mercury and sulfur which is found naturally in the mineral cinnabar, and lapis lazuli .

antifraude
(adj.)=anti-fraud [antifraud].
Ex: Now the Senate is voting on the remaining amendments to the anti-fraud legislation, which could pass as early as this afternoon.
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* brigada antifraude=fraud squad.

antifúngico
(adj.)=antifungal.
Ex: Materials with antifungal properties may provide an important deterrent to these infections.

antigua Roma
(n.)=ancient Rome.
Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
antigua esposa
(n.)=ex-wife.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.
antigua gloria
(n.)=Posesivo + former glory.
Ex: It was the biggest military parade since Soviet times providing visitors with a glimpse of its former glory.
antigua grandeza
(n.)=Posesivo + former glory.
Ex: It was the biggest military parade since Soviet times providing visitors with a glimpse of its former glory.
antigua novia
(n.)=ex-girlfriend.
Ex: Benny submitted these pics of his nude ex-girlfriend, posing with her pearls laid across her puss.
antigualla
(n.)=fuddy-duddy.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.

antiguallas
(n.)=antiques.
Ex: In the case of 'An encyclopaedia of antiques', 'antiques' is a subject concept, 'encyclopaedia' is a form concept.

antiguamente
=formerly ; erstwhile ; in the olden days ; in olden times ; in olden days.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.
Ex: Hans Pauer, erstwhile Director of the Portrait Collection at the Austrian National Library, died on 25th May 89.
Ex: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.
Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.

antigubernamental
(adj.)=anti-government.
Ex: A number of these organisations are using the Internet to promote their anti-government agendas.

antiguo
(adj.)=ancient ; early ; former ; old ; long-standing ; age-old ; sometime + Nombre ; erstwhile ; overaged ; olde ; retrospective ; timeworn ; antique.
Ex: But this traditional stance conceals an ancient feud between cataloguers and reference librarians over the true function of the library catalogue.
Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.
Ex: This article relates the professional experiences of an erstwhile academic librarian.
Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.
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* a la antigua=old-style.
* a la antigua usanza=old-style.
* antigua esposa=ex-wife.
* antigua gloria=Posesivo + former glory.
* antigua grandeza=Posesivo + former glory.
* Antigua Grecia, la=Ancient Greece.
* antigua novia=ex-girlfriend.
* antigua Roma=ancient Rome.
* antiguo alumno=alumnus [alumni, -pl.] ; alum.
* Antiguo Egipto, el=Ancient Egypt.
* antiguo esplendor=Posesivo + former glory.
* antiguo + marido/esposa/novio/novia=ex-.
* antiguo novio=ex-boyfriend.
* antiguo periodista=ex-journalist.
* antiguo régimen, el=ancient regime, the.
* antiguos egipcios, los=ancient Egyptians, the.
* antiguo soldado=ex-soldier.
* Antiguo Testamento, el=Old Testament (O.T.), the.
* asociación de antiguos alumnos=alumni association.
* casco antiguo=old town.
* chapado a la antigua=fuddy-duddy.
* de antigua generación=low-end.
* de antiguo=from time immemorial.
* desde antiguo=from time immemorial.
* desde muy antiguo=since olden times.
* el casco antiguo de la ciudad=the oldest part of the city.
* el más antiguo del mundo=the oldest in the book ; the oldest in the world.
* el truco más antiguo del mundo=the oldest trick in the world ; the oldest trick in the book.
* en el mundo antiguo=in antiquity.
* hurgar en una antigua herida=open up + an old wound.
* impreso antiguo=old print.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* ley antigua=ancient law.
* libro antiguo=old book ; rare book.
* más antiguo=longest-serving.
* más antiguo, el=seniormost, the.
* muy antiguo=centuries-old.
* obra antigua=ancient work.
* periódicos antiguos=old newspapers.
* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza=regain + Posesivo + former glory.
* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor=regain + Posesivo + former glory.
* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo gloria=regain + Posesivo + former glory.
* red de antiguos compañeros=old boy network.
* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza=restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.
* reunión de antiguos alumnos=class reunion.
* ser muy antiguo=go back + a long way.
* vestido a la antigua=frumpy ; frumpish.

antiguo + marido/esposa/novio/novia
=ex-.
Ex: I've not tarred him with the same brush as my ex but I can't help but be cautious!.
antiguo alumno
(n.)=alumnus [alumni, -pl.] ; alum.
Ex: The article 'S.R. Ranganathan: distinguished alumnus' details the life and work of S.R. Ranganathan with particular reference to his time spent at University College London, School of Librarianship. Ex: It is time for professional associations to distance themselves from educational programs who have no use for the work their alums do.
antiguo esplendor
(n.)=Posesivo + former glory.
Ex: It was the biggest military parade since Soviet times providing visitors with a glimpse of its former glory.
antiguo novio
(n.)=ex-boyfriend.
Ex: The only trouble is she's still totally hung up on her ex-boyfriend, even after 6 months!.
antiguo periodista
(n.)=ex-journalist.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.
antiguo régimen, el
(n.)=ancient regime, the.
Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.
antiguo soldado
(n.)=ex-soldier.
Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.
antiguos egipcios, los
=ancient Egyptians, the.
Ex: The more you learn of their civilization, however, the more you come to know that what the ancient Egyptians truly developed was a cult of life.
antigás
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* máscara antigás=gas mask.

antigüedad
(n.)=antiquity ; seniority ; ancient times ; oldness ; age.
Ex: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages.
Ex: Promotions are arrived at by seniority, written examinations, and oral interviews.
Ex: Thus, libraries of ancient times stored clay tablets, papyrus rolls, parchment scrolls and so on.
Ex: Subsequent lessons identify changing demographic and social characteristics of older people in the United States and determine criteria for judging 'oldness'.
Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
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* antigüedades=antiques.
* Antigüedad, la=Ancient World, the.
* años de antigüedad=length of service.
* clasificación por antigüedad=seniority ranking.
* con más antigüedad=longest-serving.
* desde la antigüedad=since ancient times.
* en la antigüedad=in antiquity.

antigüedades
(n.)=antiques.
Ex: In the case of 'An encyclopaedia of antiques', 'antiques' is a subject concept, 'encyclopaedia' is a form concept.
antiheroína
(n.)=antiheroine.
Ex: A notable subcategory is the so-called 'bad-girl' comic, which portrays violent, troubled, antiheroines.

antihigiénico
(adj.)=unsanitary.
Ex: Many of these health problems are caused by unsanitary conditions related to manicure or pedicure services performed in these shops.

antihipertensivo
(n.)=antihypertensive.
Ex: Find review articles on antihypertensive agents from the 'American Journal of Medicine'.

antihomosexual
(adj.)=homophobic.
Ex: We librarians and to deal with these issues and the best way is through interculturalism and not through racial, xenophobic, homophobic, sexual, nationalist, or any other kind of discrimination.

antihéroe
(n.)=antihero [anti-hero].
Ex: Indeed, thinking back over the first page, as I turned to page two, Slake seemed perhaps a shade too afflicted, an antihero with everything loaded against him.

antiinfeccioso
(adj.)=infection-fighting.
Ex: Clear fluid called lymph flows through the lymphatic vessels and contains infection-fighting white blood cells known as lymphocytes.

antiinflamatorio
(adj.)=anti-inflammatory.
Ex: This article looks at basic research on anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism drugs, considering the characteristics and treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, with or without steroids.

antiinstitucional
(n.)=anti-establishment.
Ex: There was also a swell of private endeavour, particularly from people who thought of themselves as anti-establishment, counter-culture groups.

antiintelectual
(adj.)=anti-intellectual.
Ex: The rabidly anti-intellectual Cultural Revolution in 1966-76 brought unprecedented disasters to libraries of all types.

antiintelectualismo
(n.)=anti-intellectualism.
Ex: Bureaucracy, anti-intellectualism and nihilism threaten the librarian's system of values.

antijerárquico
(adj.)=anti-hierarchical.
Ex: Notice the speaker's resemblance to the students: in dress, manner, age -- Brin is just over 30, as are many of the students -- and particularly the open and fresh and somewhat anti-hierarchical nature of the presentation.

antijudío
(adj.)=anti-Semite.
Ex: Dewey has largely been forgotten by history, perhaps because he was such a nasty fellow -- an outspoken racist and anti-Semite.

antimalárico
(adj.)=antimalarial.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: By genetically modifiing yeast cells an antimalarial drug has ben produced so powerful that it is regarded as the last line of defence against the disease.

antimicrobiano
(adj.)=antimicrobial.
Ex: The consequences of the massive stockpiling and consumption of antimicrobial agents in order to treat or prevent this disease must also be considered.

antimicótico
(adj.)=antifungal.
Ex: Materials with antifungal properties may provide an important deterrent to these infections.

antimisil
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* escudo antimisiles=missile shield.

antimonio
(n.)=antimony.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.

antimonopolio
(n.)=antitrust [anti-trust].
Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.
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* legislación antimonopolios=antitrust legislation.

antiniebla
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* faro antiniebla=fog light ; fog lamp.
* faro antiniebla delantero=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* faro antiniebla trasero=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
* luz antiniebla=fog light ; fog lamp.
* luz antiniebla delantera=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* luz antiniebla trasera=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
* piloto antiniebla=fog light ; fog lamp.
* piloto antiniebla delantero=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* piloto antiniebla trasero=tail fog lamp.
* piloto antiniebla trasero=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog light.

antinuclear
(adj.)=antinuclear [anti-nuclear].
Ex: A stalemate between pronuclear & antinuclear groups has now made nuclear energy a national issue.
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* refugio antinuclear=fallout shelter.

antioxidante
(n.)=antioxidant ; antioxidant.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The author presents a review of the antioxidant capacity of tea in vitro and in vivo.
Ex: Don't microwave your veggies: new research shows that microwaving destroys up to 97% of important nutrients like antioxidants.

antipalúdico
(adj.)=antimalarial.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: By genetically modifiing yeast cells an antimalarial drug has ben produced so powerful that it is regarded as the last line of defence against the disease.

antiparasitario
(n./adj.)=anti-parasitic.
Ex: Over the last decade, the anti-parasitics market has been the fastest growing sector of the overall $18 billion animal health market.

antipatía
(n.)=antipathy ; nastiness ; unapproachability ; unfriendliness ; uncongeniality.
Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
Ex: The article 'User unfriendliness' describes how in the UK and Netherlands outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.
Ex: The monarchy has displayed its uncongeniality with the democratic process by exploiting the tensions persisting between the political parties.

antipersonal
(adj.)=anti-personnel.
Ex: Although most work on anti-personnel or dual-use lasers is now conducted in secret, the reports above have not been disputed by official sources.
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* bomba antipersonal=anti-personnel bomb.
* mina antipersonal=anti-personnel mine.
* mina terrestre antipersonal=anti-personnel land mine.

antipolítico
(adj.)=anti-political.
Ex: Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but anti-political.

antipático
(adj.)=unpleasant ; antipathetic.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.

antireligioso
(adj.)=anti-religious.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.

antirevolución
(n.)=anti-revolution [antirevolution].
Ex: The change to democracy should not be considered a revolution, but rather an anti-revolution, ie, an appeal to individual & collective inner moral conviction, social consciousness, & human rights.

antirracista
=anti-racist.
Ex: Ann Thompson emphasised the need for an anti-racist approach throughout the library service and highlighted the question of under-representation of black and ethnic minority people in libraries.

antirresbaladizo
(adj.)=non-slippery.
Ex: Approach paths to site should be wide and non-slippery with liberal use being made of ramps.

antirretorno
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* válvula antirretorno=no-return valve.

antirrobo
(n.)=anti-theft.
Ex: This article assesses the cost of book loses to a library without anti-theft equipment = Este artículo evalúa los costes de las pérdidas de libros en una biblioteca sin un equipo antirrobo.
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* alarma antirrobo=burglar alarm ; intruder alarm.
* banda antirrobo magnética=magnetic security tag.
* sistema antirrobo de libros=book security system ; library security system.
* tira adhesiva antirrobo=adhesive security strip.

antisemitismo
(n.)=anti-Semitism.
Ex: He was forced to resign from his work because of his anti-Semitism.

antisemítico
(adj.)=anti-Semitic ; anti-Semite.
Ex: The collection has been divided into 5 categories: histories of the Jews, refutations of anti-Semitic literature, works on Zionism and Israel, histories of Jewish religions and cultural organisations, and histories of Jewish communities.
Ex: Dewey has largely been forgotten by history, perhaps because he was such a nasty fellow -- an outspoken racist and anti-Semite.

antisexista
(adj.)=antisexist.
Ex: The article 'Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.

antisocial
(adj.)=antisocial [anti-social] ; sociopathic.
Ex: Despite the fact that books may be borrowed free of charge from most libraries, some antisocial individuals will steal rather than borrow them.
Ex: The problem of optimally refining sociopathic knowledge bases is modeled as a bipartite graph.
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* comportamiento antisocial=antisocial behaviour.
* conducta antisocial=antisocial behaviour.
* orden por comportamiento antisocial=ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).

antiséptico
(n./adj.)=antiseptic.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

antitanque
(adj.)=anti-tank.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.

antiterrorista
(adj.)=anti-terror ; anti-terrorist.
Ex: This year's report is focusing on the effects of anti-terror legislation.
Ex: The Government also continues to invent new rules to muzzle journalists, such as the anti-terrorist bill approved by Parliament.
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* ley antiterrorista=terrorism act.

antitranspirante
(n.)=antiperspirant.
Ex: Most of us know how to stop underarm sweat by using antiperspirants but this is not the only remedy.

antitético
(adj.)=antithetical.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.

antivaho
(adj.)=fogproof ; mist-proof.
Ex: Hermetically sealed and nitrogen charged, these binoculars are fogproof in extreme temperatures and conditions as well.
Ex: With contact lenses, visibility is natural also when raining as they are mist-proof.

antiviral
(adj.)=antiviral.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: It is therefore suggested that further investigations on these bioactive compounds might be needed to discover and develop new antiviral agents.

antivirus
(n.)=antivirus software ; antivirus [anti-virus] ; antivirus programme.
Ex: The author explains the techniques employed by antivirus software and offers advice and resources for choosing the right product.
Ex: The author explains how the virus works and how to access antivirus sites.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
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* programa antivirus=antivirus programme.

antivomitivo
(n.)=antiemetic.
Ex: The use of antiemetics was evaluated in hospitalized patients receiving cancer chemotherapy agents with a known propensity for causing, alone or in combination, varying degrees of nausea or vomiting.

antivírico
(adj.)=antiviral.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: It is therefore suggested that further investigations on these bioactive compounds might be needed to discover and develop new antiviral agents.

antiético
(adj.)=unethical.
Ex: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.
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* comportamiento antiético=unethical behaviour ; unethical conduct.
* conducta antiética=unethical conduct.

antocianina
(n.)=anthocyanin.
Ex: Cling peaches are usually low in anthocyanin as compared with the freestone variety.

antojar
(v.)=tickle + Posesivo + fancy.
Ex: Come on in and browse around -- hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy.
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* cuando se le antoje a Uno=on a whim.

antojera
(n.)=blinder ; blinker.
Ex: The article 'Managing technological change: to see the future, remove the blinders' warns against the increasing tendency amongst librarians to pursue goals set several years previously.
Ex: Basically I was wondering what are the purpose of blinkers when it comes to getting a yearling used to be ridden.

antojo
(n.)=whim ; craving.
Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.
Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.
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* andar al antojo de Uno=roam + freely.
* manejar a Alguien a + Posesivo + antojo=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
* tener antojo de=crave ; crave for.

antología
(n.)=anthology.
Nota: Documento derivado que consiste en una colección de documentos o de extractos de documentos.
Ex: Anthologies and encyclopaedias are kinds of collections.
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* antología de un único autor=omnibus.

antología de un único autor
(n.)=omnibus.
Ex: This work is a translation from the French of 'The eleventh Simenon omnibus' by George Simenon.
antológico
(adj.)=anthological.
Ex: All these passages are raked together into a kind of anthological ragbag which passes for 'research,' for a 'child-centered learning situation'.

antonomasia
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* por antonomasia=quintessential ; unique ; par excellence.

antorcha
(n.)=torch.
Ex: The tone then abruptly changed from comedy to ritual as the music started, and the actors streamed into the playing area carrying torches and lighting more candles.
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* antorcha olímpica, la=Olympic torch, the.
* arder como una antorcha=go up like + a torch.
* llevar la antorcha=carry + the torch.
* pasar la antorcha=hand over + the torch.

antorcha olímpica, la
(n.)=Olympic torch, the.
Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
antro
(n.)=leper colony.
Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.

antrofilia
(n.)=anthrophilia.
Ex: Anthrophilia is the trait that most incenses the misanthrope, for it provides him with evidence enough that love is truly blind.

antropocéntrico
(adj.)=anthropocentric.
Ex: These workplaces comprise a technocentric perspective and do not truly represent an anthropocentric route of information technology.

antropofagia
(n.)=cannibalism.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

antropogénico
(adj.)=anthropogenic.
Ex: TERRE-TOX contains published information on toxicity of anthropogenic substances to terrestrial animals.

antropología
(n.)=anthropology.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that subdisciplines of anthropology seem to be quite heterogenous and mutually isolated from one another.
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* antropología física=physical anthropology.
* antropología social=social anthropology.

antropología física
(n.)=physical anthropology.
Ex: They need journals of zoology, marine biology, evolution, paleontology and physical anthropology.
antropología social
(n.)=social anthropology.
Ex: This article discusses social anthropology and the documentation of anthropology and ethnology in Africa.
antropológico
(adj.)=anthropological.
Ex: To illustrate, 'punctuated equilibrium' is an anthropological concept that has gained popularity in the study of human evolution.
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* desde un punto de vista antropológico=anthropologically.

antropometría
(n.)=anthropometry.
Ex: Anthropometry is a science that deals with the measurement of size, weight, and proportions of the human body.

antropomorfismo
(n.)=anthropomorphism.
Ex: The author uses metaphorical personification (anthropomorphism) as an aid to describing and understanding the complexities of computing technologies.

antropomorfo
(adj.)=anthropomorphic.
Ex: The search for an anthropomorphic dialogue between the user and the computer is hampered by a number of obstacles.

antropométrico
(adj.)=anthropometric.
Ex: Among children, there was no consistent association between dairy intake and anthropometric indices of body fat.

antropomórfico
(adj.)=anthropomorphic.
Ex: The search for an anthropomorphic dialogue between the user and the computer is hampered by a number of obstacles.

antropófago^1
(n.)=cannibal.
Ex: The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.

antropófago^2
(adj.)=cannibalistic.
Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

antropólogo
(n.)=anthropologist.
Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.

antrópodo
(n.)=anthropod.
Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.

antídoto
(n.)=antidote.
Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.

antígeno
(n.)=antigen.
Ex: Microorganisms have become more attractive for patent applications, as have the methods to produce various substances (hormones, virus antigens etc.).

antílope
(n.)=antelope.
Ex: Could an antelope in the wilds of Africa be a document?.

antípoda
(n.)=antipode.
Ex: Totalitarianism is the institutional antipode to a free society.
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* Antípodas, las=Antipodes, the.

antípodas
=down under.
Ex: In the article 'The BISA experience down under' the writer recounts the training and her experience as a trainee librarian in Australia.

antítesis
(n.)=antithesis ; antipode.
Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.
Ex: Totalitarianism is the institutional antipode to a free society.

antónimo
(n.)=antonym.
Ex: In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.

anual
(adj.)=annual ; yearly + Nombre ; from year to year ; year-on-year.
Ex: BNB has two four-monthly cumulations per annum, which are superseded by an annual volume, and then triennial cumulations.
Ex: The most important periodicals of all are bound into yearly volumes which become part of the permanent book stock.
Ex: For details of its operation from year to year the main source of data is its annual report.
Ex: This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 28%.
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* acumulación anual=year cumulation.
* ciclo anual=annual cycle ; yearly cycle.
* donación anual a obras de caridad=charitable gift annuity.
* facturación anual=annual turnover ; yearly turnover.
* informe anual=annual report.
* planta anual=annual.
* revista anual=annual journal.
* tasa anual=annual rate.

anualidad
(n.)=annuity.
Ex: An annuity is an arrangement that guarantees to provide you with an income for the rest of your life in return for you paying over a lump sum.
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* receptor de anualidad=annuitant.

anualmente
(adj.)=annually ; yearly ; on a yearly basis ; year-on-year.
Ex: The National Union Catalog is still published with quarterly updates, and is cumulated annually and quinquennially.
Ex: I suggest that somewhere between 10 to 25 years' worth of material be stored online and that the catalog be weeded or purged yearly.
Ex: This service will be produced on a yearly basis.
Ex: This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 28%.

anuario
(n.)=yearbook ; annual.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Suppose you have to produce A/Z subject index entries by chain indexing procedure for the subject of the document 'A yearbook of civil engineering'.
Ex: Yellow-backs were a largely English phenomenon, but the fashion for annuals -- generally anthologies, lavishly produced as gift-books -- came to Britain from France and Germany around 1820, and was immediately imitated by British publishers.
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* Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas (ARBA)=ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).

anudar
(v.)=knot.
Ex: But he had knotted his tie so tight because he was so nervous that he couldn't get it off.

anulación
(n.)=masking ; doping ; revocation ; overturning ; repeal ; write-off [writeoff] ; annulment.
Ex: Truncation can be achieved by right-hand truncation, left-hand truncation, or masking of letters in the middle of a word.
Ex: The process is called doping and it interferes with the conducting properties of the semiconductor.
Ex: The seminar will examine licensing arrangements generally including duration of a licensing agreement; who owns what; revocation of rights in certain circumstances; credits; and warranties and indemnities.
Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
Ex: The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.
Ex: The problem of non-repayment of debts should not be tackled therefore through populist measures such as conversions of loans, interest waivers or absolute write-off.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

anulado
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* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo=be overtaken by events.

anular
(v.)=negate ; nullify ; override ; overtake ; overturn ; render + valueless ; render + wrong ; repeal ; rule out ; short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; stultify ; dope ; gainsay ; eviscerate ; wipe out ; obliterate ; preempt [pre-empt] ; revoke ; undo ; waive ; quash ; block off ; write off ; blot out ; overrule ; void ; cancel ; disallow ; annul.
Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: To adopt terms or names in various languages, which are probably unfamiliar in a certain other language, would be to nullify the usefulness of that catalog to all of these users in the interest of cooperation.
Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
Ex: Why have card-based systems been overtaken by computer databases?.
Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
Ex: The immense cultural differences facing the professions tends to render comparisons valueless.
Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.
Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.
Ex: We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.
Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
Ex: I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.
Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.
Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
Ex: Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.
Ex: Publishers still hoped to establish monopolies on individual books that were out of copyright, but this was eventually disallowed by a legal ruling in 1774.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.
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* anular las posibilidades=close off + possibilities.
* anular la validez de un concepto=sterilise + idea.
* anular una posibilidad=block off + alley.
* anular un gol=disallow + goal.

anular la validez de un concepto
(v.)=sterilise + idea.
Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries.
anular las posibilidades
(v.)=close off + possibilities.
Ex: One wants to keep one's position open and encouraging by an intonation that conveys interest and support; avoid closing off any possibilities.
anular un gol
(v.)=disallow + goal.
Ex: The referee was spot on with the decision to disallow Higuain's goal.
anular una posibilidad
(v.)=block off + alley.
Ex: They come in and you say simply, 'Well, that blocks off this alley; let's look for another'.
anunciado
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* anunciado desde hace tiempo=long-heralded.
* anunciado en la publicidad=advertised [advertized, -USA].
* bien anunciado=well-advertised ; well-announced.
* extensamente anunciado=much-publicised [much-publicized, -USA].
* más anunciado=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
* muy anunciado=well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
* sin ser anunciado de antemano=unannounced.
* tan anunciado=much-vaunted ; long-heralded ; much-heralded.

anunciado desde hace tiempo
(adj.)=long-heralded.
Ex: The impact of this type of transactions is foreseen as a major step toward the long-heralded 'cashless society'.
anunciado en la publicidad
(adj.)=advertised [advertized, -USA].
Ex: Each child was asked to choose between playing with the advertised toy versus playing with friends in a sandbox.
anunciante
(n.)=advertiser.
Ex: This study found it impossible to get more than an indication from advertisers and advertising agencies of their present interest in electronic publishing (e-publishing).

anunciar
(v.)=advertise [advertize, -USA] ; announce ; foreshadow ; herald ; make + announcement ; post ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; tout ; bill.
Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
Ex: Some revisions have already been announced.
Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.
Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.
Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.
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* anunciar a bombo y platillo=trumpet.
* anunciar a los cuatro vientos=shout + Nombre + from the rooftops ; trumpet.
* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante=at a time to be announced later.
* pendiente de anunciarse=yet to be announced.
* se anunciará=to be announced [TBA].

anunciar a bombo y platillo
(v.)=trumpet.
Ex: Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.
anunciar a los cuatro vientos
(v.)=shout + Nombre + from the rooftops ; trumpet.
Ex: But it was too much for him; for instead of shouting it from the rooftops, he simply went home, thinking and marveling about what had taken place. Ex: Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.
anuncio
(n.)=announcement ; notice ; spot ; advert.
Nota: Abreviatura de advertisment.
Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.
Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.
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* anuncio comercial=commercial.
* anuncio de compra-venta=classified ad ; classified advertisement.
* anuncio de empleo=job advertisement.
* anuncio de trabajo=help wanted ad ; help wanted notice.
* anuncio oficial=official announcement.
* anuncio personal=personal ad.
* anuncio por palabras=classified advertisement ; classified ad.
* anuncio publicitario=ad (advertisement) ; advertisement (ad) ; spot advertising.
* anuncio publicitario de la radio=radio commercial ; sound bite ; radio spot.
* anuncio publicitario de televisión=television commercial.
* anuncio publicitario de un libro=advertising blurb.
* anuncio publicitario por radio=radio spot ; sound bite ; radio commercial.
* anuncio publicitario por televisión=television spot.
* anuncios de trabajo=help-wanted advertising.
* anuncios en los medios de comunicación=media releases.
* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario=jingle.
* hombre anuncio=sandwich man ; sandwich-board man ; human billboard.
* mantenido por anuncios=ad-driven ; advertisement driven.
* programas espía de anuncios=adware.
* sintonía de anuncio publicitario=jingle.
* tablón de anuncios=noticeboard ; bulletin board ; display board.
* tablón de anuncios electrónico=online bulletin board.
* tablón electrónico de anuncios=electronic bulletin board (EEB) ; bulletin board system (BBS).

anuncio comercial
(n.)=commercial.
Ex: Rather than take a whole lot of time on this, let me utter a brief commercial on behalf of a book which addresses precisely this area of women-related headings, Joan Marshall's 'On Equal Terms'.
anuncio de compra-venta
(n.)=classified ad ; classified advertisement.
Ex: Users will have access to information such as constantly updated travel schedules, news and weather, stock market quotations and classified ads. Ex: The People's Electronic Exchange, from US Information Services, is an on-line service which provides the electronic version of classified advertisements in a national newspaper.
anuncio de empleo
(n.)=job advertisement.
Ex: In the past 20 years many important changes have occurred in libraries and information centres and job advertisements are indicators of change in the information world.
anuncio de trabajo
(n.)=help wanted ad ; help wanted notice.
Ex: The lessons included: reading help wanted ads, following directions, asking for advice, bagging groceries, teaching someone, decision making, and helping others. Ex: People are checking over the giant noticeboard of community events, 'for sale,' 'ads,' and 'help wanted' notices.
anuncio oficial
(n.)=official announcement.
Ex: Australian government gazettes are the main vehicles for official announcements and notifications by the federal and state executives.
anuncio personal
(n.)=personal ad.
Ex: The article 'Virtual holiday excursions' covers metasites, holiday sites, virtual travel, pleasure reading, odd ball sites, personal psychology, personal ads, and fortune telling.
anuncio por palabras
(n.)=classified advertisement ; classified ad.
Ex: The People's Electronic Exchange, from US Information Services, is an on-line service which provides the electronic version of classified advertisements in a national newspaper. Ex: Users will have access to information such as constantly updated travel schedules, news and weather, stock market quotations and classified ads.
anuncio publicitario
(n.)=ad (advertisement) ; advertisement (ad) ; spot advertising.
Ex: Small ads and job vacancies may also be displayed in the library. Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?. Ex: In addition, televised spot advertising, and to a lesser degree, television news, exert the most impact on voters' perceptions.
anuncio publicitario de la radio
(n.)=radio commercial ; sound bite ; radio spot.
Ex: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials. Ex: The article is entitled 'Something more than sound bites: communicating value to library constituencies'. Ex: Forms of outreach include advertising, leaflets, talks, radio and television spots and knocking on doors.
anuncio publicitario de televisión
(n.)=television commercial.
Ex: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.
anuncio publicitario de un libro
(n.)=advertising blurb.
Ex: The human race has produced since the invention of movable type a total record, in the form of magazines, newspapers, advertising blurbs, correspondence.
anuncio publicitario por radio
(n.)=radio spot ; sound bite ; radio commercial.
Ex: Forms of outreach include advertising, leaflets, talks, radio and television spots and knocking on doors. Ex: The article is entitled 'Something more than sound bites: communicating value to library constituencies'. Ex: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.
anuncio publicitario por televisión
(n.)=television spot.
Ex: Forms of outreach include advertising, leaflets, talks, radio and television spots and knocking on doors.
anuncios de trabajo
(n.)=help-wanted advertising.
Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.
anuncios en los medios de comunicación
(n.)=media releases.
Ex: This is a compilation of media releases and letters.
anverso
(n.)=recto ; recto page.
Ex: The recto is the right-hand page of a book, usually bearing an odd page number, or the side of a printed sheet intended to be read first.
Ex: When the heaps of all the sheets of a book had been dried and piled together again, they were set out in signature order on a long table, with the first recto pages upwards and to the near side.

anzuelo
(n.)=hook ; fishing hook ; fishhook.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.
Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.

anáfora
(n.)=anaphora ; anaphor.
Ex: Although the most effective means of processing anaphora may not have yet been determined, improved retrieval systems will need to represent the full meaning of natural language documents.
Ex: Anaphors, such as pronouns, are linguistic devices allowing authors to abbreviate subsequent mentions of a concept.

análisis
(n.)=analysis [analyses, -pl.] ; assessment ; probing ; review ; breakdown ; calibration ; close look ; post mortem [postmortem] ; overview ; academic study ; surveying ; testing.
Ex: The operation of investigating a whole with the aim of finding out its essential parts and their relationship to each other is known as analysis.
Ex: However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.
Ex: When she arrived at her boss's office at the appointed time, she learned why she had been asked for the breakdown of her day's activities.
Ex: This requires careful calibration of reader response and the use of as many quantitative indices as possible.
Ex: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.
Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.
Ex: The author describes one effort made to counter this trend, through the surveying of the records of a library and the identification of materials to be preserved.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.
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* análisis bibliométrico=bibliometric analysis.
* análisis cienciométrico=scientometric analysis.
* análisis cientométrico=scientometric analysis.
* análisis cinematográfico=film analysis.
* análisis cluster=cluster analysis.
* análisis conceptual=conceptual analysis.
* análisis crítico=critical eye ; critical analysis.
* análisis cualitativo=qualitative analysis.
* análisis cuantitativo=quantitative analysis.
* análisis de agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation cluster analysis.
* análisis de áreas del conocimiento=domain analysis.
* análisis de citas=citation analysis.
* análisis de cocitas=cocitation analysis.
* análisis de cocitas de autores=author co-citation analysis.
* análisis de componentes principales=principal component(s) analysis.
* análisis de contabilidad=financial analysis.
* análisis de contenido=content analysis ; conceptual analysis.
* análisis de coocurrencia de términos=co-word analysis.
* análisis de correlación=correlation analysis.
* análisis de costes=cost analysis.
* análisis de costes-beneficios=cost-benefit analysis.
* análisis de costos-beneficios=cost-benefit analysis.
* análisis de dominios del conocimiento=domain analysis.
* análisis de errores=error analysis.
* análisis de grupo=cohort analysis.
* análisis de laboratorio=laboratory analysis.
* análisis de la colección=collection analysis.
* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras=co-word analysis.
* análisis del contenido=document analysis ; subject analysis ; content analysis.
* análisis del discurso=discourse analysis.
* análisis del rendimiento=performance analysis.
* análisis de necesidades=needs analysis.
* análisis de regresión múltiple=multiple regression analysis.
* análisis de rendimiento=performance test.
* análisis de riesgos=risk analysis ; risk assessment ; risk evaluation.
* análisis de sangre=blood test ; blood testing.
* análisis de sistemas=system(s) analysis.
* análisis detallado=close examination.
* análisis de tendencias=trend analysis.
* análisis de una muestra representativa=cross-sectional analysis.
* análisis de varianza (ANOVA)=analysis of variance (ANOVA).
* análisis diagnóstico=diagnostic test.
* análisis discriminante=discriminant analysis.
* análisis documental=document analysis ; subject analysis.
* análisis escalar=scaling analysis.
* análisis escalar de Guttman=Guttman scale analysis.
* análisis espacial=spatial analysis.
* análisis estadístico=statistical analysis.
* análisis estadístico multivariante=multivariate statistical analysis.
* análisis facetado=facet analysis.
* análisis factorial=factor analysis.
* análisis formal de documentos=markup [mark-up].
* análisis léxico=lexical analysis.
* análisis literario=literary analysis.
* análisis longitudinal=longitudinal analysis.
* análisis más detallado=close attention.
* análisis más minucioso=closer examination.
* análisis minucioso=scrutiny ; dissection ; cross examination.
* análisis morfológico=morphological analysis.
* análisis multidimensional de clases=multidimensional cluster analysis.
* análisis multidimensional escalar=multidimensional scaling analysis.
* análisis multivariable=multivariate analysis ; multivariate test.
* análisis multivariante=multivariate analysis ; multivariate test.
* análisis municioso=close examination.
* análisis por facetas=facet analysis.
* análisis por género=gender analysis.
* análisis químico=chemical analysis.
* análisis sintáctico=syntactical analysis.
* análisis topográfico=surveying.
* análisis univariante=univariate test.
* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido=subject analysis block.
* centro de análisis de la información=information analysis centre.
* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup language.
* modelo de análisis de costes=cost model.
* nuevo análisis=reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].
* programa de análisis de ficheros de transacciones=log analysis software.
* realizar un análisis=conduct + analysis.
* realizar un análisis factorial=factor-analyse [factor-analyze, -USA].
* segundo análisis=re-examination [reexamination].
* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos)=SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).
* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos=markup code.
* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup system.
* superar un análisis minucioso=stand up to + scrutiny ; stand up to + examination.
* unidad de análisis=unit of study.
* XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos)=XML (Extensible Markup Language).

análisis bibliométrico
(n.)=bibliometric analysis.
Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.
análisis cienciométrico
(n.)=scientometric analysis.
Ex: This article presents a scientometric analysis of the development of nuclear physics during the last 50 years.
análisis cientométrico
(n.)=scientometric analysis.
Ex: This article presents a scientometric analysis of the development of nuclear physics during the last 50 years.
análisis cinematográfico
(n.)=film analysis.
Ex: This combination of lectures, seminars and screenings allows students to learn the techniques and terminology of film analysis.
análisis cluster
(n.)=cluster analysis.
Ex: The object of computer-based cluster analysis may thus be said to be the identification of groups of documents, each group consisting of documents which are more closely associated with each other than with any document outside the group.
análisis conceptual
(n.)=conceptual analysis.
Ex: Existing literature on conceptual analysis has shown that little attention is directed towards the development and standardisation of methods and guidelines for the identification of relevant concepts.
análisis crítico
(n.)=critical eye ; critical analysis.
Ex: Scholarly publishers routinely include in their contract requirements that may merit a critical eye. Ex: This article subjects the much-heralded Chilean 'model' of social policy reform to a critical analysis.
análisis cualitativo
(n.)=qualitative analysis.
Ex: This will permit national and European qualitative and quantitative analysis based on standardized data and statistics.
análisis cuantitativo
(n.)=quantitative analysis.
Ex: This will permit national and European qualitative and quantitative analysis based on standardized data and statistics.
análisis de agrupamiento por cocitas
(n.)=cocitation cluster analysis.
Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
análisis de citas
(n.)=citation analysis.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that subdisciplines of anthropology seem to be quite heterogenous and mutually isolated from one another.
análisis de cocitas
(n.)=cocitation analysis.
Ex: This is a study using cocitation analysis to document the intellectual development of research on organisations.
análisis de cocitas de autores
(n.)=author co-citation analysis.
Ex: Author cocitation analysis is a powerful but potentially fallible tool and the methodology may need refinement.
análisis de componentes principales
(n.)=principal component(s) analysis.
Ex: Principal components analysis indicates that the data can be approximately represented as linear combinations of 3 mutually independent factors.
análisis de contabilidad
(n.)=financial analysis.
Ex: Students can use personal computers offering software for such tasks as word processing, financial analysis, database management, desktop publishing, drawing, and drafting.
análisis de contenido
(n.)=content analysis ; conceptual analysis.
Ex: Step 2 Analysis: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing. Ex: Existing literature on conceptual analysis has shown that little attention is directed towards the development and standardisation of methods and guidelines for the identification of relevant concepts.
análisis de coocurrencia de términos
(n.)=co-word analysis.
Ex: Other bibliometric techniques include assigning impact factors to scientific periodicals, co-citation analysis, co-word analysis and bibliographic coupling.
análisis de correlación
(n.)=correlation analysis.
Ex: Correlation analysis indicates that instruction is positively linked to both the amount of use given to electronic technology and the satisfaction with the results of that use.
análisis de costes
(n.)=cost analysis.
Ex: Cost analysis should include this preparatory work as well as actual on-line time.
análisis de costes-beneficios
(n.)=cost-benefit analysis.
Ex: Cost-benefit analysis is often confused with cost-effectiveness but, as Lancaster points out, there is a subtle difference.
análisis de costos-beneficios
(n.)=cost-benefit analysis.
Ex: Cost-benefit analysis is often confused with cost-effectiveness but, as Lancaster points out, there is a subtle difference.
análisis de dominios del conocimiento
(n.)=domain analysis.
Ex: Domain analysis is a methodological framework for identifying collective features of knowledge domains, such as shared concepts, category structures and paradigms for knowledge production and communication.
análisis de errores
(n.)=error analysis.
Ex: In the second, major descriptor phrases that begin with the word 'error' are retrieved, such as 'error analysis (language),' 'error of measurement,' and 'error patterns'.
análisis de grupo
(n.)=cohort analysis.
Ex: 2 research projects were reported, 1 dealing with the numbers of library and information workers at the moment, the other a cohort analysis of all LIS students who graduated in 1988.
análisis de la colección
(n.)=collection analysis.
Ex: Sample applications are described in the areas of periodical claiming, budgetary control, and collection analysis.
análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras
(n.)=co-word analysis.
Ex: Other bibliometric techniques include assigning impact factors to scientific periodicals, co-citation analysis, co-word analysis and bibliographic coupling.
análisis de laboratorio
(n.)=laboratory analysis.
Ex: The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.
análisis de necesidades
(n.)=needs analysis.
Ex: This article discusses management considerations regarding needs analysis = Este artículo examina ciertas cuestiones relacionadas con la gestión de los análisis de necesidades.
análisis de regresión múltiple
(n.)=multiple regression analysis.
Ex: This study uses multiple regression analysis to investigate the determinants of the variations in prices for a random sample of 439 periodicals.
análisis de rendimiento
(n.)=performance test.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
análisis de riesgos
(n.)=risk analysis ; risk assessment ; risk evaluation.
Ex: Theoretically an information system designer should conduct a detailed risk analysis to minimize exposure to catastrophes. Ex: The interweaving of 3 different sorts of software based on different algorithms and applied on a file (in the field of risk assessment through the introduction of transgenic plants) has enabled the provision of 3 types of results. Ex: The steps of a risk management programme are the identification of risk, risk evaluation, risk treatment, selection and implementation, and monitoring.
análisis de sangre
(n.)=blood test ; blood testing.
Ex: The author discusses prostate cancer as well as other benign prostate problems with reference to the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test. Ex: Uganda will soon launch a door-to-door blood testing survey to get a more accurate picture of the number of Ugandans with AIDS.
análisis de sistemas
(n.)=system(s) analysis.
Ex: The term 'systems analysis' is commonly used to cover all aspects which are involved in ensuring that a computerized system works effectively and with the maximum possible efficiency.
análisis de tendencias
(n.)=trend analysis.
Ex: From the trend analysis it is evident that research is no longer perceived as an interesting career except in the fields of engineering and medicine.
análisis de una muestra representativa
(n.)=cross-sectional analysis.
Ex: The detailed analysis of the figures of turnover for 1979 give only a cross-sectional analysis of one year's trading.
análisis de varianza (ANOVA)
(n.)=analysis of variance (ANOVA).
Ex: Multiple regressions and analysis of variance were the main statistical methods used in the analysis of the data which was collected in the Federal District of Brazil.
análisis de áreas del conocimiento
(n.)=domain analysis.
Ex: Domain analysis is a methodological framework for identifying collective features of knowledge domains, such as shared concepts, category structures and paradigms for knowledge production and communication.
análisis del contenido
(n.)=document analysis ; subject analysis ; content analysis.
Ex: There are two major document analysis tools: abstracts and indexes. Ex: Subject analysis thus selects and names subject concepts as they are expressed, and sought, in documents. Ex: Step 2 Analysis: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.
análisis del discurso
(n.)=discourse analysis.
Ex: This article presents a method of discourse analysis used to specify the functions performed in human-human information interaction.
análisis del rendimiento
(n.)=performance analysis.
Ex: We distinguish three basic steps in the performance analysis process: data collection, data transformation, and data visualization.
análisis detallado
(n.)=close examination.
Ex: Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
análisis diagnóstico
(n.)=diagnostic test.
Ex: In addition to their music audition, they will be given a diagnostic test in music theory.
análisis discriminante
(n.)=discriminant analysis.
Ex: Multiple regression and discriminant analysis were used to build a model that showed clear differences between the 2 groups of library schools.
análisis documental
(n.)=document analysis ; subject analysis.
Ex: There are two major document analysis tools: abstracts and indexes. Ex: Subject analysis thus selects and names subject concepts as they are expressed, and sought, in documents.
análisis escalar
(n.)=scaling analysis.
Ex: This article applies multidimensional scaling analysis to demonstrate graphically the modified concept of coverage overlap.
análisis escalar de Guttman
(n.)=Guttman scale analysis.
Ex: Guttman scale analysis is a statistical technique designed both for selecting items to make up a unidimensional scale along which individuals may be scored, and as a hypothesis-testing technique for determining whether a set of individuals adequately fit a scale, or whether a scale adequately reflects observed response patterns.
análisis espacial
(n.)=spatial analysis.
Ex: The author discusses some of the spatial analysis techniques which may be applied to, and improved on, with the use of GIS.
análisis estadístico
(n.)=statistical analysis.
Ex: In computer indexing this will involve statistical analysis of the relative frequency of occurrence of terms.
análisis estadístico multivariante
(n.)=multivariate statistical analysis.
Ex: Thus 'Multivariate Statistical Analysis for Biologists' is a book about a branch of statistics, using examples from biology.
análisis facetado
(n.)=facet analysis.
Ex: This process of analysis into facets is called facet analysis, and the resultant classification is termed a faceted classification.
análisis factorial
(n.)=factor analysis.
Ex: Factor analysis is a statistical technique to determine factors that account for correlations in data.
análisis formal de documentos
(n.)=markup [mark-up].
Ex: This article covers all the options from electronic markup or 'tagging' of the manuscript to desktop publishing and laser printing or image setting.
análisis literario
(n.)=literary analysis.
Ex: First, literary analyses rely on the assumption that stories must mean something.
análisis longitudinal
(n.)=longitudinal analysis.
Ex: The study found that a majority of the authors (53.9 percent) were male, but a longitudinal analysis showed an increasing portion of female authors.
análisis léxico
(n.)=lexical analysis.
Ex: The author brings together the areas of character encoding, standards for coding and bibliographic records, character recognition and lexical analysis.
análisis minucioso
(n.)=scrutiny ; dissection ; cross examination.
Ex: This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others. Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days). Ex: Attorneys appearing in these hearings often have only 1 or 2 days to prepare a cross examination.
análisis morfológico
(n.)=morphological analysis.
Ex: This article presents a method of morphological analysis based on the retrieval of all forms of a particular word in a text.
análisis multidimensional de clases
(n.)=multidimensional cluster analysis.
Ex: The findings, in the form of inclusion maps (resulting from multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis), provide new insights into geophysics national activity.
análisis multidimensional escalar
(n.)=multidimensional scaling analysis.
Ex: The findings, in the form of inclusion maps (resulting from multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis), provide new insights into geophysics national activity.
análisis multivariable
(n.)=multivariate analysis ; multivariate test.
Ex: Multivariate analysis suggests that female directors are more likely than male directors to be appointed from within the library. Ex: In order to test the robustness of their univariate and multivariate tests, multiple regressions were performed on 3 criteria: scientific productivity, citation impact, and individual performance index.
análisis multivariante
(n.)=multivariate analysis ; multivariate test.
Ex: Multivariate analysis suggests that female directors are more likely than male directors to be appointed from within the library. Ex: In order to test the robustness of their univariate and multivariate tests, multiple regressions were performed on 3 criteria: scientific productivity, citation impact, and individual performance index.
análisis municioso
(n.)=close examination.
Ex: Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
análisis más detallado
(n.)=close attention.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
análisis más minucioso
(n.)=closer examination.
Ex: Specific aspects of this study needs closer examination.
análisis por facetas
(n.)=facet analysis.
Ex: This process of analysis into facets is called facet analysis, and the resultant classification is termed a faceted classification.
análisis por género
(n.)=gender analysis.
Ex: The application of gender analysis in their policy making is clearly having political effects beyond academic & feminist communities.
análisis químico
(n.)=chemical analysis.
Ex: Petrology utilizes the classical fields of mineralogy, petrography, optical mineralogy, and chemical analyses to describe the composition and texture of rocks.
análisis sintáctico
(n.)=syntactical analysis.
Ex: These can be defined using the method of syntactical analysis.
análisis topográfico
(n.)=surveying.
Ex: The main criteria is that the collection should represent as complete a record as possible of the surveying of the land surface, coastline and adjacent seas of the nation.
análisis univariante
(n.)=univariate test.
Ex: In order to test the robustness of their univariate and multivariate tests, multiple regressions were performed on 3 criteria: scientific productivity, citation impact, and individual performance index.
análogo
(adj.)=analogous.
Ex: But what about when our own professional center, the Library of Congress, uses BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS which are analogous to Polacks and Kikes and Wops?.
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* situación análoga=analogue.

anárquicamente
=anarchically.
Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.

anárquico
(adj.)=anarchic ; anarchical.
Ex: Businesses are looking to the possibilities of the Internet but are concerned about the anarchic way in which the Internet lacks regulations.
Ex: The library is where all disciplines converge and is by its nature a force of order in the face of anarchical trends.
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* de un modo anárquico=anarchically.

anécdota
(n.)=yarn ; anecdote.
Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
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* contar una anécdota=tell + story.
* persona que sabe contar anécdotas=raconteur.

anémico
(adj.)=anaemic [anemic, -USA].
Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.

anémona
(n.)=anemone.
Ex: If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment (indoor... ) a secondary feature.

anímico
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* estado anímico=mood.

anómalo
(adj.)=anomalous ; aberrant ; freakish.
Ex: Similarly anomalous paper may also be found when a whole sheet has been cancelled and reprinted.
Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

anónimamente
=anonymously.
Ex: Correct ascription of the authorship of a literary work anonymously or pseudonymously published is a major bibliographical problem.
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* evaluar anónimamente por pares=double-blind review.
* evaluar anónimante por pares=blind review.

anónimo
=anonymous ; anonym ; unnamed ; incognito ; nameless ; faceless ; hit-and-run ; nomen nescio [N.N.].
Ex: According to Cutter's definitions, anonymous means 'published without the author's name'; a pseudonym is 'a fictitious name assumed by the author to conceal his identity'.
Ex: The introduction defines 'related works' as 'collective biographies, biobibliographies, collections of epitaphs, selected genealogical works, and dictionaries of anonyms and pseudonyms'.
Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
Ex: Anonymity reflects the desire of an author to remain incognito.
Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.
Ex: Two faceless, 30-inch unisex dolls were designed to represent the child.
Ex: But on the other hand, these electronic message boards can have a hit-and-run quality where vitriolic or off-topic comments are posted by contributors hidden in the safety of anonymity.
Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.
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* Alcohólicos Anónimos=Alcoholics Anonymous.
* evaluación anónima=blind review.
* obra anónima=anonymous work.
* obra anónima clásica=anonymous classic.
* sistema de evaluación anónima=double-blind.
* sistema de evaluación por pares anónima=double-blind refereeing system.

aorta
(n.)=aorta [aortae/aortas, -pl.].
Ex: The exercise demonstrates flow in a major blood vessel, such as the aorta, with and without a stenosis.
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* calcificación de aorta=aortic calcification.

apabullante
(adj.)=bewildering ; crushing ; stunning ; overwhelming.
Ex: The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.
Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.
Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

apabullar
(v.)=overpower.
Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.

apacentar
(v.)=graze (on).
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

apache
(n.)=Apache.
Ex: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.

apacible
(adj.)=benign ; mellowed ; mellow ; mild-mannered ; well-mannered.
Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
Ex: People become more 'mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.

apaciblemente
=quiescently ; placidly.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Many people while 'on vacation' placidly accept conditions they would reject as barbaric at all other times in their lives.

apaciguador
(n.)=pacifier.
Ex: The two works aim to present the king as pacifier (after winning the political and religous civil wars) and as restorer of the monarchy.

apaciguadoramente
=disarmingly.
Ex: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.

apaciguamiento
(n.)=appeasement.
Ex: He supported 'appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.

apaciguar
(v.)=still ; assuage ; appease ; quieten ; pacify.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.
Ex: Is television programming pacifying the masses by conditioning them not to think for themselves?.
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* apaciguarse=quieten down ; abate ; mellow ; die down.

apaciguarse
(v.)=quieten down ; abate ; mellow ; die down.
Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness. Ex: These findingings support the idea that people do mellow with age. Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
apagado y encendido
=off and on ; on and off.
Ex: It also plays music, has a sound off and on buttons and volume controllers. Ex: A new study finds genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.
apagado^1
(adj.)=off.
Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.
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* apagado y encendido=off and on ; on and off.
* cal apagada=slaked lime.
* estar apagado=be off.
* interruptor de encendido=ON/OFF switch.

apagado^2
(adj.)=subdued ; muffled ; dulled ; lifeless.
Ex: And then he added, with a subdued laugh: 'After all, we librarians are trained to do research for people!'.
Ex: Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words = Garschine cubrió el microfóno con la mano y pronunció algunas palabras con voz apagada.
Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.
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* con voz apaga=tonelessly.
* de color apagado=drably.
* tono apagado=flat tone.

apagar
(v.)=turn off ; quench ; snub out ; extinguish ; dim ; snuff out ; snuff ; dampen ; stamp out ; blow out.
Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
Ex: 'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.
Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.
Ex: Perhaps it was his hunger for precision and philosophical truth that snuffed the literary flame in Musil.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.
Ex: The windows were closed -- yet all the candles blew out in the living room!.
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* apagar el ardor=dampen + Posesivo + ardor.
* apagar el entusiasmo=dampen + Posesivo + ardor.
* apagar el fuego=put out + the flames.
* apagar la cal=slake + lime.
* apagar la cal viva=slake + quicklime.
* apagar la luz=turn + the light off.
* apagar la sed=slake + Posesivo + thirst.
* apagarse=subside ; blow out.
* apagar soplando=blow out.
* apagar un fuego=extinguish + fire ; put down + fire ; douse + a blaze.
* apagar un fuego con los pies=stomp out + fire.
* fuego + apagar=fire + be out.
* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
* luz + apagarse=light + go out ; light + go off.

apagar el ardor
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + ardor.
Ex: She felt she was the lowliest of creatures and a great sinner, and fought the self-love that dampened her ardour.
apagar el entusiasmo
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + ardor.
Ex: She felt she was the lowliest of creatures and a great sinner, and fought the self-love that dampened her ardour.
apagar el fuego
(v.)=put out + the flames.
Ex: The article has the title 'Putting out the flames: the etiquette and law of e-mail'.
apagar la cal
(v.)=slake + lime.
Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
apagar la cal viva
(v.)=slake + quicklime.
Ex: Limestones were heated in lime kilns to produce quicklime which once slaked was used to cover walls.
apagar la luz
(v.)=turn + the light off.
Ex: A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed.
apagar la sed
(v.)=slake + Posesivo + thirst.
Ex: People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato.
apagar soplando
(v.)=blow out.
Ex: The windows were closed -- yet all the candles blew out in the living room!.
apagar un fuego
(v.)=extinguish + fire ; put down + fire ; douse + a blaze.
Ex: Water was used to extinguish the fire. Ex: A well-established fire in bookstacks without automatic protection may have to be put down with large hoses, causing extensive water damage. Ex: Thirty fire fighters spent half an hour dousing a blaze in a kitchenette in a high rise city building before it could spread to other floors.
apagar un fuego con los pies
(v.)=stomp out + fire.
Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
apagarse
(v.)=subside ; blow out.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly. Ex: The windows were closed -- yet all the candles blew out in the living room!.
apagón
(n.)=blackout ; outage.
Ex: If a power station is starved of fuel, or its generating capacity is not increased as the load increases, the result will be blackouts.
Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.
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* apagón de luz=electrical power blackout ; blackout.

apagón de luz
(n.)=electrical power blackout ; blackout.
Ex: He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week. Ex: If a power station is starved of fuel, or its generating capacity is not increased as the load increases, the result will be blackouts.
apaisado
(adj.)=oblong.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
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* formato apaisado=landscape format.

apaleamiento
=beating.
Ex: He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.

apalear
(v.)=bludgeon ; batter ; beat ; thrash.
Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

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Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
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* apalear a Alguien=beat + Nombre + up.

apalear a Alguien
(v.)=beat + Nombre + up.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
aparador
(n.)=sideboard ; dresser.
Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.

aparato
(n.)=apparatus ; device ; machine ; whatchamacallit ; gadget ; widget ; rig ; appliance ; unit ; contraption.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.
Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.
Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
Ex: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.
Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.
Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
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* aparato reproductor=genital tract.
* aparato burocrático=bureaucratic apparatus.
* aparato de aire acondicionado=air conditioner.
* aparato de aire acondiconado=air conditioning unit.
* aparato de grabación=recorder.
* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano=palm computing device.
* aparato de lectura=reading machine.
* aparato del partido=party machinery.
* aparato de medición=meter.
* aparato de radio=radio set.
* aparato de televisión=television set ; TV set.
* aparato de vídeo=videocassette recorder (VCR) ; home video recorder ; video recorder.
* aparato digestivo, el=gastrointestinal tract, the ; digestive tract, el.
* aparato eléctrico=electrical apparatus ; power appliance.
* aparato electrónico=electronic device.
* aparato genital=genital tract.
* aparato motorizado=motorised device.
* aparato óptico=optical device.
* aparato para el uso de la información=information appliance.
* aparato para usar Internet=Internet appliance.
* aparato político=machine politics.
* aparato propagandista=propaganda machine.
* aparato reproductivo=genital tract.
* aparatos=gadgetry ; mechanical equipment.
* aparatos de vídeo=video equipment.
* aparatos eléctricos=electrical equipment ; electrical appliances ; appliances ; household appliances.
* aparatos eléctricos del hogar=home appliances ; domestic appliances ; home appliances.
* aparatos electrónicos=electronic(s) appliances.
* aparato urinario=urinary tract.
* zona con aparatos electrónicos=equipment area.

aparato burocrático
(n.)=bureaucratic apparatus.
Ex: Specialist knowledge and skills are needed to cope with an increasingly forbidding bureaucratic apparatus.
aparato de aire acondicionado
(n.)=air conditioner.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
aparato de aire acondiconado
(n.)=air conditioning unit.
Ex: Law officers say they need help stemming the rampant theft of copper from air conditioning units and farm irrigation systems.
aparato de grabación
(n.)=recorder.
Ex: If he goes into the field, he may be connected by radio to his recorder.
aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano
(n.)=palm computing device.
Ex: These wireless clients can run on cellular phones, palm computing devices and other small, portable terminals.
aparato de lectura
(n.)=reading machine.
Ex: Librarians are urged to convince the 'reading experts' that curling up with a real book is the best reading machine invented to teach children to read.
aparato de medición
(n.)=meter.
Ex: Metered pricing would cause CD-ROM databases to behave in a similar way to online databases, in which a metering system is built into the CD-ROM and the meter is monitored either when the old CD-ROM is returned or remotely, using an online link.
aparato de radio
(n.)=radio set.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
aparato de televisión
(n.)=television set ; TV set.
Ex: Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad. Ex: Subscribers can send signals via the TV set to a computer to order information that they wanted for display on the TV screen.
aparato de vídeo
(n.)=videocassette recorder (VCR) ; home video recorder ; video recorder.
Ex: Videocassette recorders (VCR) have a valuable place in a library service. Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way. Ex: Increasing ownership of television sets and video recorders, and a wider choice television programmes are generally thought to result in a decline in reading.
aparato del partido
(n.)=party machinery.
Ex: This shows how easily Republican Party machinery can be captured by a well-organized religious power group.
aparato digestivo, el
(n.)=gastrointestinal tract, the ; digestive tract, el.
Ex: Swallowing hydrochloric acid can cause immediate pain and burns of the mouth, throat, esophagus and gastrointestinal tract. Ex: The innate immune system in breast milk is complex and provides protection for the developing digestive tract of newborns.
aparato electrónico
(n.)=electronic device.
Ex: Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power save mode but the most common application is for portable computers.
aparato eléctrico
(n.)=electrical apparatus ; power appliance.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase. Ex: Extension leads must be used only for small power appliances.
aparato genital
(n.)=genital tract.
Ex: Leiomyomas associated with the genital tract are most often found as incidental findings, and are on rare occasion associated with vaginal discharge.
aparato motorizado
(n.)=motorised device.
Ex: However, these motorised devices are affordable, quiet and well built, which is not something you can always say about this sort of product.
aparato para el uso de la información
(n.)=information appliance.
Ex: While information appliances will proliferate, they will not lessen the perception of an exasperating electronic environment.
aparato para usar Internet
(n.)=Internet appliance.
Ex: In order to serve these users, companies have developed what have become known as 'Internet appliances'.
aparato político
(n.)=machine politics.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
aparato propagandista
(n.)=propaganda machine.
Ex: In Germany, Hitler's propaganda machine was proving alarmingly successful.
aparato reproductivo
(n.)=genital tract.
Ex: Leiomyomas associated with the genital tract are most often found as incidental findings, and are on rare occasion associated with vaginal discharge.
aparato reproductor
(n.)=genital tract.
Ex: Leiomyomas associated with the genital tract are most often found as incidental findings, and are on rare occasion associated with vaginal discharge.
aparato urinario
(n.)=urinary tract.
Ex: A very incongruous pairing retrieved was Red Riding Hood with urinary tract infection.
aparato óptico
(n.)=optical device.
Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque (e.g., art originals and reproductions, flash cards, photographs, technical drawings) or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion, by means of an optical device (e.g., filmstrips, stereographs, slides).
aparatos
(n.)=gadgetry ; mechanical equipment.
Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument. Ex: Be sure any mechanical equipment required (tape machines, film projectors, etc.) does actually work, can be replaced at a moment's notice if it breaks down, and is handled by a competent operator.
aparatos de vídeo
(n.)=video equipment.
Ex: With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.
aparatos electrónicos
(n.)=electronic(s) appliances.
Ex: Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service.
aparatos eléctricos
(n.)=electrical equipment ; electrical appliances ; appliances ; household appliances.
Ex: As with electrical equipment, liquids should be kept well away. Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, and the safety of electrical appliances are all well covered in considerable detail. Ex: In addition, patrons use libraries to research consumer information to comparison-shop for major purchases, such as cars, boats, and appliances. Ex: Personal computers are becoming an everyday household appliance in USA homes, although they have not spread so far in Europe.
aparatos eléctricos del hogar
(n.)=home appliances ; domestic appliances ; home appliances.
Ex: This is a bibliography of titles on repairing the most common home appliances including refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, air conditioners, telephones and more.. Ex: The usefulness of interlinking domestic appliances in this way is yet to be proved. Ex: This is a bibliography of titles on repairing the most common home appliances including refrigerators, dishwashers, ovens, air conditioners, telephones and more..
aparatosamente
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* demoler aparatosamente=bring + crashing down.

aparatosidad
(n.)=pomp.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

aparatoso
(adj.)=ostentatious.
Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
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* entrada aparatosa=explosive entrance.

aparcacoches
(n.)=parking valet.
Ex: In larger hotels the parking valet is the first to greet people arriving to a hotel.
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* servicio de aparcacoches=valet parking.

aparcado
(n.)=on the back burner ; back burner.
Ex: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.
Ex: Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.
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* aparcado en espera=in dry dock.
* dejar Algo aparcado=put + Nombre + on mothballs.

aparcado en espera
=in dry dock.
Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
aparcamiento
=parking facilities ; parking lot ; car park [car-park] ; off-street parking ; parking place ; car parking facilities ; parking garage ; parking.
Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.
Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.
Ex: In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.
Ex: Substantial improvements in access and off-street parking have been made, and shopping centers now stud the landscape.
Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.
Ex: Car parking facilities will be needed and should be manned during the hours when open to the public.
Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.
Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.
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* aparcamiento controlado por reloj=metered parking.
* aparcamiento de concesionario=dealer lot.
* aparcamiento de varios pisos=multi-storey car park.
* aparcamiento en doble fila=double parking.
* aparcamiento subterráneo=underground garage.
* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A.=meter maid.
* multa por aparcamiento indebido=parking ticket.
* precio del aparcamiento=parking fee.

aparcamiento controlado por reloj
=metered parking.
Ex: Readers were having increasing difficulty in reaching the single, city centre service point because of petrol rationing and limited, metered parking.
aparcamiento de concesionario
(n.)=dealer lot.
Ex: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008.
aparcamiento de varios pisos
(n.)=multi-storey car park.
Ex: A prominent feature of the library building is that it sits on top of a multi-storey car park.
aparcamiento en doble fila
(n.)=double parking.
Ex: The City Council members are introducing a bill to legalize double parking, the source of thousands of parking tickets.
aparcamiento subterráneo
(n.)=underground garage.
Ex: A gunman fired several shots at him after he parked his car in an underground garage below the condominium building where he lives.
aparcar
(v.)=park ; mothball ; put on + hold.
Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmobile would stop around town and where you'd park it.
Ex: Thirty years ago, owners would have either bulldozed entire facilities or mothballed them and built new plants.
Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
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* aparcar Algo=put + Nombre + on mothballs ; put + Nombre + on ice.

aparcar Algo
(v.)=put + Nombre + on mothballs ; put + Nombre + on ice.
Ex: Substantial differences caused the breakup and the project was put on mothballs. Ex: Any action that the government might have considered taking was put on ice pending the results of the Royal Commission on Legal Services set up in 1976.
aparcero
(n.)=sharecropper.
Ex: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.

apareamiento
(n.)=conjoining ; mating.
Ex: This sign is in effect a prototypical example of the conjoining of words and images.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An expert system for bull-cow mating in dairy farms'.
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* llamada de apareamiento=mating call.

aparear
(v.)=pair ; conjoin ; pair up ; pair off ; match up.
Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.
Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.
Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.
Ex: Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.
Ex: A few universities are even using social media to match up roommates in advance.
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* aparearse=mate ; pair up.

aparearse
(v.)=mate ; pair up.
Ex: In part one, chapter 11, Gerald states that the characteristic that makes some of these birds different from others is that they do not mate or lay eggs. Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.
aparece frecuentemente en
=in evidence in.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future.
aparecer
(v.)=appear ; become + available ; come into + being ; feature ; give ; occur ; rise ; pop up ; show up ; come into + existence ; burgeon ; surface ; dawn ; come through ; come up ; come with ; come on the + scene ; set in ; crop up ; show + Posesivo + face.
Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being.
Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.
Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
Ex: It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.
Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.
Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.
Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.
Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
Ex: However, because of the long duration of feudal society, modern civilization, including modern libraries, dawned in China later than in the industrialized Western countries.
Ex: More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.
Ex: She outlined the tasks she had been assigned and mentioned that if any emergencies came up she was the person to bring them to.
Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.
Ex: This is the first CD price cut since the media format came on the scene in the 1980's.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions.
Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
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* aparece frecuentemente en=in evidence in.
* aparecer amenazadoramente=rear + its head.
* aparecer aquí y allá en=intersperse.
* aparecer en abundancia=come out of + the woodwork.
* aparecer en escena=hit + the scene.
* aparecer en gran número=pour in/into.
* aparecer en la lejanía=loom.
* aparecer impreso=appear + in print.
* aparecer juntos=stand + together.
* aparecer por la curva=come (a)round.
* aparecer por la esquina=come (a)round.
* aparecer por primera vez=premiere.
* aparecer por sí solo=stand on + Posesivo + own.
* aparecer repentinamente=spring up.
* aparecerse la virgen=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; strike + lucky ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
* aparecer solo=stand + alone.
* aparecer tarde=be a late arrival on the scene ; be late on the scene.
* aparecer y desaparecer=come and go.
* hacer aparecer=cause + display of.
* hacer aparecer enfocando=fade in.
* hacer aparecer mediante un fundido=fade in.
* idea + aparecer=idea + surface.
* los otros con los que aparece(n)=neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
* no aparecer=be not included.
* principio de archívese según aparece=file-as-is principle.
* que no aparece en primer lugar=nonfirst [non-first].
* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín=one-place system.
* tal y como aparece=as it/they stand(s).
* volver a aparecer=resurface.

aparecer amenazadoramente
(v.)=rear + its head.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
aparecer aquí y allá en
(v.)=intersperse.
Ex: Visits to school and public libraries as well as centres of cultural interest interspersed the program.
aparecer en abundancia
(v.)=come out of + the woodwork.
Ex: And I'm sure there's plenty more unknowns or 'brand-news' yet to come out of the woodwork.
aparecer en escena
(v.)=hit + the scene.
Ex: This congressional material was vastly underused before CIS (Congressional Information Service) hit the scene.
aparecer en gran número
(v.)=pour in/into.
Ex: If we look at it that way we can pour reference personnel into helping with troubles with the catalog for a transitional period.
aparecer en la lejanía
(v.)=loom.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
aparecer impreso
(v.)=appear + in print.
Ex: He conceived the scheme as long ago as 1908 but it was not until 1935 that a condensed version was published, and 1940-53 that the full edition appeared in print.
aparecer juntos
(v.)=stand + together.
Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
aparecer por la curva
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: When she came around from the side of the house she looked like the day we first met.
aparecer por la esquina
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: When she came around from the side of the house she looked like the day we first met.
aparecer por primera vez
(v.)=premiere.
Ex: But subscription and sales of spin-off products turns out not to be the only financial model, so britannica.com (a free site sponsored by advertising) premiered last September.
aparecer por sí solo
(v.)=stand on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases.
aparecer repentinamente
(v.)=spring up.
Ex: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'Americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country.
aparecer solo
(v.)=stand + alone.
Ex: Index terms do not always stand alone, but are sometimes defined more precisely by the use of both qualifiers and scope notes.
aparecer tarde
(v.)=be a late arrival on the scene ; be late on the scene.
Ex: Consumer advice has been a rather late arrival on the scene in Britain considering that everyone is a consumer of goods and services in some form or other. Ex: Late on the scene though they may have been, public libraries are now making their presence felt, especially in the great cities of the United States.
aparecer y desaparecer
(v.)=come and go.
Ex: Smaller microcomputer-based systems are more likely to come and go.
aparecerse la virgen
(v.)=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; strike + lucky ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: He thought he had landed on his feet when he got a job at a large and prestigious firm, but he soon discovered there was more to the job than he imagined. Ex: It's a bit like a lottery -- sometimes you strike lucky and become rich and famous. Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold. Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot. Ex: However it seems the he has fallen on his feet with a promising career ahead of him that all started from a karaoke night.
aparejador
(n.)=quantity surveyor.
Ex: Quantity surveyors are responsible for managing all aspects of the contractual and financial side of construction projects.

aparejo
(n.)=rig ; rigging.
Ex: The book also illustrates the effects of alternating the angle of a sail, using different sail shapes and using a rig consisting of two sails.
Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.
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* aparejos de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.

aparejos de pesca
(n.)=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife. Ex: Fishing gear that produces an electric field in sea water could help prevent sharks from becoming accidental bycatch. Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8. Ex: Some people wrongly believe their household contents insurance will cover their angling equipment.
aparencia
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* nebuloso en aparencia=nebulous-seeming.

aparentando
=in the guise of ; under the guise of.
Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.
Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.

aparentar
(v.)=feign ; put on + an act ; keep up + appearances ; show off ; pretend.
Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.
Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.

aparente
(adj.)=apparent ; perceived ; seeming.
Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
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* sin causa aparente=for no apparent reason ; for apparently no reason.
* sin motivo aparente=for no apparent reason ; for apparently no reason.
* sin razón aparente=for no apparent reason ; for apparently no reason.

aparentemente
=apparently ; seemingly ; deceptively ; apparently ; apparently ; ostensibly ; by the sounds of it ; by the looks of it.
Ex: It is not difficult to understand how the apparently continuous flow of IT developments can give rise to the feeling of being left behind with outmoded techniques and concerns.
Ex: Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'.
Ex: Networking is a deceptively simple concept that can be very complex to implement.
Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.
Ex: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.

aparición
(n.)=appearance ; emergence ; launch ; rise ; wraith ; apparition ; apparition ; emersion ; visitation.
Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.
Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: A gathering of 10 CD-ROM application developers resulted in the launch of the CD-ROM Standards and Practices Action Group.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.
Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.
Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.
Ex: This emersion means that the current cohort of students think in fundamentally different ways from those that have gone before.
Ex: A powerful source of 'visitations' is the so-called 'waking dream' which occurs in the twilight between wakefulness and sleep and combines features of both.
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* aparición tardía=late arrival.
* de reciente aparición=of recent vintage.
* frecuencia de aparición=frequency of occurrence.

aparición tardía
(n.)=late arrival.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
apariencia
(n.)=appearance ; illusion ; look ; veneer ; tinsel ; outward appearance ; semblance.
Ex: Magazines published by USA automobile clubs are disparate in appearance and frequency, but may contain valuable reference material.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.
Ex: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.
Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
Ex: Over the course of time, aesthetic semblance has become a key part of aesthetic philosophy.
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* apariencia externa=outward appearance.
* apariencia física=physical appearance.
* apariencias=window dressing.
* apariencia sencilla=simple-looking.
* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo=take on + Adjetivo + aspect.
* bajo la apariencia de=in the guise of ; under the guise of.
* dar la apariencia de=place + a veneer of.
* darle a Algo/Alguien la apariencia de=give + Nombre + the appearance of.
* dar una apariencia de=provide + a semblance of ; give + a semblance of.
* de apariencia=cosmetic ; looking.
* de apariencia engañosa=misleading ; meretricious.
* de apariencia extraña=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de apariencia interesante=interesting-looking.
* en apariencia=apparently ; looking ; seemingly ; on the face of it ; on the surface ; ostensibly.
* esperanzador en apariencia=hopeful-seeming.
* guardar las apariencias=preserve + appearance ; keep up + appearances.
* las apariencias engañan=don't judge a book by its cover ; there's more to it than meets the eye ; be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* mantener las apariencias=keep up + appearances.
* mantener una apariencia de=maintain + a semblance of.
* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia=smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
* serio en apariencia=deadpan.
* tener una apariencia + Adjetivo=have + a + Adjetivo + look.

apariencia externa
(n.)=outward appearance.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
apariencia física
(n.)=physical appearance.
Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.
apariencia sencilla
=simple-looking.
Ex: The simple-looking flow from editorial to production to sale is not, by any means, the whole story of publishing.
apariencias
(n.)=window dressing.
Ex: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.
apartadero
(n.)=siding.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and the railroads -- or sitting on a siding watching the freight trains go by' compares the possible future of libraries and information centres with the state of US railways.

apartado
=secluded ; section ; alcove ; remote ; off the beaten track.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.
Ex: The article 'Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.
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* apartado de comentarios=comments section.
* apartado de correos=P.O. Box ; post office box.
* apartado postal=post office box.
* camino apartado=byway.
* muy apartado de=a long way removed from.
* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad=nothing + can + be further from the truth ; nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* por caminos apartados=off-road.
* región apartada=backwoods, the.
* rincón apartado=secluded spot.

apartado de comentarios
(n.)=comments section.
Ex: The comments sections also contained warm words of praise for her and her work.
apartado postal
(n.)=post office box.
Ex: The results revealed that students considered notices in their university post office boxes to be the best way of informing them of activities.
apartamento
(n.)=apartment.
Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
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* bloque de apartamentos=apartment block ; apartment complex ; apartment building ; apartment block.
* compartir apartamento=room (with).
* edificio de apartamentos=apartment building ; apartment complex.

apartamiento
(n.)=retreat.
Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.

apartar
(v.)=put + aside ; put by ; lock out ; push + Nombre + to one side ; keep in + reserve ; leave + aside ; set apart ; lay + Nombre + aside ; brush aside ; set + aside ; nudge + Nombre + aside ; leave by + the wayside ; push aside ; turn + Nombre + away.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: This article examines the role of public library trustees who appear to live on the fringes of the library profession, locked out of the decision making mainstream.
Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..
Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.
Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.
Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside.
Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.
Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.
Ex: It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on.
Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
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* apartar a la fuerza=prise + Nombre + away.
* apartar de=wean + Nombre + (away) from.
* apartar de la vista=hide + Nombre + from view.
* apartar del sacerdocio=defrock.
* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en=set + aside + Dinero + for.
* apartar gradualmente de=wean + Nombre + off.
* apartar la vista=look + the other way.
* apartarse=step + aside ; stray (from/outside) ; skew away.
* apartarse a un lado=pull over.
* apartarse aun más=move + further apart.
* apartarse (de)=depart from ; turn away from ; become + detached from ; pull away (from) ; deviate (from).
* apartarse de la realidad=stray from + reality.
* apartarse del buen camino=go off + the rails ; stray from + the straight and narrow.
* apartarse del camino de la verdad=stray from + the straight and narrow.
* apartarse de los caminos principales=go + off-road.
* apartarse el pelo de los ojos=flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.
* apartarse más aun=move + further apart.
* le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas=the pot calls the kettle black.
* no apartarse del buen camino=keep on + the right track.

apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en
(v.)=set + aside + Dinero + for.
Ex: To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
apartar a la fuerza
(v.)=prise + Nombre + away.
Ex: But we're going to have to prise her away from the place now because she's fallen in love with it.
apartar de
(v.)=wean + Nombre + (away) from.
Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
apartar de la vista
(v.)=hide + Nombre + from view.
Ex: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.
apartar del sacerdocio
(v.)=defrock.
Ex: The Church will be able to defrock priests in such cases by decree.
apartar gradualmente de
(v.)=wean + Nombre + off.
Ex: Ministers will be ordered to adopt urgent measures to wean the country off oil due to the dramatic rise in fuel prices.
apartar la vista
(v.)=look + the other way.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
apartarse
(v.)=step + aside ; stray (from/outside) ; skew away.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others. Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence. Ex: Management priorities are often skewed away from emphasis on continuing education.
apartarse a un lado
(v.)=pull over.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
apartarse aun más
(v.)=move + further apart.
Ex: When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
apartarse de
(v.)=depart from ; turn away from ; become + detached from ; pull away (from) ; deviate (from).
Ex: It is sometimes helpful to depart from strict alphabetical arrangement. Ex: Managers, overwhelmed by a cascade of documents, tend to turn away from print. Ex: We see the conceptualisation of Indigenous knowledge becoming detached from holistic notions of 'culture' in the human sciences. Ex: Recent patterns of decisions have seen the federal government pulling away from its role as a leading player in the information age. Ex: However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms.
apartarse de la realidad
(v.)=stray from + reality.
Ex: Librarians should stay close to the customers to avoid straying from reality.
apartarse de los caminos principales
(v.)=go + off-road.
Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.
apartarse del buen camino
(v.)=go off + the rails ; stray from + the straight and narrow.
Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo. Ex: Even the best of parents have kids who stray from the straight and narrow.
apartarse del camino de la verdad
(v.)=stray from + the straight and narrow.
Ex: Even the best of parents have kids who stray from the straight and narrow.
apartarse el pelo de los ojos
(v.)=flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: She smiled at him flicking a bit of her mousy brown hair out of her eyes.
apartarse más aun
(v.)=move + further apart.
Ex: When water boils the particles do not move closer together but further apart.
aparte
=aside ; separate ; of its own.
Ex: Cost considerations aside, an informative abstract is to be preferred in most instances.
Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: The document has no title of its own.
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* aparte de=apart from ; other than ; quite apart from ; aside from.
* dejar aparte=leave + aside.
* mantener aparte=keep + separate.
* mundos aparte=like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* ser un caso aparte=be in a league of its own.
* ser un punto y aparte=be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new story ; be a different kettle of fish ; be a different story.
* un mundo aparte=a world apart ; a breed apart.
* vivir en un mundo aparte=inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.

aparte de
=apart from ; other than ; quite apart from ; aside from.
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities. Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs. Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment. Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.
apartheid
(n.)=apartheid.
Nota: Segregación racial en Africa.
Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.

apasionadamente
=passionately ; vehemently ; hotly ; ardently.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
Ex: Pope flushed hotly at this disclosure.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.
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* interesarse apasionadamente por + Nombre=be bitten by the + Adjetivo + bug.

apasionado
(adj.)=ardent ; impassioned ; passionate ; enthusiast ; vehement ; avid ; torrid.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
Ex: They took on the unusual character of a great and impassioned national debate of the relative merits of the existing finding catalog and the alternative proposed by Panizzi and his associates.
Ex: At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.
Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
Ex: There was besides vehement opposition to the machines from the hand compositors.
Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
Ex: He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.

apasionamiento
(n.)=gush ; ardour [ardor, -USA].
Ex: Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

apasionante
(adj.)=heady ; enthralling ; gripping ; electrifying.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
Ex: This novel is still as fresh and vivid and fascinating and enthralling as it was when I was fifteen years old.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.

apasionar
(v.)=electrify.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
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* apasionarse=fire up.

apasionarse
(v.)=fire up.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
apatía
(n.)=burnout [burn-out] ; apathy ; plateauing ; impassivity ; indolence ; lassitude ; listlessness.
Ex: Burnout is a growing phenomenon among librarians and other human service professionals = La apatía es un fenómeno que se da cada vez con más frecuencia entre los bibliotecarios y otros profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
Ex: Plateauing is reaching a stage in work or life where there is no more growth or movement and it can destroy motivation, allegiance, commitment, and productivity.
Ex: The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.
Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
Ex: The condition of listlessness or general lack of energy is usually related to insomnia.
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* apatía emocional=emotional burnout ; emotional exhaustion.
* con apatía=listlessly.

apatía emocional
(n.)=emotional burnout ; emotional exhaustion.
Ex: Compassion fatigue encompasses desensitisation and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about social problems = La fatiga compasiva incluye la insensibilización y la apatía emocional, como fenómeno asociado a la insistente bombardeo informativo sobre los problemas sociales. Ex: Librarians are at risk for burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment.
apañar
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* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda=every man for himself.
* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo=leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda=leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.

apeadero
(n.)=flag stop.
Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.

apearse
(v.)=dismount.
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
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* apearse de=get off.
* apearse del burro=back down.

apearse de
(v.)=get off.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Getting off the library merry-go-round: McAnally and Downs revisited'.
apearse del burro
(v.)=back down.
Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
apechugar
(v.)=stand + the gaff.
Ex: Thus far the oil companies have stood the gaff well, considering the burden thrown on them by declining prices and mounting stocks.

apedrear
(v.)=pelt ; stone.
Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
Ex: Government militiamen attempting to supress the rallies were beaten and stoned by the crowds.
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* apedrear hasta la muerte=stone to + death.

apedrear hasta la muerte
(v.)=stone to + death.
Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
apegado
(adj.)=clingy .
Ex: Most parents know instinctively when their child is sickening for something: the child may not be as lively as usual; he may refuse his food; he may become clingy.

apego
(n.)=attachment.
Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.

apelación
(n.)=appeal ; hearing of appeals.
Ex: This article details the first decision in a case of copyright infringement, the appeal, and the dissention of one of he judges.
Ex: Each of the three agencies in a consortium is to have an equal voice in planning, policy formation, assignment of responsibilities, evaluation of programs, and the hearing of appeals.
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* juzgado de apelación=appellate court.
* repertorios de recursos de apelación=records of appeal proceedings.
* tribunal de apelaciones=court of appeal ; appeal(s) court.

apelar
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* apelar a=appeal to.

apelar a
(v.)=appeal to.
Ex: Of course, the notion of service, though appealing to our altruism, also does have less attractive connotations of deference and, at worst, inferiority.
apelativo
(n.)=monicker [moniker] ; appellative ; appellation.
Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
Ex: This rule alters the provisions of the 1942 code where, by rule 19, surnames alone or those followed by appellatives, designations, etc., preceded the same name with initials or forenames.
Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.

apellido
(n.)=family name ; last name ; surname.
Ex: Another issue is whether names should be inverted, i.e. family name followed by forename.
Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.
Ex: Corporate names and multiple surnames are permuted or KWIC-indexed, and thus displayed on the screen under each significant word.
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* apellido compuesto=compound surname.
* apellido de soltera=maiden name.
* nombre y apellidos=full name.

apellido compuesto
(n.)=compound surname.
Ex: A compound surname is a surname consisting of two or more proper names, often connected by a hyphen, conjunction, or preposition.
apellido de soltera
(n.)=maiden name.
Ex: Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.
apelmazado
(adj.)=soggy .
Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.

apelmazamiento
(n.)=caking.
Ex: It also acts as an excellent soil additive that prevents the caking of soil in potted plants.

apelmazarse
(v.)=cake (up).
Ex: He opened the jar to find that the powder had caked up and was no longer free flowing.

apenado
(adj.)=ashamed ; bereft ; disconsolate ; distressed.
Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
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* estar muy apenado=be beside + Reflexivo + with grief.

apenar
(v.)=distress.
Ex: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.
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* apenarse=grieve.

apenarse
(v.)=grieve.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
apenas
=hardly ; rarely ; scarcely ; barely ; by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; seldom ; scantily.
Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject.
Ex: The machine is indeed capable of providing very rapid access based on combinations of data elements; combinations which a human could scarcely keep in mind while reviewing entries in a static, manual file.
Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes.
Ex: Imagine that you are sitting in a rocking-chair near the fireplace, and the room is scantily lit only by the burning firewood.
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* apenas cuatro gatos=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
* apenas cuatro pelagatos=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
* apenas + Participio=sketchily + Participio.
* apenas visible=faint .
* en apenas nada=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* permitir apenas=leave + little room for.
* sin apenas ser oído=as quiet as a mouse.

apenas + Participio
=sketchily + Participio.
Ex: Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.
apenas cuatro gatos
=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
Ex: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Ex: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Ex: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Ex: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness. Ex: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.
apenas cuatro pelagatos
=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
Ex: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Ex: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Ex: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Ex: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness. Ex: But his radical views on religion would destroy his success, and by the end of his life, only a handful of people attended his funeral.
apenas visible
(adj.)=faint .
Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
apendicitis
(n.)=ruptured appendix ; appendicitis.
Ex: Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
Ex: Appendicitis is the most common acute surgical emergency of the abdomen.

apercibimiento
(n.)=notice.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
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* apercibimiento de desahucio=eviction notice.
* apercibimiento de desalojo=eviction notice.

apercibimiento de desahucio
(n.)=eviction notice.
Ex: Very few forcible evictions are performed, with the result that nearly 14,000 families continue to live in their apartments after being served eviction notices.
apercibimiento de desalojo
(n.)=eviction notice.
Ex: Very few forcible evictions are performed, with the result that nearly 14,000 families continue to live in their apartments after being served eviction notices.
aperitivo
(n.)=appetiser [appetizer, -USA] ; cocktail party ; hors d'oeuvre ; snack ; entrée ; refreshment ; snack food ; snack meal.
Ex: To begin with, both methods are appetizers since they stimulate a desire to read for oneself what one has heard told = Para empezar, ambos métodos sirven de aperitivo puesto que estimulan el deseo de leer por uno mismo lo que hemos oído contar.
Ex: The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
Ex: This fee includes lunch and refreshments but not travel or accommodation.
Ex: First developed in the seventh century, pretzels have been called one of the world's oldest snack food.
Ex: Welsh rarebit is a great snack meal which can be prepared and cooked in less tham 15 minutes.

aperos
(n.)=gear ; horse trappings ; horse tack.
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
Ex: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.
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* aperos del caballo=horse tack.

aperos del caballo
(n.)=horse tack.
Ex: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.
apertura
(n.)=opening ; window ; openness ; slot ; ostium ; slit ; opening day.
Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.
Ex: The more productive companies were found to be characterised by greater openness to outside information.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.
Ex: Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.
Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
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* ampliar el horario de apertura=extend + hours.
* apertura hidrotermal=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
* ceremonia de apertura=opening ceremony.
* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura=after-hours book drop.
* día de la apertura=opening day.
* discurso de apertura=keynote address ; opening address ; opening speech ; keynote presentation.
* especial apertura=opening special.
* fiesta de apertura=opening party.
* hora de apertura=opening time.
* horario de apertura=opening hours ; opening time ; opening day ; shopping hours ; office hours ; hours of operation.
* horario de apertura al público=banking hours.
* horario de apertura más amplio=extended hours.
* horas de apertura=business hours.
* índice de apertura=openness index.
* mecanismo de apertura=opening mechanism.
* próxima apertura=opening soon.
* recepción de apertura=opening reception.
* sesión de apertura=opening session.

apertura hidrotermal
(n.)=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
Ex: Some specific aquatic ecosystems, including marine environments and hydrothermal vents, are described. Ex: Established in 1984, it conducts research on the impacts and consequences of submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal venting on the global ocean.
apesadumbrado
(adj.)=glum ; distressed.
Ex: Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.

apesadumbrar
(v.)=distress.
Ex: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.

apestante
(adj.)=stinking.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.

apestar
(v.)=stink ; make + a stink.
Ex: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.
Ex: They thought it was their son's diapers making a stink, so they take them downstairs promptly, but it still continued to smell.
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* apestar (a)=reek (of).
* oler que apesta=stink to + high heaven.

apestar (a)
(v.)=reek (of).
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
apestoso
(adj.)=smelly ; reeking ; putrid ; stinky .
Ex: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
Ex: Scientists say that stinky feet and socks can be added to the list of factors that attract mosquitoes to feed off of human blood.

apetecer
(v.)=tickle + Posesivo + fancy ; like ; be in the mood for.
Ex: Come on in and browse around -- hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy.
Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.
Ex: Essentially, I read whatever I am in the mood for -- it is a completely spontaneous choice.

apetecible
(adj.)=enticing.
Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
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* parecer apetecible=look + tasty.

apetito
(n.)=appetite.
Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
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* abrir el apetito=whet + the appetite.
* apetito insaciable=voracious appetite ; insatiable appetite.
* apetito sexual=sex drive ; libido ; sexual desire.
* apetito voraz=voracious appetite.
* comer con apetito=eat with + appetite.
* no tener apetito=be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats.
* perder el apetito=lose + Posesivo + appetite.
* tener buen apetito=have + a good appetite.

apetito insaciable
(n.)=voracious appetite ; insatiable appetite.
Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall. Ex: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre
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apetito sexual
(n.)=sex drive ; libido ; sexual desire.
Ex: It's difficult for a female to understand just how powerful the average man's sex drive is. Ex: The most common side effects of using steroids reported were heightened libido, acne, and increased body hair. Ex: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the inability of a woman to function adequately in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, or in coital situations.
apetito voraz
(n.)=voracious appetite.
Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
apetitoso
(adj.)=inviting ; palatable ; appetising [appetizing, -USA] ; savoury [savory, -USA] ; moreish ; delicious ; tasty ; mouth-watering ; flavourful [flavorful, -USA] ; yummy .
Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.
Ex: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.
Ex: The majority of the essays concentrate on the fascination that the dance and music traditions have provoked through their savory mix of passion and melancholia.
Ex: Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish.
Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and 'delicious' ways.
Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.
Ex: End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.

apiadarse de
(v.)=take + pity on.
Ex: But then the jury took pity on him and refused to vote the death penalty.

apiario
(n.)=apiary.
Ex: Bees from these apiaries flew around white mustard, plants on wastelands and wayside ditches.

apical
(adj.)=apical.
Ex: However, the apical part of the leaves seems not to provide ovipositing females with enough protection against birds, making them easy preys.

apicultor
(n.)=beekeeper.
Ex: Beekeeping is a dying art but as long as we require food to eat, there will be a need for honeybees and beekeepers.

apicultura
(n.)=beekeeping.
Ex: Beekeeping is a dying art but as long as we require food to eat, there will be a need for honeybees and beekeepers.

apilado
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* que puede ser apilado=stacking.

apilar
(v.)=stack ; pile ; stash ; pile up ; stack + Nombre + up.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
Ex: The first thing I did was pile them one on another and then sit on them while I looked at my other presents.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.
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* apilarse=clump together.

apilarse
(v.)=clump together.
Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.
apio
(n.)=celery.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

apisonadora
(n.)=steamroller.
Ex: Mark my words: this can easily turn into a steamroller to the civil rights of African-Americans.

apisonar
(v.)=steamroller.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.

apiñado
(adj.)=crowded ; densely packed ; packed.
Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.

apiñamiento
(n.)=huddle ; overcrowding [over-crowding] ; crowding.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.

apiñar
(v.)=pack in ; pack 'em in ; pack ; cramp.
Ex: This approach allows the construction of concise summaries, containing complex sentences that pack in information.
Ex: The article 'New York packs 'em in; Martinez bows out' describes the ALA Annual Conference in New York noting the high attendance figures the unexpected decision of the chief executive of the ALA, Elizabeth Martinez, to resign.
Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.
Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.
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* apiñar en=cram into.
* apiñarse=cluster ; crowd ; huddle.

apiñar en
(v.)=cram into.
Ex: It contains about as much information as it is possible to cram into a single liftable volume, without recourse to microprint or CD-ROM = Contiene tanta información como es posible meter en un único volumen de fácil manejo sin tener que recurrir a la microimpresión o al CD-ROM.
apiñarse
(v.)=cluster ; crowd ; huddle.
Ex: He added that in the early days of the city's development, the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies. Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves. Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.
aplacamiento
(n.)=appeasement.
Ex: He supported 'appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.

aplacar
(v.)=abate ; keep + the edge off + Algo ; defuse ; still ; appease ; let up ; pacify.
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
Ex: Is television programming pacifying the masses by conditioning them not to think for themselves?.
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* aplacar la ansiedad=allay + anxiety.
* aplacar la ira=slake + Posesivo + anger.
* aplacar la sed=slake + Posesivo + thirst.
* aplacarse=die down.

aplacar la ansiedad
(v.)=allay + anxiety.
Ex: This study suggests that allaying the anxiety felt by library users is an effective tool for promoting use instructions.
aplacar la ira
(v.)=slake + Posesivo + anger.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.
aplacar la sed
(v.)=slake + Posesivo + thirst.
Ex: People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato.
aplacarse
(v.)=die down.
Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
aplanadora
(n.)=steamroller.
Ex: Mark my words: this can easily turn into a steamroller to the civil rights of African-Americans.

aplanamiento
(n.)=flattening.
Ex: This article describes methods of flattening folded documents for microfilming.

aplanar
(v.)=flatten ; enervate.
Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.
Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.

aplastado
(adj.)=flattened ; crushed.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.
Ex: Red clay tennis courts are made of natural clay or crushed red brick.

aplastamiento
(n.)=crush.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.

aplastante
(adj.)=overwhelming ; overpowering ; crushing.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.
Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight.
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* calor aplastante=oppressive heat.
* de forma aplastante=overwhelmingly.
* ganar de forma aplastante=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down ; win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
* victoria aplastante=runaway victory.

aplastar
(v.)=devastate ; squash ; crush ; steamroller ; turn + Nombre + into a grease spot ; flatten.
Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.
Ex: Jet Li is a charming drunk with a devil-may-care grin and enough skill to keep himself from being turned into a grease spot.
Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.
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* aplastar de un manotazo=swat.
* morir aplastado=crush to + death.

aplastar de un manotazo
(v.)=swat.
Ex: Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.
aplatanar
(v.)=enervate.
Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.

aplaudir
(v.)=applaud ; cheer ; clap ; give + Nombre + a big hand.
Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
Ex: Showstopper is a term used to indicate that some part of a show is so good that the audience literally stops the show by clapping.
Ex: The two thousand-seat theater was almost full and the audience was receptive, laughed a lot and gave him a big hand for a number of the points he made.
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* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir=standing ovation.

aplauso
(n.)=applause ; plaudit ; ovation.
Ex: It is called the applause Award and has been given 3 times a year since Apr 85.
Ex: This valuable collection is now accessible over the Internet, to the plaudits of numerous researchers and citizens, spreading our influence throughout the world.
Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.
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* aplausos=kudos.

aplausos
(n.)=kudos.
Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
aplazamiento
(n.)=postponement ; adjournment.
Ex: However, the present vulnerability of the scheme is shown by the delays caused by the departure of one of the full-time workers, which has led to postponement of the publication of the latest edition.
Ex: The US then called for an adjournment of talks in order to reevaluate its policy.

aplazar
(v.)=put off ; stave off.
Ex: Thus the day for practical application of bibliographical hypotheses is continually being put off.
Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
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* aplazar indefinidamente=shelve.

aplazar indefinidamente
(v.)=shelve.
Ex: The project was shelved because of the cost of producing the video discs, but with the arrival of CD-ROM it has been revived in the form of an experiment involving Blackwell, Elsevier and Springer publishers.
aplicabilidad
(n.)=applicability ; enforceability.
Ex: Terms are selected as entry points in accordance with their applicability to a certain document.
Ex: The enforceability of a shrink wrapped licence has been challenged successfully in North America.

aplicable
(adj.)=applicable ; generalisable [generalizable, -USA] ; deployable ; enforceable.
Ex: Although it covers all knowledge it has been designed to be specifically applicable to the collections in school libraries.
Ex: A study to determine whether that model is generalisable to other types of libraries was conducted in academic, public, and school libraries.
Ex: In addition, it should be deployable for new languages an order of magnitude more quickly than traditional technologies.
Ex: By-laws are prohibitive -- ie they tell people what they are not allowed to do -- and they are enforceable at law.
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* legislación aplicable=governing law.

aplicaciones
(n.)=toolbox [tool box].
Ex: The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications.
aplicaciones comerciales
(n.)=proprietary software ; commercial software.
Ex: We found these to be proprietary software that requires our clients to have the same software loaded on their computers in order to view the downloaded sites. Ex: Commercial software is used ranging from games to tutorial programs, including computer languages and programming.
aplicaciones ofimáticas
(n.)=office software.
Ex: Every librarian should understand office software such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.
aplicaciones para la información
(n.)=information solutions.
Ex: They provide pharmaceutical and medical supplies and information solutions as well as services and automation.
aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias
(n.)=library application.
Ex: Library applications may require special arrangements in order to overcome certain difficulties posed by a pre-determined ranking order.
aplicación comercial
(n.)=commercial application ; business application.
Ex: Prestel is being used in an increasing number of commercial applications including: travel; the motor trade; insurance broking; medicine; and farming. Ex: The author considers the impact the growth of sales of software suites of business applications are having on the PC industry.
aplicación de código abierto
(n.)=open source software.
Ex: From a historical perspective, open source software seems to be a particular case of what Robert C. Allen has termed 'collective invention'.
aplicación didáctica
(n.)=courseware.
Ex: The resulting lack of adequate pictorial content often lessen the overall impact of the courseware = La consecuente falta de gráficos adecuados con frecuencia reduce el impacto global de los cursos virtuales.
aplicación filtro
(n.)=filtering software.
Ex: The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.
aplicación informática
(n.)=application(s) program(me) ; application(s) software ; computer application.
Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files. Ex: There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff. Ex: This computer application allows the student to simulate the role of a volcanologist and provides insight into the role of a research scientist and the science of volcanology.
aplicación multimedia
(n.)=multimedia application.
Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
aplicación práctica
(n.)=application ; practical application.
Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application. Ex: Thus the day for practical application of bibliographical hypotheses is continually being put off.
aplicación web
(n.)=Web application.
Ex: As a Web user, you aren't likely to see the scheme in action on your screen because it's an under-the-hood way of communicating the identity of an information asset to a Web application.
aplicación^1
(n.)=application ; enforcement ; take-up ; uptake ; operationalisation [operationalization, -USA] ; enablement.
Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.
Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
Ex: One of the reasons for the relatively slow take-up of microcomputers in libraries in the Philippines is the problem caused by the multitude of languages used in the island group.
Ex: The project is investigating the factors which promote or inhibit the uptake of computers in primary schools.
Ex: Theories and models from the behavioural sciences offer a sound basis for understanding the problems with conceptualization and operationalization of user satisfaction.
Ex: The aim was that the edge would come from leveraging its knowledge assets, ie the leadership and expertise of its worldwide work force, through information technology enablement.
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* adaptar a una aplicación concreta=harness.
* adaptarse a una aplicación=suit + application.
* ámbito de aplicación=field of application.
* aplicación a tareas bibliotecarias=library application.
* aplicación práctica=application ; practical application.
* área de aplicación comercial=niche.
* campo de aplicación=field of application ; scope of application ; field of practice ; area of application.
* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador=hardware-based.
* de aplicación general=general-purpose ; of general application.
* encontrar aplicación práctica=find + application.
* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta=tailor to + application.
* mala aplicación=misapplication.
* medicación de aplicación tópica=paint-on medication.
* orientado hacia una aplicación práctica concreta=application-oriented.
* relación de aplicación=bias relation.
* según la aplicación de reglas=rule-governed.

aplicación^2
(n.)=industry ; diligence.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
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* con aplicación=industriously ; studiously.

aplicación^3
(n.)=software system ; software program ; app [application].
Nota: Abreviatura.
Ex: READS is a software system designed to run on a local area network (LAN) file server and accessed by multiple workstation.
Ex: In the Internet, a client is a software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer, often across a great distance.
Ex: I am sick and tired of how Win 2000 runs DOS apps, but I need Windows for other reasons.
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* aplicación comercial=commercial application ; business application.
* aplicación de código abierto=open source software.
* aplicación didáctica=courseware.
* aplicaciones=toolbox [tool box].
* aplicaciones comerciales=proprietary software ; commercial software.
* aplicaciones ofimáticas=office software.
* aplicaciones para la información=information solutions.
* aplicación filtro=filtering software.
* aplicación informática=application(s) program(me) ; application(s) software ; computer application.
* aplicación multimedia=multimedia application.
* aplicación web=Web application.
* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas=software support.
* dedicado a una aplicación específica=dedicated.
* desarrollo de aplicaciones=software development ; application development.
* productor de aplicaciones informáticas=application(s) developer.
* programa de montaje de aplicaciones=software packager.
* programador de aplicaciones bibliotecarias=library software developer.

aplicado^1
(adj.)=studious ; industrious ; assiduous ; conscientious.
Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.
Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.
Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
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* alumno no aplicado=underachiever.

aplicado^2
(adj.)=practical.
Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
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* ciencia aplicada=applied science.
* física aplicada=applied physics.
* investigación aplicada=action research.
* tecnología aplicada=enabling technology.

aplicador
(n.)=applicator.
Ex: Because of its shoehorn shape, the applicator allows the tube to be inserted into the esophagus safely and precisely.

aplicar
(v.)=pursue ; bring to + bear.
Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.
Ex: For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him.
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* aplicar con brocha=brush.
* aplicar de forma general=widely applied.
* aplicar de nuevo=reapply.
* aplicar el máximo castigo a Alguien=throw + the book at.
* aplicar indiscriminadamente=apply across + the board.
* aplicar la inteligencia a=apply + intellect to.
* aplicar mal=misapply.
* aplicar por extensión=extend.
* aplicarse=apply ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien=cap + fit.
* aplicarse también=hold + good.
* aplicar una capa base=prime.
* aplicar una capa de imprimación=prime.
* aplicar una mano de creosota=creosote.
* aplicar una normativa=apply + regulations.
* aplicar un tratamiento equivocado=mistreat.
* aplicar un tratamiento erróneo=mistreat.
* lo mismo se aplica a=the same is true (for/of/with).
* volver a aplicar=reapply.

aplicar con brocha
(v.)=brush.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
aplicar de forma general
=widely applied.
Ex: The 2nd one, widely applied by social scientists, relies on the assignment of new meanings to familiar terms..
aplicar de nuevo
(v.)=reapply.
Ex: What's the best lipstick or colored lipgloss that will last for a while without me having to reapply it every 5 minutes?.
aplicar el máximo castigo a Alguien
(v.)=throw + the book at.
Ex: I hope they throw the book at him, as anybody should be able to go anywhere they want without getting attacked.
aplicar indiscriminadamente
(v.)=apply across + the board.
Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
aplicar la inteligencia a
(v.)=apply + intellect to.
Ex: With his legal training Groot applied his sharp intellect to the problems of librarianship.
aplicar mal
(v.)=misapply.
Ex: Even proximity searching, if misapplied, can result in too broad a set.
aplicar por extensión
(v.)=extend.
Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.
aplicar un tratamiento equivocado
(v.)=mistreat.
Ex: Scabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.
aplicar un tratamiento erróneo
(v.)=mistreat.
Ex: Scabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.
aplicar una capa base
(n.)=prime.
Ex: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
aplicar una capa de imprimación
(n.)=prime.
Ex: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
aplicar una mano de creosota
(v.)=creosote.
Ex: The posts may also be protected by creosoting the lower end of them or by dipping them in hot coal tar.
aplicar una normativa
(v.)=apply + regulations.
Ex: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.
aplicarse
(v.)=pull up + Posesivo + socks.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

aplicarse también
(v.)=hold + good.
Ex: The general analysis of the subject will of course hold good in searching any source.
aplicársele el cuento a Alguien
(n.)=cap + fit.
Ex: We would laugh and mutter that in his case the cap fitted.
aplomo
(n.)=aplomb ; presence of mind.
Ex: 'I can do it,' he said to himself, with a certain amount of aplomb which years of dealing with problems had given him.
Ex: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.

apnea
(n.)=apnoea [apnea, -USA].
Ex: Apnoea in infants can result from a wide range of causes, and requires thorough evaluation before deciding on appropriate treatment.
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* apnea del sueño=sleep apnoea.
* apnea durante el sueño=sleep apnoea.

apnea del sueño
(n.)=sleep apnoea.
Ex: Maybe that guy has sleep apnea, and falls asleep at odd times, like when driving?.
apnea durante el sueño
(n.)=sleep apnoea.
Ex: Maybe that guy has sleep apnea, and falls asleep at odd times, like when driving?.
apocado
(adj.)=wimpish ; wimpy .
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.

apocalipsis
(n.)=apocalypse.
Ex: The author outlines the form of the data base constructed to study the tenses of words in the apocalypse of St. John.

apocalíptico
(adj.)=apocalyptic.
Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.

apodar
(v.)=nickname ; dub ; monicker [moniker].
Ex: The physical dimensions of novels then tended to increase, and during the 1820s a standard form of three substantial volumes -- the three-decker as it was later nicknamed -- became established, and dominated the production of English fiction in book form from the 1830s to the 1880s.
Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.
Ex: For us not to be monickered as a backward society we should go with the flow -- in this age of globalization it is proper to communicate in the language understood by most.

apoderado
(n.)=attorney ; proxy.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes.
Ex: This article suggests that 'form of material' should be used to serve as a proxy for information content analysis in the case of archival material.

apoderamiento
(n.)=proxy form.
Ex: Proxy forms authorize third parties to cast votes on behalf of corporate shareholders.

apoderar
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* apoderarse de=seize ; possess ; take over ; commandeer.

apoderarse de
(v.)=seize ; possess ; take over ; commandeer.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door. Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him. Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change. Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.
apodo
(n.)=monicker [moniker] ; sobriquet ; nickname ; agnomen.
Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
Ex: Typically, the subelements will fall within the following categories: forename, patronymic, family name, sobriquet, and dynastic name.
Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'His Occupational Agnomen'.

apogeo
(n.)=zenith ; peak ; heyday ; apogee.
Ex: Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
Ex: The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.
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* alcanzar + Posesivo + apogeo=peak.
* durante el apogeo de=during the height of ; during the heyday of.
* en sus años de apogeo=in + Posesivo + heyday.
* estar en pleno apogeo=be in full cry.
* tener su apogeo=flourish.

apolillado
(adj.)=moth-eaten ; mothy .
Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.

apologista
(n.)=apologist.
Ex: At the present time the misunderstandings that still persist, even among those who should know better, oblige any apologist of reference work to go out of his way to make clear what reference work is not.

apologético
(adj.)=apologetic.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.

apología
(n.)=paean ; apologia ; apology.
Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.
Ex: The article 'apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
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* hacer apología=make + apology.

apolítico
(adj.)=apolitical.
Ex: Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but anti-political.

apoquinar
(v.)=cough up + money ; shell out ; dish out ; cough up + cash ; stump up ; fork out.
Ex: They are not going to cough up additional money to pay for these rate increases.
Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.
Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.
Ex: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.
Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

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Ex: Can anyone tell me offhand if it sounds like the fault is with the clutch and if there's a way I can avoid having to fork out for it?.
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* apoquinar dinero=shell out + money ; fork over + money ; fork out + cash ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.

apoquinar dinero
(v.)=shell out + money ; fork over + money ; fork out + cash ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
Ex: I don't think the Council on Library Resources is of any mind to go shelling out money for ten years the way it did before. Ex: This means that if your children want to keep your home after you die, they'll have to fork over money to the bank. Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run. Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run. Ex: Contractor says he forked out own money to ensure Rod Stewart concert went ahead.
aporreamiento
(n.)=beating.
Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.

aporrear
(v.)=pound ; club ; pummel ; knock + the living daylights out of ; knock + the hell out out of ; cosh ; clobber ; whack ; thump ; bludgeon.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.
Ex: One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano.
Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.
Ex: An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.
Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.
Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head' .
Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

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aporreo
(n.)=beating.
Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.

aportación
(n.)=contribution ; input ; addition.
Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).
Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.
Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.
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* aportación de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.

aportación de ideas
(n.)=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
Ex: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work. Ex: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
aportado
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* aportado por el autor=author-contributed.

aportado por el autor
=author-contributed.
Ex: The exploration aims to view table of contents terminology in the context of functions served by other representations of subject information, including Library of Congress subject headings, work title terminology, and author-contributed front matter.
aportar
(v.)=bring ; inject ; plug into ; chime in with ; kick in.
Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.
Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.
Ex: In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.
Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.
Ex: Everyone kicked in twenty bucks each and the winning team got to donate it to the charity of their choice.
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* aportar a=make + contribution to(wards).
* aportar beneficios=lead to + benefits ; bring + benefits ; bring + benefits.
* aportar ideas=contribute + ideas ; brainstorm.
* aportar materia prima para=provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.
* aportar sugerencias=contribute + suggestions.
* aportar ventajas=bring + strengths.

aportar a
(v.)=make + contribution to(wards).
Ex: Document analysis makes a significant contribution to communication and information flow.
aportar beneficios
(v.)=lead to + benefits ; bring + benefits ; bring + benefits.
Ex: Packages are used by many clients of the developer, and this very fact can lead to many benefits. Ex: Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs. Ex: Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs.
aportar ideas
(v.)=contribute + ideas ; brainstorm.
Ex: So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name. Ex: A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.
aportar materia prima para
(v.)=provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.
Ex: Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.
aportar sugerencias
(v.)=contribute + suggestions.
Ex: So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name.
aportar ventajas
(v.)=bring + strengths.
Ex: Little has been written about the strengths subject specialists can bring to reference collection development.
aporte
(n.)=contribution.
Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).

aposento
(n.)=living quarters ; den.
Nota: Generalmente, lugar en una casa donde una persona se siente más cómodo y en el que busca la privaacidad.
Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
Ex: How to build wall-to-wall bookcases to make your study, den or computer room much nicer to be in and more adaptable for space.

aposiento
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* retirarse a los aposientos de Uno=retire + at night.

aposta
=purposely ; knowingly ; studiously ; on purpose.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.
Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.

apostador
(n.)=punter.
Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.

apostar
(v.)=bet ; place + a wager ; make + a wager ; wager ; place + bet.
Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.
Ex: The game of roulette is very easy to play -- all that is required is to place a wager and wait for the result.
Ex: If a wager is made after the race has begun, it will not be accepted.
Ex: The win price is the result of dividing the amount of money wagered on the winner into the total win pool, less lawful deductions.
Ex: Placing bets over the Internet was effectively criminalized by the federal government last Friday.
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* apostar por=place + bid under + Nombre ; back into ; hang + Posesivo + hat on ; commit + Reflexivo + to.
* apostar por el futuro=trust in + the future.
* apostarse cualquier cosa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* apostarse el cuello=bet + Posesivo + life.
* apostarse la cabeza=bet + Posesivo + life.
* apostarse la camisa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* apostarse la vida=bet + Posesivo + life.

apostar por
(v.)=place + bid under + Nombre ; back into ; hang + Posesivo + hat on ; commit + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: Many SLIS respondents placed bids under this scheme but with notable lack of success. Ex: To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte. Ex: There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters. Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
apostar por el futuro
(v.)=trust in + the future.
Ex: A stone monument carries a plaque that reads 'To plant a tree is to trust in the future'.
apostarse
(v.)=station ; post.
Ex: Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.
Ex: The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.

apostarse cualquier cosa
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
apostarse el cuello
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
apostarse la cabeza
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
apostarse la camisa
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
apostarse la vida
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
apostasía
(n.)=apostasy.
Ex: America's degree of apostasy can be directly measured by the amount of tolerance that us Christians have for wickedness and evil.

apostema
(n.)=abscess.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.

apostilla
(n.)=comment ; note ; annotation ; marginal note.
Ex: Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information of a document by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: Some of the criteria used to determine whether it is worthwhile to obtain an appraisal of a book collection are: age, content, illustrations, place of publication, publisher, condition of the items, marginal notes, and previous owners.

apostillar
(v.)=annotate ; countersign ; visa.
Ex: Once users have loaded data, other users may add comments, or annotate other users' data.
Ex: You must have your form countersigned by someone of professional standing who has known you for at least two years.
Ex: Certificates must be visaed by customs authorities at the airport of departure.

apostólico
(adj.)=apostolic.
Ex: Visits to the great basilicas dedicated to the apostolic martyrs Peter and Paul were a key element of Roman pilgrimages.
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* carta apostólica=apostolic letter ; ecclesiastic letter.
* Iglesia Católica Apostólica Romana, la=Roman Catholic Church, the.

apoteosis
(n.)=apotheosis ; finale.
Ex: It is at this point that the serious problems begin to occur; when the apotheosis is effected from file to catalog.
Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.

apoteósico
(adj.)=tumultuous.
Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
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* final apoteósico=grandstand finish.

apoyado
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* apoyado con un estrecho margen=narrowly endorsed.
* apoyado por el gobierno=government-supported ; government-backed.
* apoyado por los patrones=employer-backed.

apoyado con un estrecho margen
=narrowly endorsed.
Ex: The film was narrowly endorsed by the ALA only after a heated and violent debate which is still reverberating = La película fue apoyada por la ALA con un estrecho margen después de un debate violento y acalorado que todavía resuena.
apoyado por el gobierno
(adj.)=government-supported ; government-backed.
Ex: Canada has never enjoyed a government-supported regional medical library system. Ex: Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.
apoyado por los patrones
=employer-backed.
Ex: But it has to be said that many, if not most, of the successes in employer-backed changes have been achieved from the staff side.
apoyapiés
(n.)=footrest.
Ex: You must not carry a pillion passenger on your bicycle unless you have a pillion seat and footrest.

apoyar
(v.)=back ; boost ; endorse ; espouse ; give + support ; give + weight to ; lend + weight to ; offer + support ; support ; sustain ; align + Reflexivo + with ; prop ; buttress ; lend + support ; undergird ; bolster ; add + weight to ; add + Posesivo + weight to ; buy into ; shore up ; back into ; second ; ditto ; stand by ; rally (a)round ; rally behind ; plump for ; forward ; back + Nombre + up ; root for ; prop up.
Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.
Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
Ex: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs.
Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
Ex: This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves.
Ex: The type cases were propped up for use on a timber frame at a convenient working height.
Ex: Authors were often buttressed in their novel writing by other pieces of freelance writing.
Ex: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult.
Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.
Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.
Ex: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.
Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
Ex: The vendor, like the academic librarian it services, it must buy into the mission of the academic institution.
Ex: This project seeks to return control of scholarly publications to the academy and to shore up the case for publication of genuine scholarly works.
Ex: To the best of my knowledge, most of the big research libraries backed into the world of media = Según mi opinión, la mayoría de las bibliotecas académicas apostaron por adquirir todo tipo de soporte.
Ex: Most of the proposals for establishing gender studies were seconded.
Ex: I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.
Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.
Ex: I didn't know her from Adam but started rooting for her from day 1 of the competition.
Ex: The Obama administration believes that propping up dicey governments is in the national best interest.
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* apoyar al ganador=side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* apoyar Algo completamente=put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.
* apoyar de nuevo=reendorse.
* apoyar en=lean against.
* apoyar la idea=endorse + the idea.
* apoyar la necesidad de=endorse + the need (for/to).
* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento=support + Posesivo + case ; buttress + Posesivo + case.
* apoyarse en=lean on/upon ; inform.
* apoyarse sobre=rest on/upon.
* apoyar una causa=forward + cause ; support + cause.
* apoyar una idea=favour + idea.
* apoyar una opinión=support + contention.
* apoyar un argumento=support + contention.
* apoyar una tesis=give + weight to the claim that.
* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta=seconder.
* que apoya moralmente=supportive.

apoyar + Posesivo + argumento
(v.)=support + Posesivo + case ; buttress + Posesivo + case.
Ex: Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento. Ex: Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.
apoyar Algo completamente
(v.)=put + Posesivo + muscle behind + Nombre.
Ex: California unions are putting their muscle behind Proposition 72.
apoyar al ganador
(v.)=side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
Ex: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years. Ex: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
apoyar de nuevo
(v.)=reendorse.
Ex: We can see that the basic functions expected to be served by the catalog have not altered, and indeed have been reendorsed after a century of experience.
apoyar en
(v.)=lean against.
Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..
apoyar la idea
(v.)=endorse + the idea.
Ex: I can probably get the council and the finance committee to endorse the idea.
apoyar la necesidad de
(v.)=endorse + the need (for/to).
Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
apoyar un argumento
(v.)=support + contention.
Ex: Surveys of radio listeners do not support his contention that libraries' competitors are more attractive.
apoyar una causa
(v.)=forward + cause ; support + cause.
Ex: At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship. Ex: There is a number of members of the US Congress who have supported the cause of libraries = Hay ciertos miembros del Congreso de los Estados Unidos que han apoyado la causa de las bibliotecas.
apoyar una idea
(v.)=favour + idea.
Ex: Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.
apoyar una opinión
(v.)=support + contention.
Ex: Surveys of radio listeners do not support his contention that libraries' competitors are more attractive.
apoyar una tesis
(v.)=give + weight to the claim that.
Ex: However, circumstantial evidence gives weight to the claim that these features should be linked to the emplacement of the stone in its present location.
apoyarse en
(v.)=lean on/upon ; inform.
Ex: Stanton changed her position, and leaned her chin upon her hand. Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.
apoyarse sobre
(v.)=rest on/upon.
Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.
apoyo
(n.)=backing ; endorsement ; support ; advocacy ; prop ; escort ; anchor ; anchor point ; supportiveness ; sustainment ; a shoulder to cry on ; backup [back-up] ; buttress.
Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.
Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture.
Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.
Ex: This format can provide an anchor for instructional designers attempting to come to terms with the vast potential of hypertext and hypermedia.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of the library as a permanent anchor point for the local community.
Ex: Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the 'supportiveness' of that discipline.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The aggressiveness of a number of publications on this subject, replete with their accusations without any backup, can be interpreted as settling of scores.
Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
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* administrativo de apoyo=clerical employee.
* apoyo administrativo=administrative support.
* apoyo a la toma de decisiones=decision support.
* apoyo del personal=staff support.
* apoyo económico=financial support ; financial backing.
* apoyo estatal=state support.
* apoyo financiero=financial backing.
* apoyo moral=moral support.
* apoyo mutuo=mutual support.
* apoyo para los pies=footrest.
* apoyo técnico=service support ; technical support ; product support ; tech support.
* apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas=software support.
* buscar apoyo=line up + support.
* buscar el apoyo de=woo.
* carta de apoyo=letter of support.
* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios=curriculum material center.
* clases de apoyo=remedial teaching.
* como apoyo a=in support of.
* conseguir apoyo=mobilise + support ; win + support ; line up + support ; gain + support.
* contar con apoyo para=have + support for.
* contar con el apoyo de Alguien=have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
* contar con el apoyo necesario para=have + the power behind to.
* crear apoyo=build + support.
* dar apoyo=give + support ; support ; provide + support.
* de apoyo=enabling ; supportive.
* destreza de apoyo=ancillary skill.
* educación de apoyo=remedial education.
* en apoyo a=in support of.
* estructura de apoyo=support structure.
* fomentar apoyo=build + support.
* ganarse el apoyo=earn + support.
* grupo de apoyo=interest group ; support group.
* herramienta de apoyo=enabler.
* material didáctico de apoyo=study aide.
* mecanismo de apoyo=enabler.
* merecer apoyo=be deserving of support.
* ofrecer apoyo=support ; provide + support ; rally (a)round ; rally behind.
* personal administrativo de apoyo=clerical staff ; clerical worker ; clerical personnel.
* personal de apoyo=paraprofessional staff ; support staff.
* personal de apoyo bibliotecario=library support staff.
* personal técnico de apoyo=support staff.
* prestar apoyo=lend + support ; support.
* prestar apoyo a=go to + bat for ; bat for.
* proporcionar apoyo=provide + support ; support.
* punto de apoyo=foothold ; fulcrum.
* que actúa de apoyo=supporting ; supporting.
* recabar apoyo=garner + support.
* recibir apoyo=receive + support ; attract + support.
* redirigir el apoyo=divert + support.
* ser un gran apoyo=be a tower of strength.
* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar=respite care.
* servicio de apoyo=backup service ; support service.
* servir de apoyo a=inform.
* sin apoyo=unsupported.
* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones=decision support system ; decision making system.
* solicitar apoyo=canvass + support.
* técnica de apoyo=enabling skill.
* tecnología de apoyo=enabling technology.
* trabajo administrativo de apoyo=clerical work.
* trabajo de apoyo=escort work.

apoyo a la toma de decisiones
(n.)=decision support.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Clinical decision-support in the field of tetanus serology using an associative storage model implemented in LISP'.
apoyo administrativo
(n.)=administrative support.
Ex: Lack of qualified staff and administrative support had retarded development of prison library service in the state = La falta de personal cualificado y de apoyo administrativo ha retardado el desarrollo de los servicios bibliotecarios penitenciarios en el estado.
apoyo del personal
(n.)=staff support.
Ex: The project had staff support and there was unanimous recognition that more reading time was needed.
apoyo económico
(n.)=financial support ; financial backing.
Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role. Ex: This is partly because the 40-year civil war has developed into a war of attrition, with ransom money from kidnapping providing much of the financial backing.
apoyo estatal
(n.)=state support.
Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.
apoyo financiero
(n.)=financial backing.
Ex: This is partly because the 40-year civil war has developed into a war of attrition, with ransom money from kidnapping providing much of the financial backing.
apoyo moral
(n.)=moral support.
Ex: I happen to believe laughter is the best moral support a person can receive.
apoyo mutuo
(n.)=mutual support.
Ex: Better conditions are created by the elimination of competition by means of mutual aid and mutual support.
apoyo para los pies
(n.)=footrest.
Ex: You must not carry a pillion passenger on your bicycle unless you have a pillion seat and footrest.
apoyo técnico
(n.)=service support ; technical support ; product support ; tech support.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades. Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support. Ex: On a 4 star rating, the drive was rated 4 on ease of installation, ease of use, and overall value; and 3 on product support. Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.
apoyo técnico de aplicaciones informáticas
(n.)=software support.
Ex: The cost of software support -- which can be as much as 10% of the purchase price per year -- will have to be included in costings.
applet
(n.)=applet.
Nota: En Internet, programa Java pequeño que puede incluirse en una página HTML.
Ex: Applet is a small Java program that can be embedded in an HTML page.

apreciable
(adj.)=noticeable ; perceptible ; appreciable.
Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
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* de forma apreciable=markedly.

apreciablemente
=appreciably ; markedly.
Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
Ex: Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.

apreciación
(n.)=taste.
Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.
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* apreciación de la literatura=literature appreciation.
* apreciación del arte=art appreciation.

apreciación de la literatura
(n.)=literature appreciation.
Ex: The coalition is headed by staff of Greenboro Public Library, North Carolina, and it encompasses remedial tutoring, literature appreciation, study skills and reading skills workshops.
apreciación del arte
(n.)=art appreciation.
Ex: A case can also be made for using comic books to develop a sense of visual literacy, in much the same way that students are introduced to art appreciation or cinematic criticism = También se puede argumentar que el uso de los comics desarrolla las habilidades de interpretación de las imágenes, de la misma manera que se educa a los estudiantes a la apreciación del arte y a la crítica cinematográfica.
apreciado
(adj.)=cherished ; valued ; hugged.
Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
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* apreciado desde hace mucho tiempo=long-cherished.
* muy apreciado=highly appreciated ; long-revered.
* muy apreciado desde hace tiempo=long-revered.
* ser apreciado=receive + appreciation.

apreciado desde hace mucho tiempo
=long-cherished.
Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.
apreciar
(v.)=appraise ; appreciate ; gain + an appreciation ; have + a feeling about/for ; cherish ; relish ; taste ; prize [prise, -USA] ; take in ; look up to ; hold + Nombre + dear.
Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.
Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.
Ex: The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.
Ex: But if you have a certain feeling about language, then language ends up becoming very, very important.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.
Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
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* apreciar mejor=gain + an appreciation.
* apreciar muchísimo=treasure ; think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* capaz de apreciar=appreciative.
* saber apreciar las cosas buenas de la vida=appreciate + the good things in life.
* saber apreciar lo bueno de la vida=appreciate + the good things in life.

apreciar mejor
(v.)=gain + an appreciation.
Ex: The students have gained an appreciation of how their library skills can contribute to furthering knowledge about the culture of their country.
apreciar muchísimo
(v.)=treasure ; think + the world of ; think + highly of.
Ex: I treasure the note sent by a reader to a publisher which said 'Between the covers of your books I can ignore the TV, transistors, politics, and the weather'. Ex: But as the last hymn faded and hundreds followed his coffin out into the sun, it was obvious again: his patients still thought the world of him. Ex: Swedes think highly of the Government but not of the royal family.
aprecio
(n.)=appreciation ; valuing.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
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* expresar aprecio=express + appreciation.
* ganarse el aprecio=earn + appreciation.
* muestra de aprecio=mark of appreciation.

aprehender
(v.)=seize ; apprehend.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

apremiante
(adj.)=pressing ; exigent ; ever-pressing ; peremptory.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.
Ex: Cooperative collection development is seen as a solution to the ever-pressing problems posed by the 'information explosion'.
Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
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* necesidad apremiante=desperate need.

apremiar
(v.)=come under + pressure ; hustle.
Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.
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* dificultad + apremiar=difficulty + dog.
* tiempo + apremiar=time + press ; time + be of the essence.

apremio
(n.)=sense of urgency.
Ex: With the advent of automation, the demands for continuing education courses took on a sense of urgency.
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* librar de un apremio=relieve of + pressure.

aprender
(v.)=learn ; get into ; learn + Posesivo + lesson ; smarten up ; wise up.
Ex: It is also easy to learn the proper command chain for frequently used library funds.
Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramï‹éï‹ and wanted to get into computers?'.
Ex: One lesson soon learned was that cultural and library needs are only a small part of a municipality's overall policy.
Ex: The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas.
Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.
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* ansioso por aprender=thirsty for knowledge.
* aprender a=learn + how ; develop + a sense of.
* aprender a fuerza de errores=learn by + trial and error.
* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* aprender Algo al dedillo=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
* aprender Algo de carretilla=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
* aprender Algo de memoria=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
* aprender a manejar Algo=get + the hang of.
* aprender a su propio ritmo=learn at + Posesivo + own pace.
* aprender a vivir con Algo=learn + to live with + Nombre.
* aprender con la práctica=learn by + doing.
* aprender de=draw + lessons from.
* aprender de errores=learn from + errors.
* aprender de la experiencia=learn from + experience.
* aprender de la forma más difícil=learn + the hard way.
* aprender del pasado=learn from + the past.
* aprender de memoria=memorise [memorize, -USA].
* aprender de nuevo=relearn.
* aprender el uno del otro=learn from + one another.
* aprender en las carnes de Uno=learn + the hard way.
* aprender haciendo=learn by + doing.
* aprender la lección=learn + Posesivo + lesson.
* aprender los trucos del oficio=learn + the ropes.
* aprender mirando=shadow.
* aprender mutuamente=learn from + one another.
* aprender por el método de ensayo y error=learn by + trial and error.
* aprenderse Algo al dedillo=learn + Nombre + inside-out.
* aprenderse de memoria=commit to + memory.
* capaz de aprender=trainable.
* deseo por aprender=thirst for knowledge.
* deseoso de aprender=thirsty for knowledge.
* el que aprende=learner.
* lecciones aprendidas=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir=learner driver.
* volver a aprender=relearn.

aprender Algo a base de cometer errores
(v.)=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning the hard way: a public library's experience with CD-ROM'.
aprender Algo a fuerza de errores
(v.)=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning the hard way: a public library's experience with CD-ROM'.
aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes
(v.)=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning the hard way: a public library's experience with CD-ROM'.
aprender Algo al dedillo
(v.)=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
Ex: Kids are always going to learn the language off-pat if they are provided with the opportunity to listen and repeat. Ex: The first thing I did was to learn it by heart and it's is still one of my favourite poems. Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
aprender Algo de carretilla
(v.)=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
Ex: Kids are always going to learn the language off-pat if they are provided with the opportunity to listen and repeat. Ex: The first thing I did was to learn it by heart and it's is still one of my favourite poems. Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
aprender Algo de memoria
(v.)=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
Ex: Kids are always going to learn the language off-pat if they are provided with the opportunity to listen and repeat. Ex: The first thing I did was to learn it by heart and it's is still one of my favourite poems. Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
aprender a
(v.)=learn + how ; develop + a sense of.
Ex: It is easy to learn how to command chain through the vendor file screen. Ex: The trick, it seems to me, is to develop a sense of calculated risk, even if on an intuitive level.
aprender a fuerza de errores
(v.)=learn by + trial and error.
Ex: What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
aprender a manejar Algo
(v.)=get + the hang of.
Ex: This is very easy to do, and once you get the hang of it, you'll find it very simple.
aprender a su propio ritmo
(v.)=learn at + Posesivo + own pace.
Ex: A student-centred model is recommended, which implies independent or self-study under the direct supervision of the lecturer, under whose guidance the student learns at his/her own pace.
aprender a vivir con Algo
(v.)=learn + to live with + Nombre.
Ex: All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them.
aprender con la práctica
(v.)=learn by + doing.
Ex: Experiential learning is based on the assumption that one learns by doing and that learning through real experience engages the learner's total attention.
aprender de
(v.)=draw + lessons from.
Ex: This article attempts to draw lessons for library management from a cooperative, leaderless orchestra in the USA, the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra.
aprender de errores
(v.)=learn from + errors.
Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
aprender de la experiencia
(v.)=learn from + experience.
Ex: The reason I didn't bring this up in my paper is that I've learned from bitter experience that it's well to be radical about one thing at a time.
aprender de la forma más difícil
(v.)=learn + the hard way.
Ex: The article 'Los Angeles library fire -- learning the hard way' outlines preventative measures to be considered in case of fire in libraries.
aprender de memoria
(v.)=memorise [memorize, -USA].
Ex: This practice was discontinued in 1975 since staff found the codes hard to memorise and time-consuming to check.
aprender de nuevo
(v.)=relearn.
Ex: This article considers the importance of printed materials; assistance given by staff; and users' problems relearning on-line catalogue searching.
aprender del pasado
(v.)=learn from + the past.
Ex: Those who refuse to learn from the past are certain to fail in the future.
aprender el uno del otro
(v.)=learn from + one another.
Ex: Often the intention has been for the institutions to complement one another and to learn from one another.
aprender en las carnes de Uno
(v.)=learn + the hard way.
Ex: The article 'Los Angeles library fire -- learning the hard way' outlines preventative measures to be considered in case of fire in libraries.
aprender haciendo
(v.)=learn by + doing.
Ex: Experiential learning is based on the assumption that one learns by doing and that learning through real experience engages the learner's total attention.
aprender la lección
(v.)=learn + Posesivo + lesson.
Ex: One lesson soon learned was that cultural and library needs are only a small part of a municipality's overall policy.
aprender los trucos del oficio
(v.)=learn + the ropes.
Ex: The article 'Learning the ropes' offers hints and advice to Internet users to improve the style and presentation of their Internet messages.
aprender mirando
(v.)=shadow.
Ex: This article describes the time spent by a bookseller in a publishing environment shadowing a publisher's representative.
aprender mutuamente
(v.)=learn from + one another.
Ex: Often the intention has been for the institutions to complement one another and to learn from one another.
aprender por el método de ensayo y error
(v.)=learn by + trial and error.
Ex: What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
aprenderse Algo al dedillo
(v.)=learn + Nombre + inside-out.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning computers inside-out'.
aprenderse de memoria
(v.)=commit to + memory.
Ex: It is not necessary for you to commit this filing order to memory as you will not be required it to employ it.
aprendido
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* aprendido de memoria=rote-learned.

aprendido de memoria
=rote-learned.
Ex: The method has one big disadvantage: rote-learned material may go stale after a few performances, just as a play may go stale for actors.
aprendiz
(n.)=apprentice.
Ex: By making it easier for someone who is an apprentice cataloger or a noncataloger to catalog materials, we are definitely increasing the speed through the cataloging department.
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* aprendiz de mecánica=apprentice mechanic.
* oficial aprendiz=journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].
* trabajar de aprendiz con Alguien=apprentice.

aprendiz de mecánica
(n.)=apprentice mechanic.
Ex: This expert system was designed to provide the apprentice mechanic with the ability to diagnose and repair the turbine engine like an expert mechanic.
aprendizaje
(n.)=learning.
Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.
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* aprendizaje a distancia=distance learning ; open learning.
* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida=lifelong learning.
* aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL)=computer-assisted learning (CAL).
* aprendizaje a través de Internet=virtual learning.
* aprendizaje a través de la experiencia=experiential learning.
* aprendizaje a través de la red=electronic learning [e-learning].
* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos=online learning.
* aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas=problem based learning.
* aprendizaje basado en la memorización=rote learning.
* aprendizaje de la máquina=machine learning (ML).
* aprendizaje de un oficio=apprenticeship.
* aprendizaje durante toda la vida=lifelong education.
* aprendizaje en línea=online learning.
* aprendizaje permanente=lifelong learning.
* aprendizaje pobre en conocimiento=knowledge-sparse learning.
* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador=computer-based learning (CBL).
* aprendizaje práctico=experiential learning.
* aprendizaje rico en conocimiento=knowledge-rich learning.
* aprendizaje virtual=electronic learning [e-learning] ; virtual learning.
* autoaprendizaje=self-education.
* buen ritmo de aprendizaje=learning curve.
* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA)=learning hub ; learning resource centre (LRC).
* con problemas de aprendizaje=learning disabled.
* curva de aprendizaje=learning curve.
* deficiencias en el aprendizaje=learning disability.
* dificultades de aprendizaje=learning difficulties.
* discapacidad de aprendizaje=learning disability.
* estilo de aprendizaje=learning style.
* manual de aprendizaje=instruction book.
* método de aprendizaje=learning style ; learning method.
* modo de aprendizaje=learning style.
* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el=teachable moment, the.
* objetivo de aprendizaje=learning objective ; learning outcome.
* objeto de aprendizaje=learning object.
* oportunidad de aprendizaje=learning experience.
* persona con problemas de aprendizaje=learning disabled person.
* proceso de aprendizaje=learning process.
* programa para el aprendizaje de idiomas=language-learning sofware.
* resultado de aprendizaje=learning outcome.
* sesión de aprendizaje=instructional session.
* software para el aprendizaje de idiomas=language-learning sofware.
* tarea de aprendizaje=learning activity ; learning task.

aprendizaje a distancia
(n.)=distance learning ; open learning.
Ex: Distance learning at university level already exists in the UK, USA and USSR. Ex: After a brief description of open learning, this article examines the impact of the programme in terms of its objectives, student attitudes, tutorial support and instructional medium.
aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida
(n.)=lifelong learning.
Ex: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
aprendizaje a través de Internet
(n.)=virtual learning.
Ex: In other words, an essential element of adequate preparation and adaptability is to foster within students a positive attitude towards computers and virtual learning.
aprendizaje a través de la experiencia
(n.)=experiential learning.
Ex: Experiential learning is based on the assumption that one learns by doing and that learning through real experience engages the learner's total attention.
aprendizaje a través de la red
(n.)=electronic learning [e-learning].
Ex: The age of e-learning is already here and the interplay of technological developments and socio-economic change which has had such an impact on the commercial sector has already begun to change the processes of teaching and learning.
aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos
(n.)=online learning.
Ex: The author considers the potential of the Internet as a medium for education and teaching with a critical eye and concludes that some of the assumptions about online learning are highly suspect.
aprendizaje a través de solución de problemas
(n.)=problem based learning.
Ex: This study is designed to evaluate the impact of problem based learning on the teaching hospital libraries affiliated with the University of Toronto.
aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL)
(n.)=computer-assisted learning (CAL).
Ex: Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines.
aprendizaje basado en la memorización
(n.)=rote learning.
Ex: Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.
aprendizaje de la máquina
=machine learning (ML).
Ex: This article reviews some aspects of the relationship between the large and growing fields of machine learning (ML) and information retrieval (IR).
aprendizaje de un oficio
(n.)=apprenticeship.
Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
aprendizaje durante toda la vida
(n.)=lifelong education.
Ex: This article discusses the role that libraries play in education in general with emphasis on lifelong education.
aprendizaje en línea
(n.)=online learning.
Ex: The author considers the potential of the Internet as a medium for education and teaching with a critical eye and concludes that some of the assumptions about online learning are highly suspect.
aprendizaje permanente
(n.)=lifelong learning.
Ex: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
aprendizaje pobre en conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge-sparse learning.
Ex: Knowledge-sparse learning depends largely on user yes-no feedback or on word frequencies across documents to guide adjustments in the IR system.
aprendizaje por medio del ordenador
=computer-based learning (CBL).
Ex: This article discusses the use of computer-based learning (CBL) for library user education and staff training.
aprendizaje práctico
(n.)=experiential learning.
Ex: Experiential learning is based on the assumption that one learns by doing and that learning through real experience engages the learner's total attention.
aprendizaje rico en conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge-rich learning.
Ex: Knowledge-rich learning depends on more complex sources of feedback, such as the structure within a document or thesaurus, to direct changes in the knowledge bases on which an intelligent IR system depends.
aprendizaje virtual
(n.)=electronic learning [e-learning] ; virtual learning.
Ex: The age of e-learning is already here and the interplay of technological developments and socio-economic change which has had such an impact on the commercial sector has already begun to change the processes of teaching and learning. Ex: In other words, an essential element of adequate preparation and adaptability is to foster within students a positive attitude towards computers and virtual learning.
aprensivo
(adj.)=apprehensive ; sinking ; squeamish.
Ex: The author makes recommendations encouraging a less apprehensive and more integrative and developmental view of the social effects of children's computer use.
Ex: He was overcome by the sinking realization that he was going to have to work day and night to prepare something he could be proud of by next Friday.
Ex: While the idea of an ossuary makes some individuals squeamish, ossuaries have been a part of human life for thousands of years.

aprensión
(n.)=apprehension ; squeamishness.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
Ex: I had no squeamishness or fear of hurting the aggressor.
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* con aprensión=apprehensively.
* sentir cierta aprensión (por)=be apprehensive (about).

apresar
(v.)=apprehend.
Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.

apresuradamente
=hurriedly.
Ex: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.
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* entrar apresuradamente=hurry in.
* marcharse apresuradamente=hasten away ; dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off.
* salir apresuradamente=dash off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off ; dart out (of).

apresurado
(adj.)=hasty ; fast-paced [fast paced] ; quick and dirty ; hurry up.
Ex: It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.
Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.
Ex: A 'quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.
Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.
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* apresurado por=in a rush.

apresurado por
=in a rush.
Ex: In a rush to computerize records, records managers may overlook the need to establish a sound basis for manual filing systems.
apresurar
(v.)=hasten.
Ex: Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.
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* apresurarse=hurry ; hurry up ; get on + Posesivo + running shoes ; hot-foot it to ; make + haste ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; get + a move on ; dart.

apresurarse
(v.)=hurry ; hurry up ; get on + Posesivo + running shoes ; hot-foot it to ; make + haste ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; get + a move on ; dart.
Ex: By systematic, step-by-step consideration free from the pressure to hurry to the next waiting individual, the number of false assumptions can be minimized. Ex: Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!. Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it. Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up. Ex: Lastly, get thou to the apothecary and make haste with a purified protein derivative. Ex: We were often told to 'rattle our dags' as kids when we were getting ready to go out somewhere. Ex: The commission asked the legislators to get a wiggle on, start making changes now. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon. Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.
apretado
(adj.)=serried ; tight ; dense ; tight-fitting ; cramped.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.
Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.
Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.

apretar
(v.)=squeeze ; nip ; tighten ; screw ; tighten + Posesivo + grip on ; press ; clenching ; cramp.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.
Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.
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* apretar a Alguien contra Algo=press + Posesivo + back against.
* apretar el gatillo=pull + the trigger.
* apretar fuerte=bear down on.
* apretarse el cinturón=tighten + Posesivo + belt ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
* apretarse los machos=gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
* con sólo apretar un botón=at the push of a button ; at the press of a button ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; at the touch of a button.
* cuando el sol aprieta=during the heat of the day.
* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta=jack of all trades, master of none.
* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta=bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* sin apretar=loosely hanging ; baggy ; saggy ; loosely.

apretar a Alguien contra Algo
(v.)=press + Posesivo + back against.
Ex: A slow burn began in her toes and worked its way up her body as he turned and pressed her back against the wall of the hallway.
apretar el gatillo
(v.)=pull + the trigger.
Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
apretar fuerte
(v.)=bear down on.
Ex: This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend.
apretarse el cinturón
(v.)=tighten + Posesivo + belt ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
Ex: For starters, there isn't much money to find -- the state has a $100 million shortfall, and Guinn has ordered agencies to tighten their belts. Ex: He advised us to gird up our loins and set about making Pakistan worthy of its name.
apretarse los machos
(v.)=gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
Ex: He advised us to gird up our loins and set about making Pakistan worthy of its name.
apretujar
(v.)=cramp.
Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

apretón
(n.)=squeeze.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers: a quick squeeze and the picture is taken.
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* apretón de manos=handshake.
* darse un apretón de manos=clasp + hands.
* dar un apretón de manos=shake + Posesivo + hand.

apretón de manos
(n.)=handshake.
Ex: The article 'A handshake is not enough' presents the dangers of concluding publishing agreements without a written and signed contract.
aprierto
(n.)=bind.
Ex: It should not take an economist or college professor to explain to college students the bind they will be in upon graduating.

aprieto
(n.)=embarrassment ; quandary ; predicament.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
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* en un aprieto=in a bind ; in a predicament.
* en un gran aprieto=in dire straits.
* en un serio aprieto=in dire straits.
* estar en un aprieto=be in a fix.
* meterse en un aprieto=get into + a predicament ; get into + a fix ; get into + a mess ; get into + difficulties ; get in(to) + trouble ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* pasar aprietos=feel + the pinch.
* poner a Alguien en un aprieto=put + Nombre + on the spot.

apriorismo
(n.)=apriorism.
Ex: And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.

aprobación
(n.)=approval ; endorsement ; consent ; encouragement ; acknowledgement [acknowledgment] ; word of encouragement ; passage ; condonation ; seal of approval ; thumbs up ; say-so.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.
Ex: Subject to the consent of the original author every thesis should be available for loan.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
Ex: Then, without waiting for an acknowledgement, he said, 'Well, I think Albert is too much the union type' and James expressed surprise.
Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
Ex: This use of square brackets has never had the official seal of approval of the FID.
Ex: The article 'Apple Macintosh: thumbs up? thumbs down?' considers whether online searchers should use Apple Macintosh machines.
Ex: She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands.
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* aprobación oficial=official seal of approval.
* con aprobación=approvingly.
* con + Posesivo + aprobación=with + Posesivo + approval.
* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación=win + Posesivo + approval.
* contar con la aprobación=meet with + approval.
* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* dar la aprobación=give + Nombre + the green light.
* no contar con la aprobación=frown on/upon.
* obtener la aprobación=meet with + approval.
* obtener + Posesivo + aprobación=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* recibir aprobación=get + the thumbs up.
* recibir la aprobación=get + the seal of approval.
* sin + Posesivo + aprobación=without + Posesivo + approval.
* sujeto a aprobación=on approval.

aprobación oficial
(n.)=official seal of approval.
Ex: This use of square brackets has never had the official seal of approval of the FID.
aprobado
(n.)=pass.
Ex: Weekly quizzes are graded on a pass/fail basis, and they are worth 20% of your grade.
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* aprobado por la FDA=FDA-approved.
* número de aprobados=pass rate.
* porcentaje de aprobados=pass rate.
* ser aprobado=get + the thumbs up.

aprobado por la FDA
=FDA-approved.
Ex: The powerful search and display capabilities of this CD-ROM permit rapid and user-friendly access to the full text of FDA-approved information on more than 2,700 products.
aprobar
(v.)=approve ; sanction ; subscribe (to) ; condone ; pass ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.
Ex: As regards abbreviations, and the extent to which they are used, most citation standards subscribe to the use of abbreviations.
Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.
Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.
Ex: Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down.
Ex: A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod.
Ex: If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
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* aprobar con los ojos cerrados=sail through + exam.
* aprobar legislación=pass + legislation.
* aprobar por moción=pass by + motion.
* aprobar sin dificultad=sail through + exam.
* aprobar una ley=pass + law ; pass + legislation ; pass + bill.
* aprobar una moción=pass + resolution ; adopt + resolution ; approve + resolution ; pass + motion.
* aprobar una propuesta=pass + proposal ; pass + proposition.
* aprobar un examen=pass + examination ; pass + an exam.
* desaprobar=frown on/upon.

aprobar con los ojos cerrados
(v.)=sail through + exam.
Ex: The next morning, she sailed through the exam confidently and scored an A.
aprobar legislación
(v.)=pass + legislation.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities.
aprobar por moción
(v.)=pass by + motion.
Ex: Policies are official statements of authority, having been developed, passed by formal motion, and recorded by the board of trustees.
aprobar sin dificultad
(v.)=sail through + exam.
Ex: The next morning, she sailed through the exam confidently and scored an A.
aprobar un examen
(v.)=pass + examination ; pass + an exam.
Ex: The last of these are the ones most directly aimed at a market, they make no claims to scholarship, only to helping students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort. Ex: If you do not pass an exam the first time, you may retake it at any time.
aprobar una ley
(v.)=pass + law ; pass + legislation ; pass + bill.
Ex: In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records. Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities. Ex: Before the bill was passed the government already had taken measures to block various Internet sites and restrict general access to the Web.
aprobar una moción
(v.)=pass + resolution ; adopt + resolution ; approve + resolution ; pass + motion.
Ex: In a resolution passed by IFLA in 1983 librarians were urged to express their professional solidarity with their colleagues. Ex: A resolution adopted by the European Parliament in January 1981 emphasizes, amongst other things, that the most important task is to inform the citizens of the Community of the work of the Parliament and of its Members. Ex: The European Community's ministers of culture approved in 1985 a resolution concerning cooperation between libraries in the area of automatic data processing. Ex: The motion was narrowly defeated by the SLA and passed by the ALA.
aprobar una propuesta
(v.)=pass + proposal ; pass + proposition.
Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed. Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
apropiación
(n.)=appropriation.
Ex: Libraries can acquire material free of charge by gift, various forms of bequest, and appropriation of lost property.
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* apropiación indebida=misappropriation ; embezzlement.

apropiación indebida
(n.)=misappropriation ; embezzlement.
Ex: The problems of piracy, misappropriation and counterfeiting of intellectual property rights are a hot issue in international trade. Ex: Computer abuse is defined as 'theft, fraud, embezzlement, damage... relating to computers'.
apropiadamente
=appropriately ; suitably ; fitly.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
Ex: Perhaps the symbol or character that would most fitly represent this age is the interrogation point.

apropiado
(adj.)=apposite ; appropriate ; apt ; convenient ; felicitous ; fit ; proper ; right ; fitting ; fertile ; commensurate ; rightful ; seemly ; accommodating ; timely ; beffiting.
Ex: All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.
Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.
Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.
Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.
Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.
Ex: With proper authorization, you may request information about the status of the copies displayed.
Ex: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.
Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.
Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
Ex: Monitors tuned to television news may have to be located in areas that are less than accommodating to the large numbers of users who want to know the fast-breaking events which affect us all.
Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.
Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.
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* apropiado para=well suited to/for.
* considerar apropiado=consider + appropriate.
* de forma apropiada=fitly ; appropriately.
* de modo apropiado=appropriately.
* de un modo apropiado=fitly.
* final apropiado=fitting end.
* lo apropiado=appropriateness.
* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el=teachable moment, the.
* no muy apropiado=wide of the mark.
* poco apropiado=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
* ser apropiado=be right.
* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia=raingear.

apropiado para
=well suited to/for.
Ex: Lithography found favour with Moslems, being well suited to reproducing calligraphy and particularly the text of the Koran.
apropiarse
(v.)=co-opt ; swipe.
Ex: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.
Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.
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* apropiarse de=appropriate ; grab ; commandeer.
* apropiarse indebidamente=embezzle ; misappropriate.
* apropiarse terrenos=appropriate + land.
* apropiarse tierras=appropriate + land.

apropiarse de
(v.)=appropriate ; grab ; commandeer.
Ex: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language. Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library. Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.
apropiarse indebidamente
(v.)=embezzle ; misappropriate.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.
apropiarse terrenos
(v.)=appropriate + land.
Ex: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.
apropiarse tierras
(v.)=appropriate + land.
Ex: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.
aprovechable
(adj.)=reusable [re-usable] ; exploitable.
Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
Ex: Information must be viewed as a precious public asset to be leveraged for the benefit of society as a whole, not as an exploitable economic commodity for the monetary gain of a few = La información debería verse como un valor público precioso que se debe usar en beneficio de toda la sociedad, no como un artículo de consumo explotable económicamente para que unos pocos ganen dinero.

aprovechada de la asistencia social
(n.)=welfare queen.
Ex: Sidel, who was raised by a single father, said the difference is that single fathers are lionized for stepping into the role while single mothers can be vilified as welfare queens or worse.
aprovechado
(n.)=opportunistic ; abuser ; abusive ; deadbeat ; victimiser [victimizer, -USA] ; freeloader ; free rider ; freebooter ; ligger.
Nota: Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él.
Ex: Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.
Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.
Ex: This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.
Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.
Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.
Ex: Free riders are those who use the information provided by others without contributing evaluations of their own.
Ex: I recognise that there are many social issues domestically and that measures should be taken to reduce the number of freebooters in society.
Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
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* aprovechada de la asistencia social=welfare queen.
* de un modo aprovechado=opportunistically.

aprovechamiento
=capitalising [capitalizing, -USA] ; capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].
Ex: Capitalising on these overlaps can strengthen the position of the library within the governmental structure.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
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* aprovechamiento al máximo=optimisation [optimization, -USA].
* aprovechamiento de la tierra=land use.
* aprovechamiento de los recursos=accountability.
* aprovechamiento de los restos de animales=animal rendering.
* aprovechamiento energético=energy efficiency.
* aprovechamiento personal=personal gain.
* de aprovechamiento=exploitative.

aprovechamiento al máximo
=optimisation [optimization, -USA].
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
aprovechamiento de la tierra
(n.)=land use.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
aprovechamiento de los recursos
(n.)=accountability.
Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
aprovechamiento de los restos de animales
(n.)=animal rendering.
Ex: Animal rendering is the process of extracting lard, tallow, and protein from leftover animal parts.
aprovechamiento energético
(n.)=energy efficiency.
Ex: A new energy efficiency survey reveals that business is embracing the challenge of becoming more environmentally friendly.
aprovechamiento personal
(n.)=personal gain.
Ex: This covert resistance to the information technology implementation process is motivated by personal gain.
aprovechar
(v.)=exploit ; harness ; build on/upon ; sop up ; put to + good use.
Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.
Ex: When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.
Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
Ex: Here are activities to sop up those extra minutes by reinforcing what you're taught.
Ex: Your advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated and you can rest assured that they will be put to good use.
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* aprovechándose de=on the coattails of.
* aprovechándose de la ocasión=opportunistically.
* aprovechar Algo al máximo=make + the most of.
* aprovechar al máximo=maximise [maximize, -USA] ; optimise [optimize, -USA] ; realise + to its full potential ; exploit + full potential ; take + full advantage (of) ; make + the best use of ; get + the best out of ; take + the best advantage ; get + the most out of ; realise + the potential ; make + the best possible use of.
* aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades=maximise + opportunities.
* aprovechar el momento=catch + the moment.
* aprovechar el tiempo al máximo=make + the most of time.
* aprovechar la experiencia profesional=harness + expertise.
* aprovechar la ocasión=use + the occasion ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* aprovechar la oportunidad=grasp + the opportunity ; seize + the opportunity ; take + the opportunity ; make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock ; make + the most of the opportunity ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* aprovechar la situación=ride + the wave(s).
* aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo=achieve + Posesivo + full potential ; develop + potential ; develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
* aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece=harness + the power of.
* aprovechar mejor=squeeze + more life out of.
* aprovechar mejor el dinero=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
* aprovechar oportunidades=exploit + opportunities.
* aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades=achieve + Posesivo + potential.
* aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial=reach + Posesivo + potential.
* aprovecharse=profit ; screw ; further + Posesivo + own interest ; milk.
* aprovecharse al máximo de=make + the best of.
* aprovecharse de=take + advantage (of) ; piggyback [piggy-back] ; cash in on ; prey on/upon ; tap into ; leverage ; make + an opportunity (out) of ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
* aprovecharse de Alguien=suck + Nombre + wealth ; milk + Nombre + dry.
* aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen=get + the best of both worlds.
* aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece=get + the best of all worlds.
* aprovecharse del interés general por Algo=exploit + appeal.
* aprovecharse del mercado=skim + the market.
* aprovecharse del sistema=game + the system ; milk + the system.
* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición=take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.
* aprovecharse de recursos=tap + resources.
* aprovecharse de una oportunidad=grab + opportunity ; capitalise on + opportunity ; leverage + opportunity.
* aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera=ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
* aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera=jump on + the bandwagon.
* aprovecharse económicamente=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
* aprovechar una oportunidad=embrace + opportunity ; catch + opportunity.
* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente=under-exploit [underexploit].
* no aprovechar el potencial=fall (far) short of + potential ; fall (far) behind + potential.

aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades
(v.)=achieve + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential.
aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial
(v.)=reach + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: Today the emphasis is more on the problems to be encountered and conquered if these technologies are to reach their real potential.
aprovechar Algo al máximo
(v.)=make + the most of.
Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.
aprovechar al máximo
(v.)=maximise [maximize, -USA] ; optimise [optimize, -USA] ; realise + to its full potential ; exploit + full potential ; take + full advantage (of) ; make + the best use of ; get + the best out of ; take + the best advantage ; get + the most out of ; realise + the potential ; make + the best possible use of.
Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant. Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library. Ex: There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making. Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated. Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format. Ex: To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results. Ex: The public librarian's information role becomes even more vital to help people get the best out of their complex environment. Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise. Ex: The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia. Ex: What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?. Ex: Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.
aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades
(v.)=maximise + opportunities.
Ex: Consultants are not cheap and libraries should maximise their opportunities with a consultant through a well informed selection of the proper person.
aprovechar el momento
(v.)=catch + the moment.
Ex: She is truly a master at catching the moment and making creative use of light, colors, and textures to draw out emotion.
aprovechar el tiempo al máximo
(v.)=make + the most of time.
Ex: Let's make the most of time before the break of day.
aprovechar la experiencia profesional
(v.)=harness + expertise.
Ex: This forum exists to harness expertise and forge consensus amongst agencies worldwide engaged in setting policy for the digitisation of our global cultural heritage.
aprovechar la ocasión
(v.)=use + the occasion ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures. Ex: We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city. Ex: She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience. Ex: I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to. Ex: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne. Ex: So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
aprovechar la oportunidad
(v.)=grasp + the opportunity ; seize + the opportunity ; take + the opportunity ; make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock ; make + the most of the opportunity ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
Ex: Peter Jackaman fears 'that public libraries have failed to grasp the opportunity which this development offered, and as result their potential role has, in many cases, been usurped by other agencies'. Ex: In meeting these information demands, the Reference Division has seized the opportunity to take advantage of alternative staffing arrangements. Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description. Ex: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'. Ex: So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'. Ex: We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity. Ex: We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city. Ex: She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience. Ex: I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to. Ex: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne. Ex: So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
aprovechar la situación
(v.)=ride + the wave(s).
Ex: The global economy is at high tide and Canada is expected to ride the wave with six per cent export growth this year.
aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo
(v.)=achieve + Posesivo + full potential ; develop + potential ; develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
Ex: Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential. Ex: A first step for developing this potential could be regular meetings organised by the library for professionals working with the aged. Ex: In the future, when videotex is developed to its full potential, deaf people will be able to use it to transmit messages person-to-person simply and rapidly.
aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece
(v.)=harness + the power of.
Ex: The author presents seven ways of harnessing the power of the computer to solve the problem of searching for articles in periodicals.
aprovechar mejor
(v.)=squeeze + more life out of.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Squeezing more life out of bitonal files: a study of black and white'.
aprovechar mejor el dinero
(v.)=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
Ex: The article 'Cutting costs: pruning the tree, logging the forest' presents general strategies that reduce search expenses or enables users to get more for their money.
aprovechar oportunidades
(v.)=exploit + opportunities.
Ex: A strategic approach to marketing increases the chance of exploiting opportunities and reduces the threats of an uncertain future.
aprovechar una oportunidad
(v.)=embrace + opportunity ; catch + opportunity.
Ex: Archivists will survive if they are prepared to confront the challenges and embrace these opportunities. Ex: More and more manufacturers from all the world catch this opportunity to promote their the latest equipment and technology.
aprovecharse
(v.)=profit ; screw ; further + Posesivo + own interest ; milk.
Ex: In what respects can a student profit from a knowledge of abstracts and by developing abstracting skills?. Ex: The article is entitled 'Are you being screwed electronically? -- ethical issues in an electronic age'. Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests. Ex: A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.
aprovecharse (de)
(v.)=take + advantage (of) ; piggyback [piggy-back] ; cash in on ; prey on/upon ; tap into ; leverage ; make + an opportunity (out) of ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
Ex: It is not surprising that the networks discussed later have all taken advantage of computer processing in some form or another. Ex: His logic is simple: People need the help of others to be truly creative -- thought breeds thought and ideas 'piggyback' on other ideas. Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists. Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed. Ex: It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end. Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power. Ex: Unfortunately, there are some trying to make an opportunity out of this very turbulant situation. Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.
aprovecharse al máximo de
(v.)=make + the best of.
Ex: Careful cooperative planning is needed to make the best of these resources.
aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición
(v.)=take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.
Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
aprovecharse de Alguien
(v.)=suck + Nombre + wealth ; milk + Nombre + dry.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: How do you really treat your customers, do you milk them dry or do you really want to offer your products and services without stepping beyond the law?.
aprovecharse de las ventajas que ambas partes ofrecen
(v.)=get + the best of both worlds.
Ex: He suggested a method of getting the best of both worlds: retaining the syntactical relationships while making separate entries for each significant word.
aprovecharse de las ventajas que cada parte ofrece
(v.)=get + the best of all worlds.
Ex: In our opinion, what CAS did was to duck the risk and to try to get the best of all worlds.
aprovecharse de recursos
(v.)=tap + resources.
Ex: Scholars have only begun to tap multimedia resources.
aprovecharse de una oportunidad
(v.)=grab + opportunity ; capitalise on + opportunity ; leverage + opportunity.
Ex: Publishers would like to grab the business opportunities created by recent technological progress. Ex: Perhaps the 2 most important factors in capitalising on opportunities and reducing risks in the acquisition of information companies is the application of a careful screening procedure = Quizás los dos factores más importantes para aprovechar oportunidades y reducir riesgos en la adquisición de empresas dedicadas a la información es la aplicación de un procedimiento cuidadoso de selección. Ex: The Internet has made it possible for us to leverage the opportunities it provides to make legitimate money doing business.
aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera
(v.)=ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train. Ex: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind. Ex: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs. Ex: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything.
aprovecharse del interés general por Algo
(v.)=exploit + appeal.
Ex: Towards the end of the century a few makers exploited the antiquarian appeal of laid hand-made paper by reviving the single-faced laid mould.
aprovecharse del mercado
(v.)=skim + the market.
Ex: Some CD-ROM publishers charge as much as possible and skim the market for the fastest and highest possible return.
aprovecharse del sistema
(v.)=game + the system ; milk + the system.
Ex: Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing. Ex: It seems that America is the land of opportunity to milk the system.
aprovecharse económicamente
(v.)=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
aprovechándose de
=on the coattails of.
Ex: He's hardly the first candidate seeking to be elected on the coattails of a leader who captured the national imagination.
aprovechándose de la ocasión
=opportunistically.
Ex: Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents.
aprovisionamiento
(n.)=victualling.
Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
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* barco de aprovisionamiento=supply vessel.
* buque de aprovisionamiento=supply vessel.

aprovisionar
(v.)=victual ; provision.
Ex: Many large ships used to anchor there in sheltered waters and were victualled.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* aprovisionarse=stock up.

aprovisionarse
(v.)=stock up.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
aproxidamente
=roughly.
Ex: This survey shows that roughly one in three of all people who enter bookshops go out with a book or books.

aproximación
(n.)=overview ; approximation ; rapprochement ; approach [approaches, -pl.].
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: If we try to group the concepts arising from the titles, we find that a first approximation gives us four groups.
Ex: The antifascism of ALA executive director Carl Milam was instrumental in reaching a rapprochement.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
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* aproximación conceptual=conceptual approach.

aproximación conceptual
(n.)=conceptual approach.
Ex: The article 'A conceptual approach to the role of the library in developing countries'.
aproximadamente
=approximately ; loosely ; more or less ; or so ; something like ; or thereabouts ; Número + odd ; round about ; roughly speaking ; ballpark.
Nota: Generalmente precedido de una cantidad.
Ex: The space in the scheme for a discipline should be approximately proportional to the size of the literature of that discipline.
Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
Ex: For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
Ex: The other plan would be to close the catalog and begin a new one in 1980 or thereabouts.
Ex: The thirty-odd books went to the infants.
Ex: Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles.
Ex: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months.
Ex: In hindsight about 350k dollars (ballpark) turned out to be the magic number.
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* aproximadamente + Cantidad=about + Cantidad.
* aproximadamente + Fecha/Número=ca. + Fecha/Número.
* cuarenta aproximadamente=fortyish.
* ser aproximadamente + Número=be around + Número ; be about + Número.
* treinta aproximadamente=thirtyish.

aproximadamente + Cantidad
=about + Cantidad.
Ex: About one-third of the new records are contributed by LC.
aproximadamente + Fecha/Número
=ca. + Fecha/Número.
Ex: Coverage in 'Sources of Reference Work' is comprehensive (ca. 20,000 titles).
aproximado
(adj.)=rough ; approximate.
Ex: Before printing, the cards from all the sets in current batch of cards are sorted by department in rough alphabetic sequence.
Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.
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* cálculo aproximado=ballpark estimate.
* cantidad aproximada=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate ; ballpark number.
* cifra aproximada=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate ; ballpark number.
* estimación aproximada=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate.
* idea aproximada=rough idea.
* número aproximado=ballpark number.

aproximar
(v.)=approximate.
Ex: This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.
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* aproximarse=near ; lie + ahead ; get + closer ; be just in the ballpark ; roll in ; draw up + closer.
* aproximarse (a)=edge (toward(s)).
* que se aproxima=oncoming.

aproximarse
(v.)=near ; lie + ahead ; get + closer ; be just in the ballpark ; roll in ; draw up + closer.
Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results. Ex: It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals. Ex: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day. Ex: Many things do not have to be perfect, just in the ballpark. Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea. Ex: 'I assume it has something to do with your choice of wardrobe,' Faye said drawing up closer and giving Sarah a hug.
aproximarse (a)
(v.)=edge (toward(s)).
Ex: The unemployment rate is edging toward 15 percent.
aptitud
(n.)=aptitude.
Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.
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* aptitudes=qualification.
* certificado de aptitud=certification.
* renovación de certificado de aptitud=recertification.

aptitudes
(n.)=qualification.
Ex: At this point one of the trustees, scratching his head, raised the question of the qualifications of such a person.
apto
(adj.)=apt ; fit .
Ex: By building upon a more apt conceptual framework the transfer of information technology can play a role, albeit limited, in the development process.
Ex: That was considered to be a fit matter to be relegated to the machines.
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* apto para circular=roadworthy.
* apto para el consumo humano=fit for human consumption.
* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados=PG-13.
* condición de estar apto para volar=airworthiness.
* no apto para el consumo humano=unfit for human consumption.
* poco apto=inapt.

apto para circular
=roadworthy.
Ex: Many of the surviving mobiles are becoming obsolete or are no longer roadworthy.
apto para el consumo humano
=fit for human consumption.
Ex: In food safety, 'fit for human consumption' generally means that a potentially dangerous substance is not present in or on a product at a harmful level for human health.
apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados
=PG-13.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
apuesta
(n.)=gamble ; stake in the ground ; wager ; flutter.
Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.
Ex: Once you confirm a bet online, your wager is considered final, we cannot cancel confirmed wagers.
Ex: At some point in the race's history, since the first running in 1839, it became an event we couldn't let pass without having a flutter.
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* apuesta por el futuro=trust in the future.
* apuestas=betting.
* apuestas deportivas=sports betting.
* corredor de apuestos=bookie.
* dilucidar una apuesta=settle + bet.
* hacer una apuesta=place + a wager ; make + a wager ; wager.
* jugador de apuestas=gambler.
* jugador de grandes apuestas=high roller.
* jugar a las apuestas=game.
* jugar una apuesta=place + bet.
* una apuesta segura=a sure bet.

apuesta por el futuro
=trust in the future.
Ex: They both lead to a rediscovery of trust in the future and of the role each of us plays in promoting a better world that the one we know.
apuestas
(n.)=betting.
Ex: The article 'betting, billiards and smoking: leisure in public libraries' traces the origins of public libraries in the 19th century campaign for recreational reform.
apuestas deportivas
(n.)=sports betting.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
apuesto
(adj.)=comely .
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

apuntador
(n.)=prompter.
Ex: He spent two years working as a prompter going to all the big studios to work on commercials and industrial films.
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* ejemplar del apuntador=prompt-copy.

apuntalar
(v.)=truss ; prop up.
Ex: This is an effective method for trussing arched roofs in mines and the like.
Ex: So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall.

apuntar
(v.)=get at ; point ; point out ; jot down ; take + aim ; take down ; mark + Nombre + down as ; mark + Nombre + up.
Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.
Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.
Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools.
Ex: This article has been a discussion of how public libraries can take aim on quality.
Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.
Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
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* apuntar a=point + the way to ; point to.
* apuntar a la misma conclusión=point to + the same conclusion.
* apuntar con el dedo=point + the fingers at.
* apuntar el hecho de que=point to + the fact that.
* apuntar muy alto=reach for + the stars ; shoot for + the stars.
* apuntarse=enrol [enroll -USA] ; sign up ; be game ; register (with).
* apuntarse a=join + Asociación.
* apuntarse medallas=chalk up + achievements.
* evidencia + apuntar a=evidence + points towards.

apuntar a
(v.)=point + the way to ; point to.
Ex: Several divisions are already taking advantage of these capabilities in their daily work and their experience has pointed the way to refinements in the system. Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
apuntar a la misma conclusión
(v.)=point to + the same conclusion.
Ex: all indications point to the same general conclusion, that an appreciable amount of all books sold are bought as gifts for other people.
apuntar con el dedo
(v.)=point + the fingers at.
Ex: I love the bit when the guy points the fingers at the people and shoots them the wink.
apuntar el hecho de que
(v.)=point to + the fact that.
Ex: She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.
apuntar muy alto
(v.)=reach for + the stars ; shoot for + the stars.
Ex: When you are reaching for the stars, make sure your feet are firmly planted on the ground. Ex: It is better to shoot for the stars and miss than aim at the gutter and hit it.
apuntarse
(v.)=enrol [enroll -USA] ; sign up ; be game ; register (with).
Ex: Summer enrollment generally exceeds 5,000, while various extension programs throughout the state enroll approximately 4,000 students. Ex: One of the first publishers to sign up for the new service is Tower Publishing, UK. Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game. Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
apuntarse a
(v.)=join + Asociación.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
apuntarse medallas
(v.)=chalk up + achievements.
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
apunte
(n.)=written note.
Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.
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* apuntes de clase=lecture notes ; class notes.
* toma de apuntes=note-taking.

apuntes de clase
(n.)=lecture notes ; class notes.
Ex: Only about half of the items photocopied were published copyright materials, the rest being lecture notes, essays, etc. Ex: The overriding goal of the project is to develop software that will aid university instructors in maximizing the instructional value of WWW-based course materials such as syllabi, class notes, etc..
apurado
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* afeitado apurado=close shave.
* andar (muy) apurado de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* apurado de dinero=strapped ; cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money.
* apurado de tiempo=time-rationed ; crunched for time ; time-crunched.
* estar muy apurado=be in a fret.
* situación apurada=hardship.

apurado de dinero
=strapped ; cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money.
Ex: This open source book is a welcome relief for strapped college students who are paying $100 and more for textbooks. Ex: As a result, the society's publishing programme went from cash strapped to thriving, even while making the periodical free online. Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game. Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money.
apurado de tiempo
(adj.)=time-rationed ; crunched for time ; time-crunched.
Ex: They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of two-parent working families. Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. Ex: Whether a time-crunched professional or busy mother of three, anyone can succeed with the right knowledge and passion.
apurar
(v.)=hustle.
Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.
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* apurar a Alguien=press to + the point.

apurar a Alguien
(v.)=press to + the point.
Ex: He would disclaim representing 'Europe', even -- and pressed to the point he might say he speaks not even for his own nation, or even his institution, but only for himself.
apurarse
(v.)=shake + a leg ; make + haste ; put + Posesivo + skates on.
Ex: Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast.
Ex: Lastly, get thou to the apothecary and make haste with a purified protein derivative.
Ex: So it looks like we will have to put our skates on to get there on time.

apuro
(n.)=predicament ; embarrassment ; quandary ; bind.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.
Ex: It should not take an economist or college professor to explain to college students the bind they will be in upon graduating.
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* apuros económicos=distressed circumstances.
* doncella en apuros=damsel in distress.
* en apuros=hard-pressed ; beleaguered ; in deep trouble ; in difficulties ; if it comes to the crunch ; when push comes to shove ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst ; in deep water ; in hot water ; in dire straits ; struggling ; in distress.
* en un apuro=in a bind ; in a predicament ; at a push.
* en un gran apuro=in dire straits.
* en un momento de apuro=if it comes to the crunch.
* en un momento de apuros=when push comes to shove ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst.
* en un serio apuro=in dire straits.
* estar en apuros=be in trouble ; be in a fix.
* hacerle a Alguien pasar apuros=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* meterse en apuros=get into + a fix ; get into + a mess ; get into + a predicament ; get into + difficulties ; get in(to) + trouble ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en un apuro=get into + a predicament.
* pasar apuros=struggle ; pass through + adversity ; have + a thin time ; be under strain ; bear + hardship ; be hard pressed ; feel + the pinch ; have + a hard time ; the wolves + be + at the door ; have + a tough time.
* pasar apuros económicos=lead + a precarious existence.
* poner a Alguien en un apuro=put + Alguien + on the spot ; put + Nombre + on the spot.
* poner en apuros=cast + a shadow over ; put + Nombre + in difficulties.
* sacar de apuros=bail out ; bale out.

apuros económicos
(n.)=distressed circumstances.
Ex: In these challenging times, the sale of assets or companies often in distressed circumstances has become particularly difficult to execute.
apuñalamiento
(n.)=stabbing.
Ex: Two men and a woman were hospitalized late Sunday after domestic argument led to multiple stabbings.

apuñalar
(v.)=stab ; knife.
Ex: He listened to me and then said 'Ë†re you finished?' and just walked away -- The woman sat up, as if stabbed.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.
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* apuñalar por la espalda=stab + Alguien + in the back ; backstab.

apuñalar por la espalda
(v.)=stab + Alguien + in the back ; backstab.
Ex: This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back . Ex: Form my history of clans , all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.
apático
(adj.)=listless ; unresponsive ; plateaued ; lethargic ; impassive ; apathetic ; feckless.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
Ex: This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.
Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.
Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
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* de un modo apático=listlessly.

apéndice
(n.)=adjunct ; appendage ; appendix [appendices, -pl.] ; tailpiece.
Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.
Ex: The instructions given in the appendices are rules and must be applied consistently.
Ex: The article 'Taipiece on bibliographies of special material' shows that in studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
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* apéndice verbal=verbal extension.

apéndice verbal
(n.)=verbal extension.
Ex: In any class, if a desired concept is not specified in the 'normal' UDC notation, it can be individualized by a verbal extension to the class number.
apócrifo
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* obra apócrifa=apocryphal work.

apóstata
(n.)=apostate.
Ex: Thus equipped, he abused the trust, and becoming a freebooter, attacked and plundered alike Muslim and apostate.

apóstol
(n.)=apostle.
Ex: The article 'Ervin Gaines: synthesizer, rationalizer, and apostle of cultural elitism' examines the library career of Ervin Gaines, late director of the Cleveland Public Library and Minneapolis Public Library.

apóstrofo (')
(n.)=apostrophe (') ; inverted comma (').
Ex: There is also a restricted use of special auxiliaries introduced by ' (apostrophe) in parts of the Chemistry class which we need not pursue in this course.
Ex: The recommended order: lower case letters, inverted comma, semi-colon, colon and lastly commas or direct foci, aims to achieve and order of increasingly speciality (the inverse of PMEST).

aquejado
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* aquejado de problemas=troubled ; ailing.

aquejado de problemas
(adj.)=troubled ; ailing.
Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind. Ex: John W. Gardner, when he was president of the Carnegie Corporation, said 'Most ailing organizations have developed a functional blindness to their own defects'.
aquejar
(v.)=ail.
Ex: The federal government has been once again defined as something broken and part of the problem ailing America.
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* dificultades + aquejar=difficulties + beset.

aquel
=that.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
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* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas=pot about/around.
* aquella=the one.
* aquello que se sale de lo normal=unconventional, the.
* aquellos=those.
* aquellos polvos traen estos lodos=if you dance, you must pay the piper ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; the chickens come home to roost ; what goes around comes around.
* aquellos que=those who.
* de aquel entonces=of that day.
* en aquel entonces=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time ; in the course of events ; during the course of events ; back then ; in those days.
* en aquella época=at that time ; in those days.
* en aquella ocasión=on that (particular) occasion.
* en aquellas ocasiones cuando=on occasions when.
* en aquellos casos=in those cases.
* en aquellos casos en los que=in those cases where.
* en aquellos tiempos=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; in those days.
* en aquel momento=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time.
* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado=pootle ; piddle around/about.
* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas=pootle.
* hasta aquel entonces=until that time.
* hasta aquel momento=until that time.
* por aquel entonces=at the time ; about that time ; by this time.
* todo le llega a aquel que espera=everything comes to those who wait.

aquella
(n.)=the one.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
aquello que se sale de lo normal
=unconventional, the.
Ex: In a time of rapid change, the unconventional often wins.
aquellos
=those.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
aquellos polvos traen estos lodos
=if you dance, you must pay the piper ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; the chickens come home to roost ; what goes around comes around.
Ex: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' . Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining. Ex: These particular chickens do come home to roost. Ex: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate.
aquellos que
=those who.
Ex: Those who question the relevance of IT express alarm at the rise of an electronic elite which has the potential to exclude others from access to electronic information.
aquiescencia
(n.)=acquiescence.
Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.

aquietar
(v.)=quieten.
Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.

aquilatar
(v.)=assay.
Ex: An important step is to develop tools to assay the developmental roles of the identified genes.

aquí
=around here ; here ; herein ; round here ; over here.
Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
Ex: Instead, the place of AACR in the historical development of cataloguing codes will be examined here.
Ex: The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future.
Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.
Ex: Eventually the situation should improve over here.
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* andar de aquí para allá=go about.
* aparecer aquí y allá en=intersperse.
* a partir de aquí=hereupon.
* aquí hay gato encerrado=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* aquí mismo=right here.
* aquí tiene(s)=here is/are.
* aquí y allá=here and there ; odd.
* correr de aquí para allá=rush around ; run + here and there.
* de aquí para allá=back and forth.
* de aquí te espero=tremendous ; humongous [humungous] ; massive ; enormous ; gianormous.
* estar aquí ya=be upon us.
* haber pasado por aquí antes=have been down this road before.
* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí=get + Nombre + this far.
* hasta aquí=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in ; thus far ; so far ; this far.
* hasta aquí de trabajo=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
* ir de aquí a allá=go out and about.
* ir de aquí para allá=jump ; live out of + a suitcase ; run + here and there ; go about.
* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo=freewheel.
* leer de aquí y allí=dip into.
* llegar aquí=get over here.
* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal=have been around + Expresión Temporal.
* mover de aquí para allá=move around.
* moverse de aquí para allá=move about ; move around.
* pasar por aquí=come by.
* por aquí=around here ; nearby [near-by] ; round here ; hereabout(s).
* por aquí cerca=hereabout(s).
* por aquí y por allí=hanging about.
* que toca aquí y allá=wandering.
* ven aquí=come over here.
* venir aquí=come over ; get over here.

aquí hay gato encerrado
=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Ex: So don't be too hasty to write it off -- there's more to it than meets the eye. Ex: Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
aquí mismo
=right here.
Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
aquí tiene(s)
=here is/are.
Ex: Here is an example of entering an LCCN.
aquí y allá
(adj.)=here and there ; odd.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air. Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
arabesco
(n.)=arabesque.
Nota: Adorno arquitéctonico muy elaborado.
Ex: But these comments are pointless arabesques.

arable
(adj.)=arable.
Ex: When it is no longer possible to increase its arable area, a society based on subsistence agriculture will reach a demographic equilibrium in which high fertility is balanced by high mortality.

arada
=ploughing [plowing, -USA].
Nota: Acción de arar.
Ex: Again, in Agriculture there are divisions for general Operations (Irrigation, Draining, Ploughing, Stock management, etc.).

arado
(n.)=plough [plow, -USA].
Ex: When sixteen he broke one ankle so badly that he was lamed for life and could no longer follow the plough.
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* cambiar las espadas por arados=turn + swords into ploughshares.
* reja de arado=ploughshare [plowshare, -USA].

aramba!
=gosh ; golly ; by jingo! ; blimey! ; wow.
Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores. Ex: I know somebody is going to say, 'golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'. Ex: It begins with the term 'by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century. Ex: "Blimey, you did well to get that scoop. I didn't even know about it until 24 hours later!". Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!.
arancel
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* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT)=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
* aranceles=customs duties.

arancelario
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* barrera no arancelaria=non-tariff barrier.
* no arancelario=non-tariff.
* tarifas arancelarias=customs duties.

aranceles
=customs duties.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
arandela
(n.)=washer.
Ex: Note that the rear lamp uses washers under both nuts.

arar
(v.)=plough [plow, -USA].
Ex: The burrs ploughed up by the graver were scraped smooth, the remaining wax was removed and the plate was ready for use.

aras
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* en aras a=in the name of.
* en aras de=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.

aray!
=Heck! ; gosh ; golly ; by jingo! ; blimey! ; wow.
Ex: Heck, let's make it a contest!. Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores. Ex: I know somebody is going to say, 'golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'. Ex: It begins with the term 'by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century. Ex: "Blimey, you did well to get that scoop. I didn't even know about it until 24 hours later!". Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!.
araña
(n.)=spider.
Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.
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* araña de cristal=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
* araña de luces=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
* araña de techo=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
* araña zancuda=daddy longlegs.
* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña...=Come into my parlour, said the spider....

araña de cristal
(n.)=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
Ex: The work consists of a series of five crystal chandeliers connected to a wall-mounted plasma screen on which a text slowly appears. Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
araña de luces
(n.)=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
Ex: The work consists of a series of five crystal chandeliers connected to a wall-mounted plasma screen on which a text slowly appears. Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
araña de techo
(n.)=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
Ex: The work consists of a series of five crystal chandeliers connected to a wall-mounted plasma screen on which a text slowly appears. Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
araña zancuda
(n.)=daddy longlegs.
Ex: This insect is a relative of the far more familiar daddy longlegs but its legs are stubby rather than long.
arañado
(adj.)=scratched.
Ex: He was still lying there, my scratched face was still bleeding.

arañar
(v.)=scratch.
Ex: Then we were hitting each other and struggling; he scratched my face badly and tried to gouge my eye out with his fingers.

arañazo
(n.)=scratch.
Ex: Animal bites and scratches, even minor ones, can become infected and spread bacteria to other parts of the body.
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* escapar sin un arañazo=escape without + a scratch.
* sin un arañazo=without a scratch.

arbitraje
(n.)=arbitration ; refereeing.
Ex: In 1926 collective bargaining was established in the railway system and procedures for the handling of grievances, arbitration, 'cooling-off' periods, fact finding, and mediation.
Ex: The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.

arbitrar
(v.)=officiate ; referee.
Ex: Umpires and referees officiate at sporting events, making sure the rules and regulations of the game are followed.
Ex: Many had been refereeing for many years, so it is perhaps not surprising that most of them thought things had not changed for the better.

arbitrariamente
=arbitrarily.
Ex: Such as categorisation may depend rather arbitrarily upon whether stops have been used between letters or not.

arbitrariedad
(n.)=arbitrariness.
Ex: Arbitrariness and inconsistency in cataloguing go far beyond what most librarians and cataloguers imagine.

arbitrario
(adj.)=arbitrary.
Ex: The order of names of subjects arranged alphabetically is a relatively arbitrary order so far as bringing together related topics is concerned.
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* decisión arbitraria=arbitrary decision.

arbolada
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* línea arbolada, la=timberline, the ; tree line, the.

arbolado
(adj.)=timbered ; tree-covered.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Set against high hills that afford panoramic views of the river and its tree-covered islands, this area draws many vacationists.
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* mar arbolada=heavy sea.

arboleda
(n.)=grove.
Ex: His works remain predominantly religious narratives, situated in sacred wilderness groves.

arboreto
(n.)=arboretum.
Nota: Jardín botánico para diferetes especies de árboles.
Ex: The Arboretum also benefits horticulturists as a testing area for the observation of growth, habits and tolerance of plants in the Cincinnati environment.

arboricultor
(n.)=tree surgeon.
Ex: The old apple tree has finally given up the ghost and is starting to keel over -- time to call the tree surgeon to sort this old guy out! .

arbusto
(n.)=bush ; shrub.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
Ex: This is made possible by the use of the initial capital letter which thus acts as an indicator, e.g.: H050 G572 Heart operations, E154 I222 Pruning of shrubs, I420 U505 Cotton spinning.
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* quema de arbustos=bush burning.

arbóreo
(adj.)=wooded ; arboreous ; arboreal.
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.
Ex: In the New World there are also numerous species of arboreous cacti.
Ex: Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water.
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* línea de vegetación arbórea, la=tree line, the ; timberline, the.

arca
(n.)=ark ; coffer.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: The article 'An ark for the history of science' considers the combination of museum objects and library resources which constitute the University of Oxford's Museum of the History of Science, housed in the Old Ashmolean Building.
Ex: The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.
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* Arca de Noé=Noah's Ark.
* En busca del arca perdida=Raiders of the Lost Ark.

arcaico
(adj.)=archaic.
Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.

arce
(n.)=maple tree ; maple.
Ex: The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.
Ex: It is the only one of the maples for which the leaves are clearly longer than wide and the terminal lobe is much longer than the lateral lobes.
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* arce de Canadá=sugar maple.
* arce sacarino=sugar maple.
* azúcar de arce=maple sugar.
* caramelo masticable de arce=maple taffee.
* hoja de arce=maple leaf.
* jarabe de arce=maple syrup.
* sirope de arce=maple syrup.
* toffee de arce=maple taffee.

arce de Canadá
(n.)=sugar maple.
Ex: Maple sugar is created when the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup or maple taffee.
arce sacarino
(n.)=sugar maple.
Ex: Maple sugar is created when the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup or maple taffee.
arcea
(n.)=woodcock.
Ex: Woodcock, like any other game bird, needs careful cooking.

arcedianato
(n.)=archdeaconry.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.

arcediano
(n.)=archdeacon.
Ex: This is a biography of Canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.

archiconservador
(adj.)=arch-conservative.
Ex: Study after study contrasts the liberal humanitarian Ticknor with the arch-conservative and aristocratic Everett.

archidiaconado
(n.)=archdeaconry.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.

archidiocesano
(adj.)=archdiocesan.
Ex: The author looks at the range of Catholic archival material held in the Archdiocesan Chancery in Cape Town.

archidiácono
(n.)=archdeacon.
Ex: This is a biography of Canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.

archidiócesis
(n.)=archdiocese.
Ex: This article describes the background to the setting up of the archdiocese of Chicago's archives and records centre.

archiduque
(n.)=archduke.
Ex: This article outlines the value of completing work on this collection from archduke Rainer as well as the significance of papyri as primary sources.

archienemigo
(n.)=arch enemy [archenemy] ; arch-rival [archrival].
Ex: The article 'The case of Charles Merrill Mount: the archivist's arch enemy' describes the theft of valuable letters and documents by Charles Merrill Mount.
Ex: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism.

archipiélago
(n.)=archipelago.
Ex: The mobile library on the Okinawa archipelago, Japan, serves a mainly rural agricultural population.

archirival
(n.)=arch-rival [archrival].
Ex: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism.

archivable
(adj.)=fileable.
Ex: However, if one of the documents is not fileable, that document will be rejected and a refund will be sent.

archivador
(n.)=filer ; filing cabinet ; vertical file ; file cabinet ; storage chest ; file drawer ; archival box ; binder.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.
Ex: She restored the Williams folder to its place in her file cabinet, and as she turned around she saw the slender figure of Arnold Carmichael standing on the threshold of her office.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests have two pairs of 'elephants' tusk' on which the maps are suspended.
Ex: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.
Ex: That means storing the papers in archival quality polyethylene bags and then storing the bagged papers in archival boxes.
Ex: The sheaf catalogue comprises sets of slips held in small looseleaf binders.
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* almacenamiento en archivadores=cabinet storage.
* almacenamiento en archivadores giratorios=rotary storage.
* archivador abierto sobre ruedas=trolley file.
* archivador de anillas=looseleaf binder ; ring binder.
* archivador de mapas=map cabinet ; map chest.
* archivador giratorio=revolving drum ; wine spinner rack.

archivador abierto sobre ruedas
(n.)=trolley file.
Ex: The information centres are supplied with a basic set of reference books and an information package in a transportable trolley file.
archivador de anillas
(n.)=looseleaf binder ; ring binder.
Ex: The sheaf catalogue comprises sets of slips held in small looseleaf binders. Ex: It is common practice to file a single copy of each handout in classified sequence in a series of ring binders.
archivador de mapas
(n.)=map cabinet ; map chest.
Ex: Only part of a library collection will normally be visible on shelves, in filing cabinets, in map cabinets, and so on. Ex: Some libraries have horizontal map chests where maps are laid flat in drawers.
archivador giratorio
(n.)=revolving drum ; wine spinner rack.
Ex: Various mechanism for displaying and holding cards are possible, including revolving drums and platforms. Ex: With the recognition of the importance of face-out displays of paperbacks, such equipment as wine spinner racks were introduced to school bookshops and libraries.
archivar
(v.)=file ; shelve ; mothball.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.
Ex: Thirty years ago, owners would have either bulldozed entire facilities or mothballed them and built new plants.
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* archivar mal=misfile.
* caja de archivar=file box.
* Der Archivar=Der Archivar.
* principio de archívese según aparece=file-as-is principle.

archivar mal
(v.)=misfile.
Ex: Sets of fiche are inclined to become misfiled, and odd fiches may be lost.
archivero
(n.)=archivist ; keeper of archives.
Ex: Archivists have been less successful in collecting documentation on white ethnics than in gathering materials on other neglected groups in American society.
Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).
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* archivero especializado en material audiovisual=audiovisual archivist.
* archivero referencista=reference archivist.
* Asociación de Archiveros Alemanes=Verein Deutscher Archivare.
* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA)=Society of American Archivists (SAA).
* Asociación de Archiveros Australianos=Australian Society of Archivists.
* Asociación de Archiveros Austriacos=Verband Osterreichischer Archivare.
* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos=Society of Archivists.
* Asociación de Archiveros Canadienses=Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).
* Asociación de Archiveros de Alemani=West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).
* Asociación de Archiveros de Sud-Africa=South African Society of Archivists.
* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos=Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare.
* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos (AAS)=Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA).
* NAGARA (Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobie=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
* profesión de archivero, la=archival profession, the.
* Sociedad Australiana de Archiveros=Australian Society of Archivists (ASA).
* Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos=Society of American Archivists.
* Sociedad de Archiveros Holandeses=Society of Dutch Archivists.

archivero especializado en material audiovisual
(n.)=audiovisual archivist.
Ex: The most important problem facing educators of future audiovisual archivists and librarians is the lack of international standards for description and indexing of audiovisual documentation.
archivero referencista
(n.)=reference archivist.
Ex: The reference archivist must be service-oriented and aim to meet the basic needs of the user = El archivero referencista debe dedicarse al servicio e intentar hacer frente a las necesidades básicas del usuario.
archivo
(n.)=archive(s) ; archives ; file ; filing ; filing cabinet ; repository ; vertical file ; archiving ; working file ; archival institution ; archive office.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
Ex: The organization for the acquisition and preservation of archives and placing them at the disposal of users is known as archives.
Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.
Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
Ex: The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.
Ex: Duplicating, archiving, and the option of computerised indexing is also discussed = También se trata de la duplicación, archivo y de la opción de indización automática.
Ex: The archives contain mainly the Papal working files of other days.
Ex: Archival institutions are outstripping libraries in the establishment of shops for the curative treatment of holdings.
Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.
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* administración de archivos=archive(s) administration.
* administrativo encargado de los archivos=file clerk.
* almacenamiento de archivo=archival storage.
* archivo administrativo=record office ; administrative archives ; administrative library.
* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos=British Public Record Office.
* archivo comprimido=zip file.
* archivo de datos=database [data base].
* archivo de documentos administrativos=public record office.
* archivo de empresa=business archives.
* archivo de escuela=school records.
* archivo de funeraria=funeral home library.
* archivo de imágenes=image archiving ; picture file.
* Archivo del Vaticano, el=Vatican Archives, the ; Vatican Archives, the.
* archivo de oficina=office file.
* archivo de ordenador=computer file ; machine-readable data file.
* archivo de periódico=news library.
* archivo de prensa=newspaper morgue.
* archivo de programas=programme file.
* archivo de recortes=clipping file [cuttings file, -UK] ; cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].
* archivo de recortes de prensa=newspaper clippings archives.
* archivo de recursos electrónico=electronic repository [e-repository].
* archivo de sindicato=trade-union archive.
* archivo eclesiástico=church register.
* archivo electrónico=machine-readable data file.
* archivo estatal=state archive.
* archivo étnico=ethnic archives.
* archivo familiar=estate archive.
* archivo fotográfico=picture archive ; photographic library.
* archivo histórico=historical archives.
* archivo ministerial=departmental records.
* archivo municipal=municipal archives ; city archive.
* archivo nacional=national archives.
* Archivo Nacional Americano=United States National Archives.
* archivo parlamentario=parliamentary archive(s).
* archivo parroquial=parish register ; parish records.
* archivo particular=family archive.
* archivo personal=private archives ; personal archive(s) ; personal records.
* archivo plano=flat file.
* archivo presidencial=presidential archive.
* archivo privado=private archives.
* archivo provincial=provincial archives.
* archivo público=public archive.
* archivo regional=regional archives.
* archivo senatorial=senatorial papers.
* archivo sonoro=sound archive.
* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA)=International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).
* comprimir un archivo=zip + file.
* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA)=International Council on Archives (ICA).
* conservación de archivos=archival preservation.
* conservador del archivo=archives custodian.
* conservar en archivo=archive.
* copia de archivo=archival print.
* de archivo=archival ; archive.
* depósito de archivo=archival depot ; archives depot.
* descomprimir un archivo=unzip + file.
* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD)=Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
* descripción de documentos de archivo=archival description.
* disco de archivo=archival disc.
* documento de archivo=archival document ; archival record ; archival file ; archival print.
* gestión de archivos=management of records.
* gestión de archivos personales=personal archives management ; personal records management.
* grabaciones filmadas de archivo=library footage ; stock footage.
* historia de los archivos=archival history.
* información de archivo=archival information.
* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá=Library and Archives Canada.
* Manual de Descripción de Archivos=Manual of Archival Description (MAD).
* material de archivo=archival material ; archive material.
* nombre de archivo=file name.
* nombre del archivo=data set name.
* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD)=International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
* ordenación en archivos=vertical filing.
* pieza de archivo=archival file.
* preservación de archivos=archival preservation.
* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP)=Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).
* reproducción de archivo=archival print.
* seleccionador de documentación de archivo=archival appraiser.
* sistema de archivo=archiving system.
* Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS)=Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples=multi-file item.
* vida de archivo=archival life.

archivo administrativo
(n.)=record office ; administrative archives ; administrative library.
Ex: Libraries, archives and record offices must collect and preserve for posterity as much primary source material as they are able and exploit it as much as possible. Ex: This article presents the letterbooks of six New Zealand chief post offices, (early 1880s-late 1910s) and their value as social and administrative archives. Ex: French administrative libraries began to develop in the 19th century and flourished up until the early 20th century.
archivo comprimido
(n.)=zip file.
Ex: Python can work directly with data in zip files.
archivo de datos
(n.)=database [data base].
Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.
archivo de documentos administrativos
(n.)=public record office.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of the public record office on the archival profession in the UK = Este artículo trata del impacto de los archivos de documentos administrativos en la profesión de archivero en el Reino Unido.
archivo de empresa
(n.)=business archives.
Ex: The article 'Life in the fast lane: reference in a business archives' is devoted to archival reference services = El artículo "La vida desenfrenada: la referencia en un archivo de empresa" trata de los servicios de referencia de archivo.
archivo de escuela
=school records.
Ex: While the survival of modern departmental records has been very uneven, positive results have been achieved in the management of school and parish records.
archivo de funeraria
(n.)=funeral home library.
Ex: The funeral home library also serves professionals, including the clergy and the medical profession.
archivo de imágenes
(n.)=image archiving ; picture file.
Ex: Image processing is fast becoming a major success in the hardware field, and in its footsteps could come the first significant attempt at image archiving and subsequent on-line retrieval. Ex: If space permits, pamphlet and picture files also may be housed.
archivo de oficina
(n.)=office file.
Ex: Telephone books, office files, and mail order catalogs are all examples of commonly used databases.
archivo de ordenador
(n.)=computer file ; machine-readable data file.
Ex: A computer file is a file (data and/or programs) encoded for manipulation by computer. Ex: A machine-readable data file is a body of information coded by methods that require the use of a machine (typically but not always a computer) for processing.
archivo de periódico
(n.)=news library.
Ex: It concludes that the well-established news library in the newspaper plays a significant but unacknowledged role in news production.
archivo de prensa
(n.)=newspaper morgue.
Ex: The author comments on the fact that newspapers publish 80 per cent of the electronic text in South Africa and describes how the newspapers morgue functions and can provide avaluable source of electronic information.
archivo de programas
(n.)=programme file.
Ex: A program file is a machine-readable data file that contains the instructions that control the operation of a computer so that it performs the tasks required to produce the desired result.
archivo de recortes
(n.)=clipping file [cuttings file, -UK] ; cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].
Ex: Established in 1941, the collection includes American and European studbooks, periodical files dating back to the 1800s, a clipping file and fiction and poetry on horses. Ex: A cuttings file is a file where items, usually ephemeral and topical in nature, taken from various sources, including newspapers and magazines, are kept for information and reference.
archivo de recortes de prensa
(n.)=newspaper clippings archives.
Ex: The project focused on newspaper clipping archives and libraries which currently cut out articles.
archivo de recursos electrónico
(n.)=electronic repository [e-repository].
Ex: The author sets out what is likely to be required in providing an electronic repository (e-repository) for long term storage of a digital research collection.
archivo de sindicato
(n.)=trade-union archive.
Ex: In 1930 an agreement was reached between the Presidium and the Central Archive Administration regarding the transfer of trade-union archives into the control of the state archives.
archivo eclesiástico
(n.)=church register.
Ex: This article covers personal papers e.g. bishops' diaries, financial records, papers of religious orders and societies, parish records and church registers.
archivo electrónico
(n.)=machine-readable data file.
Ex: A machine-readable data file is a body of information coded by methods that require the use of a machine (typically but not always a computer) for processing.
archivo estatal
(n.)=state archive.
Ex: In 1930 an agreement was reached between the Presidium and the Central Archive Administration regarding the transfer of trade-union archives into the control of the state archives.
archivo familiar
(n.)=estate archive.
Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.
archivo fotográfico
(n.)=picture archive ; photographic library.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras. Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
archivo histórico
=historical archives.
Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
archivo ministerial
=departmental records.
Ex: While the survival of modern departmental records has been very uneven, positive results have been achieved in the management of school and parish records.
archivo municipal
(n.)=municipal archives ; city archive.
Ex: The holdings of Amsterdam municipal archives not only document the history of Amsterdam, but they also constitute a source for the history of the Dutch colonial experiences in North America. Ex: This article traces the link between the history of Warsaw and the Warsaw city archive from the 14th century.
archivo nacional
(n.)=national archives.
Ex: Contacts are also being developed with national archives and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, given that they hold a large number of complementary records relating to Community activities.
archivo parlamentario
(n.)=parliamentary archive(s).
Ex: The Parliament of the United Kingdom has the oldest continuous parliamentary archive in the world.
archivo parroquial
=parish register ; parish records.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy. Ex: While the survival of modern departmental records has been very uneven, positive results have been achieved in the management of school and parish records.
archivo particular
(n.)=family archive.
Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.
archivo personal
(n.) = private archives ; personal archive(s) ; personal records.
Ex: It houses a large collection of archives from national institutions and associations as well as private archives and personal papers from politicians, civil servants, etc. Ex: His widow has opened her personal archive, hitherto unseen, including the private scrapbooks in which Eliot assiduously recorded their life together. Ex: The book is written in a very readable narrative style and includes information from her personal records and interviews with personal friends and family.
archivo plano
(n.)=flat file.
Ex: The two basic types of databases are flat file and relational.
archivo presidencial
(n.)=presidential archive.
Ex: This article details the means available for uncovering forgery attempts by tracing the process a forger might use to introduce spurious correspondence into a presidential archive = Este artículo detalla los medios disponibles para descubrir los intentos de falsificación averiguando el proceso que un falsificador podría usar para introducir correspondencia falsa en un archivo presidencial.
archivo privado
(n.)=private archives.
Ex: It houses a large collection of archives from national institutions and associations as well as private archives and personal papers from politicians, civil servants, etc.
archivo provincial
(n.)=provincial archives.
Ex: Yet, the abundant notarial records in these provincial archives provide an unrivalled opportunity to trace the connections between the Old and New Worlds = No obstante, el gran número de registros notariales en estos archivos provinciales nos proporciona una oportunidad única para encontrar las conexiones entre el Viejo y el Nuevo Mundo.
archivo público
(n.)=public archive.
Ex: This article describes the collection of Detroit Public Library, which is considered the world's largest public archive of automotive records = Este artículo describe la colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, que se considera el mayor archivo público del mundo de documentos sobre el automóvil.
archivo regional
(n.)=regional archives.
Ex: The author discusses the advantages and disadvantages of a centralized versus a decentralized regional archives.
archivo senatorial
(n.)=senatorial papers.
Ex: The initial decision to refolder all of the senatorial papers affected the processing rates.
archivo sonoro
(n.)=sound archive.
Ex: This article deals with the struggle of sound archives in the United States.
archivo étnico
(n.)=ethnic archives.
Ex: With the current political transitions in Europe, the relocation of national, regional, and ethnic archives is once again a timely issue.
archivística
(n.)=archive science ; archiving ; archival science ; archives work.
Ex: Archive science is information science applied to the organization, administration and operations of archives.
Ex: The editorial board of the journal, which is devoted to the theory and practice of archiving, consists of leading specialists in the field.
Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
Ex: There is a need for good postgraduate training in archives work.
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* archivística y museología=archival and museum studies.

archivística y museología
(n.)=archival and museum studies.
Ex: It provides an international forum for sharing experiences among researchers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information science, archival and museum studies, and knowledge management.
archivísticamente
=archivally.
Ex: The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems.

archivístico
(n.)=archival ; archive.
Ex: The initial task of the Archive, which in 1960 had a stock of 521 archival files, was to complete the transfer of stock from other archival workplaces and to make its stock available to research workers.
Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
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* autoridad archivística=archival authority.
* desde el punto de vista de la archivística=archivally.
* documento de autoridad archivística=archival authority record.
* informatización de la archivística=archival informatics.
* material archivístico=archival material.
* registro de autoridad archivística=archival authority record.
* tecnología de la información aplicada a la archivística=archival informatics.
* trabajo en archivística=archives work.

arcilla
(n.)=clay ; bole.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
Ex: Some gilders would mix bole with rabbit-skin glue to stick gold leaf on objects.
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* arcilla de modelar=play dough ; modelling dough ; modelling clay.
* arcilla refractaria=refractory clay ; fireclay.
* cubrir de arcilla=clay.
* forrar de arcilla=clay.
* marmita de arcilla=clay pot.
* revestir de arcilla=clay.
* tablilla de arcilla=clay tablet.
* terrón de arcilla=clod of clay.
* vasija de arcilla=clay pot.

arcilla de modelar
(n.)=play dough ; modelling dough ; modelling clay.
Ex: The respondents rated television viewing as a less attractive activity than playing outside or playing with play dough, but few preferred story reading. Ex: Also included are directions for structuring playground activities and making various types of modelling dough. Ex: These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.
arcilla refractaria
(n.)=refractory clay ; fireclay.
Ex: Refractory clay is slightly better but you do not need heat-resistant material for claying a forge. Ex: In practice it has been observed that the higher the alumina content in the fireclay, the higher is the fusion point.
arcilloso
(adj.)=clayey ; clayish.
Ex: Soils in the region seem to be characterized by light sand over a clayey base.
Ex: The shore is sandy and clayish, without any headlands, bays, or islands.
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* suelo arcilloso=clay soil ; clayey soil.
* tierra arcillosa=clay soil ; clayey soil.

arco de medio punto
(n.)=round arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco de punto rebajado
(n.)=segmental arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco de triunfo
(n.)=triumphal arch.
Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
arco elíptico
(n.)=elliptical arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco en corbela
(n.)=corbelled arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco escarzano
(n.)=segmental arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco iris
(n.)=rainbow.
Ex: The article 'The end of the rainbow: products that work' argues that the major technical problems of CD-ROM data bases have been overcome and the remaining problems are associated with business issues.
arco ojival
(n.)=pointed arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco rebajado
(n.)=segmental arch.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
arco^1
(n.)=bow ; arc ; arch.
Nota: De la construcción.
Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
Ex: Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.
Ex: Other shapes work work as well as the semicircle for an arch: pointed arches, segmental arches, round arches, corbelled arches and elliptical arches are just a few of the shapes that have been employed.
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* arco de medio punto=round arch.
* arco de punto rebajado=segmental arch.
* arco de triunfo=triumphal arch.
* arco elíptico=elliptical arch.
* arco en corbela=corbelled arch.
* arco escarzano=segmental arch.
* arco iris=rainbow.
* arco ojival=pointed arch.
* arco rebajado=segmental arch.
* caza con arco=bow-hunting.
* cubrir en forma de arco=overarch.
* cubrir formando un arco=overarch.
* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
* en forma de arco=arched ; bowed.
* soldadura con arco eléctrico=arc welding.
* tiro con arco=archery.
* tocado con arco=bowed.
* tocar con arco=bowing.
* trucha arco iris=rainbow trout.

arco^2
(n.)=arch ; instep.
Nota: Del pie.
Ex: Army studies have found that recruits with the highest arches have the most lower-limb injuries and that flat-footed recruits have the least.
Ex: Pes planus is a condition where the instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground.

arcén
(n.)=shoulder ; hard shoulder ; roadside verge.
Ex: In any event, he ended up on the shoulder of the Connecticut Turnpike, 1200 miles from home, shivering in his short-sleeves.
Ex: Tragically, each year hundreds of people lose their lives and suffer serious injurieswhile working or stopped at the roadside or on the motorway hard shoulder.
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.

arder
(v.)=burn ; go up in + flames ; ignite ; blaze ; catch + fire ; catch on + fire ; be in flames.
Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity.
Ex: The title of the article is 'National library in Sarajevo destroyed; collections, archives go up in flames'.
Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
Ex: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.
Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.
Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
Ex: She had not been gone long before the city swarmed with soldiers, and that night all the public buildings were in flames.
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* arder como una antorcha=go up like + a torch.
* arder como una tea=go up like + a torch.
* arder completamente=burn out.
* arder de calor=swelter.
* arder lentamente=smoulder [smolder, -USA].
* arder sin llama=smoulder [smolder, -USA].
* comenzar a arder=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.
* empezar a arder=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.
* que arde lentamente=smouldering [smoldering, -USA].

arder como una antorcha
(v.)=go up like + a torch.
Ex: With a strong east wind it quickly went up like a torch.
arder como una tea
(v.)=go up like + a torch.
Ex: With a strong east wind it quickly went up like a torch.
arder completamente
(v.)=burn out.
Ex: The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo was bombed and burnt out with the loss of 90 per cent of its stock.
arder de calor
(v.)=swelter.
Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history.
arder lentamente
(v.)=smoulder [smolder, -USA].
Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
arder sin llama
(v.)=smoulder [smolder, -USA].
Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
ardid
(n.)=gimmick ; stunt ; ploy ; stalking horse ; trick ; gaff ; wheeze ; smoke and mirrors ; gambit.
Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
Ex: The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit.
Ex: She's not only the most hated person in America, she's also appears to be pushing her luck with her latest gambit.
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* ardid comercial=marketing ploy.
* ardid de marketing=marketing ploy.
* ardid electoral=election stunt.
* ardid político=political stunt.
* ardid publicitario=publicity stunt ; publicity ploy ; advertising ploy.

ardid comercial
(n.)=marketing ploy.
Ex: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.
ardid de marketing
(n.)=marketing ploy.
Ex: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.
ardid electoral
(n.)=election stunt.
Ex: Supposedly, this is some kind of election stunt, which is obviously receiving much media attention.
ardid político
(n.)=political stunt.
Ex: The Pakistan government's decision last week to block pornographic web sites is more a political stunt than an effort to purify society.
ardid publicitario
(n.)=publicity stunt ; publicity ploy ; advertising ploy.
Ex: After all, librarian and community know each other intimately without expensive surveys and publicity stunts. Ex: This is a publicity ploy aimed at generating a visceral reaction among potential clients. Ex: New advertising ploys are also being tried to promote the greater use of audiobooks.
ardiendo
(adj.)=afire.
Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.
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* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo=catch at + straws ; grasp at + straws ; clutch at + straws.
* estar ardiendo=be on fire.

ardiente
(adj.)=ardent ; burning ; fiery ; baking hot ; piping hot ; red-blooded ; torrid.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
Ex: A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.
Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
Ex: He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.
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* capilla ardiente=funeral chapel ; chapel of rest.
* zarza ardiente, la=burning bush, the.

ardientemente
=ardently.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.
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* desear ardientemente=gag for.

ardilla
(n.)=squirrel.
Ex: Find studies about hibernation of squirrels.
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* ardilla gris=grey squirrel.
* ardilla roja=red squirrel.
* ardilla terrestre=ground squirrel.
* como las ardillas=squirrel-like.

ardilla gris
(n.)=grey squirrel.
Ex: Research has shown that grey squirrels put on a lot more body fat than red squirrels which gives them a better chance of surviving.
ardilla roja
(n.)=red squirrel.
Ex: Research has shown that grey squirrels put on a lot more body fat than red squirrels which gives them a better chance of surviving.
ardilla terrestre
(n.)=ground squirrel.
Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.
ardiz
(n.)=scheme.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.

ardor
(n.)=ardour [ardor, -USA].
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
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* apagar el ardor=dampen + Posesivo + ardor.
* ardor de estómago=heartburn.
* con ardor=ardently.

ardor de estómago
(n.)=heartburn.
Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
ardua labor
(n.)=hard work.
Ex: Published scientific papers were exclusively results of personal engagement and hard work in the free time.
arduamente
=arduously.
Ex: When the Second World War broke out, my motherland was arduously fighting against Japanese imperialism.

arduo
(adj.)=arduous ; exacting ; uphill ; rugged ; testing.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* ardua labor=hard work.
* tarea ardua=uphill struggle.

area de publicación o distribución
(n.)=imprint.
Ex: The date of the edition is arguably the most important part of the imprint or distribution, publication area.
area menos favorecida
(n.)=less favoured area.
Ex: Prominent examples are again the structural measures, such as those covering the modernization of farms and the less favoured areas.
area temática específica
(n.)=narrow subject area.
Ex: Manual systems are more suited to circumstances where the index caters for a specialized and narrow subject area.
arena
(n.)=sand.
Nota: Relativo a la encuadernación.
Ex: Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
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* arena del circo=circus ring.
* arenas movedizas=quicksand ; shifting sands.
* atrincherado con sacos de arena=sandbagged.
* baño de arena=sand bath.
* caja de arena=litter-box.
* cajón de arena=sandpit ; sandbox.
* castillo de arena=sandcastle.
* con base de arena=sand-based.
* cubierto de arena=sandy .
* enseñado a usar la caja de arena=house-trained.
* grano de arena=grain of sand.
* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena=get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing.
* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena=make + a mountain out of a molehill.
* parapetado con sacos de arena=sandbagged.
* parapetar con sacos de arena=sandbag.
* playa de arena=sand beach.
* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena=do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + bit.
* proteger con sacos de arena=sandbag.
* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión=sandblast.
* reloj de arena=sand timer ; hourglass ; sandglass.
* saco de arena=sandbag.
* sobre base de arena=sand-based.
* tormenta de arena=dust storm ; sandstorm.
* un grano de arena en el desierto=a drop of water in a bucket.
* un grano de arena en el desierto=a drop in the ocean.

arena del circo
(n.)=circus ring.
Ex: The article 'The art librarians in the circus ring' deals with the promotion of art and artists through art centres.
arenas movedizas
(n.)=quicksand ; shifting sands.
Ex: Countless movies depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard. Ex: The conference focused on the following themes, seminars and break-out discussions: books in a post paper society; the shifting sands of retail trends; no more bunting on the publishing boat; and consumer attitudes to price.
arenero
(n.)=sandpit ; sandbox.
Ex: Peer group socialization often starts in the sandpit.
Ex: Each child was asked to choose between playing with the advertised toy versus playing with friends in a sandbox.

arenga
(n.)=rabble-rousing speech.
Ex: An increasingly embattled Moamer Kadhafi has tried to rally his supporters with a rabble-rousing speech in which he called for them to fight on.
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* arenga política=rabble-rousing speech.

arenga política
(n.)=rabble-rousing speech.
Ex: An increasingly embattled Moamer Kadhafi has tried to rally his supporters with a rabble-rousing speech in which he called for them to fight on.
arenilla
(n.)=grit.
Ex: Communication can inject either lubricant or grit into the working of a partnership.

arenoso
(adj.)=sandy .
Ex: The trees are hardy, and suitable for cultivation on a sandy loam soil.
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* playa arenosa=sand beach.
* suelo arenoso=sandy soil.
* tierra arenosa=sandy soil.

arenque
(n.)=herring.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.
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* arenque ahumado=kipper.
* sardina arenque=pilchard.

arenque ahumado
(n.)=kipper.
Ex: The fish that should be recommended include mackerel, sardine, salmon, pilchard, kipper and herring.
arete
(n.)=earring.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.

argentino
=Argentine ; Argentinian ; Argie.
Nota: Término usado principalmente en el Reino Unido.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The situation of the Argentine university libraries of science and technology: its possibilities of access to information'.
Ex: The article 'Internet impressions from Argentina' describes the experiences of a US librarian teaching Argentinian journalists about the use of the Internet.
Ex: He's told the Argies that if the crunch comes to the crunch America will side with Britain.

arginina
(n.)=arginine.
Ex: Sugar-free tigernut milk is suitable for diabetics due to its high content of arginine, which liberates the hormone that produces insulin.

argot
(n.)=slang ; argot ; slang word ; cant ; lingo.
Ex: Some specialized dictionaries cover acronyms, usage, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, slang, rhymes, and so on.
Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.
Ex: This essay traces the changing status of cant and vulgar languages in eighteenth-century Britain.
Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.
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* argot de los cacos=thieves' cant.
* argot de los ladrones=thieves' cant.
* argot secreto de los cacos=thieves' cant.
* llena de argot=slangy.

argot de los cacos
(n.)=thieves' cant.
Ex: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.
argot de los ladrones
(n.)=thieves' cant.
Ex: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.
argot secreto de los cacos
(n.)=thieves' cant.
Ex: The highlight of his reading of criminal culture is his perceptive discussion of thieves' cant, which he interprets as the audible social impact of criminal culture.
argucia
(n.)=trickery ; chicanery ; scheme ; stalking horse ; trick ; gaff ; wheeze.
Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.
Ex: With zeal, perseverance, charm, and even chicanery, they recruited and trained the 1st users.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.

argumentación
(n.)=argument ; argumentation.
Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.
Ex: The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.
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* línea de argumentación=line of discussion ; line of direction ; line of argument ; line of argumentation.

argumentado
(adj.)=supported.
Ex: In order to support my thesis, I plan to include only the strongest and most supported arguments about the occurrence and effects of drugs.
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* bien argumentado=well-supported ; well-considered.
* malamente argumentado=poorly-supported.
* mal argumentado=poorly-supported.

argumentador
(adj.)=argumentative.
Ex: 'I don't know about that one,' Bogardus said, politely argumentative.

argumental
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* línea argumental=line of discussion ; line of direction.

argumentando
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* argumentando que=under the flag of.

argumentando que
=under the flag of.
Ex: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'.
argumentar
(v.)=argue ; be + Posesivo + contention.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
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* argumentar a favor de=put + the case for ; present + case for ; make + a case for.
* argumentar + Posesivo + razones=argue + Posesivo + case.
* saber argumentar Algo convincentemente=make + a business case.
* se argumenta que=the argument goes that.

argumentar + Posesivo + razones
(v.)=argue + Posesivo + case.
Ex: All these people, as I understand it, had opportunities through the appropriate mechanism to argue their case.
argumentar a favor de
(v.)=put + the case for ; present + case for ; make + a case for.
Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet. Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books. Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
argumento
(n.)=argument ; contention ; plot ; point ; thesis ; storyline ; thread ; peg.
Nota: En sentido figurado, razón o motivo utilizado como argumento para defender una actuación concreta.
Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points in an argument.
Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.
Ex: Yet the aficionado of romantic fiction will be able to distinguish with ease between the novels of two authors whose storylines seem, to the outsider, to be virtually identical.
Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
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* ambas partes del argumento=both sides of the fence.
* ambos lados del argumento=both sides of the fence.
* apoyar + Posesivo + argumento=support + Posesivo + case ; buttress + Posesivo + case.
* apoyar un argumento=support + contention.
* argumento científico=scientific argument.
* argumento comercial=business case.
* argumento convincente=compelling argument.
* argumento de venta=sales pitch ; product pitch.
* argumento en contra=counter-argument [counterargument].
* argumento + girar en torno a=argument + revolve around.
* argumento principal=main argument.
* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista=two-sided argument.
* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista=one-sided argument.
* argumentos=ammunition ; ammo.
* argumentos a favor o en contra=arguments for (and/or) against.
* argumentos en contra=counter-evidence.
* corroborar un argumento=substantiate + claim.
* defender + Posesivo + argumento=support + Posesivo + case ; buttress + Posesivo + case.
* defender un argumento=support + view.
* demostrar el argumento de Uno=prove + Posesivo + point ; prove + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* demostrar un argumento=substantiate + claim.
* encadenamiento de argumentos=threading.
* esgrimir un argumento=put forward + argument.
* formular un argumento=advance + argument ; put forward + argument.
* invalidar un argumento=invalidate + argument.
* presentar argumentos a favor=make + a case for.
* presentar argumentos a favor de=present + arguments in favour of.
* presentar un argumento=advance + argument.
* rebatir un argumento=counter + argument.
* respaldar el argumento de uno=back up + story.
* respaldar un argumento=back + Posesivo + argument ; buttress + argument ; buttress + Posesivo + case.

argumento + girar en torno a
(n.)=argument + revolve around.
Ex: The argument revolved (and still does revolve) around the sense in which the word 'control' is used.
argumento científico
(n.)=scientific argument.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.
argumento comercial
(n.)=business case.
Ex: In the face of an economic downturn, many business managers will push back development requests that lack a clearly defined business case.
argumento convincente
(n.)=compelling argument.
Ex: In many libraries the cost-effectiveness of an action - for example, using computer services - is the most compelling argument for committee members.
argumento de venta
(n.)=sales pitch ; product pitch.
Ex: The term 'commercial communications' covers all forms of advertising promoting products and services but not packaging and sales pitches by individual salesperson. Ex: Our emphasis is on the practical rather than theoretical; we are seeking case studies and proposals about initiatives in your organisation, not product pitches or overviews.
argumento en contra
(n.)=counter-argument [counterargument].
Ex: Rules have been changed by trial-and-error, by logical argument and counter-argument, and by fiat.
argumento principal
(n.)=main argument.
Ex: A digest should be methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.
argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista
(n.)=two-sided argument.
Ex: In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation.
argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista
(n.)=one-sided argument.
Ex: In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation.
argumentos
(n.)=ammunition ; ammo.
Ex: Catalogues based on outdated classification schemes can hardly be used fairly as ammunition in an attack on the classified catalogue as such. Ex: An incident this summer provided ammo for the company's critics.
argumentos a favor o en contra
=arguments for (and/or) against.
Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options.
argumentos en contra
=counter-evidence.
Ex: In an attempt to provide counter-evidence to the accusation that the literature of gays is not being represented in library collections a study was conducted.
argón
(n.)=argon.
Ex: A pink-orange glow in these bulbs is achieved with a mixture of neon, argon, and krypton but mostly neon.

argüir
(v.)=argue.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.

aridez
(n.)=aridness ; aridity.
Ex: Its aridness traditionally made agriculture difficult and it was cut off from vital trade routes by its distance from the sea.
Ex: Egypt's environmental problems stem from its aridity, extremely uneven population distribution, shortage of arable land, and pollution.

ariete
(n.)=striker.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.

aristocracia
(n.)=aristocracy.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
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* aristocracia rural, la=landed aristocracy, the ; landed gentry, the.
* aristocracia terrateniente, la=landed aristocracy, the ; landed gentry, the.

aristocracia rural, la
(n.)=landed aristocracy, the ; landed gentry, the.
Ex: In 1949 books which had formerly belonged to the landed aristocracy became the property of the state. Ex: This family was not part of the aristocracy nor did its members belong to the landed gentry, which is what makes their collection of books so fascinating: their owners were not intellectuals but modest provincials.
aristocracia terrateniente, la
(n.)=landed aristocracy, the ; landed gentry, the.
Ex: In 1949 books which had formerly belonged to the landed aristocracy became the property of the state. Ex: This family was not part of the aristocracy nor did its members belong to the landed gentry, which is what makes their collection of books so fascinating: their owners were not intellectuals but modest provincials.
aristocrático
(adj.)=aristocratic.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

aristócrata
(n.)=aristocrat ; patrician ; noble ; nobleman [noblemen, -pl.] ; noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].
Ex: While some libraries served merely as a fashionable expression of the current predilection for collecting, there were genuine book lovers among aristocrats as well.
Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.

aritmética
(n.)=arithmetic.
Ex: Since the system's arithmetic depends upon the way amounts of money are entered, standards for entry for the various currencies must be established.
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* media aritmética=arithmetic mean.
* notación aritmética=arithmetic notation.

aritmético
(n.)=arithmetical.
Ex: The advanced arithmetical machines of the future will be electrical in nature, and they will perform at 100 times present speeds, or more.
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* casi aritmético=quasi-arithmetical.

arlequín
(n.)=harlequin.
Ex: The author attributes to Picasso a recently discovered painting depicting a harlequin.

arma
(n.)=weapon ; arm.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: The images include paintings, sculpture, prints, photographs, arms and armour, costumes and jewellery, decorative arts and textiles = Las imágenes incluyen pinturas, esculturas, grabados, fotografías, armas y armaduras, trajes y joyería, artes decorativas y textiles.
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* abandonar las armas=put down + weapons.
* alijo de armas=arms cache ; weapons cache.
* arma arrojadiza=projectile.
* arma biológica=biological weapon.
* arma bioquímica=bioweapon.
* arma corta=small arm.
* arma de aire comprimido=air gun.
* arma de bajo calibre=small arm.
* arma de dos filos=double-edged sword.
* arma de fuego=firearm.
* arma (de fuego) prohibida=prohibited firearm.
* arma de servicio=service weapon.
* arma enajenada=deactivated weapon.
* arma estratégica=strategic weapon.
* arma inutilizada=deactivated weapon.
* arma letal=lethal weapon.
* arma ligera=light weapon.
* arma no letal=non-lethal weapon.
* arma nuclear=nuclear device ; nuke.
* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil=stun gun ; stun gun.
* arma paralizadora sin proyectil=taser.
* arma prohibida=prohibited weapon.
* arma química=chemical weapon.
* armas de destrucción masiva=weapons of mass destruction.
* arma secreta=secret weapon.
* armas, las=armed force.
* armas letales=lethal weaponry.
* armas no letales=non-lethal weaponry.
* armas nucleares=nuclear weapons.
* atacar con armas nucleares=nuke.
* camarada de armas=brother in arms.
* coleccionista de armas de fuego=gun collector.
* comercio de armas=arms trade.
* control de armas=arms control.
* control de armas de fuego=gun control.
* cubierta de armas=cannon deck.
* de armas tomar=redoubtable.
* dejar las armas=put down + weapons.
* deponer las armas=put down + weapons.
* depósito de armas=ammunition dump ; ammunition compound ; ammunition depot ; ammo depot.
* disparar un arma=fire + weapon.
* escudo de armas=escutcheon [scutcheon].
* fuerza de las armas=force of arms.
* herida de arma blanca=stab wound.
* herida por arma de fuego=gunshot wound.
* hermano de armas=brother in arms.
* levantar armas=take up + arms.
* levantarse en armas (contra)=take + arms against ; rebel (against).
* licencia de armas=firearm licence.
* licencia de tenencia de armas=firearm licence.
* llamamiento a las armas=call to arms.
* medir las armas con=cross + swords with.
* país con armas nucleares=nuclear state.
* permiso de armas=firearm permit.
* permiso de tenencia de armas=firearm permit.
* plaza de armas=parade ground.
* ser de armas tomar=be a (real) handful.
* ser un arma de dos filos=be a mixed blessing.
* superar en armas=outgun.
* tener más armas que=outgun.
* tomar armas=take up + arms.
* tráfico de armas=trafficking in arms ; arms trafficking.
* venta de armas=arms sale.

arma (de fuego) prohibida
(n.)=prohibited firearm.
Ex: He also was charged with sexual assault and possession of a prohibited firearm in the same case, but those charges were stayed.
arma arrojadiza
(n.)=projectile.
Ex: This volume contains a group of papers that analyze projectile technology from diverse viewpoints.
arma biológica
(n.)=biological weapon.
Ex: A chemical or biological weapon used in a large city would kill thousands of people.
arma bioquímica
(n.)=bioweapon.
Ex: The article 'From bioweapon to biodefense' reports on a pilot scientometric project whose goal was to trace changes in biodefence research and the activities of its main players, Russia and the USA.
arma corta
(n.)=small arm.
Ex: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.
arma de aire comprimido
(n.)=air gun.
Ex: Air guns are also useful in hunting small game.
arma de bajo calibre
(n.)=small arm.
Ex: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.
arma de dos filos
(n.)=double-edged sword.
Ex: The rise of the World Wide Web is a double-edged sword for these systems.
arma de fuego
(n.)=firearm.
Ex: With this information about firearms one might turn to Quick's Dictionary where the entries are arranged alphabetically by the name or type of firearm.
arma de servicio
(n.)=service weapon.
Ex: In response, the policeman took aim with his service weapon resulting in the suspect being placed under arrest and the recovery of a handgun, ammunition clip and a ski mask.
arma enajenada
(n.)=deactivated weapon.
Ex: Deactivated weapons are any firearms which have been converted, in such a manner that they can no longer discharge any shot.
arma estratégica
(n.)=strategic weapon.
Ex: Information systems will become a strategic weapon for many organisations in order to maintain or increase their effectiveness.
arma inutilizada
(n.)=deactivated weapon.
Ex: Deactivated weapons are any firearms which have been converted, in such a manner that they can no longer discharge any shot.
arma letal
(n.)=lethal weapon.
Ex: Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.
arma ligera
(n.)=light weapon.
Ex: Every minute someone in the world dies from the use of a small arm or light weapon.
arma no letal
(n.)=non-lethal weapon.
Ex: These issues are examined through the case of an emerging class of devices called non-lethal weapons.
arma nuclear
(n.)=nuclear device ; nuke.
Ex: The author examines the second model which has been able to produce both a nuclear device and ballistic missiles. Ex: World leaders will spend $1 trillion on nukes in the next 10 years while cutting essential services.
arma paralizadora mediante proyectil
(n.)=stun gun ; stun gun.
Ex: They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers. Ex: They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.
arma paralizadora sin proyectil
(n.)=taser.
Ex: They sell a wide range of self protection devices such as personal alarms, pepper sprays, stun guns, and tasers.
arma prohibida
(n.)=prohibited weapon.
Ex: What is the penalty in Texas for possession of a prohibited weapon?.
arma química
(n.)=chemical weapon.
Ex: A chemical or biological weapon used in a large city would kill thousands of people.
arma secreta
(n.)=secret weapon.
Ex: On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing.
armado
(adj.)=armed ; gun-toting.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed artisans.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
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* Armada Invencible, la=Invincible Armada, the.
* armado con horca=pitchforked.
* armado de/con=armed with.
* armado hasta los dientes=heavily armed.
* asalto a mano armada=heist.
* atraco a mano armada=heist ; daylight robbery.
* causas de conflictos armados=warpath.
* conflicto armado=war conflict.
* fuertemente armado=heavily armed.
* fuerzas armadas=military forces.
* Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos=US Military.
* fuerzas armadas, las=armed forces, the ; forces, the.
* hormigón armado=reinforced concrete.
* intervención armada=armed intervention.
* ladrón armado=armed robber.
* lucha armada=armed struggle.
* mal armado=ill-armed.
* robo a mano armada=highway robbery.

armado con horca
(adj.)=pitchforked.
Ex: All such schemes would be likely to bring the pitchforked masses into the streets.
armado de/con
(adj.)=armed with.
Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
armado hasta los dientes
(adj.)=heavily armed.
Ex: Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
armadura de cama
(n.)=bedstead ; bed frame.
Ex: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance. Ex: Squeaky bed springs and or bed frames are a time-honoured tradition in comedy.
armadura personal
(n.)=body armour.
Ex: They also discuss the need for military-designed body armor for journalists working in war zones.
armadura^1
=armour [armor, -USA] ; plate armour.
Ex: The professional 'armour' that librarians assume includes moving rapidly about from place to place during the course of the enquiry.
Ex: The book focuses on depictions of plate armour.
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* armadura personal=body armour.

armadura^2
(n.)=frame.
Ex: Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
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* armadura de cama=bedstead ; bed frame.

armadura^3
(n.)=rebar cage.
Nota: Utilizada en el hormigón armado.
Ex: The rebar cage must be placed in the center of the foundation 6 inches (150 millimeters) from the top.

armamentista
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* carrera armamentista, la=arms race, the.

armamento
(n.)=armoury [armory, -USA] ; weaponry ; armament ; munition ; weapon ; military hardware.
Ex: Natural language indexing will certainly continue to be used as part of the retrieval armory in computer-based information systems.
Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
Ex: Power takes many forms -- wealth, armaments, civil authority etc., it is entropic, and in the community it exists in a basic equilibrium.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: In effect we deputized him to maintain stability in the gulf and promised to sell Iran almost any military hardware the shah desired.
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* armamento bioquímico=bioweapon.
* armamento letal=lethal weaponry.
* armamento militar=military hardware.
* armamento no letal=non-lethal weaponry.
* armamento nuclear=nuclear weapons.
* control del armamento=arms control.
* superar en armamento=outgun.
* tener más armamento que=outgun.

armamento bioquímico
(n.)=bioweapon.
Ex: The article 'From bioweapon to biodefense' reports on a pilot scientometric project whose goal was to trace changes in biodefence research and the activities of its main players, Russia and the USA.
armamento letal
(n.)=lethal weaponry.
Ex: The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
armamento militar
(n.)=military hardware.
Ex: In effect we deputized him to maintain stability in the gulf and promised to sell Iran almost any military hardware the shah desired.
armamento no letal
(n.)=non-lethal weaponry.
Ex: The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
armamento nuclear
(n.)=nuclear weapons.
Ex: Concern over the spread of nuclear weapons is becoming an increasingly important diplomatic and national security issue.
armamentístico
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* tratado armamentístico=arms treaty.

armar bulla
(v.)=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
armar con
(v.)=arm with.
Ex: Technology is now being implemented to arm organizations with this weapon -- competitor intelligence -- to improve business and win the war for customers.
armar enredos
(v.)=make + trouble.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
armar la de Dios
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
armar la de San Quintín
(v.)=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
armar un bronca
(v.)=hit + the roof ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling.
Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to.
armar un escándalo
(v.)=raise + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
armar un gran revuelo
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
armar un lío
(v.)=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + trouble ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
armar un revuelo
(v.)=create + a storm ; cause + a stir ; create + a stir.
Ex: Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful. Ex: The article is entitled 'Electronic books cause a stir in the UK legal profession'. Ex: The report created a stir, which increased when it was found that the result was in error.
armar una bronca
(v.)=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; brawl ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: Once the party was over, some 20000 people carried on celebrating the victory, some of whom began to brawl and hurl objects onto roads. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
armar^1
(v.)=arm ; gird for.
Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.
Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.
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* armar con=arm with.
* armarse de=summon up.
* armarse de munición=arm + Reflexivo + with ammunition.
* armarse de paciencia=arm + Reflexivo + with patience ; be extremely patient.
* armarse de valor=muster (up) + (the) courage ; pluck up + courage ; nerve + Reflexivo ; gather up + courage.
* armarse hasta los dientes=be armed to the teeth.

armar^2
(v.)=put together ; fit out.
Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.
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* armar bulla=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armar enredos=make + trouble.
* armarla=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; kick up + a row ; raise + a stink ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armar la de Dios=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* armar la de San Quintín=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armarse la de Dios=bedlam + break loose ; all hell + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
* armarse la de San Quintín=all hell + break loose ; bedlam + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
* armar una bronca=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; brawl ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armar un bronca=hit + the roof ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling.
* armar un escándalo=raise + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* armar un lío=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + trouble ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armar un revuelo=create + a storm ; cause + a stir ; create + a stir.

armario
(n.)=cupboard ; credenza ; cabinet ; closet ; wardrobe.
Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.
Ex: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.
Ex: This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.
Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.
Ex: In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.
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* almacenamiento en armarios=cabinet storage.
* armario de aseo=bathroom cabinet.
* armario de baño=bathroom cabinet.
* armario de cocina=kitchen cabinet.
* armario de cuarto de baño=bathroom cabinet.
* armario de la ropa blanca=linen closet ; linen cupboard.
* armario de suministros=stock cupboard.
* armario empotrado=fitted wardrobe.
* salido del armario=out-of-the-closet.
* salir del armario=come out of + the closet.

armario de aseo
(n.)=bathroom cabinet.
Ex: The bathroom cabinet carcass is made of plywood.
armario de baño
(n.)=bathroom cabinet.
Ex: The bathroom cabinet carcass is made of plywood.
armario de cocina
(n.)=kitchen cabinet.
Ex: In my video, you'll discover that glazing kitchen cabinets is very easy to do and produces stunning results.
armario de cuarto de baño
(n.)=bathroom cabinet.
Ex: The bathroom cabinet carcass is made of plywood.
armario de la ropa blanca
(n.)=linen closet ; linen cupboard.
Ex: Most linen closets are typically located in or near bathrooms and/or bedrooms. Ex: The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors.
armario de suministros
(n.)=stock cupboard.
Ex: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.
armario empotrado
(n.)=fitted wardrobe.
Ex: Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobe space, all beds have non-allergenic duvets and pillows, including the bedding for the extra beds.
armarla
(v.)=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; kick up + a row ; raise + a stink ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
armarse de
(v.)=summon up.
Ex: Summoning up her most agreeable tones, she asked if it might not be wiser to ask someone whose experience far exceeded her own to substitute for him.
armarse de munición
(v.)=arm + Reflexivo + with ammunition.
Ex: We can pick up this discussion some other time, after you've armed yourself with ammunition!.
armarse de paciencia
(v.)=arm + Reflexivo + with patience ; be extremely patient.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled. Ex: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient.
armarse de valor
(v.)=muster (up) + (the) courage ; pluck up + courage ; nerve + Reflexivo ; gather up + courage.
Ex: Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices. Ex: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Ex: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran are nerving themselves for a confrontation that could turn into a general war if things were to get out of control. Ex: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
armarse hasta los dientes
(v.)=be armed to the teeth.
Ex: These pirates are armed to the teeth, ruthless and desperate, but claim to adhere to their own code of conduct.
armarse la de Dios
(v.)=bedlam + break loose ; all hell + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
Ex: It is suggested that if bedlam should break loose the teacher should try to understand the cause or causes and use remedies. Ex: The newspaper that he was writing for at the time started to publish excerpts from Rushdie's book and as a result all hell broke loose. Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
armarse la de San Quintín
(v.)=all hell + break loose ; bedlam + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
Ex: The newspaper that he was writing for at the time started to publish excerpts from Rushdie's book and as a result all hell broke loose. Ex: It is suggested that if bedlam should break loose the teacher should try to understand the cause or causes and use remedies. Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
armas de destrucción masiva
(n.)=weapons of mass destruction.
Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
armas letales
(n.)=lethal weaponry.
Ex: The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
armas no letales
(n.)=non-lethal weaponry.
Ex: The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
armas nucleares
(n.)=nuclear weapons.
Ex: Concern over the spread of nuclear weapons is becoming an increasingly important diplomatic and national security issue.
armas, las
(n.)=armed force.
Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.
armatoste
(n.)=contraption.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

armazón
(n.)=frame ; casing ; carcass.
Ex: Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
Ex: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder coated to a colour of your choice.
Ex: The bathroom cabinet carcass is made of plywood.
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* armazón de cama=bedstead ; bed frame.
* armazón de madera=wood structure.

armazón de cama
(n.)=bedstead ; bed frame.
Ex: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance. Ex: Squeaky bed springs and or bed frames are a time-honoured tradition in comedy.
armazón de madera
(n.)=wood structure.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
armenio
(n./adj.)=Armenian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In this way the lives of over 100000 Armenians were spared, but only on the condition that they should be sent to Syria.

armero
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* armero naval=shipbuilder.

armero naval
(n.)=shipbuilder.
Ex: Indian teak was extensively used by Indian and foreign shipbuilders because of its high quality.
armería
(n.)=gun shop.
Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.

armisticio
(n.)=armistice.
Ex: The collection consists of an accumulation of 12,000 World War 1 era picture postcards, the majority of which were purchased soon after the armistice.

armiño
(n.)=stoat ; ermine.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
Ex: Popular quarry of fur trappers are beaver, coon, mink, ermine, marten and muskrat.

armoniosamente
=harmoniously.
Ex: In contrast, the system presented in this article solves space problems quietly and harmoniously.

armonioso
(adj.)=harmonious.
Ex: The 11 college buildings form a harmonious group in the Georgian style about an oval-shaped campus.

armonización
=harmonisation [harmonization, -USA].
Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.

armonizado
(adj.)=harmonised [harmonized, -USA].
Ex: Harmonised courses are as yet rare in the developed countries.

armonizar
(v.)=harmonise [harmonize, -USA].
Ex: Its aim is to further access to modern library services in the EC, introduce new information technology and harmonise national policies.

armonía
(n.)=harmonisation [harmonization, -USA] ; harmony ; unity ; harmonics.
Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.
Ex: A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.
Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.
Ex: Socrates's description of astronomy and harmonics is less problematic when it is read against the background of certain Greek mathematical treatises.
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* algo que rompe la armonía=a blot on the landscape.
* armonía racial=racial harmony.
* armonía social=social harmony.
* con armonía=harmoniously.
* en armonía=harmoniously ; in harmony.
* en armonía con=in harmony with ; in harness with ; in keeping with ; in tune with ; in sync with.
* falta de armonía=disharmony.
* que rompe la armonía=eyesore.

armonía racial
(n.)=racial harmony.
Ex: Newspapers should not raise sensitive issues that could threaten racial harmony and the country's stability.
armonía social
(n.)=social harmony.
Ex: Social harmony is about promoting a spirit of community and neighbourliness.
armónica
(n.)=harmonica.
Ex: Departures from the norm included teaching of instruments like the dulcimer, harmonica, viol and fiddle.

armónico
(adj.)=harmonic ; harmonious.
Ex: Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment.
Ex: The 11 college buildings form a harmonious group in the Georgian style about an oval-shaped campus.
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* media armónica=harmonic mean.

arnés
(n.)=harness ; horse trappings ; horse tack.
Ex: No significant long-term modifications to technique were found after the coaching intervention when players were assessed without the harness.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
Ex: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.

aro
(n.)=hoop.
Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.
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* pasar por el aro=give in ; cave in (to) ; knuckle under (to).

aroma
(n.)=fragrance ; aroma ; bouquet ; scent.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: During the second day, students 'smell' their peers' paintings to determine what aroma is being depicted.
Ex: The biochemical and chemo-physical processes which affect the character, flavour and bouquet of wine are described.
Ex: Artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies have different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances.
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* el dulce aroma del éxito=the sweet smell of success.
* terapia por medio de aromas=aroma therapy.

aromaterapia
(n.)=aromatherapy.
Ex: Aromatherapy promotes the serious, intelligent, and safe use of essential oils for healing the body, mind and spirit.

aromatización
(n.)=scenting.
Ex: Scenting of dangerous household products, however, may compromise the discriminability of these products from less harmful ones.

aromatizado
(adj.)=flavoured [flavored, -USA].
Ex: Some coffee aficionados enjoy an occasional cup of flavored coffee but won't admit this to any friends for fear of being considered plebeian.
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* vela aromatizada=fragrance candle ; scented candle.

aromatizar
(v.)=scent.
Ex: In addition, there is exposure to fragrance from products that are used to scent the air, such as air fresheners and fragrance candles.

aromático
(adj.)=aromatic ; fragrant ; balsamic ; odoriferous ; perfumed ; smelling ; sweet-smelling.
Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
Ex: Planting fragrant shrubs would benefit all users and in particular blind or visually impaired persons.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.
Ex: Skunks use a highly odoriferous secretion to deter predation.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.
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* aceite aromático=aromatic oil.

arpa
(n.)=harp.
Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.

arpillera
(n.)=sackcloth.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.

arpista
(n.)=harper ; harpist.
Ex: From the time of the Celtic occupation of Ireland in 500 BC, music played by harpers has been associated with ancient warfare and with banquets and ceremonious occasions.
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.

arponear
(v.)=spear ; harpoon.
Ex: The object found is designed for spearing or harpooning and may have formed part of a local medieval fishing kit.
Ex: The object found is designed for spearing or harpooning and may have formed part of a local medieval fishing kit.

arpía
(n.)=dragon lady ; harpy ; harridan ; hag ; shrew.
Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
Ex: Though Mrs. Lincoln was by no means such a shrew as has been asserted, she was difficult to live with.

arpón
(n.)=harpoon ; gaff.
Ex: With the aid of harpoons and boats, early hunters were able to procure sea mammals year round, and the population became sedentary.
Ex: The use of a gaff is prohibited at all times when fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or freshwater eels in England and Wales.

arqueado
(adj.)=curved ; bowed.
Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.
Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.

arquear
(v.)=curl ; arch.
Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
Ex: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.
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* arquear las cejas=raise + Posesivo + eyebrows ; arch + eyebrows.
* arquearse=hump ; arch.

arquear las cejas
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + eyebrows ; arch + eyebrows.
Ex: She looked at him, raising her eyebrows, and trying to screw her lips into a formal smile. Ex: 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.
arquearse
(v.)=hump ; arch.
Ex: If your cat cries when it urinates or if it humps over when walking, it may well have some other illness. Ex: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.
arqueología
(n.)=archaeology [archeology, -USA] ; archeology [archaeology, -UK].
Ex: This article describes four examples from the field of archaeology, illustrating the practical value of expert systems in exploiting archives and data bases.
Ex: The project aims to establish the role of libraries in the development of archeology during the 18th and 19th centuries.
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* arqueología aérea=aerial archaeology.
* biblioteca de arqueología=archaeology library.

arqueología aérea
(n.)=aerial archaeology.
Ex: The meeting will focus on recent work in all aspects of archaeological prospection including aerial archaeology and remote sensing.
arqueológico
(adj.)=archaeological [archeological, -USA] ; archeological [archaeological, -UK].
Ex: Cataloguing of these holdings is nearing completion and the collection should prove of great value in historical, archaeological and developmental studies.
Ex: Projects cover a very wide spectrum of archeological periods, regions and topics.
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* prospección arqueológica=archaeological prospection.

arquero
(n.)=archer ; bowman [bowmen, -pl.].
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.
Ex: Wallowing in the mud, they were easy targets for the English bowmen.

arquetipo
(n.)=archetype ; epitome ; exemplar ; perfect example.
Ex: All the necessary information is to be found on the dust-jacket on in the introduction to confirm that this is a work of empirical science in which Jung's theory of archetypes is supported by the latest research in ethology and sociobiology.
Ex: This extraordinary assault on a fine old children's book has ever since stood for me as the epitome of the scholastic abuse of literature.
Ex: Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.
Ex: His story is also a perfect example of the unconditional love a mother has for a child.

arquetípico
(adj.)=archetypal.
Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.

arqueólogo
(n.)=archaeologist [archeologist, -USA] ; archeologist [archaeologist, -UK].
Ex: It was found by means of citation analysis that archaeologists cite journal material less than non-journal material.
Ex: This manual contains information and guides to assist the student in functioning as an archeologist.

arquitecto
(n.)=architect ; architectural designer.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion.
Ex: This avenue of investigation leads into spatial approaches used frequently by psychologists, sociologists, and architectural designers = Esta línea de investigación nos lleva a métodos para estudiar el espacio físico usados frecuentmente por los sicólogos, sociólogos y arquitectos.
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* arquitecto de paisajes=landscape architect.
* estudio de arquitectos=architecture firm ; architectural firm.
* firma de arquitectos=architectural firm.

arquitecto de paisajes
(n.)=landscape architect.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
arquitectura
(n.)=architecture.
Ex: Using gothic architecture instead of architecture is an example of increasing specificity.
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* arquitectura clásica=classical architecture.
* arquitectura cliente-servidor=client-server architecture.
* arquitectura de comunicaciones=communication architecture.
* arquitectura del paisaje=landscape architecture.
* arquitectura ecológica=green architecture.
* arquitectura gótica=Gothic architecture.
* arquitectura histórica=historical architecture.
* arquitectura islámica=Islamic architecture.
* arquitectura militar=military architecture.
* arquitectura paisajista=landscaping.
* estudio de arquitectura=architectural firm.
* historiador de arquitectura=architectural historian.

arquitectura cliente-servidor
(n.)=client-server architecture.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The world of Internet: a client-server architecture and the new generation of information servers'.
arquitectura clásica
(n.)=classical architecture.
Ex: Symbols of permanence and value, as in banknotes for example, have always borrowed from the vocabulary of classical architecture.
arquitectura de comunicaciones
(n.)=communication architecture.
Ex: This article focuses on ways of getting round incompatibilities between different manufacturers' communication architectures and protocols, and the problem posed by synchronisation.
arquitectura del paisaje
(n.)=landscape architecture.
Ex: The library supports training and research in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning.
arquitectura ecológica
(n.)=green architecture.
Ex: Sustainability, environmental awareness and green architecture are catch phrases that suddenly seem to have flooded the media.
arquitectura gótica
(n.)=Gothic architecture.
Ex: Using gothic architecture instead of architecture is an example of increasing specificity.
arquitectura histórica
(n.)=historical architecture.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
arquitectura islámica
(n.)=Islamic architecture.
Ex: The author describes the working methods of the two Iranian architects and the role of stucco in Islamic architecture.
arquitectura militar
(n.)=military architecture.
Ex: The book focuses on the evolution of bunkers in 20th c. military architecture.
arquitectura paisajista
(n.)=landscaping.
Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
arquitectónicamente
=architecturally.
Ex: Brumunddal Library is architecturally the most daring.

arquitectónico
(adj.)=architectural.
Ex: There may be millions of fine thoughts, all encased within stone walls of acceptable architectural form.
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* estilo arquitectónico=architectural style.
* sombra arquitectónica=architectural shading.

arquitrabe
(n.)=architrave.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

arrabio
(n.)=pig iron.
Ex: Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel.

arraigado
(adj.)=ingrained [engrained] ; long-held ; entrenched ; engrained [ingrained] ; deep-rooted.
Ex: Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
Ex: In these statements, Carnegie added strong confirmation to the librarian's long-held elitist views.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
Ex: No one who reads thoughtfully the dialectic of 'Huckleberry Finn''s great moral crisis will ever again accept the engrained customary beliefs of his time and place.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
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* arraigado en la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* estar muy arraigado en=be well embedded in.
* idea arraigada=ingrained attitude.
* muy arraigado=deep-rooted ; well established ; long-established.
* profundamente arraigado=deeply ingrained ; deeply grounded ; deeply rooted ; deep-seated.

arraigado en la cultura
=culturally-embedded.
Ex: Local knowledge is knowledge that is 'unique to a given culture or society, which is oral, rural, holistic, powerless, and culturally-embedded and the result of 'dynamic innovation' although informal and unsystematised'.
arraigar
(n.)=entrench ; take + root (in) ; root.
Ex: This attitude serves to sanction and entrench methods detrimental to the quality of our catalogs.
Ex: If this provision takes root in libraries, the open learning industry will be presented with a new market.
Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.

arraigo
(n.)=mooring.
Ex: Certain aspects of the curriculum debate had become parted from their moorings in practical reality.
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* de mucho arraigo=long-established ; well established.

arramblar
(v.)=loot ; pillage ; plunder ; rifle.
Ex: During the invasion of Kuwait the majority of school, public, university and special libraries were looted or destroyed = Durante la invasión de Kuwait la mayoría de las bibliotecas escolares, públicas, universitarias y especializadas fueron saquedas o destruidas.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.
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* arramblar con=walk off with ; make off with.

arramblar con
(v.)=walk off with ; make off with.
Ex: Police caught three drunken house burglars walking off with their loot in carrier-bags, a court was told. Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.
arramplar
(v.)=loot ; pillage ; plunder ; rifle.
Ex: During the invasion of Kuwait the majority of school, public, university and special libraries were looted or destroyed = Durante la invasión de Kuwait la mayoría de las bibliotecas escolares, públicas, universitarias y especializadas fueron saquedas o destruidas.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.
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* arramplar con=walk off with ; make off with.

arramplar con
(v.)=walk off with ; make off with.
Ex: Police caught three drunken house burglars walking off with their loot in carrier-bags, a court was told. Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds.
arrancado
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* plasta de césped arrancado=divot [divet].
* trozo de césped arrancado=divot [divet].

arrancar + Nombre + de
(v.)=wring + Nombre + out of/from.
Ex: It seems that American executives will not be happy until they have wrung more sweat, blood, and tears out of the American worker.
arrancar + Sistema Operativo
(v.)=start + Sistema Operativo.
Ex: Reboot the computer and start Windows.
arrancar a la fuerza
(v.)=prise + Nombre + away.
Ex: But we're going to have to prise her away from the place now because she's fallen in love with it.
arrancar con cables
(v.)=jump-start [jump start].
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
arrancar con los dientes
(v.)=bite off.
Ex: And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.
arrancar de
(v.)=wretch from.
Ex: When these studies are wrenched from their historical contexts the readers are given an impoverished version of the development of the field.
arrancar de cuajo
(v.)=tear out ; tear + Nombre + out by the roots ; pluck + Nombre + out by the root.
Ex: In all cases the suture was torn out of the central part of the meniscus. Ex: Unless you cut the plant down to the ground and tear it out by the roots, it'll probably recuperate. Ex: Whenever I see a gray hair, I pluck it out by the root.
arrancar de raíz
(v.)=tear out ; tear + Nombre + out by the roots ; pluck + Nombre + out by the root.
Ex: In all cases the suture was torn out of the central part of the meniscus. Ex: Unless you cut the plant down to the ground and tear it out by the roots, it'll probably recuperate. Ex: Whenever I see a gray hair, I pluck it out by the root.
arrancar de un mordisco
(v.)=bite off.
Ex: And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.
arrancar el corazón
(v.)=tear out + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: Bart imagines her tearing out his heart and throwing it in the garbage.
arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien
(v.)=scalp.
Ex: Many were scalped, decapitated, and dismembered, and there are other indications of violence.
arrancar el pelo
(v.)=tear out + Posesivo + hair ; pluck + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence. Ex: Jessy spends a lot of her time plucking her hair -- her favorite parts include her shins and armpits.
arrancar haciendo palanca
(v.)=pry.
Ex: This new device will reduce thefts caused by prying a safe from its anchorings.
arrancar la cabellera a Alguien
(v.)=scalp.
Ex: Many were scalped, decapitated, and dismembered, and there are other indications of violence.
arrancar una promesa
(v.)=extort + promise.
Ex: She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.
arrancar una página
(v.)=tear out + page.
Ex: The offenders vary from forgetful lecturers to a student who lost the books and cannot pay the fine, to a student who had torn out pages from a book and now faces an expulsion from the Institute.
arrancar^1
(v.)=rip off ; wrench ; pluck up ; rip + open ; pluck out ; strip off ; winkle out ; pull up ; rip ; tear out ; rip + apart ; pluck.
Ex: Within the social sciences psychology journals are the most ripped off.
Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.
Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.
Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.
Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.
Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.
Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.
Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.
Ex: In all cases the suture was torn out of the central part of the meniscus.
Ex: An 18-month-old girl was 'ripped apart like a doll' by a dog in a horrific attack at a family home, witnesses have disclosed.
Ex: It could also be that for some strange reason you decided to pluck them.
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* abrir arrancando=rip + open.
* arrancar a la fuerza=prise + Nombre + away.
* arrancar con los dientes=bite off.
* arrancar de=wretch from.
* arrancar de cuajo=tear out ; tear + Nombre + out by the roots ; pluck + Nombre + out by the root.
* arrancar de raíz=tear out ; tear + Nombre + out by the roots ; pluck + Nombre + out by the root.
* arrancar de un mordisco=bite off.
* arrancar el corazón=tear out + Posesivo + heart.
* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien=scalp.
* arrancar el pelo=tear out + Posesivo + hair ; pluck + Posesivo + hair.
* arrancar haciendo palanca=pry.
* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien=scalp.
* arrancar + Nombre + de=wring + Nombre + out of/from.
* arrancarse el pelo=tear out + Posesivo + hair.
* arrancarse el pelo a manojos=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
* arrancar una página=tear out + page.
* arrancar una promesa=extort + promise.

arrancar^2
(v.)=boot ; boot up ; crank up ; start up.
Ex: In computer science to boot means to start up a computer system.
Ex: Since then, the computer has started to make a whirring noise everytime it is booted up.
Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.
Ex: Suprisingly, Windows had no boot issues at all, it started up without a glitch.
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* al arrancar=at startup.
* arrancar con cables=jump-start [jump start].
* arrancar + Sistema Operativo=start + Sistema Operativo.

arrancarse el pelo
(v.)=tear out + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
arrancarse el pelo a manojos
(v.)=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
Ex: People are clearly extremely upset, apparently tearing their hair out at having to deal with spam
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arranque con cables
=jump-starting [jumpstarting].
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .
arranque de cólera
(n.)=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
arranque de furia
(n.)=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
arranque de ira
(n.)=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
arranque^1
(n.)=startup [start-up] ; boot process ; ignition ; boot.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
Ex: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process.
Ex: The booklet concludes with a section on motorcycle maintenance that addresses lubrication, ignition tune-up, electrical systems, carburetors, and general troubleshooting.
Ex: Suprisingly, Windows had no boot issues at all, it started up without a glitch.
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* arranque con cables=jump-starting [jumpstarting].
* darle a la manivela de arranque=turn + a crank.
* de arranque=bootable.
* llave de arranque=ignition key.
* motor de arranque=starter motor.
* pinzas de arranque=jumper cables ; booster cables ; jumper leads.
* sistema de arranque=starting system.
* velocidad de arranque=getaway speed.

arranque^2
(n.)=burst.
Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.
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* arranque de cólera=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
* arranque de furia=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* arranque de ira=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.

arrasado
(adj.)=devastated.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
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* arrasado por la guerra=war-torn.

arrasado por la guerra
(adj.)=war-torn.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reinventing publishing in the war-torn Balkans' = El artículo se titula "La reinvención de la edición en los Balcanes en guerra".
arrasador
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* fuego arrasador=wildfire.

arrasar completamente
(v.)=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.
arrasar con
(v.)=eat + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
arrasar^1
(v.)=lay + waste to ; flatten ; sweep away ; rip through ; raze ; annihilate ; devastate.
Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: This article describes how the organisation has been flattened into one unit during the changeover from a manual system to an automated statewide library system.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
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* arrasar completamente=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
* epidemia + arrasar=epidemic + rage.
* fuego + arrasar=fire + sweep through.

arrasar^2
(v.)=take + no prisoners ; take + Nombre + by storm ; win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory ; win + big.
Ex: He broke all the rules on and off the stage and took no prisoners in his wild pursuit of pleasure, pain, tragedy, and hope.
Ex: He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.
Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
Ex: France wins big in European Swimming Championships.
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* arrasar con=eat + Posesivo + way through.

arrastrando los pies
=shuffling.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
arrastrar
(v.)=haul ; lug off ; sweep along ; tow ; drag ; sweep + Nombre + away ; lug ; carry along.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her and she towed a chair over to his desk.
Ex: Users can either select a pull-down menu and enter search terms in a text box or highlight and drag text into the search box from other applications including electronic mail.
Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
Ex: Therefore, it's vital to always carry along an eczema emergency kit for those times a flare-up does occur.
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* agua + arrastrar=wash away.
* arrastrando los pies=shuffling.
* arrastrar al mar=wash out to + sea.
* arrastrar los pies=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* arrastrarse=crawl ; grovel ; cringe.
* arrastrar y pegar=drag and drop.
* corriente + arrastrar=wash up.
* dejarse arrastrar=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; be carried along ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse arrastrar por el viento=ride + the wind.
* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse arrastrar por las olas=ride + the waves.
* introducir arrastrando=haul in.
* sacar arrastrando=haul out.
* ser arrastrado=be carried along.

arrastrar al mar
(v.)=wash out to + sea.
Ex: A man has been washed out to sea by strong surf that has battered the city's famed Golden Mile.
arrastrar los pies
(v.)=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet. Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
arrastrar y pegar
=drag and drop.
Ex: The software can be downloaded onto desktops and a drag and drop feature allows users to apply it to any document, whether imported or written by themselves.
arrastrarse
(v.)=creep.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio crept.
Ex: Why is it that when were are having fun, time flies by, but when we are at work, time creeps by?.
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* arrastrarse contorsionándose=squirm through ; squirm through.

arrastrarse contorsionándose
(v.)=squirm through ; squirm through.
Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield. Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.
arrastre
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* barco dedicado a la pesca de arrastre=fishing trawler.
* para el arrastre=over the hill.
* polea de arrastre=driving pulley.

arrayán
(n.)=myrtle.
Ex: The site is covered with low-growing myrtle and is surrounded by oak trees.

arrear
(v.)=herd.
Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
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* arrear Personas como si fueran ganado=herd.
* arrear un puñetazo=sock.

arrear Personas como si fueran ganado
(v.)=herd.
Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
arrear un puñetazo
(v.)=sock.
Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.
arrebatador
(adj.)=intoxicating.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' is an intoxicating romantic comedy set beneath the biggest, brightest Christmas moon you ever saw.

arrebatar
(v.)=snap up ; snatch.
Ex: Music has notorious magpie tendencies, snapping up stylistic valuables wherever they may be found.
Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.
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* arrebatar el coche=carjack.

arrebatar el coche
(v.)=carjack.
Ex: Follow these tips to help reduce your chances of being carjacked.
arrebato
(n.)=outburst ; flush ; gush ; burst ; spurt.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi, head of the circulation department, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: I wonder if this is not altogether unrelated to the fact that this stage immediately precedes puberty, during the last flush of childhood, after which young people commonly go through a period of disenchantment with adults.
Ex: Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.
Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.
Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.
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* arrebato de cólera=angry outburst ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; outburst of anger ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* arrebato de furia=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* arrebato de ira=angry outburst ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* arrebato de + Nombre=fit of + Nombre.

arrebato de + Nombre
=fit of + Nombre.
Ex: Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.
arrebato de cólera
(n.)=angry outburst ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; outburst of anger ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
Ex: As mentioned above, angry outbursts, irritability and developing a short temper can also be symptoms that mask depression. Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
arrebato de furia
(n.)=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
arrebato de ira
(n.)=angry outburst ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
Ex: As mentioned above, angry outbursts, irritability and developing a short temper can also be symptoms that mask depression. Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
arrecife
(n.)=reef.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
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* arrecife de coral=barrier reef ; coral reef.

arrecife de coral
(n.)=barrier reef ; coral reef.
Ex: The book focuses on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize. Ex: This article presents a brief case study of the use geographic information systems in the integration of various types of data for the management of the Buccoo coral reef off Tobago in the Caribbean.
arreglado
(adj.)=neat ; neat and tidy ; dapper.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

arreglar
(v.)=remedy ; repair ; tidy up ; fix ; right ; fix up ; manicure ; groom ; clear up ; neaten (up) ; fettle.
Ex: After 1728, the initiative for investigating and remedying the state of the public records passed to the House of Commons.
Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.
Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.
Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.
Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.
Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.
Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.
Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
Ex: Many people trim their cuticles to neaten the overall appearance of their fingers and hands.
Ex: Prepare your bike the night before so you don't need to fettle with your derailleur when you should be warming up.
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* arreglar el cabello=do + Posesivo + hair.
* arreglar el entuerto=sort out + the mess.
* arreglar el pelo=do + Posesivo + hair.
* arreglar las cosas=put + things right.
* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos=put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
* arreglar + Posesivo + vida=put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
* arreglarse=get + ready.
* arreglarse el aspecto=preen.
* arreglarse el pelo=primp ; primp + Posesivo + hair.
* arreglárselas=get by ; make + do ; make out ; cope.
* arreglárselas a duras penas=muddle through.
* arreglárselas como pueda=losers weepers.
* arreglárselas lo mejor posible=make + the best of things.
* arreglarse las manos=manicure.
* arreglárselas para que=see to it that.
* arreglárselas sin=do without ; live without ; get along without.
* arreglárselas sobre la marcha=wing it.
* arreglárselas solo=fend for + Reflexivo ; losers weepers ; manage on + Posesivo + own ; get by on + Posesivo + own.
* arreglarse las uñas=manicure.
* arreglarse lo mejor posible=look + Posesivo + best.
* arreglarse los pies=pedicure.
* arreglar una abolladura a martillazos=bang out + a dent.
* arreglar un fallo=fix + fault.
* arreglar un problema=fix + problem.
* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo=leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo=leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources ; leave to + Posesivo + own devices.
* que se puede arreglar=fixable.
* si no está roto, no lo arregles=if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
* tener que arreglárselas solo=leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources ; leave to + Posesivo + own devices.

arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos
(v.)=put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
arreglar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
arreglar el cabello
(v.)=do + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: Cecily had a number of servants to do her hair and put on her shoes after she dressed.
arreglar el entuerto
(v.)=sort out + the mess.
Ex: The new governement has set itself the task of sorting out the mess that Labour have created.
arreglar el pelo
(v.)=do + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: Cecily had a number of servants to do her hair and put on her shoes after she dressed.
arreglar las cosas
(v.)=put + things right.
Ex: It is also pointed out thet the machine alone cannot put things right, the user will have to be re-trained as well.
arreglar un fallo
(v.)=fix + fault.
Ex: The library staff involved in the day to day running of the library may be called upon quite often to fix certain minor faults or clear up problems and misunderstandings on the part of the user.
arreglar un problema
(v.)=fix + problem.
Ex: The author discusses some of the simple things that can go wrong with microcomputers and the problems anyone can fix.
arreglar una abolladura a martillazos
(v.)=bang out + a dent.
Ex: Most dents that can be reached from both sides can be banged out completely.
arreglarse
(v.)=get + ready.
Ex: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.
arreglarse el aspecto
(v.)=preen.
Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy.
arreglarse el pelo
(v.)=primp ; primp + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy. Ex: The camera pans to each of the four actors, but when it gets to Tara, you see her flirtatiously looking at the camera and primping her hair.
arreglarse las manos
(v.)=manicure.
Ex: This is a complete guide to manicure and pedicure.
arreglarse las uñas
(v.)=manicure.
Ex: This is a complete guide to manicure and pedicure.
arreglarse lo mejor posible
(v.)=look + Posesivo + best.
Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
arreglarse los pies
(v.)=pedicure.
Ex: This is a complete guide to manicure and pedicure.
arreglista
(n.)=arranger.
Ex: The British Catalogue of Music is published quarterly with an annual cumulation, and is arranged in two separate sequences: 1) a classified sequence arranged by the Coates faceted classification scheme; 2) an alphabetical index of titles, composers, arrangers, etc..

arreglo
(n.)=repair ; fix ; fixup [fix-up] ; repair job.
Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.
Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.
Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.
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* arreglo de uñas=manicuring.
* arreglo en carretera=roadside repairs.
* arreglo floral=flower arrangement.
* arreglo musical=arrangement ; musical arrangement.
* arreglos del hogar=home repair.
* hacer arreglos florales=arrange + flowers.
* sin arreglo=beyond repair.

arreglo de uñas
(n.)=manicuring.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
arreglo en carretera
(n.)=roadside repairs.
Ex: If roadside repairs aren't possible, however, the service arranges a tow.
arreglo floral
(n.)=flower arrangement.
Ex: The scale of the house-keeping is so large, that just to get fresh flower arrangements in the house takes a team of 15 volunteers, working on a rota.
arreglo musical
(n.)=arrangement ; musical arrangement.
Ex: Type of executant, size or complexity of executant body, accompanying executant, original executant (for arrangements). Ex: A music arrangement is a musical work, or a portion thereof, rewritten for a medium of performance different form that for which the work was originally intended; also, a simplified version of a work for the same medium of performance.
arreglos del hogar
(n.)=home repair.
Ex: Many products used in home repair contain hazardous solvents.
arreglárselas
(v.)=get by ; make + do ; make out ; cope.
Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee. Ex: It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans. Ex: 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly. Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
arreglárselas a duras penas
(v.)=muddle through.
Ex: The average user is not only frustrated by a library, but is working under the false notion that most of what he needs can be found by muddling through the card catalog.
arreglárselas como pueda
=losers weepers.
Ex: Results suggest that people endorse a 'losers weepers' norm more often than they do a 'finders keepers' or 'share and share alike' norm, although all were endorsed.
arreglárselas lo mejor posible
(v.)=make + the best of things.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
arreglárselas para que
(v.)=see to it that.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
arreglárselas sin
(v.)=do without ; live without ; get along without.
Ex: Serials management is one application that a majority of the public libraries have opted to do without. Ex: The article is entitled 'I cannot live without books': Thomas Jefferson, bibliophile'. Ex: It is thus that the library makes itself almost impossible to get along without.
arreglárselas sobre la marcha
(v.)=wing it.
Ex: 'Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.
arreglárselas solo
(v.)=fend for + Reflexivo ; losers weepers ; manage on + Posesivo + own ; get by on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries. Ex: Results suggest that people endorse a 'losers weepers' norm more often than they do a 'finders keepers' or 'share and share alike' norm, although all were endorsed. Ex: Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home. Ex: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
arremangar
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* arremangarse=roll up + Posesivo + sleeves.

arremangarse
(v.)=roll up + Posesivo + sleeves.
Ex: The people from Afghanistan have decided to roll up their sleeves and start the Herculean task of the reconstruction of the national heritage.
arremeter
(v.)=let + fly ; surge.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.
Ex: It was not clear how he died, but several people were earlier injured when protesters held in a police cordon surged against the barriers.
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* arremeter contra=lambast [lambaste] ; flail away at ; hit out (at/against) ; take + a swipe at ; swipe ; lam ; lam into ; lay into ; lash out at/against/on ; have + a go at ; go to + town on ; lash out (on) ; take + a swat at ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; take + pot shots at ; snap + Posesivo + head off ; come down (hard) on.

arremeter contra
(v.)=lambast [lambaste] ; flail away at ; hit out (at/against) ; take + a swipe at ; swipe ; lam ; lam into ; lay into ; lash out at/against/on ; have + a go at ; go to + town on ; lash out (on) ; take + a swat at ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; take + pot shots at ; snap + Posesivo + head off ; come down (hard) on.
Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics. Ex: His novels flailed away at ignorance and indecency and his editorials were partisan, personal, fervent, and emotional. Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater. Ex: Republicans have been taking a swipe at Canada by saying that the country doesn't do much when it comes to global problems. Ex: This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him. Ex: Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find. Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip. Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing. Ex: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist. Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence. Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity. Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'. Ex: I jumped down his throat because he's a liar, a backstabber, an overall jerk, and a pathetic excuse for a human being. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives. Ex: The film also takes pot shots at the media and the political system in the country. Ex: The manager just about snapped her head off and and berated her in front of us -- it was so uncomfortable. Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
arremetida
(n.)=onslaught.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.

arremolinar
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* arremolinarse=churn ; swirl ; mill around ; eddy.

arremolinarse
(v.)=churn ; swirl ; mill around ; eddy.
Ex: Everywhere, where the waters had hit, one saw this total devastation and strange debris created by these churning swirling waters. Ex: It's as if the life force itself emanates directly from the oven and swirls around the kitchen island. Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds. Ex: A small breeze started to eddy, stirring up dust in a perfect circle just wide enough to encompass the giant horse.
arrendable
(adj.)=rentable.
Ex: It was found that a corporate reference collection might be redefined funtionally as a window or gate to rentable information.

arrendado
(adj.)=leased.
Ex: This paper describes some of the processes involved in restoring leased premises to their original condition after they have been vacated.
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* propiedad arrendada=leasehold.

arrendador
(n.)=lessee.
Ex: The lessees of these commercial premises are paying more for water and electricity than in actual rent, not to mention the trading licenses.

arrendajo
(n.)=jay.
Ex: Jays are reluctant to leave the shelter of woodlands although, on occasions, they become bold, visiting garden bird tables for scraps.
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* arrendajo azul=blue jay.

arrendajo azul
(n.)=blue jay.
Ex: Blue jays eat other birds' eggs, acorns, fruit, nuts and insects.
arrendamiento
(n.)=tenancy ; leasehold.
Ex: An oppressive farmer tenancy system has developed under these reforms, but the Left movement is working for land nationalization.
Ex: Like many of its neighbours, Thailand's rules focus on the length of land leaseholds and foreign ownership quotas in condominium projects.
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* contrato de arrendamiento=lease.

arrendar
(v.)=lease ; rent ; rent out ; let.
Ex: Many packages are available for purchase or lease, but there are also strictly in-house packages and packages developed by specific software houses under contract from one organisation.
Ex: 65% of books rented are novels, 20% mysteries and suspense, and 15% non-fiction.
Ex: If a job or family situation takes you away from home, consider renting out your home to offset all or part of the costs of your monthly mortgage payment.
Ex: The priority of this website is to help find the perfect property for you, whether it be to buy or let.

arrendatario
(n.)=lessee ; renter.
Ex: The lessees of these commercial premises are paying more for water and electricity than in actual rent, not to mention the trading licenses.
Ex: As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.

arrepentido
(adj.)=apologetic ; penitent ; contrite ; remorseful ; repentant.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.

arrepentimiento
(n.)=regret ; remorse ; repentance.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.
Ex: Moreover, significant gender differences are reported regarding remorse, depression, fear, anger, sadness, shyness, shame, surprise, contempt, concentration, astonishment, disdain, blame, & awe.
Ex: The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.
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* mirar atrás sin arrepentimiento=have no + regrets.
* no mirar atrás con arrepentimiento=have no + regrets.
* sin arrepentimiento=no-looking-back.

arrepentirse
(v.)=feel + remorse ; get + cold feet.
Ex: The study was designed to determine if players felt remorse if an opposing player was injured as a result of their act of aggression.
Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.
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* arrepentirse (de)=repent.
* no arrepentirse=not look back ; never + look back ; never looked back ever since ; have no + regrets.
* no arrepentirse de lo vivido=live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets.

arrepentirse (de)
(v.)=repent.
Ex: In contrast, Heidegger never repented his presumptuousness.
arrestado
(n.)=detainee.
Ex: This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.

arrestar
(v.)=detain ; arrest ; imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; make + an arrest ; place under + arrest ; take into + custody ; bust ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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* estar arrestado=be under arrest.
* ser arrestado=be under arrest.

arresto
(n.)=arrest ; detention.
Ex: The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.
Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.
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* arresto domiciliario=house arrest.
* bajo arresto domiciliario=under house arrest.
* estar bajo arresto=be under arrest.
* hacer un arresto=make + an arrest.
* orden de arresto=warrant for + Posesivo + arrest ; arrest warrant.

arresto domiciliario
(n.)=house arrest.
Ex: The house arrests of these two great women imprisoned in their homes have a lot to teach us.
arriate
(n.)=flower bed [flowerbed] ; border.
Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.
Ex: Best in a sunny, yet moist border, the delicate plum-coloured blooms make excellent cut-and-dried flowers.
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* planta ornamental de arriate=bedding plant.

arriba
=upstairs.
Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.
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* andar de arriba para abajo=pace.
* arriba citado=above-mentioned.
* citado más arriba=above.
* cuesta arriba=uphill ; uphill ; upslope.
* de abajo hacia arriba=bottom-up.
* de arriba abajo=from top to bottom ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* de arriba hacia abajo=top-down.
* de más arriba=topmost [top most].
* desplazarse hacia arriba=move up.
* dicho más arriba, lo=foregoing, the.
* en el piso de arriba=upstairs.
* en la parte de arriba=at the top.
* estar arriba=sit on + top.
* estar patas arriba=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* hacia arriba=upwards ; upward ; upslope.
* hacia arriba y hacia abajo=up and down.
* huevo frito con la yema hacia arriba=sunny side up egg.
* menú desplegable hacia arriba=pop-up menu.
* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo=look + Nombre + up and down.
* mirar de arriba abajo=eye.
* mirar desde arriba=look down on/upon ; look down over.
* mirar hacia arriba=look up.
* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo=bob.
* patas arriba=in shambles ; topsy-turvy ; upside down ; all over the place.
* poner Algo patas arriba=turn + Nombre + inside-out ; turn + Nombre + on its head.
* poner la casa patas arriba=turn + the house upside down.
* poner las cartas boca arriba=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* poner patas arriba=upend ; make + a (real) mess.
* poner todo patas arriba=turn + everything upside down.
* quedar patas arriba=flip-flop.
* quedarse arriba=sit on + top.
* río arriba=upriver.
* sábana de arriba=flat sheet.
* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba=↑ (up) key ; up arrow key.

arriba citado
=above-mentioned.
Ex: Most the above-mentioned publications are available for purchase by the public through the normal channels.
arribista
(n./adj.)=upstart ; social climber ; arriviste.
Ex: Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.
Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.
Ex: These are values which the arriviste bourgeoisie tries to mimic but with the emphasis placed on money.

arriero
(n.)=drover.
Ex: Other records are slowly coming to light: of small farmers, village artisans, storekeepers, drovers, harbour masters, captains of coasters, shearers and commercial travellers.
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* arriero de elefantes=mahout.

arriero de elefantes
(n.)=mahout.
Ex: Usually, a mahout starts as a boy, when he is given a young elephant so that they become attached to each other.
arriesgado
(adj.)=dangerous ; risky ; hazardous ; chancy ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; risk-taking ; unsafe ; dicey ; dauntless ; buccaneering ; devil-may-care.
Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
Ex: This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.
Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
Ex: Davis, the main character, is a devil-may-care sergeant leading a squadron on an expedition through a jungle where a bandit is leading a rebellion.
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* llevar una vida arriesgada=live + dangerously ; live + dangerously close to the edge.
* poco arriesgado=low-risk.

arriesgar
(v.)=risk ; gamble ; take + risks ; chance.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.
Ex: Unfortunately, most librarians are unwilling to take limited risks to learn about new software.
Ex: There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced.
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* arriesgar el cuello=stick out + Posesivo + neck.
* arriesgar el cuello (por)=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* arriesgar la vida=risk + life and limb ; play + Russian roulette ; risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* arriesgar mucho=play (for) + high stakes.
* arriesgar + Posesivo + vida=put + Posesivo + life on the line.
* arriesgarse=take + a gamble ; take + the chance ; take + the plunge ; go out on + a limb ; take + chances (on) ; take + Posesivo + chances.
* arriesgarse a=run + risk ; expose + Reflexivo + to.
* arriesgarse a decir=hazard.
* arriesgarse innecesariamente=flirt with + danger ; court + danger.
* no arriesgarse=play it + safe.
* quien nada arriesga nada gana=nothing ventured, nothing gained.

arriesgar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=put + Posesivo + life on the line.
Ex: This is not about censorship or copyright but about a young man (and others) who put their lives on the line to defend books and the building that housed them.
arriesgar el cuello
(v.)=stick out + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: This lack of consistency has created a breach of trust between DGIS and those academics who were sticking out their neck by becoming involved in activities that were often frowned upon by many of their superiors.
arriesgar el cuello (por)
(v.)=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
arriesgar la vida
(v.)=risk + life and limb ; play + Russian roulette ; risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'. Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
arriesgar mucho
(v.)=play (for) + high stakes.
Ex: The article 'Playing for high stakes' discusses the effects of the current recession on US publishers.
arriesgarse
(v.)=take + a gamble ; take + the chance ; take + the plunge ; go out on + a limb ; take + chances (on) ; take + Posesivo + chances.
Ex: The College for the Distributed Trades library in London took a gamble in the summer of 87 and chose an automated library system that had never been tested in the UK. Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'. Ex: The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration. Ex: Rosa's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
arriesgarse a
(v.)=run + risk ; expose + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: We run grave risks of being regarded as ivory tower navel-gazers if we ignore the widespread practical applications of bibliographical work. Ex: In more than one occasion he exposed himself to enemy fire and grenades by covering the bodies of those whom he was aiding with his own.
arriesgarse a decir
(v.)=hazard.
Ex: 'I suppose we could go to the board of county commissions,' she hazarded, after a longish pause.
arriesgarse innecesariamente
(v.)=flirt with + danger ; court + danger.
Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger. Ex: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon.
arrimar
(v.)=draw up.
Ex: 'They are good and wonderful,' Darci said, drawing up her knees into her chest.
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* arrimar el hombro=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight ; pull together ; lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
* arrimar la silla=hitch + chair.
* arrimarse=draw up + closer ; get + closer.
* arrimarse al árbol que da más sombra=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* arrimarse al árbol que más cobija=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* arrimarse al sol que más calienta=jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* arrimarse al sol que más caliente=get on + the bandwagon.
* arrimarse buscando cobijo=snuggle up to.

arrimar el hombro
(v.)=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight ; pull together ; lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight. Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through. Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well. Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off. Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe. Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war. Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food. Ex: It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet.
arrimar la silla
(v.)=hitch + chair.
Ex: Stanhope hitched his chair closer to her desk, his face serious in concentration, and asked what had been done with the study.
arrimarse
(v.)=draw up + closer ; get + closer.
Ex: 'I assume it has something to do with your choice of wardrobe,' Faye said drawing up closer and giving Sarah a hug. Ex: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day.
arrimarse al sol que más calienta
(v.)=jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
Ex: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train. Ex: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind. Ex: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything. Ex: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years. Ex: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
arrimarse al sol que más caliente
(v.)=get on + the bandwagon.
Ex: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs.
arrimarse al árbol que da más sombra
(v.)=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
Ex: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs. Ex: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything. Ex: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind. Ex: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train. Ex: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years. Ex: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
arrimarse al árbol que más cobija
(v.)=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
Ex: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs. Ex: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything. Ex: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind. Ex: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train. Ex: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years. Ex: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
arrimarse buscando cobijo
(v.)=snuggle up to.
Ex: A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
arrinconado
(adj.)=at bay ; cornered.
Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.

arrinconar
(v.)=push + Nombre + into a corner.
Ex: You never know what a person will do until you push him into a corner.
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* arrinconar Algo=put + Nombre + on mothballs ; put + Nombre + on ice.

arrinconar Algo
(v.)=put + Nombre + on mothballs ; put + Nombre + on ice.
Ex: Substantial differences caused the breakup and the project was put on mothballs. Ex: Any action that the government might have considered taking was put on ice pending the results of the Royal Commission on Legal Services set up in 1976.
arritmia
(n.)=arrhythmia.
Ex: With the introduction of the multifunction implantable pacemaker/cardioverter/defibrillator, it is increasingly important to detect and identify arrhythmias automatically.
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* arritmia cardíaca=cardiac arrhythmia.

arritmia cardíaca
(n.)=cardiac arrhythmia.
Ex: Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.
arroange
(adj.)=hoity-toity.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.

arroba (@)
=@ (at).
Nota: Símbolo utilizado antiguamente en el comercio marítimo para representar la "ánfora" (vasija de dos asas) como unidad de transporte y peso.
Ex: If any of you have questions and want to send me e-mail, my address is saunders@novelnet.org.

arrodillado
=in a kneeling position.
Ex: Four soldiers then carried him, hogtied, to the next processing station for interrogation and propped him in a kneeling position.

arrodillarse
(v.)=get down + on knees ; kneel ; genuflect ; kneel down.
Ex: For the elderly getting down on one's knees to look for books is a job for acrobats.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: This team genuflects to nobody.
Ex: As she knelt down to fill up her canteen, something inside told her that someone was watching.

arrogancia
(n.)=arrogance ; hubris ; boastfulness ; snobbery ; haughtiness ; superciliousness ; chest-beating ; conceit ; self-conceit ; pretension.
Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: The conference underscored the hubris behind the 'bigger is better' logic ALA has apparently embraced.
Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.
Ex: Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.
Ex: It's been hard to stomach the fool, with his conceit and his whining.
Ex: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
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* andar con arrogancia=swagger ; strut.
* con arrogancia=superciliously ; haughtily.

arrogante^1
(n.)=snob ; poseur ; big head.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
Ex: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.

arrogante^2
(adj.)=arrogant ; cocky ; snobbish ; snobby ; haughty ; cocksure ; overbearing ; supercilious ; uppity ; self-opinionated.
Ex: Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
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* persona importante y arrogante=high muck-a-muck ; muck-a-muck.
* todo arrogante=full of conceit.

arrogantemente
=superciliously ; haughtily.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.

arrogarse
(v.)=arrogate to + Reflexivo.
Ex: This is also an atempt to create confusion and chaos by wiseacres who want to arrogate to themselves that they know and understand Islam a lot when they do not.

arrojado
(adj.)=valiant ; plucky ; fearless ; dauntless ; audacious ; buccaneering ; mettlesome.
Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
Ex: Brahman starts on his fateful expedition on a mettlesome horse.

arrojar
(v.)=toss out ; fling ; toss ; spew (out) ; pitch ; toss away ; hurl ; throw ; disgorge.
Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.
Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.
Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.
Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
Ex: Rattlers are easily frightened and will disgorge their food if handled after a meal, a habit well known to all zoo custodian.
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* arrojar a la basura=trash.
* arrojar al olvido=throw into + oblivion.
* arrojar contra el suelo=crash + Nombre + to the ground.
* arrojar desde=throw + Nombre + off.
* arrojar dudas sobre=cast + doubt on.
* arrojar la esponja=throw in/up + the sponge.
* arrojar la toalla=throw in + the towel.
* arrojar luz=shed + light (on/upon) ; shed + understanding.
* arrojar luz sobre=throw + light on ; cast + light on.
* arrojarse=pounce (on).

arrojar a la basura
(v.)=trash.
Ex: Sending weeded books to be trashed or to paper recycling centers were two other common options.
arrojar al olvido
(v.)=throw into + oblivion.
Ex: For he's a ray of hope in a world where musicians are moulded, marketed and catapulted to stardom one moment, thrown to oblivion the next.
arrojar contra el suelo
(v.)=crash + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
arrojar desde
(v.)=throw + Nombre + off.
Ex: My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat.
arrojar dudas sobre
(v.)=cast + doubt on.
Ex: His article casts doubt on the future of local technical libraries in the new economic climate.
arrojar la esponja
(v.)=throw in/up + the sponge.
Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
arrojar la toalla
(v.)=throw in + the towel.
Ex: No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.
arrojar luz
(v.)=shed + light (on/upon) ; shed + understanding.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.
arrojar luz sobre
(v.)=throw + light on ; cast + light on.
Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies. Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.
arrojarse
(v.)=pounce (on).
Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
arrojo
(n.)=bravura ; courage ; pluck ; mettle.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.
Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.
Ex: A leader is often judged by his mettle in a crisis.
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* con arrojo=fearlessly.

arrollador
(adj.)=overwhelming.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
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* ganar de forma arrolladora=win by + a landslide.

arrollar^1
(v.)=devastate ; run over.
Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours.

arrollar^2
(v.)=win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.

arrongancia
(n.)=bravado.

arropar
(v.)=nestle.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.

arrostrar
(v.)=brave ; face ; breast.
Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.

arroyo
(n.)=creek ; brook ; stream ; rivulet.
Ex: The writer muses on a little creek that winds by his apartment commenting on how the creek's environment has changed = El escritor reflexiona sobre un pequeño arroyo que serpentea junto a su apartamento comentando cómo ha cambiado su entorno.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
Ex: The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Canyons, rivulets: scientists give first impression of Titan photos'.
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* arroyo + crecer=stream + swell.
* arroyo murmurante=babbling brook.
* trucha de arroyo=brook trout.

arroyo + crecer
(n.)=stream + swell.
Ex: The runoff from Sunday's heavy rain has caused many rivers and streams in the area to swell, causing some flooding.
arroyo murmurante
(n.)=babbling brook.
Ex: Could a pebble in a babbling brook be considered a document?.
arroz
(n.)=rice.
Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
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* almidón de arroz=rice starch.
* arroz integral=brown rice.
* fécula de arroz=rice starch.
* grano de arroz=grain of rice.
* papel de arroz=rice paper ; pith paper.

arroz integral
(n.)=brown rice.
Ex: Wholemeal breads and pastas, high-fibre cereals and brown rice are wholegrain foods.
arrozal
(n.)=paddy field ; paddy.
Ex: The main canal emptying the paddy fields inland had served as the conduit for waves entering and destroying entirely the buildings beside it including the police station.
Ex: Paddy fields have turned rust brown in colour as the salt water destroyed the young paddy that had another couple of months before being ripe enough to harvest.

arruga
(n.)=wrinkle ; crease ; ridge ; pucker ; ruck.
Ex: There were many wrinkles in the hollows between his eyes and his cheeks; and the eyes were sad; they were very sad.
Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.
Ex: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.
Ex: I have been embroidering for several years and still have trouble with puckers.
Ex: His hat hid the rucks on his forehead, above the right eye, where the front of his skull had been rebuilt.
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* arrugas=cockling.
* lleno de arrugas=puckered.

arrugado
(adj.)=withered ; wizened ; shrivelled [shriveled, -USA] ; wrinkly ; wizen ; puckered.
Ex: At this point, fortunately, they had heard that there was a wonderful old man who could make withered trees to blossom.
Ex: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal.
Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.
Ex: Hugh may be a bit wrinkly but he doesn't have bags under his eyes.
Ex: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob.
Ex: His forehead was all puckered, and his red mouth set in a pout.
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* cartón arrugado=corrugated cardboard.

arrugamiento
(n.)=cockling.
Ex: Using the vacuum process has meant that the paper suffered from minimal staining and cockling.

arrugar
(v.)=crumple ; wrinkle ; crease ; wizen ; pucker.
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.
Ex: Wrinkling or creasing of the wax sheet must be avoided = Se debe evitar arrugar la hoja encerada.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
Ex: When sewing polyester shirts, any suggestions how to avoid puckering on this material.
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* arrugar los labios=screw + Posesivo + lips ; pucker + Posesivo + lips.
* arrugarse=cockle ; crinkle ; shrivel up ; shrivel ; ruck (up).

arrugar los labios
(v.)=screw + Posesivo + lips ; pucker + Posesivo + lips.
Ex: She looked at him, raising her eyebrows, and trying to screw her lips into a formal smile. Ex: She puckered her lips and blew me a kiss.
arrugarse
(v.)=cockle ; crinkle ; shrivel up ; shrivel ; ruck (up).
Ex: Despite the deterioration of the manuscript or printed book because of fading inks, disintegrating bindings, foxing, cockling, or crumbling paper, we could still preserve the artifact with a variety of proven conservation and preservation techniques. Ex: C120 tape is extremely thin and it may stretch, crinkle or spill out of the cassette. Ex: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so. Ex: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too. Ex: This camera and I traveled the world together, grew up together, until the tragic day when the curtain behind the lens started to ruck.
arrugas
(n.)=cockling.
Ex: Using the vacuum process has meant that the paper suffered from minimal staining and cockling.
arruinado^1
(adj.)=in chapter 11 ; skint ; penniless ; down-and-out.
Ex: And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.

arruinado^2
(adj.)=devastated ; broke.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.

arruinar
(v.)=ruin ; scupper ; bankrupt ; cast + a blight on ; put + Nombre + out of business ; go out + the window ; bring + ruin to ; mangle ; wreck ; fudge ; run down ; blight ; beggar ; put + a damper on ; make + a (real) mess.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.
Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.
Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
Ex: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.
Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.
Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
Ex: But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.
Ex: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.
Ex: I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
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* arruinarlo=crap it up.
* arruinar los planes de Alguien=spike + Posesivo + guns.
* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen=ruin + Posesivo + style ; cramp + Posesivo + style.
* arruinar + Posesivo + vida=ruin + Posesivo + life.
* arruinarse=go + bankrupt ; go + broke ; go to + rack and ruin ; go + bust ; go to + ruin ; go to + pot ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).

arruinar + Posesivo + imagen
(v.)=ruin + Posesivo + style ; cramp + Posesivo + style.
Ex: Katie ruined her style with the rolled up baggy jeans -- just pure ugliness and not flattering for any figure. Ex: As New York's premiere party promoter, she has glitz, riches, and steers clear of any man who threatens to cramp her style.
arruinar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=ruin + Posesivo + life.
Ex: In fact, she admits that having her dirty laundry air on TV has for all intents and purposes ruined her life.
arruinar los planes de Alguien
(v.)=spike + Posesivo + guns.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.
arruinarlo
=crap it up.
Ex: What the Americans have found is that no matter how carefully you do it, you always crap it up somehow.
arruinarse
(v.)=go + bankrupt ; go + broke ; go to + rack and ruin ; go + bust ; go to + ruin ; go to + pot ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).
Ex: One version of the story has the emperor going bankrupt. Ex: The article 'Producing quality bookmobile service without going broke' presents ideas for lowering costs and improving services to outlying communities. Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin. Ex: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust. Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin. Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot. Ex: The abbey fell into ruin after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and now very little of it remains.
arrullar
(v.)=coo ; purr.
Ex: A flock of snow-white doves were flying back and forth across it, and one sat upon the window's ledge and cooed.
Ex: All remaining species of this family of felines have a completely ossified hyoid which enables them to purr but not to roar.

arrullo
(n.)=cooing ; coo ; purr.
Ex: You wait a little and catch your breath and hear the song of the mourning dove, its cooing nearly putting you to sleep.
Ex: The mourning dove (named so because its coo sounds like a mourner at a funeral) is not a very good nest builder.
Ex: Mating season begins, with males of most species using special mating calls to attract females, which can include purrs, clicks, and buzzing.

arrurruz
(n.)=arrowroot.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

arsenal
(n.)=armoury [armory, -USA] ; arsenal ; ammunition dump ; ammunition compound ; ammunition depot ; ammo depot.
Ex: Natural language indexing will certainly continue to be used as part of the retrieval armory in computer-based information systems.
Ex: But no litany of caveats should be allowed to obscure the fact that on-line searching has added a major weapon to the reference librarian's arsenal.
Ex: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.
Ex: In addition there are numerous smaller ammunition compounds within army barracks scattered around the country.
Ex: Reports from Afghanistan say three people were injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot in the outskirts of the capital, Kabul.
Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.
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* arsenal nuclear=nuclear stockpile.

arsenal nuclear
(n.)=nuclear stockpile.
Ex: Recently there has been a reduction of the nation's nuclear stockpile.
arsénico
(n.)=arsenic.
Ex: The system would also automatically note the chemical group relationship of bismuth with arsenic.

arte
(n.)=art ; craft.
Ex: In less well structured schemes, the application of chain indexing is more of an art.
Ex: He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.
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* apreciación del arte=art appreciation.
* arte abstracto=abstraction ; abstract art.
* arte conceptual=conceptual art.
* arte contemporáneo=contemporary art.
* arte culinario=cuisine.
* arte de escribir=penmanship.
* arte de gobernar=statesmanship.
* arte de hacer nudos=knotting.
* arte de herrar caballos=farriery.
* arte de la guerra=warfare.
* arte del libro=bookmanship.
* arte del metal=metal art.
* arte del vídeo=video art.
* arte de tejer=weaving.
* arte de vender=salesmanship ; specsmanship.
* arte de vivir, el=art of living, the.
* arte dramático=performance art ; performing arts.
* arte folclórico=folk art.
* arte islámico=Islamic art.
* arte moderno=modern art.
* arte pop=pop art.
* arte popular=popular art ; folk art.
* arte publicitario=commercial art.
* arte renacentista=Renaissance art.
* arte rupestre=rock art.
* artes aplicadas=applied arts.
* artes decorativas, las=decorative arts, the.
* artes de creación literaria y artística, las=creative arts, the.
* artes gráficas, las=graphic arts, the.
* artes interpretativas=performing arts.
* artes liberales, las=liberal arts, the.
* artes marciales=martial arts.
* artes plásticas=fine art.
* artes plásticas, las=plastic arts, the.
* artes visuales, las=visual arts, the.
* arte topiario=topiary.
* arte tradicional=folk art.
* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro=playwriting.
* aula de arte=art-room.
* bellas artes=fine arts.
* biblioteca de arte=art library.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte=art librarian.
* colección de arte=art collection.
* colección de arte pictórico=pictorial art collection.
* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas=theatre arts collection.
* como por arte de magia=magically ; into thin air.
* conocedor de arte=art connoisseur.
* crítico de arte=art critic.
* diapositiva de arte=art slide.
* el arte de=the art of ; the fine art of.
* enseñanza de bellas artes=aesthetic education.
* entendido en arte=art connoisseur.
* estado del arte=state of the art.
* estado de las artes=state of the arts.
* exposición de arte=art exhibit ; art exhibition.
* fotografía de obra de arte=art photograph.
* galería de arte=art gallery.
* hacer algo por amor al arte=labour of love.
* hacer desaparecer como por arte de magia=spirit away.
* historia del arte=art history.
* historiador de arte=art historian.
* libro de arte=art book.
* material de arte=art material.
* muestra de arte=art exhibit ; art exhibition.
* mundo del arte, el=art world, the.
* museo de arte=art museum.
* objeto de arte=art object.
* obra de arte=work of art ; masterpiece ; artistic work ; art work.
* obra de arte musical=musical masterpiece.
* original de una obra de arte=art original.
* poner en práctica un arte=practise + art.
* por amor al arte=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* un arte=a fine art.
* un arte en extinción=a dying art.

arte abstracto
(n.)=abstraction ; abstract art.
Ex: Yet photography can participate equally in any of the great schools of contemporary art -- abstraction, surrealism, conceptual art. Ex: Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York.
arte conceptual
(n.)=conceptual art.
Ex: Yet photography can participate equally in any of the great schools of contemporary art -- abstraction, surrealism, conceptual art.
arte contemporáneo
(n.)=contemporary art.
Ex: Yet photography can participate equally in any of the great schools of contemporary art -- abstraction, surrealism, conceptual art.
arte culinario
(n.)=cuisine.
Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.
arte de escribir
(n.)=penmanship.
Ex: The article has the title 'Penmanship: impressions of a first-timer'.
arte de gobernar
(n.)=statesmanship.
Ex: Making an organisational structure work is essentially a political process involving education, statesmanship and diplomacy.
arte de hacer nudos
(n.)=knotting.
Ex: Mastering the arts of weaving and knotting develops other skills and dexterity.
arte de herrar caballos
(n.)=farriery.
Ex: The latest advances in farriery are opening new possibilities for veterinarians in the care and treatment of horses.
arte de la guerra
(n.)=warfare.
Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.
arte de tejer
(n.)=weaving.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
arte de vender
(n.)=salesmanship ; specsmanship.
Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND salesmanship and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific. Ex: The article is entitled 'Debunking of specsmanship'.
arte de vivir, el
(n.)=art of living, the.
Ex: The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.
arte del libro
(n.)=bookmanship.
Ex: Our thinking and our actions must be undivided so that we have no need to justify ourselves in esoteric bookmanship when the realities are all around us.
arte del metal
(n.)=metal art.
Ex: This is a family-run business that creates rustic metal art that is functional and decorative.
arte del vídeo
(n.)=video art.
Ex: Consideration is also given to video art and video clips.
arte dramático
=performance art ; performing arts.
Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work. Ex: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion.
arte folclórico
(n.)=folk art.
Ex: The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.
arte islámico
(n.)=Islamic art.
Ex: The author compares the ornament with Islamic art in Spain and suggests that the chest was made ca.1350 in Castile.
arte moderno
(n.)=modern art.
Ex: Much modern art has nondistinctive titles like Mood Number Four, Picture Number Eight, Untitled, which makes title entry really ludicrous.
arte pop
(n.)=pop art.
Ex: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion.
arte popular
(n.)=popular art ; folk art.
Ex: Thus, bric-a-brac is of interest to those concerned with popular art and material culture (presumably it will be of interest to archaeologists in the future). Ex: The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.
arte publicitario
(n.)=commercial art.
Ex: Commercial art us the name given to artwork, such as illustration, photography, graphic design, prepared for predetermined commercial purposes, such as advertising and general promotion.
arte renacentista
(n.)=Renaissance art.
Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.
arte rupestre
(n.)=rock art.
Ex: This volume on Saharan rock art is an important addition to the increasing amount of studies on Saharan pictographs.
arte topiario
(n.)=topiary.
Ex: The Red Room is decorated with garlands and topiaries made of pomegranates, pears and magnolia leaves.
arte tradicional
(n.)=folk art.
Ex: The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.
arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro
(n.)=playwriting.
Ex: The author offers a guide to Web sites, mainly based in the USA, that provide information on theatre and playwriting.
artefacto
(n.)=artefact [artifact] ; artifact [artefact] ; whatchamacallit ; gizmo [gismo] ; contraption.
Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.
Ex: There is also a review by Ken Bierman of the future of the catalog insofar as it is a physical artifact.
Ex: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
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* artefacto explosivo=explosive device.
* fabricar un artefacto=manufacture + artifact.

artefacto explosivo
(n.)=explosive device.
Ex: The reference librarian was approached with a request for information on the construction of a small explosive device and how much cordite would be needed to blow up a normal-sized house.
artemisa
(n.)=sagebrush ; mugwort.
Ex: Voris University is located on three campuses at Hackley, a modern industrial city in the land of the buttes and the sagebrush plains.
Ex: Mugwort is a plant used traditionally as a healing herb and to flavor some foods and beverages.

arteria
(n.)=artery.
Ex: For example, in the Colon Classification the following are cited as being 'organ isolates' within Medicine: 163 Arm, 36 artery.
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* arteria carótida=carotid artery.
* arteria coronaria=coronary artery.
* arteria femoral=femoral artery.
* arteria temporal=temporal artery.
* arteria temporal superficial=superficial temporal artery.
* arteria vertebral=vertebral artery.
* cirugía de bypass de arteria coronaria=coronary artery bypass surgery.
* enfermedad de arteria coronaria=coronary artery disease.

arteria carótida
(n.)=carotid artery.
Ex: Catheters were surgically implanted in the carotid artery and jugular vein for sampling and infusions, respectively.
arteria coronaria
(n.)=coronary artery.
Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.
arteria femoral
(n.)=femoral artery.
Ex: Doctors have successfully prevented a patient's leg from being amputated by pulverizing a blood clot in his femoral artery with a triturator.
arteria temporal
(n.)=temporal artery.
Ex: The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.
arteria temporal superficial
(n.)=superficial temporal artery.
Ex: The frontal branch of the superficial temporal artery is the one most often chosen for biopsy because it is easily accessible.
arteria vertebral
(n.)=vertebral artery.
Ex: An occluded vertebral artery means that there is a blockage in one of these arteries.
arterial
(adj.)=arterial.
Ex: In accordance, the arterial concentration of free tryptophan increased.
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* pared arterial=artery wall.
* red arterial de carreteras=road network.
* tensión arterial=blood pressure ; arterial pressure.
* trastorno arterial=arterial disease.

arterioesclerosis
(n.)=arteriosclerosis.
Ex: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.

arterioesclerótico
(adj.)=arteriosclerotic.
Ex: The study was aimed at establishing the clinical features of the psychoses of senescence (senile, presenile, and cerebral arteriosclerotic dementias) in 155 mentally retarded patients.

arteriosclerosis
(n.)=arteriosclerosis.
Ex: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.

arteriosclerótico
(adj.)=arteriosclerotic.
Ex: The study was aimed at establishing the clinical features of the psychoses of senescence (senile, presenile, and cerebral arteriosclerotic dementias) in 155 mentally retarded patients.

arteritis
(n.)=arteritis.
Ex: Arteritis is a general term that refers to the inflammation of arteries, or blood vessels (vasculitis), that carry blood away from the heart.
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* arteritis de células gigantes=giant cell arteritis.
* arteritis temporal=temporal arteritis.

arteritis de células gigantes
(n.)=giant cell arteritis.
Ex: The term 'giant cell arteritis' is often used because when one looks at biopsies of inflamed temporal arteries under a microscope, one often sees large or 'giant' cells.
arteritis temporal
(n.)=temporal arteritis.
Ex: The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.
artero
(adj.)=devious ; duplicitous ; two-faced.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.

artes aplicadas
=applied arts.
Ex: This article discusses how artists, particularly in the applied arts and art historians, look for and use information.
artes de creación literaria y artística, las
=creative arts, the.
Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
artes decorativas, las
=decorative arts, the.
Ex: The collection of books remained essentially the reference library of a 19th century collector whose special interests were the decorative arts, particularly glass and ceramics.
artes gráficas, las
=graphic arts, the.
Ex: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.
artes interpretativas
=performing arts.
Ex: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion.
artes liberales, las
(n.)=liberal arts, the.
Ex: This article surveys faculty perceptions of the status, role and contribution of librarians at Albion College, a small, selective liberal arts college in Michigan.
artes marciales
=martial arts.
Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism).
artes plásticas
(n.)=fine art.
Ex: The media collection includes film, sound and video recordings, photographs, fine art, slides, posters and magazine pictures.
artes plásticas, las
=plastic arts, the.
Ex: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.
artes visuales, las
=visual arts, the.
Ex: Because the visual arts are so public and graphic, they are even more vulnerable to censorship attacks than books.
artesana
(n.)=craftswoman [craftswomen, -pl.] ; craftsperson.
Ex: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary 'genius'.
Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.

artesanal
(adj.)=handcrafted ; artisanal.
Ex: Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.
Ex: The paper discusses a process which will certify that gold from artisanal miners meets social, environmental and human rights standards.
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* exposición de productos artesanales=craft show.
* tienda artesanal=craft shop.

artesanalmente
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* confeccionar artesanalmente=handcraft.
* hacer artesanalmente=handcraft.

artesano
(n.)=craftsman [craftsmen, -pl.] ; artisan ; craftsperson.
Ex: Its gossamer parts, the precise location and alignment involved in its construction, would have occupied a master craftsman of the guild for months.
Ex: A fraction of its activities is beneficial, as much to the artisan as to the members of the crust.
Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
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* artesano del cobre=coppersmith.
* artesanos=craftspeople.
* productos artesanos en madera=woodcraft.

artesano del cobre
(n.)=coppersmith.
Ex: A similar composition is used by coppersmiths to secure the edges and rivets of boilers.
artesanos
(n.)=craftspeople.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes architects, art directors, illustrators, calligraphers, craftspeople and photographers.
artesanía
(n.)=crafts ; handicraft ; craftsmanship ; craft work ; arts and crafts.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
Ex: For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of handicrafts.
Ex: This article highlights how law libraries use computer laboratories, and how architecture and furniture craftsmanship can marry traditional style with technology.
Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
Ex: Success is attributed to the children being able to join in, not merely watch, a variety of activities, including arts and crafts, an animal farm, medieval games, shows, and storytelling.
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* artesanía en madera=woodcraft.
* puesto de artesanía=craft stand.
* tienda de artesanía=craft shop.

artesanía en madera
(n.)=woodcraft.
Ex: While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
artesonado
(n.)=coffered ceiling.
Ex: The author discusses possible reasons for the abandonment of plasterwork for ceiling decoration in favor of coffered ceiling designs using timber and the impact this had on plasterers.

articulable
(adj.)=utterable.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

articulación
=articulation ; joint.
Ex: No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.
Ex: The objective of this study was to determine the mechanical energy contributions of the hip, knee, ankle joints to running long jumps and running vertical jumps.
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* articulación de la cadera=hip joint.
* articulación del codo=elbow joint.
* dolor en las articulaciones=joint pain.

articulación de la cadera
(n.)=hip joint.
Ex: Your legs are connected to your pelvis by your hip joint.
articulación del codo
(n.)=elbow joint.
Ex: A search for ELBOW will retrieve ELBOW and ELBOW JOINT, and any other descriptors beginning ELBOW.
articulado
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* camión articulado=articulated lorry ; articulated truck.
* índice articulado de materias=articulated subject index.

articulatorio
(adj.)=articulatory.
Ex: This article describes an experiment exploring both articulatory and cognitive aspects of using different input devices (mouse, trackball, and stylus).

articulista
(n.)=columnist.
Ex: Dorothy Dix was the pen name of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951) who was America's widely read female journalist of her time, and a forerunner of today's columnists.

artificial
(adj.)=artificial ; contrived ; cardboard ; theatrical ; inauthentic.
Ex: The abstracts in Appendix 2.2 are a little artificial since they relate to a part of this book.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
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* campo de césped artificial=all-weather pitch.
* campo de hierba artificial=all-weather pitch.
* centro de esquí artificial=dry ski centre.
* césped artificial=artificial grass ; artificial turf.
* colorante artificial para alimentos=food colouring.
* con sabor artificial=artificially flavoured.
* edulcorante artificial=artificial sweetener.
* fuegos artificiales=firework display.
* hierba artificial=artificial grass ; artificial turf.
* iluminación artificial=artificial lighting.
* inseminación artificial=artificial insemination.
* inteligencia artificial=machine intelligence.
* lenguaje artificial=artificial language.
* luz artificial=artificial light.
* pista de esquí artificial=dry slope ; dry ski slope.
* pulmón artificial=lung-machine.
* ventilación artificial=artificial ventilation.

artificialidad
(n.)=artificiality ; inauthencity.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.

artificialmente
=artificially.
Ex: It is now clear that enumerative classification schemes artificially separate some concepts which are in fact closely related to one another.

artificieros
(n.)=bomb squad.
Ex: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.

artificio
(n.)=artifice.
Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.

artillero
(n.)=striker.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.

artillería
(n.)=artillery ; gunnery ; ordnance.
Ex: One may also discover that the inquirer is more interested in firearms than in artillery.
Ex: Going back to our Waterloo question, a special or general encyclopedia may include useful titles at the end of an article on Waterloo, gunnery, or military science.
Ex: This study of trebuchets offers new perspectives on the development and employment of the piece of ordnance that dominated warfare far longer than any other form of artillery.
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* artillería antiaérea=anti-aircraft artillery.
* artillería sin detonar=unexploded ordnance.

artillería antiaérea
(n.)=anti-aircraft artillery.
Ex: The use of anti-aircraft artillery against ground troops was frowned upon at the start of that conflict.
artillería sin detonar
(n.)=unexploded ordnance.
Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines.
artilugio^1
(n.)=gadget ; widget ; artefact [artifact] ; whatchamacallit ; gizmo [gismo] ; contraption.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'.
Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.
Ex: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

artilugio^2
(n.)=trick ; stalking horse ; gaff.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
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* artilugios=crafty ways.

artilugios
(n.)=crafty ways.
Ex: The article 'The crafty ways of a school librarian' describes how to work with young children by reinforcing reading sessions with craft-based activities.
artimaña
(n.)=ruse ; stalking horse ; trick ; gaff ; wheeze.
Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
Ex: Last year's profits were more than halved, so the company has come up with a clever wheeze.
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* artimañas=crafty ways ; trickery ; bag of tricks.

artimañas
(n.)=crafty ways ; trickery ; bag of tricks.
Ex: The article 'The crafty ways of a school librarian' describes how to work with young children by reinforcing reading sessions with craft-based activities. Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness. Ex: The article is titled 'A medical librarian's bag of tricks: coordinating books and media' = El artículo se titula "Los trucos de un bibliotecario de medicina: cómo coordinar los libros y los multimedia".
artista
(n.)=artist ; performer ; performing artist ; artiste ; entertainer.
Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.
Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.
Ex: An artiste is a person who practices the performing arts; for example, a singer, a circus performer, dancer, magician, etc.
Ex: Authors, politicians and entertainers were asked how libraries have helped expand their horizons.
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* artista ambulante=travelling entertainer.
* artista callejero=busker ; street performer.
* artista creativo=creative artist.
* artista de teatro=theatre artiste.
* artista residente=artist in residence.
* círculo de artistas=artists' circle.
* entrada de artistas=stage door.
* libro de artista=livre d'artiste ; artist's book.
* salida de artistas=stage door.

artista ambulante
(n.)=travelling entertainer.
Ex: In this biography, the author recounts the nomadic, turbulent life with her travelling entertainer father.
artista callejero
(n.)=busker ; street performer.
Ex: The underground is the best place to find buskers. Ex: Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.
artista creativo
(n.)=creative artist.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The creative artist in the public library'.
artista de teatro
(n.)=theatre artiste.
Ex: The recent exhibition illustrating the work of notable 20th century theatre artistes used a wide range of types of documents and artefacts.
artista residente
(n.)=artist in residence.
Ex: The works on the walls were created by the artists in residence whom she invites to work at the seminary for a year.
artoteca
(n.)=artotheque ; artothek.
Nota: Sección de una biblioteca que se encarga del préstamo de obras de arte, principalmente cuadros.
Ex: Direct government support of artists has recently been phased out, and as a result artotheques no longer obtain works via the government and must evolve alternative methods of acquisition.
Ex: The aim of the artothek Centre was the central organisation, acquisition, distribution and circulation of pictures to the libraries, relieving the libraries themselves of all tasks except lending routines.

artralgia
(n.)=joint pain ; arthralgia.
Ex: From heart disease to weight loss to help in alleviating joint pain, cayenne pepper is becoming more recognized for its holistic health benefits.
Ex: If you are taking drugs and have experienced arthralgia this information may be of use to you.

artritis
(n.)=arthritis.
Ex: This article looks at basic research on anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism drugs, considering the characteristics and treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, with or without steroids.

artrogriposis
(n.)=arthrogryposis.
Ex: It has been shown that fusion of the joints in an ankylosing process does not occur in arthrogryposis.

artroscópico
(adj.)=arthroscopic.
Ex: The case of arthroscopic retrieval of a bullet from the hip joint of an 18-year-old boy is discribed.
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* cirugía artroscópica=arthroscopic surgery.

artrosis
(n.)=rheumatoid arthritis.
Ex: This article looks at basic research on anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism drugs, considering the characteristics and treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, with or without steroids.

artrosopia
(n.)=arthroscopy.
Ex: Doctors use arthroscopy to remove loose bone and cartilage and repair damaged tendons and ligaments.

artrítico
(adj.)=arthritic.
Ex: An injured joint is about seven times more likely to become arthritic, even if the injury is properly treated.

artrópodo
(n.)=arthropod.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.

artículo a modo de réplica
(n.)=rebuttal article.
Ex: I cannot evision a situation in which NIH would seek to suppress a rebuttal article.
artículo científico
(n.)=scientific article ; academic paper ; scientific paper ; scholarly article.
Ex: The titles of scientific articles that are primarily reports of experiments usually contain information about the cause-effect relation investigated. Ex: Graduate students who are either working on research grants or have published academic papers on research in the field are included. Ex: About 70% of scientific papers are now in English. Ex: He wrote, co-wrote, edited, or coedited ten books and more then 60 scholarly articles.
artículo coleccionable
(n.)=collectable item ; collectable ; collectible ; collectible item.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells. Ex: This Web site covers articles on basketball with links to basketball related merchandise and collectables. Ex: This paper presents an annotated bibliography of books on decorative arts collectibles as an aid to collection development in the area. Ex: This is a guide to identifying, maintaining, and sharing rare or collectible items.
artículo complementario
(n.)=follow-up article.
Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.
artículo de bolsa de aseo
(n.)=toiletry.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
artículo de consumo
(n.)=commodity ; consumer commodity.
Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
artículo de enciclopedia
(n.)=encyclopaedia article.
Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.
artículo de fondo
(n.)=feature article.
Ex: The author reviews some of the periodicals that contain an increasing number of feature articles about the Internet.
artículo de investigación
(n.)=research paper ; research article ; research contribution.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically have each of the following: the purpose and scope of the investigation; the methodology employed; the results obtained; the conclusions drawn; incidental findings. Ex: They also keep a range of abstracts and indexes that give sources of information concerning research articles. Ex: The author analyzes the patterns of research contributions in the field of hydrometallurgy.
artículo de oferta
(n.)=teaser ; loss-leader.
Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the 'teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company. Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the 'loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.
artículo de opinión
(n.)=discussion article ; discussion paper ; opinion article ; feature article ; opinion piece ; op-ed.
Ex: Indicative abstracts are more appropriate representations of discussion and review articles, books and, in some circumstances, conference proceedings, reports without conclusions, essays and bibliographies. Ex: The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982. Ex: This opinion article presents a view of the scope for artificial intelligence in information retrieval. Ex: The author reviews some of the periodicals that contain an increasing number of feature articles about the Internet. Ex: This is not a rigorous statistical investigation, but an opinion piece offered to encourage other librarians to address this problem. Ex: If the president wanted to speak directly to people in advance of the G-20 summit in London, he could do so by sending an op-ed to the world's top papers.
artículo de periódico
(n.)=newspaper story ; news article ; newspaper article.
Ex: This article describes a system designed to parse and understand short newspaper stories in the subject area of corporate takeovers and takeover bids. Ex: Ninety percent of the students tested could locate a simple fact in a news article. Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.
artículo de primera necesidad
(n.)=basic commodity.
Ex: Dramatic surge in basic commodity prices has already provoked riots and is considered as a serious threat to national stability.
artículo de publicación periódica
(n.)=journal article ; periodical article.
Ex: The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports. Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
artículo de revisión
(n.)=review article ; review essay.
Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage. Ex: The article 'The Wild Goose Chase' is a review essay on Umberto Eco's book, The Search for the Perfect Language, tracing the evolution of the search for a perfect universal language from biblical times through the present.
artículo de tocador
(n.)=toiletry.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
artículo definitivo
(n.)=definite article.
Ex: The bibliography will normally index a book under author and under the first word of the title, excluding the definite or indefinite article.
artículo especial
(n.)=feature article.
Ex: The author reviews some of the periodicals that contain an increasing number of feature articles about the Internet.
artículo indefinido
(n.)=indefinite article.
Ex: The bibliography will normally index a book under author and under the first word of the title, excluding the definite or indefinite article.
artículo introductorio
(n.)=background paper ; background article.
Ex: The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary. Ex: This bulletin publishes 4 issues per year of background articles and accounts of work of interest to the professions.
artículo origen
(n.)=parent article.
Ex: Related records often have no title words in common with their parent article.
artículo personal
(n.)=personal item.
Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
artículo principal
(n.)=lead article.
Ex: The lead article of the symposium was entitled 'Library reference service: an unrecognised crisis'.
artículo que presenta las cuestiones a favor y en contra relacionadas con un
=issue(s) paper.
Ex: The 3 issue papers were presented by Thomas Ballard, who was sceptical of automation projects and resource-sharing in public libraries.
artículo técnico
(n.)=technical paper.
Ex: Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.
artículo^1
(n.)=item ; stock item.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &#8593; (Up), &#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.
Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.
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* artículo coleccionable=collectable item ; collectable ; collectible ; collectible item.
* artículo de bolsa de aseo=toiletry.
* artículo de consumo=commodity ; consumer commodity.
* artículo de oferta=teaser ; loss-leader.
* artículo de primera necesidad=basic commodity.
* artículo de tocador=toiletry.
* artículo indefinido=indefinite article.
* artículo personal=personal item.
* artículos=goods.
* artículos básicos=basic goods ; basic provisions.
* artículos de escritorio=stationery.
* artículos de la casa=household goods.
* artículos de lujo=luxury goods.
* artículos de mimbre=wickerwork.
* artículos de oficina=office supplies.
* artículos de papelería=stationery.
* artículos de plata=silverware.
* artículos de vidrio=glassware.
* artículos diversos=sundries.
* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo=commodify.
* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo=excise tax.
* información como artículo de consumo, la=information commodity.
* tienda de artículos deportivos=sporting goods store.
* tienda de artículos para regalo=gift shop ; novelty shop.

artículo^2
(n.)=article ; contribution ; paper.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.
Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
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* acceso a los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas=article-level access.
* artículo a modo de réplica=rebuttal article.
* artículo científico=scientific article ; academic paper ; scientific paper ; scholarly article.
* artículo complementario=follow-up article.
* artículo de enciclopedia=encyclopaedia article.
* artículo de fondo=feature article.
* artículo de investigación=research paper ; research article ; research contribution.
* artículo de opinión=discussion article ; discussion paper ; opinion article ; feature article ; opinion piece ; op-ed.
* artículo de periódico=newspaper story ; news article ; newspaper article.
* artículo de publicación periódica=journal article ; periodical article.
* artículo de revisión=review article ; review essay.
* artículo especial=feature article.
* artículo introductorio=background paper ; background article.
* artículo origen=parent article.
* artículo principal=lead article.
* artículo que presenta las cuestiones a favor y en contra relacionadas con u=issue(s) paper.
* artículo técnico=technical paper.
* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas=article-level control.
* convocatoria de presentación de artículos=call for papers.
* escribir un artículo=write + a paper ; write + piece.
* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo=topic sentence.
* producción de artículos=article productivity.
* solicitar artículos=solicit + papers.

artículo^3
(n.)=article.
Nota: Elemento de la gramática.
Ex: Thus we can easily start to compile a list of prepositions, conjunctions and articles, for example, an, a, the, and, for, this, these, which can be ignored in indexing.
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* artículo definitivo=definite article.

artículos
(n.)=goods.
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
artículos básicos
(n.)=basic goods ; basic provisions.
Ex: The axes of international trade in raw materials and basic goods are already shifting and will be increasingly East/West rather than North/South. Ex: There is also a need for basic provisions, including food, water and tents.
artículos de escritorio
(n.)=stationery.
Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
artículos de la casa
(n.)=household goods.
Ex: The experiments studied the feasibility of keeping children away from harmful household goods through the use of odorous chemical substances which elicit inherent aversive reactions.
artículos de lujo
(n.)=luxury goods.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.
artículos de mimbre
(n./adj.)=wickerwork.
Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.
artículos de oficina
(n.)=office supplies.
Ex: What's worse, the office supplies peddled by these bogus firms often are overpriced and of poor quality.
artículos de papelería
(n.)=stationery.
Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
artículos de plata
(n.)=silverware.
Ex: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.
artículos de vidrio
(n.)=glassware.
Ex: 'See also' references link connected subjects which may be coordinate, for example, Vases see also glassware.
artículos diversos
(n.)=sundries.
Ex: Statistics shown are: (1) lending; (2) interlibrary lending; (3) acquisitions and total holdings; (4) distribution of resources at end of year; (8) sundries; (9) university population.
artífice
(n.)=maker ; shaper ; creator.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
Ex: The article 'The serials librarian as a shaper of scholars and scholarship' discusses the problems encountered by users and the ways in which the serials librarian can help solve them.
Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
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* artífice del tiempo=weather-maker ; rainmaker.

artífice del tiempo
(n.)=weather-maker ; rainmaker.
Ex: There are personalities in any collection of people who are at one and the same time barometers, indicating the climate within the social group they tend to dominate, and weather-makers, determining the climate as the influencers I mentioned above. Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
artístico
(adj.)=artist ; artistic ; tasteful.
Ex: Billboard Top 40 singles chart data were examined to determine if the frequency distribution of artist productivity fits either of 2 laws of scattering.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
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* artes de creación literaria y artística, las=creative arts, the.
* director artístico=art director.
* estilo artístico=artistic style.
* éxito artístico=artistic success.

aruinar
(v.)=mess up.
Ex: I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.

arzobispado
(n.)=archbishopric.
Ex: This article deals with the application of computer technology to the processing of the archival documents deposited in the Archives of the Prague archbishopric.

arzobispo
(n.)=archbishop.
Ex: This article describes the background to the Austrian National Library's acquisition of the 4,000-volume library of the archbishop of Valencia, Antonio Folch de Cardona, after his death in Vienna in 1724.

arábigo
(adj.)=Arabic.
Ex: This method is studied by developing a new method to reduce Arabic words to their roots and patterns, and by a compression algorithm that encodes reducible words into a 3 byte format.
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* goma arábiga=gum arabic.
* Mar Arábigo, el=Arabian Sea, the.
* número arábigo=Arabic numeral.
* península arabiga, la=Arabian peninsula, the.

arácnido
(n.)=arachnid.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.
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* arácnidos=arachnida.

arácnidos
(n.)=arachnida.
Ex: For example, in the index to UDC we find: Sleep-walking 159.963.5 Somnambulism 159.963.5 Arachnida 595.4 Spiders 595.4.
arándano
(n.)=cranberry ; blueberry ; huckleberry ; cranberry tree.
Ex: SA (see also) references may also be made to an entire group of headings as an economy measure, for instance, Cranberries - Diseases and Pests SA names of pests eg cranberry rootworm.
Ex: This article profiles four successful small farms that grow strawberries, blueberries, olives, and persimmons.
Ex: The cooperative's main product was fresh-cut leafy greens, but watermelons, huckleberry, gooseberry, blackberries, and grapes were also sold.
Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.

as
(n.)=ace.
Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

asa
(n.)=handle.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).

asadero
(n.)=oven.
Nota: Usado para indicar calor extremo.
Ex: On a hot day parked in the sun, your car not only feels like an oven -- it really is one.
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* asadero de pollos=chicken place ; chicken rotisserie.

asadero de pollos
(n.)=chicken place ; chicken rotisserie.
Ex: Most burger joints, chicken places and smoothie shops link their star product to their name. Ex: And later they had lunch at a chicken rotisserie in a busy Manila shopping center.
asado a la parrilla
(adj.)=grilled.
Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
asado^1
(n.)=roast.
Ex: This roast pork loin and potatoes is a snap to prepare.

asado^2
(adj.)=roasted.
Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products.
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* asado a la parrilla=grilled.
* patata asada=baked potato.

asador
(n.)=rotisserie ; spit roaster.
Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.
Ex: If you want to buy a spit roaster beware; a whole host of illegal spit roasters are now on the market in the UK.
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* asador de pollos=chicken rotisserie.
* echar toda la carne en el asador=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go for + broke ; go + all out.
* poner toda la carne en el asador=go + all out.
* poner toda la carne en el asador=go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.

asador de pollos
(n.)=chicken rotisserie.
Ex: This high end chicken rotisserie wasn't necessarily designed for home use, but it proved to be popular among many demanding homeowners .
asalariado
(adj.)=paid ; wage earner ; salaried ; wage-earning.
Ex: The Institute has a very small paid staff and a very large supporting cast of people up and down the country who serve it for the experience they gain from it.
Ex: Research shows that families choosing to educate their children at home are located all over the USA and that the majority are traditional in the sense that the father is the principal wage earner and the mother the teacher.
Ex: The sample comprised students, artisans, farmers and salaried workers of both sexes in the 20 to 45 age bracket.
Ex: The author addresses the issue of the non-use of public libraries by the poor, the illiterate, semi-literate and the emergent wage-earning labouring class.

asaltante
(n.)=raider ; assailant ; attacker.
Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.
Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.
Ex: A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.

asaltar
(v.)=raid ; storm ; break into ; break in ; mug ; assail ; hold up.
Ex: The article 'Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.
Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.
Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system.
Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.
Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.
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* asaltar una diligencia=rob + a stagecoach.
* dudas + asaltar=doubts + assail.

asaltar una diligencia
(v.)=rob + a stagecoach.
Ex: It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.
asalto a diligencia
(n.)=stagecoach robbery.
Ex: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', 'striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold.
asalto a dos bandas
(n.)=two-pronged attack.
Ex: The solution appears to lie in a two-pronged attack = La respuesta parece encontrarse en una solución doble.
asalto a mano armada
(n.)=armed robbery ; armed assault ; heist.
Ex: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia. Ex: However, since the unthinkable sometimes happens in the best schools, ways that educators should react to an armed assault are likewise discussed. Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
asalto al tren
(n.)=train robbery.
Ex: Examples include: Border patrols, Forgeries, Birds, Spelunkers, Train robberies, etc.
asalto matutino
(n.)=dawn raid.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.
asalto^1
(n.)=mugging ; raid ; assault ; robbery ; stick-up.
Ex: He is concerned about personal safety with security against theft, muggins, and attacks.
Ex: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.
Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
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* asalto a diligencia=stagecoach robbery.
* asalto a dos bandas=two-pronged attack.
* asalto al tren=train robbery.
* asalto a mano armada=armed robbery ; armed assault ; heist.
* asalto matutino=dawn raid.
* rifle de asalto=assault rifle.

asalto^2
(n.)=round.
Nota: Usado generalmente en boxeo.
Ex: O'Connell recovered strongly in the third round, until Shapot again backed him against the rope.
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* ganar un asalto=win + round.

asamblea
(n.)=assembly ; caucus [caucuses, pl.] ; convention ; meeting ; powwow [pow-wow] ; convening.
Ex: If you make an entry for that, would you make it ISRAELI PARLIAMENT, ISRAELI GENERAL assembly, ISRAELI CONGRESS, or whatever?.
Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.
Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.
Ex: This was initiated formally by the calling of the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee in 1976.
Ex: Patterson has called a big powwow for this afternoon.
Ex: Convenings are one day events that focus on a specific substantive issue.
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* asamblea escolar=high school assembly.
* asamblea general=general assembly.
* asamblea legislativa=legislature.
* asamblea para darse ánimo=pep rally.
* asamblea plenaria=plenary session.
* asamblea pública=public meeting.

asamblea escolar
(n.)=high school assembly.
Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly.
asamblea general
(n.)=general assembly.
Ex: The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes.
asamblea legislativa
(n.)=legislature.
Ex: The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body -- the city council, the state legislature or what not.
asamblea para darse ánimo
(n.)=pep rally.
Ex: Due to the pep rally, Columbia police will close Gadsden Street from 2pm to 11pm.
asamblea plenaria
(n.)=plenary session.
Ex: However, a rapporteur is appointed to draw up a report on the committee's findings for consideration by the European Parliament in plenary session.
asamblea pública
(n.)=public meeting.
Ex: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party.
asana
(n.)=asana.
Ex: Awareness about yoga has increased considerably due to its being convenient to practice asanas at home.

asar
(v.)=roast.
Ex: This method requires no basting because the turkey roasts covered, sealing in juices for extremely tender meat.
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* asar a la brasa=grill ; broil.
* asar a la parrilla=grill ; broil.
* asar a la plancha=griddle.
* asar alimentos vertiendo sobre ellos sus propios jugos=baste.
* asarse de calor=bake ; swelter.
* sartén para asar pollos=chicken roaster pan.

asar a la brasa
(v.)=grill ; broil.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire. Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
asar a la parrilla
(v.)=grill ; broil.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire. Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
asar a la plancha
(v.)=griddle.
Ex: This recipe is great because it cuts down on the fat by griddling -- not frying -- the meat.
asar alimentos vertiendo sobre ellos sus propios jugos
(v.)=baste.
Ex: This method requires no basting because the turkey roasts covered, sealing in juices for extremely tender meat.
asarse de calor
(v.)=bake ; swelter.
Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead. Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history.
asaí
(n.)=açai.
Ex: Omegas and essential fatty acids are "good" fats and are found in salmon, sardines and other cold water fish, extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado and açai.

asbesto
(n.)=asbestos.
Ex: It is, however, possible to broaden the search and find additional information on asbestos roofing by retrieving documents on roofing, and extracting sections from these documents that are pertinent to asbestos roofing.

ascendencia
(n.)=ascendancy ; descent ; ancestry ; parentage ; lineage ; stock ; bloodline ; line of ancestry.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
Ex: The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.
Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
Ex: The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.
Ex: The lineage of PRECIS indexing: PRECIS indexing has roots in faceted classification.
Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.
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* ascendencia real=royal descent.
* ascendencia + remontarse a=trace + ascendancy.
* de ascendencia + Adjetivo=of + Adjetivo + descent.
* tener una ascendencia=descend from + ancestry.

ascendencia + remontarse a
(v.)=trace + ascendancy.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
ascendencia real
(n.)=royal descent.
Ex: Royal descent is sometimes claimed as a mark of distinction.
ascendente
(adj.)=upward ; soaring.
Ex: The typical organizational chart is a hierarchical structure, and communction flows downward, with some upward movement.
Ex: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.
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* iluminación ascendente=uplighting.
* orden ascendente=ascending order ; ascending sequence.

ascender
(v.)=promote ; rise ; climb ; climb + the ladder ; get + promoted ; ascend ; soar ; slope up(ward).
Ex: He was a descriptive cataloger at Princeton and was promoted to Acting Head Cataloger, and subsequently Head Cataloger at Princeton, the position he left before assuming his present duties at LC.
Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.
Ex: This article describes the impact of the organizational factors which create the 'glass ceiling', inhibiting women's ability to climb the corporate ladder.
Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.
Ex: Under normal conditions, the curve will slope upward, as rates increase with the time period on loans.
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* ascender a=amount to + Cantidad.
* ascender al trono=ascend (to) + the throne.
* ascender a un cargo=rise to + position.
* ascender a un puesto=rise to + position.
* ascender de categoría=advance up + the scale ; move up + the scale.
* ascender en el trabajo=step up + the career ladder.
* ascender en la propia empresa poco a poco=work + Posesivo + way up.
* ascender lentamente=work + Posesivo + way up.
* ascender paulatinamente=work + Posesivo + way up.
* ascender poco a poco=work + Posesivo + way up.
* ascender repentinamente=shoot up.

ascender a
(v.)=amount to + Cantidad.
Ex: The funds of this programme budgeted for 1996-1997 amount to US$ 22 million.
ascender a un cargo
(v.)=rise to + position.
Ex: He rose quickly to the position of chief of the public services division, which he held for two months.
ascender a un puesto
(v.)=rise to + position.
Ex: He rose quickly to the position of chief of the public services division, which he held for two months.
ascender al trono
(v.)=ascend (to) + the throne.
Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.
ascender de categoría
(v.)=advance up + the scale ; move up + the scale.
Ex: If an employee has advanced up the scale, he remains at the same step even if the scale changes. Ex: If a new salary scale is adopted by the institution, the employee who has moved up the scale should remain at the same step.
ascender en el trabajo
(v.)=step up + the career ladder.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Stepping up the career ladder: What to look for and where to find it'.
ascender en la propia empresa poco a poco
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way up.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.
ascender lentamente
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way up.
Ex: A slow burn began in her toes and worked its way up her body as he turned and pressed her back against the wall of the hallway.
ascender paulatinamente
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way up.
Ex: A slow burn began in her toes and worked its way up her body as he turned and pressed her back against the wall of the hallway.
ascender poco a poco
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way up.
Ex: A slow burn began in her toes and worked its way up her body as he turned and pressed her back against the wall of the hallway.
ascender repentinamente
(v.)=shoot up.
Ex: On both sides the crags shot up in fantastic forms towards the sky, and the rising wind roared among them like a spirit of anguish.
ascendiente
(n.)=ancestor.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.

ascensión
(n.)=ascent.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.

ascenso
(n.)=ascendancy ; elevation ; upward mobility ; upward job mobility ; career advancement ; climb up ; upward spiral ; professional advancement ; ascent ; climb ; promotion.
Ex: During his ascendancy he was accused of sycophancy by other staff members.
Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: These institutions, bringing higher education to many families for the first time, offered a new channel for upward mobility.
Ex: Upward job mobility, if it leads to geographical relocation, is unacceptable to the majority of professionals.
Ex: This article studies job mobility of men and women librarians and how it affects career advancement.
Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.
Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates.
Ex: Race was identified in previous studies as a perceived barrier to professional advancement.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: In order to denote the concept 'promotion' you have used the special auxiliaries enumerated at 35.07/.08.
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* ascenso al trono=accession to the throne.
* ascenso en el trabajo=job promotion.
* ascenso laboral=job promotion.
* ascenso social=upward mobility ; upward social mobility.
* ascenso vertiginoso=spiralling [spiraling, -USA].
* describir el ascenso a la fama de=chart + the rise of.
* liguilla de ascenso=promotion play-off.
* puesto de ascenso=promotion place.

ascenso al trono
(n.)=accession to the throne.
Ex: One controversy surrounding the Prince's future accesion to the throne is his decision to be known as the 'Defender of Faith', as opposed to the traditional 'Defender of the Faith'.
ascenso en el trabajo
(n.)=job promotion.
Ex: The analysis revealed that salary increase and job promotion ranked as less important than increased knowledge, self-confidence and self-enrichment.
ascenso laboral
(n.)=job promotion.
Ex: The analysis revealed that salary increase and job promotion ranked as less important than increased knowledge, self-confidence and self-enrichment.
ascenso social
(n.)=upward mobility ; upward social mobility.
Ex: These institutions, bringing higher education to many families for the first time, offered a new channel for upward mobility. Ex: Indians are now totally integrated into Malaysian society and have achieved upward social mobility as a result of government reforms in 1960s.
ascenso vertiginoso
(n.)=spiralling [spiraling, -USA].
Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.
ascensor
(n.)=elevator ; lift.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
Ex: Nottingham University Library was based on this, but the height was restricted to four floors to obviate the necessity for lifts for users.
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* hueco del ascensor=elevator shaft.

asceta
(n.)=ascetic ; anchorite [anchoress, -fem.].
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.

asceticismo
(n.)=asceticism.
Ex: The schedules at 291.42, Religious experience, have the scope note: 'Mysticism, conversion, asceticism, self-discipline'.

ascitis
(n.)=ascites.
Ex: Cirrhosis of the liver is the most common cause of ascites.

asco
(n.)=disgust ; repulsion.
Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
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* con asco=disgustedly.
* dar asco=stink ; disgust ; nauseate ; make + Nombre + sick ; sicken ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl.
* estar muerto de asco=be bored to death ; be bored stiff ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
* la confianza da asco=familiarity breeds contempt.
* poner cara de asco=pull + a wry face.
* que da asco=nauseatingly.

ascua
(n.)=ember ; firebrand ; coal ; burning coal.
Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.
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* en ascuas=on tenterhooks.
* estar en ascuas=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold ; sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.
* sobre ascuas=in suspense.

ascético
(adj.)=ascetic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .

aseado
(adj.)=well-groomed ; dapper.
Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

asear
(v.)=groom.
Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.

asediado por problemas
=embattled.
Ex: An embattled professor is fighting a legal battle with the University over why the courses he usually teaches were discontinued this year.
asediar
(v.)=plague ; beat + a path to + Posesivo + door ; importune ; pester ; stalk ; bedevil.
Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article is titled 'Our mousetrap's fine: so why aren't people beating a path to our door?' = El artículo se titula "Nuestra ratonera está bien, entonces ¿por qué la gente no nos asedia?".
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
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* asediado por problemas=embattled.
* asediar a Alguien con preguntas=pepper + Nombre + with questions.

asediar a Alguien con preguntas
(v.)=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
Ex: She spent long hours in a cramped conference room, her fractured ankle propped on a trash can, as lawyers took turns peppering her with questions.
asedidado
(adj.)=beleaguered.
Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.

asegurado, el
(n.)=insured, the.
Ex: No-fault insurance is a type of automobile insurance where insureds are indemnified by their own insurer regardless of fault in the incident.
asegurado^1
(adj.)=assured ; continued ; guaranteed ; sure-fire [surefire].
Ex: The future of DC is assured.
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
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* de éxito asegurado=sure-fire [surefire].

asegurado^2
(n.)=insured person.
Ex: Health insurance expires with the death of the insured person or the declaration of their death.
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* asegurado, el=insured, the.

asegurador
(n.)=insurer.
Ex: Naturally the division maintains close contact with the insurance industry through the British insurers' European Committee.
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* compañía aseguradora=insurer.

aseguradora
(n.)=insurance company.
Ex: The author describes the achievements of one of the top eight US insurance companies drawn from adopting an imaging system.
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* compañía aseguradora de vida=life-insurance company.

asegurar el éxito
(v.)=ensure + success.
Ex: As stated earlier, the purposes to which cases can be put vary almost without limit, and there is no 'correct' technique for using them, no formula to be offered to ensure success.
asegurar que
(v.)=vouch + for the fact that.
Ex: As a user of libraries I can vouch for the fact that chaos has no advantages.
asegurar^1
(v.)=affirm ; assure ; reassure ; asseverate.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.
Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.
Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.
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* asegurar que=vouch + for the fact that.
* asegurarse=be sure ; check to make sure ; make + sure ; make + certain ; be doubly sure.
* te lo aseguro=take it from me.

asegurar^2
(v.)=secure ; lock in + place ; brace.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
Ex: Most card catalogues are equipped with rods which lock the cards in place and prevent unauthorized removal of entries.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.
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* asegurar el éxito=ensure + success.

asegurar^3
(v.)=ensure [insure, -USA].
Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.
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* asegurarse contra=self-insure for.
* volver a asegurar=reinsure.

asegurarse
(v.)=be sure ; check to make sure ; make + sure ; make + certain ; be doubly sure.
Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document. Ex: The system checks to make sure that no orders for the vendor are in the file and then displays a screen summarizing the vendor to be deleted. Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid. Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed. Ex: Nothing unusual was felt in the breast exam but she sent me for an ultrasound - just to be doubly sure.
asegurarse contra
(v.)=self-insure for.
Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
asemejar
(v.)=parallel.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
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* asemejarse=look + alike.
* asemejarse a=bear + resemblance to ; resemble.

asemejarse
(v.)=look + alike.
Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.
asemejarse a
(v.)=bear + resemblance to ; resemble.
Ex: CAP neighbourhood centers bear a strong resemblance to the neighbourhood advice centres which sprang up in the 1970s in the deprived areas of British cities. Ex: The keyboard resembles a standard typewriter.
asendado
(adj.)=neat and tidy.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.

asentaderas
(n.)=hunkers ; buttocks ; ass ; arse ; backside ; bahookie ; heinie ; rump.
Ex: The bell rang and she jumped to the ground, sitting on her hunkers, hands over her ears.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.
Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
Ex: Why are women so self conscious about their rumps?.

asentado
(adj.)=established.
Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.

asentamiento
(n.)=homesteading ; settlement ; habitation.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
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* asentamiento agrícola=agricultural settlement.
* asentamiento en tierras federales=homesteading.

asentamiento agrícola
(n.)=agricultural settlement.
Ex: This area was scattered with agricultural settlements at a time when the central ruling authority used the stony ground to plant vineyards and olive groves.
asentamiento en tierras federales
(n.)=homesteading.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
asentar
(v.)=put down ; establish.
Ex: Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
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* asentarse=settle in ; find + Posesivo + feet ; settle ; set up + camp.
* volver a asentar=resettle.

asentarse
(v.)=settle in ; find + Posesivo + feet ; settle ; set up + camp.
Ex: She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city. Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians. Ex: Chan illustrated 'Ghost Train', by Paul Yee, which honours the lives and souls of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of Canada. Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.
asentimiento
(n.)=acknowledgement [acknowledgment] ; acquiescence.
Ex: Then, without waiting for an acknowledgement, he said, 'Well, I think Albert is too much the union type' and James expressed surprise.
Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.
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* asentimiento con la cabeza=head-nod [head nod] ; nodding assent ; nod.

asentimiento con la cabeza
(v.)=head-nod [head nod] ; nodding assent ; nod.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language. Ex: His listeners looked around at each other and acknowledged the verity of his statement by nodding assents. Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
asentir
(v.)=acquiesce ; concur (with).
Ex: 'Well, yes,' acquiesced the other, relieved.
Ex: These four national libraries have also concurred on the matter of fullness of personal name.
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* asentir con la cabeza=nod ; nod + assent ; concur with + an assenting nod ; agree with + a nod.
* asintiendo con entusiasmo=in eager assent.

asentir con la cabeza
(v.)=nod ; nod + assent ; concur with + an assenting nod ; agree with + a nod.
Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper. Ex: 'I gather you're representing the smokers, Blanche, and you the non-smokers, Juan.' The two nodded assents. Ex: Beck concurred with an assenting nod. Ex: Bogardus agreed with a weary nod.
aseo portátil
(n.)=portable toilet.
Ex: The space inside a portable toilet is usually pretty cramped, with the inside width measuring 42 inches and the inside depth measuring 21 inches.
aseo público
(n.)=public toilet ; public restroom.
Ex: This paper presents arguments for and against libraries in the USA having condom dispensing machines in their public toilets. Ex: When planning a library considerations need to be made of shared space, such as hallways, staff lounges, public restrooms, meeting rooms and storerooms.
aseo^1
(n.)=grooming.
Ex: Grooming increases the circulation to the skin which then releases the oils that provide luster to the horses coat.
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* armario de aseo=bathroom cabinet.
* artículo de bolsa de aseo=toiletry.
* bolsa de aseo=sponge bag ; toiletry bag.

aseo^2
(n.)=toilet ; washroom ; bathroom ; restroom [rest room] ; little boys room ; little girls room ; loo ; restroom facility.
Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, toilet provision, fire regulations and exits are all well covered in considerable detail.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
Ex: This article presents a brief guide to collection development in the area of renovating kitchens and bathrooms = This artículo presenta una guía breve para el desarrollo de la colección en los temas relacionados con la reforma de cocinas y cuartos de baño.
Ex: Airport restrooms have become popular meeting places for men looking for sexual trysts with other men.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
Ex: Early on on a Friday night and three of the loos were out of order, the floor was covered in a layer of rancid water and it stank to high heaven.
Ex: Four out of 10 high school students avoid using school restroom facilities because of their lack of cleanliness.
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* aseo portátil=portable toilet.
* aseo público=public toilet ; public restroom.
* bloque de aseos=ablution block.

asepsia
(n.)=sterilisation [sterilization, -USA] ; asepsis.
Ex: There is a suggestion of sterilization in McLuhan's observation, one of negative growth and non-renewal.
Ex: Asepsis is the condition where there is a complete absence of bacteria or other germs.

asequibilidad
(n.)=affordability ; approachability.
Ex: Once all the packages have been developed, using the objectives as guides, they are ranked in priority order and are presented for approval or rejection, the decision being based on level and affordability.
Ex: She always maintained that approachability is the first requirement of the reference librarian.

asequible
=approachable ; readable ; affordable ; acquirable ; affordably.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.
Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.
Ex: Frederick Holler claims that 'Information retrieval (ie, reference work) is nothing less than a full-fledged discipline and not simply a minor skill acquirable as a byproduct of other studies'.
Ex: Some local councils offer concessionary travel schemes, which enable local residents who are elderly or disabled to use public transport services more affordably.
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* asequible en establecimiento comercial=over the counter.
* a un precio asequible=at an affordable price ; at an affordable cost.
* de manera asequible=affordably.
* hacer asequible=make + amenable.
* ser asequible=be amenable to ; be available ; become + available.

asequible en establecimiento comercial
(adj.)=over the counter.
Ex: With minor revision, the design recommendations were appropriate for developing over the counter medicinal leaflets.
aserradero
(n.)=sawmill.
Ex: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.

aserrado
(adj.)=serrated.
Ex: Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.

aserrador
(n.)=sawyer.
Ex: Mills works as a sawyer in Tennessee, and his poems have the intelligence that comes from a man listening to people talk.

aserrar
(v.)=saw.
Ex: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.

aserrín
(n.)=sawdust.
Ex: Sawdust and shavings, when exposed to the weather, deteriorate very rapidly and lose much of their value.

asesinado
(adj.)=murdered ; slain.
Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.
Ex: Officers noted that the slain man's gun and ammo were missing.

asesinar
(v.)=kill ; murder ; assassinate ; slay ; slaughter ; gun down.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.
Ex: The verdict in the Oxford case was the result of limitations in the law of high treason combined with the absence of hard evidence that Oxford actually intended to assassinate the Queen.
Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
Ex: Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.

asesinato
(n.)=murder ; killing ; assassination ; slaying.
Ex: Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.
Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.
Ex: Since the assassination of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in November 1995 a struggle has taken place over his commemoration.
Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.
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* asesinato de una mujer=femicide.
* asesinato en primer grado=first-degree murder.
* asesinato político=political killing.
* intento de asesinato=attempt on + Posesivo + life ; attempted murder.
* juicio por asesinato=murder trial.
* tentativa de asesinato=assassination attempt.
* víctima de asesinato=murder(ed) victim.

asesinato de una mujer
(n.)=femicide.
Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.
asesinato en primer grado
(n.)=first-degree murder.
Ex: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.
asesinato político
(n.)=political killing.
Ex: The author explains the devastation that affected libraries and archives during the war, genocide and political killings that befell Rwanda 1990-94.
asesino
(n.)=gunman [gunmen, -pl.] ; killer ; murderer ; murderous ; assassin ; cutthroat ; butcher.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: The article 'The coming of the killers' reports the impact of the chain superstore on independent booksellers in the USA.
Ex: The librarian describes the pressure she and her staff underwent to reveal information on the murderer's borrowing habits.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
Ex: The problem of battered & physically abused children, mistreated by their parents or guardians, raises the question as to whether we are all assassins.
Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.
Ex: She said that such butchers were the enemies of humanity and that was why they deserved harsh punishment.
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* asesino a sueldo=hatchetman ; hired assassin ; hired gun ; hit man.
* asesino con hacha=axe murderer.
* asesino de masas=mass murderer.
* asesino en serie=serial killer.
* asesino múltiple=serial killer.
* asesino sicópata=psychopathic killer.
* asesino silencioso=silent killer.

asesino a sueldo
(n.)=hatchetman ; hired assassin ; hired gun ; hit man.
Ex: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular. Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis. Ex: I encourage anyone who wants to understand how warfare is shifting from the citizen soldier to the hired gun to watch this film. Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and a idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
asesino con hacha
(n.)=axe murderer.
Ex: It immediately made me think of the crazed axe murderers that had haunted my dreams ever since my childhood.
asesino de masas
(n.)=mass murderer.
Ex: The fact that he is a notorious mass murderer justifies scrutiny of him in the public interest.
asesino en serie
(n.)=serial killer.
Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
asesino múltiple
(n.)=serial killer.
Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer.
asesino sicópata
(n.)=psychopathic killer.
Ex: A woman struggled to survive when she found herself at the mercy of a psychopathic killer after taking a detour into the backwoods outside New York City.
asesino silencioso
(n.)=silent killer.
Ex: There are a number of diseases that are known as 'silent killers' because they gradually consume you without causing any serious symptoms in the early stages.
asesor
(adj.)=advice worker ; adviser [advisor, -USA] ; advisory ; consultant ; counsellor [counselor, -USA] ; referee ; publication referee ; assessor ; top aide ; spinner ; spin doctor ; consultative.
Ex: NACAB have a research project to develop a mini-information pack that could be used by peripatetic advice workers.
Ex: Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.
Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.
Ex: The American Library Association invited Lubetzky to the Library of Congress as a consultant on bibliographic policy.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.
Ex: This article examines the role of the external assessor in the process of reviewing academic libraries.
Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had 'sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
Ex: The writer discusses how presidential spinner Ari Fleischer responded to questions about the proposed war with Iraq.
Ex: The author suggests that the spin doctor is a new communication role, and raises questions about its relationship to the traditional public relations model.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
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* asesor académico=education officer.
* asesor de información=information consultant.
* asesor de salidas profesionales=career(s) adviser.
* asesor económico=financial consultant.
* asesor espiritual=spiritual advisor.
* asesor estudiantil=education officer.
* asesor financiero=financial advisor ; financial consultant.
* asesor fiscal=fiscal officer.
* asesor legal=legislative assistant.
* asesor moral=guidance counsellor ; ethicist.
* asesor principal=senior adviser ; senior consultant.
* asesor técnico de bibliotecas=library consultant.
* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas=library building consultant.
* comité asesor=advisory committee ; consultative committee.
* enviar a un asesor experto=refer.
* grupo asesor=advisory group.
* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG)=Network Advisory Group (NAG).

asesor académico
(n.)=education officer.
Ex: A nine-month project was undertaken to investigate the way in which education officers worked, how they used printed sources of information, and what other means of obtaining information were used.
asesor de información
(n.)=information consultant.
Ex: The image of the librarian as clerk or custodian must change to one of information consultant if the profession is to survive.
asesor de salidas profesionales
(n.)=career(s) adviser.
Ex: Every one of our careers advisers has specific knowledge and information on a number of occupations and leading employers in that sector.
asesor económico
(n.)=financial consultant.
Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
asesor espiritual
(n.)=spiritual advisor.
Ex: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor.
asesor estudiantil
(n.)=education officer.
Ex: A nine-month project was undertaken to investigate the way in which education officers worked, how they used printed sources of information, and what other means of obtaining information were used.
asesor financiero
(n.)=financial advisor ; financial consultant.
Ex: One of the roles of the financial advisor/consultant in a library building programme may be the marketing and sale of library bonds. Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
asesor fiscal
(n.)=fiscal officer.
Ex: In many library situations, either the library or the municipality (or both) will have fiscal officers with expertise in these technical areas.
asesor legal
(n.)=legislative assistant.
Ex: NGOs play an important role in civil society; they are its legislative assistants, innovators, cost-cutters and watchdogs.
asesor moral
(n.)=guidance counsellor ; ethicist.
Ex: Medical people, guidance counselors, career advisors, and the like now seem to have carte-blanche to take children from classes as and when they please. Ex: They understand their role in a merely conciliatory fashion as that of a 'comforter, mediator, educator, ethicist, and counselor'.
asesor principal
(n.)=senior adviser ; senior consultant.
Ex: They insist that the president should let his senior advisers testify under oath. Ex: Our senior consultants are dynamic speakers who are experienced in addressing all audiences, including educators, students, parents, business leaders and the community at large.
asesor técnico de bibliotecas
(n.)=library consultant.
Ex: A critical view taken of library consultants in general leads on to the identification of factors that will assist libraries in selecting consultants.
asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas
(n.)=library building consultant.
Ex: The author of this article reviews trends in US public library buildings based on observations as a library building consultant.
asesoramiento
(n.)=advising ; guidance ; advice ; counsel ; advice-giving ; advisement.
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.
Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.
Ex: Of course, this is on the outer fringes of reference work as such, but librarians should at least be aware that people frequently find counsel and support and encouragement more effective than the supply of specific information to help solve their problems.
Ex: Many librarians even regard advice-giving as not part of their function, on the grounds that they do not have the time, the training or the protection (against giving wrong advice).
Ex: This article evaluates various academic advisement systems for distance education students and presents conclusions and recommendations.
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* asesoramiento antes de la compra=pre-shopping advice.
* asesoramiento jurídico=legal advice.
* asesoramiento legal=legal advice ; legal aid.
* asesoramiento matrimonial=marriage counseling.
* asesoramiento prematrimonial=premarital counseling.
* asesoramiento profesional=career(s) advice.
* asesoramiento sobre la lectura=reading guidance.
* asesoramiento técnico=technical advice.
* bajo el asesoramiento de=on the advice of.
* centro de asesoramiento=counselling centre.
* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO)=National Advisory Committee (NACO).
* de asesoramiento=consultative.
* ofrecer asesoramiento=offer + advice ; offer + guidance ; dispense + advice.
* persona que recibe asesoramiento=counselee.
* proporcionar asesoramiento=dispense + advice.
* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
* servicio de asesoramiento=consulting service ; counselling service ; advisory service.
* servicio de asesoramiento jurídico=legal aid service.
* sesión de asesoramiento jurídico=legal advice surgery.
* sesión de asesoramiento legal=legal advice surgery.
* taller de asesoramiento jurídico=legal advice surgery.

asesoramiento antes de la compra
(n.)=pre-shopping advice.
Ex: Some consumer advice centres would not only handle complaints but also provided pre-shopping advice, combined with attractive exhibitions, leaflets, price-comparison tables, and other consumer education activities.
asesoramiento jurídico
(n.)=legal advice.
Ex: Those that cannot meet legal expenses can receive help from one of three legal aid schemes introduced by the government: legal advice and assistance, legal aid in civil proceedings and legal aid in criminal proceedings.
asesoramiento legal
(n.)=legal advice ; legal aid.
Ex: Those that cannot meet legal expenses can receive help from one of three legal aid schemes introduced by the government: legal advice and assistance, legal aid in civil proceedings and legal aid in criminal proceedings. Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.
asesoramiento matrimonial
=marriage counseling.
Ex: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See marriage counseling'.
asesoramiento prematrimonial
=premarital counseling.
Ex: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'.
asesoramiento profesional
(n.)=career(s) advice.
Ex: The main reasons mentees joined the scheme were to enhance professional networking and to receive career advice.
asesoramiento sobre la lectura
=reading guidance.
Ex: The library can offer individually-tailored reading guidance for the clever child.
asesoramiento técnico
(n.)=technical advice.
Ex: Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation.
asesorar
(v.)=offer + advice ; advise ; dispense + advice ; counsel ; provide + guidance.
Ex: This section therefore considers some of the organizations which can offer information and advice.
Ex: This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction.
Ex: The sound rule that the librarian must not dispense medical or legal advice goes back at least a hundred years, having been clearly prescribed in Samuel S Green's pioneer paper of 1876.
Ex: For example, ALA 5A counsels that collections should be entered under the compiler or editor, individual or corporate.
Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.

asesoría
(n.)=consultancy.
Ex: The application of this approach using the CLOVIS system, developed by CGM Management Services (Europe's largest computer consultancy), is discussed.
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* asesoría de alojamiento=housing advice centre.
* asesoría de barrio (NAC)=neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).
* asesoría fiscal=tax assistance.
* asesoría itinerante en furgón=mobile advice van.
* asesoría jurídica=legal advice centre.
* asesoría laboral=occupational counseling.
* asesoría legal=legal advice centre.
* asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón=mobile information and advice van.
* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC)=National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

asesoría de alojamiento
(n.)=housing advice centre.
Ex: Two such housing advice centres were set up in London in 1970.
asesoría de barrio (NAC)
(n.)=neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).
Ex: The most significant development in the field of information and advice services has been the phenomenal growth of neighbourhood advice centres (NAC).
asesoría fiscal
=tax assistance.
Ex: The library may provide equipment for community-sponsored programs such as book talks, speaker series, tax assistance, voter registration, and so on = La biblioteca puede disponer del material necesario para apoyar los programas patrocinados por la comunidad como por ejemplo presentaciones de libros, ciclos de coferencias, asesoría fiscal, inscripción en el censo electoral, etc.
asesoría itinerante en furgón
(n.)=mobile advice van.
Ex: When another CAB mobile advice van serving Braintree in Essex was replaced by a static bureau, enquiries rose significantly.
asesoría jurídica
(n.)=legal advice centre.
Ex: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.
asesoría laboral
=occupational counseling.
Ex: Other services the library may provide include a learning exchange, adult programs on topics of high interest, or occupational counseling.
asesoría legal
(n.)=legal advice centre.
Ex: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.
asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón
(n.)=mobile information and advice van.
Ex: However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.
asestar
(v.)=pack.
Ex: This giant prehistoric sea predator packed the most powerful bite of any fish, living or extinct -- strong enough to shear a shark clean in half.
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* asestar el golpe de gracia=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace.
* asestar una cuchillada=knife.
* asestar una puñalada=knife.
* asestar un cuchillazo=knife.
* asestar un golpe=give + a blow ; deal + a blow ; strike + a blow.
* asestar un golpe mortal=deal + a death blow ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* asestar un golper=bash.

asestar el golpe de gracia
(v.)=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace.
Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women. Ex: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements.
asestar un cuchillazo
(v.)=knife.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.
asestar un golpe
(v.)=give + a blow ; deal + a blow ; strike + a blow.
Ex: It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado. Ex: The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business. Ex: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood.
asestar un golpe mortal
(v.)=deal + a death blow ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
Ex: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing. Ex: Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint. Ex: Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists. Ex: Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process. Ex: Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
asestar un golper
(v.)=bash.
Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
asestar una cuchillada
(v.)=knife.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.
asestar una puñalada
(v.)=knife.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.
aseveración
(n.)=assertion ; statement.
Ex: The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.

aseverar
(v.)=make + statement ; make + the claim ; asseverate.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
Ex: Within their own ranks most librarians have been calling themselves professionals since Melvil Dewey make the claim.
Ex: Junctionville is not a 'Cadillac' town, they asseverated.

asexuado
(adj.)=asexual.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.

asexual
(adj.)=asexual.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
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* reproducción asexual=asexual reproduction.

asexualidad
(n.)=asexuality.
Ex: They represent, respectively, wealth, position, power, and asexuality versus poverty, anti-intellectualism, and sexuality.

asfaltado
(n.)=road asphalt.
Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.

asfalto
(n.)=asphalt ; bitumen.
Ex: The bitumen (or asphalt) photolitho process gave only a handful of prints from each stone, but the bichromate process could give as many as 700 prints from a single stone = El proceso de fotolito de betún o asfalto solamente proporcionaba un número limitado de impresones de cada piedra, pero el proceso bicromático podía conseguir hasta 700 impresiones con una sola piedra.
Ex: Hot bitumen is sprayed on the prepared road surface and immediately covered with clean stone chips which are rolled in to ensure adhesion.
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* fábrica de asfalto=asphalt plant.
* jungla del asfalto=asphalt jungle ; concrete jungle.

asfisia
(n.)=asphyxiation.
Ex: Results show a substantial increase in the number of asphyxiations by means of plastic bags.

asfixia
(n.)=suffocation ; asphyxia.
Ex: Her article examines the problems of 'suffocation by the overproduction of information' and 'the withholding of information by new technologies'.
Ex: The book recommends asphyxia by plastic bag combined with the ingestion of lethal doses of certain drugs.

asfixiante
(adj.)=suffocating ; sultry ; sweltering.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.

asfixiar
(v.)=smother ; suffocate ; stifle ; choke.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: The United Nations has been accused of 'drowning in its own words and suffocating in its own documentation'.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Several years of belt-tightening measures have started to choke programs and further cuts could make them unsustainable.
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* asfixiar con gas=gas.
* asfixiarse de calor=swelter.

asfixiar con gas
(v.)=gas.
Ex: Forcing animals into a hot, dark box to be gassed to death in groups must stop.
asfixiarse de calor
(v.)=swelter.
Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history.
asidero
(n.)=grab rail ; handle ; grip handle.
Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Doors are wide enough to pass with a wheelchair and there is a large bathroom with grip handles in the shower and by the toilet.
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* funda de asidero=handle grip.

asiduamente
=assiduously.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.

asiduidad
(n.)=assiduousness.
Ex: Of course, the extent to which individual libraries are able to satisfy academic needs for access to material depends partially upon the assiduousness with which it has been collected.
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* con asiduidad=assiduously.

asiduo
(n.)=heavy ; regular ; assiduous ; habitué.
Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
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* asiduo a las fiestas=party-goer.
* bebedor asiduo=frequent drinker.

asiduo a las fiestas
(n.)=party-goer.
Ex: A police officer accused of assaulting a group of party-goers said he acted in self defence, a court was told today.
asiento
(n.)=index entry ; record ; seat ; index record.
Ex: All index entries and references in a PRECIS index are derived from an indexing string.
Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc. and in a computer-held data base a record is all the information contained relating to a document.
Ex: After a brief coffee break the department heads resumed their seats.
Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.
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* asiento analítico=analytical entry ; analytical.
* asiento analítico tipo "en"=in analytic entry.
* asiento bibliográfico=bibliographic entry.
* asiento catalográfico=catalogue entry ; catalogue record ; entry.
* asiento comentado=annotated entry.
* asiento de atrás=pillion seat.
* asiento de atrás, el=rear seat, the.
* asiento de autor=author entry.
* asiento de autoridad=authority record.
* asiento de baño=toilet seat.
* asiento de inodoro=toilet seat.
* asiento delantero=front seat.
* asiento de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* asiento descriptivo=descriptive entry.
* asiento de título=title unit entry.
* asiento de tribuna=grandstand seat.
* asiento junto al cuadrilátero=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* asiento matriz=master entry.
* asiento principal=main entry.
* asiento reservado=reserved seat.
* asientos=seating ; seating accommodation.
* asiento secundario=added entry ; secondary entry.
* asiento secundario de título=added title entry.
* asiento secundario por autor y título=author-title added entry ; name-title added entry.
* asiento secundario por subtítulo=added subtitle entry.
* asiento secundario por título=title added entry.
* asiento trasero=back seat ; pillion seat.
* asiento trasero, el=rear seat, the.
* asiento único=unit entry.
* catálogo de asiento único=unit entry catalogue.
* en el asiento de atrás=in the back seat.
* en el asiento trasero=in the back seat.
* ir en el asiento trasero=pillion riding ; ride + pillion .
* número de asientos=seating.
* pegado al asiento=rooted to + Posesivo + seat.
* provisto de asientos=seated.
* suplemento para asiento para niño=booster seat.
* tomar asiento=take + a seat (on).

asiento analítico
(n.)=analytical entry ; analytical.
Ex: But basically the 'analytical entry consists of a description of the part analysed, followed by a short citation (known as the 'analytical note') of the whole publication in which the part occurs'. Ex: AACR prescribes slightly differing treatment for analyticals according to whether they refer to parts with separate title pages and separate paging, parts with separate title pages and continuous paging, or parts without special title pages.
asiento analítico tipo "en"
=in analytic entry.
Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.
asiento bibliográfico
(n.)=bibliographic entry.
Ex: The bibliographic entry consists of the set of elements forming the bibliographic description and the heading(s) for a document for inclusion in a catalogue or in a bibliography.
asiento catalográfico
(n.)=catalogue entry ; catalogue record ; entry.
Ex: A catalogue entry consists of a set of elements including the bibliographic entry and the shelf-mark assigned in accordance with the rules adopted by the organization concerned. Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document. Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc.
asiento comentado
(n.)=annotated entry.
Ex: An annotated entry is a bibliographic entry with the addition of a more or less thorough analysis and possibly a criticism of the content of the document.
asiento de atrás
(n.)=pillion seat.
Ex: You must not carry a pillion passenger on your bicycle unless you have a pillion seat and footrest.
asiento de atrás, el
(n.)=rear seat, the.
Ex: Car baby seats should be positioned in the rear seat of the vehicle, facing backwards.
asiento de autor
(n.)=author entry.
Ex: Amongst both subject and author (or name) entries there will be different types of entries.
asiento de autoridad
(n.)=authority record.
Ex: This standard specifies the requirements for a generalized exchange format which will hold records describing all forms of material capable of bibliographic descriptio as well as related records such as authority records.
asiento de baño
(n.)=toilet seat.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
asiento de inodoro
(n.)=toilet seat.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
asiento de primera fila
(n.)=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
Ex: There are a limited number of ringside seats available for Monday evening show. Ex: Ringside tickets for a heavyweight boxing event can go as high as $1600 a piece.
asiento de tribuna
(n.)=grandstand seat.
Ex: All grandstand seats must be reserved in advance.
asiento de título
(n.)=title unit entry.
Ex: The title-unit entry represents a book as an individual entity under its own title, and the catalog based on it is therefore necessarily a list of books, much as was the finding catalog of the pre-Panizzi days.
asiento delantero
(n.)=front seat.
Ex: Tests have found that a front seat passenger not wearing a seat belt could strike the glove box door and sustain leg injuries in a crash.
asiento descriptivo
(n.)=descriptive entry.
Ex: A descriptive entry is a bibliographic entry including also a description of the peculiarities of the copy described in the case of manuscripts and rare or ancient books.
asiento junto al cuadrilátero
(n.)=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
Ex: There are a limited number of ringside seats available for Monday evening show. Ex: Ringside tickets for a heavyweight boxing event can go as high as $1600 a piece.
asiento matriz
(n.)=master entry.
Ex: With this method, one master entry is produced in the form of a full author entry and then identical copies of the master are produced which, with the addition of the appropriate headings, can be filed in different parts of the catalogue.
asiento principal
(n.)=main entry.
Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of an item, presented in the form by which the entity is to be uniformly identified and cited.
asiento reservado
(n.)=reserved seat.
Ex: Afghanistan has reserved seats in the parliament for women as well.
asiento secundario
(n.)=added entry ; secondary entry.
Ex: Added entries are made under any headings that 'some catalogue users might suppose that the description of an item would be found under rather than under the heading or title chosen for the main entry'. Ex: An added entry is an additional entry to the main entry, by which an item is represented in a catalogue; a secondary entry.
asiento secundario de título
(n.)=added title entry.
Ex: In the cataloguing of such materials, no added entries are made at all, except for occasional added title entry, and in cases of conflict between personal and corporate author.
asiento secundario por autor y título
(n.)=author-title added entry ; name-title added entry.
Ex: An author-title added entry is an entry consisting of the name of a person or corporate body and the title of an item. Ex: A name-title added entry is an entry consisting of the name of a person or corporate body and the title of an item.
asiento secundario por subtítulo
(n.)=added subtitle entry.
Ex: If we had not critically examined those added entry assignments and had failed to make the added subtitle entry, we would be denying access to the book to some users.
asiento secundario por título
(n.)=title added entry.
Ex: Title added entries are indicated only when the rule involves consideration of the title as a possible main entry heading.
asiento trasero
(n.)=back seat ; pillion seat.
Ex: Libraries, classrooms and homes as well as the back seats of family cars can all be settings for literature that meets a wide range of needs and functions. Ex: You must not carry a pillion passenger on your bicycle unless you have a pillion seat and footrest.
asiento trasero, el
(n.)=rear seat, the.
Ex: Car baby seats should be positioned in the rear seat of the vehicle, facing backwards.
asiento único
(n.)=unit entry.
Ex: The unit entry approach uses the same unit or entry wherever a given work is listed.
asientos
(n.)=seating ; seating accommodation.
Ex: A mixture of seating in ones, twos and fours, together with the provision of study carrels and informal seating, permit the user to select the most suitable type of seating and privacy. Ex: It is interesting to compare statistics on the types of seating accommodation offered in several libraries.
asignación
(n.)=allocation ; apportionment ; assignment ; entitlement ; placement ; attribution ; appropriation ; allotment ; allowance.
Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.
Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
Ex: This could help in attribution of authorship for anonymous works.
Ex: As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.
Ex: This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
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* asignación de dinero público=tax support.
* asignación de espacio=space allocation.
* asignación de identificadores=tagging.
* asignación de la marca de Cutter=Cuttering.
* asignación de materias=subject indexing ; subject assignment.
* asignación de nombre=labelling [labeling, -USA].
* asignación de presupuesto=budgeting.
* asignación de una notación=allocation of notation.
* asignación diaria=daily allowance.
* asignación mensual=monthly allowance.
* asignación presupuestaria=budget allocation ; budgetary allocation.
* asignación semanal=weekly allowance.
* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas=appropriating body.
* proceso de asignación de presupuestos=budgetary process.

asignación de dinero público
(n.)=tax support.
Ex: The public library competes with other agencies for each dollar of tax support.
asignación de espacio
(n.)=space allocation.
Ex: System designers can use these statistics to determine record structures and estimate space allocations.
asignación de identificadores
(n.)=tagging.
Ex: This article covers all the options from electronic markup or 'tagging' of the manuscript to desktop publishing and laser printing or image setting.
asignación de la marca de Cutter
(n.)=Cuttering.
Ex: Again, from a Cuttering standpoint, this could simplify local decisions, as libraries would now be able to Cutter consistently for the artist and not the author for works where the author would be the main entry = De nuevo, desde el punto de vista de la asignación de las marcas de Cutter, esto podría simplificar las decisiones a nivel loca, ya que las bibliotecas podrían entonces asignar la marca de Cutter por el artista y no el autor en el caso de aquellas obras donde el autor no fuese al asiento principal.
asignación de materias
(n.)=subject indexing ; subject assignment.
Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match. Ex: The provision of AACR2 1st level of description may be a desirable and practical compromise between single subject assignment and full cataloguing.
asignación de nombre
=labelling [labeling, -USA].
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
asignación de presupuesto
(n.)=budgeting.
Ex: The accurate budgeting of external 'connect time' cause problems to all.
asignación de una notación
(n.)=allocation of notation.
Ex: The allocation of the notation will also affect its length.
asignación diaria
(n.)=daily allowance.
Ex: About MPs have decided not to take their daily allowance for the days Parliament did not meet.
asignación mensual
(n.)=monthly allowance.
Ex: Weekly pocket money or a monthly allowance is one way for children to get some money to spend.
asignación presupuestaria
(n.)=budget allocation ; budgetary allocation.
Ex: If there is no policy of standardization, the librarian will be free to choose any suitable system within the budget allocation. Ex: The figures in brackets are the percentages of the 1982 budgetary allocations for research.
asignación semanal
(n.)=weekly allowance.
Ex: Income is the payment people receive for doing work, such as earning a weekly allowance for making beds and emptying the wastebaskets.
asignado
(adj.)=assigned ; committed.
Ex: If a computer-stored controlled vocabulary is used, the assigned terms might be checked automatically and new or mistyped terms would be flagged (marked).
Ex: The estimated cost on the original order record is then deducted from the committed expenditure.
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* asignado al azar=randomised [randomized, -USA].
* asignado a mano=manually assigned.
* asignado de antemano=pre-assigned.
* asignado manualmente=manually assigned.
* asignado por el hombre=humanly-assigned.
* asignado por el ordenador=computer-assigned.
* asignado por ordenador=machine-assigned.
* no asignado=unallocated.
* tarea asignada=appointed task.

asignado a mano
(adj.)=manually assigned.
Ex: The new measure is also capable of disclosing the effect of manually assigned descriptors = La nueva medida también es capaz de revelar el efecto de los descriptores asignados manualmente.
asignado al azar
(adj.)=randomised [randomized, -USA].
Ex: The library literature nevertheless contains diverse examples of randomised controlled trials.
asignado de antemano
(adj.)=pre-assigned.
Ex: A software package is a set of programs intended to achieve a specific objective, or designed to instruct the computer to execute a set of tasks in order to organise information in a pre-assigned manner.
asignado manualmente
(adj.)=manually assigned.
Ex: The new measure is also capable of disclosing the effect of manually assigned descriptors = La nueva medida también es capaz de revelar el efecto de los descriptores asignados manualmente.
asignado por el hombre
=humanly-assigned.
Ex: The mixture of humanly-assigned and machine-assigned terms can confuse the searcher.
asignado por el ordenador
=computer-assigned.
Ex: In order to amend a record it is often located by its computer-assigned number and in this case the number must be known.
asignado por ordenador
=machine-assigned.
Ex: With machine-assigned indexing irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.
asignar
(v.)=allocate ; allot ; ascribe ; assign ; earmark ; set + aside ; put + aside.
Ex: However, once responsibility has been allocated, the types of names that can arise in headings will be the same for all types of materials.
Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
Ex: The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period.
Ex: A special note has been set aside for information about the person who is making the catalog entry.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
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* asignar aleatoriamente=randomise [randomize, -USA].
* asignar dinero=commit + fund.
* asignar fondos=allocate + funds.
* asignar la marca de Cutter=Cutter.
* asignar + Nombre + a + Nombre=place + Nombre + against + Nombre.
* asignar personal=commit + manpower.
* asignar responsabilidad=lodge + responsibility.
* asignar significado=place + interpretation.
* asignar una cuota=allocate + quota.
* asignar una notación=allocate + notation.
* asignar una partida presupuestaria=commit + fund.
* asignar una tarea=allot + task ; set + task ; give + task ; assign + responsibility ; task.
* asignar un encabezamiento=assign + heading ; establish + heading ; label with + a heading.
* asignar un lugar en=give + Nombre + a place in.
* asignar un presupuesto=allocate + funds ; allocate + funds.
* asignar valor a=attach + value to.
* sin asignar=unallocated.
* sin asignar todavía=unassigned.

asignar + Nombre + a + Nombre
(v.)=place + Nombre + against + Nombre.
Ex: DOBIS/Leuven places the union catalog mark against a bibliographic record in the system catalog every time a new title is added to the holdings of the library.
asignar aleatoriamente
(v.)=randomise [randomize, -USA].
Ex: The searchers were randomized to search on 2 or 3 different retrieval systems.
asignar dinero
(v.)=commit + fund.
Ex: Because of mixed results, a study was undertaken to learn how other libraries utilise in-house processes, what alternative methods of in-house binding they use and how they commit their funds for commercial binding.
asignar fondos
(v.)=allocate + funds.
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
asignar la marca de Cutter
(v.)=Cutter.
Ex: Again, from a Cuttering standpoint, this could simplify local decisions, as libraries would now be able to Cutter consistently for the artist and not the author for works where the author would be the main entry = De nuevo, desde el punto de vista de la asignación de las marcas de Cutter, esto podría simplificar las decisiones a nivel loca, ya que las bibliotecas podrían entonces asignar la marca de Cutter por el artista y no el autor en el caso de aquellas obras donde el autor no fuese al asiento principal.
asignar personal
(v.)=commit + manpower.
Ex: Senior management must be willing to commit funds and manpower to ensure security doesn't fall behind the exploding use of computers in government.
asignar responsabilidad
(v.)=lodge + responsibility.
Ex: Arguments presented in favour of lodging collection development responsiblity with librarians are, however, less than convincing.
asignar significado
(v.)=place + interpretation.
Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.
asignar un encabezamiento
(v.)=assign + heading ; establish + heading ; label with + a heading.
Ex: A particular subject heading may be assigned to several books which discuss the same subject. Ex: In certain cases the cataloguing agency responsible for the authority entry may establish one or more alternate forms of the uniform heading which are recognized as having parallel or equal status. Ex: Each file will be labelled with a heading which corresponds with the material to be organised.
asignar un lugar en
(v.)=give + Nombre + a place in.
Ex: Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.
asignar un presupuesto
(v.)=allocate + funds ; allocate + funds.
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction. Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
asignar una cuota
(v.)=allocate + quota.
Ex: Each member state is allocated a fixed quota in proportion to the seriousness of its regional problems.
asignar una notación
(v.)=allocate + notation.
Ex: In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.
asignar una partida presupuestaria
(v.)=commit + fund.
Ex: Because of mixed results, a study was undertaken to learn how other libraries utilise in-house processes, what alternative methods of in-house binding they use and how they commit their funds for commercial binding.
asignar una tarea
(v.)=allot + task ; set + task ; give + task ; assign + responsibility ; task.
Ex: As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants. Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed. Ex: Students are frequently given specific tasks to complete which involve them making their own use of library materials. Ex: Almost all practicing librarians have some assigned responsibilities that involve the training of other employees. Ex: The National Archives of Namibia has been tasked to recover evidence of this historical past.
asignar valor a
(v.)=attach + value to.
Ex: If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.
asignatura
(n.)=subject ; module.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing practices and subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules.
Ex: Students explained how a dedicated technophobe could, albeit with meticulous planning, make a whole series of module choices throughout their three years at the university which systematically would avoid all attempts by staff to encourage their use of software packages.
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* asignatura de estudios=curriculum subject.
* asignatura obligatoria=required course.
* asignatura optativa=optional subject ; subsidiary subject ; elective course.
* asignatura pendiente=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
* asignaturas optativas=elective course work.
* asignatura troncal=core course ; core subject.
* libro de texto de una asignatura=set course book.
* no cursar una asignatura=skip + grades.
* programa de la asignatura=learning program(me).
* sistema de asignaturas optativas=course elective system.

asignatura de estudios
(n.)=curriculum subject.
Ex: Students also expressed low interest in the core curriculum subjects which are taught in the first year of the course.
asignatura obligatoria
(n.)=required course.
Ex: Other universities have a small core of required courses and permit students to specialize in such fields as administration, technical services, information science, and school media centers.
asignatura optativa
(n.)=optional subject ; subsidiary subject ; elective course.
Ex: Apart from the basic course shared by all students, which includes library organisation and reference work, the students choose an optional subject from each of the 3 groups. Ex: They must also choose one of 4 subsidiary subjects: advanced archive administration, music, Russian, and applied computer science. Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective courses, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.
asignatura pendiente
(n.)=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
Ex: The current round of negotiations will leave much unfinished business to be carried over to subsequent rounds. Ex: This is further evidence of their sincere desire to clear up any unresolved matters and safeguard against similar issues in the future.
asignatura troncal
(n.)=core course ; core subject.
Ex: This organised programme of study now offers an IT track, consisting of four core courses, which is to be supplemented with additional electives. Ex: Issues considered included whether library planning should be taught as a core subject or an option.
asignaturas optativas
(n.)=elective course work.
Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.
asilo
(n.)=asylum.
Ex: The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.
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* asilo de ancianos=care home ; old people's home.
* asilo de la caridad=almshouse.
* asilo de pobres=almshouse.
* asilo político=political asylum.
* persona que pide asilo=asylum seeker.

asilo de ancianos
(n.)=care home ; old people's home.
Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
asilo de la caridad
(n.)=almshouse.
Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
asilo de pobres
(n.)=almshouse.
Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
asilo político
(n.)=political asylum.
Ex: Argentina has granted political asylum to a former Chilean guerrilla fighter charged in his country with assassinating a senator.
asimetría
(n.)=chirality ; asymmetry.
Ex: The author proposes a measure of chirality within the environment of atoms in molecules: where chirality is defined both by the geometry of the closest atoms and by a property of these atoms.
Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.

asimiento
(n.)=clutch ; grasp.
Ex: He had a good clutch on Alanis' hand, guiding her through the crowd toward the exit.
Ex: Shai smiled at Kikira, making sure she had a good grasp on his arm, and continued to lead her out.

asimilabilidad
(n.)=digestibility.
Ex: Digestibility is reported to be increased by soaking the marc in hot water for about twenty minutes to remove the tartrates.

asimilable
(adj.)=digestible ; assimilable.
Ex: A special programme is being implemented to make all of this more digestible and understandable to the various participants.
Ex: Repackaging is the extraction of the meaning from the information sources discovered, rewording it, perhaps summarising it, and re-presenting it in a form more easily assimilable by the enquirer.

asimilación
(n.)=assimilation.
Ex: Fluency with the English language is a predictor of successful assimilation into mainstream American society.

asimilador
(adj.)=assimilatory.
Ex: Children construct these assimilatory concepts in an effort to reconcile the information coming from adults that the earth is a sphere with their own naive concept of a flat earth.

asimilar
(v.)=assimilate ; digest ; internalise [internalize, -USA] ; take in ; co-opt ; get + a handle on ; have + a handle on ; metabolise [metabolize, -USA].
Ex: The concern is that this sudden and increased flow of information is simply going to overwhelm us -- far more information than any of us can monitor and assimilate.
Ex: It remains important that the abstract be an accurate representation of the content of the document, and that the abstract be easy for the reader to scan and digest.
Ex: Such externalization helps learners internalize concepts, and organize relevant knowledge and generally leads to improved learning.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
Ex: Social workers accused librarians of moving into their territory, of co-opting their activity, of doing social work without training, of being representative of establishment interests.
Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
Ex: All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick.
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* sin asimilar=undigested.

asimilista
(adj.)=assimilatory.
Ex: Children construct these assimilatory concepts in an effort to reconcile the information coming from adults that the earth is a sphere with their own naive concept of a flat earth.

asimismo
=as well ; furthermore ; similarly.
Ex: Again, the following statement is appropriate: A is permitted, but consider B or C or ... N, as well or instead.
Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.

asimétrico
(adj.)=asymmetric ; asymmetrical.
Ex: These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
Ex: MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.
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* amenaza asimétrica=asymmetric threat.
* conflicto asimétrico=asymmetric conflict.
* enemigo asimétrico=asymmetric enemy.
* guerra asimétrica=asymmetric war ; asymmetric warfare.

asincrónicamente
=asynchronously.
Ex: The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications.

asincrónico
(adj.)=asynchronous.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling: electronic mail, synchronous and asynchronous communications networks, computer imaging, desktop publishing, facsimile transmission, just to name a few.

asintiendo con entusiasmo
=in eager assent.
Ex: 'It worked out beautifully for me,' said Stanhope, in eager assent.
asintomático
(adj.)=asymptomatical.
Ex: The knowledge of the asymptomatical behavior of the characteristics of the extreme values is necessary for the adequate modelling in the scientometrics.

asir
(v.)=grip ; take + hold of.
Ex: The entrance door should be automatic or with a handle easy to grip.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
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* asirse=seize on/upon ; clutch.
* asirse a=latch on to.

asirio
(adj.)=Assyrian.
Ex: A number of Assyrian seals with the images of a man wrestling with a billy-goat and a man wrestling with a mythological winged creature were found in Teishebani.

asirse
(v.)=seize on/upon ; clutch.
Ex: Librarians may seize on this book thinking it is going to offer them practical guidelines for setting up a system in their own libraries. Ex: Many administrators are afraid to delegate authority; they clutch it tenaciously.
asirse a
(v.)=latch on to.
Ex: Educational establishments have latched on to the word 'information' and have employed it to encompass very different programmes of study.
asistemático
(adj.)=haphazard ; off-hand [offhand] ; unsystematic.
Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.
Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
Ex: Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.

asistencia
(n.)=attendance ; turnout ; assist ; care ; help.
Ex: The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores.
Ex: The 48th US National Book Awards held in Nov 1997 attracted a record turnout of nearly 800 people.
Ex: Kristen Taylor leads Carolina with three goals and an assist.
Ex: Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.
Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.
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* aprovechada de la asistencia social=welfare queen.
* asistencia a congreso=conference attendance.
* asistencia con invitación=invitational.
* asistencia médica=medical care ; health care [healthcare] ; medical aid ; medical assistance ; medical help.
* asistencia por invitación=invitational.
* asistencia sanitaria=health care [healthcare] ; medical care ; health care system ; medical aid ; medical assistance.
* asistencia social=social relief ; welfare ; social work ; social casework ; social care.
* asistencia social para los mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* asistencia técnica=technical assistance.
* ayuda de asistencia=attendance grant.
* ayuda de asistencia a congreso=conference attendance grant.
* beca de asistencia=attendance grant.
* beca de asistencia a congreso=conference attendance grant.
* centro de asistencia social=welfare facility.
* cifras de asistencia=attendance figures.
* falta de asistencia=lack of attendance ; non-attendance.
* no asistencia=non-attendance.
* proveedor de asistencia sanitaria=care provider ; health care provider.
* servicio de asistencia=provider service.
* servicios de asistencia=remedial services.
* sistema de asistencia sanitaria=health care system.
* teléfono de asistencia=help line ; telephone help line.

asistencia a congreso
(n.)=conference attendance.
Ex: The costs of work visits and conference attendance are part of the project budget and can no longer be applied for separately.
asistencia con invitación
(adj.)=invitational.
Ex: These guidelines were the result of 3 invitational conferences held between 1984-86 to discuss results of research on screen design.
asistencia médica
(n.)=medical care ; health care [healthcare] ; medical aid ; medical assistance ; medical help.
Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care. Ex: HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care. Ex: The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit. Ex: They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa. Ex: Is it illegal to watch a seriously injured person and not call for medical help?.
asistencia por invitación
(adj.)=invitational.
Ex: These guidelines were the result of 3 invitational conferences held between 1984-86 to discuss results of research on screen design.
asistencia sanitaria
(n.)=health care [healthcare] ; medical care ; health care system ; medical aid ; medical assistance.
Ex: HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care. Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care. Ex: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system. Ex: The steep rise in medical aid contributions in recent years means that employers can no longer afford to provide their pensioners with this benefit. Ex: They are a non-profit NGO providing medical assistance to needy people in rural areas of Africa.
asistencia social
(n.)=social relief ; welfare ; social work ; social casework ; social care.
Ex: In UDC under 361 social relief we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations. Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section. Ex: I believe that delving into social work dilutes the library's effectiveness. Ex: The role of the library was not regarded as counselling, social casework or advocacy, but simply facilitating access to information. Ex: The aim of this project was therefore to collect information on the social care needs of families supporting children with autistic disorders.
asistencia social para los mayores
(n.)=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
Ex: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Ex: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.
asistencia técnica
(n.)=technical assistance.
Ex: The Kentucky state agency adopted a helping role as advisor, approver, and provider of technical assistance.
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* continuidad asistencial=seamless care.
* prestación asistencial=social security benefit.

asistenta
(n.)=charwoman [charwomen, -pl.] ; housekeeper.
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.

asistente
(n.)=attendee ; visitor ; attendant ; home help ; attender ; aider ; member of the audience.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.
Ex: A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.
Ex: A questionnaire was circulated to the EURIM conference attenders to gather evidence on the application of research to practical problems = Se distribuyó un cuestionario a los asistentes al congreso EURIM para recoger pruebas sobre la aplicación de la investigación a los problemas prácticos.
Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
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* asistente a congreso=conference-goer.
* asistente a la feria=fairgoer.
* asistente a un congreso=conferencer.
* asistente a un entierro=mourner.
* asistente por primera vez=newcomer.
* asistentes=audience.
* asistente social=social worker ; welfare worker ; case worker.
* asistente social de barrio=community worker.
* atraer asistentes=attract + attendees.
* del público asistente=from the floor.
* no asistente=non-attender [nonattender].

asistente a congreso
(n.)=conference-goer.
Ex: There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
asistente a la feria
(n.)=fairgoer.
Ex: 14 other fairgoers suffered minor injuries after their ride collapsed.
asistente a un congreso
(n.)=conferencer.
Ex: The meeting was closed prematurely when police ordered the premises to be evacuated by the conferencers as well as the trespassers.
asistente a un entierro
(n.)=mourner.
Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
asistente por primera vez
(n.)=newcomer.
Ex: BRS is a relative newcomer to the marketplace.
asistente social
(n.)=social worker ; welfare worker ; case worker.
Ex: Similarly, a group of social workers set up an advice centre but it was closed after one year. Ex: Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources. Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.
asistente social de barrio
(n.)=community worker.
Ex: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file.
asistentes
(n.)=audience.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
asistido
(adj.)=assisted ; facilitated.
Ex: For example, with such a system a change of the heading AEROPLANES -- assisted TAKE-OFF in figure 7 would without further effort be reflected in the six associated cross-reference records.
Ex: The author reports on the key findings from a series of facilitated meetings held to gather information from those working in and with libraries of all types in Illinois.
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* aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL)=computer-assisted learning (CAL).
* asistido por el ordenador=machine-negotiated.
* asistido por láser=laser-assisted.
* asistido por operador=operator-assisted.
* asistido por ordenador=computer-mediated ; computer-supported ; computer-assisted ; computer-aided.
* dirección asistida=power steering ; power-assisted steering.
* enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI)=computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
* MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador)=MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
* muerte asistida=assisted death ; assisted dying.
* reproducción asistida=assisted reproduction.
* suicidio asistido=assisted suicide.

asistido por el ordenador
=machine-negotiated.
Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.
asistido por láser
(adj.)=laser-assisted.
Ex: A robotic milkmaid with a laser-assisted vision system is allowing cows in a Swedish herd to be milked whenever they feel like it.
asistido por operador
(adj.)=operator-assisted.
Ex: The development and use of 3-party telecommunications (also known as operator-assisted computing) as a technique of delivering on-line services to remote users is described.
asistido por ordenador
=computer-mediated ; computer-supported ; computer-assisted ; computer-aided.
Ex: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems. Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist. Ex: Computer-assisted bibliographic instruction through the use of microcomputers continues to be a promise rather than a reality. Ex: For 10-15 years, largely computer-aided analyses in vast bibliographic data bases have been used for the evaluation of the publishing activities of research units.
asistir
(v.)=attend ; provide + assistance.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.
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* asistir a una clase=attend + class.
* asistir a una reunión=attend + meeting.
* asistir a un curso=attend + course.
* no asistir=stay away.

asistir a un curso
(v.)=attend + course.
Ex: Many employers will also allow staff to be given time off work to attend courses over and above their normal holiday entitlement.
asistir a una clase
(v.)=attend + class.
Ex: Further, a reference administrator should be alert to funding possibilities in order to assist the librarians to attend job-related classes.
asistir a una reunión
(v.)=attend + meeting.
Ex: I am attending an emergency meeting next week to discuss the best ways of responding to the desperate situation arising from the looting and destruction of cultural property in Iraq.
asiático
(adj.)=Asian.
Ex: The P.L. 480 program for Middle East and South Asian countries, and the National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging are prime examples of this kind of effort to speed the cataloging of newly published materials.
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* americano de origen asiático=Asian American.
* asiático americano=Asian American.
* sudeste asiático, el=Southeast Asia ; South East Asia.
* Sureste asiático, el=Southeast Asia.
* un lujo asiático=the lap of luxury ; the lap of comfort.

asiático americano
(adj.)=Asian American.
Ex: The author reviews the literature of research on minority librarianship in the USA (Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American and Mexican American) = El autor analiza las investigaciones sobre la biblioteconomía relacionada con las minorías en los Estados Unidos (Afroamericanos, indio americanos, americanos de origen asiático, americanos de origen mejicano).
asma
(n.)=asthma.
Ex: Significantly more of this population were reported to have asthma & atopic eczema.
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* ataque de asma=asthma attack.

asmático
(n.)=asthma sufferer ; asthmatic ; asthma patient.
Ex: Living in areas of heavy traffic is a burden borne disproportionately by asthma sufferers.
Ex: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.
Ex: These purifiers are targeted at asthma patients since they eliminate all dust particles rendering the air pure and clean
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* resuello asmático=wheeze.

asno
(n.)=donkey ; ass ; moke.
Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.
Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
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* no está hecha la miel para la boca del asno=cast pearls before swine.

asociación
(n.)=association ; association ; interest group ; membership ; partnership ; liaison ; tie ; tie-up ; marriage ; partnering ; league ; membership body ; collective.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Corporate names, for example, names of associations, names of institutions, names of government bodies.
Ex: It is possible and convenient to select a viewpoint on the scope, associations and labels for subjects which coincides with the way in which subjects are handled in the literature.
Ex: The meeting agreed that the new organisation was needed to act as an interest group for the library, information science and documentation profession in the European Community.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
Ex: Multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM are a nearly perfect marriage of technology and content.
Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
Ex: The ALA has never possessed those unique qualities which characterise a professional association, trade association, or business league.
Ex: This is a membership body formally constituted in 1997.
Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.
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* asociación a la que se pertenece=professional membership.
* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios (ALA)=ALA (American Library Association).
* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología=American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
* Asociación Americana de Editores=American Association of Publishers (AAP).
* Asociación Americana de Gestores de Documentación Administrativa=Association of Records Managers and Administrators (ARMA International).
* Asociación Americana de Museos (AAM)=AAM (American Association of Museums).
* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos=Motion Picture Association of America.
* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios (AAB)=Library Association of Australia (LAA).
* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA)=Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
* asociación benéfica=service club.
* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios=Lions club.
* Asociación Canadiense de Bibliotecarios (CLA)=Canadian Library Association (CLA).
* asociación comercial=trade association.
* Asociación Cristiana de Mujeres Jóvenes (YWCA)=YWCA (Young Women's Christian Association).
* asociación cultural=cultural association.
* asociación de antiguos alumnos=alumni association.
* Asociación de Archiveros Alemanes=Verein Deutscher Archivare.
* Asociación de Archiveros Americanos (SAA)=Society of American Archivists (SAA).
* Asociación de Archiveros Australianos=Australian Society of Archivists.
* Asociación de Archiveros Austriacos=Verband Osterreichischer Archivare.
* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos=Society of Archivists.
* Asociación de Archiveros Canadienses=Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).
* Asociación de Archiveros de Alemania Occidental (WGSA)=West German Society of Archivists (WGSA).
* Asociación de Archiveros de Sudáfrica=South African Society of Archivists.
* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos=Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare.
* Asociación de Archiveros Suizos (AAS)=Association of Swiss Archivists (ASA).
* asociación de bibliotecarios=library association.
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido (LA)=LA (Library Association).
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina=Medical Library Association (MLA).
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios Suizos=Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare.
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA)=Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
* Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas=Special Libraries Association (SLA).
* Asociación de Bibliotecas Universitarias y de Investigación (ACRL)=ACRL (Association of College and Research Libraries).
* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos=consumers union.
* asociación de inquilinos=tenants' association.
* asociación de la comunidad=community group.
* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)=Modern Language Association (MLA).
* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA)=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* asociación de padres=parents' association.
* asociación de padres de alumnos=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* asociación deportiva=sport(s) association.
* asociación de vecinos=residents' association ; urban residents' association ; neighbourhood association.
* asociación de voluntarios=voluntary body.
* Asociación Escocesa de Editores=Scottish Publishers Association (SPA).
* Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio (EFTA)=EFTA (European Free Trade Association).
* Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE)=European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).
* Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura=AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA)=International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).
* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura=International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA)=International Publishers Association (IPA).
* asociación miembro=associate member.
* Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobierno (NAG=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB)=National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG)=National Acquisitions Group (NAG).
* Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación (ALISE)=ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).
* asociación perfecta=marriage made in heaven.
* asociación política=political body.
* asociación profesional=professional association ; guild [gild].
* asociación sociocultural estudiantil=fraternity.
* Asociación Suiza de Documentación (SAD)=Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD).
* biblioteca de asociación=society's library.
* de las asociaciones=associational.
* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
* institución miembro de una asociación=partner institution.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar=SLA List.
* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
* organización miembro de una asociación=partner organisation.

asociación a la que se pertenece
(n.)=professional membership.
Ex: Data on doctoral graduates are discussed in terms of socioeconomic factors, educational background, position held, prior professional experience, salaries, professional membership, and publications.
asociación benéfica
(n.)=service club.
Ex: The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.
asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios
(n.)=Lions club.
Ex: The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.
asociación comercial
(n.)=trade association.
Ex: The Scottish Publishers Association (SPA) is a trade association currently representing 68 publishers, and was first established in 1974.
asociación cultural
(n.)=cultural association.
Ex: Running the shop, theatre and museum, giving classes and promoting their cultural association is a lot of work.
asociación de antiguos alumnos
(n.)=alumni association.
Ex: A related body is a corporate body that has a relation to another body other than that of hierarchical subordination, e.g., one whose members have also membership in or an association with another body, such as employees' associations and alumni associations.
asociación de bibliotecarios
(n.)=library association.
Ex: Until these are solved, continental and regional library associations in Africa will be shortlived.
asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos
(n.)=consumers union.
Ex: It has earned a reputation as a watchdog and consumers union in the medical equipment industry with its international problem reporting network, published in HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS (HDA) on DIALOG.
asociación de inquilinos
(n.)=tenants' association.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
asociación de la comunidad
(n.)=community group.
Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.
asociación de padres
(n.)=parents' association.
Ex: Section I discusses roles for parents' associations as partners with schools.
asociación de padres de alumnos
=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
Ex: In particular, there should be frequent inspections of schools not only by government authorities but by community members and Parent-Teacher Associations (PTAs).
asociación de vecinos
(n.)=residents' association ; urban residents' association ; neighbourhood association.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation. Ex: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations. Ex: Cathy contributed unstintingly to her neighborhood association with wise counsel and encouragement.
asociación de voluntarios
(n.)=voluntary body.
Ex: Denmark has no history of charities or voluntary bodies, so such groups are seen by the authorities as being subversive.
asociación deportiva
(n.)=sport(s) association.
Ex: You will also find that their sports associations are very well run by people with excellent qualifications.
asociación miembro
(n.)=associate member.
Ex: There are currently over 70 associate members, all of which share a commitment to workforce development and industrial modernization.
asociación perfecta
=marriage made in heaven.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A marriage made in heaven or a blind date: successful library-faculty partnering in distance education.
asociación política
(n.)=political body.
Ex: Through collective barganining, political bodies can influence the appointments of individuals or the disbursal of funds within the library.
asociación profesional
(n.)=professional association ; guild [gild].
Ex: Up until ten years ago, the status of library professionals made it difficult to consolidate the identity of the profession and affected the growth and virtuality of the professional associations. Ex: Its gossamer parts, the precise location and alignment involved in its construction, would have occupied a master craftsman of the guild for months.
asociación sociocultural estudiantil
(n.)=fraternity.
Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.
asociado
(n.)=associated ; involved ; member ; partner ; adjunct ; business associate.
Ex: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.
Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
Ex: Related terms are joined by arrows leading from general terms out to their more specific partners and length of the arrow indicates the strength of the association; a shorter arrow between two concepts suggests that the concepts are closely allied.
Ex: As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.
Ex: Jackie Chan's long-time business associates have dismissed speculations that they have ended their partnership with the actor.
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* biblioteca asociada=affiliated library.
* estar asociado a=be associated with ; be bound up with.
* profesor asociado=assistant professor.
* término asociado=related term.
* unidad asociada=associate unit.

asocial
(adj.)=asocial.
Ex: The 1956 movie 'The Bad Seed' provided a lasting cultural reference point for children who have attracted national attention for their asocial and violently structured lives.

asociar
(v.)=associate ; tie together ; couple.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
Ex: Time is automatically recorded to tie the two records together.
Ex: The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.
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* asociar (a)=tie (to).
* asociarse=team ; partner.
* asociarse a=become + allied with.
* asociarse a/con=team up (with).
* asociarse con=associate + Reflexivo + with ; partner with.

asociar (a)
(v.)=tie (to).
Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme.
asociarse
(v.)=team ; partner.
Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software. Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.
asociarse a
(v.)=become + allied with.
Ex: In school education the activity of reading quickly becomes allied with the subject of English, which covers a certain amount of English grammar but, certainly in secondary education, is almost synonymous with English literature.
asociarse a/con
(v.)=team up (with).
Ex: Blackwells, for example, has teamed up with the highly successful CARL Uncover service in the US.
asociarse con
(v.)=associate + Reflexivo + with ; partner with.
Ex: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose. Ex: To what extent and in what manner should public libraries partner with local businesses to provide the resources needed for economic development?.
asociativo
(adj.)=associative.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Clinical decision-support in the field of tetanus serology using an associative storage model implemented in LISP'.
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* relación asociativa=associative relation.

asolación
(n.)=desolation.
Ex: However, instead of being lulling and reassuring, this music induces a sense of unease and desolation.

asolado
(adj.)=devastated.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
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* asolado por=in the grip of.

asolado por
=in the grip of.
Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave.
asolador
(adj.)=devastating ; desolating.
Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.

asolar
(v.)=plague ; devastate ; lay + waste to ; desolate.
Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.

asomar
(v.)=stick out ; stick up.
Ex: Firth sticks out awkwardly, however, and the film appears to have been packaged around him.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.
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* asomar el pelo=show + Posesivo + face.
* asomar la cabeza=poke + Posesivo + head ; pop + Posesivo + head.
* asomar la cara=show + Posesivo + face.
* asomar la jeta=show + Posesivo + face.
* asomar por=stick out from.
* asomarse a=peer in(to).
* asomarse por=lean out of ; peer out.
* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma=speak of the devil ; talk of the devil.

asomar el pelo
(v.)=show + Posesivo + face.
Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
asomar la cabeza
(v.)=poke + Posesivo + head ; pop + Posesivo + head.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog. Ex: Two weeks later, Wren popped her head in at his door.
asomar la cara
(v.)=show + Posesivo + face.
Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
asomar la jeta
(v.)=show + Posesivo + face.
Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
asomar por
(v.)=stick out from.
Ex: Thus, the feature which makes his criticism stick out from those other forms of criticism, i.e., its relative neutrality, is jeopardized.
asomarse a
(v.)=peer in(to).
Ex: This should be our first concern, not the gadgetry which allows us to peer into it.
asomarse por
(v.)=lean out of ; peer out.
Ex: Natasha continued to lean out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with her kindly, slightly quizzical, happy smile. Ex: James sat silent and peered out the window, as though at some object of great interest to be seen thence.
asombrado
(adj.)=astounded ; stunned ; flabbergasted ; thunderstruck ; startled ; astonished.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

asombrar
(v.)=surprise ; amaze ; astound ; startle.
Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.
Ex: I am fairly certain that this amazes and confuses many users.
Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
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* asombrarse=raise + eyebrows.
* no ser de asombrar que=it + be + little wonder that.

asombrarse
(v.)=raise + eyebrows.
Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
asombro
(n.)=amazement ; astonishment.
Ex: At these words Jeanne Leforte gave a little gasp of amazement, and her cheeks paled.
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
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* mostrar asombro=raise + eyebrows.
* para + Posesivo + asombro=much to + Posesivo + surprise.

asombrosamente
=bewilderingly ; startlingly ; astonishingly ; staggeringly ; uncannily ; surprisingly ; amazingly.
Ex: These factors, when combined with the computer's ability to select only those items meeting a bewilderingly complex set of conditions, provide an access capability unimagined with the book or card catalogs of Mr Cutter.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
Ex: These disk drives have been incorporated into microcomputers at astonishingly low prices.
Ex: Not surprisingly, there is a staggeringly low take-up of welfare benefits, estimated at between 350 million pounds and 650 million pounds a year.
Ex: Sawyer's works are at once uncomfortably personal and uncannily universal.
Ex: The 2nd family, dealing with amino acid residues covalently bound in soil organic matter, yielded documents having surprisingly little overlap with those retrieved from Chemical Abstracts (CA).
Ex: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.

asombroso
=amazing ; astonishing ; extraordinary ; staggering ; startling ; astounding ; breathtaking ; uncanny ; stupefying.
Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
Ex: The stupefying loss that Ford Motor has reported for 2006 comes one year after General Motors' equally horrendous loss for 2005.
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* a un paso asombroso=at an astounding pace.
* a un ritmo asombroso=at an astounding pace.
* no es asombroso que=not surprisingly ; unsurprisingly.
* paisaje asombroso=breathtaking scenery.
* vista asombrosa=breathtaking view.

asomo
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* ni por asomo=by no stretch of the imagination.
* ni por asomo=not by a long shot ; never in a month of Sundays ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
* no parecerse ni por asomo=different as night and day.
* sin el menor asomo de duda=without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.

aspa
(n.)=cross ; blade ; rotor blade ; propeller.
Ex: Examples of iconic expressions are the cross and the Crescent representing Christianity and Islam respectively.
Ex: The more blades a helicopter has then the lower the weight that is carried on each.
Ex: The design of helicopter rotor blades presents one of the greatest challenges to flight.
Ex: The propeller on an aircraft converts the turning power of an engine's crankshaft into the thrust force.

aspaviento
(n.)=fuss.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
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* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo=make + a song and dance about.

aspecto
(n.)=aspect ; facet ; twist ; face ; complexion ; look and feel ; look ; respect ; outward appearance.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.
Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.
Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.
Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.
Ex: However, the survey developed in the current study would need to be similar in other key respects to the water quality survey developed by Carson and Mitchell = No obstante, el cuestionario desarrollado en este estudio debería parecerse en otros aspectos importantes al cuestionario desarrollado por Carson y Mitchell sobre la calidad del agua.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
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* arreglarse el aspecto=preen.
* aspecto exterior=facade.
* aspecto externo=outward appearance.
* aspecto físico=physical appearance.
* aspecto negativo=irritant.
* aspectos básicos=nitty-gritty ; nuts and bolts.
* aspectos de la vida=sphere of life.
* aspectos económicos=economics.
* aspectos financieros=economics.
* aspectos fundamentales=nitty-gritty.
* aspectos más notables=highlights.
* aspectos prácticos=nuts and bolts.
* aspectos técnicos=engineering aspects.
* aspecto técnico=technical aspect.
* cambio de aspecto=lick of paint.
* con aspecto de adulto=adult-looking.
* ¿cuál es tu aspecto?=what do you look like?.
* dar un aspecto + Adjetivo=give + a + Adjetivo + look.
* de aspecto=looking.
* de aspecto antiguo=old-face.
* de aspecto complicado=complicated-looking.
* de aspecto extraño=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto impresionante=impressive-looking.
* de aspecto interesante=interesting-looking.
* de aspecto nuevo=new-looking.
* de aspecto peculiar=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto poco profesional=botched-up.
* de aspecto raro=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto ruinoso=run-down.
* de aspecto solemne=dignified.
* de aspecto tosco=rough-looking.
* de mal aspecto=seedy ; nasty looking ; shanky .
* el nuevo aspecto de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
* en + Cuantificador + aspectos=in + Cuantificador + respects.
* en muchos aspectos=in most respects.
* en todos los aspectos=all-round.
* mejorar el aspecto de=beautify.
* presentar un aspecto=present + a picture.
* presentar un aspecto de=wear + a look of.
* presentar un buen aspecto=look + good.
* ¡qué aspecto tienes!=what do you look like!.
* ¿qué aspecto tienes?=what do you look like?.
* relación de aspecto=aspect ratio.
* tener aspecto=look.
* tener buen aspecto=look + nice.
* tener el mejor aspecto posible=look + Posesivo + best.
* tener mal aspecto=be the worse for wear ; look + off-colour.
* tener un aspecto=look and feel.
* tener un aspecto + Adjetivo=have + a + Adjetivo + look.
* tener un aspecto horrible=look + shit.
* tener un aspecto magnífico=look + superb.
* tener un buen aspecto=look + good.
* un aspecto de=an air of.

aspecto exterior
(n.)=facade.
Ex: Other factors that may have affected use were the unattractive facade of the library and cuts in library staffing which limited contact with the community.
aspecto externo
(n.)=outward appearance.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
aspecto físico
(n.)=physical appearance.
Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books.
aspecto negativo
(n.)=irritant.
Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.
aspecto técnico
(n.)=technical aspect.
Ex: But in recent years, grand rounds have become didactic lectures focusing on technical aspects of the newest biomedical research.
aspectos básicos
=nitty-gritty ; nuts and bolts.
Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do. Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
aspectos de la vida
(n.)=sphere of life.
Ex: As a result of scientific-technical development, culture is influencing all spheres of life.
aspectos económicos
(n.)=economics.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.
aspectos financieros
(n.)=economics.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.
aspectos fundamentales
(n.)=nitty-gritty.
Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
aspectos más notables
(n.)=highlights.
Ex: This paper examines the highlights of the programme as well as the social events, excursions and major contributions to professional thinking.
aspectos prácticos
=nuts and bolts.
Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books.
aspectos técnicos
=engineering aspects.
Ex: The reason behind this requirement of digital data lies in the engineering aspects of digital computers: they can only manipulate digital signals.
aspereza
(n.)=roughness ; harshness.
Ex: In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.
Ex: Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.
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* limar asperezas=iron out + the bugs ; knock + the rough edges off.

aspersión
(n.)=aspersion.
Ex: Rock paintings there may perform the same function as the sacrificial aspersion of rocks with blood & chyme.
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* regado por aspersión=sprinkling.
* riego por aspersión=spray irrigation.

aspersor
(n.)=sprinkler.
Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
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* aspersor contra incendios=fire sprinkler.

aspersor contra incendios
(n.)=fire sprinkler.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
aspidistra
(n.)=aspidistra ; cast-iron plant.
Ex: Aspidistra or cast-iron plant gets its name because of its cast-iron constitution.
Ex: Aspidistra or cast-iron plant gets its name because of its cast-iron constitution.

aspiración
(n.)=aspiration ; desiderata [desideratum, -sing.] ; vision.
Ex: Most SLIS rely upon very few individuals to maintain and develop their IT presence and aspirations.
Ex: The Paris Principles state what is desired, but they do not give the reasons for those desiderata.
Ex: It appears, however, that the role of security in this vision has not been fully delineated.
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* bomba de aspiración=vacuum pump.
* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales=upward-mobile.
* hacer realidad una aspiración=make + vision + a reality ; fulfil + vision.
* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones=lower + Posesivo + sights.
* realidad una aspiración=realise + vision.

aspiradora
(n.)=vacuum cleaner ; hoover.
Nota: También escrito Hoover.
Ex: He spent most of his career in the reference department from which he emerged well educated in local history and literature and well versed in the repair of the vacuum cleaner and window blinds.
Ex: Someone suggested using a hoover -- shaking the plants whilst holding the hoover nozzle nearby.
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* pasar la aspiradora=hoover ; vacuum.

aspirante
(n.)=aspiring ; wannabe ; challenger ; aspirant ; hopeful.
Ex: The idea was to give the 'best and most aspiring poor' the opportunity to improve; the not so good and less aspiring be damned!.
Ex: However, it is not clear that this is the case with other (actual or wannabe) schools whose aspirations, to be blunt, may be outpacing their assets.
Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.
Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.
Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.

aspirar
(v.)=inhale ; suck ; snuff.
Ex: Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.
Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
Ex: Most of these medicines are snuffed or inhaled.
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* aspirar a=aspire to.
* aspirar a lo máximo=shoot (for) + the moon.
* aspirar a un cargo=aspire to + position.
* aspirar a un puesto de trabajo=aspire to + position.

aspirar a
(v.)=aspire to.
Ex: I was living a dream many aspire to, but my dream hadn't been completed yet.
aspirar a lo máximo
(v.)=shoot (for) + the moon.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
aspirar a un cargo
(v.)=aspire to + position.
Ex: At present those who aspire to a high position in an academic library must move into a large academic library early in their careers.
aspirar a un puesto de trabajo
(v.)=aspire to + position.
Ex: At present those who aspire to a high position in an academic library must move into a large academic library early in their careers.
aspirina
(n.)=aspirin.
Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.

asquear
(v.)=nauseate.
Ex: She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her.

asquerosamente
=repulsively ; appallingly.
Ex: The book was is repulsively foul, greasy, sticky, black with use.
Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.

asqueroso
(adj.)=filthy ; revolting ; foul ; repulsive ; disgusting ; grungy ; squalid ; minger ; minging ; nasty ; appalling ; mucky ; icky ; yucky ; creepy ; creep ; lowdown ; nauseating ; nauseous ; sickening.
Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Well, we non-smokers also like to put our feet up and relax, too; but we have to breathe in their foul fumes = Pues bien, a nosotros los no fumadores también nos gusta poner los pies en alto y relajarnos pero tenemos que respirar su repugnante humo.
Ex: A new indicator, representing the asymmetry of coauthorship links, was used to reveal the main 'attractive' and 'repulsive' centres of cooperation.
Ex: I find it disgusting but I guess that's human nature.
Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.
Ex: Today I got followed home by a creepy man with a high-pitched voice.
Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
Ex: This can give rise to ambiguity: for one person 'fulsome praise' may be no more than 'generous', while for another it may mean 'nauseating sycophancy'.
Ex: The book emphasizes the 'nauseous pendulum' that swings between reason & violence.
Ex: One of our viewers wanted people to sign this petition asking for justice on these sickening teens who did this.

asta
(n.)=kern ; horn ; stress ; antler ; shaft.
Ex: Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.
Ex: She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
Ex: Christ bears the cross on his shoulder at the head of a long shaft supported by a male prisoner fettered at the legs and a mendicant friar.
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* a media asta=at half-mast ; at half staff.
* asta ascendente=ascender.
* asta de bandera=flagpole ; flagstaff.
* asta descendente=descender.
* asta uniforme=vertical stress.

asta ascendente
(n.)=ascender.
Ex: This can usually be established by finding a place where the descender from a letter such as 'g' or 'p' comes down immediately above an ascender rising from the line below.
asta de bandera
(n.)=flagpole ; flagstaff.
Ex: A request such as `Where can I buy a flagpole?' might be dealt with by showing the enquirer where the trade directories are kept. Ex: In the absence of Their Majesties, the flagstaff on the Round Tower of Windsor Castle is being cleaned and beeswaxed.
asta descendente
(n.)=descender.
Ex: Print without descenders can be confusing to a typesetter or typist who may have difficulty in distinguishing upper and lower case when there are no descenders.
asta uniforme
(n.)=vertical stress.
Ex: Didot's first neo-classic type did not show marked contrast, but later developments of the form, by Didot himself and by Bodoni in Italy, resulted by 1800 in faces of great contrast combined with vertical stress and unbracketed, hairline serifs.
astado
(adj.)=horned.
Ex: Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.

astenia
(n.)=asthenia.
Ex: The word asthenia (lack of energy and strength) is not much used in medicine today, although it is a prominent part of myasthenia.
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* astenia primaveral=spring asthenia.

astenia primaveral
(n.)=spring asthenia.
Ex: For their great content in group B vitamins and phosphor, asparaguses are very appropriate to combat spring asthenia.
asterisco
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* asterisco (*)=asterisk (*).
* marcado con un asterisco=starred.
* marcar con un asterisco=star.
* sustituir con asteriscos=star out.

asterisco (*)
(n.)=asterisk (*).
Ex: Use an asterisk (*) to specify an unlimited number of varying characters at the end of a word.
asteroide
(n.)=asteroid.
Ex: More than 240,000 individual stars and 3,111 asteroids are plotted using several databases.

astigmatismo
(n.)=astigmatism.
Ex: The demands on vision made by reading may affect visual acuity (nearsightedness, farsightedness, and astigmatism).

astilla
(n.)=splinter ; chip ; sliver.
Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.
Ex: We've used this method with good success to remove even slivers embedded under a fingernail.
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* de tal palo tal astilla=a chip off the old block ; like father, like son.

astillar
(v.)=splinter ; chip.
Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.
Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.
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* astillarse=sliver.

astillarse
(v.)=sliver.
Ex: Two wide windows stood with shattered panes, their glass slivered on the wide marble sill and scattered across the floor.
astillero
(n.)=shipyard ; boatyard.
Ex: This article describes organizational changes carried out by Sterkoder Ltd, a Norwegian shipyard, to increase productivity.
Ex: Kim often works on the boat putting to good use the expertise she gained working in a boatyard and chandlery.

astracanada
(n.)=slapstick.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.

astringente
(adj.)=astringent.
Ex: Panelists rated the candied products from all treatments as slightly astringent to not astringent.

astrocultivo
(n.)=astroculture.
Ex: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years.

astrofísica
(n.)=astrophysics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Typewriting, Shorthand, can be considered Main Subjects in the same sense as Communication, Cybernetics, astrophysics, and the traditional disciplines.

astrofísico
(adj.)=astrophysicist ; space scientist ; space scientist ; astrophysical.
Ex: This CD-ROM has been produced by former Soviet space scientists and other world class astrophysicists.
Ex: This CD-ROM has been produced by former Soviet space scientists and other world class astrophysicists.
Ex: This CD-ROM has been produced by former Soviet space scientists and other world class astrophysicists.
Ex: Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang.

astrológico
(adj.)=astrological.
Ex: Each astrological talisman has been energised to suitably strengthen or appease it's corresponding planet.
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* signo astrológico=astrological sign.

astrometría
(n.)=astrometry.
Ex: This page provides an interface to a program which calculates residuals ( differences between observations and calculated positions) for asteroid astrometry.

astronauta
(n.)=space man [space men, -pl.] ; astronaut.
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
Ex: The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc.

astronomía
(n.)=astronomy.
Ex: The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
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* radioastronomía=radio astronomy.

astronáutica
(n.)=astronautics ; rocket science.
Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, Monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.
Ex: The exhibition presented the work of four artists whose projects examine the fields of natural science, nuclear physics and rocket science, zoology, and genetic engineering.

astronáutico
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* ingeniero astronáutico=rocket scientist.

astronómico
(adj.)=astronomical ; astronomically + Adjetivo ; astronomical.
Nota: Referido a un precio elevado.
Ex: The computer is opening up whole new areas of unknown for investigation and new ways of seeing library phenomena in the same way that radio opened up new areas of unknown for astronomical investigation.
Ex: To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board.
Ex: Much grumbling is currently heard among librarians about how they simply can no longer afford such and such indexing and abstracting services because the price is astronomical = Actualmente se oyen muchas quejas entre los bibliotecarios de cómo ya no pueden seguir permitiéndose tal o cual base de datos bibliográfica debido a que su precio es astronómico.
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* observatorio astronómico=astronomical observatory.

astrólogo
(n.)=astrologer ; astrologist.
Ex: The technique of cold reading is used by fortune tellers, astrologers, & others who wish to convince their clients of their capabilities to divine true character = La técnica de la lectura en frío es usada por adivinos, astrólogos y otros que desean convencer a sus clientes de sus capacidades para adivinar su verdadero carácter.
Ex: A famous astrologist has recently predicted a tsunami will hit the Thai coast in December and cancellations are pouring in.

astrónomo
(n.)=astronomer.
Ex: The article 'Data-mining the cosmos' describes a series of intelligent, trainable image analysis tools, for helping astronomers manage satellite image data = El artículo "El descubrimiendo de datos del cosmos" describe una serie de herramientas, inteligentes y capaces de aprender, para el análisis de las imágenes, con objeto de ayudar a los astrónomos a gestionar las imágenes vía satélite.

astucia
(n.)=shrewdness ; gamesmanship ; cunning ; artfulness ; sagacity ; finessing ; finesse.
Ex: If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
Ex: Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?.
Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
Ex: In terms of accountability and political sagacity, cooperation is definitely to be valued in today's information age.
Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
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* con astucia=by cunning ; astutely ; slyly ; shrewdly ; cannily.
* obrar con astucia=finesse.

astutamente
=strategically ; wisely ; cunningly ; astutely ; tactically ; sagely ; cannily.
Ex: This automation of information files will mean that, within a few years, terminals will become standard equipment at a reference desk or at a site strategically located within the department.
Ex: Librarians must sharpen their skills at book selection so that they can select wisely.
Ex: In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.
Ex: One must choose the time to suggest a book to children astutely.
Ex: In the first approach, the database is used tactically as a high quality mailing list.
Ex: The author adopts two models to describe the sagely way of dealing with these emotions.
Ex: The author cannily exploits significant binary oppositions -- masculine/feminine, public/private.

astutatemente
=slyly.
Ex: The author suggests slyly that, while word processors may have increased writing speed, they cannot ensure improved writing quality.

astuto
(adj.)=clever ; shrewd ; wily ; streetwise [street-wise] ; astute ; skilful [skillful, -USA] ; cunning ; crafty ; shifty ; canny ; artful ; sly ; tricky .
Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.
Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
Ex: She was tricky and she had the house keys first and when I got to the house all her stuff was in the big room and she 'bagsed' it first.
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* ser más astuto que=outfox ; outwit ; outsmart.
* tan astuto como un zorro=as sly as a fox ; as wily as a fox.

asumible
(adj.)=acceptable ; bearable ; assumable.
Ex: A 'see also' reference connects headings or index terms which are in some way related, where both of the headings are regarded as acceptable for use as headings for entries.
Ex: Contemporary music is most bearable when it is soft and short.
Ex: The option you negotiate must allow any debt the seller holds to be assumable by a future buyer.
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* hipoteca asumible=assumable mortgage.
* préstamo asumible=assumable loan.

asumir
(v.)=assume ; assume ; come to + grips with ; take over ; get to + grips with ; take on.
Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.
Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
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* asumir Algo=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
* asumir el papel=dress + the part.
* asumir el papel de=step into + the role of.
* asumir el papel de Alguien=step into + the shoes of ; stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
* asumir la culpa=take + the heat.
* asumir la dirección=take over + the leadership (from).
* asumir la responsabilidad=assume + responsibilitiy (for) ; take + the heat.
* asumir las consecuencias=take + the consequences ; live with + the consequences ; take + the heat.
* asumir poder=assume + power.
* asumir prioridad=assume + priority.
* asumir responsabilidad=take over ; take + responsibility.
* asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo=take on + Adjetivo + aspect.
* asumir una característica + Adjetivo=take on + Adjetivo + character.
* asumir una forma=assume + form.
* asumir una función=take upon + Reflexivo + role.
* asumir una nueva faceta=take on + new dimension.
* asumir una tarea=assume + duty.
* asumir un papel=assume + role.
* asumir un riesgo=bear + risk ; take + risks.
* asumir un significado=take on + meaning.

asumir Algo
(v.)=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
Ex: Library and information professionals need to take on board the recommendations of Roach and Morrison, translating them into policies and strategies to be acted upon.
asumir el papel
(v.)=dress + the part.
Ex: In any situation, Obama is not only willing to dress the part; rather, dressing the part is absolutely central to his thinking.
asumir el papel de
(v.)=step into + the role of.
Ex: Sidel, who was raised by a single father, said the difference is that single fathers are lionized for stepping into the role while single mothers can be vilified as welfare queens or worse.
asumir el papel de Alguien
(v.)=step into + the shoes of ; stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
Ex: If students find it impossible to step into the shoes of any character in the case, thereby becoming that person, they are advised to select a character for whom they would be willing to serve as a 'consultant'. Ex: Making a positive effort now and then to stand in the enquirer's shoes is very good for a reference librarian's soul.
asumir la culpa
(v.)=take + the heat.
Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
asumir la dirección
(v.)=take over + the leadership (from).
Ex: The author divides staff into 2 groups: 'baby boomers' (born 1946-1961) who grew up assuming full and secure employment but tend now to be technologically challenged; and 'baby busters' (born 1965-1975) who tend to be technological savants and are taking over the leadership from the older generation of librarians.
asumir la responsabilidad
(v.)=assume + responsibilitiy (for) ; take + the heat.
Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control. Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
asumir las consecuencias
(v.)=take + the consequences ; live with + the consequences ; take + the heat.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Assume the position, take the consequences'. Ex: Others have not been so fortunate and have had to live with the consequences. Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
asumir poder
(v.)=assume + power.
Ex: The newly elected Scottish Local Government Authorities assumed their powers in May 75 and are not yet fully into their stride.
asumir prioridad
(v.)=assume + priority.
Ex: There is increasing overlap between conservation and scientific interests as bioprospecting and gene-harvesting assumes greater priority.
asumir responsabilidad
(v.)=take over ; take + responsibility.
Ex: Pergamon-INFOLINE came into being in its present form in 1980 when it was taken over by Pergamon. Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
asumir un papel
(v.)=assume + role.
Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
asumir un riesgo
(v.)=bear + risk ; take + risks.
Ex: Syndicates tended to become smaller as their members gained in financial strength and in the ability to bear greater proportions of the risk. Ex: Unfortunately, most librarians are unwilling to take limited risks to learn about new software.
asumir un significado
(v.)=take on + meaning.
Ex: Some words are useful only in particular circumstances because they take on a sufficiently precise meaning only in those contexts.
asumir una apariencia + Adjetivo
(v.)=take on + Adjetivo + aspect.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
asumir una característica + Adjetivo
(v.)=take on + Adjetivo + character.
Ex: They took on the unusual character of a great and impassioned national debate of the relative merits of the existing finding catalog and the alternative proposed by Panizzi and his associates.
asumir una forma
(v.)=assume + form.
Ex: In the nineteenth century, with developments in the book trade and education, popular literature assumed a greater number of different physical forms.
asumir una función
(v.)=take upon + Reflexivo + role.
Ex: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication.
asumir una nueva faceta
(v.)=take on + new dimension.
Ex: Serials acquisition and management have become more demanding, with the traditional core task of providing prompt access to title taking on new dimensions.
asumir una tarea
(v.)=assume + duty.
Ex: He was a descriptive cataloger at Princeton and was promoted to Acting Head Cataloger, and subsequently Head Cataloger at Princeton, the position he left before assuming his present duties at LC.
asunto
(n.)=affair ; issue ; matter ; topic ; subject matter ; business [businesses, -pl.] ; question ; concern ; subject line ; subject.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
Ex: Over 35% of SPAM is detected from an email's subject line.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing practices and subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules.
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* abordar una mínima parte del asunto=touch + the tip of the iceberg.
* aclarar un asunto=clarify + matter.
* arreglar + Posesivo + asuntos=put + Posesivo + (own) house in order.
* asunto candente=burning issue ; burning question ; hot potato ; hot topic ; hot issue.
* asunto de actualidad=current issue.
* asunto de importancia=matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
* asunto de interés nacional=domestic issue.
* asunto delicado=sore subject ; sore spot ; sore point ; sensitive issue ; hot potato ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
* asunto de trascendencia=matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
* asunto difícil=prickly issue ; thorny issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
* asunto doméstico=domestic issue.
* asunto espinoso=thorny issue ; prickly issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
* asunto familiar=family affair.
* asunto insignificante=matter of no consequence.
* asunto interno=domestic issue.
* asunto laboral=work-related issue.
* asunto pendiente=unresolved matter.
* asunto personal=personal issue.
* asunto polémico=sore subject ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
* asunto relacionado con el trabajo=work-related issue.
* asuntos=matters.
* asuntos académicos=academic affairs.
* asuntos cotidianos=everyday matters.
* asuntos de la casa, los=home affairs.
* asuntos económicos=money matters.
* asuntos exteriores=foreign affairs.
* asuntos financieros=money matters.
* asunto sin importancia=matter of no consequence.
* asunto sin resolver=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
* asuntos internacionales=global affairs ; world affairs.
* asuntos internos=Minister of Internal Affairs ; internal affairs.
* asunto sin trascendencia=matter of no consequence.
* asuntos monetarios=money matters.
* asuntos pendientes=unfinished business.
* asuntos propios=personal business.
* asuntos públicos=public affairs.
* cambiando de asunto=on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* darle vueltas a un asunto=chew + the cud.
* delegar un asunto=delegate + matter.
* discutir del asunto con=take + the matter + up with.
* en ese asunto=on that front.
* ese es el asunto=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* hablar del asunto con=take + the matter + up with.
* ir al fondo del asunto=get down to + bedrock ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al meollo del asunto=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* juzgado de asuntos menores=magistrates' court.
* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores=Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el=Foreign Office, the.
* ministro de asuntos exteriores=foreign minister.
* no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* ocuparse de los propios asuntos de Uno=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* responsable de asuntos económicos=financial officer.
* rumiar un asunto=chew + the cud.
* ser el asunto=be the point.
* ser un asunto de=be a matter for/of.
* ser un asunto difícil=be a difficult business.
* ser un asunto problemático=be at issue.
* tomar carta en el asunto=intervene.
* tomar parte en el asunto=be part of the picture ; enter + the fray.
* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de asuntos propios=take + Expresión Temporal + off ; have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios=take + time off ; take + time out ; take + time off work.
* tratar un asunto=deal with + issue.

asunto candente
(n.)=burning issue ; burning question ; hot potato ; hot topic ; hot issue.
Ex: Literacy teaching is not a burning issue in library education but it warrants attention. Ex: A panel of experts representing the various sectors of the serials industry -- librarians, publishers, and subscription agents -- gave participants the chance to answer a number of burning questions. Ex: When you're handed a hot potato such as the sickly economy, as is the case with President Obama, the responsible solution is to let it cool down. Ex: Futurology has become a hot topic in today's world, particularly for managers. Ex: The problems of piracy, misappropriation and counterfeiting of intellectual property rights are a hot issue in international trade.
asunto de actualidad
(n.)=current issue.
Ex: They are not providing books and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues.
asunto de importancia
(n.)=matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
Ex: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time. Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
asunto de interés nacional
(n.)=domestic issue.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
asunto de trascendencia
(n.)=matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
Ex: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time. Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
asunto delicado
(n.)=sore subject ; sore spot ; sore point ; sensitive issue ; hot potato ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
Ex: This probably has more to do with that and the fact that the movie is about Hitler, which is still a sore subject in Germany. Ex: Hence comparison is known to be a sore spot for men because it challenges their ego and masculinity. Ex: The sore points in most marriages are money, sex and children. Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators. Ex: When you're handed a hot potato such as the sickly economy, as is the case with President Obama, the responsible solution is to let it cool down. Ex: Labor rights are still a prickly subject in Wisconsin. Ex: Sex education in schools has always been a thorny subject.
asunto difícil
(n.)=prickly issue ; thorny issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
Ex: He has signalled he will take a tough stance on prickly issues such as outsourcing, and limits on exports of sensitive technology. Ex: Thorny issues involve data migration, as well as a guarantee of perpetual access, while ensuring preservation of authorship and ownership. Ex: Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth. Ex: Who should judge the judges has always been a prickly question.
asunto doméstico
(n.)=domestic issue.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
asunto espinoso
(n.)=thorny issue ; prickly issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
Ex: Thorny issues involve data migration, as well as a guarantee of perpetual access, while ensuring preservation of authorship and ownership. Ex: He has signalled he will take a tough stance on prickly issues such as outsourcing, and limits on exports of sensitive technology. Ex: Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth. Ex: Who should judge the judges has always been a prickly question.
asunto familiar
(n.)=family affair.
Ex: Some people maintain that reading must be a 'family affair'.
asunto insignificante
(n.)=matter of no consequence.
Ex: Therapeutic lying can be practical and effective in matters of no consequence.
asunto interno
(n.)=domestic issue.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
asunto laboral
(n.)=work-related issue.
Ex: His task is to assist staff deal with work-related issues and personal issues that may be affecting their work .
asunto pendiente
(n.)=unresolved matter.
Ex: This is further evidence of their sincere desire to clear up any unresolved matters and safeguard against similar issues in the future.
asunto personal
=personal issue.
Ex: Most library use is for leisure reading or for helping solving immediate personal or life issues (e.g., travel guides, using a personal computer, writing a CV, self-help manuals).
asunto polémico
(n.)=sore subject ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
Ex: This probably has more to do with that and the fact that the movie is about Hitler, which is still a sore subject in Germany. Ex: Labor rights are still a prickly subject in Wisconsin. Ex: Sex education in schools has always been a thorny subject.
asunto relacionado con el trabajo
(n.)=work-related issue.
Ex: His task is to assist staff deal with work-related issues and personal issues that may be affecting their work .
asunto sin importancia
(n.)=matter of no consequence.
Ex: Therapeutic lying can be practical and effective in matters of no consequence.
asunto sin resolver
(n.)=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
Ex: The current round of negotiations will leave much unfinished business to be carried over to subsequent rounds. Ex: This is further evidence of their sincere desire to clear up any unresolved matters and safeguard against similar issues in the future.
asunto sin trascendencia
(n.)=matter of no consequence.
Ex: Therapeutic lying can be practical and effective in matters of no consequence.
asuntos
(n.)=matters.
Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.
asuntos académicos
(n.)=academic affairs.
Ex: The author is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Political Science, University of Texas, El Paso.
asuntos cotidianos
=everyday matters.
Ex: Libraries are steeped in politics which affect not only important, high level decisions but also everyday matters such as the location of a workstation or decaffeinated coffee.
asuntos de la casa, los
(n.)=home affairs.
Ex: Women were encouraged to manage home affairs thriftily.
asuntos económicos
(n.)=money matters.
Ex: Money matters bored her to death.
asuntos exteriores
(n.)=foreign affairs.
Ex: This weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.
asuntos financieros
(n.)=money matters.
Ex: Money matters bored her to death.
asuntos internacionales
=global affairs ; world affairs.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances. Ex: All librarians working in public service positions should keep current in world affairs and special areas of interest in their library.
asuntos internos
=Minister of Internal Affairs ; internal affairs.
Ex: The present Minister of Internal Affairs has worked out a campaign on local freedom of information. Ex: The article recommends increased financial aid to public and children's libraries, appointment of qualified librarians, and freedom for librarians in the internal affairs of libraries.
asuntos monetarios
(n.)=money matters.
Ex: Money matters bored her to death.
asuntos pendientes
(n.)=unfinished business.
Ex: The current round of negotiations will leave much unfinished business to be carried over to subsequent rounds.
asuntos propios
(n.)=personal business.
Ex: Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
asuntos públicos
=public affairs.
Ex: The library must impart that knowledge of public affairs and of the history of the neighbourhood which a citizen must possess.
asustadizo
(adj.)=gun-shy ; jumpy ; timorous ; skittish ; panicky.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.
Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
Ex: One of my cats was terribly skittish for a few months but after he got to know us he calmed down.
Ex: The market's wild ride in the last few weeks has created extra work for advisors -- who have spent a lot of time reassuring panicky clients about their investments.

asustado
(adj.)=alarmed ; frightened ; afraid ; spooked.
Ex: Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.
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* estar muy asustado=be beside + Reflexivo + with fear.
* sentirse asustado=feel + frightened.
* vivir asustado=live in + fear.

asustar
(v.)=alarm ; frighten ; scare ; startle ; make + things scary for ; freak ; shock ; spook.
Ex: Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.
Ex: What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
Ex: When I had a similar problem I freaked and instead of going to my manual I called tech support.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
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* asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo=frighten + Nombre + into.
* asustarse=panic ; scare + Reflexivo ; shy ; feel + frightened.
* asustarse de=be scared of.

asustar a Alguien para que haga Algo
(v.)=frighten + Nombre + into.
Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
asustarse
(v.)=panic ; scare + Reflexivo ; shy ; feel + frightened.
Ex: For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?. Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images. Ex: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
asustarse de
(v.)=be scared of.
Ex: I'm not scared of the computer, nor do I believe AACR has done any injustice to traditional cataloging practice.
aséptico
(n./adj.)=sanitised ; antiseptic.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.

así
=thereby ; like that ; like this ; thusly ; thus ; so.
Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .
Ex: Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.
Ex: He realized, to his great joy, that he was in a position that he could do it, and so he did it.
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* algo así como=something like.
* así asá=so-so.
* así así=so-so.
* así como=as ; as well as.
* así como así=just like that.
* así como ... de igual modo ...=just as ... so ....
* así de improviso=off-hand [offhand].
* así de pronto=off-hand [offhand].
* así es=that's how it is.
* así es como=this is how.
* así es como es=that's how it is.
* así me maten=for the life of me.
* así pues=as such ; thus.
* así sea=amen.
* así son las cosas=that's they way things are.
* aún así=even so.
* como siga así=at this rate.
* conocérsele así por=get + Posesivo + name from.
* continuar así=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* denominado así=so named.
* denominarse así=be so called.
* denominarse así por=get + Posesivo + name from.
* esto es así=this is the case.
* incluso así=even so.
* las cosas no pasan así como así=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* la vida es así=life's like that.
* llamado así=so named.
* llamarse así=be so called.
* llamarse así por=get + Posesivo + name from.
* no ser así ya=be no longer the case.
* o algo así=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature.
* para que esto sea así=for this to be the case.
* por decirlo así=so to speak ; in a manner of speaking.
* seguir así=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* seguir haciéndolo así=keep up + the good work.
* seguir trabajando así=keep up + the good work.
* ser así=be the case (with) ; be just like that.
* si así lo desean=should they so wish.
* si es así=if so ; if this is the case.
* si no es así=if this is not the case.
* si no fuera así=if it were not.
* si sigue así=at this rate.
* tanto es así que=so much so that.
* visto así=viewed in this light.
* y así pues=and so.
* y así sucesivamente=and so on, and so on....

así asá
(adj.)=so-so.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.
así así
(adj.)=so-so.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.
así como
=as ; as well as.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools. Ex: All means of conveying affinitive relationships list a number of terms which may be used as well as, or instead of, the original entry term.
así como ... de igual modo ...
=just as ... so ....
Ex: But just as pidgin English is inadequate for the expression of fine shades of meaning, so a limited index vocabulary may not be able to do justice to the subjects encountered in documents or required by readers.
así como así
=just like that.
Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.
así de improviso
(adj.)=off-hand [offhand].
Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
así de pronto
(adj.)=off-hand [offhand].
Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
así es
=that's how it is.
Ex: Like it or not, that's how it is.
así es como
=this is how.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
así es como es
=that's how it is.
Ex: Like it or not, that's how it is.
así me maten
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
así pues
=as such ; thus.
Ex: As such, indexing is the major activity supporting all aspects of information retrieval. Ex: Thus the organisation of knowledge and its later retrieval, sometimes known as information retrieval, are very much part of the same process.
así sea
=amen.
Ex: Fine, then I'm completely satisfied and I say, amen.
así son las cosas
=that's they way things are.
Ex: The meteorologist explains that that's way things are sometimes and you don't know what's going to happen.
asíncrono
(adj.)=asynchronous.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling: electronic mail, synchronous and asynchronous communications networks, computer imaging, desktop publishing, facsimile transmission, just to name a few.

atacado
=under attack.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The National Health Service in the United Kingdom: under attack or under reconstruction'.
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* ser atacado=be under assault.

atacante^1
(n.)=attacker.
Ex: A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.

atacante^2
(n.)=forward ; striker ; assailant.
Ex: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.
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* jugador atacante=offensive player.

atacante^3
(adj.)=aggressive.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.

atacar
(v.)=attack ; set about ; assail ; make + attack ; bash ; storm ; assault ; argue against ; mount + attack ; come under + attack ; go to + bat against ; maul ; hit out (at/against) ; unleash + an attack.
Ex: Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
Ex: It's ridiculous to assail people who are making a code for abandoning all the principles which have been going strong for 100 years.
Ex: This has led David Beminghausen in the United States to make the most outspoken attack on those who are trying to influence the role of the American Library Association.
Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.
Ex: Throughout history the cultural world has been assaulted in various ways which leads to the need for a process of cultural repair.
Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
Ex: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.
Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
Ex: Sometimes, your enemy will unleash an attack just before daybreak.
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* animal que ataca al hombre=man-eater.
* atacar a=take + a swipe at ; swipe ; lash out at/against/on ; have + a go at.
* atacar con=urge against.
* atacar con armas nucleares=nuke.
* atacar en grupo=swarm.
* atacar primero=preemptive strike.
* atacar un síntoma=attack + symptom.
* ser atacado=be under attack ; come under + fire.

atacar a
(v.)=take + a swipe at ; swipe ; lash out at/against/on ; have + a go at.
Ex: Republicans have been taking a swipe at Canada by saying that the country doesn't do much when it comes to global problems. Ex: This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him. Ex: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist. Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
atacar con
(v.)=urge against.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
atacar con armas nucleares
(v.)=nuke.
Ex: Let's deter Iran by threatening to nuke them if they nuke Israel.
atacar en grupo
(v.)=swarm.
Ex: Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.
atacar primero
(n.)=preemptive strike.
Ex: Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 was a preemptive strike made because Stalin was preparing to attack Nazi Germany.
atacar un síntoma
(v.)=attack + symptom.
Ex: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
atado
(n.)=bundle.
Nota: En archivística, grupo de documentos de un mismo tipo que forman una unidad en virtud de estar atados juntos por pertenecer a un mismo período o a una misma letra del abecedario.
Ex: For example, bundles, files, volumes or rolls are clearly items because they are physically appropriate for handling.
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* estar atado a=hold + hostage to.
* tener las manos atadas=have + Posesivo + hands tied.

atadura
(n.)=trammel ; lashing ; tie ; tie.
Ex: This is a non-governmental international organization relative free from governmental and bureaucratic trammels.
Ex: This type of lashing is used to tie 4 or more poles together at one point.
Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
Ex: Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.
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* las ataduras de=the shackles of.

ataharre
(n.)=crupper.
Ex: Cruppers are made of leather, nylon, neoprene, and combinations of these materials.

atajar
(v.)=tackle ; come to + terms with ; cut across.
Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
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* atajar un problema=grapple with + problem.
* sin atajar=unconfronted.

atajar un problema
(v.)=grapple with + problem.
Ex: The UK is only beginning to try to grapple with the problems surrounding full public access to the Internet.
atajo
(n.)=shortcut [short cut/short-cut].
Ex: If they are novices, the search should proceed meticulously, step by step; if they are sophisticated, shortcuts may work.
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* tomar atajos=take + shortcuts.
* tomar un atajo por=cut across.

atalaya
(n.)=lookout [look-out] ; watchtower.
Ex: Throughout the story references are made to Indian customs, such as the posting of a lookout for whales and enemies while others prepare food for winter storage = En toda la historia se hacen referencias a las costumbres indias, como, por ejemplo, la colocación de un vigía para detectar la presencia de ballenas y enemigos mientras que otros preparan comida para almacenarla para el invierno.
Ex: The report also includes a description of a watchtower on a neighboring hill which is probably of the same date.

ataque
(n.)=attack ; craze ; outbreak ; onslaught ; gust ; assault ; bashing ; burst ; fulmination ; swipe ; pounce ; jab.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.
Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.
Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.
Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.
Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.
Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.
Ex: Evan readied himself for a fierce pounce on the man who had destroyed his life.
Ex: Obama's quick jabs at Romney are a brief preview of what will come if Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination.
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* ataque aéreo=raid ; air raid ; air strike ; blitz.
* ataque al corazón=heart attack.
* ataque brutal=vicious attack ; brutal attack.
* ataque con mortero=mortar fire.
* ataque contra la seguridad=security attack.
* ataque de ansiedad=panic attack ; anxiety attack.
* ataque de asma=asthma attack.
* ataque de cólera=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; outburst of anger ; heat of passion.
* ataque de desarticulación=spoiling attack.
* ataque de + Enfermedad=bout of + Enfermedad.
* ataque de furia=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* ataque de gripe=bout of flu.
* ataque de histeria=attack of hysterics.
* ataque de ira=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
* ataque de nervios=nervous breakdown ; attack of hysterics.
* ataque de + Nombre=fit of + Nombre.
* ataque de pánico=panic attack.
* ataque de rabia=outburst of rage.
* ataque de risa=fit of laughter.
* ataque de tos=coughing fit.
* ataque epiléptico=stroke ; epileptic seizure ; epileptic fit.
* ataque epilético=seizure.
* ataque matutino=dawn raid.
* ataque nuclear=nuclear attack.
* ataque por sorpresa=surprise attack.
* ataque preventivo=preemptive strike.
* ataque relámpago=hit-and-run attack.
* ataques=slings and arrows.
* ataques de=fevers of ; fevers of.
* ataques de cólera=flaming.
* ataque siquiátrico=psychiatric episode.
* ataque sorpresa=surprise attack ; sneak attack.
* ataque terrorista=terror attack.
* ataque violento=paroxysm.
* ataque virulento=blistering attack.
* ciberataque=cyberattack.
* dar un ataque de nervios=have + an attack of hysterics.
* defenderse de ataques=ward off + attacks.
* el ataque es la mejor defensa=attack is the best form of defence.
* en ataque=offensively.
* liderar el ataque=lead + the charge.
* preparar un ataque=mount + attack.
* provocar un ataque=provoke + attack.
* sobrevivir un ataque=survive + attack.
* soportar un ataque=suffer + attack.
* sufrir un ataque=be under attack ; be under assault.
* sufrir un ataque de ansiedad=have + an anxiety attack.
* tener un ataque de ansiedad=have + an anxiety attack.
* una ola de ataques=a wave of attacks.
* una oleada de ataques=a wave of attacks.
* un ataque de=an access of ; a shock of.

ataque al corazón
(n.)=heart attack.
Ex: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.
ataque aéreo
(n.)=raid ; air raid ; air strike ; blitz.
Ex: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid. Ex: The author gives extracts from his own diary detailing his experiences in Tokyo during the air raids of Jan-June 45. Ex: The author describes the amoral nature of a military campaign based solely on air strikes. Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
ataque brutal
(n.)=vicious attack ; brutal attack.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Ex: Brutal attacks on homeless are on the upswing across the country.
ataque con mortero
(n.)=mortar fire.
Ex: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).
ataque contra la seguridad
(n.)=security attack.
Ex: Home users continue to bear the brunt of Internet security attacks.
ataque de + Enfermedad
(n.)=bout of + Enfermedad.
Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.
ataque de + Nombre
=fit of + Nombre.
Ex: Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.
ataque de ansiedad
(n.)=panic attack ; anxiety attack.
Ex: Eating disorders have also been linked to have caused panic attacks in several people. Ex: If there is a lot of people I start getting anxiety attacks and, like you, my mind goes blank -- I can't think or move.
ataque de asma
(n.)=asthma attack.
Ex: Asthma attacks can last minutes to days and can become dangerous if the airflow becomes severely restricted.
ataque de cólera
(n.)=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; outburst of anger ; heat of passion.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
ataque de desarticulación
(n.)=spoiling attack.
Ex: A spoiling attack in military terms is when one side attacks the other while it is preparing to launch an offensive in hopes that its attack will disrupt and or permanently delay the inevitable.
ataque de furia
(n.)=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
ataque de gripe
=bout of flu.
Ex: Pneumonia is often triggered by a cold or bout of flu.
ataque de histeria
(n.)=attack of hysterics.
Ex: He always had a feeling of awkwardness in the zoologist's presence, and now he was afraid there would be talk about his attack of hysterics.
ataque de ira
(n.)=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
Ex: He left the art world for seven years, returning only after a blaze of anger inspired him to create a piece showing his frustration. Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage. Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
ataque de nervios
(n.)=nervous breakdown ; attack of hysterics.
Ex: If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!. Ex: He always had a feeling of awkwardness in the zoologist's presence, and now he was afraid there would be talk about his attack of hysterics.
ataque de pánico
(n.)=panic attack.
Ex: Eating disorders have also been linked to have caused panic attacks in several people.
ataque de rabia
(n.)=outburst of rage.
Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage.
ataque de risa
(n.)=fit of laughter.
Ex: He was shopping and suddenly began to laugh; the fit of laughter lasted 15 minutes and was followed by Wernicke's aphasia and right hemiparesia.
ataque de tos
(n.)=coughing fit.
Ex: Even the ones who don't complain say they have coughing fits at times, and itchy eyes, and headaches.
ataque epiléptico
(n.)=stroke ; epileptic seizure ; epileptic fit.
Ex: For example, all the isolates in the Disease facet of medicine, tuberculosis, stroke etc, are all species or kinds of disease. Ex: A national survey of photosensitivity and electronic screen games is being carried out following concerns about the number of people who had suffered epileptic seizures while playing video games. Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.
ataque epilético
(n.)=seizure.
Ex: These factors may evoke seizures in those who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, and cause headaches and illusions in non-epileptics.
ataque matutino
(n.)=dawn raid.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.
ataque nuclear
(n.)=nuclear attack.
Ex: The article 'The indestructible, indispensable Internet' provides a brief background to the Internet's origins as a defense communications network of the cold war era designed to withstand nuclear attack = El artículo "Internet, indestructible e indispensable" ofrece una introdución breve a los orígenes de Internet como red de comunicaciones de defensa de la época de la guerra fría diseñada para resistir un ataque nuclear.
ataque por sorpresa
(n.)=surprise attack.
Ex: The September 11 attacks conform to a pattern of surprise attacks, which illustrates that reforming the intelligence system has limited value as a means of defending against international terrorism.
ataque preventivo
(n.)=preemptive strike.
Ex: Hitler's attack on the Soviet Union in 1941 was a preemptive strike made because Stalin was preparing to attack Nazi Germany.
ataque relámpago
(n.)=hit-and-run attack.
Ex: He describes how he fought in a partisan unit which carried out hit-and-run attacks on the Nazi forces occupying Poland.
ataque siquiátrico
(n.)=psychiatric episode.
Ex: Differences detected include age at evaluation, marital status, age at first psychiatric episode, level of symptomatology, and suicide attempts.
ataque sorpresa
(n.)=surprise attack ; sneak attack.
Ex: The September 11 attacks conform to a pattern of surprise attacks, which illustrates that reforming the intelligence system has limited value as a means of defending against international terrorism. Ex: America was entering a war she had been drawn into by a sneak attack on Pearl Harbor.
ataque terrorista
(n.)=terror attack.
Ex: The article discusses the terror attacks against the US on September 11 (2001) in the context of the globalization of violence.
ataque violento
(n.)=paroxysm.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
ataque virulento
(n.)=blistering attack.
Ex: Rather than being a blistering attack on colonialism, the novel displays ambivalent attitudes toward colonialism in general and slavery in particular.
ataques
(n.)=slings and arrows.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
ataques de
=fevers of ; fevers of.
Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years. Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
ataques de cólera
(n.)=flaming.
Ex: Electronic mail communication on the Internet can be used as a medium for voicing strong opinions about particular themes (flaming).
atar
(v.)=tether ; strap ; tie up ; lash ; truss ; rope.
Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.
Ex: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.
Ex: Gather the eight garden stakes together teepee-style around the center stake and lash them in place securely with garden wire.
Ex: Learn how to truss a chicken for oven cooking in this free cooking video.
Ex: His thighs and knees were then roped to the arm rests.
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* atar a=tie (to) ; lash (up) to.
* atar cabos=put two and two together.
* atar cabos sueltos=put two and two together.
* atar con cadenas=chain.
* atar de pies y manos=hogtie.
* atar los cabos sueltos=tie up + all the loose ends.
* cerrar atando=tie + Nombre + shut.
* de atar=blithering.
* estar loco de atar=be nuts ; be crackers.
* imbécil de atar=blithering idiot.
* loco de atar=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic ; stir-crazy.
* volver a atar=re-tie.

atar (a)
(v.)=tie (to) ; lash (up) to.
Ex: Chain indexing is closely tied to the structure (but not necessarily the terminology) of the classification scheme. Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
atar cabos
(v.)=put two and two together.
Ex: Although there's no evidence at all of a link between caffeine and cancer, we're putting two and two together and saying that caffeine can induce these changes.
atar cabos sueltos
(v.)=put two and two together.
Ex: Although there's no evidence at all of a link between caffeine and cancer, we're putting two and two together and saying that caffeine can induce these changes.
atar con cadenas
(v.)=chain.
Ex: Some institutional libraries were chained (when the books were necessarily shelved fore-edge outwards), the chains being attached to a staple riveted to an edge of one of the boards.
atar de pies y manos
(v.)=hogtie.
Ex: Four soldiers then carried him, hogtied, to the next processing station for interrogation and propped him in a kneeling position.
atar los cabos sueltos
(v.)=tie up + all the loose ends.
Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.
atardecer^1
(n.)=dusk ; sundown ; sunset.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.
Ex: The software displays sunrise and sunset and automatically adjusts to summer or daylight saving time.
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* al atardecer=at twilight ; at dusk.
* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer=ride off into + the sunset.
* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer=from dawn (to/till/until) dusk ; from sunrise to sunset ; from sun up to sun down ; from sun to sun.
* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug=red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
* largo atardecer=lingering sunset.
* luz del atardecer=duskiness.

atardecer^2
(v.)=get + dark ; night + fall ; light + fail.
Ex: When trying to find out exactly what time will it get dark tonight, there are several variables that need to be taken into account.
Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.
Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.

atareado
(adj.)=busy .
Ex: It normally starts immediately unless the system is very busy with other tasks.
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* estar atareado=be tied up.

atascado
(adj.)=stuck.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
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* quedarse atascado=get + stuck ; become + stuck.

atascamiento
(n.)=impasse.
Ex: This apparent impasse between what we may want to communicate and the way we communicate is resolved by separating the content of information from its representation.

atascar
(v.)=jam ; bog down ; snarl up.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
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* atascarse=be hung up on ; gunge up ; become + stuck.

atascarse
(v.)=be hung up on ; gunge up ; become + stuck.
Ex: As for the question of main entry, I think we're hung up on the terminology. Ex: Low temperature washes don't kill bacteria and germs and can cause washing machines to gunge up with layers of soft soap and chemicals. Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
atasco
(n.)=bottleneck ; traffic jam ; snarl-up ; jam ; traffic congestion ; congestion ; gridlock traffic ; clog.
Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.
Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.
Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.
Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
Ex: But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.
Ex: Many malfunctions of diesel engines occur due to clogs in the fuel system caused by contamination of bacteria, fungi and yeast.
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* atasco de papel=paper jam.
* atasco de tráfico=tailback.
* atascos=logjam [log-jam].

atasco de papel
(n.)=paper jam.
Ex: One of his many responsibilities is to assist with the use of photocopiers and printers, replenish them when necessary, and deal with paper jams.
atasco de tráfico
(n.)=tailback.
Ex: Tailbacks stretched for more than 20 kilometres on Thursday last week.
atascos
(n.)=logjam [log-jam].
Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.
ataviar
(v.)=deck out ; deck.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: A hospice volunteer has decked his house in hundreds of Christmas lights in a bid to raise money.
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* ataviarse=tog out ; tog up ; primp ; deck + Reflexivo.

ataviarse
(v.)=tog out ; tog up ; primp ; deck + Reflexivo.
Ex: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights. Ex: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people. Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy. Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
atavismo
(n.)=atavism.
Ex: This book uses a variety of religious and ancient source texts to trace stories of atavism, interracial marriage, and the interracial family as tropes of nationhood.

atavío
(n.)=apparel ; attire.
Ex: This firm is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales distribution of branded women's apparel.
Ex: Unlike most of the fashion world, the styles of formal attire take their names from men's wear rather than female attire.

atañer
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* atañer a=cut across ; bear (up)on ; impinge on/upon.
* en lo que atañe a=as regards ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.

atañer a
(v.)=cut across ; bear (up)on ; impinge on/upon.
Ex: This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life. Ex: There have been a number of reference books/bibliographies produced which bear on this problem. Ex: Many changes in cataloguing and classification can be expected in the next ten years and these must impinge upon DC.
ataúd
(n.)=coffin ; casket.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony.
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* portador del ataúd=pallbearer.

atelectasis
(n.)=atelectasis.
Ex: Rales are caused by fluid in the small airways or atelectasis.

atemorizado
(adj.)=terrorised [terrorized, -USA] ; awestruck ; spooked ; panicky.
Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.
Ex: I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.
Ex: The market's wild ride in the last few weeks has created extra work for advisors -- who have spent a lot of time reassuring panicky clients about their investments.
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* estar muy atemorizado=be beside + Reflexivo + with fear.
* sentirse atemorizado=feel + frightened.
* vivir atemorizado=live in + fear.

atemorizar
(v.)=terrorise [terrorize, -USA] ; terrify ; spook.
Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.
Ex: The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
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* atemorizarse=wuss out ; scare + Reflexivo ; feel + frightened.

atemorizarse
(v.)=wuss out ; scare + Reflexivo ; feel + frightened.
Ex: What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.). Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
atemperar
(v.)=blunt.
Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.

atemporal
(adj.)=timeless ; atemporal.
Ex: There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.
Ex: The nature of this work is to be atemporal, ageographic, and non referential to any specific circumstance.

atención
(n.)=attention ; care ; courtesy ; focus ; diligence ; vigilance.
Ex: It's that access dimension of descriptive cataloging that I suggest should get priority attention from all of us.
Ex: Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.
Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.
Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
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* abrumar con atenciones=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.
* acaparar la atención de Alguien=monopolise + attention.
* acaparar toda la atención=steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* atención a la infancia=child care [childcare].
* atención al cliente=customer care ; customer support.
* atención al estudiante=student services.
* atención al paciente=patient care.
* atención + disminuir=attention + wane.
* atención médica=medical attention.
* atención personal=personal attention.
* atención personal al cliente=personal selling.
* atención prenatal=prenatal care.
* atención primaria=primary care.
* atención primaria de salud=primary health care.
* atención sanitaria=health care [healthcare].
* atención secundaria=secondary care.
* atención social=social care.
* atraer la atención=attract + the eye ; catch + Posesivo + attention ; grab + Posesivo + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; capture + the attention ; rivet + the attention ; draw + attention ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; peak + Posesivo + interest ; make + a splash ; turn + heads.
* atraer la atención de=hold + attention.
* atraer la atención de Alguien=appeal to + Posesivo + imagination ; engage + Posesivo + attention.
* a la atención de=c/o (care of).
* capacidad de mantener la atención=attention span.
* captar la atención=hold + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; rivet + the attention ; catch + Posesivo + attention.
* centrar la atención=fix + Posesivo + attention.
* centrar la atención en=train + a spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on ; spotlight + fall on ; spotlight + focus on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
* centro de atención=centre of attention ; limelight ; centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA] ; centre stage ; focus of concern ; focus of interest ; focus of attention ; focus.
* centro de atención al ciudadano=advice centre.
* colmar de atenciones=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.
* competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien=compete for + attention.
* con atención=attentively.
* concentrar la atención sobre=keep in + focus.
* conseguir ser el centro de atención=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight ; grab + the limelight.
* con toda la atención puesta en=riveted to.
* dar una llamada de atención=sound + a wake-up call.
* de atención básica=preattentive.
* de atención primaria=preattentive.
* deber prestar atención=warrant + consideration.
* dedicar atención=devote + attention ; give + Nombre + attention.
* dedicar atención a=turn + Posesivo + mind to ; pay + attention to.
* dedicar la debida atención a=pay + due attention to.
* dedicar + Posesivo + atención=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
* demandar + Posesivo + atención=demand + Posesivo + attention.
* departamento de atención al cliente=customer service department.
* despertar la atención=arouse + attention ; give + wake-up call.
* desviar + Posesivo + atención=divert + Posesivo + attention.
* dirigir la atención=put + focus.
* dirigir la atención a=turn to ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
* dirigir + Posesivo + atención=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
* disputarse la atención=vie for + attention.
* distraer la atención=distract + attention.
* distraer + Posesivo + atención=divert + Posesivo + attention.
* el centro de atención + ser=all eyes + be + on.
* en el foco de atención=in the spotlight.
* exigir + Posesivo + atención=demand + Posesivo + attention.
* fijar la atención=fix + Posesivo + attention.
* hacer que no se le preste atención a=deflect + attention from.
* horario de atención al público=opening hours ; hours of operation ; banking hours.
* interrumpir la atención=interrupt + attention.
* lamar la atención=eye + catch.
* leer con atención=peruse.
* llamada de atención=heads up ; wake-up call ; slap on the wrist.
* llamar la atención=call + attention to ; attract + attention ; excite + attention ; grab + Posesivo + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; admonish ; strike + Posesivo + fancy ; capture + the attention ; stand out ; make + Reflexivo + conspicuous ; cut + a dash ; seek + attention ; make + heads turn ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; catch + Posesivo + attention ; peak + Posesivo + interest ; make + a splash ; make + a big noise ; hit + home ; turn + heads ; make + a statement ; jump out at.
* llamar la atención a Alguien=rap + Nombre + knuckles ; censure.
* llamar la atención de=draw + the attention of.
* llamar la atención de Alguien=hold + Posesivo + attention.
* llamar la atención sobre=draw + attention to ; pull + Nombre + to ; bring + Nombre + into the public eye ; raise + awareness ; enhance + awareness ; train + a spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
* llamarle la atención a Alguien=reprimand ; slap + Nombre + down ; slap + Nombre + on the wrist ; objurgate.
* mantener la atención de Alguien=hold + Posesivo + attention.
* merecer atención=merit + attention ; be worthy of + attention ; deserve + attention.
* mostrador de atención al público=service desk ; public service desk ; service counter.
* mostrador de atención al usuario=service area.
* necesitar atención=beg + attention ; warrant + attention.
* nivel de atención=attention span.
* no prestar atención=disregard ; overlook ; close + the door on ; go + unheeded ; fly in + the face of.
* no prestar atención al hecho de que=overlook + the fact that.
* no prestar la suficiente atención=give + short shrift.
* para llamar la atención=for effect.
* pasar a ser el centro de atención=take + centre stage.
* pasar a ser el centro de atención=come into + focus.
* poner atención=lend + an ear ; listen (to).
* poner el centro de atención=put + focus.
* prestándole especial atención a=with specific reference to.
* prestar atención=follow up ; heed ; receive + attention ; mind ; devote + attention ; take + notice ; give + (some) thought to ; follow through ; look out for ; lend + an ear ; prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up ; lay + eyes on ; clap + eyes on ; set + eyes on ; give + Nombre + attention.
* prestar atención a=attend to ; give + attention to ; give + consideration (to) ; pay + attention to ; turn + Posesivo + mind to ; pay + heed to ; train + a spotlight on ; give + an ear to ; listen (to) ; keep + an eye on ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward) ; keep + an eye out for ; put + a spotlight on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
* prestar atención a + Posesivo + consejo=heed + Posesivo + advice.
* prestar atención a + Posesivo + recomendación=heed + Posesivo + recommendations.
* prestar especial atención=pay + particular attention ; focus.
* prestar la debida atención a=pay + due attention to.
* prestarle atención=focus + attention.
* prestarle atención a Alguien=give + Nombre + the time of day.
* prestar poca atención a=give + little thought to ; pay + little heed to.
* prestar + Posesivo + atención=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
* prestar toda la atención (del mundo) a Alguien=get + Posesivo + undivided attention ; give + Posesivo + undivided attention ; have + Posesivo + undivided attention.
* que distrae la atención=distracting.
* que no llama la atención=inconspicuous.
* recibir atención=enjoy + attention ; receive + attention ; receive + note ; command + attention ; gain + attention ; get + attention.
* requerir atención=require + consideration ; require + attention.
* requerir + Posesivo + atención=demand + Posesivo + attention.
* retener la atención de Alguien=retain + attention.
* ser algo que llama la atención=be an eye popper.
* ser el centro de atención=steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; cut + a dash ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* servicio de atención=advisory service.
* servicio de atención al cliente=customer service ; service department.
* servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil=drive-through (drive-thru).
* servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono=call centre.
* servicio de atención al usuario=customer service.
* servicio de atención de día=day care.
* servicios de atención al estudiante=student services.
* síndrome de déficit de atención=attention deficit.
* síndrome de déficit de atención con hiperactividad=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
* sin llamar la atención=inconspicuously.
* sin prestar atención=mindlessly.
* tener toda la atención de Alguien=get + Posesivo + undivided attention.
* total atención=undivided attention.
* trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
* tratar de no llamar la atención=keep + a low profile ; lie + low.
* volver a prestar atención=refocus + attention.
* volver a prestarle atención a=refocus on.

atención + disminuir
(n.)=attention + wane.
Ex: The gaming generation wants to be entertained -- it wants action, colours or attention wanes.
atención a la infancia
(n.)=child care [childcare].
Ex: These meetings were each devoted to a particular topic: citizenship, legal services, child care, mental health and senior citizens.
atención al cliente
(n.)=customer care ; customer support.
Ex: Many libraries are following the lead of retail chains and service organisations in recognising the need for customer care. Ex: The companies made use of the WWW for publicity, customer support, and online selling.
atención al estudiante
(n.)=student services.
Ex: This group has focused its efforts particularly on student services.
atención al paciente
(n.)=patient care.
Ex: Patient care relies on the correct prescription and proper use of drugs.
atención médica
(n.)=medical attention.
Ex: In a study, drinkers who received the best medical attention available reduced the amount they drank by 80 percent.
atención personal
(n.)=personal attention.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
atención personal al cliente
(n.)=personal selling.
Ex: The author explores the role of marketing in the information marketplace and the tools that can be employed in promotion: advertising; direct marketing; sales promotion; public relations and publicity; personal selling; and sponsorship.
atención prenatal
(n.)=prenatal care.
Ex: Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight.
atención primaria
(n.)=primary care.
Ex: Almost all primary care is delivered by registered nurses who are supported by paramedical workers.
atención primaria de salud
(n.)=primary health care.
Ex: There is a consensus on the need to emphasise public health issues, preventative medicine and primary health care for the Third World.
atención sanitaria
(n.)=health care [healthcare].
Ex: HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.
atención secundaria
(n.)=secondary care.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Privacy in clinical information systems in secondary care'.
atención social
(n.)=social care.
Ex: The aim of this project was therefore to collect information on the social care needs of families supporting children with autistic disorders.
atender
(v.)=cover ; serve ; take + care of ; tend ; nurse ; meet.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio met.
Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.
Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
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* atender a=cater for/to ; look after ; provide for ; cope with ; care (about/for) ; attend to ; pay + attention to.
* atender a invitados=entertain + guests.
* atender a una demanda=cater for/to + interest.
* atender a una necesidad=meet + Posesivo + needs ; speak to + need.
* atender a una petición=service + request.
* atender debidamente a=pay + due attention to.
* atender las necesidades=provide for + needs.
* atender quejas=handle + complaints.
* atender una demanda=cater for/to + demand.
* atender una necesidad=address + need ; cover + requirement ; fulfil + requirement ; serve + need.
* atender una petición de información=satisfy + request for information.

atender a
(v.)=cater for/to ; look after ; provide for ; cope with ; care (about/for) ; attend to ; pay + attention to.
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for. Ex: A consumer ombudsman's department looks after consumer complaints and, in addition, many municipalities now have a consumer guidance office. Ex: So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'. Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building. Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it. Ex: Then due to the difficulty of altering a manual file and the pressure to catalog more new books faster, s/he is administratively enjoined from attending to such details. Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
atender a invitados
(v.)=entertain + guests.
Ex: We noticed that while Johnny was entertaining his guests Mr McGregor was trying to capture an interloper.
atender a una demanda
(v.)=cater for/to + interest.
Ex: When skateboarding came to its brief zenith of popularity that there were three or four magazines quickly on the market to cater for this very specialised interest.
atender a una necesidad
(v.)=meet + Posesivo + needs ; speak to + need.
Ex: Many common needs could be met by shared accommodation and equipment. Ex: His long-espoused assertion that the development of any literacy takes off when it speaks to the needs of the individuals is clearly exemplified by the rapid assimilation of mobile communications technologies.
atender a una petición
(v.)=service + request.
Ex: In most disk drive systems, the heads move from one location to another to service those requests.
atender debidamente a
(v.)=pay + due attention to.
Ex: At the times of the economic boom airlines celebrated the abundance of passengers without paying due attention to assessing potential risks.
atender las necesidades
(v.)=provide for + needs.
Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.
atender quejas
(v.)=handle + complaints.
Ex: Some consumer advice centres would not only handle complaints but also provided pre-shopping advice, combined with attractive exhibitions, leaflets, price-comparison tables, and other consumer education activities.
atender una demanda
(v.)=cater for/to + demand.
Ex: Ever since 1976, the construction of an information supply system to cater for the demands of physics research has been planned and implemented.
atender una necesidad
(v.)=address + need ; cover + requirement ; fulfil + requirement ; serve + need.
Ex: This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector. Ex: Even in situations where there is a published list covering the requirements of the type of library to be indexed, this list is likely to require adjustment in order to make it compatible with local requirements. Ex: Additional facilities have been added to fulfill special library requirements. Ex: The public library, the university library, the library of a commercial firm, for example, each serve the various needs of differing groups of users.
atender una petición de información
(v.)=satisfy + request for information.
Ex: In the attempt to satisfy your particular request for information, you would not expect to have to examine every document in that collection.
atendido
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* atendido por varias personas=multi-staffed.
* desatendido=unserved.
* mal atendido=ill-served.

atendido por varias personas
(adj.)=multi-staffed.
Ex: Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials.
atener
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* atenerse a=abide by ; comply (with) ; conform to ; conform with ; hew to.
* atenerse a las consecuencias=take + the consequences ; live with + the consequences.
* atenerse a las normas=go by + the book.
* atenerse a las reglas=go by + the book.
* atenerse a una norma=conform to + standard.
* atenerse a una política=uphold + policy.
* atenerse estrictamente a=stick closely to.

atenerse a
(v.)=abide by ; comply (with) ; conform to ; conform with ; hew to.
Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards. Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape. Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements. Ex: The order of subelements within the uniform heading will conform with the conventions established by the cataloguing agency responsible for the entry. Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.
atenerse a las consecuencias
(v.)=take + the consequences ; live with + the consequences.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Assume the position, take the consequences'. Ex: Others have not been so fortunate and have had to live with the consequences.
atenerse a las normas
(v.)=go by + the book.
Ex: If America were to go by the book in its foreign policy, America would become the most loved nation on earth.
atenerse a las reglas
(v.)=go by + the book.
Ex: If America were to go by the book in its foreign policy, America would become the most loved nation on earth.
atenerse a una norma
(v.)=conform to + standard.
Ex: The article discusses the following standards to which bookmobiles must conform: suspension, electrical system, heating system, safety and comfort, length and width, interior furnishings, exteriors, collections, and automated lending systems.
atenerse a una política
(v.)=uphold + policy.
Ex: Every member of this university community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and fundamental fairness in human relations.
atenerse estrictamente a
(v.)=stick closely to.
Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.
ateniense
(n.)=Athenian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The author focuses on the documents that lay behind Athenian inscriptions on stone.

atentado
(n.)=bombing ; assassination attempt.
Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.
Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.
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* atentado contra la dignidad humana=assault on people's dignity ; assault on human dignity.
* atentado contra la libertad=war on liberty.
* atentado golpista=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* atentado terrorista=terrorist attack ; terror attack.

atentado contra la dignidad humana
(n.)=assault on people's dignity ; assault on human dignity.
Ex: The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'. Ex: He stressed that human cloning was unethical and a direct assault on human dignity.
atentado contra la libertad
(n.)=war on liberty.
Ex: The article 'War on terrorism: war on liberty' examines the key world wide web sites covering the 11 Sep 2001 terrorist attacks and the subsequent war against terrorism.
atentado golpista
(n.)=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
Ex: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004. Ex: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.
atentado terrorista
(n.)=terrorist attack ; terror attack.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information. Ex: The article discusses the terror attacks against the US on September 11 (2001) in the context of the globalization of violence.
atentamente
=closely ; thoughtfully ; attentively.
Ex: Watch closely as the tag number is entered.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
Ex: The author encourages the reference librarian to listen attentively to children's questions, to be familiar with local school curricula and with currently popular television programmes, films and electronic games.
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* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo=maintain + vigil.
* vigilar atentamente=keep + a watchful eye.

atentar
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* atentar contra la vida de Alguien=attempt on + Posesivo + life.

atentar contra la vida de Alguien
(v.)=attempt on + Posesivo + life.
Ex: But it would be interesting to find out why she attempted on her life.
atento a lo que ocurre alrededor
=with an ear to the ground.
Ex: If we want to market to teenagers, we need someone with an ear to the ground who really knows what they want these days.
atento^1
(adj.)=careful ; observant ; vigilant ; watchful ; alert.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.
Ex: After a discussion of the historical background to copyright, the reasons why libraries have had to become vigilant about infringement of copyright are examined.
Ex: Though in the teacher's case it does mean that he is more watchful for opportunities.
Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
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* atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=with an ear to the ground.
* estar atento a=be on the lookout for ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* mantener a Alguien atento=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
* mantenerse atento=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=have + an ear to the ground ; keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.

atento^2
(adj.)=attentive ; considerate ; obliging ; kind .
Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.

atenuación
(n.)=mitigation ; attenuation ; abatement ; extenuation.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
Ex: The effects of precipitation and foliage attenuation and depolarization are considered to have negligible effect on the microwave mobile systems.
Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.
Ex: This country is run by a bunch of pansies that are afraid of a little war if it means the extenuation of our basic capitalistic principles.

atenuado
(adj.)=watered-down.
Ex: In most historical writing, watered-down principles of idealism, positivism and historicism have been mixed together in an intellectually disreputable concoction.

atenuante
(n.)=extenuating ; mitigating ; mitigation ; extenuation.
Ex: But it may well be conjectured there were considerations of an extenuating nature.
Ex: An example of such mitigating evidence in his case might have been that he had no prior criminal record before his 1982 conviction.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
Ex: This country is run by a bunch of pansies that are afraid of a little war if it means the extenuation of our basic capitalistic principles.
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* circunstancia atenuante=extenuating circumstance ; mitigating circumstance.
* factor atenuante=mitigating factor ; extenuating factor.

atenuar
(v.)=reduce ; temper ; mitigate ; attenuate ; tone down ; dim ; water down ; take + the bite out of ; soft-pedal ; deaden ; abate ; extenuate ; take + the teeth out of.
Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.
Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
Ex: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.
Ex: This results in the epidural not reaching all of the nerve endings that should have been deadened by the anesthesia prior to the surgical process.
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: The Depression extenuated the fact that impoverished Americans were helpless in a capitalistic system that denied them any voice.
Ex: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.

ateo
(n.)=atheist.
Ex: It is hard for a militant atheist to appreciate a religious book.

ateroesclerosis
(n.)=atherosclerosis.
Ex: Traditional herbal medicine is widely used in the treatment of atherosclerosis, cancer metastasis, and infection by the influenza virus .

aterosclerosis
(n.)=atherosclerosis.
Ex: Traditional herbal medicine is widely used in the treatment of atherosclerosis, cancer metastasis, and infection by the influenza virus .

aterrado
=aghast ; spooked ; in a panic.
Ex: We sometimes get a record on the screen and look aghast at it, and say, 'Has somebody really cataloged this?'.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.
Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself.

aterrador
(adj.)=frightening ; terrifying ; terrorising [terrorizing, -USA] ; frightful ; fear-inducing ; hideous ; hair-raising ; groundshaking ; creepy .
Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: This 'hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.

aterrar
(v.)=terrorise [terrorize, -USA] ; terrify ; spook.
Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.
Ex: The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

aterrizaje
(n.)=landing.
Ex: The Normandy landings of June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of World War II.
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* área de aterrizaje=landing site ; landing area.
* lugar de aterrizaje=landing site ; landing area.
* pista de aterrizaje=landing field ; landing strip ; runway ; airstrip.
* sitio de aterrizaje=landing site ; landing area.
* zona de aterrizaje=landing site.

aterrizar
(v.)=land.
Ex: The author examines a number of CD-ROM software products which turn a personal computer into a planetarium and generate the illusion that a user is flying a spaceship or landing on a planet.
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* aterrizar en=land in.
* aterrizar en la luna=land on + the moon.

aterrizar en
(v.)=land in.
Ex: Most of the librarians interviewed admitted that they landed in the profession by accident.
aterrizar en la luna
(v.)=land on + the moon.
Ex: Based on those studies, the probability of landing on the moon and returning safely to earth never dropped below 90%.
aterrorizado
=terrorised [terrorized, -USA] ; horror-struck ; horror-stricken ; panic-stricken ; in a panic.
Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.
Ex: They looked at each other again, still horror-struck.
Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself.
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* estar aterrorizado=be frightened to death ; be scared stiff ; be terrified.

aterrorizar
(v.)=terrorise [terrorize, -USA] ; horrify ; terrify ; scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; scare + the hell out of.
Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.
Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified by what they found the people reading.
Ex: The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.
Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
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* aterrorizar a Alguien=give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs ; frighten + Nombre + to death.
* aterrorizarse=panic.

aterrorizar a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs ; frighten + Nombre + to death.
Ex: They don't show it on the news anymore on account of it would give people the screaming abdabs. Ex: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away.
aterrorizarse
(v.)=panic.
Ex: For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?.
atesorador
(n.)=hoarder.
Ex: Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years.

atesorar
(v.)=hoard ; store up.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.

atestado
(adj.)=crowded ; overcrowded ; cluttered ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; densely packed ; packed ; packed full ; wall-to-wall.
Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.
Ex: They found him in his habitually cluttered office, buried beneath stacks of paperwork.
Ex: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.
Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.
Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
Ex: The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.
Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
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* atestado (de)=jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
* estar atestado=be chocker with.

atestado (de)
(adj.)=jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
atestar
(v.)=pack in ; throng ; jam ; pack.
Ex: This approach allows the construction of concise summaries, containing complex sentences that pack in information.
Ex: The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.
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* atestar de=clutter (with) ; cram with.
* atestar en=cram into.

atestar (de)
(v.)=clutter (with) ; cram with.
Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing. Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
atestar en
(v.)=cram into.
Ex: It contains about as much information as it is possible to cram into a single liftable volume, without recourse to microprint or CD-ROM = Contiene tanta información como es posible meter en un único volumen de fácil manejo sin tener que recurrir a la microimpresión o al CD-ROM.
atestiguar
(v.)=witness ; bear + witness ; speak to.
Ex: We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.
Ex: Controversy and antagonism attended each area of investigation, as a flood of secondary publication bears witness.
Ex: These reasons speak to the duties and enduring mores of the professoriate.

ateísmo
(n.)=atheism.
Ex: The main library has produced in machine readable form thesauri on: economics; philosophy and sociology; linguistics; history; Orientalism and atheism.

ateórico
(adj.)=atheoretical.
Ex: 'A radically atheoretical posture is conceivable only in a purely theoretical world of wild fancy,' he wrote in response to Gary Thomas's article, 'What's the Use of Theory?'.

atiborrado
(adj.)=densely packed ; packed ; packed full ; wall-to-wall.
Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
Ex: The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.
Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
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* atiborrado (de)=jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.

atiborrado (de)
(adj.)=jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
atiborrar
(v.)=pack ; stuff.
Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.

atiborrarse
(v.)=stuff + Posesivo + face.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
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* atiborrarse=get + stuffed.
* atiborrarse de=binge.
* atiborrarse de comida=stuff + Posesivo + face.

atiborrarse de
(v.)=binge.
Ex: 36% of women binged (4 or more drinks in one sitting), while 40% indicated that they ever drank to get drunk.
atiborrarse de comida
(v.)=stuff + Posesivo + face.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
atildado
(adj.)=dapper.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.

atinar
(v.)=strike + home ; hit + the nail on the head ; be (right) on the mark ; hit + the spot.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers.
Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
Ex: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
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* atinar con=put + Posesivo + finger on.
* atinar en el blanco=hit + the bull's eye.

atinar con
(v.)=put + Posesivo + finger on.
Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong.
atinar en el blanco
(v.)=hit + the bull's eye.
Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
atirantado
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* puente atirantado=cable-stayed bridge.

atisbar
(v.)=glimpse ; peep.
Ex: The shape of space: have cosmologists glimpsed signs that the universe is bounded?.
Ex: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.

atisbo
(n.)=hint ; peek ; glimmer.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ex: The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.
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* atisbos=stirrings.
* un atisbo de=a hint of.

atisbos
(n.)=stirrings.
Ex: Its first real economic stirrings occurred, however, in the early 1800s, when a cotton mill and a carriage-making plant began operations.
atizador
(n.)=poker.
Ex: A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.

atizar
(v.)=pack.
Ex: This giant prehistoric sea predator packed the most powerful bite of any fish, living or extinct -- strong enough to shear a shark clean in half.
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* atizar un golpe=deal + a blow.

atizar un golpe
(v.)=deal + a blow.
Ex: The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business.
atlas
(n.)=atlas [atlases, -pl.].
Nota: Colección ordenada de mapas con o sin texto explicativo que puede aparecer como publicación independiente o como complemento de un obra.
Ex: An atlas is a volume of maps, plates, engravings, tables, etc., with or without letterpress, which may be an independent publication or it may have been issued to accompany one or more volumes of text.

atleta
(n.)=athlete.
Ex: The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.
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* pie de atleta=athlete's foot.

atletismo
(n.)=athletics ; athleticism.
Ex: Journals in the field of physical education, athletics, and sports are as wide ranging and diffuse as the field itself.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
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* competición de atletismo=track meet.
* encuentro de atletismo=track meet.
* equipo de atletismo=athletic team ; track team.
* pista de atletismo=race track ; athletic track.

atlántico
(adj.)=Atlantic.
Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.
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* a ambas orillas del Atlántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* a ambos lados del Altántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* al otro lado del atlántico=across the pond.
* Oceano Atlántico, el=Atlantic Ocean, the.
* OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte)=NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).

atlético
(adj.)=athletic.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
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* competición atlética=athletic competition.

atmosférico
(adj.)=atmospheric.
Ex: This article focuses on aspects of climatic conditions in tropical countries: excessive heat and light; excessive atmospheric humidity; air conditioning and ventilation; and insects and fungi = Este artículo se centra en algunos aspectos de las condiciones climáticas en los países tropicales: excesivo calor y luz, excesiva humedad atmosférica, aire acondicionado y ventilación, insectos y hongos.
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* con control atmosférico=atmospherically-controlled.
* condiciones atmosféricas=atmospheric conditions.
* humedad atmosférica=atmospheric humidity.
* polución atmosférica=atmospheric pollution.
* presión atmosférica=air pressure ; atmospheric pressure.

atmósfera
(n.)=atmosphere ; ambience [ambiance] ; ambiance [ambience].
Nota: Escrito también ambience.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.
Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
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* atmósfera cargada=fug.
* atmósfera cordial=convivial atmosphere.
* atmósfera estelar=stellar atmosphere.
* atmósfera viciada=fug.
* calentamiento de la atmósfera=global warming.
* ciencias de la atmósfera=atmospheric sciences.

atmósfera cargada
(n.)=fug.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
atmósfera cordial
(n.)=convivial atmosphere.
Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
atmósfera estelar
(n.)=stellar atmosphere.
Ex: According to him, the phenomena observed in stellar atmospheres could be described adequately by an electrical discharge model.
atmósfera viciada
(n.)=fug.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
atolladero
(n.)=logjam [log-jam] ; jam ; predicament.
Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.
Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

atollarse
(v.)=strand ; be stranded.
Ex: A horror movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at an airport.
Ex: They were due to return from a day trip yesterday afternoon, but their boat broke down on the Mokau River and they were stranded upriver.

atolondradamente
(adj.)=mindlessly ; helter-skelter.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.

atolondrado
(adj.)=reckless ; harebrained ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; haywire.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
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* atolondrado con=besotted with.

atolondrado con
=besotted with.
Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
atolondramiento
(n.)=rashness.
Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

atolondrar
(v.)=stupefy.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.

atomismo
(n.)=atomistics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Only then will mathematics be practically effective in bringing the growing knowledge of atomistics to the useful solution of the advanced problems of chemistry.

atomización
(n.)=atomisation [atomization, -USA].
Ex: Preferably, the atomisers and sprayers are of the type which are fed not only with liquid water but also with compressed air which causes the atomisation of the water.

atomizador
(n.)=atomiser [atomizer, -USA].
Ex: Preferably, the atomisers and sprayers are of the type which are fed not only with liquid water but also with compressed air which causes the atomisation of the water.

atomístico
(adj.)=atomistic.
Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.

atontado
(adj.)=punch-drunk ; groggy .
Ex: However, Shere cautioned against becoming 'punch-drunk' from the impact of machines.
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.
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* atontado con=besotted with.

atontado con
=besotted with.
Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
atontar
(v.)=stupefy.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.

atorado
(adj.)=backed-up ; impacted.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
Ex: You should also be aware that toxins left in the colon can calcify and produce an impacted condition that induce the colon to expand.

atorar
(v.)=jam.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
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* atorarse=gunge up.

atorarse
(v.)=gunge up.
Ex: Low temperature washes don't kill bacteria and germs and can cause washing machines to gunge up with layers of soft soap and chemicals.
atormentado
(adj.)=conscience-stricken ; tortured ; at bay ; conscience-smitten.
Ex: Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.
Ex: The book follows Philip's development from a bashful teenager to a more self-assured, but tortured, adult, and finally to a pathetic old man, who often suffered from long bouts of debilitating depression.
Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.

atormentador
(n.)=tormentor.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.

atormentar
(v.)=put + Nombre + on the rack ; torment ; gnaw (at) ; tantalise [tantalize, -USA] ; torture ; bedevil.
Ex: The article 'Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
Ex: Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
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* conciencia + atormentar=conscience + smite ; conscience + trouble.

atornillar
(v.)=clamp ; bolt ; screw ; bolt down.
Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.
Ex: Bookstacks should be secured by bracing across the top or bolting to the floor or ceiling.
Ex: This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.
Ex: Wheelies are done on a wheelie simulator with an actual motorcycle that is bolted down at the rear axle so it is completely safe for the rider.

atosigado
(adj.)=harried.
Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.

atosigante
(adj.)=suffocating ; gut-wrenching.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.

atosigar
(v.)=nobble ; bear down on ; harry ; breathe down + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
Ex: They have to realize that their kids are grown up and can make their own decisions and don't need their parents breathing down their necks anymore.

atracada
(n.)=docking ; berthing.
Ex: This paper discusses the use of fuzzy logic to model and implement a control system for the docking/berthing of 2 satellites in geostationary orbit.
Ex: This paper discusses the use of fuzzy logic to model and implement a control system for the docking/berthing of 2 satellites in geostationary orbit.

atracadero
(n.)=berth.
Ex: And if you are initially thinking of renting a berth in the Mediterranean, click here to find out why most people prefer to buy their berths.

atracador
(n.)=raider ; mugger ; highwayman.
Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.
Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.

atracar^1
(v.)=raid ; heist ; mug ; waylay ; berth ; moor.
Ex: The article 'Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.
Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.
Ex: Damage to port facilities while berthing or unberthing has been the subject of many costly claims.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

atracar^2
(v.)=dock ; pull into.
Ex: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.
Ex: So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate.

atracarse
(v.)=stuff + Posesivo + face.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
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* atracarse de=binge.
* atracarse de comida=stuff + Posesivo + face.

atracarse de
(v.)=binge.
Ex: 36% of women binged (4 or more drinks in one sitting), while 40% indicated that they ever drank to get drunk.
atracarse de comida
(v.)=stuff + Posesivo + face.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
atracción de feria
(n.)=funfair ride.
Ex: The funfair rides are open from 11.00am until 9.30pm each day of the weekend.
atracción de la feria
(n.)=carnival ride ; ride ; fairground ride ; fair ride ; ride attraction ; amusement ride.
Ex: Emergency officials say a carnival ride has collapsed at a fairgrounds, injuring three people severely. Ex: 14 other fairgoers suffered minor injuries after their ride collapsed. Ex: Safety officials have examined two fairground rides after two people were killed and three injured in two separate accidents. Ex: Keep the children entertained by taking them to ride the beach buggies, jump around on the bouncy castle, or have fun on the fair rides. Ex: One of the numerous ride attractions on offer at the fair this year is a new 140 foot long rollercoaster and a reverse bungee jump. Ex: A mechanical amusement ride must carry liability insurance of not less than $350,000 for injury to persons arising out of the use of the ride.
atracción fatal
(n.)=fatal attraction.
Ex: Think before acting or you might step into a fatal attraction that will change your life forever.
atracción peligrosa
(n.)=siren song ; dangerous attraction.
Ex: Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment. Ex: But something magical and potent draws them to one another, in a dangerous attraction that is bigger than both of them.
atracción personal
(n.)=personal attraction.
Ex: Verbal aggression was also found to be negatively related to both homophily and personal attraction.
atracción secundaria
(n.)=sideshow [side-show].
Ex: Children, staff, parents, people from the neighborhood are all invited to help, visit, join in the peripheral 'sideshows,' and buy books.
atracción turística
(n.)=scenic attraction ; tourist attraction.
Ex: Scenic attractions are not enough if tourism is to expand. Ex: This unique preserve encompasses mountains, rivers and lakes, numerous theme parks, shopping districts and other tourist attractions.
atracción^1
(n.)=attraction ; attractiveness ; glamour [glamor, -USA] ; liking ; draw.
Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.
Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.
Ex: In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.
Ex: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
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* atracción fatal=fatal attraction.
* atracción peligrosa=siren song ; dangerous attraction.
* atracción personal=personal attraction.
* atracción secundaria=sideshow [side-show].
* factor de atracción=pull factor.
* foco de atracción de turistas=honeypot.
* poder de atracción=drawing power.

atracción^2
(n.)=entertainment.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
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* atracción de feria=funfair ride.
* atracción de la feria=carnival ride ; ride ; fairground ride ; fair ride ; ride attraction ; amusement ride.
* atracción turística=scenic attraction ; tourist attraction.
* parque de atracciones=amusement park ; funfair.

atraco
(n.)=mugging ; raid ; robbery ; stick-up ; heist ; daylight robbery.
Nota: Usado generalmente para indicar precios abusivos.
Ex: He is concerned about personal safety with security against theft, muggins, and attacks.
Ex: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.
Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.
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* atraco a mano armada=armed robbery ; heist ; daylight robbery.
* intento de atraco fallido=failed robbery attempt.
* llevar a cabo un atraco=pull off + heist.

atraco a mano armada
(n.)=armed robbery ; heist ; daylight robbery.
Ex: There has been a dramatic increase in the number of reported incidents of piracy and armed robbery against ships in waters in Southeast Asia. Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original. Ex: Health-care price hike is daylight robbery.
atractivamente
=attractively ; enticingly ; fetchingly.
Ex: The ideology underlying the finding catalog was attractively simple.
Ex: And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
Ex: 'You were far away, weren't you?' spoke the director across the desk fetchingly = "Estaban muy lejos, ¿verdad?" dijo el director agradablemente desde el otro lado del mostrador.

atractivo a primera vista
(n.)=intuitive appeal.
Ex: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.
atractivo de la novedad
(n.)=novelty appeal ; novelty value.
Ex: Skiffle took off thanks to the growing availability of cheap acoustic guitars and the novelty appeal of home-made instruments. Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
atractivo físico
(n.)=physical attractiveness ; physical appeal.
Ex: The results resemble those found by social psychologists regarding the effect of physical attractiveness on the valuation of other personality attributes. Ex: This book is a popular introduction to the subject because of its physical appeal, the integration of its various aspects, and its flexibility.
atractivo novedoso
(n.)=novelty appeal.
Ex: Skiffle took off thanks to the growing availability of cheap acoustic guitars and the novelty appeal of home-made instruments.
atractivo sexual
(n.)=sexiness ; mojo ; sex appeal.
Ex: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with herwiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers. Ex: I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation. Ex: Everyone is born with their own natural allure, but the key to becoming more captivating is to maximize your unique sex appeal.
atractivo visual
(n.)=visual appeal.
Ex: Books strong on visual appeal are always high on seasonal gift lists.
atractivo^1
(n.)=appeal ; attractiveness ; beauty ; allure ; drawing power ; draw ; pull factor ; attraction ; turn-on.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.
Ex: The digital form in which we will send information through the network is one of the beauties of modern technology.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.
Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.
Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions.
Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.
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* atractivo a primera vista=intuitive appeal.
* atractivo de la novedad=novelty appeal ; novelty value.
* atractivo físico=physical attractiveness ; physical appeal.
* atractivo novedoso=novelty appeal.
* atractivo sexual=sexiness ; mojo ; sex appeal.
* atractivo visual=visual appeal.
* perder el atractivo=lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + favour.

atractivo^2
(adj.)=attractive ; glamorous ; glossy ; inviting ; appetising [appetizing, -USA] ; handsome ; engaging ; dashing ; personable ; arresting ; magnetic ; enticing ; good looking ; winning ; appealing ; endearing ; fancied ; sizzling ; glam ; comely .
Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.
Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
Ex: This is not a very appetizing thought for anyone who wishes to play a key role in the operations of the library.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: It is the duty of the library staff to make the institution magnetic.
Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: The convention failed to reach an agreement on any of the more fancied candidates.
Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.
Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
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* de un modo atractivo=appealingly.
* hacer atractivo=endear.
* parecer atractivo=look + attractive.
* poco atractivo=off-putting ; unattractive ; unglamorous ; uninviting ; unappealing ; homely .
* resultar atractivo=prove + attractive.
* ser atractivo=look + attractive ; be popular in appeal.
* sin atractivo=unattractive.

atracón
(n.)=binge ; binging ; big meal ; feast ; binge eating.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.
Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
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* atracón de bebida=binge drinking.
* atracón de comida=binge eating.
* darse una atracón=pig out (on).
* darse un atracón=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; stuff + Posesivo + face.

atracón de bebida
(n.)=binge drinking.
Ex: To prevent risky sexual behavior among young adults, attention should be paid to binge drinking & marijuana use during adolescence.
atracón de comida
(n.)=binge eating.
Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
atraer
(v.)=attract ; beckon ; draw in/into ; reach out to ; recruit ; lure ; arrest ; seduce ; woo ; strike + Posesivo + fancy ; court ; win over ; fancy ; summon forth ; catch + Posesivo + fancy.
Ex: The range of data bases has attracted a number of academic libraries.
Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.
Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only.
Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
Ex: People who will not stop to read pamphlets, brochures, etc produced by the library may be arrested by an eye-catching, colourful display.
Ex: The article 'Seducing the reader' describes how US publishers use mailings, special offers, contests, and television and radio promotion to draw readers.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
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* atraer a=appeal to ; reach ; pull + Nombre + to.
* atraer a la multitud=pack in + the crowds.
* atraer asistentes=attract + attendees.
* atraer críticas=draw + criticism.
* atraer donaciones=attract + donation.
* atraer el interés=capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest ; draw + interest.
* atraer el interés de=catch + the imagination of.
* atraer en masa=pack 'em in.
* atraer gente=draw + people.
* atraer inversiones=lure + investment.
* atraer la atención=attract + the eye ; hold + attention ; catch + Posesivo + attention ; grab + Posesivo + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; capture + the attention ; rivet + the attention ; draw + attention ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; peak + Posesivo + interest ; make + a splash ; turn + heads.
* atraer la atención de Alguien=appeal to + Posesivo + imagination ; engage + Posesivo + attention.
* atraer la idea de=fancy + the idea of.
* atraer multitudes=draw + throngs.
* dinero atrae al dinero, el=riches attract riches.
* para atraer al cliente=window dressing.

atraer a
(v.)=appeal to ; reach ; pull + Nombre + to.
Ex: The approach taken in the book should appeal to students of library and information science (LIS). Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries. Ex: Look around your favorite retail stores -- what grabs your attention and pulls you to a product?.
atraer a la multitud
(v.)=pack in + the crowds.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
atraer asistentes
(v.)=attract + attendees.
Ex: The conference attracted 1100 attendees who were encouraged to advance the cause of black librarianship and stem the trend of racial injustice.
atraer críticas
(v.)=draw + criticism.
Ex: Plan for golf course in impoverished Kentucky county draws much criticism.
atraer donaciones
(v.)=attract + donation.
Ex: The success that ACPAD has had in attracting donations suggests that it has established an enviable record as an efficient and effective distributor of publications to institution libraries.
atraer el interés
(v.)=capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest ; draw + interest.
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives. Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers. Ex: The topic of discipline always draws a great deal of interest.
atraer el interés de
(v.)=catch + the imagination of.
Ex: Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.
atraer en masa
=pack 'em in.
Ex: The article 'New York packs 'em in; Martinez bows out' describes the ALA Annual Conference in New York noting the high attendance figures the unexpected decision of the chief executive of the ALA, Elizabeth Martinez, to resign.
atraer gente
(v.)=draw + people.
Ex: He convinced our new president to have the board discuss the advisability of programming at all, especially since we had a film showing last month that drew only three people.
atraer inversiones
(v.)=lure + investment.
Ex: Infrastructures are necessary to lure investment into communities and their absence kills chances of industrial and economic development.
atraer la atención
(v.)=attract + the eye ; hold + attention ; catch + Posesivo + attention ; grab + Posesivo + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; capture + the attention ; rivet + the attention ; draw + attention ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; peak + Posesivo + interest ; make + a splash ; turn + heads.
Ex: Some titles are designed with no intention of being informative, but rather are intended to attract the eye. Ex: The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians. Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector. Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell. Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye. Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability. Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers. Ex: Yet, while the problem of the younger generation and drugs draws a great deal of attention, the problem of the elderly and substance abuse is less visible. Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep. Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest. Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide. Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.
atraer la atención de Alguien
(v.)=appeal to + Posesivo + imagination ; engage + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: Comparative librarianship has the advantage of being, in most courses, an optional subject, and it appeals to the student's imagination. Ex: Experiential learning is based on the assumption that one learns by doing and that learning through real experience engages the learner's total attention.
atraer la idea de
(v.)=fancy + the idea of.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
atraer multitudes
(v.)=draw + throngs.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Database Tokyo Exhibition draws throngs'.
atragantarse con
(v.)=gag on.
Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.

atrancar
(v.)=jam.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
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* atrancarse=stumble ; get + stuck ; become + stuck.
* estar atrancado=be stuck.
* quedarse atrancado=become + stuck.

atrancarse
(v.)=stumble ; get + stuck ; become + stuck.
Ex: For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward. Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space. Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
atrapado
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* atrapado en=caught up in.
* atrapado por el invierno=winterbound.
* estar atrapado en la rutina=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
* quedar atrapado=get + caught.

atrapado en
=caught up in.
Ex: Once there, however, the three men abandon themselves to an orgy of slaughter, so caught up in killing buffalo that they lose all sense of time.
atrapado por el invierno
(adj.)=winterbound.
Ex: He then decided to tell stories and poems to his fellow winterbound mice.
atrapar
(v.)=lock ; trap ; catch ; tether ; entrap ; ensnare ; hunt down ; snare ; bust ; nail ; nab.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
Ex: The book reached the limits of its potential as an information carrier long ago and libraries unfortunately allowed themselves to become tethered by those limitations.
Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
Ex: I will wait until the water recedes a little bit before I try and nail lots of these buggers.
Ex: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.
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* atrapado en=enmeshed in.
* atrapar con red=net.
* atrapar contra=pin + Nombre + against.

atrapar con red
(v.)=net.
Ex: Fertilized eggs are collected by netting them from the water surface or by diverting the outflow of the tank through a net.
atrapar contra
(v.)=pin + Nombre + against.
Ex: While in a speech therapy session when she got up and pushed the table violently, pinning her therapist against the wall.
atraque
(n.)=moorage.
Ex: Moorage is available year round, but winter weather requires that boat owners check their vessel daily.
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* derechos de atraque=moorage.

atrasado
=backward ; backwater ; belated ; backwards ; behind schedule.
Ex: There are no entries under the terms backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: References to Bulgarian authors abroad are limited and belated.
Ex: Besides, basing our future course on 'observations in our present-day libraries' is a little backwards.
Ex: Three years after deadline, the project remains behind schedule.
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* estar atrasado en el pago=be in arrears.
* ir muy atrasado=be way behind schedule.
* muy atrasado=in the backwoods.
* sociedad atrasada=backward society.

atrasar
(v.)=delay ; hold up ; hold + Nombre + back ; retard.
Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.
Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.
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* atrasarse=run + late ; be late (for).

atrasarse
(v.)=run + late ; be late (for).
Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently. Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
atraso
(n.)=backlog ; backwardness ; arrearage ; delay.
Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries suffer from technological backwardness.
Ex: To determine if arrearages of uncatalogued monographs still exist and to learn about methods of controlling and/or reducing any such arrears, a questionnaire was sent to 117 libraries.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
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* acumular atrasos=build up + backlogs.
* atrasos=arrears.
* ponerse al día de un atraso=clear + backlog.
* sin atrasos=paid-up ; in good standing.
* tener atrasos=be in arrears.

atrasos
(n.)=arrears.
Ex: To determine if arrearages of uncatalogued monographs still exist and to learn about methods of controlling and/or reducing any such arrears, a questionnaire was sent to 117 libraries.
atravesado
(adj.)=pierced.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

atravesando momentos difíciles
(adj.)=beleaguered.
Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing.
atravesar
(v.)=pass through ; pierce ; traverse ; go through ; insinuate + Posesivo + way through ; break through ; stab ; get through ; make + Posesivo + way through ; impale ; get over.
Ex: The scheme has passed through nineteen editions.
Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.
Ex: As he traversed the length of the corridor to the media center, Anthony Datto reflected on the events that had brought him to this unhappy pass.
Ex: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.
Ex: As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting.
Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
Ex: He listened to me and then said 'Ë†re you finished?' and just walked away -- The woman sat up, as if stabbed.
Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.
Ex: By the time the Invincible Armada had made its way through the Channel it was dispersed and shattered and broken.
Ex: A northern Missouri girl is recovering from an infection after being impaled by a pitchfork while doing chores on the family farm.
Ex: They couldn't get over the river by building anything, so they stopped at that point.
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* atravesando momentos difíciles=beleaguered.
* atravesar con una horca=pitchfork.
* atravesar con una lanza=spear.
* atravesar corriendo=run across.
* atravesar fronteras=tread across + boundaries.
* atravesar rápidamente=zap through.
* atravesar una barrera=break through + barrier.
* atravesar un buen momento=go through + a good patch.
* atravesar un infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* atravesar un mal momento=go through + a bad patch.
* atravesar un momento bueno, pasar por un buen momen=go through + a good patch.
* atravesar un momento malo=go through + a bad patch.
* que atraviesa la ciudad=cross-town.

atravesar con una horca
(v.)=pitchfork.
Ex: Auntie, according to the tale, didn't die in her sleep, but was pitchforked to death by a jealous ex-boyfriend.
atravesar con una lanza
(v.)=spear.
Ex: The object found is designed for spearing or harpooning and may have formed part of a local medieval fishing kit.
atravesar corriendo
(v.)=run across.
Ex: As today's example we have two Brits who have decided to spend the summer and fall running across America.
atravesar fronteras
(v.)=tread across + boundaries.
Ex: In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.
atravesar rápidamente
(v.)=zap through.
Ex: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary.
atravesar un buen momento
(v.)=go through + a good patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
atravesar un infierno
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
atravesar un mal momento
(v.)=go through + a bad patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
atravesar un momento bueno, pasar por un buen momen
(v.)=go through + a good patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
atravesar un momento malo
(v.)=go through + a bad patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
atravesar una barrera
(v.)=break through + barrier.
Ex: There are technological as well as social or cultural barriers for the library manager to break through.
atrayente
(adj.)=attractive ; inviting ; winning ; appealing ; endearing.
Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.
Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
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* parecer atrayente=sound + attractive.

atraído
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* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor=drawn by the promise of a better life.
* sentirse atraído=be engaged.
* sentirse atraído por=take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to ; gravitate to(wards).

atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor
=drawn by the promise of a better life.
Ex: Here, too, came succeeding armies of immigrants -- from Scandinavia, Poland, Germany, Italy, Russia, the Netherlands -- drawn by the promise of a better life.
atrever atreverse
(v.)=dare ; go out on + a limb.
Ex: As far as Hernandez could determine, no one dared to approach him with suggestions for needed changes in library policy or procedure or, heaven forbid, in his personal management style.
Ex: The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration.
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* atreverse a=have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.
* atreverse a decir=go + (as/so) far as to say.
* atreverse a tratar=dare to + tread.
* me atrevo a decir=may I say.
* no atreverse a=have + no stomach for ; flinch at/from.
* no atreverse a tratar=fear to + tread.
* yo me atrevería a decir=dare I say.

atreverse a
(v.)=have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.
Ex: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed. Ex: When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
atreverse a decir
(v.)=go + (as/so) far as to say.
Ex: In fact, I would go so far as to say that people do not change.
atreverse a tratar
(v.)=dare to + tread.
Ex: This book on the Vedic religious imagination covers an area of Indian studies that few dare to tread.
atrevidamente
=fearlessly.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.

atrevido
(adj.)=brave ; presumptuous ; adventurous ; cheeky ; risqué ; bawdy ; fearless ; impudent ; bold ; pert ; audacious ; buccaneering ; forward.
Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.
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* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la=ignorance is very daring.
* persona atrevida=risk taker.
* ser atrevido=make + a bold statement.

atrevimiento
(n.)=boldness ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shamelessness ; impudence ; wantonness ; pertness ; presumptuousness ; presumption ; brazenness ; insolence ; forwardness.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.
Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
Ex: In contrast, Heidegger never repented his presumptuousness.
Ex: His fall from grace may have been due to his presumption in using Hatshepsut's temple for his own devotional purposes.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
Ex: Chapman is attracted to Anne, but she finds his forwardness offputting.
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* con atrevimiento=fearlessly.
* tener el atrevimiento=have + the nerve(s) to.
* tener el atrevimiento de=have + the cheek to.

atrial
(adj.)=atrial.
Ex: Under general anesthesia, closure of the atrial defect was undertaken after initial temporary test occlusion.
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* fibrilación atrial=atrial fibrillation.

atribuciones
(n.)=terms of reference.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.
atribución
(n.)=ascription ; attribution.
Ex: Correct ascription of the authorship of a literary work anonymously or pseudonymously published is a major bibliographical problem.
Ex: This could help in attribution of authorship for anonymous works.
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* atribuciones=terms of reference.

atribuible
(n.)=attributable.
Ex: But the lack of attention is also attributable to the thought that most library users are seeking a particular author and title in the catalog, and therefore subject cataloging is not as important as descriptive.

atribuido
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* atribuido al autor=author-attributed.

atribuido al autor
=author-attributed.
Ex: In Precis the role operator (t) denotes author-attributed associations.
atribuir
(v.)=ascribe ; attribute ; credit ; impute ; chalk + Nombre + up to.
Ex: The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.
Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.
Ex: While he cannot be credited with shaping the library in terms of selecting the book stock, he maintained and cared for it diligently for many years.
Ex: There is nothing bad imputed to the German people by the use of German instead of Deutsche.
Ex: I always used to chalk his mushiness up to age and the fact that he was, for most of his young life, in the care of three ladies.
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* atribuir Algo a=put + Nombre + down to.
* atribuir autoría=assign + intellectual responsibility.
* atribuir el mérito a=credit.
* atribuir responsabilidad intelectual=assign + intellectual responsibility.
* atribuirse=arrogate to + Reflexivo.
* atribuirse el mérito=take + the credit (for).
* atribuirse el mérito de Algo=claim + credit for.
* atribuirse la autoría=make + claim of responsibility ; claim + responsibility.
* atribuirse la fama=take + the credit (for).
* atribuirse la responsabilidad=make + claim of responsibility ; claim + responsibility.
* atribuir su origen a=trace to ; trace back to.
* mérito + atribuirse a=credit + be due to ; credit + go to ; be to the credit of.

atribuir Algo a
(v.)=put + Nombre + down to.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
atribuir autoría
(v.)=assign + intellectual responsibility.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.
atribuir el mérito a
(v.)=credit.
Ex: While he cannot be credited with shaping the library in terms of selecting the book stock, he maintained and cared for it diligently for many years.
atribuir responsabilidad intelectual
(v.)=assign + intellectual responsibility.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.
atribuir su origen a
(v.)=trace to ; trace back to.
Ex: Many people have traced the function of the catalog as included in the Paris Principles to Cutter's objectives. Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
atribuirse
(v.)=arrogate to + Reflexivo.
Ex: This is also an atempt to create confusion and chaos by wiseacres who want to arrogate to themselves that they know and understand Islam a lot when they do not.
atribuirse el mérito
(v.)=take + the credit (for).
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
atribuirse el mérito de Algo
(v.)=claim + credit for.
Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.
atribuirse la autoría
(v.)=make + claim of responsibility ; claim + responsibility.
Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for two truck bombs that hit government ministries in Baghdad last week.
atribuirse la fama
(v.)=take + the credit (for).
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
atribuirse la responsabilidad
(v.)=make + claim of responsibility ; claim + responsibility.
Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for two truck bombs that hit government ministries in Baghdad last week.
atribulado
(adj.)=grieving.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.

atributivo
(adj.)=attributive.
Ex: Content words are subdivided into nominals, attributives, predicatives, infinitives, adverbs, and gerunds.

atributo
(n.)=attribute.
Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.

atril
(n.)=lectern ; book snake ; book cradle ; bookrest [book-rest] ; book stand ; music stand.
Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.
Ex: The book snake is used to hold the pages of a book open for note taking without damaging it.
Ex: The book cradle is a cloth book rest which can be adjusted to fit the shape of the book.
Ex: The book cradle is a cloth bookrest which can be adjusted to fit the shape of the book.
Ex: Reading aids such as talking books, magnifiers and book stands have made a valuable contribution.
Ex: Most of us have been too busy to practise for several years and want to blow the cobwebs off our music stands and start playing again.

atrincherado
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* atrincherado con sacos de arena=sandbagged.
* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno=set in + Posesivo + opinions.

atrincherado con sacos de arena
(adj.)=sandbagged.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno
=set in + Posesivo + opinions.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
atrincheramiento
(n.)=entrenchment.
Ex: The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.

atrincherar
(v.)=entrench.
Ex: This attitude serves to sanction and entrench methods detrimental to the quality of our catalogs.
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* atrincherarse=hole up.

atrincherarse
(v.)=hole up.
Ex: Whether you're headed to Italy or South Africa, you might have a long layover in London but you don't have to spend it holed up at the airport.
atrio^1
(n.)=atrium [atria, -pl.] ; portico.
Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.
Ex: Most of these Medieval porticoes were walled up for security reasons.
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* del atrio=atrial.

atrio^2
(n.)=atrium [atria, -pl.].
Nota: Usado en anatomía.
Ex: Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.

atrocidad
(n.)=enormity ; atrocity ; awfulness ; hideousness ; monstrosity ; outrage ; inhumanity.
Ex: It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.
Ex: The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.
Ex: But among those elements there may be something new and strange which one may not be able to assimilate oneself, as an adult, because of the sheer awfulness of the rest of the stuff.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.
Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.

atrofia
(n.)=atrophy ; arrested development.
Ex: There is the possibility of computers leading ultimately to the abdication of memory with a resultant atrophy of knowledge.
Ex: Far more difficult to deal with than these fluctuations in growth is arrested development.

atrofiado
(adj.)=stunted.
Ex: Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).

atrofiamiento
(n.)=stunting.
Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

atrofiar
(v.)=stunt ; stultify.
Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
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* atrofiarse=atrophy.

atrofiarse
(v.)=atrophy.
Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.
atrompetado
(adj.)=trumpet-shaped.
Ex: The foliage has a rank smell, but the large, trumpet-shaped flowers have a sweet fragrance that permeates the garden.

atropellar
(v.)=run over ; walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
Ex: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.

atropello
(n.)=act of vandalism ; act of hooliganism ; act of thuggery ; loutish act.
Ex: The mayor said the move was necessary due to a rash of break-ins and acts of vandalism in the town.
Ex: Since September when schools reopened for the new academic year, there have been several serious acts of hooliganism.
Ex: It was an act of thuggery and stupidity and I have not one ounce of sympathy for him.
Ex: The worst thing is that this culture contributes to irresponsible sexual behaviour, loutish acts, drunk driving and people becoming alcoholics.
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* conductor que se da a la fuga tras causar un accidente o atropello=hit-and-run driver.

atroz
(adj.)=dismal ; atrocious ; brutal ; frightful ; dire ; abysmal ; excruciating ; hideous ; gruesome ; ferocious ; god-awful ; heinous ; egregious.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.
Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en â€ frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.
Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.
Ex: That is outrageous in itself, an egregious departure from protecting citizens against abuses of power.

atrozmente
=dismally ; appallingly ; heinously ; egregiousluy.
Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.
Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Ex: They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.
Ex: To the extent the resolution imperils American troops, it is egregiously reckless and indefensible at all levels.

atrás
=in the back ; at the back.
Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene.
Ex: Even though she'd run off to Florida, Vincente had a picture of Wanda on the kitchen wall in his apartment at the back of the store.
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* asiento de atrás=pillion seat.
* asiento de atrás, el=rear seat, the.
* caerse hacia atrás=fall backwards.
* cuenta atrás=count down.
* dar la cuenta atrás=count + Nombre + out.
* dar macha atrás=backpedal [back-pedal].
* dar marcha atrás=do + an about-face ; back up ; back down.
* de atrás=rear.
* de atrás para adelante=back and forth.
* de delante hacia atrás=front to back ; fore and aft.
* dejar atrás=outstrip ; outpace ; outdistance ; leave + Nombre + behind ; leave by + the wayside ; move on from ; put + some distance between... and....
* desplazarse hacia atrás=backtrack [back-track] ; draw back ; move + backwards.
* echar marcha atrás=do + an about-face ; back out ; back up.
* echarse atrás=draw back ; draw back ; chicken out (on/of) ; back out ; get + cold feet ; backpedal [back-pedal] ; funk it ; funk ; back down.
* empezar la cuenta atrás=count down.
* empujar hacia atrás=push back.
* en el asiento de atrás=in the back seat.
* en la parte de atrás=at the rear ; at the back.
* enumerar hacia atrás=list + backwards.
* hacia adelante y hacia atrás=to and fro.
* hacia atrás=backwards ; backward(s) ; astern ; rearward(s).
* ir hacia atrás=page + backward.
* ir marcha atrás=back up.
* la parte de atrás de=the back of.
* marcha atrás=about-face ; reverse.
* mirando hacia atrás=in retrospect.
* mirar atrás sin arrepentimiento=have no + regrets.
* mirar hacia atrás=look back.
* mirar para atrás=look back.
* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante=move back and forth.
* muy atrás=far behind.
* no mirar atrás con arrepentimiento=have no + regrets.
* no volver la vista atrás=never + look back.
* parte de atrás=back ; backside ; rear.
* pasajero de atrás=pillion passenger ; pillion.
* pasar hojas hacia atrás=page + backward.
* pase hacia atrás=back pass.
* paso atrás=backward step ; retrograde step.
* paso hacia atrás=retrograde step ; step backward(s) ; step back.
* pirueta hacia atrás=backflip.
* por atrás=astern.
* presionar hacia atrás=press + Nombre + back.
* quedarse atrás=fall behind ; hang back ; trail ; trail behind ; be behind.
* que se abrocha por atrás=back-buttoning.
* salto mortal hacia atrás=backflip.
* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás=reach + the point of no return.
* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás=wobble back and forth.
* trabajar hacia atrás=work backward.
* venir de mucho tiempo atrás=go back + a long way.
* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo=travel back in + time.
* voltereta hacia atrás=backflip.
* volver atrás=turn + the clock back ; go + backwards.
* volver hacia atrás=backtrack [back-track].
* volver la vista atrás=look back.
* vuelta atrás=fall-back [fallback].
* vuelta de campana hacia atrás=backflip.

atuenda
(n.)=livery.
Ex: Only the armed forces (another body of men distinguished by their livery) can equal the ministry for the rigidity with which they exclude women.

atuendo
(n.)=outfit ; attire ; clobber ; togs ; garb.
Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.
Ex: Unlike most of the fashion world, the styles of formal attire take their names from men's wear rather than female attire.
Ex: I hope you are feeling flamboyant guys because Elton John is selling off his clobber for charity again.
Ex: Their togs literally froze on their bodies, and when they came out for the second half they were all but encased in ice.
Ex: Despite her garb, which was reminiscent of the late Renaissance, she seemed like a down-to-earth person.

atuendos
(n.)=regalia.
Ex: In times of yore, the umbrella was part of the royal regalia, or symbol of rank.

aturdido
=dazed ; stunned ; astounded ; flabbergasted ; addled ; groggy ; distraught ; bemused ; in a fluster ; in a flutter ; in a (cold) sweat.
Ex: The article 'Dazed and confused' reviews developments in publishing technology during 1997.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
Ex: No wonder he was often seen with a bemused smile or poker face during Obama's address.
Ex: But how strange that a young lady of your clear intelligence should get in such a fluster over things like tops and 14-year-old boys.
Ex: The sisters who worked there were in a flutter over this icon who represented their most deeply felt values.
Ex: If traders were not in a cold sweat before this happened, they were certainly now.
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* quedarse aturdido=bemuse ; boggle.

aturdimiento
(v.)=bewilderment ; daze ; stunning ; fluster.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.
Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
Ex: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.

aturdir
(v.)=stun ; bewilder ; discomfit ; stupefy.
Ex: The dramatic swiftness of the revelation stunned her.
Ex: Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.
Ex: What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.
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* aturdirse=fluster.

aturdirse
(v.)=fluster.
Ex: And when he stumbles and flusters like that, it gets embarrassing.
aturrullado
(adj.)=distraught.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.

aturrullar
(v.)=stun.
Ex: The dramatic swiftness of the revelation stunned her.
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* aturrullarse=fluster.

aturrullarse
(v.)=fluster.
Ex: And when he stumbles and flusters like that, it gets embarrassing.
aturullado
(adj.)=groggy .
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.

aturullar
(v.)=stun.
Ex: The dramatic swiftness of the revelation stunned her.
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* aturullarse=fluster.

aturullarse
(v.)=fluster.
Ex: And when he stumbles and flusters like that, it gets embarrassing.
atávico
(adj.)=atavistic.
Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

atípico
(adj.)=aberrant ; atypical ; untypical.
Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
Ex: Although atypical of prison library service they are used to illustrate conditions in prison and how these influence the work of the library.
Ex: His untypical career includes enrolling in a school for mercenaries in order to further his research on them.
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* atípico para la época del año=unseasonably.
* valor atípico=outlier.

atípico para la época del año
=unseasonably.
Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.
atómico
(adj.)=atomic.
Ex: Information will be stored in its atomic form, making programming relatively easy.
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* bomba atómica, la=A-bomb, the.
* espectrometría atómica=atomic spectrometry.
* peso atómico=atomic weight.
* refugio atómico=fallout shelter.

atónito
(adj.)=dumbfounded ; in a spin ; gobsmacked ; stunned ; astounded ; flabbergasted ; thunderstruck ; astonished ; bemused.
Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.
Ex: No wonder he was often seen with a bemused smile or poker face during Obama's address.
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* dejar a Alguien atónico=knock + Posesivo + socks off.
* dejar a Alguien atónito=stun ; leave + Nombre + breathless ; astound ; leave + Nombre + speechless.
* quedarse atónito=be astonished ; be bowled over ; stun into + speechlessness ; bemuse ; boggle.
* quedarse completamente atónito=You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.

atópico
(adj.)=atopic.
Ex: Significantly more of this population were reported to have asthma & atopic eczema.
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* dermatitis atópica=atopic dermatitis.

atún
(n.)=tuna.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna.
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* atún en lata=tinned tuna.
* atún enlatado=tinned tuna.
* cecina de atún=tuna jerky.
* lata de atún=tin of tuna.

atún en lata
(n.)=tinned tuna.
Ex: The UK is the second largest consumer of tinned tuna after the US.
atún enlatado
(n.)=tinned tuna.
Ex: The UK is the second largest consumer of tinned tuna after the US.
au pair
(n.)=au pair.
Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.

audacia
(n.)=audacity ; boldness ; aggresiveness ; fearlessness.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: The innovative thrust of an organization significantly affects the aggressiveness of the firm's strategy for investment in information technology.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
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* con audacia=boldly.

audaz
(adj.)=adventurous ; daring ; fearless ; bold ; dauntless ; brave ; audacious ; buccaneering ; devil-may-care ; swashbuckling.
Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
Ex: Davis, the main character, is a devil-may-care sergeant leading a squadron on an expedition through a jungle where a bandit is leading a rebellion.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.
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* persona audaz=risk taker.

audazmente
=boldly.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.

audible
(adj.)=audible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes, without even an audible click.
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* de forma audible=audibly.

audición
(n.)=hearing ; audition ; tryout.
Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
Ex: Applicants may receive information regarding these auditions by sending a one-page written resume to this office no later than October 20, 2008.
Ex: Nearly 200 players submitted applications to be considered for the tryouts and the pool was narrowed to 84.
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* audición musical=music audition.
* hacer una audición=audition.
* pérdida de audición=loss of hearing ; hearing loss.

audición musical
(n.)=music audition.
Ex: In addition to their music audition, they will be given a diagnostic test in music theory.
audiencia provincial
(n.)=crown court.
Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance.
audiencia pública
(n.)=public hearing.
Ex: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic.
audiencia radiofónica
(n.)=radio listeners ; listenership.
Ex: Surveys of radio listeners do not support his contention that libraries' competitors are more attractive. Ex: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.
audiencia televisiva
(n.)=television viewing figures.
Ex: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret.
audiencia^1
(n.)=audience.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
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* audiencia radiofónica=radio listeners ; listenership.
* audiencia televisiva=television viewing figures.
* índice de audiencia=rating.
* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia=prime time television.
* programa de mayor audiencia=prime time programme ; prime time show.

audiencia^2
(n.)=law court.
Ex: The scope of copyright protection for computer programs has proved to be a vexing issue for the law courts.
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* Audiencia Nacional, la=High Court, the.
* audiencia provincial=crown court.
* audiencia pública=public hearing.

audio
(n.)=audio.
Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
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* audio streaming=audio streaming.
* audio visual=AV (audio visual).
* captura de ficheros de audio=audio capture.
* CD de audio=CD-audio.
* centro de audio=audio centre.
* grabación en audio=audio-recording ; audio-record.
* grabar en audio=audio record.
* libro grabado en audio=talking book.
* mezcla de audio=audio mix.
* mezclador de audio=audio mixer.
* streaming audio=streaming audio.
* técnica de audio simultáneo=audio streaming.

audio streaming
(n.)=audio streaming.
Ex: Audio streaming makes it possible to compress CD quality music to a level that can be streamed to users with a minimum wait for playback.
audio visual
=AV (audio visual).
Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.
audiocasete
(n.)=audiocassette [audio-cassette].
Ex: This article examines the abridged versus unabridged debate in the realm of books on tape or audiocassettes outlining the advantages of each format.

audiolibro
(n.)=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
Nota: Libro grabado en soporte magnético para que los invidentes puedan escucharlos.
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind.
Ex: However, the majority of audiobooks are available for blind readers only through independent libraries for the blind.

audiometría
(n.)=audiometry.
Ex: The determination of human sensitivity to industrial noise by audiometry enables one to discover workers with heightened auditory sensitivity .

audiovisual
(adj.)=audiovisual [audio-visual].
Ex: I don't think audiovisual applies very well to microforms and machine-readable data files.
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* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales=library media specialist.
* equipo audiovisual=audiovisual equipment.
* material audiovisual=a-v material ; audiovisual item ; audiovisual material.
* obra audiovisual=audiovisual work.
* sala de material audiovisual=audiovisual room.
* técnico de audiovisuales=audiovisual technician.

auditar
(v.)=audit.
Ex: The number of auditors involved vary according to the scale of the institution being audited.

auditivo
(adj.)=aural ; audio ; auditory.
Ex: The uniform title is followed by 'a statement of physical medium to distinguish the aural from the visual forms of the same work'.
Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
Ex: Perhaps too much emphasis is being placed on thinking through visual and auditory channels at the expense of language skills.
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* deficiencia auditiva=hearing disorder.
* pérdida auditiva=loss of hearing.
* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las=hearing impaired, the.
* problemas auditivos=impaired hearing.
* protección auditiva=hearing protection.
* sensibilidad auditiva=auditory sensitivity.
* sistema auditivo, el=auditory system, the.
* tono auditivo=audio tune.

auditor
(n.)=auditor.
Ex: The records are often checked by auditors so complete accuracy is essential.
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* auditor externo=external auditor.
* auditor interno=internal auditor.
* auditor público=public auditor.

auditor externo
(n.)=external auditor.
Ex: External auditors are independent staff assigned by an auditing firm to assess and evaluate financial statements of their clients.
auditor interno
(n.)=internal auditor.
Ex: Systems auditing should be the main approach that is adopted by internal auditors.
auditor público
(n.)=public auditor.
Ex: It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.
auditorio
(n.)=auditorium [auditoriums/auditoria, -pl.] ; conference hall ; auditory theatre ; assembly hall.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
Ex: The American Library Association's meeting in Chicago was characterised as much by the weather as by the events inside the conference halls.
Ex: Seats in halls, lecture and auditory theatres intended for audiences of special events are excluded.
Ex: Experts feel that unless a retaining wall is built the structure of the newly-built assembly hall may collapse.
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* auditorio repleto=packed house.

auditorio repleto
(n.)=packed house.
Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
auditoría
(n.)=audit ; audit report.
Ex: An audit proving that all assigned tasks are being performed assures the institution that the employee is being fairly compensated.
Ex: The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million.
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* auditoría de datos=data auditing ; data audit.
* auditoría de la información=information audit ; information auditing.
* auditoría de sistemas=systems audit ; systems auditing.
* auditoría de sistemas de información=information systems auditing ; information systems audit.
* auditoría informática=computer audit ; computer auditing.
* firma de auditoría=auditing firm ; audit firm.
* hacer una auditoría=audit.

auditoría de datos
(n.)=data auditing ; data audit.
Ex: The mere existence of data auditing processes can deter thieves, curtail misuse and ensure employees think longer before they act. Ex: Results from the data audits should be made public and published on an intranet portal for the enterprise to view.
auditoría de la información
(n.)=information audit ; information auditing.
Ex: This article describes a framework for an information audit which records the decision-making chain used when designing, evaluating and implementing a new automated information system. Ex: Such information auditing is particularly important in science and technology information centres since it is here that the optimization of the resources is needed the most.
auditoría de sistemas
(n.)=systems audit ; systems auditing.
Ex: During the systems audit, an expert will evaluate your database configuration, review your various servers and workstation settings and analyze your entire computing environment. Ex: Systems auditing should be the main approach that is adopted by internal auditors.
auditoría de sistemas de información
(n.)=information systems auditing ; information systems audit.
Ex: This course explores the principles, history, and ongoing challenges of information systems auditing. Ex: As an information systems audit professional, one should keep abreast of all business developments, new threats and the latest technology for information.
auditoría informática
(n.)=computer audit ; computer auditing.
Ex: Computer audit involves the application of established audit principles to the practice of computing. Ex: Computer auditing is a branch of general auditing concerned with the control of information and communications technologies or computers.
audífono
(n.)=hearing aid.
Ex: Physical access to the library is not a problem, but congenital deafness may reduce competent use of language, background noise can reduce the effectiveness of a hearing aid, not all deaf people can lip-read or use sign language.

auge
(n.)=rise ; heyday ; boom ; bouyancy ; elevation.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
Ex: The author outlines the reason for the buoyancy of the book trade and discusses the prospects for exports which appear to be much better.
Ex: Within the last 40 years, information has undergone remarkable elevation.
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* alcanzar + Posesivo + auge=reach + Posesivo + height ; reach + Posesivo + highest point.
* auge y decadencia=rise and fall.
* ciudad en auge=boom town.
* durante el auge de=at the height of ; during the height of ; during the heyday of.
* en auge=in ascendancy ; buoyant ; booming ; on the rise ; at high tide.
* en pleno auge=at its height ; at its peak ; at its zenith.
* en sus años de auge=in + Posesivo + heyday.
* estar en auge=go + strong.
* estar en pleno auge=be in full cry.

auge y decadencia
(n.)=rise and fall.
Ex: The Arabic press has been maundering on pointlessly for decades about the rise and fall of Osama bin Laden.
augurar
(v.)=portend ; hold out + prospect ; hold out + promise ; presage ; be promissory of ; forecast ; foretell.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio foretold.
Ex: Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.
Ex: The processing of electronic signals holds out the prospect of the automation of tasks which involve representations of information.
Ex: Information technology holds out the promise of an improved information flow.
Ex: These 'stages of development' in the life cycle of a company presage a turnaround situation for that company over the course of time.
Ex: The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.
Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
Ex: By asking readers to indicate whether the reference had been of interest or not, a degree of feedback can be obtained which can be used to modify their profiles, but there will never be any means of foretelling the 'wayout' article which may prove of interest.
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* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug=red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.

augurio
(n.)=augury ; portent ; omen.
Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.
Ex: As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.
Ex: Everyone knew he had no belief in such omens.

aula
(n.)=classroom ; class ; teaching room.
Ex: Teaching is done through lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work both in the classroom and the library.
Ex: The students in these classes were asked to record their library science periodical usage for one week = En estas clases se les pidió a los estudiantes que mantuvieran un registro del uso que hacían de las publicaciones periódicas de biblioteconomía y documentación durante una semana.
Ex: A teaching room as well as a study room in a library can be practically placed on-site or off-site campus or as far away as on the desktop of a computer.
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* aula de arte=art-room.
* aula de clase=teaching room.
* aula de conferencias=lecture theatre.
* aula magna=main lecture hall ; main lecture theatre.
* aula virtual=virtual classroom.
* en el aula de clase=classroom-based.

aula de arte
(n.)=art-room.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
aula de clase
(n.)=teaching room.
Ex: A teaching room as well as a study room in a library can be practically placed on-site or off-site campus or as far away as on the desktop of a computer.
aula de conferencias
(n.)=lecture theatre.
Ex: The building includes seminar rooms, lecture theatres and a well-equipped library which houses audio-visual rooms, study carrels, display and reading rooms and stacks.
aula magna
(n.)=main lecture hall ; main lecture theatre.
Ex: Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University. Ex: Dr Voits, a world authority on UFOs, will be giving a talk in the main lecture theatre this evening.
aula virtual
(n.)=virtual classroom.
Ex: The creation of this virtual classroom was accomplished by using only existing computing resources.
aulaga
(n.)=gorse.
Ex: Many places on the path are overarched with brambles and gorse.

aullar
(v.)=howl ; caterwaul ; whine ; yelp ; bay.
Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Ex: If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others.
Ex: It took us a really long time to get him to stop baying every time we left the house.

aullido
(n.)=whine ; whining ; yelp ; yell.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.
Ex: I heard a yell from down below and saw what seemed a hazy glow.
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* dar aullidos=caterwaul.

aumentado
(adj.)=enlarged.
Ex: Although he did have an enlarged heart, he overworked it with excessive sports.
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* versión aumentada=enlarged version.

aumentar
(v.)=accelerate ; augment ; become + large ; enhance ; enlarge ; escalate ; expand ; grow + larger ; increase ; raise ; rise ; strengthen ; accentuate ; grow ; add to ; deepen ; mushroom ; intensify ; wax ; swell ; pump up ; bump up ; step up ; spike ; crank up ; ramp up ; move it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch ; ratchet up ; amp up ; turn up ; gap up ; jump.
Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the introduction of on-line information retrieval.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: If the number of categories becomes large, cross-references will be necessary between individual files.
Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: As the system grows larger it's more difficult to maintain that control.
Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.
Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.
Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.
Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations.
Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
Ex: The article 'Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
Ex: Most librarians will admit that they could probably increase the use made of their lending libraries and bump up their annual loans by stocking more romances and thrillers and fewer serious novels, but they do not do this.
Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.
Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.
Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.
Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.
Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
Ex: The stock hit a new high on Monday after gapping up 7%.
Ex: The number of kids who are on medication has jumped dramatically.
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* aumentar de importancia=grow in + importance ; grow in + significance.
* aumentar de tamaño=grow in + size ; grow + larger ; increase in + size.
* aumentar de valor=increase in + value.
* aumentar el conocimiento=expand + Posesivo + knowledge ; deepen + awareness.
* aumentar el control=tighten (up) + control.
* aumentar el esfuerzo=increase + effort.
* aumentar el precio=mark up + price ; jack up + the price.
* aumentar el presupuesto=add + monies to + budget.
* aumentar en cantidad=increase in + quantity.
* aumentar en número=grow in + numbers ; increase in + numbers.
* aumentar en variedad=grow in + kind.
* aumentar la confusión=add to + the confusion.
* aumentar la experiencia=deepen + experience.
* aumentar la productividad=increase + productivity ; boost + Posesivo + productivity.
* aumentar las diferencias entre ... y=widen + the gap between ... and.
* aumentar las posibilidades=increase + the odds.
* aumentar las probabilidades=shorten + the odds.
* aumentar las ventas=boost + sales.
* aumentar la velocidad=grow + faster.
* aumentar los costes=cost + rise.
* aumentar los impuestos=increase + taxes.
* aumentar los ingresos=boost + Posesivo + income.
* aumentar rápidamente=snowball.
* crisis + aumentar=crisis + deepen.
* estar aumentando=be on the increase.
* tensión + aumentar=tension + mount.
* volver a aumentar=re-accelerate.

aumentar de importancia
(v.)=grow in + importance ; grow in + significance.
Ex: The serialization of new fiction in half-crown monthly magazines such as Blackwood's started in a small way in the 1820s, and grew in importance during the following decade. Ex: As global networks grow in significance it is getting more important to share knowledge and standards.
aumentar de tamaño
(v.)=grow in + size ; grow + larger ; increase in + size.
Ex: Search times, for instance, can increase alarmingly as files grow in size. Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.). Ex: As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.
aumentar de valor
(v.)=increase in + value.
Ex: Tangible assets will increase in quantity and value from 27 per cent to 82 per cent.
aumentar el conocimiento
(v.)=expand + Posesivo + knowledge ; deepen + awareness.
Ex: Literature can also extend the students' experience, broaden their perspective and expand their knowledge and understanding. Ex: One of the functions of reading is to deepen our literary awareness.
aumentar el control
(v.)=tighten (up) + control.
Ex: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.
aumentar el esfuerzo
(v.)=increase + effort.
Ex: By increasing our effort at the indexing stage -- the input -- we may well be able to reduce the amount of time we have to spend at the output stage in searching.
aumentar el precio
(v.)=mark up + price ; jack up + the price.
Ex: Export levels are still low since the official exporting agencies mark up prices considerably. Ex: To that end, Marriott has announced its room rates will include everything up front; no hidden taxes or fees to jack up the price at the end of your stay.
aumentar el presupuesto
(v.)=add + monies to + budget.
Ex: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.
aumentar en cantidad
(v.)=increase in + quantity.
Ex: Tangible assets will increase in quantity and value from 27 per cent to 82 per cent.
aumentar en número
(v.)=grow in + numbers ; increase in + numbers.
Ex: Public libraries have grown in numbers in recent years, particularly in poorer urban areas. Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.
aumentar en variedad
(v.)=grow in + kind.
Ex: The application of copyright law to electronic resources is receiving more attention as technologies grow in kind and complexity.
aumentar la confusión
(v.)=add to + the confusion.
Ex: In such situations an attentive silence following a 'no' may be more productive than adding to the confusion by throwing out more false leads.
aumentar la experiencia
(v.)=deepen + experience.
Ex: Librarians involved with children's books must constantly deepen their experience of them.
aumentar la productividad
(v.)=increase + productivity ; boost + Posesivo + productivity.
Ex: Librarians entered into cooperative and networking activities to improve access to resources through sharing, and to try and increase productivity and control the rate of rising costs. Ex: Recent research also demonstrates that power naps can boost productivity.
aumentar la velocidad
(v.)=grow + faster.
Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).
aumentar las diferencias entre ... y
(v.)=widen + the gap between ... and.
Ex: There has been increasing concern that advances in high technology have widened the information gap between developed and developing countries.
aumentar las posibilidades
(v.)=increase + the odds.
Ex: Moreover, the results indicate that lowering insurance premiums by$100 can increase the odds of employment by 4 percentage points.
aumentar las probabilidades
(v.)=shorten + the odds.
Ex: The article 'Women in Management: Two Points of View. Shortening the Odds' urges parents to change their expectations of women and girls.
aumentar las ventas
(v.)=boost + sales.
Ex: The publishers whose books win the prizes obviously use the fact to try to boost sales.
aumentar los costes
(n.)=cost + rise.
Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
aumentar los impuestos
(v.)=increase + taxes.
Ex: Both factions realize that new expenditures must not be undertaken if they mean increasing taxes.
aumentar los ingresos
(v.)=boost + Posesivo + income.
Ex: Optical storage can help firm administrators control costs and bill clients more promptly which boost income.
aumentar rápidamente
(v.)=snowball.
Ex: Continuing education for nursing has snowballed due to such things as recognition of advances in medical science and related fields.
aumento
(n.)=boost ; build-up [buildup] ; extension ; growth ; increase ; rise ; tide ; expansion ; deepening ; augmentation ; increase in numbers ; growth in number ; surge ; upswing ; widening ; waxing ; enlargement ; heightening.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.
Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.
Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.
Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.
Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.
Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.
Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.
Ex: This enlargement of interests forms the basis of the claim to provide an information education appropriate to other than library-type environments.
Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.
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* aumento acelerado=spurt.
* aumento acusado=sharp increase.
* aumento asociado a la inflación=inflation-adjusted.
* aumento de=increased.
* aumento de cantidad=increase in quantity.
* aumento de costes=increased costs ; cost increase.
* aumento de la demanda=increase in (the) demand ; increased demand.
* aumento de la producción=increased production.
* aumento de las diferencias entre ... y=widening gap between ... and ; widening of the gap beween .... and.
* aumento del conocimiento=knowledge building.
* aumento de los impuestos=tax increase.
* aumento del uso=increased use.
* aumento de pecho=breast augmentation ; breast enlargement.
* aumento de peso=weight gain.
* aumento de precios=price increase ; increased price.
* aumento de tamaño=increase in size.
* aumento en espesor=thickening.
* aumento exponencial=exponential increase ; exponential growth.
* aumento notable=rising tide.
* aumento repentino=upsurge.
* aumento salarial=salary increase ; pay rise ; salary rise.
* aumento salarial por méritos=merit salary increase.
* aumento transitorio de tensión=surge.
* aumento vertiginoso=explosion ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; exponential increase ; exponential growth.
* conceder aumento salarial=award + salary increase.
* en aumento=burgeoning ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; on the rise ; growing ; heightening.
* en aumento gradual=gradually quickening.
* en continuo aumento=ever-increasing.
* espejo de aumento=magnifying mirror.
* experimentar un aumento=experience + rise.
* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso=experience + explosion.
* gran aumento=heavy increase.
* ir en aumento=be on the increase.
* lector de aumento=magnifying reader.
* lente de aumento=magnifying glass ; magnifier ; hand lens.
* mamoplastía de aumento=augmentation mammoplasty.
* ritmo de aumento=rate of increase.
* tasa de aumento=growth rate ; rate of growth ; rate of increase.

aumento acelerado
(n.)=spurt.
Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.
aumento acusado
(n.)=sharp increase.
Ex: A sharp increase in the number of practical applications of expert systems was observed during the period 1980-84.
aumento asociado a la inflación
(adj.)=inflation-adjusted.
Ex: The author analyzes inflation-adjusted salary data for academic law librarians from 1971 to 91, noting a disparity between the growth rates for salaries of library directors and other librarians.
aumento de
(adj.)=increased.
Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
aumento de cantidad
(n.)=increase in quantity.
Ex: Suppose that a 2 percent decline in the price of coffee leads to only a 1 percent increase in quantity demanded.
aumento de costes
(n.)=increased costs ; cost increase.
Ex: The author concludes that, increased costs notwithstanding, US library-produced 35mm microfilm continues to be a 'good buy'. Ex: Further cost increases may also arise if publishers gain control over electronic resources through licensing agreements.
aumento de la demanda
(n.)=increase in (the) demand ; increased demand.
Ex: The increase in demand for the reference sources also coincides with the spread of reference services in all libraries during the twentieth century. Ex: The need for a method of ensuring secure communication over insecure channels, such as the Internet, has seen an increased demand for good cryptography.
aumento de la producción
(n.)=increased production.
Ex: One means to combat this problem involves the increased production of acid-free paper.
aumento de las diferencias entre ... y
(n.)=widening gap between ... and ; widening of the gap beween .... and.
Ex: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries. Ex: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world.
aumento de los impuestos
(n.)=tax increase.
Ex: Both factions are thus in the position of having to choose between demands for higher services and demands to minimize tax increases.
aumento de pecho
(n.)=breast augmentation ; breast enlargement.
Ex: Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast. Ex: Although more often people hear about breast enlargement, more than half of the mammoplasties are done to decrease the size of the breast.
aumento de peso
(n.)=weight gain.
Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
aumento de precios
(n.)=price increase ; increased price.
Ex: This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books. Ex: The serials crisis is related to increased prices and the inability of academic libraries to keep pace with the demand for research materials.
aumento de tamaño
(n.)=increase in size.
Ex: The first sign of puberty in boys is an increase in size of the testicles.
aumento del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge building.
Ex: It is important not to confuse specialization in the workplace with the question of the viability of disciplines of knowledge building.
aumento del uso
(n.)=increased use.
Ex: However, the consequences of progressive deterioration, both as a result of acid paper and environmental conditions as well as by increased use, are just beginning to be realised.
aumento en espesor
(n.)=thickening.
Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.
aumento exponencial
(n.)=exponential increase ; exponential growth.
Ex: By the 20th century, the industrial revolution had resulted in an exponential increase in the human consumption of resources and an increase in health, wealth and population. Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
aumento notable
(n.)=rising tide.
Ex: Depository libraries in the USA can no longer cope with the rising tide of government information and they serve only a select segment of the population.
aumento repentino
(n.)=upsurge.
Ex: It was the great upsurge both in publication and in literacy that forced a change.
aumento salarial
(n.)=salary increase ; pay rise ; salary rise.
Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'. Ex: This performance-based pay scheme is based on a job classification and salary schedule and pay rises are flexible rather than automatic. Ex: The highest salary rise was largely in organizations with the highest revenues and assets.
aumento salarial por méritos
(n.)=merit salary increase.
Ex: Successful achievement on the part of the employee can be reinforced by providing external rewards such as promotions and merit salary increases.
aumento transitorio de tensión
(n.)=surge.
Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.
aumento vertiginoso
(n.)=explosion ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; exponential increase ; exponential growth.
Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display. Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves. Ex: By the 20th century, the industrial revolution had resulted in an exponential increase in the human consumption of resources and an increase in health, wealth and population. Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
aun así
=even so.
Ex: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.
aun cuando
=even if ; even though ; even when.
Ex: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them. Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked. Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
aun entonces
=even then.
Ex: During the Golden Age, more than forty-five publishing companies competed for a share of the ever-growing pie, but even then, a few large firms dominated the market.
aun mejor
=better still.
Ex: At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
aun más
=Verbo + further ; even further ; all the more ; further ; furthermore ; beyond that ; a fortiori.
Ex: Main classes are divided into subclasses which are further subdivided into form, place, time and subject aspects. Ex: Moreover, budgets will be squeezed even further by the rapidly rising costs of materials. Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life. Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term. Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language. Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos. Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.
aun peor
(n.)=worse ; even worse ; worse still.
Ex: Problems will still exist with telecommunications and postal services with differing prices and, worse, differing standards of service. Ex: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets. Ex: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.
aun^1
=even ; yet.
Ex: Even a dictionary catalogue uses the symbols of a classification scheme to indicate the shelf location of documents.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
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* acercarse aun más=come + closer together ; draw + closer together ; bring + closer together ; move + closer together.
* acercarse más aun=come + closer together.
* alejarse aun más=move + further apart.
* apartarse aun más=move + further apart.
* aun así=even so.
* aun cuando=even if ; even though ; even when.
* aun entonces=even then.
* aun más=Verbo + further ; even further ; all the more ; further ; furthermore ; beyond that ; a fortiori.
* aun mejor=better still.
* aun peor=worse ; even worse ; worse still.
* con más intensidad aun=with a vengeance.
* con más razón aun=a fortiori.
* desarrollar aun más=develop + further.
* distanciar aun más=widen + the gap between ... and.
* ir aun más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* lo que es aun más alarmante=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es aun más inquietante=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es aun más preocupante=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es aun mejor=better still.
* lo que es aun peor=worse still.
* lo que es mejor aun=better still.
* lo que es peor aun=worse still.
* más aun=beyond that ; furthermore.
* más importante aun=more significantly.
* mejorar aun más=take + Nombre + to the next level.
* mejor aun=better still.
* para complicar aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* para confundir aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* peor aun=even worse.
* separar aun más=widen + the gap between ... and.
* separarse aun más=move + further apart.
* ser aun más=be all the more.
* y aun mejor=better yet.
* y mejor aun=better yet.

aunar
(v.)=bridge ; bring + Nombre + into line ; coalesce ; rally.
Ex: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.
Ex: UDC was originally based on the fifth edition of DC, and though the two schemes tended to drift apart, there was for some time an attempt to bring them into line again.
Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.
Ex: The aim of the conference was to rally and organize the fight for public access to information.
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* aunar esfuerzos=join + forces ; coordinate + efforts ; join + hands ; pool + efforts ; pull together.

aunar esfuerzos
(v.)=join + forces ; coordinate + efforts ; join + hands ; pool + efforts ; pull together.
Ex: Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians. Ex: What is required is a recognised organisation to co-ordinate all their efforts. Ex: The ability of the profession to meet the library service needs of the next generation requires that library educators and practitioners join hands in educational programmes. Ex: The author urges publishing houses to pool their efforts. Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.
aunque
=admittedly ; albeit (that) ; although ; but ; even though ; while ; whilst ; even when ; though ; if ; but still ; but then again.
Ex: Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.
Ex: Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments.
Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest.
Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.
Ex: While the resulting A/Z entries are not 'wrong', they tend to be clumsy.
Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
Ex: This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.
Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient library from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
Ex: Less well-reported but still widely collected types of use included newly registered borrowers, visits, reference questions, in-library use, and off site program attendance = Otros datos sobre los que se dio menos información aunque todas las bibliotecas los recogen eran el número de nuevos usuarios, las visitas, las preguntas de referencia, el uso dentro de la biblioteca y la asistencia a actividades organizas fuera de la biblioteca.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
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* aunque a decir verdad=Mind you.
* aunque a menudo=if often.
* aunque en balde=but (all) to no avail.
* aunque en vano=but (all) to no avail.
* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear ; You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy ; You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
* aunque me fuera la vida en ello=for the life of me.
* aunque no lo creas=believe it or not.
* aunque no lo parezca=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* aunque no sea para otra cosa=if nothing else.
* aunque no siempre=if not always.
* aunque no sirva para otra cosa=if nothing else.
* aunque parezca difícil=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* aunque parezca extraño=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* aunque parezca increíble=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* aunque parezca mentira=amazingly enough ; believe it or not ; strangely enough ; incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* aunque parezca raro=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough.
* aunque parezca razo=funnily.
* aunque por otro lado=but otherwise.
* aunque sin ningún resultado=but (all) to no avail.
* aunque sólo sea porque=if only because.

aunque a decir verdad
=Mind you.
Ex: 'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.
aunque a menudo
=if often.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.
aunque en balde
=but (all) to no avail.
Ex: I have tried a few different ways of helping him remember the difference but to no avail.
aunque en vano
=but (all) to no avail.
Ex: I have tried a few different ways of helping him remember the difference but to no avail.
aunque me fuera la vida en ello
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
aunque no lo creas
=believe it or not.
Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.
aunque no lo parezca
=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
aunque no sea para otra cosa
=if nothing else.
Ex: If nothing else, the sad story of Dialog and the American Chemical Society may serve to chart the waters a little better for other organisations in the field.
aunque no siempre
=if not always.
Ex: Librarians have become active, if not always willing, participants in the design of user interfaces.
aunque no sirva para otra cosa
=if nothing else.
Ex: If nothing else, the sad story of Dialog and the American Chemical Society may serve to chart the waters a little better for other organisations in the field.
aunque parezca difícil
=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
Ex: Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals. Ex: Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
aunque parezca extraño
=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
aunque parezca increíble
=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION. Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Ex: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
aunque parezca mentira
=amazingly enough ; believe it or not ; strangely enough ; incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
Ex: Amazingly enough, the first great dictionary was basically the work of one man. Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION. Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Ex: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear. Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
aunque parezca raro
=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough.
Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear. Ex: Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows.
aunque parezca razo
=funnily.
Ex: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.
aunque por otro lado
=but otherwise.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
aunque sin ningún resultado
=but (all) to no avail.
Ex: I have tried a few different ways of helping him remember the difference but to no avail.
aunque sólo sea porque
=if only because.
Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices.
aupa
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* de aupa=royal.

aura
(n.)=aura ; halo.
Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.
Ex: Halos arise from the way minute ice crystals in the atmosphere scatter sunlight (or moonlight) into different angles.
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* aura común=turkey vulture.

aura común
(n.)=turkey vulture.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
aureola
(n.)=halo.
Ex: Halos arise from the way minute ice crystals in the atmosphere scatter sunlight (or moonlight) into different angles.

auricular del teléfono
(n.)=telephone handset.
Ex: After logging off, the telephone handset is replaced and the equipment switched off.
auricular^1
(n.)=handset ; receiver.
Ex: Acoustic couplers serve a similar purpose except that they are not permanently wired; the handset is placed in the acoustic coupler to achieve a connection once a telephone line had been opened.
Ex: 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.
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* auricular del teléfono=telephone handset.
* auriculares=headphones ; earphones ; headset.

auricular^2
(adj.)=atrial.
Ex: Under general anesthesia, closure of the atrial defect was undertaken after initial temporary test occlusion.
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* aleteo auricular=atrial flutter.

auriculares
(n.)=earbud.
Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.

aurífero
(adj.)=gold.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
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* yacimiento aurífero=goldfield.

ausencia
(n.)=absence ; absentee ; non-attendance.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
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* ausencia de=lack of.
* ausencia de esfuerzo=effortlessness.
* ausencia de ley=anomie.
* ausencia de normas=anomie.
* ausencia de problemas=smoothness.
* ausencia por enfermedad=sickness absence.
* casi ausencia=quasi-absence.
* sustituir a Alguien en su ausencia=fill in + in + Posesivo + absence.

ausencia de
=lack of.
Ex: Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.
ausencia de esfuerzo
(n.)=effortlessness.
Ex: Unfortunately, effortlessness is a highly subjective measure including many factors.
ausencia de ley
(n.)=anomie.
Ex: The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.
ausencia de normas
(n.)=anomie.
Ex: The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.
ausencia de problemas
(n.)=smoothness.
Ex: The presenters were excellent and the smoothness of the conference (organization) made it a learning pleasure.
ausencia por enfermedad
(n.)=sickness absence.
Ex: Problem drinking, drink driving and criminality are important risk factors for receipt of disability pension and high levels of sickness absence in young men.
ausentar
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* ausentarse=be absent (from).
* ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal=not be back for + Expresión Temporal.

ausentarse
(v.)=be absent (from).
Ex: Consideration of information issues was absent from most courses studied.
ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal
(v.)=not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y que se ausentaría durante dos semanas.
ausente
(adj.)=absentee ; missing ; non-attender [nonattender] ; absent.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
Ex: The attempt to discover it may lead to ineffective 'psychoanalysis of the absent reader'.
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* estar ausente=lack.
* estar ausente de=be absent (from).

ausentismo
(n.)=absenteeism.
Ex: Inadequate compensation leads to poor performance, absenteeism, excessive turnover, grievances, and strikes.
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* ausentismo escolar=truancy.
* combatir el ausentismo=combat + absenteeism.
* luchar contra el ausentismo=combat + absenteeism.

ausentismo escolar
(n.)=truancy.
Ex: A prime reason for an illiteracy level of approximately 25% in Jamaica is that schooling takes second place to family agricultural tasks; this situation encourages deliberate truancy.
auspiciar
(v.)=predict ; sponsor ; forecast.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio forecast.
Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.

auspicio
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* bajo los auspicios de=under the aegis of ; under the auspices of.
* bajo los auspicios de Alguien=under + Posesivo + auspices.

auspicioso
(adj.)=auspicious.
Ex: Yet even under these auspicious circumstances, it is important that clients become stakeholders in the entire process = Aun incluso con estas circunstancias tan prometedoras, es importante que los clientes participen de lleno en todo el proceso.

austeridad
(n.)=austerity ; severity ; sobriety.
Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: Lii was a kindly man, known for his sobriety and correct behavior.
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* austeridad de los presupuestos=budgetary stringency.
* austeridad económica=financial stringency ; fiscal austerity ; fiscal constraints ; belt-tightening.
* en tiempos de austeridad=in austere times.
* medida de austeridad=austerity measure.
* medida de austeridad económica=belt-tightening measure.

austeridad de los presupuestos
(n.)=budgetary stringency.
Ex: The impact on union listing activities of growth in periodicals publishing and budgetary stringency is discussed.
austeridad económica
(n.)=financial stringency ; fiscal austerity ; fiscal constraints ; belt-tightening.
Ex: However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network. Ex: In these times of fiscal austerity there is growing pressure for academic institutions to show positive results. Ex: Fiscal constraints looming large on the horizon for most libraries. Ex: Discount retailers have started to feel the pinch from belt-tightening consumers as sales at US stores have fallen for the first time.
austero
(adj.)=restrained ; austere ; stern ; frugal ; ascetic ; Draconian ; Spartan.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: This article examines the positive approaches taken in one library to gain control over an austere budget and mitigate its effects.
Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
Ex: In a small library this arrangement is not only frugal but also efficient.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .
Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.
Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

australiano
(adj.)=Australian ; Aussie ; Oz.
Ex: Australian libraries often charge for on-line services on a cost-recovery basis.
Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
Ex: Unfortunately the Oz government is hell bent on turning a pointless argument into an economic disaster.
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* aborigen australiano=Aborigine.
* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA)=Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
* Asociación de Archiveros Australianos=Australian Society of Archivists.
* PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana)=PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).

austríaco
(adj.)=Austrian.
Ex: The project, completed in 1989, collected biobibliographic data on 7,30 Austrian authors of Jewish descent.
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* Asociación de Archiveros Austriacos=Verband Osterreichischer Archivare.

autenticación
(n.)=notarisation [notarization, -USA] ; authentication.
Ex: In some cases, certified translations of legal documents require not only certification, which is done by the translator, but also notarisation.
Ex: Without the legal safeguards of authentication, the promise of electronic trading cannot be realized.

autenticar
(v.)=notarise [notarize, -USA].
Nota: Por notario público.
Ex: International or cross-border finance transactions often require certain documents to be notarised.

autenticidad
(n.)=authenticity ; genuineness.
Ex: An apocryphal work is a publication of unknown authorship or doubtful authenticity.
Ex: The positive attribute users seek is genuineness; that is, the individual librarian is 'without bureaucratic facade or professional mask, able and willing to be himself'.
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* falta de autenticidad=inauthencity.

autentificación
(n.)=accreditation ; authentication ; notarisation [notarization, -USA].
Nota: Por notario público.
Ex: There is need for reform of the curriculum and a national system of accreditation.
Ex: Without the legal safeguards of authentication, the promise of electronic trading cannot be realized.
Ex: In some cases, certified translations of legal documents require not only certification, which is done by the translator, but also notarisation.
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* autentificación de un testamento=probate.

autentificación de un testamento
(n.)=probate.
Ex: The probate records cover 1472 to 1858 and relate to a large part of the Midlands.
autentificar
(v.)=authenticate ; notarise [notarize, -USA].
Nota: Por notario público.
Ex: Such records would be made available to other libraries in other systems and to some extent will be reviewed or authenticated by the Library as time permits.
Ex: International or cross-border finance transactions often require certain documents to be notarised.

autismo
(n.)=autism.
Ex: This method, applied to articles on autism, has provided results that support this hypothesis.

autista
(adj.)=autistic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Egg Timers, Human Values, and the Care of Autistic Youths'.

auto de comparecencia
(n.)=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries. Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day. Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
auto judicial
(n.)=writ.
Ex: The most common modern writs are those, such as the summons, used to initiate an action.
auto sacramental
(n.)=mystery play.
Ex: Mystery plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.
auto^1
(n.)=record.
Nota: Constancia de las declaraciones de las diferentes partes implicadas en un juicio.
Ex: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.
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* auto de comparecencia=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
* auto judicial=writ.
* auto sacramental=mystery play.

auto^2
(n.)=auto.
Ex: The tranquillity of the cold winter's day was shattered as Gill's auto puffed and clanked its way through city streets.

autoactividad
(n.)=self-activity.
Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.

autoadaptable
(adj.)=self-adaptive.
Ex: The author describes research on self-adaptive software for situations that require highly flexible, dynamic systems able to respond within hard deadlines.

autoadministración
(n.)=self-management.
Ex: Disadvantages include the need for self-management and the lack of security.

autoajustable
(adj.)=self-adjusting.
Ex: The caster meanwhile had substituted another matrix for the first and carried on, the mould being self-adjusting for the widths of the various letters of the fount.

autoalabanza
=self-congratulation.
Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.

autoaprendizaje
(n.)=self-education ; self-teaching ; self-training ; self-learning.
Ex: This article defines information literacy as that which prepares people for lifelong self-education in a global, electronic environment which extends beyond the library.
Ex: It is necessary to improve facilities and services to promote the habit of self-teaching through books.
Ex: Today self-training documentation for data base use is almost as important as the information itself.
Ex: An ideal library should have schemes which promote self-learning among individuals through effective utilisation of the available library facilities.
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* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida=lifelong learning.
* autoaprendizaje permanente=lifelong learning.

autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida
(n.)=lifelong learning.
Ex: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
autoaprendizaje permanente
(n.)=lifelong learning.
Ex: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information.
autoaverión
(n.)=self-hatred ; self-hate.
Ex: Self-hatred is common in people with anorexia and eating disorders.
Ex: There is usually a relationship between self-hate and eating disorders.

autoaversión
(n.)=self-loathing.
Ex: We all have, deeply embedded in our unconscious mind, a self-loathing part of us, regardless of how much self esteem we have.

autoayuda
(n.)=self-help.
Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.
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* grupo de autoayuda=self-help group.
* manual de autoayuda=self-help manual.

autobiografía
(n.)=autobiography ; memoirs ; autobiographical work.
Ex: An autobiography is a document which records the life and activities of its author.
Ex: We got a book of memoirs by an ex-convict who works for the Western Behavioral Institute in La Jolla, California, which is very closely associated with publication of the work.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
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* autobiografía escrita por un negro=ghosted autobiography.

autobiografía escrita por un negro
(n.)=ghosted autobiography.
Ex: The pop star who perhaps cannot write at all can still be the 'author' of a ghosted autobiography.
autobiográfico
(adj.)=autobiographical.
Ex: A 'Festschrift' is usually described defined as a biographical, autobiographical and a felicitation work.
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* obra autobiográfica=autobiographical work.

autobús
(n.)=bus ; touring bus.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
Ex: The following services are included: 3 nights with breakfast in 3 to 4 star hotels, trip in a comfortable touring bus and English speaking guide during the whole journey.
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* abono de autobús=bus pass.
* autobús de dos pisos=double-decker bus.
* autobús de gira turística=touring bus.
* autobús de largo recorrido=long-distance bus.
* autobús de línea=coach ; intercity bus.
* autobús escolar=school bus.
* autobús interurbano=coach ; intercity bus.
* autobús turístico=tour bus ; sightseeing bus.
* autobús urbano=city bus.
* cochera de autobuses=bus depot.
* conductor del autobús=bus driver.
* desplazamiento en autobús=bus trip.
* estación de autobuses=bus station.
* gira turística en autobús=bus tour.
* horario de autobuses=bus timetable ; bus schedule.
* llevar en autobús=bus.
* marquesina de parada de autobús=bus shelter.
* montarse en el autobús=get on + the bus.
* parada de autobús=bus stop ; bus stand ; bus bay.
* perder el autobús=miss + the bus.
* precio del billete de autobús=bus fare.
* servicio de autobuses=bus service.
* servicio especial de autobuses=bus shuttle service ; bus shuttle ; shuttle bus service ; shuttle bus.
* subirse al autobús=get on + the bus.
* transportar en autobús=bus.
* trayecto de autobús=bus route.
* trayecto en autobús=bus ride.
* viaje en autobús=bus ride ; bus trip.

autobús de dos pisos
(n.)=double-decker bus.
Ex: In the United Kingdom an 'information double-decker bus' is used, complete with information material and manned by a team of staff from the main library.
autobús de gira turística
(n.)=touring bus.
Ex: The following services are included: 3 nights with breakfast in 3 to 4 star hotels, trip in a comfortable touring bus and English speaking guide during the whole journey.
autobús de largo recorrido
(n.)=long-distance bus.
Ex: Greece boasts an excellent long-distance bus service, but there is no central website in English.
autobús de línea
(n.)=coach ; intercity bus.
Ex: Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet. Ex: Canada's system of intercity bus routes spans the entire country.
autobús escolar
(n.)=school bus.
Ex: This article describes potential health risks of diesel exhaust fumes to students riding school buses.
autobús interurbano
(n.)=coach ; intercity bus.
Ex: Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet. Ex: Canada's system of intercity bus routes spans the entire country.
autobús turístico
(n.)=tour bus ; sightseeing bus.
Ex: The 18th-century Philadelphia house of James Dexter will not lie forgotten beneath a planned tour bus depot. Ex: There will always be some demand for sightseeing buses but their wild proliferation is unnecessarily clogging up the city roads.
autobús urbano
(n.)=city bus.
Ex: This ticket costs 5 pounds for unlimited travel on local city buses for a week.
autocar
(n.)=coach ; bus ; long-distance bus.
Ex: Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
Ex: Greece boasts an excellent long-distance bus service, but there is no central website in English.

autocaravana
(n.)=motorhome [motor home] ; recreational vehicle (RV) ; camper van.
Ex: The case of an arson fire that destroyed a house trailer and motorhome in Forestburg has been finally cracked.
Ex: The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or 'lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.
Ex: Because camper vans are sold in reasonable small numbers they are not mass produced and so prices are high.
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* carrocería de autocaravana=camper shell.

autocarga
(n.)=autoload.
Ex: It is also possible to load it in the document HEAD, but in this case, you will need to ask autoload to run later on.
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* de autocarga=self-loading.

autocargador
(adj.)=self-loading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.

autocensura
(n.)=self-censorship.
Ex: Whether it be through government legislation, the lobbying of pressure groups, or the self-censorship of librarians themselves, the library profession has long resisted efforts to restrict access to information.

autocita
(n.)=self-citation.
Nota: Acción que un autor realiza de citar sus trabajos anteriores en sus nuevos trabajos.
Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.

autocomprobación
(n.)=self-checking ; self-test ; self-testing.
Ex: This paper discusses the features of the EDLIN program and its use for creating the computer's automatic self-checking sequence when the machine is started.
Ex: The author offers a self-test to help users choose the model that best suits their needs.
Ex: This system uses expert system architectural principles to generate an inexhaustible supply of accounting questions that can be used by students for self-study and self-testing.

autoconcesionario
(n.)=car dealer.
Ex: Car dealers can locate vehicles more in line with a customer's requirements using information retrieval techniques.

autoconfianza
(n.)=self-confidence ; self-belief.
Ex: The students are 'finished products,' who are able to transfer their self-confidence and knowledge to their jobs.
Ex: Winston Churchill had incredible self belief in his abilities and in his destiny.

autoconsciente
(adj.)=self-conscious.
Ex: Information science must become both theoretically self-conscious and self-consciously based on a social ideology.

autocontrol
(n.)=self-control.
Ex: Here, as elsewhere, one applies a second rule of thumb: retain self-control.

autoconvencerse
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* autoconvencerse de no Hacer=talk + Reflexivo + out of.
* autoconvencerse de renunciar a=talk + Reflexivo + out of.

autoconvencerse de no Hacer
(v.)=talk + Reflexivo + out of.
Ex: Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves.
autoconvencerse de renunciar a
(v.)=talk + Reflexivo + out of.
Ex: Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves.
autocorregible
(adj.)=self-correctable.
Ex: Self-government became self-correctable and federal officials accountable largely thanks to the First Amendment guarantees.

autocracia
(n.)=autocracy.
Ex: His autocracy is manifested by his unwillingness and inability to delegate responsibility and authority.

autocrático
(adj.)=autocratic ; doctrinaire ; totalitarian.
Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.
Ex: Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.

autocrítica
(n.)=self-criticism.
Ex: There must be built-in provisions for self-criticism.

autocrítico
(adj.)=self-critical.
Ex: It is a good development tool because, in addition to creating a basis for comparison, it enforces a self-critical approach.

autocura
(n.)=self-healing.
Ex: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.

autocuración
(n.)=self-healing.
Ex: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water.

autodeclarado
(adj.)=self-professed ; self-reported.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
Ex: Self-reported cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of subsequently developing schizophrenia.

autodefensa
(n.)=self-defence [self-defense, -USA].
Ex: She holds that war is just if conducted for just ends (self-defence and the righting of wrongs).

autodesarrollo
(n.)=self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA] ; self-development.
Ex: Self-actualization or the need to realize one's potential -- training, education and promotion all play their parts in this need.
Ex: The aim of the library as an educational institution is best expressed in the formula 'self-development in an atmosphere of freedom'.

autodescarga
(n.)=self-discharge.
Ex: Self-discharge is caused by electrochemical processes within the cell and is equivalent to the application of a small external load.
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* de autodescarga=self-unloading.

autodescargable
(adj.)=self-unloading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.

autodescargador
(adj.)=self-unloading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.

autodescubrimiento
(n.)=self-discovery.
Ex: In the play, cross-dressing is not a sign of a process of self-discovery on the part of the cross-dresser but rather the trigger of such a process in others.

autodesprecio
(n.)=self-deprecation ; self-hatred ; self-loathing ; self-hate.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: Self-hatred is common in people with anorexia and eating disorders.
Ex: We all have, deeply embedded in our unconscious mind, a self-loathing part of us, regardless of how much self esteem we have.
Ex: There is usually a relationship between self-hate and eating disorders.
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* de autodesprecio=self-deprecating.

autodestrucción
(n.)=self-destruction.
Ex: ALA membership seems set on self-destruction if its demand for total involvement and 100% democracy continues.

autodestructivo
(adj.)=self-destructing ; self-destructive.
Ex: The reviewer commends the way the idea of the self-destructing image is incarnated in the texture of the prose.
Ex: In most people, this perfectly natural self-destructive subpersonality sleeps unless extreme conditions call it forth to influence events.
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* comportamiento autodestructivo=self-destructive behaviour.
* conducta autodestructiva=self-destructive behaviour.
* tendencia autodestructiva=self-destructive behaviour.

autodestructor
(adj.)=self-destructing.
Ex: The reviewer commends the way the idea of the self-destructing image is incarnated in the texture of the prose.

autodeterminación
(n.)=self-determination.
Ex: Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.

autodeterminante
=self-determining.
Ex: This view implies that individuals are basically self-determining responsibe, and proactive in their developmental process.

autodidacta
(n.)=self-instructing ; self-taught ; self-directed ; self-learning ; self-trained ; self-made ; self-instructional ; self-learner.
Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.
Ex: Comparative librarianship is, therefore, at least in part a self-taught subject.
Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
Ex: So it is important to continue to examine the possibilities of designing self-learning information retrieval systems.
Ex: This article reports the positive experiences of a self-trained knitwear designer who successfully underwent distance learning, the only route for training that was open to her.
Ex: Good writers can be self-made, and taught, as well as born.
Ex: In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.
Ex: This portal is particularly geared to educators, students and self-learners in developing countries.
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* para la formación autodidacta=self-instructional.
* programa autodidacta=tutorial ; tutorial program(me).

autodidáctica
(n.)=self-instruction.
Ex: The aims were two-fold: firstly, to gauge the state of the art of self-instruction methods and the nature of their evaluation; secondly, to discover whether the lecture or the self-paced workbook was the more effective.

autodidáctico
(adj.)=self-paced.
Ex: The aims were two-fold: firstly, to gauge the state of the art of self-instruction methods and the nature of their evaluation; secondly, to discover whether the lecture or the self-paced workbook was the more effective.

autodirigido
(adj.)=self-guiding.
Ex: Its central aims are a self-guiding and self-regulating spacecraft.

autodisciplina
(n.)=self-discipline.
Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
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* amante de la autodisciplina=self-disciplinarian.

autodisciplinado
=self disciplined.
Ex: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined.

autodominio
(n.)=self-control.
Ex: Here, as elsewhere, one applies a second rule of thumb: retain self-control.

autoedición
=desktop publishing (DTP) ; office publishing ; in-house publishing.
Nota: Referido a la publicación de documentos por la propia institución.
Ex: Desktop publishing (DTP) technology is now a serious trend which has gained a firm foothold in the USA.
Ex: Confusion tends to centre on the differences between desktop publishing, office publishing, and advanced word processing.
Ex: Topics covered were: CD-ROM, point of sales, libraries and in-house publishing.
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* autoedición de páginas web=Web authoring.
* autoedición de vídeos=video authoring.
* función de autoedición=authoring aid ; authoring tool.
* herramienta de autoedición=authoring aid ; authoring tool.
* herramienta de autoedición para páginas web=Web authoring tool.
* sistema de autoedición=desktop system.

autoedición de páginas web
(n.)=Web authoring.
Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
autoedición de vídeos
(n.)=video authoring.
Ex: This paper describes a prototypical implementation designed to demonstrate these ideas in the domain of video authoring.
autoempleo
(n.)=self-employment.
Ex: In the quest for self-employment the author established himself as a self-employed historical researcher specialising in detailed histories of private and business properties.

autoenfocado
(n.)=autofocus.
Ex: I had the camera on autofocus and the lights shining into it took it out of focus.

autoengaño
(n.)=self-deception.
Ex: Hypocrisy typically involves or leads to self-deception and, therefore, real hypocrites are hard to find.

autoenhebrable
(adj.)=self-threading.
Ex: The newer projectors are self-threading which makes things easier for the projectionist.

autoenriquecimiento
(n.)=self-enrichment.
Ex: The library promotes reading readiness from infancy, providing services for self-enrichment and for discovering the pleasures of reading and learning.

autoensamblaje
(n.)=self-assembly.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.

autoensartable
(adj.)=self-threading.
Ex: The newer projectors are self-threading which makes things easier for the projectionist.

autoentintable
(adj.)=self-inking.
Ex: The issue terminal is equipped with a data pen to which may be attached a self-inking date stamp.

autoeregido
(adj.)=self-proclaimed.
Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.

autoerigido
(adj.)=self-ordained.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.

autoescuela
(n.)=driving school.
Ex: Measures for reducing road accidents included making farm vehicles more visible and improvement of the training provided at driving schools.
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* alumno de autoescuela=learner driver.
* profesor de autoescuela=driving instructor.

autoestima
(n.)=self-esteem [self esteem] ; self-image ; self-respect ; self-regard ; self worth [self-worth].
Ex: Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits.
Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
Ex: The librarian's common general values include the desire for competence and autonomy at work, cooperation, tolerance and a sense of duty, and an appreciation of basic human needs of security, acceptance and self-respect.
Ex: In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
Ex: How do we manage working arrangements and role relationships so that people's needs for self-worth, growth, and development are significantly met in our libraries?.
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* mejorar la autoestima=improve + self-esteem.
* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima=enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.

autoestopista
(n.)=hitchhiker.
Ex: Sign language includes all forms of codification in which words, numbers, and punctuation marks have been supplanted by gestures; they may vary from the 'monosyllabic' gestures of the hitch-hiker to such complete systems as the language of the deaf = El lenguaje de signos incluye todas las formas de codificación donde las palabras, números y signos de puntuación se han sustituido por gestos y pueden ir de los gestos "monosilábicos" del autoestopista a sistemas tan completos como el del lenguaje de los sordos.

autoevaluación
(n.)=self-evaluation ; self-study report ; self-testing ; self-appraisal ; self-assessment.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.
Ex: She looked incredulously at the single photocopied page from the last self-study report.
Ex: This system uses expert system architectural principles to generate an inexhaustible supply of accounting questions that can be used by students for self-study and self-testing.
Ex: Reference group theory is based upon the principle that people take the standards of significant others as a basis for making self-appraisals, comparisons, and choices regarding need and use of information.
Ex: The check-list is intended to be used for self-assessment for newly qualified librarians during the pre-registration period.

autoexamen
(n.)=self-examination ; self-exam.
Ex: It is most appropriate on Ash Wednesday, when we begin a period of sober reflection, self-examination, and spiritual redirection.
Ex: The doctor also will explain how to do testicular self-exams.

autoexploración
(n.)=self-exam ; self-examination.
Ex: The doctor also will explain how to do testicular self-exams.
Ex: It is most appropriate on Ash Wednesday, when we begin a period of sober reflection, self-examination, and spiritual redirection.

autoextraíble
(adj.)=self-extracting.
Ex: The software will be shipped in a self-extracting Windows file (.exe) = El programa se enviará en un fichero de Windows autoextraíble (.exe).

autofelicitación
=self-congratulation.
Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.

autofinanciable
(n.)=self-financing ; self-funding.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Only with a turnover of 1 million Kroner annually will the courses be self-financing.
Ex: This is an independent, self funding organisation set up in 1988.

autofinanciación
(n.)=self-funding [self funding].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Libraries are faced with the prospect of increasing information technology, extreme budget consciousness, and an increasing degree of self funding.

autofinanciado
(adj.)=self-funded.
Ex: Some institutions will class you as self-funded unless your fees are paid directly to the University via a third party organisation.

autofinanciar
(v.)=bootstrap.
Ex: The future of LIS education will depend not only on the imaginativeness of all of those involved in the process but on the ability of those involved to organize the financial capital necessary to bootstrap these programs.
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* autofinanciarse=become + self-funding ; be self-funded ; be self-funding.

autofinanciarse
(v.)=become + self-funding ; be self-funded ; be self-funding.
Ex: At the end of the 3 year project, the journal expects to become self-funding. Ex: With some help from public and other institutions all toy libraries operate on a voluntary basis and are self-funded. Ex: Systems must usually be self-funding.
autofocus
(n.)=autofocus.
Ex: I had the camera on autofocus and the lights shining into it took it out of focus.

autoformación
(n.)=self-teaching ; self-training.
Ex: It is necessary to improve facilities and services to promote the habit of self-teaching through books.
Ex: Today self-training documentation for data base use is almost as important as the information itself.

autogestionado
(adj.)=self-managed.
Ex: This type of organizational structure has self-managed teams which make their own decisions without reference to higher management.

autogestión
(n.)=self-management.
Ex: Disadvantages include the need for self-management and the lack of security.
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* de autogestión=self-managing.

autogobierno
(n.)=self-government ; self-governance.
Ex: The basic concept of local self-government is the same in most European countries and is closely connected to the idea of democracy and self-determination.
Ex: Aboriginal people assert that they want the education needed to participate fully in Canadian society and their own self-governance.

autografiar
(v.)=autograph.
Ex: When the card catalogue was eliminated, those cards describing books by celebrities were posted to the celebrity with a request that it be autographed and returned so that they would be auctioned to raise funds for the library = Cuando se eliminó el catálogo de fichas, se enviaron las fichas que describian los libros escritos por famosos a sus autores pidiéndoles que las firmasen y devolviesen para su subasta con objeto de recaudar fondos para la biblioteca.

autogratificante
(adj.)=self-fulfilling.
Ex: These include guilt, a loss of self-confidence, social ostracism, and self-fulfilling behaviour.

autoguiado
(adj.)=self-guided ; self-guiding.
Ex: Few of the tutorials were self-guided.
Ex: Its central aims are a self-guiding and self-regulating spacecraft.
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* recorrido autoguiado=self-guided tour.
* visita autoguiada=self-guided tour.

autoindependencia
(n.)=self-independence.
Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.

autoinflingido
=self-inflicted.
Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.

autoinforme
(n.)=self-report.
Ex: Self-reports are a key source of information in consumer research.

autoinmunidad
(n.)=autoimmunity.
Ex: They study the causes of a wide range of inherited diseases, including neuromuscular defects, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer .

autolimitación
(n.)=self-limitation.
Ex: Second, not all users are equally proficient in using abstracts and other bibliographic tools, and thus the user imposes a self-limitation on the tools.

automatismo
(n.)=automatism ; automaticity ; motorised device.
Ex: Automatisms consist of involuntary but coordinated movements that tend to be purposeless and repetitive.
Ex: There are three kinds of automaticities: those which create things, those which make things persist and those which destroy things.
Ex: However, these motorised devices are affordable, quiet and well built, which is not something you can always say about this sort of product.

automatización
=automation ; computerisation [computerization, -USA] ; machine processing ; electronification ; computer operations.
Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss the technological environment created by library automation in the 1970s.
Ex: With computerisation the distinction between the types of catalogue has become less significant.
Ex: The flexibilities possible with machine processing will, at some time in the undefined future, obviate most of the problems not addressed.
Ex: This article reports possible future developments in the field of the electronification of information as envisaged by a developer of electronic writing aids for personal computers.
Ex: The first of these is the transfer of the library's bibliographical records to computer operation, which will render the shelf arrangement far less important in the system envisaged.
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* automatización de bibliotecas=library automation.
* automatización del hogar=home automation.
* bibliotecario encargado de la automatización=systems librarian ; library systems analyst.
* programas de automatización de bibliotecas=library automation software.
* proyecto de automatización=automation project.
* Sección de Automatización y Documentac=Information Science and Automation Division (IASD).
* semiautomatización=semi-automation.
* sistema de automatización de bibliotecas=library automation system.
* tecnología de la automatización=automation technology.

automatización de bibliotecas
(n.)=library automation.
Ex: There were several important library automation projects initiated in the early sixties.
automatización del hogar
(n.)=home automation.
Ex: In this article, the author describes the process I used to create a home automation system using off-the-shelf products.
automatizado
(adj.)=automated ; computer-based ; computer-held ; computerised [computerized, -USA] ; machine assisted ; machine-held ; mechanised [mechanized, -USA] ; computer-stored ; machine-based ; computer-controlled ; electronically based ; computering ; disintermediated ; unmanned ; machine-readable.
Ex: These principles are being applied in an ever increasing variety of contexts, both manual and automated.
Ex: It may well be that the computer-based environment of such systems may overcome many of the limitations of enumerative classification schemes in their traditional applications.
Ex: For each term entering the vocabulary a record is constructed in a computer-held file.
Ex: Printed title indexes which could be used as elementary subject indexes were one of the first products of computerised information retrieval systems.
Ex: Her ALA activity includes having been Editor of Message from MARS, the occasional newsletter of the new RASD discussion group MARS, which stands for machine assisted Reference Service.
Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.
Ex: Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.
Ex: If a computer-stored controlled vocabulary is used, the assigned terms might be checked automatically and new or mistyped terms would be flagged (marked).
Ex: The incorporation of such features into a system would permit us to create a machine-based catalog rather than a reference file of bibliographic records.
Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.
Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
Ex: The 1980s have seen a significant increase in the quantity and breadth of offshore computering services -- those based in the developing countries.
Ex: Database records are enhanced with links through to the full text of periodical articles, where these are available, or to the Library's disintermediated document delivery system where an online version of the article is not available.
Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
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* catálogo automatizado=automated catalogue ; computer-based catalogue ; computerised catalogue ; machine-readable catalogue.
* indización automatizada=computer indexing.
* método automatizado=computer-based method.
* semiautomatizado=partially-automated ; semi-automated.

automatizar
(v.)=automate ; computerise [computerize, -USA] ; mechanise [mechanize, -USA].
Ex: OCLOC's local system will permit libraries to automate in stages.
Ex: The music library is fully computerised and plans are under way to computerise other parts of the service.
Ex: The computer-based distribution systems offer one approach to reducing the physical size of records and to mechanizing their search and retrieval.

automedicación
(n.)=self-medication.
Ex: So as not to offend anyone, I will say that not all pharmacists are guilty of self-medication.

automotivación
(n.)=self-motivation.
Ex: Maslow's hierarchy is based unpon the theory that self-motivation is integral to fulfilment of human needs.

automotivado
(adj.)=inner-directed ; self-motivated.
Ex: Librarians are inner-directed, meditative, liberal people whose rewards and motivations come from self-fulfillment.
Ex: It is unrealistic to expect even the most self-motivated, creatively pedagogical, and technically inclined instructor to fly solo after just a few hours of training.

automovilismo
(n.)=motoring.
Ex: As with any range of products, there will be one or two which can be described as 'the best', equivalent to the Rolls-Royce in the motoring world.
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* pista de automovilismo=auto race track.

automovilista
(n.)=automotive ; motorist.
Ex: This article describes the collection of Detroit Public Library, which is considered the world's largest public archive of automotive records = Este artículo describe la colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, que se considera el mayor archivo público del mundo de documentos sobre el automóvil.
Ex: This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.

automovilístico
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* accidente mortal automovilístico=fatal car accident.
* parque automovilístico, el=total number of automobiles, the.

automáticamente
=automatically ; without fail.
Ex: The language of the index automatically evolves with the language of the subject as used by authors in the titles of their works.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.
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* controlado automáticamente=auto-controlled.

automático
(adj.)=off-hand [offhand] ; automatic ; mindless ; electrically-operated ; unthinking ; knee-jerk ; unmanned.
Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
Ex: Attention has also been given to the needs of handicapped users by the provision of electrically-operated doors, invalid toilets and computer terminals with braille keyboards.
Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.
Ex: This publication reviews works on educational reform that represent attempts to do more than merely respond in knee-jerk fashion to political pressure for reform.
Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
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* cajero automático=automatic teller machine (ATM).
* contestador automático=answering machine.
* de carga automática=self-loading.
* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado=time out mechanism.
* enfoque automático=autofocus.
* indización automática=automatic indexing.
* puerta corredera automática=automatic sliding door.
* transmisión automática=automatic transmission.

automóvil
(n.)=automobile ; car ; motor car ; motor vehicle ; auto.
Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
Ex: The tranquillity of the cold winter's day was shattered as Gill's auto puffed and clanked its way through city streets.
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* automóviles fabricante de automóviles=auto manufacturer.
* cementerio de automóviles=scrapyard.
* concesionario de automóviles=car dealer.
* fábrica de automóviles=car factory.
* fabricante de automóviles=automaker ; carmaker.
* industria del automóvil, la=automobile industry, the ; automotive industry, the ; motor trade, the ; motor industry, the.
* ingeniería del automóvil=automotive engineering ; car engineering.
* planta de automóviles=automotive plant.
* reparación de automóviles=auto repair.
* seguro de automóvil=automobile insurance.
* servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil=drive-through (drive-thru).
* sobre el automóvil=automotive.
* transbordador de automóviles=car ferry.

automóviles fabricante de automóviles
(n.)=auto manufacturer.
Ex: The proposal fires a warning shot across the bows of auto manufacturers in Europe and across the world.
autonomía
(n.)=home rule ; autonomy ; self-governance.
Ex: If secondary concepts such as parliamentary reform or Irish home rule had been stated in the subject analysis it would have been representative of the policy of depth indexing.
Ex: The extent of each participant's loss of control and diminution of autonomy depends on structure.
Ex: Aboriginal people assert that they want the education needed to participate fully in Canadian society and their own self-governance.

autonómico
(adj.)=autonomous.
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous.
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* gobierno autonómico=autonomous government.
* región autonómica=autonomous region.

autoperpetuar
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* que se autoperpetúa=self-perpetuating.

autopista
(n.)=freeway ; turnpike ; motorway ; express way ; expressway ; highway.
Ex: The freeway signs in the country don't say motor trucks, they say trucks.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: In many respects packet-switching is analogous to the motorway or freeway networks in which packets are like trucks sharing a busy route but ultimately going to different destinations = En muchos sentidos, la conmutación de paquetes es similar a una red de autopistas en donde los paquetes son como camiones que comparten una ruta muy transitada pero que en última instancia se dirigen a destinos diferentes.
Ex: Passengers in taxis must pay tolls in case of using an express way.
Ex: Like the early days of the railroad & expressways, politicians scramble to be the first to put the information highway in their neighborhood or nation.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
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* autopista de comunicación=communication(s) highway.
* autopista de la información=information highway.
* autopista de peaje=tollway.
* autopista electrónica, la=electronic highway, the.
* servicios de autopista=highway facilities.

autopista de comunicación
=communication(s) highway.
Ex: One of the most significant change agents that will pervade all other trends is the establishment and regular use of high-speed, fiber optic communication highways.
autopista de la información
(n.)=information highway.
Ex: At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.
autopista de peaje
(n.)=tollway.
Ex: The article 'Freeway or tollway?: the Internet and academic libraries' considers the degree to which privatization and commercialization of the Internet is presenting challenges for academic librarians.
autopista electrónica, la
=electronic highway, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting your licence: pitfalls and potholes on the electronic highway'.
autoplagio
(n.)=self-plagiarism.
Ex: Self-plagiarism may seem a smaller infraction than stealing another author's work, but the practice is under increasing scrutiny.

autoproclamado
(adj.)=self-appointed ; self-proclaimed ; self-ordained.
Ex: However the authors challenge the library's self-appointed role as the only research library in the country = No obstante, los autores cuestionan el hecho de que la biblioteca se haya eregido como la única biblioteca de investigación del país.
Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.

autopromoción
(n.)=self-promotion.
Ex: Information professionals are in danger of losing out unless they take a more aggressive approach to self-promotion by showing how their activities add value to an organization and also save them money.

autopromover
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* autopromoverse=self-promote.

autopromoverse
(v.)=self-promote.
Ex: Women who self-promote may suffer social reprisals for violating gender prescriptions to be modest.
autoprotección
(n.)=self-protection.
Ex: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.
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* de autoprotección=self-protective.

autoprotector
(adj.)=self-protecting ; self-protective.
Ex: The self-protecting nature of the knowledge establishment leads to the suppression of new ideas.
Ex: The findings suggest that deviant behaviors are self-protective responses.

autoproteger
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* autoprotegerse=self-protect.

autoprotegerse
(v.)=self-protect.
Ex: The data confirm previous quantitative research on the roles of the family and students' culture in their tendency to self-protect.
autopréstamo
(n.)=self-issue.
Ex: Self-renewal has proved a success, reducing queues and reducing pressure on staff; but the take-up of self-issue has been disappointing.

autopsia
(n.)=post mortem [postmortem] ; autopsy ; post mortem examination ; necropsy.
Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
Ex: 'Performances' witnessed by Londoners ranged from Shakespeare to puppet theater, from Italian opera to autopsies.
Ex: Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.
Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers.
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* practicar una autopsia=perform + an autopsy.
* realizar una autopsia=perform + an autopsy.

autor
(n.)=author [authoress, -fem.] ; creator ; originator.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.
Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.
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* acceso a la información por el autor=author approach.
* afiliación del autor=author affiliation.
* análisis de cocitas de autores=author co-citation analysis.
* asiento de autor=author entry.
* asiento secundario por autor y título=author-title added entry ; name-title added entry.
* autor citado=cited author.
* autor corporativo=corporate author ; corporate authorship.
* autor creativo=creative author.
* autor de canciones=songwriter [song writer].
* autor de enciclopedias=encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].
* autor de obras de teatro=playwright.
* autor de una matanza=mass murderer.
* autor de un delito=perpetrator.
* autor de un fraude=fraudster ; scammer.
* autor dramático=playwright.
* autor-editor=self-publisher ; self-publishing author.
* autor fantasma=ghost author.
* autor honorario=honorary author ; guest author ; gift author.
* autor literario=literary writer.
* autor original=original author.
* autor para correspondencia=corresponding author.
* autor personal=personal author.
* autor personal único=single personal authorship.
* autor principal=main author.
* autor secundario=secondary author.
* buscar por autor y título=search by + name-title key.
* búsqueda por autor=author searching.
* búsqueda por autor/título=author/title search.
* catálogo de autores=author catalogue.
* catálogo de autores y títulos=author/title catalogue.
* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor=author key.
* con derecho de autor=copyright-protected.
* con derechos de autor=copyrightable ; royalty-paid.
* correcciones de autor=author's corrections.
* derecho de autor de la Corona=Crown copyright.
* derechos de autor=copyright ; royalty [royalties, -pl.].
* de varios autores=multi-author.
* edición de autor=self-publishing.
* encabezamiento de autor=author heading.
* entidad como autor=corporate authorship.
* escrito por un solo autor=single authored [single-authored].
* escrito por varios autores=multiauthored [multi-authored] ; collaboratively authored.
* hecho por el autor=author-prepared ; author-prepared.
* índice de autores=author index.
* Indice de Autores Corporativos=Corporate Index.
* infracción del derecho de autor=copyright infringement.
* instrucciones para los autores=style sheet.
* ley de derechos de autor=copyright law.
* libre de derechos de autor=royalty-free.
* lugar de trabajo del autor=author affiliation.
* material editado por el propio autor=self-published material.
* material protegido por el derecho de autor=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
* mención de derecho de autor=statement of copyright.
* no actuando en capacidad de autor=non-authorial.
* nombre de autor=author name.
* obra amparada por el derecho de autor=copyright work.
* oficina de derechos de autor=copyright office.
* porcentaje de autores servidos=author fill rate.
* productividad del autor=author productivity.
* programas distribuidos por el autor=shareware.
* propietario de los derechos de autor=rightholder.
* protegido por el derecho de autor=copyrighted ; copyright-protected.
* referencia de autor y título=author-title reference ; name-title reference.
* resumen de autor=author abstract.
* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor=author sequence.
* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores=American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).
* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor=copyright collective ; copyright collecting society ; copyright collecting agency.
* titular del derecho de autor=rights-holder [rightsholder] ; copyright holder.
* titular de los derechos de autor=rights-owner.

autor citado
(n.)=cited author.
Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.
autor corporativo
(n.)=corporate author ; corporate authorship.
Ex: Corporate authors present difficulties essentially because a corporate body cannot think or write. Ex: The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history.
autor creativo
(n.)=creative author.
Ex: Modern discussion centered around film and TV has interrogated more profoundly the social attitudes and theories which lie behind the concept of the creative author.
autor de canciones
(n.)=songwriter [song writer].
Ex: It is an engagingly rhapsodical book devoted to the poet Rimbaud, to songwriter and rock musician Morrison, and to Fowlie himself.
autor de enciclopedias
(n.)=encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].
Ex: The article 'Encyclopedists head for cyberspace' discusses changes in the publishing of encyclopaedias in the USA, tracing the rise of CD-ROM encyclopaedias to the detriment of print sets.
autor de obras de teatro
(n.)=playwright.
Ex: He is believed to be the earliest known playwright whose work for young actors and young audiences has survived.
autor de un delito
(n.)=perpetrator.
Ex: This article looks at the case histories of 10 computer frauds together with a study of the profiles of the perpetrators.
autor de un fraude
(n.)=fraudster ; scammer.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud. Ex: Phishing (also known as phising or carding) is the practice whereby a scammer who is pretending to be from a legitimate organisation, sends misleading emails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people.
autor de una matanza
(n.)=mass murderer.
Ex: The fact that he is a notorious mass murderer justifies scrutiny of him in the public interest.
autor dramático
(n.)=playwright.
Ex: He is believed to be the earliest known playwright whose work for young actors and young audiences has survived.
autor fantasma
(n.)=ghost author.
Ex: Ghost authors are individuals not named as authors but who contributed substantially to the work.
autor honorario
(n.)=honorary author ; guest author ; gift author.
Ex: Honorary authors (guest or gift authors) are named authors who have not met authorship criteria. Ex: Honorary authors (guest or gift authors) are named authors who have not met authorship criteria. Ex: Honorary authors (guest or gift authors) are named authors who have not met authorship criteria.
autor literario
(n.)=literary writer.
Ex: In exercising his art the literary writer is an amanuensis of his time.
autor original
(n.)=original author.
Ex: These rules are concerned with problems that arise when responsibility for the existence of a document is shared, forcing a choice between alternatives -- between, for example, adaptor and original author.
autor para correspondencia
(n.)=corresponding author.
Ex: The person who begins the manuscript submission process is by default the 'corresponding author,' but this can be changed.
autor personal
(n.)=personal author.
Ex: A personal author is the person chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
autor personal único
(n.)=single personal authorship.
Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.
autor principal
(n.)=main author.
Ex: The author primarily responsible for the intellectual or artistic content of a document is known as the main author.
autor secundario
(n.)=secondary author.
Ex: A secondary author is an author who has contributed to the content of a document.
autor-editor
(n.)=self-publisher ; self-publishing author.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Self-publishing: some problems of definition and access to the self-publisher'. Ex: A small press might be operated by a single, self-publishing author, a group of friends, or a collective; about 2,700 such presses are currently active = Una imprenta pequeña podría funcionar con un único autor-editor, un grupo de amigos o una asociación y actualmente hay activas unas 2.700.
autora
(n.)=authoress [author, -masc.].
Ex: The library has collections of papers of notable suffragettes, authoresses, a congresswoman, and a feminist.

autorealizable
(adj.)=self-fulfilling.
Ex: The article 'Library poverty -- the self-fulfilling conclusion' outlines the needs of libraries in the light of insufficient funding.

autorealización
(n.)=self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
Ex: Self-actualization or the need to realize one's potential -- training, education and promotion all play their parts in this need.
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* autorealización de préstamos=self-checkout [self-check-out].

autorealización de préstamos
(n.)=self-checkout [self-check-out].
Ex: Implementation of self-checkout circulation systems may be an important technological investment for libraries to consider.
autorealizar
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* autorealizarse=self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].

autorealizarse
(v.)=self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].
Ex: Those who self-actualise are at a peak of mental development, they are usually creative, leaders of thought, and frequently leaders in our society.
autorecargable
(adj.)=self-loading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.

autoreflejo
(n.)=self-reflection.
Ex: Levine uses the works of critics Baudelaire and Thore to examine the role of self-reflection and the allegorical image in modern art.

autoreflexión
(n.)=self-reflection.
Ex: The answer depends very much on the critical self-reflection of their own past in the last half century.

autoregulación
(n.)=self-regulation.
Ex: Other questions concerned self-regulation, discipline and future ethical considerations.

autoregulado
(adj.)=self-regulating.
Ex: Its central aims are a self-guiding and self-regulating spacecraft.

autoregulador
(adj.)=self-regulating.
Ex: Its central aims are a self-guiding and self-regulating spacecraft.

autorenovable
=self-renewing.
Ex: A self-renewing library is a library of limited size in which beyond a certain point materials should be reduced at a rate related to the rate of acquisition.

autorenovación
(n.)=self-renewal.
Ex: Most librarians are concerned with self-renewal in some form and it may be defined as the replenishment, replacement, or change of library stock, based on a set of criteria.
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* autorenovación del préstamo=self-renewal.

autorenovación del préstamo
(n.)=self-renewal.
Ex: Self-renewal has proved a success, reducing queues and reducing pressure on staff; but the take-up of self-issue has been disappointing.
autorenovarse
(v.)=self-renew.
Ex: Development and homeostasis of the haematopoietic system is dependent upon stem cells that have the unique ability to self-renew.

autoretrato
(n.)=self-portrait.
Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.

autoridad archivística
(n.)=archival authority.
Ex: When records are no longer required they should be appropriately disposed of with reference to disposal authorisations issued by the relevant archival authority.
autoridad civil
(n.)=civil authority ; city authority ; civilian authority.
Ex: Power takes many forms -- wealth, armaments, civil authority etc., it is entropic, and in the community it exists in a basic equilibrium. Ex: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them. Ex: Knowing they weren't supposed to be were they where, they decided to run instead of stopping and getting in trouble with the civilian authorities.
autoridad competente, la
(n.)=competent authority, the.
Ex: It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations.
autoridad cívica
(n.)=city authority.
Ex: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
autoridad de nombre
(n.)=name authority.
Ex: I'd like to discuss name authorities in slightly greater detail and describe our progress in that area, because name authorities are vital in maintaining a data base with quality controls.
autoridad eclesiástica
(n.)=ecclesiastical authority.
Ex: Parochial libraries were collections of books, normally kept in the parish church, which were maintained by the ecclesiastical authorites.
autoridad estatal
(n.)=state official.
Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
autoridad federal
(n.)=federal official.
Ex: Self-government became self-correctable and federal officials accountable largely thanks to the First Amendment guarantees.
autoridad gobernante
(n.)=ruling authority.
Ex: This area was scattered with agricultural settlements at a time when the central ruling authority used the stony ground to plant vineyards and olive groves.
autoridad local
(n.)=local authority ; local authority official ; local authority officer.
Ex: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises. Ex: I have seen no clear instructions, for instance, to deliver your aid to local authority officials or offices or to police stations. Ex: Arrangements have been made for several local authority officers to serve as technical experts in helping the Committee draw up its opinions.
autoridad moral, la
(n.)=moral high ground, the.
Ex: US politicians are vying for the moral high ground, but it's a struggle not to laugh out loud.
autoridad mundial
(n.)=world authority.
Ex: Dr Voits, a world authority on UFOs, will be giving a talk in the main lecture theatre this evening.
autoridad municipal
(n.)=municipal official.
Ex: This article urges librarians to fight to eradicate the negative image they have in the eyes of the public, municipal officials and political leaders.
autoridad portuaria
(n.)=port authority ; harbour authority.
Ex: Students come with established careers or executive positions with shipping companies and port authorities. Ex: This type of radar is widely used by the mercantile marine and harbour authorities for collision avoidance.
autoridad pública
(n.)=public official ; senior public official.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property. Ex: There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.
autoridad sancionadora de ley
(n.)=enactor of law.
Ex: Make added entries under the headings for compilers or enactors of such laws if they are named prominently or their names are associated with the work in reference sources.
autoridad territorial
(n.)=territorial authority.
Ex: A territorial authority is a corporate body that exercises government functions over a certain territory, or claims to exercise them.
autoridad^1
(n.)=authority ; decision maker [decision-maker] ; authority figure ; mover and shaker ; senior official.
Ex: The classification scheme is intended to act as an authority in the selection of the relationships to be shown.
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.
Ex: The author argues the need to reconsider the role and image of the information professional, as trainer and mover and shaker, whilst stressing the need for continuous professional development.
Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
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* autoridad archivística=archival authority.
* autoridad cívica=city authority.
* autoridad civil=civil authority ; city authority ; civilian authority.
* autoridad competente, la=competent authority, the.
* autoridad eclesiástica=ecclesiastical authority.
* autoridades escolares=school authorities.
* autoridades municipales=city fathers.
* autoridad estatal=state official.
* autoridad federal=federal official.
* autoridad gobernante=ruling authority.
* autoridad local=local authority ; local authority official ; local authority officer.
* autoridad mundial=world authority.
* autoridad municipal=municipal official.
* autoridad portuaria=port authority ; harbour authority.
* autoridad pública=public official ; senior public official.
* autoridad sancionadora de ley=enactor of law.
* autoridad territorial=territorial authority.
* desacatar la autoridad=fight + authority.
* las autoridades=the powers-that-be.
* oponerse a la autoridad=fight + authority.

autoridad^2
(n.)=mastery ; authority ; clout ; sway.
Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.
Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.
Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more 'clout', stature and visibility.
Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.
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* acatar la autoridad=toe + the line.
* autoridad moral, la=moral high ground, the.
* con autoridad=authoritative ; authoritatively.
* conceder cierta autoridad sobre=give + Nombre + a say in.
* dar autoridad a Algo=lend + authority to.
* delegar autoridad=delegate + authority.
* de personas con autoridad moral=authoritative.
* ejercer autoridad=exercise + power.
* ejercer autoridad de un modo excesivo=push + authority.
* imponer autoridad=lay down + the law.
* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad=pull + rank.
* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien=go over + Posesivo + head.
* pérdida de autoridad=disempowerment.
* tener la autoridad=have + mandate.

autoridad^3
(n.)=authoritative form.
Ex: One of the key recommendations for long term policy was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's authors.
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* asiento de autoridad=authority record.
* autoridad de nombre=name authority.
* base de datos de autoridades=authority database.
* control de autoridades=authority control.
* Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO)=Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
* documento de autoridad archivística=archival authority record.
* encabezamiento de autoridad=authority heading.
* entrada de autoridades=authority entry.
* fichero de autoridades=authority file.
* fichero de autoridades de nombres=name authority file.
* información de autoridades=authority data ; authority information.
* lista de autoridades=authoritative list ; authority list ; authority listing.
* módulo de control de autoridades=authority control module.
* registro de autoridad archivística=archival authority record.

autoridades escolares
(n.)=school authorities.
Ex: Students and their parents sued the school authorities for banning a young adult novel, 'Ë†nnie on my mind', about two schoolgirls who fall in love.
autoridades municipales
(n.)=city fathers.
Ex: The city fathers endorsed this project with the stipulation that a librarian or 'book-lover' should be available to assist patrons.
autoritariamente
=authoritatively.
Ex: When teachers respond authoritatively, it is because they feel they have lost control over the situation.
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* actuar autoritariamente=flex + Posesivo + muscles.

autoritario
(adj.)=authoritarian ; imperious ; assertive ; dictatorial ; authoritative ; controlling ; bossy ; peremptory ; overbearing.
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

autoritarismo
(n.)=authoritarianism.
Ex: Librarians seemed to feel that they enjoyed a mandate from God to enlighten the immigrant and went about their various tasks in a spirit of authoritarianism that reminds one of the 'moral stewardship' of an earlier generation of librarians.

autoritativo
(adj.)=authoritative.
Ex: If support for Southey's usage has been limited on a strictly statistical count, it can, nevertheless, claim to have had some authoritative support.

autorización
(n.)=authorisation [authorization, -USA] ; mandate.
Ex: A number of publications of the institutions contain express limited authorizations to quote from them.
Ex: Actually, we're in business to make money and we do need a mandate to do this kind of thing.
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* autorización de préstamo=borrowing privileges.
* entrar sin autorización=trespass.
* impreso de autorización=proxy form.
* sin autorización=unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA] ; unlicensed.
* sin la debida autorización=unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA] ; warrantless.

autorización de préstamo
=borrowing privileges.
Ex: I would think that we would still charge for lost and damaged books and that we would revoke borrowing privileges of chronic offenders, or whatever we decide to call them.
autorizado
(adj.)=authorised [authorized, -USA] ; accredited ; approved ; ratified.
Ex: These files may be updated only by authorized persons from the local library.
Ex: Please remember that only accredited representatives of voting members of IFLA are entitled to vote at IFLA Council meetings.
Ex: Most of this software takes the form of content filtering software, but there are some applications that are based on the idea of 'selection' of approved Web sites.
Ex: The legal theory of this case must come from the ratified treaties, statutes, and case law defining the relationship of the United States and the Indian tribes.
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* autorizado de antemano=pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].
* autorizado por la compañía=company-approved.
* autorizado por la FDA=FDA-approved.
* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalking ; jaywalk.
* no autorizado=unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA].
* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalker.
* sólo para personal autorizado=restricted access.

autorizado de antemano
(adj.)=pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].
Ex: With the advent of computers, standing orders (pre-authorized payments) and the preparation of statements could also be automated.
autorizado por la FDA
=FDA-approved.
Ex: The powerful search and display capabilities of this CD-ROM permit rapid and user-friendly access to the full text of FDA-approved information on more than 2,700 products.
autorizado por la compañía
(adj.)=company-approved.
Ex: Another strength of his book stems from the fact that it is not company-approved and consequently does not have to toe a party line.
autorizar
(v.)=authorise [authorize, -USA] ; empower ; give + licence ; license [licence, -USA] ; sanction ; clear.
Ex: At the same time, it obtains information about which functions you are authorized to use.
Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.
Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
Ex: SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.
Ex: 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'.

autorreferencial
(adj.)=self-referential.
Ex: These currents are producing a highly self-referential style of electoral discourse.

autorreferente
(adj.)=self-referential.
Ex: These currents are producing a highly self-referential style of electoral discourse.

autoría
(n.)=authoring ; authorship ; authoritativeness ; byline.
Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
Ex: Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area.
Ex: Abstractors recognized as authorities in the field also increase the authoritativeness of abstracts.
Ex: Despite the byline, the list is actually a project of the reference department of the Columbia University Libraries.
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* atribuir autoría=assign + intellectual responsibility.
* atribuirse la autoría=make + claim of responsibility ; claim + responsibility.
* autoría conjunta=collaborative writing.
* autoría en colaboración=collaborative writing.
* autoría fantasma=ghost authorship.
* autoría honoraria=honorary authorship ; gift authorship ; guest authorship.
* autoría personal=personal authorship.
* coautoría=co-authorship [coauthorship].
* dar autoría=lend + authoritativeness.
* reivindicar la autoría=make + claim of responsibility ; claim + responsibility.

autoría conjunta
(n.)=collaborative writing.
Ex: This paper suggests that forced consensus in collaborative writing is a bad influence on imaginative scholars.
autoría en colaboración
(n.)=collaborative writing.
Ex: This paper suggests that forced consensus in collaborative writing is a bad influence on imaginative scholars.
autoría fantasma
(n.)=ghost authorship.
Ex: Ghost authorship is the failure to name as an author an individual who has made substantial contributions that merited authorship or an unnamed individual who participated in writing the article.
autoría honoraria
(n.)=honorary authorship ; gift authorship ; guest authorship.
Ex: Honorary authorship is defined as the naming as an author an individual who does not meet authorship criteria. Ex: Honorary authorship (guest or gift authorship) is defined as naming, as an author, an individual who does not meet authorship criteria. Ex: Honorary authorship (guest or gift authorship) is defined as naming, as an author, an individual who does not meet authorship criteria.
autoría personal
(n.)=personal authorship.
Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
autosacrificio
(n.)=self-sacrifice.
Ex: Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars.

autoservicio
(adj.)=self-help ; self-service ; cafeteria ; self-serve.
Ex: This article deals with the usefulness of self-help videos in the public library.
Ex: The borrower identification is required each time a document is requested in self-service mode.
Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.
Ex: This computer-generated catalog presents the Manitoba Department of Education's 16mm film holdings found in its bookable and its self-serve collections.

autostop
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* hacer autostop=thumb + a lift ; hitch + a ride ; hitchhike.

autosuficiencia
(n.)=self-reliance ; self-sufficiency.
Ex: Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.
Ex: However, in these days of financial stringency, no library achieves complete self-sufficiency but has to rely on the back-up services of the inter-library loan network.
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* de autosuficiencia=self-satisfied.

autosuficiente
(adj.)=self-continued ; self-sufficient ; self-reliant.
Ex: By treating the MARC data base as self-continued, the Library will be free to undertake many desirable projects to enhance its quality.
Ex: Established in 1969, SWALCAP has been financially self-sufficient since 1979.
Ex: The modern concept of helping library users become information literate, self-reliant learners must replace traditional BI = El concepto moderno de ayudar a los usuarios de la biblioteca a adquirir los conocimientos básicos en el manejo de la información, a ser alumnos autosuficientes, debe sustituir a la formación de usuarios tradicional.
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* ser autosuficiente=stand on + Posesivo + own ; self-serve.
* ser autosuficiente económicamente=pay + Posesivo + own way.

autotest
(n.)=self-test.
Ex: The author offers a self-test to help users choose the model that best suits their needs.

autotranscendencia
(n.)=self-transcendence.
Ex: They also differ in their views of what can be done to 'sweeten the pill,' whether death ought to be viewed as a barrier to self-fulfillment or a means of self-transcendence.

autotratamiento
(n.)=self-treatment.
Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.

autovaciado
(n.)=self-discharge.
Ex: Self-discharge is caused by electrochemical processes within the cell and is equivalent to the application of a small external load.

autovía
(n.)=motorway ; dual carriageway.
Ex: In many respects packet-switching is analogous to the motorway or freeway networks in which packets are like trucks sharing a busy route but ultimately going to different destinations = En muchos sentidos, la conmutación de paquetes es similar a una red de autopistas en donde los paquetes son como camiones que comparten una ruta muy transitada pero que en última instancia se dirigen a destinos diferentes.
Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).

auténtica leyenda
(n.)=living legend.
Ex: There's a few times in your life when you get to see a true living legend in person.
auténticamente
=authentically.
Ex: This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.

auténtico
(adj.)=authentic ; bona fide ; genuine ; true ; kosher ; funky ; actual ; true blue ; true-blood.
Ex: These names are not the authentic names of these peoples.
Ex: Booksellers were forbidden to retail new books, other than bona fide remainders, at less than list prices, under threat of being black-listed and refused further supplies.
Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.
Ex: The Concise AACR2 by Michael Gorman is not a true abridged edition of the full edition, but rather a rewritten distillation of the essential rules and principles.
Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor.
Ex: Make no mistake, Danning, in his own words, is a 'true blue Aussie boy' though he was born in Ghana.
Ex: To be sure, Jesus himself was a true-blood descendant of Abraham, and His genealogy is important for theological reasons.
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* auténtica leyenda=living legend.
* auténtico mito=living legend.
* de un modo auténtico=authentically.
* el auténtico=the real McCoy.
* no auténtico=unauthentic.
* pasar (por) un auténtico calvario=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar (por) un auténtico infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* ser un auténtico inútil=be a dead loss.
* un auténtico infierno=a living hell.

auténtico mito
(n.)=living legend.
Ex: There's a few times in your life when you get to see a true living legend in person.
autócrata
(n.)=autocrat ; tyrant ; dictator ; strongman.
Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
Ex: He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.

autóctono
(adj.)=endemic ; ethnic ; indigenous ; vernacular ; autochthonous ; native.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This article explores the relationship between libraries, especially public libraries, and the health and well-being of endemic literature in Australia.
Ex: Examination of this subject heading list reveals that considerations of nationality, ethnic background, religion, and sex have been factors which have entered into the construction of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.
Ex: The paper argues that autochthonous language communities should be formally recognised as distinct ethnic groups.
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
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* lengua autóctona=indigenous language.
* no autóctono=non-native.
* planta autóctona=indigenous plant ; native plant.

autógrafo
(n.)=autograph.
Ex: The system, set up in 1972, includes a catalogue of 435,000 autographs and a catalogue to incunabula.
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* colección de autógrafos=autograph collection.
* firma de autógrafos=autograph-signing appearance.
* manuscrito autógrafo=autograph manuscript.

autómata
(n.)=robotic.
Ex: The problem persists because the access speed of robotic storage devices continues to be the bottleneck.

autónomo
(adj.)=autonomous ; self-contained ; self-supporting ; stand-alone [standalone] ; autonomic ; free-standing ; self-employed ; freelance ; self-governing.
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous.
Ex: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.
Ex: Three self-supporting scales for the measurement of reading attitude were used, namely, the questionnaires of Estes, Heathington, and La Pray.
Ex: BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.
Ex: A search for literature on the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and speech was performed on four data bases.
Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
Ex: In the quest for self-employment the author established himself as a self-employed historical researcher specialising in detailed histories of private and business properties.
Ex: Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.
Ex: Universities are entirely self-governing and therefore any cooperation between them is purely on a voluntary basis.
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* comunidad autónoma=autonomous region.
* de desarrollo autónomo=self-evolving.
* funcionar de un modo autónomo=operate under + an autonomous hand.
* gobierno autónomo=autonomous region.
* trabajador autónomo=freelancer [free-lancer] ; self-employed worker ; self-employed worker.

auxiliar administrativo
(n.)=clerk-typist ; clerical assistant ; administrative assistant.
Ex: The service is staffed by one paid co-ordinator, a half-time clerk-typist and twenty-five volunteers. Ex: Staff consists of 1 half-time librarian and several part-time clerical assistants. Ex: If the idea of launching a program was accepted, it would be the administrative assistant's job to plan, organize, and implement it.
auxiliar común
(n.)=common auxiliary.
Ex: The common auxiliaries are so called because their schedules are auxiliary to the main tables and common in that they are available for the subdivisions of all classes.
auxiliar de biblioteca
(n.)=library assistant ; library technician ; page ; library aide ; library orderly.
Ex: The last but by no means least element in personnel are the library assistants, or library technicians as they are known in American libraries. Ex: The last but by no means least element in personnel are the library assistants, or library technicians as they are known in American libraries. Ex: She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done. Ex: The library classifications range from Library Director to library aide. Ex: The requirements for prison library officer (combining security and library specific funtions) and library orderly are also included.
auxiliar de préstamo
(n.)=circulation clerk.
Ex: 'Let's go to my office,' he enjoined, noticing that the circulation clerks were beginning to take an interest in the dialogue.
auxiliar de vuelo
(n.)=flight attendant.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.
auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas
(n.)=filing clerk.
Ex: It very likely that a filing clerk would file this card incorrectly.
auxiliar^1
(n.)=aide ; assistant ; clerk ; auxiliary.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: His first library position was as an assistant in rare books at the University of Chicago.
Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
Ex: Some I & R centres use auxiliaries to carry out escort work.
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* auxiliar administrativo=clerk-typist ; clerical assistant ; administrative assistant.
* auxiliar común=common auxiliary.
* auxiliar de biblioteca=library assistant ; library technician ; page ; library aide ; library orderly.
* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas=filing clerk.
* auxiliar de préstamo=circulation clerk.
* auxiliar de vuelo=flight attendant.
* auxiliares de lugar=area table.
* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar=student assistant ; student aid.
* estudios de auxiliar administrativo=information administration.

auxiliar^2
(adj.)=auxiliary ; clerical ; supporting ; ancillary.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and soon.
Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.
Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.
Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
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* mesa auxiliar=side table.
* mesita auxiliar=side table.
* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar=respite care.
* tablas auxiliares=auxiliary tables.

auxiliar^3
(v.)=succour [succor, -USA] ; aid ; help.
Ex: There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them
.
Ex: Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.
Ex: How can we help library users to gain confidence?.

auxiliares de lugar
(n.)=area table.
Ex: The new Dewey area tables have been used for some time now in the BL's Bibliographic Services Division with relatively few problems.
auxilio
(n.)=relief ; help ; aid ; succour [succor, -USA] ; mayday.
Nota: Deformación de la palabra francesa m'aider (ayudarme).
Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.
Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.
Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.
Ex: The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.
Ex: It appears they sent out a mayday without his knowledge and when he found out he tried to disable the alarm system.
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* auxilio en carretera=roadside assistance.
* botiquín de primeros auxilios=first-aid kit.
* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios=first aider.
* fondo de auxilio=benevolent fund.
* llamada de auxilio=distress call ; mayday call ; mayday.
* primeros auxilios=first-aid.
* sala de primeros auxilios=emergency room.
* señal de auxilio=mayday call ; mayday.

auxilio en carretera
(n.)=roadside assistance.
Ex: In fact, about half of our roadside assistance calls last year were for automobiles.
aval
(n.)=endorsement.
Ex: The project was given endorsement by the Standing Committees of the IFLA Section on Cataloguing and the then Section on Mechanization.
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* aval bancario=bank guarantee.

aval bancario
(n.)=bank guarantee.
Ex: By providing a bank guarantee the bank guarantees the recipient that it will fulfil the guarantee criteria in the event that the third party does not meet its obligations.
avalancha
(n.)=avalanche ; spate ; floodwater [flood water] ; spurt.
Ex: This paper discusses how to handle the avalanche of online documentation = Este artículo trata de cómo gestionar la avalancha de documentación en línea.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.
Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.
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* avalancha de barro=mudflow ; mudslide.
* avalancha de lodo=mudflow ; mudslide.
* avalancha de nieve=snow avalanche ; snowslide.
* salir a la calle en avalancha=spill (out) into + the streets.
* una avalancha de=a flood of ; a flood tide of.

avalancha de barro
(n.)=mudflow ; mudslide.
Ex: The mudflow has engulfed villages, roads, dozens of factories and swathes of paddy and sugarcane fields, as well as damaging railway. Ex: The death toll from mudslides has reached 224, with authorities fearing that it could reach as high as 400 people.
avalancha de lodo
(n.)=mudflow ; mudslide.
Ex: The mudflow has engulfed villages, roads, dozens of factories and swathes of paddy and sugarcane fields, as well as damaging railway. Ex: The death toll from mudslides has reached 224, with authorities fearing that it could reach as high as 400 people.
avalancha de nieve
(n.)=snow avalanche ; snowslide.
Ex: Snow avalanches threaten life and property in mountainous areas worldwide. Ex: Authorities say two separate snowslides near Snoqualmie Pass have injured six people.
avalanzarse
(v.)=surge.
Ex: It was not clear how he died, but several people were earlier injured when protesters held in a police cordon surged against the barriers.
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* avalanzarse sobre=descend upon.

avalanzarse sobre
(v.)=descend upon.
Ex: Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.
avalar
(v.)=underpin ; attest ; guarantee ; endorse ; countersign ; visa.
Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.
Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.
Ex: You must have your form countersigned by someone of professional standing who has known you for at least two years.
Ex: Certificates must be visaed by customs authorities at the airport of departure.

avance de la medicina
(n.)=medical advance.
Ex: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.
avance espectacular
(n.)=quantum leap.
Ex: She proposes a quantum leap forward to a new point at which the information specialist will directly assist the researcher in the creation of new knowledge through the use of artificial intelligence (AI).
avance importantísimo
(n.)=giant leap ; great leap forward.
Ex: The People's Republic of China has taken a giant leap toward modernisation of its medical ibraries and information centres. Ex: In terms of intellectual evolution, it is a radical step up and great leap forward for mankind.
avance inexorable
(n.)=relentlessness.
Ex: The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.
avance informativo
(n.)=advance news summary ; news headline.
Ex: Here is an advance news summary of some of the possible changes in the lineup. Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.
avance médico
(n.)=medical advance.
Ex: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.
avance profesional
=career progression ; rise through the ranks.
Ex: The findings demonstrate that rigid working environments still frequently force women to chose between family and career progression. Ex: Several respondents felt that women's rise through the ranks was less meteoric than that of their male colleagues.
avance rápido de imágenes
(n.)=fast motion.
Ex: For example, the most recent range of video recorders includes features like freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion and rapid search for individual frames.
avance tecnológico
(n.)=technological advancement.
Ex: Two factors which have greatly influenced the information society are the information explosion and technological advancements.
avance técnico
(n.)=technical advance.
Ex: This is, of course, due in great part to an entirely understandable reaction to the ills, real and imagined, that can be seen as resulting from many modern technical advances.
avance^1
(n.)=move ; progress ; push towards ; progression ; march.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
Ex: AACR represented a significant element in the progress towards rational and standard cataloguing practices.
Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: In the past few years, there has been a technological progression from the Internet to intranets and, now, to extranets.
Ex: The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.
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* avance inexorable=relentlessness.
* avance rápido de imágenes=fast motion.
* AvPág (Avance Página)=PgDn (Page Down).
* coartar el avance de Algo=hinder + progress.
* evaluación del avance realizado=progress evaluation.
* hacer avances=make + headway.
* informe sobre el avance de un proyecto=progress report.
* retrasar el avance=retard + progress.
* ser un gran avance=be half the battle.
* símbolo de avance de línea=line feed character.
* tecla de Avance de Página=Page Down key.

avance^2
(n.)=advance ; advancement ; breakthrough [break-through] ; development ; enhancement ; stride ; betterment ; step forward ; furtherance ; step up.
Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.
Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.
Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.
Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.
Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.
Ex: Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.
Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.
Ex: This article represents a step forward in attempting to systematize the redefinition of library purpose, not simply by basing purpose on community needs but by 'linking needs and libraries in a coherent way'.
Ex: The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.
Ex: In terms of intellectual evolution, it is a radical step up and great leap forward for mankind.
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* avance de la medicina=medical advance.
* avance espectacular=quantum leap.
* avance importantísimo=giant leap ; great leap forward.
* avance médico=medical advance.
* avance profesional=career progression ; rise through the ranks.
* avance técnico=technical advance.
* avance tecnológico=technological advancement.
* con avances=stepped-up.
* con los últimos avances=state-of-the-art ; leading edge.
* mantenerse al día de los avances=track + developments.
* mantenerse al tanto de los avances=track + developments.
* nuevos avances=future development(s).
* ser un avance=be a step forward.
* suponer una avance sobre=move + one away from.
* suponer un avance=be a step forward.

avance^3
(n.)=trailer ; sneak preview ; sneak peek ; movie trailer ; foretaste.
Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
Ex: It includes 50 pages of listings of forthcoming spring books, as well as 11 pages of 'sneak previews' of children's books scheduled for autumn 1998 = Incluye 50 páginas de novedades editoriales para la primavera así como 11 páginas de "avances" de libros infantiles programados para otoño de 1998.
Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.
Ex: The movie trailer was promissory of action and adventure, but the film itself was a bore.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.
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* avance informativo=advance news summary ; news headline.

avance^4
(n.)=tent shelter.
Nota: De caravana.
Ex: The mobile library was based on a converted pickup truck with a camper shell, plus a tent shelter, and camp lantern for night services.

avante
(adj.)=ahead.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
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* avante a toda máquina=full steam ahead ; full speed ahead.

avante a toda máquina
=full steam ahead ; full speed ahead.
Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York. Ex: We are full speed ahead, we are hoping to continue the good work that we have started.
avanzada
(n.)=outpost ; advance party.
Ex: Accessions lists published by the overseas offices contain the descriptive bibliographic data of all material acquired through the library's outposts.
Ex: An advance party of 30 military officers arrived today from Ghana, where they were in training for the full peacekeeping mission that is scheduled to be launched next month.

avanzadilla
(n.)=advance party.
Ex: An advance party of 30 military officers arrived today from Ghana, where they were in training for the full peacekeeping mission that is scheduled to be launched next month.

avanzado
(adj.)=advanced ; sophisticated ; developed ; high-powered ; stepped-up.
Ex: It is quite common for document titles to provide an indication of the level of presentation of their subject in the use of such terms as 'Introduction', 'Primer', 'Popular', 'advanced'.
Ex: Effective retrieval from natural language indexed data bases requires sophisticated search software.
Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
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* búsqueda avanzada=advanced search.
* de avanzada edad=advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* de edad avanzada=over the hill ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* estar avanzado=be well under way.
* ser muy avanzado para + Posesivo + época=be in advance of + Posesivo + time.
* usuario avanzado=advanced user ; power user.

avanzar
(v.)=gain + ground ; get + far ; go forward ; make + gains ; make + progress ; move ahead ; move on ; move onwardly ; move up ; page (through) ; progress ; advance ; proceed ; press on ; come along ; fast-forward ; take + a step forward ; get + ahead ; move forward ; make + step ; take + strides ; make + advances ; develop ; move along ; get + unstuck ; press forward (with) ; move + forward ; go forth ; make + headway.
Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.
Ex: Thus, if you want to reply yes, enter a 'y'; if you want to go forward, enter 'f'.
Ex: Expenditures in public libraries in the USA rose sharply in 1988 while use continued to make modest gains, with the greatest increase in juvenile loans.
Ex: We could then simply alter our expectations accordingly, and exult in the progress we have made.
Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
Ex: In its simplest statement, the prime goal of any act of education is that it should serve us in the future ... takes us somewhere ... let us move onwardly more easily.
Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.
Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found.
Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.
Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.
Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.
Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.
Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.
Ex: Modern machines have an automatic facility for fast-forward and rewind as well as a manual control for slower, more precise location of the required information on the microfilm.
Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.
Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.
Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
Ex: In the half century since the publication of McKerrow's Introduction bibliography has taken giant strides in many directions.
Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.
Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.
Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.
Ex: In addition, students can use the glossary to get 'unstuck' while learning.
Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.
Ex: Kuwait is not going backwards, but definitely not moving forward.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.
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* a medida que + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* avanzar a duras penas=flounder ; grind on.
* avanzar a toda máquina=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* avanzar a toda mecha=go + full steam ahead.
* avanzar a toda pastilla=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* avanzar a todo gas=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* avanzar a todo meter=go + full steam ahead.
* avanzar a todo vapor=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* avanzar a trancas y barrancas=flounder ; grind on.
* avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso=proceed + at a blistering pace.
* avanzar con dificultad=wade through ; limp ; slog along ; plod (along/through).
* avanzar con gran dificultad=grind on.
* avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo=advance + Posesivo + work ; advance + Posesivo + work.
* avanzar en una carrera profesional=further + a career.
* avanzar fácilmente=coast.
* avanzar gradualmente (hacia)=edge (toward(s)).
* avanzar hacia=move into ; move toward(s).
* avanzar hacia abajo=work + Posesivo + way down.
* avanzar lentamente=creep ; creep along.
* avanzar lenta y pesadamente=trundle.
* avanzar mucho=travel + a long way down the road.
* avanzar muy despacio=creep ; creep along.
* avanzar poco a poco=shuffle along.
* avanzar poco a poco (hacia)=edge (toward(s)).
* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución=rise through + the ranks.
* avanzar rápidamente=gallop.
* avanzar viento en popa=steam ahead.
* conforme + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* dar vueltas sin avanzar=go (a)round in + circles.
* hacer avanzar=nudge + Nombre + forward ; push + the frontiers of ; nudge + Nombre + along ; nudge + Nombre + into ; push + the boundaries of.
* hacer avanzar el conocimiento=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
* hacer avanzar hacia=nudge + Nombre + toward.
* hacer que + Nombre + avance=take + Nombre + a/one step forward.
* no avanzar=tread + water.
* no avanzar más=go + no further.
* que avanza lentamente=crawling.
* que avanza rápidamente=fast-developing.
* seguir avanzando=forge + ahead ; forge + forward.
* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente=time + march on.

avanzar a duras penas
(v.)=flounder ; grind on.
Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description. Ex: Far more likely is that the session will grind on days, perhaps weeks, before there's a compromise between the Presidente and the Senate.
avanzar a toda mecha
(v.)=go + full steam ahead.
Ex: They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a toda máquina
(v.)=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world. Ex: They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a toda pastilla
(v.)=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world. Ex: They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a todo gas
(v.)=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world. Ex: They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a todo meter
(v.)=go + full steam ahead.
Ex: They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a todo vapor
(v.)=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world. Ex: They are part of those who want to see the war on drugs go full steam ahead, regardless of the consequences to non-violent offenders.
avanzar a trancas y barrancas
(v.)=flounder ; grind on.
Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description. Ex: Far more likely is that the session will grind on days, perhaps weeks, before there's a compromise between the Presidente and the Senate.
avanzar a un ritmo vertiginoso
=proceed + at a blistering pace.
Ex: Research into these pharmaceutical proteins is proceeding at a blistering pace.
avanzar con dificultad
(v.)=wade through ; limp ; slog along ; plod (along/through).
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work. Ex: Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively. Ex: Ebooks will just have to slog along at lower margins. Ex: He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.
avanzar con gran dificultad
(v.)=grind on.
Ex: Far more likely is that the session will grind on days, perhaps weeks, before there's a compromise between the Presidente and the Senate.
avanzar en + Posesivo + trabajo
(v.)=advance + Posesivo + work ; advance + Posesivo + work.
Ex: The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 tools and other ICTs to effectively develop and advance their work. Ex: The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 tools and other ICTs to effectively develop and advance their work.
avanzar en una carrera profesional
(v.)=further + a career.
Ex: However, I feel that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity which you cannot afford to pass up, and I'm sure he would not hesitate to let you go to further a promising career.
avanzar fácilmente
(v.)=coast.
Ex: For eight years the Clinton-Gore administration has coasted through prosperity.
avanzar gradualmente (hacia)
(v.)=edge (toward(s)).
Ex: The unemployment rate is edging toward 15 percent.
avanzar hacia
(v.)=move into ; move toward(s).
Ex: As we move into the 21st century there is a growing realization that information holds the key to health. Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
avanzar hacia abajo
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way down.
Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.
avanzar lenta y pesadamente
(v.)=trundle.
Ex: He ambushed them as they trundled down the path on their all-terrain vehicles.
avanzar lentamente
(v.)=creep ; creep along.
Ex: Why is it that when were are having fun, time flies by, but when we are at work, time creeps by?. Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
avanzar mucho
(v.)=travel + a long way down the road.
Ex: It has to be said, however, that the world's bibliographers and librarians have travelled a long way down the road to practical fulfilment of the basic concepts.
avanzar muy despacio
(v.)=creep ; creep along.
Ex: Why is it that when were are having fun, time flies by, but when we are at work, time creeps by?. Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
avanzar poco a poco
(v.)=shuffle along.
Ex: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.
avanzar poco a poco (hacia)
(v.)=edge (toward(s)).
Ex: The unemployment rate is edging toward 15 percent.
avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución
(v.)=rise through + the ranks.
Ex: It marks the first time the position has been held by someone who has risen through the ranks of both agencies.
avanzar rápidamente
(v.)=gallop.
Ex: We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información.
avanzar viento en popa
(v.)=steam ahead.
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.
avaricia
(n.)=greed ; rapacity ; penny-pinching ; greediness ; avariciousness ; avarice ; cupidity ; covetousness.
Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.
Ex: The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.
Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.
Ex: The economy in general was suffering from the company owner's avariciousness.
Ex: The seven deadly sins are 'pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth/acedia'.
Ex: Cupidity is one of the central themes in the Buddhist philosophy.
Ex: Covetousness is without a doubt the biggest sin in the United States and Europe today.
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* con avaricia=rapaciously ; greedily ; avariciously.

avariciosamente
=rapaciously ; greedily ; avariciously.
Ex: Rapaciously hunted by humans over centuries, whales have not recovered in the decades after whaling was outlawed.
Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.

avaricioso
(adj.)=greedy ; predatory ; rapacious ; avaricious.
Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification.
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* de forma avariciosa=avariciously.
* de manera avariciosa=avariciously.

avariento
(n.)=miser.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.

avaro
(n.)=miser ; stingy ; tight-fisted ; scrooge ; skinflint ; penny-pinching ; tightwad ; cheapskate ; piker ; penny pincher.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
Ex: For pikers like me it's a tremendous comfort to know that at this moment, counting what I owe, I have more money than Donald Trump.
Ex: However I am a 'penny pincher' and always on the look out for ways I can save myself a few dollars.

avasallador
(adj.)=overbearing ; overwhelming.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.

avasallamiento
(n.)=enslavement ; subjugation.
Ex: Technology has both liberated people and brought new forms of enslavement.
Ex: For over 500 years, the state of libraries and librarianship has been a reliable measure of varying degrees of freedom and subjugation in these countries.

avasallar
(v.)=tyrannize ; lord it over.
Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.
Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.

avatar
(n.)=avatar ; avatar.
Nota: En Internet, cada una de las imágenes que aparecen en la pantalla representando a cada uno de los usuarios conectados a un espacio virtual, como, por ejemplo, una sesión de chat.
Ex: The article 'Information age avatars' addresses the question of the role of the librarian in preparing for a future of networked information and digital libraries.
Ex: This is a client-server system allowing to build arbitrary virtual spaces but in which every 'client' currently connected to the server is displayed by means of an icon, called an avatar.

avatares
=vicissitudes ; ups and downs ; misfortune ; twists and turns.
Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
Ex: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.
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* avatares del tiempo, los=vicissitudes of time, the ; whims of time, the.
* los avatares de la guerra=the tides of war.

avatares del tiempo, los
(n.)=vicissitudes of time, the ; whims of time, the.
Ex: As a thinking being, one seems to be free from the vicissitudes of time and space -- there is no coming to be or ceasing to be. Ex: For all their glory in the eyes of the admiring poet, these phenomena are historically bound and subject to the whims of time.
ave
(n.)=bird.
Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
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* ave acuática=water bird.
* ave carroñera=scavenger.
* ave de caza=game bird.
* ave del paraíso=bird of paradise.
* ave de orilla=shorebird.
* ave de paso=bird of passage.
* ave de rapiña=raptor.
* ave marina=sea bird.
* ave migratoria=migratory bird.
* ave nocturna=night owl ; night owl.
* ave pasajera=bird of passage.
* ave rapaz=raptor.
* aves acuáticas=waterfowl ; fowl.
* aves de corral=poultry.
* aves y pájaros=bird life.
* ave zancuda=wader ; wading bird ; shorebird.
* cazador de aves=fowler.
* cría de aves=poultry farming ; aviculture ; chicken farming.
* criador de aves=aviculturist.
* de la cría de aves=avicultural.
* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche=roost.
* matadero de aves=poultry abattoir.
* observación de aves y pájaros=birdwatching [bird-watching] ; birding.
* observador de aves y pájaros=birder ; birdwatcher [bird-watcher].
* relacionado con las aves=avian.
* relativo a las aves=avian.

ave acuática
(n.)=water bird.
Ex: The textword combined with the descriptor, 'ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.
ave carroñera
(n.)=scavenger.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.
ave de caza
(n.)=game bird.
Ex: This article discusses Benson's life, work, and critical reputation as a printmaker specializing in images of hunters and wild game birds.
ave de orilla
(n.)=shorebird.
Ex: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.
ave de paso
(n.)=bird of passage.
Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.
ave de rapiña
(n.)=raptor.
Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.
ave del paraíso
(n.)=bird of paradise.
Ex: The bird of paradise seeds can be planted upon receipt after a soaking.
ave marina
(n.)=sea bird.
Ex: Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.
ave migratoria
(n.)=migratory bird.
Ex: Woodlands are being brought to life with a splash of colour and sound with the warmer weather bringing a number of migratory birds.
ave nocturna
(n.)=night owl ; night owl.
Ex: The biological basis of preferences for morning or evening activity patterns ('early birds' and 'night owls') has been hypothesized but has remained elusive. Ex: The biological basis of preferences for morning or evening activity patterns ('early birds' and 'night owls') has been hypothesized but has remained elusive.
ave pasajera
(n.)=bird of passage.
Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.
ave rapaz
(n.)=raptor.
Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.
ave zancuda
(n.)=wader ; wading bird ; shorebird.
Ex: An example of this kind, taken from UDC: waders (birds) 598.3 waders (footwear) 685.315. Ex: Among wading birds, wood storks stand out. Ex: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.
avecinar
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* avecinarse=loom ; be ahead ; lie + ahead ; come down + the pike.
* avecinarse amenazadoramente=loom up.
* avecinarse de un modo amenazador=loom + large on the horizon ; loom + large.
* avecinársele a uno Algo=be in for.
* avecinarse tiempos difíciles=tough times ahead ; lean times ahead ; darker times + lie ahead ; hard times ahead.
* problema + avecinarse=problem + lie ahead.
* que se avecina=oncoming.
* reto + avecinarse=challenge + lie ahead.
* se avecinan malos tiempos=hard times lie ahead.
* tormenta + avecinarse=storm + brew over.
* tormenta que se avecina=gathering storm.
* ver lo que + avecinarse=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall.

avecinarse
(v.)=loom ; be ahead ; lie + ahead ; come down + the pike.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them. Ex: This article argues that it is imperative that librarians assess the future in order to be better able to plan for what is ahead. Ex: It is possible to make generalizations leading to predictions of what lies ahead for geoscience information professionals. Ex: What softwares are coming down the pike for potential future e-lending of varied digital content (music, print, video...)?.
avecinarse amenazadoramente
(v.)=loom up.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
avecinarse de un modo amenazador
(v.)=loom + large on the horizon ; loom + large.
Ex: Fiscal constraints looming large on the horizon for most libraries. Ex: The philosophy of central collections providing back up for local libraries will loom large on the British library scene for some time.
avecinarse tiempos difíciles
=tough times ahead ; lean times ahead ; darker times + lie ahead ; hard times ahead.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Library systems: tough times ahead? A critique of some hallowed assumptions about library cooperative efforts'. Ex: In the lean times ahead public libraries will need the support of all sectors of the profession. Ex: Darker times lie ahead if librarians are to continue to act as educators instead of assuming a role as disseminators of information and knowledge. Ex: Hard times ahead are predicted for US hospital libraries.
avecinársele a uno Algo
(v.)=be in for.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are actually surrogates for Freudian types.
avefría
(n.)=lapwing.
Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.

avellana
(n.)=hazelnut.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.
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* ojos color avellana=hazel eyes.

avellano
(n.)=hazel.
Ex: Both woods have abundant beech and alder and extensive coppice woodland with abundant hazel.

avena
(n.)=oats ; oatmeal.
Ex: This collocation surely meets a general need more effectively than if everything were brought together under process, scattering materials on crops: harvesting of wheat, oats, barlye, etc., all colocated at harvesting.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).
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* copos de avena=rolled oats.
* gachas de avena=porridge.
* harina de avena=oatmeal.

avenencia
(n.)=compromise.
Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.

avenida
=avenue.
Ex: The facility is well maintained and on a main avenue; which attracts many daily visitors.

aventajado
(adj.)=advantaged.
Ex: What are called 'advantaged' homes, by which we mean those that offer their children the benefits every child should have, possess their own small libraries.

aventajar
(v.)=outstrip ; score over ; outpace.
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
Ex: Technology is outpacing most countries and the international community.

aventar
(v.)=winnow.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Speaking loudly for good books -- promoting the wheat and winnowing the chaff'.

aventura amorosa
(n.)=love affair ; fling ; affair ; romance ; emotional affair.
Ex: The boss of Nokia, a 1990s success story, has fostered Finland's intense love affair with the mobile phone. Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey. Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Ex: The author warns against the twin dangers of getting drunk and illusory conference romances. Ex: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
aventura comercial
(n.)=venturing.
Ex: This article examines problems and practices relating to transborder data flows in the light of the growing trend to transnational venturing in the electronic information services sector.
aventura de acción
(n.)=action adventure.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
aventura de una sola noche
=one-night stand.
Ex: The present paper is based on recent research on so-called casual sexual encounters or one-night stands.
aventura de vacaciones
(n.)=holiday adventure.
Ex: The author presents a critique of some of the settings used in her novels (school, circus, nursery, holiday adventure, family, detectives, and fantasy worlds).
aventura sentimental
(n.)=affair ; fling ; emotional affair.
Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey. Ex: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
aventura^1
(n.)=adventure ; escapade.
Ex: Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood.
Ex: His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.
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* ansia de aventura=thirst for adventure.
* aventura comercial=venturing.
* aventura de acción=action adventure.
* aventura de vacaciones=holiday adventure.
* deseo de aventura=thirst for adventure.
* espíritu de aventura=spirit of adventure.
* ganas de aventura=thirst for adventure.
* novela de aventuras=adventure story.

aventura^2
(n.)=fling ; affair ; romance ; emotional affair.
Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.
Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility.
Ex: The author warns against the twin dangers of getting drunk and illusory conference romances.
Ex: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
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* aventura amorosa=love affair ; fling ; affair ; romance ; emotional affair.
* aventura de una sola noche=one-night stand.
* aventura sentimental=affair ; fling ; emotional affair.
* tener una aventura=have + a romance.
* tener una aventura amorosa=have + a fling ; have + a romance.

aventurado
(adj.)=foolhardy ; buccaneering.
Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

aventurar
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* aventurarse=venture ; go out on + a limb ; take + chances (on) ; take + Posesivo + chances.
* aventurarse a decir=venture.
* aventurarse a entrar en=venture into.
* aventurarse a especular sobre=hazard + a guess at.
* aventurarse a salir=venture forth.
* aventurarse aún más=go + one step further.
* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar=nothing ventured, nothing gained.

aventurarse
(v.)=venture ; go out on + a limb ; take + chances (on) ; take + Posesivo + chances.
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the 'eructation of unhealthy souls'. Ex: The article 'CONSER goes out on a limb' is part of an issue devoted to serials experimentation and collaboration. Ex: Rosa's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States. Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
aventurarse a decir
(v.)=venture.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
aventurarse a entrar en
(v.)=venture into.
Ex: All these factors have deterred women from venturing into politics.
aventurarse a especular sobre
(v.)=hazard + a guess at.
Ex: It would be difficult to hazard even a guess at the number of international organizations which exist, or have existed.
aventurarse a salir
(v.)=venture forth.
Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
aventurarse aún más
(v.)=go + one step further.
Ex: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.
aventurero^1
(n.)=swashbuckler ; adventurer.
Ex: Many swashbucklers lived by the credo 'Better lucky than good'.
Ex: French explorer and adventurer Xavier Rosset is about to embark on a 300 day trip to live alone on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific.

aventurero^2
(adj.)=adventurous ; buccaneering ; swashbuckling.
Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.

avergonzado
=abashed ; embarrassed ; sheepish ; ashamed ; shamefaced ; in shame.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
Ex: Should he, Tom Hernandez, have mentioned that he was thinking of leaving? He felt momentarily sheepish.
Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.
Ex: Keep in mind that the Bible commands women to wear clothing that is in keeping with being shamefaced.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
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* estar avergonzado=be ashamed.
* sentirse avergonzado=be ashamed ; feel + embarrassed ; get + embarrassed.

avergonzar
(v.)=embarrass ; put + Nombre + to shame.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
Ex: I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.
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* avergonzarse=become + ashamed.
* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello=cheap and cheerful.
* sin avergonzarse=unashamed.

avergonzarse
(v.)=become + ashamed.
Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
averiado
(adj.)=broken ; damaged.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: A replacement for the damage bar-code label can be made by using the replace label function.
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* estar averiado=be out of order.

averiarse
(v.)=conk out.
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.

averiguación
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* hacer averiguaciones=make + enquiry.
* sobre el que se están haciendo averiguaciones=under investigation.

averiguar
(v.)=ascertain ; find out ; uncover ; come to + light ; puzzle out ; figure out ; lay + hands on ; check into ; check up on ; keep + tabs on ; get + a sense of ; make + enquiry ; gain + a sense of ; tease + Nombre + apart ; ferret out ; suss (out).
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.
Ex: It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.
Ex: It turns out that the public, the students, have figured out that that's a way of doing some kind of subject searching, and they do it all the time.
Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.
Ex: You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country.
Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.
Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.
Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.
Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.
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* acción de averiguar y resolver problemas=troubleshooting [trouble shooting].
* averiguar cómo=figure out how.
* averiguar el límite de Algo=plumb + the depths of.
* averiguar el precio=cost.
* averiguar la verdad=discern + the truth.
* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor=put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
* averiguárselas=manage to ; get by.
* averiguárselas solo=manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own.
* averiguar un problema=investigate + problem.
* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas=troubleshooter.

averiguar cómo
(v.)=figure out how.
Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.
averiguar el límite de Algo
(v.)=plumb + the depths of.
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
averiguar el precio
(v.)=cost.
Ex: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.
averiguar la verdad
(v.)=discern + the truth.
Ex: Discerning the truth in a situation sometimes takes cunning.
averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor
=put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The library buzz: the School Library Journal puts its ear to the ground in Oregon and Texas'.
averiguar un problema
(v.)=investigate + problem.
Ex: This article describes a study to investigate the problems caused by incorrect citations in periodical articles.
averiguárselas
(v.)=manage to ; get by.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up. Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
averiguárselas solo
(v.)=manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home. Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries. Ex: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
averno
(n.)=inferno ; underworld.
Ex: He maintains that this evocation of the Inferno is apt because, though not a sodomite, Bulstrode can be seen in medieval terms as both a blasphemer and usurer.
Ex: These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.

aversión
(n.)=antipathy ; disinclination ; dislike ; disliking ; aversion ; loathing ; distaste ; avoidance ; disgust ; abhorrence.
Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.
Ex: The base of higher education is shrinking because of an evident disinclination on the part of growing numbers of eligible students to extend their education.
Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
Ex: Reactions to the serious novels and the monographs are never simply of liking or disliking.
Ex: The central hypothesis is that an aversion to neologisms (especially newly coined words) impedes the introduction and acceptance of new concepts.
Ex: The article 'The hype and the hope: fear and loathing on the net' argues that the fears and mistrust of the Internet are based upon ignorance about new technology.
Ex: Some detractors cite political reasons for this, for example the apparent scarcity of public funds and taxpayers' distaste for anything 'governmental'.
Ex: This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.
Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
Ex: This profound and subtle book asks how lobotomies, which have been regarded with abhorrence since the 1960s, could have been a preferred treatment for serious mental illnesses from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.
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* preferencias y aversiones=likes and dislikes.
* sentir aversión por=have + aversion to.
* tener aversión a=have + aversion to.

aves acuáticas
(n.)=waterfowl ; fowl.
Ex: Find papers on the incidence of lead toxicity or lead poisoning in waterfowl. Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.
aves de corral
(n.)=poultry.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
aves y pájaros
(n.)=bird life.
Ex: Home to over 540 different species, bird life here is truly fascinating.
avestruz
(n.)=ostrich.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction.
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* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
* hacer como el avestruz=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
* pechuga de avestruz=ostrich breast.

avezado
(adj.)=seasoned.
Ex: At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.
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* avezado en la guerra=battle-hardened.

avezado en la guerra
(adj.)=battle-hardened.
Ex: The Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia are part of a much larger military force that is battle-hardened by major cross-border wars.
aviación
(n.)=aviation.
Ex: For example, aviation and aeronautics can be treated as branches of science in Physics, or as branches of useful arts in Engineering and Shipbuilding.
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* aviación comercial=commercial aviation.
* industria de la aviación, la=aviation industry, the.
* ingeniería de aviación=aviation engineering.

aviación comercial
(n.)=commercial aviation.
Ex: Today's flight and cabin crews are much different than they were during the early years of commercial aviation.
aviado
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* estar aviado=be (in) a (real) mess.

aviador
(n.)=airman [airmen, -pl.] ; aviator ; flyer [flier, -USA].
Ex: This is foundation dedicate to preserving the history of America's first black military airmen.
Ex: This female aviator is considered to represent a 'missing link' in the story of American feminism.
Ex: Swifts are the champion flyers of the bird world.
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* aviso para los aviadores=NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).

aviar^1
(adj.)=avian.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The use of bibliometric techniques for institutional research evaluation: a study of avian virology research'.
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* gripe aviar=avian flu.

aviar^2
(v.)=fit out.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.

avicultura
(n.)=poultry farming ; aviculture ; chicken farming.
Ex: Since time immemorial backyard poultry farming has played an important role to meet the needs of the rural people.
Ex: As in the husbandry of any captive animal population, the quality of water utilized in aviculture is vital for avicultural success.
Ex: Over the last 15 years, the country has seen a boom in chicken farming.
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* avicultura ecológica=free-range poultry farming.
* avicultura ecológica de puesta=free-range egg farming.

avicultura ecológica
(n.)=free-range poultry farming.
Ex: Given that people have died of bird flu, we can no longer allow free-range poultry farming to continue at the current large scale.
avicultura ecológica de puesta
(n.)=free-range egg farming.
Ex: Free-range egg farming is, above all else, a business.
aviculturista
(n.)=aviculturist.
Ex: Her uncle was a serious aviculturist with a large collection of breeding aviaries dedicated to each species or mutation.

avidez
(n.)=eagerness ; greed ; greediness ; avarice ; avidness.
Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.
Ex: The seven deadly sins are 'pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth/acedia'.
Ex: His chronic ailments never managed to inhibit his avidness for writing, romantic intrigue, society, and travel.
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* con avidez=thirstily ; avidly ; eagerly.

avinagrado
(adj.)=sour.
Ex: Throughout the book, the young are viewed with sour realism.
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* poner cara avinagrada=pout.

avinagrar
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* avinagrarse=go + sour ; turn + sour ; sour.

avinagrarse
(v.)=go + sour ; turn + sour ; sour.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Relationships in swimming : what happens when they go sour?'. Ex: In the latter half of the 20th century, however, medicine's success threatened to turn sour as questions were asked about its efficacy. Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.
avisar
(v.)=alert to ; forewarn ; sound + the alarm ; sound + a wake-up call ; raise + warning flag ; raise + red flag ; raise + flag ; raise + cautionary flags ; send + word ; let + Nombre + know.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.
Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
Ex: Some of the barriers and limitations identified do raise warning flags, but they did not negate the largely positive trends in the evidence presented.
Ex: Research raises red flags suggesting that policies adopted may be increasing children's risk of maltreatment.
Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.
Ex: This experience should raise cautionary flags about seeking private-sector candidate.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.
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* avisar por radio=radio.
* sin avisar=unannounced ; out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.

avisar por radio
(v.)=radio.
Ex: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt.
aviso
(n.)=word of caution ; announcement ; notice ; reminder notice ; warning ; word of warning ; follow-up ; reminder ; cautionary note ; cautionary word ; alert ; heads up ; wake-up call.
Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.
Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..
Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.
Ex: One word of warning before starting: products, concepts, applications of information technology are currently in a state of rapid evolution.
Ex: The circulation staff also looks after overdues -- sending out reminder notices, making follow-up telephone calls, etc..
Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.
Ex: The different standards involved are described with cautionary notes on their limitations and the balance between standardisation and innovation.
Ex: The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.
Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'.
Ex: These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.
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* aviso de advertencia=warning label.
* aviso de encuadernación=binding trigger.
* aviso de vencimiento=overdue notice.
* aviso para los aviadores=NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).
* casi sin previo aviso=without much notice.
* dar aviso=give + notice.
* dar un aviso=make + warning.
* hasta nuevo aviso=until further notice.
* luz de aviso=warning light.
* mandar aviso=send + word.
* mensaje de aviso=warning message.
* piloto de aviso=warning light.
* poner sobre aviso=alert to.
* poner una señal de aviso=post + a warning ; post + a warning sign.
* señal de aviso=early warning signal ; warning sign ; warning signal ; early warning sign.
* señal de aviso de incendio=fire warning.
* sin aviso previo=without warning.
* sin previo aviso=unannounced ; without warning ; without notice ; without prior notice ; without prior notification ; on spec ; at the drop of a hat ; without (any) further notice.
* sistema de aviso de reclamaciones=claims warning system.
* temporizador de aviso=egg timer.

aviso de advertencia
(n.)=warning label.
Ex: But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
aviso de encuadernación
(n.)=binding trigger.
Ex: The binding trigger is a reminder to the library to inspect the shelves to see whether the volume is complete and can be bound.
aviso de vencimiento
(n.)=overdue notice.
Ex: Overdue, recall, and other notices and listings are an important part of circulation, acquisition, and periodicals procedures.
aviso para los aviadores
=NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).
Ex: NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) are notices issued by the authorities to inform pilots of new or changed aeronautical facilities, services, procedures or hazards, temporary or permanent.
avispa
(n.)=wasp.
Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
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* cintura de avispa=wasp waist.
* con cintura de avispa=wasp-waisted.
* nido de avispas=hornet's nest ; wasps' nest.
* parecido a una avispa=waspish.
* relacionado con las avispas=waspish.

avispado
(adj.)=on the ball ; vivacious ; keen-witted.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.
Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.

avispar
=smarten.
Ex: Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.
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* avisparse=get + Posesivo + act together.

avisparse
(v.)=get + Posesivo + act together.
Ex: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast.
avispero
(n.)=wasps' nest.
Ex: When I was a young, troublesome rapscallion, one of my favorite destructive pastimes was to throw rocks at wasps' nests.
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* revolver el avispero=stir up + a hornet's nest.

avispón
(n.)=hornet.
Ex: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice.

avistamiento
(n.)=sighting.
Ex: Given the fantastic nature of the incident she decided not to report the sighting as she feared ridicule from her colleagues.
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* avistamiento de ovnis=alien visitation ; UFO sighting.

avistamiento de ovnis
(n.)=alien visitation ; UFO sighting.
Ex: First, the scientific debunker will say that because alien visitation is an extraordinary claim, it thus demands extraordinary proof. Ex: India -- especially the Himalayas, China, and Myanmar have been experiencing heavy UFO sightings in recent days.
avistar
(v.)=glimpse.
Ex: The shape of space: have cosmologists glimpsed signs that the universe is bounded?.
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* avistar a lo lejos=see + Nombre + far off.

avistar a lo lejos
(v.)=see + Nombre + far off.
Ex: She looked for her stepmother with her daughter and saw them far off, near the door where the peasants were sitting.
avituallamiento
(n.)=victualling.
Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.

avituallar
(v.)=victual ; provision.
Ex: Many large ships used to anchor there in sheltered waters and were victualled.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.

avivar
(v.)=fuel ; be fired with ; enliven ; quicken ; sparkle ; stoke ; jazz up ; move it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch ; liven up.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
Ex: Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey.
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* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.

avión
(n.)=aeroplane ; airplane ; aircraft ; plane.
Ex: In this way we could change aeroplanes to AIRPLANES, and at the same time change every subdivision of aeroplanes.
Ex: In this way we could change AEROPLANES to airplanes, and at the same time change every subdivision of AEROPLANES.
Ex: An example is a picture of an aircraft moving from right to left across a cloudless sky.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
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* accidente de avión=plane crash ; air crash.
* avión a chorro=jet.
* avión a reacción=jet ; jet aircraft.
* avión de caza=military jet ; fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane.
* avión de combate=fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane.
* avión de guerra=warplane.
* avión de pasajeros=airliner ; passenger plane ; passenger jet.
* avión de propulsión a chorro=prop jet.
* avión militar=warplane.
* avión reactor=jet aircraft.
* avión siniestrado=wreck.
* billete de avión=air ticket ; airline ticket.
* billete de avión de ida y vuelta=round-trip airfare.
* coger el avión=jet off.
* envío por avión=air freight [airfreight] ; air cargo.
* gastos de avión=airfare [air fare].
* pasajero de avión=airline passenger.
* piloto de avión de caza=fighter pilot.
* piloto de avión de combate=fighter pilot.
* precio del billete de avión=airfare [air fare] ; airline fare.
* reserva de billetes de avión=airline reservation.
* tripulación del avión=aircrew.
* viaje en avión=air travel ; air transportation.

avión a chorro
(n.)=jet.
Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.
avión a reacción
(n.)=jet ; jet aircraft.
Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean. Ex: Vapour trails caused by jet aircraft over Britain can cause clouds covering 20,000 square miles, thus reducing sunshine by up to 10 per cent.
avión de caza
(n.)=military jet ; fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object. Ex: Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines. Ex: For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles. Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
avión de combate
(n.)=fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane.
Ex: Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines. Ex: For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles. Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
avión de guerra
(n.)=warplane.
Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
avión de pasajeros
(n.)=airliner ; passenger plane ; passenger jet.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner. Ex: The final mayday call by a hero British pilot who died after ditching his passenger plane into the sea was released today. Ex: The hijacking of a passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by commandoes
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avión de propulsión a chorro
(n.)=prop jet.
Ex: And perhaps the planes are our libraries: they might be prop jets, they might be air busses, the very biggest ones might be 747s.
avión militar
(n.)=warplane.
Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
avión reactor
(n.)=jet aircraft.
Ex: Vapour trails caused by jet aircraft over Britain can cause clouds covering 20,000 square miles, thus reducing sunshine by up to 10 per cent.
avión siniestrado
(n.)=wreck.
Ex: At the Pandora wreck site, tides occur twice daily, and have a stronger ebb tide than flood tide.
avoceta
(n.)=avocet.
Ex: The creation of these freshwater wetlands has provided new breeding and foraging habitats for stilts and avocets.

avío
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* avíos=gear.
* avíos de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* hacer el avío=get + ready.

avíos
(v.)=gear.
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
avíos de pesca
(n.)=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife. Ex: Fishing gear that produces an electric field in sea water could help prevent sharks from becoming accidental bycatch. Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8. Ex: Some people wrongly believe their household contents insurance will cover their angling equipment.
axial
(adj.)=axial.
Ex: The use of complex concepts, eg axial compressor, in the indexing language, means that the vocabulary will be a large one, as we have seen in the discussions earlier.

axil
(adj.)=axial.
Ex: The use of complex concepts, eg axial compressor, in the indexing language, means that the vocabulary will be a large one, as we have seen in the discussions earlier.

axila
(adj.)=armpit ; underarm.
Ex: Despite the vitality of some poems, however, the reiterative imagery and the repeated return to the sites of ear, armpit, and groin contributes to a uniformity that can become wearying.
Ex: Most of us know how to stop underarm sweat by using antiperspirants but this is not the only remedy.

axioma
(n.)=axiom.
Ex: History or background, descriptions of well-known techniques, equipment, processes, conclusions, axioms and results need not be incorporated into an abstract.

axiomático
(adj.)=axiomatic.
Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.

axis
(n.)=axis [axes, -pl.].
Ex: If one assumes that the author segment of the author-title entry is on one axis and title on the other, there are 1,000,000 positions in the matrix for the placement of entries.

axona
(n.)=axon.
Ex: Myelin is a collection of lipid fats and proteins that sheathes the long extensions of nerve cells called axons.

ay
=oh.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
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* ¡ay!=oh dear!.
* ¡Ay de...!=Woe to...!.
* ¡Ay Dios!=Heavens!.

ayer
=yesterday.
Ex: Obviously it would have been most desirable to have at least Ed Blume here yesterday to respond to some of Joan Marshall's particular criticisms, and more importantly, to have visibility.
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* antes de ayer=the day before yesterday.
* ayer, el=yesteryear.
* ayer por la tarde=yesterday afternoon ; last evening ; yesterday evening.
* del ayer=of yesteryear ; gone by.

ayer por la tarde
=yesterday afternoon ; last evening ; yesterday evening.
Ex: These kinds of changes, incidentally, are relatively easy to effect through the sort of authority control system that, may I say, was so brilliantly described yesterday afternoon by Mr. Malinconico. Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby. Ex: We experienced some technical issues yesterday evening but these have now all been resolved.
ayer, el
(n.)=yesteryear.
Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.
aymara
(n.)=Aymara.
Ex: This book looks at the linguistic history of potato cultivation in the Andes by considering the Quechua and Aymara terminology associated with this crop.

ayuda
(n.)=aid ; assistance ; guidance ; help ; helpfulness ; support ; relief ; enhancer ; helper ; facilitator ; bursary ; good offices ; jump-start [jumpstart] ; helping hand ; succour [succor, -USA].
Ex: Indexing may be conducted entirely without the aid of a computer, or may rely to varying extents upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.
Ex: Most information about terms and their relationships that could be of assistance to the user of the index will be transferred from the list to the index or catalogue.
Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.
Ex: The entry is first located with the help of searching.
Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.
Ex: BSO was prepared by the International Federation for Documentation with the support of UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization), and was published in 1978/79.
Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.
Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.
Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.
Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.
Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.
Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.
Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.
Ex: The Government has vowed to provide 'all possible succour' to the people affected by the cyclone that has left a trail of death and devastation.
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* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe=disaster relief.
* ayuda al desarrollo=development aid.
* ayuda alimentaria=food aid.
* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda=income tax assistance.
* ayuda de asistencia=attendance grant.
* ayuda de asistencia a congreso=conference attendance grant.
* ayuda de cámara=valet.
* ayuda de emergencia=emergency relief.
* ayuda del gobierno=state aid ; state support.
* ayuda doméstica=domestic help.
* ayuda económica=grant ; financial support ; fund assistance ; financial assistance ; grant money ; cash grant ; financial help.
* ayuda educativa=educational aid.
* ayuda en caso de catástrofe=disaster relief.
* ayuda en pantalla=aid page.
* ayuda estatal=state aid ; state support.
* ayuda familiar=family income supplement ; family worker.
* ayuda federal=federal aid.
* ayuda financiera=financial assistance ; fund assistance ; financial help.
* ayuda humanitaria=humanitarian aid ; disaster relief ; humanitarian assistance ; humanitarian relief.
* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI)=Book Aid International (BAI).
* ayuda legal=legal assistance.
* ayuda memoria=aide-mémoire.
* ayuda mutua=mutual help ; mutual aid.
* ayuda para dormir=sleeping aid.
* ayuda para el desplazamiento=travel grant.
* ayuda para la memoria=memory aid.
* ayuda para recordar=memory aid.
* ayudas=monies [money, -sing.].
* ayuda sensible al contexto=context-sensitive help.
* ayuda social=welfare benefits.
* ayudas para la escritura=writing tools.
* ayuda técnica=technical support.
* ayuda visual=visual aid.
* brindar ayuda=help ; provide + assistance ; help out.
* buscar ayuda=seek + assistance ; seek + help.
* centro de ayuda al empleo=job-help centre.
* con la ayuda de=under the guidance of.
* con + Posesivo + ayuda=under + Posesivo + guidance.
* conseguir ayuda=secure + help.
* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales=assistive device.
* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie=do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura=writing aid.
* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura=reading aid.
* herramientas de ayuda=helper utility.
* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda=searching aid.
* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza=teaching aid.
* labor de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* material de ayuda=help pack.
* mostrador de ayuda=help desk [helpdesk].
* ofrecer ayuda=offer + guidance ; offer + assistance ; provide + support.
* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el=unaided eye, the.
* operativo de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* pantalla de ayuda=help screen.
* pedir ayuda=seek + assistance ; seek + help.
* pedir ayuda a=enlist + the cooperation of.
* política de ayuda=assistance policy.
* prestar ayuda=provide + assistance ; render + assistance ; offer + guidance ; offer + assistance ; lend + a (helping) hand ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
* proyecto de ayuda=aid project.
* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria=relief project.
* recabar ayuda=solicit + help ; solicit + support.
* ser de ayuda=be of assistance.
* ser de gran ayuda para=be a boon to.
* ser una gran ayuda=be a tower of strength.
* servicio de ayuda=help desk [helpdesk] ; help facility.
* servir de ayuda=be of assistance.
* sin ayuda=unaided ; unassisted.
* sin ayuda de nadie=all by + Reflexivo ; by + Reflexivo.
* sin la ayuda de nadie=single-handedly.
* sistema de ayuda=help system.
* sistema de ayuda a la gestión=management support system (MSS).
* solicitar ayuda=summon + help ; seek + assistance ; seek + help.
* tarea de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* tecla de ayuda=help key.
* teléfono de ayuda=help desk [helpdesk] ; help line ; telephone help line.

ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe
(n.)=disaster relief.
Ex: Disaster relief work can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help people in need of your expertise and assistance.
ayuda al desarrollo
(n.)=development aid.
Ex: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
ayuda alimentaria
(n.)=food aid.
Ex: While the monetisation of food aid generates money for NGOs to pursue other aid activities, it also reduces prices for local producers and traders in poor countries, effectively rigging the market against them.
ayuda con la declaración de hacienda
=income tax assistance.
Ex: The library provides a range of services to its community, including homebound service, story hours, film series, literacy tutoring, income tax assistance, art shows, to name a few.
ayuda de asistencia
(n.)=attendance grant.
Ex: As the number of attendance grants is limited, all applicants are strongly advised to seek support from other sources.
ayuda de asistencia a congreso
(n.)=conference attendance grant.
Ex: The most that we award in a conference attendance grant is $200.
ayuda de cámara
(n.)=valet.
Ex: Patients will be greeted by valets and taken immediately to their rooms.
ayuda de emergencia
(n.)=emergency relief.
Ex: Volunteerism is a key element in providing emergency relief to disaster survivors and in post-disaster reconstruction.
ayuda del gobierno
(n.)=state aid ; state support.
Ex: The shipbuilding industry received massive state aid despite its terminal decline. Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.
ayuda doméstica
(n.)=domestic help.
Ex: Five options of help with housework are investigated: domestic help, take-out meals, the microwave, the dishwasher, & the dryer.
ayuda económica
(n.)=grant ; financial support ; fund assistance ; financial assistance ; grant money ; cash grant ; financial help.
Ex: In its early years it benefited from a variety of grants to support activities and developments, but since 1971, OCLC has been supported by membership fees and grants for specific research and development projects. Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role. Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious. Ex: The library now receives financial assistance from the local authority and the collection totals 7,000 vols. Ex: The article 'Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' provides information to teachers who need grant money to fund projects their schools cannot afford. Ex: The cash grant will be awarded based on usefulness of the project or goal to the field of study, the school, profession, or to the public. Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
ayuda educativa
(n.)=educational aid.
Ex: The alternative would be to return to the library's original purpose -- an educational aid to the poor.
ayuda en caso de catástrofe
(n.)=disaster relief.
Ex: Disaster relief work can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help people in need of your expertise and assistance.
ayuda en pantalla
(n.)=aid page.
Ex: All on-line users face the problem of coping with an ever-increasing amount of on-line documentation including: manuals; thesauri; data base chapters; bluesheets and aid pages; newsletters, etc.
ayuda estatal
(n.)=state aid ; state support.
Ex: The shipbuilding industry received massive state aid despite its terminal decline. Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.
ayuda familiar
(n.)=family income supplement ; family worker.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants. Ex: The success of these small family enterprises often depends on the contributions of unpaid family workers, particularly wives.
ayuda federal
(n.)=federal aid.
Ex: She and her parents hadn't realized the federal aid wasn't enough to cover expenses.
ayuda financiera
(n.)=financial assistance ; fund assistance ; financial help.
Ex: The library now receives financial assistance from the local authority and the collection totals 7,000 vols. Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious. Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
ayuda humanitaria
(n.)=humanitarian aid ; disaster relief ; humanitarian assistance ; humanitarian relief.
Ex: The author identifies and describes a number of selected web sites that provide free information in the areas of health and humanitarian aid. Ex: Disaster relief work can be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to help people in need of your expertise and assistance. Ex: Humanitarian assistance is of cardinal importance for the victims of natural disasters and other emergencies. Ex: Medicines can play a vital role in humanitarian relief efforts in disaster zones.
ayuda legal
=legal assistance.
Ex: Information on how to apply for financial or legal assistance after fire, flood, or earthquake may be provided.
ayuda memoria
(n.)=aide-mémoire.
Ex: There is no time to go into great detail about all the requirements to be met, but let me just outline the headings for you as an aide-mémoire.
ayuda mutua
(n.)=mutual help ; mutual aid.
Ex: Justice, Liberty, and Equality are the pillars of society; co-operation and mutual help are the firmest bonds between citizens. Ex: Better conditions are created by the elimination of competition by means of mutual aid and mutual support.
ayuda para dormir
(n.)=sleeping aid.
Ex: This amino acid has been widely used as a sleeping aid because it can produce drowsiness.
ayuda para el desplazamiento
(n.)=travel grant.
Ex: IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help.
ayuda para la memoria
(n.)=memory aid.
Ex: The author covers the main headings which have to be considered when putting forward proposals and provides data sheets to act as a memory aid when completing a bid.
ayuda para recordar
(n.)=memory aid.
Ex: The author covers the main headings which have to be considered when putting forward proposals and provides data sheets to act as a memory aid when completing a bid.
ayuda sensible al contexto
(n.)=context-sensitive help.
Ex: Pull-down menus and context-sensitive help provide you with assistance throughout your search.
ayuda social
=welfare benefits.
Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.
ayuda técnica
(n.)=technical support.
Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
ayuda visual
(n.)=visual aid.
Ex: Library media specialists can entertain children with holiday storytelling to enhance interest and stir curiosity and with visual aids to spark motivation.
ayudante
(n.)=assistant ; attendant ; helper ; helpmate ; wizard ; legman [legmen, -pl.] ; aider.
Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
Ex: However, most of the attendants of scientific meetings held overseas believe that the most important aspect of the meetings was the opportunity of making informal contacts.
Ex: Once again careful planning pays dividends, and plenty of time and helpers are needed.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
Ex: The database can be created either manually or by using a wizard, which prompts the user with questions that moves them through the creation process.
Ex: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.
Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
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* ayudante de abogado=paralegal [para-legal].
* ayudante de biblioteca=assistant librarian.
* ayudante de hospital=hospital attendant.
* ayudante de investigación=research assistant.
* ayudante del shérif=deputy sheriff.
* profesor ayudante=teacher aide.

ayudante de abogado
(n.)=paralegal [para-legal].
Ex: Law centres should give a free service of initial legal advice to all comers, using para-legals to supplement expensive professional advisers.
ayudante de biblioteca
(n.)=assistant librarian.
Ex: He subsequently served as Chief of that Division, Chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and assistant librarian of Processing Services.
ayudante de hospital
(n.)=hospital attendant.
Ex: Many women in service jobs work as waitresses, cooks, hospital attendants, cleaning women, and hairdressers.
ayudante de investigación
(n.)=research assistant.
Ex: His involvement with library education has included the position of research assistant with Polytechnic of Central London Library School in 1966-1967.
ayudante del shérif
(n.)=deputy sheriff.
Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.
ayudar
(v.)=aid ; do + good ; encourage ; enlighten ; help ; provide + assistance ; provide + guidance ; tide over ; assist ; jump-start [jump start] ; lend + a (helping) hand ; pull + Posesivo + (own) weight ; give + Nombre + a hand ; pull together ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; chip in ; succour [succor, -USA] ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
Ex: Although others aided in the compilation of the schedules they were essentially the work of one man.
Ex: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.
Ex: How can we help library users to gain confidence?.
Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.
Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.
Ex: Reading aloud, in these circumstances, might be the only contact the adolescent gets with literature, tiding him over to the time when he is prepared to read for himself again.
Ex: Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.
Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.
Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.
Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.
Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.
Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.
Ex: We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.
Ex: There are tens of thousands of hungry children in the world today and well-meant efforts are being made to succour them
.
Ex: Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out.
Ex: It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet.
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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda=the early bird catches the worm.
* ayudar a=play + an instrumental role in.
* ayudar a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo=further + Posesivo + goal.
* ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse=help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.
* ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante=help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.
* ayudar a bajar=wash + Nombre + down.
* ayudar a comprender mejor=offer + insights ; improve + understanding ; give + an insight into ; glean + insights ; provide + insight into ; lend + understanding to.
* ayudar a conocer mejor=advance + understanding.
* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
* ayudar a entender mejor=lend + understanding to.
* ayudar a + Infinitivo=go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.
* ayudar a la causa de=help + in the cause of.
* ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo=assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.
* ayudar a pasar por=get + Nombre + through.
* ayudar a superar=get + Nombre + through.
* ayudar bastante a=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
* ayudar e instigar=aid and abet.
* dispuesto a ayudar=willing ; willing to help.
* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar=be always willing to assist.
* que no ayuda a distinguir=nondistinctive.
* utensilio para ayudar a caminar=walking aid.

ayudar a
(v.)=play + an instrumental role in.
Ex: Many people played an instrumental role in preparing this new FAO manual.
ayudar a + Infinitivo
(v.)=go some (of the) way to(wards) + Gerundio.
Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.
ayudar a + Nombre/Infinitivo
(v.)=assist in + Nombre/Gerundio.
Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.
ayudar a Alguien a recuperarse
(v.)=help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: Many more refugees will be assisted with transport and basic essentials such as tarpaulins and cooking utensils to help them get on their feet.
ayudar a Alguien a salir adelante
(v.)=help + Nombre + get on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: Many more refugees will be assisted with transport and basic essentials such as tarpaulins and cooking utensils to help them get on their feet.
ayudar a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo
(v.)=further + Posesivo + goal.
Ex: You will work side by side with local people, learn what challenges the community faces, and see how your work furthers their goals.
ayudar a bajar
(v.)=wash + Nombre + down.
Ex: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.
ayudar a comprender mejor
(v.)=offer + insights ; improve + understanding ; give + an insight into ; glean + insights ; provide + insight into ; lend + understanding to.
Ex: A study of the ethical aspects of information systems can offer insights and methods to understand the problems which leaders in the information professions face. = Un estudio de los aspectos éticos de los sistemas de información puede ayudar a comprender mejor y proporcionarnos métodos para entender los problemas a los que se enfrentan los líderes de las profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista. Ex: This approach represents a conceptual advance that improves understanding of the complexities of the working world of information professionals. Ex: His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy. Ex: Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned. Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals. Ex: The text contains both black-and-white and color illustrations, which lend understanding to the topics being discussed.
ayudar a conocer mejor
(v.)=advance + understanding.
Ex: Their efforts are significantly advancing our understanding of climate change.
ayudar a eliminar obstáculos
(v.)=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
Ex: All of this was intended to clear for the reader his/her path in the catalog, to obviate anything that might distract his/her attention or otherwise retard his/her progress, and to facilitate in every way possible his/her search in the catalog. Ex: Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.
ayudar a entender mejor
(v.)=lend + understanding to.
Ex: The text contains both black-and-white and color illustrations, which lend understanding to the topics being discussed.
ayudar a la causa de
(v.)=help + in the cause of.
Ex: Many authors and special guests are glad to help in this way in the cause of book promotion.
ayudar a pasar por
(v.)=get + Nombre + through.
Ex: Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies.
ayudar a superar
(v.)=get + Nombre + through.
Ex: Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies.
ayudar bastante a
(v.)=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
ayudar e instigar
(v.)=aid and abet.
Ex: He was eventually charged with aiding and abetting in a tax fraud scheme.
ayudas
(n.)=monies [money, -sing.].
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
ayudas para la escritura
=writing tools.
Ex: This article reviews Microsoft's Bookshelf: a CD-ROM data base containing 10 important writing tools (Roget's 2: Electronic Thesaurus, American Heritage Dictionary, Chicago Manual of Style etc).
ayunar
(v.)=fasting ; fast.
Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.
Ex: Since the dawn of recorded time, in fact since before the word 'doctor' came into existence, priests provided sanctuaries where people could go to fast.

ayuno
(n.)=fasting ; fast.
Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.
Ex: At the beginning of the fast, you burn glycogen, fat, and protein for energy but after approximately two weeks you burn mainly fat.

ayuntamiento
(n.)=local authority ; town hall ; local government ; municipal government ; local council ; town council ; city hall ; municipal authority ; city council.
Ex: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises.
Ex: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.
Ex: With local government reorganization in 1974 came changes in the boundaries of public library authorities.
Ex: The library's own publications and documents recording the activities of important institutions such as municipal governments, corporations, or the university where the library is located, represent another category of material which often requires indexing by reference librarians.
Ex: During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.
Ex: The aim was to reach as many people as possible; more unusual venues included a meeting of the town council, a church, the market square, and a prison.
Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.
Ex: Municipal authorities themselves decide the objectives, scale and structure of their library services.
Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
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* a cargo del ayuntamiento=local authority-run.
* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento=Kommune Information Centre.
* concejal del ayuntamiento=local councillor.
* del ayuntamiento=local authority-run.
* funcionario del ayuntamiento=city official ; city worker.
* gestionado por el ayuntamiento=city-administered.
* sala de juntas del ayuntamiento=town council meeting room.

azabache
(n.)=jet.
Ex: Jet is considered to be a semi-precious gemstone even though it is not a mineral.
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* negro azabache=jet black.
* negro como el azabache=pitch-black ; pitch-dark ; jet black.

azada
(n.)=hoe ; mattock.
Ex: There are 'tool' libraries, which distribute hoes and rakes and things like that, and there are library 'reading hours', and chess clubs, and music and art collections, and of course there is plenty of computer and Internet activity in libraries now.
Ex: Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.

azadilla
(n.)=mattock.
Ex: Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.

azadón
(n.)=hoe ; mattock.
Ex: There are 'tool' libraries, which distribute hoes and rakes and things like that, and there are library 'reading hours', and chess clubs, and music and art collections, and of course there is plenty of computer and Internet activity in libraries now.
Ex: Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.

azafata
(n.)=flight attendant.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.

azafrán
(n.)=saffron.
Ex: It takes 225000 hand-picked stigmas from the saffron crocus to make a single pound, making saffron the world's most expensive spice.
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* azafrán de primavera=crocus ; saffron crocus.

azafrán de primavera
(n.)=crocus ; saffron crocus.
Ex: Many of the spring-flowering crocus bulbs are among our earliest bloomers -- truly a sight for sore eyes after a long winter. Ex: It takes 225000 hand-picked stigmas from the saffron crocus to make a single pound, making saffron the world's most expensive spice.
azalea
(n.)=azalea.
Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

azar
(n.)=fortuity.
Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
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* al azar=at random ; by chance ; haphazardly ; indiscriminate ; indiscriminately ; random ; randomly ; pot luck ; hit (and/or) miss ; odd ; by a fluke ; lucky draw ; lucky dip ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; draw of lots.
* asignado al azar=randomised [randomized, -USA].
* azares=vicissitudes ; ups and downs.
* código generado al azar=nonce.
* comprobación al azar=spot check.
* control al azar=spot check.
* dejado al azar=stochastic.
* dejar Algo al azar=leave + Nombre + to chance.
* disparar al azar=take + pot shots at.
* distribuido al azar=randomised [randomized, -USA].
* escoger al azar=pick at + random.
* escogido al azar=randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].
* inspección al azar=spot check.
* juegos de azar=gambling.
* jugar al azar=gamble.
* muestra al azar=random sample.
* muestreo al azar=random sampling.
* muestreo al azar estratificado=stratified random sampling.
* muestreo al azar simple=simple random sampling.
* que deja mucho al azar=hit-or-miss.
* seleccionado al azar=randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].
* seleccionar al azar=pick at + random.
* tirar al azar=take + pot shots at.

azararse
(v.)=fluster.
Ex: And when he stumbles and flusters like that, it gets embarrassing.

azares
=vicissitudes ; ups and downs.
Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious. Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
azarosa
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* situación azarosa=predicament.

azogado
(adj.)=restless ; fidgety.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
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* temblar como un azogado=shake like + a leaf ; tremble like + a leaf.

azorado
=embarrassed ; harried ; in a fluster ; in a flutter ; in shame.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
Ex: But working mothers' lives are much more harried than the average American's.
Ex: But how strange that a young lady of your clear intelligence should get in such a fluster over things like tops and 14-year-old boys.
Ex: The sisters who worked there were in a flutter over this icon who represented their most deeply felt values.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
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* todo azorado=all (of) a-flutter ; all (of) a-fluster.

azoramiento
(v.)=fluster.
Ex: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.

azorar
(v.)=discomfit ; harry.
Ex: What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.
Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
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* azorarse=be (all) in a flutter.

azorarse
(v.)=be (all) in a flutter.
Ex: The legal establishment is all in a flutter because it is slowly starting to realise that social media is creating a space within which it is powerless.
azotado
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* azotado por el viento=windswept.
* parte azotada por el viento=windward.

azotado por el viento
(adj.)=windswept.
Ex: On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing.
azotaina
(n.)=smacking ; whipping ; lashing ; spanking.
Ex: Children themselves report that 'smacking' is really hitting & causes significant pain.
Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.
Ex: Unmarried people who break the law are subject to punishment by lashing.
Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.
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* dar una azotaina=spank.

azotamiento
=flogging ; whipping ; beating.
Ex: Bending's discussion of the representation of pain encompasses topics as diverse as childbirth, flogging, vivisection, and tattooing.
Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.
Ex: He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.
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* azotamiento público=public whipping.

azotamiento público
(n.)=public whipping.
Ex: The punishment of a public whipping was frequently administered to women who were found guilty of certain offences, as well as to men.
azotar
(v.)=scourge ; paddle ; flog ; whip ; thrash ; lash ; bullwhip.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.
Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
Ex: She must be hunted down and bullwhipped for her obvious lack of mental acumen.

azote
(n.)=whiplash ; spanking.
Ex: He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).
Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.
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* azotes=lashing.
* dar unos azotes=spank.

azotea
(n.)=rooftop ; rooftop terrace ; roof terrace.
Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.
Ex: The rooftop terrace is a grand belvedere, with views of the bay and the surrounding mountains.
Ex: Roof terraces are increasingly common as urban dwellers seek to make the most of outside space.

azotes
(n.)=lashing.
Ex: Unmarried people who break the law are subject to punishment by lashing.
azteca
(adj.)=Aztec.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: This article looks at problems in bringing Aztec literature to children whose language is now English.

azucarado
(adj.)=sugary ; sugared.
Ex: Sugary soft-drinks are over 20 times more popular than fresh fruit drinks and milk combined.
Ex: Banning sugared beverages from schools will limit children's access to calorie-laden sodas and sports drinks.

azucarar
(v.)=sweeten ; sugar.
Ex: The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.
Ex: If you would like this cocktail to be sweeter it is not uncommon to sugar the rim of the snifter.

azucarera
(n.)=sugar mill ; beet sugar factory ; sugar factory.
Ex: Literacy has been brought directly into the workplace with the introduction of libraries into factories and sugar mills.
Ex: This article presents an approach to help beet sugar factories reduce water and effluent.
Ex: Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.
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* fábrica azucarera=sugar mill.

azucarero
(n.)=sugar bowl ; sugar basin.
Ex: The exhibition will include a display of sugar bowls and tea and coffee sets from throughout Australia's history.
Ex: The house was full of souvenir china, mugs, teapots and sugar basins commemorating every coronation from that of Edward VII to that of Elizabeth II.
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* remolacha azucarera=sugarbeet [sugar beet] ; sugar beet.

azucarillo
(n.)=sugar cube ; sugar lump ; lump sugar.
Ex: Some champagne cocktails are a mixture of sugar cubes, champagne and other alcohols or juices.
Ex: Sugar lumps are delicious by themselves but for tea, give me honey please.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

azucena
(n.)=lily ; stargazer lily.
Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.
Ex: A stargazer lily is a beautiful flower that provides a splash of vibrant color to any garden.

azud
(n.)=water wheel [waterwheel].
Ex: The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.

azuela
(n.)=adze.
Ex: Selection, in this broad sense, is a stone adze in the hands of a cabinet maker.

azufre
=brimstone ; sulphur [sulfur, -USA].
Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.
Ex: Photographs should be stored in non-hygroscopic containers which are free of sulphur, acids, and peroxides.
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* dióxido de azufre=sulphur dioxide.

azul
(adj.)=blue .
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.
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* arrendajo azul=blue jay.
* azul acerado=steel blue.
* azul acero=steel blue.
* azul celeste=sky blue ; azure ; light blue.
* azul cielo=sky blue.
* azul de Prusia=Prussian blue.
* azul de ultramar=ultramarine ; ultramarine blue.
* azul intenso=deep blue.
* azul marino=navy-blue.
* azul oscuro=dark blue ; deep blue.
* azul turquesa=turquoise ; turquoise blue.
* azul ultramarino=ultramarine ; ultramarine blue.
* azul verdoso=greenish-blue.
* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS)=International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
* con ojos azules=blue-eyed.
* de color azul acerado=steel blue.
* de color azul acero=steel blue.
* de ojos azules=blue-eyed.
* enfermedad de la lengua azul=bluetongue disease.
* Escudo Azul, the=Blue Shield, the.
* príncipe azul=white knight ; knight in shining armour.
* príncipe azul, el=Prince Charming.
* urraca azul=blue jay.

azul acerado
(adj.)=steel blue.
Ex: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.
azul acero
(adj.)=steel blue.
Ex: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.
azul celeste
(adj.)=sky blue ; azure ; light blue.
Ex: Her love of nostalgia is apparent in the decoration -- the walls are bright pistachio green and sky blue. Ex: French ultramarine blue was non-toxic and as permanent as the natural variety but darker and less azure. Ex: Light blue skinny jeans, made from the same materials as the dark blue ones, are also part of the current fashion trends.
azul cielo
(adj.)=sky blue.
Ex: Her love of nostalgia is apparent in the decoration -- the walls are bright pistachio green and sky blue.
azul de Prusia
(n.)=Prussian blue.
Ex: Since the 1960s, Prussian blue has been used to treat people who have been internally contaminated with radioactive materials.
azul de ultramar
(adj.)=ultramarine ; ultramarine blue.
Ex: Ultramarine was made from the semi-precious gem lapis lazuli and was so costly in the nineteenth century that artists infrequently used it. Ex: French ultramarine blue was non-toxic and as permanent as the natural variety but darker and less azure.
azul intenso
(adj.)=deep blue.
Ex: They wore field dress uniforms, which were deep blue with red woolen collars, cuffs, and lapels and coattails lined in white.
azul marino
(adj.)=navy-blue.
Ex: He was wearing a pair of navy-blue swimming trunks many sizes too large but they had a drawstring, so that didn't matter.
azul oscuro
(adj.)=dark blue ; deep blue.
Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black. Ex: They wore field dress uniforms, which were deep blue with red woolen collars, cuffs, and lapels and coattails lined in white.
azul turquesa
(adj.)=turquoise ; turquoise blue.
Ex: The water is turquoise due to high concentrations of dissolved lime picked up as it runs through sedimentary rock. Ex: This hand-carved wood rooster is bright turquoise blue with white, yellow and red designs.
azul ultramarino
(adj.)=ultramarine ; ultramarine blue.
Ex: Ultramarine was made from the semi-precious gem lapis lazuli and was so costly in the nineteenth century that artists infrequently used it. Ex: French ultramarine blue was non-toxic and as permanent as the natural variety but darker and less azure.
azul verdoso
(adj.)=greenish-blue.
Ex: That's why water looks greenish-blue and the deeper the water, the more greenish-blue it looks.
azulado
(adj.)=bluish.
Ex: Rainbow trout have greenish or bluish spots on a torpedo-shaped body.

azulejo
(n.)=tile ; ceramic tile ; wall tile.
Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.
Ex: The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.
Ex: Wall tiles come in all types of sizes and colours but the colours of wall tiles people generally tend to go for are of a beige colour.
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* revestido de azulejos=tiled.
* revestir de azulejos=tile.

azur
(adj.)=azure.
Ex: French ultramarine blue was non-toxic and as permanent as the natural variety but darker and less azure.

azuzar
(v.)=egg on ; goad.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.

azúcar
(n.)=sugar.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.
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* algodón de azúcar=candy floss ; cotton candy.
* azúcar de arce=maple sugar.
* azúcar de caña=cane sugar.
* azúcar de fruta=fruit sugar.
* azúcar de remolacha=beet sugar.
* azúcar de repostería=icing sugar.
* azúcar de uva=grape-sugar.
* azúcar en la sangre=blood-sugar.
* azúcar en polvo=powdered sugar.
* azúcar en terrones=lump sugar.
* azúcar glasé=icing sugar ; powdered sugar.
* azúcar granulada=granulated sugar.
* azúcar morena=brown sugar.
* azúcar moreno=brown sugar.
* azúcar moreno sin refinar=jaggery.
* azúcar para diabéticos=diabetic sugar.
* azúcar refinada=refined sugar.
* azúcar superfina=caster sugar.
* baño de azúcar glaseado=glacé icing.
* caña de azúcar=sugar cane [sugarcane].
* cultivo de la caña de azúcar=sugar farming.
* depilar con azúcar (derretida)=sugar.
* fábrica de azúcar=sugar factory.
* fábrica de azúcar de remolacha=beet sugar factory.
* nivel de azúcar en la sangre=level of blood sugar.
* paquete de azúcar=sugar packet.
* plantación de caña de azúcar=sugar plantation ; sugar-cane farm.
* poner azúcar=sugar.
* recubrir con azúcar=sugar-coat.
* sin azúcar=sugar-free.
* terrón de azúcar=sugar cube ; sugar lump ; sugar square.

azúcar de arce
(n.)=maple sugar.
Ex: Maple sugar is created when the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup or maple taffee.
azúcar de caña
(n.)=cane sugar.
Ex: Most cane sugar comes from countries with warm climates, such as Brazil, India, China and Australia.
azúcar de fruta
(n.)=fruit sugar.
Ex: Fructose is commonly called 'fruit sugar' because it is the main sugar in many fruits.
azúcar de remolacha
(n.)=beet sugar.
Ex: Beet sugar accounts for 30% of the world's sugar production.
azúcar de repostería
(n.)=icing sugar.
Ex: The author endis with a comparison of the pomp and ceremony of French food with the 'balance' of Italian cuisine and its icing sugar art.
azúcar de uva
(n.)=grape-sugar.
Ex: Glucose also has the trivial names grape-sugar and diabetic sugar, the more formal name dextrose, and the simple molecular formula C6H1206.
azúcar en la sangre
(n.)=blood-sugar.
Ex: Not only do lentils help lower cholesterol, they are of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders.
azúcar en polvo
(n.)=powdered sugar.
Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.
azúcar en terrones
(n.)=lump sugar.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
azúcar glasé
(n.)=icing sugar ; powdered sugar.
Ex: The author endis with a comparison of the pomp and ceremony of French food with the 'balance' of Italian cuisine and its icing sugar art. Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.
azúcar granulada
(n.)=granulated sugar.
Ex: Caster sugar is used in place of regular granulated sugar -- for example in drinks or in baking -- when the cook desires sugar that dissolves very quickly.
azúcar morena
(n.)=brown sugar.
Ex: This fresh strawberry milkshake recipe uses fresh strawberries, milk, vanilla ice cream and a touch of brown sugar.
azúcar moreno
(n.)=brown sugar.
Ex: This fresh strawberry milkshake recipe uses fresh strawberries, milk, vanilla ice cream and a touch of brown sugar.
azúcar moreno sin refinar
(n.)=jaggery.
Ex: Jaggery is a specific type of sugar popular in India, normally manufactured from either sugar cane or date palms.
azúcar para diabéticos
(n.)=diabetic sugar.
Ex: Glucose also has the trivial names grape-sugar and diabetic sugar, the more formal name dextrose, and the simple molecular formula C6H1206.
azúcar refinada
(n.)=refined sugar.
Ex: He classified refined sugar as a poison because it has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals.
azúcar superfina
(n.)=caster sugar.
Ex: Caster sugar is used in place of regular granulated sugar -- for example in drinks or in baking -- when the cook desires sugar that dissolves very quickly.
aéreo
(adj.)=aerial.
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
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* accidente aéreo=air disaster ; plane crash ; air crash.
* arqueología aérea=aerial archaeology.
* ataque aéreo=blitz.
* cabeza de puente aéreo=airhead.
* combate aéreo=dogfight [dog fight].
* compañía aérea=airline carrier.
* compañía aérea barata=low-cost airline.
* corredor aéreo=air corridor.
* embolia aérea=air embolism.
* embolismo aéreo=air embolism.
* enviar por correo aéreo=air-mail.
* espacio aéreo=airspace.
* flete aéreo=air cargo.
* fotografía aérea=aerial photograph ; aerial photography.
* fuerzas aéreas británicas=RAF [Royal Air Force].
* ruta aérea=airway.
* transporte aéreo=air cargo.
* zona de exclusión aérea=no-fly zone.

añadido
(adj.)=added.
Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
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* de valor añadido=value-added.
* Nombre + añadido=further + Nombre.
* servicios de red de valor añadido (VANS)=value added network services (VANS).
* valores añadidos=value chain.
* VAN (red de valor añadido)=VAN (value added network).

añadidura
(n.)=appendage ; addition.
Ex: At the beginning of the sixteenth century England was a small, backward, and unimportant appendage of Christendom.
Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.
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* por añadidura=in addition (to) ; on top of everything else ; to boot.

añadir
(v.)=add ; add on ; append ; attach ; chirp in ; amplify ; plug into ; add to + the mix ; spike ; lace with.
Nota: Generalmente añadir alcohol a una bebida.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: These new course programmes will add on desirable new skills to those they already possess to fit students for employment in the information market place.
Ex: A list of book review sources in psychology and related fields is appended.
Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: 'Even friends and relatives!' Lehmann chirped in.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
Ex: In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.
Ex: Internal satisfaction is the goal, but external rewards can successfully contribute to this satisfaction when added to the mix.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna.
Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits.
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* añádase cómo=expand like.
* añadir como algo secundario=tack on.
* añadir datos=make + additions.
* añadir entradas=make + additions.
* añadir flúor=fluoridate.
* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto=add + Nombre + to taste.
* añadirse a=accrue to.
* añadir una nueva dimensión=add + new dimension.
* añadir valor=add + value.
* añadir valor, dar valor, poner en valor=add + value.
* instrucción de "añádase a"=add to instruction.
* programa que se añade=add-on pack.

añadir + Nombre + según el gusto
(v.)=add + Nombre + to taste.
Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.
añadir como algo secundario
(v.)=tack on.
Ex: It was therefore seen as a role to be undertaken by all librarians and not some kind of special services tacked on and separate from the mainstream of library activities.
añadir datos
(v.)=make + additions.
Ex: In some instances it may be necessary to make additions to names in order to clarify to whom the name pertains.
añadir entradas
(v.)=make + additions.
Ex: Users with appropriate authorization may make additions to the authority files in searching.
añadir flúor
(v.)=fluoridate.
Ex: Fluoridation is money down the drain -- children's cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not.
añadir una nueva dimensión
(v.)=add + new dimension.
Ex: The computer has added new dimensions and possibilities in information storage and retrieval, but that the traditional information.
añadir valor
(v.)=add + value.
Ex: There are ways to add value to your home that might not have crossed your mind before.
añadir valor, dar valor, poner en valor
(v.)=add + value.
Ex: There are ways to add value to your home that might not have crossed your mind before.
añadirse a
(v.)=accrue to.
Ex: Anything gained will accrue to information science rather than to library practice.
añal
(n.)=yearling.
Ex: Basically I was wondering what are the purpose of blinkers when it comes to getting a yearling used to be ridden.

añejo
(adj.)=old ; mellow .
Nota: Generalmente aplicado al vino.
Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: This mellow wine will make a delicious companion with your favorite meat or pasta dish and is spectacular with lamb.
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* queso añejo=mature cheese.

añicos
(n.)=smithereens.
Ex: It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.
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* hacer añicos=shatter ; blow + Nombre + to bits ; smash + Nombre + to bits ; tear + Nombre + to bits.
* hacer estallar en añicos=blow + sky high.
* hecho añicos=shattered ; smashed.
* que no se hace añicos=shatterproof.

añil
(adj.)=indigo.
Ex: Red, orange, yellow, blue, indigo and violet are the colors that form the rainbow.

año
(n.)=year ; grade.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.
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* 365 días al año=year-(a)round ; 24/7/365.
* a años luz de=light years away from.
* al año=per annum ; per year.
* algunos años más tarde=some years on.
* alumno de cuarto año=fourth grader.
* alumno de primer año=first grader.
* alumno de quinto año=fifth grader.
* alumno de segundo año=second grader.
* alumno de séptimo año=seventh grader.
* alumno de sexto año=sixth grader.
* alumno de tercer año=third grader.
* alumno de un año=grader.
* a medida que + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + transcurrir + el año=as the year + wear on.
* animal de un año de edad=yearling.
* anormal para la época del año=unseasonably.
* año a año=year by year.
* año académico=academic year ; school year.
* año anterior, el=past year, the.
* año bisiesto=leap year.
* año civil=calendar year.
* año contable=accounting year.
* año del calendario=calendar year.
* año de trabajo=man year.
* año económico=financial year.
* año entrante, el=coming year, the.
* año escolar=school year.
* año financiero=financial year.
* año fiscal=fiscal year ; business year ; accounting year ; tax year.
* año litúrgico=liturgical year.
* año luz=light year.
* año maravilloso=annus mirabilis.
* año natural=calendar year.
* Año Nuevo=New Year.
* año pasado, el=last year.
* año próximo=next year ; following year.
* año próximo, el=coming year, the.
* año que viene=next year ; following year.
* año sabático=gap year.
* años anteriores=earlier years.
* años de antigüedad=length of service.
* años de entreguerras=inter-war years.
* años de posguerra, los=post-war years, the.
* años de vacas flacas=lean years.
* año siguiente=next year ; following year.
* año solar=tropical year ; solar year.
* años sesenta, los=sixties, the.
* años veinte, los=twenties, the.
* años venideros, los=years ahead, the.
* año terrestre=earth year.
* año tras año=year after year ; year by year ; year in and year out.
* año tropical=tropical year.
* a partir de ahora y + Cuantificador + algunos años=for + Cuantificador + years to come.
* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados=PG-13.
* atípico para la época del año=unseasonably.
* a través de los años=over the years ; down the years.
* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo=New Year's resolution.
* cada año=annually ; on a yearly basis ; year-on-year ; yearly.
* cada diez años=ten-yearly.
* cada dos años=biennially.
* cada pocos años=every few years.
* chico o chica de trece años=thirteen-year-old.
* con el paso de los años=with the passing of (the) years.
* con el transcurso de los años=over the years ; with the passing of (the) years.
* conforme + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + transcurrir + el año=as the year + wear on.
* con + Número + año(s) de antelación=Número + year(s) ahead.
* con una antelación de un año=a year ahead of schedule.
* crisis de los siete años, la=seven-year itch, the.
* de acuerdo con la estación del año=seasonally.
* de cinco años=five yearly [five-yearly].
* de final de año=end-year.
* de fin de año=end of the year.
* de hace años=of years ago.
* de hace muchos años=long-standing.
* del año catapún=from the year dot.
* del año de la nada=from the year dot.
* del año de la pera=from the year dot.
* del año de la polca=from the year dot.
* del año de Maricastaña=from the year dot.
* del año maricastaño=from the year dot.
* de los últimos años=in recent years.
* de mediados de año=mid-year [midyear].
* de mitad de año=mid-year [midyear].
* dentro de unos años=in a few years' time.
* dentro de unos cuantos años=in a few years' time.
* de + Número + años de edad=aged + Número.
* desde hace años=over the years ; for years past ; for years.
* desde hace muchos años=for years ; for many years now ; for many years.
* desde hace varios años + Presente=for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
* desde hace ya años=for years now.
* de tercer año=third-year.
* de trece años de edad=thirteen-year-old.
* de un año a otro=from year to year ; from one year to another ; from one year to the next.
* doce años=a dozen years.
* dos años=two-year period.
* dos veces al año=twice yearly [twice-yearly] ; semiannual [semi-annual].
* durante algunos años=for some years ; over a period of years.
* durante años=for years.
* durante años y años=for years and years (and years).
* durante casi todo el año=for the best part of the year.
* durante el año pasado=over the past year.
* durante el próximo año=over the next year.
* durante el transcurso de muchos años=over many years.
* durante el último año=over the last year.
* durante la mayoría del año=for most of the year.
* durante la mayor parte del año=for the best part of the year ; for most of the year.
* durante los dos últimos años=during the past couple of years.
* durante los primeros años=during the early years.
* durante los próximos años=for the next few years ; over the next few years ; during the next few years.
* durante los últimos años=over the past few years ; over recent years ; during the past few years ; in the past few years ; over the last few years.
* durante los últimos + Número + años=over the last + Número + years.
* durante miles de años=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
* durante millones de años=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
* durante muchos años=for many years ; for years to come ; for many years to come ; over many years ; for years and years (and years).
* durante varios años=for a number of years ; for several years.
* el año próximo=the year ahead.
* en años anteriores=in prior years ; in years past ; in past years.
* en + Cantidad + años=in + Cantidad + years' time.
* en dos años=over a two-year period.
* en el año catapún=in the dim and distant past.
* en el año del Señor=in the year of our Lord.
* en el año entrante=in the coming year.
* en el año próximo=in the coming year.
* en el año venidero=in the coming year.
* en el mismo número de años=in as many years.
* en el próximo año=in the year ahead.
* en el transcurso de algunos años=over a period of years.
* en esta época del año=around this time of year ; at this time of year.
* en los años intermedios=in the intervening years.
* en los años que siguieron=over the ensuing years.
* en los dos últimos años=during the past couple of years.
* en los primeros años de=early in.
* en los primeros años de vida=early in life.
* en los próximos años=in the next few years.
* en los últimos años=in recent years ; over the recent past ; in the last few years ; over the past few years ; during the past few years ; in the past few years ; over the last few years.
* en los últimos años de=in the last years of.
* en sus años de apogeo=in + Posesivo + heyday.
* en sus años de auge=in + Posesivo + heyday.
* entrado en años=a bit/little long in the tooth ; elderly ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* en unos años=within a few years ; in a few years' time.
* en unos cuantos años=within a few years ; in a few years' time.
* en unos pocos años=within a few years.
* época del año=season.
* estar a años de distancia=be years away.
* estudiante de penúltimo año=junior student ; junior.
* estudiante de último año=senior student ; senior.
* estudiante universitario de primer año=freshman [freshmen, -pl.] ; first-year student ; fresher ; first year.
* estudiante universitario de segundo año=sophomore.
* existir desde hace años=be around for years.
* Feliz Año Nuevo=Happy New Year.
* fin de año=EOY (end of year) ; end of the year.
* hace algunos años=some years ago.
* hace años=years ago.
* hace miles de años=aeons ago.
* hace muchísimos años=a great many years ago.
* hace muchos años=many years ago.
* hace + Número + años=Número + years ago.
* hace un año=a year ago.
* hace unos pocos años=a few years ago.
* hace un par de años=a couple of years ago.
* hace varios años=several years ago.
* los 365 días del año=year-(a)round.
* los años cincuenta=fifties.
* los años maravillosos=the halcyon days.
* los años treinta=thirties.
* mayor de 25 años=mature adult.
* menores de cinco años, los=under-fives, the.
* metido en años=elderly ; a bit/little long in the tooth ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* miles de años=aeon [eon] ; thousands of years.
* millones de años=aeon [eon].
* niños entre cinco y siete años=five-to-sevens.
* Número + al año=Número + annually.
* Número + años de diferencia=Número + year gap.
* Número + años después=Número + years on.
* Número + cada año=Número + annually.
* para el año próximo=for the year ahead.
* pasar al siguiente año fiscal=roll over.
* pasar año(s) antes de que=be year(s) before.
* período de cinco años=five-year period ; period of five years.
* por dos años=two-year.
* Posesivo + años mozos=Posesivo + salad days.
* primer año de carrera=freshman year.
* primer año de estudios superiores=freshman year.
* próximos años, los=next few years, the ; years ahead, the.
* que dura todo el año=year-(a)round.
* sabiduría de los años, la=wisdom of years, the.
* según la estación del año=seasonally.
* todo el año=year-(a)round ; all year (a)round ; the whole year (a)round.
* todos los años=on a yearly basis ; year in and year out ; year-on-year.
* un año antes de=a year ahead of.
* un año antes de lo previsto=a year ahead of schedule.
* un año tras otro=year after year.
* una vez al año=annually ; once a year.
* víspera de Año Nuevo=New Year's Eve.

año a año
=year by year.
Ex: The technical developments which would underpin such a service are becoming more widely available year by year, if not week by week or day by day.
año académico
(n.)=academic year ; school year.
Ex: Periodically, the paid fines can be removed from the fines file (for instance, at the end of a fiscal or academic year). Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.
año anterior, el
=past year, the.
Ex: Some 25% of students admitted to cheating in examinations and 50% to one or more instances of cheating on written assignments the past year.
año bisiesto
(n.)=leap year.
Ex: The study of leap year and its development offers an interesting real-world situation for students to exercise qualitative reasoning about operations on decimals.
año civil
(n.)=calendar year.
Ex: Vital statistics data relating to natality provide demographic and health data for births occurring during the calendar year = Las estadísticas demográficas relacionadas con la natalidad proporcionan información demográfica y de salud de los nacimientos que ocurren durante el año natural.
año contable
(n.)=accounting year.
Ex: Short-term plans, on the other hand, usually coincide with the accounting year.
año de trabajo
(n.)=man year.
Ex: For example, a competent, robust, efficient free text storage and retrieval system represents at least five man years of programming work.
año del calendario
(n.)=calendar year.
Ex: Vital statistics data relating to natality provide demographic and health data for births occurring during the calendar year = Las estadísticas demográficas relacionadas con la natalidad proporcionan información demográfica y de salud de los nacimientos que ocurren durante el año natural.
año económico
(n.)=financial year.
Ex: The Community presents its expenditure plans in annual budget proposals, the financial year running from January to December.
año entrante, el
(n.)=coming year, the.
Ex: Department heads estimate their expenditures for the coming year and submit them to the town manager, who approves or disapproves them.
año escolar
(n.)=school year.
Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.
año financiero
(n.)=financial year.
Ex: The Community presents its expenditure plans in annual budget proposals, the financial year running from January to December.
año fiscal
(n.)=fiscal year ; business year ; accounting year ; tax year.
Ex: Periodically, the paid fines can be removed from the fines file (for instance, at the end of a fiscal or academic year). Ex: Results indicated 78 percent expected 1974 to be a better business year than 1973. Ex: Short-term plans, on the other hand, usually coincide with the accounting year. Ex: Tax years run from 6 April one year to 5 April the following year.
año litúrgico
(n.)=liturgical year.
Ex: Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is the first day of the liturgical year for Western Christian Churches.
año luz
(n.)=light year.
Ex: In principle a spaceship could travel eight light years in ten earth years.
año maravilloso
=annus mirabilis.
Ex: 1876 was the year which also saw the first edition of Dewey's Decimal classification: truly an annus mirabilis!.
año natural
(n.)=calendar year.
Ex: Vital statistics data relating to natality provide demographic and health data for births occurring during the calendar year = Las estadísticas demográficas relacionadas con la natalidad proporcionan información demográfica y de salud de los nacimientos que ocurren durante el año natural.
año pasado, el
=last year.
Ex: Last year, however, there was a report produced in the UK by IFLA Advisory Committee on Buildings.
año próximo
(n.)=next year ; following year.
Ex: The library budget, for instance, was to be reduced next year by 10% as well = Por ejemplo, el presupuesto de la biblioteca además iba a ser reducido el año siguiente en un 10% . Ex: Each year guidelines are published by 1 May for application in the following year = Todos los años se publican directrices para el 1 de mayo y se aplican el año siguiente.
año próximo, el
(n.)=coming year, the.
Ex: Department heads estimate their expenditures for the coming year and submit them to the town manager, who approves or disapproves them.
año que viene
(n.)=next year ; following year.
Ex: The library budget, for instance, was to be reduced next year by 10% as well = Por ejemplo, el presupuesto de la biblioteca además iba a ser reducido el año siguiente en un 10% . Ex: Each year guidelines are published by 1 May for application in the following year = Todos los años se publican directrices para el 1 de mayo y se aplican el año siguiente.
año sabático
(n.)=gap year.
Ex: The author examines the effect on a student's focus of taking a 'gap year'.
año siguiente
(n.)=next year ; following year.
Ex: The library budget, for instance, was to be reduced next year by 10% as well = Por ejemplo, el presupuesto de la biblioteca además iba a ser reducido el año siguiente en un 10% . Ex: Each year guidelines are published by 1 May for application in the following year = Todos los años se publican directrices para el 1 de mayo y se aplican el año siguiente.
año solar
(n.)=tropical year ; solar year.
Ex: The Gregorian calendar was constructed to give a close approximation to the tropical year, which is the actual length of time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun. Ex: A solar year is the time it takes the Earth to complete its orbit around the Sun.
año terrestre
(n.)=earth year.
Ex: In principle a spaceship could travel eight light years in ten earth years.
año tras año
=year after year ; year by year ; year in and year out.
Ex: However, the periodicals are expensive and need to be continued year after year. Ex: The technical developments which would underpin such a service are becoming more widely available year by year, if not week by week or day by day. Ex: Audit rotation is designed to overcome two problems that can occur if an organization hires the same audit firm year in and year out.
año tropical
(n.)=tropical year.
Ex: The Gregorian calendar was constructed to give a close approximation to the tropical year, which is the actual length of time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun.
añoranza
(n.)=nostalgia ; homesickness ; hankering ; yearning.
Ex: Nostalgia has long been a symptom of fear of, or dissatisfaction with the present and likely future.
Ex: Homesickness occurs to some degree in nearly everyone leaving familiar surroundings and entering a new environment.
Ex: In order to keep her girlish figure, she is on a prescription weight diet, but hasn't solved her hankering for cheese.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
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* con añoranza=longingly ; wistfully ; homesick.
* sentir añoranza=be homesick ; feel + homesick.
* tener añoranza=be homesick ; feel + homesick.

añorar
(v.)=long (for) ; yearn (for) ; hanker (for/after) ; have + a hankering for.
Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.
Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.
Ex: More than hankering after the past, I am worried about the future.
Ex: If you have a hankering for dill pickles, your body may be trying to do a better job of controlling your blood sugar and weight.
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* no añorar el pasado=never + look back.

años anteriores
=earlier years.
Ex: Overall findings indicate that while the amount of research reported is remaining stable, the methods have improved somewhat in 1974, as compared to earlier years.
años de antigüedad
(n.)=length of service.
Ex: The principle is that an employee because of quality of service or length of service may advance up the scale.
años de entreguerras
=inter-war years.
Ex: During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.
años de posguerra, los
=post-war years, the.
Ex: Women's role as solo authors declined, however, during the Depression, World War II and the postwar years.
años de vacas flacas
=lean years.
Ex: Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.
años sesenta, los
=sixties, the.
Ex: Another colleague of mine has been intimately involved in the development of automated library systems since the early sixties.
años veinte, los
(n.)=twenties, the.
Ex: From a literary standpoint, Hecht described the decadence of the twenties.
años venideros, los
=years ahead, the.
Ex: It is believed that the years ahead will see an increase in such programs.
añádase cómo
=expand like.
Ex: Extensive provision for synthesis is made including auxiliary schedules, expand like instructions, and synthetic features in the notation.
aórtico
(adj.)=aortic.
Ex: The author reports the case of a 67-year-old single man with aortic aneurysm whose depression was successfully treated with electroconvulsive therapy.
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* calcificación aórtica=aortic calcification.

aún no nacido
(adj.)=unborn.
Ex: A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.
aún^2
=still ; yet ; as yet.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.
Ex: A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved.
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* aún no nacido=unborn.
* estar aún por llegar=be yet to come.
* lo mejor está aún por llegar=the best is yet to come.
* tradición que (aún=lasting legacy.

b
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* cara B, la=flip side, the.
* hepatitis B=hepatitis B.

baba
(n.)=slime ; drool.
Ex: One cannot infer from the sexist analogies of slime and holes the claim that woman occupies an inferior ontological status.
Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.
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* caérsele la baba por=go + gaga (over) ; salivate at/over.

babear
(v.)=drool.
Ex: These clients drooled different amounts both within and between days, which validated their presence and classifications in the first study.

babel
(n.)=Babel ; BABEL.
Nota: Sistema de automatización de bibliotecas.
Ex: The article 'Terminological Babel' presents the complex terminological situation in the field of information science.
Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a knowledge base for an experimental library information system called BABEL.
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* torre de Babel, la=Tower of Babel, the.

babeo
(n.)=drooling ; drooling.
Ex: Adverse events included akathisia, insomnia, constipation, depression, drooling, and subjective weakness.
Ex: Adverse events included akathisia, insomnia, constipation, depression, drooling, and subjective weakness.

babero
(n.)=bib ; pinafore.
Ex: The specialise in head to toe baby bibs that protect clothing and floor from food.
Ex: This close up of the boys playing on the seasaw shows the back-buttoning pinafores the boys had to wear.

babor
(n.)=port ; larboard.
Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.
Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.

babosa
(n.)=slug.
Ex: It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.

baboso
(n.)=slimy ; creep.
Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
Ex: The main character, Tom Johnson, realizes that no girls go out with creeps like him so he quickly changes and buys a guitar and learns how to play one.

babuino
(n.)=baboon.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

baby
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* baby boom=baby boom.
* generación del baby boom=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
* persona nacida después del baby boom=baby buster.
* persona nacida durante el baby boom=baby boomer ; boomer.
* zanahoria baby=baby carrot.

baby boom
(n.)=baby boom.
Ex: Owing to the end of the post-World War II `baby boom' and the subsequent decline in the absolute number of births, there is no question that the traditional college-age cohort of the population will be smaller in the years ahead.
baca
(n.)=roof rack.
Ex: All roof racks will add drag and therefore slightly increase petrol consumption.

bacaladilla
(n.)=blue whiting.
Ex: Small blue whiting and horse mackerel are associated with coastal areas, where they feed on zooplankton.

bacalao
(n.)=cod ; codfish.
Ex: This article gives an overview of the state of culture in a time of acute economic crisis in the Faroe Islands occasioned by the disappearance of the cod fishing industry.
Ex: The burbot is the only freshwater species of codfish.
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* aceite de hígado de bacalao=cod-liver oil.
* cortar el bacalao=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
* partir el bacalao=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.

bacanal
(n.)=binge ; orgy ; feast.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.

bache
(n.)=pothole ; chuckhole ; divot [divet] ; dry spell ; bump.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Potholes in the road to professionalism in medical informatics'.
Ex: Left unattended, cracks in asphalt will eventually turn into chuckholes.
Ex: The only problem with divots is when you walk along the golf course and see them strewn about like so much 'Fairway Roadkill'.
Ex: After ten years of glut in the economy, a dry spell is due, and it will last for more than a year or two.
Ex: The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
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* bache económico=economic doldrums.
* camino lleno de baches=bumpy road ; bumpy ride.
* lleno de baches=bumpy.

bache económico
(n.)=economic doldrums.
Ex: People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.
bachiller
(n.)=high school education.
Ex: Those who now say we don't need standards, or that's a waste of time, remind me of those who say that high school education is no longer needed for all children.
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* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios=high-school dropout.

bachillerato
(n.)=high school education.
Ex: Those who now say we don't need standards, or that's a waste of time, remind me of those who say that high school education is no longer needed for all children.

backgammon
(n.)=backgammon.
Nota: Juego de tablero.
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.

bacon
(n.)=bacon.
Ex: She was passing the shop and couldn't resist trying out the egg, bacon, chips and beans.
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* bacon, beicon, tocino, panceta=bacon.
* bacon enteverado=streaky bacon.
* bocadillo de bacon=bacon butty.

bacon enteverado
(n.)=streaky bacon.
Ex: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.
bacon, beicon, tocino, panceta
(n.)=bacon.
Ex: She was passing the shop and couldn't resist trying out the egg, bacon, chips and beans.
bacteria
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* bacteria del ácido láctico=lactic acid bacteria.
* bacterias=bacteria.

bacteria del ácido láctico
(n.)=lactic acid bacteria.
Ex: Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.
bacteriano
(adj.)=bacterial.
Ex: A study was undertaken to examine the influence of age, blood type, gender and race on bacterial infection.
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* enfermedad bacteriana=bacterial disease.
* infección bacteriana=bacterial infection.

bacterias
(n.)=bacteria.
Ex: Microorganism control refers to the control of organisms such as bacteria, viruses, plankton, algae, and protozoa.
bactericida^1
(n.)=bactericide ; germicide.
Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.
Ex: Wash and sterilize equipment using germicides and sterilizers.

bactericida^2
(adj.)=bactericidal ; germicidal.
Ex: This study was carried out to evaluate the bactericidal properties of ozone used in disinfecting small tools.
Ex: The liquid in the container must be renewed every day, to revive the germicidal activity of the bleach.

bacteriología
(n.)=bacteriology.
Ex: Many years ago I went to a meeting and an emeritus professor of what was then called bacteriology gave a paper that involved the great German pathologist, Rudolph Fairchild, an emeritus professor at Harvard.

bacteriostasis
(n.)=bacteriostasis.
Ex: A bacteriostat is a biological or chemical agent that causes bacteriostasis.

bacteriostático
(adj.)=bacteriostatic.
Ex: Antibiotics are categorized as bactericidal if they kill the susceptible bacteria or bacteriostatic if they reversibly inhibit the growth of bacteria.
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* agente bacteriostático=bacteriostat ; bacteriostat agent.

bacía
(n.)=basin.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.

badana
(n.)=sheepskin ; roan.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Westley and Clark of London had a busy roan shop which mass-produced leather-bound school books = Westley y Clark de Londres tenía una tienda de badana que fabricaba en serie libros de texto encuadernados en piel.

badminton
(n.)=badminton.
Ex: Data were obtained from interviews with trainers from different sports including badminton, hockey, swimming, rowing, tennis and ski jumping.
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* jugar al badminton=play + badminton.

badén
(n.)=speed bump ; sleeping policeman ; speed hump.
Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.
Ex: Roundabouts and speed humps are forms of traffic calming which offer promise to curb speeding.

bafle
(n.)=baffle.
Ex: Colours are discussed, and noise level (and its reduction by carpeting, acoustic tiling and baffles).

bagaje
(n.)=baggage ; luggage.
Ex: This article examines the potential of electronic and computer based technology to improve passenger and baggage reconciliation at airports.
Ex: They are the best source for quality luggage, backpacks, travelgear, with the best customer service in the industry.

bagatela
(n.)=bagatelle.
Ex: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.

bagazo
(n.)=bagasse.
Nota: Residuo que queda después de exprimir la caña de azúcar, uvas o aceitunas y que se utiliza como pasta para obtener un papel basto y de poca fuerza utilizado principalmente para fabricar cartón para las tapas de los libros.
Ex: Relatively high permanent paper sheets were obtained from low level alum-sized bagasse pulp.

baguette
(n.)=French bread.
Ex: Aspects of deep-freezing of bakery products, including French bread and croissants, are discussed, covering freezing rate and method of thawing.

bahía
(n.)=bay.
Ex: We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.

bailar
(v.)=execute + Baile ; dance ; trip + the light fantastic ; hoof ; shake + a leg.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.
Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.
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* bailar a saltitos=jig.
* bailar el swing=jive.
* bailar jazz=jive.
* bailar la danza del vientre=belly-dance.
* hartarse de bailar=dance + Posesivo + heart out.
* no poder quitar lo bailado=have no + regrets ; live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets.
* que nos quiten lo bailado=We'll always have Paris.

bailar a saltitos
(v.)=jig.
Ex: They reacted immediately to the music and began jigging up and down in their seats!.
bailar el swing
(v.)=jive.
Ex: Gone are the days of rock and roll music and jiving all night in the local dance hall.
bailar jazz
(v.)=jive.
Ex: Gone are the days of rock and roll music and jiving all night in the local dance hall.
bailar la danza del vientre
(v.)=belly-dance.
Ex: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.
bailarina de ballet
(n.)=ballet dancer.
Ex: Interviews were conducted with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, & weightlifters).
bailarina de danza del del vientre
(n.)=belly dancer.
Ex: The book offered some moments of rare charm, but it also suffered from excess, including flying acrobats and belly dancers.
bailarín
(n.)=dancer.
Ex: An artiste is a person who practices the performing arts; for example, a singer, a circus performer, dancer, magician, etc.
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* bailarina de ballet=ballet dancer.
* bailarina de danza del del vientre=belly dancer.
* bailarín de ballet=ballet dancer.

bailarín de ballet
(n.)=ballet dancer.
Ex: Interviews were conducted with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, & weightlifters).
baile
(n.)=dance ; ball.
Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.
Ex: There will be a Grand Ball with scenes from ALA's history flashing on video screens.
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* baile de discoteca=discotheque dance.
* baile de disfraces=masquerade ; masquerade ball.
* baile de graduación=prom.
* baile de máscaras=masquerade ; masquerade ball.
* baile de salón=ballroom dance.
* baile en cuadrilla=square dance.
* baile en línea=line dance.
* compañia de baile=dance company ; dance troupe.
* concurso de baile=dance competition.
* crítico de baile=dance critic.
* espectáculo de baile=dance show.
* movimiento de baile=dance move.
* paso de baile=dance step.
* pista de baile=dance floor.
* programa de baile=dance show.
* salón de baile=dance-hall ; ballroom.
* troupe de baile=dance troupe.

baile de discoteca
(n.)=discotheque dance.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for MEN'S LIBERATION, discotheque dances, CLONES AND CLONING, or ALTERNATIVE LIFE-STYLES.
baile de disfraces
(n.)=masquerade ; masquerade ball.
Ex: The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times. Ex: The book examines the participation of the ruling elite in masquerade balls in the 18th century.
baile de graduación
(n.)=prom.
Ex: With over 25 years experience of professional service to thousands of weddings, proms, black tie events and other occassions, we are the formal wear experts.
baile de máscaras
(n.)=masquerade ; masquerade ball.
Ex: The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times. Ex: The book examines the participation of the ruling elite in masquerade balls in the 18th century.
baile de salón
(n.)=ballroom dance.
Ex: This book is intended for both students and teachers of ballroom dance and dances included are the foxtrot, the swing, the waltz, the cha-cha, the rumba, the samba, the tango, and the polka.
baile en cuadrilla
(n.)=square dance.
Ex: Here they are kicking their heels up at a square dance in Texas.
baile en línea
(n.)=line dance.
Ex: Line dance is sometimes thought of as originating in the Wild West.
baja Edad Media, la
=late Middle Ages, the.
Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.
baja de guerra
(n.)=war casualty.
Ex: 90% of war casualties at Gaza hospitals were civilians.
baja en combate
(n.)=combat casualty.
Ex: Combat casualties in Iraq have fallen to their lowest level of the war with most of the fatalities concentrated outside of Baghdad.
baja estatura
(n.)=shortness of stature ; shortness.
Ex: Shortness of stature is a common concern among children and their parents. Ex: Now, after all these years of hearing that early menarche is associated with both shortness and fatness someone comes along and shows a genetic link among all three characteristics.
baja maternal
(n.)=maternity leave ; maternal leave.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity. Ex: The author examines policies affecting child care (both day care & maternal or paternal leave) in Canada.
baja paternal
(n.)=paternal leave.
Ex: The author examines policies affecting child care (both day care & maternal or paternal leave) in Canada.
baja por enfermedad
(n.)=sick leave ; sickness leave.
Ex: Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business. Ex: There are of course any number of reasons for this, but the whole sickness leave debate in society has obviously raised people's awareness.
baja por maternidad
(n.)=maternity leave ; parental leave ; maternal leave.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity. Ex: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace. Ex: The author examines policies affecting child care (both day care & maternal or paternal leave) in Canada.
baja por paternidad
(n.)=paternal leave.
Ex: The author examines policies affecting child care (both day care & maternal or paternal leave) in Canada.
baja resolución
(n.)=low resolution.
Ex: It integrates into a single system a wide range of IT capabilities, including CD-ROM and WORM optical discs, scanning, OCR, laser printers, low and high resolution displays, softstrips and page formatting techniques = Integra en un único sistema una amplia variedad de medios técnicos, como discos ópticos CD-ROM y WORM, escaneado, OCR, impresoras láser, presentaciones en pantalla de baja y alta resolución, códigos de barras y técnicas para el formateo de páginas.
baja tecnología
(n.)=low tech [low-tech].
Ex: Low-tech is not a liability in all cases; sometimes simple is better.
baja temperatura
(n.)=low temperature.
Ex: Low temperatures, high wind speeds, and darkness were found to limit beetle flight activity.
baja temporal
(n.)=temporary leave.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
baja^1
(n.)=drop ; fall.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
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* a la baja=on the wane.
* estar a la baja=be down.
* ir a la baja=be down.
* Nombre + a la baja=Nombre + down.

baja^2
(n.)=leave.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
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* baja maternal=maternity leave ; maternal leave.
* baja paternal=paternal leave.
* baja por enfermedad=sick leave ; sickness leave.
* baja por maternidad=maternity leave ; parental leave ; maternal leave.
* baja por paternidad=paternal leave.
* baja temporal=temporary leave.
* dar de baja=take out of + circulation.
* estar de baja=be off work.
* estar de baja por enfermedad=be off work sick.

baja^3
(n.)=termination.
Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.
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* dado de baja=written-off.
* darse de baja de una suscripción=unsubscribe.

baja^4
(n.)=casualty.
Ex: Unfortunately, there are indications that the use of rubber stamps in libraries may be among the first casualties of the information revolution.
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* baja de guerra=war casualty.
* baja en combate=combat casualty.

bajada
(n.)=depression ; downturn ; droop ; descent ; fall ; slope ; slide ; downhill ; downward slope ; lowering.
Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.
Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
Ex: In the last few weeks of the season, increase the intensity by running the uphills at cross-country race effort while keeping the downhills at tempo effort.
Ex: Upward slopes and downward slopes located along the course are indicated on the map in different colors.
Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.
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* bajada de los precios=falling prices.
* bajada de nivel=drawdown.
* bajada de tensión=sag.
* constante de bajada=slope constant.
* lista de bajada=drop-down list.
* menú de bajada=pull-down menu ; drop-down menu.
* subidas y bajadas=highs and lows.

bajada de los precios
(n.)=falling prices.
Ex: Real earnings remain on the rise due to falling prices while the housing market continues to show signs of stabilizing.
bajada de nivel
(n.)=drawdown.
Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
bajada de tensión
(n.)=sag.
Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.
bajamar
(n.)=ebb tide ; low tide.
Ex: At the Pandora wreck site, tides occur twice daily, and have a stronger ebb tide than flood tide.
Ex: The ocean is constantly moving from high tide to low tide, and then back to high tide.
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* durante la bajamar=at low tide.

bajar
(v.)=come + downstairs ; drop ; go down ; lower ; walk down ; ebb ; subside ; move down ; come down ; wind + Nombre + down ; coast ; freewheel ; take + a tumble ; turn down ; descend ; slope down(ward) ; bring down.
Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
Ex: Of the 32 institutions indicating some change in status from July 1982 to January 1983, 19 moved down in status and 13 moved up.
Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.
Ex: Not the least of the ironies of this venture is that going ahead with it is as full of hazard as winding it down abruptly.
Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us.
Ex: His vehicle freewheeled backwards down a hill and collided with another vehicle heading up the hill.
Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: For nearly two hundred yards they bored their way steadily into the mountain, their path gradually sloping downward.
Ex: Is it true that rubbing alcohol helps bring down a child's fever?.
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* ayudar a bajar=wash + Nombre + down.
* bajar a=head down to.
* bajar a Alguien del pedestal=knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size.
* bajar de categoría=demote.
* bajar de precio=come down in + price.
* bajar el listón=lower + the bar.
* bajar el nivel=lower + the bar.
* bajar el precio=lower + price.
* bajar el telón=bring + the curtain down on.
* bajar el volumen=turn down + the volume.
* bajar la cabeza ante=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
* bajar la calidad=lower + standards.
* bajar la guardia=lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance.
* bajar la moral=lower + morale.
* bajar las defensas=lower + Posesivo + defences ; drop + Posesivo + defences.
* bajar la ventana=wind down + window.
* bajar la voz=lower + Posesivo + voice.
* bajarle la nota a Alguien=mark + Nombre + down.
* bajarle los humos a Alguien=knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
* bajar los brazos=lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance.
* bajar los precios=roll back + prices.
* bajar mucho=go + way down.
* bajarse de=get off.
* bajarse de la parra=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
* bajarse de las nubes=get real.
* bajarse del burro=back down.
* bajarse del carro=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
* bajarse del pedestal=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
* bajarse del tren=get off + the train.
* hacer bajar=force down.
* no bajarse del burro=stick to + Posesivo + guns ; be undeterred.
* precio + bajar=price + fall.
* que baja los humos=humbling.
* subir y=move up and/or down.
* todo lo que sube baja=what comes up, must come down ; what goes up, must come/go down.

bajar a
(v.)=head down to.
Ex: The next day they decided to rent some bikes and head down the dirt road to the beach.
bajar a Alguien del pedestal
(v.)=knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size.
Ex: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Ex: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots.
bajar de categoría
(v.)=demote.
Ex: Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.
bajar de precio
(v.)=come down in + price.
Ex: Personal computers continue to grow in power and come down in price, but the field has become much more confusing since Apr 87.
bajar el listón
(v.)=lower + the bar.
Ex: Unfortunately, some states have lowered the bar of expectations to hide the low performance of their schools.
bajar el nivel
(v.)=lower + the bar.
Ex: Unfortunately, some states have lowered the bar of expectations to hide the low performance of their schools.
bajar el precio
(v.)=lower + price.
Ex: The general use of casting machinery from around 1860 lowered the price of type, but had little effect on its design.
bajar el telón
(v.)=bring + the curtain down on.
Ex: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
bajar el volumen
(v.)=turn down + the volume.
Ex: Future versions of the iPod could turn down the volume if listeners play their music at full blast for too long.
bajar la cabeza ante
(v.)=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
Ex: The system had treated my grandfather like dirt and kept him tugging his forelock at those whose only virtue was to have been born to wealthier familes. Ex: 'Aye, aye, sir,' answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.
bajar la calidad
(v.)=lower + standards.
Ex: I hope that cooperative cataloging will not lower the standards that we have come to associate with the Library of Congress.
bajar la guardia
(v.)=lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance.
Ex: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard. Ex: Repeatedly throughout history, free men -- having won the fight, having acquired precious rights and privileges which freedom brings -- have dropped their guard. Ex: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear. Ex: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
bajar la moral
(v.)=lower + morale.
Ex: A decreasing materials budget affects an acquisitions department not only by limiting purchases and making selection more difficult, but also by lowering the morale of the acquisitions staff.
bajar la ventana
(v.)=wind down + window.
Ex: Be careful with winding down the window as it may ruin your hair!.
bajar la voz
(v.)=lower + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: 'I'm getting tired of it, really, and my bringing these problems home to my husband every night is not at all helpful, you know what I mean?' She lowered her voice.
bajar las defensas
(v.)=lower + Posesivo + defences ; drop + Posesivo + defences.
Ex: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Ex: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear.
bajar los brazos
(v.)=lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance.
Ex: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard. Ex: Repeatedly throughout history, free men -- having won the fight, having acquired precious rights and privileges which freedom brings -- have dropped their guard. Ex: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear. Ex: Medieval physicians thought that an old man's blood became dry and cold -- a state which lowered his defences and increased the risk of infection. Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
bajar los precios
(v.)=roll back + prices.
Ex: The Minister is firm about not rolling back oil prices insisting that the price hike was 'very marginal'.
bajar mucho
(v.)=go + way down.
Ex: The article is titled 'In hot Miami Beach ALA's temperature went way down'.
bajarle la nota a Alguien
(v.)=mark + Nombre + down.
Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.
bajarle los humos a Alguien
(v.)=knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
Ex: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Ex: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Ex: He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
bajarse de
(v.)=get off.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Getting off the library merry-go-round: McAnally and Downs revisited'.
bajarse de la parra
(v.)=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
Ex: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot.
bajarse de las nubes
=get real.
Ex: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.
bajarse del burro
(v.)=back down.
Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
bajarse del carro
(v.)=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
Ex: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot.
bajarse del pedestal
(v.)=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
Ex: Perhaps they should get down their high horses before they shoot themselves in the foot.
bajarse del tren
(v.)=get off + the train.
Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.
bajeza
(n.)=turpitude.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.

bajo + Posesivo + custodia
=in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
Ex: Financial institutions are custodians and are therefore legally responsible for the items in their safekeeping.
bajo agua
(adj.)=undersea ; underwater.
Ex: This article details the design of and experience with a virtual reality system controlling a remotely operating undersea vehicle in Antarctica. Ex: A museum in Australia has used the World Wide Web to create a virtual library of underwater archaeological digs.
bajo amenaza
=under threat.
Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.
bajo arresto domiciliario
=under house arrest.
Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
bajo cero
(adj.)=sub-zero ; below-freezing.
Ex: The documentary examines the growing number of skinny celebrities and the worrying trend for sub-zero sizes. Ex: Sleet may occur when a warm layer of air lies above a below-freezing layer of air at the Earth's surface.
bajo ciertas circunstancias
=under certain circumstances.
Ex: This compounds can result, under certain circumstances, toxic and even carcinogenic.
bajo ciertas condiciones
=under certain conditions.
Ex: No object is so beautiful that, under certain conditions, it will not look ugly.
bajo coacción
=under duress.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
bajo comercial
(n.)=commercial premise.
Ex: The lessees of these commercial premises are paying more for water and electricity than in actual rent, not to mention the trading licenses.
bajo condiciones normales
=under normal conditions.
Ex: Under normal conditions, the curve will slope upward, as rates increase with the time period on loans.
bajo consumo
(n.)=low power consumption.
Ex: Low power consumption is essential in modern processors.
bajo coste
(n.)=low cost.
Ex: The ubiquitousness and relatively low cost of comic books, combined with their proven socio-historical, recreational, and educational value, render them a highly desirable commodity in libraries.
bajo cualquier circunstancia
=under all circumstances.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
bajo de estatura
=short in stature.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.
bajo el asesoramiento de
=on the advice of.
Ex: It is edited by part of the Processing Department of the Library of Congress on the advice of the Decimal Classification Editorial Policy Committee.
bajo el brazo
=under + Posesivo + arm.
Ex: In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.
bajo el cargo de
=on charges of.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
bajo el control de
=under the control of.
Ex: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.
bajo el emblema
=under the banner.
Ex: The conference was held under the banner 'Institutional Racism: stamping it out in libraries'.
bajo el manto de la noche
=under the cover of darkness ; under the cloak of darkness.
Ex: Trashing books, however, was recognized to be a perilous undertaking, something to be done 'quietly,' 'under the cover of darkness,' and 'in a locked dumpster' because discarded materials have occasionally been 'returned by dumpster rats who cannot bear to see books thrown away'. Ex: For the next three months, Walsh and the team made house calls under the cloak of darkness into the dangerous city to help the baby.
bajo el mismo techo
=under the same roof ; under one roof.
Ex: There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed. Ex: A new building is planned which will rehouse most of the British Library's present functions under one roof.
bajo el patrocinio de
=under the aegis of.
Ex: This article examines the characteristics of one off-campus programme offered under the aegis of Extended Degree Programs at Central Michigan University.
bajo el sol
=in the eye of the sun.
Ex: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.
bajo el yugo de
=under the yoke of.
Ex: These marital relationships often characterized by subordination & dependence that keep the wives under the yoke of their husbands & sometimes lead to spousal violence.
bajo en calorías
(adj.)=low cal ; low-calorie ; lite.
Ex: If you ware looking for a great treat that's low cal and high protein, opt for nonfat yogurt. Ex: Sometimes students need to prepare visual examples of competitive low-calorie food advertisements. Ex: Many people believe that using artificial sweeteners in tea and coffee or drinking 'lite' drinks is a good way to cut down on calories and therefore lose weight.
bajo en carbohidratos
(adj.)=low-carb(ohydrate).
Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
bajo en grasas
(adj.)=low fat.
Ex: For example in the U.S. a product labeled low fat must not contain more than 3 grams of fat per serving; and to be labeled fat free it must contain less than 0.5 grams of fat per serving.
bajo en hidratos de carbono
(adj.)=low-carb(ohydrate).
Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
bajo en ácido
(adj.)=low-acid.
Ex: This article deals with the degradation of cellulose with ferric and cupric ions in a low-acid medium = Este artículo trata de la degradación de la celulosa con iones de hierro y cobre en un medio bajo en ácido.
bajo juramento
(adj.)=under oath ; sworn.
Ex: In that case, such lies, whether under oath or not, should be treated as the crimes that they are and prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.
bajo la apariencia de
=in the guise of ; under the guise of.
Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships. Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.
bajo la competencia de
=under the jurisdiction of.
Ex: Cultural affairs, with reading among them, are entirely under the jurisdiction of the autonomous communities of each region.
bajo la dirección de
=under the supervision of.
Ex: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.
bajo la supervisión de
=under the supervision of.
Ex: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.
bajo la tutela
=under the auspices of.
Ex: Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.
bajo la tutela de
=under the aegis of.
Ex: This article examines the characteristics of one off-campus programme offered under the aegis of Extended Degree Programs at Central Michigan University.
bajo la tutela de Alguien
=under + Posesivo + auspices.
Ex: The United Way of America has been involved with information and referral services since 1921 and in 1972 had some sixty I&R centres under its auspices.
bajo las garras de
=under the grip of.
Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.
bajo llave
=under lock and key.
Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
bajo los auspicios de
=under the aegis of ; under the auspices of.
Ex: This article examines the characteristics of one off-campus programme offered under the aegis of Extended Degree Programs at Central Michigan University. Ex: Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.
bajo los auspicios de Alguien
=under + Posesivo + auspices.
Ex: The United Way of America has been involved with information and referral services since 1921 and in 1972 had some sixty I&R centres under its auspices.
bajo los pies
=underfoot.
Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly.
bajo lupa
=under the microscope.
Ex: The article is entitled 'University libraries under the microscope: facts and stats'.
bajo ninguna circunstancia
=under no/any circumstances.
Ex: Some items cannot be copied under any circumstances.
bajo ningún concepto
=on no account ; not on any account ; under no/any circumstances.
Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind. Ex: They were given strict instructions that they were not on any account to make eye contact or speak to the star. Ex: Some items cannot be copied under any circumstances.
bajo precio
(n.)=low cost.
Ex: The ubiquitousness and relatively low cost of comic books, combined with their proven socio-historical, recreational, and educational value, render them a highly desirable commodity in libraries.
bajo presión
=under pressure.
Ex: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.
bajo reforma
=under reform.
Ex: The entire judicial system is under reform.
bajo sospecha
=under suspicion.
Ex: When war broke out against Germany, immigrants from that country were suddenly under suspicion of being possible enemy.
bajo tierra
=underground ; below surface.
Ex: An underground stack, to hold 1,250,000 books and the cataloguing services, was constructed under the inner courtyard of the main university building, to which the stack is linked by a tunnel. Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.
bajo un mismo techo
=under one roof ; under the same roof.
Ex: A new building is planned which will rehouse most of the British Library's present functions under one roof. Ex: There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed.
bajo vientre
(n.)=lower abdomen ; underbelly.
Ex: Bloating of the lower abdomen may easily appear, with a feeling of lumpiness when pressed. Ex: To find if a blue crab is male or female you must examine its underbelly.
bajo^1
(n.)=bass.
Nota: Instrumento musical.
Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.

bajo^2
(n.)=ground floor ; ground level.
Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments.
Ex: The main house contains the game room and the gym on the ground level.
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* bajo comercial=commercial premise.

bajo^3
(adj.)=low ; lowly ; sagging ; low-lying.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too lowly in terms of salary potential.
Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.
Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.
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* a bajas temperaturas=at low temperature.
* a bajo coste=low-cost.
* a bajo costo=low-cost.
* a bajo nivel=low-level.
* a bajo precio=lower-cost ; lower-cost ; at a low price ; on the cheap.
* alimento de bajo contenido en grasas=low-fat food.
* altibajos=ups and downs.
* altos y bajos=highs and lows ; peaks and valleys.
* arma de bajo calibre=small arm.
* baja Edad Media, la=late Middle Ages, the.
* baja estatura=shortness of stature ; shortness.
* baja resolución=low resolution.
* baja tecnología=low tech [low-tech].
* baja temperatura=low temperature.
* bajo cero=sub-zero ; below-freezing.
* bajo consumo=low power consumption.
* bajo coste=low cost.
* bajo de estatura=short in stature.
* bajo en ácido=low-acid.
* bajo en calorías=low cal ; low-calorie ; lite.
* bajo en carbohidratos=low-carb(ohydrate).
* bajo en grasas=low fat.
* bajo en hidratos de carbono=low-carb(ohydrate).
* bajo precio=low cost.
* bajo presión=under the cosh.
* bajos ingresos=low income.
* bajo vientre=lower abdomen ; underbelly.
* barrio bajo=skid row.
* bebida baja en alcohol=low-alcohol drink.
* cuando la marea está baja=at low tide.
* cultura de la clase baja=low culture.
* de baja calidad=poor in detail ; low-grade [lowgrade] ; low-quality ; third rate [third-rate] ; low-end ; trashy .
* de baja estatura=short in stature.
* de baja fundición=low-melt.
* de baja fusión=low-melt.
* de baja graduación=low-ranking.
* de baja intensidad=low-intensity [low intensity].
* de baja ralea=ignoble.
* de bajo consumo=low energy.
* de bajo contenido calorífico=low-calorie.
* de bajo contenido en grasas=low fat.
* de bajo crecimiento=low-growing.
* de bajo esfuerzo=low-effort.
* de bajo estatus social=low-status.
* de bajo nivel=lower-level ; low-level ; low-ranking.
* de bajo precio=low-priced.
* de bajo rango=low-ranking.
* de bajo riesgo=low-risk.
* decir en voz baja=say under + Posesivo + breath ; say in + a low voice ; say in + a quiet voice.
* de clase baja=low-class.
* de corte bajo=low-cut.
* de la gama baja=low-end.
* de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* de tacón bajo=low-heeled.
* dieta baja en carbohidratos=low-carb diet.
* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono=low-carb diet.
* el más bajo=rock-bottom.
* el punto más bajo=rock-bottom.
* en su nivel más bajo=at its lowest ebb.
* en su punto más bajo=at its lowest ebb.
* en un nivel bajo=at a low ebb.
* en un punto bajo=at a low ebb.
* estar a bajos mínimos=be at rock bottom.
* estar muy bajo=be way down.
* familia de bajos ingresos=low-income family.
* fijar precios bajos=price + low.
* frente de bajas presiones=ridge of low pressure.
* golpe bajo=sucker punch.
* hablar en voz baja=whisper ; speak + low.
* marea baja=low tide.
* más bien bajo=shortish.
* monte bajo=undergrowth ; understorey [understory, -USA] ; fynbos ; shrubland ; scrubland.
* Países Bajos, los=Netherlands, the ; Low Countries, the.
* período bajo=dry spell.
* período de baja actividad=dry spell.
* persona de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* persona de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* planta baja=ground floor ; ground level.
* que habla en voz baja=quietly spoken.
* que vuela bajo=low-flying.
* ser bajo en calorías=be low in calories.
* ser bajo en proteínas=be low in proteins.
* ser bajo en vitaminas=be low in vitamins.
* sistema de bajas presiones=ridge of low pressure ; low pressure system.
* temperaturas bajo cero=freezing weather ; freezing temperatures.
* temporada baja=low season.
* tener un bajo contenido calorífico=be low in calories.
* tener un bajo contenido proteínico=be low in proteins.
* tener un bajo contenido vitamínico=be low in vitamins.
* tirando a bajo=shortish.
* tirar a lo bajo=low-ball.

bajo^4
=under.
Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
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* acoger bajo la representación de Uno=bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.
* acoger bajo la tutela de Uno=bring under + Posesivo + umbrella.
* bajo agua=undersea ; underwater.
* bajo amenaza=under threat.
* bajo arresto domiciliario=under house arrest.
* bajo cero=below zero.
* bajo ciertas circunstancias=under certain circumstances.
* bajo ciertas condiciones=under certain conditions.
* bajo coacción=under duress.
* bajo condiciones normales=under normal conditions.
* bajo cualquier circunstancia=under all circumstances.
* bajo el asesoramiento de=on the advice of.
* bajo el brazo=under + Posesivo + arm.
* bajo el cargo de=on charges of.
* bajo el control de=under the control of.
* bajo el emblema=under the banner.
* bajo el manto de la noche=under the cover of darkness ; under the cloak of darkness.
* bajo el mismo techo=under the same roof ; under one roof.
* bajo el patrocinio de=under the aegis of.
* bajo el sol=in the eye of the sun.
* bajo el yugo de=under the yoke of.
* bajo juramento=under oath ; sworn.
* bajo la apariencia de=in the guise of ; under the guise of.
* bajo la competencia de=under the jurisdiction of.
* bajo la dirección de=under the supervision of.
* bajo las garras de=under the grip of.
* bajo la supervisión de=under the supervision of.
* bajo la tutela=under the auspices of.
* bajo la tutela de=under the aegis of.
* bajo la tutela de Alguien=under + Posesivo + auspices.
* bajo llave=under lock and key.
* bajo los auspicios de=under the aegis of ; under the auspices of.
* bajo los auspicios de Alguien=under + Posesivo + auspices.
* bajo los pies=underfoot.
* bajo lupa=under the microscope.
* bajo ninguna circunstancia=under no/any circumstances.
* bajo ningún concepto=on no account ; not on any account ; under no/any circumstances.
* bajo + Posesivo + custodia=in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
* bajo presión=under pressure.
* bajo reforma=under reform.
* bajo sospecha=under suspicion.
* bajo tierra=underground ; below surface.
* bajo un mismo techo=under one roof ; under the same roof.
* decretar libertad bajo fianza=remand.
* estar bajo medicación=be on medication.
* guardar bajo llave=keep under + lock and key.
* libertad bajo fianza=bail.
* mantener bajo control=keep + a rein on ; hold down.
* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno=have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.
* territorio bajo mandato=mandate.
* vivir bajo el mismo techo=live under + the same roof ; live under + one roof.

bajo^5
(adj.)=lowdown ; mean .
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

bajos ingresos
(n.)=low income.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
bajíos
(n.)=shallows.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.

bajísimo
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* de bajísima calidad=shoddy .

bajón
(n.)=falling-off ; slump ; downswing ; slide.
Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.

bala cargada
(n.)=live bullet.
Ex: Seventeen people were seriously injured when live bullets instead of blanks were fired into a crowd at a military open day.
bala de goma
(n.)=rubber bullet.
Ex: Suddenly a line of riot police started, and while running away, I was shot twice with rubber bullets, then arrested and incarcerated.
bala de verdad
(n.)=live bullet.
Ex: Seventeen people were seriously injured when live bullets instead of blanks were fired into a crowd at a military open day.
bala perdida
(n.)=loose cannon.
Ex: It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.
bala^1
(n.)=bullet ; round ; slug.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and bullets and Freedom to Kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.
Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.
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* bala cargada=live bullet.
* bala de goma=rubber bullet.
* bala de verdad=live bullet.
* bala perdida=loose cannon.
* chaleco a prueba de balas=bullet-proof vest.
* herida de bala=gunshot wound.
* ir como una bala=zip.
* lluvia de balas=hail of bullets.
* pasar como una bala=whiz(z) ; streak.
* salir disparado como una bala=shoot off ; fly off ; dart out (of).

bala^2
(n.)=bale.
Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.

bala^3
(n.)=ball ; ink ball.
Nota: En la imprenta antigua, bolas de piel con mango que se mojaban en tinta y luego se utilizaban para impregnar la forma.
Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page.
Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.

balada
(n.)=ballad.
Ex: Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.

baladronada
(n.)=bluff ; bravado ; chest-beating.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.

baladí
(adj.)=worthless ; drossy ; a bit of a fluff ; fluff ; petty .
Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
Ex: Its polestar nature has the ability to guide us through the drossy deserts that poetry sometimes founders in.
Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.

balance
(n.)=supply balance sheet ; balance ; balance sheet.
Ex: The OECD publishes annual supply balance sheets for meat, dairy products and eggs, and food consumption statistics, for each of its twenty-four member states.
Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
Ex: The balance sheets indicate the degree of dependence on certain imported minerals.
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* balance bancario=bank balance.
* balance comercial=balance of trade ; trade balance.
* balance de cuentas=financial statement.
* balance económico=balance sheet.
* balance final=balance.
* balance final, el=bottom line, the.
* hacer balance=stocktake.
* hacer balance de=take + stock of.
* hacer balance de cuentas=stocktake.
* hacer el balance de cuentas=balance + the cash ; balance + the cash drawer.

balance bancario
(n.)=bank balance.
Ex: Cash management software enables the manager to obtain instantaneous information about the budgets and bank balances under his control.
balance comercial
(n.)=balance of trade ; trade balance.
Ex: The report displays import, export, and balance of trade information for more than 200 nations. Ex: The USA needs to reconsider its policy on the transfer of information technology to the Third World in the light of the country's negative trade balance.
balance de cuentas
(n.)=financial statement.
Ex: The reason it was acquired was to improve the efficiency with which library resources could be utilised to benefit staff and users with special emphasis on reducing the time spent on overdues and the monthly financial statement, and updating patron information.
balance económico
(n.)=balance sheet.
Ex: The balance sheets indicate the degree of dependence on certain imported minerals.
balance final
(n.)=balance.
Ex: So far as possible the international traders exchanged books, but sometimes the balance was unequal and accounts were settled in money.
balance final, el
=bottom line, the.
Ex: Publishers increasingly worried about the bottom line and hesitate to publish books that may be an invitation for backlash from groups opposed to homosexuality.
balanceado
(adj.)=well balanced [well-balanced] ; balanced.
Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.
Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.

balancear
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* balancearse=sway.
* balancearse ligeramente=bobble.
* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente=bobble head.

balancearse
(v.)=sway.
Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.
balancearse ligeramente
(v.)=bobble.
Ex: These trophies have bobble head figures mounted on base and when moved the head bobbles back and forth.
balanceo
(n.)=swaying ; sway.
Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

balancín
(n.)=teeter-totter ; seesaw [see-saw] ; outrigger.
Ex: The article has the title 'Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.
Ex: It includes a fun, hands-on activity that lets kids test these ideas themselves using an ordinary seesaw.
Ex: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.
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* caballito balancín=rocking horse.

balandrista
(n.)=yachtsman [yachtsmen, -pl.] ; yachtswoman [yachtswomen, -pl.].
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.

balandrán
(n.)=cassock.
Ex: In Anglican churches, acolytes commonly wear surplices over red cassocks.

balanza
(n.)=scales ; beamed scale ; balance ; weighing scales.
Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.
Ex: If the budget can be thought of as a beamed scale, ideally kept in balance, the counterpoint to revenue ups and downs must necessarily lie with the control of expenditures = Si concebimos el presupuesto como una balanza, que idealmente nos gustaría mantener en equilibrio, el contrapunto de los altibajos de los ingresos consiste necesariamente en el control de los gastos.
Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.
Ex: Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.
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* balanza de pagos=balance ; balance of payments.
* déficit de la balanza comercial=trade deficit.
* déficit de la balanza de pagos=trade deficit.
* desequilibrar la balanza=tip + the scales.
* equilibrar la balanza=adjust + the balance ; redress + imbalance ; redress + the balance.

balanza de pagos
(n.)=balance ; balance of payments.
Ex: So far as possible the international traders exchanged books, but sometimes the balance was unequal and accounts were settled in money. Ex: Balance of payments is the record of a country's international transactions with the rest of the world.
balar
(v.)=bleat.
Ex: She has started to bleat and take a little interest in what is happening around her, she also ate a small amount of hay.

balardón
(n.)=braggart.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.

balastar
(v.)=ballast.
Ex: Some railroad lines would appear jet black as nothing but burnt coal cinders were used to ballast the route.

balasto
(n.)=ballast.
Ex: Railroad companies tend to use for ballast rocks that are chemically and physically resistant to weathering.

balastro
(n.)=ballast.
Ex: Railroad companies tend to use for ballast rocks that are chemically and physically resistant to weathering.

balaustrada
(n.)=balustrade.
Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.

balaústre
(n.)=baluster.
Ex: The baluster is often a means of dating antique furniture or architectural details.

balbucear
(v.)=babble ; stammer.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
Ex: People who stammer may find they are quite fluent if they sing, whisper or speak as part of a group.
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* decir balbuceando=splutter ; sputter.

balbuceo
(n.)=splutter ; sputter ; stammering ; stammer.
Ex: And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
Ex: Stammering is four times more common in boys than girls.
Ex: In contrast, behavioural therapies take a more direct approach to the problem, encouraging parents to correct a stammer.

balcanes
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* balcanes, los=Balkan region, the ; Balkans, the.

balcanes, los
=Balkan region, the ; Balkans, the.
Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region. Ex: The article is entitled 'Reinventing publishing in the war-torn Balkans' = El artículo se titula "La reinvención de la edición en los Balcanes devastados por la guerra".
balcánico
(adj.)=Balkan.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A Balkan journey: an outreach exploration to Albania, Bulgaria and Macedonia'.
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* países balcánicos, los=Balkans, the.

balcón
(n.)=balcony.
Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.

balda
(n.)=shelf [shelves, -pl.].
Ex: Guides to individual sets of books on a specific shelf.
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* expositor de baldas inclinadas=wall display rack.

baldaquín
(n.)=canopy.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
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* cama con baldaquín=canopy bed.

baldar
(v.)=cripple ; cripple.
Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.

balde
(n.)=pail ; bucket.
Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
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* aunque en balde=but (all) to no avail.
* de balde=for free.
* en balde=in vain ; vainly ; to no avail ; of no avail ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
* ser en balde=be of no avail ; be to no avail.

baldear
(v.)=wash down.
Ex: Before you lather your car with nice hot sudsy water, you want to wash it down first with a hose.
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* baldear con goma=hose down.

baldear con goma
(v.)=hose down.
Ex: When she got up, went over to the window and saw the custodian hosing down the walkway, she thought to herself how she envied his uncomplicated existence.
baldosa
(n.)=tile ; paving stone ; ceramic tile ; floor tile.
Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.
Ex: The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.
Ex: Today's floor tiles can be created to look like many other materials too, and there really are no limits to the effects that can be created.

baldosín
(n.)=tile ; ceramic tile ; wall tile.
Ex: Staff rescued 137,000 volumes amidst mosquitos, falling tiles, heat and moisture.
Ex: The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.
Ex: Wall tiles come in all types of sizes and colours but the colours of wall tiles people generally tend to go for are of a beige colour.

baldíamente
=vainly.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

baldío^1
(adj.)=barren.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
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* caer en terreno baldío=fall on + barren ground ; fall on + fallow ground.
* tierra baldía=wasteland ; moor ; barren land.

baldío^2
(adj.)=vain ; useless.
Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.

balido
(n.)=bleating ; bleat.
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.
Ex: Talking to sheep may get you a few bleats, but most likely all you'll get are blank stares.

baliza
(n.)=buoy ; bollard.
Ex: This global climate monitoring system consists of approximately 70 moored buoys telemetering atmospheric and oceanographic data in real time to a shore based computer via a satellite system = Este sistema de seguimiento del clima a nivel mundial consta aproximadamente de 70 boyas ancladas que recogen y envían datos atmosféricos y oceanográficos en tiempo real a un ordenador situado en tierra firme a traves de un sistema de satélites.
Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.

ballena
(n.)=whale ; humpback whale.
Ex: After the conference, participants will be able to experience the excitement of a whale watch off the New England coast.
Ex: The writer describes a scientific expedition to study humpback whales.
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* ballena beluga=beluga whale.
* ballena blanca=beluga whale ; beluga.
* ballena jorobada=humpback whale.
* ballena piloto=pilot whale.
* caza de ballenas=whaling ; whale hunting.
* tiburón ballena=whale shark.

ballena beluga
(n.)=beluga whale.
Ex: Beluga whales eat many different kinds of fish including capelin, cod, and smelt.
ballena blanca
(n.)=beluga whale ; beluga.
Ex: Beluga whales eat many different kinds of fish including capelin, cod, and smelt. Ex: Arctic belugas migrate southward in large herds when the sea freezes over.
ballena jorobada
(n.)=humpback whale.
Ex: The writer describes a scientific expedition to study humpback whales.
ballena piloto
(n.)=pilot whale.
Ex: Pilot whales are extremely social animals, living in pods that sometimes contain hundreds of individuals.
ballesta
(n.)=leaf spring.
Ex: Mechanics recommend checking tail lights, batteries, brakes, lug nuts, leaf springs, and tail pipes.

ballet
(n.)=ballet.
Ex: The video collection of operas and ballets is accessible by language of text, author of libretto/lyrics, author and language of cover notes as well as the more usual entry points.
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* bailarina de ballet=ballet dancer.
* bailarín de ballet=ballet dancer.
* compañía de ballet=ballet troupe.
* troupe de ballet=ballet troupe.

balneario
(n.)=spa town ; spa ; health resort.
Ex: This article discusses the work of the library of the spa town of Marianske Lazne which has a stock of 100,000 items.
Ex: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshops than industrial towns.
Ex: In November 1938, the SS built the Ravensbrück Women's Concentration Camp in the Prussian village of Ravensbrück near the former Mecklenburg health resort Fürstenberg.

balompié
(n.)=football.
Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).

baloncesto
(n.)=basketball.
Ex: This Web site covers articles on basketball with links to basketball related merchandise and collectables.
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* canasta de baloncesto=basketball net.
* cancha de baloncesto=basketball court.
* pista de baloncesto=basketball court.

balonvolea
(n.)=volleyball.
Ex: The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged -- they think alike, talk alike, look alike -- both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.
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* cancha de balonvolea=volleyball court.
* pista de balonvolea=volleyball court.

balsa
(n.)=raft.
Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
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* balsa de pontones=pontoon raft.
* balsa salvavidas=life raft.
* como una balsa de aceite=like a millpond ; calm like a millpond.

balsa de pontones
(n.)=pontoon raft.
Ex: The maximum length of pontoon rafts using the canal will be limited to 600 feet, and the maximum width to 100 feet.
balsa salvavidas
(n.)=life raft.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
balsámico
(adj.)=balsamic.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.
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* abeto balsámico=balsam fir.
* vinagre balsámico=balsamic vinegar.

baluarte
(n.)=bulwark ; stronghold ; pillar ; bastion ; redoubt.
Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.
Ex: The library is an important ideological and cultural stronghold.
Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.
Ex: As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.
Ex: Privatization and liberalization have attacked the redoubts of workplace unionism.

balística
(n.)=ballistics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Calculation of the ballistics of artillery shells and the transmission and decoding of messages are among the first recorded uses of these technologies.

balístico
(adj.)=ballistic.
Ex: All the facts stated above give the reason for the deviation of the ball away from its expected ballistic trajectory.

balón
(n.)=ball.
Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
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* balón de fútbol=football ; soccer ball.

balón de fútbol
(n.)=football ; soccer ball.
Ex: A total of 32 infants were habituated to six stimuli in which a picture of a male or female face was paired with one of six objects such as a football or frying pan. Ex: If you can't find a soccer ball for you online, you're simply too fussy.
bambolearse
(v.)=wobble ; stagger ; sway.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.

bamboleo
(n.)=flip-flop ; swaying ; sway.
Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.
Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

bambú
(n.)=bamboo.
Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.
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* cortina de bambú=bead curtain.

banal
(adj.)=trivial ; banal ; petty .
Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
Ex: Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
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* algo banal=frill.

banalidad
(n.)=triviality ; banality ; frill.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: British children are under threat -- betrayed by parents (who expose them to banality and violence on television) and pulishing houses where accountants preside over editional decisions.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.

banana split
(n.)=banana split.
Nota: Postre de helado con plátano y/o frutas.
Ex: They are placing maraschino cherries in every hole of her body at this point, after making her up as a giant banana split.

bananera
(n.)=banana grove.
Ex: Monocultures such as this banana grove, provide little habitat for wildlife and can disrupt the migratory patterns of birds.

bananero
(n.)=banana tree.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
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* república bananera=mickey mouse country ; banana republic.

banasta
(n.)=hamper.
Ex: Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.

banca internacional
(n.)=international banking.
Ex: This is a guide to selected sources in government publications for international banking, finance and foreign trade.
banca, la
(n.)=banking sector, the ; banking industry, the.
Ex: It is worth noting that far more people are employed in the banking sector than any other part of the financial services industry.
Ex: Few mutual savings banks exist in the modern economy due to changes in the banking industry that have blurred the lines among depository institutions.
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* banca internacional=international banking.
* hacer saltar la banca=break + the bank.

bancal
(n.)=terrace.
Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.

bancario
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* aval bancario=bank guarantee.
* balance bancario=bank balance.
* cheque bancario=bank cheque ; bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
* comisión bancaria=bank commission ; bank fee.
* comunidad bancaria, la=banking community, the.
* domiciliación bancaria=direct debit ; standing order ; direct billing.
* efecto bancario=bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
* giro bancario=bank transfer ; wire transfer ; credit transfer.
* industria bancaria, la=banking industry, the.
* operación bancaria=bank transaction.
* orden bancaria=direct debit ; direct billing.
* pagaré bancario=bill of exchange.
* realizar las operaciones bancarias=bank.
* saldo de cuenta bancaria=bank balance.
* sector bancario, el=banking sector, the.
* sistema bancario, el=banking system, the.
* talón bancario=bank cheque.
* tasa bancaria=bank fee.
* tener la cuenta bancaria=bank.
* titular de cuenta bancaria=bank account holder.
* transacción bancaria=bank transaction.
* transacciones bancarias=banking ; commercial banking ; business banking.
* transferencia bancaria=telegraphic transfer ; credit transfer.

bancarrota
(n.)=bankruptcy ; bust.
Ex: The company, which was close to bankruptcy in 1988, repaid its debts in 1989.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
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* declararse en bancarrota=file for + bankruptcy ; go into + liquidation ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy.
* declarse en bancarrota=go into + administration.
* en la bancarrota=bankrupt ; in chapter 11.
* ir a la bancarrota=go + belly up ; go into + receivership ; go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + bankruptcy ; go + bankrupt.
* llevar a la bancarrota=bankrupt.

banco comercial
(n.)=commercial bank ; business bank.
Ex: Information systems technology plays a critical role in both the strategic and tactical operations of commercial banks. Ex: It used to be rare to find good small business banks.
banco de ahorros mutualista
(n.)=mutual savings bank.
Ex: Few mutual savings banks exist in the modern economy due to changes in the banking industry that have blurred the lines among depository institutions.
banco de ahorros mutuos
(n.)=mutual savings bank.
Ex: Few mutual savings banks exist in the modern economy due to changes in the banking industry that have blurred the lines among depository institutions.
banco de carpintero
(n.)=woodwork-shop bench.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
banco de conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge bank.
Ex: Whether you need industry updates, technical resources or best practices tips, you can rely on our knowledge bank for the help you need.
banco de datos
(n.)=data bank [databank] ; factual data bank.
Ex: Other data bases, which may be described as non-bibliographic, and are sometimes known as data banks, store actual facts and figures and text. Ex: The role of factual data banks as support to environmental management and legislation is reviewed based on experience.
banco de datos factual
(n.)=factual data bank.
Ex: The role of factual data banks as support to environmental management and legislation is reviewed based on experience.
banco de datos terminológico
(n.)=terminological data bank.
Ex: This paper describes the function of EURODICAUTAM terminological data bank designed to improve the efficiency of translations work.
banco de esperma
(n.)=sperm bank.
Ex: Moral objections are the most prominent, though these are contingent on current cultural & social values, which may shift, as evidenced by the growing acceptance of surrogate mothers, sperm banks, & the sale of body parts.
banco de genes
(n.)=gene bank.
Ex: This series of papers briefly describes the information systems, including gene banks, set up in Ethiopia to support biodiversity studies and programmes.
banco de imágenes
(n.)=image bank.
Ex: An image bank is a collection of images, usually, but not always, held in electronic format for retrieval by computer.
banco de mecánico
(n.)=metal-shop bench.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
banco de niebla
(n.)=fog patch ; fog bank.
Ex: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside. Ex: Fog banks are a major hazard to navigation and are a prime cause of shipwreck.
banco de parque
(n.)=park bench.
Ex: Imagine it is a warm summer's day and your are sitting on a park bench reading a book.
banco de peces
(n.)=school of fish ; shoal of fish.
Ex: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species. Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.
banco de piedra
(n.)=stone bench.
Ex: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position.
banco de plaza
(n.)=park bench.
Ex: Imagine it is a warm summer's day and your are sitting on a park bench reading a book.
banco de pruebas
(n.)=testbed [test bed] ; benchmarking.
Ex: OPACS are thus considered to be appropriate test beds for end user searching. Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.
banco de recursos electrónicos
(n.)=electronic resource bank.
Ex: The project aims to develop a collaborative inter-university, electronic resource bank which will significantly enhance student access to learning materials = El objetivo del proyecto es crear un banco de recursos electrónicos interuniversitario en colaboración que mejore significativamente el acceso de los estudiantes a material didáctico.
banco de sangre
(n.)=blood bank.
Ex: Some specific areas covered are medical records, effects on nursing, blood banks, feasibility studies, and management information systems.
banco en casa
(n.)=home banking.
Ex: Applications include home banking, booking holidays and theatre tickets and ordering from mail order companies.
banco genético
(n.)=gene pool.
Ex: The result is a decreased tendency to select for drug-resistant genes in the global HIV gene pool.
banco mercantil
(n.)=commercial bank.
Ex: Information systems technology plays a critical role in both the strategic and tactical operations of commercial banks.
banco pagador
(n.)=drawee bank.
Ex: If a cheque is refused at the drawee bank because there are insufficient funds for the cheque to clear, it is said that the cheque has bounced.
banco terminológico
(n.)=term bank.
Ex: The system contains programs for updating and searching a term bank, making possible the interactive editing of terminological data.
banco^1
(n.)=bank.
Ex: If, for instance, a nonresearch library acquires a work in English, issued by the bank of Japan, the rules permit the acquiring library to enter the work under the name of the institution in English.
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* banco comercial=commercial bank ; business bank.
* banco de ahorros mutualista=mutual savings bank.
* banco de ahorros mutuos=mutual savings bank.
* banco de conocimiento=knowledge bank.
* banco de datos=data bank [databank] ; factual data bank.
* banco de datos factual=factual data bank.
* banco de datos terminológico=terminological data bank.
* banco de esperma=sperm bank.
* banco de genes=gene bank.
* banco de imágenes=image bank.
* banco de niebla=fog patch ; fog bank.
* banco de peces=school of fish ; shoal of fish.
* banco de recursos electrónicos=electronic resource bank.
* banco de sangre=blood bank.
* banco en casa=home banking.
* banco genético=gene pool.
* banco mercantil=commercial bank.
* Banco Mundial, el=World Bank, the.
* banco pagador=drawee bank.
* banco terminológico=term bank.
* billete de banco=banknote.
* billetes de banco=paper money.

banco^2
(n.)=horse ; bench [benches -pl.] ; pew ; benching.
Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.
Ex: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.
Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Ex: There is an imaginative reuse of windowless central storage area, uplighting, and perimeter benching = Se hace una reutilización imaginativa de una zona de almacenamiento central sin ventanas, iluminación es ascendente y hay bancos en todo el perímetro.
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* banco de carpintero=woodwork-shop bench.
* banco de mecánico=metal-shop bench.
* banco de parque=park bench.
* banco de piedra=stone bench.
* banco de plaza=park bench.
* banco de pruebas=testbed [test bed] ; benchmarking.
* tornillo de banco=vice [vise, -USA] ; clamp.

banda ancha
(n.)=wide-band ; broadband.
Ex: The terms 'narrow-band' and 'wide-band' are ill-defined but they are usually taken to describe bandwidths below and above the telephone circuit bandwidth of 3500 Hz. Ex: Information transmission will be improved by ISDN, broadband communication and satellites.
banda antirrobo magnética
(n.)=magnetic security tag.
Ex: Theft is probably unavoidable, but can be limited through use of magnetic security tags and by slightly defacing covers with hole punches or library stamps.
banda callejera
(n.)=street gang ; gang ; gang of youths.
Ex: For millions of people around the world, street gangs are a way of life. Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines. Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
banda de base
(n.)=baseband.
Ex: This article makes a comparison of the transmission media of twisted pair, baseband cable, broadband cable and fibre optics.
banda de delincuentes
(n.)=crime ring.
Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
banda de ladrones
(n.)=gang of robbers.
Ex: A gang of robbers who stole 60,000 pounds and attacked a security guard with a monkey wrench have been jailed for a total of 36 years.
banda de linchadores
(n.)=lynch mob.
Ex: He tells the story of how 11 Italian-Americans were brutally murdered in 1891 by a New Orleans lynch mob.
banda de música
(n.)=band ; musical band ; marching band ; brass band.
Ex: A condensed score is the score of an orchestral or band work reduce to two, three, or four staves as required. Ex: Glasgow has produced many famous musical bands, including Simple Minds, Texas, Wet Wet Wet, Del Amitri, Lulu and Primal Scream. Ex: Activities included a procession of floats, marching bands, stalls, displays and cultural activities. Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
banda de rodamiento de neumático
(n.)=tyre tread.
Ex: The student activity guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each objective (e.g., replace an air filter, replace wiper blades, check air pressure in tyres, measure tyre tread wear).
banda estrecha
(adj.)=narrow-band.
Ex: The terms 'narrow-band' and 'wide-band' are ill-defined but they are usually taken to describe bandwidths below and above the telephone circuit bandwidth of 3500 Hz.
banda gástrica
(n.)=gastric band.
Ex: The aim of the present study was to evaluate differences in formerly obese women, in whom a significant weight loss was obtained by gastric band operation or by diet alone.
banda impositiva
(n.)=income tax bracket ; tax bracket.
Ex: Since 1999, Minnesota's income tax brackets have expanded about 16 percent. Ex: This is achieved by creating tax brackets which have increasing marginal tax rates.
banda juvenil
(n.)=gang of youths.
Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
banda magnética
(n.)=magnetic strip ; magnetic stripe ; magstripe.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed. Ex: They are embedded in a plastic card that looks like a traditional magnetic stripe credit card. Ex: California, which has magstripes on the backs of driver's licenses, has introduced a bill to stop retailers from swiping customers' licenses and storing the information collected.
banda musical
(n.)=musical band.
Ex: Glasgow has produced many famous musical bands, including Simple Minds, Texas, Wet Wet Wet, Del Amitri, Lulu and Primal Scream.
banda sonora
(n.)=sound track film ; soundtrack [sound track].
Ex: A sound track film is a magnetically coated film on which auditory signals are recorded and from which playback is possible. Ex: In the video rental section, shoppers can find films next to their respective books and soundtracks, and titles on music and musicians are alongside related music CDs.
banda sonora de película
(n.)=film music.
Ex: Certain areas of music geography have been almost ignored: geographic mapping of music styles, the geography of ethnic music, religious and martial music, and stage and film music.
banda terrorista
(n.)=terrorist group.
Ex: Terrorist groups use the Internet for the purpose of communication.
banda^1
(n.)=prong ; group ; pod ; gang ; band ; troupe.
Ex: There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.
Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.
Ex: Afterwards, we had drinks and food with a troupe of friends at a Capitol Hill bar.
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* asalto a dos bandas=two-pronged attack.
* a tres bandas=three pronged.
* banda callejera=street gang ; gang ; gang of youths.
* banda de delincuentes=crime ring.
* banda de ladrones=gang of robbers.
* banda de linchadores=lynch mob.
* banda de música=band ; musical band ; marching band ; brass band.
* banda juvenil=gang of youths.
* banda musical=musical band.
* banda terrorista=terrorist group.
* cabecilla de la banda=leader of the pack.
* grabación de banda de música=band recording.

banda^2
(n.)=strip ; band ; band ; stripe ; sash ; ribbon.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
Ex: For transmission by the telephone network, data must be converted into signals in this band of frequencies, by means of modems.
Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
Ex: Dot matrix printers have a matrix or 'grid' of pins which are pushed against the ribbon by solenoids in response to CPU signals.
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* banda antirrobo magnética=magnetic security tag.
* banda de rodamiento de neumático=tyre tread.
* banda gástrica=gastric band.
* banda impositiva=income tax bracket ; tax bracket.
* banda magnética=magnetic strip ; magnetic stripe ; magstripe.
* banda sonora=rumble strip.
* fuera de banda=out of bounds ; out of play.
* línea de banda=sideline ; touch line.
* tarjeta de banda magnética=swipecard.

banda^3
(n.)=bandwidth.
Ex: Digital transmission is therefore more profligate in its use of bandwidth for the same information.
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* ancho de banda=bandwidth.
* banda ancha=wide-band ; broadband.
* banda de base=baseband.
* banda estrecha=narrow-band.
* banda sonora=sound track film ; soundtrack [sound track].
* banda sonora de película=film music.
* carrete de banda sonora=sound track film reel.

bandada
(n.)=bevy ; pod ; flock.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
Ex: The article 'How Shepard's Citation lost its flock' notes the difficulties involved in teaching law students the intricacies of research tools such as Shepard's Citation.
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* bandada de pájaros=flock of birds.
* en bandada=in full force.
* en bandadas=in droves.
* una bandada de=a gaggle of.

bandada de pájaros
(n.)=flock of birds.
Ex: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.
bandazo
(n.)=lurch.
Ex: The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.
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* dar bandazos=lurch.

bandeja
(n.)=tray ; dispenser ; trough.
Ex: Optical coincidence cards are usually stored in a tray.
Ex: The caravan had a seated waiting room lined with leaflet dispensers and display boards and two interview rooms.
Ex: The most common method is to expose the copy paper by passing it through a trough of developing fluid.
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* bandeja circular para diapositivas=carousel.
* bandeja de alimentación de papel=feed tray.
* bandeja de entrada=take-up tray ; inbox [in-box].
* parecido a una bandeja=tray-like.
* plato bandeja=charger.

bandeja circular para diapositivas
(n.)=carousel.
Ex: A carousel is a revolving container for transparencies, positioned on top of a slide projector, which allows slides to be projected in sequence automatically or by remote control.
bandeja de alimentación de papel
(n.)=feed tray.
Ex: A supply of copy paper should be fanned out and stacked in the feed tray and this must be raised to the correct level for feeding into the printer.
bandeja de entrada
(n.)=take-up tray ; inbox [in-box].
Ex: At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat. Ex: In the beginning, access to research literature of medicine was by-word-of-mouth or by glancing through the journals in one's inbox.
bandera
(n.)=flag ; colours.
Ex: Stocks covering military history, uniforms, weapons, flags and heraldry include over 50,000 books, manuscripts, maps and music scores.
Ex: To do so should the public library nail its colours firmly to the technological mast and accept that print-based and other services should no longer have a high priority?.
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* agitar una bandera=wave + flag.
* asta de bandera=flagpole ; flagstaff.
* bandera blanca=white flag.
* bandera del Reino Unido, la=Union Jack, the.
* bandera de paz=white flag.
* bandera de salida, la=checkered flag, the.
* bandera tricolor=tricolour.
* enarbolar la bandera blanca=raise + the white flag.
* enarbolar la bandera de paz=raise + the white flag.
* izada de bandera=flag-raising.
* izar la bandera=raise + flag ; hoist + the flag.
* lleno hasta la bandera=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* ondear una bandera=wave + flag.
* producto bandera=showpiece.
* tremolar una bandera=wave + flag.

bandera blanca
(n.)=white flag.
Ex: The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation.
bandera de paz
(n.)=white flag.
Ex: The white flag is an internationally recognized protective sign of truce or ceasefire, and request for negotiation.
bandera de salida, la
=checkered flag, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'SLA in Indianapolis: attendees take the checkered flag'.
bandera del Reino Unido, la
=Union Jack, the.
Ex: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.
bandera tricolor
(n.)=tricolour.
Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.
banderita
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* decoración con banderitas=bunting.

banderola
(n.)=banner.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.
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* banderola publicitaria=banner ad ; banner advertisement.

banderola publicitaria
(n.)=banner ad ; banner advertisement.
Ex: Love them or hate them, banner ads are one of the dominant forms of advertising online. Ex: It is a well-known fact that text links are far more effective than banner advertisements.
bandidaje
(n.)=banditry.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Book pilferage is not banditry: information interchange across cultural boundaries'.

bandido
(n.)=rapparee ; bandit ; highway robber ; desperado ; outlaw ; highwayman.
Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified to find that people were reading books such as 'the Seven Wonders of the World' and 'Irish Rogues and rapparees'.
Ex: These works presents a picture of China filled with devastation, turbulence, bandits, beggars and poverty.
Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
Ex: Notorious outlaws, desperadoes, and gunslingers rustled up trouble in town after town but when the gold disappeared they all left.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND outlaws; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.

bando^1
(n.)=camp.
Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.

bando^2
(n.)=edict.
Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

bandolera
(n.)=bandolier [bandoleer].
Ex: Bandoliers have traditionally been used by soldiers as ammunition holders.
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* bolso de bandolera=shoulder bag.

bandolerismo
(n.)=banditry.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Book pilferage is not banditry: information interchange across cultural boundaries'.

bandolero
(n.)=highway robber ; highwayman.
Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.

bandoneón
(n.)=bandoneon.
Ex: This is the right place for all sorts of accordions, bandoneons, concertinas, amplifiers, mics, and accessories.

bang
(n.)=bang.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
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* big bang=big bang, the.
* teoría del big bang=big bang, the.

bangladesí
(adj.)=Bangladeshi.
Ex: This article highlights new roles of Bangladeshi librarians and information scientists in the context of current and further developments in information technology.

banjo
(n.)=banjo.
Ex: The banjo is in its origins a black folk instrument although it was adopted by the white minstrels in the mid 19th century.

banner
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* banner publicitario=banner ad ; banner advertisement.

banner publicitario
(n.)=banner ad ; banner advertisement.
Ex: Love them or hate them, banner ads are one of the dominant forms of advertising online. Ex: It is a well-known fact that text links are far more effective than banner advertisements.
banquero
(n.)=banker.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi approached the banker with an equable, friendly smile.

banqueta
(n.)=stool.
Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out.

banquete
(n.)=banquet ; feast.
Ex: This article presents a shortened version of a speech presented at the end-of-conference banquet, at the International Toy Libraries Conference, Toronto, May 87.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
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* banquete de bodas=wedding reception.

banquete de bodas
(n.)=wedding reception.
Ex: Wedding receptions also build local community solidarity.
banquillo
(n.)=bench [benches -pl.] ; stool ; dugout.
Ex: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.
Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out.
Ex: Managers, or their substitute coaches, are obligated to ensure no one is on the field or in the dugout unless they are an approved volunteer.
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* en el banquillo=on the bench.

banquisa
(n.)=sea ice.
Ex: The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs.

bantú
(n.)=bantu.
Ex: During the coffee break, someone pointed out that most of your readers will look under the term bantu rather than the technical name.

baobab
(n.)=baobab ; baobab tree.
Ex: The gods became angry and uprooted the baobabs, thrusting them back into the ground, root upwards.
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.

baptista
(n.)=Baptist.
Nota: Nombre o Adjetivo.
Ex: However, an ethnographic analysis of attitudes about literacy in a community of Primitive Baptists demonstrates that this group rejects print as a medium for conveying religious knowledge.

bar
(n.)=bar ; snack bar ; inn ; pub, the ; food-court ; wine bar ; barroom ; tavern ; watering hole.
Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.
Ex: A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.
Ex: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.
Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
Ex: And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.
Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.
Ex: The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.
Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.
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* bar cafetería=cellar coffee bar.
* bar clandestino=speakeasy.
* bar con terraza=curbside cafe ; kerbside cafe ; terrace bar.
* bar de alterne=clip joint.
* bar de copas=martini bar.
* bar de gays=gay bar.
* bar de hotel=hotel bar.
* bar de karaoke=karaoke bar.
* bar de solteros=singles bar.
* bar ilegal=shebeen.
* bar junto a la playa=beachside bar.
* bar piscina=pool bar ; swim-up bar.
* bar que elabora su propia cerveza=brew pub.
* barra de bar=bar counter.
* bar restaurante=restaurant-bar.
* bar rural=country pub.
* camarera de club de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* ir de bares=bar-hop.
* taburete de bar=barstool.
* vagón bar=bar car.

bar cafetería
(n.)=cellar coffee bar.
Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.
bar clandestino
(n.)=speakeasy.
Ex: As law enforcement officials shut down saloons across the country, speakeasies sprouted up quickly.
bar con terraza
(n.)=curbside cafe ; kerbside cafe ; terrace bar.
Ex: Alongside the bus stations, passengers will need convenience stores, supermarkets, coffee shops and curbside cafes. Ex: The city has more than 500 kerbside cafés contributing to the vibrant, dynamic and attractive atmosphere of the streets. Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
bar de alterne
(n.)=clip joint.
Ex: Angela, a Soho hostess, has also admitted that many of the girls who work the clip joints are addicted to hard drugs -- heroin, crack and cocaine.
bar de copas
(n.)=martini bar.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
bar de gays
(n.)=gay bar.
Ex: The gay bar we see at the beginning of the film looks like a dark harem of good-looking hunks.
bar de hotel
(n.)=hotel bar.
Ex: They got into a scrabble with him after he'd made a racial slur towards blacks in a hotel bar once.
bar de karaoke
(n.)=karaoke bar.
Ex: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.
bar de solteros
(n.)=singles bar.
Ex: The typical singles bar is dark, noisy and overcrowded.
bar ilegal
(n.)=shebeen.
Ex: This book focuses on a South African woman who has no money to pay the rent or buy food because no matter how much she cries and pleads, her husband spends all the money on drinking at the 'shebeen'.
bar junto a la playa
(n.)=beachside bar.
Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.
bar piscina
(n.)=pool bar ; swim-up bar.
Ex: Tasty fruit juices, refreshing soft drinks and delicious snacks are served at the pool bar. Ex: And with lush gardens, sun loungers, swim-up bars, and other nice poolside features to boot, it's no surprise many travelers wouldn't mind spending an entire day in or near the pool.
bar que elabora su propia cerveza
(n.)=brew pub.
Ex: Then there are the dozens of brew pubs that have sprung up nationwide.
bar restaurante
(n.)=restaurant-bar.
Ex: The central meeting point of the hotel is the restaurant-bar 'De Stijl'.
bar rural
(n.)=country pub.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.
baraja
(n.)=deck.
Ex: As the user traverses links, new pages appear on top of the current deck.
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* baraja de cartas=pack of playing cards ; deck of playing cards ; deck of cards.
* carta de baraja=playing card.

baraja de cartas
(n.)=pack of playing cards ; deck of playing cards ; deck of cards.
Ex: Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards. Ex: A standard deck of plastic-coated playing cards is modified by having LC call numbers taped to their backs corresponding to the order of the cards' faces. Ex: The tarot is a deck of cards that originated over 500 years ago in northern Italy.
barajar
(v.)=look toward(s).
Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.
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* barajar la posibilidad=entertain + the possibility.
* barajar nombres=bandy + names.

barajar la posibilidad
(v.)=entertain + the possibility.
Ex: Since the early 1990s social scientists have been entertaining the possibility that globalization leads to polarization, that somehow the divide between the haves and the have-nots has been widening.
barajar nombres
(v.)=bandy + names.
Ex: No sooner had he announced his retirement than political reporters began bandying names of 'viable' Democratic candidates .
baranda
(n.)=balustrade.
Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.

barandaje
(n.)=balustrade.
Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.

barandilla
(n.)=railing ; balustrade ; guard rail.
Ex: Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.
Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.
Ex: In the home, the risk factors include poor lighting, loose rugs, slippery or uneven surfaces and stairways or steps without banisters or guard rails.

baratija
(n.)=knick knack ; bauble.
Ex: We'll show you how to build a beautiful knick-knack shelf for displaying all of your trophies, statuettes, china plates and other knick knacks.
Ex: Although glass baubles are still produced, baubles are now frequently made from plastic.
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* baratijas=trinkets ; bric-a-brac.

baratijas
=trinkets ; bric-a-brac.
Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks. Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
baratillo
(n.)=car boot sale.
Ex: The copies were sold at car boot sales, market stalls and on mail order priced at 40 pounds.

barato
=cheap ; low-cost ; low-priced ; lower-cost ; pulp ; inexpensively ; on the cheap ; cheapo ; low-budget ; no-frills ; cut-price ; cut-rate ; a dime a dozen.
Ex: These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS is designed to give fast efficient, and low-cost assistance to librarians.
Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves.
Ex: There are pulp detective novels and 'Simenon'; there are pulp Western films and 'High Noon'.
Ex: This has enabled libraries to acquire materials more quickly and almost as inexpensively as in the past.
Ex: The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap.
Ex: I just put the DVD in my cheapo DVD player connected to my TV and it played without a hitch.
Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.
Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
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* alojamiento barato=budget accommodation.
* barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello=cheap and cheerful.
* compañía aérea barata=low-cost airline.
* de novela barata=novelettish.
* de un modo barato=inexpensively ; thriftily.
* edición barata=trade paperback.
* el ser barato=cheapness.
* escritura barata=hack writing.
* hotel barato=budget hotel.
* humor barato=cheap laughs.
* literatura barata=pulp fiction.
* lo barato=inexpensiveness.
* mantenimiento barato=low maintenance.
* novela barata=novelette.
* oratoria barata=soapbox.
* rollo barato=soapbox.
* tarifa especial más barata=discount charge.
* vender a un precio más barato que=undercut.
* vender más barato=undercut.
* venta a un precio más barato=undercutting.
* vuelo barato=budget flight.

barato pero sin avergonzarse de ello
(adj.)=cheap and cheerful.
Ex: The article 'cheap and cheerful: developments in the library's photocopying services' describes the changes recently made in the organisation of the photocopying services.
baratura
(n.)=cheapness.
Ex: The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.

baratísimo
=dirt cheap.
Ex: This way you can get all the information you'll ever need, dead easy, though probably not dirt cheap.

baraúnda
(n.)=brouhaha.
Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.

barba
(n.)=beard ; burr ; deckle edge.
Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.
Ex: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.
Ex: Paper made in side-by-side two-sheet moulds can easily be identified by the fact that in a whole sheet (i.e. one that has deckle edges all round) the chain lines are parallel to the longer edges.
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* barba de chivo=goatee ; goatee beard.
* barba de media tarde=five o'clock shadow.
* barba de tres días=stubble beard ; stubble.
* barba de tres días de moda=designer stubble.
* barba incipiente=stubble ; stubble beard.
* barba incipiente de moda=designer stubble.
* con barba=bearded.
* doble barba=double chin.
* sin barba=beardless.
* tirarse de las barbas=tear + Posesivo + hair out.

barba de chivo
(n.)=goatee ; goatee beard.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks. Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.
barba de media tarde
(n.)=five o'clock shadow.
Ex: No matter whether your five o'clock shadow shows by lunchtime or you need a razor only once every 48 hours, shaving can be hell.
barba de tres días
(n.)=stubble beard ; stubble.
Ex: You might use this technique to add gray streaks to the hair or to paint a stubble beard. Ex: There are plenty of examples in pop culture of some stubble being an attractive thing.
barba de tres días de moda
(n.)=designer stubble.
Ex: Some people say that the era of greed and materialism, shoulder pads and designer stubbles is now over.
barba incipiente
(n.)=stubble ; stubble beard.
Ex: There are plenty of examples in pop culture of some stubble being an attractive thing. Ex: You might use this technique to add gray streaks to the hair or to paint a stubble beard.
barba incipiente de moda
(n.)=designer stubble.
Ex: Some people say that the era of greed and materialism, shoulder pads and designer stubbles is now over.
barbacoa
(n.)=barbeque ; braii ; cookout ; BBQ ; barbie.
Nota: Abreviatura de barbeque.
Ex: There will be an informal barbeque (beef and lobster).
Ex: Accommodation comprises 200 fully equipped, self-catering rondavels with own bathroom, kitchen and braai facilities.
Ex: Admittance to lectures, classes, cookout and activities is limited to registered participants with name badges.
Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
Ex: There is nothing like Australia Day in Australia -- people flock to the beach, celebrate in the cities, and generally get together and have a barbie.
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* barbacoa de cerdo=pig roast.
* barbacoa de perritos calientes=hotdog roast.
* cerdo a la barbacoa=pig roast.
* salsa de barbacoa=barbeque sauce.

barbacoa de cerdo
(n.)=pig roast.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
barbacoa de perritos calientes
(n.)=hotdog roast.
Ex: Librarians are 'throwing away books with enough vigor to make book burnings under the Inquisition look like a hotdog roast at school picnic'.
barbado
(adj.)=bearded.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.

barbaridad
(n.)=atrocity ; outrageousness ; act of cruelty ; senseless act.
Ex: The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.
Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.
Ex: It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.
Ex: Lives are lost every day to senseless acts of murder.
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* ¡qué barbaridad!=how outrageous!.

barbarie
(n.)=barbarism ; inhumanity ; barbarity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.

barbarismo
(n.)=barbarism ; barbarity ; barbaric act.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.
Ex: Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a 'barbarian act'.

barbarizar
(v.)=barbarise [barbarize, -USA] ; brutalise [brutalize, -USA].
Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.

barbecho
(n.)=fallow.
Ex: Crop productivity depends on the efficient use of rainfall and available water stored in the soil during fallow.
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* caer en barbecho=fall on + barren ground.
* car en barbecho=fall on + fallow ground.
* dejar la tierra en barbecho=let + farmland lie fallow.
* dejar los campos en barbecho=let + fields lie fallow.
* estar en barbecho=lie + fallow.
* tierra en barbecho=fallow land.

barbero
(n.)=barber.
Ex: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'.

barbería
(n.)=barber's shop ; barbershop.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction.
Ex: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.

barbie
(n.)=bimbo.
Nota: Acrónimo 'body impressive, body optional'.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

barbilla
(n.)=chin ; barbel.
Nota: Especie de filamento carnoso que cuelga de la boca de algunos peces.
Ex: Her listener, vaguely stroking his chin, mused a moment upon this.
Ex: Freshwater bottom fish are uniquely shaped with a flattened stomach, wide mouth, and barbels to make feeding easier.
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* doble barbilla=double chin.

barbita
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* barbita de chivo=goatee ; goatee beard.

barbita de chivo
(n.)=goatee ; goatee beard.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks. Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.
barbo
(n.)=catfish ; barbel.
Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
Ex: The most typical fish-species found here are pikes, barbels, breams, carps, catfish, and perches.

barbotar
(v.)=splutter ; sputter.
Ex: 'Jeanne ... I don't ... I need to talk ...,' she spluttered.
Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
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* barbotar de indignación=sputter with + indignation.
* barbotar de rabia=sputter with + rage.

barbotar de indignación
(v.)=sputter with + indignation.
Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now.
barbotar de rabia
(v.)=sputter with + rage.
Ex: She claims Cole was 'sputtering with rage' during the conversation and she felt physically threatened.
barbudo
(adj.)=bearded.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.

barbárico
(adj.)=barbaric ; barbarous.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.
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* acto barbárico=barbaric act.

barca
(n.)=boat ; punt ; skiff ; dinghy.
Ex: In 1793, Hurley Barnes and his family sailed down the Lewark River in a small boat.
Ex: The tour includes a boat trip through this region on a punt typical of the region.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.
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* barca de remos=rowboat ; rowing boat.
* barca hinchable=dinghy.
* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera=boat people.
* paseo en barca=boating.
* puente de barcas=pontoon bridge.
* subirse a la barca=get on + the boat.

barca de remos
(n.)=rowboat ; rowing boat.
Ex: An example is a scene of two men, dressed in yellow slickers, in a rowboat rescuing people during a flood. Ex: It seems to me that paragliders and rowing boats have a great deal in common.
barca hinchable
(n.)=dinghy.
Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.
barcaza
(n.)=barge ; canal boat ; lighter.
Ex: The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.
Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.
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* carga o descarga mediante barcaza=lighterage.
* puente de barcazas=pontoon bridge.

barco
(n.)=boat ; ship ; vessel.
Ex: In 1793, Hurley Barnes and his family sailed down the Lewark River in a small boat.
Ex: Consider ad hoc events (such as athletic contests, exhibitions, expeditions, fairs, festivals) and vessels (e.g. ships and spacecrafts) to be corporate bodies.
Ex: Other vessels in addition to yachts may have hulls.
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* abandonar el barco=abandon + ship.
* a bordo de un barco=shipboard ; on board ship.
* ¡Ah del barco!=Ahoy there!.
* ¡Barco a la vista!=Ship ahoy!.
* barco a motor=motorboat.
* barco a vapor=steamboat.
* barco cisterna=tanker.
* barco de aprovisionamiento=supply vessel.
* barco de carga=bulk cargo ship.
* barco dedicado a la pesca de arrastre=fishing trawler.
* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta=lobster boat.
* barco de guerra=warship ; naval ship ; war vessel.
* barco de mantenimiento=maintenance vessel.
* barco de mercancías=bulk cargo ship.
* barco de pesca=fishing vessel.
* barco de vapor=steamboat.
* barco de vapor con paletas=paddle-steamer.
* barco de vela=square-rigged ship ; sailing ship ; sail ship ; sailboat ; sailing boat.
* barco frigorífico=reefer vessel ; reefer.
* barco mercante=merchant ship ; merchant vessel.
* barco naufragado=wreck.
* barco pesquero=fishing vessel.
* barco pirata=pirate ship.
* barco refrigerado=reefer vessel ; reefer.
* barco velero=sail ship ; sailing ship ; square-rigged ship ; sailboat ; sailing boat.
* biblioteca de barco=shipboard library ; ship library.
* botar un barco=launch + ship.
* casco del barco=ship hull.
* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche)=like passing ships (in the night) ; like passing ships (in the night).
* contratación de barcos=shipbroking.
* corredor de barcos=shipbroker.
* cruce en barco=boat ride.
* estar todos en el mismo barco=be all in the same boat.
* mitad del barco=midship.
* montarse en un barco=board + ship.
* paseo en barco=boat tour ; boating ; boat ride ; boat cruise.
* subir a un barco=board + ship.
* subirse al barco=get on + the boat.
* trayecto en barco=boat ride.
* viajar en barco=sailing.

barco a motor
(n.)=motorboat.
Ex: Today, people are looking for solutions that make motorboats more streamlined and seaworthy.
barco a vapor
(n.)=steamboat.
Ex: Narrated here is the exceptional experience of 60 intellectuals who arrived in Buenos Aires on a steamboat.
barco cisterna
(n.)=tanker.
Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.
barco de aprovisionamiento
(n.)=supply vessel.
Ex: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.
barco de carga
(n.)=bulk cargo ship.
Ex: To illustrate how the mechanism works in a realistic domain, the author implements design systems for the deck structure and midship section of bulk cargo ships = Para ilustrar cómo funciona el mecanismo en un entorno real, el autor pone en práctica sistemas de diseño para la estructura de cubierta y la sección de mitad del barco de los navíos de carga.
barco de guerra
(n.)=warship ; naval ship ; war vessel.
Ex: Thus a book on 'the history of naval warships' may be sought under history, navy or warships. Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails. Ex: In the Mediterranean the galley propelled by oars long remained the principal type of war vessel.
barco de mantenimiento
(n.)=maintenance vessel.
Ex: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.
barco de mercancías
(n.)=bulk cargo ship.
Ex: To illustrate how the mechanism works in a realistic domain, the author implements design systems for the deck structure and midship section of bulk cargo ships = Para ilustrar cómo funciona el mecanismo en un entorno real, el autor pone en práctica sistemas de diseño para la estructura de cubierta y la sección de mitad del barco de los navíos de carga.
barco de pesca
(n.)=fishing vessel.
Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
barco de vapor
(n.)=steamboat.
Ex: Narrated here is the exceptional experience of 60 intellectuals who arrived in Buenos Aires on a steamboat.
barco de vapor con paletas
(n.)=paddle-steamer.
Ex: Typical examples of enquiries of this kind that could be satisfied within minutes in any decently stocked library are 'Have you got anything on organising weddings?' 'Can you find me something on the history of paddle-steamers?'.
barco de vela
(n.)=square-rigged ship ; sailing ship ; sail ship ; sailboat ; sailing boat.
Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships. Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship. Ex: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training. Ex: Proceeding upwind with a sailboat is called tacking, and involves moving into the wind with a series of zigzag maneuvers. Ex: Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.
barco dedicado a la pesca de arrastre
(n.)=fishing trawler.
Ex: The harbour is usually crowded with lobster boats, fishing trawlers and yachts.
barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta
(n.)=lobster boat.
Ex: The harbour is usually crowded with lobster boats, fishing trawlers and yachts.
barco frigorífico
(n.)=reefer vessel ; reefer.
Ex: The number of specialised reefer vessels transiting the Panama Canal has fallen 21%. Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
barco mercante
(n.)=merchant ship ; merchant vessel.
Ex: Subjects that can be described only with terms comprising more than one word, e.g. merchant ships, pressure vessels, algebraic topology, present a difficulty. Ex: After the end of the work may able-bodied tars opted for the better pay and living conditions on privately owned merchant vessels.
barco naufragado
(n.)=wreck.
Ex: At the Pandora wreck site, tides occur twice daily, and have a stronger ebb tide than flood tide.
barco pesquero
(n.)=fishing vessel.
Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
barco pirata
(n.)=pirate ship.
Ex: Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.
barco refrigerado
(n.)=reefer vessel ; reefer.
Ex: The number of specialised reefer vessels transiting the Panama Canal has fallen 21%. Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
barco velero
(n.)=sail ship ; sailing ship ; square-rigged ship ; sailboat ; sailing boat.
Ex: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training. Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship. Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships. Ex: Proceeding upwind with a sailboat is called tacking, and involves moving into the wind with a series of zigzag maneuvers. Ex: Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.
bardaguera
(n.)=osier.
Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.

bardo
(n.)=bard.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.

baremo
(n.)=scale ; formula approach ; rating system ; point system ; rating scale.
Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.
Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.
Ex: Details are given of the structure of the questionnaire and the rating system.
Ex: If a point system can be created, the prescreening stage is greatly simplified.
Ex: This process will allow institutional evaluators to compare their individual evaluations using a standardized format and rating scale.

bareto
(n.)=watering hole.
Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.

bario
(n.)=barium.
Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.

barlovento
(adj.)=windward.
Ex: The leeward side of an island is the drier side or the side where the trade winds pass before they hit a mountain while the windward side is the wetter side.

barman
(n.)=bartender.
Ex: Most bartenders work only a couple of days of week; however their income can be huge.

barniz
(n.)=varnish ; veneer ; polish.
Ex: Linseed oil reduced by boiling, with a proportion of resin, continued to be the main constituent of the varnish, and lampblack was still used for the colouring of black ink.
Ex: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.
Ex: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
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* barniz para la madera=wood varnish.
* barniz para tratamiento de la madera=wood preservative.

barniz para la madera
(n.)=wood varnish.
Ex: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
barniz para tratamiento de la madera
(n.)=wood preservative.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
barnizado
(adj.)=glazed.
Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.

barnizar
(v.)=varnish.
Ex: Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.
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* sin barnizar=unvarnished.

baronesa
(n.)=baroness.
Ex: Depending on the barony in question, barons and baronesses may or may not have some real-world authority insofar as the governance of the barony is concerned.

baronía
(n.)=barony.
Ex: Depending on the barony in question, barons and baronesses may or may not have some real-world authority insofar as the governance of the barony is concerned.

barquero
(n.)=boatman [boatmen, -pl.] ; ferryman [ferrymen, -pl.] ; oarsman [oarsmen, -pl.].
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
Ex: The tradition of the shore dinner dates back to the late 1800s when the oarsmen would row passengers in their skiffs to and from fishing grounds.

barquillo
(n.)=ice cream cone ; cone.
Ex: To recall many of the events I simply have to see ice cream cones and the long days of summers of a simpler time of life can be relived.
Ex: Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.

barra amortiguadora
(n.)=strut.
Ex: There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.
barra cortasangre
(n.)=styptic pencil.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
barra cruzada
(n.)=crossbar.
Ex: These crossbars enable uniform access from any CPU to any unit of memory, regardless of memory or CPU mounting location.
barra de bar
(n.)=bar counter.
Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
barra de cacao de labios
(n.)=chapstick.
Ex: My advice to you is instead of chapstick try applying a lip balm or Vaseline.
barra de chocolate
(n.)=candy bar.
Ex: If, on one night of the year, you throw caution to the wind and indulge in a few small candy bars, it won't kill you.
barra de cortina
(n.)=curtain pole.
Ex: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.
barra de desplazamiento
(n.)=space bar.
Ex: The space bar inserts a space (blank) on the screen and, at the same time, moves the cursor one space to the right.
barra de herramientas
(n.)=toolbar.
Ex: This desktop toolbar allows users to add notes and highlights to Web pages so that they can share these notes and comments with others.
barra de labios
(n.)=lipstick.
Ex: The oils and fats used in lipstick include olive oil, mineral oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, lanolin, and petrolatum.
barra de menú
(n.)=menu bar.
Ex: Nearly all programs have a menu bar as part of their user interface.
barra de pago
(n.)=no-host bar.
Ex: To enable members socialize before the meeting, a no-host bar will open at 5:00.
barra de pan
(n.)=loaf of bread ; loaf ; French bread.
Ex: You walk into your neighborhood supermarket and buy a loaf of crumby packaged bread and you take it home after having paid good money for it. Ex: The same line was assumed by former Secretary of State Colin Powell quoted as saying 'better for Chinese citizens to get 95% of the loaf' than nothing at all'. Ex: Aspects of deep-freezing of bakery products, including French bread and croissants, are discussed, covering freezing rate and method of thawing.
barra de pegamento
(n.)=glue stick.
Ex: Low-melt glue sticks are specially formulated for low temperature use, and are not suitable for use with hot-melt guns.
barra de tareas
(n.)=taskbar.
Ex: Is it possible to unpin a program on your taskbar and turn it into a shortcut on the desktop or anywhere else?.
barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla
(n.)=highlighting bar.
Ex: To copy a term from the index to your current query, move the highlighting bar to the term and press <TAB>.
barra espaciadora
(n.)=space bar.
Ex: The space bar inserts a space (blank) on the screen and, at the same time, moves the cursor one space to the right.
barra hemostática
(n.)=styptic pencil.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
barra inclinada (/)
(n.)=slash (/) ; diagonal slash ; oblique stroke (/) ; stroke (/) ; sloped stroke (/) ; oblique line (/) ; oblique.
Ex: Use a slash (/) to search for all the terms in a range of terms. Ex: Spaces, dashes, hyphens, diagonal slashes, all of which have equal filing value. Ex: It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization. Ex: The stroke / (slash in USA) is used to join consecutive UDC numbers to indicate a broader heading for which no single piece of notation exists. Ex: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation. Ex: In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line. Ex: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.
barra inclinada a la izquierda (\)
=backslash (\).
Ex: To search for a publication by its author, enter the author's last name, a comma, first initial if known, followed by a backslash (\).
barra libre
(n.)=open bar.
Ex: There is no disputing that having an open bar at a wedding reception is an expensive undertaking.
barra redonda de madera
(n.)=dowelling.
Ex: It is sometimes necessary to weight the bottom of each map with a piece of dowelling to prevent curling up.
barra vertical (
=vertical stroke (|).
Ex: It is not recommended to use the sloped stroke, /, instead of the vertical stroke, |, for line endings, since in early printing it was used as a mark of punctuation.
barra^1
(n.)=bar ; crossbar.
Nota: De la bicicleta.
Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.
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* barra amortiguadora=strut.
* barra cortasangre=styptic pencil.
* barra cruzada=crossbar.
* barra de cacao de labios=chapstick.
* barra de chocolate=candy bar.
* barra de cortina=curtain pole.
* barra de desplazamiento=space bar.
* barra de herramientas=toolbar.
* barra de labios=lipstick.
* barra de menú=menu bar.
* barra de pago=no-host bar.
* barra de pan=loaf of bread ; loaf ; French bread.
* barra de pegamento=glue stick.
* barra de tareas=taskbar.
* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla=highlighting bar.
* barra espaciadora=space bar.
* barra hemostática=styptic pencil.
* barra inclinada (/)=slash (/) ; diagonal slash ; oblique stroke (/) ; stroke (/) ; sloped stroke (/) ; oblique line (/) ; oblique.
* barra inclinada a la izquierda (\)=backslash (\).
* barra redonda de madera=dowelling.
* barras de color=colour bar.
* barra vertical (|)=vertical stroke (|).
* carta de barras de color=colour bar.
* codificación por medio de códigos de barras=barcoding [bar-coding].
* codificar por medio de códigos de barras=barcode [bar-code].
* código de barras=barcode [bar-code] ; softstrip.
* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora=space over.
* diagrama de barras=bar chart ; bar graph.
* etiqueta de código de barras=barcode label.
* lector de código de barras=barcode reader ; barcode scanner.

barra^2
(n.)=bar counter.
Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
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* barra de bar=bar counter.
* barra de pago=cash bar.
* barra libre=open bar.
* caballete de la barra=bar-catch.

barrabasada
(n.)=dirty trick ; prank.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.
Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.
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* estar tramando alguna barrabasada=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* hacer barrabasadas=play + pranks.

barrabasadas
(n.)=high jinks [hijinks] ; hijinks [high jinks].
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.

barraca
(n.)=shack ; hut ; cabin ; shanty.
Ex: In another survey which examined the information needs of residents of new black urban communities, townships and shack settlements identified problems associated with the labor market and transport.
Ex: Robinson Crusoe kept his books in a hut which seems quite unsatisfactory in view of the tropical climate of the island.
Ex: Stopping a few miles north of where the Lewark meets the great Modoc River in what is now called the American midwest, they constructed a humble cabin and began trading with river men and friendly Indians.
Ex: When she spots him with his new flame while she's singing torch songs in a cheap shanty, she tries to win him back.

barrancas
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* a trancas y barrancas=with great difficulty ; by fits and starts ; in fits and starts.
* avanzar a trancas y barrancas=flounder ; grind on.

barranco
(n.)=ravine.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.

barras de color
(n.)=colour bar.
Ex: The color bars are arranged in order of decreasing total brightness: White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black.
barredera
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* barredera mecánica=sweeper ; mechanical sweeper ; mechanised sweeper ; road sweeper ; street sweeper.
* red barredera=dragnet.

barredera mecánica
(n.)=sweeper ; mechanical sweeper ; mechanised sweeper ; road sweeper ; street sweeper.
Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path. Ex: Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers. Ex: The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed. Ex: From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation. Ex: The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.
barredora
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* barredora mecánica=sweeper ; mechanical sweeper ; mechanised sweeper ; road sweeper ; street sweeper.

barredora mecánica
(n.)=sweeper ; mechanical sweeper ; mechanised sweeper ; road sweeper ; street sweeper.
Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path. Ex: Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers. Ex: The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed. Ex: From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation. Ex: The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.
barrena
(n.)=auger.
Ex: Joints were cut in the prepared timber with chisels and augers.

barrenar
(v.)=scuttle ; blast into.
Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
Ex: The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.

barrendero
(n.)=sweeper ; road sweeper ; street sweeper.
Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.
Ex: From each district selected about 50% of road sweepers volunteered to participate in the investigation.
Ex: The estimated likelihood of unpunctuality was higher with a street sweeper's job than with a manager's job.

barreno^1
(n.)=drill bit.
Ex: When sharpening a drill bit, never hone the outside edge or circumference of the bit.

barreno^2
(n.)=shot hole.
Ex: Three men were driving around the fields drilling shot holes and lowering dynamite into them.

barrer el suelo
(v.)=sweep + the floor.
Ex: Portrait of a woman sweeping the floor with a broom picture.
barrer hacia dentro
(v.)=feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
barrer para casa
(v.)=look after + number one ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Looking after number one'. Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
barrer para dentro
(v.)=feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
barrer^1
(v.)=sweep up ; sweep.
Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.
Ex: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.
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* barrer el suelo=sweep + the floor.
* barrer hacia dentro=feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* barrer para casa=look after + number one ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* barrer para dentro=feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* barrido por el viento=windswept.

barrer^2
(v.)=sweep ; sweep + Nombre + off ; trounce ; win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; win + big ; walk all over + Alguien ; get + goose-egged.
Nota: Usado en el deporte específicamente para indicar que el equipo perdedor no marcó ni un tanto.
Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.
Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
Ex: My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year -- they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off.
Ex: France wins big in European Swimming Championships.
Ex: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners.
Ex: Both of these teams suffered the humiliation of getting goose-egged on the scoreboard Thursday night.

barrera
(n.)=hurdle ; wall ; barrier ; curtain ; hindrance.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.
Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.
Ex: They are in a position to make a unique positive contribution to dissolving the 'cultural curtain,' as it has been called.
Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.
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* al otro lado de la barrera=on the other side of the fence.
* atravesar una barrera=break through + barrier.
* barrera arancelaria=trade barrier ; tariff barrier.
* barrera arquitectónica=architectural barrier.
* barrera comercial=trade barrier.
* barrera cultural=cultural barrier.
* barrera del sonido=sound barrier.
* barrera de paso a nivel=level-crossing gate.
* barrera de protección=crash barrier.
* barrera de seguridad=crush barrier.
* barrera espacio-temporal=space-time barrier.
* barrera ficticia=glass ceiling.
* barrera física=physical barrier.
* barrera fluctuante=moving wall.
* barrera geográfica=geographic barrier.
* barrera institucional=institutional barrier.
* barrera invisible=glass ceiling ; invisible barrier.
* barrera lingüística=language barrier ; linguistic barrier.
* barrera racial=colour bar.
* barreras + desaparecer=boundaries + dissolve.
* barrera sicológica=psychological barrier.
* barreras no arancelarias=non-tariff barrier.
* barrera temporal=time barrier.
* derribar una barrera=topple + barrier.
* eliminar barreras=flatten + barriers ; tackle + barriers ; erase + boundaries.
* eliminar las barreras=break down + barriers ; bring down + barriers.
* eliminar una barrera=topple + barrier ; remove + barrier.
* el otro lado de la barrera=the other side of the fence.
* encontrarse con una barrera=face + barrier.
* enfrentarse a una barrera=face + barrier.
* levantar barreras=erect + boundaries.
* levantar una barrera=build + wall.
* penetrar una barrera=break through + barrier.
* romper barreras=break down + boundaries ; break down + borders.
* romper la barrera del sonido=break + the sound barrier.
* romper las barreras=breach + boundaries ; breach + barriers.
* superar barreras=hurdle + barriers.
* superar la barrera del tiempo=cross + time barriers.
* superar una barrera=conquer + barrier.

barrera arancelaria
(n.)=trade barrier ; tariff barrier.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless. Ex: Tariff barriers, currency restrictions and trade embargoes often make the task of the librarian impossible if the intention is to plan the free flow of material and information as openly as possible.
barrera arquitectónica
(n.)=architectural barrier.
Ex: US libraries are required by law to accommodate persons with disabilities through the removal of architectural barriers and the provision of accessible services, collections and equipment in a variety of formats.
barrera comercial
(n.)=trade barrier.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
barrera cultural
(n.)=cultural barrier.
Ex: The harsh economic environment, cultural barriers, social disempowerment, and low levels of information literacy are among the constraining factors analyzed.
barrera de paso a nivel
(n.)=level-crossing gate.
Ex: The waters had destroyed the station and railway lines and level-crossing gates lay bent and twisted .
barrera de protección
(n.)=crash barrier.
Ex: All existing crash barriers have been designed to reduce the severity of a crash when cars and trucks leave the roadway.
barrera de seguridad
(n.)=crush barrier.
Ex: Overcrowding which eventually led to the collapse of a crush barrier.
barrera del sonido
(n.)=sound barrier.
Ex: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.
barrera espacio-temporal
(n.)=space-time barrier.
Ex: Nor can we experience what it was like to be alive in an historical time -- in, say, Elizabethan England -- because the space-time barrier prevents it.
barrera ficticia
(n.)=glass ceiling.
Ex: This article describes the impact of the organizational factors which create the 'glass ceiling', inhibiting women's ability to climb the corporate ladder.
barrera fluctuante
(n.)=moving wall.
Ex: The collection covers material from the 1800s up to a 'moving wall' of between 1 and 8 years before current publication and covers 15 subjects mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
barrera física
(n.)=physical barrier.
Ex: With the growing awareness of physical barriers to access, one hopes for a commitment to eliminate unnecessary steps and areas too cramped for walkers and wheelchairs.
barrera geográfica
(n.)=geographic barrier.
Ex: Nearly three quarters of these women said they would not be able to access this facility due to geographic barriers.
barrera institucional
(n.)=institutional barrier.
Ex: They form the nucleus of a science education team intended to ameliorate institutional barriers that impede intercollegial collaboration.
barrera invisible
(n.)=glass ceiling ; invisible barrier.
Ex: This article describes the impact of the organizational factors which create the 'glass ceiling', inhibiting women's ability to climb the corporate ladder. Ex: They investigated so-called 'glass ceiling' issues, the invisible barrier existing in organizations, particularly that discriminating against groups such as women.
barrera lingüística
(n.)=language barrier ; linguistic barrier.
Ex: Abstract may also make a contribution to overcoming the language barrier for they make it easier to judge the necessity of translation, and may, on occasions, remove the need for a translation. Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
barrera racial
(n.)=colour bar.
Ex: The term 'colour bar' evokes the segregation of people on the basis of their 'race' as practiced in post-slavery United States and apartheid-era South Africa.
barrera sicológica
(n.)=psychological barrier.
Ex: Library anxiety is a psychological barrier to academic success among college students and a debilitating phenomenon which must be overcome for them to take full advantage of library instruction and library use.
barrera temporal
(n.)=time barrier.
Ex: Widespread application of this transformation will break down the cost and time barriers imposed by present conversion technologies.
barreras + desaparecer
(n.)=boundaries + dissolve.
Ex: The boundaries of the analog world have dissolved.
barreras no arancelarias
(n.)=non-tariff barrier.
Ex: Every exporter needs to understand tariff and non-tariff barriers before getting into international trade.
barreño
(n.)=wash bowl.
Ex: This wash bowl and pitcher set has been in our family for over 100 years.

barriada
(n.)=suburban area.
Ex: Business parks are typically located in suburban areas because land tends to be less costly and building codes are less restrictive.
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* barriada de chabolas=shanty town.
* barriada pobre=shanty town.

barriada de chabolas
(n.)=shanty town.
Ex: The problem of library provision to the shanty towns is noted.
barriada pobre
(n.)=shanty town.
Ex: The problem of library provision to the shanty towns is noted.
barricada
(n.)=barricade.
Ex: It appears that the stalemate over this issue has not arisen because instructional technologists and traditional professors are on opposite sides of a barricade, but because they are fighting different battles.
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* cortar con barricadas=barricade.
* levantar una barricada=barricade.

barrida
(n.)=slide tackle.
Ex: In the 40th minute, Jimmy Conrad was shown a red card after his slide tackle on Dimitar Berbatov in the penalty box.

barrido por el viento
(adj.)=windswept.
Ex: On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing.
barriga
(n.)=belly ; potbelly ; abdomen ; tummy ; paunch ; gut ; pop belly.
Nota: Usado con cierta frecuencia en lugar de potbelly, cuyo uso es más aceptado.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.
Ex: It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.
Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity.
Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.
Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.
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* barriga cervecera=beer belly ; beer gut.
* dolor de barriga=tummy ache.
* lifting de barriga=tummy tuck.
* rascarse la barriga=sit on + Posesivo + butt ; sit on + Posesivo + backside.

barriga cervecera
(n.)=beer belly ; beer gut.
Ex: There is a lack of evidence proving that the 'beer belly' is beer-related rather than lifestyle-related. Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.
barrigazo
(n.)=belly flop.
Ex: Your dive can be a swan dive -- elegant and strong and from which we emerge with real energy -- or it can be a brutal and painful belly flop.

barrigudo
(adj.)=pot-bellied.
Ex: These little people are said to be about one meter tall, covered in hair, pot-bellied and with ears that stick out.

barrigón
(adj.)=pot-bellied.
Ex: These little people are said to be about one meter tall, covered in hair, pot-bellied and with ears that stick out.

barril
(n.)=keg ; barrel ; cask.
Ex: There is now renewed interest in other biodegradable materials that have been found preserved in peat, including dried fruits, berries, and kegs of butter or cheese.
Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
Ex: As soon as it is burnt out, fill up the cask with wine, and bung it up tight.
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* barril con agua de beber=scuttlebutt.
* barril de cerveza=beer keg ; barrel of beer.
* barril de pólvora=tinder box ; powder keg.
* barril de vino=wine cask.
* cerveza de barril=keg beer ; draft beer.

barril con agua de beber
(n.)=scuttlebutt.
Ex: To this day, drinking fountains in the Navy are still referred to as scuttlebutts.
barril de cerveza
(n.)=beer keg ; barrel of beer.
Ex: The need for identification of individual beer kegs in a brewery is discussed. Ex: In an ideal world, the beer cellar should be situated directly below the bar - thus ensuring the shortest possible distance between the barrels of beer and the beer taps on the bar.
barril de pólvora
(n.)=tinder box ; powder keg.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest. Ex: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.
barril de vino
(n.)=wine cask.
Ex: When Kepler studied the optimum dimensions of wine casks he found that existing wine casks were already built to the dimensions he derived.
barrilero
(n.)=cooper ; barrel maker.
Ex: A barrel maker was commonly called a cooper and he started by planing narrow wood strips or staves from imported wood often from Thailand.
Ex: A barrel maker was commonly called a cooper and he started by planing narrow wood strips or staves from imported wood often from Thailand.

barrillo
(n.)=blackhead.
Ex: Due to this antimicrobial activity, sandalwood oil can be used to clear skin from blackheads and spots.

barrio
(n.)=block ; ward ; quarter ; burb ; local community.
Ex: And what really hurt was that one of them lives on my block and is in no way what you would call a 'delinquent' child.
Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).
Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.
Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.
Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.
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* a nivel de barrio=neighbourhood-based.
* asesoría de barrio (NAC)=neighbourhood advice centre (NAC).
* asistente social de barrio=community worker.
* barrio bajo=slum ; skid row.
* barrio chino, el=Chinatown.
* barrio de chabolas=slum.
* barrio de los pobres=lower town.
* barrio de los ricos=upper town.
* barrio dormitorio=bedroom community.
* barrio marginado=deprived area.
* barrio marginado de la ciudad=inner-city area.
* barrio pobre=slum.
* barrio pobre del centro de la ciudad=inner-city suburb ; inner-city area.
* barrio residencial de las afueras=suburb ; suburbia ; uptown.
* Barrio Sésamo=Sesame Street.
* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad=inner city.
* biblioteca de barrio=district library ; community library ; branch library.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio=district librarian.
* centro de barrio=neighbourhood centre.
* de barrio=neighbourhood-based.
* de los barrios pobres=back-street.
* en + Posesivo + barrio=in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.
* habitante de un barrio residencial=suburbanite.
* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio=community literature.
* nuevo vecino del barrio=new kid on the block.
* patrullas de barrio=community policing.
* ser la comidilla del barrio=be the talk of the town.
* tienda de barrio=convenience store.

barrio bajo
(n.)=slum ; skid row.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city. Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
barrio chino, el
=Chinatown.
Ex: If you are looking for the best reasonably priced sushi your best bet is almost certainly Sushi-Hiro in Chinatown.
barrio de chabolas
(n.)=slum.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
barrio de los pobres
(n.)=lower town.
Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
barrio de los ricos
(n.)=upper town.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
barrio dormitorio
(n.)=bedroom community.
Ex: Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.
barrio marginado
(n.)=deprived area.
Ex: CAP neighbourhood centers bear a strong resemblance to the neighbourhood advice centres which sprang up in the 1970s in the deprived areas of British cities.
barrio marginado de la ciudad
(n.)=inner-city area.
Ex: One of the first initiatives in providing a community information service in a public library took place in a deprived inner-city area.
barrio pobre
(n.)=slum.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
barrio pobre del centro de la ciudad
(n.)=inner-city suburb ; inner-city area.
Ex: He lived with his mother and two younger sisters in an inner-city suburb and worked as a storeman at a local supermarket. Ex: One of the first initiatives in providing a community information service in a public library took place in a deprived inner-city area.
barrio residencial de las afueras
(n.)=suburb ; suburbia ; uptown.
Ex: First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city. Ex: If you fancy a real taste of the great outdoors -- away from the mini suburbia of campsites -- try wild camping, says Dixe Wills. Ex: During the early nineteen-thirties, as the city's population moved uptown, so too did many library members.
barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad
(n.)=inner city.
Ex: Find references to racism in the inner cities.
barrita
(n.)=bar.
Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
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* barrita de proteínas=protein bar.

barrita de proteínas
(n.)=protein bar.
Ex: I have spent the last few days dinking around in the kitchen trying to come up with an economical, palatable and nutritious protein bar.
barro
(n.)=mud ; clay ; earthenware.
Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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* alud de barro=mudflow ; mudslide.
* avalancha de barro=mudflow ; mudslide.
* baño de barro=mud bath.
* bola de barro=mudpie.
* cubierto de barro=muddy .
* manchado de barro=draggled.
* marmita de barro=crock.
* objeto de barro=earthenware.
* revolcarse en el barro=wallow in + the mud.
* ser un gigante con los pies de barro=be a giant with feet of clay.
* tablilla de barro=clay tablet.
* vasija de barro=crock.

barroco
(adj.)=baroque.
Ex: The baroque designers retained the sloped and bracketed serifs that derived from obliquely-stressed pen forms.
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* pintura barroca=baroque painting.

barroso
(adj.)=muddy ; mucky .
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.

barruntador
(adj.)=prophetic.
Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.

barruntar
(v.)=sense.
Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.

barrunto
(n.)=hunch ; gut feeling ; gut instinct ; feelings in + Posesivo + bones ; wild guess.
Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
Ex: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.

barullo
(n.)=hubbub ; rumpus ; racket ; hustle and bustle ; hurly-burly.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
Ex: The article 'Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.
Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

barítono
(n.)=baritone.
Ex: On the other hand, Johnson's powerful baritone voice vibrated throughout the auditorium, captivating an impressed audience.

barómetro aneroide
(n.)=aneroid barometer.
Ex: Certainly for most purposes a mercury barometer has more in common with an aneroid barometer than it does with a thermometer, but this may not be the case if we are thinking of the instrument maker.
barómetro de mercurio
(n.)=mercury barometer.
Ex: Certainly for most purposes a mercury barometer has more in common with an aneroid barometer than it does with a thermometer, but this may not be the case if we are thinking of the instrument maker.
barómetro^1
(n.)=barometer ; litmus paper.
Ex: Society can act as a barometer to indicate the success of the library's work.
Ex: Because some of these indicators are not as sensitive litmus paper, determining to which acids each indicator is sensitive presents an enjoyable challenge for students.
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* barómetro aneroide=aneroid barometer.
* barómetro de mercurio=mercury barometer.

barómetro^2
(n.)=bellwether.
Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.

barón
(n.)=baron.
Ex: Depending on the barony in question, barons and baronesses may or may not have some real-world authority insofar as the governance of the barony is concerned.

basa
(n.)=plank.
Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.

basado
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* aprendizaje basado en la memorización=rote learning.
* basado en casos prácticos reales=case-based [case based].
* basado en conjeturas=conjectural.
* basado en criterios=criteria-based.
* basado en datos objetivos=informed.
* basado en discos ópticos=optical disc based.
* basado en el autor=author-based.
* basado en el comentario personal=reportage-based.
* basado en el conocimiento=knowledge-based.
* basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas=competency based.
* basado en el empleado=employee-centered.
* basado en el estudiante=student-centred.
* basado en el hombre=human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
* basado en el microordenador=micro-based.
* basado en el objeto=artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
* basado en el papel=paper-based.
* basado en el rendimiento=performance-based.
* basado en el tiempo=time-based.
* basado en el trabajo en equipo=team-based.
* basado en el usuario=use-based ; client-centred [client-centered, -USA].
* basado en facetas=facet-based.
* basado en fichas=card-based.
* basado en ideogramas=ideographic.
* basado en imágenes gráficas=graphics-based.
* basado en índices=index-based.
* basado en Internet=Internet-based.
* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos=content based.
* basado en la biblioteca=library-based.
* basado en la calidad=quality-oriented.
* basado en la colección=collection-centred ; materials-centred [materials-centered] ; collection-based.
* basado en la evidencia=evidence based [evidence-based].
* basado en la evidencia empírica=evidence based [evidence-based].
* basado en la información=information-based ; information-intensive.
* basado en la inteligencia artificial=AI-based.
* basado en la lectura=book-centred.
* basado en la OCLC=OCLC-based.
* basado en la práctica=empirically-based ; grounded in practice ; practice-based.
* basado en la realidad=reality-based.
* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento=discipline-based.
* basado en las imágenes=image intensive.
* basado en la tecnología=technologically-based ; technology-based ; technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].
* basado en la teoría=grounded in theory.
* basado en la TI=IT-based.
* basado en los costes=cost-based [cost based].
* basado en los datos=data-driven.
* basado en los objetos=object-specific.
* basado en los recursos=resource-based.
* basado en manualidades=craft-based.
* basado en mapas=map-based.
* basado en material impreso=print-based.
* basado en microfichas=microfiche-based.
* basado en OSI=OSI-based.
* basado en Pascal=Pascal-based.
* basado en película=film-based [film based].
* basado en principios=principled.
* basado en tablas=table-driven.
* basado en tecnología web=Web-based.
* basado en un gestor de bases de datos=DBMS-based.
* basado en un método empírico=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
* basado en un método práctico=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
* basado en ventanas=window-based.
* contrato basado en las diferencias de género=gender contract.
* economía basada en el conocimiento=knowledge driven economy.
* enseñanza basada en los resultados finales=outcome based education.
* estudio basado en un cuestionario=questionnaire survey.
* método basado en modelos=modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].
* sistema basado en el conocimiento=knowledge-base system.
* sistema basado en las imágenes=image-based system.
* sociedad basada en el conocimiento=knowledge based society.
* tarifa basada en la utilización de un servicio=traffic-based pricing.

basado en Internet
(adj.)=Internet-based.
Ex: The objective of the project is to develop an Internet-based aid for search, selection and presentation of information on European law and politics.
basado en OSI
=OSI-based.
Ex: Also required is considerable coordination on the part of regional, national and international library organizations, as well as individual libraries and librarians, to create a networking community in which the promise of OSI-based applications can be realized to its full potential.
basado en Pascal
(adj.)=Pascal-based.
Ex: There are other systems also worthy of note such as Oasis and the USCD P-System, the latter being a Pascal-based system (Pascal is a programming language).
basado en casos prácticos reales
=case-based [case based].
Ex: The case-based reasoning approach has some obvious intuitive relevace to IR system design.
basado en conjeturas
(adj.)=conjectural.
Ex: The mechanism responsible for this phenomenon is conjectural and its determination opens an interesting field for experimentation.
basado en criterios
=criteria-based.
Ex: The need to cancel journal subscriptions has increased pressure on libraries to develop criteria-based strategies.
basado en datos objetivos
(adj.)=informed.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
basado en discos ópticos
(adj.)=optical disc based.
Ex: It is assumed that an optical disc based document management system will normally cost considerably more than a film based system due to superior retrieval speed, multiple access and other factors.
basado en el autor
=author-based.
Ex: This article describes the detailed classification of the literature in the 'Dickens House' collection which aims at improving subject access suggesting that it is likely to be of value to those responsible for author-based collections.
basado en el comentario personal
(adj.)=reportage-based.
Ex: We all went away, I think, with a considerably changed attitude towards towards the potentials that lie in reportage-based discussion of our reading.
basado en el conocimiento
(adj.)=knowledge-based.
Ex: In order to solve these problems, we propose a knowledge-based approach to Chinese information retrieval.
basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas
(adj.)=competency based.
Ex: This article explains briefly the meaning of competency based education -- an educational approach which structures learning around competencies defined as fundamental for successful performance, and applies the concept to library user education.
basado en el empleado
=employee-centered.
Ex: Likert in no way attempts to make a blanket prescription for employee-centered supervisory styles.
basado en el estudiante
=student-centred.
Ex: A student-centred model is recommended, which implies independent or self-study under the direct supervision of the lecturer, under whose guidance the student learns at his/her own pace.
basado en el hombre
(adj.)=human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
basado en el microordenador
=micro-based.
Ex: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.
basado en el objeto
(adj.)=artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
basado en el papel
(adj.)=paper-based.
Ex: Moving from traditional paper-based publishing system to publishing in electronic form on CD-ROM is not a straightforward task.
basado en el rendimiento
(adj.)=performance-based.
Ex: This performance-based pay scheme is based on a job classification and salary schedule and pay rises are flexible rather than automatic.
basado en el tiempo
(adj.)=time-based.
Ex: Expertise in computer programming consists of: time-based expertise which is a function solely of the time spent programming; and multiskilling expertise which accrues through exposure to a variety of programming languages and tasks.
basado en el trabajo en equipo
(adj.)=team-based.
Ex: Collection development should not be carried out in isolation from other library activities; a team-based approach should yield positive results = El desarrollo de la colección no debería realizarse por separado de otras tareas bibliotecarias; un método basado en el trabajo en equipo debería producir resultados positivos.
basado en el usuario
(adj.)=use-based ; client-centred [client-centered, -USA].
Ex: Use-based selection policies represent a sound principle, but their implementation depends upon a more effective feedback from user to abstractor than most abstracting agencies can achieve. Ex: Archives administration needs to move to a client-centred rather than materials-centred approach.
basado en facetas
=facet-based.
Ex: This is a facet-based system which allows the subjects investigated to be processed in terms of visuality.
basado en fichas
=card-based.
Ex: Post-co-ordinate indexes are most common as indexes to computer data bases today, but earlier indexes were card-based.
basado en ideogramas
(adj.)=ideographic.
Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages = El problema se plantea con los lenguajes basados en ideogramas.
basado en imágenes gráficas
=graphics-based.
Ex: This article investigates the use of relational data base technology and graphics-based computer systems for a map library management system.
basado en la OCLC
(adj.)=OCLC-based.
Ex: This article describes procedures for logging on the OCLC-based regional network serving libraries in Nebraska.
basado en la TI
=IT-based.
Ex: Those SLIS wishing to make claims upon emerging IT-based information markets must, however, attempt more than the provision of modified programmes, if they are to attain credibility.
basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos
(adj.)=content based.
Ex: There is a real need for a curriculum developed on the principles of competency based education rather than traditional content based education.
basado en la biblioteca
=library-based.
Ex: Of course, not all SLIS should divest themselves of library-based programmes to take advantage of uncertain information markets.
basado en la calidad
(adj.)=quality-oriented.
Ex: Materials selection based on reviews has been quality-oriented, but attention should also be paid to the needs of users.
basado en la colección
(adj.)=collection-centred ; materials-centred [materials-centered] ; collection-based.
Ex: There are many ways to measure collection quality of which collection-centred measures are the most common = Existen muchas maneras de medir la calidad de la colección de las cuales las medidas centradas en la propia colección son las más comunes. Ex: Archives administration needs to move to a client-centred rather than materials-centred approach. Ex: The author presents recommendations for moving forward the development of a national preservation surrogacy strategy in line with other collection-based initiatives.
basado en la evidencia
(adj.)=evidence based [evidence-based].
Ex: The increasing pressure to adopt evidence based practice places large information demands on health professionals and by extension, on the information workers who support them.
basado en la información
(adj.)=information-based ; information-intensive.
Ex: For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based. Ex: Such information-intensive industries are highly vulnerable to trade barriers and protectionism.
basado en la inteligencia artificial
=AI-based.
Ex: This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.
basado en la lectura
=book-centred.
Ex: Librarians have always had a deep-seated, and often irrational, faith in education -- especially book-centred, information education -- as a panacea for society's ills.
basado en la práctica
(adj.)=empirically-based ; grounded in practice ; practice-based.
Ex: This article attempts to develop an empirically-based statistical formula to help in library budget allocation = Este artículo intenta desarrollar una fórmula estadística con base empírica para ayudar en la asignación del presupuesto de la biblioteca. Ex: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation. Ex: Many changes have occurred through the various applications of practice-based and practice-led arts research.
basado en la realidad
(adj.)=reality-based.
Ex: Many young adult readers will enjoy reality-based coming-of-age stories, such as 'Shade of Gray' = Muchos lectores jóvenes disfrutarán de la lectura de historias basadas en la realidad cuyos protagonistas están en el momento de sus vidas cuando alcanzan la mayoría de edad como, por ejemplo, "Matices de Gris".
basado en la tecnología
(adj.)=technologically-based ; technology-based ; technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].
Ex: The first category was where the technologically-based activities were to be found. Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas. Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
basado en la teoría
=grounded in theory.
Ex: Secondary analyses included journal type, author type, article type, whether the literature was grounded in theory, and user groups considered.
basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento
(adj.)=discipline-based.
Ex: The organization of scientific knowledge and the tools of information retrieval have traditionally been discipline-based.
basado en las imágenes
(adj.)=image intensive.
Ex: Unlike text-based digital libraries, image intensive digital libraries have inherent problems of slow downloading and unloading.
basado en los costes
(adj.)=cost-based [cost based].
Ex: The pricing mechanism cited by most respondents was 'what the market will bear' rather than a direct adherence to cost-based prices.
basado en los datos
(adj.)=data-driven.
Ex: Ellis calls the former a 'physicalistic' paradigm because of its allegiance to computer science and its data-driven characteristics.
basado en los objetos
(adj.)=object-specific.
Ex: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.
basado en los recursos
(adj.)=resource-based.
Ex: The librarian must create in the school a climate of opinion in which the concept of resource-based learning can flourish.
basado en manualidades
=craft-based.
Ex: The article 'The crafty ways of a school librarian' describes how to work with young children by reinforcing reading sessions with craft-based activities.
basado en mapas
(adj.)=map-based.
Ex: The author discusses general requirements and the design for a map-based web search interface.
basado en material impreso
(adj.)=print-based.
Ex: Universities in the UK still have predominantly print-based libraries unlike colleges and polytechnics which now provide a similar range of course and most of which have multimedia libraries.
basado en microfichas
(adj.)=microfiche-based.
Ex: When Vannevar Bush envisioned his hypertext 'memex' in 1945, he dreamed of a personal microfiche-based system that would help him tackle the problem of information overload at that time.
basado en película
(adj.)=film-based [film based].
Ex: It is assumed that an optical disc based document management system will normally cost considerably more than a film based system due to superior retrieval speed, multiple access and other factors.
basado en principios
(adj.)=principled.
Ex: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.
basado en tablas
(adj.)=table-driven.
Ex: This is based on table-driven semantics which are embedded in the data base model.
basado en tecnología web
(adj.)=Web-based.
Ex: The question of how Web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped.
basado en un gestor de bases de datos
=DBMS-based.
Ex: Fig.5.4 shows a full record from a DBMS-based acquisitions file, together with that record in the eventual order to the bookseller.
basado en un método empírico
(adj.)=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
Ex: Such studies accord well with enquiry-based and open-ended educational strategies, to which education librarians are appropriately sympathetic.
basado en un método práctico
(adj.)=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
Ex: Such studies accord well with enquiry-based and open-ended educational strategies, to which education librarians are appropriately sympathetic.
basado en ventanas
=window-based.
Ex: The user of window-based environments is likely to increase, especially in application to CD-ROM.
basado en índices
=index-based.
Ex: The objective here is to select representative products from the array of abstracts and index-based services.
basalto
(n.)=basalt.
Ex: More than ninety percent of all rocks in Iceland are some form of basalt.

basar
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* basándose en=on the basis of ; based on.
* basar conclusiones en=base + judgement on.
* basarse=found ; undergird.
* basarse en=base on/upon ; centre around/on/upon ; draw from ; hinge on/upon ; premise upon ; rely on/upon ; rest on/upon ; go by ; draw on/upon ; predicate on/upon ; be conditional on ; be grounded in ; hang + Posesivo + hat on ; pattern ; build on/upon.
* basarse en la premisa de que=rest on/upon + the assumption that ; start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
* basarse en + presupuesto=assumption + undergird.
* basarse en razonamientos + Adjetivo=rest on + Adjetivo + grounds.
* basarse en una premisa=base on + premise ; base upon + assumption ; premise upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.
* basarse en una suposición=premise upon + assumption.
* basarse en un principio=base on + principle.

basar conclusiones en
(v.)=base + judgement on.
Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.
basarse
(v.)=found ; undergird.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher. Ex: Both libraries sought to undergird their partnership essential to a central role in collegiate education.
basarse en
(v.)=base on/upon ; centre around/on/upon ; draw from ; hinge on/upon ; premise upon ; rely on/upon ; rest on/upon ; go by ; draw on/upon ; predicate on/upon ; be conditional on ; be grounded in ; hang + Posesivo + hat on ; pattern ; build on/upon.
Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title. Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials. Ex: These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme. Ex: It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words. Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution. Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC. Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet. Ex: The reading habits in some of the lands are difficult to describe as we have little evidence to go by. Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material. Ex: Manegerial decision-making must be predicated upon hard data with an eye toward future trends. Ex: Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy. Ex: Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff. Ex: There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters. Ex: Even supposedly local books are generally patterned along Western lines and are unsuitable for any of the courses offered in library schools. Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
basarse en + presupuesto
(n.)=assumption + undergird.
Ex: However, an assumption must undergird the entire process: All decisions are written in sand, not stone.
basarse en la premisa de que
(v.)=rest on/upon + the assumption that ; start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
Ex: The theory behind centralized cataloguing rests upon the assumption that libraries are duplicating cataloguing. Ex: The author starts from the premise that meaning is not an intrinsic property of information items. Ex: Our strategy is built on the premise that progress in security will pave the way for political progress.
basarse en razonamientos + Adjetivo
(v.)=rest on + Adjetivo + grounds.
Ex: To the extent that headings are dictated by conformity to a pattern, as against the likely approach of the reader resting on psychological rather than logical grounds, the subject catalog will lose in effectiveness.
basarse en un principio
(v.)=base on + principle.
Ex: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.
basarse en una premisa
(n.)=base on + premise ; base upon + assumption ; premise upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.
Ex: Natural language indexes are based on the premise that titles, or more specifically the words in titles, convey the subject content of the document to which the title pertains. Ex: The advise was based upon the assumption that students were taught, chalk in hand, in large classroom-based groups with little or no fieldwork or visits. Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous. Ex: However, an assumption must undergird the entire process: All decisions are written in sand, not stone.
basarse en una suposición
(v.)=premise upon + assumption.
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous.
base
(n.)=base ; base ; base plate ; basis [bases, -pl.] ; basis [bases, -pl.] ; bedrock ; core ; cornerstone [corner-stone] ; foundation ; grounding ; underpinning ; cradle ; warp and woof ; mounting ; building block ; fundament.
Ex: The reader should now have a reasonably firm base from which to begin a more detailed reading of the specification of elements.
Ex: The base of a notation is the set of symbols used in a specific notation.
Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes.
Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.
Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.
Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.
Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.
Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.
Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'.
Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.
Ex: The bike's vibrations may cause the unit to oscillate severely within its mounting.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
Ex: As a consequence some cracks sneaked into the fundaments of this branch of physics.
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* a base de=in the form of ; on a diet of.
* a base de carne=meaty .
* a base de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a base de errores=the hard way.
* a base de plantas=plant-based.
* afianzar las bases=strengthen + foundations.
* aplicar una capa base=prime.
* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* banda de base=baseband.
* basado en un gestor de bases de datos=DBMS-based.
* base cognitiva=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
* base de conocimiento=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
* base de datos=data bank [databank] ; database [data base] ; database software.
* base de datos automatizada=computer database ; computer-held database ; computerised database ; machine-readable database.
* base de datos bibliográfica=bibliographic database.
* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes=abstracts based bibliographic database.
* base de datos catalográfica=catalogue database ; cataloguing database.
* base de datos comercial=commercial database.
* base de datos completa=full-provision database.
* base de datos con información confidencial=intelligence database.
* base de datos cruzada=cross database.
* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción=subscription database.
* base de datos de autoridades=authority database.
* base de datos de carburantes=TULSA.
* base de datos de documentos primarios=source database.
* base de datos de documentos secundarios=reference database.
* base de datos de dominio público=public domain database.
* base de datos de educación=ERIC.
* base de datos de imágenes=image database ; image bank.
* base de datos de investigación=research database.
* base de datos del gobierno de USA=CRECORD ; FEDREG.
* base de datos de lógica difusa=fuzzy database.
* base de datos de medicina=MEDLINE.
* base de datos de negocios=business database.
* base de datos de pago=subscription database.
* base de datos de patentes=WPI.
* base de datos de propiedades=properties database.
* base de datos de referencia=reference database.
* base de datos de referencia a especialistas=referral database.
* base de datos de registros de catálogo=catalogue record database.
* base de datos de texto=textual data base ; text-oriented database ; text database.
* base de datos de texto completo=full text database.
* base de datos de texto libre=free text database.
* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico=niche database.
* base de datos distribuida=distributed database.
* base de datos documental=textual data base.
* base de datos en CD-ROM=CD-ROM database.
* base de datos en disco óptico=optical disc database.
* base de datos en estado original=raw database.
* base de datos en línea=online database.
* base de datos estadística=statistical database.
* base de datos externa=external database.
* base de datos factual=factual database.
* base de datos financiera=financial database.
* base de datos interna=in-house database.
* base de datos jurídica=legal database.
* base de datos local=local area database.
* base de datos multimedia=multimedia database.
* base de datos no bibliográfica=non-bibliographic database.
* base de datos numérica=numeric database ; numerical database.
* base de datos numérico-textual=textual-numeric database ; text-numeric database.
* base de datos relacional=relational database.
* base de datos residente=resident database.
* base de datos terminológica=terminology database.
* base de datos textual=textual data base.
* base de operaciones=home base ; base of operations.
* base de un número=subscript numeral.
* base impositiva=tax base.
* base lógica=rationale.
* base militar=military base.
* bases=background.
* base teórica=theoretical underpinning ; theoretical underpinning ; theoretical foundation.
* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos=cross database searching.
* campamento base=base camp.
* comenzar desde la base=start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* como base para=as a basis for.
* con base de arena=sand-based.
* con base empírica=empirically-based.
* con base en=based in.
* conformar las bases=set + the framework.
* conocimiento de base=foundation study.
* constituir la base=form + the foundation.
* constituir la base de=form + the basis of.
* construir la base=form + the skeleton.
* con una base sólida=well-founded.
* creador de bases de datos=database producer.
* crear una base=form + a basis.
* de base popular=grassroots [grass-roots].
* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos=knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).
* directorio de empresas en base de datos=company directory database.
* distribuidor de bases de datos=online system host ; database host ; host system ; online service vendor.
* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea=online vendor.
* empezar desde la base=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
* en base a=in terms of ; on the grounds that/of ; on the basis of.
* en la base=at the core (of).
* en su base=at its core.
* específico de una base de datos=database-specific.
* formar la base=form + the foundation.
* formar la base de=form + the basis of.
* gestión de bases de datos=database management.
* gestor de bases de datos=database management system (DBMS) ; DBMS system.
* gestor de bases de datos relacionales=relational database management system.
* hecho a base de parches=patchwork.
* industria de las bases de datos=database industry.
* línea base=baseline [base line].
* meta base de datos=meta-database.
* montar una base de datos=mount + database.
* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés=formula fiction.
* organismo de base popular=grassroots organisation.
* partir de la base de que=start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
* poner las bases=lay + foundation ; lay + the basis for.
* portada de una base de datos=file banner.
* presupuesto de base cero=zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB) ; zero-base(d) budget.
* productor de bases de datos=database producer.
* programa de gestión de bases de datos=database management software.
* proveedor de bases de datos=database provider.
* que funciona a base de órdenes=command-driven.
* remedio a base de hierbas=herbal remedy.
* sentar base=make + things happen.
* sentar las bases=lay + foundation ; set + the scene ; set + the wheels in motion ; set + the tone ; set + the framework ; set + the pattern ; provide + the basis ; lay + the basis for ; provide + the material for.
* sentar las bases de Algo=lay + the groundwork for.
* ser la base de=be at the core of ; form + the basis of ; be at the heart of.
* sin base=unsupported ; ill-founded.
* sobre base de arena=sand-based.
* sobre esta base=on this basis ; on that basis.
* sobre la base de=in relation to ; on the usual basis.
* subsistir a base de=live on.
* tipo de interés base=base rate ; prime rate.
* tratamiento a base de hierbas=herbal treatment.

base cognitiva
(n.)=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
Ex: An ES consists of a knowledge base plus an 'inference engine' containing reasoning processes and problem solutions.
base de conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
Ex: An ES consists of a knowledge base plus an 'inference engine' containing reasoning processes and problem solutions.
base de datos
(n.)=data bank [databank] ; database [data base] ; database software.
Ex: Other data bases, which may be described as non-bibliographic, and are sometimes known as data banks, store actual facts and figures and text. Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements. Ex: A transfer format may be specified if the report is to be used with spreadsheets or other database software.
base de datos automatizada
(n.)=computer database ; computer-held database ; computerised database ; machine-readable database.
Ex: A catalogue may be held as a card catalogue, microfilm catalogue or as a computer data base = Un catálogo puede ser de fichas, en microfilm o una base de datos automatizada. Ex: A computer-held data base is a collection of similar records, with relationships between the records. Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases. Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
base de datos bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic database.
Ex: Because of their ready availability, database management systems (DBMS) are being applied to bibliographic data bases with increasing frequency.
base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes
(n.)=abstracts based bibliographic database.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
base de datos catalográfica
(n.)=catalogue database ; cataloguing database.
Ex: Controlled indexing languages are well embedded in many of the bibliographic and catalogue databases created today. Ex: If a library expects constant use of a particular database from a supplier or vendor (perhaps a cataloging database such as OCLC), there may be a 'leased' or 'dedicated' line devoted solely to the access of a particular database in return for a stipulated annual fee.
base de datos comercial
(n.)=commercial database.
Ex: Emphasis is shifting in favour of business, financial and commercial databases.
base de datos completa
(n.)=full-provision database.
Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.
base de datos con información confidencial
(n.)=intelligence database.
Ex: 'Aerospace Online' is a network of aerospace intelligence databases providing current, historical and forecast information on the aerospace/defence industry = "Aerospace Online" es una red de bases de datos con información confidencial sobre el espacio que ofrece información actual, histórica y de pronóstico sobre la industria aeroespacial y de defensa.
base de datos cruzada
(n.)=cross database.
Ex: Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.
base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción
(n.)=subscription database.
Ex: With increasing demands from library users for off site access to subscription databases, librarians are seeking and creating methods of authentication.
base de datos de autoridades
(n.)=authority database.
Ex: One of the proposals is to create a single Anglo-American authority database comprising name, series, and subject headings created by the various Anglo-American national cataloging agencies.
base de datos de carburantes
(n.)=TULSA.
Ex: TULSA is the equivalent of the printed Petroleum Abstracts.
base de datos de documentos primarios
(n.)=source database.
Ex: Source databases contain the original source of data.
base de datos de documentos secundarios
(n.)=reference database.
Ex: Reference databases refer or point the user to another source (such as a document, an organisation or an individual) for additional information or the full text of the document.
base de datos de dominio público
(n.)=public domain database.
Ex: This article considers the relunctance of governments to provide the capital input for these developments as a backdrop for discussion of the issue of privatisation of public domain data bases.
base de datos de educación
(n.)=ERIC.
Ex: ERIC is a good example of such a database, covering most of education.
base de datos de imágenes
(n.)=image database ; image bank.
Ex: The advent of inexpensive production of CD-ROM and floppy discs has led to the availability of numerous bibliographic, numerical and image databases for the earth sciences. Ex: An image bank is a collection of images, usually, but not always, held in electronic format for retrieval by computer.
base de datos de investigación
(n.)=research database.
Ex: This dynamic thesaurus is used for intelligent access to research databases.
base de datos de lógica difusa
(n.)=fuzzy database.
Ex: The idea of fuzzy data base has been investigated along many different lines.
base de datos de medicina
(n.)=MEDLINE.
Ex: MEDLINE is produced by the US National Library of Medicine.
base de datos de negocios
(n.)=business database.
Ex: Emphasis is shifting in favour of business, financial and commercial databases.
base de datos de pago
(n.)=subscription database.
Ex: With increasing demands from library users for off site access to subscription databases, librarians are seeking and creating methods of authentication.
base de datos de patentes
(n.)=WPI.
Ex: Also available are other assorted data bases, including ACCOUNTANTS (index), SPORT (printed equivalent is Sport and Recreation Index), and WPI (World Patents Index covering the patent specifications issued by patent offices in major industrial nations).
base de datos de propiedades
(n.)=properties database.
Ex: Non-bibliographical databases include numeric, textual-numeric, properties and full text databases.
base de datos de referencia
(n.)=reference database.
Ex: Reference databases refer or point the user to another source (such as a document, an organisation or an individual) for additional information or the full text of the document.
base de datos de referencia a especialistas
(n.)=referral database.
Ex: Referral databases offer references to information or data such as the names and addresses of organizations and other directory type data.
base de datos de registros de catálogo
(n.)=catalogue record database.
Ex: One type of bibliographic data base is the catalogue record data base.
base de datos de texto
(n.)=textual data base ; text-oriented database ; text database.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases. Ex: In contrast to text-oriented data bases which are usually searched in information centres by professional searchers, statistical data bases are used directly by experts in the field. Ex: The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.
base de datos de texto completo
(n.)=full text database.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text databases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
base de datos de texto libre
(n.)=free text database.
Ex: In the last 2 years micro-computers have been introduced which are capable of supporting free text databases.
base de datos del gobierno de USA
(n.)=CRECORD ; FEDREG.
Ex: Other data bases include several offering access to US government information such as CRECORD, the index of the Congressional record, and FEDREG, the Federal Register. Ex: Other data bases include several offering access to US government information such as CRECORD, the index of the Congressional record, and FEDREG, the Federal Register.
base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico
(n.)=niche database.
Ex: This article describes the general area of real estate information, which as with so many business topics can be found in general business data bases, specialised related data bases, full text newspaper data bases and in niche data bases.
base de datos distribuida
(n.)=distributed database.
Ex: The system will consist of a distributed data base containing 25 million items.
base de datos documental
(n.)=textual data base.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
base de datos en CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM database.
Ex: This article reviews Hewlett-Packard's involvement in the production of CD-ROM data bases, such as HP LaserRETRIEVE and HP LaserRELEASE, through an interview with Marc Hoff.
base de datos en disco óptico
(n.)=optical disc database.
Ex: Computerised information products, such as optical disc data bases and microforms, compete with traditional print resources for limited budgets in today's reference departments.
base de datos en estado original
(n.)=raw database.
Ex: Alternatively the query may undergo modification at a second stage after the raw database has been accessed.
base de datos en línea
(n.)=online database.
Ex: It gives an overview of the development of online information services, starting with the development of calculating machines, to early computers and telecommunications systems, and finally online databases, and the CD-ROM revolution of the 1980's.
base de datos estadística
(n.)=statistical database.
Ex: In contrast to text-oriented data bases which are usually searched in information centres by professional searchers, statistical data bases are used directly by experts in the field.
base de datos externa
(n.)=external database.
Ex: Similar, but appropriately adjusted considerations, must be taken into account when considering whether to build an in-house database or to use an external database.
base de datos factual
(n.)=factual database.
Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual databases have their own world-wide networks.
base de datos financiera
(n.)=financial database.
Ex: Emphasis is shifting in favour of business, financial and commercial databases.
base de datos interna
=in-house database.
Ex: In-house databases may be constructed with the aid of text retrieval packages to cover a plethora of different applications.
base de datos jurídica
(n.)=legal database.
Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.
base de datos local
(n.)=local area database.
Ex: The content of these local area databases include course syllabi, class schedules, and materials placed on reserve by instructors.
base de datos multimedia
(n.)=multimedia database.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
base de datos no bibliográfica
(n.)=non-bibliographic database.
Ex: The database may be bibliographic (storing references to documents available elsewhere) or non-bibliographic (storing facts, figures, text or graphics).
base de datos numérica
(n.)=numeric database ; numerical database.
Ex: Non-bibliographical databases include numeric, textual-numeric, properties and full text databases. Ex: The advent of inexpensive production of CD-ROM and floppy discs has led to the availability of numerous bibliographic, numerical and image databases for the earth sciences.
base de datos numérico-textual
(n.)=textual-numeric database ; text-numeric database.
Ex: Non-bibliographical databases include numeric, textual-numeric, properties and full text databases. Ex: Text-numeric databases contain a mixture of textual and numeric data (such as company annual reports) and handbook data.
base de datos relacional
(n.)=relational database.
Ex: It can be very like the sort of data structures found in relational data bases in which data are arranged in simple tables called relations.
base de datos residente
(n.)=resident database.
Ex: This software will facilitate the integration of LANs, wide area networks, hard disc resident databases, dial-in access and more.
base de datos terminológica
(n.)=terminology database.
Ex: The task is part of a project entitled Euro-Arabic terminology database.
base de datos textual
(n.)=textual data base.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
base de operaciones
(n.)=home base ; base of operations.
Ex: The library will become the 'home base' for multi media projects. Ex: For 20 years and counting, 'Law & Order' has made Gotham not just its base of operations, but has given it a starring role in the show.
base de un número
(n.)=subscript numeral.
Ex: The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.
base impositiva
(n.)=tax base.
Ex: This article attributes the Americans' accomplishments to political and cultural reasons such as the progressive tradition of service to the community; federalism that allowed for higher tax bases in certain localities; professional concerns such as status-anxieties.
base lógica
(n.)=rationale.
Ex: The rationale, then, for a separate chapter of this work devoted to the cataloguing of the works of corporate bodies is threefold.
base militar
(n.)=military base.
Ex: It is believed that telemedicine services may help offset the emotional stress and sense of inequality experienced by islanders and civilians living around military bases.
base teórica
(n.)=theoretical underpinning ; theoretical underpinning ; theoretical foundation.
Ex: The lack of a theoretical underpinning to provide a unified vision of librarianship, it is suggested, exacerbates this crisis. Ex: The lack of a theoretical underpinning to provide a unified vision of librarianship, it is suggested, exacerbates this crisis. Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
bases
(n.)=background.
Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.
basilisco
(n.)=basilisk ; cockatrice ; shrew.
Ex: The basilisk is usually described as a crested snake, and sometimes as a cockerel with a snake's tail.
Ex: The cockatrice is a mythological creature with the body of a dragon or serpent, and the head and legs of a rooster.
Ex: Though Mrs. Lincoln was by no means such a shrew as has been asserted, she was difficult to live with.
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* como un basilisco=like a bear with a sore head.
* ponerse hecho un basilisco=go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.

basquiña
(n.)=skirt.
Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.

basset
(n.)=basset hound.
Ex: For example, if the query were to find documents containing 'beagle or basset hound' and no phrases were indexed, the first list would contain those documents with the word 'beagle' and the maybe list would be those documents containing 'basset hound' but not 'beagle'.

basta de
=so much for.
Ex: So much for the manipulation of ideas and their insertion into the record.
basta ya
=enough is enough.
Ex: This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.
bastante
(n.)=a good deal of ; a great deal of ; enough ; plenty of ; pretty much ; substantive ; plenty ; a good many ; numerable ; fair share.
Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.
Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.
Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
Ex: Of course, suspicion always arises that both are weak; for where the library is a vital force, the public is usually pretty much alive to its worth.
Ex: In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.
Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.
Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.
Ex: Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.
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* ayudar bastante a=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
* bastante + Adjetivo=fairly + Adjetivo ; pretty + Adjetivo ; rather + Adjetivo ; reasonably + Adjetivo.
* bastante bien=good enough ; rather well ; fairly + Verbo.
* bastante desarrollado=well-developed.
* bastante extenso=longish.
* bastante general=wide-ranging [wide ranging].
* bastante grande=largish.
* bastante largo=longish.
* bastante lejos de=well away from.
* bastante malo=third rate [third-rate].
* bastante más=rather more.
* bastante para todos=enough to go round.
* bastante tiempo=ample time.
* con bastante antelación=well in advance ; far in advance.
* con bastante frecuencia=quite frequently ; fairly often.
* dar bastante importancia a=place + great store on.
* dejar bastante que desear=leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
* dormir (lo) bastante=sleep + enough.
* estar bastante acostumbrado a=be all too familiar with.
* estar bastante alejado=be a distance apart.
* ganar bastante dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money.
* lo bastante=long enough.
* lo bastante elevado=high enough.
* lo bastante extenso=adequately scoped.
* no lo bastante lejos=not far enough.
* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno=decently + Participio Pasado.
* planear con (bastante) antelación=plan + (well) ahead.
* que necesita bastante dedicación=time-consuming [time consuming].
* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal=staff-intensive [staff intensive].
* que necesita bastante mano de obra=labour-intensive [labour intensive].
* remontarse bastante en el tiempo=go back + a long way.
* tener ya bastante entre manos=have + enough on + Posesivo + plate.
* tener ya bastantes problemas=have + enough on + Posesivo + plate.
* ya es bastante=enough is enough.
* ya hace bastante tiempo=for quite a while now.
* ya hemos hablado bastante de=so much for.

bastante + Adjetivo
=fairly + Adjetivo ; pretty + Adjetivo ; rather + Adjetivo ; reasonably + Adjetivo.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged. Ex: The AACR title catalog is also incomplete, for there are a dozen exceptions, some of them pretty large exceptions, to entry under title or added title in AACR. Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries. Ex: Support services must be effective and reasonably cheap.
bastante bien
=good enough ; rather well ; fairly + Verbo.
Ex: Librarians must break out of the prison they have erected for themselves that dictates their solutions must be professionally perfect; 'good enough' is often the right solution. Ex: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change. Ex: The survey was weighted demographically and fairly represents the online population of all countries = El cuestionario se ponderó demográficamente y representa bastante bien la población con acceso a Internet de todos los países.
bastante desarrollado
=well-developed.
Ex: Even countries which have well-developed economic infrastructures may in some respects experience poverty of information, particularly in rural areas.
bastante extenso
(adj.)=longish.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.
bastante general
(adj.)=wide-ranging [wide ranging].
Ex: The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.
bastante grande
(adj.)=largish.
Ex: This largish university has more than 20,000 students and offers over 200 undergraduate majors, over 100 master's degree options, and 17 doctoral degree programmes.
bastante largo
(adj.)=longish.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.
bastante lejos de
=well away from.
Ex: Concepts which are only remotely related to the central concept will be positioned well away from the central circle.
bastante malo
(adj.)=third rate [third-rate].
Ex: The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today.
bastante más
(adj.)=rather more.
Ex: AACR2 also incorporates rather more options in terms of alternative rules than AACR1.
bastante para todos
=enough to go round.
Ex: Most children have a negative experience of books and this may be because there are not enough to go round = La mayoría de los niños tienen una experiencia negativa de los libros que se puede deber a que no hay bastantes para todos.
bastante tiempo
(n.)=ample time.
Ex: The format of each workshop is to be determined by the organizers, but it is expected that they contain ample time for general discussion.
bastar
(v.)=suffice ; do + quite well enough.
Ex: The tables permit one list to suffice for applications with respect to many different subjects.
Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough.
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* basta ya=enough is enough.
* no bastar=not be good enough.
* ya basta=enough is enough.

bastardilla
(adj.)=bastarda ; italic.
Ex: The English, French, and Dutch bastardas went out of use by the mid sixteenth century.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

bastardo
(n.)=lovechild [lovechildren, pl.] ; bastard.
Ex: The article 'Lovechild of an unlikely pair of bedfellows' reports on the launch of the PowerMacintosh personal computers by Apple.
Ex: Sometimes, individuals, often alcoholics, bastards or others stigmatized by society, 'took to the road'.
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* letra bastarda=bastarda.

baste
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* baste decir que=suffice (it) to say.

baste decir que
=suffice (it) to say.
Ex: Suffice it to say that there are some problems associated with recording all components in the description.
bastidor
(n.)=deckle ; chase ; chassis ; framing.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
Ex: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.
Ex: Most bookmobiles are built onto a truck chassis and are very manoeuvrable.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
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* bastidor de cama=bedstead ; bed frame.
* entre bastidores=behind the scenes ; backstage ; offstage.
* esperar entre bastidores=wait in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.

bastidor de cama
(n.)=bedstead ; bed frame.
Ex: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance. Ex: Squeaky bed springs and or bed frames are a time-honoured tradition in comedy.
bastilla
(n.)=hem.
Ex: If you have a favorite short dress and want to pull the hem down to today's fashionable length, just lower the hem.

bastión
(n.)=bastion.
Ex: As the number of outlets for information are reduced libraries may see themselves as the last bastion of true democracy.

basto
(adj.)=coarse ; rugged ; rough ; uncouth ; coarsened ; gross ; rough and rugged ; unpolished.
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
Ex: This article describes a prototype kiosk which, despite being rugged, would be better suited to location within a public building = Este artículo describe un prototipo de kiosco que, a pesar de su apariencia tosca, sería más adecuado para ubicarlo dentro de un edificio público.
Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
Ex: Van Dijck's widely-used italics of the mid seventeenth century were slightly coarsened versions of Granjon's types.
Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.
Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
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* basta de=so much for.
* hacer basto=coarsen.
* sin dar basto=left, right and centre.

bastoncillo
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* bastoncillo de algodón=cotton swab.

bastoncillo de algodón
(n.)=cotton swab.
Ex: Throat and nasal specimens were obtained from 53 children, using sterile cotton swabs.
bastón
(n.)=walking stick ; cane ; wand.
Ex: The author presents an historical survey of the specific technical field of umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks.
Ex: Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, traductores electrónicos, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.
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* bastón de mando=gavel ; ceremonial staff ; staff.

bastón de mando
(n.)=gavel ; ceremonial staff ; staff.
Ex: The councilor with the most votes becomes mayor, a position that confers little beyond title and gavel. Ex: Ceremonial staffs can be as elaborate as a Christmas Tree or as functional as a walking stick. Ex: The author also comments briefly on the scepters and staffs used by prelates in Austria, 16th-18th cs.
basura
(n.)=rubbish ; junk ; litter ; garbage ; dross ; trash ; schlock ; shit ; hogwash ; cruft ; refuse ; swill.
Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out.
Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.
Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the 'garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.
Ex: They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.
Ex: For one thing, the librarian cannot really understand why his clients read 'trash' or books of ephemeral value.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.
Ex: All of this crap is just swill that they feed the public.
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* alcantarillado y basura=sanitation.
* arrojar a la basura=trash.
* basura industrial=industrial waste.
* basura urbana=municipal waste.
* bolsa de basura=bin liner ; bin bag ; rubbish bag ; garbage bag.
* buscar entre la basura=scavenge.
* camión de la basura=garbage truck ; rubbish truck ; rubbish lorry ; dustcart [dust cart].
* comida basura=junk food.
* con basura por el suelo=littered.
* contenedor de basura=rubbish skip ; waste container.
* contenedor de basura con ruedas=wheelie bin.
* contenedor de la basura=dumpster.
* correo basura=junk mail ; spam ; junk e-mail.
* cubo de la basura=waste bin ; trashcan [trash can] ; dustbin [dust bin] ; rubbish bin ; trash bin ; garbage can.
* eliminación de basura=waste disposal.
* mendigo que rebusca en la basura=dumpster rat.
* persona que tira basura al suelo=litterbug ; litter lout.
* pordiosero de la basura=scavenger.
* recogida de basura=waste collection ; garbage collection ; refuse removal ; refuse collection.
* sacar la basura=take out + the garbage.
* tratar a Alguien como (si fuese) basura=treat + Nombre + like dirt.
* vertedero de basura=landfill site ; landfill.
* vertedero de basuras=garbage dump.

basura industrial
(n.)=industrial waste.
Ex: The main accent is on primary raw materials, with particular emphasis on the extraction and use of uranium, and on the recycling of municipal and industrial wastes.
basura urbana
(n.)=municipal waste.
Ex: The main accent is on primary raw materials, with particular emphasis on the extraction and use of uranium, and on the recycling of municipal and industrial wastes.
basurero^1
(n.)=trash dump ; dumping ground ; rubbish dump.
Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.

basurero^2
(n.)=nightman [nightmen, -pl.] ; binman ; dustbin man ; dustman ; rubbish collector ; garbage collector ; trash collector ; garbage man.
Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
Ex: Though my old man's a dustman he's got a heart of gold.
Ex: Life as a rubbish collector is not easy in a big city like Shanghai.
Ex: Garbage collectors need to be physically fit, capable of driving trucks and happy to work long hours.
Ex: Gringo was a hard worker as a trash collector, and believes handling large amounts of poop and trash help build his character.
Ex: I don't know about your garbage men but mine are rather huge guys with grim faces.

basáltico
(adj.)=basaltic.
Ex: Basaltic rocks are found in both the continents and the oceans and frequently accompany tectonic activity in the lithosphere.

basándose en
=on the basis of ; based on.
Ex: In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources. Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables.
basílica
(n.)=basilica.
Ex: Visits to the great basilicas dedicated to the apostolic martyrs Peter and Paul were a key element of Roman pilgrimages.

bata
(n.)=coat ; robe ; lab coat ; smock.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.
Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.
Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.
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* bata de baño=bathrobe.
* bata de casa=housedress.
* bata de laboratorio=lab coat.
* bata de trabajo=smock frock.

bata de baño
(n.)=bathrobe.
Ex: They were little more than 'armchair analysts in their bathrobes with no serious interest in leaving their living rooms'.
bata de casa
(n.)=housedress.
Ex: Illustrated sources indicate that in the 18th Century women gave the same importance to change in their housedress, as they did to street clothes.
bata de laboratorio
(n.)=lab coat.
Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.
bata de trabajo
(n.)=smock frock.
Ex: The old carters' smock frock, still lingering, but on its way to becoming extinct, is centuries old.
batacazo
(n.)=thump.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.
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* darse un batacazo=come + a cropper.

batalla
(n.)=battle.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.
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* batalla campal=pitched battle ; field battle.
* batalla + continuar=battle + rage.
* batalla diaria=daily grind.
* batalla judicial=legal battle.
* batalla legal=legal battle.
* batalla naval=war at sea ; naval battle.
* batalla perdida=losing battle.
* buque de batalla=battle cruiser.
* caballo de batalla=uphill struggle ; hobby-horse ; war horse ; charger.
* caballo de batalla medieval=destrier.
* caer en batalla=fall in + battle.
* campo de batalla=battleground ; battlefield.
* como un campo de batalla=like a war zone.
* crucero de batalla=battle cruiser.
* frente de batalla, el=battlefront, the.
* ganar una batalla=win + battle.
* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla=be only half the battle.
* librar una batalla=wage + battle.
* luchar una batalla perdida=fight + a losing battle.
* perder una batalla=lose + battle.
* puesto de batalla=battle-station.
* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla=be only half the battle.

batalla + continuar
(n.)=battle + rage.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Multiculturalism and libraries: and still the battle rages'.
batalla campal
(n.)=pitched battle ; field battle.
Ex: Before George Washington had a chance to display his skill in pitched battle, he became a focal point for the rage militaire that swept through the US in 1775. Ex: This is a computer-aided instruction model that uses the simulation of field battles to analyze the dynamic interrelationship of space and time in historical events.
batalla diaria
(n.)=daily grind.
Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
batalla judicial
(n.)=legal battle.
Ex: The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.
batalla legal
(n.)=legal battle.
Ex: The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.
batalla naval
(n.)=war at sea ; naval battle.
Ex: Let us suppose that the customer is a man who has an interest in the war at sea during the Second World War. Ex: While many delimitations of scope might allow for this, it is obvious that a work that concentrated on naval battles would not be useful.
batalla perdida
(n.)=losing battle.
Ex: This can seem like a losing battle with the librarian gaining nothing for his or her trouble except a reputation for being a 'Nazi'.
batallador
(adj.)=combative ; campaigning.
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.
Ex: He is fearless, courageous, campaigning, waspish and wise.

batallar
(v.)=battle.
Ex: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.
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* batallar por=scramble.

batallar por
(v.)=scramble.
Ex: Every Olympic sponsor, media organizer and dedicated fan are scrambling to put up the web site that carries the most and best information in what will be the first Olympic Games to be followed in cyberspace.
batamanta
(n.)=snuggie.
Ex: Once wed purchased our snuggies, we quickly realized our world had changed for the better.

batanga
(n.)=outrigger.
Ex: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.

batata
(n.)=sweet potato ; yam ; cocoyam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.

bate
(n.)=bat.
Ex: Sometimes no matter what your self motivation is, or how hard you try it seems life is beating you with a bat.
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* bate de béisbol=baseball bat.

bate de béisbol
(n.)=baseball bat.
Ex: 24 respondents reported using another weapon (eg, knife, baseball bat) in home self-defense.
batea
(n.)=punt ; skiff.
Ex: The tour includes a boat trip through this region on a punt typical of the region.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.

bateador
(n.)=batsman.
Ex: The England team form a guard of honour for retiring Australian batsman Justin Langer.

batear
(v.)=bat.
Ex: Darling was described as one of the most nervous first-class cricketers, often biting his fingernails before he went out to bat.

bateo
(n.)=batting.
Ex: The database contains baseball statistics going back to 1871, including batting, pitching and fielding registers for all 13,000 major league players.

batería de ácido
(n.)=lead acid battery.
Ex: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
batería de ácido y plomo
(n.)=lead acid battery.
Ex: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
batería gastada
(n.)=dud battery.
Ex: We've bought massive packages of dud batteries, thinking we getting a real deal for a dollar.
batería inservible
(n.)=dud battery.
Ex: We've bought massive packages of dud batteries, thinking we getting a real deal for a dollar.
batería recargable
(n.)=rechargeable battery.
Ex: The system is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.
batería^1
(n.)=battery.
Ex: Laptop batteries on planes are an accident waiting to happen: Terror without terrorists.
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* batería de ácido=lead acid battery.
* batería de ácido y plomo=lead acid battery.
* batería gastada=dud battery.
* batería inservible=dud battery.
* batería recargable=rechargeable battery.
* borne de la batería=battery terminal.
* cargador de batería=battery charger.
* pinzas de la batería=jumper cables ; booster cables ; jumper leads.

batería^2
(n.)=bank.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
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* cargador de batería=trickle charger.

batería^3
(n.)=drummer.
Ex: The author describes the priests who administer the temple and conduct the rituals and the people who work there (ringers, watchmen, chanters, drummers, carpenters).

batiburrillo
(n.)=hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK] ; hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA] ; mash-up ; mishmash.
Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.
Ex: 'Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
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* un batiburrillo de=a welter of.

baticola
(n.)=crupper.
Ex: Cruppers are made of leather, nylon, neoprene, and combinations of these materials.

batida
(n.)=bust.
Ex: Both of them were arrested shortly after leaving Reed's residence before the bust.

batido de fresa
(n.)=strawberry shake ; strawberry milkshake.
Ex: This strawberry shake is made with both fresh strawberries and strawberry ice cream, blended with milk, sugar and ice. Ex: This fresh strawberry milkshake recipe uses fresh strawberries, milk, vanilla ice cream and a touch of brown sugar.
batido de fruta
(n.)=smoothie.
Ex: It has never been easier to make your own smoothies for consumption at home or work.
batido^1
(n.)=milkshake ; shake.
Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
Ex: You can use this simple recipe for many different shakes, modifying it by using different flavors of protein powders and different kinds of fruit.
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* batido de fresa=strawberry shake ; strawberry milkshake.
* batido de fruta=smoothie.
* tienda de batidos=smoothie shop.

batido^2
(n.)=beating.
Ex: There is an extraordinarily gripping episode when the distant beating of drums is heard for the first time.

batido^3
(adj.)=whipped.
Ex: Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold the blueberries into the whipped mixture, being careful not to overmix.
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* crema batida=whipped cream.
* mal batido=badly-beaten.
* nata batida=whipped cream.
* oro batido=gold leaf.
* pista de tierra batida=clay tennis court.
* tenis sobre tierra batida=clay tennis ; clay court tennis.

batidor
(n.)=beater ; whisk.
Ex: The beater moved his balls over the forme with a rocking motion while the press was open.
Ex: Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.
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* batidor de récords=record breaker.

batidor de récords
(n.)=record breaker.
Ex: The article 'Chicago record breaker: attendance soars' presents a comprehensive report on the American Library Association's annual conference held in Chicago, Illinois, 22-28 Jun 95.
batidora
(n.)=mixer.
Ex: The uniformity was similar to that of commercial mixers and the amount of damage caused to the seed was found to be statistically insignificant.
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* batidora de mano=food mincer.

batidora de mano
(n.)=food mincer.
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.
batiente
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* puerta batiente=swinging door ; swing door.
* reírse a mandíbula batiente=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; laugh like + a drain ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).

batik
(n.)=batik.
Nota: Técnica indonesia de imprimir colores sobre tejidos cubriendo las partes que no han de recibir un color con cera; por extensión, tejido coloreado de este modo.
Ex: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves.

batir
(v.)=beat ; churn ; best ; whisk ; trounce ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; pip.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: Everywhere, where the waters had hit, one saw this total devastation and strange debris created by these churning swirling waters.
Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
Ex: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
Ex: My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year -- they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off.
Ex: Poland became the biggest net beneficiary from the European Union's budget in 2009, pipping Greece and Spain to the top spot.
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* batir hasta hacer espuma=work up + a lather.
* batir las pestañas=flutter + Posesivo + eyes ; flutter + Posesivo + eyelashes.
* batirse en duelo=duel.
* batir un récord=set + record ; break + record ; shatter + record.
* cuenco para batir=mixing bowl.
* escobilla de batir=wire whisk.
* que bate todos los récords=record breaking.

batir hasta hacer espuma
(v.)=work up + a lather.
Ex: After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds.
batir las pestañas
(v.)=flutter + Posesivo + eyes ; flutter + Posesivo + eyelashes.
Ex: Kim pouted her lips as if she was Madonna and then fluttered her eyes. Ex: She turned on the web cam and leaned back, fluttered her eyelashes and thought about what to type.
batir un récord
(v.)=set + record ; break + record ; shatter + record.
Ex: Whilst no actual sales growth records were set, the news from many independent booksellers was upbeat. Ex: Attendance broke previous records with 2,976 delegates attending from 141 countries. Ex: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph.
batirse en duelo
(v.)=duel.
Ex: It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.
batuta
(n.)=baton.
Ex: Instead all they will have is Senators up on stage waving the baton, and using it for their own political gain.
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* llevar la batuta=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; be in command ; run + the show.

batín
(n.)=smoking jacket.
Ex: Smoking jackets have declined in popularity since the 1950s, though a minority of wearers still exists.

baudio
(n.)=baud.
Ex: The transmission capability of a computer links is measured in bauds, or bits per second; a typical computer-terminal link using telephone lines might function at 300 baud, giving a transmission rate of about 30 characters per second.
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* baudios=baud rate.

baudios
(n.)=baud rate.
Ex: This will allow data to be sent over the communication lines and it must naturally be possible to set the appropriate baud rates and parity.
bautismal
(adj.)=baptismal.
Ex: Some Christian groups assert baptism is a requirement for salvation and sacrament for Christians, calling this 'baptismal regeneration'.
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* faldón bautismal=christening gown ; christening robe.
* pila bautismal=baptismal font.

bautismo
(n.)=baptism ; christening.
Ex: Some Christian groups assert baptism is a requirement for salvation and sacrament for Christians, calling this 'baptismal regeneration'.
Ex: A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later.
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* bautismo de fuego=baptism of fire.

bautismo de fuego
(n.)=baptism of fire.
Ex: He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.
bautizar
(v.)=christen ; baptise [baptize, -USA].
Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
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* volver a bautizar=re-baptise [re-baptize, -USA].

bautizo
(n.)=baptism ; christening.
Ex: Some Christian groups assert baptism is a requirement for salvation and sacrament for Christians, calling this 'baptismal regeneration'.
Ex: A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later.

bauxita
(n.)=bauxite.
Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.

bayoneta
(n.)=bayonet.
Ex: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.

baza
(n.)=trump card ; bargaining chip ; bargaining counter.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
Ex: The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark.
Ex: One might recall the threat issued by the Chechen terrorists to Moscow in 1995 to seize nuclear reactors and use them as a bargaining counter.
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* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza=play + Posesivo + cards right.
* meter baza=butt in.
* no poder meter baza=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.

bazar
(n.)=bazaar.
Ex: The 1st step will be a massive reevaluation of how to promote and sell products and services in the electronic shopping bazaar.

bazofia
(n.)=hogwash ; cruft ; swill.
Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.
Ex: All of this crap is just swill that they feed the public.

bazuca
(n.)=bazooka.
Ex: In Cambodia for anywhere between $50-250 USD you can blow up a cow with a bazooka or for $2 shoot a chicken with a pistol!.

bañado
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* bañado de sol=sunlit ; sun-drenched.
* bañado por el sol=sun-drenched ; sunlit.

bañado de sol
(adj.)=sunlit ; sun-drenched.
Ex: They were recognized for their paintings of women relaxing in their boudoirs or in sunlit gardens. Ex: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
bañado por el sol
(adj.)=sun-drenched ; sunlit.
Ex: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks. Ex: They were recognized for their paintings of women relaxing in their boudoirs or in sunlit gardens.
bañador
(n.)=bathing suit ; bathing trunks ; swimming costume ; swimsuit ; swimming trunks ; swimming suit ; bathing dress.
Ex: A study was designed to investigate comments made while trying on bathing suits in the dressing room of a department store.
Ex: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.
Ex: In the West bathing costumes for females were first designed in the 19th century both in America and Great Britain during the Victorian Era.
Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.
Ex: He was wearing a pair of navy-blue swimming trunks many sizes too large but they had a drawstring, so that didn't matter.
Ex: Tight clothing, such as swimming suits and the tights worn for aerobics, jogging, etc., may cause health problems by restricting the natural flow of blood.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

bañar
(v.)=bathe.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
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* bañarse=bathe.
* bañarse desnudo=skinny dip.
* bañarse en bolas=skinny dip.
* bañarse en cueros=skinny dip.
* bañarse en pelota(s)=skinny dip.

bañarse
(n.)=bathe.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
bañarse desnudo
(v.)=skinny dip.
Ex: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'.
bañarse en bolas
(v.)=skinny dip.
Ex: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'.
bañarse en cueros
(v.)=skinny dip.
Ex: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'.
bañarse en pelota(s)
(v.)=skinny dip.
Ex: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'.
bañera
(n.)=bathtub.
Ex: The article 'The beast in the bathtub, and other archival laments' stresses the importance for bibliographers and historians of printing of printed items in archives and manuscript collections.
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* bañera de hidromasaje=hot tub.

bañera de hidromasaje
(n.)=hot tub.
Ex: This form of bacteria survives in hot tubs, especially hot tubs made of wood.
bañista
(n.)=bather.
Ex: Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.

baño
(n.)=washroom ; restroom [rest room] ; bathtub ; bath ; bathing ; swim.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
Ex: Airport restrooms have become popular meeting places for men looking for sexual trysts with other men.
Ex: The article 'The beast in the bathtub, and other archival laments' stresses the importance for bibliographers and historians of printing of printed items in archives and manuscript collections.
Ex: The author explains how finding needed data on the Web can be like paddling round in a bath of milk.
Ex: Bathing & washing clothes in the river are perceived as pleasurable & traditional social activities.
Ex: The picture portrays a mother and daughter drying off after a swim.
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* accesorios de baño=bathroom accessories ; bathroom fittings.
* armario de baño=bathroom cabinet.
* armario de cuarto de baño=bathroom cabinet.
* asiento de baño=toilet seat.
* baño de arena=sand bath.
* baño de azúcar glaseado=glacé icing.
* baño de barro=mud bath.
* baño de chocolate=chocolate icing.
* baño de fuego=baptism of fire.
* baño de lodo=mud bath.
* baño de pies=footbath.
* baño de sangre=bloodbath [blood bath].
* baño de vapor=steam bath.
* baños de agua caliente=hot springs.
* báscula de baño=bathroom scales.
* bata de baño=bathrobe.
* bolsa de baño=toiletry bag ; sponge bag.
* cocer al baño María=steam.
* cocinar al baño María=steam.
* con baño=en suite ; en-suite bathroom ; en-suite bath ; en-suite facilities.
* cortina de baño=shower curtain.
* cuarto de baño=bathroom.
* darse un baño de sol=sunbathe.
* descanso para ir al baño=bathroom break.
* enseñado a pedir el baño=toilet-trained.
* mampara de baño=shower screen.
* peso de baño=bathroom scales.
* ropa de baño=swimwear ; togs.
* sales de baño=bath salts.
* traje de baño=bathing suit ; swimming costume ; swimsuit ; swimming suit ; bathing dress.

baño de arena
(n.)=sand bath.
Ex: Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.
baño de azúcar glaseado
(n.)=glacé icing.
Ex: Royal icing consists of sugar and egg albumen (egg whites), whereas glace icing only contains sugar.
baño de barro
(n.)=mud bath.
Ex: Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.
baño de chocolate
(n.)=chocolate icing.
Ex: Her paintings and drawings depict food and her sculptures are made of marzipan, chocolate icing, sugar icing, and cookies.
baño de fuego
(n.)=baptism of fire.
Ex: He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.
baño de lodo
(n.)=mud bath.
Ex: Other bath types include sand baths, where bathers are buried in naturally heated sand, mud baths and steam rooms.
baño de pies
(n.)=footbath.
Ex: Footbaths are commonly used as a method to control infectious diseases in veterinary hospitals.
baño de sangre
(n.)=bloodbath [blood bath].
Ex: The story amounts to blind love equals bloodbath and media exploitation in rural America.
baño de vapor
(n.)=steam bath.
Ex: Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.
baños de agua caliente
(n.)=hot springs.
Ex: A World Heritage City, Bath is renowned for its hot springs, Roman Baths, and Georgian architecture.
baúl
(n.)=chest ; trunk.
Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
Ex: The books had been packed in metal trunks.

beagle
(n.)=beagle.
Ex: For example, if the query were to find documents containing 'beagle or basset hound' and no phrases were indexed, the first list would contain those documents with the word 'beagle' and the maybe list would be those documents containing 'basset hound' but not 'beagle'.

beano
(n.)=beano.
Nota: Pastilla contra la flatulencia.
Ex: Taking a beano tablet with meals can help to cut down on the gas that may occur due to foods.

beatería
(n.)=prudishness ; prudery.
Ex: Perhaps this is due to the clash between American prudishness and the culture of these other countries where people have a more balanced view of sex.
Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.

beatitud
(n.)=piousness.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

beatnik
(n.)=beatnik.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.

beato
(adj.)=pious.
Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
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* excesivamente beato=over-pious.

bebedor
(n.)=guzzler ; drinker ; binge drinker.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: This view has helped exonerate the majority of drinkers & the alcohol industry from responsibility.
Ex: Persistent binge drinkers could be fast-tracked into detox.
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* bebedor asiduo=frequent drinker.
* bebedor empedernido=heavy drinker.
* gran bebedor=heavy drinker.

bebedor asiduo
(n.)=frequent drinker.
Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
bebedor empedernido
(n.)=heavy drinker.
Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
beber
(v.)=drink ; sip ; booze ; take + a swig ; swig ; imbibe ; have + a drink ; take + a swill ; swill.
Ex: Some libraries offer users the opportunity to eat and drink, read books, periodicals and newspapers and listen to records and tapes.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.
Ex: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
Ex: In general, two drinks should be the limit when you're imbibing alcohol, whether it's wine, beer or liquor.
Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
Ex: They advise that children should be encouraged to take a swill of water and rinse it around their teeth after eating sweets.
Ex: At 57 years of age, after swilling the likes of cheap beer, cheap whiskey and bad tequila, I have developed a taste for wine.
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* a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar=eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
* barril con agua de beber=scuttlebutt.
* beber a la salud de Alguien=drink to + Posesivo + health.
* beber algo=have + a drink.
* beber como un cosaco=drink like + a fish.
* beber con la lengua=lap up.
* beber mucho=drink + heavily.
* bebérselo todo=drink + Nombre + out of.
* fuente para beber=scuttlebutt ; drinking fountain ; water fountain ; bubbler.
* haber bebido demasiado=be over the limit.
* sin comerlo ni beberlo=without having anything to do with it.
* sin comérselo, ni bebérselo=without having anything to do with it ; without asking for it.

beber a la salud de Alguien
(v.)=drink to + Posesivo + health.
Ex: This evolved into the tradition of visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health.
beber algo
(v.)=have + a drink.
Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
beber como un cosaco
(v.)=drink like + a fish.
Ex: He was drinking like a fish, every night, into the wee hours.
beber con la lengua
(v.)=lap up.
Ex: He stopped, sniffed the air, then began lapping up water, which the others did except five who kept watch in the brush.
beber mucho
(v.)=drink + heavily.
Ex: I know he's drinking heavily -- he keeps the bottle locked in the credenza behind his desk -- because he's hung over almost every morning.
bebida
(n.)=beverage ; drink ; drinking ; booze ; boozing.
Ex: You have specified beverages but no the particular beverage in question, coffee.
Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.
Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.
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* amante de la buena bebida=drink enthusiast.
* atracón de bebida=binge drinking.
* bebida alcohólica=alcoholic drink ; alcoholic beverage ; spirit ; liquor ; alchy [alchie].
* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* bebida alcohólica fuerte=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* bebida alcohólica ilegal=moonshine.
* bebida baja en alcohol=low-alcohol drink.
* bebida con hielo=long drink.
* bebida de fuera=outside drink.
* bebida de lima=lime crush.
* bebida deportiva=sports drink.
* bebida energética=energy drink ; sports drink.
* bebida refrescante=long cool drink ; long drink.
* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas=licensed.
* consumidor de bebidas=drinker.
* consumidor de bebidas alcohólicas=alcoholic drinker.
* consumo de bebidas=drink consumption.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas=drinking ; boozing.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad=underage drinking.
* destilador ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=shiner ; moonshiner.
* exceso en la bebida=intemperance.
* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner ; shiner.
* industria de la bebida, la=beverage industry, the.
* lata de bebida=beverage can.
* problemas con la bebida=problem drinking.
* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas=drink-related.
* relacionado con la bebida=drink-related.
* tienda de bebidas alcohólicas=liquor store ; off-licence.
* tomarse una bebida=have + a drink.
* trae tu propia bebida=BYOB [Bring Your Own Bottle/Booze].
* vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner ; shiner.

bebida alcohólica
(n.)=alcoholic drink ; alcoholic beverage ; spirit ; liquor ; alchy [alchie].
Ex: The library holds 4,500 volumes on various types of alcoholic drinks. Ex: North Americans spend more on chewing gum, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages each year than the entire annual budgets of many poor countries. Ex: A common defence of drivers against disqualification from driving for having a high blood alcohol level is to claim that they had unwittingly consumed a drink laced with added spirits. Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death. Ex: Then I followed these two jokers to a liquor store where they got them some alchy.
bebida alcohólica con muchos grados
(n.)=hard drink ; hard liquor.
Ex: Mancall examines the uneven ways in which hard drink reached the Indians. Ex: Plus, mixing hard liquors is a surefire way to introduce yourself to mister hangover in the morning.
bebida alcohólica fuerte
(n.)=hard drink ; hard liquor.
Ex: Mancall examines the uneven ways in which hard drink reached the Indians. Ex: Plus, mixing hard liquors is a surefire way to introduce yourself to mister hangover in the morning.
bebida alcohólica ilegal
(n.)=moonshine.
Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.
bebida baja en alcohol
(n.)=low-alcohol drink.
Ex: A characteristic feature of the Ukrainian market is the high popularity of low-alcohol drinks, namely beer and wine.
bebida con hielo
(n.)=long drink.
Ex: The future of cognac may lie in cocktails and long drinks.
bebida de fuera
(n.)=outside drink.
Ex: Remember you cannot bring outside food or drinks into the play-centre (except baby food).
bebida de lima
(n.)=lime crush.
Ex: Orange crush was a resounding success, and they introduced lemon crush and lime crush in 1918 and 1920.
bebida deportiva
(n.)=sports drink.
Ex: Consumption of sport drinks containing carbohydrates and electrolytes during exercise will provide fuel for the muscles = La consumicion de bebidas energéticas que contienen carbohidratos y electrolitos durante el ejercicio proporciona energía para los músculos.
bebida energética
(n.)=energy drink ; sports drink.
Ex: This risk can be reduced by regularly taking in fluid or energy drinks throughout exercise. Ex: Consumption of sport drinks containing carbohydrates and electrolytes during exercise will provide fuel for the muscles = La consumicion de bebidas energéticas que contienen carbohidratos y electrolitos durante el ejercicio proporciona energía para los músculos.
bebida refrescante
(n.)=long cool drink ; long drink.
Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun. Ex: The future of cognac may lie in cocktails and long drinks.
bebido
(adj.)=tipsy.
Ex: After a typically huge meal, Kate announced to the slightly tipsy assembly that she had found another job.
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* estar bebido=be the worse for wear.

bebé
(n.)=baby [babies, -pl.] ; babe ; sprog ; bub.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: They are pure as a babe's innocence.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.
Ex: She's probably just a little protective over her little bubs which is normal.
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* bebé con cólicos=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
* bebé probeta=test-tube baby.
* bebé que empieza a andar=toddler.
* bebé que nace muerto=stillbirth [still-birth].
* bebé que padece de cólicos=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
* celebrar el nacimiento del bebé=wet + the baby's head.
* cochecito de bebé=pram ; baby carriage.
* dormir como un bebé=sleep like + a baby.
* esperar un bebé=expect + a baby.
* habitación para cambiar bebés=baby changing room.
* intercomunicador para bebés=baby monitor ; baby alarm.
* interfono para bebés=baby monitor ; baby alarm.
* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés=lapsit.
* sala para cambiar bebés=baby changing room.
* sillita de bebé para coche=car baby seat ; infant car seat.
* tan inocente como un bebé=as innocent as a lamb.
* toallita húmeda para bebé=baby wipe.
* un bebé=a babe in arms.

bebé con cólicos
(n.)=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
Ex: Calm a colicky baby by rocking the baby, burping the baby over your shoulder or massaging the tummy in a clockwise motion. Ex: The typical pattern of a colicky infant is one who cries increasingly throughout the day, but mostly in the early evening or late afternoon.
bebé probeta
(n.)=test-tube baby.
Ex: This unit describes what would be necessary to produce a 'test-tube baby' from conception through the ability to survive on its own.
bebé que empieza a andar
(n.)=toddler.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
bebé que nace muerto
(n.)=stillbirth [still-birth].
Ex: Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.
bebé que padece de cólicos
(n.)=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
Ex: Calm a colicky baby by rocking the baby, burping the baby over your shoulder or massaging the tummy in a clockwise motion. Ex: The typical pattern of a colicky infant is one who cries increasingly throughout the day, but mostly in the early evening or late afternoon.
bebérselo todo
(v.)=drink + Nombre + out of.
Ex: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice.
beca de asistencia
(n.)=attendance grant.
Ex: As the number of attendance grants is limited, all applicants are strongly advised to seek support from other sources.
beca de asistencia a congreso
(n.)=conference attendance grant.
Ex: The most that we award in a conference attendance grant is $200.
beca de desplazamiento
(n.)=travel grant.
Ex: IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help.
beca de estudio(s)
(n.)=study grant ; education grant.
Ex: IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help. Ex: Education grants are the single most important option for funding a college education if your parents cannot afford to pay the total bill.
beca de formación
=in-service training.
Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians.
beca de graduación
(n.)=graduation sash.
Ex: They are among the most famous manufacturers of embroidered stoles and graduation sashes.
beca de investigación
(n.)=research grant.
Ex: Graduate students who are either working on research grants or have published academic papers on research in the field are included.
beca de movilidad
(n.)=travel grant ; mobility grant.
Ex: IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help. Ex: Mobility grants are intended to offset the additional costs of student mobility, such as travel costs, foreign language preparation where necessary and a higher cost of living in the host country.
beca de prácticas
=in-service training.
Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians.
beca escolar
(n.)=school grant.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
beca^1
(n.)=fellowship ; grant ; scholarship ; studentship ; bursary ; grant money.
Ex: She has received the CLA's Ruby E. Wallace Traveling fellowship and the Canadian Council Grant, both for the study of nonbook materials.
Ex: In its early years it benefited from a variety of grants to support activities and developments, but since 1971, OCLC has been supported by membership fees and grants for specific research and development projects.
Ex: This article considers the following models of payment: tuition reimbursement by employer; tuition paid by the student; and tuition assisted by scholarship or grant.
Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.
Ex: The article 'Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' provides information to teachers who need grant money to fund projects their schools cannot afford.
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* beca de asistencia=attendance grant.
* beca de asistencia a congreso=conference attendance grant.
* beca de desplazamiento=travel grant.
* beca de estudio(s)=study grant ; education grant.
* beca de formación=in-service training.
* beca de investigación=research grant.
* beca de movilidad=travel grant ; mobility grant.
* beca de prácticas=in-service training.
* beca escolar=school grant.
* conceder beca=grant + scholarship.
* que concede becas=grant-making.
* sistema de becas=grant scheme.

beca^2
(n.)=graduation sash ; sash.
Ex: They are among the most famous manufacturers of embroidered stoles and graduation sashes.
Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
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* beca de graduación=graduation sash.

becada
(n.)=woodcock.
Ex: Woodcock, like any other game bird, needs careful cooking.

becado
(n.)=fundee.
Ex: The funding guidelines require the enforcement of a written policy on conflicts of interest and disclosure of 'significant' financial interests on the part of fundees.
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* persona becada=fundee.

becario
(n.)=grantee ; fellow ; grant recipient.
Ex: The study looked at the publications of the 152 grantees versus the total literature on schistosomiasis.
Ex: Fellows are expected to return to Australia at the end of the fellowship to continue to do work of a similar nature.
Ex: Final selection of the grant recepients will be made only after the interview.
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* becario de investigación=research grantee ; research student.
* becario Rodas=Rhodes scholar.

becario Rodas
(n.)=Rhodes scholar.
Ex: Kozol, a Rhodes scholar, has championed the need for society to provide equal access to education and resources.
becario de investigación
(n.)=research grantee ; research student.
Ex: The last newsletter discusses the outcomes of a survey of how research grantees disseminate information. Ex: The following procedure defines the process for hiring any research student into the labs.
becerro
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* piel de becerro=calfskin.

bedel
(n.)=porter ; doorman [doormen, -pl.].
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.

beduino
(n./adj.)=Bedouin.
Ex: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.

behaviorista
(n.)=behavioural [behavioral, -USA] ; behaviouralist [behavioralist, -USA] ; behavioural scientist.
Ex: We got a book of memoirs by an ex-convict who works for the Western Behavioral Institute in La Jolla, California, which is very closely associated with publication of the work.
Ex: Behaviouralists cited literature of greater median age than traditionalists.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.

behemot
(n.)=behemoth.
Nota: Criatura mitológica.
Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.

beicon
(n.)=bacon.
Ex: She was passing the shop and couldn't resist trying out the egg, bacon, chips and beans.
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* loncha de beicon=rasher of bacon.

beige
(adj.)=buff.
Ex: Two colors were used: white and buff.

beis
(adj.)=beige ; buff ; fawn.
Ex: The term beige, sometimes referred to as 'light greyish yellowish brown', is commonly used to the description of book-cloth colours.
Ex: Two colors were used: white and buff.
Ex: This paint comes in a fawn colour with a matte finish that allows you to wipe clean surface dirt and grime without damaging the surface.

bejuco
(n.)=reed.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.

beldad
(n.)=beauty.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.

belga
(adj.)=Belgian.
Ex: To this end it was developed by two Belgians using the Decimal Classification of Melvil Dewey as the basis for their new scheme.
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* franco belga=Belgian franc.

belicismo
(n.)=warmongering.
Ex: This book makes use of archival sources to explode the myth of Poincare's warmongering.

belicista
(n.)=warmongering ; warmonger.
Ex: Another factor contributing to the truce involved changes in their warmongering attitudes on domestication.
Ex: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.

belicoso
(adj.)=bellicose ; belligerent ; aggressive ; chippy.
Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
Ex: Dexter Rundle thought: 'The day was progressing serenely and I was feeling not at all belligerent' = Dexter Rundle pensó: "El día iba progresando con serenidad y no me sentía de ninguna manera agresivo".
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
Ex: It was expected to be an intense game, but it quickly turned into a very chippy affair early.

beligerante
(adj.)=belligerent ; scrappy ; bellicose ; truculent.
Ex: Dexter Rundle thought: 'The day was progressing serenely and I was feeling not at all belligerent' = Dexter Rundle pensó: "El día iba progresando con serenidad y no me sentía de ninguna manera agresivo".
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.
Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
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* partes beligerantes=warring parties.

bellacada
(n.)=dirty trick.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.

bellaco
(n.)=miscreant ; rascal ; scallywag [scalawag, -USA] ; rapscallion ; cad ; villain.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
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* mentir como un bellaco=lie through + Posesivo + teeth ; lie + straight-faced.
* trabajar como un bellaco=work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Reflexivo + to death.

belladona
(n.)=deadly nightshade ; belladonna.
Ex: Belladonna is also known as deadly nightshade and is used by many homeopathic practitioners for the treatment of migraine headaches.
Ex: Belladonna is also known as deadly nightshade and is used by many homeopathic practitioners for the treatment of migraine headaches.

bellamente
=prettily.
Ex: He didn't even have the good grace to blush, even slightly, when she fluttered her eyelashes prettily and thrust her breasts forward.

bellaquería
(n.)=dirty trick ; villainy.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.
Ex: The comments sections on web pages are wretched hives of scum and villainy, and the last place you'd expect to encounter the internet equivalent of a literary coterie.

bellas artes
(n.)=fine arts.
Ex: It should be noted that such a significance order of categories is more recognizable in the disciplines of natural science than in fine arts.
belleza
(n.)=beauty ; belle ; beauty queen ; prettiness.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.
Ex: The author reviews the main features of selected World Wide Web databases aimed at helping would-be beauty queens prepare for beauty pageants.
Ex: She arrived at the conclusion that emphasis on prettiness is 1 of the criteria that accounts for exclusion of pictures of fat children.
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* belleza del paisaje=scenic beauty.
* belleza extraordinaria=scenic beauty.
* centro de belleza=beauty centre.
* concurso de belleza=beauty pageant ; beauty contest.
* de gran belleza=scenic.
* gran belleza=scenic beauty.
* la belleza es superficial=beauty is only skin deep.
* salón de belleza=beauty salon ; beauty centre ; beauty parlour ; beauty shop.

belleza del paisaje
(n.)=scenic beauty.
Ex: Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe but it is greatest in areas valued for their scenic beauty.
belleza extraordinaria
(n.)=scenic beauty.
Ex: Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe but it is greatest in areas valued for their scenic beauty.
bello
(adj.)=fair ; cute ; beautiful.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
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* Bella Durmiente, la=Sleeping Beauty.
* bellas artes=fine arts.
* bello sexo, el=fair sex, the.
* enseñanza de bellas artes=aesthetic education.
* La Bella y la Bestia=Beauty and the Beast.

bello sexo, el
=fair sex, the.
Ex: I was young in those days, and perhaps apt to look at things through rose-coloured spectacles, especially where the fair sex was concerned.
bellota
(n.)=acorn.
Ex: Instructions are included for how to plant eggplants, violets, carnivorous plants, and acorns.
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* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas=great oaks from little acorns grow.

beluga
(n.)=beluga.
Ex: Arctic belugas migrate southward in large herds when the sea freezes over.
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* ballena beluga=beluga whale.

belén^2
(n.)=Nativity scene ; Nativity representation ; crêche.
Ex: Nativity scenes depicting the birth of Jesus are a beautiful addition to any Christmas decor.
Ex: Today many people place many types of small nativity representations in their home.
Ex: Even before decorated Christmas trees became the custom, the crèche already had pride of place in people's homes.
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* meterse en belenes=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.

belígero
(adj.)=bellicose.
Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.

bencedrina
(n.)=Benzedrine.
Nota: Fármaco.
Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.

benceno
(n.)=benzene.
Ex: For example, an indicative abstract might have the sentence, 'The octane number of benzene was determined and reported'; an informative abstract might read, in part, 'The octane number of benzene is 100' = Por ejemplo, un resumen indicativo podría incluir la frase, "Se determina y presenta el índice de octano del benceno"; un resumen informativo podría decir, en parte, "El índice de octano del benceno es 100".

benchmarking
(n.)=benchmarking.
Nota: Establecimiento de un criterio, norma o referencia con respecto al que se pueden fijar objetivos y evaluar los progresos realizados.
Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.

bendecir
(v.)=bless (with) ; consecrate ; hallow.
Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.
Ex: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
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* bendecir la mesa=say + grace.
* ¡Dios lo bendiga!=God bless him!.

bendecir la mesa
(v.)=say + grace.
Ex: Some people say grace every night, others only before seminal holiday meals.
bendición
(n.)=blessing ; godsend.
Ex: The article 'The blessings of providence on an association of archivists' recounts the history of the Society of American Archivists, founded in 1935.
Ex: The article 'Digital cameras - gimmick or godsend? examines the use of digital cameras in genealogy.
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* bendición del cielo=gift from God.

bendición del cielo
(n.)=gift from God.
Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.
bendito
(adj.)=hallowed ; blessed.
Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
Ex: The article 'The blessed soul' refers to the glorious life of Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya and his work in the Indian public social services.
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* agua bendita=holy water.
* gloria bendita=out of this world.
* pila del agua bendita=holy water font.

benedictino
(adj.)=Benedictine.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

benefactor
(n.)=benefactor ; patron ; do-gooder.
Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.

beneficiar
(v.)=give + Nombre + something for + Posesivo + money ; provide + benefit ; advantage.
Ex: Such a programme would be aimed at giving IFLA members something for their money, as well as attracting new members.
Ex: The project showed that microcomputers can provide significant benefits for processing.
Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
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* beneficiarse=benefit ; profit ; be better off ; be better served by ; realise + benefits.
* beneficiarse de=draw on/upon + fruits ; enlist + the benefits of ; be on the receiving end of ; take + advantage (of) ; tap into.
* beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno=bask in + reflected glory.
* beneficiarse económicamente=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
* para beneficiarse económicamente=for profit.

beneficiario
(n.)=recipient ; beneficiary ; payee ; grantee.
Ex: He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching, and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
Ex: Such assisted loans are given at the normal interest rate, and the Commission grants an additional interest rebate which is paid directly to the beneficiary.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').
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* ser el beneficiario de=be on the receiving end of.

beneficiarse
(v.)=benefit ; profit ; be better off ; be better served by ; realise + benefits.
Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation. Ex: In what respects can a student profit from a knowledge of abstracts and by developing abstracting skills?. Ex: Everybody would be better off if academic libraries provided research services on a pay as you go basis. Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario. Ex: This situation will change through greater understanding of OSI standards and the benefits that can be realized through their use.
beneficiarse de
(v.)=draw on/upon + fruits ; enlist + the benefits of ; be on the receiving end of ; take + advantage (of) ; tap into.
Ex: Each area will, nevertheless, draw upon the fruits of bibliographical scholarship in varying degrees. Ex: There is now a possibility to enlist the benefits of exchange programmes through 'library twinning' arrangements. Ex: Third world countries may not be on the receiving end of access because of lack of money or education. Ex: It is not surprising that the networks discussed later have all taken advantage of computer processing in some form or another. Ex: It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end.
beneficiarse del triunfo ajeno
(v.)=bask in + reflected glory.
Ex: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
beneficiarse económicamente
(v.)=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
beneficiencia
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* casa de beneficiencia=almshouse.
* comedor de beneficiencia=soup kitchen.
* fundación de beneficiencia pública=public trust.
* hogar de beneficiencia=almshouse.
* obra de beneficiencia=benefaction.
* organismo de beneficiencia pública=public trust.
* sociedad de beneficiencia=friendly society ; provident society ; mutual benefit society.

beneficio
(n.)=benefit ; gain ; profit ; plus [pluses, -pl.] ; dividend ; payback ; payoff [pay-off] ; perk ; mileage.
Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition.
Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.
Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.
Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.
Ex: The article has the title 'Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada'.
Ex: In the 1980s the illegal reproduction and distribution of information was a tedious process that generally produced poor payback.
Ex: Although setting up a security policy may demand considerable upheaval, it has significant payoff in safety and efficiency.
Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.
Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.
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* análisis de costes-beneficios=cost-benefit analysis.
* análisis de costos-beneficios=cost-benefit analysis.
* aportar beneficios=lead to + benefits ; bring + benefits.
* beneficio añadido=added benefit.
* beneficio de bolsa=share dividend.
* beneficio directo=direct benefit.
* beneficio eclesiástico=benefice.
* beneficio económico=economic benefit ; financial benefit ; economic return.
* beneficio extra=bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
* beneficio fiscal=tax benefit ; fiscal benefit.
* beneficio indirecto=spin-off ; indirect benefit ; spinoff benefit ; spillover benefit.
* beneficio marginal=marginal benefit.
* beneficio material=material benefit.
* beneficio mutuo=mutual benefit ; reciprocal benefit.
* beneficio neto=net trading profit ; net profit ; net gain ; net benefit.
* beneficio para la salud=health benefit.
* beneficio personal=personal gain.
* beneficio positivo=positive return.
* beneficio público=public interest.
* beneficio recíproco=mutual benefit ; reciprocal benefit.
* beneficios=return.
* beneficios acumulados=accruing benefits.
* beneficios brutos=gross benefits.
* beneficios complementarios=fringe benefits.
* beneficios de la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* beneficios del cargo, los=spoils of office, the.
* beneficios en metálico=cash benefit.
* beneficios en relación con la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* beneficios netos=net income.
* beneficio social=societal benefit ; social return ; social benefit.
* concierto a beneficio=benefit concert.
* conseguir beneficio=accrue + benefit.
* cosechar beneficios=reap + benefits ; reap + returns ; reap + rewards.
* costes y beneficios=costs and benefits.
* costos y beneficios=costs and benefits.
* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
* de mucho beneficio=high-payoff.
* el beneficio de la duda=the benefit of the doubt.
* en beneficio de=for the benefit of ; to the benefit of ; in the best interest(s) of.
* en beneficio propio=to + Posesivo + advantage.
* en + Posesivo + propio beneficio=to + Posesivo + advantage.
* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet=fall through + the net.
* explotar beneficios=exploit + benefits.
* margen de beneficio=markup rate ; markup [mark-up] ; profit margin.
* muchos beneficios=high return.
* obtener beneficios=gain + benefit ; make + a profit ; realise + benefits ; derive + benefit ; reap + rewards ; reap + benefits ; reap + returns ; make + profit.
* obtener el máximo beneficio=reap + full potential.
* para beneficio de=for the good of ; in the best interest(s) of.
* para el beneficio de=for the benefit of.
* precio de coste más margen de beneficios=cost-plus pricing.
* producir beneficios=reap + dividends ; render + returns ; achieve + returns ; pay + dividends ; return + dividends.
* que busca el beneficio propio=self-serving.
* reducir los beneficios=cut + profit.
* relación costes-beneficios=cost-benefit ratio.
* relación costos-beneficios=cost-benefit ratio.
* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios=cost-benefit.
* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios=cost-benefit.
* reportar beneficio=provide + benefit.
* reportar beneficios=have + benefits ; bring + benefits.
* riesgos-beneficios=risk-return.
* ser de gran beneficio para=be of great benefit to.
* ser un beneficio inesperado para=be a boon to.
* tener beneficios=have + benefits.

beneficio añadido
(n.)=added benefit.
Ex: Automation of SDI resulted in substantial savings in staff time with the added benefit of allowing customization of output to local specifications = La automatización de la DSI dio como resultado un ahorro considerable en el tiempo del personal con el beneficio añadido de permtir la adaptación de los resultados a las condiciones locales.
beneficio de bolsa
(n.)=share dividend.
Ex: With the advent of computers, transactions like payments of salaries, share dividends, tax deductions, etc., could now be handled by the transfer of data, rather than of slips of paper.
beneficio directo
(n.)=direct benefit.
Ex: Direct and indirect benefits are both essential elements to understanding the true economic benefit provided by a library.
beneficio eclesiástico
(n.)=benefice.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.
beneficio económico
(n.)=economic benefit ; financial benefit ; economic return.
Ex: Researchers, administrators, and business people will derive economic benefit from following this approach. Ex: The system is described, along with its installation and operation, and financial benefits. Ex: With the increasing demand for accountability, libraries should be able to justify budgetary requests by translating public investment in libraries into an economic return.
beneficio extra
(n.)=bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.
beneficio fiscal
(n.)=tax benefit ; fiscal benefit.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward. Ex: The economic and fiscal benefits of immigration should not be the sole driver of immigration policy.
beneficio indirecto
(n.)=spin-off ; indirect benefit ; spinoff benefit ; spillover benefit.
Ex: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases. Ex: Direct and indirect benefits are both essential elements to understanding the true economic benefit provided by a library. Ex: The author focuses on the unexpected spinoff benefits from multimedia for the bookselling business as a whole. Ex: This kind of 'spillover benefit' is rarely taken into account when judging programs' success.
beneficio marginal
(n.)=marginal benefit.
Ex: Marginal benefits are the additional benefits received when one more unit is produced.
beneficio material
(n.)=material benefit.
Ex: These conditions include that the landowner 'must not receive any money, property or other material benefit for entering into the covenant'.
beneficio mutuo
(n.)=mutual benefit ; reciprocal benefit.
Ex: China will adhere to a new security concept of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination to maintain regional peace and stability. Ex: In this case, the interaction between humans and their natural habitat is a mutual relationship, i.e., one of reciprocal benefits = En este caso, la interacción que existe entre el hombre y su medio natural es una relación de tipo mutua, es decir, de beneficios recíprocos.
beneficio neto
(n.)=net trading profit ; net profit ; net gain ; net benefit.
Ex: For 217 businesses for which comparable data were available, the gross profit was the same at 29.1 per cent for 1978/9 and 1979/80 but the net trading profit was down from 3.6 per cent to 3.1 per cent. Ex: The net profit is no more than 3.8 per cent at best with the large bookshops but is down to a loss of 0.7 per cent for the small ones. Ex: The region showed a net gain of bookstores this year, with more opening than closing. Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).
beneficio para la salud
(n.)=health benefit.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
beneficio personal
(n.)=personal gain.
Ex: This covert resistance to the information technology implementation process is motivated by personal gain.
beneficio positivo
(n.)=positive return.
Ex: Twenty case studies were presented demonstrating the use of information technology to achieve a positive return on investment within the federal government.
beneficio público
(n.)=public interest.
Ex: It is, however, possible for member states to make exemptions to this restriction on grounds of important public interest.
beneficio recíproco
(n.)=mutual benefit ; reciprocal benefit.
Ex: China will adhere to a new security concept of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination to maintain regional peace and stability. Ex: In this case, the interaction between humans and their natural habitat is a mutual relationship, i.e., one of reciprocal benefits = En este caso, la interacción que existe entre el hombre y su medio natural es una relación de tipo mutua, es decir, de beneficios recíprocos.
beneficio social
(n.)=societal benefit ; social return ; social benefit.
Ex: Many of the visionary reports now being published on the future information society contain unsupportable claims of potential societal benefit. Ex: Economists have estimated the regional impacts and social returns realized through the provision of public education institutions. Ex: If good buildings are erected, even in unpromising neighbourhoods, the subsequent social benefits and positive political responses may restore libraries to the eminence they once enjoyed.
beneficios
(n.)=return.
Ex: Some CD-ROM publishers charge as much as possible and skim the market for the fastest and highest possible return.
beneficios acumulados
=accruing benefits.
Ex: Some employers ignore this responsibility appreciating the accruing benefits of a professionally competent and motivated staff.
beneficios brutos
(n.)=gross benefits.
Ex: The application of game theory to library networks consists of three basic subjects: the calculation of the costs of a network, the calculation of the gross benefits for the whole network, and the stability of the network.
beneficios complementarios
(n.)=fringe benefits.
Ex: The cost of fringe benefits is an additional cost to the organization, and most employees do not recognize that fringe benefits supplement their salaries.
beneficios de la inversión
(n.)=return on investment (ROI).
Ex: By using appropriate methods, economic impacts and benefits can be calculated as a valid representation of taxpayers' return on investment (ROI) for supporting public libraries.
beneficios del cargo, los
(n.)=spoils of office, the.
Ex: The sharing of spoils of office has become one of the mainstays of coalition politics.
beneficios en metálico
(n.)=cash benefit.
Ex: The rest of the population was convinced that claimants were really receiving large cash benefits.
beneficios en relación con la inversión
(n.)=return on investment (ROI).
Ex: By using appropriate methods, economic impacts and benefits can be calculated as a valid representation of taxpayers' return on investment (ROI) for supporting public libraries.
beneficios netos
(n.)=net income.
Ex: Deductions for expenses can be used to lower the reportable net income for income tax purposes.
beneficioso
(adj.)=beneficial ; salutary ; beneficent ; win-win + Nombre ; empowering ; advantageous.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.
Ex: Television has not been as culturally beneficent as film, but it has given rise to video artists like Nam June Paik.
Ex: The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.
Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.

beneplácito
(n.)=acquiescence ; acceptance ; approval ; consent ; blessing.
Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.
Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
Ex: Subject to the consent of the original author every thesis should be available for loan.
Ex: The article 'The blessings of providence on an association of archivists' recounts the history of the Society of American Archivists, founded in 1935.
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* dar el beneplácito=give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
* recibir el beneplácito=get + the seal of approval.

beneración
(n.)=obeisance.
Ex: In this position obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon their heels with their back and shoulders straight and head bowed.

benevolencia
(n.)=benevolence.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Bibles, benevolence, and bureaucracy: the changing nature o nineteenth century religious records' = El título del artículo es "Las biblias, la benevolencia y la burocracia: la naturaleza cambiante o los registros religiosos del siglo diecinueve".

benevolente
(adj.)=forgiving.
Ex: Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.

bengala
(n.)=flare ; sparkler.
Ex: These flares light up the surrounding area in a yellowish red glow for a short period of time, allowing you to see better.
Ex: These sparklers didn't last very long, in fact several of them didn't light at all.

bengalí
(adj.)=Bengali.
Ex: This article discusses the collaboration between the school librarian and the humanities department at Little Ilford School in the acquistion of textbooks in the main community languages (Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi).

benigno
(adj.)=benign.
Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.
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* tumor benigno=benign tumour.

bentos
(n.)=benthos.
Ex: Benthos are the organisms which live on, in, or near the seabed, also known as the benthic zone.

benéfico^1
(adj.)=beneficent ; beneficial.
Ex: Television has not been as culturally beneficent as film, but it has given rise to video artists like Nam June Paik.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.

benéfico^2
(adj.)=charitable ; philanthropic.
Ex: This article presents a basic overview of Ohio law on gambling as a guide to library foundations which are considering lotteries, raffles, and other charitable gambling activities as a means of raising money.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of the cooperation of philanthropic organisations and the assistance of librarians, library associations and news media.
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* asociación benéfica=service club.
* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios=Lions club.
* deducción por donación a obras benéficas=charitable deduction ; charitable tax deduction.
* fundación benéfica=charitable trust ; aid agency ; aid organisation ; charitable institution ; charitable organisation.
* institución benéfica=charity ; charitable organisation ; charitable institution.
* obra benéfica=charity.
* organización benéfica=aid agency ; aid organisation.
* semana benéfica estudiantil=rag week.
* tienda benéfica=charity shop ; thrift store ; thrift shop.

benévolo
(adj.)=benign ; benevolent ; lenient.
Ex: The much-vaunted 'neutrality' of libraries, it was argued, was really a benign passivity in the face of social injustice.
Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: In 5 of the 7 cases, women are consistently more lenient or men consistently more strict in their evaluations of ethics = En 5 de los 7 casos, las mujeres son sistemáticamente más benévolas o los hombres sistemáticamente más estrictos en sus evaluaciones sobre cuestiones éticas.

beodo
(n.)=drunkard ; drunk back ; blind drunk ; drunk.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.
Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'.
Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.

berberecho
(n.)=cockle.
Ex: Oysters were a vital standby to many working people in Europe before pollution all but wiped them out, while cockles, whelks, and winkles marinated in vinegar live on as vestigial delicacies.

bereber
(n.)=Berber.
Ex: In Algeria, as in all of the Maghreb, the inadequate system of publishing and circulating children's books fails to respond to the needs of a multilingual readership (Arabic, French and Berber).

berenjena
(n.)=eggplant ; aubergine.
Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
Ex: Greenhouses are used widely in the Mediterranean basin for the production of out of season vegetables such as aubergine, bean, cucumber, lettuce, pepper and tomato.

berenjenal
(n.)=a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; predicament ; can of worms.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.
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* en un berenjenal=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil.
* estar en un berenjenal=be (in) a (real) mess.
* meterse en un berenjenal=get into + a predicament ; open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.

bergantín
(n.)=brigantine.
Ex: Students spend six weeks aboard the brigantine 'Cramer' studying oceanography, nautical science, and maritime history.

berilio
(n.)=beryllium.
Ex: Results are presented of a study on the relationships between beryllium content of soil and infant morbidity rate.

berilo
(n.)=beryl.
Nota: Piedra preciosa.
Ex: Production of beryl over the past 25 years is estimated to be more than 60,000 carats.

bermejo
(adj.)=russet.
Ex: Even a plain, white material will work, when you crest it with a burgundy, russet, orange, red, or yellow runner.

bermellón
(n.)=vermilion [vermillion].
Ex: For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).

berrenchín
(n.)=temper tantrum.
Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect.

berrinche
(n.)=tantrum ; temper tantrum.
Ex: Blatant prima donna behavior is becoming less acceptable in America, but at most Italian theaters, being nice will not win opera singers half the respect of a good tantrum.
Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect.
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* dar un berrinche=throw + a tantrum.
* tener un berrinche=throw + a fit.

berro
(n.)=watercress.
Ex: Referred to as the poor man's food in England, in the early 1800s, watercress sandwiches were a staple breakfast for the working class.

besar
(v.)=kiss.
Ex: Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.
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* besarle el culo a Alguien=kiss + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + ass/arse ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.

besarle el culo a Alguien
(v.)=kiss + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + ass/arse ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
Ex: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist. Ex: Aspartame is another blatant example of America's fascist government licking the butt of big corporate greed. Ex: He's too lazy and incompetent, a sycophant who would rather lick his boss' ass than earn his promotion the honest and hard way. Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear. Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
beso
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* beso de Judas, el=kiss and tell ; kiss of Judas, the.
* dar un beso de despedida=kiss + Nombre + goodbye.
* soplar un beso=blow + Nombre + a kiss.

beso de Judas, el
=kiss and tell ; kiss of Judas, the.
Ex: The author analyzes the index to Alain de Botton's novel 'Kiss and tell'. Ex: Little did the betrayer know that the kiss of Judas would become a proverb in every nation.
bestia
(n.)=beast ; brute ; behemoth ; behemoth.
Nota: Criatura mitológica.
Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.
Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.
Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.
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* bestia negra=bête noire.
* bestia salvaje=wild beast.
* La Bella y la Bestia=Beauty and the Beast.

bestia negra
=bête noire.
Ex: If one spots the bête noir, one signals for immediate replacement or alerts the others to stay out of sight.
bestia salvaje
(n.)=wild beast.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.
bestialidad
(n.)=bestiality ; act of cruelty.
Ex: They are grasping at straws trying to scare people into thinking homosexuality is akin to incest, polygamy, bestiality, whatever.
Ex: It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.

bestialismo
(n.)=bestiality.
Ex: They are grasping at straws trying to scare people into thinking homosexuality is akin to incest, polygamy, bestiality, whatever.

bestialmente
=brutally.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.

bestseller
(n.)=bestseller [best seller/best-seller] ; blockbuster.
Ex: The part that books play in people's lives is well illustrated by the list of 'bestsellers' which appear on the inside of the back cover of the Bookseller each week.
Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
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* bestseller de los mejores=runaway bestseller.

bestseller de los mejores
(n.)=runaway bestseller.
Ex: In that case it is, at its level, both a commercial and artistic success, since the publishers do not expect every book to be a runaway bestseller.
besugo
(n.)=red sea bream ; bream.
Ex: Samples of mullet, sea bream and red sea bream were obtained from polluted water after the wreck of the ship 'Juliana' in order to detect contamination.
Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.

besuquear
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* besuquearse=snog ; neck ; make out.

besuquearse
(v.)=snog ; neck ; make out.
Ex: The portrayal of gay people is usually sexual and lewd and this film is a good example where men are having quickies and snogging in public. Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way. Ex: They were caught making out in Boston train station.
besuqueo
(n.)=smooching.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.

beta
(n.)=beta.
Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.
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* beta caroteno=beta carotene.
* macho beta=beta male.
* programa de prueba beta=beta test programme.
* prueba beta=beta test.
* versión beta=beta version.

beta caroteno
(n.)=beta carotene.
Ex: Spring onions are an excellent source of vitamin C and their green tops contain beta carotene (vitamin A).
betaradiografía
(n.)=betaradiography.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

betún
(n.)=bitumen ; blacking.
Ex: The heading PITCH (bitumen) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento BREA (Betún) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: In the same magazine article of 1937 he remarked that Dickens never forgave his parents for trying 'to force him into a blacking factory instead of letting him write' .

bianual
(adj.)=biannual [bi-annual] ; semiannual [semi-annual].
Ex: It produces, together with 6 cooperating libraries, a bi-annual union catalogue of 2.4 million entries.
Ex: Information dissemination is via monthly and semiannual publications to subscribers.

bianualmente
=biannually [bi-annually].
Nota: Que ocurre dos veces al año; compárese con biennially bienalmente (que ocurre cada dos años).
Ex: Published biannually, this journal contains articles on the creation, storage, handling, transfer, dissemination of information.

biatleta
(n.)=biathlete.
Ex: It has been confirmed by the Swiss anti-doping laboratory that three Russian biathletes were using prohibited substances.

biatlón
(n.)=biathlon.
Ex: BRR annually organizes sport events such as marathons, half marathons, biathlons, triathlons, pentathlons, and decathlons.

biberón
(n.)=baby bottle.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.

biblid (identificación bibliográfica)
=biblid (bibliographic identification).
Nota: Conjunto de datos bibliográficos para identificar los artículos de las publicaciones en serie y de los libros que contienen contribuciones de diversos autores.
Ex: A biblid is a set of bibliographic data elements used on volumes, issues, articles, and pages of a serial publication.

bibliobús
(n.)=bookbus [book-bus] ; mobile library van ; mobile van ; travelling book van ; library bus ; library van.
Ex: This article describes the services offered to the elderly and handicapped by the Cleveland 'Bookbus' which serves some 42 establishments and 6 day centres.
Ex: This article gives instructions for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile).
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.
Ex: The early mobile library served a dual role both as a delivery van to library centres scattered throughout the county and as travelling book van.
Ex: In May and June the library bus will visit every school in the district.
Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.

bibliofilia
(n.)=book-lore ; bibliophily ; bibliophilia.
Ex: Robert Southey preferred 'bibliology' but received very little general support, although the term 'book-lore' has occasionally been used.
Ex: Bibliophily is largely associated with book collecting.
Ex: This article traces the development of analytical bibliography in 19th century Italy from its beginnings in bibliophilia.

bibliografia general
(n.)=general bibliography.
Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
bibliografía
(n.)=bibliography ; booklist [book list] ; bibliographic listing ; reference bibliography ; reference list.
Ex: The techniques of identifying and describing documents and of arranging these descriptions in a useful order are known as bibliography.
Ex: Publications, such as book lists, and published lists of specific subject areas present in the stock of a library may assist the user to identify those parts of the stock which might be of particular interest to him.
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
Ex: A brief guide to the general development of type design follows in the next section, but for the identification of particular faces it will be necessary to refer to early founders' and printers' type-specimens (see the reference bibliography, pp. 396-7).
Ex: In addition, the entire file can be printed out to serve as a reference list.
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* bibliografía acumulada=cumulative bibliography.
* bibliografía analítica=analytical bibliography.
* bibliografía anotada=annotated bibliography.
* bibliografía comentada=annotated bibliography.
* bibliografía crítica=critical bibliography.
* bibliografía de derecho=legal bibliography.
* bibliografía de recursos en Internet=webliography.
* bibliografía descriptiva=descriptive bibliography.
* bibliografía de trabajo=working bibliography.
* bibliografía en curso=current bibliography.
* bibliografía enumerativa=enumerative bibliography.
* bibliografía especializada=literature.
* bibliografía estadística=statistical bibliography.
* bibliografía física=physical bibliography.
* bibliografia general=general bibliography.
* bibliografía histórica=historical bibliography.
* bibliografía intelectual=intellectual bibliography.
* bibliografía internacional=international bibliography.
* bibliografía nacional=national bibliography.
* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB)=British National Bibliography (BNB).
* bibliografía primaria=primary literature.
* bibliografía profesional=literature.
* bibliografía recomendada=recommended background reading ; recommended reading.
* bibliografía recomendada para el curso=course reading.
* bibliografía retrospectiva=retrospective bibliography.
* bibliografía secundaria=secondary literature.
* bibliografía sistemática=systematic bibliography.
* bibliografía temática=subject bibliography.
* biobliografía=biobibliography [bio-bibliography].
* cartobibliografía=cartobibliography.
* compilar una bibliografía=compile + bibliography.
* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica=BNB MARC.
* número de bibliografía nacional=national record number.
* número de la bibliografía nacional=national bibliographic record number.

bibliografía acumulada
(n.)=cumulative bibliography.
Ex: The relative datedness of most in print guides implies that they will not always serve as a means of avoiding the considerable chore of searching the recent individual parts of current cumulative bibliographies.
bibliografía analítica
(n.)=analytical bibliography.
Ex: Analytical (or critical) bibliography is the examination of books as tangible objects with a view to the recovery of the details of the physical process of their manufacture, and the analysis of the effect of this production process on the physical characteristics of any specific copy of a book.
bibliografía anotada
(n.)=annotated bibliography.
Ex: As an aid to this work, CCRC commissioned the preparation of an annotated bibliography covering publications that offer a critical assessment of the AACR.
bibliografía comentada
(n.)=annotated bibliography.
Ex: As an aid to this work, CCRC commissioned the preparation of an annotated bibliography covering publications that offer a critical assessment of the AACR.
bibliografía crítica
(n.)=critical bibliography.
Ex: Doubtless its compilers were influenced by the rapid growth of historical and critical bibliography at the turn of the century.
bibliografía de derecho
(n.)=legal bibliography.
Ex: Legal bibliographies traditionally have been considered valuable tools for developing law library collections.
bibliografía de recursos en Internet
(n.)=webliography.
Ex: This article a short webliography of starting points for further exploration of this subject area.
bibliografía de trabajo
(n.)=working bibliography.
Ex: Incorporating word processing into the research process or creating a working bibliography online might provide a solution.
bibliografía descriptiva
(n.)=descriptive bibliography.
Ex: At the same time an analytically descriptive bibliography of this sort serves as a means of identifying other copies of the books it deals with and of evaluating their status.
bibliografía en curso
(n.)=current bibliography.
Ex: A current bibliography is bibliography published periodically at more or less regular intervals, recording and describing documents as and when they are published.
bibliografía enumerativa
(n.)=enumerative bibliography.
Ex: Enumerative (or systematic) bibliography is the listing according to some system or reference scheme of books that have a formal relationship.
bibliografía especializada
(n.)=literature.
Ex: Indexing journals (and the indexes to printed abstracting journals) are alphabetical indexes to the literature of a subject area.
bibliografía estadística
(n.)=statistical bibliography.
Ex: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography.
bibliografía física
(n.)=physical bibliography.
Ex: On the other hand, physical bibliography relates to those studies of the book which ignore the subject content, the intellectual quality, and the language of the book and concentrate solely on its physical attributes.
bibliografía histórica
(n.)=historical bibliography.
Ex: Doubtless its compilers were influenced by the rapid growth of historical and critical bibliography at the turn of the century.
bibliografía intelectual
(n.)=intellectual bibliography.
Ex: The term 'intellectual bibliography' relates clearly to thos studies which, through some form of bibliographical work, are based on the intellectual content of the book.
bibliografía internacional
(n.)=international bibliography.
Ex: An international bibliography is a bibliography which records and describes documents irrespective of language or country.
bibliografía nacional
(n.)=national bibliography.
Ex: A national bibliography is a bibliography which records and describes documents published in a single country or written in one or more languages of a country.
bibliografía primaria
(n.)=primary literature.
Ex: Primary literature, secondary literature, numerical and factual data will all be represented.
bibliografía profesional
(n.)=literature.
Ex: Indexing journals (and the indexes to printed abstracting journals) are alphabetical indexes to the literature of a subject area.
bibliografía recomendada
(n.)=recommended background reading ; recommended reading.
Ex: For the undergraduate the provision of multiple copies of text books is usually considered essential, as is the provision of as many copies as can be afforded of recommended background reading. Ex: Librarians in academic libraries face many problems when attempting to make cost effective provision of recommended reading for students.
bibliografía recomendada para el curso
(n.)=course reading.
Ex: Teaching faculty set up Web sites for their classes through which to provide electronic access to assignments, syllabi, and course readings.
bibliografía retrospectiva
(n.)=retrospective bibliography.
Ex: A retrospective bibliography is a bibliography which records and describes documents published during a period in the past.
bibliografía secundaria
(n.)=secondary literature.
Ex: Primary literature, secondary literature, numerical and factual data will all be represented.
bibliografía sistemática
(n.)=systematic bibliography.
Ex: But librarianship is a multi-disciplinary study, and reference work, though squarely based on systematic bibliography, owes more than most aspects of librarianship to other disciplines.
bibliografía temática
(n.)=subject bibliography.
Ex: What these groups want is something which is not easy to describe; it is something more tutelary than the majority of subject bibliographies.
bibliográficamente
=bibliographically.
Ex: This catalog would then present, not a list of separate books, but a bibliographically integrated picture of the resources of the library.

bibliográfico
(adj.)=bibliographic ; bibliographical.
Nota: Usado indistintamente con bibliographic.
Ex: Most of the data bases are bibliographic in nature, but DIALOG does offer some statistical and directory files.
Ex: Prior to this appointment he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included the single most comprehensive bibliographical distribution service in the world today.
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* agencia nacional bibliográfica=national bibliographic agency.
* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes=abstracts based bibliographic database.
* catálogo bibliográfico=bibliographic catalogue ; library catalogue.
* CBU (Control Bibliográfico Universal)=UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).
* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del=UNIBID.
* colección bibliográfica=book collection.
* control bibliográfico internacional=international bibliographical control.
* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel=first-level bibliographic description.
* emparejamiento bibliográfico=bibliographic coupling.
* fuente bibliográfica especializada=specialist bibliographic source.
* herramienta bibliográfica=bibliographical tool.
* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribució=catch line.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional)=ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).
* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio=ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).
* justificación bibliográfica=literary warrant.
* no bibliográfico=non-book [nonbook] ; non-bibliographic ; non-bibliographical.
* patrimonio bibliográfico=published heritage ; documented heritage.
* producción bibliográfica sobre biblioteconomía=library literature.
* publicación de recensiones bibliográficas=reviewing source.
* publicación de reseñas bibliográficas=reviewing source.
* recensión bibliográfica=review.
* recursos bibliográficos=literature resources.
* reseña bibliográfica=review.
* Sociedad Bibliográfica de America=Bibliographical Society of America.

bibliología
(n.)=bibliology.
Nota: Estudio de las técnicas de producción y difusión de libros.
Ex: Bibliology is the study of the techniques of the production and the dissemination of books.

bibliomanía
(n.)=bibliomania.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

bibliometría
(n.)=bibliometrics ; bibliometry.
Ex: Scientometrics is a method of measuring scientific output similar to bibliometrics used by librarians and information scientists.
Ex: Bibliometry is a branch of library and information science which is concerned with the techniques of measurement and evaluation of communication media and their accessibility.
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* bibliometría sobre citas=citation bibliometry.
* especialista en bibliometría=bibliometrician.

bibliometría sobre citas
=citation bibliometry.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
bibliométrico
(adj.)=bibliometric.
Ex: Could bibliometric data be used to predict the clinical success of drugs?.
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* índice bibliométrico=bibliometric index.

biblioteca
(n.)=library ; document collection.
Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.
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* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliot=library advocacy.
* alfabetización en el uso de la biblioteca=library literacy.
* amante de la biblioteca=library lover.
* Amigos de la Biblioteca=Friends of the Library.
* ampliación de la biblioteca=library extension.
* ansiedad provocada por la biblioteca=library anxiety.
* ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación)=ARL (Association of Research Libraries).
* asesor técnico de bibliotecas=library consultant.
* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliotecas=library building consultant.
* Asociación Americana de Bibliotecas de Teología=American Theological Library Association (ATLA).
* Asociación de Bibliotecas Especializadas=Special Libraries Association (SLA).
* automatización de bibliotecas=library automation.
* auxiliar de biblioteca=library assistant ; library technician ; page ; library aide ; library orderly.
* ayudante de biblioteca=assistant librarian.
* basado en la biblioteca=library-based.
* biblioteca académica=academic library.
* biblioteca arzobispal=archiepiscopal library.
* biblioteca asociada=affiliated library.
* biblioteca biomédica=biomedical library.
* biblioteca Bodliana, la=Bodleian, the.
* Biblioteca Británica=British Library (BL).
* biblioteca central=central library ; main library.
* biblioteca cibernética=cyberlibrary [cyber-library].
* biblioteca como edificio=library building.
* biblioteca comunitaria=community library.
* biblioteca con préstamos interbibliotecarios netos=net-lender ; net-borrower.
* biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario=one person library.
* biblioteca de acceso restringido=closed-stack library.
* biblioteca de agricultura=agricultural library.
* Biblioteca de Alejandría, la=Alexandria Library, the.
* biblioteca de alquiler=rental library.
* biblioteca de arqueología=archaeology library.
* biblioteca de arte=art library.
* biblioteca de asociación=society's library.
* biblioteca de barco=shipboard library ; ship library.
* biblioteca de barrio=district library ; community library ; branch library.
* biblioteca de biomedicina=health care library ; biomedical library.
* biblioteca de botánica=botany library.
* biblioteca de campo de concentración=concentration camp library.
* biblioteca de catedral=cathedral library.
* biblioteca de centro penitenciario=prison library.
* biblioteca de ciencias=science library.
* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud=health sciences library ; health library.
* biblioteca de condado=county library.
* biblioteca de conservatorio=conservatoire library.
* biblioteca de copyright=copyright library.
* biblioteca de departamento=department library.
* biblioteca de depósito=deposit library.
* biblioteca de depósito legal=copyright library ; depository library.
* biblioteca de derecho=law library.
* biblioteca de diplomatura=undergraduate library.
* biblioteca de distrito=district library.
* biblioteca de empresa=commercial library ; industrial library ; corporate library ; company library ; business library.
* biblioteca de farmacia=pharmaceutical library.
* biblioteca de hospital=patient library ; hospital library.
* biblioteca de hospital clínico=teaching hospital library.
* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior=tertiary library.
* biblioteca de investigación=research library.
* biblioteca de jardín de infancia=kindergarten library.
* biblioteca de juzgado=court library.
* biblioteca de la comunidad=community library.
* biblioteca de la zona ártica=arctic library.
* Biblioteca del Congreso (LC)=Library of Congress (LC).
* biblioteca de libre acceso=open access library.
* Biblioteca del Museo Británico=British Museum Library.
* Biblioteca del Vaticano, la=Vatican Library, the.
* biblioteca de medicina=medical library.
* biblioteca de mezquita=mosque library.
* biblioteca de minoría étnica=ethnic library.
* biblioteca de misión=mission library.
* biblioteca de música=music library.
* biblioteca de pacientes=patient library.
* biblioteca de parlamento=parliamentary library.
* biblioteca departamental=departmental library.
* biblioteca de periódico=news library.
* biblioteca de préstamo=lending library ; circulating library ; circulation library.
* biblioteca de prisión=prison library.
* biblioteca de recursos=resource library.
* biblioteca de referencia=reference library.
* biblioteca de sindicato=trade union library ; union library.
* biblioteca de suscripción=subscription library.
* biblioteca de universidad politécnica=polytechnic library.
* biblioteca de vestuario=costume library.
* biblioteca de veterinaria=veterinary library.
* biblioteca de zona rural=rural library.
* biblioteca digital=digital library (DL).
* biblioteca ducal=ducal library.
* biblioteca eclesiástica=ecclesiastical library ; church library.
* biblioteca electrónica=electronic library (e-library) ; library without walls.
* biblioteca en red=network library.
* biblioteca escolar=school library.
* biblioteca especializada=special library ; specialised library ; specialist library.
* biblioteca especializada en música=music library.
* biblioteca especializada en temas polares=polar library.
* biblioteca estatal=state library.
* biblioteca física=physical library ; brick and mortar library.
* biblioteca general=central library ; general library.
* biblioteca gestionada por microordenador=microlibrary.
* biblioteca gubernamental=government library.
* biblioteca hermana=sister library.
* biblioteca híbrida=hybrid library ; brick and click library.
* biblioteca industrial=factory library.
* biblioteca infantil=children's library.
* biblioteca juvenil=junior library.
* biblioteca local=local library ; home library.
* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación=donor-endowed library.
* biblioteca metropolitana=metropolitan library.
* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa=member library.
* biblioteca ministerial=ministerial library.
* biblioteca monástica=monastic library.
* biblioteca móvil=bookmobile ; mobile library ; mobile.
* biblioteca móvil en trailer=trailer library.
* biblioteca multimedia=multimedia library.
* biblioteca municipal=town library ; city library ; municipal library ; urban library ; community library.
* biblioteca nacional=national library.
* Biblioteca Nacional Central=National Central Library.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Agricultura (NAL)=National Agricultural Library (NAL).
* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania=Deutsche Bibliothek.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM)=National Library of Medicine (NLM).
* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y Tecnología (NLL)=National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa=Bibliotheque Nationale.
* biblioteca para ciegos=library for the blind.
* biblioteca para pacientes=hospital patient library ; patients' library.
* biblioteca parroquial=parochial library ; parish library.
* biblioteca personal=personal library ; home collection ; personal collection ; home library.
* biblioteca popular=popular library.
* biblioteca presidencial=presidential library ; presidential archive.
* biblioteca principal=main library.
* biblioteca privada=private library.
* biblioteca provincial=provincial library centre.
* biblioteca pública=public library ; public library service.
* Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York (NYPL)=NYPL (New York Public Library).
* biblioteca pública municipal=municipal public library.
* biblioteca pública provincial=provincial public library.
* biblioteca quiosco=kiosk library.
* biblioteca regional=regional library.
* biblioteca religiosa=religious library.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura=agricultural librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte=art librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio=district librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho=law librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital=hospital librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada=special librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil=mobile librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca pública=public librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal=branch librarian.
* biblioteca rural=rural library.
* biblioteca sanitaria=health library.
* biblioteca sin muros=library without walls.
* biblioteca sin paredes=library without walls.
* biblioteca sucursal=library branch ; branch library ; branch collection ; library outlet.
* biblioteca técnica=technical library.
* biblioteca tradicional=brick and mortar library.
* biblioteca tradicional y virtual=brick and click library.
* biblioteca traditional=physical library.
* biblioteca universitaria=college library ; university library ; research library ; academic library.
* biblioteca virtual=virtual library.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académica=college librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación=research librianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias=academic librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho=law librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas=special librarianship.
* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica)=BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).
* carnet de biblioteca=library card.
* catálogo de biblioteca=library catalogue.
* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC)=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC)=International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
* colección de la biblioteca=library collection [library's collection].
* colección de una biblioteca=local holding.
* comisión de biblioteca=library board ; library committee.
* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca=library literate [library-literate].
* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL)=Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas=library skills.
* consejo de administración de la biblioteca=library trustees.
* consorcio de bibliotecas=library consortium.
* cooperativa de bibliotecas=library cooperative.
* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca=library records ; library statistics.
* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios=library advocacy.
* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca=library research skills.
* dirección de la biblioteca=library administrators.
* dirección de la biblioteca, la=library administration, the.
* director de biblioteca=library director.
* director de la biblioteca=head librarian.
* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD)=British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD)=British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
* dotación económica de las bibliotecas=library funding.
* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca=stock + library.
* edición para bibliotecas=library edition.
* eficacia de la biblioteca=library goodness.
* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca=join + library.
* encuadernación de biblioteca=library binding.
* encuadernador de la biblioteca=library binder.
* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles=mobile meet.
* entre varias bibliotecas=cross-library.
* especialista en bibliotecas=library specialist.
* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones=prison librarianship.
* específico a la biblioteca=library-specific.
* específico de la biblioteca=library-specific.
* estadísticas de la biblioteca=library statistics.
* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca=library user study.
* experiencia en bibliotecas=library experience.
* facultativos de bibliotecas=library faculty.
* feria de la biblioteca=library fair.
* fondos de la biblioteca=library's stock ; library materials.
* formación en el uso de la biblioteca=library literacy.
* función de la biblioteca=library's function.
* gestión de la biblioteca=library management.
* guía de biblioteca=library guide ; library guiding.
* hacerse socio de la biblioteca=join + library.
* hecho por la propia biblioteca=in-house [inhouse].
* hermanamiento de bibliotecas=library twinning.
* historia de las bibliotecas=library history.
* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
* imagen de la biblioteca=library's profile.
* información de existencias por bibliotecas=local holdings information.
* jefe de personal de la biblioteca=library personnel officer.
* La Biblioteca Responde=Ask the Library.
* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá=Library and Archives Canada.
* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
* lector de una biblioteca=library user.
* legislación sobre bibliotecas=library law.
* ley de bibliotecas=library law.
* ley de bibliotecas, la=library act, the.
* libro de la biblioteca=library book.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar=SLA List.
* LRTS (Servicios Técnicos y de Recursos para la Biblioteca)=LRTS (Library Resources and Technical Services).
* mapa de la biblioteca=library map.
* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso=LC MARC.
* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia)=Matica Slovenska.
* misión de la biblioteca=library's mission.
* mundo de las bibliotecas, el=library world, the.
* ordenanza de biblioteca=page.
* organismo gestor de bibliotecas=library authority.
* órgano encargado de bibliotecas=library authority.
* perfil de la biblioteca=library profile.
* personal de la biblioteca=library staff ; library worker.
* persona que no utiliza la biblioteca=non-library user.
* pertinente a las bibliotecas=library-related.
* política de la biblioteca=library's policy.
* prioridad de la biblioteca=library's priority.
* profesional de la biblioteca=library professional.
* profesional de las bibliotecas y la información=library and information professional.
* profesionales de las bibliotecas y la información, los=library and information profession, the.
* profesor encargado de la biblioteca=teacher-librarian.
* programa de introducción a la biblioteca=library training programme.
* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas=integrated library system (ILS) ; integrated library management system (ILMS).
* programas de automatización de bibliotecas=library automation software.
* proveedor de bibliotecas=library supplier.
* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP=Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).
* quiosco biblioteca=library kiosk.
* ratón de biblioteca=bookish ; bookworm.
* red cooperativa de bibliotecas=cooperative network.
* red de bibliotecas=library network ; library system ; library networking.
* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA=RLIN.
* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso=Library of Congress Filing Rules.
* relacionado con las bibliotecas=library-related.
* responsable de bibliotecas=library official.
* responsable de la biblioteca=library manager.
* responsable del personal de la biblioteca=library personnel officer.
* reunión de bibliotecas móviles=mobilemeet.
* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación)=RLG (Research Libraries Group).
* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias)=SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).
* sección de la biblioteca=library section.
* sello de la biblioteca=library stamp.
* ser lector de una biblioteca=library membership.
* sistema automatizado de bibliotecas=automated library information system ; library computer system.
* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo=single-type library system.
* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos=multitype library system.
* sistema de automatización de bibliotecas=library automation system.
* sistema de bibliotecas públicas=public library system.
* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso=LCC (Library of Congress Classification).
* subalterno de biblioteca=library clerk ; library page.
* sucursal de biblioteca situada en un centro comercial=storefront library.
* trabajo de información y de las bibliotecas=library and information work.
* uso de la biblioteca=library use ; library usage.
* uso público en la propia biblioteca=in-library use.
* usuario de la biblioteca=library user ; library patron.
* utilización de la biblioteca=library use ; library usage.
* visita guiada a la biblioteca=library tour ; library orientation.
* visitas a la biblioteca=library visits.

biblioteca Bodliana, la
=Bodleian, the.
Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
biblioteca académica
(n.)=academic library.
Ex: The scheme is primarily used by LC itself, and by other large research collections such as large academic libraries.
biblioteca arzobispal
(n.)=archiepiscopal library.
Ex: Many stock items at this new research library came from the former archiepiscopal library.
biblioteca asociada
(n.)=affiliated library.
Ex: This article discusses the history and collections of the branch and affiliated libraries found in this region.
biblioteca biomédica
(n.)=biomedical library.
Ex: This article discusses the current state and development of health and biomedical libraries in Arab countries.
biblioteca central
(n.)=central library ; main library.
Ex: The library catalogue of one library alone may be available in different physical forms for different locations (for example, computer book form for library branches, and microfiche for a central library). Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.
biblioteca cibernética
(n.)=cyberlibrary [cyber-library].
Ex: The article 'Towards the cyber-library?' relates the experience of Hertfordshire libraries in the provision of electronic public information and library services.
biblioteca como edificio
(n.)=library building.
Ex: Books further into the library may be those judged suitable for detailed study within the library building, and may be stored adjacent to study space.
biblioteca comunitaria
(n.)=community library.
Ex: This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision.
biblioteca con préstamos interbibliotecarios netos
(n.)=net-lender ; net-borrower.
Ex: Although there are net-lenders and net-borrowers, the community of libraries in the Nordic area is sufficiently cohesive to bear the strain of electronic document delivery. Ex: Although there are net-lenders and net-borrowers, the community of libraries in the Nordic area is sufficiently cohesive to bear the strain of electronic document delivery.
biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario
(n.)=one person library.
Ex: This article looks at developments in Germany and the USA where solo librarians are rapidly gaining in popularity in areas other than academic and public libraries, and discusses the value of one person libraries.
biblioteca de acceso restringido
(n.)=closed-stack library.
Ex: The location may be a branch library (such as the music library) or a part of the stacks of a closed-stack library.
biblioteca de agricultura
(n.)=agricultural library.
Ex: This article explains the need for dissemination of agricultural information and the role of agricultural libraries.
biblioteca de alquiler
(n.)=rental library.
Ex: Rental libraries flourished in the USA in the 20s and 30s, threatening to revolutionise American book buying and reading habits.
biblioteca de arqueología
(n.)=archaeology library.
Ex: Archaeology libraries thus contain rare (often large and fragile) early works, specialised and highly detailed studies, works not obviously related to archaeology, and texts in several languages.
biblioteca de arte
(n.)=art library.
Ex: Thus, card-based post-coordinate indexes primarily found application in special libraries including industrial libraries, art libraries, and research and government libraries, and in special collections in larger libraries.
biblioteca de asociación
(n.)=society's library.
Ex: The society's library collections include: 14,000 books; 5,000 pamphlets; 15,000 lantern slides; 70,000 photographs; and an extensive map collection.
biblioteca de barco
(n.)=shipboard library ; ship library.
Ex: The article 'Shipboard libraries: a drop in the ocean?' stresses the importance of shipboard libraries to present-day crews. Ex: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
biblioteca de barrio
(n.)=district library ; community library ; branch library.
Ex: The cooperation with public libraries, for example, takes place at the level of district libraries and includes a joint preparation of a bibliography on the development of socialist agriculture in Western Bohemia. Ex: This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision. Ex: The branch or departmental libraries belonging to the local library are at the lowest level.
biblioteca de biomedicina
(n.)=health care library ; biomedical library.
Ex: The concept of medical and health care library standards is examined from the point of view of problems and prospects. Ex: This article discusses the current state and development of health and biomedical libraries in Arab countries.
biblioteca de botánica
(n.)=botany library.
Ex: The typical botany library in this sample is small, narrowly focused in its collection, attached to a botanical garden and staffed by part-time or one full-time librarian.
biblioteca de campo de concentración
(n.)=concentration camp library.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps.
biblioteca de catedral
(n.)=cathedral library.
Ex: The history of cathedral libraries shows that each is an integral part of the cathedral and of great importance to the ecclesiastical historian, liturgiologist, musicologist, student of the humanities, rare book librarian and bibliographer.
biblioteca de centro penitenciario
(n.)=prison library.
Ex: The prison library has subscriptions to 8 popular magazines, a cassette player and more legal material are planned.
biblioteca de ciencias
(n.)=science library.
Ex: The author concludes that science libraries buy many unneeded books.
biblioteca de ciencias de la salud
(n.)=health sciences library ; health library.
Ex: During the last two years at the latter position, he also served as Acting Assistant Director of the Health Sciences Libraries. Ex: This article discusses the current state and development of health and biomedical libraries in Arab countries.
biblioteca de condado
(n.)=county library.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
biblioteca de conservatorio
(n.)=conservatoire library.
Ex: This consortium is made up of the members of he Consortium of University Research Libraries and a group of conservatoire libraries.
biblioteca de copyright
(n.)=copyright library.
Ex: A copyright library is a legal deposit library in which copyright depends or formerly depended upon the formal act of deposit in the library.
biblioteca de departamento
(n.)=department library.
Ex: The document is treated for loan purposes as if it belonged to the new branch or department library.
biblioteca de depósito
(n.)=deposit library.
Ex: A deposit library is a library in which documents are deposited under certain conditions.
biblioteca de depósito legal
(n.)=copyright library ; depository library.
Ex: A copyright library is a legal deposit library in which copyright depends or formerly depended upon the formal act of deposit in the library. Ex: Depository libraries in the USA can no longer cope with the rising tide of government information and they serve only a select segment of the population.
biblioteca de derecho
(n.)=law library.
Ex: This article highlights how law libraries use computer laboratories, and how architecture and furniture craftsmanship can marry traditional style with technology.
biblioteca de diplomatura
(n.)=undergraduate library.
Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
biblioteca de distrito
(n.)=district library.
Ex: The cooperation with public libraries, for example, takes place at the level of district libraries and includes a joint preparation of a bibliography on the development of socialist agriculture in Western Bohemia.
biblioteca de empresa
(n.)=commercial library ; industrial library ; corporate library ; company library ; business library.
Ex: The chief aim of an industrial or commercial library can be expresssed as 'to save the parent organization both time and money'. Ex: Thus, card-based post-coordinate indexes primarily found application in special libraries including industrial libraries, art libraries, and research and government libraries, and in special collections in larger libraries. Ex: Decentralisation of corporate libraries into smaller units can be prejudicial to the technical and market development in the company. Ex: The article 'Contracting: a bouquet of roses, but watch the thorns!' presents a personal review of an experience of undertaking a 1 year contract position assisting in the implementation of a new library management system in a company library. Ex: In a business library a conventional catalogue is largely unnecessary; alternative methods are recommended.
biblioteca de farmacia
(n.)=pharmaceutical library.
Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.
biblioteca de hospital
(n.)=patient library ; hospital library.
Ex: Librarians have recognized the relationship between Reader's Advisory service and bibliotherapy as it is practiced in a medical setting and through the patient libraries of hospitals. Ex: Given similar demographics (age, size, and user population), to what extent do community hospital libraries differ in collection content?.
biblioteca de hospital clínico
(n.)=teaching hospital library.
Ex: This study is designed to evaluate the impact of problem based learning on the teaching hospital libraries affiliated with the University of Toronto.
biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior
(n.)=tertiary library.
Ex: This article aims to examine the effects which free access to tertiary libraries close to home has on the library use patterns of external students.
biblioteca de investigación
(n.)=research library.
Ex: Included amongst those libraries are university and large research libraries in the United States and the United Kingdom.
biblioteca de jardín de infancia
(n.)=kindergarten library.
Ex: In this particular case, the district has 27 school libraries and 49 kindergarten libraries.
biblioteca de juzgado
(n.)=court library.
Ex: During this period, there were reasonably developed library services, from private collections to academic, public and court libraries.
biblioteca de la comunidad
(n.)=community library.
Ex: This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision.
biblioteca de la zona ártica
(n.)=arctic library.
Ex: Cooperation between the world's arctic libraries has existed for decades.
biblioteca de libre acceso
(n.)=open access library.
Ex: Open access libraries, where the public are expected to locate documents for themselves, are different.
biblioteca de medicina
(n.)=medical library.
Ex: He contributed substantively to the Second World War effort, for which he received the Legion of Merit; and from 1948 to 1965 he was a librarian with the staff of the Yale medical library.
biblioteca de mezquita
(n.)=mosque library.
Ex: At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.
biblioteca de minoría étnica
(n.)=ethnic library.
Ex: All kinds of viewpoints are heard in these meetings from information services in high-technology research establishments to ethnic libraries in Alaska.
biblioteca de misión
(n.)=mission library.
Ex: This is a modern mission library formed in 1988 by the amalgamation of the stocks from three libraries.
biblioteca de música
(n.)=music library.
Ex: A music library is a good example of an environment where an array of physical forms is available.
biblioteca de pacientes
(n.)=patient library.
Ex: Librarians have recognized the relationship between Reader's Advisory service and bibliotherapy as it is practiced in a medical setting and through the patient libraries of hospitals.
biblioteca de parlamento
(n.)=parliamentary library.
Ex: In certain member states, MEPs (Member of the European Parliament) have the right to use the services of their national parliamentary libraries, but this is not the case in the UK.
biblioteca de periódico
(n.)=news library.
Ex: It concludes that the well-established news library in the newspaper plays a significant but unacknowledged role in news production.
biblioteca de prisión
(n.)=prison library.
Ex: The prison library has subscriptions to 8 popular magazines, a cassette player and more legal material are planned.
biblioteca de préstamo
(n.)=lending library ; circulating library ; circulation library.
Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time. Ex: The author offers a brief outline of the main types of library and their role in the lives of users: the circulating library; the subscription library; and the appurtenant library. Ex: The author discusses the history of circulation libraries in general.
biblioteca de recursos
(n.)=resource library.
Ex: The article 'Just the ticket' describes how a resource library can provide answers to many questions that concern anxious health care users = El artículo "Como anillo al dedo" describe cómo una biblioteca de recursos puede dar respuesta a muchas cuestiones que preocupan a los usuarios de la asistencia sanitaria.
biblioteca de referencia
(n.)=reference library.
Ex: A reference library is a library for use on the premises, usually containing documents for reference and providing information with the help of staff.
biblioteca de sindicato
(n.)=trade union library ; union library.
Ex: Between 1979 and 1983, the number of independent trade union libraries was stagnant in Budapest, while it increased in the provinces. Ex: This article presents the text of the guidelines which lay down rules for the organisation of union libraries.
biblioteca de suscripción
(n.)=subscription library.
Ex: Scotland had to wait until late in the 18th century for a library, which soon was forced to become a subscription library to continue in existencd.
biblioteca de universidad politécnica
(n.)=polytechnic library.
Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.
biblioteca de vestuario
(n.)=costume library.
Ex: The Lipperheide costume library in Berlin comprises material in many forms documenting dress of all periods and places.
biblioteca de veterinaria
(n.)=veterinary library.
Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.
biblioteca de zona rural
(n.)=rural library.
Ex: At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.
biblioteca departamental
(n.)=departmental library.
Ex: The branch or departmental libraries belonging to the local library are at the lowest level.
biblioteca digital
(n.)=digital library (DL).
Ex: The notion of the digital library (or electronic library or vitual library as it is alternatively known) is in some senses long standing.
biblioteca ducal
(n.)=ducal library.
Ex: The library has emerged from a 400-year incubation period as a ducal library to become a modern research and study centre dedicated to European culture 1400-1830.
biblioteca eclesiástica
(n.)=ecclesiastical library ; church library.
Ex: This article considers the current status of ecclesiastical libraries, the size of their holdings, their administrative problems and future prospects. Ex: This article considers the roles of the church and state in the administration of church libraries.
biblioteca electrónica
(n.)=electronic library (e-library) ; library without walls.
Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library). Ex: The library without walls is not developing as fast as the technology.
biblioteca en red
(n.)=network library.
Ex: Then he can look at detailed information about each copy in any network library.
biblioteca escolar
(n.)=school library.
Ex: Although it covers all knowledge it has been designed to be specifically applicable to the collections in school libraries.
biblioteca especializada
(n.)=special library ; specialised library ; specialist library.
Ex: Information retrieval systems were first developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s in special libraries and information units. Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails. Ex: Experience has shown that management training as well as subject knowledge is essential in running a specialist library = La experiencia nos ha demostrado que la formación en la gestión así como el conococimiento sobre una materia específica son esenciales para gestionar una biblioteca especializada.
biblioteca especializada en música
(n.)=music library.
Ex: A music library is a good example of an environment where an array of physical forms is available.
biblioteca especializada en temas polares
(n.)=polar library.
Ex: With renewed geologic interest in the Arctic and Antarctic, polar libraries are becoming increasingly important to support the research efforts in these areas.
biblioteca estatal
(n.)=state library.
Ex: This article discusses a survey of thirteen cataloguing departments at university and state libraries in the Rocky Mountain Region to find out what problems exist for cataloguers in establishing geological and geographic subject headings.
biblioteca física
(n.)=physical library ; brick and mortar library.
Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit. Ex: The author considers what can and cannot be done with a virtual library, and analyses the relationship between virtual libraries and brick and mortar libraries.
biblioteca general
(n.)=central library ; general library.
Ex: The library catalogue of one library alone may be available in different physical forms for different locations (for example, computer book form for library branches, and microfiche for a central library). Ex: A general library is a library which covers in principle all fields of knowledge.
biblioteca gestionada por microordenador
(n.)=microlibrary.
Ex: The microlibrary has 7 modules: cataloguing; inquiry; circulation; acquisitions; systems serials; MARC record interface.
biblioteca gubernamental
(n.)=government library.
Ex: Thus, card-based post-coordinate indexes primarily found application in special libraries including industrial libraries, art libraries, and research and government libraries, and in special collections in larger libraries.
biblioteca hermana
(n.)=sister library.
Ex: Interlibrary cooperation in collection building implies that certain conditions exist such as that a library's holdings can readily be known in sister libraries.
biblioteca híbrida
(n.)=hybrid library ; brick and click library.
Ex: The hybrid library is on the continuum between the conventional and digital library, where electronic and paper-based information sources are used alongside each other. Ex: The 'Brick and Click Libraries Symposium' is a one-day regional symposium of relevance to academic libraries supporting traditional and online resources/services.
biblioteca industrial
(n.)=factory library.
Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.
biblioteca infantil
(n.)=children's library.
Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.
biblioteca juvenil
(n.)=junior library.
Ex: Salary scales for junior library staff are low and should be structured against ages of employees.
biblioteca local
(n.)=local library ; home library.
Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings. Ex: In spite of this, students made extensive use of libraries and visited libraries other than their own for access to material not held by the home library.
biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación
(n.)=donor-endowed library.
Ex: The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.
biblioteca metropolitana
(n.)=metropolitan library.
Ex: The author investigates the extent to which metropolitan library directors conform to this image.
biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa
(n.)=member library.
Ex: It is more likely that details in a co-operative cataloguing data base will reflect the cataloguing requirements of the member libraries for their own local catalogues, than any requirements that might be perceived for the union catalogue.
biblioteca ministerial
(n.)=ministerial library.
Ex: This article discusses the problable effects of cuts in federal budgets on ministerial libraries.
biblioteca monástica
(n.)=monastic library.
Ex: Early American printers were often also book dealers and had access to monastic libraries whose holdings included books from various parts of the world.
biblioteca multimedia
(n.)=multimedia library.
Ex: Universities in the UK still have predominantly print-based libraries unlike colleges and polytechnics which now provide a similar range of course and most of which have multimedia libraries.
biblioteca municipal
(n.)=town library ; city library ; municipal library ; urban library ; community library.
Ex: The authors visited the town library in Comitan and the library in the frontier municipality Las Margeritas. Ex: However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential. Ex: In 1924 the library became affiliated to the Dresden municipal library (founded 1881) as a depository library. Ex: As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail. Ex: This article reviews the development of community libraries and community information centres in South Africa and their potential role in information provision.
biblioteca móvil
(n.)=bookmobile ; mobile library ; mobile.
Ex: A bookmobile is a library, sometimes a division of a public library, using a vehicle specially equipped and furnished to provide documents direct to the users who usually, by reason of distance, do not have easy access to library premises. Ex: A mobile library is a library, sometimes a division of a public library, using a vehicle specially equipped and furnished to provide documents direct to the users who usually, by reason of distance, do not have easy access to library premises. Ex: Many of the surviving mobiles are becoming obsolete or are no longer roadworthy.
biblioteca móvil en trailer
(n.)=trailer library.
Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.
biblioteca nacional
(n.)=national library.
Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
biblioteca para ciegos
(n.)=library for the blind.
Ex: The first library for the blind was established in 1892, but only dealt in books in Braille.
biblioteca para pacientes
(n.)=hospital patient library ; patients' library.
Ex: Although hospital patient libraries and public libraries have used promotional exhibits at professional meetings, medical libraries have not. Ex: Of the 500 or so Swedish hospitals, 355 of them had patients' libraries according to a 1974 survey.
biblioteca parroquial
(n.)=parochial library ; parish library.
Ex: Parochial libraries were collections of books, normally kept in the parish church, which were maintained by the ecclesiastical authorites. Ex: These parish libraries provided collections for laymen as well as for clerics.
biblioteca personal
(n.)=personal library ; home collection ; personal collection ; home library.
Ex: His personal library which includes literature on philosophy, history, religion and the arts, contains a number of rare books. Ex: The larger the home collection, the more use is made of the public library. Ex: Many academics duplicate in their personal collections items held in the library. Ex: Several enquiries about how to start home libraries have been received.
biblioteca popular
(n.)=popular library.
Ex: By the end of the 70s, the concept of the popular library, providing services geared to the real needs of the community, began to emerge as an alternative to the public library.
biblioteca presidencial
(n.)=presidential library ; presidential archive.
Ex: Presidential libraries have been established since 1929 to house the papers generated by the work of presidential administrations as part of the US historical heritage. Ex: This article details the means available for uncovering forgery attempts by tracing the process a forger might use to introduce spurious correspondence into a presidential archive = Este artículo detalla los medios disponibles para descubrir los intentos de falsificación averiguando el proceso que un falsificador podría usar para introducir correspondencia falsa en un archivo presidencial.
biblioteca principal
(n.)=main library.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.
biblioteca privada
(n.)=private library.
Ex: The cardinal managed to build up a magnificent private library, of immense bibliographical and cultural value in eighteenth century Europe.
biblioteca provincial
(n.)=provincial library centre.
Ex: However, the need to cut local authority spending and rivalry between the city libraries and provincial library centres prevented these networks from achieving their full potential.
biblioteca pública
(n.)=public library ; public library service.
Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different. Ex: For instance, a public library service might be said to have a 40:60 split in the provision of information and/or cultural materials, while an industrial library will be wholly information-based.
biblioteca pública municipal
(n.)=municipal public library.
Ex: In most US cities the 18th Century ideal of the social library has been transplanted by a derivative form: the municipal public library.
biblioteca pública provincial
(n.)=provincial public library.
Ex: The national library advises provincial public libraries on cataloguing, preservation, and conservation of valuable and rare book collections.
biblioteca quiosco
(n.)=kiosk library.
Ex: Kiosk libraries are not very expensive to set up = Las bibliotecas quiosco no son muy caras de montar.
biblioteca regional
(n.)=regional library.
Ex: Regional libraries will help to bring increased materials and services more rapidly to the neighborhood branches and, more importantly, will relieve some of the ILL pressures on the central collections and staff.
biblioteca religiosa
(n.)=religious library.
Ex: At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.
biblioteca rural
(n.)=rural library.
Ex: At present there are four types of public libraries in Iran: public libraries, children's libraries, rural libraries, religious and mosque libraries.
biblioteca sanitaria
(n.)=health library.
Ex: This article discusses the current state and development of health and biomedical libraries in Arab countries.
biblioteca sin muros
(n.)=library without walls.
Ex: The library without walls is not developing as fast as the technology.
biblioteca sin paredes
(n.)=library without walls.
Ex: The library without walls is not developing as fast as the technology.
biblioteca sucursal
(n.)=library branch ; branch library ; branch collection ; library outlet.
Ex: The library catalogue of one library alone may be available in different physical forms for different locations (for example, computer book form for library branches, and microfiche for a central library). Ex: The branch or departmental libraries belonging to the local library are at the lowest level. Ex: The library department maintains a central collection in Constantia and extends services through 8 branch collections and 3 bookmobiles. Ex: Every public library outlet in the state will receive a video of the programme along with a kit of useful information and resources.
biblioteca tradicional
(n.)=brick and mortar library.
Ex: The author considers what can and cannot be done with a virtual library, and analyses the relationship between virtual libraries and brick and mortar libraries.
biblioteca tradicional y virtual
(n.)=brick and click library.
Ex: The 'Brick and Click Libraries Symposium' is a one-day regional symposium of relevance to academic libraries supporting traditional and online resources/services.
biblioteca traditional
(n.)=physical library.
Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
biblioteca técnica
(n.)=technical library.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
biblioteca universitaria
(n.)=college library ; university library ; research library ; academic library.
Ex: The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education. Ex: A university library, for example, might group its holdings into long-term loans for books and bound volumes for periodicals. Ex: Included amongst those libraries are university and large research libraries in the United States and the United Kingdom. Ex: The scheme is primarily used by LC itself, and by other large research collections such as large academic libraries.
biblioteca virtual
(n.)=virtual library.
Ex: Collaboration -- as organizational boundaries crumble and global accessibility is technically possible, becomes the hallmark of the virtual library of the future.
bibliotecaria
(n.)=female librarian ; woman librarian ; women librarian.
Nota: Singular woman librarian.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
Ex: Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.
Ex: The article focuses on the stereotypical images of librarians, particularly women librarians, conveyed by such television programmes.

bibliotecario académico
(n.)=academic librarian.
Ex: The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians.
bibliotecario cibernético
(n.)=cyberlibrarian ; cybrarian.
Ex: The article 'Cyberlibrarian' argues that one of the biggest problems with the Internet is that of locating specific pieces of information in response to particular enquiries. Ex: Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.
bibliotecario colegiado
(n.)=chartered librarian.
Ex: This article discusses the requirements for becoming a chartered librarian along with diploma, certificate, and professional courses, and future requirements.
bibliotecario con conocimientos de medicina
(n.)=informationist.
Ex: The creation of a new medical professional, the 'informationist', has sparked debate among medical librarians on education for medical librarianship.
bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura
(n.)=agricultural librarian.
Ex: Agricultural librarians should reprocess and repackage this information in more appropriate media.
bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte
(n.)=art librarian.
Ex: The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.
bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio
(n.)=district librarian.
Ex: In public libraries the post of district or branch librarian is extremely important, since the holder is the representative of the chief librarian in the area served by his branch.
bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho
(n.)=law librarian.
Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital
(n.)=hospital librarian.
Ex: Hospital librarians should assist in the development of library inspection guidelines for surveyors.
bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada
(n.)=special librarian.
Ex: The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil
(n.)=mobile librarian.
Ex: The early mobile librarians played a significant part in breaking down rural prejudice against libraries and returning the book reading habit to rural America.
bibliotecario de biblioteca pública
(n.)=public librarian.
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.
bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal
(n.)=branch librarian.
Ex: In public libraries the post of district or branch librarian is extremely important, since the holder is the representative of the chief librarian in the area served by his branch.
bibliotecario de biomedicina
(n.)=health-care librarian.
Ex: The author asssesses the likelihood of health-care librarians being held liable for the service they provide and discusses methods of reducing this risk.
bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud
(n.)=health librarian.
Ex: Health librarians are taking a leading role in the development of the library and information profession in the emerging information society.
bibliotecario de conservación
(n.)=preservation librarian.
Ex: The experience of a preservation librarian who was accepted as an intern on the 3 month conservation course at Cornell University is described.
bibliotecario de empresa
(n.)=industrial librarian.
Ex: The author describes the problems experienced by industrial librarians attempting to provide an optimal service and offers some solutions on both a national and an industrial level.
bibliotecario de hemeroteca
(n.)=serials librarian.
Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud
(n.)=health sciences librarian.
Ex: Today's health sciences librarians have been challenged to expand their traditional role as the keepers and cataloguers of medical information.
bibliotecario de medicina
(n.)=medical librarian.
Ex: The article is titled 'A medical librarian's bag of tricks: coordinating books and media' = El artículo se titula "Los trucos de un bibliotecario de medicina: cómo coordinar los libros y los multimedia".
bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales
(n.)=library media specialist.
Ex: To define occupational stress operationally, as experience by library media specialists, and to conduct systematic research, a psychometric instrument was developed.
bibliotecario de prisiones
(n.)=prison librarian.
Ex: Some librarians were surveyed about the usefulness of a special graduate programme for persons planning to become prison librarians.
bibliotecario de préstamo
(n.)=lending librarian.
Ex: Automation can bring the work of reference and lending librarians closer together to the benefit of both librarians and users.
bibliotecario de préstamos
(n.)=borrowing librarian.
Ex: Nothing should be more humiliating to a borrowing librarian than to have overlooked a needed book in one's own library.
bibliotecario de referencia
(n.)=reference librarian ; research librarian.
Ex: Then he complained to the reference librarian and said, 'Well, you have one edition under one title and another edition under another title'. Ex: The author points out cultural and historical factors that influenced US research librarians in their acquistitions of 20th century manuscripts and books.
bibliotecario de servicios técnicos
(n.)=technical services librarian.
Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
bibliotecario de sistemas
(n.)=systems librarian.
Ex: Written in light vein but with a serious purpose, describes the responsibilities of the systems librarian (or library systems analyst) and his role in modern librarianship.
bibliotecario de universidad
(n.)=academic librarian ; university librarian.
Ex: The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians. Ex: The librarian is also a member of the Board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
bibliotecario digital
(n.)=digitarian ; digital librarian.
Ex: Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian. Ex: Digital librarians must make decisions about technologies - which to learn and which not, which to use and which to ignore - all day, every day, always keeping the needs of the users foremost.
bibliotecario en prácticas
(n.)=librarian-in-training.
Ex: Being a teacher and a librarian-in-training I think the gift of books is THE BEST gift to give -- it is a way to share an experience.
bibliotecario en servicios mínimos
(n.)=duty librarian.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to see that work is prepared for the duty librarian to do during recess and lunchtime.
bibliotecario en solitario
(n.)=solo librarian.
Ex: Solo librarian is a phrase now much used in the USA to describe an isolated librarian or information professional who has no professional peers within the immediate organization.
bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas
(n.)=special collections librarian.
Ex: One of the major issues facing special collections librarians is the relationship of their libraries with private collectors, especially ones who have amassed major holdings on particular subjects.
bibliotecario encargado de la automatización
(n.)=systems librarian ; library systems analyst.
Ex: Written in light vein but with a serious purpose, describes the responsibilities of the systems librarian (or library systems analyst) and his role in modern librarianship. Ex: Written in light vein but with a serious purpose, describes the responsibilities of the systems librarian (or library systems analyst) and his role in modern librarianship.
bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas
(n.)=map librarian.
Ex: It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide.
bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios
(n.)=instruction librarian.
Ex: While this goal has remained consistent, the pedagogical models applied by instruction librarians have changed over time = Aunque este objetivo ha permanecido constante, los modelos pedagógicos utilizados por los bibliotecarios encargados de la formación de usuarios han cambiado con el tiempo.
bibliotecario encargado de la sección infantil
(n.)=children's librarian ; children's librarian.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency such as the children's librarian sobbing in frustration. Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency such as the children's librarian sobbing in frustration.
bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil
(n.)=young adult librarian.
Ex: The article 'Children's cornucopia' describes how children's and young adult librarians have long felt discrimination based on sex as well as discrimination based on the age of the users served.
bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisitions librarian.
Ex: This process has become a source of frustration and time-consuming, bureaucratic manoeuvering which appears to be the bane of acquisitions librarians everywhere.
bibliotecario encargado de las cuestiones digitales
(n.)=digital librarian.
Ex: Digital librarians must make decisions about technologies - which to learn and which not, which to use and which to ignore - all day, every day, always keeping the needs of the users foremost.
bibliotecario encargado de las diapositivas
(n.)=slide librarian.
Ex: I have just read a paper with the strange title 'An opinion: mumblings of a slide librarian'.
bibliotecario encargado de libros raros
=rare book libarian.
Ex: The history of cathedral libraries shows that each is an integral part of the cathedral and of great importance to the ecclesiastical historian, liturgiologist, musicologist, student of the humanities, rare book librarian and bibliographer.
bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad
(n.)=community services librarian.
Ex: The library extends its traditional services to those homebound due to illness or handicaps through its community services librarian.
bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección
(n.)=collections librarian.
Ex: Current controversy over the university's role in transmitting a cultural legacy has important implications for collections librarians.
bibliotecario escolar
(n.)=school librarian.
Ex: Her sister-in-law worked as a school librarian, and so she convinced Jay to hire a professional to do the job.
bibliotecario especializado en material audiovisual
(n.)=audiovisual librarian.
Ex: The most important problem facing educators of future audiovisual archivists and librarians is the lack of international standards for description and indexing of audiovisual documentation.
bibliotecario integrado
(n.)=embedded librarian.
Ex: A few faculty have embedded librarians in their online courses, where librarians provide timely research advice and answer reference questions.
bibliotecario itinerante
(n.)=circuit librarian ; circuit rider librarian ; circuit rider.
Ex: The model is thriving as determined by a survey of existing circuit librarians in 1995. Ex: The circuit rider librarian's schedule and functions are discussed. Ex: The author traces the tradition of circuit riders describes the hallmarks and achievements of circuit librarian programmes.
bibliotecario municipal
(n.)=city librarian.
Ex: City librarians need to be notified about student assignments so that materials can be pulled from shelves and reserved for student use.
bibliotecario que no se dedica a la catalogación
(n.)=non-cataloguer.
Ex: By making it easier for someone who is an apprentice cataloger or a noncataloger to catalog materials, we are definitely increasing the speed through the cataloging department.
bibliotecario recién diplomado
(n.)=newly graduated librarian.
Ex: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.
bibliotecario referencista
(n.)=reference librarian.
Ex: Then he complained to the reference librarian and said, 'Well, you have one edition under one title and another edition under another title'.
bibliotecario universitario
(n.)=university librarian.
Ex: The librarian is also a member of the Board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
bibliotecario^1
(n.)=librarian ; male librarian ; practising librarian ; professional librarian.
Ex: In particular we are concerned with those techniques which are of interest to librarians and information workers.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
Ex: He asked for a discussion of the practical problems which face practicing librarians and media specialists and urged me to state my opinion on all matters.
Ex: The author discusses the practical personnel problems facing junior and middle grade professional librarians = El autor analiza los problemas prácticos de personal a los que se enfrentan los bibliotecarios de grado medio y básico.
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* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibl=library advocacy.
* AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agri=AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
* ALA (Asociación Americana de Bibliotecarios)=ALA (American Library Association).
* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA)=Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
* asociación de bibliotecarios=library association.
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina=Medical Library Association (MLA).
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios Suizos=Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare.
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA)=Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
* biblioteca con un solo bibliotecario=one person library.
* bibliotecario académico=academic librarian.
* bibliotecario cibernético=cyberlibrarian ; cybrarian.
* bibliotecario colegiado=chartered librarian.
* bibliotecario con conocimientos de medicina=informationist.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho=law librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de agricultura=agricultural librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de arte=art librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de barrio=district librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital=hospital librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca especializada=special librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca móvil=mobile librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca pública=public librarian.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca sucursal=branch librarian.
* bibliotecario de biomedicina=health-care librarian.
* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud=health librarian.
* bibliotecario de conservación=preservation librarian.
* bibliotecario de empresa=industrial librarian.
* bibliotecario de hemeroteca=serials librarian.
* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud=health sciences librarian.
* bibliotecario de medicina=medical librarian.
* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales=library media specialist.
* bibliotecario de préstamo=lending librarian.
* bibliotecario de préstamos=borrowing librarian.
* bibliotecario de prisiones=prison librarian.
* bibliotecario de referencia=reference librarian ; research librarian.
* bibliotecario de servicios técnicos=technical services librarian.
* bibliotecario de sistemas=systems librarian.
* bibliotecario de universidad=academic librarian ; university librarian.
* bibliotecario digital=digitarian ; digital librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas=special collections librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil=young adult librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de la automatización=systems librarian ; library systems analyst.
* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas=map librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de las cuestiones digitales=digital librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de las adquisiciones=acquisitions librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de las diapositivas=slide librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de la sección infantil=children's librarian ; children's librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección=collections librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de libros raros=rare book libarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad=community services librarian.
* bibliotecario en prácticas=librarian-in-training.
* bibliotecario en servicios mínimos=duty librarian.
* bibliotecario en solitario=solo librarian.
* bibliotecario escolar=school librarian.
* bibliotecario especializado en material audiovisual=audiovisual librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios=instruction librarian.
* bibliotecario integrado=embedded librarian.
* bibliotecario itinerante=circuit librarian ; circuit rider librarian ; circuit rider.
* bibliotecario municipal=city librarian.
* bibliotecario que no se dedica a la catalogación=non-cataloguer.
* bibliotecario recién diplomado=newly graduated librarian.
* bibliotecario referencista=reference librarian.
* bibliotecario universitario=university librarian.
* comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la=library and information community, the.
* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios=library advocacy.
* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
* LA (Asociación de Bibliotecarios del Reino Unido)=LA (Library Association).
* profesión de bibliotecario=library profession.
* profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la=library and information services profession, the.
* profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la=library and information profession, the.
* profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las=information professions, the.
* profesor-bibliotecario=teacher-librarian.
* puesto de bibliotecario=library staff post.
* trayectoria profesional como bibliotecario=library career.

bibliotecario^2
(adj.)=bibliothecal.
Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
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* complejo bibliotecario=library complex.
* comunidad bibliotecaria, la=library community, the ; librarianship community, the.
* cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia=SCOLCAP.
* educación bibliotecaria=library education.
* enseñanza bibliotecaria=library education.
* extensión bibliotecaria=library outreach.
* mercado bibliotecario, el=library market, the.
* no bibliotecario=non-librarian.
* personal de apoyo bibliotecario=library support staff.
* prensa bibliotecaria, la=library press, the.
* sector bibliotecario=library sector.
* servicio bibliotecario mediante pago=fee-based library service.
* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria=reach out.
* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes=youth services.
* servicios bibliotecarios para los sordos=library services for the deaf.
* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de un sólo tipo=single-type library system.
* sistema bibliotecario de bibliotecas de varios tipos=multitype library system.
* sistema bibliotecario público=public library system.

bibliotecología
(n.)=librarianship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: In the literature of librarianship the term indexing is used with several shades of meaning = En la literatura de biblioteconomía el término indización se usa con distintos matices de significado.

bibliotecometría
(n.)=librametrics.
Ex: Bibliometrics, informetrics, scientometrics and librametrics are 4 measuring techniques in library and information science.

bibliotecométrico
(adj.)=librametric.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Quantification and librametric studies'.

biblioteconomía
(n.)=librarianship ; library science.
Nota: La documentación aplicada a la organización, administración y funcionamiento de las bibliotecas.
Ex: In the literature of librarianship the term indexing is used with several shades of meaning = En la literatura de biblioteconomía el término indización se usa con distintos matices de significado.
Ex: Now turn to page 199 where you will see reprinted the schedule for the subject area library science.
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* ALISE (Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación)=ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).
* área de la biblioteconomía=library field.
* biblioteconomía comparada=comparative librarianship.
* biblioteconomía en equipo=team librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación médica=medical librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación musical=music librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación para enfermería=nursing librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en el material audiovisual=audiovisual librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia=reference librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académicas=college librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación=research librianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias=academic librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las publicaciones seriadas=serials librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en los mapas=map librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para enfermería=nursing librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho=law librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas=special librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para medicina=medical librarianship.
* biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros=rare book librarianship.
* biblioteconomía relacionada con los temas de las bibliotecas escolares=school librarianship.
* biblioteconomía y documentación=librarianship and information science (LIS) ; library and information studies.
* biblioteconomía y documentación (ByD)=library and information science (LIS) ; information and library studies (ILS).
* Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (LISC)=Library and Information Services Council (LISC).
* diplomado en biblioteconomía=library school graduate.
* enseñanza de biblioteconomía=library education ; library science education ; educational librarianship.
* enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación=library and information science education.
* escuela de biblioteconomía=library school.
* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida=accredited library school.
* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación=LIS school.
* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD)=school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).
* facultad de biblioteconomía y documen=graduate library school.
* facultad de biblioteconomía y documentación=Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) ; LIS school.
* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP)=Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).
* investigación en biblioteconomía=library research.
* investigación en biblioteconomía y documentación=library and information science research.
* investigador de la biblioteconomía=library scholar.
* licenciado en biblioteconomía y documentación=MLS graduate.
* licenciatura en biblioteconomía y documentación=master in library and information science (MLIS).
* máster en biblioteconomía y documentación=master in library and information science (MLIS).
* producción bibliográfica sobre biblioteconomía=library literature.
* profesorado de biblioteconomía=library school faculty.
* profesor de biblioteconomía=library educator.
* titulación en biblioteconomía y documentación=library degree ; library science degree.

biblioteconomía comparada
=comparative librarianship.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
biblioteconomía en equipo
(n.)=team librarianship.
Ex: At a recent weekend school on the subject, one librarian began his talk by asking the question whether community information was simply the latest fad of the library profession, like team librarianship, integrated stock or outreach.
biblioteconomía especializada en documentación musical
=music librarianship.
Ex: Music librarianship needs new pragmatic cataloguing rules and revised standards.
biblioteconomía especializada en documentación médica
(n.)=medical librarianship.
Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.
biblioteconomía especializada en documentación para enfermería
(n.)=nursing librarianship.
Ex: Most respondents felt the profession was still considered to be female-dominated, especially in, e.g., areas like nursing librarianship.
biblioteconomía especializada en el material audiovisual
=audiovisual librarianship.
Ex: It is an honour to be asked to edit this issue and to bring together a collection of articles on audiovisual librarianship.
biblioteconomía especializada en el trabajo de referencia
=reference librarianship.
Ex: Those who become enamored of reference librarianship and its challenges usually succumb to its lure before discovering all of its parts.
biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académicas
=college librarianship.
Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación
(n.)=research librianship.
Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitarias
(n.)=academic librarianship.
Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.
biblioteconomía especializada en las publicaciones seriadas
=serials librarianship.
Ex: In the previous five chapters a basic outline of serials librarianship has been given.
biblioteconomía especializada en los mapas
(n.)=map librarianship.
Ex: Map librarianship is in a state of flux due to rapid changes in computer technology.
biblioteconomía para enfermería
(n.)=nursing librarianship.
Ex: Most respondents felt the profession was still considered to be female-dominated, especially in, e.g., areas like nursing librarianship.
biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho
(n.)=law librarianship.
Ex: The article 'Dyspeptic ramblings of a retiring past president' considers issues facing the profession of law librarianship.
biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas especializadas
=special librarianship.
Ex: Special librarianship is sometimes considered to be at a crossroad.
biblioteconomía para medicina
(n.)=medical librarianship.
Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.
biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros
(n.)=rare book librarianship.
Ex: The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.
biblioteconomía y documentación
=librarianship and information science (LIS) ; library and information studies.
Ex: Some students of librarianship and information science (LIS) will find themselves employed as abstractors and indexers. Ex: The department undertakes teaching and research in library and information studies.
biblioteconomía y documentación (ByD)
(n.)=library and information science (LIS) ; information and library studies (ILS).
Ex: The approach taken in the book should appeal to students of library and information science (LIS). Ex: The aim is to evaluate the application of video conferencing in supporting distance learning students in information and library studies (ILS) programmes.
bibliotecólogo
(n.)=librarian.
Nota: Persona empleada en una biblioteca, normalmente con titulación, y, a veces, la persona responsable de la misma.
Ex: In particular we are concerned with those techniques which are of interest to librarians and information workers.

biblioterapeuta
(n.)=bibliotherapist.
Ex: The day centre staff and a bibliotherapist are on hand at these sessions.

biblioterapia
(n.)=bibliotherapy.
Ex: Bibliotherapy is a method of therapy through reading, in which reading materials are used in order to help the reader in solving emotional, mental and social problems.

biblioterapéutico
(adj.)=bibliotherapeutic.
Ex: The papers were designed to distinguish the role of psychotherapist from that of librarian or educator in the bibliotherapeutic process.

bibliófilo
(n.)=bibliophile ; book lover [booklover] ; bibliophilic ; bookman [bookmen, -pl.].
Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
Ex: She was librarian who made users of the library particularly welcome and helped children become both book lovers and library lovers.
Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

bibliógrafo
(n.)=bibliographer.
Nota: Profesional que prepara bibliografías.
Ex: She has also held the position of bibliographer at the University of Toronto Library.
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* bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática=area bibliographer.

bibliógrafo especializado en un área temática
(n.)=area bibliographer.
Ex: Qualification requirements for area bibliographers, which include relevant language competence and area knowledge, could have restricted the number of library school programmes in the field.
bicameral
(adj.)=bicameral.
Ex: The ancient brain was 'bicameral,' with the two sides of the brain working essentially independently of each other.
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* legislatura bicameral=bicameral legislature.
* parlamento bicameral=bicameral parliament.

bicameralismo
(n.)=bicameralism.
Ex: Bicameralism is an essential and defining feature of a classical republic.

bicarbonato
=bicarbonate.
Ex: Spore germination of these pathogens was significantly suppressed by all three bicarbonates, especially potassium bicarbonate.
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* bicarbonato de potasio=potassium bicarbonate.
* bicarbonato de soda=bicarbonate of soda.
* bicarbonato de sodio=sodium bicarbonate ; bicarbonate of soda.
* bicarbonato de sosa=baking soda ; bicarbonate of soda.
* bicarbonato potásico=potassium bicarbonate.
* bicarbonato sódico=sodium bicarbonate ; bicarbonate of soda.

bicarbonato de potasio
(n.)=potassium bicarbonate.
Ex: Spore germination of these pathogens was significantly suppressed by all three bicarbonates, especially potassium bicarbonate.
bicarbonato de soda
(n.)=bicarbonate of soda.
Ex: Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.
bicarbonato de sodio
(n.)=sodium bicarbonate ; bicarbonate of soda.
Ex: Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection. Ex: Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.
bicarbonato de sosa
(n.)=baking soda ; bicarbonate of soda.
Ex: This activity teaches students to design and build a craft whose propulsion is derived entirely by the carbon dioxide produced in the chemical reaction between baking soda and vinegar. Ex: Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.
bicarbonato potásico
(n.)=potassium bicarbonate.
Ex: Spore germination of these pathogens was significantly suppressed by all three bicarbonates, especially potassium bicarbonate.
bicarbonato sódico
(n.)=sodium bicarbonate ; bicarbonate of soda.
Ex: Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection. Ex: Mushy peas are dried peas which are first soaked overnight in water and bicarbonate of soda, and then simmered with a little sugar and salt until they form a thick green lumpy soup.
bicentenario
(n.)=bicentennial ; bicentenary [bi-centenary] ; bicentennial year.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: The Library closed permanently in the year of its bicentenary and remaining stocks were auctioned in Nov 1975.
Ex: As part of the celebration of its bicentennial year, the Library of Congress hosted a conference from November 15-17, 2000.

bichar
(v.)=peep.
Ex: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.

bichear
(v.)=lurk.
Nota: Pertenecer a una lista de correo o foro de Internet sin contribuir.
Ex: On the rare occasions when I venture beyond lurking to pose the occasional query, I am often overwhelmed by the generosity of those who take the time to reply.

bichejo
(n.)=creepy-crawly.
Ex: I am not generally frightened by creepy-crawlies; however, earwigs are not welcome inside the house so I got a tissue to exterminate the critter.

bicho
(n.)=critter ; bug.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.
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* bicho malo=nasty piece of work.
* bicho malo nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* bicho raro=flake ; freak ; oddball [odd ball] ; kooky ; rare bird ; odd bird ; odd fish ; freak of nature ; rare breed ; weirdo ; nerd ; geek ; nerdy ; geeky .
* infestado de bichos=bug-ridden.
* ni un bicho viviente=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* todo bicho viviente=every living soul ; everyone and their mother ; every Tom, Dick and Harry ; every single soul.

bicho malo
=nasty piece of work.
Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
bicho malo nunca muere
=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
Ex: However, like my professor likes to say, 'A bad penny always turns up'. Ex: To make matters worse, Rebecca seems to be after Mark, turning up like a bad penny at every social event that he and Bridget are attending. Ex: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
bicho raro
(adj.)=flake ; freak ; oddball [odd ball] ; kooky ; rare bird ; odd bird ; odd fish ; freak of nature ; rare breed ; weirdo ; nerd ; geek ; nerdy ; geeky .
Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously. Ex: It's not altogether its fault because the critics have been so far more or less characterized as freaks and flakes who are not to be taken seriously. Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs. Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs. Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds. Ex: This type of service is an odd bird in an IT (Information Technology) company. Ex: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'. Ex: Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature. Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed. Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts. Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings. Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'. Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd. Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
bici
(n.)=bike.
Nota: Abreviatura de bicycle (bicicleta).
Ex: At first, as in playing the violin or riding a bike, the storyteller or reader is so busy concentrating on the mechanics of the business that he has no time think about his effect on other people.
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* bici de carreras=racing bike.
* carreras de bicis=bike racing.
* carril bici=bike lane.
* ir en bici=bike.
* montar en bici=bike ; ride + a bike.
* ruta en bici=biking trail.
* subir en bici=ride + a bike.

bici de carreras
(n.)=racing bike.
Ex: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.
bicicleta
(n.)=bicycle ; road bike.
Ex: In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is bicycle WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under bicycles.
Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
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* alquiler de bicicletas=bicycle rental.
* bicicleta con sillín alto=high wheeler.
* bicicleta de cambios=road bike.
* bicicleta de carreras=racing bike ; road bike.
* bicicleta de montaña=dirt bike.
* bicicleta de mujeres=ladies bike.
* bicicleta reclinada=recumbent bicycle.
* bicicleta tándem=tandem bike.
* cuadro de bicicleta=bicycle frame.
* cuadro de la bicicleta=bike frame.
* excursión en bicicleta=biking.
* ir en bicicleta=cycle.
* montar en bicicleta=biking ; cycle ; ride + a bike ; ride + a bicycle.
* montar en bicicleta de montaña=mountain biking.
* paseo en bicicleta=easy ride.
* paseo suave en bicicleta=easy ride.
* ruta en bicicleta=biking trail.
* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta=bicycle safety.
* sendero para bicicletas=biking trail.
* stand para aparcar bicicletas=bicycle storage rack.
* subir en bicicleta=ride + a bike ; ride + a bicycle.
* viaje en bicicleta=bicycle ride.

bicicleta con sillín alto
(n.)=high wheeler.
Ex: The paper addresses the introduction of the high wheeler, the use of the tricycle as a safer alternative, and the development of the modern safety bicycle.
bicicleta de cambios
(n.)=road bike.
Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
bicicleta de carreras
(n.)=racing bike ; road bike.
Ex: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers. Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
bicicleta de montaña
(n.)=dirt bike.
Ex: The brochure, titled 'Tread Lightly! on Public and Private Land,' provides guidelines for the use of dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, horses and other means of traveling through back country.
bicicleta de mujeres
(n.)=ladies bike.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.
bicicleta reclinada
(n.)=recumbent bicycle.
Ex: This guide contains information and links to sites of interest to anyone interested in human-powered vehicles or recumbent bicycles.
bicicleta tándem
(n.)=tandem bike.
Ex: The article has the title 'Teeter-Totters and Tandem Bikes: A Glimpse into the World of Cross-Age Tutors'.
bicoca
(n.)=cushy number ; cushy job ; cushy deal ; gravy train ; bandwagon.
Ex: Most of us would dearly love a cushy number -- a job which combines the maximum rewards with minimal work.
Ex: But the definition of a cushy job has changed in an era of corporate downsizing, economic uncertainty and a slowdown in the housing market.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: If teaching is such a gravy train job, why don't they get degrees and see what it's like to be standing at the front of the class.
Ex: Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon.

bicúspide
(n.)=bicusp.
Ex: Canine teeth, otherwise known as cuspids, each possess a single cusp, while premolars, otherwise known as bicuspids, possess two each.

bidimensional
=bidimensional ; two-dimensional.
Ex: Such single entries, however, are not arranged linearly as in classical catalogs, but in a bidimensional matrix.
Ex: The following types of data structure are common: relational, where all information is held in a form that can be represented by two-dimensional tables.

bidireccional
(adj.)=bidirectional [bi-directional] ; two-way ; two-direction.
Ex: Cross-references are always bi-directional: if you make a 'see' reference from A to B, DOBIS/LIBIS automatically makes a 'see from' reference from B to A.
Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
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* busca bidireccional=two-way pager.
* buscapersonas bidireccional=two-way pager.

bidón
(n.)=oil drum ; jerrycan [jerrican].
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
Ex: As a result the German army had thousands of jerrycans, as they came to be called, stored and ready when hostilities began in 1939.
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* bidón de aceite=oil drum.
* bidón de crudo=oil drum.
* bidón de petróleo=oil drum.

bidón de aceite
(n.)=oil drum.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
bidón de crudo
(n.)=oil drum.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
bidón de petróleo
(n.)=oil drum.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
bien aceptado
=well-accepted.
Ex: Use specific and well-accepted terms for particular categories (such as materials, processes and products).
bien acomodado
(adj.)=well-to-do ; well-off.
Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries. Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.
bien acompañado
=in good company.
Ex: The article 'In good company - CAIRS and the law!' is an contribution to an issue devoted to the use of information technology in law libraries.
bien administrado
(adj.)=well-managed.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
bien afeitado
(adj.)=clean shaven.
Ex: Women of all ages have clean shaven skulls and wear miniskirts as their only dress.
bien afinado
(adj.)=well-honed.
Ex: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.
bien aireado
(adj.)=well ventilated ; airy .
Ex: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area. Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
bien andado
=well trodden.
Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
bien anunciado
=well-advertised ; well-announced.
Ex: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries. Ex: Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.
bien arado
=well-tilled.
Ex: The well-tilled organizational ground has the capacity to provide nourishment and support for a variety of personnel functions.
bien argumentado
(adj.)=well-considered ; well-supported.
Ex: A well-considered ideology cognizant of the nature of the materials cataloged is prerequisite and fundamental to the design of any viable cataloging system, and particularly one that is to command universal acceptance. Ex: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.
bien arreglado
(adj.)=well-groomed.
Ex: Not only does keeping yourself well-groomed effect your inner personal life, of course it effects your outer life in a positive way too.
bien comprendido
(adj.)=well-understood.
Ex: It is based on the well-understood paradigm of information arranged as pages in books placed on shelves covering common themes.
bien común, el
(n.)=common good, the ; common wealth, the.
Ex: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement. Ex: Masons perceived themselves as engaged in the creation of a new man possessing the traits necessary for the maintenance of the social order and the improvement of the common wealth.
bien conectado
(adj.)=well-connected.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.
bien conocido
(adj.)=well-known ; well-understood.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors. Ex: It is based on the well-understood paradigm of information arranged as pages in books placed on shelves covering common themes.
bien conseguido
=well-rendered.
Ex: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.
bien conservado
=well-kept.
Ex: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration.
bien considerado
=all things considered.
Ex: The revolution which had just been accomplished was the work of all France; Paris, all things considered, had been but the theatre of that event.
bien construido
=well-built.
Ex: Baskerville had achieved a sharp impression in the 1750s with well-built common presses.
bien controlado
(adj.)=well-regulated.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.
bien cuidado
(adj.)=clean-cut ; well-tended.
Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions. Ex: Glasgow is also home to a large number of well-tended parks and possesses more public open spaces than any other city in the United Kingdom.
bien cultural
(n.)=cultural product.
Ex: Electronic information resources must be viewed as cultural products and preserved as part of our cultural heritage.
bien de consumo
=trade product ; economic good.
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities. Ex: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement.
bien de todos, el
=common good, the.
Ex: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement.
bien definido
(adj.)=well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; clean-cut ; articulated ; clear-cut.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user. Ex: The first two groups are reasonably straightforward, but the third is much less clearly defined, and is the group which causes most problems in practice. Ex: These and other ideas are explored through a clearly-drawn central character with whom it is easy to sympathize. Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions. Ex: The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social. Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
bien demarcado
(adj.)=hard-edged.
Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
bien dicho
=amen to that!.
Ex: Amen to that!.
bien diferenciado
=well differentiated.
Ex: In the evaluation of the quality and content of maps another factor that must be considered is whether the colouring is varied and well differentiated.
bien dirigido
(adj.)=well-regulated.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.
bien documentado
(adj.)=well documented [well-documented].
Ex: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.
bien dotado
(adj.)=well-equipped ; well-endowed ; well-resourced ; well-hung.
Ex: The building includes seminar rooms, lecture theatres and a well-equipped library which houses audio-visual rooms, study carrels, display and reading rooms and stacks. Ex: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries. Ex: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity. Ex: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off.
bien dotado de medios
(adj.)=well-resourced.
Ex: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.
bien dotado de personal
(adj.)=well-staffed.
Ex: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.
bien dotado de recursos
(adj.)=well-resourced.
Ex: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.
bien educado
(adj.)=urbane.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.
bien elaborado
(adj.)=well-honed.
Ex: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.
bien encaminado
=a step in the right direction.
Ex: However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.
bien ensayado
(adj.)=well-practised [well-practiced, -USA] ; well-honed.
Ex: They have a wide and well-practiced arsenal of tactics for weaseling out of responsibility. Ex: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.
bien entrada la noche
=late at night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
Ex: Seoul is one of the safest capital cities in the world, with a very low crime rate: even late at night pedestrians can wander safely around downtown = Seúl es una de las capitales más seguras del mundo, con una tasa de criminalidad muy baja: incluso a altas horas de la noche, los peatones pueden pasear sin peligro alguno por el centro de la ciudad. Ex: My Jewish grandfather/mentor always tells me how he gets the most work done in the small hours of the morning before the rest of the world. Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
bien equilibrado
(adj.)=well balanced [well-balanced].
Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.
bien equipado
(adj.)=well-appointed ; well-equipped ; well-resourced ; well-endowed ; well-hung.
Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out. Ex: The building includes seminar rooms, lecture theatres and a well-equipped library which houses audio-visual rooms, study carrels, display and reading rooms and stacks. Ex: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity. Ex: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries. Ex: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off.
bien equipado de medios
(adj.)=well-resourced.
Ex: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.
bien equipado de recursos
(adj.)=well-resourced.
Ex: The low maternal mortality rates in well-resourced countries are not an automatic consequence of prosperity.
bien escaso
(n.)=scarce commodity.
Ex: The author asserts that information is not a scarce commodity.
bien escrito
=well-written.
Ex: Even the most well-written and best-designed computer software manuals are of little use to many software users = Incluso los manuales de programas informáticos mejor escritos y diseñados sirven de poco a muchos usuarios.
bien estructurado
(adj.)=well thought out ; well-structured [well structured].
Ex: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan. Ex: It is vital that intranets should be well-structured and provide the right communications and information environment for end-users.
bien está lo que bien acaba
=all is well that ends well.
Ex: 'All is well that ends well,' at least for the three policemen who were released and their families.
bien expresado
(adj.)=well-articulated.
Ex: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.
bien financiado
(adj.)=well-funded.
Ex: No public library, however large and well-funded can meet all the needs of its users from its own resources.
bien formado
(adj.)=shapely ; articulated.
Ex: Escape, in this context, being taken as meaning the provision of an imagined world pleasanter and more shapely than life. Ex: The institutional impact of public libraries on social capital has been studied without a basis in an articulated theory on the creation of social capital = Hasta ahora, el impacto institucional de las bibliotecas públicas sobre el capital social se han estudiado en su mayoría sin partir de una base teórica sólida sobre la creación del capital social.
bien formalizado
(adj.)=well-formalised [well-formalized].
Ex: Fuzzy random variables (also referred to often as random fuzzy sets) were introduced as a valuable and well-formalized model to deal with probabilistic and statistical problems involving fuzzy data when these data are supplied by an existing fuzzy-valued quantification process = Las variables aleatorias de lógica difusa (a las que también se les conoce conjuntos aleatorios de lógica difusa) se introdujeron como un modelo valioso y bien formalizado para tratar los problemas probabilísticos y estadísticos relacionados con los datos difusos cuando éstos han sido suministrado por un proceso existente de cuantificación de valores difusos.
bien formulado
(adj.)=well-formulated.
Ex: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.
bien fundado
(adj.)=well-justified ; well-formulated.
Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff. Ex: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.
bien fundamentado
(adj.)=well-founded ; well-supported.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher. Ex: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.
bien gestionado
(adj.)=well-managed.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
bien gobernado
(adj.)=well-regulated ; well-governed.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity. Ex: Botswana is a stable, well-governed and solvent country but is nevertheless a good example of the deep-seated problems of regulating information transfer.
bien hecho
=well-made ; well formed [well-formed] ; well-rendered ; well done.
Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms. Ex: The main props to any retrospective bibliography must be a well formed national library which has a long history of collecting the records of a nation's culture. Ex: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered. Ex: The accompanying manual is reasonably well done.
bien iluminado
=well-lit.
Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
bien informado
(adj.)=well-informed ; informed.
Ex: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups. Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
bien inmueble
(n.)=real property.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').
bien justificado
(adj.)=well-founded ; well-formulated.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher. Ex: But well-formulated rules and procedures should minimize this disadvantage.
bien llevado
=well-run.
Ex: Some of these functions are not normally performed by librarians, although they are all required in a well-run online library system.
bien merecido
(adj.)=well deserved ; well deserved ; well-earned.
Ex: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!. Ex: Our heartiest congratulations on this well deserved honor!. Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.
bien mirado
=all things considered.
Ex: The revolution which had just been accomplished was the work of all France; Paris, all things considered, had been but the theatre of that event.
bien ordenado
=well-kept ; well-ordered ; in good order.
Ex: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration. Ex: The worker needs an environment which provides an understandable, predictable and well-ordered situation. Ex: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and 'bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.
bien organizado
(adj.)=well-organised [well-organized] ; well-structured [well structured].
Ex: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations. Ex: It is vital that intranets should be well-structured and provide the right communications and information environment for end-users.
bien pagado
=well-paid.
Ex: A very successful novelist, such as Graham Greene, would clearly fall into this category and would be an honoured writer as well as a well-paid one.
bien parecido
=personable ; good looking.
Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across. Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
bien pensado
=well thought out.
Ex: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan.
bien perfilado
(adj.)=well-honed.
Ex: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.
bien planeado
(adj.)=well-planned.
Ex: Well-planned programmes bring every element of a library to life.
bien planificado
(adj.)=well-planned.
Ex: Well-planned programmes bring every element of a library to life.
bien practicado
(adj.)=well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].
Ex: They have a wide and well-practiced arsenal of tactics for weaseling out of responsibility.
bien preparado
(adj.)=well-trained ; well-prepared.
Ex: He has recruited a well-trained cadre of professional local government officials. Ex: A well-prepared searcher will already have alternative strategies ready if need be: again, the presence of the enquirer facilitates such alterations of course.
bien presentado
=well-presented ; well-rendered.
Ex: The scheme has been praised for its clear and well-presented schedules. Ex: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.
bien producido
(adj.)=well-produced ; well-made.
Ex: A well-produced critical abstract not only describes the document content, but also evaluates the work and its presentation. Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.
bien proporcionado
=shapely .
Ex: Escape, in this context, being taken as meaning the provision of an imagined world pleasanter and more shapely than life.
bien provisto
(adj.)=well-endowed ; well-hung.
Ex: The special libraries of the national research institutions are the most well endowed of the libraries. Ex: This Website contains explicit sexual material featuring naked pictures of well-hung young guy jacking off.
bien provisto (de)
=well-stocked (with).
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
bien pulido
(adj.)=well-honed.
Ex: But Bill Clinton and George Bush act like a team, a pair of touring comedians with a well-honed act.
bien público
(n.)=public good ; commonwealth.
Ex: Public libraries are viewed as a 'public good' yet they fail to attract adequate resources to fulfil their role. Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.
bien recibido
(adj.)=welcome.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
bien reconocido
(adj.)=well-recognised [well-recognized].
Ex: Some well-recognised filing order must be adopted for arranging headings with respect to one another.
bien redondito
(adj.)=well-rounded.
Ex: All specimens were well-rounded rusty brown pebbles found near the surface.
bien remunerado
=well-paid.
Ex: A very successful novelist, such as Graham Greene, would clearly fall into this category and would be an honoured writer as well as a well-paid one.
bien representado
=well represented ; well-rendered.
Ex: A full range of disciplines is covered and popular science is well represented. Ex: The pages are in full color, with text and images well-rendered.
bien seleccionado
=well-chosen ; well-selected.
Ex: Without a well-chosen collection of library materials, patrons will be frustrated in their searches for desired books and/or information. Ex: He showed that adding as few as 20 well-selected terms could result in perfomance impovements of over 100%.
bien sincronizado
(adj.)=well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].
Ex: This paper outlines materials that are appropriate for the learning disabled such as well-synchronised filmstrips, slides, videos, audio materials and easy to read paperbacks.
bien surtido (de)
=well-stocked (with).
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
bien sustentado
(adj.)=well-supported.
Ex: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.
bien testado
(adj.)=well-tested.
Ex: We often hear biologists claim the theory of evolution is as well tested as the theory of gravity.
bien tratado
=well represented.
Ex: A full range of disciplines is covered and popular science is well represented.
bien uniformado
(adj.)=well-uniformed.
Ex: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.
bien ventilado
(adj.)=airy ; well ventilated.
Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit. Ex: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area.
bien vestido
(adj.)=well-dressed ; dapper.
Ex: On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me. Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
bien visto
(adj.)=welcome.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
bien^1
(n.)=fine ; neatly ; tidy ; jolly + Adjetivo/Adverbio ; aright ; alright [all right] ; all right [alright] ; good.
Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.
Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.
Ex: The public library people and some others have needs that have long been unmet, but jolly well ought to be as soon as possible.
Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.
Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.
Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.
Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
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* abrigarse bien=wrap up + warm.
* acoger bien=welcome.
* aguantarlo bien=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
* ahora bien=now.
* al final todo + ser + para bien=turn out for + the best (in the end) ; turn out + right in the end.
* bastante bien=good enough ; rather well ; fairly + Verbo.
* bien aceptado=well-accepted.
* bien acomodado=well-to-do ; well-off.
* bien acompañado=in good company.
* bien administrado=well-managed.
* bien afeitado=clean shaven.
* bien afinado=well-honed.
* bien aireado=well ventilated ; airy .
* bien andado=well trodden.
* bien anunciado=well-advertised ; well-announced.
* bien arado=well-tilled.
* bien argumentado=well-considered ; well-supported.
* bien arreglado=well-groomed.
* bien comprendido=well-understood.
* bien común, el=common good, the ; common wealth, the.
* bien conectado=well-connected.
* bien conocido=well-known ; well-understood.
* bien conseguido=well-rendered.
* bien conservado=well-kept.
* bien considerado=all things considered.
* bien construido=well-built.
* bien controlado=well-regulated.
* bien cuidado=clean-cut ; well-tended.
* bien cultural=cultural product.
* bien definido=well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; clean-cut ; articulated ; clear-cut.
* bien demarcado=hard-edged.
* bien de todos, el=common good, the.
* bien dicho=amen to that!.
* bien diferenciado=well differentiated.
* bien dirigido=well-regulated.
* bien documentado=well documented [well-documented].
* bien dotado=well-equipped ; well-endowed ; well-resourced ; well-hung.
* bien dotado de medios=well-resourced.
* bien dotado de personal=well-staffed.
* bien dotado de recursos=well-resourced.
* bien educado=urbane.
* bien elaborado=well-honed.
* bien encaminado=a step in the right direction.
* bien ensayado=well-practised [well-practiced, -USA] ; well-honed.
* bien entrada la noche=late at night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* bien equilibrado=well balanced [well-balanced].
* bien equipado=well-appointed ; well-equipped ; well-resourced ; well-endowed ; well-hung.
* bien equipado de medios=well-resourced.
* bien equipado de recursos=well-resourced.
* bien escrito=well-written.
* bien está lo que bien acaba=all is well that ends well.
* bien estructurado=well thought out ; well-structured [well structured].
* bien expresado=well-articulated.
* bien financiado=well-funded.
* bien formado=shapely ; articulated.
* bien formalizado=well-formalised [well-formalized].
* bien formulado=well-formulated.
* bien fundado=well-justified ; well-formulated.
* bien fundamentado=well-founded ; well-supported.
* bien gestionado=well-managed.
* bien gobernado=well-regulated ; well-governed.
* bien hecho=well-made ; well formed [well-formed] ; well-rendered ; well done.
* ¡bien hecho!=the way to go!.
* bien iluminado=well-lit.
* bien informado=well-informed ; informed.
* bienintencionado=well-intentioned ; well meant ; well-intended ; well-meaning.
* bien justificado=well-founded ; well-formulated.
* bien llevado=well-run.
* bien merecido=well deserved ; well deserved ; well-earned.
* bien mirado=all things considered.
* (bien) ... o ...=either ... or ....
* bien ordenado=well-kept ; well-ordered ; in good order.
* bien organizado=well-organised [well-organized] ; well-structured [well structured].
* bien pagado=well-paid.
* bien parecido=personable ; good looking.
* bien pensado=well thought out.
* bien perfilado=well-honed.
* bien planeado=well-planned.
* bien planificado=well-planned.
* bien practicado=well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].
* bien preparado=well-trained ; well-prepared.
* bien presentado=well-presented ; well-rendered.
* bien producido=well-produced ; well-made.
* bien proporcionado=shapely .
* bien provisto=well-endowed ; well-hung.
* bien provisto (de)=well-stocked (with).
* bien público=public good ; commonwealth.
* bien pulido=well-honed.
* bien recibido=welcome.
* bien reconocido=well-recognised [well-recognized].
* bien redondito=well-rounded.
* bien remunerado=well-paid.
* bien representado=well represented ; well-rendered.
* bien seleccionado=well-chosen ; well-selected.
* bien sincronizado=well-synchronised [well-synchronized, -USA].
* bien surtido (de)=well-stocked (with).
* bien sustentado=well-supported.
* bien testado=well-tested.
* bien tratado=well represented.
* bien uniformado=well-uniformed.
* bien ventilado=airy ; well ventilated.
* bien vestido=well-dressed ; dapper.
* bien visto=welcome.
* caerse bien=hit it off.
* cambiar Algo para bien=turn + Nombre + into a good thing.
* cambiar para bien=change for + the better.
* casar bien=fit in + well.
* comenzar bien=get off to + a (good/great) start ; make + a good start.
* comportarse bien=be on + Posesivo + good behaviour.
* comprender bien=be clear in + Posesivo + mind.
* comprenderse bien=be well understood.
* conservarse bien=keep + well.
* cosas + ir bien=things + go well.
* creer que estar bien=feel + right.
* cuatro verdades bien dichas=home truth.
* dársele Algo bien a Uno=be good at.
* dársele a Uno bien las plantas=have + a green thumb ; have + green fingers.
* dejar bien claro=make + it + crystal clear ; make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.
* desempeñar bien una función=perform + well.
* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien=wish + well.
* el bien de=the good of.
* empezar a ir bien=fall into + place.
* esperar que todo salga bien=hope for + the best.
* estar bien=be okay ; be in good shape ; be in good health.
* estar bien de salud=be in good health.
* estar bien encaminado=be on the right track.
* estar bien pensado=be carefully thought out.
* funcionar bien=be in order ; work + fine.
* gente bien=well-to-do ; well-off.
* hablar muy bien de=rant and rave ; speak + highly of.
* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien=be well spoken of.
* hacer Algo muy bien=do + an excellent job of ; make + an excellent job of.
* hacer bien=do + good.
* hacerlo bien=put + matters + right ; be right on track.
* hacer sentir bien=make + Nombre + feel good.
* hasta ahora, todo bien=so far, so good.
* haz el bien y no mires a quién=cast your bread upon the waters.
* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)=property tax.
* ir bien=go + well ; do + well ; go + strong ; go + smoothly.
* ir bien encaminado=be on the right track.
* irle muy bien=never looked back ever since.
* ir todo bien=be fine.
* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza=play + Posesivo + cards right.
* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas=play + Posesivo + cards right.
* las cosas pasan para bien=everything happens for the best.
* llevarlo bien=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
* llevarse bien=get along ; be on good terms ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms ; have + a good relationship with.
* llevarse bien con Alguien=get on with + Pronombre Personal.
* lo que está bien y lo que está mal=rights and wrongs.
* mantener los ojos bien abiertos=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* mantenerse bien=keep + well.
* marchar bien=go + strong ; go + smoothly.
* más bien=if you like ; instead.
* más bien bajo=shortish.
* más bien pequeño=smallish.
* más bien todo lo contrario=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
* masticar bien=chew up.
* mirándolo bien=all things considered.
* muy bien=nicely.
* ¡muy bien!=the way to go!.
* muy bien pagado=highly paid.
* muy bien + podría + Verbo=might + well + Verbo.
* muy bien + puede + Verbo=may well + Verbo.
* muy bien remunerado=highly paid.
* no caer bien=not take + kindly to.
* no carburar bien=be on the blink.
* no estar bien=be off-colour.
* no estar bien equilibrado=skew.
* no funcionar bien=be on the blink.
* no hay mal que por bien no venga=to every cloud, there is a silver lining ; turn out for + the best (in the end).
* no hay mal que por bien no venga=every cloud has a silver lining ; be a blessing in disguise.
* no importa lo bien=no matter how well.
* no ir bien=be on the blink.
* no muy bien informado=not-too-well-informed.
* no rular bien=be on the blink.
* no sentirse bien=feel + off-colour.
* no ser bien visto=be in the doghouse.
* no tomárselo bien=not take + kindly to.
* pago único y bien grande=fat lump sum.
* para bien=for the best ; for the better.
* para bien de=in the best interest(s) of ; for the good of.
* para bien de Alguien=in + Posesivo + best interest.
* para bien o para mal=for better or (for) worse ; for good or (for) ill ; for good or (for) evil.
* para el bien de=for the benefit of.
* para + Posesivo + propio bien=for + Posesivo + own good.
* parecer bien=be all right with + Persona.
* pasarlo bien=have + fun ; be merry.
* pasárselo bien=have + a good time ; be a great time ; have + a great time.
* pasárselo la mar de bien=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time.
* persona que duerme bien=good sleeper.
* ponerse bien de=speed + recovery from.
* ponerse bien pronto=have + a speedy recovery.
* por ahora todo va bien=so far, so good.
* por el bien del saber=for knowledge's sake.
* puede muy bien ser=could well be.
* puede muy bien ser que=it may well be that.
* puede que al final sea para bien=be a blessing in disguise.
* pues bien=well.
* que bota bien=bouncy .
* que no ajusta bien=ill-fitting.
* que no cierra bien=leaky ; leaking.
* que no queda bien=ill-fitting.
* que quede bien claro=make no mistake.
* que rebota bien=bouncy .
* que sabe muy bien a dónde va=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* que sabe muy bien lo que quiere=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* recibir bien=welcome.
* recibir bien una iniciativa=welcome + initiative.
* salir bien=go + well ; pan out.
* salir bien al final=turn out + right in the end ; turn out for + the best (in the end).
* salir todo bien=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
* seguir haciéndolo bien=keep up + the good work.
* seguir trabajando bien=keep up + the good work.
* sentar bien a Alguien=look + good on + Nombre.
* sentirse bien=feel + good ; wellness ; feel + right ; get + high.
* sentirse bien con Uno mismo=feel + right.
* ser algo bien conocido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser algo (muy) bien sabido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser por el bien de Alguien=be to + Posesivo + advantage.
* estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado=be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.
* ser suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado=be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.
* ser un hecho bien conocido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser un hecho bien sabido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* servir muy bien=take + Nombre + a long way.
* si bien es cierto que=albeit (that).
* sin bien se mira=all things considered.
* sino más bien=rather.
* sino (que) más bien=but rather.
* tenérselo bien empleado=it + serve + Nombre + right ; have it + coming.
* tenérselo (bien) merecido=it + serve + Nombre + right.
* todo ir bien=all + be + well with the world.
* todo + marchar + bien=everything + be + hunky-dory.
* tomárselo bien=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
* un trabajo bien hecho=a job well done.
* usar Algo bien=put to + good use.
* venir bien=be none the worse for (that) ; suit + best.
* venir muy bien=fit + the bill ; come in + handy ; come in + handiest.
* ver bien=welcome.
* vivienda bien acondicionada=good housing.

bienal
(adj.)=biennial.
Nota: Que ocurre cada dos años; compárese con biannual bianual (que ocurre dos veces al año).
Ex: By means of an enquiry among users, the usefulness of the biennial publication was evaluated: the response was positive despite the time-lag.
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* planta bienal=biennial.

bienaventurado
(adj.)=blessed.
Ex: The article 'The blessed soul' refers to the glorious life of Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya and his work in the Indian public social services.

bienes de consumo
(n.)=consumer goods.
Ex: Since the buyers of the books could spend their money on other consumer goods a choice has been made and the customer has made her decision.
bienes de consumo duraderos
=consumer durables.
Ex: A world in which everything, not only consumer durables, has built in obsolescence, where everything is provisional and transient, may be intensely stimulating and challenging to some.
bienes digitales
(n.)=digital assets.
Ex: Libraries increasingly depend on digital assets they neither own nor manage.
bienes duraderos
(n.)=durable goods ; durable goods.
Ex: Durable goods excluding transportation soared by 2.0% in June in the U.S. Ex: Durable goods excluding transportation soared by 2.0% in June in the U.S.
bienes fijos tangibles
(n.)=tangible fixed assets.
Ex: Tangible fixed assets include physical assets such as land and buildings and equipment.
bienes ganaciales
(n.)=joint assets.
Ex: The inheritance tax payable assumes that the ownership of the joint assets will pass to the surviving spouse.
bienes immuebles
(n.)=landed property.
Ex: The register of landed property is excluded to a large degree because it can be consulted at the land registry office.
bienes inmuebles
(n.)=real estate ; real state ; fixed assets.
Ex: The law recognises and protects three categories of property: real estate; personal property; and intellectual property. Ex: The library provides resources for real state-related research = Las bibliotecas ofrecen recursos relacionados con la compra y venta de bienes inmuebles. Ex: The maximum amount of loan is 50 per cent of the costs of fixed assets.
bienes patrimoniales
(n.)=legacy assets.
Ex: As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
bienes personales
(n.)=personal property.
Ex: The law recognises and protects three categories of property: real estate; personal property; and intellectual property.
bienes raíces
(n.)=landed property ; landed estate.
Ex: The register of landed property is excluded to a large degree because it can be consulted at the land registry office. Ex: An estate archive may be defined as an accumulation of records relating to the acquisition and management of a landed estate.
bienes tangibles
(n.)=tangible assets.
Ex: Tangible assets will increase in quantity and value from 27 per cent to 82 per cent.
bienes y servicios
=goods and services.
Ex: Public goods are those goods and services provided by the government because a market failure has occurred and the market has not provided them.
bienes^2
(n.)=assets ; goods ; asset base.
Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.
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* bien de consumo=trade product ; economic good.
* bien escaso=scarce commodity.
* bienes de consumo=consumer goods.
* bienes de consumo duraderos=consumer durables.
* bienes digitales=digital assets.
* bienes duraderos=durable goods ; durable goods.
* bienes fijos tangibles=tangible fixed assets.
* bienes ganaciales=joint assets.
* bienes immuebles=landed property.
* bienes inmuebles=real estate ; real state ; fixed assets.
* bienes patrimoniales=legacy assets.
* bienes personales=personal property.
* bienes raíces=landed property ; landed estate.
* bienes tangibles=tangible assets.
* bienes y servicios=goods and services.
* bien inmueble=real property.
* cosas + salir bien=things + work out.
* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)=local rates ; council tax ; local tax rates ; tax rates ; local taxes ; rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
* impuesto de bienes y servicios=goods and services tax.
* productor de bienes=goods-producing.

bienestar
(n.)=comfort ; well-being [wellbeing/well being] ; wellness ; welfare.
Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.
Ex: Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.
Ex: More requests for wellness than illness information were made.
Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.
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* bienestar corporal=bodily comfort.
* bienestar económico=affluence ; economic well-being ; economic welfare.
* bienestar espiritual=spiritual welfare.
* bienestar público=public welfare.
* bienestar social=social welfare ; social well-being ; welfare ; public welfare.
* estado del bienestar=welfare state.
* zona de bienestar=comfort zone.

bienestar corporal
(n.)=bodily comfort.
Ex: Thirdly, the basic of survival having been secured, like most animal species, human society needs and seeks bodily comfort, closely followed by the fourth need, safety.
bienestar económico
(n.)=affluence ; economic well-being ; economic welfare.
Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction. Ex: The 2001 foot and mouth disease outbreak in the UK had a significant impact on the economic and social well-being of rural communities. Ex: Libraries are not longer seen as important cultural institutions and that their role will be judged according to contribution to the national economic welfare.
bienestar espiritual
(n.)=spiritual welfare.
Ex: The public library is a democratic living force for education, culture and information, and an essential agent for the fostering of peace and spiritual welfare through the minds of men and women.
bienestar público
(n.)=public welfare.
Ex: Our major goal is to promote employment, commerce, economic development, and public welfare in certain neighborhoods.
bienestar social
(n.)=social welfare ; social well-being ; welfare ; public welfare.
Ex: The public lending right (PLR) is based on the idea that cultural protection, social welfare and legal rights are promoted if authors are compensated for the library use of their books. Ex: The 2001 foot and mouth disease outbreak in the UK had a significant impact on the economic and social well-being of rural communities. Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section. Ex: Our major goal is to promote employment, commerce, economic development, and public welfare in certain neighborhoods.
bienhechor
(n.)=do-gooder.
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.

bienintencionado
(adj.)=well-meaning ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well meant.
Ex: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.
Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.
Ex: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant.

bienio
(n.)=biennium ; two-year period.
Ex: During the last biennium, approximately $125.000 was channelled by Unesco through IFLA for research and the organization of seminars.
Ex: Bell's two-year period of ineligibility begins on November 10, 2006.
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* en un bienio=over a two-year period.

bienvenida
(n.)=welcome.
Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
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* dar la bienvenida=welcome.
* dar la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
* de bienvenida=salutatory.
* discurso de bienvenida=welcoming address ; welcoming speech ; welcome address ; salutatory oration.
* dosier de bienvenida=welcome kit.
* palabras de bienvenida=welcoming remarks ; welcome remarks.
* Pantalla de Bienvenida=Welcome Screen.
* recepción de bienvenida=opening reception.
* seminario de bienvenida=welcoming seminar.
* sesión de bienvenida=welcoming session.

bienvenido
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* ser bienvenido=be most welcome ; make + welcome ; be welcome.

bifocal
(adj.)=bifocal.
Ex: It is contended that this type of bifocal temporal view threatens the traditional ethnographic methodology.
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* gafas bifocales=bifocal glasses ; bifocals.
* visión bifocal=bifocal vision.

bifolio
(n.)=double leaf.
Nota: Pliego de pergamino o de papel doblado por la mitad formando dos hojas.
Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.

bifuración
(n.)=fork.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.

bifurcación
(n.)=bifurcaction ; junction.
Ex: Unity is essential to the full appreciation, but unfortunately, historical bibliographical studies have proved to be particulary subject to bifurcation.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

bifurcado
(adj.)=forked.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).

bifurcador
(n.)=splitter.
Ex: Using a splitter will degrade the signal strength, and sometimes a cable amplifier will be required.

bifurcarse
(v.)=branch ; fork.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.

big bang
(n.)=big bang, the.
Nota: Expresión generalmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.
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* teoría del big bang=big bang, the.

bigamia
(n.)=bigamy.
Ex: Primary and secondary sources including trial records, statutes, diaries, newspaper accounts and monographs on divorce, bigamy, polygamy, sex, etc., will be included.

bigote
(n.)=moustache [mustache, -USA].
Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.

bigotes
(n.)=whiskers.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: Richly supplied with nerve endings, whiskers give cats extraordinarily detailed information about air movements, air pressure and anything they touch.

bikini
(n.)=bikini.
Ex: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.

bilateral
(adj.)=bilateral.
Ex: In this article the economics of unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral action are compared.
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* negociación bilateral=bilateral negotiation.

biliar
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* cálculo biliar=gallstone.
* conducto biliar=bile duct.
* vesícula biliar=gallbladder [gall bladder].

bilingüe
(adj.)=bilingual.
Ex: Double pagination consists in the pagination of a document, usually bilingual, with the same pagination for the original texts and its translation opposite.
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* educación bilingüe=bilingual education.

bilingüismo
(n.)=bilingualism.
Ex: The article 'Bilingualism in Welsh libraries' advocates a written policy of equal opportunity for Welsh language users for all libraries in Wales.

bilis
(n.)=bile ; gall.
Ex: This ultrasound image database comprises images of the liver and bile organs.
Ex: And by the same reason the gall causes anger; for choleric men are often angry, because they have much gall.

billar
(n.)=snooker ; billiards.
Ex: Darts and snooker have both become favourite television programmes in society today.
Ex: The article 'Betting, billiards and smoking: leisure in public libraries' traces the origins of public libraries in the 19th century campaign for recreational reform.

billete de avión
(n.)=air ticket ; airline ticket.
Ex: The travel Grant will cover air ticket, registration fee and a small out-of-pocket allowance. Ex: The Internet has caused a significant reduction in airline and train ticket sales by travel agencies.
billete de avión de ida y vuelta
(n.)=round-trip airfare.
Ex: Conference round-trip airfare are: New York or Boston $210, Chicago $185, San Francisco $273, Los Angeles $312, Dallas $235..
billete de banco
(n.)=banknote.
Ex: Watermarks for special papers used for such things as banknotes and bonds became increasingly elaborate.
billete de ida
(n.)=one-way fare.
Ex: A round-trip ticket costs $16.60 and a one-way fare is $8.50 -- the ticket agent can tell you which gate to use.
billete de ida y vuelta
(n.)=return ticket ; round-trip ticket.
Ex: They will also receive a grant to cover the costs of accommodation and an airplane return ticket. Ex: A round-trip ticket costs $16.60 and a one-way fare is $8.50 -- the ticket agent can tell you which gate to use.
billete de lotería
(n.)=lottery ticket.
Ex: Gambling creates problems such as the sale of lottery tickets to minors and those who cannot afford it, and encourages unlawful practices such as theft and insider trading.
billete de tarifa especial
(n.)=discount ticket.
Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.
billete de tren
(n.)=train ticket.
Ex: The Internet has caused a significant reduction in airline and train ticket sales by travel agencies.
billete de tribuna
(n.)=grandstand ticket.
Ex: Grandstand tickets for Saturday and Sunday will still need to be purchased ahead of time.
billete en lista de espera
(n.)=standby seat.
Ex: Because the system can be updated continuously, it is possible for an airline to make available information about the number of standby seats on any given flight at the time of asking.
billete gratis
(n.)=free ticket.
Ex: If you give blood in January you get a free ticket to any of the theme parks in Orlando.
billete para otro día
(n.)=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
Ex: If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, a rain cheque will be issued for use during the current season.
billete^1
(n.)=fare ; ticket.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.
Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
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* agencia de venta de billetes=ticket agent ; ticket agency.
* billete para otro día=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* billete de avión=air ticket ; airline ticket.
* billete de avión de ida y vuelta=round-trip airfare.
* billete de ida=one-way fare.
* billete de ida y vuelta=return ticket ; round-trip ticket.
* billete de lotería=lottery ticket.
* billete de tarifa especial=discount ticket.
* billete de tren=train ticket.
* billete de tribuna=grandstand ticket.
* billete en lista de espera=standby seat.
* billete gratis=free ticket.
* precio del billete=fare.
* precio del billete de autobús=bus fare.
* precio del billete de avión=airfare [air fare] ; airline fare.
* reserva de billetes de avión=airline reservation.
* sistema de billetes=travel scheme.

billete^2
(n.)=banknote ; note.
Ex: Watermarks for special papers used for such things as banknotes and bonds became increasingly elaborate.
Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.
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* billete de banco=banknote.
* billetes de banco=paper money.

billetera
(n.)=pocketbook.
Ex: Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.

billetes de banco
(n.)=paper money.
Ex: Guides to Thailand warn you never to stop windswept paper money with a stomp -- the King is on all bills, you would practically be committing treason.
billón
(n.)=billion.
Nota: Usado con el significado de mil millones en algunso países (por ej., USA) y de un millón de millones en otros (por ej., España).
Ex: Any number from 0 to 2 billion may be entered = Se puede introducir cualquier número entre 0 y 2 billones.
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* de varios billones=multibillion [multi billion].
* de varios billones de dólares=multibillion dollar.

bimensual
(adj.)=bimonthly [bi-monthly].
Nota: Generalmente el significado es de cada dos meses (bimestral), aunque también es frecuente utilizarlo para indicar dos veces al mes (bimensual).
Ex: A monthly publication may suddenly change into a bimonthly or a quarterly.

bimensualmente
(adj.)=bimonthly [bi-monthly].
Nota: Generalmente el significado es de cada dos meses (bimestral), aunque también es frecuente utilizarlo para indicar dos veces al mes (bimensual).
Ex: A monthly publication may suddenly change into a bimonthly or a quarterly.

bimestral
(adj.)=bimonthly [bi-monthly].
Nota: Generalmente el significado es de cada dos meses (bimestral), aunque también es frecuente utilizarlo para indicar dos veces al mes (bimensual).
Ex: A monthly publication may suddenly change into a bimonthly or a quarterly.

bimestralmente
(adj.)=bimonthly [bi-monthly].
Nota: Generalmente el significado es de cada dos meses (bimestral), aunque también es frecuente utilizarlo para indicar dos veces al mes (bimensual).
Ex: A monthly publication may suddenly change into a bimonthly or a quarterly.

bimodal
(adj.)=bimodal [bi-modal].
Ex: The issue of whether faculty or librarians have primary responsibility for collection development demonstrates the conflict inherent in this bimodal structure = La cuestión de si el profesorado o los bibliotecarios son los principales responsables del desarrollo de la colección demuestra el conflicto inherente de este tipo de estructura bimodal.

binario
(adj.)=binary.
Ex: A discontinuity was observed in the growth rate of the literature on the free molecular structures of binary fluorides.
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* árbol de búsqueda binario=binary search tree.
* notación binaria=binary notation.
* sistema binario=binary system.

bingo
(n.)=beano ; bingo.
Ex: He was so interested in the beano game, that he decided to test it amongst his friends to see if they would like the game as much as he did.
Ex: Her hobbies were ceramics, bingo and collecting refrigerator magnets.
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* sala del bingo=bingo hall.

binhex
(n.)=binhex.
Nota: En Internet, método para convertir ficheros que no son de texto o ASCII a códigos ASCII.
Ex: Binhex (BINary HEXadecimal) is a method for converting non-text files (non-ASCII) into ASCII.

binoculares
(n.)=binoculars ; fieldglasses.
Ex: The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
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* binoculares para la ópera=opera glasses.

binoculares para la ópera
(n.)=opera glasses.
Ex: Among the items included are opera glasses, letter openers, clocks, buckles, stamp dispensers, and glue pots.
binomial
(adj.)=binomial.
Ex: The binomial system of taxonomic nomenclature devised by Linnaeus provides a classification scheme for biodiversity and a common language for scientists and the layman.

bioactivo
(adj.)=bioactive.
Ex: It is therefore suggested that further investigations on these bioactive compounds might be needed to discover and develop new antiviral agents.

biobibliografía
(n.)=biobibliography [bio-bibliography].
Nota: Biografía de un autor o varios que además de recoger información sobre sus vidas también incluye sus obras.
Ex: The introduction defines 'related works' as 'collective biographies, biobibliographies, collections of epitaphs, selected genealogical works, and dictionaries of anonyms and pseudonyms'.

biobibliográfico
(adj.)=biobliographic [bio-bibliographic].
Ex: The project, completed in 1989, collected biobibliographic data on 7,30 Austrian authors of Jewish descent.

biobibliometría
(n.)=biobibliometrics.
Ex: Biobibliometrics has been defined as a quantitative and analytical method for discovering and establishing functional relationships between biodata and bibliodata elements.

biocarga
(n.)=bioburden.
Ex: Bioburden is defined as the quantitative estimation of the number of viable microorganisms in or on a medical product, device or raw material before sterilization.

biocientífico
(adj.)=bioscientific.
Ex: The main goal of the course, bioscientific Documentation, has been the integration of traditional document handling techniques with modern information management in the biosciences, so creating a new type of profession.

biocombustible
(n.)=biofuel.
Ex: Unprecedented opportunities for biofuel development are occurring both as a result of rising fossil fuel prices and the need to reduce greenhouse gases.

biocrítico
(adj.)=biocritical [bio-critical].
Nota: Aplicado a aquellas obras que presenta un análisis psico-sociológico de la vida de un personaje.
Ex: Librarians, with no special knowledge outside the standard library curriculum, possess an questionable competence to evaluate certain categories of reference book, such as bibliographies and dictionaries and bio-critical collective works.

biocultural
(adj.)=biocultural [bio-cultural].
Ex: This organization is dedicated to the conservation of the world's biocultural and linguistic diversity.

biodefensa
(n.)=biodefence [biodefense, -USA].
Ex: The article 'From bioweapon to biodefense' reports on a pilot scientometric project whose goal was to trace changes in biodefence research and the activities of its main players, Russia and the USA.

biodegradable
(adj.)=biodegradable.
Ex: There is now renewed interest in other biodegradable materials that have been found preserved in peat, including dried fruits, berries, and kegs of butter or cheese.

biodeterioro
(n.)=biodeterioration.
Ex: The article is entitled 'biodeterioration and biostability of library materials'.

biodiesel
(n.)=biodiesel.
Ex: Biodiesel has a higher lubricity than conventional diesel so be sure and replace the fuel filter after the first couple of tanks.

biodiversidad
(n.)=biodiversity ; diversity of life.
Ex: The emerging and rapidly expanding field of biodiversity was chosen and an online search was conducted to generate a list of potential authors to be used in the study.
Ex: In general, farmers and environmentalists both want an environment that is free of toxins and thriving with a diversity of life.

bioenergía
(n.)=bioenergy.
Ex: The author attempts to apply Bradford's Law of scattering and Lotka's Law of productivity to the literature of bioenergy to determine if the law holds good for ten abstracting services.

bioestabilidad
(n.)=biostability.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Biodeterioration and biostability of library materials'.

bioestadística
(n.)=biostatistics.
Ex: The author presents a selection of books, articles, and bibliographies that provide guidance on how to keep up with the literature, search databases, evaluate research reports, and apply biostatistics.

biofarmacología
(n.)=biopharmacology.
Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.

biofísica
(n.)=biophysics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Among the former we find a new group of 'distilled' classes, including Cybernetics, Management and Research methodology; among the latter another new group of 'fused' main classes, arising from the fusion of previously distinct subject areas, for example Chemical engineering and biophysics.

biogeografía
(n.)=biogeography.
Nota: Estudio de la distribución geográfica de los seres vivos sobre la tierra.
Ex: Core journals in ecology and biogeography were identified on the basis of Bradford's Law of Scattering.

biografía
(n.)=biography ; bio ; memoir.
Ex: You then save yourself completely unnecessary entries, entries such as SYMPHONY #I, SYMPHONY #2, SONATA IN F, or biography, or LETTERS, or POEMS.
Ex: A brief bio of each author including current position and e-mail and postal addresses should be sent by April 4, 2003.
Ex: The book is a picturesque hybrid of travelogue, personal memoir, lyric rhapsody, art history, and cultural criticism.
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* biografía de personas célebres=celebrity biography.
* biografía multimedia=mediagraphy.

biografía de personas célebres
(n.)=celebrity biography.
Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
biografía multimedia
(n.)=mediagraphy.
Ex: This is an audiovisiaul 'bibliography' or 'mediagraphy', set up by the NBLC because there is no national audiovisual listing.
biográfico
(adj.)=biographical ; biographic.
Ex: A collection of reference books and a card index to biographical information are available for answering of enquiries.
Ex: The article provides a listing of Internet resources offering biographic and bibliographic information on twentieth century authors.
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* película biográfica=biopic.
* reseña biográfica=biographical note.
* resumen biográfico=biographical sketch.

biogás
(n.)=biogas.
Ex: Daily biogas production rate was measured using a gas meter.

bioindicador
(n.)=bioindicator.
Ex: Monitoring these compounds in the open seas, using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator, is needed to further understand the future trend of contamination.

bioinformática
(n.)=bioinformatics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Bioinformatics is essentially the science of taking biological information and applying advanced information technology techniques to it.

bioingeniería
(n.)=bioengineering.
Ex: They support research in fields like bioengineering, quantum mechanics, and quantum electronics.

biología
(n.)=biology.
Ex: One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.
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* biología acuática=aquatic biology.
* biología animal=animal biology.
* biología celular=cell biology.
* biología del desarrollo=developmental biology.
* biología marina=marine biology.
* biología molecular=molecular biology.
* biología vegetal=plant biology.

biología acuática
(n.)=aquatic biology.
Ex: It has sections devoted to anatomy, pathology, genetics and aquatic biology.
biología animal
(n.)=animal biology.
Ex: This article briefly reviews 6 multimedia CD-ROM encyclopaedia databases of animals and animal biology.
biología celular
(n.)=cell biology.
Ex: This article briefly reviews the characteristics of cell biology studies and literature.
biología del desarrollo
(n.)=developmental biology.
Ex: Some view developmental biology as the study of the expression of information encoded in the genes by natural selection.
biología marina
(n.)=marine biology.
Ex: They need journals of zoology, marine biology, evolution, paleontology and physical anthropology.
biología molecular
(n.)=molecular biology.
Ex: More recently, we have seen the development of such subjects as molecular biology, which involves the merging, or 'fusion', of disciplines such as physics and biology which had previously been thought of as totally distinct = Más recientemente, hemos visto el desarrollo de materias como la biología molecular, que consiste en la fusión de disciplinas como la física y la biología que previamente se concebían como totalmente diferentes.
biología vegetal
(n.)=plant biology.
Ex: The Web site is well worth a visit from anyone who would like to increase their knowledge of plant biology.
bioluminiscencia
(n.)=bioluminiscence.
Ex: Subjects addressed in this collection of newspaper articles are bioluminescence, beachcomber finds, gulls, barnacles, sand, seaweed, and jellyfish.

biológicamente
=biologically.
Ex: Organizations are living, not engineered systems, and changing them is best done 'biologically' = Las organizaciones son sistemas vivos no mecánicos y cualquier cambio que se haga es mejor hacerlo "biológicamente".

biológico
(adj.)=biological.
Ex: Lectins, the carbohydrate binding proteins, have emerged as indispensable biological tools in the last decade.
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* alimento biológico=organic food.
* arma biológica=biological weapon.
* carga biológica=bioburden.
* combustible biológico=biofuel.
* ingeniería biológica=bioengineering.
* reloj biológico=body clock ; biological clock.

bioma
(n.)=biome.
Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.

biomasa
(n.)=biomass.
Ex: Projects eligible for support in alternative energy sources are geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass, wind and ocean energy and hydro-electric power.

biomecánica
(n.)=biomechanics.
Ex: Kinematics, the study of motion, is employed in numerous biomechanics and human performance investigations.

biomecánico
(adj.)=biomechanic.
Ex: Environmental stress was favored over a biomechanic explanation as the cause for asymmetry.

biomedicina
(n.)=biomedicine ; biological and medical sciences ; biomedical sciences.
Ex: Three major document delivery surveys indicate biomedicine as a suitable area for trials.
Ex: One of IFLA's newest Sections, the Section of biological and medical sciences Libraries, was established in 1977.
Ex: This reflects the growing number of biomedical sciences researchers in non English speaking countries who publish their scientific findings in English.
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* biblioteca de biomedicina=health care library ; biomedical library.
* bibliotecario de biomedicina=health-care librarian.
* investigación en biomedicina=biomedical research.

biometrista
(n.)=biometrician.
Ex: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism.

biometría
(n.)=biometrics.
Ex: Biometrics is a new technology that digitizes characteristics of the human body, such as voices, fingerprints, shape of the hand and shape of the iris of the eye, for use in computer security.

biomolécula
(n.)=biomolecule.
Ex: It is well recognized that the relationship between sequence, molecular structure and biochemical function is a complicated one in biomolecules.

biomédico
(adj.)=biomedical.
Ex: BLAISE-LINK provides access to files in the biomedical and toxicological areas, which are available on the computer of the National Library of Medicine (NLM), US.
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* investigación biomédica=biomedical research.

biométrico
(adj.)=biometric.
Ex: The author examines the potential of biometric authentication of a person and digital signature technologies to tackle these problems.

bioprospección
(n.)=bioprospecting [bio-prospecting].
Nota: Búsqueda de nuevas especies vegetales, principalmente por los países industrializados, con objeto de mejorar la producción agrícola o con finalidades farmacéuticas.
Ex: There is increasing overlap between conservation and scientific interests as bioprospecting and gene-harvesting assumes greater priority.

biopsia
(n.)=biopsy.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.
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* biopsia en cono=cone biopsy.
* hacer una biopsia=biopsy.

biopsia en cono
(n.)=cone biopsy.
Ex: Miscarriage probability is undeterminable, but risk factors should be diagnosed with a cone biopsy or a pap smear.
bioquímica
(n.)=biochemistry.
Ex: This work is now divided into two sections the first covering biochemistry and organic chemistry, the second covering macromolecular materials, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry and chemical technology = Esta obra ahora se divide en dos secciones, la primera abarca la bioquímica y la química orgánica, la segunda los documentos macromoleculares, la química analítica, la físicoquímica y la tecnología química.
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* arma bioquímica=bioweapon.

bioquímico
(n.)=biochemical ; biochemist.
Ex: Beverage alcohol (ethanol) is a depressant that has important pharmacological and biochemical effects on the brain and the central nervous system.
Ex: The questions that fascinate physiologists and biochemists focus on how organisms of all kinds function.
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* armamento bioquímico=bioweapon.
* defensa bioquímica=biodefence [biodefense, -USA].

biorregión
(n.)=ecoregion.
Ex: The northern boreal ecoregion accounts for about one third of this planet's total forest area.

biorrítmico
(adj.)=biorhythmic.
Ex: The dates of birth & death were used to calculate physical, emotional, & intellectual biorhythmic cycles.

biosfera
(n.)=biosphere.
Ex: This article describes the cooperation on forming the international data base on UNESCO programme 'Man and the biosphere'.

biosocial
(adj.)=biosocial.
Ex: This biosocial system perspective focuses in particular on how the mind is affected both by the way the embodied human brain functions and by its sociocultural context.

biosíntesis
(n.)=biosynthesis.
Ex: This paper covers the structure of starch and its biosynthesis as well as mutations modifying the amylose content in rice.

biota
(n.)=biota.
Ex: A total of 38 species were identified in the biota examined.

biotecnología
(n.)=biotechnology ; biotech.
Nota: Abreviatura de biotechnology.
Ex: Biotechnology has experienced rapid growth in recent years.
Ex: The article is entitled 'biotech companies must get back to basics to weigh up risks'.
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* relacionado con la biotecnología=biotechnology-related.

biotecnológico
(adj.)=biotechnological ; biotechnical.
Ex: This article examines the evolution of patenting practice in the European Patent Office in respect of breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions.
Ex: The author describes experiences in providing expert systems support to a biotechnical equipment manufacturer.

bioterrorismo
(n.)=bioterrorism.
Ex: This paper includes selected Web sites providing information on: terrorism in general; bioterrorism; agroterrorism, nuclear terrorism; and travel-related issues.

biotita
(n.)=biotite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

bioética
(n.)=bioethics.
Ex: Bioethics is defined as the study of value questions arising in the biomedical field.

bipartidista
(adj.)=bipartisan [bi-partisan].
Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.

bipartito
(adj.)=bipartite.
Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.

biplano
(n.)=biplane.
Ex: Biplanes and seaplanes dominated early aviation.

bipolar
(adj.)=bipolar [bi-polar].
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
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* trastorno bipolar=manic depression.

birlar
(v.)=swipe.
Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.

birmano
(n./adj.)=Burmese.
Ex: Although the library's collection contains materials in such languages as Burmese, Javanese, Arabic, Persian, and Tamil, these were not tested because of constraints of staff and time.

birria
(n.)=rubbish ; garbage ; dud.
Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the 'garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.
Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.

bisabuela
(n.)=great-grandmother.
Ex: She was preceded in death by a great-grandmother, a great-great-grandmother, a great-aunt and four great-uncles.

bisabuelo
(n.)=great-grandfather.
Ex: Their grandfathers and great-grandfathers are dead, and the library belongs to the living, who inhabit a different world.

bisabuelos
(n.)=great grandparents.
Ex: There is a way that we can all reduce the cost of our food bill and it involves adopting the 'waste not, want not' attitudes of our grandparents and great grandparents.

bisagra
(n.)=hinge.
Ex: The MeSH Thesaurus was designed to provide the 'hinge' between the object, its images, and related bibliographic material.
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* con bisagras=hinged.

bisecar
(v.)=bisect.
Ex: Six different methods for bisecting a line segment are illustrated and explained.

bisectar
(v.)=bisect.
Ex: Six different methods for bisecting a line segment are illustrated and explained.

bisel
(n.)=chamfer ; bevel.
Ex: A chamfer may be used to prevent the edge of the wood from breaking, when planing an end.
Ex: The top of the mast is tapered to a blunt point with a bevel on each side.
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* en bisel=angled ; slanted.

biselar
(v.)=chamfer ; bevel.
Nota: Tiempo pasado bevelled-UK/beveled-USA, participio presente bevelling-UK/beveling-US.
Ex: If you take the edge off by chamfering it a little, it should take care of this problem.
Ex: The cheapest way to bevel it is probably by sanding it down with some sanding paper or a file if something like that is available.

bisemanal
(adj.)=biweekly [bi-weekly].
Ex: Its main product is a biweekly list containing over 100,000 records representing books in 45 different processing stages.

bisemanalmente
(adj.)=biweekly [bi-weekly].
Nota: Generalmente el significado es que se hace u ocurre cada dos semanas, aunque también se podría utilizar para indicar dos veces a la semana.
Ex: The data base is updated biweekly with approximately 1,200 to 1,500 records.

bisexual
(adj.)=bisexual.
Ex: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace.

bisiesto
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* año bisiesto=leap year.

bismuto
(n.)=bismuth.
Ex: She is writing a paper comparing tungsten and bismuth deficiency in relation to liver disease.

bisnieto
(n.)=great grandchild.
Nota: Plural greatgrandchildren.
Ex: The wild boars you see today in North America are the great grandchildren of the European boars.

bisonte
(n.)=bison.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.

bisoño
(adj.)=greenhorn ; callow .
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
Ex: Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.

bistec
(n.)=steak.
Ex: Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.
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* bistec de ternera=beef steak.

bistec de ternera
(n.)=beef steak.
Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
bisturí
(n.)=scalpel.
Ex: And it turned out that in the same year that Holmes made that remark, Fairchild said that all you have to do is scrape an organ with the back of a scalpel to make a discovery.

bisté
(n.)=steak.
Ex: Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.
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* bisté de ternera=beef steak.

bisté de ternera
(n.)=beef steak.
Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
bit
(n.)=bit.
Nota: Siglas correspondientes a la contracción de las palabras 'binary digit' (dígito binario) y que se define como la unidad más pequeña de información, pudiendo adquirir dos posibles estados: 1 ó 0.
Ex: Each Binary DigIT is known as a bit and eight bits together provide a range of numbers between zero (00000000) and 255 (11111111).
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* representación en bits=bit-map.
* representado en bits=bit-mapped.
* secuencia de bits=bitstream.

bitácora
(n.)=blog ; Web log [Weblog].
Nota: En Internet, página parecida a un boletín electrónico donde los usuarios pueden añadir enlaces interesantes o comentarios sobre un tema específico.
Ex: A Weblog or blog is an online journal which contains a mix of links, commentary and personal thoughts.
Ex: A Weblog or blog is an online journal which contains a mix of links, commentary and personal thoughts.
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* cuaderno de bitácora=logbook [log book].

bivalente
(adj.)=divalent.
Ex: Most of the trifluorides of this group are reduced only to divalent fluorides, even when a large excess of calcium is used.

bivalvo
(n.)=bivalve ; bivalve shell.
Ex: This article describes how high school biology students use the clam to study the bivalve body anatomy.
Ex: Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell.

bizantino
(adj.)=Byzantine ; byzantine.
Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.
Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
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* discusión bizantina=pointless discussion ; pointless argument.

bizarro^1
(adj.)=gallant ; valiant.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
Ex: Manchester Public Libraries are making a valiant attempt to offer a suitable facility despite over-crowding and lack of space.

bizarro^2
(adj.)=generous ; splendid.
Ex: Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.

bizcocho
(n.)=sponge cake.
Ex: If you do not find sponge fingers in your local supermarket, use any vanilla sponge cake.
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* galleta de bizcocho=sponge finger ; ladyfinger.

biógrafo
(n.)=biographer.
Ex: Certain biographers and historians have particular interests that make various dimensions of their work particularly strong.
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* biógrafo de familias=family historian.

biógrafo de familias
(n.)=family historian.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
biólogo
(n.)=biologist.
Ex: Thus 'Multivariate Statistical Analysis for biologists' is a book about a branch of statistics, using examples from biology.

biónico
(adj.)=bionic.
Ex: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.

bióptico^1
(adj.)=bioptic.
Nota: Que se compone de dos lentes.
Ex: Modern bioptic eyewear design of includes many, small lightweight systems that have improved patient acceptance.

bióptico^2
(n./adj.)=biopsy.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.
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* muestra bióptica=biopsy specimen.

biótico
(adj.)=biotic.
Nota: Con vida.
Ex: Plants are sessile organisms constantly challenged by a wide spectrum of biotic and abiotic stresses.

blanco como el papel
=deathly white ; deathly pale ; green around the gills.
Ex: She has black hair, deathly white skin and a wardrobe that is blacker than looking down a mineshaft. Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well. Ex: The Longton pub scene may not be dead, but it is a bit green around the gills.
blanco como la cera
(adj.)=waxen.
Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well.
blanco como la nieve
=snow-white ; spotlessly white ; as white as snow ; as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as a ghost.
Ex: A flock of snow-white doves were flying back and forth across it, and one sat upon the window's ledge and cooed. Ex: Everybody's teeth are spotlessly white when they begin to grow. Ex: He covered the roof with tiles, installed new waterwheels and grinding stones, and produced flour that was white as snow. Ex: Again, it's very rare to find people whose skin tones are as white as a sheet of paper. Ex: When I finally got across the street to him, he was as white as a ghost, looking like he had seen something very out of the ordinary.
blanco como la pared
=deathly white ; deathly pale ; as white as snow ; as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as a ghost ; green around the gills.
Ex: She has black hair, deathly white skin and a wardrobe that is blacker than looking down a mineshaft. Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well. Ex: He covered the roof with tiles, installed new waterwheels and grinding stones, and produced flour that was white as snow. Ex: Again, it's very rare to find people whose skin tones are as white as a sheet of paper. Ex: When I finally got across the street to him, he was as white as a ghost, looking like he had seen something very out of the ordinary. Ex: The Longton pub scene may not be dead, but it is a bit green around the gills.
blanco como una sábana
=as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as snow ; as white as a ghost ; green around the gills.
Ex: Again, it's very rare to find people whose skin tones are as white as a sheet of paper. Ex: He covered the roof with tiles, installed new waterwheels and grinding stones, and produced flour that was white as snow. Ex: When I finally got across the street to him, he was as white as a ghost, looking like he had seen something very out of the ordinary. Ex: The Longton pub scene may not be dead, but it is a bit green around the gills.
blanco de las bromas, el
(n.)=butt of jokes, the.
Ex: Humour remains big in the repertoire found in gay and lesbian books, with straight people often the butt of jokes.
blanco del ojo
(n.)=white of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: As for her, she could not look at him without blushing to the whites of her eyes, and could not live for an instant without looking at him.
blanco en movimiento
(n.)=moving target.
Ex: Pandemic preparedness is a moving target -- you need to keep adjusting your expectations and preparations as the situation changes around you.
blanco fácil
(n.)=ripe target ; sitting duck.
Ex: As a result, a library budget can be a ripe target to bargain away when budget cuts are required = Como consecuencia, el presupuesto de la biblioteca puede ser un blanco fácil cuando se necesitan hacer recortes presupuestarios. Ex: The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.
blanco hueso
(adj.)=off-white.
Ex: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
blanco móvil
(n.)=moving target.
Ex: Pandemic preparedness is a moving target -- you need to keep adjusting your expectations and preparations as the situation changes around you.
blanco perfecto
(n.)=sitting duck.
Ex: The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.
blanco protestante anglosajón americano
=WASP.
Ex: It's worth noting that although Bessie was not himself a WASP, he clearly knew how to dress the part.
blanco roto
(adj.)=off-white.
Ex: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
blanco seguro
(n.)=sitting duck.
Ex: The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors.
blanco sepulcral
(adj.)=deathly white.
Ex: She has black hair, deathly white skin and a wardrobe that is blacker than looking down a mineshaft.
blanco y negro
=black & white.
Ex: I am faced with cataloging a rather large collection of black & whiteprints for a local historical society.
blanco-amarillento
(adj.)=white-yellowish.
Ex: This is a laparoscopy revealing diffuse white-yellowish pin-head sized milliary nodules over the whole visceral and peritoneal wall.
blanco^1
(n.)=target ; butt ; bull's eye.
Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
Ex: It has been dubbed the 'Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.
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* atinar en el blanco=hit + the bull's eye.
* blanco de las bromas, el=butt of jokes, the.
* blanco en movimiento=moving target.
* blanco fácil=ripe target ; sitting duck.
* blanco móvil=moving target.
* blanco perfecto=sitting duck.
* blanco seguro=sitting duck.
* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas=grab + the limelight.
* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight.
* dar en el blanco=hit + the bull's eye ; strike + home ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; hit + the truth ; hit + home ; be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
* en el blanco de mira=in the spotlight ; in the crosshairs.
* expresión en blanco=blank look.
* justo en el blanco=dead on target.
* ser el blanco de=be a pushover for.
* ser el blanco de las críticas=come under + fire ; draw + criticism.

blanco^2
(adj.)=white ; Caucasian.
Nota: Persona de raza blanca.
Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.
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* blanco protestante anglosajón americano=WASP.
* contacto con los blancos=white contact.
* de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana=WASPish.
* de propiedad de los blancos=white-owned.
* escoria social de raza blanca=white trash.
* hombre blanco=white man [white men, -pl.].
* huida blanca=white flight.
* magia blanca=white magic.
* persona de raza blanca=white.
* supremacía de los blancos=white supremacism ; white supremacy.

blanco^3
(adj.)=white .
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.
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* águila de cabeza blanca=bald eagle.
* armario de la ropa blanca=linen closet ; linen cupboard.
* ballena blanca=beluga whale ; beluga.
* bandera blanca=white flag.
* blanco-amarillento=white-yellowish.
* blanco como el papel=deathly white ; deathly pale ; green around the gills.
* blanco como la cera=waxen.
* blanco como la nieve=snow-white ; spotlessly white ; as white as snow ; as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as a ghost.
* blanco como la pared=deathly white ; deathly pale ; as white as snow ; as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as a ghost ; green around the gills.
* blanco como una sábana=as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as snow ; as white as a ghost ; green around the gills.
* blanco del ojo=white of + Posesivo + eye.
* blanco hueso=off-white.
* blanco roto=off-white.
* blanco sepulcral=deathly white.
* blanco y negro=black & white.
* caballero blanco=white knight ; knight in shining armour.
* carne blanca=white meat.
* carta blanca=carte blanche ; blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
* Casa Blanca, la=White House, the.
* cedro blanco=white cedar.
* cheque en blanco=blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
* ciervo de cola blanca=white-tailed deer.
* con la mirada en blanco=blankly.
* darle a Alguien carta blanca=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
* dejar en blanco=leave + blank.
* demonio blanco=white devil.
* de pelo blanco=white-haired.
* de piel blanca=white-skinned.
* de punta en blanco=dressed (up) to the nines ; spic(k)-and-span ; in full regalia.
* elefante blanco=white elephant.
* enarbolar la bandera blanca=raise + the white flag.
* en blanco=blankly ; blank.
* en blanco y negro=b&w (black and white).
* espacio en blanco=blank ; blank space.
* espacio en blanco final=trailing blank.
* espacio en blanco inicial=beginning blank.
* espino blanco=whitethorn.
* estar sin blanca=not have a bean.
* expresión en blanco=blank expression.
* fósforo blanco=white phosphorous.
* glóbulo blanco=white blood cell.
* gran tiburón blanco=great white shark.
* herida de arma blanca=stab wound.
* judía blanca=haricot bean.
* Libro Blanco=White Paper.
* mente + quedarse en blanco=mind + go blank.
* mostaza blanca=white mustard.
* negro sobre fondo blanco=black on white.
* noche en blanco=sleepless night.
* pasar la noche en blanco=not sleep a wink (all night long).
* personas de piel blanca, las=fair skinned, the.
* pescado blanco=whitefish.
* pino blanco=white pine.
* poner los ojos en blanco=roll + Posesivo + eyes.
* ponerse blanco=turn + white ; whiten.
* quedarse en blanco=go + blank ; mind + go blank ; black out.
* ropa blanca=whites.
* sin blanca=broke ; penniless ; skint ; out-of-pocket.
* sustancia blanca=white matter.
* tabla en blanco=blank slate ; tabula rasa.
* tablero en blanco=blank slate ; tabula rasa.
* tener carta blanca=have + carte-blanche.
* tiburón blanco=white shark.
* trébol blanco=white clover.
* vertir de punta en blanco=doll up.
* vestirse de punta en blanco=tog out ; tog up.

blanco^4
(n.)=white paper.
Nota: En imprenta, cara de un pliego que se imprime primero antes de imprimir la segunda cara o "reiteración".
Ex: The reiteration was then printed off in much the same way as the white paper, this time in reverse order of sheets.

blancor
(n.)=whiteness.
Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

blancura
(n.)=whiteness.
Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

blandengue
(n.)=pushover ; softy [softie] ; mushy ; pansy.
Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.
Ex: Microwaved stuff is always mushier than if you put it into the oven.
Ex: Have we really become such pansies in this country that we're willing to give up a constitutional right just because someone might have their feelings hurt?.

blandez
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* blandeza=spinelessness.
* menos blandeces y más mano dura=less of the carrot, more of the stick.

blandeza
(n.)=spinelessness.
Ex: The error of 'leniency, softness, or spinelessness' is the most common one -- taking the easy way out.
blandiendo machetes
(adj.)=machete-wielding.
Ex: He had to rush his nephew to hospital after he was hacked by a machete-wielding mob.
blandir
(v.)=brandish ; wield.
Ex: She brandishes a 'Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.
Ex: Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.
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* blandiendo machetes=machete-wielding.

blando
(adj.)=soft ; spineless ; soft-line ; soggy ; boneless ; cushy ; squishy .
Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
Ex: To call a supervisor 'spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.
Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
Ex: Experts say bedbugs favor feasting on moviegoers in cushy theater seats.
Ex: Life is like a grapefruit -- it's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.
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* de cuerpo blando=soft-bodied.
* de línea blanda=soft-line.
* demasiado blando=mushy .
* disco de sectores blandos=soft sectored disc.
* ¿mano blanda o mano dura?=the carrot vs. the stick.
* mano blanda y mano dura=carrots and sticks.
* paladar blando=soft palate.
* pornografía blanda=mild pornography.
* queso blando=soft cheese.
* sector blando=soft sector.

blandura
(n.)=softness ; spinelessness ; mushiness.
Ex: The error of 'leniency, softness, or spinelessness' is the most common one -- taking the easy way out.
Ex: The error of 'leniency, softness, or spinelessness' is the most common one -- taking the easy way out.
Ex: Despite its mushiness, she likes oatmeal with maple syrup, weepy love songs and armchair excursions to faraway places.

blandurrio
(adj.)=mushy .
Ex: Microwaved stuff is always mushier than if you put it into the oven.

blanqueado
(n.)=bleached ; bleaching.
Ex: At first, paper made from bleached stock was not so handsome as the unbleached papers of the hand-press period had been -- apart from any foxing, it tended to be greyish in tone.
Ex: Early-nineteenth-century hand-made paper, however, differed from that of the hand-press period on account both of new methods of bleaching, and of changes in the form of the hand mould.

blanqueador
(n.)=bleacher ; bleach.
Ex: Bleachers can be a haven for scum buildup.
Ex: This type of bleach is gentle enough to pour directly on your bleachable whites.
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* blanqueador de dinero=money launderer.

blanqueador de dinero
(n.)=money launderer.
Ex: A gang of money launderers have had over two and a half million pounds confiscated following their involvement in a highly organised drug ring.
blanquear
(v.)=bleach ; launder ; blanch ; whitewash.
Ex: The main current problem involves 19th century books made from poor quality woodchip paper; the manufacturing method was similar to that used in Austria except that the paper was bleached.
Ex: The author considers the motives of art thieves and the way they launder stolen art.
Ex: The aim of this work was to examine the effect of blanching or soaking in different acid solutions on the acrylamide content in potato crisps.
Ex: I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.
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* blanquear dinero=launder + money.
* blanquear dinero sucio=launder + dirty money.
* sin blanquear=unbleached.

blanquear dinero
(v.)=launder + money.
Ex: He was convicted of laundering money but it turns out that his informant was unreliable and the case is taken to an appeals court.
blanquear dinero sucio
(v.)=launder + dirty money.
Ex: The most interesting result of this analysis is that usurious rate can be cheaper than legal rate, because the aim of the usury can be to launder dirty money.
blanqueo
(n.)=whitewashing.
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
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* blanqueo de dinero=money laundering.

blanqueo de dinero
(n.)=money laundering.
Ex: There is some potential that money laundering through real estate can distort fair market values by contributing to inflated real estate prices.
blasfemar
(v.)=swear ; speak + angry words ; eff ; eff and blind.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
Ex: Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time.
Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.

blasfemia
(n.)=blasphemy ; swear word ; profanity.
Ex: As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.
Ex: Although publication of swear words was prohibited, their prevalence is indicated by the proverb: 'Speaking without swearing is like cabbage soup without tomato'.
Ex: Altemative comics are often associated with sex, profanity, antisocial themes, and raw attitude.
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* blasfemia eufemística=minced oath.

blasfemia eufemística
(n.)=minced oath.
Ex: Use of a minced oath in the place of something ordinarily considered blasphemous is still blasphemous as the minced oath is merely a euphemism for the same thing.
blasfemo
(n.)=blasphemous ; blasphemer.
Ex: Criteria for censorship are that materials should not be blasphemous, indecent, obscene, injurious to morality or likely to encourage crime.
Ex: He maintains that this evocation of the Inferno is apt because, though not a sodomite, Bulstrode can be seen in medieval terms as both a blasphemer and usurer.

blastema
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* blastema periodístico=journalistic blastema.

blastema periodístico
(n.)=journalistic blastema.
Ex: In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.
blasón
(n.)=escutcheon [scutcheon] ; crowning jewel.
Ex: The ornaments that surround escutcheons were introduced to denote the birth, dignity, or office of the person to whom the coat of arms belongs.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.

bledo
(n.)=iota.
Ex: Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.
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* importar un bledo=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.

blindado
(adj.)=armoured [armored, -USA] ; shielded ; ironclad [iron-clad].
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Ex: Coaxial cables have been the principal transmission medium for most local area networks (LANs) but other types of cabling, including shielded and unshielded twisted pair and fibre optic, are gaining acceptance.
Ex: He also highlights some of the naval innovations of the war, including submarines, ironclad vessels, and new types of mines.
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* coche blindado=armoured car.
* vehículo blindado=armoured vehicle ; armoured car.
* vehículo blindado para el transporte de tropas=armoured personnel carrier ; personnel carrier.

blindaje
(n.)=armour plating.
Ex: Genetic algorithms are being used to facilitate the design of laminated composite structures required by armour plating for tanks or bumpers for automobiles.
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* blindaje personal=body armour.

blindaje personal
(n.)=body armour.
Ex: They also discuss the need for military-designed body armor for journalists working in war zones.
blindar
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* sin blindar=unshielded.

bloatware
(n.)=bloatware.
Nota: En informática, aplicación que utiliza demasiado recursos del ordenador.
Ex: This application never crashes or fails, has more intelligent features than any other similar program, and at 5.43 MB for the entire install it makes a joke of Microsoft bloatware.

blobfish
(n.)=blobfish.
Ex: Seriously, the blobfish is the worst looking creature I've ever clapped eyes on.

bloc
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* bloc de notas=notebook.
* bloc de papel de tamaño de periódico=newsprint pad.

bloc de notas
(n.)=notebook.
Ex: This project investigated the bibliographical indexes that researchers keep - often in cardboxes or notebooks.
bloc de papel de tamaño de periódico
(n.)=newsprint pad.
Ex: A designated recorder lists all ideas on large newsprint pads.
blocao
(n.)=blockhouse.
Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.

blog
(n.)=blog.
Nota: En Internet, página parecida a un boletín electrónico donde los usuarios pueden añadir enlaces interesantes o comentarios sobre un tema específico.
Ex: A Weblog or blog is an online journal which contains a mix of links, commentary and personal thoughts.

blogero
(n.)=blogger.
Nota: En Internet, persona que incluye un mensaje o un enlace en una página 'blog' muy parecida a un boletín electrónico.
Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.

blogger
(n.)=blogger.
Nota: En Internet, persona que incluye un mensaje o un enlace en una página 'blog' muy parecida a un boletín electrónico.
Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.

blogging
(n.)=blogging.
Nota: En Internet, incluir mensajes o enlaces de interés en una página, 'blog', parecida a un boletín electrónico .
Ex: In this way, blogging could evolve into a form of journalism.

blogoesfera
(n.)=blogosphere.
Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.

bloque
(n.)=bloc ; slab ; block ; tranche.
Ex: As the world's largest trading bloc the Community has a potent influence over world trade, including that of the United States.
Ex: What is absolutely certain is that without some preparation by the teacher, a visitor cannot hope to achieve very much; he is in little better a position than cold fish on a marble slab.
Ex: The technique, however, does not operate with complete messages, but rather with segments of them, broken up into blocks.
Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.
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* bloque comunista, el=Communist bloc, the.
* bloque de apartamentos=apartment block ; apartment complex ; apartment building ; apartment block.
* bloque de aseos=ablution block.
* bloque de construcción=building block.
* bloque de datos=data bloc.
* bloque de estanterías=bank of shelves ; tier.
* bloque de hielo flotante=pack ice.
* bloque de hormigón=breeze block ; cinder block ; concrete block.
* bloque del este, el=Eastern bloc, the.
* bloque de madera grabada=block.
* bloque de muchas plantas=high-rise building.
* bloque de oficinas=office building ; office block ; office tower.
* bloque de papel=pad of paper.
* bloque de piedra=stone block.
* bloque de pisos=block of flats ; block of high-rise flats ; tower block ; apartment complex ; apartment building ; apartment block.
* bloque de tinta=ink-block.
* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido=subject analysis block.
* bloque funcional de datos codificados=coded information block.
* bloque funcional de identificación=identification block.
* bloque funcional de información descriptiva=descriptive information block.
* bloque funcional de notas=notes block.
* bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros=linking entry block.
* bloque funcional de responsabilidad intelectual=intellectual responsibility block.
* bloque funcional de títulos relacionados=related title block.
* bloque funcional para uso internacional=international use block.
* bloque funcional para uso nacional=national use block.
* bloque litográfico=letterpress block.
* bloque mental=writer's block.
* bloque sanitario=ablution block.
* bloque socialista, el=socialist bloc, the ; Soviet bloc, the.
* bloque xilográfico a contrafibra=end-grain block.
* diagrama por bloques=block diagram.
* en bloque=en bloc.
* reservar en bloque=block book.

bloque comunista, el
=Communist bloc, the.
Ex: A centre has be established for research-oriented information on social hygiene for use nationally and internationally within the Communist bloc.
bloque de apartamentos
(n.)=apartment block ; apartment complex ; apartment building ; apartment block.
Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident. Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes. Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings. Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
bloque de aseos
(n.)=ablution block.
Ex: The camp area has two ablution blocks with solar lights, hot and cold running showers, and flushing toilets.
bloque de construcción
(n.)=building block.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
bloque de datos
(n.)=data bloc.
Ex: This article discusses also the structure and the content of the UNIMARC format (the label of the record; data blocs), the form of the recording of data and the appendices.
bloque de estanterías
(n.)=bank of shelves ; tier.
Ex: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves. Ex: Each separate bookcase or tier should have a guide above the top shelf indicating the contents of that bookcase.
bloque de hielo flotante
(n.)=pack ice.
Ex: Sir George Hubert Wilkins was leader of the expedition in which a submarine travelled under Arctic pack ice for the 1st time, as well as a scientist, photographer, and newspaper correspondent.
bloque de hormigón
(n.)=breeze block ; cinder block ; concrete block.
Ex: This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point. Ex: Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls. Ex: The market for concrete blocks is growing at a rapid rate, especially in the areas where bricks are not easily available.
bloque de madera grabada
(n.)=block.
Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
bloque de muchas plantas
(n.)=high-rise building.
Ex: High-rise buildings are also vulnerable to hurricane-force winds, particularly at the higher levels since wind speed tends to increase with height.
bloque de oficinas
(n.)=office building ; office block ; office tower.
Ex: In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods. Ex: Libraries formed a major part of the reconstruction of Poland after World War II and they are to be found in such diverse places as housing estates and office blocks. Ex: They specialize in providing seasonal decor for large commercial buildings and office towers.
bloque de papel
(n.)=pad of paper.
Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
bloque de piedra
(n.)=stone block.
Ex: A famous gaolbreak there led to Henry VIII ordering re-enforcement of the floor with giant stone blocks.
bloque de pisos
(n.)=block of flats ; block of high-rise flats ; tower block ; apartment complex ; apartment building ; apartment block.
Ex: The area is populated by old people, immigrants and single parent families housed in blocks of flats. Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats. Ex: There is a multiscreen cinema within 30 minutes walk of the conference venue, including the recently opened IMAX cinema, which shows specialist films on a screen as large as a tower block. Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes. Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings. Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
bloque de tinta
(n.)=ink-block.
Ex: Ink was worked up for use on the ink-block of the press (a small table mounted behind the near-side cheek) and transferred to the surface of the type by one of the pressmen using a pair of ink balls.
bloque del este, el
=Eastern bloc, the.
Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.
bloque funcional de análisis de contenido
(n.)=subject analysis block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the subject analysis block, block 6 -- , contains subject data constructed according to various systems, both verbal and notational.
bloque funcional de datos codificados
(n.)=coded information block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the coded information block, block 1 -- , contains coded fixed length data elements.
bloque funcional de identificación
(n.)=identification block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the identification block, block 0 -- , contains those numbers that identify the record or the item recorded in it.
bloque funcional de información descriptiva
(n.)=descriptive information block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the descriptive information block, block 2 -- , contains those areas covered by the ISBD with the exception of notes and standard numbers.
bloque funcional de notas
(n.)=notes block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the notes block, block 3 -- , contains notes -- free text statements qualifying and amplifying the description and access points and dealing with any aspect of the physical make-up of the item of its contents.
bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros
(n.)=linking entry block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the linking entry block, block 4 -- , contains data fields with embedded tags, indicators and subfield codes that identify the item to which the link is being made.
bloque funcional de responsabilidad intelectual
(n.)=intellectual responsibility block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the intellectual responsibility block, block 7 -- , contains names of persons and corporate bodies having some form of intellectual responsibility for the creation of the item described.
bloque funcional de títulos relacionados
(n.)=related title block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the related title block, block 5 -- , contains titles other than the title proper related to the item being catalogued and generally appearing on the item.
bloque funcional para uso internacional
(n.)=international use block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the international use block, block 8 -- , contains internationally agreed fields that do not fit in the other preceding blocks of UNIMARC.
bloque funcional para uso nacional
(n.)=national use block.
Ex: In UNIMARC the international use block, block 9-- , is reserved for national use by agencies where UNIMARC is the basis of the domestic format.
bloque litográfico
(n.)=letterpress block.
Ex: Letterpress blocks (wood engravings and photo-etched relief blocks) were printed in the forme along with the type and generally show some impression on the back of the leaf.
bloque mental
(n.)=writer's block.
Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.
bloque sanitario
(n.)=ablution block.
Ex: The camp area has two ablution blocks with solar lights, hot and cold running showers, and flushing toilets.
bloque socialista, el
=socialist bloc, the ; Soviet bloc, the.
Ex: A systematic co-operation in building up of library networks in the countries of the socialist bloc started in the 60s. Ex: To date the feedback from the academic community has been very positive with many libraries in the former Soviet bloc welcoming this initiative.
bloque xilográfico a contrafibra
(n.)=end-grain block.
Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
bloqueado
(adj.)=stuck.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
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* bloqueado por el invierno=winterbound.
* bloqueado por la nieve=snowbound.

bloqueado por el invierno
(adj.)=winterbound.
Ex: He then decided to tell stories and poems to his fellow winterbound mice.
bloqueado por la nieve
(adj.)=snowbound.
Ex: Philip Hunter reports on this meeting held in snowbound Torun, Poland, 3-4 February 2003.
bloquear
(v.)=block ; lock ; clog up ; stymie ; come under + siege ; shut down ; jam ; barricade ; tie up ; block in.
Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
Ex: Pressing the lock key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.
Ex: It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.
Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.
Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.
Ex: Your estate will be tied up in probate if you do not name a beneficiary in your will.
Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
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* bloquearse=gunge up.
* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento=Scroll Lock key.

bloquearse
(v.)=gunge up.
Ex: Low temperature washes don't kill bacteria and germs and can cause washing machines to gunge up with layers of soft soap and chemicals.
bloqueo
(n.)=lock ; blockade ; siege ; blockage ; block.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.
Ex: The effects of the information blockade on Cuba was one of the topics discussed.
Ex: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.
Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.
Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.
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* bloqueo comercial=trade blockade.
* bloqueo mental=mental block ; mental blockage.
* bloqueo mental del escritor=writer's block.
* tener un bloqueo mental=mind + go blank.

bloqueo comercial
(n.)=trade blockade.
Ex: The author discusses the political and social crisis in Cuba, and the contribution of the USA through its trade blockade.
bloqueo mental
(n.)=mental block ; mental blockage.
Ex: Mental block -- an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do -- is often caused by emotional tension. Ex: It's also the same exercise I recommend to my clients to clear up mental blockages.
bloqueo mental del escritor
(n.)=writer's block.
Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.
blusa
(n.)=shirt ; blouse ; top.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: Blouses are a basic clothing item that add versatility to any wardrobe.
Ex: But how strange that a young lady of your clear intelligence should get in such a fluster over things like tops and 14-year-old boys.
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* blusa de cuello halter=halter top.

blusa de cuello halter
(n.)=halter top.
Ex: This is important for women who do not wear a bra with a halter top, since the straps of the bra would show.
blusón
(n.)=smock.
Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.

boa
(n.)=boa.
Ex: In other countries, however, pythons and boas are sold as meat or living animals.

boato
(n.)=ostentation ; trappings ; pomp.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

bobada
(n.)=humbug ; flim-flam.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.

bobadas
(n.)=buncombe ; bunkum ; bunk.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.

bobadita
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* una bobadita=a little something.

bobalicón
(n./adj.)=simpleton ; goofy ; nincompoop ; deadhead ; simp ; dumbbell ; half-soaked ; daft ; drongo ; wally.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

bobamente
=stupidly.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

bobina
(n.)=reel ; spool ; coil ; bobbin.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.
Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.
Ex: Bobbins and the machinery they ran on were some of the greatest inventions of the Victorian Era.
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* bobina de encendido=ignition coil.
* bobina de inducción=induction coil.
* bobina de película=film reel.
* grabadora de bobina=reel-to-reel recorder.

bobina de encendido
(n.)=ignition coil.
Ex: Some modern engines have multiple ignition coils mounted directly on the sparkplugs.
bobina de inducción
(n.)=induction coil.
Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.
bobina de película
(n.)=film reel.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
bobinado
(n.)=winding.
Ex: Videocassettes should be shelved upright with the winding axes horizontal at temperatures between 18-27C away from direct sunlight and external magnetic fields.

bobinar
(v.)=wind.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

bobo
(n./adj.)=daft ; fool ; simpleton ; goofy ; witless ; simp ; deadhead ; nincompoop ; dumbbell ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; half-soaked ; airhead ; airheaded ; drongo ; dweeb ; sucker ; wally.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.
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* como un bobo=stupidly.
* ser un poco bobo=be soft in the head.
* tortuga boba=loggerhead turtle.

bobsleigh
(n.)=bobsleigh [bobsled, -USA].
Ex: The sport of bobsleigh has been a highlight of the Winter Olympics since the games began in 1923.

boca
(n.)=mouth ; gob ; muzzle.
Nota: De un arma de fuego.
Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.
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* ¡punto en boca!=not a word to anyone!.
* a boca de jarro=at close range ; point blank ; at point-blank range ; at point-blank range.
* abrir la boca=open + Posesivo + mouth.
* andar de boca en boca=be the talk of the town.
* a pedir de boca=without a hitch ; without a glitch.
* boca abajo=upside-down.
* boca de alcantarilla=manhole.
* boca de colector=manhole.
* boca de incendios=fire hydrant.
* boca del estómago, la=pit of the stomach, the.
* boca de sumidero=manhole.
* boca reseca=dry mouth.
* cáncer de boca=oral cancer.
* cerrar la boca=shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up.
* cielo de la boca, el=roof of the mouth, the.
* ¡cierra la boca!=shut your mouth! ; shut your face!.
* con el corazón en la boca=on tenterhooks.
* con la boca abierta (del todo)=with + Posesivo + mouth (wide) open.
* darle a Alguien en la boca=get it + in the teeth.
* de boca en boca=word-of-mouth ; by word of mouth.
* decir con la boca llena=say in + full confidence.
* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* dejar un grato sabor de boca=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* dejar un mal sabor de boca=leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca=leave + a bitter aftertaste.
* de + Posesivo + propia boca=straight from the horse's mouth.
* derretirse en la boca=melt in + Posesivo + mouth.
* echar espuma por la boca=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar espumarajos por la boca=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* hablar con la boca llena=speak with + Posesivo + mouth full ; talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.
* hacerse la boca agua=make + Posesivo + mouth water ; salivate at/over.
* hacer una mueca con la boca=twitch + Posesivo + mouth.
* herpes de la boca=fever blister ; cold sore ; herpes mouth sore.
* mal sabor de boca=bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* mantener la boca cerrada=keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.
* meterse en la boca del lobo=come into + the lion's den.
* negro como boca de lobo=pitch-black.
* no está hecha la miel para la boca del asno=cast pearls before swine.
* oír de la boca de=hear + from the lips of.
* oscuro como boca de lobo=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
* para abrir boca=as a kind of + appetiser.
* poner las cartas boca arriba=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* por boca de=by word of mouth.
* ¡punto en boca!=mum's the word!.
* ¡punto en boca!=shut your mouth! ; shut your face!.
* que hace la boca agua=mouth-watering.
* quemarse la boca=burn + Posesivo + mouth.
* que se carga por la boca=muzzle-loading.
* que se derrite en la boca=mellow .
* respiración boca a boca=kiss of life ; mouth-to-mouth resuscitation.
* saber de buena boca=have it on + good word.
* salir a pedir de boca=come up + roses ; go off without + a hitch ; go off without + a glitch ; turn out + perfectly.
* salud de la boca=oral health.
* todo + ir + a pedir de boca=everything + be + hunky-dory.
* úlcera de la boca=canker sore.
* venir a pedir de boca=come in + handy ; come in + handiest.

boca abajo
(adj.)=upside-down.
Ex: Subfields within a field are indicated by the highlighted upside-down triangle <&#9660;> for ease of recognition.
boca de alcantarilla
(n.)=manhole.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
boca de colector
(n.)=manhole.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
boca de incendios
(n.)=fire hydrant.
Ex: For example, after a fire hydrant has been observed and described, children are addressed as follows: 'What would it feel like to be a fire hydrant? Try it and show how the water gushes out'.
boca de sumidero
(n.)=manhole.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
boca del estómago, la
=pit of the stomach, the.
Ex: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.
boca reseca
(n.)=dry mouth.
Ex: The most common drug related adverse events were bloodshot eyes, nasal congestion, dry mouth, hypotension and dizziness.
bocacalle
(n.)=alley.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.

bocací
(n.)=buckram.
Nota: En encuardenación, tela de hilo o algodón de tejido muy apretado utilizada para encuadernar.
Ex: A standard wear test was developed which all buckrams must pass in future in order to be chosen for library bindings.

bocadillería
(n.)=sandwich bar.
Ex: A sandwich bar is being run from the library at lunchtime to supplement the income of his assistants.

bocadillo
(n.)=caption ; sandwich ; butty [buttie] ; sarnie.
Nota: Uso familiar del inglés británico.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: Its cloth-paper sandwich structure and large size make it unique.
Ex: They sell great butties made fresh to order.
Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.
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* bocadillo de bacon=bacon butty.
* bocadillo de mermelada=jam butty.
* bocadillo de patatas fritas=chip butty.

bocadillo de bacon
(n.)=bacon butty.
Ex: Chip and bacon butties are an all day favourite throughout the United Kingdom.
bocadillo de mermelada
(n.)=jam butty.
Ex: He's a guy who has lived on jam butties for his main meal every single day .
bocadillo de patatas fritas
(n.)=chip butty.
Ex: Chip and bacon butties are an all day favourite throughout the United Kingdom.
bocadito
(n.)=titbit [tidbit, -UK] ; tidbit [titbit, -USA].
Ex: Samples of pickled herring titbits and sprats were analysed for nitrate and nitrite.
Ex: The edible parts of squid are suitable for drying, deep-freezing and for the production of tidbits and preserves.
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* bocadito de nata=cream puff.
* bocaditos=finger food.
* un bocadito=a little something.

bocadito de nata
(n.)=cream puff.
Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.
bocaditos
(n.)=finger food.
Ex: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.
bocado de la reina
(n.)=parson's nose ; pope's nose.
Ex: Take the goose and untie the string around the parson's nose area and fill the cavity with onions and seasoning and re-tie the string. Ex: Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.
bocado^1
(n.)=bite ; bit.
Nota: Generalmente de caballo.
Ex: Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
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* dar un bocado a=take + a bite out of.
* sacarle un bocado a=take + a bite out of.

bocado^2
(n.)=morsel ; fare.
Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.
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* bocado de la reina=parson's nose ; pope's nose.

bocajarro
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* a bocajarro=point blank ; at close range ; at point-blank range.

bocamanga
(n.)=cuff.
Ex: Mittens are much warmer than gloves, and make sure they are waterproof and have a good cuff to keep out the snow.

bocanada
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* bocanada de aire=gust of wind ; blast.
* bocanada de aire caliente=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
* bocanada de aire fresco=breath of fresh air.
* bocanada de calor=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
* bocanada de humo=puff of smoke.

bocanada de aire
(n.)=gust of wind ; blast.
Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room. Ex: Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Victoria overnight and into the day in a wintry blast that has felled trees and damaged homes.
bocanada de aire caliente
(n.)=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere. Ex: The gusts of hot air are unrelenting, diligently carrying fine particles of sand into every crevice in your body. Ex: As the train left the station, the clusters of palm trees receded and the approaching desert emitted gusts of heat that seared one's face.
bocanada de aire fresco
=breath of fresh air.
Ex: I had the chance to first use the Internet in 1992, and immediately I felt a great breath of fresh air, from the very first day when I succeeded in obtaining messages from a 'listserv'.
bocanada de calor
(n.)=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere. Ex: The gusts of hot air are unrelenting, diligently carrying fine particles of sand into every crevice in your body. Ex: As the train left the station, the clusters of palm trees receded and the approaching desert emitted gusts of heat that seared one's face.
bocanada de humo
(n.)=puff of smoke.
Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.
bocata
(n.)=butty [buttie] ; sarnie.
Nota: Uso familiar del inglés británico.
Ex: They sell great butties made fresh to order.
Ex: Some tasty ready-made sarnies you can buy in shops are so full of salt they should have a health warning, says a group of experts.

bocazas
(n.)=big mouth ; loudmouth ; crapster ; bullshitter.
Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
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* ser un bocazas=be all mouth.

boceras
(n.)=loudmouth.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.

boceto
(n.)=sketch ; rough draft ; study print ; rough sketch.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
Ex: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.
Ex: For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.
Ex: Intelligent software that brings rough sketches to life in a virtual world is promising to revolutionise the way children learn and to help engineers.
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* cuaderno de bocetos=sketchbook [sketch book].

bochinche
(n.)=rumpus ; racket.
Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.

bochorno
(n.)=hot flash [hot flush, -UK] ; night sweat ; oppressive heat ; hot flush [hot flash, -USA].
Nota: Generalmente referido a los causados por la menopausa.
Ex: Eating flaxseed may not ease menopausal hot flashes after all, despite some promising early evidence that it might.
Ex: For some women, the dreaded hot flushes or night sweats which often accompany the menopause can last for as long as a decade.
Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.
Ex: For some women, the dreaded hot flushes or night sweats which often accompany the menopause can last for as long as a decade.
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* de bochorno=muggy .
* hacer bochorno=be muggy.

bochorno^1
(n.)=embarrassment.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.

bochornosamente
=shamefully.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.

bochornoso^1
(adj.)=mortifying ; embarrassing.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
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* de un modo bochornoso=shamefully.
* fracaso bochornoso=embarrassing failure.
* ser bochornoso=be embarrassing.

bochornoso^2
(adj.)=sultry ; sweltering ; muggy .
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
Ex: Shorts have an appropriate time and a place for men, and one of those is a casual afternoon in the city on a muggy day.

bocina
(n.)=horn.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.
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* bocina del coche=car horn.
* hacer sonar la bocina=honk + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
* sonar la bocina=honk + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn.
* tocar la bocina=honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; honk + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.

bocina del coche
(n.)=car horn.
Ex: Admittedly, while honking can seem oppressive in New York City, there are other places where it seems car horns never stop sounding.
bocinazos
(n.)=hooting.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

boda
(n.)=wedding ; wedding party ; wedding ceremony ; marriage ceremony.
Ex: Typical examples of enquiries of this kind that could be satisfied within minutes in any decently stocked library are 'Have you got anything on organising weddings?' 'Can you find me something on the history of paddle-steamers?'.
Ex: Etiquette dictates that the people in the wedding party still give wedding gifts, and bachelorette shower gifts as well.
Ex: During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.
Ex: According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
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* álbum de boda=wedding album.
* anillo de boda=wedding ring ; wedding band.
* banquete de bodas=wedding reception.
* boda civil=civil wedding.
* bodas de oro=golden wedding.
* bodas de plata=silver wedding.
* celebración de boda=wedding party.
* de bodas=bridal.
* día de la boda=wedding day.
* invitación de boda=wedding invitation.
* noche de bodas=wedding night.
* para bodas=bridal.
* regalo de boda=wedding gift.
* tarjeta de invitación de boda=wedding invitation card.
* tarta de boda=wedding cake.
* velo de boda=wedding veil.

boda civil
(n.)=civil wedding.
Ex: There are several reasons to having a civil wedding the main one being that you have no religious inclination at all.
bodas de oro
(n.)=golden wedding.
Ex: After the years had passed they reunited and had a golden wedding.
bodas de plata
(n.)=silver wedding.
Ex: A silver wedding usually means a family gathering -- difficult occasions at the best of times.
bodega de cerveza
(n.)=beer cellar.
Ex: In an ideal world, the beer cellar should be situated directly below the bar - thus ensuring the shortest possible distance between the barrels of beer and the beer taps on the bar.
bodega de vinos
(n.)=winery ; wine cellar.
Ex: This article describes the history of the Stellenbosch Farmers' winery Library and discusses how the library keeps abreast of developments with technology, and its user base. Ex: Each village had its own church, school, bakery, dairy, wine cellar, craft shops and general store.
bodega para el almacenamiento de la cerveza
(n.)=beer cellar.
Ex: In an ideal world, the beer cellar should be situated directly below the bar - thus ensuring the shortest possible distance between the barrels of beer and the beer taps on the bar.
bodega^1
(n.)=wine bar ; wine cellar ; winery ; cellar.
Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.
Ex: Each village had its own church, school, bakery, dairy, wine cellar, craft shops and general store.
Ex: This article describes the history of the Stellenbosch Farmers' winery Library and discusses how the library keeps abreast of developments with technology, and its user base.
Ex: Firefighters can die in cellars from carbon monoxide accumulation due to incomplete combustion.
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* bodega de cerveza=beer cellar.
* bodega de vinos=winery ; wine cellar.
* bodega para el almacenamiento de la cerveza=beer cellar.

bodega^2
(n.)=hold.
Nota: De un barco.
Ex: The bodies of two men have been found in the hold of a ship docked at Ayr harbour, police have said.

bodegón
(n.)=still life.
Ex: The author studies the iconography and social, historical and political contexts of Courbet's 1872 painting 'Still Life: Apples, Pears and Primroses on a Table'.

bodrio
(n.)=swill ; fudge.
Ex: All of this crap is just swill that they feed the public.
Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.

boers
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* Guerra de los Boers, la=Anglo-Boer War, the.

bofetada
(n.)=slap in the face ; slap ; cuff.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.
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* dar una bofetada=cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
* dar una bofetada a Alguien=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.
* pelea a bofetadas=face-slapping.

bofetón
(n.)=slap in the face ; slap ; cuff.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.
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* dar una bofetón=slap in the face.
* dar un bofetón=cuff ; slap.
* dar un bofetón a Alguien=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.

bofo
(adj.)=spongy ; flabby .
Ex: Paper is brittle and crumbling, bindings are disintegrating, print is fading and covers are soft and spongy.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.

boga
(n.)=vogue.
Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.
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* en boga=in vogue ; in fashion ; voguish.

bogavante
(n.)=lobster.
Ex: During the visit you may stroll the streets of this delightful community, have a lobster lunch, observe the natives, rent a bike, or go hiking or swimming.

bohemio
(n.)=Bohemian.
Ex: Such wasteful practices are only engaged in for the benefit of a certain, arbitrarily small, class of Bohemian scholars, who are probably anarchists anyway.

boicot
(n.)=boycott.
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

boicotear
(v.)=boycott.
Ex: A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.

boina
(n.)=beret.
Ex: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.

boj
(n.)=box.
Ex: For most of the period woodcuts for letterpress printing were made of a hard, fine-grained wood (such as box or a fruit wood) cut into the side of the plank along the grain.

bol
(n.)=mixing bowl ; bowl.
Ex: Then mix together the undrained fruit cocktail and coconut extract in a large mixing bowl.
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.
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* bol de pastelería=mixing bowl.

bol de pastelería
(n.)=mixing bowl.
Ex: Then mix together the undrained fruit cocktail and coconut extract in a large mixing bowl.
bola de alcanfor
(n.)=mothball ; moth crystal ; camphor ball.
Ex: Exposures to high concentrations of vapours of mothballs by humans, especially young children, can also result in toxicity. Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives. Ex: Instead of forking out lots of money on specialist products she has now started to use camphor balls, or mothballs as they are also better known.
bola de barro
(n.)=mudpie.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
bola de cristal
(n.)=crystal ball.
Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
bola de cristal con nieve dentro
(n.)=snow globe.
Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.
bola de hacer punto
(n.)=knitting yarn.
Ex: This article presents a selection of periodicals, devoted to the craft hobby of handspinning, weaving or knitting yarns.
bola de molienda
(n.)=grinding ball.
Ex: Grinding balls are used worldwide in the mining industry to crush ore for further processing.
bola de naftalina
(n.)=mothball ; moth crystal ; camphor ball.
Ex: Exposures to high concentrations of vapours of mothballs by humans, especially young children, can also result in toxicity. Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives. Ex: Instead of forking out lots of money on specialist products she has now started to use camphor balls, or mothballs as they are also better known.
bola de pelo
(n.)=furball ; hairball.
Ex: They told us our cat has problems with furballs but it was nothing to be worried about. Ex: Hairballs pose a potential danger for cats by blocking the passage of digested food through the intestines, causing an impaction.
bola para el control del cursor en pantalla
(n.)=trackball.
Ex: This article describes an experiment exploring both articulatory and cognitive aspects of using different input devices (mouse, trackball, and stylus).
bola^1
(n.)=ball.
Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
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* bañarse en bolas=skinny dip.
* bola de alcanfor=mothball ; moth crystal ; camphor ball.
* bola de barro=mudpie.
* bola de cristal=crystal ball.
* bola de cristal con nieve dentro=snow globe.
* bola de hacer punto=knitting yarn.
* bola de molienda=grinding ball.
* bola de naftalina=mothball ; moth crystal ; camphor ball.
* bola de pelo=furball ; hairball.
* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla=trackball.
* echar la bola a rodar=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling.
* efecto bola de nieve=snowball effect.
* en bolas=stark naked ; in the nod ; in the buff ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* hacer una bola con Algo=ball + Nombre + up.
* mantener la bola rodando=keep + the ball rolling.
* mirar la bola de cristal=gaze into + crystal ball.
* no dar pie con bola=get it + (all) wrong ; get + everything wrong ; not get a thing right.
* parada de bola=fielding.
* una bola de=a scoop of ; a blob of.

bola^2
(n.)=fib ; fibbing ; porky.
Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.
Ex: We were telling porkies all along about this being just a peace treaty.
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* decir bolas=fib.

bolardo
(n.)=bollard.
Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.

bolchevique
(n./adj.)=Bolshevik ; Bolshevist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.
Ex: Marxism was swiftly propagated in the peasant and industrial areas by the Bolshevists and in the cities and towns by the Menshevists.

bolcheviquismo
(n.)=Bolshevism.
Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.

bolchevismo
(n.)=Bolshevism.
Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.

bolera
(n.)=bowling alley ; bowling centre.
Ex: They're going to have department stores, and restaurants, and movie theatres, and bowling alleys, the whole nine yards, and Heaven knows what else.
Ex: News, leagues, coming events and tournaments, and listings of bowling centres for bowlers in England.

bolero
(n.)=fibber.
Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.

boleto
(n.)=ticket.
Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
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* boleto canjeable=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* boleto de lotería=lottery ticket.

boleto canjeable
(n.)=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
Ex: If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, a rain cheque will be issued for use during the current season.
boleto de lotería
(n.)=lottery ticket.
Ex: Gambling creates problems such as the sale of lottery tickets to minors and those who cannot afford it, and encourages unlawful practices such as theft and insider trading.
boletín
(n.)=bulletin.
Nota: Publicación periódica editada por una asociación u otra entidad que informa de sus actividades o que presenta información de carácter oficial.
Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
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* boletín de índices=indexing bulletin.
* boletín de la producción editorial=booktrade journal.
* boletín de noticias=newsletter.
* boletín de novedades=current-awareness publication ; current awareness bulletin.
* boletín de resúmenes=abstracting bulletin ; abstracts bulletin.
* boletín de sumarios=contents page bulletin ; current contents list.
* boletín de títulos=titles bulletin.
* boletín electrónico=blog ; e-newsletter.
* boletín informativo=newsletter.
* boletín informativo electrónico=electronic newsletter.
* boletín interno=in-house bulletin.
* boletín oficial=gazette ; official gazette.

boletín de la producción editorial
(n.)=booktrade journal.
Ex: Librarians are alerted to these new bibliographical tools by announcements through the mail, as well as ads and notes in library and booktrade journals.
boletín de noticias
(n.)=newsletter.
Ex: A newsletter is a serial publication consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and/or information of interest to a special group.
boletín de novedades
(n.)=current-awareness publication ; current awareness bulletin.
Ex: The inclusion of abstracts in a current-awareness publication tends to impair the currency of an information service -- abstracts take time to prepare. Ex: Alternatively, the information supplied is carried in in-house journals or current awareness bulletins.
boletín de resúmenes
(n.)=abstracting bulletin ; abstracts bulletin.
Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time. Ex: Abstracts bulletins supplement published abstracts and have the advantages of being more up-to-date and based on the individual library's own holdings.
boletín de sumarios
(n.)=contents page bulletin ; current contents list.
Ex: Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles. Ex: Output can be arranged by subject (assuming keywords were assigned) or by journal title (a current contents list).
boletín de títulos
(n.)=titles bulletin.
Ex: Titles bulletins are lists of titles arranged under subject headings or classification numbers, and distributed at appropriate regular intervals.
boletín de índices
(n.)=indexing bulletin.
Ex: This information centre produces an indexing bulletin on the role of women, of which half of the subscriptions are from individuals, and half from libraries.
boletín electrónico
(n.)=blog ; e-newsletter.
Ex: A Weblog or blog is an online journal which contains a mix of links, commentary and personal thoughts. Ex: Starting March 2008, we changed our date-stamp on the e-newsletter to indicate the month (rather than the exact date) of release.
boletín informativo
(n.)=newsletter.
Ex: A newsletter is a serial publication consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and/or information of interest to a special group.
boletín informativo electrónico
(n.)=electronic newsletter.
Ex: Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists.
boletín interno
=in-house bulletin.
Ex: The in-house bulletin is frequently viewed as an alternative dissemination tool to externally produced information services.
boletín oficial
(n.)=gazette ; official gazette.
Ex: Australian government gazettes are the main vehicles for official announcements and notifications. Ex: Official gazettes are basically the medium by which national governments officially disseminate new legislation and official announcements, although not always in full text.
boli
(n.)=biro.
Ex: Claire glanced at the paper, which looked as if a spider had crawled across it with a biro strapped to one leg.

boliche
(n.)=bullet point.
Ex: Readers like bullet points because they are visually appealing and make it easy to quickly find pertinent information.

bolillo
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* encaje de bolillos=bobbin lace.
* hacer encaje de bolillos=do + the impossible ; jump through + hoops ; double over + backwards.
* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo=juggle.

bolita
(n.)=pellet.
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
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* relleno de bolitas=beanbag.

boliviano
(adj.)=Bolivian.
Ex: Bolivians are now in talks to sell Argentina some of the gas Brazil has declined to import.

bolladura
(n.)=dent ; ding.
Ex: This milk can has several dents on the outside from normal use.
Ex: The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.

bollería
(n.)=pastry [pastries, -pl.] ; bakery product.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
Ex: Meal obtained by processing of olive marc is used as additive to various bakery products intended for human nutrition.
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* producto de bollería=bakery product.

bollo
(n.)=roll ; bun.
Ex: Morning goods such as baps and rolls are covered separately.
Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
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* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo=dead men have no friends.

bolo
(n.)=bowl ; bowling ball.
Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
Ex: If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds.
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* juego de bolos=bowling.
* jugador de bolos=bowler.
* jugar a los bolos=bowling.

bolsa de aire
(n.)=air bag [airbag].
Ex: To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.
bolsa de aire caliente
(n.)=pocket of warm air.
Ex: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.
bolsa de aseo
(n.)=sponge bag ; toiletry bag.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned. Ex: Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special.
bolsa de basura
(n.)=bin liner ; bin bag ; rubbish bag ; garbage bag.
Ex: The article 'You Might as Well Use a Bin Liner!' presents practical advice on storing the written work generated by students. Ex: The jury heard pieces of cooked human flesh were found in his kitchen and in a bin bag. Ex: Rubbish bags should contain only normal household waste and must not include sharp objects, hot ashes, liquids, or dangerous objects. Ex: The police are asking anyone 'missing' two large garbage bags filled with freshly-cut marijuana found on the side of the highway to call their office.
bolsa de baño
(n.)=toiletry bag ; sponge bag.
Ex: Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special. Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
bolsa de cambio
(n.)=stock exchange.
Ex: This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM.
bolsa de comida
(n.)=box lunch.
Ex: The visit includs a boat tour on the Muritzsee and a box lunch (with one soft drink).
bolsa de control de préstamo
(n.)=book pocket.
Ex: Most provide catalogue cards with books, and some process the material by providing, for example markings, book pockets and cards.
bolsa de estudios
(n.)=bursary.
Ex: This article describes a 12 week study tour of the UK undertaken with the help of a bursary from the EU by a lecturer in library studies from Papua New Guinea.
bolsa de la compra
(n.)=shopping bag ; grocery bag ; carrier bag ; carrier bag.
Ex: In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued. Ex: Carrying cases, such as briefcases, knapsacks, and grocery bags were the second most common possessions held by patrons working in the library. Ex: Most of England's public footpaths will have at least one sloe bush on its route, and a very pleasant afternoon can be spent foraging the hedgerows for a carrier-bag full. Ex: Seven major supermarkets have reached an agreement to halve the number of carrier bags being handed out in stores around the UK.
bolsa de mano
(n.)=flight bag ; carryall bag ; travelbag ; soft bag.
Ex: The conference name badge and flight bag are courtesy of EBSCO. Ex: Instructional materials can be taken from room to room within the library in mesh carryall bags, rucksacks, and paper carriers. Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin. Ex: The soft bag also features a handy zipper compartment on the top for storing keys, cell phone, etc.
bolsa de papel
(n.)=paper carrier ; paper bag.
Ex: Instructional materials can be taken from room to room within the library in mesh carryall bags, rucksacks, and paper carriers. Ex: It takes more than four times as much energy to manufacture a paper bag as it does to manufacture a plastic bag.
bolsa de plástico
(n.)=plastic bag ; polybag ; polyethylene bag.
Ex: The subject headings 'welding of plastic bags' and 'polyethylene films', may be analysed in the same way to fit into categories which define their role in relation to the other concepts involved. Ex: Meanwhile, the government imposed a ban on the use of polybags in the capital on account of being an environmental hazard. Ex: That means storing the papers in archival quality polyethylene bags and then storing the bagged papers in archival boxes.
bolsa de trabajo
(n.)=labour exchange ; job opportunities ; employment bureau ; employment centre ; employment opportunity ; job centre ; job pool.
Ex: The paper presents and discusses labour-exchange systems in a small community of 90 peasant families in Santiago Island, Cape Verde. Ex: This article examines why job opportunities remain limited for women librarians. Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process. Ex: This database provides access to a wide range of information, including local news, the housing and employment markets, weather and local events, through some 400 public terminals located in public libraries, employment centres, town-halls, and schools. Ex: This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities. Ex: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse. Ex: Most people don't realise that a large percentage of jobs never get advertised and these jobs make up what I call the hidden job pool.
bolsa de valores
(n.)=stock exchange ; stock market ; share market.
Ex: This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM. Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping. Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.
bolsa de viaje
(n.)=travel grant ; travel bursary ; travelbag.
Ex: IFLA study grant and travel grant to study library legislation in three European countries was a tremendous help. Ex: In the case of the allocation of travel bursaries, the policy states that at least one of two travel bursaries should be allocated in terms of the University's affirmative action policy. Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
bolsa para cadáveres
(n.)=body bag.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.
bolsa para el mareo
(n.)=travel-sick bag.
Ex: We have three kids and you have to have a couple of travel-sick bags on hand for long trips, learnt the hard way.
bolsa para la compra
(n.)=shopping bag ; carrier bag ; carrier bag.
Ex: In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued. Ex: Most of England's public footpaths will have at least one sloe bush on its route, and a very pleasant afternoon can be spent foraging the hedgerows for a carrier-bag full. Ex: Seven major supermarkets have reached an agreement to halve the number of carrier bags being handed out in stores around the UK.
bolsa^1
(n.)=carryall ; bag ; soft bag ; pouch.
Ex: The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.
Ex: There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
Ex: The soft bag also features a handy zipper compartment on the top for storing keys, cell phone, etc.
Ex: When using the belt loop, the pouch can be removed without taking off your belt.
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* artículo de bolsa de aseo=toiletry.
* bolsa de aire=air bag [airbag].
* bolsa de aire caliente=pocket of warm air.
* bolsa de aseo=sponge bag ; toiletry bag.
* bolsa de baño=toiletry bag ; sponge bag.
* bolsa de basura=bin liner ; bin bag ; rubbish bag ; garbage bag.
* bolsa de comida=box lunch.
* bolsa de control de préstamo=book pocket.
* bolsa de estudios=bursary.
* bolsa de la compra=shopping bag ; grocery bag ; carrier bag ; carrier bag.
* bolsa de mano=flight bag ; carryall bag ; travelbag ; soft bag.
* bolsa de papel=paper carrier ; paper bag.
* bolsa de plástico=plastic bag ; polybag ; polyethylene bag.
* bolsa de viaje=travel grant ; travel bursary ; travelbag.
* bolsa para cadáveres=body bag.
* bolsa para el mareo=travel-sick bag.
* bolsa para la compra=shopping bag ; carrier bag ; carrier bag.
* meter en bolsas=bag.
* patata frita de bolsa=potato chip.
* patatas fritas de bolsa=crisps ; potato crisps.

bolsa^2
(n.)=stock exchange ; stock market ; bourse ; share market.
Ex: This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM.
Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping.
Ex: The Old bourse was completed in 1687 and was the first Baroque building in Leipzig.
Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.
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* agencia de bolsa=brokerage house.
* agente de bolsa=stockbroker ; market trader ; stock market trader ; share market trader.
* beneficio de bolsa=share dividend.
* bolsa de cambio=stock exchange.
* Bolsa de París=Paris Bourse.
* bolsa de trabajo=labour exchange ; job opportunities ; employment bureau ; employment centre ; employment opportunity ; job centre ; job pool.
* bolsa de valores=stock exchange ; stock market ; share market.
* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York=New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
* caída de la bolsa=market crash ; stock market crash.
* cotización de bolsa=stock quote.
* desploma de la bolsa=stock market crash.
* desplome de la bolsa=market crash.
* operador de bolsa=trader ; market trader ; stock market trader ; share market trader.
* servidor de bolsa=stock-quote server.
* valores de la bolsa=stock prices ; stock market quotations.

bolsillo del chaleco
(n.)=vest pocket.
Ex: They had five shillings left over the cost, and knowing that he would not accept it they put the money in his vest pocket.
bolsillo para el reloj
(n.)=watch pocket.
Ex: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.
bolsillo^1
(n.)=pocket.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
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* bolsillo del chaleco=vest pocket.
* bolsillo para el reloj=watch pocket.
* calculadora de bolsillo=pocket calculator.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo=according to + Posesivo + pocket.
* del tamaño del bolsillo=pocket sized.
* dinero de bolsillo=pocket change ; pocket money.
* gastos del propio bolsillo=out-of-pocket expenditure.
* hacer un agüjero en el bolsillo=burn + a hole in + Posesivo + pocket.
* llenarse el bolsillo=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
* meterse a Alguien en el bolsillo=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
* ordenador de bolsillo=palm-sized computer ; palmtop ; palmtop computer.
* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* pagar de + Posesivo + (propio) bolsillo=pay out of + Posesivo + (own) pocket.
* petaca de bolsillo=hip flask.
* reloj de bolsillo=fob watch.
* según + Posesivo + bolsillo=according to + Posesivo + pocket.
* sin un + Nombre + en el bolsillo=without a + Nombre + to + Posesivo + name.
* tamaño bolsillo=hand-sized.
* tener a Alguien en el bolsillo=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.

bolsillo^2
(n.)=pocket.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.

bolsita
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* bolsita de té=teabag.

bolsita de té
(n.)=teabag.
Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now.
bolso
(n.)=bag ; handbag ; string bag ; purse ; tote bag ; shoulder bag.
Ex: There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
Ex: Books can be slipped so easily into a pocket or handbag that losses are high unless preventive measures are taken.
Ex: The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.
Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
Ex: Since 1999 we have been making custom tote bags out of recycled sails.
Ex: This great-looking shoulder bag can also be carried as a backpack.
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* bolso de bandolera=shoulder bag.
* bolso de mano=clutch bag.

bolso de bandolera
(n.)=shoulder bag.
Ex: This great-looking shoulder bag can also be carried as a backpack.
bolso de mano
(n.)=clutch bag.
Ex: A clutch bag is one of the most fashionable women accessories that can be held in the hand.
bolígrafo
(n.)=pen ; ballpoint pen ; biro.
Ex: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.
Ex: Using a pencil or ballpoint pen the text/diagram is written, printed or drawn on the uncoated upper surface of the master, using firm pressure on a hard smooth surface.
Ex: Claire glanced at the paper, which looked as if a spider had crawled across it with a biro strapped to one leg.
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* similar a un bolígrafo=pen-like.

bomba H
(n.)=hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).
Ex: Hydrogen bombs or H-bombs derive a large portion of their energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
bomba antipersonal
(n.)=anti-personnel bomb.
Ex: The tentacles of the war in Asia are now reaching out over India's north frontier, where Japanese airmen have dropped anti-personnel bombs.
bomba atómica
(n.)=atomic bomb.
Ex: The author reviews 9 CD-ROM titles covering astronomy, volcanoes, the atomic bomb, evolution and anthropology.
bomba atómica, la
(n.)=A-bomb, the.
Ex: Sixty-odd years ago, the A-bomb was dropped over this very location.
bomba clúster
(n.)=cluster munition ; cluster bomb.
Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines. Ex: Because cluster bombs release many small unexploded bomblets over a wide area, they can kill or maim civilians long after a conflict has ended.
bomba de agua
(n.)=water pump.
Ex: Research centers are concentrated in the south, especially in Crimea, and work focuses mainly on practical applications, such as solar stills, ovens, water pumps, and cooling systems.
bomba de agua caliente
(n.)=heat-pump.
Ex: This new system supplies its own heating via a solar roof plus heat-pumps, with an immersion heater as standby.
bomba de aspiración
(n.)=vacuum pump.
Ex: We specialize in the design and manufacture of silencers for engines, rotary blowers, vents, compressors, vacuum pumps and turbines.
bomba de calor
(n.)=heat pump.
Ex: A number of annual volumes of this journal (1974-77) were examined for papers concerning the subject 'The application of heat pumps for the heating of houses'.
bomba de dispersión
(n.)=cluster bomb ; cluster munition.
Ex: Because cluster bombs release many small unexploded bomblets over a wide area, they can kill or maim civilians long after a conflict has ended. Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines.
bomba de gasolina
(n.)=fuel pump.
Ex: Your electric fuel pump is the left ventricle of your car.
bomba de hidrógeno
(n.)=hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).
Ex: Hydrogen bombs or H-bombs derive a large portion of their energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
bomba de humo
(n.)=smoke bomb.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
bomba de inyección
(n.)=fuel injection pump.
Ex: Diesel fuel injection pumps are made from polypropylene, stainless steel & aluminum.
bomba de mano
(n.)=hand pump.
Ex: Those who drink groundwater from hand pumps may be at increased risk of infection and disease from pathogenic bacteria.
bomba de pie
(n.)=foot pump.
Ex: Air pressure created by means of a foot pump or compressor is used to remove the milk from the can to a 16-litre stainless steel storage tank.
bomba de racimo
(n.)=cluster munition ; cluster bomb.
Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines. Ex: Because cluster bombs release many small unexploded bomblets over a wide area, they can kill or maim civilians long after a conflict has ended.
bomba de relojería
=ticking time bomb ; time bomb ; accident waiting to happen ; loose cannon ; disaster waiting to happen.
Ex: The article 'Security and automated library systems: a ticking time bomb?' considers ways in which records might be put at risk and outlines a security action plan. Ex: The article is entitled '2000 and out? Computers and the 'millennium time bomb'. Ex: More than a quarter of motorists are 'an accident waiting to happen' because they drive too close to the vehicle in front on motorways. Ex: It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination. Ex: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás
(n.)=time bomb + tick away.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The year 2000: the computer time bomb is 'ticking away'.
bomba de vacío
(n.)=vacuum pump.
Ex: We specialize in the design and manufacture of silencers for engines, rotary blowers, vents, compressors, vacuum pumps and turbines.
bomba fétida
(n.)=stink bomb.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.
bomba incendiaria
(n.)=incendiary device ; incendiary bomb.
Ex: Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus. Ex: Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus.
bomba lapa
(n.)=limpet bomb.
Ex: A second limpet bomb on another vehicle was reported to have been defused.
bomba lógica
(n.)=logic bomb.
Ex: The article 'Computer viruses, logic bombs, Trojan horses and Worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.
bomba magnética
(n.)=limpet bomb.
Ex: A second limpet bomb on another vehicle was reported to have been defused.
bomba neumática
(n.)=vacuum pump.
Ex: We specialize in the design and manufacture of silencers for engines, rotary blowers, vents, compressors, vacuum pumps and turbines.
bomba^1
(n.)=pump.
Nota: Para mover líquidos.
Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee : 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.
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* bomba de agua=water pump.
* bomba de agua caliente=heat-pump.
* bomba de aspiración=vacuum pump.
* bomba de calor=heat pump.
* bomba de gasolina=fuel pump.
* bomba de inyección=fuel injection pump.
* bomba de mano=hand pump.
* bomba de pie=foot pump.
* bomba de vacío=vacuum pump.
* bomba neumática=vacuum pump.
* sacar con una bomba=pump out.

bomba^2
(n.)=bomb.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni tampoco en aplomb, climb, numb, plumb, succumb).
Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
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* amenaza de bomba=bomb threat ; bomb scare.
* a prueba de bombas=ruggedised [ruggedized, -USA] ; bomb-proof.
* bomba antipersonal=anti-personnel bomb.
* bomba atómica=atomic bomb.
* bomba atómica, la=A-bomb, the.
* bomba clúster=cluster munition ; cluster bomb.
* bomba de dispersión=cluster bomb ; cluster munition.
* bomba de hidrógeno=hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).
* bomba de humo=smoke bomb.
* bomba de racimo=cluster munition ; cluster bomb.
* bomba de relojería=ticking time bomb ; time bomb ; accident waiting to happen ; loose cannon ; disaster waiting to happen.
* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás=time bomb + tick away.
* bomba fétida=stink bomb.
* bomba H=hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).
* bomba incendiaria=incendiary device ; incendiary bomb.
* bomba lapa=limpet bomb.
* bomba lógica=logic bomb.
* bomba magnética=limpet bomb.
* brigada de desactivación de bombas=bomb squad.
* camión bomba=truck bomb.
* carta bomba=letter bomb.
* coche bomba=car bomb.
* coche bomba suicida=suicide car bomb.
* colocar una bomba=plant + bomb.
* experto en desactivación de bombas=detonation expert.
* explosión de bomba=bomb attack ; bomb blast ; bombing ; bomb explosion.
* fabricación de bombas=bomb manufacture.
* hacer estallar una bomba=bomb.
* hombre bomba=suicide bomber.
* lanzar bombas=bomb.
* pasárselo bomba=be a great time ; have + a whale of a time ; have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* plantar una bomba=plant + bomb.
* poner una bomba=plant + bomb.
* tirar bombas=bomb.

bombacho
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* pantalones bombachos=knickerbockers.

bombachos
(n.)=bloomers ; britches ; breeches.
Nota: A veces escrito britches.
Ex: They wore bloomers because cycling had become very popular and women wanted to maintain the modesty that existed during that period.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
Ex: The user asked for a book about General Wolfe but he said: `I do not want to know about his battles -- I can learn all about those from the histories, I want something that will tell me the colour of the breeches he wore' = El usuario pidió un libro sobre el General Wolfe aunque dijo: "No quiero conocer su batallas, eso lo puedo averiguar en los libros de historia, quiero algo que me diga el color de los calzones que llevaba".

bombardear
(v.)=bombard ; bomb ; pelt ; shell.
Ex: Librarians are bombarded by requests from vendors to use their services for ordering books.
Ex: The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo was bombed and burnt out with the loss of 90 per cent of its stock.
Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data.
Ex: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).
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* bombardear a/con preguntas=grill.
* bombardear destruyendo completamente Algo=bomb to + the ground.

bombardear a/con preguntas
(v.)=grill.
Ex: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
bombardear destruyendo completamente Algo
(v.)=bomb to + the ground.
Ex: The library was bombed to the ground in the last days of World War II.
bombardeo
(n.)=bomb attack ; bombardment ; bombing ; shelling ; blitz ; bomb raid ; bombing campaign.
Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.
Ex: The National and University Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina was destroyed during a bombardment in 1992.
Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict.
Ex: The library was plundered for its electronic equipment, and later suffered severe fire damage from the shelling.
Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
Ex: Recently the US and Britain have been intensifying their bomb raids against Iraqi territory, in particular, in the so-called no-fly zones.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
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* bombardeo aéreo=bombing raid.
* bombardeo de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
* bombardeo del correo electrónico=mail bombing.
* un bombardeo de=a barrage of.

bombardeo aéreo
(n.)=bombing raid.
Ex: The library was finally destroyed during a bombing raid.
bombardeo de ideas
(n.)=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
Ex: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work. Ex: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
bombardeo del correo electrónico
(n.)=mail bombing.
Ex: This article lists some of these threats to privacy and security, including spamming, mail bombing, worms, trojans, cookies, viruses, crackers, etc..
bombardero
(n.)=bomber.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni en climber o plumber).
Ex: To those of you who think the goal of having a national library system is unwinnable or that the costs are still too great, I must ask, 'Is the cost of a national, online bibliographic retrieval system greater than the construction of a bomber?.

bombazo
(n.)=bomb explosion ; bomb blast.
Ex: Their latest weapon of choice is poisonous chlorine gas, which they use in bomb explosions to cause more casualties and spread panic.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of coping with the effects of damage caused by an IRA bomb blast which severely damaged the library.

bombear
(v.)=pump.
Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.

bombero
(n.)=firefighter [fire fighter] ; fireman [firemen, -pl.].
Ex: It's clear from the dust jacket and from the review that it deals with some topics that are particularly interesting now, specifically the effect of a firefighter's strike upon New York City.
Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
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* bomberos=fire department ; fire crew ; fire brigade.
* bomberos, los=fire service.
* brigada de bomberos=fire department.
* camión de bomberos=fire truck ; fire engine.
* coche de bomberos=fire engine ; fire truck.
* cuerpo de bomberos=fire department.
* parque de bomberos=fire station.
* servicio de bomberos=fire brigade.

bomberos
(n.)=fire department ; fire crew ; fire brigade.
Ex: This article describes the use of PLUS in work carried out by the London, Ontario, fire department = Este artículo describe el uso de PLUS en el trabajo que realiza la brigada de bomberos de London, Ontario. Ex: Tens of thousands of people have been forced to flee their homes as fire crews scramble to battle wildfires near the Greek capital. Ex: In 2005, it received over 9000 hoax phone calls, the highest number of all the fire brigades in the United Kingdom.
bomberos, los
(n.)=fire service.
Ex: This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services -- army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
bombilla
(n.)=bulb ; light bulb.
Ex: While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.
Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.
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* bombilla de la luz=light bulb.
* bombilla eléctrica=light bulb.
* bombilla fluorescente=fluorescent bulb ; fluorescent light bulb.
* bombilla incandescente=incandescent bulb ; incandescent light bulb.

bombilla de la luz
(n.)=light bulb.
Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.
bombilla eléctrica
(n.)=light bulb.
Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.
bombilla fluorescente
(n.)=fluorescent bulb ; fluorescent light bulb.
Ex: This makes fluorescent bulbs four to six times more efficient than incandescent bulbs. Ex: Fluorescent light bulbs are more energy-efficient than regular bulbs because of the different method they use to produce light.
bombilla incandescente
(n.)=incandescent bulb ; incandescent light bulb.
Ex: This makes fluorescent bulbs four to six times more efficient than incandescent bulbs. Ex: A 'normal light bulb' is also known as an incandescent light bulb.
bombo
(n.)=puffery ; fanfare.
Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.
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* a bombo y platillo=fanfare ; with a bang.
* anunciar a bombo y platillo=trumpet.
* bombo publicitario=media hype.
* con mucho bombo=ceremoniously.
* hacerle un bombo a Alguien=knock + Alguien + up.
* promocionar a bombo y platillo=hype.
* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s)=without much ado.

bombo publicitario
(n.)=media hype.
Ex: The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.
bombona
(n.)=gas bottle ; cylinder ; canister ; gas cylinder ; gas canister.
Ex: A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.
Ex: A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
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* alcachofa de bombona=gas cylinder regulator.
* bombona de butano=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder ; gas cylinder.
* bombona de gas=gas bottle ; gas cylinder ; gas canister.
* bombona de gas butano=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder.
* bombona de gas propano=propane cylinder ; propane gas cylinder.
* bombona de propano=propane cylinder ; propane gas cylinder.
* gas de bombona=cylinder gas.
* gas en bombona=bottled gas.
* regulador de presión de bombona=gas cylinder regulator.

bombona de butano
(n.)=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder ; gas cylinder.
Ex: This procedure applies only to the disposal of propane and butane cylinders. Ex: The problem is that I have been unable to cook anything for 25 days because I cannot find one butane gas cylinder for my stove. Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.
bombona de gas
(n.)=gas bottle ; gas cylinder ; gas canister.
Ex: A regulator is required to attach all gas appliances to gas bottles. Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker. Ex: A man has been charged with burglary and theft of two gas canisters from Stoke Mandeville Hospital.
bombona de gas butano
(n.)=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder.
Ex: This procedure applies only to the disposal of propane and butane cylinders. Ex: The problem is that I have been unable to cook anything for 25 days because I cannot find one butane gas cylinder for my stove.
bombona de gas propano
(n.)=propane cylinder ; propane gas cylinder.
Ex: This procedure applies only to the disposal of propane and butane cylinders. Ex: Our propane gas cylinders are grey and are available in 10.5 kg, 18 kg, 33 kg and 46,5 kg

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bombona de propano
(n.)=propane cylinder ; propane gas cylinder.
Ex: This procedure applies only to the disposal of propane and butane cylinders. Ex: Our propane gas cylinders are grey and are available in 10.5 kg, 18 kg, 33 kg and 46,5 kg

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bombástico
(adj.)=bombastic.
Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].

bonachón
(n.)=good-natured ; saintly ; saint ; softy [softie].
Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.
Ex: The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.
Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.

bonanza
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* bonanza económica=good economic times.

bonanza económica
(n.)=good economic times.
Ex: With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times.
bondad
(n.)=kindliness ; kindness ; goodness ; good nature.
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
Ex: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.
Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.
Ex: He adheres to traditional values, honoring his relatives, for example, even when his uncle shamelessly exploits his good nature.
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* por bondad=out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.
* tratar con bondad=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.

bondadoso
(adj.)=kind-hearted ; caring ; good-natured ; tender-hearted.
Ex: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'.
Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.
Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
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* ser bondadoso=be of good nature.

boniato
(n.)=sweet potato ; yam ; cocoyam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.

bonificación
(n.)=gratuity ; perquisite.
Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.

bonita suma
=princely sum.
Ex: This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.
bonito^1
(n.)=skipjack tuna.
Ex: Monitoring these compounds in the open seas, using skipjack tuna as a bioindicator, is needed to further understand the future trend of contamination.

bonito^2
(adj.)=nice ; handsome ; beautiful ; lovely ; pretty ; comely ; bonny .
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Virtual reality: tomorrow's information system, or just another pretty interface?'.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
Ex: He's a right proper Scottish piper with his bonny hat and bagpipes.
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* bonita suma=princely sum.
* chica bonita y tonta=bimbo.
* de piernas bonitas=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
* nada bonito=unlovely.
* poner bonito=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
* ser bonito + Verbo=be neat to + Verbo.

bono de transporte público
(n.)=travel card.
Ex: Travel cards can be used for as many journeys as you like during their period of validity.
bono del Tesoro
(n.)=Treasury bond.
Ex: This article provides a classification of farm loans and outlines six month US Treasury bills and long-term US Treasury Bonds interest rates.
bono del gobierno
(n.)=government bond.
Ex: Two-thirds of families use credit to pay for day-to-day expenses; 29% have government bonds; and 80% have health insurance.
bono^1
(n.)=bond ; debenture ; debenture bond.
Ex: One of the roles of the financial advisor in a library building programme may be the marketing and sale of library bonds.
Ex: This paper empirically examines the actual conversion of debentures into common stock.
Ex: A New York firm has offered creditors a nickel on the dollar for their debenture bonds.
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* bono del gobierno=government bond.
* bono del Tesoro=Treasury bond.
* bono de transporte público=travel card.
* bonos=securities.
* emisión de bonos=bond issue.

bono^2
(n.)=voucher.
Ex: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.

bonobús
(n.)=bus pass.
Ex: Monthly and quarterly tickets as well as other bus passes can be bought from ticket agencies throughout the region.

bonos
(n.)=securities.
Ex: This article defines financial information by looking at the information needs of 4 major divisions of the financial community: commodities; foreign exchange; capital markets; and securities and equities.
bonsai
(n.)=bonsai.
Ex: It includes an annotated list of books and other resources on these topics, organized in broad subject areas such as houseplants, African violets, bonsai, cacti and orchids.

booleano
(adj.)=Boolean.
Ex: In its role in formulating search profiles, weighted term logic may be introduced either as a search logic in its own right, or as a means of reducing the search output from a search whose basic logic is Boolean.
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* búsqueda booleana=Boolean searching.

boom
(n.)=boom.
Ex: The article 'The electronic boom: a gamble or a sure bet?' considers the threat of the new technology to the future of newspapers.
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* baby boom=baby boom.
* boom de la natalidad=baby boom.
* boom del petróleo=oil-boom.
* boom económico=economic boom.
* generación del baby boom=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
* generación del boom de la natalidad=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
* persona nacida después del baby boom=baby buster.
* persona nacida durante el baby boom=baby boomer ; boomer.

boom de la natalidad
(n.)=baby boom.
Ex: Owing to the end of the post-World War II `baby boom' and the subsequent decline in the absolute number of births, there is no question that the traditional college-age cohort of the population will be smaller in the years ahead.
boom del petróleo
(n.)=oil-boom.
Ex: A model for the development of information services in buoyant but debt-riddled Brazil may only be partially relevant to post oil-boom Nigeria, and consequently inappropriate to drought-plagued Ethiopia.
boom económico
(n.)=economic boom.
Ex: At the times of the economic boom airlines celebrated the abundance of passengers without paying due attention to assessing potential risks.
boquerón
(n.)=whitebait.
Ex: Five species are well known to New Zealanders because they belong to the group known as whitebait, a seafood delicacy usually served up in fritters.

boquete
(n.)=gaping hole.
Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
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* boquete enorme=gaping hole.

boquete enorme
(adj.)=gaping hole.
Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
boquiabierto
(v.)=gaping ; gobsmacked ; stunned ; astounded ; flabbergasted ; thunderstruck ; wide-eyed ; vacantly ; with + Posesivo + mouth (wide) open ; boggle + mind.
Ex: These gaping sightseers never took account of the difficulties of going through the shop.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends.
Ex: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.
Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.
Ex: If something this simple boggled your mind you have the I.Q. of a cucumber.
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* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto=leave + Nombre + gagging ; make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; blow + Posesivo + mind.
* mirar boquiabierto=gawk ; gawp.
* quedarse boquiabierto=give + a gasp of ; eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

boquilla
(n.)=nozzle ; mouthpiece.
Ex: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.
Ex: The mouthpiece of the trombone is larger than that of a trumpet, and gives the instrument a more mellow sound.
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* alabanza de boquilla=lip service.
* alabar de boquilla=give + lip service.
* boquilla de la goma de regar=spray nozzle.
* boquilla del pulverizador=spray nozzle.
* hablar de boquilla=pay + lip service.

boquilla de la goma de regar
(n.)=spray nozzle.
Ex: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust.
boquilla del pulverizador
(n.)=spray nozzle.
Ex: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust.
borbollar
(v.)=burble.
Ex: The river burbled gently in the sunlight, moving amiably past a patch of moss covered rocks under a spreading maple tree.

borbollear
(v.)=burble.
Ex: The river burbled gently in the sunlight, moving amiably past a patch of moss covered rocks under a spreading maple tree.

borbotar
(n.)=burble ; gurgle.
Ex: The river burbled gently in the sunlight, moving amiably past a patch of moss covered rocks under a spreading maple tree.
Ex: What can cause my toilet to gurgle when my washing machine drains?.

borbotear
(n.)=burble ; gurgle.
Ex: The river burbled gently in the sunlight, moving amiably past a patch of moss covered rocks under a spreading maple tree.
Ex: What can cause my toilet to gurgle when my washing machine drains?.

borboteo
(n.)=burble ; gurgle ; gurgling.
Ex: Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.
Ex: The world will end with a gurgle not a bang, not a whimper.
Ex: I have noticed recently that the gurgling doesn't always happen.

borbotón
(n.)=spurt.
Ex: Consistent productivity is the goal of any supervisor -- not brief spurts of effort followed by a reduction of activities.
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* a borbotones=in a gush.
* estallar a borbotones=splurt out.
* salir a borbotones=gush out ; spurt ; come out in + spurts.

borda
(n.)=gunwale.
Ex: The fulcrum of the oar is the hole in the gunwale called the rowlock or the thole pin with a loose strap for securing the oar.
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* echar por la borda=go by + the board ; jettison.
* por la borda=overboard.
* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda=be money and effort down the drain.

bordado
(adj.)=needlework ; embroidery ; embroidered.
Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
Ex: The eight pieces are an embroidered saddle, two matching pistol-cases, an embroidered baldric, a buff coat, two felt hats, and a shoe.
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* bordado de encaje=lacework.
* bordado sin costuras=needlepoint lace.

bordado de encaje
(n.)=lacework.
Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
bordado sin costuras
(n.)=needlepoint lace.
Ex: Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps.
bordador
(n.)=embroiderer.
Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.

bordar
(v.)=embroider.
Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.

borde de la carretera
(n.)=roadside.
Ex: Today's electronic systems, both in-car and on the roadside, offer the drivers of the next decade the chance for a peaceful revolution in road transport.
borde de la carretera ajardinado
(n.)=parkway strip.
Ex: Carob trees in heavily watered parkway strips are also a hazard.
borde de la piscina
(n.)=poolside.
Ex: She stood indecisively by the poolside while other girls dived straight in.
borde del camino
(n.)=roadside ; wayside.
Ex: Today's electronic systems, both in-car and on the roadside, offer the drivers of the next decade the chance for a peaceful revolution in road transport. Ex: Bees from these apiaries flew around white mustard, plants on wastelands and wayside ditches.
borde del río
(n.)=river bank [riverbank].
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
borde externo
(n.)=outside edge.
Ex: When sharpening a drill bit, never hone the outside edge or circumference of the bit.
borde interno
(n.)=inside edge.
Ex: So, on the left skate, the right side is the inside edge, but on the right skate, the left side is the inside edge.
borde superior
(n.)=top edge.
Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.
borde^1
(n.)=edge ; rim ; fringe ; brim ; verge.
Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.
Ex: The pot was placed in a pit dug in the soil such that brim of the pot is in line with the surface of soil.
Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.
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* al borde de=on the verge of ; on the brink of ; at the side of ; on the edge of.
* al borde de la carretera=at the roadside.
* al borde de la extinción=on the verge of extinction ; on the edge of extinction ; on the brink of extinction.
* al borde de la ley=on the edge of the law.
* al borde del camino=at the roadside.
* al borde del mar=at the seaside.
* al borde la muerte=on the brink of death.
* borde de la carretera=roadside.
* borde de la carretera ajardinado=parkway strip.
* borde de la piscina=poolside.
* borde del camino=roadside ; wayside.
* borde del río=river bank [riverbank].
* borde externo=outside edge.
* borde interno=inside edge.
* borde superior=top edge.
* estar al borde de=teeter + on the edge of ; stare + Nombre + in the face.
* ficha de borde perforado=edge notch card.
* llenar hasta el borde=fill + Nombre + to the brim.
* lleno hasta el borde=full to the brim.
* repleto hasta el borde=full to the brim.
* vivir al borde de la pobreza=live on + the poverty line.

borde^2
=stroppy ; in a strop.
Ex: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her.
Ex: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.
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* ponerse borde=get + stroppy.

bordear
(v.)=bound ; line ; skirt.
Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.
Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
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* bordear la costa=coast.

bordear la costa
(v.)=coast.
Ex: The ancients coasted only in their navigation.
bordillo
(n.)=curb [kerb, -UK] ; kerb [curb, -USA].
Ex: When he reached the curb, he fell behind and began to stroll at a leisurely pace.
Ex: Do not load or unload where there are yellow markings on the kerb.
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* bordillo de la acera=kerb [curb, -USA] ; curb [kerb, -UK].

bordillo de la acera
(n.)=kerb [curb, -USA] ; curb [kerb, -UK].
Ex: Do not load or unload where there are yellow markings on the kerb. Ex: When he reached the curb, he fell behind and began to stroll at a leisurely pace.
bordo
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* a bordo=aboard ; on board ship.
* a bordo de=aboard ; on board ; onboard.
* a bordo de un barco=shipboard ; on board ship.
* ser el segundo de a bordo=play + second fiddle.

boreal
(adj.)=boreal.
Ex: The northern boreal ecoregion accounts for about one third of this planet's total forest area.
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* clima boreal=boreal climate.

borla
(n.)=bobble ; tassel.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.

borne
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* borne de la batería=battery terminal.

borne de la batería
(n.)=battery terminal.
Ex: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.
boro
(n.)=boron.
Nota: Metaloide.
Ex: The advanced materials studied were those composites based on ceramic, boron, and carbon fibres = Los materiales avanzados estudiados eran los compuestos de fibras de cerámica, boro y carbón.

borra
(n.)=stuffing ; batting ; underlayment ; batt.
Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
Ex: Today quilters are distinguishing the advantages and disadvantages of different types of batting.
Ex: The weather conditions of your area will determine the kind of underlayment material you need for sheathing walls.
Ex: Because of the need to open and close the hatch, the traditional method of insulation has been to staple a glass fibre batt to the topside of the hatch.

borrable
(adj.)=erasable.
Ex: The technology is still developing and it is anticipated that the future will bring the erasable optical disc.

borrachera
(n.)=drunkenness ; binge ; bout of boozing ; drinking bout ; boozing bout ; binge drinking.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.
Ex: After another of his boozing bouts his bride-to-be throws him out of her house.
Ex: To prevent risky sexual behavior among young adults, attention should be paid to binge drinking & marijuana use during adolescence.
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* dormir la borrachera=sleep it off.
* estar de borrachera=be on a drunk.
* quitar la borrachera=sober up.

borracho callejero
(n.)=wino.
Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
borracho como una cuba
=pissed as a newt ; pissed as a lord ; drunk back ; blind drunk ; pissed to the gills ; pissed to the eyeballs.
Ex: He's been pissed as a newt all month. Ex: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn. Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?. Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'. Ex: He was pissed to the gills, and when he got to the door the bus driver wouldn't let him on and told him to come back when he'd sobered up. Ex: You get much more fun out of being merry than getting pissed to the eyeballs, and the hangovers aren't as bad.
borracho^1
(n.)=drunkard ; wino ; drunk.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.
Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.
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* borracho callejero=wino.
* fiesta de borrachos=drunken party.

borracho^2
(adj.)=intoxicated ; drunken ; under the influence ; sauced up.
Ex: A few days ago, our library director was hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver and suffered severe injuries.
Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.
Ex: He was being held without bail after his fifth arrest for operating under the influence.
Ex: And because beer and wine are so expensive at the stadium, many of these fans are coming to the games already sauced up from tailgate drinking.
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* borracho como una cuba=pissed as a newt ; pissed as a lord ; drunk back ; blind drunk ; pissed to the gills ; pissed to the eyeballs.
* conductor borracho=drink-driver.
* estar borracho=be drunk ; see + double ; be the worse for wear ; be the worse for drink.
* estar completamente borracho=be drunk and incapable.
* más borracho que una cuba=as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a skunk ; as drunk as a newt.
* tan borracho como una cuba=as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a skunk.

borrachín
(n.)=wino ; binge drinker.
Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
Ex: Persistent binge drinkers could be fast-tracked into detox.

borrado
(n.)=deletion ; erasure.
Ex: The query number Q0001 is needed for deletion at a later date.
Ex: This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.
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* tecla de borrado de campo=ERASE FIELD key.
* tecla de borrado de datos=ERASE INPUT key.
* tecla de borrado de pantalla=CLEAR key.

borrador
(n.)=blueprint ; preprint [pre-print] ; proof sheet ; draft ; rough draft ; draft copy ; rough sketch ; sketch.
Ex: In his book on the subject Hopkins lists and describes more than 600 such policy blueprints prepared by the Commission during the period 1958-1978.
Ex: Publishing preprints on the Internet speeds up the dissemination process.
Ex: These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.
Ex: Selected authors will be provided with guidelines to assist them in preparing their papers or posters, first drafts of which will be due by December 15, 2002.
Ex: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.
Ex: This is the final version of the draft copy on the preservation of digital collections available on the World Wide Web.
Ex: Intelligent software that brings rough sketches to life in a virtual world is promising to revolutionise the way children learn and to help engineers.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
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* borrador de + Nombre=draft + Nombre.
* borrador de trabajo=working paper.
* borrador escrito a mano=manuscript draft.
* borrador escrito a máquina=typewritten draft.
* redacción de borradores=drafting.

borrador de + Nombre
=draft + Nombre.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
borrador de trabajo
(n.)=working paper.
Ex: Working papers are defined as drafts of potential periodical articles, papers given at conferences or seminars, or other research results, not yet in their final form for publication in conventional media.
borrador escrito a mano
(n.)=manuscript draft.
Ex: Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.
borrador escrito a máquina
(n.)=typewritten draft.
Ex: Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.
borrajas
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* quedar en agua de borrajas=end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.

borrar
(v.)=delete ; erase ; obliterate ; strike out ; efface ; blot out ; wipe off.
Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: Dots placed under words or letters wrongly struck out by the corrector.
Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
Ex: Again, be very aware that this will wipe off everything that was on the disk.
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* borrar con la tecla de retroceso=backspace.
* borrar de la faz de la tierra=wipe off + the face of the earth.
* borrar del mapa=wipe off + the map.
* borrar + Posesivo + huellas=cover up + Posesivo + tracks.
* borrar puliendo=buff out.
* borrar una imagen=eradicate + image.
* borrar un recuerdo=expunge + memory.
* goma de borrar=eraser ; rubber.
* tecla de borrar=delete key.

borrar + Posesivo + huellas
(v.)=cover up + Posesivo + tracks.
Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
borrar con la tecla de retroceso
(v.)=backspace.
Ex: Similarly, the sending of data can be delayed until a whole line is ready to go, and thus the correction of typing errors by simple backspacing will again aid input = Igualmente, se puede demorar el envío de información hasta que toda una línea esté lista para enviarse y de este modo la corrección de errores tipográficos borrándolos simplemente con la tecla de retroceso también ayuda a la introducción de información.
borrar de la faz de la tierra
(v.)=wipe off + the face of the earth.
Ex: At the scene of the impact one local resident said that if the whole meteorite had hit Bourges, the town might have been wiped off the face of the earth.
borrar del mapa
(v.)=wipe off + the map.
Ex: Iran's conservative new president, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, said on Wednesday that Israel must be 'wiped off the map'.
borrar puliendo
(v.)=buff out.
Ex: The author lists familiar strategies that communities use for controlling illegal graffiti, eg, buffing out graffiti & heavy sentences & fines.
borrar un recuerdo
(v.)=expunge + memory.
Ex: His memory has been successfully expunged but this story should be recounted to remind all that the library profession has suffered some bruises.
borrar una imagen
(v.)=eradicate + image.
Ex: This article urges librarians to fight to eradicate the negative image they have in the eyes of the public, municipal officials and political leaders.
borrasca
(n.)=low pressure system.
Ex: Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure systems that form over tropical oceans.

borrascoso
(adj.)=blustery.
Ex: This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.

borrego
(n.)=lamb.
Ex: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.
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* comportarse como borregos=behave like + sheep.

borriquete
(n.)=trestle.
Ex: The earliest frames seem to have been no more than a pair of trestles on which the large case of the single lay was placed.

borronear
(v.)=blot.
Ex: Manuscript copy, as printers often complained, might be an ill-written author's draft much blotted and corrected.

borroso
(adj.)=blurred ; misty ; clouded ; blurry ; cloudy ; bleary ; foggy .
Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
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* hacer borroso=blur.

borrón
(n.)=blotch ; blot.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.
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* borrón y cuenta nueva=a fresh start ; clean slate ; new leaf.
* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva=start with + a clean slate ; cut + Posesivo + losses ; turn over + a new leaf.

borrón y cuenta nueva
(n.)=a fresh start ; clean slate ; new leaf.
Ex: Where it is necessary or desirable for a fresh start they can advise on the best way forward. Ex: A group of university and government researchers has proposed a 'clean slate' approach to solving the Internet's myriad security problems. Ex: This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.
boscaje
(n.)=thicket.
Ex: Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.

boscoso
(adj.)=wooded.
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.

bosnio
(adj.)=Bosnian.
Ex: Additionally, the ongoing Bosnia Library Project has assisted in the rebuilding of destroyed and damaged Bosnian library collections since early 1996.

bosque
(n.)=forest ; woodland ; wood.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.
Ex: He creates a world in which his readers feel as though they're lost in the wood, only to discover they're not lost at all, just come to the same place from a different angle
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* bosque de árboles caducifolios=deciduous forest.
* bosque de árboles de hoja caduca=deciduous forest.
* bosque de coníferas=coniferous forest.
* bosque de pinos=pine forest.
* bosque encantado=enchanted forest.
* bosque maderable=timberland.
* bosque maderero=timberland.
* bosques=forestry.
* caribú del bosque=woodland caribou.
* conocimiento de cómo sobrevivir en el bosque=woodcraft.
* guardabosques=forest ranger.
* los árboles no dejan ver el bosque=cannot see the forest for the trees.
* no ver el bosque por los árboles=miss + the forest for the trees.
* roturación de bosques=land-clearing.
* tala de bosques=land-clearing.

bosque de coníferas
(n.)=coniferous forest.
Ex: Unrestricted logging will destroy the coniferous forests in 10 to 15 years if there is not a change in policy.
bosque de pinos
(n.)=pine forest.
Ex: Descriptions of pine forests by pilgrims and travellers who visited the Holy Land up to and during the nineteenth century are rare.
bosque de árboles caducifolios
(n.)=deciduous forest.
Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
bosque de árboles de hoja caduca
(n.)=deciduous forest.
Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
bosque encantado
(n.)=enchanted forest.
Ex: Your mission is to venture into the depths of an enchanted forest, triumph over its perils, and acquire its riches.
bosque maderable
(n.)=timberland.
Ex: In the south central United States more than 22 million acres of timberland are now poorly stocked.
bosque maderero
(n.)=timberland.
Ex: In the south central United States more than 22 million acres of timberland are now poorly stocked.
bosquecillo
(n.)=copse ; grove ; coppice.
Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
Ex: His works remain predominantly religious narratives, situated in sacred wilderness groves.
Ex: Both woods have abundant beech and alder and extensive coppice woodland with abundant hazel.

bosquejar
(v.)=adumbrate ; rough out ; sketch.
Ex: Knud Larsen had been concerned in the 1950s to adumbrate the conditions necessary for the creation of the basic bibliographic records.
Ex: Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.
Ex: Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.

bosquejo
(n.)=sketch ; study print ; rough sketch.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
Ex: For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.
Ex: Intelligent software that brings rough sketches to life in a virtual world is promising to revolutionise the way children learn and to help engineers.

bosques
(n.)=forestry.
Ex: Biomass from forestry, agriculture, and the countryside as an energy source was calculated in terms of joules.
bosquimano
(n.)=bushman [bushmen, -pl.].
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

bostezar
(v.)=yawn.
Ex: She yawned, stretched herself, and allowed her gaze to wander around the room.

bostezo
(n.)=yawn.
Ex: Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.

bot
(n.)=bot.
Ex: I have to say that looking at these studies did not help me in calculating how many computers are, at the moment, affected by bots.

bota
(n.)=boot.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
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* bota de agua=Wellington boot ; welly ; rubber boot.
* bota de combate=combat boot.
* bota de fútbol=football boot.
* bota de goma=rubber boot ; welly ; Wellington boot.
* botas de fútbol=soccer cleats.
* botas de pescador=waders.
* el Gato con Botas=Puss in Boots.
* morir con las botas puestas=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.

bota de agua
(n.)=Wellington boot ; welly ; rubber boot.
Ex: It is advisable to cover your Wellington boots with a lid so that spiders can't get in. Ex: Feel like a child again in these cheerfully colorful wellies. Ex: Years ago, getting insulated rubber boots, meant getting a plastic bag over your shoes or socks, and then into the big rubber boot.
bota de combate
(n.)=combat boot.
Ex: You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.
bota de fútbol
(n.)=football boot.
Ex: These days, most football boot manufacturers use a mixture of man made materials and leather.
bota de goma
(n.)=rubber boot ; welly ; Wellington boot.
Ex: Years ago, getting insulated rubber boots, meant getting a plastic bag over your shoes or socks, and then into the big rubber boot. Ex: Feel like a child again in these cheerfully colorful wellies. Ex: It is advisable to cover your Wellington boots with a lid so that spiders can't get in.
botador
(n.)=shooting stick.
Ex: Finally the quoins were driven home with a mallet and 'shooting stick' to lock the forme up tightly.

botafumeiro
(n.)=swinging incense burner.
Ex: The swinging incense burner called a censer, also known as a thurible, is an example of a pendulum.

botar
(v.)=bounce ; toss away.
Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.
Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
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* botar un barco=launch + ship.
* que bota bien=bouncy .

botar un barco
(v.)=launch + ship.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
botas de fútbol
(n.)=soccer cleats.
Ex: When trying on soccer cleats, wear them with the socks and shin guards that will be used in practice and at games.
botas de pescador
(n.)=waders.
Ex: An example of this kind, taken from UDC: waders (birds) 598.3 waders (footwear) 685.315.
bote de pegamento
(n.)=glue pot.
Ex: Among the items included are opera glasses, letter openers, clocks, buckles, stamp dispensers, and glue pots.
bote salvavidas
(n.)=lifeboat.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
bote^1
(n.)=bottle ; jar.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
Ex: She wrote the following article 'Of books, manuscripts and jars of snakes: reference service in the museum, archives and records management section'.
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* bote de pegamento=glue pot.
* chupar del bote=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* sopa de bote=canned soup ; tinned soup.
* tonto del bote=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; as daft as a brush ; bonehead ; birdbrain ; knucklehead.

bote^2
(n.)=dinghy.
Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.
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* bote salvavidas=lifeboat.
* de bote en bote=packed to capacity ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; densely packed ; packed ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* estar de bote en bote=be chocker with.

bote^3
(n.)=kitty.
Ex: Some groups like to keep a 'kitty' to cover the costs of replacing any books that go astray.

botella
(n.)=bottle.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
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* abrir una botella=pop + a bottle.
* agua en botella=bottled water.
* botella de cristal=glass bottle.
* botella de plástico=plastic bottle.
* botella de vidrio=glass bottle.
* cerveza de botella=bottled beer.
* cerveza en botella=bottled beer.
* cuello de botella=bottleneck ; choke point.
* darle a la botella=booze.
* de color verde botella=bottle green.
* tapón de botella=bottle stopper.
* verde botella=bottle green.

botella de cristal
(n.)=glass bottle.
Ex: Glass bottles with ground glass stoppers are often used to store stock solutions of chemicals.
botella de plástico
(n.)=plastic bottle.
Ex: The describes the construction of a simple launcher for plastic bottle rockets.
botella de vidrio
(n.)=glass bottle.
Ex: Glass bottles with ground glass stoppers are often used to store stock solutions of chemicals.
botellón
(n.)=tailgate drinking.
Nota: En USA, se aplica en general a beber antes o durante un partido utilizando las bebidas que uno lleva en el maletero del coche.
Ex: And because beer and wine are so expensive at the stadium, many of these fans are coming to the games already sauced up from tailgate drinking.

boticario
(n.)=apothecary.
Nota: Palabra anticuada.
Ex: Lastly, get thou to the apothecary and make haste with a purified protein derivative.

botijo
(n.)=pitcher.
Ex: It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.

botiquín
(n.)=medicine cabinet.
Ex: While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.
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* botiquín de primeros auxilios=first-aid kit.

botiquín de primeros auxilios
(n.)=first-aid kit.
Ex: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.
botones
(n.)=bellhop.
Ex: Tipping bellhops or porters is at your discretion (in general $1 per bag carried) = Las propinas a los botones y porteros dependen de su criterio, aunque suele ser de un dólar por bolso transportado.

botulismo
(n.)=botulism.
Ex: The potential threat posed by smallpox, anthrax, botulism and other biological toxins has meant that terrorism is no longer just a vague threat.

botánica
(n.)=botany ; plant science(s).
Ex: Thus, language and literature, medicine and physiology, and botany and agriculture could conveniently be placed close to each other.
Ex: Of the first 50 titles listed under each category, 72 per cent are available in plant sciences and mathematics.
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* botánica medicinal=medical botanics ; medicinal botanics ; botanics.
* botánica nutritiva=nutritional botanics.

botánica medicinal
(n.)=medical botanics ; medicinal botanics ; botanics.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals. Ex: In the medical field their most renowned contributions were those of nutritional and medicinal botanics. Ex: They initially consisted of four departments: zoology, entomology, botanics and mineralogy.
botánica nutritiva
(n.)=nutritional botanics.
Ex: In the medical field their most renowned contributions were those of nutritional and medicinal botanics.
botánico
(adj.)=botanical ; botanist ; botanic.
Ex: Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) uses divisions rather than families for algal literature and follows a hierarchical arrangement that corresponds to botanical classification.
Ex: Volume 16 contains the history of the most important travels by water and by land undertaken by botanists since the 12th century.
Ex: The library has long been a repository for some of the rarest and most important botanic literature in existence.
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* jardín botánico=botanic garden.

botín de guerra
(n.)=war booty.
Ex: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is 'war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.
botín de guerra, el
(n.)=spoils of war, the ; victor's spoils.
Ex: The horrors of what women have had to endure as the human spoils of wars over time has had little examination and little if any punishment. Ex: The city should be defended street by street and house by house, until, if taken, the victor's spoils should be alone a heap of ashes.
botín^1
(n.)=spoils ; booty ; plunder ; loot ; swag.
Ex: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
Ex: The robbers made a hole in the wall separating the two shops to gain access to the jewellery shop and make off with the loot.
Ex: While Pound was smashing down the front door, Eliot entered by the back door and made off with the swag.
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* botín de guerra=war booty.
* botín de guerra, el=spoils of war, the ; victor's spoils.
* reparto del botín, el=division of spoils, the.

botín^2
(n.)=bootee [bootie].
Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.

botón
(n.)=button ; knob ; push-button.
Ex: If you have a stand-alone CD-ROM drive, open and close the drawer by pushing the 'open/close' button.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
Ex: A timing control is set prior to pressing a push-button which activates a light source within the machine so that the correct exposure can be given.
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* acordeón de botones=button accordion.
* al pulsar un botón=at the push of a button.
* botón de alarma=panic button.
* botón de muestra=showplace ; just an/one example.
* botón de selección=radio button.
* botón en forma de palo=toggle fastener.
* con botones=buttoned ; buttoned-up.
* con botones por detrás=back-buttoning.
* con sólo apretar un botón=at the push of a button ; at the press of a button ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; at the touch of a button.
* con sólo pulsar un botón=at the press of a button ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; at the push of a button ; at the touch of a button.
* pulsar botón=push + button.
* pulsar botones=button-pushing.
* pulsar un botón=depress + button ; press + button.
* teléfono de botones=touch tone telephone.

botón de alarma
(n.)=panic button.
Ex: In fact the only time I ever intentionally use the panic button is when I'm trying to locate my truck in a parking garage.
botón de muestra
=showplace ; just an/one example.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'. Ex: This is just one example of how this type of seeker approaches obtaining information from which to make important decisions.
botón de selección
(n.)=radio button.
Ex: The questionnaire takes the form of 15 or so radio buttons, one of which has to be checked in order to proceed.
botón en forma de palo
(n.)=toggle fastener.
Ex: They were provided with medium-length duffel coats made of Italian wool with toggle fasteners and a hood.
bouclé
(n.)=boucle.
Ex: The material chosen should be strong, easy to clean, difficult to tear and anti-static; velour is usually preferable to boucle.

boutique
(n.)=boutique.
Ex: Rather, it has adopted the 'boutique' approach of specialising in certain subject areas, such as patents, business information, polymers and water information.

bovino
(adj.)=bovine.
Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: Footpaths See Trails; bovines USE Cattle.
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* ganado bovino=beef.
* viruela bovina=cowpox.

boxeador
(n.)=boxer ; prizefighter.
Ex: This result sheds some light on the practice of offering mandatory rematch clauses to elite boxers.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
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* boxeador profesional=prizefighter.

boxeador profesional
(n.)=prizefighter.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
boxeo
(n.)=boxing.
Ex: Alfred B. Tozer's pseudonymous boxing tales about a character named John L. Jr began while John L. Sullivan was heavy weight champion.
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* combate de boxeo=prize fight ; boxing match.
* pelea de boxeo=prize fight ; boxing match.

boxes
(n.)=pits, the.
Ex: Team members train constantly to accomplish a pit stop in the shortest time -- every second in the pits means lost track position.
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* entrada en boxes=pit stop.
* entrar en boxes=make + a pit stop.
* parada en boxes=pit stop.

boy band
(n.)=boy band.
Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.

boya
(n.)=buoy.
Ex: This global climate monitoring system consists of approximately 70 moored buoys telemetering atmospheric and oceanographic data in real time to a shore based computer via a satellite system = Este sistema de seguimiento del clima a nivel mundial consta aproximadamente de 70 boyas ancladas que recogen y envían datos atmosféricos y oceanográficos en tiempo real a un ordenador situado en tierra firme a traves de un sistema de satélites.

boyante
(adj.)=buoyant.
Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.

bozal
(n.)=muzzle.
Ex: Unfortunately, there is a stigma to wearing a muzzle: dogs look scary.

boñigas
(n.)=droppings.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.

bps (bits por segundo)
=bps (bits per second).
Nota: En informática, modo de medir la velocidad de transferencia de datos.
Ex: Bps (bits per second) is a measurement of how fast data is moved from one place to another.

brabucón
(adj.)=braggart ; swashbuckling.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.

bracero
(n.)=farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

bracmán
(n.)=brahmin.
Nota: Miembro de una de las clases superiores en la India.
Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

bradicardia
=bradycardia.
Ex: An arrhythmia is a disorder of the heart rate or heart rhythm, such as beating too fast (tachycardia), too slow (bradycardia), or irregularly.

braga
(n.)=neck buff ; neck warmer.
Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
Ex: In such frigid conditions, spectators, coaches and even players were wearing neck warmers.

bragas
(n.)=knickers ; panties.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.
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* pillar en bragas=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold.

braguero
(n.)=truss.
Ex: Contrary to what you may have heard, wearing a truss isn't the best long-term solution for an inguinal hernia.

bragueta
(n.)=fly.
Ex: Trousers without a fly usually have an elastic waist band allowing lowering the front side like underpants.
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* tener la bragueta abierta=fly + be undone.
* tienes la bragueta abierta=you've got egg on your chin.

brahmán
(n.)=brahmin.
Nota: Miembro de una de las clases superiores en la India.
Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.

braille
(n.)=Braille.
Nota: Sistema de impresión relieve para los ciegos que utiliza todas las combinaciones de seis puntos ordenados en grupos o celdas de tres puntos de altura y dos de anchura y que deriva su nombre de su inventor, Louis Braille.
Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.

brama
(n.)=bream.
Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.

bramante
(n.)=twine.
Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.
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* hilo de bramante=twine.

bramar
(v.)=bellow ; roar ; rage ; growl.
Ex: As when 'Spider!' is bellowed at someone who does not exactly care for arachnids = Como cuando se le grita "¡Una araña!" a alguien que no se asusta de los arácnidos.
Ex: The article was entitled 'The New York Public Library: the lions roar again' = El artículo se titulaba "La Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York: los leones rugen de nuevo".
Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.

bramido
(n.)=roar ; growl.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.
Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.

brandy
(n.)=brandy.
Ex: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.

brasa
(n.)=firebrand ; burning coal.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.
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* a la brasa=grilled.
* asar a la brasa=grill ; broil.
* chuleta a la brasa=grilled steak.
* filete a la brasa=grilled steak.
* preparar a la brasa=grill ; broil.

brasileño
(n.)=Brazilian ; Brazilian.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The effects of educational policy and the crisis in Brazilian universities upon the university library are discussed.
Ex: This will gives Brazilians public access to a wide range of data bases.

bravamente
=manfully.
Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

bravata
(n.)=bluster ; chest-beating ; bravado.
Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.
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* bravata militar=sabre rattling.

bravata militar
(n.)=sabre rattling.
Ex: Britain said on Saturday it was concerned at Iranian 'sabre-rattling' about possibly putting captured British naval personnel on trial.
bravo
(adj.)=spunky ; dauntless.
Ex: The author discusses a number of 'spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
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* aguas bravas=wild waters ; whitewater ; turbulent waters.
* ¡bravo!=bravo!.

bravuconada
(n.)=chest-beating ; bravado.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.

bravuconear
(v.)=rattle + Posesivo + saber ; bluster.
Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

bravuconería
(n.)=bluster ; chest-beating ; bravado.
Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.
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* bravuconería militar=sabre rattling.

bravuconería militar
(n.)=sabre rattling.
Ex: Britain said on Saturday it was concerned at Iranian 'sabre-rattling' about possibly putting captured British naval personnel on trial.
bravucón
(adj.)=bully ; laddish.
Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.
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* bravucón militar=sabre-rattler.

bravucón militar
(n.)=sabre-rattler.
Ex: So let us tell these sabre-rattlers in clear terms that war is too serious a matter to be left to soldiers or politicians.
bravura
(n.)=fighting spirit ; courage ; valour [valor, -USA].
Ex: Her death was tragic but her life was testimony to her fighting spirit.
Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.
Ex: The soldier who died in Afghanistan yesterday was honoured for his valour during a skirmish in East Timor.

braza^1
(n.)=fathom.
Ex: It is easy to roughly measure a length of rope as a number of fathoms by repeatedly stretching the rope between the two outstretched arms.

braza^2
(n.)=front crawl ; crawl.
Ex: The front crawl in swimming is probably the most common of strokes associated with professional swimming, as it's the fastest one.
Ex: In freestyle swimming any stroke may be used, but the crawl, considered the speediest, is almost always favored.
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* natación a braza=front crawl ; crawl.

brazalete
(n.)=bracelet.
Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

brazo de agua
(n.)=inlet.
Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
brazo de mar
(n.)=sound.
Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
brazo de silla para escribir
(n.)=writing board arm.
Ex: The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.
brazo militar
(n.)=military arm.
Ex: The controversy over police accountability reflects concern for civilian control of the military arm of local communities.
brazo político
(n.)=political arm.
Ex: This allowed the political arm to take on the sacral aura of the religious.
brazo^1
(n.)=arm.
Ex: The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.
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* abrir los brazos=spread + hands.
* agitar los brazos=wave + Posesivo + arms.
* bajar los brazos=lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance.
* bajo el brazo=under + Posesivo + arm.
* con los brazos abiertos=with open arms.
* con un solo brazo=one-armed.
* cruzar los brazos=fold + Posesivo + arms ; cross + Posesivo + arms.
* cruzarse de brazos=sit back ; fold + Posesivo + arms ; go along with + the flow ; sit on + Posesivo + hands.
* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo=give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.
* dar el brazo a torcer=give in to.
* dar el brazo derecho=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dar la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
* dar + Posesivo + brazo a torcer=change + Posesivo + mind.
* de un solo brazo=one-armed.
* estar de brazos cruzados=stand + idle ; sit + idle ; sit + idly.
* estirar los brazos=stretch + Posesivo + arms.
* flexión de brazos=push-up.
* hacer flexiones de brazos=do + push-ups.
* lucha a brazo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* luchar a brazo partido=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
* pelea a brazo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* pelear a brazo partido=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
* quedarse con los brazos cruzados=take + Nombre + lying down ; sit + tight.
* recibir con los brazos abiertos=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
* sentarse cruzado de brazos=sit on + Posesivo + hands.
* sentarse de brazos cruzados=sit + idle ; sit + idly.

brazo^2
(n.)=armrest [arm rest] ; arm.
Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
Ex: The screen is mounted on the arm of the wheel chair where I can see it.
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* brazo de agua=inlet.
* brazo de mar=sound.
* brazo de silla para escribir=writing board arm.
* brazo militar=military arm.
* brazo político=political arm.
* el brazo de la ley=the long arm of the law ; the strong arm of the law.
* lámpara de brazo=gooseneck lamp.

brea
(n.)=pitch ; tar.
Ex: The heading PITCH (Bitumen) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento BREA (Betún) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin, which was then calcified by heating to remove residual tars which might also have been a cause of staining and discoloration, and finally ground to an extremely fine powder.
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* embadurnar con brea=tar.
* emplumar con brea=tar and feather.
* impermeabilizar con brea=tar.

brebaje
(n.)=brew.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.

brecha
(n.)=fissure.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.
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* abrir una brecha=breach.
* brecha cultural, la=cultural divide, the.
* brecha del sistema de seguridad=security leak.
* brecha digital, la=digital divide, the.
* brecha en el sistema de seguridad=security hole.
* brecha informacional=information gap.
* en la brecha=on-the-job.
* seguir en la brecha=soldier on.

brecha cultural, la
(n.)=cultural divide, the.
Ex: This children's book demonstrates that both Jews and Arabs can cross the cultural divide that exists in Israel and live in peace.
brecha del sistema de seguridad
(n.)=security leak.
Ex: If the initial password is printed anywhere, the paper on which it is printed becomes a potential security leak.
brecha digital, la
=digital divide, the.
Ex: Black and hispanic Americans lag even further behind white Americans and the 'digital divide' between certain groups of Americans has increased between 1994 and 1997.
brecha en el sistema de seguridad
(n.)=security hole.
Ex: In the proposed setup only one of six or seven computers would be have wireless connectivity which is of course sufficient for making a big security hole.
brecha informacional
(n.)=information gap.
Ex: Moreover, the results show that the information gap between rich and poor nations seems to be greater than the social gap.
bregar
(v.)=struggle ; toil ; slave away.
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .
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* ser difícil de bregar=be a (real) handful.

bretón
(adj.)=Breton.
Ex: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).

breva
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* de higos a brevas=once in a blue moon.

breve
(adj.)=brief ; short ; succinct ; laconic.
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.
Ex: Notes should be made in the most succinct form possible without loss of clarity.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
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* breve período de tiempo=while.
* breve reseña=thumbnail sketch.
* de respuesta breve=short-answer.
* en breve=shortly ; the long and (the) short of ; soon .
* pantalla de información breve=short information display ; short information screen.
* préstamo breve=short-term loan.
* resumen breve=short abstract.

breve período de tiempo
(n.)=while.
Ex: The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while.
breve reseña
(n.)=thumbnail sketch.
Ex: The author provides a thumbnail sketch of the popularity of blues music, followed by a description of scholarly and critical literature devoted to the music.
brevedad
(n.)=brevity ; shortness.
Ex: Brevity has an obvious contribution to make to ease of use.
Ex: Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
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* a la mayor brevedad posible=as soon as possible (asap) ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* brevedad de la vida=shortness of life.
* brevedad del tiempo=shortness of time.
* con la mayor brevedad=as soon as possible (asap).

brevedad de la vida
(n.)=shortness of life.
Ex: The book contains three essays, on the shortness of life, on the life of an exile, and finally on the tranquility of mind.
brevedad del tiempo
(n.)=shortness of time.
Ex: We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with.
brevemente
=briefly ; for a short time ; for a short while.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
Ex: Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy.
Ex: They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.
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* analizar brevemente=take + a look at.
* mirar rápida y brevemente=catch + sight of.

brezal
(n.)=moor ; heathland.
Ex: The emperor moth is a European moth that lives in moors.
Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.

brezo
(n.)=heather ; briar ; brier.
Nota: También escrito briar.
Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.
Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.
Ex: The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.

bribón
(n.)=glutton ; rascal ; scallywag [scalawag, -USA] ; rapscallion ; cad ; ruffian.
Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.

bricolaje
(n.)=do-it-yourself (DIY) ; home improvement ; home repair.
Ex: However, it is not a 'do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.
Ex: The self help category is particularly rich in titles relating to accounting, law, medicine and home improvement.
Ex: Many products used in home repair contain hazardous solvents.
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* almacén de bricolaje=DIY store ; home improvement store.
* tienda de bricolaje=home improvement store ; DIY store ; DIY shop.

brida
(n.)=halter ; rein ; bridle ; tie ; tether.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
Ex: To gain a trustful relationship with a horse, a rider must master the basics of riding, including how to hold reins.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
Ex: Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.
Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
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* poner la brida=bridle.

bridge-contrato
(n.)=contract bridge.
Nota: Juego de cartas.
Ex: Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards.

brigada
(n.)=brigade ; squad.
Ex: Each technological problem is worked on by a group of researchers who are called a creative brigade.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
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* brigada antidroga=drug squad.
* brigada antifraude=fraud squad.
* brigada de bomberos=fire department.
* brigada de delitos económicos=fraud squad.
* brigada de delitos monetarios=fraud squad.
* brigada de desactivación de bombas=bomb squad.
* brigada de desactivación de explosivos=bomb squad.
* brigada de estupefacientes=drug squad.

brigada antidroga
(n.)=drug squad.
Ex: A former drug squad detective has been jailed for 22 years after he admitted playing a key role in a £200m cocaine-smuggling plot.
brigada antifraude
(n.)=fraud squad.
Ex: Local police forces have been forced to shrink their own fraud squads since their priorities are street crime, drugs and normal policing.
brigada de bomberos
(n.)=fire department.
Ex: This article describes the use of PLUS in work carried out by the London, Ontario, fire department = Este artículo describe el uso de PLUS en el trabajo que realiza la brigada de bomberos de London, Ontario.
brigada de delitos económicos
(n.)=fraud squad.
Ex: Local police forces have been forced to shrink their own fraud squads since their priorities are street crime, drugs and normal policing.
brigada de delitos monetarios
(n.)=fraud squad.
Ex: Local police forces have been forced to shrink their own fraud squads since their priorities are street crime, drugs and normal policing.
brigada de desactivación de bombas
(n.)=bomb squad.
Ex: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.
brigada de desactivación de explosivos
(n.)=bomb squad.
Ex: Even worse, the bomb squads themselves have become targets.
brigada de estupefacientes
(n.)=drug squad.
Ex: A former drug squad detective has been jailed for 22 years after he admitted playing a key role in a £200m cocaine-smuggling plot.
brillante
(adj.)=brilliant ; glistening ; glossy ; dashing ; shimmering ; gleaming ; sparkling ; shiny ; bright ; glittering ; twinkling ; shining ; flashing ; bravura ; blazing ; sparkly.
Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
Ex: The openness of the now accessible stacks is emphasised by use of glass and bright colours.
Ex: The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.
Ex: The menu has a variety of embellishments such as twinkling stars or a message board.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.
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* con ojos brillantes=bright-eyed.
* ejecución brillante=bravura performance.
* idea brillante=brain wave.

brillantemente
=brilliantly ; luminously.
Ex: These kinds of changes, incidentally, are relatively easy to effect through the sort of authority control system that, may I say, was so brilliantly described yesterday afternoon by Mr. Malinconico.
Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.

brillantez
(n./adj.)=brilliance ; bravura.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.

brillar
(v.)=glow ; gleam ; glitter ; shimmer ; shine ; flare ; glisten ; glare.
Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: Tears gleamed in Washington's eyes.
Ex: The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere.
Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.
Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.
Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you.
Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well.
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* brillar por Uno mismo=shine on + Posesivo + own.
* ojos + brillar de rabia=eyes + glint with + rage.

brillar por Uno mismo
(v.)=shine on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: But with all the reflected glory from Austen's books, the movie never truly shines on its own.
brillo
(n.)=brightness ; brilliance ; glitter ; lustre [luster, -USA] ; glazing ; shimmer ; shine ; glow ; sheen ; glossiness.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
Ex: This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a 'shine' of unity & harmony.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.
Ex: Silkiness is assumed to depend on hair fiber properties such as straightness, glossiness, and smoothness.
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* brillo de labios=lip gloss.
* brillo incandescente=glow.
* brillo intenso de la pantalla=screen glare.
* con mucho brillo=brightly.
* dar brillo a=buff ; buff up.
* falta de brillo=dullness.
* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo=flash up.
* sacar brillo=polish.
* sacar brillo a=buff ; buff up.
* sin brillo=dull ; tarnished ; dully.

brillo de labios
(n.)=lip gloss.
Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.
brillo incandescente
(n.)=glow.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
brillo intenso de la pantalla
(n.)=screen glare.
Ex: Principal ergonomic issues identified were screen glare, furniture promoting muscle-straining work postures, and insufficient work surfaces.
brincar
(v.)=skip ; prance.
Ex: The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.
Ex: He immediately started prancing, running ahead excitedly and then back to me.

brinco
(n.)=hopping ; hop ; skip ; jump ; prance.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.
Ex: I told him about the doctor's explanation for my lack of weight loss and he did a few hops in place, excited for me that there's an explanation for not losing weight.
Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.
Ex: Hytelenet guides the user through directories of sites on the Internet using hypertext jumps.
Ex: I call each of the cat by name and I can tell by their ears, their tails, and their prances that they recognize their names.
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* corazón + dar un brinco=Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth).

brindar
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + glass ; provide ; offer ; toast.
Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?.
Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: Mr Luo Gan and Robert Wedgeworth toasted the success of the IFLA Conference.
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* brindar ayuda=help ; provide + assistance ; help out.
* brindar por=toast ; drink + toast to.
* brindar por la salud de Alguien=drink to + Posesivo + health.
* brindar una solución=offer + solution.
* canción para brindar=drinking song.

brindar ayuda
(v.)=help ; provide + assistance ; help out.
Ex: How can we help library users to gain confidence?. Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster. Ex: Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out.
brindar por
(v.)=toast ; drink + toast to.
Ex: Mr Luo Gan and Robert Wedgeworth toasted the success of the IFLA Conference. Ex: The chorus goes: 'We drank a toast to innocence, we drank a toast to now and tried to reach beyond the emptiness but neither one knew how'.
brindar por la salud de Alguien
(v.)=drink to + Posesivo + health.
Ex: This evolved into the tradition of visiting neighbors on Christmas Eve and drinking to their health.
brindar una solución
(v.)=offer + solution.
Ex: For exhibition purposes, rigid acrylic (perspex) book cradles offer the best solution.
brindis
(n.)=drinking toast ; toast.
Ex: If you've never heard any Irish drinking toasts you're definitely missing out on something!.
Ex: The simplest toasts are probably 'Cheers!' or 'Here's to you!'.

briofita
(n.)=bryophyte.
Ex: Bryophytes are sometimes called the 'amphibians of the plant kingdom'.

brioso
(adj.)=high-spirited ; mettlesome.
Ex: It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
Ex: Brahman starts on his fateful expedition on a mettlesome horse.

brisa
(n.)=breeze.
Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
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* brisa del mar=sea breeze.

brisa del mar
(n.)=sea breeze.
Ex: Speeds of 10 to 20 knots is not uncommon for a sea breeze.
británico
(n.)=British ; UK ; Brit ; Briton.
Ex: From 1972 to 1974, he was attached to the British Library Planning Secretariat.
Ex: This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.
Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
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* adiestrado por británicos=British-trained.
* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos=British Public Record Office.
* Asociación de Archiveros Británicos=Society of Archivists.
* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB)=British National Bibliography (BNB).
* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica)=BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).
* BTI (Indice Británico de Tecnología)=BTI (British Technology Index).
* Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas (BUCOP)=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC)=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
* ciudadano británico=Briton.
* Columbia Británica=British Columbia.
* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC)=British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).
* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica=British Telecom (BT).
* Consejo Británico (BC)=British Council (BC).
* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD)=British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD)=British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
* Enciclopedia Británica, la=Encyclopaedia Britannica, the ; Britannica, the.
* formado por británicos=British-trained.
* fuerzas aéreas británicas=RAF [Royal Air Force].
* Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI)=British Standard Institution (BSI).
* Islas Británicas, las=British Isles, the.
* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta=Paperbacks in Print.
* Libros Británicos en Venta=British Books in Print.
* Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones, la=Commonwealth, the.
* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica=BNB MARC.
* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
* Norma Británica número + Número=BS + Número.
* Tesauro Británico de Educación=British Educational Thesaurus (BET).

brizna
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* brizna de hierba=blade of grass ; grass blade.

brizna de hierba
(n.)=blade of grass ; grass blade.
Ex: In the midst of green and growing lands was a moonscape city of blasted land where no leaf of tree or blade of grass could grow. Ex: Set your mower at its highest level, to allow grass blades to be about 3 inches long.
broca
(n.)=drill bit.
Ex: When sharpening a drill bit, never hone the outside edge or circumference of the bit.

brocado
(n.)=brocade.
Ex: The author analyses the use of gold brocade to indicate social status in the 15th century .

brocha
(n.)=brush ; paint brush.
Ex: The artist then drew, sketched or painted on the grained surface using greasy crayon, pen, brush, or even a finger.
Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.
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* aplicar con brocha=brush.

broche
(n.)=clasp ; fibula ; brooch.
Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.
Ex: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.
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* acabar con un broche de oro=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* terminar con un broche de oro=end + Nombre + on a high (note).

brocheta
(n.)=skewer.
Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

broker
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* broker de información=information broker ; broker.

broker de información
(n.)=information broker ; broker.
Ex: An information broker is a commercial organization, sometimes an individual, that undertakes to locate, retrieve and provide information about any subject. Ex: This article sets out the advantages of using a broker especially one who is conversant with the intricacies of intellectual property.
broma
(n.)=lark ; joke ; hoax ; practical joke ; prank ; caper ; wisecrack ; joking ; teasing.
Ex: He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.
Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
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* aguantar una broma=stand + a joke ; take + a joke.
* blanco de las bromas, el=butt of jokes, the.
* broma pesada=practical joke.
* bromas=bantering ; ribbing.
* broma telefónica=hoax (phone) call ; prank (phone) call ; crank (phone) call.
* caer en una broma=fall for + it.
* creerse una broma=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.
* de broma=humorously ; teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* en broma=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* estar de broma=be joking.
* gastar bromas=prank ; banter.
* gastar gromas=play + pranks.
* hacer broma de=make + fun of.
* hacer bromas=banter.
* llamada telefónica en broma=crank (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
* ¿lo dices en broma?=you must be joking! ; you must be kidding!.
* medio en broma=tongue-in-cheek.
* no ser broma=be no joke.
* tomarse a broma=laugh off ; make + fun of.

broma pesada
(n.)=practical joke.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
broma telefónica
(n.)=hoax (phone) call ; prank (phone) call ; crank (phone) call.
Ex: In 2005, it received over 9000 hoax phone calls, the highest number of all the fire brigades in the United Kingdom. Ex: I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!. Ex: Recent crank calls to military families claiming a family member has been killed in Afghanistan are insensitive, amoral and disgusting.
bromas
(n.)=banter.
Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.

bromeando
=kiddingly ; teasingly ; jokingly.
Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'.
Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on.
Ex: Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru.

bromear
(v.)=make + a joke about ; have + sport with ; joke ; tease ; chaff ; twit ; taunt ; kid ; horse around/about ; banter ; wisecrack.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested.
Ex: He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Ex: 'Does it really work?' he chaffed her.
Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.
Ex: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.
Ex: Vivacious, bold and extroverted, she loved to wisecrack and mix with people.
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* decir bromeando=quip.

bromista^1
(n.)=wag ; joker ; pranker ; prankster ; tease ; wisecracker.
Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.
Ex: The article 'What a bunch of prankers!' describes some of the hoaxes perpetrated on the World Wide Web (WWW) and demonstrates the ease with which people can be fooled some of the time.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.
Ex: It was at this time that Haines got the reputation as a 'wisecracker'.

bromista^2
(n.)=joky [jokey] ; wisecracking ; crack-up.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.
Ex: Sean is such a crack-up that I think these two pictures perfectly sum up his personality!.

bromo
(n.)=bromine.
Ex: You have aggregated the class numbers for the concepts 'chlorine' and 'bromine' to produce the distinct class number 546.13/14.

bromuro
(n.)=bromide.
Ex: Rates of nitrification were determined from changes in nitrate and nitrite concentration relative to bromide.
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* bromuro de metilo=methyl bromide.

bromuro de metilo
(n.)=methyl bromide.
Ex: Methyl bromide has been phased-out in industrialized countries because of international regulatory measures designed to reduce substances that potentially deplete the stratospheric ozone layer.
bronca
(n.)=dressing-down ; tongue-lashing ; telling-off ; telling-off ; dust-up.
Ex: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.
Ex: Iranian President went to Columbia University expecting tough questions but instead he got a tongue-lashing from the students.
Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
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* armar una bronca=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; brawl ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* armar un bronca=go through + the roof.
* echar una bronca=tell + Nombe + off ; give + Nombre + a dressing-down ; give + Nombre + a telling-off ; chew + Nombre + up ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
* echar una buena bronca=give + Nombre + a good roasting ; come down (hard) on ; come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.

bronce
(n.)=brass ; bronze.
Ex: The system cannot interpret 'bronce' because it cannot recognize that it is not dealing with screw weight or color.
Ex: Her contributions to the profession were recognized by her receipt of the EPA bronze Medal for Commendable Service in 1973.
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* de bronce=brass.
* de color de bronce=brassy.
* objeto de bronce=bronze.
* objetos de bronce=brassware.

bronceado de espray
(n.)=spray tan.
Ex: Instead of risking skin cancer by tanning in the sun or at a solarium you can now choose to buy spray tans.
bronceado^1
(n.)=suntan ; suntanning ; tan ; tanning.
Ex: The control of rickets and the suntan effect are well understood.
Ex: A survey involving 6143 adults in the UK in 1996 determined views on suntanning and the use of sunbeds.
Ex: There's no safe way to get a tan -- just like the sun, tanning beds and sun lamps release ultraviolet (UV) rays that trigger the tanning process in the skin.
Ex: There's no safe way to get a tan -- just like the sun, tanning beds and sun lamps release ultraviolet (UV) rays that trigger the tanning process in the skin.
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* bronceado de espray=spray tan.

bronceado^2
(adj.)=sunburnt [sunburned, -USA].
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.

bronceador
(n.)=suntan lotion ; suntan cream ; sun lotion ; tanning lotion.
Ex: Suntan lotion can be purchased in a number of shops.
Ex: Their suntan creams are also water resistant -- which is handy if you're on holiday in a very hot country and need to keep getting in and out of the pool or sea just to cool down.
Ex: The government currently classes sun lotion as a cosmetic and as such it is subject to VAT.
Ex: Tanning lotions or moisturizers have a slight smell to it that increases the longer you have it on.
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* espray bronceador=tan spray.
* maquillaje bronceador=bronzer.
* spray bronceador=tan spray.

broncear
(v.)=tan.
Ex: Instead of risking skin cancer by tanning in the sun or at a solarium you can now choose to buy spray tans.
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* broncearse=tan.

broncearse
(v.)=tan.
Ex: Instead of risking skin cancer by tanning in the sun or at a solarium you can now choose to buy spray tans.
broncoscopia
(n.)=bronchoscopy.
Ex: Bronchoscopic removal of stone was successful in two cases, and the other coughed up stones spontaneously after bronchoscopies.

broncoscópico
(adj.)=bronchoscopic.
Ex: Bronchoscopic removal of stone was successful in two cases, and the other coughed up stones spontaneously after bronchoscopies.

bronquial
(adj.)=bronchial.
Ex: For two years her symptoms were attributed to a severe form of bronchial asthma and she did not respond to treatment.
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* tuberculosis bronquial=bronchial tuberculosis.

bronquio
(n.)=bronchus [bronchi, -pl.].
Ex: One patient who spontaneously coughed up necrotic tissue via the bronchus survived.
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* de los bronquios=bronchial.

bronquitis
(n.)=bronchitis.
Ex: Balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo, and pruritus as well as taken internally for bronchitis and to lessen mucous secretions.

brotar
(v.)=well up ; bud ; sprout ; well ; erupt ; pour out.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.
Ex: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
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* brotar hojas=leaf out.

brotar hojas
(v.)=leaf out.
Ex: Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring.
brote de soja
(n.)=bean sprout.
Ex: Learn more about bean sprouts, a popular ingredient in Chinese dishes for 3000 years, and try some recipes.
brote de violencia
(n.)=outbreak of violence.
Ex: Outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.
brote^1
(n.)=bud ; budding ; sprouting ; sprout ; shoot ; green shoot.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
Ex: The behaviour of genotypes differed significantly before and after budding on different rootstocks.
Ex: Sprouting was earliest in the plants budded during the second week of September.
Ex: The highest level of contamination was found in sprouts and in developing leaves.
Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
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* brote de soja=bean sprout.
* brotes de espinaca=baby spinach.
* con brotes=budded.
* echar brotes=bud ; sprout.

brote^2
(n.)=outbreak.
Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.
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* brote de violencia=outbreak of violence.

brotes de espinaca
(n.)=baby spinach.
Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.
broza
(n.)=chaff ; undergrowth ; a barrel/barrow load of monkeys ; pumpkin.
Nota: Algo sin valor.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.
Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
Ex: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.
Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.

brucelosis
(n.)=brucellosis.
Ex: Goiter, paludic fever and brucellosis were common in the region.

bruces
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* caerse de bruces=fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

bruja
(n.)=witch ; bitch ; dragon lady ; shrewish ; evil old woman ; sorceress ; old hag ; hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat.
Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.
Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
Ex: Many stories about hags seem to have been used to frighten children into being good.
Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
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* bieja bruja=old hag.
* caza de brujas=witch-hunt ; witch hunting.
* noche de brujas=Halloween [Hallowe'en].
* vieja bruja=evil old woman ; harridan ; hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat.

brujería
(n.)=wizardry ; sorcery ; witchcraft.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
Ex: Simple though such enquiries may be to the librarian, the speed and assurance of the response does seem like sorcery to many users.
Ex: Earlier collections deal with witchcraft while more recently subjects of hysteria, phrenology, mesmerism and hypnosis, spiritualism, alcoholism and drug abuse have been included.

brujo
(n.)=medicine man ; shaman ; sorcerer ; witch doctor.
Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.
Ex: But only good teaching and careful questioning can help students become the village shaman rather than the village fool.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.

bruma
(n.)=fog ; haze ; mist.
Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.
Ex: There was a slight haze before his beseeching eyes.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.
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* un halo de bruma=a veil of mist.
* un velo de bruma=a veil of mist.

brumoso
(adj.)=hazy ; foggy ; misty .
Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.
Ex: This picture was taken a little over a month ago on a cold, foggy, and frosty morning.
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.

brusca y repentinamente
=summarily.
Ex: At coffee yesterday Jeff Gordon had apprised her of the fact that three of his engineers had been summarily terminated.
bruscamente
=rudely ; brusquely ; bluntly ; abruptly.
Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: 'Hello, Preston,' he began brusquely, 'Lisa has been consistently late, she's usually behind in her work, and she's been absent 5 days out of 20'.
Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.
Ex: Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.
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* contestar bruscamente=snap back ; snap at.
* detener bruscamente=halt + in full flight.
* girar gruscamente=swerve.
* responder bruscamente=snap back ; snap at.
* virar bruscamente=swerve.

brusco
(adj.)=abrasive ; abrupt ; curt ; gruff ; blunt ; short ; short-tempered ; off-hand [offhand].
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
Ex: The young man pointed to him and said in a sharp, curt tone: 'Let me see your briefcase'.
Ex: She is a controversial figure, and has a reputation for being direct and gruff.
Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.
Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
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* brusca y repentinamente=summarily.
* cambio brusco=flip-flop.
* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento=wind shear.
* sucesión de cambios bruscos=wild ride.

brusquedad
(n.)=abruptness ; brusqueness ; shortness.
Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: 'Let these people by!' shouted the young man with angry, exasperated brusqueness.
Ex: Due to that fact, her father and I had assumed her shortness with us was due to her stress.

brutal
(adj.)=barbaric ; brutal ; brutish.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
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* agresión brutal=vicious attack ; brutal attack.
* ataque brutal=vicious attack ; brutal attack.

brutalidad
(n.)=brutality ; savagery.
Ex: Nazi ideas and brutality were evident to all even at the time, as was the fact that they were rising to power.
Ex: Is there any ambiguity in this phrase which can excuse the ALA's failure to defend Cuba's independent libraries from the savagery being inflicted upon them?.

brutalmente
=brutally ; ferociously ; heinously.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
Ex: They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.

bruto
(adj.)=grossed-up ; crude ; brute ; brutish.
Ex: Applying a factor of 1.441 for 1979 to give the grossed-up estimates, the total grossed-up turnover figure for the year was Table 3.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
Ex: It is often held that brute animals cannot have legal rights.
Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
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* datos en bruto=raw data.
* estimación bruta=grossed-up estimate.
* fuerza bruta=brute power.
* ganancia bruta=gross profit.
* hierro bruto=pig iron.
* hierro en bruto=pig iron.

bruñido
(adj.)=polished.
Ex: A design engraved on the surface of a plate of polished copper can be printed if the lines of the design are filled with ink.

bruñir
(v.)=burnish ; buff ; buff up.
Ex: Any mistakes could be scraped or burnished away, and the plate hammered flat again for re-engraving; the same method was used for emendation = Cualquier error se podía eliminar raspándolo o puliéndolo y la plancha de impresión se alisaba de nuevo a martillazos para su regrabado; se usaba el mismo método para la corrección.
Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.
Ex: Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.

brío
(n.)=zest ; verve ; pizzazz ; elan ; oomph ; thrust ; pep ; mettle.
Ex: In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
Ex: I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.
Ex: It is a perky love story filmed with wonderful elan in black and white.
Ex: Many recent commentators speak as if they think that computers can painlessly deliver the oomph we need in curriculum.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
Ex: Not a lot of pep however, so this might be the day to curl up with a really challenging book or game.
Ex: A leader is often judged by his mettle in a crisis.

brócoli
(n.)=broccoli.
Ex: The experiment proved that some less popular vegetables such as cherry tomato, broccoli and fennel possessed high nutritional value.

brújula
(n.)=compass.
Ex: The sandglass and compass were developed later, and finally methods of determining latitude and longitude were evolved.

bubónico
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* peste bubónica=bubonic plague.

bucal
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* elixir bucal=mouthwash.
* enfermedad bucal=mouth disease.
* enjuague bucal=mouthwash.
* espray bucal=breath freshener.
* higiene bucal=oral hygiene.
* salud bucal=oral health.

bucanero
(n.)=buccaneer.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.

bucarán
(n.)=buckram.
Nota: En encuardenación, tela de hilo o algodón de tejido muy apretado utilizada para encuadernar.
Ex: A standard wear test was developed which all buckrams must pass in future in order to be chosen for library bindings.

buceador
(n.)=scuba diver ; diver.
Ex: In general, women are better scuba divers than men.
Ex: A data bank of data obtained during and following decompression of divers has been established for the purpose of data storage and subsequent computer analysis.

bucear
(v.)=dive.
Nota: Verbo regular/irregular: pasado dived/dove, participio dived.
Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.
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* bucear con gafas y tubo=snorkel.
* gafas de bucear=scuba mask.
* gafas y tubo de bucear=snorkel.

bucear con gafas y tubo
(v.)=snorkel.
Ex: He was killed by a crocodile while snorkelling in a supposedly safe stretch of sea off the north coast.
buceo
(n.)=diving ; scuba diving.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.
Ex: Fiji is without doubt the best of the South Pacific destinations for both scuba diving and snorkelling.
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* buceo con gafas y tubo=snorkel(l)ing.
* escuela de buceo=diving school ; scuba diving school.
* traje de buceo=wetsuit ; neoprene wetsuit.

buceo con gafas y tubo
(n.)=snorkel(l)ing.
Ex: Fiji is without doubt the best of the South Pacific destinations for both scuba diving and snorkelling.
bucle
(n.)=loop ; ringlet ; curl.
Ex: Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.
Ex: Most of the photographs of boys wearing ringlets come from a relatively narrow time range, about 1880-1900.
Ex: Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants.
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* hacer bucles=loop.

bucólico
(adj.)=pastoral ; bucolic.
Ex: After the conference, excursions have been arranged to the pastoral Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.
Ex: The traditional bucolic image of the shepherd tending his flock is undergoing a 21st-century makeover.

budismo
(n.)=Buddhism.
Ex: By using parenthesis, the ambiguity can be eliminated; for example, Christianity in relation to (Buddhism in India) versus (Christianity in relation to Buddhism) in India.

budista
(adj.)=Buddhist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The new institution is likened to the historic Buddhist shrine of Borobudur, recently restored to grandeur through wide international support.

budín
(n.)=pudding.
Ex: Puddings are foods that are presented in a solid mass formed by the mixing of various ingredients with a binder, which might include batter, blood, eggs, etc.

buen
(adj.)=good .
Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.
buen ajuste
(n.)=good fit.
Ex: Factors making a data base a good fit for an end user requirement include match on subject of interest and the inclusion of full text or abstracts.
buen amigo
(n.)=good friend.
Ex: Ask the children whether the agree or disagree with the statement 'To have good friends, you must be a good friend'.
buen camino, el
=straight and narrow (path), the.
Ex: Most of the ethical systems that have been devised by humans have some conception of what Christianity thinks of as the straight and narrow.
buen carácter
(n.)=good humour.
Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.
buen comedor
(n.)=hearty eater.
Ex: Previously a hearty eater who may have been a few pounds overweight, food now has no meaning for him and he has seen his pants size diminish two sizes.
buen comportamiento
(n.)=good behaviour.
Ex: In my experience it is always best to reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour as much as possible.
buen corazón
(n.)=good nature.
Ex: He adheres to traditional values, honoring his relatives, for example, even when his uncle shamelessly exploits his good nature.
buen estado físico
(n.)=fitness ; physical fitness.
Ex: Documents indexed in SPORT data base deal with all aspects of sport, fitness and recreation. Ex: The author reviews the range of Web sites providing information about physical fitness.
buen funcionamiento
(n.)=smooth-running.
Ex: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster.
buen gusto, el
(n.)=good taste.
Ex: His rebelliousness against family tradition and sedate good taste surfaced disturbingly in his account of bringing his mother's body home from Italy.
buen humor
(n.)=cheerfulness ; good humour.
Ex: Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor. Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.
buen juicio
(n.)=good judgement.
Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.
buen partido
(n.)=eligible party ; eligible bachelor.
Ex: As already indicated, funding has had to be limited to eligible parties that are least developed countries. Ex: Even more surprisingly, a significant number of eligible bachelors (22% percent) agreed with a statement that marriage just isn't for them.
buen ritmo de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning curve.
Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.
buen rollo
=good vibes.
Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
buen samaritano
(n.)=good samaritan.
Ex: This article describes Ranganathan as a good samaritan and considers him among the immortals of the country.
buen sitio para pescar
(n.)=fishing spot.
Ex: A battle over lucrative baby eels has turned a Somerset fishing spot into a war zone.
buen tiempo
(n.)=fair weather.
Ex: If you are a 'fair weather' cyclist, you don't need fenders.
buen tipo
(adj.)=curvaceous.
Ex: Women are indeed blessed with a curvaceous body, so a bit of revealing here and there doesn't do much harm.
buen tirador
(n.)=good shot ; sharpshooter.
Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong. Ex: A number of these rifles made their way across the Atlantic and into the hands of Confederate sharpshooters.
buen tocho de dinero
(n.)=hefty sum of money.
Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
buen trabajador
(n.)=hard worker.
Ex: Gringo was a hard worker as a trash collector, and believes handling large amounts of poop and trash help build his character.
buena calidad
(n.)=goodness.
Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.
buena causa
(n.)=good cause.
Ex: This novel describes the consequences of a murder committed for good cause, as well as examining the meaning of obligation, community, and honor in a polarized society = Esta novela describe las consecuencias de un asesinato cometido por una causa justa al mismo tiempo que examina el significado de la obligación, la comunidad y el honor en una sociedad dividida.
buena comida, la
(n.)=good food.
Ex: This area is well known to Singaporeans for its good food, fruit shops and exciting night life.
buena compañía
(n.)=good company.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Yell.com finds good company'.
buena compra
(n.)=good buy.
Ex: The author concludes that, increased costs notwithstanding, US library-produced 35mm microfilm continues to be a 'good buy'.
buena condición física
(n.)=physical fitness.
Ex: The author reviews the range of Web sites providing information about physical fitness.
buena conducta
(n.)=good behaviour.
Ex: In my experience it is always best to reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour as much as possible.
buena decisión
(n.)=good judgement.
Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.
buena disposición
(n.)=goodwill [good will] ; readiness ; good nature.
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries. Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing. Ex: He adheres to traditional values, honoring his relatives, for example, even when his uncle shamelessly exploits his good nature.
buena espina
=good vibes.
Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
buena fama
(n.)=well respected ; good repute ; good reputation.
Ex: These university presses are well respected. Ex: In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information. Ex: A good reputation is more valuable than money.
buena fe
(n.)=goodwill [good will].
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
buena figura
(adj.)=curvaceous.
Ex: Women are indeed blessed with a curvaceous body, so a bit of revealing here and there doesn't do much harm.
buena forma física
(n.)=fitness ; physical fitness.
Ex: Documents indexed in SPORT data base deal with all aspects of sport, fitness and recreation. Ex: The author reviews the range of Web sites providing information about physical fitness.
buena fortuna
(n.)=good fortune.
Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
buena idea
(n.)=cool idea.
Ex: The chapter is titled 'More Cool Ideas'.
buena influencia
(n.)=good influence.
Ex: It is interpreted as a pun on the name of the palace (Te) whose fortunes, like that of man, depend on the good influence of its lucky star.
buena oferta
(n.)=good deal.
Ex: We're heading into one of the biggest travel weekends of the year and experts say there are some good deals to be had.
buena puntería
(n.)=sharpshooting.
Ex: A British sniper set a world sharpshooting record by taking out two Taliban soldiers in Afghanistan from more than a mile and a half away.
buena racha
(n.)=winning streak.
Ex: Will Jake be the good luck charm that puts Afia on a winning streak or, like everything else in her life, will he wind up jinxed?.
buena relación
(n.)=rapport.
Ex: While such a policy might reduce the library's not always deserved status as an institution of high culture, it would increase rapport between the library and its users and might lead to some real reader stimulation by the library and its personnel.
buena relación calidad-precio
(n.)=value for money.
Ex: Libraries are being expected to justify their services in terms of value for money.
buena reputación
(n.)=well respected ; good repute ; good reputation.
Ex: These university presses are well respected. Ex: In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information. Ex: A good reputation is more valuable than money.
buena salud
(n.)=good health.
Ex: Working independently is challenging and demanding; it requires discipline, flexibility, adaptability, enthusiasm and good health.
buena silueta
(adj.)=curvaceous ; curvy .
Ex: Women are indeed blessed with a curvaceous body, so a bit of revealing here and there doesn't do much harm. Ex: Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body -- pregnant or not.
buena suerte
(n.)=good luck! ; good fortune ; good luck.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!. Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise. Ex: Spiders have always meant good luck to professional weavers and spinners for obvious reasons.
buena suma de dinero
(n.)=hefty sum of money.
Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
buena tierra
(n.)=good soil.
Ex: A good soil is one that is high in organic matter.
buena vecindad
(n.)=neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].
Ex: Social harmony is about promoting a spirit of community and neighbourliness.
buena vida
(n.)=good life.
Ex: In his words one of the purposes libraries have is to afford an opportunity for reading those books which foster a full and good life.
buena voluntad
(n.)=goodwill [good will].
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
buenas costumbres
(n.)=propriety ; mores ; decorum.
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability. Ex: These reasons speak to the duties and enduring mores of the professoriate. Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.
buenas noticas, las
(n.)=good word, the.
Ex: The article 'What's the good word?' explains the approach of a library media specialist in introducing students to the art of poetry writing.
buenas noticias
=glad tidings.
Ex: Little did she expect then that two years later, at the age of 30, she would be sitting in Bajalovic's office and hearing the director say, with the joy of the bringer of glad tidings: 'How would you like to be acting director of the Medical Center library?'.
buenas prácticas
(n.)=best practices.
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices.
buenas vibraciones
=vibrations ; good vibes.
Ex: Come and feel the powerful vibrations of the beautiful venue. Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
buenazo
(n.)=softy [softie].
Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.
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* el buenazo de + Nombre=good old + Nombre.

bueno
(adj.)=fantastic ; good ; neat ; nice ; sound ; seemly ; decent ; creditable ; fantastical ; good-natured ; good-hearted ; kind .
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: A good thesaurus is a list that has been compiled to serve in the retrieval environment in which it is called upon to operate.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.
Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.
Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
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* a buena hambre no hay pan duro=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a buen recaudo=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
* acabarse la buena racha=the good times + run out.
* acabarse la (buena) suerte=run out of + luck ; luck + run out.
* aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo=take + the bad with the good.
* actuar de buena fe=act in + good faith.
* a falta de pan, buenas son tortas=beggars can't be choosers.
* a falta de pan, buenas son tortas=beggars can't be choosy.
* a la buena de Dios=out in the cold ; on a wing and a prayer.
* algo bueno=a good thing.
* amante de la buena bebida=drink enthusiast.
* amante de la buena mesa=food enthusiast.
* andar de buena racha=be on a roll.
* apartarse del buen camino=go off + the rails ; stray from + the straight and narrow.
* atravesar un buen momento=go through + a good patch.
* atravesar un momento bueno=go through + a good patch.
* buen=good .
* buena calidad=goodness.
* buena causa=good cause.
* buena comida, la=good food.
* buena compañía=good company.
* buena compra=good buy.
* buena condición física=physical fitness.
* buena conducta=good behaviour.
* buena decisión=good judgement.
* buena disposición=goodwill [good will] ; readiness ; good nature.
* buena espina=good vibes.
* Posesivo + buena estrella=Posesivo + lucky star.
* buena fama=well respected ; good repute ; good reputation.
* buena fe=goodwill [good will].
* buena figura=curvaceous.
* buena forma física=fitness ; physical fitness.
* buena fortuna=good fortune.
* buena idea=cool idea.
* buena influencia=good influence.
* buen ajuste=good fit.
* buen amigo=good friend.
* buena oferta=good deal.
* buena puntería=sharpshooting.
* buena racha=winning streak.
* buena relación=rapport.
* buena relación calidad-precio=value for money.
* buena reputación=well respected ; good repute ; good reputation.
* buena salud=good health.
* buenas costumbres=propriety ; mores ; decorum.
* buena silueta=curvaceous ; curvy .
* buenas noticas, las=good word, the.
* buenas noticias=glad tidings.
* buenas prácticas=best practices.
* buena suerte=good luck! ; good fortune ; good luck.
* ¡buena suerte!=break a leg!.
* buena suma de dinero=hefty sum of money.
* buenas vibraciones=vibrations ; good vibes.
* buena tierra=good soil.
* buena vecindad=neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].
* buena vida=good life.
* buena voluntad=goodwill [good will].
* buen camino, el=straight and narrow (path), the.
* buen carácter=good humour.
* buen comedor=hearty eater.
* buen comportamiento=good behaviour.
* buen corazón=good nature.
* buen estado físico=fitness ; physical fitness.
* buen funcionamiento=smooth-running.
* buen gusto, el=good taste.
* buen humor=cheerfulness ; good humour.
* buen juicio=good judgement.
* bueno de la película, el=good guy, the.
* bueno, el=good guy, the.
* Buenos Aires=Buenos Aires.
* buenos días=good morning.
* buenos, los=goodies, the.
* buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo=New Year's resolution.
* buenos tiempos=good times.
* buen partido=eligible party ; eligible bachelor.
* buen ritmo de aprendizaje=learning curve.
* buen rollo=good vibes.
* buen samaritano=good samaritan.
* buen sitio para pescar=fishing spot.
* buen tiempo=fair weather.
* buen tipo=curvaceous.
* buen tirador=good shot ; sharpshooter.
* buen tocho de dinero=hefty sum of money.
* buen trabajador=hard worker.
* causar buena impresión=impress ; come across.
* causar una buena impresión en=make + a good impression on.
* causar una buena primera impresión=make + a good first impression.
* código de buenas prácticas=code of practice ; code of good practice.
* comenzar Algo con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* comenzar con buen pie=start + Nombre + on the right footing.
* con buena disposición=with good nature.
* con buena fama=respected.
* con buena reputación=respected ; reputable.
* con buenas conexiones=well-connected.
* con buenas intenciones=in good faith ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well-meaning.
* con buen gusto=tastefully.
* con buen humor=good-humouredly.
* con buenos contactos=well-connected.
* con buenos modales=politely.
* conseguir una buena formación en=get + a good grounding on.
* con tan buenos resultados=to such good effect.
* contar con el visto bueno=meet with + approval.
* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* continuar con el buen hacer=keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* con una buena financiación=well-funded.
* con una buena plantilla=well-staffed.
* con una buena razón=for a good reason.
* con un buen nivel=fluent.
* cosecha extraordinariamente buena=bumper crop.
* crear una buena impresión en=make + a good impression on.
* dar buena espina=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar buenas vibraciones=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar buen rollo=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar buen uso a Algo=put to + good use.
* dar el visto bueno=approve ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
* dar el visto bueno a una factura=clear + invoice.
* darle un buen repaso a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* dar una buena paliza=whitewash ; thrash ; walk all over + Alguien.
* de buena calidad=good-quality.
* de buena disposición=good-natured.
* de buena fama=of good repute.
* de buena fe=bona fide ; in good faith.
* de buena gana=fain.
* de buena manera=good-humouredly ; good-humoured.
* de buena reputación=of good repute.
* de buenas=on good terms.
* de buenas a primeras=right off the bat ; suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that.
* de buena vecindad=neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
* de buena voluntad=in good faith.
* de buen corazón=kind-hearted ; good-hearted ; big-hearted.
* de buen grado=willing ; good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; good-naturedly ; with good nature ; fain.
* de buen gusto=tasteful ; fain.
* de buen humor=good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; in good humour.
* de buenos modales=well-mannered ; mild-mannered.
* de buen vecino=neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
* de buen ver=good looking.
* dejar a la buena de Dios=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* demasiado de una cosa buena=too much of a good thing.
* desempeñar una buena función=produce + the goods.
* desviarse del buen camino=go off + the rails.
* difundir buena imagen de=earn + credit for.
* disfrutar de buena salud=be in good health.
* dudar de las buenas intenciones de Alguien=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
* echar una (buena) bronca=give + Nombre + a good roasting ; come down (hard) on ; come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.
* el bueno de + Nombre=good old + Nombre.
* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug=red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
* empezar Algo con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* empezar con buen pie=start + Nombre + on the right footing ; hit + the ground running.
* en buena condición=in good condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle.
* en buena forma=in good nick ; in good shape ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
* en buena ley=fair and square.
* en buena lid=fair and square.
* en buena parte=for the most part.
* en buenas condiciones=in good form.
* en buenas condiciones para navegar=seaworthy.
* en buenas manos=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
* en buen estado=in good condition ; in good working condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
* en buen estado de funcionamiento=in good working condition.
* en estado de buena esperanza=pregnant ; in the family way.
* en sus buenos tiempos=in + Posesivo + heyday.
* entrar con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* estar de buena racha=be on a roll.
* estar de buenas=be on good terms ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms.
* estar de buen humor=be high.
* estar en buenas manos=be in safe hands ; be in good hands.
* estar en estado de buena esperanza=have + a bun in the oven ; be up the spout.
* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer=moreish.
* estudiante con buenas notas=high achiever.
* ganar un buen sueldo=make + good money ; earn + good money.
* hacer buenas migas=hit it off.
* hacer buen uso de Algo=put to + good use.
* hacer un buen trabajo=do + a good job.
* ir por buen camino=be on the right track.
* ir por el buen camino=be right on track.
* la buena noticia=the good news.
* las cosas buenas de la vida=the good things in life.
* llever a buen término=bring to + a close.
* lo bueno=the good.
* lo bueno de=the beauty of.
* lo bueno es que=the good news is (that) ... ; on the positive side ; on the bright side.
* lo bueno sabe a poco=you can't have too much of a good thing.
* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños=small is beautiful.
* lo bueno y lo malo=the rights and wrongs.
* lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro=what's good for the goose is good for the gander ; what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
* los buenos tiempos=the good old days.
* luchar por una buena causa=fight + the good fight.
* mamá pija y tía buena=yummy mummy.
* mantener Algo en el buen camino=keep + Nombre + on track.
* mantenerse en buen estado físico=keep + fit.
* más bueno que el pan=as good as gold.
* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer=better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
* no andar en nada bueno=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* no apartarse del buen camino=keep on + the right track.
* no caer en buenas manos=fall into + the wrong hands.
* no ser lo suficientemente bueno=not be good enough.
* no ser tan bueno como se dice=not + be + cracked up to be.
* no tan bueno=not-so-good.
* no tener noticias es buena señal=no news is good news.
* no ver buenos ojos=not take + kindly to.
* obrar de buena fe=act in + good faith.
* obras son amores y no buenas razones=actions speak louder than words.
* otro bueno + Nombre=the next best + Nombre.
* parecer bueno=look + good.
* Participio Pasado + bastante bueno=decently + Participio Pasado.
* pasar por un buen momento=go through + a good patch.
* pasar un buen día=have + a great day ; have + a good day.
* pasar un buen rato=disport + Reflexivo.
* pasar un momento bueno=go through + a good patch.
* poner al mal tiempo buena cara=keep + Posesivo + chin up ; grin and bear it ; put on/up + a brave face ; put + a brave face on.
* poner en entredicho las buenas intenciones de Alguien=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
* por buena dirección=a step in the right direction.
* por buen camino=a step in the right direction.
* por las buenas o por las malas=by hook or by crook.
* por una buena causa=for a good cause.
* por una buena razón=for a good reason.
* presentar un buen aspecto=look + good.
* provisto de buenos fondos=stockholding.
* que no haya noticias es buena señal=no news is good news.
* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima=get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
* racha de buena suerte=winning streak.
* realizar una buena labor=produce + the goods.
* recibir el visto bueno=get + the seal of approval.
* recibir + Posesivo + visto bueno=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* saber apreciar las cosas buenas de la vida=appreciate + the good things in life.
* saber apreciar lo bueno de la vida=appreciate + the good things in life.
* saber de buena boca=have it on + good word.
* saber de buena tinta=have it on + good word.
* seguir con el buen hacer=keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* seguir el buen camino=keep on + the right track ; keep on + the straight and narrow.
* seguir por el buen camino=keep out of + trouble ; keep on + the right track.
* ser algo bueno=be a good thing.
* ser buenísimo + Gerundio=be terrific at + Gerundio.
* ser bueno=make + good + Nombre.
* ser bueno en=be good at.
* ser bueno para Alguien=be to + Posesivo + advantage.
* ser bueno para nada=be a dead loss.
* ser más bueno que el pan=have + a heart of gold.
* ser muy buena señal=bode + well.
* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* ser una buena época=be a good time.
* ser una buena idea para=be the next best thing when it comes to.
* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo=be a good time to + Infinitivo.
* ser un buen chico=be a sport.
* ser un buen comedor=be a hearty eater.
* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu=be as good a time as any.
* si hace buen tiempo=weather permitting.
* tan bueno como ningún otro=as good as any.
* tener buena cara=look + nice ; look + good.
* tener buena estrella=be lucky.
* tener buena mano con las plantas=have + a green thumb ; have + green fingers.
* tener buen apetito=have + a good appetite.
* tener buena pinta=look + good ; look + promising ; look + nice ; look + tasty.
* tener buenas intenciones=be well-intentioned ; mean + well.
* tener buen aspecto=look + nice.
* tener buenas perspectivas para=be well-placed to.
* tener buen corazón=be of good nature.
* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a good judge of character.
* tener muy buena opinión de=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* tener una buena disposición=be well disposed ; be of good nature.
* tener una buena racha=be on a roll.
* tener una buena reputación=have + a good reputation.
* tener un buen aspecto=look + good.
* tener un buen concepto de Alguien=hold in + high regard.
* tener un buen día=have + a good day ; have + a great day.
* tener un buen saque=be a hearty eater.
* terminarse la (buena) suerte=run out of + luck ; luck + run out.
* tía buena=hottie [hotty] ; crumpet.
* tierra buena=good soil.
* tío bueno=stud ; hunk ; hunk of a man ; hottie [hotty].
* todo lo bueno dura poco=all good things (must) come to an end.
* todo lo bueno se acaba=all good things (must) come to an end.
* tomarse Algo de buen grado=take + Nombre + in good humour.
* una buena alternativa a=the next best thing to.
* una buena cantidad de=a fair amount of.
* una buena cosa=a good thing.
* una buena dosis de=a heavy dollop of ; a hefty dollop of.
* una buena forma de empezar=a good way to start.
* una buena parte de=a large measure of ; a good deal of ; a great deal of.
* una buena pesca=a good catch.
* un buen lugar de partida=a good place to start.
* un buen número de=a good number of.
* un buen partido=a good catch.
* usar Algo con buen provecho=use + Nombre + to good advantage.
* venir con buenas intenciones=come in + peace.
* visto bueno=approval ; endorsement ; seal of approval ; say-so.
* vivir a la buena de Dios=live on + a prayer.

bueno de la película, el
(n.)=good guy, the.
Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the 'good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.
bueno, el
(n.)=good guy, the.
Ex: From the viewpoint of periodical prices, learned society publishers are the 'good guys' and libraries should switch from commercial publishers to learned society publishers in order to reduce costs.
buenorro
(adj.)=smoking hot.
Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.

buenos días
(n.)=good morning.
Ex: 'Good morning,' he said cheerfully as he picked up the receiver.
buenos propósitos de Año Nuevo
=New Year's resolution.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
buenos tiempos
=good times.
Ex: It is used less in good times than in bad, less in summer than in winter.
buenos, los
=goodies, the.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.
buenísimo
(adj.)=as good as gold ; dishy ; smoking hot.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.

buey
(n.)=bullock ; ox [oxen, -pl.].
Ex: A mobile bullock cart library service and a 'barefoot library service' operating in rural areas of the country are also described.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.
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* buey de tiro=draught ox.
* carreta de bueyes=ox cart.

buey de tiro
(n.)=draught ox.
Ex: In the past, the local smith would do a bit of everything involving ironwork, including shoeing horses and even draught oxen.
bufanda
(n.)=scarf [scarves, -pl.].
Ex: The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.

bufar
(v.)=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth ; snort.
Ex: This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks.
Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
Ex: 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.

bufete
(n.)=solicitor's practice.
Ex: Most CABx operate a rota system of local solicitors who will provide free legal advice sessions, but not take any follow-up action, although cases are frequently transferred to the solicitor's normal practice under the Legal Aid Scheme where appropriate.
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* bufete de abogados=law centre ; law firm ; law office.

bufete de abogados
(n.)=law centre ; law firm ; law office.
Ex: In order to make a contribution towards redressing the balance of legal advice provision a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres. Ex: Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated. Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
bufido
(n.)=snort.
Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.

bufonada
(n.)=slapstick.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.

bufonesco
(adj.)=slapstick.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.

bufé
(n.)=buffet ; smorgasbord ; lunch buffet ; buffet lunch.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
Ex: The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.
Ex: A buffet lunch will be provided at the end of the presentation.
Ex: A buffet lunch will be served for conference participants.
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* almuerzo tipo bufé=lunch buffet ; buffet lunch.

bufón
(n.)=jester ; buffoon.
Ex: Dwarfs and hunchbacks were always preferred candidates for the jester role, from the Aztecs, to India, to China.
Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
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* bufón de la corte=court jester.
* gorro de bufón=foolscap.

bufón de la corte
(n.)=court jester.
Ex: The king had had it up to here with the court jester's puns, so he ordered him to be locked in a closet.
buggy
(n.)=buggy.
Ex: Keep the children entertained by taking them to ride the beach buggies, jump around on the bouncy castle, or have fun on the fair rides.

buhardilla
(n.)=garret ; loft ; dormer window ; dormer.
Ex: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.
Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.
Ex: According to the new design, the roof will have gable ends as opposed to being hipped with dormer windows.
Ex: As with the previous design there will be front dormers and balconies at first floor level.

buitre
(n.)=vulture ; buzzard.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
Ex: Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.
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* buitre cultural=culture vulture.

buitre cultural
(n.)=culture vulture.
Ex: Black youth feel considerable animosity toward white 'culture vultures' who steal black styles.
buje
(n.)=bushing.
Ex: The creaking is very likely coming from dry bushings in the front and rear suspension.

bujía
(n.)=spark plug ; sparking plug.
Ex: The instrument's sensor picks up the electric current signal from the spark plug.
Ex: Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.

bul(l)dog
(n.)=bulldog.
Ex: Bulldogs are recognized as excellent family pets because of their tendency to form strong bonds with children.
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* bul(l)dog americano=American bulldog.

bul(l)dog americano
(n.)=American bulldog.
Ex: American bulldogs are stocky temperamental dogs that have a strong build and jaw structure.
bula
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* bula papal=papal bull.

bula papal
(n.)=papal bull.
Ex: This article studies censorship in France between the promulgation of the papal bull 'Unigenitus' in 1713 and the dissolution of the Society of Jesus in 1762.
bulbo
(n.)=bulb.
Ex: For plants such as onions, garlic, tulip, daffodil, and hyacinth, the bulb is the unit of vegetative propagation.
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* bulbo raquídeo=medulla oblongata ; spinal bulb.
* con forma de bulbo=bulbous.
* en forma de bulbo=bulbous.

bulbo raquídeo
(n.)=medulla oblongata ; spinal bulb.
Ex: The medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it is the control center for many involuntary body functions. Ex: Isthmus of the encephalon is the term applied to that portion of the encephalic mass which unites the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the spinal bulb.
bulboso
(adj.)=bulbous.
Ex: The initial part of the internal carotid artery is bulbous and is called the carotid sinus.
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* cúpula bulbosa=onion dome ; bulbous dome.

bulevar
(n.)=boulevard ; parkway.
Ex: Discover of the most beautiful monuments of Berlin on the boulevard Unter den Linden.
Ex: All parkways are intended for scenic motoring along a protected corridor and often connect cultural sites.

bulevard
(n.)=boulevard.
Ex: Discover of the most beautiful monuments of Berlin on the boulevard Unter den Linden.

bulimia
(n.)=bulimia.
Ex: A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.

bulla
(n.)=rush ; racket.
Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
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* armar bulla=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* de bulla y corriendo=in a rush.
* hacer bulla=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* meter bulla=make + a racket ; hurry up ; rush ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; get + a move on ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* montar bulla=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; hit + the roof.
* tener bulla=be in a hurry.

bullanguero
(adj.)=rumbustious ; boisterous.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.

bulldozer
(n.)=bulldozer ; dozer.
Nota: Abreviatura de bulldozer.
Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
Ex: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.

bullicio
(n.)=bustle ; hustle and bustle ; hubbub ; hurly-burly.
Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.
Ex: The article 'Hustle and bustle or solemn silence?' argues that changes in society require a re-examination of the library's role.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: No, the hurly-burly of politics holds no enchantment for me, I in fact have a deep rooted scepticism and I am disillusioned about politics.

bullicioso
(adj.)=lively ; hard-driving ; roaring ; bustling ; boisterous ; abuzz ; rumbustious ; hurly-burly.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Dexter Basil Rundle is a vice-president of the Garrett National Bank in Garrett, a practical, progressive, hard-driving city of 122,680 in the Midwest.
Ex: Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
Ex: The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
Ex: She is keeping New York abuzz by shrouding the launch of 'Talk,' her new magazine, in mystery.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: Its principles of living close to the natural world and striving for balance in all that we do provide an antidote to our hurly-burly existence.

bullir
(v.)=buzz with.
Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.
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* bullir de actividad=be a hive of activity.

bullir de actividad
(v.)=be a hive of activity.
Ex: It's been a busy summer of sport for thousands of children as schools and clubs across the country make sure the holiday period is a hive of activity.
bulo
(n.)=hoax.
Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.

bulto
(n.)=lump ; bulge ; hump ; bump ; goose egg.
Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
Ex: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and 'bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.
Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.
Ex: He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.
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* bulto de grasa=fat lump.
* con bultos=lumpiness.
* escabullir el bulto=shirk + responsibility ; pass + the buck ; cop out ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
* escurrir el bulto=pass + the buck ; weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; cop out ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
* hacer bulto=bulge.

bulto de grasa
(n.)=fat lump.
Ex: I was told it was a fat lump but they also found one in her groin which they also removed.
bulímico
(adj.)=bulimic.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

bungalow
(n.)=bungalow.
Nota: Casa de una planta.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

bunko
(n.)=bunko.
Nota: Biblioteca privada japonesa.
Ex: Small local private libraries, 'bunkos', set up to remedy the lack of services to children in public libraries and schools, were started in 1975.

buque
(n.)=ship.
Ex: Consider ad hoc events (such as athletic contests, exhibitions, expeditions, fairs, festivals) and vessels (e.g. ships and spacecrafts) to be corporate bodies.
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* buque cisterna=tanker.
* buque de aprovisionamiento=supply vessel.
* buque de batalla=battle cruiser.
* buque de cabotaje=coaster.
* buque de combate=battle cruiser.
* buque de guerra=warship.
* buque de mantenimiento=maintenance vessel.
* buque de pasajeros=cruise liner ; transatlantic liner ; ocean liner ; cruise ship [cruiseship] ; cruise ; cruiser.
* buque frigorífico=reefer vessel ; reefer.
* buque hospital=hospital ship.
* buque insignia=flagship.
* buque mercante=merchant ship.
* buque refrigerado=reefer vessel ; reefer.

buque cisterna
(n.)=tanker.
Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.
buque de aprovisionamiento
(n.)=supply vessel.
Ex: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.
buque de batalla
(n.)=battle cruiser.
Ex: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.
buque de cabotaje
(n.)=coaster.
Ex: Other records are slowly coming to light: of small farmers, village artisans, storekeepers, drovers, harbour masters, captains of coasters, shearers and commercial travellers.
buque de combate
(n.)=battle cruiser.
Ex: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.
buque de guerra
(n.)=warship.
Ex: Thus a book on 'the history of naval warships' may be sought under history, navy or warships.
buque de mantenimiento
(n.)=maintenance vessel.
Ex: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore.
buque de pasajeros
(n.)=cruise liner ; transatlantic liner ; ocean liner ; cruise ship [cruiseship] ; cruise ; cruiser.
Ex: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners. Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains. Ex: This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century. Ex: The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places. Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny. Ex: The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.
buque frigorífico
(n.)=reefer vessel ; reefer.
Ex: The number of specialised reefer vessels transiting the Panama Canal has fallen 21%. Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
buque hospital
(n.)=hospital ship.
Ex: The significance of the hospital trains was the creation of a network of trains, hospital ships, and general hospitals that became the basis for the present military practice of caring for casualties of war.
buque insignia
(n.)=flagship.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.
buque mercante
(n.)=merchant ship.
Ex: Subjects that can be described only with terms comprising more than one word, e.g. merchant ships, pressure vessels, algebraic topology, present a difficulty.
buque refrigerado
(n.)=reefer vessel ; reefer.
Ex: The number of specialised reefer vessels transiting the Panama Canal has fallen 21%. Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
burbuja
(n.)=bubble.
Ex: A bubble is a minute cylindrical magnetic domain, (basically a small magnet) held in a thin film of magnetic material.
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* acolchado con plástico de burbujas=bubble padded.
* burbuja económica=price bubble.
* con burbujas=carbonated ; bubbly .
* envoltorio plástico de burbujas=bubble wrap.
* formación de burbujas=blistering.
* memoria de burbujas=bubble memory.
* memoría de burbujas magnéticas=magnetic bubble memory.
* ordenación de burbujas=bubble sort.
* plástico de burbujas=bubble wrap.
* sobre acolchado con burbujas de plástico=bubble bag.

burbuja económica
(n.)=price bubble.
Ex: We're still brushing away the suds left behind after the bursting of this year's price bubble and facing the deepest global economic downturn in decades.
burbujeante
(adj.)=bubbly .
Ex: The Champagne region in France is the birthplace of the world's most famous bubbly drink.

burbujeo
(n.)=gurgle ; gurgling.
Ex: The world will end with a gurgle not a bang, not a whimper.
Ex: I have noticed recently that the gurgling doesn't always happen.

burca
(n.)=burqa.
Nota: También escrito burka o burkha. Especie de velo que llevan algunas mujeres generalmente de religión islámica que cubre desde la cabeza hasta la cintura con una apertura con malla a la altura de los ojos.
Ex: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.

burdel
(n.)=brothel ; bawdy house [bawdyhouse] ; bordello ; whorehouse.
Ex: And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone.
Ex: The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.
Ex: Theatres, cafés, cabarets, bars, bordellos, carnival fairs and the gutter. were the places where the artist found his subject matter.
Ex: It turns out that her husband to be was a country music kind of guy and she ran a whorehouse.

burdeos
(adj.)=burgundy.
Nota: Color.
Ex: Even a plain, white material will work, when you crest it with a burgundy, russet, orange, red, or yellow runner.

burdo
(adj.)=gross ; boorish ; tasteless ; crass ; corn-fed ; roughshod.
Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: The police were roughshod while interrogating and arresting the two for suspicion of involvement in the fray.

burgesía
(n.)=bourgeoisie.
Ex: What did members of the bourgeoisie actually do to make members of other classes accept the bourgeois point of view of what society should be like?.
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* alta burguesía, la=gentry, the.

burgo
(n.)=burg.
Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.

burgués^1
(n.)=burgess.
Nota: Habitante de un burgo.
Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.

burgués^2
(adj.)=bourgeois.
Ex: What did members of the bourgeoisie actually do to make members of other classes accept the bourgeois point of view of what society should be like?.

buril
(n.)=graver.
Nota: En imprenta antigua, instrumento de metal y puntiagudo usado por los grabadores para tallar los bloques de madera.
Ex: The design was cut by hand on the surface of the block with a knife or a graver (a pointed chisel which was pushed along the surface).
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* buril de acero=steel point.

buril de acero
(n.)=steel point.
Ex: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.
burla
(n.)=ridicule ; derision ; hoax ; jibe ; mockery ; taunt ; jeer ; sniggering ; snigger ; sneer ; scoff ; snicker ; banter.
Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.
Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
Ex: The article highlights her countless subtle jibes at academe.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.
Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.
Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
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* burla de=thumbing of the nose at.
* objeto de burla=object of ridicule.

burla de
=thumbing of the nose at.
Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
burlar
(v.)=mock ; hoodwink ; outwit ; bilk ; outfox ; outsmart.
Nota: Literalmente significa "ser más listo que".
Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.
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* burlar el sistema=beat + the system ; game + the system.
* burlarse de=rag ; rib.

burlar el sistema
(v.)=beat + the system ; game + the system.
Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'. Ex: Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.
burlarse
(v.)=sneer ; deride ; scoff ; jeer ; snicker ; snigger.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.
Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words.
Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.
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* burlarse de=poke + fun at ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; make + fun of ; flout ; sneer at ; scoff at.

burlarse de
(v.)=poke + fun at ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; make + fun of ; flout ; sneer at ; scoff at.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages. Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention. Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore. Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality. Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her. Ex: It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit.
burlesco
(adj.)=parodic ; jeering ; burlesque.
Ex: Its parodic content hypothesizes that Noah's ark comprised the first gene pool and was the first experiment in gene technology.
Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
Ex: By mixing two or more languages macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often burlesque form of poetry that sometimes borders on nonsense.

burlete
(n.)=seal ; draft excluder ; draught excluder ; weather strip.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
Ex: Draft excluders can be bought in wood or metal finishes to match the door.
Ex: Draught excluders are essential during the cold winter months, but they are a nuisance when you need to go in and out of the room.
Ex: The best choice are weather strips made of thermoplastic rubber or silicone sealants.

burlón
(adj.)=derisive.
Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.

burocracia
(n.)=bureaucracy ; paperwork ; red tape.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
Ex: However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.
Ex: This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.
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* reducir la burocracia=slash + red tape.

burocratización
(n.)=bureaucratisation [bureaucratization, -USA].
Ex: Can bureaucratization demotivate those wishing to be more innovative?.

burocratizado
(adj.)=bureaucratised [bureaucratized, -USA].
Ex: Both campus-based universities and distance teaching universities are bureaucratised organizations that have created environments in which education is dehumanised.

burocrático
(adj.)=bureaucratic.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.
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* trámite burocrático=paperwork.

burro
(n.)=donkey ; ass ; asinine ; moke.
Ex: To date, four of these donkey mobile libraries are operational in Zimbabwe.
Ex: Harting primarily addresses the iconography of two altarpiece wings which depict a landscape with oxen and an ass.
Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
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* apearse del burro=back down.
* bajarse del burro=back down.
* no bajarse del burro=stick to + Posesivo + guns ; be undeterred.
* orejas de burro=dunce cap.
* tirado por burro=donkey-driven.
* tirado por burros=donkey drawn.

bursitis
(n.)=bursitis.
Nota: Inflamación de los sacos bursales.
Ex: Shoulder pathology that can lead to shooting pains include arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis.

bursátil
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* crisis bursátil=market crash ; stock market crash.
* desplome bursátil=market crash ; stock market crash.
* información bursátil=share prices.
* informe bursátil=stock market report.
* mercado bursátil=stock exchange ; stock market ; share market.

burócrata
(n.)=bureaucrat ; paper-pusher.
Ex: The current public administration theory depicts a world in which the authoritative bureaucrat controls the subjugated vendor.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.

bus
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* bus de datos=databus.
* carril bus=bus lane.

bus de datos
(n.)=databus.
Ex: The 8088 is a 'cut-down' version of the 8086, having a smaller databus.
busca
(n.)=bleeper ; pager.
Ex: By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.
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* busca bidireccional=two-way pager.
* En busca del arca perdida=Raiders of the Lost Ark.
* en busca de nuevas emociones=thrill seeking.
* llamar por el busca=bleep.
* navegar por la red en busca de información=surf for + information.
* usuario que busca información=information searcher.

busca bidireccional
(n.)=two-way pager.
Ex: Some people will tell you that two-way pagers are better and more convenient than cell phones.
buscado
(adj.)=desired.
Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
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* buscado por materia=subject-traced.
* buscado por uno mismo=self-sought.
* término buscado=sought term.
* término no buscado=unsought term.
* título buscado por el usuario=sought title.

buscado por materia
=subject-traced.
Ex: Works on such themes are typically subject-traced under nonspecific, much-too-broad headings, which in effect buries the material.
buscado por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-sought.
Ex: Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.
buscador
(n.)=seeker ; portal ; search engine ; crawler ; Web crawler ; spider ; intelligent agent ; mining agent ; intelligent search agent ; search agent ; digger ; prospector.
Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.
Ex: The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.
Ex: Automated 'crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los 'motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.
Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
Ex: These spiders dynamically take a user's selected starting homepages and search the most closely related homepages on the Web, based on links and keyword indexing = Estos buscadores usan dinámicamente las páginas web principales seleccionadas por un usuario y buscan en la web las páginas más estrechamente relacionadas que contengan enlaces y palabras clave asignadas similares.
Ex: Intelligent agents are specialized software designed to search through electronic mail and databases, and scan networks for interesting pieces of news and information on behalf of a single searcher.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Complementing search engines with online web mining agents'.
Ex: The author reviews the range of software designed to act as intelligent search agents to assist users find materials of interest in the Internet.
Ex: Search agents could be used for monitoring the World Wide Web, or searching newspapers.
Ex: Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.
Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
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* buscador de empleo=job applicant ; job seeker.
* buscador de información=information seeker ; searcher.
* buscador de oro=gold digger ; gold prospector.
* buscador de trabajo=job applicant ; job seeker.
* buscador por materias=subject gateway.
* buscador web=Web spider.

buscador de empleo
(n.)=job applicant ; job seeker.
Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget. Ex: This will lead to public libraries becoming hubs of extensive networks of resources essential for job seekers.
buscador de información
(n.)=information seeker ; searcher.
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index. Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
buscador de oro
(n.)=gold digger ; gold prospector.
Ex: In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life. Ex: Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.
buscador de trabajo
(n.)=job applicant ; job seeker.
Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget. Ex: This will lead to public libraries becoming hubs of extensive networks of resources essential for job seekers.
buscador por materias
(n.)=subject gateway.
Ex: Subject gateways are Internet-based services designed to help users locate 'high quality' information that is available on the Internet and consists typically of a database describing Internet resources and offering hyperlinks to them.
buscador web
(n.)=Web spider.
Ex: Subject databases where results appear as dynamically created HTML pages are not accessible to Web spiders and thus constitute a hidden Internet = Las bases de datos en las que los resultados aparecen como páginas HTML creadas dinámicamente no están accesibles a los buscadores web y, por lo tanto, son información oculta de Internet.
buscando
=in search of.
Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.
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* buscando como loco=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.
* estar siempre buscando=be on the lookout for.

buscando como loco
=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object. Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare. Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
buscapersonas
(n.)=pager ; bleeper.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.
Ex: By the time I became a medical student doctors were summoned by bleepers.
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* buscapersonas bidireccional=two-way pager.

buscapersonas bidireccional
(n.)=two-way pager.
Ex: Some people will tell you that two-way pagers are better and more convenient than cell phones.
buscapleitos
(n.)=troublemaker.
Ex: The employee must feel that any problem or complaint will be objectively heard and fairly resolved and that the supervisor will not hold it against the employee or consider him or her a troublemaker.

buscar
(v.)=chase ; dig out ; dig up ; find ; hunt ; investigate ; locate ; look for ; look out ; look under ; look up ; probe for ; prowl through ; search (for) ; seek (after) ; seek out ; trace ; track ; trawl ; burrow through ; woo ; root out ; look out for ; go for ; look (a)round ; fish (for) ; track down ; jockey for ; search out ; line up ; check for ; forage ; perform + search.
Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: The command function 'FIND' is used to input a search term.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
Ex: A user might start by looking for a map of London, when he really wants a map of Camden.
Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
Ex: In a printed catalogue or index a user is constrained to look under the headings in the catalogue.
Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed.
Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
Ex: The article has the title 'Rooting out journals on the Net'.
Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system.
Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.
Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
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* andar buscando=root around (for).
* buscar amparo=seek + shelter.
* buscar apoyo=line up + support.
* buscar a tientas=grope (for/toward).
* buscar a través de los índices=browse.
* buscar ayuda=seek + assistance ; seek + help.
* buscar camorra=pick + a fight ; go looking for + trouble.
* buscar cobijo=seek + shelter.
* buscar con ahínco=look + hard.
* buscar detenidamente=look + hard.
* buscar el apoyo de=woo.
* buscar el camino=wind + Posesivo + way.
* buscar el modo de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* buscar el origen de=trace + the origin of.
* buscar el origen de la relación entre=trace + the relationship between.
* buscar el peligro=court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
* buscar empleo=seek + employment.
* buscar en=sift through ; search through.
* buscar en Google=google.
* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla=rock-pool.
* buscar en otro sitio=go + elsewhere.
* buscar entre la basura=scavenge.
* buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez=search across + Nombre.
* buscar información=mine + information ; seek + information.
* buscar interiormente=probe + Reflexivo + for.
* buscar la controversia=court + controversy.
* buscar la fama=grab at + a headline.
* buscar la forma de=look for + ways to.
* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo=develop + way of + Gerundio.
* buscar la identidad de uno=trace + Posesivo + identity.
* buscar la manera de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* buscar la noticia=grab at + a headline.
* buscar la oportunidad=make + an opportunity.
* buscar la protección de=burrow back into.
* buscarle cinco pies al gato=split + hairs.
* buscarle los tres pies al gato=nitpick.
* buscarle tres pies al gato=split + hairs.
* buscar los servicios de=engage.
* buscar material=pursue + material.
* buscar oro=pan for + gold.
* buscar pelea=pick + a fight ; go looking for + trouble.
* buscar placer=seek + pleasure.
* buscar por autor y título=search by + name-title key.
* buscar por título=search by + title key.
* buscar por todas partes=scour + Nombre + for ; search + high and low ; hunt + high and low ; look + high and low ; move + heaven and earth ; leave + no stone unturned ; search + high and wide.
* buscar por todo el mundo=search + the world (over).
* buscar por todo + Nombre=search across + Nombre.
* buscar problemas=ask for + trouble ; court + disaster ; make + trouble.
* buscar razones que expliquen Algo=ascribe + reasons to.
* buscar refugio=seek + shelter.
* buscar satisfacción=seek + satisfaction.
* buscarse la vida=make + a living ; earn + a living ; manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs.
* buscárselo=have it + coming ; it + serve + Nombre + right.
* buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios=cross-search [cross search].
* buscar trabajo=seek + employment.
* buscar trabajo en la calle=work + the streets.
* buscar una forma de hacer Algo=develop + way + to make + Nombre ; develop + way + to make + Nombre.
* buscar una oportunidad=look for + an opportunity.
* buscar una respuesta=pursue + answer.
* buscar una solución=contrive + a solution ; seek + a solution.
* buscar venganza=seek + revenge.
* buscar y encontrar=match.
* en busca de quimeras=in pursuit of + windmills.
* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos=truant officer.
* en el que se puede buscar=searchable.
* hallar lo buscado=achieve + match.
* mandar a buscar=send for.
* no buscarle las pulgas al perro=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* no poderse buscar=be unsearchable.
* peinar en busca de=scour + Nombre + for.
* que busca el beneficio propio=self-serving.
* que se puede buscar=searchable.
* respuesta + buscar=answer + lie.
* revolver buscando=scrabble.
* saber buscar con inteligencia=be search-savvy.
* sin buscarlo=without asking for it.
* sin haberlo buscado=without asking for it.

buscar a tientas
(v.)=grope (for/toward).
Ex: The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.
buscar a través de los índices
(v.)=browse.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
buscar amparo
(v.)=seek + shelter.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
buscar apoyo
(v.)=line up + support.
Ex: One way of demonstrating to management the need for an information service is by lining up support within the company.
buscar ayuda
(v.)=seek + assistance ; seek + help.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting. Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
buscar camorra
(v.)=pick + a fight ; go looking for + trouble.
Ex: Machiavelli advised rulers facing unpopularity at home to consider picking a fight with some other nation, noting that a threat from some foreign power tends to unite people and help them to forget their differences. Ex: The quotation, 'I don't go looking for trouble; trouble usually finds me,' was used by J.K. Rowling in the book, 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'.
buscar cobijo
(v.)=seek + shelter.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
buscar con ahínco
(v.)=look + hard.
Ex: One has to look hard to find mention of Brief, let alone her ideas.
buscar detenidamente
(v.)=look + hard.
Ex: One has to look hard to find mention of Brief, let alone her ideas.
buscar el apoyo de
(v.)=woo.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
buscar el camino
(v.)=wind + Posesivo + way.
Ex: Polaris has long been an important star to sailors of old winding their way over the oceans by night.
buscar el modo de
(v.)=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
Ex: Ways are explored in which public library children's librarians can help sighted children increase their understanding of persons with visual impairment. Ex: The author challenges librarians to explore ways and means of extending library facilities to the disadvantaged -- physically handicapped, blind, and deaf and dumb.
buscar el origen de
(v.)=trace + the origin of.
Ex: Dr Judy Batt set the political scene and traced the origin of changes in Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union.
buscar el origen de la relación entre
(v.)=trace + the relationship between.
Ex: In 'Religion and the rise of capitalism' Tawney traces the relationship between modern ideas of commerce in a materialistic society and the absolute standards set by Christianity.
buscar el peligro
(v.)=court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
Ex: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon. Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
buscar empleo
(v.)=seek + employment.
Ex: Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.
buscar en
(v.)=sift through ; search through.
Ex: If the language consists primarily of relatively general terms, the searcher may have to sift through long lists of document citations. Ex: Users of the Web database will be able to search through this collection of American slave narratives by first and last name of narrator, county and state of servitude, year of birth, and name of master = Los usuarios de la base de datos web podrán consultar esta colección de relatos de esclavos americanos por nombre y apellido del narrador, país y condición de servidumbre, año de nacimiento y nombre del amo.
buscar en Google
(v.)=google.
Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.
buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla
(v.)=rock-pool.
Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
buscar en otro sitio
(v.)=go + elsewhere.
Ex: Why would authors choose to go elsewhere than to the highly prestigious and internationally recognized sources for publication?.
buscar en varios + Nombre + a la vez
(v.)=search across + Nombre.
Ex: These preliminary results show the importance of the abstract for subject searching and the continued necessity for online searching across multiple databases.
buscar entre la basura
(v.)=scavenge.
Ex: These include watching out for people scavenging through discarded materials and making sure that deleted files on floppy disks are truly erased.
buscar información
(v.)=mine + information ; seek + information.
Ex: This article explores the appropriateness of the search paradigm as a framework for harvesting and mining information needed to make legal arguments. Ex: In the wake of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center, New York, on 11th September 2001, the main World Wide Web based news Web sites were jammed by users seeking information.
buscar interiormente
(v.)=probe + Reflexivo + for.
Ex: He began to probe himself again for answers to the Amanda Dellaquila matter.
buscar la controversia
(v.)=court + controversy.
Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
buscar la fama
(v.)=grab at + a headline.
Ex: Jeanneney speaks for himself, in what he says about the Google digital library, but he is no crusading journalist merely grabbing at a headline.
buscar la forma de
(v.)=look for + ways to.
Ex: The librarians must look for ways to help since needs are often unexpressed.
buscar la forma de + Infinitivo
(v.)=develop + way of + Gerundio.
Ex: They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.
buscar la identidad de uno
(v.)=trace + Posesivo + identity.
Ex: A work that we got lately -- maybe you know it, 'Jody' is its title -- is really all about a woman, an adopted child, trying to trace her identity.
buscar la manera de
(v.)=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
Ex: Ways are explored in which public library children's librarians can help sighted children increase their understanding of persons with visual impairment. Ex: The author challenges librarians to explore ways and means of extending library facilities to the disadvantaged -- physically handicapped, blind, and deaf and dumb.
buscar la noticia
(v.)=grab at + a headline.
Ex: Jeanneney speaks for himself, in what he says about the Google digital library, but he is no crusading journalist merely grabbing at a headline.
buscar la oportunidad
(v.)=make + an opportunity.
Ex: He said that if he is put back into power he will make an opportunity for dialogue with other political forces in the country.
buscar la protección de
(v.)=burrow back into.
Ex: An emotional crisis at home may send a child burrowing back into the security of well-loved books remembered from happier days.
buscar los servicios de
(v.)=engage.
Ex: Some questions to consider before engaging a consultant are: are the consultant's services needed?, could existing staff do the job?, can you afford aconsultant?.
buscar material
(v.)=pursue + material.
Ex: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.
buscar oro
(v.)=pan for + gold.
Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed.
buscar pelea
(v.)=pick + a fight ; go looking for + trouble.
Ex: Machiavelli advised rulers facing unpopularity at home to consider picking a fight with some other nation, noting that a threat from some foreign power tends to unite people and help them to forget their differences. Ex: The quotation, 'I don't go looking for trouble; trouble usually finds me,' was used by J.K. Rowling in the book, 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban'.
buscar placer
(v.)=seek + pleasure.
Ex: Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.
buscar por autor y título
(v.)=search by + name-title key.
Ex: For example, the Library already has access to nearly 600,000 monographic records online so that they can be searched by title key and name-title key as well as by LC card number.
buscar por todas partes
(v.)=scour + Nombre + for ; search + high and low ; hunt + high and low ; look + high and low ; move + heaven and earth ; leave + no stone unturned ; search + high and wide.
Ex: It employs a 'dynamic Web database' using agent technology or 'newsbots' to scour any Web-based source for content. Ex: After searching high and low I found a company with one of the cheapest prices. Ex: They hunted high and low, even examining the waste-paper baskets, but to no avail. Ex: They went backstage and looked high and low for Andre, but he was gone. Ex: I say in the interests of the club and its supporters, Phil Gartside should swallow his pride and move heaven and earth to get Sam back here. Ex: In out search for Mom's wedding ring, we left no stone unturned. Ex: I've been searching high and wide for this without any luck.
buscar por todo + Nombre
(v.)=search across + Nombre.
Ex: It will also be able to search across the Internet and make that huge wealth of data much more available than it currently is.
buscar por todo el mundo
(v.)=search + the world (over).
Ex: Unless beauty is in your heart, you can search the world over and find it not.
buscar por título
(v.)=search by + title key.
Ex: For example, the Library already has access to nearly 600,000 monographic records online so that they can be searched by title key and name-title key as well as by LC card number.
buscar problemas
(v.)=ask for + trouble ; court + disaster ; make + trouble.
Ex: Systematically throwing in other resources that don't behave like documents and are not used as such is asking for trouble. Ex: Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?. Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
buscar razones que expliquen Algo
(v.)=ascribe + reasons to.
Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
buscar refugio
(v.)=seek + shelter.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
buscar satisfacción
(v.)=seek + satisfaction.
Ex: But his mind, stimulated by the emotions of the encounter with the principal, ranged beyond his present world and sought satisfaction in the possibility of fleeing from her clutches.
buscar simultáneamente en varios sitios
(v.)=cross-search [cross search].
Ex: Internet offers the possibility for end-users to cross-search all these collections simultaneously.
buscar trabajo
(v.)=seek + employment.
Ex: Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.
buscar trabajo en la calle
(v.)=work + the streets.
Ex: Study finds four-fifths of prostitutes don't work the streets.
buscar una forma de hacer (Algo)
(v.)=develop + way + to make + Nombre ; develop + way + to make + Nombre.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier. Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
buscar una oportunidad
(v.)=look for + an opportunity.
Ex: And all of them are looking for an opportunity to betray their spouses.
buscar una respuesta
(v.)=pursue + answer.
Ex: In order to do that, our schools and professional institutions must allow our students, the faculty and the information professionals to pursue the answers we all will need sooner than we think.
buscar una solución
(v.)=contrive + a solution ; seek + a solution.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions. Ex: To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.
buscar venganza
(v.)=seek + revenge.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.
buscar y encontrar
(v.)=match.
Ex: The notation must be easy for users to remember, write, type and match.
buscarle cinco pies al gato
(v.)=split + hairs.
Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
buscarle los tres pies al gato
(v.)=nitpick.
Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
buscarle tres pies al gato
(v.)=split + hairs.
Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
buscarse la vida
(v.)=make + a living ; earn + a living ; manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs.
Ex: Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops. Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off. Ex: Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home. Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries. Ex: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself. Ex: The article is entitled 'Map cataloging can stand on its own feet'. Ex: The main objective is to be able to help these children stand on their own two legs and take control of their lives through good education.
buscavidas
(n.)=go-getter.
Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.

buscárselo
(v.)=have it + coming ; it + serve + Nombre + right.
Ex: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming. Ex: When he came to Mary told him it was she who had thrown the stool and that it served him right and that in future he should learn to mind his own business.
busto^1
(n.)=bust.
Nota: Referido a cabeza.
Ex: The society has published a catalogue of its prints, drawings, engravings and busts.

busto^2
(n.)=bustline ; bust.
Ex: In many a society a girl without a prominent bustline is treated as an ugly duckling, freakish or even asexual.
Ex: First on the list was her bust, which has also gone from plump to saggy and deflated over the course of just a couple of years.

butaca
(n.)=armchair ; easy chair.
Ex: Using digital interactive television, the experiments will enable the public to receive health advice and information from their armchairs.
Ex: The number of easy chairs frequently seems to be far more than is necessary.
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* butaca de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* patio de butacas=orchestra seats.
* patio de butacas, el=stall, the.

butaca de primera fila
(n.)=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
Ex: There are a limited number of ringside seats available for Monday evening show. Ex: Ringside tickets for a heavyweight boxing event can go as high as $1600 a piece.
butano
(n.)=cylinder gas ; butane.
Ex: NO SMOKING signs shall be posted in areas where cylinder gas is stored or in use.
Ex: On a per-volume basis, butane is a more efficient fuel than propane, by around 12%.
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* bombona de butano=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder ; gas cylinder.
* bombona de gas butano=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder.
* gas butano=butane gas.

butifarra
(n.)=Catalan sausage.
Ex: Laia and Pau have eaten a big plate of haricot beans and botifarra, a delicious Catalan sausage.

butrón
=hole made to break in.
Ex: The robbers made a hole in the wall separating the two shops to gain access to the jewellery shop and make off with the loot.

buzo
(n.)=diver ; scuba diver.
Ex: A data bank of data obtained during and following decompression of divers has been established for the purpose of data storage and subsequent computer analysis.
Ex: In general, women are better scuba divers than men.
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* gafas de buzo=scuba mask.

buzoneo
(n.)=mailing.
Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
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* buzoneo electrónico=bulk e-mailing.

buzoneo electrónico
(n.)=bulk e-mailing.
Ex: More importantly, it is only a stopgap measure that can easily be overcome by new bulk e-mailing strategy and technology.
buzón
(n.)=letter-box ; cubbyhole ; maildrop.
Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.
Ex: Choosing a maildrop service is an important decision and we will handle your affairs with the discretion and care you deserve.
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* buzón de correos=mailbox ; maildrop.
* buzón de sugerencias=suggestion box.
* buzón de voz=voice mail.
* buzón electrónico=electronic maildrop.
* buzón para devolver libros=book-drop.
* buzón para la devolución de préstamos=book chute ; book return box.

buzón de correos
(n.)=mailbox ; maildrop.
Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month. Ex: Choosing a maildrop service is an important decision and we will handle your affairs with the discretion and care you deserve.
buzón de sugerencias
(n.)=suggestion box.
Ex: This modified approach to a suggestion box has proved to be an effective method for identifying users' perceptions of the libraries.
buzón de voz
(n.)=voice mail.
Ex: If weeding is not done, there is just another reason not to have librarians in this modern age of 'dumbing down' professions and replacing them with mindless clerks and voice mail.
buzón electrónico
(n.)=electronic maildrop.
Ex: Electronic Maildrop is an online document ordering feature, where documents can be ordered from various suppliers.
buzón para devolver libros
(n.)=book-drop.
Ex: The outside book-drop is open 24 hours for patrons to return library books.
buzón para la devolución de préstamos
(n.)=book chute ; book return box.
Ex: The study confirmed that books were damaged by book chutes fitted to public libraries to enable borrowers to return books when the library is closed. Ex: The conscientious borrower with a fine under $0.75 who comes to the desk will pay his fine, while the person who drops his book in the book return box outside will pay nothing because we don't bother to write up fines for less than $0.75.
bypass
(n.)=bypass surgery ; bypass ; bypass operation ; heart bypass.
Ex: This study describes the influence of aerobic training on the cardiorespiratory fitness of 31 coronary artery disease patients who had undergone bypass surgery.
Ex: All children had undergone reparative open heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass during infancy.
Ex: Patients who are given the bypass operation 'to prolong life' fall into four major groups, only one of which has ever been shown to gain the promised result of such surgery.
Ex: Using reconstituted blood -- red cells and plasma that are mixed in the operating room -- for heart bypass surgery works better than using fresh blood.
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* cirugía de bypass=bypass surgery.
* cirugía de bypass de arteria coronaria=coronary artery bypass surgery.
* operación de bypass=bypass operation.

byte
(n.)=byte.
Ex: Such a group of eight bits is often referred to as a byte.

báculo
(n.)=staff ; ceremonial staff.
Ex: The author also comments briefly on the scepters and staffs used by prelates in Austria, 16th-18th cs.
Ex: Ceremonial staffs can be as elaborate as a Christmas Tree or as functional as a walking stick.

bálsamo
(n.)=balm ; salve ; balsam ; oil.
Ex: The primary aim was to identify chemists who are experts in the agricultural production of plants and their varietal selection and the extraction of oils and balms from these plants.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
Ex: Balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo, and pruritus as well as taken internally for bronchitis and to lessen mucous secretions.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
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* bálsamo de eucalipto=eucalyptus oil.
* bálsamo labial=lip balm.
* bálsamo para frotar=rubbing oil.

bálsamo de eucalipto
(n.)=eucalyptus oil.
Ex: Some health products that contain camphor and/or eucalyptus oils can cause serious health problems including seizures.
bálsamo labial
(n.)=lip balm.
Ex: My advice to you is instead of chapstick try applying a lip balm or Vaseline.
bálsamo para frotar
(n.)=rubbing oil.
Ex: These homeopathic rubbing oils have a pleasant scent and work by gently penetrating the skin.
báltico
(adj.)=Baltic.
Ex: In recent years periodicals in English giving information on the Baltic economy, finance, and culture, have been issued for international distribution.
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* estados bálticos, los=Baltic States, the.
* Mar Báltico, el=Baltic Sea, the.
* países bálticos, los=Baltic countries, the ; Baltics, the ; Baltic States, the.
* repúblicas bálticas, las=Baltic republics, the.

bárbaro^1
(n.)=savage ; barbarian.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The father is ultimately a figure of fun and the archetype of an irrational savage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Waiting for the barbarians? Multicultural public library services in Australia 1985-1992'.

bárbaro^2
(adj.)=barbaric ; philistine ; barbarous ; barbarian.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Highest aspirations or barbarous acts: the explosion in human rights documentation'.
Ex: The writer examines the hierarchy and organization of barbarian churches that developed in the western Roman Empire in late antiquity.

bárbaro^3
(adj.)=great ; swell ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt ; tremendous ; super.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business.
Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.
Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.

bártulos
(n.)=clobber.
Ex: This car is not too big for parking but big enough to fit in all the kids and their clobber for football matches and those occasional holidays away in the country.

báscula
(n.)=scales.
Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.
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* báscula de baño=bathroom scales.

báscula de baño
(n.)=bathroom scales.
Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
básicamente
=basically ; essentially ; in essence ; crucially.
Ex: The scheme is basically enumerative with simple and composite or compound subjects listed within each class.
Ex: Corporate authors present difficulties essentially because a corporate body cannot think or write.
Ex: In essence these indexing languages are very similar to the lists of subject headings which are used in pre-coordinate indexing.
Ex: Indeed the selection of an indexing approach is crucially dependent upon the way in which the index is to be used.

básico
(adj.)=bare ; basic ; brick and frame ; core ; fundamental ; rudimentary ; underlying ; baseline [base line] ; primitive ; bread and butter ; elemental ; staple ; rock-bottom ; basal ; no-frills.
Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: The author catalogue can be regarded as a basic record of stock.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.
Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
Ex: These are the rudimentary elements of an information retrieval system.
Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.
Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
Ex: There should be some arrangement for selling books, preferably through a school's own bookshop, no matter how primitive this is.
Ex: The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
Ex: Basal textbooks, despite their well-publicized limitations in comparison with other media, remain the keystone of US school publishing.
Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
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* algo básico=necessity.
* alimento básico=staple food ; staple diet.
* artículos básicos=basic provisions.
* aspectos básicos=nuts and bolts.
* comodidad básica=basic comfort.
* concepto básico=concrete.
* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información=information literate [information-literate].
* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca=library literate [library-literate].
* conocimiento básico=working familiarity.
* conocimiento básicos de informática=computer literacy.
* conocimientos básicos=literacy.
* conocimientos básicos en tecnología=technical literacy.
* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas=library skills.
* de atención básica=preattentive.
* de construcción básica=brick and frame.
* derecho básico=natural right ; basic right.
* dieta básica=staple diet.
* en el nivel básico=at grass roots level.
* en su forma más básica=at its most basic.
* estructura básica=skeleton.
* formación básica en tecnología=technical literacy.
* guía básica=laymen's guide.
* impulso básico=primitive urge.
* información básica=background note.
* lo básico=essential, the ; nuts and bolts ; bare necessities, the ; the lowdown (on).
* obra de referencia básica=standard work.
* programas básicos=basic software.
* punto básico=pip.
* servicios básicos=amenities.
* vivir sin las comodidades más básicas=live + rough.

bávaro
(adj.)=Bavarian.
Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.

béisbol
(n.)=baseball.
Ex: This is a survey of 227 editors examining how newspapers were affected by the 1994 major league baseball strike.
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* bate de béisbol=baseball bat.
* cromo de jugadores de béisbol=baseball card.
* estadio de béisbol=ballpark.
* gorra de béisbol=baseball cap.

bélico
(adj.)=bellicose.
Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
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* escalada bélica=escalation of war.
* maquinaria bélica=war machine.
* novela bélica=war story.
* zona bélica=war zone.

béntico
(adj.)=benthic.
Ex: The continental shelf regions also contain the highest amount of benthic life (plants and animals that live on the ocean floor).
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* zona béntica, la=benthic zone, the.

bíblico
(adj.)=biblical ; scriptural.
Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
Ex: Also a vast range of scriptural, historical and literary texts are available only in Indian languages.
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* dicho bíblico=biblical saying.
* proverbio bíblico=biblical saying.
* refrán bíblico=biblical saying.
* relato bíblico=biblical story.

bíceps
(n.)=biceps muscle ; biceps.
Ex: The biceps muscle splits into two tendons at the shoulder.
Ex: Both muscles that make up the biceps help flex your elbow.

bífido
(adj.)=forked.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).
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* espina bífida=spina bifida.
* lengua bífida=forked tongue ; split tongue.

bígamo
(n.)=bigamist.
Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.

bígaro
(n.)=periwinkle ; whelk ; winkle.
Ex: The results suggest that in general iodine turnover in periwinkles is slower than observed for other molluscs.
Ex: Oysters were a vital standby to many working people in Europe before pollution all but wiped them out, while cockles, whelks, and winkles marinated in vinegar live on as vestigial delicacies.
Ex: Oysters were a vital standby to many working people in Europe before pollution all but wiped them out, while cockles, whelks, and winkles marinated in vinegar live on as vestigial delicacies.

bípedo
(n.)=bipedal ; two-legged ; biped.
Ex: The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
Ex: For this reason he dubbed man the 'ungrateful biped'.

bólido
(n.)=hot-rod.
Ex: Some people are interested in photography or painting or dress-making or hot-rods.
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* como un bólido=like the clappers.

bórax
(n.)=borax.
Ex: The resistance to microbiological attack of a commercial polyvinyl alcohol, used as a size for paper, was investigated and the fungicidal properties of borax were measured.

bóveda
(n.)=dome ; vault.
Ex: The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.
Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
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* bóveda celeste=celestial sphere.

bóveda celeste
(n.)=celestial sphere.
Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.
bóxer
(n.)=boxer.
Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweiler.

búfalo
(n.)=buffalo.
Ex: The bookplate from his private library features the head of a buffalo.
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* búfalo africano=African Buffalo.

búfalo africano
(n.)=African Buffalo.
Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.
búfer
(n.)=buffer.
Ex: Data buffers with interfaces can be obtained for between 150 pounds and 250 pounds depending on the buffer size.
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* búfer de datos=data buffer ; data buffer.

búfer de datos
(n.)=data buffer ; data buffer.
Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it 'trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task. Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it 'trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
búho
(n.)=owl.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.

búlgaro
(adj.)=Bulgarian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: There are also expectations regarding the new Acts dealing with Bulgarian librarianship in general and public libraries in particular.

búnker
(n.)=bunker ; pillbox.
Ex: The book focuses on the evolution of bunkers in 20th c. military architecture.
Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.

búsqueda
(n.)=chase ; look-up [lookup] ; search ; search request ; searching ; hunt ; hunting ; reaching ; trawl ; querying.
Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
Ex: Even a user who starts a search with a specific subject in mind, may be seeking a specific subject which does not quite match requirements.
Ex: The search request is displayed on the screen and assigned a number in the extreme left column.
Ex: Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.
Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
Ex: 'Searching' or even 'ordering' would be better, so long as we didn't imply by either of them an 'irritable reaching after fact and reason'.
Ex: 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.
Ex: The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.
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* acotador de búsqueda=search qualifier.
* acotar una búsqueda=narrow + search ; qualify + search ; refine + search.
* agente de búsqueda=intelligent search agent ; search agent.
* ampliar una búsqueda=broaden + search ; expand + Posesivo + search.
* anterior a la búsqueda=pre-search.
* árbol de búsqueda binario=binary search tree.
* búsqueda a terceros=third party searching.
* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental=signature-based search.
* búsqueda automatizada=computer searching ; computer search ; automated searching.
* búsqueda avanzada=advanced search.
* búsqueda bibliográfica=literature searching ; literature search ; bibliographic search.
* búsqueda booleana=Boolean searching.
* búsqueda con anterioridad al pedido=preorder searching.
* búsqueda contextual=contextual searching.
* búsqueda cruzada=federated search.
* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros=cross-file searching.
* búsqueda de citas=citation search.
* búsqueda de comida=foraging.
* búsqueda de datos=fact-finding.
* búsqueda de documento conocido=known-item search.
* búsqueda de documentos concretos=item search.
* búsqueda deductiva=heuristic search.
* búsqueda de empleo=job searching ; job hunting.
* búsqueda de información=fact-finding ; quest for + information ; information seeking.
* búsqueda de la verdad=truth-seeking.
* búsqueda del conocimiento=quest for/of knowledge.
* búsqueda del tesoro=treasure hunt ; scavenger hunt.
* búsqueda de nuevos genes=gene-harvesting.
* búsqueda de oro=gold digging.
* búsqueda de palabras clave=keyword search.
* búsqueda de pareja=mate finding.
* búsqueda de proximidad=proximity searching.
* búsqueda de recursos=resource discovery.
* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres=string search ; string searching.
* búsqueda de tesoros=treasure-seeking.
* búsqueda de texto libre=free text search ; free-text searching.
* búsqueda de títulos=title search.
* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez=multi-file searching.
* búsqueda difusa=fuzzy match ; fuzzy matching.
* búsqueda documental=document search.
* búsqueda eficaz=savvy searching.
* búsqueda en el índice=index searching.
* búsqueda en lenguaje natural=natural language searching.
* búsqueda en línea=online searching ; online search.
* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos=cross database searching.
* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros=cross-file searching.
* búsqueda en serie=serial search ; serial searching.
* búsqueda en texto completo=full text search.
* búsqueda en vano=wild goose chase.
* búsqueda evolutiva=berrypicking.
* búsqueda exacta=exact match.
* búsqueda global=comprehensive search.
* búsqueda inteligente=savvy searching.
* búsqueda interactiva=interactive searching ; interactive search.
* búsqueda inversa=backtracking search.
* búsqueda iterativa=iterative searching.
* búsqueda lateral=lateral searching.
* búsqueda manual=manual searching.
* búsqueda mecánica=machine searching.
* búsqueda parcial=partial match.
* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunting ; executive search.
* búsqueda ponderada=weighted query.
* búsqueda por autor=author searching.
* búsqueda por autor/título=author/title search.
* búsqueda por campos=field searching.
* búsqueda por descriptores=descriptor searching.
* búsqueda por el usuario final=end-user searching.
* búsqueda por materia=subject searching ; topical subject search.
* búsqueda por materias=subject search ; subject query ; subject browsing.
* búsqueda por máxima proximidad=nearest neighbour searching.
* búsqueda por medio de menús=menu-assisted searching.
* búsqueda por medio de órdenes=command search.
* búsqueda por palabra del título=title word search.
* búsqueda por rangos=range searching ; ranged search.
* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres=character-string search.
* búsqueda por términos ponderados=weighted term search.
* búsqueda rápida=scanning.
* búsqueda repetitiva=iterative search.
* búsqueda retrospectiva=retrospective search ; retrospective searching.
* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres=text-string searching.
* búsqueda simple=simple search.
* búsqueda simultánea en varios ficheros=cross-searching [cross searching].
* búsqueda simultánea en varios sitios=cross-search [cross search].
* Búsqueda Simultánea Remota (SRS)=Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS).
* búsqueda tabú=tabu search.
* búsqueda truncada=truncated search.
* búsqueda y recuperación de imágenes=image matching.
* búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue (SAR).
* capacidad de búsqueda=searching power.
* clave de búsqueda=search key.
* clave de búsqueda derivado=derived search key.
* clave de búsqueda por el título=title key.
* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor=author key.
* clave de búsqueda truncada=truncated key.
* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada=truncated derived search key.
* código de búsqueda=searchable code ; search code.
* coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda=case sensitivity.
* comportamiento de búsqueda de información=information-seeking behaviour.
* condición de búsqueda=search requirement.
* conocimientos básicos de búsqueda=information literacy.
* construir una búsqueda=construct + search.
* construir un enunciado de búsqueda=state + search topic.
* criterios de búsqueda=search criteria.
* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda=match + request specification.
* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda=satisfy + logic statement.
* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres=on a string search basis.
* delimitar una búsqueda=narrow + search ; qualify + search ; refine + search.
* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, recuperación y orga=information illiteracy.
* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca=library research skills.
* detener búsqueda=discontinue + search.
* donde se pueden hacer búsquedas=queriable.
* durante la búsqueda=at the search stage.
* ecuación de búsqueda=search argument ; search expression ; search formulation.
* elemento de búsqueda ficticio=rogue string.
* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda=clear + search.
* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunter.
* en búsqueda de=a quest for.
* en la búsqueda de=in the quest for.
* enseñanza en la búsqueda de información=information instruction.
* enunciado de búsqueda=search prescription ; search statement ; search query ; query statement.
* enunciado de búsqueda de documentos multimedia=multimedia query.
* enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre=free-text search statement.
* equipo de búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue team.
* estadísticas de búsqueda=searching statistics.
* estrategia de búsqueda=search strategy ; search process.
* estrategia de búsqueda de información=information seeking pattern.
* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro=thesaurus expansion.
* explosión de las búsquedas=explosion of searches.
* expresión de búsqueda=access vector ; search expression.
* facilidad de búsqueda=scannability ; soughtness ; searchability ; findability.
* formulación de una búsqueda=query formulation.
* formular una ecuación de búsqueda=formulate + search strategy.
* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda=topicality.
* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero=store + search results + in disc file.
* guardar una búsqueda en disco=save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
* hábito de búsqueda de información=information-seeking habit.
* hacer búsquedas en=search through.
* hacer cambios en la búsqueda=renegotiate + search.
* hacer una búsqueda=look up ; submit + search ; do + search.
* hacer una búsqueda en Google=google.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O=OR together.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y=AND together.
* herramienta de búsqueda=search aid ; finding aid ; search tool.
* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda=searching aid.
* historial de búsqueda=search history.
* impreso de perfil de búsqueda=profile search form.
* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados=explode.
* interfaz de búsqueda=search interface.
* juego de búsqueda bibliográfica=library scavenger hunt.
* lenguaje de búsqueda=search language.
* limitar búsqueda=limit + search.
* línea de búsqueda=query line.
* lista de búsqueda=finding list.
* lógica de búsqueda=search logic.
* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación=weighted-term search logic.
* método de búsqueda=search paradigm.
* misión de búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue mission.
* motor de búsqueda=portal ; search engine ; crawler.
* número de búsquedas fallidas=failure rate.
* número de la búsqueda=set number.
* opción de búsqueda=search option.
* opciones de búsqueda=search capabilities.
* operación de búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue operation ; search and rescue mission.
* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda=output ranking.
* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relaci=explode command.
* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea=online search request form.
* paradigma de búsqueda=search paradigm.
* perfil de búsqueda=search profile.
* petición de búsqueda=search request.
* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda=query term weighting.
* posibilidades de búsqueda=searching capabilities ; searchability ; retrieval facilities ; search facilities.
* posterior a la búsqueda=post-search.
* precisar una búsqueda=focus + Posesivo + search.
* proceso de búsqueda=searching process ; search process.
* programa de búsqueda=search software ; search software package.
* proveedor de servicios de búsqueda en línea=online search service supplier.
* realizar una búsqueda=conduct + search ; execute + search ; perform + search ; run + search ; undertake + search ; carry out + search.
* recuadro de búsqueda=search box.
* reformulación de la búsqueda=query reformation.
* restringir una búsqueda=limit + selection ; narrow + search ; qualify + search ; qualify + selection.
* resultado de la búsqueda=posting ; search output ; search result ; searching result.
* resultado de una búsqueda=set.
* robot de búsqueda=portal ; search engine ; crawler ; Web crawler ; bot.
* servicio de búsqueda=search service.
* sesión de búsqueda=search session.
* sistema de búsqueda=paging system.
* técnica de búsqueda automatizada=computer-searching technique.
* tema de búsqueda=search topic.
* término de búsqueda=search term ; search word.
* término de la búsqueda=query term.
* tiempo de búsqueda=search time.
* tipos de búsqueda=retrieval facilities ; search facilities.
* vector de búsqueda=query vector.
* velocidad de búsqueda=search speed.
* ventana de búsqueda=search box.

búsqueda a terceros
(n.)=third party searching.
Ex: The difficulties of third party searching are discussed, particularly those arising from the lack of contact between searcher and requester.
búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental
(n.)=signature-based search.
Ex: The signature-based search is used to eliminate large numbers of documents that cannot possibly satisfy the query statement.
búsqueda automatizada
=computer searching ; computer search ; automated searching.
Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal. Ex: Everyone who has examined the topic, librarians and non-librarians alike, are agreed that the reference interview is essential to the success of the computer search. Ex: This article makes suggestions for ways in which the classification might be developed to improve automated searching = Este artículo hace sugerencias sobre la forma en que se podría desarrollar la clasificación para mejorar las búsquedas automatizadas.
búsqueda avanzada
(n.)=advanced search.
Ex: It also provides an interface capable of both simple and advanced searches.
búsqueda bibliográfica
(n.)=literature searching ; literature search ; bibliographic search.
Ex: For example, in an academic library, guides to literature searching in the various fields of study undertaken by the students in that institution are an effective means of explaining the use of various information retrieval tools. Ex: These challenges require comprehensive literature searches of the various pharmaceutical and medical data bases. Ex: It is often the case that the enquirer can be much better served by a reference book than by a bibliographic search, on-line or manual.
búsqueda booleana
(n.)=Boolean searching.
Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
búsqueda con anterioridad al pedido
=preorder searching.
Ex: The resulting organisational changes are discussed, as well as workflow adjustments from preorder searching and ordering to receiving and fund accounting.
búsqueda contextual
(n.)=contextual searching.
Ex: Some system offer more extensive facilities with regards to contextual or proximity searching, and truncation.
búsqueda cruzada
(n.)=federated search.
Ex: Federated search is the simultaneous search of multiple online databases.
búsqueda cruzada de ficheros
(n.)=cross-file searching.
Ex: The useful feature of Dialog's OneSearch cross-file searching capability are described in the light of experience gained in its use at Portland State University.
búsqueda de citas
(n.)=citation search.
Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
búsqueda de comida
(n.)=foraging.
Ex: This article describes parallels between subsistence foraging and scholarly information seeking in the context of the World Wide Web.
búsqueda de datos
(n.)=fact-finding.
Ex: Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, of fact-finding and didacticism, children too often come to suppose that this is the sole nature and purpose of all books.
búsqueda de documento conocido
(n.)=known-item search.
Ex: Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
búsqueda de documentos concretos
(n.)=item search.
Ex: If a search was declared in the questionnaire as either a specific item search or a subject search but the log indicated otherwise, it was classed as an undeclared hybrid search.
búsqueda de empleo
(n.)=job searching ; job hunting.
Ex: This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities. Ex: The keen competition among employers for the best employees has boosted the development of Web sites devoted to job hunting.
búsqueda de información
=fact-finding ; quest for + information ; information seeking.
Ex: Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, of fact-finding and didacticism, children too often come to suppose that this is the sole nature and purpose of all books. Ex: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information. Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.
búsqueda de la verdad
=truth-seeking.
Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
búsqueda de nuevos genes
(n.)=gene-harvesting.
Ex: There is increasing overlap between conservation and scientific interests as bioprospecting and gene-harvesting assumes greater priority.
búsqueda de oro
(n.)=gold digging.
Ex: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
búsqueda de palabras clave
(n.)=keyword search.
Ex: This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports.
búsqueda de pareja
(n.)=mate finding.
Ex: A telephone survey of US daily newspapers show that mate finding is becoming a matter of mediate information, suggesting a new function for the media.
búsqueda de proximidad
=proximity searching.
Ex: Some system offer more extensive facilities with regards to contextual or proximity searching, and truncation.
búsqueda de recursos
(n.)=resource discovery.
Ex: In the past few years the issue of 'resource discovery' on the Internet has been the focus of much work by many different communities.
búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres
=string search ; string searching.
Ex: For example, to pursue our simple example above, if Greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under Glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search. Ex: Often, controlled index terms are used in identifying a relatively large set of potentially relevant references, and then string searching (or natural language searching) will be used to identify specific documents from within that set.
búsqueda de tesoros
(n.)=treasure-seeking.
Ex: Here your will include books with a common denominator, such as novels about the sea, books about treasure-seeking, mystery stories, books by a single author, etc.
búsqueda de texto libre
=free text search ; free-text searching.
Ex: Searching descriptor fields for such key terms, e.g. 'FIND: self-esteem in de', can be far more precise than a free text search, eliminating false hits. Ex: The words in abstracts in a database are often used in the free-text searching of that database.
búsqueda de títulos
(n.)=title search.
Ex: This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports.
búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez
=multi-file searching.
Ex: Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.
búsqueda deductiva
(n.)=heuristic search.
Ex: Such a search, where the course of events is modified continuously in the light of knowledge being gained, may be described as heuristic search.
búsqueda del conocimiento
=quest for/of knowledge.
Ex: The fact of the matter is that the reference process is but one aspect of man in quest of knowledge.
búsqueda del tesoro
(n.)=treasure hunt ; scavenger hunt.
Ex: The article 'Treasure hunt in the USA' reports on a study tour of the USA by the Danish Research Library Association. Ex: Community activities include going to a park, library, fire station, train or bus station, grocery store, laundromat, festival, and a scavenger hunt.
búsqueda difusa
(n.)=fuzzy match ; fuzzy matching.
Ex: DBGuide creates summary pages of data retrieved from a database, based on exact and fuzzy matches. Ex: This work demonstrates how a neural network based system can perform extremely rapid fuzzy matching of images within large databases.
búsqueda documental
(n.)=document search.
Ex: While considerable progress has been made in information technology in the document search field, these advances have to be communicated to the end user.
búsqueda eficaz
(n.)=savvy searching.
Ex: No single technique answers every question -- but an intelligent combination of savvy searching and picking the right technique helps expedite the Web search.
búsqueda en el índice
=index searching.
Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
búsqueda en lenguaje natural
(n.)=natural language searching.
Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
búsqueda en línea
(n.)=online searching ; online search.
Ex: Batch mode can be used to conduct retrospective searches but has generally been superseded by online searching in this application. Ex: The amount of data usually transferred to the host computer during an online search is relatively small.
búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos
=cross database searching.
Ex: There is a need for cross data base searching by software modification, standardisation of field names and search qualifiers.
búsqueda en múltiples ficheros
(n.)=cross-file searching.
Ex: The useful feature of Dialog's OneSearch cross-file searching capability are described in the light of experience gained in its use at Portland State University.
búsqueda en serie
=serial search ; serial searching.
Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search which is a serial search on part of the file. Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
búsqueda en texto completo
(n.)=full text search.
Ex: The system, called 'T-Search', includes not only automatic phonetic searching but also capabilities of full text search and couples them with the capability to search the figurative elements of trademarks.
búsqueda en vano
(n.)=wild goose chase.
Ex: The article 'The Wild Goose Chase' is a review essay on Umberto Eco's book, The Search for the Perfect Language, tracing the evolution of the search for a perfect universal language from biblical times through the present.
búsqueda evolutiva
(n.)=berrypicking.
Ex: This article describes a new model for the searching of on-line and other information systems, called berrypicking, and argues that it is much closer to the behaviour of information searchers than traditional models of information retrieval.
búsqueda exacta
(n.)=exact match.
Ex: DBGuide creates summary pages of data retrieved from a database, based on exact and fuzzy matches.
búsqueda global
(n.)=comprehensive search.
Ex: But If you want to do a comprehensive search, you may need to search archival discs as well as the current disc.
búsqueda inteligente
(n.)=savvy searching.
Ex: No single technique answers every question -- but an intelligent combination of savvy searching and picking the right technique helps expedite the Web search.
búsqueda interactiva
(n.)=interactive searching ; interactive search.
Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'. Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
búsqueda inversa
(n.)=backtracking search.
Ex: Documents in a data base are organised in a multi-dimensional binary search tree, and the algorithm identifies the nearest neighbour for a query by a backtracking search of this tree.
búsqueda iterativa
=iterative searching.
Ex: Humans conduct iterative searching, that is, they modify their search strategy as the search progresses.
búsqueda lateral
=lateral searching.
Ex: Lateral searching: while in the INDEX, you can select an entry or entries and automatically have the System return to FIND and perform a search and all the selections made will be connected with the operator OR.
búsqueda manual
=manual searching.
Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual".
búsqueda mecánica
=machine searching.
Ex: The transition from manual to machine searching has made possible a substantial increase in the number of requests which can be accepted = La transición de la búsqueda manual a la automatizada ha hecho posible un aumento sustancial en el número de peticiones que se pueden aceptar.
búsqueda parcial
(n.)=partial match.
Ex: Further study and analysis are needed to determine which elements of a query make it best suited for partial match or exact match retrieval.
búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos
(n.)=headhunting ; executive search.
Ex: The article 'How headhunters do their research' describes the process of research in the headhunting or executive search business. Ex: The article 'How headhunters do their research' describes the process of research in the headhunting or executive search business.
búsqueda ponderada
(n.)=weighted query.
Ex: An alternative methodology for handling weighted queries in fuzzy environments is suggested.
búsqueda por autor
(n.)=author searching.
Ex: These comments are as true for author searching as subject searching, and they are introduced here only for convenience.
búsqueda por autor/título
(n.)=author/title search.
Ex: Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
búsqueda por campos
=field searching.
Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.
búsqueda por descriptores
(n.)=descriptor searching.
Ex: Alternatively, others believe that descriptor searching is the best retrieval method for the databases.
búsqueda por el usuario final
(n.)=end-user searching.
Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.
búsqueda por materia
(n.)=subject searching ; topical subject search.
Ex: These comments are as true for author searching as subject searching, and they are introduced here only for convenience. Ex: Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
búsqueda por materias
(n.)=subject search ; subject query ; subject browsing.
Ex: If a search was declared in the questionnaire as either a specific item search or a subject search but the log indicated otherwise, it was classed as an undeclared hybrid search. Ex: During this project a large number of catalogue users was interviewed and their subject queries were recorded. Ex: United States libraries use classification to provide subject browsing in open stacks.
búsqueda por medio de menús
=menu-assisted searching.
Ex: However, to ease the transition from menu-assisted searching to command search, most of the menus from Easy Menu Search can be accessed in Command Search via function keys.
búsqueda por medio de órdenes
(n.)=command search.
Ex: However, to ease the transition from menu-assisted searching to command search, most of the menus from Easy Menu Search can be accessed in command search via function keys.
búsqueda por máxima proximidad
(n.)=nearest neighbour searching.
Ex: This article describes the simulation of a nearest neighbour searching algorithm for document retrieval using a pool of microprocessors.
búsqueda por palabra del título
(n.)=title word search.
Ex: The following example will illustrate how the SCI CD Edition can be used to do a title word search.
búsqueda por rangos
(n.)=range searching ; ranged search.
Ex: Range searching: other operators permit the selection of documents meeting certain criteria. Ex: When you encounter the 300 term limit, perform multiple ranged searches that each retrieve fewer terms and then OR the results together.
búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres
(n.)=character-string search.
Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search which is a serial search on part of the file.
búsqueda por términos ponderados
(n.)=weighted term search.
Ex: The first takes the list of search terms, which the user is asked to rank in order of importance, and uses them as the basis of a weighted term search producing output in ranked order.
búsqueda repetitiva
(n.)=iterative search.
Ex: This kind of search done by the librarian on behalf of the user and which consequently is modified not continuously but at intervals may be described as iterative search.
búsqueda retrospectiva
=retrospective search ; retrospective searching.
Ex: Batch mode can be used to conduct retrospective searches but has generally been superseded by online searching in this application. Ex: In this sense, a title-based arrangement is attuned to the requirements of retrospective searching.
búsqueda rápida
(n.)=scanning.
Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
búsqueda simple
(n.)=simple search.
Ex: It also provides an interface capable of both simple and advanced searches.
búsqueda simultánea en varios ficheros
(n.)=cross-searching [cross searching].
Ex: Cross searching of files are necessary as patents are written in generic terms making it difficult to determine specific commercial products.
búsqueda simultánea en varios sitios
(n.)=cross-search [cross search].
Ex: The latter is preferable as: it contains the results of cross searches in different databases.
búsqueda tabú
(n.)=tabu search.
Ex: Tabu search has emerged as a new, highly efficient, search paradigm for efficiently finding high quality solutions to combinatorial optimization problems.
búsqueda truncada
(n.)=truncated search.
Ex: Truncated searches obtain all significant word beginning with a given character string.
búsqueda y recuperación de imágenes
(n.)=image matching.
Ex: Image matching has been a central research topic in computer vision over the last decades.
búsqueda y rescate
(n.)=search and rescue (SAR).
Ex: Canada's search and rescue (SAR) services are facing increased pressure from changes in tourism, technology, industry and lifestyles.
búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres
=text-string searching.
Ex: Truncation and text-string searching: truncation and the ability to search on word strings or character strings are available in almost all computerized postcoordinate indexing environments.
cabal
(adj.)=upright.
Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.
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* en + Posesivo + cabales=in + Posesivo + right mind ; right-minded ; mentally fit.
* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal=of (a) sound mind.
* no estar en + Posesivo + cabales=insane.

cabalgador
(n.)=horseman [horsemen, -pl.].
Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.

cabalgar
(v.)=ride ; ride + a horse.
Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.
Ex: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies.
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* cabalgar a medio galope=canter.
* cabalgar sobre las olas=ride + the waves.
* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer=ride off into + the sunset.

cabalgar a medio galope
(v.)=canter.
Ex: Generally, you can tell if the horse is balanced by recognizing whether it moves with ease while cantering.
cabalgar sobre las olas
(v.)=ride + the waves.
Ex: Enjoy this article by Takara about how to deal with what life hands you like riding the waves on a surfboard.
cabalgata
(n.)=pageant ; cavalcade.
Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
Ex: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
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* cabalgata motorizada=cavalcade.

cabalgata motorizada
(n.)=cavalcade.
Ex: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
caballa
(n.)=mackerel.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.

caballaje
(n.)=horsepower.
Ex: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.

caballar
(adj.)=equine.
Ex: The book contains the following chapters: practical horse nutrition; equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; and identification, selection, and marketing horses.

caballeresco
(adj.)=chivalric ; gentlemanly ; chivalrous.
Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.
Ex: The business of supplying books to libraries has encouraged a gentlemanly and ethical relationship between the different suppliers.
Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.
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* romance caballeresco=chivalric romance.

caballeriza
(n.)=riding-stable ; stable ; stud ; mews ; livery ; livery stable ; livery yard ; stall.
Ex: The present library, opened in 1988, was adapted from a former riding-stable.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: There were no significant differences between riding schools and studs.
Ex: His mews had been built in 1872 and is now converted into five mews cottages.
Ex: Click on the map to find where the approved liveries are in your region and then select the county(s) required.
Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
Ex: The van was arriving, so he told the stable boys to return the steeds to their stalls and be ready for new steeds being delivered.

caballero
(n.)=gentleman [gentlemen, -pl.] ; gallant ; knight ; gent.
Ex: These were gentlemen whose forebears had upset Elizabeth I by encouraging the people to think a little too much for themselves and who proved very difficult to control.
Ex: Information scientists may, therefore, be divided into bibliometricians, retrievalists, and a growing number of gallants who are both.
Ex: Selected volumes documenting the earliest history of the Knights were examined from a conservation and analytical point of view.
Ex: For the ladies there are two toilets and two hand basins; for the gents, one toilet, two urinals and one hand basin.
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* caballero andante=knight errant.
* caballero blanco=white knight ; knight in shining armour.
* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el=Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.
* caballero medieval=mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA].
* como todo un caballero=sportingly.
* comportarse como todo un caballero=take + the high road ; take + the high ground.
* impropio de un caballero=ungentlemanlike.
* peluquería de caballeros=barber's shop ; barbershop.
* poderoso caballero es Don Dinero=money makes the world go (a)round ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* poderoso caballero es Don Dionero=money talks (for itself).
* propio de un caballero=gentlemanlike.

caballero andante
(n.)=knight errant.
Ex: The writer explores the mobility of the knight errant in England and Normandy in the 12th century.
caballero blanco
=white knight ; knight in shining armour.
Ex: He was seen as the white knight who saved the school by transforming it from 'the armpit of the district' to a good school. Ex: The article is entitled 'Virtual libraries in Africa: a dream, or a knight in shining armour'.
caballero medieval
(n.)=mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA].
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
caballerosamente
=cavalierly.
Ex: The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.

caballerosidad
(n.)=chivalry.
Ex: I think perhaps a return to that age of chivalry might solve many of the problems of sexist headings.

caballeroso
(adj.)=cavalier ; gentlemanly ; chivalrous ; gentlemanlike.
Ex: Special schemes have the advantage that subjects not forming part of the core can be treated in a fairly cavalier fashion, since their importance is likely to be far less than that of core material.
Ex: The business of supplying books to libraries has encouraged a gentlemanly and ethical relationship between the different suppliers.
Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.
Ex: Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
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* poco caballeroso=ungentlemanlike.

caballería
(n.)=chivalry ; cavalry.
Ex: Indeed the 'rediscovery' of chivalry by Sir Walter Scott in the early nineteenth century was a middle class discovery.
Ex: The article 'cavalry to the rescue' describes how a library experimented with the use of temporary employees for the purpose of shelving and shelf reading.
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* escuadrón de caballería=cavalry squadron.
* novela de caballería=chivalric romance ; chivalric novel.
* orden de caballería=knighthood.
* soldado de caballería=cavalryman [cavalrymen, -pl.].

caballete
(n.)=easel ; trestle.
Ex: If the pieces cannot be named concisely, add 'various pieces' and optionally give the details of the pieces in a note; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) - Note: Contains 1 small stage and 1 easel.
Ex: The earliest frames seem to have been no more than a pair of trestles on which the large case of the single lay was placed.
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* caballete de la barra=bar-catch.

caballete de la barra
(n.)=bar-catch.
Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.
caballista
(n.)=equestrian ; horseman [horsemen, -pl.].
Ex: Many Missourians have distinguished themselves as award-winning equestrians.
Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.

caballito
(n.)=wheelie.
Ex: Wheelies are done on a wheelie simulator with an actual motorcycle that is bolted down at the rear axle so it is completely safe for the rider.
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* caballito balancín=rocking horse.
* caballito de juguete=hobby-horse.
* caballito del diablo=dragonfly.
* caballito de mar=seahorse.
* hacer el caballito=do + a wheelie.

caballito balancín
(n.)=rocking horse.
Ex: Dolls' houses and their contents are also discussed, and there are chapters on rocking horses and baby carriages.
caballito de juguete
(n.)=hobby-horse.
Ex: Then he came upon a hobby-horse that had a pony head with a beautiful purple mane on a white wooden stick.
caballito de mar
(n.)=seahorse.
Ex: Everyone knows the correct way to hold a seahorse from behind is by its hackles.
caballito del diablo
(n.)=dragonfly.
Ex: In this way, dragonflies are captured alive and unhurt.
caballo
(n.)=horse.
Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
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* a caballo=on horseback ; astride.
* a caballo entre=astride... and... ; midway between.
* a caballo entre... y...=half way between... and....
* a caballo regalado no le mires el diente=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente=never look a gift horse in the mouth.
* a mata caballo=in a hurry ; hurried ; hurriedly ; helter-skelter.
* andar a caballo entre ... y=tread + the line between ... and.
* aperos del caballo=horse tack.
* arte de herrar caballos=farriery.
* caballo capón=gelding.
* caballo de batalla=uphill struggle ; hobby-horse ; war horse ; charger.
* caballo de batalla medieval=destrier.
* caballo de carga=shire horse ; Shire.
* caballo de carreras=racehorse [race horse].
* caballo desbocado=runaway horse ; out-of-control horse.
* caballo descontrolado=runaway horse ; out-of-control horse.
* caballo de tiro=carthorse.
* Caballo de Troya=Trojan horse ; Trojan Horse.
* caballo percherón=shire horse ; Shire.
* carreras de caballos=horse-racing.
* cochecito de caballos=runabout.
* coche de caballos=horse and buggy ; buggy ; victoria.
* coche sin caballos=horseless carriage automobile ; horseless carriage.
* cola de caballo=ponytail.
* como caballo desbocado=hastily ; rashly.
* criadero de caballos=stud.
* de caballo=huge ; humongous [humungous] ; massive ; gianormous.
* desfile de caballos=cavalcade.
* esplón del caballo=fetlock.
* estar a caballo entre=stand + midway between ; straddle (between).
* estar a caballo entre ... y ...=lie + midway between ... and ... ; tread + a fine line between ... and ; tread + a delicate line between ... and.
* montar a caballo=horseback riding ; horse riding ; ride + a horse.
* pelo de caballo=horsehair.
* preparador de caballos de carreras=racehorse trainer.
* subirse a un caballo=mount + a horse.
* tirado por caballos=horse-drawn.

caballo capón
(n.)=gelding.
Ex: If you own a male horse -- stallion or gelding -- you'll probably need to clean his sheath periodically.
caballo de Troya
(n.)=Trojan horse ; Trojan Horse.
Ex: The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and Worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause. Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.
caballo de batalla
(n.)=uphill struggle ; hobby-horse ; war horse ; charger.
Ex: While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them. Ex: They then lambasted her for interrupting the president and riding her hobby-horse of war and peace. Ex: The destrier is the most well-known war horse of the medieval era carrying carried knights in battles, tournaments, and jousts. Ex: For example, the chargers were used for warfare and the carthorses were used for pulling carts.
caballo de batalla medieval
(n.)=destrier.
Ex: The destrier is the most well-known war horse of the medieval era carrying carried knights in battles, tournaments, and jousts.
caballo de carga
(n.)=shire horse ; Shire.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. Ex: The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined.
caballo de carreras
(n.)=racehorse [race horse].
Ex: When it comes to racehorses, males get all of the attention.
caballo de tiro
(n.)=carthorse.
Ex: For example, the chargers were used for warfare and the carthorses were used for pulling carts.
caballo desbocado
(n.)=runaway horse ; out-of-control horse.
Ex: Most of the methods proposed for stopping a runaway horse put you in more danger than you will be in if you just ride the horse until he tires. Ex: At least two people were injured by two out-of-control horses about 3 p.m. Saturday .
caballo descontrolado
(n.)=runaway horse ; out-of-control horse.
Ex: Most of the methods proposed for stopping a runaway horse put you in more danger than you will be in if you just ride the horse until he tires. Ex: At least two people were injured by two out-of-control horses about 3 p.m. Saturday .
caballo percherón
(n.)=shire horse ; Shire.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses. Ex: The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined.
cabaretera
(n.)=cocktail waitress.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.

cabaré
(n.)=cabaret.
Ex: Theatres, cafés, cabarets, bars, bordellos, carnival fairs and the gutter. were the places where the artist found his subject matter.

cabaña
(n.)=cottage ; cabin ; hut ; lodge ; rondavel ; shack ; log house.
Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
Ex: Stopping a few miles north of where the Lewark meets the great Modoc River in what is now called the American midwest, they constructed a humble cabin and began trading with river men and friendly Indians.
Ex: Robinson Crusoe kept his books in a hut which seems quite unsatisfactory in view of the tropical climate of the island.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night.
Ex: Accommodation comprises 200 fully equipped, self-catering rondavels with own bathroom, kitchen and braai facilities.
Ex: In another survey which examined the information needs of residents of new black urban communities, townships and shack settlements identified problems associated with the labor market and transport.
Ex: In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life.
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* cabaña de cazadores=hunting-lodge.
* cabaña de madera=log cabin ; wood cabin.
* cabaña de troncos de madera=log cabin ; wood cabin.

cabaña de cazadores
(n.)=hunting-lodge.
Ex: A detailed description is given of shelving used in the new premises of the International Youth Library, a restored hunting-lodge in Munich.
cabaña de madera
(n.)=log cabin ; wood cabin.
Ex: Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness. Ex: The tent looked even more suited to the countryside than those wood cabins.
cabaña de troncos de madera
(n.)=log cabin ; wood cabin.
Ex: Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness. Ex: The tent looked even more suited to the countryside than those wood cabins.
cabe
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* según cabe suponer=presumably.

cabecear
(v.)=doze off ; nod off.
Ex: 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.
Ex: Nodding off at the wheel accounts for around 20 per cent of accidents .

cabecera repetida
(n.)=running head ; running headline.
Ex: These elements can be in the top margin (as a 'running head') or in the bottom margin as a 'running foot' or footline. Ex: It is also worth remembering that the author's name or initials may be found in the body of the book and that the title may be used for running headlines.
cabecera^1
(n.)=head ; label ; leader ; masthead [mast-head] ; record label.
Nota: Grupo de caracteres alfanuméricos que aparecen al principio de un registro automatizado con información sobre el contenido del mismo.
Ex: The running title is the title, or abbreviated title, of the book repeated at the head of each page or at the head of the versos.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
Ex: Leader fields contain coded information required at the beginning of all MARC records.
Ex: The masthead is the statement of title, ownership, editors, etc., of a newspaper or periodical.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
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* cabecera repetida=running head ; running headline.
* campo de cabecera=leader field.
* título de cabecera=caption title.

cabecera^2
(n.)=head ; headboard.
Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.
Ex: Selling Twin Size Bed - Mattress and Headboard - 3 years old - Good condition - Pickup only.
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* médico de cabecera=general practitioner (GP) ; family practitioner ; family doctor ; primary care physician ; primary care doctor ; primary care provider.

cabecera^3
(n.)=headwaters.
Nota: De un río.
Ex: Minneapolis, the first great metropolis at the headwaters of this life-giving waterway, will be the perfect site for the 2004 MCN conference.

cabecero
(n.)=headboard.
Ex: Selling Twin Size Bed - Mattress and Headboard - 3 years old - Good condition - Pickup only.

cabecilla
(n.)=kingpin ; standard-bearer ; ringleader ; leader of the pack ; leader.
Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
Ex: He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.
Ex: She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky.
Ex: She has been telling him that he is a beta male, a subordinate figure, and must learn to become an alpha male, or leader of the pack, before the public can accept him as President.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
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* cabecilla de la banda=leader of the pack.

cabecilla de la banda
(n.)=leader of the pack.
Ex: She has been telling him that he is a beta male, a subordinate figure, and must learn to become an alpha male, or leader of the pack, before the public can accept him as President.
cabellera
(n.)=scalp.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
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* arrancar la cabellera a Alguien=scalp.

cabello
(n.)=hair.
Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
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* alisador del cabello=straightener ; hair straightener.
* arreglar el cabello=do + Posesivo + hair.
* cabello de ángel=angelica.
* cabello lacio=straight hair ; limp hair.
* cabello liso=straight hair ; limp hair.
* cabello rubio=fair hair.
* champú para el cabello=hair shampoo.
* lavado de cabello=shampooing.
* mechón de cabello=tuft of hair.

cabello de ángel
(n.)=angelica.
Ex: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
cabello lacio
(n.)=straight hair ; limp hair.
Ex: Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants. Ex: It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.
cabello liso
(n.)=straight hair ; limp hair.
Ex: Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants. Ex: It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.
cabello rubio
(n.)=fair hair.
Ex: I have very fair hair on my upper lip and it has never bothered me much, but the other day i decided to pluck it.
cabelludo
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* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien=scalp.

caber
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* caber en=fit in/into.
* caber en la cabeza=get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around.
* como cabe esperar=unsurprisingly ; as one might expect ; as expected ; true to form.
* como cabía esperar=as expected ; true to form.
* como cabría esperar=as might be expected ; as one might expect.
* como cabría suponer=as might be expected.
* dentro de lo que cabe=under the circumstances ; all in all.
* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco=what holds a lot will hold a little.
* no caber duda (de que)=there + be + no question (that).
* no caber en sí de alegría=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* no caber ni un alfiler=no room to swing a cat.
* que no quepa la menor duda=make no mistake.
* según cabe presumir=presumably.
* según cabe suponer=supposedly ; allegedly.

caber en
(v.)=fit in/into.
Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.
caber en la cabeza
(v.)=get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around.
Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way. Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.
cabestrante
(n.)=winch ; capstan.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

cabestrillo
(n.)=halter.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.

cabestro
(n.)=halter.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.

cabeza
(n.)=head ; knocker.
Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
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* abrirse la cabeza=smash + Posesivo + head ; smash + Posesivo + head open.
* águila de cabeza blanca=bald eagle.
* a la cabeza de=in the forefront of/in.
* andar con la cabeza en las nubes=walk (a)round with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* apostarse la cabeza=bet + Posesivo + life.
* asentimiento con la cabeza=head-nod [head nod] ; nodding assent ; nod.
* asentir con la cabeza=nod ; nod + assent ; concur with + an assenting nod ; agree with + a nod.
* asomar la cabeza=poke + Posesivo + head ; pop + Posesivo + head.
* bajar la cabeza ante=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
* caber en la cabeza=get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around.
* cabeza de ajo=head of garlic ; bulb of garlic.
* cabeza de chorlito=scatterbrain ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; empty-headed ; bonehead ; birdbrain ; nong ; ning-nong.
* cabeza de familia=head of the household ; householder ; head of the family.
* cabeza de impresión=print head.
* cabeza de la manada=leader of the pack.
* cabeza de lanza=spearhead.
* cabeza de lectura=scanning head.
* cabeza de línea=railhead.
* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente=bobble head.
* cabeza de playa=beachhead.
* cabeza de puente=bridgehead.
* cabeza de puente aéreo=airhead.
* cabeza de semillas=seed head.
* cabeza de serrín=ditz ; dits ; airhead ; airheaded.
* cabeza de turco=patsy ; scapegoat ; whipping boy.
* cabeza dura=pigheaded.
* cabeza fría=cool head.
* cabeza hueca=empty-headed ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; bonehead ; nong ; ning-nong ; pumpkin head.
* cabeza lectora=read head ; reading head.
* cabeza lectora de disco=disc reading head.
* cabeza llena de pájaros=head in the clouds.
* cabeza nuclear=warhead.
* cabeza + rodar=head + roll.
* caer de cabeza=go over + Posesivo + head.
* calabaza vaciada en forma de cabeza=pumpkin head.
* cigüeña de cabeza pelada=wood stork.
* cogerse la cabeza con las manos=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
* con la cabeza descubierta=bareheaded.
* con la cabeza en las nubes=ditzy ; ditsy .
* con la cabeza entre las manos=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
* con la cabeza llena de pájaros=with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* cortar la cabeza=behead.
* Cuidado con la cabeza=Mind your head.
* dar quebraderos de cabeza=give + headaches.
* declarar la guerra a muerte a=declare + open season on.
* de la cabeza a los pies=from head to foot ; from head to toe ; from nose to tail.
* del tamaño de la cabeza de un alfiler=pin-head sized.
* de pies a cabeza=from head to toe ; from head to foot ; nose to tail ; from nose to tail ; through and through.
* desde la cabeza hasta los pies=from head to toe.
* desde la cabeza hasta los pies=head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* destornillador de cabeza plana=flathead screwdriver.
* dolor de cabeza=headache.
* dolor de cabeza espantoso=splitting headache.
* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* en + Posesivo + cabeza=on + Posesivo + mind ; in + Posesivo + (own) mind.
* entrar en la cabeza=get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around ; get it into + Posesivo + head.
* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
* estar tocado de la cabeza=be soft in the head.
* golpearse la cabeza=bonk + Posesivo + head.
* herida en la cabeza=head injury.
* ir a la cabeza=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* irse la cabeza=go + bananas.
* írsele la cabeza=go off + Posesivo + head.
* jugarse la cabeza=bet + Posesivo + life.
* lanzarse de cabeza=jump in with + both feet.
* lavarse la cabeza=wash + Posesive + hair ; shampoo + Posesivo + hair.
* lesión en la cabeza=head injury.
* levantar la cabeza=cock + Posesivo + head ; raise + Posesivo + head.
* liarse la manta a la cabeza=jump in + head first ; jump in at + the deep end ; throw + caution to the wind.
* mantener la cabeza=keep + Posesivo + head ; keep + Posesivo + head together.
* mantener la cabeza alta=hold + Posesivo + head high.
* mantener la cabeza erguida=keep + Posesivo + head held high.
* mantener la cabeza fría=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* mantenerse a la cabeza=stay + ahead of the pack.
* más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león=better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.
* meter en la cabeza=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* mover la cabeza=shake + Posesivo + head.
* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo=bob.
* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás=jerk + head.
* no dejar títere con cabeza=turn + everything upside down.
* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
* no perder la cabeza=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza=can't get it out of my mind.
* no tener ni pies ni cabeza=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of ; be pointless ; make + no sense at all ; make + no sense whatsoever.
* operación de cabeza=head surgery.
* pasar por encima de la cabeza=go over + Posesivo + head.
* pasar por la cabeza=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
* pedir la cabeza de Alguien=bay for + Posesivo + blood.
* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de Uno=thought + run through + Posesivo + head.
* perder la cabeza=lose + Posesivo + mind ; lose + Posesivo + head ; lose + Posesivo + marbles ; go + bonkers ; fly off + the handle ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go out of + Posesivo + mind ; go + soft in the head ; go (a)round + the bend ; go + mad ; flip + Posesivo + lid.
* piojo de la cabeza=head louse.
* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de=put + Nombre + ahead in.
* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien=put + a price on + Posesivo + head.
* por cabeza=per person.
* quebradero de cabeza=headache.
* rascarse la cabeza=scratch + Posesivo + head.
* reventarse la cabeza=smash + Posesivo + head.
* romperse la cabeza=puzzle + Reflexivo ; scratch + Posesivo + head ; rack + Posesivo + brains.
* sentar la cabeza=settle down.
* señal con la cabeza=nod.
* sin cabeza=headless ; decapitated.
* sin pies ni cabeza=without rhyme or reason.
* situarse a la cabeza=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* subírsele a la cabeza=go to + Posesivo + head.
* subírsele los humos a la cabeza=get + too big for + Posesivo + boots ; get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots.
* tener la cabeza llena de serrín=be soft in the head.
* tener serrín en la cabeza=be soft in the head.
* tirarse de cabeza=jump in + head first ; dive in ; dive + head-first.
* traer de cabeza=drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend ; drive + Alguien + crazy ; drive + Alguien + insane ; drive + Alguien + mad ; drive + Alguien + nuts ; drive + Alguien + potty ; drive + Alguien + to despair ; drive + Alguien + up a wall ; drive + Alguien + dotty.
* volver a ponerse a la cabeza=regain + the lead.
* volver la cabeza=turn + Posesivo + head.
* volver la cabeza para mirar=rubberneck.

cabeza + rodar
(n.)=head + roll.
Ex: He is quick to spot 'deadwood' among administrative officers, and has no qualms about recommending whose 'head should roll'.
cabeza de ajo
(n.)=head of garlic ; bulb of garlic.
Ex: In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min. Ex: Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen have been found bulbs of garlic probably left there in order to keep away evil ghosts.
cabeza de chorlito
(n.)=scatterbrain ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; empty-headed ; bonehead ; birdbrain ; nong ; ning-nong.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away. Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad. Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad. Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help. Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly. Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs. Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels. Ex: Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill. Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'. Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication. Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork. Ex: Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself.
cabeza de familia
(n.)=head of the household ; householder ; head of the family.
Ex: This Act challenges programs that have different retirement requirements for men and women, different rules for the 'head of the household' or 'principal wage earner'. Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely. Ex: Leon Kalipay, as the head of the family, was very provident but at the same time very stern and always had the final say in different matters.
cabeza de impresión
(n.)=print head.
Ex: The impact dot matrix uses a print head of needles which are independently controlled to strike a ribbon onto paper.
cabeza de la manada
(n.)=leader of the pack.
Ex: To reclaim your rightful place as leader of the pack, you must teach your dog how to be a subordinate, not an equal.
cabeza de lanza
(n.)=spearhead.
Ex: The article carries the title 'HDTV as a spearhead of European industrial policy'.
cabeza de lectura
(n.)=scanning head.
Ex: The cartridge moves horizontally back and forth across a document and a scanning head digitises the document.
cabeza de línea
(n.)=railhead.
Ex: It wasn't long before the idea of a railhead was the talk of the town.
cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente
(n.)=bobble head.
Ex: These trophies have bobble head figures mounted on base and when moved the head bobbles back and forth.
cabeza de playa
(n.)=beachhead.
Ex: The men of the 6th Armored Infantry secured the beachhead without opposition.
cabeza de puente
(n.)=bridgehead.
Ex: With its centres of strength in Leipzig and Frankfurt, Deutsche Bibliothek is now prepared to serve as a bridgehead between East and West.
cabeza de puente aéreo
(n.)=airhead.
Ex: Of particular historical interest are the many airheads established by the German Army in their war with Russia in 1941-1945.
cabeza de semillas
(n.)=seed head.
Ex: Collect the seed heads when they are turning brown by cutting them from the plants and drying them on a tray made of very fine wire mesh.
cabeza de serrín
(adj.)=ditz ; dits ; airhead ; airheaded.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad. Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help. Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs. Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
cabeza de turco
(n.)=patsy ; scapegoat ; whipping boy.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable. Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'. Ex: The coal industry has become the 'whipping boy' of environmentalists who fail to come up with realistic alternatives for energy.
cabeza dura
(adj.)=pigheaded.
Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
cabeza fría
(n.)=cool head.
Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
cabeza hueca
(n.)=empty-headed ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; bonehead ; nong ; ning-nong ; pumpkin head.
Ex: Republicans are so empty-headed, they wouldn't make a good landfill. Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad. Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad. Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help. Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly. Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs. Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels. Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'. Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork. Ex: Thanks to those who do this for ning-nongs like myself. Ex: He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
cabeza lectora
(n.)=read head ; reading head.
Ex: The two windows in the base plate of the scanner help move the read head accurately across the bar codes. Ex: It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.
cabeza lectora de disco
(n.)=disc reading head.
Ex: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained.
cabeza llena de pájaros
(n.)=head in the clouds.
Ex: The title of the conference was 'Head in the clouds, feet on the ground: serials vision and common sense'.
cabeza nuclear
(n.)=warhead.
Ex: Both countries feared that one would target the other with atomic warheads placed on missiles.
cabezada^1
(n.)=kip ; catnap ; power nap.
Nota: Usado para referirse a una siesta que ayuda a recuperar energías.
Ex: They swam in the shallow waters and had a kip in the shadows cast by the trees along the riverbank, waiting for the heat to dissipate.
Ex: Catnaps are a great way to catch up on lost sleep or to refresh ourselves.
Ex: Recent research also demonstrates that power naps can boost productivity.
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* echarse una cabezada=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks.

cabezada^2
(n.)=headband.
Nota: En encuadernación antigua, tira ornamental de seda o algodón cosida o pegada en los extremos superior e inferior del lomo.
Ex: In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut.

cabezadita
(n.)=power nap ; catnap ; kip ; snooze ; doze.
Ex: Recent research also demonstrates that power naps can boost productivity.
Ex: Catnaps are a great way to catch up on lost sleep or to refresh ourselves.
Ex: They swam in the shallow waters and had a kip in the shadows cast by the trees along the riverbank, waiting for the heat to dissipate.
Ex: If you are trying to commit something to memory, take a nap -- even a short daytime snooze could help you learn.
Ex: Then, one foggy afternoon, waking after a doze, with a cold cigar in his mouth, Jack Herring noticed he was not the only occupant of the smoking room.
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* dar una cabezadita=catching 10 ; nap ; napping.
* echarse una cabezadita=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks ; snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
* echarse una cabezadita, echarse=have + a kip.

cabezal^1
(n.)=head.
Nota: En tecnología de la información, dispositivo que graba y lee del disco.
Ex: In most disk drive systems, the heads move from one location to another to service those requests.

cabezal^2
(n.)=headboard.
Ex: Selling Twin Size Bed - Mattress and Headboard - 3 years old - Good condition - Pickup only.

cabezazo
(n.)=headbutt.
Ex: If you find yourself face-to-face with an attacker, quite often, his nose will be an easy target for a headbutt.
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* darse un cabezazo=bonk + Posesivo + head.
* dar un cabezazo=headbutt.

cabezón
(adj.)=self-opinionated ; stubborn ; pigheaded ; self-willed.
Ex: You are an overwhelming, self-opinionated bore who cannot abide the thought that other people may not share your views.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

cabida
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* dar cabida a=accommodate ; include ; hold ; take ; make + room (for) ; leave + room for ; leave + room for.
* dar cabida al crecimiento=accommodate + growth.
* tener cabida para=hold ; accommodate ; include ; take.

cabildo
(n.)=chapter.
Ex: This is a biography of Canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.

cabina
(n.)=booth ; carrel ; cockpit ; cabin ; cab.
Ex: Equipment used may be complex and headphones or sound proof booths are necessary = El equipo usado puede ser complejo y se necesitan auriculares o cabinas insonorizadas.
Ex: Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.
Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.
Ex: The owner of the tool shed was inside when the storm hit -- he hid in his tractor cab and came out unscathed.
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* cabina del piloto=aircraft cockpit.
* cabina de peaje=tollbooth [toll booth].
* cabina de teléfonos=public call box ; telephone booth ; telephone box ; call-box [callbox].
* cabina telefónica=telephone booth ; telephone box ; public call box ; call-box [callbox].
* personal de cabina=cabin crew.
* tripulación de cabina=cabin crew.
* videocabina=video booth.

cabina de peaje
(n.)=tollbooth [toll booth].
Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
cabina de teléfonos
(n.)=public call box ; telephone booth ; telephone box ; call-box [callbox].
Ex: The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed. Ex: The early telephone booths were manufactured from wood with ornate trim and design. Ex: The handset in the telephone box has been smashed for several weeks now and not mended. Ex: Each overpass has a call-box near each end.
cabina del piloto
(n.)=aircraft cockpit.
Ex: For example, in pilot training the computer can reproduce visually a complete aircraft cockpit and present various flight conditions.
cabina telefónica
(n.)=telephone booth ; telephone box ; public call box ; call-box [callbox].
Ex: The early telephone booths were manufactured from wood with ornate trim and design. Ex: The handset in the telephone box has been smashed for several weeks now and not mended. Ex: The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed. Ex: Each overpass has a call-box near each end.
cabizbajo
(adj.)=glum ; dispirited ; dejected ; depressed ; downcast.
Ex: Children no less than adults are subject to fits of boredom, to times when they feel glum or restless when everything they usually enjoy lacks attraction, purpose or pleasure.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.

cable
(n.)=cable ; cord ; wire ; flex.
Ex: The OCLC Europe network is connected to the OCLC computer system in the US by a dedicated link via an undersea cable.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
Ex: This type of flex should never be repaired or joined by using insulating tape .
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* arrancar con cables=jump-start [jump start].
* arranque con cables=jump-starting [jumpstarting].
* cable coaxial=coaxial cabling ; coaxial cable.
* cable con corriente=live wire.
* cable de acero=wire rope.
* cable de detonación=tripwire.
* cable de fibra óptica=optical fibre cable ; fibre optic cable.
* cable de pelos=stranded wire.
* cable de remolque=towline ; towrope.
* cable de telecomunicaciones=telecommunications cable.
* cable de teléfono=phone cord.
* cable de tracción=tripwire.
* cable eléctrico=power cable ; power line.
* cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial=hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).
* cable metálico=wire rope.
* cable óptico=optical cable.
* cable plano=flat wire.
* cables=cabling.
* cable submarino=undersea cable.
* compañía de televisión por cable=cable company.
* con cable=corded.
* conectado por cable=wired-up ; hardwired [hard wired] ; wired ; wireline.
* conexión de cables=wiring.
* noticia por cable=newswire.
* noticias por cable=cable news.
* por cable=wireline ; corded.
* red por cable=cable network.
* sin cables=wireless.
* sistema de cables eléctricos=electrical wiring.
* televisión por cable=cable television (CATV) ; CATV (cable television) ; cable TV.

cable coaxial
(n.)=coaxial cabling ; coaxial cable.
Ex: In a new library building external aerial or aerials and coaxial cabling should be provided for. Ex: The bandwidth an optical cable is greater than that of a metal coaxial cable.
cable con corriente
(n.)=live wire.
Ex: They have launched a campaign to encourage people to report cases of unattended live wires in the city.
cable de acero
(n.)=wire rope.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
cable de detonación
(n.)=tripwire.
Ex: This paper describes methods for detection of tripwires using an image processing algorithm .
cable de fibra óptica
(n.)=optical fibre cable ; fibre optic cable.
Ex: The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances. Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.
cable de pelos
(n.)=stranded wire.
Ex: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.
cable de remolque
(n.)=towline ; towrope.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear!. Ex: A knot in the towrope will probably reduce the rope strength by about 35-40% and markedly increase abrasion.
cable de telecomunicaciones
(n.)=telecommunications cable.
Ex: A network of power and telecommunications cables have to be located around the library in a flexible manner.
cable de teléfono
=phone cord.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Five libraries, one 50 foot phone cord and a whole lot of chutzpah'.
cable de tracción
(n.)=tripwire.
Ex: This paper describes methods for detection of tripwires using an image processing algorithm .
cable eléctrico
(n.)=power cable ; power line.
Ex: A network of power and telecommunications cables have to be located around the library in a flexible manner. Ex: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.
cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial
(n.)=hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).
Ex: This article briefly describes some of the common characteristics of the Hybrid Fibre Coax (HFC) operation as presented by several standards bodies = Este artículo describe brevemente algunas de las características comunes del funcionamiento del cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial según varias agencias de normalización.
cable metálico
(n.)=wire rope.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
cable plano
(n.)=flat wire.
Ex: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.
cable submarino
(n.)=undersea cable.
Ex: The OCLC Europe network is connected to the OCLC computer system in the US by a dedicated link via an undersea cable.
cable óptico
(n.)=optical cable.
Ex: The bandwidth an optical cable is greater than that of a metal coaxial cable.
cableado
(n.)=cabling ; wiring system ; wiring.
Ex: Cabling and ducting present a major problem in the planning of a library building.
Ex: It was then found that the backup plan could not be implemented without costly and lengthy modification of the wiring system in the building.
Ex: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.
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* cableado eléctrico=electrical cabling.
* esquema del cableado eléctrico=wiring diagram.
* sistema de cableado=wiring system.

cableado eléctrico
=electrical cabling.
Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing.
cablear
(v.)=wire.
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.

cables
(n.)=cabling.
Ex: Cabling and ducting present a major problem in the planning of a library building.
cabo primero
(n.)=lance corporal.
Ex: Another effect of unification was to delete the appointments of lance corporal and lance sergeant (a corporal holding the acting rank of sergeant).
cabo suelto
(n.)=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
Ex: The current round of negotiations will leave much unfinished business to be carried over to subsequent rounds. Ex: This is further evidence of their sincere desire to clear up any unresolved matters and safeguard against similar issues in the future.
cabo^1
(n.)=end.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
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* al fin y al cabo=in the end ; after all ; all in all ; after all is said and done ; when all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
* atar cabos=put two and two together.
* atar cabos sueltos=put two and two together.
* atar los cabos sueltos=tie up + all the loose ends.
* cabos sueltos=loose ends.
* cabo suelto=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
* conocer Algo de cabo a rabo=know + Nombre + inside-out.
* de cabo a rabo=lock, stock and barrel ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; through and through.
* encargado de llevar a cabo=implementor [implementer].
* leer de cabo a rabo=read + from cover to cover.
* llevar a cabo=accomplish ; carry out ; conduct ; execute ; go about ; implement ; proceed ; effect ; realise [realize, -USA] ; transact ; carry through ; press forward (with).
* llevar a cabo actividades=conduct + business.
* llevar a cabo una acción=effect + execution.
* llevar a cabo una actividad=conduct + activity.
* llevar a cabo una actuación común=make + a concerted effort.
* llevar a cabo una iniciativa=take + initiative.
* llevar a cabo una misión=accomplish + mission.
* llevar a cabo una orden=execute + command.
* llevar a cabo una redada=swoop.
* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados=execute + steps.
* llevar a cabo un atraco=pull off + heist.
* llevar a cabo un proyecto=carry out + project ; undertake + project ; develop + project.
* llevar a cabo un robo=execute + theft ; pull off + heist.
* no dejar ni un cabo suelto=tie up + all the loose ends.

cabo^2
(n.)=cape ; headland.
Ex: Some gazetteers include entries for rivers, capes and other geographical features.
Ex: The shore is sandy and clayish, without any headlands, bays, or islands.
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* Cabo Cañaveral=Cape Canaveral.
* Cabo Verde=Cape Verde.
* Ciudad del Cabo=Cape Town.
* Islas de Cabo Verde=Cape Verde Islands.
* República de Cabo Verde=Cape Verde.
* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde=Cape Verde Islands.

cabo^3
(n.)=corporal.
Ex: Another effect of unification was to delete the appointments of lance corporal and lance sergeant (a corporal holding the acting rank of sergeant).
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* cabo primero=lance corporal.

cabos sueltos
=loose ends.
Ex: Some librarians feel compelled to decide arbitrarily certain matters so as to avoid 'loose ends'.
cabotaje
(n.)=coastal traffic ; cabotage.
Ex: Coastal traffic is down by 5% since 2006.
Ex: Within the EU, such cabotage operations are only legal if they are conducted on a temporary basis.

cabra
(n.)=goat.
Ex: If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats.
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* cabra hembra=nanny-goat ; she-goat.
* cabra macho=billy-goat ; he-goat.
* cabra montés=mountain goat.
* como una cabra=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; crazy ; daft ; batty .
* estar como una cabra=be a real nutter ; be off + Posesivo + head ; be nuts ; be crackers.
* loco como una cabra=raving lunatic.
* más perdido que una cabra en un garaje=as lost as Hogan's goat.
* piel de cabra=goat ; goatskin.

cabra hembra
(n.)=nanny-goat ; she-goat.
Ex: Results showed that the first colostrum of ewes milked one hour postpartum had significantly more protein than that of nanny-goats. Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.
cabra macho
(n.)=billy-goat ; he-goat.
Ex: A number of Assyrian seals with the images of a man wrestling with a billy-goat and a man wrestling with a mythological winged creature were found in Teishebani. Ex: He demonstrates that the prevailing consensus that the ram and the he-goat are symbols for Persia and Greece is justified.
cabra montés
(n.)=mountain goat.
Ex: The stories are accompanied by learning activities and discussion questions for students and are arranged under the headings of bear, mountain goat and deer, and seal and sea lion.
cabreado
=pissed off ; miffed ; in a mard ; enraged ; in a huff.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.
Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
Ex: She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week.
Ex: This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both.
Ex: She is short with the waiter, always in a huff, and by the time the waiter gets to us, he is upset.
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* sentirse cabreado=feel + annoyed ; feel + angry.

cabreante
(adj.)=infuriating.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.

cabrear
(v.)=rile ; peeve ; enrage ; piss + Nombre + off ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; hit + a hot button.
Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
Ex: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds .
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* cabrearse=throw + a hissy fit ; throw + a fit ; incense ; wax + indignant ; spit + feathers ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + naffed off ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; feel + angry ; feel + annoyed ; see + red.
* cabrearse con Alguien=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).

cabrearse
(v.)=throw + a hissy fit ; throw + a fit ; incense ; wax + indignant ; spit + feathers ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + naffed off ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; feel + angry ; feel + annoyed ; see + red.
Ex: Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered. Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake. Ex: She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call. Ex: To wax indignant about a President's telling lies makes no more sense than to do so about a wrestler's faking falls. Ex: It makes me laugh to think of you poor losers spitting feathers about the government. Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'. Ex: This is the 3rd time he's been sidelined for 3 weeks due to injuries and he's starting to get naffed off. Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on. Ex: Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?. Ex: His arrogance, his assumption of her acute need for him, made her see red and she struggled for self-control.
cabrearse con Alguien
(v.)=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
Ex: The review is incompetent and irresponsible, apparently motivated by a need to vent spleen, and characterized by an amount of ill-feeling out of place in a scholarly journal.
cabreo
(n.)=anger.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
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* en un momento de cabreo=in the heat of the moment.
* sentir cabreo=feel + angry ; feel + annoyed.

cabrero
(n.)=goatherd.
Ex: The teachers move with the annual migration of the goatherds so that the education of the children does not suffer.

cabrestante
(n.)=winch ; capstan.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

cabria
(n.)=hoist ; winch ; capstan.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.

cabrio
(n.)=rafter.
Ex: She screamed as the rafters started to cave in on top of them.

cabriola
(n.)=prance.
Ex: I call each of the cat by name and I can tell by their ears, their tails, and their prances that they recognize their names.
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* hacer cabriolas=prance.

cabriolar
(v.)=prance.
Ex: He immediately started prancing, running ahead excitedly and then back to me.

cabritilla
(n.)=kid.
Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.

cabrito^1
(n.)=kid.
Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.

cabrito^2
(n.)=swine ; pig.
Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

cabronazo
(n.)=scumbag ; fucker ; motherfucker.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: Why are little kids such fuckers? -- my brother seriously needs to learn to grow up.
Ex: Such motherfuckers like you should stay away from my country.

cabrón
(n.)=rotter ; dickhead ; scumbag ; bitchy ; badass ; swine ; pig ; bastard ; bugger ; fucker ; motherfucker.
Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.
Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
Ex: I once thought I saw the light at the end of the tunnel, but it was just the light from a torch of some bastard bringing me more work.
Ex: I will wait until the water recedes a little bit before I try and nail lots of these buggers.
Ex: Why are little kids such fuckers? -- my brother seriously needs to learn to grow up.
Ex: Such motherfuckers like you should stay away from my country.
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* ser un cabrón con=be rotten to.

cabuya
(n.)=agave.
Ex: Watching an agave grow for years and years and then go out with a bang can engender some intense reactions among the gardeners who love them.

caca
(n.)=dung ; poop ; poo(h).
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
Ex: We have tried every type of reward in the book of a poo on the potty or toilet but he seems afraid.
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* hacer caca=take + a dump ; do + a poo(h) ; take + a poo(h) ; poo(h) ; poop ; take + a shit ; pass + stool ; have + a poop.

cacahuete
(n.)=peanut ; groundnut ; monkey nut.
Nota: Expresión británica usada para referirse al maní en su vaina.
Ex: The article 'Peanuts: a note on intercultural communication' outlines the role played by intercultural communication skills and aptitude in the work of public librarians dealing with users from different cultural backgrounds.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.
Ex: Monkey nuts are the best squirrel food if you want to enjoy these creatures playing and feeding in the garden.
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* aceite de cacahuete=peanut oil.
* cacahuete tostado=parched peanut.
* manteca de cacahuete=peanut butter.

cacahuete tostado
(n.)=parched peanut.
Ex: A favorite of Southerners was parched peanuts; these are peanuts roasted in the shell.
cacao
(n.)=cocoa ; cacao.
Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.
Ex: Every year there are more and more tons of cacao sold to the United States.
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* árbol del cacao=cacao tree.
* barra de cacao de labios=chapstick.
* grano de cacao=cacao bean ; cocoa bean.
* haba de cacao=cacao bean ; cocoa bean.
* manteca de cacao=cocoa butter.
* semilla de cacao=cacao bean ; cacao seed ; cocoa bean.

cacaotero
(n.)=cacao tree.
Ex: Chocolate comes from the equatorial cacao tree's unassuming cocoa beans.

cacareado
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* tan cacareado=much-vaunted ; long-heralded ; much-heralded ; much acclaimed.

cacarear
(v.)=crow ; chatter ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

cacareo
(n.)=chatter.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.

cacatúa
(n.)=parrot.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.

cacerola
(n.)=saucepan.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.

cacería
(n.)=kill ; hunting ; hunt ; hunting party ; shooting party.
Ex: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.
Ex: The climax occurs during a hunting party in the woods, when Olga goes off by herself and is later found murdered.
Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.
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* cacería del zorro=fox-hunting.
* cacería de zorros=fox-hunting.
* cacería humana=manhunt.

cacería de zorros
(n.)=fox-hunting.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
cacería del zorro
(n.)=fox-hunting.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
cacería humana
(n.)=manhunt.
Ex: Is the war in Afghanistan, deep down, anything more than a manhunt for a handful of individuals?.
cacgete
(n.)=slap.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.

cachalote
(n.)=sperm whale.
Ex: The writer presents both a source for and an analysis of two of Herman Melville's names for the sperm whale in Moby-Dick.

cacharrería
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* como un elefante en una cacharrería=like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.

cacharro
(n.)=gizmo [gismo] ; jalopy ; whatchamacallit.
Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
Ex: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

cachas
(adj.)=boofy [boofie] ; hunk ; stud ; hunk of a man ; dishy ; burly .
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
Ex: The gay bar we see at the beginning of the film looks like a dark harem of good-looking hunks.
Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/'stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.
Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.
Ex: I care because I happen to have a lech for big burly badass men, and there were a lot of them around me.
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* tío cachas=stud ; hunk ; hunk of a man.

cachear
(v.)=frisk ; search.
Ex: I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way.
Ex: It's my understanding of the Fourth Amendment that people and their possessions can't be searched unless law-enforcement officials have information that they've committed a crime.

cachemir
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* estampado de cachemir=paisley.

cachet
(n.)=cachet.
Ex: At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.

cachete
(n.)=pat ; slap on the wrist ; spanking ; cuff ; whack.
Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.
Ex: It is hard to believe that the public will see a reprimand in this case as anything more than a slap on the wrist.
Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.
Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
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* cachete detrás de la oreja=clip on (behind/round) the ear.
* darle a Alguien un cachete detrás de la oreja=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
* dar un cachete=spank ; cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
* dar un cachete a Alguien=slap + Nombre + on the wrist.

cachete detrás de la oreja
(n.)=clip on (behind/round) the ear.
Ex: She was itching to give them a ringing good clip on the ear but she didn't because she thought their father was watching.
cachimbazo
(n.)=thump.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

cachiporra
(n.)=cosh ; bludgeon.
Ex: Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.
Ex: Then, brandishing his bludgeon, he said fiercely, 'I will make short work of them - they will never run after any more reindeer'.

cachivache
(n.)=gizmo [gismo] ; whatchamacallit.
Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

cachivaches
(n.)=clobber.
Ex: This car is not too big for parking but big enough to fit in all the kids and their clobber for football matches and those occasional holidays away in the country.

cacho
(n.)=chunk ; gobbet.
Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.
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* cacho de pan=softy [softie] ; hunk of bread.
* ser un cacho de pan=have + a heart of gold.

cacho de pan
(n.)=softy [softie] ; hunk of bread.
Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household. Ex: I stayed there for several hours, snacking on hunks of bread and cheese and putting pen to paper.
cachondeo
(n.)=joking ; teasing.
Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
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* de cachondeo=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* estar de cachondeo=be joking.
* ¿estás de cachondeo?=you must be joking! ; you must be kidding!.

cachondo^1
(adj.)=randy ; horny .
Nota: Excitado sexualmente.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.

cachondo^2
(n.)=crack-up.
Ex: Sean is such a crack-up that I think these two pictures perfectly sum up his personality!.
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* ser muy cachondo=be a (real) scream ; be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.

cachondísimo
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* ser cachondísimo=be a (real) scream ; be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.

cachorro
(n.)=puppy ; pup.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: dog not puppy' excludes records containing the word 'puppy'.
Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.

caco
(n.)=burglar ; thief [thieves, -pl.] ; robber ; pincher.
Ex: Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital = La mayoría de los niños pueden ver fácilmente que necesitan leer si quieren conocer lo que significa ser deportista, enfermero, ladrón, piloto, paciente de hospital.
Ex: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: robbers AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: A crew of pinchers sporting masks and war paint jumped a 26-year-old on March 31, taking his wallet and chain.
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* argot de los cacos=thieves' cant.
* argot secreto de los cacos=thieves' cant.

cacofonía
(n.)=cacophonation ; cacophony.
Ex: Are we not perhaps then amputating our human faculties by limiting ourselves to the kind of meaningless cacophonation of symbols with which computers deal?.
Ex: The book contributors have produced a work that is intricate and persuasive, and they have also produced a deafening cacophony of concepts.

cactus
(n.)=cactus [cacti/cactuses, -pl.].
Ex: It includes an annotated list of books and other resources on these topics, organized in broad subject areas such as houseplants, African violets, bonsai, cacti and orchids.
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* paleta del cactus=cactus pad.

cada
=each ; every.
Ex: Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.
Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
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* a cada instante=by the second.
* a cada momento=by the second.
* acadarato=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
* cada año=annually ; on a yearly basis ; year-on-year ; yearly.
* cada caso por separado=on a case-by-case basis.
* cada cierto tiempo=episodic ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again.
* cada cinco minutos=every five minutes.
* cada cual por su cuenta=every man for himself.
* cada cuando=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
* cada cuantos + Nombre=every few + Nombre.
* cada día=every day.
* cada día que pasa=each passing day.
* cada diez años=ten-yearly ; decennially.
* cada dos=every other.
* cada dos años=biennially.
* cada dos días=every other day.
* cada dos minutos=every other minute.
* cada dos por tres=all the time ; now and again ; often ; frequently ; every other minute ; every five minutes ; every few minutes.
* cada dos semanas=biweekly [bi-weekly].
* cada hora=hourly.
* cada loco con su tema=to each his own ; each to their own (taste) ; different strokes for different folks.
* cada noche=every night.
* cada pocos años=every few years.
* cada seis meses=six-monthly.
* cada semana=weekly.
* cada tanto=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
* cada tantos minutos=every few minutes.
* cada tantos + Período de Tiempo=every few + Período de Tiempo.
* cada tanto tiempo=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
* cada uno=apiece ; each.
* cada uno por separado=each one alone.
* cada uno que se las apañe como pueda=every man for himself.
* cada vez=at a time ; each time ; every time [everytime].
* cada vez en mayor grado=ever-increasing.
* cada vez más=ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; increasingly ; more and more ; progressively ; ever more ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; in increasing numbers ; increasing.
* cada vez más abultado=swelling.
* cada vez más acelerado=accelerated.
* cada vez más + Adjetivo=ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.
* cada vez más alto=constantly rising ; steadily rising ; steadily growing.
* cada vez más amplio=ever-widening.
* cada vez más avanzado=fast-moving.
* cada vez más desarrollado=fast-developing.
* cada vez más estricto=tightening.
* cada vez más extendido=spreading.
* cada vez más fácil=ever easier.
* cada vez más lejos=further and further.
* cada vez más + Participio=ever + Gerundio.
* cada vez más pruebas=accumulating evidence.
* cada vez más rápido=ever faster ; accelerated.
* cada vez más restringido=tightening.
* cada vez más tenue=fading.
* cada vez más viejo=aging [ageing].
* cada vez mayor=escalating ; ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; expanded ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; deepening ; rapidly growing ; expanding ; constantly rising ; swelling ; ever larger [ever-larger] ; galloping ; steadily rising ; steadily growing ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; rapidly expanding ; ever-widening ; burgeoning ; heightening.
* cada vez mejor=from strength to strength.
* cada vez menor=decreasing ; dwindling ; diminishing ; thinning ; fading ; waning ; declining ; falling ; shrinking ; receding ; sinking ; ebbing ; descending ; tumbling.
* cada vez menos=less and less.
* cada vez mucho mayor=fast-increasing ; exploding.
* cada vez peor=worsening.
* con cada momento que + pasar=with every passing moment.
* con una pierna a cada lado de=astride.
* de cada + Número + veces + Número=Número + times out of + Número.
* demanda cada vez menor=falling demand.
* desajuste cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* desajuste cada vez menor entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* diferencia cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* diferencia cada vez menor entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* disfrutar al máximo (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment to the full(est).
* disfrutar cada minuto de=enjoy + every minute of.
* disfrutar (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment.
* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening gap between ... and ; widening of the gap beween .... and.
* el pan nuestro de cada día=all in a day's work.
* ganarse el pan de cada día=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.
* importancia cada vez mayor=growing importance ; growing significance.
* ir cada vez mejor=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* población cada vez más envejecida=greying population [graying population].
* preocupación cada vez mayor (por)=growing concern (about).
* problema cada vez mayor=growing problem.
* problemas cada vez mayores=mounting problems.
* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes=mounting evidence.
* qué es cada cosa=what is what.
* relación cada vez más tirante=mounting tension.
* separación cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening gap between ... and.
* ser el pan nuestro de cada día=be an everyday occurrence.
* tirantez cada vez mayor=mounting tension.
* todos y cada uno=in full force ; each and everyone.
* todos y cada uno de=any and every ; any and all.
* todos y cada uno de + Adjetivo + Nombre=Pronombre + every + Nombre.
* una necesidad cada vez mayor=a growing need.
* una vez cada dos semanas=once a fortnight.
* una vez cada quincena=once a fortnight.
* un número cada vez mayor=growing numbers.
* un número cada vez mayor de=a growing number of.
* uno de cada cinco=one in five.
* uno de cada cuatro=one in four.
* uno de cada diez=one in ten.
* uno de cada ocho=one in eight.
* uno de cada tres=one in three.

cada año
=annually ; on a yearly basis ; year-on-year ; yearly.
Ex: The National Union Catalog is still published with quarterly updates, and is cumulated annually and quinquennially. Ex: This service will be produced on a yearly basis. Ex: This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 28%. Ex: I suggest that somewhere between 10 to 25 years' worth of material be stored online and that the catalog be weeded or purged yearly.
cada caso por separado
=on a case-by-case basis.
Ex: However, it is our intention to incorporate some changes in new agreements and deal with other matters on a case-by-case basis.
cada cierto tiempo
=episodic ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again.
Ex: Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable. Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
cada cinco minutos
=every five minutes.
Ex: So people who check their email every five minutes waste 8 hours a week figuring out what they were doing moments before.
cada cual por su cuenta
=every man for himself.
Ex: If more and more of us begin to see life purely as 'every man for himself,' what other unintended consequences may come with such a shift.
cada cuando
=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
cada cuantos + Nombre
=every few + Nombre.
Ex: They agreed to publish a new edition at appropriate intervals, for example every few years.
cada diez años
=ten-yearly ; decennially.
Ex: Annual indexes over several years may be cumulated to five-yearly or ten-yearly indexes. Ex: From 1907 to 1946 the indexes were cumulated decennially.
cada dos
=every other.
Ex: He cooperates in every way -- works two evenings a week, every other Saturday, and one Sunday afternoon in four.
cada dos años
=biennially.
Ex: The UDC committee meets at least biennially, usually annually.
cada dos días
=every other day.
Ex: The bottom line of this research is that skipping one meal every day or every other day should slow or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
cada dos minutos
=every other minute.
Ex: Imagine holding your breath for 30 seconds every other minute for 8 hours -- that's what happens to people with sleep apnea.
cada dos por tres
=all the time ; now and again ; often ; frequently ; every other minute ; every five minutes ; every few minutes.
Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred. Ex: Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet. Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches. Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools. Ex: It's also not always practical to don and remove gloves every other minute when dealing with babies and toddlers. Ex: I am tired of having to blow my nose every five minutes. Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
cada dos semanas
(adj.)=biweekly [bi-weekly].
Ex: The data base is updated biweekly with approximately 1,200 to 1,500 records.
cada día
=every day.
Ex: The whole business has an air of familiarity because it happens every day.
cada día que pasa
=each passing day.
Ex: With each passing day, it becomes more evident that the main purpose behind Bush's illegal, warrantless spying program is not collecting intelligence on terrorists.
cada hora
=hourly.
Ex: If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
cada loco con su tema
=to each his own ; each to their own (taste) ; different strokes for different folks.
Ex: To each his own -- everyone has a penchant for something: food, clothes, shoes, accessories, cars, photography and the list just goes on. Ex: But like Coleen says each to their own, you can always change your name or just get people to call you something else. Ex: 'Different strokes for different folks' is a good slogan, as long as we add that they need to also pursue mutual understanding.
cada noche
=every night.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
cada pocos años
=every few years.
Ex: They agreed to publish a new edition at appropriate intervals, for example every few years.
cada seis meses
=six-monthly.
Ex: Member governments take it in turns to act as President of the Council for six-monthly periods.
cada semana
(adj.)=weekly.
Ex: Usually a new bulletin will be issued at intervals, for example, monthly, weekly or daily = Normalmente, un nuevo boletín se publicará a intervalos, por ejemplo, mensualmente, semanalmente o diariamente.
cada tanto
=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
cada tanto tiempo
=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
cada tantos + Período de Tiempo
=every few + Período de Tiempo.
Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years.
cada tantos minutos
=every few minutes.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
cada uno
=apiece ; each.
Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials. Ex: Both these hosts offers around thirty-five data bases each.
cada uno por separado
=each one alone.
Ex: The punished people will carry coffins on their backs wherever they go and Allah will talk to each one alone about their sins.
cada uno que se las apañe como pueda
=every man for himself.
Ex: If more and more of us begin to see life purely as 'every man for himself,' what other unintended consequences may come with such a shift.
cada vez
=at a time ; each time ; every time [everytime].
Ex: It is important to recognise that division must be by one principle at a time. Ex: Each time a corporate body changes its name, a new heading is established and appropriate references are made to link the two headings. Ex: DOBIS/Leuven places the union catalog mark against a bibliographic record in the system catalog every time a new title is added to the holdings of the library.
cada vez en mayor grado
=ever-increasing.
Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
cada vez mayor
(adj.)=escalating ; ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; expanded ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; deepening ; rapidly growing ; expanding ; constantly rising ; swelling ; ever larger [ever-larger] ; galloping ; steadily rising ; steadily growing ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; rapidly expanding ; ever-widening ; burgeoning ; heightening.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular. Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works. Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail. Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role. Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases. Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved. Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial. Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services. Ex: The ARL Serials Project is an initiative by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) designed to combat the spiralling increases in periodicals prices. Ex: The period from World War 2 to the present day saw the quickened pace and deepening specialisation of researches. Ex: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences. Ex: There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries. Ex: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation. Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form. Ex: Technology plays an ever larger role in the delivery of services in libraries of all sizes. Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding.. Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom. Ex: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times. Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology. Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship. Ex: A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet. Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it. Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación. Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
cada vez mejor
=from strength to strength.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From strength to strength: Judaica collections facing the future'.
cada vez menor
(adj.)=decreasing ; dwindling ; diminishing ; thinning ; fading ; waning ; declining ; falling ; shrinking ; receding ; sinking ; ebbing ; descending ; tumbling.
Ex: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services. Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier. Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements. Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore. Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared. Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing. Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose. Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar. Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins. Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom. Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions. Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market. Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market. Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
cada vez menos
=less and less.
Ex: As continuing deterioration of postal services renders present methods of inter-library co-operation less and less effective, a radically different balance of cost-factors will emerge.
cada vez mucho mayor
=fast-increasing ; exploding.
Ex: The impermanence of magnetic media has led to a concern in the library and information community with the fate of the fast-increasing amount of information which is electronically published. Ex: Senior management must be willing to commit funds and manpower to ensure security doesn't fall behind the exploding use of computers in government.
cada vez más
=ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; increasingly ; more and more ; progressively ; ever more ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; in increasing numbers ; increasing.
Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works. Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail. Ex: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2. Ex: The tell-tale sign that an institution is no longer serving its initial function is that its energies are more and more consumed by is efforts to preserve and maintain its structure. Ex: After a variety of progressively more responsible positions at LC, he was promoted in 1964 to Associate Director of the Processing Department. Ex: As costs continue to rise and funds remain limited, the importance of spending each acquisitions dollar wisely becomes ever more apparent. Ex: The position of the library as source provider has been eroded in an age of information explosions and mushrooming technology. Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship. Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good. Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
cada vez más + Adjetivo
=ever + Adjetivo Comparativo.
Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing.
cada vez más + Participio
(n.)=ever + Gerundio.
Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
cada vez más abultado
(adj.)=swelling.
Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
cada vez más acelerado
(adj.)=accelerated.
Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
cada vez más alto
(adj.)=constantly rising ; steadily rising ; steadily growing.
Ex: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation. Ex: Poland is currently enjoying a steadily rising national income, declining inflation, receding unemployment and an educational boom. Ex: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
cada vez más amplio
=ever-widening.
Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
cada vez más avanzado
=fast-moving.
Ex: I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.
cada vez más desarrollado
(adj.)=fast-developing.
Ex: To meet the challenge and to anticipate problems associated with blacks adapting to a fast-developing world and entering the job market, attempts should be made to gain a thorough knowledge of their needs.
cada vez más estricto
(adj.)=tightening.
Ex: Representatives from 35 academic libraries discussed their tightening economies, some solutions, and the need to run academic libraries like businesses.
cada vez más extendido
(adj.)=spreading.
Ex: Some discernable trends are an interest in learning resources, growing acceptance of microforms, and the spreading use of the computer for acquisitions, catalogues and information services.
cada vez más fácil
=ever easier.
Ex: Continuing progress in on-line and CD-ROM technology is leading to new possibilities in information retrieval, and future developments promise ever easier access and use.
cada vez más lejos
=further and further.
Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.
cada vez más pruebas
(n.)=accumulating evidence.
Ex: There is accumulating evidence of reductions in red blood cell membrane essential fatty acids in patients with schizophrenia.
cada vez más restringido
(adj.)=tightening.
Ex: Representatives from 35 academic libraries discussed their tightening economies, some solutions, and the need to run academic libraries like businesses.
cada vez más rápido
(adj.)=ever faster ; accelerated.
Ex: Today's world turns ever faster on the axis of change. Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
cada vez más tenue
=fading.
Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.
cada vez más viejo
(adj.)=aging [ageing].
Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.
cada vez peor
(adj.)=worsening.
Ex: This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books.
cadalso
(n.)=scaffold.
Ex: His defense of the necessity of war for humanity is rooted in a defense of tradition, & ritual bloodshed on the scaffold or the battle field.

cadavérico
(adj.)=cadaverous.
Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.
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* rigidez cadavérica=rigor mortis.

cadena
(n.)=chain ; string ; chain.
Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexing is conventional indexing of the type commonly found in printed indexes, where a document is represented in the index by a heading or headings consisting of a chain of terms.
Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.
Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.
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* atar con cadenas=chain.
* cadena alimenticia=food chain.
* cadena comercial=shop chain.
* cadena de caracteres=character string.
* cadena de comercios=retail chain.
* cadena de conceptos=chain.
* cadena de distribución=timing chain.
* cadena de fabricación=production line.
* cadena de hoteles=hotel chain ; hotel chain ; hotel chain.
* cadena de impresión=print chain.
* cadena de indización=index string ; indexing string.
* cadena de la comercialización=value chain.
* cadena de la información=information chain, the ; information provision chain, the.
* cadena del enfriamiento, la=cold chain, the.
* cadena de(l) frío, la=cold chain, the.
* cadena de librerías=bookselling chain.
* cadena de llavero=key chain.
* cadena del libro, la=book chain, the.
* cadena de mando=chain of command ; line of command ; scalar chain of authority ; scalar chain of command ; scalar chain.
* cadena de montaje=assembly line.
* cadena de montañas=mountain range.
* cadena de música=sound system ; hi-fi system.
* cadena de órdenes=command chain.
* cadena de procesamiento=processing stream.
* cadena de producción=production chain ; production line.
* cadena de producción y distribución, la=supply chain, the.
* cadena de reloj=fob.
* cadena de restaurantes=restaurant chain.
* cadena de supermercados=superstore chain ; supermarket chain ; discount store.
* cadena de texto=text string.
* cadena de tiendas=discount store.
* cadena de tiendas de ferretería=hardware chain.
* cadena de tracción=chaindrive.
* cadena de valores=value chain.
* cadena documental, la=information chain, the.
* cadena jerárquica=hierarchy.
* cadena musical=sound system ; hi-fi system.
* cadena perpetua=life imprisonment.
* cadenas para la nieve=snow chains ; tyre chains.
* choque en cadena=pile-up.
* colisión en cadena=pile-up.
* condena a cadena perpetua=life term ; life sentence.
* condenar a cadena perpetua=gaol for + life ; jail for + life.
* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres=on a string search basis.
* estafa de la venta en cadena=pyramid scam.
* fabricado en cadena=manufactured.
* grilletes y cadenas=balls and chains.
* indización en cadena=chain indexing.
* indizar en cadena=chain index.
* método de indización en cadena=chain procedure.
* penado con la cadena perpetua=punishable by life ; punishable by life imprisonment.
* preso condenado a cadena perpetua=lifer.
* reacción en cadena=chain reaction ; knock-on effect.
* reacción nuclear en cadena=nuclear chain reaction.
* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud=cast off + Posesivo + chains.
* tienda de una cadena=chain store.
* tirar de la cadena=flush + the toilet.
* una cadena de=a necklace of.
* una cadena de + Montañas=a range of + Montañas.

cadena alimenticia
(n.)=food chain.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Moving up the information food chain: deploying softbots on the World Wide Web'.
cadena comercial
(n.)=shop chain.
Ex: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.
cadena de caracteres
(n.)=character string.
Ex: Records can be retrieved by character strings (that is, sequences of letters and numerals).
cadena de comercios
(n.)=retail chain.
Ex: Many libraries are following the lead of retail chains and service organisations in recognising the need for customer care.
cadena de conceptos
(n.)=chain.
Ex: The step of division, 656.1/.5 Land transport, is not expressed notationally in the class number 656.2 and yet it constitutes one of the concepts in the chain of this subject.
cadena de distribución
=timing chain.
Ex: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
cadena de fabricación
(n.)=production line.
Ex: In recent years, digital imaging in many institutions evolved from being a highly sophisticated art into something resembling a production line.
cadena de hoteles
(n.)=hotel chain ; hotel chain ; hotel chain.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains. Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains. Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
cadena de impresión
(n.)=print chain.
Ex: The tape produced for a catalog is fully compatible with a computer printer equipped with an ALA print chain.
cadena de indización
(n.)=index string ; indexing string.
Ex: Also, if a simple algorithm for the generation of index entries can be stated then additional entries and references can be printed by computer, using the primary index string as input data. Ex: All index entries and references in a PRECIS index are derived from an indexing string.
cadena de la comercialización
(n.)=value chain.
Ex: This article warns libraries of confusing the concept of the value chain and value added services with the user pays principle.
cadena de la información, la
(n.)=information chain, the ; information provision chain, the.
Ex: After listing alarming trends in the publishing industry, cooperation by librarians and publishers in the information chain is recommended. Ex: Videodiscs are a medium which could lead to an undermining of the vendor's position in the information-provision chain.
cadena de librerías
(n.)=bookselling chain.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
cadena de llavero
(n.)=key chain.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
cadena de mando
(n.)=chain of command ; line of command ; scalar chain of authority ; scalar chain of command ; scalar chain.
Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command. Ex: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages. Ex: The superior-subordinate group concept provides for the interlinking of groups through the scalar chain of authority of the organization. Ex: The scalar chain of command was introduced early in the organization of the Church, as was the concept of specialization. Ex: Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.
cadena de montaje
(n.)=assembly line.
Ex: The same sort of breakdown of an individual may also be experienced in the repetitive work done by some assembly line workers.
cadena de montañas
(n.)=mountain range.
Ex: Thus, plate tectonics explains how the majestic peaks of one of the world's great mountain ranges were once the deep sea-floors of an ancient drifting plate.
cadena de música
(n.)=sound system ; hi-fi system.
Ex: Most of the money meant for repairs eventually went towards redecorating the church and buying a new sound system. Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.
cadena de procesamiento
(n.)=processing stream.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
cadena de producción
(n.)=production chain ; production line.
Ex: The scholarly publishing system is not a true market one and nearly all the costs that occur at the various points in the information production chain are ultimately borne by institutions. Ex: In recent years, digital imaging in many institutions evolved from being a highly sophisticated art into something resembling a production line.
cadena de producción y distribución, la
(n.)=supply chain, the.
Ex: Companies are moving towards cooperative relationships in an effort to make the supply chain as a whole more competitive.
cadena de reloj
(n.)=fob.
Ex: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.
cadena de restaurantes
(n.)=restaurant chain.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
cadena de supermercados
(n.)=superstore chain ; supermarket chain ; discount store.
Ex: Meanwhile rival superstore chain Indigo has opened its first 3 stores and plans 17 by the end of 1999. Ex: This article reports how supermarket chains confront the problems of the retail trade on a daily basis. Ex: This paper examines the struggle between labor and management at four, newly-opened discount stores, culminating in a strike.
cadena de texto
(n.)=text string.
Ex: This article presents a technique for the abbrevation of text strings for use as a control code = Este artículo presenta una técnica para la abreviación de secuencias de caracteres para usarse como códigos de control.
cadena de tiendas
(n.)=discount store.
Ex: This paper examines the struggle between labor and management at four, newly-opened discount stores, culminating in a strike.
cadena de tiendas de ferretería
(n.)=hardware chain.
Ex: England's oldest ironmonger's is shutting after 480 years of trading due to the recession and the rise of hardware chains.
cadena de tracción
(n.)=chaindrive.
Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.
cadena de valores
(n.)=value chain.
Ex: This article warns libraries of confusing the concept of the value chain and value added services with the user pays principle.
cadena de órdenes
(n.)=command chain.
Ex: A command chain may consist of any number of commands separated by slashes and the systems processes the commands one after the other as though they had been entered on successive screens, but the intermediate screens are not displayed.
cadena de(l) frío, la
(n.)=cold chain, the.
Ex: The cold chain is the management of the temperature of produce to maintain its quality from harvesting through to the consumer.
cadena del enfriamiento, la
(n.)=cold chain, the.
Ex: The cold chain is the management of the temperature of produce to maintain its quality from harvesting through to the consumer.
cadena del libro, la
(n.)=book chain, the.
Ex: Publishers, distributors, booksellers, library suppliers and libraries are all links in the book chain and problems encountered in any one of these links have an impact of all the others.
cadena documental, la
(n.)=information chain, the.
Ex: After listing alarming trends in the publishing industry, cooperation by librarians and publishers in the information chain is recommended.
cadena jerárquica
(n.)=hierarchy.
Ex: Figure 12.1 shows a small hierarchy of subjects, or a group of ranked subjects which incorporates some statement of the relationships between those subjects.
cadena musical
(n.)=sound system ; hi-fi system.
Ex: Most of the money meant for repairs eventually went towards redecorating the church and buying a new sound system. Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.
cadena perpetua
(n.)=life imprisonment.
Ex: He was sentenced to life imprisonment for first-degree murder.
cadenas para la nieve
(n.)=snow chains ; tyre chains.
Ex: Snow chains are a must on mountain roads where there is ice. Ex: Before purchasing tire chains, consult your vehicle's manual to see if chains can be used on your vehicle.
cadencia
(n.)=cadenza ; cadence ; texture.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
Ex: As children listen to stories, verse, prose of all kinds, they unconsciously become familiar with the rhythms and structures, the cadences and conventions of the various forms of written language.
Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds.

cadera
(n.)=hip.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
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* ancho de caderas=pear-shaped ; wide-hipped.
* articulación de la cadera=hip joint.
* de caderas anchas=wide-hipped.
* un minuto en los labios, para siempre en las caderas=a minute on the lips, forever on the hips.

cadete
(n.)=cadet.
Ex: The strength of the collection lies in its coverage of the cadet and professional army careers of academy graduates.
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* cadete de policía=police cadet.
* cadete espacial=space cadet.

cadete de policía
(n.)=police cadet.
Ex: It is too early to measure long-term use but persons using SAS so far include councillors, students, health visitors, social workers and police cadets.
cadete espacial
(n.)=space cadet.
Ex: It is narrated as if the group of people learning the game were space cadets being trained for space missions.
cadi
(n.)=caddie ; caddy.
Ex: Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.
Ex: They are expensive and may require purchase of caddys to protect CD-ROMs from accidental damage.

cadmio
(n.)=cadmium.
Ex: The order of accumulation of heavy metals in the visceral mass and muscle was copper > lead > cadmium and for the gills it was lead > copper > cadmium.

caducado
(adj.)=out of date [out-of-date] ; expired.
Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
Ex: This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
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* no caducado=unexpired.

caducar
(v.)=lapse ; become + due ; expire ; go out of + date ; become + obsolete.
Ex: The Act was finally allowed to lapse in 1695 and the Stationers' Company was unable to protect its members' rights against those who chose to infringe them.
Ex: A list of all subscriptions about to become due may be made by using this subfunction.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.
Ex: Information in the humanities does not readily go out of date.
Ex: Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information.
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* sin caducar=unexpired.

caducidad
(n.)=evanescence ; expiry ; lifespan [life span].
Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.
Ex: But Mao was left out on a limb and 'deeply frustrated' when, despite his urging to fight on, Pakistan suddenly accepted a ceasefire before the expiry of China's deadline.
Ex: This programme is planned to have a lifespan of four years with a review after two years.
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* fecha de caducidad=date due ; expiry date ; expiration date ; best by date ; best before date ; limited life ; sell-by date.

caducifolio
(adj.)=deciduous.
Ex: The author briefly describes the ecology of a deciduous forest outlining simple experiments relating to mosses and lichens.
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* árbol caducifolio=deciduous tree.
* bosque de árboles caducifolios=deciduous forest.

caduco
(adj.)=obsolete ; defunct.
Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
Ex: The now defunct ultra-fiche could carry up to 3000 images on the same area of film, at the reduction ratio of 150.
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* árbol de hoja caduca=deciduous tree.
* bosque de árboles de hoja caduca=deciduous forest.

cadáver
(n.)=corpse ; cadaver ; dead body.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
Ex: American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.
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* bolsa para cadáveres=body bag.
* depósito de cadáveres=morgue ; mortuary.
* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver!=over + Posesivo + dead body.

cae
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* se cae de su peso que=it goes without saying that.

caer
(v.)=drop ; fall ; tumble ; slump ; take + a tumble.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.
Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.
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* al caer la noche=at nightfall.
* caer aguanieve=sleet.
* caer al vacío=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
* caer como chinches=drop like + flies.
* caer como moscas=drop like + flies.
* caer de cabeza=go over + Posesivo + head.
* caer de espaldas=fall on + Posesivo + back.
* caer dentro=fall in.
* caer dentro de=fall within/into ; fall into.
* caer dentro de la competencia de=be the province of ; fall within + the province of.
* caer de nuevo=fall again.
* caer de pie=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
* caer de rodillas=fall to + Posesivo + knees.
* caer deshecho=flake out.
* caer desplomado=slump in + a heap.
* caer en=run + foul of ; lapse into ; slip into ; slide into.
* caer en barbecho=fall on + barren ground ; fall on + fallow ground.
* caer en batalla=fall in + battle.
* caer en combate=fall in + action.
* caer en decadencia=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* caer en descrédito=come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute.
* caer en desgracia=fall from + grace ; fall into + disfavour ; tumble into + disgrace ; come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute ; be in the doghouse ; fall + foul of ; lose + favour ; fall into + disgrace.
* caer en desuso=fall into + disuse ; fall out of + fashion ; go out of + use ; lapse ; fall into + disfavour ; die out ; drop from + sight ; go out of + favour ; pass away ; fall into + desuetude ; fall into + desuetude ; pass into + desuetude ; sink into + desuetude ; sink into + oblivion.
* caer en el error de=fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
* caer en el olvido=fall into + obscurity ; fall into + oblivion ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion ; blow over.
* caer enfermo=become + ill ; fall + ill ; get + sick ; come down with.
* caer en forma de cascada=cascade.
* caer en gracia=take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to.
* caer en la cuenta=dawn on ; wise up ; the penny dropped ; suss (out) ; twig ; come to + the realisation.
* caer en la cuenta de=realise [realize, -USA].
* caer en la nada=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
* caer en la oscuridad=fall into + obscurity ; sink into + oblivion ; sink into + obscurity ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion.
* caer en las manos de=make + Posesivo + way into the hands of.
* caer en la tentación=fall into + temptation.
* caer en la trampa=fall into + the trap ; fall for + it ; fall into + the snare.
* caer en manos de=fall into + the hands of.
* caer en manos enemigas=fall into + enemy hands.
* caer en oídos sordos=fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears.
* caer en picada=plummet.
* caer en picada al suelo=plummet to + the ground.
* caer en picado=plummet ; swoop ; take + a nosedive ; nosedive.
* caer en picado al suelo=plummet to + the ground.
* caer en redondo=flake out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out ; keel over.
* caer en terreno baldío=fall on + barren ground ; fall on + fallow ground.
* caer en terreno pedregoso=fall on + stony ground.
* caer en una broma=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.
* caer en una trampa=tumble into + pitfall.
* caer en un hábito=lapse into + habit.
* caer fuera de=fall outside ; lie beyond.
* caer fuera del alcance de=fall outside + the scope of.
* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de=be on the outer fringes of.
* caer fuera del interés de=lie outside + the scope of.
* caer fuera del interés de uno=fall outside + Posesivo + interest.
* caer fuera del objetivo de=fall outside + the scope of.
* caer hecho polvo=flake out.
* caer mal=rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.
* caer por selección=drop.
* caer presa de=fall + prey to ; be prey of.
* caerse=fall out ; fall off ; tumble down ; topple over ; come + a cropper ; go down ; fall over ; take + a tumble ; fall down.
* caerse a=topple onto.
* caerse al suelo=fall down.
* caerse bien=hit it off.
* caerse colándose por=fall through.
* caerse de=fall off of.
* caerse de bruces=fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
* caerse de la cama=roll out of + bed.
* caerse dentro=fall in.
* caerse hacia atrás=fall backwards.
* caerse hacia delante=fall forward.
* caérsele la baba por=go + gaga (over) ; salivate at/over.
* caerse muerto=drop + dead.
* caerse por=fall down.
* caerse redondo=keel over ; flake out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
* caer sobre=fall onto.
* caer un chaparrón=the skies + open up.
* caer un diluvio=the skies + open up.
* cayéndose a pedazos=disintegrating.
* comprar hasta caer muerto=shop 'til you drop.
* dejar caer=drop ; dump.
* dejar caer insinuaciones=throw + hints.
* dejar caer una indirecta=drop + a hint.
* dejarse caer=drop by ; drop in ; slump ; droop ; mosey ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
* dejarse caer por casa=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
* empezar a caer en picado=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
* estar a punto de caer enfermo=be sickening for.
* hacer caer=oust.
* maná caído del cielo=manna from heaven.
* no caer bien=not take + kindly to ; not take + kindly to.
* no caer en buenas manos=fall into + the wrong hands.
* noche + caer=night + fall.
* no tener donde caerse muerto=not have two pennies to rub together ; down-and-out.
* palabras + caer en + saco roto=words + fall on + deaf ears.
* precio + caer=price + fall.
* recesión + caer en=recession + set in.
* salir y caer=fall out (of).
* sistema + caerse=system + crash.
* telón + caer=curtain + fall.
* trabajar hasta caer muerto=work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Reflexivo + to death.
* volver a caer=fall again.
* volver a caer (en)=relapse (into).

caer aguanieve
(v.)=sleet.
Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd.
caer al vacío
(v.)=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
Ex: In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void. Ex: People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon.
caer como chinches
(v.)=drop like + flies.
Ex: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.
caer como moscas
(v.)=drop like + flies.
Ex: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.
caer de cabeza
(v.)=go over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: The donkey turned a corner suddenly and Blucher went over his head.
caer de espaldas
(v.)=fall on + Posesivo + back.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
caer de nuevo
(v.)=fall again.
Ex: Unfortunately, it seems like she's falling again into what caused all her sadness.
caer de pie
(v.)=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: He thought he had landed on his feet when he got a job at a large and prestigious firm, but he soon discovered there was more to the job than he imagined. Ex: However it seems the he has fallen on his feet with a promising career ahead of him that all started from a karaoke night.
caer de rodillas
(v.)=fall to + Posesivo + knees.
Ex: She fell to her knees, the water now lapping at her midriff.
caer dentro
(v.)=fall in.
Ex: Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
caer dentro de
(v.)=fall within/into ; fall into.
Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile. Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
caer dentro de la competencia de
(v.)=be the province of ; fall within + the province of.
Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing. Ex: They do not fall within the province of the common auxiliaries, nor are they all directly enumerated in class 911 as compound subjects.
caer deshecho
(v.)=flake out.
Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.
caer desplomado
(v.)=slump in + a heap.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
caer en
(v.)=run + foul of ; lapse into ; slip into ; slide into.
Ex: Although Limburg's attempt to cover such a wide range of issues is commendable, he runs foul of the dangers of simplistic diatribe and superficiality. Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context. Ex: If the economy slips into recession then the government may decide to stimulate the economy with massive spending. Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
caer en barbecho
(v.)=fall on + barren ground ; fall on + fallow ground.
Ex: Among the many seminal ideas which flowed from Freud's fertile pen, there was one which appears to have fallen on barren ground -- the concept of an inherent death instinct in man. Ex: Without these skills, most policies and action plans will fall on fallow ground.
caer en batalla
(v.)=fall in + battle.
Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
caer en combate
(v.)=fall in + action.
Ex: The three soldiers have been declared fallen in action, but the return of their bodies is considered a national priority.
caer en decadencia
(v.)=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
Ex: America is going into a decline the like of which the world has never seen before. Ex: After the Romans left, the city of London fell into a decline.
caer en descrédito
(v.)=come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute.
Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them. Ex: By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute.
caer en desgracia
(v.)=fall from + grace ; fall into + disfavour ; tumble into + disgrace ; come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute ; be in the doghouse ; fall + foul of ; lose + favour ; fall into + disgrace.
Ex: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace. Ex: The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues. Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace. Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them. Ex: By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute. Ex: This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse. Ex: The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice. Ex: However, and despite its popular currency, this perspective has largely lost favour in academic circles. Ex: Once a popular heavyweight champion, he rapidly achieved success but this was only equaled with the speed which he fell into disgrace.
caer en desuso
(v.)=fall into + disuse ; fall out of + fashion ; go out of + use ; lapse ; fall into + disfavour ; die out ; drop from + sight ; go out of + favour ; pass away ; fall into + desuetude ; fall into + desuetude ; pass into + desuetude ; sink into + desuetude ; sink into + oblivion.
Ex: However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse. Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain. Ex: The English, French, and Dutch bastardas went out of use by the mid sixteenth century. Ex: The Act was finally allowed to lapse in 1695 and the Stationers' Company was unable to protect its members' rights against those who chose to infringe them. Ex: The printed catalogue has fallen into disfavour, and been replaced by card catalogues, and, more recently, on-line catalogues. Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s. Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight. Ex: The author follows the history through to the point, in the latter part of the nineteenth century, when mirror-image monograms went out of favour and were replaced by straightforward monograms. Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away. Ex: Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death. Ex: Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death. Ex: To make a very long story unacceptably short, espionage passed into desuetude after the Reagan years. Ex: It is clear now that after a time, with her marriage sinking into desuetude, Vivien entered into a sexual relationship with Russell. Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
caer en el error de
(v.)=fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership. Ex: Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
caer en el olvido
(v.)=fall into + obscurity ; fall into + oblivion ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion ; blow over.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity. Ex: The whole civilization, having lost both past and future, would finally find itself on the verge of collapsing and falling into oblivion. Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity. Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion. Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.
caer en forma de cascada
(v.)=cascade.
Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or 'cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
caer en gracia
(v.)=take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses. Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend. Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.
caer en la cuenta
(v.)=dawn on ; wise up ; the penny dropped ; suss (out) ; twig ; come to + the realisation.
Ex: It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself. Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource. Ex: It was only when I saw Ron's car outside Penny's house that the penny finally dropped and I realised they were having an affair. Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons. Ex: Sometimes the police tolerated them for a bit but sometimes they came down on them like a ton of bricks as soon as they twigged what they were up to. Ex: So today I just came to the realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
caer en la cuenta de
(v.)=realise [realize, -USA].
Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
caer en la nada
(v.)=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
Ex: In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void. Ex: People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon.
caer en la oscuridad
(v.)=fall into + obscurity ; sink into + oblivion ; sink into + obscurity ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity. Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion. Ex: Some of them enjoy loyal followings within Russia while others briefly shone before sinking into obscurity. Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity. Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.
caer en la tentación
(v.)=fall into + temptation.
Ex: So don't fall into the temptation of thinking that more is always better.
caer en la trampa
(v.)=fall into + the trap ; fall for + it ; fall into + the snare.
Ex: It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so. Ex: Perhaps guided by caprice or a dream, we all can fall into the snares of destiny without realizing it = Quizás guiados por un capricho o por un sueño, todos podemos caer en las trampas del destino sin darnos cuenta.
caer en las manos de
(v.)=make + Posesivo + way into the hands of.
Ex: A number of these rifles made their way across the Atlantic and into the hands of Confederate sharpshooters.
caer en manos de
(v.)=fall into + the hands of.
Ex: I would rather a great book or a great picture fell into the hands of the corporation than into the hands of an individual.
caer en manos enemigas
(v.)=fall into + enemy hands.
Ex: Crucial information too important to be allowed to appear in periodicals, which might fall into enemy hands, was printed in the form of individual papers in a limited number of copies.
caer en oídos sordos
(v.)=fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears.
Ex: I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson. Ex: The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears.
caer en picada
(v.)=plummet.
Ex: The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.
caer en picada al suelo
(v.)=plummet to + the ground.
Ex: Police said a paraglider pilot died Sunday evening after his paraglider suddenly plummeted to the ground.
caer en picado
(v.)=plummet ; swoop ; take + a nosedive ; nosedive.
Ex: The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future. Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened. Ex: His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President. Ex: As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase -- from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
caer en picado al suelo
(v.)=plummet to + the ground.
Ex: Police said a paraglider pilot died Sunday evening after his paraglider suddenly plummeted to the ground.
caer en redondo
(v.)=flake out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out ; keel over.
Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most. Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks. Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out. Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.
caer en terreno baldío
(v.)=fall on + barren ground ; fall on + fallow ground.
Ex: Among the many seminal ideas which flowed from Freud's fertile pen, there was one which appears to have fallen on barren ground -- the concept of an inherent death instinct in man. Ex: Without these skills, most policies and action plans will fall on fallow ground.
caer en terreno pedregoso
(v.)=fall on + stony ground.
Ex: It is scarcely possible for departments of library studies to offer courses in humility, or enthusiasm, or persistence, still less to set examinations in them, and simple exhortations to such virtues might today fall on stony ground.
caer en un hábito
(v.)=lapse into + habit.
Ex: Employees must call upon the services of the librarians and not lapse into 'do-it-yourself' habits.
caer en una broma
(v.)=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.
Ex: Some people understood the joke and laughed, others fell for the joke and took it seriously. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
caer en una trampa
(v.)=tumble into + pitfall.
Ex: Life is full of pitfalls, into which the innocent often tumble.
caer enfermo
(v.)=become + ill ; fall + ill ; get + sick ; come down with.
Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure. Ex: The largest group of metaphors compared firms to living (especially human) beings: companies are born, fall ill, have children, die, etc. Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life. Ex: Gulf War vets are coming down with these symptoms at twice the rate of vets from previous conflicts.
caer fuera de
(v.)=fall outside ; lie beyond.
Ex: These issues demonstrably fall outside the likely preoccupations of IT-based information specialists with organisational concerns. Ex: We have excluded consideration of the many applications of the computer in pre- and post-coordinate indexing as lying beyond the limits and objectives of this particular course.
caer fuera de las responsabilidades de
(v.)=be on the outer fringes of.
Ex: Of course, this is on the outer fringes of reference work as such, but librarians should at least be aware that people frequently find counsel and support and encouragement more effective than the supply of specific information to help solve their problems.
caer fuera del alcance de
(v.)=fall outside + the scope of.
Ex: An in-depth discussion about most elements of developing library plans fall outside the scope of this article.
caer fuera del interés de
(v.)=lie outside + the scope of.
Ex: Consideration of PRECIS and the chain procedure lies outside the scope of this particular volume.
caer fuera del interés de uno
(v.)=fall outside + Posesivo + interest.
Ex: The description of documents in catalogue entries is called descriptive cataloguing and this also falls outside our present interest.
caer fuera del objetivo de
(v.)=fall outside + the scope of.
Ex: An in-depth discussion about most elements of developing library plans fall outside the scope of this article.
caer hecho polvo
(v.)=flake out.
Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.
caer mal
(v.)=rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.
Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.
caer por selección
(v.)=drop.
Ex: If the three concepts in our example were distributed along three edges of the cards concerned, then documents on Poetry would be dropped if the pack were needled at the appropiate hole.
caer presa de
(v.)=fall + prey to ; be prey of.
Ex: Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment. Ex: Librarians need not fear that they will be prey to increases in postal rates if the introduce this scheme.
caer sobre
(v.)=fall onto.
Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
caer un chaparrón
(n.)=the skies + open up.
Ex: Reddy launched his party's election campaign even as the skies opened up.
caer un diluvio
(n.)=the skies + open up.
Ex: Reddy launched his party's election campaign even as the skies opened up.
caerse
(v.)=fall out ; fall off ; tumble down ; topple over ; come + a cropper ; go down ; fall over ; take + a tumble ; fall down.
Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out. Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'. Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'. Ex: Make use of book supports on shelves to prevent books toppling over or falling to the floor. Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper. Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes. Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Ex: He took a tumble to the bottom and hit the railing at the end. Ex: By the time I got to the tower I was shivering and drenched in snow after falling down several times on the slippery ice.
caerse a
(v.)=topple onto.
Ex: Many kinds of book supports are marketed and these ensure that books remain upright on the shelves and do not topple onto the floor.
caerse al suelo
(v.)=fall down.
Ex: By the time I got to the tower I was shivering and drenched in snow after falling down several times on the slippery ice.
caerse bien
(v.)=hit it off.
Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
caerse colándose por
(v.)=fall through.
Ex: A newborn baby has fallen through the toilet on a moving train after being prematurely born.
caerse de
(v.)=fall off of.
Ex: So, even if one of the many libraries falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always be there for us.
caerse de bruces
(v.)=fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
caerse de la cama
(v.)=roll out of + bed.
Ex: She had very hard floors in her room at the time and I was worried about her rolling out of bed and hitting her head.
caerse dentro
(v.)=fall in.
Ex: Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
caerse hacia atrás
(v.)=fall backwards.
Ex: Halfway through the prayer he screamed and fell backwards, smashing his head open on a rock.
caerse hacia delante
(v.)=fall forward.
Ex: He fell forward smashing his head against the metal frame of the bed.
caerse muerto
(v.)=drop + dead.
Ex: He dropped dead of a heart attack in 1959 at a screening of the film version of his only best-selling novel because he was outraged at the producers' interpretation of his work.
caerse por
(v.)=fall down.
Ex: A man who fell down an uncovered drain and was stuck for three hours today spoke of his ordeal.
caerse redondo
(v.)=keel over ; flake out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over. Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most. Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks. Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out.
cafeina
(n.)=caffeine.
Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
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* café con cafeina=caffeinated coffee.
* con cafeina=caffeinated.
* eliminación de la cafeina=decaffeination.
* sin cafeina=decaffeinated.

cafeinado
(adj.)=caffeinated.
Ex: If it's due to that, you should keep away from gassy drinks, coffee and other caffeinated drinks.

cafetera
(n.)=coffee pot ; coffee maker.
Ex: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.
Ex: It is a grinder/coffee maker all in one.
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* cafetera llena de café=pot of coffee.

cafetera llena de café
(n.)=pot of coffee.
Ex: But the key to a great pot of coffee is no mystery; it merely depends on first-rate ingredients, good equipment and proper technique.
cafetería
(n.)=cafe ; cafeteria ; food-court ; coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse] ; coffee bar ; diner ; coffee shop.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.
Ex: And then, perhaps more important of all of that, is the social and professional interaction that takes place at the conference, it is not rare to meet new friends at the food court that last for ever!.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
Ex: The services of the library, bookstore, and coffee shop were judged adequate by over 60%.
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* bar cafetería=cellar coffee bar.
* cafetería con terraza=curbside cafe ; kerbside cafe.
* servicios de cafetería=food services.

cafetería con terraza
(n.)=curbside cafe ; kerbside cafe.
Ex: Alongside the bus stations, passengers will need convenience stores, supermarkets, coffee shops and curbside cafes. Ex: The city has more than 500 kerbside cafés contributing to the vibrant, dynamic and attractive atmosphere of the streets.
cafre
(adj.)=Kafir ; idiotic.
Ex: Kafirs, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.
Ex: Marc basically can't believe that someone he is so close to would make such an idiotic purchase.

cafs (directorio accesible por su contenido)
=content-addressable file store (cafs).
Ex: ICL in Britain recently introduced the content-addressable file store (cafs) which searches by hardware, and therefore potentially more rapidly.

café con cafeina
(n.)=caffeinated coffee.
Ex: In an effort to abstain from caffeine, patients may substitute decaffeinated for caffeinated coffee.
café descafeinado
(n.)=decaffeinated coffee.
Ex: Libraries are steeped in politics which affect not only important, high level decisions but also everyday matters such as the location of a workstation or decaffeinated coffee.
café expreso
(n.)=espresso.
Ex: When you wake up with sleep in your eyes and your host gives you a cup of espresso with a smile - at that point you know your holiday trip is going to be a success.
café exprés
(n.)=espresso.
Ex: When you wake up with sleep in your eyes and your host gives you a cup of espresso with a smile - at that point you know your holiday trip is going to be a success.
café instantáneo
(n.)=instant coffee.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
café molido
(n.)=ground coffee.
Ex: The original founder of the company found that roasted and ground coffee keeps perfectly in the freezer.
café normal
(n.)=caffeinated coffee.
Ex: In an effort to abstain from caffeine, patients may substitute decaffeinated for caffeinated coffee.
café torrefacto
(n.)=roasted coffee.
Ex: The original founder of the company found that roasted and ground coffee keeps perfectly in the freezer.
café tostado
(n.)=roasted coffee.
Ex: The original founder of the company found that roasted and ground coffee keeps perfectly in the freezer.
café^1
(n.)=coffee.
Ex: You have specified beverages but no the particular beverage in question, coffee.
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* a la hora del café=at coffee.
* café con cafeina=caffeinated coffee.
* café descafeinado=decaffeinated coffee.
* café exprés=espresso.
* café expreso=espresso.
* café instantáneo=instant coffee.
* café molido=ground coffee.
* café normal=caffeinated coffee.
* cafetera llena de café=pot of coffee.
* café torrefacto=roasted coffee.
* café tostado=roasted coffee.
* grano de café=coffee bean.
* hacer café=make + coffee.
* jarro para el café=coffee mug.
* juego de café=coffee set.
* marrón café=coffee-brown.
* molinillo de café=coffee grinder.
* otra taza de té o café=refill [re-fill].
* posos del café=coffee grounds.
* puesto de café y comida=coffee and lunch corner.
* reunión para tomar café=coffee party.
* taza de café=cup of coffee.
* taza para el café=coffee cup.
* tueste de café=coffee roasting.

café^2
(n.)=cafe ; coffee house [coffee-house/coffeehouse] ; coffee bar.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
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* cibercafé=Internet café ; cybercafe [cyber-cafe].
* consumo de café=coffee consumption.

cagadita
(n.)=scat.
Ex: The results showed that the amphibian remains entered the cave deposits in the scats of a mammalian predator.

cagado
(adj.)=wimpy ; wimpish.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.

cagalera
(n.)=runs, the.
Ex: Everyone, at some time in his or her life, has had a bout of the runs -- hopefully in situations where a bathroom was nearby.
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* entrar la cagalera=get + the runs.

cagar
(v.)=take + a dump ; shit ; do + a poo(h) ; have + a poo(h) ; take + a poo(h) ; poo(h) ; poop ; take + a shit ; have + a poop.
Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
Ex: The film is scary enough to keep you on your toes but not scary enough to make you shit your pants.
Ex: I have actually asked Jan why men take longer than women to do a poo.
Ex: Maria always takes the most horrific pics of me -- so I got my own back by taking a video of her having a poo in a public toilet!.
Ex: I recently have noticed that when my cat Miko takes a poo that there is quite a bit of blood in it.
Ex: Cats hate citrus fruits so by spreading any orange, lemon, lime, etc. peel around the garden they will stop pooing on your lawn.
Ex: The presence of somebody else in the bathroom makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, so you should always wait to poop when the bathroom is empty.
Ex: No one likes taking a shit in the presence of others.
Ex: Having a poop while reading the paper is one of life's simple pleasures.
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* cagarse=shit.
* cagarse de miedo=shit + bricks ; shit.

cagarla
(v.)=drop + a bollock.
Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say.

cagarrutas
(n.)=droppings.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.

cagarse
(v.)=shit.
Ex: The film is scary enough to keep you on your toes but not scary enough to make you shit your pants.
cagarse de miedo
(v.)=shit + bricks ; shit.
Ex: Such kids need to be locked in bathrooms with rabid dogs, those who don't bite but are loud enough to make them shit bricks. Ex: The film is scary enough to keep you on your toes but not scary enough to make you shit your pants.
cagueta
(adj.)=wuss ; cowardly ; wussy ; wimp ; wimpy ; wimpish.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.

cagón
(adj.)=wimp ; wimpy ; wimpish.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.

cahto
(adj.)=flat-nosed.
Ex: Most of the monkeys found here are flat nosed and have round nostrils set far apart.

caimán
(n.)=alligator ; cayman [caiman] ; caiman [cayman].
Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
Ex: Caymans are vanishing at an alarming rate from the rivers and lakes of Brazil, an extensive survey of the animals has revealed.
Ex: Observations show that as conditions become drier, caimans stop feeding.
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* Islas Caimán, las=Cayman Islands, the.

caja de Pandora
(n.)=can of worms.
Ex: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.
caja de Pandora, la
(n.)=Pandora's box.
Ex: The article has the title 'Inside Pandora's box - navigating permanent 'Whitewater' of organizational change'.
caja de accesorios
(n.)=kit.
Ex: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained.
caja de accesorios de limpieza
(n.)=cleaning kit.
Ex: It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.
caja de ahorros
(n.)=savings bank.
Ex: The leaflets contained information about public libraries were delivered directly to households, others were placed in libraries and savings banks.
caja de archivar
(n.)=file box.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
caja de arena
(n.)=litter-box.
Ex: Some cats can be toilet-trained, eliminating the litter-box and its attendant expense.
caja de cartón
(n.)=carton ; cardboard box ; cardbox.
Ex: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado. Ex: Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box. Ex: This project investigated the bibliographical indexes that researchers keep - often in cardboxes or notebooks.
caja de cerillas
(n.)=matchbox.
Ex: The 'Encyclopedia Britannica' could be reduced to the volume of a matchbox.
caja de embalaje
(n.)=packing case.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
caja de fundir estereotipos
(n.)=casting-box [casting box].
Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.
caja de fusibles
(n.)=fuse box.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
caja de fósforos
(n.)=matchbox.
Ex: The 'Encyclopedia Britannica' could be reduced to the volume of a matchbox.
caja de herramientas
(n.)=toolbox [tool box] ; utility toolbox.
Ex: The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications. Ex: The utility toolbox contains functions to manipulate data structures or do basic useful data manipulations in general.
caja de kleenex
(n.)=box of tissue.
Ex: Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, traductores electrónicos, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
caja de la costura
(n.)=sewing box ; sewing basket.
Ex: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box. Ex: Fill your sewing basket with helpful accessories so that you can sew on a button, darn a sock, or fix a torn hem.
caja de llaves
(n.)=key box.
Ex: Leave your keys in the key box to the left of the janitor's office.
caja de los plomos
(n.)=fuse box.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
caja de pago
(n.)=cash desk.
Ex: A cash desk should be placed by each exit.
caja de pañuelos de papel
(n.)=box of tissue.
Ex: Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, traductores electrónicos, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
caja de puros
(n.)=cigar box.
Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
caja de recogida de documentación
(n.)=deposit box.
Ex: The patrons were asked to fill out the survey if they had time, and to deposit completed surveys in a deposit box at the library exit = Se les pidió a los usuarios que rellanaran el cuestionario si tenía tiempo y lo depositaran en una caja destinada a tal fin en la salida.
caja de registro eléctrico
(n.)=wiring compartment.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.
caja de resonancia
(n.)=soundboard ; sounding board.
Ex: Pianos go out of tune primarily because of seasonal changes in humidity that cause the soundboard to swell and shrink, thus raising and lowering the tension on the strings. Ex: Like the speaker of a radio, a piano's sounding board is a vibrating diaphragm.
caja de seguridad
(n.)=safe ; safety deposit box.
Ex: For other reasons it is also necessary to have a fireproof safe elsewhere in the building to hold security copies of data and transaction files. Ex: Safety deposit boxes are a good place to store important original documents and valuables to prevent them from being lost or stolen.
caja de sorpresas
(n.)=grab-bag ; lucky dip ; lucky draw.
Ex: This emphasis on specialisation turns the core curricula into a superficial grab-bag. Ex: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate. Ex: Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.
caja de trucos
(n.)=box of tricks.
Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
caja de zapatos
(n.)=shoebox.
Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.
caja del CD-ROM
(n.)=caddie ; caddy.
Ex: Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times. Ex: They are expensive and may require purchase of caddys to protect CD-ROMs from accidental damage.
caja del tímpano
(n.)=eardrum.
Ex: The cut in the eardrum made for the grommet normally heals quickly when the grommet falls out.
caja fuerte
(n.)=safe ; safety deposit box.
Ex: For other reasons it is also necessary to have a fireproof safe elsewhere in the building to hold security copies of data and transaction files. Ex: Safety deposit boxes are a good place to store important original documents and valuables to prevent them from being lost or stolen.
caja luminosa
(n.)=light box [light-box].
Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
caja mortuoria
(n.)=casket ; coffin.
Ex: Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony. Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
caja negra
(n.)=flight recorder.
Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
caja negra, la
(n.)=black box, the.
Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
caja para el transporte de Algo
(n.)=carrying box.
Ex: There are even a library that lends pets for a 3-day period together with cage, waterer, feed pan, enough food for the period, carrying box and set of instructions.
caja para folletos
(n.)=pamphlet box.
Ex: Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.
caja para iluminar diapositivas
(n.)=light box [light-box].
Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
caja para las galletas
(n.)=biscuit tin.
Ex: The author documents a variety of shapes and decorative motifs characteristic of biscuit tins produced for commercial British bakeries, 19th-20th cs.
caja para transportar libros
(n.)=book bin.
Ex: There is a need for libraries to include the cost of a move early on in the project plans, trouble experienced with new shelving, the use of book bins, and the fact that closure of the library during the move is not necessary.
caja registradora
(n.)=cash register ; till ; cash drawer.
Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register. Ex: A British politician is usually caught with his hand up a woman's skirt while a Canadian politician is usually caught with his hand in the till. Ex: In most cases, the cash drawer will be hooked up to your receipt printer, but there are other methods of connecting the cash drawers to the computer.
caja tipográfica
(n.)=type case.
Ex: The compositor's apparatus was in three main parts: the type cases already described; a composing stick, which was a hand-held tray in which pieces of type from the case were assembled; and galleys, larger trays on which pieces of type from the case were transferred when the composing stick was full.
caja torácica
(n.)=rib cage.
Ex: The size and robustness of the rib fragment suggest a rib cage similar in size to that of a modern American bison.
caja^1
(n.)=box [boxes, -pl.] ; case ; bin ; crate.
Ex: Other necessary equipment is a punch and a light box.
Ex: The term case is used for either boxes containing bound or unbound material or containers of fascicles.
Ex: The items to be humidified are placed inside the smaller bin and a cover put in place.
Ex: 30,000 books were moved using a donated forklift and plastic milk crates.
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* abrir la caja de Pandora=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
* caja de accesorios=kit.
* caja de accesorios de limpieza=cleaning kit.
* caja de archivar=file box.
* caja de arena=litter-box.
* caja de cartón=carton ; cardboard box ; cardbox.
* caja de cerillas=matchbox.
* caja de embalaje=packing case.
* caja de fósforos=matchbox.
* caja de fundir estereotipos=casting-box [casting box].
* caja de fusibles=fuse box.
* caja de herramientas=toolbox [tool box] ; utility toolbox.
* caja de kleenex=box of tissue.
* caja de la costura=sewing box ; sewing basket.
* caja del CD-ROM=caddie ; caddy.
* caja de llaves=key box.
* caja de los plomos=fuse box.
* caja del tímpano=eardrum.
* caja de Pandora=can of worms.
* caja de Pandora, la=Pandora's box.
* caja de pañuelos de papel=box of tissue.
* caja de puros=cigar box.
* caja de recogida de documentación=deposit box.
* caja de registro eléctrico=wiring compartment.
* caja de resonancia=soundboard ; sounding board.
* caja de sorpresas=grab-bag ; lucky dip ; lucky draw.
* caja de trucos=box of tricks.
* caja de zapatos=shoebox.
* caja luminosa=light box [light-box].
* caja mortuoria=casket ; coffin.
* caja negra=flight recorder.
* caja negra, la=black box, the.
* caja para el transporte de Algo=carrying box.
* caja para folletos=pamphlet box.
* caja para iluminar diapositivas=light box [light-box].
* caja para las galletas=biscuit tin.
* caja para transportar libros=book bin.
* caja tipográfica=type case.
* caja torácica=rib cage.
* destapar la caja de Pandora=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
* embalaje en caja de cartón=encasement.
* en caja=boxed.
* encuadernación a la caja=case binding ; cased binding.
* enseñado a usar la caja de arena=house-trained.
* parecido a una caja=boxlike.

caja^2
(n.)=till ; takings ; cash drawer.
Ex: A British politician is usually caught with his hand up a woman's skirt while a Canadian politician is usually caught with his hand in the till.
Ex: The study has shown that smoke-free areas are overwhelmingly popular with both proprietors and customers, with no evidence of takings being hit once.
Ex: In most cases, the cash drawer will be hooked up to your receipt printer, but there are other methods of connecting the cash drawers to the computer.
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* caja de ahorros=savings bank.
* caja de pago=cash desk.
* caja de seguridad=safe ; safety deposit box.
* caja fuerte=safe ; safety deposit box.
* caja registradora=cash register ; till ; cash drawer.
* combinación de la caja fuerte=safe code ; safe combination.
* dispersión de caja=cash float ; petty cash.
* flujo de caja=cash flow.
* hacer caja=tally up + sales ; balance + the cash ; reconcile (with) ; balance + the cash drawer.
* hacer caja con=cash in on ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
* haciendo caja con=on the coattails of.
* pago en caja=cashiering.
* reserva de caja=cash reserve.

cajero
(n.)=bank teller ; checkout cashier ; cashier.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From bank teller to office worker: the pursuit of systems designed for people in practice and research'.
Ex: The retail world covers many jobs, from shelf fillers and checkout cashiers to top management positions carrying a lot more in the way of responsibilities.
Ex: In one form or another, cashiers have been around for thousands of years.
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* cajero automático=teller machine ; cash dispenser ; cash point ; cash point machine ; automatic teller machine (ATM).
* cajero de comercio=checkout cashier.
* con cajero=cashiered.

cajero automático
(n.)=teller machine ; cash dispenser ; cash point ; cash point machine ; automatic teller machine (ATM).
Ex: Initially, such automated terminals ('teller machines') were installed in the banks themselves, enabling people to draw cash by means of a debit card. Ex: This article discusses security problems associated with payments between banks, and cash dispensers. Ex: The worst case scenario suggests that library and information services may be replaced by electronic information points analogous to the electronic cash points installed at banks. Ex: Cash point machines which accept all major credit cards can be found all over the city. Ex: The application of automatic teller machines (ATMs) by the banking industry is examined as a typical example of information technology investment in the financial services sector.
cajero de comercio
(n.)=checkout cashier.
Ex: The retail world covers many jobs, from shelf fillers and checkout cashiers to top management positions carrying a lot more in the way of responsibilities.
cajista
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* cajista de imprenta=compositor ; typesetter.

cajista de imprenta
(n.)=compositor ; typesetter.
Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves. Ex: Print without descenders can be confusing to a typesetter or typist who may have difficulty in distinguishing upper and lower case when there are no descenders.
cajita
(n.)=dispenser.
Ex: The caravan had a seated waiting room lined with leaflet dispensers and display boards and two interview rooms.

cajón
(n.)=drawer ; drawer.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
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* cajón abierto=tray.
* cajón de arena=sandpit ; sandbox.
* cajón del lector de CDROM=drive tray.
* cajón de préstamo=issue tray.
* cajón de sastre=catch-all ; mixed bag ; rag-bag [ragbag] ; grab-bag.
* de cajón=no-brainer.
* retén de cajón=drawer stop.

cajón abierto
(n.)=tray.
Ex: Optical coincidence cards are usually stored in a tray.
cajón de arena
(n.)=sandpit ; sandbox.
Ex: Peer group socialization often starts in the sandpit. Ex: Each child was asked to choose between playing with the advertised toy versus playing with friends in a sandbox.
cajón de préstamo
(n.)=issue tray.
Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
cajón de sastre
(n.)=catch-all ; mixed bag ; rag-bag [ragbag] ; grab-bag.
Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities). Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing. Ex: In practice the generalia class, as we shall see, is also used as a rag-bag for miscellaneous items that will not fit anywhere else. Ex: This emphasis on specialisation turns the core curricula into a superficial grab-bag.
cajón del lector de CDROM
(n.)=drive tray.
Ex: If a drive is disconnected or if a drive door or tray is open, a message similar to the following will appear.
cal apagada
(n.)=slaked lime.
Ex: The source of most quicklime (calcium oxide) and slaked lime (calcium hydroxide) is limestone.
cal viva
(n.)=quicklime.
Ex: Limestones were heated in lime kilns to produce quicklime which once slaked was used to cover walls.
cal^1
(n.)=whitewash ; lime.
Ex: By adding about a tablespoon of powdered alum per gallon of whitewash its quality can be improved.
Ex: The water is turquoise due to high concentrations of dissolved lime picked up as it runs through sedimentary rock.
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* apagar la cal=slake + lime.
* apagar la cal viva=slake + quicklime.
* cal apagada=slaked lime.
* cal viva=quicklime.
* horno de cal=lime kiln.

cala
(n.)=inlet ; cove.
Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
Ex: The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.

calabacera
(n.)=pumpkin vine ; pumpkin plant.
Ex: Pumpkin vines are huge and they can take up most of your garden if you are not careful.
Ex: Every pumpkin plant has a main and a secondary vine that usually grow in opposite directions.

calabacín
(n.)=zucchini ; squash ; courgette.
Ex: The dictionary contents include Alfalfa to Zucchini.
Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
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* calabacín grande=marrow ; marrow squash.

calabacín grande
(n.)=marrow ; marrow squash.
Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas. Ex: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage.
calabaza vaciada en forma de cabeza
(n.)=pumpkin head.
Ex: If you are looking for information on pumpkin head Halloween mask, then you've come to the right place.
calabaza^1
(n.)=calabash ; gourd ; pumpkin.
Ex: He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.
Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.
Ex: Like cantaloupe, cucumber, and squash, pumpkins belong to the Cucurbitaceae family.
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* calabaza vaciada en forma de cabeza=pumpkin head.
* dar calabazas=spurn ; jilt.
* farol de calabaza=jack-o'-lantern.
* pastel de calabaza=pumpkin pie.
* pipa de calabaza=pumpkin seed.
* semilla de calabaza=pumpkin seed.

calabaza^2
(n.)=dummy ; dimwit ; twit ; pumpkin head.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
Ex: He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.

calabobos
(n.)=drizzle.
Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.

calabozo
(n.)=dungeon.
Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.

calada
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* dar caladas=puff.

caladero
(n.)=fishery ; fishing ground.
Ex: This programme was devoted to promote agricultural competitiveness by developing productivity and improving products in agriculture and fisheries.
Ex: The oil slick from the county's worst oil disaster is spreading rapidly and threatens some of the country's richest fishing grounds.

calado
(adj.)=drenched.
Ex: To allow a 12 year old boy to wet himself every night and end up with a drenched bed is not good parenting -- it's cruel.
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* calado hasta los huesos=soaked to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
* estar calado hasta los huesos=be wet through (and through).

calado hasta los huesos
(adj.)=soaked to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson. Ex: The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet. Ex: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet. Ex: It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin. Ex: Sweating is a natural thing but just because it's natural doesn't mean you need to always be dripping wet.
calafateado
(n.)=sealing.
Ex: The perfect sealing of a masonry wall surface is almost impossible since fine cracks and joints will allow the passage of water into the wall.

calafateo
(n.)=sealing.
Ex: The perfect sealing of a masonry wall surface is almost impossible since fine cracks and joints will allow the passage of water into the wall.

calalú
(n.)=okra.
Nota: Verdura en forma de vaina parecida a un pimiento verde de tamaño pequeño muy usada en la cocina africana e india.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.

calamar
(n.)=squid.
Ex: The deparment has also undertaken marine studies on squid taxonomy and distribution.

calambre
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* calambre muscular=cramp.
* dar un calambre=cramp.

calambre muscular
(n.)=cramp.
Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.
calamidad
(n.)=calamity ; ill fate ; duffer ; dud.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
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* ser una calamidad=be a dead loss.

calamitosamente
=disastrously.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

calamitoso
(adj.)=calamitous.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.

calandria
(n.)=calender.
Nota: Sección de una máquina de hacer papel que consta de rodillos entre los que pasa el papel para darle un espesor y un acabado uniforme.
Ex: The finishing or final surfacing of ordinary printing papers took place in the calender of the paper-making machine, when they were said to be machine-finished.
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* calandria para fabricar tela=cloth-maker's calender.
* sin haber pasado por la calandria=uncalendered.

calandria para fabricar tela
(n.)=cloth-maker's calender.
Ex: Cloth-makers' calenders are rolling presses.
calar
(v.)=take + hold ; permeate ; hit + home.
Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.
Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
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* calado hasta los huesos=drenched to the skin.
* calar a Alguien=suss (out).
* calar en=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* calar hondo=hit + home.
* empezar a calar en=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* motor + calar=engine + stall.

calar a Alguien
(v.)=suss (out).
Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.
calar en
(v.)=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
calar hondo
(v.)=hit + home.
Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
calavera^1
(n.)=skull.
Ex: If an entry is made under HEAD a see reference is required (SKULL see HEAD) and a see also reference (BRAIN see also HEAD).

calavera^2
(n.)=rake.
Ex: When your hat's at a rakish angle, it's because you look like a rake, that is, like a dissipative and libertine fellow, isn't it?.

calaña
(n.)=stamp ; stripe.
Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.

calcar
(v.)=trace.
Ex: A light table is a table with a translucent screen on top illuminated from underneath, for tracing, viewing slides, etc.
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* papel de calcar=tracing paper.

calcedonia
(n.)=calcedony [chalcedony] ; chalcedony [calcedony].
Nota: Piedra preciosa.
Ex: This type of petrified wood is green, it's made out of jasper and calcedony and comes from Oregon.
Ex: One of the names applied to quartz is chalcedony.

calceta
(n.)=stocking ; sock.
Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.
Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

calcetería
(n.)=hosiery.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).

calcetines tobilleros
(n.)=no-show socks ; low-cut socks ; ankle socks.
Ex: If you do not want to have your socks showing at all, then the best way to get this look is by wearing no-show socks. Ex: Today's advice: Wearing low-cut socks while running is not a good idea. Ex: Whether or not the idea thrills you, the evidence is clear: wearing ankle socks under your favourite pair of heels is no longer a faux pas.
calcetín
(n.)=sock.
Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.
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* calcetines tobilleros=no-show socks ; low-cut socks ; ankle socks.

calcificación
(n.)=calcification.
Ex: We have identified a disease in which calcification is inherited independently of neurological, cognitive and psychiatric symptoms.
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* calcificación aórtica=aortic calcification.
* calcificación de aorta=aortic calcification.

calcificación aórtica
(n.)=aortic calcification.
Ex: Furthermore, a strong relationship between aortic calcification and depressive disorders was found.
calcificación de aorta
(n.)=aortic calcification.
Ex: Furthermore, a strong relationship between aortic calcification and depressive disorders was found.
calcificado
(adj.)=calcified.
Ex: With the ankylosing of the spine one would expect there to be no associated movement where the calcified disc was present.

calcificar
(v.)=calcify.
Ex: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin, which was then calcified by heating to remove residual tars which might also have been a cause of staining and discoloration, and finally ground to an extremely fine powder.

calcinación
(n.)=charring.
Ex: Long bones of the carnivores do not show any burning or charring which can be associated with the use of these species as food.

calcinado
(adj.)=charred ; charred.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
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* restos calcinados=charred remains.

calcinar
(v.)=char.
Ex: The manuscripts were badly charred in a 1731 fire.

calcio
(n.)=calcium.
Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.
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* carbonato de calcio=calcium carbonate.
* hidróxido de calcio=calcium hydroxide.

calco
(n.)=tracing.
Ex: These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.
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* calco en papel=rubbings.
* con papel de calco intercalado=carbon interleaved paper.
* copia de papel de calco=carbon copy.
* papel de calco=carbon paper ; carbon ; tracing paper.
* ser un calco de=be a dead ringer for.

calco en papel
(n.)=rubbings.
Ex: The library also collects old and rare books, rubbings from stone tablets, oracle bones and maps.
calcomanía
(n.)=decal.
Ex: The solution to this little problem lies in the use of decals.

calcopirita
(n.)=calcopyrite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

calculabilidad
(n.)=calculability.
Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.

calculable
(adj.)=assessable ; calculable ; determinable.
Ex: This is one of the first assessable skills which the young child can demonstrate and literacy normally carries greater prestige than numeracy.
Ex: International exchange of publications between libraries has long been a successful solution to the problem of barter where no absolute value is calculable.
Ex: The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.

calculado
(adj.)=computed ; estimated.
Ex: Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.
Ex: This youthfulness explains the estimated loss to the profession of 105 librarians by 1983.
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* calculado por el ordenador=computer-calculated.
* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión=connect time based pricing.
* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado=time-based charge.
* riesgo calculado=calculated risk.
* tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión=connect time based pricing ; connect time based pricing.
* tarifa calculada según el tiempo empleado=time-based charge.
* tarifa calculada según el tiempo utilizado=time-based tariff.

calculado por el ordenador
=computer-calculated.
Ex: If circumstances changes, the computer-calculated value for this field can be modified by changing the prediction pattern.
calculador
(adj.)=calculating ; matter-of-fact.
Ex: Very common among young people is the belief that taken precautions in advance of intercourse is cold, calculating and unromantic.
Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

calculadora
(n.)=calculator ; calculating machine.
Ex: Other office equipment to be found in libraries may include: Adding machines or calculators to cope with statistics related to petty cash, issues, membership, etc.
Ex: It gives an overview of the development of online information services, starting with the development of calculating machines, to early computers and telecommunications systems, and finally online databases, and the CD-ROM revolution of the 1980's.
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* calculadora de bolsillo=pocket calculator.
* calculadora electrónica=electronic calculator.

calculadora de bolsillo
(n.)=pocket calculator.
Ex: I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers.
calculadora electrónica
(n.)=electronic calculator.
Ex: However, they probably should not yet be completely equated with the electronic calculator in that the electronic calculator has multiple magnitudes of analytic power.
calcular
(v.)=calculate ; compute ; tote up ; tot up.
Ex: If the initial question mark in this field is not replaced, the number of characters to be skipped will be calculated by the system.
Ex: There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things.
Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
Ex: Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey.
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* calcular el costo=cost.
* calcular el porcentaje=percent.
* calcular la cuenta=tot up ; tote up.
* calcular los costes=cost out.
* calcular mal=misjudge ; miscalculate.
* calcular un riesgo=calculate + risk.
* tabla de calcular=ready reckoner ; reckoner.
* volver a calcular=recalculation.

calcular el costo
(v.)=cost.
Ex: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.
calcular el porcentaje
(v.)=percent.
Ex: Each field that is to be summed will also be percented.
calcular la cuenta
(v.)=tot up ; tote up.
Ex: Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey. Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
calcular los costes
(v.)=cost out.
Ex: Using such a method, a reference librarian would have to evaluate and cost out every activity.
calcular mal
(v.)=misjudge ; miscalculate.
Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches. Ex: Alternatively the printer might not have ordered enough paper for the whole book, either because he miscalculated or because he could not afford to buy the whole lot at once = Por otro lado, el impresor podría no haber encargado suficiente papel para imprimir el libro entero, bien porque lo calculó mal o porque no podía permitirse el lujo de comprarlo todo de una vez.
calcular un riesgo
(v.)=calculate + risk.
Ex: Previous studies had calculated the risks as 87 per cent for breast cancer and 44 per cent for ovarian cancer.
calcáneo
(n.)=calcaneus.
Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus).
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* espolón calcáneo=heel spur.
* hueso calcáneo=heel bone ; calcaneus.

calcáreo
(adj.)=calcareous.
Ex: Limestone starts out as limy mud, calcareous sand, or fossil shell fragments deposited on the ocean floor.

caldera de vapor
(n.)=steam boiler.
Ex: This mixture is used as an anticorrosive agent in steam boilers.
caldera^1
(n.)=cauldron [caldron, -USA].
Ex: It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.

caldera^2
(n.)=boiler.
Ex: Funds are also available for converting industrial boilers from oil or gas to coal.
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* caldera de vapor=steam boiler.
* sala de calderas=boiler room.

caldera^3
(n.)=caldera.
Nota: Depresión de grandes dimensiones formada por explosiones volcánicas.
Ex: The caldera holding the crater lake was formed 7000 years ago when a volcanic cone collapsed.

caldereta
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* caldereta de pescado=fish stew.

caldereta de pescado
(n.)=fish stew.
Ex: This fish stew was very spicy though, four spoonfuls and the lips were left burning.
calderilla
(n.)=loose change.
Ex: Forget climate change, voters want more loose change.

calderón
(n.)=pilot whale.
Ex: Pilot whales are extremely social animals, living in pods that sometimes contain hundreds of individuals.
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* calderón común=pilot whale.

calderón común
(n.)=pilot whale.
Ex: Pilot whales are extremely social animals, living in pods that sometimes contain hundreds of individuals.
caldo
(n.)=broth ; stock.
Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.
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* caldo de carne=beef tea.
* caldo de col=cabbage soup.
* caldo de cultivo=hotbed ; breeding ground ; petri dish.
* caldo de pollo=chicken broth.
* caldo de repollo=cabbage soup.
* caldo de ternera=beef broth.

caldo de carne
(n.)=beef tea.
Ex: Beef tea makes a good nourishing drink, especially for invalids.
caldo de col
(n.)=cabbage soup.
Ex: Although publication of swear words was prohibited, their prevalence is indicated by the proverb: 'Speaking without swearing is like cabbage soup without tomato'.
caldo de cultivo
(n.)=hotbed ; breeding ground ; petri dish.
Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism. Ex: This serves as an example of the Web acting as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual. Ex: Web sites such as the popular Psychobike.com are the cyberspace petri dishes that incubate grudge matches.
caldo de pollo
(n.)=chicken broth.
Ex: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
caldo de repollo
(n.)=cabbage soup.
Ex: Although publication of swear words was prohibited, their prevalence is indicated by the proverb: 'Speaking without swearing is like cabbage soup without tomato'.
caldo de ternera
(n.)=beef broth.
Ex: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
calefacción
(n.)=heating ; heating equipment.
Ex: A flexible library building is one which permits flexibility in the layout of its planning arrangements, with structure, heating, ventilation and lighting arranged to facilitate adaptability.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
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* calefacción central=central heating.
* calefacción por suelo radiante=radiant-floor heating ; underfloor heating.
* calefacción radiante=radiant heat.
* con calefacción=heated.
* con calefacción central=centrally heated.
* equipos de calefacción=heating equipment.
* factura de la calefacción=heating bill.
* gastos de calefacción=heating costs.
* recibo de la calefacción=heating bill.
* rejilla de la calefacción=heating vent.
* sistema de calefacción=heating system.

calefacción central
(n.)=central heating.
Ex: All rooms have en-suite facilities, satellite television with DVD player, central heating, tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows.
calefacción por suelo radiante
(n.)=radiant-floor heating ; underfloor heating.
Ex: Radiant heat can be installed in walls or ceilings, although radiant-floor heating is the most popular form. Ex: Concrete is a good material for underfloor heating, as it acts to diffuse the heat evenly over the floor.
calefacción radiante
(n.)=radiant heat.
Ex: Radiant heat can be installed in walls or ceilings, although radiant-floor heating is the most popular form.
calefactor
(n.)=heating appliance.
Ex: Modern technology has brought with it modern heating appliances but it doesn't mean that you should get every heating appliance out there.

caleidoscopio
(n.)=kaleidoscope.
Ex: The issues that concern the vast majority of disadvantaged people present an interesting kaleidoscope.
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* un caleidoscopio de=a mosaic of.

calendario
(n.)=calendar ; schedule ; time schedule ; timeline [time line].
Ex: Calendars and almanacs are the oldest form of annual publications.
Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.
Ex: Time schedule of tasks for implementing decisions concerning archives is described.
Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
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* año del calendario=calendar year.
* calendario académico=academic calendar.
* calendario de actuación=time scale [timescale] ; action agenda.
* calendario de actuaciones=action agenda.
* calendario de Adviento=Advent calendar.
* calendario de mareas=tide table.
* calendario deportivo=sporting calendar.
* calendario de retenciones=retention schedule.
* calendario electoral=election calendar ; electoral calendar.
* calendario gregoriano, el=Gregorian calendar, the.
* calendario juliano, el=Julian calendar, the.
* calendario litúrgico=liturgical calendar.
* calendario lunar=lunar calendar.
* del calendario=calendrical.
* mes del calendario=calendar month.

calendario académico
(n.)=academic calendar.
Ex: Library users tend to use commercial online databases most frequently early in the week, at midday and at times that correspond to the academic calendar = Los usuarios de la biblioteca tienden a usar las bases de datos comerciales en línea con más frecuencia al principio de la semana, al mediodía y en épocas que se corresponden con el calendario académico.
calendario de Adviento
(n.)=Advent calendar.
Ex: As long as I can remember, I've had Advent calendar windows to open throughout the month of December.
calendario de actuaciones
(n.)=action agenda.
Ex: An action agenda centred on the idea of outsourcing and a commitment to interdisciplinary research is adumbrated.
calendario de actuación
(n.)=time scale [timescale] ; action agenda.
Ex: An appendix outlines the timescale of the whole project. Ex: An action agenda centred on the idea of outsourcing and a commitment to interdisciplinary research is adumbrated.
calendario de mareas
(n.)=tide table.
Ex: An example of an almanac which is concerned less with statistical information and world events and more about tide tables and so on is the Nautical Almanac.
calendario de retenciones
(n.)=retention schedule.
Ex: Based on this enquiry, journal retention schedules were established.
calendario deportivo
(n.)=sporting calendar.
Ex: This race has become one of the most popular in the sporting calendar, with over 6000 participants already registered.
calendario electoral
(n.)=election calendar ; electoral calendar.
Ex: All dates in this election calendar are subject to change without notice in the event of passage of amendatory legislation. Ex: The black and white communities live such separate lives that they do not even share the same electoral calendar.
calendario gregoriano, el
(n.)=Gregorian calendar, the.
Ex: The Gregorian calendar was constructed to give a close approximation to the tropical year, which is the actual length of time it takes for the Earth to complete one orbit around the Sun.
calendario juliano, el
(n.)=Julian calendar, the.
Ex: The Julian calendar was switched over to the Gregorian starting in 1582, at which point the 10 day difference between the actual time of year and traditional time of year on which calendrical events occurred became intolerable.
calendario litúrgico
(n.)=liturgical calendar.
Ex: Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday or pancake Tuesday is a boisterous celebration held annually on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the season of Lent begins in the liturgical calendar.
calendario lunar
(n.)=lunar calendar.
Ex: Lunar calendars are believed to be the oldest calendars invented by mankind.
calentado
(adj.)=heated.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
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* calentado al vapor=steam-heated.
* calentado mediante vapor=steam-heated.

calentado al vapor
(adj.)=steam-heated.
Ex: Drying is an important process in paper manufacturing, where steam-heated cylinders are used to dry paper.
calentado mediante vapor
(adj.)=steam-heated.
Ex: Drying is an important process in paper manufacturing, where steam-heated cylinders are used to dry paper.
calentador de agua
(n.)=water heater.
Ex: The experiment involved making both a model water heater and gas heater.
calentador de aire
(n.)=air heater.
Ex: The solar air heater is a simple device for catching some of the sun's energy to heat a home.
calentador de gas
(n.)=gas heater.
Ex: The experiment involved making both a model water heater and gas heater.
calentador eléctrico
(n.)=immersion heater.
Ex: This new system supplies its own heating via a solar roof plus heat-pumps, with an immersion heater as standby.
calentador por convección
(n.)=convection heater.
Ex: Convection heaters draw cold air from the floor; the air is warmed by heating coils and emitted from the top of the heater.
calentador^1
(n.)=heater ; heating appliance.
Ex: Procedures for making and installing such a heater are presented.
Ex: Modern technology has brought with it modern heating appliances but it doesn't mean that you should get every heating appliance out there.
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* calentador de agua=water heater.
* calentador de aire=air heater.
* calentador de gas=gas heater.
* calentador eléctrico=immersion heater.
* calentador por convección=convection heater.

calentador^2
(n.)=glow plug.
Nota: En mecánica, especie de bujía que se utiliza para calentar el gasoil antes del encendido.
Ex: The diagram below identifies the major components of a glow plug and their correct terminology.

calentadores
(n.)=leg warmers.
Ex: Thes new knitting machine comes with 2 balls of wool to make a hat and instructions to make a scarf, bag and leg warmers.

calentamiento
(n.)=warm-up.
Ex: Proper warm-up is recommended so that energy will easily flow through your entire body.
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* calentamiento de la atmósfera=global warming.
* calentamiento de la Tierra=global warming.
* calentamiento del planeta=global warming.
* calentamiento global=global warming.
* ejercicio de calentamiento=warm-up ; warm-up exercise.
* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento=limber up.

calentamiento de la Tierra
(n.)=global warming.
Ex: Earth Sciences experts are trying to convince world decision makers of the dangers of climate changes such as global warming.
calentamiento de la atmósfera
(n.)=global warming.
Ex: Earth Sciences experts are trying to convince world decision makers of the dangers of climate changes such as global warming.
calentamiento del planeta
(n.)=global warming.
Ex: Earth Sciences experts are trying to convince world decision makers of the dangers of climate changes such as global warming.
calentamiento global
(n.)=global warming.
Ex: Earth Sciences experts are trying to convince world decision makers of the dangers of climate changes such as global warming.
calentar
(v.)=heat ; warm ; heat up ; warm up.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.
Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
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* arrimarse al sol que más calienta=jump on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; side with + the winning side.
* arrirmarse al sol que más calienta=side with + the winner.
* calentar en el microonda=microwave.
* calentar en el microondas=nuke.
* calentar motores=prime + the pump.
* calentarse=warm up.
* calentarse demasiado=overheat.
* calentarse excesivamente=overheat.
* calienta piernas=leg warmers.
* cuando el sol más calienta=in the heat of the day.

calentar en el microonda
(v.)=microwave.
Ex: Don't microwave your veggies: new research shows that microwaving destroys up to 97% of important nutrients like antioxidants.
calentar en el microondas
(v.)=nuke.
Ex: I like to nuke them, boiling removes too much flavor from the potato, baking them takes too long.
calentar motores
(v.)=prime + the pump.
Ex: Some users start with an article which has aroused their interest and use it as the starting point for a search in a citation index to 'prime the pump'.
calentarse
(v.)=warm up.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
calentarse demasiado
(v.)=overheat.
Ex: The government has launched an investigation into cell phone batteries that can overheat or even explode, potentially injuring phone users.
calentarse excesivamente
(v.)=overheat.
Ex: The government has launched an investigation into cell phone batteries that can overheat or even explode, potentially injuring phone users.
calentito
(adj.)=toasty.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
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* calentito y cómodamente=snugly.
* cómodo y calentito=snug .

calentito y cómodamente
=snugly.
Ex: Sleeping in a water bed is like being curled up snugly in the womb.
calentura
(n.)=fever.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
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* tener calentura=have + a temperature ; have + a fever.

calenturiento
(adj.)=horny ; randy ; lustful ; lecherous.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

calera
(n.)=lime kiln.
Ex: Limestones were heated in lime kilns to produce quicklime which once slaked was used to cover walls.

calesa
(n.)=horse and buggy ; buggy ; victoria.
Ex: It is certainly a new technology in the same sense that the 'horseless carriage' automobile was a different technology from the horse and buggy.
Ex: The emphasis on industrial production meant that niceties would have to wait: there were textiles to be made and buggies to be turned out.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.

caleta
(n.)=cove.
Ex: The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.

calibrado
(n.)=casting off [casting-off] ; calibration.
Ex: Casting off also helped the overseer to allot work on the book.
Ex: This requires careful calibration of reader response and the use of as many quantitative indices as possible.

calibrador
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* calibrador micrométrico=micrometer calipers.

calibrador micrométrico
=micrometer calipers.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include four items found in every library and private study -- micrometer calipers, view finders, dividers and rulers.
calibrar
(v.)=calibrate ; cast off.
Nota: En imprenta, calcular las páginas que ocupará una publicación a partir de número de palabras que contiene y el tipo de letra y tamaño de página que se desea usar.
Ex: The maps are calibrated to show fine distinctions within Geauga = Se calibran los mapas para mostrar pequeñas distinciones dentro de la región de Geauga.
Ex: To this end the compositor -- or sometimes the master or overseer -- 'cast off' the copy by counting words and by computation according to the sizes of type and page that had been decided on.

calibre
(n.)=comprehensive ; calibre [caliber, -USA] ; calibre [caliber, -USA] ; gauge [gage, -USA].
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: An index by name of battle would be necessary in order to locate speedily the Waterloo entries in a work arranged by caliber of artillery.
Ex: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.
Ex: There was from an early stage a tendency towards the standardization of type sizes, which may have arisen originally from the difficulty of altering the gauge of the mould.
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* arma de bajo calibre=small arm.
* de gran calibre=high-calibre.
* del mismo calibre que=in a class with.

calicanto
(n.)=masonry.
Ex: The author discusses the history of this medieval fortified moat castle commenting on its construction, fortification walls, masonry, and plan.

calidad
(n.)=excellence ; quality ; calibre [caliber, -USA] ; standard.
Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.
Ex: The overall standard of the book stock in particular is causing considerable concern to customers.
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* bajar la calidad=lower + standards.
* basado en la calidad=quality-oriented.
* buena calidad=goodness.
* buena relación calidad-precio=value for money.
* calidad de la encuadernación=binding quality.
* calidad de la imagen=picture quality.
* calidad del aire=air quality.
* calidad de los servicios=service quality.
* calidad del papel=paper quality.
* calidad del servicio=service quality.
* calidad del sonido=sound quality.
* calidad de vida=quality of life.
* calidad en el servicio=quality performance ; performance quality.
* calidad y alcance de, la=quality and extent of, the.
* condiciones laborales de calidad=quality of work life (QWL).
* con garantías de calidad=quality assured.
* controlador de calidad=tester.
* control de calidad=quality assurance (QA) ; quality control.
* dar calidad=deliver + value.
* de alta calidad=high-quality.
* de baja calidad=poor in detail ; low-grade [lowgrade] ; low-quality ; third rate [third-rate] ; low-end ; trashy .
* de bajísima calidad=shoddy .
* de buena calidad=good-quality.
* de calidad=authoritative ; qualitative ; quality ; well-made ; high-end ; quality assured ; value-added ; first-rate.
* de calidad inferior=low-grade [lowgrade] ; substandard [sub-standard] ; low-end.
* de calidad superior=best-quality ; top quality.
* de deficiente calidad=poor-quality ; of poor quality.
* de gran calidad=high-grade [high grade] ; high-calibre.
* de inferior calidad=low-end ; sub-par.
* de mala calidad=shabby .
* de mediana calidad=in the middle range ; medium-quality.
* de primera calidad=premium ; premier ; first-rate.
* de primerísima calidad=top of the line ; top-of-the-range.
* desde el punto de vista de la calidad=on quality grounds.
* de segunda calidad=second-quality ; second-best [2nd-best].
* disminución de la calidad=lowering of standards.
* escribir en calidad de negro=ghost.
* evaluación de la calidad=quality assessment.
* garantía de calidad=quality assurance (QA).
* gestión de calidad total=total quality management (TQM).
* gran calidad=high standard.
* índice de calidad del aire=air quality index.
* la calidad es nuestro lema=quality is our middle name.
* mala calidad=badness.
* mejorar la calidad=raise + standard ; raise + quality.
* mejorar la calidad de vida=improve + living standards ; raise + living standards.
* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida=raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
* mejor relación calidad-precio, la=best value for money, the.
* que mejora la calidad de vida=life-enhancing.
* relación calidad-precio=price-performance ratio.
* sello de calidad=stamp of quality.
* ser de calidad=be up to snuff ; be up to scratch ; cut + the mustard.
* tiempo de calidad=quality time.
* trabajo de calidad=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].

calidad de la encuadernación
(n.)=binding quality.
Ex: Librarians and publishers must work together to establish standards for library books in the areas of binding quality and paper quality.
calidad de la imagen
(n.)=picture quality.
Ex: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.
calidad de los servicios
(n.)=service quality.
Ex: The objective of the project is to analyze the importance of the information culture for service quality and business development.
calidad de vida
(n.)=quality of life.
Ex: The aim of the public library is to contribute to sustaining the quality of life in all aspects.
calidad del aire
(n.)=air quality.
Ex: The dust clouds travel eastward, affecting air quality in China, Korea and Japan, and occasionally the continental United States.
calidad del papel
(n.)=paper quality.
Ex: Librarians and publishers must work together to establish standards for library books in the areas of binding quality and paper quality.
calidad del servicio
(n.)=service quality.
Ex: The objective of the project is to analyze the importance of the information culture for service quality and business development.
calidad del sonido
(n.)=sound quality.
Ex: Sound quality and download times are also compared.
calidad en el servicio
(n.)=quality performance ; performance quality.
Ex: The other philosophy is based on the concept that salary increases should be awarded only for quality performance. Ex: As in Maslow's hierarchy of needs, the several levels of performance quality build upon one another.
calidad y alcance de, la
=quality and extent of, the.
Ex: The quality and extent of service a librarian can provide and the immediate value to the company will win substantial recognition and support for the library in general.
calidoscopio
(n.)=kaleidoscope.
Ex: The issues that concern the vast majority of disadvantaged people present an interesting kaleidoscope.
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* un calidoscopio de=a mosaic of.

calienta piernas
(n.)=leg warmers.
Ex: Thes new knitting machine comes with 2 balls of wool to make a hat and instructions to make a scarf, bag and leg warmers.
caliente
(adj.)=hot ; warm ; randy ; horny .
Nota: Excitado sexualmente.
Ex: Preferred word forms will also be noted: 'heat' may be preferred to 'hot'.
Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.
Ex: This book will help people who complain that cannot get randy/horny like they used to.
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* adhesivo caliente=hot-melt adhesive.
* adhesivo de fusión en caliente=hot-melt adhesive.
* agua caliente=hot water.
* aire caliente=hot air.
* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente=cry all the way to the bank ; laugh all the way to the bank.
* bocanada de aire caliente=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
* bolsa de aire caliente=pocket of warm air.
* bomba de agua caliente=heat-pump.
* castaña caliente=roast chestnut.
* comida caliente=cooked meal.
* de fusión en caliente=hot-melt.
* en caliente=in the heat of the moment ; on the spur of the moment.
* globo de aire caliente=hot-air balloon.
* hierro caliente=hot iron.
* mantenerse caliente=keep + warm.
* máquina de componer en caliente=hot-metal composing machine ; hot-metal machine.
* muy caliente=piping hot ; baking hot.
* patata caliente=hot potato.
* pegamento caliente=hot-melt glue.
* pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt glue.
* perrito caliente=hot-dog sausage ; sodium nitrate.
* pistola de pegamento caliente=hot-melt gun.
* pistola de pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt gun.
* realizar una carga en caliente=execute + a warm boot.
* sándwich caliente=toasted sandwich.
* tubo de aire caliente=hot air duct.
* venderse como pan caliente=sell like + hot cakes ; go like + hot cakes.

califa
(n.)=caliph.
Ex: Nonetheless, the monkish chroniclers of the time report that the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid sent Emperor Charlemagne a brass clock and an elephant.

calificación
(n.)=grade.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
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* calificación del curso=course grade.

calificación del curso
(n.)=course grade.
Ex: They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.
calificador
(n.)=qualifying term ; scorer.
Ex: The leading term determines the position of the entry, and the qualifying terms are subordinate to it.
Ex: Each essay will be scanned into computers and read by at least two scorers.

calificar
(v.)=qualify ; brand (as) ; grade.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: Weekly quizzes are graded on a pass/fail basis, and they are worth 20% of your grade.
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* calificarse=make + the cut.

calificarse
(v.)=make + the cut.
Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.
calificativo
(n.)=qualifying term.
Nota: Palabra añadida a un término del índice para distinguir a éste de su homógrafo.
Ex: In a general index it may only be possible to distinguish between different meanings of the one homograph by using scope notes or qualifying terms wherever the term arises.

califlor
(n.)=cauliflower.
Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.

californiano
(adj.)=Californian.
Ex: This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.

caligrafía
(n.)=calligraphy.
Nota: Enseñar a escribir elegantemente.
Ex: Ten workshops were held which included sizing, calligraphy, marbling, paper mending, limited edition binding techniques, sewing structures and 'pop-up' books.

caligráfico
(adj.)=calligraphic.
Ex: The scribes who did this fair copy cared more for calligraphic elegance than for the accuracy of the text.

calima
(n.)=heat haze ; haze.
Ex: The early morning fine mist built up swiftly into a soft blue heat haze, settling quietly over the hills with not a drop of wind to disturb it.
Ex: There was a slight haze before his beseeching eyes.

calina
(n.)=heat haze.
Ex: The early morning fine mist built up swiftly into a soft blue heat haze, settling quietly over the hills with not a drop of wind to disturb it.

caliper
(n.)=brake caliper.
Ex: Aside from the normal wear and replacement of brake pads, there is not much maintenance needed for brake calipers.

caliza
(n.)=limestone ; chalk.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
Ex: Marl pits are common features in Norfolk fields and were dug to provide a source of either chalk or clay.

calizo
(adj.)=limy ; calcareous.
Ex: Limestone starts out as limy mud, calcareous sand, or fossil shell fragments deposited on the ocean floor.
Ex: Limestone starts out as limy mud, calcareous sand, or fossil shell fragments deposited on the ocean floor.
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* piedra caliza=limestone.
* suelo calizo=limy soil.
* tierra caliza=limy soil.

callado
(adj.)=muted ; subdued ; quiet ; reserved.
Ex: In more muted fashion the universities have displayed a similar interest.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
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* estar callado=keep + quiet.
* mantenerse callado=keep + quiet.

callar
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* callarse=go + quiet ; keep + quiet ; pipe down ; be quiet.
* hacer callar=shush ; hush ; quieten.
* hacer callar a gritos=shout + Nombre + down.
* mandar callar=shush ; hush.
* matarlas callando=wolf in sheep's clothing.

callarse
(v.)=go + quiet ; keep + quiet ; pipe down ; be quiet.
Ex: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt. Ex: How to know when to keep quiet is an art. Ex: And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone. Ex: Each of the 33 complainants were awarded $1500 in damages from being told to be quiet during the movie.
calle
(n.)=street ; thoroughfare ; fairway.
Nota: Usado en los campos de golf.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.
Ex: A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.
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* abarrotar las calles=come out in + force ; be out in force.
* accidente en la calle=street accident.
* aglomerar las calles=be out in force ; come out in + force.
* a nivel de calle=on the ground level.
* a nivel de la calle=at ground level.
* a ras de la calle=ground-floor.
* buscar trabajo en la calle=work + the streets.
* calle comercial=shopping mile.
* calle de la ciudad=city street.
* calle de natación=swim lane.
* calle de rodadura=taxiway.
* calle de rodaje=taxiway.
* calle de tiendas=shopping street.
* calle estrecha=lane.
* calle mayor, la=main street, the.
* calle peatonal=pedestrian street.
* calle principal, la=high street, the ; main street, the.
* calle transversal=cross street ; side-street.
* criado en la calle=street-smart.
* cruzar la calle=cross + the street.
* curtido en la calle=street-smart.
* dar a la calle=give onto + the street.
* diagrama de calles de natación=swim lane diagram.
* directorio comercial por calles=street directory.
* echar a la calle=evict ; throw + Nombre + out.
* echarse a la calle=take to + the road ; take to + the streets ; go out into + the street ; hit + the streets.
* echarse a la calles=spill (out) into + the streets.
* el hombre de la calle=the average Joe.
* en la calle=out-of-home.
* esquina de una calle=street corner.
* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada=hang out + on the street.
* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle=grassroots [grass-roots].
* ganarse la vida actuando en la calle=busk.
* hombre de la calle=layman [laymen, -pl.] ; lay person [layperson] ; layperson.
* hombre de la calle, el=common man, the ; man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.
* lanzarse a la calle=take to + the streets.
* lenguaje de la calle=street slang.
* llenar las calles=be out in force ; come out in + force.
* niño de la calle=waif.
* nivel de la calle=road-level.
* patrullando las calles=on the beat.
* pisar la calle=set + foot out of the house.
* poner de patitas en la calle=give + Nombre + the boot ; sack ; boot (out) ; give + Nombre + the sack ; turf out.
* poner en la calle=evict.
* recogida en la calle=kerbside collection ; curbside collection.
* recorrer las calles=pound + the streets.
* ropa de calle=street clothes.
* salir a la calle=go out ; hit + the streets ; go out into + the street ; go outside.
* salir a la calle en avalancha=spill (out) into + the streets.
* salir corriendo a la calle=run into + the street.
* situado a nivel de la calle=ground-floor.
* situado en la calle comercial=shop-front [shopfront] .
* tirarse a la calle=go out on + the road.
* tirarse a las calles=spill (out) into + the streets.
* trabajar como prostituta en la calle=work + the streets.
* traje de calle=lounge suit ; business suit.
* vagancia en las calles=loitering.
* vivir en la calle=take to + the road.
* zapato de calle=walking shoe.

calle comercial
(n.)=shopping mile.
Ex: It is the longest shopping mile in town with its famous KaDeWe, the biggest department-store on the European continent.
calle de la ciudad
(n.)=city street.
Ex: He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.
calle de natación
(n.)=swim lane.
Ex: The new pool will have eight swim lanes, 25 yards long.
calle de rodadura
(n.)=taxiway.
Ex: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.
calle de rodaje
(n.)=taxiway.
Ex: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.
calle de tiendas
(n.)=shopping street.
Ex: In a typical city, there is only one leading shopping street.
calle estrecha
(n.)=lane.
Ex: Rebuilt after the fire of 1740, Rheinsberg offers small lanes, picturesque houses, a beautiful square.
calle mayor, la
=main street, the.
Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.
calle peatonal
(n.)=pedestrian street.
Ex: The market is designed as a long pedestrian street with shops on both sides.
calle principal, la
=high street, the ; main street, the.
Ex: Most centres will be found in Town Halls, but a few have put on a more attractive image by being located in shop-front premises in the high street. Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.
calle transversal
(n.)=cross street ; side-street.
Ex: It will be incumbent upon you to give the exact location -- address and nearest cross street -- in order for the police to find the incident location. Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
callejear
(v.)=walk + the streets ; be out and about ; get out and about ; cruise ; tramp.
Ex: That is not the case for the over 200000 homeless people in this country who are still walking the streets, looking for food and shelter.
Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.
Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.
Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.

callejero
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* artista callejero=busker ; street performer.
* banda callejera=street gang ; gang ; gang of youths.
* borracho callejero=wino.
* delincuencia callejera=street crime.
* gato callejero=stray cat ; alley cat.
* matón callejero=street bully.
* músico callejero=busker ; street musician.
* orador callejero=soapbox orator.
* pelea callejera=street fight.
* perro callejero=garbage dog ; mutt ; mongrel ; street dog ; stray dog.
* riña callejera=street fight.
* violencia callejera=street violence.

callejuela
(n.)=lane.
Ex: Rebuilt after the fire of 1740, Rheinsberg offers small lanes, picturesque houses, a beautiful square.

callejón
(n.)=back alley ; side-street ; side lane ; alley ; alleyway.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
Ex: The back entrance is off of Huntington Avenue in a service road/side lane behind the Prudential Tower.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.
Ex: Upon questioning we find that those eminently pragmatic down-to-earth notions dwell in the darkest alleyways of metaphysics.
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* callejón de servicio=service road.
* callejón oscuro=dark alley.
* callejón sin salida=blind alley ; catch 22 ; cul-de-sac ; dead end ; impasse ; dead end street ; deadlock ; standoff ; double bind.

callejón de servicio
(n.)=service road.
Ex: The back entrance is off of Huntington Avenue in a service road/side lane behind the Prudential Tower.
callejón oscuro
(n.)=dark alley.
Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.
callejón sin salida
(n.)=blind alley ; catch 22 ; cul-de-sac ; dead end ; impasse ; dead end street ; deadlock ; standoff ; double bind.
Ex: It is of course possible to stamp 'Withdrawn' on the accessions card, but it would be better not to lead the reader up this blind alley if it can be avoided. Ex: The catch 22 aspect of this attempt to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency, the Library of Congress (LC), does not provide dual cataloging copy. Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'. Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end. Ex: This apparent impasse between what we may want to communicate and the way we communicate is resolved by separating the content of information from its representation. Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'. Ex: By doing so, they could help break a deadlock that seems to have paralyzed cooperative effort in Britain. Ex: A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure. Ex: Bateson suggest that a person caught in a 'double bind' may develop schizophrenic symptoms.
callo
(n.)=corn.
Ex: Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.

calma
(n.)=quiet ; calm ; calmness ; cool head ; tranquillity [tranquility, -USA] ; stillness.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
Ex: Patience, calmness and clear thinking must be the virtues to aspire to in such circumstances.
Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
Ex: There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.
Ex: Today is day one of my twenty one day challenge -- spending a minimum of 10 minutes a day in quiet stillness.
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* con calma=calmly ; leisurely ; tranquilly.
* darse prisa con calma=make + haste slowly.
* hablar con calma=speak + calmly.
* la calma que precede a la tormenta=the lull before the storm.
* mantener la calma=keep + Posesivo + head ; keep + Posesivo + head together ; keep + Pronombre + cool ; remain + cool-headed ; keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
* no perder la calma=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* oasis de calma=calm oasis.
* perder la calma=blow + a fuse.
* período de calma=lull.
* personificación de la calma, la=picture of calm, the.
* que se toma las cosas con calma=laid-back.
* tomarse Algo con calma=take + Posesivo + time.
* tomarse las cosas con calma=keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
* tomárselo con calma=hang + loose ; take it + easy ; keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.

calmadamente
=calmly ; tranquilly.
Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.
Ex: He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.

calmado
(adj.)=cool ; unhurried ; quiet ; calm ; tranquil ; serene ; chilled out ; unruffled.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.
Ex: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.
Ex: The hysteria about the usefulness of microcomputers to libraries is unprecedented in the normally serene and predictable library environment.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

calmante
(n.)=pain reliever ; lulling ; painkiller ; analgesic ; tranquilliser [tranquilizer, -USA] ; pain medication ; sedation.
Ex: The author discusses 2 applications of this new method concerning reference data for 10 brands of pain relievers.
Ex: However, instead of being lulling and reassuring, this music induces a sense of unease and desolation.
Ex: Aspirin and painkiller drugs cause widespread stomach ulcers.
Ex: Many narcotic analgesics are illegal to use without a doctor's prescription.
Ex: Although tranquilizers may help you to feel calm and help you to sleep during a crisis, they should only be taken for a short time.
Ex: Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication.
Ex: When she came around after the sedation wore off, Susie was surprised that she did not feel any discomfort.

calmar
(v.)=settle down ; defuse ; quell ; soothe ; settle ; ease ; lull ; still ; assuage ; put + Nombre + at ease ; appease ; quieten ; calm down ; calm ; pacify.
Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.
Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.
Ex: Very young children settle easily to storytelling before bed but are less well disposed just after getting up in the morning.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.
Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking.
Ex: In spite of parents' reassurances, however, some children still may require medicine to calm them before surgery.
Ex: Is television programming pacifying the masses by conditioning them not to think for themselves?.
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* calmar la ansiedad=allay + anxiety.
* calmar la euforia=dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
* calmar la excitación=dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
* calmarse=cool off ; subside ; take it + easy ; chill out ; quieten down ; wind down ; die down ; calm down.
* conseguir calmarse=regain + Posesivo + composure.

calmar la ansiedad
(v.)=allay + anxiety.
Ex: This study suggests that allaying the anxiety felt by library users is an effective tool for promoting use instructions.
calmar la euforia
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
Ex: While a widely reported slowdown in U.S. construction dampens excitement, the overall mood is guarded optimism.
calmar la excitación
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
Ex: While a widely reported slowdown in U.S. construction dampens excitement, the overall mood is guarded optimism.
calmarse
(v.)=cool off ; subside ; take it + easy ; chill out ; quieten down ; wind down ; die down ; calm down.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again. Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly. Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns. Ex: The author tells us that everyone is in too much of a rush and we should all chill out and savour the passing parade a bit more. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Then he started to wind down a bit and I felt like we were moving toward the topic he had been avoiding all week. Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain. Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking.
calor
(n.)=heat ; warmth.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.
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* achicharrarse de calor=bake.
* agobiarse de calor=swelter.
* aguantar el calor=stand + the heat.
* al calor de la lumbre=round-the-fireside.
* arder de calor=swelter.
* asarse de calor=bake ; swelter.
* asfixiarse de calor=swelter.
* bocanada de calor=gust of warm air ; gust of hot air ; gust of heat.
* bomba de calor=heat pump.
* calor abrasador=scorching heat ; blistering heat ; torrid heat.
* calor achicharrante=scorching heat ; blistering heat.
* calor agobiante=oppressive heat.
* calor aplastante=oppressive heat.
* calor extremo=extreme heat.
* calor infernal=scorching heat ; blistering heat.
* calor sofocante=torrid heat ; oppressive heat.
* calor tórrido=scorching heat ; torrid heat ; blistering heat.
* cuando hace más calor=in the heat of the day.
* día de mucho calor=scorcher.
* durante las horas de más calor=during the heat of the day.
* en las horas de más calor=in the heat of the day.
* estrés causado por el calor=heat stress.
* estrés debido al calor=heat stress.
* hacer un calor de cojones=be hot as hell.
* intercambio de calor=heat exchange.
* ola de calor=heat wave.
* oleada de calor=heat wave.
* pantalla susceptible al calor=sensitive screen.
* pérdida de calor=heat loss.
* que hace entrar en calor=warming.
* que retiene el calor=heat absorbing.
* resistente al calor=heat-resistant.
* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina=if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
* sofocarse de calor=swelter.
* tener un calor de cojones=be hot as hell.
* tolerar el calor=stand + the heat.

calor abrasador
(n.)=scorching heat ; blistering heat ; torrid heat.
Ex: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger. Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun. Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.
calor achicharrante
(n.)=scorching heat ; blistering heat.
Ex: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger. Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.
calor agobiante
(n.)=oppressive heat.
Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.
calor aplastante
(n.)=oppressive heat.
Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.
calor extremo
(n.)=extreme heat.
Ex: A heat wave is an extended period of extreme heat, and is often accompanied by high humidity.
calor infernal
(n.)=scorching heat ; blistering heat.
Ex: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger. Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.
calor sofocante
(n.)=torrid heat ; oppressive heat.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity. Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.
calor tórrido
(n.)=scorching heat ; torrid heat ; blistering heat.
Ex: With scorching heat from above and hard labour in the fields, Mirza Kak felt pangs of hunger. Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity. Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.
caloría
(n.)=calorie.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Empty calories for the mind: the news might be sensationalistic, but face it, we're all interested'.
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* alimento rico en calorías=calorie-rich food.
* bajo en calorías=low cal ; low-calorie ; lite.
* cargado de calorías=calorie-laden.
* consumo de calorías=calorific input ; calorific consumption.
* dieta rica en calorías=calorie-rich diet.
* gasto de calorías=calorific output ; calorific expenditure.
* reducir la ingestión de calorías=cut down on + calories.
* reducir las calorías=cut down on + calories.
* repleto de calorías=calorie-laden.
* rico en calorías=high-calorie ; calorie-rich.
* ser bajo en calorías=be low in calories.
* ser rico en calorías=be rich in calories.
* sin calorías=calorieless.
* tener muchas calorías=be rich in calories ; be high in calories.
* tener pocas calorías=be low in calories.
* total de calorías=calorie count.

calorífero
(n.)=warmer.
Ex: Anybody who enjoys a tipple will love a hip flask -- a real winter warmer!.

calorífico
(adj.)=calorific.
Ex: This measurement can be used to determine the thermal and calorific properties of fluids.
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* contenido calorífico=calorific content.
* de alto contenido calorífico=high-calorie.
* de bajo contenido calorífico=low-calorie.
* tener un alto contenido calorífico=be rich in calories ; be high in calories.
* tener un bajo contenido calorífico=be low in calories.
* valor calorífico=calorific value.

calorífugo
(adj.)=heat-resistant.
Ex: Refractory clay is slightly better but you do not need heat-resistant material for claying a forge.

calorímetro
(n.)=calorimeter.
Ex: These aneroid cells can be fitted very easily to any calorimeter.

calostro
(n.)=colostrum ; first milk ; beestings.
Ex: Results showed that the first colostrum of ewes milked one hour postpartum had significantly more protein than that of nanny-goats.
Ex: First milk (beestings) of cows fed on a nitrate nitrogen diet had lower concentration of carotenes, retinol and gamma-globulin.
Ex: First milk (beestings) of cows fed on a nitrate nitrogen diet had lower concentration of carotenes, retinol and gamma-globulin.

calumnia
(n.)=libel ; smear ; slander ; slur.
Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.
Ex: The article 'Cyber smears' reports on the difficulty of protecting individuals from the spreading of false and anonymous statements = El artículo "Calumnias cibernéticas" informa sobre la dificultad de proteger a los individuos de la difusión de comentarios falsos y anónimos en la red.
Ex: Both libel and slander are forms of defamation: libel is defamation in writing, while slander is spoken.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.

calumniar
(v.)=vilify ; slander ; smear ; malign ; revile.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.
Ex: To accomplish this higher purpose, Panizzi argued, required a deliberately designed 'system,' and his much maligned rules, whatever their individual merits or demerits, were intended to embody that system.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.

calumnioso
=slanderous ; libellous [libelous, -USA].
Ex: That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.

calurosamente
=warmly ; ardently.
Ex: The visit of the librarian is always warmly anticipated and she often has to act as friend, listening post, nurse or counsellor.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.

caluroso
(adj.)=hearty ; sultry ; sweltering.
Ex: Replies indicated a hearty support for the role of the library but little knowledge of its importance to them.
Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
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* día caluroso=scorcher.

calva
(n.)=bald head ; bald pate.
Ex: The visually spectacular landscape of granite outcrops at Matobo Hills were called 'the bald heads'.
Ex: Hair restoration has come a long way since the Middle Ages when a rancid rhino fat and rosemary concoction was applied on bald pates by virgins.
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* hacer una calva=moon ; do + a moony.
* la ocasión la pintan calva=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.

calvario
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* pasar (por) un auténtico calvario=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar (por) un verdadero calvario=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.

calvo
(adj.)=bald-headed ; hairless.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.

calzada
(n.)=pavement ; causeway ; roadway ; road surface.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: A causeway which must have existed by ca.1200 was revealed on the approaches to the bridge.
Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
Ex: Hot bitumen is sprayed on the prepared road surface and immediately covered with clean stone chips which are rolled in to ensure adhesion.
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* carretera de doble calzada=dual carriageway.
* hielo invisible sobre la calzada=black ice.

calzado
(n.)=footwear ; shod ; shoewear ; footgear.
Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
Ex: Many children walk barefoot in South Africa and unshod or partially shod (thong-type sandals) leisure behaviour may persist in adulthood.
Ex: Not all bunions progress because if the patient starts wearing good shoewear and they are caught early enough they may not get any worse.
Ex: Finding the right footgear depends a great deal on the activity you are involved in as well as temperature and environment.

calzador
(n.)=shoehorn.
Ex: Because of its shoehorn shape, the applicator allows the tube to be inserted into the esophagus safely and precisely.
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* meter con un calzador=shoehorn.

calzar
(v.)=chock.
Ex: When unhitching a wagon, a farmer forgot to chock the wagon wheels, and was caught between a wall and the wagon when the wagon rolled forward.

calzo
(n.)=chock.
Ex: Every loading dock should be equipped with chocks to keep vehicles from moving while being loaded or unloaded.

calzonazos
(n.)=pushover ; wuss ; wimp ; wimpy ; wimpish ; softy [softie].
Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
Ex: She has a tendency to be a softy, although she does carry the brunt of the authority in the household.

calzoncillos
(n.)=boxers ; underpants ; Y-fronts ; briefs.
Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
Ex: Trousers without a fly usually have an elastic waist band allowing lowering the front side like underpants.
Ex: No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.
Ex: I wear white briefs and I always get skid marks, especially when I work out and my butt gets sweaty that creates skid marks (from taking a dump earlier).

calzones
(n.)=breeches.
Ex: The user asked for a book about General Wolfe but he said: `I do not want to know about his battles -- I can learn all about those from the histories, I want something that will tell me the colour of the breeches he wore' = El usuario pidió un libro sobre el General Wolfe aunque dijo: "No quiero conocer su batallas, eso lo puedo averiguar en los libros de historia, quiero algo que me diga el color de los calzones que llevaba".
calzón
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* calzones=breeches.
* hablar a calzón quitado=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.

calígine
(n.)=darkness ; mist ; gloom.
Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.

calígrafo
(n.)=calligrapher.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes architects, art directors, illustrators, calligraphers, craftspeople and photographers.

cama
(n.)=bed.
Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.
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* alfombra de pie de cama=bedside rug.
* armadura de cama=bedstead ; bed frame.
* armazón de cama=bedstead ; bed frame.
* bastidor de cama=bedstead ; bed frame.
* caerse de la cama=roll out of + bed.
* cama con baldaquín=canopy bed.
* cama con cuatro columnas=four-poster bed.
* cama con dosel=canopy bed.
* cama de agua=waterbed [water bed].
* cama de hospital=hospital bed.
* cama de matrimonio=double bed.
* cama de matrimonio extra grande=queen size bed.
* cama de matrimonio super grande=king-size(d) bed.
* cama de matrimonio tamaño 'king size'=king-size(d) bed.
* cama elástica=trampoline.
* cama hospitalaria=hospital bed.
* cama individual=single bed ; twin bed ; twin size bed.
* cama nido=truckle bed ; trumple bed ; trundle bed.
* cama para invitados=guest bed.
* cama plegable=camp bed ; cot.
* cama solar=sunbed ; tanning bed.
* cama y comida=food and board ; bed and board.
* coche cama=sleeping car.
* echarse en la cama=lie in + bed.
* en cama=abed.
* falda de cama=bed skirt.
* gimnasta de la cama elástica=trampolinist.
* habitación con cama doble=double room.
* hacer la cama=make + the bed.
* irse a la cama=retire + at night ; hit + the sack ; go to + bed ; hit + the hay.
* irse a la cama pronto=go to + bed soon.
* irse a la cama temprano=go to + bed early ; have + an early night.
* junto a la cama=by the bedside ; at the bedside.
* levantarse de la cama=get out of + bed.
* postrado en cama=bedridden [bed-ridden] ; bedfast [bed-fast].
* quedarse en la cama=sleep in ; sleep + late.
* quedarse en la cama hasta tarde=have + a lie-in ; lie in.
* reposo en cama=bed rest.
* ropa de cama=bed linen ; bedding.
* salto de cama=negligee.
* sofá cama=sofa sleeper ; sofa bed.

cama con baldaquín
(n.)=canopy bed.
Ex: The canopy bed harkens back to a simpler time when bedrooms were a peaceful retreat from the outside world.
cama con cuatro columnas
(n.)=four-poster bed.
Ex: These bedsteads and four-poster beds were originally made for export and now exude a chic elegance.
cama con dosel
(n.)=canopy bed.
Ex: The canopy bed harkens back to a simpler time when bedrooms were a peaceful retreat from the outside world.
cama de agua
(n.)=waterbed [water bed].
Ex: This book focuses on the 14-month strike of undocumented workers in a Los Angeles area waterbed factory in 1985-86.
cama de hospital
(n.)=hospital bed.
Ex: He spent the next year convalescing in hospital and saw the end of the war from his hospital bed.
cama de matrimonio
(n.)=double bed.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.
cama de matrimonio extra grande
(n.)=queen size bed.
Ex: The popularity of a queen size bed makes it easy to spruce it up with a wide range of beddings.
cama de matrimonio super grande
(n.)=king-size(d) bed.
Ex: Our ocean view rooms have a king size bed that can be split into twins if you require.
cama de matrimonio tamaño 'king size'
(n.)=king-size(d) bed.
Ex: Our ocean view rooms have a king size bed that can be split into twins if you require.
cama elástica
(n.)=trampoline.
Ex: The information qualifications of specialists are portrayed as training on the information trampoline for a leap into new ideas.
cama hospitalaria
(n.)=hospital bed.
Ex: He spent the next year convalescing in hospital and saw the end of the war from his hospital bed.
cama individual
(n.)=single bed ; twin bed ; twin size bed.
Ex: When all single beds are taken, we will ask for volunteers to use sofa sleepers. Ex: Each cabin has one bedroom with two twin beds, one sofa bed in the living room, closet, and one bathroom. Ex: Selling Twin Size Bed - Mattress and Headboard - 3 years old - Good condition - Pickup only.
cama nido
(n.)=truckle bed ; trumple bed ; trundle bed.
Ex: On the ground floor there is an additional double bedroom with one single bed and a truckle bed and ensuite shower room. Ex: By removing the mattress from a trumple bed it can be used as a general storage drawer. Ex: Constructing a trundle bed is a wonderful way to add a guest bed for your child's bedroom.
cama para invitados
(n.)=guest bed.
Ex: Constructing a trundle bed is a wonderful way to add a guest bed for your child's bedroom.
cama plegable
(n.)=camp bed ; cot.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs. Ex: When you go there and see people sleeping in cots in the hallway, it is clear that these are inhumane conditions.
cama solar
(n.)=sunbed ; tanning bed.
Ex: A survey involving 6143 adults in the UK in 1996 determined views on suntanning and the use of sunbeds. Ex: There's no safe way to get a tan -- just like the sun, tanning beds and sun lamps release ultraviolet (UV) rays that trigger the tanning process in the skin.
cama y comida
=food and board ; bed and board.
Ex: Slaves in most cases aren't paid for their labour beyond food and board. Ex: Does anyone know of any organisations which will offer bed and board in return for 2-3 weeks work?.
camada
(n.)=litter ; farrow ; clutch.
Ex: Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.
Ex: Treated semen increased the number of farrows, but had no effect on the mean size of the litters.
Ex: Larks living in areas with long breeding seasons can have two or three clutches, while those in areas with a short window of time for breeding will have only one.
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* más débil de la camada, el=runt of the litter, the.

camafeo
(n.)=cameo.
Nota: Figurilla tallada en piedra preciosa y usada como joya.
Ex: The article 'A passage to India: a bibliographical cameo' celebrates the bibliographical ties between the India and Britain.

camaleón
(n.)=chameleon.
Ex: Libraries are likened to chameleons in that they should adapt in order to suit the society they are serving.

camarada
(n.)=chum ; pal.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.
Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
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* camarada de armas=brother in arms.

camarada de armas
(n.)=brother in arms.
Ex: As the story unfolds, the main character must choose between the success of his mission and the lives of his men - his brothers in arms.
camaradería
(n.)=camaraderie ; collegiality ; conviviality.
Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
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* camaradería de grupo=group ride.

camaradería de grupo
(n.)=group ride.
Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.
camarera
(n.)=waitress ; barmaid ; chambermaid.
Nota: Usado generalmente en los hoteles o en casas de familias adineradas.
Ex: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.
Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.
Ex: And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
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* camarera de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* camarera de bar de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* camarera de club de alterne=cocktail waitress.

camarera de alterne
(n.)=cocktail waitress.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
camarera de bar de alterne
(n.)=cocktail waitress.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
camarera de club de alterne
(n.)=cocktail waitress.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
camarero
(n.)=bus boy ; waiter ; bartender.
Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also bus boys, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.
Ex: Like many whose vocation is to serve their fellow-man, from New York cab drivers to Parisian cafe waiters, they do not always feel like smiling.
Ex: Most bartenders work only a couple of days of week; however their income can be huge.

camarilla
(n.)=clique ; network ; in-crowd ; coterie.
Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
Ex: She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.
Ex: Absolute freedom of election in fact augmented the power of such coteries far more than that of the electoral body.
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* camarilla de amigos=coterie of friends.

camarilla de amigos
(n.)=coterie of friends.
Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
camarote
(n.)=cabin.
Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.

camarón
(n.)=prawn ; krill.
Ex: According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns.
Ex: Krill is a general term used to describe about 85 species of open-ocean crustaceans known as euphausiids.

cambiable
(adj.)=changeable ; mutable ; alterable ; inconstant.
Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
Ex: Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.
Ex: There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.
Ex: His inconstant and bizarre behavior in a crisis makes me more convinced than ever that he's not mentally fit to hold the office.

cambiado
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* muy cambiado=much-changed.
* niño cambiado=changeling.

cambiando
=a-changing.
Ex: The article 'Libraries: they are a-changing' outlines the background to the Nordic Book and Library Fair.
cambiando de asunto
=on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
Ex: On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?. Ex: On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people. Ex: On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages. Ex: On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.
cambiando de tema
=on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
Ex: On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?. Ex: On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people. Ex: On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages. Ex: On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.
cambiante
=evolving ; shifting ; volatile ; changing ; fluctuating ; fast-moving.
Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.
Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
Ex: The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.
Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
Ex: The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.
Ex: I have also taken the opportunity to up-date every chapter of the book so as to help the reader keep track of this fast-moving technology.
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* la cambiante fisonomía de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.

cambiar
(v.)=alter ; change ; reshape [re-shape] ; reverse ; revolutionise [revolutionize, -USA] ; shift ; turn into ; undergo + transformation ; amend ; redraw [re-draw] ; swing ; morph ; reengineer [re-engineer] ; metamorphose ; refashion ; move along ; reschedule ; convert ; take + a turn ; turn + Nombre + (a)round ; shunt between ; switch ; transition.
Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.
Ex: I do not think I am alone in believing there is a need for significant change, for reshaping our educational programs as well as our institutional goals and philosophies.
Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.
Ex: It was pointed out that the practices of the profession were not being totally revolutionized overnight.
Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.
Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.
Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.
Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.
Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.
Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.
Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.
Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.
Ex: The 2005 second edition originally slated for 4th of May 2005 has been rescheduled for 2-4 August 2005.
Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents.
Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
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* actitud + cambiar=attitude + go.
* ansias de cambiar de sitio=itchy feet.
* cambiando=a-changing.
* cambiando de asunto=on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* cambiando de tema=on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* cambiar a=switch over ; switch to ; transmute into ; move to ; change over to.
* cambiar a la situación anterior=reverse.
* cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa=turn + Nombre + into.
* cambiar Algo para bien=turn + Nombre + into a good thing.
* cambiar con el paso del tiempo=change over + time.
* cambiar con el tiempo=change over + time.
* cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo=change over + time.
* cambiar de ... a ...=switch from ... to ....
* cambiar de actitud=change + attitude.
* cambiar de aire=move on to + pastures new.
* cambiar de aires=change + scenery.
* cambiar de ambiente=change + scenery.
* cambiar de cantinela=change + Posesivo + tune.
* cambiar de cara=arrange + countenance.
* cambiar de dueño=change + hands.
* cambiar de entorno=change + scenery.
* cambiar de estrategia=change + tack.
* cambiar de fondos=turn over.
* cambiar de forma=shape-shift.
* cambiar de forma de vivir=turn + Posesivo + life around.
* cambiar de formato=reformat [re-format].
* cambiar de lugar=relocate ; resite [re-site].
* cambiar de manos=change + hands.
* cambiar de marcha=gear.
* cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior=change back.
* cambiar de opinión=change + Posesivo + mind ; change + feet ; change + Posesivo + tune.
* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambiar de orientación=reposition [re-position].
* cambiar de parecer=change + Posesivo + mind ; change + Posesivo + tune.
* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambiar de política a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambiar de posición=transpose ; reposition [re-position].
* cambiar de postura=reconsider + position.
* cambiar de propietario=change + hands.
* cambiar de proveedor=churn.
* cambiar de residencia=relocate.
* cambiar de rumbo=branch off + on a side trail ; change + tack.
* cambiar de servicio=churn.
* cambiar de sitio=shuffle.
* cambiar de táctica=change + tack.
* cambiar de una vez a otra=change from + time to time ; vary + from time to time.
* cambiar de velocidad=gear.
* cambiar dirección=change + direction.
* cambiar el aceite=change + the oil.
* cambiar el decorado=change + the scenery.
* cambiar el énfasis=shift + focus ; shift + emphasis.
* cambiar el paisaje=change + the scenery.
* cambiar el pelo=moult [molt, -USA].
* cambiar el plumaje=moult [molt, -USA].
* cambiar el precio=reprice.
* cambiar el ritmo=change + the pace.
* cambiar el techo de un edificio=re-roof.
* cambiar el título=retitle.
* cambiar el tono=modulate.
* cambiar la instalación eléctrica=rewire.
* cambiar la piel=moult [molt, -USA].
* cambiar las cosas desde dentro=change + things from the inside.
* cambiar las espadas por arados=turn + swords into ploughshares.
* cambiar la situación=change + the course of events.
* cambiar las plumas=moult [molt, -USA].
* cambiar las prioridades de ... a ...=shift + emphasis from ... to ....
* cambiar las reglas de juego=move + the goal posts.
* cambiar las tornas=turn + the tables (on).
* cambiar la vida=change + life.
* cambiarle el agua al canario=pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; have + a slash ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
* cambiar lo acontencido=change + the course of events.
* cambiar marchas=shift + gears.
* cambiar para bien=change for + the better.
* cambiar para mejor=change for + the better.
* cambiar para peor=change for + the worse.
* cambiar + Posesivo + vida=turn + Posesivo + life around.
* cambiar radicalmente de postura=do + an about-face.
* cambiar rápidamente=jump.
* cambiarse de casa=move + house ; move out.
* cambiarse de ropa=change ; change + Posesivo + clothes.
* cambiarse rápidamente=slip into + Posesivo + clothes.
* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible=change + beyond (all) recognition.
* cambiar velocidades=gear.
* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
* dejar sin cambiar=leave + unchanged.
* habitación para cambiar bebés=baby changing room.
* hacer cambiar=swing + Persona.
* hacer cambiar las cosas=turn + the tide on.
* las cosas + cambiar=pendulum + swing.
* la suerte + cambiar=the tide + turn.
* no cambiar=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work ; stand + pat.
* que cambia con el tiempo=ever-changing [ever changing] ; time-variant ; ever-shifting.
* que cambia la vida=life-changing ; life-altering.
* que se puede cambiar de tamaño=resizeable [re-sizeable].
* sala para cambiar bebés=baby changing room.
* situación + cambiar=tide + turn.
* vida + cambiar por completo=turn + Posesivo + life around.
* voz + cambiar=voice + break.

cambiar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + life around.
Ex: A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.
cambiar Algo en Otra Cosa
(v.)=turn + Nombre + into.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Research: turning research priorities into answerable questions'.
cambiar Algo para bien
(v.)=turn + Nombre + into a good thing.
Ex: Because our Hungarian comrades took proper action in the course of these events, what was a bad thing turned ultimately into a good thing.
cambiar a
(v.)=switch over ; switch to ; transmute into ; move to ; change over to.
Ex: Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied. Ex: The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'. Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers. Ex: The report's overall objective is to present both the technical aspects of OSI and the critical organizational issues that must be considered in moving to an OSI environment. Ex: The 12 countries in the euro zone changed over to the single currency on 1 January 1999.
cambiar a la situación anterior
(v.)=reverse.
Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.
cambiar con el paso del tiempo
(v.)=change over + time.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
cambiar con el tiempo
(v.)=change over + time.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
cambiar con el transcurso del tiempo
(v.)=change over + time.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
cambiar de ... a ...
(v.)=switch from ... to ....
Ex: The XCHANGE command enables you to switch from one compact disc to another.
cambiar de actitud
(v.)=change + attitude.
Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'.
cambiar de aire
(v.)=move on to + pastures new.
Ex: After spending 7 years of our lives at this establishment, we will move on to pastures new and begin our journeys into the vast abyss of real life.
cambiar de aires
(v.)=change + scenery.
Ex: Occasionally staff may feel a need to change scenery to revitalize and move forward.
cambiar de ambiente
(v.)=change + scenery.
Ex: Occasionally staff may feel a need to change scenery to revitalize and move forward.
cambiar de cantinela
(v.)=change + Posesivo + tune.
Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
cambiar de cara
(v.)=arrange + countenance.
Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed.
cambiar de dueño
(v.)=change + hands.
Ex: This handbook is a collector's guide to popular children's beanbag animal toys, rare examples of which change hands for thousand of dollars = Este manual es una guía para el coleccionista de animales de juguete rellenos de bolitas para niños, algunos de los cuales (los más raros) se llegan a vender por miles de dólares.
cambiar de entorno
(v.)=change + scenery.
Ex: Occasionally staff may feel a need to change scenery to revitalize and move forward.
cambiar de estrategia
(v.)=change + tack.
Ex: The article 'Microsoft changes tack' comments on Microsoft's strategy of using the Internet as one of its defences against possible legal action.
cambiar de fondos
(v.)=turn over.
Ex: Also, public library collections are literally dynamic, they turn over rapidly, and they are now-oriented.
cambiar de forma
(v.)=shape-shift.
Ex: In the mean time, the piles outside the library are multiplying and shapeshifting and, for every 100 books the library SWAT team rescues, 100 are added by the unending delivery trucks.
cambiar de forma de vivir
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + life around.
Ex: A violent panhandler who attacked an elderly man in a church has turned his life around and may even be baptized in the same church where the attack took place.
cambiar de formato
(v.)=reformat [re-format].
Ex: For example, if you type '85432', the number will be reformatted to '85000432' preceded by 3 spaces.
cambiar de lugar
(v.)=relocate ; resite [re-site].
Ex: Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned. Ex: Many public libraries are facing budgetary constraints and in reaction they are merging, resiting, or closing outlets = Muchas bibliotecs están padeciendo recortes en sus presupuestos y como reacción están fusionándose con otras, reubicándose o cerrando sucursales.
cambiar de manos
(v.)=change + hands.
Ex: This handbook is a collector's guide to popular children's beanbag animal toys, rare examples of which change hands for thousand of dollars = Este manual es una guía para el coleccionista de animales de juguete rellenos de bolitas para niños, algunos de los cuales (los más raros) se llegan a vender por miles de dólares.
cambiar de marcha
(v.)=gear.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
cambiar de nuevo al estado anterior
(v.)=change back.
Ex: And now change the indicator back to the default value.
cambiar de opinión
(v.)=change + Posesivo + mind ; change + feet ; change + Posesivo + tune.
Ex: The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds. Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth. Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino
(v.)=change + horses in midstream.
Ex: 'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'.
cambiar de orientación
(v.)=reposition [re-position].
Ex: All sectors of the information industry need to reposition themselves as a means of survival.
cambiar de parecer
(v.)=change + Posesivo + mind ; change + Posesivo + tune.
Ex: The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds. Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino
(v.)=change + horses in midstream.
Ex: 'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'.
cambiar de política a mitad de camino
(v.)=change + horses in midstream.
Ex: 'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'.
cambiar de posición
(v.)=transpose ; reposition [re-position].
Ex: Give the elements of data in the order of the sequence of the following rules, even if this means transposing data. Ex: All sectors of the information industry need to reposition themselves as a means of survival.
cambiar de postura
(v.)=reconsider + position.
Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position, and abandoned what was known as its compatible headings policy.
cambiar de propietario
(v.)=change + hands.
Ex: This handbook is a collector's guide to popular children's beanbag animal toys, rare examples of which change hands for thousand of dollars = Este manual es una guía para el coleccionista de animales de juguete rellenos de bolitas para niños, algunos de los cuales (los más raros) se llegan a vender por miles de dólares.
cambiar de proveedor
(v.)=churn.
Ex: These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.
cambiar de residencia
(v.)=relocate.
Ex: Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned.
cambiar de rumbo
(v.)=branch off + on a side trail ; change + tack.
Ex: When it becomes evident that the elastic properties of available materials had a great deal to do with the bow, he branches off on a side trail which takes him through textbooks on elasticity. Ex: The article 'Microsoft changes tack' comments on Microsoft's strategy of using the Internet as one of its defences against possible legal action.
cambiar de servicio
(v.)=churn.
Ex: These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.
cambiar de sitio
(v.)=shuffle.
Ex: Although it seldom happened in practice, it was possible to shuffle copies of the main sections and offcuts of 12 sheets or half-sheets and thus produce aberrant watermark patterns.
cambiar de táctica
(v.)=change + tack.
Ex: The article 'Microsoft changes tack' comments on Microsoft's strategy of using the Internet as one of its defences against possible legal action.
cambiar de una vez a otra
(v.)=change from + time to time ; vary + from time to time.
Ex: Duties of the post may be varied, and or changed, from time to time as required. Ex: The precise form of the signatures varied from time to time and from place to place.
cambiar de velocidad
(v.)=gear.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
cambiar dirección
(v.)=change + direction.
Ex: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed.
cambiar el aceite
(v.)=change + the oil.
Ex: A warning light on the fascia panel tells you when it's time to change the oil.
cambiar el decorado
(n.)=change + the scenery.
Ex: Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.
cambiar el paisaje
(n.)=change + the scenery.
Ex: Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.
cambiar el pelo
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
cambiar el plumaje
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
cambiar el precio
(v.)=reprice.
Ex: Local authorities are studying methods of repricing utility services.
cambiar el ritmo
(v.)=change + the pace.
Ex: But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.
cambiar el techo de un edificio
(v.)=re-roof.
Ex: The new 3,000 square feet library has been completely re-roofed and rewired.
cambiar el tono
(v.)=modulate.
Ex: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.
cambiar el título
(v.)=retitle.
Ex: The sixth edition was retitled Sears list of subject headings as a recognition of Sears' contribution.
cambiar el énfasis
(v.)=shift + focus ; shift + emphasis.
Ex: If libraries are to maintain their role in learning and research, they need to shift their focus from documents to content and from collection to individuals. Ex: Emphasis is shifting in favour of business, financial and commercial databases.
cambiar la instalación eléctrica
(v.)=rewire.
Ex: The new 3,000 square feet library has been completely re-roofed and rewired.
cambiar la piel
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
cambiar la situación
(v.)=change + the course of events.
Ex: Are there moments in which Jean could have acted differently and thereby changed the course of the events that followed?.
cambiar la vida
(v.)=change + life.
Ex: The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.
cambiar las cosas desde dentro
(v.)=change + things from the inside.
Ex: Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and 'infiltrate' to change things from the inside.
cambiar las espadas por arados
=turn + swords into ploughshares.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Turning electronic swords into ploughshares'.
cambiar las plumas
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
cambiar las prioridades de ... a ...
(v.)=shift + emphasis from ... to ....
Ex: The article 'In-service training as basic diet and shot in the arm' describes how the Library School has shifted the emphasis from basic to in-service training.
cambiar las reglas de juego
(v.)=move + the goal posts.
Ex: Viruses have to be seen as organisms that aren't static but are constantly evolving, moving the goal posts and evading our immune system.
cambiar las tornas
(v.)=turn + the tables (on).
Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
cambiar lo acontencido
(v.)=change + the course of events.
Ex: Are there moments in which Jean could have acted differently and thereby changed the course of the events that followed?.
cambiar marchas
(v.)=shift + gears.
Ex: Some readers cannot, as Richard Hoggart puts it, 'shift the gears' of their reading to suit dramatic needs of the text.
cambiar para bien
(v.)=change for + the better.
Ex: The situation has certainly changed for the better now, but it is still dramatic.
cambiar para mejor
(v.)=change for + the better.
Ex: The situation has certainly changed for the better now, but it is still dramatic.
cambiar para peor
(v.)=change for + the worse.
Ex: He has changed for the worse since 2000, because defending a lie leads to bigger lies.
cambiar radicalmente de postura
(n.)=do + an about-face.
Ex: If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make.
cambiar rápidamente
(v.)=jump.
Ex: Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment.
cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible
(v.)=change + beyond (all) recognition.
Ex: The Internet is likely to result in education and libraries changing beyond recognition.
cambiar velocidades
(v.)=gear.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
cambiarle el agua al canario
(v.)=pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; have + a slash ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?. Ex: In his press conference today, the President also acknowledged -- perhaps in a related matter -- his difficulties taking leaks. Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train. Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key. Ex: And I also remember getting my bum stung on nettles as I was going for a pee. Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. Ex: Then when you think the child needs to wee, place on or over potty or toilet and turn the tap on. Ex: Men get an erection in the morning without wanting sex, because, well, they have to 'wee wee'. Ex: My child is pee peeing in toilet but still poops in pants -- what to do?. Ex: Would you be embarrassed if you took a pee against a car only to find out there's a camera crew inside filming you?. Ex: Bill's sister is one of Dracula's babes and attacks Janet while she's taking a pee-pee on the toilet. Ex: Anyone ever been done by the police for having a slash in public?. Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee. Ex: They drink non-stop, alcohol tea, yet none of them ever seem to go for a pee pee. Ex: Then there's spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open. Ex: The bandage compressed my urethra somewhat so that when I had a pee there was considerable resistance to it coming out. Ex: I have a kitty who has decided to 'tinkle' in the same spot for a number of weeks.
cambiarse de casa
(v.)=move + house ; move out.
Ex: Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing. Ex: This booklet covers how to give notice, legal ways to move out early, and what can happen if you do not follow the rules about moving out.
cambiarse de ropa
(v.)=change ; change + Posesivo + clothes.
Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again. Ex: Why do girls like to change their minds as often as they change their clothes?.
cambiarse rápidamente
(v.)=slip into + Posesivo + clothes.
Ex: After they'd gone to bed and she'd dropped off to sleep, he slipped into his clothes and down the waterspout to the ground.
cambio + ocurrir
(n.)=change + take place.
Ex: The author examines changes likely to take place and warns local library and information services of the need to adapt to reflect these changes = El autor exmamina los cambios que probablmente sucedan y advierte a los sistemas bibliotecarios y de información locales de la necesidad de adaptarse a ellos.
cambio + producirse
(n.)=change + come about.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.
cambio + suceder
(n.)=change + take place.
Ex: The author examines changes likely to take place and warns local library and information services of the need to adapt to reflect these changes = El autor exmamina los cambios que probablmente sucedan y advierte a los sistemas bibliotecarios y de información locales de la necesidad de adaptarse a ellos.
cambio + tener lugar
(n.)=change + take place.
Ex: The author examines changes likely to take place and warns local library and information services of the need to adapt to reflect these changes = El autor exmamina los cambios que probablmente sucedan y advierte a los sistemas bibliotecarios y de información locales de la necesidad de adaptarse a ellos.
cambio a
=flight to.
Ex: It was under his guidance that the scheme survived the flight to LC which was such a notable feature of the 1960s (a change which some librarians may no be regretting).
cambio brusco
(n.)=revulsion ; flip-flop.
Ex: I have spoken of enumeration in terms perhaps dictated by a revulsion from the view so often held that the compilation of subject catalogues is the true and proper function of the bibliographer. Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.
cambio brusco de velocidad del viento
(n.)=wind shear.
Ex: Find conference papers that discuss wind shear and aircraft.
cambio climático
(n.)=climate change ; climatic change.
Ex: Earth Sciences experts are trying to convince world decision makers of the dangers of climate changes such as global warming. Ex: Selected examples of the use of various older records are given to extend and improve modern analysis of climatic changes.
cambio cualitativo
(n.)=step change ; qualitative change.
Ex: Many new learning resource centres have facilitated a 'step change' in learning support provision within their institutions = Muchos centros de recursos para el aprendizaje nuevos han facilitado un 'cambio cualitativo' en la ayuda para el aprendizaje dentro de sus instituciones. Ex: Important quantitative and qualitative changes are affecting employment in the telecommunications industry worldwide.
cambio cuantitativo
(n.)=quantitative change.
Ex: Important quantitative and qualitative changes are affecting employment in the telecommunications industry worldwide.
cambio cultural
(n.)=cultural change.
Ex: Cultural change is a critical issue if we wish to see long-term institutional change.
cambio de actitud
(n.)=change in attitude ; change of heart.
Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see. Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
cambio de aires
=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene ; greener pastures ; pastures new.
Ex: He felt the firm needed a change of scenery and a visible break from the past. Ex: Just what she needed: a change of air and scene to wean her away from her former owners and make her happy. Ex: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. Ex: Maybe the penguins needed a change of scene, so they flew to the arctic. Ex: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border. Ex: Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
cambio de ambiente
(n.)=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene.
Ex: He felt the firm needed a change of scenery and a visible break from the past. Ex: Just what she needed: a change of air and scene to wean her away from her former owners and make her happy. Ex: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. Ex: Maybe the penguins needed a change of scene, so they flew to the arctic.
cambio de aspecto
(n.)=lick of paint.
Ex: It's amazing what a lick of paint and a scrubbing brush can do to brighten your brickwork!.
cambio de ciudadanía
(n.)=change of citizenship.
Ex: Within the group 'Change of name' will be listed those occasions which give rise to a change of name such as marriage, joining a religious order, change of citizenship, and so on = Dentro del grupo "Cambio de nombre" se incluirán aquellas ocasiones que dan lugar a un cambio de nombre como, por ejemplo, el matrimonio, el ingreso de una orden relgiosa, el cambio de ciudadanía, etc.
cambio de dirección
(n.)=change of hands.
Ex: Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.
cambio de divisas
(n.)=currency rate ; currency exchange.
Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc. Ex: However, not all banks provide a currency exchange service.
cambio de dueño
(n.)=change of hands.
Ex: Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.
cambio de entorno
(n.)=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene.
Ex: He felt the firm needed a change of scenery and a visible break from the past. Ex: Just what she needed: a change of air and scene to wean her away from her former owners and make her happy. Ex: He merely told me that Margaret was not very strong, and that she needed a change of air, and that she should keep out of doors. Ex: Maybe the penguins needed a change of scene, so they flew to the arctic.
cambio de hora estacional
(n.)=daylight saving time.
Ex: The software displays sunrise and sunset and automatically adjusts to summer or daylight saving time.
cambio de idea
(n.)=change of heart ; change of mind.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years. Ex: The irresistible implication is that the change of mind was the result of political pressure.
cambio de imagen
(n.)=makeover [make-over] ; makeover [make-over].
Ex: The article is entitled 'TI: 'Changing floors': a summer 2000 stock makeover for the Robinson Library'. Ex: The article is entitled 'TI: 'Changing floors': a summer 2000 stock makeover for the Robinson Library'.
cambio de instalación eléctrica
(n.)=rewiring.
Ex: This article describes the planning, funding and implementation of the rewiring programme of the library.
cambio de la guardia
(n.)=changing of the guard.
Ex: The recent reorganization has resulted in a merger of the academic and public divisions and a changing of the guard among the company's top officials.
cambio de look
(n.)=lick of paint.
Ex: It's amazing what a lick of paint and a scrubbing brush can do to brighten your brickwork!.
cambio de lugar
(n.)=relocation.
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
cambio de manos
(n.)=change of hands.
Ex: Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.
cambio de mirada
(n.)=gaze-shift.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.
cambio de moneda
(n.)=exchange rate ; foreign exchange ; currency exchange rate ; market rate of exchange ; foreign exchange rate ; currency rate ; rate of exchange ; currency exchange.
Ex: The price in the local currency is then calculated from the information in the exchange rate table. Ex: This article defines financial information by looking at the information needs of 4 major divisions of the financial community: commodities; foreign exchange; capital markets; and securities and equities. Ex: Their response was significantly different, however, in large part due to much better understanding of the effect of foreign currency exchange rates on subscription prices of scientific and technical journals. Ex: For some countries trade fluctuates with changes in the weekly market rates of exchange, but for others it changes only when their currencies are realigned in the European Monetary System. Ex: This article highlights the foreign exchange rate problem in library periodicals purchasing. Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc. Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar. Ex: However, not all banks provide a currency exchange service.
cambio de nacionalidad
(n.)=change of citizenship.
Ex: Within the group 'Change of name' will be listed those occasions which give rise to a change of name such as marriage, joining a religious order, change of citizenship, and so on = Dentro del grupo "Cambio de nombre" se incluirán aquellas ocasiones que dan lugar a un cambio de nombre como, por ejemplo, el matrimonio, el ingreso de una orden relgiosa, el cambio de ciudadanía, etc.
cambio de nombre
(n.)=rebranding.
Ex: This article describes the new face of Her Majesty's Stationery Office, born in October 1996, focusing on the 7 sites throughout the UK, the nature of the bookstock, accounts, business and the rebranding of the chain.
cambio de opinión
(n.)=change of heart ; change of mind.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years. Ex: The irresistible implication is that the change of mind was the result of political pressure.
cambio de orientación
(n.)=paradigm change ; paradigm shift.
Ex: This paper argues that the scientific and technical information sector is in the midst of a paradigm change. Ex: Library schools historically have paid little attention to paradigm shifts in society.
cambio de paradigma
(n.)=paradigm change ; paradigm shift.
Ex: This paper argues that the scientific and technical information sector is in the midst of a paradigm change. Ex: Library schools historically have paid little attention to paradigm shifts in society.
cambio de parecer
(n.)=change of heart ; change of mind.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years. Ex: The irresistible implication is that the change of mind was the result of political pressure.
cambio de procedimiento
(n.)=procedural change.
Ex: Even in casual discussions between the director and department heads ideas may come up which are suddenly translated into plans for action or procedural changes.
cambio de propietario
(n.)=change of hands.
Ex: Most importantly, though, the change of hands in the committee marks the transition from global warming denial to global warming activism.
cambio de proveedor
(n.)=churn.
Ex: The author attempts to identify the determinants of subscriber churn and customer loyalty in the mobile telephony market.
cambio de registro
(n.)=code switching.
Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.
cambio de residencia
(n.)=resettlement.
Ex: Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation.
cambio de servicio
(n.)=churn.
Ex: The author attempts to identify the determinants of subscriber churn and customer loyalty in the mobile telephony market.
cambio de sexo
(n.)=sex change.
Ex: There is no such thing as a sex change: no amount of hormones could turn the billions of XY chromosomes in the body into XX chromosomes.
cambio de título
(n.)=title change.
Ex: A list of title changes and cessations is included at the end of each issue.
cambio de énfasis
(n.)=shift of emphasis ; shift in emphasis.
Ex: The aggregated data give greater confidence in the earlier survey and identify some shift of emphasis over the 2-year period. Ex: This article discusses the shift in emphasis from the holdings to actual user needs in recent years.
cambio demográfico
=population trend.
Ex: Again, the same subject may be required for a number of reasons, e.g an article on population trends in a certain area may be of interest to the statistician, the actuary, the market research worker, the economist, the sociologist, and so on = De nuevo, pueden existir varias razones por las que se necesita una misma materia, por ejemplo, un artículo sobre los cambios demográficos en una zona determinada puede ser de interés para el estadístico, el actuario de seguros, el investigador de mercado, el economista, el sociólgo, etc.
cambio escénico
=scene changing.
Ex: They seek plays which can be represented with only one set or with limited scene changing.
cambio estacional
(n.)=seasonal change.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle.
cambio hormonal
(n.)=hormonal change.
Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
cambio inesperado
(n.)=twist.
Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
cambio institucional
(n.)=institutional change.
Ex: Cultural change is a critical issue if we wish to see long-term institutional change.
cambio meteorológico
(n.)=weather modification.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
cambio profundo
(n.)=profound change.
Ex: This revolution is related to the profound changes which have been taking place in British society.
cambio radical
(n.)=revulsion ; sea change ; radical change.
Ex: I have spoken of enumeration in terms perhaps dictated by a revulsion from the view so often held that the compilation of subject catalogues is the true and proper function of the bibliographer. Ex: Local publishing in the developing world will undergo a sea change if the Bank adopts the recommendations of the seminar as policy. Ex: Theses paintings represent the continuation of China's long pictorial heritage in an era of radical change and challenges for artists.
cambio radical de postura
(n.)=about-face.
Ex: Tanzania provides one of the most extreme examples of an about-face in food marketing.
cambio revolucionario
(n.)=revolutionary change.
Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.
cambio social
(n.)=social change ; societal change.
Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change. Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
cambio total
(n.)=turnabout [turn-about] ; turnaround.
Ex: Current uncertainties and frustrations are creating a possible turn-about by many academic librarians from their 1969 position of demanding equal status with faculty. Ex: This article describes how an innovative response to the problem led to a turnaround in the company's fortunes.
cambio transformador
(n.)=transformative change ; transforming change.
Ex: Internet brings a new generation of information services that are the thin edge of the wedge of a radically transformative change in how people will access information. Ex: There are changes and there there are transforming changes.
cambio traumático
(n.)=traumatic change.
Ex: It has survived for 70 years, enduring colonialism, Japanese occupation, the struggle for independence, wars, and traumatic changes of government and social structure.
cambio vertiginoso
(n.)=spiral of change.
Ex: Digital technology has ushered us into a ceaseless spiral of change which represents, not so much an evolution from, but a formidable disjunction with the analog world.
cambio^1
(n.)=adaptive response ; alteration ; change ; editing ; modulation ; move ; recasting ; redesign ; rotation ; shift ; transfer ; transformation ; changeover [change-over] ; disturbance ; mutation ; permeability ; reformation ; switchover ; reverse ; shift away from ; shifting ; changing of the guard ; swing ; bartering ; switch ; switching ; change.
Ex: It is too early to assess the success of the adaptive responses which have been instituted in most SLIS.
Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
Ex: This kind of large-scale recasting offers an opportunity for the scheme to go forward rather than stagnate until it is completely taken by events.
Ex: This action was the redesign of the enquiry form in order to elicit more information from the enquirer.
Ex: The entries that result from the rotation mechanism have standard layout, punctuation and typography, all of which have been pre-programmed.
Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.
Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.
Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.
Ex: The very meanings of words like 'library' and 'university' are about to undergo mutations too radical to conceive, much less predict = Los significados mismos de palabras como "biblioteca" y "universidad" están a punto de experimentar cambios demasiado radicales de concevir y cuanto mucho menos de predecir.
Ex: There is greater permeability than before between different types of library at the start of a career but, once settled in a post, fewer librarians than before change from one type of library to another.
Ex: The author presents suggestions for the reformation of medical library education.
Ex: The transition date for the switchover is 1 Oct 2000.
Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
Ex: This article discusses the effects of changes in the economy on the distribution of work in libraries which indicate a shift away from its female origins.
Ex: This article considers the use of a spreadsheet in the shifting of periodicals collections in order to save time.
Ex: The recent reorganization has resulted in a merger of the academic and public divisions and a changing of the guard among the company's top officials.
Ex: The addition of new feedback techniques produced a significant swing in favour of the application.
Ex: Holdings will become increasingly important as a bartering tool to gain additional access benefits.
Ex: Office automation have brought about a switch to a paperless office.
Ex: These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money/ is received in payment of fines.
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* a cambio=in return ; in exchange.
* a cambio de=in exchange for ; in return for ; in compensation for.
* a cambio de nada=for nothing.
* aceptar el cambio=embrace + change.
* aceptar un cambio=accommodate + change.
* adaptarse al cambio=accommodate to + change ; adapt to + change.
* adaptarse a los cambios=flow with + the tides.
* adoptar un cambio=adopt + change ; accommodate + change.
* agente de cambio=agent of(for) change ; force for change ; force of change.
* agente del cambio=change agent.
* aires de cambio=wind(s) of change, the ; seas of change, the.
* bicicleta de cambios=road bike.
* cambio a=flight to.
* cambio brusco=revulsion ; flip-flop.
* cambio brusco de velocidad del viento=wind shear.
* cambio climático=climate change ; climatic change.
* cambio cualitativo=step change ; qualitative change.
* cambio cuantitativo=quantitative change.
* cambio cultural=cultural change.
* cambio de actitud=change in attitude ; change of heart.
* cambio de aires=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene ; greener pastures ; pastures new.
* cambio de ambiente=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene.
* cambio de aspecto=lick of paint.
* cambio de ciudadanía=change of citizenship.
* cambio de dirección=change of hands.
* cambio de dueño=change of hands.
* cambio de énfasis=shift of emphasis ; shift in emphasis.
* cambio de entorno=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene.
* cambio de hora estacional=daylight saving time.
* cambio de idea=change of heart ; change of mind.
* cambio de imagen=makeover [make-over] ; makeover [make-over].
* cambio de instalación eléctrica=rewiring.
* cambio de la guardia=changing of the guard.
* cambio de look=lick of paint.
* cambio de lugar=relocation.
* cambio de manos=change of hands.
* cambio de mirada=gaze-shift.
* cambio demográfico=population trend.
* cambio de nacionalidad=change of citizenship.
* cambio de nombre=rebranding.
* cambio de opinión=change of heart ; change of mind.
* cambio de orientación=paradigm change ; paradigm shift.
* cambio de paradigma=paradigm change ; paradigm shift.
* cambio de parecer=change of heart ; change of mind.
* cambio de procedimiento=procedural change.
* cambio de propietario=change of hands.
* cambio de proveedor=churn.
* cambio de registro=code switching.
* cambio de residencia=resettlement.
* cambio de servicio=churn.
* cambio de sexo=sex change.
* cambio de título=title change.
* cambio escénico=scene changing.
* cambio estacional=seasonal change.
* cambio hormonal=hormonal change.
* cambio inesperado=twist.
* cambio institucional=institutional change.
* cambio meteorológico=weather modification.
* cambio + ocurrir=change + take place.
* cambio + producirse=change + come about.
* cambio profundo=profound change.
* cambio radical=revulsion ; sea change ; radical change.
* cambio radical de postura=about-face.
* cambio revolucionario=revolutionary change.
* cambios=second thoughts ; ebb and flow.
* cambio social=social change ; societal change.
* cambio + suceder=change + take place.
* cambio + tener lugar=change + take place.
* cambio total=turnabout [turn-about] ; turnaround.
* cambio transformador=transformative change ; transforming change.
* cambio traumático=traumatic change.
* cambio vertiginoso=spiral of change.
* clima de cambio=climate of change.
* con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías=a change is as good as a rest.
* efectuar cambios=wreak + changes.
* efectuar un cambio=effect + change.
* elemento de cambio=agent of(for) change.
* en cambio=by contrast ; in contrast ; instead ; shifting ; by comparison.
* en constante cambio=ever-changing [ever changing] ; ever-fluid ; on the move ; fast changing [fast-changing] ; ever-shifting.
* en continuo cambio=constantly shifting ; ever-changing [ever changing] ; ever-shifting ; fast changing [fast-changing].
* en estado de cambio=in a state of flux.
* enfrentarse a los cambios=cope with + change.
* en proceso de cambio=changing.
* en tiempos de cambio=in times of change.
* estado de cambio=state of flux.
* estar en estado de cambio=be in flux.
* estar en proceso de cambio=be in flux.
* estar sujeto a cambios=be written in sand, not stone ; be subject to change.
* experimentar un cambio=bring about + change ; undergo + modification ; undergo + change ; undergo + transition.
* experimentar un cambio + Adjetivo=take + a + Adjetivo + turn.
* hacer cambios en la búsqueda=renegotiate + search.
* hacer cambios indebidamente=tamper (with).
* hacer el cambio=make + the change.
* hacer frente al cambio=manage + change.
* hacer frente a un cambio=meet + change.
* hacer un cambio=make + change.
* impulsor del cambio=driver of change.
* introducir un cambio=bring + change.
* libre cambio=laissez-faire.
* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la=International Date Line, the.
* lograr un cambio=accomplish + change.
* los constantes cambios de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
* mercado sin cambios=flat market.
* momento clave del cambio=tipping point.
* moneda de cambio=bargaining chip.
* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo=flash up.
* motor del cambio=driver of change.
* no hacer ningún cambio=stand + pat.
* no sufrir cambios=remain + normal.
* ocasionar un cambio=bring about + change ; trigger + change.
* operación de cambio de sexo=sex-change surgery ; sex-change operation.
* permanecer sin cambios=remain + unchanged.
* proceso de cambio=process of change.
* producir un cambio=effect + change ; produce + change ; trigger + change.
* provocar cambios=wreak + changes.
* provocar un cambio=bring about + change.
* reacio al cambio=resistant to change.
* realizar un cambio=make + alteration ; implement + change.
* repercusiones del cambio=impact of change.
* resistente al cambio=resistant to change.
* ritmo del cambio=rate of change ; pace of change.
* ser susceptible de cambios=be subject to change.
* sin cambio=inviolate.
* sin cambios=monotone ; stable ; undisturbed ; unchanged ; unmodified ; unaltered ; unedited.
* subsidio para cambio de residencia=resettlement allowance.
* suceder un cambio=occur + change.
* sucesión de cambios bruscos=roller coaster ride ; roller coaster ; wild ride.
* sufrir un cambio=experience + change ; undergo + change.
* suponer un cambio=bring about + change.
* trabajar a cambio de nada=work for + nothing.

cambio^2
(n.)=loose change.
Ex: Forget climate change, voters want more loose change.
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* bolsa de cambio=stock exchange.
* cambio de divisas=currency rate ; currency exchange.
* cambio de moneda=exchange rate ; foreign exchange ; currency exchange rate ; market rate of exchange ; foreign exchange rate ; currency rate ; rate of exchange ; currency exchange.
* letra de cambio=bill of exchange.
* moneda de cambio=bargaining counter.
* oficina de cambio=exchange office ; currency exchange bureau ; exchange bureau.
* tipo de cambio=exchange rate ; rate of exchange.
* variación de los tipos de cambio=exchange rate change.

cambio^3
(n.)=gear ; derailleur.
Nota: De bicicleta.
Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
Ex: There is a front and a rear derailleur on most modern bikes.
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* palanca de cambio=shifter.

cambios
(n.)=second thoughts ; ebb and flow.
Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts. Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.
cambrón
(n.)=bramble.
Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.

camelar
(v.)=bluff ; humbug ; lead + Nombre + down the garden path ; con ; hoax ; flim-flam.
Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
Ex: You are being flim-flammed by just another industry shill.

camello^1
(n.)=camel.
Ex: The camel Libray Service was launched in 1996 with 3 camels and had been expanded to 6 camels by the year 2001.
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* silla para montar elefantes o camellos=howdah.
* transportado por camello=camel-borne.

camello^2
(n.)=drug runner ; drug pusher ; drug dealer ; drug mule ; drug courier.
Ex: Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.
Ex: The novel revolves around the world of pimps, drug pushers and soul brothers.
Ex: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.
Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.
Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.

camelo
(n.)=humbug ; con ; con trick ; hoax ; con job ; flim-flam.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.

cameraman
(n.)=cinematographer.
Ex: Film, a new medium of communication 100 years ago, developed into an art form for directors, cinematographers, and a new breed of actors.

camerino
(n.)=dressing room.
Ex: Minimum requirements for all programs are locker space, dressing rooms, library and reference materials, and eating facilities.
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* camerinos=backstage.

camerinos
(n.)=backstage.
Ex: Those visitors whoh are able to go 'backstage' to the work and storage areas of the Museum see the dismaying conditions with which the professional staff have to conted.
camicace
(n.)=suicide bomber.
Ex: The writer discusses suicide bombers, focusing on the groups Hamas and al Qaeda.

camilla
(n.)=stretcher ; gurney.
Ex: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.
Ex: The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints.
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* camilla de ruedas=gurney ; stretcher.

camilla de ruedas
(n.)=gurney ; stretcher.
Ex: The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints. Ex: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.
caminando relajado
=at a strolling pace.
Ex: The walk should take about 50 minutes at a strolling pace.
caminante
(n.)=walker ; wayfarer.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
Ex: They shared the image of a survivor as a wayfarer through the territory of grief.

caminar
(v.)=walk ; walking ; take + a walk ; trek.
Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.
Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.
Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.
Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject.
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* caminando relajado=at a strolling pace.
* caminar con dificultad=plod (along/through).
* caminar con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* caminar con paso pesado=plod (along/through).
* caminar con pesadez=trudge.
* caminar con resolución=march.
* caminar derecho=walk + upright.
* caminar dormido=sleep-walking ; sleep walk.
* caminar encorbado=slouch.
* caminar erguido=walk + upright.
* caminar por la carretera=walk all over + the road.
* caminar por la cuerda floja=walk + a tightrope ; walk + the tightrope ; walk + the tight wire.
* caminar sobre el agua=walk on + water.
* caminar suavemente=pad.
* caminar tanto por la acera como por la carretera=walk all over + the road.
* ir a caminar=go for + a walk.
* ir caminando=foot it.
* ir en el coche de San Fernando un ratito a pie y otro caminando=foot it.
* salir a caminar=go for + a walk.
* seguir caminando=continue on + Posesivo + way.
* sendero para caminar=walking trail ; walking trail.
* utensilio para ayudar a caminar=walking aid.

caminar con dificultad
(v.)=plod (along/through).
Ex: He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.
caminar con los hombros caídos
(v.)=slouch.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
caminar con paso pesado
(v.)=plod (along/through).
Ex: He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.
caminar con pesadez
(v.)=trudge.
Ex: In the heat of a Turkish autumn he trudged back about 3 miles to my hotel with a sackful of oranges slung over his shoulder.
caminar con resolución
(v.)=march.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
caminar derecho
(v.)=walk + upright.
Ex: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step.
caminar dormido
(v.)=sleep-walking ; sleep walk.
Ex: For example, in the index to UDC we find: Sleep-walking 159.963.5 Somnambulism 159.963.5 Arachnida 595.4 Spiders 595.4. Ex: Its final sentence - 'Libraries are sleep walking to disaster; it is time they woke up' - should give us all food for thought.
caminar encorbado
(v.)=slouch.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
caminar erguido
(v.)=walk + upright.
Ex: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step.
caminar por la carretera
(v.)=walk all over + the road.
Ex: In residential areas where people walk all over the road, unless you honk they will not notice that you have crept up behind them.
caminar por la cuerda floja
(v.)=walk + a tightrope ; walk + the tightrope ; walk + the tight wire.
Ex: Therefore, the library manager must walk a tightrope that is continually swayed by self-interest (on the part of oneself and others). Ex: The challenge of the Christian life, or so it seems to me, is to walk a kind of tightrope strung between this world and the next. Ex: The Social Responsibilities Round Table of the ALA has been described as 'walking the tight wire between being somewhat independent and becoming part of the ALA establishment'.
caminar sobre el agua
(v.)=walk on + water.
Ex: You may not be heavenly, but that shouldn't stop you from walking on water thanks to this inflatable ball.
caminar suavemente
(v.)=pad.
Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.
caminar tanto por la acera como por la carretera
(v.)=walk all over + the road.
Ex: In residential areas where people walk all over the road, unless you honk they will not notice that you have crept up behind them.
caminata
(n.)=hike ; trudge ; walk ; ramble ; jaunt.
Ex: A section on alpine environments discusses recommended equipment for mountain day hikes.
Ex: He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes.
Ex: A walk through the exhibit hall made it clear: the Web is everywhere.
Ex: On summer evenings one of our favourite rambles took us across the sloping fields, sweet with clover and thyme and wild roses, between Kingswood and Chipstead.
Ex: If all this wandering around isn't exercise enough, you can enjoy a jaunt along many hiking trails throughout the countryside.
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* iniciar una caminata=hit + the trail.
* salir a dar una caminata=go for/on a jaunt ; jaunt.
* salir de caminata=go for/on a jaunt ; jaunt.

caminero
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* peón caminero=road worker.

camino
(n.)=avenue ; path ; road ; route ; footpath ; lane ; pathway ; way.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: It can be in only one place, unless duplicates are used; one has to have rules as to which path will locate it, and the rules are cumbersome.
Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
Ex: Equivalence relationships normally imply the selection of one form as the preferred term, as we have seen, so we make a cross-reference pointing from the non-preferred term to the preferred term: footpaths See Trails; Bovines USE Cattle.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.
Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.
Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.
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* abrir camino a=make + way (for).
* abrir nuevos caminos=break + new ground ; push + Nombre + into new latitudes ; break + ground ; blaze + trail.
* abrirse camino=plough through ; elbow + Posesivo + way into ; elbow into ; foist + Posesivo + way into ; make + Posesivo + way in the world.
* abrirse camino a codazos=elbow + Posesivo + way through.
* abrirse camino (a empujones)=push + Posesivo + way across/into.
* abrirse camino en el mundo=make + Posesivo + way in the world.
* abrirse camino en la vida=get on in + life.
* abrirse camino perforando=bore + Posesivo + way into.
* abrirse camino por=work + Posesivo + way through.
* abrir un camino=chart + direction.
* al borde del camino=at the roadside.
* alto en el camino=stopover ; layover.
* a medio camino=halfway [half-way/half way].
* a mitad de camino=halfway [half-way/half way].
* a mitad de camino entre... y...=midway between ; half way between... and....
* a mitad de camino entre... y...=astride... and....
* andar camino trillado=tread + well-worn ground.
* apartarse del buen camino=go off + the rails ; stray from + the straight and narrow.
* apartarse del camino de la verdad=stray from + the straight and narrow.
* apartarse de los caminos principales=go + off-road.
* borde del camino=roadside ; wayside.
* buen camino, el=straight and narrow (path), the.
* buscar el camino=wind + Posesivo + way.
* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambiar de política a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* camino apartado=byway.
* camino a seguir, el=way forward, the.
* camino correcto, el=way forward, the.
* camino de acceso=approach path.
* camino definido=charted route.
* camino de herradura=bridle path ; bridleway.
* camino de la verdad, el=straight and narrow (path), the.
* camino de tierra=dirt track ; dirt road.
* camino elevado=causeway.
* camino hacia el estrellato=road to stardom.
* camino hacia la fama=road to stardom.
* camino largo y difícil=long haul.
* camino largo y tortuoso=long and winding road.
* camino lleno de baches=bumpy road ; bumpy ride.
* camino más corto, el=shortcut [short cut/short-cut].
* camino más fácil, el=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
* camino muy largo=circuitous route.
* camino pecuario=cattle lane.
* camino por recorrer, el=road ahead, the.
* camino rural=country lane ; country road.
* camino seguro al desastre=blueprint for disaster.
* camino seguro al éxito=blueprint for success.
* camino seguro al fracaso=blueprint for failure.
* camino sin rumbo=the road to nowhere.
* camino trillado=worn path ; beaten road.
* camino vecinal=country road ; minor road ; back road.
* construcción de caminos=road construction.
* continuar + Posesivo camino=continue on + Posesivo + way.
* cruce de caminos=crossroads ; fork in the road ; crossway.
* cruzar en el camino de Alguien=cross + Posesivo + path.
* cruzarse en el camino=cross + paths with.
* cruzársele a Uno en el camino=come + Posesivo + way.
* de camino=on the way ; while we're at it.
* de camino a=en route for ; on + Posesivo + way to ; en route to ; on the way to.
* de camino al trabajo=on the way to work.
* descanso en el camino=rest stop.
* desviarse del buen camino=go off + the rails.
* detener en el camino=waylay.
* detenerse en el camino=stop along + the way.
* detenerse en el lado del camino=pull over.
* el camino a seguir=the way ahead ; the way to go.
* el camino correcto=the way ahead ; the way to go.
* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
* el camino por recorrer=the way ahead.
* el camino que lleva a=a/the doorway to.
* el camino recorrido=the road travelled so far.
* el camino se hace andando=actions speak louder than words.
* elegir el camino más fácil=take + the path of least resistance.
* emprender el camino de vuelta a casa=head back + home.
* en camino=on the way.
* en camino a=on the way to.
* encontrar el camino=wayfinding.
* encontrar el camino a=find + Posesivo + way to.
* encontrar el camino de vuelta=find + Posesivo + way back.
* en el camino=along the way ; en route ; in the process.
* en + Posesivo + camino=in + Posesivo + path.
* estar a medio camino entre ... y ...=lie + midway between ... and ....
* estar de camino a=be on the road to.
* estar en camino=be in the works.
* estar en camino de=be on the way to.
* fuera de los caminos trillados=off the beaten track.
* hacerse camino=foist + Posesivo + way into.
* hacer una parada en el camino=stop along + the way.
* hallar el camino de la verdad=think + Posesivo + way to the truth.
* indicar el camino a seguir=point + the way forward.
* indicar el camino a seguir para=point + the way to.
* indicar el camino correcto=point + Nombre + in the right direction.
* ingeniería de caminos=civil engineering.
* ingeniero de caminos=civil engineer.
* interponer en el camino de=put in + the way of.
* interponerse en el camino=stand in + Posesivo + way.
* ir por buen camino=be on the right track.
* ir por el buen camino=be right on track.
* ir por mal camino=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* junto al camino=by the roadside.
* lado del camino=wayside.
* ¡la vida no es un camino de rosas!=the course of true love never did run smooth!.
* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con=be on a collision course with.
* llevar por el camino de=lead + Pronombre + down the road to.
* llevar por el mal camino=lead + astray.
* llevar por mal camino=mislead.
* mantener Algo en el buen camino=keep + Nombre + on track.
* marcar el camino correcto=point + Nombre + in the right direction.
* mostrar el camino=blaze + the way ; light + the way.
* mostrar el camino a seguir=point + the way forward.
* mostrar el camino para=point + the way to ; show + the way to.
* no apartarse del buen camino=keep on + the right track.
* parada en el camino=rest stop ; stop along the way.
* parapeto del camino=road bank.
* pararse en el lado del camino=pull over.
* perderse por los caminos secundarios=go + off-road.
* ponerse en camino=get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; be on + Posesivo + way ; hit + the road.
* por buen camino=a step in the right direction.
* por caminos apartados=off-road.
* por mal camino=astray.
* preparar el camino=set + the scene ; smooth + the way ; open + the way ; set + the stage ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; pave + the way (for/towards/to) ; pave + the road (for/towards/to).
* preparar el camino para=smooth + the path of.
* quedarse en el camino=fall by + the wayside.
* retomar el camino=get back on + Posesivo + path.
* retomar su camino=get back on + track ; get back on + course.
* salteador de caminos=highwayman.
* seguir el buen camino=keep on + the right track ; keep on + the straight and narrow.
* seguir el camino de la verdad=keep on + the straight and narrow.
* seguir el camino más ético=take + the high ground ; take + the high road.
* seguir el camino más fácil=follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance.
* seguir este camino=go along + this road.
* seguir por el buen camino=keep out of + trouble ; keep on + the right track.
* seguir un camino=take + path ; take + direction ; tread + path ; walk + path.
* seguir un camino diferente=strike out on + a different path.
* tener mucho camino que recorrer=have + (still) a long way to go.
* todo el camino=the whole way.
* un alto en el camino=a stop on the road ; a pit stop on the road.
* un camino largo y difícil=a long haul.
* volver a su camino=get back on + track ; get back on + Posesivo + path ; get back on + course.

camino a seguir, el
=way forward, the.
Ex: The research is intended to highlight ways forward for librarians at a plateau in their careers.
camino apartado
(n.)=byway.
Ex: All talk now and then wanders down byways, for a moment or two, during which the participants gather themselves for a fresh attack on the main subject.
camino correcto, el
=way forward, the.
Ex: The research is intended to highlight ways forward for librarians at a plateau in their careers.
camino de acceso
(n.)=approach path.
Ex: Approach paths to site should be wide and non-slippery with liberal use being made of ramps.
camino de herradura
(n.)=bridle path ; bridleway.
Ex: On most bridle paths cycling is allowed, but motor traffic is barred. Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
camino de la verdad, el
=straight and narrow (path), the.
Ex: Most of the ethical systems that have been devised by humans have some conception of what Christianity thinks of as the straight and narrow.
camino de tierra
(n.)=dirt track ; dirt road.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information highway or dirt track: challenges in delivery of electronic information products to isolated clients' = El artículo se titula "Autopista de la información o camino de tierra: retos en la distribución de productos de información electrónica a usuarios en zonas aisladas". Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.
camino definido
(n.)=charted route.
Ex: The reference interview, on the other hand, follows a much less clearly charted route.
camino elevado
(n.)=causeway.
Ex: A causeway which must have existed by ca.1200 was revealed on the approaches to the bridge.
camino hacia el estrellato
(n.)=road to stardom.
Ex: In this section, you'll read about artists' roads to stardom -- find out what they did before they started their singing career.
camino hacia la fama
(n.)=road to stardom.
Ex: In this section, you'll read about artists' roads to stardom -- find out what they did before they started their singing career.
camino largo y difícil
(n.)=long haul.
Ex: The author presents an outline of a guide for those considering the long haul associated with such a major undertaking = El autor presenta una guía breve para aquellos que estudiando las vicisitudes relacionadas con esta importante tarea.
camino largo y tortuoso
(n.)=long and winding road.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions'.
camino lleno de baches
(n.)=bumpy road ; bumpy ride.
Ex: The article is entitled 'European approaches to the information society: a gold rush over bumpy roads?'. Ex: She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her.
camino muy largo
(n.)=circuitous route.
Ex: Community information can reach the individual local authority by circuitous routes involving a whole series of intermediary disseminators.
camino más corto, el
(n.)=shortcut [short cut/short-cut].
Ex: If they are novices, the search should proceed meticulously, step by step; if they are sophisticated, shortcuts may work.
camino más fácil, el
(n.)=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
Ex: The path of least resistance is always downhill. Ex: Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.
camino pecuario
(n.)=cattle lane.
Ex: Now no sign declares that once a prosperous farm stood here, save for the lilac bushes around the foundation and stone walls in old cattle lanes.
camino por recorrer, el
(n.)=road ahead, the.
Ex: The conference topic, the future of library and information studies education, was a means for determining the road ahead through the three Cs of continuity, culture and competition.
camino rural
(n.)=country lane ; country road.
Ex: To get there we again ventured deep into country lanes. Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
camino seguro al desastre
(n.)=blueprint for disaster.
Ex: This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.
camino seguro al fracaso
(n.)=blueprint for failure.
Ex: Their culture is steeped in bitterness and nihilism, a culture that is a virtual blueprint for failure.
camino seguro al éxito
(n.)=blueprint for success.
Ex: While her findings are not necessarily a blueprint for success, they do provide a glimpse into characteristics that successful people share.
camino sin rumbo
=the road to nowhere.
Ex: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.
camino trillado
(n.)=worn path ; beaten road.
Ex: Where are the worn paths that take us to the important address on the Web?. Ex: He then came across a beaten road, where he saw many tracks of human feet, and some of cows, but most of horses.
camino vecinal
(n.)=country road ; minor road ; back road.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are. Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established. Ex: This area is renowned for biking with lots of back roads winding their way through covered bridges and past historic buildings.
camionero
(n.)=teamster ; trucker ; truck driver ; haulier [hauler, -USA].
Ex: During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.
Ex: Findings show that truckers have few commonalities with other worker groups; their work is solitary, & they are by definition flexible.
Ex: The male truck drivers had to be married with a child or children in the home in order to be included in the study.
Ex: We won't see real disruption unless British hauliers act en masse against fuel prices.
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* huelga de camioneros=trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.

camioneta
(n.)=pickup truck ; pickup.
Ex: The mobile library was based on a converted pickup truck with a camper shell, plus a tent shelter, and camp lantern for night services.
Ex: The article 'Cars, trucks, pickups, motorcycles, and tractors...' lists topics covered by a specialized library collection.

camisa
(n.)=shirt.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
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* apostarse la camisa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* camisa de fuerza=straitjacket [straightjacket].
* en mangas de camisa=in + Posesivo + short-sleeves.
* jugarse la camisa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* manga de camisa=short sleeve.
* mangas de camisa=shirt-sleeve.
* meterse en camisa de once varas=open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get into + a jam ; get into + a fix ; get into + a pickle ; bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* meterse en camisas de once varas=get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse la camisa=tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.
* perder hasta la camisa=lose + Posesivo + shirt.
* remangarse la camisa=roll up + Posesivo + sleeves.
* sin camisa=shirtless.
* sudar la camisa=sweat + blood ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; work up + a lather ; work up + a sweat.

camisa de fuerza
(n.)=straitjacket [straightjacket].
Ex: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
camiseta
(n.)=T-shirt [tee-shirt] ; tee-shirt [T-shirt].
Ex: Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.
Ex: As I thought about what to cover in this talk, I saw someone with a tee-shirt with the slogan 'The future is already here -- it's just not uniformly distributed'.
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* camiseta de mangas cortas=T-shirt [tee-shirt].
* camiseta de tirantes=sleeveless shirt ; sleeveless shirt ; singlet ; vest ; tank top ; sleeveless top.
* camiseta interior de tirantes=singlet ; vest.

camiseta de mangas cortas
(n.)=T-shirt [tee-shirt].
Ex: Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.
camiseta de tirantes
(n.)=sleeveless shirt ; sleeveless shirt ; singlet ; vest ; tank top ; sleeveless top.
Ex: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits. Ex: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits. Ex: On clothing, men are requested to wear long pants and to avoid wearing singlets. Ex: There are some benefits of wearing a vest during the colder months of the year. Ex: At the end of the concert, Yamin took off his shirt and threw it to the audience but he was wearing a tank top underneath. Ex: Lightweight and cool feeling, these sleeveless tops are like wearing nothing at all.
camiseta interior de tirantes
(n.)=singlet ; vest.
Ex: On clothing, men are requested to wear long pants and to avoid wearing singlets. Ex: There are some benefits of wearing a vest during the colder months of the year.
camisola
(n.)=shirtdress ; chemise ; nightie ; smock.
Ex: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.
Ex: It proved to be a nearly complete white chemise of fine linen, of English or French origin, datable to the 12th or 13th c.
Ex: A short nightgown is often called nightie.
Ex: They are famous manufacturers of protective uniforms, including aprons, lab coats, scrubs and smocks.

camisón
(n.)=nightgown ; nightdress ; nightdress.
Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
Ex: Gwen and Margaret came stumbling together out of the bedroom they shared, wearing nightdresses, rubbing their eyes.
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* camisón de dormir=nightdress.

camisón de dormir
(n.)=nightdress.
Ex: Gwen and Margaret came stumbling together out of the bedroom they shared, wearing nightdresses, rubbing their eyes.
camión
(n.)=motor truck ; truck ; rig ; lorry.
Nota: En inglés americano se utiliza truck.
Ex: The replacement of the horse and cart by the motor truck has improved the transport system.
Ex: The freeway signs in the country don't say motor trucks, they say trucks.
Ex: Women who drive tractor-trailer rigs face many of the same problems encountered by women pursuing other nontraditional occupations.
Ex: This software is designed to enable technicians to monitor a wide range of vehicle performance through a data port on a car or lorry.
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* camión articulado=juggernaut ; articulated lorry ; articulated truck.
* camión bomba=truck bomb.
* camión con remolque=tractor-trailer.
* camión de bomberos=fire truck ; fire engine.
* camión de la basura=garbage truck ; rubbish truck ; rubbish lorry ; dustcart [dust cart].
* camión de mudanzas=moving van.
* camión portacontenedores=container lorry ; container truck.
* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras=gritter.
* camión-tanque=road tanker.
* garaje de camiones=truck depot.
* llevar en camión=truck.
* transportar en camión=truck.
* un camión de=a truckload of.

camión articulado
(n.)=juggernaut ; articulated lorry ; articulated truck.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'. Ex: An additional benefit comes from the fact that trains can take on extra long articulated lorries that by law are prohibited in road traffic. Ex: More than half of the total crashes involving articulated trucks occurred during the day.
camión bomba
(n.)=truck bomb.
Ex: Al-Qaida has claimed responsibility for two truck bombs that hit government ministries in Baghdad last week.
camión con remolque
(n.)=tractor-trailer.
Ex: Women who drive tractor-trailer rigs face many of the same problems encountered by women pursuing other nontraditional occupations.
camión de bomberos
(n.)=fire truck ; fire engine.
Ex: This is an imaginative story about a little boy who loves fire trucks. Ex: Two fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a fire in a derelict swimming baths in Walnut Tree Road.
camión de la basura
(n.)=garbage truck ; rubbish truck ; rubbish lorry ; dustcart [dust cart].
Ex: Over half of the garbage trucks in Reykjavik are actually powered by methane that is siphoned from the landfill. Ex: Two English tourists have been killed after the driver of a rubbish truck driver lost control of his vehicle and crashed on to the pavement. Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman. Ex: Tributes were today being paid to a teenage binman knocked down and killed by his own dustcart.
camión de mudanzas
(n.)=moving van.
Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
camión portacontenedores
(n.)=container lorry ; container truck.
Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles. Ex: This is still the only port to test all outbound container truck and train traffic for radiation.
camión que esparce sal en las carreteras
(n.)=gritter.
Ex: They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions.
camión-tanque
(n.)=road tanker.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter nearly 150 vehicles ranging from locomotives to road tankers.
camomila
(n.)=chamomile.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

camorra
(n.)=affray.
Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.
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* buscar camorra=pick + a fight ; go looking for + trouble.
* incitar camorra=rustle up + trouble.

camorrista
(n.)=street fighter ; rowdy.
Ex: Anyway, she's not a 'street fighter'; she seems to believe that if you treat people decently, they'll treat you decently.
Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.

camote
(n.)=sweet potato ; yam ; cocoyam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.

campal
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* batalla campal=field battle.

campamento
(n.)=camp ; campsite [camp site] ; encampment ; camping site ; campground.
Ex: He tells of how he strayed, heedless of advice, from his camp one night and was unable to find his way back.
Ex: Surveys were conducted among 1330 tourists staying in hotels, campsites and private accommodation facilities.
Ex: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.
Ex: Camping sites are a good and cheaper alternative to hotels and hostels.
Ex: Camping is permitted only at Cinnamon Bay campground.
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* campamento base=base camp.
* campamento de instrucción=training camp.
* campamento de lectura=readers' camp.
* campamento de refugiados=refugee camp.
* campamento de trabajadores=labour camp.
* campamento de trabajadores agrícolas=farm labour camp.
* campamento de vacaciones=holiday camp ; summer camp.
* campamento de verano=summer camp ; holiday camp.
* campamento improvisado=bivouac.
* campamento militar=boot camp ; military camp.
* levantar campamento=pull + stakes ; decamp.

campamento base
(n.)=base camp.
Ex: Originally used as a base camp for warfare training, the settlement has become a popular tourist destination which now receives around 400,000 visitors annually.
campamento de instrucción
(n.)=training camp.
Ex: The 37 relief projects involved the building of aerodrome, landing fields, barracks, a training camp, and a land-clearing project.
campamento de lectura
(n.)=readers' camp.
Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
campamento de refugiados
(n.)=refugee camp.
Ex: This article details an interview with Kate Holm a Danish volunteer librarian at the refugee camp in Dukwe, Botswana.
campamento de trabajadores
(n.)=labour camp.
Ex: School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.
campamento de trabajadores agrícolas
(n.)=farm labour camp.
Ex: They ended up living in a farm labor camp and having to share a very tiny cabin with a number of people.
campamento de vacaciones
(n.)=holiday camp ; summer camp.
Ex: Holiday camps are also an option in some seaside towns. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
campamento de verano
(n.)=summer camp ; holiday camp.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: Holiday camps are also an option in some seaside towns.
campamento improvisado
(n.)=bivouac.
Ex: After a 2-hour ride, we will rest for the night in a bivouac near the dunes of Sidi Naji, and eat dinner.
campamento militar
(n.)=boot camp ; military camp.
Ex: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way. Ex: The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire is to establish eight new military camps.
campana
(n.)=bell.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
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* campana de alarma=tocsin.
* campana de la chimenea=chimney breast.
* dar una vuelta de campana=capsize ; somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
* pantalones de campana=flares.
* salvado por la campana=saved by the bell.
* vuelta de campana=somersault ; summersault.
* vuelta de campana hacia atrás=backflip.

campana + sonar
(n.)=bell + ring.
Ex: After the bell rang he got to his feet and walked out into the media center, the Dellaquila matter unresolved.
campana de Gauss
(n.)=bell-shaped curve ; bell curve.
Ex: Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes. Ex: It is correspondingly true that library workers who fall at the lower end of the bell curve are likely to resist change.
campana de alarma
(n.)=tocsin.
Ex: In the French Revolution, the tocsin was used repeatedly for purposes of alarm.
campana de inmersión
(n.)=pressure vessel.
Ex: Subjects that can be described only with terms comprising more than one word, e.g. merchant ships, pressure vessels, algebraic topology, present a difficulty.
campana de la chimenea
(n.)=chimney breast.
Ex: The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.
campanada
(n.)=chime.
Nota: De timbre, campana, reloj, móvil o similar.
Ex: After hearing the chimes, dial your ten-digit customer identification number.

campanario
(n.)=steeple.
Nota: Generalmente, camapanario terminado en aguja.
Ex: Mystery and intrigue have gripped a small seaside town after someone toppled the steeple of the community's 115-year-old Anglican church.
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* aguja de campanario=steeple.

campanero
(n.)=ringer.
Ex: The author describes the priests who administer the temple and conduct the rituals and the people who work there (ringers, watchmen, chanters, drummers, carpenters).

campanilla
(n.)=jingle bell.
Ex: At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.

campanillear
(v.)=jingle ; tinkle.
Ex: When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer.
Ex: The chandelier had stopped tinkling by the time Jane reached the bottom of the stairs.

campanilleo
(n.)=tinkle ; jingle.
Ex: When we stopped half-way up for tea I put my rucksack down on a rock and heard a tinkle of breaking glass -- my thermos was at the bottom.
Ex: She heard a jingle of keys and turned to find that a man standing next to her had removed keys and some cash from her purse.

campanita
(n.)=jingle bell.
Ex: At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.

campante
(adj.)=carefree.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
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* quedarse tan campante=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* tan campante=as cool as a cucumber.

campaña
(n.)=campaign ; drive ; push ; crackdown.
Ex: The year saw a library fair in Gothenburg and a 3 minutes silent strike by cultural workers during the general election campaign.
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.
Ex: As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.
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* campana de Gauss=bell-shaped curve ; bell curve.
* campana de inmersión=pressure vessel.
* campana + sonar=bell + ring.
* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* campaña de ahorro=economy drive.
* campaña de alfabetización=literacy campaign ; literacy movement.
* campaña de captación de socios=membership drive.
* campaña de concienciación de la gente=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
* campaña de control de alcoholemia=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* campaña de difamación=smear campaign.
* campaña de promoción=promotional campaign ; advocacy.
* campaña de publicidad=publicity campaign ; press campaign.
* campaña de recaudación de fondos=fundraising campaign.
* campaña de relaciones públicas=public relations campaign.
* campaña de televisión=television campaign.
* campaña de terror=terror campaign.
* campaña de violencia=campaign of violence.
* campaña electoral=election campaign ; election race.
* campaña militar=military campaign.
* campaña política=political campaign.
* campaña presidencial=presidential campaign.
* campaña publicitaria=advertising campaign ; publicity campaign ; media campaign ; press campaign ; ad campaign.
* campaña televisiva=television campaign.
* cañón de campaña=field gun.
* catre de campaña=camp bed ; cot.
* hacer campaña=campaign ; stump ; go out on + the road.
* tienda de campaña=tent ; biv(v)y.

campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol
(n.)=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
Ex: Despite research showing that drink driving is less socially acceptable since the start of drink-drive campaigns in 1976, it still occurs across all age groups. Ex: Government is targeting young men in this year's Christmas anti-drink-drive campaign.
campaña de ahorro
(n.)=economy drive.
Ex: Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts.
campaña de alfabetización
(n.)=literacy campaign ; literacy movement.
Ex: In Nigeria, for example, the literacy campaign is quite distinct from the public library service. Ex: The contemporary literacy movement got underway in 1977.
campaña de captación de socios
(n.)=membership drive.
Ex: Because of the small and unrepresentative membership, a membership drive and review of the fee structure is required.
campaña de concienciación de la gente
(n.)=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
Ex: One of the most effective ways of awareness-raising is to use map displays that focus attention on maps as an information source.
campaña de control de alcoholemia
(n.)=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
Ex: Despite research showing that drink driving is less socially acceptable since the start of drink-drive campaigns in 1976, it still occurs across all age groups. Ex: Government is targeting young men in this year's Christmas anti-drink-drive campaign.
campaña de difamación
(n.)=smear campaign.
Ex: The book reads like an encyclopedia of smear campaigns.
campaña de promoción
(n.)=promotional campaign ; advocacy.
Ex: To counter this, the libraries must mount aggressive promotional campaigns. Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
campaña de publicidad
(n.)=publicity campaign ; press campaign.
Ex: Neither campaign had much impact, mainly because the decisions to use publicity campaigns were misconceived. Ex: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'.
campaña de recaudación de fondos
(n.)=fundraising campaign.
Ex: Fundraising campaigns include a Phonathon in which volunteers call past contributors to make an annual pledge to the library; and a Telefest, two hours of prime time television on Sunday evening designed to attract donations.
campaña de relaciones públicas
(n.)=public relations campaign.
Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds for a public relations campaign for a children's program.
campaña de televisión
(n.)=television campaign.
Ex: The British government is launching a television campaign to crack down on tax evaders.
campaña de terror
(n.)=terror campaign.
Ex: The army's terror campaigns devastated the Nicaraguan infrastructure & provoked international outrage.
campaña de violencia
(adj.)=campaign of violence.
Ex: He was blamed for both the outbreak of EOKA's campaign of violence in Cyprus in 1955.
campaña electoral
(n.)=election campaign ; election race.
Ex: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign. Ex: Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.
campaña militar
(n.)=military campaign.
Ex: The author describes the amoral nature of a military campaign based solely on air strikes.
campaña política
(n.)=political campaign.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
campaña presidencial
(n.)=presidential campaign.
Ex: This content analysis evaluates political topics and themes of telly evangelist Pat Robertson's high profile news programme during the early months of the 1992 presidential campaign.
campaña publicitaria
(n.)=advertising campaign ; publicity campaign ; media campaign ; press campaign ; ad campaign.
Ex: The Act was launched with a glossy advertising campaign that led claimants to believe they were entitled to larger sums of money than they in fact received. Ex: Neither campaign had much impact, mainly because the decisions to use publicity campaigns were misconceived. Ex: The public responded well to the media campaign and came forward with many missing issues and titles. Ex: He claims that the press campaign he is about to unleash will be a 'publicity firestorm'. Ex: The advertising industry is complex, and many different types of skills are required to create a successful ad campaign.
campaña televisiva
(n.)=television campaign.
Ex: The British government is launching a television campaign to crack down on tax evaders.
campechano
(adj.)=folksy ; earthy ; unstuffy ; homey .
Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
Ex: He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.
Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.

campeonato
(n.)=championship ; tournament ; competition.
Ex: This sports complex was extensively altered for the 1990 World Cup soccer championships.
Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.
Ex: There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.
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* campeonato de fútbol=football competition ; football championship.
* campeonato del mundo=world cup.
* campeonato mundial=world championship.
* campeonato muy reñido=close competition.

campeonato de fútbol
(n.)=football competition ; football championship.
Ex: The Committee shall also, from time to time, decide on the duration of such football competitions and the rules that will govern them. Ex: He is now under investigation for alleged corruption related to football championships.
campeonato del mundo
(n.)=world cup.
Ex: Since the world cup, we are now allowed to enjoy football, and Alf Ramsay's elevation signifies the establishment's acceptance of the sport of the masses.
campeonato mundial
(n.)=world championship.
Ex: He dismissed the acussation that he was out of form towards the end of the season, a period where he eventually lost the grip on the world championship.
campeonato muy reñido
(n.)=close competition.
Ex: A close competition, there was a winning team and two teams tied in second place.
campesinado
(n.)=peasantry.
Ex: Most of the funds came from the upper class at first, but the peasantry began to contribute more during the last third of the century.

campesino
(n.)=peasant ; clodhopper ; villager ; rustic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
Ex: He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.
Ex: Most importantly, the villagers are responsible for the day to day operation and the upkeep of the units.
Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.
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* campesinos=peasantry.

campesinos
(n.)=peasantry.
Ex: Most of the funds came from the upper class at first, but the peasantry began to contribute more during the last third of the century.
campeón
(n.)=champion ; champ.
Nota: Abreviatura de champion.
Ex: The author, a champion gymnast and long-time coach, shares practical suggestions for encouraging young females to begin and maintain participation in sports.
Ex: Emmy says that when she received her medal in the mail and put it around her neck, it made her 'feel like a real champ!'.
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* actual campeón, el=defending champion ; reigning champion, the.
* campeón de los pesos pesados=heavyweight champion.
* campeón mundial=world beater ; world champion.
* campeón vigente, el=defending champion.
* coronar campeón=crown + Nombre + champion.

campeón de los pesos pesados
(n.)=heavyweight champion.
Ex: Once a popular heavyweight champion, he rapidly achieved success but this was only equaled with the speed which he fell into disgrace.
campeón mundial
(n.)=world beater ; world champion.
Ex: The article is titled 'Dow Jones Interactive - a world beater'. Ex: Britain now has ten different world champions, who have won 14 titles between them, more than any other country.
campeón vigente, el
(n.)=defending champion.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
camping
(n.)=campsite [camp site] ; camping site ; campground.
Ex: Surveys were conducted among 1330 tourists staying in hotels, campsites and private accommodation facilities.
Ex: Camping sites are a good and cheaper alternative to hotels and hostels.
Ex: Camping is permitted only at Cinnamon Bay campground.
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* camping para caravanas=caravan site.

camping para caravanas
(n.)=caravan site.
Ex: Tornadoes and hurricanes often inflict their worst damage on trailer parks and caravan sites, usually because the structures are not secured to the ground.
campista
(n.)=camper.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.

campiña
(n.)=open country.
Ex: Stars seem brighter in open country for several reasons -- the main one being light pollutio.

campo a través
(n.)=off-road ; cross country.
Ex: Experience the thrill of rock climbing, mud crawling and off-road adventure in Hot Springs, Arkansas. Ex: You should start six weeks before the start of a cross country season in order to get your body in shape to run a cross country race.
campo abierto
(n.)=open country.
Ex: Stars seem brighter in open country for several reasons -- the main one being light pollutio.
campo afín
(n.)=twin field.
Ex: Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.
campo bibliográfico
(n.)=bibliographic field.
Ex: The directory, record identifier, reserved fields and bibliographic fields are terminated by the field separator.
campo científico
(n.)=academic field ; scientific field.
Ex: The influence of muckrakers has been so great that, paradoxically, they seem easy to ignore in constructing a history of the academic field of communication. Ex: Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields.
campo de acción
(n.)=purview ; scope.
Ex: This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview. Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.
campo de actividad
(n.)=area of application.
Ex: Differences between this and previous efforts are discussed and potential areas of application are pointed out.
campo de actuación
(n.)=purview ; scope ; sphere of interest.
Ex: This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview. Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve. Ex: The members of these cabinets are agricultural specialists who read and recommend new publications, each in his own sphere of interest.
campo de alfarero
(n.)=potter's field.
Ex: In some cases, the remains of unidentified individuals may be buried in mass graves in potter's fields, making exhumation and future identification troublesome.
campo de aplicación
(n.)=field of application ; scope ; scope of application ; field of practice ; area of application.
Ex: The field of application is the special subject(s) covered by a thesaurus. Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve. Ex: After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation. Ex: This has led to a fragmented field of practice characterized by short-term and small-scale projects. Ex: Differences between this and previous efforts are discussed and potential areas of application are pointed out.
campo de batalla
(n.)=battleground ; battlefield.
Ex: From about 1952 to the end of the decade, the institute and its activities became a battleground for competing philosophies, methods, and techniques for the subject analysis of recorded knowledge. Ex: William Simpson (1823-189 9), a Glaswegian, was in effect the first war correspondent who sent back battlefield drawings of the Crimean War.
campo de cabecera
(n.)=leader field.
Ex: Leader fields contain coded information required at the beginning of all MARC records.
campo de ceniza volcánica
(n.)=ash field.
Ex: Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.
campo de concentración
(n.)=concentration camp ; gulag ; internment camp .
Ex: The archive of the Auschwitz Museum has evidence of the existence of a small library in the concentration camp, which was stocked largely with Nazi propaganda. Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school. Ex: During World War I and World War II the Australian Government established internment camps across the country.
campo de control
(n.)=control field.
Ex: The control fields contain coded data such as the record control number, ISBN, language of the text, an intellectual level code, and a country of publication code.
campo de cricket
(n.)=cricket grounds.
Ex: He researched existing and extinct cricket grounds in order to write the biographies of 400 cricketers who had represented the county.
campo de césped artificial
(n.)=all-weather pitch.
Ex: The university has a full-sized, sand-based, all-weather pitch that is flood lit for evening use.
campo de datos
(n.)=datafield.
Ex: A datafield is a variable length portion of a bibliographic record containing a particular category of data, following the directory and associated with one entry of the directory.
campo de deportes
(n.)=sport arena.
Ex: They measured emotional responses of basketball fans as they exited the sport arena after their team had won or lost an official game.
campo de detención
(n.)=internment camp .
Ex: During World War I and World War II the Australian Government established internment camps across the country.
campo de entrenamiento
(n.)=training grounds.
Ex: There have been several high profile incidents at training grounds where players have been injured in disputes between team-mates.
campo de especialización
(n.)=area of competence ; field of specialisation.
Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence. Ex: The author discusses some of the problems faced by scientists and researchers in Zambia in keeping up-to-date with new developments in their fields of specialisation.
campo de estudio
(n.)=field of study.
Ex: For example, in an academic library, guides to literature searching in the various fields of study undertaken by the students in that institution are an effective means of explaining the use of various information retrieval tools.
campo de exterminación
(n.)=death camp.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
campo de fútbol
(n.)=football field.
Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
campo de fútbol de tierra
(n.)=dirt football pitch.
Ex: Dirt football pitches proliferate in lower-class areas.
campo de golf
(n.)=golf course.
Ex: Golf is, of course, a sport also indelibly linked to Scotland, and the suburbs of the city boast several golf courses.
campo de hierba artificial
(n.)=all-weather pitch.
Ex: The university has a full-sized, sand-based, all-weather pitch that is flood lit for evening use.
campo de información
(n.)=data field.
Ex: In UNIMARC the linking entry block, block 4 -- , contains data fields with embedded tags, indicators and subfield codes that identify the item to which the link is being made.
campo de instrucción
(n.)=training grounds.
Ex: There have been several high profile incidents at training grounds where players have been injured in disputes between team-mates.
campo de internamiento
(n.)=internment camp .
Ex: During World War I and World War II the Australian Government established internment camps across the country.
campo de interés
(n.)=sphere of interest.
Ex: The members of these cabinets are agricultural specialists who read and recommend new publications, each in his own sphere of interest.
campo de investigación
(n.)=research field.
Ex: The problem of lexicon creation and updating for large textual data bases is particularly difficult for research fields where the terminology evolves rapidly.
campo de juego
(n.)=playing field.
Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.
campo de juego de tierra
(n.)=dirt pitch.
Ex: In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.
campo de la computación
(n.)=computing field.
Ex: The author summarises the subject coverage of the computing field, sources abstracted/indexed, content of the records and indexing practice.
campo de lava
(n.)=lava field.
Ex: Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.
campo de longitud fija
(n.)=fixed length field.
Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
campo de longitud variable
(n.)=variable length field.
Ex: Variable length fields are fields where the length of any given field varies from one record to another.
campo de manzanos
(n.)=apple orchard.
Ex: They are the owners of one of the largest privately owned apple orchards in the world.
campo de minas
(n.)=minefield.
Ex: The rules about surrounding proximity operators by spaces, sometimes required, sometimes optional, are rather confusing, and this guide is a help in this minefield.
campo de naranjos
(n.)=orange grove ; orange orchard.
Ex: Large wells formerly used for irrigation of orange groves have been abandoned because land is used for housing projects. Ex: The most extensive orchards in the United States are apple and orange orchards.
campo de notas
(n.)=notes field.
Ex: This therefore includes more information than is included in notes field of MARC or on a catalog card.
campo de olivos
(n.)=olive grove.
Ex: This area was scattered with agricultural settlements at a time when the central ruling authority used the stony ground to plant vineyards and olive groves.
campo de petróleo
(n.)=oil field.
Ex: This is a valuable quality control tool now finding commercial use in the oil field.
campo de prisioneros
(n.)=prison camp ; P.O.W. camp ; prisoner of war camp ; gulag.
Ex: In this sense the book resembles one of Solzhenitsyn's novels about one good day in the life of one of Stalin's victims living out a wretched existence in a Siberian prison camp. Ex: The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps. Ex: The article 'Libraries and reading in P.O.W. camps' describes the establishment of the concentration camp library of Oflag IIC at Woldenberg, and its management, largely by the inmates, which was typical of many prisoner of war camps. Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.
campo de prácticas
(n.)=training grounds.
Ex: There have been several high profile incidents at training grounds where players have been injured in disputes between team-mates.
campo de reclusión
(n.)=internment camp .
Ex: During World War I and World War II the Australian Government established internment camps across the country.
campo de refugiados
(n.)=refugee camp.
Ex: This article details an interview with Kate Holm a Danish volunteer librarian at the refugee camp in Dukwe, Botswana.
campo de registro
(n.)=field.
Ex: Records are normally divided into fields.
campo de relación
(n.)=linking field.
Ex: A linking field is composed of subfields, each of which contains an embedded field made up of tag, indicators, and field content including subfield markers.
campo de texto libre
(n.)=free-text field.
Ex: Omitting the field label retrieves information from 'free-text' fields only.
campo de tierra
(n.)=dirt pitch.
Ex: In Africa one can see balls made out of condensed plastic bags tied together with string and a game played on a dirt pitch with goal posts made from sticks.
campo de tiro
(n.)=gun range ; shooting range.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba. Ex: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.
campo de trabajo
(n.)=field of endeavour.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are the novel contributions to a given field of endeavour.
campo de trabajos forzados
(n.)=labour camp ; forced labour camp.
Ex: He spent more than a decade in prison and labour camps in Siberia. Ex: Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.
campo de visión
(n.)=breadth of vision ; viewing position ; field of vision.
Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses. Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions. Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
campo del conocimiento
(n.)=field of knowledge.
Ex: This implies that every field of knowledge should be available to everyone everywhere on the planet.
campo electromagnético
(n.)=electromagnetic field.
Ex: Static electricity and electromagnetic fields can destroy data held on disks and displayed on screens.
campo indizable
(n.)=indexing field.
Ex: This article discusses the limitations implicit in the indexing of chemical information suggesting that the principal solution for these problems is to load this class of information into separate, chemical, indexing fields.
campo inserto
(n.)=embedded field.
Ex: A linking field is composed of subfields, each of which contains an embedded field made up of tag, indicators, and field content including subfield markers.
campo magnético
(n.)=magnetic field.
Ex: They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezo-electric lighters!.
campo petrolífero de producción regular
(n.)=marginal field.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects aiming to maximise the yield from oil reservoirs where the natural drive is weak so as to increase their flow rate and make marginal fields viable.
campo reservado
(n.)=reserved field.
Ex: The directory, record identifier, reserved fields and bibliographic fields are terminated by the field separator.
campo restringido
(n.)=limit field.
Ex: The highlighted fields on the previous screen are limit fields: the data in these fields have been specially indexed for more efficient retrieval.
campo temático
(n.)=subject field.
Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.
campo visual
(n.)=field of vision.
Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
campo, el
(n.)=bush, the.
Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.
campo^1
(n.)=country ; countryside ; field ; open country.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
Ex: Stars seem brighter in open country for several reasons -- the main one being light pollutio.
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* biblioteca de campo de concentración=concentration camp library.
* campo de juego=pitch.
* campo abierto=open country.
* campo a través=off-road ; cross country.
* campo de alfarero=potter's field.
* campo de batalla=battleground ; battlefield.
* campo de ceniza volcánica=ash field.
* campo de césped artificial=all-weather pitch.
* campo de concentración=concentration camp ; gulag ; internment camp .
* campo de cricket=cricket grounds.
* campo de deportes=sport arena.
* campo de detención=internment camp .
* campo de entrenamiento=training grounds.
* campo de exterminación=death camp.
* campo de fútbol=football field.
* campo de fútbol de tierra=dirt football pitch.
* campo de golf=golf course.
* campo de hierba artificial=all-weather pitch.
* campo de instrucción=training grounds.
* campo de internamiento=internment camp .
* campo de juego=playing field.
* campo de juego de tierra=dirt pitch.
* campo de lava=lava field.
* campo de manzanos=apple orchard.
* campo de minas=minefield.
* campo de naranjos=orange grove ; orange orchard.
* campo de olivos=olive grove.
* campo de petróleo=oil field.
* campo de prácticas=training grounds.
* campo de prisioneros=prison camp ; P.O.W. camp ; prisoner of war camp ; gulag.
* campo de reclusión=internment camp .
* campo de refugiados=refugee camp.
* campo de tierra=dirt pitch.
* campo de tiro=gun range ; shooting range.
* campo de trabajos forzados=labour camp ; forced labour camp.
* campo, el=bush, the.
* campo petrolífero de producción regular=marginal field.
* carrera campo a través=cross-country race.
* casa de campo=holiday home ; country residence.
* centro del campo=halfway line.
* club de campo=country club.
* como campo de adiestramiento=as a training ground.
* como campo de prácticas=as a training ground.
* como un campo de batalla=like a war zone.
* correr campo a través=cross-country running.
* cría en campo=free-range farming.
* de campo=free-range ; free-ranging.
* dejar los campos en barbecho=let + fields lie fallow.
* diario de campo=field notebook.
* en pleno campo=in (the) open country.
* gallina de campo=free-range hen.
* habitante del campo=country dweller.
* ir de merienda al campo=go for + a picnic.
* línea de medio campo=halfway line.
* mano de obra del campo=farm labour force.
* participar en una carrera de campo a través=run + a cross-country race.
* pollo de campo=free-range chicken.
* prácticas de campo=fieldwork [field work].
* trabajador de campo=fieldworker [field worker].
* trabajador del campo=farmworker [farm worker] ; agricultural labourer ; farm labourer ; farm worker.
* trabajadores del campo=farm labour force.
* vida en el campo=rural life.
* vivir del campo=live off + the land.

campo^2
(n.)=area ; arena ; field ; front ; territory.
Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.
Ex: The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.
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* campo afín=twin field.
* campo científico=academic field ; scientific field.
* campo de acción=purview ; scope.
* campo de actividad=area of application.
* campo de actuación=purview ; scope ; sphere of interest.
* campo de aplicación=field of application ; scope ; scope of application ; field of practice ; area of application.
* campo de especialización=area of competence ; field of specialisation.
* campo de estudio=field of study.
* campo de interés=sphere of interest.
* campo de investigación=research field.
* campo de la computación=computing field.
* campo del conocimiento=field of knowledge.
* campo de trabajo=field of endeavour.
* campo de visión=breadth of vision ; viewing position ; field of vision.
* campo electromagnético=electromagnetic field.
* campo magnético=magnetic field.
* campo temático=subject field.
* campo visual=field of vision.
* en el campo de=in the realm of ; in the field of.
* generar un campo magnético=generate + magnetic field.
* investigación de campo=intervention research ; field research.
* investigador de campo=fieldworker [field worker].
* salir al campo abierto=go out into + the open country.
* trabajo de campo=fieldwork [field work].

campo^3
(n.)=field.
Nota: Aplicado a una parte de un registro de una base de datos.
Ex: Records are normally divided into fields.
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* abreviatura del nombre del campo=tag.
* búsqueda por campos=field searching.
* campo bibliográfico=bibliographic field.
* campo de cabecera=leader field.
* campo de control=control field.
* campo de datos=datafield.
* campo de información=data field.
* campo de longitud fija=fixed length field.
* campo de longitud variable=variable length field.
* campo de notas=notes field.
* campo de registro=field.
* campo de relación=linking field.
* campo de texto libre=free-text field.
* campo indizable=indexing field.
* campo inserto=embedded field.
* campo reservado=reserved field.
* campo restringido=limit field.
* código de campo=field code.
* contenido del campo=field content.
* de campos fijos=fixed-field.
* delimitador de campo=field delimiter.
* etiqueta de campo=field label ; field tag.
* identificador de campo=field label.
* identificador de campo abreviado=short field label.
* identificador de campo desarrollado=long field label.
* indicador de campo=field indicator.
* marca de final de campo=delimiter.
* nombre del campo=field name.
* separador de campo=field separator.
* sufijo de campo=field suffix code.
* tamaño del campo=field size.
* tecla de borrado de campo=ERASE FIELD key.

camposanto
(n.)=churchyard.
Ex: Visiting churches and churchyards is becoming increasingly popular among both local people and tourists.

campus
(n.)=campus.
Nota: Plural campuses.
Ex: Perhaps university libraries are concentrating on finding low-use book storage on the campus or in cheap local warehousing premises.
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* campus universitario=college campus ; university campus.
* de campus=campus-wide [campuswide].
* en el campus universitario=campus-based.
* en el propio campus universitario=campus-based.
* fuera del campus=off-campus.
* por todo el campus universitario=campus-wide [campuswide].
* ubicado en el campus universitario=campus-based.

campus universitario
(n.)=college campus ; university campus.
Ex: The article 'Wiring information to a college campus: a port for every pillow' describes a system for accessing on-line data bases via a campus-wide network of microcomputers. Ex: The disadvantage of the LAN is that it can cover only a limited geographical area, being designed, at most, to interconnect different departments in a university campus.
camuflado
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* camuflado como=under the guise of ; in the guise of.

camuflado como
=under the guise of ; in the guise of.
Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided. Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.
camuflaje
(n.)=camouflage.
Ex: The political movements of the 19th century that used public libraries and reading rooms as camouflage are described.

camuflar
(v.)=camouflage ; disguise ; dress + Nombre + up.
Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.
Ex: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
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* camuflar Algo=wrap + Nombre + up in.

camuflar Algo
(v.)=wrap + Nombre + up in.
Ex: Librarians must resist the temptation to wrap themselves up in the esoteric jargon of professionalism and must instead present themselves in a useful light.
cana
(n.)=grey hair [gray hair].
Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
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* echarse una cana al aire=have + a fling.
* echar una cana al aire=one-night stand ; kick up + Posesivo + heels ; kick + Posesivo + heels up ; have + fun ; let + Posesivo + hair down.
* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* echar una cana al aire cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

canabís
(n.)=cannabis.
Ex: It is possible, with in-built online authority control, to switch from the term entered automatically so that, for example, whether the user enters MARIHUANA or cannabis relevant records will still be retrieved.

canadiense
(adj.)=Canadian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: This work has also been referred to as the 'Canadian Nonprint Rules' and, until the revised nonbook chapters of AACR were published, it served as the best authoritative guide for cataloging these materials.
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* Asociación Canadiense de Bibliotecarios (CLA)=Canadian Library Association (CLA).
* Asociación de Archiveros Canadienses=Association of Canadian Archivists (ACA).
* canadiense anglófono=English-Canadian.
* canadiense de habla francesa=French Canadian.
* canadiense de habla inglesa=English-Canadian.
* canadiense francófono=French Canadian.
* dólar canadiense=Canadian dollar.
* neocanadiense=neo-Canadian.

canadiense anglófono
(n./adj.)=English-Canadian.
Ex: The author fears that by purveying English-Canadian, middle-class standards and values of life and literacy, the students' own standards may be devalued.
canadiense de habla francesa
(n./adj.)=French Canadian.
Ex: The author describes the problems encountered in the translation of AACR2 into French for the use of the French Canadian library community.
canadiense de habla inglesa
(n./adj.)=English-Canadian.
Ex: The author fears that by purveying English-Canadian, middle-class standards and values of life and literacy, the students' own standards may be devalued.
canadiense francófono
(n./adj.)=French Canadian.
Ex: The author describes the problems encountered in the translation of AACR2 into French for the use of the French Canadian library community.
canal de comunicación
(n.)=line of communication ; communication channel ; communication pathway.
Ex: In the latter case particularly, there should be a clear line of communication between staff operating the system and those above them. Ex: More disciplining in the enunciation of objectives and more concern for communication channels is needed = Se necesita mayor rigurosidad en la enunciación de los objetivos y una mayor preocupación por los canales de comunicación. Ex: Traditional communication pathways between acquisitions and other departments are inadequate in the process of acquiring the electronic resources increasingly in demand by the community.
canal de distribución
(n.)=distribution channel.
Ex: Internet as a new distribution channel of scientific grey literature.
canal de navegación
(n.)=shipping canal.
Ex: Heavy metals can be traced far back in time in these shipping canals and are mainly responsible for the existing contamination.
canal de sonido
(n.)=sound channel.
Ex: Other physical details, including, as appropriate, type of recording, playing speed, groove characteristics, track configuration, number of tracks, number of sound channels, recording and reproduction characteristics.
canal de televisión
(n.)=television station ; television channel.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations. Ex: The bandwidth available for each television channel affects the amount of information that can be sent with each frame.
canal vía satélite
(n.)=satellite channel.
Ex: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
canal^1
(n.)=canal ; chute ; conduit ; channel.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
Ex: Concrete chutes and weirs are used for principal spillways and emergency spillways.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.
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* canal de distribución=distribution channel.
* canal de navegación=shipping canal.
* canales de publicación=publishing channels.
* canales y ríos navegables=inland waterways ; waterways.
* crear canales para=establish + channels for.
* establecer canales para=establish + channels for.
* ingeniería de canales=canal engineering.

canal^2
(n.)=channel.
Ex: The normal inter-library loan channels of the telephone and the postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.
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* canal de comunicación=line of communication ; communication channel ; communication pathway.
* canal de sonido=sound channel.
* canal de televisión=television station ; television channel.
* canal vía satélite=satellite channel.
* super canal de comunicaciones=superhighway.

canales de publicación
=publishing channels.
Ex: The term 'grey literature' refers to documents issued informally in limited amounts which are not available through normal publishing channels, a definition which includes many scientific and technical research reports.
canales y ríos navegables
(n.)=inland waterways ; waterways.
Ex: The scholarly focus of the collections is concentrated in 3 areas: Western Americana, railroads and inland waterways. Ex: This document covers information sources about water and waterways, and environmental statistics.
canalización
(n.)=channelling [channeling, -USA].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The author notes a number of ways to assist in the channelling of funds and donations to the library.

canalizador
(adj.)=channelling [channeling, -USA].
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: In 1970, when multiregional networks were begun, even the smallest public library became an important channeling agency for its area.
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* ser el canalizador de=be the conduit for.

canalizar
(v.)=channel ; funnel ; pipe.
Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.
Ex: Unfortunately, research at school simply makes the child funnel information from the encyclopaedia to the teachers desk.
Ex: This is done by piping heat absorbing liquids down into the earth and then pumping them back up.

canalla
(n.)=scoundrel ; miscreant ; scumbag ; rascal ; scallywag [scalawag, -USA] ; rapscallion ; cad ; swine ; pig ; badass ; nasty piece of work ; bugger.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.
Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
Ex: I will wait until the water recedes a little bit before I try and nail lots of these buggers.
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* comportarse como un canalla con=be rotten to.
* portarse como un canalla con=be rotten to.

canalón
(n.)=gutter ; waterspout.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
Ex: After they'd gone to bed and she'd dropped off to sleep, he slipped into his clothes and down the waterspout to the ground.

canapé
(n.)=hors d'oeuvre ; snack ; munchie ; snack food ; snack meal.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
Ex: First developed in the seventh century, pretzels have been called one of the world's oldest snack food.
Ex: Welsh rarebit is a great snack meal which can be prepared and cooked in less tham 15 minutes.
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* canapés=finger food.

canapés
(n.)=finger food.
Ex: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.
canario^1
(n.)=Canary Islander ; Canarian ; native of the Canary Islands ; inhabitant of the Canary Islands.
Ex: Since the late 1600s, Spain had encouraged the Canary Islanders to move to the Caribbean colonies.
Ex: Canarians are like Teide, snowy quietness on the outside, fire in the heart.
Ex: Strangely enough, in 1434 Pope Eugene IV's papal bull established a complete prohibition on selling the natives of the Canary Islands into slavery.
Ex: The sum of the evidence from the skeletal remains shows that the early inhabitants of the Canary Islands belonged to different ethnical groups.
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* Islas Canarias, las=Canary Islands, the ; Canaries, the.

canario^2
(n.)=canary.
Ex: Canaries are native to the Azores, the Canary Islands, and Madeira and were formerly used by miners to warn of dangerous gases.
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* cambiarle el agua al canario=pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; have + a slash ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.

canasta
(n.)=basket ; hamper.
Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
Ex: Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.
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* canasta de baloncesto=basketball net.
* poner todos los huevos en una canasta=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.

canasta de baloncesto
(n.)=basketball net.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
canastita
(n.)=punnet.
Nota: Generalmente usada para vender fruta.
Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.

cancela
(n.)=gate.
Ex: The fifth kind of relationship is that in which an entity is defined by one of its attributes; for example, in Lewis Carroll's poem, 'I'll tell thee everything I can: I saw an aged, aged man, a-sitting on a gate'.

cancelable
(adj.)=cancellable [cancelable, -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'A novel approach for cancelable biometrics'.

cancelación
(n.)=cancellation ; withdrawal ; axing ; repeal ; write-off [writeoff] ; discontinuance ; discontinuation ; cancel.
Ex: One claim category can be reserved for immediate cancellation of orders.
Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: This article reports briefly on the axing of the Wilson Library Bulletin.
Ex: The author examines the historical context that led to the adoption of the Public Libraries Act 1959 and the events that led to its repeal in 1992.
Ex: The problem of non-repayment of debts should not be tackled therefore through populist measures such as conversions of loans, interest waivers or absolute write-off.
Ex: If these students do not withdraw before the start of classes, they will be billed for tuition up to the official date of discontinuance.
Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.
Ex: Then offered that same cruise for $99.00 a person because they had so many cancels.
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* cancelación de suscripción=churn.
* cancelación de suscripción a revista=serials deselection ; journal deselection.
* cancelación de una deuda=debt write-off.
* gastos de cancelación=cancellation fees.

cancelación de suscripción
(n.)=churn.
Ex: The author attempts to identify the determinants of subscriber churn and customer loyalty in the mobile telephony market.
cancelación de suscripción a revista
(n.)=serials deselection ; journal deselection.
Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'. Ex: The reasons for journal deselection include the cost of periodicals, space constraints, and changing educational programmes.
cancelación de una deuda
(n.)=debt write-off.
Ex: The focus in the paper is on the implications for international agricultural commodity markets of a debt write-off in developing countries.
cancelado
(adj.)=discontinued.
Ex: Appendices include a section on recently discontinued dictionaries, a bibliography, and a directory of publishers and distributors.

cancelador
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* cancelador de correo publicitario no solicitado=cancelbot.

cancelador de correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.)=cancelbot.
Ex: Spambots and cancelbots are specially written software to counter the practice of spamming by either marking spammed messages across the Internet (Spambots) or deleting them altogether (cancelbots).
cancelar
(v.)=cancel ; kill ; wipe out ; waive ; pull + the plug on ; drive out ; counteract ; block off ; write off ; call off ; disallow.
Ex: Pressing the RESET key cancels the insert mode.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.
Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.
Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
Ex: The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.
Ex: Publishers still hoped to establish monopolies on individual books that were out of copyright, but this was eventually disallowed by a legal ruling in 1774.
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* cancelar debido a la lluvia=rain out ; wash out.
* cancelar por la lluvia=rain out ; wash out.
* cancelar una reunión=call off + meeting.
* cancelar una suscripción=churn.
* cancelar un vuelo=ground + flight.
* sin cancelar=uncancelled.

cancelar debido a la lluvia
(v.)=rain out ; wash out.
Ex: After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out. Ex: Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.
cancelar por la lluvia
(v.)=rain out ; wash out.
Ex: After a series of bad weather, last night's movie in the park was definitely not rained out. Ex: Heavy rain washed out the first day of play between Fiji and Vanuatu in their cricket international series.
cancelar un vuelo
(v.)=ground + flight.
Ex: Flights were back to normal yesterday after the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud returned to ground further flights from Exeter Airport.
cancelar una reunión
(v.)=call off + meeting.
Ex: According to a Japanese government minister, the North Koreans called off the meeting saying they were not ready.
cancelar una suscripción
(v.)=churn.
Ex: These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.
canceroso
(adj.)=carcinogenic ; cancerous ; cancer-stricken.
Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.
Ex: A brain tumor can be either benign (non cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), primary, or secondary.
Ex: Doctors have replaced the cancer-stricken windpipe of a patient with an organ made in a lab, a landmark achievement for regenerative medicine.
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* célula cancerosa=cancer cell ; cancerous cell.
* no canceroso=non-cancerous.
* tejido canceroso=cancerous tissue.
* tumor canceroso=cancerous growth ; cancerous tumour.

cancerígeno
(adj.)=carcinogenic.
Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.
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* célula cancerígena=cancer cell.

cancha
(n.)=playground.
Ex: Students were required to work through geometric concepts in designing a playground.
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* cancha de baloncesto=basketball court.
* cancha de balonvolea=volleyball court.
* cancha de tenis=tennis court.

cancha de baloncesto
(n.)=basketball court.
Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
cancha de balonvolea
(n.)=volleyball court.
Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
cancha de tenis
(n.)=tennis court.
Ex: Place your bet on the best tennis player on the tennis court with the world's leading sports betting site and get a chance to be a winner.
cancillería
(n.)=chancery.
Ex: The author looks at the range of Catholic archival material held in the Archdiocesan Chancery in Cape Town.

cancioncilla
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* cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario=jingle.

cancioncilla de anuncio publicitario
(n.)=jingle.
Ex: Many people can hear a jingle and know the company it belongs to, whereas if your company does not advertise, no one will know you exist.
cancionero
(n.)=songbook.
Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.

canción
(n.)=song ; refrain.
Ex: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.
Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.
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* autor de canciones=songwriter [song writer].
* canción cantada a coro=singalong.
* canción cantada en tono cantarín=sing song.
* canción de amor=torch song.
* canción de cuna=lullaby ; nursery rhyme.
* canción de protesta=protest song.
* canción de taberna=drinking song.
* canción folclórica=folk song.
* canción infantil=nursery rhyme.
* canción para brindar=drinking song.
* canción popular=popular song.
* canción protesta=protest song.
* canción romántica=romantic song.
* componer canciones=songwriting [song-writing].
* composición de canciones=songwriting [song-writing].
* compositor de canciones=songwriter [song writer].
* escritor de canciones=songwriter [song writer].
* letra de canción=song lyrics.

canción cantada a coro
(n.)=singalong.
Ex: Turning almost every tune into a loud singalong, the crowd drowned out the band at times.
canción cantada en tono cantarín
(n.)=sing song.
Ex: An exhibition presenting different aspects of life in and around Darlington during the period 1900-1950 was mounted and events such as sing songs for elderly people, demonstrations of domestic crafts, and historical talks took place.
canción de amor
(n.)=torch song.
Ex: When she spots him with his new flame while she's singing torch songs in a cheap shanty, she tries to win him back.
canción de cuna
(n.)=lullaby ; nursery rhyme.
Ex: Such stories pervade the everyday life of individuals, from childhood when parents sing them lullabies, to the recitation of nursery rhymes, to the consumption of mass culture. Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.
canción de protesta
(n.)=protest song.
Ex: Barnes uses a combination of spirituals, popular and protest songs that were adapted to introduce, review, or heighten students' interest in the 1950s and 1960s.
canción de taberna
(n.)=drinking song.
Ex: The author outline of the history of circus music and drinking songs in the US, accompanied by a bibliography.
canción folclórica
(n.)=folk song.
Ex: Recordings of local dialects, folk songs and languages falling into disuse are other uses of what might be termed electronic manuscript records.
canción infantil
(n.)=nursery rhyme.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.
canción para brindar
(n.)=drinking song.
Ex: The author outline of the history of circus music and drinking songs in the US, accompanied by a bibliography.
canción popular
(n.)=popular song.
Ex: Barnes uses a combination of spirituals, popular and protest songs that were adapted to introduce, review, or heighten students' interest in the 1950s and 1960s.
canción protesta
(n.)=protest song.
Ex: Barnes uses a combination of spirituals, popular and protest songs that were adapted to introduce, review, or heighten students' interest in the 1950s and 1960s.
canción romántica
(n.)=romantic song.
Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
cancro
(n.)=canker.
Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.

candado
(n.)=padlock.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
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* cerrar con candado=padlock.
* echar el candado=padlock.
* encerrar con candado=padlock.
* poner el candado=padlock.

candelabro
(n.)=candelabra ; candlestick.
Ex: The author discusses the discovery of a drawing of a candelabra by Michelangelo in the drawing collection of the National Design Museum.
Ex: Of the more than 560,000 items sold, 98 percent were candlesticks cast in bronze, some silver-plated and some gold-plated.

candelero
(n.)=candlestick.
Ex: Of the more than 560,000 items sold, 98 percent were candlesticks cast in bronze, some silver-plated and some gold-plated.
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* en el candelero=in the spotlight.

candente^1
(adj.)=hot ; red-hot.
Ex: Preferred word forms will also be noted: 'heat' may be preferred to 'hot'.
Ex: A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.

candente^2
(adj.)=hot ; red-hot.
Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.
Ex: A fast expanding nightlife and a red-hot design district are making it one of the world's most glamorous destinations.
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* asunto candente=hot potato ; hot topic ; hot issue.
* tema candente=hot potato.

candidato
(n.)=applicant ; candidate ; nominee ; proposer ; examinee ; entrant ; aspirant ; hopeful.
Ex: The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.
Ex: Any terms that appear in the documents are candidates for index terms.
Ex: Most of the nominees were from the US followed by the UK and other industrialised and traditionally scientific nations.
Ex: This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.
Ex: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.
Ex: Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.
Ex: 'He who pays the piper calls the tune,' said Muiru, a presidential aspirant when asked why his rating was so low on the polls.
Ex: When asked what advice she might give to curatorial hopefuls, Jones quickly replied: 'Go for it -- There are plenty of opportunities'.
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* candidato a la presidencia=presidential candidate ; presidential candidate.
* candidato a la vicepresidencia=running mate ; vice-presidential candidate ; vice-presidential candidate ; vice-presidential candidate.
* candidato posible=eligible ; eligible party.
* candidato presidencial=presidential candidate.
* candidato vicepresidencial=running mate.
* lista de candidatos preseleccionados=short list.
* presentarse como candidato=run for + election ; run for + office ; stand for + election ; stand for + office.
* proponer a un candidato=nominate + candidate.

candidato a la presidencia
(n.)=presidential candidate ; presidential candidate.
Ex: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy. Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
candidato a la vicepresidencia
(n.)=running mate ; vice-presidential candidate ; vice-presidential candidate ; vice-presidential candidate.
Ex: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate. Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves. Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves. Ex: The Constitution also prohibits electors from voting for both a presidential and vice-presidential candidate from the same state as themselves.
candidato posible
(n.)=eligible ; eligible party.
Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees. Ex: As already indicated, funding has had to be limited to eligible parties that are least developed countries.
candidato presidencial
(n.)=presidential candidate.
Ex: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.
candidato vicepresidencial
(n.)=running mate.
Ex: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.
candidatura
(n.)=nomination ; candidacy.
Ex: This article uses a content analysis of Ronald Reagan's comments concerning the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court to illustrate potential problems arising from a lack of established guidelines.
Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.
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* convocatoria de presentación de candidaturas=call for nominations.
* segundo de candidatura=running mate.
* segundo en la candidatura de Alguien=running mate.

candidez
(n.)=naivety [naïvete/naivete] ; gullibility.
Ex: He was struck favorably by the board's naivety and obvious interest.
Ex: Gullibility may be an early warning sign of dementia.

candileja
(n.)=corncockle.
Nota: Planta.
Ex: Hardy-annuals such as corncockle, love-in-a-mist and nasturtium can withstand the cold, so you sow them outdoors in spring.

candor
(n.)=naivety [naïvete/naivete] ; candour [candor, -USA] ; gullibility.
Ex: He was struck favorably by the board's naivety and obvious interest.
Ex: The author suggests openness -- self-disclosure, candour, and honesty -- as a means of enhancing the abilities of the individual librarian and the library to survive or succeed.
Ex: Gullibility may be an early warning sign of dementia.

canela
(n.)=cinnamon.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

canesú
(n.)=bodice.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.

cangilón
(n.)=bucket.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
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* elevador de cangilones=bucket elevator.

cangrejo
(n.)=crab.
Ex: the article is entitled 'Do crabs have favorite colors?' A paraprofessional looks at reference service at a specialized academic branch library'.
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* cangrejo de río=crayfish.
* cangrejo herradura=horseshoe crab.
* carne de cangrejo=crabmeat.

cangrejo de río
(n.)=crayfish.
Ex: Seafood, including fish, shrimp, lobster, crab, crayfish, mussel, and clam are among the most frequent causes of food allergy.
cangrejo herradura
(n.)=horseshoe crab.
Ex: Loggerhead turtles are essentially carnivores, feeding primarily on crabs, horseshoe crabs, shrimp, jellyfish, and a variety of mollusks.
canguelo
(n.)=jitters ; heebie-jeebies ; funk.
Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Ex: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.

canguro^1
(n.)=kangaroo ; roo.
Nota: Abreviatura de kangaroo.
Ex: The kangaroo is a common marsupial from the islands of Australia and New Guinea and there are 47 species of 'roos'.
Ex: The kangaroo is a common marsupial from the islands of Australia and New Guinea and there are 47 species of 'roos'.
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* carne de canguro=roo meat.

canguro^2
(n.)=baby-sitter ; sitter.
Ex: These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.
Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.
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* servicio de canguros=baby-sitting service.

canibalismo
(n.)=cannibalism.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

canica
(n.)=marble.
Ex: The game of marbles as we know it today gets its name from the practice of making children's toys from chips of marble or stone.
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* echar una canica al aire=disport + Reflexivo.
* jugar a las canicas=play + marbles.

caniche
(n.)=poodle.
Ex: For example, A might be 'mammals', B 'man', C 'dogs', G 'poodles', F 'domestic animals', D 'cats', and E 'horses'.

canijo
(adj.)=scrawny ; scrawny ; puny .
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.

canilla
(n.)=bobbin.
Ex: Bobbins and the machinery they ran on were some of the greatest inventions of the Victorian Era.

canino
(n./adj.)=canine.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
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* diente canino=cuspid ; canine tooth.
* residencia canina=boarding kennel.
* tos canina=kennel cough.

canita
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* echarse una canita al aire=have + a fling.

canje
(n.)=redemption ; exchange.
Ex: Apart from the initial purchase and the final redemption of vouchers, the Scheme eliminates all financial elements when paying for international transactions = Aparte de la compra inicial y el reembolso final de los vales canjeables, este Sistema elimina todos los aspectos económicos que intervienen en el pago por cualquier operación realizada entre países.
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.

canjeable
(adj.)=redeemable.
Ex: The shop may have its own 'Book tokens' -- gift vouchers that people can buy and which are redeemable only at the school bookshop.
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* boleto canjeable=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* cupón canjeable=voucher.
* cupón canjeable por alimentos=food stamp.
* no canjeable=irredeemable.
* vale canjeable=voucher.
* vale canjeable por un libro=book token.
* vale canjeable por un regalo=gift voucher.

canjear
(v.)=cash in ; barter.
Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learn how valuable knowledge is acquired, created, bought and bartered'.
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* canjear un cupón=redeem + voucher.
* canjear un vale=redeem + voucher.
* sin canjear=unredeemed.

canjear un cupón
(v.)=redeem + voucher.
Ex: An announcement will be made in the near future about procedures for ordering and redeeming vouchers from IFLA HQ when the arrangements have been finalised.
canjear un vale
(v.)=redeem + voucher.
Ex: An announcement will be made in the near future about procedures for ordering and redeeming vouchers from IFLA HQ when the arrangements have been finalised.
cano
(adj.)=white-haired.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
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* con pelo cano=gray-haired ; grey-haired.
* de pelo cano=gray-haired ; grey-haired ; white-haired.

canoa
(n.)=canoe.
Ex: Bicycling, hiking, fishing (freshwater), tennis, golf, and canoe and kayak runs were selected as representative sports to examine.

canon
(n.)=canon ; levy tax ; levy ; tax [taxes, -pl.].
Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.
Ex: Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = No está incluido un 1% de canon que se añadirá al abonar la factura al final de la estancia.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
Ex: Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.
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* canon de televisión=licence fee.

canon de televisión
(n.)=licence fee.
Ex: This week thousands of us worked together to persuade the government not to top-slice the licence fee from the BBC funding.
canonjía^1
(n.)=canonry.
Ex: Peter is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.

canonjía^2
(n.)=cushy number ; cushy job ; cushy deal ; gravy train ; bandwagon.
Ex: Most of us would dearly love a cushy number -- a job which combines the maximum rewards with minimal work.
Ex: But the definition of a cushy job has changed in an era of corporate downsizing, economic uncertainty and a slowdown in the housing market.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: If teaching is such a gravy train job, why don't they get degrees and see what it's like to be standing at the front of the class.
Ex: Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon.

canonía
(n.)=canonry.
Ex: Peter is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.

canoso
(adj.)=graying [greying, -UK] ; hoary ; grizzled ; white-haired ; gray-haired ; grey-haired.
Nota: Escrito gray-haired en inglés americano.
Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.
Ex: I know this is a rather hoary topic, but I am going to mention it again.
Ex: Ultimately, this film is just a land-bound rerun of Jaws, down to the sacrifice of the grizzled, expert hunter so the younger, more clean-cut, family man can face his own fears and prove his prowess.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
Ex: The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care.
Ex: Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond -- some had very little hair at all.

canotaje
(n.)=canoeing ; kayaking.
Ex: The author lists 24 periodicals covering recreational canoeing, kayaking, and rafting in the USA and Canada.
Ex: The author lists 24 periodicals covering recreational canoeing, kayaking, and rafting in the USA and Canada.

cansado
(adj.)=fatigued ; tired ; wearisome ; weary ; wearying ; wearied ; washed-out.
Ex: In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
Ex: 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.
Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.
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* con cara de cansado=bleary-eyed.
* de un modo cansado=wearily.
* sentirse cansado=feel + tired.
* tener la vista cansada=need + reading glasses.
* vista cansada=presbyopia.

cansancio
(n.)=fatigue ; tiredness.
Ex: The shift from 99.9 to 99.8 percent can result from fatigue or any of a number of other factors.
Ex: Back-ache, eye strain, tiredness, irritability, absenteeism and inefficiency are some of the problems that result from bad workstation design.
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* cansancio emocional=emotional fatigue.
* muerto de cansancio=tired to death.
* sin cansancio=indefatigably.

cansancio emocional
(n.)=emotional fatigue.
Ex: The nature of contemporary media coverage may contribute to emotional fatigue with society's problems = La naturaleza de la covertura de los medios de comunicación modernos puede contribuir a desarrollar la insensibilidad con respecto a los problemas de la sociedad.
cansar
(v.)=wear + a little thin ; fatigue.
Ex: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
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* cansar la vista=cause + eyestrain.
* cansarse=get + tired ; weary.
* cansarse (de)=tire (of).
* lo mucho cansa=too much of a good thing.

cansar la vista
(v.)=cause + eyestrain.
Ex: Lines printed on the stationery may cause eyestrain and line length for text may be longer than the eye can easily follow, without slipping to the next line.
cansarse
(v.)=get + tired ; weary.
Ex: 'I'm getting tired of it, really, and my bringing these problems home to my husband every night is not at all helpful, you know what I mean?' She lowered her voice. Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.
cansarse (de)
(v.)=tire (of).
Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.
cansino
(adj.)=grinding.
Ex: Their response to the grinding monotony of repetitive labour and over-long hours was frequent absenteeism.

cantalupe
(n.)=cantaloupe.
Nota: Variedad de melón.
Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.

cantalupo
(n.)=cantaloupe.
Nota: Variedad de melón.
Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.

cantamañanas
(n.)=braggart ; hot dog ; showboat ; show-off ; bullshitter.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
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* ser un cantamañas=be all mouth.

cantamañans
(n.)=crapster.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.

cantante
(n.)=singer.
Ex: The travelling ballad singers went round fairs and markets singing and selling the ballads, often to the disgust of righteous citizens.
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* grupo de cantantes femenino=girl band.
* grupo de cantantes masculino=boy band.
* llevar la voz cantante=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; run + the show.
* no cantante=nonsinger.

cantar
(v.)=chant ; sing.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado sang, participio sung.
Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.
Ex: It is hoped that by the year 2000 there will not be a chorus of unemployed librarians singing 'Where have all the libraries gone?'.
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* canción cantada a coro=singalong.
* cantar a grito pelado=belt out.
* cantar a pleno pulmón=belt out.
* cantar las alabanzas=sing + Posesivo + praises.
* cantarlas claras=call + a spade a spade.
* cantar victoria=claim + victory ; speak too soon ; celebrate + victory.
* cantar victoria antes de tiempo=speak too soon.
* coser y cantar=plain sailing ; walkover.
* hartarse de cantar=sing + Posesivo + heart out.
* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
* ser coser y cantar=be a breeze ; be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a doddle ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser otro cantar=be a different kettle of fish ; be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a whole new story ; be a different story.
* tan fácil como coser y cantar=as simple as ABC.

cantar a grito pelado
(v.)=belt out.
Ex: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.
cantar a pleno pulmón
(v.)=belt out.
Ex: Singers will belt out Beatles hits to help charity.
cantar las alabanzas
(v.)=sing + Posesivo + praises.
Ex: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.
cantar victoria
(v.)=claim + victory ; speak too soon ; celebrate + victory.
Ex: They must either claim victory now or accept defeat later. Ex: But he spoke too soon -- since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar. Ex: Despite the government's positive response to community land reform, it is still too early to celebrate victory.
cantar victoria antes de tiempo
(v.)=speak too soon.
Ex: But he spoke too soon -- since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
cantarlas claras
=call + a spade a spade.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
cantata
(n.)=oratoria.
Ex: The plan to compose a third oratoria 'The Last Judgement' ended abortively.

cantautor
(n.)=singer-songwriter.
Ex: Most modern singer-songwriters owe some debt to Bob Dylan and his visionary approach to music.

cante
(n.)=singing.
Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.
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* concurso de cante=singing competition.

cantera
(n.)=quarry ; hotbed.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mining the Metadata Quarries'.
Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
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* cantera de ideas=hotbed.
* explotación de canteras=quarrying.
* extraer de cantera=quarry.
* una cantera de información=a quarry of information.

cantera de ideas
(n.)=hotbed.
Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
cantero
(n.)=stonecutter.
Ex: It took more than two hundred stonecutters to finally finish the herculanian task of installing all of the marble in the State Capitol.

cantidad
(n.)=bulk ; degree ; figure ; incidence ; quantity ; amount ; count.
Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.
Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.
Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.
Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.
Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.
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* aumentar en cantidad=increase in + quantity.
* aumento de cantidad=increase in quantity.
* cantidad a pagar=amount payable ; amount due.
* Cantidad + aprox=approx. + Cantidad.
* cantidad aproximada=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate ; ballpark number.
* cantidad comprometida=encumbrance ; accrual.
* cantidad de tiempo=length of time.
* cantidad de trabajo=workload [work load].
* cantidad devengada=encumbrance ; accrual.
* cantidad diaria recomendada=recommended daily intake.
* cantidad diaria recomendada (CDR)=recommended daily allowance (RDA).
* cantidades=monies [money, -sing.].
* cantidad global=lump sum.
* cantidad máxima=cost ceiling.
* cantidad presupuestada=budgeted amount.
* cantidad simbólica=nominal fee.
* comprar en cantidad=stock up.
* consumir en grandes cantidades=guzzle.
* contener en cantidad=abound in/with.
* contener en cantidad + Nombre=contain + its share of + Nombre.
* con una inmensa cantidad de=overflowing with.
* diferir en cantidad=differ in + degree.
* en cantidad=bulk.
* en gran cantidad=prodigiously.
* en grandes cantidades=en masse ; in good number ; in record numbers ; in bulk ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
* en menor cantidad=less copiously.
* fabricado en cantidad=mass-produced.
* gran cantidad de=large crop of ; mass of.
* grandes cantidades de=storerooms of ; huge numbers of ; huge numbers of ; great numbers of.
* ofrecer en cantidad=offer + in quantity.
* poca cantidad=trickle.
* por la cantidad de + Número=amounting to + Cantidad.
* redondear una cantidad=gross up + figure.
* servir en cantidad=dollop.
* una buena cantidad de=a fair amount of.
* una cantidad ingente de=a wealth of.
* una cierta cantidad de=a measure of ; a proportion of.
* una gran cantidad de=a good deal of ; a great deal of ; a large degree of ; a mass of ; a plethora of ; a supply of ; a vast amount of ; a city of ; a wealth of ; a sea of ; a cascade of ; an army of ; a good many ; a huge number of ; a great number of ; a multitude of ; scores of ; a host of ; a vast corpus of ; a whole host of.
* una gran cantidad y variedad de=a wealth and breadth of.
* una inmensa cantidad de=a treasure chest of ; a huge number of.
* una vasta cantidad de=a vast amount of.

cantidad a pagar
=amount payable ; amount due.
Ex: Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice. Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.
cantidad aproximada
(n.)=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate ; ballpark number.
Ex: Most sellers think they know at least a ballpark figure for their house, but most are way off. Ex: As a rough ballpark estimate, say about 6 ml of blood is pumped with every heartbeat. Ex: One of the main things we need to keep in mind at this time is that these are ballpark numbers.
cantidad comprometida
(n.)=encumbrance ; accrual.
Ex: Accrual accounting, by means of which funds are considered expended at the time of encumbrance irrespective of when invoices are paid, is their preferred method of controlling expenditure. Ex: This has allowed us to move towards an accrual system of accounting whereby estimates are prepared in which expenditure is tied to specified outputs.
cantidad de tiempo
(n.)=length of time.
Ex: There is a correlation between length of time spent obtaining the book required and loss of interest.
cantidad de trabajo
(n.)=workload [work load].
Ex: Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
cantidad devengada
(n.)=encumbrance ; accrual.
Ex: Accrual accounting, by means of which funds are considered expended at the time of encumbrance irrespective of when invoices are paid, is their preferred method of controlling expenditure. Ex: This has allowed us to move towards an accrual system of accounting whereby estimates are prepared in which expenditure is tied to specified outputs.
cantidad diaria recomendada
(n.)=recommended daily intake.
Ex: The recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables for children depends on their age, appetite and physical activity levels.
cantidad diaria recomendada (CDR)
(n.)=recommended daily allowance (RDA).
Ex: Note that if you are classed as inactive, you need to subtract calories from your recommended daily allowance (RDA) to maintain weight.
cantidad global
(n.)=lump sum.
Ex: An annuity is an arrangement that guarantees to provide you with an income for the rest of your life in return for you paying over a lump sum.
cantidad máxima
(n.)=cost ceiling.
Ex: For while the institutions publish through the Publications Office their output is always limited by an annual cost ceiling set by the budget.
cantidad presupuestada
(n.)=budgeted amount.
Ex: Unless corrective action is taken the library will go over the budgeted amount in that category.
cantidad simbólica
(n.)=nominal fee.
Ex: This enormous amount of information is available to the public free or for nominal fees.
cantidades
(n.)=monies [money, -sing.].
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
cantimplora
(n.)=canteen.
Ex: As she knelt down to fill up her canteen, something inside told her that someone was watching.

cantina
(n.)=canteen ; barroom ; tavern.
Ex: Works dealing with employee lunch rooms, sometimes called canteens, are entered under the heading Restaurants, Lunch Rooms etc..
Ex: The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth.
Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
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* cantina ilegal=shebeen.

cantina ilegal
(n.)=shebeen.
Ex: This book focuses on a South African woman who has no money to pay the rent or buy food because no matter how much she cries and pleads, her husband spends all the money on drinking at the 'shebeen'.
cantinela
(n.)=chant ; tune ; refrain.
Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.
Ex: He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.
Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.
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* cambiar de cantinela=change + Posesivo + tune.

cantinera
(n.)=barmaid.
Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.

canto de los pájaros
(n.)=bird-song.
Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
canto de los pájaros al amanecer
(n.)=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
Ex: Every location in the world has a morning chorus and a different bird begins it, depending on the geographical location. Ex: Birds have different threshold of light intensity at which they begin to sing in the morning and that is why the same bird always begins the dawn chorus.
canto del gallo
(n.)=cockcrow.
Ex: You should prepare yourself for an early rise, along with the cockcrow from the numerous roosters that are living close to the hotel.
canto delantero
(n.)=fore-edge [fore edge].
Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.
canto externo
(n.)=fore-edge [fore edge] ; outside edge.
Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book. Ex: When sharpening a drill bit, never hone the outside edge or circumference of the bit.
canto fúnebre
(n.)=dirge.
Ex: This page contains various poems dedicated to the mourning over deaths of beloved people, dirges and chants recounting of sadness and loss.
canto gregoriano
(n.)=Gregorian chant.
Ex: For modern listeners, the sounds of Gregorian chant are compelling, with words and rhythms that seem at once familiar and remote.
canto interno
(n.)=inside edge.
Ex: So, on the left skate, the right side is the inside edge, but on the right skate, the left side is the inside edge.
canto^1
(n.)=singing ; chant.
Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form.
Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.
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* canto del gallo=cockcrow.
* canto de los pájaros=bird-song.
* canto de los pájaros al amanecer=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
* canto fúnebre=dirge.
* canto gregoriano=Gregorian chant.
* con el canto del gallo=at cockcrow.

canto^2
(n.)=edge.
Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
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* canto delantero=fore-edge [fore edge].
* canto externo=fore-edge [fore edge] ; outside edge.
* canto interno=inside edge.
* darse con un canto en los dientes=count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky ; consider + Reflexivo + lucky.
* de canto=edgeways ; edgewise.
* faltar el canto de un duro para=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; come + very close to.

cantonal
(adj.)=cantonal ; cantonal.
Nota: Relativo a la división administrativa y geográfica de algunos países como Suiza.
Ex: The library has 105,000 volumes, mainly on Swiss federal and cantonal law and treaties concluded by Switzerland.
Ex: The library has 105,000 volumes, mainly on Swiss federal and cantonal law and treaties concluded by Switzerland.

cantonera
(n.)=corner.
Ex: Newspapers are best bound in uncovered boards with a cloth spine and corners, journals should be provided with cloth covered boards and spine.

cantonés
(n./adj.)=Cantonese.
Ex: A qualitative research technique - focus groups - was used and 19 people participated in 3 group discussions, two composed of Mandarin speakers and one of Cantonese.

cantor
(n.)=chanter.
Ex: The author describes the priests who administer the temple and conduct the rituals and the people who work there (ringers, watchmen, chanters, drummers, carpenters).

cantoral
(n.)=hymnbook.
Ex: This article describes the index included in the hymnbook 'Hymns and Psalms' and the method used to produce it.
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* cantoral, el=hymnal, the.

cantoral, el
(n.)=hymnal, the.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
canturreo
(n.)=twitter.
Ex: I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.

cantón
(n.)=canton.
Nota: División administrativa y geográfica de Suiza y otros países.
Ex: Unlike most Western countries, Switzerland has no national legal deposit law, but some of the cantons have laws on a regional level.

canuta
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* pasarlas canutas=jump through + hoops ; have + a hard time.

canutas
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* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
* pasarlas canutas=have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo=have + a heck of a time + trying.
* vérselas canutas=have + a devil of a time ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.

canutillo
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* encuadernación a canutillo=comb binding.

canuto
(n.)=joint ; reefer.
Ex: In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.
Ex: In 1930 there was no federal law against smoking marijuana, and the average American citizen had probably never heard of 'reefers'.
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* fumarse un canuto=smoke + joint ; smoke + weed.

caníbal
(n.)=cannibal ; cannibalistic ; man-eater.
Ex: The theme of the novel are facing your self and survival on your own in hostile surroundings, this time on a taboo island used by cannibals = El tema de la novela es cómo enfrentarte a ti mismo y sobrevivir en un entorno hostil, esta vez en una isla prohibida para los caníbales.
Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
Ex: Man-eaters epitomize this in their ability to somehow overcome human intelligence and hunt our species as any other animal.

canícula
(n.)=dog days.
Nota: Los días más calurosos del verano.
Ex: Dog days are over, but threat of heat illness lingers.

canónico
(adj.)=canonical.
Ex: Those objections not amenable to such solution were disposed of with the canonical assurance that such wasteful practices are only engaged in for the benefit of a certain, arbitrarily small, class of Bohemian scholars.
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* derecho canónico=canon law.
* división canónica=canonical division.
* indización canónica=canonical indexing.

canónigo
(n.)=canon.
Ex: This is a biography of canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.

canónigos
(n.)=lamb's lettuce.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

caoba
(n.)=mahogany.
Ex: The elaborate piece consists of a plinth of mahogany and ebony containing a clock and barrel-organ.
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* color caoba=bole colour.

caolín
(n.)=kaolin ; china clay.
Ex: The master has a glossy side coated with kaolin and an uncoated reverse side.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.

caos
(n.)=mass confusion ; chaos ; mayhem ; shambles ; lawlessness ; havoc.
Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.
Ex: Ten days after the mayhem in Detroit, a riot rocked Harlem, triggered by a rumor that a white policeman had shot and killed a black soldier.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.
Ex: However, protests are happening all over the world, especially after the havoc in the Gulf of Mexico.
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* crear caos=cause + chaos ; cause + mayhem.
* imponer orden en donde hay caos=bring + order out of chaos.
* ocasionar caos=cause + chaos.
* ocasionar casos=cause + mayhem.
* poner orden en el caos=create + order out of chaos.
* producir caos=cause + chaos ; cause + mayhem.
* producirse caos=chaos + result ; chaos + arise.
* ser un caos=be (in) a (real) mess.
* ser un verdadero caos=be a (complete) shambles ; be in complete chaos ; be (in) a (real) mess.

capa corta
(n.)=caplet.
Ex: He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.
capa de
=carpet of.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
capa de espuma sucia
(n.)=scum.
Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
capa de hielo
(n.)=ice sheet ; sheet of ice.
Ex: The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs. Ex: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.
capa de mielina
(n.)=myelin sheath.
Ex: When babies are born, many of their nerves lack mature myelin sheaths.
capa de ozono
(n.)=ozone layer.
Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
capa de pintura
(n.)=coat of paint.
Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
capa social más distinguida, la
=crust, the.
Ex: Go into the average good home of the crust, in the quietude of 'after-tea' and you will see a youthful miss sitting over something by Charlotte M Yonge or Charles Kingsley.
capa unimolecular
(n.)=monolayer.
Ex: Cells formed a loose monolayer and exhibited a typical cobblestone appearance.
capa vegetal
(n.)=topsoil.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
capa^1
(n.)=coat ; coating ; layer ; film ; veneer.
Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: coating and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.
Ex: While the layer of pulp was on this wire, the water drained away and the wire was given a sideways shake.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
Ex: Sexism is typically rationalized by & masked beneath an intellectual veneer.
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* aplicar una capa base=prime.
* aplicar una capa de imprimación=prime.
* capa corta=caplet.
* capa de=carpet of.
* capa de espuma sucia=scum.
* capa de hielo=ice sheet ; sheet of ice.
* capa de mielina=myelin sheath.
* capa de ozono=ozone layer.
* capa de pintura=coat of paint.
* capa social más distinguida, la=crust, the.
* capa unimolecular=monolayer.
* capa vegetal=topsoil.
* multicapa=multiwall.
* por capas=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; layered ; tiered.
* una capa fina de=a skim of.

capa^2
(n.)=canopy ; cape.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
Ex: In real life, when I meet people wearing capes, they invariably trip on them.
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* de capa caída=at a low ebb ; in (the) doldrums.
* de capa y espada=cloak-and-dagger ; swashbuckling.
* en forma de capa=cape-like.
* estar de capa caída=be in the doldrums.
* héroe de capa y espada=swashbuckler.
* parecido a una capa=cape-like.

capacidad académica
(n.)=academic ability.
Ex: Recent studies suggest that reading in Spanish may have positive effects on the reading attitudes and academic abilities of Spanish-speaking children and adolescents in the US.
capacidad analítica
(n.)=analytical capacity.
Ex: The information fatigue syndrome causes paralysis of the analytical capacity, constant searches for more information, increased anxiety and sleeplessness and self-doubt in decision making.
capacidad cognitiva
(n.)=cognitive ability ; cognitive capacity.
Ex: No technology can function beyond the cognitive abilities of its constructor. Ex: The author discusses the cognitive capacities of older adults, with particular attention paid to long- and short-term memory functioning.
capacidad comunicativa
=speaking skills.
Ex: Effective speaking skills are essential for busy librarians faced with a variety of speaking situations daily = Unas buenas habilidades comunicativas son esenciales para los bibliotecarios que se enfrentan a una variedad de situaciones comunicativas todos los días.
capacidad crediticia
(n.)=credit standing.
Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.
capacidad crítica
(n.)=critical skills ; critical awareness ; critical faculty.
Ex: In this message-rich culture, individuals have more need that ever before in human history for a repertoire of critical skills. Ex: And what do we mean by critique? We mean critical awareness, socially, politically, intellectually. Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
capacidad crítica de los programas televisivos
(n.)=teleliteracy.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of teleliteracy, as children need to be able to interpret television stimuli with the same discrimination that they need to apply in their reading.
capacidad de absorción
(n.)=absorptive capacity ; absorptive capability.
Ex: These findings may have implications for those concerned with student learning styles and absorptive capacity. Ex: Assimilation theories exaggerate the absorptive capability of the majority culture & oversimplify the social transaction processes between ethnic boundaries.
capacidad de almacenamiento
(n.)=storage capacity.
Ex: The system uses powerful information retrieval techniques to exploit the vast storage capacity of compact discs.
capacidad de búsqueda
(n.)=searching power.
Ex: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.
capacidad de comercialización
(n.)=marketability.
Ex: SLIS have a more pressing need to extend the marketability of their graduates than other types of information personnel-producing programmes.
capacidad de comprensión
(n.)=listening skills ; understanding capacity.
Ex: This article presents a comparison of the impact of three methods of story hour presentation upon children's listening skills = Este artículo presenta una comparación del impacto de tres métodos de presentar la hora del cuento sobre la capacidad de comprensión de los niños. Ex: A person with good earning capacity and listening capacity and understanding capacity is called successfull person.
capacidad de discriminación
(n.)=discriminating power.
Ex: The multi-level judgements, by which users can evaluate documents on a more general relevance scale, are also useful for estimating the discriminating power.
capacidad de enganche
(n.)=holding power.
Ex: While both critics and proponents of educational computing attest to the holding power of digital technologies, fundamental questions are raised by this power to attract the young.
capacidad de escuchar
(n.)=listening skills.
Ex: This article presents a comparison of the impact of three methods of story hour presentation upon children's listening skills = Este artículo presenta una comparación del impacto de tres métodos de presentar la hora del cuento sobre la capacidad de comprensión de los niños.
capacidad de interpretar imágenes
(n.)=visual literacy.
Ex: The author advocates exposure to the arts as one way in which the librarian may help his patrons to gain visual literacy.
capacidad de interpretar información gráfica
=graphic literacy ; spatial literacy ; statistical literacy.
Ex: Graphic literacy is the ability to understand, interpret, and analyze data represented graphically. Ex: A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America. Ex: A need for statistical and spatial literacy education is becoming increasingly recognized by librarians and educators across North America.
capacidad de leer
=reading skills.
Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.
capacidad de manejar la información
(n.)=information handling.
Ex: Considerable progress has been made in the area of information handling.
capacidad de mantener la atención
(n.)=attention span.
Ex: In suburban areas, the library is predominantly a children's library and should be geared to the needs, the noise level, and the attention span of the youthful population.
capacidad de negociación
(n.)=bargaining power.
Ex: The rightholders would get a standardised fee even where they have no bargaining power to market their rights individually.
capacidad de procesamiento
(n.)=throughput ; processing power.
Ex: This revision to the Decimal Classification was adopted immediately by BNB, which would otherwise have found great difficulty in classifying much of its throughput. Ex: It is difficult to determine how much processing power is consumed by the operating system.
capacidad de producción
(n.)=throughput.
Ex: This revision to the Decimal Classification was adopted immediately by BNB, which would otherwise have found great difficulty in classifying much of its throughput.
capacidad de promoción
(n.)=promotability.
Ex: One criterion that may help the process of assessing a product is the ease of its promotability.
capacidad de razonamiento
=thinking skills.
Ex: Bibliographic instruction can be instrumental in developing the information handling, thinking and writing skills that form the foundation of the academic experience = La formación de usuarios puede contribuir positivamente a desarrollar la capacidad de manejar la información, la capacidad de razonamiento y las técnicas de redacción que forman la base de la experiencia universitaria.
capacidad de resolver problemas
(n.)=problem-solving ability.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
capacidad de retención
(n.)=holding power.
Ex: While both critics and proponents of educational computing attest to the holding power of digital technologies, fundamental questions are raised by this power to attract the young.
capacidad de saber leer y escribir
(n.)=literacy skills.
Ex: This is a programme launched in 1979 in response to the urgent need of black young adult South Africans for reading and literacy skills.
capacidad deductiva
(n.)=heuristic power.
Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.
capacidad disminuida
(n.)=diminished capacity.
Ex: 'Heat of passion,' or 'diminished capacity' are forms of such mitigating circumstances.
capacidad económica
(n.)=earning capacity ; earning power.
Ex: A person with good earning capacity and listening capacity and understanding capacity is called successfull person. Ex: However, women's lack of substantial earning power in the labour market, accounts for much of the poverty endured by single-parent families headed by women.
capacidad excesiva
(n.)=overcapacity [over-capacity].
Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
capacidad física
(n.)=physical capability.
Ex: But we simply don't have the physical or mental capability to follow through on every great idea we get.
capacidad informática
(n.)=computing power.
Ex: At the same time, the firm ACI was greatly increasing its computing power, with a view to future expansion.
capacidad intelectual
(n.)=intellectual ability.
Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
capacidad lingüística
(n.)=language skill.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
capacidad mental
(n.)=brainpower [brain power] ; mental capability.
Ex: The brainpower of its citizens is America's greatest natural resource but much is going to waste = La capacidad mental de sus ciudadanos es el principal recurso natural de América aunque mucho se está desperdiciando. Ex: But we simply don't have the physical or mental capability to follow through on every great idea we get.
capacidad para libros
(n.)=book capacity.
Ex: Statistics cover costs, book capapcity and seating capacity.
capacidad^1
(n.)=ability ; capability ; competence ; appetite ; capacity ; hat ; aptitude ; faculty.
Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
Ex: Such machines will have enourmous appetites.
Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.
Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.
Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.
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* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
* capacidad académica=academic ability.
* capacidad analítica=analytical capacity.
* capacidad cognitiva=cognitive ability ; cognitive capacity.
* capacidad comunicativa=speaking skills.
* capacidad crediticia=credit standing.
* capacidad crítica=critical skills ; critical awareness ; critical faculty.
* capacidad crítica de los programas televisivos=teleliteracy.
* capacidad de absorción=absorptive capacity ; absorptive capability.
* capacidad de búsqueda=searching power.
* capacidad de comercialización=marketability.
* capacidad de comprensión=listening skills ; understanding capacity.
* capacidad de discriminación=discriminating power.
* capacidad deductiva=heuristic power.
* capacidad de enganche=holding power.
* capacidad de escuchar=listening skills.
* capacidad de interpretar imágenes=visual literacy.
* capacidad de interpretar información estadística=graphic literacy ; spatial literacy ; statistical literacy.
* capacidad de leer=reading skills.
* capacidad de manejar la información=information handling.
* capacidad de mantener la atención=attention span.
* capacidad de negociación=bargaining power.
* capacidad de procesamiento=throughput ; processing power.
* capacidad de producción=throughput.
* capacidad de promoción=promotability.
* capacidad de razonamiento=thinking skills.
* capacidad de resolver problemas=problem-solving ability.
* capacidad de retención=holding power.
* capacidad de saber leer y escribir=literacy skills.
* capacidad disminuida=diminished capacity.
* capacidad económica=earning capacity ; earning power.
* capacidades informáticas=computer skills.
* capacidad física=physical capability.
* capacidad informática=computing power.
* capacidad intelectual=intellectual ability.
* capacidad lingüística=language skill.
* capacidad mental=brainpower [brain power] ; mental capability.
* desarrollar la capacidad de=gain in + the ability to.
* desarrollar las capacidades=fulfil + potential.
* desarrollo de capacidades=capacity building.
* en + Posesivo + capacidad como=in + Posesivo + capacity as.
* no actuando en capacidad de autor=non-authorial.
* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad=underachiever.
* sin capacidad de discernimiento=undiscriminating.
* tener la capacidad de=have + the potential (to/for) ; have + the capacity of.

capacidad^2
(n.)=capacity ; headroom.
Nota: Literalmente, espacio sobre la cabeza y de ahí el significado de "espacio para crecer".
Ex: Marginal storage cards normally have capacity for storing citations and abstracts.
Ex: I was also encouraged to read a subscriber to this list has over 40,000 items meaning this software has plenty of headroom = También me sentí animado al leer que un miembro de esta lista tiene más de 40.000 registros lo que significa que este software tiene bastante capacidad.
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* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* capacidad de almacenamiento=storage capacity.
* capacidad excesiva=overcapacity [over-capacity].
* capacidad para libros=book capacity.
* con gran capacidad=capacious.
* de gran capacidad=large-capacity ; high capacity.
* de mucha capacidad=capacious.
* funcionar a plena capacidad=be fully into + Posesivo + stride.
* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.

capacidades informáticas
=computer skills.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
capacitación
(n.)=training ; capacity building.
Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
Ex: Federal assistance programmes should follow the successes of the 1930s programmes, supporting infrastructure development through the encouragement of local capacity building.
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* escuela de capacitación=training school.
* programa de capacitación=training programme.

capacitado
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* estar capacitado para=be qualified to.

capacitancia
(n.)=capacitance.
Ex: The author explores the effects of library use on capacitance systems and outlines proper cleaning, servicing and storage techniques.

capacitivo
(adj.)=capacitive.
Nota: Relativo al almacenamiento eléctrico.
Ex: This article covers the various types of optical disc and videodiscs (including videodiscs based on capacitive, rather than optical, recording techniques).

capado
(adj.)=castrated ; neutered ; spayed ; sterilised [sterilized, -USA].
Ex: Even if a castrated man can't maintain an erection, he can temporarily reverse the effect by taking testosterone.
Ex: My vet assures me he's shooting blanks, but I've never heard of a neutered dog actually mating; have any of you?.
Ex: Does anyone know if it is possible for a spayed female cat to attract and possibly mate with tomcats?.
Ex: What are the options for a sterilised male, when he would like to have children again?.

capar
(v.)=castrate ; neuter ; sterilise [sterilize, -USA] ; wether.
Nota: Generalmente referido al ganado bovino.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.
Ex: Breeders with limited amounts of pasturage may find it necessary to wether the male kids in order prevent them from breeding the female goats.

caparazón
(n.)=shell ; casing.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder coated to a colour of your choice.
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* caparazón del edificio=building shell.

caparazón del edificio
(n.)=building shell.
Ex: Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.
capataz
(n.)=clicker ; foreman [foremen, -pl.] ; overseer ; superintendent.
Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?.

capaz
(adj.)=capable ; competent ; able .
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
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* capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades=resilient.
* capaz de apreciar=appreciative.
* capaz de aprender=trainable.
* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa=capable of anything.
* capaz de ser enseñado=trainable.
* capaz de todo=capable of anything.
* capaz de usar el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz=have + Nombre + figured out.
* conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer=have + Nombre + figured out.
* demostrar de lo que Uno es capaz=prove + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + mettle.
* ser capaz de=be capable of.
* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por=go to + any lengths to ; go to + great lengths to.

capaz de adaptarse y superar adversidades
(adj.)=resilient.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
capaz de apreciar
(adj.)=appreciative.
Ex: Much has been written about methods directed at making children critically appreciative readers.
capaz de aprender
(adj.)=trainable.
Ex: The article 'Data-mining the cosmos' describes a series of intelligent, trainable image analysis tools, for helping astronomers manage satellite image data = El artículo "El descubrimiendo de datos del cosmos" describe una serie de herramientas, inteligentes y capaces de aprender, para el análisis de las imágenes, con objeto de ayudar a los astrónomos a gestionar las imágenes vía satélite.
capaz de hacer cualquier cosa
(v.)=capable of anything.
Ex: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
capaz de ser enseñado
(adj.)=trainable.
Ex: The article 'Data-mining the cosmos' describes a series of intelligent, trainable image analysis tools, for helping astronomers manage satellite image data = El artículo "El descubrimiendo de datos del cosmos" describe una serie de herramientas, inteligentes y capaces de aprender, para el análisis de las imágenes, con objeto de ayudar a los astrónomos a gestionar las imágenes vía satélite.
capaz de todo
(v.)=capable of anything.
Ex: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
capaz de usar el correo electrónico
(adj.)=e-mail literate.
Ex: As the general public becomes increasingly e-mail literate, e-mail reference will most likely be considered an essential service of public library reference departments.
capazo
=carry-cot.
Ex: Based on the impression that very few sudden infant deatch victims have a dummy (comforter, pacifier) in their mouth at the time of death, and that a high proportion were found dead in a carry-cot, a study was performed.

capcioso
(adj.)=insidious.
Ex: The view that the 'caring' professions, including librarianship, have of their clients is deeply insidious.

capear
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* capear el temporal=weather + the bumpy ride ; weather + the storm.

capear el temporal
(v.)=weather + the bumpy ride ; weather + the storm.
Ex: The author surveys current mystery books, a category that seems to have weathered the bumpy ride which most publishers have recently been suffering. Ex: Library suppliers appear to have weathered the storm of intense competition, mainly by cost cutting with a substantial decline in employment = Los proveedores de bibliotecas parecen haber campeado el temporal de una competitividad intensa principalmente reduciendo los costes mediante una disminución considerable del número de empleados.
capellán
(n.)=chaplain.
Ex: This article describes the library service on board the USS George Washington focusing on the layout, facilities, origins, purpose, overseeing by the ship's chaplain.

capelán
(n.)=capelin.
Ex: Beluga whales eat many different kinds of fish including capelin, cod, and smelt.

caperuza
(n.)=hood.
Ex: This article reviews glare control measures, including the location and design of lighting systems, managing outdoor light and using screen filters and hoods.

capicúo
(adj.)=palindromic.
Ex: The palindromic pattern -- in which formal features in the first half of a word are repeated in reverse order in the second -- is frequently used by modern poets for a variety of effects.

capilar^1
(n.)=capillary.
Ex: Nosebleeds are caused by the rupture of a small blood vessel called a capillary in the nose.

capilar^2
(adj.)=capillary.
Ex: A biscuit is porous and, when dunked, capillary action draws the liquid into the interstices between the crumbs.
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* vaso capilar=capillary.
* vena capilar=capillary.

capilla
(n.)=press proof ; chapel.
Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.
Ex: This article deals with the adaptation of churches as a whole, the choir or nave to library use, not single rooms or chapels for this purpose.
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* capilla ardiente=funeral chapel ; chapel of rest.
* Capilla Sixtina, la=Sistine Chapel, the.
* en capilla=on tenterhooks ; in suspense.

capilla ardiente
(n.)=funeral chapel ; chapel of rest.
Ex: The family will be at the funeral chapel to receive friends from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. Ex: Hundreds of pounds worth of damage was caused when youths pulled up and smashed two floodlights and kicked roof tiles from the chapel of rest.
capirote
(n.)=dunce cap.
Nota: Símbolo de estupidez.
Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.
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* de capirote=blithering.
* idiota de capirote=blithering idiot.
* imbécil de capirote=blithering idiot.
* tonto de capirote=blockhead ; prize idiot.

capital activo
(n.)=working capital.
Ex: All forms of loan are for fixed capital only and not for working capital.
capital cognitivo
(n.)=knowledge assets.
Ex: The aim was that the edge would come from leveraging its knowledge assets, ie the leadership and expertise of its worldwide work force, through information technology enablement.
capital cultural
(n.)=cultural asset.
Ex: Cultural assets facilitate the formation of a cohesive and secure professional middle class.
capital de la nación
(n.)=nation-state capital.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
capital de provincia
(n.)=provincial capital.
Ex: A law passed in 1835 disentailed Church properties, making it possible to create libraries in each provincial capital with the acquired religious and scholarly works.
capital de riesgo
(n.)=venture capital.
Ex: This article introduces various sources of funding available for financing a business, emphasizing the role of venture capital.
capital del estado
(n.)=nation-state capital ; state capital.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need. Ex: The state capital where she worked as a reference librarian has an almost rural serenity about it.
capital desembolsado
(n.)=paid-up capital.
Ex: The allocation was made on the basis of the paid-up capitals of such companies.
capital digital
(n.)=digital assets.
Ex: Libraries increasingly depend on digital assets they neither own nor manage.
capital económico
(n.)=financial capital.
Ex: A new corporate language is emerging and the difference is that intellectual, rather than physical and financial capital is the focal point.
capital en obligaciones
(n.)=debenture capital ; debenture stock.
Ex: In case of debenture capital (not convertible into equity shares) of companies, the fees will be charged @ 25% of the fees payable as per the above mentioned scales. Ex: Debenture stock of the British railroads was issued in both redeemable and irredeemable types with interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 5%.
capital estatal
(n.)=state capital.
Ex: The state capital where she worked as a reference librarian has an almost rural serenity about it.
capital fijo
(n.)=fixed capital.
Ex: All forms of loan are for fixed capital only and not for working capital.
capital físico
(n.)=physical capital.
Ex: A new corporate language is emerging and the difference is that intellectual, rather than physical and financial capital is the focal point.
capital humano
(n.)=human capital.
Ex: Librarians have to look at alternative sources of funding, but also try to convince government of the need for subsidising information services as part of an investment in human capital.
capital iniciador
(n.)=seeding money ; seed money.
Ex: In addition, IFLA Headquarters presently receives $37,000 annually as seeding money for publications and for the organization of the annual General Conference. Ex: Federal seed money encouraged state and local support.
capital intelectual
(n.)=intellectual capital.
Ex: Intellectual capital is knowledge within an organization which can be used to create advantage.
capital social
(n.)=social capital.
Ex: The author examines social capital as a theoretic construct with the potential to enhance the understanding of public relations contribution to the organisational bottom line.
capital^1
(n.)=capital city ; capital.
Nota: Ciudad.
Ex: The capital city of London has some major general bookshops and a number of specialist bookshops which are virtually national suppliers.
Ex: For this purpose, press and information offices have been established in the capitals of the ten member countries.
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* capital de la nación=nation-state capital.
* capital del estado=nation-state capital ; state capital.
* capital de provincia=provincial capital.
* capital estatal=state capital.

capital^2
(n.)=assets ; capital ; asset base.
Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.
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* capital activo=working capital.
* capital cognitivo=knowledge assets.
* capital cultural=cultural asset.
* capital de riesgo=venture capital.
* capital desembolsado=paid-up capital.
* capital digital=digital assets.
* capital económico=financial capital.
* capital en obligaciones=debenture capital ; debenture stock.
* capital fijo=fixed capital.
* capital físico=physical capital.
* capital humano=human capital.
* capital iniciador=seeding money ; seed money.
* capital intelectual=intellectual capital.
* capitalista que presta capital de riesgo=venture capitalist.
* capital social=social capital.
* desembolso de capital=capital outlay.
* flujo de capital=capital flow.
* gastos de capital=capital costs ; capital investment ; capital expenditure.
* inmovilizar capital=tie up + capital.
* intereses del capital=capital charges.
* inversión de capital=capital costs ; capital investment ; capital expenditure.
* invertir capital=sink + capital.
* mercado de capitales=financial market ; capital market.
* pagar capital=repay + capital.
* suma de capital=capital sum.

capital^3
(adj.)=pivotal.
Ex: His position was pivotal because he was not only the organizer but also the financier and indeed the speculator of the book trade.
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* de capital importancia=momentous ; of cardinal importance.
* siete pecados capitales, los=seven deadly sins, the.

capitalismo
(n.)=capitalism.
Ex: In 'Religion and the rise of capitalism' Tawney traces the relationship between modern ideas of commerce in a materialistic society and the absolute standards set by Christianity.

capitalista
(adj.)=capitalist ; capitalist ; capitalistic.
Ex: This article examines the problems of forming and developing the capitalist information market.
Ex: Sinclair identified specific industrialists and capitalists as behind-the-scene manipulators of higher education.
Ex: Professions are a capitalistic form of organising work.
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* capitalista que presta capital de riesgo=venture capitalist.
* clase capitalista=capitalist class.
* país capitalista=capitalist country.
* régimen capitalista=capitalist regime.

capitalista que presta capital de riesgo
=venture capitalist.
Ex: Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.
capitanear
(v.)=skipper ; lead ; captain.
Ex: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.

capitología
(n.)=capitology.
Nota: Creencia en las ideas del capitalismo y en las fuerzas del mercado.
Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.

capitulación
(n.)=surrender.
Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.

capitular
(v.)=capitulate ; surrender.
Ex: The battle raged far longer than expected before the Spaniards finally capitulated.
Ex: And we know that when one side surrenders to another in battle, it's a sign they've given up any hope for victory.
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* sala capitular=chapter house.

capitán
(n.)=captain ; skipper.
Ex: During his stay in Laputa, captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.
Ex: Then our skipper, David Proctor, noticed that we were off course.
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* actuar de capitán=skipper ; captain.
* capitán de la marina=naval captain.
* capitán marítimo del puerto=harbour master.
* ser el capitán=skipper ; captain.

capitán de la marina
(n.)=naval captain.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
capitán marítimo del puerto
(n.)=harbour master.
Ex: Other records are slowly coming to light: of small farmers, village artisans, storekeepers, drovers, harbour masters, captains of coasters, shearers and commercial travellers.
cappella
=cappella.
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* a cappella=a cappella.

capricho
(n.)=caprice ; vagary ; whim ; vacillation ; whimsy ; treat ; whimsicality ; capriciousness.
Ex: Data bases required by libraries, whether controlled or created according to standards based on caprice, are expensive to create and maintain.
Ex: Clearly, a multi-lingual thesaurus has to control the vagaries of not just one natural language, but several.
Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.
Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.
Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
Ex: The whimsicality of the mind ensure human relationships and sentiments are a minefield of confusion and disorientation.
Ex: Caught between the violence of human will and the capriciousness of fate these characters refuse to become what nature intended them to be.
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* capricho pasajero=passing fancy ; passing whim.
* consentir caprichos=pamper.
* consentir los caprichos de Alguien=pander.
* dar caprichos=pamper.
* darse capricho=give + Reflexivo + a treat.
* darse el capricho de=indulge in.
* darse un capricho=spoil + Reflexivo.
* dinero para caprichos=pin money.
* permitirse un capricho=give + Reflexivo + a treat ; spoil + Reflexivo.
* por capricho=by whim.

capricho pasajero
(n.)=passing fancy ; passing whim.
Ex: It seems that Japan's fascination with robots is more than just a passing fancy. Ex: It started out as a passing whim and grew into something that has reached out to thousands of people around the world.
caprichosamente
=wantonly ; capriciously.
Ex: Anyone who wilfully or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue belonging to the Library shall be punished to the full extent of the law of the State.
Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.

caprichoso
(adj.)=capricious ; whimsical ; wayward ; fickle ; wanton ; faddish ; flighty ; faddy ; inconstant.
Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.
Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
Ex: His inconstant and bizarre behavior in a crisis makes me more convinced than ever that he's not mentally fit to hold the office.
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* de forma caprichosa=capriciously.
* de modo caprichoso=capriciously.

capricornio
(n.)=Capricorn.
Ex: Capricorns are thought to be loners at heart, with introverted characters.
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* trópico de Capricornio, el=Tropic of Capricorn, the.

capsaicina
(n.)=capsaicin.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

captación
(n.)=recruitment.
Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.
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* campaña de captación de socios=membership drive.
* captación de fondos=fundraising [fund-raising].
* zona de captación=catchment area.

captación de fondos
(n.)=fundraising [fund-raising].
Ex: As the library is dependent on donations, fundraising is an important part of the librarian's tasks.
captar
(v.)=capture ; take in.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
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* captar el interés=capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest.
* captar el interés de=catch + the imagination of.
* captar la atención=hold + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; rivet + the attention ; catch + Posesivo + attention.
* no captar la idea=miss + the point.

captar el interés
(v.)=capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest.
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives. Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers.
captar el interés de
(v.)=catch + the imagination of.
Ex: Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.
captar la atención
(v.)=hold + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; rivet + the attention ; catch + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians. Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye. Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of to non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers. Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.
captcha
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* imagen de seguridad captcha=captcha image.

captura
(n.)=capture.
Ex: This article reviews the problems involved in the capture of the type of chemical information contained in the form of tables or graphs.
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* captura de catalogación=derivative cataloguing.
* captura de datos=data capture.
* captura de ficheros de audio=audio capture.
* captura de ficheros de vídeo=video capture.
* captura de imágenes=image capture ; image capturing.
* captura de pantalla=screen shot [screen-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
* red policial de captura=dragnet.

captura de catalogación
(n.)=derivative cataloguing.
Ex: The author recommends that judaica libraries and librarians devote greater attention to cataloguing with greater emphasis on creative rather than derivative cataloguing.
captura de datos
=data capture.
Ex: The parties involved in this venture found it necessary to rationalise the technology for data capture and data transfer.
captura de ficheros de audio
(n.)=audio capture.
Ex: We're rather understaffed in this area, so we need a variety of skills, including text encoding, digital imaging, and audio/video capture and transcoding.
captura de ficheros de vídeo
(n.)=video capture.
Ex: We're rather understaffed in this area, so we need a variety of skills, including text encoding, digital imaging, and audio/video capture and transcoding.
captura de imágenes
(n.)=image capture ; image capturing.
Ex: The centre is engaged in the evaluation of tools and techniques for image capture. Ex: Technical details are accessible via the LAURIN homepage from which a free trial version of their image capturing tool can also be downloaded.
captura de pantalla
(n.)=screen shot [screen-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary. Ex: Screen captures are probably the most frequently used illustration in software manuals but have received little attention in the literature on technical documentation. Ex: The screen dump was accomplished by simply typing a control R at the keyboard. Ex: The number of screen images captured is limited only by the available memory on the computer. Ex: The screen snapshot captures the visual state of the system when the user clicked the mouse during recording.
capturar
(v.)=capture ; capture ; bust.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
Ex: The National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP) is a cooperative effort by the National Agricultural Library and 42 university libraries to test a new method of capturing this literature in digital form for publication on CD-ROM.
Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
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* capturar datos=capture + data.
* capturar el espíritu=capture + the spirit.
* capturar el momento=catch + the moment.
* capturar registros=capture + records.

capturar datos
(v.)=capture + data.
Ex: Data can then be captured online from the host and downloaded into the microcomputer's backing store for local processing.
capturar el espíritu
(v.)=capture + the spirit.
Ex: All children and youth are invited to capture the spirit of the community where they live in this PapaInk art project.
capturar el momento
(v.)=catch + the moment.
Ex: She is truly a master at catching the moment and making creative use of light, colors, and textures to draw out emotion.
capturar registros
(v.)=capture + records.
Ex: This type of search strategy may help capture relevant records.
capucha
(n.)=hood.
Ex: This article reviews glare control measures, including the location and design of lighting systems, managing outdoor light and using screen filters and hoods.
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* con capucha=hooded.
* sudadera con capucha=hoodie.

capuchina
(n.)=nasturtium.
Nota: Planta.
Ex: Hardy-annuals such as corncockle, love-in-a-mist and nasturtium can withstand the cold, so you sow them outdoors in spring.

capullo
(n.)=blossom ; bud ; cocoon ; wanker ; tosser ; shithead ; dweeb.
Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
Ex: The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.
Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

capítulo
(n.)=chapter ; chapter.
Ex: Figure 8.2 gives an outline of the main chapters and rules of AACR2.
Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
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* título del capítulo=chapter heading.

capó
(n.)=hood ; car hood ; bonnet.
Nota: Inglés británico.
Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.
Ex: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
Ex: To reduce the impact of cars on pedestrians some cars have been fitted with air bags on their bonnets.

capón
(n.)=gelding.
Ex: If you own a male horse -- stallion or gelding -- you'll probably need to clean his sheath periodically.
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* caballo capón=gelding.

caquexia
(n.)=cachexia.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.

caqui
(n.)=persimmon.
Ex: This article profiles four successful small farms that grow strawberries, blueberries, olives, and persimmons.

caquita
(n.)=poop.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.

cara B, la
(n.)=flip side, the.
Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.
cara a cara
=face-to-face [face to face] ; double-faced ; head-to-head ; confrontational ; one-on-one ; eyeball-to-eyeball ; eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation ; in person.
Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients. Ex: Information desks should be sited near the library entrance, be multi-staffed, designed for double-faced seating and easy use of microfilm readers and AV materials. Ex: The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet. Ex: The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong. Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed. Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home. Ex: For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough. Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
cara de pocos amigos
(n.)=grim face.
Ex: I don't know about your garbage men but mine are rather huge guys with grim faces.
cara de póker
(n.)=poker face ; deadpan expression.
Ex: Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people. Ex: Twain recited his material in careless dress and constant deadpan expression, often appearing to be unprepared or confused.
cara de póquer
(n.)=deadpan expression ; poker face.
Ex: Twain recited his material in careless dress and constant deadpan expression, often appearing to be unprepared or confused. Ex: Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
cara dura
(n.)=impudence ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shameless ; shamelessness ; brazenness ; insolence.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue. Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters. Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable. Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'. Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable. Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender. Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
cara expresiva
(n.)=expressive face.
Ex: She has an expressive face and a good sense of timing, but the style she follows leaves a lot to be desired.
cara inexpresiva
(n.)=poker face.
Ex: Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
cara inmutable
(n.)=poker face.
Ex: Improving your ability to have a poker face when you need it can increase your effectiveness with people.
cara larga
=straight face ; a face as long as a fiddle ; a face as long as a wet weekend.
Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar. Ex: Whenever he went to the races and lost, he usually returned with a face as long as a fiddle. Ex: If a man goes around with a face as long as a wet weekend, perfectly certain that he is going to be kicked, he is seldom disappointed.
cara o cruz
=heads or tails.
Ex: There are only two possible outcomes: heads or tails.
cara oculta
(n.)=underside.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship.
cara oculta, la
=dark side, the.
Ex: This article 'The dark side of online information dirty data' discusses the problem of product defects (or dirty data) in on-line data bases.
cara seria
(n.)=straight face.
Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.
cara triste
(n.)=grim face.
Ex: I don't know about your garbage men but mine are rather huge guys with grim faces.
cara^1
(n.)=face.
Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
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* acabar con mejor cara=end up on + a high note.
* actuar de cara a la galería=play to + the gallery.
* asomar la cara=show + Posesivo + face.
* cambiar de cara=arrange + countenance.
* cara a cara=face-to-face [face to face] ; double-faced ; head-to-head ; confrontational ; one-on-one ; eyeball-to-eyeball ; eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation ; in person.
* cara de pocos amigos=grim face.
* cara de póker=poker face ; deadpan expression.
* cara de póquer=deadpan expression ; poker face.
* cara dura=impudence ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shameless ; shamelessness ; brazenness ; insolence.
* cara expresiva=expressive face.
* cara inexpresiva=poker face.
* cara inmutable=poker face.
* cara larga=straight face ; a face as long as a fiddle ; a face as long as a wet weekend.
* cara o cruz=heads or tails.
* carapálida=white man [white men, -pl.].
* caras de Chernoff=Chernoff faces.
* cara seria=straight face.
* cara triste=grim face.
* con cara de cansado=bleary-eyed.
* con cara de pocos amigos=grim-faced ; with an attitude.
* con cara de sueño=bleary-eyed.
* costar un ojo de la cara=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* dar de cara a=front.
* dar la cara=take + the heat ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
* dar la cara por Alguien=stand up for ; stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* dar un lavado de cara=spruce up.
* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
* de cara a=face-to-face [face to face] ; facing.
* de cara a las elecciones=pork-barrel.
* de dos caras=two-faced.
* de la cara=facial.
* echar en cara=fault.
* echarle cara=have + a go ; put + a brave face on ; take + the bull by the horns ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face ; give it + a go.
* encontrarse cara a cara=come + face to face.
* enfrentamiento cara a cara=eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.
* enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara=address + Nombre + head-on ; meet + Nombre + head-on ; tackle + Nombre + head-on ; face + Nombre + head-on.
* enfrentarse cara a cara con=go + eyball to eyeball with.
* hacer Algo de cara a la galería=play to + the gallery.
* hacer cara a=brave.
* lavar la cara=spin-doctor.
* lavarse la cara=wash + Posesivo + face.
* llevar escrito en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* mantener la cara seria=keep + a straight face.
* notarse en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* pagar un ojo de la cara=pay through + the nose.
* paño para la cara=facecloth ; face flannel ; washcloth ; washrag.
* paño para lavarse la cara=washcloth ; facecloth ; face flannel ; washrag.
* partirse la cara por=work + Reflexivo + to death ; work + Reflexivo + to the ground.
* plantar cara a=stand up to ; confront ; face up to ; meet + Nombre + head-on.
* poner al mal tiempo buena cara=keep + Posesivo + chin up ; grin and bear it ; put on/up + a brave face ; put + a brave face on.
* poner cara avinagrada=pout.
* poner cara de asco=pull + a wry face.
* poner cara de extrañado=look + puzzled.
* poner cara de pez=look + puzzled.
* poner mala cara=pull + a face.
* reflejarse en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* sin cara=faceless.
* tener buena cara=look + nice ; look + good.
* tener cara de entierro=have + a face like a funeral.
* tener cara de muerto=look like + death warmed (over/up).
* tener cara de velatorio=have + a face like a funeral.
* tener escrito en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* tener la cara de=have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.
* tener la cara descompuesta=look like + death warmed (over/up).
* tener mala cara=look + off-colour.
* tener muy mala cara=look like + death warmed (over/up).
* terminar con mejor cara=end up on + a high note.
* toallita húmeda para la cara=face wipe ; facial wipe.
* valer un ojo de la cara=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* viento de cara=headwind.

cara^2
(n.)=face ; side.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
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* ambas caras=both sides.
* cara B, la=flip side, the.
* cara oculta=underside.
* cara oculta, la=dark side, the.
* con dos caras=double-faced.
* de doble cara=double-hinged ; double-sided.
* de dos caras=two-sided.
* de tres caras=three-sided.
* de una sola cara=single sided.
* dos caras de la misma moneda=two sides of the same coin.
* la cara oculta de=underbelly.
* la otra cara de la moneda=the other side of the coin ; the flip side of the coin.
* las dos caras de la moneda=two sides of the coin.
* otra cara de + Nombre, la=flip side of + Nombre, the.
* otra cara, la=flip side, the.

carabina
(n.)=chaperon ; carbine.
Ex: Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
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* hacer de carabina=play + gooseberry.

caracol
(n.)=snail ; snail.
Ex: It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.
Ex: It includes information on cockroaches, fleas, termites, snails, slugs, and earthworms.
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* caracol marino=sea snail.
* escalera de caracol=winding stair ; spiralling staircase ; spiral staircase ; winding staircase.

caracol marino
(n.)=sea snail.
Ex: The all-time favourite dish is the shellfish platter with lobster, oysters, scallops, prawns, mussels, crab and sea snails, according to the day's catch.
caracteres alfabéticos
=alphabetic characters.
Ex: Numbers expressed in digits file before alphabetic characters, so it may be necessary to look in two different places for, say, a date -- 1984 will not file in the same place as ninenteen eighty four.
caracteres modernos
(n.)=modern face.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
caracterización
=characterisation [characterization, -USA].
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.

caracterizador
=characterising [characterizing, -USA].
Ex: In essence the characterising quality of these programmes relates to a body of experience and research in the area of information storage and retrieval.

caracterizar
(v.)=characterise [characterize, -USA] ; profile ; beset (with/by).
Ex: Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.
Ex: He was profiled in April 1972 as the Wilson Library Bulletin front-liner.
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.

caracterología
(n.)=characterology.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.

característica
(n.)=attribute ; character ; characteristic ; feature ; peculiarity ; trait ; contour ; distinctive feature ; character trait.
Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
Ex: Of the two characteristics of indexing, exhaustivity affect two important measures of the efficiency of an information retrieval system.
Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.
Ex: The reasonable reader readily sees that most of these traits should be acquired and fostered early in life.
Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
Ex: The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine.
Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.
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* asumir una característica + Adjetivo=take on + Adjetivo + character.
* característica común=common denominator.
* característica de división=characteristic of division.
* característica de la división=characteristic of division.
* característica de la subdivisión=characteristic of subdivision.
* característica del surco=groove characteristic.
* característica distintiva=stock-in-trade ; distinctive feature.
* característica física=physical characteristic.
* característica personal=personality trait ; personality characteristic.
* característica propia=trademark.
* características=profile ; face ; make-up [makeup].
* características comunes=commonness.
* características culturales=cultural background.
* características económicas=economic background.
* características geográficas=geographical background.
* características políticas=political background.
* características religiosas=religious background.
* características técnicas=technical specification ; technical features ; technical data.
* característica técnica=spec.
* con las características similares a las de texto=text-like.
* describir las características de=characterise [characterize, -USA].
* establecer características=lay down + features.
* tener características en común=share + similarities.
* URC (Características Uniformes de Recursos)=URC (Uniform Resource Characteristics).

característica común
(n.)=common denominator.
Ex: I fear, however, that if you oversimplify to this extent you reduce everything to the lowest common denominator, at the expense of quality.
característica de división
(n.)=characteristic of division.
Ex: A facet, then, is the sum total of isolates formed by the division of a subject by one characteristic of division.
característica de la división
(n.)=characteristic of division.
Ex: A facet, then, is the sum total of isolates formed by the division of a subject by one characteristic of division.
característica de la subdivisión
(n.)=characteristic of subdivision.
Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.
característica del surco
(n.)=groove characteristic.
Ex: Other physical details, including, as appropriate, type of recording, playing speed, groove characteristics, track configuration, number of tracks, number of sound channels, recording and reproduction characteristics.
característica distintiva
(n.)=stock-in-trade ; distinctive feature.
Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism. Ex: The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine.
característica física
(n.)=physical characteristic.
Ex: Prejudice arises not only from race or creed but occasionally from such facts as color of hair, personality, physical characteristics, etc.
característica personal
(n.)=personality trait ; personality characteristic.
Ex: A good librarian has a complex combination of personality traits and learned skills, and little of the former can be taught in the library science classroom. Ex: This article is all about the key personality characteristics that can either lead to success or failure.
característica propia
(n.)=trademark.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
característica técnica
(n.)=spec.
Ex: The article 'Specs for a workstation' reviews the choices available to someone specifying or selecting a workstation.
característicamente
=distinctively.
Ex: The quality of the library circulation is neither distinctively high nor low.

características
(n.)=profile ; face ; make-up [makeup].
Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile. Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different. Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
características comunes
(n.)=commonness.
Ex: Campbell's lectures present themes on the commonness of all mankind and the importance of relationships with God, the land, and one another.
características culturales
(n.)=cultural background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
características económicas
(n.)=economic background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
características geográficas
(n.)=geographical background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
características políticas
(n.)=political background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
características religiosas
(n.)=religious background.
Ex: Languages should never be studied in isolation, but against their historical, social and religious background, particularly in the case of Biblical languages.
características técnicas
=technical specification ; technical features ; technical data.
Ex: A technical specification is a document which lays down characteristics of a product or a service such as levels of quality, performance, safety, dimensions. Ex: Its technical features include minimum hardware requirements, large database capacity, variable length fields, repeatable fields, subfields, powerful indexing, and rapid searching. Ex: The final operator in this group is (g), denoting coordinate concepts: (1) sulphides (g) selenides $v & (g) tellurides (p) thermodynamic properties (6) technical data.
característico
(adj.)=characterising [characterizing, -USA] ; essential ; characteristic ; distinguishing ; signature.
Ex: In essence the characterising quality of these programmes relates to a body of experience and research in the area of information storage and retrieval.
Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
Ex: The characteristic features of the Waring distribution render it particularly suitable as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity.
Ex: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
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* ser característico de=be emblematic of.

caradura
(n.)=chutzpah ; cad.
Ex: Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does 'chutzpah' mean?'.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.

carajo
(n.)=cock ; dick ; knocker ; pecker ; wood.
Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
Ex: I did what she wished obediently and touched the electrified fence with the head of my dick.
Ex: And as soon as he whipped out his knocker, Rose's rosy lips was already all over it in seconds!.
Ex: No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.
Ex: It's a common accident during doggy style sex to stick your wood in the wrong hole.
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* irse al carajo=go + pear-shaped ; go to + shit.
* mandar al carajo=send + Nombre + packing.
* véte al carajo=drop dead!.

carambola^1
(n.)=fluke.
Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.

carambola^2
(n.)=starfruit.
Ex: The best way to eat starfruit is to slice it crossways first so you get star shapes.

caramelizado
(adj.)=glacé ; candied.
Ex: Exports of fruit products consisted mainly of fruit juice and canned, pulped, glacé and otherwise preserved fruits.
Ex: Panelists rated the candied products from all treatments as slightly astringent to not astringent.

caramelizar
(v.)=caramelise [caramelize, -USA].
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

caramelo
(n.)=candy ; caramel.
Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.
Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
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* caramelo de menta=humbug.
* caramelo masticable=taffy [taffee] ; toffee.
* caramelo masticable de arce=maple taffee.
* tienda de caramelos=confectioner.

caramelo de menta
(n.)=humbug.
Ex: Remarking on his fondness for eating humbugs at board meetings, the chancellor presented him with an antique jar full of the candies.
caramelo masticable
(n.)=taffy [taffee] ; toffee.
Ex: The answer is no, and the only salt found in the taffy recipes is the same salt used in any candy. Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.
caramelo masticable de arce
(n.)=maple taffee.
Ex: Maple sugar is created when the sap of the sugar maple is boiled for longer than is needed to create maple syrup or maple taffee.
carapálida
(n.)=white man [white men, -pl.].
Ex: How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
carareo
(n.)=cackle.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.

caras de Chernoff
=Chernoff faces.
Ex: A comparison of socio-economic and scientometric indicators is presented using Chernoff faces.
caravana de tráfico
(n.)=tailback ; traffic caravan.
Ex: Tailbacks stretched for more than 20 kilometres on Thursday last week. Ex: After a few more hours, we joined the traffic caravan and headed back home.
caravana fija
(n.)=mobile home.
Ex: The cost of buying the home itself, combined with the cost of renting the site, most often makes even mobile homes less than affordable without a subsidy.
caravana^1
(n.)=caravan ; house trailer.
Ex: The same authority also experimented for a number of years with a mobile consumer advice caravan which travelled a fortnightly rota of small market towns = El mismo organismo responsable también experimentó durante varios años con una caravana ambulante de información al consumidor que recorría las poblaciones con mercado ambulante quincenalmente.
Ex: The case of an arson fire that destroyed a house trailer and motorhome in Forestburg has been finally cracked.
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* camping para caravanas=caravan site.
* caravana fija=mobile home.

caravana^2
(n.)=convoy ; caravan.
Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
Ex: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.
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* caravana de tráfico=tailback ; traffic caravan.
* ir en caravana=go in + (a) convoy ; be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* ruta de caravanas=caravan route.

caravansarai
(n.)=caravanserai [caravansarai/caravansary].
Nota: Posada de las grandes rutas comerciales de la historia antigua.
Ex: Since all travelers needed a safe place to spend the night, caravanserais were built every 30 km (one day's journey) along the trade routes.

caravansaray
(n.)=caravanserai [caravansarai/caravansary].
Nota: Posada de las grandes rutas comerciales de la historia antigua.
Ex: Since all travelers needed a safe place to spend the night, caravanserais were built every 30 km (one day's journey) along the trade routes.

caravansary
(n.)=caravanserai [caravansarai/caravansary].
Nota: Posada de las grandes rutas comerciales de la historia antigua.
Ex: Since all travelers needed a safe place to spend the night, caravanserais were built every 30 km (one day's journey) along the trade routes.

caravanserai
(n.)=caravanserai [caravansarai/caravansary].
Nota: Posada de las grandes rutas comerciales de la historia antigua.
Ex: Since all travelers needed a safe place to spend the night, caravanserais were built every 30 km (one day's journey) along the trade routes.

caravasar
(n.)=caravanserai [caravansarai/caravansary].
Nota: Posada de las grandes rutas comerciales de la historia antigua.
Ex: Since all travelers needed a safe place to spend the night, caravanserais were built every 30 km (one day's journey) along the trade routes.

carbenicilina
(n.)=carbenicillin.
Ex: Only a minute concentration of carbenicillin was found in the aqueous humor and retina.

carbohidrato
(n.)=carbohydrate ; carb.
Nota: Abreviatura de carbohydrate.
Ex: Lectins, the carbohydrate binding proteins, have emerged as indispensable biological tools in the last decade.
Ex: They say that if carbohydrates raise blood sugar and insulin levels and cause weight gain, a decrease in carbs will result in weight loss.
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* bajo en carbohidratos=low-carb(ohydrate).
* dieta baja en carbohidratos=low-carb diet.

carbonatación
(n.)=carbonation.
Ex: Though some believe carbonation can help alleviate upset stomach and constipation, carbonated water isn't necessarily any better or worse for you.

carbonatado
(adj.)=carbonated.
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.

carbonatar
(v.)=carbonate.
Ex: He was the inventor of an appliance for the extraction of air from the water before carbonating.

carbonato
(n.)=carbonate.
Ex: Finding carbonates on Mars would have some extraordinary implications.
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* carbonato de calcio=calcium carbonate.
* carbonato de magnesio=magnesium carbonate.
* carbonato sódico=soda ash.

carbonato de calcio
(n.)=calcium carbonate.
Ex: Calcium carbonate is a dietary supplement used when the amount of calcium taken in the diet is not enough.
carbonato de magnesio
(n.)=magnesium carbonate.
Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint based on combined impregnation of volumes with an aqueous solution of magnesium carbonate followed by vacuum freeze drying.
carbonato sódico
(n.)=soda ash.
Ex: A soda ash/sulphamic acid descaling treatment has been found to eliminate the problem.
carbonera
(n.)=coal bunker.
Ex: The exhibition displays grain elevators, water towers, cooling towers, and coal bunkers photographed in Europe and the USA, 1963-1978.

carbonilla
(n.)=cinder ; coal cinder.
Ex: Here we all are, insignificant microbes on the surface of a cinder left over from the formation of the Sun.
Ex: Some railroad lines would appear jet black as nothing but burnt coal cinders were used to ballast the route.

carbonización
(n.)=charring.
Ex: Long bones of the carnivores do not show any burning or charring which can be associated with the use of these species as food.

carbonizado
(adj.)=charred ; charred.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
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* restos carbonizados=charred remains.

carbonizar
(v.)=char.
Ex: The manuscripts were badly charred in a 1731 fire.

carbono
(n.)=carbon.
Ex: Next a carbon powder or toner is shaken over the selenium drum.
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* bajo en hidratos de carbono=low-carb(ohydrate).
* carbono 14=carbon-14.
* datación por carbono 14=radiocarbon dating ; carbon dating.
* datar por carbono 14=radiocarbon date.
* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono=low-carb diet.
* dióxido de carbono=carbon dioxide ; CO2.
* emisión de carbono=carbon emission.
* emisión de dióxido de carbono=CO2 emission.
* hidrato de carbono=carbohydrate ; carb.
* huella de carbono=carbon imprint ; carbon footprint.
* monóxido de carbono=carbon monoxide.
* rico en hidratos de carbono=starchy .

carbono 14
(n.)=carbon-14.
Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.
carborundo
(n.)=carborundum.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.

carburador
(n.)=carburetor [carburettor, -USA].
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.

carburante
(n.)=fuel ; petrol.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg energy conservation and fuel debt, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
Ex: Many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs and the withdrawal of transport subsidies.
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* base de datos de carburantes=TULSA.
* carburante obtenido de fósiles=fossil fuel.
* consumo de carburante=fuel consumption ; petrol consumption.
* filtro del carburante=fuel filter.
* inyección de carburante=fuel injection.
* inyector de carburante=fuel injector.
* precio del carburante=fuel price ; fuel pump price.

carburante obtenido de fósiles
(n.)=fossil fuel.
Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.
carburar
(v.)=function ; work.
Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
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* no carburar bien=be on the blink.

carbólico
(adj.)=carbolic.
Ex: Due to new industry standards, this soap no longer contains any carbolic ingredients.
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* ácido carbólico=carbolic acid.
* jabón carbólico=carbolic soap.

carbón
(n.)=coal.
Ex: Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.
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* carbón vegetal=charcoal.
* cocina a carbón=coal-burning stove.
* cocina de carbón=coal-burning stove.
* Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero (CECA)=European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
* de color y textura parecidos al carbón=carbonaceous.
* fibra de carbón=carbon fibre.
* industria del carbón, la=coal industry, the.
* mina de carbón=coal mine.
* negro como el carbón=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
* yacimiento de carbón=coal field.

carbón vegetal
(n.)=charcoal.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
carbónico
(adj.)=carbonic.
Ex: Fat is the best carbonic mixture -- it is made up of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen.
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* ácido carbónico=carbonic acid.
* gas carbónico=carbonic gas.

carca
(n.)=old fog(e)y ; fuddy-duddy ; fuddy-duddy ; old crock.
Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.
Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.
Ex: By the end of the exercise I think everyone watching was wondering how two such old crocks could dare to set foot out of the house.

carcaj
(n.)=quiver.
Ex: To teach them unity the king commanded that a quiver full of arrows be brought to the court.

carcajada
(n.)=laugh ; laughter ; chortle.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.
Ex: But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.
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* dar una carcajada=give + a laugh ; let out + a laugh.
* empezar a dar carcajadas=burst into + a fit of laughter ; burst into + side-splitting laughter.
* empezar a reírse a carcajadas=burst into + a fit of laughter ; burst into + side-splitting laughter.
* reírse a carcajadas=laugh + out loud ; laugh like + a drain ; laugh (at).
* reírse a carjadas=lol [laugh out loud].
* romper a carcajadas=break out with + laugh.
* soltar una carcajada=emit + laugh ; let out + a laugh ; laugh (at).

carcamal
(n.)=old fog(e)y ; old hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat ; fuddy-duddy ; old crock.
Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.
Ex: Feminists prior to her were the old bags, the women that were so ugly you couldn't stand to look at them.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.
Ex: By the end of the exercise I think everyone watching was wondering how two such old crocks could dare to set foot out of the house.

carcasa
(n.)=casing.
Ex: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder coated to a colour of your choice.

carcayú
(n.)=wolverine.
Nota: Animal muy glotón parecido a la comadreja.
Ex: Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.

carcelero
(n.)=jailor [gaoler, -UK] ; gaoler [jailer, -USA] ; prison warder ; prison guard ; jailer [gaoler, -UK].
Nota: También escrito jailor.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.
Ex: This article examines library service in prisons from 1951, the stock, the range of prison readers, staffing, loans, and relations with administrative staff, prison warders and inmates.
Ex: The average salary for California prison guards was $14400 a year.
Ex: His jailer is a deranged man in need of medication and a padded cell, for his own sake and that of those around him.

carcinogenicidad
(n.)=carcinogenicity.
Ex: Carcinogenicity of a particular compound will vary from species to species = La carcinogenicidad de un compuesto concreto varia de especie a especie.

carcinogénesis
(n.)=carcinogenesis.
Ex: This is an expert system that screens for potential hazards from environmental chemicals in the study of chemical carcinogenesis = Éste es un sistema experto que detecta los peligros potenciales de los productos químicos que se utilizan en el medio ambiente en el estudio de la carcinogénesis química.

carcinogénico
(adj.)=carcinogenic.
Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

carcinoma
(n.)=carcinoma ; cancerous growth ; cancerous tumour.
Ex: The commonest causes of death were carcinoma of the bronchus and diseases of the circulatory system.
Ex: Cancerous growths less than 1/2 inch across (about 11/4 centimeters) usually can be cured.
Ex: Cancerous tumors cut off the blood supply to organs, interfere with the production of hormones, and cause tissue death.
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* carcinoma embrionario=embryonal carcinoma.

carcinoma embrionario
(n.)=embryonal carcinoma.
Ex: Embryonal carcinomas account for approximately 40% of testicular tumors.
carcinógeno
(n.)=carcinogen.
Ex: Evaluation of information covering all aspects of cancer development is necessary to provide regulations for personal exposure to carcinogens = La evaluación de la información relativa a todos los aspectos relacionados con el desarrollo del cáncer es necesaria para crear una normativa para el personal que está expuesto a los agentes cancerígenos.

carcoma
(n.)=woodworm.
Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.

carcomer
(v.)=corrode ; gnaw (at) ; consume ; eat away at ; eat into.
Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.

cardado
(n.)=carding.
Nota: Acción de cardar fibras textiles como algodón, lino, cáñamo, etc.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, carding, etc.).

cardar
(v.)=card.
Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.
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* cardar lana=card + wool.

cardar lana
(v.)=card + wool.
Ex: Children carded the wool, women operated the spinning wheel, and men worked the loom shuttles.
cardenal^1
(n.)=cardinal.
Ex: The cardinal managed to build up a magnificent private library, of immense bibliographical and cultural value in eighteenth century Europe.

cardenal^2
(n.)=bruise.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
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* cubierto de cardenales=black and blue.
* cubrirse de cardenales=go + black and blue.
* lleno de cardenales=black and blue.

carding
(n.)=carding.
Nota: En Internet, tipo de fraude por el cual el estafador consigue datos personales del usuario como número de tarjeta de crédito, nombre, de usuario, contraseña, etc. para acceder a información confidencial o aprovecharse de su dinero.
Ex: Phishing (also known as phising or carding) is the practice whereby a scammer who is pretending to be from a legitimate organisation, sends misleading emails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people.

cardiografía
(n.)=cardiography ; cardiography ; cardiography.
Ex: His expertise in cardiography has contributed to the ability of clinicians worldwide to provide accurate diagnoses.
Ex: His expertise in cardiography has contributed to the ability of clinicians worldwide to provide accurate diagnoses.
Ex: His expertise in cardiography has contributed to the ability of clinicians worldwide to provide accurate diagnoses.
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* cardiografía por impedancia=impedance cardiography.

cardiografía por impedancia
(n.)=impedance cardiography.
Ex: Impedance cardiography is a medical technology breakthrough that provides physicians safe, noninvasive, and cost-effective access to information about your heart's ability to deliver blood to your body.
cardiología
(n.)=cardiology.
Ex: Applications of telemedicine discussed include remote consultation and diagnosis, and speciality clinical care (including examples from anaesthesia, dermatology, cardiology, psychiatry, radiology, critical care, and oncology) = Las aplicaciones de telemedicina que se tratan incluyen la consulta y el diagnóstico a distancia y los cuidados clínicos especilizados (con ejemplos de la anestesia, dermatología, cardiología, siquiatría, radiología, cuidados intensivos y oncología).

cardiopulmonar
(adj.)=cardiopulmonary.
Ex: All children had undergone reparative open heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass during infancy.

cardiorespiratorio
(adj.)=cardiorespiratory.
Ex: This study describes the influence of aerobic training on the cardiorespiratory fitness of 31 coronary artery disease patients who had undergone bypass surgery.

cardiovascular
(adj.)=cardiovascular.
Ex: The data consist of a subsample of Nordic cardiovascular research articles, published in 1981, and ofthe articles citing them until early 1988.
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* enfermedad cardiovascular=cardiovascular disorder ; cardiovascular disease.
* sistema cardiovascular=cardiovascular system.
* trastorno cardiovascular=cardiovascular disorder.

cardioversor
(n.)=cardioverter.
Ex: With the introduction of the multifunction implantable pacemaker/cardioverter/defibrillator, it is increasingly important to detect and identify arrhythmias automatically.

cardiólogo
(n.)=cardiologist.
Ex: Few rural hospitals were capable of emergent catheterization, angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass surgery; cardiologists, though readily available by phone, were rarely available on-site.

cardumen
(n.)=school of fish ; shoal of fish.
Ex: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species.
Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.
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* cardumen de peces=school of fish ; shoal of fish.

cardumen de peces
(n.)=school of fish ; shoal of fish.
Ex: Aggregations of animals, including schools of fish, flocks of birds, or herds of mammals, are often composed of more than one species. Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.
cardíaco
(adj.)=cardiac.
Ex: This article analyses the possibility of building an expert system to reason on the status of post-operative cardiac patients in intensive care units.
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* arritmia cardíaca=cardiac arrhythmia.
* enfermedad cardíaca=heart disease.
* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica=ischemic heart disease.
* fallo cardíaco=heart failure.
* insuficiencia cardíaca=heart failure.
* ritmo cardíaco=pulse beat ; pulse ; heart rhythm.
* síncope cardiaco=cardiac arrest.
* soplo cardíaco=heart murmur.
* válvula cardíaca=heart valve.

carecer
(v.)=be lacking.
Ex: One user might have extensive subject expertise when approaching, for example, a tool covering the literature of biology, another user might be lacking such subject expertise.
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* carecer de=be deficient in ; lack.
* carecer de sentido=be meaningless.
* carecer de valor=have + a hollow ring.
* carecer de versatilidad=be a one-trip pony.

carecer de
(v.)=be deficient in ; lack.
Ex: Printing had arrived late and was deficient in technique and provincial in content. Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.
carecer de sentido
(v.)=be meaningless.
Ex: If you do not observe this rule, the resulting class number will be either meaningless or, at least, have the wrong meaning.
carecer de valor
(v.)=have + a hollow ring.
Ex: Justification has a hollow ring without a firm rationale for existence and survival in this fluid society.
carecer de versatilidad
(n.)=be a one-trip pony.
Ex: He accused her of being a one-trip pony only suited to one type of song and that to be the an all-round singer you need to be diverse.
carencia
(n.)=anaemia [anemia, -USA] ; deprivation ; gap ; scarcity ; shortcoming ; gap ; lack ; gaping hole.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
Ex: The picture in many cities was a patchwork one, with frequent overlapping and often gaps in coverage.
Ex: The greatest lack in this film adaptation of Virginia Woolf's novel is some sort of unifying vision to replace the author's controlling prose.
Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
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* carencia de=lack of.
* carencia de propiedad rural=landlessness.
* carencias=lacuna [lacunae, -pl.] ; rough edges.
* tener carencias=find + wanting.

carencia de
=lack of.
Ex: Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.
carencia de propiedad rural
(n.)=landlessness.
Ex: The incapacity of the industrial sector to gainfully employ the surplus labour from agriculture have aggravated the situation of poverty, unemployment, and landlessness in the countryside.
carencial
(adj.)=deprived.
Ex: The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.

carencias
(n.)=lacuna [lacunae, -pl.] ; rough edges.
Ex: The author's intentions might also have been misunderstood if his manuscript contained obvious lacunae or grammatical errors. Ex: Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.
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* carente de=starved of ; devoid of.
* carente de valor=worthless.

carente de
(adj.)=starved of ; devoid of.
Ex: Britain seems on the way to becoming an intellectual and academic backwater, starved of research facilities including libraries. Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
carente de valor
(adj.)=worthless.
Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
carga
(n.)=burden ; load ; cargo ; freight ; loading ; albatross.
Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.
Ex: Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.
Ex: The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.
Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
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* aliviar a Alguien de la carga de=relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
* aliviar de una carga a=relieve + the burden (on/from).
* animal de carga=pack animal.
* barco de carga=bulk cargo ship.
* caballo de carga=shire horse ; Shire.
* carga que se lleva a cuestas=millstone around + Posesivo + neck.
* carga biológica=bioburden.
* carga de la prueba, la=burden of proof, the.
* carga de lavadora=washing load ; load of washing.
* carga de profundidad=depth-charge.
* carga de trabajo=workload [work load].
* carga docente=teaching responsibilities.
* carga eléctrica=electrical charge.
* carga emocional=emotional baggage.
* carga excesiva=overload.
* carga explosiva=explosive charge.
* carga familiar=dependent.
* carga o descarga mediante barcaza=lighterage.
* cargas=filler.
* culto a la carga=cargo cult.
* de carga automática=self-loading.
* de carga frontal=front-loaded.
* de carga superior=top-loaded.
* descarga=unloading.
* exceso de carga=overload.
* imponer una carga=place + burden.
* muelle de carga=loading dock ; loading bay.
* mulo de carga=workhorse.
* navío de carga=bulk cargo ship.
* realizar una carga en caliente=execute + a warm boot.
* repartir la carga=spread + the load.
* tiempo de carga=loading time.
* trayecto sin viajeros o carga=deadhead.
* zona de carga=loading dock ; loading bay.

carga biológica
(n.)=bioburden.
Ex: Bioburden is defined as the quantitative estimation of the number of viable microorganisms in or on a medical product, device or raw material before sterilization.
carga de la prueba, la
(n.)=burden of proof, the.
Ex: The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.
carga de lavadora
(n.)=washing load ; load of washing.
Ex: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water. Ex: Her only problem with it is that she had a huge family and she needed a bigger drum for handling her loads of washing.
carga de profundidad
(n.)=depth-charge.
Ex: The words sank like a depth-charge into Jeanne Leforte's consciousness -- she was mortally pierced and her brain was in anarchy.
carga de trabajo
(n.)=workload [work load].
Ex: Each of these changes, if we were to deal with them in an adequate manner, create severe workload problems for the cataloging department.
carga docente
(n.)=teaching responsibilities.
Ex: Most courses are aught by Penn State University faculty as part of their regular teaching responsibilities.
carga eléctrica
(n.)=electrical charge.
Ex: Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
carga emocional
(n.)=emotional baggage.
Ex: This statement highlights the emotional baggage that all too frequently accompanies decision-making.
carga excesiva
(n.)=overload.
Ex: Overload occurs when individuals cannot feasibly meet the demands made upon them.
carga explosiva
(n.)=explosive charge.
Ex: In one of the attacks, two explosive charges destroyed the external wall of the church and created a wave of panic among children and nuns.
carga familiar
(n.)=dependent.
Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependents on this occasion.
carga o descarga mediante barcaza
(n.)=lighterage.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.
carga que se lleva a cuestas
=millstone around + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Like a millstone around our necks, the scandal, year after endless year, drags us all down with it.
cargado
(adj.)=laden ; stuffy ; fraught ; loaded.
Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.
Ex: She wrote, 'the atmosphere of a bookshop I always imagine to be stuffy and fusty'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Fraught years ahead? Trade unions and libraries'.
Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
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* aire cargado=fug.
* atmósfera cargada=fug.
* bala cargada=live bullet.
* cargado al máximo=fully-loaded.
* cargado de=fraught with ; flush with ; laden with.
* cargado de calorías=calorie-laden.
* cargado de electricidad=charged.
* cargado de emotividad=emotive.
* cargado de nitrógeno=nitrogen charged.
* cargado de significado=pregnant.
* munición cargada=live ammunition ; live munition.
* pistola cargada=loaded pistol.

cargado al máximo
=fully-loaded.
Ex: This article emphasises the fact that manufacturers of library shelving should recognise the need to move fully-loaded ranges when designing shelving for libraries.
cargado de
=fraught with ; flush with ; laden with.
Ex: That such uninformed intelligence has been translated into hard decisions is fraught with the gravest of consequences for the future of SLIS as bases for IT development. Ex: There is growing evidence in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond that al Qaeda and its allies are newly flush with cash, able to buy new weapons. Ex: Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.
cargado de calorías
(adj.)=calorie-laden.
Ex: Banning sugared beverages from schools will limit children's access to calorie-laden sodas and sports drinks.
cargado de electricidad
(adj.)=charged.
Ex: A light then scans the original and the light is bounced back on to the charged paper.
cargado de emotividad
(adj.)=emotive.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
cargado de nitrógeno
(adj.)=nitrogen charged.
Ex: Hermetically sealed and nitrogen charged, these binoculars are fogproof in extreme temperatures and conditions as well.
cargado de significado
(adj.)=pregnant.
Ex: H M Kalen, writing in the 'Encyclopedia of the social sciences', supplies the terse but pregnant answer 'What ceases to function, ceases to be'.
cargador
(n.)=loader ; ammunition clip ; charger ; cartridge clip.
Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
Ex: In response, the policeman took aim with his service weapon resulting in the suspect being placed under arrest and the recovery of a handgun, ammunition clip and a ski mask.
Ex: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
Ex: Some artists used brass from shell casings modified in a number of ways; others used cartridge clips, shell fragments, and propeller blades to produce artistic souvenirs.
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* cargador de batería=battery charger ; trickle charger.
* cargador de pilas=battery charger.
* cargador solar=solar charger.

cargador de batería
(n.)=battery charger ; trickle charger.
Ex: The battery charger is protected against reverse input and output voltage as it may be used with different mains adapters and the battery could be connected the wrong way round. Ex: So what was needed was a low-cost trickle charger, one that could be left connected for long periods to just keep the battery topped-up.
cargador de pilas
(n.)=battery charger.
Ex: The battery charger is protected against reverse input and output voltage as it may be used with different mains adapters and the battery could be connected the wrong way round.
cargador solar
(n.)=solar charger.
Ex: Some solar chargers are strong enough to power your laptop, while others work for smaller devices such as cellular phones, cameras, radios, etc.
cargamento
(n.)=cargo ; shipload.
Ex: Today 13 vehicles and 25 staff tour Kent daily, each mobile library carries a cargo of 2,500 books.
Ex: A shipload of 600 illegal immigrants has been allowed to disembark in the Italian port of Gallipoli after being abandoned by the crew.
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* culto al cargamento=cargo cult.

cargar
(v.)=encumber ; upload ; load ; burden ; debit ; charge.
Ex: If the copy price is entered, the system will encumber the appropriate binding fund.
Ex: Once the data has been edited, the user can go online again to upload this amended file to the host computer.
Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.
Ex: Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.
Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).
Ex: Each donkey drawn cart is provided with a solar unit installed on the roof; a battery charged by this solar energy supplies the electric power.
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* acabar cargando con Algo=wind up with + Nombre.
* cargar con=saddle with.
* cargar con ello=live with it.
* cargar con la culpa=take + the heat.
* cargar con la responsabilidad=shoulder + the burden ; shoulder + the responsibility.
* cargar con las consecuencias=bear + the consequences ; live with + the consequences.
* cargar de electricidad=charge with + electricity.
* cargar el mochuelo=pass + the bucket.
* cargar el muerto=pass + the bucket.
* cargar información=load + information.
* cargar la culpa a=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
* cargarle el mochuelo a Alguien=leave + Nombre + holding the bag.
* cargarle el muerto a Alguien=leave + Nombre + holding the bag.
* que se carga por la boca=muzzle-loading.
* tener que cargar con=be stuck with ; saddle with ; get + stuck with.
* tener que cargar con el peso de=be burdened with.
* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición=be burdened with + tradition.
* volver a cargar=reload.

cargar con
(v.)=saddle with.
Ex: As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
cargar con ello
(v.)=live with it.
Ex: For my part, it is a presidential valediction and I have only a couple of hours in which to live with it.
cargar con la culpa
(v.)=take + the heat.
Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed.
cargar con la responsabilidad
(v.)=shoulder + the burden ; shoulder + the responsibility.
Ex: Reference librarians should not feel obliged to shoulder the whole burden of treating a common human ailment. Ex: He resents the lack of opportunities to apply his knowledge and skills and to shoulder the responsibility for results.
cargar con las consecuencias
(v.)=bear + the consequences ; live with + the consequences.
Ex: It never did me any harm, it just taught me to bear the consequences of my actions and the effects they had on others. Ex: Others have not been so fortunate and have had to live with the consequences.
cargar de electricidad
(v.)=charge with + electricity.
Ex: A rubber blanket or hinged lid covers the document to cut out extraneous light and then, at the push of a button, paper is fed into the machine and charged with electricity.
cargar el mochuelo
(v.)=pass + the bucket.
Ex: With ownership also comes responsibility -- when you find bugs, you fix them, instead of passing the bucket to someone else.
cargar el muerto
(v.)=pass + the bucket.
Ex: With ownership also comes responsibility -- when you find bugs, you fix them, instead of passing the bucket to someone else.
cargar información
(v.)=load + information.
Ex: This article discusses the limitations implicit in the indexing of chemical information suggesting that the principal solution for these problems is to load this class of information into separate, chemical, indexing fields.
cargar la culpa a
(v.)=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
Ex: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president. Ex: They should take full responsibility for their own actions and not seek to put the blame on others. Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
cargarle el mochuelo a Alguien
(v.)=leave + Nombre + holding the bag.
Ex: He did time after doing a job with buddies who left him holding the bag.
cargarle el muerto a Alguien
(v.)=leave + Nombre + holding the bag.
Ex: He did time after doing a job with buddies who left him holding the bag.
cargas
(n.)=filler.
Ex: Absorbency is the property in paper which permits a sheet to take in the liquids it contacts, the amount of which depends on the fillers and sizing introduced during the manufacturing process.
cargo de conciencia
(n.)=guilty conscience.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.
cargo de director
(n.)=directorship.
Ex: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.
cargo directivo
(n.)=senior post ; top official ; senior position ; managerial position ; executive position ; top position.
Ex: After a brief historical outline of the development of commercial library facilities, the 2 senior posts of Business Information Librarian and Business Information Officer are described. Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men. Ex: The future will see more women in senior positions in publishing. Ex: Experienced librarians, and those in managerial positions, were most likely to be members. Ex: Women are now beginning to occupy executive positions and contribute effectively to the rapid development of librarianship in the country. Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
cargo ejecutivo
(n.)=managerial position ; executive position.
Ex: Experienced librarians, and those in managerial positions, were most likely to be members. Ex: Women are now beginning to occupy executive positions and contribute effectively to the rapid development of librarianship in the country.
cargo ejecutivo del gobierno
(n.)=government executive.
Ex: After the election of a new president, government executives have two opportunities to propose agenda items to the new administration.
cargo ministerial
(n.)=ministry official.
Ex: Ministerial libraries must provide literature and information quickly for ministry officials.
cargo oficial
(n.)=officer.
Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.
cargo político
(n.)=government official.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
cargo público
(n.)=public official ; elected official ; public office.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property. Ex: The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process. Ex: Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.
cargo^1
(n.)=officer ; official ; position ; post ; office ; job title ; incumbent.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.
Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.
Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.
Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
Ex: The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping.
Ex: This practice of having the former incumbent of the job train the new employee is risky, particularly if that departing employee has in any way been a problem.
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* alto cargo=senior post ; senior manager ; senior executive ; high official ; top manager ; senior official.
* alto cargo público=senior public official.
* altos cargos=people in high office.
* ascender a un cargo=rise to + position.
* aspirar a un cargo=aspire to + position.
* beneficios del cargo, los=spoils of office, the.
* cargo de director=directorship.
* cargo directivo=senior post ; top official ; senior position ; managerial position ; executive position ; top position.
* cargo ejecutivo=managerial position ; executive position.
* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno=government executive.
* cargo ministerial=ministry official.
* cargo oficial=officer.
* cargo político=government official.
* cargo público=public official ; elected official ; public office.
* dejar un cargo=resign + office ; step down from + Posesivo + position ; leave + office.
* desempeñar un cargo=hold + office.
* desempeñar un cargo público=hold + public office.
* dimitir de un cargo=step down from + Posesivo + position ; stand down.
* en el cargo=in the saddle ; in office.
* en virtud del cargo que ocupa=ex officio.
* en virtud de su cargo=ex officio.
* jurar un cargo=swear in.
* ocupar el cargo=be in the position.
* ocupar un cargo=hold + position ; hold + office.
* ocupar un cargo de dirección=hold + a chair.
* ocupar un cargo público=hold + public office.
* ostentar un cargo=hold + office.
* ostentar un cargo público=hold + public office.
* persona designada para un cargo=appointee.
* prebendas del cargo, las=spoils of office, the.
* relevar de un cargo=relieve of + duty.
* renunciar a un cargo=step down from + Posesivo + position ; stand down.
* tener un cargo=hold + office.
* tener un cargo público=hold + public office.
* titular del cargo=incumbent.
* tomar posesión de un cargo=swear in ; take + office.

cargo^2
(n.)=responsibility.
Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
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* a cargo=in the saddle.
* a cargo (de)=charged with ; in charge (of).
* a cargo de Alguien=under supervision.
* a cargo de las riendas=in the saddle.
* a cargo del ayuntamiento=local authority-run.
* a cargo del gobierno=government-operated ; government-run.
* a cargo de una sola persona=one-man band.
* a cargo de voluntarios=volunteer-run.
* Algo a cargo de una sola persona=one-person operation.
* bajo el cargo de=on charges of.
* cargo de conciencia=guilty conscience.
* con cargo a=to be debited to ; to be charged to.
* con cargo de conciencia=remorseful.
* correr a cargo de=be the responsibility of.
* estar a cargo de=man ; be the responsibility of.
* familiar a cargo=dependent.
* hacerse cargo=take over ; assume + role.
* hacerse cargo de=take + charge of ; take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.
* hacerse cargo de Algo=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre) ; hold + the fort ; hold + the fortress.
* persona a cargo=dependent.
* poner a Alguien al cargo de=put + Nombre + in charge of.
* poner a cargo de=put in + charge of.
* sentir cargo de conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* tener a cargo de uno=have + as + Posesivo + charge.
* tener a + Posesivo + cargo=have in + Posesivo + charge.
* tener cargo de conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.

cargo^3
(n.)=charge ; indictment.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Enter indictments as instructed in rule 21.36C1.
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* absolver a Alguien de todos los cargos=acquit + Nombre + on all counts.
* cargos criminales=criminal charges.
* formular cargos contra=bring + charges against.
* formular cargos contra Alguien=press + charges.
* libertad sin cargos=unconditional discharge.

cargo^4
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* culto al cargo=cargo cult.
* nota de cargo=credit note.

cargos criminales
=criminal charges.
Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
carguero
(n.)=bulk cargo ship.
Ex: To illustrate how the mechanism works in a realistic domain, the author implements design systems for the deck structure and midship section of bulk cargo ships = Para ilustrar cómo funciona el mecanismo en un entorno real, el autor pone en práctica sistemas de diseño para la estructura de cubierta y la sección de mitad del barco de los navíos de carga.

caribeño
(adj.)=Caribbean.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific countries).
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* afrocaribeño=Afro-Caribbean.
* islas caribeñas, las=Caribbean islands, the.

caribú
(n.)=caribou.
Ex: However, meningeal worm has not been identified in white-tailed deer or caribou in western North America.
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* caribú del bosque=woodland caribou.

caribú del bosque
(n.)=woodland caribou.
Ex: The woodland caribou is just one of four subspecies found in Canada and Alaska.
caricatura
(n.)=caricature ; cartoon ; caricature representation.
Ex: If we do not 'entertain as a possibility' the outlook of a writer while we are reading him we shall not know what his outlook is, and will attack or praise a caricature of it.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.

caricaturista
(n.)=cartoonist ; caricaturist.
Ex: Writers, photographers, and cartoonists create their original literary and artistic works.
Ex: Particularly harsh treatment was meted out to political caricaturists, who were heavily censored & regulated by the government.
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* caricaturista político=political cartoonist.

caricaturista político
(n.)=political cartoonist.
Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
caricaturizar
(v.)=caricature ; send up.
Ex: All racial groups have been caricatured in this country, but none have been caricatured as often or in as many ways as have black Americans.
Ex: Palahniuk is so busy sending up our modern society and the people in it that he sacrifices complexity of character to his satire.

caricia
(n.)=caressing ; stroke.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: He never wanted much in life, other than to receive a few strokes along his fuzzy back, or a seat in someone's warm lap, or a drink out of the bathroom.

caridad
(n.)=charity ; handout.
Ex: To better understand the author the reader must exercise intellectual and emotional openness and charity.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
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* asilo de la caridad=almshouse.
* donación anual a obras de caridad=charitable gift annuity.
* hermanita de la caridad=do-gooder.
* la caridad empieza por uno mismo=charity begins at home.

caries
(n.)=caries ; tooth decay ; cavity ; dental cavity ; dental caries ; dental decay.
Ex: This report describes the scope and severity of early childhood caries.
Ex: There is a distinctive pattern of severe tooth decay in infants and young children.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
Ex: Under fluorescent lamps students developed fewer dental cavities and had better attendance, achievement, and growth and development than students under other lights.
Ex: Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars.
Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
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* caries dental=dental caries ; tooth decay ; dental cavity ; dental decay.

caries dental
(n.)=dental caries ; tooth decay ; dental cavity ; dental decay.
Ex: Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars. Ex: There is a distinctive pattern of severe tooth decay in infants and young children. Ex: Under fluorescent lamps students developed fewer dental cavities and had better attendance, achievement, and growth and development than students under other lights. Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
carilla
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* carilla dental=dental veneer.

carilla dental
(n.)=dental veneer.
Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
carillón
(n.)=wind chimes ; door chimes.
Nota: Instrumento compuesto de varias piezas que se cuelga y que tañe con el viento o al abrir una puerta.
Ex: The resonance of the wind chimes calms the mind and relieves stress.
Ex: Door chimes alert you anytime someone opens the door they are attached to, making them excellent for small shops.
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* carillón de viento=wind chimes ; door chimes.

carillón de viento
(n.)=wind chimes ; door chimes.
Ex: The resonance of the wind chimes calms the mind and relieves stress. Ex: Door chimes alert you anytime someone opens the door they are attached to, making them excellent for small shops.
carisma
(n.)=glamour [glamor, -USA] ; charisma ; panache.
Ex: In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.
Ex: Factors to be taken into consideration include: managerial style; attitude to personnel and customers; the importance of information technology; corporate culture; criteria for creativity; charisma; and the role of quality.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

carismático
(adj.)=charismatic.
Ex: As institutions of higher education progress from one stage to another, the role of the CIO evolves from charismatic to integrating.

caritativamente
=charitably.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

caritativo
(adj.)=caring ; tender-hearted.
Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.
Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
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* alma caritativa=charitable soul.

cariz
(n.)=texture ; complexion ; twist.
Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.

cariño
(n.)=affection ; warmth ; fondness ; tenderness ; caring ; honey ; attachment.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.
Ex: It may sound trite, but it is indeed gratifying to know that one has made a difference in somebody's life and is remembered with fondness = Puede sonar poco novedoso, aunque de hecho es gratificante saber que uno ha sido importante en la vida de alguien y que se le recuerda con cariño.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.
Ex: Parents can show warmth and caring by hugging their children and reassuring them of parental love and concern for their welfare.
Ex: The article 'Honey, I shrunk the kids' market' examines the mysterious decline in the profitability of the UK children's book market.
Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression.
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* coger cariño a=grow + fond of.
* con cariño=fondly ; affectionately.
* con mucho cariño=dearly.
* ganarse el cariño=endear.
* granjearse el cariño=endear.
* guardar con mucho cariño=treasure.
* recordado con cariño=fondly remembered.
* tomar cariño a=grow + fond of.

cariñosamente
=endearingly ; warmly ; fondly ; affectionately.
Ex: 'I'll let you know if you're spending too much!' She said this firmly and yet endearingly, and met his eyes with her eyes.
Ex: The visit of the librarian is always warmly anticipated and she often has to act as friend, listening post, nurse or counsellor.
Ex: The books remembered most vividly and most fondly are the ones that go beyond the bounds of ordinary existence.
Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.

cariñoso
(adj.)=warm ; affectionate ; fond ; loving ; tender ; kindly ; kind ; cuddly .
Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
Ex: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.
Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
Ex: Natasha continued to lean out of the window for a long time, beaming at him with her kindly, slightly quizzical, happy smile.
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
Ex: Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.
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* abrazo cariñoso=warm hug.

carmesí
(adj.)=crimson.
Ex: The bathroom contains only an old bathtub resting on claws and a dirty washbasin with a crimson stain around the rim.

carmín
(n.)=maroon ; rouge.
Ex: With its purchase the newspaper staff took on 99% of the press work required to print the 'Maroon and White' newspaper.
Ex: She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes.

carnada
(n.)=bait ; fishing bait ; chum ; fish chum.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
Ex: Those of you who doubt that the worm is a divine creation, consider this: the worm is the perfect fishing bait.
Ex: All game fish respond in varying degrees to chum.
Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.
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* esparcir carnada=chum.
* poner carnada=bait.

carnal
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* primo carnal=first cousin.

carnaval
(n.)=carnival.
Ex: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves.
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* en carnavales=carnivalistically.
* en época de carnaval=carnivalistically.
* en tiempo de carnaval=carnivalistically.
* martes de carnaval=Mardi Gras ; fat Tuesday ; pancake Tuesday ; Shrove Tuesday.

carne
(n.)=flesh ; meat.
Ex: Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.
Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
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* a base de carne=meaty .
* ablandar la carne=tenderise + the meat.
* aprender en las carnes de Uno=learn + the hard way.
* caldo de carne=beef tea.
* carne blanca=white meat.
* carne congelada=frozen meat.
* carne cruda=raw meat.
* carne de cangrejo=crabmeat.
* carne de canguro=roo meat.
* carne de cañón=cannon fodder ; easy prey.
* carne de cerdo=pigmeat.
* carne de cerdo picada=minced pork.
* carne de gallina=goosebumps ; goosepimples ; gooseflesh ; gooseskin ; chickenskin ; chill bumps.
* carne de marisco=shellfish meal.
* carne de membrillo=quince jelly.
* carne de oveja=sheepmeat.
* carne de ovino=mutton.
* carne de pescado=fish meal.
* carne de res=beef.
* carne + desprenderse del hueso=meat + fall off + the bone.
* carne de ternera=veal.
* carne de ternera picada=ground beef.
* carne de vaca=beef.
* carne de vaca picada=ground beef.
* carne humana=human flesh.
* carne picada=ground meat ; minced meat.
* carne reconstituida=reconstituted meat.
* carne roja=red meat.
* con carne=meaty .
* con muchos huesos y poca carne=bony .
* curar carne=cure + meat.
* de carne=meaty .
* de carne y hueso=flesh-and-blood.
* echar carnes=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
* echar toda la carne en el asador=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go for + broke ; go + all out.
* en carne y hueso=in the flesh.
* entrado en carnes=plump ; overweight ; chubby ; podgy ; pudgy ; corpulent.
* industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la=beef industry, the.
* mazo para la carne=meat mallet.
* metido en carnes=fat ; plump ; overweight ; chubby ; podgy ; pudgy ; corpulent.
* pastel de carne=meatloaf.
* pieza de carne=cut of meat.
* poner la carne de gallina=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh ; get + the willies.
* poner toda la carne en el asador=shoot (for) + the moon ; put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; go + all out.
* poner toda la carne en el asador=go for + broke ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
* producción de carne de vaca=beef production.
* salsa de carne=gravy.
* salsa del jugo de la carne=gravy.
* sin carne=meatless.
* trinchar carne=carving.
* trozo de carne=cut of meat.
* uña y carne con=hand-in-glove with ; hand and glove with.

carne + desprenderse del hueso
(n.)=meat + fall off + the bone.
Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
carne blanca
(n.)=white meat.
Ex: So, it seems that people who mostly eat white meat consumed about 2 fold less total meat than people who eat red meat.
carne congelada
(n.)=frozen meat.
Ex: The author discusses historico-geographical approaches to studying New Zealand's frozen meat and timber industries.
carne cruda
(n.)=raw meat.
Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
carne de cangrejo
(n.)=crabmeat.
Ex: This crabmeat recipe includes green onion, butter, chives, parsley, and lemon or lime.
carne de canguro
(n.)=roo meat.
Ex: Roo meat isn't great for dogs though, it's very high in salt content, and can make them dehydrate very quickly.
carne de cañón
(n.)=cannon fodder ; easy prey.
Ex: The writer challenges that idea that the auxiliary infantryman of the Roman army was merely expendable 'cannon fodder'. Ex: However, the apical part of the leaves seems not to provide ovipositing females with enough protection against birds, making them easy preys.
carne de cerdo
(n.)=pigmeat.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
carne de cerdo picada
(n.)=minced pork.
Ex: Minced pork omelet is an easy dish to prepare.
carne de gallina
(n.)=goosebumps ; goosepimples ; gooseflesh ; gooseskin ; chickenskin ; chill bumps.
Ex: Goosebumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair. Ex: Supposedly goosepimples are found where our ancestors had hair so it's as if the body is trying to erect hair we don't have. Ex: In addition, patients were asked to mark start and propagation of gooseflesh symptoms on a body sketch. Ex: Attached to the follicle are tiny muscles which erect the follicle and with it the hair, a mechanism which also accounts for gooseskin. Ex: She has really bad chickenskin all over her upper arms and patches on her thighs and upper and lower back. Ex: Another cause for chill bumps and shivers is your autonomic nervous system 'flight or fight' response.
carne de marisco
(n.)=shellfish meal.
Ex: Fish meals and shellfish meals are manufactured as by-products from the waste or inedible parts of fish and shellfish found in our fishery industries.
carne de membrillo
(n.)=quince jelly.
Ex: The importance of pectin in food is its ability to form the gels that are the basis fruit preserves such as orange marmalade, peach jam, and quince jelly.
carne de oveja
(n.)=sheepmeat.
Ex: For livestock, the Commission produces an index in three sections (beef and veal, sheepmeat, pigmeat), which includes the texts of the legislation and is updated regularly.
carne de ovino
(n.)=mutton.
Ex: Brief details are given of a method for hanging mutton and lamb carcasses by the pubis to tenderise the meat.
carne de pescado
(n.)=fish meal.
Ex: Fish meals and shellfish meals are manufactured as by-products from the waste or inedible parts of fish and shellfish found in our fishery industries.
carne de res
(n.)=beef.
Ex: For livestock, the Commission produces an index in three sections (beef and veal, sheepmeat, pigmeat), which includes the texts of the legislation and is updated regularly.
carne de ternera
(n.)=veal.
Ex: For livestock, the Commission produces an index in three sections (beef and veal, sheepmeat, pigmeat), which includes the texts of the legislation and is updated regularly.
carne de ternera picada
(n.)=ground beef.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
carne de vaca
(n.)=beef.
Ex: For livestock, the Commission produces an index in three sections (beef and veal, sheepmeat, pigmeat), which includes the texts of the legislation and is updated regularly.
carne de vaca picada
(n.)=ground beef.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
carne humana
(n.)=human flesh.
Ex: The jury heard pieces of cooked human flesh were found in his kitchen and in a bin bag.
carne picada
(n.)=ground meat ; minced meat.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked. Ex: Shoppers are often being misled by minced meat labels which claim that the product contains less fat than it actually does.
carne reconstituida
(adj.)=reconstituted meat.
Ex: He replied that children should not eat any form of reconstituted meat, of mechanically recovered meat, such as chicken nuggets.
carne roja
(n.)=red meat.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
carnero
(n.)=ram.
Ex: He demonstrates that the prevailing consensus that the ram and the he-goat are symbols for Persia and Greece is justified.
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* carnero castrado=wether.
* piel de carnero=sheep ; sheepskin.

carnero castrado
(n.)=wether.
Ex: Wethers are less aggressive than rams.
carnet
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* carnet de biblioteca=library card.
* carnet de conducir=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
* carnet de conducir internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* carnet de lector=library card ; reader's ticket.
* carnet de préstamo=library card.
* carnet de socio=membership card.
* foto carnet=ID photograph.
* fotografía tamaño carnet=passport size photograph ; ID photograph.
* lector con carnet=library cardholder.

carnet de biblioteca
(n.)=library card.
Ex: Use of the borrower name for charge-out is particularly useful in special libraries where the borrower does not necessarily have a library card.
carnet de conducir
(n.)=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
Ex: This verification might be achieved by checking the voters' roll, or examining the applicant's driving licence or some other documentation which will prove he is who he claims to be. Ex: The Center now microfilms, stores, researches, and retrieves documents relating to motor vehicle titles, drivers' licences, and motor vehicle violations.. Ex: According to this new law, students under the age of 18 who drop out of school will lose their driving permits.
carnet de conducir internacional
(n.)=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
Ex: International driving permits are valid for a maximum of one year from the date of issue. Ex: Drivers with a driving licence issued by a country other than those listed above must in some cases carry an international driving licence.
carnet de lector
(n.)=library card ; reader's ticket.
Ex: Use of the borrower name for charge-out is particularly useful in special libraries where the borrower does not necessarily have a library card. Ex: The reader's ticket is placed alongside the stack of transaction cards and a button is depressed to activate the camera in the photocharger.
carnet de préstamo
(n.)=library card.
Ex: Use of the borrower name for charge-out is particularly useful in special libraries where the borrower does not necessarily have a library card.
carnet de socio
(n.)=membership card.
Ex: On presenting his membership card, the librarian will draw up a 'slip holder pocket' containing the library registration number and the personal details of the borrower.
carnicero
(n.)=butcher ; meatcutter.
Ex: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
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* hacha de carnicero=meat cleaver ; cleaver.
* hocino de carnicero=cleaver ; meat cleaver.
* tabla de carnicero=chopping block.

carnicería^1
(n.)=butcher's shop ; meat department.
Nota: De un supermercado.
Ex: Other activities involve students in taking field trips to the local greengrocery and/or butcher's shop, and listening to nurses, consumer activists and othe guest speakers.
Ex: Their marked-down food products are right after the meat department.

carnicería^2
(n.)=carnage ; butchery ; bloodbath [blood bath].
Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.
Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.
Ex: The story amounts to blind love equals bloodbath and media exploitation in rural America.
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* hacer una carnicería con=butcher.

carnoso
(adj.)=meaty .
Ex: Natural diets based on raw meaty bones promote the health of pets, the human economy and the natural environment but, I admit, I used to believe the opposite.

carnívoro^1
(n.)=carnivore.
Ex: Information carnivores will become critical as the WWW continues to grow and as more naive users are exposed to its chaotic jumble.

carnívoro^2
(adj.)=carnivorous.
Ex: As man became carnivorous, he had to band with others for successful hunting.
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* animal carnívoro=carnivorous animal.

caro
(adj.)=costly ; expensive ; dear ; expensively ; pricey ; pricy .
Nota: También escrito pricey.
Ex: Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.
Ex: However, since most hosts are in South East England, access can be expensive from other parts of the UK.
Ex: The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.
Ex: In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.
Ex: My understanding is that this is fairly pricey, too.
Ex: These could be the next hot thing but they are still very pricy, almost too pricy for most golfers.
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* costar caro=cost + dearly.
* demasiado caro=overpriced [over-priced].
* edición cara=hardcover.
* extremadamente caro=prohibitively expensive.
* lo caro=expensiveness.
* mantenimiento caro=high maintenance.
* muy caro=high priced [high-priced].
* pagar caro=pay + penalty ; pay + dearly.
* resultar caro=prove + expensive ; prove + costly.
* ruinosamente caro=ruinously expensive.
* ser caro=be steep.
* venderse caro=play + hard to get ; play it + cool.

caroteno
(n.)=carotene [carotin] ; carotin [carotene].
Ex: First milk (beestings) of cows fed on a nitrate nitrogen diet had lower concentration of carotenes, retinol and gamma-globulin.
Ex: Carotene, or carotin, is an orange-yellow to red pigment found in many plants such as carrots and pumpkins.
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* beta caroteno=beta carotene.

carotenoide
(n.)=carotenoid.
Nota: Pigmento rojo, naranje y amarillo que se encuentra en las plantas y en los tejidos de los animales herbívoros.
Ex: The author proposes a systematic chemical structure descriptor system for simple carotenoid molecules.

carotina
(n.)=carotene [carotin] ; carotin [carotene].
Ex: First milk (beestings) of cows fed on a nitrate nitrogen diet had lower concentration of carotenes, retinol and gamma-globulin.
Ex: Carotene, or carotin, is an orange-yellow to red pigment found in many plants such as carrots and pumpkins.

carpa^1
(n.)=carp.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.

carpa^2
(n.)=marquee ; gazebo.
Ex: Marquees can accommodate from 50 up to 500 or more people.
Ex: Gazebos are a popular place for marriages, but knowing how to decorate a gazebo for a wedding can be tricky.

carpe diem
=carpe diem.
Ex: A celebrated poet of ancient Rome, Horace, first decreed the importance of seizing the day through his ode of 'carpe diem'.

carpeta
(n.)=binder ; folder ; portfolio ; cabinet file ; project folder ; subdirectory.
Ex: The sheaf catalogue comprises sets of slips held in small looseleaf binders.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.
Ex: A wide range of pamphlet and leaflet material was collected and arranged in cabinet files under topic heads such as health, employment, child welfare.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
Ex: The citations are downloaded to a subdirectory on the microcomputer's hard disc.
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* carpeta cerrada=pocket.
* carpeta de anillas=ring binder.

carpeta cerrada
(n.)=pocket.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
carpeta de anillas
(n.)=ring binder.
Ex: It is common practice to file a single copy of each handout in classified sequence in a series of ring binders.
carpintero
(n.)=carpenter ; woodworker.
Ex: This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.
Ex: 48 woodworkers with respiratory disorders employed in a furniture factory were examined.
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* banco de carpintero=woodwork-shop bench.
* tornillo de carpintero=vice [vise, -USA] ; clamp.

carpintería
(n.)=joinery ; woodworking ; woodwork ; carpentry ; wood shop.
Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
Ex: The old is a renovated Georgian style building with formal rooms containing fireplaces, carved woodwork and English oak panelling.
Ex: I can undertake leisure activities which will develop physical or mental skills such as carpentry or chess.
Ex: A review indicated that in almost every case, these were students who, in past years, would have taken courses in the wood and metal shops.

carraca
(n.)=ratchet.
Ex: Ratchets are also used in the freewheel mechanism of a bicycle.
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* llave de carraca=ratchet wrench.

carraspera
(n.)=hoarseness.
Ex: Hoarseness is a common problem, but is oftentimes ignored.

carrera a pie
(n.)=foot race.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
carrera académica
(n.)=academic career.
Ex: The teaching mentor will oversee the proposed academic development program and will ensure that the candidate receives the proper experience for the future academic career.
carrera armamentista, la
(n.)=arms race, the.
Ex: This project was undertaken to see which resources were available in Canadian public libraries on the general issues of world peace, nuclear disarmament, the arms race, the nuclear threat, national defence policy.
carrera contra el tiempo
(n.)=race against time ; race against the clock.
Ex: He said it is like a race against time, trying to find medications to help my depression. Ex: Poverty and hunger: a race against the clock.
carrera contra reloj
(n.)=race against time ; race against the clock.
Ex: He said it is like a race against time, trying to find medications to help my depression. Ex: Poverty and hunger: a race against the clock.
carrera de campo a través
(n.)=cross-country race.
Ex: In the last few weeks of the season, increase the intensity by running the uphills at cross-country race effort while keeping the downhills at tempo effort.
carrera de coches improvisados sin motor
(n.)=soapbox derby race ; soapbox derby.
Ex: Soapbox derby races have been taking place atop Bernal Hill since the 1970s. Ex: Soapbox derbies attract scores of loyal, serious competitors who appreciate gravity, engineering and the art of making things go fast.
carrera de entrenamiento
(n.)=training run.
Ex: The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.
carrera de motocicletas
(n.)=motorcycle race ; motorcycle racing.
Ex: When competing in a motorcycle race, it's always important to get the best possible start. Ex: They were compared on their preference for participation in such sports as judo, lacrosse, skydiving, and motorcycle racing, among others.
carrera de motocross
(n.)=motocross race.
Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
carrera de motos
(n.)=motorcycle racing ; motorcycle race.
Ex: They were compared on their preference for participation in such sports as judo, lacrosse, skydiving, and motorcycle racing, among others. Ex: When competing in a motorcycle race, it's always important to get the best possible start.
carrera de obstáculos
(n.)=steeplechase.
Ex: Internet training is accelerating at sometimes dizzying speeds and, like a steeplechase, the hurdles are there, and one jumps them as best one can at these speeds.
carrera de relevos
(n.)=relay race ; relay race.
Ex: A total of 10,000 relay race runners from all parts of the world are expected to carry the Olympic flame. Ex: A total of 10,000 relay race runners from all parts of the world are expected to carry the Olympic flame.
carrera de sacos
(n.)=sack race ; potato sack race.
Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Ex: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.
carrera de tres piernas
(n.)=three-legged race ; three-legged race.
Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.
carrera informal
(n.)=fun run.
Ex: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
carrera pedestre
(n.)=foot race.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
carrera política
(n.)=political career.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
carrera presidencial
(n.)=presidential race.
Ex: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.
carrera profesional
(n.)=career choice ; professional career.
Ex: The first part of this article discusses motives for career choice and professional development. Ex: The curriculum is of sufficient scope to provide the student with a foundation for a professional career, for business, or for home life.
carrera universitaria
(n.)=university career ; degree programme ; academic major ; college degree.
Ex: The longitudinal study has followed most of the 71 students through their university careers, using methods which include the completion of diaries, interviews and observation. Ex: Faculty are developing new courses and even degree programs that are competing for students across the country who are willing to learn in a distributed environment. Ex: Academic level and age of students affect the preference toward the use of an OPAC, but academic major of the students does not affect the preference. Ex: A college degree translates into $20000 more in earnings per year and remains the goal nearly all parents set for their children.
carrera^1
(n.)=race ; run.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
Ex: The truth is that after a run we have a window of opportunity to replace muscle glycogen stores that were used up.
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* bicicleta de carreras=racing bike ; road bike.
* bici de carreras=racing bike.
* caballo de carreras=racehorse [race horse].
* carrera a pie=foot race.
* carrera armamentista, la=arms race, the.
* carrera contra el tiempo=race against time ; race against the clock.
* carrera contra reloj=race against time ; race against the clock.
* carrera de campo a través=cross-country race.
* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor=soapbox derby race ; soapbox derby.
* carrera de entrenamiento=training run.
* carrera de motocicletas=motorcycle race ; motorcycle racing.
* carrera de motocross=motocross race.
* carrera de motos=motorcycle racing ; motorcycle race.
* carrera de obstáculos=steeplechase.
* carrera de relevos=relay race ; relay race.
* carrera de sacos=sack race ; potato sack race.
* carrera de tres piernas=three-legged race ; three-legged race.
* carrera informal=fun run.
* carrera pedestre=foot race.
* carrera presidencial=presidential race.
* carreras=racing.
* carreras de bicis=bike racing.
* carreras de caballos=horse-racing.
* carreras de galgos=greyhound racing.
* circuito de carreras=race track ; racing circuit.
* coche de carreras=competition car.
* corredor de carreras=race driver.
* deporte de carreras=racing sport.
* jinete de carreras=jockey.
* participar en una carrera de campo a través=run + a cross-country race.
* preparador de caballos de carreras=racehorse trainer.
* trineo de carreras=bobsleigh [bobsled, -USA].

carrera^2
(n.)=career ; career pattern ; course of study.
Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents Depository.
Ex: Non-traditional career patterns include part-time work; job share, flexitime, freelance and services by consultants and information brokers.
Ex: The notion that a course of study, whether academic or vocational/technical, prepares a person for a lifetime career is outdated and dangerous.
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* avanzar en una carrera profesional=further + a career.
* carrera académica=academic career.
* carrera política=political career.
* carrera profesional=career choice ; professional career.
* carrera universitaria=university career ; degree programme ; academic major ; college degree.
* primer año de carrera=freshman year.

carreras
(n.)=racing.
Ex: The command 'SELECT HORSE (W) GAS' retrieves records with BOTH horse and racing ADJACENT to each OTHER and in the order specified.
carreras de bicis
(n.)=bike racing.
Ex: According to Lance Armstrong, whoever invented roundabouts and traffic islands must have hated bike racing.
carreras de caballos
(n.)=horse-racing.
Ex: If a document is about say, horse-racing, the fact that it is a film or a book does not alter the fact that its subject content is horse-racing.
carreras de galgos
(n.)=greyhound racing.
Ex: Other sports played within Glasgow include cricket, greyhound racing and ice hockey.
carrero
(n.)=carter ; cart driver ; drayman.
Nota: Persona que conduce una carreta.
Ex: The old carters' smock frock, still lingering, but on its way to becoming extinct, is centuries old.
Ex: The cart drivers would sometimes load three to four tonnes of goods for two bullocks to pull.
Ex: I've since learned that the hat is from around the 1920's and would probably have been worn by a drayman delivering beer from a wagon.

carreta
(n.)=cart ; waggon [wagon, -USA].
Ex: The replacement of the horse and cart by the motor truck has improved the transport system.
Ex: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.
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* carreta de bueyes=ox cart.

carreta de bueyes
(n.)=ox cart.
Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
carrete abierto
(n.)=open-spool tape.
Ex: Hi-fi enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music prefer open-spool tape because it gives a better quality of reproduction than cassette.
carrete de banda sonora
(n.)=sound track film reel.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.
carrete de cinta
(n.)=sound tape reel.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.
carrete de ordenador
(n.)=computer reel.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of the carrier and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: computer cartridge, computer cassette, computer disk, computer reel, computer card, computer optical disk.
carrete de película
(n.)=film reel.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
carrete^1
(n.)=reel ; spool ; bobbin.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.
Ex: Bobbins and the machinery they ran on were some of the greatest inventions of the Victorian Era.
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* carrete abierto=open-spool tape.
* carrete de banda sonora=sound track film reel.
* carrete de cinta=sound tape reel.
* carrete de ordenador=computer reel.
* carrete de película=film reel.

carrete^2
(n.)=sales pitch.
Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.

carretera
(n.)=highway ; road ; lane ; thoroughfare ; roadway ; carriageway.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.
Ex: Information kiosks are located in public thoroughfares, shopping malls, airports and railway stations.
Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
Ex: Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.
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* accidente de carretera=road accident.
* accidente mortal de carretera=fatal road accident.
* al borde de la carretera=at the roadside.
* animal víctima de la carretera=road kill [roadkill].
* arreglo en carretera=roadside repairs.
* auxilio en carretera=roadside assistance.
* borde de la carretera=roadside.
* borde de la carretera ajardinado=parkway strip.
* caminar por la carretera=walk all over + the road.
* caminar tanto por la acera como por la carretera=walk all over + the road.
* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras=gritter.
* carretera de circunvalación=bypass ; ring road.
* carretera de doble calzada=dual carriageway.
* carretera de doble carril=dual carriageway.
* carretera elevada=causeway.
* carretera principal=major road.
* carretera rural=country road.
* carretera secundaria=minor road ; back road.
* circulación por carretera=road traffic.
* construcción de carreteras=road construction.
* control de carretera=road check ; roadside check ; roadblock.
* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalking ; jaywalk.
* despejar la carretera=clear + route.
* estado de las carreteras=traffic report ; road conditions.
* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras=road report.
* mapa de carreteras=road map [roadmap].
* margen de la carretera=roadside verge.
* mediana de la carretera=road median ; centre reservation ; median ; median strip.
* obras en la carretera=road works.
* parapeto de la carretera=road bank.
* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalker.
* por carretera=by road.
* red arterial de carreteras=road network.
* red de carreteras=road network.
* reparación en carretera=roadside repairs.
* salirse de la carretera=go off + the road.
* seguridad en (la) carretera=driving safety ; road safety.
* señal de carretera=road sign.
* señalización de carreteras=road signage.
* transporte por carretera=road transport ; road haulage.
* víctima de la carretera=road casualty.

carretera de circunvalación
(n.)=bypass ; ring road.
Ex: The author discusses the controversy over the construction of a bypass which cuts through a national park in Devon. Ex: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
carretera de doble calzada
(n.)=dual carriageway.
Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
carretera de doble carril
(n.)=dual carriageway.
Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
carretera elevada
(n.)=causeway.
Ex: A causeway which must have existed by ca.1200 was revealed on the approaches to the bridge.
carretera principal
(n.)=major road.
Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
carretera rural
(n.)=country road.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
carretera secundaria
(n.)=minor road ; back road.
Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established. Ex: This area is renowned for biking with lots of back roads winding their way through covered bridges and past historic buildings.
carretero^1
(n.)=cartwright ; waggonwright [wagonwright, -USA] ; wainwright.
Nota: Fabricante de carretas.
Ex: Elm is especially in demand by cartwrights and coachbuilders.
Ex: And then in April of the same year strikes broke out among waggonwrights and bricklayers in Liverpool.
Ex: Large quantities of oak was also used by wheelwrights as spokes for wheels and by wainwrights in the frames for cart and coach bodies.

carretero^2
(n.)=cart driver ; drayman ; waggoner [wagoner, -USA] ; carter.
Nota: Persona que conduce una carreta.
Ex: The cart drivers would sometimes load three to four tonnes of goods for two bullocks to pull.
Ex: I've since learned that the hat is from around the 1920's and would probably have been worn by a drayman delivering beer from a wagon.
Ex: We know that the majority of the village cottages inhabited by waggoners, husbandmen and the poorer yeoman would have had just two rooms.
Ex: The old carters' smock frock, still lingering, but on its way to becoming extinct, is centuries old.
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* fumar como un carretero=smoke like + a chimney ; chain smoke.
* jurar como un carretero=swear like + a trooper.

carretilla
(n.)=wheelbarrow ; pushcart ; cart.
Ex: The library which grew from a couple of wheelbarrow loads of books in 1835 to a collection of 130,000 volumes in 1985.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
Ex: The replacement of the horse and cart by the motor truck has improved the transport system.
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* aprender Algo de carretilla=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
* carretilla de mano=pushcart.
* carretilla elevadora=forklift [fork lift] ; forklift truck.
* conocer Algo de carretilla=know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
* de carretilla=by rote ; by heart ; off pat.

carretilla de mano
(n.)=pushcart.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
carretilla elevadora
(n.)=forklift [fork lift] ; forklift truck.
Ex: 30,000 books were moved using a donated forklift and plastic milk crates. Ex: The containers were loaded onto transport vehicles by means of forklift trucks.
carretillero
(n.)=forklift operator.
Ex: We are seeking experienced forklift operators to work in a fast paced distribution center.

carril
(n.)=furrow ; lane.
Ex: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Changing lanes on the information superhighway: academic libraries and the Internet'.
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* carretera de doble carril=dual carriageway.
* carril bici=bike lane.
* carril bus=bus lane.
* carril de aceleración/desaceleración=ramp.
* carril de adelantamiento=fast track ; fast lane.
* carril taxi=taxi lane.

carril bici
(n.)=bike lane.
Ex: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school.
carril bus
(n.)=bus lane.
Ex: Journey times are often shortened as black cabs are allowed to use bus lanes.
carril de aceleración/desaceleración
(n.)=ramp.
Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
carril de adelantamiento
(adj.)=fast track ; fast lane.
Ex: The article 'A fast track over rocky roads: continuing education for reference librarians' argues that for reference librarianship to be successful, it has to be seen as a valuable and convenient commodity to the user. Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".
carril taxi
(n.)=taxi lane.
Ex: Luckily there are exclusive bus/taxi lanes to help speed your journey.
carrillo
(n.)=cheek.
Ex: There were many wrinkles in the hollows between his eyes and his cheeks; and the eyes were sad; they were very sad.
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* comer a dos carrillos=stuff + Posesivo + face.

carrito
(n.)=trolley.
Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.
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* carrito de dos ruedas tirado por un hombre=rickshaw [ricksha].
* carrito de golf=golf cart.
* carrito de la compra=shopping trolley ; shopping cart.
* carrito de los libros=book truck ; book trolley.
* decoración de los carritos de la comida=trolley dressing.

carrito de dos ruedas tirado por un hombre
=rickshaw [ricksha].
Ex: See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.
carrito de golf
(n.)=golf cart.
Ex: Golf carts are allowed on roads or streets with speed limits above 25 mph.
carrito de la compra
(n.)=shopping trolley ; shopping cart.
Ex: The article 'A cyberspace shopping trolley' discusses the challenges of online bookselling and the worries publishers have about it. Ex: Features like authentication, shopping carts, portals for specific user-groups, and ILL can easily be added -- perhaps making the digital experience seem virtual.
carrito de los libros
(n.)=book truck ; book trolley.
Ex: There is also a student assistant and his tasks are highly routine -- unwrapping current issues, stamping with ownership marks, placing on book trucks, etc.. Ex: This article gives examples of cases where readers borrow books that are more accessible, e.g. on a display or on the return book trolley.
carrizo
(n.)=reed.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.

carro
(n.)=trolly ; carriage ; cart ; chariot ; waggon [wagon, -USA].
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: The two formes of the sheet were imposed on the bed of the reciprocating carriage where they were inked by two sets of rollers, one at each end of the frame.
Ex: The replacement of the horse and cart by the motor truck has improved the transport system.
Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.
Ex: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.
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* bajarse del carro=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
* carro con ruedas=wheeled trolly.
* carro de la compra=shopping cart ; shopping trolley.
* carro de los platos sucios=dirty-dish cart.
* chupar carro=be just along for the ride.
* chupar carro de=ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails ; cash in on.
* engancharse al carro=jump on + the bandwagon ; ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
* parar el carro=hold + Posesivo + horses.
* retorno de carro=carriage return.
* subirse al carro=get on + Posesivo + high horse ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
* tirar del carro=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight ; pull together ; lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.

carro con ruedas
(n.)=wheeled trolly.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
carro de la compra
(n.)=shopping cart ; shopping trolley.
Ex: Features like authentication, shopping carts, portals for specific user-groups, and ILL can easily be added -- perhaps making the digital experience seem virtual. Ex: The article 'A cyberspace shopping trolley' discusses the challenges of online bookselling and the worries publishers have about it.
carro de los platos sucios
(n.)=dirty-dish cart.
Ex: She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.
carrocero
(n.)=coachbuilder ; bodybuilder [body-builder].
Ex: Papers were presented on requirements for hi-tech mobile libraries, and the coachbuilder's viewpoint = Se presentaron ponencias sobre los requisitos de las bibliotecas móviles de última generación y el punto de vista de sus fabricantes.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
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* cinta de carrocero=masking tape.

carrocería
(n.)=bodywork.
Ex: Parking lot dents, collisions and the effects of time, all combine to mar the smooth perfection of your car's bodywork.
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* carrocería de autocaravana=camper shell.
* fabricante de carrocerías=coachbuilder ; bodybuilder [body-builder].

carrocería de autocaravana
(n.)=camper shell.
Ex: The mobile library was based on a converted pickup truck with a camper shell, plus a tent shelter, and camp lantern for night services.
carromato
(n.)=waggon [wagon, -USA] ; covered waggon.
Ex: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.
Ex: The wind rushing through the covered waggon caused the stout canvas hood to bulge.

carroza fúnebre
(n.)=horse-drawn hearse.
Ex: The horse-drawn hearse overturned, causing the funeral procession to come to a shuddering halt and dislodging the coffin.
carroza mortuoria
(n.)=horse-drawn hearse.
Ex: The horse-drawn hearse overturned, causing the funeral procession to come to a shuddering halt and dislodging the coffin.
carroza^1
(n.)=float ; carriage.
Ex: Activities included a procession of floats, marching bands, stalls, displays and cultural activities.
Ex: The two formes of the sheet were imposed on the bed of the reciprocating carriage where they were inked by two sets of rollers, one at each end of the frame.
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* carroza fúnebre=horse-drawn hearse.
* carroza mortuoria=horse-drawn hearse.

carroza^2
(n.)=old fog(e)y ; fuddy-duddy ; old fart ; over the hill ; old crock.
Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
Ex: Since meeting his wife and having kids he says he's become an old fuddy-duddy.
Ex: Old farts are everywhere, and they bring with them the ghosts of the past -- ghosts that are long dead and need to remain so.
Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.
Ex: By the end of the exercise I think everyone watching was wondering how two such old crocks could dare to set foot out of the house.

carroña^1
(n.)=carrion.
Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
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* comer carroña=scavenging.

carroña^2
(n.)=riffraff.
Ex: And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.

carroñero
(n.)=scavenger.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.
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* animal carroñero=scavenger.
* ave carroñera=scavenger.

carruaje
(n.)=waggon [wagon, -USA] ; bogie ; carriage.
Ex: In San Francisco horse-drawn wagons preceded the cable cars.
Ex: Two bogies of a goods train derailed this morning leading to blockade of all railway traffic.
Ex: The two formes of the sheet were imposed on the bed of the reciprocating carriage where they were inked by two sets of rollers, one at each end of the frame.
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* fábrica de carruajes=carriage-making plant.

carrusel
(n.)=carousel ; roundabout.
Ex: The images in this system are held as a set of fiches in a carousel or as 105 mm roll film in rapid-access cassettes.
Ex: 'Dinosaurs and roundabouts' was the title of the opening address given at the Annual Conference of the School Library Association on 30th December 1975.

carst
(n.)=karst.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.

carta
(n.)=card ; envelope ; letter ; charter.
Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.
Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
Ex: Thus, where the text of an article is interspersed amongst advertisements, letters and other contributions, only those pages on which parts of the article are printed are listed.
Ex: Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.
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* adquirir carta de naturaleza=be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in).
* a la carta=a la carte.
* baraja de cartas=pack of playing cards ; deck of playing cards ; deck of cards.
* carta abierta=open letter.
* carta adjunta=covering letter.
* carta aeronáutica=aeronautical chart.
* carta apostólica=apostolic letter ; ecclesiastic letter.
* carta autógrafa=autograph letter.
* carta blanca=free hand ; carte blanche ; blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
* carta bomba=letter bomb.
* carta certificada=registered letter ; certified letter.
* carta comercial=business letter.
* carta confidencial=confidential letter.
* carta de adhesión=letter of support.
* carta de agradecimiento=note of thanks ; thank-you letter.
* carta de amor=love letter ; billet-doux.
* carta de apoyo=letter of support.
* carta de baraja=playing card.
* carta de barras de color=colour bar.
* carta de derechos=charter of rights.
* carta de derechos humanos=charter of human rights.
* carta de intenciones=letter of intent.
* carta de invitación=letter of invitation ; invitation letter.
* Carta de la ONU, la=UN charter, the.
* carta de navegación=aeronautical chart ; navigational chart.
* carta de nombramiento=letter of appointment.
* carta de pedido=order letter.
* carta de presentación=cover letter ; letter of introduction ; calling card.
* carta de privilegios=charter.
* carta de recomendación=testimonial ; letter of recommendation ; letter of reference ; reference letter.
* carta de referencia=reference.
* carta de rescate=ransom note.
* carta de servicios=service offer.
* carta de vinos=wine list.
* carta eclesiástica=apostolic letter ; ecclesiastic letter.
* carta interminable=epistle.
* Carta Magna, la=Magna Carta, the.
* carta marina=navigational chart.
* carta modelo=model letter.
* carta náutica=nautical chart.
* carta personal=personal letter ; confidential letter ; private letter.
* carta real=charter.
* cartas al director=letter to the editor.
* carta verde=green card.
* contestar una carta=answer + letter.
* darle a Alguien carta blanca=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
* envío masivo de cartas=mail shot.
* escritura de cartas=letter writing.
* franquear una carta=frank + letter.
* juego de cartas=euchre.
* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas=play + Posesivo + cards right.
* jugárselo todo a una sola carta=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas=letterbook [letter book].
* poner el matasellos a una carta=postmark.
* poner las cartas boca arriba=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* poner las cartas sobre la mesa=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* redacción de cartas=letter writing.
* registro de salida de cartas=outward letterbook.
* tener carta blanca=have + carte-blanche.
* tomar carta de naturaleza=be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in).
* tomar carta en=get + stuck into.
* tomar carta en el asunto=intervene.

carta abierta
(n.)=open letter.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Is the public library still searching for its identity?: an open letter from an outsider'.
carta adjunta
(n.)=covering letter.
Ex: The abstracts are then returned to the abstractor with a covering letter to explain that the purpose of the feedback is not to find fault but to share improvements.
carta aeronáutica
(n.)=aeronautical chart.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aeronautical, navigational, and celestial charts, etc.
carta apostólica
(n.)=apostolic letter ; ecclesiastic letter.
Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer. Ex: Pope John Paul II, in an ecclesiastic letter to the Roman Catholic clergy, stressed celibacy as a prerequisite for the priesthood.
carta autógrafa
(n.)=autograph letter.
Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.
carta blanca
(n.)=free hand ; carte blanche ; blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
Ex: In the past, architects were allowed a free hand in designing library buildings, which, until recently were measured by librarians mainly by their suitability to accommodate book collections. Ex: A licence is not a carte blanche to unrestricted copying. Ex: The reputation of the present prime minister was also tarnished by confirmation that it was his practice to sign blank cheques.
carta bomba
(n.)=letter bomb.
Ex: The letter bomb seriously injured her and caused extensive and irreparable damage to her resources.
carta certificada
(n.)=registered letter ; certified letter.
Ex: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand. Ex: I got a certified letter from Microsoft the other day and after a bit of nerviness opening it up it turned out to be just junk mail.
carta comercial
(n.)=business letter.
Ex: This document is a long business letter detailing activities between a Scotch fish merchant and his Canadian suppliers.
carta confidencial
(n.)=confidential letter.
Ex: But using her confidential letter to harm and embarrass her is absolutely without justification.
carta de adhesión
(n.)=letter of support.
Ex: Below are links to the text of letters of support received before and during the protest.
carta de agradecimiento
(n.)=note of thanks ; thank-you letter.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo. Ex: In the second experiment, students who rated the course highly during the early part of the term were unaffected by a thank-you letter from the instructor.
carta de amor
(n.)=love letter ; billet-doux.
Ex: The film is also produced in an interactive format on DVD that lets viewers explore subjects related to Wilson, from the politics of his time to his love letters. Ex: His billet-doux was couched in such unexpectedly eloquent terms that she was both touched and determined to meet him.
carta de apoyo
(n.)=letter of support.
Ex: Below are links to the text of letters of support received before and during the protest.
carta de baraja
(n.)=playing card.
Ex: The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.
carta de barras de color
(n.)=colour bar.
Ex: The color bars are arranged in order of decreasing total brightness: White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black.
carta de derechos
(n.)=charter of rights.
Ex: A charter of rights will contribute to enhancing the protection of rights in both Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.
carta de derechos humanos
(n.)=charter of human rights.
Ex: Germany therefore strongly supports the idea of a charter of human rights which would have pride of place among Europe's treaties.
carta de intenciones
(n.)=letter of intent.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
carta de invitación
(n.)=letter of invitation ; invitation letter.
Ex: An initial letter of invitation should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope. Ex: Also included is a complete bibliography for all reference materials needed and samples of invitation letters, evaluations, and other items.
carta de navegación
(n.)=aeronautical chart ; navigational chart.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aeronautical, navigational, and celestial charts, etc. Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aeronautical, navigational, and celestial charts, etc.
carta de nombramiento
(n.)=letter of appointment.
Ex: The file will start with the job description and personnel description, and will contain copies of the advertisement, the completed application form, references taken up, comments made during interview and the letter of appointment.
carta de pedido
(n.)=order letter.
Ex: Order letters are usually used when requesting free publications or when a purchase order is not appropriate.
carta de presentación
(n.)=cover letter ; letter of introduction ; calling card.
Ex: This article examines the growth in the publishing of books on careers education in the USA, ranging from guides on writing resumes and cover letters to books on the metaphysics of work = Este artículo estudia el crecimiento de la publicación de libros sobre orientación profesional en los Estados Unidos, que abarcan desde guías sobre la confección de curriculums y cartas de presentación hasta tratados teóricos sobre la metafísica del trabajo. Ex: Examples of letters of introduction and resumes are included. Ex: The intensity of the father's reaction in the film to the possible loss of more family members is the calling card of every Holocaust survivor.
carta de privilegios
(n.)=charter.
Ex: The award of a charter, the establishment of an examination system, and a register of the qualified, rapidly created a 'near-monopoly in training' in the years between 1885 and 1909.
carta de recomendación
(n.)=testimonial ; letter of recommendation ; letter of reference ; reference letter.
Ex: 4 subjects were discussed at a seminar held on 3 successive weekends in Dec 86 on the training of librarians in job application: Curricula vitae; written applications; aspects of labour legislation (particularly testimonials); and interviews. Ex: Researchers planning to work in UK libraries and archives, whether they are professors, freelance writers, or genealogists, will need to consider practical matters such as photocopying policies and letters of recommendation. Ex: She had just received a letter from a former student who wanted a letter of reference. Ex: Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters.
carta de referencia
(n.)=reference.
Ex: The file will start with the job description and personnel description, and will contain copies of the advertisement, the completed application form, references taken up, comments made during interview and the letter of appointment.
carta de rescate
(n.)=ransom note.
Ex: Ransom notes are normally written prior to the crime and not written by hand in order to disguise the authorship.
carta de servicios
(n.)=service offer.
Ex: If your service offer is not competitive then customers will wisely go elsewhere.
carta de vinos
(n.)=wine list.
Ex: Most wine lists include the producer, the region, the grape type, the year, and of course the price of the wine.
carta eclesiástica
(n.)=apostolic letter ; ecclesiastic letter.
Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer. Ex: Pope John Paul II, in an ecclesiastic letter to the Roman Catholic clergy, stressed celibacy as a prerequisite for the priesthood.
carta interminable
(n.)=epistle.
Ex: The crisis revealed in the epistles focuses on this coexistence and on the particular theological concepts of the Jewish and Greek members of the community.
carta marina
(n.)=navigational chart.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aeronautical, navigational, and celestial charts, etc.
carta modelo
(n.)=model letter.
Ex: These model letters are not only for business correspondence, but also cover different topics such as invitations, sympathy, and congratulations to friends.
carta náutica
(n.)=nautical chart.
Ex: Its holdings include maps, charts, digital data for strategic and military operations, and nautical charts.
carta personal
(n.)=personal letter ; confidential letter ; private letter.
Ex: Before 1650 if scientists communicated with each other at all it was through the medium of personal letters. Ex: But using her confidential letter to harm and embarrass her is absolutely without justification. Ex: Her private letters reveal her frustration in being excluded by the nineteenth century scientific establishment.
carta real
(n.)=charter.
Ex: Diplomatics is an auxiliary science of history created by the French monk Dom Jean Mabillon in 1681 to establish the authenticity of mediaeval charters.
carta verde
(n.)=green card.
Ex: The article 'Green lights and green cards: are you ready to?' provides an overview of library automation in the USA today.
cartabón
(n.)=protractor.
Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.

cartaginés
(adj.)=Carthaginian.
Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.

cartas al director
(n.)=letter to the editor.
Ex: Short communications, newspaper articles and letters to the editor present problems in abstracting, both from the selection viewpoint and also as to abstract content.
cartel de la OPEC, el
=OPEC cartel, the.
Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.
cartel plegable
(n.)=sandwich board.
Ex: Three 'sandwich boards' are placed outside the van at each stop and four magnetic signs are stuck on the exterior to describe the range of subjects covered.
cartel publicitario
(n.)=billboard.
Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.
cartel^1
(n.)=poster ; placard.
Ex: The physical format of a document (for example, a book filmstrip, poster) is unlikely to be fully evident from a catalogue.
Ex: The largest collection is on graphic arts, comprising 900 reference works, catalogues, leaflets and placards.
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* cartel plegable=sandwich board.
* cartel publicitario=billboard.

cartelera
(n.)=playbill.
Nota: Generalmente anunciando una obra de teatro.
Ex: More than 135000 copies of the playbill will be published during the season.
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* cartelera de espectáculos=playbill.
* cartelera publicitaria=hoarding.
* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos=Billboard chart.
* que lleva tiempo en cartelera=long-running.

cartelera de espectáculos
(n.)=playbill.
Ex: More than 135000 copies of the playbill will be published during the season.
cartelera publicitaria
(n.)=hoarding.
Ex: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.
cartelito
(n.)=sign.
Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.

cartera
(n.)=briefcase ; wallet ; portfolio ; pocketbook.
Ex: He picked up his briefcase, returned the papers, and hurried off.
Ex: On the next park bench, a student pulls out a wallet containing several small silver discs.
Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.
Ex: Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.
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* del tamaño de una cartera=briefcase-sized.

cartera de acciones
(n.)=portfolio.
Ex: The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.
carterista
(n.)=pickpocket.
Ex: Migrants have become organized pickpockets, petty thieves, & extortionists.

cartero
(n.)=postman [postmen, -pl.].
Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.
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* cartera de acciones=portfolio.

cartilaginoso
(adj.)=cartilaginous.
Ex: In most vertebrates, the jaws are bony or cartilaginous and oppose vertically, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw.

cartilla
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* cartilla de ahorros=passbook.
* cartilla de racionamiento=ration book.
* leerla la cartilla a Alguien=a good talking to.

cartilla de ahorros
(n.)=passbook.
Ex: The passbook is the traditional document to keep track of earnings in a savings account.
cartilla de racionamiento
(n.)=ration book.
Ex: The Cuban government has slashed state-subsidised soap from ration books.
cartista
(adj.)=Chartist.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.

cartobibliografía
(n.)=cartobibliography.
Ex: This article presents the case for a bibliography of cartobibliographies, the achievement of which would need to be accompanied by cooperative effort, which would represent an important research and reference tool.

cartobibliógrafo
(n.)=cartobibliographer.
Ex: Sections cover: history and development of map librarianship; technical processes; map library education; memorials for map librarians and cartobibliographers; and international map librarianship.

cartografía
(n.)=cartography ; mapping.
Ex: In cartography, a chart is a special-purpose map generally designed for the use of navigators.
Ex: The mapping of the seafloor also revealed that these huge underwater mountain ranges are bisected by a deep trench which in places is more than 2000 meters deep.
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* Instituto de Cartografía Americano=US Geological Survey (USGS).
* Instituto de Cartografía Británico=Ordnance Survey.
* Instituto de Cartografía Estatal=State Geological Survey.

cartográfico
(adj.)=cartographic.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.
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* estudio cartográfico=ordnance survey.
* levantamiento cartográfico=mapping.
* mapa cartográfico=chart.
* material cartográfico=cartographic material.

cartomancia
(n.)=fortune telling.
Ex: I am not very good at fortune telling but I suspect it may be timely for people to communicate briefly on strategy and options with him.

cartoné
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* edición en cartoné=hardback ; hardcover.
* encuadernación en cartoné=paper boards.

cartoteca
(n.)=map library.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

cartuchera
(n.)=ammunition belt ; cartridge belt ; ammunition holder.
Ex: After this incident an order requiring that ammunition belts be worn under the coats was issued.
Ex: Whether you're in the market for leather pistol holsters or a leather cartridge belt, you've come to the right place.
Ex: Bandoliers have traditionally been used by soldiers as ammunition holders.

cartucheras
(n.)=love handles.
Ex: Love handles are easily treated with liposuction, and the results are gratifying and very long lasting.

cartucho
(n.)=canister ; cartridge ; shell casing.
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: Direct access involves the use of computer files via carriers (e.g. disks, cassettes, cartridges) designed to be inserted into a computer or its auxiliary equipment by the user.
Ex: Now thousands of shell casings are lying a few kilometres offshore from Halifax.
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* cartucho de cinta=ribbon cartridge.
* cartucho de estereografías=stereograph reel.
* cartucho de ordenador=computer cartridge.
* cartucho de sonido=sound cartridge.
* cartucho vacío=blank ; blank shell.
* disparar cartuchos vacíos=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.

cartucho de cinta
(n.)=ribbon cartridge.
Ex: A cartridge snapped into the ImageWriter printer replaces the ribbon cartridge.
cartucho de estereografías
(n.)=stereograph reel.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
cartucho de ordenador
(n.)=computer cartridge.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of the carrier and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: computer cartridge, computer cassette, computer disk, computer reel, computer card, computer optical disk.
cartucho de sonido
(n.)=sound cartridge.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.
cartucho vacío
(n.)=blank ; blank shell.
Ex: The militia claimed that it was using blanks to disperse the protest. Ex: In this manner, the blank shells fire, thereby creating the desired shotgun sound.
cartulario
(n.)=cartulary.
Nota: Libro donde se hacía una copia en época medieval de los documentos jurídicos, como escrituras y privilegios, de un monasterio.
Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.

cartulina
(n.)=card ; card stock ; cardboard ; flash card ; work card [workcard].
Ex: Punched cards are pieces of card of specified size in which holes are punched in columns according to a code in order to represent data.
Ex: Not only does a peek-a-boo system require such apparatus as punches, but the cards themselves must be accurately printed on good quality card stock.
Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
Ex: A flash card is a card or other opaque material printed with words, numerals, or pictures and designed for rapid display.
Ex: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.

cartílago
(n.)=cartilage.
Ex: Despite the introduction of new surgical techniques, the treatment of cartilage defects remains challenging.

cartógrafo
(n.)=cartographer.
Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.

cartón
(n.)=cardboard ; pasteboard ; paperboard.
Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.
Ex: This book discusses all the main types of packaging based on paper and paperboard.
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* caja de cartón=carton ; cardboard box ; cardbox.
* cartón arrugado=corrugated cardboard.
* cartón corrugado=corrugated cardboard.
* cartón de huevos=egg carton.
* cartón de leche=milk carton.
* cartón hecho de paja=strawboard.
* cartón ondulado=corrugated cardboard.
* cartón para encuadernar=millboard.
* cartón piedra=papier mâché.
* cortadora de cartón=board-cutting machine.
* embalaje en caja de cartón=encasement.
* fabricante de cartón=paperboard maker ; paperboard manufacturer.
* figura de cartón=cardboard cutout.
* figura recortada de cartón=cardboard cutout.
* panel de cartón-yeso=plasterboard.
* placa de cartón-yeso=plasterboard.
* tubo de cartón=cardboard roll.

cartón arrugado
(n.)=corrugated cardboard.
Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
cartón corrugado
(n.)=corrugated cardboard.
Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
cartón de huevos
(n.)=egg carton.
Ex: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.
cartón de leche
(n.)=milk carton.
Ex: In the third meeting, the parents learned activities using labels from common household items, for example, circling on a milk carton label all words beginning with the same sound as cat.
cartón hecho de paja
(n.)=strawboard.
Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.
cartón ondulado
(n.)=corrugated cardboard.
Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
cartón para encuadernar
(n.)=millboard.
Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.
cartón piedra
=papier mâché.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) : plywood and papier mâché.
carácter aleatorio
(n.)=randomness.
Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.
carácter conclusivo
(n.)=finality ; conclusiveness.
Ex: We're questioning whether it's really worth it in terms of finality of data and in terms of revision that we find we have to make sometimes after we've used the CIP data. Ex: Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.
carácter consultivo
(n.)=consultative status.
Ex: WSPA is a network of over 700 animal protection societies in over 146 countries with consultative status at the UN.
carácter contrariante
(n.)=contrary nature.
Ex: After reading the early chapters and discussing Mary's contrary nature, we looked at her Indian hibiscus garden and the nursery rhyme she appears in, seeing how both reflected Mary's own nature.
carácter de control
(n.)=control character.
Ex: The text file is a stream of text as inserted by the user containing a minimal number of control characters which indicate the internal structure of the text.
carácter de imprenta
(n.)=block capital ; block letter.
Ex: As computer technology improves, the appearance of the printed page, so often marred at present by the use of undifferentiated block capitals, will undoubtedly improve. Ex: Please fill out this form in block letters and send it back to us as soon as possible in order to benefit from pre-registration fees.
carácter de líneas gruesas
(n.)=fat face [fat-face].
Ex: There were, first, the traditional serifed roman exaggerated by about 1806 into fat face by a great increase in contrast between thick and thin strokes.
carácter de separación
(n.)=delimiter ; separating character.
Ex: After a valid alphabetic match is found, the text for that field including correct delimiters and tag suffixes will be retrieved from an authority file. Ex: The separating character in a bibliographic record is a control character used to separate and qualify units of data logically, and in some cases hierarchically.
carácter de urgencia
(n.)=sense of urgency.
Ex: With the advent of automation, the demands for continuing education courses took on a sense of urgency.
carácter definitivo
(n.)=finality ; conclusiveness.
Ex: We're questioning whether it's really worth it in terms of finality of data and in terms of revision that we find we have to make sometimes after we've used the CIP data. Ex: Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.
carácter fortuito
(n.)=randomness.
Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.
carácter fuerte
(n.)=strong-mindedness.
Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
carácter irlandés
(n.)=Irishness.
Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.
carácter judío
(n.)=Jewishness.
Ex: The family maintains a memory, culture, & identity surrounded by Jewishness.
carácter moral
(n.)=moral character.
Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct.
carácter reciente
(n.)=recentness.
Ex: Such droops cannot be explained as the result of a relatively high scattering, due to the recentness of the topic.
carácter sagrado
(n.)=sacredness.
Ex: Historical editors believe in the importance of the meaning, literary editors in word sacredness.
carácter tipográfico
(n.)=type.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
carácter^1
(n.)=status ; complexion ; temper ; strength of character ; temperament.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.
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* buen carácter=good humour.
* carácter aleatorio=randomness.
* carácter conclusivo=finality ; conclusiveness.
* carácter consultivo=consultative status.
* carácter contrariante=contrary nature.
* carácter definitivo=finality ; conclusiveness.
* carácter de urgencia=sense of urgency.
* carácter fortuito=randomness.
* carácter fuerte=strong-mindedness.
* carácter irlandés=Irishness.
* carácter judío=Jewishness.
* carácter moral=moral character.
* carácter reciente=recentness.
* carácter sagrado=sacredness.
* de carácter=in character.
* de carácter público=state-owned ; government-owned ; state-run ; government-run ; publicly owned [publicly-owned] ; publicly supported ; publicly held.
* de mal carácter=ill-natured.
* desarrollar el carácter de Uno=build + Posesivo + character.
* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter=off-balance.
* sin carácter=boneless ; spineless.
* tener mucho carácter=be full of character.
* tener un carácter muy fuerte=be full of character.

carácter^2
(n.)=character ; script ; sorts ; sort.
Nota: En tipografía, cada uno de los elementos (letras, símbolos, espacios, acentos, etc.) que componían una tipo de letra.
Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.
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* búsqueda de secuencias de caracteres=string search ; string searching.
* búsqueda por secuencia de caracteres=character-string search.
* búsquedas de secuencias de caracteres=text-string searching.
* cadena de caracteres=character string.
* carácter de control=control character.
* carácter de imprenta=block capital ; block letter.
* carácter de líneas gruesas=fat face [fat-face].
* carácter de separación=delimiter ; separating character.
* caracteres alfabéticos=alphabetic characters.
* caracteres modernos=modern face.
* carácter tipográfico=type.
* codificación de caracteres=character encoding.
* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres=on a string search basis.
* juego de caracteres=character set.
* lector óptico de caracteres=optical character reader.
* OCR (reconocimiento óptico de caracteres)=OCR (optical character recognition).
* reconocimiento de caracteres=character recognition.
* secuencia de caracteres=text string.
* serie determinada de caracteres=character string.

carámbano
(n.)=icicle.
Ex: The stalactite is above, and hangs downward like an icicle; the stalagmite is below and sticks up growing in pairs.

carátula
(n.)=skin.
Nota: En el entorno de los interfaces gráficos, diferentes maneras de presentar los colores, iconos y otros objetos de las pantallas para adaptarlas a los gustos de los usuarios, aunque el contenido es el mismo.
Ex: Skin technology in Web gateways allows systems to be personalized for grupos of users.

carísimo
(adj.)=prohibitively expensive ; ruinously expensive.
Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
Ex: I do have a couple of nasty chafes on my feet from my new and ruinously expensive sandals, if that counts in any way.
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* ser carísimo=cost + be prohibitive.

carótido
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* arteria carótida=carotid artery.
* seno carótido=carotid sinus.

casa
(n.)=home ; house ; household ; townhouse [town-house] ; home front.
Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
Ex: Qualifiers function as an integral part of the index terms, so that terms of the form 'Moving (House)', 'Mergers (Industrial)' are created and used.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
Ex: In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects.
Ex: The ongoing threat of terrorist attacks on North American soil and assets abroad, have brought asymmetric warfare to the home front.
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* alfabetización en casa=family literacy.
* ama de casa=housewife [housewives, -pl.] ; homemaker ; housekeeper.
* amo de casa=homemaker.
* artículos de la casa=household goods.
* asuntos de la casa, los=home affairs.
* banco en casa=home banking.
* barrer para casa=look after + number one ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* bata de casa=housedress.
* cambiarse de casa=move + house ; move out.
* casa adosada=terrace(d) house ; terrace(d) home ; townhouse [town-house] ; semidetached house ; duplex ; duplex house.
* casa alquilada=house let.
* casa ancestral=ancestral home.
* Casa Blanca, la=White House, the.
* casa comercial=house.
* casa consistorial=civic hall.
* casa cuna=foundling home ; foundling hospital.
* casa de acogida=shelter home ; foster home.
* casa de beneficiencia=almshouse.
* casa de campo=holiday home ; country residence.
* casa de culto=house of worship ; house of prayer ; cult building.
* casa de empeño=pawnshop ; hock shop [hockshop].
* casa de huéspedes=guesthouse [guest house] ; bed and breakfast (B&B) ; boarding house ; rooming house ; lodging house.
* casa de ladrillos de adobe=mud-brick house.
* casa de la moneda=mint.
* casa de la playa=beach house.
* casa del guarda=lodge.
* casa de locos=lunatic asylum ; madhouse ; bedlam.
* casa de los locos=asylum ; mental asylum ; madhouse.
* casa del párroco=parsonage house ; parsonage.
* casa de madera=log house ; wood house.
* casa de maternidad=maternity home.
* casa de muñecas=doll's house.
* casa de oficios=vocational school.
* casa de oración=house of worship ; house of prayer.
* casa de pisos=tenement ; apartment block ; apartment building ; apartment complex.
* casa de placer=house of pleasure ; house of pleasure.
* casa de putas=brothel ; bawdy house [bawdyhouse] ; whorehouse.
* casa de té=teahouse.
* casa de tres plantas=three-storeyed house.
* casa de troncos de madera=log house.
* casa de vacaciones=vacation home.
* casa de veraneo=holiday home.
* casa editorial=publishing house.
* casa familiar=family home.
* casa frecuentada por los espíritus=haunted house.
* casa móvil=mobile home.
* casa pareada=duplex ; duplex house.
* casa parroquial=parsonage house ; parsonage.
* casa particular=private home.
* casa piloto=show home ; show house.
* casa prefabricada=manufactured home ; prefabricated house.
* casa proveedora=components supplier.
* casa remolque=mobile home.
* casa rural=farmhouse.
* casa rústica=cottage.
* casa señorial=manor house ; stately home.
* casa social=community house.
* casa solariega=ancestral home ; country house ; stately home ; manor house.
* cine en casa=home theatre ; home cinema.
* cocinero de casa=home cook.
* comer en casa=eat in.
* como en casa=like home (away) from home.
* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio=there's no place like home.
* compra desde casa=armchair shopping.
* confinado a la casa=housebound [house-bound].
* construcción de casas=building construction.
* dejarse caer por casa=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
* dueño de la casa=householder.
* el enemigo en casa=the enemy within.
* empezar la casa por el tejado=tail wagging the dog.
* emprender el camino de vuelta a casa=head back + home.
* en casa=in the home.
* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo=the cobbler's children run barefoot.
* encontrar casa=find + a home.
* encontrarse en casa=be in.
* en la casa=around the house.
* enseñanza escolar en casa=homeschooling [home schooling].
* equipo de casa=home team ; home side.
* escolarización en casa=homeschool ; homeschooling [home schooling].
* escolarizar en casa=homeschool.
* especialidad de la casa, la=house specialty, the.
* estar en casa=be in.
* esterilla de la entrada de la casa=welcome mat.
* estilo de la casa=house style.
* fuera de la casa=out-of-home.
* hacer que Algo se haga en casa=bring + Nombre + in-house.
* hecho en casa=homespun ; homemade.
* hora de volver a casa=curfew.
* imposibilitado para salir de casa=housebound [house-bound] ; homebound [home-bound].
* ir a casa de=make + house calls.
* irse a casa=go + home.
* irse de casa=leave + home ; move out.
* joven que huye de su casa=runaway.
* lejía de casa=household bleach.
* llamar a una casa para vender=cold call.
* llave de la casa=house key.
* llegar a casa=get + home.
* llegar tarde a casa=stay out + late.
* llevar a casa=bring + home.
* llevar los pantalones (en + Posesivo + casa)=wear + the trousers (in + Posesivo + house).
* llevarse los problemas a casa=bring + problems home.
* menú de la casa=set menu.
* mudarse de casa=move + house.
* para el inglés su casa es su castillo=an Englishman's home is his castle.
* partido que se juega en casa=home game.
* partido que se juega fuera de casa=away game.
* pasarse por casa=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in ; come (a)round.
* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las=housebound, the.
* personas que no pueden salir de casa=homebound, the.
* pisar + Posesivo + casa=darken + Posesivo + door.
* poner la casa al revés=turn + everything upside down.
* poner la casa patas arriba=turn + the house upside down.
* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa=darken + Posesivo + door.
* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo=sleepover.
* quedarse dentro de casa=stay + indoors.
* quedarse en casa=stay + indoors.
* quehaceres de la casa=housework.
* que trabaja desde casa=home-based.
* realización de los estudios escolares en casa=homeschooling [home schooling].
* regresar a casa=go + home again.
* regreso a casa=homecoming ; journey home.
* revolver toda la casa=turn + the house upside down.
* ropa de casa=loungewear.
* ropa de estar en casa=loungewear.
* salir de casa=leave + home ; get out of + the house ; set + foot out of the house.
* salir de la casa=go outside.
* segunda casa=second home.
* seguro de la casa=home insurance.
* sentirse como en casa=feel + at home ; feel like + home (away) from home.
* tirar la casa por la ventana=lash out (on) ; go to + town on ; spare + no expense ; go for + broke ; go + all out.
* todo queda en casa=all in the family.
* trabajador desde casa=homeworker.
* trabajar fuera de casa=work away from + home.
* trabajos de la casa=housework.
* traer a casa=bring + back home.
* traer el pan a casa=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* vender de casa en casa=peddle.
* venir a casa=come (a)round.
* volver a casa=go + home again ; head back + home.
* volver la casa al revés=turn + everything upside down.
* volver tarde a casa=stay out + late.
* vuelta a casa=homecoming ; journey home.
* zona para casas móviles=mobile home park ; trailer park.

casa adosada
(n.)=terrace(d) house ; terrace(d) home ; townhouse [town-house] ; semidetached house ; duplex ; duplex house.
Ex: A group of parents and teachers, however, established temporary school facilities in the area pending the building of a new school, 2 terrace houses being put to use for this purpose. Ex: A study centre has recently been developed in one of Hove's terrace homes. Ex: In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects. Ex: In addition, records describing 'semi-detached' houses may also be retrieved if the retrieval system treats a hyphen as a space. Ex: In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects. Ex: That system is increasingly insufficient due to more housing in the area built recently, more people living in duplex houses, and more apartment buildings.
casa alquilada
(n.)=house let.
Ex: We started in Hawaii, in a small house let that we shared with several geckos on the isolated eastern end of Molokai.
casa ancestral
(n.)=ancestral home.
Ex: After lunch we'll travel southwards to Culzean Castle, the ancestral home of the Kennedy family.
casa comercial
(n.)=house.
Ex: Many packages are available for purchase or lease, but there are also strictly in-house packages and packages developed by specific software houses under contract from one organisation.
casa consistorial
(n.)=civic hall.
Ex: The planned library will be part of a complex including a civic hall, information lobby, exhibition rooms and a restaurant.
casa cuna
(n.)=foundling home ; foundling hospital.
Ex: By contrast, in the foundling home, the infants were cared for by nurses, each of whom was responsible for seven children. Ex: Foundling hospitals have for the most part been replaced by foster care programs under the supervision of state welfare agencies.
casa de acogida
(n.)=shelter home ; foster home.
Ex: Many elderly people residing in publicly-funded shelter homes are underweight and may be at risk of undernutrition. Ex: Hollis is an orphan who is shuffled from foster home to foster home despite her heart of gold.
casa de beneficiencia
(n.)=almshouse.
Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
casa de campo
(n.)=holiday home ; country residence.
Ex: In recent decades tourism has vastly increased in the area and many once empty houses have been restored as second or holiday homes. Ex: S. Augustine's abbey became later the country residence of the abbots.
casa de culto
(n.)=house of worship ; house of prayer ; cult building.
Ex: A few of these mosques, in comparison to traditional houses of worship, seem almost futuristic; some even do away with the traditional minaret. Ex: This is a house of prayer for those who wish to make space and time in their lives to nurture their souls. Ex: Pylons were often decorated with scenes emphasizing a king's authority since it was the public face of a cult building.
casa de empeño
(n.)=pawnshop ; hock shop [hockshop].
Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders. Ex: IN 1999, David Zinberg took jewelry from a handful of his hock shops and began auctioning them online.
casa de huéspedes
(n.)=guesthouse [guest house] ; bed and breakfast (B&B) ; boarding house ; rooming house ; lodging house.
Ex: The aim is to establish a central library with a network of branches in guest houses and other places of accommodation. Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast. Ex: A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference. Ex: A rooming house is considered illegal if it contravenes city bylaws. Ex: According to the law, all barber shops, hairdressing salons, lodging houses and eating houses are required to register with the City Council.
casa de la moneda
(n.)=mint.
Ex: The author shows that silversmith Jan de Booser was responsible for cutting the dies of the mint of the Province of Groningen during 1673-1693.
casa de la playa
(n.)=beach house.
Ex: He created a garden on the shingle around his beach house.
casa de ladrillos de adobe
(n.)=mud-brick house.
Ex: Although rain is extremely scarce in Jericho, if it occurred, the mud-brick houses would collapse and turn into mud.
casa de locos
(n.)=lunatic asylum ; madhouse ; bedlam.
Ex: The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society. Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers. Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
casa de los locos
(n.)=asylum ; mental asylum ; madhouse.
Ex: Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients. Ex: The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum. Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
casa de madera
(n.)=log house ; wood house.
Ex: In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life. Ex: The picturesque harbor is lined with colorful wood houses and a few simple hotels.
casa de maternidad
(n.)=maternity home.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes.
casa de muñecas
(n.)=doll's house.
Ex: Projects so far include recordings of Ibsen's 'A doll's house', books, and Cinderella.
casa de oficios
(n.)=vocational school.
Ex: Many vocational school libraries have limited stocks and staffing and teachers fail to promote reading.
casa de oración
(n.)=house of worship ; house of prayer.
Ex: A few of these mosques, in comparison to traditional houses of worship, seem almost futuristic; some even do away with the traditional minaret. Ex: This is a house of prayer for those who wish to make space and time in their lives to nurture their souls.
casa de pisos
(n.)=tenement ; apartment block ; apartment building ; apartment complex.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing. Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident. Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings. Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.
casa de placer
(n.)=house of pleasure ; house of pleasure.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure. Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
casa de putas
(n.)=brothel ; bawdy house [bawdyhouse] ; whorehouse.
Ex: And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone. Ex: The author describes the cowboys, barrooms, variety theaters, and bawdy houses and their patrons in an attempt to separate historical reality from local myth. Ex: It turns out that her husband to be was a country music kind of guy and she ran a whorehouse.
casa de tres plantas
(n.)=three-storeyed house.
Ex: The relationship between houses and three-storeyed houses is a genus/species relationship.
casa de troncos de madera
(n.)=log house.
Ex: In this little town of about a dozen log houses, they were initiated into the mysteries, pleasures, and sufferings of a gold-digger's life.
casa de té
(n.)=teahouse.
Ex: Also the Chinese teahouse with a collection of both Berlin and Meissen porcelain is situated here.
casa de vacaciones
(n.)=vacation home.
Ex: As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.
casa de veraneo
(n.)=holiday home.
Ex: In recent decades tourism has vastly increased in the area and many once empty houses have been restored as second or holiday homes.
casa del guarda
(n.)=lodge.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night.
casa del párroco
(n.)=parsonage house ; parsonage.
Ex: Up to 1890 there were 11 ancient libraries in various churches and parsonage houses in Suffolk; 8 still survive. Ex: Trollope's 'Framley parsonage' sold more than double the number of the most popular of Dickens's novels.
casa editorial
(n.)=publishing house.
Ex: Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.
casa familiar
(n.)=family home.
Ex: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden.
casa frecuentada por los espíritus
(n.)=haunted house.
Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
casa móvil
(n.)=mobile home.
Ex: The cost of buying the home itself, combined with the cost of renting the site, most often makes even mobile homes less than affordable without a subsidy.
casa pareada
(n.)=duplex ; duplex house.
Ex: In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects. Ex: That system is increasingly insufficient due to more housing in the area built recently, more people living in duplex houses, and more apartment buildings.
casa parroquial
(n.)=parsonage house ; parsonage.
Ex: Up to 1890 there were 11 ancient libraries in various churches and parsonage houses in Suffolk; 8 still survive. Ex: Trollope's 'Framley parsonage' sold more than double the number of the most popular of Dickens's novels.
casa particular
(n.)=private home.
Ex: Private homes and public buildings had fallout shelters that were stocked with canned goods and other necessities.
casa piloto
(n.)=show home ; show house.
Ex: Viewing show homes is becoming a popular way for people to keep up with the latest trends and seek inspiration for their own homes. Ex: One of the flaws we have seen with these show houses is that none of the rooms seem to go together.
casa prefabricada
(n.)=manufactured home ; prefabricated house.
Ex: Over 17 million people in the U.S. live in manufactured homes. Ex: More and more architects are incorporating modern designs into the prefabricated houses of today.
casa proveedora
(n.)=components supplier.
Ex: This article gives a list of components suppliers for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile).
casa remolque
(n.)=mobile home.
Ex: The cost of buying the home itself, combined with the cost of renting the site, most often makes even mobile homes less than affordable without a subsidy.
casa rural
(n.)=farmhouse.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.
casa rústica
(n.)=cottage.
Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
casa señorial
(n.)=manor house ; stately home.
Ex: There are many interesting manor houses and castles worth a visit in the region. Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
casa social
(n.)=community house.
Ex: They also set up a trial information service in a nearby community house in order to gain some experience in running this kind of service.
casa solariega
(n.)=ancestral home ; country house ; stately home ; manor house.
Ex: After lunch we'll travel southwards to Culzean Castle, the ancestral home of the Kennedy family. Ex: Over 180 country houses were demolished or gutted in Scotland in the years after the Second World War. Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes. Ex: There are many interesting manor houses and castles worth a visit in the region.
casaca
(n.)=frock coat.
Ex: Thought to be initially worn by military men, frock coats are said to be popularized by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.

casación
(n.)=annulment.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

casadero
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* joven casadero=eligible party ; eligible bachelor.

casado
(adj.)=married.
Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
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* par de recién casados=newlywed couple.
* pareja de recién casados=newlywed couple.
* recién casado=newlywed [newly-wed] ; honeymooner.

casamentero
(adj.)=matchmaking.
Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.

casamiento
(n.)=marriage ; wedding ceremony ; marriage ceremony.
Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.
Ex: According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
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* casamiento concertado=arranged marriage.
* casamiento de penalti=shotgun wedding.

casamiento concertado
(n.)=arranged marriage.
Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.
casamiento de penalti
(n.)=shotgun wedding.
Ex: Some good marriages and some bad have come of shotgun weddings -- just like other weddings.
casanova
(n.)=ladies' man ; playboy ; Latin lover ; womaniser [womanizer, -USA] ; Casanova.
Ex: Sweet Lou is a ladies' man who does not have to say much to have his way with women.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
Ex: Since most Latin men adore their mothers or grandmothers who raised them, the best bet to get your Latin lover back is to act like them.
Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
Ex: It's not hard to be a Casanova for your girl, and in fact, it's necessary if you want to keep your relationship alive and fresh.

casar
(v.)=match up.
Ex: A few universities are even using social media to match up roommates in advance.
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* casar bien=fit in + well.
* casarse=marry (to) ; tie + the knot ; walk down + the aisle.
* casarse con alguien de dinero=marry into + money ; marry + a fortune ; marry + money.
* casarse con alguien rico=marry into + money ; marry + money.
* casarse con alguien rico=marry + a fortune.
* casarse con una idea=wed to + view.
* casarse por dinero=marry + money.
* volver a casarse=remarry.

casar bien
(v.)=fit in + well.
Ex: The one-one-one relationship between librarian and client fits in well with this vision of unique individuality.
casarse (con)
(v.)=marry (to) ; tie + the knot ; walk down + the aisle.
Ex: The aim is to write about her work in Sweden until she married and moved to Denmark. Ex: According to their friends, the couple made a spur-of-the-moment decision to tie the knot during a holiday. Ex: Walking down the aisle signifies the beginning of your new life, so celebrate your wedding with a king-size cake.
casarse con alguien de dinero
(v.)=marry into + money ; marry + a fortune ; marry + money.
Ex: But in reality, those invited either want to mingle with 'the cream of society' or make sure their children marry into money. Ex: She was in trouble and wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family -- as sly as a fox. Ex: The premise of the show is that gold diggers would do anything to marry money.
casarse con alguien rico
(v.)=marry + a fortune.
Ex: She was in trouble and wanted to marry a fortune and save the whole family -- as sly as a fox.
casarse con una idea
(v.)=wed to + view.
Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
casarse por dinero
(v.)=marry + money.
Ex: The premise of the show is that gold diggers would do anything to marry money.
cascabel
(n.)=bell ; jingle bell.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
Ex: At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out.
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* hacer sonar un cascabel=tinkle.
* hacer sonar un cascable=jingle.
* ponerle el cascabel al gato=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for) ; stick out + Posesivo + neck.
* serpiente cascabel=rattlesnake ; rattler.
* serpiente de cascabel=rattlesnake ; rattler.
* sonar un cascabel=jingle ; tinkle.

cascabelear
(v.)=jingle ; tinkle.
Ex: When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer.
Ex: The chandelier had stopped tinkling by the time Jane reached the bottom of the stairs.

cascabeleo
(n.)=tinkle ; jingle.
Ex: When we stopped half-way up for tea I put my rucksack down on a rock and heard a tinkle of breaking glass -- my thermos was at the bottom.
Ex: She heard a jingle of keys and turned to find that a man standing next to her had removed keys and some cash from her purse.

cascada
(n.)=waterfall ; fall.
Ex: It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.
Ex: Vast lakes, awesome falls and runnable rapids make a trip along this river dazzling and challenging.
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* caer en forma de cascada=cascade.
* plantilla en cascada=cascading style sheet.

cascajo
(n.)=builders' rubble ; rubble ; construction debris ; building debris.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
Ex: The article 'Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.
Ex: As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.

cascanueces
(n.)=nutcrackers.
Ex: Why use nutcrackers when you have a steam hammer at your disposal?.

cascar
(v.)=whittle on about ; shoot + the breeze ; shoot + the bull ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack ; yammer.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.
Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.
Ex: Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson.
Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
Ex: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre
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Ex: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school.
Ex: I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling.
Ex: The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.

cascarilla
(n.)=husk.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.

cascarrabias
(n.)=grouchy ; grumpy ; curmudgeon ; curmudgeonly ; cantankerous ; bad-tempered ; crabby ; ornery ; misery guts ; grouch ; sour puss.
Ex: The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.
Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.
Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.
Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.
Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.
Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.

cascarse^1
(v.)=crack.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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* estar a punto de cascarlas=be on + Posesivo + last legs.

cascarse^2
(v.)=brawl.
Ex: Once the party was over, some 20000 people carried on celebrating the victory, some of whom began to brawl and hurl objects onto roads.
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* cascársela=jerk + Reflexivo + off ; wank.

cascarón
(n.)=shell ; eggshell [egg shell].
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
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* salir del cascarón=come out of + Posesivo + shell.

casco antiguo
(n.)=old town.
Ex: This is a privately funded civic group involved in the restoration and preservation of the city's old town and historic landmarks.
casco de ciclista
(n.)=bicycle helmet.
Ex: In particular, it can be observed that the bicycle helmets do not cover the temporal area.
casco de vasija
(n.)=potsherd ; potsherd.
Ex: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking. Ex: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking.
casco del barco
(n.)=ship hull.
Ex: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.
casco informático
(n.)=headset.
Ex: This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).
casco protector
(n.)=hard hat.
Ex: Manufacturers say the best way employers can encourage their employees to wear hard hats properly is by making their employees aware of the hazards.
casco^1
(n.)=helmet ; hard hat.
Ex: As a tribute to the firemen of New York, the Mayor was presented with a sculpture in the form of a fireman's helmet, and could not hold back his tears.
Ex: Manufacturers say the best way employers can encourage their employees to wear hard hats properly is by making their employees aware of the hazards.
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* casco antiguo=old town.
* casco de ciclista=bicycle helmet.
* casco de vasija=potsherd ; potsherd.
* casco informático=headset.
* casco protector=hard hat.
* el casco antiguo de la ciudad=the oldest part of the city.
* ligero de cascos=reckless ; promiscuous ; airheaded.
* sin casco=bareheaded.

casco^2
(n.)=hull.
Nota: De barco.
Ex: For example, a document on 'the cutting of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics for use in the hulls of yachts' draws together the concepts: cutting, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, hulls and yachts.
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* casco del barco=ship hull.

casco^3
(n.)=hoof.
Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.

cascotes
(n.)=builders' rubble ; rubble ; construction debris ; building debris.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
Ex: The article 'Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.
Ex: As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.

cascársela
(v.)=jerk + Reflexivo + off ; wank.
Ex: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door. Ex: Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women.
casera
(n.)=landlady.
Ex: It is great to see that the number of landladies is steadily increasing as more and more women realise the investment opportunities offered by residential property.

casero^1
(n.)=landlord.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.

casero^2
(adj.)=homemade ; homespun ; home-grown [home grown/homegrown] ; homey ; homely .
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
Ex: Most media centers have not used AACR in the past but have followed their own home-grown rules.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: We are always on the lookout for homely traditions that work.
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* de fabricación casera=homemade.
* mercadillo casero=yard sale ; garage sale.
* persona muy casera=homebody ; homelover.
* remedio casero=homemade remedy ; household remedy ; home remedy.

caserío
(n.)=farm.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.

caseta
(n.)=shed.
Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.
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* caseta de jardín=potting shed.
* caseta para el perro=kennel ; doghouse.
* caseta para jardín=potting shed.
* caseta prefabricada=portacabin.

caseta de jardín
(n.)=potting shed.
Ex: Once you've had a potting shed, you'll really wonder how you were able to do without one for so long.
caseta para el perro
(n.)=kennel ; doghouse.
Ex: Animals must have enough room to stand up and turn around, and each species must have its own kennel. Ex: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
caseta para jardín
(n.)=potting shed.
Ex: Once you've had a potting shed, you'll really wonder how you were able to do without one for so long.
caseta prefabricada
(n.)=portacabin.
Ex: Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.
casete
(n.)=cassette ; cassette player ; audio tape [audiotape/audio-tape] ; cassette recorder.
Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.
Ex: The prison library has subscriptions to 8 popular magazines, a cassette player and more legal material are planned.
Ex: An eight-part video series and nine audio tapes were also developed in conjunction with the course.
Ex: These tapes are produced for use in a classroom reading corner or school library and are displayed with the book from which the extract is taken and a cassette recorder with headphones.
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* casete de ordenador=computer cassette.
* casete para grabación de sonido=sound cassette.
* cinta de casete=cassette tape.

casete de ordenador
(n.)=computer cassette.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of the carrier and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: computer cartridge, computer cassette, computer disk, computer reel, computer card, computer optical disk.
casete para grabación de sonido
(n.)=sound cassette.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a sound recording and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: sound cartridge, sound cassette, sound disc, sound tape reel, sound track film reel.
casetoteca
(n.)=cassettotheque.
Ex: Nonbook materials should be left to 'cinematheques, cassettotheques and discotheques'.

caseína
(n.)=casein.
Nota: Proteína de la lecha usada para revestir el papel.
Ex: Coated paper or art paper is paper with a smooth, glossy surface produced by coating with china clay and casein glue, generally used for fine art books.

casi
=almost ; nearly ; virtually ; something of ; barely ; well-nigh ; pretty well ; by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; just about.
Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
Ex: Today, BLCMP offers services to nearly fifty member libraries including public libraries, university libraries polytechnic libraries and others.
Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.
Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
Ex: Immorality and general disrespect for our fellow beings is just about the norm in this day and age.
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* algo casi seguro=a sure bet ; safe bet.
* casi analfabeto=near-illiterate.
* casi aritmético=quasi-arithmetical.
* casi ausencia=quasi-absence.
* casi conseguir=come + close to + Gerundio.
* casi contemporáneo=near-contemporary.
* casi cualquier=almost any.
* casi cualquier cosa=just about anything ; most anything ; almost anything.
* casi de auxiliar administrativo=quasi-clerical.
* casi + desmayarse=nearly + faint.
* casi de todo=just about everything.
* casi fanático=near-frantic.
* casi fatal=near-fatal.
* casi + Fecha=for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha.
* casi histérico=highly-strung ; high-strung.
* casi inaceptable=borderline.
* casi indiscutiblemente=arguably.
* casi la perfección=near-perfection.
* casi + morir=nearly + die.
* casi mortal=near-fatal.
* casi nada=next to nothing.
* casi nadie=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul.
* casi neutro=near-neutral.
* casi nunca=hardly ever.
* casi siempre=almost invariably.
* casi sinónimo=near synonym.
* casi sin previo aviso=without much notice.
* casi todo=everything but the kitchen sink ; just about everything ; most anything ; almost anything ; most everything ; almost everything.
* casi todos=almost any.
* casi universal=quasi-universal.
* casi + Verbo=all but + Verbo.
* desde casi el comienzo=from (very) early on.
* desde casi el primer momento=from (very) early on.
* desde casi el principio=from (very) early on.
* durante casi + Fecha=for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha.
* durante casi todo el año=for the best part of the year.
* en casi nada=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
* en casi todos los + Nombre=in just about every + Nombre.
* eso es casi todo=that's about it.
* estar casi finalizado=near + completion.
* estar casi terminado=be nearing completion ; reach + near completion.
* pasar casi rozando=skim.
* por nada or casi nada=at little or no extra cost.
* reproducción casi facsímil=quasi-facsimile.
* ser casi seguro=be a good bet.
* una oportunidad casi segura=a sporting chance.

casi + Fecha
=for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha.
Ex: As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years). Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
casi + Verbo
=all but + Verbo.
Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
casi + desmayarse
=nearly + faint.
Ex: The woman picked up the baby's body and she nearly fainted when she heard the baby making small, painful cries.
casi + morir
=nearly + die.
Ex: All he said was that she nearly died when she saw him wrapped up in bandages.
casi analfabeto
(n.)=near-illiterate.
Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.
casi aritmético
(adj.)=quasi-arithmetical.
Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
casi ausencia
(n.)=quasi-absence.
Ex: No direct effect of personnel on loans was fount at the primary level, and a quasi-absence of such effect at the secondary level.
casi conseguir
(v.)=come + close to + Gerundio.
Ex: Konrad Gesner probably came closest to achieving universal bibliographic control in the sixteenth century.
casi contemporáneo
(adj.)=near-contemporary.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
casi cualquier
=almost any.
Ex: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
casi cualquier cosa
=just about anything ; most anything ; almost anything.
Ex: Learn to cook just about anything either with recipes or without. Ex: Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal. Ex: This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone.
casi de auxiliar administrativo
(adj.)=quasi-clerical.
Ex: The current situation has highlighted the inefficiency of employing highly paid librarians in quasi-clerical tasks.
casi de todo
=just about everything.
Ex: I agree with just about everything that's been said so far.
casi fanático
=near-frantic.
Ex: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.
casi fatal
(adj.)=near-fatal.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
casi histérico
(adj.)=highly-strung ; high-strung.
Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities. Ex: She dismisses the usual interpretation of these riots as a textual argument between nervous, bourgeois Catholics and equally high-strung Anglo-Irish, avant-garde artists.
casi inaceptable
(adj.)=borderline.
Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
casi indiscutiblemente
=arguably.
Ex: The date of the edition is arguably the most important part of the imprint or distribution, publication area.
casi la perfección
(adj.)=near-perfection.
Ex: We have reached near-perfection in bibliographic control of 'traditional' library materials.
casi mortal
(adj.)=near-fatal.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
casi nada
=next to nothing.
Ex: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.
casi nadie
=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul.
Ex: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Ex: There is hardly anybody good for everything and there is scarcely anybody who is absolutely good for nothing. Ex: Despite the efforts of the publicity subcommittee, hardly anyone attended the workshop that had been planned so painstakingly. Ex: For whatever obscure reason, two meetings were held to organise the fiftieth anniversary of the settlement but scarcely anyone attended. Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
casi neutro
(adj.)=near-neutral.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
casi nunca
=hardly ever.
Ex: American football grew out of the English game of rugby and unlike soccer the foot hardly ever touches the ball.
casi siempre
=almost invariably.
Ex: Almost invariably, good mother figures produce good children while bad mothers yield sinister offspring.
casi sin previo aviso
=without much notice.
Ex: Under most circumstances disasters happen quickly and without much notice.
casi sinónimo
(n.)=near synonym.
Ex: Near synonyms are most common, with true synonyms which mean exactly the same thing, and which are used in precisely the same context being more unusual.
casi todo
=everything but the kitchen sink ; just about everything ; most anything ; almost anything ; most everything ; almost everything.
Ex: In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none. Ex: I agree with just about everything that's been said so far. Ex: Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal. Ex: This company will let you pay for almost anything with your cell phone. Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim. Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
casi todos
=almost any.
Ex: This charger will quickly and easily charge almost any lead acid battery.
casi universal
(adj.)=quasi-universal.
Ex: AACR2 is a quasi-universal cataloguing code that is either in use in, or influencing the codes of, most of the countries in the world.
casilla
(n.)=pigeonhole [pigeon hole].
Ex: If we imagine headings to be a succession of labelled pigeon holes each carrying documents or records of documents then the contents and labels should match.
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* casilla de selección=check box [checkbox].
* sacar de las casillas=piss + Nombre + off ; vex ; see + red.
* sacar de + Posesivo + casillas=drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.
* salirse de las casillas=be beside + Reflexivo + with anger ; be beside + Reflexivo + with rage.

casilla de selección
(n.)=check box [checkbox].
Ex: The author analyzes some of the components of graphic user interfaces (GUI), applied to CD-ROM databases (windows, dialogue boxes, menus, commands, buttons, check boxes and icons) and remarks on the degree to which these are based on Windows software.
casillero
(n.)=mailbox ; pigeonhole [pigeon hole] ; inbox [in-box].
Nota: Espacio que suele existir en las secretarías y en el correo electrónico para colocar los documentos que llegan, mientras que los documentos listos para enviar se colocan en el casillero de salida outbox.
Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.
Ex: If we imagine headings to be a succession of labelled pigeon holes each carrying documents or records of documents then the contents and labels should match.
Ex: In the beginning, access to research literature of medicine was by-word-of-mouth or by glancing through the journals in one's inbox.
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* casillero de entrada=inbox [in-box].

casillero de entrada
(n.)=inbox [in-box].
Ex: In the beginning, access to research literature of medicine was by-word-of-mouth or by glancing through the journals in one's inbox.
casino
(n.)=casino ; gentleman's club.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling' in this environment.
Ex: From discreet luncheons in a gentleman's club and an inaugural meeting attended by 65 people, the Society of Indexers has developed into a truly international organization.

casis
(n.)=cassis.
Ex: Before swilling the wine around the glass notice the strong aroma of red and black fruit, especially cassis mingling with undertones of spice.

caso
(n.)=case ; case ; case ; instance ; case history ; episode ; legal case ; court case ; occurrence.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.
Ex: A 'case' is a class of documents or organisations in which that problem is found.
Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.
Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.
Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.
Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
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* ayuda en caso de catástrofe=disaster relief.
* basado en casos prácticos reales=case-based [case based].
* cada caso por separado=on a case-by-case basis.
* caso abierto=cold case.
* caso clínico=clinical case.
* caso comercial=business case.
* caso con éxito=success story.
* caso de manual, un=textbook case, a.
* caso hipotético=hypothetical case.
* caso nominativo=nominative case.
* caso objetivo=objective case.
* caso perdido=basket case.
* caso por daños y perjuicios=damages case.
* caso práctico=case study ; case ; practical case.
* caso que sienta jurisprudencia=test case.
* caso real=case study.
* casos=casework ; case scenarios.
* casos prácticos=best practices.
* caso teórico=theoretical case.
* caso triste=sad story.
* como en el caso de=as with ; just as for ; as in the case of.
* como es el caso de=as it is with ; as with.
* como ocurre en estos casos=as is the way with these things.
* como + ocurrir + en el caso de=as + be + the case for.
* cuando sea el caso=when applicable.
* darse el caso que + Indicativo=happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo.
* defender + Posesivo + caso=take up + Posesivo + case.
* de nuevo en este caso=here again.
* en algunos casos=in some cases.
* en ambos casos=in either case ; in either instance.
* en aquellos casos=in those cases.
* en aquellos casos en los que=in those cases where.
* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* en caso de emerencia=in an emergency.
* en caso de emergencia=in an emergency situation.
* en caso de fuerza mayor=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* en caso de necesidad=at a push.
* en casos raros=in rare cases.
* en ciertos casos=in certain cases.
* en cualquier caso=for that matter ; in any event ; in any case ; in either case.
* en cuyo caso=in which case.
* en el caso de=for ; in association with ; in the case of ; in the event of ; in case of ; in the context of.
* en (el) caso de que=in the event that ; should ; in case.
* en el caso poco probable de que=in the unlikely case (that).
* en el improbable caso de que=in the unlikely case (that).
* en el mejor de los casos=at best ; at most ; ideally ; in the best of circumstances ; the best case scenario ; at the most ; at the best of times ; at the very best.
* en el peor de los casos=at worst ; in the worst of circumstances ; at + Posesivo + very worst ; the worst case scenario ; at + Posesivo + worst ; in the worst case.
* en el primer caso=in the former case.
* en el segundo caso=in the latter case.
* en el último caso=in the latter case.
* en ese caso=in that case.
* en esos casos=in those cases.
* en este caso=in this case.
* en estos casos=in these cases.
* en la mayoría de los casos=most often ; in most cases ; in the majority of cases ; mostly ; under most circumstances.
* en los casos en que=where.
* en muchos casos=in many instances.
* en raros casos=in rare cases.
* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos=case-teaching.
* en todo caso=if anything.
* en todos los casos=under all circumstances.
* en unos pocos casos=in a few cases.
* escritor de casos prácticos=case writer [case-writer].
* éste es también el caso de=the same is true (for/of/with).
* éste no es el caso en=not so in.
* esto no ocurre en el caso de=the same is not true (for/of/with).
* estudio de caso=case study.
* excepto en el caso de que=except when.
* gestión de casos clínicos=case management.
* gramática de casos=case grammar.
* hacer caso=take + notice ; listen (to) ; love + Nombre + back ; give + Nombre + attention.
* hacer caso a Alguien=take + Posesivo + word for it.
* hacer caso (a/de)=pay + attention to.
* hacer caso omiso=disregard ; brush aside ; go + unheeded ; fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; fly in + the face of ; be oblivious of/to ; push aside.
* hacerle caso a Alguien=give + Nombre + the time of day.
* haciendo caso omiso de=heedless of ; in defiance of.
* libro de casos prácticos=case book.
* menos en el caso de que=except when.
* ¡ni hablar del caso!=no dice!.
* no es lo mismo en el caso de=the same is not true (for/of/with).
* no hacer caso=brush aside.
* no hacer caso a=turn + Posesivo + back (up)on.
* no hacer caso de=slight.
* normativa en caso de incendio=fire regulations.
* no venir al caso=be immaterial ; be beside the point ; be beside the mark ; be beside the question.
* para el caso=for that matter.
* para que este sea el caso=for this to be the case.
* peor caso, el=worst case, the.
* peor de los casos, el=worst case, the.
* pongamos el caso de que=for the sake of + argument.
* refutar un caso=state + case against.
* relacionado a un caso concreto=case-related.
* resolver un caso=crack + a case.
* salvo en el caso de=save in the case of ; short of.
* ser el caso (de)=be the case (with).
* ser un caso aparte=be in a league of its own.
* ser un caso completamente diferente=be in a league of its own.
* ser un caso excepcional=be in a league of its own.
* ser un caso perdido=be a dead loss.
* si éste es el caso=if this is the case.
* si éste no es el caso=if this is not the case.
* sin hacer caso=regardless.
* tú hazme caso=take it from me.
* un caso perdido=a dead dog.

caso abierto
(n.)=cold case.
Ex: These 'cold cases,' some dating back to the 1960's, lack the critical information or evidence needed to identify or charge a suspect.
caso clínico
(n.)=clinical case.
Ex: The physicians were asked to request some information related to a current clinical case and then to evaluate its impact on the care of their patients.
caso comercial
(n.)=business case.
Ex: In the face of an economic downturn, many business managers will push back development requests that lack a clearly defined business case.
caso con éxito
(n.)=success story.
Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
caso de manual, un
(n.)=textbook case, a.
Ex: Omarska also provides a textbook case of unlawful confinement, a war crime.
caso hipotético
(n.)=hypothetical case.
Ex: This article presents a hypothetical case in which a lawyer is crushed to death when a bookcase collapses on him = Este artículo presenta una caso hipotético en el que un abogado murió aplastado al caérsele encima una estantería.
caso nominativo
(n.)=nominative case.
Ex: The results of a study of misfiled titles beginning with articles in the nominative case in European languages are listed and discussed.
caso objetivo
(n.)=objective case.
Ex: A reader or a listener, the descriptive grammarians would argue, would not assume, despite the singular verb and the objective case pronouns, that Mary was the subject, rather than the object, of the sentence.
caso perdido
(n.)=basket case.
Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
caso por daños y perjuicios
(n.)=damages case.
Ex: 'Library practice on trial' is an account of the presentation of evidence from library practice in an historic damages case.
caso práctico
(n.)=case study ; case ; practical case.
Ex: It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth. Ex: Cases provide 'realistic' educational experiences for students beginning their study of business administration. Ex: The author shows that in most practical cases Salton's cosine formula yields a numerical value that is twice Jaccard's index.
caso que sienta jurisprudencia
(n.)=test case.
Ex: Test cases are useful because they establish legal rights or principles and thereby serve as precedent for future similar cases.
caso real
(n.)=case study.
Ex: It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.
caso teórico
(n.)=theoretical case.
Ex: A theoretical case is therefore made concerning the inertial impact of culture on IT implementation.
caso triste
(n.)=sad story.
Ex: If nothing else, the sad story of Dialog and the American Chemical Society may serve to chart the waters a little better for other organisations in the field.
casorio
(n.)=knot, the ; marriage ceremony ; marriage.
Ex: The article 'The Knot: Weddings for the Real World' describes a new web site covering all aspects of planning a wedding.
Ex: According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.

casos
(n.)=casework ; case scenarios.
Ex: The Consumer Protection Department's inspectors were already working to capacity and did not want actively to encourage more casework = Los inspectores del Departamento de Protección al Consumidor ya estaban saturados de trabajo y no querían propiciar nuevos casos. Ex: This paper describes how to use case scenarios as a method to train hospital staff on how and when to use electronic resources.
casos prácticos
(n.)=best practices.
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices.
caspa
(n.)=scurf ; dander ; dandruff.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: Feather dusters use the principles of static electricity to take up small debris such as dander.
Ex: Some people can also have dandruff in their eyebrows, but this is unusual.

casquete polar
(n.)=ice cap.
Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.
casquete polar, el
(n.)=polar ice cap, the ; polar ice cap, the.
Ex: Since 1979, the size of the summer polar ice cap has shrunk more than 20 percent. Ex: Since 1979, the size of the summer polar ice cap has shrunk more than 20 percent.
casquete^1
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* casquete polar=ice cap.
* casquete polar, el=polar ice cap, the ; polar ice cap, the.

casquete^2
(n.)=fuck ; screw ; bonk.
Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.
Ex: My tip to quit smoking is to restrict it to only those times when you desire it the most: before breakfast, after a good meal, and after a good bonk with you partner
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* echar un casquete=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.

casquillo
(n.)=bushing.
Ex: The creaking is very likely coming from dry bushings in the front and rear suspension.

casta
(n.)=caste ; bloodline.
Ex: School libraries have a vital role to play for national understanding among the different races, religions, castes, creeds and languages of India.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.
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* nombre de casta=caste name.
* sistema de castas=caste system.

castaña
(n.)=chestnut.
Ex: He successfully walks the tightrope between being a scholar and being a fan, delivering a book that makes chestnuts like The Wizard of Oz fresh and fun again.
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* castaña caliente=roast chestnut.
* castaña de Indias=horse chestnut ; conker.
* castañas glaseadas=marron glacé.
* juego de las castañas=conkers.
* sacar las castañas del fuego=sort out + the mess ; pick up + the pieces.
* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien=pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.

castaña caliente
(n.)=roast chestnut.
Ex: There will be mince pies, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and Christmas music as well as a Christmas hamper raffle and tombola.
castaña de Indias
(n.)=horse chestnut ; conker.
Ex: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider horse chestnut; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences. Ex: Someone told me today that because squirrels are storing conkers for their winter hibernation we are going to get a hard winter.
castañas glaseadas
(n.)=marron glacé.
Ex: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
castañazo
(n.)=thump.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

castaño de Indias
(n.)=horse chestnut tree.
Ex: Forestry experts have called for a census of London's beleaguered horse chestnut trees to assess damage caused by drought, pest attack and disease.
castaño^1
(n.)=chestnut tree.
Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
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* castaño de Indias=horse chestnut tree.

castaño^2
(adj.)=maroon ; coppery.
Ex: With its purchase the newspaper staff took on 99% of the press work required to print the 'Maroon and White' newspaper.
Ex: My car was filled with a faint coppery smell that reminded me of blood.
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* ojos castaños=chestnut eyes.

castañuela
(n.)=castanet.
Ex: In Europe the castanets are primarily a dance instrument associated with flamenco in Spain.
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* más alegre que unas castañuelas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark.
* más contento que unas castañuelas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket ; as merry as a cricket.
* ponerse como unas castañuelas=be tickled pink ; be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits.

castellano
(n./adj.)=Castilian Spanish ; Castilian.
Ex: Ladino is a derivation of medieval Castilian Spanish, which is preserved among the descendants of the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492.
Ex: Castilian is also spoken in many countries around the globe which were former colonies of Spain, most of them in Central and South America.

castidad
(n.)=chastity.
Ex: What Anselmo maintains on matter of clergy's celibacy, sin of sodomy, monk's and nun's vows of chastity, and about the marriage shows nevertheless that he was not a despiser of the human being.
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* hacer voto de castidad=take + a vow of chastity.
* voto de castidad=vow of chastity.

castigado
(adj.)=punished.
Ex: The punished people will carry coffins on their backs wherever they go and Allah will talk to each one alone about their sins.
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* estar castigado=be in the doghouse.

castigador
(n.)=lady-killer.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

castigar
(v.)=punish ; slap ; victimise [victimize, -USA] ; put + Nombre + on the rack ; discipline ; chastise ; smite ; bludgeon ; come down (hard) on.
Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: The article 'Putting publishers on the rack' discusses the implications for publishers of supermarkets' greater interest in books.
Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.
Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

.
Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
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* castigar con la prisión=punish with + prison.
* castigar con todo el peso de la ley=punish + to the full extent of the law.
* castigar duramente=smite ; throw + the book at.
* castigar severamente=blast ; crack down on.

castigar con la prisión
(v.)=punish with + prison.
Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.
castigar con todo el peso de la ley
(v.)=punish + to the full extent of the law.
Ex: Anyone who wilfully or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue belonging to the Library shall be punished to the full extent of the law of the State.
castigar duramente
(v.)=smite ; throw + the book at.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage. Ex: I hope they throw the book at him, as anybody should be able to go anywhere they want without getting attacked.
castigar severamente
(v.)=blast ; crack down on.
Ex: She ought to have fired him on the spot ... blasted him for his incivility. Ex: Private citizens now suffer increased government monitoring of their telephone lines in an attempt to crack down on illegal Internet surfing.
castigo
(n.)=discipline ; punishment ; sanction ; chastisement ; retribution ; criminalisation [criminalization, -USA] ; bane.
Ex: In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.
Ex: The public outcry at the lack of punishment for what he had done was tremendous.
Ex: One of the principles that was demonstrated in this study was that workers are more motivated by social rewards and sanctions than by economic incentives.
Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.
Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.
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* administrar castigo=administer + punishment.
* aplicar el máximo castigo a Alguien=throw + the book at.
* área de castigo=penalty box.
* castigo físico=physical punishment.
* castigo merecido=retribution.
* castigo público=public whipping.
* castigos corporales=corporal punishment.
* de castigo=punitive.
* impartir castigo=mete out + punishment ; administer + punishment.
* imponer castigo=mete out + punishment.
* justo castigo=nemesis.
* quedar sin castigo=go + unpunished.
* severo castigo=severe punishment.
* sin castigo=impunitive ; unpunished.

castigo físico
(n.)=physical punishment.
Ex: Mother who rely on physical punishment generally have infants who are more likely to ignore maternal prohibitions and manipulate breakable objects.
castigo merecido
(n.)=retribution.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.
castigo público
(n.)=public whipping.
Ex: The punishment of a public whipping was frequently administered to women who were found guilty of certain offences, as well as to men.
castigos corporales
(n.)=corporal punishment.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
castillo
(n.)=castle ; fortified castle.
Ex: Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.
Ex: Over the course of time, numerous fortified castles were converted into palaces.
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* castillo de arena=sandcastle.
* castillo de proa=forecastle.
* Castillo de Windsor=Windsor Castle.
* castillo en el aire=castle in the air.
* castillo hinchable=bouncy castle ; jumping castle.
* castillos en el aire=wishful thinking.
* con forma de castillo=castellated.
* construir castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* hacer castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* levantar castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* para el inglés su casa es su castillo=an Englishman's home is his castle.

castillo de arena
(n.)=sandcastle.
Ex: Beachside bars have sprung up like sandcastles along the Spree river.
castillo de proa
(n.)=forecastle.
Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.
castillo en el aire
(n.)=castle in the air.
Ex: This is the strongest evidence that his theory is not a castle in the air.
castillo hinchable
(n.)=bouncy castle ; jumping castle.
Ex: Keep the children entertained by taking them to ride the beach buggies, jump around on the bouncy castle, or have fun on the fair rides. Ex: Some jumping castles come with a patch kit that can be used to repair them in most cases.
castillos en el aire
(n.)=wishful thinking.
Ex: I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.
casto
(adj.)=chaste.
Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.

castor
(n.)=beaver.
Ex: Kelley's study of material on beavers, for example, showed that the catalogue indicated no more than 37.3 percent of the material available in the library.

castración
(n.)=emasculation.
Ex: During the Second World War scientific periodicals were severely censored in many countries almost to the point of total emasculation.

castrado
(adj.)=castrated ; neutered ; spayed ; sterilised [sterilized, -USA].
Ex: Even if a castrated man can't maintain an erection, he can temporarily reverse the effect by taking testosterone.
Ex: My vet assures me he's shooting blanks, but I've never heard of a neutered dog actually mating; have any of you?.
Ex: Does anyone know if it is possible for a spayed female cat to attract and possibly mate with tomcats?.
Ex: What are the options for a sterilised male, when he would like to have children again?.
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* carnero castrado=wether.

castrar
(v.)=neuter ; castrate ; sterilise [sterilize, -USA] ; spay ; wether.
Nota: Generalmente referido al ganado bovino.
Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.
Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
Ex: Breeders with limited amounts of pasturage may find it necessary to wether the male kids in order prevent them from breeding the female goats.

casual
(adj.)=incidental ; unintended ; fortuitous ; serendipitous ; accidental.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.
Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
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* de un modo casual=in a by-the-way fashion.
* hecho casual=coincidence ; chance happening.

casualidad
(n.)=accident ; chance ; fluke ; randomness ; fortuity.
Ex: Entries are created merely according to the accident of the appearance of words in titles.
Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.
Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
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* da la casualidad=as it happens.
* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo=chance to + Infinitivo.
* dar la casualidad que + Subjuntivo=happen to + Infinitivo.
* de casualidad=by accident ; by a fluke ; by chance ; accidentally ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by luck.
* dio la casualidad=as it happened.
* encontrar por casualidad=come across ; chance on/upon ; stumble on ; stumble across ; run across.
* ni por casualidad=never in a month of Sundays.
* oír por casualidad=overhear.
* por casualidad=by chance ; coincidentally ; fortuitously ; by accident ; by happenstance ; happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo ; accidentally ; by a fluke ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck.
* por si casualidad=in the chance that.

casualmente
=coincidentally ; incidentally ; in a by-the-way fashion ; fortuitously ; accidentally.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.
Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
Ex: On one of them, fortuitously, there was a note entered by the cataloger which said, 'Usually published under the title American Scholar'.
Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.

casucha
(n.)=hovel.
Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.

casuística^1
(n.)=possibility ; different possibilities.
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
Ex: The second purpose of the study was to examine different possibilities for the provision of farmers' subsidized holidays.

casuística^2
(n.)=casuistry.
Ex: Casuistry is a specific method of doing ethics that relies on the analysis of individual cases, exploring them in relation to paradigm cases and broad principles.

cata
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* cata de vinos=wine tasting.

cata de vinos
(n.)=wine tasting.
Ex: After a series of preparatory lessons showing how the topic touches on geography, history, and social customs, the workshop culminated in a wine tasting.
cataclismo
(n.)=cataclysm.
Ex: Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.

catacumba
(n.)=catacomb.
Ex: The author describes how the fragmentary works of Russian nonconformist literature of the period 1930-50 are being unearthed and collected from the Gulag catacombs.

catalizador^1
(n.)=catalyst ; catalytic converter.
Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
Ex: Thieves can remove a catalytic converter quickly, often in less than two minutes, so theft can even occur in broad daylight.
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* servir de catalizador=serve as + a catalyst.

catalizador^2
(adj.)=catalytic.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

catalizar
(v.)=catalyse [catalyze, -USA].
Ex: This paper presents a model to explain how IMF programmes can catalyse private capital flows following a financial crisis.

catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing [cataloging, -USA].
Nota: Proceso por el cual se elaboran asientos catalográficos y se mantiene el catálogo.
Ex: The citation order now gives precedence to processes, such as circulation control and cataloguing rather than to types of libraries.
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* 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1)=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
* 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2)=AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
* agencia de catalogación=cataloguing agency.
* catalogación analítica=analytical cataloguing.
* catalogación a nivel local=local cataloguing.
* catalogación automatizada=computerised cataloguing ; computer-based cataloguing.
* catalogación bibliográfica=bibliographic cataloguing.
* catalogación capturada=derived cataloguing ; copy cataloguing.
* catalogación centralizada=centralised cataloguing ; central cataloguing.
* catalogación compartida=cooperative cataloguing ; shared cataloguing.
* catalogación completa=full cataloguing.
* catalogación corriente=current cataloguing.
* catalogación de imágenes=image cataloguing.
* catalogación de material no librario=non-book cataloguing.
* catalogación derivada=derived cataloguing ; copy cataloguing ; derivative cataloguing.
* catalogación descriptiva=descriptive cataloguing.
* catalogación en cooperación=cooperative cataloguing.
* Catalogación en Publicación (CEP)=Cataloguing-in-Publication (CIP).
* catalogación importada=derived cataloguing ; copy cataloguing.
* Catalogación Legible por Máquina (MARC)=MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
* catalogación manual=manual cataloguing.
* catalogación mínima=undercataloguing [undercataloging, -USA].
* catalogación no automatizada=non-computerised cataloguing.
* catalogación original=original cataloguing.
* catalogación por copia=copy cataloguing.
* catalogación según la portada=title page cataloguing.
* catalogación simplificada=abbreviated cataloguing.
* catalogación temática=subject cataloguing.
* catalogador encargado de la catalogación importada=copy cataloguer.
* catalogador encargado de la catalogación original=original cataloguer.
* centro de catalogación=cataloguing department.
* Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC)=Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).
* cooperativa de catalogación=cataloguing cooperative.
* cooperativa de catalogación sueca=LIBRIS.
* departamento de catalogación=cataloguing department ; catalogue department ; technical services department.
* fichero de catalogación en curso=in-process cataloguing file.
* jefe del servicio de catalogación=cataloguing head.
* módulo de catalogación=cataloguing module ; cataloguing system ; catalogue module.
* proceso de catalogación=cataloguing procedure.
* proceso de catalogación, el=cataloguing process, the.
* Programa Nacional para las Adquisiciones y la Catalogación (NPAC)=National Program for Acquisitions and Cataloging (NPAC).
* red de catalogación=cataloguing network.
* regla de catalogación=cataloguing rule.
* reglas de catalogación=catalogue code ; cataloguing code.
* Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA)=AACR (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules).
* reglas de catalogación del Museo Británico=BM code.
* revisor de la catalogación=cataloguing revisor.
* sección de catalogación=cataloguing division ; cataloguing department.
* servicio de catalogación=cataloguing service.
* sesión de catalogación=cataloguing session.
* trabajo de catalogación=cataloguing work.
* unidad de catalogación=cataloguing unit.

catalogación a nivel local
(n.)=local cataloguing.
Ex: This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package.
catalogación analítica
(n.)=analytical cataloguing.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is a term used to refer to the cataloguing of parts of documents -- articles in periodicals, contributions to symposia, proceedings, etc.
catalogación automatizada
(n.)=computerised cataloguing ; computer-based cataloguing.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando. Ex: Also, in planning for national, user-oriented computer-based cataloging, it is imperative that all reasonable bibliographic information be entered into the record.
catalogación bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic cataloguing.
Ex: But a descriptive approach to bibliographic cataloging would be title page cataloging; the result of this approach in our catalogs would be appalling.
catalogación capturada
(n.)=derived cataloguing ; copy cataloguing.
Ex: This article differentiates between original and derived cataloguing suggesting that there should be little demand for original cataloguing in most small health libraries. Ex: Results revealed that copy cataloguing from the National Union Catalogue took less time and cost less than original cataloguing.
catalogación centralizada
(n.)=centralised cataloguing ; central cataloguing.
Ex: Centralised cataloguing is the cataloguing of documents by some central organisation. Ex: Central cataloguing means that a central institution takes the responsibility of cataloguing for a number of branch or member libraries.
catalogación compartida
(n.)=cooperative cataloguing ; shared cataloguing.
Ex: In co-operative cataloguing a number of otherwise independent libraries share the work of producing a catalogue for their mutual benefit. Ex: Most co-operative or shared cataloguing ventures today rely to some extent on centrally produced catalogue records.
catalogación completa
(n.)=full cataloguing.
Ex: One library might wish to use very full cataloguing, and would thus need to use most of the data; another might wish to use abbreviated cataloguing, and select only the author, title and date.
catalogación corriente
(n.)=current cataloguing.
Ex: By 1980 we hoped to have all current cataloging in machine-readable form.
catalogación de imágenes
(n.)=image cataloguing.
Ex: The article outlines database searching, image display, image cataloguing, creation and storage of images and lists possible uses of the system.
catalogación de material no librario
(n.)=non-book cataloguing.
Ex: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.
catalogación derivada
(n.)=derived cataloguing ; copy cataloguing ; derivative cataloguing.
Ex: This article differentiates between original and derived cataloguing suggesting that there should be little demand for original cataloguing in most small health libraries. Ex: Results revealed that copy cataloguing from the National Union Catalogue took less time and cost less than original cataloguing. Ex: The author recommends that judaica libraries and librarians devote greater attention to cataloguing with greater emphasis on creative rather than derivative cataloguing.
catalogación descriptiva
(n.)=descriptive cataloguing.
Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.
catalogación en cooperación
(n.)=cooperative cataloguing.
Ex: In co-operative cataloguing a number of otherwise independent libraries share the work of producing a catalogue for their mutual benefit.
catalogación importada
(n.)=derived cataloguing ; copy cataloguing.
Ex: This article differentiates between original and derived cataloguing suggesting that there should be little demand for original cataloguing in most small health libraries. Ex: Results revealed that copy cataloguing from the National Union Catalogue took less time and cost less than original cataloguing.
catalogación manual
(n.)=manual cataloguing.
Ex: The more important physical forms for the future are those which can most effectively be produced from computerised cataloguing systems; however manual cataloguing and indexing are still performed.
catalogación mínima
(n.)=undercataloguing [undercataloging, -USA].
Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
catalogación no automatizada
(n.)=non-computerised cataloguing.
Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
catalogación original
(n.)=original cataloguing.
Ex: This article differentiates between original and derived cataloguing suggesting that there should be little demand for original cataloguing in most small health libraries.
catalogación por copia
(n.)=copy cataloguing.
Ex: Results revealed that copy cataloguing from the National Union Catalogue took less time and cost less than original cataloguing.
catalogación según la portada
(n.)=title page cataloguing.
Ex: But a descriptive approach to bibliographic cataloging would be title page cataloging; the result of this approach in our catalogs would be appalling.
catalogación simplificada
(n.)=abbreviated cataloguing.
Ex: One library might wish to use very full cataloguing, and would thus need to use most of the data; another might wish to use abbreviated cataloguing, and select only the author, title and date.
catalogación temática
(n.)=subject cataloguing.
Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.
catalogado
(adj.)=catalogued [cataloged, -USA].
Ex: The correspondence between the catalogue record and the object catalogued could be called the complementarity principle of library science = La correspondencia entre el asiento catalográfico y el objeto catalogado se podría denominar el principio de complementariedad de la biblioteconomía.

catalogador
(n.)=cataloguer [cataloger, -USA].
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
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* catalogador de materias=subject cataloguer.
* catalogador de publicaciones seriadas=serials cataloguer.
* catalogador encargado de la catalogación importada=copy cataloguer.
* catalogador encargado de la catalogación original=original cataloguer.
* catalogador principiante=novice cataloguer.

catalogador de materias
(n.)=subject cataloguer.
Ex: Revision, which is done by subject cataloguers at the LC, is continuous.
catalogador de publicaciones seriadas
(n.)=serials cataloguer.
Ex: Although the foundations of serials cataloguing are basically the same as for cataloguing in general, learning to be a serials cataloguer can be very challenging due to the changing nature of serials.
catalogador encargado de la catalogación importada
(n.)=copy cataloguer.
Ex: Training for cataloguing and classification within the cataloguing department is discussed for 2 levels of staff, copy cataloguers and original cataloguers.
catalogador encargado de la catalogación original
(n.)=original cataloguer.
Ex: Training for cataloguing and classification within the cataloguing department is discussed for 2 levels of staff, copy cataloguers and original cataloguers.
catalogador principiante
(n.)=novice cataloguer.
Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.
catalogar
(v.)=catalogue [catalog, -USA] ; pigeonhole ; perform + cataloguing ; go under + Nombre.
Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.
Ex: The information specialist can identify reference questions by subject area if the requests seem to fit into 1 of the 3 technologies; but he or she cannot pigeonhole requests which have blurred boundaries.
Ex: When libraries find no outside copy for new media titles they often elect to either undercatalog the material or perform totally original cataloging, which can be costly.
Ex: In general preference is for entry under name of organization but there are many exceptions in particular, official organizations go under place.
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* catalogar mínimamente=undercatalogue [undercatalog, -USA].
* catalogar partiendo de cero=catalogue from + scratch.
* sin catalogar=uncatalogued [uncataloged, -USA].

catalogar mínimamente
(v.)=undercatalogue [undercatalog, -USA].
Ex: When libraries find no outside copy for new media titles they often elect to either undercatalog the material or perform totally original cataloging, which can be costly.
catalogar partiendo de cero
(v.)=catalogue from + scratch.
Ex: Since I was cataloging the collection from scratch, I was cataloging series by series.
catalográfico
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* asiento catalográfico=catalogue record.
* base de datos catalográfica=catalogue database.
* ficha catalográfica=catalogue card.
* registro catalográfico=cataloguing record.

catalán
(n./adj.)=Catalan ; Catalonian.
Ex: This article examines the training initiatives of institutions such as the Andalusian Libraries Association and the Catalan Society for Documentation and Information.
Ex: One of the main arguments of Catalonians is that they are a different nation because they have a 'different' language and culture.

catalítico
(adj.)=catalytic.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.

catamarán
(n.)=catamaran.
Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.

cataplasma
(n.)=poultice.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.

catapulta
(n.)=catapult.
Ex: The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.

catapultar
(v.)=catapult.
Ex: The success of his last book catapulted him to the pinnacle of fame.
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* catapultarse a la fama=shoot to + fame ; catapult to + fame.
* catapultarse al estrellato=shoot to + stardom ; catapult to + stardom.

catapultarse a la fama
(v.)=shoot to + fame ; catapult to + fame.
Ex: He shot to fame for his role in 'Titanic' in 1997. Ex: Susan began her career with several movies that went unnoticed until she was catapulted to fame when she starred in the movie 'Bill Durham'.
catapultarse al estrellato
(v.)=shoot to + stardom ; catapult to + stardom.
Ex: Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere. Ex: For he's a ray of hope in a world where musicians are moulded, marketed and catapulted to stardom one moment, thrown to oblivion the next.
catapún
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* del año catapún=from the year dot.
* en el año catapún=in the dim and distant past.

catar^1
(v.)=taste ; sample.
Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.

catarata
(n.)=waterfall ; fall.
Ex: It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.
Ex: Vast lakes, awesome falls and runnable rapids make a trip along this river dazzling and challenging.
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* cataratas=cataracts.
* Cataratas del Niágara=Niagara Falls.

cataratas
(n.)=cataracts.
Ex: Cataracts, reproductive problems and skin rashes are alleged to result from radiation exposure.
catarral
(adj.)=catarrhal.
Ex: Catarrhal means 'containing mucous,' and refers to the hypersecretion of mucus in the intestine of affected animals, resulting in a slimy fecal mass.
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* colitis catarral=catarrhal colitis.
* fiebre catarral=catarrhal fever.

catarrro
(n.)=catarrh.
Ex: Catarrh (commonly known as a "runny nose") is a discharge or mucus blockage caused by the swelling of the mucous membranes.

catarsis
(n.)=catharsis [catharses, -pl.].
Ex: The process of bibliotherapy includes 3 phases: identification (of the reader with the character in the book); catharsis and insight.

catarí
(n./adj.)=Qatari.
Ex: A Qatari man is facing charges of raping a Filipino housemaid, when she was 17, on her very first day of employment in his house.

catastral
(adj.)=cadastral.
Ex: Maps and cadastral data are available online.

catastro
(n.)=cadastre ; land registry office ; land registry.
Ex: The report considers the basic components of a multipurpose cadastre, which, if properly established and maintained, would provide the common framework for all land information systems = El informe analiza los componentes básicos de un cadastro multiuso, que, si se crea y mantiene adecuadamente, se convertiría en el marco de referencia común para todos los sistemas de información sobre bienes inmuebles.
Ex: The register of landed property is excluded to a large degree because it can be consulted at the land registry office.
Ex: The research is part of a larger ongoing project for the automated processing of land registry documents.

catastróficamente
=disastrously.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

catastrófico
(adj.)=catastrophic ; doomsday ; cataclysmic.
Ex: Naturally changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
Ex: Problems are never solved by doomsday proclamations and categorical statements of 'That won't work'.
Ex: The author illustrates the argument with particular reference to disruptive technologies of the type which may cause cataclysmic changes.
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* alcanzar proporciones catastróficas=reach + catastrophic proportions.
* de proporciones catastróficas=of catastrophic proportions.
* zona catastrófica=disaster zone.

cateado
(adj.)=flunked-out.
Ex: The purpose of this study was to analyze the significant variables influencing the readmission of flunked-out students.

catear
(v.)=flunk (out).
Ex: Participants in the conference on social sciences discussed the possibilities for eliminating punitive aspects of grading systems, such as flunking courses.

catecismo
(n.)=catechism.
Ex: In England from 1586 until 1637 edition quantities were limited by decree to 1,500 copies of ordinary books, or 3,000 copies of books in small type and of small books such as catechisms.

catedral
(n.)=cathedral.
Ex: If the work is special to the use of a particular body within the church (e.g., a diocese, cathedral, monastery, religious order), make an added entry under the heading for that body.
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* biblioteca de catedral=cathedral library.
* parecido a una catedral=cathedral-like.

catedrático
(n.)=full professor ; senior lecturer.
Nota: En el Reino Unido, categoría docente por debajo del catedrático full professor.
Ex: A follow-up study was carried out in independent use of CAS ON-LINE data bases for all interested faculty members from full professors to teaching assistants.
Ex: In this paper a senior lecturer in the Department of Ship Science at Southampton University reflects on the purpose of doing and publishing research in the field.

categorización
=categorisation [categorization, -USA].
Ex: As has been said, all of us are involved in categorization or classification as part of our daily lives and it is automatic.

categorizar
(v.)=categorise [categorize, -USA].
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.

categoría
(adj.)=category ; ranking ; calibre [caliber, -USA] ; category heading ; grading.
Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
Ex: The calibre of the librarian is a medical library's most important resource.
Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".
Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.
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* ascender de categoría=advance up + the scale ; move up + the scale.
* bajar de categoría=demote.
* categoría académica profesional=academic rank.
* categoría fundamental=fundamental category.
* categoría profesional=job title ; rank ; professional position.
* creación de categorías=categorisation [categorization, -USA].
* de categoría superior=ranking.
* de la misma categoría que=in a class with.
* de máxima categoría=top-class.
* de segunda categoría=second-rate.
* de varias categorías=multi-category.
* en circuitos de segunda categoría=in the provinces.
* encuadrar dentro de una categoría=categorise [categorize, -USA].
* en otra categoría=on a different plane.
* entrar dentro de la categoría de=fall under + the heading of.
* entrar dentro de una categoría=fall into + category ; fall under + rubric.
* estar en la misma categoría que=rank with.
* gran categoría=high standard.
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group.
* incluir en una categoría=fall into + category.
* obtener una categoría=gain + status.
* pérdida de categoría laboral=demotion.
* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas=be of a different order.
* ser de primera categoría=be top notch.
* tener la categoría profesional de + Nombre=hold + Nombre + rank ; have + Nombre + rank ; enjoy + Nombre + rank.

categoría académica profesional
(n.)=academic rank.
Ex: Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years.
categoría fundamental
(n.)=fundamental category.
Ex: You will remember Ranganathan postulates that all isolates in all areas of knowledge belong to one of five Fundamental Categories -Personality, Matter, Energy, Space or Time.
categoría profesional
(n.)=job title ; rank ; professional position.
Ex: The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping. Ex: However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank. Ex: In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents.
categóricamente
=outright ; roundly ; point blank ; stoutly.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.
Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.
Ex: They refuse point blank to acknowledge the significance of gender differences.
Ex: Slavery was stoutly defended by those who benefited from it, the white plantation owners in the South.
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* afirmar categóricamente=claim ; make + a bold statement.

categórico
(adj.)=categorical ; categorical ; authoritative ; blunt ; uncompromising ; forthright ; categoric.
Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.
Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.
Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.
Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.
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* afirmación categórica=bold statement.

catenaria
(n.)=catenary.
Nota: Tipo de curva.
Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.

catequesis
(n.)=Sunday school.
Ex: This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.

catering
(n.)=caterer.
Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.

caterva
(n.)=clique ; crowd ; throng of people.
Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
Ex: The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.
Ex: We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.
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* caterva de gente=throng of people.

caterva de gente
(n.)=throng of people.
Ex: We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.
cateterización
(n.)=catheterisation [catheterization, -USA].
Ex: Few rural hospitals were capable of emergent catheterization, angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass surgery; cardiologists, though readily available by phone, were rarely available on-site.

cateto
(n.)=redneck ; churl ; tacky ; tawdry ; rube ; hick ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
Ex: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.
Ex: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.
Ex: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.

catetómetro
(n.)=cathetometer.
Ex: The applied pressure was read from this manometer by using a cathetometer.

catolicismo
(n.)=catholicity ; Catholicism.
Ex: For all our catholicity, freedom and desire to serve all who can be served there is a distinct difference between the library as an indiscriminate universal provider and the library as an instrument for the creation of whole personalities.
Ex: Religious publishing is flourishing in all areas, including Catholicism, Buddhism, Judaism, Sufism, Taoism and Evangelicalism.
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* Catolicismo, el=Roman Catholicism.

catorce (14)
(n.)=fourteen (14).
Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.

catorceavo (14º)
=fourteenth (14th).
Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.

catre
(n.)=camp bed ; cot.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
Ex: When you go there and see people sleeping in cots in the hallway, it is clear that these are inhumane conditions.
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* catre de campaña=camp bed ; cot.

catre de campaña
(n.)=camp bed ; cot.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs. Ex: When you go there and see people sleeping in cots in the hallway, it is clear that these are inhumane conditions.
catálisis
(n.)=catalysis [catalyses, -pl.].
Ex: This article describes the process of catalysis and the production of an expert system for the design of catalysts.
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* mediante la catálisis=catalytically.

catálogo
(n.)=catalogue [catalog, -USA].
Nota: Documento secundario que consiste en un conjunto de asientos catalográficos de los documentos de uno o varios fondos documentales, dispuestos según ciertas reglas que facilitan su recuperación.
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
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* base de datos de registros de catálogo=catalogue record database.
* catálogo abreviado=finding catalogue ; finding list catalogue.
* catálogo alfabético=alphabetical catalogue ; alphabetico-specific catalogue ; alphabetic catalogue.
* catálogo alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject catalogue.
* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave=keyword catalogue.
* catálogo automatizado=automated catalogue ; machine-readable catalogue ; computerised catalogue ; computer-based catalogue.
* catálogo bibliográfico=bibliographic catalogue ; library catalogue.
* catálogo colectivo=union catalogue ; union list.
* Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas (BUCOP)=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
* Catálogo Colectivo Nacional=National Union Catalog ; NUC.
* catálogo colectivo virtual=clump.
* catálogo colocativo=collocative catalogue.
* catálogo comentado=annotated catalogue.
* catálogo comercial=trade catalogue ; sales brochure.
* catálogo comercial de compra por correo=mail order catalogue.
* catálogo cronológico=chronological catalogue.
* catálogo de acceso público en línea (OPAC)=OPAC (online public access catalogue).
* catálogo de asiento único=unit entry catalogue.
* catálogo de autores=author catalogue.
* catálogo de autores y títulos=author/title catalogue.
* catálogo de biblioteca=library catalogue.
* catálogo de exposición=exhibit catalogue ; exhibition catalogue.
* catálogo de fichas=card catalogue ; card index.
* catálogo de hojas sueltas=sheaf catalogue.
* catálogo de libros=booklist [book list].
* catálogo de libros en venta=publication(s) list.
* catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo del sistema=system catalogue.
* catálogo de materias=subject catalogue.
* catálogo de microfichas=microfiche catalogue.
* catálogo de microformas=microform catalogue.
* catálogo de obras completas=back catalogue.
* catálogo de obras editadas=back catalogue.
* catálogo de obras musicales=music catalogue.
* catálogo de publicaciones=publication(s) list.
* catálogo de publicaciones periódicas=serials catalogue.
* catálogo de títulos=title catalogue.
* catálogo de títulos abreviados=short title catalogue.
* Catálogo de Títulos Abreviados de Incunables=Incunable Short-title Catalogue (ISTC).
* catálogo de títulos sin abreviar=long-title catalogue.
* catálogo diccionario=dictionary catalogue ; dictionary file ; dictionary cataloguing.
* catálogo directo=direct catalogue.
* catálogo directo alfabético=alphabetico-direct catalogue.
* catálogo distribuido=distributed catalogue.
* catálogo electrónico=electronic catalogue ; OPAC (online public access catalogue).
* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de álbum=guard (book) catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de libro=bookform catalogue ; book catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado=bound book form catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado=computer print-out catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo en línea=online catalogue.
* catálogo en microfilm=microfilm catalogue.
* catálogo geográfico=geographical catalogue.
* catálogo impreso=printed catalogue.
* catálogo impreso en forma de libro=printed book catalogue.
* catálogo inventario=inventory catalogue ; accessions catalogue ; accessions file.
* catálogo local=local catalogue.
* catálogo manual=manual catalogue.
* catálogo matricial=matrix catalogue.
* catálogo multimedia=all-media catalogue.
* catálogo nacional=national catalogue.
* catálogo onomástico=name catalogue ; name file.
* catálogo sistemático=classified catalogue ; classified file.
* catálogo sistemático alfabético=alphabetico-classed catalogue ; alphabetico-classified catalogue.
* catálogo sistemático de materias=classified subject catalogue.
* catálogo topográfico=shelf list ; shelflist ; shelf list catalogue ; shelf list file.
* cerrar el catálogo=close + the catalogue.
* colocar juntos en el catálogo=collocate.
* compilar un catálogo=compile + catalogue.
* confección del catálogo=catalogue production.
* consultar el catálogo=consult + catalogue.
* conversión retrospectiva de catálogos=retrospective catalogue conversion.
* dejar de actualizar el catálogo=close down + catalogue.
* gestión del catálogo=catalogue management.
* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario=Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
* mantenimiento del catálogo=catalogue maintenance.
* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea=online public access catalogue module.
* parecido a un catálogo=catalogue type.
* red de catálogos=catalogue network.
* registro de catálogo colectivo=joint record ; joint catalogue record.
* Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo=ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

catálogo abreviado
(n.)=finding catalogue ; finding list catalogue.
Ex: This function was to grow in importance with the growth of the libraries' collections and to change the character of the catalog from that of an inventory list to that of a finding list or finding catalog. Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
catálogo alfabético
(n.)=alphabetical catalogue ; alphabetico-specific catalogue ; alphabetic catalogue.
Ex: The catalogue in which the bibliographical entries are arranged in alphabetical order is known as alphabetical catalogue. Ex: He first defines the alphabetico-specific catalogue as consisting of known names in a known order; ie terms from natural language, arranged in self-evident alphabetical order. Ex: Metcalfe argues very strongly for the alphabetic catalogue and against the classified.
catálogo alfabético de materias
(n.)=alphabetical subject catalogue.
Ex: Alphabetical subject catalogues have headings which are words or index terms designed to summarise the subject content of the document.
catálogo alfabético de palabras clave
(n.)=keyword catalogue.
Ex: All stocks were brought together and a keyword catalogue with 9,000 entries was constructed.
catálogo automatizado
(n.)=automated catalogue ; machine-readable catalogue ; computerised catalogue ; computer-based catalogue.
Ex: In conclusion, in terms of the future of automated catalogs, the Wright brothers have just flown and it will be many years before the supersonic transport catalog is generally available for the majority of libraries. Ex: The questions raised by these developments and possible alternatives form the subject of this discussion, specifically: the need to impose a rigidly controlled structure on a machine-readable catalog. Ex: Computerized catalogues are usually much more up to date than the manual catalogues that they have replaced. Ex: This, in addition to the virtually unlimited access points possible with a computer-based catalog, obviates the need for rigorous control over the heading data used in a cataloging record.
catálogo bibliográfico
(n.)=bibliographic catalogue ; library catalogue.
Ex: Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue. Ex: You will recall that a library catalogue constitutes a complete record of the library's collection of documents.
catálogo colectivo
(n.)=union catalogue ; union list.
Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries. Ex: There is online access to current, detailed copy-specific holdings and location information in the individual library and from union list groups.
catálogo colectivo virtual
(n.)=clump.
Ex: 'Clumps' refers to groups of distributed catalogues, or 'metadata resources', which can be searched together as though they were a union catalogue = Los "catálogos colectivos virtuales" se refieren a grupos de catálogos distribuidos, o "recursos de metadatos", en los que se pueden buscar como si fueran un catálogo colectivo.
catálogo colocativo
(n.)=collocative catalogue.
Ex: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.
catálogo comentado
(n.)=annotated catalogue.
Ex: This is an annotated catalogue of illustrations of human and animal expressions from Charles Darwin's collection.
catálogo comercial
(n.)=trade catalogue ; sales brochure.
Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection. Ex: No sales brochure can perform as well as personal contact and hands-on product demonstratons.
catálogo comercial de compra por correo
(n.)=mail order catalogue.
Ex: Telephone books, office files, and mail order catalogs are all examples of commonly used databases.
catálogo cronológico
(n.)=chronological catalogue.
Ex: The catalogue in which the entries are filed in order of the dates of publication of the documents, actual or established by the catalogue is known as chronological catalogue.
catálogo de acceso público en línea (OPAC)
=OPAC (online public access catalogue).
Ex: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.
catálogo de asiento único
(n.)=unit entry catalogue.
Ex: Thus, in a unit entry catalogue all entries contain the same quantity of detail.
catálogo de autores
(n.)=author catalogue.
Ex: Author catalogues contain entries with authors' names as the heading.
catálogo de autores y títulos
(n.)=author/title catalogue.
Ex: Author/title catalogues contain both title and author entries.
catálogo de biblioteca
(n.)=library catalogue.
Ex: You will recall that a library catalogue constitutes a complete record of the library's collection of documents.
catálogo de exposición
(n.)=exhibit catalogue ; exhibition catalogue.
Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985. Ex: The first part of the project involves the use of SGML to mark up such documents as exhibition catalogues and museum object records for searching and display.
catálogo de fichas
(n.)=card catalogue ; card index.
Ex: A catalogue may be held as a card catalogue, microfilm catalogue or as a computer data base = Un catálogo puede ser de fichas, en microfilm o una base de datos automatizada. Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.
catálogo de hojas sueltas
(n.)=sheaf catalogue.
Ex: The sheaf catalogue comprises sets of slips held in small looseleaf binders.
catálogo de libros
(n.)=booklist [book list].
Ex: Publications, such as book lists, and published lists of specific subject areas present in the stock of a library may assist the user to identify those parts of the stock which might be of particular interest to him.
catálogo de libros en venta
(n.)=publication(s) list.
Ex: Other types of bibliographical material include government publications lists of theses and indexes.
catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente
(n.)=typeset computer book form catalogue.
Ex: As opposed to more professionally typeset computer book form catalogues and indexes.
catálogo de materias
(n.)=subject catalogue.
Ex: Subject catalogues have an indication of the subject of the documents being indexed as their headings.
catálogo de microfichas
(n.)=microfiche catalogue.
Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.
catálogo de microformas
(n.)=microform catalogue.
Ex: Microform catalogues are a common output from computerised cataloguing systems = Los catálogos de microforma son un producto común de los sistemas de catalogación automatizada.
catálogo de obras completas
(n.)=back catalogue.
Ex: He is planning to re-release some of the most famous songs from his back catalogue in an attempt to reignite his career.
catálogo de obras editadas
(n.)=back catalogue.
Ex: He is planning to re-release some of the most famous songs from his back catalogue in an attempt to reignite his career.
catálogo de obras musicales
(n.)=music catalogue.
Ex: Despite its low international profile, Danish music is always in evidence in music catalogues and at music festivals.
catálogo de publicaciones
(n.)=publication(s) list.
Ex: Other types of bibliographical material include government publications lists of theses and indexes.
catálogo de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=serials catalogue.
Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
catálogo de títulos
(n.)=title catalogue.
Ex: Title catalogues contain entries with titles as the heading.
catálogo de títulos abreviados
(n.)=short title catalogue.
Ex: The services centre on an online short title catalogue and an online registration file.
catálogo de títulos sin abreviar
(n.)=long-title catalogue.
Ex: A long-title catalogue besides being more expensive is more bulky and therefore less convenient.
catálogo del sistema
(n.)=system catalogue.
Ex: DOBIS/Leuven places the union catalog mark against a bibliographic record in the system catalog every time a new title is added to the holdings of the library.
catálogo diccionario
(n.)=dictionary catalogue ; dictionary file ; dictionary cataloguing.
Ex: A dictionary catalogue is a catalogue with only one sequence which contains author, title and alphabetical subject entries interfiled. Ex: Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated. Ex: Cutter has had an immense influence, especially on dictionary cataloguing in the US, and many of its rulings on subject headings still remain almost unquestioned = Cutter ha ejercido una inmensa influencia, especialmente sobre el catálogo diccionario en los Estados Unidos y muchas de sus reglas sobre los encabezamientos de materia aún siguen siendo casi sin ponerse en duda.
catálogo directo
(n.)=direct catalogue.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
catálogo directo alfabético
(n.)=alphabetico-direct catalogue.
Ex: The alphabetico-direct catalogue uses sought terms in natural language and allows direct access to particular subjects.
catálogo distribuido
(n.)=distributed catalogue.
Ex: 'Clumps' refers to groups of distributed catalogues, or 'metadata resources', which can be searched together as though they were a union catalogue = Los "catálogos colectivos virtuales" se refieren a grupos de catálogos distribuidos, o "recursos de metadatos", en los que se pueden buscar como si fueran un catálogo colectivo.
catálogo electrónico
=electronic catalogue ; OPAC (online public access catalogue).
Ex: Since we have yet so see in operation a library's electronic catalog I am somewhat hesitant to make a judgment about its future. Ex: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.
catálogo en forma de libro
(n.)=bookform catalogue ; book catalogue.
Ex: However, the evolution from bookform catalogs and card catalogs to online catalogs will involve considerable and extensive changes in cataloguing rules. Ex: The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.
catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado
(n.)=bound book form catalogue.
Ex: Conventionally bound book form catalogues were difficult to amend and update.
catálogo en forma de listado
(n.)=computer print-out catalogue.
Ex: A computer print-out catalogue is usually presented in book form but with pages bearing the typical appearance of computer-produced characters like the example shown in Figure 2.
catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador
(n.)=computer book form catalogue.
Ex: Computer book form catalogues and indexes are one the products of computer processing of catalogue and index records.
catálogo en forma de álbum
=guard (book) catalogue.
Ex: The guard (book) catalogue is a book form catalogue with several entries on each page, but each entry inserted by pasting slips on to the stout pages of the book.
catálogo en línea
(n.)=online catalogue.
Ex: Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.
catálogo en microfilm
(n.)=microfilm catalogue.
Ex: A catalogue may be held as a card catalogue, microfilm catalogue or as a computer data base = Un catálogo puede ser de fichas, en microfilm o una base de datos automatizada.
catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador
(n.)=computer book form catalogue.
Ex: Computer book form catalogues and indexes are one the products of computer processing of catalogue and index records.
catálogo geográfico
(n.)=geographical catalogue.
Ex: The catalogue in which the entries are filed in the alphabetical order or classified order of the places of publication or printing described in the document is known as geographical catalogue.
catálogo impreso
(n.)=printed catalogue.
Ex: Thus in printed, card and microform catalogues and indexes the filing order is important in assisting the user in the location of a specific heading which may be intermixed with other headings.
catálogo impreso en forma de libro
(n.)=printed book catalogue.
Ex: Thus Panizzi, with a eye on the printed book catalog demanding stable entries, was led to rule that the works of an author should be entered under his earliest name which evoked the scorn of his critics.
catálogo inventario
(n.)=inventory catalogue ; accessions catalogue ; accessions file.
Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue. Ex: In the past, the reader could retain the new book requested until it appeared in the accession catalogue. Ex: An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.).
catálogo local
(n.)=local catalogue.
Ex: If required, a library may also have a local catalog.
catálogo manual
(n.)=manual catalogue.
Ex: Computerized catalogues are usually much more up to date than the manual catalogues that they have replaced.
catálogo matricial
(n.)=matrix catalogue.
Ex: The retrieval power of an n-dimensional matrix catalog is so much greater that the user needs to have only a relatively small amount of information about a book to retrieve the entry swiftly and accurately.
catálogo multimedia
=all-media catalogue.
Ex: An effective all-media catalog requires all items to be entered following the same rules.
catálogo nacional
(n.)=national catalogue.
Ex: National catalogues, or those covering the resources of libraries across a wide geographical area may be more difficult to maintain.
catálogo onomástico
(n.)=name catalogue ; name file.
Ex: The catalogue in which the entries are filed in the alphabetical order of the proper names (of persons, organizations or places) cited in the document is known as name catalogue. Ex: The name file contains the names of personal as well as corporate authors.
catálogo sistemático
(n.)=classified catalogue ; classified file.
Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue. Ex: Entries in the classified file are thus arranged, or filed, according to the notation of the classification scheme in use.
catálogo sistemático alfabético
(n.)=alphabetico-classed catalogue ; alphabetico-classified catalogue.
Ex: An alphabetico-classed catalogue is one in which entries under broad subject headings are arranged in alphabetical order but each broad heading is subdivided into more specific subject divisions which are also alphabetically arranged. Ex: We have already seen that there are three traditional types of subject catalogues: the classified, the alphabetico-direct, and the alphabetico-classified.
catálogo sistemático de materias
(n.)=classified subject catalogue.
Ex: Classified subject catalogues have headings on entries which are classification symbols, for example 682.9, QC275, which have been drawn from a classification scheme.
catálogo topográfico
(n.)=shelf list ; shelflist ; shelf list catalogue ; shelf list file.
Ex: Shelf list catalog is a list of all the shelf list numbers in ascending sequence. Ex: James's methods in dealing systematically with each codex are illustrated by comparing the Ecloga with the 1589 shelflist of Corpus Christi. Ex: Shelf list catalog is a list of all the shelf list numbers in ascending sequence. Ex: This study intended to determine the cost-efficiency of using the CD-ROM Bibliofile system to convert a shelf list file into a machine-readable data base in MARC format.
catártico
(adj.)=redeeming ; cathartic.
Ex: While the library should attempt to reach the masses with 'redeeming' literature, it must also dedicate itself fully to serving the intellectual leadership of the community.
Ex: Buddhism is above all a form of therapy and that remaining silent in the face of anguished and anguishing questions constitutes a cathartic act.

catástrofe
(n.)=disaster ; catastrophe ; debacle ; calamity ; cataclysm.
Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
Ex: Natural and social cataclysms as increasingly tearing the world apart.
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* ayuda a las víctimas de una catástrofe=disaster relief.
* ayuda en caso de catástrofe=disaster relief.
* catástrofe medioambiental=environmental disaster.
* catástrofe nacional=national disaster.
* catástrofe natural=natural calamity ; natural disaster.
* catástrofe + ocurrir=disaster + strike.
* catástrofe + producirse=disaster + strike.
* plan de recuperación tras una catástrofe=disaster recovery ; disaster recovery plan.
* planificación de recuperación tras una catástrofe=disaster recovery planning.
* sufrir una catástrofe=experience + disaster.
* tras la catástrofe=post-disaster.

catástrofe + ocurrir
(n.)=disaster + strike.
Ex: Because any library is susceptible to a variety of potentially serious disasters, it is unreasonable to wait until disaster strikes.
catástrofe + producirse
(n.)=disaster + strike.
Ex: Because any library is susceptible to a variety of potentially serious disasters, it is unreasonable to wait until disaster strikes.
catástrofe medioambiental
(n.)=environmental disaster.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.
catástrofe nacional
(n.)=national disaster.
Ex: That's why what has happened over the last three years is such a tragedy, such a national disaster.
catástrofe natural
(n.)=natural calamity ; natural disaster.
Ex: In a world suffering from conflict, natural calamities, gender discrimination and other causes of marginalisation, we need urgent and concerted action. Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.
catéter
(n.)=catheter.
Ex: Catheters were surgically implanted in the carotid artery and jugular vein for sampling and infusions, respectively.

católico
(n.)=Catholic ; popish ; Roman Catholic.
Ex: He received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's degree in librarianship from Catholic University.
Ex: He had access to a small library imported by sea and consisting of charts, books of navigation, some Portuguese books, Bible, and popish prayer books.
Ex: However, the Roman Catholics in the world are estimated to be about half the total number of Christians.
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* católico romano=Roman Catholic.
* fe católica=Catholic faith.
* Iglesia Católica Apostólica Romana, la=Roman Catholic Church, the.
* Iglesia Católica, la=Catholic Church, the ; Roman Catholic Church, the.
* Iglesia Católica Romana, la=Roman Catholic Church, the.
* no estar muy católico=feel + bad.

católico romano
(n.)=Roman Catholic.
Ex: However, the Roman Catholics in the world are estimated to be about half the total number of Christians.
catón
(n.)=cation.
Nota: En química, ion con carga positiva.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.

cauce
(n.)=riverbed [river bed] ; channel.
Ex: The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.
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* aguas + volver a su cauce=dust + settle.

caucho
(n.)=gum ; rubber.
Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
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* mantilla de caucho=rubber blanket.
* sello de caucho=rubber date stamp ; rubber stamp.

caucus
(n.)=caucus [caucuses, pl.].
Nota: Reunión de un grupo de personas dentro de un país u organización que tienen alguna política, lingüística, étnica, etc. para elegir representantes o decidir sobre políticas de actuación u otros temas que les atañen.
Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.

caucásico
(adj.)=Caucasian.
Nota: Persona de raza blanca.
Ex: Although Hawaii's journalists are more ethnically diverse than US journalists, there are proportionately more Caucasian journalists than Caucasians in the Hawaii population.

caudado
(adj.)=caudate.
Ex: Amphibians found in Poland belong to two orders: caudate amphibians and ecaudate amphibians.

caudal de agua
(n.)=volume of water.
Ex: The decreasing volume of water in the rivers is bound to affect both drinking water and irrigation supply.
caudal de agua o superficie acuática
(n.)=body of water.
Ex: The 1979 annual supplement contains the list of sudivisions used under names of places and a new list of subdivisions used under bodies of water.
caudal de salida
(n.)=flow rate.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects aiming to maximise the yield from oil reservoirs where the natural drive is weak so as to increase their flow rate and make marginal fields viable.
caudal^1
(n.)=flow ; rate of flow ; volume of water.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.
Ex: The decreasing volume of water in the rivers is bound to affect both drinking water and irrigation supply.
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* caudal de agua=volume of water.
* caudal de agua o superficie acuática=body of water.
* caudal de salida=flow rate.
* un caudal de experiencia=a wealth of experience.

caudal^2
(adj.)=caudal.
Ex: The cranial pillar contracts simultaneously and as a result a barrier is formed between the cranial and caudal parts of the rumen.
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* aleta caudal=caudal fin.

caudillo
(n.)=warlord ; leader.
Ex: Major industries had either been appropriated by the controlling warlords or driven out of business by raids and looting.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

causa
(n.)=root cause ; trigger ; cause.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
Ex: They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
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* apoyar una causa=forward + cause ; support + cause.
* ayudar a la causa de=help + in the cause of.
* buena causa=good cause.
* causa de fuerza mayor=act of God.
* causa de la ofensa=offending.
* causa de mortalidad=lethality.
* causa de muerte=cause of death.
* causa-efecto=causal.
* causa fortuita=act of God.
* causa justa=just cause ; good cause.
* causa perdida=lost cause ; losing battle.
* causa primaria=prime cause.
* causa radical, la=radical cause, the.
* causas de conflictos armados=warpath.
* causa social=social cause.
* de causas desconocidas=idiopathic ; of unknown intent.
* decisión con conocimiento de causa=informed decision.
* defender la causa de=further + the cause of.
* defender + Posesivo + causa=advance + Posesivo + cause.
* defender una causa=promote + cause ; support + cause ; champion + cause.
* detectar la causa de algo=smell + cause.
* de un modo que causa confusión=confusingly.
* doctor honoris causa=honorary doctorate.
* luchar por una buena causa=fight + the good fight.
* luchar por una causa=champion + cause.
* luchar por una causa perdida=fight + a losing battle.
* por causas desconocidas=of unknown intent.
* por una buena causa=for a good cause.
* que no causa dolor=painless.
* relación causa-efecto=cause-effect relation ; causal relationship.
* retomar una causa=take up + cause.
* sin causa alguna=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* sin causa aparente=for no apparent reason ; for apparently no reason.
* sin causa justificada=without justified reason.
* sin causa razonable=without any reasonable cause.
* sin conocimiento de causa=unbeknown to ; unbeknownst to.
* tener causa justificada=have + good cause.
* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa=informed decision making.
* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa=make + informed decisions.
* una causa perdida=a dead dog.

causa de fuerza mayor
(n.)=act of God.
Ex: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
causa de la ofensa
(adj.)=offending.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
causa de mortalidad
(n.)=lethality.
Ex: The last chapter discusses the increasing lethality of school violence, such as shooting spree.
causa de muerte
(n.)=cause of death.
Ex: In the past few years, the mortality rates associated with infectious diseases have decreased, making cancer the leading cause of death in children.
causa fortuita
(n.)=act of God.
Ex: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
causa justa
(n.)=just cause ; good cause.
Ex: Furthermore, if the library 's governance system is guilty of poor performance, it is more difficult to induce corrective action from a committee than from one person, who can be more easily removed for just cause. Ex: This novel describes the consequences of a murder committed for good cause, as well as examining the meaning of obligation, community, and honor in a polarized society = Esta novela describe las consecuencias de un asesinato cometido por una causa justa al mismo tiempo que examina el significado de la obligación, la comunidad y el honor en una sociedad dividida.
causa perdida
(n.)=lost cause ; losing battle.
Ex: The article 'Training without education: a lost cause' argues that all library staff should be educated in the use of computers for reference work. Ex: This can seem like a losing battle with the librarian gaining nothing for his or her trouble except a reputation for being a 'Nazi'.
causa primaria
(n.)=prime cause.
Ex: Fog banks are a major hazard to navigation and are a prime cause of shipwreck.
causa radical, la
=radical cause, the.
Ex: Edwards had already shown his identification with the radical cause two years earlier by signing the Charter.
causa social
(n.)=social cause.
Ex: Millennials say they are prepared to reward or punish a company based on its commitment to social causes.
causa-efecto
(adj.)=causal.
Ex: The writers argue that the use of the natural selection concept obscures an important difference between different causal processes that are relevant to understanding evolutionary change.
causado
(adj.)=induced.
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.
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* ansiedad causada por la tecnología=technostress.
* causado por el agua=water-related.
* causado por el ejercicio=exercise-induced.
* causado por el estrés=stress-induced.
* causado por el hombre=man-made.
* causado por la inercia=inertial.
* causado por los alimentos=food-borne.
* causado por los cólicos=colicky.
* causado por un defecto eléctrico=electrically-caused.
* daño causado por el agua=water damage.
* daño causado por el fuego=fire damage.
* daño causado por el humo=smoke damage.
* epilepsia causada por la luz=photosensitive epilepsy.
* estrés causado por el calor=heat stress.
* tormenta causada por un incendio=firestorm [fire storm].

causado por el agua
=water-related.
Ex: Two recent water-related disasters were described at the start of the workshop.
causado por el ejercicio
(adj.)=exercise-induced.
Ex: Exercise-induced gastritis and gastric ulcers are common in humans and horses, and recently have been described in racing sled dogs.
causado por el estrés
(adj.)=stress-induced.
Ex: It has been found to prevent the formation of stress-induced gastric ulcers.
causado por el hombre
(adj.)=man-made.
Ex: The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.
causado por la inercia
(adj.)=inertial.
Ex: A theoretical case is therefore made concerning the inertial impact of culture on IT implementation.
causado por los alimentos
(adj.)=food-borne.
Ex: Symptoms of food-borne salmonella poisoning include headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, chills, fever and vomiting.
causado por los cólicos
(adj.)=colicky.
Ex: A baby who fusses, cries or displays other colicky symptoms is most likely reacting quite negatively to something that his or her mother is eating.
causado por un defecto eléctrico
=electrically-caused.
Ex: In 1988 an electrically-caused fire swept through the Jewish archives in New York City.
causal
(adj.)=causal.
Ex: The writers argue that the use of the natural selection concept obscures an important difference between different causal processes that are relevant to understanding evolutionary change.

causalidad
(n.)=causality.
Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.

causante
(adj.)=inducer ; causative.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholarly use of the Web: What are the key inducers of links to journal Web sites?'.
Ex: The literature pertaining to causative factors of child abuse was assess to determine clarity of exposition, technical soundness, & appropriateness of analysis.
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* accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga=hit-and-run accident.

causar
(v.)=cause ; result (in) ; spark off ; inflict ; evoke ; bring on ; bring about ; precipitate ; give + cause to ; give + rise to ; give + occasion to.
Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
Ex: It is known that in ancient Rome the complexity of the administrative job evoked considerable development of management techniques.
Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
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* causar un revuelo=create + a stir.
* causar ansiedad=cause + anxiety.
* causar buena impresión=impress ; come across.
* causar confusión=wreak + confusion ; cause + confusion.
* causar conmoción=cause + a ripple.
* causar consternación=cause + consternation.
* causar daño=do + harm ; be injurious ; cause + damage ; cause + harm ; cause + hurt ; bring + harm ; inflict + damage.
* causar daño corporal=cause + injury.
* causar daño material=cause + material injury.
* causar daños=cause + erosion.
* causar desórdenes=riot.
* causar destrozos=wreak + devastation.
* causar destrucción=wreak + destruction.
* causar dificultad=cause + difficulty.
* causar disturbios=riot.
* causar estragos=wreak + havoc ; ravage ; run + amok ; cause + havoc ; create + havoc ; play + havoc with.
* causar furor=raise + the roof ; bring + the house down ; cause + a sensation.
* causar graves daños a=bring + ruin to.
* causar molestias=cause + disruption ; inconvenience ; cause + inconvenience.
* causar muchas víctimas=take + a toll on life.
* causar muertos=take + a toll on life.
* causar pena=cause + hurt.
* causar pérdidas=cause + losses.
* causar perjuicio=bring + harm.
* causar preocupación=evoke + concern ; cause + concern.
* causar problemas=cause + problems ; cause + trouble ; make + trouble ; make + waves.
* causar rencor=rankle.
* causar ruina a=bring + ruin to.
* causarse daño=bring + disaster on.
* causar sensación=be a sensation ; cut + a swath(e) ; cut + a dash ; make + heads turn ; make + a big noise ; cause + a sensation ; turn + heads ; bring + the house down ; raise + the roof.
* causar sensación en el mundo=make + a big noise in the world.
* causar sorpresa=cause + an eyelid to bat.
* causar sufrimiento=inflict + suffering.
* causar una buena impresión en=make + a good impression on.
* causar una buena primera impresión=make + a good first impression.
* causar una crisis=precipitate + crisis.
* causar una gran sensación=make + a splash.
* causar una guerra=precipitate + war.
* causar una impresión=leave + an impression ; make + impression ; make + an impression ; make + a statement.
* causar una primera impresión=make + a first impression.
* causar una reacción=cause + reaction.
* causar un gran alboroto=make + a splash.
* causar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; make + a splash ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* causar un revuelo=cause + a stir ; cause + a flutter.
* que causa estreñimiento=constipating.
* que puede causar detención=arrestable.
* sin causar daño=harmlessly.

causar ansiedad
(v.)=cause + anxiety.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
causar buena impresión
(v.)=impress ; come across.
Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please. Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
causar confusión
(v.)=wreak + confusion ; cause + confusion.
Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual. Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
causar conmoción
(v.)=cause + a ripple.
Ex: The last issue of The JEP was in August 2002 and Turner says the new issue of JEP is tied together by a subject that hardly caused a ripple then -- Google.
causar consternación
(v.)=cause + consternation.
Ex: This paper continues the debate over the consternation caused in the library world by literary essayist, Nicholson Baker, who has attacked the destruction of original newspapers once they have been microfilmed.
causar daño
(v.)=do + harm ; be injurious ; cause + damage ; cause + harm ; cause + hurt ; bring + harm ; inflict + damage.
Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good. Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious. Ex: Modern, centrally heated buildings are pleasant for readers but can cause damage to books. Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism). Ex: Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion. Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation. Ex: Tornadoes and hurricanes often inflict their worst damage on trailer parks and caravan sites, usually because the structures are not secured to the ground.
causar daño corporal
(v.)=cause + injury.
Ex: When purchasing computer equipment and furniture, little consideration is given to ergonomic aspects and this gives rise to wrong posture causing unnecessary injuries.
causar daño material
(v.)=cause + material injury.
Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is causing material injury to EC industry, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.
causar daños
(v.)=cause + erosion.
Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
causar destrozos
(v.)=wreak + devastation.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
causar destrucción
(v.)=wreak + destruction.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
causar desórdenes
(v.)=riot.
Ex: About 20000 workers rioted over high food prices and low wages on Saturday close to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said.
causar dificultad
(v.)=cause + difficulty.
Ex: Nevertheless the section 'Export Numbers' is more relevant and goes a long way towards filling the gap between the publication of an item and its recording in a current bibliography which can cause difficulty.
causar disturbios
(v.)=riot.
Ex: About 20000 workers rioted over high food prices and low wages on Saturday close to the Bangladesh capital Dhaka, police said.
causar estragos
(v.)=wreak + havoc ; ravage ; run + amok ; cause + havoc ; create + havoc ; play + havoc with.
Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system. Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage. Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students. Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc. Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere. Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.
causar furor
(v.)=raise + the roof ; bring + the house down ; cause + a sensation.
Ex: It's impossible to know where her big voice comes from, but she raised the roof and earned a standing ovation. Ex: She brought the house down with her special blend of reggae, funk and R&B. Ex: A monkey has caused a sensation in Japan after learning karate.
causar graves daños a
(v.)=bring + ruin to.
Ex: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.
causar molestias
(v.)=cause + disruption ; inconvenience ; cause + inconvenience.
Ex: All too often, these individuals not only cause crowding and disruption, but through their carelessness and lack of concern, also interfere with library service. Ex: However ingeniously index entries are manipulated to provide multiple approaches to the sequence of documents in the classified file, the fact remains that so long as each document is entered once only in the classified file the reader may be seriously inconvenienced. Ex: This was done to determine which parts of the collection could be cut down without causing too much inconvenience to the users.
causar muchas víctimas
(v.)=take + a toll on life.
Ex: Poor people in India continue to suffer the wrath of diseases such as kala azar which takes a toll on life and affects productivity.
causar muertos
(v.)=take + a toll on life.
Ex: Poor people in India continue to suffer the wrath of diseases such as kala azar which takes a toll on life and affects productivity.
causar pena
(v.)=cause + hurt.
Ex: Our reactions to actual crime -- disbelief about the act committed, anger at the hurt caused, a desire to get even, and fear for ourselves and our children -- arrive in an indecipherable rush of emotion.
causar perjuicio
(v.)=bring + harm.
Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
causar preocupación
(v.)=evoke + concern ; cause + concern.
Ex: Results evoked some concern about the selective indexing policy of MEDLINE in serving the interests of those working in forensic medicine. Ex: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.
causar problemas
(v.)=cause + problems ; cause + trouble ; make + trouble ; make + waves.
Ex: The accurate budgeting of external 'connect time' cause problems to all. Ex: Boys who hang out in groups & cause trouble are not a new phenomenon. Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor. Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
causar pérdidas
(v.)=cause + losses.
Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.
causar rencor
(v.)=rankle.
Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
causar ruina a
(v.)=bring + ruin to.
Ex: He was portrayed as a warmonger who had brought ruin to the state.
causar sensación
(v.)=be a sensation ; cut + a swath(e) ; cut + a dash ; make + heads turn ; make + a big noise ; cause + a sensation ; turn + heads ; bring + the house down ; raise + the roof.
Ex: This novelist is a sensation in America. Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history. Ex: He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney. Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!. Ex: Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more. Ex: A monkey has caused a sensation in Japan after learning karate. Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone. Ex: She brought the house down with her special blend of reggae, funk and R&B. Ex: It's impossible to know where her big voice comes from, but she raised the roof and earned a standing ovation.
causar sensación en el mundo
(v.)=make + a big noise in the world.
Ex: Mozart commented to Beethoven after hearing him perform, 'You will some day make a big noise in the world'.
causar sorpresa
(v.)=cause + an eyelid to bat.
Ex: Sex and marriage manuals and other fairly frankly written material today would not cause an eyelid to bat.
causar sufrimiento
(v.)=inflict + suffering.
Ex: Critics say forcing female inmates to spread open their genitalia so guards can inspect for contraband only inflicts needless suffering.
causar un gran alboroto
(v.)=make + a splash.
Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.
causar un gran revuelo
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; make + a splash ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
causar un revuelo
(v.)=cause + a stir ; cause + a flutter.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Electronic books cause a stir in the UK legal profession'. Ex: His recent endorsement of an electronic product seems to have caused a flutter that he could have done well without.
causar una buena impresión en
(v.)=make + a good impression on.
Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
causar una buena primera impresión
(v.)=make + a good first impression.
Ex: Also, using proper grammar when speaking and avoiding slang is expected if you are to make a good first impression.
causar una crisis
(v.)=precipitate + crisis.
Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
causar una gran sensación
(v.)=make + a splash.
Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.
causar una guerra
(v.)=precipitate + war.
Ex: As important as these activists were, however, it was a set of policy ideas more than the individuals themselves that precipitated the war.
causar una impresión
(v.)=leave + an impression ; make + impression ; make + an impression ; make + a statement.
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: The discussion didn't make that great an impression on me at the time because I had never, to my knowledge, experienced any form of sexual harassment. Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers. Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
causar una primera impresión
(v.)=make + a first impression.
Ex: According to an old saying, you never get a second chance to make a first impression.
causar una reacción
(v.)=cause + reaction.
Ex: Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries.
causarse daño
(v.)=bring + disaster on.
Ex: Was it Mathilda Panopoulos' manner of making people feel like irrational children, guilty, apologetic, foolish, so that they bring disaster on themselves?.
causas de conflictos armados
(n.)=warpath.
Ex: The book 'Warpaths' seeks to show that most twentieth-century political partitions could have been avoided.
causativo
(adj.)=causative.
Ex: The literature pertaining to causative factors of child abuse was assess to determine clarity of exposition, technical soundness, & appropriateness of analysis.

cautela
(n.)=caution ; cautiousness ; circumspection ; wariness.
Ex: The project is being undertaken with caution.
Ex: She closed the door as he had said, not knowing what this cautiousness foreshadowed.
Ex: Others would be well advised to treat such enquiries with circumspection.
Ex: Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves.
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* actuar con cautela=play it + safe.
* con cautela=cautiously ; warily ; with a grain of salt.
* obrar con cautela=play it + safe.
* tener cautela=proceed + with caution.

cautelosamente
=cautiously ; warily.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous.

cauteloso
(adj.)=wary ; guarded.
Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.

cautivado
(adj.)=spellbound ; enamoured [enamored, -USA] ; enchanted ; charmed ; bewitched ; rapturous.
Ex: Here was a world and a collection of people so strange that I was spellbound with fascination, as an explorer might stand staring at a new land and an alien people = Me encontraba ante un mundo y una colección de gente tan extraña que me sentía embelesado, como un explorador al contemplar una nueva tierra y una gente diferente.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
Ex: The article 'The enchanted island: a view of the future' considers the social values and attitudes that will shape the choices about economic and technological options in information technology.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.
Ex: One of the commonest countercharms for a bewitched animal was to cut a piece off of it -- frequently an ear -- and burn it or boil it.
Ex: Then I had a romantic taste in poetry; I thought it ought to be dreamy and rapturous and inspiring.
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* tener a Alguien cautivado=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.

cautivador
(adj.)=charming ; compelling ; absorbing ; winning ; beguiling ; luscious ; ever-dashing ; smouldering [smoldering, -USA] ; enchanting.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
Ex: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.
Ex: Administration of reference services is an absorbing challenge.
Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
Ex: There is a real need for beguiling stories that accurately describe what it is like to be a human being in modern China.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.
Ex: We show you how to create a smouldering 40s look with a modern twist, using a home-grown cosmetic collection.
Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.

cautivar
(v.)=captivate ; enthral [enthrall, -USA] ; charm ; mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA] ; beguile ; enchant ; capture + the imagination ; bewitch ; entrance ; smite ; get + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell ; put + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.
Ex: This article suggests a number of titles which can be relied on to captivate the young reader and arouse enthusiasm for further exploration of the world of books.
Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
Ex: It's hard to imagine a red-blooded man anywhere in the world who could look at her and not be 'smitten' with her.
Ex: After getting him under her spell, Clark reveals his powers to the woman, who immediately begins to exploit them for her own ends.
Ex: One glance from her eyes so dark and so brown, put him under her spell, his world spun around.
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* cautivar al mundo=make + a big noise in the world.

cautivar al mundo
(v.)=make + a big noise in the world.
Ex: Mozart commented to Beethoven after hearing him perform, 'You will some day make a big noise in the world'.
cautiverio
(n.)=captivity ; bondage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.
Ex: The story of Cinque becoming a slave trader does not diminish his heroism in saving himself and his compatriots from a life of bondage.

cautividad
(n.)=captivity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Freedom in captivity'.

cautivo
(n.)=captive ; captive.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Recent legislation and social pressures produced changes in the Animal Welfare Act, including a provision that requires environments that promote the 'psychological well-being' of captive nonhuman primates.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Praise the Net and pass the modem: revolutionaries and captives in the information society'.

cauto
(adj.)=cautious ; wary ; canny ; gun-shy ; circumspect ; guarded.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.
Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.

cautrillizo
(n.)=quadruplet.
Ex: Hormone-treated ewes had a greater percentage of twins, triplets, quadruplets, and quintuplets than controls.

cava
(n.)=sparkling wine ; sparkler ; bubbly.
Ex: This city tour will end at the TV tower of Berlin to watch the colours of the city changing when the sun sets while enjoying a glass of German sparkling wine.
Ex: Fairly simple, this sparkler would probably please those who like a lighter, drier style of champagne.
Ex: For many, celebrating the holidays calls for a champagne toast but for some people popping a bottle of bubbly can be dangerous to your health.

cavar
(v.)=dig ; dig + deep ; burrow.
Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.
Ex: Are we prepared to dig deep into our well of humanity & humility in order to uplift ourselves?.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
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* cavar los cimientos=dig + foundations.
* cavarse su propia tumba=another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
* cavar una zanja=dig + ditch.
* cavar un túnel=tunnel.

cavar los cimientos
(v.)=dig + foundations.
Ex: Donors, library staff, children and members of the local community dug symbolic foundations for the new library.
cavar un túnel
(v.)=tunnel.
Ex: I first used the remedy when I had a problem with a pesky rat who kept tunnelling into the chickenshed.
cavar una zanja
(v.)=dig + ditch.
Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.
cavarse su propia tumba
=another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
Ex: In the long run this is another nail in his coffin and a severe dent for Britain within the EU.
caverna
(n.)=cavern ; cave.
Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
Ex: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.
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* hombre de las cavernas=prehistoric man ; caveman ; cave dweller.

cavernoso
(adj.)=cavernous.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.

cavernícola
(n.)=prehistoric man ; caveman ; cave dweller.
Ex: The park was set aside to preserve the works and relics of prehistoric man and Native American culture.
Ex: The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from caveman through the present day.
Ex: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.

caviar
(n.)=caviar(e).
Ex: Caviar represents the most consumed form of fish roe products.

cavidad
(n.)=hollow ; cavity.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.
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* cavidad abdominal=abdominal cavity.
* cavidad oral=oral cavity.
* cavidad pélvica=pelvic cavity.
* cavidad pleural=pleural cavity.
* cavidad torácica=thoracic cavity ; chest cavity.

cavidad abdominal
(n.)=abdominal cavity.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
cavidad oral
(n.)=oral cavity.
Ex: Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.
cavidad pleural
(n.)=pleural cavity.
Ex: Thoracoscopy is a medical procedure involving internal inspection of the pleural cavity.
cavidad pélvica
(n.)=pelvic cavity.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
cavidad torácica
(n.)=thoracic cavity ; chest cavity.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery. Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
cavilación
(n.)=rumination.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The library and the library school: some ruminations on relationships'.

cavilar
(v.)=ponder (over/on/upon) ; think.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio thought.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
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* cavilar (sobre)=muse (over/on/upon) ; reflect (on).

cavilar sobre
(v.)=muse (over/on/upon) ; reflect (on).
Ex: The next morning, library director Nicholas R. Magro, sat in his office musing over the previous evening's activities = A la mañana siguiente, el director de la biblioteca se sentó en su despacho reflexionando sobre las actividades que se habían realizado el día anterior por la tarde. Ex: However, reflect that every character or form of heading which might feature in a catalogue or index must have a uniquely defined place in a sequence.
cayena
(n.)=cayenne.
Ex: Cumin, cayenne and coconut milk are among the diverse flavors of Brazil, where immigrants from Japan, Africa and Europe brought their cultures and cuisines.
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* pimienta de cayena=cayenne ; cayenne pepper.

cayéndose a pedazos
(adj.)=disintegrating.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
caza con arco
(n.)=bow-hunting.
Ex: The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.
caza con trampas
(n.)=trapping.
Ex: The vast majority of hunted game is killed with a firearm; other hunting methods (bow-hunting, trapping, capturing with decoys, etc.) are less significant.
caza de ballenas
(n.)=whaling ; whale hunting.
Ex: Topics covered at the Conference included: records of shipbuilding and shipping companies; agreements and crew lists; whaling; and Royal Navy and Merchant Marine. Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
caza de brujas
(n.)=witch-hunt ; witch hunting.
Ex: The article 'Indexing witch-hunt and the failure of language' discusses the limitations of indexing systems, suggesting that those in vogue are much slanted to European subjects and concepts. Ex: The article 'Witch hunting in the online field' views with concern recent moves in the USA to classify certain information as sensitive.
caza de zorros
(n.)=fox-hunting.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
caza del zorro
(n.)=fox-hunting.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
caza furtiva
(n.)=poaching.
Ex: Their main aim is to reduce poaching in parks and wildlife preserves .
caza ilegal
(n.)=poaching.
Ex: Their main aim is to reduce poaching in parks and wildlife preserves .
caza mayor
(n.)=big game.
Ex: The evolution of Homo erectus is still commonly attributed to big game hunting.
caza^1
(n.)=hunt ; hunting.
Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
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* andar a la caza de=tout for ; gun for.
* avión de caza=military jet ; fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane.
* caza con arco=bow-hunting.
* caza con trampas=trapping.
* caza de ballenas=whaling ; whale hunting.
* caza de brujas=witch-hunt ; witch hunting.
* caza del zorro=fox-hunting.
* caza de zorros=fox-hunting.
* caza furtiva=poaching.
* caza ilegal=poaching.
* coto de caza=game reserve.
* cuerno de caza=corn ; hunting horn.
* dar a la caza de=chase down.
* guía de caza=hunting guide.
* juego de caza=hunting game.
* licencia de caza=hunting licence ; shooting licence.
* partida de caza=hunting party ; shooting party.
* permiso de caza=hunting permit ; shooting permit.
* perro de caza=hound ; bloodhound ; gun dog.
* piloto de avión de caza=fighter pilot.
* piloto de caza=fighter pilot.
* temporada de caza=open season ; hunting season.
* trompa de caza=corn.
* veda de caza=hunting season.

caza^2
(n.)=game ; wild game.
Ex: Game hunted mainly by harpoons throughout this period consisted of seal, porpoise, sea lion, and other sea mammals.
Ex: Esau went into the open country to hunt for some wild game to bring back.
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* animales de caza=game ; wild game.
* ave de caza=game bird.
* caza mayor=big game.

cazaclientes
(n.)=tout.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.

cazador
(n.)=hunter ; trapper.
Ex: This article examines the work of hunters, gatherers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.
Ex: Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.
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* cabaña de cazadores=hunting-lodge.
* cazador-recolector=hunter-gatherer.
* cazador de aves=fowler.
* cazador de gangas=bargain-hunter.
* cazador de ofertas=bargain-hunter.
* cazador de pieles=fur trapper.
* cazador deportivo=sport hunter.
* cazador de recompensas=bounty hunter.
* cazador furtivo=poacher.
* guía de cazadores=hunting guide.

cazador de aves
(n.)=fowler.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.
cazador de gangas
(n.)=bargain-hunter.
Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
cazador de ofertas
(n.)=bargain-hunter.
Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
cazador de pieles
(n.)=fur trapper.
Ex: Popular quarry of fur trappers are beaver, coon, mink, ermine, marten and muskrat.
cazador de recompensas
(n.)=bounty hunter.
Ex: People or companies who want to invalidate a patent or otherwise establish prior art in an area of technology) post a minimum bounty of 10,000 dollars on a piece of technology, normally a patent.
cazador deportivo
(n.)=sport hunter.
Ex: American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.
cazador furtivo
(n.)=poacher.
Ex: The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.
cazador-recolector
(n.)=hunter-gatherer.
Ex: Africans south of the Sahara lived largely in nomadic, hunter-gatherer groups up until 200 BC.
cazafortunas
(n.)=gold digger.
Nota: Generalmente referido a una mujer.
Ex: The premise of the show is that gold diggers would do anything to marry money.

cazamariposas
(n.)=butterfly net.
Ex: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.

cazar
(v.)=hunt ; hunt down ; ensnare ; snare.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
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* cazar con red=net.
* cazar fantasmas=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
* cazar furtivamente=poach.
* cazarlas al vuelo=be quick on the uptake.

cazar con red
(v.)=net.
Ex: Fertilized eggs are collected by netting them from the water surface or by diverting the outflow of the tank through a net.
cazar fantasmas
(v.)=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
Ex: Fighting isms is like chasing a phantom: What is it? Who is it? Where is it? Why is it?. Ex: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.
cazar furtivamente
(v.)=poach.
Ex: Fifty-eight deer died: 12 due to predation, 6 due to malnutrition, 14 due to other or unknown sources, and 26 killed by hunters (including 1 that was poached).
cazarlas al vuelo
(v.)=be quick on the uptake.
Ex: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
cazo
(n.)=ladle ; soup ladle ; dipper.
Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.
Ex: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.
Ex: With a dipper he scooped up the water and showered it over her naked body.
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* cazo para la sopa=soup ladle.
* le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas=the pot calls the kettle black.

cazo para la sopa
(n.)=soup ladle.
Ex: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.
cazuela
(n.)=casserole dish.
Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.

cazurro
(n.)=boor ; hick ; redneck ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
Ex: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.
Ex: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.
Ex: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.

cazón
(n.)=dogfish ; smooth dogfish.
Ex: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.
Ex: Smooth dogfish is a common coastal shark species found in the Atlantic Ocean, but congeners are known from the Mediterranean Sea.

caérsele la baba por
(v.)=go + gaga (over) ; salivate at/over.
Ex: Indonesians people should not go gaga over Obama and the fact he once lived in Indonesia. Ex: A little over a year ago everyone was salivating over him and now, nothing.
caída
(n.)=drop ; spiral ; downfall ; slippage ; downturn ; droop ; trough ; downward spiral ; fall ; slump ; downswing ; descent ; labefaction ; slide ; funk.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.
Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.
Ex: Part of the trend towards declining conference attendance results from the downturn in the economy = Parte de la tendencia hacia el descenso de la asistencia a los congresos es consecuencia de la caída de la economía.
Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.
Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.
Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
Ex: This one reason why smart buyers are making their moves now with the market in such a funk.
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* a la caída de la noche=at nightfall ; at twilight.
* a la caída de la tarde=at twilight ; at dusk.
* amortiguar la caída=break + Posesivo + fall.
* caída al vacío=fall into + (empty) space.
* caída de la bolsa=market crash ; stock market crash.
* caída de la tarde=sundown.
* caída del imperio romano, la=Fall of the Roman Empire, the.
* caída de los precios=falling prices.
* caída del sistema=system crash.
* caída de pelo=hair loss.
* caída en desgracia=fall from grace.
* caída en picado=plunge ; nosedive ; swoop.
* caída libre=free fall.
* en caída=flowing ; tumbling.
* en caída libre=tumbling.
* en caída vertiginosa=tumbling.
* sufrir una caída=suffer + fall.

caída al vacío
(n.)=fall into + (empty) space.
Ex: His fall into empty space could have been lethal.
caída de la bolsa
(n.)=market crash ; stock market crash.
Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes. Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
caída de la tarde
(n.)=sundown.
Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.
caída de los precios
(n.)=falling prices.
Ex: Real earnings remain on the rise due to falling prices while the housing market continues to show signs of stabilizing.
caída de pelo
(n.)=hair loss.
Ex: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
caída del imperio romano, la
=Fall of the Roman Empire, the.
Ex: This is political intrigue and scandal to rival the Fall of the Roman Empire.
caída del sistema
(n.)=system crash.
Ex: Common causes of data loss and system crashes are fluctuations in the power supply (spikes and surges).
caída en desgracia
(n.)=fall from grace.
Ex: His fall from grace may have been due to his presumption in using Hatshepsut's temple for his own devotional purposes.
caída en picado
(n.)=plunge ; nosedive ; swoop.
Ex: The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores. Ex: The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession. Ex: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
caída libre
(n.)=free fall.
Ex: Consequently, this view implies an inmediate cognitive 'free fall' into the lower levels of semantic, morphosyntactic and lexical linguistic nature = Por consiguiente, esta visión implica una "caída libre" inmediata desde el nivel cognitivo a los niveles inferiores de naturaleza semántica, morfosintáctica y léxica.
caído
(adj.)=fallen.
Ex: Often locals are reluctant to plant fruit trees because of the litter -- fallen fruit that has to be disposed of.
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* andar con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* ángel caído=fallen angel.
* ángel caído en desgracia=fallen angel.
* caído del cielo=heaven-sent.
* caído en combate=killed in action.
* caídos=fallen.
* caídos, los=slain, the.
* caminar con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* de capa caída=at a low ebb ; in (the) doldrums.
* Día de los Caídos=Memorial Day.
* oreja caída=drop ear.
* senos caídos=saggy boobs.
* sentarse con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* tetas caídas=saggy boobs.

caído del cielo
(adj.)=heaven-sent.
Ex: He was heaven sent for me and I'll always be grateful that he helped us the way he did.
caído en combate
=killed in action.
Ex: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.
caídos
(n.)=fallen.
Ex: It's inappropriate to cremate our fallen, our heroes in a facility that also cremates pets.
caídos, los
(adj.)=slain, the.
Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
caña
(n.)=reed.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.
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* aguantar caña=put up with (it) ; grin and bear it.
* azúcar de caña=cane sugar.
* caña de azúcar=sugar cane [sugarcane].
* caña de cerdo=pork loin.
* caña de pescar=fishing rod ; fishing pole.
* cultivo de la caña de azúcar=sugar farming.
* dar caña=kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt.
* darle caña=hurry up ; get + a move on ; put + pressure on ; give it + some welly.
* darle caña a=have + a go at ; get + stuck into.
* meterle caña a=get + stuck into.
* pantalones de media caña=knee breeches ; jodhpurs.
* plantación de caña de azúcar=sugar plantation ; sugar-cane farm.

caña de azúcar
(n.)=sugar cane [sugarcane].
Ex: The first production of sugar from sugar cane took place in India.
caña de cerdo
(n.)=pork loin.
Ex: This roast pork loin and potatoes is a snap to prepare.
caña de pescar
(n.)=fishing rod ; fishing pole.
Ex: There are also devices which can be attached to a fishing rod to indicate when the fishing line moves as would be the case when a fish strikes. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
cañada
(n.)=glen ; ravine.
Ex: The tour will include visits to several important libraries and day trips to explore the beautiful Highland lochs and glens.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
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* cañada real=droving road.
* expresión típica del Canadá=Canadianism.

cañada real
(n.)=droving road.
Ex: This ancient route of droving roads established some 5000 years ago was used to take animals and goods between the market towns of the region.
cañadilla
(n.)=whelk.
Ex: Oysters were a vital standby to many working people in Europe before pollution all but wiped them out, while cockles, whelks, and winkles marinated in vinegar live on as vestigial delicacies.

cañaveral
(n.)=reed bed.
Ex: Reed beds are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of both industrial and domestic effluents, offering a simple means of wastewater treatment.

cañería
(n.)=pipeline.
Ex: A mobile library paid weekly visits to the workers getting the pipeline across the Volga.

caño
(n.)=spout.
Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.

cañonazo
(n.)=cannon shot.
Ex: However, when the other canoes began to approach the ship with unknown intent, Cartier had 2 cannon shots fired to scare them away.
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* matar moscas a cañonazos=use + a sledgehammer to crack a (wal)nut.

cañón antiaéreo
(n.)=anti-aircraft gun.
Ex: Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
cañón de agua
(n.)=water cannon.
Ex: Iran has imported high-tech armored anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with boiling water or tear gas.
cañón de campaña
(n.)=field gun.
Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.
cañón de la chimenea
(n.)=flue.
Ex: These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.
cañón de proyección
(n.)=cannon projector.
Ex: If you take a look at some of the pics, you'll see they just use a special lens on a cannon projector.
cañón^1
(n.)=cannon ; gun ; muzzle ; barrel.
Nota: Parte alargada por donde sale la bala de un arma de fuego.
Ex: This book identifies the tonnage and cannon of many ships involved in the Brazilian war of independence from Portugal.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.
Ex: This muzzle-loading rifle has vents cut into the barrel near its muzzle.
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* al pie del cañón=at work ; on-the-job.
* cañón antiaéreo=anti-aircraft gun.
* cañón de agua=water cannon.
* cañón de campaña=field gun.
* cañón de proyección=cannon projector.
* carne de cañón=cannon fodder ; easy prey.
* cubierta de cañones=cannon deck.
* morir al pie del cañón=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
* seguir al pie del cañón=soldier on ; be (still) working away ; be (still) toiling away ; be (still) hard at it.

cañón^2
(n.)=gorge ; canyon.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Canyons, rivulets: scientists give first impression of Titan photos'.
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* cañón de la chimenea=flue.

caóticamente
=chaotically.
Ex: The brain appears to process information more chaotically than has long been assumed.

caótico
(adj.)=chaotic ; helter-skelter ; disorderly ; shambolic.
Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
Ex: The larger issues of higher education provide a context for redefining the helter-skelter relationship of teaching and research.
Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
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* computación caótica=chaotic computing.
* de forma caótica=chaotically.
* de manera caótica=chaotically.
* de modo caótico=chaotically.
* informática caótica=chaotic computing.

cebada
(n.)=barley.
Ex: Other species of this genus would be rye, barley, oats, etc.

cebar
(v.)=stoke ; fatten ; bait.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.
Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.
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* cebarse con=take it out on ; lash out (on) ; go to + town on.

cebarse con
(v.)=take it out on ; lash out (on) ; go to + town on.
Ex: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others. Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity. Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans.
cebellina
(n.)=sable.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.

cebo
(n.)=bait ; fishing bait ; chum ; fish chum.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
Ex: Those of you who doubt that the worm is a divine creation, consider this: the worm is the perfect fishing bait.
Ex: All game fish respond in varying degrees to chum.
Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.
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* cebo de pescar=fishing lure.
* esparcir cebo=chum.
* poner cebo=bait.

cebo de pescar
(n.)=fishing lure.
Ex: This fishing lure has a weak point so as to avoid losing the body of the lure if the hook of the lure snags a large submerged object.
cebolla
(n.)=onion.
Ex: This paper discusses the farming techniques, transportation, and economics of the onion industry.
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* como una cebolla=onion-like.
* cúpula de cebolla=onion dome ; bulbous dome.

cebolleta
(n.)=chive ; green onion ; spring onion ; scallion.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
Ex: This crabmeat recipe includes green onion, butter, chives, parsley, and lemon or lime.
Ex: Spring onions are an excellent source of vitamin C and their green tops contain beta carotene (vitamin A).
Ex: Prevent cancer with scallions: a new study found that eating this type of onion may protect against prostate cancer.

cebollino
(n.)=chive.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

cebra
(n.)=zebra.
Ex: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was zebras.
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* paso (de) cebra=zebra crossing ; crosswalk.

cecear
(v.)=lisp.
Ex: In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.
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* hablar ceceando=lisp.

ceceo
(n.)=lisp ; lisping.
Ex: Once limited to correcting articulation and lisps, speech-language pathologists now work with students with wide-ranging disabilities and educational needs.
Ex: Results challenge the theory that lisping is purely a functional articulatory disorder.

cecina
(n.)=jerky.
Ex: For most of human history the only way to preserve meat was to dry it into jerky.
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* cecina de atún=tuna jerky.

cecina de atún
(n.)=tuna jerky.
Ex: Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.
cedazo
(n.)=strainer ; mesh [meshes, -pl.] ; sieve.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
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* pantalla separadora de cedazo=mesh screen.

cedente
(n.)=grantor.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').

ceder
(v.)=give over ; give ; hand over ; cede ; yield ; pass over ; sign away ; buckle ; remit ; compromise ; give in ; cave in (to) ; die down ; knuckle under (to) ; let up ; back down.
Ex: The old building is now given over to children and young people.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.
Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it.
Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.
Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams.
Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.
Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
Ex: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that trashes its own values and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force.
Ex: We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
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* ceder ante=give + way (to) ; bow to.
* ceder ante la presión=surrender to + pressure.
* ceder ante la presión de=give in to.
* ceder a una demanda=bow to + demand.
* ceder el paso=give + way (to) ; yield + the right of way.
* ceder el relevo=pass (on) + the torch ; pass (on) + the baton.
* ceder las riendas del poder=hand over + the reins of power.
* ceder + Nombre + a=turn + Nombre + over to.
* ceder terreno=yield + ground ; lose + ground.
* no ceder=stand + Posesivo + ground ; put + Posesivo + foot down.
* no ceder a las presiones=withstand + pressure.
* no ceder terreno=stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground.

ceder (ante)
(v.)=give + way (to) ; bow to.
Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations. Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.
ceder + Nombre + a
(v.)=turn + Nombre + over to.
Ex: Studies are currently underway concerning the feasibility of turning the mapmaking function of the US Geological Survey (USGS) over to the private sector.
ceder a una demanda
(v.)=bow to + demand.
Ex: This project investigated the dichotomy confronting the public librarians whether to provide quality literature or to bow to the demand of the public library user for light/popular/bestselling fiction.
ceder ante la presión
(v.)=surrender to + pressure.
Ex: Surrender to pressure from a particular group means both subservience of the library and abandonment of the principle of intellectual freedom.
ceder ante la presión de
(v.)=give in to.
Ex: The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.
ceder el paso
(v.)=give + way (to) ; yield + the right of way.
Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations. Ex: When an emergency vehicle approaches with its siren on you must yield the right of way as quickly as possible.
ceder el relevo
(v.)=pass (on) + the torch ; pass (on) + the baton.
Ex: The burning question is how to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders. Ex: In a direct reference to Africa's undemocratic leaders, he urged them to pass the baton to the next generation.
ceder las riendas del poder
(v.)=hand over + the reins of power.
Ex: The king of Bhutan has handed over the reins of power to his son, the crown prince, more than a year ahead of schedule.
ceder terreno
(v.)=yield + ground ; lose + ground.
Ex: Libraries of the future will not be paperless, although paper will yield ground to other formats. Ex: Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp.
cedro
(n.)=cedar tree ; cedar.
Ex: Lebanon's majestic cedar trees have withstood the test of time for centuries but climate change is threatening the country's most treasured symbol.
Ex: Local experts and environmentalists warn that global warming could have a negative impact on the cedars.
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* cedro blanco=white cedar.
* cedro hembra=cigar-box cedar.
* cedro rojo=cigar-box cedar.

cedro blanco
(n.)=white cedar.
Ex: Each coaster has a white cedar base with a silkscreen on recycled paper and coated for waterproofing.
cedro hembra
(n.)=cigar-box cedar.
Ex: The ease with which thin cigar-box cedar could be cut contributed to the proliferation of complex geometric patterns combining many different shapes.
cedro rojo
(n.)=cigar-box cedar.
Ex: The ease with which thin cigar-box cedar could be cut contributed to the proliferation of complex geometric patterns combining many different shapes.
cedrón
(n.)=lemon verbena.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

cedulario
(n.)=sheaf catalogue.
Ex: The sheaf catalogue comprises sets of slips held in small looseleaf binders.

cedé
(n.)=compact disc (CD).
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.

cefalorraquídeo
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* líquido cefalorraquídeo=cerebrospinal fluid.

cefalópodo
(n.)=cephalopod.
Ex: Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.

cegador
(adj.)=blinding.
Ex: Between the blinding light of day and the dark of night, there is a strip of twilight on the globe where colorful details in the atmosphere can be seen.
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* luz cegadora=blinding light.

cegar
(v.)=blind.
Ex: This article presents a sketch of a young solicitor blinded in adolescence and describes library services currently available for him in Australia.
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* cegar + los ojos=dazzle + eye.
* cegarse ante el hecho de que=blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.

cegar + los ojos
(v.)=dazzle + eye.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
cegarse ante el hecho de que
(v.)=blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.
Ex: None of these problems should blind us to the fact that the collection of documents we are dealing with remains the same, as do the demands made on it.
ceguera
(n.)=blindness.
Ex: There may be a number of factors to account for such blindness.
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* ceguera de río=river-blindness.
* personas con ceguera parcial=partially-sighted.

ceguera de río
(n.)=river-blindness.
Ex: This study attempts to identify the journals publishing articles on onchocerciasis -- a disease also known as river-blindness occurring in tropical Africa and Latin America.
ceja
(n.)=eyebrow.
Ex: Subjects pulled hair from a variety of sites, including scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic region, face, and body.
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* arquear las cejas=raise + Posesivo + eyebrows ; arch + eyebrows.
* ceja tupida=bushy eyebrow.
* depilarse las cejas=pluck + Posesivo + eyebrows.
* meter entre ceja y ceja=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* perfilar las cejas=pencil (in) + Posesivo + eyebrows.
* tener Algo metido entre ceja y ceja=have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about).

ceja tupida
(n.)=bushy eyebrow.
Ex: You may have noticed that bushy eyebrows are fashionable again, and that many celebrities are sporting fuller brows this season.
cejar
(v.)=back down.
Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.

cejijunto
(n.)=unibrow ; monobrow.
Ex: Here are some tips on how to get rid of a unibrow so it no longer cramps your style.
Ex: I often wonder why there are so many people in this world with monobrows.

cejudo
(adj.)=bushy-eyebrowed.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.

celador
(n.)=warder.
Ex: The provision of health and disability information direct to patients, rather than making such information the province of warders or guardians, is a new trend.

celda
(n.)=cell.
Ex: The combination of material type and borrower type specifies one cell in each of these matrices.
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* celda acolchada=padded cell.
* celda de aislamiento=solitary confinement cell.
* celda de combustible=fuel cell.
* celda de prisión=prison cell.
* en celda de aislamiento=in solitary confinement.
* encerrar en celda de aislamiento=place in + solitary confinement.
* estar encerrado en celda de aislamiento=be in solitary confinement.

celda acolchada
(n.)=padded cell.
Ex: His jailer is a deranged man in need of medication and a padded cell, for his own sake and that of those around him.
celda de aislamiento
(n.)=solitary confinement cell.
Ex: Vanunu has spent 17 years in jail, 11 of which were in a minute solitary confinement cell -- and he has just had his appeal for parole denied.
celda de combustible
(n.)=fuel cell.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
celda de prisión
(n.)=prison cell.
Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
celebración
(n.)=celebration ; festive occasion ; feast.
Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
Ex: The sale, nearly stopped on legal technicalities, was held as a festive occasion with tea and auction of more valuable books.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
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* celebración de aniversario=anniversary celebration.
* celebración de boda=wedding party.
* celebración de congresos en línea=online conferencing.
* celebración de recién nacido=baby shower.
* lugar de celebración=venue.
* lugar de celebración del congreso=conference venue.

celebración de aniversario
(n.)=anniversary celebration.
Ex: The closing ceremony of the anniversary celebration included congratulatory remarks from Director for Operations Cliff Cohen.
celebración de boda
(n.)=wedding party.
Ex: Etiquette dictates that the people in the wedding party still give wedding gifts, and bachelorette shower gifts as well.
celebración de congresos en línea
=online conferencing.
Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of online conferencing compared to traditional methods of scholarly discourse.
celebración de recién nacido
(n.)=baby shower.
Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
celebrar
(v.)=celebrate ; pull out + the corks.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
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* celebrar + Acontecimiento=hold + Acontecimiento.
* celebrar a lo grande=make + a song and dance about.
* celebrar el centenario=celebrate + centenary.
* celebrar elecciones=hold + elections.
* celebrar el nacimiento del bebé=wet + the baby's head.
* celebrar la ocasión=mark + the occasion.
* celebrar la victoria=celebrate + victory.
* celebrar por todo lo alto=make + a song and dance about.
* celebrarse=take + place.
* celebrarse un juicio=trial + come up.
* celebrar un acontecimiento=hold + event.
* celebrar una convención=hold + convention.
* celebrar un acuerdo=enter into + agreement.
* celebrar una exposición=hold + exhibition.
* celebrar una ocasión especial=mark + a special occasion.
* celebrar una reunión=hold + meeting.
* celebrar un congreso=hold + conference.
* celebrar un contrato=enter into + contract.
* celebrar un curso especial=hold + institute.
* celebrar un seminario=hold + seminar.
* celebrar victoria=claim + victory.

celebrar + Acontecimiento
(v.)=hold + Acontecimiento.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
celebrar a lo grande
(v.)=make + a song and dance about.
Ex: But nobody knows that because Ford don't make a song and dance about everything they work on or develop.
celebrar el centenario
(v.)=celebrate + centenary.
Ex: My first intention was to prepare the third edition for publication in 1976, to celebrate the centenary of Dewey and Cutter.
celebrar el nacimiento del bebé
(v.)=wet + the baby's head.
Ex: I have wet the baby's head so many times that now it is Christmas morning I cannot stand and walk.
celebrar elecciones
(v.)=hold + elections.
Ex: Members nominate candidates for IFLA's Executive Board and elections are held during Council meetings.
celebrar la ocasión
(v.)=mark + the occasion.
Ex: Although the Editorial Policy Committee decided against the publication of the new edition to celebrate the centenary, they did mark the occasion by two other publications.
celebrar la victoria
(v.)=celebrate + victory.
Ex: Despite the government's positive response to community land reform, it is still too early to celebrate victory.
celebrar por todo lo alto
(v.)=make + a song and dance about.
Ex: But nobody knows that because Ford don't make a song and dance about everything they work on or develop.
celebrar un acontecimiento
(v.)=hold + event.
Ex: Numerous events are also to be held as a tribute to the work of artists and political personalities.
celebrar un acuerdo
(v.)=enter into + agreement.
Ex: Before marriage, the parties are entering into an agreement much like two business persons entering into a contract.
celebrar un congreso
(v.)=hold + conference.
Ex: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.
celebrar un contrato
(v.)=enter into + contract.
Ex: One of the basic tenets of contract law is that both parties must be capable of understanding that they are entering into a contract.
celebrar un curso especial
(v.)=hold + institute.
Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held.
celebrar un seminario
(v.)=hold + seminar.
Ex: They have already demonstrated their awareness of the issue by holding a joint seminar with Aslib last year.
celebrar una convención
(v.)=hold + convention.
Ex: This article describes the 1st convention of US librarians, held in New York, 1853 = Este artículo describe la primera convención de bibliotecarios americanos, celebrada en Nueva York en 1853.
celebrar una exposición
(v.)=hold + exhibition.
Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials.
celebrar una ocasión especial
(v.)=mark + a special occasion.
Ex: When you plant a tree in memory of a loved one, or to mark a special occasion, you contribute to a healthier environment.
celebrar una reunión
(v.)=hold + meeting.
Ex: In November 1988, Italian art librarians held meetings to discuss the formation of a national association.
celebrar victoria
(v.)=claim + victory.
Ex: They must either claim victory now or accept defeat later.
celebrarse
(v.)=take + place.
Ex: This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.
celebrarse un juicio
(n.)=trial + come up.
Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.
celebridad
=celebrity ; superstar ; celeb.
Nota: Abreviatura de celebrity.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
Ex: Higher education is becoming more affordable and accessible, is moving away from buildings and campuses, is catering to students and is developing superstar faculty.
Ex: He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.

celeridad
(n.)=quickness ; dispatch ; alacrity ; promptness ; promptitude.
Ex: His subordinates -- everyone reports through him to the director of the Medical Center library -- suffer from the quickness and depth of Fury when he disapproves of something.
Ex: I would close it down immediately, or with all due dispatch for several reasons, some of which I have discussed in my talk.
Ex: It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.
Ex: I think one of the things we must look into is what effect a no fines policy has on the promptness of return and whether or not materials are finally returned at all.
Ex: I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.

celeste
(adj.)=azure.
Ex: French ultramarine blue was non-toxic and as permanent as the natural variety but darker and less azure.
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* azul celeste=sky blue ; azure ; light blue.
* bóveda celeste=celestial sphere.
* cuerpo celeste=celestial body ; heavenly body.
* ecuador celeste=celestial equator.
* esfera celeste=celestial sphere.
* mapa celeste=celestial chart.

celestial
(adj.)=celestial ; heavenly ; empyrean ; unearthly .
Ex: She also examines the tradition of the cross and celestial symbols (heavens, stars, sun) in early Medieval art.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
Ex: Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.
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* ecuador celestial=celestial equator.

celestina
(n.)=procuress.
Ex: The mask of modesty is no less successfully worn by procuresses than by wantons.

celestino
(adj.)=matchmaking.
Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.

celibato
(n.)=celibacy.
Ex: What Anselmo maintains on matter of clergy's celibacy, sin of sodomy, monk's and nun's vows of chastity, and about the marriage shows nevertheless that he was not a despiser of the human being.
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* hacer voto de celibato=take + a vow of celibacy.
* voto de celibato=vow of celibacy.

celo
(n.)=rutting ; oestrus [estrus, -USA] ; rut.
Ex: During rutting, the temperament of the animal changes to a more aggressive and less tractable nature.
Ex: Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days.
Ex: There are peaks in deer traffic accidents during the rut in the autumn and after fawning in the spring.
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* época del celo=rutting ; rutting season ; mating season.
* estar en celo=be on heat ; be in heat ; be in rut.
* llamada de animal en celo=rutting call.

celofán
(n.)=cling film.
Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.

celos
(n.)=jealousy.
Ex: Envy and jealousy, particularly regarding salaries and job status, will not help librarians to stay competitive in the 21st century.
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* tener celos=feel + jealous.

celosamente
=jealously.
Ex: People should be prepared to work together and not jealously 'guard their patch'.
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* guardar celosamente=guard + zealously.
* secreto celosamente guardado=closely kept secret.

celoso
(adj.)=jealous.
Ex: They seemed neither surprised nor jealous that she was appointed acting director.

celosía
(n.)=lattice ; trellis.
Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.
Ex: As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.

celta
(adj.)=Gael ; Celt ; Gaelic ; Celtic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: 'See' references are generally used to link two terms which represent similar concepts, but which are presented in different form; for example, Gaels see Celts.
Ex: 'See' references are generally used to link two terms which represent similar concepts, but which are presented in different form; for example, Gaels see Celts.
Ex: The lower class Gaelic monoglots were largely unable to read, being deprived of both libraries and alternative means of obtaining the limited Gaelic literature.
Ex: The Celtic tradition of Irish, Scottish and Welsh folklore is still strong.
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* tierras celtas, las=Celtic fringe, the.

celular
(adj.)=cellular.
Ex: The analysis of the document 'The study of the cellular structure of fungi' would be Botany/Fungi/Cells.
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* biología celular=cell biology.
* crecimiento celular=cell growth.
* furgón celular=police van ; police wagon.
* membrana celular=cell membrane.
* radio celular=cellular radio.
* tecnología celular=cellular technology.

celulitis
(n.)=cellulitis ; cellulite.
Nota: Condición de la piel.
Ex: Infection of the bacteria may result in a variety of clinical syndromes, including gastroenteritis, cellulitis, and septicemia.
Ex: Hormonal abnormalities and genetic syndromes are related to obesity and its dermatoses; however, cellulite is not related to obesity.

celuloide
(n.)=film base ; celluloid.
Ex: This article describes film processing standards and the role of sensitometry, film base material and emulsion fragility.
Ex: There is the problem that the original celluloid or polyester base of the images is rapidly destroying itself.

celulosa
(n.)=cellulose.
Ex: The 'vinegar syndrome' is the term used to describe the deterioration of the triacetate cellulose bases of safety films and sound tapes caused by the evaporation of acetic acid.
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* celulosa metílica=methylcellulose [methyl cellulose].
* nitrato de celulosa=cellulose nitrate.
* película de nitrato de celulosa=cellulose nitrate film.

celulosa metílica
(n.)=methylcellulose [methyl cellulose].
Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint based on combined impregnation of volumes with an aqueous solution of methyl cellulose followed by vacuum freeze drying.
cementerio
(n.)=cemetery ; graveyard ; churchyard.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
Ex: Sections cover farms and ranches, towns, schools and churches, fisheries and canneries, railroads, mines and ghost towns, and graveyards.
Ex: Visiting churches and churchyards is becoming increasingly popular among both local people and tourists.
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* cementerio de automóviles=scrapyard.
* cementerio de coches=junkyard ; scrapyard.

cementerio de automóviles
(n.)=scrapyard.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.
cementerio de coches
(n.)=junkyard ; scrapyard.
Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company. Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.
cementita
(n.)=cementite.
Ex: This results in a grain structure of fine pearlite with excess of ferrite or cementite.

cemento
(n.)=cement.
Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: cement and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.
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* fábrica de cemento=cement plant.
* molino de cemento=cement mill.
* planta de cemento=cement plant.

cena
(n.)=banquet ; dinner ; supper ; evening meal.
Ex: This article presents a shortened version of a speech presented at the end-of-conference banquet, at the International Toy Libraries Conference, Toronto, May 87.
Ex: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
Ex: A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.
Ex: This pleasant bake recipe with a salad features tender new potatoes, chives and goosefish for a quick answer to evening meals.
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* cena de empresa=corporate dinner ; company dinner.
* cena de grupo=dinner party.
* cena de Navidad=Christmas dinner.
* cena en grupo=group dinner ; dinner party.
* en la cena=at dinner.
* merienda cena=high tea.
* Ultima Cena, la=Last Supper, the.

cena de Navidad
(n.)=Christmas dinner.
Ex: Such activities include, for example, special parties, cultural evenings, external events and a Christmas dinner.
cena de empresa
(n.)=corporate dinner ; company dinner.
Ex: If you've never attended a corporate dinner aboard a cruise ship, you are in for a treat. Ex: The first thing a new employee needs to know about company dinners is 'you're not there to eat,' but to socialize with the people you work for.
cena de grupo
(n.)=dinner party.
Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
cena en grupo
(n.)=group dinner ; dinner party.
Ex: The workshop will be held for a full day followed by a drive to Denver to join the JCDL conference and a group dinner. Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
cenador
(n.)=pergola ; arbor ; gazebo.
Ex: If you are thinking about constructing an arbor or pergola in your garden, the first questions that you should ask yourself are about function.
Ex: If you are thinking about constructing an arbor or pergola in your garden, the first questions that you should ask yourself are about function.
Ex: Gazebos are a popular place for marriages, but knowing how to decorate a gazebo for a wedding can be tricky.

cenagal
(n.)=mire.
Ex: This international network of specialists promote, encourage and co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems.

cenagoso
(adj.)=mucky ; loamy .
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
Ex: If the soil is damp and loamy this wildflower seed mix will be perfect -- it is especially good around the edges of ponds.
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* suelo cenagoso=loamy soil.
* tierra cenagosa=loamy soil.

cenar
(v.)=dine.
Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.
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* cenar fuera=dine out.

cenar fuera
(v.)=dine out.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting on the Internet: eating in or dining out?'.
cencerro
(n.)=bell.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
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* como un cencerro=barking mad ; raving mad ; stark raving mad.
* estar como un cencerro=be nuts ; be crackers.

cenegal
(n.)=quagmire ; marshland ; marsh.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.

cenicero
(n.)=ashtray.
Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.

cenicienta
(n.)=poor relation.
Ex: For some reason, there is a tendency for public libraries to become the poor relations of the library world.
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* Cenicienta, la=Cinderella.
* corneja cenicienta=hooded crow.

ceniciento
(adj.)=ashy .
Ex: Vanash is a moisturizer and groundbreaking solution to dry, chafed or ashy skin for both men and women.

ceniza
(n.)=ash [ashes, -pl.] ; cinder ; coal cinder.
Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'.
Ex: Here we all are, insignificant microbes on the surface of a cinder left over from the formation of the Sun.
Ex: Some railroad lines would appear jet black as nothing but burnt coal cinders were used to ballast the route.
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* de color ceniza=ashy .
* Miércoles de Ceniza=Ash Wednesday.
* nube de ceniza=ash cloud.
* nube de ceniza volcánica=volcanic ash cloud.

cenizo
(n.)=jinx ; wet blanket ; hoodoo.
Ex: Most of the people interviewed saw marriage as the ideal relationship whereas some thought of it as a jinx.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
Ex: For the Reds to win this one they have to overcome a hoodoo that is becoming quite imposing.
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* echar el cenizo=jinx.
* que tiene el cenizo=jinxed.
* tener el cenizo=be jinxed.

cenobio
(n.)=monastery.
Ex: If the work is special to the use of a particular body within the church (e.g., a diocese, cathedral, monastery, religious order), make an added entry under the heading for that body.

cenotafio
(n.)=cenotaph.
Ex: The author examines the background to Ireland's public memorials (crosses, obelisks, cenotaphs and figure sculptures) to those who died in World War I.

censo
(n.)=census [censuses, -pl.].
Ex: This article examines the burdensome task archival appraisers face in dealing with the typically massive files created by major censuses and surveys.
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* censo de conductores, el=total number of licensed drivers, the.
* censo electoral=voters' roll.
* división del censo=census tract.
* inscripción en el censo electoral=voter registration.
* sector del censo=census tract.

censo de conductores, el
(n.)=total number of licensed drivers, the.
Ex: Although teenagers accounted for only 5 percent of the total number of licensed drivers in the county, they were involved in 13 percent of the fatal crashes.
censo electoral
(n.)=voters' roll.
Ex: This verification might be achieved by checking the voters' roll, or examining the applicant's driving licence or some other documentation which will prove he is who he claims to be.
censor
(n.)=censor ; referee.
Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.

censura
(n.)=censorship ; censure ; reproach ; stricture ; rebuke ; reproof ; castigation ; bleep ; reproval.
Ex: Having failed to make that note, there was no further justification for several possible subject tracings like censorship -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, SECURITY CLASSIFICATION -- UNITED STATES-CASE STUDIES, and so on.
Ex: The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.
Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.
Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
Ex: They wish to have all bleeps declared illegal on publicly airwaves.
Ex: He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.
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* censuras a los materiales=challenges to materials.
* expurgado por censura=bowdlerized.
* expurgo por censura=bowdlerization.
* libre de censura=uncensored.
* moción de censura=censure motion ; vote of no confidence.
* voto de censura=vote of no confidence.

censurable
(adj.)=objectionable ; reprehensible ; blameworthy ; blamable [blameable].
Ex: But adoption of the ISBD reintroduces repetition of the author's name before and after the title, which is particularly objectionable in the case of lengthy or complex corporate names.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
Ex: He said like a true philosopher that the offences which are committed through desire are more blamable than those which are committed through anger.
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* de modo censurable=reprehensibly.

censurado
(adj.)=censored.
Ex: Censored books were marked with a hexagon and relegated to closed stacks = Los libros prohibidos se marcaban con un hexágono y se guardaban en los fondos de acceso restringido.

censurador
(adj.)=censoring ; censorious.
Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
Ex: Some librarians are concerned that the censorious climate is affecting the acquisition of school library materials.

censurar
(v.)=censor ; decry ; denounce ; rebuke ; deprecate ; castigate ; chide ; sanitise [sanitize, -USA] ; censure ; indict ; bleep ; damn ; recreminate ; reprove ; reproach ; muzzle ; redact ; roast ; give + Nombre + a good roasting ; tar.
Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.
Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
Ex: Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.
Ex: But they bleep the second syllable, not the first, so that instead of [bleep]hole, you get ass[bleep] time after time.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
Ex: The Government also continues to invent new rules to muzzle journalists, such as the anti-terrorist bill approved by Parliament.
Ex: Identifying information has been redacted to the extent necessary to protect the personal privacy of individuals discussed in the letter
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Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
Ex: The president hasn't 'abandoned the center' -- but that won't stop critics from tarring him for it.
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* censurar material=challenge + materials.

censurar material
(v.)=challenge + materials.
Ex: This article reports a survey of materials that were challenged in Manitoba, Canada, school and public libraries.
censuras a los materiales
(n.)=challenges to materials.
Ex: This article summarizes results of surveys conducted between 1985 and 1995 on challenges to materials in public libraries.
centauro
(n.)=centaur.
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.

centavo
(n.)=cent.
Nota: Unidad monetaria más pequeña norteamerica equivalente a la pesetaespañola.
Ex: The material for the microfilm 'Britannica' would cost a nickel, and it could be mailed anywhere for a cent.
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* estar sin un centavo=not have a bean.
* moneda de diez centavos=dime.
* sin un centavo=broke.

centena
(n.)=hundred.
Ex: The pennies, (and for some currencies, the units, tens and hundreds places) are omitted.

centenario
(adj.)=centennial ; centuries-old ; century-old ; century-long.
Ex: The article 'A centennial salute to Ranganathan' examines aspects of the lasting worldwide influence of the Father of Indian Librarianship, S.R. Ranganathan (1892-1972).
Ex: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
Ex: Only by a gigantic change of idea will that century-old will-o'-the-wisp,'function', be seen to be equated with 'critique', for they are one and the same.
Ex: The documentary tells the story of a century-long struggle for tolerance and acceptance, a battle which is by no means over.
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* celebrar el centenario=celebrate + centenary.

centeno
(n.)=rye.
Ex: Other species of this genus would be rye, barley, oats, etc.
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* cornezuelo del centeno=ergot.

centinela
(n.)=sentinel.
Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our 'sentinels of liberty.

centrado
(adj.)=centred [centered, -USA] ; focused [focussed].
Ex: Punching equipment is not always as accurate as it might be; holes may not be well centred upon their coding position, and holes are sometimes not completely cut away.
Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
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* centrado en=Nombre + centric.
* centrado en el cliente=customer-centred [customer-centered, USA].
* centrado en el conocimiento=knowledge-centric.
* centrado en el estudiante=student-centred.
* centrado en el hombre=human-centred [human-centered, -USA] ; anthropocentric.
* centrado en el material impreso=print-centred [print-centered, -USA].
* centrado en el niño=child-centred [child-centered, -USA].
* centrado en el objeto=artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
* centrado en el ser humano=anthropocentric.
* centrado en el servicio=service-focused.
* centrado en el usuario=customer-focused ; user-focused ; user-centred [user-centered, -USA].
* centrado en la colección=collection-centred ; collection-based.
* centrado en las imágenes=image intensive.
* centrado en la tecnología=technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].
* centrado en la web=Web-centric.
* centrado en los valores=value-driven.
* centrado en uno mismo=self-focusing ; self-focused.
* centrado en un tema específico=topic-centred.
* centrado específicamente en=narrowly focused in/on.

centrado en
(adj.)=Nombre + centric.
Ex: The emerging user centric model of relevance proposes that the only valid measure of relevance of a document to a user's information need is that of user.
centrado en el cliente
=customer-centred [customer-centered, USA].
Ex: The overall trend for the future is one of a customer-centred vendor community working as part of a team with librarians.
centrado en el conocimiento
(adj.)=knowledge-centric.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Building knowledge centric government'.
centrado en el estudiante
=student-centred.
Ex: A student-centred model is recommended, which implies independent or self-study under the direct supervision of the lecturer, under whose guidance the student learns at his/her own pace.
centrado en el hombre
(adj.)=human-centred [human-centered, -USA] ; anthropocentric.
Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues. Ex: These workplaces comprise a technocentric perspective and do not truly represent an anthropocentric route of information technology.
centrado en el material impreso
(adj.)=print-centred [print-centered, -USA].
Ex: Many libraries have certainly been transformed over the past decade from being print-centered 'places' to also providing web-based content and services to users who may never enter the building.
centrado en el niño
(adj.)=child-centred [child-centered, -USA].
Ex: All these passages are raked together into a kind of anthological ragbag which passes for 'research,' for a 'child-centered learning situation'.
centrado en el objeto
(adj.)=artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
centrado en el ser humano
(adj.)=anthropocentric.
Ex: These workplaces comprise a technocentric perspective and do not truly represent an anthropocentric route of information technology.
centrado en el servicio
(adj.)=service-focused.
Ex: The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.
centrado en el usuario
(adj.)=customer-focused ; user-focused ; user-centred [user-centered, -USA].
Ex: The customer-focused service provided by libraries makes them ideal candidates. Ex: The CBC has just revamped their site so it's more user-focused. Ex: This would involve a more user-centred library, based on McClellan's principles of 'service in depth'.
centrado en la colección
(adj.)=collection-centred ; collection-based.
Ex: There are many ways to measure collection quality of which collection-centred measures are the most common = Existen muchas maneras de medir la calidad de la colección de las cuales las medidas centradas en la propia colección son las más comunes. Ex: The author presents recommendations for moving forward the development of a national preservation surrogacy strategy in line with other collection-based initiatives.
centrado en la tecnología
(adj.)=technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].
Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
centrado en la web
(adj.)=Web-centric.
Ex: The author presents the obstacles and difficulties faced in making real video, Web-centric, network Java applications.
centrado en las imágenes
(adj.)=image intensive.
Ex: Unlike text-based digital libraries, image intensive digital libraries have inherent problems of slow downloading and unloading.
centrado en los valores
(adj.)=value-driven.
Ex: Assessment of these implications and their probable outcomes is unavoidably value-driven.
centrado en un tema específico
=topic-centred.
Ex: Special libraries and information centres tend to develop smaller, more topic-centred collections.
centrado en uno mismo
(adj.)=self-focusing ; self-focused.
Ex: We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature. Ex: In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.
centrado específicamente en
=narrowly focused in/on.
Ex: The typical botany library in this sample is small, narrowly focused in its collection, attached to a botanical garden and staffed by part-time or one full-time librarian.
central de gastos
(n.)=budget fund ; budget head ; budget heading.
Ex: Criteria for allocating book budget funds should be based on 11 factors which are separately discussed. Ex: To transfer money from budget head to budget head within defined rules, is vitally important for the efficient running of a library. Ex: An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.).
central de teléfonos
(n.)=telephone exchange.
Ex: Note the automatic telephone exchange, which has hundreds of thousands of such contacts, and yet is reliable.
central eléctrica
(n.)=electric power station ; electric power plant ; power plant ; power plant ; powerhouse.
Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew. Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, electric power plants, Joy and sorrow). Ex: This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Ex: This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems. Ex: Instances are given where more than half a village was wiped out or where powerhouses/dams were damaged.
central eólica
(n.)=wind farm ; wind park ; wind power farm.
Ex: The author demonstrates how Geographical Information Systems can be used to assess the visual impact of wind farms. Ex: This wind park will be able to provide enough energy to power 24000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 230000 tons per year. Ex: The report urged federal officials to take a more active role in weighing the impact of wind power farms on bird and bat deaths.
central hidroeléctrica
(n.)=hydroelectric plant ; hydroelectric power station.
Ex: The project included the construction of two dams and hydroelectric plants. Ex: A new hydroelectric power station promises reliable electricity, permitting the installation of air conditioning and the use of electronic media in the library.
central lechera
(n.)=dairy.
Ex: Telephone calls were made to the following: dairy (to secure milk carton storage for books); grocery stores (for freezer space for books); fire department (for fans to dehumidify books); and aerospace companies (for vacuum freezing facilities).
central nuclear
(n.)=power station ; nuke.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: phrases of two or three words, often comprising a noun and an adjective, e.g. Western languages, Hydraulic excavators, power stations. Ex: Iran denies it has plans to build nukes.
central telefónica
(n.)=switchboard.
Ex: Any library allowing staff members to work hours during which the switchboard is not in operation should arrange to have the switchboard operators plug the reference phone into an outgoing jack when they close.
central^1
(adj.)=station.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.
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* central de gastos=budget fund ; budget head ; budget heading.
* central de teléfonos=telephone exchange.
* central eléctrica=electric power station ; electric power plant ; power plant ; power plant ; powerhouse.
* central eólica=wind farm ; wind park ; wind power farm.
* central hidroeléctrica=hydroelectric plant ; hydroelectric power station.
* central lechera=dairy.
* central nuclear=power station ; nuke.
* central telefónica=switchboard.

central^2
(adj.)=central ; centre.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.
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* Asia Central=Central Asia.
* biblioteca central=main library.
* Biblioteca Nacional Central=National Central Library.
* calefacción central=central heating.
* CIA (Agencia Central de Inteligencia)=CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
* dependencia central=main site ; main site facility.
* edificio central=main site.
* en un lugar central=centrally located.
* estación central=central station.
* Europa Central=Central Europe ; Mitteleurope.
* Europa Central del Este=East Central Europe.
* Mead Data Central=Mead Data Central.
* memoria central=central memory.
* ordenador central=central computer ; host computer.
* papel central=pivotal role.
* región central de los Estados Unidos, la=American midwest, the.
* sección central=midsection [mid-section].
* sede central=main site.
* según el huso horario de Europa Central=CET (Central European Time).
* servicio central=main site service.
* tema central=motif.
* tener como motivo central=plan around + Nombre.
* vientre central=middle abdomen.
* zona central=midsection [mid-section].
* zona central de un lugar=heartland.

centralidad
(n.)=centrality ; centricity.
Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
Ex: Most researchers content with the widespread and broad definition of customer centricity as the capacity to understand and respond to the customer's needs.

centralista
(adj.)=centralist.
Ex: The need for a single jurisdiction and the consequent need for a single set of values to be imposed upon Internet activities is a fiction born out of centralist systems of western jurisprudence.

centralita
(n.)=switching centre.
Ex: This means that the switching centres being introduced now will have to cater for both analogue and digital signals, as the amortization time of a large switching centre is 20 to 30 years.

centralización
(n.)=centralisation [centralization, -USA] ; centredness.
Ex: This is a footnote on your comment about the centralization of policy in a few large libraries, in a few large policy groups.
Ex: The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.
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* centralización en el hombre=human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].

centralización en el hombre
(n.)=human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
Ex: It is not enough to base the concept of human-centredness on ideas of social utility, collaborative working or human controllability.
centralizado
(adj.)=centralised [centralized, -USA].
Ex: Both centralised cataloguing systems and co-operative network are means of sharing cataloguing effort and cataloguing information.
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* catalogación centralizada=centralised cataloguing.
* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas=consolidation service.

centralizar
(v.)=centralise [centralize, -USA].
Ex: The decision to centralise or decentralise training depends upon a combination of factors.

centralmente
=centrally.
Ex: It is difficult to envisage a co-operative network which does not make use of centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records.

centrar
(v.)=centre [center, -USA].
Ex: In 1956, research from the United States confirmed this: 'Reference in the small library is evidently centred in the circulation department'.
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* centrándose en=with a focus on.
* centrar la atención=fix + Posesivo + attention.
* centrar la atención en=train + a spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on ; spotlight + fall on ; spotlight + focus on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
* centrarse=focus.
* centrarse en=centre around/on/upon ; concentrate on/upon ; focus on/upon ; target ; zero in on ; revolve around ; home in on ; pull off on.
* centrarse sobre=focus on/upon ; target.
* centrar una discusión=focus + discussion.
* debate + centrarse sobre=debate + centre around/on/upon.
* interés + centrarse en=interest + lie with.
* volver a centrarse en=refocus on.

centrar la atención
(v.)=fix + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: Our reading may fix all its attention on this element, in which case, as many readers do, we concentrate on the what-happens-next part of the narrative.
centrar la atención en
(v.)=train + a spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on ; spotlight + fall on ; spotlight + focus on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
Ex: A study of the local newspapers can be used to train a spotlight, so to speak, on a local community. Ex: The article 'Electronic security has put a spotlight on theft' concludes that electronic theft detection systems are the single most effective deterrent to library material loss. Ex: As analysis allows the spotlight to fall on those portions of the community that are unserved, an imperative next step involves outreach efforts that are specifically targetted to those groups. Ex: When a framework of marketing is established to guide the planning process, the spotlight becomes focussed on the client = Cuando el marketing actúa de guía del proceso de planificación, la atención se centra en el cliente. Ex: The media's job is to throw the spotlight on what is of interest to the public.
centrar una discusión
(v.)=focus + discussion.
Ex: This discussion focused on the activities of Frank Gillie, who has recently been sent to jail for getting libraries to pay substantial sums for multi-volume works which he could not provide.
centrarse
(v.)=focus.
Ex: The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...
centrarse en
(v.)=centre around/on/upon ; concentrate on/upon ; focus on/upon ; target ; zero in on ; revolve around ; home in on ; pull off on.
Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials. Ex: Let me first concentrate upon the broader of the two issues: the profession itself. Ex: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context. Ex: Four major approaches to art historical scholarship are defined and the iconographical approach is targeted. Ex: 'Can we zero in on the suggestion made earlier that we start some kind of a program for the 'gifted and talented' at the library?', the director asked. Ex: Ordinarily the training of staff revolves around specific library procedures, but the location and use of various reference tools are sometimes the subject of special tours and briefings. Ex: This article discusses the organisations that develop standards in information management and homes in on the US national bodies central to many of the international standards. Ex: AltaVista pulls off significantly more on obscure or specialist subjects than rivals like InfoSeek and Excite.
centrarse sobre
(v.)=focus on/upon ; target.
Ex: In a text such as this which focuses primarily upon controlled indexing languages and systems it is difficult to place natural language indexing in a appropriate context. Ex: Four major approaches to art historical scholarship are defined and the iconographical approach is targeted.
centrifugado
(n.)=spin-dry.
Ex: A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.

centrifugadora
(n.)=centrifigue ; centrifuge.
Ex: This is done by spinning the whole blood donation in a centrifuge at varying speeds to separate each component.
Ex: Iran's President has unveiled a new generation of centrifuges used to enrich uranium.

centrifugar
(v.)=spin-dry ; centrifuge.
Ex: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.
Ex: Then a centrifugal force is applied to the substances in the closed vessels to centrifuge them.

centro
(n.)=centre [center, -USA] ; core ; hub ; office ; locus [loci, -pl.] ; focal point ; operation ; centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA] ; pivot.
Ex: Over 3,000 such centres were set up, but most had closed by 1949.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.
Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.
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* barrio pobre del centro de la ciudad=inner-city suburb ; inner-city area.
* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad=inner city.
* biblioteca de centro penitenciario=prison library.
* centro accesible mediante Telnet=Telnet-accesible site.
* centro administrativo=administrative centre.
* centro artístico=art(s) centre.
* Centro Bibliotecario en Línea (OCLC)=OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).
* centro cívico=civic centre ; community centre.
* centro comercial=shopping centre ; shopping precinct ; mall of shops ; shopping mall ; mall ; outlet mall ; plaza.
* centro comunitario=village hall ; community centre.
* centro coordinador=focal point ; switching point ; coordinating centre ; hub.
* centro coordinador de información=clearinghouse [clearing house].
* centro cultural=cultural centre ; cultural institution ; cultural venue.
* centro de acogida=runaway shelter ; refuge ; shelter ; homeless shelter ; shelter home.
* centro de acogida de animales=animal shelter.
* centro de acogida de mujeres=women's shelter.
* centro de actividad=focal point.
* centro de adquisiciones=acquisition centre.
* centro de análisis de la información=information analysis centre.
* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios=curriculum material center.
* centro de asesoramiento=counselling centre.
* centro de asistencia social=welfare facility.
* centro de atención=centre of attention ; limelight ; centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA] ; centre stage ; focus of concern ; focus of interest ; focus of attention ; focus.
* centro de atención al ciudadano=advice centre.
* centro de audio=audio centre.
* centro de ayuda al empleo=job-help centre.
* centro de barrio=neighbourhood centre.
* centro de belleza=beauty centre.
* centro de cálculo=computer centre ; computing centre ; central computing facility.
* centro de catalogación=cataloguing department.
* centro de computación=computing centre.
* centro de comunicaciones=communications hub.
* centro de congresos=conference centre ; convention centre.
* centro de control=locus of control ; mission control ; control centre.
* centro de coordinación=re-routing centre.
* centro de datos=data centre.
* centro de deportes=sports centre.
* centro de detención=detention centre.
* centro de día=day care centre ; day centre.
* centro de día para mayores=day centre for the elderly.
* centro de distribución=distribution centre.
* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC)=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
* centro de documentación=clearinghouse [clearing house] ; documentation centre ; information centre ; information unit ; research centre.
* centro de educación de adultos=adult learning centre ; adult learner centre.
* centro de educación infantil=early education centre.
* centro de educación sanitaria=consumer health centre ; consumer health information centre.
* centro de, el=centre of, the.
* centro de enseñanza=education centre.
* centro de esquí artificial=dry ski centre.
* centro de estudios=study centre.
* Centro de Europa=Mitteleurope.
* centro de gravedad=centre of gravity.
* centro de información=information agency ; information centre.
* Centro de Información al Ciudadano=Public Information Center (PIC).
* centro de información ciudadana=community information centre ; neighbourhood information centre (NIC).
* centro de información laboral=job information centre.
* centro de información sectorial=sectoral information centre.
* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento=Kommune Information Centre.
* centro de investigación=research centre ; research unit.
* centro de jardinería=garden centre.
* centro de la ciudad=central city ; downtown ; city centre.
* centro de las ciencias=science centre.
* centro del campo=halfway line.
* centro de Londres=Inner London.
* centro del pueblo=town centre.
* centro del visitante=visitor's centre.
* centro de material didáctico escolar=school resource centre.
* centro de menores=young offender institution.
* centro de mesa=epergne.
* centro de ocio=recreation centre ; recreational centre.
* centro de orientación=referral centre.
* centro de planificación familiar=family planning clinic ; planned parenthood centre.
* centro deportivo=sports centre.
* centro de proceso de información=clearinghouse [clearing house].
* centro de recepción de ovejas=sheep station.
* centro de recepción y envío=shipping point.
* centro de reciclado=recycling centre.
* centro de recursos=resource centre.
* centro de recursos multimedia=media resource centre.
* centro de recursos para el aprendizaje (CRA)=learning hub ; learning resource centre (LRC).
* centro de referencia=reference centre.
* centro de rehabilitación=rehabilitation clinic ; rehabilitation centre.
* centro de reinserción social=half-way house.
* centro de salud=health centre.
* centro de trabajo=workplace.
* centro de vacaciones=resort ; tourist resort ; holiday resort ; vacation resort.
* centro de vacaciones costero=coastal resort ; seaside resort ; seaside tourist resort.
* centro de veraneo=summer resort.
* centro de veraneo costero=seaside resort ; coastal resort.
* centro educativo=educational centre.
* centro electoral=polling district.
* centro financiero=financial centre.
* centro industrial=manufacturing centre.
* centro informático=computing centre.
* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST=UNIBID.
* centro litúrgico=church centre.
* centro multimedia=library media centre ; media centre.
* centro multimedia escolar=school media centre ; school library media centre.
* centro municipal de información=local authority information outlet.
* Centro Nacional de Préstamos=National Lending Centre.
* centro neurálgico=powerhouse ; power engine.
* centro neurálgico, el=nerve centre, the.
* centro penitenciario=penitentiary.
* centro piloto=pilot centre.
* centro recreativo=recreation centre ; recreational centre.
* centro regional=regional centre.
* centro religioso=church centre.
* centro social=community centre ; village hall ; social centre ; drop-in centre ; community hall.
* centro social para veteranos de guerra=Veterans' centre.
* centro turístico=tourist resort ; resort ; summer resort ; holiday resort ; vacation resort.
* centro turístico costero=beachside resort ; seaside resort ; coastal resort ; seaside tourist resort.
* centro tutelar de menores=juvenile detention centre.
* centro urbano=downtown ; city centre ; town centre.
* conseguir ser el centro de atención=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight ; grab + the limelight.
* del centro=middle.
* el centro de atención + ser=all eyes + be + on.
* en el centro de=at the heart of.
* en el mismo centro (de)=plumb in the middle (of).
* hacia el centro de la ciudad=townward.
* ir al centro=go + downtown.
* justo en en centro (de)=plumb in the middle (of).
* material del centro de recursos=resource centre material.
* mesa de centro=coffee table.
* mesita de centro=coffee table.
* no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia=ex-centric [excentric].
* pasar a ser el centro de atención=take + centre stage.
* pasar a ser el centro de atención=come into + focus.
* período de prácticas en centros=practicum.
* personal de un centro multimedia escolar=school media staff.
* poner el centro de atención=put + focus.
* ser el centro de atención=steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; cut + a dash ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* ser el centro de todas las miradas=cut + a dash ; turn + heads.
* tomándose a uno como centro de referencia=centric.
* un centro único=one stop shop.
* visita a centros profesionales=study tour.
* zona del centro=midsection [mid-section].
* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad=inner city.

centro accesible mediante Telnet
(n.)=Telnet-accesible site.
Ex: Hytelnet is a resource discovery tool that allows a user to browse through hyptertext documents listing more than 1,400 Telnet-accessible sites on the Internet, and the resources they contain.
centro administrativo
(n.)=administrative centre.
Ex: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshop than industrial towns.
centro artístico
(n.)=art(s) centre.
Ex: The article 'The art librarians in the circus ring' deals with the promotion of art and artists through art centres.
centro comercial
(n.)=shopping centre ; shopping precinct ; mall of shops ; shopping mall ; mall ; outlet mall ; plaza.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries. Ex: It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct. Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Ex: The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth. Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain. Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall. Ex: Similar types of studies also can be carried out to examine the distribution and social activities of people in extensive institutional spaces such as malls, plazas, walking arcades, and marketplaces.
centro comunitario
(n.)=village hall ; community centre.
Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca. Ex: These displays are circulated round libraries, advice centres, community centres, etc.
centro coordinador
(n.)=focal point ; switching point ; coordinating centre ; hub.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'. Ex: With the help of a central 'switching point' the board hopes to use this information to provide a sophisticated resource sharing scheme. Ex: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres. Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
centro coordinador de información
(n.)=clearinghouse [clearing house].
Ex: A clearing house is an organization with the tasks of collecting, preserving and making known and available documents and data relating to studies and research projects either completed, proposed or in progress as well as for guiding users to other sources of information.
centro cultural
(n.)=cultural centre ; cultural institution ; cultural venue.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87. Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards. Ex: The author attempts to make sense of realism by tracing its rise in a variety of cultural venues.
centro cívico
(n.)=civic centre ; community centre.
Ex: What makes a big city into a vibrant community are civic centers -- the ability to congregate in large numbers to get the feeling of community, whether it be a basketball game or rodeo . Ex: These displays are circulated round libraries, advice centres, community centres, etc.
centro de Londres
=Inner London.
Ex: Westminster libraries have a fairly representative clientele from Inner London and the home counties.
centro de acogida
(n.)=runaway shelter ; refuge ; shelter ; homeless shelter ; shelter home.
Ex: The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes. Ex: They usually develop good working relations with other outside bodies concerned with housing, such as women's refuges, housing associations, tenants' groups etc. Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level. Ex: Police say an employee at a homeless shelter in downtown Charleston offered reduced lodging rates in exchange for sexual acts. Ex: Many elderly people residing in publicly-funded shelter homes are underweight and may be at risk of undernutrition.
centro de acogida de animales
(n.)=animal shelter.
Ex: Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.
centro de acogida de mujeres
(n.)=women's shelter.
Ex: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.
centro de actividad
(n.)=focal point.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
centro de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisition centre.
Ex: We need, for example, at least another acquisition center in South Asia.
centro de análisis de la información
(n.)=information analysis centre.
Ex: An information analysis centre is an organization responsible for analyzing, evaluating, condensing, synthesizing, repackaging and the dissemination of the contents of documents and the quality of information derived from experiments, research, development, tests and engineering, and for summarizing and reporting such evaluation.
centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios
=curriculum material center.
Ex: The purpose of the study was to determine the relationship between the nature of curriculum material centres in academic libraries and relation to the type of university in which they centres are located.
centro de asesoramiento
(n.)=counselling centre.
Ex: The public library is not problem-oriented, like a counselling centre, nor is it as threatening as a school.
centro de asistencia social
(n.)=welfare facility.
Ex: A special network linking major public sites like schools, libraries, hospitals and welfare facilities could be in place by the year 2000.
centro de atención
(n.)=centre of attention ; limelight ; centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA] ; centre stage ; focus of concern ; focus of interest ; focus of attention ; focus.
Ex: Gimmicky events are not very useful: they entertain for a while but do not put book buying and reading at the center of attention. Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again. Ex: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times. Ex: The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs. Ex: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained. Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest. Ex: As most disabled students have been paraplegics, the focus of attention has been on wheelchair access and assistance. Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
centro de atención al ciudadano
(n.)=advice centre.
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
centro de audio
(n.)=audio centre.
Ex: Facilities include 2 rooms for music-making, a recording studio, an audio centre and organisation of public concerts.
centro de ayuda al empleo
(n.)=job-help centre.
Ex: The library has developed a job-help centre, with information on available employment, resume writing, test-taking, etc..
centro de barrio
(n.)=neighbourhood centre.
Ex: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto.
centro de belleza
(n.)=beauty centre.
Ex: Her beauty centre was closed over illegal plastic surgery.
centro de catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing department.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
centro de computación
(n.)=computing centre.
Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
centro de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications hub.
Ex: This article discusses the role or deregulation in maintaining Hong Kong as a communications hub in Asia-Pacific region.
centro de congresos
(n.)=conference centre ; convention centre.
Ex: A conference centre nearby will be part of the infrastructure. Ex: During the first half of the century, Atlantic City was one of the major convention centers and seaside resorts in the United States.
centro de control
(n.)=locus of control ; mission control ; control centre.
Ex: The first part of the survey examined procedures each library uses for handling challenges to materials and where the locus of control for resolving complaints lies. Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through. Ex: The medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it is the control center for many involuntary body functions.
centro de coordinación
(n.)=re-routing centre.
Ex: Finally, a whole network of libraries in France should be upgraded in order to relieve pressure on the Bibliotheque Nationale, which can then become a re-routing centre.
centro de cálculo
(n.)=computer centre ; computing centre ; central computing facility.
Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system. Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network. Ex: In some institutions, too, the library has become one of the sites for clusters of terminals or microcomputers, linked to the central computing facility.
centro de datos
(n.)=data centre.
Ex: A data centre is an organization primarily dealing with numeric data.
centro de deportes
(n.)=sports centre.
Ex: Providing and maintaining safe and comfortable conditions in sports centres raises many issues, particularly cost.
centro de detención
(n.)=detention centre.
Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.
centro de distribución
(n.)=distribution centre.
Ex: The Institute was made a distribution centre for UNESCO's information software package CDS/ISIS = El Instituto pasó a ser centro de distribución del gestor de información CDS/ISIS de la UNESCO .
centro de documentación
(n.)=clearinghouse [clearing house] ; documentation centre ; information centre ; information unit ; research centre.
Ex: A clearing house is an organization with the tasks of collecting, preserving and making known and available documents and data relating to studies and research projects either completed, proposed or in progress as well as for guiding users to other sources of information. Ex: In many countries the national documentation centre is responsible for the production of abstracting and indexing publications. Ex: Thus, UDC has been extensively employed in special libraries and information centres in locations all over the world since the early 1900s. Ex: Information retrieval systems were first developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s in special libraries and information units. Ex: This article traces the history of the library, its role as research centre, and discusses its organisation, staffing and collections.
centro de día
(n.)=day care centre ; day centre.
Ex: In Feb 92 Sutton launched a mobile library service for older and disabled people living in sheltered housing, residential homes or attending a day care centre. Ex: The day centre staff and a bibliotherapist are on hand at these sessions.
centro de día para mayores
(n.)=day centre for the elderly.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
centro de educación de adultos
(n.)=adult learning centre ; adult learner centre.
Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups. Ex: For the men in adult learner centres the median age is 35 years.
centro de educación infantil
(n.)=early education centre.
Ex: The institute comprised 6 day-long sessions and was made up of librarians, parents of young children, and directors of early education centres.
centro de educación sanitaria
(n.)=consumer health centre ; consumer health information centre.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Patient and consumer health centre'. Ex: Consumer health information centres need to provide a wide range of medical information in easy-to-understand language.
centro de enseñanza
(n.)=education centre.
Ex: In this regard, the roles of the school and public libraries as education centres cannot be overemphasised = En este sentido, no se puede dejar de recalcar las funciones de las bibliotecas escolares y públicas como centros de enseñanza.
centro de esquí artificial
(n.)=dry ski centre.
Ex: The UK has the greatest number of dry ski centres in Europe, if not the world.
centro de estudios
(n.)=study centre.
Ex: Nowadays on college campuses libraries are study centers: students who could study solo at home or elsewhere, instead meet one another to study together 'at the library' -- often just using their classnotes, in fact, and not library resources.
centro de gravedad
(n.)=centre of gravity.
Ex: Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.
centro de información
(n.)=information agency ; information centre.
Ex: The public library can overcome its public image as a solely lending service and effectively promote itself as an information agency. Ex: Thus, UDC has been extensively employed in special libraries and information centres in locations all over the world since the early 1900s.
centro de información ciudadana
=community information centre ; neighbourhood information centre (NIC).
Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'. Ex: The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna" .
centro de información laboral
(n.)=job information centre.
Ex: The library responds to community problems with specialized services, such as a job information centre.
centro de información sectorial
(n.)=sectoral information centre.
Ex: The objectives, structure, present and proposed sectoral information centres for science and technology in India are described.
centro de investigación
(n.)=research centre ; research unit.
Ex: This article traces the history of the library, its role as research centre, and discusses its organisation, staffing and collections. Ex: For 10-15 years, largely computer-aided analyses in vast bibliographic data bases have been used for the evaluation of the publishing activities of research units.
centro de jardinería
(n.)=garden centre.
Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.
centro de la ciudad
(n.)=central city ; downtown ; city centre.
Ex: First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city. Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant. Ex: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.
centro de las ciencias
(n.)=science centre.
Ex: The data derived from a study of randomly selected natural history and science museums and science centres indicated that the libraries in those institutions were not adequately funded.
centro de material didáctico escolar
(n.)=school resource centre.
Ex: This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.
centro de menores
(n.)=young offender institution.
Ex: This paper reports the results of a survey of 538 male inmates of young offender institutions.
centro de mesa
(n.)=epergne.
Ex: His wedding present consisted of epergne, cruets, and spoons to match.
centro de ocio
(n.)=recreation centre ; recreational centre.
Ex: This type of analysis is used for both privately owned activity spaces (e.g., cinemas, retail stores, and malls) and publicly supported activity spaces (e.g., recreation centers, libraries, and schools) = Este tipo de análisis se utiliza tnto para espacios privados (por ejemplo, cines, tiendas y centros comerciales) como para espacios públicos (por ejemplo, centros de ocio, bibliotecas y escuelas). Ex: The building will be an information, educational and recreational centre for all user groups.
centro de orientación
(n.)=referral centre.
Ex: A referral centre is an organization that refers enquirers to the source of information which is most likely to be able to supply a suitable reply.
centro de planificación familiar
(n.)=family planning clinic ; planned parenthood centre.
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located. Ex: Modern family health care is provided by hospitals, maternity clinics, & planned parenthood centers in urban areas.
centro de proceso de información
(n.)=clearinghouse [clearing house].
Ex: A clearing house is an organization with the tasks of collecting, preserving and making known and available documents and data relating to studies and research projects either completed, proposed or in progress as well as for guiding users to other sources of information.
centro de recepción de ovejas
(n.)=sheep station.
Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.
centro de recepción y envío
(n.)=shipping point.
Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
centro de reciclado
(n.)=recycling centre.
Ex: There should be recycling centres in every library system for paper, aluminium, glass and plastic.
centro de recursos
(n.)=resource centre.
Ex: There are also a growing number of local resource centres providing facilities and support for community groups and trade unionists.
centro de recursos multimedia
(n.)=media resource centre.
Ex: A media resource centre is a collection of mainly non-book documents, material for their creation and production, and equipment for their consultation and presentation.
centro de recursos para el aprendizaje
(n.)=learning hub ; learning resource centre (LRC).
Ex: The project aims to explore the capacity of libraries to act as community learning hubs, and to involve citizens in better communication with local government. Ex: The article 'Computer games in the learning resources center? You bet!' discusses some of the benefits of using computer games in education.
centro de referencia
(n.)=reference centre.
Ex: This reference centres collect and collate data about the performance and outcomes of the breast screening programme.
centro de rehabilitación
(n.)=rehabilitation clinic ; rehabilitation centre.
Ex: The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes. Ex: More than 100 machines have been placed in schools, libraries, rehabilitation centres and work settings in the USA, and many more have been ordered.
centro de reinserción social
(n.)=half-way house.
Ex: Many of them are capable of leading partially normal life if the follow rehabilation programmes such as those offered by half-way houses.
centro de salud
(n.)=health centre.
Ex: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves.
centro de trabajo
(n.)=workplace.
Ex: Many of these services used to make information available to the individual at his workplace.
centro de vacaciones
(n.)=resort ; tourist resort ; holiday resort ; vacation resort.
Ex: If workers exceed established standards, they are 'awarded' trips at company expense, vacations at company-owned resorts at reduced rates, or special bonuses or gifts. Ex: More than 200 Finnish citizens in Thailand and Sri Lanka tourist resorts fell victims to the tsunami. Ex: Today, it remains an important holiday resort, receiving 20% of Welsh national tourist income. Ex: Admission to a spa is often offered as a part of a complete package in a vacation resort.
centro de vacaciones costero
(n.)=coastal resort ; seaside resort ; seaside tourist resort.
Ex: Once a small coastal resort perched above the coastline it's now just a mass of apartment blocks right up the hillside. Ex: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshop than industrial towns. Ex: It shows that tourist bed occupancy rates were highest during summer months, when the majority of tourists visit seaside tourist resorts.
centro de veraneo
(n.)=summer resort.
Ex: The present summer, coming as it does in the midst of a period of almost unexampled prosperity, will test the capacity of most summer resorts.
centro de veraneo costero
(n.)=seaside resort ; coastal resort.
Ex: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshop than industrial towns. Ex: Once a small coastal resort perched above the coastline it's now just a mass of apartment blocks right up the hillside.
centro de, el
=centre of, the.
Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.
centro del campo
(n.)=halfway line.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
centro del pueblo
(n.)=town centre.
Ex: Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.
centro del visitante
(n.)=visitor's centre.
Ex: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.
centro deportivo
(n.)=sports centre.
Ex: Providing and maintaining safe and comfortable conditions in sports centres raises many issues, particularly cost.
centro educativo
(n.)=educational centre.
Ex: Library pioneers had as early as 1908 full-fledged ideas for the school library as an educational centre.
centro electoral
(n.)=polling district.
Ex: Despite certain weaknesses -- the exclusion of children and the unsuitability of polling districts as a survey basis -- the survey has stimulated publicity and assisted in formulating policy and identifying areas for future investigation.
centro financiero
(n.)=financial centre.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
centro industrial
(n.)=manufacturing centre.
Ex: Its author was Samuel Swett Green, a librarian of the public library of the city of Worcester, Massachussetts, one of the most important manufacturing centres of New England.
centro informático
(n.)=computing centre.
Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
centro litúrgico
(n.)=church centre.
Ex: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.
centro multimedia
(n.)=library media centre ; media centre.
Ex: The two had spent almost an hour in an informal discussion of various matters that came within his jurisdiction as head of the library media center at John Brown Junior High School in Los Pasos. Ex: He graduated from library school a year and a half ago, and served a one year stint as an assistant media specialist in a middle school media center = El se graduó en biblioteconomía hace un año y medio y durante un año trabajó como auxiliar especialista en multimedia en un centro multimedia de una escuela secundaria.
centro multimedia escolar
(n.)=school media centre ; school library media centre.
Ex: Other universities have a small core of required courses and permit students to specialize in such fields as administration, technical services, information science, and school media centers. Ex: This article identifies the role and function of a school library media centre in present day society.
centro municipal de información
(n.)=local authority information outlet.
Ex: Most of the other local authority information outlets involve bulletins or news-sheets distributed free of charge.
centro neurálgico
(n.)=powerhouse ; power engine.
Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.
centro neurálgico, el
=nerve centre, the.
Ex: A national library is the most obvious institution to act as the nerve centre of an interloan system.
centro penitenciario
(n.)=penitentiary.
Ex: This article describes the pilot project undertaken at the federal penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario = Este artículo describe el proyecto piloto realizado en el centro penitenciario federal de Kingston. Ontario.
centro piloto
(n.)=pilot centre.
Ex: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.
centro recreativo
(n.)=recreation centre ; recreational centre.
Ex: This type of analysis is used for both privately owned activity spaces (e.g., cinemas, retail stores, and malls) and publicly supported activity spaces (e.g., recreation centers, libraries, and schools) = Este tipo de análisis se utiliza tnto para espacios privados (por ejemplo, cines, tiendas y centros comerciales) como para espacios públicos (por ejemplo, centros de ocio, bibliotecas y escuelas). Ex: The building will be an information, educational and recreational centre for all user groups.
centro regional
(n.)=regional centre.
Ex: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.
centro religioso
(n.)=church centre.
Ex: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.
centro social
(n.)=community centre ; village hall ; social centre ; drop-in centre ; community hall.
Ex: These displays are circulated round libraries, advice centres, community centres, etc. Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca. Ex: Public libraries and university libraries alike are frequently used as lounges and social centers rather than as information services. Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge. Ex: Public facilities are grouped according to major domain areas such as recreation and leisure (art museum, zoo, swimming pool, movie theatres, and skating rink); community (grocery store, bus depot, community hall); etc.
centro social para veteranos de guerra
(n.)=Veterans' centre.
Ex: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.
centro turístico
(n.)=tourist resort ; resort ; summer resort ; holiday resort ; vacation resort.
Ex: More than 200 Finnish citizens in Thailand and Sri Lanka tourist resorts fell victims to the tsunami. Ex: If workers exceed established standards, they are 'awarded' trips at company expense, vacations at company-owned resorts at reduced rates, or special bonuses or gifts. Ex: The present summer, coming as it does in the midst of a period of almost unexampled prosperity, will test the capacity of most summer resorts. Ex: Today, it remains an important holiday resort, receiving 20% of Welsh national tourist income. Ex: Admission to a spa is often offered as a part of a complete package in a vacation resort.
centro turístico costero
(n.)=beachside resort ; seaside resort ; coastal resort ; seaside tourist resort.
Ex: The boom in beachside resorts in America begins in the 1820s. Ex: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshop than industrial towns. Ex: Once a small coastal resort perched above the coastline it's now just a mass of apartment blocks right up the hillside. Ex: It shows that tourist bed occupancy rates were highest during summer months, when the majority of tourists visit seaside tourist resorts.
centro tutelar de menores
(n.)=juvenile detention centre.
Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.
centro urbano
(n.)=downtown ; city centre ; town centre.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant. Ex: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre. Ex: Suburban branches can be replaced by one central library in the nearest town centre.
centroeuropeo
(n./adj.)=Mitteleuropean.
Ex: If an obscure Mitteleuropean monk named Gregor Mendel hadn't spent the middle part of the last century messing about with peas, the world would be a very different place today.

centrándose en
=with a focus on.
Ex: The materials were developed with a focus on Uganda and are being used and adapted in other countries as well.
centrífugo
(adj.)=centrifugal.
Ex: In plant cells, new membrane growth occurs in a centrifugal manner.
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* fuerza centrífuga=centrifugal force.

centurión
(n.)=centurion.
Ex: The article 'centurions and mercenaries' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.

centésima
(n./adj.)=one-hundredth.
Ex: If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.

centímetro
(n.)=centimetre [centimeter, -USA].
Ex: For a monograph the height of the book is normally given, in centimetres.

cepa
(n.)=stump ; stub.
Ex: The reason for this flammability of these stumps, was due to a high concentration of rosin.
Ex: If you cut down a pine or another tree and look at the stub from above, you may see something that looks like the illustration.
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* cepa de árbol=tree stump.
* de pura cepa=pure-blood ; true-blood.

cepa de árbol
(n.)=tree stump.
Ex: Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.
cepillado
(n.)=planing.
Ex: The outermost cell layer is heavily distorted and damaged from planing of the surfaces prior to gluing.
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* acero cepillado=brushed steel.

cepillar
(v.)=brush ; plane.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Ex: A barrel maker was commonly called a cooper and he started by planing narrow wood strips or staves from imported wood often from Thailand.
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* cepillarse=polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.
* cepillarse a Alguien=buff ; bone.
* cepillarse los dientes=brush + Posesivo + teeth.
* máquina de cepillar=planing machine.

cepillarse
(v.)=polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.
Ex: Martin cut it in half, and we polished it off before going to bed. Ex: I guess they're trying to prove that the new Freddy can make short change of the people that defeated him before.
cepillarse a Alguien
(v.)=buff ; bone.
Ex: The only sex scenes I thought were decent were when Muffy buffed her boyfriend at the start. Ex: If you had a super hot cousin by marriage, would you bone her?.
cepillarse los dientes
(v.)=brush + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
cepillo
(n.)=scrubbing brush ; alms box ; brush.
Ex: It's amazing what a lick of paint and a scrubbing brush can do to brighten your brickwork!.
Ex: The two panels may have been part of a grand alms box, perhaps for the Siena cathedral.
Ex: If you've spilled a lot of hair shampoo on the carpet, you will find it easier to remove it with a dustpan (but not the brush) rather than trying to wipe it.
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* cepillo de dientes=toothbrush.
* cepillo de raíces=scrubbing brush.
* frotar con un cepillo=brush.
* pelado al cepillo=crewcut [crew-cut].
* quitar con un cepillo=brush away.

cepillo de dientes
(n.)=toothbrush.
Ex: The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.
cepillo de raíces
(n.)=scrubbing brush.
Ex: It's amazing what a lick of paint and a scrubbing brush can do to brighten your brickwork!.
cepo
(n.)=stocks ; wheel clamp.
Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: The University reserves the right to apply a wheel clamp to any vehicle parked contrary to these regulations.

ceporro
(adj.)=asinine ; dumb ; thick .
Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
Ex: To call him thick is possibly the nicest thing you can say about the man.

cera
(n.)=wax.
Ex: This ensures that the wax is cleanly cut and the characters are sharp.
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* blanco como la cera=waxen.
* cera de abeja=beeswax.
* cera para muebles=furniture wax.
* cera para suelos=floor wax.
* dar cera=wax.
* depilación a la cera=waxing.
* depilado a la cera=waxed.
* depilar a la cera=wax.
* papel de cera=waxed paper.
* vela de cera=wax candle.

cera de abeja
(n.)=beeswax.
Ex: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.
cera para muebles
(n.)=furniture wax.
Ex: Then apply two coats of furniture wax and buff the wood to a shine.
cera para suelos
(n.)=floor wax.
Ex: Beginning in the far corner of the room, apply a thin coating of floor wax with a new (or perfectly clean) mop-head.
ceramista
(n.)=potter ; ceramicist.
Ex: In this website potters and ceramicists showcase their pottery and clay works to the world in the form of a virtual gallery.
Ex: In this website potters and ceramicists showcase their pottery and clay works to the world in the form of a virtual gallery.

cerca + Posesivo
=at + Posesivo + elbow.
Ex: As often as not, especially with material-finding enquiries, the user's presence at the librarian's elbow permits an instantaneous reaction to each item found.
cerca de
=close to ; near ; in the vicinity of ; in close proximity to ; around ; a heartbeat away from ; in sight of ; in the proximity of ; short of.
Ex: Thus, language and literature, medicine and physiology, and botany and agriculture could conveniently be placed close to each other. Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home. Ex: Public libraries in the vicinity of primary schools offer valuable supporting services in the way of loans for projects, exhibitions, displays and talks on library usage. Ex: This cooperative venture between libraries enables distance students to borrow material from other libraries in close proximity to where they live or work. Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card. Ex: Each of us lives every minute of every day just a heartbeat away from death. Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope. Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger. Ex: We found a rest area just short of Arlington and kipped down for the night.
cerca de + Fecha/Número
=circa + Fecha/Número [ca o c, -abrev.].
Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.
cerca de alambre
(n.)=wire fence.
Ex: Wire fences are a good idea if you are looking for to fence an area and have a limited budget.
cerca de alambre de púas
(n.)=barbed-wire fence.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.
cerca de tela metálica
(n.)=wire fence.
Ex: Wire fences are a good idea if you are looking for to fence an area and have a limited budget.
cerca uno del otro
=in close proximity.
Ex: Resource sharing and cooperation among libraries of like interest or in close proximity is a way of counteracting these consequences.
cerca^1
(n.)=picket fence ; fence.
Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.
Ex: I asked why Mr McGregor had a fence around the garden and whether or not Peter needed to go there for food.
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* cerca de alambre=wire fence.
* cerca de alambre de púas=barbed-wire fence.
* cerca de tela metálica=wire fence.
* peldaños para saltar una cerca=stile.

cerca^2
=near ; nearby [near-by] ; near at hand ; close at hand ; handy ; nigh ; within walking distance ; in the vicinity ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
Ex: You can restrict the neighborhood even more by using NEAR, which searches for two (or more) terms, in any order, in the same sentence.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.
Ex: Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.
Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.
Ex: The article 'The end is nigh' predicts that the information technology crisis is likely to be worse than predicted because of the need to organize replacement of systems affected by the millennium problem = El artículo "El fin esta cerca' predice que la crisis de la tecnología de la información es probable que sea pero de lo previsto debido a la necesidad de organizar la sustitución de los sistemas afectados por el problema del milenio.
Ex: The pilot phase focused on the students at schools within walking distance of the Central Library.
Ex: In general while on desk duty the librarian must be aware of what is happening in the vicinity and notice who is coming and going.
Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
Ex: A great neighborhood has stores and shops that satisfy everyday needs within an easy walk from home.
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* al examinar Algo de cerca=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* cerca de=close to ; near ; in the vicinity of ; in close proximity to ; around ; a heartbeat away from ; in sight of ; in the proximity of ; short of.
* cerca de + Fecha/Número=circa + Fecha/Número [ca o c, -abrev.].
* cerca + Posesivo=at + Posesivo + elbow.
* cerca uno del otro=in close proximity.
* conducir demasiado cerca de otro=tailgate.
* controlado de cerca=closely monitored.
* controlar muy de cerca=keep + close tabs on.
* de cerca=at close range ; at close quarters ; at point-blank range.
* demasiado cerca=too close for comfort.
* estar cerca=be at hand ; be around.
* estar cerca de=be close to.
* estar muy cerca de=be one step away from ; be steps away from ; come + very close to.
* llevar cerca del corazón=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* lo suficientemente cerca=within range.
* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír=within earshot of.
* más cerca de=more nearly.
* mirada de cerca=close look.
* mirada más de cerca=closer look.
* mucho más cerca=far closer.
* muy cerca=close-by.
* muy de cerca=not far behind.
* peligrosamente cerca=too close for comfort.
* por aquí cerca=hereabout(s).
* seguido de cerca=closely followed ; closely monitored.
* seguir de cerca=monitor ; stay in + control ; keep + track of ; keep + watch (upon/on/over) ; keep + tabs on.
* seguir muy de cerca=breathe down + Posesivo + neck ; keep + close tabs on ; keep + close tabs on.
* tocar muy de cerca=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* ver la muerte de cerca=have + a brush with death ; stare + death in the face.
* vigilado de cerca=under close guard.
* vigilar Algo muy de cerca=keep + a watchful eye.
* visión de cerca=ringside view ; ringside seat.
* vivir cerca=live + locally.

cercado
(n.)=fencing ; boma ; palisade.
Ex: Despite the addition of miles of new fencing & hundreds of border patrol personnel, the number of unauthorized border crossings have not been significantly reduced.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night.
Ex: As a defensive structure, palisades were often used in conjunction with earthworks.
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* cercado con alambre de púas=barbed-wire fencing.

cercado con alambre de púas
(n.)=barbed-wire fencing.
Ex: Barbed-wire fencing is one of cheapest type of fencing, which can be easily installed.
cercano
=adjacent ; adjoining ; close ; immediate ; nearby [near-by] ; neighbouring [neighboring, -USA] ; near at hand ; close at hand ; in sight ; over the horizon ; on the horizon ; close-by ; proximate ; near ; within sight ; within range ; in view.
Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
Ex: The firm does not have to be near at hand, but there must be plenty of cooperation and consultation as to selection of stock.
Ex: Material needed daily should be stored close at hand.
Ex: The trend is definitely towards the electronic submission, but the point where this method will entirely supplant the others is not yet in sight.
Ex: This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.
Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.
Ex: The second phase of the study entailed interviewing at close-by universities in the Midwest.
Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
Ex: As the major US telecommunications service providers install fibre optic cable, the availability of interactive video is within sight.
Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat.
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* cercano a=approaching ; in close proximity to.
* Cercano Oriente=Near East.
* cercano uno del otro=in close proximity.
* del Cercano Oriente=Near-Eastern.
* en el futuro cercano=in the foreseeable future.
* en un futuro más o menos cercano=in the near future.
* en un futuro muy cercano=in the very near future.
* en un período más o menos cercano=in the near future.
* especia cercana=near relative.
* especie cercana=close relation ; close relative ; near relation.
* experiencia cercana a la muerte=near death experience.
* futuro cercano, el=near future, the.
* lado más cercano, el=near side, the.
* lo más cercano a=the nearest thing to.
* pariente cercano=close relation ; close relative ; near relative ; near relation.
* redondear al número entero más cercano=round up to + the nearest whole number.

cercano a
=approaching ; in close proximity to.
Ex: This allows a total approaching 27,000 metres of shelving space. Ex: This cooperative venture between libraries enables distance students to borrow material from other libraries in close proximity to where they live or work.
cercano uno del otro
=in close proximity.
Ex: Resource sharing and cooperation among libraries of like interest or in close proximity is a way of counteracting these consequences.
cercanía
(n.)=propinquity ; closeness.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
Ex: This is a method of calculating semantic similarity between sets of index terms, based on the maximal closeness values achieved by each term.
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* tren de cercanías=commuter train.

cercar
(v.)=surround ; come under + siege ; wall ; fence ; seal off ; hem + Nombre + in ; close in on.
Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.
Ex: It was not extensively inhabited until the later half of the 13th c., and not walled until the later 13th or early 14th c..
Ex: In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.
Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.

cercenar
(v.)=make + inroads ; sunder ; scythe.
Ex: In all this flurry of activity in the early seventies public libraries were not only ignored but showed little interest, in spite of the fact that inroads were being made into their traditional library functions.
Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.

cercha
(n.)=truss.
Ex: Not only that, you have to make sure the modification is approved by a structural engineer who works with trusses.

cerco^1
(n.)=siege.
Ex: This article shows particular examples of librarians' determination to continue the library services during the siege of Sarajevo.
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* estrechar el cerco=close in on.

cerco^2
(n.)=rim.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

cerda
(n.)=sow ; bristle ; seta [setae, -pl.].
Nota: Pelo duro y grueso.
Ex: The same spelling is sometimes used for different words, which may or may not be pronounced the same, eg sow and sow, China and china.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.
Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.

cerdito
(n.)=piglet.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.

cerdo a la barbacoa
(n.)=pig roast.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
cerdo hormiguero
(n.)=aardvark.
Ex: Crocodiles, giant snakes, aardvarks, and anteaters on the other hand release significant amounts of methane.
cerdo macho
(n.)=boar.
Ex: The wild boars you see today in North America are the great grandchildren of the European boars.
cerdo vietnamita
(n.)=pot-bellied pig.
Ex: Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.
cerdo^1
(n.)=pig ; pork ; porker ; swine.
Nota: Tanto singular como plural.
Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
Ex: The words 'swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.
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* barbacoa de cerdo=pig roast.
* caña de cerdo=pork loin.
* carne de cerdo=pigmeat.
* carne de cerdo picada=minced pork.
* cerdo a la barbacoa=pig roast.
* cerdo hormiguero=aardvark.
* cerdo macho=boar.
* cerdo vietnamita=pot-bellied pig.
* chillar como un cerdo=squeal like + a pig.
* chuleta de cerdo=chop ; pork chop ; pork cutlet.
* codillo de cerdo=ham hock ; pork hock.
* comida de cerdos=swill.
* comida para cerdos=swill.
* cortezas de cerdo=pork scratchings.
* cría de cerdos, la=pig farming.
* criadero de cerdos=piggery.
* criador de cerdos=pig farmer.
* de cerdo=porky .
* echarle margaritas a los cerdos=cast pearls before swine.
* granja de cerdos=piggery.
* grasa de cerdo=pork fat.
* industria del cerdo, la=pig farming.
* lomo de cerdo=pork loin.
* manteca de cerdo=lard.
* piel de cerdo=pigskin.
* queso de cerdo=head cheese [headcheese].
* sector de la cría de cerdos, el=pig sector, the.

cerdo^2
(n.)=glutton ; pig.
Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.
Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.

cerdo^3
(n.)=scumbag ; swine.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.

cereal
(n.)=cereal ; grain.
Ex: For example, wheat is just one kind of species of the genus cereals.
Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.
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* empresa dedicada al proceso del cereal=corn processor.

cerebelo
(n.)=cerebellum.
Ex: Isthmus of the encephalon is the term applied to that portion of the encephalic mass which unites the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the spinal bulb.

cerebral
(adj.)=cerebral.
Ex: The first 5 years of life are critical in a child's development as it is during this time that they start to develop language as well as motor and cerebral skills.
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* aneurismia cerebral=brain aneurysm ; cerebral aneurysm.
* célula cerebral=brain cell.
* conmoción cerebral=concussion.
* corteza cerebral=cerebral cortex.
* hemisferio cerebral derecho=right cerebral hemisphere.
* hemisferio cerebral izquierdo=left cerebral hemisphere.
* hemorragia cerebral=cerebral haemorrhage.
* infarto cerebral=cerebral infarction.
* lesión cerebral=brain damage.
* lóbulo cerebral=cerebral lobe.
* muerte cerebral=brain death.
* onda cerebral=brain wave.
* parálisis cerebral=cerebral palsy.
* sufrir una conmoción cerebral=concuss.
* tallo cerebral=brainstem.
* topografía cerebral=brain topography.
* trauma cerebral=head trauma.
* tumor cerebral=brain tumour.

cerebrito
(adj.)=boffin ; brain box ; nerdy ; nerd ; geek ; geeky .
Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
Ex: Sometimes called a query file or an information file or even a brain box, it is normally a quite informal affair, on cards, arranged alphabetically by subject.
Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.

cerebro
(n.)=brain ; kingpin ; mastermind ; cerebrum.
Ex: All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.
Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.
Ex: Isthmus of the encephalon is the term applied to that portion of the encephalic mass which unites the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the spinal bulb.
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* célula del cerebro=brain cell.
* cerebro humano, el=human brain, the.
* cerebro medio=midbrain.
* estrujarse el cerebro=rack + Posesivo + brains.
* exprimirse el cerebro=rack + Posesivo + brains.
* extrujarse el cerebro=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
* fuga de cerebros=brain drain.
* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro=brainwash.
* lavarle el cerebro a Alguien=brainwash.
* operación de cerebro=brain surgery.
* relativo al cerebro=cerebral.

cerebro humano, el
(n.)=human brain, the.
Ex: These methods might exclude documents which could only be recognized as relevant by the lateral thinking which, for the present at least, appears to be the prerogative of the human brain.
cerebro medio
(n.)=midbrain.
Ex: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).
cerebroespinal
(adj.)=cerebrospinal.
Ex: These are very rare and the diagnosis requires evidence of metastatic disease, either cerebrospinal or extracranial.
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* líquido cerebroespinal=cerebrospinal fluid.
* sistema cerebroespinal, el=cerebrospinal system, the.

cerebrovascular
(adj.)=cerebrovascular.
Ex: This improves cerebrovascular and peripheral vascular control without affecting blood pressures.
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* enfermedad cerebrovascular=cerebrovascular disease ; cerebrovascular disorder.
* trastorno cerebrovascular=cerebrovascular disease ; cerebrovascular disorder.

ceremonia
(n.)=fuss ; ritual ; ceremony ; rite ; function ; rite of passage ; ritual of passage.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: For example, a textbook on 'Social anthropology' will contain information on a large number of concepts such as social structure, kinship, marriage, ritual, etc.
Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.
Ex: This is a list of uniform titles for liturgical works of the Latin rites of the Catholic Church.
Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.
Ex: These books deal with stories involving 'rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.
Ex: For some people class reunions act as a ritual of passage, while for others it may seems like a painful reminder of time marching on.
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* ceremonia conmemorativa=memorial service.
* ceremonia de apertura=opening ceremony.
* ceremonia de clausura=closing ceremony.
* ceremonia de entrega de premios=award(s) ceremony.
* ceremonia de entrega de títulos=graduation ceremony.
* ceremonia de graduación=commencement ; graduation day ; graduation ceremony.
* ceremonia de inauguración=opening ceremony.
* ceremonia de iniciación=initiation ritual ; rite of passage.
* ceremonia del matrimonio=marriage ceremony.
* ceremonia del té=tea ceremony.
* ceremonia en recuerdo=memorial service.
* ceremonia inaugural=unveiling ceremony ; inaugural ceremony ; opening ceremony.
* ceremonia nupcial=wedding ceremony.
* ceremonia privada=private ceremony.
* ceremonia religiosa=religious service ; religious ceremony.
* con mucha ceremonia=ceremoniously.
* gustar la ceremonia=stand on + ceremony.
* maestro de ceremonias=master of ceremonies ; toastmaster.
* sin ceremonias=unceremonious ; unceremoniously.
* traje de ceremonia=regalia.

ceremonia conmemorativa
(n.)=memorial service.
Ex: A campus-wide memorial service was held to acknowledge the contribution of animals to excellence in research and teaching at the University of Guelph.
ceremonia de apertura
(n.)=opening ceremony.
Ex: The conference consisted of an opening ceremony, plenary session, committee meetings and reports.
ceremonia de clausura
(n.)=closing ceremony.
Ex: The closing ceremony of the anniversary celebration included congratulatory remarks from Director for Operations Cliff Cohen.
ceremonia de entrega de premios
(n.)=award(s) ceremony.
Ex: This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.
ceremonia de entrega de títulos
(n.)=graduation ceremony.
Ex: Commencements would probably not be found in an English list; certainly not in its American sense of graduation ceremony.
ceremonia de graduación
(n.)=commencement ; graduation day ; graduation ceremony.
Ex: Commencements would probably not be found in an English list; certainly not in its American sense of graduation ceremony. Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school. Ex: Commencements would probably not be found in an English list; certainly not in its American sense of graduation ceremony.
ceremonia de inauguración
(n.)=opening ceremony.
Ex: The conference consisted of an opening ceremony, plenary session, committee meetings and reports.
ceremonia de iniciación
(n.)=initiation ritual ; rite of passage.
Ex: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant. Ex: These books deal with stories involving 'rites of passage' for boys and girls who are coming of age in different countries.
ceremonia del matrimonio
(n.)=marriage ceremony.
Ex: According to a letter in Spanish which accompanies the piece, this incense burner was used in Aztec rituals including marriage ceremonies.
ceremonia del té
(n.)=tea ceremony.
Ex: People who study the tea ceremony have to learn about different kinds of tea.
ceremonia en recuerdo
(n.)=memorial service.
Ex: A campus-wide memorial service was held to acknowledge the contribution of animals to excellence in research and teaching at the University of Guelph.
ceremonia inaugural
(n.)=unveiling ceremony ; inaugural ceremony ; opening ceremony.
Ex: Mr Du Ke, Secretary General, presided over the unveiling ceremony. Ex: The author describes the inaugural ceremony, business sessions and outlines papers presented and discussed. Ex: The conference consisted of an opening ceremony, plenary session, committee meetings and reports.
ceremonia nupcial
(n.)=wedding ceremony.
Ex: During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.
ceremonia privada
(n.)=private ceremony.
Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.
ceremonia religiosa
(n.)=religious service ; religious ceremony.
Ex: A new study shows that older women who regularly attend religious services reduce their risk of death by 20%. Ex: Prayer and religious ceremonies may help patients near the end of life and their relatives find comfort and discover meaning in their lives.
ceremonial
(adj.)=ceremonial.
Ex: Consequently the trustee plays a social and ceremonial role.

ceremoniosamente
=ceremoniously.
Ex: He was ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State at the White House, with his wife.

ceremonioso
(adj.)=ceremonious.
Ex: From the time of the Celtic occupation of Ireland in 500 BC, music played by harpers has been associated with ancient warfare and with banquets and ceremonious occasions.
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* ser muy ceremonioso=stand on + ceremony.

cerería
(n.)=chandlery.
Ex: The first recorded use of molds for chandlery was in Paris in the fifteenth century.

cereza
(n.)=cherry.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
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* cereza confitada=glacé cherry.
* cereza glaseada=glacé cherry.
* cerezas al marrasquino=maraschino cherries.
* licor de cerezas=kirsch.

cereza confitada
(n.)=glacé cherry.
Ex: The company accounts for 99.9% of the UK manufactured glace cherry market.
cereza glaseada
(n.)=glacé cherry.
Ex: The company accounts for 99.9% of the UK manufactured glace cherry market.
cerezas al marrasquino
(n.)=maraschino cherries.
Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products.
cerezo
(n.)=cherry tree.
Ex: Cherry trees in general produce the fruit upon small spurs, from half an inch to two inches in length, which proceed from the sides and ends of the branches.

cerilla
(n.)=matchstick ; match.
Ex: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.
Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.
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* caja de cerillas=matchbox.

cerio
(n.)=cerium.
Nota: Elemento químico.
Ex: Cerium is used in lighter flints because it will ignite in air when heated.

cerneja
(n.)=fetlock.
Ex: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.

cerner
(v.)=sieve.
Ex: Finally, after sieving five square metres of topsoil, we began digging, hoping to find further flint and pottery or organic matter.

cernidor
(n.)=sieve.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

cernir
(v.)=sieve.
Ex: Finally, after sieving five square metres of topsoil, we began digging, hoping to find further flint and pottery or organic matter.

cero
(n.)=nought ; zero [zeroes/zeros, -pl.] ; nil ; zero + Nombre ; zilch ; goose egg.
Nota: Usado generalmente en el lenguaje deportivo.
Ex: Freeze drying is denoted by the special auxiliary .046 and introduced in a class mark by the facet indicator .0 (point nought).
Ex: If the first digit of the number is zero, the material type is not encoded in the bard-coded label.
Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.
Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.
Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.
Ex: I think the overall objective was to get the win and finish the game, but the goose egg (shutout) at the end was a statement for our defense.
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* bajo cero=below zero ; sub-zero ; below-freezing.
* catalogar partiendo de cero=catalogue from + scratch.
* cero a cero=scoreless.
* cero a la izquierda=cipher ; non-entity ; zilch.
* cero tolerancia=zero tolerance.
* cilindro de cera=wax cylinder.
* comenzar de cero=begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.
* comenzar desde cero=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch.
* comenzar partiendo de cero=build from + scratch.
* compilar partiendo de cero=compile from + scratch.
* construir partiendo de cero=construct from + scratch.
* crecimiento cero=zero growth.
* de coste cero=zero-cost.
* dejar a cero=goose-egg.
* desde cero=from the ground up.
* disco de cera=wax disc.
* empate a cero=scoreless tie ; scoreless draw.
* empezar de cero=start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* empezar desde cero=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch.
* introducir datos partiendo de cero=enter from + scratch.
* lápiz de cera=crayon.
* meridiano cero=prime meridian.
* papel de cera=greaseproof paper.
* partiendo de cero=from scratch ; from an empty slate ; from the ground up.
* partir de cero=begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.
* ponerse a cero=roll over to + zero.
* por debajo de cero=sub-zero ; below-freezing.
* presupuesto de base cero=zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB) ; zero-base(d) budget.
* reducir a cero=reduce to + nil.
* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos=zero fill.
* replantearse todo desde cero=get back to + basics.
* ser un cero a la izquierda=be a dead loss.
* temperatura bajo cero=sub-zero temperature.
* temperaturas bajo cero=freezing temperatures ; freezing weather.
* tolerancia=no-nonsense.
* uno a cero=one down.
* volver a empezar de cero=be back to square one ; go back to + square one.
* zona cero=ground zero.

cero a cero
(adj.)=scoreless.
Ex: Having been kept scoreless during the first half, Wales came out after the break and began scoring.
cero a la izquierda
(n.)=cipher ; non-entity ; zilch.
Ex: He had been feeling like a cipher, a nonentity. Ex: He had been feeling like a cipher, a nonentity. Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.
cero tolerancia
(n.)=zero tolerance.
Ex: The large number of complaints from staff and students concerning the use of mobile telephones in the libraries led to the introduction of a pilot zero tolerance scheme to ban their use.
ceroso
(adj.)=waxy ; waxen.
Ex: Also, continued contact with the waxy surface may clog up the typefaces.
Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well.

cerrado con llave
(adj.)=locked.
Ex: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.
cerrado^1
(adj.)=closed ; static ; enclosed ; bolt-on ; sealed.
Ex: In order to be able to calculate due dates, DOBIS/LIBIS must know what days the library is open so that it does not make a book due on a closed day.
Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.
Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y cuanto mucho menos conservadores.
Ex: These may be perceived as unimportant 'bolt-on' courses about irrelevant systems.
Ex: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment.
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* aprobar con los ojos cerrados=sail through + exam.
* a puerta cerrada=behind closed doors ; in camera ; in chambers.
* cerrado con llave=locked.
* circuito cerrado=loop course.
* con olor a cerrado=musty ; mousy .
* curva muy cerrada=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* en circuito cerrado=looped.
* en lugares cerrados=indoors.
* espacio cerrado=closed space.
* formando un circuito cerrado=looped.
* mantener la boca cerrada=keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.
* pregunta cerrada=closed-ended question.
* puño cerrado=clenched fist.
* recinto cerrado=walled garden.
* reunión a puertas cerradas=closed meeting.

cerrado^2
(adj.)=cliquish ; insular ; cliquey [cliquy] ; inhospitable.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
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* círculo cerrado de gente=clique.
* coto cerrado=closed shop.

cerrado^3
(adj.)=bushy .
Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

cerradura
(n.)=lock.
Ex: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.
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* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa=pick + lock.
* agujero de la cerradura=keyhole.
* cerradura de combinación=combination lock.
* ojo de la cerradura=keyhole.

cerradura de combinación
(n.)=combination lock.
Ex: Cheap combination locks will sometimes open if you are close but not exactly on the right numbers.
cerrajero
(n.)=locksmith.
Ex: A commercially available locking system was installed by a local locksmith on standard metal map cabinets.

cerrar
(v.)=close ; close down ; seal off ; shut down ; shut off ; zip ; fold ; fold up + shop ; close up.
Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.
Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.
Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
Ex: By the mid-eighties, two of the big companies folded, but were replaced by a handful of small, independent firms = A mediados de los ochenta, dos de las grandes compañías quebraron, pero fueron sustituidas por un puñado de pequeñas empresas independientes.
Ex: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive.
Ex: Make sure to blow out the metal shavings before closing it up as they could wreak havoc on the components if left free to move about.
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* cerrar atando=tie + Nombre + shut.
* cerrar con candado=padlock.
* cerrar con cierre metálico=shutter.
* cerrar con llave=lock.
* cerrar con tablas=board up.
* cerrar definitivamente=close down + operations ; close + Posesivo + doors.
* cerrar de golpe=slam.
* cerrar de un portazo=slam.
* cerrar el catálogo=close + the catalogue.
* cerrar el negocio=fold up + shop ; close up + shop.
* cerrar el pico=shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up.
* cerrar filas=close + ranks.
* cerrar herméticamente=seal.
* cerrar la boca=shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up.
* cerrar las escotillas=batten down + hatches.
* cerrar los ojos=shut + Posesivo + eyes.
* cerrar los postigos=shutter.
* cerrar muy bien=close + tight.
* cerrar un acuerdo=conclude + agreement ; conclude + deal.
* cerrar una ventana=switch off + window.
* cerrar un negocio=go out of + business.
* cerrar un trato=close + deal.
* ¡cierra el pico!=put a sock in it!.
* ¡cierra el pico!=shut your mouth! ; shut your face!.
* ¡cierra la boca!=shut your mouth! ; shut your face!.
* en una abrir y cerrar de ojos=at the flick of a switch ; at the drop of a hat.
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos=in a jiffy ; in the time it takes to flick a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; in a flash ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; with the tip of a hat ; in and out in a flash ; in a heartbeat ; as quick as a wink ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap.
* forzar a cerrar un Negocio=drive out of + business.
* obligar a cerrar el negocio=force out of + business ; force out of + the marketplace.
* paréntesis que cierra=right parenthesis.
* que no cierra bien=leaky ; leaking.
* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente=resealable.
* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle=spring-loaded.
* sin cerrar con llave=unlocked.
* un abrir y cerrar de ojos=a blink or two.
* volver a cerrar herméticamente=reseal.

cerrar atando
(v.)=tie + Nombre + shut.
Ex: He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.
cerrar con candado
(v.)=padlock.
Ex: The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.
cerrar con cierre metálico
(v.)=shutter.
Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
cerrar con llave
(v.)=lock.
Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.
cerrar con tablas
(v.)=board up.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
cerrar de golpe
(v.)=slam.
Ex: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
cerrar de un portazo
(v.)=slam.
Ex: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
cerrar definitivamente
(v.)=close down + operations ; close + Posesivo + doors.
Ex: An economic recession forced the automative plant to close down operations. Ex: This is an account of how customers and booksellers suffer alike when a friendly, community oriented independent bookstore closes its doors.
cerrar el catálogo
(v.)=close + the catalogue.
Ex: The process, however, will be possible when we close our catalogs to desuperimpose from ALA to AACR by machine.
cerrar el negocio
(v.)=fold up + shop ; close up + shop.
Ex: Why talented and passionate business people so often fold up shop while their less talented, less skilled brethren continue to thrive. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings.
cerrar el pico
(v.)=shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up.
Ex: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob. Ex: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Ex: I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since. Ex: He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw. Ex: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now.
cerrar filas
(v.)=close + ranks.
Ex: The profession in general would probably be better served by closing ranks and promoting the generic skills of the information professional.
cerrar herméticamente
(v.)=seal.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
cerrar la boca
(v.)=shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up.
Ex: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob. Ex: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Ex: I told him to shut his mouth and he stormed out of the restaurant and I haven't spoken to him since. Ex: He then allegedly told her to shut her face before proceeding to blast it with punches, breaking her jaw. Ex: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now.
cerrar las escotillas
(v.)=batten down + hatches.
Ex: Battens have plenty of other uses besides battening down hatches.
cerrar los ojos
(v.)=shut + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples.
cerrar los postigos
(v.)=shutter.
Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
cerrar muy bien
(v.)=close + tight.
Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
cerrar un acuerdo
(v.)=conclude + agreement ; conclude + deal.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
cerrar un negocio
(v.)=go out of + business.
Ex: Unless electronic mail system suppliers recognise this, they will go out of business.
cerrar un trato
(v.)=close + deal.
Ex: Electronic signatures allow our sales reps to close deals in minutes instead of days.
cerrar una ventana
(v.)=switch off + window.
Ex: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.
cerrillo
(n.)=hillock ; knoll.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.
Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.

cerro
(n.)=hill ; mound.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
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* salir por los cerros de Ubeda=go off on + a tangent ; go off at + a tangent ; fly off at/on + a tangent.

certamen
(n.)=tournament.
Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.
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* certamen literario=literary contest ; book award ; literary award ; literary prize ; book prize.

certamen literario
(n.)=literary contest ; book award ; literary award ; literary prize ; book prize.
Ex: Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests. Ex: Children's book awards generally have little impact and it is hoped that this award will help to remedy the situation. Ex: This article discusses the effectiveness of literary awards as a means of promoting cultural diversity in Australia. Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people. Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.
certero
(adj.)=indubitable ; unerring.
Ex: The project was directed toward the testing of various strategies for collecting and archiving of Internet material in a narrowly defined area of indubitable broad general interest.
Ex: The real challenge lies in the library profession's unerring commitment to the canon as the keystone of library and information service.
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* puntería certera=sharpshooting.

certeza
(n.)=assurance ; certainty ; certitude ; reassurance ; sureness.
Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: The self-satisfied expression on his face was a proof of his certitude.
Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
Ex: In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
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* con certeza=for sure ; with assurance ; for certain.
* conocer con certeza=know for + certain ; know for + sure.
* falta de certeza=uncertainty.
* saber con certeza=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
* sin certeza de cobrar=on spec.
* tener la certeza de=feel + confident.
* tener la certeza de que=rest + assured that.

certidumbre
(n.)=certainty ; certitude.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: The self-satisfied expression on his face was a proof of his certitude.

certificable
(adj.)=certifiable.
Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable.

certificación
(n.)=certification.
Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.

certificado de aptitud
(n.)=certification.
Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
certificado de defunción
(n.)=death certificate.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
certificado de depósito
(n.)=certificate of deposit.
Ex: To be sure, big banks also are reaching out for new depositors and are advertising new rates on certificates of deposit.
certificado de fecha de registro
(n.)=time stamp [timestamp].
Ex: This pan-European service enables copyright owners to register their content online followed by certification and a time stamp.
certificado de nacimiento
(n.)=birth certificate.
Ex: The data are based on information abstracted from birth certificates filed in vital statistics offices.
certificado de sanidad
(n.)=health permit.
Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
certificado de seguridad
(n.)=security certificate.
Ex: On the Internet, a security certificate is a chunk of information (often stored as a text file) that is used by the SSL protocol to establish a secure connection.
certificado fitosanitario
(n.)=phytosanitary certificate.
Ex: Most countries require a phytosanitary certificate to accompany incoming shipments of live plants.
certificado^1
(n.)=certificate ; certification ; licensure.
Ex: He received his certificate of librarianship from the University of California at Berkeley the following year, and then returned to UCLA where he obtained a position in the library.
Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
Ex: Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.
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* certificado de aptitud=certification.
* certificado de defunción=death certificate.
* certificado de depósito=certificate of deposit.
* certificado de fecha de registro=time stamp [timestamp].
* certificado de nacimiento=birth certificate.
* certificado de sanidad=health permit.
* certificado de seguridad=security certificate.
* certificado fitosanitario=phytosanitary certificate.
* renovación de certificado de aptitud=recertification.

certificado^2
(adj.)=registered ; certificated ; certified.
Ex: Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.
Ex: In 1977 it was granted the status of a certificated trade union.
Ex: In some cases, certified translations of legal documents require not only certification, which is done by the translator, but also notarisation.
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* carta certificada=registered letter ; certified letter.
* correo certificado=registered mail.

certificador
(n.)=certificate authority.
Nota: En Internet, entidad que emite certificados de seguridad en las conexiones SSL de Netscape.
Ex: A certificate authority is an issuer of security certificates used in SSL connections.

certificar
(v.)=accredit ; certify.
Ex: This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
Ex: The paper discusses a process which will certify that gold from artisanal miners meets social, environmental and human rights standards.

cervatillo
(n.)=fawn.
Ex: The fawn and its mother stay together for about one year.
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* parir cervatillos=fawn.

cervato
(n.)=fawn.
Ex: The fawn and its mother stay together for about one year.

cervecero
(n.)=brewer.
Ex: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.
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* barriga cervecera=beer belly ; beer gut.

cervecería
(n.)=beer cellar.
Ex: Beer cellars are great places to taste the wide range of real German ale.

cerveza
(n.)=beer.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
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* aficionado a la cerveza=beer lover.
* amante de la cerveza=beer lover.
* bar que elabora su propia cerveza=brew pub.
* barril de cerveza=beer keg ; barrel of beer.
* bodega de cerveza=beer cellar.
* bodega para el almacenamiento de la cerveza=beer cellar.
* cerveza de barril=keg beer ; draft beer.
* cerveza de botella=bottled beer.
* cerveza de grifo=draft beer.
* cerveza de lata=canned beer.
* cerveza en botella=bottled beer.
* cerveza inglesa=ale.
* cerveza negra=stout.
* cerveza rubia=lager.
* conocedor de la cerveza=beer lover ; beer connoisseur.
* elaboración de cerveza=brewing ; beer brewing.
* elaborar cerveza=brew + beer.
* entendido en cerveza=beer expert ; beer connoisseur.
* experto en cerveza=beer expert.
* fábrica de cerveza=brewery.
* fabricar cerveza=brew + beer.
* fiesta de la cerveza=beer party.
* grifo de la cerveza=beer tap.
* hora de la cerveza, la=beer time.
* industria de la cerveza, la=brewing industry, the.
* jarra de cerveza=beer mug.
* juerga de cerveza=beer bash.
* lata de cerveza=beer can.
* levadura de cerveza=brewer's yeast.

cerveza de barril
(n.)=keg beer ; draft beer.
Ex: The brewery produces 4 types of bottled beer, 10 types of canned beer, and 2 types of keg beer. Ex: Enjoy the homemade chips on the side and wash it down with a draft beer.
cerveza de botella
(n.)=bottled beer.
Ex: The brewery produces 4 types of bottled beer, 10 types of canned beer, and 2 types of keg beer.
cerveza de grifo
(n.)=draft beer.
Ex: Enjoy the homemade chips on the side and wash it down with a draft beer.
cerveza de lata
(n.)=canned beer.
Ex: The brewery produces 4 types of bottled beer, 10 types of canned beer, and 2 types of keg beer.
cerveza en botella
(n.)=bottled beer.
Ex: The brewery produces 4 types of bottled beer, 10 types of canned beer, and 2 types of keg beer.
cerveza inglesa
(n.)=ale.
Ex: There are only two types of beers, lagers and ales.
cerveza negra
(n.)=stout.
Ex: Not just for drinking, stout's complex flavour makes it a fantastic addition to bread, stew, gravy and pies.
cerveza rubia
(n.)=lager.
Ex: There are only two types of beers, lagers and ales.
cervical
(adj.)=cervical.
Ex: This study aims to quantify the variation in cervical morphology between ewes.
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* citología cervical=cervical screening.
* columna cervical=cervical spine.
* conización cervical=cone biopsy ; cervical conisation.
* lesión cervical=neck injury.
* mucosidad cervical=cervical mucus.
* región cervical=cervical spine.
* traumatismo cervical=whiplash.
* vertebra cervical=cervical vertebra.
* vértebras cervicales=cervical spine.

cerviz
(n.)=cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.].
Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).
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* cérviz uterino=cervix uteri ; uterine neck ; uterine cervix.

cerámica
(n.)=ceramics ; pottery ; crockery.
Ex: The collection of books remained essentially the reference library of a 19th century collector whose special interests were the decorative arts, particularly glass and ceramics.
Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
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* cerámica de gres=stoneware.
* cuenco rectangular de cerámica=terrine.
* de cerámica=ceramic.
* fábrica de cerámica=ceramics factory.

cerámica de gres
(n.)=stoneware.
Ex: Raw clay materials manufactured for stoneware use are typically compounds of kaolins, silicas and feldspars.
cesado
(adj.)=discontinued.
Ex: Appendices include a section on recently discontinued dictionaries, a bibliography, and a directory of publishers and distributors.
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* Publicación Periódica + cesada=deceased + Publicación Periódica.

cesantía
(n.)=sacking.
Ex: Helen Clark is refusing to say how big a cabinet reshuffle will be in the wake of David Benson's sacking.

cesar
(v.)=cease ; terminate ; cashier ; let up.
Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.
Ex: At coffee yesterday Jeff Gordon had apprised her of the fact that three of his engineers had been summarily terminated.
Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
Ex: We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
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* cesar repentinamente=come to + an abrupt end ; come to + a swift end.
* hostilidades + cesar=hostilities + cease.
* Julio César=Julius Caesar.
* sin cesar=steadily.

cesar repentinamente
(v.)=come to + an abrupt end ; come to + a swift end.
Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap. Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
cese
(n.)=cessation ; termination ; let-up.
Ex: The reasong for the cessation of its use is more understandable.
Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.
Ex: Forecasters predicted no let-up in Britain's harshest cold snap in 30 years.
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* cese de hostilidades=cease of hostilities.
* cese del fuego=cease-fire ; armistice.
* cese de publicación de una revista=title cessation.
* cese laboral=termination of employment.
* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva=interactive timeout interval (ITI).

cese de hostilidades
(n.)=cease of hostilities.
Ex: Peacekeeping may additionally entail maintaining public order in the period following the cease of hostilities.
cese de publicación de una revista
(n.)=title cessation.
Ex: A list of title changes and cessations is included at the end of each issue.
cese del fuego
(n.)=cease-fire ; armistice.
Ex: The Abuja Agreements ultimately were successful in effecting a cease-fire, in disarming 70% of the fighters, and in holding elections in Liberia in May of 1997. Ex: The collection consists of an accumulation of 12,000 World War 1 era picture postcards, the majority of which were purchased soon after the armistice.
cese laboral
(n.)=termination of employment.
Ex: The author suggests that termination of employment may be advisable if efforts do not produce results.
cesionario
(n.)=grantee.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').

cesionista
(n.)=grantor.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').

cesión
(n.)=handover [hand-over] ; granting.
Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.
Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
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* firmar la cesión=sign away.

cesta
(n.)=basket ; hamper.
Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
Ex: Actually there are lots of uses for a hamper it is not just for a laundry but it is also for groceries, toys, sports materials, beach picnic, and many more.
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* cesta colgante para plantas=hanging basket.
* cesta de la compra=food bill ; shopping basket ; food basket.
* cesta de la compra, la=cost of living index.
* cesta de la ropa sucia=linen basket ; wash basket.
* cesta de Navidad=Christmas hamper.
* cesta de ropa=laundry tub.
* cesta para pescar langostas=lobster trap.
* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta=one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

cesta colgante para plantas
(n.)=hanging basket.
Ex: Asparagus ferns are popular garden ornamentals, especially for use in hanging baskets.
cesta de Navidad
(n.)=Christmas hamper.
Ex: There will be mince pies, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and Christmas music as well as a Christmas hamper raffle and tombola.
cesta de la compra
(n.)=food bill ; shopping basket ; food basket.
Ex: There is a way that we can all reduce the cost of our food bill and it involves adopting the 'waste not, want not' attitudes of our grandparents and great grandparents. Ex: If you wish to buy a book, find it in the catalogue and click the add or buy this book button to add it to your shopping basket. Ex: Several studies have shown that a healthy food basket is more expensive and the items in the basket are less available in poorer urban areas.
cesta de la compra, la
(n.)=cost of living index.
Ex: A cost of living index compares the average cost of living in a particular area with the average cost of living elsewhere.
cesta de la ropa sucia
(n.)=linen basket ; wash basket.
Ex: Given the small size of most bathrooms items like the linen basket or a bin can dramatically reduce the size of your space. Ex: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.
cesta de ropa
(n.)=laundry tub.
Ex: My own library system has more laundry tubs to transport books among branches than most commercial laundries.
cesta para pescar langostas
(n.)=lobster trap.
Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
cestería
(n./adj.)=basketry ; basket making ; basket weaving ; wickerwork.
Ex: For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of Handicrafts.
Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.
Ex: They sell books on all methods of basket weaving and many styles, including pine needle, materials found in nature and more.
Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

cestilla
(n.)=punnet.
Nota: Generalmente usada para vender fruta.
Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.

cestita
(n.)=punnet.
Nota: Generalmente usada para vender fruta.
Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.

cesto
(n.)=basket.
Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
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* cesto de la ropa sucia=laundry basket ; linen basket ; wash basket.

cesto de la ropa sucia
(n.)=laundry basket ; linen basket ; wash basket.
Ex: It is better to put books in laundry baskets on window ledges and on pavements than to take them away from the public completely or to make them available only for restricted periods. Ex: Given the small size of most bathrooms items like the linen basket or a bin can dramatically reduce the size of your space. Ex: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.
cesárea
(n.)=caesarean section ; C-section.
Ex: Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries.
Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
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* parto por cesárea=caesarean section.

cetrería
(n.)=falconry.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

cetrino
(adj.)=sallow .
Ex: Dull or sallow skin may be a symptom of a weakened immunity or an overindulgence in fatty foods and carbohydrates with little exercise.

cetro
(n.)=sceptre [scepter, -USA].
Ex: The author also comments briefly on the scepters and staffs used by prelates in Austria, 16th-18th cs.

cetáceo
(n.)=cetacean.
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.

ceñido
(adj.)=tight ; snug ; tight-fitting ; pinched ; slinky ; close-fitting.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
Ex: The fit between the two, I argue, is less than snug.
Ex: Caution should be taken if subjects are clothed in tight-fitting swimsuit.
Ex: The black rubber handle should be shaped in an hourglass or pinched shape, not bulging outwards.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
Ex: In practice, close-fitting jeans wholesale has remained a wonderful commercial opportunity for decades.
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* pantalones vaqueros ceñidos=skinny jeans.

ceñir
(v.)=girdle ; gird.
Nota: Participio pasado girt o girded.
Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.
Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.
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* ceñirse=fit + snugly.
* ceñirse a=hew to.
* ceñirse a las normas=go by + the book.
* ceñirse a las reglas=go by + the book.
* ceñirse en/sobre=centre around/on/upon.

ceñirse
(v.)=fit + snugly.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
ceñirse a
(v.)=hew to.
Ex: The structure adopted hews to the theoretical model of the resilient organization as described by Enright.
ceñirse a las normas
(v.)=go by + the book.
Ex: If America were to go by the book in its foreign policy, America would become the most loved nation on earth.
ceñirse a las reglas
(v.)=go by + the book.
Ex: If America were to go by the book in its foreign policy, America would become the most loved nation on earth.
ceñirse en/sobre
(v.)=centre around/on/upon.
Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
ceño
(n.)=brow ; scowl.
Nota: Con la mirada.
Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
Ex: A reference librarian must maintain a pleasant expression (rather than a scowl that is easily read as disapproval of present company).
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* ceño fruncido=frown.
* con el ceño fruncido=with a frown.
* frunciendo el ceño=with a frown.
* fruncir el ceño=crease + brow ; frown ; raise + brow ; knot + Posesivo + brows ; scowl (at).
* mirada con el ceño fruncido=scowl ; glower ; glower.
* mirar con el ceño fruncido=glower ; scowl (at).

ceño fruncido
(n.)=frown.
Ex: His usual open countenance was marred by a frown, and there was a quiet desperation in his tone as he said: 'Wanda, may I have a few minutes of your time, if you're not too busy?'.
cf (compárese)
=cf (compare).
Ex: It should be noted that this thesaurus has been somewhat abused by compilers of subject headings lists for post-coordinate indexing (cf p. 440).

cha-cha-chá
(n.)=cha-cha.
Nota: Tipo de baile.
Ex: This book is intended for both students and teachers of ballroom dance and dances included are the foxtrot, the swing, the waltz, the cha-cha, the rumba, the samba, the tango, and the polka.

chabacanería
(n.)=tawdriness.
Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.

chabacano
(adj.)=gaudy ; vulgar ; tawdry ; gawky ; garish ; lurid ; tasteless ; crass ; loutish ; shoddy .
Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: The records are not what they should be and very often they're just plain shoddy.
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* demasiado chabacano=all too shabby.

chabola
(n.)=shack ; shanty.
Ex: In another survey which examined the information needs of residents of new black urban communities, townships and shack settlements identified problems associated with the labor market and transport.
Ex: When she spots him with his new flame while she's singing torch songs in a cheap shanty, she tries to win him back.
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* barriada de chabolas=shanty town.
* barrio de chabolas=slum.

chacharear
(v.)=chatter ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

chador
(n.)=chaddor.
Nota: También escrito chaddar. Túnica generalmente negra que algunas mujeres principalmente islámicas e hindúes llevan y que les cubre desde la cabeza hasta los pies.
Ex: Not long ago, in Iran, a medical person published an article about the ill-effects of wearing a chaddor (the head-to-toe cloak).

chafar
(v.)=ruin ; spoil ; upset.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
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* chafar los planes=upset + the applecart.
* chafar + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.

chafar + Posesivo + planes
(v.)=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
Ex: The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans. Ex: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. Ex: She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
chafar los planes
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
chafardear
(v.)=gossip.
Ex: An often-mentioned example of this is the ability of the best typists to type and gossip concurrently.

chafardeo
(n.)=gossip.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.

chafardero
(n.)=gossip ; gossiper.
Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.

chaflanar
(v.)=chamfer ; bevel.
Nota: Tiempo pasado bevelled-UK/beveled-USA, participio presente bevelling-UK/beveling-US.
Ex: If you take the edge off by chamfering it a little, it should take care of this problem.
Ex: The cheapest way to bevel it is probably by sanding it down with some sanding paper or a file if something like that is available.

chaflán
(n.)=chamfer ; bevel.
Ex: A chamfer may be used to prevent the edge of the wood from breaking, when planing an end.
Ex: The top of the mast is tapered to a blunt point with a bevel on each side.

chaira
(n.)=steel sharpener.
Ex: According to police, he threw a steel sharpener at a neighbour's car parked alongside the road, and damaged the vehicle.

chal
(n.)=shawl.
Ex: The book tells the history of the paisley pattern in textiles from antiquity to the present, emphasizing the production of shawls in the Scottish town of Paisley in the first half of the 19th c.

chalado
(adj.)=nuts ; bonkers ; wacky ; nutter ; cuckoo ; off + Posesivo + nut ; potty ; kook ; nutty ; daffy ; space cadet ; off + Posesivo + knocker ; off + Posesivo + rocker ; barmy ; gormless ; dotty ; batty .
Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.
Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.
Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
Ex: When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: Everyone thinks she's just a dotty old woman, but Joe knows the truth.
Ex: My very intelligent, yet slightly batty girlfriend has an interesting theory.
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* chalado perdido=as daft as a brush ; stir-crazy ; knucklehead.
* estar chalado=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
* estar chalado por=be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* volverse chalado=go off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + batty.

chalado perdido
(n.)=as daft as a brush ; stir-crazy ; knucklehead.
Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done. Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town. Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
chaleco
(n.)=vest ; jacket ; waistcoat.
Ex: They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.
Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.
Ex: Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.
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* bolsillo del chaleco=vest pocket.
* chaleco acolchado=body warmer.
* chaleco a prueba de balas=bullet-proof vest.
* chaleco reflectante=reflecting traffic jacket.
* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco=as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.

chaleco a prueba de balas
(n.)=bullet-proof vest.
Ex: The experts respond to the following questions: will schools ever be free of weapons; will card access systems become common in public schools; will metal detectors solve school security problems; and will students ever be issued bullet-proof vests along with textbooks?.
chaleco acolchado
(n.)=body warmer.
Ex: Windproof and showerproof this body warmer combines cosiness with complete freedom of movement.
chaleco reflectante
(n.)=reflecting traffic jacket.
Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.
chalet
(n.)=villa ; bungalow.
Nota: Casa de una planta.
Ex: It's a leafy little road, middle-class in an Iraqi way, educated families living in villas shadowed by palm trees.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
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* chalet pareado=terrace(d) home ; terrace(d) house ; semidetached house.

chalet pareado
(n.)=terrace(d) home ; terrace(d) house ; semidetached house.
Ex: A study centre has recently been developed in one of Hove's terrace homes. Ex: A group of parents and teachers, however, established temporary school facilities in the area pending the building of a new school, 2 terrace houses being put to use for this purpose. Ex: In addition, records describing 'semi-detached' houses may also be retrieved if the retrieval system treats a hyphen as a space.
chalote
(n.)=shallot.
Ex: Shallots are often thought to be another variety of onion, but they are actually a species of their own.

chamanismo
(n.)=shamanism.
Ex: There is no evidence that shamanism is an expression of psychopathology.

champiñón
(n.)=mushroom ; button mushroom ; champignon.
Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
Ex: The white button mushroom is the most widely cultivated mushroom in the USA.
Ex: Fill the fish with minced salt pork and fresh mushrooms, if you can get them; if not, use chopped champignons.

champán
(n.)=champagne ; bubbly ; bub.
Nota: Abreviatua de bubbly.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
Ex: For many, celebrating the holidays calls for a champagne toast but for some people popping a bottle of bubbly can be dangerous to your health.
Ex: The 32-year-old partied it up surrounded by 60 bottles of bub in Cannes on Thursday.
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* cóctel de champán=champagne cocktail.

champú
(n.)=shampoo.
Ex: They have analyzed user ratings and professional testing to find top-rated shampoo brands.
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* champú infantil=baby shampoo.
* champú para el cabello=hair shampoo.
* champú para el pelo=hair shampoo.
* lavar con champú=shampoo.
* lavarse el pelo con champú=shampoo + Posesivo + hair.

champú infantil
(n.)=baby shampoo.
Ex: Cradle cap, which only develops in infants, can usually be controlled by shampooing more frequently with a baby shampoo and by softly brushing away the scales.
champú para el cabello
(n.)=hair shampoo.
Ex: If you've spilled a lot of hair shampoo on the carpet, you will find it easier to remove it with a dustpan (but not the brush) rather than trying to wipe it.
champú para el pelo
(n.)=hair shampoo.
Ex: If you've spilled a lot of hair shampoo on the carpet, you will find it easier to remove it with a dustpan (but not the brush) rather than trying to wipe it.
chamuscado
(adj.)=charred ; burned ; blasted.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
Ex: Canopy light penetration and overstorey tree density were measured in both burned and unburned forests.
Ex: In the midst of green and growing lands was a moonscape city of blasted land where no leaf of tree or blade of grass could grow.

chamuscar
(v.)=char ; scorch ; sear ; singe.
Nota: Participio presente singeing y Pasado y Participio pasado singed.
Ex: The manuscripts were badly charred in a 1731 fire.
Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.
Ex: Soon Frank's shoulders baked, and he could feel the day's heat singeing his cheeks and forehead.

chamán
(n.)=shaman ; medicine man.
Ex: But only good teaching and careful questioning can help students become the village shaman rather than the village fool.
Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.

chamánico
(adj.)=shamanic.
Ex: This article examines a shamanic healing ritual practiced in Indonesia.

chancear
(v.)=horse around/about.
Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.

chanchullo
(n.)=scam ; confidence scam ; fiddle ; bung ; crooked deal.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: Fred has set his crooked deals up very well and he hides behind his accomplices.
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* hacer chanchullos=fiddle.

chanchullos
(n.)=shenanigans ; wheelings and dealings ; goings-on.
Ex: This is a pressure group dedicated to open government and the uncovering of official shenanigans.
Ex: It was finally decided that the Public Auditor should look into these highly questionable partisan wheelings and dealings that involved public funds.
Ex: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.

chanclas
(n.)=flip-flops.
Ex: A commercial game called consisting of a series of flip-flops encased in plastic was employed as the learning task.

chanclo
(n.)=galosh ; overshoe.
Ex: Overshoes, commonly known as galoshes, were first worn during the Renaissance period to prevent mud and water damage to shoes.
Ex: Overshoes, commonly known as galoshes, were first worn during the Renaissance period to prevent mud and water damage to shoes.

chantaje
(n.)=blackmail ; extortion.
Ex: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.
Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

chantajear
(v.)=hold + Nombre + for ransom ; screw ; extort.
Ex: This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Are you being screwed electronically? -- ethical issues in an electronic age'.
Ex: After extorting cash and valuables from the victims at knife point, the gang would kill them.

chantajista
(n.)=duper.
Ex: Where the community was at one point solidly cooperative and helpful, it had been overrun by dupers and shysters.
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* grupo chantajista=extortion racket.

chao
(n.)=ciao.
Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.

chapa
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* chapa de acero=steel sheet.
* chapa de metal=sheet iron.
* taller de chapa y pintura=bodywork workshop ; bodywork garage.

chapa de acero
(n.)=steel sheet.
Ex: The whole record on the card may be made by magnetic dots on a steel sheet if desired, instead of dots to be observed optically.
chapa de metal
(n.)=sheet iron.
Ex: Urban dwelling types are appearing in the rural environment; wood is replaced by brick and cement and thatch and shingle roofs are replaced by sheet iron.
chapado
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* chapado a la antigua=fuddy-duddy.

chapado a la antigua
(adj.)=fuddy-duddy.
Ex: According to him, tea as a category has lacked innovation and upgradation in recent years and hence has a very fuddy-duddy image.
chapapote
(n.)=oil slick.
Ex: The oil slick from the county's worst oil disaster is spreading rapidly and threatens some of the country's richest fishing grounds.

chapar
(v.)=plate.
Ex: Very old saxophones were made of brass plated in silver, gold or nickel for protection.

chaparral
(n.)=chaparral ; thicket.
Ex: Chaparrals occur in Mediterranean climates - climates with low rainfall that is concentrated in the cool season.
Ex: Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.

chaparro
(n.)=cork oak ; cork tree.
Ex: In Spain and Portugal, cork oak landscapes have historically been home to the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle.
Ex: As a renewable resource, the average life span of a cork tree is more than 200 years.

chaparrón
(n.)=downpour ; rainstorm ; pelting rain ; heavy rain ; soaking rain.
Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.
Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.
Ex: In case of heavy rain, all or some of the photo sessions will be cancelled without prior notice.
Ex: Another round of cold, snow and soaking rain will hit the Northeast Sunday into Monday.
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* caer un chaparrón=the skies + open up.

chapeado
(adj.)=veneered.
Ex: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.

chapotear
(v.)=paddle ; paddle about ; make + a splash ; slosh around ; lap ; splash.
Ex: The author explains how finding needed data on the Web can be like paddling round in a bath of milk.
Ex: In the ditch near by little children paddle about.
Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.
Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.
Ex: She fell to her knees, the water now lapping at her midriff.
Ex: The article 'Splashing in the gene pool' describes a recent project to investigate the use of genetic algorithms (GA) in some aspects of information retrieval.
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* piscina inflable para chapotear=paddling pool ; wading pool.

chapoteo
(n.)=splash.
Ex: I last appreciated the good things in life looking out over the water today while my daughter threw sticks and laughed at the splashes.

chapucero
(adj.)=hack ; quick and dirty ; jerry builder ; shoddy .
Ex: They don't have true leadership qualities, they are simply hacks as managers.
Ex: A 'quick and dirty' method is for all participants to select their 'favourite five' from each category.
Ex: People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.
Ex: The records are not what they should be and very often they're just plain shoddy.
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* constructor chapucero=jerry builder.

chapucería
(n.)=fudge.
Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.

chapurrear
(v.)=jabber.
Ex: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.
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* chapurrear una Lengua=speak + broken + Language.
* en un + Idioma + chapurreado=in broken + Idioma.

chapurrear una Lengua
(adj.)=speak + broken + Language.
Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.
chapurreo
(n.)=splutter ; sputter.
Ex: And then, after all this diplomatic and rhetorical splutter, the high commissioners recovered their temper and grew more polite.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

chapuza
(n.)=odd-job ; repair job ; fudge.
Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.
Ex: The report is a poor fudge, as it deals with none of the problems with which it was supposed to deal.
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* hacer una chapuza=botch ; bodge.

chapuzas
(n.)=jerry builder.
Ex: People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.

chapuzón
(n.)=dip ; soak ; soaking.
Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.
Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
Ex: The bird of paradise seeds can be planted upon receipt after a soaking.
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* darse un chapuzón=take + a dip.

chaqueta
(n.)=jacket.
Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.
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* chaqueta de cuero=leather jacket.
* chaqueta de piel=leather jacket.
* chaqueta sport=blazer.

chaqueta de cuero
(n.)=leather jacket.
Ex: That was also the conference where we presented her with a leather jacket ... it was a great time.
chaqueta de piel
(n.)=leather jacket.
Ex: That was also the conference where we presented her with a leather jacket ... it was a great time.
chaqueta sport
(n.)=blazer.
Ex: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.
chaquetón
(n.)=parka ; duffel coat ; reefer.
Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.
Ex: They were provided with medium-length duffel coats made of Italian wool with toggle fasteners and a hood.
Ex: Wearing reefers and with hats jammed tightly on their heads, the sailors stood backed against a wind that curled the wide ends of their trousers.

chaqué
(n.)=tails ; white tie and tails ; black tie ; tuxedo ; tux ; evening suit ; dinner jacket ; morning suit.
Ex: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post.
Ex: Our members come from all walks of life but we maintain a strict standard of dress with men in white tie and tails and women in evening gowns.
Ex: Indeed the musicians came on stage wearing black ties, and Toshiko Mariano, a wisp of a girl pianist, was dressed in an evening gown.
Ex: A surprising number of men will get through most of their lives only having to wear a tuxedo a handful of times, including to their own weddubg.
Ex: It's actually refreshing to see a lesbian wedding where no one is wearing a tux.
Ex: If you're looking for the perfect evening suit you've come to the right place!.
Ex: The dinner jacket emerged from an era when it was considered proper for upper-class men to dress formally for the evening meal.
Ex: I have heard that grey morning suits are correct but my aunt swears blind that navy is the only correct colour.

charanga
(n.)=fanfare.
Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.

charca
(n.)=pond.
Ex: This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.
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* charca con peces=fish pond [fishpond].
* piedra + charca + formar + ondas=stone + pond + cast + ripples.

charca con peces
(n.)=fish pond [fishpond].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Optimising fisheries information for decision making among Kenyan fish pond smallholders'.
charco
(n.)=puddle.
Ex: Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.
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* al otro lado del charco=across the pond.
* charco, el=pond, the.
* el charco=the big pond.

charco, el
(n.)=pond, the.
Ex: Noughts and crosses, or tic-tac-toe, as it is called on different sides of the pond, is probably the most common pencil and paper game around in the western world.
charcutero
(n.)=butcher.
Ex: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

charcutería
(n.)=delicatessen [deli, -abrev.] ; butcher's shop.
Ex: Participants in the German case studies were a delicatessen, health food cooperative, and large manufacturers of fresh milk products.
Ex: Other activities involve students in taking field trips to the local greengrocery and/or butcher's shop, and listening to nurses, consumer activists and othe guest speakers.

charla
(n.)=chat ; chatter ; speech ; talk ; gossip ; address ; talking ; confab ; speaking commitment ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
Ex: The dimensions of this problem are rooted in the fact that there are increasing means and methods of packaging and disseminating information -several of which I noted earlier in my talk.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
Ex: The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.
Ex: Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.
Ex: As I waited at her door, I heard the gaggle of kids voices laughing and chatting all the way to the door.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.
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* charla incoherente=gibberish.
* dar una charla=give + address ; give + a talk ; give + a presentation ; give + speech.

charla incoherente
(n.)=gibberish.
Ex: 'Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.
charlador
(adj.)=chatty .
Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.

charlar
(v.)=chat ; gossip ; gas ; talk ; shoot + the breeze ; shoot + the bull ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack ; yammer.
Ex: The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.
Ex: An often-mentioned example of this is the ability of the best typists to type and gossip concurrently.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.
Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.
Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left.
Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull.
Ex: Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson.
Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
Ex: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre
.
Ex: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school.
Ex: I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling.
Ex: The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.
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* charlar un rato=pass + the time of day.

charlar un rato
(v.)=pass + the time of day.
Ex: And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
charlatanear
(v.)=chatter ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

charlatanería
(n.)=chatter ; charlatanism ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Simon's work is fascinating as a piece of charlatanism, as a text it is a dull read.
Ex: As I waited at her door, I heard the gaggle of kids voices laughing and chatting all the way to the door.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.
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* charlatanería falsa=cant.

charlatanería falsa
(n.)=cant.
Ex: His book merits high praise for its thoroughness and complete lack of cant.
charlatán
(n.)=trickster ; huckster ; charlatan ; talkative ; chattery ; chatterbox ; windbag ; quack.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.
Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.

charlotear
(v.)=chatter ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

charretera
(n.)=epaulette [epaulet, -USA].
Ex: Marine officers wore epaulettes on their special full dress uniforms until 1922.

chascar
(v.)=snap.
Ex: But when runner beans are fresh, they do snap when you break them in half!.

chascarrillo
(n.)=joke.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
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* contar chascarrillos=crack + jokes.

chasco
(n.)=disappointment ; stinker ; bubble burst ; letdown.
Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.
Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.
Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.
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* llevarse un chasco=be gutted ; feel + gutted ; be disappointed ; get + disappointed.

chasis
(n.)=chassis.
Ex: Most bookmobiles are built onto a truck chassis and are very manoeuvrable.

chasquido
(n.)=swish ; click.
Ex: At times when I'm in bed I can hear a swishing sound in my head, not a constant swish but a pulsating swish.
Ex: Mating season begins, with males of most species using special mating calls to attract females, which can include purrs, clicks, and buzzing.

chat
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* sala de chat=chat room [chatroom].

chatarra
(n.)=scrap ; scrap metal ; lemon ; jalopy ; cruft.
Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
Ex: The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or 'lemons') but recreational vehicles as well.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
Ex: This cruft doesn't harm the system, it merely takes up some space.

chatarrero
(n.)=scrap dealer.
Ex: Scrap dealers pay as much as $2.75 per pound for copper, nearly triple the price they paid in 2003.

chatarrería
(n.)=scrapyard.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.

chatear
(v.)=chat.
Ex: Yet, as one librarian lamented, 'what I am seeing here, and we are not unique, is a large percentage of our Internet stations being used for e-mail and chat -- not what we envisioned when we started the service'.

chato
(adj.)=pug-nosed.
Ex: In particular, pug-nosed animals should not fly; their short nasal passages make the changes in air pressure very difficult for them to endure.
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* de nariz chata=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
* nariz chata=pug nose.

chatting
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* hacer chatting=chat.

chauvinista
(n.)=jingo.
Ex: McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.

chaval
(n.)=lad ; kid ; laddie ; kiddo [kiddos/oes, -pl.] ; mate.
Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.
Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
Ex: I still cringe if people call me 'kiddo,' and I'm hesitant to tell coworkers my age.
Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking.

chavala
(n.)=chick ; lass ; lassie.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.

chaveta
(adj.)=haywire.
Ex: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
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* perder la chaveta=go + bonkers ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + haywire.
* perder la chaveta por=have + a crush on.

chavo
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* estar sin un chavo=not have a bean.
* sin un chavo=skint ; broke.

chechén
(n./adj.)=Chechen.
Ex: One might recall the threat issued by the Chechen terrorists to Moscow in 1995 to seize nuclear reactors and use them as a bargaining counter.

checo
(adj.)=Czech.
Ex: REDAT is a data base of foreing and Czechoslovak data bases which are relevant to medicine and on their availability for Czech users.
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* República Checa, la=Czech Republic, the.

checoslovaco
(adj.)=Czechoslovak ; Czechoslovakian.
Ex: REDAT is a data base of foreing and Czechoslovak data bases which are relevant to medicine and on their availability for Czech users.
Ex: The author interviews the editor in chief of Atlantis, a publisher of underground Czechoslovakian literature.

chef
(n.)=chef.
Ex: Many recipes not taken from books, magazines or famed chefs remain untested and thus less reliable.

chelín
(n.)=shilling.
Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.

chepa
(n.)=humpback ; hump.
Ex: One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.
Ex: Camels have humps on their backs as places to store fat to live off when food and water are scarce.

cheque
(n.)=cheque [check, -USA] ; check [cheque, -UK].
Ex: Electronic funds transfer has grown in recent years at a rate of 20 per cent per annum, as compared with 72 per cent for cheques.
Ex: 'Humph!' grunted the director, accepting the check with a preoccupied air = "¡Humph!" gruñó el director, aceptando el cheque con un aire preocupado.
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* cheque bancario=bank cheque ; bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
* cheque conformado=bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
* cheque de viaje=travellers' cheque.
* cheque devuelto=bounced cheque.
* cheque en blanco=blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
* cheque personal=personal cheque.
* cheque + ser rechazado=cheque + bounce.
* cheque sin fondos=bounced cheque ; dud cheque ; rubber cheque.
* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
* extender un cheque=issue + check.
* rellenar un cheque=issue + check.
* rellenar un cheque a nombre de=cheque + make + payable to.
* talonario de cheques=chequebook [checkbook, -USA].

cheque + ser rechazado
(n.)=cheque + bounce.
Ex: In situations where a person owes money to a creditor, and the creditor is not prepared to accept a personal cheque because he thinks it might bounce, a banker's draft made out by the debtor's bank can provide a solution.
cheque bancario
(n.)=bank cheque ; bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
Ex: Handwritten interpretation problems in this class include determining delivery point codes from addresses, amounts from bank checks, and drug and dosage from drug prescriptions. Ex: To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium. Ex: In situations where a person owes money to a creditor, and the creditor is not prepared to accept a personal cheque because he thinks it might bounce, a banker's draft made out by the debtor's bank can provide a solution. Ex: Banker's cheques can be used for making payments for goods and services to foreign partners such as payment for the purchase of books.
cheque conformado
(n.)=bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
Ex: To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium. Ex: In situations where a person owes money to a creditor, and the creditor is not prepared to accept a personal cheque because he thinks it might bounce, a banker's draft made out by the debtor's bank can provide a solution. Ex: Banker's cheques can be used for making payments for goods and services to foreign partners such as payment for the purchase of books.
cheque de viaje
(n.)=travellers' cheque.
Ex: It is therefore recommended to also have some cash, an EC card or travellers' cheques with you.
cheque devuelto
(n.)=bounced cheque.
Ex: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.
cheque en blanco
(n.)=blank cheque [blank check, -USA].
Ex: The reputation of the present prime minister was also tarnished by confirmation that it was his practice to sign blank cheques.
cheque personal
(n.)=personal cheque.
Ex: In situations where a person owes money to a creditor, and the creditor is not prepared to accept a personal cheque because he thinks it might bounce, a banker's draft made out by the debtor's bank can provide a solution.
cheque sin fondos
(n.)=bounced cheque ; dud cheque ; rubber cheque.
Ex: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment. Ex: So long as businessmen get away with issuing dud cheques, economic growth will continue to remain hobbled. Ex: With the old rules governing the issue not having any teeth, rubber cheques were issued as a matter of course to delay payment.
chequeo
(n.)=checkup [check-up].
Ex: The article is entitled 'How fit is your health collection?: the importance of regular check-ups: health information in the public library' = El artículo se titula "¿Está en buena forma su colección sobre salud?: la importancia de los chequeos regulares: información sanitaria en la biblioteca pública".

chequera
(n.)=chequebook [checkbook, -USA].
Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.

cherna
(n.)=grouper.
Ex: There are more than 85 species of grouper found worldwide.

cherri
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* tomate cherri=cherry tomato.

chi
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* al chi cuadrado=chi-squared.
* chi cuadrado=chi-square.
* test chi cuadrado=chi square test.

chi cuadrado
(n.)=chi-square.
Ex: The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.
chic
(adj.)=chic ; voguish.
Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.

chica
(n.)=girl ; girlie ; chick ; gal ; wench ; lass ; lassie ; babe.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
Ex: The article 'Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.
Ex: Bill's sister is one of Dracula's babes and attacks Janet while she's taking a pee-pee on the toilet.
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* chica de alterne=hostess ; night-club hostess.
* chica de ciudad=city girl.
* chica desinhibida=party girl.
* chica liberal=flapper.
* chica normal, una=girl-next-door, the.
* una chica diminuta=a sliver of a girl ; a wisp of a girl.

chica bonita y tonta
(n.)=bimbo.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
chica de alterne
(n.)=hostess ; night-club hostess.
Ex: Angela, a Soho hostess, has also admitted that many of the girls who work the clip joints are addicted to hard drugs -- heroin, crack and cocaine. Ex: She returned to Chicago and began to work as a night-club hostess.
chica de ciudad
(n.)=city girl.
Ex: It's hard to get the fast-paced high-powered city girl to wear anything other than black and leather.
chica desinhibida
(n.)=party girl.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Loveless frump as hip and sexy party girl: a reevaluation of the old maid stereotype'.
chica liberal
(n.)=flapper.
Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.
chica normal, una
(n.)=girl-next-door, the.
Ex: Men find the homely shape of the girl-next-door more appealing than the 'perfect' proportions of models and centrefolds, a study found.
chicano
(n.)=Chicano.
Nota: Persona de origen mejicano.
Ex: The author assesses the history and development of library services to users of Latin American origin in the USA (Chicanos or Latinos).
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* lo chicano=Chicana.

chicha
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* sacarle la chicha a Alguien=suck + Nombre + wealth ; milk + Nombre + dry.

chicharra
(n.)=cicada.
Ex: Scientists are still trying to crack this and other cicada mysteries.

chicharro
(n.)=horse mackerel.
Ex: Small blue whiting and horse mackerel are associated with coastal areas, where they feed on zooplankton.

chichón
(n.)=swelling ; bump ; goose egg.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.
Ex: He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.

chicle
(n.)=gum ; chewing gum.
Ex: One user responded to a library survey with the following comment: 'The librarian is a good and sincere person who makes me think of many new things -- although she won't let me chew gum!'.
Ex: North Americans spend more on chewing gum, tobacco, and alcoholic beverages each year than the entire annual budgets of many poor countries.
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* paquete de chicles=packet of chewing gum.

chico de ciudad
(n.)=city kid.
Ex: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.
chico de pueblo
(n.)=small-town country boy.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
chico lector
(n.)=reading-boy.
Ex: Finally, the reading-boy disappeared in English printing houses around 1900, since when the corrector has made direct ocular comparison of the (probably edited) copy with the first proof.
chico normal, un
(n.)=boy-next-door, the.
Ex: On paper, most girls would name the boy-next-door as their ideal mate, although in the real world you're often passed over for more masculine men.
chico o chica de trece años
(n.)=thirteen-year-old.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
chico travieso
(n.)=naughty boy.
Ex: Everytime I mention him though people say things like 'he is a naughty boy' but I don't know why I remember him as the butter wouldn't melt in his mouth type like the rest of us.
chico^1
(n.)=boy ; youngster ; kiddy [kiddie] ; kid ; young boy ; lad ; laddie.
Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.
Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.
Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.
Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
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* chica bonita y tonta=bimbo.
* chico de ciudad=city kid.
* chico de pueblo=small-town country boy.
* chico lector=reading-boy.
* chico normal, un=boy-next-door, the.
* chico o chica de trece años=thirteen-year-old.
* chico travieso=naughty boy.
* ser un buen chico=be a sport.

chico^2
(adj.)=small ; little ; dinky .
Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
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* área chica, el=six-yard box, the.
* niño chico=young kid ; young child ; toddler ; little child.
* Nombre de Lugar + quedarse chico=outgrow + Nombre de Lugar.

chiflado
(adj.)=crazy ; crank ; loony ; nuts ; zany ; bonkers ; wacko ; screwy ; wacky ; stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic ; lunatic ; nutter ; cuckoo ; off + Posesivo + nut ; potty ; kook ; nutty ; mad ; daffy ; space cadet ; off + Posesivo + knocker ; off + Posesivo + rocker ; moonstruck ; barmy ; gormless ; dotty ; batty .
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.
Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.
Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright 'wackos'.
Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.
Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.
Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.
Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
Ex: When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.
Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: Everyone thinks she's just a dotty old woman, but Joe knows the truth.
Ex: My very intelligent, yet slightly batty girlfriend has an interesting theory.
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* chiflado de la informática=computer geek.
* chiflado perdido=as daft as a brush ; as thick as two (short) planks ; stir-crazy ; knucklehead.
* estar chiflado=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental ; be nuts ; be crackers.
* estar chiflado por=have + a crush on ; be hung up on ; be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* volverse chiflado=go + potty ; go off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + batty.

chiflado de la informática
(n.)=computer geek.
Ex: Some self-described computer geeks use this term in a positive sense and protest sense.
chiflado perdido
(n.)=as daft as a brush ; as thick as two (short) planks ; stir-crazy ; knucklehead.
Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done. Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks. Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town. Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
chifladura
(n.)=craziness.
Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
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* chifladuras=zaniness.

chifladuras
(n.)=zaniness.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.
chiflar
(v.)=whistle ; hiss.
Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.

chiflido
(n.)=whistle.
Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.
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* dar un chiflido=whistle.

chifón
(n.)=chiffon.
Nota: Tejido sedoso, suave y fino utilizado en pañuelos, trajes de noche, etc.
Ex: This article examines problems confronting preservation officers in the Government Archives Service in South Africa and briefly describes the restoration process favoured (documents are covered with chiffon).

chiguagua
(n.)=chihuahua.
Ex: Wouldn't it be a hoot if it turned out that chihuahuas actually were a type of rat?.

chihuahua
(n.)=chihuahua.
Ex: Wouldn't it be a hoot if it turned out that chihuahuas actually were a type of rat?.

chileno
(n./adj.)=Chilean.
Ex: This article subjects the much-heralded Chilean 'model' of social policy reform to a critical analysis.

chillar
(v.)=screech ; scream ; shrill ; howl ; yelp ; shriek ; squeal ; holler ; squeak ; squawk ; yell ; shout.
Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
Ex: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again.
Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.
Ex: He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
Ex: Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.
Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
Ex: My 16-year antediluvian cat suddenly started squeaking instead of meowing -- Should I be concerned?.
Ex: Within moments, however, the birds began to squawk, almost scream at each other.
Ex: 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.
Ex: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.
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* chillar a grito pelado=scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* chillar como alma en pena=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* chillar como un cerdo=squeal like + a pig.
* chillar como un condenado=scream like + a banshee.
* chillar como un loco=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.

chillar a grito pelado
(v.)=scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense. Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off. Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something. Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly. Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice. Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'. Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee. Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
chillar como alma en pena
(v.)=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee. Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
chillar como un cerdo
(v.)=squeal like + a pig.
Ex: WHO is squealing like a pig over charges it fabricated the flu 'pandemic'.
chillar como un condenado
(v.)=scream like + a banshee.
Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.
chillar como un loco
(v.)=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off. Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something. Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly. Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense. Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice. Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'. Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee. Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
chillido
(n.)=yelp ; squeak ; shriek ; scream ; squeal ; holler ; yell.
Ex: Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.
Ex: On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.
Ex: He heard curses of lost men and women; he heard shrieks and groans and all that goes with drunkenness, debauchery, lust and sin.
Ex: Research shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack.
Ex: Like fingernails scraping across a blackboard, disc brake squeal is enough to make anybody's hair stand on end.
Ex: But luckily the animals were all fairly timid and with a holler they would take off running.
Ex: I heard a yell from down below and saw what seemed a hazy glow.
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* dar chillidos=shriek.
* dar un chillido=holler.
* pegar chillidos=shriek.

chillón^1
(adj.)=loud ; raucous.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.

chillón^2
(adj.)=harsh ; garish ; lurid ; glaring.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: Librarians have to compete with outside attractions such as glaring advertisements and screaming television!.
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* amarillo chillón=bright yellow.
* naranja chillón=bright orange.
* verde chillón=parrot green.

chimenea
(n.)=fireplace ; hearth ; chimney ; smokestack.
Nota: Referido a la estructura que sobresale generalmente por el tejado de un edificio.
Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.
Ex: These concept areas include: (1) fuels; (2) chimneys and flues; (3) safety regulations; (4) heating systems; and (5) environmental considerations.
Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.
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* campana de la chimenea=chimney breast.
* cañón de la chimenea=flue.
* chimenea de leña=wood-burning fireplace.
* chimenea hidrotermal=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
* chimenea volcánica=volcanic vent.
* fumar como una chimenea=smoke like + a chimney.
* fumar como una chimenea, fumar como un carretero=chain smoke.
* junto a la chimenea=at the fireside.
* reparador de chimeneas=steeplejack.

chimenea de leña
(n.)=wood-burning fireplace.
Ex: But thankfully the old ways never die, just think about stone engraving, calligraphy, horseback riding, and wood-burning fireplaces.
chimenea hidrotermal
(n.)=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
Ex: Some specific aquatic ecosystems, including marine environments and hydrothermal vents, are described. Ex: Established in 1984, it conducts research on the impacts and consequences of submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal venting on the global ocean.
chimenea volcánica
(n.)=volcanic vent.
Ex: Scientists once thought that deep-sea volcanic vents were a rare occurrence.
chimpancé
(n.)=chimpanzee ; chimp.
Ex: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.
Ex: Gorillas and chimps, two of man's closest relatives in the animal kingdom, will be on the edge of extinction within a decade.
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* chimpancé enano=bonobo.

chimpancé enano
(n.)=bonobo.
Ex: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.
china^2
(n.)=stone ; pebble.
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: Could a pebble in a babbling brook be considered a document?.
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* chinas=shingle.

chinas
(n.)=shingle.
Ex: He created a garden on the shingle around his beach house.
chinchar
(v.)=needle ; tease ; twit ; taunt.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.

chinche
(n.)=bed bug ; tease.
Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.
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* caer como chinches=drop like + flies.

chincheta
(n.)=drawing pin ; thumbtack ; push-pin.
Ex: It is not wise to stick drawing pins into the corners of maps when displaying them.
Ex: The posters can be pinned on the panels provided by using thumbtacks.
Ex: Click on a state name from the following list to populate the map with push-pins showing the locations of schools in that state.
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* clavar con chinchetas=pin.
* coger con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* colgar con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* pillar con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* poner con chinchetas=thumbtack.

chinchilla
(n.)=chinchilla.
Ex: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.

chingable
(adj.)=fuckable.
Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.

chingar
(v.)=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.
Ex: He said he wanted to fuck her loudly on a hard bed with rain beating on the windows.
Ex: For every beautiful woman, there's a guy that's tired of screwing her.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.
Ex: I would not really like to eff her but she's pretty for an older lady.
Ex: After bonking her, the fella disappeared and up to now she has never seen him.

chinillo
(n.)=grit.
Ex: Communication can inject either lubricant or grit into the working of a partnership.

chino^1
(n.)=Chinese ; Chink ; Chinaman.
Nota: Uso ofensivo.
Ex: There are Irish criminals, they are not all in Ireland; there are Chinese criminals; they are not all in China.
Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.
Ex: An innocent Chinese man was punched right on his left eye and yelled at 'We don't need Chinamen in this country!'.
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* barrio chino, el=Chinatown.
* freír al estilo chino=stir-fry.
* frito al estilo chino=stir-fry.
* naranjita china=kumquat [cumquat].
* papel de China=rice paper ; pith paper.
* repollo chino=Chinese cabbage.
* República Popular China=Chinese People's Republic.
* República Popular China, La=People's Republic of China, The.
* sonar todo a chino=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
* tinta china=India(n) ink.
* trabajo de chinos=fiddly .

chino^2
(n.)=stone ; pebble.
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: Could a pebble in a babbling brook be considered a document?.

chinoamericano
(adj.)=Chinese-American.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.

chip
(n.)=chip.
Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon and the crystal is broken up into chips which are then packaged and joined to connectors.
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* chip de ROM=ROM chip.
* chip de silicio=silicon chip.

chip de ROM
(n.)=ROM chip.
Ex: Such instructions, or 'programs', which will usually be held on disc or tape (although increasingly plug-in ROM chips are also being used), together with any accompanying explanatory documentation, are referred to as 'software'.
chip de silicio
(n.)=silicon chip.
Ex: The development of the 'micro-computer', built around the silicon chip (an electronic circuit comprising many separate inter-connected components manufactured as a single integrated unit) has revolutionized the computer industry.
chipriota
(n./adj.)=Cypriot.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.
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* griego chipriota=Greek Cypriot.
* turco chipriota=Turk Cypriot.

chiquita
(adj.)=petite.
Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.
chiquitito
(adj.)=wee ; teeny ; teeny-tiny ; tiny ; itty-bitty ; teeny-weeny ; teensy-weensy ; teensy ; weensy ; weeny ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: The Museum of Art is free to wee people under 12.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.

chiquito
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* andarse con chiquitas=pull + Posesivo + punches.
* chiquita=petite.
* no andarse con chiquitas=not to hold any punches.
* ser chiquito pero matón=punch above + Posesivo + weight.

chiquitín
(adj.)=teeny ; tiny ; wee ; itty-bitty ; teeny-tiny ; teeny-weeny ; teensy-weensy ; teensy ; weensy ; weeny ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.
Ex: The Museum of Art is free to wee people under 12.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.

chirimbolo
(n.)=gizmo [gismo] ; whatchamacallit.
Nota: Expresión utilizada para referirse a un objeto del que no se recuerda el nombre; abreviatura de 'What do you call it?'.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: In his book's section 'Watchamacallit' he forecasts that communication between user and machine will be through voice for entering text and a pen-like device for pointing.

chirimoya
(n.)=custard apple.
Ex: Many new technologies have been or are currently being developed to improve the yield and fruit quality of custard apple.

chirimoyo
(n.)=custard apple.
Ex: Many new technologies have been or are currently being developed to improve the yield and fruit quality of custard apple.

chiringuito
(n.)=beachside bar ; beach bar.
Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.
Ex: Now that the beach bars are open, summer is officially here.

chiripa
(n.)=fluke.
Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
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* de chiripa=by a fluke ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by chance ; by luck.
* por chiripa=by chance ; by a fluke ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck.

chirivía
(n.)=parsnip.
Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.

chirona
(n.)=jail [gaol, -UK] ; slammer, the ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.
Ex: I'm sure it was a long seven days in the slammer, but Piper made it through in one piece.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
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* en chirona=behind bars.
* meter en chirona=jail [gaol, -UK] ; gaol [jail, -USA].

chirriante
(adj.)=grating ; screeching ; creaking ; squeaky ; creaky ; scratchy .
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking presses.
Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.
Ex: When I listen to some songs, at some places I get a scratchy sound from my speakers.
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* de un modo chirriante=jarringly.

chirriar
(v.)=screech ; squeal ; creak ; squeak.
Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
Ex: Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.
Ex: One last thing, my bike started creaking again last week but it totally stopped after about 15-20 miles.
Ex: My 16-year antediluvian cat suddenly started squeaking instead of meowing -- Should I be concerned?.

chirrido
(n.)=creaking ; squeaking ; squeak ; squeal ; creak ; creaking noise ; creaking sound.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: There may be a number of culprits behind your squeaking shoes, but the basic reason is the material on your shoes are rubbing.
Ex: On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.
Ex: Like fingernails scraping across a blackboard, disc brake squeal is enough to make anybody's hair stand on end.
Ex: Pleurisy also causes a chest noise that ranges from a faint squeak to a loud creak.
Ex: Mine makes lots of annoying creaking noises, especially when you press on the top left corner, and then back on the bottom right again.
Ex: It happens only when I lie down and it is like I can hear a creaking sound in my throat and between my breast bone.

chisme^1
(n.)=widget.
Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.

chisme^2
(n.)=titbit [tidbit, -UK] ; tidbit [titbit, -USA].
Ex: Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
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* contar chismes de Alguien=tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.
* lleno de chismes=gossipy.

chismear
(v.)=gossip ; gas.
Ex: An often-mentioned example of this is the ability of the best typists to type and gossip concurrently.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.

chismes^1
(n.)=gadgetry.
Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.

chismes^2
(n.)=gossip ; scuttlebutt.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.
Ex: I came across many overly-exaggerated scuttlebutts in the article as well.

chismorrear
(v.)=gossip ; gas.
Ex: An often-mentioned example of this is the ability of the best typists to type and gossip concurrently.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.

chismorreo
(n.)=gossip ; scuttlebutt.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.
Ex: I came across many overly-exaggerated scuttlebutts in the article as well.

chismoso
(adj.)=scandalmonger ; gossipy ; tattler ; gossip ; gossiper ; juicy .
Ex: The novel 'Scandalmonger' examines the creation of the American republic through fictionalized versions of such characters as Washington and Jefferson.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.
Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.
Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.

chispa
(n.)=spark ; zest ; piquancy ; sizzle ; wit.
Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.
Ex: In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.
Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.
Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.
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* echar chispas=fume ; froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar chispas por los ojos=glower ; scowl (at).
* encender la chispa=kindle + spark.
* ni chispa=the least bit.
* ni una chispa de viento=not a drop of wind ; not a wisp of wind.
* soltar chispas=emit + sparks.

chispeante
(adj.)=sparkling ; sparking ; sparkly.
Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
Ex: This signal activates a sparking device which cuts holes in the rotating plate to correspond with the image areas of the original.
Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.

chispita^1
(n.)=sparklet.
Ex: Fireflies zigzagged by flickering like sparklets from a forge.

chispita^2
(adj.)=weeny ; weensy ; teensy ; teensy-weensy ; teeny ; teeny-tiny ; teeny-weeny ; itty-bitty ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.

chisporrotear
(v.)=sizzle ; splutter ; sputter.
Ex: It should be hot enough so that a few drops of water will sizzle when they are dropped on the frying pan.
Ex: The ashes of the wicks, becoming heated, caused the fatty acids to splutter; and this was a grave inconvenience.
Ex: The light of these lamps did not sputter as it burned.

chisporroteo
(n.)=sizzle.
Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.

chiste
(n.)=joke ; gag ; wisecrack.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
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* chiste de mal gusto=off-colour joke.
* chiste graciosísimo=rib tickler ; side-splitter.
* chiste infantil=infantile joke.
* chiste malo=shaggy dog story.
* chiste para desternillarse=rib tickler.
* chiste pueril=infantile joke.
* chiste subido de tono=off-colour joke.
* chiste tonto para desternillarse=knee slapper.
* chiste tonto pero gracioso=knee slapper.
* contar chistes=crack + jokes.
* contar un chiste=make + a joke ; tell + Nombre + a joke.
* estropear un chiste=kill + a joke.
* ver el chiste de Algo=see + the funny side.

chiste de mal gusto
(n.)=off-colour joke.
Ex: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language.
chiste graciosísimo
(n.)=rib tickler ; side-splitter.
Ex: This is a zany new collection of rib ticklers and knee slappers. Ex: To those of us who have loved ones who died on the Titanic, that's not such a side-splitter.
chiste infantil
(n.)=infantile joke.
Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.
chiste malo
(n.)=shaggy dog story.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
chiste para desternillarse
(n.)=rib tickler.
Ex: This is a zany new collection of rib ticklers and knee slappers.
chiste pueril
(n.)=infantile joke.
Ex: This comedy is full of infantile jokes and adolescent sniggering about homosexuals.
chiste subido de tono
(n.)=off-colour joke.
Ex: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language.
chiste tonto para desternillarse
(n.)=knee slapper.
Ex: This is a zany new collection of rib ticklers and knee slappers.
chiste tonto pero gracioso
(n.)=knee slapper.
Ex: This is a zany new collection of rib ticklers and knee slappers.
chistera
(n.)=stovepipe hat.
Ex: From their stovepipe hats to platform shoes, dozens of impersonators made an honest effort to copy Abraham Lincoln.

chistoso^1
(n.)=prankster ; wisecracker.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
Ex: It was at this time that Haines got the reputation as a 'wisecracker'.

chistoso^2
(adj.)=joky [jokey] ; wisecracking.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.

chita
(n.)=cheetah.
Ex: He saw elephants, and camels, and cheetahs, and horses, roaming freely across the continent.

chivarse
(v.)=inform on.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.

chivatazo
(n.)=whistleblowing ; tip-off.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.
Ex: After the tip-off, Alain was arrested by the Avon police, who are now investigating whether or not he is in breach of his licence.
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* dar un chivatazo=inform on.

chivato
(n.)=informant ; stool pigeon.
Ex: Most of the information was obtained by way of interviews with informants working and living in black urban townships = La mayoría de la información se obtuvo mediante entrevistas con informantes que trabajan y viven en municipios urbanos negros.
Ex: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.

chivo
(n.)=kid.
Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.
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* barba de chivo=goatee ; goatee ; goatee beard.
* barbita de chivo=goatee beard.
* chivo expiatorio=scapegoat ; sacrificial lamb ; sacrificial goat ; patsy ; whipping boy.

chivo expiatorio
(n.)=scapegoat ; sacrificial lamb ; sacrificial goat ; patsy ; whipping boy.
Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'. Ex: In this limited respect, we may say that Hume opened the door to phenomenology, but as a sacrificial lamb. Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services. Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable. Ex: The coal industry has become the 'whipping boy' of environmentalists who fail to come up with realistic alternatives for energy.
chocante
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* de un modo chocante=jarringly.

chocar
(v.)=crash ; bump ; bonk ; hit.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio hit.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
Ex: While boarding a helicopter today Barack Obama misjudged either his height or the size of the door and bumped his head.
Ex: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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* chocar (con)=conflict with ; run into ; lock + horns (with) ; grate against ; grate on ; collide (with).
* chocar con/contra=bump into.
* chocar destruyendo=smash into.
* chocar por detrás=rear-end.

chocar con
(v.)=conflict with ; run into ; lock + horns (with) ; grate against ; grate on ; collide (with).
Ex: These more detailed sets do not conflict with the more general sets of categories. Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones. Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness. Ex: The new feminist philosophies of the body tend sometimes to grate against this project by valorizing the body but devalorizing gender. Ex: His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer. Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
chocar con/contra
(v.)=bump into.
Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
chocar destruyendo
(v.)=smash into.
Ex: An unmanned level-crossing was the scene of an accident in which 12 migrants without work permits died when a train smashed into their van.
chocar por detrás
(v.)=rear-end.
Ex: For purposes of insurance and policing, the driver of the car that rear-ends the other car is almost always considered to be at fault.
chocha
(n.)=woodcock.
Ex: Woodcock, like any other game bird, needs careful cooking.

chochaperdiz
(n.)=woodcock.
Ex: Woodcock, like any other game bird, needs careful cooking.

chochear
(v.)=dodder ; go + gaga ; go + soft in the head.
Ex: The book portrays orchid growers as elderly with huge greenhouses where they doddered around caring for these erotic plants.
Ex: Not saying he is going gaga or anything but it is probable that his memory is not what it was.
Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

chocho^1
(adj.)=doddering ; senile ; gaga ; dotty .
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dawn raids and doddering academics'.
Ex: However, the advertisements were not found to support the societal stereotypes that the aged are inflexible, senile, physically deteriorated, and dependent.
Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.
Ex: Everyone thinks she's just a dotty old woman, but Joe knows the truth.
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* viejo chocho=dodderer ; old fart.

chocho^2
(n.)=cunt.
Ex: There's nothing wrong with the word cunt per se -- it can be used in positive, anatomically correct way or as a misogynistic term of abuse.

choco
(n.)=cuttlefish.
Ex: Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.

chocolate
(n.)=chocolate.
Ex: Locate patents that deal with chocolate.
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* adicto al chocolate=chocolate addict.
* baño de chocolate=chocolate icing.
* barra de chocolate=candy bar.
* galleta con pepitas de chocolate=chocolate chip cookie.
* galleta con trocitos de chocolate=chocolate chip cookie.
* pastel de chocolate=devil's food cake.
* pepita de chocolate=chocolate chip.
* tabla de chocolate=six-pack abs.
* tableta de chocolate=six-pack ; six-pack abs ; slab of chocolate ; tablet of chocolate.
* tarta de chocolate=chocolate cake.
* trocito de chocolate=chocolate chip.

chola
(n.)=pate ; knocker.
Ex: His head is totally shaved and remarkably translucent; when the studio lights hit his pate at just the right angle, you can practically see his brain.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

cholla
(n.)=knocker.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.

chollo
(n.)=bargain ; steal ; cushy number ; cushy job ; cushy deal ; gravy train ; bandwagon.
Ex: In general, the costs of packages vary considerably, but it is usually the case that you get what you pay for, although there are some notable bargains.
Ex: A steal now but iron ore is set to soar.
Ex: Most of us would dearly love a cushy number -- a job which combines the maximum rewards with minimal work.
Ex: But the definition of a cushy job has changed in an era of corporate downsizing, economic uncertainty and a slowdown in the housing market.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: If teaching is such a gravy train job, why don't they get degrees and see what it's like to be standing at the front of the class.
Ex: Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon.
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* encontrar un chollo=come in for + a good thing ; be in for a good thing ; be into a good thing.
* ser un chollo=be a bargain.
* tener un chollo=come in for + a good thing ; be in for a good thing ; be into a good thing.

chopo
(n.)=poplar.
Ex: 90% of the examples considered were poplar, which has too few growth rings to permit dating.

choque
(n.)=collision ; crash ; bonk.
Ex: Libraries now face the realities of the wired campus environment and the collision between library automation tradition and the new world of networks.
Ex: Lower average high school grades were associated with car ownership, high weekly mileage, speeding, driving after drinking, & having traffic tickets & crashes.
Ex: I heard a bonk on the patio door and found this little bird stunned on the ground.
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* choque cultural=cultural shock ; culture shock.
* choque de civilizaciones=clash of civilisations.
* choque de culturas=clash of cultures.
* choque de frente=head-on collision.
* choque de gigantes=clash of giants.
* choque de titanes=clash of titans.
* choque en cadena=pile-up.
* choque frontal=head-on collision.
* choque por detrás=rear end.
* deporte de choque=contact sport.
* onda de choque=shockwave.
* plan de choque=shock tactics.
* táctica de choque=shock tactics.

choque cultural
(n.)=cultural shock ; culture shock.
Ex: The cultural shock that children suffer is more serious than their parents experience. Ex: The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.
choque de civilizaciones
(n.)=clash of civilisations.
Ex: These concepts reflect the process of globalization and its relation to both the feared 'Clash of Civilizations' and the much desired and advocated 'Dialogue among Civilizations'.
choque de culturas
(n.)=clash of cultures.
Ex: This chapter examines the conflicts that such a clash of cultures generated.
choque de frente
(n.)=head-on collision.
Ex: The article 'Head-on collision: ALA in Motor City' presents a summary of proceedings of the 96th Annual conference of the ALA.
choque de gigantes
(n.)=clash of giants.
Ex: The roots of this triple dissociation, as we shall see below, lie in the clash of giants prompted by the publication of the 'Principia' at the close of the seventeenth century.
choque de titanes
(n.)=clash of titans.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
choque en cadena
(n.)=pile-up.
Ex: Some vehicle occupants choose to get out of their vehicles during a pile-up, making them vulnerable to oncoming vehicles.
choque frontal
(n.)=head-on collision.
Ex: The article 'Head-on collision: ALA in Motor City' presents a summary of proceedings of the 96th Annual conference of the ALA.
choque por detrás
(n.)=rear end.
Ex: A typical medical consequence of rear-ends, even in case of collisions at moderate speed, is whiplash.
choricear
(v.)=nick.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

chorizo^1
(n.)=chorizo sausage ; chorizo.
Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.
Ex: Be sure to taste locally-produced cheese, bread, chorizo, olives and wine -- and then have a doze in the cool shade of the trees.

chorizo^2
(n.)=thug ; ruffian ; hoodlum.
Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.
Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.

chorlito
(n.)=plover.
Ex: Plovers can become aggressive to protect their young from potential threats.
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* cabeza de chorlito=scatterbrain ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; empty-headed ; bonehead ; birdbrain ; nong ; ning-nong.
* chorlito silbador=piping plover.

chorlito silbador
(n.)=piping plover.
Ex: Piping plovers use wide, flat, open, sandy beaches with very little grass or other vegetation.
chorra
(n.)=luck.
Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
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* de chorra=jammy.
* hacer el chorra=pissing into the wind.

chorradas
(n.)=baloney ; blather [blether] ; piffle ; bollocks ; crap ; nonsense ; claptrap ; buncombe ; bunkum ; bunk ; hogwash ; shite ; bullshit ; blathering.
Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.
Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.
Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement.
Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'.
Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.
Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.
Ex: And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone.
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* chorradas al cuadrado=nonsense on stilts.
* decir chorradas=bullshit ; blather [blether].

chorradas al cuadrado
=nonsense on stilts.
Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
chorreando
(adj.)=drenched to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
Ex: The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet.
Ex: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet.
Ex: It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin.
Ex: Sweating is a natural thing but just because it's natural doesn't mean you need to always be dripping wet.

chorrear
(v.)=trickle ; drip.
Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it 'trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

chorreo
(n.)=trickle.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.

chorretón
(n.)=stain.
Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
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* un chorretón de=a splash of ; a hint of.

chorreón
(n.)=stain.
Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
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* un chorreón de=a splash of ; a hint of.

chorrito
(n.)=trickle.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.

chorro
(n.)=jet ; gush.
Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
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* a chorros=profusely ; in a gush.
* avión a chorro=jet.
* avión de propulsión a chorro=prop jet.
* como los chorros del oro=spotlessly.
* corriente de chorro, la=jet stream, the.
* corriente en chorro, la=jet stream, the.
* echar un chorro de=squirt.
* flor que echa un chorro de agua=squirting flower.
* impresión a chorros de tinta=ink-jet printing.
* impresora de chorro de tinta=ink-jet printer.
* limpio como los chorros del oro=spotlessly clean.
* motor a chorro=jet engine.
* motor de propulsión a chorro=jet engine.
* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión=sandblast.
* salir a chorros=gush out ; spurt.
* sudar a chorros=sweat + buckets ; sweat + profusely ; sweat + bullets.

choto
(n.)=kid.
Ex: Each group was divided into two subgroups consisting of 5 she-goats and their 5 kids, one group for behavioural observations while the other group for physiological and health studies.

choux
(n.)=choux pastry.
Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.
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* masa choux=choux pastry.
* pasta choux=choux pastry.

chovinismo
(n.)=chauvinism.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

chovinista
(n.)=chauvinist ; jingo.
Ex: In addition, the author urges men to examine their own attitudes for evidences of what he referred to as 'chauvinist piggery'.
Ex: McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.

choza
(n.)=hut ; shack.
Ex: Robinson Crusoe kept his books in a hut which seems quite unsatisfactory in view of the tropical climate of the island.
Ex: In another survey which examined the information needs of residents of new black urban communities, townships and shack settlements identified problems associated with the labor market and transport.

chubasco
(n.)=rainstorm ; shower.
Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.
Ex: A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.

chubasquero
(n.)=oilskin.
Ex: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area.

chuchería
(n.)=bauble.
Ex: Although glass baubles are still produced, baubles are now frequently made from plastic.
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* chucherías=trinkets.

chucherías
(n.)=trinkets.
Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
chucho
(n.)=mutt ; mongrel ; street dog ; pooch.
Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.
Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.
Ex: And during the rescue attempt, the frightened pooch bit off most of the officer's left ear.

chufa
(n.)=tigernut.
Ex: The naturally sweet tigernut is a high-quality natural product with an unusually high proportion of fibre and an excellent nut-like taste.
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* horchata de chufa=tigernut milk.

chulear
(v.)=bluster ; show off ; boast.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.

chulería
(n.)=bluster ; bluff.
Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.

chuleta a la brasa
(n.)=grilled steak.
Ex: Toasted walnuts is the perfect finishing touch on grilled steaks.
chuleta a la parrilla
(n.)=grilled steak.
Ex: Toasted walnuts is the perfect finishing touch on grilled steaks.
chuleta de cerdo
(n.)=chop ; pork chop ; pork cutlet.
Ex: Professional cleavers used for carcass and sectional cutting also work for chops and chickens. Ex: This is basically the same way I cook pork chops, except that I use curry instead of paprika, and the pork chops take a lot longer. Ex: Fish fillets, boneless poultry, pork cutlets, and veal cutlets are some of the foods that are often dredged in flour before cooking.
chuleta de cordero
(n.)=lamb chop.
Ex: These delicious lamb chops topped with sweet pomegranate sauce offer great flavor with minimal effort.
chuleta de ternera
(n.)=beef steak ; veal cutlet.
Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak. Ex: Fish fillets, boneless poultry, pork cutlets, and veal cutlets are some of the foods that are often dredged in flour before cooking.
chuleta^1
(n.)=steak ; chop ; chump chop ; cutlet.
Ex: Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.
Ex: Professional cleavers used for carcass and sectional cutting also work for chops and chickens.
Ex: Chump chops are reckoned to be the finest cuts of lamb, boneless and tender they are the perfect chop.
Ex: Using meat mallet, pound each cutlet between sheets of plastic wrap until cutlets are slightly flattened.
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* chuleta a la brasa=grilled steak.
* chuleta a la parrilla=grilled steak.
* chuleta de cerdo=chop ; pork chop ; pork cutlet.
* chuleta de cordero=lamb chop.
* chuleta de ternera=beef steak ; veal cutlet.

chuleta^2
(n.)=cheat sheet ; crib sheet.
Ex: Printed documentation takes different forms, including user and reference manuals, tutorials, reference cards and cheat sheets.
Ex: These crib sheets may be downloaded and printed for personal use.

chulo^1
(adj.)=cocky ; thug ; snobbish ; snobby ; snob ; show-off ; showboat ; hot dog ; ruffian ; hoodlum ; supercilious.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.
Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.

chulo^2
(n.)=pimp ; whoremonger ; whoremaster.
Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
Ex: She has released a book on her life as a whoremonger to the very wealthy this week, and is making the rounds to promote it.
Ex: Set in the late eighteenth century, the novel follows the wild adventures of Ned Rise, thief and whoremaster, through London's seamy gutters.

chulo^3
(adj.)=neat ; nifty ; funky ; swish.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
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* estar chulo=look + cool.
* lo chulo=coolness.
* ser chulo=be cool ; look + cool.

chumbera
(n.)=nopal ; prickly pear cactus.
Ex: Restrictions for the cultivation of crops that are known to accumulate heavy metals (i.e. nopal, onions, garlic, lettuce, potatoes, beets, and turnips) should be considered.
Ex: Although many people view the prickly pear cactus as an unwanted weed, you can eat the young cactus pads and fruits.

chumbo^1
(n.)=prickly pear cactus.
Ex: Although many people view the prickly pear cactus as an unwanted weed, you can eat the young cactus pads and fruits.

chumbo^2
(n.)=prickly pear.
Ex: Good news for anyone who has ever had that queasy feeling the morning after tying one on: A study has found that an extract of prickly pear can prevent a severe hangover.
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* chumbo=prickly pear.
* higuera chumba=prickly pear cactus.

chungo
=dodgy ; out of sorts.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
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* estar chungo=be on the blink.
* sentirse chungo=feel out of + sorts ; feel under + the weather.

chupa-chups
(n.)=lollipop ; sucker.
Ex: Lollipops with worms trapped in the middle are the rage!.
Ex: If you look closely Sawyer is holding a sucker, in all the pictures!.

chupaculos
(n.)=arse licker.
Ex: The way this government and its arse lickers conduct themselves is beyond belief.

chupada
(n.)=blow job.
Ex: My boyfriend enjoys blow jobs and I am sure after I try all these tips on him he will be amazed!.

chupado
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* estar chupado=be a walk in the park.

chupagasolina^1
(n.)=gas guzzler.
Ex: These 10 gas guzzlers consume enough fuel to leave the pumps -- not to mention your wallet -- empty.

chupagasolina^2
(adj.)=gas-guzzling ; fuel-guzzling.
Ex: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
Ex: Buying locally produced food eliminates the need for all that fuel-guzzling transportation.

chupando rueda de
=on the coattails of.
Ex: He's hardly the first candidate seeking to be elected on the coattails of a leader who captured the national imagination.
chupao
=easy peasy ; easy peasy lemon squeezy ; easy peasy japanesey.
Ex: It was easy peasy to set-up and has been very easy to use ever since.
Ex: Anyway, it works like a charm and was easy peasy lemon squeezy to install -- as easy as squeezing lemon on a lobster.
Ex: Words to that effect are meaningless in any debate as he may as well just say it was 'easy peasy japanesey'.

chupar
(v.)=suck ; siphon [syphon] ; suck up.
Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
Ex: You have to have a different mindset when you think about the possibility of an ex-employee or contractor sitting out in the car park late one night, with his laptop siphoning the company's data.
Ex: Cinder blocks do suck up paint quickly but mine are light because I only used the left over paint from the walls.
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* chupando rueda de=on the coattails of.
* chupar carro=be just along for the ride.
* chupar carro de=ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails ; cash in on.
* chupar de la teta=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* chupar del bote=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* chupar la sangre=suck + Nombre + wealth.
* chuparle la polla a Alguien=suck + Posesivo + cock.
* chuparle la sangre a Alguien=milk + Nombre + dry.
* chupar rueda=tailgate ; be just along for the ride.
* chupar rueda de=cash in on ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
* chuparse=guzzle.
* chuparse el dedo=suck + Posesivo + thumb.
* ¡chúpate esa!=eat your heart out!.
* estar chupado=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be a snap ; be duck soup.
* para chuparse los dedos=scrumptious ; yummy .

chupar carro
(v.)=be just along for the ride.
Ex: Accept who you are and the role you play and that 'Like that flea on the elephant' you are just along for the ride.
chupar carro de
(v.)=ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails ; cash in on.
Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago. Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.
chupar de la teta
(v.)=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets. Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
chupar del bote
(v.)=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets. Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
chupar la sangre
(v.)=suck + Nombre + wealth.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
chupar rueda
(v.)=tailgate ; be just along for the ride.
Ex: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle). Ex: Accept who you are and the role you play and that 'Like that flea on the elephant' you are just along for the ride.
chupar rueda de
(v.)=cash in on ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists. Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.
chuparle la polla a Alguien
(v.)=suck + Posesivo + cock.
Ex: He then made her suck his cock while he took her picture with a disposable camera.
chuparle la sangre a Alguien
(v.)=milk + Nombre + dry.
Ex: How do you really treat your customers, do you milk them dry or do you really want to offer your products and services without stepping beyond the law?.
chuparse
(v.)=guzzle.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
chuparse el dedo
(v.)=suck + Posesivo + thumb.
Ex: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.
chupatintas
(n.)=pen-pusher ; paper-pusher.
Ex: The workers, mostly pen-pushers and bureaucrats, were also given higher pay rises than teachers, policemen or firemen.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The technicolor coat of the academic library personnel officer: the evolution from paper-pusher to policy maker'.

chupete
(n.)=dummy ; comforter ; pacifier.
Ex: Based on the impression that very few sudden infant deatch victims have a dummy (comforter, pacifier) in their mouth at the time of death, and that a high proportion were found dead in a carry-cot, a study was performed.
Ex: Based on the impression that very few sudden infant deatch victims have a dummy (comforter, pacifier) in their mouth at the time of death, and that a high proportion were found dead in a carry-cot, a study was performed.
Ex: Based on the impression that very few sudden infant deatch victims have a dummy (comforter, pacifier) in their mouth at the time of death, and that a high proportion were found dead in a carry-cot, a study was performed.

chupito
(n.)=shot ; snifter.
Ex: The guy/girl ratio was 3:2, so needless to say, after a few shots of alcohol, there were a lot of flirting going around.
Ex: If you would like this cocktail to be sweeter it is not uncommon to sugar the rim of the snifter.
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* vaso de chupito=shot glass.

chupón
(n.)=sucker ; tree sucker ; plant sucker.
Ex: The general recommendation is to leave 2 or 3 suckers to improve yield, but not to let every sucker grow.
Ex: Tree suckers can also grow on non-grafted trees, but are most common on grafted ones.
Ex: Many times, the rootstock on a tree will start to grow plant suckers when the additional stresses, like drought, overwatering, disease or pests, threaten the tree.

churretoso
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* pedo churretoso=wet fart.

churros
(n.)=deep-fried choux pastry.
Ex: Churros are deep-fried choux pastry -- they are usually produced in a sausage shape and are sometimes looped.
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* venderse como churros=sell like + hot cakes ; go like + hot cakes.

chusco
(n.)=hunk of bread.
Ex: I stayed there for several hours, snacking on hunks of bread and cheese and putting pen to paper.

chusma
(n.)=riffraff ; mob ; rabble.
Ex: And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.

cháchara
(n.)=chit-chat ; rap session ; chinwag ; natter ; yack.
Ex: Some possibilities are: chit-chat, work messages, news about electronic journal network, and enquiry answer system between experts.
Ex: The institute has been criticised on the grounds of allowing discussion groups and workshops to deteriorate into rap sessions.
Ex: The frisson of excitement that accompanied these late-night chinwags was due in part to our fascination with death.
Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
Ex: However the unfairness of it does not escape my granddaughter who brings the subject up every time we get together for a yack.
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* estar de cháchara=chinwag.

chándal
(n.)=tracksuit.
Ex: Even politicians have been photographed wearing tracksuits.
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* pantalón de chándal=sweatpants.

chárter
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* compañía de vuelos chárter=charter airline.
* vuelo chárter=charter flight.

chófer
(n.)=driver.
Ex: The van is painted prominently in the CAB colours and logo of yellow and blue and is staffed by a driver and two volunteers.

cian
(adj.)=cyan.
Ex: The color bars are arranged in order of decreasing total brightness: White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black.

cianuro
(n.)=cyanide.
Ex: Turing committed suicide in 1954 by taking a bite out of an apple dipped in cyanide.

cibelina
(n.)=sable.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.

ciberataque
(n.)=cyberattack.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.

ciberbiblioteca
(n.)=cyberlibrary [cyber-library].
Ex: The article 'Towards the cyber-library?' relates the experience of Hertfordshire libraries in the provision of electronic public information and library services.

ciberbibliotecario
(n.)=cyberlibrarian ; cybrarian ; digitarian.
Ex: The article 'Cyberlibrarian' argues that one of the biggest problems with the Internet is that of locating specific pieces of information in response to particular enquiries.
Ex: Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.
Ex: Most UK health care libraries will disappear although there may continue to be a role for the librarian as cybrarian or digitarian.

cibercafé
(n.)=Internet café ; cybercafe [cyber-cafe].
Ex: This study compares public libraries and Internet cafes as a source of access to electronic public information.
Ex: This article describes the current state of public Internet access, charts the rise of the cybercafe.

cibercentro
(n.)=cybercentre [cyber centre].
Ex: Customers can also use the CyberCentre to send and receive e-mail, or they can set up their own e-mail accounts for a minimum of six months.

cibercultura
(n.)=cyberculture.
Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.

ciberdelito
(n.)=cybercrime.
Ex: This paper presents a model depicting the impacts of cybercrimes to the travel and tourism industry.

ciberespacio
(n.)=cyberspace.
Nota: En Internet, el entorno que se crea al conectar millones de ordenadores a través de una red de comunicaciones.
Ex: In response to the decision, a Harvard Law professor critical of the decision commented: 'Your are dealing with the law of cyberspace -- it doesn't exist; we are fumbling here'.

ciberfeminismo
(n.)=cyberfeminism.
Ex: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.

ciberfeminista
(n.)=cyberfeminist.
Ex: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.

ciberguerra
(n.)=cyberwar.
Ex: The article 'Supermarket cyberwars' outlines developments in Internet shopping for food by UK supermarkets.

ciberinfraestructura
(n.)=cyberinfrastructure.
Ex: The term cyberinfrastructure is widely used to embrace a range of e-research environments that are emerging from the changing and innovative practices of scientists and scholars in all disciplines.

ciberlenguaje
(n.)=cyberspeak.
Ex: To use the language of cyberspeak: Is this post-Gutenberg world that is becoming hominized (that is to say brought under the control of an individual with a keyboard and screen) also becoming dehumanized (no longer serving worthy human ends)?.

cibermetría
(n.)=cybermetrics ; e-metrics.
Nota: Estadísticas de uso de recursos electrónicos.
Ex: This article presents the summaries of major contributions to conference sessions on the use of journal impact factors and on cybermetrics.
Ex: This revised standard addresses an area critical to the information community: measurement of electronic resources (E-metrics).

cibermundo
(n.)=cyberworld.
Ex: So, on and on it goes -- acres of the cyberworld full of ephemera.

cibermétrico
(adj.)=webometric.
Ex: This article describes a webometric analysis of the linkages (or 'sitations') to Web sites associated with departments of librarianship and information science (LIS).

cibernética
(n.)=cybernetics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Among the former we find a new group of 'distilled' classes, including cybernetics, Management and Research methodology; among the latter another new group of 'fused' main classes, arising from the fusion of previously distinct subject areas, for example Chemical engineering and Biophysics.

cibernético
=cybernetic ; cyber.
Ex: Using a cybernetic model, information is then analysed as propositional speech acts.
Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.
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* compañía cibernética=dot-com [dot.com].
* delito cibernético=cybercrime.
* lenguaje de la cibernética=cyberspeak.
* terrorismo cibernético=cyberterrorism.

ciberorganismo
(n.)=cyborg.
Nota: Híbrido de hombre y máquina.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Are we yet cyborgs? University students and the practical consequences of human-machine interaction'.

ciberpunk
(n.)=cyberpunk.
Nota: En Internet, término utilizado para describir el estilo sociocultural desarrollado por los usuarios de Internet.
Ex: Cyberpunk is a cultural label encompassing many different kinds of punk attitudes, including clothing and lifestyle choices.

ciberterrorismo
(n.)=cyberterrorism.
Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.

ciborg
(n.)=cyborg.
Nota: Híbrido de hombre y máquina.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Are we yet cyborgs? University students and the practical consequences of human-machine interaction'.

cicatero
(n.)=stingy ; tight-fisted ; miser ; skinflint ; penny-pinching ; tightwad ; cheapskate ; piker ; penny pincher.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
Ex: For pikers like me it's a tremendous comfort to know that at this moment, counting what I owe, I have more money than Donald Trump.
Ex: However I am a 'penny pincher' and always on the look out for ways I can save myself a few dollars.

cicatería
(n.)=penny-pinching.
Ex: The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.

cicatriz
(n.)=scar.
Ex: The scars will take months and years to heal.
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* dejar una cicatriz=scar.

cicatrizar
(v.)=heal.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Books can help heal! Innovative techniques of bibliotherapy'.

ciclamor
(n.)=Judas tree ; redbud.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

ciclismo
(n.)=cycling ; bicycling.
Ex: The growing popularity of cycling is leading to an increased share in the area of physical education.
Ex: Bicycling, hiking, fishing (freshwater), tennis, golf, and canoe and kayak runs were selected as representative sports to examine.
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* ciclismo turístico=cycle touring.

ciclismo turístico
(n.)=cycle touring.
Ex: These activities included canoeing, rowing, archery, abseiling and cycle touring.
ciclista
(n.)=mountain biker ; biker ; biker ; cyclist.
Ex: Most mountain bikers participating in surveys reported a history of previous injuries.
Ex: They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.
Ex: They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.
Ex: The efficiency depends on the cyclist's own morphology, on his feet, and particularly on his knees where the kneecap is the most important part with all tendons inserting on the four knee bones.
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* casco de ciclista=bicycle helmet.
* peña ciclista=cycling club.
* sendero para ciclistas=biking trail.

ciclo
(n.)=cycle ; iteration.
Nota: Repetición de una búsqueda incorporando ciertas modificaciones.
Ex: A period of seven years was set as the publication cycle for the new editions.
Ex: Any MeSH terms used to describe the documents retrieved are incorporated into the query formulation for further iteration.
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* ciclo anual=annual cycle ; yearly cycle.
* ciclo de conferencias=speaker series ; conference series.
* ciclo de películas=film series.
* ciclo de vida=life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle] ; life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
* ciclo lunar=lunar cycle.
* ciclo menstrual=menstrual cycle.
* ciclo sexual femenino=menstrual cycle.
* ciclo vital=life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle] ; life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
* completar el ciclo=come + full circle ; bring + Pronombre + full-circle.
* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria=intermediate school.
* indización por ciclos=cyclic indexing.

ciclo anual
(n.)=annual cycle ; yearly cycle.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle. Ex: Budgeting in libraries, which is usually on a yearly cycle, is the primary means by which formulated plans can be carried out.
ciclo de conferencias
=speaker series ; conference series.
Ex: The library may provide equipment for community-sponsored programs such as book talks, speaker series, tax assistance, voter registration, and so on = La biblioteca puede disponer del material necesario para apoyar los programas patrocinados por la comunidad como por ejemplo presentaciones de libros, ciclos de coferencias, asesoría fiscal, inscripción en el censo electoral, etc. Ex: Wherever possible, conference series which can be obtained as a serial are ordered as such and standing orders are set up to ensure regular receipt.
ciclo de películas
=film series.
Ex: The library provides a range of services to its community, including homebound service, story hours, film series, literacy tutoring, income tax assistance, art shows, to name a few.
ciclo de vida
(n.)=life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle] ; life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
Ex: Indeed, if we were to look again at the life cycle of institutions, what does that mean in terms of action steps that we need to take?. Ex: The research is, in reality, targeted at the complete lifecycle of a publication, from the scholarly creation, through the editing, to the publication.
ciclo lunar
(n.)=lunar cycle.
Ex: The lunar cycle (moon phases) repeats with a period of 29.5 days.
ciclo menstrual
(n.)=menstrual cycle.
Ex: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with herwiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers.
ciclo sexual femenino
(n.)=menstrual cycle.
Ex: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with herwiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers.
ciclo vital
(n.)=life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle] ; life cycle [lifecycle/life-cycle].
Ex: Indeed, if we were to look again at the life cycle of institutions, what does that mean in terms of action steps that we need to take?. Ex: The research is, in reality, targeted at the complete lifecycle of a publication, from the scholarly creation, through the editing, to the publication.
ciclomotor
(n.)=motorcycle ; moped.
Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
Ex: Remember, if you take the road test on your motorbike, scooter or moped, you will receive a driver's licence that allows you to operate these types of vehicles only.

ciclostil
(n.)=stencil.
Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
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* copia por ciclostil=cyclostyling.

ciclotrón
(n.)=cyclotron.
Ex: The entry vocabulary will tell us what codes have been used to denote these concepts (Electronics 621.381 cyclotrons 621.384.61).

ciclón
(n.)=cyclone ; twister.
Ex: Tropical cyclones or hurricanes pose greater threats to US lives & property than earthquakes.
Ex: Most people associate twisters with tornadoes, but in fact tropical twisters come from hurricanes.
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* ciclón tropical=tropical cyclone.

ciclón tropical
(n.)=tropical cyclone.
Ex: Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure systems that form over tropical oceans.
ciclónico
(adj.)=cyclonic.
Ex: Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.

ciclópeo
(adj.)=Herculean ; Herculanian.
Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.

ciconiiforme
(n.)=ciconiiforme.
Ex: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.

cicuta
(n.)=hemlock.
Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.

ciegamente
=blindly ; unquestioningly.
Ex: If experience is carefully analyzed and not blindly followed, it can be extremely useful.
Ex: We should be cautious about accepting the recall-precision curve unquestioningly.
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* ciegamente enamorado=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.

ciegamente enamorado
(adj.)=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.
Ex: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in. Ex: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days. Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
ciego^1
(n.)=blind ; mindless ; blind man.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
Ex: Volunteering to answer a query that has not yet been asked is like helping a blind man to the other side of the street without first making sure he wants to cross.
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* a ciegas=blindfold ; blindfolded ; in the dark.
* amor ciego=blind love.
* andar a tientas y a ciegas=grope (for/toward) ; scrabble in + the dark ; scramble in + the dark.
* a tientas y a ciegas=blindly ; in the dark.
* a tontas y a ciegas=headlong ; runaway.
* biblioteca para ciegos=library for the blind.
* ciegos, los=blind, the.
* cita a ciegas=blind date.
* comprar a ciegas=buy + a pig in a poke.
* curva ciega=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* dar palos de ciego=grope (for/toward).
* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey=in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ; in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ; in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey=be a case of the blind leading the blind.
* ensayo doble ciego=double-blind research study.
* fe ciega=blind faith ; blind trust.
* hacerse el ciego=pretend + not to have seen.
* ir a tientas y a ciegas=bump around in + the dark ; fumble.
* licencia a ciegas=shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
* más hambre que el perro de un ciego=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* palos de ciego=a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess.
* pozo ciego=cesspool ; cesspit.
* punto ciego=blind spot.
* referencia ciega=blind reference.
* volverse ciego=become + blind.

ciego^2
(adj.)=drunk back ; blind drunk.
Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'.
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* ponerse ciego=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on).

ciegos, los
(n.)=blind, the.
Ex: Newspapers have not been available to the blind except in shortened recorded versions, mostly received long after sighted persons get their newspapers.
cielo de la boca, el
(n.)=roof of the mouth, the.
Ex: The roof of the mouth (palate) is divided into two parts. The front part has ridges and is hard (hard palate); the back part is relatively smooth and soft (soft palate) .
cielo despejado
(n.)=cloudless sky ; clear sky.
Ex: An example is a picture of an aircraft moving from right to left across a cloudless sky. Ex: The day dawned with clear skies and a slight breeze.
cielo en la tierra, el
=heaven on earth.
Ex: Eden was supposed to be like heaven on earth, and Adam and Eve and their descendants were meant to live forever.
cielo encapotado
(n.)=overcast sky.
Ex: It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain.
cielo estrellado
(n.)=starry sky.
Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
cielo nublado
(n.)=overcast sky.
Ex: It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain.
cielo raso
(n.)=cloudless sky.
Ex: An example is a picture of an aircraft moving from right to left across a cloudless sky.
cielo, el
=heavens, the.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
cielo^1
(n.)=sky [skies, -pl.].
Ex: She lingered there a moment and watched the cars move on the highway with a hushing swiftness against the cold gray sky.
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* azul cielo=sky blue.
* cielo de la boca, el=roof of the mouth, the.
* cielo despejado=cloudless sky ; clear sky.
* cielo encapotado=overcast sky.
* cielo estrellado=starry sky.
* cielo nublado=overcast sky.
* cielo raso=cloudless sky.
* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug=red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
* poner el grito en el cielo=be (all) up in arms ; kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; blow + Posesivo + top ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; scream + blue murder ; froth at + the mouth ; shout + blue murder ; foam at + the mouth ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; raise + the roof ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* recorrer cielo y tierra=travel + far and wide.
* regalo llovido del cielo=boon.
* remover (el) cielo y (la) tierra=hunt + high and low ; look + high and low ; leave + no stone unturned ; move + heaven and earth ; search + high and low ; search + high and wide.

cielo^2
(n.)=heaven.
Nota: Generalmente usado con sentido religioso.
Ex: His eyes lift up to heaven, the best of books in his hand.
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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde!=heaven forbid.
* bendición del cielo=gift from God.
* caído del cielo=heaven-sent.
* cielo, el=heavens, the.
* cielo en la tierra, el=heaven on earth.
* ¡Cielos!=Good heavens!.
* ¡Cielo Santo!=Good heavens!.
* ¡el Cielo nos guarde!=God forbid.
* estar en el séptimo cielo=be on cloud nine ; float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air ; be in seventh heaven.
* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo=it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.
* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo=lose + track of time.
* llovido del cielo=heaven-sent.
* maná caído del cielo=manna from heaven.
* poner el grito en el cielo=blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; be in full cry (over) ; go through + the ceiling.
* ¡Santo Cielo!=Good heavens!.
* sentirse en el séptimo cielo=feel like + a million dollars ; feel like + a million bucks.

cielo^3
(n.)=Posesivo + little muffin.
Ex: She has an eye disability she was born with and her mother hates that her little muffin gets made fun of for her problems.

ciempiés
(n.)=centipede.
Ex: By eating slugs and leatherjackets the centipedes are certainly doing the gardener a favour.

cien
(n.)=hundred ; hundred ; one hundred.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
Ex: It features elements of many of the trends in classification theory and practice over the past one hundred years.
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* cien por cien=one hundred percent.
* cientos=oodles ; scores.
* cientos de=hundreds of ; yards of.
* cientos de miles=hundreds of thousands ; tens of thousands.
* cientos de millones=hundred million.
* cien veces=hundred-fold.
* dar cien mil vueltas=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien=knock + spots off + Nombre.
* de menos del 10 por ciento=single digit ; single figure.
* en tanto por ciento=percentage-wise.
* más del 10 por ciento=double digit ; double figure.
* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando=a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
* Número + por ciento=by + factor of + Número ; Número + percentage points.
* por ciento=per cent [percent] (%).
* por debajo del 10 por ciento=single digit ; single figure.
* por encima del 10 por ciento=double digit.
* tanto por ciento=percentage.
* tienda de todo a cien=dollar store.
* veinte por ciento=two-tenths.

cien por cien
=one hundred percent.
Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
cien veces
=hundred-fold.
Ex: During the same period output increased about a hundred-fold, while prices went down by factors of about ten.
ciencia
(n.)=scholarship ; science.
Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.
Ex: Thus we all agree that one component of a building is a roof (and not vice versa!), and that chemistry is a branch of science.
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* academia de las ciencias=academy of sciences.
* a ciencia cierta=for sure ; for certain.
* alfabetización en ciencias de la salud=health literacy.
* árbol de la ciencia, el=tree of knowledge, the.
* biblioteca de ciencias=science library.
* biblioteca de ciencias de la salud=health sciences library ; health library.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Préstamo para la Ciencia y la Tecnología (NLL)=National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
* bibliotecario de ciencias de la salud=health librarian.
* bibliotecario de las ciencias de la salud=health sciences librarian.
* centro de las ciencias=science centre.
* ciencia aplicada=applied science.
* Ciencia Cristiana, la=Christian Science.
* ciencia de la comunicación=communication science.
* ciencia de las zonas polares=polar science.
* ciencia del conocimiento=cognitive science.
* ciencia del libro=bookmanship.
* ciencia de los alimentos=food science.
* ciencia del suelo=soil science.
* ciencia experimental=hard sciences, the.
* ciencia ficción=science fiction ; sci-fi.
* ciencia forense=forensic science.
* ciencia médica=medical science.
* ciencia militar=military science.
* ciencia mundial=world science.
* ciencias=science and technology.
* ciencias agrícolas=agricultural economics.
* ciencias biológicas=biological sciences.
* ciencias biomédicas=biomedical sciences.
* ciencias de la atmósfera=atmospheric sciences.
* ciencias de la computación=computer science ; computational science.
* ciencias de la computación y tecnología informática=computer science and technology.
* ciencias de la construcción=building sciences.
* ciencias de la documentación=information science ; library science.
* ciencias de la educación=educational science.
* ciencias de la navegación=nautical science.
* ciencias de la salud=health sciences.
* ciencias de las plantas=plant science(s).
* ciencias de la tierra=geosciences.
* ciencias de la tierra, las=earth sciences, the.
* ciencias de la vida=biosciences.
* ciencias de la vida, las=life sciences, the.
* ciencias del comportamiento=behavioural sciences.
* ciencias del espacio, las=space science(s), the.
* ciencias del mar=aquatic sciences.
* ciencias del mar, las=ocean sciences, the.
* ciencias de los cuidados, las=caring sciences, the.
* ciencias de los materiales=materials sciences.
* ciencias domésticas=domestic science.
* ciencias duras, las=hard sciences, the.
* ciencias exactas, las=exact sciences, the ; hard sciences, the.
* ciencias físicas=physical science.
* ciencias forestales=forestry.
* ciencias históricas=historical sciences.
* ciencias humanas=human science.
* ciencias naturales=natural sciences.
* ciencias navales=ship science.
* ciencias ocultas, las=occult, the.
* ciencias planetarias, las=planetary sciences, the.
* ciencias policiales=police science.
* ciencias políticas=political science.
* ciencias puras=pure sciences.
* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio=space life sciences.
* ciencias sociales=social sciences ; soft sciences, the ; social studies.
* ciencia virtual=e-science.
* ciencia y tecnología=sci-tech [scitech o sci/tech].
* Ciencia y Tecnología (C + T)=S & T (Science and Technology).
* ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos=food science and technology.
* ciencia y tecnología de los materiales=materials science and technology.
* científico de las ciencias de la tierra=geoscientist.
* conocer a ciencia cierta=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
* delegación de educación y ciencia=local education authority (LEA).
* enseñanza de las ciencias=science education.
* escritor de ciencia ficción=science-fiction writer.
* especialista en ciencias de la tierra=earth scientist.
* estudiante de ciencias de la educación=education student ; student teacher.
* facultad de ciencias de la educación=teachers college ; teacher training college.
* filosofía de la ciencia=philosophy of science.
* Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF)=National Science Foundation (NSF).
* humanidades y ciencias sociales=arts and social sciences.
* Indice de Citas de Ciencia (SCI)=Science Citation Index (SCI).
* Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SSCI)=Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
* investigación en ciencias de la documentación=information science research.
* Licenciatura de Ciencias=M.Sc. (Master of Science).
* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia=Department of Education and Science.
* mundo de la ciencia, el=world of science, the ; scientific world, the.
* museo de ciencias naturales=natural science museum.
* museo de las ciencias=science museum.
* no es una ciencia exacta=not (exactly) rocket science.
* novela de ciencia ficción=science fiction novel.
* relacionado con las ciencias=science-related.
* revista de ciencia y tecnología=science and technology journal.
* saber a ciencia cierta=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
* saber a ciencia cierta que=know + for a fact that.
* ser una ciencia exacta=be an exact science.
* sistema de la ciencia, el=system of science, the.
* tecnología de la información para ciencias de la salud=health informatics.

ciencia aplicada
(n.)=applied science.
Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.
ciencia de la comunicación
(n.)=communication science.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
ciencia de las zonas polares
(n.)=polar science.
Ex: A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science.
ciencia de los alimentos
(n.)=food science.
Ex: The field of mycotoxins began as part of agriculture and then moved into the disciplines of chemistry, food science, medicine, microbiology and veterinary science = El campo de las micotoxinas empezó como parte de la agricultura y luego pasó a la química, la ciencia de los alimentos, la medicina, la microbiología y la veterinaria.
ciencia del conocimiento
(n.)=cognitive science.
Ex: Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.
ciencia del libro
(n.)=bookmanship.
Ex: Our thinking and our actions must be undivided so that we have no need to justify ourselves in esoteric bookmanship when the realities are all around us.
ciencia del suelo
(n.)=soil science.
Ex: The author proposes a new relational structure for pedological or soil science information.
ciencia ficción
(n.)=science fiction ; sci-fi.
Ex: Does this all sound like fantasy or science fiction?. Ex: The article 'Feminist fantasy, sci-fi and utopia' takes a look at the genre of feminist future fiction.
ciencia forense
(n.)=forensic science.
Ex: This article maps the structure of the forensic science literature and presents relevant reference sources.
ciencia militar
(n.)=military science.
Ex: Going back to our Waterloo question, a special or general encyclopedia may include useful titles at the end of an article on Waterloo, gunnery, or military science.
ciencia mundial
(n.)=world science.
Ex: The anti-constitutional measure goes against world science and the policy of free exchange of scientific information for the good of humanity, he stated.
ciencia médica
(n.)=medical science.
Ex: 616 does represent the concept disease, or pathology, in class 61 medical sciences.
ciencia virtual
(n.)=e-science.
Ex: The future promises at least as much change, as we come to grips with new challenges such as those presented by e-science.
ciencia y tecnología
=sci-tech [scitech o sci/tech].
Ex: These changes will have a dramatic impact on the sci/tech library.
ciencia y tecnología de los alimentos
(n.)=food science and technology.
Ex: One of the recommendations of this plan is to conduct a survey of information resources in the field of food science and technology.
ciencia y tecnología de los materiales
(n.)=materials science and technology.
Ex: This illustrates the all-encompassing nature of the study of materials science and technology.
ciencias
(n.)=science and technology.
Ex: The new building was expected to provide for a university population of 5,500 students of which approximately 3,500 would be science and technology students and 2,000 arts and social science students.
ciencias agrícolas
(n.)=agricultural economics.
Ex: While the majority of agriculturists in the fields of agricultural economics and forestry preferred technical reports, agronomists preferred conference proceedings.
ciencias biológicas
=biological sciences.
Ex: This movement is integrating the knowledge that has been gleaned from the biological, physical and behavioral sciences into one system.
ciencias biomédicas
(n.)=biomedical sciences.
Ex: This reflects the growing number of biomedical sciences researchers in non English speaking countries who publish their scientific findings in English.
ciencias de la atmósfera
(n.)=atmospheric sciences.
Ex: The author points to the wealth of information in atmospheric sciences held in libraries and laboratories of the USA.
ciencias de la computación
(n.)=computer science ; computational science.
Ex: The subject is an interdisciplinary one, with connections with computer science, the new media and the humanities and sciences generally. Ex: Genomics is a new discipline which marries molecular and cell biology with classical genetics and is fostered by computational science.
ciencias de la computación y tecnología informática
(n.)=computer science and technology.
Ex: Human-computer interaction is the area of intersection between psychology and the social sciences, and computer science and technology.
ciencias de la construcción
=building sciences.
Ex: Library governing boards need a solid understanding of building sciences, prior to launching a new construction, renovation, or addition project.
ciencias de la documentación
(n.)=information science ; library science.
Ex: Information science consist of the study of the functions, the structure and the transmission of information and also the management of information systems. Ex: Now turn to page 199 where you will see reprinted the schedule for the subject area library science.
ciencias de la educación
(n.)=educational science.
Ex: For years, it has been attempted within educational science to establish the process of learning.
ciencias de la navegación
(n.)=nautical science.
Ex: Students spend six weeks aboard the brigantine 'Cramer' studying oceanography, nautical science, and maritime history.
ciencias de la salud
(n.)=health sciences.
Ex: The information explosion has been particularly acute in the health sciences.
ciencias de la tierra
(n.)=geosciences.
Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.
ciencias de la tierra, las
=earth sciences, the.
Ex: The advent of inexpensive production of CD-ROM and floppy discs has led to the availability of numerous bibliographic, numerical and image databases for the earth sciences.
ciencias de la vida
(n.)=biosciences.
Ex: The main goal of the course, Bioscientific Documentation, has been the integration of traditional document handling techniques with modern information management in the biosciences, so creating a new type of profession.
ciencias de la vida, las
(n.)=life sciences, the.
Ex: In the life sciences, the continuing growth in the number of these sources creates problems for biologists.
ciencias de las plantas
(n.)=plant science(s).
Ex: Of the first 50 titles listed under each category, 72 per cent are available in plant sciences and mathematics.
ciencias de los cuidados, las
(n.)=caring sciences, the.
Ex: These files contain several funding sources for pursuing research in caring and the caring sciences.
ciencias de los materiales
(n.)=materials sciences.
Ex: This paper lists 28 earth sciences and materials sciences data bases indicating major subject, producer and starting date.
ciencias del comportamiento
=behavioural sciences.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
ciencias del espacio, las
=space science(s), the.
Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
ciencias del mar
(n.)=aquatic sciences.
Ex: This article reviews the cooperation between European libraries in the field of oceanography and aquatic sciences.
ciencias del mar, las
=ocean sciences, the.
Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.
ciencias domésticas
(n.)=domestic science.
Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.
ciencias duras, las
(n.)=hard sciences, the.
Ex: Price's Indexes indicated that the American, Australian and British journals were 'hard science' and the rest 'soft science'.
ciencias exactas, las
(n.)=exact sciences, the ; hard sciences, the.
Ex: The author discusses possible changes in the pattern of use of libraries and literature in technology and the exact sciences. Ex: Price's Indexes indicated that the American, Australian and British journals were 'hard science' and the rest 'soft science'.
ciencias forestales
(n.)=forestry.
Ex: While the majority of agriculturists in the fields of agricultural economics and forestry preferred technical reports, agronomists preferred conference proceedings.
ciencias físicas
(n.)=physical science.
Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.
ciencias históricas
=historical sciences.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
ciencias humanas
(n.)=human science.
Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.
ciencias naturales
=natural sciences.
Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
ciencias navales
(n.)=ship science.
Ex: In this paper a senior lecturer in the Department of ship science at Southampton University reflects on the purpose of doing and publishing research in the field.
ciencias ocultas, las
(n.)=occult, the.
Ex: In folklore and the occult the evil eye is generally thought to be a sign of trouble.
ciencias planetarias, las
(n.)=planetary sciences, the.
Ex: This database provides full text access to a variety of publications in astronomy, astrophysics, the planetary sciences, solar physics, instrumentation, physics, and geophysics.
ciencias policiales
(n.)=police science.
Ex: This would also fundamentally change the realities of police science in the universities.
ciencias políticas
(n.)=political science.
Ex: Yet, in these tables there is no way of knowing what financial turnover political science and economy achieved.
ciencias puras
(n.)=pure sciences.
Ex: The candidates selected represent a wide range of disciplines from the pure sciences to the Arts.
ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio
(n.)=space life sciences.
Ex: This database collects a body of space life sciences research into a single database.
ciencias sociales
(n.)=social sciences ; soft sciences, the ; social studies.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education. Ex: Emphasis is placed on the soft sciences, (the economic and social sciences). Ex: CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
cienciología
=Scientology.
Nota: Es más frecuente usar cienciología.
Ex: This site answers many of the common questions you have about Scientology including the religion's beliefs, views and aims.

cienciometría
(n.)=scientometrics.
Nota: Ciencia que estudia la producción científica en función de las publicaciones realizadas. Es más frecuente utilizar cienciometría. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Scientometrics is a method of measuring scientific output similar to bibliometrics used by librarians and information scientists.

cienciométrico
(adj.)=scientometric.
Nota: Es más frecuente usar cienciométrico.
Ex: Studies possible applications of cluster analysis of bibliographic references as a scientometric method.
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* análisis cienciométrico=scientometric analysis.
* indicador cientométrico=scientometric indicator.

cieno
(n.)=slime ; silt ; sediment.
Ex: One cannot infer from the sexist analogies of slime and holes the claim that woman occupies an inferior ontological status.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

cientificidad
(n.)=scholarliness.
Ex: A further indication of the periodicals' scholarliness is the highreliance of its authors on periodicals for their citations.

cientifismo
(n.)=scientism.
Ex: Scientism is the belief that invariably the science of natural phenomena can be applied objectively to human society, so as to reveal the conditions for human happiness and the achievement of the general good = Cientifismo es la creencia de que normalmente la ciencia de los fenómenos naturales se puede aplicar objetivamente a la sociedad humana con objeto de revelar las condiciones de la felicidad del ser humano y alcanzar el bien general.

cientista
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* cientista político=political scientist.

cientista político
(n.)=political scientist.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.
cientología
=Scientology.
Nota: Es más frecuente usar cienciología.
Ex: This site answers many of the common questions you have about Scientology including the religion's beliefs, views and aims.

cientometría
(n.)=scientometrics.
Nota: Ciencia que estudia la producción científica en función de las publicaciones realizadas. Es más frecuente utilizar cienciometría. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Scientometrics is a method of measuring scientific output similar to bibliometrics used by librarians and information scientists.

cientométrico
(adj.)=scientometric.
Nota: Es más frecuente usar cienciométrico.
Ex: Studies possible applications of cluster analysis of bibliographic references as a scientometric method.
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* indicador cientométrico=scientometric indicator.

cientos
(n.)=oodles ; scores.
Ex: This way I do not litter my desk with oodles of photocopies and I can search for key words or phrases electronically within any scanned document. Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.
cientos de
=hundreds of ; yards of.
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors). Ex: Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.
cientos de miles
=hundreds of thousands ; tens of thousands.
Ex: Note the automatic telephone exchange, which has hundreds of thousands of such contacts, and yet is reliable. Ex: Tens of thousands of records per week can be handled in this way.
cientos de millones
(n.)=hundred million.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
científicamente
=scientifically.
Ex: By use of data processing a keyword catalogue has been produced which exposes only significant and scientifically precise terms as keywords and thus ensures a reliable retrieval of literature.

científico de la industria
(n.)=industrial scientist.
Ex: The information seeking practices of a sample of academic, industrial and government scientists were surveyed by self-administered questionnaires.
científico de la universidad
(n.)=academic scientist.
Ex: The information seeking practices of a sample of academic, industrial and government scientists were surveyed by self-administered questionnaires.
científico de las ciencias de la tierra
(n.)=geoscientist.
Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.
científico del gobierno
(n.)=government scientist.
Ex: The information seeking practices of a sample of academic, industrial and government scientists were surveyed by self-administered questionnaires.
científico teórico
(n.)=theorist.
Ex: In parallel with the work of the classification theorists, general systems theory was evolved to consider similar problems.
científico-tecnológico
(adj.)=scientific-technological.
Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
científico-técnico
=scientific-technical ; sci-tech [scitech o sci/tech].
Ex: As a result of scientific-technical development, culture is influencing all spheres of life. Ex: These changes will have a dramatic impact on the sci/tech library.
científico^1
(n.)=scholar ; scientist.
Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
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* científico de la industria=industrial scientist.
* científico de las ciencias de la tierra=geoscientist.
* científico de la universidad=academic scientist.
* científico del gobierno=government scientist.
* científico teórico=theorist.

científico^2
(adj.)=academic ; learned ; scholarly ; scientific.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
Ex: Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
Ex: Over one hundred data bases are available, of which around half could be broadly categorised as scientific and technical.
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* argumento científico=scientific argument.
* campo científico=academic field ; scientific field.
* científico-técnico=scientific-technical ; sci-tech [scitech o sci/tech].
* científico-tecnológico=scientific-technological.
* comité científico=scientific committee.
* composición científica=academic writing.
* comunidad científica, la=scientific community, the ; research community, the ; scientific research community, the ; scholarly community, the.
* CRISP (Recuperación Automatizada de Información sobre Proyectos Científicos)=CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects).
* cuestión científica=scientific issue.
* cultura científica=scientific culture.
* debate científico=scientific debate.
* deshonestidad científica=scientific misconduct.
* disciplina científica=scientific discipline.
* documento científico=scholarly work.
* expresión científica=scientific locution.
* falta de ética científica profesional=scientific misconduct.
* fraude científico=scientific fraud.
* histórico-científico=historico-scientific.
* información científica y técnica=scientific and technical information (STI).
* informe científico=scientific report.
* Instituto de Información Científica (ISI)=Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
* ley de productividad científica de Lotka=Lotka's scientific productivity law.
* leyes científicas=laws of physics.
* literatura científica=scientific literature.
* locución científica=scientific locution.
* mala conducta científica=scientific misconduct.
* mal comportamiento científico=scientific misconduct.
* mundo científico, el=scholarly community, the ; scientific world, the.
* no científico=unscientific.
* pensamiento científico=scientific thought.
* poco científico=unscientific.
* política científica=scientific policy.
* producción científica=scholarly output.
* producción científica de investigación=research literature.
* productividad científica=scientific productivity.
* reunión científica=scientific research meeting.
* revista científica=journal ; scholarly journal ; scientific journal ; technical journal ; academic journal.
* teoría científica=scientific theory.
* trabajo científico=scholarly work.

ciernes
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* en ciernes=budding ; in the making.
* genio en ciernes=budding genius.

cierre de plazo
(n.)=deadline ; dateline.
Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975. Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
cierre hermético
(n.)=seal ; airtight seal.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible. Ex: Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal.
cierre metálico
(n.)=shutter ; security shutter.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper. Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.
cierre y despedida
=sign-off.
Ex: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.
cierre^1
(n.)=closure ; closing ; shutdown.
Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
Ex: This article argues that the closings of the University of Chicago Graduate Library School and the Columbia University School of Library Service do not signal a trend.
Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
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* cierre de plazo=deadline ; dateline.
* cierre y despedida=sign-off.
* fecha de cierre=closed date.
* hora de cierre=closing hour ; closing time.
* horario de cierre=closing hour ; closing time.

cierre^2
(n.)=fastener.
Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
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* cerrar con cierre metálico=shutter.
* cierre hermético=seal ; airtight seal.
* cierre metálico=shutter ; security shutter.
* dispositivo de cierre=fixing arrangement.
* mecanismo de cierre=closing mechanism ; fastener.
* sistema de cierre=locking system.
* válvula de cierre=stop valve.

ciertamente
=certainly ; surely ; to be sure ; assuredly ; by all means.
Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
Ex: Paperback bibles are included in the category of 'other', which must surely indicate that they are a negligible quantity.
Ex: To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog.
Ex: Without question, information has most assuredly become the competitive edge for business and industry.
Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
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* ciertamente me gustaría=I sure wish.

ciertamente me gustaría
=I sure wish.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
cierto grado de
=a degree of.
Ex: Libarians must help teenagers develop socially sensitive attitudes and attain a degree of socially responsible behavior.
cierto^1
(adj.)=true .
Ex: The Concise AACR2 by Michael Gorman is not a true abridged edition of the full edition, but rather a rewritten distillation of the essential rules and principles.
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* a ciencia cierta=for sure ; for certain.
* a cierta distancia=some distance away.
* confirmar que se está en lo cierto=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* conocer a ciencia cierta=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
* demostrar que se está en lo cierto=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* estar en lo cierto=hit + the truth ; be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
* lo cierto es que...=fact is ; the fact is that....
* lo cierto es que...=the truth of the matter is that... ; the fact of the matter is that....
* por cierto=coincidentally ; incidentally ; by the way ; anecdotally ; by the by(e) ; speaking of which.
* probar que se está en lo cierto=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* saber a ciencia cierta=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
* saber a ciencia cierta que=know + for a fact that.
* si bien es cierto que=albeit (that).

cierto^2
(adj.)=a measure of ; a certain amount of ; an element of ; certain ; some.
Ex: Perhaps since they have only an inadequate measure of only one of the five characteristics, the schools ought to recognize their inability to deal with the problems and give up.
Ex: 'I can do it,' he said to himself, with a certain amount of aplomb which years of dealing with problems had given him.
Ex: They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.
Ex: The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.
Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.
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* a cierta distancia de=off.
* a cierta distancia de la costa=offshore.
* a cierta distancia del litoral=offshore.
* bajo ciertas circunstancias=under certain circumstances.
* bajo ciertas condiciones=under certain conditions.
* cada cierto tiempo=episodic ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again.
* cierto grado de=a degree of.
* conceder cierta autoridad sobre=give + Nombre + a say in.
* con cierta comodidad=with some ease.
* con cierta facilidad=with some ease.
* con cierta formación=educated.
* con cierta frecuencia=not uncommonly.
* con cierto detalle=at some length.
* con cierto gasto=at some expense.
* de cierto tipo=of a sort ; of sorts.
* durante cierto tiempo=over a period of time.
* durar cierto tiempo=last (for) + a while.
* en cierta medida=to some extent ; to a certain extent ; to some degree.
* en ciertas circunstancias=in certain circumstances.
* en ciertas ocasiones=at certain times.
* en cierto grado=something of.
* en cierto modo=to some extent ; after a fashion ; to a certain extent ; in a manner of speaking ; so to speak ; to some degree.
* en cierto modo + Verbo=sort of + Verbo.
* en ciertos casos=in certain cases.
* en cierto sentido=in several respects ; to some extent ; in a sense ; in some respects ; to some degree.
* hasta cierto punto=up to a point ; to some degree ; to some extent.
* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones=require + judgement.
* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo=maintain + vigil.
* que confiere cierto estatus social=status-conferring.
* sentir cierta aprensión (por)=be apprehensive (about).
* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre=be something of a + Nombre.
* situado a cierta distancia=further afield.
* una cierta cantidad de=a measure of ; a proportion of.
* un cierto grado de=a certain amount of ; a modicum of.
* un cierto número de=a number of.

cierva
(n.)=doe.
Ex: The writer analyzes the poem 'Traveling through the Dark,' which deals with the killing of a pregnant doe by a hit-and-run driver.

ciervo
(n.)=deer ; stag ; red deer ; buck.
Ex: No, he was not one to take off like a deer at the first warning of certain dangers.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
Ex: The analysis was applied to the identification of meats from red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, cattle, sheep, and goat .
Ex: Quickly, I glassed him and saw he was a really big buck even through thick brush.
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* ciervo de cola blanca=white-tailed deer.

ciervo de cola blanca
(n.)=white-tailed deer.
Ex: However, meningeal worm has not been identified in white-tailed deer or caribou in western North America.
cifosis
(n.)=kyphosis ; dowager's hump.
Ex: The procedure is intended to restore vertebral height and correct kyphosis.
Ex: When people are crippled by a dowager's hump, or curvature of the spine at the top of the back, it is often the result of spinal fractures from osteoporosis.

cifra
(n.)=digit ; cipher ; number ; amount.
Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC.
Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.
Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.
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* alcanzar cifras récord=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
* alcanzar la cifra de=total.
* cifra aproximada=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate ; ballpark number.
* cifra récord=all-time high.
* cifras de asistencia=attendance figures.
* de nueve cifras=nine-digit.

cifra aproximada
(n.)=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate ; ballpark number.
Ex: Most sellers think they know at least a ballpark figure for their house, but most are way off. Ex: As a rough ballpark estimate, say about 6 ml of blood is pumped with every heartbeat. Ex: One of the main things we need to keep in mind at this time is that these are ballpark numbers.
cifra récord
(n.)=all-time high.
Ex: The gold price surged to another new all-time high, touching $1518.30 early Monday morning.
cifras de asistencia
(n.)=attendance figures.
Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes.
cigala
(n.)=langostine ; scampi.
Ex: It was all great, but the langostines didn't taste like they were cooked enough.
Ex: A lot of people love shrimp and scampi, yet have no idea how easy it is to prepare a delicious dinner with it.

cigarra
(n.)=cicada.
Ex: Scientists are still trying to crack this and other cicada mysteries.

cigarrillo
(n.)=cigarette ; fag.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: The chemicals in fags can starve your hair of oxygen and make it dull, lifeless and brittle.
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* colilla de cigarrillo=cigarette stub ; fag end ; cigarette end ; cigarette butt.
* encender un cigarrillo=light up.
* humo de cigarrillo=cigarette smoke.

cigarro
(n.)=cigarette.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
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* cigarro puro=cigar.
* disfrutar de un cigarro=enjoy + a smoke.
* salir a echarse un cigarro=go out for + a smoke.
* salir a fumarse un cigarro=go out for + a smoke.

cigarro puro
(n.)=cigar.
Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.
cigoto
(n.)=zygote.
Ex: A zygote is the the cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.

cigoñuela
(n.)=stilt.
Ex: The creation of these freshwater wetlands has provided new breeding and foraging habitats for stilts and avocets.

cigüeña
(n.)=stork.
Ex: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.
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* cigüeña de cabeza pelada=wood stork.

cigüeña de cabeza pelada
(n.)=wood stork.
Ex: Among wading birds, wood storks stand out.
cigüeñal
(n.)=crankshaft.
Ex: The propeller on an aircraft converts the turning power of an engine's crankshaft into the thrust force.
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* árbol del cigüeñal=crankshaft.

cigüeñón
(n.)=wood stork.
Ex: Among wading birds, wood storks stand out.

cilantro
(n.)=coriander.
Ex: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage.

ciliado
(n.)=ciliate.
Ex: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.

cilindrado
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* cristal cilindrado=plate glass.
* vidrio cilindrado=plate glass.

cilindro
(n.)=cylinder.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
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* cilindro de cera=wax cylinder.
* cilindro impresor=impression cylinder.
* cilindro portamantillas=blanket cylinder.

cilindro de cera
(n.)=wax cylinder.
Ex: He does so indirectly, by talking to a stenographer or a wax cylinder.
cilindro impresor
(n.)=impression cylinder.
Ex: The basic printing unit (which might be duplicated) consisted of a plate cylinder mounted adjacent to an impression cylinder, with a battery of inking rollers on the other side.
cilindro portamantillas
(n.)=blanket cylinder.
Ex: The plate cylinder is then brought into contact with the blanket cylinder where the ink image is transferred to the rubber blanket.
cilio
(n.)=cilium [cilia, -pl.].
Ex: Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.

cilíndrico
(adj.)=cylindrical.
Ex: An English inventor, William Nicholson, realized as early as 1790 that the effective size of a printing press could be increased by making the impression surface (or platen) cylindrical rather than flat.

cima
(n.)=apex ; brow ; pinnacle ; summit ; peak ; ridge ; crest.
Ex: A hierarchy is usually illustrated as a triangle with the ultimate authority at the apex of the triangle and authority flowing downward to all other parts of the triangle.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.
Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
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* cima de la colina=hilltop.

cima de la colina
(n.)=hilltop.
Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.
cimbal
(n.)=cymbal.
Ex: He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.

cimiento
(n.)=bedrock ; grounding ; foundation.
Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: The experience gained with these special schemes provided a grounding for work on the development of a new general scheme.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.
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* cavar los cimientos=dig + foundations.
* fortalecer los cimientos=strengthen + foundations.
* hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo=shake + foundations.

cimologista
(n.)=zymologist.
Ex: French chemist Louis Pasteur was the first zymologist, when in 1857 he connected yeast to fermentation.

cimología
(n.)=zymology.
Nota: Disciplina que estudia la fermentación.
Ex: I knew a bit about zymology and thus knew the benefits of fermentation.

cimurgista
(n.)=zymurgist.
Ex: I brewed some beer when I was in college but wouldn't have considered myself a zymurgist (didn't even know the term).

cimurgía
(n.)=zymurgy.
Nota: Disciplina que estudia la fermentación.
Ex: For 27 years, zymurgy has been the leading light for amateur brewers in North America and around the world.

cinabrio
(n.)=cinnabar.
Ex: The colored inks used in this antiphonary are probably of mineral pigments: vermilion, a compound of mercury and sulfur which is found naturally in the mineral cinnabar, and lapis lazuli .

cinameteca
(n.)=cinematheque.
Ex: Nonbook materials should be left to 'cinematheques, cassettotheques and discotheques'.

cincel
(n.)=chisel ; cold chisel.
Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as short lines or little flowers.
Ex: Eventually he had to use a cold chisel to damage the seal sufficiently to prise it out.

cincelar
(v.)=chisel.
Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.

cincha
(n.)=girth ; cinch.
Ex: The article is entitled 'It's a cinch. Guidelines for selecting the perfect girth'.
Ex: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.

cinchar^1
(v.)=cinch.
Ex: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

cinchar^2
=root for.
Ex: I didn't know her from Adam but started rooting for her from day 1 of the competition.

cinco
=five (5).
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.
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* buscarle cinco pies al gato=split + hairs.
* cada cinco minutos=every five minutes.
* cinco veces=five times.
* coche de cinco puertas=hatchback.
* de cinco años=five yearly [five-yearly].
* de cinco días de duración=five-day.
* de cinco estrellas=5-star [five-star] ; five-star.
* de cinco meses de duración=five-month-long.
* fútbol cinco=5-a-side football.
* menores de cinco años, los=under-fives, the.
* niños entre cinco y siete años=five-to-sevens.
* período de cinco años=five-year period ; period of five years.
* setenta y cinco=seventy-five.
* uno de cada cinco=one in five.

cinco veces
=five times.
Ex: The man in the jersey climbed onto the stage, started yelling and shot the guitarist five or six times at close range.
cincuenta
(n.)=fifty.
Ex: The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.
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* cincuenta y algo=fifty something.
* cincuenta y tantos=fifty odd ; fifty something.
* edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta=middle-age.
* los años cincuenta=fifties.

cincuenta y algo
=fifty something.
Ex: This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.
cincuenta y tantos
=fifty odd ; fifty something.
Ex: The Americans say that the fifty-odd thousand troops they've still got here are of course authorized to fire in self-defence. Ex: This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.
cincuentaitantos
=fifty odd ; fifty something.
Ex: The Americans say that the fifty-odd thousand troops they've still got here are of course authorized to fire in self-defence.
Ex: This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.

cincuentenario
(n.)=fiftieth anniversary ; golden jubilee.
Ex: The article 'ACRL's fiftieth anniversary: for reflection, for celebration, and for anticipation' describes the birth, early years and aims of the ACRL.
Ex: The Seminar consisted of an inaugural session, 2 technical sessions, a concluding session, and a golden jubilee function.

cincuentitantos
=fifty something.
Ex: This change of scene, at fifty-something, turned out be a liberating experience.

cine
(n.)=cinema ; movie palace.
Ex: Sources from which the designer can draw inspiration include paintings and visual imagery from the theatre, cinema, and popular culture.
Ex: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's.
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* adaptación al cine=film adaptation.
* adaptar al cine=adapt to + the screen.
* amante del cine=cinema buff ; film buff ; movie buff.
* cine, el=movies, the.
* cine en casa=home theatre ; home cinema.
* cine mudo=silent cinema.
* cine negro=film noir.
* crítica de cine=film review.
* crítico de cine=film critic.
* del cine=cinematic.
* director de cine=film director.
* en el cine=at the movies.
* estrella de cine=movie star ; film-star.
* estudio de cine=film location ; film studio.
* festival de cine=film festival.
* festival de cine corto=short film festival.
* fotografía de cine=cinematic photography.
* industria del cine, la=film making industry, the ; film industry, the ; movie industry, the.
* ir al cine=go to + the cinema ; movie-going.
* obra de teatro adaptada al cine=theatrical motion picture.
* operador de cine=projectionist.
* palacio del cine=movie palace.
* película de cine=moving picture.
* persona que va al cine=moviegoer [movie-goer].
* productor de cine=film maker [filmmaker/film-maker] ; moviemaker [movie maker].
* proyector de cine=film projector.
* sala de cine=movie theatre.

cine en casa
(n.)=home theatre ; home cinema.
Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys. Ex: The main thing that sets a home cinema apart from an ordinary television setup is the surround sound.
cine mudo
(n.)=silent cinema.
Ex: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.
cine negro
(n.)=film noir.
Ex: John Huston directed some classic examples of film noir, including The Maltese Falcon and The Asphalt Jungle.
cine, el
=movies, the.
Ex: The children love puppet shows, the movies, story hours, contests.
cinegético
(adj.)=hunting.
Ex: This a complete list of hunting resources to help the New York hunter find what he's looking for.
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* turismo cinegético=hunting tourism.

cinematografía
(n.)=film making [filmmaking] ; cinematography.
Ex: Principles used in film making are drawn on heavily to classify navigational techniques applied to the searching of multimedia data bases.
Ex: Telegraphy, photography, audio-recording, the transmission of music by cable networks, and moving pictures all preceded cinematography = La telegrafía, fotografía, las grabaciones sonoras, la transmisión de música a través de redes por cable y las imágenes animadas precedieron la cinematografía.

cinematográficamente
=cinematically.
Ex: Criteria adopted for selection of film include the filmic treatment of major literary or theatrical works, milestones in the history of national cinemas, and cinematically innovative and challenging works by newcomers.

cinematográfico
(adj.)=cinematographic ; filmic ; cinematic.
Ex: This article reviews the many different types of film being produced today, and defines many cinematographic terms.
Ex: Criteria adopted for selection of film include the filmic treatment of major literary or theatrical works, milestones in the history of national cinemas, and cinematically innovative and challenging works by newcomers.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.
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* adaptación cinematográfica=film adaptation.
* análisis cinematográfico=film analysis.
* Asociación Americana de Productores Cinematográficos=Motion Picture Association of America.
* crítica cinematográfica=cinematic criticism ; film criticism.
* dirección cinematográfica=film direction.
* director cinematográfico=film director.
* estudio cinematográfico=film location ; film studio.
* festival cinematográfico=film festival.
* industria cinematográfica, la=film making industry, the ; film industry, the ; movie industry, the.
* laboratorio cinematográfico=film laboratory.
* producción cinematográfica=film making [filmmaking].
* productora cinematográfica=film company.
* proyección cinematográfica=cinematographic projection ; film projection.

cinemático
(adj.)=cinematic.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.

cinestético
(adj.)=kinaesthetic [kinesthetic, -USA].
Ex: In addition, they tend to prefer to receive information via the visual mode, but not via either tactile or kinesthetic modes.

cinetosis
(n.)=motion sickness ; kinetosis.
Nota: Mareo producido por el movimiento, generalmente en vehículo.
Ex: If you are prone to motion sickness it might be wise to take a travel-sick tablet, although it is rare for our guests to suffer seasickness.
Ex: Kinetosis is the medical expression for motion sickness.

cinismo
(adj.)=cynicism.
Ex: This article argues against the cynicism within and without the profession that youth is not a priority.
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* con cinismo=cynically.

cinta
(n.)=ribbon ; strip ; tape ; loop.
Ex: Dot matrix printers have a matrix or 'grid' of pins which are pushed against the ribbon by solenoids in response to CPU signals.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.
Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
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* carrete de cinta=sound tape reel.
* cartucho de cinta=ribbon cartridge.
* cinta adhesiva=Sellotape ; Scotch tape ; adhesive tape.
* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros=book tape.
* cinta adhesiva protectora=masking tape.
* cinta aislante=electrical tape ; insulating tape.
* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada=duct tape.
* cinta de carrocero=masking tape.
* cinta de casete=cassette tape.
* cinta de embalar=packing tape.
* cinta de enmascarar=masking tape.
* Cinta de Intercambio de Registros MARC=MARC Exchange Tape.
* cinta de medir=measuring tape.
* cinta de papel continuo=web of paper.
* cinta de sonido=tape ; phonotape.
* cinta de vídeo=video cassette ; video tape ; videotape.
* cinta magnética=magnetic tape.
* cinta métrica=measuring tape.
* cinta perforada=ticker tape.
* cinta sin fin=endless belt ; conveyor belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
* cinta sonora=sound tape.
* cinta transportadora=endless belt ; conveyor belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
* con varios lectores de cintas=multi-drive.
* grabación en cinta=audio tape recording.
* grabado en cinta=tape-recorded ; audio-taped.
* grabar en cinta=tape-record [tape record] ; tape.
* lector de cinta=tape drive.
* lector de cinta magnética=magnetic tape drive.
* pegar con cinta adhesiva=tape.
* presentación de diapositivas con cinta=tape/slide show.
* unidad de cinta=tape deck.
* videocinta=videotape.
* volcado de cintas=tape dump.

cinta adhesiva
(n.)=Sellotape ; Scotch tape ; adhesive tape.
Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text. Ex: The company's products range from the familiar Scotch tapes to surgical drapes, optical discs, abrasives, electrical connectors, and more than 40,000 other products. Ex: The most popular type of adhesive tape that people will have in their homes today is duct tape.
cinta adhesiva ancha para libros
(n.)=book tape.
Ex: Many extra circulations can be gotten from the judicious application of transparent book tape, staples, and other emergency repairs = Se pueden conseguir muchos más préstamos de cualquier tebeo reparándolo con cinta adhesiva ancha transparente especial para libros, grapas y otras arreglos de emergencia.
cinta adhesiva protectora
(n.)=masking tape.
Ex: This image processing software will perform the digital equivalents of a rubber, scissors, masking tape and photo-copier.
cinta aislante
(n.)=electrical tape ; insulating tape.
Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded . Ex: This type of flex should never be repaired or joined by using insulating tape.
cinta ancha adhesiva plateada
(n.)=duct tape.
Ex: Materials needed for this procedure are duct tape and a single-edge razor blade.
cinta de carrocero
(n.)=masking tape.
Ex: This image processing software will perform the digital equivalents of a rubber, scissors, masking tape and photo-copier.
cinta de casete
(n.)=cassette tape.
Ex: Kits made up of cassette tapes, instruction books and worksheets, can be loaned for use at home or in the library.
cinta de embalar
(n.)=packing tape.
Ex: When the police searched his home after the murder they discovered a bag containing handcuffs, rope and rolls of packing tape.
cinta de enmascarar
(n.)=masking tape.
Ex: This image processing software will perform the digital equivalents of a rubber, scissors, masking tape and photo-copier.
cinta de medir
(n.)=measuring tape.
Ex: Trundle wheels, for example, help measure distances that are too long for measuring tape or aren't very straight.
cinta de papel continuo
(n.)=web of paper.
Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.
cinta de sonido
(n.)=tape ; phonotape.
Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film. Ex: For instance, a change has been introduced from phonodisc and phonotape to sound recording, a term more easily understood by the public.
cinta de vídeo
(n.)=video cassette ; video tape ; videotape.
Ex: 400 video cassettes are now available for use in 6 video cubicles or in a hall seating 50 people for lectures or group activities. Ex: Some attempts have been made to use video tape, but the results have been poor, with data losses and corruption. Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, video tape, and so on.
cinta magnética
(n.)=magnetic tape.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.
cinta métrica
(n.)=measuring tape.
Ex: Trundle wheels, for example, help measure distances that are too long for measuring tape or aren't very straight.
cinta perforada
(n.)=ticker tape.
Ex: During the first half of the 2Oth century additional office technologies appeared: automatically switched telephones, the ticker tape, the electric typewriter, telex, duplicating machines, adding machines, etc.
cinta sin fin
(n.)=endless belt ; conveyor belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
Ex: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme. Ex: For example, in mail sorting, the sorter simply tells the computer the destination of an item on a conveyor belt, and that item is automatically directed into the appropriate slot. Ex: Mechanical handling systems include conveyors in the packing areas automatic vertical elevators, and mobile containers.
cinta sonora
(n.)=sound tape.
Ex: The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.
cinta transportadora
(n.)=endless belt ; conveyor belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
Ex: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme. Ex: For example, in mail sorting, the sorter simply tells the computer the destination of an item on a conveyor belt, and that item is automatically directed into the appropriate slot. Ex: Mechanical handling systems include conveyors in the packing areas automatic vertical elevators, and mobile containers.
cintura
(n.)=waist ; waistline ; middle.
Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.
Ex: The supermodel put her cleavage on show with a daring neckline that plunged right down to her middle
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* a la altura de la cintura=waist high ; waist deep.
* cintura de avispa=wasp waist.
* con cintura de avispa=wasp-waisted.
* hasta la cintura=waist deep ; waist high ; waist length.
* que llega hasta la cintura=waist high ; waist deep ; waist length.

cintura de avispa
(n.)=wasp waist.
Ex: Let us consider the wasp waist, beloved of the Victorians and in fashion up to the early years of this century.
cinturón
(n.)=belt ; belt.
Nota: Zona.
Ex: The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.
Ex: While Singapore enterprises are active in China's thriving eastern and coastal belt, the western region remains almost virgin territory to them.
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* abrochar el cinturón de seguridad=fasten + seat belt.
* abrocharse el cinturón=buckle up.
* ajustarse el cinturón=tighten + Posesivo + belt ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
* ajuste del cinturón=belt-tightening.
* apretarse el cinturón=tighten + Posesivo + belt ; gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
* Cinturón del Sol, el=Sun Belt, the.
* cinturón de seguridad=seat belt ; safety belt.
* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad=wear + a seat belt.
* ponerse el cinturón=buckle up.

cinturón de seguridad
(n.)=seat belt ; safety belt.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport. Ex: More than 90 percent of all motorists believe safety belts are a good idea, but less than 14 percent actually use them.
cinéfilo
(n.)=cinephiliac ; cinema buff ; film buff ; movie buff.
Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
Ex: Books about films, film directors and film actors have a certain appeal for for `cinema buffs'.
Ex: This article lists interesting sources and Web sites for film buffs.
Ex: He is known among American movie buffs chiefly as the director of crime films.

cinética
(n.)=kinetics ; kinematics.
Ex: The general field of bodily movements is known as kinesics.
Ex: Kinematics, the study of motion, is employed in numerous biomechanics and human performance investigations.

cinéticamente
=kinetically.
Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de granito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.

cinético
(adj.)=kinetic.
Ex: In hypertext, the successive manuscript versions of a text can give a vivid kinetic impression of its development.
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* energía cinética=kinetic energy.

cipote
(n.)=clod.
Ex: Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.

cipriota
(n./adj.)=Cypriot.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.
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* griego cipriota=Greek Cypriot.

ciprés
(n.)=cypress.
Nota: Plural cypresses.
Ex: Olive trees, cypresses and plum trees were the subjects of Van Gogh's two most sustained series of paintings.

circa
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* circa + Fecha/Número=c + Fecha/Número.

circa + Fecha/Número
=c + Fecha/Número.
Ex: A library from c 2600 BC was discovered in Ebla, Syria, 15 years ago.
circo
(n.)=circus.
Ex: The author presents a critique of some of the settings used in her novels (school, circus, nursery, holiday adventure, family, detectives, and fantasy worlds).
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* arena del circo=circus ring.
* gente del circo=circus performer.
* música de circo=circus music.

circuito
(n.)=circuit.
Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.
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* circuito cerrado=loop course.
* circuito cerrado de television=closed circuit television (CCTV).
* circuito de carreras=race track ; racing circuit.
* circuito de la información=information chain, the ; information provision chain, the.
* circuito electrónico=electronic circuit.
* circuito integrado=integrated circuit.
* circuitos=circuitry.
* circuito virtual pemanente=permanent virtual circuit (PVC).
* cortacircuitos=circuit breaker.
* cortocircuito=short circuit.
* en circuito cerrado=looped.
* en circuitos de segunda categoría=in the provinces.
* en circuitos de segundo orden=in the provinces.
* formando un circuito cerrado=looped.

circuito cerrado
(n.)=loop course.
Ex: He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.
circuito cerrado de television
=closed circuit television (CCTV).
Ex: Research on cable television, closed circuit television, and communication satellite is excluded.
circuito de carreras
(n.)=race track ; racing circuit.
Ex: In fact, everything they collect at race tracks, including used oil, oil filters, anti-freeze, brake fluid and oily rags is recycled into
useable products. Ex: The gossip this weekend was that he has even been vexed by the problem of how to remove wild rabbits from the racing circuit before the Queen's visit.
circuito de la información, el
(n.)=information chain, the ; information provision chain, the.
Ex: After listing alarming trends in the publishing industry, cooperation by librarians and publishers in the information chain is recommended. Ex: Videodiscs are a medium which could lead to an undermining of the vendor's position in the information-provision chain.
circuito electrónico
(n.)=electronic circuit.
Ex: At the heart of every computer is a large number of electronic circuits that manipulate electric currents and voltages.
circuito integrado
(n.)=integrated circuit.
Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.
circuito virtual pemanente
(n.)=permanent virtual circuit (PVC).
Ex: In order to achieve inter-operability between different vendor's equipment, it is often necessary to create Permanent Virtual Circuits (PVCs).
circuitos
(n.)=circuitry.
Ex: It is not hard to imagine that computers have complex transistor circuitry.
circula el rumor de que
=rumour has it that.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
circulaba el rumor de que
=rumour had it that.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
circulación de documentos
(n.)=flow of documents ; stock circulation.
Ex: This should be an opportunity to improve the free flow of documents between countries through the interlibrary loan and document supply network. Ex: This article presents arguments in favour of traditional methods of stock circulation, theft detection, and catalogue storage.
circulación de información
(n.)=flow of information.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
circulación de la información
(n.)=flow of information.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
circulación de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=periodical routing.
Ex: Periodical routing means that periodicals are circulating among interested users.
circulación del aire
(n.)=air flow ; airflow.
Ex: 'I don't know, but there must be some sort of mechanical air flow system that could be installed'. Ex: Asthma attacks can last minutes to days and can become dangerous if the airflow becomes severely restricted.
circulación libre
(n.)=free flow.
Ex: The author explains the danger of the information explosions and the factors that retard the free-flow of information.
circulación masiva
(n.)=mass circulation.
Ex: Technical journals have a much higher article acceptance rate than mass circulation magazines.
circulación por carretera
(n.)=road traffic.
Ex: An additional benefit comes from the fact that trains can take on extra long articulated lorries that by law are prohibited in road traffic.
circulación^1
(n.)=flow ; stream of traffic ; circulation ; traffic ; movement.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: For example, the heading 'circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.
Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.
Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
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* circulación de información=flow of information.
* circulación de la información=flow of information.
* circulación del aire=air flow ; airflow.
* circulación libre=free flow.
* circulación masiva=mass circulation.
* circulación por carretera=road traffic.
* código de circulación=highway code.
* distintivo de impuesto de circulación=road tax disc.
* estado de la circulación=traffic conditions.
* fuera de circulación=out of circulation.
* impuesto de circulación=road tax.
* libre circulación de la información=free flow of information.
* libre circulación de mercancías=free movement of goods.
* permiso de circulación=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
* permiso de circulación internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* seguridad de circulación en bicicleta=bicycle safety.
* señal de circulación=road sign.
* señalización de circulación=road signage.
* sistema de circulación del agua=water circulation system.

circulación^2
=circulation ; circ [circulation].
Nota: Abreviatura.
Ex: Each local library is a separate administrative unit with separate and independent files for circulation, acquisitions, periodicals, and holdings.
Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.
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* circulación de documentos=flow of documents ; stock circulation.
* circulación de publicaciones periódicas=periodical routing.
* control de circulación=circulation control.
* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas=serials circulation control.
* departamento de circulación=circulation department.
* estadística de circulación=circulation statistics.
* fichero de circulación=circulation file.
* hoja de circulación=routing slip ; circulation slip.
* lista de circulación=routing list ; circulation list.
* módulo de circulación=circulation system ; circulation module.
* mostrador de circulación=circulation desk.
* poner en circulación=circulate.
* sistema de circulación automatizado=automated circulation system.

circulante
(adj.)=circulating.
Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
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* fondo circulante=circulating collection.

circular de uno a otro
(v.)=flow + back and forth.
Ex: It must be remembered that users do not depend solely on libraries for information; scientists, for instance, turn first to colleagues, then to their own journals, books, and reports, to conferences, and to the 'invisible college' (personal network of unprinted information that flows back and forth).
circular libremente
(v.)=wander + at large.
Ex: Spreading out from the doorstep is a wider social group whose influence comes to bear on children, particularly after they are old enough to wander at large on their own.
circular por
(v.)=navigate (through).
Ex: Hypertext offers users a simple way to navigate through computerised information systems but there is always the risk that users may become lost in the network of interconnected pieces of information.
circular un rumor
(n.)=float + rumour.
Ex: Rumors are even floating that President Bush, who has yet to set foot in San Francisco since being elected, might make a surprise visit.
circular^1
(n.)=memo [memorandum] ; memorandum [memoranda -pl.; memo -abr.] ; news-sheet [newsheet] ; newsletter ; circular letter.
Ex: In most cases there was little substitution of e-mail for letters, memos, telephone calls, meetings or travel.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are those which convey information that is likely to be difficult to access, such as foreign documents or internal reports and memoranda and other documents which a limited circulation.
Ex: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries.
Ex: A newsletter is a serial publication consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and/or information of interest to a special group.
Ex: The computer is also programmed to print out circular letters and address labels to obtain up-dated information, which are sent to agencies every six months.

circular^2
(adj.)=roundabout ; circular ; rotary ; cyclic.
Ex: 'I think that's about it, isn't it, Malcolm?' she said, rubbing her hands with a roundabout motion.
Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
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* bandeja circular para diapositivas=carousel.
* presentación circular de títulos=wrap-around.
* sierra circular=buzz saw ; circular saw.
* tesauro circular=circular thesaurus.
* ventana circular=roundel window.

circular^3
(v.)=make + the rounds ; range ; pump ; cruise ; drive ; drive along.
Ex: You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.
Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.
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* apto para circular=roadworthy.
* circulaba el rumor de que=rumour had it that.
* circula el rumor de que=rumour has it that.
* circular de uno a otro=flow + back and forth.
* circular libremente=wander + at large.
* circular por=navigate (through).
* circular un rumor=float + rumour.
* dejar de circular=drop out of + circulation.
* hacer circular=pass around ; float.
* hacer circular por=circulate round.
* rumor + circular=rumour + circulate.

circulatorio
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* sistema circulatorio=circulatory system.

circuncidar
(v.)=circumcise.
Ex: A mother's circumcision status is positively associated with her intent & decision to circumcise a daughter = El hecho de que una madre tenga o no hecha la circumcisión está relacionado positivamente con su intención y decisión de circuncidar a su hija.

circuncisión
(n.)=circumcision.
Ex: A mother's circumcision status is positively associated with her intent & decision to circumcise a daughter.

circundar
(v.)=girdle.
Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.

circunferencia
(n.)=circumference ; girth.
Ex: Some of the most usual designs used in binding consisted of lines set on curved rockers (pallets); wheels with lines on the circumference (fillets); and wheels with elaborate designs on the circumference (rolls).
Ex: Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.

circunferencial
(adj.)=circumferential.
Ex: This amphibian vehicle has a pair of floaters for buoyancy and a helical blade fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the body.

circunloquio
(n.)=circumlocution.
Ex: Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.

circunnavegación
(n.)=circumnavigation.
Ex: Lewis finally came home, completing a 13 year, 46000 mile (74000 kilometer) human-powered circumnavigation of the globe.

circunnavegar
(v.)=circumnavigate.
Ex: A journey in which he will circumnavigate the globe solely through the use of human power.

circunscribir
(v.)=circumscribe.
Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.

circunspección
(n.)=circumspection ; gravity.
Ex: Others would be well advised to treat such enquiries with circumspection.
Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.

circunspecto
(adj.)=circumspect.
Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.

circunstancia
(n.)=circumstance.
Ex: Indicative abstract are suitable for discussion and review articles, books, and in some circumstances, conference proceedings, reports without conclusions, essays and bibliographies.
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* aceptar las circunstancias=accept + the circumstances.
* adaptación a las circunstancias locales=localisation [localization, -USA].
* adaptado a unas circunstancias particulares=custom.
* adaptarse a las circunstancias=suit + circumstances.
* bajo ciertas circunstancias=under certain circumstances.
* bajo cualquier circunstancia=under all circumstances.
* bajo ninguna circunstancia=under no/any circumstances.
* circunstancia adversa=adverse circumstance.
* circunstancia agravante=aggravating circumstance.
* circunstancia atenuante=extenuating circumstance ; mitigating circumstance.
* circunstancia eximente=exonerating circumstance.
* circunstancia incriminatoria=incriminating circumstance.
* circunstancias de la vida=accident of birth.
* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control=circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* dadas las circunstancias=in the circumstances ; under the circumstances.
* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* en ciertas circunstancias=in certain circumstances.
* en circunstancias difíciles=under difficult circumstances.
* en circunstancias misteriosas=in mysterious circumstances.
* en circunstancias normales=in the course of events ; during the course of events ; under normal circumstances ; in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of events.
* en contra de las circunstancias=against circumstances.
* en cualquier otra circunstancia=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en estas circunstancias=under these circumstances.
* en todas las circunstancias=under all circumstances.
* estar a la altura de la circunstancias=make + the cut.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=be up to snuff ; come up with + the goods ; rise (up) to + challenge ; cut + the mustard.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=be up to the mark ; be up to scratch ; be equal to the occasion ; rise (up) to + the occasion ; deliver + the goods ; measure up (to).
* hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias=do + the best thing in the circumstances.
* inclinarse ante las circunstancias=accept + the circumstances.
* poner a la altura de las circunstancias=bring + Nombre + up to par.
* producirse un cúmulo de circunstancias que=circumstances + converge.
* surgir la circunstancia=circumstance + arise.
* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias=do + the best thing in the circumstances.

circunstancia adversa
(n.)=adverse circumstance.
Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
circunstancia agravante
(n.)=aggravating circumstance.
Ex: Under Kentucky law, the death penalty only applies in murders in which an aggravating circumstance exists.
circunstancia atenuante
(n.)=extenuating circumstance ; mitigating circumstance.
Ex: Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income. Ex: When mitigating circumstances are present, the penalties associated with the crime can be less stringent.
circunstancia eximente
(n.)=exonerating circumstance.
Ex: Before leaving the courtroom, however, the defendant asked the judge to listen to his side of the story because he felt there were exonerating circumstances.
circunstancia incriminatoria
(n.)=incriminating circumstance.
Ex: Where there are more than one accused persons, the incriminating circumstances would have to be individually weighed.
circunstancial
(adj.)=ad hoc ; situational ; circumstantial.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
Ex: The search process variables are inadequate because they are situational and subject to constant change.
Ex: Circumstantial reasons for such deviant behaviour were not significant in this study.
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* pruebas circunstanciales=circumstantial evidence.

circunstancias de la vida
(n.)=accident of birth.
Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.
circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control
=circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
Ex: Librarians are being prevented from solving their problems by circumstances beyond their control.
circunvalación
(n.)=bypass ; ring road.
Ex: The author discusses the controversy over the construction of a bypass which cuts through a national park in Devon.
Ex: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
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* carretera de circunvalación=bypass ; ring road.
* ronda de circunvalación=ring road ; bypass.

circunvoluciones
(n.)=gyrus [gyri, -pl.].
Ex: The precise pattern of gyri and sulci in the brain can vary considerably from person to person, but many features are common to all people.

circunvolución
(n.)=gyrus [gyri, -pl.].
Ex: The precise pattern of gyri and sulci in the brain can vary considerably from person to person, but many features are common to all people.

cirio
(n.)=large ceremonial candle.
Ex: A flame pierces the darkness as a large ceremonial candle, symbol of Christ, is carried in procession into the church.
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* cirio pascual=Paschal candle ; Paschal candle ; Easter candle.
* montar un cirio=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.

cirio pascual
(n.)=Paschal candle ; Paschal candle ; Easter candle.
Ex: For much of the year many churches stand the Paschal candle near the font used for baptisms. Ex: For much of the year many churches stand the Paschal candle near the font used for baptisms. Ex: We make many Easter candles at a time and use them on our dinner table for the whole month leading up to Easter.
cirrosis
(n.)=cirrhosis.
Ex: His maternal grandfather died of cirrhosis.

ciruela
(n.)=plum.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
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* color ciruela=plum-coloured.

ciruelo
(n.)=plum tree.
Ex: Olive trees, cypresses and plum trees were the subjects of Van Gogh's two most sustained series of paintings.

cirugía
(n.)=surgery.
Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.
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* cirugía a corazón abierto=open surgery ; open heart surgery.
* cirugía artroscópica=arthroscopic surgery.
* cirugía cardiaca=heart surgery ; cardiac surgery.
* cirugía con rayo láser=laser surgery.
* cirugía de bypass=bypass surgery.
* cirugía de bypass de arteria coronaria=coronary artery bypass surgery.
* cirugía dental=dental surgery.
* cirugía de pecho=breast surgery.
* cirugía de trasplantes=spare-part surgery.
* cirugía endoscópica=endoscopic surgery.
* cirugía estética=plastic surgery ; cosmetic surgery.
* cirugía estética de la nariz=nose job.
* cirugía facial=facial surgery.
* cirugía laparoscópica=laparoscopic surgery.
* cirugía láser=laser surgery.
* cirugía mamaria=breast surgery.
* cirugía maxilofacial=oral surgery ; maxillofacial surgery.
* cirugía mínimamente invasiva=keyhole surgery.
* cirugía oral=oral surgery.
* cirugía plástica=plastic surgery ; cosmetic surgery.
* cirugía plástica reconstructiva=reconstructive plastic surgery.
* cirugía reconstructiva=reconstructive surgery.
* cirugía toracoscópica=thoracoscopic surgery.

cirugía a corazón abierto
(n.)=open surgery ; open heart surgery.
Ex: Virtual reality can be applied successfully in high risk operations, where mistakes will lead to unacceptable consequences, e.g in open surgery, endoscopy and brain operations. Ex: All children had undergone reparative open heart surgery utilizing cardiopulmonary bypass during infancy.
cirugía artroscópica
(n.)=arthroscopic surgery.
Ex: Almost all people had evidence of cartilage damage on kneecap cartilage when we performe arthroscopic surgery.
cirugía cardíaca
(n.)=heart surgery ; cardiac surgery.
Ex: This perspective will be elaborated by using empirical data collected from interviews of people waiting for heart surgery. Ex: The long-term knowledge consists of a causal network which describes the main relationships between hemodynamic and metabolic quantities involved in the evolution after cardiac surgery.
cirugía con rayo láser
(n.)=laser surgery.
Ex: Laser surgery is a medical procedure that uses laser light to remove diseased tissues or treat bleeding blood vessels.
cirugía de bypass
(n.)=bypass surgery.
Ex: This study describes the influence of aerobic training on the cardiorespiratory fitness of 31 coronary artery disease patients who had undergone bypass surgery.
cirugía de bypass de arteria coronaria
(n.)=coronary artery bypass surgery.
Ex: Few rural hospitals were capable of emergent catheterization, angioplasty, or coronary artery bypass surgery; cardiologists, though readily available by phone, were rarely available on-site.
cirugía de pecho
(n.)=breast surgery.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An investigation into digital imaging in assessing cosmetic outcome after breast surgery'.
cirugía de trasplantes
(n.)=spare-part surgery.
Ex: In the age of spare-part surgery, there are increasing concerns about what it means to be human.
cirugía dental
(n.)=dental surgery.
Ex: Everyone dreads a visit to the dentist's office; but at some point, most of us will need dental surgery, ranging from root canals to dental implants.
cirugía endoscópica
(n.)=endoscopic surgery.
Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.
cirugía estética
(n.)=plastic surgery ; cosmetic surgery.
Ex: The database includes records ranging from drug and pharmacy guides to plastic surgery. Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
cirugía estética de la nariz
(n.)=nose job.
Ex: I like the pigtails, but they draw tremendous attention to her nose job and very oval face.
cirugía facial
(n.)=facial surgery.
Ex: He was recovering from facial surgery in hospital today after a woman allegedly glassed him during a bar room brawl.
cirugía laparoscópica
(n.)=laparoscopic surgery.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
cirugía láser
(n.)=laser surgery.
Ex: Laser surgery is a medical procedure that uses laser light to remove diseased tissues or treat bleeding blood vessels.
cirugía mamaria
(n.)=breast surgery.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An investigation into digital imaging in assessing cosmetic outcome after breast surgery'.
cirugía maxilofacial
(n.)=oral surgery ; maxillofacial surgery.
Ex: Oral surgery is slightly more invasive than your typical cavity filling or root canal since it usually requires some sort of anesthesia. Ex: These problems can be corrected thanks to maxillofacial surgery.
cirugía mínimamente invasiva
(n.)=keyhole surgery.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
cirugía oral
(n.)=oral surgery.
Ex: Oral surgery is slightly more invasive than your typical cavity filling or root canal since it usually requires some sort of anesthesia.
cirugía plástica
(n.)=plastic surgery ; cosmetic surgery.
Ex: The database includes records ranging from drug and pharmacy guides to plastic surgery. Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
cirugía plástica reconstructiva
(n.)=reconstructive plastic surgery.
Ex: Focus will be on all aspects of plastic surgery with an emphasis on reconstructive plastic surgery.
cirugía reconstructiva
(n.)=reconstructive surgery.
Ex: Miriam Greene, the British woman attacked with a machete in Tobago, has undergone facial reconstructive surgery.
cirugía toracoscópica
(n.)=thoracoscopic surgery.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
cirujano
(n.)=surgeon.
Ex: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.
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* cirujano reconstructivo=reconstructive surgeon.

cirujano reconstructivo
(n.)=reconstructive surgeon.
Ex: He is a reconstructive surgeon experienced in rebuilding facial and body features due to accidents, birth defects, and breast cancer.
cirílico
(adj.)=Cyrillic.
Ex: The Bibliotheque Nationale is the least prolific producer of special collection catalogues but amongst their most important are their catalogues of doctoral dissertation holdings and of Slav and Cyrillic alphabet periodicals.

cisco
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* hacer cisco=tear + Nombre + apart ; wipe + the floor with.
* hecho cisco=wrecked.
* meter cisco=make + trouble.

cisma
(n.)=schism ; balkanization.
Ex: It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.
Ex: This shifts in emphasis mirror the general balkanization of modern American society.

cisne
(n.)=swan.
Ex: Many enquiries also fall into this category, eg, 'Can you tell me where to look for the laws protecting swans?'.

cistectomía
(n.)=cystectomy.
Ex: A large proportion of patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy experience psychological distress during the perioperative period.

cisterciense
(adj.)=Cistercian.
Nota: Perteneciente a la orden religiosa del Císter.
Ex: This article describes the library at the Cistercian Abbey of Our Lady of Hope, Sacramento Valley, N. California.

cisterna
(n.)=tank ; flush tank ; cistern.
Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
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* barco cisterna=tanker.
* buque cisterna=tanker.
* cisterna elevada=water tower.
* inodoro con cisterna=flushing toilet.
* tirar de la cisterna=flush + the toilet.

cisterna elevada
(n.)=water tower.
Ex: The exhibition displays grain elevators, water towers, cooling towers, and coal bunkers photographed in Europe and the USA, 1963-1978.
cita a ciegas
(n.)=blind date.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A marriage made in heaven or a blind date: successful library-faculty partnering in distance education.
cita bibliográfica
(n.)=citation ; document citation ; reference citation.
Ex: ISI gives you an additional -- and very powerful -- way of locating articles... by citations, the references found at the end of scholarly works. Ex: Usually each of these names will be accompanied by document reference numbers or classification numbers and document citations. Ex: Citation analysis of 7 core periodicals of the geological literature for 1985, showed that government document citations averaged 16% of all reference citations.
cita bibliográfica falsa
(n.)=bibliographic ghost.
Ex: Another feature reminds librarians of how easily bibliographic ghosts can be created by listing titles confidently announced for publication in previous issues which have been either abandoned or seriously delayed.
cita bibliográfica ficticia
(n.)=bibliographic ghost.
Ex: Another feature reminds librarians of how easily bibliographic ghosts can be created by listing titles confidently announced for publication in previous issues which have been either abandoned or seriously delayed.
cita con el dentista
(n.)=dental appointment.
Ex: A dental appointment is one of the scariest things for about thirty percent of the population in the world.
cita con un extraño
(n.)=blind date.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A marriage made in heaven or a blind date: successful library-faculty partnering in distance education.
cita textual
=quotation ; sic.
Ex: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language. Ex: The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'.
cita^1
(n.)=appointment ; engagement ; rendezvous.
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
Ex: The library services person will then give you the author's address, if he does accept engagements, or, often, make a preliminary inquiry for you.
Ex: She decided to have a cup of coffee in the library's cafeteria before her rendezvous with Edmonds.
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* cita con el dentista=dental appointment.
* concertar una cita=make + appointment.
* lugar de cita=meeting ground.
* persona que no se presenta a una cita o reserva=no-show.
* reservar cita=book + time.

cita^2
(n.)=date ; tryst.
Ex: The article 'A date with progress' explains the benefits to librarians and users of having the publication date of a book added to its Dewey Decimal Classification number.
Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
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* cita a ciegas=blind date.
* cita con un extraño=blind date.
* primera cita=first date.
* tener una cita=date ; go (out) on + a date.
* violación cometida por la persona con quien se ha tenido una cita=date rape.

cita^3
(n.)=quote.
Ex: Kilgour, from whom the above quote is taken, believes that with such catalogues 'it will not be necessary to have extensive descriptive cataloging rule systems'.
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* cita textual=quotation ; sic.
* mapa de citas=citation map.

cita^4
(n.)=source reference ; citing habit ; cite.
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: This parallelism suggests similar citing habits of scientists in the fields studied.
Ex: It is much better to err in terms oftoo many cites than it is to err on the side of too few citations.
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* análisis de citas=citation analysis.
* bibliometría sobre citas=citation bibliometry.
* búsqueda de citas=citation search.
* cita bibliográfica=citation ; document citation ; reference citation.
* cita bibliográfica falsa=bibliographic ghost.
* cita bibliográfica ficticia=bibliographic ghost.
* citas máximas=maximum citation.
* edad de la cita=citation age.
* encadenamiento de citas=citation chain ; chain of citation.
* enlace cita=backlink.
* frecuencia de cita=citation rate.
* impacto de citas=citation impact.
* indicador de citas=citation indicator.
* Indice de Citas=citation index ; Citation Index.
* Indice de Citas de Ciencia (SCI)=Science Citation Index (SCI).
* Indice de Citas de las Ciencias Sociales (SCI)=Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI).
* índice invertido de las citas bibliográficas=citation dictionary.
* libro de citas=citator.
* número de citas=number of citations.
* obra fuente de la cita=citing work.
* obtener una cita bibliográfica=glean + citation.
* orden de cita=citation order ; combination order.
* patrón de cita=citation pattern.

citabilidad
(n.)=citability.
Ex: The objective of this study was to quantify the citability of research contained in supplements and compare it with that for the parent journal.

citable
(adj.)=quotable ; citable.
Nota: En bibliometría, se dice de un documento que puede ser objeto de cita.
Ex: It was quite quotable, and at our library we quoted it.
Ex: That definition leads to many of the factors to be considered revealing that each citation comes from a pool of citable items.

citación judicial
(n.)=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries. Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day. Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
citación^1
(n.)=subpoena ; summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries.
Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day.
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* citación judicial=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.

citación^2
(n.)=citation.
Nota: Conjunto de datos referentes a un documento que lo identifican y que normalmente se incluyen en otro documento.
Ex: ISI gives you an additional -- and very powerful -- way of locating articles... by citations, the references found at the end of scholarly works.
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* frecuencia de citación=citation frequency.
* grado de citación=citedness.
* grado de no citación=uncitedness.
* hábito de citación=citing habit.
* índice de no citación=uncitedness.
* mapa de citación=citation map.
* modelo de citación=citation behaviour.
* patrón de citación=citation behaviour.
* probabilidad de citación=citability.
* red de citación=citation network.
* tasa de citación=citation rate.

citado
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* anteriormente citado=foregoing.
* arriba citado=above-mentioned.
* autor citado=cited author.
* citado más arriba=above.
* documento citado=cited document.
* el último citado=latter.
* frecuentemente citado=oft-cited ; much-quoted.
* obra citada=cited work.
* revista citada=cited journal.

citado más arriba
=above.
Ex: Thus, potentially the scope of a catalogue code is wide, but in practice most codes are restricted to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 above.
citante
(n.)=citer ; citator.
Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
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* documento citante=citing document.

citar
(v.)=cite.
Ex: However, the rules numbers which are cited here for ease of reference to AACR2 apply to AACR2 alone.
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* citar como ejemplo=cite + as an example.
* citar las palabras de Alguien=quote + Nombre + words.
* citar literalmente=quote + verbatim.
* citar mal=misquote.
* citar textualmente=quote.
* digno de citarse=quotable.

citar como ejemplo
(v.)=cite + as an example.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
citar las palabras de Alguien
(v.)=quote + Nombre + words.
Ex: I must also thank the other writers who have allowed me to quote their words in the pages that follow.
citar literalmente
(v.)=quote + verbatim.
Ex: The title is normally quoted verbatim so that the document record can be successfully and confidently matched with the document.
citar mal
(v.)=misquote.
Ex: The titles can be easily misquoted.
citar textualmente
(v.)=quote.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.
citas máximas
(n.)=maximum citation.
Ex: The method revealed that a document's maximum citation occurs 2 years after publication.
citatoria
(n.)=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries.
Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day.
Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

citatorio
(n.)=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries.
Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day.
Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.

citocina
(n.)=citokyne.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

citología
(n.)=Pap smear ; cervical smear ; cervical screening ; cytology.
Ex: The previous year, before the program was launched, a Pap smear was taken from 43% of women.
Ex: All patients were examined, and cervical smear was performed after interview.
Ex: In conclusion, the study supports the 2003 recommendations for changes to cervical screening intervals.
Ex: Irrelevant of its cytology, a neoplasm of epithelial origin with this form of growth is also called papilloma.
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* citología cervical=cervical screening.

citología cervical
(n.)=cervical screening.
Ex: In conclusion, the study supports the 2003 recommendations for changes to cervical screening intervals.
citoplasma
(n.)=cytoplasm.
Ex: The peripheral part of the cytoplasm, the ectoplasm, is much more viscous and has no granules.

citoplasmático
(adj.)=cytoplasmic.
Ex: The more we learn about cytoplasmic inheritance, the more complex it becomes.
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* membrana citoplasmática=plasma membrane.

citoquina
(n.)=citokyne.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

citrino
(n.)=citrine.
Ex: Agates, sapphires, amethysts and citrines are found in abundance in Madagascar.

city
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* City de Londres, la=the City.
* Sin City=Sin City.

ciudad
(n.)=city ; town ; county borough ; municipal borough ; burg.
Ex: PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.
Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.
Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
Ex: Nevertheless, two municipal boroughs, Batley and Castleford, were examples of genuine towns with no bookshops.
Ex: Townie is in fact a derogatory reference to those who are born and raised in that type of burg or burb, and are assumed to be of inferior intellectual promise.
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* al otro lado de la ciudad=cross-town.
* barrio marginado de la ciudad=inner-city area ; inner-city area.
* barrio pobre del centro de la ciudad=inner-city suburb.
* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad=inner city.
* calle de la ciudad=city street.
* casco antiguo de la ciudad, el=the oldest part of the city.
* centro de la ciudad=central city ; downtown ; city centre.
* chica de ciudad=city girl.
* chico de ciudad=city kid.
* ciudad amurallada=walled city.
* ciudad costera=beach town ; coastal city ; seaside town.
* Ciudad del Cabo=Cape Town.
* Ciudad del Pecado=Sin City.
* Ciudad del Vaticano, la=Vatican City, the.
* ciudad de Nueva York=NYC [New York City].
* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados=retirement town.
* ciudad dormitorio=dormitory.
* ciudad en auge=boom town.
* ciudad eterna, la=Eternal City, the.
* ciudad famosa por el golf=golfing town.
* ciudad fortificada=walled city ; fortified town.
* ciudad fronteriza=frontier municipality.
* ciudad ideal=white picket fence.
* ciudad industrial=industrial town ; industrial city.
* ciudad metropolitana=metropolitan city.
* ciudad natal=birthplace ; hometown [home town] ; back home.
* ciudad portuaria=port city.
* ciudad satélite=satellite city.
* ciudad universitaria=university town.
* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno)=become + the home-from-home of.
* de fuera de la ciudad=out-of-town.
* del otro lado de la ciudad=cross-town.
* de otras ciudades=out-of-town.
* de una punta de la ciudad a otra=cross-town.
* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro=cross-town.
* de un lado de la ciudad a otro=cross-town.
* espectáculos de la ciudad=local attractions.
* gas ciudad=city gas.
* gente de la ciudad=townspeople.
* habitante de la ciudad=city dweller ; urban dweller ; urban resident ; urbanite.
* hacia el centro de la ciudad=townward.
* la ciudad que nunca duerme=the city that never sleeps.
* las afueras de la ciudad=uptown.
* luces de la ciudad, las=city lights, the.
* plano de la ciudad=street plan ; city map.
* por toda la ciudad=citywide [city-wide].
* puerta de la ciudad=city gate.
* que atraviesa la ciudad=cross-town.
* segunda vivienda en la ciudad=pied-à-terre.
* ser la ciudad de=be home to.
* vida de la ciudad=urban life ; city life.
* visita por la ciudad=city tour.
* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad=inner city.

ciudad amurallada
(n.)=walled city.
Ex: Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times.
ciudad costera
(n.)=beach town ; coastal city ; seaside town.
Ex: The novel begins as the heroine leaves Tennessee and settles in a northern Florida beach town, where she gets a job at a souvenir shop during the town's off-season. Ex: A team of archaeologists have unearthed a Greek temple in the Egyptian coastal city of Alexandria. Ex: Mystery and intrigue have gripped a small seaside town after someone toppled the steeple of the community's 115-year-old Anglican church.
ciudad de Nueva York
=NYC [New York City].
Ex: I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados
(n.)=retirement town.
Ex: The study showed that seaside resorts, spas, retirement towns and administrative centres were more likely to have good bookshop than industrial towns.
ciudad dormitorio
(n.)=dormitory.
Ex: This town enjoys a relatively placid existence as a well-appointed dormitory for thousands of commuters to a large metropolitan area of 250,000.
ciudad en auge
(n.)=boom town.
Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.
ciudad eterna, la
(n.)=Eternal City, the.
Ex: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.
ciudad famosa por el golf
(n.)=golfing town.
Ex: Our journey takes us through the golfing town of Troon, where we will see the championship links course.
ciudad fortificada
(n.)=walled city ; fortified town.
Ex: Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times. Ex: The Netherlands has some lovely historical fortified towns which are all worth a visit.
ciudad fronteriza
(n.)=frontier municipality.
Ex: The authors visited the town library in Comitan and the library in the frontier municipality Las Margeritas.
ciudad ideal
=white picket fence.
Ex: This paper explores five scenarios of tomorrow's communities, one of them being a nostalgic return to the romantic notion of the white picket fence.
ciudad industrial
(n.)=industrial town ; industrial city.
Ex: The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops. Ex: Now a thriving industrial city, it covers 40 square miles, has a population of 78,808, gives employment to 30,500 workers, and distributes an annual payroll of $640.6 million.
ciudad metropolitana
(n.)=metropolitan city.
Ex: By 2025, seven of ten largest metropolitan cities of the world will be located in Asia.
ciudad natal
(n.)=birthplace ; hometown [home town] ; back home.
Ex: Silicon Valley, the birthplace of multimedia, is still in the forefront of technological change. Ex: It occurred to him that the library might subscribe to his boyhood hometown newspaper. Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
ciudad portuaria
(n.)=port city.
Ex: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.
ciudad satélite
(n.)=satellite city.
Ex: Their lifestyles have been influenced by the rapid growth of satellite cities around the capital area.
ciudad universitaria
(n.)=university town.
Ex: What was clear from the analysis was that major population centres such as Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Hull and York (all of which are university towns) had what might be called 'good' bookshop provision.
ciudadano
(n.)=citizen ; national ; constituent ; private citizen ; burgess ; member of the public ; punter.
Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.
Ex: This collection includes also works about the Maltese Islands and those written by Maltese nationals but published abroad.
Ex: This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.
Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.
Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.
Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves.
Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.
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* centro de atención al ciudadano=advice centre.
* Centro de Información al Ciudadano=Public Information Center (PIC).
* centro de información ciudadana=community information centre.
* ciudadano británico=Briton.
* ciudadano de a pie=ordinary citizen ; everyday citizen.
* ciudadano de edad avanzada=elderly citizen.
* ciudadano de la tercera edad=senior citizen.
* ciudadano de segunda clase=second-class citizen.
* ciudadano ejemplar=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
* ciudadano medio, el=average man, the.
* ciudadano modélico=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
* ciudadano modelo=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
* ciudadano normal=ordinary citizen ; member of the public ; everyday citizen.
* ciudadanos=citizenry ; townspeople.
* ciudadano soldado=citizen soldier.
* conciudadano=fellow citizen.
* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos=citizen activist.
* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano=watchdog.
* derechos del ciudadano=civil liberties.
* el ciudadano de a pie=the average Joe.
* el ciudadano medio=the average Joe.
* grupo de acción ciudadana=citizen action group ; community action group.
* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido=unserved, the.
* grupo de protección ciudadana=civic trust group.
* inseguridad ciudadana=street crime.
* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos=community education.
* la ciudadana de a pie=the average Jane.
* la ciudadana media=the average Jane.
* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB)=Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).
* participación ciudadana=community involvement.
* seguridad ciudadana=public safety.
* servicio de información ciudadana=community information service.
* simple ciudadano, el=man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.

ciudadano británico
(n.)=Briton.
Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
ciudadano de a pie
(n.)=ordinary citizen ; everyday citizen.
Ex: The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards. Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
ciudadano de edad avanzada
(n.)=elderly citizen.
Ex: Meeting the library and information needs of senior citizens is becoming a major challenge for public libraries all over the world.
ciudadano de la tercera edad
(n.)=senior citizen.
Ex: Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns.
ciudadano de segunda clase
(n.)=second-class citizen.
Ex: Long treated as second-class citizens, the women say they have found an unexpected equality on the front lines of the protest.
ciudadano ejemplar
(n.)=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
Ex: The main character in the film is a model citizen who sees his wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a raid on his house. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage.
ciudadano medio, el
(n.)=average man, the.
Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza, trabaja lo menos posible.
ciudadano modelo
(n.)=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
Ex: The main character in the film is a model citizen who sees his wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a raid on his house. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage.
ciudadano modélico
(n.)=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
Ex: The main character in the film is a model citizen who sees his wife and daughter are brutally murdered during a raid on his house. Ex: He was an exemplary citizen before the accident but afterwards became a completely different person -- impatient, rude and prone to outbursts of anger and rage.
ciudadano normal
(n.)=ordinary citizen ; member of the public ; everyday citizen.
Ex: The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards. Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves. Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
ciudadano soldado
(n.)=citizen soldier.
Ex: I encourage anyone who wants to understand how warfare is shifting from the citizen soldier to the hired gun to watch this film.
ciudadanos
(n.)=citizenry ; townspeople.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries. Ex: One of the assignments was for students to interview townspeople about their use of the public library.
ciudadanía
(n.)=citizenship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
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* cambio de ciudadanía=change of citizenship.

ciudadela
(n.)=citadel ; fortress.
Nota: Plural fortresses.
Ex: The article 'A citadel under siege' identifies the tasks which the library administrator must undertake and complete if his library collection is to successfully withstand the attack of the Censor.
Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.

civil
(adj.)=nonmilitary ; civilian ; civic.
Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
Ex: Israel is nation very interested in both the military and civilian applications of nuclear energy.
Ex: Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.
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* abogado civil=people's lawyer ; civilian lawyer.
* anterior a la Guerra Civil=pre-Civil War.
* año civil=calendar year.
* autoridad civil=city authority ; civilian authority.
* boda civil=civil wedding.
* código civil=civil code.
* de civil=in plain clothes.
* defensor de los derechos civiles=civil society activist.
* derechos civiles=civil rights ; civil liberties.
* edificio civil=civic building.
* estatuto civil=civil statute.
* guerra civil=civil war.
* ingeniero civil=civil engineer.
* litigio civil=civil litigation.
* matrimonio civil=civil marriage.
* mes civil=calendar month.
* movimiento por los derechos civiles=civil rights movement.
* persona civil=civilian.
* personal civil=civilian staff.
* pleito civil=civil litigation.
* población civil=civilian.
* población civil, la=civilian population, the.
* procedimiento civil=civil proceedings.
* registro civil, el=family registry, the ; civil registry, the ; population registry, the.
* unión civil=civil union.
* vestido de civil=in plain clothes.
* vestir de civil=wear + plain clothes ; dress in + plain clothes.
* vida civil=civic life.

civilización
=civilisation [civilization, -USA].
Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
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* choque de civilizaciones=clash of civilisations.
* civilización humana=human civilisation.
* civilización mundial=global civilisation.
* civilización occidental=Western civilisation.
* cuna de la civilización=cradle of civilisation.

civilización humana
(n.)=human civilisation.
Ex: At the other extreme is Mises, who describes economic theory as an essential element in the structure of human civilization.
civilización mundial
(n.)=global civilisation.
Ex: Food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.
civilización occidental
(n.)=Western civilisation.
Ex: Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major events, personalities, documents, and literary classics in Western civilisation.
civilizado
(adj.)=civilised [civilized, -USA] ; civil.
Ex: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.
Ex: This situation only really stands out because this place is normally such an oasis of gentlemanly and civil behaviour.
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* nación civilizada=civilised nation.

civilizador
=civilising [civilizing, -USA].
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.

civilizar
(v.)=civilise [civilize, -USA].
Ex: The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.

civismo
(n.)=civic behaviour ; civic mindedness ; civic responsibility ; civics ; civil behaviour ; social capital ; civism.
Ex: This study tested the relationship between civic behaviour and involvement in the job.
Ex: Anywhere on the planet, the 'library' building serves as a proud monument to the civic mindedness of the local population.
Ex: This program is designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy.
Ex: The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China.
Ex: In Poland this sort of civil behaviour is perhaps not dead, but is breathing on a lung-machine and has a bad case of tuberculosis.
Ex: The author examines social capital as a theoretic construct with the potential to enhance the understanding of public relations contribution to the organisational bottom line.
Ex: For them, it will be the taxpayers at the end of the day who will have to bear the cost of their lack of civism and responsibility.
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* falta de civismo=lack of public spirit.
* falto de civismo=uncivic.

cizalla
(n.)=metal shears.
Ex: For this you will need a good pair of general purpose metal shears.

cizalladura
(n.)=shear.
Ex: This means ductile materials normally fail due to shear rather than tension/compression.
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* resistencia a la cizalladura=shear strength.

cizallar
(v.)=shear.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado sheared y participio pasado shorn.
Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

cizaña
(n.)=weed.
Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.
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* mala cizaña=rotten apple.
* plantar cizaña=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* sembrar cizaña=sow + the seed(s) of discord.

ciática
(n.)=sciatica.
Ex: Sciatica, or pain along the sciatic nerve, can cause pain, weakness, numbness and tingling from the lower back down the back of the leg to the toes.

ciático
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* nervio ciático=sciatic nerve.

ciénaga
(n.)=bog ; marsh ; mire ; morass ; marshland ; fen ; bogland ; mudflat ; tidal flat.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.
Ex: This international network of specialists promote, encourage and co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems.
Ex: Before him was a morass over which a bridge had been thrown to the solid ground beyond.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.
Ex: The country is very marshy, and full of fens and woods.
Ex: It is estimated that 50 acres of gorseland and bogland were destroyed in the fire.
Ex: In tropical regions, halophytic (salt tolerant) trees invade mudflats associated with estuaries and form mangrove swamps instead of tidal marshes.
Ex: A model was developed to evaluate the effect of the tidal flat on changes in the seawater temperature.

clamar
(v.)=bay ; huff and puff.
Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
Ex: Why do feminists huff and puff over men who declare that they want traditional women, what do they want?.
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* clamar venganza=bay for + blood ; bay for + vengeance.

clamar venganza
(v.)=bay for + blood ; bay for + vengeance.
Ex: Israel's dogs of war have been baying for blood for some time now. Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance.
clamor
(n.)=clamour [clamor, -USA] ; roar.
Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

clamoroso
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* protesta clamorosa=outcry.

clan
(n.)=clan.
Ex: Other rules in this section cover special types of surname entries: names of clans, families, etc.

clandestinamente
=surreptitiously ; clandestinely.
Ex: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale.
Ex: Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.

clandestinidad
(n.)=secrecy.
Ex: That book is a source document; it's something in the hand for somebody interested in censorship and secrecy in government.
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* actuar en la clandestinidad=go into + hiding ; go + underground.
* pasar a la clandestinidad=go into + hiding ; go + underground.
* sumergirse en la clandestinidad=go into + hiding ; go + underground.

clandestino
(adj.)=underground ; clandestine ; back-street.
Ex: Liberation News Service (LNS) was an underground newspaper which supplied the US 1960s counter-culture with a variety of articles, essays and spoofs.
Ex: The article describes the recent history of clandestine publishing in Poland = El artículo describe la historia reciente de la edición clandestina en Polonia.
Ex: Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to 'back-street' abortionists.
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* bar clandestino=speakeasy.

clara
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* clara de huevo=egg white ; egg albumen.
* división + no estar clara=blur + division.

clara de huevo
(n.)=egg white ; egg albumen.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased. Ex: Royal icing consists of sugar and egg albumen (egg whites), whereas glace icing only contains sugar.
claraboya
(n.)=skylight.
Ex: Finnish libraries in general are distinguished by the use of split-levels, skylights and curving lines.
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* galería con claraboyas=clerestory.

claramente
=clearly ; conspicuously ; distinctly ; dramatically ; plainly ; sharply ; manifestly ; uncompromisingly ; patently ; loud and clear ; bluntly ; ostensibly ; tellingly ; recognisably [recognizably, -USA] ; notoriously ; egregiousluy ; openly ; overtly.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
Ex: Some were distinctly unhappy with the quality of the effort.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: Plainly much of the schedules of the second edition remain to be published.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
Ex: However, prevailing practices are manifestly inadequate.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.
Ex: In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.
Ex: This draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake and to encourage governments to take action now.
Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.
Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.
Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
Ex: Librarians, like anthropologists, are recognizably and self-consciously members of one single tribe.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms. Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: To the extent the resolution imperils American troops, it is egregiously reckless and indefensible at all levels.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
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* claramente definido=well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; clear-cut.
* claramente diferenciado=differentiated ; hyperbolic ; clearly differentiated.
* claramente expresado=well-articulated.
* demostrar claramente=demonstrate + clearly.
* expresado claramente=clearly articulated.
* hacer ver claramente=hammer + home + message ; show + clearly.
* indicar claramente=make + it + clear.
* mostrar claramente=show + clearly.
* muy claramente=in no uncertain terms.

claramente definido
(adj.)=well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; clear-cut.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user. Ex: The first two groups are reasonably straightforward, but the third is much less clearly defined, and is the group which causes most problems in practice. Ex: These and other ideas are explored through a clearly-drawn central character with whom it is easy to sympathize. Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
claramente diferenciado
(adj.)=differentiated ; hyperbolic ; clearly differentiated.
Ex: A classification of readers according to their social background is a necessary precondition of a differentiated and effective library service. Ex: The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford. Ex: A more clearly differentiated 'special' role for parliamentary libraries is needed as part of a parliamentary 'information ecology'.
claramente expresado
(adj.)=well-articulated.
Ex: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.
claridad
(v.)=clarity ; explicitness of detail ; explicitness ; clearness ; lightness ; understandability.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: Users of the information system may influence the explicitness of the detail in a list.
Ex: Other issues of concern include the various complexities of titles proper of serials and areas of description where the code lacks explicitness.
Ex: They emphasize clearness, flexibility, ease of use and following standards as important aspects to consider when designing a user interface for an OPAC.
Ex: This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.
Ex: The criteria were availability, searchability, understandability, credibility, and applicability.
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* claridad de exposición=clarity of exposition.
* claridad de funciones=role clarity.
* claridad de presentación=clarity of presentation.
* claridad de responsabilidades=role clarity.
* con poca claridad=indistinctly.
* con toda claridad=as clear as a bell.
* expresado con claridad=clearly articulated ; well-articulated.
* falta de claridad=fuzziness ; obscurity ; murkiness ; indistinctiveness ; indistinctness.
* falto de claridad=nebulous.

claridad de exposición
(n.)=clarity of exposition.
Ex: The literature pertaining to causative factors of child abuse was assess to determine clarity of exposition, technical soundness, & appropriateness of analysis.
claridad de funciones
(n.)=role clarity.
Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
claridad de presentación
(n.)=clarity of presentation.
Ex: They are chosen on the basis of quality of writing, illustration, clarity of presentation, imagination and reading pleasure..
claridad de responsabilidades
(n.)=role clarity.
Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
clarificación
(n.)=clarification.
Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.

clarificadora
(n.)=clarifier.
Ex: The clarifier is a separator which removes cream and the amount can be standardized to produce standard milk (3.5% fat) or partly skimmed (2%, 1%).

clarificar
(v.)=clarify ; make + it + clear ; illuminate ; clear up.
Ex: The examples above should serve also to clarify the relationship between the authority entry and the reference entry.
Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.
Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

clarividencia
(n.)=thoughtfulness.
Ex: I feel particularly happy to be associated on this occasion with Mr. Gorman whose writings I have admired for some time not only for their thoughtfulness and perspicuity but for the style and wit they have brought to the literature of cataloging.

clarividente
(adj.)=clear-sighted.
Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.

claro
(adj.)=apparent ; clear ; clear-cut ; crisp ; definite ; distinct ; light ; neat ; plain ; straightforward ; tidy ; distinctive ; designated ; uncloudy ; unclouded ; unclouded ; cloudless ; forthright ; uncompromising ; unqualified ; cut and dried [cut and dry] ; patent ; egregious.
Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.
Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: This was all very tidy, but who was to judge significance?.
Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.
Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.
Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.
Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
Ex: That is outrageous in itself, an egregious departure from protecting citizens against abuses of power.
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* cantarlas claras=call + a spade a spade.
* con una idea clara de lo que se quiere=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* con una meta clara=focused [focussed].
* con un objetivo claro=focused [focussed].
* con unos objetivos muy claros=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* cuestiones poco claras=grey area [gray area].
* de forma clara=clearly.
* dejar bien claro=make + it + crystal clear ; make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.
* dejar claro=make + it + clear ; send + a clear signal that ; make + explicit statement ; make + explicit.
* de manera clara=distinctly ; clearly.
* de modo claro=transparently.
* en + Lengua + claro=in plain + Lengua.
* en términos claros=in simple terms.
* estar claro=be plain ; be out in the open.
* hablar claro=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* las cosas + estar + claras=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
* más claro el agua=as clear as a bell.
* más claro que el agua=as clear as a bell.
* nada claro=unclear ; uncleared.
* no dar una impresión clara=send + mixed signals.
* no está claro todavía=the jury is still out (on).
* no estar claro en absoluto=be far from clear.
* no estar nada claro=be far from clear.
* no estar para nada claro=be far from clear.
* para que quede más claro=for main effects.
* pasta de clara de huevo=glair.
* poco claro=fuzzy ; indistinct ; obscure ; unclear ; untidy ; hazy ; inconclusive ; slurred ; clouded ; undistinguished ; uncleared ; indistinctive.
* poner en claro=clear up.
* que quede bien claro=make no mistake.
* sacar en claro=conclude.
* ser algo muy claro=be a dead giveaway.
* sin una meta clara=unfocused [unfocussed].
* sin un objetivo claro=non-purposive ; unfocused [unfocussed].
* tan claro como el agua=as clear as a bell.
* tener Algo claro=clarify + Posesivo + mind.
* tener claro=be clear in + Posesivo + mind.
* violeta claro=periwinkle.

claroscuro
(n.)=light-and-shade ; chiaroscuro.
Ex: Three-dimensional watermarks gave a light-and-shade effect in the paper.
Ex: Artists became more analytical about their perceptual experiences and experimented with painting techniques such as chiaroscuro and pointillism.

clarín
(n.)=bugle.
Ex: The hunt is the predominant sound of the poem, which features more than ten references to the sound of hunting horns or bugles.
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* toque de clarín=bugle call.

clarísimo
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* estar clarísimo=be patently clear.

clase acomodada
(n.)=nob.
Ex: In other words, compare the glorious statements made about the purpose of libraries in 1849 with the opening of Manchester Public Library, with one ceremony for the working class and one for the 'nobs'.
clase adinerada y con poder, la
=rich and powerful, the.
Ex: For the rich and powerful it was important to give an expensive gift to the king or queen to gain their favour.
clase alta
(n.)=upper class.
Ex: Do not list terms which have a common last word as a series (such as 'upper, middle, and working class').
clase anterior
(n.)=anterior numeral class.
Ex: Apart from the main classes (A/Z) outlined above, there are the anterior numeral classes (1/9) which correspond in many ways to the Generalia classes in other schemes.
clase baja
(n.)=lower class, the.
Ex: The lower class Gaelic monoglots were largely unable to read, being deprived of both libraries and alternative means of obtaining the limited Gaelic literature.
clase business
(n.)=business class.
Ex: An Australian respondent earned AUD 105,000 but pointed out this was part of a package which came with a car, free petrol, mobile phone, part home phone bill paid, business class travel, etc..
clase capitalista
(n.)=capitalist class.
Ex: Legislation on the working day was an activey counterpoise to the power of the capitalist class.
clase de educación de adultos
(n.)=adult learning class ; adult learner class.
Ex: However, although there had been an increase in numbers attending adult learning classes, the majority of uptake was in keep-fit activities. Ex: In future the Centre hopes to run more traditional adult learner classes, such as languages.
clase de educación especial
(n.)=special education class.
Ex: This paper presents the views of four general education teachers who without prior notice or training were assigned to teach special education classes.
clase de educación física
(n.)=physical education class.
Ex: Skip ropes are one of the most popular products used in physical education classes as it motivates mass participation.
clase de gimnasia
(n.)=gym class.
Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
clase de historia
(n.)=history lesson.
Ex: The study of Britain's involvement in the slave trade is to be made compulsory as part of history lessons in English secondary schools.
clase de primaria
(n.)=infant class.
Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.
clase de prácticas
(n.)=practical.
Ex: General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups.
clase de redacción
(n.)=composition class.
Ex: College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.
clase didáctica
(n.)=didactic lecture.
Ex: But in recent years, grand rounds have become didactic lectures focusing on technical aspects of the newest biomedical research.
clase fénix
(n.)=Phoenix schedule.
Ex: The sixteenth edition contained the first of the Phoenix schedules on schedules which were completely new.
clase general
(n.)=containing class.
Ex: A main class, in a general classification scheme, is one of the broad classes into which knowledge is divided before further analysis begins, and for which there is no broader containing class.
clase gobernante, la
(n.)=ruling class, the ; ruling elite, the.
Ex: Perdiguier opposed reading programmes proposed by the ruling class. Ex: The book examines the participation of the ruling elite in masquerade balls in the 18th century.
clase intelectual
(n.)=intellectual class.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
clase magistral
(n.)=lecture class.
Ex: This article compares the effectiveness of three interactive videodisc courses to the effectiveness of regular, traditional lecture classes.
clase marginada
(n.)=underclass.
Ex: This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.
clase media
(n.)=middle class.
Ex: Do not list terms which have a common last word as a series (such as 'upper, middle, and working class').
clase media alta
(n.)=upper-middle class.
Ex: Although neurasthenia was not originally defined as a feminine ailment, it was common in women, especially those of the middle and upper-middle classes between the ages of 20 and 40.
clase nocturna
(n.)=evening class.
Ex: By comparison with universities, many colleges house a constantly changing population of full-time, part-time, day release, sandwich course and evening class students.
clase obrera
(n.)=working class.
Ex: Do not list terms which have a common last word as a series (such as 'upper, middle, and working class').
clase política
(n.)=political class.
Ex: Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.
clase principal
(n.)=main class.
Ex: A main class, in a general classification scheme, is one of the broad classes into which knowledge is divided before further analysis begins, and for which there is no broader containing class.
clase social
(n.)=social class.
Ex: Social class and home access to information technology are shown as dividers impacting on the extent of use of all services offered by the learning resource centre = Se demuestra que la clase social y el acceso a la tecnología de la información desde casa son dos variables diferenciadoras que repercuten en la frecuencia de uso de todos los servicios ofertados por el centro de recursos para el aprendizaje.
clase superior
(n.)=brahmin.
Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.
clase trabajadora
(n.)=working class ; labouring class.
Ex: Do not list terms which have a common last word as a series (such as 'upper, middle, and working class'). Ex: The author addresses the issue of the non-use of public libraries by the poor, the illiterate, semi-literate and the emergent wage-earning labouring class.
clase turista
(n.)=economy class.
Ex: The grant is to cover the cost of travel (economy class air transportation) to and from the host country of the conference, registration, hotel costs and a per diem allowance.
clase virtual
(n.)=e-lesson.
Ex: Just to make sure you pay attention to these e-lessons; each e-lesson will include a self-marking quiz.
clase^1
(n.)=class ; class ; cluster ; kind ; nature ; schedules, the ; sort ; type ; schedule ; table ; ilk ; class standing.
Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.
Ex: A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.
Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.
Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading.
Ex: The list of terms, representing concepts systematically arranged and showing their relationships, constitutes the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: We have now established all the information that we need to enable us to construct a schedule, or table, in a given subject area.
Ex: We have now established all the information that we need to enable us to construct a schedule, or table, in a given subject area.
Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
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* análisis multidimensional de clases=multidimensional cluster analysis.
* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento=material (or type of publication) specific details area.
* ciudadano de segunda clase=second-class citizen.
* clase acomodada=nob.
* clase adinerada y con poder, la=rich and powerful, the.
* clase alta=upper class.
* clase anterior=anterior numeral class.
* clase baja=lower class, the.
* clase business=business class.
* clase capitalista=capitalist class.
* clase fénix=Phoenix schedule.
* clase general=containing class.
* clase gobernante, la=ruling class, the ; ruling elite, the.
* clase intelectual=intellectual class.
* clase marginada=underclass.
* clase media=middle class.
* clase media alta=upper-middle class.
* clase obrera=working class.
* clase política=political class.
* clase principal=main class.
* clases altas, las=upper circles, the.
* clases auxiliares=auxiliaries.
* clases inferiores, las=lower orders, the.
* clase social=social class.
* clase superior=brahmin.
* clase trabajadora=working class ; labouring class.
* clase turista=economy class.
* con toda clase de comodidades=with all mods and cons.
* con toda clase de lujos=with all mods and cons.
* correo de primera clase=first class post.
* cultura de la clase alta=high culture.
* cultura de la clase baja=low culture.
* cultura de la clase media=middlebrow culture.
* de clase baja=low-class.
* de primera clase=first class ; first-rate ; tip-top.
* de segunda clase=second-rate ; second-class.
* designación específica de la clase de documento=specific material designation.
* designación general de la clase de documento=general material designation.
* de una clase social superior=above + Posesivo + class.
* dimensión de clase=class dimension.
* fuera de clase=out-of-class.
* guerra de clases=class war ; class warfare.
* identidad clase-tipo=type-token identity.
* lucha de clases=class warfare ; class war ; class struggle.
* modelo en su clase=showpiece.
* notación de clase=class notation.
* política de clases=class politics.
* prejuicio de clases=class prejudice.
* primero de su clase, el=first of its kind, the.
* provenir de todas las clases sociales=come from all + walks of life.
* relación clase-tipo=type-token ratio.
* sin clases sociales=classless.
* sistema de clases sociales=class system.
* subdivisión dentro de una clase=link ; step of division.
* toda clase de=all sorts of.
* una clase de=a kind of.
* viajar en primera clase=travel (in) + first-class.
* viajar en segunda clase=travel (in) + second-class.

clase^2
(n.)=classroom ; class.
Ex: Teaching is done through lectures, seminars, tutorials and practical work both in the classroom and the library.
Ex: The students in these classes were asked to record their library science periodical usage for one week = En estas clases se les pidió a los estudiantes que mantuvieran un registro del uso que hacían de las publicaciones periódicas de biblioteconomía y documentación durante una semana.
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* delegado de clase=class prefect ; class representative.
* tener clases=take + classes.

clase^3
(n.)=lesson ; session ; course unit ; teaching session ; lecture.
Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.
Ex: This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.
Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
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* anterior a la clase=preclass.
* apuntes de clase=lecture notes ; class notes.
* asistir a una clase=attend + class.
* aula de clase=teaching room.
* clase de educación de adultos=adult learning class ; adult learner class.
* clase de educación especial=special education class.
* clase de educación física=physical education class.
* clase de gimnasia=gym class.
* clase de historia=history lesson.
* clase de prácticas=practical.
* clase de primaria=infant class.
* clase de redacción=composition class.
* clase didáctica=didactic lecture.
* clase magistral=lecture class.
* clase nocturna=evening class.
* clases de apoyo=remedial teaching.
* clases de guitarra=guitar tuition.
* clase virtual=e-lesson.
* compañero de clase=classmate.
* curso de clases magistrales=lecture course.
* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich course.
* dar clase=give + a lesson ; teach + class ; teach + lesson ; hold + class.
* ejercicios de clase=school tasks.
* en el aula de clase=classroom-based.
* faltar a clase=play + hooky ; skip + class ; play + truant ; bunk off ; bunk + classes ; skive ; bunk + school.
* faltar a una clase=miss + class ; cut + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
* fugarse una clase=skip + class.
* hora de clase=class period.
* horario de clase=class time ; class schedule.
* horas de clase=class time ; school hours.
* impartir clases=lecture.
* lectura en clase=class reading.
* lectura recomendada de clase=classroom reading.
* material didáctico entregado en clase=class handout.
* perderse una clase=miss + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
* preparar un trabajo de clase=research + paper.
* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich programme.
* saltarse una clase=skip + class ; miss + class ; cut + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
* trabajo de clase=term paper ; coursework [course work] ; term project ; essay assignment ; class assignment ; course assignment ; homework ; student assignment ; written assignment.
* trabajos de clase=classroom asignment.

clases altas, las
=upper circles, the.
Ex: A recent study of the political elite in Iran reveals that the upper circles have very little in common with the masses, in terms of family background, life-style, language, educational experience, & cultural values.
clases auxiliares
(n.)=auxiliaries.
Ex: The auxiliaries are a central feature of UDC.
clases de apoyo
(n.)=remedial teaching.
Ex: Suppose we are searching for information about the subject 'The use of television in remedial teaching in primary schools'.
clases de guitarra
(n.)=guitar tuition.
Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.
clases inferiores, las
(n.)=lower orders, the.
Ex: The 1849 committee recommended that a lending library was important if the lower orders were to be attracted to make full use of books, and a reading room would certainly be needed.
clasicismo
(n.)=classicism.
Ex: This book analyzes the mix of classicism and medieval revivalism in Gherardesca's architecture.

clasicista
(adj.)=classicist.
Ex: This article examines the project of the National Association of classicists which provides an example of the benefits and the problems associated with an attempt to involve scholars very directly in preservation decision making = Este artículo examina el proyecto de la Asociación Nacional de Clasicistas que ejemplifica los beneficios y los problemas relacionados con un intento de hacer que los estudiosos participen muy directamente en la toma de decisiones sobre conservación.

clasificable
(adj.)=classifiable.
Ex: Each institution has a library attached which is classifiable as medical, research, homeopathic, dental, and pharmaceutical.

clasificación
(n.)=classification ; map ; mapping ; ranking ; sorting ; subject cataloguing ; rank order ; league table ; sift ; scoreboard ; scorecard ; grading ; leader board.
Ex: Classification, then, is the grouping of like objects.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.
Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.
Ex: This facility enables descriptive and subject cataloguing to be done by two different people.
Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.
Ex: In addition to producing these 'league tables' of microcomputer applications, Burton also indicated the applications software that libraries were using.
Ex: The method of work agreed was that the chairperson would make a first sift of proposals and divide them into two groups.
Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.
Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.
Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.
Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.
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* clasificación abreviada=abridged classification.
* clasificación analítico-sintética=analytico-synthetic classification.
* clasificación automática=automatic classification.
* clasificación bibliográfica=bibliographic classification ; library classification.
* Clasificación Bibliográfica (BC)=Bibliographic Classification (BC).
* clasificación cruzada=cross-classification.
* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC)=Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).
* Clasificación Decimal, la=Decimal Classification, the.
* Clasificación Decimal Universal (CDU)=UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).
* clasificación de Dewey, la=Dewey scheme, the.
* clasificación de la literatura narrativa=fiction classification.
* clasificación del correo=mail sorting.
* clasificación del suelo=zoning.
* Clasificación de Ranganathan=Colon Classification (CC) ; Colon Classification Scheme.
* clasificación enumerativa=enumerative classification.
* clasificación específica=close classification ; specific classification.
* clasificación facetada=faceted classification.
* clasificación general=broad classification ; broad classification.
* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE)=General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
* clasificación monojerárquica=monohierarchical classification.
* clasificación por antigüedad=seniority ranking.
* clasificación por materia=subject classification.
* clasificación por pertinencia=relevance ranking.
* clasificación unidimensional=monodimensional classification.
* de clasificación=classificatory indicator ; classificatory.
* dispositivo de clasificación=sorting device.
* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG)=Classification Research Group (CRG).
* indicador de clasificación=classificatory indicator.
* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
* número de clasificación=class mark [classmark] ; class number ; classification number ; rank number.
* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación=rank.
* paquete de clasificación=sort package.
* sistema de clasificación=classification scheme ; scheme ; classification system ; classification schedules ; grading system.
* sistema de clasificación analítico=analytical classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación de Bliss=Bliss classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación decimal=decimal classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso=LCC (Library of Congress Classification).
* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado=dichotomized classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación enciclopédica=general classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación enumerativo=enumerative classification scheme ; enumerative scheme.
* sistema de clasificación especializado=special classification scheme ; special scheme.
* sistema de clasificación facetado=faceted classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación general=general scheme ; general classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación jerárquico=hierarchical classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación lineal=linear classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación multidimensional=multidimensional classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas=discipline-oriented scheme.
* sistema de clasificación sintético=synthetic classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación universal=universal classification scheme.
* sistema de clasificación verbal=verbal classification system.
* tabla de clasificación=classification schedule.

clasificación abreviada
(n.)=abridged classification.
Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, Lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
clasificación analítico-sintética
(n.)=analytico-synthetic classification.
Ex: Classification schemes which are based upon the principles of analysis and synthesis are called analytico-synthetic (or faceted) classifications.
clasificación automática
(n.)=automatic classification.
Ex: Work on automatic classification should not be overlooked, although a brief mention only is permitted.
clasificación bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic classification ; library classification.
Ex: Classification is the activity of forming classes and in the particular context of information retrieval, this activity is sometimes referred to as library or bibliographic classification. Ex: Classification is the activity of forming classes and in the particular context of information retrieval, this activity is sometimes referred to as library or bibliographic classification.
clasificación cruzada
(n.)=cross-classification.
Ex: Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.
clasificación de Dewey, la
=Dewey scheme, the.
Ex: Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required).
clasificación de la literatura narrativa
(n.)=fiction classification.
Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
clasificación del correo
(n.)=mail sorting.
Ex: For example, in mail sorting, the sorter simply tells the computer the destination of an item on a conveyor belt, and that item is automatically directed into the appropriate slot.
clasificación del suelo
(n.)=zoning.
Ex: Local communities were not prepared for the legal battles needed to protect their local zoning and land use decisions.
clasificación enumerativa
(n.)=enumerative classification.
Ex: Classification schemes which are enumerative of compound subjects are commonly called enumerative classifications.
clasificación específica
(n.)=close classification ; specific classification.
Ex: Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required). Ex: Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required).
clasificación facetada
(n.)=faceted classification.
Ex: Faceted classifications starts by examining the literature of an area of knowledge, and identifying its isolates.
clasificación general
(n.)=broad classification ; broad classification.
Ex: In this book we have kept this broad classification down to a minimum number of types, namely, public libraries, academic libraries, industrial/commercial libraries and national libraries. Ex: Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required).
clasificación monojerárquica
(n.)=monohierarchical classification.
Ex: A hierarchical classification scheme is a scheme which uses only hierarchical relations for subdivision, thus leading to a mostly monohierarchical and monodimensional classification, introducing facets only by auxiliary tables.
clasificación por antigüedad
(n.)=seniority ranking.
Ex: Policies of alphabetical ordering or seniority ranking of authorship did not apply in either case.
clasificación por materia
(n.)=subject classification.
Ex: It is recognised that is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification.
clasificación por pertinencia
(n.)=relevance ranking.
Ex: SABRE (Semi-Automated Bibliographic Environment) provides semi-automatic relevance ranking of citations obtained from bibliographic data base searches.
clasificación unidimensional
(n.)=monodimensional classification.
Ex: A hierarchical classification scheme is a scheme which uses only hierarchical relations for subdivision, thus leading to a mostly monohierarchical and monodimensional classification, introducing facets only by auxiliary tables.
clasificado
(adj.)=categorised [categorized, -USA] ; X-rated ; classified.
Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays.
Ex: The title of the workshop is 'X-rated free access to information and freedom of expression'.
Ex: The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.
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* clasificado por nivel de dificultad=graded.
* clasificado por temas=classified.
* entre los mejores clasificados=top-ranking.

clasificado por nivel de dificultad
(adj.)=graded.
Ex: Twenty-four languages are covered and material is selective, annotated, and graded.
clasificado por temas
(adj.)=classified.
Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.
clasificador
(n.)=classificationist ; classifier ; sorter.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
Ex: For example, in mail sorting, the sorter simply tells the computer the destination of an item on a conveyor belt, and that item is automatically directed into the appropriate slot.
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* concebido para el clasificador=classifier-oriented.

clasificar
(v.)=categorise [categorize, -USA] ; classify ; fall into ; rank ; sift ; sort ; sort out ; grade ; sort into + order ; class ; sift out.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
Ex: References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.
Ex: For example, search software offers the ability to rank the retrieved material according to its relative significance.
Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
Ex: Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.
Ex: This had the advantage that the relevance judgments had already been made, and were graded into three levels: High relevance, Low relevance, No relevance.
Ex: Sort packages are designed to sort a specified file of records into order according to a particular field or key.
Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
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* clasificar como=class.
* clasificar en orden de importancia=rank + in order of importance.
* clasificar por materia=subject classify.
* reclasificar=reclassify [re-classify].
* volver a clasificar=refolder.

clasificar como
(v.)=class.
Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
clasificar en orden de importancia
(v.)=rank + in order of importance.
Ex: The first takes the list of search terms, which the user is asked to rank in order of importance, and uses them as the basis of a weighted term search producing output in ranked order.
clasificar por materia
(v.)=subject classify.
Ex: Documentation is the process of collecting and subject classifying all the records of new observations and making them available, at need, to the discoverer or the inventor.
clasificatorio
(adj.)=typological.
Ex: Both the sociohistorical & the typological approach are used to explore examples of semiotic processes from East Central Europe & the US.

claustro
(n.)=cloister ; faculty meeting.
Ex: The library was originally housed in a former monastic cloister and, until 1829, entry to the library was via a staircase in the University church.
Ex: The public librarian can attend faculty meetings to ascertain curricular needs and use the latitude of the library's collection to augment the school's capacity.
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* claustro, el=academic senate, the.
* claustro universitario=faculty senate meeting.
* claustro universitario, el=academic senate, the.
* con claustros=cloistered.

claustro universitario
(n.)=faculty senate meeting.
Ex: The questionnaires distributed at the faculty senate meeting had a 79 percent response rate.
claustro universitario, el
(n.)=academic senate, the.
Ex: The resulting recommendations were accepted by the Academic Senate on 6 December 1999.
claustro, el
(n.)=academic senate, the.
Ex: The resulting recommendations were accepted by the Academic Senate on 6 December 1999.
claustrofobia
(n.)=claustrophobia.
Ex: He states that on his return to London, his claustrophobia became so complete that in some strange way it was no longer really claustrophobia.
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* sentir claustrofobia=feel + claustrophobic.

claustrofóbico
(adj.)=claustrophobic.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.

clausura
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* ceremonia de clausura=closing ceremony.
* de clausura=cloistered.
* discurso de clausura=closing speech ; closing address.
* sesión de clausura=closing session.

clausurar
(v.)=close down.
Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.

clavado
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* ser clavado a=be a dead ringer for.

clavar
(v.)=pin ; knock in ; stick ; nail.
Ex: One example is the circulation of notices which may previously have been pinned on a noticeboard.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.
Ex: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.
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* clavar con chinchetas=pin.

clavar con chinchetas
(v.)=pin.
Ex: One example is the circulation of notices which may previously have been pinned on a noticeboard.
clave
(adj.)=key ; key ; keystone ; linchpin [lynchpin] ; cipher ; critical.
Ex: Note that this is a wide-ranging definition which permits a cataloguer to regard any group which works together and has a name (the name is the key) as a corporate body.
Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.
Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.
Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.
Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
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* búsqueda de palabras clave=keyword search.
* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave=keyword catalogue.
* clave compuesta=acronym key.
* clave de acceso=password.
* clave de búsqueda=search key.
* clave de búsqueda derivado=derived search key.
* clave de búsqueda por el título=title key.
* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor=author key.
* clave de búsqueda truncada=truncated key.
* clave de búsqueda truncada derivada=truncated derived search key.
* clave de codificación=scrambling key.
* clave de descodificación=unscrambling key.
* clave del éxito=key success factor.
* clave de longitud fija=fixed-length key.
* clave de longitud variable=variable-length key.
* componente clave=building block.
* cuestiones clave=key issues.
* elemento clave=building block.
* entrada por palabra clave del título=catchword entry.
* estar en un momento clave=be at a watershed.
* factor clave=key success factor ; key factor.
* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto)=KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).
* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título)=KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).
* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto)=KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).
* índice permutado de palabras clave=permuted keyword index.
* indización por palabras clave del título=catchword indexing ; catchword title indexing.
* la clave de=at the heart of.
* la clave está en la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* lista de palabras clave=go-list [golist].
* lista permutada de palabras clave=permuted keyword list.
* momento clave=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* momento clave del cambio=tipping point.
* palabra clave=keyword [key word].
* pieza clave=cornerstone [corner-stone] ; building block.
* pieza clave que falta=missing piece.
* punto clave=key point.
* ser el momento clave=mark + the watershed.
* ser la clave de=hold + the key to.
* ser la clave del éxito=be the ticket to success ; be the key to success.
* título clave=key title.

clave compuesta
(n.)=acronym key.
Ex: Access to the million-plus records on the SWALCAP database is by control number or by one of several acronym keys based on the author, the title, or a combination of author and title.
clave de acceso
(n.)=password.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
clave de búsqueda
(n.)=search key.
Ex: Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.
clave de búsqueda derivado
(n.)=derived search key.
Ex: Searching may not be via an actual name or term but through a search code made up of characters that appear in the terms required (derived search keys).
clave de búsqueda por el título
(n.)=title key.
Ex: Access is available by author/title key and classmark, as well as by control number and charging number.
clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor
(n.)=author key.
Ex: Access is available by author/title key and classmark, as well as by control number and charging number.
clave de búsqueda truncada
(n.)=truncated key.
Ex: In searching, a user will postcoordinate truncated keys derived from words in various elements of the entries, thereby making possible an extremely powerful retrieval tool.
clave de búsqueda truncada derivada
(n.)=truncated derived search key.
Ex: The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.
clave de codificación
(n.)=scrambling key.
Ex: The resulting code is then further scrambled with B's published scrambling key.
clave de descodificación
(n.)=unscrambling key.
Ex: Suppose, for example, that A wants to send a message to B; he first scrambles it with hiw own unscrambling key.
clave de longitud fija
(n.)=fixed-length key.
Ex: For example, a data base with the facility to process only fixed-length keys may well require less maintenance than one with variable-length keys.
clave de longitud variable
(n.)=variable-length key.
Ex: For example, a data base with the facility to process only fixed-length keys may well require less maintenance than one with variable-length keys.
clave del éxito
(n.)=key success factor.
Ex: It is the quality of the collection, rather than its quantity, that is the key success factor.
clavecín
(n.)=harpsichord.
Ex: Generally longer and narrower than a piano, the harpsichord commonly has a shape similar to a grand piano.

clavel
(n.)=carnation.
Ex: He was to be picked up by the secretary of the board of trustees, who would be wearing a blue blazer and a red carnation boutonniere.

clavicordio
(n.)=clavichord.
Ex: The clavichord, forerunner of the piano, was one of the most important instruments in Western keyboard history until the first decades of the nineteenth century.

clavicémbalo
(n.)=clavichord.
Ex: The clavichord, forerunner of the piano, was one of the most important instruments in Western keyboard history until the first decades of the nineteenth century.

clavija
(n.)=plug.
Ex: No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.
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* clavija de 24 agujas=24-pin plug.
* clavija para el teléfono=telephone jack ; jack.
* enchufe con clavijas redondas=round-prong plug.

clavija de 24 agujas
(n.)=24-pin plug.
Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
clavija para el teléfono
(n.)=telephone jack ; jack.
Ex: You know many libraries have had telephone jacks at the end of the catalog cases and reference people were running around, except they didn't do it very much. Ex: Any library allowing staff members to work hours during which the switchboard is not in operation should arrange to have the switchboard operators plug the reference phone into an outgoing jack when they close.
clavo^1
(n.)=nail ; stud ; pin.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: In general, studless tires do best on snow, while those with studs are best on icy roads.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.
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* agarrarse a un clavo ardiendo=catch at + straws ; grasp at + straws ; clutch at + straws.
* con los clavos de las herraduras sobresaliendo=roughshod.
* dar en el clavo=hit + the nail on the head ; be spot on ; strike + home ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; hit + the truth ; be (right) on the mark ; hit + the spot.
* hincar un clavo=drive + nail.
* pistola de clavos=nail gun.
* sin clavos=studless.

clavo^2
(n.)=spike.
Nota: De suela de zapato deportivo.
Ex: Players commonly bring their sports shoes with cleats or spikes, along with a pair of walking shoes to wear normally.
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* con clavos=hobnailed.
* zapatillas de clavos=spikes.

clavícula
(n.)=clavicle.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.

claxon
(n.)=horn.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.
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* claxon del coche=car horn.
* hacer sonar el claxon=honk + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
* sonar el claxon=honk + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
* tocar el claxon=honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; honk + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.

claxon del coche
(n.)=car horn.
Ex: Admittedly, while honking can seem oppressive in New York City, there are other places where it seems car horns never stop sounding.
clemencia
(n.)=mercy.
Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.
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* sin clemencia=mercilessly.

clemente
(adj.)=merciful.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.

clementina
(n.)=clementine.
Ex: Over 60% is production of oranges, followed by the group of mandarins, clementines, satsumas and tangerines, followed by lemons and limes, and then grapefruit.

cleptocracia
(n.)=kleptocracy.
Ex: Indeed, the Democratic Republic of Congo may be the most perfect kleptocracy that ever existed on earth.

cleptócrata
(n.)=kleptocrat.
Ex: In general a kleptocrat regards the national treasury as his own personal checking account.

clerecía
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* clerecía, la=ministry, the.

clerecía, la
=ministry, the.
Ex: The professions originated in the narrow areas of law, medicine, and the ministry.
clerical
(adj.)=clerical.
Ex: To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.

clero
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* clero, el=clergy, the.

clero, el
=clergy, the.
Ex: Some parochial libraries were solely for use by the clergy, some intended for lay readers.
clic
(n.)=click.
Ex: Every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes, without even an audible click.
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* acceder haciendo clic=click.
* hacer clic=click.
* hacer sonar un clic=click.

cliché
(n.)=cliche ; stereotyped ; stencil ; master ; spirit master ; hackneyed expression.
Ex: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
Ex: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.
Ex: By stereotypes I mean the hackneyed expressions people use in a more or less automatic fashion without stopping to think what they really mean.
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* clichés=stereotyping.
* hacer un cliché=cut + stencil.
* lleno de clichés=cliche-ridden.
* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés=formula fiction.

clichés
(n.)=stereotyping.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
cliente
(n.)=client ; customer ; patron ; visitor ; browser ; client ; punter ; hotel guest.
Nota: De hotel.
Ex: Regular monthly outputs can be supplied, or other arrangements can be made to suit the client.
Ex: New data base items are sent to customers on magnetic tape.
Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
Ex: In the Internet, a browser is a client program that is used to look at various kinds of Internet resources.
Ex: In the Internet, a client is a software program that is used to contact and obtain data from a server software program on another computer, often across a great distance.
Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
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* arquitectura cliente-servidor=client-server architecture.
* atención al cliente=customer care ; customer support.
* atención personal al cliente=personal selling.
* centrado en el cliente=customer-centred [customer-centered, USA].
* cliente de hotel=hotel guest.
* cliente fijo=loyalty of custom.
* cliente habitual=habitué ; loyal patron.
* cliente leal=loyal customer ; loyal patron.
* cliente satisfecho=satisfied customer.
* cliente-servidor=client-server.
* cliente web=WWW browser ; Web browser.
* departamento de atención al cliente=customer service department.
* el cliente siempre tiene la razón=the customer is always right.
* facturar a los clientes=bill + clients.
* lealtad del cliente=customer loyalty.
* para atraer al cliente=window dressing.
* programa cliente=browser.
* ser cliente de una tienda=patronise + shop.
* servicio de atención al cliente=customer service ; service department.
* servicio de atención al cliente en su propio automóvil=drive-through (drive-thru).
* servicio de atención al cliente por teléfono=call centre.
* tecnología cliente-servidor=client-server technology.

cliente de hotel
(n.)=hotel guest.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
cliente fijo
(n.)=loyalty of custom.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
cliente habitual
(n.)=habitué ; loyal patron.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues. Ex: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since.
cliente leal
(n.)=loyal customer ; loyal patron.
Ex: Creating and nurturing loyal customers has always been a top priority for marketing teams within companies large and small. Ex: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since.
cliente satisfecho
(n.)=satisfied customer.
Ex: This article concludes that OPACs make accessing a catalogue easy resulting in increased document demand levels and in more satisfied customers.
cliente web
(n.)=WWW browser ; Web browser.
Ex: So far the technical problems of connecting across a network reliably to get WWW browsers working have given the most headaches. Ex: This article discusses using the Netscape Web browser's bookmark feature.
cliente-servidor
(adj.)=client-server.
Ex: A Windows-based client-server version is now being beta tested.
clientela
(n.)=clientele ; patronage ; customer base.
Ex: Some libraries will find this kind of integrated approach helpful to their clientele, in that it draws items together by their content, irrespective of their physical form.
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
Ex: Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.

clima boreal
(n.)=boreal climate.
Ex: Regions having a subarctic climate (also called boreal climate) are characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and brief, warm summers.
clima de cambio
(n.)=climate of change.
Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.
clima de invierno
(n.)=winter weather.
Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.
clima de verano
(n.)=summer weather.
Ex: Miserable summer weather and signs the economic slump may be bottoming out have led Britons to start looking at overseas holidays again.
clima desértico
(n.)=desert climate.
Ex: If you are a serious cyclist, and don't live in a desert climate, you really should have at least one bicycle with fenders.
clima económico
(n.)=economic climate.
Ex: His article casts doubt on the future of local technical libraries in the new economic climate.
clima estival
(n.)=summer weather.
Ex: Miserable summer weather and signs the economic slump may be bottoming out have led Britons to start looking at overseas holidays again.
clima invernal
(n.)=winter weather.
Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.
clima político
(n.)=political climate.
Ex: The author explains why the destabilizing process of marketing is so crucial for libraries in the present political climate of the USA.
clima social
(n.)=social climate.
Ex: The developmentof an indigenous book industry requires time, government support and encouragement, and a favourable economic and social climate.
clima subártico
(n.)=subarctic climate.
Ex: Regions having a subarctic climate (also called boreal climate) are characterized by long, usually very cold winters, and brief, warm summers.
clima tropical
(n.)=tropical climate.
Ex: Because they come from a tropical climate, French beans need a warm soil in which to germinate and grow.
clima árido
(n.)=arid climate.
Ex: This ability has been acquired by shepherds during generations of nomadism and pastoralism, and it is considered the most important aspect of husbandry in arid climates.
clima^1
(n.)=climate ; weather.
Ex: These figures are based on UK climate where the winter external temperature is about -1ºC (degree centigrade).
Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
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* clima árido=arid climate.
* clima boreal=boreal climate.
* clima de invierno=winter weather.
* clima desértico=desert climate.
* clima de verano=summer weather.
* clima estival=summer weather.
* clima invernal=winter weather.
* clima subártico=subarctic climate.
* clima tropical=tropical climate.
* degradación del clima=climate deterioration.
* desde el punto de vista del clima=climatically.
* microclima=micro-climate [microclimate].
* paleoclima=palaeoclimate [paleoclimate, -USA].
* resistente a los efectos del clima=resistant to weathering.
* resistente a los rigores del clima=resistant to weathering.
* rigores del clima=rigours of the climate.

clima^2
(n.)=climate.
Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
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* clima de cambio=climate of change.
* clima económico=economic climate.
* clima político=political climate.
* clima social=social climate.
* crear un clima=promote + climate.
* en el clima actual de=in the present climate of.
* propiciar un clima=promote + climate.

climatizado
(adj.)=climate-controlled ; heated.
Ex: This is a nine part essay exploring the nature and potential of public space, ranging from piazzas to roofed and climate-controlled places to parking lots.
Ex: Certainly the larger establishments of the early machine-press period, which produced comparable numbers of damp sheets, found it necessary to install heated drying rooms.
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* piscina climatizada=heated pool.
* piscina climatizada al aire libre=outdoor heated pool.

climatología
(n.)=climatology.
Ex: The main headings include climatology, water pollution, air pollution and the disposal of sewage sludges.
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* luchar contra la climatología=brave + the elements.
* paleoclimatología=palaeoclimatology [paleoclimatology, -USA].

climatólogo
(n.)=climatologist.
Ex: People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.
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* paleoclimatólogo=palaeoclimatologist [paleoclimatologist, -USA].

climático
(adj.)=climatic.
Ex: It has to be kept in mind that both the equipment and materials are sensitive to climatic factors.

clinicopatológico
(adj.)=clinicopathological.
Ex: The type of surgery depends on the clinicopathological condition, including repair of the perforation, drainage of the abscess or phlegmon.

clip
(n.)=clip ; film clip ; movie clip.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.
Ex: The result is an interactive campus map that provides information about the various campus buildings using text, photographs, and movie clips.
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* clip para el papel=paper clip.

clip para el papel
(n.)=paper clip.
Ex: The artwork collection consists of 100 pictures and images of typical office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands, pencils) that can enhance the appearance of presentations and reports.
cliqué
(n.)=clique.
Nota: En recuperación de la información, relación que se establece entre grupos de documentos, términos, autores, etc. por su coocurrencia.
Ex: Cliques consist of sets of terms each of which is connected to each of the others by a minimum number of co-occurrences.

clisé
(n.)=printing plate.
Nota: Hoja de metal, plástico, caucho, etc. sobre la que se "graba" una imagen del texto o ilustración que se desea a imprimir que posteriormente se transfiere al papel.
Ex: There are many versions of a work -- paperbacks, hardbound, and each different binding that a publisher may put on a given work -- and even if they used identical printing plates, each version would have a different ISBN.

clitoris
(n.)=clitoris.
Ex: Although it's a well-known fact that the clitoris is a source of pleasure for women, sometimes guys have a hard time finding it.

cloaca
(n.)=sewer.
Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.

clon
(n.)=clone.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for MEN'S LIBERATION, DISCOTHEQUE DANCES, clones AND CLONING, or ALTERNATIVE LIFE-STYLES.

clonación
(n.)=cloning.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for MEN'S LIBERATION, DISCOTHEQUE DANCES, CLONES AND cloning, or ALTERNATIVE LIFE-STYLES.
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* clonación del ser humano=human cloning.
* clonación humana=human cloning.

clonación del ser humano
(n.)=human cloning.
Ex: He stressed that human cloning was unethical and a direct assault on human dignity.
clonación humana
(n.)=human cloning.
Ex: He stressed that human cloning was unethical and a direct assault on human dignity.
clonado
(adj.)=cloned ; cloned.
Ex: May 2002 marked the golden anniversary of the first cloned tadpoles.
Ex: May 2002 marked the golden anniversary of the first cloned tadpoles.

cloración
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* cloración del agua=water chlorination.

cloración del agua
(n.)=water chlorination.
Ex: Find information on a conference held in Colorado on water chlorination.
clorado
(adj.)=chlorinated.
Ex: Contamination of groundwater by chlorinated compounds is a significant problem due to their widespread use as solvents and degreasers.

clorar
(v.)=chlorinate.
Ex: It is common practice to chlorinate flour for making cakes to prevent the resulting cake from shrinking.

clorhidrato
(n.)=hydrochloride.
Ex: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.

clorhídrico
(adj.)=hydrochloric ; chloridric.
Ex: Exposure to heat may cause this product to decompose generating hazardous gases including ammonia and hydrochloric fumes.
Ex: Both nickel and cobalt have quite similar chemical properties which facilitates the recovery of such metals using solvents in a chloridric medium.
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* ácido clorhídrico=hydrochloric acid ; chloridric acid.

cloro
(n.)=chlorine.
Ex: You have aggregated the class numbers for the concepts 'chlorine' and 'bromine to produce the distinct class number 546.13/14.
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* cloro gaseoso=chlorine gas.
* dióxido de cloro=chlorine dioxide.
* lejía de cloro=chlorine bleach.
* tratar con cloro=chlorinate.
* trifloruro de cloro=chlorine trifluoride.

cloro gaseoso
(n.)=chlorine gas.
Ex: Their latest weapon of choice is poisonous chlorine gas, which they use in bomb explosions to cause more casualties and spread panic.
clorofenol
(n.)=chlorophenol.
Ex: Test for acidity with a spot of chlorophenol solution (0-42 gm. chlorophenol in 1,000 ml. distilled water).

cloroformo
(n.)=chloroform.
Ex: A 24-year-old man has killed himself with chloroform after storming out of work when a colleague taunted him about never making the coffee.

clorosis
(n.)=chlorosis [chloroses, -pl.].
Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

cloruro
(n.)=chlorite ; chloride.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.
Ex: A pinch of chloride was added.
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* cloruro de polivinilo=polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
* cloruro de sodio=sodium chloride.

cloruro de polivinilo
(n.)=polyvinyl chloride (PVC).
Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.
cloruro de sodio
(n.)=sodium chloride.
Ex: Some subjects have both common and technical names, e.g. salt or sodium chloride.
club
(n.)=club.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
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* camarera de club de alterne=cocktail waitress.
* club aristocrático=gentleman's club.
* club de admiradores=fan club ; fandom.
* club de alterne=clip joint.
* club de campo=country club.
* club de deportes=sport(s) club.
* club de fans=fandom ; fan club.
* club de lectores=book club.
* club de lectura=reading club.
* club de playa=beach club.
* club deportivo=sporting club ; sport(s) club.
* club de remo=rowing club.
* club juvenil=youth club.
* club nocturno=nightclub.
* club privado=gentleman's club.
* club social=social club ; civic club.
* droga de club=club drug.
* videoclub=video rental shop.

club aristocrático
(n.)=gentleman's club.
Ex: From discreet luncheons in a gentleman's club and an inaugural meeting attended by 65 people, the Society of Indexers has developed into a truly international organization.
club de admiradores
(n.)=fan club ; fandom.
Ex: Hello and welcome to the first on-line fan club devoted in loving memory to one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Ex: This is due, in part, to structural similarities between fandom and populism, stressing negative modes of identification and desire to return to a mythic past.
club de alterne
(n.)=clip joint.
Ex: Angela, a Soho hostess, has also admitted that many of the girls who work the clip joints are addicted to hard drugs -- heroin, crack and cocaine.
club de campo
(n.)=country club.
Ex: They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.
club de deportes
(n.)=sport(s) club.
Ex: The rowing clubs which typified the sports clubs of this period were imported from the English tradition.
club de fans
(n.)=fandom ; fan club.
Ex: This is due, in part, to structural similarities between fandom and populism, stressing negative modes of identification and desire to return to a mythic past. Ex: Hello and welcome to the first on-line fan club devoted in loving memory to one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood.
club de lectores
(n.)=book club.
Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.
club de lectura
(n.)=reading club.
Ex: Inspired by the 1990 International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the librarian of the Huntsville-Madison County library's bookmobile has founded a reading club, called the Polar Trekkers Club, to familiarise children with the expedition, and the Antarctic environment.
club de playa
(n.)=beach club.
Ex: The professions included auto mechanic, snack bar employee at a beach club, vegetable and fruit stand owner, bus person at a restaurant, meteorologist, and land surveyor.
club de remo
(n.)=rowing club.
Ex: The rowing clubs which typified the sports clubs of this period were imported from the English tradition.
club deportivo
(n.)=sporting club ; sport(s) club.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities. Ex: The rowing clubs which typified the sports clubs of this period were imported from the English tradition.
club juvenil
(n.)=youth club.
Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
club nocturno
(n.)=nightclub.
Ex: Because it is such a competitive market, nightclubs are constantly reinventing themselves and places that are packed one weekend are deserted the next.
club privado
(n.)=gentleman's club.
Ex: From discreet luncheons in a gentleman's club and an inaugural meeting attended by 65 people, the Society of Indexers has developed into a truly international organization.
club social
(n.)=social club ; civic club.
Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops. Ex: Now the civic club is turning to problems involving the possible abuse of parking permits, which cost residents $40 a month per vehicle.
clustering
(n.)=clustering.
Nota: Formación de conjuntos de documentos, referencias, etc., por alguna característica común, como puede ser el tema.
Ex: In both cases, a figure can be obtained which is a measure of the degree of association; this can then be used as the basis for clustering.
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* algoritmo de clustering=clustering algorithm.
* método de clustering aglutinador=agglomerative clustering method.
* tendencia de clustering=clustering tendency.

clásicamente
=classically.
Ex: Journal coverage overlap has been classically defined as the ratio of the number of either journal titles or articles in the intersection of two secondary sources to the number in their union.

clásico de la literatura
(n.)=literary classic.
Ex: Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major events, personalities, documents, and literary classics in Western civilisation.
clásico literario
(n.)=literary classic.
Ex: Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major events, personalities, documents, and literary classics in Western civilisation.
clásico^1
(n.)=classic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Some recipe classics never go out of fashion and fairy cakes top the list.
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* clásico de la literatura=literary classic.
* clásico literario=literary classic.
* clásicos=classics ; oldies.

clásico^2
(adj.)=classic ; classical ; vintage ; conventional ; classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA] ; vintage.
Ex: The classic and well-known example of such a distinction is that which is frequently found in libraries where books are arranged in separate sequences according to their size; for example, octavo, quarto and folio.
Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
Ex: Indeed, advantage was taken of the tenth anniversary of British membership to make 1983 a vintage year for monographs on the European Communities.
Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: By modelling her portraits on ancient Roman busts, she was responding to cultural and political forces which fostered a classicizing style.
Ex: His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
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* a imitación de lo clásico=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
* arquitectura clásica=classical architecture.
* ejemplo clásico=classical example.
* época clásica, la=classical age, the.
* imitando a lo clásico=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
* latín clásico=Classical Latin.
* literatura clásica=classical literature.
* mundo clásico, el=classical world, the.
* neoclásico=neoclassical [neo-classical].
* obra anónima clásica=anonymous classic.
* texto clásico=classical text.

clásicos
(n.)=classics ; oldies.
Ex: This part provides detailed schedules mainly for use in the classification of Indian classics and sacred books. Ex: This article describes the process of discovering neglected treasures of children's literature on library shelves and sharing them with other libraries at a workshop on 'Oldies but goodies'.
cláusula
(n.)=clause ; phrase ; rider ; provision.
Ex: Equally, all verbose phrases and clauses should be supplanted by a more concise form.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.
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* cláusula de exclusión voluntaria=opt-out clause.
* cláusula de no participación=opt-out clause.

cláusula de exclusión voluntaria
(n.)=opt-out clause.
Ex: His contract includes an opt-out clause and has publicly said on several occasions that he will not use it.
cláusula de no participación
(n.)=opt-out clause.
Ex: His contract includes an opt-out clause and has publicly said on several occasions that he will not use it.
clérigo
(n.)=cleric ; clergyman [clergymen, -pl.] ; parson ; clerk.
Ex: These parish libraries provided collections for laymen as well as for clerics.
Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
Ex: The parson, he said, now has to wait two weeks for a book being read by his clerk.
Ex: The parson, he said, now has to wait two weeks for a book being read by his clerk.

clímax
(n.)=climax.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.

clínica
(n.)=doctor's surgery ; surgery ; clinic ; clinical centre ; health facility.
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.
Ex: In the future computerised data bases will become ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics = En el futuro, las bases de datos automatizadas estarán presentes en todos los hospitales y clínicas.
Ex: The author uses his work at the clinical centre as an example of how information services are changing.
Ex: Cancer screenings are conducted at all health facilities in the region.
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* clínica abortiva=abortion clinic.
* clínica dental=dental clinic ; dentist's office ; dentist's surgery.
* clínica de reposo=convalescence home ; convalescent home.
* clínica médica=medical clinic.

clínica abortiva
(n.)=abortion clinic.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes.
clínica de reposo
(n.)=convalescence home ; convalescent home.
Ex: When WWII broke out her large home became a convalescence home for wounded soldiers. Ex: This convalescent home provides high quality rest, recuperation and respite care for adults of all ages and from all walks of life.
clínica dental
(n.)=dental clinic ; dentist's office ; dentist's surgery.
Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic. Ex: Everyone dreads a visit to the dentist's office; but at some point, most of us will need dental surgery, ranging from root canals to dental implants. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
clínica médica
(n.)=medical clinic.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
clínicamente
=clinically.
Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.

clínico
(adj.)=clinical ; bedside.
Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.
Ex: Laennec was a master of pathological anatomy and his invention of the stethoscope helped to insure the relevance of this science to bedside medicine.
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* desde un punto de vista clínico=medically ; medically ; clinically.
* documentación clínica=clinical information.
* ensayo clínico=clinical test.
* hipnosis clínica=clinical hypnosis.
* información clínica=clinical information.
* medicina clínica=clinical medicine.
* muerte clínica=brain death ; clínical death.
* negligencia clínica=clinical negligence.
* síndrome clínico=clinical syndrome.

clónico
(adj.)=clonal.
Ex: One of the bases of developmental genetics resides in the alliance of clonal analysis and genetic analysis.
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* crecimiento clónico=clonal growth.

clúster
(n.)=cluster.
Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.
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* análisis cluster=cluster analysis.
* bomba clúster=cluster bomb.
* técnica cluster=clustering technique.

coaccionado
(adj.)=constrained.
Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.

coaccionar
(v.)=coax ; sandbag.
Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.
Ex: Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.
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* coaccionar (a)=coerce (into).

coaccionar (a)
(v.)=coerce (into).
Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
coacción
(n.)=duress ; coercion.
Ex: Criminal law should allow duress to mitigate, as well as to exculpate, for certain crimes.
Ex: Marketing strategy is based on exchange rather than coercion.
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* bajo coacción=under duress.

coactivo
(adj.)=coercive.
Ex: The on-line network is more expensive and more coercive because of the operational dependence created in each library = La red en línea es más cara y coactiva debido a la dependencia operativa que se crea en cada biblioteca.

coadyuvante
(n.)=adjuvant.
Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.

coagulación
(n.)=congealment ; clotting.
Ex: The author's theory of cultural congealment is clarified by abandoning the term 'point of congealment' and substituting for it 'degree of congealment'.
Ex: Gamgee endeavored to establish Buchanan as the discoverer of fibrin ferment, a clotting factor first isolated and named in 1872 by Alexander Schmidt.
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* coagulación de la sangre=blood clotting.
* coagulación sanguínea=blood clotting.

coagulación de la sangre
(n.)=blood clotting.
Ex: Heart disease, strokes, and genetics can be related to blood clotting.
coagulación sanguínea
(n.)=blood clotting.
Ex: Heart disease, strokes, and genetics can be related to blood clotting.
coagulado
(adj.)=coagulated.
Ex: As much as a pound of coagulated blood was noted to have been shed by individual flagellants during these paschal ceremonies.

coagular
(v.)=congeal ; clot ; coagulate.
Ex: Culturally heterogeneous societies, by definition, do not cohere by or congeal around a common value system.
Ex: Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.
Ex: A very small amount of rennin is capable of coagulating a large amount of milk.
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* coagularse=coagulate.

coagularse
(v.)=coagulate.
Ex: A very small amount of rennin is capable of coagulating a large amount of milk.
coalición
(n.)=alliance ; coalition ; combine ; cartel.
Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
Ex: Kansas City Public Library has been a part of the coalition since its beginning.
Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.
Ex: Such alliances, however, may eventually lead to monopoly or oligopoly in a region and cartel over the world.
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* coalición infame=unholy alliance.
* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC)=International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
* coalición política=coalition politics ; political coalition.
* creación de coaliciones=coalition building.
* crear una coalición=forge + coalition.
* gobierno de coalición=coalition government.
* política de coaliciones=coalition politics.

coalición infame
(n.)=unholy alliance.
Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
coalición política
(n.)=coalition politics ; political coalition.
Ex: The sharing of spoils of office has become one of the mainstays of coalition politics. Ex: Political scientists have long been interested in the formation and the maintenance of political coalitions.
coartada
(n.)=alibi.
Ex: The article 'Myths and alibis' suggests that the enormity of the nuclear threat is now sufficient to prompt Western librarians to acknowledge the political and moral dimensions of their work.

coartar
(v.)=anchor ; restrict ; tie down ; cripple ; frustrate ; dam (up) ; shackle ; box in ; hamstring ; fetter ; hem + Nombre + in ; chill ; cramp.
Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.
Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.
Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.
Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.
Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
Ex: This would chill the freedom of inquiry that is central to the academic process and that is, moreover, privileged by the First Amendment.
Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
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* coartar el avance de Algo=hinder + progress.
* coartar el progreso de Algo=hinder + progress.

coartar el avance de Algo
(v.)=hinder + progress.
Ex: However, in Belgium lack of suitable manpower hinders similar progress.
coartar el progreso de Algo
(v.)=hinder + progress.
Ex: However, in Belgium lack of suitable manpower hinders similar progress.
coautor
(n.)=co-author [coauthor] ; joint author.
Nota: Persona que comparte con otra u otras la responsabilidad del contenido intelectual o artístico de una obra, cuando no se especifica la parte correspondiente a cada una.
Ex: Ms. Weihs is the co-author of 'Nonbook Materials - the Organization of Integrated Collections'.
Ex: A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.

coautoría
(n.)=co-authorship [coauthorship] ; co-authoring.
Ex: This article compiles and analyses co-authorship data of science journal papers published between 1981-85.
Ex: The process of authoring or co-authoring a hypermedia system consists of five distinct steps.
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* escribir en coautoría=co-author [coauthor].
* escrito en coautoría=co-authored.
* orden de coautoría=co-authorship order.

coaxial
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* cable coaxial=coaxial cabling.

coba
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* dar coba=toady ; fawn (on/upon/over).

cobalto
(n.)=cobalt.
Ex: Both nickel and cobalt have quite similar chemical properties which facilitates the recovery of such metals using solvents in a chloridric medium.

cobarde
(n.)=coward ; wuss ; cowardly ; wussy ; quitter ; dastardly ; puss ; pussy ; pussycat.
Ex: The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.
Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.
Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.
Ex: That's why guys are such pussies about asking girls out.
Ex: It made me wonder why the religious left are such pussycats when it comes to politics, in both America and Australia.
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* no ser cobarde=be no chicken.

cobardica
(n.)=wuss ; wussy ; wimp ; puss.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.

cobardía
(n.)=cowardice.
Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.
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* acto de cobardía=act of cowardice.
* no hacer Algo por cobardía=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.
* retirarse por cobardía=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.

cobertizo
(n.)=shed ; garden shed ; hovel ; tool shed.
Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.
Ex: If space is available at the back of the garage or in a garden shed, store garden furniture for the winter.
Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.
Ex: The owner of the tool shed was inside when the storm hit -- he hid in his tractor cab and came out unscathed.
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* cobertizo anexo=outhouse.
* cobertizo de jardín=potting shed.
* cobertizo para jardín=potting shed.

cobertizo anexo
(n.)=outhouse.
Ex: Outhouses are used for storage, animals, and cooking, to name a few uses.
cobertizo de jardín
(n.)=potting shed.
Ex: Once you've had a potting shed, you'll really wonder how you were able to do without one for so long.
cobertizo para jardín
(n.)=potting shed.
Ex: Once you've had a potting shed, you'll really wonder how you were able to do without one for so long.
cobertor
(n.)=comforter ; coverlet.
Ex: When dialects fuse and there are two or more terms for the same referent (as with 'comforter' and 'quilt'), often semantic fusion takes place with one term becoming a generic term ('quilt') and the other becoming a specific term ('comforter').
Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.

cobertura
(n.)=breadth ; breadth and depth ; breadth of coverage ; coverage ; scope.
Ex: Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.
Ex: Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.
Ex: Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.
Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.
Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.
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* ampliar la cobertura=broaden + coverage ; broaden + the scope.
* cobertura amplia=broad scope.
* cobertura contra=hedge against.
* cobertura informativa=news coverage.
* cobertura médica=medical cover.
* cobertura periodística=newspaper coverage ; press coverage.
* cobertura televisiva=television coverage.
* cobertura temática=subject scope.
* exhaustividad de la cobertura=depth of coverage.
* fecha de cobertura=date of coverage.
* fondo de cobertura=hedge fund.
* fuera de cobertura=out of range.
* grado de cobertura=depth of coverage.
* nivel de cobertura=depth of coverage.
* período de cobertura=date of coverage ; period of coverage.
* solapamiento de cobertura=coverage overlap.
* solapamiento en la cobertura de las revistas=journal coverage overlap.

cobertura amplia
(n.)=broad scope.
Ex: The new structure will give IFLA the opportunity to continue with a broad scope.
cobertura contra
(n.)=hedge against.
Ex: Continuing education is more than a hedge against obsolescence and disenchantment.
cobertura informativa
(n.)=news coverage.
Ex: News coverage of the library's affairs secured at little or no cost is considered publicity.
cobertura médica
(n.)=medical cover.
Ex: The last thing you need in an emergency is to worry about your medical cover (and if there's enough in it to cover what you need).
cobertura periodística
(n.)=newspaper coverage ; press coverage.
Ex: This article presents the results of a study of newspaper coverage of librarianship in Nigeria. Ex: The factors and influences determining press coverage of health and medical issues will be studied.
cobertura televisiva
(n.)=television coverage.
Ex: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.
cobertura temática
(n.)=subject scope.
Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
cobijado
(adj.)=sheltered.
Ex: Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.

cobijar
(v.)=shelter ; provide + a home ; nestle ; refuge ; give + shelter ; provide + shelter.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.
Ex: Some animals survive periods of forest inundation by refuging in knotholes or under loose bark.
Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
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* arrimarse al árbol que más cobija=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* cobijarse=refuge ; take + refuge ; seek + refuge.
* piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija=a rolling stone gathers no moss.

cobijarse
(v.)=refuge ; take + refuge ; seek + refuge.
Ex: Some animals survive periods of forest inundation by refuging in knotholes or under loose bark. Ex: Thousands of Turkish workers took refuge in a soccer stadium last night and are awaiting evacuation from Libya. Ex: The number of Nepalis who sought refuge in Japan in 2010 more than doubled.
cobijo
(n.)=shelter.
Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
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* arrimarse buscando cobijo=snuggle up to.
* buscar cobijo=seek + shelter.
* dar cobijo=give + shelter ; provide + shelter.
* ofrecer cobijo=provide + a home.

cobista
(adj.)=fawning.
Ex: Over the past two days, the fawning American media has provided rave reviews of John McCain's visit to France.

cobra
(n.)=cobra.
Ex: A cobra will only attack a human if it feels threatened.

cobrador
(n.)=money collector.
Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.
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* cobrador de deudas=debt collector.
* cobrador del frac=debt collector.
* cobrador de morosos=debt collector.

cobrador de deudas
(n.)=debt collector.
Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.
cobrador de morosos
(n.)=debt collector.
Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.
cobrador del frac
(n.)=debt collector.
Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals.
cobrando
=for fees.
Ex: Perhaps too, since their skills are identical, the advice here might benefit the new frontier of free-lance librarians, private researchers, information brokers, librarians-without-a-library, and so on, plying their trade on the open market, for fees.

cobrar
(v.)=cash in ; charge ; exact + payment ; levy + charge ; debit.
Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.
Ex: An acquisitions file is intended to indicate the status of each title on order, together with information on its ordering (supplier, date etc., for whom it was ordered, and the heading or budget to which the cost is to be debited).
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* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar=billable.
* cobrar comisión=charge + commission.
* cobrar en un trabajo=job + pay.
* cobrar fuerza=gather + strength ; grow in + power ; gain + strength.
* cobrar fuerzas=gain + strength.
* cobrar ímpetu=gain + momentum ; gather + strength ; gain + impetus.
* cobrar importancia=assume + importance ; take on + added weight ; move up + the agenda ; gain + importance ; be on the agenda.
* cobrar impulso=gain + strength.
* cobrar intensidad=gather + momentum ; gain + momentum ; pick up + speed ; gather + pace.
* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo=develop + renewed enthusiasm.
* cobrar relevancia=be on the agenda.
* cobrarse=face + charges ; be billable.
* cobrarse la vida de Alguien=claim + life.
* cobrarse muchas vidas=take + a heavy toll of life.
* cobrar tarifa=charge + commission.
* cobrar una cuota=charge + fee.
* cobrar una factura=collect + payment ; receive + payment.
* cobrar una multa=charge + fine.
* cobrar una pensión=draw + a pension.
* cobrar un precio=charge + price.
* cobrar velocidad=gather + momentum ; gather + pace.
* cobrar vida=come + alive ; come to + life ; liven up.
* por el que se puede cobrar=chargeable.
* sin certeza de cobrar=on spec.
* sin cobrar=free of charge ; unredeemed ; uncollected.

cobrar comisión
(v.)=charge + commission.
Ex: They need to reassess these methods and such questions as the acceptability of the amount of commission charged.
cobrar en un trabajo
(n.)=job + pay.
Ex: No matter how much more another job pays or how much more a person would like another part of the country or another job, the person should stay put for a minimum of two years.
cobrar fuerza
(v.)=gather + strength ; grow in + power ; gain + strength.
Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza. Ex: Personal computers continue to grow in power and come down in price, but the field has become much more confusing since Apr 87. Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
cobrar fuerzas
(v.)=gain + strength.
Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
cobrar importancia
(v.)=assume + importance ; take on + added weight ; move up + the agenda ; gain + importance ; be on the agenda.
Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters. Ex: This basic principle of marketing takes on added weight when applied to US Federal information programmes in the light of their instrumental value = Este principio básico del marketing cobrar importancia cuando se aplica a los programas de información federal americanos a la vista de su valor instrumental. Ex: Concerns about trafficking in arms has moved rapidly up the international agenda. Ex: The effective use of library resources is critical to the success of international students, a group which is gaining importance in US higher education. Ex: The prime minister said at the annual dinner that the issue was 'back on the agenda with a vengeance'.
cobrar impulso
(v.)=gain + strength.
Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
cobrar intensidad
(v.)=gather + momentum ; gain + momentum ; pick up + speed ; gather + pace.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum. Ex: Research into information retrieval has been gaining momentum, but not enough attention is given to its basis. Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates. Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.
cobrar nuevo entusiasmo
(v.)=develop + renewed enthusiasm.
Ex: Library operations have been streamlined and the staff have developed renewed enthusiasm = Se han racionalizado las operaciones bibliotecarias y el personal ha recobrado entusiasmo.
cobrar relevancia
(v.)=be on the agenda.
Ex: The prime minister said at the annual dinner that the issue was 'back on the agenda with a vengeance'.
cobrar tarifa
(v.)=charge + commission.
Ex: They need to reassess these methods and such questions as the acceptability of the amount of commission charged.
cobrar un precio
(v.)=charge + price.
Ex: The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) charges the same prices to all networks, but the networks add varying surcharges, dues, and markups to the OCLC prices.
cobrar una cuota
(v.)=charge + fee.
Ex: Wilson charge a flat one-time fee for backfiles of each data base which equals a one-year subscription to that file.
cobrar una factura
(v.)=collect + payment ; receive + payment.
Ex: No one likes to deal with collecting payments on medical bills. Ex: There are a number of ways we can help you receive payments from overseas -- some will incur costs and others are free of charge.
cobrar una multa
(v.)=charge + fine.
Ex: If the document is returned within the grace period, no fine is charged.
cobrar una pensión
(v.)=draw + a pension.
Ex: Some of them will not be drawing a pension for at least 40 years.
cobrar velocidad
(v.)=gather + momentum ; gather + pace.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum. Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.
cobrar vida
(v.)=come + alive ; come to + life ; liven up.
Ex: This article describes how authors of children's books create heroes with words and how illustrators make the heroes come alive with pictures. Ex: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia. Ex: Here are ten fun ways to liven up your average train journey.
cobrar ímpetu
(v.)=gain + momentum ; gather + strength ; gain + impetus.
Ex: Research into information retrieval has been gaining momentum, but not enough attention is given to its basis. Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza. Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.
cobrarse
(v.)=face + charges ; be billable.
Ex: Users pay a fee for the equipment, but otherwise face no charges for use. Ex: This library can only be furnished with commercial products if usage is billable and protected.
cobrarse la vida de Alguien
=claim + life.
Ex: In this book, written out of much grief and anguish, Kenny explores the drug culture that claimed the lives of her two nephews.
cobrarse muchas vidas
(v.)=take + a heavy toll of life.
Ex: Weather-related and other natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis, take a heavy toll of life each year.
cobre
(n.)=copper.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.
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* artesano del cobre=coppersmith.
* compuesto de cobre=copper compound.
* de cobre=cupric.
* obrero del cobre=coppersmith.
* óxido de cobre=copper oxide.
* plancha de cobre para la impresión en huecograbado=intaglio copperplate.
* plancha de impresión de cobre=copperplate.
* plancha de impresión en relieve de cobre=engraved copper plate.
* prensa para grabados en cobre=copperplate press.
* sulfato de cobre=copper sulphate.
* sulfuro de cobre=copper sulphide.
* trabajador del cobre=coppersmith.
* tubo de cobre=copper pipe.

cobrizo
(adj.)=coppery.
Ex: My car was filled with a faint coppery smell that reminded me of blood.

cobro
(n.)=charging ; cashiering.
Ex: The availability of a range of services and many channels, and the commercial element introduce the technical problems of channel selection (by the user) and charging and billing (by the service provider).
Ex: Many of their policies and procedures of cashiering are related to fraud and theft protection.
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* a cobro revertido=reverse charges.
* cobro de dinero=collection of fees.
* cobro de servicios=fee services.
* cobro por los preparativos=arrangement fee.
* cobro por servicios=fee services ; fee for services.
* cobro por servicios prestados=fee for services.
* con cobro=fee-based.
* empresa de cobro de deudas=debt collection agency.
* llamada a cobro revertido=collect call ; reverse charges.
* llamar a cobro revertido=telephone collect ; call collect.
* sistema de cobro por la información usada=information metering.

cobro de dinero
(n.)=collection of fees.
Ex: A debatable source of outside funding is the collection of fees for services rendered.
cobro de servicios
=fee services.
Ex: Fee services sap energies and attention from services responsive to other basic human values = El cobro de servicios merma las fuerzas y la atención que se le debería dedicar a servicios que atienden a otros valores humanos básicos.
cobro por los preparativos
(n.)=arrangement fee.
Ex: There are no arrangement fees and there is no formal commitment until contract signature, which is normally shortly before the date of each disbursement.
cobro por servicios
(n.)=fee services ; fee for services.
Ex: Fee services sap energies and attention from services responsive to other basic human values = El cobro de servicios merma las fuerzas y la atención que se le debería dedicar a servicios que atienden a otros valores humanos básicos. Ex: This paper presents the results of an inquiry among libraries that have tried charging fees for services.
cobro por servicios prestados
(n.)=fee for services.
Ex: This paper presents the results of an inquiry among libraries that have tried charging fees for services.
coca
(n.)=coke ; coca.
Ex: It would be nice for libraries to practice more creative cross-referencing, for instance introducing cross-references from Flapjacks and Hotcakes to the primary heading, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, etc.; or from 'coke' and 'Snow' to COCAINE.
Ex: Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.

cocaionómano
(n.)=cocaine user.
Ex: Overall, murder victims in the city are 10 to 50 times more likely than members of the general population to be cocaine users.

cocaína
(n.)=cocaine.
Ex: It would be nice for libraries to practice more creative cross-referencing, for instance introducing cross-references from Flapjacks and Hotcakes to the primary heading, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, etc.; or from 'Coke' and 'Snow' to cocaine.

cocción
(n.)=cooking.
Ex: The time of storage had a strong influence on the time of cooking: the longer the storage, the greater the cooking time required.
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* cocción lenta=slow cooking.
* cocción rápida=fast cooking.
* olla de cocción lenta=crock pot ; slow cooker.
* tiempo de cocción=cooking time.

cocción lenta
(n.)=slow cooking.
Ex: Shoulder muscles are well-developed so they need slow cooking to tenderise the meat and make it rich, sticky and irresistible.
cocción rápida
(n.)=fast cooking.
Ex: Fast cooking and easy operation make this pressure cooker a really practical family accessory.
cocer
(v.)=fry.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
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* cocer a fuego lento=simmer.
* cocer al baño María=steam.
* cocer al horno=bake.
* cocer al vapor=steam.
* cocer a medias=parboil.

cocer a fuego lento
(v.)=simmer.
Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
cocer a medias
(v.)=parboil.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
cocer al baño María
(v.)=steam.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
cocer al horno
(v.)=bake.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
cocer al vapor
(v.)=steam.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
cochambre
(n.)=grime ; gunge.
Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.
Ex: If the filter was full of gunge, then it is more than likely the water level detection system is also blocked.

coche
(n.)=automobile ; car ; motor vehicle ; auto.
Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
Ex: The tranquillity of the cold winter's day was shattered as Gill's auto puffed and clanked its way through city streets.
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* accidente de coche=car accident.
* accidente mortal de coche=fatal car accident.
* alarma de coche=car alarm.
* alquiler de coches=car rental ; car hire.
* arrebatar el coche=carjack.
* bocina del coche=car horn.
* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor=soapbox derby race ; soapbox derby.
* cementerio de coches=junkyard ; scrapyard.
* claxon del coche=car horn.
* coche alquilado=self-drive car.
* coche blindado=armoured car ; armoured car.
* coche bomba=car bomb.
* coche bomba suicida=suicide car bomb.
* coche cama=sleeping car.
* coche compacto=compact car ; small family car.
* coche cuatro por cuatro=four-wheel-drive car.
* coche de bomberos=fire engine ; fire truck.
* coche de caballos=horse and buggy ; buggy ; victoria.
* coche de carreras=competition car.
* coche de cinco puertas=hatchback.
* coche de competición=competition car.
* coche de época=vintage car.
* coche de juguete=toy car.
* coche de ocasión=used car ; second-hand car.
* coche deportivo=sports car.
* coche de segunda mano=used car ; second-hand car.
* coche familiar=family car.
* coche fúnebre=hearse.
* coche mortuorio=hearse.
* coche sin caballos=horseless carriage automobile ; horseless carriage.
* coche todoterreno=four-wheel-drive car.
* coche usado=used car ; second-hand car.
* coche utilitario=compact car ; small family car.
* coche utilizado para huir=getaway car.
* coche viejo=lemon ; jalopy.
* compartir el viaje en coche=car-pool [carpool].
* concesionario de coches=car dealer ; auto dealer.
* cuidados del coche=car maintenance.
* dándose una vuelta en coche=out for a spin.
* dar una vuelta en coche=go out for + a drive.
* dar un paseo en coche=go out for + a drive.
* de paseo en coche=out for a spin.
* en coche=drive.
* entrada para coches=driveway.
* entretenimiento del coche=car maintenance.
* fábrica de coches=car factory.
* fabricante de coches=automaker ; carmaker ; car firm ; auto manufacturer.
* familia con dos coches=two-car family.
* gato del coche=car jack.
* ir a un Lugar en coche=drive out to.
* ir en el coche de San Fernando un ratito a pie y otro caminando=foot it.
* lavado de coches=car wash.
* lavar el coche=wash + car.
* línea de montaje de coches=car assembly line.
* llave del coche=car key.
* mantenimiento del coche=car maintenance.
* matriculación de coches=motor vehicle registration ; car registration.
* matrícula de coche=license plate ; number plate.
* mecánico de coches=auto mechanic.
* negocio de venta de coches usados=used car business.
* persecución de coches=car chase.
* persecución en coche a alta velocidad=high-speed chase.
* picnic alrededor del maletero del coche=tailgate party.
* pito del coche=car horn.
* porche para guardar el coche=car port.
* préstamo para compra de coche=car loan.
* repuesto de coche=autopart.
* salir a dar una vuelta en coche=go out for + a drive.
* salir a pasear en coche=go out for + a drive.
* salir de paseo en coche=go out for + a drive.
* seguro de coche=car insurance.
* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault auto insurance.
* sillita de bebé para coche=car baby seat ; infant car seat.
* sillita de niño para coche=child car seat.
* solicitar los servicios de una prostituta desde el coche=kerb-crawling [curb-crawling, -USA].
* transbordador de coches=car ferry.
* vendedor de coches de ocasión=second-hand car dealer ; used-car dealer.
* vendedor de coches de segunda mano=used-car dealer ; second-hand car dealer.
* vendedor de coches usados=used-car dealer ; second-hand car dealer.
* venta de coches=car sales.
* viaje en coche compartido=car-pool [carpool].

coche alquilado
(n.)=self-drive car.
Ex: There is also planned a 10-day tour of New England by self-drive car.
coche blindado
(n.)=armoured car ; armoured car.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things. Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.
coche bomba
(n.)=car bomb.
Ex: He explains that in the film, a crime syndicate plants a car bomb that kills the protagonist's wife.
coche bomba suicida
(n.)=suicide car bomb.
Ex: A suicide car bomb exploded in a crowded market west of the capital Tuesday morning, killing 15 people.
coche cama
(n.)=sleeping car.
Ex: Today's Orient Express has 12 sleeping cars, 2 staff cars, 3 dining cars, and a bar car.
coche compacto
(n.)=compact car ; small family car.
Ex: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008. Ex: This sleek and stylish car, labeled by some as the 'best small family car', has appealing looks to die for .
coche cuatro por cuatro
(n.)=four-wheel-drive car.
Ex: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
coche de bomberos
(n.)=fire engine ; fire truck.
Ex: Two fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a fire in a derelict swimming baths in Walnut Tree Road. Ex: This is an imaginative story about a little boy who loves fire trucks.
coche de caballos
(n.)=horse and buggy ; buggy ; victoria.
Ex: It is certainly a new technology in the same sense that the 'horseless carriage' automobile was a different technology from the horse and buggy. Ex: The emphasis on industrial production meant that niceties would have to wait: there were textiles to be made and buggies to be turned out. Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
coche de carreras
(n.)=competition car.
Ex: Trucks and competition cars use ceramic clutches that have a greatly increased friction coefficient.
coche de cinco puertas
(n.)=hatchback.
Ex: A set of shiny alloy wheels from a discount website can turn even the humblest of low-insurance hatchbacks into a mean machine.
coche de competición
(n.)=competition car.
Ex: Trucks and competition cars use ceramic clutches that have a greatly increased friction coefficient.
coche de juguete
(n.)=toy car.
Ex: These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.
coche de ocasión
(n.)=used car ; second-hand car.
Ex: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market. Ex: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.
coche de segunda mano
(n.)=used car ; second-hand car.
Ex: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market. Ex: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.
coche de época
(n.)=vintage car.
Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
coche deportivo
(n.)=sports car.
Ex: Compiling a list of favorite sports cars was no easy task, so some ground rules had to be set.
coche familiar
(n.)=family car.
Ex: In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.
coche fúnebre
(n.)=hearse.
Ex: To many funeral directors, modifying a hearse would border on blasphemy.
coche mortuorio
(n.)=hearse.
Ex: To many funeral directors, modifying a hearse would border on blasphemy.
coche sin caballos
(n.)=horseless carriage automobile ; horseless carriage.
Ex: It is certainly a new technology in the same sense that the 'horseless carriage' automobile was a different technology from the horse and buggy. Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
coche todoterreno
(n.)=four-wheel-drive car.
Ex: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
coche usado
(n.)=used car ; second-hand car.
Ex: The quality of used cars has also improved with intense competition among manufacturers in the new car market. Ex: Not many people foresaw that second-hand cars imported from Japan would one day dominate the motor industry in Botswana.
coche utilitario
(n.)=compact car ; small family car.
Ex: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008. Ex: This sleek and stylish car, labeled by some as the 'best small family car', has appealing looks to die for .
coche utilizado para huir
(n.)=getaway car.
Ex: Police are looking for a younger looking woman last seen wearing a white coat and a man last seen wearing a bandana driving the getaway car.
coche viejo
(n.)=lemon ; jalopy.
Ex: The California Lemon Law act applies not only to defective cars (or 'lemons') but recreational vehicles as well. Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
cochecito
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* cochecito de bebé=pram ; baby carriage.
* cochecito de caballos=runabout.

cochecito de bebé
(n.)=pram ; baby carriage.
Ex: Some libraries have barriers to access for prams and pushchairs, and lack the facilities which would help to encourage library use by parents and the under-fives. Ex: Dolls' houses and their contents are also discussed, and there are chapters on rocking horses and baby carriages.
cochecito de caballos
(n.)=runabout.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
cochera
(n.)=garage.
Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.
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* cochera abierta=car port.
* cochera de autobuses=bus depot.

cochera abierta
(n.)=car port.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.
cochera de autobuses
(n.)=bus depot.
Ex: Public facilities are grouped according to major domain areas such as recreation and leisure (art museum, zoo, swimming pool, movie theatres, and skating rink); community (grocery store, bus depot, community hall); etc.
cochero
(n.)=teamster.
Ex: During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.

cochinillo
(n.)=piglet ; suckling pig ; sucking pig.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
Ex: The ambience was great and the roast suckling pig was heavenly and after dinner we went bar-hopping.
Ex: Copper deficiency may cause anemia in both sucking pigs and lambs.

cochino
(n.)=mucky pup ; swine ; pig.
Ex: I would recommend this product if you don't have many white clothes and if you don't have children, as we all know they are mucky pups.
Ex: The words 'swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.
Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.
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* cochino dinero=filthy lucre.

cochino dinero
=filthy lucre.
Ex: This is a chance to name and shame all the 'celebrities' who choose to sell their souls for filthy lucre by advertising useless shit that we don't need.
cocido
(n.)=stew.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
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* jamón cocido=boiled ham.
* medio cocido=half-baked.

cociente
(n.)=quotient.
Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.

cocimiento
(n.)=cooking.
Ex: The time of storage had a strong influence on the time of cooking: the longer the storage, the greater the cooking time required.
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* olla de cocimiento lento=crock pot ; slow cooker.
* temporizador de cocimiento=egg timer.
* tiempo de cocimiento=cooking time.

cocina a carbón
(n.)=coal-burning stove.
Ex: Smoking and air pollution from coal-burning stoves were classed as independent risk factors of lung cancer.
cocina a gas
(n.)=gas stove.
Ex: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.
cocina a leña
(n.)=wood-burning stove.
Ex: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.
cocina americana
(n.)=kitchenette.
Ex: Thirty fire fighters spent half an hour dousing a blaze in a kitchenette in a high rise city building before it could spread to other floors.
cocina casera
(n.)=home cooking.
Ex: One of the most demanded CD-ROMS was 'Home Cooking with Master Chefs'.
cocina comedor
(n.)=kitchen-cum-dining-room ; kitchen-diner.
Ex: The properties have spacious open plan kitchen-cum-dining-rooms and three bedrooms with the master bedroom having a bathroom ensuite. Ex: Kitchen-diners are great for relaxed get-togethers as the cook doesn't have to miss out on conversation, and might even get some help with the washing up!.
cocina de carbón
(n.)=coal-burning stove.
Ex: Smoking and air pollution from coal-burning stoves were classed as independent risk factors of lung cancer.
cocina de gas
(n.)=gas stove.
Ex: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.
cocina de leña
(n.)=wood-burning stove.
Ex: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.
cocina integral
(n.)=kitchenette.
Ex: Thirty fire fighters spent half an hour dousing a blaze in a kitchenette in a high rise city building before it could spread to other floors.
cocina modular
(n.)=modular kitchen.
Ex: Kitchen hobs are one of the important kitchen accessories widely used in modular kitchen these days.
cocina^1
(n.)=kitchen ; cooking facilities ; galley.
Nota: De barco.
Ex: The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.
Ex: No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.
Ex: 'Aye, aye, sir,' answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.
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* armario de cocina=kitchen cabinet.
* cocina a carbón=coal-burning stove.
* cocina a gas=gas stove.
* cocina a leña=wood-burning stove.
* cocina americana=kitchenette.
* cocina comedor=kitchen-cum-dining-room ; kitchen-diner.
* cocina de carbón=coal-burning stove.
* cocina de gas=gas stove.
* cocina de leña=wood-burning stove.
* cocina integral=kitchenette.
* cocina modular=modular kitchen.
* cuchillo de cocina=kitchen knife ; chopping knife.
* dispensador de papel de cocina=kitchen roll holder.
* encimera de la cocina=kitchen counter top.
* isla de cocina=kitchen island.
* jefe de cocina=chef.
* mesa de cocina=kitchen table.
* mobiliario de cocina=kitchen furniture.
* muebles de cocina=kitchen furniture.
* paño de cocina=tea towel.
* papel de cocina=paper towel ; kitchen paper.
* placa de cocina=cooktop ; hob ; kitchen hob.
* robot de cocina=food mixer ; food processor.
* rodillo de cocina=rolling pin.
* rollo de papel de cocina=kitchen roll.
* si no aguantas el calor, sal de la cocina=if you can't stand the heat, get out of the kitchen.
* tabla de cocina=chopping board.
* temporizador de cocina=egg timer.
* tijeras de cocina=kitchen scissors.
* utensilio de cocina=kitchen utensil ; cooking utensil.
* utensilios de cocina=kitchenware.
* utensilios para la cocina=cookware.

cocina^2
(n.)=cooking.
Nota: Preparación de comida.
Ex: Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences.
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* aficionado a la cocina=foodie [foody].
* alta cocina=haute cuisine.
* cocina casera=home cooking.
* libro de cocina=book on cookery ; cookbook.
* receta de cocina=cookery recipe.
* vino de cocina=cooking wine.

cocinado
(adj.)=cooked.
Ex: The jury heard pieces of cooked human flesh were found in his kitchen and in a bin bag.
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* cocinado al horno=microwaved.

cocinado al horno
(adj.)=microwaved.
Ex: Microwaved stuff is always mushier than if you put it into the oven.
cocinado al vapor
(adj.)=steamed.
Ex: A year later, steamed faggots arrived, ushering in the golden age of faggots, chips and peas in a tray.
cocinar
(v.)=cook ; cook + meal ; do + the cooking.
Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.
Ex: Throughout history, women have always done the cooking around the house.
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* alimentos sin cocinar=raw food.
* cocinado al vapor=steamed.
* cocinar a fuego alto=cook over + a high heat ; cook at + a high heat.
* cocinar a fuego lento=coddle ; cook over + a low heat ; cook at + a low heat.
* cocinar al baño María=steam.
* cocinar al horno=baking.
* cocinar al vapor=steam.
* cocinar con microondas=microwave cook.
* cocinar demasiado=overcook.
* cocinar en el microondas=microwave ; nuke.
* cocinar lentamente=slow cook.
* hierba para cocinar=culinary herb.
* para cocinar uno mismo=self-catering.
* plancha de cocinar=griddle ; hotplate.
* plancha eléctrica de cocinar=electric hotplate.
* vino para cocinar=cooking wine.

cocinar a fuego alto
(v.)=cook over + a high heat ; cook at + a high heat.
Ex: Cover, shake vigorously and cook over a high heat for 1 minute. Ex: Baking powder is also popular in recipes like biscuits, which have to cook at a high heat.
cocinar a fuego lento
(v.)=coddle ; cook over + a low heat ; cook at + a low heat.
Ex: By this definition, what we call a hard-boiled egg is an egg that has been coddled for 15 minutes or so. Ex: Strain the liquid through a sieve into a clean saucepan and cook over a low heat, stirring constantly until the custard thickens. Ex: Add the peeled potatoes and cook at a low heat for 25-30 minutes.
cocinar al baño María
(v.)=steam.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
cocinar al horno
(n.)=baking.
Ex: Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences.
cocinar al vapor
(v.)=steam.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
cocinar con microondas
(v.)=microwave cook.
Ex: This container enables microwave cooking of eggs in a variety of forms (e.g. poached and scrambled eggs and omelettes).
cocinar demasiado
(v.)=overcook.
Ex: My only concern is getting everything done at the same time without overcooking any of the ingredients.
cocinar en el microondas
(v.)=microwave ; nuke.
Ex: Don't microwave your veggies: new research shows that microwaving destroys up to 97% of important nutrients like antioxidants. Ex: I like to nuke them, boiling removes too much flavor from the potato, baking them takes too long.
cocinar lentamente
(v.)=slow cook.
Ex: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment.
cocinero
(n.)=cook.
Ex: Not all cooks, gardeners, athletes and sportsmen are necessarily good teachers or writers so often they need help with their work and this may be provided by the publisher.
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* cocinero de casa=home cook.

cocinero de casa
(n.)=home cook.
Ex: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
cocita
(n.)=cocitation [co-citation] ; cocitation [co-citation].
Nota: Medida usada para determinar la afinidad temática de varias publicaciones en base al número de veces que han sido citadas conjuntamente.
Ex: Another approach which has been suggested is the study of co-citation, ie the citation together of two or more items in more than one paper.
Ex: Another approach which has been suggested is the study of co-citation, ie the citation together of two or more items in more than one paper.
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* agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation clustering.
* análisis de cocitas=cocitation analysis.
* análisis de cocitas de autores=author co-citation analysis.
* análsis de agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation cluster analysis.
* mapa de cocitas=cocitation map.
* metodología de agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation clustering methodology.
* red de cocitas=cocitation cluster.
* representación mediante mapas de cocitas=cocitation mapping.

cocitado
(adj.)=cocited [co-cited].
Ex: This article reports the results of a quantitative analysis of co-cited author retrieval performance in the area of the genetics of the fruit flies.

coclear
(adj.)=cochlear.
Ex: Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells.
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* implante coclear=cochlear implant.

coco, el
(n.)=bogeyman [bogeymen] ; bogey [bogie].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'. Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
coco^1
(n.)=coconut.
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
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* extracto de coco=coconut extract.
* leche de coco=coconut milk.

coco^2
(n.)=pate ; knocker.
Ex: His head is totally shaved and remarkably translucent; when the studio lights hit his pate at just the right angle, you can practically see his brain.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
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* estrujarse el coco=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
* exprimirse el coco=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.

coco^3
(n.)=bugbear ; bugaboo.
Ex: In this sense, a hobgoblin is like a bugbear, something which is viewed as irritating or annoying, but which lacks corporeal form.
Ex: He's like a little boy who is afraid of bugaboos without knowing anything about them except their name.
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* coco, el=bogeyman [bogeymen] ; bogey [bogie].

cocodrilo
(n.)=crocodile ; croc.
Nota: Abreviatura de crocodile.
Ex: Like the young reader who complained to the reference librarian that the Encyclopaedia Britannica told her more about crocodiles than she wanted to know, most enquirers have a pretty good idea when they have got enough for their needs.
Ex: As for crocs, the area is known to be inhabited by salties, but sightings are inconsistent.
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* cocodrilo de agua salada=saltie.
* cocodrilo de río=river crocodile.

cocodrilo de agua salada
(n.)=saltie.
Ex: As for crocs, the area is known to be inhabited by salties, but sightings are inconsistent.
cocodrilo de río
(n.)=river crocodile.
Ex: Its muzzle is somewhat shorter and broader than that of the river crocodile.
cocotero
(n.)=coconut tree.
Ex: Central America is a beach bum's paradise -- white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.

codazo
(n.)=nudge ; jab.
Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.
Ex: I've been doing this the whole week and today for the first time I felt a jab of pain in my chest once while nearing the 5th floor.
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* abrirse camino a codazos=elbow + Posesivo + way through.

codear
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* codearse con=rub + shoulders (with) ; rub + elbows (with) ; be in with.
* codearse con la crema y nata de la sociedad=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* codearse con los famosos=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* codearse con los ricos=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* codearse con los ricos y famosos=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.

codearse (con)
(v.)=rub + shoulders (with) ; rub + elbows (with) ; be in with.
Ex: The value of reading good novels was easily explained as helping the working class to rub shoulders with the best of English manners and thought and encouraging them to pass their time happily and harmlessly. Ex: The work of proclaiming Jesus as the only Savior of the world encounters problems, however, in a region Muslims and Christians have rubbed elbows for nearly two centuries. Ex: Being in with the in-crowd isn't always the best thing .
codearse con la crema y nata de la sociedad
(v.)=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
Ex: If you want to rub shoulders with the rich and famous, Marbella is the place for you.
codearse con los famosos
(v.)=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
Ex: If you want to rub shoulders with the rich and famous, Marbella is the place for you.
codearse con los ricos
(v.)=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
Ex: If you want to rub shoulders with the rich and famous, Marbella is the place for you.
codearse con los ricos y famosos
(v.)=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
Ex: If you want to rub shoulders with the rich and famous, Marbella is the place for you.
codera
(n.)=elbow pad.
Ex: Use of other types of protective equipment, such as wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads, should be considered for prevention of injuries to the extremities during ice-skating.

codicia
(n.)=greed ; rapacity ; greediness ; avariciousness ; avarice ; cupidity ; covetousness.
Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: Britain's elites not only retain their power, they also exercise it with a shameless rapacity.
Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.
Ex: The economy in general was suffering from the company owner's avariciousness.
Ex: The seven deadly sins are 'pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth/acedia'.
Ex: Cupidity is one of the central themes in the Buddhist philosophy.
Ex: Covetousness is without a doubt the biggest sin in the United States and Europe today.
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* con codicia=rapaciously ; greedily ; covetously.

codiciado
(adj.)=sought after [sought-after] ; coveted.
Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
Ex: Four factors enable such cooperation: common needs; possession of resources coveted by the other institution; a clear delineation of responsibilities; and demonstrated goodwill.

codiciar
(v.)=covet ; lust (for/after/over).
Ex: He coveted his brother's power and so started to spin a conspiracy in order to assassinate him and take his place both on the throne and on the wedding thalamus.
Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.

codiciosamente
=rapaciously ; greedily ; covetously.
Ex: Rapaciously hunted by humans over centuries, whales have not recovered in the decades after whaling was outlawed.
Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
Ex: He had overlooked the evil intention of a man who covetously wanted to dispossess him of his earthly treasures.

codicioso
(adj.)=grasping ; predatory ; rapacious ; greedy ; covetous ; avaricious.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
Ex: A persistently covetous person cannot hold a position of responsibility in the church.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification.
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* de forma codiciosa=covetously.
* de manera codiciosa=covetously.

codicología
(n.)=codicology.
Ex: The project aims to document all books in the library on paleography, epigraphy, numismatics, genealogy, chronology, and codicology.

codicólogo
(n.)=codicologist.
Ex: The task of the codicologist is to analyze and describe the physical features of the codex and conduct an 'archaeological examination' of the codex so that it may be correctly localized and dated.

codificación
(n.)=codification ; coding ; encoding ; encryption ; encypherment ; scrambling.
Ex: Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalogue were published in 1876, and form one of the earlier codifications of the problems and some solutions concerning the alphabetical subject approach.
Ex: The coding used in the example discussed above is known as single row direct coding.
Ex: This study will attempt to define the level of MARC encoding necessary and to determine how this lower level record could be upgraded to the full MARC encoding.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: Moreover, the use of a computer for privacy transformation leaves open the question of how to protect the code (key) used in the scrambling process.
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* clave de codificación=scrambling key.
* codificación combinada=combination coding.
* codificación de caracteres=character encoding.
* codificación de datos=data-coding [data coding].
* codificación de doble fila=double row coding.
* codificación de textos=text encoding.
* codificación digital=digital coding.
* codificación directa de fila sencilla=single row direct coding.
* codificación mediante colores=colour coding.
* codificación por medio de códigos de barras=barcoding [bar-coding].
* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web=generalised markup format.
* lenguaje de codificación=coding language.
* libro de codificación=codebook.
* sistema de codificación=coding system.

codificación combinada
(n.)=combination coding.
Ex: Hence, it is often thought desirable to extend the capacity of the index beyond that available with direct single row coding, by resorting to double row coding, and combination coding, in a variety of different patterns.
codificación de caracteres
(n.)=character encoding.
Ex: The author brings together the areas of character encoding, standards for coding and bibliographic records, character recognition and lexical analysis.
codificación de datos
(n.)=data-coding [data coding].
Ex: Considerable improvements on this figure are possible by making use of special, high-quality leased telephone lines, and by employing sophisticated data-coding methods, in each case at extra cost.
codificación de doble fila
(n.)=double row coding.
Ex: Hence, it is often thought desirable to extend the capacity of the index beyond that available with direct single row coding, by resorting to double row coding, and combination coding, in a variety of different patterns.
codificación de textos
(n.)=text encoding.
Ex: We're rather understaffed in this area, so we need a variety of skills, including text encoding, digital imaging, and audio/video capture and transcoding.
codificación digital
(n.)=digital coding.
Ex: There is some irony here, in that 'multimedia' is commonly used to denote diverse data after they have been reduced to the monomedium of digital coding.
codificación directa de fila sencilla
(n.)=single row direct coding.
Ex: The coding used in the example discussed above is known as single row direct coding.
codificación mediante colores
(n.)=colour coding.
Ex: Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't.
codificación por medio de códigos de barras
(n.)=barcoding [bar-coding].
Ex: A partial inventory of the collection was a by-product of bar-coding.
codificado
(adj.)=scrambled ; coded.
Ex: The set-top box may also contain remotely controllable descrambling circuits for services which are transmitted in a scrambled form.
Ex: In UNIMARC the coded information block, block 1 -- , contains coded fixed length data elements.
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* codificado de antemano=precoded [pre-coded].
* información no codificada=non-coded information.
* mensaje codificado=encrypted message.
* no codificado=non-coded ; uncoded.

codificado de antemano
(adj.)=precoded [pre-coded].
Ex: Perhaps most importantly, in each of the categories, there were precoded and scannable use categories that the library could define.
codificador
(n.)=coder.
Ex: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'.

codificar
(v.)=code ; codify ; encode ; scramble ; encrypt.
Ex: Fixed length fields the are economical on storage space, and records using fixed length fields are quick and easy to code.
Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
Ex: Suppose, for example, that A wants to send a message to B; he first scrambles it with hiw own unscrambling key.
Ex: This paper describes methods for obtaining and using PGP to encrypt and decrypt electronic mail messages.
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* codificar a mano=hand-code.
* codificar por medio de códigos de barras=barcode [bar-code].
* codificar un documento=mark up + document.
* sin codificar=uncoded.

codificar a mano
(v.)=hand-code.
Ex: This partially relieves the designer of the burden of hand-coding all the libraries.
codificar por medio de códigos de barras
(v.)=barcode [bar-code].
Ex: Significant developments are more flexible methods of payment and better circulation control through bar-coding of request forms.
codificar un documento
(v.)=mark up + document.
Ex: The first part of the project involves the use of SGML to mark up such documents for searching and display.
codillo
(n.)=hock.
Ex: A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.
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* codillo de cerdo=ham hock ; pork hock.

codillo de cerdo
(n.)=ham hock ; pork hock.
Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces. Ex: Pork hocks may take several hours to cook in the oven but they are cheap and require little attention.
codirector
(n.)=co-chairperson ; co-chair.
Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
Ex: This article presents an interview with Rod Henshaw and Marcia Deddens, co-chairs of the conference program planning committee, who offer their perspectives on the planning process.

codirectora
(n.)=co-chairperson.
Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.

codirigir
(v.)=cochair.
Ex: The Forum was held in Paris in Mar 1998 and was cochaired by Canada and the USA.

codo
(n.)=elbow.
Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.
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* articulación del codo=elbow joint.
* codo con codo=side-by-side ; shoulder to shoulder.
* empinar el codo=booze ; tipple ; swig.
* hablar (hasta) por los codos=talk + Posesivo + socks off ; talk until + be + blue in the face.
* hablar por los codos=talk + Posesivo + socks off ; talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.
* hasta los codos=up to + Posesivo + armpits ; up to + Posesivo + elbows.
* hincar los codos=knuckle down to ; buckle down to.
* tocar ligeramente con el codo=nudge.
* trabajar codo con codo con=work + side by side with.

codo con codo
=side-by-side ; shoulder to shoulder.
Ex: This sub-stage and the next one must proceed side-by-side. Ex: Blair's determination to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with a Bush administration on the warpath put him at odds with a vast swath of British public opinion.
codorniz
(n.)=quail.
Ex: The identified project areas of honey bees, fruit trees, squash, seaweed, rabbits, quail, and sheep will be initiated over a 3-year period.

coeditor
(n.)=co-editor.
Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.

coeficiente
(n.)=quotient ; coefficient.
Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.
Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.
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* coeficiente de correlación=correlation coefficient.
* coeficiente de correlación de Pearson=Pearson correlation coefficient.
* coeficiente de exhaustividad=coefficient of recall ; recall ratio.
* coeficiente de inteligencia=IQ (intelligence quotient).
* coeficiente de irrelevancia=fallout ratio.
* coeficiente de la correlación de los cosenos=cosine correlation coefficient.
* coeficiente de pertinencia=precision ratio ; relevance rating ; relevance ranking.
* coeficiente de precisión=coefficient of precision.
* coeficiente de referencia conjunta=cocitation strength.
* coeficiente de similitud=similarity measure.
* coeficiente intelectual=IQ (intelligence quotient).

coeficiente de correlación
(n.)=correlation coefficient.
Ex: These and various correlation coefficients are discussed and the type of conclusions to be drawn are pointed out.
coeficiente de correlación de Pearson
=Pearson correlation coefficient.
Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
coeficiente de exhaustividad
(n.)=coefficient of recall ; recall ratio.
Ex: This article presents a method which makes it possible to calculate the fuzzy coefficient of precision and fuzzy coefficient of recall. Ex: The recall ratio is the number of relevant documents retrieved, in proportion to the total number of relevant documents in the collection.
coeficiente de inteligencia
=IQ (intelligence quotient).
Ex: He was a precocious seventh grader who had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students.
coeficiente de irrelevancia
(n.)=fallout ratio.
Ex: The fallout ratio is particularly useful when comparing performances of document collections of different sizes.
coeficiente de la correlación de los cosenos
(n.)=cosine correlation coefficient.
Ex: A query is treated in the same way, and the query vector is then compared with the document vectors, using the cosine correlation coefficient to give a measure of the extent to which they coincide.
coeficiente de pertinencia
(n.)=precision ratio ; relevance rating ; relevance ranking.
Ex: The precision ratio (originally called the relevance ratio) is the number of relevant documents retrieved, in proportion to the total number of documents searched and retrieved and its formula is: precision ratio = number of relevant documents retrieved / total number of documents retrieved X 100%. Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established. Ex: SABRE (Semi-Automated Bibliographic Environment) provides semi-automatic relevance ranking of citations obtained from bibliographic data base searches.
coeficiente de precisión
(n.)=coefficient of precision.
Ex: This article presents a method which makes it possible to calculate the fuzzy coefficient of precision and fuzzy coefficient of recall.
coeficiente de referencia conjunta
(n.)=cocitation strength.
Ex: Using the random graph hypothesis, the statistical validity of co-citation graphs has been investigated as a function of co-citation strength for a given value of citation frequency.
coeficiente de similitud
(n.)=similarity measure.
Ex: A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a 'similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own.
coeficiente intelectual
=IQ (intelligence quotient).
Ex: He was a precocious seventh grader who had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students.
coercitivo
(adj.)=coercive ; suppressive.
Ex: The on-line network is more expensive and more coercive because of the operational dependence created in each library = La red en línea es más cara y coactiva debido a la dependencia operativa que se crea en cada biblioteca.
Ex: Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.
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* efecto coercitivo=chilling effect.
* no coercitivo=non-coercive.

coespecífico
(adj.)=conspecific.
Nota: Utilizado principalmente en biología para referirse a animales de la misma especie.
Ex: Antiaphrodisiacs have evolved in males of a wide range of insects to enhance their post-mating success by reducing the attractiveness of females to conspecific mates.

coexistencia
(n.)=coexistence [co-existence].
Ex: A text represent the result of coexistence of many codes.
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* coexistencia pacífica=peaceful coexistence.
* ser posible la coexistencia entre ...=there + be + room for both ....

coexistencia pacífica
(n.)=peaceful coexistence.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The library assistant and the librarian: can the two live in peaceful co-existence?'.
coexistir
(v.)=coexist [co-exist] ; exist + side by side.
Ex: In outlining the supposed 'stages of development' in reading, I emphasized that these were never steadily passed through, that in fact they can coexist.
Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.

cofa
(n.)=crow's nest.
Ex: While they were talking a voice from the crow's nest called, 'Land ahoy!' and in a moment the ship was all life.
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* cofa de vigía=crow's nest.

cofa de vigía
(n.)=crow's nest.
Ex: While they were talking a voice from the crow's nest called, 'Land ahoy!' and in a moment the ship was all life.
cofinanciar
(v.)=co-finance [cofinance] ; co-fund.
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes.
Ex: He also said that the school is expected to be self-reliant in the long run but for the time being will be co-funded by all stakeholders.

coforme
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* coforme + Sujeto + Verbo=as + Sujeto + Verbo.

coforme + Sujeto + Verbo
=as + Sujeto + Verbo.
Ex: I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.
cofradía
(n.)=fraternity ; guild [gild].
Ex: The author criticizes the provincialism of much of the bookselling fraternity in the USA = El autor critica el provincialismo de gran parte de la fraternidad del comercio del libro de los Estados Unidos.
Ex: Its gossamer parts, the precise location and alignment involved in its construction, would have occupied a master craftsman of the guild for months.

cofre
(n.)=coffin ; coffer ; treasure chest ; casket.
Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
Ex: The organizers announced that the high conference attendance in Glasgow will bring 160,000 Euros into the IFLA coffers -- news to warm the cockles of a parsimonious treasurer's heart.
Ex: For grades 3-4, children estimate the value of treasure chests filled with gold coins and explore the size and weight of gold bars.
Ex: For 25 years, this exquisitely enamelled medieval casket had been on loan to the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.
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* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.

cofundador
(n.)=co-founder [cofounder].
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

cofundir
(v.)=grow + confused.
Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.

coger
(v.)=pick up ; seize ; take ; trap ; brace ; catch ; grab ; pick ; entrap ; hop on ; pull from ; pull off ; reach out ; grasp ; take + hold of ; nab.
Ex: Then these suggestion can be picked up by the editor, and communicated to the author.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.
Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.
Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library.
Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .
Ex: The article 'Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.
Ex: The data is pulled directly from all the bibliographic data bases on DIALOG that have a JN field.
Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.
Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
Ex: A mouse is commonly moved or lifted from its cage by grasping the base of the tail.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
Ex: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.
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* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
* coger a Alguien desprevenido=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
* coger a Alguien in fraganti=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
* coger a Alguien por sorpresa=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
* coger al vuelo=catch + Nombre + in mid-air.
* coger cariño a=grow + fond of.
* coger con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* coger con red=net.
* coger con tornillos=bolt down.
* coger de la mano=hold + Posesivo + hand.
* coger desprevenido=come as + a (great) surprise ; catch + unprepared ; take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* coger dormido=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* coger durmiendo=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* coger el avión=jet off.
* coger el control=take + the helm.
* coger el mando=take + the helm.
* coger el timón=take + the helm.
* coger el toro por los cuernos=seize + the bull by the horns ; take + the bull by the horns ; grasp + the nettle ; face + Posesivo + fears.
* coger el truco=manage + the trick.
* coger en el aire=catch + Nombre + in mid-air.
* coger en frío=catch + Nombre + cold.
* coger la mano=take + Posesivo + hand.
* coger la ocasión por los pelos=take + time by the forelock ; make + hay while the sun shines.
* coger la puerta=walk out ; make + a quick exit.
* coger la puerta y largarse=make + a quick exit ; walk out.
* cogerlas al vuelo=be quick on the uptake.
* coger las tetas=breast grabbing.
* cogerle el gusto a=acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for.
* cogerle el truco a Algo=get + the hang of.
* cogerle la palabra a Alguien=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* coger miedo=scare + Reflexivo.
* coger peso=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
* coger por sorpresa=come as + a (great) surprise ; catch out ; blindside ; take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* coger por sorpresa, coger desprevenido, pillar por sorpresa, pillar despreve=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* coger rápidamente=snatch up.
* cogerse=snag.
* cogerse de la mano=hold + hands ; hand-holding.
* cogerse la cabeza con las manos=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
* cogerse la mano=join + hands.
* coger una indirecta=take + a hint ; get + a hint.
* coger una pájara=bonk ; hit + the wall.
* coger un enfriamiento=catch + a chill.
* coger un resfriado de muerte=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
* coger un taxi=take + a taxi.
* estar a punto de coger Algo=be sickening for.
* extender la mano para coger algo=hand + reach for.
* intentar coger=reach for.
* no coger Algo=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
* no coger por sorpresa=come as + no surprise.

coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa
(v.)=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
Ex: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape. Ex: Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.
coger a Alguien desprevenido
(v.)=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
Ex: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum. Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping. Ex: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.
coger a Alguien in fraganti
(v.)=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
Ex: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape. Ex: Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.
coger a Alguien por sorpresa
(v.)=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
Ex: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum. Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping. Ex: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.
coger al vuelo
(v.)=catch + Nombre + in mid-air.
Ex: They are expert at chasing small birds through trees and catching them in mid-air.
coger cariño a
(v.)=grow + fond of.
Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.
coger con chinchetas
(v.)=thumbtack.
Ex: He thumbtacked the drawing and the clipping on the bulletin board and they looked impressive.
coger con red
(v.)=net.
Ex: Fertilized eggs are collected by netting them from the water surface or by diverting the outflow of the tank through a net.
coger con tornillos
(v.)=bolt down.
Ex: Wheelies are done on a wheelie simulator with an actual motorcycle that is bolted down at the rear axle so it is completely safe for the rider.
coger de la mano
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: The article 'Hold my hand, but not too tight: the next generation of Web creation software' reviews some of the latest generation of HTML Web page authoring tools.
coger desprevenido
(v.)=come as + a (great) surprise ; catch + unprepared ; take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited. Ex: The pace of social and technological development has caught many statesmen unprepared. Ex: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass. Ex: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal. Ex: The courage sometimes makes them blind to the dangers ahead, which may catch them unawares and throw them off balance. Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
coger dormido
(v.)=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
coger durmiendo
(v.)=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
coger el avión
(v.)=jet off.
Ex: With schools about to break up for the summer, millions of Brits will be packing their suitcases and jetting off on holiday over the next few weeks.
coger el control
(v.)=take + the helm.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.
coger el mando
(v.)=take + the helm.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.
coger el timón
(v.)=take + the helm.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Convergence and unbundling of corporate R&D in telecommunications: is software taking the helm?'.
coger el toro por los cuernos
(v.)=seize + the bull by the horns ; take + the bull by the horns ; grasp + the nettle ; face + Posesivo + fears.
Ex: A decade ago, therefore, I decided to seize the bull by the horns and challenge my ethics students not to cheat. Ex: The article 'Taking the Bull the the Horns' addresses the educational needs of gifted children in the context of the existing educational system. Ex: If libraries are to be made more relevant to the needs of the community, librarians must 'grasp the nettle' and face up to the obstacles in their way. Ex: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
coger el truco
(v.)=manage + the trick.
Ex: All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick.
coger en el aire
(v.)=catch + Nombre + in mid-air.
Ex: They are expert at chasing small birds through trees and catching them in mid-air.
coger en frío
(v.)=catch + Nombre + cold.
Ex: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal.
coger la mano
(v.)=take + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
coger la ocasión por los pelos
=take + time by the forelock ; make + hay while the sun shines.
Ex: So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'. Ex: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.
coger la puerta
(v.)=walk out ; make + a quick exit.
Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address. Ex: I sat near the back door, ready to make a quick exit once the interview session concluded.
coger la puerta y largarse
(v.)=make + a quick exit ; walk out.
Ex: I sat near the back door, ready to make a quick exit once the interview session concluded. Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
coger las tetas
(n.)=breast grabbing.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
coger miedo
(v.)=scare + Reflexivo.
Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images.
coger peso
(v.)=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Ex: Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.
coger por sorpresa
(v.)=come as + a (great) surprise ; catch out ; blindside ; take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited. Ex: Some search statements are so obscure that they would catch out the uninstructed. Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn. Ex: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass. Ex: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal. Ex: The courage sometimes makes them blind to the dangers ahead, which may catch them unawares and throw them off balance. Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
coger rápidamente
(v.)=snatch up.
Ex: Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.
coger un enfriamiento
(v.)=catch + a chill.
Ex: Researchers into the common cold say 'catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.
coger un resfriado de muerte
(v.)=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
Ex: Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
coger un taxi
(v.)=take + a taxi.
Ex: Before you travel somewhere try to get an idea from fellow travelers about the cost of taking taxis in a particular city.
coger una indirecta
(v.)=take + a hint ; get + a hint.
Ex: The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint. Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.
coger una pájara
(v.)=bonk ; hit + the wall.
Ex: Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training. Ex: Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
cogerlas al vuelo
(v.)=be quick on the uptake.
Ex: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
cogerle el gusto a
(v.)=acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants. Ex: Babies can be made to develop a taste for fruits and vegetables early if their mothers eat these foods while breastfeeding.
cogerle el truco a Algo
(v.)=get + the hang of.
Ex: This is very easy to do, and once you get the hang of it, you'll find it very simple.
cogerle la palabra a Alguien
(v.)=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.
cogerse
(v.)=snag.
Ex: For sunny days, snag yourself a cute terry cloth hat and revel in the shade.
cogerse de la mano
(n.)=hold + hands ; hand-holding.
Ex: Adult children and their elderly parents also hold hands, for balance, support and as a sign of love. Ex: Just because he doesn't like hand-holding doesn't make him gay.
cogerse la cabeza con las manos
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: She came in holding her head in her hands, wondering what she had done to deserve the venom her daughter spewed at her.
cogerse la mano
(v.)=join + hands.
Ex: The ability of the profession to meet the library service needs of the next generation requires that library educators and practitioners join hands in educational programmes.
cogido
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* cogido a mano=hand-picked.
* cogido entre la espada y la pared=caught between two stools.
* cogido entre dos fuegos=caught between two stools.
* recien cogido=fresh-cut.

cogido a mano
(adj.)=hand-picked.
Ex: It takes 225000 hand-picked stigmas from the saffron crocus to make a single pound, making saffron the world's most expensive spice.
cogido entre dos fuegos
=caught between two stools.
Ex: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
cogido entre la espada y la pared
=caught between two stools.
Ex: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
cognición
(n.)=cognition.
Ex: The information-processing model of cognition, and developments in artificial intelligence encourage such comparisons = El modelo de la cognición sobre el procesamiento de la información de y los avances de la inteligencia artificial fomentan este tipo de comparaciones.

cognitivamente
=cognitively.
Ex: People generally choose procedures that are, or appear, cognitively less demanding.

cognitivo
(adj.)=cognitive.
Ex: A theoretical scheme classifies user behaviour into 3 domains of library activity (affective, cognitive, and psychomotor) and into 3 levels of learning (orientation, interaction, and internalisation).
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* base cognitiva=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
* capacidad cognitiva=cognitive ability ; cognitive capacity.
* capital cognitivo=knowledge assets.
* deficiencia cognitiva=cognitive impairment.
* destreza cognitiva=cognitive skill.
* deterioro cognitivo=cognitive impairment.
* estrategia cognitiva=cognitive strategy.
* función cognitiva=cognitive function.
* habilidad cognitiva=cognitive skill ; cognitive ability ; cognitive capacity.
* trastorno cognitivo=cognitive disorder.

cogollo
(n.)=heart of lettuce.
Ex: They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.
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* cogollo de lechuga=heart of lettuce.

cogollo de lechuga
(n.)=heart of lettuce.
Ex: They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.
cogote
(n.)=nape ; nape of the neck ; scruff of the neck.
Ex: Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.
Ex: Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.
Ex: Although veterinarians may pick up a cat by the scruff of the neck, notice that they also support the cat with the other hand.

cohabitación
(n.)=cohabitation.
Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.

cohabitar
(v.)=cohabit ; cohabitate.
Ex: The article 'cohabiting with copyright on the nets' stresses that Internet users must understand the common misconceptions about what constitutes work in the public domain and what uses are permitted.
Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.

coherencia
(n.)=coherence ; congruence ; consistency ; unity ; congruency.
Ex: At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence.
Ex: Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.
Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.
Ex: The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.
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* coherencia editorial=editorial continuity.
* mantener la coherencia=maintain + consistency.
* tener coherencia=cohere.

coherencia editorial
(n.)=editorial continuity.
Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
coherente
(adj.)=coherent ; consistent ; congruent.
Ex: This section is merely a summary of the applications areas, drawn together in a coherent form.
Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.
Ex: The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.
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* ser coherente=cohere.

coherentemente
=consistently ; coherently.
Ex: Punctuation must be established and be adopted consistently.
Ex: When based on a single model, a document retrieval system may be coherently designed, convenient to use, and easy to maintain.

cohesionar
(v.)=rally.
Ex: The aim of the conference was to rally and organize the fight for public access to information.

cohesivo
(adj.)=cohesive.
Ex: Once terms have been collected through the procedures discussed in Chapter 4, they must be organized into a coherent and cohesive structure.

cohesión
(n.)=cohesion ; cohesiveness ; bind.
Ex: In the past much of this research has been uncoordinated and the research effort may have suffered from a lack of continuity and cohesion.
Ex: The degree of cohesiveness of the group and the attitudes of one person toward another are important factors in this process.
Ex: There is a strong bind between mother and offspring: newborns soon learn to cling to the mother's belly and, when older, to ride piggyback.
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* cohesión social=social cohesion.
* con mucha cohesión=tightly knit ; closely knit ; tight-knit.
* fuerza de cohesión=bonding strength.
* sin cohesión=scrappily ; scrappy ; bitty .

cohesión social
(n.)=social cohesion.
Ex: One measure of a community's social capital is its level of social cohesion or how well members of a community perceive themselves to be connected.
cohete
(n.)=fireworks ; rocket.
Ex: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
Ex: The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.
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* cohete espacial=space rocket.
* cohete lanzadera=launch rocket.
* cohetes=rocketry.
* ir como un cohete=zip.
* lanzador de cohetes=rocket launcher.
* no estar/ser (como) para tirar cohetes=be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* no esta/ser para tirar cohetes=be no great shakes.
* no estar/ser para tirar cohetes=be nothing to shout about.
* pasar como un cohete=whiz(z) ; streak.
* salir disparado como un cohete=shoot off ; fly off ; dart out (of).

cohete espacial
(n.)=space rocket.
Ex: In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being air travel: balloon, aircraft, space rockets.
cohete lanzadera
(n.)=launch rocket.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.
cohetería
(n.)=rocketry.
Nota: Todo aquello relacionado con los cohetes espaciales.
Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.

cohetes
(n.)=rocketry.
Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
cohibición
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* sin cohibiciones=unselfconsciously.

cohibidamente
=self-consciously.
Ex: 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.

cohibido
(adj.)=inhibited ; tongue-tied.
Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.
Ex: The picture he presents is of an intelligent, well-meaning, but tongue-tied monarch, whom he dubs Louis the silent.
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* sentirse cohibido=feel + shy.

cohibir
(v.)=stifle ; inhibit.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.

cohombro de mar
(n.)=sea cucumber.
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

cohorte
(n.)=cohort.
Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.

coincidencia
(n.)=coincidence ; match ; matching ; overlap ; crossover [cross-over] ; concurrence ; clash [clashes, -pl.] ; by coincidence ; meeting of (the) minds ; consistency.
Ex: This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index.
Ex: When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.
Ex: Indexing, and later searching, centre upon the matching of document profiles.
Ex: Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all.
Ex: Each person works two and a half days a week and this allows a midweek crossover period so that communication between them is not restricted to notes and phone calls.
Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
Ex: In order to I avoid clashes between library trips, workshops and sessions it's a good idea to sit down in a quiet place as soon as you have the programme with a highlighter pen and mark all those sessions, workshops and visits which particularly interest you.
Ex: It is not clear whether it was purely by coincidence that users who cooperated in the evaluation were sent a maximum of 25-30 documents to evaluate.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
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* coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda=case sensitivity.
* coincidencia óptica=optical coincidence.
* falta de coincidencia=mismatch.
* ficha de coincidencia óptica=Batten card ; optical coincidence card ; Peek-a-boo card.
* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda=topicality.
* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima=best match model.
* por coincidencia=by coincidence.
* técnica de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima=best match technique.

coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda
(n.)=case sensitivity.
Ex: The author discusses simple and advanced search modes; wildcards and truncation; Boolean searching and case sensitivity = El autor trata sobre las formas de búsqueda avanzada y simple, los comodines y el truncamiento, las búsquedas booleanas y las búsquedas con coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas.
coincidencia óptica
(n.)=optical coincidence.
Ex: Searching involves reading comparing the holes that recur on more than one card, by 'optical coincidence'.
coincidente
(adj.)=co-occurring ; coextensive [co-extensive].
Ex: Comparison of the two lists will show not only the co-occurring numbers but also details of the relevant documents.
Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.
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* no coincidente=ill matched.

coincidir
(v.)=coalesce ; co-occur ; fall + square on ; be in general consensus ; match up.
Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.
Ex: There is also the Permuterm index, based on significant words in the titles of the items covered, and listing all of the words with which they co-occur in the specific titles.
Ex: The pressman's first task with a new book was to make register, which meant laying on the first forme relative to the bed of the press and the press points so that, when the paper was printed on one side, turned over, and replaced on the points, the pages of the second forme would fall square on the backs of those of the first.
Ex: Respondents who use the library's electronic information soruces are in general consensus that the library sources provide worthwhile information = Los encuestados que usan las fuentes de información de la biblioteca coinciden en que éstas ofrecen información pertinente.
Ex: A few universities are even using social media to match up roommates in advance.
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* coincidir con=be coextensive with ; coincide (with) ; match ; match against ; clash with ; fit with ; mesh with ; match up to ; match up against.
* coincidir (con/en)=see + eye to eye (with/on).
* coincidir con + Posesivo + interés=match + Posesivo + interest.
* coincidir en=agree (on/upon).
* hacer coincidir=match up.
* hacer coincidir (con)=reconcile (with).

coincidir (con/en)
(v.)=see + eye to eye (with/on).
Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.
coincidir con
(v.)=be coextensive with ; coincide (with) ; match ; match against ; clash with ; fit with ; mesh with ; match up to ; match up against.
Ex: Many of the traditional indexing approaches have sought to find a label or indexing term which is co-extensive with the content of the document being indexed, that is, the scope of the indexing term and the document are similar. Ex: These are cases where the works and the books coincide. Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match. Ex: For SDI to be 'selective', it has to be matched against the known subject interests of the individual, i.e. a subject profile, so that the user receives only information that is relevant. Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event. Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models. Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?. Ex: Its so freaky how some songs match up to exactly what your going through. Ex: The author examines how well the characteristics of CD-ROM technology match up against the type of demands likely to be made of a library catalogue.
coincidir con + Posesivo + interés
(v.)=match + Posesivo + interest.
Ex: The result shows, inter alia, an increasing interest in computer-based information work and that most graduates were able to find posts that matched their interests.
coincidir en
(v.)=agree (on/upon).
Ex: Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts).
coital
(adj.)=coital.
Ex: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the inability of a woman to function adequately in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, or in coital situations.

coito
(n.)=intercourse ; coitus ; mating.
Ex: Findings showed that incest usually involved daughter-father and niece-uncle pairs, and for father-daughter relationships the incest always included intercourse.
Ex: Magnetic resonance imaging was used to study the female sexual response and the male and female genitals during coitus.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An expert system for bull-cow mating in dairy farms'.
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* coito interrumpido=coitus interruptus.
* del coito=coital.
* relacionado con el coito=coital.

coito interrumpido
(n.)=coitus interruptus.
Ex: Coitus interruptus is still very widely used -- particularly by young couples.
coitus interruptus
(n.)=coitus interruptus.
Ex: Coitus interruptus is still very widely used -- particularly by young couples.

cojear
(v.)=limp ; walk with + a hobble ; hobble (along).
Ex: Both elements must be present; having commitment without resources -- or the reverse -- necessarily results in a lopsided effort that limps along ineffectively.
Ex: Later she requires another operation because her feet are curling up which causes her to walk with a hobble.
Ex: He went from hobbling to trotting, to running to climbing staircases.

cojera
(n.)=hobble ; limp.
Ex: From his hobble, I deduce that he is not so much a doctor today as a patient.
Ex: I have rheumatoid arthritis and very recently a limp when I walk, so I have not been running lately.

cojinete
(n.)=bearing.
Ex: 'bearings' are part of the Key system 'Dynamos', and thus may be denoted by (p), thus (p) bearings and likewise (p) Diameter.
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* sombrerete del cojinete=bearing cup ; bearing cap.
* volver a untar grasa al cojinete=repack + bearing.

cojo^1
(n.)=lame man.
Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.

cojo^2
(adj.)=lame.
Ex: I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame.

cojonudo
(adj.)=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers ; swell ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt ; awesome.
Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.
Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.
Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business.
Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.

cojín
(n.)=cushion.
Ex: The provision of low chairs or floor cushions encourages children to become involved with the books.
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* cojín flatulento=whoopie cushion.
* funda de cojín=cushion cover.

cojín flatulento
(n.)=whoopie cushion.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
cojón
(n.)=ball.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: It seems like they are just some some tough guys with no balls to pick a fight.
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* de cojones=badass.
* hacer un calor de cojones=be hot as hell.
* hacer un frío de cojones=be brass monkey weather ; be cold as hell.
* hinchar los cojones=piss + Nombre + off.
* patada en los cojones=kick in + the balls.
* tener los cojones de=have + the balls to.
* tener un calor de cojones=be hot as hell.
* tener un frío de cojones=be cold as hell.
* tocar los cojones=piss + Nombre + off.

col
(n.)=collard ; cabbage.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.
Ex: The human brain is about the size of a grapefruit and weighs about as much as a head of cabbage.
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* caldo de col=cabbage soup.
* col de bruselas=Brussels sprout.
* col de China=Chinese cabbage.
* col morada=red cabbage.
* col rizada=kale ; curly kale.

col de China
(n.)=Chinese cabbage.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.
col de bruselas
(n.)=Brussels sprout.
Ex: During the last 50 years, the area harvested for artichoke, early potato, melon, Brussels sprouts and watermelon has increased by twofold.
col morada
(n.)=red cabbage.
Ex: A recipe for making them in the classroom using red cabbage and baking soda is provided.
col rizada
(n.)=kale ; curly kale.
Ex: Kale is a member of the cabbage family, and is an excellent source of vitamin C, beta carotene, chlorophyll, and manganese. Ex: The wonderful thing about growing curly kale, a member of the mustard family, is that it keep growing slowly in the winter and is very hardy.
cola de alumbre
(n.)=alum sizing.
Ex: Of the volumes in US research libraries it is estimated that 25% are brittle and turning to dust because of the alum sizing introduced into the paper-making process around 1850.
cola de caballo
(n.)=ponytail ; pigtails.
Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times. Ex: I like the pigtails, but they draw tremendous attention to her nose job and very oval face.
cola de colofonia
(n.)=rosin size.
Ex: If a rosin size is present the spot will turn a dull purplish pink, but if there is no rosin the spot will remain colourless or turn brown.
cola de discos
(n.)=disc queue.
Ex: We'll now learn how to retrieve a record that was previously placed in the disc queue.
cola de documentos reservados y disponibles
(n.)=held-document-available queue.
Ex: For example, when documents on hold are returned, their document number are placed in the held-document-available queue.
cola de espera
(n.)=queue.
Ex: Queues are lists of numbers of records for which a particular notice or listing is to be made.
cola de impresión
(n.)=print queue.
Ex: At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.
cola de los rezagados, la
(n.)=trailing edge, the.
Ex: The article 'The trailing edge: gurus, guides, and ghosts' discusses two common styles of consulting used by libraries.
cola de piel de conejo
(n.)=rabbit-skin glue.
Ex: Some gilders would mix bole with rabbit-skin glue to stick gold leaf on objects.
cola de reclamaciones
(n.)=recall queue.
Ex: The recall notice is posted to the recall queue when the overdue programm is run and is printed when the queue is printed.
cola de tráfico
(n.)=tailback.
Ex: Tailbacks stretched for more than 20 kilometres on Thursday last week.
cola^1
(n.)=tail ; train.
Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.
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* ciervo de cola blanca=white-tailed deer.
* cola de caballo=ponytail ; pigtails.
* cola de discos=disc queue.
* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles=held-document-available queue.
* cola de espera=queue.
* cola de impresión=print queue.
* cola de los rezagados, la=trailing edge, the.
* cola de reclamaciones=recall queue.
* cola de tráfico=tailback.
* con cola=caudate.
* con cola espesa=bushy-tailed.
* con cola tupida=bushy-tailed.
* formar una cola=form + queue.
* gestor de colas de impresión=print spooler.
* hacer cola=queue up ; stand in + line.
* más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león=better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.
* piano de cola=grand piano.
* poner en cola=queue.
* poner en cola de espera=place + in queue.
* ponerse en cola=queue up ; line up ; stand in + line.
* procesar una cola de espera=clear + queue.
* segundo por la cola=second from bottom ; second to last.
* sin cola=ecaudate.
* viento de cola=tailwind.

cola^2
(n.)=size ; adhesive ; glue.
Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.
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* cola de alumbre=alum sizing.
* cola de colofonia=rosin size.
* cola de piel de conejo=rabbit-skin glue.
* encuadernación en cola=perfect binding ; adhesive binding.
* no pegar ni con cola=stick out like + a sore thumb.

colaboracion interdisciplinar
(n.)=interdisciplinary collaboration.
Ex: True interdisciplinary collaboration requires crossing professional boundaries into what is often unfamiliar territory.
colaboración
(n.)=collaboration ; contribution ; cooperation [co-operation] ; linkage ; partnership ; synergy ; cooperative effort ; partnering ; fertilisation [fertilization, -USA] ; team effort ; input ; engagement.
Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
Ex: The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.
Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
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* acuerdo de colaboración=collaborative partnership ; partnership agreement.
* autoría en colaboración=collaborative writing.
* colaboración en equipo=collaborative teamwork.
* colaboración en la investigación=cooperative research.
* colaboración estrecha=close collaboration.
* colaboracion interdisciplinar=interdisciplinary collaboration.
* colaboración perfecta=marriage made in heaven.
* contar con la colaboración de=enjoy + cooperation with.
* creación de acuerdo de colaboración=partnership building.
* crear acuerdos de colaboración=build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
* diseñar en colaboración=co-design.
* editar en colaboración=coedit [co-edit].
* en colaboración=collaborative ; cooperative [co-operative] ; jointly ; participatory ; in concert ; in consort ; collaboratively ; synergistic ; synergistically ; in tandem ; in a tandem fashion ; in partnership.
* en colaboración con=in concert with ; in consultation with ; in collaboration with ; in alliance with ; in conjunction with ; in partnership with.
* en estrecha colaboración=in close collaboration.
* en estrecha colaboración con=hand-in-glove with ; hand and glove with.
* escribir en colaboración=co-write [cowrite].
* establecer una colaboración=forge + collaboration.
* financiar en colaboración=co-finance [cofinance].
* investigación en colaboración=collaborative research.
* organizar en colaboración=co-organise [co-organize, -USA].
* patrocinar en colaboración con=co-host.
* proyecto de colaboración=joint venture.
* proyecto en colaboración=collaborative project.
* trabajar en colaboración=team ; interwork ; work + cooperatively.
* trabajar en colaboración (con)=team up (with).
* trabajo en colaboración=interworking.

colaboración en equipo
(n.)=collaborative teamwork.
Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
colaboración en la investigación
(n.)=cooperative research.
Ex: Some member institutions from the USA, Europe and Australia will continue cooperative research.
colaboración estrecha
(n.)=close collaboration.
Ex: They identified a lack of close collaboration between all the agencies resulting in wasteful duplication and an uneven distribution of services.
colaboración perfecta
=marriage made in heaven.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A marriage made in heaven or a blind date: successful library-faculty partnering in distance education.
colaborador
(adj.)=collaborating ; collaborative ; collaborator ; contributor ; stakeholder ; partner ; cooperating [co-operating] ; contributive ; cooperator ; aid worker ; supporting.
Ex: For collaborating corporate bodies the same rules apply as for collaborating personal authors.
Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.
Ex: A collaborator is a person who works with one or more associates to produce a work; all may make the same kind of contribution, as in the case of shared responsibility, or they may make different kinds of contributions, as in the case of collaboration between an artist and a writer.
Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
Ex: One organizational model would be to establish a honeycomb structure of cooperating regional consortia.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The industrial librarian as cooperator'.
Ex: Canadian humanitarian aid worker gives first hand account of the situation in Northern Iraq.
Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.
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* colaborador de investigación=research fellow.
* poco colaborador=unresponsive.

colaborador de investigación
(n.)=research fellow.
Ex: Ed Walley's contribution came about as the result of research he had been conducting into community information services whilst research fellow at the School of Librarianship, Leeds Polytechnic.
colaborando estrechamente
=in close collaboration.
Ex: These sites have been operating CARTO-NET in close collaboration with one another but under very different staffing conditions so it has been useful to monitor their progress.
colaborar
(v.)=collaborate ; cooperate [co-operate] ; join + forces ; play + ball ; team ; partner ; pull + Posesivo + (own) weight ; lend + a (helping) hand ; pull together ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
Ex: A joint author is a person who collaborates with one or more other persons to produce a work in relation to which the collaborators perform the same function.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
Ex: Therefore, school librarians need to find ways of joining forces with publishers, booksellers and other librarians.
Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.
Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.
Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.
Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.
Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well.
Ex: She tells a story of courage in which the crew and the mission control pull together to work the problem through.
Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off.
Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.
Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war.
Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food.
Ex: Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out.
Ex: It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet.
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* colaborando estrechamente=in close collaboration.
* colaborar con=team up (with) ; partner with ; become + engaged (in/with) ; engage with ; consort with.
* colaborar conjuntamente=work + cooperatively.

colaborar (con)
(v.)=team up (with) ; partner with ; become + engaged (in/with) ; engage with ; consort with.
Ex: Blackwells, for example, has teamed up with the highly successful CARL Uncover service in the US. Ex: To what extent and in what manner should public libraries partner with local businesses to provide the resources needed for economic development?. Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people. Ex: It is time the USA took a lead in consorting with other Western nations in mounting the 1st Annual international conference on information interchange.
colaborar conjuntamente
(v.)=work + cooperatively.
Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control.
colaboratorio
(adj.)=collaboratory.
Nota: Nuevo término referido a un centro "laboratorio" imaginario (digital) donde "colegas" realizan investigaciones, utilizan instrumentos, recursos informáticos, datos e información.
Ex: A collaboratory is a 'center without walls' allowing users to 'perform their research without regard to geographical location -- interacting with colleagues, accessing instrumentation, sharing data and computational resources, and accessing information in digital libraries.

colación
(n.)=collation ; collation ; collation statement.
Ex: ISBD(M) indicates that the description for monographs should include collation (i.e. number of volumes or pagination, illustration statement, size).
Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.
Ex: Elements that are commonly omitted include the place of publication, collation statement, binding and price.
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* sacar a colación=bring + Nombre + up ; bring up.
* sacar a colación una cuestión=bring up + matter ; bring up + issue ; bring up + point.
* sacar a colación una idea=bring up + idea.
* sacar a colación un problema=bring + problem up.
* sacar a colación un tema=bring up + topic ; bring up + subject.
* traer a colación=bring up.

colada, la
(n.)=washing, the.
Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.
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* hacer la colada=do + the washing ; wash + clothes.

colado
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* estar colado por=have + a crush on ; be hung up on.

colador
(n.)=strainer ; sieve.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
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* tener más agujeros que un colador=leak like + a sieve.

colangiocarcinoma
(n.)=cholangiocarcinoma.
Ex: This section is about a rare type of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer.

colapsar
(v.)=clog.
Ex: This type of papers clog the system with already published ideas and impede the publication of new material.

colapso
(n.)=collapse.
Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
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* colapso nervioso=crack-up ; nervous breakdown.

colapso nervioso
(n.)=crack-up ; nervous breakdown.
Ex: But sometimes people emerge from such crack-ups with a new sense of the value of others as well as of themselves. Ex: If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!.
colar
(v.)=strain.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
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* caerse colándose por=fall through.
* colársela a Alguien=be had.
* no colar=Negativo + hold + water.

colarse
(v.)=creep + past ; sneak + past ; sneak through ; slither + Posesivo + way into ; seep ; creep (up) (in/into) ; sneak ; weasel + Posesivo + way into ; sneak into ; worm + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.
Ex: The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo.
Ex: I think I am probably 99.9% effective at catching these spams but this was one of the .1% that snuck through.
Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.
Ex: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts.
Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.
Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.
Ex: The police said that he had sneaked into a her house and raped her nearly 200 times over a 13-month period.
Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.
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* colarse en=slip into.
* colarse inadvertidamente=slip through.

colarse en
(v.)=slip into.
Ex: If the economy slips into recession then the government may decide to stimulate the economy with massive spending.
colarse inadvertidamente
(v.)=slip through.
Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
colateral
(adj.)=collateral.
Ex: If there are two or more collateral printed texts which were set from manuscript copy, not from other printed editions, the editor must choose one or other of them as copy-text on the basis of whatever he can discover about their relative status = Si existen dos o más textos impresos similares que se compusieron a partir del mismo original, no de otras ediciones impresas, el editor debe escoger uno u otro como texto fuente a partir de aquello que pueda descubrir que los diferencie.
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* daños colaterales=collateral damage.
* impedimento colateral por sentencia=collateral estoppel.

colcha
(n.)=bedspread ; bedcover ; counterpane ; throw.
Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.
Ex: These embroidered bedcovers were simply an esthetic solution to a functional need.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.
Ex: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.

colchoneta
(n.)=rubber mat.
Ex: The installation of interlocking rubber mats is easy even if you're not particularly knowledgeable.
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* colchoneta inflable=air mattress ; air bed [airbed] ; lilo.

colchoneta inflable
(n.)=air mattress ; air bed [airbed] ; lilo.
Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses. Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc. Ex: This is plenty big enough for swimming lengths, playing volleyball or just floating on a lilo reading a book.
colchón
(n.)=mattress.
Ex: Use of mattress covers for cribs and beds should be encouraged to avoid allergen exposure.
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* colchón de agua=waterbed [water bed].
* colchón de aire=air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo.
* colchón de espuma=foam mattress.
* colchón de espuma con memoria=memory foam mattress.
* colchón de muelles=spring mattress.
* colchón inflable=air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo.
* funda de colchón=mattress protector.
* protector de colchón=mattress protector.

colchón de agua
(n.)=waterbed [water bed].
Ex: This book focuses on the 14-month strike of undocumented workers in a Los Angeles area waterbed factory in 1985-86.
colchón de aire
(n.)=air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo.
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc. Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses. Ex: This is plenty big enough for swimming lengths, playing volleyball or just floating on a lilo reading a book.
colchón de espuma
(n.)=foam mattress.
Ex: A foam mattress bed is a very good investment for people who have different kinds of allergies.
colchón de espuma con memoria
(n.)=memory foam mattress.
Ex: A good memory foam mattress will not need a box spring underneath it to make the mattress feel good.
colchón de muelles
(n.)=spring mattress.
Ex: While choosing a spring mattress, pay special attention at its springs, their quality and quantity.
colchón inflable
(n.)=air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo.
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc. Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses. Ex: This is plenty big enough for swimming lengths, playing volleyball or just floating on a lilo reading a book.
cole
(n.)=school.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.
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* vuelta al cole=back-to-school.

colear
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* vivito y coleando=alive and kicking ; land of the living, the ; safe and sound.

coleccionable
(adj.)=collectable ; collectible.
Nota: También escrito collectable.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
Ex: This system constructs models that predict whether a customer account or transaction is collectible.

coleccionar
(v.)=collect ; build up.
Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
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* afición de coleccionar=collecting.

coleccionista
(n.)=collector.
Ex: Another such collector was Sir Walter Scott himself, who even as a boy had a collection of chapbooks.
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* coleccionista de armas de fuego=gun collector.
* coleccionista de comics=comic collector.
* coleccionista de discos=discologist.
* coleccionista de libros=book-collector.
* coleccionista de monedas=coin collector.
* coleccionista de sellos=stamp collector.
* coleccionista de tebeos=comic collector.
* edición de coleccionista=collector's edition.
* edición para coleccionistas=collector's edition.

coleccionista de armas de fuego
(n.)=gun collector.
Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
coleccionista de comics
(n.)=comic collector.
Ex: Market research has shown the average age of comic collectors to be twenty-five.
coleccionista de discos
(n.)=discologist.
Ex: The author emphasises the importance for sound archives of making their resources more readily available to discographies and discologists.
coleccionista de libros
(n.)=book-collector.
Ex: Fernando Columbus, the youngest son of Christopher Columbus, was a bibliophile, a book collector, and a proponent of a national library for Spain.
coleccionista de monedas
(n.)=coin collector.
Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
coleccionista de sellos
(n.)=stamp collector.
Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
coleccionista de tebeos
(n.)=comic collector.
Ex: Market research has shown the average age of comic collectors to be twenty-five.
colección
(n.)=aggregation ; collection ; congeries ; holdings ; information store ; library ; stock ; document collection ; assemblage ; repertory ; collection ; cache ; deposit collection ; harvest ; picking ; collecting ; line-up ; menagerie.
Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.
Ex: It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information.
Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.
Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.
Ex: Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..
Ex: Thousands of songs and piano pieces have been published in magazines issued throughout Europe and the Americas, yet an overall history is lacking for this large repertory of music.
Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.
Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.
Ex: In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.
Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
Ex: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.
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* análisis de la colección=collection analysis.
* basado en la colección=collection-centred ; materials-centred [materials-centered] ; collection-based.
* bibliotecario encargado de colecciones especializadas=special collections librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas=map librarian.
* bibliotecario encargado del desarrollo de la colección=collections librarian.
* centrado en la colección=collection-centred ; collection-based.
* colección básica=core collection.
* colección bibliográfica=book collection.
* colección bibliotecaria=library collection [library's collection].
* colección central=central collection.
* colección compartida=cooperative collection.
* colección cooperativa=cooperative collection.
* colección de animales=menagerie.
* colección de arte=art collection.
* colección de arte pictórico=pictorial art collection.
* colección de autógrafos=autograph collection.
* colección de comics=comics collection.
* colección de consulta=browsing collection.
* colección de control=test collection.
* colección de depósito legal=depository collection ; legal deposit collection ; deposit collection.
* colección de derecho=law collection.
* colección de diapositivas=slide library.
* colección de dibujos=drawing collection.
* colección de discos=record collection.
* colección de documentos impresos=print collection.
* colección de fondos electrónicos=e-collection [electronic collection].
* colección de fondos locales=local history collection ; local collection ; local studies collection.
* colección de fotografías=photograph collection.
* colección de grabaciones sonoras=sound collection.
* colección de historia local=local history collection.
* colección de investigación=research collection.
* colección de la biblioteca=library collection [library's collection].
* colección de libros=book collection.
* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión=prison law library.
* colección de libros de jardinería=gardening collection.
* colección de libros donados=gift collection.
* colección de libros raros=rare book collection ; rare collection.
* colección de mapas=map collection.
* colección de música=music collection.
* colección de música popular=popular music collection.
* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas=theatre arts collection.
* colección de prácticas=laboratory collection.
* colección de prensa=newspaper collection.
* colección de préstamo=circulating collection.
* colección de préstamo restringido=course reserve.
* colección de programas informáticos=software library.
* colección de publicaciones monográficas=monograph stock.
* colección de publicaciones periódicas=periodical stock ; periodical collection.
* colección de recortes=clipping file [cuttings file, -UK] ; cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].
* colección de recortes de periódicos=clippings collection.
* colección de referencia=reference collection.
* colección de relieves topográficos=topographical collection.
* colección de retratos=portrait collection.
* colección de sonido=sound collection.
* colección de tebeos=comics collection.
* colección de temas locales=local studies collection.
* colección de una biblioteca=local holding.
* colección de vídeos=video series.
* colección en varios volúmenes=multivolume set.
* colección especializada=special collection ; study collection.
* colección ficticia=made-up collection.
* colección fotográfica=photographic library.
* colección impresa=print set.
* colección inactiva=inactive collection.
* colección integrada=integrated collection.
* colección local=area studies collection ; local collection.
* colección monográfica=monographic collection ; book series.
* colección multimedia=multimedia collection ; media collection.
* colección paleontológica=palaeontology collection.
* colección patrimonial=heritage collection.
* colección personal=home collection ; personal collection.
* colección pictórica=pictorial collection.
* colección privada=private collection.
* colección recogida=accumulation.
* colección temática=subject collection.
* crear una colección=build + collection.
* crecimiento de la colección=collection growth.
* desarrollo de la colección=collection building ; collection development [collections development].
* encargado de la colección=stock editor.
* evaluación de la colección=collection assessment ; collection evaluation ; collection analysis.
* formación de la colección=collection building.
* formar una colección=build + collection.
* gestión de la colección=collection management.
* política de desarrollo de la colección=collection development policy.
* una colección desordenada de=a scrapbook of.
* uso de la colección=stock use.

colección bibliográfica
(n.)=book collection.
Ex: The article 'Breathe new life into your collection' describes how a book collection might be improved in order that its use may be maximised.
colección bibliotecaria
(n.)=library collection [library's collection].
Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
colección básica
(n.)=core collection.
Ex: This article outlines a core collection of reference books on US philately appropriate for a large research library.
colección central
(n.)=central collection.
Ex: The library department maintains a central collection in Constantia and extends services through 8 branch collections and 3 bookmobiles.
colección compartida
(n.)=cooperative collection.
Ex: The author reviews they conceptional decisions necessary for the implemetation of a cooperative collection development programme.
colección cooperativa
(n.)=cooperative collection.
Ex: The author reviews they conceptional decisions necessary for the implemetation of a cooperative collection development programme.
colección de animales
(n.)=menagerie.
Ex: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.
colección de arte
(n.)=art collection.
Ex: This article aims to clarify some of the classification and computerization problems peculiar to art collections.
colección de arte pictórico
(n.)=pictorial art collection.
Ex: At present, development is stagnant; there are over 40 libraries with pictorial art collections but most lend to institutions rather than individuals.
colección de autógrafos
(n.)=autograph collection.
Ex: In the 1920s the money raised helped to expand the autograph collection into one of the largest in the country.
colección de comics
(n.)=comics collection.
Ex: The author discusses briefly a range of issues that emerge when building a comics collection in an academic library.
colección de consulta
(n.)=browsing collection.
Ex: My second strongly held opinion is that as many items as possible in a browsing collection should be intershelved.
colección de control
(n.)=test collection.
Ex: Test collections are research ttols that provide a means for researchers to explore the relative benefits of different retrieval strategies in a laboratory setting.
colección de depósito legal
(n.)=depository collection ; legal deposit collection ; deposit collection.
Ex: Four years of attempting to catalog everything in a depository collection taught me that it was easier to do all the original cataloging than to try to outguess the rules used previously. Ex: The author proposes the decentralization of legal deposit collections in the interests of a more efficient collection system and bibliographic control. Ex: All these steps, and more to come in the future, will help advance the establishment of a global identifier infrastructure for better access to deposit collections.
colección de derecho
(n.)=law collection.
Ex: The article 'The role of legal bibliographies in law collection development: an overdue debunking' evaluates the merit of the works recommended in the AALS list of law books recommended for libraries.
colección de diapositivas
(n.)=slide library.
Ex: Such a database is referred to as a 'Mediabase' and can be thought of as an audiovisual resource that can be used like a slide library from which lecturers might choose slides for illustrating points in a lecture.
colección de dibujos
(n.)=drawing collection.
Ex: The author discusses the discovery of a drawing of a candelabra by Michelangelo in the drawing collection of the National Design Museum.
colección de discos
(n.)=record collection.
Ex: The inventory programs make possible a partial inventory of a record collection.
colección de documentos impresos
(n.)=print collection.
Ex: There is a need for a media collection to supplement the already established print collections of the library.
colección de fondos electrónicos
(n.)=e-collection [electronic collection].
Ex: This is an essential book for the professional or student new to e-collection development, as well for the experienced practitioner.
colección de fondos locales
(n.)=local history collection ; local collection ; local studies collection.
Ex: When attempted on a modest scale, local history collections can offer a unique component to the library's repertoire of reference services. Ex: In addition, the improved access through technology has lessened the importance of the local collection. Ex: Local studies collections in public libraries are a significant part of a city's documentary heritage.
colección de fotografías
(n.)=photograph collection.
Ex: This article describes the use of photomicrofiche as a means of preserving and increasing access to a rare photograph collection reflecting the history of Alaska.
colección de grabaciones sonoras
(n.)=sound collection.
Ex: A full catalogue of the Museum's sound collections will be published on this website in due course.
colección de historia local
(n.)=local history collection.
Ex: When attempted on a modest scale, local history collections can offer a unique component to the library's repertoire of reference services.
colección de investigación
(n.)=research collection.
Ex: Gaps in US research collections had become fully apparent only after the libraries of Europe became inaccessible and want lists grew rapidly.
colección de la biblioteca
(n.)=library collection [library's collection].
Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
colección de libros
(n.)=book collection.
Ex: The article 'Breathe new life into your collection' describes how a book collection might be improved in order that its use may be maximised.
colección de libros de derecho en una prisión
(n.)=prison law library.
Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.
colección de libros de jardinería
(n.)=gardening collection.
Ex: The author offers advice on planting and weeding gardening collections for the various climatic zones of the USA.
colección de libros donados
(n.)=gift collection.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
colección de libros raros
(n.)=rare book collection ; rare collection.
Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection. Ex: These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.
colección de mapas
(n.)=map collection.
Ex: This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.
colección de música
(n.)=music collection.
Ex: There are 'tool' libraries, which distribute hoes and rakes and things like that, and there are library 'reading hours', and chess clubs, and music and art collections, and of course there is plenty of computer and Internet activity in libraries now.
colección de música popular
(n.)=popular music collection.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.
colección de objetos de las artes escénicas
(n.)=theatre arts collection.
Ex: This article outlines the collection of books, manuscripts, photographs and an exhaustive theatre arts collection.
colección de prensa
(n.)=newspaper collection.
Ex: An overall assessment shows that users are relatively pleased with the operation of the library but want something done about opening hours, the newspaper collection, shelf arrangement, and period of loan.
colección de programas informáticos
(n.)=software library.
Ex: In addition, a software library is being developed at which potential users can `browse' amongst the software and its documentation.
colección de prácticas
(n.)=laboratory collection.
Ex: If you have a laboratory collection, the work may be regarded as the book itself.
colección de préstamo
(n.)=circulating collection.
Ex: During the summer of 1987 the library began a massive barcoding of the library's circulating collection using a combination of smart and dumb barcodes prepared by the bibliographic utility UTLAS.
colección de préstamo restringido
(n.)=course reserve.
Ex: Course reserves are items that faculty make available to students enrolled in a particular class.
colección de publicaciones monográficas
(n.)=monograph stock.
Ex: Retrospective conversion of records of the Division's monograph stock (post-1979 imprints) to machine-readable form made good progress.
colección de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=periodical stock ; periodical collection.
Ex: This article describes a project undertaken at Aston University Library to use the spreadsheet package Excel to assist in planning the respacing of the periodical stock. Ex: Compact shelving can be used successfully to store a high-use book or periodical collection in an undergraduate library.
colección de recortes
(n.)=clipping file [cuttings file, -UK] ; cuttings file [clipping file, -USA].
Ex: Established in 1941, the collection includes American and European studbooks, periodical files dating back to the 1800s, a clipping file and fiction and poetry on horses. Ex: A cuttings file is a file where items, usually ephemeral and topical in nature, taken from various sources, including newspapers and magazines, are kept for information and reference.
colección de recortes de periódicos
(n.)=clippings collection.
Ex: It describes the technology, the equipment and the procedures necessary for converting a clippings collection to optical storage.
colección de referencia
(n.)=reference collection.
Ex: Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.
colección de relieves topográficos
(n.)=topographical collection.
Ex: This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.
colección de retratos
(n.)=portrait collection.
Ex: This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.
colección de sonido
(n.)=sound collection.
Ex: A full catalogue of the Museum's sound collections will be published on this website in due course.
colección de tebeos
(n.)=comics collection.
Ex: The author discusses briefly a range of issues that emerge when building a comics collection in an academic library.
colección de temas locales
(n.)=local studies collection.
Ex: Local studies collections in public libraries are a significant part of a city's documentary heritage.
colección de una biblioteca
=local holding.
Ex: When library users request MEDLINE searches, they are offered the option of having their retrieval restricted to local holdings.
colección de vídeos
=video series.
Ex: An eight-part video series and nine audio tapes were also developed in conjunction with the course.
colección en varios volúmenes
(n.)=multivolume set.
Ex: Problems are connected with the definition of headings with reference to different kinds of multivolume sets, i.e. periodicals, continuous works, collections.
colección especializada
(n.)=special collection ; study collection.
Ex: Manual post-coordinate indexes have primarily found application in special libraries including industrial libraries, art libraries, and research and government libraries, and in special collections in larger libraries. Ex: This study collection includes European art works, mostly Old Master paintings, from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
colección ficticia
(n.)=made-up collection.
Ex: The following are examples of made-up collections: a collection of pamphlets housed in a box; a set of memorabilia in various formats kept together as a collection; all the manuscripts of an individual author.
colección fotográfica
(n.)=photographic library.
Ex: The article 'Full steam ahead' describes the implementation of optical disc based imaging system at the photographic library of the National Railway Museum in York.
colección impresa
(n.)=print set.
Ex: The article 'Encyclopedists head for cyberspace' discusses changes in the publishing of encyclopaedias in the USA, tracing the rise of CD-ROM encyclopaedias to the detriment of print sets.
colección inactiva
(n.)=inactive collection.
Ex: An inactive (closed) collection is described in a note which begins with a '#'.
colección integrada
(n.)=integrated collection.
Ex: The last set of rules, AACR1, was unusable for integrated collections.
colección local
(n.)=area studies collection ; local collection.
Ex: As with any area studies collection, where the focus is on a geographic region rather than a particular discipline, there is a broad range of subjects covered. Ex: In addition, the improved access through technology has lessened the importance of the local collection.
colección monográfica
=monographic collection ; book series.
Ex: Prediction of future shelving needs in the monographic collection was charted out on spreadsheets. Ex: S Karger is Switzerland's principal medical publisher and concentrates on highly specialized research work in monographs, irregular book series and journals = S. Karger la principal editorial especializada en medicina de Suiza y se centra en trabajos de investigación muy especializados en monografías, colecciones monográficas irregulares y revistas.
colección multimedia
(n.)=multimedia collection ; media collection.
Ex: A prerequisite to bring all these wonderful concepts such as knowledge servers, multimedia collections and the virtual library to life, is or wil be the use of digital formats in the library. Ex: There is a need for a media collection to supplement the already established print collections of the library.
colección paleontológica
(n.)=palaeontology collection.
Ex: Palaeontology collections (invertebrates, vertebrates and plants), housed by museums and universities and cared for by curators, serve a wide range of studies.
colección patrimonial
(n.)=heritage collection.
Ex: The author reports on the findings of a survey of heritage collections held by public libraries in England.
colección personal
(n.)=home collection ; personal collection.
Ex: The larger the home collection, the more use is made of the public library. Ex: Many academics duplicate in their personal collections items held in the library.
colección pictórica
(n.)=pictorial collection.
Ex: This article describes the layout, curatorial responsibility and files of the pictorial collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.
colección privada
(n.)=private collection.
Ex: This is a private collection of Canadian material formed by the 9th Earl of Dalhousie during his 12 years in Canada as a colonial administrator.
colección recogida
(n.)=accumulation.
Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.
colección temática
(n.)=subject collection.
Ex: Within a large library system, a file could provide details of particular staff subject specialisms or the strengths of subject collections.
colecistectomía
(n.)=cholecystectomy.
Nota: Extirpación de la vesícula biliar.
Ex: This method is used to model the gallbladder as a spherical membrane containing liquid, in an interactive simulated environment for laproscopic cholecystectomy.

colecta
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* hacer colectas=exact + contributions.

colectivamente
=collectively.
Ex: Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A.

colectividad
(n.)=collectivity.
Nota: En bibliometría, conjunto de autores que publican un documento.
Ex: Significance of the three journal ranking parameters, journal productivity, impact, and collectivity, is established.

colectivismo
(n.)=collectivism.
Ex: This article outlines that one of the important aspects of developing the international exchange of publications is to mobilise the collectivism of research personnel.

colectivista
(adj.)=collectivist.
Ex: The author presents 2 views of intellectual property rights, individualist and collectivist, and suggests that protection of these rights constitutes a form of stealing thoughts and ideas which should properly belong to the public.

colectivización
(n.)=collectivisation [collectivization, -USA].
Ex: The text describes a 'world science' marked by the collectivization of the centre,'centrality' being defined not by a national monopoly, but by the 'hard core' of a transnational network, stratified on a continental or subcontinental basis = El texto describe una "ciencia mundial" marcada por la colectivización del centro, definiendo la "centralidad" no por monopolio nacional sino por el núcleo de una red internacional, estratificado a nivel continental o subcontinental.

colectivo^1
(n.)=community ; collective ; segment.
Ex: Language of documents and data bases will need to be tailored to each community.
Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.
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* sabiduría del colectivo, la=wisdom of the crowds, the.
* sentimiento del colectivo=ethos.

colectivo^2
(adj.)=collective ; pooled ; aggregated.
Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
Ex: These numbers have no meaning or correlation to anything outside of the aggregated data file in which they appear.
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* amnesia colectiva=collective amnesia.
* catálogo colectivo=union catalogue ; union list.
* Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas (BUCOP)=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
* Catálogo Colectivo Nacional=National Union Catalog ; NUC.
* catálogo colectivo virtual=clump.
* demanda colectiva=class action ; class action suit.
* demanda colectiva de los inversionistas=securities class action.
* identidad colectiva=collective identity.
* inconsciente colectivo, el=collective unconscious, the.
* índice colectivo=pool index.
* listado colectivo=union-listing.
* memoria colectiva=collective memoir ; collective memory.
* negociación colectiva=collective bargaining.
* poder colectivo=collective power.
* registro de catálogo colectivo=joint record ; joint catalogue record.
* responsabilidad colectiva=collective responsibility ; group responsibility.
* sabiduría colectiva, la=wisdom of the crowds, the.
* término colectivo=collective term.

colector
(n.)=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).
Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
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* boca de colector=manhole.
* colector compulsivo=magpie ; hoarder ; packrat.
* colector de admisión=air intake manifold ; intake manifold.
* colector de gases=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
* colector de humos=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
* colector solar=solar collector.
* colector térmico=thermal collector.

colector compulsivo
(n.)=magpie ; hoarder ; packrat.
Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!. Ex: Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years. Ex: In broad terms, lack of weeding was associated with fear, inertia, and a 'packrat mentality,' causing one librarian to remark that it is 'time to weed librarians who don't want to weed'.
colector de admisión
(n.)=air intake manifold ; intake manifold.
Ex: The air intake manifold of an internal combustion engine performs a number of functions. Ex: An intake manifold is a system of passages that carry out the fuel/air mixture from the carburetor to the intake valves of the engine.
colector de gases
(n.)=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes). Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
colector de humos
(n.)=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes). Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
colector solar
(n.)=solar collector.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
colector térmico
(n.)=thermal collector.
Ex: Solar energy can be converted indirectly (thermal solar) into heat through thermal collectors.
colega
(n.)=colleague ; peer ; peer ; fellow + Profesión ; partner ; co-worker [coworker] ; buddy ; fellow worker ; matey ; bub ; bro.
Nota: Abreviatura coloquial de brother.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
Ex: As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.
Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
Ex: Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources.
Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member 'buddy' for training and supervision.
Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.
Ex: The best networkers are people that can engage others in interesting, relevant and coherent conversation, bub.
Ex: In this case, he introduced his girlfriend to his bros in the hope of attaining their approval.
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* colegas=peer group ; peeps.

colegas
(n.)=peer group ; peeps.
Ex: These different perspectives illustrate the point that professional peer group criticism of SLIS curricula rarely provide a context of possibilities and practicalities. Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.
colegiado
(adj.)=collegial ; chartered.
Ex: When professional librarians enter into a collegial form of government, peer review becomes an important part of the evaluation process.
Ex: There needs to be increased interaction and co-operation between veterinary surgeons and chartered animal physiotherapists.
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* de forma colegiada=collegially.

colegial
(n.)=school child [school children, -pl.] ; schoolboy [school-boy].
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.

colegiala
(n.)=schoolgirl [school-girl].
Ex: Students and their parents sued the school authorities for banning a young adult novel, 'Ë†nnie on my mind', about two schoolgirls who fall in love.

colegiar
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* colegiarse=chartership ; chartering.

colegiarse
(n.)=chartership ; chartering.
Ex: The article 'Poppies, pens and purple binders: informal chartership get-togethers in the UK' describes the idea of meetings for those undertaking the chartership process and some general chartering tips. Ex: The article 'Poppies, pens and purple binders: informal chartership get-togethers in the UK' describes the idea of meetings for those undertaking the chartership process and some general chartering tips.
colegio
(n.)=middle school.
Ex: He graduated from library school a year and a half ago, and served a one year stint as an assistant media specialist in a middle school media center = El se graduó en biblioteconomía hace un año y medio y durante un año trabajó como auxiliar especialista en multimedia en un centro multimedia de una escuela secundaria.
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* Colegio de Abogados=Law Society.
* colegio electoral=electoral college.
* colegio invisible=invisible college.
* colegio mayor=residence hall ; dormitory [dorm, -abbr.] ; dorm ; student residence.
* colegio profesional=scholarly society.
* colegio universitario=college.
* colegio universitario estatal=junior college ; state college ; state college.
* colegio universitario municipal=community college.
* director de colegio=head teacher.
* excursión del colegio=school trip.
* viaje del colegio=school trip.

colegio electoral
(n.)=electoral college.
Ex: As an institution, the electoral college has been controversial since it was created by the US Constitution.
colegio invisible
(n.)=invisible college.
Ex: It must be remembered that users do not depend solely on libraries for information; scientists, for instance, turn first to colleagues, then to their own journals, books, and reports, to conferences, and to the 'invisible college' (personal network of unprinted information that flows back and forth).
colegio mayor
(n.)=residence hall ; dormitory [dorm, -abbr.] ; dorm ; student residence.
Ex: This programme may serve as a model for other university library systems interested in expanding library services and access to library resources to students in thier residence halls. Ex: She then returned to campus and finished packing her belongings in her dormitory room. Ex: Students and faculty use over 3,000 personal computers and terminals, in dorms, offices and off-campus homes. Ex: Package B includes full-board accommodation in a student residence in a single or double room with shared bathroom.
colegio profesional
(n.)=scholarly society.
Ex: This a checklist of books recently awarded honours by major American scholarly societies in the social sciences.
colegio universitario
(n.)=college.
Ex: Mr. Bierman received his B.A. degree from Hanover college, Hanover, Indiana and an M.L.S. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
colegio universitario estatal
(n.)=junior college ; state college ; state college.
Ex: There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries. Ex: In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district. Ex: In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district.
colegio universitario municipal
(n.)=community college.
Ex: A community college district librarian is assigned the task of developing an in-service training program for five community colleges and answering some questions about learning.
colesterol
(n.)=cholesterol.
Ex: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet.
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* índice de colesterol=cholesterol level.
* nivel de colesterol=cholesterol level.
* nivel de colesterol en la sangre=blood cholesterol level.

coleta
(n.)=ponytail ; pigtails.
Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
Ex: I like the pigtails, but they draw tremendous attention to her nose job and very oval face.

coletazo
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* los últimos coletazos=fag-end.
* últimos coletazos=Indian summer.

coletilla
(adj.)=tailpiece ; fag-end.
Ex: The article 'Taipiece on bibliographies of special material' shows that in studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
Ex: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.

coleóptero
(n.)=coleoptera.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.

colgadero
(n.)=hanger.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

colgado
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* colgado de un lazo continuo=looped.
* dejar a Alguien colgado=hang + Nombre + out to dry.

colgado de un lazo continuo
(adj.)=looped.
Ex: The book 'String Bags and Gender' is a thorough, informative, accessible, and well-written study of the looped carryall common in Papua New Guinea.
colgador
(n.)=hanger.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.

colgadura
(n.)=hanging.
Ex: The garden is protected from woodland creatures by a hanging of fishnet.

colgante de llavero
(n.)=key fob.
Ex: These genuine leather key fobs are perfect for keeping your guitar picks handy wherever you go.
colgante^1
(n.)=pendant ; bobble.
Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
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* colgante de llavero=key fob.

colgante^2
(adj.)=hanging.
Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.
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* cesta colgante para plantas=hanging basket.
* puente colgante=suspension bridge.

colgar
(v.)=hang ; suspend ; dangle ; hang up.
Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
Ex: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
Ex: If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.
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* colgar Algo=hang + Nombre + out.
* colgar Algo en Internet=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
* colgar Algo en la web=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
* colgar Algo para que se seque=hang + Nombre + out to dry.
* colgar con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* colgar del techo=hang overhead.
* colgar el teléfono=hang up.
* colgarle el teléfono a Alguien=hang up on.
* cuerda de colgar la ropa=clothesline [clothes line].
* que cuelga=hanging.

colgar Algo
(v.)=hang + Nombre + out.
Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.
colgar Algo en Internet
(v.)=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
Ex: But as other publishers and associations began to put out their journals on the web, the APA decided that it too must move with the time, although, like other agencies, just webifying the journal was not enough.
colgar Algo en la web
(v.)=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
Ex: But as other publishers and associations began to put out their journals on the web, the APA decided that it too must move with the time, although, like other agencies, just webifying the journal was not enough.
colgar Algo para que se seque
(v.)=hang + Nombre + out to dry.
Ex: Squid hanging out to dry is quite a common sight in fishing ports across the country.
colgar con chinchetas
(v.)=thumbtack.
Ex: He thumbtacked the drawing and the clipping on the bulletin board and they looked impressive.
colgar del techo
(v.)=hang overhead.
Ex: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves.
colgar el teléfono
(v.)=hang up.
Ex: If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.
colgarle el teléfono a Alguien
(v.)=hang up on.
Ex: She called three times and the person on the other end of the line hung up on her each time.
colibrí
(n.)=hummingbird.
Ex: A sampling technique was applied to measure and quantify visitor behavior at an enclosed hummingbird aviary in a museum.

colidante
=neighbouring [neighboring, -USA].
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.

colilla
(n.)=fag end ; cigarette stub ; cigarette end ; cigarette butt.
Ex: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.
Ex: Cigarette stubs leak toxins that contaminate our water.
Ex: Capable of surviving up to 15 years in the sea, cigarette ends contain chemicals that are toxic to many forms of fish.
Ex: Cigarette butts, one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the world, have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish.
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* colilla de cigarrillo=cigarette stub ; fag end ; cigarette end ; cigarette butt.

colilla de cigarrillo
(n.)=cigarette stub ; fag end ; cigarette end ; cigarette butt.
Ex: Cigarette stubs leak toxins that contaminate our water. Ex: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves. Ex: Capable of surviving up to 15 years in the sea, cigarette ends contain chemicals that are toxic to many forms of fish. Ex: Cigarette butts, one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the world, have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish.
colina
(n.)=hill.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
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* cima de la colina=hilltop.
* colina aislada=butte.
* colinas ondulantes=rolling hills.
* collado de una colina=saddle of a hill.
* cumbre de la colina=hilltop.

colina aislada
(n.)=butte.
Ex: Voris University is located on three campuses at Hackley, a modern industrial city in the land of the buttes and the sagebrush plains.
colinas ondulantes
(n.)=rolling hills.
Ex: We will continue through the rolling hills to Peebles where we will stop for lunch.
colindancia
(n.)=adjacent property.
Ex: All parking structure lighting shall be designed and oriented so as not to reflect or shine on adjacent properties.
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* medidas y colindancias=metes and bounds.

colindante
(adj.)=coterminous [co-terminous] ; bordering ; adjoining ; adjacent.
Ex: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.
Ex: This professional periodical provides a perspective on how libraries relate to bordering areas of activity such as education and the book trade.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.

colineal
(adj.)=colinear.
Ex: The possession of a doctoral degree and the occupation of college or university educator are very likely to be colinear variables.

coliseo
(n.)=coliseum.
Ex: The sport facilities selected for study were five coliseums and five auto race tracks.

colisionar
(v.)=collide (with) ; crash.
Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.

colisión
(n.)=collision.
Ex: Libraries now face the realities of the wired campus environment and the collision between library automation tradition and the new world of networks.
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* colisión cósmica=cosmic collision.
* colisión de los continentes=continental collision.
* colisión en cadena=pile-up.
* colisión múltiple=pile-up.
* llevar rumbo de colisión con=be on a collision course with.
* rumbo de colisión=collision course.

colisión cósmica
(n.)=cosmic collision.
Ex: Scientists now believe that cosmic collision shaped our solar system.
colisión de los continentes
(n.)=continental collision.
Ex: This digital tapestry outlines the geologic story of continental collision and break-up, mountain-building, river erosion and deposition, glaciation, volcanism, and other events and processes that have shaped the region.
colisión en cadena
(n.)=pile-up.
Ex: Some vehicle occupants choose to get out of their vehicles during a pile-up, making them vulnerable to oncoming vehicles.
colisión múltiple
(n.)=pile-up.
Ex: Some vehicle occupants choose to get out of their vehicles during a pile-up, making them vulnerable to oncoming vehicles.
colitis
(n.)=colitis.
Ex: Colitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining the colon.
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* colitis catarral=catarrhal colitis.

colitis catarral
(n.)=catarrhal colitis.
Ex: Cockroaches can be carriers of a high number of bacterial and viral diseases such as catarrhal colitis, infectious hepatitis, and salmonellosis.
collado
(n.)=hill.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
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* collado de una colina=saddle of a hill.

collado de una colina
(n.)=saddle of a hill.
Ex: The lodge is set on the saddle of a hill overlooking the rolling plains, woodlands and rivers of one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries.
collage
=collage.
Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.
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* collage por ordenador=clip art.

collage por ordenador
(n.)=clip art.
Ex: This article presents a guide to sources of clip art, offering suggestions for its use.
collar
(n.)=necklace ; collar.
Ex: The two sat gravely in silence, Modjeski fingering the stars on her necklace while she thought.
Ex: Rather than using a collar with a leash, cats should be walked using a proper harness designed specifically for felines.
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* collar de perlas=string of pearls.
* collar de perro=dog collar.

collar de perlas
(n.)=string of pearls.
Ex: Perfectly round pearls are the rarest and most expensive, and are generally used in strings of pearls.
collar de perro
(n.)=dog collar.
Ex: No sooner said than done -- he slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off.
colmado
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* colmado de éxitos=crowned with + success.

colmado de éxitos
=crowned with + success.
Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
colmar
(v.)=smother.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
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* colmar de atenciones=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.
* la gota que colmó el vaso=the straw that broke the camel's back.
* ser la gota que colma el vaso=bring + the situation to a head.

colmar de atenciones
(v.)=kill + Nombre + with kindness ; smother + Nombre + with kindness.
Ex: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way. Ex: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.
colmena
(n.)=beehive ; hive.
Ex: The article has the title 'A Holocaust resource center becomes a beehive: the case of the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey'.
Ex: Locust trees are planted near hives so the bees can get nectar from the flowers and make honey.

colmenar
(n.)=apiary.
Ex: Bees from these apiaries flew around white mustard, plants on wastelands and wayside ditches.

colmenero
(n.)=beekeeper.
Ex: Beekeeping is a dying art but as long as we require food to eat, there will be a need for honeybees and beekeepers.

colmillo
(n.)=tusk ; fang ; canine ; eye-tooth ; canine tooth ; cuspid.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests have two pairs of 'elephants' tusk' on which the maps are suspended.
Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.
Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.
Ex: Canine teeth, otherwise known as cuspids, each possess a single cusp, while premolars, otherwise known as bicuspids, possess two each.

colmo
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* el colmo=the last straw.
* para colmo=to cap it all (off) ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; for good measure ; to add insult to injury ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
* para colmo de males=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to cap it all (off).
* ser el colmo=be the last straw ; bring + the situation to a head ; take + the biscuit ; take + the cake ; be the limit.

colocación
(n.)=collocation ; disposition ; filing ; location ; placement ; laying ; posting.
Ex: In particular, Lubetzky proposed that a direct catalogue was to be preferred, with any necessary collocation achieved by references.
Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: Throughout the story references are made to Indian customs, such as the posting of a lookout for whales and enemies while others prepare food for winter storage = En toda la historia se hacen referencias a las costumbres indias, como, por ejemplo, la colocación de un vigía para detectar la presencia de ballenas y enemigos mientras que otros preparan comida para almacenarla para el invierno.
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* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes=shelving.
* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes=reshelving.
* colocación del tejuelo=spine labelling.
* colocación de publicación en la web por el propio autor=self-archiving.
* colocación electrónica=electro-deposition.
* colocación en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material=intershelving.
* colocación fuera de lugar=misplacement.
* mala colocación=misplacement ; misfiling.
* mala colocación en los estantes=misshelving.

colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes
(n.)=reshelving.
Ex: Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.
colocación de publicación en la web por el propio autor
(n.)=self-archiving.
Ex: Efforts aimed at giving authors control over the communication and distribution of their work, in the form of electronic author self-archiving systems, are gaining ground.
colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes
(n.)=shelving.
Ex: The article 'Cavalry to the rescue' describes how a library experimented with the use of temporary employees for the purpose of shelving and shelf reading.
colocación del tejuelo
(n.)=spine labelling.
Ex: Again, each category has a three-or four letter code which is used for spine labelling.
colocación electrónica
(n.)=electro-deposition.
Ex: The first experiments in galvanism for printing, the electro-deposition of metal on to a mould in order to make a printing surface, were made in England and in Russia in 1839.
colocación en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material
(n.)=intershelving.
Ex: Some media centers interfile the catalog without intershelving the collection; others have an all-media catalog and intershelve certain media only.
colocación fuera de lugar
(n.)=misplacement.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
colocado
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* colocado en lugar erróneo=misplaced.
* colocado en un receso=alcoved.
* colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza=edge-flush.

colocado en lugar erróneo
(adj.)=misplaced.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
colocado en un receso
(adj.)=alcoved.
Ex: Large libraries tend to use an alcoved arrangement of the stacks to give a feeling of homeliness = Las grandes bibliotecas tienden a colocar los estantes en recesos para dar la sensación de recogimiento.
colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza
(adj.)=edge-flush.
Ex: The following recommendations are made: select copying machines carefully (edge-flush platens are best; don't flex a book more than 180 degrees; educate patrons and staff to be gentle with books; and limit the number of pages copied from each volume.
colocador
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* colocador de libros=book shelver ; shelver.

colocador de libros
(n.)=book shelver ; shelver.
Ex: The article 'Public perceptions of librarians: book shelvers, nice ladies or information specialists?' suggests that the status and image of librarianship is inextricably bound up with its history as a female profession. Ex: Almost all practicing librarians have some assigned responsibilities that involve the training of other employees: a shelver, a beginning clerical employee, or another professional.
colocar
(v.)=arrange ; collocate ; place ; position ; sit ; site ; tuck ; lay + in place ; go on ; dispose ; lay on ; range ; set up ; lay out ; put up.
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: Author entry gives direct access to particular documents whilst at the same time collocating documents with the same author.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.
Ex: Once the cursor has been positioned to where the mistake was made, then enter in the correct data.
Ex: It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).
Ex: The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.
Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
Ex: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
Ex: If the issue is to go on the display shelf, an 'X' appears under 'Display'.
Ex: This system promises to augment existing networks with the appropriate intelligence which will enable them to build, test, manage, maintain, change, dispose and withdraw services easily, rapidly and cost effectively.
Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.
Ex: Serials can be ranged in the order of the access number, i.e. in the order of their arrival, without distinction as to their size or contents.
Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
Ex: If you put up a real tree too soon then all the little pine needle things will fall off and you'll be left with a twig on Christmas day.
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* colocar Algo en reserva=place + Nombre + in reserve ; place + Nombre + on reserve ; place + Nombre + on hold.
* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead.
* colocar de nuevo en los estantes=reshelve [re-shelve].
* colocar en el lugar donde=put in + the place where.
* colocar en los estantes=shelve.
* colocar en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material=intershelve.
* colocar en sentido horizontal=lay + flat.
* colocar en su lugar=drop into + place.
* colocar en un lugar=put into + place.
* colocar en un lugar erróneo=misplace.
* colocar fuera de alcance=place + out of reach.
* colocar junto a=juxtapose.
* colocar juntos en el catálogo=collocate.
* colocarse=get + high.
* colocarse en la posición de=place + Reflexivo + in the position of.
* colocarse las medallas=take + the credit (for).
* colocar una bomba=plant + bomb.
* colocar un trozo de maceta sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* colocar un trozo de tiesto sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* que se coloca en lo alto del televisor=set-top.

colocar Algo en reserva
(v.)=place + Nombre + in reserve ; place + Nombre + on reserve ; place + Nombre + on hold.
Ex: Many libraries reported long waiting lists, with a number resorting to placing the book in reserve. Ex: The content of these local area databases include course syllabi, class schedules, and materials placed on reserve by instructors. Ex: If the item you require is not on the shelf you can reserve it by placing it on hold.
colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto
(v.)=lead.
Ex: Different permutations are made by reading the elements in a clockwise direction and leading with a different element in each compound.
colocar de nuevo en los estantes
(v.)=reshelve [re-shelve].
Ex: The borrower should be informed that he may not borrow the book, which is then reshelved.
colocar en el lugar donde
(v.)=put in + the place where.
Ex: Documents should be put in the place where they have the greatest social use.
colocar en los estantes
(v.)=shelve.
Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.
colocar en los estantes sin distinguir tipo de material
(v.)=intershelve.
Ex: Some media centers interfile the catalog without intershelving the collection; others have an all-media catalog and intershelve certain media only.
colocar en sentido horizontal
(v.)=lay + flat.
Ex: Some libraries have horizontal map chests where maps are laid flat in drawers.
colocar en su lugar
(v.)=drop into + place.
Ex: Books of all sorts, pictures, current periodicals, newspapers, are thus obtained and dropped into place.
colocar en un lugar
(v.)=put into + place.
Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
colocar en un lugar erróneo
(v.)=misplace.
Ex: It was found that 5.5 percent of the books were misplaced, with 65 percent of them located on the correct shelves but not in correct locations.
colocar fuera de alcance
(v.)=place + out of reach.
Ex: It is not difficult to imagine a slightly more serious error which would place the record completely out of reach.
colocar junto a
(v.)=juxtapose.
Ex: We might consider that the key term, the one on which the others depend and which will juxtapose the document most usefully with others of a like kind, is Home Office.
colocar juntos en el catálogo
(v.)=collocate.
Ex: The adoption of the first of these policies will lead to all the author's works being collocated or grouped together in the catalogue.
colocar un trozo de maceta sobre el agüjero de drenaje
(v.)=crock + the pot.
Ex: Having crocked the pot, fill it loosely with the cutting mix, making a hole with the hand for the reception of the bulb.
colocar un trozo de tiesto sobre el agüjero de drenaje
(v.)=crock + the pot.
Ex: Having crocked the pot, fill it loosely with the cutting mix, making a hole with the hand for the reception of the bulb.
colocar una bomba
(v.)=plant + bomb.
Ex: He explains that in the film, a crime syndicate plants a car bomb that kills the protagonist's wife.
colocarse
(v.)=get + high.
Ex: I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up.
colocarse en la posición de
(v.)=place + Reflexivo + in the position of.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering.
colocarse las medallas
(v.)=take + the credit (for).
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
colocativo
(adj.)=collocative.
Nota: Aplicado al catálogo colocativo.
Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.
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* catálogo colocativo=collocative catalogue.

colodión
(n.)=collodion.
Nota: En fotografía, disolución de piroxilina (nitrato de celulosa) en éter y alcohol utilizada antiguamente como emulsión.
Ex: The author discusses preservation problems relating to the structure of the major types of silver prints on paper: salt, albumen, collodion and gelatin prints, together with problems of oxidation and the formation of silver sulphide.

colofonia
(n.)=rosin.
Nota: Especia de resina que se obtiene del pino y usado en la imprenta en los pegamentos y en las tintas.
Ex: If a rosin size is present the spot will turn a dull purplish pink, but if there is no rosin the spot will remain colourless or turn brown.
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* cola de colofonia=rosin size.
* encolado con colofonia=rosin-sized.

colofón
(n.)=colophon.
Nota: Anotación al final de los libros que expresa el nombre del impresor y el lugar y fecha de la impresión, o alguna de estas circunstancias.
Ex: A colophon is a statement at the end of an item giving information about one or more of the following: the title, author(s), publisher, printer, date of publication or printing; it may include other information.
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* poner el colofón final=bookend.

coloidal
(adj.)=colloidal.
Ex: At the turn of the century, scientists had discovered that the body's most important fluids are colloidal in nature.
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* partícula coloidal=colloidal particle.
* plata coloidal=colloidal silver.

coloide
(n.)=colloid.
Ex: If an electric potential is applied to a colloid, the charged colloidal particles move toward the oppositely charged electrode; this migration is called electrophoresis.

colombiano
(adj.)=Colombian.
Ex: This article gives a description of reference service in Colombian university libraries along with brief remarks about library education in Colombia.

colombino
(adj.)=Columbian.
Ex: The chief difficulty in using Columbian sources lies in the unusual number of times that they have been transcribed, translated, condensed, combined and reconstructed.

colon^1 (:)
=colon (:).
Nota: En clasificación, símbolo utilizado frecuentemente para combinar clases o materias.
Ex: When using the : (colon) to link concepts, the indexer is at liberty to decide in what order the concepts should be cited.

colon^2
(n.)=colon.
Ex: Colitis is an acute or chronic inflammation of the membrane lining the colon.
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* cáncer de colon=colon cancer.
* colón distal=distal colon.

colonia de vacaciones
(n.)=holiday camp ; summer camp.
Ex: Holiday camps are also an option in some seaside towns. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
colonia de verano
(n.)=holiday camp ; summer camp.
Ex: Holiday camps are also an option in some seaside towns. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
colonia penal
(n.)=penal colony.
Ex: He was unjustly court-martialed in 1894 for high treason and exiled to a penal colony on the coast of South America.
colonia penitenciaria
(n.)=penal colony.
Ex: He was unjustly court-martialed in 1894 for high treason and exiled to a penal colony on the coast of South America.
colonia^1
(n.)=colony ; colonial territory ; rookery.
Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.
Ex: The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood.
Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.
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* colonia de vacaciones=holiday camp ; summer camp.
* colonia de verano=holiday camp ; summer camp.
* colonia penal=penal colony.
* colonia penitenciaria=penal colony.

colonia^2
(n.)=cologne ; eau de cologne.
Ex: A brand-loyal bunch, 75 percent of men use only one or two types of cologne at a time.
Ex: Today, eau de cologne (or simply, cologne) means nothing more than a fragrance whose essential oil concentration is approximately 5%.
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* agua de colonia=eau de cologne.

colonial
(adj.)=colonial.
Ex: In their early colonial form schools often aimed to isolate youth from the community, to wean children from their culture.
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* América colonial, la=Colonial America.
* potencia colonial=colonial power.

colonialismo
(n.)=colonialism.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".
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* posterior al colonialismo=postcolonial [post-colonial].

colonialista
(n./adj.)=colonialist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Some local writers, however, are concerned about the colonialist overtones of such moves.

colonización
(n.)=homesteading ; colonisation [colonization, -USA] ; settlement.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
Ex: This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
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* anterior a la colonización=precontact.

colonizador
(n.)=colonist ; settler.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
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* colonizadores=colonising people.
* primeros colonizadores=early settlers.

colonizadores
(n.)=colonising people.
Ex: If the word battle does not appropriately describe an armed encounter between an indigenous and a colonizing people, the neutral word incident should be used.
colonizar
(v.)=colonise [colonize, -USA] ; settle.
Ex: These assumptions deny the fact that many indigenous peoples had highly developed civilizations, albeit that the form of their civilization may not have been recognized by the colonizing peoples.
Ex: Chan illustrated 'Ghost Train', by Paul Yee, which honours the lives and souls of the Chinese who settled on the west coast of Canada.

colono
(n.)=colonist ; homesteader ; settler.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
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* primeros colonos=early settlers.

colonoscopia
(n.)=colonoscopy.
Ex: New studies highlight the importance of bowel prep and effectiveness of colonoscopy.

coloquial
(adj.)=colloquial ; conversational.
Ex: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.
Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.
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* de forma coloquial=colloquially.
* de manera coloquial=colloquially.
* lenguaje coloquial=slang ; colloquial language ; familiar language ; cant.
* palabra coloquial=slang word.

coloquialismo
(n.)=colloquialism.
Ex: Academic writing tends to use more formal vocabulary and avoids colloquialisms and slang.

coloquialmente
=colloquially.
Ex: Ursa Minor is colloquially known as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper.

coloquio
(n.)=colloquy ; colloquium [colloquia, -pl.].
Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
Ex: In another paper given at the same colloquium, Swift argues that the criteria for aboutness which are useful in science and technology may not be helpful in the social sciences.

color
(n.)=colour [color, -USA] ; hue.
Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.
Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
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* a color=multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
* a todo color=full-colour ; in full colour.
* barras de color=colour bar.
* carta de barras de color=colour bar.
* codificación mediante colores=colour coding.
* color caoba=bole colour.
* color ciruela=plum-coloured.
* colores distintivos=livery.
* color hueso=off-white.
* color primario=primary colour ; true colour.
* color puro=true colour.
* color que se corre=running colour.
* color secundario=secondary colour.
* color verde=green.
* combinación de colores=colour pattern ; colour scheme.
* de color=coloured [colored, -USA] ; non-white [nonwhite] ; full-colour ; in colour.
* de color apagado=drably.
* de color azul acerado=steel blue.
* de color azul acero=steel blue.
* de color ceniza=ashy .
* de color crema=creamy ; cream-coloured.
* de color de bronce=brassy.
* de color de rosa=rose-coloured ; rose-tinted.
* de colores=full-colour ; multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
* de colores extravagantes=crazy-coloured.
* de colores vivos=colourful [colorful, -USA].
* de color grisáceo=drably.
* de color marroncillo=brownish tinged.
* de color pardusco=drably.
* de color rojo=red-coloured.
* de color verde botella=bottle green.
* de color verde oscuro=bottle green.
* de color y textura parecidos al carbón=carbonaceous.
* de todos los colores=of all stripes ; a rainbow of.
* de varios colores=multi-coloured [multicoloured] ; multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
* diferenciación mediante colores=colour coding.
* diferenciado con colores=colour-coded.
* discusiones sobre gustos y colores=flame war.
* en color=coloured [colored, -USA] ; full-colour.
* fijar un color=fix + colour.
* gama de colores=colour space ; palette ; palette of colours.
* gente de color=coloured people.
* hacer que un color no se corra=fix + colour.
* hombre de color=coloured man.
* ilustración en color=coloured illustration.
* imagen en color=colour image.
* impresión a color=colour printing.
* indicado con colores=colour-coded.
* juego de colores=colour scheme.
* lápiz de color=colouring pencil.
* marcado con colores=colour-coded.
* menú de colores=palette menu ; palette ; palette of colours.
* mujer de color=coloured woman.
* multicolor=rainbow.
* ojos color avellana=hazel eyes.
* paleta de colores=palette ; palette of colours.
* papel de colores=coloured paper.
* parcheado de colores=dappled.
* perder el color=fade.
* persona de color=non-white [nonwhite] ; coloured man ; coloured woman ; coloured [colored, -USA].
* personas de color=coloured people.
* pez de colores=goldfish ; tropical fish.
* piedra litográfica de color=colour stone.
* ponerse de mil colores=go + bright red.
* ropa de color=coloureds [coloreds, -USA].
* salpicado de colores=dappled.
* según el color del cristal con que se mire=in the eye of the beholder.
* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores=highlight.
* sistema de televisión en color=colour system.
* subírsele los colores=go + bright red.
* tabla de colores=palette ; palette of colours.
* variedad de colores=variegation.
* ver Algo de color de rosa=look at + Nombre + through rose-tinted spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses ; look at + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses ; view + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses ; view + Nombre + through rose-tinted glasses ; view + Nombre + through rose-tinted spectacles ; view + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles ; see + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses ; look at + Nombre + through rose-coloured glasses ; look at + Nombre + through rose-coloured spectacles.

color caoba
(n.)=bole colour.
Ex: Once dry the areas under repair were painted with gouache to imitate the original bole colour used on the frame.
color ciruela
(adj.)=plum-coloured.
Ex: Best in a sunny, yet moist border, the delicate plum-coloured blooms make excellent cut-and-dried flowers.
color hueso
(adj.)=off-white.
Ex: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
color primario
(n.)=primary colour ; true colour.
Ex: A colour created by mixing two primary colours is called a secondary colour. Ex: True colors are the outstanding feature of his work.
color puro
(n.)=true colour.
Ex: True colors are the outstanding feature of his work.
color que se corre
(n.)=running colour.
Ex: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.
color secundario
(n.)=secondary colour.
Ex: A colour created by mixing two primary colours is called a secondary colour.
color verde
(n.)=green.
Ex: Then the vibrant greens of summer are muted by a cloak of white and the refuge is wrapped in the severe beauty of northern winter.
coloración
(n.)=colouring [coloring, -USA] ; coloration.
Ex: Perhaps he had the protective coloring of the chameleon and the adaptability of the amphibian that can breathe both hair and water.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.

colorado
(adj.)=red.
Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
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* pimiento colorado=red pepper.
* ponerse colorado=get + red in the face ; go + bright red.
* ponerse colorado como un tomate=go + bright red.

colorante
(n.)=dye ; ink dye ; food colouring ; colourant [colorant, -USA].
Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
Ex: This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.
Ex: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.
Ex: Foods with certain artificial colourants can cause allergic reactions in some people.
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* colorante alimentario=food colouring.
* colorante alimenticio=food colouring.
* colorante artificial para alimentos=food colouring.
* colorante para salsa=gravy browning ; browning.

colorante alimentario
(n.)=food colouring.
Ex: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.
colorante alimenticio
(n.)=food colouring.
Ex: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.
colorante artificial para alimentos
(n.)=food colouring.
Ex: In the first experiment, the children will observe the movement of a drop of food coloring in still water.
colorante para salsa
(n.)=gravy browning ; browning.
Ex: Made from caramel, molasses and spices, gravy browning is used for giving gravies in England an appetising brown colour. Ex: The trick is to add a bit of browning (sold in bottles) to get the desired color.
coloreado
(adj.)=tinted.
Ex: The author provides an overview of the research into the use of tinted lenses for the amelioration of reading difficulties.

colorear
(v.)=colour [color, -USA] ; colouring [coloring, -USA] ; tinge.
Ex: Lastly, the style, length and contents of an abstract should and will be coloured by the resources of the abstracting agency.
Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.
Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.
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* colorear por números=paint by + numbers.
* lápiz de colorear=colouring pencil.

colorear por números
=paint by + numbers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Painting Europe by numbers: local market statistics on the map of Europe'.
colorectal
(adj.)=colorectal.
Nota: Perteneciente al colón y al recto.
Ex: A significant inverse relationship was found between physical activity and risk of advanced colorectal neoplasms, particularly among men.
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* cáncer colorectal=colorectal cancer.

colores distintivos
(n.)=livery.
Ex: A photo of Honda's radical new livery for 2007 confirms speculation that 'Google Earth' imagery will be used.
colorete
(n.)=rouge.
Ex: She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes.

colorido
=colourful [colorful, -USA] ; colouring [coloring, -USA].
Ex: Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.
Ex: Perhaps he had the protective coloring of the chameleon and the adaptability of the amphibian that can breathe both hair and water.
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* con gran colorido=brightly coloured.
* de gran colorido=brightly coloured.

colorines
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* corbata ancha de colorines=kipper tie.
* de colorines=brightly coloured.

colosal
(adj.)=gargantuan ; mammoth ; colossal ; of epic proportions ; epic ; larger-than-life ; titanic ; thumping ; super-duper ; king-size(d).
Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
Ex: He recently passed away due to a heart attack and he was a super-duper awesome guy.
Ex: Walking down the aisle signifies the beginning of your new life, so celebrate your wedding with a king-size cake.

colotipia
=colotype.
Nota: Método fotomecánico de reproducir imágenes fotográficas.
Ex: Collotype was a version of bichromate photolithography in which tone was given by reticulation of the gelatine in the chemical film rather than by graining the underlying surface = La colotipia era una adaptación de la fotolitografía bicromática en la que la tonalidad se lograba por medio de la reticulación de la gelatina en la película química y no graneando la superficie.

coludido
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* coludido con=in collusion with ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.

coludido con
=in collusion with ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges. Ex: It goes without saying that no architect can build without being in complicity with commerce and industry. Ex: After the victim is beaten and robbed he finds that the police have already prepared a case against him in connivance with the assailants.
coludir
(v.)=connive.
Ex: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.

columna cervical
(n.)=cervical spine.
Ex: Most fractures were localized in the cervical spine.
columna de humo
(n.)=plume of smoke.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
columna de opinión
(n.)=op-ed.
Ex: If the president wanted to speak directly to people in advance of the G-20 summit in London, he could do so by sending an op-ed to the world's top papers.
columna lumbar
(n.)=lumbar spine.
Ex: You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine but most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine).
columna periodística
(n.)=news column.
Ex: Content analysis of the newspaper for the year detailed the follow-through in the news columns.
columna termal
(n.)=thermal.
Ex: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.
columna vertebral
(n.)=backbone ; spinal cord ; vertebral column ; spine.
Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography. Ex: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis. Ex: Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column. Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
columna vertebral, la
(n.)=spinal column, the.
Ex: The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column.
columna^1
(n.)=column.
Nota: Aplicado a la construcción.
Ex: Environmentalists argued that narrower streets, gardens designed to soak up rain, and homes built on columns reduce environmental damage.
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* cama con cuatro columnas=four-poster bed.
* columna cervical=cervical spine.
* columna lumbar=lumbar spine.
* columna vertebral=backbone ; spinal cord ; vertebral column ; spine.
* columna vertebral, la=spinal column, the.
* con columnas corintias=Corinthian-columned.
* de la columna vertebral=spinal.
* desviación de columna=spinal curvature ; curvature of the spine.
* lesión de la columna=spine injury.
* sin columnas=pillar-free.

columna^2
(n.)=plume.
Nota: Referido al humo, gas, etc..
Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
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* columna de humo=plume of smoke.
* columna termal=thermal.

columna^3
(n.)=column.
Nota: División vertical de una página.
Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.
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* a doble columna=double-column.
* columna de opinión=op-ed.
* columna periodística=news column.
* columnas paralelas=parallel columns.
* en columnas=columnar.
* en una sola columna=single columned ; single-column.
* espacio entre columnas=intercolumn spacing.
* formato de presentación en columnas=tabular format.
* sin columnas=single-column.
* texto en columnas=columnar text.

columnas paralelas
=parallel columns.
Ex: A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.
columnista
(n.)=columnist.
Ex: Dorothy Dix was the pen name of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951) who was America's widely read female journalist of her time, and a forerunner of today's columnists.
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* columnista de agencia de noticias=syndicated columnist.

columnista de agencia de noticias
(n.)=syndicated columnist.
Ex: He used to work as a speechwriter for the current president but is now a syndicated columnist.
columpiarse
(v.)=swing ; slip up.
Ex: Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.
Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.

columpio
(n.)=swing.
Ex: The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.
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* columpio de la feria=carnival ride ; ride ; fairground ride ; fair ride ; ride attraction ; amusement ride.
* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas=playground.

columpio de la feria
(n.)=carnival ride ; ride ; fairground ride ; fair ride ; ride attraction ; amusement ride.
Ex: Emergency officials say a carnival ride has collapsed at a fairgrounds, injuring three people severely. Ex: 14 other fairgoers suffered minor injuries after their ride collapsed. Ex: Safety officials have examined two fairground rides after two people were killed and three injured in two separate accidents. Ex: Keep the children entertained by taking them to ride the beach buggies, jump around on the bouncy castle, or have fun on the fair rides. Ex: One of the numerous ride attractions on offer at the fair this year is a new 140 foot long rollercoaster and a reverse bungee jump. Ex: A mechanical amusement ride must carry liability insurance of not less than $350,000 for injury to persons arising out of the use of the ride.
colusión
(n.)=collusion.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
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* actuar en colusión=connive.
* en colusión con=in collusion with ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.

colza
(n.)=rape.
Nota: Planta de la que se obtiene aceite.
Ex: The treatment was also applied to applied to sugarbeet, rape, potato, ryegrass, maize, wheat and barley.
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* aceite de colza=rape oil ; rapeseed oil.
* semilla de colza=rapeseed.

colársela a Alguien
(v.)=be had.
Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
colérico
(adj.)=wrathful ; choleric.
Ex: 'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.
Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
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* decir Algo de un modo colérico=flame out.

colón distal
(n.)=distal colon.
Ex: An enema is lavage of the rectum or distal colon.
coma decimal
(n.)=decimal point.
Ex: The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers.
coma delimitadora
(n.)=comma delimiter.
Ex: The 'Comma DELIMITED format' produces reports with comma delimiters separating each data column in the report.
coma diabético
(n.)=diabetic coma ; insulin coma.
Ex: This is a video material to teach corpsmen response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetic coma, insulin shock, and epileptic seizure. Ex: Treatment with insulin coma or leukotomy could not account for the poor cognitive performance of the older schizophrenic patients.
coma etílico
(n.)=alcohol coma ; alcohol-induced coma.
Ex: Drinking mouthwash can cause a young child to fall into an alcohol coma. Ex: Drinking a large amount of alcohol in a short period of time may affect the brain and lead to an alcohol-induced coma or death.
coma separadora de decimales
(n.)=decimal point separator ; point separator.
Ex: The notation uses numbers decimally, though without any decimal point separator. Ex: The notation uses pure numerals, with a point separator after the third place.
coma^1 (,)
=comma (,).
Ex: Commas are used frequently as facet indicator, and the dash (-) is used to synthesise elements from different main classes.
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* coma decimal=decimal point.
* coma delimitadora=comma delimiter.
* coma separadora de decimales=decimal point separator ; point separator.
* punto y coma (;)=semi-colon (;).

coma^2
(n.)=coma.
Ex: The author concludes that ethnicity is strongly related to attitudes toward & personal wishes for the use of life support in the event of coma or terminal illness.
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* coma diabético=diabetic coma ; insulin coma.
* coma etílico=alcohol coma ; alcohol-induced coma.
* en coma=comatose.

comadrear
(v.)=gas.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.

comadreja
(n.)=stoat ; possum ; weasel.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
Ex: My dog found a possum playing dead once, and it freaked him out enough not to touch it.
Ex: A weasel will suck out the inside of an egg, leaving it appear intact to the casual observer.

comadreo
(n.)=backbiting.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

comandante
(n.)=commander ; commanding officer.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: M Asthana, the Commanding Officer for the last leg of the voyage around the world, describes the sail-ship as 'the building block' of India's naval training.
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* comandante general=commanding general.
* comandante militar=military commander.

comandante general
=commanding general.
Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
comandante militar
(n.)=military commander.
Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
comando suicida
(n.)=suicide squad.
Ex: In Saigon, the United States Embassy has been overrun by suicide squads.
comando terrorista
(n.)=terrorist group.
Ex: Terrorist groups use the Internet for the purpose of communication.
comando^1
(n.)=command.
Nota: En informática, orden o mandato que se le instruye a un ordenador para que realice cierta función.
Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.
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* intérprete de comandos=command interpreter.

comando^2
(n.)=commando ; commando group.
Ex: The hijacking of a passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by commandoes
.
Ex: During the Second World War had Hitler been taken out by a commando group most people would have cheered.
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* comando suicida=suicide squad.
* comando terrorista=terrorist group.
* integrante de un comando=commando.
* miembro de un comando=commando.

comatoso
(adj.)=comatose.
Ex: Monitoring of 360 Web pages on a weekly basis through 1997 revealed that lmost 30 per cent of those pages had become comatose, that is had failed to respond to six consecutive weekly queries or more.

comba
(n.)=skipping rope ; skip rope ; jump rope.
Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead.
Ex: Skip ropes are one of the most popular products used in physical education classes as it motivates mass participation.
Ex: Jump ropes hurt if you make a mistake and you whip yourself, so start out slow!.
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* saltar la comba=skip + rope.

combar
(v.)=warp ; curl ; arch.
Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
Ex: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.
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* combarse=buckle.

combarse
(v.)=sag ; arch.
Ex: In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight.
Ex: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.

combate
(n.)=combat ; fighting ; battle ; fight.
Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
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* avión de combate=fighter plane ; fighter jet ; warplane.
* baja en combate=combat casualty.
* bota de combate=combat boot.
* buque de combate=battle cruiser.
* caer en combate=fall in + action.
* caído en combate=killed in action.
* combate aéreo=dogfight [dog fight].
* combate cuerpo a cuerpo=hand-to-hand combat.
* combate de almohadas=pillow fight.
* combate de boxeo=prize fight ; boxing match.
* combate mano a mano=hand-to-hand combat.
* combate pugilístico=boxing match.
* crucero de combate=battle cruiser.
* dejar fuera de combate=lay + Nombre + low.
* desaparecido en combate=missing in action (MIA) ; missing in combat.
* entablar combate=engage in + combat.
* entablar combate con=engage.
* enviar a combate=send + Nombre + into battle.
* mandar a combate=send + Nombre + into battle.
* muerto en combate=killed in action.
* piloto de avión de combate=fighter pilot.
* piloto de combate=fighter pilot.
* poner fuera de combate=lay + Nombre + low.
* puesto de combate=battle-station.
* reglas de combate=rules of engagement.
* uniforme de combate=battle uniform.

combate aéreo
(n.)=dogfight [dog fight].
Ex: But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
combate cuerpo a cuerpo
(n.)=hand-to-hand combat.
Ex: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
combate de almohadas
(n.)=pillow fight.
Ex: In this room we've had so many pillow fights and pyjamas parties, so many good times.
combate de boxeo
(n.)=prize fight ; boxing match.
Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripe. Ex: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
combate mano a mano
(n.)=hand-to-hand combat.
Ex: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
combate pugilístico
(n.)=boxing match.
Ex: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
combatiente
(n.)=combatant ; fighter.
Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.
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* combatiente enemigo=enemy combatant.
* combatiente ilegal=unlawful combatant.

combatiente enemigo
(n.)=enemy combatant.
Ex: Among other things, the war context gives the President the authority to detain enemy combatants at least until hostilities cease.
combatiente ilegal
(n.)=unlawful combatant.
Ex: Unlawful combatants are likewise subject to capture and detention, but in addition they are subject to trial by military tribunals.
combatir
(v.)=combat ; fight ; fight off ; counter ; battle.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.
Ex: These pillboxes were originally built to help fight off a Nazi invasion.
Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
Ex: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.
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* combatir cuerpo a cuerpo=combat + hand to hand.
* combatir el absentismo=combat + absenteeism.
* combatir el ausentismo=combat + absenteeism.
* combatir el estrés=cope with + stress.
* combatir el fraude=combat + fraud.
* combatir la inflación=combat + inflation.
* combatir mano a mano=combat + hand to hand.
* combatir (por)=war (over).
* combatirse en una justa=joust.
* combatir un problema=combat + problem.
* excepción de combatir=combat exclusion.

combatir (por)
(v.)=war (over).
Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.
combatir cuerpo a cuerpo
(v.)=combat + hand to hand.
Ex: On the spur of the moment, they organized a peasant force, capable of combatting hand to hand with veteran troops.
combatir el absentismo
(v.)=combat + absenteeism.
Ex: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
combatir el ausentismo
(v.)=combat + absenteeism.
Ex: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
combatir el estrés
(v.)=cope with + stress.
Ex: The article 'All in a day's work' examines reference librarianship in the academic environment, discusses how it has changed, and offers suggestions on coping with the stress those changes have caused.
combatir el fraude
(v.)=combat + fraud.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
combatir la inflación
(v.)=combat + inflation.
Ex: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.
combatir mano a mano
(v.)=combat + hand to hand.
Ex: On the spur of the moment, they organized a peasant force, capable of combatting hand to hand with veteran troops.
combatir un problema
(v.)=combat + problem.
Ex: The majority of students condemn the theft or mutilation of library stock and welcome security measures to combat this problem.
combatirse en una justa
(v.)=joust.
Ex: He has never ridden before but wants to learn to ride so he can eventually learn to joust.
combatividad
(n.)=fighting spirit.
Ex: Her death was tragic but her life was testimony to her fighting spirit.

combativo
(adj.)=combative ; feisty ; campaigning.
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
Ex: He is fearless, courageous, campaigning, waspish and wise.
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* espíritu combativo=fighting spirit.

combinación de colores
(n.)=colour pattern ; colour scheme.
Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library. Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
combinación de la caja fuerte
(n.)=safe code ; safe combination.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before tcutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners. Ex: Safe combinations should also be changed at least annually.
combinación perfecta
(n.)=perfect match.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
combinación^1
(n.)=bedfellow ; blend ; congeries ; juxtaposition ; mix ; piecing together ; concatenation ; meshing ; combination ; interweaving ; cocktail ; ensemble ; meld ; coupling ; conjoining.
Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
Ex: Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: It achieves this aim principally through the juxtaposition of related subjects in a classified order.
Ex: There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.
Ex: Progress in research is dependent on the piecing together of items of information from many sources.
Ex: Facilities are being developed to enable fast, effective communication over a concatenation of terrestrial and satellite networks.
Ex: This paper describes the importance of team management to career development, as well as the meshing of organizational and individual needs, and views the career as a longitudinal concept.
Ex: The software can search each field or a combination of fields.
Ex: This paper illustrates the possible future interweaving of information retrieval and entertainment.
Ex: He rightly characterizes his book as a 'cocktail of personal and public observations.
Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.
Ex: Will the coupling of libraries and museums mean unprecedented cooperation between these venerable institutions?.
Ex: This sign is in effect a prototypical example of the conjoining of words and images.
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* combinación de colores=colour pattern ; colour scheme.
* combinación perfecta=perfect match.
* en combinación con=in parallel to/with ; in combination with.
* orden de combinación de encabezamiento=citation order.
* orden de combinación de encabezamientos=citation order.
* realizar una combinación=perform + combination.
* una combinación de=a mixture of ; a mix of ; a rollup of.

combinación^2
(n.)=code ; combination.
Ex: The user can page forward through the file by entering the forward code (f) and page backward by entering the backward code (b).
Ex: Combinations are to be given only to a minimum number of employees required to have access to the safe.
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* cerradura de combinación=combination lock.
* combinación de la caja fuerte=safe code ; safe combination.

combinación^3
(n.)=petticoat ; shift.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.
Ex: The first thing Cecily put on was her smock, also called a shift.

combinado
(adj.)=combined ; concatenated ; catenated ; pooled ; recombinant ; blended ; merged.
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.
Ex: More than one field might also comprise the key, either concatenated or used separately = La clave también podría incluir más de un campo, bien concatenados o usados por separado.
Ex: One of the methods described sorts in order of the catenated key formed from the attibutes = Uno de los métodos descritos ordena según el orden de la clave combinada que se crea a partir de los atributos.
Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
Ex: The author proposes a very different model, with examples to show how recombinant ideas can lead to previously unknown solutions to scientific problems.
Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.
Ex: We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.
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* codificación combinada=combination coding.
* lista combinada=master list.
* responsabilidad combinada=mixed responsibility.
* SLIC (Indización Combinada Selectiva)=SLIC (Selective Listing in Combination).

combinar
(v.)=bridge ; combine (together) ; link ; marry ; perform + combination ; pick and mix ; coalesce ; blend ; mix and match ; piece together ; concatenate ; conflate ; mingle (with) ; mesh ; bundle ; federate ; couple ; mix ; mash up ; conjoin ; conjugate ; commingle ; merge.
Ex: BLAISE offers a variety of services bridging the cataloguing and information retrieval functions.
Ex: Search aids are available in the form of logical statements which combine terms in order to be able to trace subjects according to a more specific document profile.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
Ex: If a search involves more than a single term, the system searches for each term separately, and reports intermediate results before performing the combination.
Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.
Ex: In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.
Ex: Individual files are concatenated to allow a full Boolean search to all files simultaneously.
Ex: Authors did not always read proofs; revises might be omitted and routines conflated.
Ex: Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.
Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.
Ex: The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.
Ex: The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.
Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.
Ex: The problema can be solved by conjugating two bare hard disks.
Ex: By mixing the marital property (your paycheck) with the separate property (your inheritance), you have 'commingled' them, and they cannot be considered separate property anymore.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
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* combinar Algo con Algo=marry + Nombre + with + Nombre.
* combinar con=intersperse with.
* combinar en=meld (in/into).
* combinar intereses=bridge + interests.
* que combina diferentes tipos de re=multi-source [multi source].
* volver a combinar=recombine [re-combine].

combinar Algo con Algo
(v.)=marry + Nombre + with + Nombre.
Ex: This article highlights how law libraries use computer laboratories, and how architecture and furniture craftsmanship can marry traditional style with technology.
combinar con
(v.)=intersperse with.
Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
combinar en
(v.)=meld (in/into).
Ex: So 'Rosie's Walk' both uses the basic conventions of reading and adds new ones at the same time, melding both into the one story.
combinar intereses
(v.)=bridge + interests.
Ex: Group SDI, these services are not individualised, but rather are based either on set of standard profiles (Standard SDI) from which the user can choose, or on a group profile which bridges the interest of a group of people.
combinatorio
(adj.)=combinatorial.
Ex: The search uses a combinatorial 'best match' technique, rather than Boolean logic.
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* operación combinatoria=combination operation.

combustibilidad
(n.)=flammability.
Ex: The reason for this flammability of these stumps, was due to a high concentration of rosin.

combustible
(n.)=fuel ; combustible.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg energy conservation and fuel debt, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
Ex: Libraries still remain as 'windows on the world' and 'warehouses of explosives whose shelves are ranked with the most furious combustibles in the world -- the brains of men'.
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* ahorro de combustible=fuel saving.
* celda de combustible=fuel cell.
* célula de combustible=fuel cell.
* combustible biológico=biofuel.
* combustible fósil=fossil fuel.
* combustible sintético=synthetic fuel.
* combustible sólido=solid fuel.
* combustible /pila de combustible=fuel cell.
* consumo de combustible=fuel consumption.
* eficacia de consumo de combustible=fuel efficiency.
* gas combustible=fuel gas.
* inyección de combustible=fuel injection.
* inyector de combustible=fuel injector.
* precio del combustible=fuel price ; fuel pump price.

combustible /pila de combustible
(n.)=fuel cell.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
combustible biológico
(n.)=biofuel.
Ex: Unprecedented opportunities for biofuel development are occurring both as a result of rising fossil fuel prices and the need to reduce greenhouse gases.
combustible fósil
(n.)=fossil fuel.
Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.
combustible sintético
(n.)=synthetic fuel.
Ex: This article traces the development of synthetic fuels research and production in Europe and the US.
combustible sólido
(n.)=solid fuel.
Ex: Projects eligible for support are the substitution of hydrocarbons (solid fuels, electric power, heat transmission, distribution and storage) and the gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels.
combustión
(n.)=combustion ; burning.
Ex: This article relates the development of an information storage and retrieval system for combustion research.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
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* cámara de combustión=combustion chamber.
* combustión espontánea=spontaneous combustion.
* combustión lenta=smouldering combustion.
* motor de combustión=combustion engine.
* motor de combustión interna=internal combustion engine.

combustión espontánea
(n.)=spontaneous combustion.
Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
combustión lenta
(n.)=smouldering combustion.
Ex: The term smouldering combustion is often used to describe the heterogeneous combustion of a solid without the appearance of flame.
comedero
(n.)=animal trough ; feeding trough ; feeder.
Ex: The particular problem posed is the reproduction of mosquitoes and black flies in domestic animal troughs.
Ex: Watering troughs should be positioned as far as possible from feeding troughs and they should not leak, otherwise they create a breeding ground for parasites.
Ex: One commercial application that is gaining favour in pig farming is the electronic sow feeder.
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* comedero para pájaros=bird feeder [birdfeeder].
* tabla comedero para pájaros=bird table.

comedero para pájaros
(n.)=bird feeder [birdfeeder].
Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
comedia
(n.)=comedy ; funny story ; farce.
Ex: To take a fairly simple example, we can imagine a user who is searching for information about a particular edition of Dante's 'Divine comedy'.
Ex: The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for 'funny stories'.
Ex: University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.
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* comedia de humor negro=black comedy.
* comedia musical=musical.
* comedia romántica=romantic comedy.
* de la comedia=comedic.
* Divina Comedia, La=Divine Comedy, The.
* sobre la comedia=comedic.

comedia de humor negro
(n.)=black comedy.
Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
comedia musical
(n.)=musical.
Ex: Many more musicals, however, annually fall by the wayside after a relative handful of performances; most are never heard from again.
comedia romántica
(n.)=romantic comedy.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
comediante
(n.)=comedian ; comedienne.
Nota: Maculino comedian.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The author discusses the trick photography of Weegee, looking especially at a photograph he made of the comedienne Martha Raye ca. 1958.

comedido
(adj.)=moderate ; restrained ; frugal ; sparing ; guarded ; measured ; even-keeled ; even-keel ; on an even keel ; understated.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: In a small library this arrangement is not only frugal but also efficient.
Ex: The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.
Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.
Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.
Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.
Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
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* optimismo comedido=guarded optimism.

comedimiento
(n.)=temperance ; restraint ; forbearance.
Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Temperance and Intemperance', 'Intemperance' See 'Temperance and Intemperance''.
Ex: Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.
Ex: This constituted the FCC's Forbearance Doctrine the aim of which was to encourage competition within the industry.

comedir
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* comedirse=strike + the right note.

comedirse
(v.)=strike + the right note.
Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.
comedor de beneficiencia
(n.)=soup kitchen.
Ex: The author discusses the design of information management systems for Assistance Centres for Homeless People, which include hostels for homeless people, soup kitchens and other services.
comedor^1
(n.)=canteen ; lunch room ; refectory ; dining room.
Ex: Works dealing with employee lunch rooms, sometimes called canteens, are entered under the heading Restaurants, Lunch Rooms etc..
Ex: Works dealing with employee lunch rooms, sometimes called canteens, are entered under the heading Restaurants, Lunch Rooms etc..
Ex: The south side of this Cistercian cloister was reorganised so that the refectory was perpendicular to the library.
Ex: Dining rooms tend to be stagnant spaces where the interior decoration never changes.
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* cocina comedor=kitchen-cum-dining-room ; kitchen-diner.
* comedor de beneficiencia=soup kitchen.
* jefe de comedor=head waiter.
* mesa de comedor=dining table ; dining-room table.
* salón comedor=dining room.
* vagón comedor=diner car ; dining car.

comedor^2
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* buen comedor=hearty eater.
* ser un buen comedor=be a hearty eater.

comedón
(n.)=comedone.
Ex: Comedones are a primary sign of acne.

comensal
(n./adj.)=diner ; commensal.
Ex: Tipping may be viewed as a game played indirectly between diners in which each diner contemplates tipping, or not tipping, based on expectations of future service & the tipping behavior of other diners.
Ex: The intestine in particular is perhaps inhabited by the largest number of microbes, consisting of both established commensals as well as sporadic pathogens.

comensalismo
(n.)=commensalism.
Ex: In ecology, commensalism is an interaction between two living organism, where one creature benefits and the other is neither harmed nor helped.

comentado
(adj.)=annotated.
Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.
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* catálogo comentado=annotated catalogue.
* no comentado=unannotated.

comentar
(v.)=gloss ; remark ; explicate ; offer + a comment ; chime in ; chime in with ; note.
Ex: Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.
Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.
Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.
Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.
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* comentarse=grapevine + carry + the story ; word + go (a)round.
* comentar sobre=comment on/upon.
* sin comentar=unannotated.

comentar sobre
(v.)=comment on/upon.
Ex: I'd like, instead of commenting on Mr Kilgour's speech, to ask him a question.
comentario
(n.)=comment ; commentary ; gloss ; observation ; remark ; statement ; talk-aloud ; explication ; rider ; riff.
Ex: Indexing and searching, then, are integral one to another, and so a few comments on searching are in order here = Por lo tanto, la indización y la búsqueda son complementarios y así pues es pertinente hacer algunos comentarios aquí sobre la búsqueda.
Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: I agree with the observation that in our catalog we had not brought together the 'American Scholar' and the 'Oration'.
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: These evaluation techniques include full-screen logging, pre- and post-search, online/offline, and in-search interactive questionnaires, search replays as well as talk-aloud.
Ex: Reference librarians make heavy use of their many literary checklists as well as their indexes to literary, drama, and poetry explication and criticism.
Ex: This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
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* apartado de comentarios=comments section.
* basado en el comentario personal=reportage-based.
* comentario al margen=tangential comment.
* comentario aparecido en la prensa=press comment.
* comentario confidencial=confidential remark ; private remark.
* comentario crítico=criticism ; critique ; critical comment ; critical commentary.
* comentario de mal gusto=off-colour remark.
* comentario escrito=write-up.
* comentario final que zanja una cuestión=clincher.
* comentario gracioso=witty remark ; funny remark.
* comentario ingenioso=witty remark.
* comentario inicial=opening remark.
* comentario introductorio=leading remark.
* comentario literario=literary analysis.
* comentario personal=reportage ; personal note.
* comentario personal de una lectura=reading-reportage.
* comentario racista=racial slur.
* comentarios=input ; grapevine ; feedback.
* comentario sarcástico=sarcastic remark.
* comentarios finales=concluding remarks.
* comentario social=social commentary.
* comentario tangencial=tangential comment.
* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho=take + a few cracks at.
* hacer comentarios=air + comments.
* hacer un comentario=make + observation ; make + remark ; offer + a comment.
* intercambiar comentarios=exchange + remarks.
* mordaz en sus comentarios=sharp of tongue.
* persona que hace un comentario=commenter.
* recabar un comentario=solicit + comment.
* responder a un comentario=field + comment.
* sección de comentarios=comments section.
* suscitar un comentario=elicit + comment.

comentario al margen
(n.)=tangential comment.
Ex: Despite several good tangential comments on such figures as Kafka and Rilke, his speculations lead us nowhere.
comentario aparecido en la prensa
(n.)=press comment.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
comentario confidencial
(n.)=confidential remark ; private remark.
Ex: Rest assured that all 'confidential remarks' will be edited out of the final report which I will send to the list next week. Ex: Bush refused to apologize for what was a private remark made before a live microphone.
comentario crítico
(n.)=criticism ; critique ; critical comment ; critical commentary.
Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long. Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices. Ex: Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools. Ex: This is a critical commentary on a paper by Maurice Line regarding external factors which affect technological innovations in publishing.
comentario de mal gusto
(n.)=off-colour remark.
Ex: There's nothing wrong with a joke or the occasional off-colour remark, but these comments from Mr Newman are beyond the pale.
comentario escrito
(n.)=write-up.
Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.
comentario final que zanja una cuestión
(n.)=clincher.
Ex: Then he delivered the clincher, 'Let's be realistic about this; there are those in town who feel there are too many professionals on the staff and consequently the person occupying this position will not be a professional librarian'.
comentario gracioso
(n.)=witty remark ; funny remark.
Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes. Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
comentario ingenioso
(n.)=witty remark.
Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.
comentario inicial
(n.)=opening remark.
Ex: North Korea said today it was fully ready to work to denuclearise the Korean peninsula in opening remarks to six-party talks in Beijing.
comentario introductorio
(n.)=leading remark.
Ex: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.
comentario literario
(n.)=literary analysis.
Ex: First, literary analyses rely on the assumption that stories must mean something.
comentario personal
(n.)=reportage ; personal note.
Ex: Educational literature in Canada is dominated by reportage, opinion and handbook types of publication. Ex: To intrude a personal note here, I was a little surprised to see just how good were some of the reviews of certain books which I myself had found rather boring or pretentious.
comentario personal de una lectura
(n.)=reading-reportage.
Ex: Reading-reportage brings these prejudices to the surface and opens them to discussion not just by the teacher but by the reader's peers.
comentario racista
(n.)=racial slur.
Ex: They got into a scrabble with him after he'd made a racial slur towards blacks in a hotel bar once.
comentario sarcástico
(n.)=sarcastic remark.
Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
comentario social
(n.)=social commentary.
Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
comentario tangencial
(n.)=tangential comment.
Ex: Despite several good tangential comments on such figures as Kafka and Rilke, his speculations lead us nowhere.
comentarios
(n.)=input ; grapevine ; feedback.
Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code. Ex: This has led to a new model for information retrieval: the word-of-mouth system or 'grapevine'. Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
comentarios finales
=concluding remarks.
Ex: Maurice Freedman's concluding remarks at the 'Institute on The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects' proved that the interest in cataloging and catalogs is an ever-present reality.
comentarista
(n.)=commentator ; observer ; announcer ; reactor.
Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.
Ex: The author reports an ethnographic investigation of amateur strip shows, drawing on interviews with male & female contestants, announcers, disk jockeys, & security staff.
Ex: Submissions must include title, sponsor(s), and names and affiliations of all participants (moderator, speakers, reactors, etc.).
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* comentarista deportivo=sportscaster ; sports broadcaster.
* comentarista de radio y/o televisión=broadcast commentator.
* comentarista de televisión=talking head.
* comentarista político=political commentator.

comentarista de radio y/o televisión
(n.)=broadcast commentator.
Ex: Results showed that male broadcast commentators also significantly monopolized airtime, even in the presence of female sportscasters, across men's & women's games.
comentarista de televisión
(n.)=talking head.
Ex: Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.
comentarista deportivo
(n.)=sportscaster ; sports broadcaster.
Ex: Results showed that male broadcast commentators also significantly monopolized airtime, even in the presence of female sportscasters, across men's & women's games. Ex: Although women have made great strides in sport, their achievements will continue to be meaningless as long as sports broadcasters undermine, trivialize, & minimize their performances through biased commentaries.
comentarista político
(n.)=political commentator.
Ex: Political commentators should stop baying for Blair's blood and take an honest look at the good he has achieved in office.
comentarse
(n.)=grapevine + carry + the story ; word + go (a)round.
Ex: However, when Sethi was moved two months ago from chief of technical services to public services, the grapevine carried the story that 'Sethi got his way again' = No obstante, cuando hace dos meses Sethi pasó de jefe de los servicios técnicos a jefe de los servicios públicos, se rumoreaba que "Sethi se ha salido con la suya otra vez". Ex: The word went round that he was under arrest.
comenzar
(v.)=begin ; commence ; get + started ; launch ; set about + Gerundio ; start ; start off ; start out ; start + Posesivo + life ; curtain + rise ; enter ; kick off ; set out ; take + flight ; get + Nombre + underway ; be scheduled to start ; get + Posesivo + feet wet ; set in ; cut + Posesivo + spurs ; set on + foot ; put in + train ; set in + train ; set in + motion ; set off ; kick in.
Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
Ex: One of the main contributions in this issue is 'Future directions: the curtain rises on interactive video,' by David Hon.
Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight @ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA.
Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
Ex: CAPTAIN is scheduled to start commercial services in 1983.
Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
Ex: If such an experiment were set on foot in any part of England its success would be certain.
Ex: Following that vote, the Government put in train an analysis of the reasons the document was voted down.
Ex: The slightest disturbance may set in train a process of degradation-as from forest to grassland, or grassland to desert.
Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
Ex: There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.
Ex: The first wave of long-awaited reforms to credit-card industry practices began kicking in on Aug. 20.
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* al comenzar=at startup.
* comenzar a=be on + Posesivo + way to.
* comenzar a arder=catch on + fire.
* comenzar a empeorar=take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
* comenzar Algo=get + Nombre + started.
* comenzar Algo con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* comenzar a luchar contra=begin + war on.
* comenzar a mejorar=take + a turn for the better ; take + a turn for the best.
* comenzar a pensar en=turn + Posesivo + mind to.
* comenzar a reír=break into + laugh.
* comenzar bien=get off to + a (good/great) start ; make + a good start.
* comenzar con buen pie=start + Nombre + on the right footing.
* comenzar de cero=begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.
* comenzar de nuevo=start + all over again ; recommence ; make + a new start ; start over ; make + a fresh start.
* comenzar desde=set out from.
* comenzar desde cero=start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* comenzar desde la base=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
* comenzar el día=start + the day.
* comenzar el turno de trabajo=go on + duty.
* comenzar la jornada=start + the day.
* comenzar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* comenzar muy rápido=be off to a fast start.
* comenzar partiendo de cero=build from + scratch.
* comenzar por el principio=start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* comenzar pronto=make + an early start.
* comenzar rápido=be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks.
* comenzar tarde=have + a late start.
* comenzar temprano=get off to + an early start.
* comenzar una conversación=initiate + a conversation.
* comenzar una nueva vida=make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
* para comenzar diremos que=to begin with.

comenzar Algo
(v.)=get + Nombre + started.
Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.
comenzar Algo con buen pie
(v.)=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
comenzar a
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + way to.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
comenzar a arder
(v.)=catch on + fire.
Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
comenzar a empeorar
(v.)=take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
Ex: This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention. Ex: By this time the weather had taken a turn for the worst but we didn't let that stop us having fun and after a few slips we made our way back to Ambleside.
comenzar a luchar contra
(v.)=begin + war on.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
comenzar a mejorar
(v.)=take + a turn for the better ; take + a turn for the best.
Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better. Ex: Despite their rough breakup a year later, things have taken a turn for the best in her life.
comenzar a pensar en
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + mind to.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.
comenzar a reír
(v.)=break into + laugh.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
comenzar bien
(v.)=get off to + a (good/great) start ; make + a good start.
Ex: She concludes that the internship has got off to a good start and some of the goals have been achieved. Ex: India has made a good start in computerised information processing and library services.
comenzar con buen pie
(v.)=start + Nombre + on the right footing.
Ex: Following from a previous article on how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives, the author considers the next step, planning the project properly to help sidestep further pitfalls.
comenzar de cero
(v.)=begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.
Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch. Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
comenzar de nuevo
(v.)=start + all over again ; recommence ; make + a new start ; start over ; make + a fresh start.
Ex: It would be better to revive and rejuvenate the library while it is still alive thant to let it die and then have to start all over again. Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'. Ex: These courses give the student who has failed a second chance to make new start. Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over. Ex: In any event, first-time failed entrepreneurs should be given the opportunity to make a fresh start (except in cases of dishonesty).
comenzar desde
(v.)=set out from.
Ex: They later followed the cavalcade of foxhounds which set out from the centre of the village.
comenzar desde cero
(v.)=start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
comenzar desde la base
(v.)=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
comenzar el día
(v.)=start + the day.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
comenzar el turno de trabajo
(v.)=go on + duty.
Ex: Communication is making unique experience common; that definition should be at the head of every library textbook and should be rubbed into every member of staff as he goes on duty.
comenzar la jornada
(v.)=start + the day.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
comenzar lento
(v.)=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
Ex: Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level. Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.
comenzar muy rápido
(v.)=be off to a fast start.
Ex: Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes.
comenzar partiendo de cero
(v.)=build from + scratch.
Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
comenzar por el principio
(v.)=start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
comenzar pronto
(v.)=make + an early start.
Ex: In the belief that the library has an inseparable role in the education of students, semester-long term paper counselling sessions are offered to encourage students to make an early start.
comenzar rápido
(v.)=be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks.
Ex: Why is it that women are so much more quick off the mark than men to be appropriately dressed when the weather turns good?. Ex: They were quick off the blocks and were sitting pretty with a two-goal cushion over their rivals after only fifteen minutes.
comenzar tarde
(v.)=have + a late start.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
comenzar temprano
(v.)=get off to + an early start.
Ex: Professional education got off to an early start in Spain.
comenzar una conversación
(v.)=initiate + a conversation.
Ex: Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
comenzar una nueva vida
(v.)=make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
comer
(v.)=eat ; graze (on) ; dine ; munch ; nosh.
Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
Ex: They drove from the airport to the restaurant where he was to dine with the president of the 'Friends of the Library' group.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
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* comer a dos carrillos=stuff + Posesivo + face.
* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo=eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
* comer carroña=scavenging.
* comer como una lima=eat like + a horse.
* comer como un animal=eat like + an animal.
* comer como una vaca=eat like + a horse.
* comer como un pajarito=eat like + a bird.
* comer como un sabañón=eat like + a horse.
* comer con apetito=eat with + appetite.
* comer demasiado=overeat.
* comer en casa=eat in.
* comer en exceso=overeat.
* comer excesivamente=overeat.
* comer fuera=eat out.
* comerle el coño a Alguien=eat + Posesivo + cunt ; eat + Posesivo + pussy.
* comerse=make + a meal of ; prey on/upon ; chew up ; eat into ; eat into.
* comerse Algo vivo=eat + Nombre + alive.
* comerse con los ojos=ogle ; give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
* comerse el tarro=dwell on/upon.
* comerse las uñas=bite + Posesivo + fingers ; bite + Posesivo + fingernails.
* comerse los restos de=scavenge.
* comerse los restos dejados por otro=scavenge.
* comérselo todo=eat + Posesivo + way through.
* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer=a dog in the manger.
* con ganas de comer algo=peckish.
* dar de comer=feed.
* descanso para comer=meal break.
* estar para comérselo=look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars.
* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer=moreish.
* ganas de comer=appetite.
* hora de comer=mealtime [meal time].
* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer=made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* lugar para comer=eating facility.
* morder la mano del que + dar de comer=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.
* naranja de comer=eating orange.
* no tener ganas de comer=be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats.
* para comérselo=cuddly .
* perder las ganas de comer=go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* quitársele a Uno las ganas de comer=go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* salir a comer=eat out.
* ser muy delicado para comer=be a picky eater.
* ser muy melindroso para comer=be a picky eater.
* ser muy tiquismiquis para comer=be a picky eater.
* sin comerlo ni beberlo=without having anything to do with it.
* sin comérselo, ni bebérselo=without having anything to do with it ; without asking for it.
* somos lo que comemos=we are what we eat.
* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

comer Algo para matar el gusanillo
(v.)=eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
Ex: Young children need to eat small amounts every three hours to get enough energy to keep them going.
comer a dos carrillos
(v.)=stuff + Posesivo + face.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
comer carroña
(n.)=scavenging.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
comer como un animal
(v.)=eat like + an animal.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
comer como un pajarito
(v.)=eat like + a bird.
Ex: If someone says you eat like a bird, you might consider going on a diet since most birds eat 25 to 50 percent of their body weight daily.
comer como un sabañón
(v.)=eat like + a horse.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
comer como una lima
(v.)=eat like + a horse.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
comer como una vaca
(v.)=eat like + a horse.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
comer con apetito
(v.)=eat with + appetite.
Ex: Concerning these categories, parents should ask whether their child usually falls asleep easily and wakes up rested; eats with appetite; and has bowel and bladder control, especially during the day.
comer demasiado
(v.)=overeat.
Ex: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat.
comer en casa
(v.)=eat in.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting on the Internet: eating in or dining out?'.
comer en exceso
(v.)=overeat.
Ex: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat.
comer excesivamente
(v.)=overeat.
Ex: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat.
comer fuera
(v.)=eat out.
Ex: If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
comerciable
(adj.)=tradeable ; marketable.
Ex: In a society with developed information services information becomes a tradeable commodity.
Ex: Central to this is the belief that information is a marketable commodity.

comercial
(adj.)=commercial ; commercially available ; entrepreneurial ; fee-based ; marketing ; priceable ; for-profit ; consumer-like ; business-like ; business-related ; market-orientated [market orientated] ; profit-making ; profit-related ; readily available ; trade-oriented ; profit-orientated ; marketable ; business ; off-the-shelf ; commercially operated ; market-oriented [market oriented] ; profit-oriented ; out of the box ; profit-generating.
Ex: It is these features which have led co-operative members to select these systems rather than those of the commercial software vendor.
Ex: Computerized information-retrieval systems are also very prominent in commercially available online search systems and applications.
Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
Ex: Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries.
Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.
Ex: The friction in this industry between private, for-profit services and not-for-profit learned societies or government bodies is deep-seated.
Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.
Ex: Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs.
Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.
Ex: Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions.
Ex: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).
Ex: Librarians generally adopt the common strategy of simply using readily available sources of information.
Ex: Trade-oriented scholarly presses also predict more titles, smaller press runs and higher prices.
Ex: Information producers and sellers are profit-orientated.
Ex: Central to this is the belief that information is a marketable commodity.
Ex: A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.
Ex: A standard off-the-shelf version costs 450 and fully tailored systems usually fall into the range 1,250 -- 1,450.
Ex: There are a number of microfilming centres in the country including two commercially operated microfilming services.
Ex: The market oriented economy is changing the role of information and business information services.
Ex: The author points out dangers inherent in the fact that on-line data bases are privately owned and profit-oriented.
Ex: Software vendors provide manuals for the 'out of the box' programs they sell.
Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.
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* actividad comercial=commercial activity.
* anuncio comercial=commercial.
* aplicación comercial=commercial application ; business application.
* aplicaciones comerciales=commercial software.
* ardid comercial=marketing ploy.
* argumento comercial=business case.
* asequible en establecimiento comercial=over the counter.
* aviación comercial=commercial aviation.
* bajo comercial=commercial premise.
* banco comercial=business bank.
* barrera comercial=trade barrier.
* carta comercial=business letter.
* casa comercial=house.
* caso comercial=business case.
* catálogo comercial=sales brochure.
* catálogo comercial de compra por correo=mail order catalogue.
* centro comercial=shopping centre ; shopping precinct ; mall of shops ; plaza.
* comercial 7 catálogo comercial=trade catalogue.
* compañía comercial=business firm.
* correspondencia comercial=business correspondence.
* déficit comercial=trade deficit.
* déficit de la balanza comercial=trade deficit.
* de gran éxito comercial=high selling.
* demanda comercial=market demand ; commercial demand.
* de modo comercial=on a commercial basis.
* de un gran éxito comercial=best selling [bestselling/best-selling] ; top-selling.
* de uso comercial=commercially-owned.
* director comercial=chief commercial officer.
* directorio comercial=trade directory ; traders' list ; traders' catalogue.
* directorio comercial por calles=street directory.
* distrito comercial=business district.
* diversificación comercial=business diversification.
* edificio comercial=commercial building.
* editor comercial=commercial publisher.
* editorial comercial=publishing firm ; publishing press.
* emporio comercial=emporium [emporia, -pl.].
* empresa comercial=business firm.
* estafa comercial=business scam.
* estratagema comercial=marketing ploy.
* estrategia comercial=business plan ; market strategy ; business strategy.
* éxito comercial=commercial success ; financial success.
* firma comercial=commercial firm ; firm ; commercial enterprise ; business firm.
* galería comercial=shopping arcade ; walking arcade.
* horario comercial=business hours.
* idea comercial=business idea.
* industria de las exposiciones comerciales=trade show industry.
* licencia comercial=trading licence.
* mantener relaciones comerciales=do + business.
* marca comercial=brand name ; servicemark ; trade name.
* modelo comercial=business model.
* mundo comercial, el=commercial world, the.
* nación comercial=trading nation.
* no comercial=non-profit making ; non-commercial [noncommercial].
* novedad comercial=industry update.
* papel comercial=commercial paper.
* para uso comercial=commercially-owned.
* parque comercial=business estate.
* poco comercial=uncommercial.
* polígono comercial=business estate.
* presentación comercial=technical presentation.
* producto comercial=retail product.
* programa informático comercial=commercial application ; commercial software.
* programas comerciales=commercial software.
* propuesta comercial=business proposition.
* proyecto comercial=marketing project.
* razonamiento comercial=business case.
* relaciones comerciales=business dealings.
* rentabilidad comercial=business profitability.
* representante comercial=business traveller.
* riesgo comercial=business risk.
* secreto comercial=competitive information.
* sector comercial, el=profit-oriented sector, the ; profit sector, the ; commercial sector, the ; for-profit sector, the.
* sector no comercial, el=not-for-profit sector, the ; non-profit sector, the.
* servicio comercial=commercial service.
* sistema comercial=market system ; commercial system.
* situado en la calle comercial=shop-front [shopfront] .
* socio comercial=business associate.
* software comercial=commercial software.
* truco comercial=marketing ploy.
* valor comercial=commercial paper.
* vehículo comercial=commercial vehicle.
* viajante comercial=business traveller.
* visión comercial=business acumen.
* vuelo comercial=commercial flight.
* zona comercial=business district ; shopping area ; shopping district.

comercial 7 catálogo comercial
(n.)=trade catalogue.
Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.
comercialismo
(n.)=commercialism.
Ex: A greater level of commercialism has also emerged in the publishing industry.

comercializable
(adj.)=saleable.
Ex: Information as an on-line, saleable product is transforming the marketplace in ideas.
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* producto comercializable=vendible.

comercialización
(n.)=marketing ; commercialisation [commercialization, -USA] ; brokering ; merchandising ; commodification.
Nota: La conversión de algo en un artículo de consumo.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
Ex: The concept of the commercialisation of these activities has attracted much support.
Ex: One of the company's services is the brokering of on-line data base searches.
Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.
Ex: The commodification of, or charging for, geographic information is a topic of rapidly increasing importance.
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* cadena de la comercialización=value chain.
* capacidad de comercialización=marketability.
* comercialización de la información=information brokerage ; information broking ; information brokering.
* comercialización del libro=bookselling [book selling].
* conceder licencia de comercialización=license [licence, -USA].

comercialización de la información
(n.)=information brokerage ; information broking ; information brokering.
Ex: There are public and private sector organisations involved in information brokerage, and there seem to be prospects for further growth in this area. Ex: The essence of information broking is acting as an interface between the client and a multiplicity of information resources. Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
comercialización del libro
(n.)=bookselling [book selling].
Ex: Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.
comercializado
(adj.)=commercialised [commercialized, -USA].
Ex: The book industry in this country is becoming increasingly commercialized, with an attendant lowering of critical standards.

comercializar
(v.)=market ; be available from ; commodify ; put + Nombre + on the market.
Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
Ex: INFO-TEXT Management and Document Retrieval System is available from Henco Software Inc, Waltham, Mass., USA.
Ex: Libraries and their collections are becoming commodified, homogenized, and ephemeral.
Ex: I have a new product i want to put on the market but I have no idea where to start.
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* comercializar (con)=traffic (in).
* comercializar un producto=carry ; market + product.
* comercializar un servicio=market + service ; broker + service.

comercializar (con)
(v.)=traffic (in).
Ex: Since the collapse of the Berlin wall, women & girls have been trafficked from Eastern and Central Europe to work as prostitutes in the European Union.
comercializar un producto
(v.)=carry ; market + product.
Ex: This article describes attempts by manufacturers, retailers and distributors of map software to persuade booksellers in the USA to carry their products. Ex: Other library materials must be suitably treated at the outset to prolong life and fortunately many products are marketed which aid the librarian in this task.
comercializar un servicio
(v.)=market + service ; broker + service.
Ex: During the course of this seminar on libraries it became clear that libraries need to market their services. Ex: This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management.
comercialmente
=commercially.
Ex: In concept and content it has much in common with a commercially published abstracting journal.
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* sobresalir comercialmente=gain + a competitive edge.

comerciante
(n.)=dealer ; merchant ; trader ; tradesman [tradesmen, -pl.] ; marketer ; marketeer ; profit maker ; concessionaire.
Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.
Ex: A considerable amount of archival material relating to Africa, Asia and Oceania has been created by the various activities of Austrian diplomats, merchants and pilgrims since the early modern period.
Ex: Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
Ex: In practice, however, the gilds were federations of tradesmen who, in return for monopolistic privileges, co-operated with the government in its censorship of the press.
Ex: Branding is the means by which marketers differentiate their product from alternative services and products.
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
Ex: Ethics was embodied by ivory-towered theoreticians with an undisguised contempt for profit makers.
Ex: Many concessionaires discard tons of corrugated cardboard, one of the easiest products to recycle.
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* comerciante de puesto de mercadillo=market trader ; stall-holder.

comerciante de puesto de mercadillo
(n.)=market trader ; stall-holder.
Ex: Salaries may range from the minimum wage for a market stall employee, to in excess of £500 a week for some market traders. Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.
comerciar
(v.)=trade.
Ex: Stopping a few miles north of where the Lewark meets the great Modoc River in what is now called the American midwest, they constructed a humble cabin and began trading with river men and friendly Indians.
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* comerciar con=deal in.

comerciar con
(v.)=deal in.
Ex: SCOCLIS is the umbrella body for the 30 UK local networks which deal in commercial and technical information resources.
comercio
(n.)=business [businesses, -pl.] ; commerce ; shop ; store ; trade ; trading ; retailer ; commercial outlet ; merchandising ; trafficking ; traffic ; parlour [parlor, -USA].
Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.
Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.
Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.
Ex: The detailed analysis of the figures of turnover for 1979 give only a cross-sectional analysis of one year's trading.
Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
Ex: People do not come to the public library for alternative material to the high street commercial outlet.
Ex: Another main trend emerging is merchandising, where the public library is set up in a similar way to a retail store with items on sale.
Ex: The author calls for state and federal laws to make the trafficking in fraudulently obtained subscriber IDs and Passwords.
Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.
Ex: This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.
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* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT)=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
* cadena de comercios=retail chain.
* cajero de comercio=checkout cashier.
* cámara de comercio=chamber of commerce.
* comercio agrícola=agribusiness.
* comercio de armas=arms trade.
* comercio de drogas=drug trade.
* comercio de esclavos=slave trade.
* comercio de la música=music trade.
* comercio del libro=bookselling [book selling] ; book trade [booktrade].
* comercio del libro, el=book business, the.
* comercio de pieles=fur trade.
* comercio electrónico=electronic commerce (e-commerce) ; electronic business (e-business) ; online business.
* comercio en línea=online business.
* comercio exterior=foreign trade.
* comercio internacional=world trade ; international trade ; international business.
* comercio justo=fair trade.
* comercio sexual=sex trade.
* Comisión Federal de Comercio=Federal Trade Commission.
* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
* directivo del comercio minorista=retail executive.
* EFTA, la (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio)=EFTA (European Free Trade Association).
* libre comercio=free trade ; free movement of goods.
* Ministerio de Comercio=Department of Trade.
* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria=Department of Trade and Industry.
* mundo del comercio del libro=book-trade life.
* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio=Better Business Bureau.
* Organización Mundial para el Comercio=World Trade Organization (WTO).
* paso del comercio=flow of commerce.

comercio agrícola
(n.)=agribusiness.
Ex: State agricultural experiment station publications are a valuable resource for agricultural historians and sociologists, as well as for scientists, students, the agribusiness community, farmers, and the general public.
comercio de armas
(n.)=arms trade.
Ex: There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.
comercio de drogas
(n.)=drug trade.
Ex: As a result of the extreme poverty, the population faces many problems from high unemployment to the drug trade.
comercio de esclavos
(n.)=slave trade.
Ex: This original text is a refreshing and welcome addition to the historiography of slaver and slave trade.
comercio de la música
(n.)=music trade.
Ex: The article 'Music to our ears?' compares the book and music trades suggesting that music retailing can offer many useful similarities and pointers.
comercio de pieles
(n.)=fur trade.
Ex: The book centres on the life styles and other aspects of early 19th century fur trade society.
comercio del libro
(n.)=bookselling [book selling] ; book trade [booktrade].
Ex: Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'. Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
comercio del libro, el
(n.)=book business, the.
Ex: The book business is in crisis for reasons such as the glorification of mass popular entertainment.
comercio electrónico
(n.)=electronic commerce (e-commerce) ; electronic business (e-business) ; online business.
Ex: Malcolm Frank has defined electronic commerce (e-commerce) as 'the electronic exchange of information, goods, services and payments' and 'the creation and maintenance of Web-based relationships'. Ex: The article has the title 'Who do you trust? Beyond encryption, secure e-business'. Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
comercio en línea
(n.)=online business.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
comercio exterior
(n.)=foreign trade.
Ex: This is a guide to selected sources in government publications for international banking, finance and foreign trade.
comercio internacional
(n.)=world trade ; international trade ; international business.
Ex: As the world's largest trading bloc the Community has a potent influence over world trade, including that of the United States. Ex: International trade in cast type and in typefounding materials continued during this period, the chief exporters now being England and France = Durante todo este período siguió existiendo un mercado internacional de tipos fundidos y de materiales de fundición, siendo ahora los principales países exportadores Inglaterra y Francia. Ex: The author discusses some problems encountered when searching for international business information.
comercio justo
(n.)=fair trade.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Publishing abroad: fair trade or short sell for non English speaking authors?'.
comercio sexual
(n.)=sex trade.
Ex: Policy programs have been set up to combat the sex trade.
comerle el coño a Alguien
(v.)=eat + Posesivo + cunt ; eat + Posesivo + pussy.
Ex: She said she wants to lick my nipples then have me eat her cunt. Ex: She began with a blowjob and the guy returned the favor by eating her cunt.
comerse
(v.)=make + a meal of ; prey on/upon ; chew up ; eat into ; eat into.
Ex: Even the fearsome shark knows enough not to drive away the pilot fish while it eats, nor does it make a meal of the pilot fish when food is scarce. Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters. Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest. Ex: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries. Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
comerse Algo vivo
(v.)=eat + Nombre + alive.
Ex: Florida's slogan should be 'The only place you can be eaten alive by mosquitoes while you enjoy rain every day'.
comerse con los ojos
(v.)=ogle ; give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
Ex: The skirt she is wearing is too short & unless she wants all the men in the room to ogle her chest she needs to do up another button. Ex: Rapists often try to blame the victim for dressing too provocatively or 'giving them the eye'. Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
comerse el tarro
(v.)=dwell on/upon.
Ex: One of the best things you can do for your peace of mind is to learn how to stop dwelling on the errors of the past.
comerse las uñas
(v.)=bite + Posesivo + fingers ; bite + Posesivo + fingernails.
Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: Darling was described as one of the most nervous first-class cricketers, often biting his fingernails before he went out to bat.
comerse los restos de
(v.)=scavenge.
Ex: These include watching out for people scavenging through discarded materials and making sure that deleted files on floppy disks are truly erased.
comerse los restos dejados por otro
(v.)=scavenge.
Ex: These include watching out for people scavenging through discarded materials and making sure that deleted files on floppy disks are truly erased.
comestible
(adj.)=edible ; eatable ; esculent.
Ex: The author reviews the on-line and other computerised information services offered to users of information about edible oil and fats.
Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
Ex: She is a chef at a top-notch restaurant whose claim to fame is that every dish on the menu features an esculent native plant.
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* comestibles=food ; foodstuffs ; groceries.
* nido comestible=esculent nest.
* tienda de comestibles=grocery ; grocer ; grocery store ; food shop ; food store.

comestibles
(n.)=food ; foodstuffs ; groceries.
Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied. Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives. Ex: But the idea of buying books as you buy clothes or groceries is an alien one.
cometa^1
(n.)=comet.
Ex: This article examines ways of accessing and searching them from the point of view of both professional astronomers and casual comet observers..

cometa^2
(n.)=kite.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.

cometer
(v.)=perpetrate.
Ex: This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.
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* a base de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a fuerza de cometer errores=the hard way.
* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* cometer el error de=fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
* cometer errores por despiste=bump into + lampposts.
* cometer plagio=plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA].
* cometer suicidio=commit + suicide.
* cometer un acto de traición=commit + an act of treason.
* cometer un acto violento=commit + violence.
* cometer una imprudencia=commit + imprudence ; be reckless.
* cometer una injusticia=do + injustice.
* cometer una tontería=pull + stunt.
* cometer una traición=commit + treason ; commit + an act of treason.
* cometer un crimen=commit + murder.
* cometer un delito=commit + crime ; carry out + a crime ; commit + offence.
* cometer un disparate=make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
* cometer un error=commit + error ; make + mistake ; make + error ; be caught out ; slip up.
* cometer un error al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* cometer un error garrafal=commit + blunder ; make + a bloomer ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
* cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* cometer un fraude=commit + fraud.
* cometer un pecado=commit + sin ; sin.
* cometer un robo=execute + theft.
* cometer un suicidio político=commit + political suicide.

cometer el error de
(v.)=fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership. Ex: Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
cometer errores por despiste
(v.)=bump into + lampposts.
Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
cometer plagio
(v.)=plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA].
Ex: Interestingly, 90% of the students using the Internet to plagiarise had also plagiarised from written sources.
cometer suicidio
(v.)=commit + suicide.
Ex: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
cometer un acto de traición
(v.)=commit + an act of treason.
Ex: We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death.
cometer un acto violento
(v.)=commit + violence.
Ex: The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards.
cometer un crimen
(v.)=commit + murder.
Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.
cometer un delito
(v.)=commit + crime ; carry out + a crime ; commit + offence.
Ex: The two persons who committed the crime were apprehended and tried in 1964, receiving prison sentences of 10 years. Ex: The stolen identity provides a cloak of anonymity for the subject while the groundwork is laid to carry out the crime. Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
cometer un disparate
(v.)=make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder. Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements. Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities. Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due. Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it. Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away. Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say. Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
cometer un error
(v.)=commit + error ; make + mistake ; make + error ; be caught out ; slip up.
Ex: Let us perform a simple thought experiment: assume that a cataloger has committed a simple transposition error and transcribed YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER as YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER. Ex: When mistakes have been made in invoicing or in paying a vendor, a credit or debit note is issued. Ex: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'. Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling. Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
cometer un error al escribir a máquina
(v.)=mistype.
Ex: German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.
cometer un error garrafal
(v.)=commit + blunder ; make + a bloomer ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
Ex: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question. Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements. Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder. Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away. Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say. Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina
(v.)=mistype.
Ex: German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.
cometer un fraude
(v.)=commit + fraud.
Ex: This article explores the response to a rumour spread by the Internet that the LEXIS-NEXIS database P-Track could be used to commit fraud = Este artículo analiza la respuesta a un rumor difundido por Internet de que la base de datos de LEXIS-NEXIS P-Track podría usarse para cometer fraude.
cometer un pecado
(v.)=commit + sin ; sin.
Ex: According to Shakespeare's age, if she had agreed, she would have committed a mortal sin and been in danger of hell. Ex: Some men, by continual sinning, sear even the conscience as with a hot iron, so that it becomes dead and past feeling.
cometer un robo
(v.)=execute + theft.
Ex: In 1962, 2 people executed a large theft of documents from the National Archives in Washington.
cometer un suicidio político
(v.)=commit + political suicide.
Ex: It needs a politician to start the ball rolling, and none of them will commit political suicide by doing it.
cometer una imprudencia
(v.)=commit + imprudence ; be reckless.
Ex: The laconic question weighed upon him with a crushing weight: Why had he committed such an imprudence?. Ex: The prosecution must prove either that the accused knew his action was illegal or that he was reckless or grossly negligent.
cometer una injusticia
(v.)=do + injustice.
Ex: I'm not scared of the computer, nor do I believe AACR has done any injustice to traditional cataloging practice.
cometer una tontería
(v.)=pull + stunt.
Ex: This isn't the first time she's pulled a stunt like this.
cometer una traición
(v.)=commit + treason ; commit + an act of treason.
Ex: Guides to Thailand warn you never to stop windswept paper money with a stomp -- the King is on all bills, you would practically be committing treason. Ex: We tend to forget that to sign the Declaration of Independence was to commit an act of treason -- and the punishment for treason was death.
cometido
(n.)=assignment ; duty [duties, -pl.] ; mandate ; remit ; office ; workpackage ; brief ; hat ; task ; portfolio ; responsibility ; job assignment.
Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each Commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.
Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
Ex: Research suggests that employees who receive challenging job assignments do later in later jobs.
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* cometido adicional=overhead operation.
* cometido por pandillas=gang-related.
* cometidos=terms of reference.
* cuyos cometidos se solapan=overlapping.
* desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido=carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
* deshacer los errores cometidos=turn + the clock back.
* lista de personas y cometidos=duty roster.

cometido adicional
(n.)=overhead operation.
Ex: Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts.
cometido por pandillas
(adj.)=gang-related.
Ex: A murder victim shot through the heart in a gang-related killing managed to name his attacker 'in his dying breath'.
cometidos
(n.)=scope of practice.
Ex: It will help protect our scope of practice from encroachment by other professions and help define exercise physiology as a true profession.

comezón
(n.)=itching ; itch ; prickly sensation.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.
Ex: I was just playing for about 10 min and all of a sudden my back started to get this weird prickly sensation.

comfortablemente
=snugly.
Ex: Sleeping in a water bed is like being curled up snugly in the womb.

comible
(adj.)=eatable ; edible.
Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul.
Ex: The author reviews the on-line and other computerised information services offered to users of information about edible oil and fats.

comic
(n.)=strip cartoon ; comic book ; trade comic ; comic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: A strip cartoon is a story in pictures usually accompanied by a short text.
Ex: Like European and Japanese prototypes, these new-wave comic books may appear in magazine or quality paperback format, often called 'graphic novels'.
Ex: The author describes the potential of trade comics in attracting reluctant or disinterested readers.
Ex: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.
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* colección de comics=comics collection.
* coleccionista de comics=comic collector.
* recopilación de cómics=book-length comic.

comicios
(n.)=election campaign ; elections.
Nota: Normalmente usado en plural.
Ex: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.
Ex: This article discusses the 20th edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, its components and changes made to various subject divisions such as television, data processing, popular music, substance abuse, civil rights and elections.
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* comicios primarios=primary election.

comicios primarios
(n.)=primary election.
Ex: Runoffs must be held just two weeks after the primary election.
comida
(n.)=food ; meal ; eats ; cuisine ; food supply ; grub ; chow ; nosh ; foodstuffs ; fare ; supper ; supply of food ; repast.
Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.
Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.
Ex: Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.
Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.
Ex: This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies.
Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.
Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
Ex: Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.
Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.
Ex: A big pumpkin, cut into quarters and baked, is a sweet and warming supper.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
Ex: My mother was in a tizzy not knowing what she would serve my uncles for a repast.
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* atracarse de comida=stuff + Posesivo + face.
* atracón de comida=binge eating.
* bolsa de comida=box lunch.
* buena comida, la=good food.
* búsqueda de comida=foraging.
* cama y comida=food and board ; bed and board.
* comida al aire libre=cookout.
* comida basura=junk food.
* comida caliente=cooked meal.
* comida corporativa=bunfight [bun fight].
* comida de animales=pet food.
* comida de cerdos=swill.
* comida de dos platos y postre=three-course meal.
* comida de empresa=company dinner ; corporate dinner.
* comida de fuera=outside food.
* comida de Navidad=Christmas dinner.
* comida de trabajo=business meal ; professional meal.
* comida de tres platos=three-course meal.
* comida ecológica=ecological food.
* comida en conserva=tinned food ; canned food.
* comida enlatada=tinned food ; canned food.
* comida escolar=school lunch ; school dinner.
* comida grasa=fatty food.
* comida infantil=baby food.
* comida para animales=animal feed ; livestock feed.
* comida para cerdos=swill.
* comida para llevar=takeaway meal ; take-out meal ; take-out.
* comida para niños=baby food.
* comida para pájaros=bird seed.
* comida para perros=dog food.
* comida para picar=finger food.
* comida poco saludable=unhealthy foods.
* comida precocinada=baked goods.
* comida preparada=take-out.
* comida principal=main meal.
* comida rápida=fast food ; junk food.
* comidas=dining.
* comida saludable=wholesome food ; healthy food.
* comida sana=wholesome food ; healthy food.
* comidas caseras=home cooking.
* comidas selectas=delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].
* comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos=soul food.
* comida y alojamiento=board and lodging.
* comida y habitación=board and lodging.
* decoración de los carritos de la comida=trolley dressing.
* digerir la comida=digest + food.
* en las comidas=at meal times.
* establecimiento de comida para llevar=takeaway.
* gasto en comida=food bill.
* hacer la comida=cook ; cook + meal ; do + the cooking.
* harto de comida=fullfed.
* hora de la comida=mealtime [meal time].
* industria de la comida rápida, la=fast-food industry, the.
* preparar la comida=cook + meal ; cook ; do + the cooking.
* puesto de café y comida=coffee and lunch corner.
* puesto de comida=food stall.
* restaurante de comida para llevar=takeaway.
* restaurante de comida rápida=fast-food restaurant.
* restos de comida=swill.
* ser muy delicado con la comida=be a picky eater.
* ser muy melindroso con la comida=be a picky eater.
* ser muy tiquismiquis con la comida=be a picky eater.
* sin incluir las comidas=self-catering.
* sobras de comida=swill.

comida al aire libre
(n.)=cookout.
Ex: Admittance to lectures, classes, cookout and activities is limited to registered participants with name badges.
comida basura
(n.)=junk food.
Ex: Junk food at slumber parties is a time-honored tradition.
comida caliente
(n.)=cooked meal.
Ex: People are being assisted with with goods or dry rations or even with cooked meals but the assistance is inadequate given the sheer scale of the numbers suffering.
comida corporativa
(n.)=bunfight [bun fight].
Ex: This years bunfight was a great success and we have since welcomed many new members to our meetings, speaker events, and to our email list.
comida de Navidad
(n.)=Christmas dinner.
Ex: Such activities include, for example, special parties, cultural evenings, external events and a Christmas dinner.
comida de animales
(n.)=pet food.
Ex: A rare strain of salmonella in pet food has sickened at least eight people this year, in addition to the 71 people who have fallen ill since 2006.
comida de cerdos
(n.)=swill.
Ex: All of this crap is just swill that they feed the public.
comida de dos platos y postre
(n.)=three-course meal.
Ex: When you've had a long day, and don't have the energy to prepare a three course meal or for those unexpected guests that drop in without a minute to spare, here's a quick meal to serve.
comida de empresa
(n.)=company dinner ; corporate dinner.
Ex: The first thing a new employee needs to know about company dinners is 'you're not there to eat,' but to socialize with the people you work for. Ex: If you've never attended a corporate dinner aboard a cruise ship, you are in for a treat.
comida de fuera
(n.)=outside food.
Ex: Remember you cannot bring outside food or drinks into the play-centre (except baby food).
comida de trabajo
(n.)=business meal ; professional meal.
Ex: Business meals are classified as expenses for meals and meetings that occur during the course of business. Ex: This is a great venue for professional meals and relaxed, stylish celebrations.
comida de tres platos
(n.)=three-course meal.
Ex: When you've had a long day, and don't have the energy to prepare a three course meal or for those unexpected guests that drop in without a minute to spare, here's a quick meal to serve.
comida ecológica
(n.)=ecological food.
Ex: The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services.
comida en conserva
(n.)=tinned food ; canned food.
Ex: We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. Ex: Private homes and public buildings had fallout shelters that were stocked with canned goods and other necessities.
comida enlatada
(n.)=tinned food ; canned food.
Ex: We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. Ex: Private homes and public buildings had fallout shelters that were stocked with canned goods and other necessities.
comida escolar
(n.)=school lunch ; school dinner.
Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be. Ex: This report provides tabular information on expenditures for teachers' salaries and retirement, school dinners, universities, primary and secondary schools, and adult education.
comida grasa
(n.)=fatty food.
Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.
comida infantil
(n.)=baby food.
Ex: Remember you cannot bring outside food or drinks into the play-centre (except baby food).
comida para animales
(n.)=animal feed ; livestock feed.
Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to develop protein plants and animal feeds. Ex: Although pomace is high in fiber, it is used mostly in pet and livestock feeds.
comida para cerdos
(n.)=swill.
Ex: All of this crap is just swill that they feed the public.
comida para llevar
(n.)=takeaway meal ; take-out meal ; take-out.
Ex: Food ranges from takeaway meals costing a few pounds sterling per meal to upmarket restaurants. Ex: Five options of help with housework are investigated: domestic help, take-out meals, the microwave, the dishwasher, & the dryer. Ex: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.
comida para niños
(n.)=baby food.
Ex: Remember you cannot bring outside food or drinks into the play-centre (except baby food).
comida para perros
(n.)=dog food.
Ex: Dried dog food was used in 40% and dog sausage in 73%.
comida para picar
(n.)=finger food.
Ex: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.
comida para pájaros
(n.)=bird seed.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
comida poco saludable
(n.)=unhealthy foods.
Ex: 'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre.
comida precocinada
(n.)=baked goods.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.
comida preparada
(n.)=take-out.
Ex: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.
comida principal
(n.)=main meal.
Ex: He's a guy who has lived on jam butties for his main meal every single day .
comida rápida
(n.)=fast food ; junk food.
Ex: The article 'Cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field. Ex: Junk food at slumber parties is a time-honored tradition.
comida saludable
(n.)=wholesome food ; healthy food.
Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food. Ex: Accordingly, it is best for children to eat between 4 and 6 times daily, with an emphasis on the healthy foods listed above.
comida sana
(n.)=wholesome food ; healthy food.
Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food. Ex: Accordingly, it is best for children to eat between 4 and 6 times daily, with an emphasis on the healthy foods listed above.
comida tradicional de los negros del sur de los Estados Unidos
(n.)=soul food.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.
comida y alojamiento
(n.)=board and lodging.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
comida y habitación
(n.)=board and lodging.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
comidas
(n.)=dining.
Ex: This article describes pre conference planning covering general arrangement, location, chair, programme, exhibits, equipment, dining, promotion, attendance and registration.
comidas caseras
(n.)=home cooking.
Ex: One of the most demanded CD-ROMS was 'Home Cooking with Master Chefs'.
comidas selectas
(n.)=delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].
Ex: Participants in the German case studies were a delicatessen, health food cooperative, and large manufacturers of fresh milk products.
comidilla
(n.)=gossip.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.
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* ser la comidilla del barrio=be the talk of the town.
* ser la comidilla del pueblo=be the talk of the town.

comido
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* pan comido=plain sailing ; child's play ; walkover ; pushover ; no-brainer ; easy peasy ; easy peasy lemon squeezy ; easy peasy japanesey.
* ser pan comido=be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.

comienzo
(n.)=beginning ; inception ; starting ; commencement ; onset ; start ; initiation ; dawning ; input stage ; kick-off ; eruption ; startup [start-up] ; start time ; opening ; tip-off.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
Ex: The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.
Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
Ex: The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.
Ex: The Internet heralds the dawning of a new information age = Internet premoniza el amanecer de una nueva era de la información.
Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
Ex: I looked forward to my first night as a referee, but right after the tip-off, my fantasies faded -- these sweet, innocent boys transformed into demon children.
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* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the beginning ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
* a comienzos de + Expresión Temporal=early + Expresión Temporal, the.
* a comienzos de + Fecha=in the early + Fecha ; in the early part of + Fecha.
* a comienzos de + Período de Tiempo=by the turn of + Período de Tiempo ; at the turn of + Período de Tiempo.
* al comienzo=early on ; at the outset ; to start with ; at startup.
* al comienzo de=at the start (of) ; in the early days (of) ; at the outbreak of ; at the onset of ; early in.
* comienzo de la guerra=outbreak of the war ; breakout of + the war.
* comienzo de la menstruación=menarche.
* comienzo difícil=bumpy start.
* comienzo fallido=false start.
* comienzos=early days.
* comienzo tardío=late start.
* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the beginning ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
* dar comienzo=kick in.
* dar comienzo a=give + a start to.
* dar un comienzo a=give + a start to.
* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal=earliest + Expresión Temporal.
* desde casi el comienzo=from (very) early on.
* desde el comienzo=from the outset ; from the start ; from the beginning ; ab initio ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde el comienzo de los tiempos=since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began.
* desde los comienzos=from an early stage.
* desde sus comienzos=from + its/their + inception ; from + its/their + beginnings ; since + its/their + beginnings ; since + its/their + inception.
* en los comienzos de=at the birth of.
* en + Posesivo + comienzos=in + Posesivo + early days ; in + Posesivo + early years.
* en sus comienzos=budding.
* fecha de comienzo=starting date ; beginning date ; date of commencement.
* hora de comienzo=starting time ; start time.
* indicador de comienzo de subcampo=delimiter sign.
* los comienzos de=the dawn of.
* marcar el comienzo=usher in.
* nuevo comienzo=new beginning ; clean slate ; new leaf.
* posición de comienzo=offset value.
* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed to + failure.
* sobrecargado al comienzo=front-loaded.
* tener programado su comienzo=be scheduled to start.
* tener un comienzo tardío
* un nuevo comienzo=a fresh start.

comienzo de la guerra
=outbreak of the war ; breakout of + the war.
Ex: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter. Ex: He outlines the series of unfortunate accidents that ultimately led to the breakout of the war.
comienzo de la menstruación
(n.)=menarche.
Ex: The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.
comienzo difícil
(n.)=bumpy start.
Ex: Although introduced in 1995, implementation of the core standard has had a bumpy start and continues to be unpopular among many cataloguers.
comienzo fallido
(n.)=false start.
Ex: This article looks at reasons why the electronic journal has suffered a false start, basing conclusions on an analysis of two electronic journal projects.
comienzo tardío
(n.)=late start.
Ex: This article examines the historical development of Hungarian librarianship and relates it to the late start and present situation of library science at both university and college levels in Hungary.
comienzos
=early days.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
comilla (')
=inverted comma (').
Ex: The recommended order: lower case letters, inverted comma, semi-colon, colon and lastly commas or direct foci, aims to achieve and order of increasingly speciality (the inverse of PMEST).
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* comillas=quotation marks.
* comillas de la derecha=right-hand quotation mark.
* comillas de la izquierda=left-hand quotation mark.
* comillas inglesas (")=inverted commas (").
* poner entre comillas=enclose + in quotation marks.

comillas
=quotation marks.
Ex: One of the safest forms of criticism is the use of quotation marks to indicate sentences or paragraphs for which the abstractor does not wish to take responsibility.
comillas (")
(n.)=inverted commas (").
Ex: The facet indicator for T is ' (a single inverted comma) which is written above the line as in quotation marks.

comillas de la derecha
(n.)=right-hand quotation mark.
Ex: If you want to search copied terms as a bound phrase, enter the left-hand quotation marks before and the right-hand quotation marks after copying the terms.
comillas de la izquierda
(n.)=left-hand quotation mark.
Ex: If you want to search copied terms as a bound phrase, enter the left-hand quotation marks before and the right-hand quotation marks after copying the terms.
comilona
(n.)=binge ; big meal ; feast ; binge eating.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: The evidence is mounting that many small meals are more effective at adding muscle and cutting fat than fewer big meals.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
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* darse una comilona=pig out (on).
* darse un atracón=make + a pig of + Reflexivo.

comino
(n.)=cumin.
Ex: Cumin, cayenne and coconut milk are among the diverse flavors of Brazil, where immigrants from Japan, Africa and Europe brought their cultures and cuisines.
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* importar un comino=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.

comisario
(n.)=commissioner ; commission official.
Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.
Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
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* alto comisario=high commissioner.
* comisario político=commissar.

comisario político
(n.)=commissar.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Soviet information science: the medium, the message, and the commissar' = El artículo se titula "La documentación soviética: el medio, el mensaje y el comisario político'.
comisaría
(n.)=police station.
Ex: The main canal emptying the paddy fields inland had served as the conduit for waves entering and destroying entirely the buildings beside it including the police station.

comisionado
(n.)=commissioner.
Ex: Commission decisions are taken collectively, although each commissioner is responsible for one or more portfolios, or areas of policy.

comisionar
(v.)=commission.
Ex: Some libraries opt to commission a central agency to support their catalogue creation.
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* comisionar un estudio=commission + study.

comisionar un estudio
(v.)=commission + study.
Ex: As part of the process of tackling such technical barriers to trade, the Commission may organize conferences and seminars and commission studies in order to examine the scientific and technical aspects.
comisión bancaria
(n.)=bank charge ; bank commission ; bank fee.
Ex: The conference organiser will not accept any bank charges associated with the transfer of money. Ex: Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice. Ex: One of the drawbacks the programme has is its hugely increased cost, particularly through bank fees.
comisión de biblioteca
(n.)=library board ; library committee.
Ex: The lawsuit has enabled the library board to replace its 18,000 square foot Carnegie main library with a 110,000 square foot downtown complex with parking facilities. Ex: During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.
comisión de evaluación
(n.)=review panel ; review board.
Ex: The review panels are responsible for placing the proposals before it in a funding priority order. Ex: It is concluded that an external review board is needed to evaluate complaints of human & civil rights violations.
comisión de investigación
(n.)=commission of enquiry ; investigating committee ; investigation committee.
Ex: The government is certainly not making life easy for the commission of enquiry into corruption and other mishandling of power. Ex: In closing, I would like to remind investigating committees that they are being observed by the petitioner and his family. Ex: Otherwise the investigation committee must be in receipt of a written allegation for it to be considered a valid complaint.
comisión de supervisión
(n.)=review board.
Ex: It is concluded that an external review board is needed to evaluate complaints of human & civil rights violations.
comisión especial
(n.)=ad hoc committee.
Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
comisión investigadora
(n.)=fact-finding mission ; commission of enquiry ; investigating committee ; investigation committee.
Ex: The experts' meeting agreed that there be an immediate fact-finding mission under UNESCO coordination to assess the extent of damage and loss to cultural property in Iraq. Ex: The government is certainly not making life easy for the commission of enquiry into corruption and other mishandling of power. Ex: In closing, I would like to remind investigating committees that they are being observed by the petitioner and his family. Ex: Otherwise the investigation committee must be in receipt of a written allegation for it to be considered a valid complaint.
comisión permanente
(n.)=standing commission.
Ex: This same decree also created a Coordinating Council for Libraries with a broad membership and a smaller standing commission.
comisión por sobregiro
(n.)=overdraft fee ; overdraft charge.
Ex: The banks were habitually charging exorbitant rates on overdraft fees without prior notice. Ex: One of the ways that banks make a great deal of money is through overdraft charges.
comisión^1
(n.)=commission ; panel ; board ; committee.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: The books were chosen by panels of children.
Ex: The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
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* adscripción en comisión de servicios=secondment.
* comisión de biblioteca=library board ; library committee.
* comisión de evaluación=review panel ; review board.
* comisión de investigación=commission of enquiry ; investigating committee ; investigation committee.
* Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas (CEC)=Commission of the European Communities (CEC).
* comisión de supervisión=review board.
* comisión especial=ad hoc committee.
* Comisión Europea, la=European Commission, the.
* Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA)=European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).
* Comisión Federal de Comercio=Federal Trade Commission.
* comisión investigadora=fact-finding mission ; commission of enquiry ; investigating committee ; investigation committee.
* comisión permanente=standing commission.
* conceder comisión de servicios=second.
* en comisión de servicios=seconded.
* informe de una comisión=committee paper.
* miembro de una comisión=commissioner.

comisión^2
(n.)=commission ; surcharge ; handling fee ; handling charge.
Ex: Increased hotel reservations helps to bolster travel agents' bottom lines as airline fare wars have meant lower commissions.
Ex: The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) charges the same prices to all networks, but the networks add varying surcharges, dues, and markups to the OCLC prices.
Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.
Ex: A minimum handling charge of £200 is therefore applied.
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* cobrar comisión=charge + commission.
* comisión bancaria=bank charge ; bank commission ; bank fee.
* comisión por sobregiro=overdraft fee ; overdraft charge.

comisura
(n.)=commissure.
Ex: Microsurgical pinking scissors are used to cut commissures and other thick structures.
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* comisura anterior=anterior commissure.

comisura anterior
(n.)=anterior commissure.
Ex: The differences in the hypothalamus, thalamus, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, and the hippocampus are described.
comitiva
(n.)=entourage ; cortege ; retinue.
Ex: Rumors have begun to circulate about a possible film focusing on Vincent Chase and his entourage.
Ex: Next day, he drove down to Annapolis followed by a cortege of a dozen cars bearing his numerous family and friends to attend a regatta
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Ex: The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.
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* comitiva fúnebre=funeral cortege ; funeral procession ; cortege.

comitiva fúnebre
(n.)=funeral cortege ; funeral procession ; cortege.
Ex: The funeral cortege was then joined by hundreds of taxis with black ribbons on their aerials. Ex: When Queen Victoria died two personal pipers took part in the first stage of her funeral procession. Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
comité
(n.)=board ; caucus [caucuses, pl.] ; commission ; committee ; support group ; panel.
Ex: The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
Ex: For example, the most recent meeting of that group endorsed the recommendation of the Black Caucus that we change BLACKS and NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: The work was carried out as part of the work of a support group set up to help in various aspects of an archaeological dig.
Ex: The books were chosen by panels of children.
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* comité ad hoc=ad hoc committee.
* comité asesor=think tank ; advisory council ; advisory board ; advisory committee ; consultative committee.
* comité científico=scientific committee.
* comité conjunto=joint committee.
* Comité Conjunto para Sistemas de Información (JISC)=Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
* comité consultivo=advisory committee ; consultative committee ; advisory council ; advisory board.
* comité coordinador=coordinating committee.
* comité de asuntos económicos=finance committee.
* comité de dirección=steering committee.
* comité de evaluación=review panel ; review board ; review committee.
* comité de expertos=professional committee.
* Comité de las Organizaciones de Productores Agrícolas (COPA)=Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC)=British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).
* comité de ordenación académica=course committee.
* comité de planificación=planning committee.
* Comité de Revisión de las Reglas de Catalogación (CCRC)=Catalog Code Revision Committee (CCRC).
* comité de selección=screening panel ; search and screen committee ; search committee.
* comité de supervisión=review board.
* comité directivo=steering committee ; steering body.
* comité ejecutivo=executive board.
* comité especial=working party.
* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS)=International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO)=National Advisory Committee (NACO).
* comité organizador=organising committee.
* Comité para la Homologación (COA)=Committee on Accreditation (COA).
* comité permanente=standing committee.
* comité seleccionador=interviewing board ; interview committee.
* comité selecto=select committee.
* crear un comité=set up + committee.
* elegir un comité=appoint + committee.
* formar parte de un comite=serve on + committee.
* formar un comité=set up + committee.
* miembro de un comité=committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].
* nombrar un comité=appoint + committee.

comité ad hoc
(n.)=ad hoc committee.
Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
comité asesor
(n.)=think tank ; advisory council ; advisory board ; advisory committee ; consultative committee.
Ex: The problem had been outlined in 1975 in a report from the government's Central Policy Review Staff, or 'Think Tank', as they were popularly called. Ex: The advisory council comprises social workers, directors of information centres and public libraries, with student participation. Ex: Librarians solicited input from teens using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and young adult advisory boards or councils. Ex: Ms. Weihs has been chairperson of the Ontario Public Library's advisory committee that has as its charge reporting on the possibilities of an automated cataloging network for the public libraries of Ontario. Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.
comité científico
(n.)=scientific committee.
Ex: The author focuses on the work of the Scientific Committee on Antartic Research.
comité conjunto
(n.)=joint committee.
Ex: In 1846 the joint committee on Printing took a central role in government publishing.
comité consultivo
(n.)=advisory committee ; consultative committee ; advisory council ; advisory board.
Ex: Ms. Weihs has been chairperson of the Ontario Public Library's advisory committee that has as its charge reporting on the possibilities of an automated cataloging network for the public libraries of Ontario. Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme. Ex: The advisory council comprises social workers, directors of information centres and public libraries, with student participation. Ex: Librarians solicited input from teens using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and young adult advisory boards or councils.
comité coordinador
(n.)=coordinating committee.
Ex: Libraries can cooperate closely with advice agencies through local coordinating committees, shared premises, joint publicity, referral and the sharing of professional expertise.
comité de asuntos económicos
(n.)=finance committee.
Ex: The next phase in the process begins when the finance committee receives the document.
comité de dirección
(n.)=steering committee.
Ex: Another important position he held was that of the ALA representative to the Joint steering committee for the revision of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules.
comité de evaluación
(n.)=review panel ; review board ; review committee.
Ex: The review panels are responsible for placing the proposals before it in a funding priority order. Ex: It is concluded that an external review board is needed to evaluate complaints of human & civil rights violations. Ex: The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years.
comité de expertos
(n.)=professional committee.
Ex: He has served on a wide variety of professional committees and has spoken at several workshops.
comité de ordenación académica
(n.)=course committee.
Ex: Alternatively issues with library services can be raised through course committees, with your student representatives, the Students' Union or your course tutor.
comité de planificación
(n.)=planning committee.
Ex: This article presents an interview with Rod Henshaw and Marcia Deddens, co-chairs of the conference program planning committee, who offer their perspectives on the planning process.
comité de selección
(n.)=screening panel ; search and screen committee ; search committee.
Ex: From the 1,400 questions suggested, four hundred were selected by a screening panel of three experts in aeronautical information. Ex: This article examines the ineffectiveness of search and screen committees in hiring for professional positions in academic libraries. Ex: The primary role of any search committee looking for professional academic librarians is to evaluate the applications recieved.
comité de supervisión
(n.)=review board.
Ex: It is concluded that an external review board is needed to evaluate complaints of human & civil rights violations.
comité directivo
(n.)=steering committee ; steering body.
Ex: Another important position he held was that of the ALA representative to the Joint steering committee for the revision of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules. Ex: Through the standing committees the major professional steering bodies are formed.
comité ejecutivo
(n.)=executive board.
Ex: There are 50 members on the committee who are appointed by the ALA executive board to serve for one or two-year terms.
comité especial
(n.)=working party.
Ex: Recently the Government have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite.
comité organizador
(n.)=organising committee.
Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee.
comité permanente
(n.)=standing committee.
Ex: Through the standing committees the major professional steering bodies are formed.
comité seleccionador
(n.)=interviewing board ; interview committee.
Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk. Ex: An interview committee, consisting of the library personnel officer and the associate executive director for branches, convened to speak with applicants for the adult materials selection position = Un comité seleccionador, compuesto por el responsable del personal de la biblioteca y del subdirector ejecutivo de las sucursales, se reunió para hablar con los candidatos para el trabajo de selección de material de adultos.
comité selecto
(n.)=select committee.
Ex: The Committee has the normal powers of select committees to send for persons, papers and records, and to appoint sub-committees.
como
=as ; by way of ; for the purpose of + Nombre ; how ; in the guise of ; just as ; like ; qua ; much as ; as a kind of ; as serving as ; along the lines of ; in + Posesivo + capacity as ; such as ; kind of like.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: Thus, the computer-held term record files are most suitable for applications like Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) systems.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.
Ex: More studies are needed to identify the full temporal effects of the personal computer, much as they did for television.
Ex: In a way, it is acting as a kind of bridge between the two, permitting traffic both ways where once there was a divide.
Ex: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.
Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport.
Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.
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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe!=while the cat's away, the mice will play.
* aducir como evidencia=adduce as + evidence.
* algo así como=something like.
* añádase cómo=expand like.
* así como=as ; as well as.
* así como así=just like that.
* así como ... de igual modo ...=just as ... so ....
* así es como=this is how.
* así es como es=that's how it is.
* caer como moscas=drop like + flies.
* como abejas en panal=like bees around a honey pot.
* como aclaración=in parenthesis.
* como algo natural=as a matter of course.
* como algo normal=as a matter of course.
* como algo opuesto a=as against.
* como algo residual=residually.
* como alternativa=as an alternative.
* como anillo al dedo=just the ticket ; the right twigs for an eagle's nest ; perfect fit ; perfect match ; that's the ticket!.
* como antes=as before.
* como apoyo a=in support of.
* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche)=like passing ships (in the night).
* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad)=like passing ships (in the night).
* como base para=as a basis for.
* como caballo desbocado=hastily ; rashly.
* como cabe esperar=unsurprisingly ; as one might expect ; as expected ; true to form.
* como cabía esperar=as expected ; true to form.
* como cabría esperar=as might be expected ; as one might expect.
* como cabría suponer=as might be expected.
* como campo de adiestramiento=as a training ground.
* como campo de prácticas=as a training ground.
* como complemento a/de=in adjunct with.
* como consecuencia=on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so ; in consequence ; in accordance.
* como consecuencia (de)=as a result (of) ; in the wake of ; as a consequence (of).
* cómo conseguir=obtainability.
* como con todo en la vida=as with everything in life.
* como contrapartida=in return ; in exchange.
* como contrapartida a=in return for ; in exchange for ; in compensation for.
* como cooperativa=collegially.
* como cordero al matadero=like a lamb to the slaughter.
* como corresponde=fittingly.
* como corresponde a=as befits.
* como cuando + Indicativo=as in + Gerundio.
* como de costumbre=as usual ; as always ; according to normal practice ; true to form ; as per usual.
* cómo demonios=how on earth.
* como dice el dicho=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
* como dice el refrán=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
* como diferente a=as distinct from.
* como Dios + Pronombre + trajo al mundo=in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* cómo disponer de (algo)=disposition.
* como dos gotas de agua=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.
* como dos y dos son cuatro=as sure as eggs is eggs.
* como ejemplo=as an example ; by way of illustration.
* como el cuero=leathery.
* como el desierto=desert-like.
* como el día y la noche=worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* como el fuego=like wildfire.
* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer=a dog in the manger.
* como en casa=like home (away) from home.
* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio=there's no place like home.
* como en el caso de=as with ; just as for ; as in the case of.
* como era de esperar=as expected ; true to form.
* como es debido=fittingly.
* como es de esperar=predictably ; not surprisingly ; as expected ; true to form.
* como es el caso de=as it is with ; as with.
* como es habitual=as always.
* como es natural=not unnaturally.
* como es normal=as always.
* como esto=like this.
* como fecha final=at the very latest.
* como forma de vida=as a way of life.
* como grogui=drowsily ; groggily.
* como grupo=collectively.
* como guía=for guidance.
* como indemnización=in compensation.
* como la noche y el día=like oil and water ; worlds apart ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* como la pólvora=like wildfire.
* como las ardillas=squirrel-like.
* como las empresas=business-like.
* como loca=like a madwoman.
* como loco=like hell ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; like a madman ; in a frenzy.
* como los chorros del oro=spotlessly.
* como más conveniente lo + creer=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* como medida de seguridad=as a backup.
* como medida provisional=as an interim measure.
* como medida temporal=as an interim measure.
* como medida transitoria=as an interim measure.
* como mejor + poder=as best + Pronombre + can.
* como mínimo=at least ; conservatively ; at a minimum.
* como mínimo hasta que=minimally until.
* como moscas en panal=like bees around a honey pot.
* como mucho=at best ; at most ; if at all ; at the most ; at the very latest.
* como muestra de agradecimiento=as a token of thanks.
* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* como muy tarde=at the latest.
* como + Nombre + no hay dos=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* como + Nombre + no hay otro=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* como norma=as a rule ; as a matter of policy.
* como norma general=as a rule of thumb ; as a general rule ; as a general rule of thumb ; as a rough guide.
* cómo nos las ingeniamos para...=how in the world....
* como nota al margen=on a sidenote.
* como nuevo=in mint condition ; in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
* como nunca=like never before.
* como nunca antes=like never before.
* como ocurre en estos casos=as is the way with these things.
* como + ocurrir + en el caso de=as + be + the case for.
* como opuesto a=as distinct from ; as opposed to.
* como otra posibilidad=as an alternative.
* ¡como para creérselo!=Posesivo + famous last words.
* como parásito=parasitically.
* como persona que=as one who.
* como pez fuera del agua=like a fish out of water.
* como polo opuesto=by polar contrast.
* como por arte de magia=magically ; into thin air.
* como por ejemplo=such as ; to the effect of.
* como por encanto=magically.
* como poseído=as one possessed.
* como poseso=as one possessed.
* como preámbulo de=as a preamble to.
* como primera elección=as a first preference.
* como prueba de=as a token of ; as a sign of/that ; in a move of.
* como prueba de agradecimiento=as a token of thanks.
* como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* como pruebas=in evidence ; in evidence.
* como quiera que=howsoever.
* como quiera que + Verbo=however + Verbo.
* como quieras llamarlo=whatever you call it.
* como reconocimiento a=in recognition of.
* como respuesta a=in reply to ; in response to.
* como resultado=in consequence ; on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so.
* como resultado (de)=as a consequence (of) ; as a result (of).
* como salido de fábrica=in mint condition.
* como segunda alternativa=as a backup.
* como se indicó en=as was pointed out in.
* como señal de agradecimiento=as a token of thanks.
* como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* cómo + ser=what + be like.
* como si=as though.
* como si dijéramos=as it were.
* como siempre=as always ; true to form.
* como si fuese=as it were.
* como siga así=at this rate.
* como sigue=as follows.
* como símbolo de=as a token of ; as a sign of/that ; in a move of.
* como si nada=be right as rain ; unfazed.
* como si no hubiera mañana=like there's no tomorrow.
* como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello=like there's no tomorrow.
* como si se acabara el mundo=like there's no tomorrow.
* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo=like there's no tomorrow.
* como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra=into thin air.
* como si (se tratase de)=as if.
* como si tal cosa=be right as rain ; unfazed ; just like that.
* como sustituto de=in place of.
* como tal=as such ; in this capacity ; qua.
* como término medio=on average.
* como todo un caballero=sportingly.
* como último recurso=as a last resort ; in the last resort.
* como una aguja en un pajar=like a needle in a haystack.
* como una balsa de aceite=like a millpond ; calm like a millpond.
* como una cabra=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; crazy ; daft ; batty .
* como una cebolla=onion-like.
* como una condenada=like a madwoman.
* como una descosida=like a madwoman.
* como una forma de=as a means of.
* como una metralladora=quick-fire.
* como una patena=spotlessly.
* como una reina=royally.
* como un basilisco=like a bear with a sore head.
* como un bobo=stupidly.
* como un bólido=like the clappers.
* como un campo de batalla=like a war zone.
* como un cencerro=barking mad ; raving mad ; stark raving mad.
* como un condenado=like the clappers ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; like a madman ; as one possessed.
* como un descosido=like a lunatic ; like a madman ; as one possessed.
* como un detective=detectivelike ; sleuthlike.
* como un elefante en una cacharrería=like an elephant in a china shop ; like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.
* como un energúmeno=like a bear with a sore head.
* como un espejo=spotlessly.
* como un estúpido=stupidly ; stupidly ; idiotically.
* como un experto=expertly.
* como un glaciar=glacially.
* como unidad global=as a whole.
* como un idiota=stupidly.
* como un imbécil=idiotically.
* como un loca=like a madwoman.
* como un loco=like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; madly ; like a madman.
* como un método para=as a means of.
* como un modo de=as a way of/to.
* como un necio=stupidly.
* como un niño=childishly.
* como un observador que pasa desapercibido=fly-on-the-wall ; fly-on-the-wall.
* cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo=self-identification.
* como un platillo=saucer-like.
* como un poseído=as one possessed.
* como un poseso=as one possessed.
* como un rayo=in a flash.
* como un reguero de pólvora=like wildfire.
* como un relámpago=like greased lightning ; like the clappers.
* como un reloj=as regular as clockwork ; like clockwork.
* como un rey=royally.
* como un televisor=television-type.
* como un todo=as a whole.
* como un tonto=stupidly ; foolishly.
* como un toro en una tienda de porcelana=like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.
* como un torpe=foolishly.
* como un zombi=zombielike.
* como vivir en un escaparate=like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
* como + Voz Pasiva=as + Participio Pasado.
* como y cuando=as and when.
* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo=as + Adjetivo.
* comportarse como se espera=be a sport.
* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que ...=as + Adverbio + as ....
* conocerse como=be known as.
* dar como resultado=result (in).
* de cómo=as to how.
* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible=for as long as possible.
* el modo como=the way in which.
* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* frase como encabezamiento=phrase heading.
* llegar a ser conocido como=become + known as.
* mantenerse como válido=hold up.
* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como=no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
* no + haber + nada como=there + be + nothing like.
* no importa cómo=howsoever.
* no saber cómo seguir=become + stuck.
* ofrecerse como voluntario=volunteer.
* para colmo=on top of everything else.
* plan de cómo disponer de Algo=disposition instruction.
* proponer como principio=posit.
* sea como sea=be that as it may ; at all costs ; at any cost.
* seleccionar como relevante=hit.
* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* sin importar cómo=no matter what.
* tal como=such as ; such + Nombre + as ; just as.
* tal y como aparece=as it/they stand(s).
* tal y como es/son=as it/they stand(s).
* tal y como + ser=in + Posesivo + true colours.
* tan + Adjetivo + como=as + Adjetivo + as ; every bit as + Adjetivo + as.
* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre=as + Adjetivo + as ever.
* tan + Adjetivo + como siempre=as + Adjetivo + as ever.
* tan pronto como=as soon as ; just as soon as ; no sooner ... than.
* tan pronto como sea posible=as soon as possible (asap).
* tanto como=as many ... as ... ; as much as + Adjetivo ; both ... and ... ; no less than ; equally ; if not ; so much as.
* tanto como siempre=as much as ever.
* tener como equivalente=have + counterpart.
* tener como motivo central=plan around + Nombre.
* tener como objetivo=have + as + Posesivo + objective.
* tomar como ejemplo=take.
* un poco como=kind of like.

como + Nombre + no hay dos
(v.)=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
Ex: She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her. Ex: He changed my life forever and I will never forget him, he truly was one in a million.
como + Nombre + no hay otro
(v.)=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
Ex: She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her. Ex: He changed my life forever and I will never forget him, he truly was one in a million.
como + Voz Pasiva
=as + Participio Pasado.
Ex: Like any subject headings list this thesaurus is unlikely to be exploited precisely as published, but is a useful model based on sound principles.
como + ocurrir + en el caso de
(n.)=as + be + the case for.
Ex: Some library material may be not be borrowed at all, as is the case for undergraduates who wish to borrow reference material.
como Dios + Pronombre + trajo al mundo
=in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
como abejas en panal
=like bees around a honey pot.
Ex: Men always did flock around you like bees around a honey pot.
como aclaración
=in parenthesis.
Ex: Let us hope too, in parenthesis, that one error it is no longer necessary to extirpate is that a reference book is one that is not available for loan.
como algo natural
=as a matter of course.
Ex: It is easy to forget that in negotiations in Brussels, ministers of the member states usually do begin talking from different standpoints as a matter of course.
como algo normal
=as a matter of course.
Ex: It is easy to forget that in negotiations in Brussels, ministers of the member states usually do begin talking from different standpoints as a matter of course.
como algo opuesto a
=as against.
Ex: To the extent that headings are dictated by conformity to a pattern, as against the likely approach of the reader resting on psychological rather than logical grounds, the subject catalog will lose in effectiveness.
como algo residual
=residually.
Ex: In colonial times, and residually in so-called postcolonial times, the knowledge of Indigenous peoples occupied the realm of the 'primitive', an obstacle to progress along the path to modern civilisation and was largely ignored or suppressed.
como alternativa
=as an alternative.
Ex: The classification for Law compiled by E Moys has been suggested as an alternative.
como anillo al dedo
=just the ticket ; the right twigs for an eagle's nest ; perfect fit ; perfect match ; that's the ticket!.
Ex: The article 'Just the ticket' describes how a resource library can provide answers to many questions that concern anxious health care users = El artículo "Como anillo al dedo" describe cómo una biblioteca de recursos puede dar respuesta a muchas cuestiones que preocupan a los usuarios de la asistencia sanitaria. Ex: The article 'The right twig for an eagle's nest' explores the social and political advantages of a good public library. Ex: Terms of the sale are undisclosed but the acquisition is believed by Gale to be a perfect fit with its own group growth strategy. Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'. Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
como antes
=as before.
Ex: As before, the arguments are included in the report.
como apoyo a
=in support of.
Ex: This paper contrasts the roles of the library in support of science and technology with those in the arts and humanities.
como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche)
=like passing ships (in the night).
Ex: The relationship doesn't really exist if you and your partner treat each other like passing ships in the night.
como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad)
=like passing ships (in the night).
Ex: The relationship doesn't really exist if you and your partner treat each other like passing ships in the night.
como base para
=as a basis for.
Ex: The results of these polls can often be used as a basis for further information action.
como caballo desbocado
=hastily ; rashly.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures. Ex: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come.
como cabe esperar
=unsurprisingly ; as one might expect ; as expected ; true to form.
Ex: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too. Ex: And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue. Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. Ex: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
como cabría esperar
=as might be expected ; as one might expect.
Ex: As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples. Ex: And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue.
como cabría suponer
=as might be expected.
Ex: As might be expected, the terminology is noticeably British as opposed to the American terminology in the previous examples.
como cabía esperar
=as expected ; true to form.
Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. Ex: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
como campo de adiestramiento
=as a training ground.
Ex: Bush said in November 2002: 'Imagine a terrorist network with Iraq as an arsenal and as a training ground'.
como campo de prácticas
=as a training ground.
Ex: Bush said in November 2002: 'Imagine a terrorist network with Iraq as an arsenal and as a training ground'.
como complemento a/de
=in adjunct with.
Ex: The use of an antibiotic in adjunct with a root canal treatment is based on the judgement of the dentist treating a patient.
como con todo en la vida
=as with everything in life.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
como consecuencia
=on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so ; in consequence ; in accordance.
Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Ex: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores. Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents. Ex: In consequence, libraries found that they had to classify a substantial proportion of their intake if they were using DC, but very much less if they used LC. Ex: In accordance, the arterial concentration of free tryptophan increased.
como consecuencia (de)
=as a result (of) ; in the wake of ; as a consequence (of).
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision. Ex: Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization. Ex: As a consequence of this fact the bibliographic control of maps is usually quite good in most countries.
como contrapartida
=in return ; in exchange.
Ex: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult. Ex: If the musician's landlord were to throw a party and desire music for it, he could hire the musician to play it by offering the month's rent in exchange.
como contrapartida a
=in return for ; in exchange for ; in compensation for.
Ex: In practice, however, the gilds were federations of tradesmen who, in return for monopolistic privileges, co-operated with the government in its censorship of the press. Ex: A number of libraries receive full sets of Library of Congress cataloguing records in exchange for certain cataloguing information. Ex: If you receive a lump sum in compensation for the loss of employment, part of it may be tax free.
como cooperativa
=collegially.
Ex: The staff has gone through an evolutionary change from a hierarchically organised professional staff of 6 with faculty status to a collegially organised professional staff of 7 with the status of librarian.
como cordero al matadero
=like a lamb to the slaughter.
Ex: A man tells a court he felt 'like a lamb to the slaughter' when he was allegedly sexually abused as a boy by a priest.
como corresponde
=fittingly.
Ex: 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.
como corresponde a
=as befits.
Ex: On the third hand, as befits robots, we have on-going work on the appropriate use of 'intelligent' machines in relation to the human work-force they are supposed to replace.
como cuando + Indicativo
=as in + Gerundio.
Ex: At first, as in playing the violin or riding a bike, the storyteller or reader is so busy concentrating on the mechanics of the business that he has no time think about his effect on other people.
como de costumbre
=as usual ; as always ; according to normal practice ; true to form ; as per usual.
Ex: As usual, the presence of a term in a title and the stop-list will definitely cause an entry not to be created. Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter. Ex: The vendor shall select the means of transport according to normal practice in the sector. Ex: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form. Ex: Tonight Italy will enter the tournament and the reigning champions are seen as one of the candidates to lift the trophy this year, as per usual.
como dice el dicho
=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank. Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
como dice el refrán
=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank. Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
como diferente a
=as distinct from.
Ex: In the author approach there is a clear emphasis on document retrieval as distinct from information retrieval.
como dos gotas de agua
=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.
Ex: The core questionnaire asked for data on birth weight, age at first spoken word, and whether the twins were as alike as two peas in a pod. Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant.
como dos y dos son cuatro
=as sure as eggs is eggs.
Ex: You know the kind of thing: if you put your hand in the fire then, as sure as eggs is eggs, your hand will get burnt.
como ejemplo
=as an example ; by way of illustration.
Ex: As an example, if you have typed 'DDOBIS/Leuven', you can correct the spelling by positioning the cursor under one of the 'D's' and pressing the delete key. Ex: The author discusses the use of puppets to complement storytelling sessions in libraries using a well-known fairy tale by way of illustration.
como el cuero
(adj.)=leathery.
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
como el desierto
(adj.)=desert-like.
Ex: Desertification is the diminution or destruction of the biological potential of the land, and can lead ultimately to desert-like conditions.
como el día y la noche
=worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
Ex: International law & cyberspace are not worlds apart anymore. Ex: The two are like oil and water. Ex: In many ways they are like chalk and cheese to the point where I find myself even questioning how on earth their relationship works. Ex: Observation and theory are generally like apples and oranges -- they don't interact.
como el fuego
=like wildfire.
Ex: Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.
como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer
(n.)=a dog in the manger.
Ex: What is meant by the phrase 'a dog in the manger'?.
como en casa
=like home (away) from home.
Ex: As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.
como en casa no se está en ningún sitio
=there's no place like home.
Ex: The article 'There's no place like home: the Web, the World, and you' discusses what home pages could include, how to maintain them, and possible future styles.
como en el caso de
=as with ; just as for ; as in the case of.
Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation. Ex: The first line contains the volume, issue, cover date, number of copies, and the date received, just as for regular issues. Ex: Such documents are often not, strictly speaking, anonymous but, because they are written by several authors or appear at intervals over an indefinite period of time as in the case of periodicals and directories they tend to be known by their titles.
como era de esperar
=as expected ; true to form.
Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. Ex: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
como es de esperar
=predictably ; not surprisingly ; as expected ; true to form.
Ex: Perhaps predictably many of these problems are concerned with the label that is given to a subject in an alphabetical index. Ex: Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria. Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism. Ex: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
como es debido
=fittingly.
Ex: 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.
como es el caso de
=as it is with ; as with.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase. Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.
como es habitual
=as always.
Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
como es natural
=not unnaturally.
Ex: Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.
como es normal
=as always.
Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
como esto
=like this.
Ex: And as small as Iowa as, I think something like this can have a far larger effect than you might realize if you live in a large industrial area.
como fecha final
=at the very latest.
Ex: To this end we shall continue to accept questionnaires until May 17th at the very latest.
como forma de vida
=as a way of life.
Ex: Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.
como grogui
=drowsily ; groggily.
Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before. Ex: As he groggily pulled the sweat-soaked sheet from his body, he rolled his head sideways to see the clock radio displaying 7:00 a.m.
como grupo
=collectively.
Ex: Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A.
como guía
=for guidance.
Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.
como indemnización
=in compensation.
Ex: Injured servicemen often have to fight the MOD for a few thousand pounds in compensation when they lose limbs, etc.
como la noche y el día
=like oil and water ; worlds apart ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
Ex: The two are like oil and water. Ex: International law & cyberspace are not worlds apart anymore. Ex: In many ways they are like chalk and cheese to the point where I find myself even questioning how on earth their relationship works. Ex: Observation and theory are generally like apples and oranges -- they don't interact.
como la pólvora
=like wildfire.
Ex: Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.
como las ardillas
(adj.)=squirrel-like.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
como las empresas
(adj.)=business-like.
Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.
como loca
=like a madwoman.
Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.
como loco
=like hell ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; like a madman ; in a frenzy.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back. Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy. Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish. Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean. Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness. Ex: In those days, there was something unsavory about a woman being gripped in a man's embrace while whirling in a frenzy around the dance floor.
como los chorros del oro
=spotlessly.
Ex: Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.
como medida de seguridad
=as a backup.
Ex: Will the electronic version become the primary mode of access/distribution with print as a backup?.
como medida provisional
=as an interim measure.
Ex: A dehumidifier would serve as an interim measure, but it may not be sufficient to stop mold from growing until the problem is corrected.
como medida temporal
=as an interim measure.
Ex: A dehumidifier would serve as an interim measure, but it may not be sufficient to stop mold from growing until the problem is corrected.
como medida transitoria
=as an interim measure.
Ex: A dehumidifier would serve as an interim measure, but it may not be sufficient to stop mold from growing until the problem is corrected.
como mejor + poder
=as best + Pronombre + can.
Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
como moscas en panal
=like bees around a honey pot.
Ex: Men always did flock around you like bees around a honey pot.
como mucho
=at best ; at most ; if at all ; at the most ; at the very latest.
Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent. Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past. Ex: Local vendors offer, if at all, mainly western popular literature and newspapers. Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most. Ex: To this end we shall continue to accept questionnaires until May 17th at the very latest.
como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento
=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
Ex: As a token of our appreciation, we are happy to provide you with a gift annual subscription.
como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud
=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
Ex: As a token of our gratitude, you will find below a free two years license.
como muestra de agradecimiento
=as a token of thanks.
Ex: The author discusses the phenomenon of votive paintings of ships, typically donated to churches by crews and captains as a token of thanks for deliverance from danger.
como muy tarde
=at the latest.
Ex: By July 2001 at the latest the Freedom of Information Act will become applicable to universities.
como más conveniente lo + creer
=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
Ex: Each year, we encourage our staff members to devote 5% of their working hours to the charity of their choice, in the manner of their choosing.
como mínimo
=at least ; conservatively ; at a minimum.
Ex: At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order. Ex: The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million. Ex: At a minimum, programme budgets allow us the options of reviewing and revising priorities, and making room for 'new ideas'.
como mínimo hasta que
=minimally until.
Ex: Presumably at least some libraries will retain this material -- minimally until it is digitized.
como norma
=as a rule ; as a matter of policy.
Ex: As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants. Ex: The trend seems to be towards holding information managers responsible for errors as a matter of policy because they would be the best placed to avoid the errors.
como norma general
=as a rule of thumb ; as a general rule ; as a general rule of thumb ; as a rough guide.
Ex: As a rule of thumb, most major libraries have chosen not to renew their periodical subscriptions. Ex: As a general rule, you can 'buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower. Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust. Ex: As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.
como nota al margen
=on a sidenote.
Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal.
como nuevo
=in mint condition ; in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
Ex: The textbooks must be in mint condition and the original sales receipt presented. Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners. Ex: Throughout countless interviews with experts, they all agree on one strategy for keeping your mood in tip-top form -- eat breakfast!.
como nunca
=like never before.
Ex: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
como nunca antes
=like never before.
Ex: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
como ocurre en estos casos
=as is the way with these things.
Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
como opuesto a
=as distinct from ; as opposed to.
Ex: In the author approach there is a clear emphasis on document retrieval as distinct from information retrieval. Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user.
como otra posibilidad
=as an alternative.
Ex: The classification for Law compiled by E Moys has been suggested as an alternative.
como parásito
=parasitically.
Ex: The warble fly is an insect, which parasitically infects cattle.
como persona que
=as one who.
Ex: Of course, as one who disapproves of the use of the title as a unit heading, I don't see any justification for it.
como pez fuera del agua
=like a fish out of water.
Ex: Every leader faces them: times when they are out of their league, times when they feel like a fish out of water.
como polo opuesto
=by polar contrast.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
como por arte de magia
=magically ; into thin air.
Ex: Brain structures do not magically transfer information. Ex: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air.
como por ejemplo
=such as ; to the effect of.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey. Ex: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'.
como por encanto
=magically.
Ex: Brain structures do not magically transfer information.
como poseso
=as one possessed.
Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.
como poseído
=as one possessed.
Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.
como preámbulo de
=as a preamble to.
Ex: This article provides a brief profile of academic libraries in Ghana as a preamble to a discussion of copying techniques, communications technology, microforms and data processing.
como primera elección
=as a first preference.
Ex: And the number of women choosing technology as a first preference has dropped 65 percent since 2001.
como prueba de
=as a token of ; as a sign of/that ; in a move of.
Ex: Pearls were used in paintings and literature as a symbol of faith and virtue and as a token of vanity. Ex: Adult children and their elderly parents also hold hands, for balance, support and as a sign of love. Ex: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.
como prueba de + Posesivo + agradecimiento
=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
Ex: As a token of our appreciation, we are happy to provide you with a gift annual subscription.
como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud
=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
Ex: As a token of our gratitude, you will find below a free two years license.
como prueba de agradecimiento
=as a token of thanks.
Ex: The author discusses the phenomenon of votive paintings of ships, typically donated to churches by crews and captains as a token of thanks for deliverance from danger.
como pruebas
=in evidence ; in evidence.
Ex: This article discusses the admissibility of computer records and statements in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings. Ex: This article discusses the admissibility of computer records and statements in evidence in criminal and civil proceedings.
como quiera que
=howsoever.
Ex: Howsoever intelligent we may be, or wealthy, or experienced, we all make mistakes.
como quiera que + Verbo
=however + Verbo.
Ex: That new technology will allow us to create entries however we conceive of them and have rules for them.
como quieras llamarlo
=whatever you call it.
Ex: That is, if you're getting a degree in chicken culture or whatever you call it - and we do give a Ph.D. in chicken raising - I guess you don't have to use the library very often.
como reconocimiento a
=in recognition of.
Ex: The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public.
como respuesta a
=in reply to ; in response to.
Ex: He told the truth in reply to the question from the chairwoman. Ex: You have seen that the basic principle in information retrieval is to search only a limited part of the store in response to each request.
como resultado
=in consequence ; on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so.
Ex: In consequence, libraries found that they had to classify a substantial proportion of their intake if they were using DC, but very much less if they used LC. Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Ex: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores. Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents.
como resultado (de)
=as a consequence (of) ; as a result (of).
Ex: As a consequence of this fact the bibliographic control of maps is usually quite good in most countries. Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
como salido de fábrica
=in mint condition.
Ex: The textbooks must be in mint condition and the original sales receipt presented.
como se indicó en
=as was pointed out in.
Ex: As was pointed out in chapter 2, when we refer to information retrieval, we are usually thinking of citation or document retrieval.
como segunda alternativa
=as a backup.
Ex: Will the electronic version become the primary mode of access/distribution with print as a backup?.
como señal de + Posesivo + agradecimiento
=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
Ex: As a token of our appreciation, we are happy to provide you with a gift annual subscription.
como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud
=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
Ex: As a token of our gratitude, you will find below a free two years license.
como si
=as though.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
como si (se tratase de)
=as if.
Ex: When the volumes have independent bibliographic descriptions, this information should be entered as if for a regular bibliographic work.
como si + Pronombre + fuese la vida en ello
=like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
como si dijéramos
=as it were.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
como si fuese
=as it were.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
como si nada
(adj.)=be right as rain ; unfazed.
Ex: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill. Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
como si no hubiera mañana
=like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
como si se + Pronombre + hubiera tragado la tierra
=into thin air.
Ex: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air.
como si se acabara el mundo
=like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
como si se fuese a acabar el mundo
=like there's no tomorrow.
Ex: The way to live like there's no tomorrow is to basically love life and be as crazy as possible and take risks and chances.
como si tal cosa
=be right as rain ; unfazed ; just like that.
Ex: Essentially this novel is about being right as rain for nearly a whole lifetime in a country full of light and sun, and tremendous goodwill. Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.
como siempre
=as always ; true to form.
Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter. Ex: She is well known for putting twists on classic designs and her new collection is true to form.
como siga así
=at this rate.
Ex: At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.
como sigue
=as follows.
Ex: The main conditions of authorship can be categorised as follows.
como sustituto de
=in place of.
Ex: For example, the accession number might be used in place of the call number until the bibliographic information can be entered.
como símbolo de
=as a token of ; as a sign of/that ; in a move of.
Ex: Pearls were used in paintings and literature as a symbol of faith and virtue and as a token of vanity. Ex: Adult children and their elderly parents also hold hands, for balance, support and as a sign of love. Ex: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.
como tal
=as such ; in this capacity ; qua.
Ex: As such, indexing is the major activity supporting all aspects of information retrieval. Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials. Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.
como todo un caballero
=sportingly.
Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.
como término medio
=on average.
Ex: For example, on average, the Science Museum has 70% of its objects in store.
como un basilisco
=like a bear with a sore head.
Ex: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head.
como un bobo
=stupidly.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
como un bólido
=like the clappers.
Ex: At one point her leg and arm stopped shaking but her eye was going like the clappers.
como un campo de batalla
=like a war zone.
Ex: Our area has been like a war-zone for the last six weeks and our pensioners live in fear of the children they fought to defend.
como un cencerro
(adj.)=barking mad ; raving mad ; stark raving mad.
Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening. Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius. Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.
como un condenado
=like the clappers ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; like a madman ; as one possessed.
Ex: At one point her leg and arm stopped shaking but her eye was going like the clappers. Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy. Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish. Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean. Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness. Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.
como un descosido
=like a lunatic ; like a madman ; as one possessed.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean. Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness. Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.
como un detective
(adj.)=detectivelike ; sleuthlike.
Ex: In detectivelike fashion, Jaffe lays the groundwork and ultimately unveils the solution to this sad but intriguing mystery. Ex: Hidden among the shops (and foot traffic) of Reid Street, this new product requires sleuthlike skills to find.
como un elefante en una cacharrería
=like an elephant in a china shop ; like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.
Ex: Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests. Ex: Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests. Ex: He can really be like a bull in a china shop -- he really lacks tact .
como un energúmeno
=like a bear with a sore head.
Ex: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head.
como un espejo
=spotlessly.
Ex: Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.
como un estúpido
=stupidly ; stupidly ; idiotically.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path. Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path. Ex: What arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically.
como un experto
=expertly.
Ex: The punch-cutters copied each other expertly = Los fundidores de tipos se copiaban hábilmente los unos a los otros.
como un glaciar
=glacially.
Ex: I am beginning to share his optimisim myself although slowly -- glacially.
como un idiota
=stupidly.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
como un imbécil
=idiotically.
Ex: What arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically.
como un loca
=like a madwoman.
Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.
como un loco
=like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; madly ; like a madman.
Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy. Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish. Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean. Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition. Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.
como un modo de
=as a way of/to.
Ex: Libraries depend on binding as a means of reducing the time and costs involved in replacing books, and as a way of preserving irreplaceable material.
como un método para
=as a means of.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
como un necio
=stupidly.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
como un niño
=childishly.
Ex: She fell onto the bed childishly, kicking her feet up in the air.
como un observador que pasa desapercibido
(adj.)=fly-on-the-wall ; fly-on-the-wall.
Ex: The interview has been edited to give readers a fly-on-the-wall experience, complete with criticisms and naivetes from the floor. Ex: The interview has been edited to give readers a fly-on-the-wall experience, complete with criticisms and naivetes from the floor.
como un platillo
(adj.)=saucer-like.
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.
como un poseso
=as one possessed.
Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.
como un poseído
=as one possessed.
Ex: It was then that Steven himself began behaving like a wild beast, as one possessed, having gone totally berserk.
como un rayo
=in a flash.
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
como un reguero de pólvora
=like wildfire.
Ex: Distance learning is sweeping through higher education like wildfire, and it is simultaneously capturing the interests of libraries and librarians.
como un reloj
=as regular as clockwork ; like clockwork.
Ex: He doesn't really have a passion for writing anymore, but he keeps going, knocking out books regular as clockwork to keep that steady paycheck coming in. Ex: It ran like clockwork and there no complaints from anyone.
como un relámpago
=like greased lightning ; like the clappers.
Ex: The idea came to her in a flash like greased lightning. Ex: At one point her leg and arm stopped shaking but her eye was going like the clappers.
como un rey
=royally.
Ex: It was all very beautiful and I was treated royally.
como un televisor
(adj.)=television-type.
Ex: A monitor is a television-type display, used for video playback and as a computer VDU.
como un todo
=as a whole.
Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
como un tonto
=stupidly ; foolishly.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path. Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
como un toro en una tienda de porcelana
=like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.
Ex: Lieberman is conducting himself like an elephant in a china shop and is inflicting strategic damage on Israel's interests. Ex: He can really be like a bull in a china shop -- he really lacks tact .
como un torpe
=foolishly.
Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
como un zombi
(adj.)=zombielike.
Ex: Cataloging should certainly not be a joyless, irrelevant, and zombielike process.
como una aguja en un pajar
=like a needle in a haystack.
Ex: Without documentation, documents are merely scattered items which get buried in the great mass of scientific literature, like needles in a haystack.
como una balsa de aceite
=like a millpond ; calm like a millpond.
Ex: In 1986, the political scene, too, was like a millpond. Ex: At other times, the sea was calm like a millpond.
como una cabra
(adj.)=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; crazy ; daft ; batty .
Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose. Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius. Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately. Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object. Ex: My very intelligent, yet slightly batty girlfriend has an interesting theory.
como una cebolla
(adj.)=onion-like.
Ex: Some of the sentences in the texts analyzed are onion-like, with multiple levels of dependency.
como una condenada
=like a madwoman.
Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.
como una descosida
=like a madwoman.
Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.
como una forma de
=as a means of.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
como una metralladora
(adj.)=quick-fire.
Ex: The librarian should be at pains to avoid the quick-fire response of the quiz contestant.
como una patena
=spotlessly.
Ex: Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.
como una reina
=royally.
Ex: It was all very beautiful and I was treated royally.
como unidad global
=as a whole.
Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole.
como vivir en un escaparate
=like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
Ex: Living in residence is like being in a fish bowl, something happens and then minutes later the whole house knows.
como y cuando
=as and when.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
como y cuando sea + Adjetivo
=as + Adjetivo.
Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
como último recurso
=as a last resort ; in the last resort.
Ex: Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it. Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
comodidad
(n.)=comfort ; convenience ; cosiness [coziness, -USA].
Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.
Ex: Ironically, the most dangerous bias exists because of the usefulness and convenience of books themselves.
Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.
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* comodidad básica=basic comfort.
* comodidades=creature comforts.
* con cierta comodidad=with some ease.
* con comodidad=with ease ; easily.
* con toda clase de comodidades=with all mods and cons.
* con todas las comodidades=with all mods and cons.
* con todo tipo de comodidades=with all mods and cons.
* pasar sin comodidades=rough it.
* por comodidad=for convenience ; for the sake of + convenience.
* vivir sin comodidades=live + rough.
* vivir sin las comodidades más básicas=live + rough.
* zona de comodidad=comfort zone.

comodidad básica
(n.)=basic comfort.
Ex: How are you going to convince people in the 'developed' world to give up thier basic comforts such as sanitation, or clean running water?.
comodidades
(n.)=creature comforts.
Ex: What's more, creature comforts of American life are increasingly becoming available south of the border.
comodín^1
(n.)=jack of all trades ; factotum.
Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

comodín^2
(n.)=all-purpose.
Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.

comodín^3
(n.)=joker.
Nota: Juego de cartas.
Ex: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.

comodín^4
(n.)=wildcard character ; wildcard [wild card].
Nota: En las búsquedas, símbolo usado para sustituir generalmente un carácter de una palabra.
Ex: Use one or more question marks as wildcard characters at the end of the word stem to truncate the stem.
Ex: Use a question mark (?), or wildcard, to specify a limited number of varying characters within or at the end of a word.

comodón
(adj.)=self-indulgent.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.

compa
(n.)=matey.
Ex: They barmaids plied the three mateys with grog until they passed out.
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* ¡Hola compa!=Ahoy matey!.
* ¿Qué hay compa?=Ahoy matey!.

compactación
(n.)=compactness ; compaction.
Ex: Magnetic tapes are a very successful storage device, offering high speeds, compactness, low cost and an ability to reuse.
Ex: References to works on telemetric compaction are excluded.

compactado
(adj.)=serried ; hard-pack ; hard-packed.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
Ex: After a couple of days of riding singletrack and dragging my bike through swamp and mud, the hard-pack road I emerged onto felt like a super highway.
Ex: Skiing yesterday we found the pistes to be well covered but hard-packed with only a thin base.

compactar
(v.)=pack.
Ex: Insert diskette to be packed and press any key to continue.

compacticidad
(adj.)=compactness.
Ex: Magnetic tapes are a very successful storage device, offering high speeds, compactness, low cost and an ability to reuse.

compacto
(adj.)=compact ; tight ; dense ; hard-pack ; hard-packed.
Ex: Here files are relatively compact as they include only references to the current literature, or where interactive retrieval is not regarded as essential.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.
Ex: After a couple of days of riding singletrack and dragging my bike through swamp and mud, the hard-pack road I emerged onto felt like a super highway.
Ex: Skiing yesterday we found the pistes to be well covered but hard-packed with only a thin base.
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* coche compacto=compact car ; small family car.
* de un modo compacto=compactly.
* disco compacto (CD)=compact disc (CD).
* edición en disco compacto=compact disc edition.
* estanterías compactas=compact shelving.

compadecer
(v.)=feel + sorry for.
Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.
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* compadecerse de=commiserate (with).
* compadecerse de=take + pity on.

compadecerse de
(v.)=commiserate (with).
Ex: This article provides an overview of titles included in the exhibition and commiserates with authors regarding the difficulties they have experienced.
compadre
(n.)=chum.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.

compaginación
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* compaginación invertida=tête-bêche ; inverted pages.

compaginación invertida
=tête-bêche ; inverted pages.
Ex: A tête-bêche or inverted pages publication is normally used to present in one volume two bilingual editions of a work in such a way that each starts at a different end of the book and both end in the middle so that the reader has to turn it over to change from one version to the other. Ex: A tête-bêche or inverted pages publication is normally used to present in one volume two bilingual editions of a work in such a way that each starts at a different end of the book and both end in the middle so that the reader has to turn it over to change from one version to the other.
compaginar
(v.)=hit it off.
Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.

comparable
(adj.)=comparable.
Ex: As data are received from many different sources, control is essential if the statistics needed to frame new policies are to be comparable.
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* comparable a=comparable to.
* incomparable=incomparable.
* ser sólo comparable a=be rivalled only by.

comparable a
=comparable to.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
comparación
(n.)=comparison ; cross-tabulation ; contradistinction.
Ex: A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.
Ex: The analyses carried out included frequencies of variables and cross-tabulations, using chi-square to test for independence between variables.
Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.
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* comparación de imágenes=image matching.
* comparación de precios=comparison shopping.
* comparación entre elementos comparables=like with like comparison.
* datación por comparación=crossdating.
* en comparación=by comparison ; in comparison.
* en comparación con=against ; as compared to ; set against ; in comparison with ; in comparison to.
* establecer comparaciones=make + comparisons.
* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables=compare + like with like.
* evaluación por comparación=benchmarking.
* evaluar por comparación=benchmark.
* hacer comparaciones=draw + comparisons ; make + comparisons.
* no tener ni punto de comparación=be in a different league.
* parecer insignificante en comparación=pale by + comparison.
* tabla de comparación de precios=price-comparison table.

comparación de imágenes
(n.)=image matching.
Ex: Image matching has been a central research topic in computer vision over the last decades.
comparación de precios
(n.)=comparison shopping.
Ex: Nextag.com is a comparison shopping site which lets shoppers haggle in real-time directly with suppliers.
comparación entre elementos comparables
(n.)=like with like comparison.
Ex: This article describes how this tool overcomes the problem of providing like with like comparisons.
comparado
(adj.)=comparative.
Ex: Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.
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* comparado con=in comparison to ; in comparison with.

comparado con
=in comparison to ; in comparison with.
Ex: The new method appears to offer accurate results and efficient computation in comparison to other approaches. Ex: However, twentieth century literature is poorly treated in comparison with earlier periods.
comparar
(v.)=compare ; draw + parallel ; make + comparisons ; liken ; cross-tabulate ; factor ; collate ; triangulate ; cross-reference ; equate (with/to) ; diff.
Nota: Usado generalmente en informática para comparar diferencias entre diferentes versiones de un mismo archivo.
Ex: All words in the titles of the documents to be indexed will be compared, by a computer, with a pre-selected stop list or stopword list.
Ex: This article draws a parallel between the growth of video collections and the earlier introduction of paperbacks into libraries.
Ex: Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.
Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.
Ex: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.
Ex: Library funding was factored against the comprehensive budgets of WTALC institutions, resulting in a measurement of the comparative percentage of university money made available to its libraries.
Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.
Ex: The author discusses the advantages of using meta search engines for searching the World Wide Web as an alternative to using several search engines and triangulating the results.
Ex: The editor has done a good job of cross-referencing the material, thus highlighting some of the ways in which separate factors interact and multiply their disintegrating effects.
Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.
Ex: There are many tools available for diffing text files, but we often find ourselves wanting to see how an image file has changed too.
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* comparándolo=in comparison.
* comparar con=match against ; run + Nombre + through + Nombre ; weigh against ; stand up against.
* comparar detalle a detalle=compare + point by point.
* comparar notas=compare + notes.
* comparar precios=comparison shop.
* compararse=rival ; measure up (to).
* compararse a=match up to.
* compararse con=stack up against ; measure up against ; match up against.
* compararse favorablemente=compare + favourably.
* comprar comparando productos=shop around ; shopping around.
* imposible de comparar=incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
* si los comparamos=in comparison.

comparar con
(v.)=match against ; run + Nombre + through + Nombre ; weigh against ; stand up against.
Ex: The search statement is matched against the indexing assigned to the latest batch or document records that have been input to the system. Ex: Thus, after we run our cards through the format recognition programs, there will still be many corrections to make at immense cost. Ex: The benefits have to be weighed against the costs of new systems and the impact of change = Se deben sopesar los beneficios frente a los costes de los nuevos sistemas y las repercusiones del cambio. Ex: Teletext stands up reasonably well against television news in terms of quantity of news delivered and ease of access.
comparar detalle a detalle
(v.)=compare + point by point.
Ex: The beginner, however, is encouraged to use balanced comparison, since the discipline of comparing point by point will maximize his ability to think.
comparar notas
(v.)=compare + notes.
Ex: The remainder of the conference focused on aspects of computerisation with each representative comparing notes and sharing experience.
comparar precios
(v.)=comparison shop.
Ex: In addition, patrons use libraries to research consumer information to comparison-shop for major purchases, such as cars, boats, and appliances.
compararse
(v.)=rival ; measure up (to).
Ex: Few pleasures for the true reader rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books. Ex: This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up.
compararse a
(v.)=match up to.
Ex: Its so freaky how some songs match up to exactly what your going through.
compararse con
(v.)=stack up against ; measure up against ; match up against.
Ex: I also would be interested in any feedback on how this product stacks up against the Olive software. Ex: The author looks at some of the available online dictionaries to see how they measure up against their print counterparts. Ex: The author examines how well the characteristics of CD-ROM technology match up against the type of demands likely to be made of a library catalogue.
compararse favorablemente
(v.)=compare + favourably.
Ex: The system compares favourably with commercial ones in cost and reliability = El sistema se compara favorablemente con los sistemas comerciales en coste y fiabilidad.
comparativa
(n.)=benchmarking ; comparison table ; comparative chart.
Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.
Ex: The author made some calculation mistakes in the comparison table.
Ex: Websites are littered with comparative charts of different complexity and criteria.

comparativamente
=comparatively ; correspondingly.
Ex: This situation, in which comparatively radical new approaches appear to find expression, contrasts with the considerably more restrained opinions which prevail in Britain.
Ex: For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.

comparativismo
(n.)=comparativism.
Ex: In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial.

comparativo
(adj.)=comparative.
Ex: Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.
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* gráfica comparativa=comparison table ; comparative chart.
* relación comparativa=comparative relation.

comparecencia
(n.)=grievance hearing ; arraignment.
Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.
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* auto de comparecencia=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
* comparecencia en juzgado=appearance in court.
* orden de comparecencia=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.

comparecencia en juzgado
(n.)=appearance in court.
Ex: Sometimes what starts as a simple information enquiry can develop into a need for more supportive help, such as writing letters, telephoning, representation at tribunals or appearances in court.
comparecer
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* comparecer ante la Justicia=appear before + Justicia.
* hacer comparecer=arraign.
* mandar comparecer=subpoena.

comparecer ante la Justicia
(v.)=appear before + Justicia.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
comparsa
(n.)=entourage ; cortege ; retinue.
Ex: Rumors have begun to circulate about a possible film focusing on Vincent Chase and his entourage.
Ex: Next day, he drove down to Annapolis followed by a cortege of a dozen cars bearing his numerous family and friends to attend a regatta
.
Ex: The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.
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* una comparsa de=a cavalcade of.

compartido
(adj.)=cooperative [co-operative] ; shared ; pooled.
Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
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* catalogación compartida=cooperative cataloguing ; shared cataloguing.
* dirección compartida=shared governance.
* distrito compartido=intercampus registration.
* gestión compartida=shared governance.
* local compartido=shared premise.
* matrícula compartida=intercampus registration.
* recursos compartidos=resource sharing.
* responsabilidad compartida=shared authorship ; shared responsibility.
* uso compartido de la información=information sharing.
* uso compartido de recursos=resource sharing ; time-sharing [timesharing].
* utilización compartida de bases de datos textuales=text timesharing ; text timeshare.
* viaje en coche compartido=car-pool [carpool].

compartimentación
(n.)=compartmentalisation [compartmentalization, -USA].
Ex: The traffic flow in the building should be dictated by the compartmentalisation of the spaces and the arrangement of partitions and furniture.

compartimentado
(adj.)=compartmentalised [compartmentalized, -USA].
Ex: A paradox of the rise of the 'electronic office' is that it has led to a compartmentalized structure of office organization.

compartimentalizado
(adj.)=compartmentalised [compartmentalized, -USA].
Ex: A paradox of the rise of the 'electronic office' is that it has led to a compartmentalized structure of office organization.

compartimentar
(v.)=compartmentalise [compartmentalize, -USA].
Ex: I feel the need to compartmentalise my activities and set boundaries for each of them.

compartimento
(n.)=bucket ; compartment.
Ex: This article considers a random access file which consists of a given number of buckets.
Ex: They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.
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* compartimento estanco=watertight compartment ; silo.
* compartimento superior=overhead bin ; overhead locker.

compartimento estanco
(n.)=watertight compartment ; silo.
Ex: This was characterized by the division of knowledge into more or less watertight compartments or disciplines. Ex: A problem in getting people in corporate silos to communicate is that they do not speak the same language even when they are talking about the same thing.
compartimento superior
(n.)=overhead bin ; overhead locker.
Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin. Ex: All cabin baggage must fit under the seat in front or in the overhead lockers.
compartimiento
(n.)=compartment.
Ex: They wear waterproof vests that include compartments for wireless gadgets.

compartir
(v.)=have + Nombre + in common ; share ; share + Nombre + in common ; hold in + common ; tread + common ground ; syndicate ; partake (in/of).
Ex: This record is related to the previous article because it has four references in common with that article.
Ex: If responsibility is shared between more than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
Ex: A class is a set of things which share some property, or characteristic, in common.
Ex: The study aims to identify low use current journals that are held in common.
Ex: Libraries and education tread a great deal of common ground, e.g., continuing education, staff qualities, library use education for students, and adult literacy.
Ex: If electronic journal vendors and publishers syndicated their content, users could choose to receive desktop notification for newly-published relevant articles by journal title or discipline.
Ex: The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
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* compartir apartamento=room (with).
* compartir el conocimiento=knowledge sharing ; pool + knowledge.
* compartir el viaje en coche=car-pool [carpool].
* compartir esfuerzos=share + efforts.
* compartir espacio=share + space.
* compartir experiencias=share + experience.
* compartir habitación=room (with).
* compartir ideas=pool + ideas ; share + ideas ; share + thoughts ; pool + ideas ; bounce off + ideas.
* compartir ideas con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* compartir intereses comunes=share + common interests.
* compartir la experiencia profesional=pool + expertise.
* compartir la opinión de que=share + the view that.
* compartir la responsabilidad=share + burden.
* compartir piso=room (with).
* compartir recursos=pool + resources.
* compartir vivienda=room (with).

compartir apartamento
(v.)=room (with).
Ex: Some gay students may feel uncomfortable rooming with members of the same gender, especially if these roommates display signs of homophobia.
compartir el conocimiento
(v.)=knowledge sharing ; pool + knowledge.
Ex: The author analyses the construction as well as the role of ontologies in knowledge sharing and reuse for complex industrial applications. Ex: This benefits the departmental unit by pooling knowledge and producing a higher level of cooperation and training.
compartir el viaje en coche
(v.)=car-pool [carpool].
Ex: According to the U.S. Census data, the percentage of workers who car-pooled has dropped from 19.7% in 1980. to 11.2% in 2000.
compartir esfuerzos
(v.)=share + efforts.
Ex: Both centralised cataloguing systems and co-operative network are means of sharing cataloguing effort and cataloguing information.
compartir espacio
(v.)=share + space.
Ex: The children's section shares space with the toy library.
compartir experiencias
(v.)=share + experience.
Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
compartir habitación
(v.)=room (with).
Ex: Some gay students may feel uncomfortable rooming with members of the same gender, especially if these roommates display signs of homophobia.
compartir ideas
(v.)=pool + ideas ; share + ideas ; share + thoughts ; pool + ideas ; bounce off + ideas.
Ex: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas. Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared. Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'. Ex: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas. Ex: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
compartir ideas con Alguien
(v.)=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
Ex: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
compartir intereses comunes
(v.)=share + common interests.
Ex: All companies that compete share common interests.
compartir la experiencia profesional
(v.)=pool + expertise.
Ex: This is a prototype online support Web based system pooling expertise which can be shared widely.
compartir la opinión de que
(v.)=share + the view that.
Ex: Not all librarians share the view that outreach is a good thing for the public library.
compartir la responsabilidad
(v.)=share + burden.
Ex: Various adults should from time to time share the burden so that no one adult's tastes and prejudices dominate a child's reading life.
compartir piso
(v.)=room (with).
Ex: Some gay students may feel uncomfortable rooming with members of the same gender, especially if these roommates display signs of homophobia.
compartir recursos
(v.)=pool + resources.
Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
compartir vivienda
(v.)=room (with).
Ex: Some gay students may feel uncomfortable rooming with members of the same gender, especially if these roommates display signs of homophobia.
comparándolo
=in comparison.
Ex: In comparison, speed, quality, portability, and reliability are the current advantages of CD-ROMs over the Web.
compasivo
(adj.)=compassionate ; caring ; sympathetic ; merciful.
Ex: However compassionate, courteous, and unpressed for time one is, it becomes necessary to move on to other duties.
Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.
Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.

compasión
(n.)=compassion ; commiseration ; sympathy.
Ex: Librarian need to have compassion for the people to be served, and an understanding of the role of the library in society.
Ex: There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.
Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
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* sin compasión=mercilessly.
* tener compasión=have + a heart.
* tener compasión de=have + compassion for.

compatibilidad
(n.)=compatibility.
Nota: Escrito compatability a veces por error.
Ex: The inputting of catalogue records is supported by the possibility of authority control, compatibility with the MARC format, and the availability of the full ALA character set.

compatibilizar
(v.)=juggle.
Ex: Information technology managers face the challenge of juggling both information technology and business issues = Los encargados de la tecnología de la información se enfrente al reto de tener que compatibilizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología de la información con las cuestiones puramente empresariales.

compatible
(adj.)=compatible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The Library of Congress has now reconsidered the position and attempted to make the two systems compatible.
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* compatible con IBM=IBM compatible.
* compatible con versiones anteriores=backward compatible.
* hacer compatible (con)=reconcile (with).

compatible con IBM
(adj.)=IBM compatible.
Ex: While the prices of IBM compatible computers are dropping rapidly, the cost of the software remains very high.
compatible con versiones anteriores
(adj.)=backward compatible.
Ex: The problem with documents in PDF is that future generations of the software will not backward compatible.
compatriota
(n.)=compatriot ; countryman [countrymen, -pl.] ; fellow countryman.
Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
Ex: Perhaps a shared ancestry is the only thing that connects these 'fellow countrymen' living abroad.

compañera
(n.)=female partner.
Ex: This paper examines interpersonal violence between middle-class African American male college students & their female partners.
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* compañera sentimental=female partner.

compañera sentimental
(n.)=female partner.
Ex: This paper examines interpersonal violence between middle-class African American male college students & their female partners.
compañerismo
(n.)=collegiality ; togetherness ; fraternity ; team spirit ; friendship.
Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
Ex: The French revolution, with its emphasis on 'liberty, equality and fraternity,' for all individuals, provided another dimension.
Ex: The system works when there is good productivity, high morale, a friendly, competitive team spirit, and a dedication to the organization goals and objectives.
Ex: Friendship and mentoring are considered as a predominant influence in their work.
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* falto de compañerismo=unsupportive.

compañero de casa
(n.)=housemate ; housemate.
Ex: Are you considering letting a spare room to a male or female housemate in the UK or United States?. Ex: Are you considering letting a spare room to a male or female housemate in the UK or United States?.
compañero de clase
(n.)=classmate.
Ex: Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses.
compañero de cuarto
(n.)=roomie ; roommate.
Ex: Love 'em or hate 'em, you're stuck with your roomie until the end of the semester, until the end of the year, or until another dorm opens up. Ex: Several recent studies have found that having a roommate of a different race can reduce prejudice.
compañero de equipo
(n.)=teammate.
Ex: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.
compañero de estudios
(n.)=co-student.
Ex: He was a precocious seventh grader who had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students.
compañero de fatigas
(n.)=brother in arms.
Ex: As the story unfolds, the main character must choose between the success of his mission and the lives of his men - his brothers in arms.
compañero de habitación
(n.)=roommate ; roomie.
Ex: Several recent studies have found that having a roommate of a different race can reduce prejudice. Ex: Love 'em or hate 'em, you're stuck with your roomie until the end of the semester, until the end of the year, or until another dorm opens up.
compañero de juego
(n.)=teammate.
Ex: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.
compañero de piso
(n.)=flatmate ; housemate ; roomie ; roommate.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction. Ex: Are you considering letting a spare room to a male or female housemate in the UK or United States?. Ex: Love 'em or hate 'em, you're stuck with your roomie until the end of the semester, until the end of the year, or until another dorm opens up. Ex: Several recent studies have found that having a roommate of a different race can reduce prejudice.
compañero de profesión
(n.)=colleague.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
compañero de trabajo
(n.)=co-worker [coworker] ; male colleague ; work colleague ; fellow worker.
Ex: Co-workers are the most often consulted information sources. Ex: The article 'All things being equal: pay equity for library workers' shows that women still earn less than their male colleagues. Ex: In the meantime, the staff 'champions', who have been involved with the process, act as advocates with their work colleagues. Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
compañero de viaje
(n.)=fellow traveller.
Ex: She comments on the attitudes of her fellow travelers, mostly people on all-inclusive package holidays, toward the local people, noting an unjustified sense of superiority on the part of the Europeans.
compañero de vida
(n.)=lifemate.
Ex: Romancing your lifemate is a joy and a privilege.
compañero del alma
(n.)=soulmate ; kindred spirit.
Ex: Management may, or may not, be the soulmate of leadership. Ex: It was in the year of our Lord 1993, nestled in the oldest mountains on Earth, that 13 kindred spirits joined their laughter in holy revelation.
compañero sentimental
(n.)=male partner.
Ex: According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.
compañero^1
(n.)=bedfellow ; colleague ; companion ; fellow ; partner ; helpmate ; mate ; partner ; male partner ; sexual partner.
Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.
Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
Ex: Under this agreement, UTLAS has a Quebec partner with the exclusive right to offer UTLAS' services and products in that province.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Microcomputer library resources: headache or helpmate?.
Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion .
Ex: According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.
Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.
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* compañero de casa=housemate ; housemate.
* compañero de clase=classmate.
* compañero de cuarto=roomie ; roommate.
* compañero de equipo=teammate.
* compañero de estudios=co-student.
* compañero de fatigas=brother in arms.
* compañero de habitación=roommate ; roomie.
* compañero de juego=teammate.
* compañero del alma=soulmate ; kindred spirit.
* compañero de piso=flatmate ; housemate ; roomie ; roommate.
* compañero de profesión=colleague.
* compañero de trabajo=co-worker [coworker] ; male colleague ; work colleague ; fellow worker.
* compañero de viaje=fellow traveller.
* compañero de vida=lifemate.
* compañeros=peer group.
* compañero sentimental=male partner.
* enseñanza por compañeros=peer instruction.
* red de antiguos compañeros=old boy network.
* relación entre compañeros=peer interaction.
* tutorías por compañeros=peer coaching.

compañero^2
(adj.)=matching.
Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.

compañeros
(n.)=peer group.
Ex: These different perspectives illustrate the point that professional peer group criticism of SLIS curricula rarely provide a context of possibilities and practicalities.
compañía aseguradora
(n.)=insurer.
Ex: Naturally the division maintains close contact with the insurance industry through the British insurers' European Committee.
compañía aseguradora de vida
(n.)=life-insurance company.
Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
compañía aérea
(n.)=airline ; airline carrier.
Ex: Because the system can be updated continuously, it is possible for an airline to make available information about the number of standby seats on any given flight at the time of asking. Ex: The arrival of cheap airline carriers in India has spiced up the whole affair.
compañía aérea barata
(n.)=low-cost airline.
Ex: Canadian biggest low-cost airline humbly apologizes to Air Canada for industrial espionage.
compañía cibernética
(n.)=dot-com [dot.com].
Ex: This dream suffered from a lack of funding and the distractions of the dot-com era's get-rich-quick schemes.
compañía cinematográfica
(n.)=film production company.
Ex: It began as a research collection but now also provides stock footage to film production companies.
compañía comercial
(n.)=business firm.
Ex: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.
compañía con solera
(n.)=mature company.
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.
compañía de baile
(n.)=dance company ; dance troupe.
Ex: Andrew Asnes has become a much-admired standout of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Ex: The fact that she chose to dissolve the dance troupe she founded in 1965 is now beside the point.
compañía de ballet
(n.)=ballet troupe.
Ex: US ballet troupe to dance in Cuba for first time in 50 years.
compañía de compra por alquiler
(n.)=hire-purchase company.
Ex: These are some of the questions the librarian may have to answer: 'Can you recommend a baby-sitter I can trust?', 'How can I stop the hire-purchase company taking back my furniture?', 'Which is the best shoe repairer's in the neighbourhood?'.
compañía de confección de ropa
(n.)=clothing company.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones
=PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).
Ex: This article discusses how the PTTs (Postal, Telegraphs and Telecommunications administrations) handle information requests, charging policies, and user problems.
compañía de danza
(n.)=dance company.
Ex: Andrew Asnes has become a much-admired standout of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
compañía de electricidad
(n.)=power company ; electricity company.
Ex: The power company, of course, has a clever wheeze to put up its new pylons to add to the disfigurement of our countryside. Ex: Other considerations when choosing an electricity company are the extra services that they provide and the sources of the energy they use.
compañía de ferrocarriles
(n.)=railroad company.
Ex: Railroad companies tend to use for ballast rocks that are chemically and physically resistant to weathering.
compañía de fusileros
(n.)=rifle company.
Ex: Habitually a rifle company received a resupply every fourth or fifth day in the field.
compañía de márketing
(n.)=marketing company.
Ex: We have established ourselves as one of the leading marketing companies in our sphere of operation.
compañía de música rock
(n.)=rock company.
Ex: This article briefly describes the development of rock video since the 1950s and the types of video the rock companies now market.
compañía de nueva creación
(n.)=startup [start-up].
Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.
compañía de radio televisión
(n.)=broadcaster.
Ex: Satellite and cable, home video, CD-ROM and laser disc all have huge implications for the reuse of archive material which exists on the library shelves of broadcasters.
compañía de ropa
(n.)=clothing company.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
compañía de seguros
(n.)=insurance company ; insurer.
Ex: The author describes the achievements of one of the top eight US insurance companies drawn from adopting an imaging system. Ex: Naturally the division maintains close contact with the insurance industry through the British insurers' European Committee.
compañía de seguros de vida
(n.)=life-insurance company.
Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company.
compañía de suministro de energía
(n.)=energy company.
Ex: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
compañía de teatro
(n.)=troupe.
Ex: Within ten days of arriving in London, James insisted that Shakespeare's troupe come under his own patronage.
compañía de televisión
(n.)=television company.
Ex: Partnerships between libraries, publishers and television companies can facilitate the delivery of access to new forms of learning and information.
compañía de televisión por cable
(n.)=cable company.
Ex: With respect to the private sector, the education and library community should establish long-term partnerships with telephone, cable, and computer companies.
compañía de teléfonos
(n.)=telephone company.
Ex: With respect to the private sector, the education and library community should establish long-term partnerships with telephone, cable, and computer companies.
compañía de trenes
(n.)=railroad company.
Ex: Railroad companies tend to use for ballast rocks that are chemically and physically resistant to weathering.
compañía de viajes
(n.)=travel company.
Ex: However there is considerable fear among certain sectors, such as travel companies and bus tour organizers in some countries.
compañía de vuelos chárter
(n.)=charter airline.
Ex: Europe's charter airline sector appears to have weathered both the global airline slump and financial crisis of the early 1990s.
compañía dedicada a la información
(n.)=information company.
Ex: The author presents a view of portal sites as a radically different model from those currently embraced by traditional information companies.
compañía discográfica
(n.)=record company ; record label ; music company.
Ex: This article discusses the pressure for record companies and libraries to label pop music lyrics as 'explicit' and the range of content covered by this term. Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive. Ex: For Europeans, two and a half of the big four music companies are located right in their backyard.
compañía eléctrica
(n.)=power company ; electricity company.
Ex: The power company, of course, has a clever wheeze to put up its new pylons to add to the disfigurement of our countryside. Ex: Other considerations when choosing an electricity company are the extra services that they provide and the sources of the energy they use.
compañía embotelladora
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
compañía en Internet
(n.)=dot-com [dot.com].
Ex: This dream suffered from a lack of funding and the distractions of the dot-com era's get-rich-quick schemes.
compañía farmacéutica
(n.)=pharmaceutical company.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
compañía hipotecaria
(n.)=mortgage company.
Ex: Not all mortgage companies are the same.
compañía industrial
(n.)=industrial firm.
Ex: In libraries serving industrial firms, for example, the cost of not finding information may be high; this is why 'hard headed businessmen' add to their overheads by paying for extensive library services.
compañía inmobiliaria
(n.)=real estate company.
Ex: And then the real estate company went broke and left the residents in more dire straits than they had been before the bust.
compañía minera
(n.)=mining company.
Ex: This is a detailed account of the involvement of a librarian in a legal damages case where workers of an asbestos mining company sued the company for injuries caused by exposure to asbestos.
compañía multinacional
(n.)=multinational.
Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.
compañía naviera
(n.)=shipping company.
Ex: Topics covered at the Conference included: records of shipbuilding and shipping companies; agreements and crew lists; whaling; and Royal Navy and Merchant Marine.
compañía pretrolera
(n.)=oil company.
Ex: This technology is moving from the relatively obscure domains of oil companies and military strategists to the attention of those concerned with the consequences of access to and distribution of information.
compañía privada
(n.)=private company.
Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.
compañía publicitaria
(n.)=advertising firm.
Ex: In the early days of the service they received a $100,000 donation in kind from a major advertising firm.
compañía suministradora de agua
(n.)=water company.
Ex: Britain's biggest water company has announced that will ban hosepipes and sprinklers from next month.
compañía teatral
(n.)=troupe.
Ex: Within ten days of arriving in London, James insisted that Shakespeare's troupe come under his own patronage.
compañía^1
(n.)=company ; ship ; outfit.
Ex: Among the companies offering 'Mice' are Microsoft, Vision and Apple, but more are anticipated.
Ex: English companionships (or ships as they were usually called) were first described in Stower's manual of 1808.
Ex: The author compares the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the larger established companies and smaller outfits.
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* autorizado por la compañía=company-approved.
* compañía aérea=airline ; airline carrier.
* compañía aérea barata=low-cost airline.
* compañía aseguradora=insurer.
* compañía aseguradora de vida=life-insurance company.
* compañía cibernética=dot-com [dot.com].
* compañía cinematográfica=film production company.
* compañía comercial=business firm.
* compañía con solera=mature company.
* compañia de baile=dance company ; dance troupe.
* compañía de ballet=ballet troupe.
* compañía de compra por alquiler=hire-purchase company.
* compañía de confección de ropa=clothing company.
* compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones=PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).
* compañía de danza=dance company.
* compañía dedicada a la información=information company.
* compañía de electricidad=power company ; electricity company.
* compañía de ferrocarriles=railroad company.
* compañía de fusileros=rifle company.
* Compañía de Jesús, la=Society of Jesus, the.
* compañía de márketing=marketing company.
* compañía de música rock=rock company.
* compañía de nueva creación=startup [start-up].
* compañía de radio televisión=broadcaster.
* compañía de ropa=clothing company.
* compañía de seguros=insurance company ; insurer.
* compañía de seguros de vida=life-insurance company.
* compañía de suministro de energía=energy company.
* compañía de teatro=troupe.
* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica=British Telecom (BT).
* Compañía de Telecomunicaciones Británica (BT)=British Telecom (BT).
* compañía de teléfonos=telephone company.
* compañía de televisión=television company.
* compañía de televisión por cable=cable company.
* compañía de trenes=railroad company.
* compañía de viajes=travel company.
* compañía de vuelos chárter=charter airline.
* compañía discográfica=record company ; record label ; music company.
* compañía eléctrica=power company ; electricity company.
* compañía embotelladora=bottler.
* compañía en Internet=dot-com [dot.com].
* compañía farmacéutica=pharmaceutical company.
* compañía hipotecaria=mortgage company.
* compañía industrial=industrial firm.
* compañía inmobiliaria=real estate company.
* compañía minera=mining company.
* compañía multinacional=multinational.
* compañía naviera=shipping company.
* compañía pretrolera=oil company.
* compañía privada=private company.
* compañía publicitaria=advertising firm.
* compañía suministradora de agua=water authority ; water board.
* compañía suministradora de agua=water company.
* compañía teatral=troupe.
* compra de una compañía por otra=corporate takeover.
* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua=water board engineer.
* nombre de compañía=company name.
* oferta de compra de una compañía por otra=takeover bid.
* sistema de compañías=companionship system.

compañía^2
(n.)=companionship.
Nota: Asociación de compositores que surgió en el siglo XIX para realizar trabajos de composición en cooperación y dirigida por un 'capataz' (clickler) y cuyos miembros se denominaban 'compañeros' (companions). Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.
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* buena compañía=good company.
* dos son compañía, tres multitud=two is a company, three is a crowd.
* en buena compañía=in good company.
* mala compañía=bad apple ; rotten apple ; damaged goods.
* servicio de compañía=escort service.

compendiador
(n.)=collator.
Ex: The modern creator is a synthesiser, a collator, a commentator, a disputer; collective intellectual endeavour is the norm for industrial research and academe = El autor moderno es un sintetizador, un compendiador, un comentarista, un polemista; el esfuerzo intelectual colectivo es la norma de la investigación industrial y del mundo académico.

compendiar
(v.)=abridge ; encapsulate.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

compendio
(n.)=abridgement [abridgment] ; digest ; compendium [compendiums/compendia, -pl.] ; epitome.
Nota: Resumen o compendio de una obra extensa.
Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.
Ex: A digest should be a methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.
Ex: This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.
Ex: If we now ask why the problems arise, the answer is clear: not because they are epitomes, revisions or commentaries, but because in each case the document depends for its existence on another document.
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* compendio de jurisprudencia=case law digest.

compendio de jurisprudencia
(n.)=case law digest.
Ex: The article 'Blazing trails in Kentucky wilderness' discusses three stages of the history of case law digest publishing in Kentucky.
compendioso
(adj.)=compendious.
Ex: JJ Chems has written a survey whose compendious sub-title explains the purpose of the work.

compenetrar
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* compenetrarse=dovetail.

compenetrarse
(v.)=dovetail.
Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.
compensación
(n.)=compensation ; reimbursement ; reparation ; payback ; quid pro quo ; redress.
Ex: Therefore to bind up more copies of an edition than could be sold within a short period of time tied up capital without any compensation.
Ex: This article considers the following models of payment: tuition reimbursement by employer; tuition paid by the student; and tuition assisted by scholarship or grant.
Ex: This government agency was established to administer claims and reparations arising from World War 1.
Ex: In the 1980s the illegal reproduction and distribution of information was a tedious process that generally produced poor payback.
Ex: This has occurred because publishers have required a transfer of copyright as a quid pro quo for publication.
Ex: The prevention of piracy is clearly preferable to seeking redress in the courts.
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* compensación por daños y perjuicios=liquidated damages.
* compensación por despido=redundancy payment ; severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; severance scheme ; redundancy pay.
* compensación punitiva=punitive damages ; exemplary damages.
* compensación sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault compensation.
* en compensación=compensatory ; in return ; in exchange.
* en compensación por=in exchange for ; in return for ; in compensation for.
* pagar una compensación=pay + compensation.
* que no tiene compensación=non-compensatory [noncompensatory].

compensación por daños y perjuicios
(n.)=liquidated damages.
Ex: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.
compensación por despido
(n.)=redundancy payment ; severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; severance scheme ; redundancy pay.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment. Ex: Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring. Ex: Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree. Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000. Ex: The severance scheme was seen by many as compensation to outgoing councillors, to sweeten the pill of their political demise. Ex: Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.
compensación punitiva
(n.)=punitive damages ; exemplary damages.
Ex: ACS is liable to Dialog for punitive damages in the amount of $100 million. Ex: This paper examines the arguments for and against extending exemplary damages to breach of contract.
compensación sin determinación de culpabilidad
(n.)=no-fault compensation.
Ex: This paper explores the possibilities of no-fault compensation, where the entitlement to compensation is not linked to the ability to prove that a person's injuries were due to the fault of another.
compensador
(adj.)=compensatory ; equilising [equilizing, -USA].
Ex: Since we can't pay you overtime the way we do the clerks, I'll try to arrange some compensatory time when things get back to normal.
Ex: This is an excellent example of the equalizing role played by riparian zones.

compensar
(v.)=compensate ; offset ; repay ; even out ; balance ; make + amends (for/to) ; balance out ; requite ; make it up to.
Ex: Whatever the immediate difficulties may be, they will be more than compensated for by the long-term benefits of automated bibliographic control.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.
Ex: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning.
Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.
Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.
Ex: The scholarships were established in 1979 to help make amends for the state's history of excluding blacks from the university.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
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* compensar a Alguien=make + it + up to + Alguien.
* compensar por=make up for ; outweigh ; outbalance.

compensar a Alguien
(v.)=make + it + up to + Alguien.
Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
compensar por
(v.)=make up for ; outweigh ; outbalance.
Ex: This makes up for the absence of a systematic sequence showing such connections. Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness. Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.
compensatorio
(adj.)=compensatory ; countervailing ; equilising [equilizing, -USA].
Ex: Since we can't pay you overtime the way we do the clerks, I'll try to arrange some compensatory time when things get back to normal.
Ex: This article discusses the advantages of the book as a form of media, and its future, questioning its ability to keep pace with the countervailing attractions of other media.
Ex: This is an excellent example of the equalizing role played by riparian zones.
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* acción compensatoria=anti-dumping action ; countervailing action.

competencia
(n.)=competence ; competency ; competition ; proficiency ; province ; purview ; joust ; jousting.
Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
Ex: SLIS programmes intended to 'produce' librarians with competency in the use of IT have to be designed.
Ex: The published abstracting and indexing journal probably still retains its prominence, despite competition from its more fashionable rivals.
Ex: Factors here may be: Characteristics of the abstracting staff, such as their proficiency as abstractors, subject knowledge, and other duties demanding their time and attention.
Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.
Ex: This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview.
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Henry VIII became the tyrannical monster remembered by history because of a personality change following a serious jousting accident.
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* adelantarse a la competencia=get in + ahead of the field.
* bajo la competencia de=under the jurisdiction of.
* caer dentro de la competencia de=be the province of ; fall within + the province of.
* competencia de precios=price competition.
* competencia lingüística=language competence.
* competencias de información=information literacy.
* competencias en información=information literacy.
* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia=within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
* entrar bajo la competencia de=fall under + the purview of.
* entrar dentro de la competencia de=fall + under the purview of.
* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien=fall within + Posesivo + purview.
* estar dentro de la competencia de=be the province of.
* fomentar la competencia=cultivate + competition.
* fuera de + Posesivo + competencia=outside + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
* información sobre la competencia=business intelligence ; competitive intelligence ; competitor intelligence.
* mantenerse por delante de la competencia=keep + one step ahead of the game ; keep + one step ahead of the competition.
* política de competencias=competition policy.
* por delante de la competencia=ahead of the game.
* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia=Office of Fair Trade.
* ventaja sobre la competencia=competitive edge ; competitive advantage.

competencia de precios
(n.)=price competition.
Ex: In an industry with razor-thin margins and intense price competition, customer loyalty and repeat purchasing is critical to financial success.
competencia lingüística
=language competence.
Ex: Qualification requirements for area bibliographers, which include relevant language competence and area knowledge, could have restricted the number of library school programmes in the field.
competencias de información
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
competencias en información
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
competente
(adj.)=competent ; proficient ; qualified ; able ; decent.
Ex: Those responsible in libraries must ensure that the users are given competent advice.
Ex: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.
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* autoridad competente, la=competent authority, the.
* persona competente=a good sport.
* tío competente=a good sport.

competentemente
=competently ; capably.
Ex: Librarians using DOBIS/Leuven need not know a great deal about MARC to use the system competently.
Ex: Many students and professionals in the health sciences are unable to capably use the biomedical indexing and abstracting tools.

competer
(v.)=behoove [behove, -USA].
Ex: With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.
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* en lo que a + Pronombre + competer=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
* responsabilidad + competer a=responsibility + fall to.

competición
(n.)=competition ; race ; joust ; jousting.
Ex: There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Henry VIII became the tyrannical monster remembered by history because of a personality change following a serious jousting accident.
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* coche de competición=competition car.
* competición atlética=athletic competition.
* competición de atletismo=track meet.
* competición de fútbol=football competition.
* competición deportiva=athletic contest ; sport(s) competition.
* competición de snowboarding=snowboarding competition.
* competición ecuestre=equestrian event ; equestrian competition.
* competición muy reñida=close competition.
* esquí de competición=downhill skiing.
* partido de competición=club game.

competición atlética
(n.)=athletic competition.
Ex: These programs include not only sports events and athletic competitions but also cultural activities and live entertainment.
competición de atletismo
(n.)=track meet.
Ex: What I neglected to realize, however, was the idea that track meets were held during Saturdays, often times all day, in the heat of the day.
competición de fútbol
(n.)=football competition.
Ex: The Committee shall also, from time to time, decide on the duration of such football competitions and the rules that will govern them.
competición de snowboarding
(n.)=snowboarding competition.
Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
competición deportiva
(n.)=athletic contest ; sport(s) competition.
Ex: Consider ad hoc events (such as athletic contests, exhibitions, expeditions, fairs, festivals) and vessels (e.g. ships and spacecrafts) to be corporate bodies. Ex: The author investigates the confused notion of nationhood and ethnic groups as they apply to international sports competitions.
competición ecuestre
(n.)=equestrian event ; equestrian competition.
Ex: Equestrian events were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900. Ex: Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition.
competición muy reñida
(n.)=close competition.
Ex: A close competition, there was a winning team and two teams tied in second place.
competidor
(n.)=challenger ; competitor.
Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.
Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.

competir
(v.)=race ; jostle.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.
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* competir con=compete (with) ; contend with ; vie with.
* competir en=play at.
* competir por=scramble.
* competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien=compete for + attention.
* tener que competir con=face + competition from.

competir (con)
(v.)=compete (with) ; contend with ; vie with.
Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application. Ex: This variety of physical forms presents unhelpful complexities to a user, who may have to contend with computer print-out book form, conventionally printed indexes, microfiche and online indexes and catalogues, in even relatively simple searches. Ex: As new reference service programmes vie with existing ones for funding, these changing patterns have an impact on budgeting.
competir en
(v.)=play at.
Ex: The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.
competir por
(v.)=scramble.
Ex: Every Olympic sponsor, media organizer and dedicated fan are scrambling to put up the web site that carries the most and best information in what will be the first Olympic Games to be followed in cyberspace.
competir por acaparar la atención de Alguien
(v.)=compete for + attention.
Ex: The two media, rather than competing for children's attention, have complementary roles to play in the literary development of young people.
competitivamente
=competitively.
Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.

competitividad
(n.)=competition ; competitiveness ; one-upmanship.
Ex: The published abstracting and indexing journal probably still retains its prominence, despite competition from its more fashionable rivals.
Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.
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* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad=competitively.

competitivo
(adj.)=competitive ; rivalrous ; get-ahead.
Ex: This service offers competitive costs, depending on the cost of online access to the data base and charging system.
Ex: Deregulation compelled the energy utility business to restructure its inwardly directed culture and its overgrown and rivalrous internal services function.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.
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* de forma competitiva=competitively.
* de modo competitivo=competitively.
* inteligencia competitiva=competitive intelligence.
* poco competitivo=uncompetitive.

compilación
(n.)=build-up [buildup] ; compilation ; gathering ; compiling.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.
Ex: Compiling, updating, managing and editing monolingual and multilingual thesauri without suitable software is extremely complex.

compilador
(n.)=compiler ; reporter ; builder.
Ex: A compiler is a person who produces a collection by selecting and putting together matter from the works of one person/body or various persons/bodies.
Ex: Enter law reports of one court that are not ascribed to a reporter by name under the heading for the court or under title.
Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
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* compilador de información=information gatherer.
* programa compilador=compiler.

compilador de información
(n.)=information gatherer.
Ex: Facsimile technology is becoming more accessible for the information gatherer.
compilar
(v.)=build ; compile ; put together.
Ex: Similarly, the system normally treats hyphenated words as separate words when building the index.
Ex: This system could be used by the booktrade for compiling second-hand book lists.
Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.
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* compilar partiendo de cero=compile from + scratch ; compile from + scratch.
* compilar una bibliografía=compile + bibliography.
* compilar un catálogo=compile + catalogue.

compilar partiendo de cero
(v.)=compile from + scratch ; compile from + scratch.
Ex: This article describes problems encountered in compiling a data base from scratch. Ex: This article describes problems encountered in compiling a data base from scratch.
compilar un catálogo
(v.)=compile + catalogue.
Ex: Project staff have compiled a catalogue of material available throughout the area and plan to introduce a lending system for users.
compilar una bibliografía
(v.)=compile + bibliography.
Ex: A retrospective bibliography may take many years to compile and require a massive investment of time, money and effort before any return is seen.
compinche
(n.)=partner in crime ; buddy ; chum ; sidekick ; pal ; accomplice ; shill.
Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.
Ex: Each volunteer is assigned a staff member 'buddy' for training and supervision.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.
Ex: Her sidekick and confidante is Gabrielle, the rightful queen of the Amazons who abdicated her throne in order to join Xena.
Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
Ex: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice.
Ex: You are being flim-flammed by just another industry shill.

complacencia
(n.)=indulgence.
Ex: This information method allows for the creation of mechanical systems that combine looseness with indulgence.

complacer
(v.)=oblige ; gratify ; bring + pleasure ; please ; be happy to + Verbo.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks.
Ex: I was much impressed to hear Mr. Howard and especially gratified to hear him use the word standards.
Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
Ex: Maybe Juan and his merry companions would be happy to relegate us to the boiler room, or a janitor's closet!.
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* complacer a Alguien=play to + Nombre.
* complacerse=gloat (over).
* complacerse (de)=be pleased (to).
* difícil de complacer=choosy ; high maintenance.
* fácil de complacer=low maintenance ; easy-going [easygoing].
* no complacer=bring no + joy ; take no + joy.

complacer a Alguien
(v.)=play to + Nombre.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
complacerse
(v.)=gloat (over).
Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
complacerse (de)
(v.)=be pleased (to).
Ex: The staff will be very pleased to hear it.
complaciente
(adj.)=accommodating ; accommodationist ; conformable.
Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
Ex: The barrier between religion & government in the US is described as a picket fence between accommodationists & separationists.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

compleción
(n.)=completion.
Ex: One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.
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* grado de compleción=completeness.

complejidad
(adj.)=complexity ; intricacy ; convolution.
Ex: We will begin to classify by UDC at its level of least complexity.
Ex: The manual is essential reading for any indexer who wishes to appreciate fully the intricacies of the system.
Ex: The various convolutions of this topic are discussed at some length in various issues of 'Cataloging Service Bulletin'.

complejo bibliotecario
(n.)=library complex.
Ex: This presented the library authorities with a long-awaited opportunity to build a new library complex.
complejo comercial
(n.)=shopping complex.
Ex: Many central libraries are now built adjacent to or as an integral part of a shopping complex.
complejo de Edipo, el
=Oedipus conflict, the.
Ex: According to Freud, the successful resolution of the Oedipus conflict sets the pattern for healthy sexual identity.
complejo de inferioridad
(n.)=inferiority complex.
Ex: They appear to suffer from an inferiority complex, probably resulting from the attitudes of governments and local authorities.
complejo de pisos
(n.)=condominium complex.
Ex: The underground garage is part of a large condominium complex where he lives.
complejo de superioridad
(n.)=superiority complex.
Ex: In the character of Emma, Austen combines a superiority complex with self-deception to depict a malfunctioning social hierarchy.
complejo de viviendas subvencionadas
(n.)=housing project.
Ex: This outreach project provides materials and training to lower literate families in public housing projects.
complejo deportivo
(n.)=sports complex.
Ex: This sports complex was extensively altered for the 1990 World Cup soccer championships.
complejo industial
(n.)=industrial estate ; industrial park.
Ex: The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people. Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.
complejo industrial
(n.)=industrial complex.
Ex: Residents in this industrial complex began to suffer from pain in the lower back, arms, & legs, as well as paralysis & neuralgia.
complejo recreativo
(n.)=leisure complex.
Ex: The building is attached to a large leisure complex, yet to be opened.
complejo recreativo y social
(n.)=leisure centre.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
complejo recreativo-cultural
(n.)=leisure-recreation-cultural complex.
Ex: When, however, the point is reached that the library is subsumed into a leisure-recreation-cultural complex, and loses its specific identity, it may be questioned whether this is sound policy.
complejo residencial
(n.)=housing development ; housing estate ; housing complex ; residential complex.
Ex: The mobile visits 24 sites on a weekly basis, serving communities and housing developments some distance from static service points. Ex: Libraries formed a major part of the reconstruction of Poland after World War II and they are to be found in such diverse places as housing estates and office blocks. Ex: Roughly 3 percent of all persons aged 70 and older in 1993 were living in housing complexes for the elderly. Ex: This lovely apartment with sea views is located in the old town in a nice residential complex with heated pool and tennis court.
complejo social
(n.)=community complex.
Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.
complejo vitamínico
(n.)=vitamin complex.
Ex: In order to evaluate the significance of taking vitamin complexes minutes before soccer games, 40 soccer players were tested.
complejo^1
(n.)=complex ; nexus.
Ex: The planned library will be part of a complex including a civic hall, information lobby, exhibition rooms and a restaurant.
Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.
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* complejo bibliotecario=library complex.
* complejo comercial=shopping complex.
* complejo de pisos=condominium complex.
* complejo deportivo=sports complex.
* complejo de viviendas subvencionadas=housing project.
* complejo industial=industrial estate ; industrial park.
* complejo industrial=industrial complex.
* complejo recreativo=leisure complex.
* complejo recreativo-cultural=leisure-recreation-cultural complex.
* complejo recreativo y social=leisure centre.
* complejo residencial=housing development ; housing estate ; housing complex ; residential complex.
* complejo social=community complex.
* complejo vitamínico=vitamin complex.

complejo^2
(n.)=complex.
Nota: Desorden sicológico.
Ex: The Hapa was a community of people with complexes, be they egoistic or inferiority ones.
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* complejo de Edipo, el=Oedipus conflict, the.
* complejo de inferioridad=inferiority complex.
* complejo de superioridad=superiority complex.

complejo^3
(adj.)=complex ; intricate ; knotted.
Ex: Profiles will usually need to be more complex with free language searching as greater provision for the entry of documents under synonyms and related terms is necessary.
Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.
Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.
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* demasiado complejo=overcomplex.
* hacerse más complejo=grow in + complexity ; gain in + complexity.
* más complejo de lo que parece=more than meets the eye.

complementar
(v.)=complement ; supplement ; serve as + a foil.
Ex: Editors who decide that concepts in abstracts should complement descriptors, may give various instructions to secure indexing enhancement with these concepts.
Ex: The index should complement the classification scheme, and the relationships shown in the index should supplement those in the main classified sequence.
Ex: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.
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* complementar con accesorios=accessorise [accessorize, -USA].
* complementarse=dovetail.
* complementarse con=be coupled with.
* complementarse mutuamente=complement + one another.

complementar con accesorios
(v.)=accessorise [accessorize, -USA].
Ex: After spending ages trying on different dresses and then deciding on 'the one' we then have to think about how to accessorise it.
complementariedad
(n.)=complementarity.
Ex: The correspondence between the catalogue record and the object catalogued could be called the complementarity principle of library science = La correspondencia entre el asiento catalográfico y el objeto catalogado se podría denominar el principio de complementariedad de la biblioteconomía.

complementario
(adj.)=additional ; follow-up ; supplementary ; supporting ; fringe ; supplemental ; integrative ; ancillary.
Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
Ex: This order receives the same follow-up treatment as other orders in the files.
Ex: The hierarchical relationships associated with selected index terms may be revealed by displaying related terms beneath such terms in a supplementary list in the thesaurus.
Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog.
Ex: Libraries must also attempt to draw in the public by promoting fringe activities such as art exhibitions, concerts, talks by writers, craft demonstrations and films.
Ex: Supplemental information was gathered about each library from Bowker's American Library Directory.
Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
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* actividad complementaria=follow-up activity.
* complementario (de)=complementary (to).
* de forma complementaria=complimentarily.
* de modo complementario=complimentarily.
* ejercicio complementario=follow-up activity.
* exploración complementaria=diagnostic test.
* ser complementario=be integral one to another.
* ser complementario el uno del otro=be integral one to another.
* ser complementarios=be integral one to another.
* servicio complementario=ancillary service.
* subtítulo y/o información complementaria sobre el título=other title information.
* tarea complementaria=follow-up activity.

complementario (de)
=complementary (to).
Ex: A full classification scheme, complementary to the thesaurus, is the most thorough means of indicating the relationships between the terms in a thesaurus.
complementarse
(v.)=dovetail.
Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.
complementarse con
(v.)=be coupled with.
Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
complementarse mutuamente
(v.)=complement + one another.
Ex: Often the intention has been for the institutions to complement one another and to learn from one another.
complemento
(n.)=adjunct ; supplementation ; complement.
Nota: A veces confundido con "compliment" = cumplido.
Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
Ex: This article concludes that CD-ROM offers a complement rather than an alternative to on-line access.
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* como complemento a/de=in adjunct with.
* complemento alimenticio=food supplement.
* complemento dietético=dietary supplement.
* complementos del trabajo=fringe benefits ; fringes.
* de complemento=on the side.
* servir de complemento=serve as + a foil.

complemento alimenticio
(n.)=food supplement.
Ex: The application of probiotics as components of food products (e.g., milk products), or as over-the-counter food supplements is highlighted.
complemento dietético
(n.)=dietary supplement.
Ex: Some dietary supplements contains substances prohibited by anti-doping rules or may pose a health risk to some persons.
complementos del trabajo
(n.)=fringe benefits ; fringes.
Ex: The cost of fringe benefits is an additional cost to the organization, and most employees do not recognize that fringe benefits supplement their salaries. Ex: This Act provides that it is 'an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate between men and women with regard to fringes'.
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* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios=high school graduate ; high school leaver.

completamente
=all the way ; completely ; entirely ; in + Posesivo + entirety ; fully ; in full ; outright ; perfectly ; purely ; squarely ; thoroughly ; totally ; wholly ; right through ; head and shoulder ; roundly ; utterly ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly] ; altogether ; go + the whole hog ; the full monty ; by a long way ; hopelessly + Adjetivo ; one hundred percent ; flat out ; to the hilt ; heinously + Adjetivo ; through and through.
Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.
Ex: A completely specific statement of document content would have to be the text of the document itself.
Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.
Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.
Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.
Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract.
Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
Ex: 'General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other books borrowed from the library.
Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.
Ex: We recount the parts which absorbed us utterly, which made us feel that the alternative world was more vivid, more 'real,' than our life outside the book.
Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
Ex: Service in-depth abandons subject arrangement altogether, and seeks to arrange documents in categories according to their popularity.
Ex: The article 'Patent information: going the whole hog' presents an overview of Derwent's products in the patent information field.
Ex: The article 'The digital full monty?' forecasts that the world of information is likely to be dominated by global giants on the one hand and selective niche providers on the other.
Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
Ex: What is truly and more heinously wrong though is that the architects of the financial disaster will likely go scot-free.
Ex: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.
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* abrir completamente=spread + open.
* afectar completamente=engulf.
* arrasar completamente=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
* completamente + Adjetivo=altogether + Adjetivo ; downright + Adjetivo ; blissfully + Adjetivo.
* completamente alemán=all-German.
* completamente corrupto=rotten to the core.
* completamente decidido a=dead set on.
* completamente desarrollado=fully-developed.
* completamente desnudo=stark naked.
* completamente despabilado=wide awake.
* completamente despierto=wide awake.
* completamente digital=all-digital.
* completamente en vigor en=alive and well and living.
* completamente equipado=with all mods and cons.
* completamente europeo=all-European.
* completamente natural=all-natural.
* completamente resuelto a=dead set on.
* completamente seco=bone dry.
* completamente solo=all on + Posesivo + own ; all by + Reflexivo ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod ; all on + Posesivo + lonesome ; all by + Posesivo + lonesome.
* completamente vestido=fully clothed.
* demoler completamente=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
* derribar completamente=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
* derrotar completamente=trounce ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; walk all over + Alguien.
* destrozar completamente=blow + Nombre + to bits.
* destruido completamente por el fuego=burnt out.
* destruir completamente=blow + Nombre + to bits.
* detener completamente=bring to + a (grinding) halt.
* detenerse completamente=grind to + a (screeching) halt ; come to + a (dead) halt ; come to + a shuddering halt.
* estar completamente a favor de=be all for.
* estar completamente borracho=be drunk and incapable.
* estar completamente convencido de=be all for.
* estar completamente de acuerdo con=agree + wholeheartedly with ; be all for.
* estar completamente despierto=be wide awake.
* estar completamente equivocado=be way off.
* introducirse completamente en=immerse + Reflexivo + in.
* pagar completamente=pay up.
* quedarse completamente atónito=You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.
* quemarse completamente=go up in + smoke.
* recuperarse completamente=make + a full recovery ; be up to strength.
* romper completamente=break off.
* romper completamente con=make + a clean break with.
* ser algo completamente distinto=be nothing of the sort.
* ser completamente aceptado=be thoroughly accepted.
* ser completamente diferente=be in a different league.
* ser completamente inaceptable=be bang out of order.
* ser un caso completamente diferente=be in a league of its own.
* vencer completamente=beat + soundly.
* Verbo + completamente=quite + Verbo.

completamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=altogether + Adjetivo ; downright + Adjetivo ; blissfully + Adjetivo.
Ex: The treatment of form concepts is not altogether satisfactory in the 6th edition of CC. Ex: Bibliographies developed in this way are rarely totally reliable and are sometimes downright misleading. Ex: As it turns out, the secret of life is blissfully simple.
completamente alemán
=all-German.
Ex: This article discusses the plan during World War 2 for a series of all-German catalogues of manuscripts.
completamente corrupto
=rotten to the core.
Ex: As they so clearly show, the corporate world is now governed by an ideology that is rotten to the core.
completamente decidido a
=dead set on.
Ex: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.
completamente desarrollado
=fully-developed.
Ex: Even the fully-developed rotary, which soon included devices for cutting and folding the paper as well as for printing and perfecting it, remained fundamentally simple.
completamente desnudo
(adj.)=stark naked.
Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
completamente despabilado
(adj.)=wide awake.
Ex: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.
completamente despierto
(adj.)=wide awake.
Ex: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.
completamente digital
=all-digital.
Ex: A second new technology is digital video interactive (DVI) an all-digital integrated system which has the ability to display one hour of motion video from compressed digital data stored on a single, standard CD-ROM disc.
completamente en vigor en
=alive and well and living.
Ex: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.
completamente equipado
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
completamente europeo
=all-European.
Ex: Their contribution to the all-European approach to medical information services in health service is discussed.
completamente natural
(adj.)=all-natural.
Ex: This is the first herbal all-natural anaphrodisiac that assists individuals to temporarily suppress distracting sexual urges.
completamente resuelto a
=dead set on.
Ex: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.
completamente seco
(adj.)=bone dry.
Ex: He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.
completamente solo
=all on + Posesivo + own ; all by + Reflexivo ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod ; all on + Posesivo + lonesome ; all by + Posesivo + lonesome.
Ex: She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods. Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place. Ex: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out. Ex: Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!. Ex: It still amazes me that one guy can produce a film of this quality and imagination all on his lonesome. Ex: There was a homeless man living all by his lonesome on a street corner, desperately begging for money.
completamente vestido
=fully clothed.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
completar
(v.)=complete ; fill onto ; see through + to its completion ; fill out ; finish ; work through ; fill in ; carry through to + completion ; round off ; round out ; top up.
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
Ex: Fill these elements onto a paper form or on to some type of form via an online terminal.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.
Ex: One of the things that the other two authors and I have done was to find out who filled out these sheets.
Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.
Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.
Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".
Ex: The second phase of this study will round out the picture sketched by the survey results = La segunda fase de este estudio completará la visión esbozada por los resultados del cuestionario.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
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* completar Algo=complete + the picture.
* completar el ciclo=come + full circle ; bring + Pronombre + full-circle.
* completar una misión=complete + mission.
* completar un cupo=meet + quota.

completar Algo
(v.)=complete + the picture.
Ex: Though Piaget addresses the intellectual side of the three-dimensional person, the human personality completes the total picture.
completar el ciclo
(v.)=come + full circle ; bring + Pronombre + full-circle.
Ex: Once the planning team is formed, there needs to be consideration of how often the process comes full circle and begins to repeat. Ex: Together, they represent the onset of the cataclysm of which Noah is the triumphant conclusion, thus bringing us full circle.
completar un cupo
(v.)=meet + quota.
Ex: At least, in my opinion, it is not adequately supported since the catalogers at LC work under the pressure to produce -- they actually have a weekly quota they are supposed to meet.
completar una misión
(v.)=complete + mission.
Ex: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
completo
=complete ; comprehensive ; entire ; exhaustive ; full ; full-blown ; full-bodied ; full-featured ; full-fledged ; full-length ; full-scale ; full-service ; thorough ; total ; well-rounded ; end to end ; supine ; enriched ; all-round ; whole ; utter ; all-inclusive ; fully formed ; fully featured ; the works! ; unmitigaged ; fully blown ; fulsome ; wall-to-wall ; with all the trimmings.
Ex: The main entry is the complete catalogue record of the document.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.
Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
Ex: Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system.
Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers.
Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.
Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
Ex: 'I was saying that we shouldn't have a supine acceptance for temporary limitations'.
Ex: Union Catalogues may also decide that they need more enriched records because of specific needs.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms.
Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
Ex: Whole cities laid to waste, heroes falling in battle, death of gods, the works!.
Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
Ex: She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face.
Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
Ex: If you want Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings but without the fuss and dirty dishes, here is a list of alternative dining options.
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* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa=full-board accommodation.
* a tiempo completo=full-time.
* base de datos completa=full-provision database.
* base de datos de texto completo=full text database.
* catalogación completa=full cataloguing.
* catálogo de obras completas=back catalogue.
* curso a tiempo completo=full-time course.
* de forma completa=in full.
* de página completa=full-page.
* de pantalla completa=full-screen.
* detenerse por completo=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill.
* dominar por completo=sweep + the board.
* edición completa=full edition.
* el + Nombre + más completo=the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
* estar al completo=overbook.
* fuego + destruir por completo=fire + gut.
* información de texto completo=full-text information.
* la gama completa de=the full range of.
* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa=broken letter.
* nombre completo=full name.
* obras completas=collected works.
* pagar por completo=pay off.
* pantalla de información completa=full information display ; full information screen.
* pararse por completo=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill.
* pensión completa=food and board ; bed and board ; full board ; full-board accommodation.
* por completo=fully ; through and through ; in full.
* ser completo=be all inclusive.
* texto completo=full text.

complexión
(n.)=build.
Ex: American bulldogs are stocky temperamental dogs that have a strong build and jaw structure.

complicación
(n.)=complication ; hitch ; worsening.
Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.
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* libre de complicaciones=hassle-free.
* sin complicaciones=smoothly ; boilerplate [boiler plate] ; uncomplicated ; straightforward ; uncomplicatedly ; hassle-free.
* surgir una complicación=arise + complication.

complicado
(adj.)=confusing ; elaborate ; intricate ; involved ; taxing ; tricky ; complicated ; knotted ; tangled.
Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.
Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.
Ex: There are also wide ranges of interpretation concerning title entry; for example, one of the exceptions is long titles that are involved and nondistinctive-a thoroughly subjective judgment must be made here.
Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
Ex: Libraries should only refer users to other information agencies when complicated, specialized, or technical expertise is required.
Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.
Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
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* de aspecto complicado=complicated-looking.
* demasiado complicado=overcomplicated [over-complicated].
* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir!=O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
* fractura complicada=compound fracture.
* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* más complicado de lo que parece=more than meets the eye.
* poco complicado=uncomplicated ; uncomplicatedly.
* supercomplicado=hyper-complicated.
* trabajo complicado=major exercise.

complicar
(v.)=compound ; tangle.
Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.
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* complicar las cosas=make + things complex ; add + salt to the wound ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* complicar la situación=cloud + the issue ; confuse + the issue.
* complicarse=thicken.
* complicarse las cosas=be hung up on.
* complicarse la vida=ask for + trouble.
* complicar un problema=compound + problem.
* para complicar aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.

complicar la situación
(v.)=cloud + the issue ; confuse + the issue.
Ex: Against a background of the southern caste system and negative attitudes to Black education, disagreements among Black leaders tended to cloud the issues. Ex: In the instance quoted Dr Cole begins well as shown above but later in his discussion confuses the issue so much that one is left with the feeling that it is hardly an important topic to discuss.
complicar las cosas
(v.)=make + things complex ; add + salt to the wound ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
Ex: If a sort facility is required, for instance, it will make things complex if authors are entered as: JOHN HUNT ERIC SMITH etc. = Si, por ejemplo, se necesita una herramienta para la ordenación, las cosas se complicarán si los autores se introduce del siguiente modo: JOHN HUNT ERIC SMITH etc. Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years. Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more. Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.
complicar un problema
(v.)=compound + problem.
Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.
complicarse
(v.)=thicken.
Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
complicarse la vida
(v.)=ask for + trouble.
Ex: Systematically throwing in other resources that don't behave like documents and are not used as such is asking for trouble.
complicarse las cosas
(v.)=be hung up on.
Ex: As for the question of main entry, I think we're hung up on the terminology.
complicidad
(n.)=complicity ; connivance.
Ex: This time things may be different due to horrors being perpetrated in Cuba with the complicity of ALA committee findings.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
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* actuar en complicidad=connive.
* en complicidad con=in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in collusion with ; in connivance with.

complot
(n.)=plot.
Ex: As one of the members put it, these changes are not part of a British plot.
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* tramar un complot=hatch + plot.
* urdir un complot=hatch + plot.

componedor
(n.)=composing stick ; stick.
Ex: The compositor's apparatus was in three main parts: the type cases already described; a composing stick, which was a hand-held tray in which pieces of type from the case were assembled; and galleys, larger trays on which pieces of type from the case were transferred when the composing stick was full.
Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.

componencial
(adj.)=component.
Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.

componente
(n.)=component ; constituent ; element ; ingredient ; building block ; token.
Nota: Elemento constituyente de una clase o tipo de objetos.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
Ex: A kit is an item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item; also designated multimedia item.
Ex: In order to support these three elements it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of a mixture, its ingredients.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
Ex: In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
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* ajuste de la componente estacional=seasonal adjustment.
* análisis de componentes principales=principal component(s) analysis.
* componente activo=active ingredient.
* componente alfa=alpha-component.
* componente clave=key element ; building block.
* componente eléctrico=electrical part.
* componente mecánico=mechanical part.
* componentes del marketing, los=marketing mix, the.

componente activo
(n.)=active ingredient.
Ex: Sederma is a worldwide leader in the development of active ingredients for the cosmetic industry.
componente alfa
(n.)=alpha-component.
Ex: Lotka's Law was found to apply to both files with a computed value of the alpha-component equal to 2.8.
componente clave
(n.)=key element ; building block.
Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces. Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
componente eléctrico
(n.)=electrical part.
Ex: It relies on the proper performance of its electrical parts as much as it relies on the performance of its mechanical parts.
componente mecánico
(n.)=mechanical part.
Ex: It relies on the proper performance of its electrical parts as much as it relies on the performance of its mechanical parts.
componentes del marketing, los
=marketing mix, the.
Ex: The marketing mix consists of product, place, price and promotion.
componer canciones
(n.)=songwriting [song-writing].
Ex: This paper profiles about 70 significant American popular songwriting teams from about 1900 to about 1960 together with their more important works.
componer en + Tipo de Letra
(v.)=set in + Tipo de Letra.
Ex: Books in English began to be set in roman from the late 1550s, although the Bible survived in 'black letter' until 1640.
componer tipográficamente
(v.)=typeset.
Ex: The output may be in the form of line printer output, or may be computer typeset and presented in a form more akin to a conventionally printed index.
componer tipográficamente por ordenador
(v.)=computer typeset.
Ex: The output may be in the form of line printer output, or may be computer typeset and presented in a form more akin to a conventionally printed index.
componer una página
(v.)=set + page.
Ex: A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
componer^1
(v.)=make up ; compose ; make ; fall under.
Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.
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* componer(se) de=be composed of ; comprise (of) ; consist of ; make out of.

componer^2
(v.)=fix.
Ex: There is always a need to fix manually the formatting of articles taken from an online service such as DIALOG.
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* componerse=arrange + Reflexivo.
* componérselas=make + do.

componer^3
(v.)=pen.
Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.
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* componer canciones=songwriting [song-writing].

componer^4
(v.)=impose ; impose + type ; set ; set + type ; compose ; set in + type.
Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
Ex: The trouble lay in the difficulty of imposing type on a curved surface.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
Ex: It was usual to set type in the way that has just been described, but the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones.
Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century compositors generally sat to their work, but from then on it became more usual to compose standing up, an easier position for fast work.
Ex: Preparation and casting off completed, the copy was given out to individual compositors for setting in type.
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* componer en + Tipo de Letra=set in + Tipo de Letra.
* componer tipográficamente=typeset.
* componer tipográficamente por ordenador=computer typeset.
* componer una página=set + page.
* máquina de componer en caliente=hot-metal composing machine ; hot-metal machine.
* maquina de componer en frío=cold-metal machine ; cold-metal composing machine.
* regla de componer=setting rule.

componerse
(v.)=arrange + Reflexivo.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
componerse de
(v.)=be composed of ; comprise (of) ; consist of ; make out of.
Ex: Records are composed of a number of fields. Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis. Ex: The scheme consists of twenty-one classes published in thirty-one separately published schedules. Ex: This brings us back to the fact that books are made out of other books; that there is a family tree to which each book belongs.
componérselas
(v.)=make + do.
Ex: It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.
comportamiento
(n.)=behaviour [behavior, -USA] ; manner ; demeanour [demeanor, -USA] ; conduct ; deportment.
Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
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* adoptar un comportamiento=put on + demeanour ; put on + manner ; adopt + behaviour.
* buen comportamiento=good behaviour.
* ciencias del comportamiento=behavioural sciences.
* comportamiento agresivo=aggressive behaviour.
* comportamiento antiético=unethical behaviour ; unethical conduct.
* comportamiento antisocial=antisocial behaviour.
* comportamiento autodestructivo=self-destructive behaviour.
* comportamiento cívico=civic behaviour ; civil behaviour.
* comportamiento compulsivo=compulsive behaviour.
* comportamiento de búsqueda de información=information-seeking behaviour.
* comportamiento de las organizaciones=organisational behaviour.
* comportamiento de publicación=publication behaviour.
* comportamiento de rechazo=avoidance behaviour.
* comportamiento disoluto=loose behaviour.
* comportamiento ético=ethical behaviour ; ethical conduct.
* comportamiento fingido=feigned behaviour.
* comportamiento humano=human behaviour.
* comportamiento informativo=information behaviour.
* comportamiento inmoral=immoral conduct.
* comportamiento inquisitivo=questioning behaviour.
* comportamiento lingüístico=language behaviour.
* comportamiento molesto=disruptive behaviour.
* comportamiento moral=moral behaviour.
* comportamiento poco cívico=uncivic behaviour.
* comportamiento problemático=problem behaviour.
* comportamiento social=social behaviour ; social graces.
* comportamiento suicida=suicidal behaviour.
* comportamiento violento=violent behaviour.
* de comportamiento=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
* de comportamiento impecable=prim and proper.
* forma de comportamiento=mode of behaviour ; way of conduct.
* gestión del comportamiento=behaviour management.
* mal comportamiento=misconduct ; disruptive behaviour ; misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA] ; bad behaviour.
* mal comportamiento científico=scientific misconduct.
* modo de comportamiento=mode of behaviour ; way of conduct.
* norma de comportamiento social=social pattern.
* objetivo de comportamiento=behavioural objective.
* orden por comportamiento antisocial=ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
* patrón de comportamiento=pattern of behaviour ; behavioural pattern ; behaviour pattern.
* problema de comportamiento=behaviour problem ; behavioural problem.
* terapia del comportamiento=behavioural therapy.
* trastorno de comportamiento=conduct disorder.

comportamiento agresivo
(n.)=aggressive behaviour.
Ex: Results indicate that all groups were similar in their roles, personalities and aggressive behaviour.
comportamiento antisocial
(n.)=antisocial behaviour.
Ex: The findings indicated that antisocial behavior was relatively stable across the elementary school years and seemed indicative for increasing maladjustment during adolescence.
comportamiento antiético
(n.)=unethical behaviour ; unethical conduct.
Ex: The pressure to publish leads to unethical behaviour by researchers producing wasteful publication in order to remain visible. Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.
comportamiento autodestructivo
(n.)=self-destructive behaviour.
Ex: It's always sad when an artist has everything they need at their fingertips but still displays such self-destructive behavior.
comportamiento compulsivo
(n.)=compulsive behaviour.
Ex: Dogs with the disease often display compulsive behaviors such as tail chasing, snapping the air, licking excessively and barking monotonously without any change in volume or intonation.
comportamiento cívico
(n.)=civic behaviour ; civil behaviour.
Ex: This study tested the relationship between civic behaviour and involvement in the job. Ex: In Poland this sort of civil behaviour is perhaps not dead, but is breathing on a lung-machine and has a bad case of tuberculosis.
comportamiento de búsqueda de información
(n.)=information-seeking behaviour.
Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
comportamiento de las organizaciones
(n.)=organisational behaviour.
Ex: This third edition will be essential reading for students of the sociology of work, industrial sociology, organisational behaviour and industrial relations.
comportamiento de publicación
(n.)=publication behaviour.
Ex: There is little influence of departmental size or age on the publication behaviour of individuals.
comportamiento de rechazo
(n.)=avoidance behaviour.
Ex: Drawing largely on investigative work done on other professions, they have suggested that reference librarians too exhibit symptoms of what has been called 'avoidance behaviour'.
comportamiento disoluto
(n.)=loose behaviour.
Ex: For Masha, this was the summer of unashamed and loose behaviour.
comportamiento fingido
(n.)=feigned behaviour.
Ex: False modesty is only one of a series of feigned behaviours.
comportamiento humano
(n.)=human behaviour.
Ex: Because it is a public space, the library is an ideal location for observing human behavior = Debido a que la biblioteca es un espacio público, éste es un lugar ideal para observar el comportamiento humano.
comportamiento informativo
(n.)=information behaviour.
Ex: To accomplish this, more detailed knowledge is needed about the information behaviour of users.
comportamiento inmoral
(n.)=immoral conduct.
Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.
comportamiento inquisitivo
(n.)=questioning behaviour.
Ex: The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer.
comportamiento lingüístico
(n.)=language behaviour.
Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.
comportamiento molesto
(n.)=disruptive behaviour.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Disorderly conduct: crime and disruptive behaviour in the library'.
comportamiento moral
(n.)=moral behaviour.
Ex: The author stresses the need for moral behaviour in the irreversible and irresistible globalization brought about by the information society.
comportamiento poco cívico
(n.)=uncivic behaviour.
Ex: While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.
comportamiento problemático
(n.)=problem behaviour.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
comportamiento social
(n.)=social behaviour ; social graces.
Ex: Understanding of these aspects a key to appreciating the influence of communications media on organizational and social behaviour. Ex: In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.
comportamiento suicida
(n.)=suicidal behaviour.
Ex: This study did not find evidence for a difference in the protective effect of the two types of mood stabilizing medications against non-lethal suicidal behavior.
comportamiento violento
(n.)=violent behaviour.
Ex: The following are typical examples of violent behaviour by public library users.
comportamiento ético
(n.)=ethical behaviour ; ethical conduct.
Ex: This paper examines the self-interested reasons that businesses can have for ethical behavior. Ex: The author identifies the historical, moral and philosophical underpinnings of ethical conduct.
comportarse
(v.)=behave ; conduct + Reflexivo ; be on + Posesivo + good behaviour ; comport + Reflexivo.
Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.
Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
Ex: She was on her good behaviour for about six months and then started with the manipulations again.
Ex: A civilized nation by his lights is one in which a chosen few get to live like kings and queens, comporting themselves as they see fit.
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* comportarse + Adverbio=engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour.
* comportarse bien=be on + Posesivo + good behaviour.
* comportarse como borregos=behave like + sheep.
* comportarse como se espera=be a sport.
* comportarse como toda una señora=take + the high road ; take + the high ground.
* comportarse como todo un caballero=take + the high road ; take + the high ground.
* comportarse como un canalla con=be rotten to.
* comportarse como un hombre de verdad=man up.
* comportarse correctamente=get on + the right side of.
* comportarse mal=misbehave ; act up.
* comportarse muy mal con=be rotten to.
* comportarse servilmente=grovel ; cringe ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.

comportarse + Adverbio
(v.)=engage in + Adjetivo + behaviour.
Ex: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.
comportarse bien
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + good behaviour.
Ex: She was on her good behaviour for about six months and then started with the manipulations again.
comportarse como borregos
(v.)=behave like + sheep.
Ex: I am almost inclined to agree with the LC administrator that these people don't really know what they want, and that they behave like sheep.
comportarse como se espera
(v.)=be a sport.
Ex: I get the feeling from both of them that my job may be in jeopardy if I'm not a better sport.
comportarse como toda una señora
(v.)=take + the high road ; take + the high ground.
Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist.
comportarse como todo un caballero
(v.)=take + the high road ; take + the high ground.
Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: We have something to gain by taking the high ground but you have to be conscious that appearing respectable and proper can come across as elitist.
comportarse como un canalla con
(v.)=be rotten to.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
comportarse como un hombre de verdad
(v.)=man up.
Ex: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.
comportarse correctamente
(v.)=get on + the right side of.
Ex: There's a growing understanding that it's largely an opportunity for profit and growth for the companies that get on the right side of things and get ahead.
comportarse mal
(v.)=misbehave ; act up.
Ex: Websites are just like children, they only seem to misbehave when you have visitors. Ex: Children growing up in households where aggression, physical abuse and other antisocial acts are the norm often act up in school.
comportarse muy mal con
(v.)=be rotten to.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
comportarse servilmente
(v.)=grovel ; cringe ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
Ex: However, after grovelling to my boss, the money is going to go into next month's wages so really I haven't lost out. Ex: It made him want to spit on himself, the way he cringed before the fat man. Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear. Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
composición
(n.)=composition ; essay ; make ; setting ; writing ; make-up [makeup] ; constitution ; written work.
Ex: In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.
Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.
Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.
Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
Ex: Bear in mind that the goal of these rules is to achieve neatness in your written work.
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* composición académica=academic writing.
* composición científica=academic writing.
* composición de canciones=songwriting [song-writing].
* composición de imágenes=image setting.
* composición demográfica=demographic composition.
* composición musical=musical composition.
* composición musical manida=war horse.
* composición original=creative writing.
* composición por confrontación de ideas=brain-writing.
* composición tipográfica=typesetting [type-setting] ; typeset.
* composición tipográfica automatizada=computerised typesetting.
* composición tipográfica por ordenador=computer typesetting.
* sala de composición=composing room.
* taller de trabajo sobre composición=writing workshop.
* técnicas de composición escrita=writing skills.

composición académica
(n.)=academic writing.
Ex: In academic writing we use formal language, avoiding the use of slang and colloquial language.
composición científica
(n.)=academic writing.
Ex: In academic writing we use formal language, avoiding the use of slang and colloquial language.
composición de canciones
(n.)=songwriting [song-writing].
Ex: This paper profiles about 70 significant American popular songwriting teams from about 1900 to about 1960 together with their more important works.
composición de imágenes
(n.)=image setting.
Ex: This article covers all the options from electronic markup or 'tagging' of the manuscript to desktop publishing and laser printing or image setting.
composición demográfica
(n.)=demographic composition.
Ex: In order to find out the needs of users the librarian must carry out questionnaires and surveys and study demographic composition so as to be able to formulate a library profile.
composición musical
(n.)=musical composition.
Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.
composición musical manida
(n.)=war horse.
Ex: Why is it that so many musical masterpieces are patronized as war horses whereas no serious art critic would ever protest another visit to the Sistine Chapel?.
composición original
(n.)=creative writing.
Ex: This might be achieved by the setting up of a network of housebound readers and writers for the sharing and discussion of their creative writing.
composición por confrontación de ideas
(n.)=brain-writing.
Ex: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
composición tipográfica
(n.)=typesetting [type-setting] ; typeset.
Ex: If computer typesetting is employed or if output is to be formatted with the aid of the output formatting devices available in most information-retrieval and database-management software packages, it will not be necessary to mark up printed text for typesetting. Ex: In both typeset and handwritten documents, it appeared that words with two esses were spelled fs.
composición tipográfica automatizada
(n.)=computerised typesetting.
Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.
composición tipográfica por ordenador
(n.)=computer typesetting.
Ex: Many published catalogues, bibliographies and abstracting and indexing services are printed with the aid of computer typesetting.
compositor
(n.)=composer.
Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.
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* compositor de canciones=songwriter [song writer].
* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores=American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

compositor de canciones
(n.)=songwriter [song writer].
Ex: It is an engagingly rhapsodical book devoted to the poet Rimbaud, to songwriter and rock musician Morrison, and to Fowlie himself.
compost
(n.)=compost.
Ex: Physical characteristics of the compost ingredients, including moisture content and particle size, affect the rate at which composting occurs.
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* compost para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* contenedor para hacer compost=compost bin.
* hacer compost=compost.

compost para macetas
(n.)=potting compost ; potting soil.
Ex: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated. Ex: Most potting soils are made up largely of peat moss, bark, and perlite.
compostura
(n.)=restraint ; cool head.
Ex: Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.
Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
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* guardar la compostura=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; keep + a straight face ; put on/up + a brave face.
* mantener la compostura=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* perder la compostura=lose + Posesivo + balance ; break down + in disarray.

compra
=acquisition ; procurement ; purchase ; purchasing ; shopping ; buy-out ; buying ; shopping order ; buy-in ; propertisation [propertization, -USA].
Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.
Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.
Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
Ex: Research libraries use them to fill in titles that may have been missed in the initial round of purchasing.
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
Ex: The book and serial industry has recently witnessed several takeovers, buy-outs, and mergers.
Ex: The library has a centre for buying, cataloguing and storing microform, audio-visual media and other non-book material.
Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.
Ex: Of course, the open source zealots are still likely to be up in arms about what they perceive to be propertisation of communal intellectual resources.
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* adquisición por compra o intercambio=non-gratuitous acquisition.
* agente inteligente de compras=shopping agent.
* anuncio de compra-venta=classified advertisement.
* anuncio de compra-venta=classified ad.
* asesoramiento antes de la compra=pre-shopping advice.
* bolsa de la compra=shopping bag ; grocery bag ; carrier bag ; carrier bag.
* bolsa para la compra=shopping bag ; carrier bag ; carrier bag.
* buena compra=good buy.
* carrito de la compra=shopping trolley ; shopping cart.
* carro de la compra=shopping cart ; shopping trolley.
* catálogo comercial de compra por correo=mail order catalogue.
* cesta de la compra=food bill ; shopping basket ; food basket.
* cesta de la compra, la=cost of living index.
* compañía de compra por alquiler=hire-purchase company.
* compra a plazos apartando el producto=layaway ; lay-by.
* compra compulsiva=impulse shopping.
* compra de acciones=shareholding.
* compra de libros=book buying [book-buying] ; book supply ; book purchasing.
* compra desaforada=shopping spree.
* compra desde casa=armchair shopping.
* compra de una compañía por otra=corporate takeover.
* compra en línea=online shopping.
* compra impulsiva=impulse buy.
* compra por correo=mail-order.
* compras de última hora=last-minute shopping.
* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores=rogue spending.
* compra-venta de coches=auto dealer.
* comprobante de compra=proof of purchase.
* derecho preferente de compra=preemption [pre-emption].
* descuento por compra al por mayor=bulk deal ; bulk rate ; bulk rate discount.
* día de compras=shopping trip.
* escritura de compra=deed of purchase.
* fiebre de las compras=shopping fever.
* garantía de compra=proof of purchase.
* hábito de compra=shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit.
* hacer compras=do + shopping.
* hacer una compra=make + a purchase.
* ir de compras=go + shopping.
* lista de compra=shopping list.
* mejor compra=best buy.
* oferta de compra de una compañía por otra=takeover bid.
* opción de compra=buying option ; purchasing option.
* opción de compra de acciones=stock option.
* orden de compra=purchase order.
* plan de compra=purchase plan.
* política de compras=purchasing policy.
* precio de compra=purchase price.
* precio especial por compra al por mayor=bulk deal.
* préstamo para compra de coche=car loan.
* presupuesto para la compra de libros=book funds [bookfunds].
* presupuesto para la compra de material=materials budget.
* prueba de compra=proof of purchase.
* sección de compras=acquisitions department ; order department.
* servicio de compra por televisión=teleshopping service.
* servicio de compras=acquisition(s) service.
* tienda de compras por Internet=online store.
* viaje de compras=shopping trip.

compra a plazos apartando el producto
(n.)=layaway ; lay-by.
Ex: Layaway or lay-by is a system where the customer gives the store a deposit on merchandise, which is held until a later date when the customer completes payment in full or through installments. Ex: Layaway or lay-by is a system where the customer gives the store a deposit on merchandise, which is held until a later date when the customer completes payment in full or through installments.
compra compulsiva
(n.)=impulse shopping.
Ex: Impulse shopping has led to impulse circulation and impulse reference requests and the layout of the library reflects this retail concept.
compra de acciones
(n.)=shareholding.
Ex: The article 'Raiding the World Bank' explains how the World Bank operates, shareholding, the initiation of loan proposals, and lending to education projects.
compra de libros
(n.)=book buying [book-buying] ; book supply ; book purchasing.
Ex: Towards the end of the sixteenth century, about 1598, Sir Thomas Bodley was preparing to go on a book-buying expedition for the library. Ex: The easiest and most efficient method for book supply is to use a bookseller who provides all the books. Ex: The effect would be a shift in book purchasing away from UK to US publishers.
compra de una compañía por otra
(n.)=corporate takeover.
Ex: This article describes a system designed to parse and understand short newspaper stories in the subject area of corporate takeovers and takeover bids.
compra desaforada
(n.)=shopping spree.
Ex: What he actually brings home from his shopping spree is dependent on further factors, such as the actual availability of the goods or his resources.
compra desde casa
(n.)=armchair shopping.
Ex: The article 'armchair shopping in Bradford' describes the Centrepoint Scheme based on a viewdata network having 50 terminals linked to a microcomputer, one of which is based in a library, which is both a teleshopping and local information service.
compra en línea
(n.)=online shopping.
Ex: The article 'Where to go shopping - the online way' describes recent developments in online shopping using a modem from home.
compra impulsiva
(n.)=impulse buy.
Ex: In total 47 per cent of all books bought were impulse buys and this comprised 42 per cent of books sold by cash value.
compra por correo
(n.)=mail-order.
Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.
compra-venta de coches
(n.)=auto dealer.
Ex: Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.
comprador
(n.)=buyer ; purchaser ; acquirer ; shopper.
Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Ex: The British Library Lending Division is the major British acquirer of conference proceedings.
Ex: Multimedia data bases can be used as guides for shoppers.
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* asociación de compradores de un tipo de productos=consumers union.
* comprador compulsivo=shopaholic ; outlet junkie.
* comprador de libros=book buyer.
* comprador de vivienda=home buyer.
* comprador empedernido=spendaholic.
* comprador obsesivo=shopaholic ; spendaholic.
* posible comprador=suitor.

comprador compulsivo
(n.)=shopaholic ; outlet junkie.
Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals. Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall.
comprador de libros
(n.)=book buyer.
Ex: In Peter H. Mann, 'Books: Buyers and Borrowers', op. cit., chapter 3, 'The Book Shop and the book buyer'.
comprador de vivienda
(n.)=home buyer.
Ex: In many cases, buying a repo for sale through this department is to the great advantage of the home buyer.
comprador empedernido
(n.)=spendaholic.
Ex: Our trade deficit -- bringing more things in from foreign countries than we sell to the same countries -- has turned us into a nation of spendaholics.
comprador obsesivo
(n.)=shopaholic ; spendaholic.
Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals. Ex: Our trade deficit -- bringing more things in from foreign countries than we sell to the same countries -- has turned us into a nation of spendaholics.
comprar
=buy ; purchase ; take over ; shop ; bribe ; grease + Posesivo + palm ; oil + Posesivo + palm ; call + Nombre + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Discount charges are available by contracting to buy a predetermined number of connect hours per year.
Ex: This mode of publication permits special libraries to purchase relevant parts and facilitates revision at a later date.
Ex: Pergamon-INFOLINE came into being in its present form in 1980 when it was taken over by Pergamon.
Ex: Before shopping for a new computer, you should make a plan detailing what you can afford, what you expect to do with the computer, and how much the computer is worth to you.
Ex: Local officials can easily be bribed by foreign pharmaceutical laboratories.
Ex: The local bishop was under his thumb, our priest greased his palm well.
Ex: The judge has to be bribed and if you can't afford to 'oil his palm' your case will never reach court.
Ex: This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.
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* comprar a ciegas=buy + a pig in a poke.
* comprar Algo=make + a purchase.
* comprar Algo hecho en serie=buy + off-the-shelf.
* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano=buy + off-the-shelf.
* comprar al por mayor=buy + in bulk.
* comprar comparando productos=shop around ; shopping around.
* comprar directamente=buy + direct(ly).
* comprar en cantidad=stock up.
* comprar hasta caer muerto=shop 'til you drop.
* comprar hasta reventar=shop 'til you drop.
* comprar regularmente en una tienda=patronise + shop.
* comprarse=change + hands.
* comprar tiempo=buy + time.
* comprar un producto comercial=buy + off-the-shelf.
* darse el gusto de comprar=splurge on.
* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado=self-help.
* que se compra=priced.

comprar Algo
(v.)=make + a purchase.
Ex: A librarian should be as unwilling to allow an enquirer to leave the library with his question unanswered as a shop-keeper is to have a customer go out of his store without making a purchase.
comprar Algo hecho en serie
(v.)=buy + off-the-shelf.
Ex: There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff.
comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano
(v.)=buy + off-the-shelf.
Ex: There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff.
comprar a ciegas
(v.)=buy + a pig in a poke.
Ex: You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done.
comprar al por mayor
(v.)=buy + in bulk.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
comprar comparando productos
(n.)=shop around ; shopping around.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned. Ex: Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.
comprar directamente
(v.)=buy + direct(ly).
Ex: The depot buys the books for the schools and passes on to them some of the discount it receives by buying direct from the publishers.
comprar en cantidad
(v.)=stock up.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
comprar hasta caer muerto
=shop 'til you drop.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shop 'til your modem drops. Internet shopping network is making strides as it learns how to sell in cyberspace'.
comprar hasta reventar
=shop 'til you drop.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shop 'til your modem drops. Internet shopping network is making strides as it learns how to sell in cyberspace'.
comprar regularmente en una tienda
(v.)=patronise + shop.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
comprar tiempo
(v.)=buy + time.
Ex: Smaller libraries may co-operate in a network and have shared access to a commercially-owned computer or may buy time on a computer belonging to another organization.
comprar un producto comercial
(v.)=buy + off-the-shelf.
Ex: There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff.
comprarse
(v.)=change + hands.
Ex: This handbook is a collector's guide to popular children's beanbag animal toys, rare examples of which change hands for thousand of dollars = Este manual es una guía para el coleccionista de animales de juguete rellenos de bolitas para niños, algunos de los cuales (los más raros) se llegan a vender por miles de dólares.
compras de última hora
(n.)=last-minute shopping.
Ex: Today many major cities and towns around the world are going to be thronged with shoppers doing last-minute shopping before Christmas Day.
compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores
(n.)=maverick spending.
Ex: To successfully maintain control over your financial condition, saddling maverick spending must become a mission of every employee.
compraventa
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* contrato de compraventa=conveyance.
* escritura de compraventa=deed of sale ; deed of purchase.

comprender bien
(v.)=be clear in + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: You must be clear in your mind about the existence of citation order before you go on to examine its implications.
comprender mal
(v.)=misunderstand.
Ex: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period.
comprender mejor
(v.)=gain + insight into ; increase + understanding ; place + Nombre + in/into + perspective ; put into + perspective ; gain + a better understanding ; gain + a greater understanding ; gain + a better sense of ; get + a better sense of.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information. Ex: Ways are explored in which public library children's librarians can help sighted children increase their understanding of persons with visual impairment. Ex: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget. Ex: In other words, my job is to attempt to put what you have heard into perspective in terms of today and the future. Ex: The aim of the project was to gain a better understanding of the nature of collaboration in the information searching process. Ex: The aim of the interviews was to gain greater understanding of what these children are looking for in a story book. Ex: To gain a better sense of the metaphorical nature of the scientific research paper, 89 journal articles were reviewed. Ex: He has agreed to come to our meeting to answer our questions and to get a better sense of the hopes and possible concerns that this revolutionary project has raised.
comprender un punto de vista
(v.)=take + point.
Ex: I would only suggest that the gentleman's anterior point is extremely well taken although I don't choose to belabor it.
comprender^1
(v.)=comprehend ; gain + an understanding ; grasp ; have + some grasp ; understand ; achieve + understanding ; fathom ; sympathise [sympathize, -USA] ; see ; get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around ; have + a handle on ; get + a handle on.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
Ex: It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.
Ex: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
Ex: I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.
Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.
Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.
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* a medio comprender=half-understood.
* ayudar a comprender mejor=offer + insights ; improve + understanding ; give + an insight into ; glean + insights ; provide + insight into ; lend + understanding to.
* comprender bien=be clear in + Posesivo + mind.
* comprender mal=misunderstand.
* comprender mejor=gain + insight into ; increase + understanding ; place + Nombre + in/into + perspective ; put into + perspective ; gain + a better understanding ; gain + a greater understanding ; gain + a better sense of ; get + a better sense of.
* comprenderse bien=be well understood.
* comprender un punto de vista=take + point.
* difícil de comprender=difficult to understand.
* empezar a comprender=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* fácil de comprender=easy to grasp.
* hacer comprender=bring + home.
* no comprender=be beyond + Pronombre.
* no puedo comprender=I can't get over.

comprender^2
(v.)=comprise (of) ; include ; overarch.
Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.
Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
Ex: This will provide a multi-disciplinary forum, where differences in
methodologies, languages and techniques are overarched and hopefully overcome.

comprenderse bien
(v.)=be well understood.
Ex: The value of the research periodical has never been well understood.
comprendido
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* bien comprendido=well-understood.
* comprendido a medias=half-understood.

comprendido a medias
(adj.)=half-understood.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
comprensibilidad
(v.)=understandability.
Ex: The criteria were availability, searchability, understandability, credibility, and applicability.

comprensible
(adj.)=comprehensible ; understandable ; fathomable.
Ex: An academic library should have an easy comprehensible plan needing minimum supplementary directions.
Ex: The categories of Space and Time are easily understandable.
Ex: Among other things, this would impede assessing the health needs of our population, and would serve no fathomable purpose.

comprensiblemente
=understandably.
Ex: Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself.

comprensivo
(adj.)=comprehensive ; forgiving ; understanding ; empathic ; caring ; sympathetic ; empathetic.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.
Ex: There has been no change in all the years since, except that librarians have become more understanding and less patronising.
Ex: A good reference librarian is tactful, intelligent, imaginative, ingenious, helpful, empathic, curious, persistent, energetic, sensitive, polite, and assured.
Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.
Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
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* poco comprensivo=unsympathetic.
* ser lo suficientemente comprensivo=go + far enough.

comprensión
(n.)=awareness ; comprehensibility ; comprehension ; grasp ; insight ; understanding.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: Such terms contribute to brevity and ought to used to maximum effect, but they must be used with care if comprehensibility is to be maintained.
Ex: Sometimes, in the interest of comprehension or helpfulness, modifications to the standard pattern are desirable.
Ex: It may be necessary to read some documents more than once before a satisfactory grasp of their content is achieved.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
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* capacidad de comprensión=listening skills ; understanding capacity.
* comprensión lectora=reading comprehension.
* con comprensión=sympathetically.
* ejercicio de comprensión=comprehension exercise.
* falta de comprensión=incomprehension ; lack of understanding.

comprensión lectora
(n.)=reading comprehension.
Ex: The author examines the influence of CD-ROM storybooks on the reading comprehension and attitudes toward reading of 37 pairs of third graders.
compresa
(n.)=sanitary towel ; sanitary napkin ; sanitary pad ; menstrual pad ; menstruation pad ; maxi pad.
Ex: In some urban slums girls are known to dig through garbage dumps looking for used sanitary towels which they wash and reuse.
Ex: Sanitary napkins may cause an infection if they are of poor quality, expired or are not changed frequently.
Ex: It is actually the only sanitary pad that has antibacterial qualities and has the highest hygiene standards.
Ex: Washable menstrual pads do not need to be disposed of after use and therefore offer a more economical alternative for women.
Ex: Yes, your eyes did not deceive you, the dress above is made entirely of hundreds of menstruation pads.
Ex: He has even tried wearing maxi pads under his arms in an effort to control his sweating in vain.

compresión
(n.)=compression ; compaction.
Ex: The compression keys are built for all main and added entry combinations appropriate to a record.
Ex: References to works on telemetric compaction are excluded.
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* compresión de información=data compression.
* compresión sin pérdida=lossless compression.

compresión de información
(n.)=data compression.
Ex: Data compression is a technique for the reduction of the intrinsic redundancy in data representation to reduce data storage requirements and data transfer costs.
compresión sin pérdida
(n.)=lossless compression.
Ex: Some preservation librarians are understandably a bit cautious when it comes to any kind of compression, even lossless compression.
compresor
(n.)=compressor.
Ex: This article studies the information needs 80 specialists in the field of technology of piston driven compressors in petrochemical and gas industries.
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* compresor de aire=air compressor.
* compresor neumático=air hammer ; jack hammer.

compresor de aire
(n.)=air compressor.
Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support.
compresor neumático
(n.)=air hammer ; jack hammer.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment. Ex: Then, jack hammers will be used to remove the concrete and precast concrete beams will be installed.
comprimible
(adj.)=compressible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: This article outlines the inherent characteristics of information - human, expandable, compressible, substitutable, transportable, diffusive and shareable and discusses what effect these qualities have on the library profession.

comprimido
(adj.)=compressed.
Ex: Video transmission for onsite use could be rapidly accomplished by sending the compressed video over wide-band channels.
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* aire comprimido=compressed air.
* archivo comprimido=zip file.
* arma de aire comprimido=air gun.
* escopeta de aire comprimido=air rifle.
* espray de aire comprimido=compressed air can.
* fichero comprimido=zip file.
* lata de aire comprimido=compressed air can.
* pistola de aire comprimido=air gun.
* rifle de aire comprimido=air rifle.

comprimir
(v.)=compress ; cramp.
Ex: A library of a million volumes could be compressed into one end of a desk.
Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.
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* comprimir un archivo=zip + file.
* comprimir un fichero=zip + file.
* sin comprimir=uncompressed.
* volver a comprimir=recompress.

comprimir un archivo
(v.)=zip + file.
Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.
comprimir un fichero
(v.)=zip + file.
Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit.
comprobable
(adj.)=verifiable ; provable.
Ex: The evaluation process rests upon the premise that the results obtained should be verifiable.
Ex: The assumptions are generally not provable; however, a number of social researchers have produced significant studies that need to be examine.

comprobación
(n.)=check ; checking ; testing ; validation ; verification ; checkup [check-up] ; cross-checking [cross checking] ; reality check ; cross check ; checkout [check-out].
Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.
Ex: The purpose of this checking is to ensure that an entry always has the same form so that the catalog is consistent and clean.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.
Ex: Often referred to as utilities, basic software packages are available for performing basic operations such as data entry and validation, sorting and merging files and editing data.
Ex: The full verification of this logic and settling of differences now needs to be made by other means.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How fit is your health collection?: the importance of regular check-ups: health information in the public library' = El artículo se titula "¿Está en buena forma su colección sobre salud?: la importancia de los chequeos regulares: información sanitaria en la biblioteca pública".
Ex: Cross-checking every detail are a necessary drudgery that will be greatly simplified when the process is computerised.
Ex: This article describes the valuable role played by focus groups in providing a reality check on the usefulness of a new product or service.
Ex: Having the volume and part number, for example, as well as the date of issue of the periodical enables cross checks to be made.
Ex: To do a proper checkout, you need to remove the driveshaft and pull the bearing cups off.
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* autocomprobación=self-checking.
* comprobación al azar=spot check.
* comprobación de antecedentes delictivos=police check.
* comprobación de la integridad de un documento=collating.
* comprobación de las necesidades económicas=means-testing ; means test.
* comprobación del documento=collating.
* comprobación de los ingresos=means-testing ; means test.
* comprobación en la práctica real=field test.
* comprobación rápida=spot check.
* dígito de comprobación=check digit.
* hacer una comprobación=conduct + check ; execute + check.
* lista de comprobación=checklist [check-list].
* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos=data entry and validation package.
* poner una marca de comprobación=check-mark.
* test de comprobación=validation test.

comprobación al azar
(n.)=spot check.
Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
comprobación de antecedentes delictivos
(n.)=police check.
Ex: The author highlights some of the complexities enmeshed within the history of policy surrounding the police checks carried out by some institutions prior to employment.
comprobación de la integridad de un documento
(n.)=collating.
Ex: Collating is the operation of inspection of a copy of a document to ensure that it is in good condition and that all components are complete and in their correct sequence.
comprobación de las necesidades económicas
(n.)=means-testing ; means test.
Ex: For example, when analyzing means-testing data, it became apparent that several clients had substantial income that was unaccounted for. Ex: To get a grant you must also qualify through a means test.
comprobación de los ingresos
(n.)=means-testing ; means test.
Ex: For example, when analyzing means-testing data, it became apparent that several clients had substantial income that was unaccounted for. Ex: To get a grant you must also qualify through a means test.
comprobación del documento
(n.)=collating.
Ex: Collating is the operation of inspection of a copy of a document to ensure that it is in good condition and that all components are complete and in their correct sequence.
comprobación en la práctica real
(n.)=field test.
Ex: This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.
comprobación rápida
(n.)=spot check.
Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
comprobado
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* historial comprobado=proven track record.
* no comprobado=untested.
* trayectoria comprobada=proven track record.

comprobador
(n.)=verifier.
Ex: The sender of a secret message or the verifier of a group signature does not necessarily know the authorization strategy within that group in advance.
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* comprobador de corriente=current tester.

comprobador de corriente
(n.)=current tester.
Ex: When satisfied that the power has been cut, remove the light fixture and once again test for power, this time using a current tester.
comprobante
(n.)=proof.
Ex: The catalogue has been automated since 1984, and further proof of the library's value and ability to move with the times are shown by its 8,400 plus individual members.
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* comprobante de compra=proof of purchase.
* comprobante de identidad=proof of identity.

comprobante de compra
(n.)=proof of purchase.
Ex: If you no longer have a valid proof of purchase, warranty coverage will be determined by the manufacturing date code.
comprobante de identidad
(n.)=proof of identity.
Ex: All applicants for a driver license must present proof of identity satisfactory to the department.
comprobar
(v.)=check ; cross check ; make + sure ; verify ; vet ; double-check [doublecheck] ; collate ; test ; check out ; check for.
Ex: This would be the last stage in the compilation of the scheme in order to check that the scheme seems likely to be effective.
Ex: All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid.
Ex: Cataloguers use the NUC and other LC catalogues to verify authors and titles and as sources of authoritative catalogue records.
Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
Ex: Duplicates should be double-checked before being handled as duplicates.
Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.
Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors.
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* comprobar con=check against.
* comprobar de antemano=pretest [pre-test] ; pilot-test.
* comprobar en la práctica real=field-test.
* comprobar las necesidades económicas=means test.
* comprobar la validez=pilot-test.
* comprobar la validez de=test + the validity of.
* comprobar los ingresos=means test.
* comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no=vet + video.
* comprobar si un dispositivo o dirección web está activa=ping.
* comprobar una hipótesis=test + hypothesis.
* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente=be thoroughly tested.
* sin comprobar=untested.
* volver a comprobar=check back.

comprobar con
(v.)=check against.
Ex: Card catalogues are not portable, but drawers and individual cards can be removed by staff for checking against stock.
comprobar de antemano
(v.)=pretest [pre-test] ; pilot-test.
Ex: Prior to the experiment, a multiple choice test instrument was designed and pretested. Ex: The survey questionnaires and methodology were pilot-tested late in 81.
comprobar en la práctica real
(v.)=field-test.
Ex: The 35 measures to assess digital reference services were field-tested by a number of libraries participating in the project.
comprobar la validez
(v.)=pilot-test.
Ex: The survey questionnaires and methodology were pilot-tested late in 81.
comprobar la validez de
(v.)=test + the validity of.
Ex: Whether he knows it or not, the writer will be testing the validity of certain ways of seeing life.
comprobar las necesidades económicas
(v.)=means test.
Ex: Gordon Brown always claims that he has to means test benefits because that is the only way to help the poorest people.
comprobar los ingresos
(v.)=means test.
Ex: Gordon Brown always claims that he has to means test benefits because that is the only way to help the poorest people.
comprobar si el contenido de un vídeo es adecuado o no
(v.)=vet + video.
Ex: A committee vets each video and so far 173 programmes have been examined.
comprobar si un dispositivo o dirección web está activa
(v.)=ping.
Ex: This program reads the raw data files and compiles a report for each node pinged for the day specified.
comprobar una hipótesis
(v.)=test + hypothesis.
Ex: The general hypothesis to be tested is that there are significant differences in readability among these three groups.
comprometedor
(adj.)=binding ; incriminating ; inculpatory.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.
Ex: Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.
Ex: This article deals with the criminal law's treatment of exculpatory and inculpatory mistakes.

comprometer
(v.)=bind ; commit ; encumber ; compromise ; bargain away.
Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.
Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
Ex: If the copy price is entered, the system will encumber the appropriate binding fund.
Ex: This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials.
Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.
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* comprometer dinero=commit + money ; lien + funds.
* comprometerse=become + engaged ; vest ; pledge ; implicate + Reflexivo.
* comprometerse a=commit + Reflexivo + to ; undertake to.
* comprometerse con=marry (to).

comprometer dinero
(v.)=commit + money ; lien + funds.
Ex: Sometimes, for example, by not immediately liening funds for an expensive reference work that is just announced, one may benefit from reviews or an opportunity to examine the work before committing the money. Ex: Sometimes, for example, by not immediately liening funds for an expensive reference work that is just announced, one may benefit from reviews or an opportunity to examine the work before committing the money.
comprometerse
(v.)=become + engaged ; vest ; pledge ; implicate + Reflexivo.
Ex: Their professional relationship soon blossomed into a personal one, and a year later they became engaged. Ex: Managers should be fully vested in the change. Ex: Although Canada has pledged to phase out the use of halon gas by the year 2000, alternative gases are being developed. Ex: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves.
comprometerse a
(v.)=commit + Reflexivo + to ; undertake to.
Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs. Ex: In order to be eligible for this bursary, the candidate must undertake to provide a written report summarizing his or her participation in the conference = Para poder solicitar este tipo de ayuda, el candidato debe comprometerse a presentar un informe escrito resumiendo su participación en el congreso.
comprometerse con
(v.)=marry (to).
Ex: Library management, married to an understanding of educational principles and a vision of the development of a library service in schools, enriches the development of school students.
comprometido
(adj.)=jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA] ; committed.
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
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* cantidad comprometida=encumbrance ; accrual.
* estar comprometido a=hold + hostage to.
* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo=be committed to + Gerundio.
* no verse comprometido por=be uncompromised by.
* total comprometido=encumbrance ; accrual.

compromiso
(n.)=commitment ; engagement ; stake in the ground.
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.
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* alcanzar un compromiso=reach + agreement.
* compromiso con=commitment to.
* compromiso entre novios=engagement.
* compromiso matrimonial, el=marriage bond, the.
* compromiso oficial=public engagement.
* compromiso personal=personal engagement ; personal investment.
* compromiso por escrito=written commitment ; promissory.
* compromiso social=social engagement.
* compromiso verbal=verbal commitment.
* con compromisos=strings attached.
* cumplir (con) un compromiso=live up to + commitment.
* hacer honor a un compromiso=live up to + commitment ; honour + commitment.
* libre y sin compromiso=footloose and fancy-free.
* llegar a un compromiso=reach + agreement ; meet + Nombre + halfway.
* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de=leave + Nombre + with the choice of.
* poner a Alguien en un compromiso=put + Alguien + on the spot.
* ponerse en un compromiso=place + Reflexivo + in an awkward situations ; put + Reflexivo + into + position.
* sin compromiso=without obligation ; fancy-free ; unattached.
* sin compromisos=with no strings attached.
* soltero y sin compromiso=single and unattached.

compromiso con
=commitment to.
Ex: It has to be recognised that an education for librarianship is based upon a commitment to information and knowledge.
compromiso entre novios
(n.)=engagement.
Ex: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'.
compromiso matrimonial, el
(n.)=marriage bond, the.
Ex: In no way does he insinuate those desires are unnatural or sinful but The sin is in fulfilling those desires outside the marriage bond.
compromiso oficial
(n.)=public engagement.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
compromiso personal
(n.)=personal engagement ; personal investment.
Ex: Published scientific papers were exclusively results of personal engagement and hard work in the free time. Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
compromiso por escrito
(n.)=written commitment ; promissory.
Ex: Without a written commitment, a board's intentions about communicating with the public are not clear and are often misunderstood. Ex: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.
compromiso social
(n.)=social engagement.
Ex: This study measures the connection between social engagement and levels of depression among the community-dwelling elderly.
compromiso verbal
(n.)=verbal commitment.
Ex: Verbal commitment significantly increased participation in an experiment to encourage people to use recycling bins.
compuerta
(n.)=sluice gate ; sluice ; floodgate.
Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.
Ex: An important part of meeting this challenge was to build better sluices.
Ex: I always think of you as a great river dammed up by a floodgate, so that the water only escapes here and there through holes and by channels.

compuesto
(adj.)=composite ; compound ; agglomerate ; composite ; compound ; aggregated.
Ex: The scheme is basically enumerative with simple and composite or compound subjects listed within each class.
Ex: Thus all simple and all compound or complex subjects are listed.
Ex: The latter plays an important role in that it is used as an anteriorizing symbol to give the notation for agglomerates.
Ex: The advanced materials studied were those composites based on ceramic, boron, and carbon fibres = Los materiales avanzados estudiados eran los compuestos de fibras de cerámica, boro y carbón.
Ex: Even more severe problems arise when we consider isomers: compounds containing the same atoms in each molecule, but differently arranged.
Ex: These numbers have no meaning or correlation to anything outside of the aggregated data file in which they appear.
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* apellido compuesto=compound surname.
* catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form catalogue.
* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead.
* compuesto de cobre=copper compound.
* compuesto de telurio=telluride.
* compuesto de trozos=piecewise.
* compuesto de variables=piecewise.
* compuesto de varias palabras=multi-word.
* compuesto de varios países=multi-country [multicountry].
* compuesto inorgánico=inorganic compound.
* compuesto metálico=metal compound.
* compuesto orgánico=organic compound.
* compuesto químico=chemical compound.
* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras=multiple-word descriptor.
* documento compuesto=composite document.
* encabezamiento compuesto=composite heading ; compound heading.
* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras=multi-word heading.
* índice de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form index.
* institución compuesta de miembros=membership organisation.
* interés compuesto=compound interest.
* mantenerse compuesto=put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* materia compuesta=composite subject ; compound subject.
* nombre compuesto=double-barrelled name.
* nombre compuesto por varias palabras=multiple-word name.
* obra compuesta=composite work.
* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples=multiple-concept term.
* termino inicial de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead term ; main heading.

compuesto de cobre
(n.)=copper compound.
Ex: The discoloration and the loss of mechanical properties of paper is a result of the oxidising action of soluble copper compounds.
compuesto de telurio
(n.)=telluride.
Ex: The final operator in this group is (g), denoting coordinate concepts: (1) sulphides (g) selenides $v & (g) tellurides (p) thermodynamic properties (6) technical data.
compuesto de trozos
(adj.)=piecewise.
Ex: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.
compuesto de variables
(adj.)=piecewise.
Ex: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.
compuesto de varias palabras
(adj.)=multi-word.
Ex: This system includes algorithms for extracting multi-word phrase frequencies and performing phrase proximity analyses on any type of large textual database = Este sistema incluye algoritmos para extraer frecuencias de frases compuestas de varias palabras y realizar análisis de proximidad de las frases en cualquier tipo de base de datos textual grande.
compuesto de varios países
(adj.)=multi-country [multicountry].
Ex: In 1993, South Africa also became a member of the multi-country library consortium eIFL Direct.
compuesto inorgánico
(n.)=inorganic compound.
Ex: The system allows the storage and retrieval of both bibliographic data and inorganic compounds and their reactions.
compuesto metálico
=metal compound.
Ex: This article discusses how the longetivity of paper is affected by paper acidity and trace metal compounds in the paper.
compuesto orgánico
=organic compound.
Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
compuesto químico
=chemical compound.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of a chemical compound, its identity and use.
compulsivo
(adj.)=compulsive.
Ex: Some are almost compulsive writers who can produce a 60,000 word novel each month.
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* colector compulsivo=magpie ; hoarder ; packrat.
* comportamiento compulsivo=compulsive behaviour.
* comprador compulsivo=shopaholic.
* fumador compulsivo=chain smoker.
* jugador compulsivo=compulsive gambler.
* mentiroso compulsivo=pathological liar ; compulsive liar.
* pensamiento compulsivo=compulsive thought.

compulsión
(n.)=compulsion.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.

compunción
(n.)=repentance.
Ex: The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.

compungido
(adj.)=contrite ; remorseful ; repentant ; doleful.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.
Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.

compungir
(v.)=grieve.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve.

compunicaciones
(n.)=compunications.
Ex: In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries.
compunicación
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* compunicaciones=compunications.

computable
(adj.)=computable.
Ex: This article presents a set of link types that are useful, specifiable, and computable.

computacional
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* ingeniería computacional=computer engineering.

computación
(n.)=computing ; computing field.
Ex: Developments in computing and telecommunication have brought about fundamental changes in worldwide business practices.
Ex: The author summarises the subject coverage of the computing field, sources abstracted/indexed, content of the records and indexing practice.
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* campo de la computación=computing field.
* centro de computación=computing centre.
* ciencias de la computación=computer science ; computational science.
* ciencias de la computación y tecnología informática=computer science and technology.
* computación caótica=chaotic computing.
* computación en la nube=cloud computing.

computación caótica
(n.)=chaotic computing.
Ex: Chaotic computing allows you to use different types of elements that are more biological, because our brains have evolved to solve problems that are very hard for standard computers to do.
computación en la nube
(n.)=cloud computing.
Ex: There are some who see cloud computing as a fad.
computar
(v.)=compute.
Ex: There will always be plenty of things to compute in the detailed affairs of millions of people doing complicated things.

compás^1
(n.)=bar ; meter ; time ; rhythm ; beat.
Ex: A caption title is the title of a work given at the beginning of the first page of the text or, in the case of a musical score, immediately above the opening bars of the music.
Ex: This article considers the relationships of hierarchy, time and meter in music.
Ex: This article considers the relationships of hierarchy, time and meter in music.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.
Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.
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* al compás de=in unison with.
* llevar el compás=beat + time.
* marcar el compás=beat + time.

compás^2
(n.)=compass.
Ex: The sandglass and compass were developed later, and finally methods of determining latitude and longitude were evolved.

compás^3
(n.)=dividers.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include four items found in every library and private study -- micrometer calipers, view finders, dividers and rulers.

comuna
(n.)=commune.
Ex: Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'.

comunal
(adj.)=communal.
Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
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* tierra comunal=communal land.

comunicabilidad
(n.)=expansiveness ; communicability.
Ex: The informal relaxed atmosphere is also conducive to a greater expansiveness on the part of even the most reticent of speakers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Different contexts in electronic communication: some remarks on the communicability of scientific knowledge'.

comunicable
(adj.)=communicable.
Ex: Wisdom is not communicable.

comunicación científica
(n.)=scholarly communication ; scientific communication.
Ex: The technology exists to establish a new system of scholarly communication to replace a heavily burdened and increasingly nonaffordable print-on-paper process which can no longer manage the explosion of knowledge. Ex: In this transition from a macroscopic to a microscopic field of scientific communication, the author finds evidence for the invalidity of Bradford's Law.
comunicación de masas
(n.)=mass communication.
Ex: He said they should persuade the masses, particularly those who did little or no reading, to become library users, thus helping them overcome the ill effects of mass communication.
comunicación dentro de una organización
(n.)=organisational communication.
Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
comunicación electrónica
(n.)=electronic communication.
Ex: Many households are still without telephone, let alone equipped with the wide-band cable needed for fast, high-volume electronic communication.
comunicación entre especialistas
(n.)=scholarly communication ; scholarly discourse.
Ex: The technology exists to establish a new system of scholarly communication to replace a heavily burdened and increasingly nonaffordable print-on-paper process which can no longer manage the explosion of knowledge. Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of online conferencing compared to traditional methods of scholarly discourse.
comunicación entre ordenadores
(n.)=computer-communication.
Ex: Another useful facility will enable users of Prestel to gain access to a wide range of computer-held data-bases and information services via a 'gateway' -- a standardized computer-communication link controlling the flow of data between the 'host' computers and the videotex network.
comunicación mediante el ordenador
=computer mediated communication (CMC).
Ex: This is a study of computer mediated communication (CMC) which attempts to provide empirical evidence of the emergence of social norms in computer conferencing.
comunicación no verbal
(n.)=non-verbal communication.
Ex: Non-verbal communication is the exchange of information between individuals by means other than language.
comunicación oficial
(n.)=official communication.
Ex: Any such problems will not absolve students of their responsibility to comply with the content of official communications sent to their email addresses.
comunicación oral
(n.)=oral communication.
Ex: Oral communication skills have, in fact, been found to be the second most important job skill.
comunicación por fax
(n.)=telefacsimile communication.
Ex: Some mechanisms to resolve this problem include electronic mail, express mail, telefacsimile communication and local area networks.
comunicación privilegiada
(n.)=privileged communication.
Ex: Confidentiality is a sticky issue in the university setting because 'privileged communication,' a formal legal confidentiality applying to priests, lawyers, and physicians, does not extend to teachers and coaches.
comunicación verbal
(n.)=speech communication.
Ex: The simple communication model of sender -> message -> receiver was originally formulated in terms of speech communication.
comunicación visual
(n.)=visual communication.
Ex: Hard thinking about visual communication will be needed.
comunicación vocal
(n.)=vocal communication.
Ex: A whinny is a horse's primary means of long range vocal communication.
comunicación vía satélite
(n.)=satellite communication.
Ex: This article describes developments in satellite communications and what they can offer libraries suggesting that librarians, as intermediaries in the information industry, cannot ignore these developments.
comunicación^1
=communication ; dialogue [dialog, -USA].
Ex: Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.
Ex: The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.
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* agencia de comunicaciones=communications agency.
* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación=media literacy.
* anuncios en los medios de comunicación=media releases.
* área de comunicación=communications area.
* arquitectura de comunicaciones=communication architecture.
* autopista de comunicación=communication(s) highway.
* canal de comunicación=line of communication ; communication channel ; communication pathway.
* centro de comunicaciones=communications hub.
* ciencia de la comunicación=communication science.
* comunicación científica=scholarly communication ; scientific communication.
* comunicación de masas=mass communication.
* comunicación dentro de una organización=organisational communication.
* comunicación electrónica=electronic communication.
* comunicación entre especialista=scholarly communication.
* comunicación entre especialistas=scholarly communication ; scholarly discourse.
* comunicación entre ordenadores=computer-communication.
* comunicación mediante el ordenador=computer mediated communication (CMC).
* comunicación no verbal=non-verbal communication.
* comunicación oficial=official communication.
* comunicación oral=oral communication.
* comunicación por fax=telefacsimile communication.
* comunicación privilegiada=privileged communication.
* comunicación verbal=speech communication.
* comunicación vía satélite=satellite communication.
* comunicación visual=visual communication.
* comunicación vocal=vocal communication.
* controladora de comunicaciones=communications controller.
* documentalista de los medios de comunicación=news librarian.
* eje de comunicaciones=communications hub.
* empresa de medios de comunicación=media company.
* enlace de comunicaciones=communications link.
* enlace de comunicaciones vía satélite=satellite link.
* entrevista en los medios de comunicación=media interview.
* error de comunicación=miscommunication.
* escasa comunicación=poor communication.
* falta de comunicación=poor communication.
* industria de las comunicaciones=communications industry.
* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas=mass communications industry.
* infraestructura de comunicaciones=communications infrastructure.
* instrumentos de comunicación=communication media.
* interfaz de comunicación en paralelo=parallel interface.
* interfaz de comunicación en serie=serial interface.
* interfaz de comunicaciones=gateway ; proxy.
* línea de comunicación=line of communication.
* línea de comunicaciones=communications line.
* medio de comunicación=medium [media, -pl.].
* medios de comunicación=news media.
* medios de comunicación de las redes sociales=social media.
* medios de comunicación de masas=mass media ; mass communications media ; communications media.
* medios de comunicación social=mass media.
* método de comunicación=communication pathway.
* modo de comunicación=communication pathway.
* módulo de comunicaciones=communication module.
* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el=mediascape, the.
* paquete de comunicaciones=communications package.
* programa de comunicaciones=communications software ; communication software.
* protocolo de comunicaciones=communication(s) protocol.
* red de comunicaciones=communication(s) network.
* red de comunicaciones europea=EURONET.
* responsable de la comunicación=communication scientist.
* satélite de comunicaciones=communication satellite.
* sistema de comunicación=communication system.
* Sistema de Comunicaciones y de Archivo Fotográfico (PACS)=Picture Archiving and Communication System (PACS).
* sistema de comunicación óptica=optical communication system.
* Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes (PSS)=Packet-Switching System (PSS).
* software de comunicaciones=communications software.
* super canal de comunicaciones=superhighway.
* tecnología de las comunicaciones=communication(s) technology.
* tecnologías de la información y las comunicaciones (TICs)=information and communication technologies (ICTs).
* teoría de la comunicación=communication theory.
* vía de comunicación=communication pathway ; highway.

comunicación^2
(n.)=paper ; contributed paper.
Nota: Generalmente en un congreso.
Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
Ex: The first 2 days of the conference were devoted to contributed papers which were presented in 4 broad topical sessions: cognitive aspects, mediating, the user and documents.
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* convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones=call for papers.
* presentar una comunicación=deliver + paper ; give + paper ; present + paper.
* resumen de comunicación=meeting abstract.
* solicitar comunicaciones=solicit + papers.

comunicado
(n.)=communiqué ; memo [memorandum].
Nota: Abreviatura.
Ex: The official communiqué issued at the end of the meeting follows: 'The meeting deplores and is deeply shocked by the extensive damage to, and looting of, the cultural heritage of Iraq caused by the recent conflict' = El comunicado oficial emitido al final de la asamble dice: "La asamblea condena y se siente horrorizada por el enorme daño y el saqueo del patrimonio cultural de Irak ocasionado por el reciente conflicto".
Ex: In most cases there was little substitution of e-mail for letters, memos, telephone calls, meetings or travel.
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* comunicado de prensa=press release ; news release ; media releases.
* comunicado interno=internal memo.
* comunicado semanal=weekly address.
* estar mal comunicado con=have + poor connections with.

comunicado de prensa
(n.)=press release ; news release ; media releases.
Ex: Libraries were not mentioned in any of the government's pamphlets, booklets or press releases. Ex: News releases are a way of external communication in libraries. Ex: This is a compilation of media releases and letters.
comunicado interno
(n.)=internal memo.
Ex: Whilst they grumbled about it in internal memos they decided to lie low and let the matter cool down.
comunicado semanal
(n.)=weekly address.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
comunicador
(n.)=communicator.
Nota: Persona que se comunica bien con los demás y que por ello se encarga de difundir información.
Ex: More and more communicators are turning to graphics as a universal language = Cada vez más comunicadores están recurriendo al uso de los gráficos como lenguaje universal.

comunicar
(v.)=communicate ; make + announcement.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had in mind that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.
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* comunicar por radio=radio.
* comunicarse con=interface to/with.
* facilidad de comunicar=communicability.

comunicar por radio
(v.)=radio.
Ex: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt.
comunicarse con
(v.)=interface to/with.
Ex: The system accesses existing host files, and can be interfaced easily to other packages.
comunicativo
(adj.)=communicational ; communicating ; communicative ; forthcoming.
Ex: In short, the organizing human must not only bring order to his/her physical environment, but to his/her communicational environment as well.
Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
Ex: It is a fundamentally communicative process and yet communication between designers and users is often difficult.
Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
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* acto comunicativo=communication act.
* poco comunicativo=uncommunicative ; reserved.

comunidad
(n.)=community.
Ex: Language of documents and data bases will need to be tailored to each community.
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* asociación de la comunidad=community group.
* biblioteca de la comunidad=community library.
* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad=community services librarian.
* Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas (CEC)=Commission of the European Communities (CEC).
* comunidad académica=academic community ; learning community.
* comunidad académica de investigadores=academic research community.
* comunidad agrícola=farming community.
* comunidad a la que se sirve=service area.
* comunidad autónoma=autonomous region.
* comunidad bancaria, la=banking community, the.
* comunidad bibliotecaria, la=library community, the ; librarianship community, the.
* Comunidad Británica de Naciones, la=Commonwealth, the.
* comunidad científica=knowledge community.
* comunidad científica, la=scientific community, the ; scholarly community, the ; research community, the ; scientific research community, the.
* comunidad conectada electrónicamente=online community.
* comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la=library and information community, the.
* comunidad de educadores, la=education community, the.
* comunidad de lectores=reader community.
* comunidad de naciones=comity of nations ; commonwealth.
* comunidad de pescadores=fishing community.
* comunidad de prácticas comunes=community of practice ; community of practice ; community of practice.
* comunidad de proveedores=vendor community.
* comunidad de proveedores, la=vending community, the.
* comunidad de usuarios=constituency ; user community.
* comunidad de vecinos=housing association.
* comunidad dispersa=scattered community.
* Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE)=European Economic Community (EEC).
* comunidad editorial, la=publishing community, the.
* comunidad electrónica=online community.
* comunidad empresarial, la=business community, the.
* Comunidad Europea (CE)=EC (European Community).
* Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica (Euratom/EAEC)=European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC).
* Comunidad Europea del Carbón y el Acero (CECA)=European Coal and Steel Community (ECSC).
* comunidad internacional, la=international community, the.
* comunidad laboral=working community.
* comunidad lingüística=language community ; linguistic community.
* comunidad local=local community.
* comunidad marginada=deprived community.
* comunidad marginal=disadvantaged community.
* comunidad mundial, la=world community, the.
* comunidad pluralista=pluralistic community.
* comunidad religiosa=religious community.
* comunidad rural=rural community.
* comunidad urbana=urban community.
* de la propia comunidad=community-owned.
* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
* derecho de la comunidad=community right.
* dirigido a la comunidad=community-based.
* implicación de la comunidad=community involvement.
* la comunidad en general=the community at large.
* líder de la comunidad=community leader.
* miembro de la Comunidad=community member ; Community member.
* no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea=non-EC.
* países de la Comunidad Europea=European Communities.
* países miembro de la Comunidad=Community partner.
* país miembro de la Comunidad=Community member state.
* patrocinado por la comunidad=community-sponsored.
* representante de la comunidad=community activist.
* residente en la comunidad=community-dwelling.
* servicio a la comundiad=community service.
* toda la comunidad=the community at large.
* vida de la comunidad=community life.

comunidad a la que se sirve
(n.)=service area.
Ex: It is noteworthy that 82 percent of the participating libraries would answer questions sent from outside their service area.
comunidad académica
(n.)=academic community ; learning community.
Ex: These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community. Ex: Such a virtual learning community will be typical or prevalent in the next century.
comunidad académica de investigadores
(n.)=academic research community.
Ex: By having such a restricted view of on-line searching and its potential benefits to researchers, librarians fail to take full advantage of their role in the academic research community = Teniendo una visión tan limitadad de las búsquedas en línea y de su potencial beneficio para los investigadores, los bibliotecarios no sacan al máximo partido a la función que desempeñan dentro de la comunidad académica de investigadores.
comunidad agrícola
(n.)=farming community.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
comunidad autónoma
(n.)=autonomous region.
Ex: The autonomous regions are responsible for the public libraries, and in the majority of cases have enacted legislation at the local level for the operation of their systems.
comunidad bancaria, la
(n.)=banking community, the.
Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.
comunidad bibliotecaria, la
=library community, the ; librarianship community, the.
Ex: With respect to the private sector, the education and library community should establish long-term partnerships with telephone, cable, and computer companies. Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
comunidad científica
(n.)=knowledge community.
Ex: The article 'Patterns of knowledge communities in the social sciences' evaluates both the sociological and the epistemological reasons for the pattern of scientific organization, generally with reference to the social sciences.
comunidad científica, la
(n.)=scientific community, the ; scholarly community, the ; research community, the ; scientific research community, the.
Ex: The most important result will be the improvement of access to library related information sources for the scientific community. Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business. Ex: Pressure for more open access to resources and better library services is building in the research community and academics are writing to Gorbachev urging open access to all kinds of information = La comunidad científica está demandando cada vez más enérgicamente mayor libre acceso a los recursos y mejores servicios bibliotecarios y los académicos le están pidiendo a Gorbachov por escrito el libre acceso a todo tipo de información. Ex: The concern about alcohol marketing and underage drinking has been heightened by recent findings in the scientific research community.
comunidad conectada electrónicamente
(n.)=online community.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la
(n.)=library and information community, the.
Ex: The library and information community will need to share resources on an increased scale to combat pressure from increasing demand and decreasing resources.
comunidad de educadores, la
=education community, the.
Ex: With respect to the private sector, the education and library community should establish long-term partnerships with telephone, cable, and computer companies.
comunidad de lectores
(n.)=reader community.
Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
comunidad de naciones
(n.)=comity of nations ; commonwealth.
Ex: The dismantling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany will make the new Germany a much stronger economic force in the comity of nations. Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.
comunidad de pescadores
(n.)=fishing community.
Ex: Until very recently, fishing communities have sustained themselves through their reliance upon the sea, in the context of cultures that have resisted outside forces of change.
comunidad de proveedores
(n.)=vendor community.
Ex: The overall trend for the future is one of a customer-centred vendor community working as part of a team with librarians.
comunidad de proveedores, la
=vending community, the.
Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
comunidad de prácticas comunes
(n.)=community of practice ; community of practice ; community of practice.
Ex: Learning itself is an aspect of participation in communities of practice in which the human relationships between teachers and students are seen as fundamental. Ex: Learning itself is an aspect of participation in communities of practice in which the human relationships between teachers and students are seen as fundamental. Ex: Learning itself is an aspect of participation in communities of practice in which the human relationships between teachers and students are seen as fundamental.
comunidad de usuarios
(n.)=constituency ; user community.
Ex: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle. Ex: Now that the true user community has been identified, an aggressive marketing programme is needed.
comunidad de vecinos
(n.)=housing association.
Ex: They usually develop good working relations with other outside bodies concerned with housing, such as women's refuges, housing associations, tenants' groups etc.
comunidad dispersa
(n.)=scattered community.
Ex: By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.
comunidad editorial, la
=publishing community, the.
Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
comunidad electrónica
(n.)=online community.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
comunidad empresarial, la
(n.)=business community, the.
Ex: The business community entered the field at a time when the world economy was shaken by the oil price rises of the seventies.
comunidad internacional, la
(n.)=international community, the.
Ex: Many countries in the international community use these standards as general guidelines for drinking water systems.
comunidad laboral
(n.)=working community.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
comunidad lingüística
(n.)=language community ; linguistic community.
Ex: The paper argues that autochthonous language communities should be formally recognised as distinct ethnic groups. Ex: An ability to communicate is crucial to harmony between linguistic communities.
comunidad local
(n.)=local community.
Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.
comunidad marginada
(n.)=deprived community.
Ex: There is a tendency also for solicitors' offices to be located in the more affluent areas, rather than less lucrative, deprived communities.
comunidad marginal
(n.)=disadvantaged community.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Survival information: the role of the public library in the social and cultural development of disadvantaged communities'.
comunidad mundial, la
(n.)=world community, the.
Ex: Lack of appropriate vaccine catches world community unprepared as unusual strain of meningitis threatens African countries.
comunidad pluralista
(n.)=pluralistic community.
Ex: These types of newspapers are more critical because they are more likely to be located in pluralistic communities, which contain more social conflict and criticism of dominant groups and value systems.
comunidad religiosa
(n.)=religious community.
Ex: For example, we find in Religion P a systematic schedule 'for specification under any religion, sect, church or religious community' in which C is used to indicate Founder (Buddha PJC, Mohammed PKC and Christ PNB).
comunidad rural
(n.)=rural community.
Ex: Factors requiring special attention in the planning process in African countries include information needs of illiterates, information needs of women and children and the needs of rural communities.
comunidad urbana
(n.)=urban community.
Ex: However, the views of Bock and Schneider have been criticised for failing to recognise the different needs of rural and urban communities.
comunismo
(n.)=communism.
Ex: The narrative is a parable of anticommunism in the McCarthy era where the town council tries to remove a book on communism from the library.

comunista
(adj.)=communist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Libraries and their public relations policies were reorganised to reflect the communist ideology.
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* amenaza comunista, la=red scare, the ; red menace, the.
* anticomunista=anti-communist.
* bloque comunista, el=Communist bloc, the.
* régimen comunista=communist regime.

comunitarianismo
(n.)=communitarianism.
Ex: The six sets are labelled: dogma, naturalism, cultural relativity, constructivism, postmodernism, and communitarianism.

comunitario
(adj.)=community ; Community-wide ; communal.
Ex: Unfortunately, goods of community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
Ex: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.
Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
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* antena comunitaria de televisión=Communal Aerial TV (CATV).
* centro comunitario=community centre.
* de espíritu comunitario=public-spirited.
* directriz comunitaria=Community directive.
* medicina comunitaria=community medicine.
* piscina comunitaria=communal pool ; communal swimming pool.
* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP)=Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
* servicio comunitario=community service.
* terreno comunitario=community land.

comunión
(n.)=communion.
Ex: The search for national identity and a strong sense of communion with nature fueled a growing interest in the genre.
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* primera comunión=first communion.

comérselo todo
(v.)=eat + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
común
(adj.)=commonplace ; common ; popular ; run-of-the-mill ; shared ; standard ; ubiquitous ; collective ; crosscutting [cross cutting] ; pooled ; concerted ; everyday ; pervading ; ordinary ; communal ; prosaic.
Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.
Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
Ex: The plan comprises over twenty projects addressing the partnership's three priority themes -- access, empowerment and governance -- and four crosscutting issues -- youth, the media, gender and local (community-based) knowledge.
Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.
Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
Ex: Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.
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* aura común=turkey vulture.
* auxiliar común=common auxiliary.
* bien común, el=common good, the ; common wealth, the.
* calderón común=pilot whale.
* Cámara de los Comunes, la=House of Commons, the.
* compartir intereses comunes=share + common interests.
* comunidad de prácticas comunes=community of practice.
* común, lo=standard practice, the.
* común y corriente=unremarkable.
* crear un fondo común de conocimientos=pool + knowledge.
* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales=pool + expertise.
* creencia común=common belief.
* demasiado poco común=all too rare.
* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO)=Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
* denominador común=common thread.
* en común=joint ; jointly.
* en común con=in common with.
* encontrar cosas comunes=find + common ground.
* enfermedad poco común=rare disease.
* espacio público común=commons.
* experiencia profesional común=pool of expertise.
* faceta común=common facet.
* fondo común=kitty.
* fondo común de conocimientos=pool of knowledge ; pool of expertise.
* fondo común de inversión=mutual fund.
* fosa común=mass grave.
* fuera de lo común=eccentric ; odd ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary ; a cut above the rest ; a cut above.
* gente común=ruck.
* gente común, la=ordinary people ; common people, the.
* gente común y corriente, la=common people, the.
* hablar con sentido común=talk + sense.
* hacer un frente común=stand up as + one.
* harina común=all-purpose flour ; plain flour.
* interés común=shared interest.
* intereses comunes=community of interest.
* lechuza común=barn owl.
* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET=EURONET Common Command Language.
* lo poco común=rarity ; rareness.
* lugar común de alimentación=feeding ground.
* lugar común de encuentro=meeting ground.
* más común=mainstream.
* Mercado Común, el=Common Market, the.
* musaraña común=common shrew.
* nombre común=common name.
* normas comunes=standard practices.
* palabra común=common word.
* persona común=ordinary person.
* poco común=rare ; unfamiliar ; unusual ; uncommon ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
* práctica común=common practice.
* práctica común, la=normal pattern, the.
* proyecto en común=joint effort.
* puntos comunes=common ground.
* que era común anteriormente=once-common.
* que fue común antes=once-common.
* qué poco común=how odd.
* resfriado común, el=common cold, the.
* rorcual común=fin whale.
* salón común=common room.
* sentido común=common sense ; good judgement ; judgement [judgment] ; good sense.
* ser algo común=be a fact of life ; dominate + the scene ; become + a common feature ; be a part of life ; be (a) common practice.
* ser algo poco común=be the exception rather than the rule.
* ser común=be the case (with).
* ser demasiado común=be all too common.
* ser una práctica común=be (a) common practice.
* subdivisión común=common subdivision.
* subencabezamiento común=free-floating subdivision.
* tener Algo en común=have + Nombre + in common ; share + Nombre + in common.
* tener características en común=share + similarities.
* tener cosas en común=share + common ground.
* tener en común=hold in + common ; tread + common ground.
* tener intereses comunes=have + common interests.
* título común=common title.
* trabajar en común=interwork ; pull together.
* trabajo en común=interworking.
* un fondo común de=a common pool of.

común y corriente
(adj.)=unremarkable.
Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
común, lo
=standard practice, the.
Ex: In the nineteenth century it was the standard practice for British booksellers to allow discounts of from 5 to 20 per cent off the advertised figures.
comúnmente
=commonly.
Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
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* comúnmente conocido=commonly known.
* encontrado comúnmente=commonly-found.
* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas=beyond the pale.
* usado comúnmente=commonly-found.

comúnmente conocido
=commonly known.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century and commonly known as 'hollander' did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
con
=by use of ; with ; with ; possessed of ; what with ; not without ; featuring.
Ex: By use of the code 'p' on the saved document summary screen you can request than one of the saved document lists be printed.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: WITH retrieves records in which two (or more) terms appear in the same field.
Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.
Ex: It has shown that the technology can work, but not without problems.
Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.
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* acoger con entusiasmo=greet + warmly.
* andar con cuidado=tread + lightly.
* asintiendo con entusiasmo=in eager assent.
* con abundantes dorados=heavily gilt.
* con admiración=admiringly.
* con afabilidad=good-naturedly.
* con afán=earnestly.
* con afecto=fondly ; affectionately.
* con agallas=spunky.
* con agilidad=nimbly.
* con agradecimiento=gratefully.
* con agudeza=perceptively ; subtly.
* con ahínco=diligently ; industriously.
* con aire acondicionado=air conditioned.
* con alas=winged.
* con alborozo=mirthfully.
* con alegría=joyously ; gleefully.
* con algoritmos=algorithmically.
* con alimentación manual=hand-fed.
* con altanería=superciliously ; haughtily.
* con altibajos=chequered [checkered, -USA].
* con amabilidad=graciously.
* con amargura=bitterly ; sorely.
* con amor no correspondido=lovelorn.
* con anotaciones=scripted.
* con ansia=thirstily ; avidly.
* con ansias de=thirsty for.
* con ansias de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* con ansias de leer=reading-desirous.
* con ansias de poder=power-hungry.
* con ansiedad=eagerly ; with bated breath.
* con antelación=beforehand ; ahead of time.
* con antelación a=in anticipation of ; in advance (of) ; prior to.
* con anterioridad a=pre ; prior to ; before the days of.
* con anterioridad a la contratación=pre-employment [preemployment].
* con añoranza=longingly ; wistfully ; homesick.
* con apatía=listlessly.
* con aplicación=industriously ; studiously.
* con aprensión=apprehensively.
* con aprobación=approvingly.
* con ardor=ardently.
* con armonía=harmoniously.
* con arrogancia=superciliously ; haughtily.
* con arrojo=fearlessly.
* con asco=disgustedly.
* con asiduidad=assiduously.
* con aspecto de adulto=adult-looking.
* con astucia=by cunning ; astutely ; slyly ; shrewdly ; cannily.
* con atención=attentively.
* con atrevimiento=fearlessly.
* con audacia=boldly.
* con autoridad=authoritative ; authoritatively.
* con avances=stepped-up.
* con avaricia=rapaciously ; greedily ; avariciously.
* con avidez=thirstily ; avidly ; eagerly.
* con baño=en suite ; en-suite bathroom ; en-suite bath ; en-suite facilities.
* con barba=bearded.
* con base de arena=sand-based.
* con base empírica=empirically-based.
* con base en=based in.
* con bastante antelación=well in advance ; far in advance.
* con bastante frecuencia=quite frequently ; fairly often.
* con basura por el suelo=littered.
* con bisagras=hinged.
* con botones=buttoned ; buttoned-up.
* con botones por detrás=back-buttoning.
* con brotes=budded.
* con buena disposición=with good nature.
* con buena fama=respected.
* con buena reputación=respected ; reputable.
* con buenas conexiones=well-connected.
* con buenas intenciones=well meant ; in good faith ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well-meaning.
* con buen gusto=tastefully.
* con buen humor=good-humouredly.
* con buenos contactos=well-connected.
* con buenos modales=politely.
* con bultos=lumpiness.
* con burbujas=carbonated ; bubbly .
* con cable=corded.
* con cada momento que + pasar=with every passing moment.
* con cafeina=caffeinated.
* con cajero=cashiered.
* con calefacción=heated.
* con calefacción central=centrally heated.
* con calma=calmly ; leisurely ; tranquilly.
* con capucha=hooded.
* con cara de cansado=bleary-eyed.
* con cara de pocos amigos=grim-faced ; with an attitude.
* con cara de sueño=bleary-eyed.
* con cargo a=to be debited to ; to be charged to.
* con cargo de conciencia=remorseful.
* con cariño=fondly ; affectionately.
* con carne=meaty .
* con cautela=cautiously ; warily ; with a grain of salt.
* con certeza=for sure ; with assurance ; for certain.
* con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor=coachbuilt [coach-built].
* con cierta comodidad=with some ease.
* con cierta facilidad=with some ease.
* con cierta formación=educated.
* con cierta frecuencia=not uncommonly.
* con cierto detalle=at some length.
* con cierto gasto=at some expense.
* con cinismo=cynically.
* con cintura de avispa=wasp-waisted.
* con claustros=cloistered.
* con clavos=hobnailed.
* con cobro=fee-based.
* con codicia=rapaciously ; greedily ; covetously.
* con cola=caudate.
* con cola espesa=bushy-tailed.
* con cola tupida=bushy-tailed.
* con cólicos=colicky newborn.
* con columnas corintias=Corinthian-columned.
* con comodidad=with ease ; easily.
* con comprensión=sympathetically.
* con compromisos=strings attached.
* con condiciones especiales=strings attached.
* con confianza=confidently ; with confidence ; trustingly ; trustfully.
* con confianza en uno mismo=self-confident.
* con conocimiento=authoritatively.
* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información=information literate [information-literate].
* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca=library literate [library-literate].
* con conocimiento de=appreciative of ; conversant with.
* con conocimiento de causa=knowingly.
* con conocimiento de informática=computer literate [computer-literate].
* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet=Internet-savvy.
* con conocimientos en=versed in.
* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* con consecuencias fatales=fatally.
* con consentimiento=willing.
* con contenido enriquecido=content-enriched.
* con control atmosférico=atmospherically-controlled.
* con copyright=copyright-protected.
* con corazón de piedra=stony-hearted.
* con corrientes de aire=draughty [drafty, -USA].
* con cortesía=courteously.
* con costras=caked.
* con creces=amply ; far + Verbo.
* con créditos=credit-carrying.
* con cresta=crested.
* con criterio=discerning.
* con cualidades humanas=anthropomorphic.
* con cuanta creatividad=how creatively.
* con cuentagotas=in dribs and drabs.
* con cuernos=horned.
* con cuidado=gently ; carefully.
* con cúpula=domed.
* con curvas=curvy .
* con datos no pertinentes=dirty .
* con decisión=decisively.
* con dedos pegajosos=sticky-fingered.
* con deferencia=dutifully.
* con deleite=with gusto.
* con delicadeza=delicately ; gently.
* con demasiada facilidad=all too easily.
* con demasiada frecuencia=all too often ; all too frequently ; too often.
* con demasiadas expectativas=over expectant.
* con demasiados miramientos=mealy-mouthed.
* con demasiado trabajo=overworked.
* con demasidad facilidad=all too easy.
* con derecho a voto=eligible to vote.
* con derecho de autor=copyright-protected.
* con derechos de autor=copyrightable ; royalty-paid.
* con desaliento=despondently ; dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
* con desánimo=dejectedly ; despondently.
* con desaprobación=disapproving ; disapprovingly.
* con descaro=impudently.
* con desconfianza=suspiciously.
* con descuento=at a discount ; discounted ; cut-price ; cut-rate ; concessionary.
* con desdicha=miserably.
* con desenfado=lightheartedly ; jauntily.
* con desenvoltura=jauntily ; effortlessly.
* con desesperación=dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
* con desfachatez=impudently.
* con desgana=listlessly ; reluctantly ; unwillingly.
* con destino a=to.
* con destino en el extranjero=serve + overseas.
* con destreza=nimbly ; adeptly ; with ease.
* con detalle=at a detailed level ; in detail.
* con determinación=with purpose ; single-mindedly ; purposefully ; steadfastly.
* con dientes=toothed.
* con dientes de conejo=bucktoothed.
* con dientes de sierra=serrated.
* con dientes salidos=bucktoothed.
* con diferencia=by far.
* con diferentes variaciones=in variation.
* con dificultad=laboriously ; with difficulty.
* con dificultades=in difficulties.
* con dignidad=honourably [honorably, -USA].
* con diligencia=sedulously ; industriously ; studiously.
* con dinamismo=proactively [pro-actively] ; vivaciously.
* con diplomacia=diplomatically.
* con discapacidades físicas=physically challenged.
* con disimulo=on the quiet ; on the sly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
* con doble acristalamiento=double-glazed.
* con doble titulación=dually qualified.
* con dos caras=double-faced.
* con dos facetas=double-faced.
* con dudas=uncertainly.
* con dudosa reputación=disreputable.
* con dulzor=sweetly.
* con dulzura=sweetly.
* con dureza=harshly.
* con efecto desde + Fecha=with effect from + Fecha.
* con eficacia=ably.
* con eficiencia=ably.
* con efusión=effusively.
* con ejemplos=by example(s).
* con él=therewith.
* con el agua al cuello=in hot water.
* con el agua hasta el cuello=in deep water.
* con el alma en vilo=on tenterhooks.
* con el ánimo de=in the spirit of.
* con el ánimo por los suelos=dejected ; depressed ; downcast.
* con elasticidad=elastically.
* con el canto del gallo=at cockcrow.
* con el ceño fruncido=with a frown.
* con el conocimiento de que=on the understanding that.
* con el contacto=on contact.
* con el corazón destrozado=broken-hearted.
* con el corazón en la boca=on tenterhooks.
* con el corazón en un puño=on tenterhooks.
* con el corazón partido=broken-hearted.
* con el corazón roto=broken-hearted.
* con el correr del tiempo=over the years ; in the process of time ; with the passage of time.
* con el culo al aire=out in the cold.
* con el decursar del tiempo=with the passage of time ; in the process of time.
* con elegancia=elegantly ; gracefully ; prettily.
* con el emblema=under the banner.
* con el fin de=in order to ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to ; in order that ; in the attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of.
* con ello=in doing so ; in the process ; thereto.
* con ellos=with them.
* con el más sumo cuidado=with utmost care.
* con el mayor cuidado=with utmost care.
* con el mayor secreto=a veil of secrecy.
* con el mismo=therewith.
* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que ...=as + Adverbio + as ....
* con el mismo planteamiento que=on the same lines as.
* con el nacimiento de=at the dawn of.
* con el nombre y dirección del remitente=self-addressed.
* con el número=numbered.
* con el objetivo de=with the purpose of ; with a brief to ; with the aim of ; with a focus on.
* con (el) objeto de=in order to ; in the attempt to ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to ; in order that ; in the interest(s) of.
* con (el) objeto de hacer=toward(s).
* con (el) objeto de (+ Infinitivo)=with a view to (+ Gerundio).
* con (el) objeto de + Verbo=for the purpose of + Nombre.
* con el paso de=with the passing of.
* con el paso de los años=with the passing of (the) years.
* con el paso del tiempo=over the years ; over time ; with the passage of time ; in due course ; over a period of time ; in the course of time ; over the course of time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by) ; as time passes (by) ; as time went by.
* con el pie deformado=clubfooted.
* con el pretexto de=under the guise of ; under the flag of ; in the guise of.
* con el primer intento=at the first shot.
* con el propósito de=with the purpose of ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to.
* con el propósito de superarse uno mismo=self-improvement-oriented.
* con el rabillo del ojo=out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
* con el rabo entre las piernas=with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.
* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente=by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
* con el suelo de tierra=dirt-floored.
* con el tiempo=in time ; over the years ; with time ; with the passage of time ; eventually ; in due course ; over a period of time ; in due time ; over time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by) ; as time passes (by) ; as time goes by ; as time went by ; by and by.
* con el título=entitled.
* con el transcurrir del tiempo=with the passage of time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by).
* con el transcurso de=with the passing of.
* con el transcurso de los años=over the years ; with the passing of (the) years.
* con el transcurso de los siglos=over the course of the centuries.
* con el transcurso del tiempo=over time ; with time ; with age ; in the course of time ; over the course of time ; as time passes (by) ; as time went by.
* con el uso=in use ; with use.
* con encimera de mármol=marble-top.
* con energía=powerfully ; strenuously.
* con enfado=angrily ; crossly.
* con enfermedades mentales=mentally challenged.
* con enojo=crossly.
* con entusiasmo=eagerly ; enthusiastically ; rhapsodically ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].
* con entusiasmo en los ojos=bright-eyed.
* con errores=flawed.
* con errores gramaticales=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect.
* con escamas=flaky.
* con escote=V-neck(ed).
* con ese fin=to that end.
* con esmero=sedulously ; studiously.
* con eso=thereto ; by this.
* con esperanza=in hopeful expectation.
* con espinas=prickly ; spiny ; thorny .
* con espíritu deportivo=sportingly.
* con este fin=to this end ; to that effect.
* con estilo=stylish.
* con esto=by so doing ; in so doing ; in this ; herewith ; by doing so ; by this ; in doing so.
* con estructura de acero=steel-framed.
* con estructura de madera=timber-framed.
* con estudios=schooled ; educated.
* con exactitud=precisely.
* con excepción de=with the exception of ; except for.
* con éxito=successful ; successfully ; winningly.
* con expectación=expectantly.
* con experiencia=experienced.
* con experiencia ampliamente demostrada=proven.
* con experiencia profesional=professionally-qualified.
* con exuberancia=lushly.
* con facilidad=without difficulty ; fluently ; with ease ; easily.
* con falta de aire=out of breath.
* con fascinación=rhapsodically.
* con fecha=dated ; dated.
* con fecha + Fecha=dated + Fecha.
* con ferocidad=ferociously.
* con figuras en movimiento=animated.
* con filtros=filtered.
* con financiación independiente=self-funded.
* con financiación propia=self-funded.
* con fines + Adjetivo=for + Nombre + purposes.
* con fines electorales=pork-barrel.
* con fines lucrativos=profit-making ; profit-orientated ; profit-oriented ; profit-generating.
* con firma=signed.
* con firmeza=assertively ; resolutely ; firmly ; unshakably ; staunchly.
* con flexibilidad=flexibly.
* con fluidez=fluent ; fluently ; proficiently.
* con forma de bulbo=bulbous.
* con forma de castillo=castellated.
* con forma de estrella=star-shaped [star shaped].
* con forma de pelo=hair-like.
* con forma de pera=pear-shaped.
* con forma de pirámide=trihedral ; pyramidal-shaped.
* con forma de tetraedro=trihedral.
* con forma de U=U-shaped.
* con forma piramidal=pyramidal-shaped.
* con franqueza=frankly ; quite frankly.
* con frecuencia=frequently ; often ; oftentimes [often times] ; ofttimes [oft-times].
* con frondosidad=lushly.
* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales=upward-mobile.
* con fuerza=forcefully ; vigorously ; powerfully.
* con funda=jacketed.
* con funda de goma=rubber-coated.
* con fundamentación teórica=principled.
* con fundamentos=informed.
* con fundamentos sólidos=well-considered ; well-supported.
* con furia=with a vengeance ; furiously.
* con futuro=up-and-coming.
* con gafas=bespectacled.
* con ganas=with gusto.
* con ganas de=thirsty for.
* con ganas de comer algo=peckish.
* con ganas de pelear=on the warpath.
* con ganas de vomitar=queasy .
* con garantías de calidad=quality assured.
* con garbo=jauntily.
* con gas=carbonated.
* con generosidad=generously ; unstintingly.
* con glotonería=gluttonously.
* con goteras=leaking ; leaky .
* con gracia=wittily ; funnily ; prettily.
* con gran capacidad=capacious.
* con gran colorido=brightly coloured.
* con gran densidad de población=densely populated.
* con gran dificultad=with great difficulty.
* con grandilocuencia=grandly.
* con gran entusiasmo=ecstatically.
* con gran esplendor=grandly.
* con gran iluminación=brightly illuminated.
* con gran motivación=highly-motivated.
* con gran sentimiento=earnestly.
* con gratitud=gratefully.
* con gravedad=grimly.
* con guión=hyphenated.
* con gula=gluttonously.
* con gusto=happily ; satisfyingly ; stylish ; willingly ; gladly ; fain.
* con habilidad=adeptly.
* con hambre de poder=power-hungry.
* con hastial=gabled.
* con heridas superficiales=superficially wounded.
* con honestidad=honestly ; honourably [honorably, -USA].
* con hosquedad=sullenly.
* con humildad=humbly.
* con humor=humorously.
* con ilusión=eagerly.
* con imágenes en movimiento=animated.
* con imaginación=imaginatively.
* con impaciencia=with bated breath.
* con impasibilidad=impassively.
* con impunidad=with impunity.
* con incredulidad=incredulously.
* con indecisión=indecisively.
* con independencia de=in spite of ; despite ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
* con indiferencia=indifferently ; casually.
* con indignación=disgustedly ; indignantly.
* con indulgencia=leniently.
* con infelicidad=miserably.
* con información=information-bearing.
* con iniciativa=proactively [pro-actively] ; proactive [pro-active] ; enterprising.
* con inocencia=innocently.
* con insistencia=insistently.
* con insolencia=impudently.
* con integridad=honourably [honorably, -USA].
* con intencionalidad=calculated.
* con intenciones desconocidas=with unknown intent.
* con intenciones ocultas=agenda-laden.
* con intensidad=brightly.
* con intereses ocultos=agenda-laden.
* con intereses propios=self-interested.
* con interrupciones=discontinuous ; episodic.
* con intervención directa= con (el) objeto de
=in order to ; in the attempt to ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to ; in order that ; in the interest(s) of.
Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective. Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme. Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity. Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back. Ex: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto. Ex: Many libraries were visited with the purpose of understanding the structure and management of library services to children in that country = Se visitaron muchas bibliotecas con objeto de de conocer la organización y gestión de los servicios bibliotecarios para niños en este país. Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures. Ex: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets. Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service. Ex: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly. Ex: In order that the plans be better understood, it is essential that the aims of the library be outlined first. Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
con (el) objeto de (+ Infinitivo)
=with a view to (+ Gerundio).
Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.
con (el) objeto de + Verbo
=for the purpose of + Nombre.
Ex: Taking the second situation for the purpose of illustration, there are four options for choice of title.
con (el) objeto de hacer
=toward(s).
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
con (la) suficiente antelación
=in good time ; early enough ; well in advance.
Ex: The ambition of the librarian must be to identify the needs in good time, to have the service available at an appropriate point and to encourage the user to approach the library. Ex: It is important that the libraries experiment early enough with the new technologies in order to be prepared to meet the expectations of future users. Ex: We try to persuade all speakers to let us have the text of their papers well in advance.
con (muchas) piedras
(adj.)=stony .
Ex: Nice hotel but no air con in restaurant and very stony beach.
con + Número + año(s) de antelación
=Número + year(s) ahead.
Ex: The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead.
con + Posesivo + aprobación
=with + Posesivo + approval.
Ex: The word 'crown' refers to the legal fact that the Queen is the head of state in Canada and all government activities are legally done with her approval.
con + Posesivo + ayuda
=under + Posesivo + guidance.
Ex: It was under his guidance that the scheme survived the flight to LC which was such a notable feature of the 1960s.
con + Posesivo + consentimiento
=with + Posesivo + consent.
Ex: It is, of course, against the law to engage in sexual activity with a person under 16, even with her consent.
con + Posesivo + propias manos
=with + Posesivo + bare hands.
Ex: A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
con abundantes dorados
=heavily gilt.
Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.
con admiración
=admiringly.
Ex: Even a scraggly beard does not hurt the looks of Rob, I can still look at him admiringly.
con afabilidad
=good-naturedly.
Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.
con afecto
=fondly ; affectionately.
Ex: The books remembered most vividly and most fondly are the ones that go beyond the bounds of ordinary existence. Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
con afán
=earnestly.
Ex: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.
con agallas
(adj.)=spunky.
Ex: The author discusses a number of 'spunky' girls in adolescent and children's literature.
con agilidad
=nimbly.
Ex: The author identifies fundamental attitudes necessary for information professionals to navigate 'nimbly' in a fast changing environment.
con agradecimiento
=gratefully.
Ex: LISU gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship of Swets Blackwell for this event.
con agudeza
=perceptively ; subtly.
Ex: Above all evaluation must be carried out regularly and perceptively. Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
con ahínco
=diligently ; industriously.
Ex: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives. Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
con aire acondicionado
=air conditioned.
Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.
con alas
(adj.)=winged.
Ex: There is an interesting and very relevant project under way to demonstrate the full potential of TeletexProject Hermes (the winged messenger of the gods).
con alborozo
=mirthfully.
Ex: 'Can you imagine everyone retiring at once like this,' said the voice of another trustee mirthfully = "Puedes imaginarte que todos se jubilen a la vez de ese modo", dijo la voz de otro miembro del consejo de administración con alborozo.
con alegría
=joyously ; gleefully.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine. Ex: Nietzsche famously violates the rules of logic, gleefully engaging in the 'informal' fallacies, for example, in his appeals to emotions.
con algoritmos
=algorithmically.
Ex: This approach is characterised by the renunciation of attempts to generate the wording of index entries algorithmically.
con alimentación manual
=hand-fed.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
con altanería
=superciliously ; haughtily.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.
con altibajos
=chequered [checkered, -USA].
Ex: An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.
con amabilidad
=graciously.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
con amargura
=bitterly ; sorely.
Ex: 'He's building himself a small empire,' one protested bitterly. Ex: We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with.
con amor no correspondido
(adj.)=lovelorn.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
con anotaciones
(adj.)=scripted.
Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.
con ansia
=thirstily ; avidly.
Ex: He took a bottle of water from a vintage refrigerator, uncapped it, and drank thirstily, emptying the entire bottle. Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.
con ansias de
=thirsty for.
Ex: Despite the faults in the movie, both actors did a great job and their performances left one thirsty for more.
con ansias de conquistar el mundo
(adj.)=world-conquering.
Ex: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and the rest continue to fight the good fight against world-conquering super-powered villains, offering their readers excitement, escape, and hopefully a bit more = Superman, Batman, Spideman y otros continúan luchando por una buena causa contra villanos superpoderosos con ansias de conquistar el mundo, ofreciendo a sus lectores emoción, evasión de la realidad y, es de esperar, un poco más.
con ansias de leer
(adj.)=reading-desirous.
Ex: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
con ansias de poder
(adj.)=power-hungry.
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
con ansiedad
(v.)=eagerly ; with bated breath.
Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby. Ex: Many in the crowd were lulled into a false sense of calm and nostalgia while others waited with bated breath for the real surprises to begin.
con antelación
=beforehand ; ahead of time.
Ex: When possible expected interruptions should either be planned for or prevented beforehand. Ex: George Cunha stressed the importance of having a written disaster plan ahead of time and that replacement was generally cheaper than recovery.
con antelación a
=in anticipation of ; in advance (of) ; prior to.
Ex: It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s. Ex: CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication. Ex: Prior to his current position, he was Director of Ohio State University Libraries for Public Services.
con anterioridad a
=pre ; prior to ; before the days of.
Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased. Ex: Prior to his current position, he was Director of Ohio State University Libraries for Public Services. Ex: Before the days of the new bibliography few writers felt the need to distinguish in this manner.
con anterioridad a la contratación
(adj.)=pre-employment [preemployment].
Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years,.
con apatía
=listlessly.
Ex: This film appears to consist of people listlessly hanging around doing nothing very much.
con aplicación
=industriously ; studiously.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress. Ex: It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance.
con aprensión
=apprehensively.
Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.
con aprobación
=approvingly.
Ex: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
con ardor
=ardently.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.
con armonía
=harmoniously.
Ex: In contrast, the system presented in this article solves space problems quietly and harmoniously.
con arrogancia
=superciliously ; haughtily.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.
con arrojo
=fearlessly.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
con asco
=disgustedly.
Ex: 'Well, I don't know what's going on,' Pope continued disgustedly.
con asiduidad
=assiduously.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
con aspecto de adulto
(adj.)=adult-looking.
Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, 'staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".
con astucia
=by cunning ; astutely ; slyly ; shrewdly ; cannily.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: One must choose the time to suggest a book to children astutely. Ex: The author suggests slyly that, while word processors may have increased writing speed, they cannot ensure improved writing quality. Ex: Libraries will have to select shrewdly a complement of formats that address the varying uses library patrons have for information. Ex: The author cannily exploits significant binary oppositions -- masculine/feminine, public/private.
con atención
=attentively.
Ex: The author encourages the reference librarian to listen attentively to children's questions, to be familiar with local school curricula and with currently popular television programmes, films and electronic games.
con atrevimiento
=fearlessly.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
con audacia
=boldly.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
con autoridad
=authoritative ; authoritatively.
Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone. Ex: When teachers respond authoritatively, it is because they feel they have lost control over the situation.
con avances
(adj.)=stepped-up.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
con avaricia
=rapaciously ; greedily ; avariciously.
Ex: Rapaciously hunted by humans over centuries, whales have not recovered in the decades after whaling was outlawed. Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths. Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
con avidez
=thirstily ; avidly ; eagerly.
Ex: He took a bottle of water from a vintage refrigerator, uncapped it, and drank thirstily, emptying the entire bottle. Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money. Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
con añoranza
(adj.)=longingly ; wistfully ; homesick.
Ex: New structures do not simply appear, they emerge by keeping our eyes fixed upon the future rather than looking longingly over our shoulders at the past. Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed. Ex: You were probably the most homesick person in your dorm, with the possible exception of the hawaiians.
con barba
(adj.)=bearded.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
con base de arena
(adj.)=sand-based.
Ex: The university has a full-sized, sand-based, all-weather pitch that is flood lit for evening use.
con base empírica
=empirically-based.
Ex: This article attempts to develop an empirically-based statistical formula to help in library budget allocation = Este artículo intenta desarrollar una fórmula estadística con base empírica para ayudar en la asignación del presupuesto de la biblioteca.
con base en
=based in.
Ex: Other European host include DIMDI (Deutsches Institut fur Medizinisches Dokumentation und Information), the German Service, and Telesystèmes-Questel based in France.
con bastante antelación
=well in advance ; far in advance.
Ex: We try to persuade all speakers to let us have the text of their papers well in advance. Ex: As an ashamed American, I think the responsibility rests on our government, which made sure certain military and state institutions were guarded in Iraq, while completely ignoring all pleas, submitted far in advance, from historians in the US to guard eternal treasures.
con bastante frecuencia
=quite frequently ; fairly often.
Ex: Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level. Ex: Fairly often this sort of libraries have been equipped with a computer.
con basura por el suelo
(adj.)=littered.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
con baño
(n.)=en suite ; en-suite bathroom ; en-suite bath ; en-suite facilities.
Ex: From en suite university rooms to 5-star hotels, there is a wide choice of accommodation to suit every budget. Ex: Apart from its single rooms, Villa Isis has one double room and three twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Ex: Our guest room sleeps up to 4 people and has a full en-suite bath. Ex: All rooms have en-suite facilities, satellite television with DVD player, central heating, tea and coffee facilities and double-glazed windows.
con bisagras
(adj.)=hinged.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.
con botones
(adj.)=buttoned ; buttoned-up.
Ex: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?. Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
con botones por detrás
(adj.)=back-buttoning.
Ex: This close up of the boys playing on the seasaw shows the back-buttoning pinafores the boys had to wear.
con brotes
(adj.)=budded.
Ex: The painting depicts an owl perched on a sparsely budded branch with an enigmatic expression that can be seen as either a wink or a stare.
con buen gusto
=tastefully.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
con buen humor
=good-humouredly.
Ex: Taking the interruption good-humoredly, he parenthetically noted that the audience 'may expect interruptions like that'.
con buena disposición
(n.)=with good nature.
Ex: 'Here's your chance!' he smiled with entire good nature.
con buena fama
(adj.)=respected.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
con buena reputación
(adj.)=respected ; reputable.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today. Ex: Plainly it is worth seeking both reputable suppliers and producers, since they have an interest in offering a sound product.
con buenas conexiones
(adj.)=well-connected.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.
con buenas intenciones
(adj.)=well meant ; in good faith ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well-meaning.
Ex: I've found him always on the defensive; instead of taking my comments as well meant. Ex: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return. Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes. Ex: His lawyer said that inept support from some well-meaning backers had created a phony dispute about whether great artists have special rights.
con buenos contactos
(adj.)=well-connected.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'.
con buenos modales
=politely.
Ex: And a few even requested tax deduction statements for income tax purposes, which requests she politely denied.
con bultos
(n.)=lumpiness.
Ex: Bloating of the lower abdomen may easily appear, with a feeling of lumpiness when pressed.
con burbujas
(adj.)=carbonated ; bubbly .
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. Ex: The Champagne region in France is the birthplace of the world's most famous bubbly drink.
con cable
(adj.)=corded.
Ex: There are basically three options when buying a string trimmer: gas powered, corded electric or cordless electric.
con cada momento que + pasar
=with every passing moment.
Ex: The reunion between siblings was prickly and the tension grew with every passing moment.
con cafeina
(adj.)=caffeinated.
Ex: If it's due to that, you should keep away from gassy drinks, coffee and other caffeinated drinks.
con cajero
(adj.)=cashiered.
Ex: Should you continue to experience difficulties, you will be directed to a cashiered exit lane, where a cashier will assist you in making payment for your parking.
con calefacción
(adj.)=heated.
Ex: Certainly the larger establishments of the early machine-press period, which produced comparable numbers of damp sheets, found it necessary to install heated drying rooms.
con calefacción central
=centrally heated.
Ex: Modern, centrally heated buildings are pleasant for readers but can cause damage to books.
con calma
=calmly ; leisurely ; tranquilly.
Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly. Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD. Ex: He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.
con capucha
(adj.)=hooded.
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.
con cara de cansado
(adj.)=bleary-eyed.
Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
con cara de pocos amigos
=grim-faced ; with an attitude.
Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'. Ex: His mission would have been doomed, was it not for some unexpected help from a black-eyed girl with an attitude and a special talent.
con cara de sueño
(adj.)=bleary-eyed.
Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
con cargo a
=to be debited to ; to be charged to.
Ex: This represents the amount to be debited to your bank account 2 days prior to the last business day of the month. Ex: Until then, automatic payments will continue to be charged to your checking account or credit card.
con cargo de conciencia
(adj.)=remorseful.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
con cariño
=fondly ; affectionately.
Ex: The books remembered most vividly and most fondly are the ones that go beyond the bounds of ordinary existence. Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
con carne
(adj.)=meaty .
Ex: Natural diets based on raw meaty bones promote the health of pets, the human economy and the natural environment but, I admit, I used to believe the opposite.
con cautela
=cautiously ; warily ; with a grain of salt.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike. Ex: A collection of such affected words from the Latin and Greek are either to be used warily or to be rejected totally as barbarous. Ex: Futuristic food for thought needs to be absorbed with a grain of salt: the real force that shapes the future is effective leadership.
con certeza
=for sure ; with assurance ; for certain.
Ex: It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure. Ex: These maps, as those of us who are outlet junkie bargain-hunters know with assurance, are ones any shopper can pick up in any outlet mall. Ex: One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores.
con chasis fabricado por separado del bastidor
(adj.)=coachbuilt [coach-built].
Ex: This kind of analysis would give entries under Cars and Coachbuilt but not under any of the other terms.
con cierta comodidad
=with some ease.
Ex: Undaunted, they have risen again and their leader continues to wear the crown of world's best player with some ease.
con cierta facilidad
=with some ease.
Ex: Undaunted, they have risen again and their leader continues to wear the crown of world's best player with some ease.
con cierta formación
(adj.)=educated.
Ex: This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.
con cierta frecuencia
=not uncommonly.
Ex: Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps.
con cierto detalle
=at some length.
Ex: We will therefore consider the standards used in catalogues at some length.
con cierto gasto
=at some expense.
Ex: The University had already looked after the collection for 19 years at some expense and was fortunately able to meet the purchase price.
con cinismo
=cynically.
Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of 'unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
con cintura de avispa
(adj.)=wasp-waisted.
Ex: Elizabethan men would sometimes wear girdles, the equivalent of the female corset, to obtain the wasp-waisted look!.
con claustros
(adj.)=cloistered.
Ex: The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.
con clavos
(adj.)=hobnailed.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
con cobro
=fee-based.
Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
con codicia
=rapaciously ; greedily ; covetously.
Ex: Rapaciously hunted by humans over centuries, whales have not recovered in the decades after whaling was outlawed. Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths. Ex: He had overlooked the evil intention of a man who covetously wanted to dispossess him of his earthly treasures.
con cola
(adj.)=caudate.
Ex: Amphibians found in Poland belong to two orders: caudate amphibians and ecaudate amphibians.
con cola espesa
(adj.)=bushy-tailed.
Ex: It's picture of a bushy-tailed fox sitting up on its hind legs and touching its chest.
con cola tupida
(adj.)=bushy-tailed.
Ex: It's picture of a bushy-tailed fox sitting up on its hind legs and touching its chest.
con columnas corintias
=Corinthian-columned.
Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
con comodidad
=with ease ; easily.
Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session. Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.
con comprensión
=sympathetically.
Ex: Their first-hand knowledge of the community and commitment to its problems has been invaluable in ensuring that NACs respond sympathetically and swiftly to the needs of the neighbourhood.
con compromisos
=strings attached.
Ex: Any 'strings attached' gifts are refused outright by the library.
con condiciones especiales
=strings attached.
Ex: Any 'strings attached' gifts are refused outright by the library.
con confianza
=confidently ; with confidence ; trustingly ; trustfully.
Ex: In the interests of document identification, the title is normally quoted verbatim so that the document record can be successfully and confidently matched with the document. Ex: The advice is to chill out most artefacts with confidence, although coating on wood may crackle a little bit by -50 degrees centigrade. Ex: Educational change is possible if those involved make a continuous effort to deal openly and trustingly with others. Ex: According to theory, companies will act trustfully if their scope for opportunistic behavior is limited.
con confianza en uno mismo
(adj.)=self-confident.
Ex: The author attempts to help library staff to become more self-confident and independent in unravelling their own microcomputer problems.
con conocimiento
(n.)=authoritatively.
Ex: Mr. Berman and many others of you can speak far more authoritatively than I about how LC copy is distributed nationally in the form of MARC records, cards, and so forth, and about networking.
con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información
(adj.)=information literate [information-literate].
Ex: University library users need to become information-, computer-, and library-literate.
con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca
(adj.)=library literate [library-literate].
Ex: University library users need to become information-, computer-, and library-literate.
con conocimiento de
(adj.)=appreciative of ; conversant with.
Ex: In this role they are not systems designers, or systems analysts appreciative of organisational issues. Ex: Whilst indexers may be expected to familiarise themselves with spelling out procedures, searchers are rarely likely to be fully conversant with these.
con conocimiento de causa
=knowingly.
Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
con conocimiento de informática
=computer literate [computer-literate].
Ex: Her paper considers action in society at large towards creating the computer literate population that is needed.
con conocimiento en el uso de Internet
(adj.)=Internet-savvy.
Ex: Of course this negative relationship will be reduced as the Internet-savvy young grow older.
con conocimientos en
=versed in.
Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to recognise the need for specialists educated in information issues as well as for personnel versed in technological skills.
con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico
(adj.)=e-mail literate.
Ex: As the general public becomes increasingly e-mail literate, e-mail reference will most likely be considered an essential service of public library reference departments.
con consecuencias fatales
=fatally.
Ex: Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.
con consentimiento
(adj.)=willing.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
con contenido enriquecido
(adj.)=content-enriched.
Ex: Content-enriched access is defined as including information such as contents tables and book indexes, as well as standard bibliographic information, in a computerised system = El acceso de contenido enriquecido en un sistema automatizado se define como aquél que incluye información como, por ejemplo, sumarios e índices de libros además de la información bibliográfica normal.
con control atmosférico
=atmospherically-controlled.
Ex: The Radio Archives of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) has a collection of nearly 60,000 tapes, 40,000 of which are stored off-site in an atmospherically-controlled vault.
con copyright
(adj.)=copyright-protected.
Ex: A licence is a legal agreement that gives permission to use a copyright-protected work.
con corazón de piedra
=stony-hearted.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
con corrientes de aire
(adj.)=draughty [drafty, -USA].
Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
con cortesía
=courteously.
Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.
con costras
(adj.)=caked.
Ex: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.
con creces
=amply ; far + Verbo.
Ex: As amply demonstrated in the examples above, the notation in CC is mixed. Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages.
con cresta
(adj.)=crested.
Ex: The basilisk is usually described as a crested snake, and sometimes as a cockerel with a snake's tail.
con criterio
(adj.)=discerning.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
con créditos
(adj.)=credit-carrying.
Ex: All of the instructors for credit-carrying courses must be approved by the academic department.
con cualidades humanas
(adj.)=anthropomorphic.
Ex: The search for an anthropomorphic dialogue between the user and the computer is hampered by a number of obstacles.
con cuanta creatividad
=how creatively.
Ex: This would be an opportunity for us to see how creatively you'd approach an assignment of this sort.
con cuentagotas
=in dribs and drabs.
Ex: In any case, much of the original report has already leaked its way into the public domain, albeit in dribs and drabs.
con cuernos
(adj.)=horned.
Ex: Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.
con cuidado
=gently ; carefully.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'. Ex: In many classes (main classes) the facets are carefully identified and kept separate.
con curvas
(adj.)=curvy .
Ex: Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body -- pregnant or not.
con cólicos
(adj.)=colicky newborn.
Ex: Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
con cúpula
(adj.)=domed.
Ex: Entrance is at a domed foyer at ground level and seating provided in the new facility accommodates over 200 students.
con datos no pertinentes
(adj.)=dirty .
Ex: An authority file can also be used to clean up an inconsistent, dirty data base.
con decisión
=decisively.
Ex: It should be possible to beat the mind decisively in regard to permanence and clarity of the items resurrected from storage.
con dedos pegajosos
=sticky-fingered.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
con deferencia
=dutifully.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
con deleite
=with gusto.
Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.
con delicadeza
=delicately ; gently.
Ex: Therefore, any such introduction must be done delicately and with full understanding of all involved. Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
con demasiada facilidad
=all too easily.
Ex: Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment.
con demasiada frecuencia
=all too often ; all too frequently ; too often.
Ex: There is a rather simple and obvious fact concerning computing systems whose significance, nonetheless, is all too often ignored. Ex: This statement highlights the emotional baggage that all too frequently accompanies decision-making. Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks.
con demasiadas expectativas
(adj.)=over expectant.
Ex: The Web has acquired a bad name largely as a result of naive and over expectant users.
con demasiado trabajo
(adj.)=overworked.
Ex: So there may be a useful place for some modest AI to support the overworked professional.
con demasiados miramientos
(adj.)=mealy-mouthed.
Ex: Such a mealy-mouthed attempt to get us to switch to Endnote is an insult to our intelligence.
con demasidad facilidad
=all too easy.
Ex: However, despite the availability of these catalogues, it is still all too easy for recent publications to slip by unnoticed.
con derecho a voto
=eligible to vote.
Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.
con derecho de autor
(adj.)=copyright-protected.
Ex: A licence is a legal agreement that gives permission to use a copyright-protected work.
con derechos de autor
(adj.)=copyrightable ; royalty-paid.
Ex: In both cases, the public gets the chance to use copyrightable works. Ex: Failure to distinguish legitimate electro-copying as royalty-free or over-pricing of royalty-paid electro-copying will weaken their role in scholarly communication.
con desaliento
=despondently ; dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
Ex: She stood up and said despondently: 'The die is cast; stake is life or death' . Ex: He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico. Ex: Woman, hopelessly left behind, remains in the rut of a past of which she herself knows but little.
con desaprobación
=disapproving ; disapprovingly.
Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England. Ex: Schudson's book is a welcome change from the numerous works that disapprovingly announce the decline of civil society in the United States.
con descaro
=impudently.
Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
con desconfianza
=suspiciously.
Ex: Librarians have tended to view front end software and end user searching suspiciously in the past.
con descuento
(adj.)=at a discount ; discounted ; cut-price ; cut-rate ; concessionary.
Ex: The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price. Ex: Discounted CD-ROMs are identical to the more expensive discs. Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus. Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty. Ex: Some local councils offer concessionary travel schemes, which enable local residents who are elderly or disabled to use public transport services more affordably.
con desdicha
=miserably.
Ex: Live happily in ignorance or live miserably with the truth.
con desenfado
=lightheartedly ; jauntily.
Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly. Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
con desenvoltura
=jauntily ; effortlessly.
Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle. Ex: Talking and writing are activities that most humans learn at a relatively early age and carry out fairly effortlessly for the rest of their lives.
con desesperación
=dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
Ex: He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico. Ex: Woman, hopelessly left behind, remains in the rut of a past of which she herself knows but little.
con desfachatez
=impudently.
Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
con desgana
=listlessly ; reluctantly ; unwillingly.
Ex: This film appears to consist of people listlessly hanging around doing nothing very much. Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'. Ex: Intellectuals have been unwillingly transformed into cultural commentators and cultural studies has replaced philosophy.
con destino a
=to.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
con destino en el extranjero
(v.)=serve + overseas.
Ex: The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son because he was 'mouthy'.
con destreza
=nimbly ; adeptly ; with ease.
Ex: The author identifies fundamental attitudes necessary for information professionals to navigate 'nimbly' in a fast changing environment. Ex: To function adeptly within our environment, we must perceive and interpret the movements of others. Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session.
con desánimo
=dejectedly ; despondently.
Ex: 'We could send them letters, or distribute notices with their paychecks, or call them in -- there is no easy way' Bogardus sighed, dejectedly. Ex: She stood up and said despondently: 'The die is cast; stake is life or death' .
con detalle
=at a detailed level ; in detail.
Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort. Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
con determinación
=with purpose ; single-mindedly ; purposefully ; steadfastly.
Ex: It is not that we consciously set out to create our social institutions and with great care and purpose establish their structure. Ex: What else but this quality of individual feeling and intelligence running through the network of librarians working sympathetically and single-mindedly throughout the community can determine the public value of our national library system?. Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully. Ex: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
con dientes
(adj.)=toothed.
Ex: In their most essential form, gears are round, toothed devices enabling the conversion of engine speed into torque.
con dientes de conejo
(adj.)=bucktoothed.
Ex: Classic examples of this technique are Jim Woodring's dream-like, wordless adventures of 'Frank,' the bucktoothed cat.
con dientes de sierra
(adj.)=serrated.
Ex: Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.
con dientes salidos
(adj.)=bucktoothed.
Ex: Classic examples of this technique are Jim Woodring's dream-like, wordless adventures of 'Frank,' the bucktoothed cat.
con diferencia
=by far.
Ex: By far the largest of these basic sources is the literature in the field.
con diferentes variaciones
=in variation.
Ex: Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.
con dificultad
=laboriously ; with difficulty.
Ex: First, 45 or 50 percent of that file consists of Library of Congress MARC records, the integrity of which is laboriously insured by manual methods. Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
con dificultades
=in difficulties.
Ex: Several bodies exist that can provide advice and financial assistance to libraries in difficulties, but there are serious gaps.
con dignidad
=honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.
con diligencia
=sedulously ; industriously ; studiously.
Ex: She argues that at the close of the 20th century, aesthetics in the academy has become a subject for the most part to be sedulously avoided. Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress. Ex: It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance.
con dinamismo
=proactively [pro-actively] ; vivaciously.
Ex: So long as the library possesses accurate knowledge about its activities, it can use it proactively to define the areas where it would be money and effort down the drain. Ex: She underwent chemotherapy and it was a very hard time for all of us, but she survived and is living very vivaciously today.
con diplomacia
=diplomatically.
Ex: The question was innocently and diplomatically couched.
con discapacidades físicas
(adj.)=physically challenged.
Ex: The author presents the results of a survey of 250 rural libraries to evaluate if and to what extent they have made changes to accommodate the needs of mentally and physically challenged users.
con disimulo
=on the quiet ; on the sly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad. Ex: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly. Ex: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Ex: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door.
con doble acristalamiento
(adj.)=double-glazed.
Ex: There are many benefits of having a double-glazed conservatory installed onto the front or rear of your property.
con doble titulación
(adj.)=dually qualified.
Ex: It seems possible that in the long-term future all school librarians could be dually qualified in teaching and librarianship.
con dos caras
(adj.)=double-faced.
Ex: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change.
con dos facetas
(adj.)=double-faced.
Ex: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change.
con dudas
=uncertainly.
Ex: 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.
con dudosa reputación
(adj.)=disreputable.
Ex: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.
con dulzor
=sweetly.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.
con dulzura
=sweetly.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.
con dureza
=harshly.
Ex: The fifteenth edition, which first appeared in 1974 in 30 volumes, has been criticized, sometimes harshly, for its overly complex organization.
con efecto desde + Fecha
=with effect from + Fecha.
Ex: To this end, they decided to expand the joint secretariat of the British Sections IULA/CEM with effect from 1 April 1978.
con eficacia
=ably.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.
con eficiencia
=ably.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.
con efusión
=effusively.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
con ejemplos
=by example(s).
Ex: This paper analyses by example how and why publishers have invested in new technologies, and provides a checklist for decision-making for those still on the sidelines.
con el agua al cuello
=in hot water.
Ex: Anyway, this time around, the airline is finding itself in hot water for an entirely different reason.
con el agua hasta el cuello
=in deep water.
Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and a idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
con el alma en vilo
=on tenterhooks.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
con el canto del gallo
=at cockcrow.
Ex: I can't think of any big city in Europe where you wake up literally at cockcrow.
con el ceño fruncido
=with a frown.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
con el conocimiento de que
=on the understanding that.
Ex: Employers & trade unions can make whatever use they like of the money thus provided, on the understanding that it is for education.
con el contacto
=on contact.
Ex: Corrosives can burn and destroy body tissues on contact.
con el corazón destrozado
(adj.)=broken-hearted.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
con el corazón en la boca
=on tenterhooks.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
con el corazón en un puño
=on tenterhooks.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
con el corazón partido
(adj.)=broken-hearted.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
con el corazón roto
(adj.)=broken-hearted.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
con el correr del tiempo
=over the years ; in the process of time ; with the passage of time.
Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God. Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time.
con el culo al aire
=out in the cold.
Ex: The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
con el decursar del tiempo
=with the passage of time ; in the process of time.
Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time. Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God.
con el emblema
=under the banner.
Ex: The conference was held under the banner 'Institutional Racism: stamping it out in libraries'.
con el fin de
=in order to ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to ; in order that ; in the attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of.
Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective. Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures. Ex: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets. Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service. Ex: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly. Ex: In order that the plans be better understood, it is essential that the aims of the library be outlined first. Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme. Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back. Ex: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto. Ex: Many libraries were visited with the purpose of understanding the structure and management of library services to children in that country = Se visitaron muchas bibliotecas con objeto de de conocer la organización y gestión de los servicios bibliotecarios para niños en este país.
con el mayor cuidado
=with utmost care.
Ex: The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.
con el mayor secreto
=a veil of secrecy.
Ex: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.
con el mismo
=therewith.
Ex: Its goal is the advancement of architecture and the promotion of knowledge of the arts and sciences connected therewith.
con el mismo + Nombre + como el que ...
=as + Adverbio + as ....
Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood.
con el mismo planteamiento que
=on the same lines as.
Ex: A social science information system was also constructed on the same lines as ISSTI.
con el más sumo cuidado
=with utmost care.
Ex: The author has arranged the characters, situations, and above all, the apparently disparate themes with delicacy and utmost care.
con el nacimiento de
=at the dawn of.
Ex: At the dawn of this new century, we see the result of current scientific and technological advancement.
con el nombre y dirección del remitente
(adj.)=self-addressed.
Ex: An initial letter of invitation should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
con el número
(adj.)=numbered.
Ex: If 'Curricula' is a term in the indexing language used in the index this might be coded and represented by a hole numbered '7'.
con el objetivo de
=with the purpose of ; with a brief to ; with the aim of ; with a focus on.
Ex: Many libraries were visited with the purpose of understanding the structure and management of library services to children in that country = Se visitaron muchas bibliotecas con objeto de de conocer la organización y gestión de los servicios bibliotecarios para niños en este país. Ex: CLAIM was founded in 1969 with a brief to 'investigate in detail problems in the organisation and systems of university libraries and the use made of these services by readers'. Ex: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Ex: The materials were developed with a focus on Uganda and are being used and adapted in other countries as well.
con el paso de
=with the passing of.
Ex: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.
con el paso de los años
=with the passing of (the) years.
Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
con el paso del tiempo
=over the years ; over time ; with the passage of time ; in due course ; over a period of time ; in the course of time ; over the course of time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by) ; as time passes (by) ; as time went by.
Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on. Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time. Ex: In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room. Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'. Ex: This article presents Bradford's Law and some views on its applicability, development and modifications undergone in the course of time. Ex: These 'stages of development' in the life cycle of a company presage a turnaround situation for that company over the course of time. Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God. Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash. Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing. Ex: As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
con el pie deformado
(adj.)=clubfooted.
Ex: Ribera's 'Clubfooted Boy' is a well known picture whose symbolic context has long been ignored.
con el pretexto de
=under the guise of ; under the flag of ; in the guise of.
Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided. Ex: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'. Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.
con el primer intento
=at the first shot.
Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
con el propósito de
=with the purpose of ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to.
Ex: Many libraries were visited with the purpose of understanding the structure and management of library services to children in that country = Se visitaron muchas bibliotecas con objeto de de conocer la organización y gestión de los servicios bibliotecarios para niños en este país. Ex: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets. Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service. Ex: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly.
con el propósito de superarse uno mismo
(adj.)=self-improvement-oriented.
Ex: The picture of the self-improvement-oriented readers contrasts sharply with the typical adult user who borrows popular light fiction for nonpurposive leisure.
con el rabillo del ojo
=out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: When you wish to see hidden worlds that stand on the edge of existence, the best view is often gained out of the corner of one's eye.
con el rabo entre las piernas
=with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.
Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente
=by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
Ex: This paper focuses on the strengths and weaknesses of Mark Reisler's 'By the Sweat of Their Brow: Mexican Immigrant Labor in the United States'.
con el suelo de tierra
(adj.)=dirt-floored.
Ex: The writer portrays it as colorful town of peasants, mangoes, papayas, yams, donkeys, dirt-floored cottages, and the market place.
con el tiempo
=in time ; over the years ; with time ; with the passage of time ; eventually ; in due course ; over a period of time ; in due time ; over time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by) ; as time passes (by) ; as time goes by ; as time went by ; by and by.
Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor. Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term. Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time. Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS. Ex: In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room. Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'. Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time. Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on. Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God. Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash. Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing. Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated. Ex: As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun. Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.
con el transcurrir del tiempo
=with the passage of time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by).
Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time. Ex: For we see that all things which, in the process of time, being created by the work of Divine Providence, were produced by the operation of God. Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
con el transcurso de
=with the passing of.
Ex: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.
con el transcurso de los años
=over the years ; with the passing of (the) years.
Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
con el transcurso de los siglos
=over the course of the centuries.
Ex: Over the course of the centuries, it grew into one of antiquity's most advanced cultures.
con el transcurso del tiempo
=over time ; with time ; with age ; in the course of time ; over the course of time ; as time passes (by) ; as time went by.
Ex: A search can be extended over time by cycling, that is, starting with a source document, identifying those documents which it cites, and then identifying those documents which the original cited document cites, and so on. Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves. Ex: The quality of the paper is often poor and it yellows and becomes brittle with age. Ex: This article presents Bradford's Law and some views on its applicability, development and modifications undergone in the course of time. Ex: These 'stages of development' in the life cycle of a company presage a turnaround situation for that company over the course of time. Ex: As time passes by, our collections grow ever larger and the problems of storage and retrieval become ever more pressing. Ex: As time went by, the colors started to fade and the paint began to flake from the heat and light of the sun.
con el título
(adj.)=entitled.
Ex: One of the first major papers was probably that by M. Beckman entitled 'Library Buildings' which she gave to the 1982 IFLA Conference in Montreal.
con el uso
=in use ; with use.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use. Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.
con el ánimo de
=in the spirit of.
Ex: In the spirit of open-mindedness that characterized the conference, Miller pointed out that librarians are extremely demanding.
con el ánimo por los suelos
(adj.)=dejected ; depressed ; downcast.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps. Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings. Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.
con elasticidad
=elastically.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
con elegancia
=elegantly ; gracefully ; prettily.
Ex: Some are elegantly bound but others will surely not stand up to the wear and tear of everyday use. Ex: He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'. Ex: He didn't even have the good grace to blush, even slightly, when she fluttered her eyelashes prettily and thrust her breasts forward.
con ello
=in doing so ; in the process ; thereto.
Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents. Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process. Ex: But if the FID still clung to its traditional interpretation of the meaning of documentation, the term became increasingly to be used to denote any non-conventional library method for the subject analysis of graphic records and any activity of research or inquiry relating thereto.
con ellos
=with them.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
con encimera de mármol
(adj.)=marble-top.
Ex: A small cranberry tree surrounded by holly sits on an antique marble-top table.
con energía
=powerfully ; strenuously.
Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents. Ex: I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine.
con enfado
(adj.)=angrily ; crossly.
Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily. Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.
con enfermedades mentales
(adj.)=mentally challenged.
Ex: The author presents the results of a survey of 250 rural libraries to evaluate if and to what extent they have made changes to accommodate the needs of mentally and physically challenged users.
con enojo
(adj.)=crossly.
Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.
con entusiasmo
=eagerly ; enthusiastically ; rhapsodically ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].
Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby. Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor. Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues. Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
con entusiasmo en los ojos
(adj.)=bright-eyed.
Ex: Looking bright-eyed naturally is not that difficult to do if you take good care of yourself both physically and emotionally.
con errores
(adj.)=flawed.
Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
con errores gramaticales
(adj.)=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect.
Ex: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff. Ex: The writer lists a number of illogical, imprecise, and grammatically incorrect statements she recently encountered on television and radio.
con escamas
(adj.)=flaky.
Ex: This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.
con escote
(adj.)=V-neck(ed).
Ex: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.
con ese fin
=to that end.
Ex: This book is prepared as a contribution to that end.
con esmero
=sedulously ; studiously.
Ex: She argues that at the close of the 20th century, aesthetics in the academy has become a subject for the most part to be sedulously avoided. Ex: It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance.
con eso
=thereto ; by this.
Ex: But if the FID still clung to its traditional interpretation of the meaning of documentation, the term became increasingly to be used to denote any non-conventional library method for the subject analysis of graphic records and any activity of research or inquiry relating thereto. Ex: By this, Obama didn't simply mean that their views were more nuanced than many outsiders understood.
con esperanza
=in hopeful expectation.
Ex: His name has become synonymous with someone who lives in hopeful expectation.
con espinas
(adj.)=prickly ; spiny ; thorny .
Ex: Although rubbing up against a prickly plant is a pleasant experience, the world would be a less colorful and interesting place without them. Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers. Ex: It is thorny and has small white flowers and red or orange fruit.
con espíritu deportivo
=sportingly.
Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.
con este fin
=to this end ; to that effect.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended. Ex: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.
con estilo
(adj.)=stylish.
Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
con esto
=by so doing ; in so doing ; in this ; herewith ; by doing so ; by this ; in doing so.
Ex: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication. Ex: The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library. Ex: In this it helps the user to recognise the structure of the scheme and to identify general subjects and their associated subdivisions. Ex: Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained. Ex: By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query. Ex: By this, Obama didn't simply mean that their views were more nuanced than many outsiders understood. Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents.
con estructura de acero
(adj.)=steel-framed.
Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.
con estructura de madera
(adj.)=timber-framed.
Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.
con estudios
(adj.)=schooled ; educated.
Ex: The new federal constitution of the country initiated the development of the underdeveloped regions and due to this fact a lot of schooled professionals of all kinds were needed. Ex: This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.
con exactitud
=precisely.
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
con excepción de
=with the exception of ; except for.
Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction. Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.
con expectación
=expectantly.
Ex: So we cheerfully program the computer to search for *PARENT* and sit back expectantly, only to find that we are retrieving documents using the words parenthesis, parental and transparent!.
con experiencia
(adj.)=experienced.
Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
con experiencia ampliamente demostrada
(adj.)=proven.
Ex: One of these two systems has a proven capability of communication and of interfacing many libraries, the other is based on traditional values of authority files.
con experiencia profesional
=professionally-qualified.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'By hook or by crook: planning a year's syllabus for professionally-qualified students'.
con exuberancia
=lushly.
Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.
con facilidad
=without difficulty ; fluently ; with ease ; easily.
Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty. Ex: This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently. Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session. Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.
con falta de aire
=out of breath.
Ex: It's normal to feel out of breath when you're first starting to run.
con fascinación
=rhapsodically.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
con fecha
(adj.)=dated ; dated.
Ex: For dated references, only the edition cited applies. Ex: For dated references, only the edition cited applies.
con fecha + Fecha
=dated + Fecha.
Ex: We must also question the value of a list dated 1967, which has never been revised.
con ferocidad
=ferociously.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
con figuras en movimiento
(adj.)=animated.
Ex: Students have responded enthusiastically to the animated display, and the library staff believes that this technology greatly enhances the training.
con filtros
(adj.)=filtered.
Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
con financiación independiente
(adj.)=self-funded.
Ex: Some institutions will class you as self-funded unless your fees are paid directly to the University via a third party organisation.
con financiación propia
(adj.)=self-funded.
Ex: Some institutions will class you as self-funded unless your fees are paid directly to the University via a third party organisation.
con fines + Adjetivo
=for + Nombre + purposes.
Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.
con fines electorales
(adj.)=pork-barrel.
Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
con fines lucrativos
(adj.)=profit-making ; profit-orientated ; profit-oriented ; profit-generating.
Ex: Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions. Ex: Information producers and sellers are profit-orientated. Ex: The author points out dangers inherent in the fact that on-line data bases are privately owned and profit-oriented. Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.
con firma
(adj.)=signed.
Ex: The first study did not require evaluators to sign their forms and the director found that signed forms had higher ratings than unsigned forms.
con firmeza
=assertively ; resolutely ; firmly ; unshakably ; staunchly.
Ex: Class participants were found to be more likely to behave assertively and less likely to behave aggressively than librarians who had not take the class. Ex: The library's longevity will depend upon how resolutely it extends rather than abandons its traditional functions within an electronic environment. Ex: It is, however, essential to keep the historical context of UDC firmly in mind when studying and using the scheme. Ex: He inspired intense lasting loyalties, but also made many enemies, being unshakably confident in his own judgement, stubborn, and racially prejudiced against Jews. Ex: However, even though public libraries lack adequate funding and are typically small, Costa Ricans staunchly support their continuation.
con flexibilidad
=flexibly.
Ex: Readiness to alter the approach flexibly in the light of commercial impacts has proved necessary.
con fluidez
=fluent ; fluently ; proficiently.
Ex: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales. Ex: This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently. Ex: The ability to read proficiently is a cornerstone to becoming successful in today's society.
con forma de U
(adj.)=U-shaped.
Ex: The lower jaw has its own separate bone which is called 'the mandible', which is U-shaped and stretches from one ear, down to the chin area and then back up.
con forma de bulbo
(adj.)=bulbous.
Ex: The initial part of the internal carotid artery is bulbous and is called the carotid sinus.
con forma de castillo
(adj.)=castellated.
Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.
con forma de estrella
(adj.)=star-shaped [star shaped].
Ex: There is only one connection from each item of equipment to the switching centre, resulting in a star-shaped network, called a star network.
con forma de pelo
(adj.)=hair-like.
Ex: Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.
con forma de pera
(adj.)=pear-shaped.
Ex: This pear-shaped, fiddle-like musical instrument displays both 'Western' and 'Eastern' influences.
con forma de pirámide
(adj.)=trihedral ; pyramidal-shaped.
Ex: The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar. Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
con forma de tetraedro
(adj.)=trihedral.
Ex: The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar.
con forma piramidal
(adj.)=pyramidal-shaped.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
con franqueza
=frankly ; quite frankly.
Ex: I've tolerated his remarks and his wandering hands because, frankly, I need the job. Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
con frecuencia
=frequently ; often ; oftentimes [often times] ; ofttimes [oft-times].
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools. Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches. Ex: Oftentimes, we conduct our research on related areas to help solve problems in our own field. Ex: Within each of us, ofttimes, there dwells a mighty and raging fury.
con frondosidad
=lushly.
Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.
con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales
(adj.)=upward-mobile.
Ex: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
con fuerza
=forcefully ; vigorously ; powerfully.
Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine. Ex: Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested. Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
con funda
(adj.)=jacketed.
Ex: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
con funda de goma
(adj.)=rubber-coated.
Ex: Rubber-coated handles where the front handle is ergonomically angled and fitted with a wing nut for quick adjustments without tools.
con fundamentación teórica
(adj.)=principled.
Ex: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.
con fundamentos
(adj.)=informed.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
con fundamentos sólidos
(adj.)=well-considered ; well-supported.
Ex: A well-considered ideology cognizant of the nature of the materials cataloged is prerequisite and fundamental to the design of any viable cataloging system, and particularly one that is to command universal acceptance. Ex: What will convince your reader best are thoughtful, well-supported arguments.
con furia
=with a vengeance ; furiously.
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened. Ex: A sentence may fill every requirement of syntax and be meaningless: Austin cites Chomsky's example 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously'.
con futuro
(adj.)=up-and-coming.
Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.
con gafas
(adj.)=bespectacled.
Ex: His bespectacled face bears the marks of decades of administrative decisions and manipulating markets.
con ganas
=with gusto.
Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.
con ganas de
=thirsty for.
Ex: Despite the faults in the movie, both actors did a great job and their performances left one thirsty for more.
con ganas de comer algo
(adj.)=peckish.
Ex: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.
con ganas de pelear
=on the warpath.
Ex: The article 'Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
con ganas de vomitar
(adj.)=queasy .
Ex: Good news for anyone who has ever had that queasy feeling the morning after tying one on: A study has found that an extract of prickly pear can prevent a severe hangover.
con garantías de calidad
(adj.)=quality assured.
Ex: Do contact us to know how we may be able to help your business become more efficient by our quality assured products and solutions.
con garbo
=jauntily.
Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
con gas
(adj.)=carbonated.
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.
con generosidad
=generously ; unstintingly.
Ex: Course brochure and prospectuses of course programmes were often generously supplied. Ex: Cathy contributed unstintingly to her neighborhood association with wise counsel and encouragement.
con glotonería
=gluttonously.
Ex: So, greedily I ate, gluttonously, refusing to curtail for a moment this wolfish intake of saturated fat.
con goteras
(adj.)=leaking ; leaky .
Ex: The documents were relegated to an environmentally unsafe location, where they were damaged by a leaking water pipe. Ex: He fixed the leaky faucet by pugging it with a cork, hammering it in with a mallet, wrapping it up with electrical tape, and leaving it to increase in water pressure until the pipe exploded .
con gracia
=wittily ; funnily ; prettily.
Ex: This lovely book interestingly and wittily makes us aware of the ancient and colourful lineage of which we are a part. Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily. Ex: He didn't even have the good grace to blush, even slightly, when she fluttered her eyelashes prettily and thrust her breasts forward.
con gran capacidad
(adj.)=capacious.
Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
con gran colorido
(adj.)=brightly coloured.
Ex: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.
con gran densidad de población
=densely populated.
Ex: The first public reading-room in Berlin opened in 1895 in a densely populated working-class district.
con gran dificultad
=with great difficulty.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.
con gran entusiasmo
=ecstatically.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.
con gran esplendor
=grandly.
Ex: I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly.
con gran iluminación
(adj.)=brightly illuminated.
Ex: Cattle, pigs and sheep have a tendency to move more easily from a dimly illuminated area to a more brightly illuminated area.
con gran motivación
(adj.)=highly-motivated.
Ex: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.
con gran sentimiento
=earnestly.
Ex: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.
con grandilocuencia
=grandly.
Ex: Limbaugh grandly announced on his radio program that he might not support the Republican nominee, as none pass his conservative litmus test.
con gratitud
=gratefully.
Ex: LISU gratefully acknowledge the support and sponsorship of Swets Blackwell for this event.
con gravedad
=grimly.
Ex: As she sat alone in the staff lounge at the end of her exhausting day, she reflected grimly that she was on her own as far as the assignments were concerned = Mientras se sentaba sola en la sala de personal al final de un día agotador, reflexionaba sombríamente que estaba sola en lo relativo a sus tareas.
con guión
(adj.)=hyphenated.
Ex: Similarly, the system normally treats hyphenated words as separate words when building the index.
con gula
=gluttonously.
Ex: So, greedily I ate, gluttonously, refusing to curtail for a moment this wolfish intake of saturated fat.
con gusto
=happily ; satisfyingly ; stylish ; willingly ; gladly ; fain.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks. Ex: And they succeed with oral narrative more easily and satisfyingly than with written stories. Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries. Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information. Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up. Ex: 'I would fain go myself,' Edmund said, 'and see how matters stand, and try to communicate with Freda'.
con habilidad
=adeptly.
Ex: To function adeptly within our environment, we must perceive and interpret the movements of others.
con hambre de poder
(adj.)=power-hungry.
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
con hastial
(adj.)=gabled.
Ex: The 'Rathaus' on the market square is an architectural oddity, comprising four gabled houses to which a decorative classical façade was added in 1797.
con heridas superficiales
(adj.)=superficially wounded.
Ex: Problems were defined as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable, and staff time directed to the treatable problems.
con honestidad
=honestly ; honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives. Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.
con hosquedad
=sullenly.
Ex: He sat down heavily and watched his wife sullenly as she made the coffee.
con humildad
=humbly.
Ex: Canadian biggest low-cost airline humbly apologizes to Air Canada for industrial espionage.
con humor
=humorously.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
con ilusión
=eagerly.
Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
con imaginación
=imaginatively.
Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
con impaciencia
(v.)=with bated breath.
Ex: Many in the crowd were lulled into a false sense of calm and nostalgia while others waited with bated breath for the real surprises to begin.
con impasibilidad
=impassively.
Ex: Gordon plays the role stiffly and impassively, which actually works well for this character.
con impunidad
=with impunity.
Ex: The directors of the college libraries felt free to make suggestions and to criticize policies and programs with impunity.
con imágenes en movimiento
(adj.)=animated.
Ex: Students have responded enthusiastically to the animated display, and the library staff believes that this technology greatly enhances the training.
con incredulidad
=incredulously.
Ex: She looked incredulously at the single photocopied page from the last self-study report.
con indecisión
=indecisively.
Ex: She stood indecisively by the poolside while other girls dived straight in.
con independencia de
=in spite of ; despite ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry. Ex: The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose. Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic.
con indiferencia
=indifferently ; casually.
Ex: 'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
con indignación
=disgustedly ; indignantly.
Ex: 'Well, I don't know what's going on,' Pope continued disgustedly. Ex: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.
con indulgencia
=leniently.
Ex: It follows that offenders who are remorseful should not be treated more leniently.
con infelicidad
=miserably.
Ex: Live happily in ignorance or live miserably with the truth.
con información
(adj.)=information-bearing.
Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.
con iniciativa
(adj.)=proactively [pro-actively] ; proactive [pro-active] ; enterprising.
Ex: So long as the library possesses accurate knowledge about its activities, it can use it proactively to define the areas where it would be money and effort down the drain. Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task. Ex: I should like first of all to express my appreciation to the enterprising and energetic partnership of Freedman and Malinconico for their indefatigable efforts to focus attention and foster discussion on current developments and issues in cataloging.
con inocencia
=innocently.
Ex: The question was innocently and diplomatically couched.
con insistencia
=insistently.
Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.
con insolencia
=impudently.
Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
con integridad
=honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.
con intencionalidad
(adj.)=calculated.
Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
con intenciones desconocidas
=with unknown intent.
Ex: However, when the other canoes began to approach the ship with unknown intent, Cartier had 2 cannon shots fired to scare them away.
con intenciones ocultas
(adj.)=agenda-laden.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
con intensidad
=brightly.
Ex: The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly.
con intereses ocultos
(adj.)=agenda-laden.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
con intereses propios
(adj.)=self-interested.
Ex: This paper examines the self-interested reasons that businesses can have for ethical behavior.
con interrupciones
(adj.)=discontinuous ; episodic.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment. Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
con intervención directa
(adj.)=obtrusive.
Ex: The Hawthorne effect, ie the well-established fact that individuals who know that they are being observed usually change their patterns of behaviour, even unintentionally, will obviously come into play if the observation is obtrusive.
con intrepidez
=fearlessly.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
con ira
(adj.)=angrily.
Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily.
con juicio de valor
=value-loaded.
Ex: Avoid value-loaded words, aim for neutrality.
con júbilo
=joyously ; gleefully.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine. Ex: Nietzsche famously violates the rules of logic, gleefully engaging in the 'informal' fallacies, for example, in his appeals to emotions.
con la anchura de los hombros
(adj.)=shoulder-width.
Ex: To do a squat with dumbbells, hold a dumbbell in each hand and stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart.
con la ayuda de
=under the guidance of.
Ex: These tables may be applied, in carefully selected subject areas, and under the guidance of explicit instructions, in order to subdivide a subject found in the main schedules.
con la boca abierta (del todo)
=with + Posesivo + mouth (wide) open.
Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open.
con la cabeza descubierta
(adj.)=bareheaded.
Ex: A bareheaded motorcyclist participating in a ride to protest mandatory helmet laws was killed when he was thrown over the handlebars.
con la cabeza en las nubes
(adj.)=ditzy ; ditsy .
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad. Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
con la cabeza entre las manos
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: She came in holding her head in her hands, wondering what she had done to deserve the venom her daughter spewed at her.
con la cabeza llena de pájaros
=with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
Ex: With his head in the clouds he has failed to notice that he is venturing toward the edge of the cliff top that his path has become.
con la conciencia limpia
=with a clear conscience.
Ex: The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.
con la conciencia tranquila
=with a clear conscience.
Ex: The man with a clear conscience probably has a poor memory.
con la condición de que
=on the understanding that ; with the condition that ; on the condition that.
Ex: Employers & trade unions can make whatever use they like of the money thus provided, on the understanding that it is for education. Ex: The deal comes with the condition that he passes a doping test when he arrives in Japan in February. Ex: In this way the lives of over 100000 Armenians were spared, but only on the condition that they should be sent to Syria.
con la convicción de que
=in the belief that/of ; on the assumption that.
Ex: In the belief that the library has an inseparable role in the education of students, semester-long term paper counselling sessions are offered to encourage students to make an early start. Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
con la debida consideración
=with due consideration.
Ex: This is good sense, and there is no reason why the same should not be done, with due consideration, where different compositors appear to have followed different typographical conventions.
con la debida cualificación
=properly qualified.
Ex: This entails restricting membership to properly qualified persons only, and exercising sanctions on members who infringe professional standards.
con la edad
=with age.
Ex: The quality of the paper is often poor and it yellows and becomes brittle with age.
con la espalda contra la pared
=up against the wall.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
con la esperanza de
=in hope(s) of ; with the hope(s) of.
Ex: In 1976, he conducted interviews with various booksellers in hope of getting a clear idea of publisher-bookseller relations. Ex: The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hope of retributive capital punishment.
con la esperanza de que
=in the hope(s) that ; in hope(s) that.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here in the hope that it will prompt the serious and the concerned in our ranks to think. Ex: These are opportunities that lend themselves to a diversity of initiatives at this point, in hopes that we can better understand some of the questions.
con la excusa de
=in the name of ; under the mantle of ; under the flag of ; under the guise of ; in the guise of.
Ex: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve -- in the name of efficiency, effectiveness, and/or predictability of outcomes -- such basic functions by institutionalizing them. Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot. Ex: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'. Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided. Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.
con la expectativa de que
=in hopeful expectation that.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
con la extensión de un libro
(adj.)=book-length.
Ex: The aim was to assess whether they had excess book-length material which they considered worthy of publication but could not afford to publish.
con la falda típica escocesa
(adj.)=kilted.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.
con la finalidad de
=in order to ; in order that ; in the attempt to ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to.
Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective. Ex: In order that the plans be better understood, it is essential that the aims of the library be outlined first. Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme. Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity. Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back. Ex: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto. Ex: Many libraries were visited with the purpose of understanding the structure and management of library services to children in that country = Se visitaron muchas bibliotecas con objeto de de conocer la organización y gestión de los servicios bibliotecarios para niños en este país. Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures. Ex: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets. Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service. Ex: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly.
con la formación adecuada
=adequately-trained.
Ex: The main directions in such training in higher education are the preparation of adequately-trained staff to provide user education.
con la frente en alto
(v.)=stand + tall.
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.
con la imaginación
=in imagination.
Ex: Organizations are figuratively brought into the classroom and students are allowed, in imagination, to place themselves in the setting.
con la intención de
=designing ; with an eye toward(s) ; intending to ; aimed at ; purposefully ; intended to ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research. Ex: This article presents a summary of the less aparent effects of these developments with an eye toward how these have reshaped contemporary conceptions of the physical book. Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work. Ex: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto. Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully. Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets. Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service. Ex: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly.
con la intención de comunicar hechos
(adj.)=fact-communicating.
Ex: And so in scientific language -- in all purely fact-communicating uses of language -- we try to employ words in as objective and unvarying a way as possible.
con la llegada de
=with the advent of ; with the arrival of.
Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised. Ex: The project was shelved because of the cost of producing the video discs, but with the arrival of CD-ROM it has been revived in the form of an experiment involving Blackwell, Elsevier and Springer publishers.
con la mayor brevedad
=as soon as possible (asap).
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
con la mejor voluntad del mundo
=in good faith.
Ex: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
con la mente despejada
(adj.)=clear-headed.
Ex: This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way.
con la mirada en
=with an eye toward(s).
Ex: This article presents a summary of the less aparent effects of these developments with an eye toward how these have reshaped contemporary conceptions of the physical book.
con la mirada en blanco
=blankly.
Ex: James had stared at her rather blankly.
con la mirada perdida
(v.)=stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; vacantly ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Ex: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!. Ex: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning. Ex: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space. Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open. Ex: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular. Ex: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet. Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand. Ex: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
con la mirada puesta en
=with an eye on ; in + Posesivo + sights.
Ex: Thus Panizzi, with a eye on the printed book catalog demanding stable entries, was led to rule that the works of an author should be entered under his earliest name which evoked the scorn of his critics. Ex: Just 2 days later they landed at Southerndown beach, with tears of homecoming joy in their eyes and with destiny still in their sights.
con la misma altura que
=the full height of.
Ex: In the proposed reconstruction, the facade appears surmounted by painted crenellations, with a large marble portal the full height of the building.
con la portada hacia fuera
=face-out.
Ex: With the recognition of the importance of face-out displays of paperbacks, such equipment as wine spinner racks were introduced to school bookshops and libraries.
con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro
(adj.)=pigeon-toed.
Ex: When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.
con la pólvora mojada
(v.)=be out of luck.
Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
con la sabiduría que da la experiencia
=with the benefit of hindsight.
Ex: This article reviews the collective opinions of the computer press on the best products of 1988 with the benefit of hindsight.
con la salida del sol
=at sunrise ; at sunup.
Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side. Ex: Games lasted as long as two or three days, starting at sunup and ending at sundown.
con la soga al cuello
=in dire straits.
Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
con lagañas en los ojos
(adj.)=bleary .
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
con las características similares a las de texto
=text-like.
Ex: Information retrieval has been primarily concerned with text and text-like data.
con las dimensiones de una pared
(adj.)=wall-sized.
Ex: A prototype system has been developed that uses wall-sized, full colour digital television with synchronized stereo sound to create a virtual spatial world over which the user helicopters via joystick control.
con las dos manos
(adj.)=two handed [two-handed].
Ex: Subjects reached 50 percent of their two handed typing speed after about 8 hours.
con las espalda contra la pared
=with + Posesivo + back against the wall.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
con las esquinas dobladas
=dog-eared.
Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.
con las garras fuera
(adj.)=knives-out.
Ex: The recent vote of no confidence against the leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party has created a 'knives-out' atmosphere in the press.
con las manos muy largas
(adj.)=light-fingered.
Ex: Even a thorny trellis beneath your windows can provide a good deterrent to light-fingered thieves.
con las manos vacías
(adj.)=empty-handed.
Ex: An expert team on explosives from Australia returns empty handed as two countries fail to agree on terms and conditions.
con las mejores intenciones
(adj.)=best-intentioned.
Ex: The answer has eluded the best-intentioned parents who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children's lives.
con las orejas gachas
(adj.)=with a flea in + Posesivo + ear ; depressed ; dejected ; downcast.
Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado. Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings. Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps. Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.
con las rodillas mirando hacia dentro y los talones hacia fuera
(adj.)=knock-kneed.
Ex: By around 3 years of age, children become the most knock-kneed they will be.
con las uñas fuera
(adj.)=knives-out.
Ex: The recent vote of no confidence against the leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party has created a 'knives-out' atmosphere in the press.
con lascivia
=lustily.
Ex: He lustily told her in one message that he wanted her lying on her back.
con lazos muy estrechos
=close-knit.
Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.
con legañas en los ojos
(adj.)=bleary .
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas
(adj.)=licensed ; licensed.
Ex: This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'. Ex: This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'.
con limitación temporal
=time-oriented.
Ex: All actions plans -- which are also measurable and time-oriented -- are tied directly to objectives.
con llave
(adj.)=locking.
Ex: Some libraries choose not to circulate their comics collection at all, instead placing the issues in locking plastic periodical covers to reduce disappearing copies = Algunas bibliotecas deciden limitar sus colecciones de comics a consulta en sala y colocan los tebeos en fundas de plástico con llave para reducir su desaparición.
con lo cual
=whereupon.
Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
con lo pies sobre la tierra
(adj.)=down-to-earth.
Ex: The report gives a down-to-earth account of the way in which membership of the European Community has materially affected major British industries.
con los brazos abiertos
=with open arms.
Ex: It's in those times that we need nothing more than to embrace life's promise of positivity with open arms.
con los clavos de las herraduras sobresaliendo
(adj.)=roughshod.
Ex: She had hired a closed carriage and seen to it that the horses were roughshod in case of freezing weather.
con los nervios a flor de piel
(adj.)=edgy ; nervy ; on edge ; highly-strung.
Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations. Ex: The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation. Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge. Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
con los nervios de punta
=edgy ; nervy ; on edge.
Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations. Ex: The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation. Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
con los ojos como platos
(adj.)=wide-eyed.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends.
con los ojos empañados
(adj.)=misty-eyed.
Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.
con los ojos hinchados
(adj.)=bleary-eyed.
Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
con los ojos llorosos
(adj.)=misty-eyed ; bleary .
Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment. Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
con los ojos muy abiertos
(adj.)=wide-eyed.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends.
con los ojos nublados
(adj.)=misty-eyed.
Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.
con los ojos vendados
(adj.)=blindfold ; blindfolded.
Ex: No president can go blindfold: some assistance is necessary. Ex: The study presented the narrative task to the children as a game in which they had to help a blindfolded interlocutor find out what happened in the stories.
con los últimos avances
(adj.)=state-of-the-art ; leading edge.
Ex: With a staff of 10 it provides a full information service using state-of-the-art resources and methods. Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
con lujuria
=lustily.
Ex: He lustily told her in one message that he wanted her lying on her back.
con límites impuestos por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-limiting.
Ex: The overwhelming majority of questions demand only limited assistance, not because they are easy or simple, but because of their essentially self-limiting nature.
con machetes
(adj.)=machete-wielding.
Ex: He had to rush his nephew to hospital after he was hacked by a machete-wielding mob.
con madurez
=maturely.
Ex: Technological advances have increased at a pace that has outstripped the ability to wisely & maturely handle such technological changes.
con magnanimidad
=magnanimously.
Ex: I do not say that libraries will magnanimously rush to collaborate to achieve it.
con mala fama
(adj.)=disreputable.
Ex: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.
con mala reputación
(adj.)=disreputable.
Ex: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.
con maldad
=ill-naturedly.
Ex: Freud was a despot ill-naturedly driving away anyone who in the least respect disagreed with him.
con malhumor
=moodily.
Ex: Chandler's legendary private detective Phillip Marlowe is brought moodily to life in a film that epitomises the very soul of film noir.
con mantenimiento técnico
(adj.)=supported.
Ex: The following table provides a summary of the supported image formats.
con marca
(adj.)=branded.
Ex: This firm is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales distribution of branded women's apparel.
con mayor detalle
=in greater detail ; in greater depth.
Ex: It would be possible to examine and analyze the differences shown in this study in greater detail = Sería posible examinar y analizar con mayor detalle las diferencias puestas de manifiesto en este esudio . Ex: This book covers more topics, in greater depth, than any other currently available.
con mayor profundidad
=in most detail ; in more detail ; in greater depth ; in greater detail.
Ex: The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice. Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services. Ex: This book covers more topics, in greater depth, than any other currently available. Ex: It would be possible to examine and analyze the differences shown in this study in greater detail = Sería posible examinar y analizar con mayor detalle las diferencias puestas de manifiesto en este esudio .
con maña
(adj.)=skilfully [skillfully, -USA] ; skilful [skillful, -USA].
Ex: But may, unless skilfully exploited and designed, lead to bulky catalogues which are difficult to read. Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
con meandros
(adj.)=meandering.
Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.
con mechones
(adj.)=streaky .
Ex: Rich colors with gentle streaky patterns are characteristic of this glass that offers reduced light transmission without complete opacity.
con medios insuficientes
=on a shoestring (budget).
Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
con medios muy escasos
=on a shoestring (budget).
Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
con medios muy exiguos
=on a shoestring (budget).
Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
con mejoras
(adj.)=stepped-up.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
con melancolía
=wistfully.
Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.
con miedo
(adj.)=fearfully ; afraid ; frightened.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things. Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into. Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
con millones de ventas
(adj.)=megaselling.
Ex: He is the power behind an annual megaselling books and popular movies business.
con miras a (+ Infinitivo)
=with a view to (+ Gerundio).
Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.
con miras al futuro
=forward-looking.
Ex: The 26-volume Compton's Encyclopedia intends to be 'an innovative, forward-looking reference work for young people'.
con moderación
=sparingly ; in moderation.
Ex: Traditionally analytical entries have been used, though sparingly, for this purpose; and very useful such analyticals might prove to the user of the catalogue. Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
con morriña
(adj.)=homesick ; longingly.
Ex: You were probably the most homesick person in your dorm, with the possible exception of the hawaiians. Ex: New structures do not simply appear, they emerge by keeping our eyes fixed upon the future rather than looking longingly over our shoulders at the past.
con motivo
=for good reason.
Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that.
con motivo de
=on the occasion of.
Ex: This article reviews the scientific output of the State of Kuwait on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its independence.
con mucha ceremonia
=ceremoniously.
Ex: He was ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State at the White House, with his wife.
con mucha cohesión
(adj.)=tightly knit ; closely knit ; tight-knit.
Ex: He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers. Ex: A sample of statistics measuring circulation, reference and in-library use was collected from 76 libraries and tested for redundancy, correlation and variation in a closely knit pattern. Ex: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations.
con mucha diferencia
=by far.
Ex: By far the largest of these basic sources is the literature in the field.
con mucha dificultad
=with great difficulty.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.
con mucha energía
(adj.)=high energy.
Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
con mucha frecuencia
=very often ; more often than not.
Ex: Various types of subject index are also very often computer produced. Ex: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.
con mucha información
=populated.
Ex: New users of the directory, quite reasonably, expect a fully populated directory with all information accessible at high-speed.
con mucha labia
(adj.)=glibly ; smooth-tongued ; smooth-talking.
Ex: When the mission of the public library in society is pondered, the trio of education, information and recreation is frequently injected glibly into the conversation. Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents. Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
con mucha palabrería
=glibly.
Ex: When the mission of the public library in society is pondered, the trio of education, information and recreation is frequently injected glibly into the conversation.
con mucha población
=heavily populated.
Ex: Teachers face all the problems endemic to the heavily populated, least prosperous inner-city areas.
con mucha pompa
=ceremoniously.
Ex: He was ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State at the White House, with his wife.
con mucha prisa
=without a minute to spare.
Ex: When you've had a long day, and don't have the energy to prepare a three course meal or for those unexpected guests that drop in without a minute to spare, here's a quick meal to serve.
con mucha ropa puesta
(adj.)=heavily robed.
Ex: They are often heavily robed and protected by powerful enchantments, for beneath their robes are unspeakable horrors.
con mucha sed
=thirstily.
Ex: He took a bottle of water from a vintage refrigerator, uncapped it, and drank thirstily, emptying the entire bottle.
con mucha vitalidad
(adj.)=lively .
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
con muchas actividades
(adj.)=event-filled.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
con muchas deudas
(adj.)=heavily indebted.
Ex: For the poorest and heavily indebted countries, creditors need to drastically reduce or write-off the debts in order to make more resources available for investment.
con muchas ilustraciones
(adj.)=copiously illustrated.
Ex: This is copiously illustrated guide for school children with teacher supervision to the use of libraries = Ésta es una guía con muchas ilustraciones sobre el uso de las bibliotecas para niños bajo la supervisión de un profesor.
con muchas imágenes
(adj.)=image intensive.
Ex: Unlike text-based digital libraries, image intensive digital libraries have inherent problems of slow downloading and unloading.
con muchas prestaciones
(adj.)=feature-filled ; multifacility.
Ex: More powerful, feature-filled hardware and software is coming onto the market daily and merely keeping up with what is new is taking up more and more time. Ex: This multifacility device will will monitor for smoke, fire, and theft, and manipulate electrical outlets and thermostats.
con mucho
(adj.)=very much ; far + Verbo ; grossly ; overwhelmingly ; by far ; by a long shot ; by a long way ; hands down.
Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework. Ex: The advantages of the system far surpass any disadvantages. Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures. Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function. Ex: By far the largest of these basic sources is the literature in the field. Ex: More has been invested in making Internet Esplorer secure than any browser on the planet by a long shot. Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse. Ex: The absolute, hands down, without question best social network in the blogosphere.
con mucho bombo
=ceremoniously.
Ex: He was ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State at the White House, with his wife.
con mucho brillo
=brightly.
Ex: The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly.
con mucho cariño
=dearly.
Ex: I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.
con mucho contenido
(adj.)=information packed [information-packed].
Ex: A successful programme must be time efficient and information packed.
con mucho esfuerzo
=painfully.
Ex: It is not easy to maintain and advance the remarkable literary and cultural traditions so slowly and painfully created over two and a half millenia.
con mucho gusto
=gladly.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
con mucho protocolo
=ceremoniously.
Ex: He was ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State at the White House, with his wife.
con mucho público
(adj.)=well attended [well-attended].
Ex: Programs covered a wide range of topics and were well attended.
con mucho trabajo
=painfully.
Ex: It is not easy to maintain and advance the remarkable literary and cultural traditions so slowly and painfully created over two and a half millenia.
con mucho ánimo
=spiritedly.
Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss -- and sometimes spiritedly debate from the rostrum and from the audience -- the current and traditional issues involved in cataloging.
con mucho éxito
(n.)=with a wide appeal.
Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.
con muchos acontecimientos
(adj.)=event-filled.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
con muchos detalles
=elaborately.
Ex: Processes should be included in abstracts only when they are discussed elaborately.
con muchos eventos
(adj.)=event-filled.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
con muchos huesos y poca carne
(adj.)=bony .
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.
con muchos humos
(adj.)=big head ; full of + Reflexivo.
Ex: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame. Ex: That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
con muchos lectores
(n.)=with a wide appeal.
Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.
con muchos miramientos
=ceremoniously.
Ex: He was ceremoniously sworn in as Secretary of State at the White House, with his wife.
con muy poca antelación
=at (a) very short notice.
Ex: I am available weekday evenings and weekends and can work at very short notice.
con muy poca anticipación
=at (a) very short notice.
Ex: I am available weekday evenings and weekends and can work at very short notice.
con muy poca frecuencia
=all too seldom ; all too seldom.
Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service. Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.
con muy pocas excepciones
=with few exceptions ; with a few exceptions.
Ex: With few exceptions the new display types, which proliferated exuberantly during the first quarter of the century, were of three basic varieties. Ex: With a few exceptions, copies of patents are easy and relatively cheap to acquire.
con muy pocos medios
=on a shoestring (budget).
Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
con más antigüedad
(adj.)=longest-serving.
Ex: He became the agency's longest-serving commissioner and unopposed spiritual leader.
con más detalle
=in most detail ; in more detail.
Ex: The three major schemes are treated in most detail since they account for a good proportion of classification practice. Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
con más frecuencia
=most frequently.
Ex: Library users tend to use commercial online databases most frequently early in the week, at midday and at times that correspond to the academic calendar = Los usuarios de la biblioteca tienden a usar las bases de datos comerciales en línea con más frecuencia al principio de la semana, al mediodía y en épocas que se corresponden con el calendario académico.
con más intensidad aun
=with a vengeance.
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.
con más razón aun
=a fortiori.
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.
con más vigor aun
=with a vengeance.
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.
con más virulencia aun
=with a vengeance.
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.
con más vitalidad
=revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.
con naturalidad
=unselfconsciously.
Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
con nervios
(adj.)=rib.
Ex: Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
con niebla
(adj.)=foggy .
Ex: This picture was taken a little over a month ago on a cold, foggy, and frosty morning.
con nosotros
=with us.
Ex: The Universal Decimal Classification was the result and it remains with us as the most lasting contribution to bibliographic control.
con nostalgia
(adj.)=wistfully ; longingly.
Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed. Ex: New structures do not simply appear, they emerge by keeping our eyes fixed upon the future rather than looking longingly over our shoulders at the past.
con notas a pie de página
(adj.)=footnoted.
Ex: And so for all these reasons, the position taken at the time was that a code, footnoted with adaptations as in the case of the uniform title, would be more desirable and helpful than having two different catalog codes.
con náuseas
(adj.)=queasy .
Ex: Good news for anyone who has ever had that queasy feeling the morning after tying one on: A study has found that an extract of prickly pear can prevent a severe hangover.
con objetivos específicos
=goal-oriented.
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
con ocasión de
=on the occasion of.
Ex: This article reviews the scientific output of the State of Kuwait on the occasion of the 25th anniversary of its independence.
con ojos azules
(adj.)=blue-eyed.
Ex: White-skinned people with blue eyes aren't just responsible for the current crisis; the blue-eyed palefaces are responsible for saddling the world with a financial system that has a built-in tendency to crash.
con ojos brillantes
(adj.)=bright-eyed.
Ex: Looking bright-eyed naturally is not that difficult to do if you take good care of yourself both physically and emotionally.
con ojos de lince
(adj.)=eagle-eyed ; sharp-eyed.
Ex: The security firm, famous for its eagle-eyed officers, responded to a distress call from a teenager who was attacked while his parents were out. Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
con ojos vivarachos
(adj.)=bright-eyed.
Ex: Looking bright-eyed naturally is not that difficult to do if you take good care of yourself both physically and emotionally.
con olor a ajo
(adj.)=garlicky.
Ex: The main complaint she had was that her coffee was weak and the sausage dogs too garlicky.
con olor a cerrado
(adj.)=musty ; mousy .
Ex: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it. Ex: Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.
con olor a fruta
(adj.)=fruity .
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
con olor a humedad
(adj.)=musty ; mousy .
Ex: Baking soda can also freshen musty carpets by simply sprinkling on it. Ex: Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.
con olor a orina
(adj.)=urinous.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
con olor a polvo
(adj.)=dust smelling.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
con orgullo
=proudly.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca
=a hair of the dog that bit you.
Ex: In its current usage, the phrase hair of the dog that bit you (or its shortened form, hair of the dog) is an allusion to the practice of drinking some of whatever it was that put you in that state in the first place, as an antidote to its ill effects.
con paciencia
=patiently.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
con pagos pendientes
(v.)=be in arrears.
Ex: All Members who are not in arrears are eligible to nominate for these positions and to vote in the subsequent elections.
con papel de calco intercalado
(n.)=carbon interleaved paper.
Ex: A line printer can only produce about four readable copies using carbon interleaved paper, so additional copies must either be produced by photocopying or by rerunning the computer, both of which are relatively costly.
con participación del público mediante llamada telefónica
(adj.)=phone-in.
Ex: Radio phone-in talk shows are pervasive and have become an important force in formulating public opinion.
con pasión
=with passion ; passionately.
Ex: Witt has always done whatever she's done with all her heart -- with passion, intelligence, and a love of perfection. Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
con patas
(adj.)=legged.
Ex: From a mechanical point of view, wheeled robots were the most common form of robot, but the exhibit also featured several legged robots and two humanoids.
con peligro de muerte
(adj.)=life threatening.
Ex: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
con pelo cano
(adj.)=gray-haired ; grey-haired.
Ex: The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care. Ex: Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond -- some had very little hair at all.
con pelos y señales
=blow-by-blow.
Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
con pequeños matices
(adj.)=nuanced.
Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.
con pereza
=lazily.
Ex: As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.
con perplejidad
=quizzically ; perplexedly.
Ex: She looked at him quizzically as he pressed on. Ex: 'Efficiency has deteriorated and we're all very unhappy,' Jergens frowned perplexedly.
con perspicacia
=perceptively.
Ex: Above all evaluation must be carried out regularly and perceptively.
con pesar
=with regret.
Ex: The author notes with regret that there is not a single library in Africa that is systematically collecting creative writing in the African languages.
con pesimismo
(adj.)=pessimistically ; gloomily.
Ex: Becker concludes, pessimistically, that the library has 'no role to play in solving the problem of how non-college youth are to achieve maturity'. Ex: He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.
con picardía
=slyly ; wickedly.
Ex: The author suggests slyly that, while word processors may have increased writing speed, they cannot ensure improved writing quality. Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.
con pie firme
=sure-footed.
Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.
con piernas
(adj.)=legged.
Ex: From a mechanical point of view, wheeled robots were the most common form of robot, but the exhibit also featured several legged robots and two humanoids.
con pinzas
(adj.)=with a grain of salt ; clamp-on.
Ex: Futuristic food for thought needs to be absorbed with a grain of salt: the real force that shapes the future is effective leadership. Ex: A clamp-on ammeter is used to measure current loads of many small and major appliances.
con planes ocultos
(adj.)=agenda-laden.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
con pleno derecho
=with full rights.
Ex: An illiterate is a person who cannot read, write or do mathematical calculations well enough to be integrated into society as an individual with full rights.
con pliegues
(adj.)=pleated.
Ex: The traditional rule is this: you can have pleated pants without cuffs, but you cannot have flat-front pants with cuffs.
con poca claridad
=indistinctly.
Ex: He could see the gas lamp at the far end of the station shining indistinctly through the fog.
con poca exactitud
=loosely.
Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion.
con poca experiencia
(adj.)=inexperienced.
Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
con poca frecuencia
=infrequently.
Ex: Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.
con poca iluminación
(adj.)=dimly illuminated.
Ex: Cattle, pigs and sheep have a tendency to move more easily from a dimly illuminated area to a more brightly illuminated area.
con poca imaginación
=unimaginatively.
Ex: He is competent in a quiet, effective way, and the library seems to be well, if unimaginatively, run.
con poca luz
(adj.)=badly-lit.
Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
con poca naturalidad
=stiltedly.
Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
con poca población
(adj.)=thinly populated.
Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.
con poca visión de futuro
(adj.)=short-sighted [shortsighted].
Ex: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service.
con pocas habilidades
(adj.)=poor-ability.
Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.
con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías
(adj.)=technologically challenged.
Ex: The author divides staff into 2 groups: 'baby boomers' (born 1946-1961) who grew up assuming full and secure employment but tend now to be technologically challenged; and 'baby busters' (born 1965-1975) who tend to be technological savants and are taking over the leadership from the older generation of librarians.
con poco dinero
=on the cheap ; on a budget.
Ex: The author provides a selected list of Internet sites covering various aspects of travel and tourism such as accommodation, restaurants, entertainment, travelling abroad, and touring on the cheap. Ex: Motels are among the most practical places to stay in for travelers on a budget, given the fact that they are far more affordable than hotels.
con poco entusiasmo
=half-heartedly.
Ex: Video graphics equipment does exist, but is being marketed only half-heartedly.
con pocos recursos
(adj.)=under-resourced.
Ex: Under this Labour Government our Armed Forces have been under-resourced for the commitments they have been asked to undertake.
con pocos recursos económicos
(adj.)=low-budget.
Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
con poder
(adj.)=powerful.
Ex: ALA or its subdivision have been sitting back while these powerful people get together and decide what should be good for us.
con posibilidades comerciales
=commercially viable.
Ex: The fact that information is becoming recognized as being a commercially viable product puts a keener edge on LIS professional activities.
con posterioridad a
=subsequent to.
Ex: Subsequent to the seminar the majority of academic libraries have had open access service in almost all respects similar to the general principles discussed at York.
con posterioridad a la contratación
(adj.)=post-employment [postemployment].
Ex: Postemployment training is more likely to be effective if developed in conjunction with employers in ways that are sensitive to the realities of the workplace.
con precipitación
=rashly ; hastily.
Ex: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come. Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.
con precisión
=precisely.
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
con preferencia
=preferably.
Ex: At his point, the indexer must decide what categories the constituent concepts of the analysis represent and, therefore, in what order they should preferably be cited.
con preferencia sobre
=in preference to.
Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
con prejuicios
(adj.)=prejudicial.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
con prepotencia
=superciliously ; haughtily.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.
con pretensiones de superioridad moral
(adj.)=self-righteous.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
con principios
(adj.)=principled.
Ex: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.
con prisa
=in a rush ; in a hurry.
Ex: In a rush to computerize records, records managers may overlook the need to establish a sound basis for manual filing systems. Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
con problemas
=in hot water.
Ex: Anyway, this time around, the airline is finding itself in hot water for an entirely different reason.
con problemas de aprendizaje
(adj.)=learning disabled.
Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have common perceptual problems that require specialised book selection.
con problemas de lectura
(adj.)=print disabled.
Ex: The audience for this conference will consist of key decision makers in libraries and education, and consumers of all ages who are blind or print disabled.
con problemas de vista
(adj.)=vision impaired.
Ex: The article 'Adaptive technology: a juggling act' describes the wide range of adaptive technology available to help blind and vision impaired students = El artículo "Tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales: juegos malabares" describe la gran variedad de adaptaciones tecnológicas para ayudar a los estudiantes ciegos y con problemas visuales.
con problemas visuales
(adj.)=vision impaired.
Ex: The article 'Adaptive technology: a juggling act' describes the wide range of adaptive technology available to help blind and vision impaired students = El artículo "Tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales: juegos malabares" describe la gran variedad de adaptaciones tecnológicas para ayudar a los estudiantes ciegos y con problemas visuales.
con profusión
=in profusion.
Ex: In fact, in recent years especially, exotic forms of bibliography have been spawned in profusion in Britain, North America and Western Europe.
con promiscuidad
=promiscuously.
Ex: Women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes, according to a senior Iranian cleric.
con prontitud
=expeditiously ; promptly.
Ex: So it's to your advantage, at least from their standpoint, to order by ISBN so that they can more expeditiously fulfill your order. Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
con provecho
=with profit.
Ex: His 'Rules' can still be read with profit (and, more unusual in such works, pleasure) today.
con púas
(adj.)=spiny ; prickly .
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers. Ex: Although rubbing up against a prickly plant is a pleasant experience, the world would be a less colorful and interesting place without them.
con rabo
(adj.)=caudate.
Ex: Amphibians found in Poland belong to two orders: caudate amphibians and ecaudate amphibians.
con rapacidad
=rapaciously.
Ex: Rapaciously hunted by humans over centuries, whales have not recovered in the decades after whaling was outlawed.
con rapidez
=promptly.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
con razón
=rightly ; quite rightly ; understandably ; rightfully ; for good reason ; for a good reason.
Ex: Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have 'missed the boat' over this. Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest. Ex: Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself. Ex: It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
con rebeldía
=defiantly.
Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
con receta médica
=on prescription.
Ex: These travel sickness tablets and skin patches are only provided on prescription.
con referencia
=re.
Ex: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament.
con referencia a
=in relation to ; in connection with ; regarding.
Ex: It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects. Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
con referencias espaciales
=spatially referenced.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.
con regocijo
=gleefully.
Ex: Nietzsche famously violates the rules of logic, gleefully engaging in the 'informal' fallacies, for example, in his appeals to emotions.
con regularidad
=regularly.
Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
con relación a
=as regards ; re ; in relation to ; in connection with ; regarding ; concerning.
Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament. Ex: It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects. Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order. Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
con rencor
=spitefully.
Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
con reproche
=reprovingly ; reproachfully.
Ex: I have actually started to avoid the computer which seems to look at me reprovingly every time I pass by. Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
con repugnancia
=disgustedly.
Ex: 'Well, I don't know what's going on,' Pope continued disgustedly.
con resentimiento
=resentfully ; spitefully ; sullenly.
Ex: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua. Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right. Ex: He sat down heavily and watched his wife sullenly as she made the coffee.
con reserva
=doubtfully.
Ex: This makes the account doubtfully reconcilable with the special epistemic relation that each of us has to oneself.
con reservas
=qualified ; with reservations.
Ex: The majority of projects are small, poorly funded, and only a qualified success. Ex: All three judges agreed, but with reservations.
con resignación
=resignedly ; uncomplainingly.
Ex: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly. Ex: The criteria of choice will be heavily influenced -- even if we contribute ourselves, uncomplainingly, to the riches of this project -- by a point of view which is Anglo-Saxon.
con resolución
=resolutely.
Ex: The library's longevity will depend upon how resolutely it extends rather than abandons its traditional functions within an electronic environment.
con respecto a
=concerning ; in regard to ; regarding ; regarding ; vis à vis ; with regard(s) to ; with respect to ; within ; as to ; in extent of ; in terms of ; in the way of ; as for ; as regards ; in relation to ; in comparison with ; in comparison to ; as to the matter of ; in reference to ; now as to.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read. Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order. Ex: The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings. Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation. Ex: In so doing the classifier should group documents in a useful order with respect to one another. Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products. Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects. Ex: However, twentieth century literature is poorly treated in comparison with earlier periods. Ex: The new method appears to offer accurate results and efficient computation in comparison to other approaches. Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated. Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third. Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys.
con respecto a si ... o ...
=as to whether ... or ....
Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
con respeto
=respectfully.
Ex: Stanton listened respectfully, then said: 'But the library she worked at is the center of a regional library system' = Stanton escuchó con respeto, luego dijo: "Pero la biblioteca en la que trabajó es el centro de un sistema bibliotecario regional".
con responsabilidad
=responsibly.
Ex: The reader is requested to act responsibly in handling this material.
con retraso mental
(adj.)=mentally retarded.
Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have common perceptual problems that require specialised book selection.
con rigor
=rigourously [rigorously, -USA] ; harshly.
Ex: It is in principle possible to try to have an alternative, centrally furnished heading which is not geared specifically and rigorously and absolutely to the research library user and their community. Ex: The fifteenth edition, which first appeared in 1974 in 30 volumes, has been criticized, sometimes harshly, for its overly complex organization.
con ruedas
(adj.)=wheeled.
Ex: From a mechanical point of view, wheeled robots were the most common form of robot, but the exhibit also featured several legged robots and two humanoids.
con rumbo a
=bound for.
Ex: About a third of the 500 cruises bound for Alaska this year would fall under the new rule.
con ráfagas de viento
(adj.)=blustery.
Ex: This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.
con sabiduría
=sagely.
Ex: The author adopts two models to describe the sagely way of dealing with these emotions.
con sabor
(adj.)=flavoured [flavored, -USA].
Ex: Some coffee aficionados enjoy an occasional cup of flavored coffee but won't admit this to any friends for fear of being considered plebeian.
con sabor a ajo
(adj.)=garlicky.
Ex: The main complaint she had was that her coffee was weak and the sausage dogs too garlicky.
con sabor a fruta
(adj.)=fruity .
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
con sabor artificial
(adj.)=artificially flavoured.
Ex: Artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies have different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances.
con sagacidad
=shrewdly.
Ex: Libraries will have to select shrewdly a complement of formats that address the varying uses library patrons have for information.
con saldo
(adj.)=prepaid [pre-paid].
Ex: Libraries may use this service through the medium of a prepaid voucher which covers the cost of handling and despatch of the document to be borrowed.
con salida al mercado
=due out.
Ex: Also due out in mid 1992 is a new specialist product from CABI, entitled CABPEST, which will deliver on one disc all the information relating to crop protection.
con sarcasmo
=sardonically ; pungently.
Ex: He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'. Ex: The film, which is subtitled, is pungently innovative and radical.
con satisfacción
=contentedly.
Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
con sed
(adj.)=thirsty .
Ex: We live in a thirsty world where the population is not only growing but using more water, even though the world's total supply remains the same.
con sed de poder
(adj.)=power-hungry.
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
con sede en
=headquartered (at/in) ; based in ; based at.
Ex: The author discusses some challenges that the library, headquartered in San Jose, California, has had to face during Fuller's directorship. Ex: Other European host include DIMDI (Deutsches Institut fur Medizinisches Dokumentation und Information), the German Service, and Telesystèmes-Questel based in France. Ex: ANA is launching a new low-cost airline carrier, to be based at Kansai, and to start flying next year.
con sede en América
=American-based.
Ex: EasyNet is an American-based, menu-driven information retrieval system which links untrained users to over 800 data bases from nearly 20 on-line service vendors.
con sede en Europa
(adj.)=European-based.
Ex: The European Development Fund finances projects in overseas countries for which European-based firms can supply equipment and know-how.
con sede en Melbourne
(adj.)=Melbourne-based.
Ex: Eighty-five Melbourne-based special librarians and information centre managers were interviewed to ascertain their continuing professional development activities, needs and aspirations.
con sede en el Reino Unido
=UK-based.
Ex: This is a list of UK-based companies and organisations actively involved in the production and distribution of video cassettes.
con segundas
(adj.)=double-edged ; loaded.
Ex: We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children. Ex: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.
con segundas intenciones
(adj.)=loaded.
Ex: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.
con seguridad en uno mismo
=assertively.
Ex: Class participants were found to be more likely to behave assertively and less likely to behave aggressively than librarians who had not take the class.
con sello
(adj.)=stamped.
Ex: An initial letter of invitation should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.
con sensatez
=sensibly.
Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.
con sentido
=meaningful ; purposeful ; in a meaningful way.
Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries. Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions. Ex: If there is no god, it might eventually be possible to answer these questions in a meaningful way, a way that actually explains something.
con sentimientos
(adj.)=sentient.
Ex: He lives in a world in which machines become sentient and begin to demand rights.
con serenidad
=coolly ; serenely.
Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly. Ex: Dexter Rundle thought: 'The day was progressing serenely and I was feeling not at all belligerent' = Dexter Rundle pensó: "El día iba progresando con serenidad y no me sentía de ninguna manera agresivo".
con sigilo
=by stealth ; stealthily ; as quiet as a mouse.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily. Ex: Quiet as a mouse, she had crept in to see what they were doing.
con sobrepelliz
(adj.)=surpliced.
Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
con sol
(adj.)=sunny .
Ex: The article carries the title 'Summer reading forecast: sunny but variable'.
con solera
(adj.)=well established ; long-established.
Ex: By the nineteenth edition synthesis is a well established feature of the scheme. Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
con soltura
=fluent ; with confidence ; fluently ; with ease ; comfortably ; proficiently ; effortlessly.
Ex: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales. Ex: The advice is to chill out most artefacts with confidence, although coating on wood may crackle a little bit by -50 degrees centigrade. Ex: This revolutionary device helps stammerers to speak more fluently. Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session. Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed. Ex: The ability to read proficiently is a cornerstone to becoming successful in today's society. Ex: Talking and writing are activities that most humans learn at a relatively early age and carry out fairly effortlessly for the rest of their lives.
con soporte técnico
(adj.)=supported.
Ex: The following table provides a summary of the supported image formats.
con sosiego
=tranquilly.
Ex: He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.
con suela de goma de neumático
(n.)=tyre-tread soled.
Ex: There are many varieties of sandal, from synthetic rope soles and straps, tyre-tread soled sandals, to the Japanese wooden sandals, which are relatively easy to make.
con suerte
=luckily enough.
Ex: She's got a few piano accordions so luckily enough she could lend me one to practice on.
con sueño
=drowsily.
Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before.
con suficientes existencias
=properly stocked.
Ex: A properly stocked pantry is a very important addition to any home.
con suficientes fondos
=properly stocked.
Ex: A properly stocked pantry is a very important addition to any home.
con suficientes provisiones
=properly stocked.
Ex: A properly stocked pantry is a very important addition to any home.
con sus propias palabras
=in + Posesivo + own words.
Ex: The enquirer should be encouraged to express himself freely and if necessary at length, so that we have as complete a statement as he is able to give of what he wants, in his own words.
con sutileza
=subtly.
Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
con sólo + Infinitivo
=with no more ado than + Nombre.
Ex: Machine-made paper, provided that it was dry, could be laid on with sufficient accuracy for register to be made with no more ado than adjustment of the forme for the second run.
con sólo apretar un botón
=at the push of a button ; at the press of a button ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; at the touch of a button.
Ex: A rubber blanket or hinged lid covers the document to cut out extraneous light and then, at the push of a button, paper is fed into the machine and charged with electricity. Ex: The interface usually includes a control keyboard, a modem, and an auto-dialler (for calling the data-base computer and identifying the calling terminal at the press of a button). Ex: It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes. Ex: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch. Ex: Connect with your data and your patients at the touch of a button.
con sólo pulsar un botón
=at the press of a button ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; at the push of a button ; at the touch of a button.
Ex: The interface usually includes a control keyboard, a modem, and an auto-dialler (for calling the data-base computer and identifying the calling terminal at the press of a button). Ex: It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes. Ex: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch. Ex: A rubber blanket or hinged lid covers the document to cut out extraneous light and then, at the push of a button, paper is fed into the machine and charged with electricity. Ex: Connect with your data and your patients at the touch of a button.
con sólo una mínima idea de
=with only the sketchiest idea of.
Ex: It has to be admitted that experienced librarians who should know better do sometimes plunge into what are not simple searches with only the sketchiest idea of a strategy.
con tachuelas
(adj.)=hobnailed.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
con tacto
(adj.)=tactful.
Ex: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.
con tal de que + Subjuntivo
=provided (that) ; providing (that) ; as long as.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly. Ex: Providing enough people are availabe via the system, then it will be used frequently. Ex: Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level.
con talento
=talented.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
con tallo largo y delgado
(adj.)=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
Ex: If you find the pansies still too leggy after a week or so, you can pinch them off to make them bush out more.
con tallo largo y enjuto
(adj.)=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
Ex: If you find the pansies still too leggy after a week or so, you can pinch them off to make them bush out more.
con tan buenos resultados
=to such good effect.
Ex: Rarely have the `two cultures' been united to such good effect as in this magnificent book.
con tan poca antelación
=at such short notice.
Ex: Cancellations after this date cannot be transferred to a future course because places cannot be filled at such short notice.
con tan poca anticipación
=at such short notice.
Ex: Cancellations after this date cannot be transferred to a future course because places cannot be filled at such short notice.
con tanta frecuencia
=so often.
Ex: So often the way one sees things depends on one's personal point of view.
con techo de latón
(adj.)=tin-roofed.
Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
con tejado a dos aguas
(adj.)=gabled.
Ex: The 'Rathaus' on the market square is an architectural oddity, comprising four gabled houses to which a decorative classical façade was added in 1797.
con tejas
(adj.)=tiled.
Ex: Clean the tiled surface with a moist sponge to remove dust en dirt.
con tenacidad
=sturdily.
Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
con terminales
(adj.)=serifed.
Ex: There were, first, the traditional serifed roman exaggerated by about 1806 into fat face by a great increase in contrast between thick and thin strokes.
con terrenos cedidos por el gobierno
(adj.)=land grant [land-grant].
Ex: Several new library instructions programs emerged in the 1920s in order to serve the practical and technical curricula in land-grant institutions.
con textura
(adj.)=textured.
Ex: Tactile material embraces materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired.
con tezón
(adj.)=strong-willed.
Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
con titulación previa
=already-qualified.
Ex: Already-qualified staff study additional subjects, such as 'service to readers' or 'reference and information work', while those without higher education have training at their workplace in practical procedures.
con titulación profesional
=professionally educated.
Ex: There is a limited market for professionally educated librarians with specialisation in prison librarianship.
con toda claridad
=as clear as a bell.
Ex: The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
con toda clase de comodidades
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con toda clase de lujos
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con toda confianza
(v.)=feel + free to.
Ex: If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Ruth Arnold at Ruth@sla.org.
con toda desfachatez
=shamelessly.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
con toda franqueza
=to put it frankly ; in all sincerity ; in all honesty.
Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe. Ex: They were people in all sincerity willing to lay down their lives in the interests of freedom . Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
con toda honestidad
=in all honesty.
Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
con toda insolencia
=shamelessly.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
con toda la atención puesta en
=riveted to.
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
con toda la razón
=quite rightly.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
con toda la vestimenta
=in full gear.
Ex: It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
con toda nitidez
=as clear as a bell.
Ex: The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
con toda probabilidad
=in all probability.
Ex: It is unfortunately in all probability far too expensive to have a network of underfloor conduit everywhere in the library.
con toda seguridad
=safely.
Ex: Until recently movable shelving was used mainly in closed access stacks, but since some systems can be operated safely by anyone, it is being used increasingly in open access stacks.
con toda sinceridad
=quite honestly ; to put it frankly ; in all sincerity ; in all honesty ; from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart ; from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing. Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe. Ex: They were people in all sincerity willing to lay down their lives in the interests of freedom . Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?. Ex: He said the nations of the Middle East 'hate the United States from the bottom of their hearts'. Ex: From the bottom of her heart, from the bottom of her soul, she despised and detested people, adult people.
con toda su fuerza
=in full force.
Ex: The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force.
con toda su guarnición
=with all the trimmings.
Ex: If you want Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings but without the fuss and dirty dishes, here is a list of alternative dining options.
con toda tranquilidad
=casually.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
con todas las comodidades
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con todas las de la ley
=full-bodied ; full-fledged ; full-scale ; fair and square.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers. Ex: Once the functional and informal network seeks to widen its influence, it becomes a full-fledged institution. Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system. Ex: Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.
con todas las prestaciones
(adj.)=full-featured.
Ex: The EPIC service is a full-featured on-line reference system that provides subject access, and keyword and Boolean searching to a variety of databases.
con todas sus prestaciones
(adj.)=fully featured.
Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time.
con todo descaro
=shamelessly.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
con todo el (debido) respeto a
=with (all) due respect to.
Ex: This kind of research should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
con todo el peso de la ley
=to the full extent of the law.
Ex: In that case, such lies, whether under oath or not, should be treated as the crimes that they are and prosecuted to the full extent of the law.
con todo incluido
=with the works!.
Ex: Stay tuned to 891 over the next couple of weeks for your chance to win a weekend with the works!.
con todo mi respeto hacia
=with (all) due respect to.
Ex: This kind of research should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
con todo tipo de comodidades
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con todo tipo de lujos
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con todos los extras
=with the works!.
Ex: Stay tuned to 891 over the next couple of weeks for your chance to win a weekend with the works!.
con todos los lujos
=with all mods and cons.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance
=with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.
Ex: To keep America safe, he determined that we would go after the terrorists with all the means at our disposal.
con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de)
=pace.
Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.
con todos sus defectos
=warts and all.
Ex: This program tells the Haggard story -- warts and all -- from his humble beginnings growing up in a boxcar to his election to the Hall of Fame.
con trabajo
=in post.
Ex: This paper stresses the irregularity of training courses which have been directed to librarians already in post and to assistant librarians.
con tranquilidad
=tranquilly.
Ex: He rests tranquilly, has a good appetite, and says he 'feels tip-top'.
con tretas
=by cunning.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
con tristeza
=wistfully ; in sadness.
Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed. Ex: As he picked up the shredded remains of his clothes he shook his head in sadness.
con trocitos
(adj.)=chunky .
Ex: I've always been a fan of putting jam on my grilled cheese on toast (I think it's best with a chunky homemade apricot or blackberry jam).
con tropezones
(adj.)=chunky .
Ex: I've always been a fan of putting jam on my grilled cheese on toast (I think it's best with a chunky homemade apricot or blackberry jam).
con trozos
(adj.)=piecewise.
Ex: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.
con un aforo de
=seating.
Ex: 400 video cassettes are now available for use in 6 video cubicles or in a hall seating 50 people for lectures or group activities.
con un aire de
=with an air of.
Ex: 'What do you mean by that?' asked Bragge, almost with an air of alarm.
con un alto nivel de delincuencia
(adj.)=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists. Ex: In the 1990s, the area sunk into a state of utter horror, as it became one of the most crime-riddled areas in the entire city. Ex: It is like claiming that because crime in certain areas of Miami is bad that all Miami is crime-infested and should not be visited.
con un ataque de risa tonta
=giggly .
Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
con un buen nivel
(adj.)=fluent.
Ex: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
con un buen nivel cultural
(adj.)=well educated [well-educated].
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías
=a change is as good as a rest.
Ex: As the old adage goes, a change is as good as a rest.
con un diagrama
=diagrammatically.
Ex: The video signals are recorded in adjacent tracks at an angle across the tape, as shown diagrammatically in Figure 13.
con un eslogan
(adj.)=slogan-bearing.
Ex: Some library workers concocted a scheme to advertise the plight of California libraries-through slogan-bearing T-shirts and sweatshirts.
con un espíritu de
=in a spirit of.
Ex: Librarians seemed to feel that they enjoyed a mandate from God to enlighten the immigrant and went about their various tasks in a spirit of authoritarianism that reminds one of the 'moral stewardship' of an earlier generation of librarians.
con un extensión similar a la de un libro
(adj.)=book-length.
Ex: The aim was to assess whether they had excess book-length material which they considered worthy of publication but could not afford to publish.
con un filo más pronunciado
=sharper-edged.
Ex: Examine the backs of the folds with a lens; the one that is sharper-edged than the other runs parallel to the machine-direction of the paper.
con un formato predefinido
(adj.)=preformatted [pre-formatted].
Ex: Input of data into a record may be onto a preformatted screen, perhaps with reverse video (black on white) characters for the field names and with space next to each field name for the data.
con un gasto mínimo
=at minimal expense.
Ex: The author identifies some of the disadvantaged people in Zimbabwe and suggests ways in which their needs may be met at minimal expense.
con un gran número de lectores
(adj.)=widely-read.
Ex: This on-line full text data base covers widely-read magazines and periodicals in the field of computers, electronics and telecommunications.
con un gran suspiro
=with a deep sigh.
Ex: 'That's wonderful, Tom!' said the director with a deep sigh.
con un humor de perror
=like a bear with a sore head.
Ex: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head.
con un interés en
=with a stake in.
Ex: This web-based advisory service is open to all those with a stake in the preservation of, and the provision of access to, digital materials.
con un mayor nivel educativo
(adj.)=better educated [better-educated].
Ex: Better-educated people, not surprisingly, tend to use libraries proportionately more than lesser-educated people.
con un nivel de estudios alto
(adj.)=well educated [well-educated].
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
con un objetivo claro
(adj.)=focused [focussed].
Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
con un pie en la tumba
=over the hill.
Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.
con un plazo de tiempo muy corto
=at (a) very short notice.
Ex: I am available weekday evenings and weekends and can work at very short notice.
con un plazo de tiempo tan corto
=at such short notice.
Ex: Cancellations after this date cannot be transferred to a future course because places cannot be filled at such short notice.
con un poco de hambre
(adj.)=peckish.
Ex: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.
con un presupuesto limitado
=low-budget ; on a budget.
Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature. Ex: Motels are among the most practical places to stay in for travelers on a budget, given the fact that they are far more affordable than hotels.
con un presupuesto muy exiguo
=on a shoestring (budget).
Ex: Many information agencies exist on a shoestring budgets find it financially impossible to extend their hours.
con un presupuesto reducido
(adj.)=low-budget.
Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
con un profundo sentimiento de culpa
=guilt-ridden.
Ex: The title of the article is 'ALA Chicago 1972: confessions of a guilt-ridden conferee'.
con un reparto estelar
(adj.)=star-studded.
Ex: In producing a star-studded extravaganza using alumni, make sure the campus has the right resources.
con un ruido sordo
=plump.
Ex: She got partly into the saddle, clung there for a few harrowing seconds, and then went over his head and plump into a snowdrift beside the stable.
con un solo brazo
(adj.)=one-armed.
Ex: Eventually adding more players -- all one-armed individuals -- the group played violins, cellos, guitars, piano and drums.
con un solo filo
(adj.)=single-edge.
Ex: Materials needed for this procedure are duct tape and a single-edge razor blade.
con un solo ojo
(adj.)=one-eyed.
Ex: She had to wear a bulging eye patch for a day after each operation; I called her my one-eyed pirate lass.
con un soporte técnico malo
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Certain types of devices are poorly supported by Ubuntu for various reasons.
con un tono + Adjetivo
=in a + Adjetivo + tone.
Ex: 'As you wish,' she had temporized, in a resigned tone.
con una + Nombre + de
=out of a total + Nombre + of.
Ex: Table 1.1 shows the breakdown of the 8.33 million people employed in information-related industries (out of a total working population of 21 million).
con una actitud crítica
=with a critical eye.
Ex: The author considers the potential of the Internet as a medium for education and teaching with a critical eye and concludes that some of the assumptions about online learning are highly suspect.
con una actitud de
=in a spirit of.
Ex: Librarians seemed to feel that they enjoyed a mandate from God to enlighten the immigrant and went about their various tasks in a spirit of authoritarianism that reminds one of the 'moral stewardship' of an earlier generation of librarians.
con una actitud de superioridad
(adj.)=snooty .
Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
con una actitud desafiante
=defiantly.
Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
con una amplia cultura
(adj.)=well-read.
Ex: This requires comprehensive collections and well-read and experienced staff able to communicate on any level.
con una antelación de un año
=a year ahead of schedule.
Ex: By Dec 74, a year ahead of schedule, the restoration department was able to close.
con una base sólida
(adj.)=well-founded.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.
con una buena financiación
(adj.)=well-funded.
Ex: No public library, however large and well-funded can meet all the needs of its users from its own resources.
con una buena plantilla
(adj.)=well-staffed.
Ex: Since the 1920s Mongolia has developed an extensive and well-staffed health care system.
con una buena razón
=for a good reason.
Ex: Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
con una consideración especial hacia
=with particular regard to.
Ex: This article considers the role of feminism in the library profession with particular regard to the work done by the American Library Association to improve the lot of women librarians.
con una formación tecnológica digital
(adj.)=digitally-oriented.
Ex: What role does -- and will -- the library play for our digitally-oriented clientele?.
con una fuerte orientación profesional
(adj.)=career-minded.
Ex: You will be a good husband to a professional career-minded woman -- but be prepared that she'll wear the breeches in your relationship.
con una función destacada
(adj.)=high profile.
Ex: The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.
con una gran ambición profesional
(adj.)=career-minded ; career-focused.
Ex: You will be a good husband to a professional career-minded woman -- but be prepared that she'll wear the breeches in your relationship. Ex: New career-focused courses open doors for students.
con una gran cultura
(adj.)=well-read.
Ex: This requires comprehensive collections and well-read and experienced staff able to communicate on any level.
con una gran diferencia
=by a huge margin.
Ex: By a huge margin respondents feeel that 'library' is synonymous with 'books' = Con una gran diferencia, los encuestados consideran la "biblioteca" como sinónimo de "libros".
con una gran tradición
(adj.)=long-standing.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
con una idea clara de lo que se quiere
(adj.)=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
Ex: Understanding how to live a purpose-driven life at work is one of the keys to a fulfilled and happy life. Ex: The final step in the purpose-oriented approach is Ihe development of a master plan.
con una idea muy superficial sobre
=with only a sketchy idea of.
Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.
con una inclinación hacia la tecnología digital
(adj.)=digitally-oriented.
Ex: What role does -- and will -- the library play for our digitally-oriented clientele?.
con una inmensa cantidad de
=overflowing with.
Ex: In a world overflowing with new media, it may be just what the print world needs.
con una mala iluminación
(adj.)=badly-lit.
Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
con una mano
(adj.)=one-handed.
Ex: The coach can also teach the student both the two-handed backhand and the one-handed backhand strokes.
con una mano delante y otra detrás
(adj.)=penniless ; broke ; skint.
Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl. Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'. Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
con una mente práctica
(adj.)=practically minded.
Ex: He is practically minded, not taking unnecessary risks or deliberately hurting his victims if nothing is to be gained.
con una meta clara
(adj.)=focused [focussed].
Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
con una nivel de especialización medio
=semi-skilled.
Ex: Luckham and his co-workers found in 1964 that less than one in ten of the library users were skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled manual workers.
con una oración en los labios
=on a wing and a prayer.
Ex: You can't just do things on a wing and a prayer -- you need a plan and a system as well.
con una orientación social
(adj.)=socially-oriented.
Ex: The programs we devise come from my agreement with the philosophy that children's library services should be to some degree socially oriented.
con una orientación temática específica
=subject-oriented.
Ex: The data base holds 18 subject-oriented subfiles covering over 5,000 sources.
con una pierna a cada lado de
=astride.
Ex: No person shall ride upon a motorcycle as a passenger unless, when sitting astride the seat, the person can reach the footrests with both feet.
con una separación de + Número + palabras
=within + Número + words of each other.
Ex: For example, 'language near2 computer' retrieves records containing the terms within two words of each other in a sentence.
con una sola acción
=in one action.
Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete.
con una tarea especial
=mission-oriented.
Ex: We are now entering the third, or mission-oriented, era, in which demands for information may span a whole range of disciplines.
con una voz + Adjetivo
=in a + Adjetivo + voice.
Ex: 'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.
con una voz cantarina
=in sing-song.
Ex: The reading aloud was performed in a conventionalized sing-song.
con uniforme
(adj.)=uniformed.
Ex: This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services -- army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
con unos costes mínimos
=with minimum costs.
Ex: Automation of library catalogues should be done with minimum costs.
con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación
=at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.
Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.
con unos gastos menores
=at a reduced expense.
Ex: Electronic resource sharing is a way for academic libraries to offer electronic databases at a reduced expense.
con unos objetivos muy claros
(adj.)=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
Ex: Understanding how to live a purpose-driven life at work is one of the keys to a fulfilled and happy life. Ex: The final step in the purpose-oriented approach is Ihe development of a master plan.
con urgencia
=urgently.
Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.
con usted
=with you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
con ustedes
=with you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
con valencias unidas
=covalently bound.
Ex: The 2nd family, dealing with amino acid residues covalently bound in soil organic matter, yielded documents having surprisingly little overlap with those retrieved from Chemical Abstracts (CA).
con valor

- =valiantly.
Ex: He fought valiantly to establish a program to fill this lacuna.

con valores difusos
(adj.)=fuzzy-valued.
Ex: Fuzzy random variables (also referred to often as random fuzzy sets) were introduced as a valuable and well-formalized model to deal with probabilistic and statistical problems involving fuzzy data when these data are supplied by an existing fuzzy-valued quantification process = Las variables aleatorias de lógica difusa (a las que también se les conoce conjuntos aleatorios de lógica difusa) se introdujeron como un modelo valioso y bien formalizado para tratar los problemas probabilísticos y estadísticos relacionados con los datos difusos cuando éstos han sido suministrado por un proceso existente de cuantificación de valores difusos.
con vanidad
=vainly.
Ex: Despite efforts by cooler heads to save Rome from ruin, Commodus vainly declared himself a god and killed anyone who posed a threat to him.
con variables
(adj.)=piecewise.
Ex: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.
con variaciones
=in variation.
Ex: Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.
con varias alas
(adj.)=multi-wing [multiwing].
Ex: Catalogue terminals can be dispersed throughout the library which is particularly appealing for multi-storey and/or multi-wing libraries = Los terminales del catálogo pueden estar dispersos por todo el edificio, lo que es especialmente necesario para las bibliotecas con varios pisos y con varias alas.
con varias estaciones de trabajo
(n.)=multi-workstation.
Ex: Hardware options can start from a simple multi-drive/multi-workstation network.
con varias plantas
(adj.)=multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
Ex: Catalogue terminals can be dispersed throughout the library which is particularly appealing for multi-storey and/or multi-wing libraries = Los terminales del catálogo pueden estar dispersos por todo el edificio, lo que es especialmente necesario para las bibliotecas con varios pisos y con varias alas.
con varias sedes
(adj.)=multi-site [multisite].
Ex: The author discusses the politics involved in purchasing, installing and maintaining an automated library system in a multi-site institution = El autor analiza las decisiones implicadas en la compra, instalación y mantenimiento de un sistema bibliotecario automatizado en una institución con varias sedes.
con varios edificios
(adj.)=multi-site [multisite].
Ex: The author discusses the politics involved in purchasing, installing and maintaining an automated library system in a multi-site institution = El autor analiza las decisiones implicadas en la compra, instalación y mantenimiento de un sistema bibliotecario automatizado en una institución con varias sedes.
con varios lectores de cintas
(n.)=multi-drive.
Ex: Hardware options can start from a simple multi-drive/multi-workstation network.
con varios pisos
(adj.)=multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
Ex: Catalogue terminals can be dispersed throughout the library which is particularly appealing for multi-storey and/or multi-wing libraries = Los terminales del catálogo pueden estar dispersos por todo el edificio, lo que es especialmente necesario para las bibliotecas con varios pisos y con varias alas.
con vehemencia
=vehemently ; hotly ; vociferously ; ardently.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies. Ex: Pope flushed hotly at this disclosure. Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information. Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.
con velas
(adj.)=candlelit ; candlelight.
Ex: A candlelit vigil is to take place in Manchester in memory of those killed every year as a result of domestic violence. Ex: The ruins remained a place of worship, however, with candlelight services on the anniversaries of the raids.
con ventaja sobre el pelotón
=ahead of the pack.
Ex: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.
con vetas
(adj.)=streaky .
Ex: Rich colors with gentle streaky patterns are characteristic of this glass that offers reduced light transmission without complete opacity.
con vigas de madera
(adj.)=wood-beamed.
Ex: Tucked away under a sloping wood-beamed ceiling, this cosy room has roof views and romance aplenty - -though you'll need to mind your head in the bathroom.
con vigor
=vibrantly ; robustly ; strenuously.
Ex: This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers. Ex: Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly. Ex: I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine.
con violencia
=virulently.
Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
con virulencia
=virulently.
Ex: This work presents a startling contrast to the virulently anti-Catholic sentiments prevalent in 18th-century popular writing.
con visión de futuro
(adj.)=far-sighted ; forward-thinking ; far-seeing ; long-sighted.
Ex: At the University of Guelph, Ontario, innovative and far-sighted decisions made in its early years provided the basis for continuing development of the collections and services. Ex: Forward-thinking organizations are increasingly recognizing the crucial role played by electronic information. Ex: A general liberal education is a basis for developing more capable, far-seeing, and wiser leaders in business and elsewhere. Ex: The author calls for a long-sighted view of personnel welfare expenditures as an investment in people.
con vistas a
(v.)=with an eye toward(s) ; overlook.
Ex: This article presents a summary of the less aparent effects of these developments with an eye toward how these have reshaped contemporary conceptions of the physical book. Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
con vistas a (+ Infinitivo)
=with a view to (+ Gerundio).
Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.
con vistas a + Nombre
=for + Nombre + purposes.
Ex: For example, a university library might have several types of borrowers for circulation purposes, graduate students (intermediate-term loans) and undergraduate students (short-term loans).
con vistas a que
=seeing that.
Ex: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.
con vistas al mar
=with an ocean view ; with a sea view.
Ex: Room opens to a generous private terrace and sundeck with an ocean view, and will accommodate 2 adults and 1 infant under the age of four. Ex: This lovely apartment with sea views is located in the old town in a nice residential complex with heated pool and tennis court.
con vistas al océano
=with an ocean view.
Ex: Room opens to a generous private terrace and sundeck with an ocean view, and will accommodate 2 adults and 1 infant under the age of four.
con vivacidad
=vivaciously.
Ex: She underwent chemotherapy and it was a very hard time for all of us, but she survived and is living very vivaciously today.
con viveza
=vivaciously.
Ex: She underwent chemotherapy and it was a very hard time for all of us, but she survived and is living very vivaciously today.
con volantes
(adj.)=frilly ; ruffled.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items. Ex: One of the hottest trends this season is ruffled blouses.
con voracidad
=voraciously ; rapaciously ; greedily.
Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work. Ex: Rapaciously hunted by humans over centuries, whales have not recovered in the decades after whaling was outlawed. Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
con vosotros
=with you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
con voz
(adj.)=talking.
Ex: From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.
con voz apaga
=tonelessly.
Ex: But in scenes in which he interacts with the world, he speaks slowly and tonelessly, a little like the comedian Steven Wright.
con voz entrecortada
=hesitantly ; falteringly ; haltingly ; jerkily.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'. Ex: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed. Ex: The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care. Ex: He seemed rather thoughtful and absent-minded, spoke jerkily and ungrammatically, transposing words in rather a strange way.
con voz suave
=soft-spoken ; softly-spoken.
Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality. Ex: Softly-spoken, but a strict disciplinarian, Madugalle is widely-respected.
con él
=therewith.
Ex: Its goal is the advancement of architecture and the promotion of knowledge of the arts and sciences connected therewith.
con éxito
=successful ; successfully ; winningly.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution. Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando. Ex: However, while her material is bleak she concentrates winningly on female friendship.
concatenación
(n.)=concatenation.
Ex: Facilities are being developed to enable fast, effective communication over a concatenation of terrestrial and satellite networks.

concatenado
(adj.)=concatenated.
Nota: En indización, formar una entrada de un índice uniendo ("encadenando") varios campos o partes de ellos.
Ex: More than one field might also comprise the key, either concatenated or used separately = La clave también podría incluir más de un campo, bien concatenados o usados por separado.

concatenar
(v.)=string ; concatenate ; string together.
Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.
Ex: Individual files are concatenated to allow a full Boolean search to all files simultaneously.
Ex: If you can't string together a few solid rhymes, you can't be a rapper.

concebible
(adj.)=conceivable ; thinkable.
Ex: This article emphasises the importance of a preservation plan that includes ways of dealing with every conceivable type of disaster a library might experience.
Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.

concebido
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* concebido para el clasificador=classifier-oriented.
* mal concebido=ill-conceived ; half-baked.

concebido para el clasificador
=classifier-oriented.
Ex: Seminal mnemonics form a third kind, rather different in their intention from the other two in that they are wholly classifier-oriented.
concebir
(v.)=conceive ; perceive ; come up with ; envisage.
Ex: Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.
Ex: Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.
Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
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* a medio concebir=half-baked.
* concebir mal=misconceive.
* concebirse como=be thought of as.
* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva=stand in + a new light.
* concebir una idea=conceive + idea.
* concebir un plan=devise + a plan ; craft + a plan.
* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista=be impossible under any hypothesis.

concebir mal
(v.)=misconceive.
Ex: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.
concebir un plan
(v.)=devise + a plan ; craft + a plan.
Ex: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan. Ex: But now, it seems the 15 months spent crafting a plan to lessen pilots' flying hours, thus reducing the dangers of pilot fatigue, are about to become a reality.
concebir una idea
(v.)=conceive + idea.
Ex: In 1894 two Belgians, Paul Otlet and Henri LaFontaine, conceived the idea of a 'universal index to recorded knowledge', to which people all over the world would contribute, and which would in its turn be available to all.
concebirse como
(v.)=be thought of as.
Ex: These Centres were usually thought of initially as being a part of a national library or, indeed, a precursor to the development of a national library.
concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva
(v.)=stand in + a new light.
Ex: The author demonstrates how notions of equivalent behaviour -- substantial for process algebras -- stand in a new light for stochastic process algebras.
conceder
(v.)=award ; confer (on/upon) ; grant ; vest ; cede ; bestow ; dispense.
Ex: In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.
Ex: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.
Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.
Ex: This responsibility is vested in the Central Classification Committees of the member countries.
Ex: We see this most clearly in the United Kingdom right now, as the Westminster government cedes authority both to the European Union and to a new parliament in Scotland.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.
Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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* conceder aumento salarial=award + salary increase.
* conceder beca=grant + scholarship.
* conceder cierta autoridad sobre=give + Nombre + a say in.
* conceder comisión de servicios=second.
* conceder diploma=grant + diploma.
* conceder el derecho al voto=enfranchise.
* conceder el honor=accord + honour.
* conceder en franquicia=franchise.
* conceder facultades=endow with + powers.
* conceder importancia=accord + significance level ; attach + importance ; place + importance.
* conceder licencia=grant + license.
* conceder licencia de comercialización=license [licence, -USA].
* conceder mucha importancia a=lay + great store on.
* conceder permiso=give + permission ; grant + permission ; grant + Alguien + leave.
* conceder poderes=give + powers.
* conceder potestad=confer + mandate.
* conceder una licencia=issue + licence.
* conceder una oportunidad=grant + opportunity.
* conceder una petición=grant + request.
* conceder un contrato=award + contract.
* conceder un favor=bestow + favour.
* conceder un premio=give + an award ; grant + an award.
* conceder un préstamo=grant + loan.
* conceder un título=bestow + title.
* privilegio concedido por el dinero=moneyed privilege.
* que concede becas=grant-making.
* que concede subsidios=grant-making.
* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas=means-tested.

conceder aumento salarial
(v.)=award + salary increase.
Ex: The other philosophy is based on the concept that salary increases should be awarded only for quality performance.
conceder beca
(v.)=grant + scholarship.
Ex: This foundation promotes education and grants scholarships to students from low-income families.
conceder cierta autoridad sobre
(v.)=give + Nombre + a say in.
Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.
conceder comisión de servicios
(v.)=second.
Ex: The Board suggests that teachers might be seconded into the archives to resolve these problems.
conceder diploma
(v.)=grant + diploma.
Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.
conceder el derecho al voto
(v.)=enfranchise.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
conceder el honor
(v.)=accord + honour.
Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
conceder en franquicia
(v.)=franchise.
Ex: This article describes briefly one of 6 pilot schemes to explore different approaches to franchising public library services from the local government.
conceder facultades
(v.)=endow with + powers.
Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.
conceder importancia
(v.)=accord + significance level ; attach + importance ; place + importance.
Ex: Different organisations can be expected to accord different significance levels to each of the criteria. Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the importance that society attaches to the symbolic realities specific to the institution. Ex: The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.
conceder licencia
(v.)=grant + license.
Ex: A license shall not be granted to a person of bad repute.
conceder licencia de comercialización
(v.)=license [licence, -USA].
Ex: SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc.
conceder mucha importancia a
(v.)=lay + great store on.
Ex: Neighbourhood advice centres lay great store on their accessibility, both in terms of location and style of operation.
conceder permiso
(v.)=give + permission ; grant + permission ; grant + Alguien + leave.
Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated. Ex: The study also found that publishers have a generally informal approach to granting permission for use of material in course readers. Ex: The claimant did not request a leave of absence because she believed that leaves were granted only for personal illness of the employee.
conceder poderes
(v.)=give + powers.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
conceder potestad
(v.)=confer + mandate.
Ex: The mandate for a clearly defined mission and set of roles has been conferred; the public library must respond.
conceder un contrato
(v.)=award + contract.
Ex: A contract was awarded by EURATOM in 1960 to a team headed by J C Gardin.
conceder un favor
(v.)=bestow + favour.
Ex: The questionnaire was trying to determine whether users thought library services were a favour bestowed by the authorities, or a community right.
conceder un premio
(v.)=give + an award ; grant + an award.
Ex: A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award. Ex: In granting the award, Committee praised the Agency 'for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used'.
conceder un préstamo
(v.)=grant + loan.
Ex: Broadly the Bank may grant loans for the financing of projects for stimulating development in the less favoured regions (LFRs).
conceder un título
(v.)=bestow + title.
Ex: This title can be bestowed not only upon libraries staffed by professional librarians but also upon those served by volunteers.
conceder una licencia
(v.)=issue + licence.
Ex: The Publishers' Association will then contact these suppliers and, provided their agreement is obtained, will issue a licence which will allow the suppliers to offer a discount of 10 per cent off net books.
conceder una oportunidad
(v.)=grant + opportunity.
Ex: The ability to write a complex bibliographical description precedes and grants the opportunity to write a brief one.
conceder una petición
(v.)=grant + request.
Ex: When Sethi requested more staff, including two reference librarians, the request was granted and he was praised for his progressiveness in reorganizing the division.
concejal
=selectman [selectmen, -pl.] ; alderman [aldermen, -pl.] ; council-man [council-men, -pl.] ; councillor [councilor, -USA].
Ex: He explained to the selectman that pages were hired on a 'first-come, first-take' basis.
Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
Ex: This obviously is only a starting point, but, given the intractability of the problem, it does represent one sure channel of information for councillors who wish to take advantage of it.
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* concejal del ayuntamiento=local councillor.
* concejal municipal=city council-man.

concejal del ayuntamiento
(n.)=local councillor.
Ex: The library may also arrange for local councillors to hold a rota of surgeries once a week.
concejal municipal
(n.)=city council-man.
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
concejo
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* concejo de distrito=parish council.
* concejo municipal=city council ; municipal council.

concejo de distrito
(n.)=parish council.
Ex: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations.
concejo municipal
(n.)=city council ; municipal council.
Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president. Ex: This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.
concentración
(n.)=build-up [buildup] ; concentration ; rally.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.
Ex: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
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* biblioteca de campo de concentración=concentration camp library.
* campo de concentración=concentration camp ; gulag ; internment camp .
* concentración de ozono=ozone concentration.
* concentración militar=military build-up.
* curva de concentración de Lorenz=Lorenz curve of concentration.
* pérdida de concentración=lapse of concentration.

concentración de ozono
(n.)=ozone concentration.
Ex: This article analyses the ozone concentration and its influence on the archives of the Kingdom of Aragon, Barcelona.
concentración militar
(n.)=military build-up.
Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
concentrado
(adj.)=absorbed ; focused [focussed] ; undiluted.
Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
Ex: However, an undiluted diet of the so-called classics would drive away readers.
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* concentrado en=absorbed in.

concentrado en
(adj.)=absorbed in.
Ex: Darwin may have been as absorbed in thinking about evolution as Freud was absorbed in thinking about psychoanalysis when he went to operas.
concentrar
(v.)=rally.
Ex: The aim of the conference was to rally and organize the fight for public access to information.
concentrar el esfuerzo
(v.)=concentrate + effort ; direct + effort ; direct + energy ; concentrate + Posesivo + energy.
Ex: The project concentrated its efforts towards establishing a system of categories. Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing. Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions. Ex: Most companies concentrate their energies on new product development to raise profits.
concentrar el esfuerzo en
(v.)=divert + effort into.
Ex: The number and type of questions posed to the system has implications for the effort that it is worthwhile to divert into thesaurus construction.
concentrar la atención sobre
(v.)=keep in + focus.
Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
concentrarse
(v.)=concentrate ; be out in force ; come out in + force.
Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are concentrated in certain areas to form 'cores'. Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets. Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.
concentrarse en
(v.)=concentrate on/upon.
Ex: Let me first concentrate upon the broader of the two issues: the profession itself.
concepción
(n.)=perception ; conception ; conception.
Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.
Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
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* concepción global=gestalt.

concepción global
(n.)=gestalt.
Ex: During the reading our idea of the book, its gestalt, changes because new information is added.
concepto
(n.)=concept.
Nota: Unidad de pensamiento que se expresa normalmente mediante una palabra o símbolo.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
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* aclarar un concepto=clarify + idea ; clarify + concept.
* anular la validez de un concepto=sterilise + idea.
* bajo ningún concepto=on no account ; not on any account ; under no/any circumstances.
* cadena de conceptos=chain.
* concepto aislado=isolate.
* concepto aislado común anterior=anteriorizing common isolate.
* concepto aislado común posterior=posteriorizing common isolate.
* concepto asociado=collateral concept.
* concepto compuesto=multi-word concept.
* concepto de forma=form concept.
* concepto de múltiples palabras=multiple-word concept.
* concepto de uno mismo=self-image.
* concepto distribuido=distributed relative.
* concepto elemental=unit concept.
* concepto independiente=unit concept.
* concepto más general=broader concept.
* concepto primario=primary concept.
* conceptos básicos=basics.
* concepto secundario=secondary concept ; subsidiary concept.
* concepto sensorial=percept.
* concepto simple=unit concept.
* concepto temático=subject concept.
* concepto teórico=theoretical concept.
* de conceptos=concept-based.
* de conceptos múltiples=multiple-concept.
* mantener un concepto=hold + concept.
* tener un buen concepto de Alguien/Algo=hold in + high regard.
* tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo=hold + different perspective on.
* tener un gran concepto de=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* tener un mal concepto de Alguien/Algo=show + low regard for ; give + low regard to.
* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples=multiple-concept term.
* término que representa un único concepto=one concept term.

concepto aislado
(n.)=isolate.
Ex: Complex subjects must, for systematic treatment, be divided into their component, single concept subjects and these single concept subjects are referred to as isolates.
concepto aislado común anterior
(n.)=anteriorizing common isolate.
Ex: Anteriorizing common isolates include the bibliographical form divisions, and are so named because they precede the subject on its own; thus a Dictionary of physics 'Ck' files before a general work on Physics 'C'.
concepto aislado común posterior
(n.)=posteriorizing common isolate.
Ex: Posteriorizing common isolates include many of the common subject subdivisions, and file after the subject on its own; thus a learned society in the field of physics 'C,g' files after 'C'.
concepto asociado
(n.)=collateral concept.
Ex: Having determined the heading whether a class number or natural language terms there remains the further stage of providing alternative approaches to the document, i.e. relating it to broader and collateral concepts.
concepto compuesto
(n.)=multi-word concept.
Ex: Multi-word concepts: Some subjects cannot be described satisfactorily with one word, and require two or more words for their specification.
concepto de forma
(n.)=form concept.
Ex: In contrast, a form concept tells us what a document is.
concepto de múltiples palabras
(n.)=multiple-word concept.
Ex: Tagging also caters well for multiple-word concepts.
concepto de uno mismo
(n.)=self-image.
Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
concepto distribuido
(n.)=distributed relative.
Ex: These concepts, which, although 'related', are scattered, or 'distributed', by virtue of the citation order, are called distributed relatives.
concepto elemental
(n.)=unit concept.
Ex: The distinction between complex subjects and multi-word terms is that complex subjects contain more than one unit concept.
concepto independiente
(n.)=unit concept.
Ex: The distinction between complex subjects and multi-word terms is that complex subjects contain more than one unit concept.
concepto más general
(n.)=broader concept.
Ex: Having determined the heading whether a class number or natural language terms there remains the further stage of providing alternative approaches to the document, i.e. relating it to broader and collateral concepts.
concepto primario
(n.)=primary concept.
Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.
concepto secundario
(n.)=secondary concept ; subsidiary concept.
Ex: At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order. Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.
concepto sensorial
(n.)=percept.
Ex: Farradane himself used the words 'percept' and 'concept' loosely.
concepto simple
(n.)=unit concept.
Ex: The distinction between complex subjects and multi-word terms is that complex subjects contain more than one unit concept.
concepto temático
(n.)=subject concept.
Ex: A subject concept tells us what a document is about.
concepto teórico
(n.)=theoretical concept.
Ex: Some aspects of computer implementation of the above theoretical concepts are presented.
conceptología
(n.)=conceptology.
Ex: This paper discusses the differences in approach and result and shows parallels of semantic methods to the ones in conceptology.

conceptos básicos
(n.)=basics.
Ex: In an effort to refocus some attention on such basics, this article describes the efforts of the library to redesign its current periodicals area better to meet the needs of students and faculty.
conceptual
(adj.)=conceptual ; conceptional ; intangible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
Ex: The author reviews the conceptional decisions necessary for the implemetation of a cooperative collection development programme.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
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* análisis conceptual=conceptual analysis.
* aproximación conceptual=conceptual approach.
* encabezamiento conceptual=concept heading.
* plano conceptual=idea plane.

conceptualización
=conceptualisation [conceptualization, -USA].
Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.

conceptualizar
(v.)=conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA].
Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.

conceptualmente
=conceptually.
Ex: My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.

concerbir
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* concerbirse como=be intended as.

concerbirse como
(v.)=be intended as.
Ex: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.
concerniente
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* en lo concerniente a=in the way of ; concerning ; as regards ; regarding.

concernir
(v.)=regard ; concern.
Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.
Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects.
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* en lo que concierne a=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as regards ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; regarding ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
* por lo que concierne a=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
* por lo que concierne a Uno=on + Posesivo + side.
* que concierne a=surrounding.

concertación
(n.)=agreement ; consensus.
Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.
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* concertación racial=racial harmony.
* concertación social=social harmony.

concertación racial
(n.)=racial harmony.
Ex: Newspapers should not raise sensitive issues that could threaten racial harmony and the country's stability.
concertación social
(n.)=social harmony.
Ex: Social harmony is about promoting a spirit of community and neighbourliness.
concertado^1
(adj.)=concerted.
Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.
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* acción concertada=concerted action project.
* actuación concertada=concerted action.
* casamiento concertado=arranged marriage.

concertado^2
(adj.)=state-subsidised.
Ex: The Cuban government has slashed state-subsidised soap from ration books.

concertar
(v.)=concert.
Ex: Such modifications should be concerted, and not left to the whims and caprices of individual classifiers.
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* concertar una cita=make + appointment.
* concertar un acuerdo=conclude + agreement ; conclude + deal.

concertar un acuerdo
(v.)=conclude + agreement ; conclude + deal.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
concertar una cita
(v.)=make + appointment.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
concertina
(n.)=concertina.
Ex: This is the right place for all sorts of accordions, bandoneons, concertinas, amplifiers, mics, and accessories.

concesionario de automóviles
(n.)=car dealer.
Ex: Car dealers can locate vehicles more in line with a customer's requirements using information retrieval techniques.
concesionario de coches
(n.)=car dealer ; auto dealer.
Ex: Car dealers can locate vehicles more in line with a customer's requirements using information retrieval techniques. Ex: Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.
concesionario^1
(n.)=franchiser [franchisor] ; dealership ; dealer ; licensee ; concessionaire ; licence holder.
Ex: The principle incorporates the basic advantage of franchising; where the franchisee buys access to the franchiser's products, product expertise, training, support and corporate branding.
Ex: More and more new car buyers are refusing to walk out of a dealership without metallic paint despite the cost of metallic and standard paints being no different.
Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.
Ex: Software licensees should take out adequate insurance cover and licensors should take out professional indemnity policies = Los titulares de las licencias de programas deberían hacer una póliza de seguros adecuada y los distribuidores que conceden las licencias también deberían hacerse seguros contra indemnizaciones.
Ex: Many concessionaires discard tons of corrugated cardboard, one of the easiest products to recycle.
Ex: For information on becoming a licence holder please contact us directly.
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* aparcamiento de concesionario=dealer lot.
* concesionario de automóviles=car dealer.
* concesionario de coches=car dealer ; auto dealer.

concesionario^2
(adj.)=concessionary.
Ex: Some local councils offer concessionary travel schemes, which enable local residents who are elderly or disabled to use public transport services more affordably.

concesión
(n.)=concession ; award ; franchise ; conferral ; sop ; granting.
Ex: Another point which we hope these introductory remarks make clear is that AACR2, even more than the 1967 version, is the result of give and take, of compromise, of negotiation, of concessions made graciously or grudgingly.
Ex: The award of a charter, the establishment of an examination system, and a register of the qualified, rapidly created a 'near-monopoly in training' in the years between 1885 and 1909.
Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.
Ex: Some critics have equated verbena in Faulkner's novel 'An Odor of Verbena' directly with courage, seeing Drusilla's gifts of verbena sprigs as the conferral and recognition of courage.
Ex: This economy was based on the premise that protectionism was not merely a sop to the agricultural interest but a responsible food policy that encouraged social cohesion.
Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
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* concesión de franquicias=franchising.
* concesión de permisos de vigilancia=surveillance licensing.
* hacer concesiones=make + allowances.
* relacionado con la concesión de premios=award-giving [award giving].

concesión de franquicias
(n.)=franchising.
Ex: The principle incorporates the basic advantage of franchising; where the franchisee buys access to the franchiser's products, product expertise, training, support and corporate branding.
concesión de permisos de vigilancia
=surveillance licensing.
Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
concha
(n.)=shell ; seashell.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.
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* concha de mar=seashell.
* concha marina=seashell.

concha de mar
(n.)=seashell.
Ex: She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.
concha marina
(n.)=seashell.
Ex: She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.
conchabado
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* conchabado con=in cahoots (with) ; hand-in-glove with ; hand and glove with.

conchabado (con)
=in cahoots (with) ; hand-in-glove with ; hand and glove with.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption. Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution. Ex: We believe that emergency relief in Haiti goes hand and glove with economic development and reconstruction.
conchabarse
(v.)=collude.
Ex: In their obsession to obtain scoops, journalists colluded with high level sources, failing to question their motives.

conciencia
(n.)=conscience ; consciousness ; conscious mind.
Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
Ex: Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.
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* acallar la conciencia=stifle + Posesivo + conscience.
* acallar la voz de + Posesivo + conciencia=salve + the conscience.
* a conciencia=deliberately ; deliberately ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; by design ; on purpose.
* actuar en conciencia=act in + good conscience.
* cargo de conciencia=guilty conscience.
* con cargo de conciencia=remorseful.
* conciencia + atormentar=conscience + smite.
* conciencia cívica=civic mindedness.
* conciencia culpable=guilty conscience.
* conciencia de culpa=guilty conscience.
* conciencia del libro=book-consciousness.
* conciencia de sí mismo=self-awareness.
* conciencia de uno mismo=self-awareness.
* conciencia histórica=historical consciousness.
* conciencia medioambiental=environmental awareness.
* conciencia + mortificar=conscience + smite ; conscience + trouble.
* conciencia + remorder=conscience + smite ; conscience + trouble.
* conciencia social=social consciousness.
* conciencia sucia=guilty conscience.
* con la conciencia limpia=with a clear conscience.
* con la conciencia tranquila=with a clear conscience.
* dinero para acallar la conciencia=conscience money.
* en conciencia=in good conscience.
* escuchar la voz de la conciencia=listen to + the voice within.
* examen de conciencia=soul-searching ; self-examination.
* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia=search + Posesivo + conscience.
* falta de conciencia=unconsciousness.
* gusanillo de la conciencia, el=prickling conscience ; nagging conscience ; sting of remorse ; sting of conscience, the.
* la voz de la conciencia=the voice within.
* objeción de conciencia=conscientious objection.
* objetor de conciencia=conscientious objector.
* obrar en conciencia=act in + good conscience.
* perder la conciencia=lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
* remoder la conciencia=nag at + the conscience.
* remorder la conciencia=prick + Posesivo + conscience ; have + a guilty conscience.
* remordimiento de conciencia=guilty conscience ; twinge of remorse.
* sentir cargo de conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* sentir remordimientos de conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* tener cargo de conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* tener la conciencia limpia=have + a clear conscience.
* tener la conciencia sucia=have + a guilty conscience.
* tener la conciencia tranquila=have + a clear conscience.
* tener mala conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* tener plena conciencia de=be fully aware of.
* tener remordimientos de conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* toma de conciencia=realisation [realization, -USA] ; reality check.
* tomar conciencia=sensitise [sensitize, -USA] ; enhance + awareness.
* vivir con la conciencia limpia=live with + a clear conscience.
* vivir con la conciencia tranquila=live with + a clear conscience.
* votar según la conciencia de Uno=vote + Posesivo + conscience.
* voz de la conciencia, la=voice of conscience, the.

conciencia + atormentar
(n.)=conscience + smite.
Ex: But most men have so much natural conscience remaining that they cannot commit open sin without their conscience smiting them.
conciencia + mortificar
(n.)=conscience + smite ; conscience + trouble.
Ex: But most men have so much natural conscience remaining that they cannot commit open sin without their conscience smiting them. Ex: He then confessed that his conscience had troubled him so that he had buried the money he had received for the work.
conciencia + remorder
(n.)=conscience + smite ; conscience + trouble.
Ex: But most men have so much natural conscience remaining that they cannot commit open sin without their conscience smiting them. Ex: He then confessed that his conscience had troubled him so that he had buried the money he had received for the work.
conciencia culpable
(n.)=guilty conscience.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.
conciencia cívica
(n.)=civic mindedness.
Ex: Anywhere on the planet, the 'library' building serves as a proud monument to the civic mindedness of the local population.
conciencia de culpa
(n.)=guilty conscience.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.
conciencia de sí mismo
(n.)=self-awareness.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
conciencia de uno mismo
(n.)=self-awareness.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
conciencia del libro
(n.)=book-consciousness.
Ex: For example, senior classes who have grown into book-consciousness infect junior classes with some of their enthusiasm.
conciencia histórica
(n.)=historical consciousness.
Ex: Unless the librarian has a clear historical consciousness, he is quite certain at times to serve his community badly.
conciencia medioambiental
(n.)=environmental awareness.
Ex: Sustainability, environmental awareness and green architecture are catch phrases that suddenly seem to have flooded the media.
conciencia social
(n.)=social consciousness.
Ex: The change to democracy should not be considered a revolution, but rather an anti-revolution, ie, an appeal to individual & collective inner moral conviction, social consciousness, & human rights.
conciencia sucia
(n.)=guilty conscience.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.
concienciacion de la igualdad de sexos
=gender awareness.
Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.
concienciación
(n.)=alertness ; awareness ; realisation [realization, -USA] ; consciousness-raising ; reality check.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: For the student of literature, the rediscovery of the pleasures of nursery rhyme, of folk and fairy tales, of nonsense verse and story leads in itself to a realization of their importance and function in our lives.
Ex: The author considers the dangers inherent in this approach such as overlooking the needs of the illiterate, the poor and non-users and neglecting the consciousness-raising aspect of library service.
Ex: This article describes the valuable role played by focus groups in providing a reality check on the usefulness of a new product or service.
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* campaña de concienciación de la gente=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
* concienciación de la gente=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
* concienciacion de la igualdad de sexos=gender awareness.
* concienciación más clara=heightened awareness.
* concienciación pública=public awareness.
* falta de concienciación=unawareness.

concienciación de la gente
(n.)=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
Ex: One of the most effective ways of awareness-raising is to use map displays that focus attention on maps as an information source.
concienciación más clara
(n.)=heightened awareness.
Ex: With a heightened awareness of the need for better retrieval mechanisms for government resources, the ISL embarked on the ambitious initiative to implement a nationally accepted subject tree for maximizing access to state government information.
concienciación pública
=public awareness.
Ex: This article draws attention to the need to raise public awareness.
concienciar
(v.)=awaken ; make + aware.
Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.
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* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información=raise + information awareness.
* concienciar a la gente=build + public awareness ; raise + awareness ; raise + people's awareness ; raise + public awareness ; raise + consciousness ; enhance + awareness.

concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información
(v.)=raise + information awareness.
Ex: It is hoped that this will raise the information awareness of society and in turn speed the country's economic growth.
concienciar a la gente
(v.)=build + public awareness ; raise + awareness ; raise + people's awareness ; raise + public awareness ; raise + consciousness ; enhance + awareness.
Ex: This is an outstanding model for building public awareness of libraries and librarianship that can be used in other countries. Ex: All libraries must clearly help to raise awareness in this way. Ex: Also, the mass media play an important role in raising people's awareness. Ex: All publicity material was designed to raise public awareness of the library's image. Ex: The Internet was obviously the ideal vehicle for alerting the public, raising consciousness and providing educational materials about alternative medicine research. Ex: The aim was to enhance awareness of the wealth of published statistical data available and to show its value as a decision making aid for the business person.
concientemente
=consciously ; deliberately ; wittingly ; self-consciously.
Ex: All professionals need consciously and continously to update their skills in order to meet the challenges and changes in technology and in their fields.
Ex: Some categories of headings are deliberately omitted from Sears'.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Ex: Librarians, like anthropologists, are recognizably and self-consciously members of one single tribe.

concienzudamente
=thoughtfully ; conscientiously.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.

concienzudo
=conscientious ; well thought out ; earnest ; thoroughgoing.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
Ex: Computerisation of internal procedures in different sectors of the Italian Public Administration was not carried out according to a well thought out plan.
Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.
Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.

concierto
(n.)=concert ; concert performance ; concerto ; gig ; gig ; gig.
Ex: Public libraries can arrange expeditions at reduced cost to museum exhibits, concerts, etc.
Ex: We are preparing to embark on a project that will attempt to digitize recordings of various concert performances.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.
Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
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* concierto a beneficio=benefit concert.
* concierto coral=choir concert.
* concierto de jazz=jazz concert.
* concierto de música=musical concert ; music concert.
* concierto de orquesta=orchestral concert.
* concierto en directo=live concert.
* concierto en vivo=live concert.
* concierto público=public concert.
* sala de conciertos=concert hall.
* sin orden ni concierto=higgledy-piggledy ; without rhyme or reason.

concierto a beneficio
(n.)=benefit concert.
Ex: The title of her famous article was 'Library benefit concerts: blood, sweat and cash'.
concierto coral
(n.)=choir concert.
Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.
concierto de jazz
(n.)=jazz concert.
Ex: Such programs as rock groups, big name entertainers, and jazz concerts were excluded.
concierto de música
(n.)=musical concert ; music concert.
Ex: This article discusses the role of musical concerts in libraries and gives an account of a number of instances where libraries promote musical events. Ex: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.
concierto de orquesta
(n.)=orchestral concert.
Ex: Children must be involved in important school occasions like school play performances, orchestral and choir concerts.
concierto en directo
(n.)=live concert.
Ex: The album was recorded at a live concert in Los Angeles.
concierto en vivo
(n.)=live concert.
Ex: The album was recorded at a live concert in Los Angeles.
concierto público
(n.)=public concert.
Ex: Facilities include 2 rooms for music-making, a recording studio, an audio centre and organisation of public concerts.
conciliación
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* conciliación del trabajo y la familia=reconciliation of work and family.

conciliación del trabajo y la familia
(n.)=reconciliation of work and family.
Ex: We also find that women are more concerned about policies that enhance the reconciliation of work & family, while men are more concerned about policies that support their traditional breadwinner duties.
conciliador
(adj.)=integrating.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
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* ser conciliador=conciliatory.

conciliar
(v.)=bring + Nombre + into line.
Ex: UDC was originally based on the fifth edition of DC, and though the two schemes tended to drift apart, there was for some time an attempt to bring them into line again.
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* no poder conciliar el sueño=have + trouble sleeping.

concilio
(n.)=council of elders.
Nota: Junta de los miembros que dentro de una religión ocupan algún cargo de responsabilidad.
Ex: In many ways the Internet is like a church: it has its council of elders, every member has an opinion about how things should work, and you can either take part or not = En muchos sentidos, Internet es como una iglesia: tiene su concilio, cada miembro tiene una opinión sobre cómo deberían funcionar las cosas, y se puede tomar parte en ella o no.
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* Concilio Vaticano, el=Vatican Council, the.

conciliábulo
(n.)=clique.
Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.

concisamente
=concisely.
Ex: Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.

concisión
(n.)=conciseness.
Ex: Check the draft abstract for punctuation, spelling, accuracy, omissions and conciseness.

conciso
(adj.)=concise ; terse ; snappy.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
Ex: The answer 'The New Columbia Encyclopedia' may seem like a snappy, precise, and efficient response.
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* versión concisa=concise version.

conciudadano
(n.)=fellow-man [fellow-men, -pl.] ; fellow citizen.
Ex: Like many whose vocation is to serve their fellow-man, from New York cab drivers to Parisian cafe waiters, they do not always feel like smiling.
Ex: Sidney Ditzion's assessment of Ticknor as a man who 'loved and trusted the great majority of his fellow citizens' just will not stand the test when compared with the testimony of Ticknor's contemporaries.

concluido
(adj.)=discontinued ; finished.
Ex: Appendices include a section on recently discontinued dictionaries, a bibliography, and a directory of publishers and distributors.
Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
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* dar Algo por concluido=call it + a day.

concluir
(v.)=conclude ; work out ; wind up (in/at) ; wrap up ; bring to + a close ; finish off ; top + Nombre + off ; close + the book on ; draw + inference.
Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.
Ex: 2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions.
Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.
Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.
Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.
Ex: The obvious inference to be drawn is that industry representatives believe that membership of the Community is certainly better for industry.
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* dar por concluido=close + the book on.
* para concluir=in closing ; in conclusion ; to wrap things up.
* sin concluir=unfinished.

conclusivo
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* carácter conclusivo=finality ; conclusiveness.

conclusión
(n.)=conclusion ; outcome ; result ; wrap-up point ; upshot ; winding up ; wrap-up ; punchline [punch line].
Nota: De un chiste.
Ex: Sometimes an extract from the conclusions of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: My wrap-up point is this: we probably need a nonresearch oriented cataloging center.
Ex: The upshot has been that author-prepared abstracts vary considerably in quality.
Ex: The author discusses the winding up of the CompuServe's project Red Dog.
Ex: Finally, the article outlines the conference wrap-up.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
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* alcanzar una conclusión=reach + conclusion ; arrive at + conclusion.
* apuntar a la misma conclusión=point to + the same conclusion.
* basar conclusiones en=base + judgement on.
* conclusión anticipada=foregone conclusion.
* conclusión ilógica=non sequitur.
* conclusión, la=bottom line, the.
* deducir conclusiones=deduce + conclusions.
* derivar conclusiones=derive + conclusions.
* en conclusión=in conclusion.
* extraer conclusiones=derive + conclusions.
* extraer una conclusión=draw + conclusion.
* fundamentar conclusiones en=base + judgement on.
* llegar a la conclusión=conclude ; form + impression.
* llegar a la conclusión de que=come to + the conclusion that ; come up with + the conclusion that ; get + the idea that.
* llegar a una conclusión=draw + conclusion ; make + deduction ; reach + conclusion ; arrive at + conclusion.
* llegar a una conclusión errónea=put two and two together to make five.
* llevar a conclusiones erróneas=mislead.
* llevar a la conclusión=lead to + the conclusion.
* ofrecer conclusiones=provide + conclusions.
* presentar conclusiones=provide + conclusions.
* respaldar una conclusión=support + conclusion.
* sacar conclusiones=draw + implications.
* sacar conclusiones generales=generalise [generalize, -USA].
* sacar conclusiones precipitadas=jump to + conclusions.
* sacar una conclusión=draw + inference.

conclusión anticipada
(n.)=foregone conclusion.
Ex: These conditions compounds the problems that have already arisen to create a situation in which eventual failure is a foregone conclusion.
conclusión ilógica
=non sequitur.
Ex: Apart from the non sequitur, this takes no account of the fact that terrorists are effective.
conclusión, la
=bottom line, the.
Ex: The article 'Service is the bottom line' describes the development of a personal book order service by a library.
concluyente
(adj.)=conclusive ; peremptory ; rock solid.
Ex: It certainly cannot be called a conclusive or exhaustive guide to library resources.
Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.
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* de forma no concluyente=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de manera no concluyente=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de un modo concluyente=positively.
* no concluyente=inconclusive.
* pruebas cada vez más concluyentes=mounting evidence.

concluyentemente
=conclusively ; peremptorily.
Ex: This proved conclusively that we had planned a flexible building.
Ex: In the Bible, mankind is made peremptorily different from animals.
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* demostrar concluyentemente=prove + conclusively.

concomitancia
(n.)=concomitance.
Ex: The author argues that experience indicates only the concomitance of those events habitually regarded as causes and effects, never their necessary connection.

concomitante
(adj.)=concomitant ; attendant.
Ex: If we require specificity, we have at the same time to accept the concomitant complexity of headings and the occurrence of grouping.
Ex: If anything, it interposes an additional link in the communication chain, with its attendant 'interface' problems.

concordancia
(n.)=concordance ; harmonisation [harmonization, -USA] ; commonality [commonalty].
Ex: A concordance is an alphabetical list of all the important subjects, persons, places which have been named in a particular work.
Ex: The difficult issue of copyright will not be resolved as the EC is not at present looking at reprography as an area of harmonization.
Ex: Berger and Luckmann pointed out that the commonality of codes in society is maintained by the socialisation process.
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* en concordancia con=in accordance with ; in accord with.

concordar
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* concordar con=be in conformity with ; mesh with ; fit with ; jive with ; comport with.
* no concordar con=be at odds with.

concordar con
(v.)=be in conformity with ; mesh with ; fit with ; jive with ; comport with.
Ex: These results are in conformity with the findings of most past studies. Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?. Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models. Ex: For the most part my experiences jived with the authors commentary. Ex: Are you saying that we should put up a 'No Admittance' sign to ideas that don't comport with our simple worlds of stereotyped images?.
concordato
(n.)=concordat.
Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.

concordia
(n.)=amity.
Ex: I don't like to personalize matters, but I hope, as a result of having worked in Europe for four years and Africa for four more, that I am as committed as anyone to international cooperation and amity.

concorvado
(adj.)=humpbacked.
Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.

concorvear
(v.)=buck.
Ex: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.

concreción
(n.)=concreteness ; firming up.
Ex: Good literature insists on 'the mass and majesty' of the world -- on its concreteness and sensuous reality, and on its meanings beyond 'thisness'.
Ex: As Norma J Shosid urged several years ago, one important step on this path would be the firming up or even redefining of the librarian's own concept of his role.

concretamente
=specifically ; concretely.
Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
Ex: The support should stem from a set of concretely defined guidelines that are visualized in simple process charts.
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* más concretamente=more to the point.

concretar
(v.)=pin down ; firm up ; nail down.
Ex: I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.
Ex: 'Come back after lunch and we'll firm it up' His quick sentences had the tone of entreaty = "Vuelve después del almuerzo y lo concretaremos" Sus rápidas frases tenían tono de súplica.
Ex: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
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* concretarse=materialise [materialize, -USA].
* sin concretar=to be decided.

concretarse
(v.)=materialise [materialize, -USA].
Ex: There are several reasons why such integration is slow to materialize in practice.
concreto
(adj.)=definite ; fine ; given ; individual ; one ; specific ; specified ; single ; particular ; defined ; concrete ; designated ; circumscribed ; targeted ; coextensive [co-extensive] ; narrowly focused.
Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.
Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.
Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.
Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
Ex: The second exercise in this course was to outline priorities in library services which had to be concrete, describable and achievable.
Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.
Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.
Ex: Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.
Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.
Ex: Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.
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* adaptar a una aplicación concreta=harness.
* búsqueda de documentos concretos=item search.
* confinado a un lugar concreto=site-bound.
* detalles concretos=fine detail(s).
* en concreto=in particular ; to be specific ; specifically ; namely.
* enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto=focused [focussed].
* en la situación concreta=on the scene.
* ente concreto=concrete entity.
* en un momento concreto=at a particular point in time.
* especializado en un mercado concreto=niche.
* relacionado a un caso concreto=case-related.

concubina
(n.)=concubine.
Ex: According to custom, men are allowed to have concubines & women lack the right to refuse sex to their male partners.

concubinato
(n.)=cohabitation ; concubinage.
Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.
Ex: The debates concern a fashion show/beauty contest; concubinage; and the role of modern Indonesian women.

concurrencia
(n.)=concurrence ; concourse.
Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
Ex: The remains were followed by a large concourse of people and were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, near Bancroft Nebraska.

concurrente
(adj.)=concomitant ; concurrent.
Ex: If we require specificity, we have at the same time to accept the concomitant complexity of headings and the occurrence of grouping.
Ex: These devices enable concurrent sharing of a single line among multiple uses.

concurrido
(adj.)=crowded ; busy ; bustling.
Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
Ex: The article 'A bustling New York ALA show' describes the vendor exhibits at the American Library Association Annual Conference in New York.
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* muy concurrido=well-used [well used].

concursante
(n.)=contestant.
Ex: The librarian should be at pains to avoid the quick-fire response of the quiz contestant.

concurso
(n.)=contest ; competition ; tournament ; quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
Ex: The children love puppet shows, the movies, story hours, contests.
Ex: There was a competition organised for the best motto for each event to be held during library week.
Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
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* concurso cultural=talent contest ; talent show.
* concurso de baile=dance competition.
* concurso de belleza=beauty pageant ; beauty contest.
* concurso de cante=singing competition.
* concurso de cultura general=quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
* concurso de misses=beauty pageant.
* concurso de música=music competition.
* concurso de popularidad=popularity contest.
* concurso de redacción=essay competition.
* concurso de talentos=talent contest ; talent show.
* concurso ecuestre=equestrian competition ; equestrian event.
* concurso humorística=comedy competition.
* concurso literario=literary contest.
* concurso público=bid ; bidding ; tender ; tender procedure ; tendering ; tendering procedure ; tendering process.
* concurso público de licitación=competitive tendering.
* organizar un concurso=conduct + contest.
* sacar a concurso=tender for ; tender out.
* sacar a concurso público=bid ; bid + Posesivo + business ; tender for ; tender out.

concurso cultural
(n.)=talent contest ; talent show.
Ex: The article 'Green eggs and ham: the punk version' describes a talent contest for teenagers and young adults called held annually since 1992 by the Kitsap Regional Library in Bremerton, Washington State. Ex: Every weekend, somewhere in America, there's a talent show going on.
concurso de baile
(n.)=dance competition.
Ex: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
concurso de belleza
(n.)=beauty pageant ; beauty contest.
Ex: The author reviews the main features of selected World Wide Web databases aimed at helping would-be beauty queens prepare for beauty pageants. Ex: The debates concern a fashion show/beauty contest; concubinage; and the role of modern Indonesian women.
concurso de cante
(n.)=singing competition.
Ex: In practical terms, this gave the impetus for social evenings and singing competitions to be organised more often.
concurso de cultura general
(n.)=quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
concurso de misses
(n.)=beauty pageant.
Ex: The author reviews the main features of selected World Wide Web databases aimed at helping would-be beauty queens prepare for beauty pageants.
concurso de música
(n.)=music competition.
Ex: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
concurso de popularidad
(n.)=popularity contest.
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
concurso de redacción
(n.)=essay competition.
Ex: This the winning essay entered in the essay competition 'Cataloguing at the crossroads'.
concurso de talentos
(n.)=talent contest ; talent show.
Ex: The article 'Green eggs and ham: the punk version' describes a talent contest for teenagers and young adults called held annually since 1992 by the Kitsap Regional Library in Bremerton, Washington State. Ex: Every weekend, somewhere in America, there's a talent show going on.
concurso ecuestre
(n.)=equestrian competition ; equestrian event.
Ex: Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition. Ex: Equestrian events were included in the Olympic Games for the first time in 1900.
concurso humorística
(n.)=comedy competition.
Ex: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
concurso literario
(n.)=literary contest.
Ex: Pupils who successfully complete the course appear to be amongst the most active not only at school, but also in extra-mural events including literary contests.
concurso público
(n.)=bid ; bidding ; tender ; tender procedure ; tendering ; tendering procedure ; tendering process.
Ex: New York State has recently moved away from former relatively unrestrictive policies by requiring bids on all items priced over $10,000. Ex: The outcome of the bidding was slightly disappointing for the vendor, but they say it was a bargain for the buyer. Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs. Ex: As a result of the tender procedure a contract was made to construct the new Library and Department of Library and Information Studies. Ex: After fruitful discussion with the UGC, the University was authorised to proceed towards tendering stage. Ex: There are exemptions, however, to when these tendering procedures are used. Ex: Many tendering processes end with no solution because the project loses momentum and becomes overly complex.
concurso público de licitación
(n.)=competitive tendering.
Ex: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight.
concusión
(n.)=concussion.
Ex: Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport such as football.
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* sufrir una concusión=concuss.

concuñada
=Posesivo + brother-in-law's wife.
Ex: Do not allow your brother-in-law's wife and her rotten attitude stop you from becoming a member of this family.

concuñado
=Posesivo + sister-in-law's husband.
Ex: My other sister-in-law's husband asked my father-in-law what if they had another baby.

concéntrico
(adj.)=concentric.
Ex: Given below are some of the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri: circular thesaurus; a central concept is shown as a central circle and related topics are arranged in concentric circles around the central circle.

condado
(n.)=county ; shire.
Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
Ex: A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.
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* biblioteca de condado=county library.
* Condado de York=Yorkshire.
* condados de alrededor de Londres, los=home counties, the.
* historia de un condado=county history.

condados de alrededor de Londres, los
=home counties, the.
Ex: Westminster libraries have a fairly representative clientele from Inner London and the home counties.
conde
(n.)=earl ; count.
Nota: Escrito con mayúscula delante de un nombre de persona.
Ex: This is a private collection of Canadian material formed by the 9th earl of Dalhousie during his 12 years in Canada as a colonial administrator.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.

condecoración
(n.)=honour [honor, -USA] ; medal.
Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.
Ex: Her contributions to the profession were recognized by her receipt of the EPA Bronze medal for Commendable Service in 1973.
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* condecoración militar=Legion of Merit.

condecoración militar
(n.)=Legion of Merit.
Ex: He contributed substantively to the Second World War effort, for which he received the Legion of Merit; and from 1948 to 1965 he was a librarian with the staff of the Yale Medical Library.
condecorado
(n.)=honoree.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.

condena
(n.)=condemnation ; disapproval ; prison term ; sentence ; denouncement ; denunciation ; conviction ; prison sentence ; jail sentence ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
Nota: La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés americano.
Ex: This article critically examines Blaise Cronin's condemnation of social responsibility in librarianship.
Ex: A reference librarian must maintain a pleasant expression (rather than a scowl that is easily read as disapproval of present company).
Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.
Ex: Probation officers are required by magistrate's courts to make sentence recommendations for some offenders.
Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
Ex: In deciding good repute the Department will take account of any convictions and also any other relevant information.
Ex: The statistics show that overall crime levels have fallen in the last 10 years while the length of prison sentences have increased.
Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
Ex: Most courts in India are unwilling to impose heavy fines and jail terms for wildlife crimes.
Ex: If this is the first time you have been charged with drink drinving, it is unlikely you will get a gaol sentence.
Ex: The family of a disabled boy who was bashed in an abandoned property is outraged his attackers will escape a gaol term.
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* condena a cadena perpetua=life term ; life sentence.
* condena por delito grave=felony conviction.
* cumplir una condena=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
* dictamen de condenas=sentencing.
* imponer condena=impose + prison sentence.

condena a cadena perpetua
(n.)=life term ; life sentence.
Ex: Handing down sentence, the presiding judge said he had decided not to give Stone a life term on the grounds that his actions had not resulted in any serious injury. Ex: Around 5,000 people are serving a life sentence for a drug offense.
condena por delito grave
(n.)=felony conviction.
Ex: Aggravating factors are those factors that make a crime seem more egregious, such as prior felony convictions or choosing an especially vulnerable victim.
condenable
(adj.)=blameworthy ; blamable [blameable].
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
Ex: He said like a true philosopher that the offences which are committed through desire are more blamable than those which are committed through anger.

condenado a + Verbo
=doomed to + Verbo.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
condenado a muerte
(n.)=death row.
Ex: Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo
=doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
Ex: The bureaucratic infrastructure of libraries may well ensure that work with teenagers is doomed from the outset. Ex: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
condenado al fracaso desde el principio
=doomed from + the beginning.
Ex: Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
condenado^1
(adj.)=convicted ; condemned.
Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
Ex: Still, lawmakers did not retroactively ban the firing squad out of fear that it would give condemned inmates a new avenue of appeal.
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* chillar como un condenado=scream like + a banshee.
* como una condenada=like a madwoman.
* como un condenado=like the clappers ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; like a madman ; as one possessed.
* condenado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset.
* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the beginning.
* condenado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the beginning.
* condenado a muerte=death row.
* condenado a + Verbo=doomed to + Verbo.
* condenados, los=condemned, the.
* estar condenado a ser=be doomed.
* gritar como un condenado=scream like + a banshee.
* volver a ser condenado=reconviction.

condenado^2
(adj.)=damned ; freaking [frigging] ; frigging [freaking] ; fucking ; goddam ; damn ; goddamned ; effing.
Nota: Eufemismo de fucking.
Ex: Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.
Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.
Ex: It's all goddam lies from start to finish.
Ex: And we can't do it if we're again slavishly and uncritically, for reasons of imagined cost savings, accepting every damn thing that comes out of the tube.
Ex: Is it true that President Bush called the Constitution a 'goddamned piece of paper'?.
Ex: They work so effing hard and the so called fans give them a kick in the teeth when they need their support the most.

condenados, los
=condemned, the.
Ex: This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
condenar
(v.)=condemn ; damn ; impose + prison sentence ; sentence ; convict ; indict.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.
Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.
Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.
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* condenar a cadena perpetua=gaol for + life ; jail for + life.
* condenar a cárcel=sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
* condenar a la pena de muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
* condenar a muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
* condenar a prisión=receive + prison sentence ; sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.

condenar a cadena perpetua
(v.)=gaol for + life ; jail for + life.
Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life. Ex: He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife.
condenar a cárcel
(v.)=sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
Ex: Three journalists were sentenced to prison on Monday in Rwanda over a story reporting on an extramarital affair. Ex: A Kyrgyz woman who went to the Dubai police charging that she had been raped has been sentenced to jail for one year. Ex: To force another person to engage in sexual intercourse against their will may be sentenced to gaol from one year to ten years.
condenar a la pena de muerte
(v.)=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
Ex: A 23-year old has been sentenced to death for downloading information about women's rights in Afghanistan. Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
condenar a muerte
(v.)=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
Ex: A 23-year old has been sentenced to death for downloading information about women's rights in Afghanistan. Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
condenar a prisión
(v.)=receive + prison sentence ; sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
Ex: The two persons who committed the crime were apprehended and tried in 1964, receiving prison sentences of 10 years. Ex: Three journalists were sentenced to prison on Monday in Rwanda over a story reporting on an extramarital affair. Ex: A Kyrgyz woman who went to the Dubai police charging that she had been raped has been sentenced to jail for one year. Ex: To force another person to engage in sexual intercourse against their will may be sentenced to gaol from one year to ten years.
condensación
(n.)=condensation.
Ex: These four experiments enable students to explore the phenomena of evaporation and condensation and determine the relative humidity by measuring air temperature and dew point on warm September days.
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* temperatura de condensación=dew point ; dew point temperature.

condensado
(adj.)=condensed.
Ex: The table of contents, in a condensed form, is often used as a means of describing scope and contents.
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* leche condensada=condensed milk.
* líquido condensado=condensate.
* niebla condensada=freezing fog.

condensador
(n.)=capacitor ; condenser.
Ex: The first transistors were individual devices with wires joining them to other electronic components such as resistors, capacitors and other transistors.
Ex: Condensers may be used in amplifiers, and amplifiers may be used in recording apparatus, but we are given no guidance as to which of these is the primary facet.

condensar
(v.)=condense ; telescope ; encapsulate.
Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
Ex: What certainly happens without a doubt is that the experienced librarian telescopes into what may appear to be a single instantaneous decision a whole series of logically-connected search steps.
Ex: The Manifesto encapsulates the principles and priorities of public libraries in widely varying contexts.

condesa
(n.)=countess.
Nota: Escrito en mayúscula delante de un nombre de persona.
Ex: The Countess ended up her days in Chicago where for many years she was the leader of her class.

condescendencia
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* tratar con condescendencia=patronise [patronize, -USA] ; condescend.

condescendiente
(adj.)=smug ; patronising [patronizing, -USA] ; condescending.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
Ex: There has been no change in all the years since, except that librarians have become more understanding and less patronising.
Ex: Now, he's a sore loser and talks to all of us in a threatening, condescending manner = Él es un mal perdedor y nos habla a todos nosotros en un tono amenazador y condescendiente.

condicionado
(adj.)=preconditioned [pre-conditioned] ; conditional.
Ex: The predecessor can have his or her favorites, and I can be pre-conditioned to expect more from them -- the so-called 'halo' effect.
Ex: Committee approval was conditional in that it could incur no cost on the rates.
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* condicionado por la función que uno desempeña=role-conditioned.
* muy condicionado=well-conditioned.

condicionado por la función que uno desempeña
(adj.)=role-conditioned.
Ex: This article demonstrates that recognition of role-conditioned attributes of acquisitions departments can lead to expanded concepts of coordination and more sensitive management practices in the library.
condicional
(adj.)=conditional.
Ex: Committee approval was conditional in that it could incur no cost on the rates.
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* en libertad condicional=on probation.
* incondicional=unqualified.
* libertad condicional=conditional discharge.
* poner en libertad condicional=release + Nombre + on bail.

condicionamiento
(n.)=conditioning.
Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.

condicionante
(n.)=conditioner ; conditional ; conditioning factor.
Ex: Considers the emerging market and the traditional market for library-information professionals, in conjunction with the stereotype as a conditioner of acceptability in new employment venues.
Ex: Committee approval was conditional in that it could incur no cost on the rates.
Ex: The affirmation of freedom against constructivism does not mean the denial of the existence of conditioning factors in society or history.
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* factor condicionante=conditioning factor.

condicionar
(v.)=place + restraint ; condition ; determine.
Ex: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
Ex: Each individual is conditioned by the culture in which he grows up and shares or rejects its commonly-held values.
Ex: This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.
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* condicionar la vida=condition + life.

condicionar la vida
(v.)=condition + life.
Ex: The place where we live and learn conditions our lives and shapes our futures.
condiciones
(n.)=specifications ; terms ; terms and conditions ; physical conditions ; walks (of/in) life.
Ex: One of their purposes was to discuss and formulate the specifications for an international authority system to satisfy the bibliographic needs of libraries. Ex: The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms. Ex: In addition, many data base producers include prohibitions against downloading in the terms and conditions of contract with the data base vendor. Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo. Ex: Public libraries are present in many communities and serve people of all ages and from all walks of life.
condiciones ambientales
(n.)=environmental conditions ; ambient conditions.
Ex: The composition of parchment makes it very vulnerable to environmental conditions, dry or humid. Ex: More work is required to determine if this diffusion effect is the same at ambient conditions as it is at the elevated temperatures used in his study.
condiciones atmosféricas
(n.)=atmospheric conditions.
Ex: This brand new public library cost 40 million dollars and is housed in the first titanium-clad building in the USA with a golden skin that changes colour with atmospheric conditions.
condiciones climáticas
(n.)=climatic conditions.
Ex: This article focuses on aspects of climatic conditions in tropical countries: excessive heat and light, excessive atmospheric humidity, air conditioning and ventilation, and insects and fungi = Este artículo se centra en algunos aspectos de las condiciones climáticas en los países tropicales: excesivo calor y luz, excesiva humedad atmosférica, aire acondicionado y ventilación, insectos y hongos.
condiciones contractuales
=terms and conditions.
Ex: In addition, many data base producers include prohibitions against downloading in the terms and conditions of contract with the data base vendor.
condiciones de adquisición
(n.)=obtainability conditions.
Ex: The data given consists of a bibliographic description, key words, an abstract, the producer's address and obtainability conditions.
condiciones de adquisición y/o precio
(n.)=terms of availability and/or price.
Ex: The second element of this area is the price of the publication or the terms on which it is available.
condiciones de almacenamiento
=storage conditions.
Ex: This article describes the ideal storage conditions for magnetic tapes.
condiciones de la licencia
(n.)=licence terms ; licence terms and conditions.
Ex: Only the named individual may install, operate and use the software under these licence terms. Ex: Online and CD products are supplied additionally subject to the licence terms and conditions contained in the product.
condiciones de trabajo
(n.)=working conditions.
Ex: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
condiciones de uso
(n.)=terms of use.
Ex: Also, I'm interested to know what your terms of use are.
condiciones de venta
(n.)=terms of sale.
Ex: Terms of the sale are undisclosed but the acquisition is believed by Gale to be a perfect fit with its own group growth strategy.
condiciones de vida
=living conditions.
Ex: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment.
condiciones del contrato de trabajo
(n.)=terms of employment.
Ex: The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.
condiciones económicas
=economic conditions.
Ex: Current economic conditions emphasise the need for a compromise by both parties in the information process.
condiciones físicas
=physical conditions.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
condiciones iguales para todos
(n.)=level playing field.
Ex: If a truly integrated single market is to be achieved advertisers from all member states must be able to operate on a level playing field.
condiciones inhumanas
(n.)=inhumane conditions.
Ex: When you go there and see people sleeping in cots in the hallway, it is clear that these are inhumane conditions.
condiciones laborales
(n.)=working conditions ; occupational conditions ; work conditions ; work life.
Ex: This programme was devoted to reinforce development aid and to improve living and working conditions by improving safety and protecting health and the environment. Ex: One of the main objectives was to improve occupational conditions and living standards of those working in these industries. Ex: Some of the reasons for the difficulty of staff in providing adequate information services include: status, living conditions, transport, health, work conditions, morale and management. Ex: The author concludes that as the patron has a right to quality service from the librarian, so the librarian has a right to a quality work life.
condiciones laborales de calidad
(n.)=quality of work life (QWL).
Ex: Quality of work life (QWL) can be defined as 'the degree to which members of a work organisation are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organisation'.
condiciones legales de uso
(n.)=legal boilerplate.
Ex: To review the database license for the legal boilerplate is not the responsibility of the librarian but of the adquisitions department.
condiciones medioambientales
(n.)=environmental conditions.
Ex: The composition of parchment makes it very vulnerable to environmental conditions, dry or humid.
condiciones meteorológicas
(n.)=weather conditions.
Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
condiciones meteorológicas extremas
(n.)=severe weather ; severe weather conditions.
Ex: A weather warning is issued when severe weather is expected within the next few hours. Ex: Weather conditions that are not favorable for livings beings and property are commonly known as severe weather conditions.
condiciones sociales
(n.)=walks (of/in) life.
Ex: Public libraries are present in many communities and serve people of all ages and from all walks of life.
condición
(n.)=provision ; requirement ; state ; status ; stipulation ; proviso ; rider ; condition ; stamp ; stripe ; station in life.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.
Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: The city fathers endorsed this project with the stipulation that a librarian or 'book-lover' should be available to assist patrons.
Ex: The term thesaurus will be used here to denote such lists, with the proviso that this is strictly speaking a misuse of the term.
Ex: This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.
Ex: He was laid upon the bed and upon examination his head was found in a terrible condition, swelled and bruised from the effect of sandbag blows.
Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.
Ex: Each of us -- no matter what our politics, our religion, our race, or our station in life -- must search his conscience for the answer to that question.
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* aceptar las condiciones=agree + terms.
* a condición de que + Subjuntivo=provided (that) ; providing (that) ; as long as.
* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición=International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area ; standard number and terms of availability area.
* bajo ciertas condiciones=under certain conditions.
* bajo condiciones normales=under normal conditions.
* buena condición física=physical fitness.
* con condiciones especiales=strings attached.
* condición de búsqueda=search requirement.
* condición de estado=statehood.
* condición de estar apto para volar=airworthiness.
* condición deplorable=dismaying condition.
* condiciones=specifications ; terms ; terms and conditions ; physical conditions ; walks (of/in) life.
* condiciones ambientales=environmental conditions ; ambient conditions.
* condiciones atmosféricas=atmospheric conditions.
* condiciones climáticas=climatic conditions.
* condiciones contractuales=terms and conditions.
* condiciones de adquisición=obtainability conditions.
* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio=terms of availability and/or price.
* condiciones de almacenamiento=storage conditions.
* condiciones de la licencia=licence terms ; licence terms and conditions.
* condiciones del contrato de trabajo=terms of employment.
* condiciones de trabajo=working conditions.
* condiciones de uso=terms of use.
* condiciones de venta=terms of sale.
* condiciones de vida=living conditions.
* condiciones económicas=economic conditions.
* condiciones físicas=physical conditions.
* condiciones iguales para todos=level playing field.
* condiciones inhumanas=inhumane conditions.
* condiciones laborales=working conditions ; occupational conditions ; work conditions ; work life.
* condiciones laborales de calidad=quality of work life (QWL).
* condiciones legales de uso=legal boilerplate.
* condiciones medioambientales=environmental conditions.
* condiciones meteorológicas=weather conditions.
* condiciones meteorológicas extremas=severe weather ; severe weather conditions.
* condiciones sociales=walks (of/in) life.
* condición extrema=extreme condition.
* condición física=physical shape.
* condición humana=human nature.
* condición humana, la=human condition, the.
* condición previa=precondition [pre-condition].
* condición social=social condition ; station in life.
* con la condición de que=on the understanding that ; with the condition that ; on the condition that.
* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda=match + request specification.
* cumplir las condiciones para=be eligible for.
* cumplir una condición=meet + condition ; satisfy + condition ; fill + requirement.
* daño producido por las condiciones ambientales=environmental damage.
* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales=environmental damage.
* en buena condición=in good condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle.
* en buenas condiciones=in good form.
* en buenas condiciones para navegar=seaworthy.
* en condiciones=decent.
* en condiciones de=in the position to.
* en condiciones de igualda=equitable.
* en condiciones de igualdad=on an equal footing ; on equal terms ; on an equal basis.
* en condiciones difíciles=under difficult conditions.
* en condiciones normales=under normal conditions.
* en excelentes condiciones=in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
* en igualdad de condiciones=other things being equal ; on equal terms ; one of equals ; ceteris paribus ; in a tie ; on an equal footing ; on an equal basis ; all (other) things being equal ; equitable.
* en igualdad de condiciones para todos los sexos=gender-equitable.
* en las mejores condiciones posibles=in the best possible conditions.
* en malas condiciones=in poor condition ; in bad condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad form.
* establecer una condición=specify + requirement.
* estar en igualdad de condiciones con=be on (an) equal footing with.
* estar en inferioridad de condiciones=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
* igualdad de condiciones para todos=levelling of the playing field.
* imponer una condición=place + limitation.
* mantener la condición (de)=retain + Posesivo + status (as).
* mejora de las condiciones laborales=horizontal ladder.
* negociar condiciones=negotiate + terms.
* que reúne las condiciones=qualified.
* reunir las condiciones=fit + the bill.
* reunir las condiciones para=qualify for.
* reunir una serie de condiciones=meet + set of conditions.
* según sus propias condiciones=on + Posesivo + own terms ; in + Posesivo + own terms.
* sin condiciones=unconditionally.
* sin condiciones especiales=with no strings attached.
* términos y condiciones=terms and conditions.
* términos y condiciones de la licencia=licence terms and conditions ; licence terms.
* tratamiento por condiciones=condition approach.

condición de búsqueda
(n.)=search requirement.
Ex: The search profile will comprise a series of search keys representing subjects and other characteristics of the search requirements which together indicate the scope and nature of the search.
condición de estado
(n.)=statehood.
Ex: In March 2003 Ohio celebrates 200 years of statehood.
condición de estar apto para volar
(n.)=airworthiness.
Ex: This article describes how traditional task analysis was used to understand the work processes associated with the Federal Aviation Administration, USA, airworthiness inspection activities.
condición deplorable
(n.)=dismaying condition.
Ex: Those visitors whoh are able to go 'backstage' to the work and storage areas of the Museum see the dismaying conditions with which the professional staff have to conted.
condición extrema
(n.)=extreme condition.
Ex: In most people, this perfectly natural self-destructive subpersonality sleeps unless extreme conditions call it forth to influence events.
condición física
(n.)=physical shape.
Ex: The indicator triplet; transience, renewal, and dynamism is used to describe the 'physical shape' of a national scientific community = Los tres indicadores de transitoriedad, renovación y dinamismo se utilizan para describir la "forma física" de la comunidad científica de una nación.
condición humana
(n.)=human nature.
Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
condición humana, la
(n.)=human condition, the.
Ex: Genomic research will dramatically improve the human condition.
condición previa
(n.)=precondition [pre-condition].
Ex: A classification of readers according to their social background is a necessary precondition of a differentiated and effective library service.
condición social
(n.)=social condition ; station in life.
Ex: Library services have changed to meet the new social conditions: there are improved services for business and for the handicapped. Ex: Each of us -- no matter what our politics, our religion, our race, or our station in life -- must search his conscience for the answer to that question.
condimentado
(adj.)=seasoned.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
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* muy condimentado=spicy .

condimentar
(v.)=spice ; lard ; season ; flavour [flavor, -USA].
Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
Ex: The leaves are parboiled, soaked and drained, then seasoned with sesame seeds, sesame oil, pepper, and salt.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

condimento
(n.)=seasoning ; condiment ; flavouring.
Ex: These spices are used mostly for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and as seasoning.
Ex: Appendixes to this section include lists of common foods and condiments, and illustrations for use in nutrition education activities.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).

condiscípulo
(n.)=chum.
Ex: Frank was rather different from his chums, but they were very fond of him.

condolencia
(n.)=commiseration ; condolence.
Ex: There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.
Ex: Letters and cards of condolence can be sent to: The Lubetzkys, c/o David Lubetzky, 1250 H Street, D.C. 20005.

condonación
(n.)=condonation.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.

condonar
(v.)=remit.
Ex: The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.

conducción
(n.)=drive ; driving ; conduction.
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
Ex: The author starts from a systemic view of the information transfer process and likens it to a physical diffusion process, in particular the conduction of heat in solids.
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* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink driving.
* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drunk driving.
* conducción segura=safe driving.
* conducción temeraria=reckless driving.
* símbolo de conducción=piping symbol (|).

conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol
(n.)=drink driving.
Ex: Problem drinking, drink driving and criminality are important risk factors for receipt of disability pension and high levels of sickness absence in young men.
conducción segura
(n.)=safe driving.
Ex: Having operational lights and blinkers is a must for safe driving.
conducción temeraria
(n.)=reckless driving.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.
conducir
(v.)=lead ; steer ; drive ; engage ; lead + Pronombre + down the road to ; shepherd ; drive along.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.
Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.
Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.
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* academia de conducir=driving school.
* carnet de conducir=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
* carnet de conducir internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* conducir a=lead up to.
* conducir a engaño=be misleading ; be deceiving.
* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol=drive while under + the influence of alcohol.
* conducir demasiado cerca de otro=tailgate.
* conducir + Ganado=herd.
* conducir haciendo eses=drive all over + the road.
* conducir intoxicado=DUI [driving under the influence].
* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente=navigate.
* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado=herd.
* conducir por medio de tubos=duct.
* conducir una barca con una pértiga=pole.
* examen de conducir=road test.
* no conducir a nada=be exercises in + futility.
* permiso de conducir=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
* permiso de conducir internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir=learner driver.
* ser cómodo de conducir=have + a cushy ride.

conducir + Ganado
(v.)=herd.
Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
conducir Personas como si fueran ganado
(v.)=herd.
Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
conducir a
(v.)=lead up to.
Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
conducir a engaño
(v.)=be misleading ; be deceiving.
Ex: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading. Ex: The intuitive simplicity of probability can be deceiving.
conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol
(v.)=drive while under + the influence of alcohol.
Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
conducir demasiado cerca de otro
(v.)=tailgate.
Ex: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).
conducir haciendo eses
(v.)=drive all over + the road.
Ex: She was apparently pulled over after driving all over the road.
conducir intoxicado
=DUI [driving under the influence].
Ex: If you are pulled over under suspicion of DUI, you will likely be subjected to sobriety tests.
conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente
(v.)=navigate.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
conducir por medio de tubos
(v.)=duct.
Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.
conducir una barca con una pértiga
(v.)=pole.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
conducta
(n.)=behaviour [behavior, -USA] ; conduct ; deportment.
Ex: An academic library should be secure to control user behaviour and loss of books.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
Ex: Deportment is a nebulous concept that is not easily explained yet is vitally important for the look and professionalism of the band.
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* buena conducta=good behaviour.
* código de conducta=code of conduct.
* código de conducta ética=code of ethics.
* conducta amenazadora=threatening behaviour.
* conducta antiética=unethical conduct.
* conducta antisocial=antisocial behaviour.
* conducta autodestructiva=self-destructive behaviour.
* conducta de las organizaciones=organisational behaviour.
* conducta ética=ethical conduct.
* conducta humana=human conduct.
* conducta inmoral=immoral conduct.
* conducta moral=moral conduct.
* de conducta=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
* forma de conducta=mode of conduct ; way of conduct.
* mala conducta=misconduct ; misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA] ; bad behaviour.
* mala conducta científica=scientific misconduct.
* modo de conducta=mode of conduct ; way of conduct.
* patrón de conducta=pattern of behaviour ; behavioural pattern ; behaviour pattern.
* persona de conducta desviada=deviant.
* trastorno de conducta=conduct disorder.

conducta amenazadora
(n.)=threatening behaviour.
Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour.
conducta antisocial
(n.)=antisocial behaviour.
Ex: The findings indicated that antisocial behavior was relatively stable across the elementary school years and seemed indicative for increasing maladjustment during adolescence.
conducta antiética
(n.)=unethical conduct.
Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.
conducta autodestructiva
(n.)=self-destructive behaviour.
Ex: It's always sad when an artist has everything they need at their fingertips but still displays such self-destructive behavior.
conducta de las organizaciones
(n.)=organisational behaviour.
Ex: This third edition will be essential reading for students of the sociology of work, industrial sociology, organisational behaviour and industrial relations.
conducta humana
(n.)=human conduct.
Ex: Hypocrisy cannot be easily eradicated from human conduct.
conducta inmoral
(n.)=immoral conduct.
Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.
conducta moral
(n.)=moral conduct.
Ex: Two factor analyses were conducted on data obtained from measurements of the reasoning, moral judgment, and moral conduct of 75 retarded subjects.
conducta ética
(n.)=ethical conduct.
Ex: The author identifies the historical, moral and philosophical underpinnings of ethical conduct.
conductismo
=behaviourism [behaviorism, -USA].
Ex: He said that the debate between the humanist and the behaviorist is on the wane, and that contemporary behaviorism offers Principles and procedures to help individuals increase their humanistic actions.

conductista
(n.)=behavioural [behavioral, -USA] ; behaviourist [behaviorist, -USA] ; behaviouristic [behavioristic, -USA] ; behaviouralist [behavioralist, -USA] ; behavioural scientist.
Ex: We got a book of memoirs by an ex-convict who works for the Western Behavioral Institute in La Jolla, California, which is very closely associated with publication of the work.
Ex: He said that the debate between the humanist and the behaviorist is on the wane, and that contemporary behaviorism offers Principles and procedures to help individuals increase their humanistic actions.
Ex: This article describes the application of the behaviouristic curriculum planning process in which learning activities are delivered to students through a linear planning process controlled by the detailing of behavioural objectives.
Ex: Behaviouralists cited literature of greater median age than traditionalists.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.
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* terapia conductista=behavioural therapy.

conductividad
(n.)=conductivity.
Ex: Wooden shelves are better than metal shelves because of the conductivity factor.
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* conductividad cutánea=skin conductivity ; skin electrical conductivity.
* conductividad térmica=thermal conductivity.

conductividad cutánea
(n.)=skin conductivity ; skin electrical conductivity.
Ex: A polygraph (also known as a lie detector) is a device that measures blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions. Ex: The standard method of polygraphy depends on four measurements: heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and skin electrical conductivity.
conductividad térmica
(n.)=thermal conductivity.
Ex: Moreover, it has good resistance to corrosion and has good thermal conductivity as well.
conductivo
(adj.)=conducting.
Ex: The process is called doping and it interferes with the conducting properties of the semiconductor.

conducto
(n.)=conduit ; duct ; pipeline.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: An inherent difficulty posed by this, however, is that the flexibility sought in this way is limited by the inflexibility imposed by cables, ducts, etc.
Ex: A mobile library paid weekly visits to the workers getting the pipeline across the Volga.
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* conducto biliar=bile duct.
* conducto de aire=air duct.
* conducto de aire caliente=hot air duct.
* conducto hepático=bile duct.
* conducto nasal=nasal passage.
* conductos=ducting.
* conducto torácico=thoracic duct.
* sistema de conductos eléctricos=ducting system.
* tratamiento de conducto radicular=root canal treatment ; root canal surgery ; root canal.

conducto biliar
(n.)=bile duct.
Ex: This section is about a rare type of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer.
conducto de aire
(n.)=air duct.
Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.
conducto de aire caliente
(n.)=hot air duct.
Ex: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.
conducto hepático
(n.)=bile duct.
Ex: This section is about a rare type of cancer called cholangiocarcinoma or bile duct cancer.
conducto nasal
(n.)=nasal passage.
Ex: In particular, pug-nosed animals should not fly; their short nasal passages make the changes in air pressure very difficult for them to endure.
conducto torácico
(adj.)=thoracic duct.
Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and thoracic duct'.
conductor borracho
(n.)=drink-driver.
Ex: Roadside checks will be a major part of the campaign to trap drink-drivers.
conductor de taxi
(n.)=taxi driver.
Ex: Some people would say that taxi drivers are the worst drivers on the road and that they think they own the roads.
conductor del autobús
(n.)=bus driver.
Ex: He was pissed to the gills, and when he got to the door the bus driver wouldn't let him on and told him to come back when he'd sobered up.
conductor ebrio
(n.)=drink-driver.
Ex: Roadside checks will be a major part of the campaign to trap drink-drivers.
conductor que busca los servicios de una prostituta
(n.)=kerb-crawler [curb-crawler, -USA].
Ex: Kerb-crawlers could be banned from driving under changes to new prostitution laws announced today.
conductor que se da a la fuga tras causar un accidente o atropello
(n.)=hit-and-run driver.
Ex: The writer analyzes the poem 'Traveling through the Dark,' which deals with the killing of a pregnant doe by a hit-and-run driver.
conductor^1
(n.)=driver ; motorist ; motorman [motormen, -pl.].
Ex: The van is painted prominently in the CAB colours and logo of yellow and blue and is staffed by a driver and two volunteers.
Ex: This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.
Ex: In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life = En este capítulo se nos cuenta cómo Willis Joe Whinny, maquinista de metro, casi atropella a Slake aunque posteriormente lo rescata de su vida en los subterráneos del metro.
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* censo de conductores, el=total number of licensed drivers, the.
* conductor borracho=drink-driver.
* conductor del autobús=bus driver.
* conductor de taxi=taxi driver.
* conductor ebrio=drink-driver.
* conductor que busca los servicios de una prostituta=kerb-crawler [curb-crawler, -USA].
* conductor que se da a la fuga tras causar un accidente o atropello=hit-and-run driver.

conductor^2
(n.)=conductor.
Nota: En electrónica y física, transmisor de corriente y calor.
Ex: They have properties which make them neither good conductors nor good insulators = Tienen propiedades que ni los hacen buenos conductores ni buenos aislantes.

conductor^3
(adj.)=conductive.
Ex: The disc is 254 mm (10 in) in diameter and is made of an electrically conductive plastic.

conductos
(n.)=ducting.
Ex: Ideally these should be via a system of ducting but other, and less expensive, options are perfectly practical.
conductual
=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
Ex: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.

condón
(n.)=condom ; sheath ; rubber.
Ex: Malawian public libraries provide free condoms at the reference desk in response to the AIDS epidemic in Malawi.
Ex: As far back as the 16th century, physicians knew that wearing a sheath could protect against syphilis.
Ex: I stopped wearing rubbers about 4 years ago after a rather embarrassing incident in which one slipped off mid-intercourse and got lost up in the vagina!.
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* condón con protuberancias=French tickler.

condón con protuberancias
(n.)=French tickler.
Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
conectado
(adj.)=connected ; linked.
Ex: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.
Ex: Each linked document also has its own links, creating a 'web' of information through which the searcher can move.
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* conectado a la red=wired.
* conectado en red=networked.
* conectado por cable=wired-up ; hardwired [hard wired] ; wired ; wireline.
* Proyecto para Sistemas Conectados (LSP)=Linked Systems Project (LSP).

conectado a la red
(adj.)=wired.
Ex: The University of Stirling has, since 1989, been operating an information technology strategy based on the concept of the 'wired campus'.
conectado en red
(adj.)=networked.
Ex: Today's users stand as witnesses to the formative stages of a totally networked society in the 21st century.
conectado por cable
(n.)=wired-up ; hardwired [hard wired] ; wired ; wireline.
Ex: The use of networking to optimise use of information resources will increase the university's competitive edge, but only a minority of universities have the funds to support a fully 'wired-up' campus. Ex: If you have data you want to protect, encrypt the link or go to hardwired link. Ex: The University of Stirling has, since 1989, been operating an information technology strategy based on the concept of the 'wired campus'. Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
conectar
(v.)=connect ; link ; turn on ; wire ; hook ; provide + an interface ; network ; hook up ; hit it off.
Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
Ex: I don't think that is a very liberating experience, especially a terminal that's hooked to a large computer that almost no one understands, no one but a very few people.
Ex: This service called A.S.K. (Access to Sources of Knowledge) will provide an interface between users and suppliers.
Ex: This paper briefly presents hints to libraries wishing to network their CD-ROM databases.
Ex: People are going to want to hook up different pieces of software and expect them to work.
Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
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* conectar en red=network.
* conectarse=log on ; log ; login.
* conectarse con=interface to/with.
* conectarse mediante llamada telefónica=dial up.
* volver a conectar=reconnect [re-connect].

conectar en red
(v.)=network.
Ex: This paper briefly presents hints to libraries wishing to network their CD-ROM databases.
conectarse
(n.)=log on ; log ; login.
Ex: The command function 'CONNECT' is used to provide for logging on. Ex: Instead of logging directly to the online platform, users can log to the library's LAN, on which the catalogue and multi-disk CDROM servers are separate options. Ex: As a verb, login is the act of entering into a computer system.
conectarse con
(v.)=interface to/with.
Ex: The system accesses existing host files, and can be interfaced easily to other packages.
conectarse mediante llamada telefónica
(v.)=dial up.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs), particularly the growing popularity of the Apple Macintosh, there has been little provision for graphics interfacing to dial-up on-line services.
conectividad
(n.)=connectivity.
Ex: An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.

conector
(n.)=connective ; connector ; connector ; transitional word.
Ex: Typically, connectives and qualifiers in text, such as 'than', 'a', 'where', 'he', 'she', 'it' will feature in the stop list.
Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon and the crystal is broken up into chips which are then packaged and joined to connectors.
Ex: You can combine any of the types of search requests using the operators or connectors: and, or, not, with, and near.
Ex: In the final strategy, students re-write textual paragraphs in their own words, using transitional words and phrases to combine sentences.
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* conector entre facetas=intra-facet connector.

conector entre facetas
(n.)=intra-facet connector.
Ex: An intra-facet connector is a special symbol expressing within a facet the relations between foci = Un conector entre facetas es un símbolo especial que expresa dentro de una faceta las relaciones entre los focos.
coneja
(n.)=doe.
Ex: Breeders should wait several weeks after kindling before breeding the doe again.

conejera
(n.)=rabbit burrow ; rabbit hole.
Ex: In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.
Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.

conejillo
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* conejillo de indias=guinea pig.

conejillo de indias
(n.)=guinea pig.
Ex: For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.
conejito
(n.)=bunny ; bunny rabbit.
Ex: Data on 295 bunnies, born in 63 litters from March to September 1996, were analysed.
Ex: Bunny rabbits are surprisingly curious and sociable, and can be trained to fit right into most households as beloved members of the family.

conejo de Noruega
(n.)=lemming.
Ex: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.
conejo de Pascua
(n.)=Easter rabbit.
Ex: Those Easter rabbits who survive the first few months quickly reach maturity and that is when the interest in them starts to wane, because they are no longer cute and tiny.
conejo de Pascua, el
(n.)=Easter bunny, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Some Fantasy Characters of Young Children: An Examination of Children's Beliefs in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny'.
conejo^1
(n.)=rabbit.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
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* a prueba de conejos=rabbit-proof.
* cola de piel de conejo=rabbit-skin glue.
* con dientes de conejo=bucktoothed.
* conejo de Noruega=lemming.
* conejo de Pascua=Easter rabbit.
* conejo de Pascua, el=Easter bunny, the.

conejo^2
(n.)=pussy ; puss.
Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.
Ex: Benny submitted these pics of his nude ex-girlfriend, posing with her pearls laid across her puss.

conexión
(n.)=connection [connexion] ; connectivity ; link ; linkage ; linking ; hinge ; bond ; connectedness ; hook-up ; link-up ; relay point ; logging ; login ; connecting flight.
Ex: Access is via modified television set, a telephone (and its connections) and a simple keypad.
Ex: An information system architecture defines a structure for describing communications connectivity between users of information and sources of information.
Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased.
Ex: The MeSH Thesaurus was designed to provide the 'hinge' between the object, its images, and related bibliographic material.
Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
Ex: Increasingly, services will be built on communicating computers; 'connectedness' is what allows them to talk to each other.
Ex: I & R manuals stress the importance of conference telephone facilities that enable threeway hook-ups to take place between client, I & R service and outside agency.
Ex: Today the link-up with television is obviously very useful indeed.
Ex: These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.
Ex: This article describes procedures for logging on the OCLC-based regional network serving libraries in Nebraska.
Ex: Internet access for electronic messaging, file transfer, and remote login to computer was originally only available to individuals in education and research institutions.
Ex: What's saved from lower-cost airline tickets can be more than offset by the income lost when travelers cool their heels for hours waiting for connecting flights.
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* con buenas conexiones=well-connected.
* conexión a las redes=networking service.
* conexión a través de línea dedicada=leased line connection.
* conexión de cables=wiring.
* conexión dedicada=dedicated link ; dedicated connection.
* conexión de entrada=inlet.
* conexión de terminal dedicada=dedicated terminal connection.
* conexión entre ordenadores=computer link.
* conexión mediante hiperenlaces=hyperlinking.
* conexión mediante llamada telefónica=dial-up connection.
* dispositivo de conexión=linking device.
* en conexión con=in respect of.
* establecer conexión=establish + link ; make + connection.
* establecer una conexión=achieve + connection.
* facturación por tiempo de conexión=metered pricing ; metered billing.
* hora de conexión=connect hour.
* intento de conexión=login.
* interfaz de conexión=gateway ; gateway computer.
* operación de conexión=logging transaction.
* procedimiento de conexión=logon procedure.
* proceso de conexión=logon.
* programa de conexión=logging programme.
* que no posee ninguna conexión=disjoint.
* reloj que registra el tiempo de conexión=accounting clock.
* restablecer la conexión=re-establish + connection.
* servicio de conexión a las redes=networking service.
* tarifa calculada según el tiempo de conexión=connect time based pricing.
* tarifa de conexión=connect charge ; connect fee ; connect-time charge.
* tener malas conexiones con=have + poor connections with.
* terminal de conexión mediante llamada telefónica=dial-in terminal.
* tiempo de conexión=connect time.
* tiempo de conexión en línea=online time.
* vuelo de conexión=connecting flight.

conexión a las redes
(n.)=networking service.
Ex: It is not surprising that an increasing number of public libraries have determined to charge the end user for networking services.
conexión a través de línea dedicada
(n.)=leased line connection.
Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.
conexión de cables
(n.)=wiring.
Ex: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.
conexión de entrada
(n.)=inlet.
Ex: The cell arrival processes on the inlets of the switching element are of a bursty nature.
conexión de terminal dedicada
(n.)=dedicated terminal connection.
Ex: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.
conexión dedicada
(n.)=dedicated link ; dedicated connection.
Ex: The OCLC Europe network is connected to the OCLC computer system in the US by a dedicated link via an undersea cable. Ex: We are separating set-up and running costs and the various levels of Internet access that are available (dial-up, dedicated connection) so that public library managers will be able to make sensible choices.
conexión entre ordenadores
(n.)=computer link.
Ex: The transmission capability of a computer links is measured in bauds, or bits per second; a typical computer-terminal link using telephone lines might function at 300 baud, giving a transmission rate of about 30 characters per second.
conexión mediante hiperenlaces
(n.)=hyperlinking.
Ex: Hyperlinking to gain access from one resource to another is sometimes an option, sometimes not.
conexión mediante llamada telefónica
(n.)=dial-up connection.
Ex: We are separating set-up and running costs and the various levels of Internet access that are available (dial-up, dedicated connection) so that public library managers will be able to make sensible choices.
confabulaciones
(n.)=scheming.
Ex: He typifies the clever, mischievous character who, through his scheming, often overreaches himself and becomes the butt of his own joke.
confabulación
(n.)=collusion ; confabulation ; scheme ; bung ; intrigue ; connivance.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
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* confabulaciones=scheming.

confabulado
(adj.)=confabulated.
Ex: The number of correct, incorrect, and confabulated details were counted from written transcripts of the accounts.
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* confabulado con=in collusion with ; in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.

confabulado con
=in collusion with ; in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges. Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption. Ex: It goes without saying that no architect can build without being in complicity with commerce and industry. Ex: After the victim is beaten and robbed he finds that the police have already prepared a case against him in connivance with the assailants.
confabulador
(adj.)=scheming ; schemer ; plotter ; conniving.
Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
Ex: In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.
Ex: The FBI said the plotters planned to bomb and flood Hudson River train tunnels that carry tens of thousands of commuters.
Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.

confabular
(v.)=connive.
Ex: The appellate court found that Ybañez and Lim connived to deprive Saban of his commission.
confeccionado
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* confeccionado de antemano=off-the-peg.

confeccionado de antemano
=off-the-peg.
Ex: Certain makes of microprocessor have achieved sufficient sales to stimulate the production of a wide range of off-the-peg application packages.
confeccionar
(v.)=devise ; draft ; draw ; draw up ; formulate ; build up ; make out ; write ; brew.
Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.
Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.
Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.
Ex: AACR and other recent cataloguing codes have been drafted upon the 'condition' approach to formulating cataloguing rules.
Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
Ex: The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
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* confeccionar a mano=handcraft.
* confeccionar artesanalmente=handcraft.
* confeccionar una tabla=draft + table.
* confeccionar un cuestionario=develop + questionnaire.
* confeccionar utilizando un modelo=model.

confeccionar a mano
(v.)=handcraft.
Ex: This exquisitely unique water fountain is handcrafted of 200 million year old slate.
confeccionar artesanalmente
(v.)=handcraft.
Ex: This exquisitely unique water fountain is handcrafted of 200 million year old slate.
confeccionar un cuestionario
(v.)=develop + questionnaire.
Ex: A questionnaire was developed and circulated to solicit information on current documentation, programmes, notable events, and successes or failures.
confeccionar una tabla
(v.)=draft + table.
Ex: Skill is involved in selecting significant data from the original table or graphical presentation, and drafting a table containing the vital statistics in a more condensed format.
confeccionar utilizando un modelo
(v.)=model.
Ex: Other users are likely to model their thesauri on the ROOT thesaurus and to extract terms from it for more applications-oriented lists.
confección
(n.)=assignment ; authoring ; build-up [buildup] ; drafting.
Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.
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* compañía de confección de ropa=clothing company.
* confección del catálogo=catalogue production.
* confección de leyes=law-making [lawmaking/law making].
* confección de libros=bookmaking [book making].
* confección del presupuesto=budgeting.
* confección de papel=paper-making [papermaking].
* confección de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
* confección de prendas de vestir=dressmaking.
* confección de tejidos=weaving.
* experto en la confección de documentos web=text mark-up expert.
* industria de la confección=clothing industry.
* industria de la confección, la=garment industry, the.

confección de leyes
(n.)=law-making [lawmaking/law making].
Ex: Community law-making is characterized by almost continuous consultation with member states and interested third parties.
confección de libros
(n.)=bookmaking [book making].
Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
confección de papel
(n.)=paper-making [papermaking].
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers.
confección de políticas
(n.)=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
confección de prendas de vestir
(n.)=dressmaking.
Ex: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.
confección de tejidos
(n.)=weaving.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
confección del catálogo
(n.)=catalogue production.
Ex: This tutorial cover three of the four applications under the heading of catalog production.
confección del presupuesto
(n.)=budgeting.
Ex: The accurate budgeting of external 'connect time' cause problems to all.
confederación
(n.)=alliance ; confederation.
Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
Ex: In turn, the notion of a monolithic national art library is challenged by the model of a confederation of art libraries.

confederado
(adj.)=Confederate ; federated.
Nota: Formando una federación.
Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.
Ex: Overall, the findings support the proposition that there is an effect of belonging to a federated system of public libraries = En general, los hallazgos apoyan el principio de que hay un sentimiento de pertenencia a un sistema federal de bibliotecas públicas.

conferencia
(n.)=lecture ; presentation ; speech ; address ; speaking commitment.
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.
Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
Ex: Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.
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* aula de conferencias=lecture theatre.
* ciclo de conferencias=speaker series ; conference series.
* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL)=Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
* conferencia de prensa=news conference ; press conference ; press statement.
* conferencia electrónica=electronic conferencing [e-conferencing].
* conferencia invitada=guest lecture.
* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli=Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
* conferencia permanente=standing conference.
* conferencia por ordenador=computer conferencing.
* conferencia principal=keynote speech ; theme address ; keynote talk.
* dar una conferencia=lecture ; deliver + talk ; make + a speech ; give + speech ; deliver + lecture ; give + a lecture.
* impartir una conferencia=lecture.
* mesa de conferencias=conference table.
* notas de conferencias=lecture notes.
* pronunciar una conferencia=present + lecture ; deliver + lecture.
* sala de coferencias=lecture hall.
* sala de conferencias=lecture room ; conference room ; conference hall ; lecture theatre ; auditory theatre ; presentation room.
* sistema de conferencia en línea=online conferencing system.
* videoconferencia=videoconferencing [video conferencing].
* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país=lecture tour.

conferencia de prensa
(n.)=news conference ; press conference ; press statement.
Ex: Extensive use was made of footage from planned events like news conferences that reporters are accustomed to covering. Ex: Weekly press briefings on general and topical issues and press conferences are given by visiting members of the European Commission. Ex: Media techniques such as developing a contact list, issuing a press statement, and holding a press conference are discussed.
conferencia electrónica
(n.)=electronic conferencing [e-conferencing].
Ex: Now electronic conferencing (e-conferencing) can involve everything from e-mail to virtual reality which suggests that 'distributed education' is a more appropriate label than 'distance learning'.
conferencia invitada
(n.)=guest lecture.
Ex: Laurence Prusak will lead off the guest lectures on Monday, August 20th.
conferencia permanente
(n.)=standing conference.
Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
conferencia por ordenador
=computer conferencing.
Ex: Computer teleconferencing, also called computer conferencing or computer-mediated conferencing, is communication between people that is input through remote terminals or microcomputers to a central computer where the material is organised and distributed to conference participants.
conferencia principal
(n.)=keynote speech ; theme address ; keynote talk.
Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control. Ex: The following are the abstracts of the theme address and 7 papers presented at conference. Ex: This paper is based on the keynote talk presented at the Thirteenth National Conference on Artificial Intelligence.
conferenciante
(n.)=lecturer ; speaker ; public speaker ; conferencer ; presenter.
Ex: He was one of the first lecturers at the early MARC institutes, at a time when automation was that great new trend that everyone wanted to know about, but about which only a few had some knowledge.
Ex: The audience interaction with the speakers at all three meetings has been painstakingly transcribed and edited.
Ex: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.
Ex: The meeting was closed prematurely when police ordered the premises to be evacuated by the conferencers as well as the trespassers.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
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* conferenciante célebre=celebrity speaker.
* conferenciante invitado=guest speaker ; visiting speaker ; invited speaker.
* conferenciante principal=keynote speaker.

conferenciante célebre
(n.)=celebrity speaker.
Ex: The event was a multicultural readers' fair featuring celebrity speakers, authors, ethnic music and dancing and book giveaways.
conferenciante invitado
(n.)=guest speaker ; visiting speaker ; invited speaker.
Ex: This takes the form of course committee involvement, direct field work, discussion sessions, seminars, and guest speakers. Ex: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting. Ex: Most events are 1 day seminars following a standard format of formal presentations from a number of invited speakers.
conferenciante principal
(n.)=keynote speaker.
Ex: Each of these elements were introduced by keynote speakers at the 4 general sessions.
conferir
(v.)=confer (on/upon) ; invest ; vest.
Ex: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.
Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.
Ex: This responsibility is vested in the Central Classification Committees of the member countries.
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* conferirse a=accrue to.
* conferir una función=confer + function.
* que confiere cierto estatus social=status-conferring.

conferir una función
(v.)=confer + function.
Ex: Local authorities carry out functions conferred on them by Acts of Parliament; for example, the provision of public amenities such as libraries, museums, swimming pools and car parks, waste collection and disposal, and the promotion of tourism.
conferirse a
(v.)=accrue to.
Ex: Anything gained will accrue to information science rather than to library practice.
confesar
(v.)=confess ; own ; own up.
Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.
Ex: 'I don't know what to say,' she owned and lapsed into silence.
Ex: But let's not forget that he owned up for what he did and even gave all his betting money to charity.
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* confesarlo=come out with + it.
* confesar sobre Algo=come + clean.
* hay que confesar=confessedly.

confesar sobre Algo
(v.)=come + clean.
Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
confesarlo
(v.)=come out with + it.
Ex: As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.
confesionario
(n.)=confessional.
Ex: The moment that he closed the door behind him in the confessional, he heard a munching sound, not unlike the sound made by someone eating chips.

confesión
(n.)=confessional ; denominational body ; communion ; confession ; denomination ; admission.
Ex: Some are women who have great difficulty in getting novels published but have a moderate success writing short stores or even 'confessionals' for magazines.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.
Ex: The largest part of the general book stock consists of the material on the Anglican communion = La mayor parte del fondo bibliográfico general consiste en material sobre la religión anglicana.
Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'confessions of an Opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.
Ex: While some sites are developed by academic institutions, many more are sponsored by specific denominations, especially those involved in evangelical Christianity.
Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
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* confesión religiosa=religious denomination.
* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa=denominational.
* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta=nondenominational [non-denominational].

confesión religiosa
(n.)=religious denomination.
Ex: All human institutions begin this way, including government bureaus, businesses, religions and religious denominations, universities, and schools of information science.
confeso
(adj.)=self-confessed.
Nota: Que lo admite uno mismo.
Ex: He is a self-confessed party pooper, he doesn't drink, smoke, or do drugs and his only vices are caffeine, fatty foods, and the Internet.

confeti
(n.)=paper confetti ; confetti.
Ex: And once sugar-coated, coriander was used before paper confetti became the vogue.
Ex: Real flower petals in their natural colours, make beautiful biodegradable confetti.

confiado
(adj.)=unwary ; unsuspecting ; sanguine ; trustful ; trusting ; confident (in).
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.
Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
Ex: They should be more trustful of their colleagues and to use information technology to a larger extent.
Ex: Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all.
Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
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* confiados, los=unsuspecting, the.
* demasiado confiado en uno mismo=overconfident.

confiados, los
(n.)=unsuspecting, the.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
confianza
(n.)=confidence ; trust ; reliance on ; reliance.
Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: The trust in computer systems rests on their ability to prove that their security mechanisms work as advertised and cannot be disabled.
Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.
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* abuso de confianza=betrayal of trust ; breach of trust.
* amigo de confianza=intimate friend.
* con confianza=confidently ; with confidence ; trustingly ; trustfully.
* con confianza en uno mismo=self-confident.
* confianza del consumidor=consumer confidence.
* confianza en el futuro=trust in the future.
* confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo=self-efficacy.
* confianza en uno mismo=self-confidence ; assertiveness ; self-efficacy ; self-belief.
* confianza excesiva=overconfidence.
* confianza mutua=mutual trust.
* confianza perdida=broken trust.
* confianza traicionada=broken trust.
* contar en confianza=confide.
* con toda confianza=feel + free to.
* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
* dar un voto de confianza=give + Nombre + some latitude.
* decir con toda confianza=say in + full confidence.
* decir en confianza=confide.
* de confianza=reliable ; trusted ; trusting ; reputable.
* depositar confianza=place + trust.
* digno de confianza=trustworthy ; creditable.
* disminución de la confianza=sapping of confidence.
* exceso de confianza=overconfidence.
* falta de confianza en=disbelief.
* fortalecer la confianza=bolster + confidence ; boost + Posesivo + confidence.
* fuente de confianza=trusted source.
* fuente digna de confianza=trusted source.
* ganar confianza en uno mismo=gain + confidence (with/in).
* ganarse la confianza=earn + trust.
* ganarse la confianza de=achieve + credibility with ; gain + the confidence of ; win + the confidence of.
* hombre de confianza=henchman [henchmen, -pl.].
* índice de confianza del consumidor=consumer confidence index.
* indigno de confianza=untrustworthy.
* inspirar confianza=inspire + trust ; inspire + confidence ; instil + confidence ; instil + trust.
* intervalo de confianza=confidence interval.
* la confianza da asco=familiarity breeds contempt.
* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo=confidence personified.
* margen de confianza=the benefit of the doubt.
* mermar + Posesivo + confianza=sap + Posesivo + confidence.
* minar la confianza en Uno mismo=undermine + self-confidence.
* minar + Posesivo + confianza=undermine + Posesivo + confidence ; erode + Posesivo + confidence ; sap + Posesivo + confidence.
* nivel de confianza=confidence level.
* no digno de confianza=untrustworthy.
* ocupar un puesto de confianza=be on the inside.
* perder confianza=lose + confidence (in).
* pérdida de confianza=sapping of confidence.
* persona de confianza=good old boy ; sounding board.
* recibir la confianza (de Alguien)=receive + credibility.
* recuperar la confianza=boost + Posesivo + confidence ; bolster + confidence.
* relación de confianza=trusting relationship.
* traicionar + Posesivo + confianza=break + Posesivo + trust.
* voto de confianza=vote of confidence ; public trust.

confianza del consumidor
(n.)=consumer confidence.
Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.
confianza en el futuro
=trust in the future.
Ex: They both lead to a rediscovery of trust in the future and of the role each of us plays in promoting a better world that the one we know.
confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo
(n.)=self-efficacy.
Ex: The students' self-efficacy in electronic information searching increased after the training and that increase was related to attitudes, emotional experiences and search performance.
confianza en uno mismo
(n.)=self-confidence ; assertiveness ; self-efficacy ; self-belief.
Ex: The students are 'finished products,' who are able to transfer their self-confidence and knowledge to their jobs. Ex: This article briefly reviews some of the research on stress and links this back to assertiveness -- standing up for one's rights without violating the rights of others -- as a stress-reducing technique which might be applicable in the library situation. Ex: The students' self-efficacy in electronic information searching increased after the training and that increase was related to attitudes, emotional experiences and search performance. Ex: Winston Churchill had incredible self belief in his abilities and in his destiny.
confianza excesiva
(n.)=overconfidence.
Ex: Was it due to overconfidence, too much reliance on the efficient markets model, or an explosive mixture of human nature and the free market?.
confianza mutua
(n.)=mutual trust.
Ex: China will adhere to a new security concept of mutual trust, mutual benefit, equality and coordination to maintain regional peace and stability.
confianza perdida
(n.)=broken trust.
Ex: This is not an easy thing to do, but because it's so rare, a sincere apology can go a long way towards repairing broken trust.
confianza traicionada
(n.)=broken trust.
Ex: This is not an easy thing to do, but because it's so rare, a sincere apology can go a long way towards repairing broken trust.
confiar
(v.)=consign ; lodge.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
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* confiar Algo a Alguien=entrust [instrust].
* confiar en=be sanguine about ; trust (in) ; look to ; count on ; bank on ; rely on/upon.
* confiar en el futuro=trust in + the future.
* confiar en el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.
* confiar en lo que Alguien dice=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* confiar en que=be confident that.
* confiarse demasiado=be lulled into a false sense of security ; be lulled into a false sense of.
* confiar un secreto=tell + a secret.

confiar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=entrust [instrust].
Ex: The early libraries in England were often gifts of individuals entrusted to the guardianship of their respective municipalities.
confiar en
(v.)=be sanguine about ; trust (in) ; look to ; count on ; bank on ; rely on/upon.
Ex: Not many public sector SLIS were at all sanguine about their future levels of IT resourcing. Ex: We trust that, if revision was suggested, you took this advice and that the points are now clear in your mind. Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind. Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option. Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day. Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC.
confiar en el futuro
(v.)=trust in + the future.
Ex: A stone monument carries a plaque that reads 'To plant a tree is to trust in the future'.
confiar en el instinto
(v.)=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.
Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.
confiar en lo que Alguien dice
(v.)=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.
confiar en que
(v.)=be confident that.
Ex: Nobody can be confident that the US yet has a workable solution to its banking disaster.
confiar un secreto
(v.)=tell + a secret.
Ex: Fully 50% of the respondents to my survey say the person to whom they're most likely to tell a secret is their significant other.
confiarse demasiado
(v.)=be lulled into a false sense of security ; be lulled into a false sense of.
Ex: Our starting point is that in order to do justice to the importance of the issue of their own material welfare and that of the women they work with, women social workers must not be lulled into a false sense of security about 'progress' in this respect. Ex: Many in the crowd were lulled into a false sense of calm and nostalgia while others waited with bated breath for the real surprises to begin.
confidencia
(n.)=confidential remark ; private remark.
Ex: Rest assured that all 'confidential remarks' will be edited out of the final report which I will send to the list next week.
Ex: Bush refused to apologize for what was a private remark made before a live microphone.
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* en confidencia=in confidence.
* hacer una confidencia=tell + a secret.

confidencial
(adj.)=confidential ; q.t. ; classified ; sensitive ; undisclosed ; unrevealed ; hush-hush.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.
Ex: The Clipper chip is used to encrypt communications which are not classified.
Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.
Ex: More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.
Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.
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* abuso de información confidencial=insider trading ; insider dealing.
* carta confidencial=confidential letter.
* comentario confidencial=confidential remark ; private remark.
* información confidencial=inside information ; confidential information ; insider information.
* tener acceso a información confidencial=be on the inside.

confidencialidad
(n.)=privacy ; confidentiality.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records.
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* infringir la confidencialidad=breach + confidentiality.

confidencialmente
=confidentially ; in confidence.
Ex: 'I probably shouldn't tell you this,' he said confidentially, 'but you'll find out sooner or later; in the meantime, it's strictly q.t.; Jay's in trouble'.
Ex: This paper discusses reasons for freedom of information, information received by government in confidence and information violating personal privacy.

confidente
(n.)=confidant ; listening post ; confidante.
Ex: I have discussed this situation with five confidants, both male and female, on the staff.
Ex: The visit of the librarian is always warmly anticipated and she often has to act as friend, listening post, nurse or counsellor.
Ex: Her sidekick and confidante is Gabrielle, the rightful queen of the Amazons who abdicated her throne in order to join Xena.

configurable
(adj.)=configurable.
Ex: The model will form the basis of a configurable user interface which could be adapted to the needs of different users accessing different databases.
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* configurable por el usuario=user configurable.

configurable por el usuario
=user configurable.
Ex: This article examines ASCIIREF, which allows the user to reformat any file of ASCII bibliographic records into the delimited format and is completely user configurable.
configuración
(n.)=building ; command setting ; configuration ; setting ; set-up ; shaping.
Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
Ex: To use the 'default,' or built-in command setting, simply press RETURN.
Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
Ex: More often, you will be asked to enter information or choose certain settings.
Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
Ex: The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.
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* pantalla de Configuración de Opciones=Setup Options screen.

configurado
(adj.)=constructed.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
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* mal configurado=misconfigured.

configurador
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* configurador del sistema=system configurator.

configurador del sistema
(n.)=system configurator.
Ex: Prior to using this utility you must have established a communication output file using the system configurator.
configurar
(v.)=construct ; frame ; set up ; shape ; configure ; model.
Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.
Ex: Now to consider the various stages in framing a document profile.
Ex: The searcher now decides to set up an SDI profile.
Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.
Ex: The microcomputers listed are all configured with floppy disk drives.
Ex: Other users are likely to model their thesauri on the ROOT thesaurus and to extract terms from it for more applications-oriented lists.

confinado
(adj.)=confined.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
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* confinado a la casa=housebound [house-bound].
* confinado a la tierra=land-bound [landbound].
* confinado a un lugar concreto=site-bound.
* confinados en instituciones, los=institutionalised, the.
* estar confinado=be confined.
* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier tipo de i=housebound, the.

confinado a la casa
(adj.)=housebound [house-bound].
Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
confinado a la tierra
(adj.)=land-bound [landbound].
Ex: Ultimately, this film is just a land-bound rerun of Jaws, down to the sacrifice of the grizzled, expert hunter so the younger, more clean-cut, family man can face his own fears and prove his prowess.
confinado a un lugar concreto
(adj.)=site-bound.
Ex: The library's catalog is no longer site-bound and be accessed more easily.
confinados en instituciones, los
(n.)=institutionalised, the.
Ex: The public library began to extend services to the previously unserved: minorities, the disabled, the aged, the illiterate, the institutionalized, and the economically deprived.
confinamiento
(n.)=solitary confinement ; confinement.
Ex: With the exception of the death penalty, solitary confinement is the most extreme sanction which may be legally imposed on prisoners.
Ex: Omarska also provides a textbook case of unlawful confinement, a war crime.
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* confinamiento, aislamiento, incomunicación=confinement.

confinamiento, aislamiento, incomunicación
(n.)=confinement.
Ex: Omarska also provides a textbook case of unlawful confinement, a war crime.
confinar
(v.)=confine ; restrict ; intern ; consign ; box in.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.

confirmación
(n.)=confirmation ; proof ; reaffirmation [re-affirmation].
Ex: One of the key recommendations was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's authors.
Ex: The catalogue has been automated since 1984, and further proof of the library's value and ability to move with the times are shown by its 8,400 plus individual members.
Ex: The author points to the need for reaffirmation of the principles of librarianship.
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* de confirmación=confirmatory.
* pendiente de confirmación=to be confirmed [TBC].
* sujeto a confirmación=confirmatory.

confirmado
(adj.)=verified ; ratified ; validated.
Ex: This type of research needs to be extended to other subjects and verified or refuted.
Ex: The legal theory of this case must come from the ratified treaties, statutes, and case law defining the relationship of the United States and the Indian tribes.
Ex: The author notes the continuing explosion of information and the concomitant, growing demand for authoritative and validated information..

confirmar
(v.)=bear out ; confirm ; endorse ; ratify ; reaffirm ; substantiate ; validate ; add + confirmation to ; underpin ; uphold ; speak to ; vindicate ; affirm.
Ex: This instruction bears out the earlier statement that the identification of concepts is related to the subject undergoing indexing.
Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
Ex: These rules follow a general trend in filing practices in endorsing the 'file-as-is' principle outlined below.
Ex: The measurement of success or otherwise of these ideas can unfortunately only be ratified once the library has been in use for some considerable time.
Ex: Coates started his study of citation order by noting Kaiser's theories of Concrete-Process and reaffirmed this aspect of Kaiser's work.
Ex: It can be substantiated that in switching over to new technologies we often have not done this kind of linkage.
Ex: The records will be validated by the Library of Congress and the National Library of Canada and regularly included in the MARC Distribution Service for the benefit of libraries that are not members of OCLC.
Ex: In these statements, Carnegie added strong confirmation to the librarian's long-held elitist views.
Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.
Ex: The stereotype of the serious novel 'collecting dust on the shelf' was not upheld by research.
Ex: These reasons speak to the duties and enduring mores of the professoriate.
Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
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* confirmar la necesidad de=endorse + the need (for/to).
* confirmar las dudas=fulfil + doubts.
* confirmar que se está en lo cierto=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* confirmar que se tiene razón=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* confirmar una hipótesis=support + hypothesis ; validate + hypothesis.
* confirmar una observación=bear out + point.
* confirmar una sospecha=confirm + suspicion.
* excepciones que confirman la regla=exceptions to prove the rule.
* por confirmar=to be confirmed [TBC].
* ser la excepción que confirma la regla=be the exception rather than the rule.
* sin confirmar=unconfirmed ; unvalidated ; to be confirmed [TBC].

confirmar la necesidad de
(v.)=endorse + the need (for/to).
Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
confirmar las dudas
(v.)=fulfil + doubts.
Ex: And now, with the end of chapter one, I really am reading to see what will happen next, for the plot has not fulfilled my doubts.
confirmar que se está en lo cierto
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet. Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
confirmar que se tiene razón
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet. Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
confirmar una hipótesis
(v.)=support + hypothesis ; validate + hypothesis.
Ex: The analysis of the research data resulted in a mixed bag of results which neither supported nor rejected the hypothesis. Ex: To the best of our knowledge, there has been no large, multicenter prospective study to either validate or negate this hypothesis.
confirmar una observación
(v.)=bear out + point.
Ex: This latter point is born out in a survey of the information needs of Californians, which, in affirming the existence of such needs, added the rider that Californians 'do not always perceive these needs to be related to information'.
confirmar una sospecha
(v.)=confirm + suspicion.
Ex: University respondents have subsequently had their suspicions confirmed.
confiscación
(n.)=dispossession ; confiscation ; seizure ; forfeiture ; sequestration ; expropriation.
Ex: The article 'Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.
Ex: This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.

confiscado
(adj.)=impounded.
Ex: If you're after a cheap car then learning how to buy police impounded cars is a skill worth acquiring.

confiscar
(v.)=confiscate ; hijack ; requisition ; impound.
Ex: Under the Treaty of Riga in 1922, the return of important library collections and national archives confiscated by Russia in 1772 was secured.
Ex: Information may have been hijacked as the province of computer operators rather than librarians.
Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
Ex: Once a vehicle is impounded, law enforcement agencies often require it to remain locked up for at least a month.

confitado
(adj.)=glacé ; candied.
Ex: Exports of fruit products consisted mainly of fruit juice and canned, pulped, glacé and otherwise preserved fruits.
Ex: Panelists rated the candied products from all treatments as slightly astringent to not astringent.
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* cereza confitada=glacé cherry.
* fruta confitada=crystallised fruit ; glacé fruit ; candied fruit.

confitería
(n.)=confectionery.
Ex: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
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* productos de confitería=confectionery.

confitura
(n.)=preserve.
Ex: Information is provided on the use of catnip for salads, making tea, sauces and preserves, as well as other culinary recipes.

conflagración
(n.)=conflagration.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.

conflictividad
(n.)=unrest ; conflict ; dispute ; tension.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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* conflictividad social=social unrest.

conflictividad social
(n.)=social unrest.
Ex: Water shortages in the north of China lead to social unrest over accessto what limited supplies were available.
conflictivo
(adj.)=controversial ; disputed ; troubled ; problematic ; problematical ; troublesome.
Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
Ex: Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.
Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.
Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

conflicto
(n.)=conflict ; dispute ; tension.
Ex: On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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* agravar un conflicto=exacerbate + conflict.
* causas de conflictos armados=warpath.
* conflicto árabe-israelí, el=Arab Israeli conflict, the.
* conflicto armado=armed conflict ; war conflict.
* conflicto asimétrico=asymmetric conflict.
* conflicto cultural=cultural conflict.
* conflicto de funciones=role conflict.
* conflicto de intereses=conflict of interest(s) ; competing interests.
* conflicto de lealtades=divided loyalties.
* conflicto de responsabilidades=role conflict.
* conflicto de valores=conflict of values.
* conflicto étnico=racial conflict ; ethnic conflict.
* conflicto familiar=family conflict.
* conflicto ideológico=ideological conflict.
* conflicto interpersonal=interpersonal conflict.
* conflicto militar=military conflict.
* conflicto político=political conflict.
* conflicto racial=racial conflict ; ethnic conflict.
* conflicto religioso=religious conflict.
* conflicto social=social conflict.
* empeorar un conflicto=exacerbate + conflict.
* en conflicto (con)=in conflict (with).
* entrar en conflicto=come into + conflict (with) ; run into + conflict.
* entrar en conflicto con=conflict with ; clash with ; run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
* estudios de la paz y los conflictos=peace and conflict studies.
* estudios sobre paz y conflictos=peace and conflict studies.
* fuente de conflicto=source of conflict.
* incidencia de conflictos=conflict incidence.
* intervenir en un conflicto=enter + conflict.
* mediación en un conflicto=peacekeeping [peace-keeping] ; good offices ; peacemaking [peace-making].
* mediador en un conflicto=peacekeeper.
* partes de un conflicto=warring factions ; warring parties.
* prevención de conflictos=conflict deterrence ; conflict prevention.
* resolución de conflictos=conflict resolution ; peacemaking [peace-making].

conflicto armado
(n.)=armed conflict ; war conflict.
Ex: The International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS) aims to provide authorities and professionals with expertise and networks in the case of armed conflict or natural disasters that could affect cultural heritage. Ex: The question of pandemics, terrorist attacks and war conflicts is not if anymore but when and where.
conflicto asimétrico
(n.)=asymmetric conflict.
Ex: The likelihood of victory and defeat in asymmetric conflicts depends on the interaction of the strategies weak and strong actors use.
conflicto cultural
(n.)=cultural conflict.
Ex: The language of poetry bridges the gulf of cultural conflict.
conflicto de funciones
(n.)=role conflict.
Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
conflicto de intereses
(n.)=conflict of interest(s) ; competing interests.
Ex: There is a fundamental conflict of interests between the historian, who seeks to evaluate sources, and the librarian, who tries to treat them all with an even hand. Ex: We are not aiming at eradicating competing interests -- they are almost inevitable.
conflicto de lealtades
(n.)=divided loyalties.
Ex: Divided loyalties often pit the interests of an individual against the interests of a collective in the allocation of scarce medical resources.
conflicto de responsabilidades
(n.)=role conflict.
Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
conflicto de valores
(n.)=conflict of values.
Ex: The reason actions do not reflect thoughts and feeling in every case is the almost ever-present conflict of values which exists in any given situation.
conflicto familiar
(n.)=family conflict.
Ex: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.
conflicto ideológico
(n.)=ideological conflict.
Ex: Political conflicts may be resolved through negotiations whereas religious or ideological conflicts may never be resolved.
conflicto interpersonal
(n.)=interpersonal conflict.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
conflicto militar
(n.)=military conflict.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
conflicto político
(n.)=political conflict.
Ex: The author describes the use made of interlending services in Yugoslavia, a country with a high level of political conflict and national diversity.
conflicto racial
(n.)=racial conflict ; ethnic conflict.
Ex: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group. Ex: Roots of ethnic conflict included segregation, racism, socialization, and inequality.
conflicto religioso
(n.)=religious conflict.
Ex: Bosnian libraries have varied origins, but many have suffered in the country's turbulent history and religious conflicts.
conflicto social
(n.)=social conflict.
Ex: These types of newspapers are more critical because they are more likely to be located in pluralistic communities, which contain more social conflict and criticism of dominant groups and value systems.
conflicto árabe-israelí, el
=Arab Israeli conflict, the.
Ex: There is no end to the Arab Israeli conflict -- Israel may choose to shrink her borders or expand at Arabs' expense.
conflicto étnico
(n.)=racial conflict ; ethnic conflict.
Ex: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group. Ex: Roots of ethnic conflict included segregation, racism, socialization, and inequality.
confluencia
(n.)=confluence ; junction ; concourse.
Ex: Spain is the product of the confluence of cultural, political and even legal traditions.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
Ex: The remains were followed by a large concourse of people and were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, near Bancroft Nebraska.

conformado
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* cheque conformado=bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.

conformar las bases
(v.)=set + the framework.
Ex: According to Freud, the oral stage set the framework for the adult's capacity to cooperate and share.
conformar^1
(v.)=constitute ; make up ; inform ; form.
Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.
Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.
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* conformar las bases=set + the framework.

conformar^2
(v.)=satisfy.
Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.
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* conformarse a=comply (with) ; comport with.
* conformarse con=settle for ; content + Reflexivo + with.
* no conformarse con un no=not take + no for an answer.

conformarse a
(v.)=comply (with) ; comport with.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape. Ex: Are you saying that we should put up a 'No Admittance' sign to ideas that don't comport with our simple worlds of stereotyped images?.
conformarse con
(v.)=settle for ; content + Reflexivo + with.
Ex: Often an abstracting agency must settle for less than the ideal in appointing abstractors. Ex: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.
conforme + avanzar + el año
(v.)=as the year + wear on.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
conforme + avanzar + el día
=as the day + wear on.
Ex: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.
conforme + nacer
=at birth.
Ex: A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth usually hereditary, as contrasted with an acquired disorder.
conforme + pasar + el año
(v.)=as the year + wear on.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
conforme + pasar + el día
=as the day + wear on.
Ex: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.
conforme + transcurrir + el año
(v.)=as the year + wear on.
Ex: He began his last year well enough, but as the year wore on and graduation day loomed up he became less interested than usual in anything to do with school.
conforme + transcurrir + el día
=as the day + wear on.
Ex: The information desk, microfilm reader, photocopier, and reference shelves became more heavily used as the day wore on = El mostrador de información, el lector de microfilm, la fotocopiadores y la sección de referencia se utilizaban más conforme avanzaba el día.
conforme a
=pursuant to ; in conformity with ; according to.
Ex: This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives. Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public. Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
conforme a lo que
=as far as + Sujeto + Verbo.
Ex: As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule.
conforme^1
(n.)=approval ; consent.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
Ex: Subject to the consent of the original author every thesis should be available for loan.

conforme^2
(adj.)=satisfied.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

conforme^3
=as.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
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* conforme a=pursuant to ; in conformity with ; according to.
* conforme a lo que=as far as + Sujeto + Verbo.
* conforme + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* conforme + nacer=at birth.
* conforme + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* conforme + transcurrir + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + transcurrir + el día=as the day + wear on.

conformidad
(n.)=conformity ; unity ; compliance ; assent ; conformance ; go-ahead ; approval ; consent.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.
Ex: A survey was carried out on 150 journals to assess the extent of their compliance with ISO's recommendations.
Ex: The new Act, which received the royal assent in 1710, was not entirely to their taste however, for it ruled that copyright in a new book belonged not to its publisher but to its author.
Ex: Conformance with the standard requirements of headings management is necessary = Es necesaria la conformidad con los requisitos normales de la gestión de los encabezamientos.
Ex: The go-ahead for the new library building came in Mar 79 and the proposals were discussed at a public hearing in June 79.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
Ex: Subject to the consent of the original author every thesis should be available for loan.
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* dar su conformidad a=assent to.
* declaración de conformidad=declaration of agreement.
* de conformidad con=in compliance with ; in keeping with.
* de conformidad con eso=accordingly.
* en conformidad con=in conformity with ; in keeping with.
* en señal de conformidad=approvingly.
* sello de conformidad=stamp of approval.
* test de conformidad=conformance testing.

conformista
(adj.)=conformist ; conformist ; conformable.
Ex: Fredson Bowers is scarcely a sufficiently conformist figure in the world of bibliography for his definition to secure wide and general agreement.
Ex: The violence was committed by a wide range of ordinary citizens, including psychopaths, conformists, fanatics, opportunists, & cowards.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.

confort
(v.)=comfort.
Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.
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* a todo confort=the lap of comfort.
* zona de confort=comfort zone.

confortabilidad
(n.)=cosiness [coziness, -USA].
Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.

confortable
(adj.)=comfortable ; cosy [cozy, -USA] ; at ease ; comfy .
Nota: Abreviatura de comfortable.
Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.
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* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo=express + comfort with.
* encontrar confortable=find + comfortable.
* encontrarse confortable=be at ease.
* poco confortable=uncomfortable.
* sentirse confortable=be at ease.

confortablemente
=comfortably ; cosily [cozily, -USA].
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: This volume comprises a cosily iconoclastic set of essays about the death of Diana, the princess of Wales; her funeral; and its political impact.

confortar
(v.)=comfort ; console ; take + heart.
Ex: Dr. Burgoyne distinguishes between books which comfort and confirm and those that challenge and subvert.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.
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* confortarse (con)=take + comfort (at/in/from).

confortarse (con)
(v.)=take + comfort (at/in/from).
Ex: So, two distinct views, one looking for change and improvement, the other taking comfort in status quo.
confraternizar
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* confraternizar con=consort with.
* confraternizar con el enemigo=consort with + the enemy.

confraternizar con
(v.)=consort with.
Ex: It is time the USA took a lead in consorting with other Western nations in mounting the 1st Annual international conference on information interchange.
confraternizar con el enemigo
(v.)=consort with + the enemy.
Ex: Journalists are worried about spilling military secrets, undermining national security, and consorting with the enemy.
confrontación
(n.)=confrontation ; collision ; showdown ; collision course.
Ex: A library should be organised to impose maximum confrontation between books and readers.
Ex: Libraries now face the realities of the wired campus environment and the collision between library automation tradition and the new world of networks.
Ex: The article 'Search engine showdown' reports the results of lab tests carried out on 7 major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines available free of charge on the Internet.
Ex: A collision course can be avoided only if librarians work closely with the faculty in determining an appropriate policy.
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* composición por confrontación de ideas=brain-writing.
* confrontación de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
* evitar la confrontación=avoid + confrontation.

confrontación de ideas
(n.)=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
Ex: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work. Ex: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
confrontar
(v.)=confront.
Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
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* confrontar ideas=brainstorm.

confrontar ideas
(v.)=brainstorm.
Ex: A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets.
confudir
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* confudir los límites entre=blur + the lines between.

confudir los límites entre
(v.)=blur + the lines between.
Ex: This new focus will also blur the lines between learning, knowledge accumulation, arts and enterntainment.
confundido
=mixed up ; in a spin ; addled ; at sea.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
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* confundido + Adverbio=in + Adjetivo + disarray.

confundido + Adverbio
=in + Adjetivo + disarray.
Ex: These vital human needs may not feature prominently in the curriculum, and a society in moral disarray may offer insufficient guidance.
confundir
(v.)=confound ; puzzle ; baffle ; perplex ; cloud ; muddle ; obfuscate ; snarl up ; nonplus ; obnubilate ; vex.
Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.
Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.
Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.
Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.
Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.
Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.
Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.
Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.
Ex: The gossip this weekend was that he has even been vexed by the problem of how to remove wild rabbits from the racing circuit before the Queen's visit.
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* confundir (con)=confuse (with).
* confundir las diferencias entre=blur + the boundaries between.
* confundir la situación=cloud + the view ; cloud + the picture.
* confundir la velocidad con el tocino=one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
* confundir los límites entre=blur + the boundaries between.
* confundir los medios con el fin=confuse + the means with the ends.
* confundir los papeles=blur + roles.
* confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre=mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.
* para confundir aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* que confunde=confounding.

confundir (con)
(v.)=confuse (with).
Ex: The genus/species relationship must not be confused with other types of relationship such as those between a thing and its properties or between a thing and an operation.
confundir + Nombre + por + Nombre
(v.)=mistake + Nombre + for + Nombre.
Ex: In these circumstances it is easy to relapse into 'scientism' and mistake means for ends = En estas circunstancias es fácil reaer en el "cientifismo" y confundir los medios por los fines.
confundir la situación
(v.)=cloud + the view ; cloud + the picture.
Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view. Ex: The complexities inherent in Canadian studies cloud the collection development picture and obscure the appropriate direction to take.
confundir la velocidad con el tocino
=one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
Ex: But one thing has nothing to do with the other -- just because he wears eye make up it has nothing to do with him not being masculine.
confundir las diferencias entre
(v.)=blur + the boundaries between.
Ex: Computing, word processing and communications technology will blur the boundaries between these components of the chain.
confundir los límites entre
(v.)=blur + the boundaries between.
Ex: Computing, word processing and communications technology will blur the boundaries between these components of the chain.
confundir los medios con el fin
(v.)=confuse + the means with the ends.
Ex: The issues, it seems to me, are in technology; for example, too often being too close to the operation, one tends to confuse the means with the end.
confundir los papeles
(v.)=blur + roles.
Ex: Recent developments in information technology and networking have, in some ways, blurred the roles of these 2 entities.
confusamente
=quizzically ; hazily.
Ex: She looked at him quizzically as he pressed on.
Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.

confusión
(v.)=confounding ; confusion ; mix-up [mixup] ; dislocation ; welter ; muddle ; perplex ; turbulence ; turmoil ; jumble ; blurring ; clouding ; daze ; messiness ; obfuscation ; turbulent waters ; puzzle ; miasma ; snarl ; snarl-up ; brouhaha ; perplexity ; fluster.
Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.
Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.
Ex: SDC's ORBIT software is a variation on the ELHILL software used with MEDLINE, so users of that data base can move across to SDC with a minimum of dislocation.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.
Ex: China has suffered from over a decade of turmoil which has prevented the development of modern information services.
Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.
Ex: A major problem for the technician is one of recognition in situations where there is a clouding of identification with clerical staff.
Ex: The article 'The daze of future business research' examines changing trends in online business information searching with the rush to the Internet.
Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the 'messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.
Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.
Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.
Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.
Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.
Ex: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.
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* aclarar una confusión=unravel + snarl.
* aumentar la confusión=add to + the confusion.
* causar confusión=wreak + confusion ; cause + confusion.
* confusión económica=economic turmoil.
* confusión histórica=historical confusion.
* de un modo que causa confusión=confusingly.
* estado de confusión=state of confusion.
* llevar a confusión=lead to + confusion.
* que induce a confusión=confounding.

confusión económica
(n.)=economic turmoil.
Ex: During the economic turmoil that currently exists, scientists are finding their access to information restricted.
confusión histórica
(n.)=historical confusion.
Ex: The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest.
confuso
(adj.)=confusing ; dim ; distraught ; in confusion of purpose ; indistinct ; muddled ; entangled ; topsy-turvy ; puzzled ; messy ; puzzling ; mixed up ; confused ; in a state of turmoil ; clouded ; in a spin ; dishevelled [disheveled, -USA] ; in disarray ; foggy ; blurry ; confounding ; garbled ; indistinctive ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; addled ; in a fog ; chaotic ; disorderly ; shambolic ; bleary ; in a twirl ; at sea ; all over the place ; in a fluster ; in a flutter ; embarrassed.
Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.
Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
Ex: She sat a long time on the couch, confused, questioning, pushing her thoughts into new latitudes.
Ex: Before long the teachers were in a state of turmoil over the issue.
Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital revolution leaves pharmacists in a spin'.
Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry.
Ex: The need to control for the effect of confounding variables is central to empirical research in many disciplines.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
Ex: They were too addled to come to any definite conclusion.
Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
Ex: Otherwise the situation would become chaotic.
Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
Ex: But how strange that a young lady of your clear intelligence should get in such a fluster over things like tops and 14-year-old boys.
Ex: The sisters who worked there were in a flutter over this icon who represented their most deeply felt values.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
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* de manera confusa=hazily.
* estar confuso=be at sixes and sevens with ; be at a nonplus ; be all at sea.
* masa confusa=mush.
* resultar confuso=prove + confusing.
* sentirse confuso=feel at + sea ; be all at sea.
* ser confuso=be deceiving.
* surgir de un modo confuso=grow + like Topsy.
* todo confuso=in a state of disarray.

confín
(n.)=confine ; compass.
Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.

congelación
=freeze ; freezing ; icing.
Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
Ex: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.
Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
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* congelación de la imagen=freeze-frame.
* congelación del cuerpo humano por los efectos del frío=frostbite.
* congelación de los presupuestos=budget freeze.
* congelación del salario=salary freeze.
* congelación salarial=salary freeze.
* punto de congelación=freezing point.

congelación de la imagen
(n.)=freeze-frame.
Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
congelación de los presupuestos
(n.)=budget freeze.
Ex: Of course, this frozen budget is the product of cutbacks, austerity measures, and a five-year budget freeze that was put together in the mid-1990s.
congelación del cuerpo humano por los efectos del frío
(n.)=frostbite.
Ex: In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.
congelación del salario
(n.)=salary freeze.
Ex: One in four US companies plan salary freeze.
congelación salarial
(n.)=salary freeze.
Ex: One in four US companies plan salary freeze.
congelado
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* alimentos congelados=frozen foods.
* congelado de frío=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* estar congelado=be frozen stiff.
* presupuesto congelado=frozen budget.
* quedarse congelado=be frozen stiff.
* secado y congelado al vacío=vacuum freeze drying.

congelado de frío
=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone. Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter. Ex: The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone. Ex: And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.
congelador
(n.)=freezer ; deep freezer.
Ex: The 'freezer model' for change in libraries has three phases -- freezing for stabiblity, unfreezing to introduce change, and refreezing to achieve control of the change and exploit its benefits fully.
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.
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* refrigerador-congelador=fridge-freezer.

congelados
(n.)=frozen foods.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.

congelar
(v.)=freeze ; ice.
Ex: So far has the computerization of cataloguing processes gone in the Library of Congress that a decision was taken in 1978 to 'freeze' the traditional reading room card catalogue and operate instead a fully automated system.
Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
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* congelar el presupuesto=freeze + budget.
* congelar en el tiempo=freeze in + time.
* congelar los gastos=freeze + expenditure.
* congelar los salarios=freeze + salaries.
* congelar los sueldos=freeze + salaries.
* congelarse=freeze to + death ; freeze over.
* congelar una imagen=freeze + frame.
* volver a congelarse=re-freeze [refreeze].

congelar el presupuesto
(v.)=freeze + budget.
Ex: One possible way to deal with this financial crisis is to freeze all budgets.
congelar en el tiempo
(v.)=freeze in + time.
Ex: Many of the stories associated with this infamous experiment are wild such as whispers of men frozen in time for months and rumors of men traveling through time.
congelar los gastos
(v.)=freeze + expenditure.
Ex: During the last 10 years the service level in the City has fallen and music has stagnated, since the local council library committee froze all expenditure on music in 1984.
congelar los salarios
(v.)=freeze + salaries.
Ex: Some companies experiencing financial difficulties may choose to freeze salaries for a while in order to minimize layoffs.
congelar los sueldos
(v.)=freeze + salaries.
Ex: Some companies experiencing financial difficulties may choose to freeze salaries for a while in order to minimize layoffs.
congelar una imagen
(v.)=freeze + frame.
Ex: For example, the most recent range of video recorders includes features like freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion and rapid search for individual frames.
congelarse
(v.)=freeze to + death ; freeze over.
Ex: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen. Ex: Arctic belugas migrate southward in large herds when the sea freezes over.
congeniar
(v.)=get along ; hit it off ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms ; have + a good relationship with.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
Ex: But reducing a small workplace entails the excruciating task of laying off people you know well and are on friendly terms with.
Ex: There's always a way out if you move with times and are on close terms with the computer technologies.
Ex: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor.

congestionado
(adj.)=congested ; bunged-up.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: Of course, we are all vulnerable if our noses are bunged-up when we have a cold or hay fever.
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* congestionado de tráfico=gridlocked.
* tráfico congestionado=traffic congestion ; gridlock traffic.

congestionado de tráfico
(adj.)=gridlocked.
Ex: They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of two-parent working families.
congestionamiento
(n.)=overcrowding [over-crowding].
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).

congestión
(n.)=congestion ; gridlock ; traffic jam.
Ex: The transmission of data on the conventional telephone network is inconvenient because it takes up the available channels for longer times than the average conversation thus causing congestion.
Ex: In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.
Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.
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* congestión de pecho=chest congestion.
* congestión de tráfico=traffic congestion ; gridlock traffic.
* congestión nasal=nasal congestion.

congestión de pecho
(n.)=chest congestion.
Ex: Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion.
congestión de tráfico
(n.)=traffic congestion ; gridlock traffic.
Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued. Ex: But the truth is, when we are in gridlock traffic, we have to wait whether we like it or not.
congestión nasal
(n.)=nasal congestion.
Ex: The most common drug related adverse events were bloodshot eyes, nasal congestion, dry mouth, hypotension and dizziness.
conglomerado
(n.)=conglomerate.
Ex: The conglomerate consists of cobbles and boulders of slate, granite, and quartzite.
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* conglomerado de empresas=conglomerate.
* creación de conglomerados=conglomeration.
* un conglomerado de=a conglomeration of.

conglomerado de empresas
(n.)=conglomerate.
Ex: This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.
congoja
(n.)=heartache ; heartbreak.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
Ex: If you're trying to get over a break-up, you're not alone -- just about everyone experiences the type of grief we call heartbreak at one time or another.

congojo
(n.)=woe ; woefulness.
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.

congraciarse
(v.)=make up.
Ex: Martin and Ruthie are back to being bestfriends after they made up over spring break.
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* congraciarse con=ingratiate + Reflexivo ; get on + the right side of ; keep on + the right side of ; stay on + the right side of ; make up to.
* congraciarse con Alguien=gain + Posesivo + favour.

congraciarse con
(v.)=ingratiate + Reflexivo ; get on + the right side of ; keep on + the right side of ; stay on + the right side of ; make up to.
Ex: That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself. Ex: After all, the ancients worshipped, among other deities, the gods of violence, if only to get on the right side of them. Ex: Gods did nothing, but you had to honour them with a daily offering to keep on the right side of them. Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them. Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
congraciarse con Alguien
(v.)=gain + Posesivo + favour.
Ex: For the rich and powerful it was important to give an expensive gift to the king or queen to gain their favour.
congratulación
(n.)=felicitation.
Ex: A 'Festschrift' is usually described defined as a biographical, autobiographical and a felicitation work.

congratular
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* congratular a Alguien=tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
* que se congratula a sí mismo=self-congratulating.

congratular a Alguien
(v.)=tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
Ex: There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
congregación
(n.)=congregation ; flock ; convening ; concourse.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
Ex: The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.
Ex: Convenings are one day events that focus on a specific substantive issue.
Ex: The remains were followed by a large concourse of people and were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, near Bancroft Nebraska.
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* referido a una congregación de feligreses=congregational.

congregar
(v.)=convene.
Ex: An interview committee, consisting of the library personnel officer and the associate executive director for branches, convened to speak with applicants for the adult materials selection position = Un comité seleccionador, compuesto por el responsable del personal de la biblioteca y el subdirector ejecutivo de las filiales, se reunió para hablar con los candidatos para el puesto de selección de material de adultos.
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* congregarse=congregate ; rally.

congregarse
(v.)=congregate ; rally.
Ex: Every religion possesses its own unique customs and habits, but they all need a place to congregate and worship. Ex: The aim of the conference was to rally and organize the fight for public access to information.
congresista
(n.)=congressman [congresswoman, -fem.] ; conferee.
Ex: Would it not be more productive to talk to city managers, finance directors, senators and congressmen about library problems?.
Ex: The title of the article is 'ALA Chicago 1972: confessions of a guilt-ridden conferee'.

congreso
(n.)=conference ; congress ; convention.
Ex: A conference is a meeting of individuals or representatives of various bodies for the purpose of discussing and acting on topics of common interest or a meeting of representatives of a corporate body that constitutes its legislative or governing body.
Ex: Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.
Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.
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* actas de congresos=conference proceedings ; proceedings ; published proceedings.
* asistencia a congreso=conference attendance.
* asistente a congreso=conference-goer.
* asistente a una conferencia=conferencer.
* ayuda de asistencia a congreso=conference attendance grant.
* beca de asistencia a congreso=conference attendance grant.
* Biblioteca del Congreso (LC)=Library of Congress (LC).
* celebración de congresos en línea=online conferencing.
* celebrar un congreso=hold + conference.
* centro de congresos=conference centre ; convention centre.
* congreso electrónico=electronic conferencing [e-conferencing] ; e-conference (electronic conference).
* congreso en línea=online conference.
* Congreso General=General Conference.
* congreso mediante ordenador=computer-mediated conferencing.
* congreso mundial=world congress.
* congreso por ordenador=computer conference.
* congreso por vídeo=videoconferencing [video conferencing] ; videoconference [video conference].
* convocar un congreso=convene + conference.
* del congreso=congressional.
* elección al Congreso=congressional race ; congressional election.
* empresa organizadora de congresos=conference organiser.
* LCCN (Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
* lugar de celebración del congreso=conference venue.
* MARC de la Biblioteca del Congreso=LC MARC.
* miembro del Congreso=congressman [congresswoman, -fem.] ; congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].
* organizador del congreso=conference organiser.
* organizar un congreso=hold + conference ; host + conference ; host + congress.
* palacio de congresos=conference centre ; conference hall ; convention centre.
* palacios de congresos=convention hall.
* patrocinar un congreso=host + conference ; host + congress.
* por orden del congreso=congressionally mandated.
* programa del congreso=conference programme.
* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso=Library of Congress Filing Rules.
* reseña de congreso=conference report.
* reunión celebrada con anterioridad al congreso=preconference [pre-conference].
* sala de congresos=convention hall.
* salón de congresos=convention hall.
* secretaría técnica del congreso=conference secretariat.
* sede del congreso=conference venue.
* sistema de clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso=LCC (Library of Congress Classification).

congreso electrónico
(n.)=electronic conferencing [e-conferencing] ; e-conference (electronic conference).
Ex: Now electronic conferencing (e-conferencing) can involve everything from e-mail to virtual reality which suggests that 'distributed education' is a more appropriate label than 'distance learning'. Ex: This is a qualitative study of the impact that Internet distributed e-conferences have begun to have on the information seeking behaviour of library and information science professionals.
congreso en línea
(n.)=online conference.
Ex: This article describes future plans for other chemistry related online conferences.
congreso mediante ordenador
=computer-mediated conferencing.
Ex: Computer teleconferencing, also called computer conferencing or computer-mediated conferencing, is communication between people that is input through remote terminals or microcomputers to a central computer where the material is organised and distributed to conference participants.
congreso mundial
(n.)=world congress.
Ex: Since then nine world congresses have been held.
congreso por ordenador
(n.)=computer conference.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
congreso por vídeo
(n.)=videoconferencing [video conferencing] ; videoconference [video conference].
Ex: In addition, satellite transmission is being used experimentally for videoconferencing. Ex: Using a mailing list on the Internet, a Canadian teacher librarian asked for schools in England to link with her own school in a videoconference.
congrio
(n.)=conger eel ; conger.
Ex: Conger eels favour very rough ground and inhabit deepwater wrecks, reefs and broken ground.
Ex: Congers are powerful fish who mostly congregate around rough ground, feeding on small fish and crustaceans.

congruencia
(n.)=congruence ; congruency.
Ex: Also in 1972, John Christ, in his 'Concepts and Subject Headings', concluded that there was a lack of congruence between social science terminology and the LC subject headings for materials in the social sciences.
Ex: The author offers solutions to achieving greater congruency between theory, managerial intentions and staff experiences through a humane approach to management.

congruente
(adj.)=congruent.
Ex: The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.

congruentemente
=coherently.
Ex: When based on a single model, a document retrieval system may be coherently designed, convenient to use, and easy to maintain.

congénere
(n.)=congener.
Ex: Smooth dogfish is a common coastal shark species found in the Atlantic Ocean, but congeners are known from the Mediterranean Sea.

congénimante
=innately.
Ex: Innately conservative Muslims prefer to exclude Western infiltration and influence.

congénitamente
=congenitally.
Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.

congénito
(adj.)=congenital ; inborn.
Ex: Physical access to the library is not a problem, but congenital deafness may reduce competent use of language, background noise can reduce the effectiveness of a hearing aid, not all deaf people can lip-read or use sign language.
Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.
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* defecto congénito=congenital defect ; birth defect.
* enfermedad congénita=congenital disorder.

conidium
(n.)=conidium [conidia, -pl.].
Ex: Conidium spores are sticky and can directly penetrate the leaf cuticle.

conización
(n.)=conisation [conization, -USA].
Ex: Conization may be used to diagnose or treat a cervical condition.
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* conización cervical=cone biopsy ; cervical conisation.

conización cervical
(n.)=cone biopsy ; cervical conisation.
Ex: Miscarriage probability is undeterminable, but risk factors should be diagnosed with a cone biopsy or a pap smear. Ex: Forty-two women with adenocarcinoma in situ without any associated invasive component underwent 49 cervical conizations.
conjetura
(n.)=conjecture ; speculation ; surmise ; guess ; wild guess.
Ex: Abstracts should be precise and distinguish clearly between conjecture and established fact.
Ex: The number of non-bibliographical data bases which have been created is a matter for open speculation.
Ex: A penciled note on the catalog card that a publication is temporarily suspended is better than unconfirmed surmise that a publication has ceased.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
Ex: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
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* basado en conjeturas=conjectural.
* conjeturas=guesswork.
* hacer conjeturas=speculate.

conjetural
(adj.)=conjectural.
Ex: The mechanism responsible for this phenomenon is conjectural and its determination opens an interesting field for experimentation.

conjeturar
(v.)=surmise.
Ex: One is to read a portion of the newspaper and to surmise under what headings it has been indexed.

conjeturas
(n.)=guesswork.
Ex: Without such knowledge we are rather like a doctor who treats symptoms only and acts on guesswork, inquiring neither into the cause of the ailment nor its history.
conjugar^1
(v.)=conjugate.
Ex: The problema can be solved by conjugating two bare hard disks.

conjugar^2
(v.)=juggle ; balance.
Ex: Information technology managers face the challenge of juggling both information technology and business issues = Los encargados de la tecnología de la información se enfrente al reto de tener que compatibilizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología de la información con las cuestiones puramente empresariales.
Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.

conjunción
(n.)=conjunction.
Ex: Thus we can easily start to compile a list of prepositions, conjunctions and articles, for example, an, a, the, and, for, this, these, which can be ignored in indexing.
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* en conjunción con=in tandem with ; in conjunction with.

conjuntado
(adj.)=colour-coordinated.
Ex: Something very important for men at job interviews is to wear low-heeled, conservative dress shoes that are colour coordinated with the suit.

conjuntamente
=collectively ; jointly ; collaboratively ; back to back ; in concert ; in tandem ; in consort ; in a tandem fashion ; in partnership ; in parallel.
Ex: Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A.
Ex: The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations.
Ex: The students did not understand how these links should be created and thus could not write collaboratively with the author.
Ex: The system design originally demanded 2 minicomputers working back to back.
Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users.
Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy.
Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him.
Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
Ex: Given limited resources and complimentary interests, we seek to work in partnership when mutally beneficial.
Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.
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* colaborar conjuntamente=work + cooperatively.
* conjuntamente con=in concert with ; on a par with ; in alliance with.
* funcionar conjuntamente=work together ; interwork.
* trabajar conjuntamente=work + back to back ; interwork ; work + cooperatively.

conjuntamente con
=in concert with ; on a par with ; in alliance with.
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Ex: A National Library Commission, on a par with the National University Commission, should be set up without delay as a coordinating body. Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry.
conjuntar
(v.)=go together.
Ex: One of the flaws we have seen with these show houses is that none of the rooms seem to go together.
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* conjuntarlo todo=tie + the pieces together.
* conjuntar mobiliario=match + furniture.

conjuntar mobiliario
(v.)=match + furniture.
Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.
conjuntarlo todo
(v.)=tie + the pieces together.
Ex: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
conjuntivitis
(n.)=conjectival infection ; conjunctivitis.
Ex: The conjectival infection is mainly circumcorneal.
Ex: Many medical enquiries also fall into this category, eg, 'What is conjunctivitis?'.

conjuntivo
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* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva=conjunctive phrase heading.
* tejido conjuntivo=connective tissue.

conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa
(n.)=random fuzzy set.
Ex: Fuzzy random variables (also referred to often as random fuzzy sets) were introduced as a valuable and well-formalized model to deal with probabilistic and statistical problems involving fuzzy data when these data are supplied by an existing fuzzy-valued quantification process = Las variables aleatorias de lógica difusa (a las que también se les conoce conjuntos aleatorios de lógica difusa) se introdujeron como un modelo valioso y bien formalizado para tratar los problemas probabilísticos y estadísticos relacionados con los datos difusos cuando éstos han sido suministrado por un proceso existente de cuantificación de valores difusos.
conjunto de conocimientos
(n.)=body of knowledge.
Ex: The role of the technology-driven university library dwindles as students learn testable data instead of a coherent body of knowledge.
conjunto de cosas afines, el
=whole schmier, the.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
conjunto de datos
(n.)=data set [dataset].
Ex: String searching is only advisable with a dataset which is not too large.
conjunto de intereses
(n.)=set of interests.
Ex: Different groups in the library's environment adhere to different sets of interests when evaluating the library's effectiveness.
conjunto de lógica difusa
(n.)=fuzzy set.
Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.
conjunto de modelos
(n.)=model base.
Ex: We use three models in order to illustrate a number of decisions that are necessary when designing a DSS model base.
conjunto de música
(n.)=musical band.
Ex: Glasgow has produced many famous musical bands, including Simple Minds, Texas, Wet Wet Wet, Del Amitri, Lulu and Primal Scream.
conjunto de programas
(n.)=workbench.
Ex: Such a module is desirable as part of a workbench of computer-aided translation.
conjunto de valores
(n.)=set of values.
Ex: The library and information profession is built not only on a body of skills and knowledge but on a set of values inherent in the services it provides.
conjunto difuso
(n.)=rough set.
Ex: The first approach, which cannot accommodate incomplete information, is restated in the framework of rough sets extended to fuzzy relations.
conjunto documental multimedia
(n.)=kit ; multimedia item.
Ex: A kit is an item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item; also designated multimedia item. Ex: A multimedia item is an item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item; also designated kit.
conjunto hecho por el propio usuario
(n.)=custom set.
Ex: Use the collect option to create custom sets of records for printing or saving, or for combining with other searches.
conjunto impreciso
(n.)=imprecise set.
Ex: Special composite classes and sub-classes are introduced to represent imprecise (or fuzzy) sets.
conjunto integrado de protocolos
(n.)=a suite of + protocols.
Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.
conjunto musical
(n.)=musical band.
Ex: Glasgow has produced many famous musical bands, including Simple Minds, Texas, Wet Wet Wet, Del Amitri, Lulu and Primal Scream.
conjunto residencial
(n.)=estate.
Ex: The Clifton branch serves an estate that is rather cut off from the rest of the city of Nottingham.
conjunto^1
(n.)=aggregate ; aggregation ; body ; set ; cache ; ensemble.
Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.
Ex: We should realize that a library is not simply an aggregation of discrete recorded materials; rather, it represents a collection, or more precisely collection of works.
Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.
Ex: It is known that there were books made from bamboo and wood during the Shang dynasty (1766-1122 BC) but none remain today except caches of oracle bones.
Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.
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* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa=random fuzzy set.
* conjunto de conocimientos=body of knowledge.
* conjunto de cosas afines, el=whole schmier, the.
* conjunto de datos=data set [dataset].
* conjunto de intereses=set of interests.
* conjunto de lógica difusa=fuzzy set.
* conjunto de modelos=model base.
* conjunto de música=musical band.
* conjunto de programas=workbench.
* conjunto de valores=set of values.
* conjunto difuso=rough set.
* conjunto documental multimedia=kit ; multimedia item.
* conjunto hecho por el propio usuario=custom set.
* conjunto impreciso=imprecise set.
* conjunto integrado de protocolos=a suite of + protocols.
* conjunto musical=musical band.
* conjunto residencial=estate.
* conjuntos de lógica difusa=fuzzy clustering.
* tener una visión de conjunto=get + the whole picture.
* teoría de conjuntos=set theory.
* teoría de conjuntos difusos=fuzzy set theory.
* un conjunto cada vez mayor de=a growing body of.
* un conjunto de=a set of ; a suite of ; a pool of ; an assembly of ; a pattern of ; a universe of ; a harvest of ; a complement of ; a body of.

conjunto^2
(adj.)=collaborative ; joint ; pooled ; combined.
Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community.
Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.
Ex: A group of 64 libraries realised substantial cost reductions by joining in a pooled fund to self-insure for unemployment compensation.
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.
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* autoría conjunta=collaborative writing.
* código conjunto=joint code.
* coeficiente de referencia conjunta=cocitation strength.
* de forma conjunta con=in partnership with.
* de manera conjunta con=in partnership with.
* de modo conjunto con=in partnership with.
* diseñado en conjunto=co-designed.
* en conjunto=altogether ; on balance ; bulk ; all in all ; overall ; overall.
* en su conjunto=overall ; together ; collective ; put together.
* formar en su conjunto=weave + to form.
* funcionamiento conjunto=interworking.
* gráfica de referencias conjuntas=cocitation graph.
* ofrecer una visión de conjunto=provide + a picture ; provide + overview.
* presentación conjunta=packaging.
* publicidad conjunta=joint publicity.
* todo en su conjunto=whole affair, the.
* trabajo conjunto=interworking.
* umbral de referencia conjunta=cocitation threshold.
* ver las cosas en su conjunto=see + things as a whole.
* visión de conjunto=overview ; sweep.

conjuntos de lógica difusa
=fuzzy clustering.
Ex: The clustering techniques are based on multiple thresholding of fuzzy clustering.
conjura
(n.)=scheme.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.

conjurar
(v.)=weave + magic spell ; cast + a (magic) spell.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.

conjuras
(n.)=scheming.
Ex: He typifies the clever, mischievous character who, through his scheming, often overreaches himself and becomes the butt of his own joke.

conjuro
(n.)=incantation ; spell ; magic spell.
Ex: But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
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* echar un conjuro=cast + a (magic) spell.

conllevar
(v.)=add up to ; carry with it ; involve ; go with + the territory (of) ; come with + the territory (of) ; come with.
Ex: The impalpable nature of human relations can add up to a situation that bears little resemblance to the logical and ordered material discussed in class.
Ex: On the other hand, adhering to one of the major schemes carries with it all of the disadvantages of that major scheme.
Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
Ex: However, they also feel that this kind of media scrutiny goes with the territory of participating in national politics.
Ex: The article is entitled 'It comes with the territory: handling problem situations in libraries'.
Ex: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.
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* conllevar limitaciones=imply + limitations.
* que conlleva=attendant ; associated with.

conllevar limitaciones
(v.)=imply + limitations.
Ex: Most often a classroom or other existing space is converted into a library, with all the limitations that implies.
conmemoración
(n.)=commemoration.
Ex: On the occasion of events such as the commemoration of 1,300 years of the Bulgarian state, special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task.
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* en conmemoración de=in celebration of ; commemorative.

conmemorar
(v.)=celebrate.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
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* conmemorar un aniversario=commemorate + anniversary.

conmemorar un aniversario
(v.)=commemorate + anniversary.
Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material.
conmemorativo
(adj.)=commemorative ; memorial.
Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations.
Ex: Memorial compositions, written for dead composers, are a popular musical form.
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* ceremonia conmemorativa=memorial service.
* monumento conmemorativo=memorial.
* monumento público conmemorativo=public memorial.

conmensurable
(adj.)=fathomable.
Ex: Among other things, this would impede assessing the health needs of our population, and would serve no fathomable purpose.

conmigo
=with me.
Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.

conmiseración
(n.)=commiseration.
Ex: There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.

conmocionado
(adj.)=shaken.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.

conmocionar
(v.)=shake up ; shake ; rock ; concuss.
Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking.
Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.
Ex: All of these precautions will help to protect you from the unvelievable rock power that will be concussing the city this evening.

conmoción
(v.)=riot ; hype, the ; jolt ; tumult ; stir ; convulsion ; hoopla ; spin ; commotion ; shake ; fret ; fluster.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.
Ex: The automation of the catalogue was the single most disconcerting jolt to hit modern libraries up to that time.
Ex: This volume of essays looks to the formative processes that have shaped human relations in the midst of this century's tumult of wars, revolutions, and international confrontation.
Ex: With all this stir on accountability, the process of evaluation needs objective guidelines.
Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.
Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.
Ex: The voice that caused such a fret wasn't even recognizable but it continued to scream and scream and scream.
Ex: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.
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* causar conmoción=cause + a ripple.
* conmoción cerebral=concussion.
* sufrir una conmoción cerebral=concuss.

conmoción cerebral
(n.)=concussion.
Ex: Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport such as football.
conmovedor
(adj.)=poignant ; moving ; stirring ; heart-rending ; heart-rendering ; touching ; breathtaking ; heart-wrenching.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.
Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.
Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
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* no conmovedor=unmoving.

conmovedoramente
=heart-renderingly.
Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.

conmover
(v.)=move ; stir + emotions.
Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.
Ex: Many people will have experienced the power of literature or other art forms to offer new insight, to provide sources of identification, to stir the emotions, and to release feelings.

conmutación
(n.)=switching.
Ex: If necessary, it could be made extremely fast by substituting thermionic-tube switching for mechanical switching, so that the full selection could be made in one one-hundredth of a second.
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* conmutación en paquetes=packet switching.
* dispositivo de conmutación=toggle switch.

conmutación en paquetes
=packet switching.
Ex: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.
conmutado
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* red telefónica conmutada=switched telephone network.

conmutador
(n.)=switch.
Ex: With tube selection, in which no mechanical parts are involved in the switches, little time need be occupied in bringing the correct card into use -- a second should suffice for the entire operation.

conmutar
(v.)=toggle.
Ex: To change back and forth, or 'toggle' between the insert and overwrite modes, press the <Ins> key successively.

connatural
(adj.)=inborn.
Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.

connivencia
(n.)=collusion ; connivance.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
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* actuar en connivencia=collude ; connive.
* en colusión con=in collusion with.
* en connivencia=colluding.
* en connivencia con=in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.

connotaciones
(n.)=suggestiveness.
Ex: Conservatives condemned the shimmy for its sexual suggestiveness and its alliance with jazz.
connotación
(n.)=connotation ; overtone ; innuendo ; undertone ; subtext ; tinge.
Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.
Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.
Ex: Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.
Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.
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* connotaciones=suggestiveness.

connotar
(v.)=connote.
Ex: Avoid words which connote inferiority or peculiarity in establishing subdivisions for concepts applicable to all classes of people.

connotativo
(adj.)=connotative.
Ex: Cataloguing must have some defined characteristics, for the better understanding of its connotative codes.

cono
(n.)=cup ; cone.
Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
Ex: Dale advanced these ideas by developing the Cone of Experience, a model that visually demonstrates how concrete experiences give meaning to abstract theories.
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* biopsia en cono=cone biopsy.
* cono de desmoronamiento=scree.
* cono de tráfico=traffic cone ; warning cone.
* Cono Sur, el=Southern Cone, the.
* cono volcánico=volcanic cone.

cono de desmoronamiento
(n.)=scree.
Ex: The summit was quiet and I had a peaceful 15 minutes before heading off down the scree on the west side of the peak.
cono de tráfico
(n.)=traffic cone ; warning cone.
Ex: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones. Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.
cono volcánico
(n.)=volcanic cone.
Ex: The caldera holding the crater lake was formed 7000 years ago when a volcanic cone collapsed.
conocedor
(adj.)=connoisseur ; technically minded.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
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* conocedor de arte=art connoisseur.
* conocedor de la cerveza=beer lover ; beer connoisseur.
* conocedor del vino=wine lover.
* conocedor de vinos=wine connoisseur.

conocedor de arte
(n.)=art connoisseur.
Ex: Her work is collected by art connoisseurs around the world.
conocedor de la cerveza
(n.)=beer lover ; beer connoisseur.
Ex: The fermentation process is very similar to wine which is why wine lovers are generally more into sake than beer lovers. Ex: Just like wine connoisseurs there are beer connoisseurs too, and they're just as passionate!.
conocedor de vinos
(n.)=wine connoisseur.
Ex: Just like wine connoisseurs there are beer connoisseurs too, and they're just as passionate!.
conocedor del vino
(n.)=wine lover.
Ex: The fermentation process is very similar to wine which is why wine lovers are generally more into sake than beer lovers.
conocer
(v.)=be aware of ; be cognisant of ; know ; learn ; get to know ; make + aware ; become + cognisant of ; gain + a sense of ; be privy to ; find out.
Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
Ex: The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system.
Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.
Ex: She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city.
Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment.
Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
Ex: Even individual models vary from others by the same manufacturer; but that isn't something I can advise on, I'm not privy to the information.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
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* ayudar a conocer mejor=advance + understanding.
* conocer a Alguien=meet + Alguien.
* conocer a ciencia cierta=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
* conocer Algo al dedillo=know + Nombre + inside-out ; learn + Nombre + inside-out ; know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano=know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.
* conocer Algo de cabo a rabo=know + Nombre + inside-out.
* conocer Algo de carretilla=know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
* conocer Algo de memoria=know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
* conocer bien=be knowledgeable about ; be alert to.
* conocer como=designate as.
* conocer cómo piensa Alguien=get + inside the mind of.
* conocer con certeza=know for + certain ; know for + sure.
* conocer de algún modo=know + on some grounds.
* conocer de antemano=foreknow.
* conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz=have + Nombre + figured out.
* conocer de primera mano=know + first-hand.
* conocer + desafortunadamente=be painfully aware of.
* conocer de seguro=know for + certain ; know for + sure.
* conocer (el) mundo=travel around + the world.
* conocer la noticia=learn + the news.
* conocer la verdad=discern + the truth ; know + the truth.
* conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer=have + Nombre + figured out.
* conocer mejor=gain + a better understanding ; gain + a greater understanding.
* conocer muy bien=be fully aware of.
* conocer muy bien la materia=know + Posesivo + stuff.
* conocer personalmente=meet + in person ; meet + face to face.
* conocer por experiencia=know (by/from) + experience.
* conocerse como=call ; be known as ; dub.
* conocérsele así por=get + Posesivo + name from.
* conocer vida=see + the world.
* conócete a ti mismo=know + thyself.
* dar a conocer=bring to + the attention ; communicate ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; report ; articulate ; make + known.
* dar Algo a conocer=get + the word out.
* empezar a conocer=get to + know.
* no conocer a Alguien de nada=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conocer a Alguien en absoluto=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conocer a Alguien para nada=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce=It's not what you know, but who you know.
* quedar mucho por conocer=there + be + a great deal yet to be learned ; there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
* sin conocer=ignorant of.
* tal como lo conocemos=as we know it.

conocer (el) mundo
(v.)=travel around + the world.
Ex: Traveling around the world is a dream a lot of people have, and they want to make it come true.
conocer + desafortunadamente
(v.)=be painfully aware of.
Ex: School library media specialists are painfully aware of the negative reactions of librarians in other types of libraries to their circulation and catalogue systems.
conocer Algo al dedillo
(v.)=know + Nombre + inside-out ; learn + Nombre + inside-out ; know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent. Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning computers inside-out'. Ex: They are reviewed and changed every year, so don't assume you know them off pat. Ex: This tune is noted for its tin-pan alley style, frankly atrocious lyrics, and the fact that everyone in the country knew it by heart.
conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano
=know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: Having lived there practically all of his life, he reveals that he knows the place like the back of his hand.
conocer Algo de cabo a rabo
(v.)=know + Nombre + inside-out.
Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent.
conocer Algo de carretilla
(v.)=know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
Ex: They are reviewed and changed every year, so don't assume you know them off pat. Ex: This tune is noted for its tin-pan alley style, frankly atrocious lyrics, and the fact that everyone in the country knew it by heart.
conocer Algo de memoria
(v.)=know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
Ex: They are reviewed and changed every year, so don't assume you know them off pat. Ex: This tune is noted for its tin-pan alley style, frankly atrocious lyrics, and the fact that everyone in the country knew it by heart.
conocer a Alguien
(v.)=meet + Alguien.
Ex: A holiday is a possible alternative to a study tour, but the disadvantage is that the student may find it harder to meet librarians.
conocer a ciencia cierta
(v.)=know for + certain ; know for + sure ; know for + a fact.
Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night. Ex: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure. Ex: Here's the question: If you knew for a fact that you only had seven years to live, what would you do?.
conocer bien
(v.)=be knowledgeable about ; be alert to.
Ex: While most Americans have heard of the consumer price index (CPI), many people are not knowledgeable about its meaning or history. Ex: There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues.
conocer como
(v.)=designate as.
Ex: With the preliminary investigations completed, a joint working group designated as the IFLA Working Group on an International Authority System was established.
conocer con certeza
(v.)=know for + certain ; know for + sure.
Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night. Ex: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.
conocer cómo piensa Alguien
(v.)=get + inside the mind of.
Ex: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.
conocer de algún modo
(v.)=know + on some grounds.
Ex: Each test involves obtaining a cluster of about five documents known on some grounds to be related in subject matter, and retrieving their descriptors from at least two data bases.
conocer de antemano
(v.)=foreknow.
Ex: Classical theists also maintain both that some individuals will earn eternal life and that God infallibly foreknows the future.
conocer de lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz
(v.)=have + Nombre + figured out.
Ex: Or still others think they have the library figured out, probably because of recent cuts in the book budget they read about in the campus newspaper.
conocer de primera mano
(v.)=know + first-hand.
Ex: Chile was once her home, she grew up and completed high school there, and she knew first-hand some of the country's needs for advancing the field of librarianship.
conocer de seguro
(v.)=know for + certain ; know for + sure.
Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night. Ex: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.
conocer la noticia
(v.)=learn + the news.
Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.
conocer la verdad
(v.)=discern + the truth ; know + the truth.
Ex: Discerning the truth in a situation sometimes takes cunning. Ex: Everyone thinks she's just a dotty old woman, but Joe knows the truth.
conocer lo que Alguien o Algo es capaz de hacer
(v.)=have + Nombre + figured out.
Ex: Or still others think they have the library figured out, probably because of recent cuts in the book budget they read about in the campus newspaper.
conocer mejor
(v.)=gain + a better understanding ; gain + a greater understanding.
Ex: The aim of the project was to gain a better understanding of the nature of collaboration in the information searching process. Ex: The aim of the interviews was to gain greater understanding of what these children are looking for in a story book.
conocer muy bien
(v.)=be fully aware of.
Ex: Librarians are fully aware of and sympathetic toward the monetary problems of journals because libraries have the same problems.
conocer muy bien la materia
(v.)=know + Posesivo + stuff.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
conocer personalmente
(v.)=meet + in person ; meet + face to face.
Ex: Librarians easily find friends anywhere in the world, whether or not they have met in person. Ex: Many participants they take the opportunity of the IFLA conference to meet face-to-face.
conocer por experiencia
(v.)=know (by/from) + experience.
Ex: People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.
conocer vida
(v.)=see + the world.
Ex: Their initial idea was 'to see life, see the world'.
conocerse como
(v.)=call ; be known as ; dub.
Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system. Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format. Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.
conocible
(adj.)=knowable.
Ex: Library administrators appreciate the fact that online searching can be provided for a fixed, knowable cost.

conocido de memoria
(adj.)=rote-familiar.
Ex: His words rolled out with no effort, which meant to her that he had worn them smooth from constant turning in his mind; they were rote-familiar.
conocido de todos
=well-known.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
conocido familiarmente
=familiarly known.
Ex: Series according to 5F are to be entered under editor or publisher when, familiarly known by the name of editor or publisher'.
conocido internacionalmente
(adj.)=internationally renowned.
Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.
conocido mundialmente
(adj.)=world-renowned ; world-renown.
Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating. Ex: Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
conocido popularmente
=popularly known.
Ex: But soft-spoken to the point of whispers, Dr Zul, as she is popularly known, is a woman of few words.
conocido por
=best remembered for.
Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
conocido por todos
=widely recognised ; well-known.
Ex: There are two sets of symbols which have a widely recognized order: arabic numerals, and the roman alphabet.. Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
conocido también como
=a.k.a. (also known as).
Ex: In this chapter, you're going to learn about what is for most members of the Internet community the most frequently used facility: electronic mail, a.k.a. e-mail.
conocido, lo
=known, the.
Ex: Basic search principles are occasionally encountered in the literature: `move from the general to the specific', `go from the known to the unknown'.
conocido^1
(n.)=acquaintance ; old friend.
Ex: The 'empty sincerity' of the greeting one might exchange on passing an acquaintance on the street is not sufficient for reference enquirers, as Thomas Lee Eichman has recently explained.
Ex: To take an obvious example, in a new catalog how does our old friend the main entry fare?.
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* grupo de amigos y conocidos=social network.

conocido^2
(adj.)=familiar ; popular ; renowned ; known ; old friend ; commonly seen.
Ex: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.
Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
Ex: Jorge Luis Borges, though renowned chiefly as author, reflects in his works the very essence of libraries and librarians.
Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.
Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.
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* algo ya muy conocido y usado=old nag.
* bien conocido=well-known ; well-understood.
* búsqueda de documento conocido=known-item search.
* conocido de memoria=rote-familiar.
* conocido de todos=well-known.
* conocido familiarmente=familiarly known.
* conocido internacionalmente=internationally renowned.
* conocido, lo=known, the.
* conocido mundialmente=world-renowned ; world-renown.
* conocido popularmente=popularly known.
* conocido por=best remembered for.
* conocido por todos=widely recognised ; well-known.
* conocido también como=a.k.a. (also known as).
* de todos conocido=well-known.
* en terreno conocido=on familiar grounds.
* hacerse conocido=word + get out.
* llegar a ser conocido como=become + known as.
* más conocido=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA] ; mainstream.
* más conocido como=better known as.
* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer=better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
* menos conocido=lesser known.
* mundialmente conocido=world-renowned ; world-renown.
* nombre muy conocido=household name ; household word.
* poco conocido=obscure ; little known.
* por todos conocido=well-known.
* ser algo bien conocido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser algo poco conocido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser conocido por=famously ; have + a track record of.
* ser conocido por todos=be out in the open.
* ser lo suficientemente conocido como para que=be sufficiently well known for.
* ser muy conocido por=be well known for.
* ser un hecho bien conocido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser un hecho poco conocido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* terreno conocido=familiar grounds.

conocimiento
(n.)=cognition ; competency ; enlightenment ; expertise ; familiarisation [familiarization, -USA] ; familiarity ; insight ; knowledge ; learning ; acquaintance ; understanding ; cognisance [cognizance, -USA] ; connoisseurship ; consciousness.
Ex: The information-processing model of cognition, and developments in artificial intelligence encourage such comparisons = El modelo de la cognición sobre el procesamiento de la información de y los avances de la inteligencia artificial fomentan este tipo de comparaciones.
Ex: SLIS programmes intended to 'produce' librarians with competency in the use of IT have to be designed.
Ex: Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.
Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: This first step involves the indexer in becoming conversant with the subject content of the document to be indexed.
Ex: The most effective searchers are those who have both system experience and some familiarity with the subject area in which they are searching.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.
Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.
Ex: It is only with accumulating experience and many years of close study and acquaintance with bibliographic works that a really substantial body of knowledge of the potential of bibliographic sources is acquired.
Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
Ex: The passive cognisance of growth causes considerable difficulties = El conocimiento pasivo del crecimiento causa dificultades importantes.
Ex: This book explores the underlying institutional factors that help museum-based connoisseurship and aestheticism and university-based critical theory and revisionist scholarship exist.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
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* actualizar los conocimientos=upgrade + Posesivo + skills.
* adquirir conocimiento=gain + knowledge ; glean + knowledge ; acquire + knowledge ; build up + knowledge.
* ampliar el conocimiento=expand + Posesivo + knowledge ; expand + Posesivo + knowledge ; widen + knowledge ; broaden + knowledge ; deepen + understanding.
* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
* análisis de áreas del conocimiento=domain analysis.
* análisis de dominios del conocimiento=domain analysis.
* aprendizaje rico en conocimiento=knowledge-rich learning.
* área de conocimiento=area of study.
* área del conocimiento=area of knowledge ; discipline ; subject field ; field of activity ; knowledge domain ; discipline of knowledge.
* aumentar el conocimiento=expand + Posesivo + knowledge ; deepen + awareness.
* aumento del conocimiento=knowledge building.
* bannco de conocimiento=knowledge bank.
* basado en el conocimiento=knowledge-based.
* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento=discipline-based.
* base de conocimiento=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
* bibliotecario con conocimientos de medicina=informationist.
* búsqueda del conocimiento=quest for/of knowledge.
* campo del conocimiento=field of knowledge.
* centrado en el conocimiento=knowledge-centric.
* ciencia del conocimiento=cognitive science.
* compartir el conocimiento=knowledge sharing ; pool + knowledge.
* con conocimiento=authoritatively.
* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información=information literate [information-literate].
* con conocimiento básico en el uso de la biblioteca=library literate [library-literate].
* con conocimiento de=appreciative of ; conversant with.
* con conocimiento de causa=knowingly ; knowingly.
* con conocimiento de informática=computer literate [computer-literate].
* con conocimiento en el uso de Internet=Internet-savvy.
* con conocimientos en=versed in.
* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* con el conocimiento de que=on the understanding that.
* conjunto de conocimientos=body of knowledge.
* conocimiento académico=academic knowledge.
* conocimiento acumulado sobre un tema=lore.
* conocimiento básico=working familiarity ; working knowledge.
* conocimiento científico=scientific knowledge.
* conocimiento compartido=knowledge sharing.
* conocimiento de base=foundation study.
* conocimiento de cómo sobrevivir en el bosque=woodcraft.
* conocimiento de embarque=bill of lading.
* conocimiento de la existencia=awareness.
* conocimiento de lengua=language skill.
* conocimiento del objeto=object knowledge.
* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes=media competency.
* conocimiento detallado=intimate knowledge.
* conocimiento de un área temática=area knowledge.
* conocimiento documentado=recorded knowledge.
* conocimiento enciclopédico=factual knowledge.
* conocimiento en tecnología=technological skill.
* conocimiento específico=expert knowledge.
* conocimiento experto=expert knowledge ; expertise.
* conocimiento explícito=explicit knowledge.
* conocimiento factual=declarative knowledge.
* conocimiento humano=human consciousness.
* conocimiento humano, el=human record, the.
* conocimiento indígena=indigenous knowledge.
* conocimiento lingüístico=language skill.
* conocimiento mutuo=mutual knowledge.
* conocimiento pasivo=nodding acquaintance.
* conocimiento pleno=awareness.
* conocimiento práctico=working knowledge ; procedural knowledge.
* conocimiento previo=foreknowledge.
* conocimientos=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
* conocimientos básicos=literacy.
* conocimientos básicos de búsqueda, recuperación y organización de informació=information literacy.
* conocimientos básicos de documentación=information literacy.
* conocimientos básicos de informática=computer literacy.
* conocimientos básicos en tecnología=technical literacy.
* conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas=library skills.
* conocimientos de tecnología=techno-savvy ; tech-savvy.
* conocimientos en el manejo de la información=info-savvy.
* conocimiento sobre una materia=subject knowledge.
* conocimientos requeridos=job specs.
* conocimiento tácito=tacit knowledge ; tacit knowledge ; tacit knowledge.
* conocimiento técnico=know-how ; technical knowledge.
* conocimiento teórico=declarative knowledge.
* con poco conocimiento de las nuevas tecnologías=technologically challenged.
* corpus de conocimiento=corpus of knowledge.
* crear un fondo común de conocimientos=pool + knowledge.
* cúmulo de conocimiento=repository of knowledge ; knowledge repository.
* decisión con conocimiento de causa=informed decision.
* difundir el conocimiento=spread + knowledge.
* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento=knowledge executive.
* dominio del conocimiento=knowledge domain.
* economía basada en el conocimiento=knowledge driven economy.
* economía del conocimiento=knowledge economy.
* Era del Conocimiento, la=Knowledge Age, the.
* estructuración del conocimiento=knowledge structuring.
* examinar los conocimientos=test + knowledge.
* falta de conocimiento=unfamiliarity.
* filtro del conocimiento=knowledge filter.
* fomentar el conocimiento=advance + knowledge.
* fondo común de conocimientos=pool of knowledge ; pool of expertise.
* frontera del conocimiento=frontier of knowledge.
* fundamentos del conocimiento, los=foundations of knowledge, the.
* gestión del conocimiento=knowledge management (KM).
* gestor del conocimiento=knowledge worker ; knowledge manager.
* hacer avanzar el conocimiento=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene=air + knowledge.
* hacer perder el conocimiento=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
* hacer uso de un conocimiento=draw on/upon + knowledge.
* impartir conocimiento=impart + knowledge.
* inculcar conocimiento=instil + knowledge.
* ingeniería del conocimiento=knowledge engineering.
* ingeniero del conocimiento=knowledge engineer.
* institución del conocimiento=institution of learning.
* intercambio de conocimientos=learning exchange ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation of knowledge.
* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento=chief knowledge officer (CKO).
* metaconocimiento=meta-knowledge.
* navegación por el conocimiento=knowledge navigation.
* navegador del conocimiento=knowledge navigator.
* obtener conocimiento=gain + an understanding.
* ofrecer conocimiento=package + knowledge.
* perder el conocimiento=lose + Posesivo + senses ; pass out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; black out.
* pérdida del conocimiento=unconsciousness ; fainting ; fainting fit ; loss of consciousness.
* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las=non-technical, the.
* presentar conocimiento=package + knowledge.
* producto del conocimiento=knowledge record.
* profundizar en el conocimiento=deepen + knowledge.
* propagar el conocimiento=propagate + knowledge.
* proporcionar conocimientos técnicos=supply + know-how.
* quedarse sin conocimiento=lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
* rama del conocimiento=branch of learning.
* recobrar el conocimiento=regain + Posesivo + consciousness.
* recuperar el conocimiento=regain + Posesivo + consciousness.
* red de conocimiento=knowledge network.
* servidor del conocimiento=knowledge server.
* sin conocimiento=unconscious.
* sin conocimiento de causa=unbeknown to ; unbeknownst to.
* sin + Posesivo + conocimiento=without + Posesivo + knowledge.
* sintetizar el conocimiento=synthesise + knowledge.
* sistema basado en el conocimiento=knowledge-base system.
* sistema de gestión del conocimiento=knowledge management system (KMS).
* sociedad basada en el conocimiento=knowledge based society.
* sociedad del conocimiento=knowledge society.
* Sociedad para el Conocimiento Global=Global Knowledge Partnership.
* suministrar conocimientos técnicos=supply + know-how.
* tener conocimiento de=be privy to ; be aware of.
* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa=informed decision making.
* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa=make + informed decisions.
* transferencia de conocimiento=transfer of knowledge ; knowledge transfer.
* utilizar los conocimientos de Uno=put + Posesivo + knowledge to work.

conocimiento académico
(n.)=academic knowledge.
Ex: A contrast is made between academic knowledge (or theory) and street knowledge (or praxis).
conocimiento acumulado sobre un tema
(n.)=lore.
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
conocimiento básico
=working familiarity ; working knowledge.
Ex: For example, a field where significant advances can be expected to appear regularly in Japanese demands a working familiarity with the Japanese language. Ex: Surely, the student must stand with a good working knowledge of the reference sources.
conocimiento científico
=scientific knowledge.
Ex: There will be emphasis on scientific knowledge rather than manual skills.
conocimiento compartido
(n.)=knowledge sharing.
Ex: The author analyses the construction as well as the role of ontologies in knowledge sharing and reuse for complex industrial applications.
conocimiento de base
(n.)=foundation study.
Ex: In biblography, as in many subjects, the great foundation study is historical.
conocimiento de cómo sobrevivir en el bosque
(n.)=woodcraft.
Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.
conocimiento de embarque
(n.)=bill of lading.
Ex: This article examines the legal implications of electronic bills of lading.
conocimiento de la existencia
(n.)=awareness.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
conocimiento de lengua
(n.)=language skill.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
conocimiento de los diferentes soportes
(n.)=media competency.
Ex: The 9-month study resulted in the identification of library media competencies.
conocimiento de un área temática
=area knowledge.
Ex: Qualification requirements for area bibliographers, which include relevant language competence and area knowledge, could have restricted the number of library school programmes in the field.
conocimiento del objeto
=object knowledge.
Ex: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.
conocimiento detallado
=intimate knowledge.
Ex: We both need both an intimate knowledge of the books available and an intimate knowledge of the children to whom we are introducing the books we select.
conocimiento documentado
=recorded knowledge.
Ex: From about 1952 to the end of the decade, the institute and its activities became a battleground for competing philosophies, methods, and techniques for the subject analysis of recorded knowledge.
conocimiento en tecnología
(n.)=technological skill.
Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to recognise the need for specialists educated in information issues as well as for personnel versed in technological skills.
conocimiento enciclopédico
(n.)=factual knowledge.
Ex: Newer methods of education will become normal practice, designed not to inculcate a body of factual knowledge but to train the student in how to acquire knowledge.
conocimiento específico
(n.)=expert knowledge.
Ex: Most of the anomalies that are discovered are only detectable with the use of expert knowledge.
conocimiento experto
(n.)=expert knowledge ; expertise.
Ex: Most of the anomalies that are discovered are only detectable with the use of expert knowledge. Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
conocimiento explícito
(n.)=explicit knowledge.
Ex: Its central concept is that knowledge resides within people and it draws a distinction between explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge.
conocimiento factual
(n.)=declarative knowledge.
Ex: Secondary school children were interviewed to determine their declarative knowledge of computers and computer use.
conocimiento humano
(n.)=human consciousness.
Ex: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.
conocimiento humano, el
=human record, the.
Ex: In the short run, the most likely prospect is for all current systems to continue with electronic formats merely adding to the richness of the human record.
conocimiento indígena
(n.)=indigenous knowledge.
Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..
conocimiento lingüístico
(n.)=language skill.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
conocimiento mutuo
(n.)=mutual knowledge.
Ex: The purpose of those stories is to create mutual knowledge of fundamental matters that are otherwise difficult to talk about.
conocimiento pasivo
(n.)=nodding acquaintance.
Ex: Today, it is difficult to conceive of a library school that neglects to offer its students a chance to experiment with databases and gain at least a nodding acquaintance with programming and a computer language.
conocimiento pleno
(n.)=awareness.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
conocimiento previo
(n.)=foreknowledge.
Ex: There's been no foreplanning -- they have no foreknowledge of this -- but I would like to invite Mr. Freedman to comment on what he is doing to begin to accommodate those unmet needs, particularly public library needs.
conocimiento práctico
(n.)=working knowledge ; procedural knowledge.
Ex: Surely, the student must stand with a good working knowledge of the reference sources. Ex: Procedural knowledge have a significant direct influence on attitudes toward the Internet, frequency of Internet use, and, in particular, the number of different Internet tools used.
conocimiento sobre una materia
(n.)=subject knowledge.
Ex: Experience has shown that management training as well as subject knowledge is essential in running a specialist library = La experiencia nos ha demostrado que la formación en la gestión así como el conococimiento sobre una materia específica son esenciales para gestionar una biblioteca especializada.
conocimiento teórico
(n.)=declarative knowledge.
Ex: Secondary school children were interviewed to determine their declarative knowledge of computers and computer use.
conocimiento tácito
(n.)=tacit knowledge ; tacit knowledge ; tacit knowledge.
Ex: Its central concept is that knowledge resides within people and it draws a distinction between explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge. Ex: Its central concept is that knowledge resides within people and it draws a distinction between explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge. Ex: Its central concept is that knowledge resides within people and it draws a distinction between explicit knowledge and tacit knowledge.
conocimiento técnico
(n.)=know-how ; technical knowledge.
Ex: What was lacking, however, was the know-how for forming and running such groups. Ex: The benchtests in the journals are, generally speaking, more objective though they can rarely assess long-term reliability and in most cases assume a degree of technical knowledge.
conocimientos
(n.)=knowledge base [knowledge-base].
Ex: An ES consists of a knowledge base plus an 'inference engine' containing reasoning processes and problem solutions.
conocimientos básicos
(n.)=literacy.
Ex: This article discusses staff recruitment and retention, state level coordination, financial support, security literacy and innovative services.
conocimientos básicos de búsqueda, recuperación y organización de información
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
conocimientos básicos de documentación
(n.)=information literacy.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
conocimientos básicos de informática
(n.)=computer literacy.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
conocimientos básicos en tecnología
(n.)=technical literacy.
Ex: These two programmes are intended to foster technical literacy.
conocimientos básicos sobre el uso de las bibliotecas
=library skills.
Ex: It is now becoming accepted that library skills could and should be taught in conjunction with associated study skills.
conocimientos de tecnología
(n.)=techno-savvy ; tech-savvy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turning techno-savvy into info-savvy: authentically integrating information literacy into the college curriculum'. Ex: Librarians are tech-savvy and help library users gain the skills needed to use technology effectively and find what they need online and in print.
conocimientos en el manejo de la información
(n.)=info-savvy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turning techno-savvy into info-savvy: authentically integrating information literacy into the college curriculum'.
conocimientos requeridos
(n.)=job specs.
Ex: So far, from looking at job specs, it is not obvious to me that there is a demand for elaborate technical skills at this point.
conocérsele así por
(v.)=get + Posesivo + name from.
Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
conquista
(n.)=conquest ; bedroom conquest.
Ex: It is said that Alexander perfected the staff concept during his conquest of Macedonia.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
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* conquista amorosa=bedroom conquest.

conquista amorosa
(n.)=bedroom conquest.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
conquistador^1
(n.)=conqueror.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.

conquistador^2
(n.)=lady-killer ; playboy.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.

conquistar
(v.)=conquer ; take + Nombre + by storm.
Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.
Ex: He was a confident, unspoiled, talented, hard-working young man when he moved to a strange town as a youngster and took it by storm.
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* con ansias de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* conquistar a Alguien=win + Nombre + heart.
* conquistar de nuevo=win + Nombre + back.
* conquistar el corazón de Alguien=win + Nombre + heart.
* conquistarse=win over.
* conquistarse a la gente=win + hearts and minds.
* deseoso de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* volver a conquistar=win + Nombre + back.

conquistar a Alguien
(v.)=win + Nombre + heart.
Ex: Well, if you really want to know how to make a man fall in love, the following are some top tips for winning his heart.
conquistar de nuevo
(v.)=win + Nombre + back.
Ex: When she spots him with his new flame while she's singing torch songs in a cheap shanty, she tries to win him back.
conquistar el corazón de Alguien
(v.)=win + Nombre + heart.
Ex: Well, if you really want to know how to make a man fall in love, the following are some top tips for winning his heart.
conquistarse
(v.)=win over.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
conquistarse a la gente
(v.)=win + hearts and minds.
Ex: Real progress will remain elusive if the US keeps sending mixed signals, talking of winning hearts and minds and bombing Pakistani territory at the same time.
consabido
(adj.)=habitual ; usual.
Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.
Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.

consagración
(n.)=enshrining ; consecration.
Ex: Proponents of the enshrining in legislation of the citizen's basic right to know what his government is doing and why, often point to the US as an example.
Ex: These include: the consecration of images and their use in devotion and pilgrimage; the role of images in infamy, justice and witchcraft; sexual arousal by image; censorship and iconoclasm.

consagrado
(adj.)=time-honoured ; hard-core ; devoted.
Ex: The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch.
Ex: Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
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* consagrado por el tiempo=time-proven.
* consagrado por la costumbre=sanctified by custom.
* consagrado por la costumbre y la tradición=sanctified by custom and tradition.
* tradición consagrada=time-honoured tradition.

consagrado por el tiempo
(adj.)=time-proven.
Ex: Public markets are a time-proven tradition within communities and an alternative to more modern establishments vending produce and goods.
consagrado por la costumbre
=sanctified by custom.
Ex: He attended the funeral in a costume which was an offence against the dignities and decorum prescribed by tradition and sanctified by custom.
consagrado por la costumbre y la tradición
=sanctified by custom and tradition.
Ex: For it entails turning on its head the structures sanctified by custom and tradition.
consagrar
(v.)=enshrine ; consecrate ; hallow ; sanctify ; devote.
Ex: While much remains to be done, the right of every member of the public to see official documents is enshrined in law.
Ex: The massive shape of the Gothic cathedral consecrated in 1335 is a distinctive feature on the town's skyline.
Ex: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
Ex: American sport hunters of the late 19th 'aimed' to reclaim the frontier past and sanctify individualism.
Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
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* consagrarse a=consecrate + Reflexivo + to.

consagrarse a
(v.)=consecrate + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: The vow of celibacy is practiced by Roman Catholic priests and religious brothers and sister/nun to consecrate themselves to God.
consanguinidad
(n.)=blood relationship ; consanguinity ; blood relation.
Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
Ex: Anyone suggesting that the only way not get promoted through the company is by blood relation, is completely inaccurate in this assumption.
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* parentesco por consanguinidad=blood relationship ; consanguinity.

consanguíneo
(adj.)=consanguineous.
Ex: Spouses are not ordinarily blood relatives and when they are, the marriage is consanguineous and carries a higher risk than average of homozygous progeny by descent from ancestors in common.
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* parentesco consanguíneo=blood relationship ; consanguinity.
* pariente consanguíneo=blood relation ; blood relative.

consciencia
(n.)=conscious mind ; consciousness ; conscience.
Ex: Just as an individual must struggle to integrate the problematic unconscious with the everyday conscious mind, so must librarians wrestle with the integration of the problematic visual media.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
Ex: The general conclusion was that librarians cannot avoid acting as censors, but should do so only with full awareness and a good conscience.
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* dinero para acallar la consciencia=conscience money.
* objeción de consciencia=conscientious objection.

conscienciación
(n.)=consciousness-raising.
Ex: The author considers the dangers inherent in this approach such as overlooking the needs of the illiterate, the poor and non-users and neglecting the consciousness-raising aspect of library service.

consciente
(adj.)=conscientious ; conscious ; deliberate ; knowing ; sentient ; conscient.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
Ex: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
Ex: He lives in a world in which machines become sentient and begin to demand rights.
Ex: Experience and research alike prove that the encephalon of man is the seat of all his conscient activities.
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* consciente de=cognisant of.
* consciente de la importancia de la información=information conscious ; information conscious.
* consciente de los deberes de Uno=dutiful.
* consciente de uno mismo=self-conscious.
* decisión consciente=conscious decision.
* hacer más consciente de Algo=heighten + awareness.
* no ser consciente de=remain + unaware of.
* ser consciente=sentient being.
* ser consciente de=be alive to ; be aware of ; be cognisant of ; be mindful of/that ; become + cognisant of ; be aware of ; realise [realize, -USA].
* ser consciente de + Posesivo + valía=be alive to + Posesivo + worth.
* ser consciente + desafortunadamente=be painfully aware of.
* sin ser consciente de ello=unbeknownst to ; unbeknown to.

consciente de
(adj.)=cognisant of.
Ex: A well-considered ideology cognizant of the nature of the materials cataloged is prerequisite and fundamental to the design of any viable cataloging system, and particularly one that is to command universal acceptance.
consciente de la importancia de la información
(adj.)=information conscious ; information conscious.
Ex: The main findings are that civil engineers are, relatively speaking, not information conscious. Ex: The main findings are that civil engineers are, relatively speaking, not information conscious.
consciente de los deberes de Uno
(adj.)=dutiful.
Ex: This struck me, in my prejudiced, dutiful mood, as somewhat high-flown.
consciente de uno mismo
(adj.)=self-conscious.
Ex: Information science must become both theoretically self-conscious and self-consciously based on a social ideology.
conscientemente
=deliberately ; wittingly ; self-consciously ; consciously.
Ex: Some categories of headings are deliberately omitted from Sears'.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Ex: Librarians, like anthropologists, are recognizably and self-consciously members of one single tribe.
Ex: All professionals need consciously and continously to update their skills in order to meet the challenges and changes in technology and in their fields.

conscripción
(n.)=conscription.
Ex: The author recommends that USA libraries should build up collections of information on conscription into military service (the draft).

conscupiscente
(adj.)=lustful ; lecherous.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

consecución
(n.)=achievement ; attainment ; completion.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: She achieved scholarly distinction with the attainment of the Ph.D.
Ex: The importance of the completion of a common market in goods and services cannot be overstated for British exporters = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia para los exportadores británicos de la consecución de un mercado común de bienes y servicios.
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* en la consecución de=in the pursuit of.

consecuencia
(n.)=consequence ; implication ; result ; outgrowth ; repercussion ; after effect [after-effect] ; effect ; bearance.
Ex: Naturally, changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
Ex: Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: The founders of the public library considered the library to be the outgrowth of the public education movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
Ex: The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.
Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.
Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
Ex: In the world of weather forecasting, conventional wisdom is that past weather has no bearance on future weather.
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* acarrear con las consecuencias=bear + the consequences.
* acarrear consecuencias=carry + implications.
* actuar en consecuencia=act + accordingly.
* afrontar las consecuencias=face + the music ; face + the consequences.
* asumir las consecuencias=take + the consequences ; live with + the consequences ; take + the heat.
* atenerse a las consecuencias=take + the consequences ; live with + the consequences.
* cargar con las consecuencias=bear + the consequences ; live with + the consequences.
* como consecuencia=as a consequence (of) ; on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so ; in consequence ; in accordance.
* como consecuencia de=as a result (of) ; in the wake of.
* con consecuencias fatales=fatally.
* consecuencia de=resulting from ; secondary to.
* consecuencia directa=consequential effect.
* consecuencia duradera=long-lasting effect.
* consecuencia económica=cost implication.
* consecuencia natural=corollary.
* consecuencia nefasta=disastrous effect.
* consecuencia negativa=blowback.
* consecuencia profunda=profound effect.
* consecuencias=ramifications ; aftermath ; aftershock ; fallout.
* consecuencias imprevistas=unintended consequences.
* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias=when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.
* debatir las consecuencias de=discuss + the implications of.
* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que=it must therefore follow that.
* en consecuencia=accordingly ; consequently ; hence ; in consequence ; as a consequence (of) ; it follows that ; on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so.
* en consecuencia lógica=by implication.
* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias=make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.
* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias=take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.
* no haber consecuencias=nothing + come of.
* obrar en consecuencia=act on/upon.
* pagar las consecuencias=pay + penalty ; pay + toll ; pay + the price ; pay + the tab ; pay + the penalty ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre ; come + home to roost.
* pagar las consecuencias de=take + Posesivo + toll (on).
* responsabilizarse de las consecuencias=bear + the consequences.
* ser consecuencia de=result from.
* ser la consecuencia de=follow from ; result from.
* ser una consecuencia lógica de=go with + the territory (of) ; come with + the territory (of).
* ser una consecuencia lógica que=it therefore follows that.
* sin importar las consecuencias=regardless of the consequences.
* sufrir las consecuencias=suffer + consequences ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
* sufrir las consecuencias de Algo=suffer + effect.
* tener como consecuencia=result (in).
* tener consecuencias=have + consequences.
* tener consecuencias en=have + implication for.
* tener consecuencias negativas=backfire.
* traer consecuencias=have + consequences.
* y en consecuencia=and so.

consecuencia de
=resulting from ; secondary to.
Ex: The author discusses recent books and graphic works by this Yugoslav-born artist that express her anguish resulting from the Bosnian War. Ex: As tropical countries become common travellers' destinations, more and more returning travellers are expected to present cutaneous lesions secondary to myiasis.
consecuencia directa
(n.)=consequential effect.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
consecuencia duradera
(n.)=long-lasting effect.
Ex: Last-minute decisions could have long-lasting effect.
consecuencia económica
=cost implication.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.
consecuencia natural
(n.)=corollary.
Ex: By observing one characteristic of division at each grouping, the inevitable corollary of this is that some concepts are scattered through their subordination to others.
consecuencia nefasta
(n.)=disastrous effect.
Ex: This philosophic novelette dramatizes the conflict between love and reason in the education of the young, showing the disastrous effects of a rigidly scientific pedagogy.
consecuencia negativa
(n.)=blowback.
Ex: If we inflict great misery on innocent people in the Middle East, there will almost certainly be what the CIA refers to as 'blowback' -- unintended negative consequences of our actions.
consecuencia profunda
(n.)=profound effect.
Ex: Research indicates that suicide notes have a profound effect on the grief of those who read them.
consecuencias
(n.)=knock-on effect.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.

consecuencias imprevistas
(n.)=unintended consequences.
Ex: A spokeswoman for the canned goods industry said the California bill is vague and could lead to unintended consequences.
consecuente
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* ser consecuente con=be consistent with.
* ser consecuente con Uno mismo=be true to + Reflexivo.

consecuentemente
=accordingly ; consequently ; consistently.
Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
Ex: Punctuation must be established and be adopted consistently.
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* actuar consecuentemente=act + accordingly.

consecutivamente
=consecutively.
Ex: This course is not presented in the form of a conventional textbook, and in most cases you will not read the pages consecutively.

consecutivo
(adj.)=adjacent ; consecutive ; serial ; in a row ; back-to-back ; sequenced.
Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.
Ex: This is used for the linking of consecutive UDC class numbers.
Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but good to read aloud in a few serial sessions.
Ex: The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.
Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.
Ex: This report is structured to provide readers with a sequenced view of how the information consumer finds, uses, evaluates and favors information sources.
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* relación consecutiva=consecutive relation.

conseguible
(adj.)=reachable ; achievable.
Ex: I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system.
Ex: It was a mission which appeared at the outset to be viable and achievable.

conseguido
(adj.)=fine ; viable ; obtained ; earned.
Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
Ex: With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle.
Ex: The composition of the obtained layers has been studied using various analytical techniques.
Ex: Her earned income for year 2010 is $100000.
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* bien conseguido=well-rendered.
* conseguido de manera dudosa=ill-gotten.
* muy conseguido=licked ; well-crafted.

conseguido de manera dudosa
(adj.)=ill-gotten.
Ex: Young people are exposed to adults with ill-gotten material possessions & begin to question whether personal honesty pays off in the long run.
conseguir
(v.)=accomplish ; achieve ; attain ; cultivate ; gain ; get ; obtain ; procure ; secure ; work out ; yield ; effect ; galvanise [galvanize, -USA] ; come by ; get (a)round to ; get + hold of ; land ; acquire ; line up ; win over ; manage to.
Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).
Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.
Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions.
Ex: The author discusses how librarians should present themselves to effectively galvanize public support for their leadership in the digital age.
Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
Ex: The best way is to talk to them, using a structured plan so that you do get round to asking the right questions.
Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
Ex: For example, Mile High Comics has served libraries in the past and is eager to land more library customers.
Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
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* casi conseguir=come + close to + Gerundio.
* conseguir acceso=gain + access ; gain + admittance.
* conseguir admiración=gain + respect.
* conseguir Algo=get + anywhere ; pull + Nombre + off.
* conseguir Algo con esfuerzo=hack.
* conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico=beat + the odds.
* conseguir algo de=get + something out of.
* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible=beat + the odds.
* conseguir Algo fácilmente=coast ; whistle + Posesivo + way.
* conseguir apoyo=mobilise + support ; win + support ; line up + support ; gain + support.
* conseguir ayuda=secure + help.
* conseguir beneficio=accrue + benefit.
* conseguir calmarse=regain + Posesivo + composure.
* conseguir con dificultad=eke out.
* conseguir con esfuerzo=mine.
* conseguir de=get out of.
* conseguir el control=gain + control (over/of).
* conseguir el derecho para=win + the right to.
* conseguir el dinero=come up with + the money.
* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
* conseguir entrar=gain + entry.
* conseguir éxito=achieve + success.
* conseguir éxitos y fracasos=encounter + problems and successes.
* conseguir fondos=win + funds.
* conseguir hablar con=catch up with.
* conseguir la reconciliación=bring about + reconciliation.
* conseguir liberarse de=secure + relief from.
* conseguir llegar a + Lugar=make + it + to + Lugar.
* conseguirlo=pull it off ; nail it.
* conseguir localizar=get + hold of.
* conseguir lo imposible=achieve + the impossible ; accomplish + the impossible ; shoot (for) + the moon.
* conseguir lo que Uno quiere=have + Posesivo + way (with).
* conseguir mediante engaño=bluff + Posesivo + way into.
* conseguir mucho=do + much.
* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico=secure + a niche.
* conseguir pasar=make it through.
* conseguir pasar a=make it through to.
* conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación=win + Posesivo + approval.
* conseguir que=galvanise into.
* conseguir realizarse plenamente=achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
* conseguir reconocimiento=win + recognition.
* conseguir recursos=mobilise + resources.
* conseguir respeto=gain + respect.
* conseguir salir ileso=make it through in + one piece.
* conseguir salir sano y salvo=make it through in + one piece.
* conseguirse=accrue.
* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight ; grab + the limelight.
* conseguir ser el centro de atención=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight ; grab + the limelight.
* conseguir superar=make it through.
* conseguir tiempo=buy + time.
* conseguir una buena formación en=get + a good grounding on.
* conseguir una meta=accomplish + goal.
* conseguir una solución=achieve + solution.
* conseguir un equilibrio=strike + a balance.
* conseguir un estándar=attain + standard.
* conseguir un fin=secure + end.
* conseguir un ideal=attain + ideal ; achieve + ideal.
* conseguir unir=rally.
* conseguir un objetivo=accomplish + objective ; achieve + objective ; attain + Posesivo + goal.
* conseguir un pedido=win + order.
* conseguir un premio=earn + an award ; win + award ; win + prize.
* conseguir un puesto de trabajo=obtain + position.
* conseguir un trabajo=enter + job ; land + job.
* difícil de conseguir=difficult to come by.
* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo=push for.
* esforzarse por conseguir=strive for ; work toward(s).
* esmerarse por conseguir=strive for.
* estar en vías de conseguir=be on the road to.
* fácil de conseguir=easy-to-get ; easy to come by.
* forma de conseguir Algo=lever.
* intentar conseguir=aim for ; work toward(s).
* intentar conseguir Algo=take + a swing at.
* modo de conseguir Algo=lever.
* muy lejos de conseguir=a long way toward.
* no conseguir nada=achieve + nothing.
* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra=fall (between/through) + the cracks.
* para conseguir=in pursuit of.
* para conseguir votos=pork-barrel.
* pero sin conseguirlo=but no dice.
* presionar para conseguir Algo=press for.
* que no se puede conseguir=unobtainable.
* resultar difícil de conseguir=prove + elusive.
* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir=be there for the taking.
* ser difícil de conseguir=be hard to get.
* ser fácil de conseguir=be readily available.
* un medio para conseguir un fin=a means to an end.

conseguir + Posesivo + aprobación
(v.)=win + Posesivo + approval.
Ex: You have to leave a positive impression on them in order to win their approval.
conseguir Algo con esfuerzo
(v.)=hack.
Ex: The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.
conseguir Algo contra todo pronóstico
(v.)=beat + the odds.
Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.
conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible
(v.)=beat + the odds.
Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.
conseguir Algo fácilmente
(v.)=coast ; whistle + Posesivo + way.
Ex: For eight years the Clinton-Gore administration has coasted through prosperity. Ex: Juelz rode Cam's coattails for a couple of singles before whistling his way to the top and then, just as quickly, right back into obscurity.
conseguir acceso
(v.)=gain + access ; gain + admittance.
Ex: Libraries gain access to their own files by means of terminals connected to the central computer. Ex: In the early 1800s libraries were used by only the small portion of the population that could gain admittance.
conseguir admiración
(v.)=gain + respect.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
conseguir algo
(v.)=get + anywhere ; pull + Nombre + off.
Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere. Ex: The biggest surprise of a surprise party is how to pull the whole thing off.
conseguir algo de
(v.)=get + something out of.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.
conseguir apoyo
(v.)=mobilise + support ; win + support ; line up + support ; gain + support.
Ex: All the workers are volunteers and can mobilize a great deal of support for particular local issues. Ex: The quality and extent of service a librarian can provide and the immediate value to the company will win substantial recognition and support for the library in general. Ex: One way of demonstrating to management the need for an information service is by lining up support within the company. Ex: In 1849, Nicolas Marie Alexandre Vattemare, a French ventriloquist, impersonator and philanthropist came to North Carolina to gain support for his system of literary and scientific exchanges.
conseguir ayuda
(v.)=secure + help.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
conseguir beneficio
(v.)=accrue + benefit.
Ex: Students who avoid work on projects will not derive the full benefit that normally accrues from comparative librarianship.
conseguir calmarse
(v.)=regain + Posesivo + composure.
Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.
conseguir con dificultad
(v.)=eke out.
Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
conseguir con esfuerzo
(v.)=mine.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
conseguir de
(v.)=get out of.
Ex: There are certain things you can get out of a subject catalog.
conseguir el control
(v.)=gain + control (over/of).
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
conseguir el derecho para
(v.)=win + the right to.
Ex: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information.
conseguir el dinero
(v.)=come up with + the money.
Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo
(v.)=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
conseguir entrar
(v.)=gain + entry.
Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
conseguir fondos
(v.)=win + funds.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Winning funds without losing friends'.
conseguir hablar con
(v.)=catch up with.
Ex: We recently caught up with business magnate and entrepreneur Mouli Cohen for an interview.
conseguir la reconciliación
(v.)=bring about + reconciliation.
Ex: But I am again calling for attention to these two systems and hope that we can bring about some reconciliation of these two approaches and then have a valuable authoritative automated online cataloging system.
conseguir liberarse de
(v.)=secure + relief from.
Ex: Relief must be secured from the laborious detailed manipulation of higher mathematics as well, if the users of it are to free their brains for something more than repetitive detailed transformations.
conseguir llegar a + Lugar
(v.)=make + it + to + Lugar.
Ex: This time he made it unscathed to the car.
conseguir lo imposible
(v.)=achieve + the impossible ; accomplish + the impossible ; shoot (for) + the moon.
Ex: While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization. Ex: The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate. Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
conseguir lo que Uno quiere
(v.)=have + Posesivo + way (with).
Ex: Sweet Lou is a ladies' man who does not have to say much to have his way with women.
conseguir localizar
(v.)=get + hold of.
Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
conseguir mediante engaño
(v.)=bluff + Posesivo + way into.
Ex: I work beside a fair few people who bluffed their way into the job, and it's no fun at all.
conseguir mucho
(v.)=do + much.
Ex: Our great repositories can do much by sharing online more of their rarely seen but appealingly human multimedial and manuscript treasures.
conseguir ocupar un lugar específico
(v.)=secure + a niche.
Ex: School librarianship in Britain has failed to secure a niche from which to advance its cause.
conseguir pasar
(v.)=make it through.
Ex: He figures if he made it through WWII he can make it through anything, that's a great attitude.
conseguir pasar a
(v.)=make it through to.
Ex: 16 songs have made it through to final night.
conseguir que
(v.)=galvanise into.
Ex: This article presents recommendations aimed at galvanizing policy makers and managers into using information more often.
conseguir realizarse plenamente
(v.)=achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
Ex: Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential.
conseguir reconocimiento
(v.)=win + recognition.
Ex: The quality and extent of service a librarian can provide and the immediate value to the company will win substantial recognition and support for the library in general.
conseguir recursos
(v.)=mobilise + resources.
Ex: These organizations also had a secondary purpose of alerting the community to emerging problems for which resources needed to be mobilized.
conseguir respeto
(v.)=gain + respect.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
conseguir salir ileso
(v.)=make it through in + one piece.
Ex: I'm sure it was a long seven days in the slammer, but Piper made it through in one piece.
conseguir salir sano y salvo
(v.)=make it through in + one piece.
Ex: I'm sure it was a long seven days in the slammer, but Piper made it through in one piece.
conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas
(v.)=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight ; grab + the limelight.
Ex: It is ironic that archivists have watched librarians capture the 'preservation spotlight'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Citizens grab spotlight at Scarborough library'. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.
conseguir ser el centro de atención
(v.)=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight ; grab + the limelight.
Ex: It is ironic that archivists have watched librarians capture the 'preservation spotlight'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Citizens grab spotlight at Scarborough library'. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.
conseguir superar
(v.)=make it through.
Ex: He figures if he made it through WWII he can make it through anything, that's a great attitude.
conseguir tiempo
(v.)=buy + time.
Ex: Companies mounted a successful campaign for federal preemption of all local moratoriums that communities had used to buy more time to assess issues, risks, and opportunities.
conseguir un equilibrio
(v.)=strike + a balance.
Ex: An attempt has been made to strike a practical balance between the advantages of synthesis and those of enumeration.
conseguir un estándar
(v.)=attain + standard.
Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
conseguir un fin
(v.)=secure + end.
Ex: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.
conseguir un ideal
(v.)=attain + ideal ; achieve + ideal.
Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community. Ex: There are 13 qualities for library employment which administrators should foster in order to achieve an ideal in work relations.
conseguir un objetivo
(v.)=accomplish + objective ; achieve + objective ; attain + Posesivo + goal.
Ex: My approach here is always to go back and see what objectives our predecessors have tried to accomplish. Ex: The user has to be made aware of its possible existence, if our systems are to achieve their objective of making information available freely. Ex: This article tries to find out why non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Mauritius often do not succeed in attaining their goal.
conseguir un pedido
(v.)=win + order.
Ex: These cautionary tales suggest that investors should not be carried away by the euphoria accompanying headline-grabbing announcements of yet more orders won.
conseguir un premio
(v.)=earn + an award ; win + award ; win + prize.
Ex: Every time you travel and use a partner airline, hotel or car rental company, you increase your chances of earning an award. Ex: She won the award for his noteworthy contributions to the field of information science. Ex: The publishers whose books win the prizes obviously use the fact to try to boost sales.
conseguir un puesto de trabajo
(v.)=obtain + position.
Ex: He received his certificate of librarianship from the University of California at Berkeley the following year, and then returned to UCLA where he obtained a position in the library.
conseguir un trabajo
(v.)=enter + job ; land + job.
Ex: The result shows that most graduates entered a wide range of jobs in the 'emerging market' and that job satisfaction was at a high level. Ex: A significant number of library school graduates are landing jobs in nontraditional areas.
conseguir una buena formación en
(v.)=get + a good grounding on.
Ex: Provided that the methods taught are applied rigorously, the student gets a good grounding in elementary research methods and he learns to handle information.
conseguir una meta
(v.)=accomplish + goal.
Ex: The astute leader will establish short- and long-range goals for the institution, develop specific objectives to accomplish those goals, and activities to meet the objectives.
conseguir una solución
(v.)=achieve + solution.
Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
conseguir unir
(v.)=rally.
Ex: The aim of the conference was to rally and organize the fight for public access to information.
conseguir éxito
(v.)=achieve + success.
Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
conseguir éxitos y fracasos
(v.)=encounter + problems and successes.
Ex: This article describes the problems and successes encountered in the use of an interactive video system for teaching basic library research skills.
conseguirlo
(v.)=pull it off ; nail it.
Ex: The article is entitled 'IT enabled education and training: can higher education pull it off?'. Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
conseguirse
(v.)=accrue.
Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.
consejero
(n.)=adviser [advisor, -USA] ; counsellor [counselor, -USA] ; mentor.
Ex: Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
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* consejero del consejo privado=privy councillor.
* consejero espiritual=spiritual advisor.
* consejero principal=senior adviser ; senior consultant.
* consejero sobre salidas profesionales=career advisor ; career counsellor.

consejero del consejo privado
(n.)=privy councillor.
Ex: On 4 Nov 1986 privy councillor Dr Franz Pagitz died in Salzburg.
consejero espiritual
(n.)=spiritual advisor.
Ex: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor.
consejero principal
(n.)=senior adviser ; senior consultant.
Ex: They insist that the president should let his senior advisers testify under oath. Ex: Our senior consultants are dynamic speakers who are experienced in addressing all audiences, including educators, students, parents, business leaders and the community at large.
consejero sobre salidas profesionales
(n.)=career advisor ; career counsellor.
Ex: Medical people, guidance counselors, career advisors, and the like now seem to have carte-blanche to take children from classes as and when they please. Ex: Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.
consejería
(n.)=executive agency.
Ex: In addition and in conformity with the Paris Principles, top echelon executive agencies, legislative bodies, courts, etc., are specifically named as bodies to be entered subordinately.

consejo asesor
(n.)=board of trustees ; trustee board.
Ex: At the last meeting of the board of trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases. Ex: This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute.
consejo de administración
(n.)=board of trustees ; trustees ; directorate ; trust ; trustee board ; board of directors.
Ex: At the last meeting of the board of trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases. Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications. Ex: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat. Ex: In 1974 the Museum trust was funded to preserve local industrial and social heritage, including the library. Ex: This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute. Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.
consejo de administración de la biblioteca
=library trustees.
Ex: The author draws on her experience as a cabinet minister to provide librarians and library trustees with useful tips on lobbying politicians.
consejo de guerra
(n.)=courts-martial ; court martial.
Ex: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted. Ex: Jeremy Sivits, 24, a reservist with the military police, is to face a public court martial in Baghdad on charges of cruelty and abuse, and dereliction of duty for failing to protect the inmates.
consejo editorial
(n.)=editorial board ; editorial team ; board of editors ; editorial advisory board.
Ex: The editorial board of the journal, which is devoted to the theory and practice of archiving, consists of leading specialists in the field. Ex: And it has to be recognized that the very popularity of the scheme will always act as a brake on the most radical editorial team. Ex: Some members of the Board of Editors of Library & Information Science Research think that in recent years both the literature and the professional practice of librarianship have shown a shift away from research. Ex: Our editorial advisory boards are more than mere window dressing; they're working boards.
consejo juvenil asesor
(n.)=teen advisory council ; teen advisory board ; young adult advisory board ; young adult advisory council.
Ex: Young adults helped create 51 of the Web pages; at four of the libraries, the teen advisory council was completely responsible for developing the site. Ex: The article is entitled 'Buy more books and other ideas from a Teen Advisory Board'. Ex: In three cases, the librarians reported that at the time the site was developed, the young adult advisory board was just being formed = En tres casos, los bibliotecarios dijeron que en el momento en el que se estaba creando la página web, el consejo juvenil asesor se estaba formando. Ex: Librarians solicited input from teens using surveys, interviews, focus groups, and young adult advisory councils = Los bibliotecarios solicitaron la opinión de los jóvenes utilizando encuestas, entrevistas, grupos de debate y consejos juveniles asosores.
consejo práctico
(n.)=hint ; pointer ; tip ; practical tip.
Ex: This section is intended to provide some hints about the entry of a large number of prediction patterns. Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting. Ex: However, before proceeding to the directory of official sources, a few tips on how to deal with Whitehall departments may be useful. Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, dealing with accounting files and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
consejo social
(n.)=trustees ; trust ; trustee board.
Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications. Ex: In 1974 the Museum trust was funded to preserve local industrial and social heritage, including the library. Ex: This article highlights the general duties and responsibilities of library trustee boards as outlined by statute.
consejo^1
(n.)=word of caution ; prescription ; advice ; word of advice.
Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.
Ex: Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.
Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.
Ex: Some enquiries are of a different kind and need a response accompanied by a word of advice about consulting a qualified practitioner.
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* consejo práctico=hint ; pointer ; tip ; practical tip.
* consejos prácticos=how-to ; hints and tips.
* consejos sabios=pearls of wisdom ; nuggets of truth ; nuggets of wisdom.
* dar consejo sobre=give + advice on.
* el consejo de otra persona=a second opinion.
* impartir consejos=mete out + advice.
* ofrecer consejos prácticos=offer + hints and advice.
* prestar atención a + Posesivo + consejo=heed + Posesivo + advice.
* seguir + Posesivo + consejo=take + Posesivo + advice ; heed + Posesivo + advice.

consejo^2
(n.)=council ; counsel.
Ex: He completed a major study funded by a council on Library Resources grant, the results of which have been published in 'Automated Alternatives to Card Catalogs for Large Libraries' in the Journal of Library Automation.
Ex: Of course, this is on the outer fringes of reference work as such, but librarians should at least be aware that people frequently find counsel and support and encouragement more effective than the supply of specific information to help solve their problems.
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* consejo asesor=board of trustees ; trustee board.
* Consejo Británico (BC)=British Council (BC).
* consejo de administración=board of trustees ; trustees ; directorate ; trust ; trustee board ; board of directors.
* consejo de administración de la biblioteca=library trustees.
* consejo de guerra=courts-martial ; court martial.
* Consejo de la IFLA=IFLA's Council.
* Consejo de los Servicios Bibliotecarios y Documentales (LISC)=Library and Information Services Council (LISC).
* Consejo de Ministros=Council of Ministers.
* Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas=United Nations Security Council.
* Consejo de Seguridad, el=Security Council, the.
* consejo editorial=editorial board ; editorial team ; board of editors ; editorial advisory board.
* Consejo Internacional de Archivos (CIA)=International Council on Archives (ICA).
* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM)=International Council of Museums (ICOM).
* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS)=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
* consejo juvenil asesor=teen advisory council ; teen advisory board ; young adult advisory board ; young adult advisory council.
* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés=National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC)=Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
* Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios y Documentales (CLIR)=Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR).
* Consejo sobre Recursos Bibliotecarios (CLR)=CLR (Council on Library Resources).
* consejo social=trustees ; trust ; trustee board.
* juzgar en consejo de guerra=court-martial.
* miembro del consejo de administración=trustee.
* reunión del consejo=council meeting ; council conference.
* sesión del consejo=council meeting ; council conference.

consejos prácticos
(n.)=how-to ; hints and tips.
Ex: This article details programme how-tos for several types of outreach activities. Ex: This article offers practical tips and hints on the effective use of on-line bibliographic data bases.
consejos sabios
(n.)=pearls of wisdom ; nuggets of truth ; nuggets of wisdom.
Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless. Ex: Somewhere down in the depths of the chaos, there are nuggets of truth -- you just have to dig a long way to find them!. Ex: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
consenso
(n.)=consensus ; meeting of (the) minds.
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
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* consenso general=general consensus.
* crear consenso=forge + consensus.
* llegar a un consenso=come to + consensus ; reach + consensus.
* llegar a un consenso sobre=get + a consensus on.

consenso general
(n.)=general consensus.
Ex: There is general consensus that the intestinal flora of healthy breast-fed infants has several beneficial effects.
consensuado
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* opinión consensuada=consensus of opinion.

consentido
(adj.)=spoilt [spoiled, -USA] ; pampered.
Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or 'flaky'.
Ex: Throughout their short but pampered lives, we treat our cupcakes with the utmost respect.
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* niño consentido=spoilt brat.

consentimiento
(n.)=consent ; concurrence ; acquiescence ; seal of approval ; approval ; say-so.
Ex: Subject to the consent of the original author every thesis should be available for loan.
Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
Ex: After decades of inertia and acquiescence, academic researchers are beginning to offer alternatives to the highly inefficient and unfair system of journal publishing in academia.
Ex: This use of square brackets has never had the official seal of approval of the FID.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
Ex: She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands.
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* con consentimiento=willing.
* con + Posesivo + consentimiento=with + Posesivo + consent.
* consentimiento informado=informed consent.
* dar consentimiento=give + licence.
* sin + Posesivo + consentimiento=without + Posesivo + consent.

consentimiento informado
(n.)=informed consent.
Ex: Informed consent is a legal procedure to ensure that a patient or client knows all of the risks and costs involved in a treatment.
consentir
(v.)=allow ; consent ; accede ; mollycoddle ; pamper ; coddle ; baby ; dote on.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: The very process of consenting to change will involve the creation of institutions through which those who can may assist in the process of its accomplishment.
Ex: Once Modjeski heard him express sympathy, she knew she could wheedle him into acceding.
Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
Ex: My generation was surely more coddled than my parents' generation, and the same is true, on average, of my friends coddling their young children.
Ex: My finace is a wallflower and I don't want to have to baby her for the rest of our lives.
Ex: It wasn't easy for me to accept the actual fact that my favorite uncle who dotes on me the most on my mum side had liver cancer.
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* consentir caprichos=pamper.
* consentir demasiado=overindulge.
* consentir los caprichos de Alguien=pander.

consentir caprichos
(v.)=pamper.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
consentir demasiado
(v.)=overindulge.
Ex: The answer has eluded the best-intentioned parents who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children's lives.
consentir los caprichos de Alguien
(v.)=pander.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
conserje
(n.)=janitor ; doorman [doormen, -pl.].
Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.
Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.

conserva
(n.)=preserve.
Ex: Information is provided on the use of catnip for salads, making tea, sauces and preserves, as well as other culinary recipes.
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* alimentos en conserva=tinned food ; canned food.
* comida en conserva=tinned food ; canned food.
* conserva de fruta=fruit preserve.
* conserva de verdura=vegetable preserve.
* conservas=tinned food ; canned food ; tinned goods.
* conservas en lata=tinned goods.
* fábrica de conservas=cannery.
* fruta en conserva=preserved fruit.
* industria de la conserva, la=canned goods industry, the ; tinned goods industry, the.

conserva de fruta
(n.)=fruit preserve.
Ex: The importance of pectin in food is its ability to form the gels that are the basis fruit preserves such as orange marmalade, peach jam, and quince jelly.
conserva de verdura
(n.)=vegetable preserve.
Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.
conservacionista
(n.)=conservationist.
Ex: Conservationists have developed a special interest in the environment and species degradation and the disappearing knowledge base of societies under pressure from development and industrialisation.

conservación
(n.)=conservation ; preservation ; retention ; self-preservation.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.
Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.
Ex: The desire for institutional self-preservation rules out this alternative.
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* área de conservación del patrimonio=heritage field.
* bibliotecario de conservación=preservation librarian.
* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli=Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
* conservación de alimentos=food preservation.
* conservación de archivos=archival preservation.
* conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation ; electronic document preservation.
* conservación de la web=Web archiving.
* conservación digital=digital preservation ; digital archiving.
* conservación en formato electrónico=electronic preservation [e-preservation].
* conservación en frío=cold storage.
* conservación preventiva=preventive conservation ; preventive preservation.
* desde el punto de vista de la conservación=preservationally.
* especialista en conservación=preservationist ; conservationist.
* especialista en conservación de libros=book conservation specialist.
* experto en conservación=preservationist.
* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation and management.
* instinto de conservación=instinct of self-preservation ; survival information.
* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio=memory institution.
* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio=heritage organisation.
* laboratorio de conservación=conservation laboratory.
* medida de conservación=conservation measure.
* plan de conservación=conservation plan.
* política de conservación=preservation policy ; conservation policy.
* producto para la conservación=preservative.
* relativo a la conservación=curational.
* responsable de la conservación=preservation officer.

conservación de alimentos
(n.)=food preservation.
Ex: The use of oxygen absorbers in food preservation is increasing every day.
conservación de archivos
(n.)=archival preservation.
Ex: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.
conservación de documentos electrónicos
(n.)=electronic document preservation ; electronic document preservation.
Ex: An emerging file format for preservation is PDF/A, which is a
proposed international standard for long-term electronic document preservation. Ex: An emerging file format for preservation is PDF/A, which is a
proposed international standard for long-term electronic document preservation.
conservación de la web
(n.)=Web archiving.
Ex: Web archiving is the process of collecting the Web or particular portions of the Web and ensuring the collection is preserved for future researchers, historians, and the public.
conservación digital
(n.)=digital preservation ; digital archiving.
Ex: Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature. Ex: Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.
conservación en formato electrónico
(n.)=electronic preservation [e-preservation].
Ex: The permanent e-preservation of these journals is an essential part of the joint mission of libraries and publishers.
conservación en frío
=cold storage.
Ex: The article 'cold storage and fast food: the feeding of discovery' discusses some of the economic and social forces that tend to shape the library and information field.
conservación preventiva
(n.)=preventive conservation ; preventive preservation.
Ex: Preventive conservation involves the safe housing and handling of materials and includes the provision of optimum environmental conditions, adequate stack space and suitable storage containers for fragile materials. Ex: This article discusses preventive preservation or the binding of new, unbound books and periodicals and the use of microform to prevent damage to the originals.
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* bien conservado=well-kept.
* mejor conservado=best-preserved.

conservador de documentos
(n.)=records custodian.
Ex: This institution is well-known for fostering the care and preservation of archives and training archives and records custodians.
conservador del archivo
(n.)=archives custodian.
Ex: This institution is well-known for fostering the care and preservation of archives and training archives and records custodians.
conservador^1
(n.)=conservator ; curator ; custodian ; standpatter ; preserver ; keeper ; Luddite ; laggard ; conservative ; safekeeper [sake-keeper] ; Tory.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo referido principalmente al partido conservador del Reino Unido.
Ex: The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.
Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
Ex: Vervliet's involvement with books began with his appointment in 1949 as keeper at the Plantin Moretus Museum in Antwerp, where he acquired a wide knowledge of the history of printing in the Low Countries.
Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
Ex: Individuals are distributed along a normal bell-shaped curve, with the majority in the large center and innovators and laggards a the the two extremes.
Ex: He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.
Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.
Ex: The study does not deal with the massive growth of quangos which are overwhelmingly staffed by Tories.
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* conservador de documentos=records custodian.
* conservador del archivo=archives custodian.
* neoconservador=neoconservative [neo-conservative].

conservador^2
(adj.)=conservative ; ingrown ; old-fashioned ; backward-looking ; custodial ; conservationist ; illiberal ; risk-averse ; tweedy ; dowdy ; straitlaced [strait-laced].
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.
Ex: Book clubs need not be enclosed, much less ingrown = Los clubs de lectores no deben ser cerrados y mucho menos conservadores.
Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'.
Ex: The book is essentially backward-looking rather than forward-looking in content.
Ex: Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the 'custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.
Ex: The present conservationist approach to librarianship reflects Victorian priorities.
Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
Ex: This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the 'risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
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* de un modo conservador=conservatively.
* gobierno conservador=Tory government.
* neoconservador=neoconservative [neo-conservative].
* partido conservador=conservative party.
* partido conservador, el=Tory party, the.

conservadurismo
(n.)=conservatism.
Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry.

conservante
(n.)=preservative.
Ex: Bitumen used as a preservative in ancient Egyptian mummies was previously thought to come only from the Dead Sea in Palestine.
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* conservante de la madera=wood preservative.

conservante de la madera
(n.)=wood preservative.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
conservar
(v.)=conserve ; hold together ; preserve ; retain.
Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.
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* conservar agua=conserve + water.
* conservar alimentos=cure + food.
* conservar como oro en paño=treasure + Nombre + dearly ; keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart.
* conservar en archivo=archive.
* conservar energía=conserve + energy.
* conservar la delantera=keep + ahead.
* conservar la práctica de=keep + Posesivo + hands in.
* conservar para la posteridad=pass on to + posterity.
* conservarse bien=keep + well.
* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente=stateless.

conservar agua
(v.)=conserve + water.
Ex: This is a gardening technique aimed at conserving water in areas of drought and limited water supplies.
conservar alimentos
(v.)=cure + food.
Ex: Rubbing food with salt or soaking it in saltwater, an early form of curing food, also helped preserve it.
conservar como oro en paño
(v.)=treasure + Nombre + dearly ; keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: For many, the memories of sitting in Nana's kitchen is one that is treasured dearly. Ex: She gave her friend Cox a necklace when her daughter, Coco, was born, and she is still keeping it close to her heart almost seven years later.
conservar en archivo
(v.)=archive.
Ex: Many disciplines generate and consume complex information which is expressed and archived in a visual form that defies concise verbal description.
conservar energía
(v.)=conserve + energy.
Ex: At least two swift species share with hummingbirds the ability to enter periods of torpidity to conserve energy.
conservar la delantera
(v.)=keep + ahead.
Ex: They are scrambling to invest in port infrastructure to keep ahead of expected growth .
conservar la práctica de
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + hands in.
Ex: I certainly think there are a lot of reasons why all of the other schools, academic libraries and, I presume, public libraries, too, would want to keep their hands in the cataloging business.
conservar para la posteridad
(v.)=pass on to + posterity.
Ex: Up until recently, these institutions have tended to view the stewardship of their art as a public trust, to be passed on to posterity.
conservarse bien
(v.)=keep + well.
Ex: Leftover spaghetti keeps well and can be reheated easily.
conservas
(n.)=tinned food ; canned food ; tinned goods.
Ex: We may find in the long run that tinned food is a deadlier weapon than the machine-gun. Ex: Private homes and public buildings had fallout shelters that were stocked with canned goods and other necessities. Ex: The point they forget in using tinned goods is this, so long as the air is excluded from the interior of the tin no chemical action goes on whatever.
conservas en lata
(n.)=tinned goods.
Ex: The point they forget in using tinned goods is this, so long as the air is excluded from the interior of the tin no chemical action goes on whatever.
conservatorio
(n.)=conservatory.
Ex: The questionnaire survey covered all conservatories in the UK = El cuestionario se le envió a todos los conservatorios del Reino Unido.
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* biblioteca de conservatorio=conservatoire library.
* conservatorio de música=music academy ; conservatoire ; music conservatory ; music conservatoire.

conservatorio de música
(n.)=music academy ; conservatoire ; music conservatory ; music conservatoire.
Ex: Suitable contacts include adult education centres, universities, music academies, the press, schools and local opera houses. Ex: The author discusses membership of the consortium of music conservatoires and outlines management and cataloguing issues. Ex: This paper describes the provision of library services to performing musicians in a music conservatory. Ex: The article is entitled 'Side-by-side: collaboration between professional orchestras and music conservatoires'.
considerable
(adj.)=considerable ; significantly ; substantial ; acute ; appreciable ; major ; goodly ; hefty ; meaty .
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.
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* de forma considerable=considerably.
* logro considerable=achievement of scale.

considerablemente
=considerably ; significantly ; appreciably ; substantially.
Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
Ex: Early warnings that quickly reach those at risk can substantially reduce loss of life and damage to property.
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* mejorar considerablemente=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.

consideración
(n.)=consideration ; regard ; respect ; decency.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.
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* actuar con poca consideración hacia=play + fast and loose with.
* con la debida consideración=with due consideration.
* consideración económica=cost consideration.
* consideración práctica=practical consideration.
* con una consideración especial hacia=with particular regard to.
* digno de consideración=worthwhile.
* en consideración=under consideration.
* en consideración a=for the sake of ; out of consideration for ; out of respect for.
* merecer consideración=merit + consideration.
* no tener la más mínima consideración=walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over.
* por consideración a=out of respect for ; out of consideration for.
* sin la debida consideración=without due consideration.
* tener en consideración=take into + consideration ; take into + consideration.
* tomar en consideración=allow for ; take into + consideration.

consideración económica
(n.)=cost consideration.
Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.
consideración práctica
(n.)=practical consideration.
Ex: Practical considerations do, in fact, limit the number of entries that it is feasible to make for any given document.
considerado
(adj.)=thoughtful ; considerate.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
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* considerado desde hace mucho tiempo=long considered.
* mal considerado=poorly-regarded.

considerado desde hace mucho tiempo
=long considered.
Ex: Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought.
considerando
=in view of.
Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
considerar
(v.)=consider (as) ; contemplate ; deem ; envisage ; judge ; look at ; perceive ; reckon ; regard as ; see as ; take into + consideration ; take to + be ; treat ; view ; weigh ; take + stock of ; see ; look to as ; see about ; look upon ; give + (some) thought to ; have + regard for ; class ; hold out as ; weigh up ; look toward(s) ; flirt ; adjudge ; believe ; look to.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
Ex: Many of the early systems were perceived as replacements for manual techniques.
Ex: Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.
Ex: In particular LCC has been regarded as suitable for the classification of large general libraries, and specifically those large libraries that have been established for research purposes.
Ex: It is easiest to see the comments in this section as pertaining to controlled indexing languages.
Ex: A certain number of days is to be added to today's date to calculate the date due, taking into consideration the dates the library is closed.
Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.
Ex: In troubleshooting, it is important to treat the cause as well as the symptom of the problem = En la solución de problemas, es importante tratar tanto la causa como el síntoma del problema.
Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
Ex: When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was seen to be their cost: they were relatively uneconomical of ink.
Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.
Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
Ex: Ticknor, we are told, was a liberal and democrat who welcomed change and looked upon human nature with great optimism.
Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
Ex: The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria del ganado bovino, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.
Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
Ex: National library associations should look for sponsors who will publish manuscripts they have adjudged to have met international standards.
Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
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* bien considerado=all things considered.
* considerando=in view of.
* considerar adecuado=judge + suitable ; consider + appropriate.
* considerar Algo=be under consideration.
* considerar apropiado=consider + appropriate.
* considerar como=class.
* considerar como posible=entertain as + a possibility.
* considerar desde una perspectiva=hold + perspective on.
* considerar en detalle=consider + at length.
* considerar en su justa medida=see + in proportion.
* considerar importante=hold + Nombre + dear.
* considerar + Infinitivo=view as + Gerundio.
* considerar la posibilidad=entertain + the possibility.
* considerar las consecuencias=weigh + implications.
* considerar las posibilidades de algo=consider + possibilities.
* considerar los pros y los contras=weigh (up) + the pros and cons.
* considerar oportuno=consider + appropriate.
* considerar peligroso=see + danger.
* considerar pertinente=consider + appropriate.
* considerar que significa=take to + mean.
* considerarse=be known as ; set + Reflexivo + up as ; go down as.
* considerarse afortunado=consider + Reflexivo + lucky ; count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky.
* considerar un problema=consider + problem.
* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente=repay + full consideration.
* seguir considerando=consider + further.
* volver a considerar=reconsider.

considerar + Infinitivo
(v.)=view as + Gerundio.
Ex: Searching an index, a catalogue or a data base can be viewed as involving the same three stages as indexing.
considerar Algo
(v.)=be under consideration.
Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
considerar adecuado
(v.)=judge + suitable ; consider + appropriate.
Ex: Books further into the library may be those judged suitable for detailed study within the library building, and may be stored adjacent to study space. Ex: Entries may be as brief or as full as each member library considers appropriate.
considerar apropiado
(v.)=consider + appropriate.
Ex: Entries may be as brief or as full as each member library considers appropriate.
considerar como
(v.)=class.
Ex: 30 million Americans are classed as functionally illiterate.
considerar como posible
(v.)=entertain as + a possibility.
Ex: If we do not 'entertain as a possibility' the outlook of a writer while we are reading him we shall not know what his outlook is, and will attack or praise a caricature of it.
considerar desde una perspectiva
(v.)=hold + perspective on.
Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
considerar en detalle
(v.)=consider + at length.
Ex: The question of service charges in libraries is considered at length and it is concluded that this not be an ethical issue.
considerar en su justa medida
(v.)=see + in proportion.
Ex: Management information should in fact be seen in proportion as a particular category information.
considerar importante
(v.)=hold + Nombre + dear.
Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
considerar la posibilidad
(v.)=entertain + the possibility.
Ex: Since the early 1990s social scientists have been entertaining the possibility that globalization leads to polarization, that somehow the divide between the haves and the have-nots has been widening.
considerar las consecuencias
(v.)=weigh + implications.
Ex: We should think about change, weigh the implications, see what other people are doing, see what kinds of things can be done.
considerar las posibilidades de algo
(v.)=consider + possibilities.
Ex: The user must consider all the possibilities.
considerar los pros y los contras
(v.)=weigh (up) + the pros and cons.
Ex: The bottom line is this: the decision to file for bankruptcy is not an easy one, so weigh the pros and cons carefully before signing on the dotted line.
considerar oportuno
(v.)=consider + appropriate.
Ex: Entries may be as brief or as full as each member library considers appropriate.
considerar peligroso
(v.)=see + danger.
Ex: A lot of danger was seen in connection with people who had been taught to read and yet had no reading matter provided (or even worse, had the wrong kind).
considerar pertinente
(v.)=consider + appropriate.
Ex: Entries may be as brief or as full as each member library considers appropriate.
considerar que significa
(v.)=take to + mean.
Ex: At its widest interpretation, the classification of documents can be taken to mean the definition of classes by any of a number of possible characteristics.
considerar un problema
(v.)=consider + problem.
Ex: The article 'End-user access to bibliographic databases: public users ride high in the RLIN saddle' explains that there are several problems which must be considered before RLIN can be accessed directly by the end-user.
considerarse
(v.)=be known as ; set + Reflexivo + up as ; go down as.
Ex: This policy of reflecting the subject labels and relationships present in the literature of a subject is known as being consistent with literary warrant. Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation. Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
considerarse afortunado
(v.)=consider + Reflexivo + lucky ; count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky.
Ex: Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises. Ex: Yet Mills & Boon editors admit that if they can find three or four really good new writers a year they count themselves lucky. Ex: Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence.
consigna^1
(n.)=left-luggage area ; left-luggage.
Ex: In some libraries, shopping bags and briefcases must be deposited in lockers or a left-luggage area in the library foyer to prevent their use in smuggling out items which have not been issued.
Ex: However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.

consigna^2
(n.)=countersign.
Ex: The countersign was given only to those who were permitted to visit and pass the line of sentinels at night.

consigna^3
(n.)=slogan.
Ex: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.
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* gritar consignas=shout + slogans.

consignación
(n.)=consignment.
Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.

consignado
(adj.)=committed.
Ex: The estimated cost on the original order record is then deducted from the committed expenditure.

consignador
(n.)=shipper ; shipping agent ; consignor [consigner].
Ex: The purposes and application of demurrage charges are not well understood, and this work should be valuable to shippers and railway officials.
Ex: Gibraltar is home to an impressive range of shipping agents offering every kind of support service to vessels of all sizes.
Ex: Hauliers, consignees and consignors will be informed as to which of their vehicles' information has not been entered into the database -- uncoded vehicles.

consignar
(v.)=consign ; remand.
Ex: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.

consignatario
(n.)=consignee.
Ex: Hauliers, consignees and consignors will be informed as to which of their vehicles' information has not been entered into the database -- uncoded vehicles.

consigo
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* llevar consigo=carry around ; carry along.
* traer consigo=bring along with + Pronombre.
* traer consigo éxito=spell + success.
* traer consigo fracaso=spell + failure.

consiguiente
(adj.)=consequential ; consequent.
Ex: If the librarian seeks the advantage gained from the direct alphabetical approach, he must also accept the consequential alphabetical scattering.
Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.
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* daño consiguiente=consequential damage.
* por consiguiente=consequently ; then ; thence ; by implication ; therefore.

consistencia
(n.)=coherence ; consistency ; reliability ; strength.
Ex: At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence.
Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
Ex: The benchtests in the journals are, generally speaking, more objective though they can rarely assess long-term reliability and in most cases assume a degree of technical knowledge.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.
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* pérdida de consistencia=strength loss.

consistente
(n./adj.)=robust ; cohesive ; rock solid ; solid.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: Once terms have been collected through the procedures discussed in Chapter 4, they must be organized into a coherent and cohesive structure.
Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

consistir
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* consistir en=consist of ; lie (in) ; take + the form of ; come in + the form of.

consistir en
(v.)=consist of ; lie (in) ; take + the form of ; come in + the form of.
Ex: The scheme consists of twenty-one classes published in thirty-one separately published schedules. Ex: The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool. Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below. Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
consola
(n.)=console.
Ex: Consoles would replace the conventional catalogue and would provide the facility for browsing now afforded by the open stacks.

consolación
(n.)=consolation.
Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
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* premio de consolación=consolation prize.

consolador
(n.)=comforter.
Ex: They understand their role in a merely conciliatory fashion as that of a 'comforter, mediator, educator, ethicist, and counselor'.

consolar
(v.)=comfort ; console ; reassure.
Ex: Dr. Burgoyne distinguishes between books which comfort and confirm and those that challenge and subvert.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
Ex: The student might be reassured to recognize that this type of fundamental analysis of a subject need be conducted only once for each subject entering the indexing system.
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* consolarse=derive + comfort.
* consolarse (con)=take + comfort (at/in/from).

consolarse
(v.)=derive + comfort.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
consolarse (con)
(v.)=take + comfort (at/in/from).
Ex: So, two distinct views, one looking for change and improvement, the other taking comfort in status quo.
consolidación
(n.)=consolidation ; reinforcement.
Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.

consolidado
(adj.)=proven ; well established ; established ; long-established.
Ex: One of these two systems has a proven capability of communication and of interfacing many libraries, the other is based on traditional values of authority files.
Ex: By the nineteenth edition synthesis is a well established feature of the scheme.
Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
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* empresa consolidada=established player.
* institución consolidada=established institution.

consolidar
(v.)=cement ; consolidate ; crystallise [crystallize -USA] ; establish ; solidify ; place + Nombre + on a secure footing.
Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.
Ex: We've eliminated the editorial proof section and consolidated that operation in the MARC verification group, so we're hoping that's going to improve the quality.
Ex: Two areas of concern may be crystallized: the citation of a volume of conference proceedings, and the citation of one contribution in such a volume.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: Libraries need to solidify around their new formats to integrate them fully with the mission and services.
Ex: The success of the service in terms of use and solid revenue generated were sufficient to place the service on a secure footing.

consonancia
(n.)=consonance.
Ex: The system is designed to ensure consonance between the indexer and the user.
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* en consonacia con=in line with.
* en consonancia con=in concert with ; in keeping with ; in step with ; in tune with ; in consonance with.
* estar en consonancia con=be consonant with ; attune to ; align + Reflexivo + with ; be consistent with ; out of line with.

consonante
(n.)=consonant.
Ex: Final processing of morphemic coincidences eliminates all phonetical ambiguities including cases of doubling of the same consonants.

consonántico
(adj.)=consonantal.
Ex: The author considers who might need ideographic writing and who, phonetic writing which is made up of syllabic scripts, consonantal scripts and alphabetic scripts.

consorcio
(n.)=conger ; consortium [consortia, pl.] ; partnership.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s.
Ex: This is especially so if the machine file is the product of cooperative input, in which case it becomes an easily accessed union catalog of a consortium's holdings.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
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* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC)=International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
* consorcio de bibliotecas=library consortium.
* formar un consorcio=form + consortium.
* relativo a los consorcios=consortial.

consorcio de bibliotecas
(n.)=library consortium.
Ex: The study discusses the relevance of regional library consortia in the age of networked information.
consorte
(n.)=consort.
Ex: The author describes the role played by Queen Wilhelmina Caroline, consort of King George, in contributing music books and manuscripts to the British Museum Music Library.

conspicuo
(adj.)=conspicuous.
Ex: A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish.

conspiración
(n.)=conspiracy ; plot.
Ex: One sometimes wonders if there is a conspiracy by the publishers to sell libraries two copies by representing a book two different ways.
Ex: As one of the members put it, these changes are not part of a British plot.
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* conspiración de salón=armchair conspiracy.
* tramar una conspiración=hatch + plot ; spin + conspiracy.
* urdir una conspiración=hatch + plot.

conspiración de salón
(n.)=armchair conspiracy.
Ex: The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of 'big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.
conspirador
(n.)=conspirator ; designing ; schemer ; plotter.
Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.
Ex: The FBI said the plotters planned to bomb and flood Hudson River train tunnels that carry tens of thousands of commuters.

conspirar
(v.)=conspire ; plot ; scheme.
Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.
Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

constancia
(n.)=assiduousness ; constancy ; tenacity.
Ex: Of course, the extent to which individual libraries are able to satisfy academic needs for access to material depends partially upon the assiduousness with which it has been collected.
Ex: The age of cited literature appears to be dependent on the growth of the literature, the high percentage of citations to recent papers, and the relative constancy with which particular papers are cited in successive years.
Ex: Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.
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* dejar constancia de=record.
* del que se tiene constancia=recorded.
* existir constancia de=anecdotal record ; anecdotal evidence.
* mantener constancia de=keep + record of.
* no tener constancia de Algo=unrecorded.
* para que quede constancia=for the record.
* sin constancia de ello=unrecorded.

constante
(adj.)=constant ; continual ; continued ; continuing ; continuous ; even ; ongoing [on-going] ; persistent ; regular ; unvarying ; steadfast ; perpetual ; steady ; abiding ; unfailing ; unabated ; constant ; standing ; unflagging ; assiduous ; on-the-go ; unceasing ; incessant ; ceaseless ; persevering.
Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.
Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.
Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.
Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.
Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.
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* constante de bajada=slope constant.
* constante flujo de=steady stream of.
* constante vital=vital sign.
* crítica constante=nagging.
* de un modo constante=on an ongoing basis.
* en constante expansión=ever-expanding ; ever-growing.
* en constante movimiento=on the go.
* los constantes cambios de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales=life support.
* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales=life-support system.
* permanecer constante=remain + constant.
* que está en constante evolución=ever-evolving.
* serie constante de=steady stream of.
* ser una constante=be a constant.

constante de bajada
=slope constant.
Ex: Relatively good correlation coefficients were found, but slope constants are not consistent with theory.
constante flujo de
=steady stream of.
Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
constante vital
(n.)=vital sign.
Ex: Although it is important to assess the library's vital signs and state of health, it is equally important to keep staff up to date on the effectiveness and efficiency of the library's service.
constantemente
=consistently ; constantly ; steadily ; continually ; persistently ; hourly ; all the way through ; day in and day out ; permanently.
Ex: Punctuation must be established and be adopted consistently.
Ex: They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
Ex: The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.
Ex: People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out.
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
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* regañar constantemente=nag (at).

constar
(v.)=figure ; be on record as.
Ex: It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.
Ex: Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.
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* constar de=be composed of ; comprise (of) ; consist of ; include.
* hacer constar=state.
* para que conste oficialmente=for the record.

constar de
(v.)=be composed of ; comprise (of) ; consist of ; include.
Ex: Records are composed of a number of fields. Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis. Ex: The scheme consists of twenty-one classes published in thirty-one separately published schedules. Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
constatación
(n.)=testing.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the labelling of foodstuffs and the testing and approval of food additives.

constatado
(adj.)=observed.
Ex: We can then compare the observed frequency of occurrence of a term in a given document with the expected frequency.

constatar
(v.)=ascertain ; see.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado saw, participio seen.
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.
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* constatar el interés=gauge + interest.

constatar el interés
(v.)=gauge + interest.
Ex: They are gauging interest for a user's group meeting, possibly taking place in conjunction with other national meetings.
constelación
(n.)=constellation.
Ex: For them, a constellation of human factors and professional insight should, instead, guide every weeding decision.
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* constelación estelar=star cluster.
* una constelación de=a galaxy of.

constelación estelar
(n.)=star cluster.
Ex: In the Pleiades star cluster only six of the stars shine brightly, the seventh, Merope, shines dully because she is shamed for eternity for having an affair.
consternación
(n.)=dismay ; consternation ; distress.
Ex: The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.
Ex: The recommendations, legislation, and proposed changes that have resulted have created consternation, frustration, and optimism among teacher educators.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
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* causar consternación=cause + consternation.

consternado
(adj.)=distressed.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.

consternar
(v.)=dismay ; distress.
Ex: In measuring reference activity, one should not be dismayed when results of studies indicate unexpected conclusions.
Ex: What distressed him most was his being so short; he did not mind so much his ' hideous' face, as being so short.

constipado
(n.)=cold.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them, for example cold (Disease).
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* estar constipado=have + a cold.

constitucional
(adj.)=constitutional.
Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.
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* derecho constitucional=constitutional law.

constitucionalidad
(n.)=constitutionalism.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.

constitucionalmente
=constitutionally.
Ex: The ALA believes this to be unconstitutional on the grounds that it restricts access to constitutionally protected information available on the Internet at public libraries = La ALA piensa que esto es inconstitucional debido a que restringe el acceso a información protegida constitucionalmente que está disponible en Internet en las bibliotecas públicas.

constitución^1
(n.)=make-up [makeup] ; constitution.
Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.

constitución^2
(n.)=build.
Ex: American bulldogs are stocky temperamental dogs that have a strong build and jaw structure.

constitución^3
(n.)=constitution.
Ex: Enter the constitution, charter, or other fundamental law of a jurisdiction under the heading for that jurisdiction.
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* ratificar una constitución=ratify + constitution.

constituido
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* constituido específicamente=ad hoc.
* constituido por hojas superpuestas=in codex form.

constituido específicamente
=ad hoc.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
constituido por hojas superpuestas
=in codex form.
Ex: The author charts the history of books on clay tablets, papyrus and parchment scrolls, and in codex form.
constituir
(v.)=constitute ; fall into ; make up ; populate ; fall under.
Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.
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* constituir como sociedad=incorporate.
* constituir la base=form + the foundation.
* constituir la base de=form + the basis of.
* constituir la culminación de Algo=represent + the culmination of.
* constituirse en nación=evolve into + nationhood.
* constituir un obstáculo=constitute + an obstacle.

constituir como sociedad
(v.)=incorporate.
Ex: The Federation is incorporated in accordance with the laws of the Netherlands.
constituir la base
(v.)=form + the foundation.
Ex: Bibliographic instruction can be instrumental in developing the information handling, thinking and writing skills that form the foundation of the academic experience = La formación de usuarios puede contribuir positivamente a desarrollar la capacidad de manejar la información, la capacidad de razonamiento y las técnicas de redacción que forman la base de la experiencia universitaria.
constituir la base de
(v.)=form + the basis of.
Ex: These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.
constituir la culminación de Algo
(v.)=represent + the culmination of.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
constituir un obstáculo
(v.)=constitute + an obstacle.
Ex: Although the number of such individuals who actually require community information represents a minority of officials, this does not constitute an obstacle for the library.
constituirse en nación
(v.)=evolve into + nationhood.
Ex: The problems of retrospective bibliography, as indeed of national library development, are usually seen at their worst in former colonial territories which have evolved late into nationhood.
constitutivo
(adj.)=constitutive.
Ex: Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.
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* principio constitutivo=constitutive principle.

constituyente
(adj.)=constituent ; component.
Ex: Although the basic constituent operations of networking are not new, the term itself is of comparatively recent origin.
Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.

constreñir
(v.)=constrain ; hem + Nombre + in.
Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.

constricción
(n.)=constriction.
Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.

constrictor
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* serpiente constrictora=boa constrictor.

construccionismo
(n.)=constructionism.
Ex: The theories of learning discussed here are based on two alternative approaches: constructionism versus instructionism.

construcción
(n.)=building ; construction ; construction project ; construction ; erection ; property development ; construction work.
Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: Library governing boards need a solid understanding of building sciences, prior to launching a new construction, renovation, or addition project.
Ex: Out of 18 different education programs conducted by small companies, two-thirds were conducted by manufacturing companies, the remainder were in health services, construction, or transportation companies.
Ex: The war years heralded several changes, one of them being the erection of a new library building.
Ex: Golf courses are emerging as one of the most environmentally rapacious and socially divisive forms of tourist and property development.
Ex: He said the project will go ahead as planned with construction work kicking off next month.
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* asesor técnico en construcción de bibliot=library building consultant.
* bloque de construcción=building block.
* ciencias de la construcción=building sciences.
* construcción de caminos=road construction.
* construcción de carreteras=road construction.
* construcción de casas=building construction.
* construcción de diques=diking [dyking].
* construcción de edificios=building construction.
* construcción de muros=walling.
* construcción de presas=damming.
* construcción de represas=damming.
* construcción naval=shipbuilding.
* Construcción Pasiva de un Verbo=get + Participio.
* de construcción básica=brick and frame.
* de construcción sólida=solidly-built.
* de reciente construcción=newly-built.
* en construcción=under development ; under construction.
* en proceso de construcción=under construction.
* industria de la construcción, la=construction industry, the ; building industry, the.
* ingeniería de la construcción=construction engineering.
* material de construcción=building material.
* obrero de la construcción=construction worker.
* permiso de construcción=building permit.
* proyecto de construcción=construction project.
* suministros de construcción=building supplies.
* técnica de construcción=construction technique.
* terreno en construcción=building site.

construcción de caminos
(n.)=road construction.
Ex: This new Act states conditions to prevent danger, damage, or nuisances, although it does not cover building construction, demolition, road construction.
construcción de carreteras
(n.)=road construction.
Ex: This new Act states conditions to prevent danger, damage, or nuisances, although it does not cover building construction, demolition, road construction.
construcción de casas
(n.)=building construction.
Ex: This new Act states conditions to prevent danger, damage, or nuisances, although it does not cover building construction, demolition, road construction.
construcción de diques
(n.)=diking [dyking].
Ex: The technology of dyking and draining salt marshlands was widespread in coastal Europe, and was introduced along the eastern North American seaboard wherever needed.
construcción de edificios
(n.)=building construction.
Ex: This new Act states conditions to prevent danger, damage, or nuisances, although it does not cover building construction, demolition, road construction.
construcción de muros
(n.)=walling.
Ex: This was the period when brick became the predominant material for walling in most parts of the country.
construcción de presas
(n.)=damming.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.
construcción de represas
(n.)=damming.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.
construcción naval
(n.)=shipbuilding.
Ex: For example, aviation and aeronautics can be treated as branches of science in Physics, or as branches of useful arts in Engineering and shipbuilding.
constructividad
(n.)=constructiveness.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.

constructivismo
(n.)=constructivism.
Ex: The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.

constructivista
(adj.)=constructivist ; constructivist.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Active involvement in learning helps learners to build knowledge within themselves, which is one of the key issues advocated by constructivists.
Ex: The author describes these basic convictions and the metaphors that express them according to positivist, constructivist and critical theory approaches to research.

constructivo
(adj.)=constructive.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
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* de manera constructiva=constructively.
* de un modo constructivo=constructively.
* de un modo poco constructivo=unconstructively.
* diálogo constructivo=constructive dialogue.

constructo
(n.)=construct.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

constructor
(n.)=builder ; constructor.
Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
Ex: Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.
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* constructor chapucero=jerry builder.
* constructor de tejados=roofer.
* constructor naval=shipbuilder.
* empresa constructora=property developer.

constructor chapucero
(n.)=jerry builder.
Ex: People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.
constructor de tejados
(n.)=roofer.
Ex: Chapter 4 outlines miscellaneous jobs such as lathers, plasterers, roofers, metalworkers, pipefitters, teacher aides and zookeepers.
constructor naval
(n.)=shipbuilder.
Ex: Indian teak was extensively used by Indian and foreign shipbuilders because of its high quality.
constructora
(n.)=property developer.
Ex: After the demolition of these 19th-century buildings, archaeologists from the museum were allowed by the property developers to excavate the site.

construido
(adj.)=constructed.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
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* bien construido=well-built.
* construido en dos niveles=split-level.
* construido expresamente=purpose-built.
* construido expresamente para tal fin=purpose-built.
* construido recientemente=newly-built.
* construido sobre soportes verticales=stilted.
* edificio construido según un plan cúbico=deep building.

construido en dos niveles
(adj.)=split-level.
Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.
construido expresamente
=purpose-built.
Ex: In 1961 the library moved into a small purpose-built building.
construido expresamente para tal fin
=purpose-built.
Ex: In 1961 the library moved into a small purpose-built building.
construido recientemente
(adj.)=newly-built.
Ex: Experts feel that unless a retaining wall is built the structure of the newly-built assembly hall may collapse.
construido sobre soportes verticales
(adj.)=stilted.
Ex: The area is famous for its colourful rows of stilted houses lining the estuaries.
construir
(v.)=build ; construct ; frame.
Ex: Similarly, the system normally treats hyphenated words as separate words when building the index.
Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.
Ex: Now to consider the various stages in framing a document profile.
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* construir castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* construir el enunciado de búsqueda=state + search topic.
* construir la base=form + the skeleton.
* construir partiendo de cero=construct from + scratch.
* construir una búsqueda=construct + search.
* construir una presa=dam.
* construir una represa=dam.
* construir un dique=dike [dyke].
* construir un edificio=construct + building.
* construir un embalse=dam.
* construir un encabezamiento=construct + heading.
* parcela sin construir=vacant lot ; vacant land.
* terreno para construir=building site.
* terreno sin construir=vacant lot.
* terrenos sin construir=vacant land.

construir castillos en el aire
(v.)=build + castles in the air.
Ex: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.
construir el enunciado de búsqueda
(v.)=state + search topic.
Ex: For example, you might state your search topic as shown below.
construir la base
(v.)=form + the skeleton.
Ex: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.
construir partiendo de cero
(v.)=construct from + scratch.
Ex: There are so many possibilities that the classifier may feel that he has the task of constructing the scheme from scratch!.
construir un dique
(v.)=dike [dyke].
Ex: By dyking the land and clearing up the scrub and drift wood that covered most of it, there was left a magnificent stretch of splendid soil.
construir un edificio
(v.)=construct + building.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
construir un embalse
(v.)=dam.
Ex: Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.
construir un encabezamiento
(v.)=construct + heading.
Ex: The source area identifies the rules under which the heading for the entry was constructed and the date of the entry.
construir una búsqueda
(v.)=construct + search.
Ex: We'll want to construct a title word search that includes the concepts of 'child' and 'AIDS'.
construir una presa
(v.)=dam.
Ex: Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.
construir una represa
(v.)=dam.
Ex: Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.
consuegra
=Posesivo + son's mother-in-law ; Posesivo + daughter's mother-in-law.
Ex: I spent Thanksgiving in New York City with my two sons, two daughters-in-law, 2 grandsons, and one son's mother-in-law.
Ex: My daughter's mother-in-law died this morning.

consuegro
=Posesivo + daughter's father-in-law ; Posesivo + son's father-in-law.
Ex: Your daughter's father-in-law is not your close relative, because you have no common ancestor.
Ex: Our son's father-in-law who has heart problems is have get a pacemaker operation today.

consuelo
=consolation ; solace ; a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
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* consuelo sexual=booty call.
* objeto que da consuelo=comforter.
* palabras de consuelo=words of comfort.
* persona que da consuelo=comforter.

consuelo sexual
(n.)=booty call.
Ex: If you would like to know whether you are the woman of his dreams or just his booty call, then read on.
consuetudinario
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* ley consuetudinaria=customary law.

consulado
(n.)=consulate ; diplomatic mission.
Ex: The contents of the archives include papers from Italian embassies and consulates abroad which cover the history of Italian emigration.
Ex: Diplomatic missions of the European Commission in major third countries also have units responsible for information.

consular
(adj.)=consular.
Ex: The author discusses the British colonial and consular reports found in the British Library.

consulta
(n.)=consultation ; counselling [counseling, -USA] ; enquiry [inquiry, -USA] ; interrogation ; look-up [lookup] ; perusal ; surgery ; doctor's surgery ; surgery ; hit ; query ; consultation exercise ; querying.
Ex: Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.
Ex: If you do this, the system ANDs together the results of query 1, 'juvenile delinquent', and the new term, 'counseling'.
Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
Ex: These include MUMS (Multiple Use MARC System) in connection with online interrogation and correction of MARC data.
Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
Ex: The library may also arrange for local councillors to hold a rota of surgeries once a week.
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.
Ex: As used in reference to the World Wide Web, 'hit' means a single request from a web browser for a single item from a web server.
Ex: We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
Ex: Following a preliminary survey by Aslib, the council's consultation exercise found that residents opted for service quality over quantity.
Ex: The project consortium will complete a feasibility study into the automatic indexing of free text and the multilingual querying of text databases = El consorcio creado realizar el proyecto llevará a cabo un estudio de viabilidad sobre la indización automática de texto libre y la consulta en varios idiomas de bases de datos de texto.
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* abrir una consulta=hang out + Posesivo + shingle.
* colección de consulta=browsing collection.
* consulta en sala=in-house materials use.
* consulta imprecisa=browsing.
* consulta por materias=subject browsing.
* consulta rápida=ready reference.
* consultas=demand load.
* consultas al directorio=directory assistance.
* de consulta fácil=scannable.
* de consulta mediante órdenes=command-based.
* documento de consulta=discussion document.
* fondo de consulta en sala=reserve reading collection ; reserve collection ; reserve shelves ; special reserve ; reserve book room.
* función de consulta=enquiry function.
* horas de consulta=surgery.
* interfaz gráfico de consulta imprecisa=graphical browser.
* lenguaje de consulta=query language ; access language.
* libro de consulta=handbook ; manual.
* libro de consulta en sala=reserve room book.
* obra de consulta=standard reference work ; work of reference ; reference resource ; desk reference ; reference work ; reference book.
* obras de consulta rápida=quick reference material.
* para futuras consultas=for future reference.
* porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas=browsers' fill rate.
* primer lugar de consulta=first stop.
* puesto de consulta=service station.
* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta=menu-making.
* reformulación de la consulta=query reformation.
* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala=reserve room.
* Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE=BLAISE-LINE.
* sesión de consulta=query session.
* sin conservar información sobre las consultas realizadas anteriormente=stateless.

consulta en sala
=in-house materials use.
Ex: In-house materials use is the number of documents used in the library but not charged out.
consulta imprecisa
(n.)=browsing.
Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
consulta por materias
(n.)=subject browsing.
Ex: United States libraries use classification to provide subject browsing in open stacks.
consulta rápida
(n.)=ready reference.
Ex: Although full text data bases are especially good for ready reference in library reference work, many libraries are not funded to use on-line sources routinely for ready reference.
consultable
(adj.)=browsable ; queriable.
Ex: The Index Menu lists the browsable indexes for the database, with a two-letter label for each index.
Ex: In other words making the entire site queriable might be a complex and a time-consuming task.

consultado
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* posible de ser consultado por máquina=machine-viewable.
* registro de las pantallas consultadas=screen log.

consultar
(v.)=browse ; check with ; consult ; interrogate ; run over ; search (for) ; have + a look ; search through ; confer (with) ; roam over ; turn to ; look at.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it does not run over them all.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
Ex: Users of the Web database will be able to search through this collection of American slave narratives by first and last name of narrator, county and state of servitude, year of birth, and name of master = Los usuarios de la base de datos web podrán consultar esta colección de relatos de esclavos americanos por nombre y apellido del narrador, país y condición de servidumbre, año de nacimiento y nombre del amo.
Ex: The system has been designed to allow several people to confer simultaneously over a network.
Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.
Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly.
Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
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* consultar a Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* consultar a través de los índices=browse.
* consultar con la almohada=sleep on + it.
* consultar con otro especialista=get + a second opinion.
* consultar con otro experto=get + a second opinion.
* consultar con + Pronombre=run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
* consultar el catálogo=consult + catalogue.
* consultar los fondos=search + holdings.
* consultar un índice=search + index.
* facilidad de consulta=browsability.
* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro=for future reference.
* que se puede consultar=queriable.
* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie=take it upon + Reflexivo + to.
* volver a consultar=revisit ; check back.

consultar a Alguien
(v.)=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
Ex: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
consultar a través de los índices
(v.)=browse.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
consultar con + Pronombre
(v.)=run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
Ex: If you would like to run ideas past me at this time, that is OK as well .
consultar con la almohada
(v.)=sleep on + it.
Ex: 'Look, we don't have to decide today. Let's sleep on it. We'll get together tomorrow and go at it again'.
consultar con otro especialista
(v.)=get + a second opinion.
Ex: Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.
consultar con otro experto
(v.)=get + a second opinion.
Ex: Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.
consultar el catálogo
(v.)=consult + catalogue.
Ex: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
consultar los fondos
(v.)=search + holdings.
Ex: On-line public access catalogues (OPACs) enable the user to search a library's holdings in ways never before possible and to know the status of the desired items before going to the shelf.
consultar un índice
(v.)=search + index.
Ex: Still, however, it is necessary for users to leave the online catalogue and move to an entirely separate system to search the indexes.
consultas
(n.)=demand load.
Ex: Server logs were designed to measure traffic and demand loads on a computer server, and they work well for this purpose.
consultas al directorio
(n.)=directory assistance.
Ex: From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.
consultivo
(adj.)=advisory ; consultative.
Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
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* carácter consultivo=consultative status.
* comité consultivo=advisory committee ; consultative committee.
* grupo consultivo=advisory group.
* órgano consultivo=consultative body.
* procedimiento consultivo=consultative procedure.

consultor
(n.)=adviser [advisor, -USA].
Ex: Recent action by government advisers has resulted in 'subject weightings' being applied to all courses in public sector higher education.

consultorio
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* consultorio dental=dentist's office ; dental clinic ; dentist's surgery.
* consultorio médico=doctor's surgery ; surgery.

consultorio dental
(n.)=dentist's office ; dental clinic ; dentist's surgery.
Ex: Everyone dreads a visit to the dentist's office; but at some point, most of us will need dental surgery, ranging from root canals to dental implants. Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
consultorio médico
(n.)=doctor's surgery ; surgery.
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located. Ex: The scheme is publicized on village notice boards, shops, pubs, surgeries, post offices etc and through the various village organizations.
consultoría
(n.)=consultancy ; consulting service ; consulting firm ; consulting organisation.
Ex: The application of this approach using the CLOVIS system, developed by CGM Management Services (Europe's largest computer consultancy), is discussed.
Ex: This article discusses management issues experienced by the information service of Employment Relations, a human resource consulting service, during a period of transition from government funding to private funding.
Ex: It also lists consulting firms that advise companies selling products or services = Enumera además las consultorías que asesoran a las empresas que venden productos o servicios.
Ex: It is the world's largest international petroleum consulting organisation.
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* consultoría para la gestión=management consultant.

consultoría para la gestión
(n.)=management consultant.
Ex: Management consultants have been contracted to carry out the work.
consumación
(n.)=consummation.
Ex: In the past, this royal consummation would take place in front of the royal family in the royal bedchamber in relative privacy.
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* consumación del matrimonio=consummation of marriage.

consumación del matrimonio
(n.)=consummation of marriage.
Ex: I will first consider the theological significance of the consummation of marriage and then show how it bears on the morality of using condoms.
consumadamente
=consummately.
Ex: She portrays the bachelor narrator as a consummately ex-centric figure.

consumado
(adj.)=accomplished ; consummate ; established ; out-and-out.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.
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* empresa consumada=established player.
* institución consumada=established institution.

consumar
(v.)=consummate.
Ex: Instead of struggling alone, locked in our inadequacy with words, we couple with the writer in an act of verbal creation in which communication is consummated.

consumible
(n.)=consumable.
Ex: Increasingly worrying to all however was the provision of the expensive consumables of the IT trade -disks, tapes and stationery.
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* no consumible=nonconsumptive.

consumición
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* consumición de alimentos=food consumption.

consumición de alimentos
(n.)=food consumption.
Ex: The OECD publishes annual supply balance sheets for meat, dairy products and eggs, and food consumption statistics, for each of its twenty-four member states.
consumido
(adj.)=shrunken ; spent ; shrivelled [shriveled, -USA].
Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.

consumidor
(adj.)=consumer ; eater ; consumptive.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.
Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an Opium eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.
Ex: This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.
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* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB)=National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
* confianza del consumidor=consumer confidence.
* consumidor de bebidas=drinker.
* consumidor de bebidas alcohólicas=alcoholic drinker.
* consumidor de drogas=drug user.
* consumidor de heroina=heroin user.
* consumidor excesivo=overspender [over-spender].
* defensa del consumidor=consumer protection.
* departamento de defensa del consumidor=consumer protection department.
* derecho del consumidor=consumer law.
* derechos del consumidor=consumer rights [consumers' rights].
* determinado por el consumidor=consumer-driven [consumer driven].
* dirigido al consumidor=consumer-oriented.
* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores=market segmentation.
* educación de consumidores=consumer education.
* grupo de consumidores=consumer group.
* guiado por el consumidor=consumer-driven [consumer driven].
* hacer a gusto del consumidor=make to + order.
* índice de confianza del consumidor=consumer confidence index.
* información al consumidor=consumer information ; consumer advice ; consumer affairs.
* no consumidor=nonconsumptive.
* oficina del consumidor=consumer guidance office.
* oficina de protección al consumidor=consumer protection office.
* servicio de información al consumidor=Consumer Advice Centre (CAC) ; consumer advisory service.

consumidor de bebidas
(n.)=drinker.
Ex: This view has helped exonerate the majority of drinkers & the alcohol industry from responsibility.
consumidor de bebidas alcohólicas
(n.)=alcoholic drinker.
Ex: Alcoholic drinkers can experience a blackout when they have consumed enough alcohol to cause a loss of memory.
consumidor de drogas
(n.)=drug user.
Ex: This article examines the characteristics of drug users.
consumidor de heroina
(n.)=heroin user.
Ex: This paper examines the social network characteristics of two different groups of heroin users -- sniffers and injectors.
consumidor excesivo
(n.)=overspender [over-spender].
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
consumir
(v.)=consume ; expend ; eat up ; swallow up ; use up ; put away ; eat into.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.
Ex: The importance of staff atitude is emphasized because the outreach effort has little chance of success without commitment -- it eats up time, energy, enthusiasm and imagination at a rapid rate.
Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.
Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.
Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.
Ex: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.
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* consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre=be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.
* consumir drogas=do + drugs.
* consumir energía=consume + energy ; take up + energy.
* consumir en grandes cantidades=guzzle.
* consumir esfuerzo=take up + energy.
* consumir la impaciencia=chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
* consumir poco a poco=eat away at.
* consumir + Posesivo + tiempo=swallow up + Posesivo + time.
* consumir rápidamente=devour.
* que consume mucha energía=power-hungry.
* que consume tiempo=time-consuming [time consuming].
* ritual en el que se consumen alucinógenos=mushroom ritual.
* sin consumir=nonconsumptive.

consumir + Posesivo + tiempo
(v.)=swallow up + Posesivo + time.
Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.
consumir a uno un sentimiento de + Nombre
(v.)=be consumed by + a feeling of + Nombre.
Ex: Suddenly she was consumed by a feeling of sadness.
consumir drogas
(v.)=do + drugs.
Ex: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.
consumir en grandes cantidades
(v.)=guzzle.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
consumir energía
(v.)=consume + energy ; take up + energy.
Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation. Ex: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.
consumir esfuerzo
(v.)=take up + energy.
Ex: The new Statutes, which inevitably took up a lot of our energies, have delivered at least some of the objectives which the Working Party envisaged.
consumir la impaciencia
(v.)=chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
Ex: He was the perfect agent but you got the feeling that underneath it all he was chafing at the bit. Ex: But when the first game does get underway, this new team will be champing at the bit to start leaving an impression in people's minds. Ex: It's that time of year when many of you are chomping at the bit to fertilize your lawn.
consumir poco a poco
(v.)=eat away at.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
consumir rápidamente
(v.)=devour.
Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
consumismo
(n.)=consumerism.
Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
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* activista contra el consumismo=consumer activist.
* militante contra el consumismo=consumer activist.

consumista^1
(n.)=consumer ; consumerist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.
Ex: China teaches the world that Communists are the greatest consumerists -- shopping being the new opiate of the masses.

consumista^2
(adj.)=consumerist.
Ex: Gandhi, for example, was a fierce opponent of consumerist ideologies.
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* cultura consumista=consumerist culture ; consumer culture.
* fiebre consumista=shopping fever.
* sociedad consumista=consumerist society ; consumer society ; consumer society.

consumo
(n.)=consumption ; intake.
Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.
Ex: The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.
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* apto para el consumo humano=fit for human consumption.
* artículo de consumo=commodity ; consumer commodity.
* bajo consumo=low power consumption.
* bien de consumo=trade product ; economic good.
* bienes de consumo=consumer goods.
* bienes de consumo duraderos=consumer durables.
* consumo de alcohol=alcohol consumption.
* consumo de bebidas=drink consumption.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas=underage drinking ; drinking ; boozing.
* consumo de café=coffee consumption.
* consumo de calorías=calorific input ; calorific consumption.
* consumo de carburante=fuel consumption ; petrol consumption.
* consumo de combustible=fuel consumption.
* consumo de drogas=drug use.
* consumo de gasolina=petrol consumption.
* consumo de información=consumption of information.
* consumo diario=daily intake.
* consumo diario recomendado=recommended daily intake.
* consumo energético=energy use ; energy consumption.
* consumo excesivo de=greed for.
* consumo humano=human consumption.
* consumo innecesario de=drain on.
* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo=commodify.
* cooperativa de consumo=food co-op.
* cultura de consumo=consumer culture.
* de bajo consumo=low energy.
* de consumo=consumptive.
* edición de obras de consumo=consumer publishing.
* eficacia de consumo de combustible=fuel efficiency.
* envenenamiento por consumo de setas=mushroom poisoning.
* hábito de consumo=shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit.
* hábito de consumo de alcohol=drinking practice ; drinking habit.
* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo=excise tax.
* índice de precios al consumo=cost of living index.
* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC)=consumer price index (CPI) ; Retail Price Index (RPI).
* información como artículo de consumo, la=information commodity.
* información de precios de productos para el consumo=retail prices.
* listo para el consumo=ready-to-eat.
* no apto para el consumo humano=unfit for human consumption.
* para consumo humano=for human consumption.
* producto de consumo=consumable ; consumer product ; convenience product.
* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas=drug testing.
* relacionado con el consumo de bebidas alcohólicas=drink-related.
* sociedad de consumo=consumer society ; affluent society.
* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento=on-trade sale.
* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento=off-trade sale.

consumo de alcohol
(n.)=alcohol consumption.
Ex: This may be due in part to the hangover effect of alcohol consumption, which has been shown to reduce athletic performance by 11.4%.
consumo de bebidas
(n.)=drink consumption.
Ex: Many libraries face the problems associated with food and drink consumption by patrons.
consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad
(n.)=underage drinking ; drinking ; boozing.
Ex: The concern about alcohol marketing and underage drinking has been heightened by recent findings in the scientific research community. Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling. Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.
consumo de café
(n.)=coffee consumption.
Ex: High levels of coffee consumption were associated with an increased risk of fetal death.
consumo de calorías
(n.)=calorific input ; calorific consumption.
Ex: Weight loss is a fairly logical thing -- if calorific intake is less than calorific output, you lose weight. Ex: The researchers were able to reduce the calorific consumption of the volunteers by around a third for a period of 24 hours.
consumo de carburante
(n.)=fuel consumption ; petrol consumption.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars. Ex: All roof racks will add drag and therefore slightly increase petrol consumption.
consumo de combustible
(n.)=fuel consumption.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
consumo de drogas
(n.)=drug use.
Ex: A national study of young adults has found that the joblessness rate is positively associated with drug use while the poverty rate is negatively associated with drug use.
consumo de gasolina
(n.)=petrol consumption.
Ex: All roof racks will add drag and therefore slightly increase petrol consumption.
consumo de información
(n.)=consumption of information.
Ex: The subject of copyright affects everyone involved in the production, distribution, and consumption of information, from authors and publishers to school librarians and students.
consumo diario
(n.)=daily intake.
Ex: This involves manipulating your daily intake of carbohydrates in order to maximize fat loss.
consumo diario recomendado
(n.)=recommended daily intake.
Ex: The recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables for children depends on their age, appetite and physical activity levels.
consumo energético
(n.)=energy use ; energy consumption.
Ex: To compare the performance of street lamps, the energy use of each lamp will have to assessed. Ex: There are multiple strategies available to large buildings that will reduce a company's energy concumption.
consumo excesivo de
=greed for.
Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.
consumo humano
(n.)=human consumption.
Ex: By the 20th century, the industrial revolution had resulted in an exponential increase in the human consumption of resources and an increase in health, wealth and population.
consumo innecesario de
(n.)=drain on.
Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.
contabilidad
(n.)=accounting ; fund accounting ; book-keeping [bookkeeping] ; accountancy ; booking record ; financial control.
Ex: Also available is a cross data base for multifile searching (BRS/CROSS), online accounting, private data bases services and an online catalogue service.
Ex: The resulting organisational changes are discussed, as well as workflow adjustments from preorder searching and ordering to receiving and fund accounting.
Ex: This article discusses the evolution of the standardisation of book-keeping from 1922.
Ex: This article provides a profile of Albert Mullis, his training in accountancy and librarianship, posts he has held and contribution to librarianship.
Ex: Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term.
Ex: These integrated systems use a single software architecture to manage the core processes of libraries including cataloguing, circulation, acquisitions, and financial control.
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* análisis de contabilidad=financial analysis.
* contabilidad de costes=cost accounting.
* contabilidad de costos=cost accounting.
* contabilidad de valores devengados=accrual accounting.
* contabilidad por partida doble=double-entry book-keeping.
* departamento de contabilidad=accounting department ; accounting office.
* empresa de contabilidad=accounting firm.
* libro de contabilidad=ledger.
* libro de contabilidad general=general ledger.
* registro de contabilidad=financial record.
* sistema de contabilidad=accounting system.

contabilidad de costes
(n.)=cost accounting.
Ex: Cost accounting helps your business thrive and grow by understanding the true cost of a product or service.
contabilidad de costos
(n.)=cost accounting.
Ex: Cost accounting helps your business thrive and grow by understanding the true cost of a product or service.
contabilidad de valores devengados
(n.)=accrual accounting.
Ex: Accrual accounting, by means of which funds are considered expended at the time of encumbrance irrespective of when invoices are paid, is their preferred method of controlling expenditure.
contabilidad por partida doble
(n.)=double-entry book-keeping.
Ex: The items are recorded by a double-entry system of book-keeping.
contabilizar
(v.)=count ; factor in ; number ; count out.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: However, we must factor in the added impact of community-based telecommunications.
Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.

contable^1
(n.)=paymaster ; accountant ; bookkeeper ; financial accountant.
Ex: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters.
Ex: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
Ex: Salaries for financial accountants tend to vary greatly.
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* sitema contable=accounting system.

contable^2
(adj.)=countable.
Ex: A set is countable if you can count its elements.
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* no contable=uncountable.
* nombre contable=countable noun.
* nombre no contable=uncountable noun ; mass noun.

contactar
(v.)=contact.
Ex: Hosts in Europe can also be contacted through the European part of the IPSS network.
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* contactar con=get in + touch with.

contactar con
(v.)=get in + touch with.
Ex: Topics covered range from how to get in touch with the chosen speaker to how to pay his restaurant bill.
contacto
(n.)=contact ; exposure.
Ex: Many large library systems have some contact with shared and centralised cataloguing activities.
Ex: This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.
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* activación por contacto=constrained spreading activation.
* agencia de contactos=dating service.
* al contacto=on contact.
* con buenos contactos=well-connected.
* con el contacto=on contact.
* contacto con=exposure to.
* contacto con el hombre=human contact.
* contacto con el público=public contact.
* contacto con el ser humano=human contact.
* contacto con los blancos=white contact.
* contacto corporal=body contact.
* contacto eléctrico=electric contact ; electrical contact.
* contacto estrecho=close contact.
* contacto físico=physical contact.
* contacto humano=human contact.
* contacto personal=personal contact ; public contact.
* contactos=network.
* contactos profesionales=networking ; professional networking.
* contacto visual=eye contact.
* datos de contacto=contact details.
* deporte de contacto=contact sport.
* dirección de contacto=contact address.
* en contacto=in communication.
* en contacto con la realidad=in touch with + reality.
* entrar en contacto=come into + contact.
* entrar en contacto con=get in + touch with.
* establecer contacto=make + contact.
* establecer contactos=liaise (with/between).
* establecer contactos profesionales=networking.
* estar en contacto (con)=stay in + touch (with) ; be in touch (with).
* información de contacto=contact details ; contact information.
* lente de contacto=contact lens.
* lista de contactos=contact list.
* lista de personas de contacto=contact list.
* llave de contacto=ignition key.
* mantener contacto=maintain + contact.
* mantenerse en contacto=stay + tuned.
* mantenerse en contacto (con)=keep in + touch (with) ; stay in + touch (with).
* página de contactos=dating service.
* pegamento de contacto=contact glue ; contact adhesive.
* perder contacto con la realidad=lose + touch with reality.
* perder el contacto con=lose + touch with.
* pérdida de contacto con la realidad=loss of touch with reality.
* persona de contacto=contact ; correspondent ; contact person ; named contact.
* pinzas de contacto=alligator clip.
* poner a Alguien en contacto con=put + Nombre + in touch with.
* poner en contacto=bring into + relationship ; contact ; provide + an interface ; bring into + contact.
* ponerse en contacto=make + contact.
* ponerse en contacto con=be in touch (with) ; interact (with) ; get in + touch with.
* presión de contacto=contact pressure.
* primer punto de contacto=port of first call.
* primer punto de contacto, el=first port of call, the.
* punto de contacto=point of contact ; interface ; contact point.
* red de contactos=network.
* red de contactos personales=referral network.
* seguir en contacto=stay + tuned.
* seguir en contacto (con)=stay in + touch (with) ; keep in + touch (with).
* sin contacto=non-contact.
* sin haber contacto=non-contact.
* teléfono de contacto=contact telephone number.
* tener contacto=have + contact.
* tener contactos=liaise (with/between).
* toma de contacto entre expertos=meeting of (the) minds.
* tomar contacto con=get in + touch with.

contacto con
=exposure to.
Ex: It is often remarked by students that exposure to cases creates a new interest in textbook material.
contacto con el hombre
(n.)=human contact.
Ex: Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.
contacto con el público
(n.)=public contact.
Ex: Two prerequisites for being a good reference librarian are love of reference work and enjoying public contact.
contacto con el ser humano
(n.)=human contact.
Ex: Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.
contacto con los blancos
(n.)=white contact.
Ex: Prior to white contact the Eskimos had a complex and progressive culture which was immobilized, fragmented, and exploited by European invaders -- hence the title 'Give or Take a Century'.
contacto corporal
(n.)=body contact.
Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.
contacto eléctrico
(n.)=electric contact ; electrical contact.
Ex: Electric contacts have ceased to stick when thoroughly understood. Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
contacto estrecho
(n.)=close contact.
Ex: Close contacts will need to be maintained with clients in order to monitor their needs.
contacto físico
(n.)=physical contact.
Ex: Video disc technology is of 2 kinds: optical discs read without physical contact and a mechanical disc, read by a stylus.
contacto humano
(n.)=human contact.
Ex: Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.
contacto personal
(n.)=personal contact ; public contact.
Ex: In the overall ranking the main sources, in order, were statistical information, personal contacts, newspapers and trade journal, grey literature, and conventional literature; the various kinds of secondary information service all ranked lower. Ex: Two prerequisites for being a good reference librarian are love of reference work and enjoying public contact.
contacto visual
(n.)=eye contact.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
contactos
(n.)=network.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
contactos profesionales
(n.)=networking ; professional networking.
Ex: The article focusses on the need for and the importance of networking as a strategy for effective sharing, exchange and dissemination of information. Ex: The main reasons mentees joined the scheme were to enhance professional networking and to receive career advice.
contado
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* al contado=cash value ; cash.
* en contadas ocasiones=rarely ; seldom ; on rare occasions.
* pagar al contado=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
* pago al contado=cash ; cash payment ; payment in cash.
* tener los días contados=day + be + numbered ; be doomed ; doomed ; be dead meat ; the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming ; be a dead man/woman (walking).
* vender al contado=trade for + cash.
* venta al contado=cash sale.

contador
(n.)=count ; meter ; counter.
Ex: Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated.
Ex: Metered pricing would cause CD-ROM databases to behave in a similar way to online databases, in which a metering system is built into the CD-ROM and the meter is monitored either when the old CD-ROM is returned or remotely, using an online link.
Ex: The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.
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* contador con memoria=memory counter.
* contador de gente=people counter.
* contador de la electricidad=electricity meter.
* contador del agua=water meter.
* contador de la luz=electric meter ; electricity meter.
* contador del gas=gas meter.
* contador de pasos=step counter.
* contador de usuarios=patron counter.

contador con memoria
(n.)=memory counter.
Ex: A 'people counter', also called a 'memory counter' or 'patron counter,' is an electronic device mounted by a main doorway, which counts the number of people that enter/exit that doorway.
contador de gente
(n.)=people counter.
Ex: A 'people counter', also called a 'memory counter' or 'patron counter,' is an electronic device mounted by a main doorway, which counts the number of people that enter/exit that doorway.
contador de la electricidad
(n.)=electricity meter.
Ex: Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.
contador de la luz
(n.)=electric meter ; electricity meter.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow). Ex: Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.
contador de pasos
(n.)=step counter.
Ex: A step counter, also known as a pedometer, is a small device worn on your waist that counts the number of steps you take in a day.
contador de usuarios
(n.)=patron counter.
Ex: A 'people counter', also called a 'memory counter' or 'patron counter,' is an electronic device mounted by a main doorway, which counts the number of people that enter/exit that doorway.
contador del agua
(n.)=water meter.
Ex: A selected fairway on each golf course was equipped with water meters to assess irrigation volumes on a bimonthly basis.
contador del gas
(n.)=gas meter.
Ex: Daily biogas production rate was measured using a gas meter.
contagiado
(adj.)=infected.
Ex: Any eating utensils used by an infected person should be immediately washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.

contagiar
(v.)=infect ; spill over into ; set + Nombre + off.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.
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* contagiarse=catch + the fever ; rub off on.
* contagiarse a=have + a rub-off effect on.

contagiarse
(v.)=catch + the fever ; rub off on.
Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
contagiarse a
(v.)=have + a rub-off effect on.
Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.
contagio
(n.)=contagion ; infection.
Ex: The scientific growth of knowledge is interpreted as a diffusion and contagion process.
Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.
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* contagio viral=viral contagion.

contagio viral
(n.)=viral contagion.
Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.
contagioso
(adj.)=contagious ; infectious.
Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
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* enfermedad contagiosa=infectious disease ; communicable disease.
* no contagioso=non-contagious.
* risa contagiosa=infectious laugh ; infectious laughter.

contaminación
(n.)=pollution ; contamination.
Ex: TOXLINE and RTECS cover toxicity and pollution information respectively.
Ex: Computers should be sited so that they are not exposed to dust and other airborne contamination.
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* contaminación acústica=noise pollution ; environmental noise.
* contaminación de datos=data contamination.
* contaminación del agua=water pollution.
* contaminación del aire=air pollution.
* contaminación de las aguas subterráneas=groundwater pollution ; groundwater contamination.
* contaminación de la tierra=soil pollution.
* contaminación del medio ambiente=environmental pollution.
* contaminación del petróleo=oil pollution.
* contaminación lumínica=light pollution.
* contaminación luminosa=light pollution.
* contaminación medioambiental=environmental pollution.
* contaminación petrolífera=oil pollution.

contaminación acústica
(n.)=noise pollution ; environmental noise.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information sources on noise pollution'. Ex: The study suggests that marine animals could suffer detrimental effects ranging from a loss of hearing to increased stressed levels as a result of environmental noise.
contaminación de datos
(n.)=data contamination.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
contaminación de la tierra
(n.)=soil pollution.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
contaminación de las aguas subterráneas
(n.)=groundwater pollution ; groundwater contamination.
Ex: However, research shows that waste disposal & groundwater pollution are bigger problems in rural areas. Ex: Records demonstrate high carcinogenic risks due to arsenic & dioxin groundwater contamination.
contaminación del agua
(n.)=water pollution.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
contaminación del aire
(n.)=air pollution.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
contaminación del medio ambiente
(n.)=environmental pollution.
Ex: The databases already cover medicine and related sciences, environmental pollution, chemical substances, education, and the preparation of further databases is under way.
contaminación del petróleo
(n.)=oil pollution.
Ex: Oil pollution has been a special study area since 1967.
contaminación luminosa
(n.)=light pollution.
Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat.
contaminación lumínica
(n.)=light pollution.
Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat.
contaminación medioambiental
(n.)=environmental pollution.
Ex: The databases already cover medicine and related sciences, environmental pollution, chemical substances, education, and the preparation of further databases is under way.
contaminación petrolífera
(n.)=oil pollution.
Ex: Oil pollution has been a special study area since 1967.
contaminado
(adj.)=polluted.
Ex: There are many urgent problems confronting the council of Junctionville: inadequate water and sewage facilities, limited public transportation, polluted air, excessive power costs, crime.
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* no contaminado=untainted ; uncontaminated.

contaminador
(n.)=toxin-belching ; polluter.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
Ex: A survey of travel habits has revealed that the most environmentally conscious people are also the biggest polluters.

contaminante
(adj.)=contaminant ; pollutant ; polluting.
Ex: It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.
Ex: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is responsible for the regulation of environmental pollutants and the protection, and improvement, of the environment.
Ex: We could programme the computer to search for pollution, but we should then miss documents which only use the word pollutant, or polluting.
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* contaminante del aire=air pollutant.
* vertidos contaminantes=environmental waste.

contaminante del aire
(n.)=air pollutant.
Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
contaminar
(v.)=contaminate ; corrupt ; pollute ; foul ; taint ; defile.
Ex: The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.
Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
Ex: Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.
Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
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* sin contaminar=untainted ; uncontaminated.

contando
=counting.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros
(v.)=spill + Posesivo + guts.
Ex: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.
contar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=let + Nombre + in on.
Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
contar chascarrillos
(v.)=crack + jokes.
Ex: He says he has finally accepted his short stature and sometimes even cracks jokes at his size rather than feeling bitter.
contar chismes de Alguien
(v.)=tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.
Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.
contar chistes
(v.)=crack + jokes.
Ex: He says he has finally accepted his short stature and sometimes even cracks jokes at his size rather than feeling bitter.
contar con
=hold ; count on ; have at + Posesivo + disposal ; bank on ; set + your watch by.
Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed. Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option. Ex: But this would require time and competencies, which not all policy makers have at their disposal. Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day. Ex: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.
contar con + Posesivo + aprobación
(v.)=meet + Posesivo + approval.
Ex: The medical industry will go to any lengths to suppress drugs and methods that haven't met their approval, regardless of how effective they might be.
contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno
(v.)=meet + Posesivo + approval.
Ex: The medical industry will go to any lengths to suppress drugs and methods that haven't met their approval, regardless of how effective they might be.
contar con Alguien
(v.)=count + Pronombre + in.
Ex: She responded that if the folks against the war decided to hold a march 'for peace,' then they could count her in.
contar con apoyo para
(v.)=have + support for.
Ex: A librarian made the announcement that he had some support for the idea that the Library of Congress and about 13 other ARL (Association of Research Libraries) libraries do all of the cataloging for the country.
contar con el apoyo de Alguien
(v.)=have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
contar con el apoyo necesario para
(v.)=have + the power behind to.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
contar con el visto bueno
(v.)=meet with + approval.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
contar con la aprobación
(v.)=meet with + approval.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
contar con la colaboración de
(v.)=enjoy + cooperation with.
Ex: Die Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare (Association of Swiss Archivists) has enjoyed close cooperation with the Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare (Association of Swiss Librarians).
contar con la cooperación de
(v.)=enjoy + cooperation with.
Ex: Die Vereinigung Schweizerischer Archivare (Association of Swiss Archivists) has enjoyed close cooperation with the Vereinigung Schweizerischer Bibliothekare (Association of Swiss Librarians).
contar de
(v.)=tell of.
Ex: Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.
contar dinero
(v.)=count + money.
Ex: The process of counting the money, reconciling the receipts and balancing the cash drawer creates an accountability of the day's transactions.
contar en confianza
(v.)=confide.
Ex: When the interviewer made a second visit to some households and had become accepted, more and complicated problems were confided simply because she was an outside person.
contar experiencias
(v.)=tell + tales.
Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
contar historias
(v.)=tell + tales.
Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
contar la experiencia
(v.)=relate + experience ; recount + experience.
Ex: The article 'Towards the cyber-library?' relates the experience of Hertfordshire libraries in the provision of electronic public information and library services. Ex: This article recounts the experience of a director of public libraries in the USA who took a year off from work.
contar las ideas a Alguien
(v.)=run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
Ex: If you would like to run ideas past me at this time, that is OK as well .
contar los días que faltan
(v.)=count down.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
contar los días que faltan para
(v.)=count down + the days until/till/to.
Ex: I now have a little over a week of hard training left and I'm counting down the days until fight night in Hamburg.
contar los días que quedan
(v.)=count down.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
contar los días que quedan para
(v.)=count down + the days until/till/to.
Ex: I now have a little over a week of hard training left and I'm counting down the days until fight night in Hamburg.
contar ovejas
(v.)=count + sheep.
Ex: As sleep aids go, counting sheep is probably the oldest in the book.
contar para nada
(v.)=count + for nothing.
Ex: That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.
contar todo sobre
(v.)=give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
Ex: Beck added: 'We would have given you the lowdown on Tilly the Hun' = Beck añadió: "Te lo hubieramos contado todo sobre Tilly el alemán".
contar un chiste
(v.)=make + a joke ; tell + Nombre + a joke.
Ex: Every time I make a joke I expect a few laughs and recently I told this girl a joke and it was very awkward when she didn't laugh. Ex: Every time I make a joke I expect a few laughs and recently I told this girl a joke and it was very awkward when she didn't laugh.
contar un cuento
(v.)=tell + story.
Ex: I have already said that on the whole it is not difficult to stimulate children into telling stories.
contar una anécdota
(v.)=tell + story.
Ex: I have already said that on the whole it is not difficult to stimulate children into telling stories.
contar una historia
(v.)=spin + a yarn ; weave + a tale ; narrate + story ; weave + story.
Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller. Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller. Ex: According to Eisner, sequential art is 'the arrangement of pictures or images and words to narrate a story or dramatize an idea' = De acuerdo con Eisner, el arte secuencial es "la combinación de dibujos e imágenes y palabras para narrar una historia o representar una idea". Ex: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path.
contar^1
(v.)=count ; tally ; tell out into ; number ; count out.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.
Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
Ex: At midnight, one pirate arose, opened the chest, and counted out the gold pieces into five even piles.
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* contar dinero=count + money.
* contar los días que faltan=count down.
* contar los días que faltan para=count down + the days until/till/to.
* contar los días que quedan=count down.
* contar los días que quedan para=count down + the days until/till/to.
* contar ovejas=count + sheep.
* dinero contante y sonante=readies ; the ready.
* que se cuentan por millones=numbered in millions.
* volver a contar=recount.

contar^2
(v.)=relate ; narrate ; hip ; tell.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio told.
Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.
Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.
Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
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* contar Algo a Alguien=let + Nombre + in on.
* contar chascarrillos=crack + jokes.
* contar chismes de Alguien=tell + tales out of school about + Alguien.
* contar chistes=crack + jokes.
* contar de=tell of.
* contar en confianza=confide.
* contar experiencias=tell + tales.
* contar historias=tell + tales.
* contar la experiencia=relate + experience ; recount + experience.
* contar las ideas a Alguien=run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
* contarle las penas a Alguien=sob + Posesivo + heart out to.
* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros=spill + Posesivo + guts.
* contar todo sobre=give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
* contar una anécdota=tell + story.
* contar una historia=spin + a yarn ; weave + a tale ; narrate + story ; weave + story.
* contar un chiste=make + a joke ; tell + Nombre + a joke.
* contar un cuento=tell + story.
* cuenta la leyenda que=legend has it that ; as legend goes.
* según cuenta la leyenda=legend has it that ; as legend goes.
* un pajarito me ha contado=a little dicky bird told me.
* visión contada por una persona de adentro=insider's look ; insider's perspective.
* volver a contar=retell.

contar^3
(v.)=count.
Ex: People must be made to feel that they and their ideas count.
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* contando=counting.
* contar con=hold ; count on ; have at + Posesivo + disposal ; bank on ; set + your watch by.
* contar con Alguien=count + Pronombre + in.
* contar con apoyo para=have + support for.
* contar con el apoyo de Alguien=have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
* contar con el apoyo necesario para=have + the power behind to.
* contar con el visto bueno=meet with + approval.
* contar con la aprobación=meet with + approval.
* contar con la colaboración de=enjoy + cooperation with.
* contar con la cooperación de=enjoy + cooperation with.
* contar con + Posesivo + aprobación=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* contar con + Posesivo + visto bueno=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* contar para nada=count + for nothing.
* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes=numbered amongst these are.
* no contar=be out of the picture.
* no contar con=leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
* no contar con la aprobación=frown on/upon.
* poder contar con=be there for + Pronombre.
* si eso cuenta para algo=if that counts in any way ; if that counts for anything.
* sin contar=not including ; excluding ; barring.
* sin contar con=in the absence of.

contarle las penas a Alguien
(v.)=sob + Posesivo + heart out to.
Ex: The Prime Minister has been heard to scoff at the idea that he was sobbing his heart out to Tessa Jowell.
contemplación
(n.)=contemplation.
Ex: 'Look,' she began, rousing herself from her secret contemplation, 'Cindi Kass doesn't strike me as the type to grieve'.
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* acabar las contemplaciones=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.
* andarse con contemplaciones=pull + Posesivo + punches.
* contemplación de las estrellas=star watch.
* contemplación religiosa=religious contemplation.
* no andarse con contemplaciones=not to hold any punches.
* sin muchas contemplaciones=unceremoniously.

contemplación de las estrellas
(n.)=star watch.
Ex: The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope.
contemplación religiosa
(n.)=religious contemplation.
Ex: When someone takes a vow of silence, it is often with the intent of promoting religious contemplation.
contemplar
(v.)=allow for ; cater for/to ; envisage ; envision ; provide ; gaze ; behold ; stare (at).
Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.
Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
Ex: Her tongue was unloosed now, and she gazed at him questioningly, piercingly.
Ex: As Confucius said 'behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.
Ex: Staring at the computer for two hours or more each day can affect your eyes.
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* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas=stargazer.
* algo digno de contemplar=a sight to behold.
* contemplar la posibilidad=toy with ; toy with + idea of ; entertain + the possibility.
* contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse=contemplate + suicide.
* contemplar las estrellas=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
* contemplar posibilidades=envision + possibilities.
* contemplar una situación=address + situation.
* contemplar una vista=contemplate + view.
* una vista digna de contemplar=a sight to behold.
* un espectáculo digno de contemplar=a sight to behold.

contemplar la posibilidad
(v.)=toy with ; toy with + idea of ; entertain + the possibility.
Ex: For some years people have toyed with the pleasing vision of the end-user in need of information turning to his terminal and running off any search in 5 minutes, with total recall and splendid precision. Ex: I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images. Ex: Since the early 1990s social scientists have been entertaining the possibility that globalization leads to polarization, that somehow the divide between the haves and the have-nots has been widening.
contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse
(v.)=contemplate + suicide.
Ex: Preliminary analyses show that married women sometimes feel that they are losing their mind and that they have contemplated suicide.
contemplar las estrellas
(v.)=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Ex: The album evokes feelings of nostalgia and yearning, vividly bringing back memories of gazing at the stars when I was a care-free kid.
contemplar posibilidades
(v.)=envision + possibilities.
Ex: Selected literary texts help young people envision the possibilities of peace.
contemplar una situación
(v.)=address + situation.
Ex: These three set of objectives for each goal address the following situations...
contemplar una vista
(v.)=contemplate + view.
Ex: She had read books that featured protagonists contemplating views with hot drinks and in her move away from home to that small city she longed for nothing more.
contemplativo
(adj.)=contemplative.
Ex: This is not an action-centered, but a contemplative and feeling-centered novel.

contemporáneo^1
(n.)=contemporary.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Through his work we are brought into direct contact not only with ourselves and our contemporaries but with the whole long line of humankind = A través de su obra nos ponemos en contacto directo no sólo con nostros mismos y nuestros contemporáneos sino también con nuestros antepasados.
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* contemporáneos=fellows.

contemporáneo^2
(n.)=contemporary ; present-day ; contemporaneous ; modern day.
Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.
Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.
Ex: The Wiener Library was formed with the aim of revealing, through contemporaneous writings, the true nature of the Nazi regime in Germany.
Ex: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.
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* arte contemporáneo=contemporary art.
* casi contemporáneo=near-contemporary.
* música contemporánea=contemporary music.
* novela contemporánea=contemporary romance.

contemporáneos
(n./adj.)=fellows.
Ex: Many Americans were soon asking the same question that Ticknor and his fellows had asked 30 years earlier.
contencioso
(adj.)=contentious.
Ex: One of the most contentious issues dividing publishers and librarians centres on the interpretation of fair use in the context of digital technologies.

contención
(n.)=containment.
Ex: Thus, successful containment is difficult to achieve and involves several different costly methods.
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* contención de gastos=cost containment.
* medida de contención=containment measure.
* muro de contención=embankment ; retaining wall ; breast wall ; containment wall.
* política de contención=policy of containment.

contención de gastos
(n.)=cost containment.
Ex: Cost containment is one reason, since primary care doctors are often less expensive then specialists.
contender
(v.)=wage ; contend.
Ex: It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.

contendiente
(n.)=contender ; contesting.
Ex: For example, if the users of the library in a College of Education normally ask for slides sets by subject, and serials by title, then subject labels (such as classification numbers) and titles are, respectively, serious contenders for arrangement of the documents concerned.
Ex: The duality of their role would make the contesting agents, the State and the professional library organisations, even greater enemies.

contenedor
(n.)=bin ; tank ; shipment container ; container.
Ex: The items to be humidified are placed inside the smaller bin and a cover put in place.
Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.
Ex: One library stores its weeded material and waits 'for delivery of a shipment container to send surplus weeded books to needy nations'.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
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* contenedor de basura=rubbish skip ; waste container.
* contenedor de basura con ruedas=wheelie bin.
* contenedor de la basura=dumpster.
* contenedor de(l) vidrio=bottle bank.
* contenedor de plástico=plastic bin.
* contenedor de recogida de vidrio=bottle bank.
* contenedor frigorífico=reefer container ; refrigerated container.
* contenedor para hacer compost=compost bin.
* contenedor refrigerado=reefer container ; refrigerated container.
* en contenedor=containerised [containerized, -USA].
* enviar en contenedor=containerise [containerize, -USA].
* enviar por contenedor=containerise [containerize, -USA].
* poner en contenedor=containerise [containerize, -USA].

contenedor de basura
(n.)=rubbish skip ; waste container.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials. Ex: Spent cartridges must be collected in waste containers designated for this purpose.
contenedor de basura con ruedas
(n.)=wheelie bin.
Ex: Fire crews have tackled a blaze that saw two wheelie bins go up in smoke.
contenedor de la basura
(n.)=dumpster.
Ex: Trashing books, however, was recognized to be a perilous undertaking, something to be done 'quietly,' 'under the cover of darkness,' and 'in a locked dumpster' because discarded materials have occasionally been 'returned by dumpster rats who cannot bear to see books thrown away'.
contenedor de plástico
(n.)=plastic bin.
Ex: The system consists of 2 plastic bins, the smaller placed inside the larger, and the gap between them partially filled with water which is soaked up by blotting paper attached to the outside of the smaller bin.
contenedor de recogida de vidrio
(n.)=bottle bank.
Ex: However, despite increased numbers of bottle banks, there is still a lot of glass that is being thrown away along with regular household rubbish.
contenedor de(l) vidrio
(n.)=bottle bank.
Ex: However, despite increased numbers of bottle banks, there is still a lot of glass that is being thrown away along with regular household rubbish.
contenedor frigorífico
(n.)=reefer container ; refrigerated container.
Ex: Our reefer containers have been constructed to the most advanced standards and are tested under extreme weather conditions. Ex: Refrigerated containers are also available for short or long-term lease.
contenedor para hacer compost
(n.)=compost bin.
Ex: Probably the cheapest and simplest way to build large compost bins suitable for bigger gardens is to make them out of chicken wire.
contenedor refrigerado
(n.)=reefer container ; refrigerated container.
Ex: Our reefer containers have been constructed to the most advanced standards and are tested under extreme weather conditions. Ex: Refrigerated containers are also available for short or long-term lease.
contener el aliento
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + breath.
Ex: Holding the breath also helps you to concentrate better.
contener en abundancia
(v.)=abound in/with.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed'.
contener en cantidad
(v.)=abound in/with.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed'.
contener en cantidad + Nombre
(v.)=contain + its share of + Nombre.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
contener hiperenlaces
(v.)=hotlink [hot-link].
Ex: E-Zine-List is an alphabetised, list which is hotlinked to the zines themselves and has grown from 25 entries in 1993 to 430.
contener información
(v.)=carry + information.
Ex: These Internet resources carry information of broad public interest.
contener la respiración
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + breath.
Ex: Holding the breath also helps you to concentrate better.
contener la risa
(v.)=keep + a straight face.
Ex: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh.
contener las lágrimas
(v.)=hold back + Posesivo + tears.
Ex: As a tribute to the firemen of New York, the Mayor was presented with a sculpture in the form of a fireman's helmet, and could not hold back his tears.
contener los gastos
(v.)=contain + costs.
Ex: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained.
contener mucho
(v.)=be high in.
Ex: Canned soup is high in sodium and overpriced.
contener^1
(v.)=bear ; contain ; contain in ; enclose ; gather ; hold ; host ; include ; possess ; carry ; be stocked with ; harbour [harbor, -USA] ; offer ; provide.
Ex: Use a uniform title for an entry if the item bears a title proper that differs from the uniform title.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
Ex: A printed index is a pointer, or indicator, or more fully, a systematic guide to the items contained in, or concepts derived from a collection.
Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.
Ex: A bibliography is a list of materials or items which is restricted in its coverage by some feature other than the materials being gathered in one library collection.
Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.
Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
Ex: The paperback shelves in many retail outlets are stocked with books which, in spite of their print-runs, may or may not be a financial success.
Ex: When the reference collection fails or the question is broad in nature, the stacks may harbor exactly what is wanted.
Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
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* contener en abundancia=abound in/with.
* contener en cantidad=abound in/with.
* contener en cantidad + Nombre=contain + its share of + Nombre.
* contener hiperenlaces=hotlink [hot-link].
* contener información=carry + information.
* contener mucho=be high in.

contener^2
(v.)=staunch [stanch, -USA] ; dam (up) ; smother ; keep at + bay ; hold + the line ; repress ; keep + Nombre + in check ; force back ; bottle up ; hold at + bay ; rein in ; hold + Nombre + in ; hold back ; stem ; stem + the tide of ; dam back.
Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.
Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.
Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.
Ex: Friends of Cuban Libraries draw attention to the extent to which intellectual freedom is being repressed in Cuba.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.
Ex: Instead of showing her anger towards her parents, Jamie continued to keep her feelings bottled up inside of her.
Ex: A man died early today after holding deputies at bay for three hours, then shooting himself.
Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
Ex: Police in Algeria have been holding back hundreds of anti-government demonstrators who have been trying to rally in central Algiers.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
Ex: There are also those who all day long are mild, and courteous, and genial, and good-natured in public life, damming back their irritability, and their petulance, and their discontent.
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* contener el aliento=hold + Posesivo + breath.
* contener la respiración=hold + Posesivo + breath.
* contener la risa=keep + a straight face.
* contener las lágrimas=hold back + Posesivo + tears.
* contener los gastos=contain + costs.
* contenerse=hold back on ; forbear ; check + Reflexivo ; hold back.
* sin poder contenerse=helplessly.

contenerse
(v.)=hold back on ; forbear ; check + Reflexivo ; hold back.
Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings. Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore. Ex: She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself. Ex: Police in Algeria have been holding back hundreds of anti-government demonstrators who have been trying to rally in central Algiers.
contenido calorífico
(n.)=calorific content.
Ex: Their aim is to highlight the high calorific content of alcoholic drinks as part of an alcohol awareness campaign.
contenido de agua
(n.)=moisture content.
Ex: Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.
contenido de humedad
(n.)=moisture content.
Ex: Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.
contenido de la información
(n.)=information content.
Ex: Several features that need to be addressed include storage capacity, quality and accessibility of information content, information retrieval speed, economic factors, contract stipulations, workstation configurations, system security, and new staff training requirements.
contenido del campo
(n.)=field content.
Ex: A linking field is composed of subfields, each of which contains an embedded field made up of tag, indicators, and field content including subfield markers.
contenido del documento
(n.)=document content.
Ex: Even where food processing only features as a minor aspect of the document content or as a side issue.
contenido digital
(n.)=digital content.
Ex: The library will supply the digital content during the project.
contenido documental
(n.)=document content.
Ex: Even where food processing only features as a minor aspect of the document content or as a side issue.
contenido electrónico
(n.)=electronic content [e-content].
Ex: The author questions whether the technology is available to ensure broad access to electronic content in a convenient form.
contenido factual
(n.)=factual content.
Ex: The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
contenido intelectual
(n.)=intellectual content.
Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
contenido multimedia
(n.)=multimedia content.
Ex: Their Web based manuscript management system promises rapid peer review, multimedia content, searchability and linkability, and free access to all individuals with browsers.
contenido temático
(n.)=subject content ; subject scope ; knowledge content.
Ex: Alphabetical subject catalogues have headings which are words or index terms designed to summarise the subject content of the document. Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience. Ex: Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.
contenido web en formato RSS
(n.)=RSS feed.
Ex: This article describes how to set up an aggregator to collect RSS feeds.
contenido^1
(n.)=content ; content(s) ; details ; value ; knowledge content ; subject matter.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: Most of the memex contents are purchased on microfilm ready for insertion.
Ex: With minimum authorization, details of the circulation and order records are not displayed.
Ex: A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.
Ex: Knowledge level description is a proposal that emphasizes the knowledge content and usage and abstracts away implementation details.
Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.
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* a contenido enriquecido=content-enriched.
* actualidad del contenido=currency.
* alimento con alto contenido en grasa=high-fat food.
* alimento con alto contenido graso=high-fat food.
* alimento de bajo contenido en grasas=low-fat food.
* análisis de contenido=content analysis ; conceptual analysis.
* análisis del contenido=document analysis ; subject analysis ; content analysis.
* basado en la adquisición de contenidos teóricos=content based.
* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido=subject analysis block.
* con contenido enriquecido=content-enriched.
* con mucho contenido=information packed [information-packed].
* contenido calorífico=calorific content.
* contenido de agua=moisture content.
* contenido de humedad=moisture content.
* contenido de la información=information content.
* contenido del campo=field content.
* contenido del documento=document content.
* contenido digital=digital content.
* contenido documental=document content.
* contenido electrónico=electronic content [e-content].
* contenido factual=factual content.
* contenido intelectual=intellectual content.
* contenido multimedia=multimedia content.
* contenido temático=subject content ; subject scope ; knowledge content.
* contenido web en formato RSS=RSS feed.
* creador de contenido=content creator.
* de alto contenido calorífico=high-calorie.
* de bajo contenido calorífico=low-calorie.
* de bajo contenido en grasas=low fat.
* de contenido enriquecido=content-enriched.
* descripción del contenido=subject statement.
* descriptivo del contenido=subject-descriptive.
* descriptor del contenido=content descriptor.
* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs)=content-addressable file store (cafs).
* distribución de contenido=content distribution ; content delivery.
* error de contenido=factual error.
* filtrado de contenido=content filtering.
* gestión del contenido=content management.
* gestor de contenidos=content management software (CMS).
* indicador de contenido=content designator.
* indicativo del contenido=subject-descriptive.
* índice de contenido=contents list ; table of contents [ToC] ; contents table.
* información sobre el contenido=subject information.
* notas de contenido=contents notes.
* obra de contenido general=general work.
* orientado hacia el contenido=content-oriented.
* palabra de contenido=content word.
* palabra llena de contenido=substantive word.
* recuperación de imágenes por el contenido=content-based image retrieval.
* relación de contenido=contents notes.
* representación del contenido=content representation.
* representación del contenido temático=subject representation.
* rico en contenido=content-rich.
* rico en contenido temático=subject-rich.
* ser de contenido + Adjetivo=be + Adjetivo + in content.
* ser rico en contenido=be rich in content.
* sin contenido=contentless ; trivial.
* sin contenido en turba=peat-free.
* tabla de contenido=table of contents [ToC].
* tener un alto contenido calorífico=be rich in calories ; be high in calories.
* tener un alto contenido de=be high in.
* tener un alto contenido proteínico=be high in protein.
* tener un alto contenido vitamínico=be high in vitamins.
* tener un bajo contenido calorífico=be low in calories.
* tener un bajo contenido proteínico=be low in proteins.
* tener un bajo contenido vitamínico=be low in vitamins.
* validez del contenido=content validity.

contenido^2
(adj.)=pent-up ; bottled-up.
Ex: They both exploded into laughter, thereby releasing the pent-up tension.
Ex: The aim of therapy is the gentle release of bottled-up feelings.
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* risa contenida=titter.

contentar
(v.)=please.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
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* contentarse con=content + Reflexivo + with.
* difícil de contentar=choosy ; high maintenance.
* fácil de contentar=easy-going [easygoing] ; low maintenance.

contentarse con
(v.)=content + Reflexivo + with.
Ex: The rest of us can only content ourselves with silly attempts to change, only to default to our old ways.
contento
(adj.)=content ; contentment ; happy ; blissful ; satisfied ; chuffed ; excited.
Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.
Ex: The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.
Ex: The user who is ignorant of the expansion of the abbreviations in these headings, will be happier to be able to find these headings file under their abbreviated form, than under a spelt-out version or complete version.
Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
Ex: However, CSA is not chuffed that the government has rejected the amendment.
Ex: First of all, I was very excited by hematology, this field of medicine treating blood diseases.
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* contento con uno mismo=complacent.
* contento de uno mismo=complacently.
* estar contento=be merry.
* estar la mar de contento=be over the moon.
* estar loco de contento=be over the moon.
* loco de contento=chuffed to bits.
* más contento que unas castañuelas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* más contento que unas pascuas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* nadie está contento con lo que tiene=the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
* nadie esta contento con su suerte=the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
* no estar contento=be unhappy.

contento con uno mismo
(adj.)=complacent.
Ex: Children's librarians must develop their work and not become complacent = Los bibliotecarios encargados de las secciones infantiles deben continuar desarrollando su trabajo y no dormirse en los laureles.
contento de uno mismo
=complacently.
Ex: Please do not sit there complacently and think superior thoughs about public librarians.
contentísimo
(adj.)=ecstatic.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
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* estar contentísimo=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* ponerse contentísimo=be tickled pink ; be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits.

contestación
(n.)=reply ; answer.
Ex: CRT displays, which produce their replies out of pure light, do provide rapid response.
Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.

contestador
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* contestador automático=automatic answering machine ; answering machine.

contestador automático
(n.)=automatic answering machine ; answering machine.
Ex: Dictating machines and automatic answering machines are also widely used aids in offices. Ex: Answering machines, baby monitors, golf clubs, and toasters were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
contestar
(v.)=answer back ; counter ; answer ; rejoin.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
Ex: The compilation of an author catalogue or index presents four basic questions which need to be answered.
Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please" .
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* contestar bruscamente=snap back ; snap at.
* contestar favorablemente=respond + favourably.
* contestar insolentemente=snap at.
* contestar positivamente=respond + favourably.
* contestar una carta=answer + letter.
* no saber qué contestar=stump.
* poderse contestar=be answerable.
* que se puede contestar=answerable.
* saber contestar muy bien=be not at a loss for words.

contestar bruscamente
(v.)=snap back ; snap at.
Ex: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has snapped back at rumours over his private life by describing them as 'lunatic ravings'. Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
contestar favorablemente
(v.)=respond + favourably.
Ex: The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology responded favourably to the idea and a course was held, with six participants.
contestar insolentemente
(v.)=snap at.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
contestar positivamente
(v.)=respond + favourably.
Ex: The Department of Pharmacology and Toxicology responded favourably to the idea and a course was held, with six participants.
contestar una carta
(v.)=answer + letter.
Ex: And since I myself am not so prompt in answering letters, I appreciate other people being better than I am.
contestón
(adj.)=bolshie [boshy] ; mouthy .
Ex: I showed one of the staff the video and he got quite bolshie with me, as my taping her was, according to him, a breach of her human rights.
Ex: The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son because he was 'mouthy'.

contexto
(n.)=context ; Display ; environment ; scenario ; setting ; situation ; milieu ; sphere ; set and setting ; landscape ; climate ; environ.
Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the Qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.
Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.
Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zealand libraries falls far short of the ideal.
Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.
Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.
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* ayuda sensible al contexto=context-sensitive help.
* contexto actual, el=scheme of things, the.
* contexto cultural=cultural context.
* contexto económico=economic context.
* contexto físico=atmospherics.
* contexto histórico=historical context.
* contexto político=political context.
* contextos=sphere of activity ; sphere of life.
* contexto social=social context.
* contexto sociocultural=sociocultural context.
* contexto temático=subject context.
* dependencia del contexto=situatedness.
* dependiente del contexto=context-dependent.
* desde el punto de vista del contexto=contextually.
* encuadrar en un contexto=set in + context.
* en el contexto de=in the realm of.
* en este contexto=against this background.
* en otros contextos=in other connections.
* en un contexto más amplio=on a macro level.
* en un contexto más reducido=on a micro level.
* establecer el contexto=set + context.
* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto)=KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).
* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto)=KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).
* limitado por el contexto=context-bound.
* según el contexto=contextually.
* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando=be a newcomer to the scene.
* situar en contexto=place + in context.
* situar en un contexto=bring into + context.
* usar fuera de contexto=use + out of context.

contexto actual, el
(n.)=scheme of things, the.
Ex: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.
contexto cultural
(n.)=cultural context.
Ex: The author explores the cultural and political contexts of efforts to reform Australian libraries in the wake of the Munn-Pitt report of 1935.
contexto económico
(n.)=economic context.
Ex: The author takes care to set the discussion in papermaking in the social and economic contexts of the times.
contexto físico
(n.)=atmospherics.
Ex: Promoting can be via advertising, personal contact or atmospherics (building design for users).
contexto histórico
(n.)=historical context.
Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
contexto político
(n.)=political context.
Ex: The author explores the cultural and political contexts of efforts to reform Australian libraries in the wake of the Munn-Pitt report of 1935.
contexto social
(n.)=social context.
Ex: The author takes care to set the discussion in papermaking in the social and economic contexts of the times.
contexto sociocultural
(n.)=sociocultural context.
Ex: This biosocial system perspective focuses in particular on how the mind is affected both by the way the embodied human brain functions and by its sociocultural context.
contexto temático
(n.)=subject context.
Ex: These terms are redundant in this particular subject context.
contextos
(n.)=sphere of activity ; sphere of life.
Ex: Military applications of information technology often pave the way for its introduction into other spheres of activity. Ex: As a result of scientific-technical development, culture is influencing all spheres of life.
contextual
(adj.)=situational.
Ex: The search process variables are inadequate because they are situational and subject to constant change.
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* búsqueda contextual=contextual searching.
* dependencia contextual=context dependency.
* lógica contextual=contextual logic.

contextualidad
(n.)=contextuality.
Ex: The author offers a critical analysis of David Bearman as the leading archival thinker of the late 20th century, one who offered a defence of traditional archival notions of provenance, evidence, recordness, and contextuality.

contextualismo
(n.)=contextualism.
Ex: The author suggests that action to alleviate information inequity should be guided by the principles of contextualism, incrementalism, and motivation of information users.

contextualización
(n.)=contextualisation [contextualization, -USA] ; situatedness.
Ex: The author analyses the various underpinning assumptions about 'knowledge management': its nature, contextualisation, role and the meanings of its constituent terms 'knowledge' and 'management'.
Ex: By situatedness it is meant that as a user moves through an interaction, his orher actions are not completely predetermined, instead elements of the situation are utilized to determine action.

contextualizado
(adj.)=situated.
Ex: Anderson, et al, have listed what they see as the four central claims of a situated learning perspective and have argued each is flawed.

contextualizar
(v.)=set + the scene ; contextualise [contextualize, -USA].
Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
Ex: The author analyses a variety of conceptions of knowledge and its relation to information in an attempt to contextualize the conception underlying the widely held interpretation of information.
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* volver a contextualizar=recontextualise [recontextualize, USA].

contextualmente
=contextually.
Ex: Such representations of women have to be interpreted contextually.

contienda
(n.)=feud ; contest ; bunfight [bun fight].
Ex: In doing so, the library created a rift that prohibited dialogue and created something of a feud between the copyright owner and the library.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
Ex: The man in the middle of the current bunfight over racing sports rights is Ian Frykberg.
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* estar fuera de contienda=be out of contention.
* que se inicie la contienda=let battle commence.

contigo
=with you.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
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* mis pensamientos están contigo (y tu familia)=my thoughts go out to you (and your family).

contiguamente
=contiguously.
Ex: The blocks assigned to the same process are stored contiguously in memory.

contiguo
(adj.)=contiguous ; proximate.
Ex: The obious choice for arrangement of place is spatial, where we would try to arrange together countries which are contiguous.
Ex: For example, Literature and Language should be proximate, as should Commerce and Economics and Business, Psychology and Medicine, and so on.

contigüidad
(n.)=adjacency.
Ex: The first example implies adjacency 'nuclear propulsion'; it doesn't require you to enter the operator.

continental
(adj.)=continental ; continent-wide.
Ex: Until these are solved, continental and regional library associations in Africa will be shortlived.
Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
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* deriva continental=continental drift.
* desayuno continental=continental breakfast.
* Estados Unidos continental=continental United States, the.
* plataforma continental=continental shelf.

continente
(n.)=mainland ; continent ; land mass [landmass].
Nota: Generalmente usado como opuesto a las islas.
Ex: Thus this code was important in catalogues on the mainland of Europe.
Ex: This article aims to examine both currently and globally the varying degrees of application of information technology to information services in several continents.
Ex: A distinctive new civilization developed in the European peninsula of the Eurasian land mass in the course of the millennium that followed.
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* colisión de los continentes=continental collision.
* continente perdido=lost continent.
* deriva de los continentes=continental drift.
* de todo el continente=continent-wide.
* por todo el continente=continent-wide.
* separación de los continentes=continental breakup.

continente perdido
(n.)=lost continent.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A lost continent of literature'.
contingencia
(n.)=contingency ; randomness.
Ex: The results also suggest that there is a range of factors and contingencies that affect the extent to which a library does, in fact, provide economic benefits.
Ex: New models have appeared that suggest that manaers need to accommodate the randomness found in complex organizations.
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* plan de contingencia=contingency plan.
* planificación de contingencia=contingency planning.

contingente^1
(n.)=contingent.
Ex: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.

contingente^2
(n.)=contingent.
Nota: Que puede suceder.
Ex: Rapid contingent change is difficult for public sector SLIS but relatively straightforward for university SLIS.

continuación
(n.)=continuation ; perpetuation ; persistence ; sequel ; continuance ; continuation ; follow-up.
Ex: Continuations are non-periodical publications that are issued in successive parts at regular or irregular intervals.
Ex: Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
Ex: Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.
Ex: We argue strongly for the continuation into the electro-copying era of the fair dealing provisions in legislation designed for the photocopying era.
Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow-up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.
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* a continuación=next ; then ; in the following.
* a continuación se enumeran=given below.
* ir a continuación de=follow in + the footsteps of.
* no saber qué hacer a continuación=be stuck ; get + stuck ; become + stuck.
* ¿qué pasará a continuación?=What's next? ; What next?.
* (que se menciona) a continuación=below.
* venir a continuación de + Nombre=come in + Posesivo + footsteps.

continuadamente
=ongoingly.
Ex: The United Nations Library at Geneva was actively involved in both organizations since their inception, and ongoingly for many years.

continuado
(adj.)=continued ; continuous ; prolonged ; steady .
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.
Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
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* formación continuada=continuing education (CE) ; continuing training.

continuamente
=all the time ; continuously ; steadily ; continually ; persistently ; hourly ; all the way through ; constantly.
Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.
Ex: The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
Ex: The real object of education is to leave a man in the condition of continually asking questions.
Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.
Ex: Events such as the bloody confrontation in Tiananmen Square, political campaigns, military conflicts and other such events are becoming everyday occurrences that hourly revise global affairs and exert their influence on local circumstances.
Ex: All the way through, the Jews are portrayed as bloodthirsty.
Ex: They point out that, 'The Library of Congress faces problems in the integration of new copy on a monumental scale, with the result that it is constantly revising its retrospective file'.

continuando con la línea de
=in the vein of.
Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.
continuar
(v.)=continue ; go on ; linger on ; move on ; persevere ; persist ; wrap ; keep + going ; proceed ; push on ; press on ; recommence ; run over ; move forward ; hang on ; carry forward ; carry on ; go ahead ; carry through ; soldier on ; keep up ; roll on ; take it from here ; linger.
Ex: Thus our catalogs will continue to fail our readers until reconstructed on the basis of the AACR, which has remedied the situation by providing for the consistent use of uniform titles wherever required.
Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.
Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
Ex: If the width of the report exceeds the line width of your printer, the information will wrap to the next line.
Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
Ex: Before we proceed to look at the operators in detail, a couple of examples may help to make the layout clearer.
Ex: I think we'd better push on to the next topic.
Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.
Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
Ex: This article argues the need to move forward with the infotech culture without abandoning the service culture.
Ex: In libraries, this life cycle may be interrupted because of staff reluctance to part with traditional services, and products may hang on long past the point of real effectiveness.
Ex: In order to carry forward the Chinese cultural heritage it is necessary to research the ancient books.
Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.
Ex: A plan for the construction and implementation phases will be drawn up, if it is decided to go ahead = Si se decide continuar, se elaborará un plan para las fases de construcción y puesta en práctica .
Ex: Any changes will produce a readjustment of text which will carry through to the end of the text.
Ex: Russell soldiered on in 'Principles of Mathematics', he pleaded a distinction between analysis by way of philosophical definitions and analysis by way of mathematical definitions.
Ex: He was told to 'keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.
Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
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* batalla + continuar=battle + rage.
* continuando con la línea de=in the vein of.
* continuar al lado de=stand by.
* continuar así=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* continuar a trancas y barrancas=bash on.
* continuar avanzando=press on.
* continuar como antes=go on + as before.
* continuar con=go ahead with ; proceed to ; pursue ; pursue + Nombre + further ; stick to ; build on/upon ; go on with ; maintain + continuity ; maintain + momentum ; stick with ; stick at ; hang on to.
* continuar con Algo=take + Nombre + further.
* continuar con el buen hacer=keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* continuar con la lectura de=carry on through.
* continuar con + Nombre + en=carry + Nombre + forward into.
* continuar diciendo=go on.
* continuar en=overflow on.
* continuar en esta dirección=proceed + along this way.
* continuar enviando + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* continuar + Gerundio=go on + Gerundio ; keep + Gerundio ; keep on + Gerundio.
* continuar haciendo Algo=get on with + Nombre.
* continuar implacablemente=march on.
* continuar inexorablemente=march on.
* continuar irreconciliable con=remain + unreconciled to.
* continuar la labor de otros=stand on + the shoulders of giants ; stand on + the shoulders of giants ; stand on + the shoulders of giants.
* continuar leyendo=read on.
* continuar manteniendo=hang on to.
* continuar opuesto a=remain + unreconciled to.
* continuar + Posesivo camino=continue on + Posesivo + way.
* continuar realizando una actividad=keep + going.
* continuar siendo=remain.
* continuar siendo importante=remain + big.
* continuar sin agraciarse con=remain + unreconciled to.
* continuar sin detenerse=go straight ahead.
* continuar sin reconciliarse son=remain + unreconciled to.
* continuar tratando=pursue + Nombre + further.
* continuar viviendo=live on.
* continuar vivo=live on.
* disputa + continuar=dispute + rage.
* esperar continuar=look to + continue.
* estar decidido a continuar=be set to continue.
* la vida continúa=the show must go on.
* la vida + continuar=life + go on.
* polémica + continuar=controversy + rage ; argument + rage.
* todo continúa como antes=life goes on as before.

continuar + Gerundio
(v.)=go on + Gerundio ; keep + Gerundio ; keep on + Gerundio.
Ex: Rober Oppenheimer, with his tongue in cheek, said, some years ago, that if the American 'Physical review' went on expanding at its present rate, it would be fifteen times heavier than the earth by the end of the century!. Ex: It was interesting to hear how often a very diverse group of people kept coming back to the question of standards against which objectives and aims for services might be gauged. Ex: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.
continuar + Posesivo camino
(v.)=continue on + Posesivo + way.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.
continuar a trancas y barrancas
(v.)=bash on.
Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
continuar al lado de
(v.)=stand by.
Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
continuar así
(v.)=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
Ex: Please keep it up and to all who are true patriots, like Ave, spread the word. Ex: Keep up the good work on protecting the integrity of voting and the electoral system. Ex: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
continuar avanzando
(v.)=press on.
Ex: Hoping the gentler tone and the more relaxed manner meant that her anger was abating, the young man pressed on less apprehensively.
continuar como antes
(v.)=go on + as before.
Ex: Where the waters didn't reach life goes on as before; where it did reach there is death, destruction, disease and no hope.
continuar con
(v.)=go ahead with ; proceed to ; pursue ; pursue + Nombre + further ; stick to ; build on/upon ; go on with ; maintain + continuity ; maintain + momentum ; stick with ; stick at ; hang on to.
Ex: The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service. Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text. Ex: All effective indexes must have some common facets if only because the audience does not alter merely because the indexer chooses to pursue certain indexing practices. Ex: To pursue the parallels between printed title indexes and online searching of natural-language terms further, it is useful to summarize the attractions and limitations of natural-language indexing. Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known. Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes. Ex: Obviously, I could go on with these examples, but I'd better move on to a discussion of ways of eliminating these problems. Ex: To maintain continuity of the project, Library of Congress has agreed to assume management. Ex: Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project. Ex: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books. Ex: Men will often stick at the actionful adventure story; stage they often get a taste for at about the age of ten. Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
continuar con + Nombre + en
(v.)=carry + Nombre + forward into.
Ex: In order to support this role, and to carry it forward into the 1990s, the library has redesigned its management structure.
continuar con Algo
(v.)=take + Nombre + further.
Ex: The project was being developed here until a few months ago, when we stopped banging our heads against funding agencies that apparently could not see the merit in taking it further.
continuar con el buen hacer
(v.)=keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
Ex: Keep up the good work on protecting the integrity of voting and the electoral system. Ex: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
continuar con la lectura de
(v.)=carry on through.
Ex: Now carry on through the schedule for main class 5 and note the major sub-classes into which it is divided.
continuar diciendo
(v.)=go on.
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
continuar en
(v.)=overflow on.
Ex: If the qualifier overflows on the next line, it is indented eight spaces, to distinguish it from the display, which is indented two spaces.
continuar en esta dirección
(v.)=proceed + along this way.
Ex: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way.
continuar enviando + Nombre
(v.)=keep + Nombre + coming.
Ex: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
continuar haciendo Algo
(v.)=get on with + Nombre.
Ex: 'Get on with this,' the principal dictated, in a somewhat less severe tone.
continuar implacablemente
(v.)=march on.
Ex: Despite the controversy, DAT marches on as a consumer product.
continuar inexorablemente
(v.)=march on.
Ex: Despite the controversy, DAT marches on as a consumer product.
continuar irreconciliable con
(v.)=remain + unreconciled to.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
continuar la labor de otros
(v.)=stand on + the shoulders of giants ; stand on + the shoulders of giants ; stand on + the shoulders of giants.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Standing on the shoulders of giants: from Boole to Shannon to Taube: the origins and development of computerized information from the mid-19th century to the present'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Standing on the shoulders of giants: from Boole to Shannon to Taube: the origins and development of computerized information from the mid-19th century to the present'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Standing on the shoulders of giants: from Boole to Shannon to Taube: the origins and development of computerized information from the mid-19th century to the present'.
continuar leyendo
(v.)=read on.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.
continuar manteniendo
(v.)=hang on to.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
continuar opuesto a
(v.)=remain + unreconciled to.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
continuar realizando una actividad
(v.)=keep + going.
Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
continuar siendo
(v.)=remain.
Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
continuar siendo importante
(v.)=remain + big.
Ex: Humour remains big in the repertoire found in gay and lesbian books, with straight people often the butt of jokes.
continuar sin agraciarse con
(v.)=remain + unreconciled to.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
continuar sin detenerse
(v.)=go straight ahead.
Ex: If this is the case, it may be possible to select a search term and display all the related terms, or go straight ahead and expand our search to include them = Si es así, puede ser posible seleccionar un término de búsqueda y mostrar todos los términos relacionados, o continuar y ampliar nuestra búsqueda de modo que los incluya.
continuar sin reconciliarse son
(v.)=remain + unreconciled to.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
continuar tratando
(v.)=pursue + Nombre + further.
Ex: To pursue the parallels between printed title indexes and online searching of natural-language terms further, it is useful to summarize the attractions and limitations of natural-language indexing.
continuar viviendo
(v.)=live on.
Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
continuar vivo
(v.)=live on.
Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
continuidad
(n.)=continuity ; continuation ; sustainability.
Ex: A style that provides continuity should be adopted, even if this is contrary to normal language usage.
Ex: We argue strongly for the continuation into the electro-copying era of the fair dealing provisions in legislation designed for the photocopying era.
Ex: The sustainability of CD-ROM databases appears to be threatened by the lack of awareness as to its potential as a valuable resource to support research.
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* continuidad asistencial=seamless care.
* mantener la continuidad=maintain + continuity.

continuidad asistencial
(n.)=seamless care.
Ex: For seamless care to exist we need excellent communication between all parts of the service, with preferably at least some staff working in both community and hospital.
continuo
(adj.)=continual ; continued ; continuing ; continuous ; ongoing [on-going] ; persistent ; running ; sustained ; steady ; continuum ; uninterrupted ; long-term ; everlasting ; unrelieved ; back-to-back ; unceasing ; incessant ; ceaseless.
Ex: The second point concerns the continual reference to Haykin's book, a sort of code of subject authority practice and its drawbacks.
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a 'running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.
Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.
Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.
Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
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* curso de formación continua=continuing education course.
* en continuo aumento=ever-increasing.
* en continuo cambio=constantly shifting ; fast changing [fast-changing].
* evaluación continua=continuous assessment.
* flujo continuo=continuum.
* formación continua=continuing training ; continuing professional development ; continuing professional education ; continuous education ; continuing education (CE).
* formación continua en el trabajo=workplace learning.
* máquina continua de papel=paper-making machine.
* miedo continuo=nagging fear.
* paginación continua=continuous pagination.
* papel continuo=continuous paper.
* papel continuo de periódico=newsprint.
* papel perforado continuo=continuous computer stationery.
* temor continuo=nagging fear.
* texto continuo=stream of text.

contoneo
(n.)=wiggle.
Ex: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with her wiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers.

contorcionismo
(n.)=contortion.
Ex: In addition, you will be able to learn about the history of contortion, as well as how contortionists are trained!.

contorcionista
(n.)=contortionist.
Ex: In addition, you will be able to learn about the history of contortion, as well as how contortionists are trained!.

contornear
(v.)=contour.
Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.

contornearse
(v.)=swagger ; strut ; wiggle.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let them swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.

contorno
(n.)=contour.
Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
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* contorno de utilidad=utility contour.
* por estos contornos=hereabout(s).

contorno de utilidad
(n.)=utility contour.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Obsolescence of special library periodicals: sampling errors and utility contours'.
contorsionarse
(v.)=squirm.
Ex: He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.
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* arrastrarse contorsionándose=squirm through.

contorsión
(n.)=contortion.
Ex: The authors explain earthquakes in terms of plate buckling and contortion.

contra (todo) pronóstico
(v.)=against (all/the) odds ; defy + the odds.
Ex: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person. Ex: Maybe we can defy the odds and make something happen but it's going to be very, very tough.
contra el cáncer
(n.)=anticancer.
Ex: Cetus Corporation, California, created a clinical data base for clinical trials of anticancer drugs in 1985.
contra el deseo de Alguien
=against + Posesivo + will.
Ex: Information about an individual cannot be recorded against his will.
contra el reumatismo
(adj.)=anti-rheumatism.
Ex: This article looks at basic research on anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism drugs, considering the characteristics and treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, with or without steroids.
contra el viento
=upwind.
Ex: Wind turbines with a horizontal axis may be upwind or downwind machines, ie the rotor may be facing the wind, or on the lee side of the tower.
contra fuerzas superiores
=against (all/the) odds.
Ex: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.
contra la ansiedad
(adj.)=anti-anxiety.
Ex: Patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness commonly receive pro re nata anti-anxiety and hypnotic agents.
contra la pared
=up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall ; against a/the wall.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'. Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country. Ex: It was the portrait of a woman standing against a wall with a paint roller.
contra la voluntad de Alguien
=against + Posesivo + will.
Ex: Information about an individual cannot be recorded against his will.
contra las cuerdas
=against the ropes.
Ex: O'Connell recovered strongly in the third round, until Shapot again backed him against the ropes.
contra los dioses
=against (all/the) odds.
Ex: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.
contra los hongos
(adj.)=antifungal.
Ex: Materials with antifungal properties may provide an important deterrent to these infections.
contra natura
(adj.)=unnatural.
Ex: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.
contra todo (tipo) de riesgo
=against all risks.
Ex: This is sometimes called all risks cover, because that is what it is intended to protect your property against all risks of loss or damage.
contra todos los pronósticos
=defy + the odds ; against (all/the) odds.
Ex: Maybe we can defy the odds and make something happen but it's going to be very, very tough. Ex: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person.
contra una pared
=against a/the wall.
Ex: It was the portrait of a woman standing against a wall with a paint roller.
contra viento y marea
=at all costs ; against (all/the) odds ; at any cost ; at any price ; come + hell or high water ; by whatever means (possible).
Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources. Ex: Reg Groome has accomplished his revitalization program against odds that would have overwhelmed a weaker and less determined person. Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread. Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. Ex: Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
contra^1
=against ; versus (vs - abreviatura) ; anti.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
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* acción contra el fuego=fire response.
* a favor y en contra=pro and con.
* argumento en contra=counter-argument [counterargument].
* argumentos a favor o en contra=arguments for (and/or) against.
* carrera contra el tiempo=race against time ; race against the clock.
* carrera contra reloj=race against time ; race against the clock.
* contra el cáncer=anticancer.
* contra el deseo de Alguien=against + Posesivo + will.
* contra el reumatismo=anti-rheumatism.
* contra el viento=upwind.
* contra fuerzas superiores=against (all/the) odds.
* contra la ansiedad=anti-anxiety.
* contra la pared=up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall ; against a/the wall.
* contra las cuerdas=against the ropes.
* contra la voluntad de Alguien=against + Posesivo + will.
* contra los dioses=against (all/the) odds.
* contra los hongos=antifungal.
* contra natura=unnatural.
* contra todo pronóstico=against (all/the) odds ; defy + the odds.
* contra todos los pronósticos=defy + the odds ; against (all/the) odds.
* contra todo (tipo) de riesgo=against all risks.
* contra una pared=against a/the wall.
* contra viento y marea=at all costs ; against (all/the) odds ; at any cost ; at any price ; come + hell or high water ; by whatever means (possible).
* en contra=counterpoint.
* en contra de=against ; in the teeth of.
* en contra de la guerra=antiwar [anti-war].
* en contra de la opinión general=contrary to popular belief.
* en contra de la raza blanca=anti-white [antiwhite].
* en contra de la raza negra=antiblack [anti-black].
* en contra de las circunstancias=against circumstances.
* en contrar de lo que se cree=contrary to popular belief.
* estar a favor o en contra=be for or against.
* estar en contra de=be against.
* hablar en contra de=speak against.
* hacer objeciones contra=urge against.
* ir a contra reloj=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
* ir contra corrien=head into + the current.
* ir contra corriente=swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
* ir en contra de=contravene ; fly in + the face of ; go against ; militate against ; stand in + contrast to ; tell against ; be at odds with ; work at + cross purposes ; be at cross purposes ; be contrary to ; set against ; run + counter to ; run + contrary to ; be at loggerheads with ; argue against ; stand in + sharp contrast to ; run up against ; turn against ; speak against ; run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
* ir (en) contra (de) la corriente=swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
* ir en contra del reloj=race against + the clock.
* ir en contra del tiempo=race against + the clock.
* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios=violate + principle.
* luchar contra corriente=labour + against the grain.
* luchar contra un fuego=fight + fire.
* militar contra=militate against.
* no predisponer a Alguien en contra=stay on + the right side of ; keep on + the right side of.
* no tener nada en contra de Algo=have + no quarrel about + Nombre.
* ponerse en contra de=turn against.
* por contra=in contrast.
* predispuesto en contra de=disposed against.
* probabilidades en contra de=odds against.
* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo=take + sides.
* pruebas en contra=evidence to the contrary.
* saldo en contra=debit balance.
* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas=electrical security.
* utilizar en contra=set against.
* viento en contra=headwind.
* volverse en contra de=turn against.
* votar en contra de=vote against.

contra^2, la
(n.)=counterrevolution, the.
Ex: The counterrevolution returned to power many of the same governments that had ruled before the unrest began.

contraatacar
(v.)=snipe back ; strike back ; fight back ; mount + counterattack ; counterattack [counter-attack].
Ex: Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.
Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.
Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.
Ex: As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.
Ex: It was expected that the women's movement would concentrate on counterattacking the arguments against the amendment.

contraataque
(n.)=counterattack [counter-attack].
Ex: There is a second approach, though, one which already has proven itself on several Websites: that of a counterattack, one with an emphasis on cultural differences.
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* preparar un contraataque=mount + counterattack.

contrabajo
(n.)=bass.
Nota: Instrumento musical.
Ex: Russian singer Vladimir Ognovenko is one of the most arresting basses on the opera scene today.

contrabandear
(v.)=smuggle.
Ex: Terrorists have been known to use the underside of vehicles to plant explosives and for smuggling objects across security checkpoints.

contrabandista
(n.)=smuggler ; bootlegger.
Ex: Three main routes of migration into the Mediterranean Basin are identified, with a recent increase in the use of smugglers & traffickers.
Ex: The novel brims over with vivid accounts of the sordid world of bootleggers and gangsters.

contrabando
(n.)=smuggling ; contraband.
Ex: Over the years, while other local papers were reproducing press releases and flattering the authorities, Zeta was investigating drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and government corruption -- and naming names.
Ex: All but four of the laws are of a civil nature, three involving pupils with contraband in their school lockers and the other one concerning breach of the peace by college students.
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* de contrabando=bootleg.
* hacer contrabando=smuggle.
* introducir de contrabando=smuggle in.
* pasar de contrabando=smuggle.
* red de contrabando=smuggling ring.
* sacar de contrabando=smuggle out.

contracción
(n.)=contraction ; contraction ; effacement.
Ex: 'Modem' is a contraction of 'modulator-demodulator'.
Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.
Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.
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* contracción crediticia=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.

contracción crediticia
(n.)=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch. Ex: The bank, like many others, needs extra capital to ride out the credit squeeze.
contracepción
(n.)=contraception.
Ex: POPLINE covers references on fertility, contraception and demography.

contrachapado
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* madera contrachapada=plywood.

contracorriente
(n.)=cross-current ; upstream ; undertow ; countercurrent.
Ex: This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Surfing corporate intranets: search tools that control the undertow'.
Ex: A countercurrent in the Western tradition rejects the Socratic position, however, and depicts the human pursuit of knowledge as a burden under which humans labor and from which they should strive to free themselves.
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* a contracorriente=against the grain.
* ir contra corriente=go against + the flow ; swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.

contractual
(adj.)=contractual ; contracted.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
Ex: Publishers should reconsider their contracted arrangements with book clubs and re-establish a fair balance between the parties concerned.

contractura
(n.)=contracture.
Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.
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* contractura muscular=muscle contracture ; muscle spasm ; crick.
* dar una contractura muscular=pull + a muscle.
* tener una contractura muscular=pull + a muscle.

contractura muscular
(n.)=muscle contracture ; muscle spasm ; crick.
Ex: But in this disease muscle contractures develop very early or before there is any marked muscle weaknes. Ex: It causes muscle spams which can be deadly if the breathing muscles are affected. Ex: Usually a crick is found on one side of the neck at the juncture where it joins the thorax.
contracubierta
(n.)=back cover ; back board.
Ex: The part that books play in people's lives is well illustrated by the list of 'bestsellers' which appear on the inside of the back cover of the Bookseller each week.
Ex: The book cover is assambled with three pieces of cardboard (front board, spine and back board) glued to a covering material = La cubierta del libro consta de tres piezas de cartón (la cubierta anterior. el lomo y la contracubierta) pegadas a un forro que lo envuelve todo.

contracultura
(n.)=counter-culture [counter culture].
Ex: Liberation News Service (LNS) was an underground newspaper which supplied the US 1960s counter-culture with a variety of articles, essays and spoofs.

contradecir
(v.)=stand in + contrast to ; contradict ; contest ; stand in + sharp contrast to.
Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
Ex: This contradicts the statements of earlier researchers.
Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.
Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
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* contradecirse=trip over + each other ; send + mixed signals.
* contradecirse a Uno mismo=contradict + Reflexivo.

contradecirse
(v.)=trip over + each other ; send + mixed signals.
Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Ex: Real progress will remain elusive if the US keeps sending mixed signals, talking of winning hearts and minds and bombing Pakistani territory at the same time.
contradecirse a Uno mismo
(v.)=contradict + Reflexivo.
Ex: Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
contrademanda
(n.)=countersuit.
Ex: This article lists ACS responses to some of DIALOG's claims and describes the ACS countersuit and DIALOG's response to it.
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* interponer una contrademanda=file + countersuit.

contradicción
(n.)=contradiction ; contradiction in terms ; oxymoron ; mixed signal.
Ex: I notice that there seems to be something of a contradiction in Ms Marshall's approach.
Ex: The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.
Ex: The author argues that the 'digital library' is not an oxymoron, pointing to the fact that libraries face the problem of differentiating between the product that is managed in libraries, information, and the familiar container for that product (the book).
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
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* demostración por contradicción=proof by contradiction.
* espíritu de la contradicción=contrary nature.

contradictorio
(adj.)=conflicting ; contradictory ; contradicting ; adversarial.
Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.
Ex: Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.
Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.
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* contradictorio (con)=in conflict (with).
* parecer contradictorio=appear + contradictory.
* ser contradictorio de=run + contrary to.

contradictorio (con)
=in conflict (with).
Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
contraer
(v.)=contract ; crick.
Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.
Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.
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* contraer multa=incur + fine.
* contraerse=snap back.
* contraer un acuerdo=contract + agreement.
* contraer una enfermedad=contract + disease.

contraer multa
(v.)=incur + fine.
Ex: It then deletes all fines incurred before that date.
contraer un acuerdo
(v.)=contract + agreement.
Ex: Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A.
contraer una enfermedad
(v.)=contract + disease.
Ex: They contract that well-known institutional disease I call 'hardening of the categories'.
contraerse
(v.)=snap back.
Ex: If a rubber band stays stretched too long, when it does snap back, it begins to lose its elasticity.
contraestrategia
(n.)=counterstrategy.
Ex: Although the pregnant women did not describe precisely the same counterstrategies as did library users, their counterstrategies served the same ends.

contrafuerte
(n.)=abutment.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

contragolpe
(n.)=counterblow.
Ex: But the counterblow was launched, and the Russian army, like the French in 1815, was at once transformed into a panic-stricken mob.

contrahecho
(adj.)=twisted.
Ex: He gave a twisted, rather foolish smile, and continued talking.

contraimagen
(n.)=mirror image.
Ex: Since the dandy roll worked on the right side, its watermark pattern was fashioned as a mirror image of what was to be seen in the finished paper.

contraindicación
=contraindication ; .
Ex: The data base carries information on over 6,000 patented drugs, their interactions, physicochemical (in)compatibilities, and contraindications.

contraindicado
(adj.)=ill-adapted.
Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.
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* estar contraindicado=be contraindicated.

contrainterrogatorio
(n.)=cross examination.
Ex: Attorneys appearing in these hearings often have only 1 or 2 days to prepare a cross examination.

contralto
(n./adj.)=alto.
Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

contraluz
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* a contraluz=against the light.

contramaestre
(n.)=boatswain ; bosun ; bo's'n.
Ex: In a merchant ship the boatswain is the foreman of the crew.
Ex: In his capacity as 'overseer of the deck' it was often necessary for the bosun to communicate with dozens of crewmen.
Ex: The following morning, the bo's'n sounded reveille at 0630 hours.
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* segundo contramaestre=boatswain's mate.

contramaniobra
(n.)=counterplot.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

contramarca
(n.)=countermark.
Nota: En imprenta, pequeña filigrana con el nombre o iniciales del fabricante del papel utilizada principalmente en los siglos XVI y XVII.
Ex: The countermark, which was commonly placed near one of the corners of the mould, usually took the form of the maker's name or initials, the date (of the mould, of course, not necessarily of the paper made in it), and occasionally the vat number.

contramedida
(n.)=countermeasure [counter measure].
Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.

contramobilidad
(n.)=countermobility.
Ex: Countermobility missions include the enhancement of fire through obstacle and minefield employment.

contrapartida
=corollary ; counterpart ; quid pro quo.
Ex: By observing one characteristic of division at each grouping, the inevitable corollary of this is that some concepts are scattered through their subordination to others.
Ex: The American counterpart of parliamentary publications are called congressional publications.
Ex: This has occurred because publishers have required a transfer of copyright as a quid pro quo for publication.
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* como contrapartida=in return ; in exchange.
* como contrapartida a=in return for ; in exchange for ; in compensation for.

contrapelo
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* a contrapelo=against the grain ; against the nap.

contrapesar
(v.)=counterpoise ; balance out.
Ex: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .

contrapeso
(n.)=counterweight ; counterpoise.
Ex: Teenage fiction that offers such elements is an immensely valuable counterweight to other media channels.
Ex: Legislation on the working day was an active counterpoise to the power of the capitalist class.
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* actuar de contrapeso=counterpoise.
* medida de contrapeso=counterbalance.
* servir de contrapeso=counterpoise.

contraponer
(v.)=counterpoint ; set against ; counterpose ; counterpoise.
Ex: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.
Ex: The same arguments set against state education in the early nineteenth century apply to the idea of state-supported public libraries.
Ex: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterposed to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.
Ex: Sustainable development is seen as a measure to counterpoise economic growth with environmental concerns.
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* contraponer=oppose.
* contraponerse a=stand in + opposition to.

contraponerse a
(v.)=stand in + opposition to.
Ex: Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth.
contraposición
(n.)=opposition ; comparison ; contraposition ; contradistinction.
Ex: I would like to ask each of them to tell us whether in fact there is a clear difference of opinion and direct opposition or whether there is no real inconsistency.
Ex: A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.
Ex: Contraposition is a method, like contradiction, that is particularly useful when the direct method doesn't seem to work.
Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.
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* en contraposición=on the other hand.
* en contraposición a=as opposed to ; in contrast (to/with) ; in contradistinction to.

contraproducente
(adj.)=counterproductive [counter-productive] ; self-defeating.
Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
Ex: Some feel that these sessions can be 'self-defeating over the long run because they are based on a reward-punishment psychology that serves to intensify the pressure on the individual'.
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* ser contraproducente=defeat + Posesivo + purpose ; blowback ; defeat + Posesivo + objective.

contrapuesto
(adj.)=argumentative ; competing ; opposing.
Ex: 'I don't know about that one,' Bogardus said, politely argumentative.
Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
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* estar contrapuestos=be at odds.
* intereses contrapuestos=conflicting interests.
* visión contrapuesta=opposing view.

contrapunto
(n.)=counterpoint.
Ex: The point and counterpoint nature of the talks specifically concerned with AACR reflects the official roles the speakers have with respect to that draft.
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* al contrapunto=contrapuntal.
* de contrapunto=contrapuntal.
* servir de contrapunto=serve as + a foil.

contraria
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* llevar la contraria=antagonise [antagonize, -USA].

contrariante
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* carácter contrariante=contrary nature.

contrariar
(v.)=displease ; ruffle.
Ex: No matter what we do, we're going to displease some people.
Ex: He didn't mince words and that ruffled some people, but that was just the way he is.
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* contrariarse=be upset.

contrariarse
(v.)=be upset.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
contrario
(n.)=contrary ; opposing ; inimical ; antipathetic ; opposite ; competing ; opposed ; adversarial ; aversive ; reverse ; objector.
Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.
Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.
Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.
Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.
Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.
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* al contrario=vice versa ; to the contrary ; contrariwise ; quite the opposite ; quite the contrary.
* al contrario de lo que se cree=contrary to popular belief.
* de lo contrario=if not ; otherwise.
* demostrar lo contrario=prove + differently.
* en sentido contrario=to the contrary.
* en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj=counterclockwise ; anti-clockwise ; in a counterclockwise direction.
* equipo contrario, el=opposing team, the.
* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario=until proven otherwise.
* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario=innocent until proven guilty.
* justamente todo lo contrario=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
* justamente todo lo contrario de=quite the opposite of.
* justo lo contrario de=quite the opposite of.
* más bien todo lo contrario=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
* muy por el contrario=in marked contrast.
* por el contrario=by contrast ; conversely ; however ; in contrast ; instead ; on the contrary ; by way of contrast ; to the contrary ; quite the opposite ; by comparison ; contrariwise ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the flip side ; on the other side of the coin.
* ser contrario a=be contrary to ; be hostile to.
* todo lo contrario=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse ; in marked contrast.
* viento contrario=headwind.

contrarreembolso
=cash on delivery (COD).
Ex: A new breed of speculator has emerged ready to take the entire printing of a popular title from the bindery and to pay cash on delivery (COD).

contrarreloj
=against the clock.
Ex: Health care workers working against the clock want and need better information faster and for this they need training.

contrarrestar
(v.)=counteract ; counterbalance ; offset ; counter ; balance out.
Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.
Ex: Certain devices, eg links, roles and weighting, can be employed at the indexing stage to help counterbalance this factor.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.
Ex: The president countered with the view that most people fall somewhere between Type A and Type B anyway, and that effective time management and Type B behavior are not mutually exclusive.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .

contrarrevolucionario
(n./adj.)=counterrevolutionary.
Ex: After the government published 'The Dissidents,' a book which accused her of being a 'notorious counterrevolutionary,' workplace harassment of her father soon intensified.

contrarrevolución
(n.)=counterrevolution.
Ex: A renewed interest in the teacher-as-person stems from the eternal revolution/counterrevolution in education.
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* contrarrevolución, la=counterrevolution, the.

contrarrevolución, la
(n.)=counterrevolution, the.
Ex: The counterrevolution returned to power many of the same governments that had ruled before the unrest began.
contras
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* considerar los pros y los contras=weigh (up) + the pros and cons.
* pros y contras=trade-off [tradeoff/trade off] ; ins and outs ; pros and cons.
* pros (y/o) contras=merits (and/or) demerits ; strengths (and/or) weaknesses ; pluses (and/or) minuses.
* sopesar los pros y los contras=weigh (up) + the pros and cons.
* tener pros y contras=be a mixed blessing.

contrasello
(n.)=countermark.
Nota: En imprenta, pequeña filigrana con el nombre o iniciales del fabricante del papel utilizada principalmente en los siglos XVI y XVII.
Ex: The countermark, which was commonly placed near one of the corners of the mould, usually took the form of the maker's name or initials, the date (of the mould, of course, not necessarily of the paper made in it), and occasionally the vat number.

contrasentido
(n.)=contradiction in terms.
Ex: The use of the term ephemera is strictly accurate in the definitional sense describing those pieces of recorded knowledge it is applied to by librarians but is, nevertheless, a total contradiction in terms.

contraseña
(n.)=password ; countermark ; countersign ; passcode.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
Ex: The countermark, which was commonly placed near one of the corners of the mould, usually took the form of the maker's name or initials, the date (of the mould, of course, not necessarily of the paper made in it), and occasionally the vat number.
Ex: The countersign was given only to those who were permitted to visit and pass the line of sentinels at night.
Ex: If the phone gives a loud pip, it requires you to dial your passcode.
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* acceso mediante contraseña=password access.
* programa para descifrar contraseñas=password cracking programme.
* protección mediante contraseña=password protection.

contrastar
(v.)=be in contrast to ; contrast ; cross-reference ; stand in + contrast to.
Ex: This is in contrast to CC, which was the first major scheme to prescribe very precise rules as to its application.
Ex: Data base hosts must be compared and contrasted in order that a sound selection of host may be made for any specific search.
Ex: The editor has done a good job of cross-referencing the material, thus highlighting some of the ways in which separate factors interact and multiply their disintegrating effects.
Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging.
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* contrastar ideas=brainstorm ; bounce off + ideas.
* contrastar ideas con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.

contrastar ideas
(v.)=brainstorm ; bounce off + ideas.
Ex: A team was assembled to brainstorm the work situation, set production targets, and propose methods to move incrementally toward those targets. Ex: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
contrastar ideas con Alguien
(v.)=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
Ex: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
contraste
(n.)=contrast ; contradistinction.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
Ex: Here we encounter the first major contradistinction with the 'global warming' myth.
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* contraste de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming].
* en contraste con=in contrast (to/with).
* en marcado contraste=in stark contrast.
* en marcado contraste con=in marked contrast to/with.
* mostrar contraste=show + contrast.
* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores=highlight.
* servir de contraste=serve as + a foil.

contraste de ideas
(n.)=brainstorming [brain-storming].
Ex: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.
contrata
=outsourcing [out-sourcing] ; contracting out.
Nota: Subcontratación de servicio externo.
Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.
Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library.

contratación
(n.)=appointment ; hiring ; recruitment ; hire.
Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.
Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, recruitment, Chemistry.
Ex: It is a service based on the sale rather than the hire of floppy discs.
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* antes de la contratación=pre-employment [preemployment].
* con anterioridad a la contratación=pre-employment [preemployment].
* con posterioridad a la contratación=post-employment [postemployment].
* contratación de barcos=shipbroking.
* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas=lateral hiring.
* contratación de seguros=insurance broking.
* contratación fija=tenure.
* después de la contratación=post-employment [postemployment].

contratación de barcos
(n.)=shipbroking.
Ex: The unit aims to provide students with a clear understanding of the key activities associated with the operations of shipbroking.
contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas
(n.)=lateral hiring.
Ex: In fact, recent data shows that the majority of mid-sized and larger firms are making lateral hiring in record numbers.
contratación de seguros
(n.)=insurance broking.
Ex: Prestel is being used in an increasing number of commercial applications including: travel; the motor trade; insurance broking; medicine; and farming.
contratación fija
(n.)=tenure.
Ex: This article describes a study conducted to obtain information on feelings of librarians in institutions of higher education in South Carolina about tenure, faculty status, and publishing.
contratado
(adj.)=non-tenured ; non-tenured ; untenured.
Ex: A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
Ex: A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
Ex: This new legislation requires all faculty on state supported campuses, whether tenured or untenured, to undergo an annual review of their performance by their peers.
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* trabajador cualificado contratado de otra empresa=lateral hire.

contratapa
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* guardas de la contratapa=lining papers.

contratar
(v.)=commission ; contract ; hire ; lease ; engage ; recruit.
Ex: Some libraries opt to commission a central agency to support their catalogue creation.
Ex: Discount charges are available by contracting to buy a predetermined number of connect hours per year.
Ex: Plantin of Antwerp sacked him in 1573, but hired him again a few days later = Plantin de Antwerp le despidió en 1573, pero le contrató de nuevo unos pocos días después.
Ex: Many packages are available for purchase or lease, but there are also strictly in-house packages and packages developed by specific software houses under contract from one organisation.
Ex: Some questions to consider before engaging a consultant are: are the consultant's services needed?, could existing staff do the job?, can you afford aconsultant?.
Ex: Reduced establishments have made it very difficult to recruit new IT talent.
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* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo=hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
* contratar como/de=engage as.
* contratar gente=take on + people.
* contratar los servicios de Alguien=enrol [enroll -USA].
* contratar un póliza de seguros=take out + insurance policy.
* contratar un seguro=take out + insurance policy.
* volver a contratar=rehire [re-hire].

contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo
(v.)=hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
Ex: He explained to the selectman that pages were hired on a 'first-come, first-take' basis.
contratar como/de
(v.)=engage as.
Ex: The person engaged as an abstractor may be anyone from the author of a work, an information officer, or a subject expert to a library assistant or clerk.
contratar gente
(v.)=take on + people.
Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
contratar los servicios de Alguien
(v.)=enrol [enroll -USA].
Ex: Enrolling information providers is the first key step in connecting information user and supplier.
contratar un póliza de seguros
(v.)=take out + insurance policy.
Ex: By taking out an insurance policy, you are transferring the risk of an unforeseen event to the insurance company.
contratar un seguro
(v.)=take out + insurance policy.
Ex: By taking out an insurance policy, you are transferring the risk of an unforeseen event to the insurance company.
contratendencia
(n.)=counter-trend.
Ex: This article discusses the status and condition of reference librarians, intermediaries, and libraries themselves, and examines trends and counter-trends.

contratenor
(n./adj.)=alto.
Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

contraterrorismo
(n.)=counterterrorism.
Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.

contratiempo
(n.)=mishap ; setback ; adversity ; misfortune ; hiccup [hiccough] ; mischance ; problem ; misadventure.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: This article traces the beginning of library automation in Denmark, outlining the plans and setbacks which were experienced.
Ex: But adversity is fertile ground for innovation, and for this reason librarians should consider adopting from the entrepreneurial model.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.
Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.
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* contratiempos=pitfalls and potholes.
* sin contratiempos=smoothly.
* si no hay ningún contratiempo=all being well.
* sufrir un contratiempo=suffer + bruises.

contratiempos
(n.)=pitfalls and potholes.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting your licence: pitfalls and potholes on the electronic highway'.
contratista
(n.)=contractee ; contractor.
Ex: For example, an abstract accompanying a report is intended primarily to permit the manager, sponsor or contractee to evaluate a piece of research.
Ex: Previously, these libraries had been producing printed cards to send to LC as their location reports, which in turn were rekeyed into machine-readable form by an LC contractor for addition to the RAL data base.

contrato
(n.)=appointment ; contract ; terms ; indenture ; contractual agreement ; contractual relationship.
Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
Ex: Many packages are available for purchase or lease, but there are also strictly in-house packages and packages developed by specific software houses under contract from one organisation.
Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.
Ex: So, unlike most state association or municipal library awarded grants, there was no stipulation of indenture to a state or a library for a number of years if the award was accepted.
Ex: The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.
Ex: Data base producers must first decide how to structure their contractual relationship with the vendors and/or endusers = Los creadores de las bases de datos primero deben decidir cómo especificar sus relaciones contracturales con los proveedores y/o los usuarios finales.
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* bridge-contrato=contract bridge.
* celebrar un contrato=enter into + contract.
* conceder un contrato=award + contract.
* condiciones del contrato de trabajo=terms of employment.
* contrato basado en las diferencias de género=gender contract.
* contrato de alquiler=rental agreement ; lease.
* contrato de arrendamiento=lease.
* contrato de compraventa=conveyance.
* contrato de trabajo=contract position.
* contrato fijo=tenure.
* contrato social=social contract.
* estipulaciones de un contrato=contract stipulations.
* firma del contrato=contract signature.
* firmar un contrato=issue + contract ; sign + contract ; make + contract ; enter into + contract.
* hacer un contrato=take out + contract.
* incumplimiento de contrato=breach of contract.
* lenguaje de los contratos=contract language.
* ley sobre contratos=contract law.
* negociar los términos de un contrato=negotiate + terms.
* obligado por contrato=indentured.
* parte en un contrato=contracting party.
* rescindir un contrato=buy + Nombre + out of.
* términos de un contrato=contract stipulations.

contrato basado en las diferencias de género
(n.)=gender contract.
Ex: The gender contract must be part of any discussion on the future of work if positive social change is to be accomplished under neoliberal conditions.
contrato de alquiler
(n.)=rental agreement ; lease.
Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements. Ex: They failed to raise sufficient money to bail out the committee after it lost its office lease.
contrato de arrendamiento
(n.)=lease.
Ex: They failed to raise sufficient money to bail out the committee after it lost its office lease.
contrato de compraventa
(n.)=conveyance.
Ex: As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.
contrato de trabajo
(n.)=contract position.
Ex: The article 'Contracting: a bouquet of roses, but watch the thorns!' presents a personal review of an experience of undertaking a 1 year contract position assisting in the implementation of a new library management system in a company library.
contrato fijo
(n.)=tenure.
Ex: This article describes a study conducted to obtain information on feelings of librarians in institutions of higher education in South Carolina about tenure, faculty status, and publishing.
contrato social
(n.)=social contract.
Ex: Such universal ideals had to be replaced with nationalism, a concept of the nation based not on social contract, but on hereditary blood ties.
contravención
(n.)=contravention.
Ex: Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.
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* en contravención de=in contravention of.

contravenir
(v.)=contravene ; transgress.
Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
Ex: But it is Islam's strict code of sexual modesty that Islamists most often transgress.
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* contravenir la ley=contravene + the law ; break + the law.
* contravenir una ley=be in breach of + law.

contravenir la ley
(v.)=contravene + the law ; break + the law.
Ex: This article examines, through a discussion of Provincial legislation and relevant case law, how the Canadian judiciary has defined unauthorised practice and whether reference librarians who dispense legal information contravene the law. Ex: Unmarried people who break the law are subject to punishment by lashing.
contravenir una ley
(v.)=be in breach of + law.
Ex: The EU has started to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services after more than half were found to be in breach of EU consumer laws.
contribución
(n.)=contribution ; contribution ; paper ; pooling ; rate ; submission ; addition ; tribute.
Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).
Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
Ex: In this area members of co-operatives have benefited greatly from the general pooling of expertise.
Ex: There will be special rates for additional services such as SDI or document delivery.
Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.
Ex: In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.
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* contribución a la investigación=research contribution.
* contribución a un debate=input to a debate.
* contribución de ideas=input of ideas.
* contribución municipal=council tax ; local rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
* contribución urbana=local tax rates ; tax rates ; local rates ; local taxes ; council tax ; tax rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
* devolución de la contribución municipal=rates rebate.
* hacer una contribución=make + a contribution.
* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución=catch line.
* presentar una contribución=present + contribution.
* recabar + contribución=solicit + contribution.

contribución a la investigación
(n.)=research contribution.
Ex: 'Scientific Serials' was his research contribution and the culmination of a lifetime devoted to the study of literature.
contribución a un debate
(n.)=input to a debate.
Ex: Everyone's thinking and input to the debate will be important to influence the final outcome.
contribución de ideas
(n.)=input of ideas.
Ex: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas.
contribución municipal
(n.)=council tax ; local rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year. Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates. Ex: In some states, it is permissible to separate the real estate tax into two separate taxes -- one the land value and one on the building value. Ex: Real estate property taxes are generally due in January and July of each calendar year.
contribución urbana
(n.)=local tax rates ; tax rates ; local rates ; local taxes ; council tax ; tax rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries. Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries. Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates. Ex: Local taxes have been raised 10 percent, but library funding has not changed. Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year. Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries. Ex: In some states, it is permissible to separate the real estate tax into two separate taxes -- one the land value and one on the building value. Ex: Real estate property taxes are generally due in January and July of each calendar year.
contribuidor
(n.)=contributor.
Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.

contribuir
(v.)=contribute ; inject ; assist ; play + Posesivo + part ; stack up ; chip in ; kick in.
Ex: Work continues on translations, and these will contribute to AACR's role as a truly international code.
Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.
Ex: Any project which assists the use of coal and steel would be eligible.
Ex: Training, equipment and experience all play their part in the success of a search.
Ex: By American standards, this may not stack up to much, but in France these efforts to educate citizens stand out as a shining example.
Ex: We're asking you to 'chip in' by investing your time and talents in your parks and your community.
Ex: Everyone kicked in twenty bucks each and the winning team got to donate it to the charity of their choice.
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* contribuir a=add to ; make + contribution to(wards) ; make for ; play + an instrumental role in.
* contribuir a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo=further + Posesivo + goal.
* contribuir a encarecer=add to + the expense of.
* contribuir a + Infinitivo=go far in + Gerundio.
* contribuir al nacimiento de=lead to + the birth of.
* contribuir a una conversación=chime in.
* contribuir a un debate=have + an input to a debate.
* contribuir con=chime in with.
* contribuir desinteresadamente=give of + Reflexivo.
* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio ; go far towards + Gerundio.
* contribuir positivamente=add + momentum to.
* contribuir positivamente a=be instrumental in/to.
* factor + contribuir=factor + contribute.

contribuir a
(v.)=add to ; make + contribution to(wards) ; make for ; play + an instrumental role in.
Ex: At the same time outdated terminology adds to the lack of coherence. Ex: Document analysis makes a significant contribution to communication and information flow. Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme. Ex: Many people played an instrumental role in preparing this new FAO manual.
contribuir a + Infinitivo
(v.)=go far in + Gerundio.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
contribuir a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo
(v.)=further + Posesivo + goal.
Ex: You will work side by side with local people, learn what challenges the community faces, and see how your work furthers their goals.
contribuir a encarecer
(v.)=add to + the expense of.
Ex: The emphasis on arrangement and effective access to the information are two of the factors that add to the expense of these works along with the inflationary spiral also evident in the cost of living.
contribuir a un debate
(v.)=have + an input to a debate.
Ex: Like a lot of people, I am deeply cynical about formal politics in general, but this is a rare chance for the people of Wales to have an input to the debate.
contribuir a una conversación
(v.)=chime in.
Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
contribuir al nacimiento de
(v.)=lead to + the birth of.
Ex: The development of integrated circuits has led to the birth of large numbers of new companies.
contribuir con
(v.)=chime in with.
Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.
contribuir desinteresadamente
(v.)=give of + Reflexivo.
Ex: In every community there are a select few individuals who give tirelessly of themselves to make the community better for all residents.
contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo
(v.)=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio ; go far towards + Gerundio.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Ex: A minimal effort at staff development can go far towards easing foreign students' problems of acclimation and enhancing their academic experience.
contribuir positivamente
=add + momentum to.
Ex: The Library of Congress push adds momentum to a variety of competing projects by leading Internet companies to make available online a range of historic literature, audio recordings and film archives.
contribuir positivamente a
(v.)=be instrumental in/to.
Ex: Co-operatives have then been instrumental in the development and introduction of new technology in libraries.
contribuyente
(n.)=contributor ; contributory ; taxpayer [tax-payer] ; ratepayer ; donor.
Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.
Ex: Research into prospective donors must be carried out.
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* contribuyentes=taxpaying public.
* contribuyentes, los=tax base, the.
* dinero de los contribuyentes=taxpayers' money.

contribuyentes
(n.)=taxpaying public.
Ex: This warning comes through the taxpaying public and from the funding authorities.
contribuyentes, los
(n.)=tax base, the.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
contricción
(n.)=repentance.
Ex: The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.

contrincante
(n.)=contesting ; opponent ; challenger.
Ex: The duality of their role would make the contesting agents, the State and the professional library organisations, even greater enemies.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.
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* ser el contrincante más débil=punch above + Posesivo + weight.

contrito
(adj.)=apologetic ; contrite ; repentant ; conscience-stricken ; conscience-smitten.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.
Ex: Preventive medicine in the community, for example, is obviously vital, but this is no reason for hospital doctors and nurses to feel conscience-stricken because they wait for patients to come to them.
Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.

control
(n.)=check ; control ; grasp ; hold ; monitoring ; regulation ; supervision ; toll ; command ; governance ; mastery ; checkpoint ; grip ; tracking ; span of control ; policing ; tightening ; rule ; moderation ; vetting.
Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.
Ex: SLIS will, however, need to retain a firm hold on their traditional market whilst also meeting more specialised competition.
Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.
Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Ex: Books are primarily repositories of ideas and information, for this reason most of them are used and a panoply of tolls are necessary in order to locate specific items.
Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.
Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
Ex: Tracking of personal information attached to electronic text supplied by publishers is a potential violator of user privacy.
Ex: What is needed is for the director to broaden her span of control by eliminating the position of assistant director.
Ex: The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.
Ex: Previous policies allowed professional interaction but recent tightening has made that more difficult.
Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".
Ex: The ETEL system guarantees relevance of the information through moderation by a newspaper editor.
Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
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* activar un mecanismo de control=set + control.
* aumentar el control=tighten (up) + control.
* bajo el control de=under the control of.
* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla=trackball.
* bolsa de control de préstamo=book pocket.
* campaña de control de alcoholemia=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* campo de control=control field.
* carácter de control=control character.
* centro de control=locus of control ; mission control ; control centre.
* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control=circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* código de control=processing code ; control code.
* coger el control=take + the helm.
* colección de control=test collection.
* con control atmosférico=atmospherically-controlled.
* conseguir el control=gain + control (over/of).
* control al azar=spot check.
* control antidopaje=drug testing.
* control antidoping=drug testing.
* control bibliográfico=bibliographic control ; bibliographical control.
* control bibliográfico internacional=international bibliographical control.
* Control Bibliográfico Universal (UBC)=UBC (Universal Bibliographic Control).
* control de acceso=access control.
* control de adquisiciones=acquisition control.
* control de alcoholemia=roadside sobriety checkpoint ; sobriety checkpoint.
* control de armas=arms control.
* control de armas de fuego=gun control.
* control de autoridades=authority control.
* control de calidad=quality assurance (QA) ; quality control.
* control de carretera=road check ; roadside check ; roadblock.
* control de circulación=circulation control.
* control de disturbios=riot control.
* control de flujo del líquido=fluid-control.
* control de frontera=border checkpoint ; border control.
* control de funcionamiento=benchmark.
* control de gastos=belt-tightening ; cost containment.
* control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas=serials circulation control.
* control de la natalidad=birth control.
* control del armamento=arms control.
* control de las enfermedades=disease control.
* control de las malas hierbas=weed control.
* control de la temperatura=climatic control.
* control del estrés=stress management.
* control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas=article-level control.
* control de los presupuestos=budgetary control.
* control del peso=weight control.
* control del poder=hold on power.
* control de masas=riot control ; crowd control.
* control de materias=subject control.
* control de multitudes=crowd control.
* control de plagas=pest control.
* control de préstamo=circulation control.
* control de publicaciones periódicas=periodicals control.
* control de publicaciones seriadas=serials control ; periodicals inventory control.
* control de salida=exit barrier.
* control de seguridad=security checkpoint.
* control de volumen=volume controller ; volume control.
* control económico=fiscal control.
* controles de funcionamiento=benchmarking.
* controles de rendimiento=benchmark figures.
* control férreo=iron-fisted grip ; iron grip.
* control fronterizo=border control ; border checkpoint.
* control mental=mind control.
* control paterno=parental control.
* control presupuestario=budgetary control.
* control remoto=remote control ; remote controller.
* control remoto de llavero=key fob.
* control terminológico=terminology control.
* control total=stranglehold.
* dígito de control=check digit.
* dispararse fuera de control=spiral + out of control.
* ejercer control=exert + control ; wield + control.
* ejercer control sobre=exercise + control over ; have + hold on.
* en control=controlling.
* endurecer el control=tighten (up) + control.
* estar al control=be in command.
* estar fuera de + Posesivo + control=be out of + Posesivo + hands ; be out of + Posesivo + control.
* estrechar el control=tighten + the grip.
* falta de control=dirty data.
* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas=periodicals file [periodical file] ; periodical holdings file.
* fuera de control=out-of-control ; haywire.
* fuera del control de=beyond the control of.
* fuera de + Posesivo + control=beyond + Posesivo + control.
* grupo de control=control group.
* hacerse con el control de=take over + control of ; take + control of.
* hoja de control de tiempo=timesheet.
* hoja de control horario=timesheet.
* ingeniería de control=control engineering.
* lista de control=checklist [check-list].
* lograr el control=gain + control (over/of).
* mantener bajo control=keep + a rein on ; hold down.
* mantener control=hold + the reins of control.
* mantener el control=stay in + control.
* mantener un control férreo sobre=hold + an iron grip on.
* mecanismo de control=watchdog.
* medida de control=control measure.
* medida de control de gastos=belt-tightening measure.
* módulo de control de autoridades=authority control module.
* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas=serials control system ; serials control module.
* no perder el control=stay on + top of ; stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* número de control=control number.
* organismo de control=watchdog.
* palabra de control=control word.
* panel de control=control panel.
* perder control=lose + control (of).
* perder el control=slip beyond + the grasp of ; lose + Posesivo + grip ; run + amok ; sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet ; go to + pieces ; go + wild.
* perder el control de Algo=get out of + hand.
* perder el control de la situación=things + get out of hand.
* puesto de control=checkpoint.
* que escapan a + Posesivo + control=beyond + Posesivo + control.
* reclamar el control de=make + claim upon.
* seguir con el control=stay in + control.
* servicio centralizado de control de publicaciones seriadas=consolidation service.
* sin control=uncontrolled.
* sin control administrativo=unmanaged.
* sin control de gestión=unmanaged.
* sistema de control=monitoring system ; vetting system.
* sistema de control de la salida=exit control system.
* sistema de control de publicaciones seriadas=serials system ; serials control system.
* sobre para el control del préstamo=slip holder pocket.
* someter a control=place under + control.
* sujeto de control=control subject.
* tecla CONTROL=CONTROL key [CTRL key].
* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal=horizontal positioning key.
* tecla de control del movimiento vertical=vertical positioning key.
* tener Algo bajo el control de Uno=have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + command.
* tener control sobre=have + hold on.
* tomar el control=take + the helm.
* tomar el control de=take + control of.
* torno de control de entrada=turnstile.

control al azar
(n.)=spot check.
Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
control antidopaje
(n.)=drug testing.
Ex: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.
control antidoping
(n.)=drug testing.
Ex: But to enter into a contract, all pilots must submit to drug testing and sign a promissory of secrecy.
control bibliográfico
(n.)=bibliographic control ; bibliographical control.
Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control. Ex: Had this venture succeeded, the complete face of bibliographical control today would have been different.
control bibliográfico internacional
(n.)=international bibliographical control.
Ex: A further contribution to the international bibliographical control of serials was the CONSER Project (Conversion of Serials).
control de acceso
(n.)=access control.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
control de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisition control.
Ex: Serials control comprises serials circulation control, serials ordering and acquisition control.
control de alcoholemia
(n.)=roadside sobriety checkpoint ; sobriety checkpoint.
Ex: More Californians will be stopped at roadside sobriety checkpoints in 2010 than ever before. Ex: The success of sobriety checkpoints relates to the fact that they reach both drinking and non-drinking drivers.
control de armas
(n.)=arms control.
Ex: This is a membership organization for the study of military strategy, arms control, regional security and conflict resolution = Ésta es una organización de socios para el estudio de la estrategia militar, el control de armas, la seguridad en las regiones del mundo y la resolución de conflictos.
control de armas de fuego
(n.)=gun control.
Ex: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.
control de autoridades
(n.)=authority control.
Ex: The inputting of catalogue records is supported by the possibility of authority control, compatibility with the MARC format, and the availability of the full ALA character set.
control de calidad
(n.)=quality assurance (QA) ; quality control.
Ex: This article relates users' experiences in searching for books to the library's overall interest in quality assurance. Ex: Quality control in non-print media acquisition is very difficult.
control de carretera
(n.)=road check ; roadside check ; roadblock.
Ex: Of those surveyed, 3% had been stopped during road checks and involved in road accidents. Ex: Roadside checks will be a major part of the campaign to trap drink-drivers. Ex: There are many arguments both for and against the use of roadblocks in our effort to reduce drunk driving.
control de circulación
(n.)=circulation control.
Ex: Circulation control is the process of maintaining records of books on loan and borrowers.
control de disturbios
(n.)=riot control.
Ex: Topics include bicycle safety, riot control, drug abuse, criminal investigations, and national security.
control de flujo del líquido
(n.)=fluid-control.
Ex: The fluid-control button should then be moved to the 'on' position and the priming button pressed several times.
control de frontera
(n.)=border checkpoint ; border control.
Ex: The situation at Belarusian-Polish border checkpoints is finally getting back to normal. Ex: In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society.
control de funcionamiento
(n.)=benchmark.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
control de gastos
(n.)=belt-tightening ; cost containment.
Ex: Discount retailers have started to feel the pinch from belt-tightening consumers as sales at US stores have fallen for the first time. Ex: Cost containment is one reason, since primary care doctors are often less expensive then specialists.
control de la circulación de publicaciones seriadas
(n.)=serials circulation control.
Ex: Serials control comprises serials circulation control, serials ordering and acquisition control.
control de la natalidad
(n.)=birth control.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
control de la temperatura
(n.)=climatic control.
Ex: While we have come a long way in our understanding of the dangers to which paper and parchment are subject, the problem of climatic control is one which still preoccupies archivists.
control de las enfermedades
(n.)=disease control.
Ex: Disease prevention is a better management practice than disease control.
control de las malas hierbas
(n.)=weed control.
Ex: Large paved areas can be difficult to keep weed free, and until recently chemicals were the main option for weed control.
control de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=article-level control.
Ex: The article 'Challenges for serials automation' proposes the need for linkages between the bibliographic tools, utilised for periodicals control as well as development of article-level control within library systems.
control de los presupuestos
(n.)=budgetary control.
Ex: Sample applications are described in the areas of periodical claiming, budgetary control, and collection analysis.
control de masas
(n.)=riot control ; crowd control.
Ex: Topics include bicycle safety, riot control, drug abuse, criminal investigations, and national security. Ex: This study considers the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in the context of the institutional complacency regarding crowd safety and crowd control that prevailed during the 1970s and 1980s.
control de materias
(n.)=subject control.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
control de multitudes
(n.)=crowd control.
Ex: This study considers the 1989 Hillsborough disaster in the context of the institutional complacency regarding crowd safety and crowd control that prevailed during the 1970s and 1980s.
control de plagas
(n.)=pest control.
Ex: The article 'Nuke 'em! Library pest control' describes tests carried out to determine the effectiveness of microwaves (in the form of a domestic microwave oven) as a means of destroying insect pests in books and other library materials.
control de préstamo
(n.)=circulation control.
Ex: Circulation control is the process of maintaining records of books on loan and borrowers.
control de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=periodicals control.
Ex: Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, (claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.
control de publicaciones seriadas
(n.)=serials control ; periodicals inventory control.
Ex: No detailed mention is made of the modules included in such packages which are not concerned with cataloguing, such as modules for circulation control, acquisitions and ordering and serials control. Ex: The check-in component of LINX offers periodicals inventory control with a claims warning system.
control de salida
(n.)=exit barrier.
Ex: Library security systems, it appears, do not affect disks that are taken through in the normal way, though the disks should not be placed in or near the checkout unit or left close to the exit barriers.
control de seguridad
(n.)=security checkpoint.
Ex: Terrorists have been known to use the underside of vehicles to plant explosives and for smuggling objects across security checkpoints.
control de volumen
(n.)=volume controller ; volume control.
Ex: It also plays music, has a sound off and on buttons and volume controllers. Ex: This digital volume control has no parts to wear out and introduces almost no noise in the circuit.
control del armamento
(n.)=arms control.
Ex: This is a membership organization for the study of military strategy, arms control, regional security and conflict resolution = Ésta es una organización de socios para el estudio de la estrategia militar, el control de armas, la seguridad en las regiones del mundo y la resolución de conflictos.
control del estrés
(n.)=stress management.
Ex: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.
control del peso
(n.)=weight control.
Ex: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.
control del poder
(n.)=hold on power.
Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
control económico
(n.)=fiscal control.
Ex: Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.
control fronterizo
(n.)=border control ; border checkpoint.
Ex: In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society. Ex: The situation at Belarusian-Polish border checkpoints is finally getting back to normal.
control férreo
(n.)=iron-fisted grip ; iron grip.
Ex: This is a potent means with which to sensitize students to the seductive, yet iron-fisted grip of the mass media. Ex: The author relates these problems and the closure of library schools to the iron grip on library education held by the Committee on Accreditation (COA) of the American Library Association (ALA).
control mental
(n.)=mind control.
Ex: Queen bees use mind control to keep young workers in line by secreting a scent that prevents worker bees from learning, according to new research.
control paterno
(n.)=parental control.
Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.
control presupuestario
(n.)=budgetary control.
Ex: Sample applications are described in the areas of periodical claiming, budgetary control, and collection analysis.
control remoto
(n.)=remote control ; remote controller.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control. Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.
control remoto de llavero
(n.)=key fob.
Ex: One such method of gaining access to and starting a vehicle is by using a key fob.
control terminológico
(n.)=terminology control.
Ex: Title indexes suffer from absence of tight terminology control.
control total
(n.)=stranglehold.
Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
controlabilidad
(n.)=controllability.
Ex: The 2nd method takes into account concepts such as controllability and observability = El segundo método tiene en cuenta conceptos tales como controlabilidad y observabilidad.

controlable
(adj.)=controllable.
Ex: The set-top box may also contain remotely controllable descrambling circuits for services which are transmitted in a scrambled form.

controlado
(adj.)=controlled ; supervised ; moderated ; dominated ; metered.
Ex: Of the 403 million ECU devoted to energy research in 1982, the largest part was spent on controlled thermonuclear fusion.
Ex: This model can handle supervised learning and unsupervised learning simultaneously.
Ex: this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.
Ex: Left-brain dominated people tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking.
Ex: This article describes a technique for offering metered, selective, access to CD-ROM databases on a pay as you use basis.
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* bien controlado=well-regulated.
* controlado a distancia=remotely controllable.
* controlado automáticamente=auto-controlled.
* controlado de cerca=closely monitored.
* controlado por=in the grip of.
* controlado por el estado=state-controlled.
* controlado por el gobierno=state-controlled.
* controlado por ordenador=computer-controlled.
* controlado por reloj=metered.
* descontrolado=untethered.
* indización en lenguaje controlado=controlled-language indexing.
* lenguaje controlado=controlled language.
* lenguaje de indización controlado=controlled indexing language.
* lista controlada=controlled list.
* mantener controlado=keep + Nombre + in check.
* mantener todo controlado=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* sonrisa controlada=subdued laugh.
* sustancia controlada=controlled substance.
* tener controlado a Alguien=have + Nombre + on the run.
* término de indización controlado=controlled index term ; controlled indexing term.
* término del lenguaje controlado=controlled-language term.
* término del lenguaje de indización controlado=controlled index-language term.
* términos controlados=controlled terms.
* velocidad controlada por radar=radar-controlled speed.
* vocabulario controlado=controlled vocabulary.
* vocabulario de indización controlado=controlled indexing vocabulary.

controlado a distancia
=remotely controllable.
Ex: The set-top box may also contain remotely controllable descrambling circuits for services which are transmitted in a scrambled form.
controlado automáticamente
(adj.)=auto-controlled.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.
controlado de cerca
(adj.)=closely monitored.
Ex: Feedback from the client and flexibility within a clearly articulated set of objectives and priorities, closely monitored, is essential.
controlado por
=in the grip of.
Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave.
controlado por el estado
(adj.)=state-controlled.
Ex: After Yushchenko's win in 2004 state-controlled media was taken over by regional groups of oligarchs.
controlado por el gobierno
(adj.)=state-controlled.
Ex: After Yushchenko's win in 2004 state-controlled media was taken over by regional groups of oligarchs.
controlado por ordenador
=computer-controlled.
Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting.
controlado por reloj
(adj.)=metered.
Ex: This article describes a technique for offering metered, selective, access to CD-ROM databases on a pay as you use basis.
controlador
(n.)=gatekeeper ; controller ; dispatcher ; driver ; wielder.
Ex: Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.
Ex: This controller can reroute data to and from different devices in the microcomputer, such as magnetic disks = Este controlador puede redireccionar la información a y desde diferentes dispositivos del microordenador, como, por ejemplo, los discos magnéticos.
Ex: Rail yards dispatcher must determine how cars are transferred from one inbound train to another outbound train and what is the makeup of each outbound train, how to use yard engines, and how to arrange yard track occupation.
Ex: The author examines a technique for coping with conflicting PC devices by switching between sets of drivers.
Ex: Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.
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* controladora de comunicaciones=communications controller.
* controladora de disco duro=hard disc controller board.
* controlador de calidad=tester.
* controlador de dispositivo=device driver.
* controlador de estacionamiento=traffic warden ; parking attendant ; parking warden.
* controlador del sistema=system controller.
* controlador de tráfico aéreo=air traffic controller.

controlador de calidad
(n.)=tester.
Ex: Nine CD-ROM publishers were interviewed by phone to find out what criteria they used to select beta test sites, what they saw as the responsibilities of testers, the benefits to the companies and the companies' plans for the future.
controlador de dispositivo
(n.)=device driver.
Ex: The size of the drive buffer, the operating system's device driver and the retrieval software/search engine also play an important role in a CD-ROM drive performance.
controlador de estacionamiento
(n.)=traffic warden ; parking attendant ; parking warden.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness. Ex: Threatening behaviour, verbal or physical abuse towards parking attendants or any council employee will not be tolerated and will reported to the police. Ex: Parking wardens have been given panic alarms because of fears of attacks by the public.
controlador de tráfico aéreo
(n.)=air traffic controller.
Ex: Some microcomputer operating systems can be likened to the work of an air traffic controller at an airport.
controlador del sistema
(n.)=system controller.
Ex: In a few systems the remote link is two-way, that is signals may also be sent from the receiver to the system controller.
controladora
(n.)=interface controller.
Ex: The workstations are VDUs with keyboards and interface controllers which plug in to these ports.

controladora de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications controller.
Ex: A minicomputer communications controller will be added at NYPL to improve the communications technology on which the online access is based and an identical minicomputer will be added at LC to handle traffic loads.
controladora de disco duro
(n.)=hard disc controller board.
Ex: This article provides a step-by-step account of how to remove a floppy disc controller board and install a hard disc controller board.
controlar
(v.)=control ; get + command of ; govern ; keep + a rein on ; keep within + bounds ; monitor ; regulate ; peg ; police ; master ; command ; scourge ; keep down + Nombre ; stem + the tide of ; bring under + control ; hold in + line ; gain + control (over/of) ; get + a grip on ; hold + the reins of ; corral ; check up on ; keep + tabs on ; wield + control ; hold + sway (over) ; wiretap [wire-tap] ; hold + the line ; keep + a tight hold on ; take + control of ; stay on + top of ; stay in + control ; rein in ; hold + Nombre + in ; partial out ; stem.
Ex: These fields control the access to the main record and are all fixed length fields.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: Costs can be kept within reasonable bounds if a method appropriate to the specific application is chosen.
Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.
Ex: Built into each operator are sets of instructions to the computer which regulate where the term must appear in the printed entries generated from the string, typefaces, and necessary punctuation.
Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.
Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.
Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.
Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.
Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
Ex: The article 'Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
Ex: This trend may also be explained by the hegemony of those who hold the reins of international publication.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Microfilm retrieval system corrals paper flood for Ameritech publishing'.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.
Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.
Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.
Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.
Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.
Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.
Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.
Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
Ex: The effect of national IQ on longevity remained strong when GDP per capita, income inequality, and individualism were partialed out.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
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* controlar aún más=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
* controlar el presupuesto=control + the purse strings.
* controlar la economía=control + the purse strings.
* controlar las finanzas=control + the purse strings.
* controlar la situación=tame + the beast.
* controlar los gastos=control + costs ; contain + costs.
* controlarlo todo=have + a finger in every pie.
* controlar muy de cerca=keep + close tabs on.
* controlarse=command + Reflexivo ; pace.

controlar aún más
(v.)=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.
controlar el presupuesto
(v.)=control + the purse strings.
Ex: I'm not saying that in his defence, it just seems that he is taking more flak than those who should be controlling the purse strings effectively.
controlar la economía
(v.)=control + the purse strings.
Ex: I'm not saying that in his defence, it just seems that he is taking more flak than those who should be controlling the purse strings effectively.
controlar la situación
(v.)=tame + the beast.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Taming the Beast: Designing a Course in Intercultural Communication'.
controlar las finanzas
(v.)=control + the purse strings.
Ex: I'm not saying that in his defence, it just seems that he is taking more flak than those who should be controlling the purse strings effectively.
controlar los gastos
(v.)=control + costs ; contain + costs.
Ex: Optical storage can help firm administrators control costs and bill clients more promptly which boost income. Ex: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained.
controlar muy de cerca
(v.)=keep + close tabs on.
Ex: Police busted the group after keeping close tabs on their activities.
controlarlo todo
(v.)=have + a finger in every pie.
Ex: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
controlarse
(v.)=command + Reflexivo ; pace.
Ex: She could not command herself sufficiently to be able to articulate. Ex: Reference librarians can help alleviate technostress by establishing a relaxed, psychologically supportive atmosphere, pacing their instruction, and using active learning.
controles de funcionamiento
(n.)=benchmarking.
Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.
controles de rendimiento
=benchmark figures.
Ex: Such statistics can be used to establish benchmark figures for staff productivity.
controversia
(n.)=contention ; controversy ; dispute.
Ex: Among the trends are: more focus on user needs, a contention between optical products and on-line access; and a focus in the USA on formulation of major information policies.
Ex: I do not intend to discuss this controversy at any length.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
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* buscar la controversia=court + controversy.
* controversia política=political controversy.
* incitar controversia=arouse + controversy.
* provocar controversia=arouse + controversy.
* provocar la controversia=court + controversy.
* suscitar controversia=arouse + controversy.

controversia política
(n.)=political controversy.
Ex: The article 'Running a massage parlor: a librarian's memoir about censorship' examines with humour and pathos the fight of librarians against censors over obscenities, sexual freedom and political controversies.
controversial
(adj.)=disputed.
Ex: Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.

controvertido
(adj.)=controversial ; divisive ; contested ; vexed ; challenging.
Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
Ex: Although it remains a contested subject, there have been changes in general opinion about faculty status over the past few decades.
Ex: A vexed area on which the present rules give no guidance is the publication produced as a result of a special programme or project.
Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
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* cuestión controvertida=vexing question.
* tema controvertido=vexing issue.

contubernio
(n.)=connivance ; collusion.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
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* en contubernio (con)=in cahoots (with).

contumaz
(adj.)=recalcitrant ; unrepentant ; refractory ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed.
Ex: Not all housing problems originated from local authorities, private tenants frequently had to contend with recalcitrant landlords.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reflections of an unrepentant editor'.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.
Ex: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.

contundente
(adj.)=assertive ; cogent ; vociferous ; vocal ; forthright ; uncompromising ; categorical ; unequivocal ; categoric ; unmitigaged ; arresting ; power-packed.
Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.
Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.
Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.
Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.
Ex: The question of the need for categoric assurances is not locked into a 12 month timeframe or any other timeframe.
Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
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* demostrar de un modo contundente=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* pruebas contundentes=hard evidence.

contundentemente
=vociferously ; bluntly ; strongly ; uncompromisingly.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.
Ex: The student is strongly recommended to examine the guiding provided in any libraries to which he has access.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

contusionado
(adj.)=bruised.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

contusionar
(v.)=bruise.
Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.

contusión
(n.)=bruise.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.

conurbación
(n.)=conurbation.
Ex: Such dislocation, in a more extreme form, can be found as a result of some schemes for absorbing overspill populations from London and other large conurbations.
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* conurbación de + Ciudad=Greater + Ciudad + area.
* conurbación de Londres, la=Greater London.
* conurbación metropolitana=greater metropolitan area.

conurbación de + Ciudad
(n.)=Greater + Ciudad + area.
Ex: A survey of museum libraries and related institutions is being conducted in the Greater London area.
conurbación de Londres, la
=Greater London.
Ex: Greater London constituted Britain's most important interwar centre for new manufacturing plants.
conurbación metropolitana
(n.)=greater metropolitan area.
Ex: This study examines reference services in 4 similar sized college libraries within a greater metropolitan area.
convalecencia
(n.)=convalescence.
Ex: Every illness requires a period of convalescence, a time of recovery when the body regains its strength and health.
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* hogar de convalecencia=convalescence home ; convalescent home.

convalecer
(v.)=convalesce.
Ex: After convalescing for almost a year, she returned to the school in Boston to resume her studies.
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* convalecer en el hospital=recover in + hospital ; convalesce in + hospital.

convalecer en el hospital
(v.)=recover in + hospital ; convalesce in + hospital.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery. Ex: He spent the next year convalescing in hospital and saw the end of the war from his hospital bed.
convaleciente
=convalescent ; on the mend.
Ex: The library service is also responsible for a library stocking 500 items in the parkland area of Pankow and used by convalescent readers from adjoining areas.
Ex: A swan that was found shot and with fishing hook in its neck is now on the mend at an RSPCA wildlife centre .

convalidar
(v.)=validate.
Ex: The records will be validated by the Library of Congress and the National Library of Canada and regularly included in the MARC Distribution Service for the benefit of libraries that are not members of OCLC.

conveccionar
(v.)=tailor.
Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.

convección
(n.)=convection.
Ex: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common.
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* calentador por convección=convection heater.
* estufa por convección=convection heater.

convencer
(v.)=convince ; persuade ; sell + idea ; sell + notion ; win over ; coax ; speak + sense into ; talk + sense into ; rope in.
Nota: Generalmente para hacer algo.
Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.
Ex: The author outlines some methods of selling to adolescent pupils the idea of reading fiction for fun.
Ex: We are having to undertake a programme of effectively selling the notion to various schools within the university, to ensure some acceptance of ejournals when they duly arrive.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.
Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
Ex: You cannot talk sense into someone who is willing to do that to you.
Ex: How this matron got roped in I don't know but she agreed to work a late shift.
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* convencer a Alguien=prevail on/upon + Alguien.
* convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
* convencerse=come (a)round.
* convencerse de no Hacer=talk + Reflexivo + out of.
* convencerse de renunciar a=talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Reflexivo + out of.
* estar convencido=there + be + strong feeling.
* estar convencido de la idea de que=be committed to the idea that.
* estar muy convencido de=have + strong feelings about.
* intentar convencer=work on + Persona.

convencer a Alguien
(v.)=prevail on/upon + Alguien.
Ex: 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.
convencer a Alguien de que haga Algo
(v.)=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
convencerse
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: Although he does not support our organization today, we think he will eventually come around.
convencerse de no Hacer
(v.)=talk + Reflexivo + out of.
Ex: Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves.
convencerse de renunciar a
(v.)=talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Reflexivo + out of.
Ex: Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves. Ex: Children talk themselves out of their convictions as they grow up and become distracted by their huge selfish selves.
convencido
(adj.)=resolute.
Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
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* convencido (de)=confident (in).
* convencido de (que)=in the belief that/of.
* estar completamente convencido de=be all for.
* estar firmemente convencido=strongly held opinion.
* estar totalmente convencido de=be all for.
* nada convencido=unimpressed.
* no estar convencido=be dubious.
* poco convencido=unconvinced.

convencido (de)
(adj.)=confident (in).
Ex: Experience of IT in USA is associated not infrequently with the confounding of confident expectations.
convencido de (que)
=in the belief that/of.
Ex: In the belief that the library has an inseparable role in the education of students, semester-long term paper counselling sessions are offered to encourage students to make an early start.
convencimiento
(n.)=alertness.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

convencional
(adj.)=conventional ; stuffy ; mainline ; mainstream ; conventionalised [conventionalized, -USA].
Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
Ex: Historically, knowledge about plant and animal species is systematised through conventionalised descriptive terminology.
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* nada convencional=unorthodox.
* nombre convencional=conventional name.
* poco convencional=unconventional.

convencionalismo
(n.)=conventionality ; conventionalism.
Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.
Ex: Standard methods for justifying legal norms generate an unsatisfactory conflict between Platonism, positivism, and conventionalism.
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* falta de convencionalismo=unconventionality.
* salirse de convencionalismos=think out(side) + (of) the box.

convencionalizar
(v.)=conventionalise [conventionalize, -USA].
Ex: There are problems with this approach in that it conventionalizes the contents of books into only aspects that have been previously defined and categorized.

convencionalmente
=conventionally.
Ex: A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.

convención
(n.)=convention ; convention ; convention.
Ex: Enter a concordat, 'modus vivendi', convention, or other formal agreement between the Holy See and a national government or other political jurisdiction under the party whose catalogue entry heading is first in English alphabetic order.
Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.
Ex: Articulated subject indexes are based on title-like phrases that have some conventions concerning citation order.
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* celebrar una convención=hold + convention.
* Convención de Berna, la=Bern(e) Convention, the.
* Convención de Ginebra, la=Geneva Convention, the.
* convención social=social convention.
* costumbres y convenciones=mores.
* establecer una convención=establish + convention.
* la Convención de la Haya de 1954=the 1954 Hague Convention.
* sala de convenciones=convention hall.
* salón de convencioneS=convention hall.

convención social
(n.)=social convention.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
convenido
(adj.)=concerted.
Ex: There is an obvious need for a concerted and deliberate study of US information policy-making.
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* cumplir (con) lo convenido=fill + Posesivo + agreement.

conveniencia
(n.)=adequacy ; advisability ; convenience ; desirability ; expediency ; suitability ; fitness ; desirableness ; cosiness [coziness, -USA] ; reasonability.
Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
Ex: He convinced our new president to have the board discuss the advisability of programming at all, especially since we had a film showing last month that drew only three people.
Ex: Ironically, the most dangerous bias exists because of the usefulness and convenience of books themselves.
Ex: Many people working on code revision and a lot of our catalogers are well aware of the desirability of getting catalog data distributed speedily.
Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
Ex: Its title deserves giving in full: 'The desirableness of establishing personal intercourse and relations between librarians and readers in popular libraries'.
Ex: The 1st impression of cosiness is dispelled on closer examination, which reveals gross overcrowding in staff working areas.
Ex: A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.
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* matrimonio de conveniencia=marriage of convenience.
* por conveniencia=for convenience ; for the sake of + convenience.

conveniente
(adj.)=attractive ; desirable ; convenient ; cosy [cozy, -USA] ; salutary ; fitting ; advisable ; handy ; expedient ; beneficial.
Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.
Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
Ex: End user searching is inevitable and a strategy for encouraging it is advisable.
Ex: The volumes can be used as handy desk references.
Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
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* como más conveniente lo + creer=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* creer conveniente=see + fit.
* cuando (más) + Pronombre + ser + conveniente=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* lo más conveniente es que=optimally.
* según sea conveniente=to suit.
* ser conveniente + Infinitivo=be as well + Infinitivo ; be well + Infinitivo.

convenientemente
=conveniently ; usefully ; cosily [cozily, -USA].
Ex: Thus, language and literature, medicine and physiology, and botany and agriculture could conveniently be placed close to each other.
Ex: This is an area to which bibliometricians could usefully turn their attention.
Ex: This volume comprises a cosily iconoclastic set of essays about the death of Diana, the princess of Wales; her funeral; and its political impact.
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* convenientemente aireado=well-aired.

convenientemente aireado
=well-aired.
Ex: The premises of the library must be kept well-aired, dust-free and properly cleaned.
convenio
(n.)=agreement ; joint venture ; partnership ; alliance ; partnering ; settlement.
Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: The Department of Education and IBM embarked on a joint venture to provide network services to elementary and secondary school districts thoughout the state of Indiana.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
Ex: This type of alliance is already evident in countries like Thailand, where library science students and educators have been actively involved in writing and illustrating children's books.
Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
Ex: These settlements require the tobacco companies to make annual payments to the states in perpetuity, with total payments estimated at $246.
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* convenio laboral=labour agreement ; labour-management agreement.

convenio laboral
(n.)=labour agreement ; labour-management agreement.
Ex: This guide was designed to facilitate the preparation for and presentation of a course in administering local labour agreements. Ex: In these places, labor-management agreements form the foundation of programs designed to improve the quality of teaching and levels of student learning.
convenir
(v.)=suit + Posesivo + own ends ; suit + Posesivo + own preferences ; be better served by ; suit + best.
Ex: Of course we misremember details, and sometimes we do subconsciously change stories to suit our own ends.
Ex: Does this happen simply because the reader has forgotten the original, or because there is an unconscious desire to change the story to suit the reader's own preference?.
Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.
Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.
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* convenir a=befit.
* conviene destacar que=a point of note.
* cuanto antes + Pronombre + convenga=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno=bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes ; bend + the rules ; circumvent + rules.
* según convenga=as appropriate.
* según + convenir=on + Posesivo + own terms.

convenir a
(v.)=befit.
Ex: As befits the library of the largest manufacturer of computers in the world, IBM information services are very largely computer-based.
convento
(n.)=convent.
Ex: Libraries founded by the endowments of the royal family and statesmen not only as independent entities but also within mosques, dervish convents and other institutions.
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* del convento=conventual.

conventual
(adj.)=conventual.
Ex: The nuns tenaciously defended their conventual tradition, which led to laxity both in discipline and resistance to attempts at reform.

convergencia
(n.)=convergence ; confluence.
Ex: These two are nevertheless treated in this one chapter together, because in some respects there is convergence of systems.
Ex: Spain is the product of the confluence of cultural, political and even legal traditions.
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* punto de convergencia=junction point ; similarity.

convergente
(adj.)=converging.
Ex: In the view of some of our respondents SLIS are on a converging course with many new programmes orientated toward information and communication.

converger
(v.)=converge.
Ex: The traditional distinctions between data base management systems and text retrieval systems are becoming blurred as the technologies converge.

conversaciones de paz
(n.)=peace talks.
Ex: Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
conversación
(n.)=conversation ; converse ; discourse ; verbal transaction ; natter ; yack.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
Ex: As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.
Ex: In many discourses 'policy making' and 'decision making' are synonymous terms.
Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
Ex: However the unfairness of it does not escape my granddaughter who brings the subject up every time we get together for a yack.
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* comenzar una conversación=initiate + a conversation.
* contribuir en una conversación=chime in.
* conversación de alcoba=pillow talk.
* conversación de trabajo=shop talk.
* conversación en línea=online chat.
* conversación entre especialistas=scholarly discourse.
* conversaciones de paz=peace talks.
* conversación íntima=pillow talk.
* conversación íntima entre dos personas=tête-à-tête.
* conversación privada=confidential conversation ; private conversation.
* conversación sin trascendencia=small-talk.
* conversación social=social conversation.
* conversación telefónica múltiple=telephone conferencing.
* de mantener una conversación=conversational.
* empezar una conversación=initiate + a conversation.
* encadenamiento de conversación=threading.
* en medio de una conversación=in the middle of a conversation.
* en mitad de una conversación=in the middle of a conversation.
* entablar conversación=strike up + conversation.
* entablar una conversación=engage in + dialogue.
* iniciar una conversación=initiate + a conversation.
* intercambio de conversación=conversation exchange ; language exchange.
* mantener una conversación=hold + a conversation ; sustain + a conversation.
* mencionarse en conversación=come up + discussion.
* relativo a la conversación=conversationally.
* seguir la conversación=follow + the thread.
* sostener una conversación=sustain + a conversation ; hold + a conversation.
* tema de conversación=talking point.
* tener una conversación íntima con=have + a heart-to-heart with.
* toma de turnos en la conversación=turn-taking [turntaking].
* unirse a una conversación=chime in.

conversación de alcoba
(n.)=pillow talk.
Ex: Pillow talks are one of the best ways to increase trust and intimacy.
conversación de trabajo
(n.)=shop talk.
Ex: On the whole, user-oriented objectives guide the everyday operations, while supplier-oriented objectives are reserved for journal articles, convention shop talk, and other in-group communication.
conversación en línea
(n.)=online chat.
Ex: Other facilities which are often available include 'gimmicks' such as games, 'online chat,' teleshopping and telemessages.
conversación entre especialistas
(n.)=scholarly discourse.
Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of online conferencing compared to traditional methods of scholarly discourse.
conversación privada
(n.)=confidential conversation ; private conversation.
Ex: He was accused of leaking the contents of a confidential conversation. Ex: If that's the case, then it's her own fault for not keeping her private conversation private.
conversación sin trascendencia
(n.)=small-talk.
Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.
conversación social
(n.)=social conversation.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
conversación telefónica múltiple
(n.)=telephone conferencing.
Ex: One service of particular interest to many organizations with office or branches on distant sites is telephone conferencing.
conversación íntima
(n.)=pillow talk.
Ex: Pillow talks are one of the best ways to increase trust and intimacy.
conversación íntima entre dos personas
(n.)=tête-à-tête.
Ex: Each activity is grouped under one of three subheadings: tête-à-tête conversations, small group interactions, whole class activities.
conversar
(v.)=talk ; converse.
Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
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* conversar con=converse with.

conversar con
(v.)=converse with.
Ex: If the language displayed here is the one in which you wish to converse with DOBIS/LIBIS, no changes are necessary.
conversión
(n.)=conversion ; remaking [re-making] ; rendering.
Ex: The LC has also participated in two co-operative programs for the conversion of printed record to machine-readable form.
Ex: The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to 'remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.
Ex: It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
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* conversión al sistema decimal=decimalisation [decimalization, -USA].
* conversión al sistema métrico=metrication.
* conversión de códigos=transcoding.
* conversión de información=data conversion.
* conversión de la energía=energy conversion.
* conversión de texto a voz=text-to-speech conversion.
* conversión en dinero=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
* conversión energética=energy conversion.
* conversión en valor monetario=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
* conversión parcial=superimposition.
* conversión retrospectiva de catálogos=retrospective catalogue conversion.
* conversión retrospectiva (recon)=retrospective conversion (recon).
* conversión total=desuperimposition.
* lenguaje de conversión=switching language.
* proyecto de conversión=conversion project.
* sistema de conversión de texto a voz=text-to-speech system.

conversión al sistema decimal
(n.)=decimalisation [decimalization, -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Decimalisation, metrication and libraries' = El artículo se titula 'La conversión al sistema decimal y al métrico y las bibliotecas'.
conversión al sistema métrico
(n.)=metrication.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Decimalisation, metrication and libraries' = El artículo se titula 'La conversión al sistema decimal y al métrico y las bibliotecas'.
conversión de códigos
(n.)=transcoding.
Ex: We're rather understaffed in this area, so we need a variety of skills, including text encoding, digital imaging, and audio/video capture and transcoding.
conversión de información
(n.)=data conversion.
Ex: Data conversion consists of the changing of data from one form of representation to another, according to specified rules, completely preserving the meaning of the data.
conversión de la energía
(n.)=energy conversion.
Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
conversión de texto a voz
(n.)=text-to-speech conversion.
Ex: The author deems voice recognition technology to be unimpressive but finds that text-to-speech conversion has greatly improved.
conversión en dinero
(n.)=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
Ex: While the monetisation of food aid generates money for NGOs to pursue other aid activities, it also reduces prices for local producers and traders in poor countries, effectively rigging the market against them.
conversión en valor monetario
(n.)=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
Ex: While the monetisation of food aid generates money for NGOs to pursue other aid activities, it also reduces prices for local producers and traders in poor countries, effectively rigging the market against them.
conversión energética
(n.)=energy conversion.
Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
conversión parcial
(n.)=superimposition.
Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?.
conversión retrospectiva (recon)
=retrospective conversion (recon).
Ex: Retrospective conversion (recon) is a term that refers to the conversion of existing bibliographic records, usually catalogue cards, into computer-readable form.
conversión retrospectiva de catálogos
(n.)=retrospective catalogue conversion.
Ex: Retrospective catalogue conversion has to conform to certain standards in order to make the data gained with great effort and expenditure of money and manpower useful to other libraries.
conversión total
(n.)=desuperimposition.
Ex: Desuperimposition will be handled through the name authority file.
converso
(adj.)=born again ; converted.
Ex: The article 'born again in the Big Apple' reports on the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association (USA) which was held in New York from 9-14 June 84.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
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* nuevos conversos, los=recently converted, the.
* predicar a los conversos=preach + to the converted ; speak to + the converted.

conversor
(n.)=converter [convertor].
Ex: The input devices can take the form of a keyboard, or a digitizer for graphics or speech, or some other data converter.
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* conversor de señal analógica a digital=analogue-to-digital converter.

conversor de señal analógica a digital
(n.)=analogue-to-digital converter.
Ex: There is, however, an increasing range of other devices to convert data to digital form: optical and magnetic document (character) readers, laser scanners, graphic tablets and digitizers, voice input devices, analogue-to-digital converters, telecommunication modems, etc.
convertido
(adj.)=converted.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
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* convertido a dinero=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
* convertido a texto=OCR-ed [OCRed].
* convertido en valor monetario=monetised [monetized, -pl.].

convertido a dinero
(adj.)=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
Ex: Although the cost of lead paint abatement is measured in billions of dollars, the monetized benefits of such a Herculean task have been shown to far outweigh the costs.
convertido a texto
(adj.)=OCR-ed [OCRed].
Ex: Its aims is to provide scanned page images, bibliographic data and OCR-ed content to universities.
convertido en valor monetario
(adj.)=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
Ex: Although the cost of lead paint abatement is measured in billions of dollars, the monetized benefits of such a Herculean task have been shown to far outweigh the costs.
convertidor
(n.)=converter [convertor].
Ex: The input devices can take the form of a keyboard, or a digitizer for graphics or speech, or some other data converter.

convertir
(v.)=convert ; render ; remake ; transform.
Ex: All listings for the final thesaurus must be converted to the format appropriate for typing, printing or input to a computer data base.
Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.
Ex: The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to 'remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.
Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
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* convertir a Algo en presa fácil para=render + Nombre + easy prey to.
* convertir al cristianismo=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].
* convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo=commodify.
* convertir al sistema decimal=decimalise [decimalize, -USA].
* convertir en=make into.
* convertir en dinero=monetise [monetize, -USA].
* convertir en pasta=pulp.
* convertir en pulpa=pulp.
* convertir en valor monetario=monetise [monetize, -USA].
* convertirse=become ; grow up to be ; metamorphose.
* convertirse en=grow into ; blossom into ; spiral into ; grow up into ; develop into.
* convertirse en algo normal=become + standard practice ; settle into + the norm.
* convertirse en importante=become + central.
* convertirse en la ciudad de (uno)=become + the home-from-home of.
* convertirse en la costumbre=become + the custom.
* convertirse en la norma=become + the norm.
* convertirse en muy importante=achieve + a high profile.
* convertirse en + Nombre + normal=become + standard + Nombre.
* convertirse en polvo=turn to + dust.
* convertirse en realidad=become + a reality.
* convertirse en ruinas=go to + ruin ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).
* convertirse en una crisis=grow to + a crisis.
* convertirse en una leyenda=become + a proverb.
* convertirse en un círculo vicioso=become + circular.
* convertirse en un gran problema=grow to + a crisis.
* convertir totalmente=desuperimpose.
* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente=be fast becoming.
* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro=Midas touch, the.
* volver a convertir=reconvert.

convertir Algo en un artículo de consumo
(v.)=commodify.
Ex: Libraries and their collections are becoming commodified, homogenized, and ephemeral.
convertir a Algo en presa fácil para
(v.)=render + Nombre + easy prey to.
Ex: Any element of an organization's information apparatus, from paper based files to computerized databases, from fax machines to cellular telephones, can render that organization easy prey to info-thieves.
convertir al cristianismo
(v.)=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].
Ex: Through the three centuries of colonial domination printing and the book were used as much for evangelizing the natives as for supporting the administration.
convertir al sistema decimal
(v.)=decimalise [decimalize, -USA].
Ex: It was introduced in 1967 to replace the New Zealand pound, when the country decimalised its currency.
convertir en
(v.)=make into.
Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability.
convertir en dinero
(v.)=monetise [monetize, -USA].
Ex: This is a means to monetize stranded natural gas resources around the world.
convertir en pasta
(v.)=pulp.
Ex: Unless the filmed material is deemed of high artistic or artifactual value, it is subsequently pulped.
convertir en pulpa
(v.)=pulp.
Ex: Unless the filmed material is deemed of high artistic or artifactual value, it is subsequently pulped.
convertir en valor monetario
(v.)=monetise [monetize, -USA].
Ex: This is a means to monetize stranded natural gas resources around the world.
convertir totalmente
(v.)=desuperimpose.
Ex: The process, however, will be possible when we close our catalogs to desuperimpose from ALA to AACR by machine.
convertirse
(v.)=become ; grow up to be ; metamorphose.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed. Ex: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers. Ex: Each of these three standards metamorphosed and had an impact far beyond the anticipation of all but the most far-sighted.
convertirse en
(v.)=grow into ; blossom into ; spiral into ; grow up into ; develop into.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers. Ex: Their professional relationship soon blossomed into a personal one, and a year later they became engaged. Ex: These interests, in turn, spiraled into imaginative, powerful learning experiences. Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn. Ex: A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.
convertirse en + Nombre + normal
(v.)=become + standard + Nombre.
Ex: This automation of information files will mean that, within a few years, terminals will become standard equipment at a reference desk or at a site strategically located within the department.
convertirse en algo normal
(v.)=become + standard practice ; settle into + the norm.
Ex: So far this has only been adopted by four suppliers, but it has so many advantages for the user that it will surely become standard practice in the future. Ex: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.
convertirse en importante
(v.)=become + central.
Ex: Factual information, in the form of statistics, and full text will become more central.
convertirse en la ciudad de (uno)
(v.)=become + the home-from-home of.
Ex: Now a major centre for all international Arabic newspapers, London has become the home-from-home of the Arab press.
convertirse en la costumbre
(v.)=become + the custom.
Ex: Even before decorated Christmas trees became the custom, the crèche already had pride of place in people's homes.
convertirse en la norma
(v.)=become + the norm.
Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
convertirse en muy importante
(v.)=achieve + a high profile.
Ex: Since then, preservation has achieved a high profile.
convertirse en polvo
(v.)=turn to + dust.
Ex: Of the volumes in US research libraries it is estimated that 25% are brittle and turning to dust because of the alum sizing introduced into the paper-making process around 1850.
convertirse en realidad
(v.)=become + a reality.
Ex: Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.
convertirse en ruinas
(v.)=go to + ruin ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).
Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin. Ex: The abbey fell into ruin after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and now very little of it remains.
convertirse en un círculo vicioso
(v.)=become + circular.
Ex: Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.
convertirse en un gran problema
(v.)=grow to + a crisis.
Ex: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.
convertirse en una crisis
(v.)=grow to + a crisis.
Ex: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine.
convertirse en una leyenda
(v.)=become + a proverb.
Ex: Little did the betrayer know that the kiss of Judas would become a proverb in every nation.
convexo
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* no convexo=nonconvex [non-convex].

convicciones
(n.)=belief system.
Ex: Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.
convicción
(n.)=belief ; conviction ; set.
Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.
Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
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* con la convicción de que=in the belief that/of ; on the assumption that.
* convicciones=belief system.
* convicción personal=personal conviction.
* convicción política=political persuasion.
* convicción religiosa=conviction of faith ; religious conviction.
* en la convicción de que=on the assumption that.
* falta de convición=unbelief.
* fuerza de la convicción=courage of conviction.
* sin convicción=doubtfully ; lamely.
* tener la convicción=it + be + Posesivo + understanding.
* una plena convicción de=a strong sense of.

convicción personal
(n.)=personal conviction.
Ex: Where we individually place ourselves within this spectrum is ultimately a matter of personal conviction rather than diktat.
convicción política
(n.)=political persuasion.
Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.
convicción religiosa
(n.)=conviction of faith ; religious conviction.
Ex: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor. Ex: The Taliban could be admired for their religious conviction and their sense of loyalty to each other, the new bishop for the Armed Forces said.
convicto
(adj.)=convicted.
Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
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* exconvicto=ex-convict [exconvict].

conviene destacar que
=a point of note.
Ex: A point of note is that even as the competition intensifies between the two top players, a whole bunch of newcomers are warming up in the wings.
convincente
(adj.)=conclusive ; convincing ; credible ; plausible ; compelling ; cogent ; powerful ; persuasive.
Ex: It certainly cannot be called a conclusive or exhaustive guide to library resources.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are final reports, or other reports well supported by sound methodology and convincing evidence.
Ex: The problem was to produce a credible operational definition of the term 'information education'.
Ex: This incompleteness of search and retrieval therefore makes possible, and plausible, the existence of undiscovered public knowledge.
Ex: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.
Ex: Children's librarians must plan to meet children's needs, and must be able to articulate the philosophy of children's library services in cogent terms.
Ex: This book is a powerful eyewitness account of the Holocaust & how it affected both victims & oppressors.
Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
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* convincente a primera vista=intuitive appeal.
* de modo convincente=cogently ; unconvincingly.
* de un modo convincente=convincingly ; forcibly.
* evidencia convincente=convincing evidence.
* excusa poco convincente=lame excuse.
* poco convincente=unconvincing ; inconclusive ; pat ; feeble.
* presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente=business case.
* pretexto poco convincente=lame excuse.
* pruebas convincentes=convincing evidence.
* razón convincente=compelling reason.

convincente a primera vista
(n.)=intuitive appeal.
Ex: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.
convincentemente
=viably ; convincingly ; plausibly ; forcibly.
Ex: It will remain such so long as it viably performs its initial function, or acquires another which is mutually supported by the constituency it serves.
Ex: Such a model relates acquisitions effectively and convincingly to a library's fiscal environment.
Ex: The justification for this is weak; it cannot plausibly be urged as a safeguard against fraud.
Ex: They demonstrate forcibly the postwar increase in this aspect of international communication, for example the figures are 19% in 1952 and 64% in 1974 for foreign material published in UK journals.
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* poco convincentemente=unconvincingly.
* saber argumentar Algo convincentemente=make + a business case.

convivencia
(n.)=cohabitation.
Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.

convivir
(v.)=coexistence [co-existence] ; coexist [co-exist] ; live with ; live together.
Ex: A text represent the result of coexistence of many codes.
Ex: In outlining the supposed 'stages of development' in reading, I emphasized that these were never steadily passed through, that in fact they can coexist.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
Ex: Political philosophy is the study of how we can and how we ought to live together.

convocar
(v.)=summon ; convene.
Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
Ex: An interview committee, consisting of the library personnel officer and the associate executive director for branches, convened to speak with applicants for the adult materials selection position = Un comité seleccionador, compuesto por el responsable del personal de la biblioteca y el subdirector ejecutivo de las filiales, se reunió para hablar con los candidatos para el puesto de selección de material de adultos.
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* convocar de nuevo=reconvene.
* convocar una reunión=call + meeting ; convene + meeting.
* convocar un congreso=convene + conference.
* convocar un seminario=convene + seminar.
* volver a convocar=reconvene.

convocar de nuevo
(v.)=reconvene.
Ex: According to this model, managers meet to identify goals and objectives and then reconvene after a given time to rate their levels of accomplishment.
convocar un congreso
(v.)=convene + conference.
Ex: During its most active and productive period, 1910-1913, the Society convened the 1st national library conference held in Russia and initiated publication of the 1st Russian library periodical.
convocar un seminario
(v.)=convene + seminar.
Ex: In the course of their conference in Montreal, FID convened a seminar on Education and Training for Technology Transfer.
convocar una reunión
(v.)=call + meeting ; convene + meeting.
Ex: Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas. Ex: A second meeting was convened in March 1976 with the chairpersons of existing ISBD specialized working groups.
convocatoria
=calling ; convocation ; call.
Ex: This was initiated formally by the calling of the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee in 1976.
Ex: The 2nd phase of the project proposes a 5-state convocation that will bring together preservation specialists and librarians, archivists, and museum professionals.
Ex: The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.
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* convocatoria de oferta de servicios=invitation to tender (ITT).
* convocatoria de presentación de candidaturas=call for papers ; call for nominations.
* convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones=call for papers.
* convocatoria de presentación de proyectos=project plan ; call for proposals.
* convocatoria de presentación de solicitudes=call for expressions of interest.
* convocatoria de reunión=convening notice.
* convocatoria pública=tender ; tender procedure ; tendering ; bid ; tendering procedure ; tendering process.
* sacar a convocatoria pública=tender for ; tender out ; bid.
* una convocatoria de=a call for.

convocatoria de oferta de servicios
(n.)=invitation to tender (ITT).
Ex: The first four stages of the procedure will be used to short-list suppliers responding to an invitation to tender (ITT).
convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones
(n.)=call for papers.
Ex: Its 2 objectives are described: the creation and distribution of a newsletter of upcoming meetings and calls for papers; and the organisation of a workshop on writing articles for publication.
convocatoria de presentación de ponencias
(n.)=call for papers ; call for nominations.
Ex: Its 2 objectives are described: the creation and distribution of a newsletter of upcoming meetings and calls for papers; and the organisation of a workshop on writing articles for publication. Ex: The Governing Board has decided that the call for nominations for IFLA/FAIFE will also be open to Institutional Members.
convocatoria de presentación de proyectos
(n.)=project plan ; call for proposals.
Ex: A senior engineer organises the filling in of registration cards by managers within 15 days of the distribution of project plans and a graph of information received is produced annually. Ex: A total of 266 proposals was received by the Commission of the European Communities in response to a call for proposals for the development of information systems.
convocatoria de presentación de solicitudes
(n.)=call for expressions of interest.
Ex: A call for expressions of interest published in Jun 96 to gather initiatives to develop the market attracted over 5,000 responses from more than 2,200 different sources.
convocatoria de reunión
(n.)=convening notice.
Ex: Convening notices, together with the agenda, shall be sent by the secretariat at least 4 months prior to the date of the meeting to all members in good standing.
convocatoria pública
(n.)=tender ; tender procedure ; tendering ; bid ; tendering procedure ; tendering process.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs. Ex: As a result of the tender procedure a contract was made to construct the new Library and Department of Library and Information Studies. Ex: After fruitful discussion with the UGC, the University was authorised to proceed towards tendering stage. Ex: New York State has recently moved away from former relatively unrestrictive policies by requiring bids on all items priced over $10,000. Ex: There are exemptions, however, to when these tendering procedures are used. Ex: Many tendering processes end with no solution because the project loses momentum and becomes overly complex.
convoy
(n.)=convoy ; caravan.
Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
Ex: Shipments of these goods arrive on caravans that travel on moonless nights to evade the searchlights of low-flying helicopters.

convulsión
(n.)=upheaval ; convulsion ; shake.
Ex: Solutions will generally be sought in accordance with in-house knowledge and practices in order to avoid major upheavals in production techniques and strategies.
Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.

conyugal
(adj.)=spousal.
Ex: These marital relationships often characterized by subordination & dependence that keep the wives under the yoke of their husbands & sometimes lead to spousal violence.

conífera
(n.)=conifer ; coniferous tree ; conifer species.
Ex: This article provides information on a variety of types of varnishes used by restorers in the 19th and early 20th cs. (e.g., mastic, copal, and varnishes with conifer resins).
Ex: This study examines the use of crossdating to determine the dates of death of coniferous trees in subalpine forests.
Ex: These diseases may affect other firs planted in the same area, but will not affect Douglas-fir or other conifer species.
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* bosque de coníferas=coniferous forest.
* de conífera=coniferous.

conífero
(adj.)=coniferous.
Ex: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.

conócete a ti mismo
=know + thyself.
Ex: The author advances some underlying principles that should guide Web design, e. g. knowing the tools, using appropriate means to an appropriate end, and 'knowing thyself'.
coocurrencia
(n.)=co-occurrence ; concomitance.
Ex: The frequency of co-occurrence of articles from different subfields in selected periodicals is used for measuring the degree of relatedness between these subfields.
Ex: The author argues that experience indicates only the concomitance of those events habitually regarded as causes and effects, never their necessary connection.
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* análisis de coocurrencia de términos=co-word analysis.
* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras=co-word analysis.
* coocurrencia de palabras=co-word [coword].
* coocurrencia de términos=co-word [coword].
* método de la coocurrencia de términos=co-word method.

coocurrencia de palabras
(n.)=co-word [coword].
Ex: Co-word analysis of keywords and titles was undertaken and results suggest that keyword indexing does not distort co-word findings = Se realizó un análisis de coocurrencia de las palabras clave y de los títulos y los resultados indican que la indización por palabras clave no distorsiona los hallazgos de la coocurrencia de palabras.
coocurrencia de términos
(n.)=co-word [coword].
Ex: Co-word analysis of keywords and titles was undertaken and results suggest that keyword indexing does not distort co-word findings = Se realizó un análisis de coocurrencia de las palabras clave y de los títulos y los resultados indican que la indización por palabras clave no distorsiona los hallazgos de la coocurrencia de palabras.
coocurrir
(v.)=co-occur.
Ex: There is also the Permuterm index, based on significant words in the titles of the items covered, and listing all of the words with which they co-occur in the specific titles.

cookie
(n.)=cookie.
Nota: En Internet, información que un servidor Web envía a un cliente Web y que éste a su vez envía al servidor siempre que establece una conexión con aquél con información de identificación.
Ex: In the Internet, the most common meaning of 'cookie' refers to a piece of information sent by a web server to a web browser that the browser software is expected to save and to send back to the server whenever the browser makes additional requests from the server.

cooperación
(n.)=collaboration ; cooperation [co-operation] ; partnership ; liaison ; cooperative effort ; partnering ; fertilisation [fertilization, -USA] ; cooperativeness [co-operativeness].
Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
Ex: The partnership between the CLT and industry is considered in some detail.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
Ex: Conservation problems are so many and so complex that only dedicated cooperative efforts can reverse the current rapid deterioration of library stocks.
Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses.
Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments.
Ex: The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing .
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* acuerdo de cooperación=collaborative partnership.
* catalogación en cooperación=cooperative cataloguing.
* contar con la cooperación de=enjoy + cooperation with.
* cooperación bibliotecaria=library cooperation.
* cooperación en red=networking.
* cooperación entre instituciones=interagency cooperation.
* cooperación institucional=institutional cooperation.
* cooperación interbibliotecaria=interlibrary co-operation.
* deseo de cooperación=engagement.
* en cooperación=cooperative [co-operative].
* en cooperación con=in cooperation with.
* falta de cooperación=uncooperation.
* mantener cooperación=maintain + cooperation.
* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económic=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

cooperación bibliotecaria
(n.)=library cooperation.
Ex: Combined catalogues showing the resources available to a group of libraries have been a feature of library co-operation for many years.
cooperación en red
(n.)=networking.
Ex: The GEAC system includes the following modules: fines, reservation, public access system, catalogue, networking, statistical information, acquisition, local community information service.
cooperación entre instituciones
(n.)=interagency cooperation.
Ex: Interagency cooperation has a powerful potential for increasing organizational effectiveness.
cooperación institucional
(n.)=institutional cooperation.
Ex: It is in their interests to promote budget increases and institutional cooperation necessary to expand the public library's value to them.
cooperación interbibliotecaria
(n.)=interlibrary co-operation.
Ex: As continuing deterioration of postal services renders present methods of inter-library co-operation less and less effective, a radically different balance of cost-factors will emerge.
cooperador
(n.)=cooperating [co-operating] ; cooperator.
Ex: One organizational model would be to establish a honeycomb structure of cooperating regional consortia.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The industrial librarian as cooperator'.

cooperar
(v.)=cooperate [co-operate] ; play + ball.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.
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* cooperar en la patrocinación=co-sponsor [cosponsor].

cooperar en la patrocinación
(v.)=co-sponsor [cosponsor].
Ex: ISAD appreciates the cooperation of the Cataloging and Classification Section of the American Library Association for cosponsoring the two institutes.
cooperativa
(n.)=co-op ; cooperative [co-operative].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The co-op took the initiative to open a branch library when its basement area became uneconomic.
Ex: Other co-operatives and libraries also have serials records = Otras cooperativas y bibliotecas también tienen registros de publicaciones seriadas.
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* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa=member library.
* como cooperativa=collegially.
* cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia=SCOLCAP.
* cooperativa de bibliotecas=library cooperative.
* cooperativa de catalogación=cataloguing cooperative.
* cooperativa de catalogación sueca=LIBRIS.
* cooperativa de consumo=food co-op.
* Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO)=Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
* en cooperativa=cooperatively [co-operatively].
* red cooperativa de bibliotecas=cooperative network.

cooperativa bibliotecaria en Escocia
(n.)=SCOLCAP.
Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.
cooperativa de bibliotecas
(n.)=library cooperative.
Ex: Other library co-operatives also have serials records.
cooperativa de catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing cooperative.
Ex: These cataloguing co-operatives developed software which would support cataloguing jointly.
cooperativa de catalogación sueca
(n.)=LIBRIS.
Ex: LIBRIS (Library Information System) is a major library automation project in Sweden.
cooperativa de consumo
=food co-op.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
cooperativamente
=cooperatively [co-operatively].
Ex: The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.

cooperativo
(adj.)=cooperative [co-operative].
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
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* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP=Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).

coordenada
(n.)=coordinate [co-ordinate].
Ex: In a system devised at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the cutting tool was guided through a succession of points by feeding their co-ordinates from a punched paper tape.
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* lector de coordenadas=coordinate reader.
* sistema de referencia por coordenadas=grid reference.

coordinación
(n.)=alignment ; coordination [co-ordination] ; synergy ; liaison.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.
Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
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* centro de coordinación=re-routing centre.
* falta de coordinación=misalignment.
* falto de coordinación=uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].
* sin coordinación=uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].

coordinado
(adj.)=in step ; coordinative [co-ordinative] ; synergistic ; orchestrated ; coupled ; coordinated.
Ex: There are two forms of data transmission: (a) asynchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are not in step); (b) synchronous transmission (in which the transmitting and receiving devices are in step).
Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
Ex: The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner.
Ex: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.
Ex: For future metacatalogues to be successful, methods must be developed to use all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging and translating data within a loosely coupled organizational system.
Ex: Automatisms consist of involuntary but coordinated movements that tend to be purposeless and repetitive.
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* coordinado con=in sync with.
* de un modo coordinado=synergistically.
* funcionamiento coordinado=synergy.
* indización coordinada=coordinate indexing.
* materia coordinada=coordinate subject.
* no estar coordinado con=be out of step with.
* relación coordinada=coordinate relation.
* TC (término coordinado)=CT (co-ordinate term).

coordinado con
=in sync with.
Ex: The output files were always named in sequence starting on 1, not necessarily in sync with the image file names.
coordinador
(n.)=coordinator [co-ordinator] ; liaison ; liaison person ; orchestrator ; liaison officer ; channelling [channeling, -USA] ; convener [convenor].
Ex: The Library of Congress has assumed the role of network co-ordinator in the United States.
Ex: This person acted as the liaison with the former UNIMARC Working Group.
Ex: Often one of them is designated as a liaison person for the library staff.
Ex: The library manager is the 'orchestrator' of strategies in the political arena.
Ex: Each assistant librarian serves as a liaison officer with one1 or more departments, thus keeping users up to date with new developments in the library.
Ex: In 1970, when multiregional networks were begun, even the smallest public library became an important channeling agency for its area.
Ex: The author of this article is the convener of the Canadian Library Association Copyright Committee.
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* centro coordinador=hub.
* centro coordinador de información=clearinghouse [clearing house] ; clearinghouse [clearing house].
* comité coordinador=coordinating committee.
* grupo coordinador=steering group.

coordinar
(v.)=channel ; coordinate [co-ordinate] ; monitor ; liaise (with/between) ; choreograph ; synergize.
Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.
Ex: Most recommend that once abstractors have decided which concepts to include in abstracts and in which form to represent them, their terms should be coordinated with index terms assigned from a controlled vocabulary.
Ex: Ideally it should be possible to include some form of student assessment or to monitor the student's progress.
Ex: A full-time professional librarian, who could promote the service both internally and externally and liaise with other agencies, was never appointed.
Ex: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.
Ex: Certain learner characteristics and learning contexts may synergize to override the disadvantages of a late start.
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* coordinar esfuerzos=coordinate + efforts.
* coordinarlo todo=tie + the pieces together.
* coordinar una reunión=conduct + meeting.

coordinar esfuerzos
(v.)=coordinate + efforts.
Ex: What is required is a recognised organisation to co-ordinate all their efforts.
coordinar una reunión
(v.)=conduct + meeting.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to arrange for and conduct library staff meetings weekly.
coordinarlo todo
(v.)=tie + the pieces together.
Ex: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
coorganizador
(n.)=co-organiser [co-organizer, -USA].
Ex: This report is a highly-abbreviated, selective account of the symposium written from the viewpoint of its moderator and co-organizer.

coorganizar
(v.)=co-organise [co-organize, -USA].
Nota: También escrito coorganise/coorganize.
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes.

copa de coñac
(n.)=balloon glass.
Ex: Inspiration is easily found by the light of a fire with a balloon glass of red wine.
copa de helado
(n.)=ice cream sundae ; sundae.
Ex: He has eaten so many ice cream sundaes the last few weeks, he has gone up a belt size. Ex: Let guests decorate their sundaes with toppings of their choice.
copa de succión
(n.)=suction cup.
Ex: Sink plungers are simple tools with a stick to hold them and suction cups at their bottom.
copa de vino
(n.)=glass of wine.
Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.
copa para el vino
(n.)=wine glass.
Ex: He obviously said something offensive because she then glassed him in the face with her wine glass.
copa^1
(n.)=cup ; glass ; goblet ; tipple ; wine glass ; tot ; shot ; snifter.
Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
Ex: This city tour will end at the TV tower of Berlin to watch the colours of the city changing when the sun sets while enjoying a glass of German sparkling wine.
Ex: The author discusses the historical significance of the goblets, identified as chalices, which were found in late Byzantine graves.
Ex: Anybody who enjoys a tipple will love a hip flask -- a real winter warmer!.
Ex: He obviously said something offensive because she then glassed him in the face with her wine glass.
Ex: So if you want to take a tot or two of tequila or several margaritas with your meals, you now have a scientific excuse.
Ex: The guy/girl ratio was 3:2, so needless to say, after a few shots of alcohol, there were a lot of flirting going around.
Ex: If you would like this cocktail to be sweeter it is not uncommon to sugar the rim of the snifter.
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* bar de copas=martini bar.
* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca=a hair of the dog that bit you.
* copa de coñac=balloon glass.
* copa de helado=ice cream sundae ; sundae.
* copa de succión=suction cup.
* copa de vino=glass of wine.
* copa para el vino=wine glass.
* ir de copas=go for + a drink.
* ir de bares=bar-hop.
* salir a tomar una copa=go out for + a drink.
* salir de copas=go out for + a drink.
* tomar copas=tipple.
* tomarse una copa=have + a drink.

copa^2
(n.)=top.
Ex: They all have space at the top for a key word and the index is arranged in alphabetical order by keyword.
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* cubierta formada por las copas de los árboles=canopy ; overstorey [overstory, -USA].
* en la copa del árbol=at the top of the tree.
* la copa del árbol=the top of the tree.
* sombrero de copa=top hat.

copal
(n.)=copal.
Nota: Resina de árboles tropicales usada como barniz.
Ex: This article provides information on a variety of types of varnishes used by restorers in the 19th and early 20th cs. (e.g., mastic, copal, and varnishes with conifer resins).

copar
(v.)=overtax.
Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.

copatrocinador
(n.)=co-sponsor [cosponsor].
Ex: Co-sponsors are the New England Museum Association and The National Heritage Museum.

copatrocinar
(v.)=co-sponsor [cosponsor] ; co-host.
Ex: ISAD appreciates the cooperation of the Cataloging and Classification Section of the American Library Association for cosponsoring the two institutes.
Ex: The conference is co-hosted by Johns Hopkins University's Sheridan Libraries and will be held on the university's campus in Baltimore.

copete
(n.)=forelock ; quiff.
Ex: In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body.
Ex: Quiffs are not going away soon according to the renowned hairdresser Sam Villa.

copetudo
(adj.)=crested.
Ex: The basilisk is usually described as a crested snake, and sometimes as a cockerel with a snake's tail.

copia
(n.)=copy [copies, -pl.] ; copying ; dump ; duplicate ; offloading [off-loading] ; reproduction ; single copy [multiple copies, -pl.] ; transcript ; duplicating ; download ; duplication.
Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
Ex: The copying of words and phrases from the schedules encourages the indexer to use them as they stand.
Ex: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one 'dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.
Ex: Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.
Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
Ex: As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.
Ex: The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.
Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.
Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
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* catalogación por copia=copy cataloguing.
* copia caché=caching.
* copia de archivo=archival print.
* copia de catalogación=derivative cataloguing.
* copia de papel de calco=carbon copy.
* copia de seguridad=backup [back-up] ; duplicate copy ; backup copy.
* copia de seguridad del sistema=system backup.
* copia digitalizada=facsimile image.
* copia electrónica=electrocopying [electro-copying].
* copia en papel=hard copy [hardcopy].
* copia exacta=replica.
* copia impresa=printout [print-out] ; print copy ; print-off.
* copia literal=fair copy.
* copia mecanografiada=typescript.
* copia por ciclostil=cyclostyling.
* copias=multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].
* era de la copia electrónica, la=electrocopying era, the.
* error de copia=clerical error ; clerical mistake.
* hacer copias=make + multiple copies.
* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente=spirit duplication.
* hacer más copias de Algo=produce + additional copies.
* hacer una copia=download.
* hacer varias copias de Algo=reproduce in + multiple copies ; produce + multiple copies.
* libertad de copia=copyleft.
* ser una copia exacta de=be a dead ringer for.
* sistema de copias de seguridad=backup system.

copia caché
(n.)=caching.
Ex: Caching involves retaining copies of Web pages that have previously been visited by customers of that service.
copia de archivo
(n.)=archival print.
Ex: The combination will yield an archival print that will last for many decades or up to a century without fading or degradation of colour.
copia de catalogación
(n.)=derivative cataloguing.
Ex: The author recommends that judaica libraries and librarians devote greater attention to cataloguing with greater emphasis on creative rather than derivative cataloguing.
copia de papel de calco
(n.)=carbon copy.
Ex: An edition includes all copies produced from essentially the same original production (e.g., the original and carbon copies of a typescript).
copia de seguridad
(n.)=backup [back-up] ; duplicate copy ; backup copy.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth. Ex: Management of data bases includes such details as: keeping sufficient supplies of floppy discs, updating the data bases, keeping duplicate copies of the data bases, preparation of instruction guides and so on. Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.
copia de seguridad del sistema
(n.)=system backup.
Ex: This article discusses the production of listings, and system backup and security.
copia digitalizada
(n.)=facsimile image.
Ex: The CD-ROM will contain 10000 facsimile images of the papers, indexed such that users can gain quick access to single documents = El CD-ROM contendrá 10.000 imágenes digitalizadas de los artículos, indizados de modo que los usuarios pueden acceder rápidamente a los documentos concretos.
copia electrónica
(n.)=electrocopying [electro-copying].
Ex: The controls upon abuse of fair dealing will be complex, and I have no easy answers, but we shall have to find answers if we are not to be faced with requests from rights-holders for fees of a great magnitude for electro-copying.
copia en papel
(n.)=hard copy [hardcopy].
Ex: The enlargement ratio is the relationship between the dimensions of a hard copy and the corresponding dimensions of the microimage.
copia exacta
(n.)=replica.
Ex: A facsimile reproduction is a reproduction that has as its chief purpose to simulate the physical appearance of the original work as well as to provide an exact replica of the text.
copia impresa
(n.)=printout [print-out] ; print copy ; print-off.
Ex: Libraries of the future will spend larger and larger portions of their budgets not on books, but to finance patrons' acquisitions of print-outs of desired documents located through the online catalogue. Ex: In the first phase of the project, print copies were delivered to UMI by vehicle. Ex: However, these 'libraries' also had a substantial number and apparently growing collection of materials from the U.S. and numerous website print-offs from anti-Castro groups.
copia literal
(n.)=fair copy.
Ex: This manuscript is a fair copy made either by an independent scribe or by Shakespeare himself = Este manuscrito es una copia literal realizada por un copista independiente o por el mismo Shakespeare.
copia mecanografiada
(n.)=typescript.
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
copia por ciclostil
(n.)=cyclostyling.
Ex: One may occasionally hear it referred to as cyclostyling or mimeographing.
copiado
(n.)=downloading ; offloading [off-loading] ; rendering.
Ex: This article outlines the downloading of statistics to an IBM PS2/50 and dBase 3 Plus, the processing of the files, and the production of the report.
Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.
Ex: This error is the rendering of 1976 as 1967 or volume 21 as volume 12.
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* copiado literal=fair-copying.
* función de extracción y copiado=pull function.

copiado literal
(n.)=fair-copying.
Ex: These errors are likely to have been introduced into the text during dictation for manuscript fair-copying, or during proof-correction by reading aloud = Es problable que estos errores se hayan introducido en el texto durante el dictado para realizar una copia literal del manuscrito, o durante la corrección de pruebas mediante la lectura en voz alta.
copiadora
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* copiadora electroestática=electrostatic copier.

copiadora electroestática
(n.)=electrostatic copier.
Ex: As stated earlier, the main purpose of electrostatic copiers is to produce single copies, but they will produce multiple copies very rapidly.
copiar
=copy down ; load into ; parallel ; transcribe ; transfer ; translate ; mimic ; copy ; pull down ; shadow ; pull off ; take + a clue from ; take + a lead from ; crib.
Ex: Then, consulting his notes again, he said that the only other thing he had copied down was the name of Rosemary Stewart.
Ex: Multiple copies of the catalogue or index in the conventional sense are not required, but the data base can be copied and loaded into various computer systems.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.
Ex: The structure outlined in the guidelines is not intended to translate directly into a structure for machine-readable authority records.
Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
Ex: Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
Ex: It allows users to access categories of relevant information at the desktop that have been organized and pulled down from appropriate Web sites by the program.
Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.
Ex: One of its main advantages is the potential to pull off descriptive entries onto disc to create annotated booklists.
Ex: Taking a clue from the video-game arcades, the scores of the top 10 players are stored and displayed to later players.
Ex: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.
Ex: The problem is that if the student is accused of cribbing the faculty member can be threatened with a lawsuit.
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* copiar a=upload.
* copiar de=download.
* copiar registros=download + records ; capture + records.
* copiarse=cheat (on) ; crib.
* copiar tal cual=lift + wholesale and unmodified.
* copiar un fichero=load + file.
* copiar y pegar=copy and paste.
* volver a copiar=recopy.

copiar a
(v.)=upload.
Ex: Once the data has been edited, the user can go online again to upload this amended file to the host computer.
copiar de
(v.)=download.
Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.
copiar registros
(v.)=download + records ; capture + records.
Ex: Records for the stock of a specific library are downloaded from the national data bases and added to the data base of catalogue records for the individual library. Ex: This type of search strategy may help capture relevant records.
copiar tal cual
(v.)=lift + wholesale and unmodified.
Ex: The terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and unmodified into a thesaurus.
copiar un fichero
(v.)=load + file.
Ex: The Library set out to compare the relative merits of remote access, CD-ROM access, and locally loaded data files.
copiar y pegar
(v.)=copy and paste.
Ex: Users browse the weekly new books Web page, and copy and paste citations into e-mail messages to the library with recommendations for purchases.
copiarse
(n.)=cheating.
Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.

copias
(n.)=multiple copies [single copy, -sing.].
Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
copichuela
(n.)=tot.
Ex: So if you want to take a tot or two of tequila or several margaritas with your meals, you now have a scientific excuse.

copiloto
(n.)=co-pilot ; navigator.
Nota: Usado en el contexto de la conducción.
Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of automatic co-pilots which respond to human voice, and the use of expert systems to help train soldiers to operate and repair complex equipment.
Ex: In this brilliantly imagined novel, Amelia Earhart tells us what happened after she and her navigator disappeared off the coast of New Guinea .
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* viajar de copiloto=ride + shotgun.

copiosamente
=plentifully.
Ex: They use indigenous plants that grow wild and plentifully near their homes.

copiosidad
(n.)=copiousness.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.

copioso
(adj.)=abundant ; rich ; copious ; bountiful ; fulsome.
Nota: Adjetivo utilizado con dos sentidos muy diferentes y cuya interpretación correcta es origen de polémica.
Ex: There exists a failure to recognize new topics, or a failure to recognize them until it's almost ridiculously too late, that is, after there has been abundant literary warrant for them.
Ex: So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.
Ex: A copious influx of foreign capital and management and immigrant labour ensured a growing economy, with full employment and very little inflation.
Ex: Telecommuting brings bountiful benefits to information industry employers and employees.
Ex: She was strangely attractive, though dressed in fulsome black, a veil over head and face.

copista
(n.)=scribe ; transcriber ; copyist.
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.
Ex: Dr Johnson had remained faithful to his age in ignoring 'bibliography' but defining a bibliogrqapher as 'a writer of books: a transcriber'.
Ex: Throughout the whole of the manuscript period, during which books were being extensively written, in a non-authorial sense, or copied, the terms 'copyist' or 'scrivener', seem to have sufficed.

copistería
(n.)=photocopying service.
Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.

copita
(n.)=wee dram ; tot.
Ex: The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).
Ex: So if you want to take a tot or two of tequila or several margaritas with your meals, you now have a scientific excuse.

copión
(n.)=copycat.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The article 'Library programmers: creators or copycats?' argues that attitudes to developing and marketing library software need changing.

coplilla
(n.)=garland.
Nota: Pliego suelto sheet-book que contiene cancioncillas.
Ex: Sheet-books containing songs were usually referred to as garlands.

copo
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* copo de nieve=snowflake.
* copos de avena=rolled oats.
* copos de maíz=cornflakes.

copo de nieve
(n.)=snowflake.
Ex: Snowflakes always have six arms or sides because of the way the crystals grow.
copos de avena
(n.)=rolled oats.
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
copos de maíz
(n.)=cornflakes.
Ex: American cornflakes magnate John Harvey Kellogg declared war on masturbation at the end of 19th century.
copresidente
(n.)=co-chair.
Ex: This article presents an interview with Rod Henshaw and Marcia Deddens, co-chairs of the conference program planning committee, who offer their perspectives on the planning process.

copresidir
(v.)=cochair.
Ex: The Forum was held in Paris in Mar 1998 and was cochaired by Canada and the USA.

coproducción
(n.)=coproduction [co-production].
Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.

coprofagia
(n.)=coprophagy.
Ex: The only difference between cud-chewing and coprophagy is the point in the digestive tract at which nutrients are expelled and then placed back into the mouth.

copulación
(n.)=coitus ; copulation.
Ex: Magnetic resonance imaging was used to study the female sexual response and the male and female genitals during coitus.
Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.

copular
(v.)=mate ; copulate.
Ex: In part one, chapter 11, Gerald states that the characteristic that makes some of these birds different from others is that they do not mate or lay eggs.
Ex: In other words, all the rats that showed an increase in dopamine were able to copulate.

copyleft
(n.)=copyleft.
Nota: Concepto opuesto a 'copyright' por el cual cualquier persona puede hacer uso libre de un material, generalmente informático.
Ex: Some non-profit organizations encourage translation of their material with 'copyleft' statements which allow free non-commercial dissemination.

copyright
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* biblioteca de copyright=copyright library.
* con copyright=copyright-protected.
* fecha del copyright=copyright date.
* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución=catch line.
* ley de copyright=copyright law.
* material con copyright=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
* mención de copyright=statement of copyright.
* titular del copyright=copyright holder ; copyright owner.

copón
(n.)=goblet ; chalice.
Ex: The author discusses the historical significance of the goblets, identified as chalices, which were found in late Byzantine graves.
Ex: The author discusses the historical significance of the goblets, identified as chalices, which were found in late Byzantine graves.
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* el copón=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.

coqueta
(n.)=coquet (coquette) ; flirt.
Ex: Among the novels that were avidly read during the eighteenth century are Penelope Aubin's 'The noble slaves,' William Chetwood's 'The voyages and adventures of Captain Robert Boyle' and, above all, Mary Davys' 'The reformed coquet'.
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.

coquetamente
=flirtatiously ; teasingly.
Ex: Similarly, an English woman visiting Italy who touches her earlobes a lot, without realising the cultural significance of this action, would be behaving flirtatiously in that context.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

coquetear
(v.)=flirt.
Ex: While many artists have flirted with technology, however, there has not been a fully committed alliance between art & technology.

coqueteo
(n.)=flirtation ; flirt.
Ex: The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.
Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a 'flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

coqueteos
(n.)=playfulness.
Ex: Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.

coqueto
(adj.)=flirtatious ; coquettish.
Ex: In describing the victims' behavior, 27.8% of respondents thought that their actions were provoked by the flirtatious behavior of women.
Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.

coquetón
(adj.)=coquettish.
Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.

coquización
(n.)=coking.
Ex: The movie is a reenactment of the violent clash between striking coal miners and riot police outside a coking plant on June 18, 1984.

corage
(n.)=spunk.
Ex: In her youth, as in her adult years, she was a person with spunk.

coraje
(n.)=courage ; guts ; bravery ; valour [valor, -USA] ; pluck.
Ex: In this novel the central themes are courage and cowardice and what these are.
Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
Ex: Contributing to the problem are the harsh desert environment, & a society based on patriarchy, in which a code of honor, esprit de corps, & bravery takes precedence over intelligence & culture.
Ex: The soldier who died in Afghanistan yesterday was honoured for his valour during a skirmish in East Timor.
Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.
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* dar coraje=peeve.
* echar coraje=pluck up + courage ; gather up + courage.
* falta de coraje=act of cowardice ; lack of courage ; lack of backbone.
* tener coraje=pluck up + courage ; gather up + courage.

corajina
(n.)=temper tantrum.
Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect.

corajudo
(adj.)=courageous.
Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.

coral
(n.)=coral ; glee club.
Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
Ex: Most camps had glee clubs, orchestras, and bands, and the musicians performed at camp concerts and in towns.
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* arrecife de coral=barrier reef ; coral reef.
* Mar del Coral, el=Coral Sea, the.

coraza
(n.)=armour [armor, -USA] ; cocoon.
Ex: The professional 'armour' that librarians assume includes moving rapidly about from place to place during the course of the enquiry.
Ex: The author considers the important place of security risk management in the building of a safety cocoon in which people are secure and in which information and equipment are protected from interference.

corazonada
(n.)=hunch ; gut feeling ; gut instinct ; feelings in + Posesivo + bones ; wild guess.
Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
Ex: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
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* seguir la corazonada de uno=play + Posesivo + hunches.

corazón
(n.)=core ; focal point ; heart.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.
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* abrir el corazón=bare + Posesivo + soul.
* amar con todo + Posesivo + corazón=love + Nombre + to death ; love + Nombre + to bits.
* arrancar el corazón=tear out + Posesivo + heart.
* ataque al corazón=heart attack.
* buen corazón=good nature.
* cirugía a corazón abierto=open surgery ; open heart surgery.
* con corazón de piedra=stony-hearted.
* con el corazón destrozado=broken-hearted.
* con el corazón en la boca=on tenterhooks.
* con el corazón en un puño=on tenterhooks.
* con el corazón partido=broken-hearted.
* con el corazón roto=broken-hearted.
* conquistar el corazón de Alguien=win + Nombre + heart.
* corazón + dar un brinco=Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth).
* corazón + dar un vuelco=heart + leap to + Posesivo + mouth.
* corazón de oro=heart of gold.
* corazón de piedra=stony heart ; heart of stone.
* corazón de una región=heartland.
* corazón de un país=heartland.
* corazón roto=heartbreak.
* corazón + saltar=Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth).
* de buen corazón=kind-hearted ; good-hearted ; big-hearted.
* de gran corazón=big-hearted.
* desde el fondo del corazón=from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart.
* de todo corazón=heart-to-heart ; with all + Posesivo + heart ; from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart ; from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].
* dolor de corazón=heartache.
* duro de corazón=hard-hearted.
* editorial de revistas del corazón=vanity press.
* el corazón de=the heart of.
* enfermedad coronaria del corazón=coronary heart disease.
* enfermedad del corazón=heart disease.
* enfermedad reumática del corazón=rheumatic heart disease.
* escuchar la voz del corazón=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
* escuchar lo que dice el corazón=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
* ganarse el corazón de Alguien=win + Nombre + heart.
* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien=win + a place in + heart.
* hacer de tripas corazón=bite + the bullet ; put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face ; take + heart.
* hacer lo que + dictar + el corazón=do as + Posesivo + heart + tell + Pronombre.
* hacer lo que + Pronombre + corazón + desear=do as + Posesivo + heart + desire.
* ladrón de corazones=lady-killer.
* latido del corazón=heartbeat ; heart beating.
* limpio de corazón=pure of heart.
* llegar al corazón de=go to + the heart of.
* llevar cerca del corazón=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* llevar en el corazón=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente=ignorance is bliss ; out of sight, out of mind.
* operación de corazón=heart operation.
* puro de corazón=pure of heart.
* revista del corazón=popular magazine ; gossip magazine ; celebrity magazine ; entertainment magazine.
* robarle el corazón a Alguien=steal + Posesivo + heart.
* ser todo corazón=have + a heart of gold.
* soplo en el corazón=heart murmur.
* tener buen corazón=be of good nature.
* tener corazón=have + a heart.
* tener corazón para=have + the heart to.
* tener el corazón de un león=have + the heart of a lion.
* tener un corazón de oro=have + a heart of gold.
* una estaca en el corazón=a stake in the heart.
* válvula del corazón=heart valve.

corazón + dar un brinco
(n.)=Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth).
Ex: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
corazón + dar un vuelco
(n.)=heart + leap to + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
corazón + saltar
(n.)=Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth).
Ex: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
corazón de oro
(n.)=heart of gold.
Ex: Hollis is an orphan who is shuffled from foster home to foster home despite her heart of gold.
corazón de piedra
(n.)=stony heart ; heart of stone.
Ex: In fact, then as now, a publisher, to achieve success, needed charm, financial acumen, a knowledge of the future, a stony heart, and a very rich wife. Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
corazón de un país
(n.)=heartland.
Ex: Somewhere out there in the heartland someone is hunched over a typewriter at this moment attempting the ultimate definition.
corazón de una región
(n.)=heartland.
Ex: Somewhere out there in the heartland someone is hunched over a typewriter at this moment attempting the ultimate definition.
corazón roto
(n.)=heartbreak.
Ex: If you're trying to get over a break-up, you're not alone -- just about everyone experiences the type of grief we call heartbreak at one time or another.
corbata
(n.)=necktie ; tie.
Ex: The involvement of the community in a 'necktie' project as a means of publicity to encourage financing is outlined = Se presenta brevemente la participación de la comunidad en una proyecto denominado "corbata" como medio de hacer publicidad para recaudar fondos.
Ex: This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.
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* corbata ancha de colorines=kipper tie.

corbata ancha de colorines
(n.)=kipper tie.
Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.
corbela
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* arco en corbela=corbelled arch.

corcel
(n.)=charger ; steed.
Ex: For example, the chargers were used for warfare and the carthorses were used for pulling carts.
Ex: The van was arriving, so he told the stable boys to return the steeds to their stalls and be ready for new steeds being delivered.

corchete
(n.)=bracket.
Nota: Usado indistintamente para 'corchete' y 'paréntesis'.
Ex: Further complex search strategies are possible with the intercession of other kinds of logic (see below) and the use of brackets.
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* corchetes [ ]=square brackets [ ].
* entre corchetes=in brackets.
* poner entre corchetes=bracket.

corchetes [ ]
(n.)=square brackets [ ].
Ex: These words are usually enclosed in square brackets ([]) in order to distinguish them from the authentic title.
corcho
(n.)=cork.
Ex: The article has the title 'Candles, corks and contracts: essential relationships between learners and librarians' = El artículo tiene el título "Velas, corchos y contractos: relaciones esenciales entre estudiantes y bibliotecarios".
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* tapón de corcho=cork stopper.

cordaje
(n.)=cordage ; rigging.
Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.

cordel
(n.)=cord.
Nota: En encuadernacion, cuerda de cáñamo que se utiliza para coser a mano los cuardenillos de un libro durante su encuadernación.
Ex: In medieval bindings the headbands were sewn in at the same time as the cords, but by the sixteenth century they were generally sewn on after the edges had been cut.
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* cordeles risclados=sawn-in cords.
* pliego de cordel=chapmens' book ; chapbook.

cordeles risclados
(n.)=sawn-in cords.
Ex: Sawn-in cords, giving flat spines, were common in the mid seventeenth century, but then went out of fashion until they were reintroduced in about 1760.
cordero
(n.)=lamb.
Ex: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.
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* chuleta de cordero=lamb chop.
* como cordero al matadero=like a lamb to the slaughter.
* cordero expiatorio=sacrificial lamb.
* cordero lechal=suckling lamb ; sucking lamb.
* costillero de cordero=rack of lamb.
* lobo disfrazado de cordero=wolf in sheep's clothing.
* paletilla de cordero=shoulder of lamb.
* pierna de cordero=leg of lamb.
* tan manso como un cordero=as meek as a lamb.

cordero expiatorio
(n.)=sacrificial lamb.
Ex: In this limited respect, we may say that Hume opened the door to phenomenology, but as a sacrificial lamb.
cordero lechal
(n.)=suckling lamb ; sucking lamb.
Ex: The meat from suckling lambs provides significant amounts of necessary fatty acids and other nutrients, including iron. Ex: Copper deficiency may cause anemia in both sucking pigs and lambs.
cordial
(adj.)=cordial ; convivial ; welcoming ; hearty ; neighbourly [neighborly, -USA] ; genial.
Ex: The librarian's response should always be cordial and positive in style.
Ex: Conversely, the faculty and administrators, free from obstacles and frustrations, are able to see the library as the convivial institution.
Ex: Libraries of today look very attractive and welcoming, unlike the libraries which served previous generations.
Ex: Replies indicated a hearty support for the role of the library but little knowledge of its importance to them.
Ex: They believe being neighbourly is an important and fulfilling part of life.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* atmósfera cordial=convivial atmosphere.
* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
* relaciones cordiales + terminar=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.

cordialidad
(n.)=cordiality ; conviviality.
Ex: Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
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* cordialidad entre vecinos=neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].

cordialidad entre vecinos
(n.)=neighbourliness [neighborliness, -USA].
Ex: Social harmony is about promoting a spirit of community and neighbourliness.
cordialmente
=cordially ; affably.
Ex: The arrival of UNIMARC was cordially welcomed by many librarians from all over the world.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.

cordillera
(n.)=mountain range.
Ex: Thus, plate tectonics explains how the majestic peaks of one of the world's great mountain ranges were once the deep sea-floors of an ancient drifting plate.

cordita
(n.)=cordite.
Ex: The reference librarian was approached with a request for information on the construction of a small explosive device and how much cordite would be needed to blow up a normal-sized house.

cordura
(n.)=sanity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Moving a map library, or how to keep your sanity while losing your grip'.
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* perder la cordura=lose + Posesivo + sanity.

cordón
(n.)=cord ; braid ; drawstring ; lanyard ; string.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
Ex: The author describes the weaving techniques and the designs that appear on the textiles, especially the decorative braids.
Ex: He was wearing a pair of navy-blue swimming trunks many sizes too large but they had a drawstring, so that didn't matter.
Ex: Attendants will also be provided with lanyards so that they can wear their name tags around the neck.
Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.
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* cordón del zapato=shoestring ; shoelace.
* cordón de policías=police cordon.
* cordón policial=police cordon.
* cordón sanitario=cordon sanitaire.
* cordón umbilical=lifeline ; umbilical cord ; umbilical.

cordón de policías
(n.)=police cordon.
Ex: It was not clear how he died, but several people were earlier injured when protesters held in a police cordon surged against the barriers.
cordón del zapato
(n.)=shoestring ; shoelace.
Ex: These thin leaves look like shoestrings and give the disease its name. Ex: An hapless burglar was left hanging upside down outside a house after trapping a shoelace on a window during a break-in.
cordón policial
(n.)=police cordon.
Ex: It was not clear how he died, but several people were earlier injured when protesters held in a police cordon surged against the barriers.
cordón sanitario
(n.)=cordon sanitaire.
Ex: Since then, and especially since the development of modern antibiotics, the cordon sanitaire approach has been little used.
cordón umbilical
(n./adj.)=lifeline ; umbilical cord ; umbilical.
Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies. Ex: This article describes the development and implementation of an expert system for the analysis of umbilical cord blood. Ex: Your new baby's tummy button or umbilical can give you a lot of worry in the first few weeks after birth.
coreano
(adj.)=Korean.
Ex: Data derived from studies of Philippine scientists and Korean mathematicians do suggest that place of publication may exert some influence on citation behaviour.
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* Coreano=Korean.
* península coreana, la=Korean penisula, the.

coreografiar
(v.)=choreograph.
Ex: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.

coreografía
(n.)=choreography.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.

coreográfico
(adj.)=choreograpic.
Ex: The union of dance and anthropology would have a profound impact on her choreographic style throughout her career.

coreógrafo
(n.)=choreographer.
Ex: Born in 1909 in Chicago, Katherine Dunham is an American dancer-choreographer who is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her ballets.

coriandro
(n.)=coriander.
Ex: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage.

cormorán
(n.)=cormorant ; shag.
Ex: Sometimes the same species is called a cormorant in one part of the world and a shag in another.
Ex: Sometimes the same species is called a cormorant in one part of the world and a shag in another.

cornada
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* dar una cornada=gore.

cornamenta
(n.)=antler.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.

cornear
(v.)=gore.
Ex: An anatomy professor examined the mastodon skeleton and found it to be that of a 19-yr old male that died probably after being gored by an older bull.

corneja
(n.)=carrion crow.
Ex: The carrion crow is one of the cleverest, most adaptable of our birds.
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* corneja cenicienta=hooded crow.

corneja cenicienta
(n.)=hooded crow.
Ex: Like the carrion crow the hooded crow is omnivorous.
corneta
(n.)=bugle ; bugler.
Ex: The hunt is the predominant sound of the poem, which features more than ten references to the sound of hunting horns or bugles.
Ex: Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.

cornezuelo
(n.)=ergot.
Ex: Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone.
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* cornezuelo del centeno=ergot.

cornezuelo del centeno
(n.)=ergot.
Ex: Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone.
cornijamento
(n.)=entablature.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

cornilargo
(n./adj.)=longhorn.
Ex: Although most stampedes were associated with longhorn cattle, there were also Buffalo stampedes which were even more dangerous than cattle stampedes.

cornisa
(n.)=ledge.
Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.

cornisamento
(n.)=entablature.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

corno
(n.)=dogwood.
Nota: Arbol o arbusto.
Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.

cornucopia
(n.)=cornucopia.
Ex: The article 'Children's cornucopia' describes how children's and young adult librarians have long felt discrimination based on sex as well as discrimination based on the age of the users served.

cornudo^1
(adj.)=horned.
Ex: Similar figures with horned headdresses are found in the iconography of seals, tablets, and pottery.

cornudo^2
(n.)=cuckold.
Ex: The writer investigates the authorship of the comedy 'A Cure for a Cuckold'.

coro
(n.)=chorus ; choir.
Ex: A chorus score is a score of a vocal work showing only the chorus parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.
Ex: This article deals with the adaptation of churches as a whole, the choir or nave to library use, not single rooms or chapels for this purpose.
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* a coro=with one voice ; in unison.
* canción cantada a coro=singalong.
* coro del alba de los pájaros=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
* coro matinal de los pájaros=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
* partitura de coro=chorus score.

coro del alba de los pájaros
(n.)=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
Ex: Every location in the world has a morning chorus and a different bird begins it, depending on the geographical location. Ex: Birds have different threshold of light intensity at which they begin to sing in the morning and that is why the same bird always begins the dawn chorus.
coro matinal de los pájaros
(n.)=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
Ex: Every location in the world has a morning chorus and a different bird begins it, depending on the geographical location. Ex: Birds have different threshold of light intensity at which they begin to sing in the morning and that is why the same bird always begins the dawn chorus.
corola
(n.)=corolla.
Ex: The flowers consists of four distinct whorls, the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

corolario
(n.)=corollary ; spillover.
Ex: By observing one characteristic of division at each grouping, the inevitable corollary of this is that some concepts are scattered through their subordination to others.
Ex: A third major trend that is a spillover from the 1980s is the proliferation of microcomputers in all sectors of society.

corona de flores
(n.)=wreath.
Ex: She sat in the meadow by the river in her bridal robes and white veil and the wreath on her head, and from her thousand tears sprang the little brooks in the valley.
corona^1
(n.)=crown.
Ex: Undaunted, they have risen again and their leader continues to wear the crown of world's best player with some ease.
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* abogado de la corona=Queen's Counsel (QC).
* corona de flores=wreath.
* derecho de autor de la Corona=Crown copyright.
* joyas de la corona=crown jewels.

corona^2
(n.)=Krone [Kroner, -pl.] ; crown.
Ex: Only with a turnover of 1 million Kroner annually will the courses be self-financing.
Ex: This article discusses the economic aspects of the work of libraries and shows that the Slovak Library Network (i.e. 9,118 libraries) cost 364,778,546 Kcs (Czechoslovak crowns) in 1988.
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* media corona=half-crown monthly magazine.

corona^3
(n.)=corona [coronae/coronas, -pl] ; cusp.
Nota: De diente.
Ex: Coronae are circular to elliptical features marked by a ring of concentric ridges, and are thought to result from the flow of heat in the planet's interior.
Ex: Canine teeth, otherwise known as cuspids, each possess a single cusp, while premolars, otherwise known as bicuspids, possess two each.

coronación
(n.)=coronation.
Ex: The house was full of souvenir china, mugs, teapots and sugar basins commemorating every coronation from that of Edward VII to that of Elizabeth II.

coronado
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* grulla coronada=grey crowned crane.

coronar campeón
(v.)=crown + Nombre + champion.
Ex: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions.
coronar con
(v.)=crown with.
Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
coronar^1
(v.)=enthrone ; crown.
Ex: Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'.
Ex: Duc was dethroned three days after he was crowned, he was then jailed and died seven days later of starvation.
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* coronar campeón=crown + Nombre + champion.
* coronar con=crown with.

coronar^2
(v.)=crest.
Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.

coronario
(adj.)=coronary.
Ex: The advisability of increased amounts of fish in the diet and low doses of aspirin to reduce coronary risk factors are discussed.
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* angioplastia coronaria=coronary angioplasty.
* arteria coronaria=coronary artery.
* cirugía de bypass de arteria coronaria=coronary artery bypass surgery.
* enfermedad coronaria=coronary disease.
* enfermedad coronaria del corazón=coronary heart disease.
* enfermedad de arteria coronaria=coronary artery disease.
* trombosis coronaria=coronary thrombosis.
* válvula coronaria=heart valve.

corondel
(n.)=wire-line.
Ex: The pattern of the laid mould is described by giving the spacing in millimetres of the chain-lines and wire-lines in the vicinity of the watermark.
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* puntizones y corondeles=chain and wire.

coronel
(n.)=colonel.
Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel.

coronilla
(n.)=crown.
Ex: There was a small bald spot on the crown of his head, and his chin was covered with a short graying beard.
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* estar hasta la coronilla=be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* estar hasta la coronilla de=be sick and tired of ; have had it up to here with ; be sick to death of ; be (pretty) browned off.

corpiño
(n.)=bodice.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.

corporación
(n.)=body ; corporate body ; corporation.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.
Ex: The main form of knowledge transfer and the basis for decision making within corporations has not been a paper, a document or a detailed report, but a set of overhead slides and the discussions around them.
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* reorganizar como una corporación=corporatise [corporatize, -USA].

corporal
(adj.)=bodily ; somatic ; corporeal ; body.
Ex: His bodily frame, verging on obesity, appeared to have fallen into disrepair, as though he had ceased to be interested in it.
Ex: Research has also found that the fair skinned Eurocentric model is the somatic norm for advertising.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
Ex: Ramberg depicts women's torsos clad in ultrafeminine undergarments and creates body metaphors from jackets, vests, breastplates, and fur pieces.
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* castigos corporales=corporal punishment.
* causar daño corporal=cause + injury.
* daño corporal=bodily injury ; bodily harm ; physical injury.
* daños corporales=personal injury.
* fluido corporal=body fluid.
* grasa corporal=body fat.
* humor corporal=body fluid.
* índice de masa corporal (IMC)=body mass index (BMI).
* lenguaje corporal=body language.
* lesión corporal=bodily harm.
* loción corporal=body lotion.
* masa corporal=body mass.
* necesidad corporal=bodily function.
* olor corporal=body scent.
* placer corporal=bodily pleasure.
* proceso corporal=body process.
* ruido corporal=bodily noise.
* salud corporal=bodily health.
* tejido corporal=body tissue.
* terapia corporal=bodywork.

corporativamente
=corporately.
Ex: Corporately at least we have wasted time in pondering unconstructively the relevance of our name.

corporativismo
(n.)=corporatism.
Ex: The author examines its impact on the publishing process focusing on the following the advent of corporatism and the growth of wholesaling.

corporativo
(adj.)=corporate.
Ex: Added entries under corporate names are made for a prominently named corporate body, unless it functions solely as distributor or manufacturer.
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* autor corporativo=corporate author.
* comida corporativa=bunfight [bun fight].
* encabezamiento de nombre corporativo=corporate name heading.
* entidad corporativa=corporate body.
* espíritu corporativo=esprit-de-corps.
* imagen corporativa=corporate branding.
* Indice de Autores Corporativos=Corporate Index.
* nombre corporativo=corporate name.
* socio corporativo=corporate partner.
* vida corporativa=corporate life.

corporatización
(n.)=corporatisation [corporatization, -USA].
Ex: Degovernmentalization, corporatization, privatization and demonopolization of telecom infrastructure and services began in the developed countries in 1984.

corporizar
(v.)=corporatise [corporatize, -USA].
Ex: There is a decreasing number of such agencies as governments privatize and corporatize.

corpulento
(adj.)=hefty ; strong ; burly ; husky .
Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
Ex: I care because I happen to have a lech for big burly badass men, and there were a lot of them around me.
Ex: It has plenty of room unless you're a very husky person.

corpus
(n.)=corpus [corpora, -pl.].
Ex: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.
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* corpus de conocimiento=corpus of knowledge.
* corpus lingüístico=text corpus ; corpus [corpora, -pl.] ; corpora [corpus, -sing.].
* un corpus de=a body of.

corpus de conocimiento
(n.)=corpus of knowledge.
Ex: The problem arises from the fact that readers seek information which they can build into their own corpus of knowledge with the minimum of difficulty.
corpus lingüístico
(n.)=text corpus ; corpus [corpora, -pl.] ; corpora [corpus, -sing.].
Ex: This software provides full text search for text corpora that may be garbled by OCR or transmission errors, and that may contain languages other than English = Este programa ofrece búsqueda en texto completo de corpus lingüísticos que puedan hacerse indescifrable por errores del OCR o de transmisión y que puedan contener otras lenguas diferentes al inglés. Ex: This article presents experimental data obtained from different corpora in different domains and languages. Ex: This article presents experimental data obtained from different corpora in different domains and languages.
corpóreo
(adj.)=corporeal.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.

corral
(n.)=corral ; kraal ; fold ; pen ; farmyard.
Ex: All animals lived in large social groups in outdoor corrals.
Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.
Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
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* amo del corral=king of the roost ; ruler of the roost.
* animal de corral=farmyard animal.
* aves de corral=poultry.
* cría en corral=free-range farming.
* de corral=free-range ; free-ranging.
* gallina de corral=free-range hen.
* gallito del corral, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* pollo de corral=free-range chicken.

corre el rumor de que
=rumour has it that.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
corre la voz de que
=rumour has it that.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
correa
(n.)=belt ; thong ; strap ; halter ; leash.
Ex: The only modification made was the replacement of the light-weight belt or roller on the machine wire with the dandy roll, first used in 1825.
Ex: Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
Ex: There are many varieties of sandal, from synthetic rope soles and straps, tyre-tread soled sandals, to the Japanese wooden sandals, which are relatively easy to make.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
Ex: Rather than using a collar with a leash, cats should be walked using a proper harness designed specifically for felines.
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* accionado por correas=belt-driven.
* correa de afilar=strop ; razor strop.
* correa de distribución=driving belt ; timing belt ; cambelt [cam belt].
* correa del ventilador=fan belt.
* correa elástica=bungee ; bungee cord ; elastic cord.
* correa transportadora=conveyor belt ; endless belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
* llevado de la correa=on a leash.

correa de afilar
(n.)=strop ; razor strop.
Ex: Using a strop is the key to keeping your carving tools razor sharp. Ex: Using razor strops is as important as knowing how to swipe the blade of your straight razor over your face.
correa de distribución
(n.)=driving belt ; timing belt ; cambelt [cam belt].
Ex: Quality management could be viewed as the 'driving belt' of marketing within an organisation. Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold. Ex: Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur.
correa del ventilador
(n.)=fan belt.
Ex: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.
correa elástica
(n.)=bungee ; bungee cord ; elastic cord.
Ex: Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity. Ex: To avoid damaging the prototype, the team began by tethering the test vehicle with bungee cords. Ex: Bungee jumping is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles .
correa transportadora
(n.)=conveyor belt ; endless belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
Ex: For example, in mail sorting, the sorter simply tells the computer the destination of an item on a conveyor belt, and that item is automatically directed into the appropriate slot. Ex: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme. Ex: Mechanical handling systems include conveyors in the packing areas automatic vertical elevators, and mobile containers.
correccional
(n.)=correctional institution ; correctional ; correctional facility ; juvenile correctional facility ; approved school ; borstal ; young offender institution.
Ex: The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.
Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.
Ex: These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.
Ex: The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes.
Ex: Tests have shown that introverts are not underrepresented among delinquents attending approved schools.
Ex: This was done in May 81 when it changed from being a borstal to a youth institution for women, mainly Maori or Pacific Islanders.
Ex: This paper reports the results of a survey of 538 male inmates of young offender institutions.

correcciones de autor
=author's corrections.
Ex: Time hands were employed on such jobs as authors' corrections, and were paid about as much as the average piecework hand actually earned.
corrección
(n.)=amending ; amendment ; correction ; correctness ; emendation ; correctiveness ; propriety ; rectification.
Ex: Store permits the processing of the information that it contains, but, after processing, the data in the store differs from the initial content (for example, in the editing and amending of catalogue records).
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
Ex: Almost all papers, notes, reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.
Ex: Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.
Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
Ex: The advantages of viewing stock verification as stock rectification are discussed.
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* corrección automática=machine-editing.
* corrección de pruebas=proofreading ; proof correction.
* correcciones de autor=author's corrections.
* corrección formal=elements of due process ; due process ; procedural justice.
* corrección ortográfica=spell checking.
* corrección política=political correctness.
* departamento de corrección de menores=department of corrections.
* función de corrección=editing function.
* programa de corrección ortográfica=spelling correction program.

corrección automática
(n.)=machine-editing.
Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.
corrección de pruebas
(n.)=proofreading ; proof correction.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS then formats the information entered and displays it for proofreading. Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.
corrección formal
(n.)=elements of due process ; due process ; procedural justice.
Ex: To accomplish this responsibility, the elements of due process must also be applied to selection. Ex: The fact-finding team found no evidence of discrimination, or unethical behaviour, but formal due process had not been observed. Ex: Distributive justice focuses on the fairness of rewards, while procedural justice focuses on the fairness of the procedures used in allocating rewards.
corrección ortográfica
(n.)=spell checking.
Ex: It offers onboard spell checking.
corrección política
(n.)=political correctness.
Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
correctamente
=accurately ; correctly ; properly ; successfully ; rightly ; aright ; with due process ; rightfully.
Ex: Headings tend to be broad and cannot represent complex or specific subjects accurately.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: This group of fields should be completed before the fixed fields are entered, because the record type is needed for handling these fields properly.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
Ex: Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.
Ex: Another wise precaution at this preliminary stage is to make sure that he has heard aright.
Ex: One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.
Ex: It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out.
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* actuar correctamente=do + the right thing ; get on + the right side of.
* comportarse correctamente=get on + the right side of.
* funcionar correctamente=work + fine.
* no actuar correctamente=be remiss.

correctivo
(adj.)=correctional ; corrective.
Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.
Ex: Students should study the readings given at the end of this chapter as a necessary corrective to the dangers inherent in extreme simplification.
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* medida correctiva=corrective measure.
* medidas correctivas=corrective action.

correcto
(adj.)=correct ; polite ; right ; decorous ; seemly ; alright [all right] ; all right [alright] ; well-mannered ; gentlemanlike ; mild-mannered.
Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.
Ex: Events are not named according to what it is polite or ideal to call them, but according to what they are actually called by authorities in the field.
Ex: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.
Ex: One might be forgiven for assuming that the question of class did not impinge upon the decorous and even tenor of the average librarian's working week.
Ex: They were the first cloth bindings that were intended to compete with paper boards as seemly but inexpensive covers for ordinary books.
Ex: The article 'The kids are alright?' presents some of the findings of the questionnaire study which had as its focus the qualitative impact of public libraries on children's reading.
Ex: So the system apparently works all right and no one is suggesting that it needs a major overhaul.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
Ex: Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
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* adoptar la postura moral correcta=take + the high ground ; take + the high road.
* camino correcto, el=way forward, the.
* correcto políticamente=politically correct.
* correcto y formal=prim and proper.
* el camino correcto=the way to go.
* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno=the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* en posición correcta=the right way round.
* estar correcto=be correct.
* hacer lo correcto=do + the right thing.
* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas=the way to go.
* poco correcto=ungentlemanlike.
* ser correcto=be all right ; be correct ; be right.

correcto políticamente
(adj.)=politically correct.
Ex: The author presents the counter arguments asking whether the principle of intellectual freedom protects the politically incorrect as well as the politically correct.
correcto y formal
(adj.)=prim and proper.
Ex: She plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of crime novels.
corrector de estilo
(n.)=style checker ; copy editor [copyeditor] ; subeditor.
Ex: Additional results using the RightWriter style checker are also reported. Ex: The relationship between author and copy editor is not always smooth because their needs and wants are different. Ex: Newspapers have found it difficult to recruit subeditors over the last few years.
corrector de exámenes
(n.)=examiner.
Ex: There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.
corrector de pruebas
(n.)=proofreader ; corrector.
Ex: Overlooking a correction may completely nullify the proofreader's work and make him a malpractitioner. Ex: The corrector preferred to have the copy read aloud to him by a reading-boy while he followed the proof and marked the mistakes.
corrector ortográfico
(n.)=spelling checker ; spelling corrector ; spell checker.
Ex: The feasibility of using spelling checkers and other correction techniques to reduce errors is investigated. Ex: This article examines the effect of increasing word list size on the error rate of spelling correctors. Ex: Most services offer additional features, including spell checkers, the ability to create folders for different types of mail and address books.
corrector^1
(n.)=corrector.
Ex: The corrector preferred to have the copy read aloud to him by a reading-boy while he followed the proof and marked the mistakes.
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* corrector de estilo=style checker ; copy editor [copyeditor] ; subeditor.
* corrector de exámenes=examiner.
* corrector de pruebas=proofreader ; corrector.
* corrector ortográfico=spelling checker ; spelling corrector ; spell checker.

corrector^2
(adj.)=remedial ; corrective.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
Ex: Students should study the readings given at the end of this chapter as a necessary corrective to the dangers inherent in extreme simplification.
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* medida correctora=corrective measure.
* medidas correctoras=corrective action.

corredera
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* puerta corredera=sliding door.
* puerta corredera automática=automatic sliding door.
* puerta corredera de cristal=sliding glass door.

corredizo
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* lazo corredizo=noose ; slipknot.
* nudo corredizo=slipknot ; noose.

corredor aéreo
(n.)=air corridor.
Ex: For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles.
corredor de Gaza, el
=Gaza Strip, the.
Ex: The visitors were shocked by the situation in the Gaza Strip, where there are no school, public or special libraries, library associations or training schools.
corredor de apuestos
(n.)=bookie.
Ex: Manchester City leave the bookies out of pocket and three things we learned about betting from the weekend.
corredor de barcos
(n.)=shipbroker.
Ex: As many as 300 executives, shipbrokers and analysts are meeting in Shanghai today and tomorrow for this year's summit.
corredor de carreras
(n.)=race driver.
Ex: He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point.
corredor de fondo
(n.)=long-distance runner.
Ex: I'd fall into these categories: female, over 30, long-distance runner, no other sports, lives in the south in temperate weather, runs for health.
corredor de la muerte
(n.)=death row.
Ex: Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
corredor de seguros
(n.)=insurance agent ; insurance broker.
Ex: The task would have been easier if booksellers had been as vigorous in their business as grocers and insurance agents in theirs. Ex: An insurance broker presents an update on some important insurance issues affecting toy libraries in the UK.
corredor^1
(n.)=runner.
Ex: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.
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* corredor de carreras=race driver.
* corredor de fondo=long-distance runner.

corredor^2
(n.)=corridor ; hallway.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.
Ex: When planning a library considerations need to be made of shared space, such as hallways, staff lounges, public restrooms, meeting rooms and storerooms.
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* corredor aéreo=air corridor.
* corredor de Gaza, el=Gaza Strip, the.
* corredor de la muerte=death row.

corredor^3
(n.)=broker ; commission agent.
Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
Ex: The supply chain includes producers, contractors, commission agents, wholesalers and retailers.
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* corredor de apuestos=bookie.
* corredor de barcos=shipbroker.
* corredor de seguros=insurance agent ; insurance broker.

corregible
(adj.)=correctable ; fixable ; amendable.
Ex: This article considers the questions of planning the ideal library building and examines correctable design faults which occur time and time again.
Ex: A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.
Ex: Files are amendable in real time throughout library opening hours.
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* auntocorregible=self-correctable.
* corregible por uno mismo=self-marking.

corregible por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-marking.
Ex: Just to make sure you pay attention to these e-lessons; each e-lesson will include a self-marking quiz.
corregido
(adj.)=amended.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.

corregir
(v.)=correct ; make + good ; put + Nombre + right ; repair ; amend ; set + right ; redress ; put + right ; right ; edit.
Ex: Packages which have been used will be thoroughly tested in various applications, and any weakness corrected.
Ex: Any child who comes to school at five years old without certain kinds of literary experience is a deprived child in whose growth there are deficiencies already difficult to make good.
Ex: In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.
Ex: In the more common perspective of linear causality, we seek to explain a negative consequence by searching for its root cause and repairing it.
Ex: This article shows how to amend and cancel orders and how to arrange delivery by telefacsimile.
Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
Ex: The author emphasises the importance of the early stages of planning, where the seeds of failure are often sown, and mistakes made then will be very difficult to put right later.
Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
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* corregir a mano=hand-correct.
* corregir deficiencias=correct + deficiencies.
* corregir el estilo=copy edit [copyedit].
* corregir errores=debug.
* corregir exámenes=mark + exams.
* corregir inexactitudes=set + the record straight.
* corregirlo=put + matters + right.
* corregir pruebas=proof ; proofread.
* corregirse=clean up + Posesivo + act.
* corregir una prueba=correct + proof.
* corregir una situación=correct + situation ; redress + situation.
* corregir un error=correct + error ; amend + mistake ; correct + a wrong ; correct + Posesivo + mistake.
* corregir un mal=correct + a wrong.
* corregir un problema=correct + problem.
* sin corregir=unamended ; uncorrected ; unrevised.

corregir a mano
(v.)=hand-correct.
Ex: Rather than hand-correcting hundreds of records, have you considered modifying the import filters so that the information is imported more cleanly?.
corregir deficiencias
(v.)=correct + deficiencies.
Ex: Most men would want to correct the deficiencies in their performance if they agreed that they were deficient and if there appeared to be enough advantage in correcting them to justify the effort.
corregir el estilo
(v.)=copy edit [copyedit].
Ex: Publishers make sure that all the books they publish are copy edited before being sent to the printer.
corregir errores
(v.)=debug.
Ex: In computer science, debug is the term used to locate and remove errors from a program.
corregir exámenes
(v.)=mark + exams.
Ex: Teachers might mark exams themselves, rather than simply sending tests to the examining board.
corregir inexactitudes
(v.)=set + the record straight.
Ex: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
corregir pruebas
(v.)=proof ; proofread.
Ex: This is not to say that every book was proofed in three definable stages, for some books were less proofed than others. Ex: After the entry is complete, the full bibliographic information is then displayed, proofread, and, if is necessary, changed before filing it in the catalogs.
corregir un error
(v.)=correct + error ; amend + mistake ; correct + a wrong ; correct + Posesivo + mistake.
Ex: When the error is corrected, a valid match is found and the text replaced by the heading's control number. Ex: One the questions that has to be answered regarding this software is how easy it is to make amendments, for example to go back to amend a mistake in an earlier field. Ex: This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión. Ex: They want to know how people learn to use computers, how they modify their input, and how they identify and correct their mistakes.
corregir un mal
(v.)=correct + a wrong.
Ex: This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.
corregir un problema
(v.)=correct + problem.
Ex: Foreign disc in CD-ROM player, correct the problem and press any key to continue.
corregir una prueba
(v.)=correct + proof.
Ex: That night I was correcting a proof at about eleven o'clock when Balthasar began needling me.
corregir una situación
(v.)=correct + situation ; redress + situation.
Ex: Although a reference librarian may exercise superb diplomatic skills, such a situation may be corrected only when the bottleneck boss leaves. Ex: Increased dissemination of information at the local level is one way of redressing the situation.
corregirlo
(v.)=put + matters + right.
Ex: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.
corregirse
(v.)=clean up + Posesivo + act.
Ex: The article 'NYPL cleans up its act' describes the 4 phases of a project conducted by the Conservation Division of the New York Public Library to improve its collections.
correlacionado
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* correlacionado (con)=correlated (to/with).
* estar correlacionado con=be correlated with.

correlacionado (con)
(adj.)=correlated (to/with).
Ex: Also correlated to this is the reputation of the people who write the abstracts.
correlacionar
(v.)=correlate.
Ex: The availability of foreign scientific and technical journals in the country and the frequency of interloan requests are directly correlated.
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* sin correlacionar=uncorrelated.

correlación
(n.)=correlation ; correlate.
Ex: The choice of call number and its correlation with physical documents is the responsibility of the cataloger.
Ex: Our study attempted to evaluate the socio-professional correlates of insomnia by comparing a group of insomniacs to a group of good sleepers.
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* análisis de correlación=correlation analysis.
* coeficiente de correlación=correlation coefficient.
* coeficiente de correlación de Pearson=Pearson correlation coefficient.
* coeficiente de la correlación de los cosenos=cosine correlation coefficient.
* correlación de Pearson=Pearson's correlation.
* función de la correlación de los cosenos=cosine correlation function.
* sin guardar una correlación=uncorrelated.
* tener correlación con=bear + correlation with.

correlación de Pearson
(n.)=Pearson's correlation.
Ex: All of the Pearson's correlations between independent variables were less than 0.5.
correlativo
(adj.)=consecutive ; successive.
Ex: This is used for the linking of consecutive UDC class numbers.
Ex: The order thus determined embodies 'context dependency', each term in the string sets each successive term in context.
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* no correlativo=non-consecutive.

correligionario
(n.)=partisan.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.

correo
(n.)=post, the ; mail.
Ex: The vast majority of bibliographic records are still transferred by sending reels of tape through the post.
Ex: As a communications device, Internet allows you to reach your fellow librarians with messages and documents independent of the constraints of mail, telegraph, or fax.
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* apartado de correos=P.O. Box ; post office box.
* bombardeo del correo electrónico=mail bombing.
* buzón de correos=mailbox ; maildrop.
* cancelador de correo publicitario no solicitado=cancelbot.
* capaz de usar el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* catálogo comercial de compra por correo=mail order catalogue.
* clasificación del correo=mail sorting.
* compañía de correos, teléfonos y telecomunicaciones=PTT (Posts, Telephones and Telecommunications).
* compra por correo=mail-order.
* con conocimientos sobre el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* correo aéreo=airmail [air mail].
* correo basura=junk mail ; spam ; junk e-mail.
* correo certificado=registered mail.
* correo con dirección errónea=misdirected mail.
* correo de primera clase=first class post.
* correo-e=e-mail (electronic mail).
* correo electrónico=e-mail (electronic mail).
* correo electrónico en masa=bulk e-mails.
* correo exprés=express mail.
* correo por vía terrestre=surface mail.
* correo postal=postal mail.
* correo publicitario no solicitado=junk mail ; spam.
* correo tortuga=snail mail.
* cuenta de correo electrónico=email account.
* cuestionario por correo=postal questionnaire.
* dirección de correo=mailing address ; maildrop address ; maildrop address.
* dirección de correo electrónico=email address.
* empleado de correos=post office clerk.
* empresa dedicada a la venta por correo=mail order company.
* encargado del correo=mail clerk.
* encuesta por correo=mail survey.
* enviar por correo=mail ; send through + the mail ; post.
* enviar por correo aéreo=air-mail.
* enviar por correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* enviar un correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo=post + a message.
* envío de correo electrónico en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado=spamming.
* envío de correos electrónicos=e-mailing.
* envío directo por correo=direct mail.
* estafeta de correos=maildrop.
* familiarizado con el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* firma de correo electrónico=e-mail signature.
* inundación del correo electrónico=mail bombing.
* jefa de oficina de correos=postmistress.
* jefe de oficina de correos=postmaster.
* lista de correo=mailing list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; distribution list ; e-mail list ; electronic distribution list.
* lista de correo electrónico=electronic mailing list.
* lista de correo moderada=moderated mailing list ; moderated listserv.
* mandar por correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* mandar un correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado=spambot.
* oficina de correos=post office.
* pedir por correo=send away for.
* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado=spammer.
* por correo=by post ; mailed.
* programa de correo electrónico=electronic mail system.
* sala del correo=mail room.
* saqueador de correo=mail bomber.
* sello de correos=postage stamp.
* servicio de correo=mail service.
* servicio de correo electrónico=electronic mail service.
* servicio de correos=postal service.
* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico=e-mail alert.
* servicio de referencia por correo electrónico=electronic mail reference service.
* tasa de correos=postage rate.
* voto por correo=postal ballot.

correo aéreo
(n.)=airmail [air mail].
Ex: Documents (normally photocopies) are usually delivered by airmail or by courier, sometimes by fax.
correo basura
(n.)=junk mail ; spam ; junk e-mail.
Ex: Despite the hype surrounding the World Wide Web, e-mail remains the most commonly used element of the Internet, but has begun to be suffer from the junk mail problem. Ex: Spam is any electronic message mass-posted on the Internet that forces itself on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it. Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
correo certificado
(n.)=registered mail.
Ex: A 'registered mail' facility notifies the sender when his message has been received.
correo con dirección errónea
(n.)=misdirected mail.
Ex: In my own system, its use causes an enormous amount of misdirected mail.
correo de primera clase
(n.)=first class post.
Ex: A study of the whole system of electronic mail suggests that even at the peak rate, Teletex on PSS will be considerably cheaper than first class post.
correo electrónico
=e-mail (electronic mail).
Ex: The advantages and problems of e-mail for library applications are also examined.
correo electrónico en masa
(n.)=bulk e-mails.
Ex: She frequently sends bulk e-mails to the teenagers in her community, thus 'gently' reminding them to visit the site.
correo exprés
(n.)=express mail.
Ex: Some mechanisms to resolve this problem include electronic mail, express mail, telefacsimile communication and local area networks.
correo por vía terrestre
(n.)=surface mail.
Ex: As an example, assume that the library has several subscriptions to Musical Librarianship and that one copy is sent airmail and the remaining copies are sent by surface mail.
correo postal
(n.)=postal mail.
Ex: Library to client services allow users to request searches from their own homes and offices and receive search results in hard copy via the postal mail or electronically.
correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.)=junk mail ; spam.
Ex: Despite the hype surrounding the World Wide Web, e-mail remains the most commonly used element of the Internet, but has begun to be suffer from the junk mail problem. Ex: Spam is any electronic message mass-posted on the Internet that forces itself on people who would not otherwise choose to receive it.
correo tortuga
(n.)=snail mail.
Ex: Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.
correo-e
=e-mail (electronic mail).
Ex: The advantages and problems of e-mail for library applications are also examined.
correoso
(adj.)=leathery ; chewy .
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
Ex: But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.

correr
(v.)=flow ; race ; running ; jogging ; course ; run.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado ran, participio run.
Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.
Ex: The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.
Ex: Knowing they weren't supposed to be were they where, they decided to run instead of stopping and getting in trouble with the civilian authorities.
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* atravesar corriendo=run across.
* con el correr del tiempo=over the years ; in the process of time ; with the passage of time.
* corre el rumor de que=rumour has it that.
* corre la voz de que=rumour has it that.
* correr a cargo de=be the responsibility of.
* correr a toda prisa=scurry ; race.
* correr a toda velocidad=sprint.
* correr campo a través=cross-country running.
* correr como alma que lleva el diablo=run for + Posesivo + life.
* correr con los gastos=bear + the cost(s) ; pick up + the tab ; pay + the piper.
* correr de acá para allá=rush around.
* correr de aquí para allá=rush around ; run + here and there.
* correr de la cuenta de Alguien=be on + Pronombre.
* correr de prisa=scurry.
* correr desaforadamente=run for + Posesivo + life.
* correr descalzo=run + barefoot.
* correr desnudo en un lugar público=streak.
* correr de un sitio para otro=rush around.
* correr el peligro de=be in danger (of) ; run + the danger of.
* correr el riesgo=risk ; face + the risk ; chance ; take + Posesivo + chances.
* correr la impresión=slur + impression.
* correr la voz=spread + the news ; spread + the word.
* correr más deprisa que=outrun [out-run].
* correr mundo=see + life ; see + the world.
* correr peligro=be at risk.
* correr que se las pela=run for + Posesivo + life.
* correr ríos de tinta=spill + vast quantities of ink ; a lot + be written about ; much + be written about.
* correrse=come.
* correrse dormido=wet dream.
* correrse una juerga=have + a ball ; have + a great time ; live it up.
* correr un gran riesgo=play (for) + high stakes.
* correr un riesgo=run + risk ; take + risks ; take + chances (on).
* correr un tupido velo sobre=draw + a veil over.
* correr un velo sobre las cosas=sweep + things under the rug ; sweep + things under the carpet.
* corría el rumor de que=rumour had it that.
* corría la voz de que=rumour had it that.
* corriendo con los gastos=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* cruzar corriendo=run across.
* de bulla y corriendo=in a rush.
* dejar el agua correr=let bygones be bygones.
* echar a correr=bolt ; make + a bolt for ; take off + running ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out.
* entrar y salir corriendo=run in and out.
* gastos + correr a cuenta de=bear + the cost(s).
* hacer correr la voz=spread + the word ; spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word ; spread + the news.
* ir a correr=go for + a run.
* ir corriendo=hot-foot it to.
* ir corriendo a=dash off to ; run off to.
* irse corriendo=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* máquina de andar o correr estática=treadmill.
* no correr prisa=there + be + no hurry.
* pasar corriendo=rush through.
* pasar corriendo al lado de=run + past.
* pasar corriendo delante de=run + past.
* salir a correr=go for + a run ; jog.
* salir corriendo=leg it ; run off ; run away ; bolt ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; take off ; shoot off ; take off + running ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; tear out ; zoom off (to) ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* salir corriendo a la calle=run into + the street.
* salir corriendo por la puerta=run out of + the door.
* volver corriendo=scurry back.
* zapatilla de correr=running shoe.

correr a cargo de
(v.)=be the responsibility of.
Ex: It has recently been decided that the United Kingdom parliamentary archive, which is the responsibility of the House of Lords Record Office, will not include European Communities material.
correr a toda prisa
(v.)=scurry ; race.
Ex: The fastest moving insect is the large tropical cockroach -- it scurries at speeds of up to 2.3 feet per second. Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
correr a toda velocidad
(v.)=sprint.
Ex: Ammar Yaser remembers sprinting across the campus of Baghdad University in the hours after Saddam Hussein's government collapsed.
correr campo a través
(n.)=cross-country running.
Ex: When people think of cross-country running, they often picture a group of skinny people sweating profusely as they compete for first place.
correr como alma que lleva el diablo
(v.)=run for + Posesivo + life.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
correr con los gastos
(v.)=bear + the cost(s) ; pick up + the tab ; pay + the piper.
Ex: The employer bears the total cost of this program, though there are different methods from state to state of maintaining insurance programs to cover this cost. Ex: The article 'Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services. Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
correr de acá para allá
(v.)=rush around.
Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
correr de aquí para allá
(v.)=rush around ; run + here and there.
Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing. Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.
correr de la cuenta de Alguien
(v.)=be on + Pronombre.
Ex: And picking up the check he said 'Lunch is on me today, Florence -- no arguments!'.
correr de prisa
(v.)=scurry.
Ex: The fastest moving insect is the large tropical cockroach -- it scurries at speeds of up to 2.3 feet per second.
correr de un sitio para otro
(v.)=rush around.
Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
correr desaforadamente
(v.)=run for + Posesivo + life.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
correr descalzo
(v.)=run + barefoot.
Ex: In fact, until relatively recently most runners ran barefoot or wore minimal footwear such as thin moccasins or sandals.
correr desnudo en un lugar público
(v.)=streak.
Ex: I was around when streaking and shooting the moon in public places was the latest fad so doing it is not a problem.
correr el peligro (de)
(v.)=be in danger (of) ; run + the danger of.
Ex: If they continue to resist change and ignore renewal, they too are in danger of slipping to the last notch on our diagram, the one of dissolution and displacement. Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
correr el riesgo
(v.)=risk ; face + the risk ; chance ; take + Posesivo + chances.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog. Ex: Otherwise it faces the risk that the large investment required in creating digital collections will fail to realise a high return. Ex: There is, as yet, no scientific basis for measuring how far the reliance on these key indicators can be chanced. Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
correr la impresión
(v.)=slur + impression.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
correr la voz
(v.)=spread + the news ; spread + the word.
Ex: They have been doing their best to try to spread the news the genocide in Sri Lanka. Ex: It is divided into sections on the definition of information literacy, spreading the word outside the library profession, publications for librarians and information literacy in schools.
correr mundo
(v.)=see + life ; see + the world.
Ex: Their initial idea was 'to see life, see the world'. Ex: Their initial idea was 'to see life, see the world'.
correr más deprisa que
(v.)=outrun [out-run].
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
correr peligro
(v.)=be at risk.
Ex: The on-line information industry may be at risk from such moves.
correr que se las pela
(v.)=run for + Posesivo + life.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
correr ríos de tinta
=spill + vast quantities of ink ; a lot + be written about ; much + be written about.
Ex: Social workers, for example, have spilt vast quantities of ink in trying to specify an academic content to their profession which will mark them off as a distinct discipline with a distinct subject-matter. Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day. Ex: Much has been written about why females don't play the same games or as many digital games as males do.
correr un gran riesgo
(v.)=play (for) + high stakes.
Ex: The article 'Playing for high stakes' discusses the effects of the current recession on US publishers.
correr un riesgo
(v.)=run + risk ; take + risks ; take + chances (on).
Ex: We run grave risks of being regarded as ivory tower navel-gazers if we ignore the widespread practical applications of bibliographical work. Ex: Unfortunately, most librarians are unwilling to take limited risks to learn about new software. Ex: Rosa's parents took a chance on their future by emigrating from Mexico to the United States.
correr un tupido velo sobre
(v.)=draw + a veil over.
Ex: In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.
correr un velo sobre las cosas
(v.)=sweep + things under the rug ; sweep + things under the carpet.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug. Ex: The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.
correrse
(v.)=come.
Ex: Sadly, the only thing that made her come was herself -- her fingers, her fantasy.
correrse dormido
(n.)=wet dream.
Ex: Wet dreams are just the body's natural response to his hormones -- much as periods occur in women.
correrse una juerga
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + a great time ; live it up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
correría
(n.)=raid ; escapade.
Ex: More appropriate for his purpose would be the many monographs and articles in scholarly journals dealing specifically with this aspect of the Pearl Harbor raid.
Ex: His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.

correspondencia absoluta
(n.)=perfect match.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
correspondencia comercial
(n.)=business correspondence.
Ex: These model letters are not only for business correspondence, but also cover different topics such as invitations, sympathy, and congratulations to friends.
correspondencia de rasgos
(n.)=feature matching.
Ex: In feature matching, the computer uses certain attributes, e.g. the number of edges, corners, enclosed spaces, etc. to overcome problems of variability of size and orientation of objects which should belong to the same category.
correspondencia^1
(n.)=match ; consonance ; correspondence.
Nota: Relación.
Ex: When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.
Ex: The system is designed to ensure consonance between the indexer and the user.
Ex: Throughout, the key issue addressed is the correspondence problem, ie how to associate visual events with words and vice versa.
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* correspondencia absoluta=perfect match.
* correspondencia de rasgos=feature matching.
* falta de correspondencia=mismatch.
* guardar correspondencia=bear + correspondence (to).
* tener correspondencia=bear + correspondence (to).

correspondencia^2
(n.)=correspondence ; mailing.
Ex: Almost all papers, notes reviews, corrections and correspondence published in many scientific and other journals contain citations to associated works.
Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
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* amigo por correspondencia=penfriend [pen-friend] ; pen-pal [penpal].
* autor para correspondencia=corresponding author.
* correspondencia comercial=business correspondence.
* curso por correspondencia=correspondence course.
* dirección para correspondencia=mailing address.
* lista de correspondencia=mailing list.

corresponder a
(v.)=be incumbent on/upon ; fall to.
Ex: Recognising that society feels little need for librarians, it is incumbent upon the profession to do something about this. Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
corresponder a + Nombre
(v.)=be up to + Nombre.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
corresponder de la misma manera
(v.)=reciprocate.
Ex: Rosemary boldly confessed her feelings for Dick, and he began to reciprocate them.
corresponder en el amor
(v.)=love + Nombre + back ; love + Nombre + in return ; return + Posesivo + love.
Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back. Ex: He wanted someone who would reciprocate this affection and love him in return. Ex: Apollo fell deeply in love with Daphne, however she did not return his love.
corresponder^1
(v.)=fit ; behoove [behove, -USA] ; requite.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
Ex: With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.
Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
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* como corresponde a=as befits.
* corresponder a=be incumbent on/upon ; fall to.
* corresponder a + Nombre=be up to + Nombre.
* corresponderse=match ; bear + correspondence (to).
* corresponderse a=befit ; match up to ; match up against.
* corresponderse (a/con)=correspond (to/with).
* corresponderse con=go with ; go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
* el lugar que le corresponde a=the due place of.
* hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno=do + Posesivo + part.
* lo que le corresponde=fair share.
* lugar que le corresponde=Posesivo + rightful place.
* lugar que nos corresponde=place in the sun.
* responsabilidad + corresponder a=responsibility + fall to.
* según corresponda=as appropriate.
* si corresponde=if applicable.

corresponder^2
(v.)=return + Posesivo + affection ; love + Nombre + back ; reciprocate ; reciprocate + Posesivo + affection ; love + Nombre + in return ; return + Posesivo + love.
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back.
Ex: Rosemary boldly confessed her feelings for Dick, and he began to reciprocate them.
Ex: He wanted someone who would reciprocate this affection and love him in return.
Ex: He wanted someone who would reciprocate this affection and love him in return.
Ex: Apollo fell deeply in love with Daphne, however she did not return his love.
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* corresponder de la misma manera=reciprocate.
* corresponder en el amor=love + Nombre + back ; love + Nombre + in return ; return + Posesivo + love.

corresponderse
(v.)=match ; bear + correspondence (to).
Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match. Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.
corresponderse (a/con)
(v.)=correspond (to/with).
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
corresponderse a
(v.)=befit ; match up to ; match up against.
Ex: As befits the library of the largest manufacturer of computers in the world, IBM information services are very largely computer-based. Ex: Its so freaky how some songs match up to exactly what your going through. Ex: The author examines how well the characteristics of CD-ROM technology match up against the type of demands likely to be made of a library catalogue.
corresponderse con
(v.)=go with ; go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
Ex: The Crocs are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency that goes with their dynamic patriarchal system. Ex: Arts development can go hand in hand with libraries and information, but for librarians new to the field there can be pitfalls. Ex: It is also the case that successful quality initiatives go hand in glove with greater work force participation.
correspondido
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* con amor no correspondido=lovelorn.

correspondiente
(adj.)=corresponding ; related ; associated.
Ex: If any one of these numbers is set to zero, the corresponding action is not performed.
Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
Ex: This list makes recommendations about the use of references for the display of relationships in a catalogue, index or data base, in order to guide users between connected or associated terms.

corresponsal
(n.)=correspondent ; newspaper correspondent ; reporter ; newspaper reporter.
Ex: He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.
Ex: Sir George Hubert Wilkins was leader of the expedition in which a submarine travelled under Arctic pack ice for the 1st time, as well as a scientist, photographer, and newspaper correspondent.
Ex: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.
Ex: A newspaper reporter has been threatened after writing about drug trafficking.
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* corresponsal de guerra=war correspondent ; war journalist ; war reporter.
* corresponsal político=political reporter ; political correspondent.

corresponsal de guerra
(n.)=war correspondent ; war journalist ; war reporter.
Ex: William Simpson (1823-189 9), a Glaswegian, was in effect the first war correspondent who sent back battlefield drawings of the Crimean War. Ex: Given these facts, it is surprising that until recently, no research was directed at exploring the psychological health of war journalists. Ex: Ever wondered what its like to be a war reporter on the frontline?.
corresponsal político
(n.)=political reporter ; political correspondent.
Ex: No sooner had he announced his retirement than political reporters began bandying names of 'viable' Democratic candidates . Ex: But the basic idea is clear: To have a political correspondent whose first priority is the Web.
corretear
(v.)=scamper ; scurry.
Ex: Arboreal animals spend most of their time scampering around in trees rather than on the ground, in the air, or water.
Ex: The fastest moving insect is the large tropical cockroach -- it scurries at speeds of up to 2.3 feet per second.

corrida
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* corrida de toros=bullfight.

corrida de toros
(n.)=bullfight.
Ex: The religious significance attached to the bullfight, flamenco & Passion Week celebrations in Andalusia, Spain, is examined.
corrido
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* de piso corrido=flat-floored ; flat-floor.

corriendo con los gastos
=at + Posesivo + own expense.
Ex: Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
corriente + arrastrar
(v.)=wash up.
Ex: Wreckage from the space station Mir that plunged into the Pacific Ocean this week could wash up on Pacific islands, experts believe.
corriente abajo
=downstream.
Ex: The boat continued to float idly downstream, the men resting on their oars.
corriente alterna
(n.)=alternating current (AC).
Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.
corriente arriba
=upstream.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream.
corriente de agua
(n.)=water body [waterbody].
Ex: These two documents cover all categories of water bodies including springs and lakes, marine coastal areas, and groundwater.
corriente de aire
(n.)=air current ; draught [draft, -USA].
Ex: The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current. Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.
corriente de aire frío
(n.)=cold air draught.
Ex: Try to save on heating bills by eliminating cold air draughts from windows and doors.
corriente de chorro, la
(n.)=jet stream, the.
Ex: The jet stream, one of the most dramatic forces of nature, was discovered during World War II when aviators first tried to cross the Pacific.
corriente de pensamiento
(n.)=trend of thought ; stream of consciousness.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times. Ex: This is an instance of the effort to integrate the history of the Holocaust into the general stream of historical consciousness.
corriente dominante
(n.)=mainstream.
Ex: It was therefore seen as a role to be undertaken by all librarians and not some kind of special services tacked on and separate from the mainstream of library activities.
corriente eléctrica
(n.)=electrical current ; electric current ; electrical power.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station. Ex: At the heart of every computer is a large number of electronic circuits that manipulate electric currents and voltages. Ex: The various faults of electrical power, such as spikes, sags, outages, noise, frequency variations, and static electricity, are defined and described.
corriente en chorro, la
(n.)=jet stream, the.
Ex: The jet stream, one of the most dramatic forces of nature, was discovered during World War II when aviators first tried to cross the Pacific.
corriente oceánica
(n.)=ocean current.
Ex: Wind-driven ocean currents behave in ways that, at first appearance do not make sense.
corriente principal
(n.)=mainstream.
Ex: It was therefore seen as a role to be undertaken by all librarians and not some kind of special services tacked on and separate from the mainstream of library activities.
corriente sanguínea, la
(n.)=bloodstream, the.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
corriente y moliente
(adj.)=run-of-the-mill.
Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
corriente, lo
=the normal run of.
Ex: Although of variable quality, these were all a cut above the normal run of superhero comics.
corriente^1
(n.)=tide ; draught [draft, -USA] ; groundswell ; flow ; stream.
Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: Perhaps the sociological light was extinguished by the political draught of the time.
Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.
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* con corrientes de aire=draughty [drafty, -USA].
* corriente abajo=downstream.
* corriente + arrastrar=wash up.
* corriente arriba=upstream.
* corriente de agua=water body [waterbody].
* corriente de aire=air current ; draught [draft, -USA].
* corriente de aire frío=cold air draught.
* corriente de chorro, la=jet stream, the.
* corriente en chorro, la=jet stream, the.
* corriente oceánica=ocean current.
* corriente sanguínea, la=bloodstream, the.
* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente=follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse llevar por la corriente=follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* ir con la corriente=follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* ir contra corriente=swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
* ir (en) contra (de) la corriente=go against + the flow ; swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
* llevarle la corriente a Alguien=play along with.
* seguir la corriente=follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* seguirle la corriente a Alguien=play along with.

corriente^2
(n.)=electricity supply ; mains electricity.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.
Ex: Every electrical appliance that connects to mains electricity has a fuse, usually in the plug.
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* adaptador de corriente=power adapter ; mains adapter.
* cable con corriente=live wire.
* comprobador de corriente=current tester.
* corriente alterna=alternating current (AC).
* corriente eléctrica=electrical current ; electric current ; electrical power.
* Corriente Eléctrica Ininterrumpida (SAI)=Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS).
* corte de corriente=power cut ; power failure.
* corte de la corriente eléctrica=power failure ; power cut.
* luchar contra corriente=labour + against the grain.
* regulador de corriente=current regulator.
* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas=electrical security.
* toma de corriente=outlet ; socket ; socket outlet ; light socket.
* transformador de corriente=mains adapter ; power adapter.

corriente^3
(n.)=stream ; trend ; strand ; current ; movement.
Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.
Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.
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* contracorriente=cross-current.
* corriente de pensamiento=trend of thought ; stream of consciousness.
* corriente dominante=mainstream.
* corriente, lo=the normal run of.
* corriente principal=mainstream.
* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow.
* dejarse llevar por la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow.
* en la corriente principal de=in the mainstream of.
* ir con la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow.
* llevarle la corriente a Alguien=string + Nombre + along.
* seguir la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow.
* seguirle la corriente a Alguien=string + Nombre + along.

corriente^4
(adj.)=ordinary ; plain ; run-of-the-mill ; everyday.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
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* agua corriente=running water.
* al corriente=in step ; paid-up ; in good standing.
* al corriente de=in step with.
* catalogación corriente=current cataloguing.
* común y corriente=unremarkable.
* corriente y moliente=run-of-the-mill.
* cuenta corriente=current account ; checking account ; deposit account.
* día corriente=ordinary day.
* ducha de agua corriente=running shower.
* estar al corriente=monitor + developments.
* gente común y corriente, la=common people, the.
* gente corriente, la=ordinary people.
* hombre corriente, el=common man, the.
* mantenerse al corriente=keep + current.
* mantenerse al corriente de=keep + abreast of ; stay + abreast of.
* normal y corriente=unremarkable.
* ponerse al corriente=come up to + speed.
* ponerse al corriente de=catch up with ; catch up on.
* puesta al corriente=update [up-date].
* ser algo muy corriente=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser moneda corriente=be an everyday occurrence.

corrillo
(n.)=clique ; coterie.
Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
Ex: Absolute freedom of election in fact augmented the power of such coteries far more than that of the electoral body.
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* corrillo de amigos=coterie of friends ; circle of friends.

corrillo de amigos
(n.)=coterie of friends ; circle of friends.
Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear. Ex: 'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'.
corrimiento
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* corrimiento de tierra=landslide ; landslip.

corrimiento de tierra
(n.)=landslide ; landslip.
Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books. Ex: The victims included men, women and children and they were either washed away in floods or buried in landslips.
corroborar
(v.)=corroborate ; substantiate ; uphold ; ditto.
Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
Ex: It can be substantiated that in switching over to new technologies we often have not done this kind of linkage.
Ex: The stereotype of the serious novel 'collecting dust on the shelf' was not upheld by research.
Ex: I received mine yesterday and I'll ditto the fact that they look very professional.
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* corroborar una idea=substantiate + point.
* corroborar una noción=support + notion ; bolster + claim.
* corroborar un argumento=substantiate + claim.
* corroborar un resultado=corroborate + conclusion.
* resultados + corroborar=results + corroborate ; findings + corroborate.
* resultados + corroborar + hallazgos=results + corroborate + findings.

corroborar un argumento
(v.)=substantiate + claim.
Ex: The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim.
corroborar un resultado
(v.)=corroborate + conclusion.
Ex: This article corroborates the conclusions that most patents in developing countries are held by foreign patentees and these developing countries are technologically less inventive.
corroborar una idea
(v.)=substantiate + point.
Ex: The earliest index of this type comes from the legal profession where it is common practice to cite previous cases in order to substantiate a point.
corroborar una noción
(v.)=support + notion ; bolster + claim.
Ex: Empirical evidence collected from a variety of disciplines over the years, however, does not support the notion that sex is a predictor of productivity. Ex: New studies of bat and insect numbers bolster claims that organic farms are havens for wildlife.
corroer
(v.)=corrode ; bite into ; gnaw (at) ; eat into.
Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.
Ex: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
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* corroer poco a poco=eat away at.

corroer poco a poco
(v.)=eat away at.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
corromper
(v.)=corrupt ; pervert ; pollute.
Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.
Ex: Bugeja investigates the impact and motives of media ecosystems that have polluted the Internet and other digital devices with marketing ploys.

corrompido
(adj.)=rotting.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
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* corrompido hasta la médula=rotten to the core.

corrompido hasta la médula
=rotten to the core.
Ex: As they so clearly show, the corporate world is now governed by an ideology that is rotten to the core.
corrosivo^1
(n./adj.)=corrosive.
Ex: Corrosives can burn and destroy body tissues on contact.

corrosivo^2
(adj.)=corrosive.
Ex: Wear the proper personal protective equipment when working with corrosive materials.
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* anticorrosivo=anticorrosive [anti-corrosive].

corrosivo^3
(adj.)=corroding ; corrosive.
Ex: Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
Ex: This paper examines some aspects of the history of libraries in the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of the corrosive effects of totalitarianism on libraries.

corrosión
(n.)=corrosion.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

corroído
(adj.)=corroded.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.

corrupción
(n.)=corruption ; depravation.
Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.
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* corrupción de datos=data corruption.
* corrupción de la policía=police corruption.
* corrupción del gobierno=government corruption.
* corrupción moral=moral corruption.
* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción=muckraker.
* revelación de escándalos o corrupción=muckraking.

corrupción de datos
(n.)=data corruption.
Ex: Some attempts have been made to use video tape, but the results have been poor, with data losses and corruption.
corrupción de la policía
(n.)=police corruption.
Ex: Drug traffic has contributed to police corruption.
corrupción del gobierno
(n.)=government corruption.
Ex: Over the years, while other local papers were reproducing press releases and flattering the authorities, Zeta was investigating drug trafficking, migrant smuggling, and government corruption -- and naming names.
corrupción moral
(n.)=moral corruption.
Ex: Machiavelli argued that the social benefits of stability and security can be achieved even in the face of moral corruption.
corruptela
(n.)=depravation.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.

corrupto
(adj.)=corrupt ; degenerate ; corrupted.
Ex: Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: You'll want to use the steps on this page to recover from a corrupted registry when you have already tried other options.
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* completamente corrupto=rotten to the core.
* moralmente corrupto=morally-corrupt.
* totalmente corrupto=rotten to the core.

corría el rumor de que
=rumour had it that.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
corría la voz de que
=rumour had it that.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
corsario
(n.)=buccaneer ; freebooter.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
Ex: Thus equipped, he abused the trust, and becoming a freebooter, attacked and plundered alike Muslim and apostate.

corso
(n.)=buccaneer.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.

corsé
(n.)=straitjacket [straightjacket] ; corset.
Ex: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
Ex: Elizabethan men would sometimes wear girdles, the equivalent of the female corset, to obtain the wasp-waisted look!.

corta distancia de desplazamiento
(n.)=easy travelling distance.
Ex: These are useful in showing the reader the resources within easy travelling distance.
cortaalambres
(n.)=wire cutters.
Ex: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.

cortabordes
(n.)=weed trimmer ; string trimmer.
Ex: Most weed trimmers also include a strap for supporting the trimmer on the user's shoulder.
Ex: There are basically three options when buying a string trimmer: gas powered, corded electric or cordless electric.

cortacircuitos
(n.)=circuit breaker.
Ex: The terms were very largely single concept terms, but did include a fairly high proportion of composite headings such as 'circuit breakers'.

cortacésped
(n.)=lawn mower ; mower.
Ex: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers.
Ex: Set your mower at its highest level, to allow grass blades to be about 3 inches long.
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* tractor cortacésped=riding lawnmower.

cortado
(adj.)=clipped ; severed.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
Ex: Gericault's paintings of severed heads and limbs explored the taste for the macabre and uncanny rampant in the popular terror novels of his time.
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* cortado con la misma tijera=a chip off the old block.
* cortado en tacos=diced.
* cortado por el mismo patrón=a chip off the old block.
* estar cortados con la misma tijera=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* estar cortados por el mismo patrón=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* recién cortado=fresh-cut ; freshly-cut.
* sentirse cortado=self-conscious.
* ya cortado en rodajas=pre-sliced [presliced] ; pre-sliced [presliced].

cortado con la misma tijera
=a chip off the old block.
Ex: The article has the title 'Tomorrow's information worker -- new man or chip off the old block'.
cortado en tacos
(adj.)=diced.
Ex: Add the diced tomatoes and 3/4 cup of water to the skillet and then cook the mixture until it is saucy.
cortado por el mismo patrón
=a chip off the old block.
Ex: The article has the title 'Tomorrow's information worker -- new man or chip off the old block'.
cortadora
(n.)=cutting machine.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
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* cortadora de cartón=board-cutting machine.

cortadora de cartón
(n.)=board-cutting machine.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
cortafrío
(n.)=cold chisel.
Ex: Eventually he had to use a cold chisel to damage the seal sufficiently to prise it out.

cortafuegos
(n.)=firewall ; fire break ; firebreak ; fire road.
Ex: A firewall is a gateway through which all connections are made and offers a solution against intruders getting into and employees sending out unauthorized information.
Ex: These fire breaks are NOT hiking trails or roads.
Ex: A proper firebreak greatly increases the chance of your house and surrounding structures surviving a wildfire.
Ex: The reason for the confusion is clear: many of the fire roads have definitely become trails, with evidence of a wide road nearly nonexistent in places.
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* puerta cortafuegos=fire door.

cortante
(adj.)=piercing ; razor-sharp ; stabbing.
Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
Ex: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.
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* frío cortante=biting cold ; pinching cold.
* hacer frío cortante=be bitterly cold.
* viento cortante=biting wind.

cortapapeles
(n.)=paper knife.
Ex: The other folds were normally opened later by the binder's plough, or with a paper knife.

cortapicos
(n.)=earwig.
Ex: I am not generally frightened by creepy-crawlies; however, earwigs are not welcome inside the house so I got a tissue to exterminate the critter.

cortapisa
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* sin cortapisas=untrammelled.

cortar
(v.)=cut off ; crop ; trim ; slash ; chop off ; clip ; dam (up) ; sever ; intersect ; chop down ; shut off ; chop up ; cut down ; fell ; shear ; trim off ; cut + Nombre + up ; split ; shear off ; snip ; hew ; cut up into + strips ; cut ; chop ; pare ; dock.
Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.
Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).
Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
Ex: Some libraries frequently subscribe to specific newspapers in duplicate in order to clip articles and illustrations of interest for particular subject files.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.
Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.
Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.
Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.
Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
Ex: A subsequent owner cut down most of the surrounding woodland and the garden was largely lost.
Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.
Ex: Working at the lumberyard pushing a tree through the buzz saw he accidentally sheared off all ten of his fingers.
Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.
Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.
Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.
Ex: Collect the seed heads when they are turning brown by cutting them from the plants and drying them on a tray made of very fine wire mesh.
Ex: This chopping knife is ideal for chopping, dicing and slicing vegetables, meat, herbs and other ingredients.
Ex: Cut the pineapple, after paring it, into small squares; make a syrup of the sugar, vinegar, and spices, and pour it over the pineaple while boiling hot.
Ex: Whoever told you about the fine has got their facts wrong, there is no such thing as a fine for docking your dog's tail.
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* abrir cortando=lance ; cut open.
* ¡corta el rollo!=put a sock in it!.
* cortar Algo=snip + Nombre + off.
* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla=cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.
* cortar Algo de raíz=nip + Nombre + in the bud.
* cortar a tajos=hack.
* cortar con barricadas=barricade.
* cortar con motoguadaña=strim.
* cortar con tijeras=snip.
* cortar con una sierra=saw.
* cortar el agua=cut off + the water.
* cortar el bacalao=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost.
* cortar el césped=mow + the lawn ; mow.
* cortar el cuello=decapitate.
* cortar el rollo=cut to + the chase ; cut + the crap ; cut + the bullshit.
* cortar en filetes=fillet.
* cortar en lonchas=slice ; cut into + slices.
* cortar en pedacitos=cut up into + small pieces.
* cortar en pedazos=cut + Nombre + up.
* cortar en rebanadas=slice ; cut into + slices.
* cortar en rebanaditas=sliver.
* cortar en rodajas=slice ; cut into + slices.
* cortar en rodajitas=sliver.
* cortar en tajos=hack.
* cortar en tiras=shred ; cut up into + strips.
* cortar en trocitos=dice.
* cortar en trozos=cut + Nombre + up.
* cortar la cabeza=behead.
* cortar la hierba=mow.
* cortar las flores marchitas=deadhead.
* cortarle las alas a Alguien=clip + Posesivo + wings.
* cortarle los vuelos a Alguien=clip + Posesivo + wings.
* cortar llegando al hueso=cut to + the bone.
* cortar metal=shear.
* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento=cut + across the grain.
* cortar por=cut across.
* cortar por la mitad=cut + Nombre + in half.
* cortar por lo sano=cut + Gordian knot ; cut + Posesivo + losses.
* cortar radicalmente con=make + a clean break with.
* cortarse=nick + Reflexivo.
* cortarse como la mantequilla=cut like + butter.
* cortarse el pelo=have + Posesivo + hair cut.
* cortar un nudo gordiano=cut + Gordian knot.
* cortar y pegar=cut-and-paste.
* cortar y secar=cut and dry.
* máquina de cortar en rebanadas=slicer.
* separar cortando=cut apart.
* sin cortar=uncut.
* tabla de cortar=chopping board.
* utensilio para cortar=cutting tool.

cortar Algo
(v.)=snip + Nombre + off.
Ex: A single hydrogen atom has been snipped off a molecule and then added back on again, marking the first time a single chemical bond has been broken.
cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla
=cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.
Ex: The branches I was removing had a circumference of approximately 30cm and the chainsaw cut through them like a hot knife through butter.
cortar Algo de raíz
(v.)=nip + Nombre + in the bud.
Ex: By spotting problems in the system early, you can 'nip them in the bud'.
cortar a tajos
(v.)=hack.
Ex: He had to rush his nephew to hospital after he was hacked by a machete-wielding mob.
cortar con barricadas
(v.)=barricade.
Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.
cortar con motoguadaña
(v.)=strim.
Ex: We are fully aware that the quickest and easiest way to clear an area of couch grass is to strim the grass to a height of about 2cm .
cortar con tijeras
(v.)=snip.
Ex: It's perfect for dead heading dense flowering plant without accidentally snipping the neighboring blooms.
cortar con una sierra
(v.)=saw.
Ex: This book suggests ways for children to work successfully with scraps of wood by carving, sawing, hammering, nailing or gluing pieces together.
cortar el agua
(v.)=cut off + the water.
Ex: You can see that, even if someone were to cut off the water to your bathroom, you could still flush the toilet.
cortar el bacalao
(v.)=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
cortar el cuello
(v.)=decapitate.
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.
cortar el césped
(v.)=mow + the lawn ; mow.
Ex: The most important piece of advice I could ever offer in the way of lawn care is simple -- mow the lawn high. Ex: The results indicate that raking after mowing benefits germination of certain plants, especially legumes, annuals and biennials.
cortar el rollo
(v.)=cut to + the chase ; cut + the crap ; cut + the bullshit.
Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online. Ex: I was much older and wiser, so as soon as the recruiter began his spiel, I just told him to cut the crap and give it to me straight. Ex: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast.
cortar en filetes
(v.)=fillet.
Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
cortar en lonchas
(v.)=slice ; cut into + slices.
Ex: To build an integrated circuit, once the silicon crystals have been grown, these crystals will have to be sliced into wafers. Ex: Season with pepper, then pour the sauce in a saucière to accompany with the breast cut into slices.
cortar en pedacitos
(v.)=cut up into + small pieces.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.
cortar en pedazos
(v.)=cut + Nombre + up.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
cortar en rebanadas
(v.)=slice ; cut into + slices.
Ex: To build an integrated circuit, once the silicon crystals have been grown, these crystals will have to be sliced into wafers. Ex: Season with pepper, then pour the sauce in a saucière to accompany with the breast cut into slices.
cortar en rebanaditas
(v.)=sliver.
Ex: If you wait to cut, dice, chop or sliver food until just before cooking, you minimize exposure to light and air which destroys valuable vitamins.
cortar en rodajas
(v.)=slice ; cut into + slices.
Ex: To build an integrated circuit, once the silicon crystals have been grown, these crystals will have to be sliced into wafers. Ex: Season with pepper, then pour the sauce in a saucière to accompany with the breast cut into slices.
cortar en rodajitas
(v.)=sliver.
Ex: If you wait to cut, dice, chop or sliver food until just before cooking, you minimize exposure to light and air which destroys valuable vitamins.
cortar en tajos
(v.)=hack.
Ex: He had to rush his nephew to hospital after he was hacked by a machete-wielding mob.
cortar en tiras
(v.)=shred ; cut up into + strips.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'. Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.
cortar en trocitos
(v.)=dice.
Ex: The best way to avoid crying when dicing an onion is to use a very sharp knife and to move as quickly as safety permits.
cortar en trozos
(v.)=cut + Nombre + up.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
cortar la cabeza
(v.)=behead.
Ex: On July 2, 1834, the figurehead of President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. frigate Constitution was beheaded.
cortar la hierba
(v.)=mow.
Ex: The results indicate that raking after mowing benefits germination of certain plants, especially legumes, annuals and biennials.
cortar las flores marchitas
(v.)=deadhead.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
cortar llegando al hueso
(v.)=cut to + the bone.
Ex: He was cut to the bone after a skate fell off a hook above his locker and landed on his right wrist.
cortar metal
(v.)=shear.
Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.
cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento
(v.)=cut + across the grain.
Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
cortar por
(v.)=cut across.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
cortar por la mitad
(v.)=cut + Nombre + in half.
Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.
cortar por lo sano
(v.)=cut + Gordian knot ; cut + Posesivo + losses.
Ex: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role. Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike.
cortar radicalmente con
(v.)=make + a clean break with.
Ex: This is the time when new standards were adopted for the accreditation of US library schools thus making a clean break with 19th century unwritten standards.
cortar un nudo gordiano
(v.)=cut + Gordian knot.
Ex: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role.
cortar y pegar
(v.)=cut-and-paste.
Ex: Obviously, the work-around is to cut-and-paste this into the end of the document, but why did this happen in the first place?.
cortar y secar
(v.)=cut and dry.
Ex: The coconuts are cut and dried until the moisture content of the meat is minimized.
cortarle las alas a Alguien
(v.)=clip + Posesivo + wings.
Ex: Since arthritis clipped her wings, she spends much of her time at home with a very patient husband, two cats and about five thousand books.
cortarle los vuelos a Alguien
(v.)=clip + Posesivo + wings.
Ex: Since arthritis clipped her wings, she spends much of her time at home with a very patient husband, two cats and about five thousand books.
cortarse
(v.)=nick + Reflexivo.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
cortarse como la mantequilla
(v.)=cut like + butter.
Ex: Hair that is wet through and through cuts like butter, a good razor blade will cut through it smoothly and effortlessly.
cortarse el pelo
(v.)=have + Posesivo + hair cut.
Ex: I'd been toying with the idea of having my hair cut at a hairdressing academy for a while and took the plunge when my hair got out of control with split ends and whatnot.
cortas miras
(n.)=nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
Ex: The nearsightedness in these works is mirrored in contemporary American analysis of events & life. Ex: We have demonstrated that managerial myopia may result in actions that maximize the short-term market value, not the fundamental value, of the firm.
cortasetos
(n.)=hedge trimmer.
Ex: As with many tools, the 'buy only what you need when you need it' adage holds true for hedge trimmers.

corte de corriente
(n.)=power cut ; power failure.
Ex: There always exist the possibility of breakdown of machine or failure due to power cut. Ex: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster.
corte de la corriente eléctrica
(n.)=power failure ; power cut.
Ex: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster. Ex: There always exist the possibility of breakdown of machine or failure due to power cut.
corte de luz
(n.)=power outage ; power failure ; outage ; disruption in the flow of electricity ; power cut.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems. Ex: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster. Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function. Ex: `Where were you when the lights went out?' considers the causes of disruptions in the flow of electricity and their implications for computer users. Ex: There always exist the possibility of breakdown of machine or failure due to power cut.
corte de pelo
(n.)=hair cut.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
corte de suministro
(n.)=power shutdown.
Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.
corte de voz
(n.)=voice insert.
Ex: These texts are not very suitable for the website because they are designed to be read and have references to voice inserts and images that usually will not be on the website.
corte en el fluido eléctrico
(n.)=power cut ; power failure.
Ex: There always exist the possibility of breakdown of machine or failure due to power cut. Ex: Mechanical breakdown or power failure may affect the smooth running of the system but they do not constitute disaster.
corte temporal
(n.)=time period.
Ex: When the search is run online, those time periods already searched ondisc will be excluded automatically from your search results.
corte transversal
(n.)=cross-section [cross section] ; sectional cutting.
Ex: If we draw a cross-section through A, and plot this on a graph showing degree of relevance, we get the result denoted APUPA by Ranganathan. Ex: Professional cleavers used for carcass and sectional cutting also work for chops and chickens.
corte^1
(n.)=severance ; cut ; cut off [cutoff] ; break ; slit ; snip ; nick ; clipping.
Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.
Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.
Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.
Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.
Ex: With a snip here and a snip there, it's easy to turn a plant into a living sculpture.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.
Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.
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* alicates de corte=wire cutters.
* corte de pelo=hair cut.
* corte de voz=voice insert.
* corte temporal=time period.
* corte transversal=cross-section [cross section] ; sectional cutting.
* de corte + Adjetivo=of a + Adjetivo + nature.
* de corte bajo=low-cut.

corte^2
(n.)=outage ; power shutdown.
Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function.
Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.
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* corte de corriente=power cut ; power failure.
* corte de la corriente eléctrica=power failure ; power cut.
* corte de luz=power outage ; power failure ; outage ; disruption in the flow of electricity ; power cut.
* corte de suministro=power shutdown.
* corte en el fluido eléctrico=power cut ; power failure.

corte^3
(n.)=court.
Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
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* bufón de la corte=court jester.

corte^4
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* dar corte=self-conscious ; feel + shy.

cortedad
(n.)=shortness.
Ex: Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.

cortejar
(v.)=court ; romance.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
Ex: Romancing your lifemate is a joy and a privilege.

cortejo fúnebre
(n.)=funeral procession ; funeral cortege ; cortege.
Ex: When Queen Victoria died two personal pipers took part in the first stage of her funeral procession. Ex: The funeral cortege was then joined by hundreds of taxis with black ribbons on their aerials. Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
cortejo^1
(n.)=entourage ; cortege ; retinue.
Ex: Rumors have begun to circulate about a possible film focusing on Vincent Chase and his entourage.
Ex: Next day, he drove down to Annapolis followed by a cortege of a dozen cars bearing his numerous family and friends to attend a regatta
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Ex: The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.
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* cortejo fúnebre=funeral procession ; funeral cortege ; cortege.

cortejo^2
(n.)=courtship.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Courtship and competition on campus: the convergence of university libraries and computing centres'.

cortesana
(n.)=courtesan.
Ex: This essay examines the status of courtesans in the Roman Empire.

cortesano
(n.)=urbane ; courtier.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.
Ex: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.

cortesía
(n.)=courtesy ; politeness ; civility.
Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
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* con cortesía=courteously.
* cortesía de=courtesy of.
* espejo de cortesía=vanity mirror.
* hoja de cortesía=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].
* hojas de cortesía=endpapers.
* por cortesía de=courtesy of.
* reglas de cortesía=etiquette.
* reglas de cortesía en Internet=netiquette.
* título de cortesía=courtesy title.
* tratamiento de cortesía=courtesy title.

cortesía de
=courtesy of.
Ex: The aim of this project is to create a network of computer centres, where members of the public are given free access to microcomputers, courtesy of those willing to volunteer their time and equipment.
corteza
(n.)=bark ; cortex ; crust.
Ex: Analysis of the text and identification of the tree bark and the writing ink provided a better understanding of the production and these bark manuscripts.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
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* corteza cerebral=cerebral cortex.
* corteza de limón=lemon peel.
* cortezas=pork scratchings.
* cortezas de cerdo=pork scratchings.
* corteza visual=visual cortex.
* de la corteza=crustal ; cortical.

corteza cerebral
(n.)=cerebral cortex.
Ex: The cerebral cortex is a kind of problem-solving and memorizing device.
corteza de limón
(n.)=lemon peel.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
corteza visual
(n.)=visual cortex.
Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.
cortezas
(n.)=pork scratchings.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
cortezas de cerdo
(n.)=pork scratchings.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
cortical
(adj.)=cortical.
Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.

cortijero
(n.)=redneck ; rustic ; rube ; hick ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
Ex: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.
Ex: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.
Ex: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.

cortijo
(n.)=farm ; farmhouse ; farmstead ; homestead.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.
Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.
Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.
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* en el propio cortijo=on-farm.

cortina
(n.)=curtain ; drape ; draping.
Ex: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the Nylon curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont = Zilg afirma que se consintió que se agotara prematuramente su libro "Du Pont: dentrás de la cortina de Nylon", que es muy crítico con Du Pont, como resultado directo de la presión que Du Pont ejerció sobre el editor.
Ex: By effective use of drapes and blinds, books can be protected from damage through exposure to ultraviolet light.
Ex: Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze.
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* barra de cortina=curtain pole.
* cortina de bambú=bead curtain.
* cortina de baño=shower curtain.
* cortina de ducha=shower curtain.
* cortina de hierro, la=iron curtain, the.
* cortina de humo=smokescreen ; pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smoke and mirrors.
* cortina de tiras=bead curtain.
* dividir con una cortina=curtain off.
* muro cortina=curtain wall.
* pared cortina=curtain wall.
* raíl de cortina=curtain rail.
* separar con una cortina=curtain off.

cortina de bambú
(n.)=bead curtain.
Ex: Bead curtains, so popular in the sixties, are back again.
cortina de baño
(n.)=shower curtain.
Ex: He was puzzled by the annoying tendency of shower curtains to billow in during a shower and stick to the leg or arm of the person attempting to bathe.
cortina de ducha
(n.)=shower curtain.
Ex: He was puzzled by the annoying tendency of shower curtains to billow in during a shower and stick to the leg or arm of the person attempting to bathe.
cortina de hierro, la
=iron curtain, the.
Ex: The article 'Online behind the iron curtain' summarises the state of data base access in the socialist countries.
cortina de humo
=smokescreen ; pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smoke and mirrors.
Ex: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature. Ex: The drought was exacerbated by huge conflagrations of the rainforests, emitting extensive palls of smoke covering the whole region. Ex: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common. Ex: The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit.
cortina de tiras
(n.)=bead curtain.
Ex: Bead curtains, so popular in the sixties, are back again.
cortinaje
(n.)=drapery ; hanging.
Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.
Ex: The garden is protected from woodland creatures by a hanging of fishnet.

cortisol
(n.)=cortisol.
Ex: Cortisol is known as 'the stress hormone' because stress activates cortisol secretion.

cortisona
(n.)=cortisone.
Ex: He expressed his dismay at being charged $120 for two injections of cortisone into his shoulder for tendinitis.

cortito
(adj.)=dim .
Ex: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?.

corto de dinero
=strapped ; cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money.
Ex: This open source book is a welcome relief for strapped college students who are paying $100 and more for textbooks. Ex: As a result, the society's publishing programme went from cash strapped to thriving, even while making the periodical free online. Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game. Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money.
corto de estatura
=short in stature.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.
corto de luces
(adj.)=dim ; dim-witted [dimwitted].
Ex: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?. Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
corto de miras
(adj.)=myopic ; short-sighted [shortsighted].
Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts. Ex: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service.
corto de vista
(adj.)=nearsighted [near-sighted].
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
corto y grueso
(adj.)=stubby .
Ex: This insect is a relative of the far more familiar daddy longlegs but its legs are stubby rather than long.
corto^1
(adj.)=brief ; short ; skimpy .
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The 'in' analytic entry consist of two parts: the description of the part, and a short citation of the whole item in which the part is to be found.
Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.
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* a corto plazo=before very long ; short term [short-term] ; in the short run ; short-range ; at short notice ; in the short term ; short-run ; for the short haul ; for the short run ; over the short run ; over the short haul.
* andar (muy) corto de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) corto de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* arma corta=small arm.
* camino más corto, el=shortcut [short cut/short-cut].
* camiseta de mangas cortas=T-shirt [tee-shirt].
* capa corta=caplet.
* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto=at (a) very short notice.
* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto=at such short notice.
* corta distancia de desplazamiento=easy travelling distance.
* cortas miras=nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
* corto de dinero=strapped ; cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money.
* corto de estatura=short in stature.
* corto de miras=myopic ; short-sighted [shortsighted].
* corto de vista=nearsighted [near-sighted].
* corto y grueso=stubby .
* de corta duración=short term [short-term].
* de corta estatura=short in stature.
* de mangas cortas=short-sleeved.
* demasiado corto=all too short.
* edición de tiradas cortas=short run publishing.
* en un corto espacio de tiempo=in a short space of time.
* en un corto período de tiempo=in a short period of time.
* en un tiempo relativamente corto=in a relatively short time ; in a relatively short span of time.
* golpe corto=jab.
* hacerse más corto=grow + shorter.
* lo corto=shortness.
* más bien corto=shortish.
* novela corta=novella ; novelette.
* pelo corto=crop hairstyle.
* quedarse corto=stop + short of ; fall + short ; fall + short of.
* relato corto=short story.
* siesta corta=power nap ; catnap.
* solución a corto plazo=short-term solution.
* tirada corta=short run.
* tirando a corto=shortish.
* vacación corta=short break.

corto^2
(adj.)=dim-witted [dimwitted].
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
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* corto de luces=dim ; dim-witted [dimwitted].
* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco=as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.

corto^3
(n.)=short film.
Ex: With an eclectic mix of high-end quality short films and a devoted audience it is little wonder the event has sold out ever year for the past six years.
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* festival de cine corto=short film festival.
* festival de cortos=short film festival.

cortocircuito
(n.)=short circuit.
Ex: In Mar 88, Portsmouth Public Library, Virginia, suffered a massive short circuit caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.

cortometraje
(n.)=short film.
Ex: With an eclectic mix of high-end quality short films and a devoted audience it is little wonder the event has sold out ever year for the past six years.
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* festival de cortometrajes=short film festival.

cortés
(adj.)=polite ; corteous ; courteous ; considerate ; gracious ; urbane ; well-mannered ; chivalrous ; gentlemanlike ; civil ; friendly-sounding ; mild-mannered.
Ex: Events are not named according to what it is polite or ideal to call them, but according to what they are actually called by authorities in the field.
Ex: Beneath his courteous exterior he hid a sudden spasm of profound agitation.
Ex: However compassionate, courteous, and unpressed for time one is, it becomes necessary to move on to other duties.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.
Ex: Mr. Bingley was good-looking and gentlemanlike: he had a pleasant countenance, and easy, unaffected manners.
Ex: This situation only really stands out because this place is normally such an oasis of gentlemanly and civil behaviour.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
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* poco cortés=impolite ; ungentlemanlike.
* ser cortés con=be civil towards.

cortésmente
=graciously ; politely ; courteously ; decently.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
Ex: And a few even requested tax deduction statements for income tax purposes, which requests she politely denied.
Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.
Ex: Anyway, she's not a 'street fighter'; she seems to believe that if you treat people decently, they'll treat you decently.

corva
(n.)=hock.
Ex: A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.
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* ligamento de la corva=hamstring.
* tendón de la corva=hamstring.

corvejón
(n.)=hock.
Ex: A horse uses its hock in nearly everything it does -- from stopping and standing to walking and galloping.

corveta
(n.)=prance.
Ex: I call each of the cat by name and I can tell by their ears, their tails, and their prances that they recognize their names.

corvetear
(v.)=prance.
Ex: He immediately started prancing, running ahead excitedly and then back to me.

corzo
(n.)=roe deer.
Ex: The analysis was applied to the identification of meats from red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, cattle, sheep, and goat .

cosa
(n.)=thing ; item ; business [businesses, -pl.].
Ex: A collection of medical books for the general public in a public library may deal with the same range of topics, but the indexing can probably be more broad than in a specialist index, and the terms used for the same thing may be different.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &#8593; (Up), &#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
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* aceptar las cosas como vienen=take + the bad with the good.
* aclarar las cosas=set + the record straight ; clear + things up.
* acostumbrarse a las cosas=get (back) into + the swings of things ; things + grow on + Pronombre.
* además de otras cosas=quite apart from anything else.
* apostarse cualquier cosa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* arreglar las cosas=put + things right.
* así son las cosas=that's they way things are.
* a veces las cosas salen mal=shit happens.
* cambiar las cosas desde dentro=change + things from the inside.
* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa=capable of anything.
* casi cualquier cosa=just about anything ; most anything ; almost anything.
* como si tal cosa=be right as rain ; unfazed ; just like that.
* complicar las cosas=make + things complex ; add + salt to the wound ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* conjunto de cosas afines, el=whole schmier, the.
* correr un velo sobre las cosas=sweep + things under the rug ; sweep + things under the carpet.
* cosa esencial=essential.
* cosa hecha=plain sailing ; walkover.
* cosa indeseable=beast.
* cosa inútil=dead horse.
* cosa que se inserta=insert.
* cosas=stuff ; matters ; bits and pieces.
* cosas buenas=goodies [goody, -sing.].
* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
* cosas como=the likes of.
* cosas de la casa=household chores.
* cosa secundaria=accidentals.
* cosas + empeorar=things + get worse ; things + get rough.
* cosas esenciales, las=basic essentials, the.
* cosas este tipo de cosas=this sort of thing.
* cosas inútiles=deadwood [dead wood].
* cosas + ir bien=things + go well.
* cosas + mejorar=things + get better.
* cosas + ponerse feas=things + get rough.
* cosas que dan miedo=things that go bump in the night.
* cosas ricas=goodies [goody, -sing.].
* cosas + salir bien=things + work out.
* cosas transitorias, las=transient, the.
* cosa superficial=accidentals.
* cosa viva=living thing.
* cualquier cosa=anything.
* cualquier cosa que no sea=anything but.
* cualquier otra cosa=anything else ; whatever else.
* cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles=when the going gets tough.
* Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen=When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
* dar cualquier cosa por Algo=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
* dar las cosas masticadas=spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].
* dar sentido a las cosas=meaning making.
* dejar las cosas como están=let + the matter + rest ; let + sleeping dogs lie.
* dejar las cosas tranquilas=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* demasiado de una cosa buena=too much of a good thing.
* discurrir las cosas=reason + things out.
* discutir las cosas=talk + things out.
* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades=penny wise, pound foolish.
* el estado de las cosas=the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
* empeorar las cosas=make + matters + worse ; add + salt to the wound ; make + things worse ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* encontrar cosas comunes=find + common ground.
* en el curso normal de las cosas=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* enmarañar las cosas=muddy + the waters.
* en otro orden de cosas=on another topic ; as for ; as regards ; meanwhile ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* enredar las cosas=muddy + the waters.
* entre otras cosas=amongst other things ; for one thing ; inter alia.
* entre otras (muchas) cosas=among (many) other things.
* ese tipo de cosas=that sort of thing.
* estar al tanto de las cosas=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas=be wrong on + Número + count(s).
* facilitar las cosas=make + things easier.
* forma de ver las cosas=way of putting things together ; bent of mind.
* gran cosa=big deal.
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group.
* hacer cambiar las cosas=turn + the tide on.
* hacer cosas=get + things done.
* hacer cualquier cosa=do + anything ; give + Posesivo + right arm.
* haciendo cosas=up and about.
* jugarse cualquier cosa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* la cosa es que=the thing is.
* la cosa principal=the number one thing.
* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas=the way to go.
* la forma de ver las cosas=the way + to see things.
* las cosas buenas de la vida=the good things in life.
* las cosas + cambiar=pendulum + swing.
* las cosas + estar + claras=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
* las cosas no pasan así como así=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* las cosas pasan para bien=everything happens for the best.
* las cosas siguen igual=business as usual.
* las cosas sólo pasan una vez=lightning never strikes twice.
* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* las cosas tal y como son=the birds and the bees.
* llamar las cosas por su nombre=call + a spade a spade.
* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra=what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
* manera de ver las cosas=line of thought.
* mantener las cosas en marcha=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* mantener las cosas en movimiento=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* mantener las cosas funcionando=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* más que ninguna otra cosa=beyond all else.
* mejorar las cosas=make + things better.
* mismísima cosa, la=very thing, the.
* muchas otras cosas=much else.
* muchas otras cosas más=much else besides.
* ni una cosa ni la otra=in-between ; betwixt and between.
* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra=fall (between/through) + the cracks.
* no pensar en otra cosa que=be wrapped up in.
* no ser gran cosa=not add up to much ; add up to + nothing.
* no ser ni una cosa ni otra=fall between + two stools.
* no significar gran cosa=not add up to much.
* no suponer gran cosa=not add up to much.
* no valer gran cosa=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* no + Verbo + otra cosa que=Verbo + nothing else but.
* ocultar las cosas=sweep + things under the rug ; sweep + things under the carpet.
* otra cosa=something else.
* otra cosa que no sea=anything other than.
* para complicar aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* para confundir aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* para empeorar las cosas=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury.
* pasar a cosas más agradables=on a happier note.
* poca cosa=small fry, the.
* poner las cosas en marcha=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
* poner las cosas en movimiento=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
* poner las cosas en su lugar=set + the record straight.
* por no decir otra cosa peor=to say the least.
* por + Número + cosas=on + Número + counts.
* qué es cada cosa=what is what.
* qué otra cosa=what else.
* que se toma las cosas con calma=laid-back.
* quitarle importancia a las cosas=make + light of things.
* razonar las cosas=reason + things out.
* recoger las cosas=clear away + the things.
* recoger las cosas de Uno antes de irse=pack + Posesivo + things.
* restarle importancia a las cosas=make + light of things.
* saber apreciar las cosas buenas de la vida=appreciate + the good things in life.
* sacar las cosas de quicio=blow + things (up) out of (all) proportion.
* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra=in-betweenness.
* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por=go to + any lengths to ; go to + great lengths to.
* ser cosa de todos los días=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser cosa (totalmente) natural=be (only) natural.
* sobre todas las cosas=above all things.
* tener cosas en común=share + common ground.
* tomarse las cosas a la ligera=make + light of things.
* tomarse las cosas con calma=keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
* tratar de resolver las cosas hablando=talk + things out.
* tratar de solventar las cosas hablando=talk + things out.
* una buena cosa=a good thing.
* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra=one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
* una misma cosa=one and the same.
* una última cosa=one last thing.
* ver las cosas de diferente manera=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de diferente modo=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva=see + things from + perspective.
* ver las cosas de una manera diferente=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de un modo diferente=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas en su conjunto=see + things as a whole.
* ver las cosas en su totalidad=see + things as a whole.
* ver las cosas positivas=look on + the bright side.
* ver las cosas positivas de la vida=look on + the bright side of life.
* y otras cosas=and things.
* y todo este tipo de cosas=and all this sort of thing.

cosa esencial
(n.)=essential.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
cosa hecha
(n.)=plain sailing ; walkover.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar". Ex: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him.
cosa indeseable
(n.)=beast.
Ex: I noticed that there seemed to be some titters when that was mentioned, as if there were still some doubt as to whether such a beast as sexist subject headings exists.
cosa inútil
(n.)=dead horse.
Ex: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.
cosa que se inserta
(n.)=insert.
Ex: Aperture cards are a special form of marginal storage card in a microform insert which contains the full text of the document being indexed is attached to the centre of the card.
cosa secundaria
(n.)=accidentals.
Ex: The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
cosa superficial
(n.)=accidentals.
Ex: The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
cosa viva
(n.)=living thing.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
cosaco
(n.)=cossack.
Ex: Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.
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* beber como un cosaco=drink like + a fish.

cosas
=stuff ; matters ; bits and pieces.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers. Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible. Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.
cosas + cambiar inesperadamente
(n.)=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
cosas + empeorar
(n.)=things + get worse ; things + get rough.
Ex: This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better. Ex: Because the fact is that even earlier in life Aremis Slake had often escaped into the subway when things got rough above ground.
cosas + ir bien
(n.)=things + go well.
Ex: That project needs to be completed by 1980 when the rest of our cataloging is expected to be in machine-readable form, providing things go well.
cosas + mejorar
(n.)=things + get better.
Ex: This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.
cosas + ponerse feas
(n.)=things + get rough.
Ex: Because the fact is that even earlier in life Aremis Slake had often escaped into the subway when things got rough above ground.
cosas + salir bien
(n.)=things + work out.
Ex: That being said...you only live once, so if you decide to jump in head first, and if things don't work out, remember, you can always leave.
cosas buenas
(n.)=goodies [goody, -sing.].
Ex: This article describes the process of discovering neglected treasures of children's literature on library shelves and sharing them with other libraries at a workshop on 'Oldies but goodies'.
cosas como
=the likes of.
Ex: But like all of us in the information business, they have been forced to compete with the likes of Yahoo, Altavista, and amazon.com.
cosas de la casa
(n.)=household chores.
Ex: In only a few cases was a male character cast as a parent or performer of household chores and never as a homemaker.
cosas esenciales, las
=basic essentials, the.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
cosas este tipo de cosas
(n.)=this sort of thing.
Ex: Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do.
cosas inútiles
(n.)=deadwood [dead wood].
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
cosas que dan miedo
=things that go bump in the night.
Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
cosas ricas
(n.)=goodies [goody, -sing.].
Ex: This article describes the process of discovering neglected treasures of children's literature on library shelves and sharing them with other libraries at a workshop on 'Oldies but goodies'.
cosas transitorias, las
=transient, the.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
coscarse
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* sin coscarse=without batting an eyelid ; without turning a hair.

coscorrón
(n.)=cuff.
Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.
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* dar un coscorrón=cuff.

cosecha
(n.)=crop ; harvesting ; vintage ; harvest.
Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.
Ex: This collocation surely meets a general need more effectively than if everything were brought together under process, scattering materials on crops: harvesting of wheat, oats, barlye, etc., all colocated at harvesting.
Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Bountiful harvest: aquaculture and agriculture information services for the Pacific'.
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* cosecha de fruta=fruit crop.
* cosecha extraordinariamente buena=bumper crop.
* de cosecha propia=home-grown [home grown/homegrown] ; home-produced.
* de propia cosecha=home-grown [home grown/homegrown].
* vino de cosecha=young wine.

cosecha de fruta
(n.)=fruit crop.
Ex: Statistics are also available on yields of individual fruit and vegetable crops, monthly meat and milk production, and chick hatchings.
cosecha extraordinariamente buena
(n.)=bumper crop.
Ex: International rice prices have been the lowest in seven years as a result of bumper crops in 1999/2000 in most major exporting countries.
cosechador
(n.)=harvester ; reaper.
Ex: The heading 'Sugar Cane: harvesters' shows the citation order advanced by Coates.
Ex: All these scenes pass before a meditative mind while gazing over the fields, filled with busy reapers and gleaners.

cosechadora
(n.)=harvester.
Ex: The heading 'Sugar Cane: harvesters' shows the citation order advanced by Coates.

cosechar
(v.)=reap ; harvest.
Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.
Ex: Entire families or groups of families cooperate in growing and harvesting food.
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* cosechar beneficios=reap + benefits ; reap + returns ; reap + rewards.
* cosechas lo que siembras=you reap what you sow ; the chickens come home to roost ; what goes around comes around ; if you dance, you must pay the piper ; as you sow, so shall you reap ; you shall reap what you sow.

cosechar beneficios
(v.)=reap + benefits ; reap + returns ; reap + rewards.
Ex: A library which opts to join a network may reap the benefit of advantages in terms of: efficiency, productivity, currency, control, costs. Ex: These new consortial arrangements are based upon a spirit of cooperation and trust that has the potential to reap returns well beyond the initial aspirations of the participants. Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
cosechas lo que siembras
=you reap what you sow ; the chickens come home to roost ; what goes around comes around ; if you dance, you must pay the piper ; as you sow, so shall you reap ; you shall reap what you sow.
Ex: A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'. Ex: These particular chickens do come home to roost. Ex: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Ex: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' . Ex: The article 'as you sow, so shall you reap: understanding the value of information' addresses the common problem of how to establish the value of the library and the information it provides in the eyes of the parent organisation. Ex: It is that you shall reap what you sow and that you cannot reap if you do not sow..
cosechón
(n.)=bumper crop.
Ex: International rice prices have been the lowest in seven years as a result of bumper crops in 1999/2000 in most major exporting countries.

cosedora
(n.)=stitching press ; stabbing machine ; sewing machine.
Ex: Years ago, many libraries had their own binderies equipped with simple stitching presses, guillotines, etc.
Ex: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

coseno
(n.)=cosine.
Ex: Cosine normalization plays a considerable role in the disparity seen between the collections.
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* coeficiente de la correlación de los cosenos=cosine correlation coefficient.
* fórmula del coseno=cosine formula.
* fórmula del coseno de Salton=Salton's cosine formula.
* función de la correlación de los cosenos=cosine correlation function.

coser
(v.)=stitch ; sew (together) ; stitch together.
Ex: At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched.
Ex: Assemble the sections in the correct order and sew them together over tapes or cords.
Ex: The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.
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* coser el dobladillo=hem.
* coser y cantar=plain sailing ; walkover.
* máquina de coser=sewing machine.
* máquina de coser libros=book-sewing machine.
* ser coser y cantar=be a breeze ; be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a doddle ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* tan fácil como coser y cantar=as simple as ABC.

coser el dobladillo
(v.)=hem.
Ex: Young girls in the nineteenth century often learned to sew by hemming squares of cloth for handkerchiefs.
coser y cantar
(n.)=plain sailing ; walkover.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar". Ex: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him.
cosido
(n.)=sewing.
Ex: In 1843 this famous bindery had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses, but folding, gathering, sewing, rounding and backing, ploughing, casemaking, and casing-in were all carried out by hand.

cosignatario
(n.)=cosigner.
Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.

cosita
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* una cosita=a little something.

cosmetología
(n.)=cosmetology.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.

cosmogonía
(n.)=cosmogony.
Ex: He describes the weightlifting culture as a 'masculine cosmogony' based on a creed of dedication, determination, & discipline.

cosmografía
(n.)=cosmography.
Ex: The conference dealt with cosmography and cartography from antiquity to the present.

cosmología
(n.)=cosmology.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Cosmology and the changing role of libraries: an analogy and reflections'.

cosmonauta
(n.)=space man [space men, -pl.].
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.

cosmopolita
(adj.)=cosmopolitan.
Ex: The universities function as a kind of cosmopolitan hotel housing nodes of scientific networks that are becoming increasingly international.

cosmopolitismo
(n.)=cosmopolitanism.
Ex: This article addresses the issue of localism versus cosmopolitanism in librarianship, and the often conflicting positions in which librarians find themselves.

cosmos^1
(n.)=cosmos.
Ex: The article 'Data-mining the cosmos' describes a series of intelligent, trainable image analysis tools, for helping astronomers manage satellite image data = El artículo "El descubrimiendo de datos del cosmos" describe una serie de herramientas, inteligentes y capaces de aprender, para el análisis de las imágenes, con objeto de ayudar a los astrónomos a gestionar las imágenes vía satélite.

cosmos^2
(n.)=cosmos.
Nota: Planta.
Ex: Cosmos, petunia and salvia die if exposed to the cold, so they can't go into the garden until after the last frost.

cosmética
(n.)=cosmetics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Suppose you have a document which has as one of this themes 'the television advertising of cosmetics' and, as another, 'the press advertising of furniture'.
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* industria de la cosmética, la=cosmetic industry, the.

cosmético
(adj.)=cosmetic ; cosmetic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
Ex: Information retrieval is an integral part of the investigation of the safety or toxicity of cosmetic ingredients and products.

cosmógrafo
(n.)=cosmographer.
Ex: It was an age when cosmographers were developing new theories about astronomy and geography.

cosmólogo
(n.)=cosmologist.
Ex: Cosmologists have begun exploring the idea that the evolution of the universe is cyclic.

cosquillas
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* hacer cosquillas=tickle.

cosquilleo
(n.)=tingling.
Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
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* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago=have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.

costa marítima
(n.)=sea-coast.
Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.
costa mediterránea, la
(n.)=Mediterranean coast, the.
Ex: A British family were drugged and robbed as they slept on a French train on their way to a holiday on the Mediterranean coast.
costa occidental, la
(n.)=west coast, the.
Ex: Relax on the west coast beaches of the Caribbean island of Barbados.
costa oriental, la
(n.)=east coast, the.
Ex: Thousands of peaceful Muslims were butchered by troops up and down the east coast.
costa^1
(n.)=coast ; shore ; coastline ; shoreline ; seaboard ; seafront ; littoral ; sea-coast ; waterfront.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.
Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.
Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.
Ex: This article reports on a workshop and subsequent visits to library schools on the eastern seaboard of the USA.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
Ex: Abandonment of the region -- except for the littoral -- followed in the second half of the first millennium.
Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.
Ex: There is a 4.5 mile long walking and biking trail along the waterfront that leads to several nature trails outside of town.
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* a cierta distancia de la costa=offshore.
* a la costa=seaside.
* bordear la costa=coast.
* Costa de Marfil=Ivory Coast, the ; Côte d'Ivoire.
* costa marítima=sea-coast.
* costa mediterránea, la=Mediterranean coast, the.
* costa occidental, la=west coast, the.
* costa oriental, la=east coast, the.
* Costa Rica=Costa Rica.
* de costa a costa=coast-to-coast.
* de la costa=seaside.
* en la costa=at the seaside ; seaside.
* navegar siguiendo la costa=coast.
* pueblo de la costa=seaside town ; seaside town.
* sin costas=land-bound [landbound] ; land-locked [landlocked].
* vacación en la costa=seaside break.

costa^2
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* a costa de=at the cost of ; at the expense of ; at + Nombre's + expense ; at cost of.
* a costa de mucho=at (a) great expense.
* a costa de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a costa de otros=at other people's expense.
* a + Posesivo + costa=at + Posesivo + (own) expense.
* a toda costa=absolutely ; come what may ; at all costs ; at any cost ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
* los unos a costa de los otros=at each other's expense.

costado
(n.)=side ; flank.
Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.
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* de costado=sideways ; edgewise ; edgeways.
* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar=hard-earned money.
* perder por los cuatro costados=leak like + a sieve.
* viento de costado=crosswind.

costal
(n.)=sack ; sackful.
Ex: Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.
Ex: They gathered a whole sackful, stripped off the husks, and filled the sack again.
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* ser harina de otro costal=be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a different kettle of fish ; be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new story ; be a different story.
* un costal de=a sackful of.

costalero
(n.)=pallbearer.
Ex: Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony.

costar
(v.)=cost.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio cost.
Ex: The Mansell pre-1956 imprint catalog, in 604 volumes, is being edited at the rate of 20,000 entries a week, and is costing $1 million per year to edit.
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* costar + Cantidad=run into + Cantidad.
* costar caro=cost + dearly.
* costar dinero=cost + money ; take + money.
* costar el oro y el moro=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* costar la vida=cost + life.
* costar muchísimo dinero=break + the bank.
* costar mucho trabajo=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
* costar poquísimo=pay + peanuts.
* costar trabajo=have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre ; have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
* costar una fortuna=cost + a fortune.
* costar un dineral=break + the bank ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a fortune.
* costar un montón=cost + a bundle.
* costar un ojo de la cara=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* costar unos cuantos + Nombre=set + Nombre + back a few + Nombre.
* costar un riñón=cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + the earth ; pay through + the nose ; cost + a fortune.
* cueste lo que cueste=at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible) ; no matter what.
* quien algo quiere algo le cuesta=no pain, no gain.
* todo cuesta algo=nothing comes without a cost.

costar + Cantidad
(v.)=run into + Cantidad.
Ex: Millions of abstracts are produced annually at a total cost that runs into millions of dollars.
costar caro
(v.)=cost + dearly.
Ex: Poor education policies have cost us dearly.
costar dinero
(v.)=cost + money ; take + money.
Ex: Donations cost money in terms of the staff time required to evaluate and process them. Ex: That's what takes money and so title entry is not going to save money for the administration.
costar el oro y el moro
(v.)=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'. Ex: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover. Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs. Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
costar la vida
(v.)=cost + life.
Ex: These views are not only irrational but also dangerous because they influence policies and cost lives.
costar mucho trabajo
(v.)=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin. Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
costar muchísimo dinero
(v.)=break + the bank.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
costar poquísimo
(v.)=pay + peanuts.
Ex: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.
costar trabajo
(v.)=have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre ; have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.
Ex: 'Well, Laura, it looks as if you have your work cut out for you!' remarked Lachaise, a knowing smile spreading over her face. Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
costar un dineral
(v.)=break + the bank ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a fortune.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank. Ex: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover. Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
costar un montón
(v.)=cost + a bundle.
Ex: The book is entitled 'Water Pollution Controls to Cost a Bundle'.
costar un ojo de la cara
(v.)=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'. Ex: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover. Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs. Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
costar un riñón
(v.)=cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + the earth ; pay through + the nose ; cost + a fortune.
Ex: Mishaps can cost an arm and a leg without insurance cover. Ex: The article is entitled 'Athena: a Windows-based library system that does not cost the earth'. Ex: But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?. Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
costar una fortuna
(v.)=cost + a fortune.
Ex: Cheese on the other hand costs a fortune even if you make it yourself, unless you own a goat or a cow.
costar unos cuantos + Nombre
(v.)=set + Nombre + back a few + Nombre.
Ex: He says he has a special surprise lined up that has set him back a few thousand dollars.
costas
(n.)=cost.
Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.
Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.
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* costas judiciales=legal costs.
* costas legales=legal costs.
* pagar los costos=repay + costs.

costas judiciales
(n.)=legal costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
costas legales
(n.)=legal costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
coste
(n.)=cost ; cost factor ; cost price.
Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.
Ex: Many of the factors affecting information retrieval systems are cost factors.
Ex: However, it was still not possible to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the service or to calculate the cost prices and to compare these with the average national cost price.
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* a bajo coste=low-cost.
* abaratar costes=lower + costs ; keep + costs down.
* ahorro en los costes=savings in costs.
* análisis de costes=cost analysis.
* análisis de costes-beneficios=cost-benefit analysis.
* a precio de coste=at cost.
* a precios de coste=at cost price.
* aumentar los costes=cost + rise.
* aumento de costes=increased costs ; cost increase.
* a un coste mínimo=at (a) minimum cost.
* a un coste que=at costs which.
* a un coste total=at a total cost.
* a un gran coste=at (a) great expense.
* bajo coste=low cost.
* basado en los costes=cost-based [cost based].
* calcular los costes=cost out.
* contabilidad de costes=cost accounting.
* con unos costes mínimos=with minimum costs.
* coste alternativo=opportunity cost.
* coste de fabricación=manufacturing cost.
* coste de la inversión=investment cost.
* coste de la unidad=unit cost.
* coste de la vida=cost of living ; living expenses.
* coste de oportunidad=opportunity cost.
* coste de sustitución=opportunity cost.
* coste de vidas humanas=human cost.
* coste disparado=escalating cost.
* coste marginal=marginal cost.
* coste máximo=maximum cost.
* coste mínimo=minimal cost ; minimum cost.
* costes=cost structure ; cost price structure.
* costes de funcionamiento=running costs.
* costes de mano de obra=labour costs.
* costes de mantenimiento=maintenance costs ; running costs.
* costes de mantenimiento energético=energy costs.
* costes de personal=staff costs.
* costes de producción=production costs.
* costes descontrolados=runaway costs.
* costes directos=direct costs.
* costes disparados=spiralling costs ; soaring cost ; runaway costs.
* costes + dispararse=costs + spiral.
* costes-eficacia=cost-effectiveness ; cost-efficiency.
* costes en metálico=cash costs.
* costes indirectos=indirect costs.
* costes judiciales=legal costs.
* costes + ponerse por las nubes=costs + spiral.
* costes por las nubes=soaring cost ; spiralling costs.
* costes y beneficios=costs and benefits.
* de coste cero=zero-cost.
* disminuir costes=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
* estimación de costes=costing ; cost estimate.
* estimar los costes=cost out.
* financiar los costes=underwrite + costs.
* índice del coste de (la) vida=cost of living index.
* modelo de análisis de costes=cost model.
* pagar los costes=repay + costs.
* precio de coste más margen de beneficios=cost-plus pricing.
* preocupado por los costes=cost-conscious [cost conscious].
* preocuparse del coste de=be cost conscious.
* recuperación de costes=cost recovery.
* reducción de costes=cost saving [cost-saving].
* reducir costes=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
* relación costes-beneficios=cost-benefit ratio.
* relativo a la relación costes-beneficios=cost-benefit.
* sin coste alguno=at no personal cost ; at no cost ; without cost ; costless ; without charge ; free of charge ; free of cost ; cost free ; for free ; at no charge.
* sin ningún coste=without charge ; without cost ; free of charge ; at no cost ; free of cost ; cost free ; for free ; costless ; at no charge.
* sufragar los costes=underwrite + costs.

coste alternativo
(n.)=opportunity cost.
Ex: Opportunity cost is the idea that the real cost of a chosen item is the value that would have been derived from an alternative use of the resources, which value was forgone because A was chosen over B.
coste de fabricación
(n.)=manufacturing cost.
Ex: The modern trend of persistently growing subscription prices to scientific journals is due to the tremendous increase in the manufacturing cost per page.
coste de la inversión
(n.)=investment cost.
Ex: First, the investment cost is spread over many users.
coste de la unidad
(n.)=unit cost.
Ex: But even when valid averages and unit costs are examined, Simpson's Paradox can arise to muddle expectations.
coste de la vida
(n.)=cost of living ; living expenses.
Ex: Additional considerations such as funding sources to cover air fares, differences in salaries and cost of living, and visa applications are discussed. Ex: Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.
coste de oportunidad
(n.)=opportunity cost.
Ex: Opportunity cost is the idea that the real cost of a chosen item is the value that would have been derived from an alternative use of the resources, which value was forgone because A was chosen over B.
coste de sustitución
(n.)=opportunity cost.
Ex: Opportunity cost is the idea that the real cost of a chosen item is the value that would have been derived from an alternative use of the resources, which value was forgone because A was chosen over B.
coste de vidas humanas
(n.)=human cost.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
coste disparado
(n.)=escalating cost.
Ex: Increasingly worrying to all however were the escalating cost of insurance, servicing and maintenance.
coste marginal
=marginal cost.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
coste máximo
(n.)=maximum cost.
Ex: The author presents detailed information about 37 on-line data bases specifically concerned with patents information including content, period of coverage, frequency of updating and maximum costs.
coste mínimo
(n.)=minimal cost ; minimum cost.
Ex: Communication will be possible at any time and at minimal cost. Ex: Careful planning is essential between all concerned, including the children, to ensure maximum interest and minimum cost.
costeado
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* costeado con los impuestos=tax-supported.
* costeado por una donación=endowed.

costeado con los impuestos
(adj.)=tax-supported.
Ex: While the tax-supported 'free' public library is subject to a full spectrum of political and social pressures, it can provide balance and moderation.
costeado por una donación
(adj.)=endowed.
Ex: The incumbent is appointed by the Librarian of Congress, serves one or two years, and receives a $35,000 annual stipend from an endowed fund.
costear
(v.)=cover ; finance ; defray + costs.
Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.
Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.
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* costear los gastos de Algo=pay + Posesivo + way.
* costearse=afford.

costear los gastos de Algo
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + way.
Ex: The director of this library has had her way paid to the ALA annual convention and I've had mine paid to this one.
costearse
(v.)=afford.
Ex: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
costero
(adj.)=coastal ; seacoast ; littoral ; seaside.
Ex: They took part in many small-scale but often bitterly fought operations across the coastal lowlands.
Ex: After the conference, excursions have been arranged to the quaint rockbound seacoast towns north of Boston.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
Ex: While the huts where once used by fishermen, they have now become holiday getaways, and are frequented by Londoners looking for a seaside escape.
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* aguas costeras=coastal waters.
* centro de vacaciones costero=coastal resort ; seaside resort ; seaside tourist resort.
* centro de veraneo costero=coastal resort.
* centro turístico costero=beachside resort ; seaside resort ; coastal resort ; seaside tourist resort.
* ciudad costera=beach town ; coastal city ; seaside town.
* defensa costera=coastal defence.
* escarpadura costera=coastal ridge.
* fortificación costera=coastal defence.
* hábitat costero=coastal habitat.
* navegación costera=coastal navigation.
* pueblo costero=seaside town.
* región costera=coastal region.
* tráfico costero=coastal traffic.
* zona costera=seafront ; coastal area.

costes
(n.)=cost structure ; cost price structure.
Ex: The major influence forcing up prices of books is the change in the number of titles produced, with consequent effects on average print runs and industry's cost structure. Ex: Details are given as to the cost price structure of both techniques.
costes + dispararse
(n.)=costs + spiral.
Ex: Costs are spiralling.
costes + ponerse por las nubes
(n.)=costs + spiral.
Ex: Costs are spiralling.
costes de funcionamiento
(n.)=running costs.
Ex: This article presents running costs and linear footage of different offices.
costes de mano de obra
(n.)=labour costs.
Ex: The project was expected to produce guidelines on the cash and labour costs of using Prestel.
costes de mantenimiento
=maintenance costs ; running costs.
Ex: In estimating the cost of setting up an automated library information system a wide range of factors must be considered, including cost of purchase and need to renew hardware every 3 to 5 years, rental charges, maintenance costs, and staff salaries. Ex: This article presents running costs and linear footage of different offices.
costes de mantenimiento energético
=energy costs.
Ex: There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs.
costes de personal
(n.)=staff costs.
Ex: Cost estimates often did not include overheads, and quite often did not include staff costs.
costes de producción
=production costs.
Ex: Production costs, and therefore ultimate copy purchase prices, are very high for printed library catalogues becauses sales are rarely very large in number.
costes descontrolados
(n.)=runaway costs.
Ex: Runaway periodicals costs have forced many academic libraries to initiate periodicals review and cancellation projects.
costes directos
=direct costs.
Ex: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.
costes disparados
(n.)=spiralling costs ; soaring cost ; runaway costs.
Ex: Listed below are a number of alternatives which could be implemented to maintain our vitality under the conditions of declining enrollment, spiraling costs, and different outlooks. Ex: The soaring cost of US health care in the 1980s have affected the size and stature of Michigan hospital libraries. Ex: Runaway periodicals costs have forced many academic libraries to initiate periodicals review and cancellation projects.
costes en metálico
(n.)=cash costs.
Ex: The project was expected to produce guidelines on the cash and labour costs of using Prestel.
costes indirectos
=indirect costs.
Ex: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.
costes judiciales
(n.)=legal costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
costes por las nubes
(n.)=soaring cost ; spiralling costs.
Ex: The soaring cost of US health care in the 1980s have affected the size and stature of Michigan hospital libraries. Ex: Listed below are a number of alternatives which could be implemented to maintain our vitality under the conditions of declining enrollment, spiraling costs, and different outlooks.
costes y beneficios
=costs and benefits.
Ex: The final decision will need to be taken on the basis of perceived costs and benefits.
costes-eficacia
(n.)=cost-effectiveness ; cost-efficiency.
Ex: Cost-benefit analysis is often confused with cost-effectiveness but, as Lancaster points out, there is a subtle difference. Ex: This study intended to determine the cost-efficiency of using the CD-ROM Bibliofile system to convert a shelf list file into a machine-readable data base in MARC format.
costilla
(n.)=rib ; spare rib.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton.
Ex: Cover the spare ribs with a handful of salt, and let it sit in a container overnight in the refrigerator.
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* costilla falsa=false rib.
* costilla flotante=floating rib.

costilla falsa
(n.)=false rib.
Ex: However, instead of being attached directly to the sternum in front, the false ribs are attached to the lowest true rib.
costilla flotante
(n.)=floating rib.
Ex: Floating ribs are four atypical ribs in the human ribcage.
costillero
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* costillero de cordero=rack of lamb.

costillero de cordero
(n.)=rack of lamb.
Ex: Leg of lamb is a little more challenging than cooking a rack of lamb, and since it's larger you'll need more people to feed.
costo
(n.)=cost ; cost price.
Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.
Ex: However, it was still not possible to investigate the effectiveness and efficiency of the service or to calculate the cost prices and to compare these with the average national cost price.
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* a bajo costo=low-cost.
* análisis de costos-beneficios=cost-benefit analysis.
* a precio de costo=at cost price ; at cost.
* calcular el costo=cost.
* contabilidad de costos=cost accounting.
* costo marginal=marginal cost.
* costos de producción=production costs.
* costos legales=legal costs.
* costos y beneficios=costs and benefits.
* índice del costo de (la) vida=cost of living index.
* pagar los costos=repay + costs.
* relación costos-beneficios=cost-benefit ratio.
* relativo a la relación costos-beneficios=cost-benefit.
* sin costo adicional alguno=at no extra charge ; at no extra cost.
* vender a precio de costo=sell at + cost.

costo marginal
(n.)=marginal cost.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
costos de producción
=production costs.
Ex: Production costs, and therefore ultimate copy purchase prices, are very high for printed library catalogues becauses sales are rarely very large in number.
costos legales
(n.)=legal costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
costos y beneficios
=costs and benefits.
Ex: The final decision will need to be taken on the basis of perceived costs and benefits.
costoso
(adj.)=costly ; dear ; expensively ; cost-consuming.
Ex: Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.
Ex: The author argues that delivery of knowledge via books and periodicals is too expensive and examines possible reasons why periodicals are so dear.
Ex: In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand.
Ex: It has to be noted that the obligation to up-date bibliographic records systematically is another cost-consuming element of maintaining a union catalogue.
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* demasiado costoso=non-affordable [nonaffordable].

costra
(n.)=crust ; encrustration [incustration] ; scab ; incrustration [encustration].
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
Ex: After a few weeks (or days, if you have very bad encrustation) the catheter will drain less well and then block.
Ex: Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.
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* con costras=caked.
* en costras=caked.

costumbre
(n.)=custom ; habit ; use ; wont ; practice ; ritual.
Ex: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period.
Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: This paper discusses factors which led to the need to reexamine the use of UK dealers, the major difference between UK and US dealers being their variance in pricing policies.
Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.
Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.
Ex: For example, a textbook on 'Social anthropology' will contain information on a large number of concepts such as social structure, kinship, marriage, ritual, etc.
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* animal de costumbres=creature of habit.
* buenas costumbres=propriety ; decorum.
* como de costumbre=as usual ; as always ; according to normal practice ; true to form ; as per usual.
* consagrado por la costumbre=sanctified by custom.
* consagrado por la costumbre y la tradición=sanctified by custom and tradition.
* convertirse en la costumbre=become + the custom.
* costumbre cada vez más frecuente=growing practice.
* costumbre popular=folkway.
* costumbres=mores.
* costumbres relajadas=loose morals.
* costumbres y convenciones=mores.
* costumbre tradicional=traditional custom.
* debido a la costumbre=inertial.
* de costumbre=usual ; usually.
* desacatar las costumbres=flout + convention.
* fuerza de la costumbre, la=force of habit.
* las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente=old habits die hard.
* las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar=old habits die hard.
* perder la costumbre de=get out of + the habit of.
* por la fuerza de la costumbre=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
* Posesivo + viejas costumbres=Posesivo + old ways.
* según la costumbre=according to normal practice.
* ser costumbre=be customary.
* ser la costumbre=be customary ; become + the custom.
* tan + Adjetivo + como de costumbre=as + Adjetivo + as ever.
* tener la costumbre de=have + a habit of ; have + the habit of.
* tener la costumbre de + Infinitivo=be in the habit of + Gerundio.
* tener por costumbre + Infinitivo=be in the habit of + Gerundio.
* usos y costumbres=customs and habits.
* vieja costumbre=old habit.
* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las=old ways never die, the.

costumbre cada vez más frecuente
(n.)=growing practice.
Ex: The article 'On the fast track or the road to nowhere' points to the growing practice of subsuming public libraries into larger departments headed by non-librarians = El artículo "A la vanguardia o en un camino sin rumbo" pone de manifiesto la costumbre cada vez más frecuente de incluir las bibliotecas públicas dentro de órganismos más grandes dirigidos por personal no bibliotecario.
costumbre popular
(n.)=folkway.
Ex: Breaking or questioning a folkway does not cause severe punishment, but may cause the person to be laughed at, frowned upon, or scolded.
costumbre tradicional
(n.)=traditional custom.
Ex: He challenged the government to demonstrate its commitment to preserving traditional custom and culture by establishing a master plan.
costumbres
(n.)=mores.
Ex: These reasons speak to the duties and enduring mores of the professoriate.
costumbres relajadas
=loose morals.
Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
costumbres y convenciones
(n.)=mores.
Ex: These reasons speak to the duties and enduring mores of the professoriate.
costura^1
(n.)=dressmaking ; needlework.
Ex: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops.
Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework.
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* alta costura=haute couture.
* caja de la costura=sewing box ; sewing basket.

costura^2
(n.)=seam ; stitching.
Ex: Attempts to use leather-covered rollers in place of ink-balls for hand-press work had been made soon after 1800, but they were frustrated by the unavoidable marks made by the seam with which the leather was sewn on.
Ex: After unpinning the shirt, I noticed that the stitching under the right arm is slightly more pronounced than under the left arm.
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* bordado sin costuras=needlepoint lace.
* sin costuras=seamless.

costurero
(n.)=sewing box ; sewing basket.
Ex: You may remember seeing charming strawberry pincushions like these in your grandmother's sewing box.
Ex: Fill your sewing basket with helpful accessories so that you can sew on a button, darn a sock, or fix a torn hem.

cota
(n.)=plateau [plateaux, -pl.] ; contour line.
Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.
Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..
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* alcanzar cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights.
* alcanzar mayores cotas=rise to + greater heights.
* alcanzar una cota=hit + high.
* alcanzar una nueva cota=hit + a new high.
* llevar a cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.

cotarro
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* alborotar el cotarro=make + trouble.
* amo del cotarro, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* dirigir el cotarro=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
* todo el cotarro=the whole works ; the whole shebang ; everything and the kitchen sink ; the whole enchilada ; the whole (kit and) caboodle ; the whole nine yards ; the whole shooting match ; the whole banana ; lock, stock and barrel.

cotejadora
(n.)=collating machine.
Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.

cotejar
(v.)=cross-tabulate ; collate ; cross check.
Ex: Survey items, including subject searched, method of instruction, amount of searching experience, data base selected, and perceived relevance of citations retrieved, were cross-tabulated and examined for significance using the chi squared test.
Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.
Ex: All Allibone's work reveals how important it is for bibliographers to cross check their references and not take earlier work at its face value.
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* cotejar con=check against ; run + Nombre + through + Nombre.
* máquina de cotejar=collating machine.

cotejar con
(v.)=check against ; run + Nombre + through + Nombre.
Ex: Card catalogues are not portable, but drawers and individual cards can be removed by staff for checking against stock. Ex: Thus, after we run our cards through the format recognition programs, there will still be many corrections to make at immense cost.
cotidiano
(adj.)=day to day [day-to-day] ; everyday ; habitualized ; daily.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The latter is the viewpoint of those who are perhaps concerned about day to day maintenance of the equipment.
Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and provide the psychological gain of narrowing choices.
Ex: Successful libraries will embrace the future by incorporating new technology into daily routines.
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* afrontar los problemas cotidianos=grapple with + life's problems.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* experiencia cotidiana=flux of experience.
* expresión cotidiana=everyday locution.
* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle=grassroots [grass-roots].
* hecho cotidiano=everyday event ; everyday occurrence.
* lenguaje cotidiano=everyday speech ; everyday language.
* locución cotidiana=everyday locution.
* problema cotidiano=daily problem.
* ser un hecho cotidiano=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser un suceso cotidiano=be an everyday occurrence.
* situación cotidiana=everyday situation ; daily situation.
* suceso cotidiano=everyday event ; everyday occurrence.
* trabajo cotidiano=daily work.
* vida cotidiana=daily life ; everyday living.
* vida cotidiana, la=day to day life, the ; everyday life.

cotilla
(n.)=gossipy ; tattler ; gossip ; gossiper.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.
Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.

cotillear
(v.)=gossip ; gas.
Ex: An often-mentioned example of this is the ability of the best typists to type and gossip concurrently.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.

cotilleo
(n.)=gossip ; scuttlebutt ; backbiting.
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves.
Ex: I came across many overly-exaggerated scuttlebutts in the article as well.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

cotizaciones
(n.)=stock market quotations ; stock prices.
Nota: Expresión generalmente usada en el plural.
Ex: Users will have access to information such as constantly updated travel schedules, news and weather, stock market quotations and classified ads.
Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc.

cotización
(n.)=stock quote ; estimate.
Ex: It can be used to present a wide variety of content channels such as stock quote, sports score, traffic report and weather forecast.
Ex: By the early 1980s one estimate put the number of publicly available files at five hundred.
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* cotización a la seguridad social=national insurance contribution.
* cotización de bolsa=stock quote.
* cotización de las acciones=share price.
* cotización inicial=starting price.

cotización a la seguridad social
(n.)=national insurance contribution.
Ex: The four main sources of tax revenue in Barbados are taxes on domestic goods and services, imports, and national insurance contributions.
cotización de bolsa
(n.)=stock quote.
Ex: It can be used to present a wide variety of content channels such as stock quote, sports score, traffic report and weather forecast.
cotización de las acciones
(n.)=share price.
Ex: After rising to giddy heights, share prices of Internet companies have dropped.
cotización inicial
(n.)=starting price.
Ex: Selecting your starting price requires balancing between how much money you want for the item, and what buyers will pay for it.
cotizar
(v.)=make + contribution to(wards) ; quote.
Ex: Document analysis makes a significant contribution to communication and information flow.
Ex: At the beginning of August the shares of the firm started being quoted on the Stock Exchange under the name BG.
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* cotizarse=quote.

cotizarse
(v.)=quote.
Ex: At the beginning of August the shares of the firm started being quoted on the Stock Exchange under the name BG.
coto
(n.)=enclave.
Ex: They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.
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* coto cerrado=closed shop.
* coto de caza=game reserve.
* coto vedado=preserve.

coto cerrado
(n.)=closed shop.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.
coto de caza
(n.)=game reserve.
Ex: Over 17% of Botswana's land area has been set-aside as national parks and game reserves.
coto vedado
(n.)=preserve.
Ex: This article discusses the role of the librarian, who may view on-line as either status-enhancing or their own preserve.
cotorra
(n.)=parrot ; chattery ; chatterbox ; windbag.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.
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* cotorra monje=monk parakeet.
* hablar como una cotorra=talk + Posesivo + socks off.

cotorra monje
(n.)=monk parakeet.
Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.
cotorrear
(v.)=chatter ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

cotorreo
(n.)=gaggle ; chatter ; cackle.
Ex: As I waited at her door, I heard the gaggle of kids voices laughing and chatting all the way to the door.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.

country
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* música country=hillbilly music ; country and western music ; country music.

couri
(n.)=cowrie [cowry].
Nota: Tipo de molusco marino cuya concha se utiliza como dinero, para la predecir el futuro, en juegos, etc.
Ex: The aim of this paper is to illustrate the social and economic role of cowrie shells.

covalente
(adj.)=covalent.
Ex: Any attempt to divide compounds into just two classes (ionic and covalent) is doomed to failure because the bonding in many compounds falls between these two extremes.
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* enlace covalente=covalent bind ; covalent bond.

covertura
=breadth ; breadth and depth.
Ex: Legal bibliographies are prime research tools as they provide the breadth and background that might otherwise be unavailable.
Ex: Stock breadth and depth and reader groups must also be considered.

cowboy
(n.)=cowboy.
Ex: Playground games show that children like a clear differentiation between cowboys, cops and spacemen who are good, and Indians, robbers and space monsters who are bad.
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* música de cowboys=western dance.

coxis
(n.)=coccyx [coccyxes/coccyges; -pl].
Ex: The coccyx is at the end of the spine and corresponds to the tail in animals, so it is often called the tailbone.

coyote
(n.)=coyote.
Ex: The novel begins with five stories about the wolf and coyote, the race between the skunk and the coyote, the frog and the eagle, why the frog croaks, and the bear .

coyuntura
(n.)=juncture ; conjuncture.
Ex: For all national libraries a major factor is technological change in communication proceeding at an ever accelerating rating which has brought them to the current juncture.
Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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* alcanzar una coyuntura crítica=reach + a critical juncture.
* coyuntura decisiva=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* en esta coyuntura=at this juncture.

coyuntura decisiva
=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
Ex: This article elaborates on the turning point in library service during the reign of the National Socialists and discusses its reorganisation after World War II. Ex: His road to Damascus moment came when he realised that at 42 he is the same age Elvis was when he died.
coyuntural
(adj.)=ad hoc ; circumstantial.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
Ex: Circumstantial reasons for such deviant behaviour were not significant in this study.

coz
(n.)=kick.
Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

coágulo
(n.)=clot.
Ex: This device was able to retrieve and remove clots efficiently from the intracranial and extracranial circulation.
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* coágulo sanguíneo=blood clot.

coágulo sanguíneo
(n.)=blood clot.
Ex: He was partially paralyzed by a blood clot in his neck in 1988.
coñac
(n.)=cognac ; brandy.
Ex: The future of cognac may lie in cocktails and long drinks.
Ex: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.
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* copa de coñac=balloon glass.

coñazo
(n.)=bummer ; drag ; nuisance ; pest.
Nota: Referido a personas que irritan con su comportamiento.
Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.
Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
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* ser un coñazo=be a pest ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials ; be a (real) nuisance.

crac
(n.)=crash.
Ex: The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession.

crack
(n.)=crack.
Ex: Angela, a Soho hostess, has also admitted that many of the girls who work the clip joints are addicted to hard drugs -- heroin, crack and cocaine.
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* adicto al crack=crackhead.

cracker
(n.)=cracker.
Ex: This article lists some of these threats to privacy and security, including spamming, mail bombing, worms, trojans, cookies, viruses, crackers, etc..

craneal
(adj.)=cranial.
Ex: A reanalysis of Rushton's data shows that cranial size is not a feasible indicator of intelligence.

craniotomía
(n.)=craniotomy.
Ex: Brain surgery treats problems in the brain and the structures around it through an opening (craniotomy) in the skull (cranium).

craso
(adj.)=crass .
Ex: The crass ignorance he showed then created a huge stir upsetting very many people.
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* error craso=crass mistake ; crass error ; blunder ; monumental mistake ; monumental error.
* ignorance crasa=gross ignorance.

creación
(n.)=assignment ; authoring ; building ; construction ; creation ; establishment ; formation ; foundation ; generation ; provision ; setting up ; organisation [organization, -USA] ; brain child [brainchild] ; constitution ; fashioning ; crafting ; oeuvre ; set-up.
Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
Ex: Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
Ex: This contribution outlines the setting up of the systems, its benefits and problems encountered.
Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
Ex: The chemical constitution of these materials is described and their deterioration characteristics explained.
Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
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* artes de creación literaria y artística, las=creative arts, the.
* compañía de nueva creación=startup [start-up].
* creación artística=art work.
* creación artística barata=kitsch.
* creación de acuerdo de colaboración=partnership building.
* creación de categorías=categorisation [categorization, -USA].
* creación de coaliciones=coalition building.
* creación de conglomerados=conglomeration.
* creación de depósitos de datos=data warehousing.
* creación de documentos secundarios=surrogacy.
* creación de empleo=job creation.
* creación de imágenes digitales=digital imaging.
* creación de impedimentos=fence building.
* creación de las montañas=mountain-building.
* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres=male bonding.
* creación de leyes=rulemaking [rule-making].
* creación de los índices de un libro=back-of-the-book indexing ; back-of-book indexing.
* creación de modelos=modelling [modeling, -USA].
* creación de obstáculos=fence building.
* creación de perfiles de usuario=user profiling.
* creación de prototipos=prototyping.
* creación de referencias cruzadas=cross-referencing.
* creación de réplicas en Internet=mirroring.
* creación de servidor copia=site mirroring.
* creación de servidor espejo=site mirroring.
* creación de servidor réplica=site mirroring.
* creación de sitio espejo=site mirroring.
* creación de sustitutos documentales=surrogacy.
* creación divina=divine creation.
* creación rápida de prototipos=rapid prototyping.
* de creación=authorial.
* de reciente creación=newly developed [newly-developed].
* empresa de nueva creación=this sort of thing ; startup [start-up].
* investigación para la creación de innovaciones=innovation research.
* milagro de la creación, el=miracle of creation, the.
* obra de creación literaria=fiction book.
* obra de creación original=creative work.
* obras de creación literaria=fiction.
* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales=digital imaging technology.

creación artística
(n.)=art work.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
creación artística barata
(n.)=kitsch.
Ex: Quality has deteriorated both through the arrival of Western style kitsch.
creación de acuerdo de colaboración
(n.)=partnership building.
Ex: Several authors argue that many of these obstacles could be overcome through partnership building = Varios autores sostienen que muchos de estos obstáculos se podrían superar mediante la creación de acuerdos de colaboración.
creación de categorías
=categorisation [categorization, -USA].
Ex: As has been said, all of us are involved in categorization or classification as part of our daily lives and it is automatic.
creación de coaliciones
(n.)=coalition building.
Ex: There is a need for global coalition building amongst libraries which will make possible the global linking of multimedia information.
creación de conglomerados
(n.)=conglomeration.
Ex: This article considers reasons for and dangers of conglomeration.
creación de depósitos de datos
(n.)=data warehousing.
Ex: Data warehousing is the process of developing an enterprise database using transactional information.
creación de documentos secundarios
(n.)=surrogacy.
Ex: The author presents recommendations for moving forward the development of a national preservation surrogacy strategy in line with other collection-based initiatives.
creación de empleo
(n.)=job creation.
Ex: Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation.
creación de impedimentos
(n.)=fence building.
Ex: Where one finds the defensiveness and fence building in libraries for the blind, they are almost all run by men.
creación de imágenes digitales
(n.)=digital imaging.
Ex: We're rather understaffed in this area, so we need a variety of skills, including text encoding, digital imaging, and audio/video capture and transcoding.
creación de las montañas
(n.)=mountain-building.
Ex: This digital tapestry outlines the geologic story of continental collision and break-up, mountain-building, river erosion and deposition, glaciation, volcanism, and other events and processes that have shaped the region.
creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres
(n.)=male bonding.
Ex: For example, in the comic strip Bloom County, male bonding consisted primarily of sitting around in your underwear, drinking beer and watching football on TV.
creación de leyes
(n.)=rulemaking [rule-making].
Ex: Rulemaking of this kind goes to the heart of the notion of the nation state as a sovereign entity.
creación de los índices de un libro
(n.)=back-of-the-book indexing ; back-of-book indexing.
Ex: Though statistical techniques have a lot to offer for free-text data base systems, neither method has had much success with back-of-the-book indexing. Ex: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing.
creación de modelos
=modelling [modeling, -USA].
Ex: Several differing scientific approaches to mathematical modelling of information processes and systems are described.
creación de obstáculos
(n.)=fence building.
Ex: Where one finds the defensiveness and fence building in libraries for the blind, they are almost all run by men.
creación de perfiles de usuario
(n.)=user profiling.
Ex: The topic of user profiling appears to be neglected in the records management literature.
creación de prototipos
(n.)=prototyping.
Ex: However, much of the emphasis placed today in systems development under prototyping focuses on the supporting technology.
creación de referencias cruzadas
=cross-referencing.
Ex: It would be nice for libraries to practice more creative cross-referencing, for instance introducing cross-references from Flapjacks and Hotcakes to the primary heading, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, etc.; or from 'Coke' and 'Snow' to COCAINE.
creación de réplicas en Internet
(n.)=mirroring.
Ex: Mirroring involves replication of information available at commonly visited ftp sites = La creación de réplicas en Internet implica la duplicidad de información existente en los servidores ftp que normalmente se visitan.
creación de servidor copia
(n.)=site mirroring.
Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
creación de servidor espejo
(n.)=site mirroring.
Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
creación de servidor réplica
(n.)=site mirroring.
Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
creación de sitio espejo
(n.)=site mirroring.
Ex: In particular, site mirroring can cost a pretty penny because it essentially duplicates a company's network architecture and needs.
creación de sustitutos documentales
(n.)=surrogacy.
Ex: The author presents recommendations for moving forward the development of a national preservation surrogacy strategy in line with other collection-based initiatives.
creación divina
(n.)=divine creation.
Ex: Those of you who doubt that the worm is a divine creation, consider this: the worm is the perfect fishing bait.
creación rápida de prototipos
(n.)=rapid prototyping.
Ex: Its primary aim is to provide interface designers and librarians with a tool to do rapid prototyping of retrieval interfaces and to enable them to experiment with new ideas efficiently.
creado
(adj.)=constructed ; generated.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
Ex: I suggest we set this up to run automatically once per day and add the generated contents somewhere public.
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* creado especialmente para la televisión=made-for-television.
* creado exclusivamente para=born and bred.
* creado originariamente en formato digital=born digital [born-digital].
* creado por el hombre=human-generated.
* creado por la ingeniería genética=genetically engineered.
* creado por ordenador=computer-generated.
* interés creado=vested interest.
* recientemente creado=newly created [newly-created].

creado especialmente para la televisión
(adj.)=made-for-television.
Ex: The focus in on feature films, not made-for-television, industrial or educational cinema.
creado exclusivamente para
=born and bred.
Ex: By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
creado originariamente en formato digital
(adj.)=born digital [born-digital].
Ex: In recent years there has been an increasing move towards publishing in electronic format, sometimes as facsimiles of paper originals and sometimes as 'born digital'.
creado por el hombre
(adj.)=human-generated.
Ex: A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.
creado por ordenador
=computer-generated.
Ex: Some aspects of this system may be seen in computer-generated printed indexes, such as 'Current Technology Index'.
creador
(adj.)=creator ; framer ; maker ; originator ; Maker ; begetter ; builder ; originating.
Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
Ex: It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.
Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.
Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
Ex: Refinements allow the user to search for: the originating agency; the date of exposure; the image format; the cloud cover; satellite; etc..
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* creador de bases de datos=database producer.
* creador de contenido=content creator.
* creador de imagen=image maker.
* creador de leyes=rule-maker [rulemaker].
* programa creador de informes=report writer.

creador de bases de datos
(n.)=database producer.
Ex: However, although data base producers choose to adhere to in-house practices, there are international standards which can be applied, and indeed do influence practice.
creador de contenido
(n.)=content creator.
Ex: This is a welcome development, one that will highlight the pivotal role the information sector (libraries, publishers, information providers and content creators) play in the knowledge society.
creador de imagen
(n.)=image maker.
Ex: The article 'The image makers' comments on the idea being perpetuated by the mass media that librarianship is a nice, clean leisurely profession = El artículo "El creador de imagen" comenta la idea que ha sido perpetuada por los medios de comunicación de masas de que la biblioteconomía es una profesión de ocio bonita y limpia.
creador de leyes
(n.)=rule-maker [rulemaker].
Ex: We need rule-makers to be independent of the insurance industry, and the NAIC clearly does not meet this vital standard.
crear
(v.)=design (for/to) ; construct ; create ; engender ; establish ; fashion ; forge ; form ; invent ; set up ; compose ; originate ; bring into + being ; mint ; found ; institute ; come into + existence ; mother ; come up with ; father.
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.
Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.
Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.
Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.
Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.
Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.
Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.
Ex: The article 'The newly minted MLS: what do we need to know today?' describes the skills which, ideally, every US library school graduate should possess at the end of the 1990s.
Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.
Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
Ex: Her son was fathered by her husband and her daughter was fathered by the man with whom she was reportedly having an affair.
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* crear acuerdos de colaboración=build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
* crear adicción=be addictive.
* crear alianzas=form + alliances ; make + alliances ; build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
* crear apoyo=build + support.
* crear canales para=establish + channels for.
* crear caos=cause + chaos ; cause + mayhem.
* crear con gran destreza=craft.
* crear consenso=forge + consensus.
* crear demanda=make + demand.
* crear de nuevo=recreate [re-create].
* crear desconfianza=create + distrust.
* crear desesperación=yield + despair.
* crear estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* crear falsas ilusiones=create + false illusions.
* crear interés=build + interest.
* crear la ilusión=generate + illusion.
* crear lazos=build up + links ; build + bonds.
* crear lazos afectivos=bond.
* crear muchas oportunidades=open + the floodgates.
* crear posibilidades=open + window ; create + possibilities.
* crear problemas=make + waves ; build up + problems ; make + trouble.
* crear problemas, causar problemas=make + waves.
* crear prototipos=prototype.
* crear relaciones=structure + relationships.
* crearse=build up ; hew.
* crearse el prestigio de ser=establish + a record as.
* crear servidor web=put up + web site.
* crearse una identidad=forge + identity.
* crearse una vida=build + life.
* crear una alianza=forge + alliance.
* crear una base=form + a basis.
* crear una buena impresión en=make + a good impression on.
* crear una coalición=forge + coalition.
* crear una colección=build + collection.
* crear un acuerdo=work out + agreement.
* crear una familia=have + a family.
* crear una ilusión=create + illusion.
* crear una imagen=build + an image ; create + image ; summon up + image.
* crear una injusticia=create + injustice.
* crear una marca de identidad=branding.
* crear una ocasión=create + opportunity.
* crear una preocupación=create + concern.
* crear una situación=create + a situation.
* crear un clima=promote + climate.
* crear un comité=set up + committee.
* crear un entorno=create + an environment.
* crear un equilibrio=establish + a balance.
* crear un fondo común de conocimientos=pool + knowledge.
* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales=pool + expertise.
* crear un grupo=set up + group.
* crear un índice=generate + index.
* crear un mercado para=produce + a market for.
* crear un perfil=compile + profile ; formulate + profile.
* crear un servidor web=open up + web site.
* crear un subcomité=set up + subcommittee.
* crear vínculos=build up + links ; build + bonds.
* crear vínculos afectivos=bond.
* oposición + crear=opposition + line up.
* que crea adicción=addictive.
* que crea hábito=addictive.
* volver a crear=recreate [re-create].

crear acuerdos de colaboración
(v.)=build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
Ex: When we say 'building partnerships,' we mean going beyond mere cooperation and into the realm of collaboration. Ex: The key to building alliances is to think outside the box -- ask yourself how a relationship can be mutually beneficial and satisfying.
crear adicción
(v.)=be addictive.
Ex: Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.
crear alianzas
(v.)=form + alliances ; make + alliances ; build + partnerships ; build + alliances.
Ex: Because of the threat of being sidelined if they did not participate, libraries had to form alliances to address issues of access. Ex: Major publishers of travel books and hotel guides have made alliances with software and hardware producers. Ex: When we say 'building partnerships,' we mean going beyond mere cooperation and into the realm of collaboration. Ex: The key to building alliances is to think outside the box -- ask yourself how a relationship can be mutually beneficial and satisfying.
crear apoyo
(v.)=build + support.
Ex: Cultural programmes can bring the community together and build support for and interest in the library, while at the same time bringing about the flowering of knowledge.
crear canales para
(v.)=establish + channels for.
Ex: Channels for the acquisition of some of these excluded categories had already been established.
crear caos
(v.)=cause + chaos ; cause + mayhem.
Ex: We can see that this may cause chaos. Ex: It is the individual citer who causes most mayhem by attaching citations to his writings which are inconsistent and idiosyncratic.
crear con gran destreza
(v.)=craft.
Ex: The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.
crear consenso
(v.)=forge + consensus.
Ex: This forum exists to harness expertise and forge consensus amongst agencies worldwide engaged in setting policy for the digitisation of our global cultural heritage.
crear de nuevo
(v.)=recreate [re-create].
Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
crear demanda
(v.)=make + demand.
Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.
crear desconfianza
(v.)=create + distrust.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
crear desesperación
(v.)=yield + despair.
Ex: It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.
crear estrategias
(v.)=strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
crear falsas ilusiones
(v.)=create + false illusions.
Ex: The American Library Association and others are making wildly improbable statements creating false illusions throughout the library world.
crear interés
(v.)=build + interest.
Ex: Cultural programmes can bring the community together and build support for and interest in the library, while at the same time bringing about the flowering of knowledge.
crear la ilusión
(v.)=generate + illusion.
Ex: The author examines a number of CD-ROM software products which turn a personal computer into a planetarium and generate the illusion that a user is flying a spaceship or landing on a planet.
crear lazos
(v.)=build up + links ; build + bonds.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers. Ex: Some of these stories are great examples of how humor can be used to build bonds among colleagues.
crear lazos afectivos
(v.)=bond.
Ex: This encourages students to quickly bond with each other at the beginning of the program.
crear muchas oportunidades
(v.)=open + the floodgates.
Ex: His show opened the floodgates for literally dozens of British groups to achieve commercial success in the New World.
crear posibilidades
(v.)=open + window ; create + possibilities.
Ex: Such strategies may open a window where non existed before. Ex: The Internet and digital technology create new possibilities for the development of cultures, education, communities and knowledge.
crear problemas
(v.)=make + waves ; build up + problems ; make + trouble.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect. Ex: This article describes the problems which built up in the Danish Patent Office from 1977 to 1983. Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
crear problemas, causar problemas
(v.)=make + waves.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
crear prototipos
(v.)=prototype.
Ex: The electronic book (e-book) is already available commercially in Japan, and a British company is currently prototyping a handwriting recognition notepad.
crear relaciones
(v.)=structure + relationships.
Ex: Reconceptualizing the role librarians and publishers play may enable us, in the digital environment, to structure relationships that allow both to accomplish their important goals = El replanteamiento de la función que los bibliotecarios y editores desempeñan pueden permitirnos, dentro de este entorno digital, establecer relaciones que nos ayuden a conseguir nuestros objetivos.
crear servidor web
(v.)=put up + web site.
Ex: Every Olympic sponsor, media organizer and dedicated fan are scrambling to put up the web site that carries the most and best information in what will be the first Olympic Games to be followed in cyberspace.
crear un acuerdo
(v.)=work out + agreement.
Ex: We have to seek and work out partnership agreements with other stakeholders.
crear un clima
(v.)=promote + climate.
Ex: One of the aims of this Department is to promote a climate for British industry and commerce as conducive to enterprise and competition as that in any other industrialized country.
crear un comité
(v.)=set up + committee.
Ex: But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.
crear un entorno
(v.)=create + an environment.
Ex: Advances in computer and network technologies have created an environment in which the fundamental nature of publishing is changing.
crear un equilibrio
(v.)=establish + a balance.
Ex: Copyright has established a balance between the users and rights holders.
crear un fondo común de conocimientos
(v.)=pool + knowledge.
Ex: This benefits the departmental unit by pooling knowledge and producing a higher level of cooperation and training.
crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales
(v.)=pool + expertise.
Ex: This is a prototype online support Web based system pooling expertise which can be shared widely.
crear un grupo
(v.)=set up + group.
Ex: The group was set up to investigate and monitor developments within the media.
crear un mercado para
(v.)=produce + a market for.
Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
crear un perfil
(v.)=compile + profile ; formulate + profile.
Ex: Librarians must assess community needs by compiling a community profile based upon sources of local statistical data and administering questionnaires to community workers and those people living in the community. Ex: In order to find out the needs of users the librarian must carry out questionnaires and surveys and study demographic composition so as to be able to formulate a library profile.
crear un servidor web
(v.)=open up + web site.
Ex: As the publishers themselves opened up web sites -- by subscription or on a trial basis -- MEDLINE saw the possibility tyo use its content to provide navigation across all medical publishers.
crear un subcomité
(v.)=set up + subcommittee.
Ex: A small sub-committee of verderers needs to be set up who can be consulted when problems arise and agree solutions.
crear un índice
(v.)=generate + index.
Ex: Usually indexes are generated at intervals to cover several issues.
crear una alianza
(v.)=forge + alliance.
Ex: They are able to forge alliances between archivists and all others who have a responsibility for corporate memory and its management.
crear una base
(v.)=form + a basis.
Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.
crear una buena impresión en
(v.)=make + a good impression on.
Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
crear una coalición
(v.)=forge + coalition.
Ex: This paper describes the ways in which a public library involves itself with the total community, working with a wide range of individuals, organisations and agencies to forge coalitions for the common good.
crear una colección
(v.)=build + collection.
Ex: It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.
crear una familia
(v.)=have + a family.
Ex: The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.
crear una ilusión
(v.)=create + illusion.
Ex: The ISBD created the illusion that entries produced in any country would readily be integrable in the catalogs of any other country.
crear una imagen
(v.)=build + an image ; create + image ; summon up + image.
Ex: Most librarians have come to recognise the value of marketing and public relations in building positive images of libraries. Ex: To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution. Ex: To most people in Britain, the phrase 'clotted cream' instantly summons up an image of teatime.
crear una injusticia
(v.)=create + injustice.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
crear una marca de identidad
(n.)=branding.
Ex: Publishers now have an ideal opportunity to establish sharper identities and branding by judicious use of Web sites.
crear una ocasión
(v.)=create + opportunity.
Ex: The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
crear una preocupación
(v.)=create + concern.
Ex: The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.
crear una situación
(v.)=create + a situation.
Ex: This creates a situation where a great amount of bibliographic information can be located online in real time.
crear vínculos
(v.)=build up + links ; build + bonds.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers. Ex: Some of these stories are great examples of how humor can be used to build bonds among colleagues.
crear vínculos afectivos
(v.)=bond.
Ex: This encourages students to quickly bond with each other at the beginning of the program.
crearse
(v.)=build up ; hew.
Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up. Ex: All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.
crearse el prestigio de ser
(v.)=establish + a record as.
Ex: The success that ACPAD has had in attracting donations suggests that it has established an enviable record as an efficient and effective distributor of publications to institution libraries.
crearse una identidad
(v.)=forge + identity.
Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
crearse una vida
(v.)=build + life.
Ex: The book brings together numerous ideas about the nature of human dignity and what you actually need to stay alive and build a life that offers more than bare existence.
creatinina
(n.)=creatinine.
Ex: Albuminuria was measured as albumin to creatinine ratio and carotid abnormalities by ultrasonography.

creativamente
=creatively.
Ex: Sensitisation (training to provide the emotional preparation for the new technology) and education (to help staff think creatively about the possibilities and implications of new technologies in their institution) are important components of the course.
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* pensar creativamente=think out(side) + (of) the box.

creatividad
(n.)=creativity ; creativeness ; generativity ; resourcefulness.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: Creativeness in all fields of activity results in an interest, a demand for more and eventually a market.
Ex: This article distinguishes between a society's ability to generate a scientific and technological potential (generativity) and the country's capacity to absorb or recieve scientific and technological research results (receptivity).
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness.
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* con cuanta creatividad=how creatively.
* creatividad literaria=creative writing.

creatividad literaria
(n.)=creative writing.
Ex: This cooperative venture aimed to encourage creative writing among young people.
creativo
(adj.)=creative ; innovative.
Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
Ex: It is in this area that the computer can provide the greatest potential for a truly innovative advance in the maintenance of a catalog.
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* artista creativo=creative artist.
* escritura creativa=creative writing.
* obra creativa=work of imagination.
* pensar de forma creativa=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* ser creativo=be inventive.

crecer
(v.)=grow ; wax ; vegetate.
Nota: Aplicado generalmente a las plantas.
Ex: Thus, for example, various books on growing different flowers should be close to one another when arranged on shelves in accordance with the classification scheme.
Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: Plants vegetate on an 18/6 light cycle (18 hours of light, 6 hours of darkness).
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* arroyo + crecer=stream + swell.
* crecer de modo exhuberante=grow + rampant.
* crecer en importancia=grow from + strength to strength ; increase in + importance.
* crecer exhuberante=grow + rampant.
* crecer salvaje=grow + rampant.
* Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen=When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
* el dinero no crece en los árboles=money doesn't grow on trees.
* que crece despacio=slowly growing.
* que crece hacia dentro=ingrown.
* riachuelo + crecer=stream + swell.
* río + crecer=river + swell.

crecer de modo exhuberante
(v.)=grow + rampant.
Ex: In gardens or landscapes poorly cared for, ivy grows rampant.
crecer en importancia
(v.)=grow from + strength to strength ; increase in + importance.
Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Ex: Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.
crecer exhuberante
(v.)=grow + rampant.
Ex: In gardens or landscapes poorly cared for, ivy grows rampant.
crecer salvaje
(v.)=grow + rampant.
Ex: In gardens or landscapes poorly cared for, ivy grows rampant.
creces
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* con creces=amply ; far + Verbo.
* sobrepasar con creces=be well in excess of.

crecida
(n.)=floodwater [flood water].
Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.

crecido
(adj.)=turgid.
Ex: I recently found out that 'turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.

creciente
(adj.)=ever-growing ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; burgeoning ; proliferative ; escalating ; heightening.
Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial.
Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
Ex: Haemorrhage was noted over the surface of the detached retina and the optic nerve head was covered by a proliferative white structure.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
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* de creciente importancia=of growing importance.
* de importancia creciente=of growing importance.
* luna creciente=waxing moon.

crecimiento
(n.)=growth ; growing up ; waxing.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: Children and youth have a whole range of needs related to growing up.
Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.
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* anillo de crecimiento=growth ring ; tree ring.
* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento=cut + across the grain.
* crecimiento acelerado=mushrooming growth ; rising tide.
* crecimiento celular=cell growth.
* crecimiento cero=zero growth.
* crecimiento clónico=clonal growth.
* crecimiento de la colección=collection growth.
* crecimiento de la literatura=literature growth.
* crecimiento económico=economic growth.
* crecimiento exponencial=exponential increase ; exponential growth.
* crecimiento futuro=future growth.
* crecimiento logarítmico=logarithmic growth.
* crecimiento repentino=growth spurt.
* crecimiento urbanístico=urban growth.
* crecimiento urbano descontrolado=urban sprawl.
* crecimiento urbano descontrolado=suburban sprawl.
* crecimiento vertiginoso=exponential growth ; exponential rate of + growth ; exponential increase.
* crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, el=information explosion, the.
* dar cabida al crecimiento=accommodate + growth.
* de bajo crecimiento=low-growing.
* de crecimiento continuo=steadily growing.
* de crecimiento desparramado=straggly .
* de crecimiento más rápido=fastest-growing.
* de crecimiento rápido=fast-growing ; fast-evolving.
* de rápido crecimiento=rapidly growing ; rapidly expanding.
* el crecimiento de=the rising tide of.
* estirón de crecimiento=growth spurt.
* experimentar un crecimiento=experience + growth.
* hacer posible el crecimiento=accommodate + growth.
* hormona del crecimiento=growth hormone.
* problemas del crecimiento=growing pains.
* problemas inherentes al crecimiento=growing pains.
* ser de crecimiento rápido=be a quick grower.
* sin crecimiento=non-growth.
* tasa de crecimiento=growth allowance ; growth rate ; rate of growth.

crecimiento acelerado
(n.)=mushrooming growth ; rising tide.
Ex: This article identifies recent information sources for the field of fibre optics, a mushrooming growth technology in the communications, utilities, computers and instrumentation industry. Ex: Depository libraries in the USA can no longer cope with the rising tide of government information and they serve only a select segment of the population.
crecimiento celular
(n.)=cell growth.
Ex: Most chemotherapeutic approaches to cancer try to target cancer cells specifically and do something that slows or stops their cell growth.
crecimiento cero
(n.)=zero growth.
Ex: Zero growth in the public sector will be the norm for the foreseable future, but change of priority in favour of the cultural sector is taking place.
crecimiento clónico
(n.)=clonal growth.
Ex: This article focuses on the variety of plants that reproduce by asexual reproduction, a process known as clonal growth.
crecimiento de la colección
(n.)=collection growth.
Ex: For many research libraries, remote storage of library collections is a commonplace and inevitable strategy for handling collection growth.
crecimiento de la literatura
(n.)=literature growth.
Ex: There is significant optimism about technological innovation meeting any possible crisis in literature growth.
crecimiento económico
(n.)=economic growth.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
crecimiento exponencial
(n.)=exponential increase ; exponential growth.
Ex: By the 20th century, the industrial revolution had resulted in an exponential increase in the human consumption of resources and an increase in health, wealth and population. Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets.
crecimiento futuro
(n.)=future growth.
Ex: Future growth cannot be taken for granted.
crecimiento logarítmico
(n.)=logarithmic growth.
Ex: This model has the additional attractive feature of highlighting the logarithmic growth of clusters.
crecimiento repentino
(n.)=growth spurt.
Ex: Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty.
crecimiento urbano descontrolado
(n.)=suburban sprawl.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
crecimiento urbanístico
(n.)=urban growth.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
crecimiento vertiginoso
(n.)=exponential growth ; exponential rate of + growth ; exponential increase.
Ex: With healthy roots in the library field, optical disc technology is on the verge of exponential growth into broader markets. Ex: This article studies the impact of exponential rate of growth of periodicals and their cost on scientific and technical libraries. Ex: By the 20th century, the industrial revolution had resulted in an exponential increase in the human consumption of resources and an increase in health, wealth and population.
crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, el
=information explosion, the.
Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
credencial
(n.)=credential ; badge ; name badge.
Ex: The current interest in establishing the skill credentials of so-called 'knowledge engineers' illustrates the point neatly enough.
Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, badges, Bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
Ex: Admittance to lectures, classes, cookout and activities is limited to registered participants with name badges.

credibilidad
(n.)=credibility ; credence ; plausibility ; believability.
Ex: You should recognize that different sources of information have various levels of credibility.
Ex: If 'mistakes are made of probability, of language, of relationship' then these 'must, in all but the simplest readers, destroy credence'.
Ex: It also provides a natural preference ordering on explanations, defined in terms of normality or plausibility.
Ex: The results show that a more innocuous message results in more positive judgments of believability.
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* credibilidad de las fuentes=source credibility.
* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien)=damage + credibility.
* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo)=impair + credibility.
* dar credibilidad=give + credence ; lend + credence ; bestow + credibility ; provide + credibility.
* obtener credibilidad=attain + credibility.
* perder credibilidad=destroy + credence.
* perder la credibilidad=lose + face.
* pérdida de credibilidad=loss of face.
* quitar la credibilidad=destroy + credence.
* restablecer la credibilidad=re-establish + credibility.
* robar la credibilidad=destroy + credence.
* superar el problema de credibilidad=overcome + credibility gap.
* surgir un problema de credibilidad=credibility gap + arise.

credibilidad de las fuentes
(n.)=source credibility.
Ex: Fifty women were interviewed about their use of mass media and the public library for useful information and their attitudes about source credibility.
crediticio
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* capacidad crediticia=credit standing.
* contracción crediticia=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
* crisis crediticia=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
* imagen crediticia=credit standing.
* restricciones crediticias=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.

credo
(n.)=creed ; credo.
Ex: Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.
Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.

creencia
(n.)=belief ; conviction ; persuasion ; credo ; shibboleth.
Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.
Ex: However, libraries are not subject to the will and/or persuasions of the majority.
Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.
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* creencia común=common belief.
* creencia en lo utópico=utopianism.
* creencia general=conventional wisdom.
* creencia generalmente aceptada=conventional wisdom.
* creencia popular=urban legend ; popular belief.
* creencia religiosa=faith ; religious belief.
* creencias=creed ; belief system.
* perpetuar una creencia=perpetuate + belief.
* sistema de creencias=belief system.
* tener una creencia=hold + belief.

creencia común
(n.)=common belief.
Ex: And the common belief that the possession of the same surname allows you to use a family's arms has no legal or heraldic warrant.
creencia en lo utópico
(n.)=utopianism.
Ex: In rejecting the reductivism and utopianism of modernist architectural doctrine, Venturi and his collaborators propose an architecture that accepts actual conditions and social and economic realities.
creencia general
(n.)=conventional wisdom.
Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
creencia generalmente aceptada
(n.)=conventional wisdom.
Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
creencia popular
(n.)=urban legend ; popular belief.
Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data. Ex: In popular belief the human being who went to live with a mermaid or a merman lost his or her soul and became as one of these.
creencia religiosa
(n.)=faith ; religious belief.
Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV. Ex: Librarians dealing with people who hold strong religious beliefs should have a sensitive, open, and non-judgemental attitude.
creencias
(n.)=creed ; belief system.
Ex: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance. Ex: Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.
creer
(v.)=believe ; feel ; think ; opine.
Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.
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* al contrario de lo que se cree=contrary to popular belief.
* aunque no lo creas=believe it or not.
* como más conveniente lo + creer=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* ¡como para creérselo!=Posesivo + famous last words.
* créeme=take it from me.
* creer a Alguien=take + Posesivo + word for it.
* creer adecuado=see + fit ; think + fit.
* creer conveniente=see + fit.
* creer en imposibilidades=believe in + impossibilities.
* creer en lo imposible=believe in + the impossible.
* creer necesario=feel + need for.
* creer que estar bien=feel + right.
* creer que estar mal=feel + wrong.
* creerse=make out to be.
* creerse Dios=play + God.
* creerse equivocadamente=lull + Nombre + into thinking.
* creerse la salvación de=be god's gift to.
* creérselas de=fancy + Reflexivo.
* creérselo=go to + Posesivo + head ; get + too big for + Posesivo + boots ; get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots.
* creerse una broma=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.
* en contrar de lo que se cree=contrary to popular belief.
* hacer creer=lead to + believe ; lull + Nombre + into thinking.
* lo creas o no=believe it or not.
* lo + creer + cuando lo + ver=Pronombre + will believe it when + Pronombre + see it.
* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
* no creerse Algo del todo=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
* según se cree=reputedly.
* ser difícil de creer=beggar + belief.

creer a Alguien
(v.)=take + Posesivo + word for it.
Ex: We're also expected to take their word for it, because they're professionals, despite no real evidence.
creer adecuado
(v.)=see + fit ; think + fit.
Ex: He wanted to be free to develop the school according to his specifications, not someone else's, and he wanted to be able to expand in any way he saw fit. Ex: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.
creer conveniente
(v.)=see + fit.
Ex: He wanted to be free to develop the school according to his specifications, not someone else's, and he wanted to be able to expand in any way he saw fit.
creer en imposibilidades
(v.)=believe in + impossibilities.
Ex: The problem with books like this is that people get sucked in and start believing in impossibilities.
creer en lo imposible
(v.)=believe in + the impossible.
Ex: Believe in the impossible and defy science if you think homeopathy works.
creer necesario
(v.)=feel + need for.
Ex: The need was felt for a local data system which would provide not only catalogue and circulation control, but also acquisition routines and periodicals control.
creer que estar bien
(v.)=feel + right.
Ex: Two teenagers who wanted to experience murder told police it 'felt right' to strangle a friend and bury her body .
creer que estar mal
(v.)=feel + wrong.
Ex: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
creerse
(v.)=make out to be.
Ex: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.
creerse Dios
(v.)=play + God.
Ex: We'd have to mature a long, long way before we're truly ready to start playing God with out own genetic code.
creerse equivocadamente
(v.)=lull + Nombre + into thinking.
Ex: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.
creerse la salvación de
(v.)=be god's gift to.
Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
creerse una broma
(v.)=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.
Ex: Some people understood the joke and laughed, others fell for the joke and took it seriously. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
crema
(n.)=ointment ; cream ; lotion.
Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.
Ex: Various items that may be stored or kept in the containers include, but are not limited to, creams, balms, waxes, gels, candles, and bath salts.
Ex: Anyone can create their own natural skin care using simple and quick recipes for lotions, moisturizers and toners.
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* codearse con la crema y nata de la sociedad=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* crema batida=whipped cream.
* crema de manos=hand cream.
* crema hidratante=moisturiser [moisturizer, -USA] ; moisturising cream.
* crema limpiadora de manos=handcleaner.
* crema para el cuerlpo=body lotion.
* crema para la piel=skin cream.
* crema solar=suntan lotion ; suntan cream.
* de color crema=creamy ; cream-coloured.

crema batida
(n.)=whipped cream.
Ex: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .
crema de manos
(n.)=hand cream.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.
crema hidratante
(n.)=moisturiser [moisturizer, -USA] ; moisturising cream.
Ex: Anyone can create their own natural skin care using simple and quick recipes for lotions, moisturizers and toners. Ex: It is one of the most advanced footcare moisturising creams available.
crema limpiadora de manos
(n.)=handcleaner.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
crema para el cuerlpo
(n.)=body lotion.
Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.
crema para la piel
(n.)=skin cream.
Ex: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
crema solar
(n.)=suntan lotion ; suntan cream.
Ex: Suntan lotion can be purchased in a number of shops. Ex: Their suntan creams are also water resistant -- which is handy if you're on holiday in a very hot country and need to keep getting in and out of the pool or sea just to cool down.
cremacion
(n.)=cremation.
Ex: Records created by the cemetery industry include cemetery plot cards, lot diagrams, burial records, lot ownership records, and cremation records.

cremallera
(n.)=zipper ; zip ; zip fastener.
Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
Ex: Equally, broken zips or frayed button holes mean that our clothes will not fit us properly.
Ex: Ronnie Barker, the man who invented the zip fastener, was today honoured with a lifetime peerage.

cremar
(v.)=cremate.
Ex: It's inappropriate to cremate our fallen, our heroes in a facility that also cremates pets.

crematorio
(n.)=crematorium [crematoriums/-a, -pl.].
Ex: The roof for main hall of the crematorium has been designed as a pyramidal roof.

cremoso
(adj.)=unctuous ; creamy .
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
Ex: The paper was hand-made, rough-surfaced compared with modern book papers, and creamy or yellowish in colour.

creosota
(n.)=creosote.
Ex: The resulting residue that sticks to the inner walls of the chimney is called creosote.
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* aplicar una mano de creosota=creosote.

creosotar
(v.)=creosote.
Ex: The posts may also be protected by creosoting the lower end of them or by dipping them in hot coal tar.

crepitación
(n.)=roar.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

crepitar
(v.)=sizzle ; splutter ; sputter.
Ex: It should be hot enough so that a few drops of water will sizzle when they are dropped on the frying pan.
Ex: The ashes of the wicks, becoming heated, caused the fatty acids to splutter; and this was a grave inconvenience.
Ex: The light of these lamps did not sputter as it burned.

crepúsculo
(n.)=dusk ; twilight.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Twilight was deepening.

crespo
(adj.)=curly .
Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.

cresta
(n.)=ridge ; crest.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
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* con cresta=crested.
* cresta de montaña=mountain ridge.
* decorar con cresta=crest.
* en la cresta de=on the cusp of.
* estar en la cresta de la ola=ride on + the crest of a wave.

cresta de montaña
(n.)=mountain ridge.
Ex: New Zealand is a long, narrow, mountainous country; its islands are the unsubmerged parts of mountain ridges separated from Australia.
cretense
(n./adj.)=Cretan.
Ex: The Cretans failed in their attempt to cast off the yoke of the Ottoman Turks.

cretinismo
(n.)=cretinism.
Ex: Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).

cretino^1
(n.)=moron ; cretin.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.

cretino^2
(adj.)=cretinous.
Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.

cretona
(n.)=cretonne.
Ex: Nothing can be prettier, however, for a country house than cretonne.

cretáceo
(adj.)=Cretaceous.
Ex: This site is part of a large geographical zone called the Edwards Plateau and it primarily consists of Cretaceous rock.
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* Cretáceo, el=Cretaceous period, the.

creyente
(adj.)=believer ; God-fearing.
Ex: I am a great believer in international cooperation, but international cooperation involves also the United States; it involves us.
Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
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* no creyente=unbeliever.

creérselas de
(v.)=fancy + Reflexivo.
Ex: A chemical engineering graduate of the California Institute of Technology, he fancied himself a scientist and something of an amateur theologian.
creérselo
(v.)=go to + Posesivo + head ; get + too big for + Posesivo + boots ; get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots.
Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap. Ex: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit. Ex: Maybe he's just grown too big for his breeches; maybe she has been away too long and no one else has cut him down to size adequately enough in her absence. Ex: He has grown too big for his boots and I hope someone cuts him down to size soon.
creíble
(adj.)=credible ; believable.
Ex: The problem was to produce a credible operational definition of the term 'information education'.
Ex: But information policy has to be relevant, practicable and believable, otherwise it is merely ignored.
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* ser creíble=invoke + belief.

creído
(adj.)=conceited ; stuck-up ; cocky ; hoity-toity ; vain ; cocksure ; supercilious ; big-headed ; big head ; full of + Reflexivo ; arrogant.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
Ex: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.
Ex: That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
Ex: Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.

criada
(n.)=maid ; maidservant ; housemaid.
Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
Ex: A Qatari man is facing charges of raping a Filipino housemaid, when she was 17, on her very first day of employment in his house.

criadero
(n.)=hatchery ; breeding ground.
Ex: This type of pearl culture using the spats produced in the hatchery is the first in its kind in India.
Ex: This serves as an example of the Web acting as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual.
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* criadero de caballos=stud.
* criadero de cerdos=piggery.
* criadero de peces=fishery ; hatchery.
* criadero de perros=breeding kennel.

criadero de caballos
(n.)=stud.
Ex: There were no significant differences between riding schools and studs.
criadero de cerdos
(n.)=piggery.
Ex: In addition, the author urges men to examine their own attitudes for evidences of what he referred to as 'chauvinist piggery'.
criadero de peces
(n.)=fishery ; hatchery.
Ex: This programme was devoted to promote agricultural competitiveness by developing productivity and improving products in agriculture and fisheries. Ex: This type of pearl culture using the spats produced in the hatchery is the first in its kind in India.
criadero de perros
(n.)=breeding kennel.
Ex: This strain of virus causes neonatal deaths as well as infertility due to embryonal death, abortion and stillbirths in breeding kennels.
criado con el pecho
(adj.)=breast-fed.
Ex: There is general consensus that the intestinal flora of healthy breast-fed infants has several beneficial effects.
criado en la calle
(adj.)=street-smart.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
criado^1
(n.)=handmaiden ; servant ; menial worker ; menial.
Ex: We need, on behalf of our students, indeed on our own behalf, to be bridges into that future and not handmaidens to the past.
Ex: In 1807 Whitbread's Bill for elementary education was opposed on the grounds that it would spread discontent among the poorer classes and make them poor servants.
Ex: These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
Ex: However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
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* ser criado de=wait on.
* tener de criado=wait on + Nombre + hand and foot.

criado^2
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* criado con el pecho=breast-fed.
* criado en la calle=street-smart.
* mal criado=ill-bred.

criador
(n.)=breeder.
Ex: With this database we hope to reduce the incidence of inherited disorders in dogs by providing information to owners and breeders.
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* criador de aves=aviculturist.
* criador de cerdos=pig farmer.
* criador de perros=dog breeder.

criador de aves
(n.)=aviculturist.
Ex: Her uncle was a serious aviculturist with a large collection of breeding aviaries dedicated to each species or mutation.
criador de cerdos
(n.)=pig farmer.
Ex: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.
criador de perros
(n.)=dog breeder.
Ex: So be wary of adverts in the local paper where a dog breeder is selling several different breeds of dog.
crianza
(n.)=rearing.
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
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* crianza de niños=parenting.
* crianza de pollos=chicken culture ; chicken raising.
* crianza ecológica=free-range farming.
* crianza intensiva=battery farming.
* de crianza intensiva=battery-caged.
* vino de crianza=young wine.

crianza de niños
(n.)=parenting.
Ex: The Internet is likely to prove a fruitful source of advice and chat on parenting topics.
crianza de pollos
=chicken culture ; chicken raising.
Ex: That is, if you're getting a degree in chicken culture or whatever you call it - and we do give a Ph.D. in chicken raising - I guess you don't have to use the library very often. Ex: That is, if you're getting a degree in chicken culture or whatever you call it - and we do give a Ph.D. in chicken raising - I guess you don't have to use the library very often.
crianza ecológica
(n.)=free-range farming.
Ex: But any criticism that free range farming provides an ideal breeding ground for avian disease has its fair share of counterarguments.
crianza intensiva
(n.)=battery farming.
Ex: Battery farming is prohibited in a number of countries, including Switzerland and Sweden.
criar
(v.)=breed ; rear ; raise ; fledge ; nurse ; raise + Animales ; hatch.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: One of the main characteristics of written language, especially for people reared in oral cultural milieus, is the inability of the learner to rely on what has always been available: the non-verbal element of communication.
Ex: The current generation of young adults were raised on television, video games, music videos, and other highly visual media = La generación actual de jóvenes se han educado con la televisión, los vídeojuegos, los vídeos musicales y otros medios visuales.
Ex: Birds in territories with more foliage cover were more likely to fledge young.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.
Ex: New animal husbandry systems should be developed that provide opportunities for livestock animals to be raised in environments where they are permitted to engage in 'natural behaviour'.
Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.
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* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* criar malvas=push up + (the) daisies.
* criar niños=rear + children ; raise + children ; child rearing.
* criarse=grow up.
* cuando las ranas críen pelos=when hell freezes over ; when pigs fly.
* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan=birds of a feather flock together.

criar malvas
(v.)=push up + (the) daisies.
Ex: Anyway, some day in the not too distant future the old windbag will be pushing up the daisies.
criar niños
(n.)=rear + children ; raise + children ; child rearing.
Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office. Ex: In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'. Ex: Those women who have chosen to take a career break for child rearing may need access to top-up training on returning to the profession.
criarse
(v.)=grow up.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
criatura
(n.)=creature.
Ex: Stories that lead to doing things are all the more attractive to children, who are active rather than passive creatures.
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* criatura del espacio=space monster.
* criatura del inframundo=underworld being.
* criatura desamparada=babe in the wood.
* criatura humana=human creature.
* criatura viviente=living creature.

criatura del espacio
(n.)=space monster.
Ex: His attractive design, featuring buildings and sights of Bradford plus a generous supply of space monsters, was executed with the help of twenty schoolchildren.
criatura del inframundo
(n.)=underworld being.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are actually surrogates for Freudian types.
criatura desamparada
=babe in the wood.
Ex: Megan had gone there feeling like a lost babe in the wood who hardly knew anybody and didn't know what to say to a stranger.
criatura humana
(n.)=human creature.
Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
criatura viviente
(n.)=living creature.
Ex: Countless movies depict quicksand as some kind of living creature that sucks its victims down into a bottomless pit, never to be heard.
criba^1
(n.)=sieve.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

criba^2
(n.)=winnowing ; vetting ; screening.
Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
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* sistema de criba=vetting system.

cribar
(v.)=sift ; screen out ; filter (out) ; winnow ; strain ; vet ; weed through ; sieve.
Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
Ex: Central libraries are an important part of the interlending system and by ensuring regional utilisation of public library resources and thus filtering requests they protect research libraries.
Ex: Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants.
Ex: Finally, after sieving five square metres of topsoil, we began digging, hoping to find further flint and pottery or organic matter.

cricket^2
(n.)=cricket.
Ex: Other sports played within Glasgow include cricket, greyhound racing and ice hockey.
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* campo de cricket=cricket grounds.
* jugador de cricket=cricketer.
* pelota de cricket=cricket ball.

crimen
(n.)=crime ; felony ; criminality.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
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* cometer un crimen=commit + murder.
* crimen de guerra=war crime.
* crimen de sangre=violent crime ; crime of violence.
* crimen organizado=organised crime.
* escena del crimen, la=scene of the crime, the.
* escenario del crimen, el=scene of the crime, the.
* lugar del crimen, el=scene of the crime, the.

crimen de guerra
(n.)=war crime.
Ex: Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo war crimes Trials.
crimen de sangre
(n.)=violent crime ; crime of violence.
Ex: Violent crime overall, however, is still at the same level as in 1974, despite having decreased steadily since 1991. Ex: This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on crimes of violence.
crimen organizado
(n.)=organised crime.
Ex: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.
crimeo
(n./adj.)=Crimean.
Ex: This brief book helps to fill the gap in good contemporary literature on the Crimean Tartar problem.

criminal de guerra
(n.)=war criminal.
Ex: He was an Israeli undercover agent who captured and brought to justice many Nazi war criminals.
criminal^1
(n.)=criminal ; felon.
Ex: But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.
Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.
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* criminal de guerra=war criminal.

criminal^2
(adj.)=murderous.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.
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* delito criminal=digital crime.
* estatuto criminal=criminal statute.
* investigación criminal=criminal investigation.
* juicio criminal=criminal trial.
* negligencia criminal=criminal negligence.
* ser acusado de delito criminal=face + criminal charge.
* tribunal criminal=criminal tribunal.

criminalidad
(n.)=criminality.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
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* índice de criminalidad=crime rate.
* tasa de criminalidad=crime rate.

criminalmente
=criminally.
Ex: The majority of illegal immigrants are not criminally active.

criminología
(n.)=criminology.
Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to criminology this would probable not be acceptable.

crin
(n.)=horsehair ; hackles.
Ex: Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.
Ex: Everyone knows the correct way to hold a seahorse from behind is by its hackles.
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* erizar la crin=raise + Posesivo + hackles.

crines
(n.)=mane.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.

criollo
(n./adj.)=Creole.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Always a controversial and confusing term, the word Creole, to put it simply, means many things to many people.

criosfera
(n.)=cryosphere.
Ex: The cryosphere consists of those parts of the Earth's surface where water is found in solid form, including areas of snow, sea ice, glaciers, permafrost, ice sheets, and icebergs.

cripta
(n.)=crypta ; vault.
Ex: This Russian Memorial Church has a rare icon wall and original Russian standards from 1813, crypta.
Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.

criptoanalista
(n.)=cryptanalyst.
Ex: Cryptanalysts mostly work behind closed doors, and it is difficult to chum with a clever person doing such a secret research.

criptoanalítico
(adj.)=cryptanalytic.
Ex: This paper attempts to organize the existing literature of cryptoanalysis in a way that students can use to learn cryptanalytic techniques.

criptoanálisis
(n.)=cryptanalysis.
Ex: This paper attempts to organize the existing literature of cryptoanalysis in a way that students can use to learn cryptanalytic techniques.

criptografía
(n.)=cryptography ; privacy transformation.
Ex: These latter may include control of access to stored data by, say, automatic finger-print or voice-print identification, or protection of data while in transit through a privacy transformation, better known as cryptography.
Ex: These latter may include control of access to stored data by, say, automatic finger-print or voice-print identification, or protection of data while in transit through a privacy transformation, better known as cryptography.

criptograma
(n.)=cryptogram.
Ex: In fact, complete sentences are not always necessary, because phrases can often convey the message, but at the same time a steady diet of rapid fire phrases will soon sound like a cryptogram and will be irksome to read.

criptología
(n.)=cryptology.
Ex: Cryptology provides a useful means of securing electronic evidence in such a way that it will be accepted by a court.

criptón
(n.)=krypton.
Ex: A pink-orange glow in these bulbs is achieved with a mixture of neon, argon, and krypton but mostly neon.

crisantemo
(n.)=chrysanthemum.
Ex: Sales of single-stemmed flowers such as roses, carnations and chrysanthemums dominate international trade.

crisis
(n.)=crisis [crises, -pl.] ; trough ; shakeout [shake-out] ; crunch ; slump ; downswing ; bust ; funk.
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.
Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology.
Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
Ex: This one reason why smart buyers are making their moves now with the market in such a funk.
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* agravar una crisis=exacerbate + crisis.
* alcanzar proporciones de crisis=grow to + crisis proportions.
* causar esta crisis=precipitate + crisis.
* convertirse en una crisis=grow to + a crisis.
* crisis + aumentar=crisis + deepen.
* crisis bursátil=market crash ; stock market crash.
* crisis crediticia=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
* crisis de enormes proporciones=situation of crisis proportions.
* crisis de fe=crisis of faith.
* crisis de identidad=crisis of confidence ; identity crisis ; crisis in confidence.
* crisis de la industria del libro=book crisis.
* crisis de liquidez=liquidity crunch.
* crisis del libro=book crisis.
* crisis de los cuarenta=mid-life crisis ; middle-age crisis ; middle-age blues.
* crisis de los siete años, la=seven-year itch, the.
* crisis económica=financial straits ; economic crisis ; financial crisis ; crash ; bad economic times ; shakeout [shake-out] ; financial crunch ; economic slump ; difficult economic times ; economic depression ; economic doldrums.
* crisis económica mundial=global economic slump.
* crisis emocional=emotional crisis.
* crisis energética=energy crisis.
* crisis financiera=financial crisis ; financial crunch.
* crisis medioambiental=environmental crisis.
* crisis nerviosa=crack-up ; nervous breakdown.
* crisis social=social crisis.
* desatar una crisis=precipitate + crisis.
* en crisis=depressed ; crisis-ridden ; on the rocks.
* enfrentarse a una crisis=face + crisis ; deal with + crisis.
* en situación de crisis=on the rocks.
* en tiempos de crisis=in times of crisis.
* estar sumido en una crisis=be deep in crisis.
* gestión de crisis=crisis management.
* hacer frente a una crisis=face + crisis ; meet + crisis.
* ocasionar una crisis=precipitate + crisis.
* pasar una crisis=face + crisis.
* provocar una crisis=precipitate + crisis.
* resolver una crisis=solve + crisis.
* sobrevivir una crisis=survive + crisis.
* superar una crisis=ford + crisis ; survive + crisis.

crisis + aumentar
(n.)=crisis + deepen.
Ex: The educational crisis deepened in the 1990s.
crisis bursátil
(n.)=market crash ; stock market crash.
Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes. Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
crisis crediticia
(n.)=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch. Ex: The bank, like many others, needs extra capital to ride out the credit squeeze.
crisis de enormes proporciones
(n.)=situation of crisis proportions.
Ex: There are a number of factors prevalent in mainly urbanized society which together have produced a situation of crisis proportions.
crisis de fe
(n.)=crisis of faith.
Ex: Its powerful title story explores a crisis of faith experienced by a formerly devout Jew living in a 1930s Bronx tenement.
crisis de identidad
(n.)=crisis of confidence ; identity crisis ; crisis in confidence.
Ex: Children in this state are in a crisis of confidence from which they must be relieved before their set about books can be refreshed and enlivened. Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians. Ex: The library profession is experiencing a paradigm shift, a major change in the way that librarians do their work and this is creating a crisis in confidence.
crisis de la industria del libro
(n.)=book crisis.
Ex: The article 'The book crisis: Africa's other famine' examines the question of the tremendous shortage of books and other teaching materials in nearly all African countries = El artículo "La crisis del libro: otra hambruna de â€ frica" estudia el problema de la tremenda escasez de libros y otros materiales educativos en casi todos los países africanos.
crisis de liquidez
(n.)=liquidity crunch.
Ex: Liquidity crunch is on and the market is in the red.
crisis de los cuarenta
(n.)=mid-life crisis ; middle-age crisis ; middle-age blues.
Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'. Ex: The article is entitled 'The public library: middle-age crisis or old age?'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'.
crisis de los siete años, la
=seven-year itch, the.
Ex: A longitudinal study of the career patterns of academic librarians is needed if this brain drain as a result of the 'seven-year itch' is to be prevented.
crisis del libro
(n.)=book crisis.
Ex: The article 'The book crisis: Africa's other famine' examines the question of the tremendous shortage of books and other teaching materials in nearly all African countries = El artículo "La crisis del libro: otra hambruna de â€ frica" estudia el problema de la tremenda escasez de libros y otros materiales educativos en casi todos los países africanos.
crisis económica
(n.)=financial straits ; economic crisis ; financial crisis ; crash ; bad economic times ; shakeout [shake-out] ; financial crunch ; economic slump ; difficult economic times ; economic depression ; economic doldrums.
Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material. Ex: During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books. Ex: In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order. Ex: The article 'After the crash: librarians take stock following the market's recent nosedive' discusses the possible effects of the recent stock market crash on U.S. libraries and suggests how libraries can protect themselves during economic recession. Ex: With rare exceptions, law firms prosper during good and bad economic times. Ex: There will be a dramatic shakeout in librarianship but information scientists face a great opportunity to develop their skills by the opportunities afforded by the new technology. Ex: The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'. Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers. Ex: This sector has been something of a social 'shock absorber' in recent difficult economic times. Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase. Ex: People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.
crisis económica mundial
(n.)=global economic slump.
Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
crisis emocional
(n.)=emotional crisis.
Ex: An emotional crisis at home may send a child burrowing back into the security of well-loved books remembered from happier days.
crisis energética
(n.)=energy crisis.
Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
crisis financiera
(n.)=financial crisis ; financial crunch.
Ex: In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order. Ex: The article is entitled 'Book acquisition programme in libraries and information centres under the financial crunch'.
crisis medioambiental
(n.)=environmental crisis.
Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
crisis nerviosa
(n.)=crack-up ; nervous breakdown.
Ex: But sometimes people emerge from such crack-ups with a new sense of the value of others as well as of themselves. Ex: If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!.
crisis social
(n.)=social crisis.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
crismas
(n.)=Christmas card.
Ex: We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.

crisol
(n.)=melting pot.
Ex: It was in Alexandria, the melting pot of ideas and peoples and the great intellectual centre of the ancient world, that the greatest library in the world came into being.

crispación
(n.)=irritation ; exasperation.
Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.
Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.

crispante
(adj.)=grating ; infuriating.
Ex: Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.

crispar
(v.)=grate on.
Ex: His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer.
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* crispar los nervios=unnerve ; get on + Posesivo + wick.
* crisparse=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; see + red.

crispar los nervios
(v.)=unnerve ; get on + Posesivo + wick.
Ex: World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis. Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
crisparse
(v.)=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; see + red.
Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'. Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. Ex: His arrogance, his assumption of her acute need for him, made her see red and she struggled for self-control.
cristal
(n.)=crystal ; platen ; glass platen ; glass ; glass plate ; pane.
Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon and the crystal is broken up into chips which are then packaged and joined to connectors.
Ex: Each book is opened to reveal its label, and placed on the platen of the photocharging machine.
Ex: The teacher writes or draws directly on to the acetate roll covering the glass platen of the projector using a water-based pen.
Ex: Occasionally the slide may be mounted between two pieces of glass to prevent damage caused by dust or fingerprints.
Ex: Many professionals, particularly press photographers, were still using glass plates until the 1950s.
Ex: Two wide windows stood with shattered panes, their glass slivered on the wide marble sill and scattered across the floor.
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* agredir con un cristal=glass.
* araña de cristal=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
* bola de cristal=crystal ball.
* bola de cristal con nieve dentro=snow globe.
* botella de cristal=glass bottle.
* cristal cilindrado=plate glass.
* cristal de cuarzo=quartz crystal.
* cristal de espejo=one-way mirror.
* cristal de hielo=ice crystal.
* cristal en láminas=plate glass.
* cristales ahumados=tinting.
* cristal esmerilado=frosted-glass ; ground glass.
* cristal líquido=liquid-crystal.
* cristal molido=ground glass.
* cristal soplado=blown glass.
* cristal templado=tempered glass.
* de cristal=glass.
* fotografía en placa de cristal=glass-plate photography.
* herir con un cristal=glass.
* hoja de cristal=pane.
* lámina de cristal=plate glass.
* mirar la bola de cristal=gaze into + crystal ball.
* ojo de cristal=glass eye.
* pantalla de cristal líquido=LCD [liquid crystal display].
* placa de cristal=glass plate ; plate.
* plato de cristal=glass plate.
* puerta corredera de cristal=sliding glass door.
* puerta de cristal=glass door [glassdoor].
* puerta de cristales=glazed door.
* según el color del cristal con que se mire=in the eye of the beholder.
* techo de cristal=glass ceiling.

cristal cilindrado
(n.)=plate glass.
Ex: Plate glass is often recyled into the raw material used in fiberglass and countertops.
cristal de cuarzo
(n.)=quartz crystal.
Ex: The equipment used includes a laser, quartz crystals, and chalk dust.
cristal de espejo
(n.)=one-way mirror.
Ex: They describe what it is like to find yourself on the other side of a one-way mirror, innocent but presumed guilty, by professionals who are almost completely unaccountable.
cristal de hielo
(n.)=ice crystal.
Ex: Boks were placed in ordinary freezers before being vacuum frozen to remove ice crystals from pages before they turned to liquid.
cristal en láminas
(n.)=plate glass.
Ex: Plate glass is often recyled into the raw material used in fiberglass and countertops.
cristal esmerilado
(n.)=frosted-glass ; ground glass.
Ex: Normally, they would view the image projected onto a frosted-glass screen or displayed on a video screen. Ex: Glass bottles with ground glass stoppers are often used to store stock solutions of chemicals.
cristal líquido
(n.)=liquid-crystal.
Ex: Display devices are based mainly on the cathode-ray, or television, tube but other light-emitting or reflecting devices (e.g. plasma, liquid-crystals) are also in use on 'flatscreen' displays.
cristal molido
(n.)=ground glass.
Ex: A popular device in Victorian literature had fictional characters using ground glass to surreptitiously kill off unwanted relatives.
cristal soplado
(n.)=blown glass.
Ex: These traditional oil cruets are made of blown glass, capturing the beautiful imperfections of this medium.
cristal templado
(n.)=tempered glass.
Ex: However, an increasing number of shower screens are made of tempered glass, which may potentially break.
cristales ahumados
(n.)=tinting.
Ex: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight, but double glazing, tinting, or architectural shading are necessary to alleviate the worst effects of noise, solar gain and solar glare = Las áreas acristaladas permiten que los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la luz natural, aunque el doble acristalamiento, los cristales ahumados, o las sombras arquitectónicas son necesarios para reducir los efectos negativos del ruido, la radiación solar y el resplandor del sol.
cristalino
(adj.)=crystal-clear ; crystalline.
Ex: A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
Ex: Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
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* roca cristalina=crystalline rock.

cristalización
(n.)=crystallisation [crystallization, -USA].
Ex: This paper presents an algorithm for health care knowledge crystallization that, in addition to simulating the process of annealing, employs the notion of nucleation and growth on health care knowledge.

cristalizado
(adj.)=crystallised [crystallized, -USA].
Ex: How much of the crystallised water is detected depends very much on the conditions applied.
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* fruta cristalizada=crystallised fruit.

cristalizar
(v.)=crystallise [crystallize -USA].
Ex: Two areas of concern may be crystallized: the citation of a volume of conference proceedings, and the citation of one contribution in such a volume.

cristalografía
(n.)=crystallography.
Ex: The library of the Society of Mineralogy and Crystallograpy, Dresden, was founded in 1816 but taken over by other institutions in the 19th century.

cristalográfico
(adj.)=crystallographic.
Ex: The Cambridge Structural Database (CSD) is a vast numerical resource of crystallographic data.

cristianismo
(n.)=christianity.
Ex: A Marxist history of christianity may offend the practising churchgoer.
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* convertir al cristianismo=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].
* era anterior al Cristianismo=pre-Christian era.

cristiano
(n.)=Christian.
Nota: Los nombres referidos a una religión se escriben en mayúscula.
Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
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* Ciencia Cristiana, la=Christian Science.
* era cristiana, la=common era, the (C.E.).
* Iglesia Cristiana, la=Christian Church, the.
* misionero cristiano=Christian missionary.

crisálida
(n.)=pupa [pupas/pupae, -pl.].
Ex: The effects of irradiation on the wholesomeness of bananas, and on fruit fly eggs and pupae were investigated.

criterio
(n.)=criterion [criteria, -pl.] ; pattern ; yardstick ; touchstone.
Ex: Most documents have many characteristics that might be identified by a searcher as the criterion by which the document would be selected as relevant.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.
Ex: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.
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* a criterio de=at the discretion of.
* basado en criterios=criteria-based.
* con criterio=discerning.
* criterio de selección=selection criterion.
* criterio general=rule of thumb.
* criterio propio=judgement [judgment].
* criterios de búsqueda=search criteria.
* criterios de relevancia=relevance criteria.
* cumplir (con) un criterio=meet + standard.
* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien=leave + Nombre + up to.
* establecer criterios para=make + provision for.
* evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos=rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
* no cumplir unos criterios=fall (far) short of + criteria.
* no satisfacer unos criterios=fall (far) short of + criteria.
* satisfacer un criterio=fulfil + criterion.
* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado=by any standard(s).
* sin criterio alguno=indiscriminate ; indiscriminately.

criterio de selección
(n.)=selection criterion.
Ex: When the selection criteria are complete, the appropriate copy records in the holdings file are marked to be inventoried.
criterio general
(n.)=rule of thumb.
Ex: Here, as elsewhere, one applies a second rule of thumb: retain self-control.
criterio propio
(n.)=judgement [judgment].
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.
criterios de búsqueda
=search criteria.
Ex: When you've completed typing in the search criteria, press <Enter>.
criterios de relevancia
(n.)=relevance criteria.
Ex: There is a core of relevance criteria that spans such factors as information needs, user environments, and types of information.
criticado
=much-maligned ; embattled.
Ex: Readers seem to favor the ancient and much-maligned mechanism of the footnote for providing background information.
Ex: An embattled professor is fighting a legal battle with the University over why the courses he usually teaches were discontinued this year.
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* muy criticado=much-criticised [much-criticized, USA].

criticar
(v.)=come under + criticism ; condemn ; criticise [criticize, -USA] ; decry ; find + fault with ; put + Alguien + down ; take + Nombre + to task ; deprecate ; castigate ; speak against ; chide ; censure ; berate ; critique ; bash ; raise + criticism ; come under + attack ; pick on ; go to + bat against ; chastise ; carp ; damn ; recreminate ; reprove ; reproach ; single out for + criticism ; slam ; take + a swat at ; chew + Nombre + up ; roast ; give + Nombre + a good roasting ; take + pot shots at ; talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back ; tar.
Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
Ex: Dick decried the feeling among some scholarly publishers that there is no link between scholarly researchers, publishers, and the library.
Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
Ex: In his report, one of the few really inspiring documents to have come out of librarianship, McColvin castigated the standards of cataloguing and classification he found.
Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
Ex: This bipartite approach has recently come under heavy attack.
Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
Ex: The article has the title 'The minority press goes to bat against segregated baseball'.
Ex: The profession should cease practising the amateurism for which it chastises employers who have untrained persons trying to function as librarians.
Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: Samuel Taylor Coleridge wrote: 'Experience informs us that the first defense of weak minds is to recriminate'.
Ex: The person reproving his friend must understand that before he can reprove someone else, he must first reprove himself.
Ex: The Governor, it is learnt, sternly reproached the party for putting the public to inconvenience for the last two days.
Ex: Though what exactly constitutes moral decay is debatable, one group traditionally has been singled out for criticism, namely young people.
Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
Ex: I get pretty tired of ignorant people taking swats at the Catholic religion for 'worshiping statues'.
Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it.
Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent.
Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time.
Ex: The film also takes pot shots at the media and the political system in the country.
Ex: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
Ex: The president hasn't 'abandoned the center' -- but that won't stop critics from tarring him for it.
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* criticar a=fulminate about ; level + criticism at ; talk + shit about.
* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas=cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
* criticar duramente=tear + Nombre + to shreds ; slate ; flail away at.
* criticar las ideas de Alguien=trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
* ser criticado=come under + fire.

criticar a
(v.)=fulminate about ; level + criticism at ; talk + shit about.
Ex: In his latest book Wilson Follett fulminates for two pages about librarians imposing these ridiculous distorted headings on the public. Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code. Ex: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas
(v.)=cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
criticar duramente a Alguien
(v.)=tear + Nombre + to shreds ; slate ; flail away at.
Ex: I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together. Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks. Ex: His novels flailed away at ignorance and indecency and his editorials were partisan, personal, fervent, and emotional.
criticar las ideas de Alguien
(v.)=trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
Ex: One day Balzac trampled on Hernandez's ideas for reviving the use of bookmobiles.
criticón
(n.)=nag ; caviller [caviler, -USA] ; quibbler.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.

critográfico
(adj.)=cryptographic.
Ex: The article 'Cryptographic patents: at war and in peace' explores the dichotomy between the concepts of cryptography and patents.

croata
(adj.)=Croat ; Croatian.
Ex: It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.
Ex: This paper examines the communication pattern of a selected groups of Croatian scientists in the field of biomedicine.

croché
(n.)=crocheting ; crochet.
Ex: Crocheting, similar to knitting, consists of pulling loops of yarn through other loops.
Ex: Here you can learn crochet basics, step by step, with our illustrated instructions.
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* aguja de croché=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer croché=crochet hook.
* aguja de hacer crochet=crochet needle.
* croché a mano=hand crochet.
* hacer croché=crochet.
* labores de croché a mano=hand-crochet work.

croché a mano
(n.)=hand crochet.
Ex: This type of hand crochet is almost a lost art.
crol
(n.)=front crawl ; crawl.
Ex: The front crawl in swimming is probably the most common of strokes associated with professional swimming, as it's the fastest one.
Ex: In freestyle swimming any stroke may be used, but the crawl, considered the speediest, is almost always favored.

cromatografía
(n.)=chromatography.
Nota: Proceso por el que se separan los componentes de una aleación al filtrar ésta por una material absorbente (arcilla o papel).
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

cromatográfico
(adj.)=chromatographic.
Ex: This technique was used to predict the chromatographic retention values of steroids.

cromio
(n.)=chromium.
Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.

cromo
(n.)=chrome.
Ex: By means of a search for information on nickel-chrome-aluminium alloys a demonstration is given of the way in which publications containing information on alloys are recorded in Chemical Abstracts.
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* cromo de jugadores de béisbol=baseball card.
* cromo de jugadores de fútbol=football card.

cromo de jugadores de béisbol
(n.)=baseball card.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
cromo de jugadores de fútbol
(n.)=football card.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg football cards, stamps, coins and shells.
cromolitografía
(n.)=chromolithography.
Nota: Proceso litográfico or el que se imprime un dibujo a partir de la combinación de piedras litográficas de diferentes colores.
Ex: But in the late 1830s Engelmann in France and Hullmandel in England developed processes of 'chromolithography' whereby pictures in full colour were printed from suites of stones.

cromolitógrafo
(n.)=chromolitographer.
Ex: But for the most part chromolithographers combined the three-colour method with the superimposition of flat tones and used a larger number of colour stones than the basic three.

cromosoma
(n.)=chromosome.
Ex: Such a pair of chromosomes are said to be homologues of one another.
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* cromosoma X=x chromosome.
* cromosoma Y=y chromosome.

cromosoma X
(n.)=x chromosome.
Ex: Ejaculation frequency was not significantly correlated with the distribution of X and Y chromosomes.
cromosoma Y
(n.)=y chromosome.
Ex: Ejaculation frequency was not significantly correlated with the distribution of X and Y chromosomes.
cromático
(adj.)=chromatic.
Ex: Standardization has implied the development of graphical and chromatic symbols for promotion of their products and services.

cronista
(n.)=chronicler ; diarist.
Ex: Nonetheless, the monkish chroniclers of the time report that the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid sent Emperor Charlemagne a brass clock and an elephant.
Ex: The author discusses the phenomenon of online diaries or personal journals and lists some Web sites which give advice to would be diarists.
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* cronista de sociedad=gossip columnist.

cronista de sociedad
(n.)=gossip columnist.
Ex: The book traces Winchell's career from gossip columnist to serious journalist.
cronograma^1
(n.)=chronogram.
Ex: Chronograms, which work by assigning numerical values to letters, were a popular contemporary genre with a vaguely prophetic import.

cronograma^2
(n.)=timeline [time line] ; time scale [timescale] ; time frame [timeframe] ; schedule.
Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
Ex: An appendix outlines the timescale of the whole project.
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.

cronología
(n.)=chronology ; timeline [time line].
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.
Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.

cronológicamente
=chronologically.
Ex: All the editions and translations of a work were to be arranged in a prescribed order (the editions chronologically and the translations by language).

cronológico
(adj.)=chronological.
Ex: A serial is a publication in any medium issued in successive parts bearing numeric or chronological designations and intended to be continued indefinitely.
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* catálogo cronológico=chronological catalogue.
* orden cronológico=chronological order.

cronometrador
(n.)=timekeeper.
Ex: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside.

cronometrar
(v.)=time ; clock.
Ex: The searches were timed and the retrieval steps and search terms were noted.
Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.

cronómetro
(n.)=timekeeper ; stopwatch.
Ex: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside.
Ex: I have estimated the flow rate of warm water through the shower at about 5 litres per minute by using a measuring jug and a stopwatch.

croqueta
(n.)=croquette.
Ex: Croquettes are often served as fingerfood with a dipping sauce.
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* croqueta de pescado=fish cake.

croqueta de pescado
(n.)=fish cake.
Ex: Fish cakes are a great way of using up leftovers such as cooked fish and mashed potatoes, which might otherwise be thrown away.
croquis
(n.)=study print ; sketch.
Ex: For instance, boys would be terribly attracted to find gorgeous study prints on motorcycles.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.

croscita
=cross-citing.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.

croupier
(n.)=croupier.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling' in this environment.

cruasán
(n.)=croissant.
Ex: Aspects of deep-freezing of bakery products, including French bread and croissants, are discussed, covering freezing rate and method of thawing.

cruce de caminos
(n.)=crossroads ; fork in the road ; crossway.
Ex: When George Washington was born, Junctionville was no more than a tiny crossroads settlement of 37 families. Ex: The progress of education for librarianship and information studies has reached a fork in the road. Ex: When they had walked for some time they came to a crossway, and there they agreed to part, and each take his own road.
cruce de la frontera
(n.)=border crossing.
Ex: The theme of the conference was 'border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.
cruce de peatones
(n.)=zebra crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pelican crossing ; crosswalk.
Ex: Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement. Ex: Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road. Ex: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing. Ex: Before crossing into a crosswalk, ensure you make eye contact with the approaching drivers in both directions of traffic.
cruce de razas
(n.)=mixed breed.
Ex: Of the 882 dogs, 228 were German hepherds, 86 were Great Danes and 73 were mixed breeds.
cruce en barco
(n.)=boat ride.
Ex: We learn that the island, 'a three-hour boat ride from Naples,' served as as a shelter for Italian Jews during the Second World War.
cruce fronterizo
(n.)=border crossing.
Ex: The theme of the conference was 'border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.
cruce peatonal
(n.)=pedestrian crossing.
Ex: Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road.
cruce^1
(n.)=intersection ; crossover [cross-over] ; junction ; crossing point ; crossing.
Ex: The loan period is given at the intersections of the rows and columns.
Ex: Each person works two and a half days a week and this allows a midweek crossover period so that communication between them is not restricted to notes and phone calls.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.
Ex: If memory serves me right this is not the first death on this crossing.
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* cruce de caminos=crossroads ; fork in the road ; crossway.
* cruce de la frontera=border crossing.
* cruce de peatones=zebra crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pelican crossing ; crosswalk.
* cruce en barco=boat ride.
* cruce fronterizo=border crossing.
* cruce peatonal=pedestrian crossing.

cruce^2
(n.)=mixed breed.
Ex: Of the 882 dogs, 228 were German hepherds, 86 were Great Danes and 73 were mixed breeds.
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* cruce de razas=mixed breed.

crucero
(n.)=cruise liner ; transatlantic liner ; ocean liner ; cruise ship [cruiseship] ; cruise ; boat cruise ; cruiser.
Ex: The article 'Literacy on the high seas: cruise ship libraries flourish' discusses the recent upsurge in the development of libraries and library facilities on cruise liners.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
Ex: This is a collection of ocean liner postcards from the late 19th and early 20th century.
Ex: The world has many cruise ships, big and small, transporting passengers to the most exotic places.
Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.
Ex: The new generation of cruisers is much lighter, thanks to modern materials and manufacturers who care about reducing weight.
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* crucero de batalla=battle cruiser.
* crucero de combate=battle cruiser.
* crucero del amor=love boat.
* crucero de placer=pleasure cruiser.
* crucero de vacaciones=holiday cruiser.
* hacer un crucero=go on + a cruise.

crucero de batalla
(n.)=battle cruiser.
Ex: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.
crucero de combate
(n.)=battle cruiser.
Ex: These battle cruisers achieved greater speed -- about 25 knots -- by limiting the thickness of their armour.
crucero de placer
(n.)=pleasure cruiser.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiser was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours.
crucero de vacaciones
(n.)=holiday cruiser.
Ex: He started working as as pastry cook at the age of 15, and this job enabled him to travel around the world on board of holiday cruisers.
crucero del amor
(n.)=love boat.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
crucial
(adj.)=crucial ; critical.
Ex: Cost are obviously a crucial factor, although absolute costs are not usually relevant.
Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
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* crucial para la vida de una persona=lifesaving.
* de crucial importancia=crucially important.
* de importancia crucial=crucially important.
* momento crucial=Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* ser crucial (para)=be central (to).

crucial para la vida de una persona
(adj.)=lifesaving.
Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.
crucialmente
=crucially.
Ex: Indeed the selection of an indexing approach is crucially dependent upon the way in which the index is to be used.

crucifijo
(n.)=cross.
Ex: Examples of iconic expressions are the cross and the Crescent representing Christianity and Islam respectively.

crucifixión
(n.)=crucifixion.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.

cruciforme
(adj.)=cruciform ; cross-shaped.
Ex: His writings are filled with references to mysticism relating religious concepts to darkness, geometric shapes, and cruciform imagery.
Ex: After all, people have been designing cross-shaped buildings for thousands of years -- they're called churches.

crucigrama
(n.)=crossword ; crossword puzzle.
Ex: Children are offered quiz, crossword and craft activities, many utilising the 150 or so library books on pets and related subjects.
Ex: Language is demotic because to become human we need it; it was not invented as a way of passing the time, like a great big crossword puzzle.

cruda realidad
(n.)=stark reality.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
crudamente
=brutally.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.

crudo^1
(n.)=petroleum ; crude oil.
Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.
Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.
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* bidón de crudo=oil drum.

crudo^2
(adj.)=crude ; raw.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.
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* alimentos crudos=raw food.
* carne cruda=raw meat.
* cruda realidad=stark reality.
* en lo más crudo del invierno=in the dead of winter.
* tenerlo crudo=not be easy.

cruel
(adj.)=brutal ; cruel ; perverse ; unkind ; callous ; cold-blooded ; merciless ; brutish ; ferocious ; heartless ; cutthroat.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
Ex: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
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* volverse cruel=become + vicious.

crueldad
(n.)=cruelty ; callousness ; ruthlessness ; inhumanity ; devilry ; deviltry ; devilment.
Ex: Cruelty TO CHILDREN is quite clearly child abuse.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.
Ex: Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.
Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.
Ex: The police will now see that they are protected in future from such devilry.
Ex: No man who was not a false hypocrite would commit such deviltry.
Ex: Right now family members of the doctors jailed are telling the media that they would have never thought their kin would plot such devilment.
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* acto de crueldad=act of cruelty.
* crueldad hacia los animales=animal cruelty.

crueldad hacia los animales
(n.)=animal cruelty.
Ex: 3 months, 11 months, any gaol time is a good result for animal cruelty matters.
cruelmente
=unkindly ; cruelly ; perversely ; heartlessly.
Ex: Very many SLIS were able to demonstrate a great deal of IT-related re-training endeavour; 're-treading of old tyres' one respondent rather unkindly put it.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: Play indexes are numerous and perversely disparate.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.

crujido
(n.)=squeak ; creaking ; creak ; creaking noise ; creaking sound.
Ex: On a bicycle there can be nothing more annoying then a squeak while you're riding.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: Pleurisy also causes a chest noise that ranges from a faint squeak to a loud creak.
Ex: Mine makes lots of annoying creaking noises, especially when you press on the top left corner, and then back on the bottom right again.
Ex: It happens only when I lie down and it is like I can hear a creaking sound in my throat and between my breast bone.

crujiente
(adj.)=crisp ; crispy ; creaky .
Ex: But because of their relatively short shelf life, heads of lettuce have to be shipped quickly so that they remain crisp and fresh.
Ex: The food here is generally excellent, but there's one menu item that's always interested me more than the others -- 'tasty crispy silkworm'.
Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.

crujir
(v.)=crackle ; snap ; creak ; squeak.
Ex: The advice is to chill out most artefacts with confidence, although coating on wood may crackle a little bit by -50 degrees centigrade.
Ex: But when runner beans are fresh, they do snap when you break them in half!.
Ex: One last thing, my bike started creaking again last week but it totally stopped after about 15-20 miles.
Ex: My 16-year antediluvian cat suddenly started squeaking instead of meowing -- Should I be concerned?.

crupier
(n.)=croupier.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling' in this environment.

crupié
(n.)=croupier.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling' in this environment.

crustáceo
(n.)=crustacean.
Ex: Oarfish feed primarily on zooplankton, selectively straining tiny euphausiids, shrimp, and other crustaceans from the water.

cruz de + Nombre, la
=curse of + Nombre, the ; bane of + Nombre, the.
Ex: The curse of professionalism is its tendency to distract the specialist's attention from his basic function by concentrating his thinking on a multiplicity of details. Ex: This process has become a source of frustration and time-consuming, bureaucratic manoeuvering which appears to be the bane of acquisitions librarians everywhere.
cruz gamada
(n.)=swastika ; fylfot.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag. Ex: The fylfot is an ancient symbol for good luck.
cruz que se lleva a cuestas
=millstone around + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Like a millstone around our necks, the scandal, year after endless year, drags us all down with it.
cruz^1
(n.)=cross.
Ex: Examples of iconic expressions are the cross and the Crescent representing Christianity and Islam respectively.
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* cara o cruz=heads or tails.
* cruz de + Nombre, la=curse of + Nombre, the ; bane of + Nombre, the.
* cruz gamada=swastika ; fylfot.
* cruz que se lleva a cuestas=millstone around + Posesivo + neck.
* Cruz Roja, la=Red Cross, the.
* en forma de cruz=cross-shaped.
* llevar una cruz=suffer from + curse.

cruz^2
(n.)=dagger.
Nota: En imprenta, signo tipográfico parecido a una daga o puñal en posición vertical de modo que forma una cruz latina usado para indicar algún tipo de referencia con una función similar a la del asterisco.
Ex: This type of relationship is indicated under the preferred terms by a dagger, thus Sea water UF- Artificial sea water.

cruzada
(n.)=crusade.
Ex: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.
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* Cruzadas, las=Crusades, the.
* iniciar una cruzada por=crusade for.

cruzado^1
(n.)=crusader.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.

cruzado^2
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* barra cruzada=crossbar.
* base de datos cruzada=cross database.
* búsqueda cruzada=federated search.
* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros=cross-file searching.
* clasificación cruzada=cross-classification.
* estar de brazos cruzados=stand + idle ; sit + idle ; sit + idly.
* incluir referencias cruzadas=cross-reference.
* índice cruzado=dual dictionary.
* quedarse con los brazos cruzados=take + Nombre + lying down ; sit + tight.
* raza cruzada=mixed breed.
* referencia cruzada=cross reference heading.
* sentarse cruzado de brazos=sit on + Posesivo + hands.
* sentarse de brazos cruzados=sit + idle ; sit + idly.

cruzar
(v.)=cross ; fall across ; walk across ; intersect ; cross-pollinate ; throw across ; interbreed ; get over.
Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.
Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.
Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.
Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.
Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.
Ex: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.
Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.
Ex: They couldn't get over the river by building anything, so they stopped at that point.
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* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche)=like passing ships (in the night) ; like passing ships (in the night).
* cruzar corriendo=run across.
* cruzar en el camino de Alguien=cross + Posesivo + path.
* cruzar fronteras=span + boundaries.
* cruzar la calle=cross + the street.
* cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalking ; jaywalk.
* cruzar la espada con=cross + swords with.
* cruzar la frontera=cross + the boundary.
* cruzar la línea=cross + the line.
* cruzar la línea divisoria=cross + the boundary ; cross + the great divide ; cross + the dividing line ; cross + the line.
* cruzar la línea que separa=cross over + the line separating.
* cruzar la mente=shoot through + Posesivo + mind.
* cruzar la meta=cross + the finish line.
* cruzar las fronteras=breach + boundaries ; breach + barriers.
* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre=cross + Adjetivo + lines.
* cruzar las piernas=cross + Posesivo + legs ; fold + Posesivo + legs.
* cruzar los brazos=fold + Posesivo + arms ; cross + Posesivo + arms.
* cruzar los dedos=cross + Posesivo + fingers.
* cruzarse con=run into ; cross + Posesivo + path ; cross + paths with ; walk + past.
* cruzarse de brazos=sit back ; fold + Posesivo + arms ; go along with + the flow ; sit on + Posesivo + hands.
* cruzarse de piernas=fold + Posesivo + legs.
* cruzarse en el camino=cross + paths with.
* cruzársele a Uno en el camino=come + Posesivo + way.
* cruzar una mirada=exchange + glance.
* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalker.

cruzar corriendo
(v.)=run across.
Ex: As today's example we have two Brits who have decided to spend the summer and fall running across America.
cruzar en el camino de Alguien
(v.)=cross + Posesivo + path.
Ex: His willingness to beat or shoot others who crossed his path reveals a man who was unable to see beyond the satisfaction of his own desires.
cruzar fronteras
(v.)=span + boundaries.
Ex: The roles for information professionals in the future will demand a broad interpretation of professional identity and ability to span disciplinary, institutional and methodological boundaries.
cruzar la calle
(v.)=cross + the street.
Ex: Two researchers have created electronic goggles that help blind people cross streets safely.
cruzar la carretera por un sitio no autorizado
(v.)=jaywalking ; jaywalk.
Ex: At any rate, jaywalking is a relatively minor annoyance (and a risk that falls mainly on the jaywalkers themselves), and it should not consume law enforcement resources. Ex: When people make the decision to jaywalk, they don't connect it to the fact that they could get killed doing that.
cruzar la espada con
(v.)=cross + swords with.
Ex: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
cruzar la frontera
(v.)=cross + the boundary.
Ex: Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines.
cruzar la línea
(v.)=cross + the line.
Ex: This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.
cruzar la línea divisoria
=cross + the boundary ; cross + the great divide ; cross + the dividing line ; cross + the line.
Ex: Modern developments in all areas of knowledge tend to cross the boundaries between disciplines. Ex: The article is entitled 'Crossing the great divide: Academic libraries move into the 21st century'. Ex: Effective planning will be necessary to convince government of the bility of the library to use resources effectively, but there is a danger that this may cross the dividing line and become the direction of policy. Ex: The article is entitled 'Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'.
cruzar la línea que separa
(v.)=cross over + the line separating.
Ex: The primary task of these students is to prove in their thesis that they have crossed over the line separating novice and expert.
cruzar la mente
(v.)=shoot through + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.
cruzar la meta
(v.)=cross + the finish line.
Ex: The hardest part about writing a novel is in crossing the finish line -- once the first draft is done, the finish line is in sight.
cruzar las fronteras
(v.)=breach + boundaries ; breach + barriers.
Ex: The reading shows McKemmish breaching the boundaries of a wilderness for too long neglected by the record keeping professions. Ex: The information society will see the barriers between work, play, home and office breached.
cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre
(v.)=cross + Adjetivo + lines.
Ex: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.
cruzar las piernas
(v.)=cross + Posesivo + legs ; fold + Posesivo + legs.
Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud. Ex: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position.
cruzar los brazos
(v.)=fold + Posesivo + arms ; cross + Posesivo + arms.
Ex: She settled back in her chair and folded her arms. Ex: She crossed her arms over her chest, and his gaze went automatically to her breasts.
cruzar los dedos
(v.)=cross + Posesivo + fingers.
Ex: The site went down but it's back up now (fingers crossed).
cruzar una mirada
(v.)=exchange + glance.
Ex: The assistants exchanged a quick glance.
cruzarse
(v.)=interbreed.
Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests.

cruzarse con
(v.)=run into ; cross + Posesivo + path ; cross + paths with ; walk + past.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones. Ex: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path. Ex: Some of you old timers are likely stealing a smile as you read this, tinking that you were lucky not to have crossed paths with him. Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.
cruzarse de brazos
(v.)=sit back ; fold + Posesivo + arms ; go along with + the flow ; sit on + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: ALA or its subdivision have been sitting back while these powerful people get together and decide what should be good for us. Ex: She settled back in her chair and folded her arms. Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Ex: She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
cruzarse de piernas
(v.)=fold + Posesivo + legs.
Ex: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position.
cruzarse en el camino
(v.)=cross + paths with.
Ex: Some of you old timers are likely stealing a smile as you read this, tinking that you were lucky not to have crossed paths with him.
cruzársele a Uno en el camino
(v.)=come + Posesivo + way.
Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.
cráneo
(n.)=skull ; cranium [crania/craniums, -pl.].
Ex: If an entry is made under HEAD a see reference is required (SKULL see HEAD) and a see also reference (BRAIN see also HEAD).
Ex: And it's getting worse by the month as his hairline recedes further and further back across his cranium.
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* del cráneo=cranial.

cráter
(n.)=crater.
Ex: Degraded craters are typically older and have their rims more rounded.
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* cráter producido por impacto=impact crater.
* cráter volcánico=volcanic crater.
* lago de cráter=crater lake.

cráter producido por impacto
(n.)=impact crater.
Ex: The table below lists all the currently known impact craters on Earth.
cráter volcánico
(n.)=volcanic crater.
Ex: Some volcanic craters form by collapse with little or no explosive activity.
crème
=crème.
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* la crème de la crème=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.

crédito agrícola
(n.)=agricultural credit ; farm credit ; farm loan.
Ex: An adjectival heading comprise either a noun or noun phrase with adjectival modifier; for example, agricultural credit. Ex: There will be higher prices in the markets this fall because of the lack of farm credit
. Ex: This article provides a classification of farm loans and outlines six month US Treasury bills and long-term US Treasury Bonds interest rates.
crédito blando
(n.)=soft loan.
Ex: One of the opportunities which membership of the European Community (EC) affords the United Kingdom (UK) is access to a wide variety of grants and soft loans.
crédito de transferencia
(n.)=transfer credit.
Ex: We cannot finalize your transfer credit evaluation until we receive your deposit and your final transcript with last semester's grades.
crédito hipotecario
(n.)=mortgage.
Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
crédito^1
(n.)=credit.
Ex: Orders placed with a vendor as well as any credit or debit notes for the vendor are displayed by entering the number '9'.
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* aceptar tarjeta de crédito=honour + credit card.
* crédito agrícola=agricultural credit ; farm credit ; farm loan.
* crédito blando=soft loan.
* crédito hipotecario=mortgage.
* datos de la tarjeta de crédito=credit card details.
* escasez de crédito=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
* número de la tarjeta de crédito=credit card number.
* remanente de crédito=basketing.
* tarjeta de crédito=credit card.
* vender a crédito=make + charge sale.

crédito^2
(n.)=credit.
Nota: Puntuación que recibe el alumno por curso tomado.
Ex: They rejected totally the notion of giving credit for work done off-campus.
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* con créditos=credit-carrying.
* crédito de transferencia=transfer credit.
* créditos de película=film credits.
* curso con créditos=credit course.
* dar crédito=give + credence.
* digno de crédito=credible ; believable ; creditable ; trusted.
* no dar crédito=disbelief.
* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos=not believe + Posesivo + ears.
* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos=not believe + Posesivo + eyes.
* sin créditos=non-credit.
* sin reconocimiento de créditos=non-credit.
* transferencia de créditos=credit transfer.

créditos de película
(n.)=film credits.
Ex: Even in an age of new, non-print media, there is a place for typography -- in posters, publicity material, film credits.
crédulo
(adj.)=credulous ; unsuspecting ; gullible.
Ex: It is difficult to see how the following typical enquiries could be answered the consultation of a dictionary: 'Where does the phrase `to set the river on fire` come from?' or 'What does `credulous` mean?'.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.
Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
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* crédulos, los=unsuspecting, the ; gullible, the.

crédulos, los
(n.)=unsuspecting, the ; gullible, the.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations. Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
créeme
=take it from me.
Ex: 'Take it from me, elections matter,' Gore said.
cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos
=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining. Ex: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Ex: These particular chickens do come home to roost. Ex: A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'. Ex: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' .
cría de abejas
(n.)=beekeeping.
Ex: Beekeeping is a dying art but as long as we require food to eat, there will be a need for honeybees and beekeepers.
cría de animales
=animal husbandry.
Ex: Other libraries have special collections on such subjects as animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, food processing industries, agricultural economics and water supply, rangim from 10,000 up to 35,000 items.
cría de aves
(n.)=poultry farming ; aviculture ; chicken farming.
Ex: Since time immemorial backyard poultry farming has played an important role to meet the needs of the rural people. Ex: As in the husbandry of any captive animal population, the quality of water utilized in aviculture is vital for avicultural success. Ex: Over the last 15 years, the country has seen a boom in chicken farming.
cría de cerdos, la
(n.)=pig farming.
Ex: One commercial application that is gaining favour in pig farming is the electronic sow feeder.
cría de ganado
(n.)=cattle raising.
Ex: It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves.
cría ecológica
(n.)=free-range farming.
Ex: But any criticism that free range farming provides an ideal breeding ground for avian disease has its fair share of counterarguments.
cría en campo
(n.)=free-range farming.
Ex: But any criticism that free range farming provides an ideal breeding ground for avian disease has its fair share of counterarguments.
cría en corral
(n.)=free-range farming.
Ex: But any criticism that free range farming provides an ideal breeding ground for avian disease has its fair share of counterarguments.
cría en granja
(n.)=free-range farming.
Ex: But any criticism that free range farming provides an ideal breeding ground for avian disease has its fair share of counterarguments.
cría intensiva
(n.)=battery farming.
Ex: Battery farming is prohibited in a number of countries, including Switzerland and Sweden.
cría intensiva de animales
(n.)=factory farming.
Ex: In the light of the increased demand for information on 'green' issues such as animal rights, vegetarianism and factory farming, this article lists relevant organisations.
cría^1
(n.)=offspring ; pup ; litter ; farrow ; nestling ; hatchling ; kit ; suckling.
Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.
Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.
Ex: Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.
Ex: Treated semen increased the number of farrows, but had no effect on the mean size of the litters.
Ex: Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.
Ex: The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.
Ex: Most baby ferrets (kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.
Ex: The estimation of milk consumption by sucklings is done by weighing both the litter and the mother before and after a period of suckling.

cría^2
(n.)=breeding ; farming ; raising.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Penguin story: hatching and breeding'.
Ex: Thus, for example, the number 630 might be used for every document concerned with farming and Agriculture.
Ex: The second largest cost associated with raising sheep and goats is veterinary care.
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* ama de cría=wet-nurse.
* cría de abejas=beekeeping.
* cría de animales=animal husbandry.
* cría de aves=poultry farming ; aviculture ; chicken farming.
* cría de cerdos, la=pig farming.
* cría de ganado=cattle raising.
* cría ecológica=free-range farming.
* cría en campo=free-range farming.
* cría en corral=free-range farming.
* cría en granja=free-range farming.
* cría intensiva=battery farming.
* cría intensiva de animales=factory farming.
* de cría intensiva=battery-caged.
* de la cría de aves=avicultural.
* época de cría=breeding season.
* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado=range management.
* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto=rangeland.
* granja de cría intensiva=battery farm.
* lugar de cría=breeding ground ; breeding area ; rookery ; nesting area.
* sector de la cría de cerdos, el=pig sector, the.

crío
(n.)=kiddy [kiddie] ; sprog ; tot.
Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.
Ex: He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife.

críptico
(adj.)=cryptic.
Ex: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.

crítica
(n.)=attack ; criticism ; critique ; review ; censure ; reproach ; rap ; stricture ; reproof ; flak [flack] ; castigation ; sniping ; reproval ; write-up ; jab.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.
Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.
Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.
Ex: The author also outlines a system for microfilming and destroying documents to escape judicial censure.
Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
Ex: The article 'Why do academic libraries get such a bad rap?' considers the reasons why the roles of librarians and libraries in academic institutions should be so poorly understood.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.
Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.
Ex: This is the latest news organization to get flak for banning unapproved links to its Web site.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.
Ex: He received a two-year suspension for violating the conditions of a public reproval and being convicted of two drunk driving.
Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.
Ex: Obama's quick jabs at Romney are a brief preview of what will come if Romney wins the Republican presidential nomination.
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* atraer críticas=draw + criticism.
* crítica cinematográfica=film review ; cinematic criticism ; film criticism.
* crítica constante=nagging.
* crítica constructiva=constructive criticism.
* crítica de cine=film review.
* crítica de música=music review.
* crítica de película=film review.
* crítica feroz=hatchet job.
* crítica literaria=literary review ; literary criticism.
* crítica mordaz=hatchet job.
* crítica muy favorable=rave review.
* críticas=backbiting.
* crítica social=social commentary ; social critique.
* desbaratar las críticas=disarm + criticism.
* dirigir una crítica hacia=level + criticism at.
* elogio de la crítica=critical acclaim.
* hacer crítica=find + fault with.
* hacer una crítica=formulate + criticism ; offer + criticism ; air + criticism ; critique ; raise + criticism.
* hacer un crítica a=level + criticism at.
* invalidar las críticas=disarm + criticism.
* levantar crítica=arouse + criticism ; raise + criticism.
* por encima de toda crítica=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
* provocar críticas=draw + criticism.
* realizar una crítica=raise + criticism.
* recibir críticas muy favorables=receive + rave reviews.
* recibir duras críticas=take + a pounding ; take + a beating.
* recibir el elogio de la crítica=enjoy + critical acclaim.
* ser digno de crítica=merit + a critical eye.
* ser el blanco de las críticas=come under + fire ; draw + criticism.
* ser objeto de crítica=attract + criticism ; come in + for criticism ; be under criticism ; be subjected to + criticism ; be (the) subject of/to criticism ; take + heat.
* silenciar las críticas=silence + criticism.
* suscitar crítica=arouse + criticism ; raise + criticism.
* suscitar críticas=draw + criticism.

crítica cinematográfica
(n.)=film review ; cinematic criticism ; film criticism.
Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available. Ex: A case can also be made for using comic books to develop a sense of visual literacy, in much the same way that students are introduced to art appreciation or cinematic criticism = También se puede argumentar que el uso de los comics desarrolla las habilidades de interpretación de las imágenes, de la misma manera que se educa a los estudiantes a la apreciación del arte y a la crítica cinematográfica. Ex: The author discusses problems with the database and searching for film criticisms.
crítica constante
(n.)=nagging.
Ex: This article is a sociolinguistic analysis of the speech behavior of nagging in the familial domain.
crítica constructiva
(n.)=constructive criticism.
Ex: Constructive criticism aims at changing a person's behaviour for the better.
crítica de cine
(n.)=film review.
Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available.
crítica de música
(n.)=music review.
Ex: The data base contains audio listings, music reviews, music samples, images and articles about recordings and the music industry.
crítica de película
(n.)=film review.
Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available.
crítica feroz
(n.)=hatchet job.
Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.
crítica literaria
(n.)=literary review ; literary criticism.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Recent developments in the bibliography of Anglo-American literary reviews: a critical survey'. Ex: Some critics consider literary criticism a practical application of literary theory, as criticism always deals directly with a literary work, albeit from a theoretical point of view.
crítica mordaz
(n.)=hatchet job.
Ex: The producer did a 'hatchet job' on the film, substantially dumbing down the project and snuffing out any subtlety or nuance.
crítica muy favorable
(n.)=rave review.
Ex: His presentation has received standing ovations and rave reviews around the nation.
crítica social
(n.)=social commentary ; social critique.
Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama. Ex: This interpretation turns Dewey's social critique on its head by re-enforcing the political status-quo.
críticamente
=critically.
Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
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* analizar críticamente=pull + Nombre + to bits.

críticas
(n.)=backbiting.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.
crítico de arte
(n.)=art critic.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
crítico de baile
(n.)=dance critic.
Ex: The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.
crítico de cine
(n.)=film critic.
Ex: These days, many people get their movie info from the Web and rely on the advice of online film critics.
crítico de música
(n.)=music critic.
Ex: The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.
crítico literario
(n.)=literary critic ; book reviewer.
Ex: There is a difference between the way a reference librarian and a literary critic use books. Ex: It is rather a pity that book reviewers tend to ignore this very popular genre so much.
crítico^1
(n.)=critic ; reviewer ; whistle-blower.
Ex: Other critics have turned attention to the order of the main classes in DC.
Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
Ex: Whistle-blowers are natural allies to the extent that they provide material that makes corrections and provides new ideas that the authorities overlooked or tried to suppress.
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* crítico de arte=art critic.
* crítico de baile=dance critic.
* crítico de cine=film critic.
* crítico de música=music critic.
* crítico literario=literary critic ; book reviewer.
* críticos + no estar de acuerdo=critics + be divided.
* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos=critics + be divided.

crítico^2
(adj.)=critical ; censorial ; censorious ; discerning ; discriminating.
Ex: A study then of the underlying features of the classification process and the components of a classification scheme is a preparation for the more critical and informed application of classification schemes.
Ex: As chairman he objected to reduction of library budgets and to censorial interference in library work.
Ex: Some librarians are concerned that the censorious climate is affecting the acquisition of school library materials.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.
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* actitud crítica=critical eye.
* adoptar una postura crítica sobre=take + a critical view of.
* alcanzar masa crítica=reach + critical mass ; achieve + critical mass.
* análisis crítico=critical analysis ; critical eye.
* bibliografía crítica=critical bibliography.
* capacidad crítica=critical awareness ; critical faculty ; critical skills.
* comentario crítico=critical comment ; critical commentary.
* desde un punto de vista crítico=judgmentally [judgementally] ; critically.
* de un modo crítico=critically.
* edición crítica=critical edition.
* espíritu critico=critical spirit.
* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión=review ; review.
* evaluación crítica=critical evaluation.
* examen crítico=critical examination.
* falto de sentido crítico=uncritical.
* juicio crítico=critical judgement.
* masa crítica=critical mass.
* muy crítico=highly critical.
* no crítico=non-critical.
* pensamiento crítico=critical thinking.
* reseña crítica=critical review ; critical survey.
* resumen crítico=critical abstract.
* situación crítica=critical situation.

crítico^3
(adj.)=critical ; life threatening.
Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
Ex: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
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* alcanzar el punto crítico=come to + a head.
* cuestión crítica=critical issue.
* material crítico=critical matter.
* punto crítico=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.

críticos + no estar de acuerdo
(n.)=critics + be divided.
Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
crónica
(n.)=chronicle.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
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* crónica de sociedad=gossip column.

crónica de sociedad
(n.)=gossip column.
Ex: The book is mildly entertaining in a gossip column sort of way.
crónico
(adj.)=chronic.
Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.
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* afección crónica=chronic ailment.
* debilitación crónica=cachexia.
* dolor crónico=chronic pain.
* enfermedad crónica=chronic disease.
* enfermo crónico=chronically ill.
* enfermos crónicos, los=chronically ill, the.

cuadernillo
(n.)=folded sheets ; book.
Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.
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* cuadernillos=assembled sheets.
* en cuadernillo=in booklet form.

cuadernillos
=assembled sheets.
Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
cuaderno
(n.)=notebook.
Ex: This project investigated the bibliographical indexes that researchers keep - often in cardboxes or notebooks.
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* cuaderno de bitácora=logbook [log book].
* cuaderno de bocetos=sketchbook [sketch book].
* cuaderno de ejercicios=workbook [work-book].
* cuaderno de notas=note book.
* cuaderno de prácticas=resource book.
* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura=handwriting recognition notepad.
* cuaderno grande para hacer presentaciones en público=flip chart.

cuaderno de bitácora
(n.)=logbook [log book].
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
cuaderno de bocetos
(n.)=sketchbook [sketch book].
Ex: Artist's sketch books, author's note books, composer's drafts of scores and even lecturer's notes can be properly considered as primary sources in manuscript form.
cuaderno de ejercicios
(n.)=workbook [work-book].
Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.
cuaderno de notas
(n.)=note book.
Ex: Artist's sketch books, author's note books, composer's drafts of scores and even lecturer's notes can be properly considered as primary sources in manuscript form.
cuaderno de prácticas
(n.)=resource book.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.
cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura
(n.)=handwriting recognition notepad.
Ex: The electronic book (e-book) is already available commercially in Japan, and a British company is currently prototyping a handwriting recognition notepad.
cuaderno grande para hacer presentaciones en público
(n.)=flip chart.
Ex: The team developed a flip chart which enabled pupils to master the concepts and skills necessary for understanding a map = El equipo creó un cuaderno grande para hacer presentaciones en público que le permitía a los alumnos aprender los conceptos y destrezas necesarias para interpretar un mapa.
cuadra
(n.)=stable ; livery ; livery stable ; livery yard.
Nota: Generalmente de alquiler.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: Click on the map to find where the approved liveries are in your region and then select the county(s) required.
Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
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* mozo de cuadra=stable boy ; groom ; stable hand ; ostler.

cuadrado
(adj.)=square ; square-shaped.
Ex: A square building with low velocity air conditioning would consume less energy than a rectangular building with no artificial ventilation.
Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.
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* al chi cuadrado=chi-squared.
* chi cuadrado=chi-square.
* chorradas al cuadrado=nonsense on stilts.
* en forma de cuadrado=square-shaped.
* estupideces al cuadrado=nonsense on stilts.
* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado=inverse square law.
* más o menos cuadrado=squarish.
* metro cuadrado (m²)=square metre (sq. m.).
* milímetro cuadrado=millimeter square.
* milla cuadrada=square mile.
* pie cuadrado=square foot (sq. ft.).
* raíz cuadrada=square root.
* test chi cuadrado=chi square test.
* tonterías al cuadrado=nonsense on stilts.

cuadrante
(n.)=dial.
Ex: Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.
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* cuadrante del reloj=clock face.

cuadrante del reloj
(n.)=clock face.
Ex: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.
cuadrar
(v.)=tally ; be square to ; fall + square on.
Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.
Ex: Each matrix was carefully trimmed so that the bottom of the impression of the punch was square to the sides and bottom of the block.
Ex: The pressman's first task with a new book was to make register, which meant laying on the first forme relative to the bed of the press and the press points so that, when the paper was printed on one side, turned over, and replaced on the points, the pages of the second forme would fall square on the backs of those of the first.
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* cuadrar con=tie in (with) ; jibe with ; mesh with ; fit with.
* cuadrar el círculo=square + the circle.
* cuadrar el registro=make + register.
* cuadrar números=add up + figures.
* cuadrarse=stand to + attention.
* hacer cuadrar (con)=reconcile (with).
* hacer cuadrar las cuentas=reconcile + receipts.
* hacer cuadras las facturas=reconcile + receipts.
* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo=juggle.
* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo=juggle.
* que no cuadra=unreconciled.

cuadrar (con)
(v.)=tie in (with) ; jibe with ; mesh with ; fit with.
Ex: It seems to me that this would tie in with the different types of methodologies you mentioned earlier. Ex: That simply doesn't jibe with sociological and psychological facts since most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader = Eso simplemente no cuadra con los factores sociológicos y sicológicos pues la mayoría de la gente desea, y necesita, una figura paterna idealizada como líder. Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?. Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
cuadrar el círculo
(v.)=square + the circle.
Ex: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
cuadrar el registro
(v.)=make + register.
Ex: The pressman's first task with a new book was to make register, which meant laying on the first forme relative to the bed of the press and the press points so that, when the paper was printed on one side, turned over, and replaced on the points, the pages of the second forme would fall square on the backs of those of the first.
cuadrar números
(v.)=add up + figures.
Ex: Publishers are finding that the answer to making the figures add up lies largely with their production teams.
cuadrarse
(v.)=stand to + attention.
Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
cuadratura
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* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo=square + the circle.

cuadratín
(n.)=quad.
Nota: En imprenta antigua, una barrita de metal que servía para formas las líneas en blanco en composición.
Ex: There were in addition spaces to go between words (short pieces of type of various thicknesses without letters cast on them) and quads (very wide spaces) for filling out blank lines.

cuadriculado
(adj.)=squared.
Ex: The list of books in the class collection was kept in a squared mark book.
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* papel cuadriculado=graph paper.

cuadrilla
(n.)=squad ; team.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: Guidelines are also valuable introductory material for any new abstractors, whether geographically separated from the remainder of the abstracting team or not.
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* baile en cuadrilla=square dance.
* miembro de una cuadrilla=crew member.

cuadrilátero
(n.)=ring.
Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.
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* asiento junto al cuadrilátero=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* junto al cuadrilátero=ringside.

cuadro de honor
(n.)=roll of honour.
Ex: The creation of the Roll of Honour began at the end of the 19th century and proceeded well into the 20th century.
cuadro de instrumentos
(n.)=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
Ex: The analogy to a car dashboard is apt since just at a glance at it we are provided with useful information about the car's speed, engine-temperature, oil, water and gas levels, etc.. Ex: Apart from that, the driver is warned of occurrance of the problem by the engine warning lamp lighting up in the fascia board. Ex: A warning light on the fascia panel tells you when it's time to change the oil. Ex: When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on.
cuadro de la bicicleta
(n.)=bike frame ; bicycle frame.
Ex: Be engraving a driver's license number on your bike frame it can be traced back to you if something happens. Ex: Historically, women's bicycle frames had a top tube that connected in the middle of the seat tube instead of the top.
cuadro de mandos
(n.)=circuit board ; dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
Ex: In Mar 88, Portsmouth Public Library, Virginia, suffered a massive short circuit in the main electrical circuit board, caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work. Ex: The analogy to a car dashboard is apt since just at a glance at it we are provided with useful information about the car's speed, engine-temperature, oil, water and gas levels, etc.. Ex: Apart from that, the driver is warned of occurrance of the problem by the engine warning lamp lighting up in the fascia board. Ex: A warning light on the fascia panel tells you when it's time to change the oil. Ex: When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on.
cuadro^1
(n.)=painting.
Ex: Within Human Science we find such subdisciplines as economics and sociology; within Art, painting and music.
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* cuadro de la bicicleta=bike frame ; bicycle frame.
* tela de cuadros=tweed.
* tela escocesa de cuadros=tartan.
* tela típica escocesa de cuadros=tartan.

cuadro^2
(n.)=table.
Nota: Documento que contiene datos ordenados generalmente en filas y columnas que pueden ir acompañados de texto.
Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.
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* cuadro de honor=roll of honour.
* cuadro de instrumentos=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI)=Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
* cuadro de mandos=circuit board ; dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.

cuadrofónico
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* sonido cuadrofónico=surround sound.

cuadrupedal
(n.)=quadrupedal.
Ex: This paper describes an electronic method for determination of the quadrupedal footfall patterns of animals during locomotion.

cuadruplicado
(adj.)=quadruplicate.
Ex: The cancellantia were printed from sets of plates cast in duplicate or quadruplicate.

cuadruplicar
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* cuadruplicarse=quadruple.

cuadruplicarse
(v.)=quadruple.
Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.
cuadrícula
(n.)=cell ; grid.
Ex: The combination of material type and borrower type specifies one cell in each of these matrices.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

cuadrúpedo^1
(n./adj.)=quadruped.
Ex: Those herbivorous quadrupeds which browse the scanty vegetation on mountains are invariably much smaller than their brethren which crop the luxuriant produce of the plains.

cuadrúpedo^2
(adj.)=quadrupedal.
Ex: This paper describes an electronic method for determination of the quadrupedal footfall patterns of animals during locomotion.

cuajar
(v.)=congeal ; come together ; clot ; fall into + place ; gel.
Ex: Culturally heterogeneous societies, by definition, do not cohere by or congeal around a common value system.
Ex: As for timing, a number of things are in process, and there is some hope that by next spring they might come together.
Ex: Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.
Ex: It's really falling into place for us, but we have to keep doing it, week in and week out.
Ex: Dalglish says Liverpool's new signings need time to gel.
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* nata cuajada=clotted cream.
* sin cuajar=runny .

cuajo
(n.)=rennet.
Ex: Bacteria must be added to acidify the milk so that the rennet will work in the cheese making process.
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* arrancar de cuajo=tear out ; tear + Nombre + out by the roots ; pluck + Nombre + out by the root.

cualidad
(n.)=attribute ; quality ; strength ; gift ; character trait.
Ex: A characteristic of subdivision is an attribute or property which all concepts in a given facet have in common, and by which isolates can be grouped.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: One particular strength is that it is possible both to specify the area and the subject of the map.
Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.
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* con cualidades humanas=anthropomorphic.
* cualidad de lo que constituye ser un registro=recordness.
* cualidades=competence.
* cualidades empresariales=entrepreneurial skills.
* cualidades personales=personal qualities.
* diferir en cualidad=differ in + kind (from).
* exageración de las cualidades de Algo=overselling.
* exagerar las cualidades de Algo=oversell.
* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* potenciar las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* tener cualidades + Adjetivo=be of + Adjetivo + quality.

cualidad de lo que constituye ser un registro
(n.)=recordness.
Ex: The author outlines the danger of assuming that computer-generated 'information' or 'data' is the equivalent of 'records' and offers several extended examples of what 'recordness' entails in the electronic world.
cualidades
(n.)=competence.
Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
cualidades empresariales
(n.)=entrepreneurial skills.
Ex: Libraries must add to their professional expertise some new entrepreneurial skills, attitudes and values.
cualidades personales
=personal qualities.
Ex: In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.
cualificación
(n.)=qualification.
Ex: At this point one of the trustees, scratching his head, raised the question of the qualifications of such a person.
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* con la debida cualificación=properly qualified.

cualificado
(adj.)=skilled ; qualified.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
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* altamente cualificado=highly skilled.
* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas=lateral hiring.
* demasiado cualificado=overqualified.
* personal cualificado=qualified personnel.
* trabajador cualificado contratado de otra empresa=lateral hire.

cualitativamente
=qualitatively.
Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.

cualitativo
(adj.)=qualitative.
Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.
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* cambio cualitativo=step change ; qualitative change.

cualquier
=any ; any one ; either ; whatever ; any and all.
Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.
Ex: Note that the librarian may choose any one of the five items shown on the screen in Figure 8.
Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.
Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
Ex: The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.
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* a cualquier hora=anytime ; around the clock.
* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche=at any time of the day or night ; at any hour of the day or night.
* a cualquier precio=at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
* ante cualquier adversidad=in the face of + adversity.
* apostarse cualquier cosa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* bajo cualquier circunstancia=under all circumstances.
* capaz de hacer cualquier cosa=capable of anything.
* casi cualquier=almost any.
* casi cualquier cosa=just about anything.
* cualquiera que sea lo que=whichever.
* cualquiera que sea + Nombre=whichever + Nombre.
* cualquier cosa=anything.
* cualquier cosa que no sea=anything but.
* cualquier (de)=any one (of).
* cualquier fulano=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* cualquier hijo de vecino=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* cualquier mindundi=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* cualquier otra cosa=you name it ; anything else ; whatever else.
* cualquier otra persona=anybody else.
* cualquier otro=you name it.
* cualquier persona=anyone ; any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* cualquier trabajo temporal=casual job.
* dar cualquier cosa por Algo=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
* de cualquier forma=in any event ; in any case ; in any way at all.
* de cualquier forma posible=in any and all ways.
* de cualquier manera=anyhow ; higgledy-piggledy ; willy-nilly ; in any way at all ; in any way [in anyway].
* de cualquier modo=however ; either way ; howsoever.
* de cualquier tipo=in any way [in anyway] ; in all forms.
* desde cualquier punto de vista=by any standard(s).
* en cualquier caso=for that matter ; in any event ; in any case ; in either case.
* en cualquier domingo=on any given Sunday.
* en cualquier lugar=everywhere ; anywhere.
* en cualquier momento=anytime ; at any one time ; at any point ; at any point in time ; at any time ; at any moment ; at any given point ; at any moment in time ; at any given moment ; momentarily ; on any given Sunday.
* en cualquier momento en el futuro=at some stage.
* en cualquier orden=either way round.
* en cualquier otra circunstancia=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en cualquier otra parte=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier otra situación=in the normal run of events.
* en cualquier otro lugar=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier otro momento=some other time.
* en cualquier otro sitio=anywhere else.
* en cualquier parte=anywhere ; everywhere.
* en cualquier sitio=everywhere ; anywhere.
* en cualquier situación=in any given situation.
* en el curso normal de las cosas=in the normal run of things.
* en un domingo cualquiera=on any given Sunday.
* hacer cualquier cosa=do + anything ; give + Posesivo + right arm.
* jugarse cualquier cosa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* ser capaz de hacer cualquier cosa por=go to + any lengths to ; go to + great lengths to.
* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* un trabajo cualquiera=casual job.

cualquier (de)
=any one (of).
Ex: Any one document may be required by author, title, subject, form or other characteristics, but this one document can only be grouped according to one of these characteristics at any one time.
cualquier cosa
(n.)=anything.
Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.
cualquier cosa que no sea
=anything but.
Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
cualquier fulano
=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
Ex: The idea that any women should marry any Tom, Dick or Harry regardless of her own feelings is simply prehistoric.
cualquier hijo de vecino
=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
Ex: The idea that any women should marry any Tom, Dick or Harry regardless of her own feelings is simply prehistoric.
cualquier mindundi
=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
Ex: The idea that any women should marry any Tom, Dick or Harry regardless of her own feelings is simply prehistoric.
cualquier otra cosa
=you name it ; anything else ; whatever else.
Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title. Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future. Ex: Mainstream media tends to focus on the negative, on the sensational, and nearly all of that catastrophic -- hurricanes and nuclear war and terrorism and whatever else.
cualquier otra persona
(n.)=anybody else.
Ex: On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.
cualquier otro
=you name it.
Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
cualquier persona
=anyone ; any Tom, Dick or Harry.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings. Ex: The idea that any women should marry any Tom, Dick or Harry regardless of her own feelings is simply prehistoric.
cualquier trabajo temporal
(n.)=casual job.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.
cualquiera
(n.)=anybody ; anyone ; anybody else.
Ex: An authority file that is not accessible to anybody is only a limited authority file.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.
Ex: On first thought, it might appear that an author would be the best person to write the abstract, since presumably he or she knows more about the paper than anybody else.
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* acostarse con cualquiera=sleep around ; have the morals of an alley cat (and the scruples of a snake).
* al alcance de cualquiera=within anyone's reach ; within anybody's reach.
* casi cualquier cosa=most anything ; almost anything.
* cualquiera que fuere=any ... whatsoever.
* cualquiera que fuese=any ... whatsoever.

cualquiera que fuere
=any ... whatsoever.
Ex: An 'image library' is any systematic collection of visual images that exist for any purpose whatsoever.
cualquiera que fuese
=any ... whatsoever.
Ex: An 'image library' is any systematic collection of visual images that exist for any purpose whatsoever.
cualquiera que sea + Nombre
=whichever + Nombre.
Ex: Whichever word in the term is used as the main entry point in an index, the user might choose to seek the subject under the other word in the term first.
cualquiera que sea lo que
=whichever.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
cuando
=at the time(s) (that/of) ; when ; where ; at what point.
Ex: This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).
Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
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* aun cuando=even if ; even though ; even when.
* cada cuando=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
* como cuando + Indicativo=as in + Gerundio.
* como y cuando=as and when.
* como y cuando sea + Adjetivo=as + Adjetivo.
* cuando...=if and when.
* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* cuando antes pueda(n)=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* cuando a uno le venga bien=at leisure.
* cuando el río, suena agua lleva=there's no smoke without fire ; there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* cuando el sol aprieta=during the heat of the day.
* cuando el sol más calienta=in the heat of the day.
* cuando el tiempo lo permita=when the weather permits.
* cuando era niño=as a boy.
* cuando hace frío=in the cold.
* cuando hace más calor=in the heat of the day.
* cuando la marea está alta=at high tide.
* cuando la marea está baja=at low tide.
* cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles=when the going gets tough.
* Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen=When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
* cuando las ranas críen pelos=when hell freezes over ; when pigs fly.
* cuando le surja la necesidad=at + Posesivo + time of need.
* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo=when it came to + Gerundio.
* cuando llegue la hora=when the time comes.
* cuando lo necesite=at + Posesivo + time of need.
* cuando (más) + Pronombre + convenir=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* cuando menos te lo esperes=on any given Sunday.
* cuando proceda=where appropriate ; when applicable.
* cuando + Pronombre + resultar + mejor=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* cuando + Pronombre + ser + conveniente=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* cuando + Pronombre + venir + mejor=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* cuando quieras=anytime.
* cuando sea el caso=when applicable.
* cuando sea necesario=when necessary.
* cuando sea pertinente=where applicable ; where appropriate.
* cuando se está en + Nombre=when in + Nombre.
* cuando se le antoje a Uno=on a whim.
* cuando se solicite=on demand ; on request ; upon + request.
* cuando se trata de + Infinitivo=when it comes to + Gerundio.
* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo=on the upswing.
* de cuando en cuando=every once in a while ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again.
* de vez en cuando=from time to time ; now and then ; now and again ; once in a while ; every once in a while ; at various times ; occasionally ; off and on ; on and off ; occasional ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; on occasion(s).
* en aquellas ocasiones cuando=on occasions when.
* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido=victory from the jaws of defeat.
* lo + creer + cuando lo + ver=Pronombre + will believe it when + Pronombre + see it.
* para cuando=by the time.
* siempre y cuando=on the condition that ; with the condition that ; if and when.
* siempre y cuando + Subjuntivo=provided (that) ; as long as.

cuando (más) + Pronombre + convenir
=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
Ex: The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
cuando + Pronombre + resultar + mejor
=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
Ex: The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
cuando + Pronombre + ser + conveniente
=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
Ex: The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
cuando + Pronombre + venir + mejor
=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
Ex: The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
cuando a uno le venga bien
=at leisure.
Ex: By means of a modem a personal computer can be used to access external data bases and data may be downloaded for consultation at leisure.
cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible
=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library. Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
cuando antes pueda(n)
=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
cuando el río suena, agua lleva
=there's no smoke without fire ; there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
Ex: Most people will be thinking 'there's no smoke without fire' which is one reason why reporting on crimes should be banned until after a verdict is delivered. Ex: Most people will be thinking 'there's no smoke without fire' which is one reason why reporting on crimes should be banned until after a verdict is delivered. Ex: It's not going to work because even the most uninvolved citizens know that where there's smoke there's fire.
cuando el sol aprieta
=during the heat of the day.
Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.
cuando el sol más calienta
=in the heat of the day.
Ex: What I neglected to realize, however, was the idea that track meets were held during Saturdays, often times all day, in the heat of the day.
cuando el tiempo lo permita
=when the weather permits.
Ex: A leaflet stand is placed outside the van when the weather permits.
cuando era niño
=as a boy.
Ex: Another such collector was Sir Walter Scott himself, who even as a boy had a collection of chapbooks.
cuando hace frío
=in the cold.
Ex: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold.
cuando hace más calor
=in the heat of the day.
Ex: What I neglected to realize, however, was the idea that track meets were held during Saturdays, often times all day, in the heat of the day.
cuando la marea está alta
=at high tide.
Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
cuando la marea está baja
(n.)=at low tide.
Ex: Rock pools are found in the intertidal zone, covered in seawater when it is high tide and exposed to the wind and sun at low tide.
cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles
=when the going gets tough.
Ex: When the going gets tough, focus on how far you have come not on how far you must go.
cuando las ranas críen pelos
=when hell freezes over ; when pigs fly.
Ex: After claiming they'd get back together 'when hell freezes over,' The Eagles did exactly that and this excellent album is the result. Ex: Somebody once told me that Arabs and Jews will come together when pigs fly.
cuando le surja la necesidad
=at + Posesivo + time of need.
Ex: The reference librarian can work with individuals at their time of need.
cuando llegue la hora
=when the time comes.
Ex: It will pay, incidentally, to study the user's manual as much as possible: while all the technical details may not be of immediate interest, it will be easier to discuss faults, modifications and extensions with the supplier when the time comes.
cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo
=when it came to + Gerundio.
Ex: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file.
cuando lo necesite
=at + Posesivo + time of need.
Ex: The reference librarian can work with individuals at their time of need.
cuando menos te lo esperes
=on any given Sunday.
Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
cuando proceda
=where appropriate ; when applicable.
Ex: Most CABx operate a rota system of local solicitors who will provide free legal advice sessions, but not take any follow-up action, although cases are frequently transferred to the solicitor's normal practice under the Legal Aid Scheme where appropriate. Ex: When applicable, local and national sales/purchase taxes [e.g. Value Added Tax (VAT)] are included = Cuando proceda, se incluyen los impuestos locales y nacionales por las ventas/compras [por ejemplo, Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido (IVA)].
cuando quieras
=anytime.
Ex: 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'.
cuando se está en + Nombre
=when in + Nombre.
Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.
cuando se le antoje a Uno
=on a whim.
Ex: The best bathroom accessories are those that you can wash or change on a whim.
cuando se solicite
=on demand ; on request ; upon + request.
Ex: An automatic chasing system is provided for unfulfilled orders, but individual items may also be chased on demand. Ex: The full query set is available for examination and experimental use on request. Ex: Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.
cuando se trata de + Infinitivo
=when it comes to + Gerundio.
Ex: Even such devices are much too slow when it comes, for example, to matching a set of finger prints with one of five million on file.
cuando sea el caso
=when applicable.
Ex: When applicable, local and national sales/purchase taxes [e.g. Value Added Tax (VAT)] are included = Cuando proceda, se incluyen los impuestos locales y nacionales por las ventas/compras [por ejemplo, Impuesto sobre el Valor Añadido (IVA)].
cuando sea necesario
=when necessary.
Ex: Use pesticides only when necessary and only in amounts that will adequately control pests.
cuando sea pertinente
=where applicable ; where appropriate.
Ex: For specifications pertaining to the form and structure to be used within a defined element, reference should be made, where applicable to other IFLA documents. Ex: Most CABx operate a rota system of local solicitors who will provide free legal advice sessions, but not take any follow-up action, although cases are frequently transferred to the solicitor's normal practice under the Legal Aid Scheme where appropriate.
cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo
(n.)=on the upswing.
Ex: If I have a tough problem to deal with, I try to hit it on the upswing.
cuando...
=if and when.
Ex: They haven't experienced it in their own lives, so they figure that they'll think about it if and when the time comes.
cuantas veces se quiera
=any number of times.
Ex: A student may repeat a course any number of times to improve the grade in the course.
cuantificabilidad
(n.)=quantifiability.
Ex: Collection development has at least 2 attributes which qualify it as scientific: controllability and quantifiability.

cuantificable
(adj.)=measurable ; quantifiable.
Ex: One of the goals of health care planning is to foster research which will lead eventually to measurable improvements in mortality and morbidity rates.
Ex: Facts are easy to evaluate because in many cases they are quantifiable and can be verified.
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* incuantificable=non-quantifiable.

cuantificación
(n.)=quantification.
Ex: Although size of a catalog is often referred to in discussions of cataloging, there has never been any quantification of the growth of catalogs or studies of the impact of growth on usability.

cuantificar
(v.)=measure ; quantify.
Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.
Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.
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* fácil de cuantificar=measurable.
* sin cuantificar=unmeasured.

cuantil
(n.)=quintile.
Nota: En estadística, dado un valor comprendido entre 0 y 1 se define el cuantil de orden alfa como aquel valor que cumple que la proporción de elementos en los que el valor de la variable es menor que dicho cuantil coincide con alfa.
Ex: As might be expected, there was a significant overlap among the most popular titles in print and electronic form, with 25 titles (almost two-thirds) common to the top quintiles on both lists.

cuantioso
(adj.)=sizeable [sizable].
Ex: In order to provide information not covered by their own stock, most sizeable special libraries join the subscribers' service offered by the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) housed at Boston Spa in Yorkshire.

cuantitativamente
=quantitatively.
Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.

cuantitativo
(adj.)=quantitative.
Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.
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* cambio cuantitativo=quantitative change.

cuanto antes
=as soon as possible (asap).
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
cuanto antes + Pronombre + convenga
=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
cuanto antes mejor
=sooner the better, the.
Ex: The more mechanical parts of the research, such as literature search or data collecting, are best done on a regular timetable, and the sooner it is over the better, leaving the student more time to think and write.
cuanto ha progresado + Nombre
=how far along + Nombre + be.
Ex: If a search is likely to take more than a few seconds, the bottom line of the screen gives a running 'progress report' of how far along the seach is.
cuanto menos
=at least ; let alone ; at best.
Ex: At least one reference or added entry is usually deemed to be necessary from each of the 'secondary' concepts in the preferred order. Ex: Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building. Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent.
cuanto más
=all the more so ; all the more ; a fortiori.
Ex: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference. Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life. Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.
cuanto más ..., más ...
=the + Comparativo ..., the + Comparativo ....
Ex: The more secondary themes that are indexed in a document, the more documents that will be retrieved.
cuantos + Nombre + se quiera
=any number of + Nombre.
Ex: To sum up, the card catalogue is very flexible; it permits us to arrange any number of entries in any way we wish, and to insert new entries as required.
cuantos más, mejor
=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
Ex: The film 'The More the Merrier' features some of her finest work. Ex: Canzone seems to be less afraid when there are other greyhounds around him, the more the better.
cuantía
(n.)=magnitude ; total ; count.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: Someone must read a total on the card, so that the machine can add its computed item to it.
Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

cuarcita
(n.)=quartzite.
Ex: The conglomerate consists of cobbles and boulders of slate, granite, and quartzite.

cuarenta (40)
=forty (40).
Ex: SLIS differ in size from about eighty to 400 students with staff numbers of from six to forty plus, implying staff to student ratios of 1:8 to 1:18.
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* andar por los cuarenta=be fortyish.
* crisis de los cuarenta=mid-life crisis ; middle-age crisis ; middle-age blues.
* cuarenta aproximadamente=fortyish.
* cuarenta y algo=forty something.
* cuarenta y tantos=forty odd ; forty something.
* edad entre los cuarenta y cincuenta=middle-age.
* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo=cast no clout till May is out.
* los 40 principales=Top 40 singles chart.
* mediados de los cuarenta=mid-forties.

cuarenta aproximadamente
(adj.)=fortyish.
Ex: Seriously, will a story about a fortyish woman in love with a younger man sell?.
cuarenta y algo
=forty something.
Ex: At forty something, I face my days with even more push and drive than I did at twenty something.
cuarenta y tantos
=forty odd ; forty something.
Ex: You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning -- so why do pensioners never lie in?. Ex: At forty something, I face my days with even more push and drive than I did at twenty something.
cuarentaitantos
=forty odd ; forty something.
Ex: You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning -- so why do pensioners never lie in?.
Ex: At forty something, I face my days with even more push and drive than I did at twenty something.

cuarentena
(n.)=quarantine.
Ex: The bubble can also be used as a quarantine facility, where specimens or artifacts canbe kept isolated following fumigation.
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* poner en cuarentena=quarantine.

cuarentitantos
=forty odd ; forty something.
Ex: You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning -- so why do pensioners never lie in?.
Ex: At forty something, I face my days with even more push and drive than I did at twenty something.

cuarentón
(adj.)=fortyish.
Ex: Seriously, will a story about a fortyish woman in love with a younger man sell?.

cuartear
(v.)=cut + Nombre + up.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
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* cuartear=crack.

cuartel
(n.)=barracks ; billet.
Ex: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of General's visit to the barracks.
Ex: They then decided that discretion was the better part of valour so, after warning the authorities, they headed back to their billet.
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* cuartel militar=army barracks.

cuartel militar
(n.)=army barracks.
Ex: In addition there are numerous smaller ammunition compounds within army barracks scattered around the country.
cuarteto
(n.)=quartet ; quatrain.
Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.
Ex: As an aide-memoire to the questions they should consider putting to the enquirer during the course of the interview, reference librarians have quoted to themselves Rudyard Kipling's quatrain: 'I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who'.
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* cuarteto de viento=woodwind quartet.

cuarteto de viento
(n.)=woodwind quartet.
Ex: Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.
cuartil
(n.)=quartile.
Ex: The median of salaries identified through the survey might be accepted, or the average, or the average of the highest quartile, or the median of the lowest quartile.

cuartillo
(n.)=closet.
Ex: While I think of it, he also has one of those posters of a semi-nude Derek up on his closet door.
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* cuartillo del portero=janitor's closet.
* cuartillo de mandos eléctricos=electrical closet.

cuartillo de mandos eléctricos
(n.)=electrical closet.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
cuartillo del portero
(n.)=janitor's closet.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
cuarto de baño
(n.)=bathroom.
Ex: This article presents a brief guide to collection development in the area of renovating kitchens and bathrooms = This artículo presenta una guía breve para el desarrollo de la colección en los temas relacionados con la reforma de cocinas y cuartos de baño.
cuarto de huéspedes
(n.)=spare room ; guest room.
Ex: Are you considering letting a spare room to a male or female housemate in the UK or United States?. Ex: Our guest room sleeps up to 4 people and has a full en-suite bath.
cuarto de invitados
(n.)=spare room ; guest room.
Ex: Are you considering letting a spare room to a male or female housemate in the UK or United States?. Ex: Our guest room sleeps up to 4 people and has a full en-suite bath.
cuarto de juegos
(n.)=playroom.
Ex: Once again, the children's playroom was brilliant, gave them some time to relax in a safe environment without constant need for supervision.
cuarto de los juguetes
(n.)=playroom.
Ex: Once again, the children's playroom was brilliant, gave them some time to relax in a safe environment without constant need for supervision.
cuarto de penique
(n.)=farthing.
Ex: Chapbooks were sold in villages, hamlets, towns for amounts ranging from a few farthings to a shilling.
cuarto oscuro
(n.)=darkroom.
Ex: The decision was taken to replace the conventional darkroom equipment with modern, digital equivalents.
cuarto oscuro de fotografía
(n.)=photographic darkroom.
Ex: The Centre has extensive facilities for creating learning resources, with a reprographics workshop, a television studio, a videocassette recorder and other hardware, and photographic darkroom.
cuarto para visitas
(n.)=spare room ; guest room.
Ex: Are you considering letting a spare room to a male or female housemate in the UK or United States?. Ex: Our guest room sleeps up to 4 people and has a full en-suite bath.
cuarto trasero
(n.)=rump ; hunkers.
Ex: As you would expect, this steak is from the rump of the beast and is good for barbecue, broiler and skillet. Ex: The bell rang and she jumped to the ground, sitting on her hunkers, hands over her ears.
cuarto^1 (4º)
=fourth (4th) ; quarter ; quarto ; fourthly.
Ex: Further post-co-ordinate indexes covering in excess of 9999 documents can be compiled by starting a second and possibly a third or fourth set of cards.
Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
Ex: Fourthly, it legalized the application of future Community regulations to the United Kingdom.
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* 4º (cuarto)=4th (fourth).
* a la cuarta pregunta=penniless ; broke ; skint ; down-and-out.
* alumno de cuarto=fourth grader.
* alumno de cuarto año=fourth grader.
* alumno de cuarto curso=fourth grader.
* alumno de cuarto grado=fourth grader.
* cuarto de penique=farthing.
* cuartos de final=quarter-finals.
* cuartos delanteros=forequarters ; forehand.
* cuartos traseros=hindquarters.
* cuarto trasero=rump ; hunkers.
* encuadernado en cuarto=quarter-bound.
* en cuarto lugar=fourthly.
* sin un cuarto=broke ; skint ; down-and-out ; penniless.
* tres cuartos (3/4)=three-quarters (3/4).
* tres cuartos (3/4)=three-fourths (3/4).
* una cuarta parte=one-quarter (1/4) ; one in four.
* una cuarta parte de=a fourth of.
* un cuarto=one-quarter (1/4) ; one in four.
* un cuarto (1/4)=one fourth (1/4).
* un cuarto de=a quarter of.

cuarto^2
(n.)=room.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.
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* armario de cuarto de baño=bathroom cabinet.
* compañero de cuarto=roomie ; roommate.
* cuarto de baño=bathroom.
* cuarto de huéspedes=spare room ; guest room.
* cuarto de invitados=spare room ; guest room.
* cuarto de juegos=playroom.
* cuarto de los juguetes=playroom.
* cuarto oscuro=darkroom.
* cuarto oscuro de fotografía=photographic darkroom.
* cuarto para visitas=spare room ; guest room.

cuartos de final
(n.)=quarter-finals.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
cuartos delanteros
(n.)=forequarters ; forehand.
Ex: The angulation of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters. Ex: The horse's weight is distributed over its haunches and forehand.
cuartos traseros
(n.)=hindquarters.
Ex: The angulation of the hindquarters balances that of the forequarters.
cuarzo
(n.)=quartz.
Ex: The two mineral samples (an iron meteorite and translucent quartz) represent heaven and earth.
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* cristal de cuarzo=quartz crystal.

cuasi
=quasi-.
Ex: Because these quasi-common facets are still discipline-oriented, they do not cause any problems, but we also find that there are certain facets which can occur in more than one place but are not discipline-oriented.
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* cuasimonopolio=near-monopoly.
* cuasisinónimo=quasi-synonym.

cuasimonopolio
(n.)=near-monopoly.
Ex: The award of a charter, the establishment of an examination system, and a register of the qualified, rapidly created a 'near-monopoly in training' in the years between 1885 and 1909.

cuasisinónimo
(n.)=quasi-synonym.
Ex: Quasi-synonyms are terms which have different forms but similar meanings and which may for some specific purposes be considered synonyms.
cuasisinónimo^1
(n.)=quasi-synonym.
Nota: Palabra cuya representación gráfica es diferente de otra pero tiene significado muy parecido y que en ciertos contextos se utiliza como si tuviese el mismo significado.
Ex: Quasi-synonyms are terms which have different forms but similar meanings and which may for some specific purposes be considered synonyms.
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* relación entre cuasisinónimos=near-synonymous relationship.

cuasisinónimo^2
(adj.)=quasi-synonymous.
Ex:
They are then taught to combine these lists of quasi-synonymous words or phrases into the form of a Boolean request by ORing within the lists and ANDing between them = A continuación, se les enseña a combinar estas listas de palabras o frases de cuasisinónimos insertando el operador "OR" entre los conceptos de cada lista y el operador "AND" para separar una lista de otra.

cuaternario
(adj.)=quaternary.
Ex: This article considers the increasing importance of the emerging quaternary (information) sector in highly developed economies as they move from an industrial to an information society.

cuatrimestral
=four-monthly.
Ex: BNB has two four-monthly cumulations per annum, which are superseded by an annual volume, and then triennial cumulations.

cuatrimestre
(n.)=term.
Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
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* descomposición en cuatrimestres=semesterisation [semesterization, -USA].
* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre=half term vacation.

cuatro (4)
=four (4).
Ex: Four situations may arise which will need careful consideration.
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* a cuatro aguas=hipped.
* a cuatro patas=on all fours ; on four legs.
* andar a cuatro patas=walk on + four legs ; walk on + all fours ; crawl.
* anunciar a los cuatro vientos=shout + Nombre + from the rooftops ; trumpet.
* apenas cuatro gatos=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
* apenas cuatro pelagatos=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; only a handful of people.
* cama con cuatro columnas=four-poster bed.
* coche cuatro por cuatro=four-wheel-drive car.
* como dos y dos son cuatro=as sure as eggs is eggs.
* cuatro de julio, el=Fourth of July, the.
* cuatro gatos=four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
* cuatro pelagatos=four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
* cuatro por cuatro=4WD ; four-wheel-drive car ; four wheel drive.
* cuatro quintos=four-fifths.
* cuatro veces=four times.
* cuatro veces mayor=fourfold.
* cuatro verdades=home truth.
* cuatro verdades bien dichas=home truth.
* de cuatro días de duración=four-day.
* de cuatro estrellas=four-star.
* enas cuatro pelagatos=hardly a soul.
* en cuatro niveles=quadraplaner.
* en cuatro palabras=in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* ochenta y cuatro=eighty four.
* perder por los cuatro costados=leak like + a sieve.
* proclamar a los cuatro vientos=shout + Nombre + from the rooftops.
* sábana de cuatro picos=fitted sheet.
* tejado a cuatro aguas=hip roof ; hipped roof.
* trébol de cuatro hojas=four-leaf clover.
* uno de cada cuatro=one in four.
* veinticuatro=twenty-four (24).

cuatro de julio, el
(n.)=Fourth of July, the.
Ex: The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day.
cuatro gatos
=four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
Ex: But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog. Ex: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.
cuatro pelagatos
=four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
Ex: But very few people have any time for domestic cricket, where matches are often played in front of the proverbial four men and a dog. Ex: So basically this new team comes from the fact that he has decided to sit at home sipping brandy while his son and four nobodies do all the work.
cuatro por cuatro
(n.)=4WD ; four-wheel-drive car ; four wheel drive.
Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies. Ex: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars. Ex: It is now a well known and established fact that four wheel drives are meant for off-road activities.
cuatro quintos
(n.)=four-fifths.
Ex: Four-fifths of all moonlighters were men.
cuatro veces
=four times.
Ex: These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.
cuatro veces mayor
(n.)=fourfold.
Ex: By the end of June 1980, Adviceline had attracted 289 enquiries, a fourfold increase on the number of enquiries originating from the same area in the corresponding period the year before.
cuatro verdades
(n.)=home truth.
Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
cuatro verdades bien dichas
(n.)=home truth.
Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
cuba^1
(n.)=vat ; trough ; tank.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
Ex: The most common method is to expose the copy paper by passing it through a trough of developing fluid.
Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.
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* borracho comno una cuba=pissed to the eyeballs.
* borracho como una cuba=pissed as a newt ; drunk back ; blind drunk ; pissed to the gills.
* más borracho que una cuba=as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a skunk.
* tan borracho como una cuba=as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a skunk.

cubano
(adj.)=Cuban.
Ex: Apart from periodical articles, no other types of Cuban documents were found to get worldwide recognition as they are not generally included in the international databases = Se encontró que, aparte de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas, ningún otro tipo de publicación cubana recibe reconocimiento mundial debido a que generalmente no están incluidas en las bases de datos internacionales.

cubertería
(n.)=tableware ; cutlery ; eating utensils.
Ex: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.
Ex: The kitchen has a fridge, stove, dishwasher and dining room table with chairs and is equipped with dishes, cutlery and utensils.
Ex: Any eating utensils used by an infected person should be immediately washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.

cubertor
(n.)=counterpane.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.

cubeta
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* una cubeta llena de=a pailful of.

cubierta anterior
(n.)=front cover ; front board.
Ex: The periodicals themselves may be slipped inside protective plastic or perspex cases with transparent front covers. Ex: The book cover is assambled with three pieces of cardboard (front board, spine and back board) glued to a covering material = La cubierta del libro consta de tres piezas de cartón (la cubierta anterior. el lomo y la contracubierta) pegadas a un forro que lo envuelve todo.
cubierta de
=carpet of.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
cubierta de armas
(n.)=cannon deck.
Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
cubierta de cañones
(n.)=cannon deck.
Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
cubierta de papel
(n.)=paper cover.
Ex: It became common to equip pamphlets with wrappers (made by pasting a paper cover to the spine, and sometimes also to the endpapers, of the sewn booklet) from the mid seventeenth century.
cubierta de proa
(n.)=forecastle.
Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.
cubierta de vuelo
(n.)=flight deck.
Ex: Aircraft carriers are ships outfitted with flight decks to launch and land airplanes.
cubierta formada por las copas de los árboles
(n.)=canopy ; overstorey [overstory, -USA].
Ex: Canopy light penetration and overstorey tree density were measured in both burned and unburned forests. Ex: Canopy light penetration and overstorey tree density were measured in both burned and unburned forests.
cubierta inferior
(n.)=lower deck.
Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.
cubierta protectora
(n.)=shield.
Ex: Display cases are thermostatically controlled to 68F and heat shields are fitted.
cubierta superior
(n.)=upper deck.
Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.
cubierta terminada
=topping-out.
Ex: Sometimes the librarian may recognise the words in the question but be uncertain of their meaning in the context, eg, a query about trolley dressing, or random clumping, or topping-out.
cubierta^1
(n.)=cover ; lid ; covering ; canopy ; top ; housing cover.
Nota: Generalmente de mecanismos.
Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.
Ex: The choice of metal chairs with plastic seats, rather than wooden chairs with leather coverings, is meaningful.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee : 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.
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* cubierta anterior=front cover ; front board.
* cubierta de papel=paper cover.
* cubierta formada por las copas de los árboles=canopy ; overstorey [overstory, -USA].
* cubierta protectora=shield.
* cubiertas=binding case ; case.
* cubierta terminada=topping-out.
* diseño de la cubierta=cover design.
* edición en cubierta dura=hardback ; hardcover.
* fecha de la cubierta=cover date.
* interior de la cubierta=inside cover.
* sobrecubierta=dust wrapper.
* título de cubierta=binder's title.
* título de la cubierta=cover title.

cubierta^2
(n.)=deck ; upper deck.
Ex: To illustrate how the mechanism works in a realistic domain, the author implements design systems for the deck structure and midship section of bulk cargo ships = Para ilustrar cómo funciona el mecanismo en un entorno real, el autor pone en práctica sistemas de diseño para la estructura de cubierta y la sección de mitad del barco de los navíos de carga.
Ex: Cabins on the upper decks usually cost more than those on the lower decks.
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* cubierta de armas=cannon deck.
* cubierta de cañones=cannon deck.
* cubierta de proa=forecastle.
* cubierta de vuelo=flight deck.
* cubierta inferior=lower deck.
* cubierta superior=upper deck.
* todos a cubierta=all hands on deck!.

cubierta^3
(n.)=tyre [tire, -USA].
Ex: Very many SLIS were able to demonstrate a great deal of IT-related re-training endeavour; 're-treading of old tyres' one respondent rather unkindly put it.

cubiertas
(n.)=binding case ; case.
Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books. Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.
cubierto
(adj.)=draped ; covered ; clad ; insulated ; uncleared.
Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
Ex: The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: Health problems and potential legal liability caused by polyvinyl chloride (PVC) insulated wiring in library building air ducts is referred to.
Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
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* cubierta de=carpet of.
* cubierto con=clad in.
* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble=oak panelled.
* cubierto con una túnica=shrouded.
* cubierto con un manto=shrouded.
* cubierto con un sudario=shrouded.
* cubierto de=awash with/in ; clad in ; caked in/with ; riddled with ; encrusted with ; incrusted with.
* cubierto de árboles=tree-covered.
* cubierto de arena=sandy .
* cubierto de barro=muddy .
* cubierto de cardenales=black and blue.
* cubierto de escamas=scaly.
* cubierto de grava=metalled [metaled, -USA].
* cubierto de hierba=grassy .
* cubierto de hojas=leafy .
* cubierto de hollín=sooty.
* cubierto de incrustaciones=barnacled.
* cubierto de jabón=soapy .
* cubierto de musgo=moss-backed.
* cubierto de nieve=snow-covered.
* cubierto de pelusa=fuzzy .
* cubierto de titanio=titanium-clad.
* cubierto en plumas=feathery.
* cubierto por árboles=tree-shaded.
* cubierto por una funda de plástico=plastic-covered.
* estadio cubierto=indoor arena.
* piscina cubierta=indoor swimming pool ; indoor pool ; swimming baths.
* ponerse a cubierto=run for + cover.
* puente cubierto=covered bridge.

cubierto con
=clad in.
Ex: When a fount of type was to be cast, each matrix in turn was fixed in the mould, a steel box made in two parts, clad in wood for insulation and ease of handling.
cubierto con paneles de madera de roble
(adj.)=oak panelled.
Ex: The oak panelled rooms are occasionally used for official visits.
cubierto con un manto
(adj.)=shrouded.
Ex: Shrouded bodies lined the streets as dazed survivors scrabbled in the debris for loved ones.
cubierto con un sudario
(adj.)=shrouded.
Ex: Shrouded bodies lined the streets as dazed survivors scrabbled in the debris for loved ones.
cubierto con una túnica
(adj.)=shrouded.
Ex: Shrouded bodies lined the streets as dazed survivors scrabbled in the debris for loved ones.
cubierto de
=awash with/in ; clad in ; caked in/with ; riddled with ; encrusted with ; incrusted with.
Ex: It would seem as if the country is almost awash with outlets for the sale of books. Ex: When a fount of type was to be cast, each matrix in turn was fixed in the mould, a steel box made in two parts, clad in wood for insulation and ease of handling. Ex: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat. Ex: This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions. Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations. Ex: There is a pulpit on the northeast side of the nave, which is made of marble, though originally it was made of wood, incrusted with ebony and ivory.
cubierto de arena
(adj.)=sandy .
Ex: The trees are hardy, and suitable for cultivation on a sandy loam soil.
cubierto de barro
(adj.)=muddy .
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
cubierto de cardenales
(adj.)=black and blue.
Ex: A black-and-blue nail is usually caused by sudden or repetitive injury to a toe.
cubierto de escamas
(adj.)=scaly.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects.
cubierto de grava
(adj.)=metalled [metaled, -USA].
Ex: The military effectiveness of Roman legionnaires was chiefly due to the metaled roads the soldiers built.
cubierto de hierba
(adj.)=grassy .
Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.
cubierto de hojas
(adj.)=leafy .
Ex: The cooperative's main product was fresh-cut leafy greens, but watermelons, huckleberry, gooseberry, blackberries, and grapes were also sold.
cubierto de hollín
(adj.)=sooty.
Ex: Removal of the archive was an unpleasant and hazardous job as even in cupboards it was covered with a sooty deposit.
cubierto de incrustaciones
(adj.)=barnacled.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
cubierto de jabón
(adj.)=soapy .
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.
cubierto de musgo
(adj.)=moss-backed.
Ex: The mere fact that he has survived against his 'moss-backed' opponents attests to his abilities as an executive and his skills as a diplomat = El mero hecho de que haya sobrevido frente a sus oponentes "retrógrados" da fe de sus habilidades como ejecutivo y sus destrezas como diplomático.
cubierto de nieve
(adj.)=snow-covered.
Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.
cubierto de pelusa
(adj.)=fuzzy .
Ex: He never wanted much in life, other than to receive a few strokes along his fuzzy back, or a seat in someone's warm lap, or a drink out of the bathroom.
cubierto de titanio
(adj.)=titanium-clad.
Ex: This brand new public library cost 40 million dollars and is housed in the first titanium-clad building in the USA with a golden skin that changes colour with atmospheric conditions.
cubierto de árboles
(adj.)=tree-covered.
Ex: Set against high hills that afford panoramic views of the river and its tree-covered islands, this area draws many vacationists.
cubierto en plumas
(adj.)=feathery.
Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
cubierto por una funda de plástico
(adj.)=plastic-covered.
Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.
cubierto por árboles
=tree-shaded.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
cubiertos
(n.)=cutlery ; eating utensils.
Ex: The kitchen has a fridge, stove, dishwasher and dining room table with chairs and is equipped with dishes, cutlery and utensils.
Ex: Any eating utensils used by an infected person should be immediately washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.

cubil
(n.)=den.
Ex: Warm spring temperatures are bringing snakes out of their dens where they hibernated during the winter.

cubilete
(n.)=beaker.
Ex: This, I supposed, was the reason they were eating off picnic plates using plastic cutlery and drinking from flimsy plastic beakers.

cubismo
(n.)=cubism.
Ex: Different movements in art are briefly covered, and examples of artists of that period are offered: Dadaism, impressionism, pointillism, expressionism, cubism, surrealism, and neoprimitivism.

cubista
(adj.)=Cubist.
Ex: His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.

cubito
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* cubito de hielo=ice cube.

cubito de hielo
(n.)=ice cube.
Ex: No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.
cubo de la basura
(n.)=waste bin ; trashcan [trash can] ; dustbin [dust bin] ; rubbish bin ; trash bin ; garbage can.
Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback. Ex: The article 'You can never own too many trashcans' comments on the problems of finding enough space to house the University of California Division of Library Automation installations. Ex: Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments. Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container. Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves. Ex: Two boys said they were shooting at a garbage can but ended up hitting a 61-year-old delivery driver instead, police say.
cubo de plástico
(n.)=plastic pail ; plastic bucket.
Ex: Tomatoes, cucumbers, and similar plants can be grown in pots about the size of 5-gallon plastic pails. Ex: Store liquids, powders, or most anything safely in plastic buckets with lids that really make an airtight seal.
cubo de reciclado
(n.)=recycling bin.
Ex: Verbal commitment significantly increased participation in an experiment to encourage people to use recycling bins.
cubo^1
(n.)=bucket ; bin ; pail.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
Ex: The items to be humidified are placed inside the smaller bin and a cover put in place.
Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
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* cubo de la basura=waste bin ; trashcan [trash can] ; dustbin [dust bin] ; rubbish bin ; trash bin ; garbage can.
* cubo de plástico=plastic pail ; plastic bucket.
* cubo de reciclado=recycling bin.

cubo^2
(n.)=cube.
Ex: Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.
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* edificio en forma de cubo=cubic building.
* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo=inverse cube law.

cubre hasta la rodilla
(adj.)=knee deep.
Ex: The article 'Acid rain information: knee deep and rising' briefly describes the dramatic growth in acid rain literature which has occurred in the past 5 years.
cubrecama
(n.)=bedspread ; bedcover ; counterpane ; throw.
Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.
Ex: These embroidered bedcovers were simply an esthetic solution to a functional need.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.
Ex: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.

cubrir
(v.)=cover ; relate to ; smother ; take + care of ; canopy ; cover ; line ; blanket ; address ; cover up ; screen ; drape ; meet ; incrust [encrust] ; encrust [incrust] ; enshroud.
Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
Ex: The major difference is that a periodical index relates to a number of issues and to contributions from a number of different authors.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.
Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.
Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
Ex: The grating was used to cover up dryer and toilet vents on the side of the building.
Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role.
Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.
Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
Ex: Come, sweet slumber, enshroud me in thy purple cloak.
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* cubre hasta la rodilla=knee deep.
* cubrir con=top with.
* cubrir Algo con la mano=cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
* cubrir con tablas=board up.
* cubrir con toldo=canopy.
* cubrir de=flood with.
* cubrir de arcilla=clay.
* cubrir de grava=gravel.
* cubrir de gravilla=gravel.
* cubrir el expediente=do + enough to get by.
* cubrir el mundo=span + the globe.
* cubrir en forma de arco=overarch.
* cubrir formando un arco=overarch.
* cubrir gastos=allow for + costs ; cover + costs ; cover + expenses.
* cubrir lagunas=fill + lacunae.
* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades=go + most of the way.
* cubrir las necesidades de=provide for.
* cubrir la superficie de Algo=surface.
* cubrirse contra=hedge against.
* cubrirse de cardenales=go + black and blue.
* cubrirse de moratones=go + black and blue.
* cubrirse las espaldas=cover + Posesivo + behind.
* cubrir toda la gama=run + the gamut.
* cubrir todo el espectro=run + the gamut.
* cubrir una laguna=fill + gap ; fill + the breach.
* cubrir una necesidad=cover + need ; meet + Posesivo + needs ; serve + need ; fill + need ; fulfil + need ; speak to + need.
* cubrir una vacante=fill + vacancy.
* cubrir un objetivo=meet + objective ; meet + purpose.
* cubrir un puesto de trabajo=fill + position.
* cubrir un uso=address + use.
* para cubrir gastos=on a cost-recovery basis.
* para cubrirse las espaldas=as a backup.
* que cubre hasta la rodilla=knee deep.
* que cubre hasta los tobillos=ankle deep.
* que cubre todo el cuerpo=head to toe.
* sin cubrir=unfilled.
* tasa para cubrir gastos=cost-recovery fee.

cubrir Algo con la mano
(v.)=cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
Ex: Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words.
cubrir con
(v.)=top with.
Ex: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .
cubrir con tablas
(v.)=board up.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
cubrir con toldo
(v.)=canopy.
Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
cubrir de
(v.)=flood with.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
cubrir de arcilla
(v.)=clay.
Ex: Refractory clay is slightly better but you do not need heat-resistant material for claying a forge.
cubrir de grava
(v.)=gravel.
Ex: The town has kerosene lamp lights and the footpaths are gravelled.
cubrir de gravilla
(v.)=gravel.
Ex: The town has kerosene lamp lights and the footpaths are gravelled.
cubrir el expediente
(v.)=do + enough to get by.
Ex: Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
cubrir el mundo
(v.)=span + the globe.
Ex: The threat from car bombs now spans the globe -- anywhere and anyone, a government building, an airport, could be a target.
cubrir en forma de arco
(v.)=overarch.
Ex: Many places on the path are overarched with brambles and gorse.
cubrir formando un arco
(v.)=overarch.
Ex: Many places on the path are overarched with brambles and gorse.
cubrir gastos
(v.)=allow for + costs ; cover + costs ; cover + expenses.
Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction). Ex: All such loans are granted at rates intended only to cover costs. Ex: She and her parents hadn't realized the federal aid wasn't enough to cover expenses.
cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades
(v.)=go + most of the way.
Ex: The BCA hopes that the sales of the schedules will go most of the way towards making the scheme self-sufficient.
cubrir la superficie de Algo
(v.)=surface.
Ex: The dandy was also a light-weight roller, but it was surfaced with wire mesh and it imposed its own watermark on the even wove texture that was made by the wove machine wire.
cubrir lagunas
(v.)=fill + lacunae.
Ex: This book is designed to be useful to both instructor and student, to serve as an incentive to classroom discussions, and it is hoped, to fill some of the lacunae that now exist in the literature of librarianship.
cubrir las necesidades de
(v.)=provide for.
Ex: So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'.
cubrir toda la gama
(v.)=run + the gamut.
Ex: The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
cubrir todo el espectro
(v.)=run + the gamut.
Ex: The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
cubrir un objetivo
(v.)=meet + objective ; meet + purpose.
Ex: Author catalogues and indexes can be designed to meet different objectives. Ex: Union catalogues may be compiled to meet differing purposes, and thus can be expected to exhibit a variety of styles.
cubrir un puesto de trabajo
(v.)=fill + position.
Ex: Consequently, many of these positions are filled by personnel who may lack a comprehensive understanding of the role of information production in the organisation.
cubrir un uso
(v.)=address + use.
Ex: Libraries will have to select shrewdly a complement of formats that address the varying uses library patrons have for information.
cubrir una laguna
(v.)=fill + gap ; fill + the breach.
Ex: In addition, secondary works are actively sought, while older materials is acquired to fill gaps in the collection. Ex: The author warns that if academic libraries do not step up to this educational role, other units on campus or commercial enterprises will fill the breach.
cubrir una necesidad
(v.)=cover + need ; meet + Posesivo + needs ; serve + need ; fill + need ; fulfil + need ; speak to + need.
Ex: Colleges of Higher Education aim to cover the needs of their students by the provision of book and non-book materials. Ex: Many common needs could be met by shared accommodation and equipment. Ex: The public library, the university library, the library of a commercial firm, for example, each serve the various needs of differing groups of users. Ex: Collier's Encyclopedia 'has been designed and built to fill the needs of the most exacting school and home users'. Ex: The first edition was intended to fill this gap, and its reception, both in Britain and abroad, showed that it did indeed fulfil a real need. Ex: His long-espoused assertion that the development of any literacy takes off when it speaks to the needs of the individuals is clearly exemplified by the rapid assimilation of mobile communications technologies.
cubrir una vacante
(v.)=fill + vacancy.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
cubrirse contra
(v.)=hedge against.
Ex: The use of bibliographic databases and their retrieval results are presently restricted in a variety of ways in order to hedge against loss of potential income by producers.
cubrirse de cardenales
(v.)=go + black and blue.
Ex: He fell so hard that it made him throw up and both his legs swelled and went black and blue.
cubrirse de moratones
(v.)=go + black and blue.
Ex: He fell so hard that it made him throw up and both his legs swelled and went black and blue.
cubrirse las espaldas
(v.)=cover + Posesivo + behind.
Ex: What do you guys think, is this all being thrown out of proportion or is Simon now covering his behind?.
cubículo
(n.)=cubicle ; carrel.
Ex: 400 video cassettes are now available for use in 6 video cubicles or in a hall seating 50 people for lectures or group activities.
Ex: Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used.

cucaracha
(n.)=cockroach ; roach.
Nota: Abreviatura de cockroach.
Ex: This article identifies five types of crawling insects which commonly infest libraries: booklice, bookworms, cockroaches, silverfish and termites.
Ex: The potential of electromagnetism technology, a physical control method, in the control of hygiene pests (e.g., ants and roaches) is discussed.

cuchara
(n.)=spoon.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Feeding with the spoon, or the effects of shelf classification of fiction on the loaning of fiction'.
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* cuchara para servir helado=ice cream scoop.
* doblador de cucharas=spoonbender.
* pico de cuchara=spoonbill.

cuchara para servir helado
(n.)=ice cream scoop.
Ex: Use an ice cream scoop to dollop small rounds of batter onto the hot skillet, dragging the batter a bit to create somewhat oblong shapes.
cucharada
(n.)=tablespoon ; spoonful ; tablespoonful.
Nota: Plural tablespoonfuls o tablespoonsful.
Ex: By adding about a tablespoon of powdered alum per gallon of whitewash its quality can be improved.
Ex: This fish stew was very spicy though, four spoonfuls and the lips were left burning.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

cucharadita
(n.)=teaspoonful.
Ex: He is taking 30 fluid ounces of whole milk with 6 teaspoonfuls of maltose and 2 teaspoonful of cod liver oil daily.
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* una cucharadita de=a teaspoon of.

cuchareta
(n.)=spoonbill.
Nota: Ave acuática.
Ex: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.
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* cuchareta rosada=roseate spoonbill.

cuchareta rosada
(n.)=roseate spoonbill.
Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.
cucharita
(n.)=teaspoon.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.

cucharón
(n.)=ladle ; dipper.
Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.
Ex: With a dipper he scooped up the water and showered it over her naked body.

cuchichear
(v.)=whisper.
Ex: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien.

cuchicheo
(n.)=whisper.
Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.

cuchilla
(n.)=blade ; scraper ; razor.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.
Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.
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* cuchilla de afeitar=razor blade ; blade razor ; razor ; straight razor.
* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta=straight-knife trimming machine.

cuchilla de afeitar
(n.)=razor blade ; blade razor ; razor ; straight razor.
Ex: One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade. Ex: Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor. Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf. Ex: Using razor strops is as important as knowing how to swipe the blade of your straight razor over your face.
cuchillada
(n.)=stab wound ; stabbing.
Ex: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.
Ex: Two men and a woman were hospitalized late Sunday after domestic argument led to multiple stabbings.
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* asestar una cuchillada=knife.

cuchillazo
(n.)=stab wound.
Ex: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.
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* asestar un cuchillazo=knife.
* matar a cuchillazos=stab + Nombre + to death ; knife + Nombre + to death.

cuchillo
(n.)=knife [knives, -pl.].
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
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* afilador de cuchillos=knife sharpener.
* amenazado con un cuchillo=at knifepoint.
* a punta de cuchillo=at knifepoint.
* cuchillo curvado=cutlass.
* cuchillo de cocina=kitchen knife ; chopping knife.
* cuchillo de mantequilla=butter knife.
* cuchillo de pelar=paring knife.
* cuchillo de queso=cheese knife.
* cuchillo de tallar=wood carving knife.
* cuchillo de trinchar=carving knife.
* cuchillo de un solo uso=disposable knife.
* cuchillo de untar mantequilla=butter knife.
* cuchillo de usar y tirar=disposable knife.
* cuchillo para encuadernar=binding-knife.
* cuchillo para tallar=wood carving knife.
* cuchillos=knives [knife -sing.].
* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo=the cobbler's children run barefoot.
* hincar un cuchillo=knife.
* más afilado que un cuchillo=as sharp as a knife.

cuchillo curvado
(n.)=cutlass.
Ex: Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?.
cuchillo de cocina
(n.)=kitchen knife ; chopping knife.
Ex: Police are hunting the killers of a man knifed to death with a kitchen knife at his flat. Ex: This chopping knife is ideal for chopping, dicing and slicing vegetables, meat, herbs and other ingredients.
cuchillo de mantequilla
(n.)=butter knife.
Ex: As a matter of fact, computers were stolen not because the master key was stolen, but because you could pop the lock with a butter knife.
cuchillo de pelar
(n.)=paring knife.
Ex: This paring knife has a nice thin blade that is slightly flexible, excellent for garnishing.
cuchillo de queso
(n.)=cheese knife.
Ex: A cheese knife should not be confused with a cheese slicer, though both serve the same basic purpose.
cuchillo de tallar
(n.)=wood carving knife.
Ex: Do not use the wood carving knife to scrape, as it will dull the blade.
cuchillo de trinchar
(n.)=carving knife.
Ex: Sharpening your carving knife is just about as important as using it.
cuchillo de un solo uso
(n.)=disposable knife.
Ex: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.
cuchillo de untar mantequilla
(n.)=butter knife.
Ex: As a matter of fact, computers were stolen not because the master key was stolen, but because you could pop the lock with a butter knife.
cuchillo de usar y tirar
(n.)=disposable knife.
Ex: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.
cuchillo para encuadernar
(n.)=binding-knife.
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
cuchillo para tallar
(n.)=wood carving knife.
Ex: Do not use the wood carving knife to scrape, as it will dull the blade.
cuchillos
(n.)=knives [knife -sing.].
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
cuchitril
(n.)=cubbyhole ; hovel.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Kiosk or cubbyhole - the future of the information center'.
Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her.

cuclillas
(n.)=hunkers.
Ex: The bell rang and she jumped to the ground, sitting on her hunkers, hands over her ears.
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* en cuclillas=squat ; in a squat position ; in a squatting position ; in a crouching position.
* ponerse en cuclillas=squat (down) ; crouch (down) ; squatting ; hunker ; hunker down.

cuclillo
(n.)=cuckoo.
Ex: Cuckoos leave their sub-Saharan winter home to reach the southern Mediterranean by March.

cuco^1
(n.)=cuckoo.
Ex: Cuckoos leave their sub-Saharan winter home to reach the southern Mediterranean by March.
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* reloj de cuco=cuckoo clock.

cuco^2
(adj.)=sneaky ; dinky ; cunning.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.
Ex: The article 'Collection development policies: a cunning plan' looks at the value of collection development policy statements and what they can and cannot do.

cucu^2
(n.)=peekaboo.
Nota: Juego infantil.
Ex: The first precursor of make-believe in a child's life may be the game of peekaboo, which babies start to play at about six months.

cucurbitáceas
=Cucurbitaceae.
Ex: Like cantaloupe, cucumber, and squash, pumpkins belong to the Cucurbitaceae family.

cucurucho
(n.)=ice cream cone ; cone.
Ex: To recall many of the events I simply have to see ice cream cones and the long days of summers of a simpler time of life can be relived.
Ex: Most cones that are coated with chocolate, carob or nuts add fat and calories.

cucú^1
(n.)=cuckoo.
Ex: Cuckoos leave their sub-Saharan winter home to reach the southern Mediterranean by March.
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* reloj cucú=cuckoo clock.
* reloj de cucú=cuckoo clock.

cuello
(n.)=neck ; collar ; throat.
Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.
Ex: 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
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* apostarse el cuello=bet + Posesivo + life.
* arriesgar el cuello=stick out + Posesivo + neck.
* arriesgar el cuello (por)=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* a voz en cuello=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* blusa de cuello halter=halter top.
* con el agua al cuello=in hot water.
* con el agua hasta el cuello=in deep water.
* con la soga al cuello=in dire straits.
* cortar el cuello=decapitate.
* cuello de botella=bottleneck ; choke point.
* cuello del útero=cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.] ; cervix uteri ; uterine neck ; uterine cervix.
* cuello uterino=cervix uteri ; uterine neck ; uterine cervix.
* del cuello del útero=cervical.
* dolor de cuello=neck pain.
* estirar el cuello=crane + Posesivo + neck.
* fracturarse el cuello=break + Posesivo + neck.
* hasta el cuello=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in ; to the hilt.
* hasta el cuello de trabajo=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
* jugarse el cuello=bet + Posesivo + life.
* lesión del cuello=neck injury.
* romperse el cuello=break + Posesivo + neck.
* tirón en el cuello=crick in the neck ; neck crick.

cuello de botella
(n.)=bottleneck ; choke point.
Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck. Ex: Certain phases are especially vulnerable dead ends, or choke points, of the entire sequence.
cuello del útero
(n.)=cervix [cervices/cervixes, -pl.] ; cervix uteri ; uterine neck ; uterine cervix.
Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers). Ex: Cancer of cervix uteri is the second commonest cancer among females in the world. Ex: The stomach, being intimately connected with the womb, physically, feels keenly these inflammations and ulcerations of the uterine neck. Ex: Both incidence and mortality for invasive cancer of the uterine cervix have declined steadily in this country over the past three decades.
cuello uterino
(n.)=cervix uteri ; uterine neck ; uterine cervix.
Ex: Cancer of cervix uteri is the second commonest cancer among females in the world. Ex: The stomach, being intimately connected with the womb, physically, feels keenly these inflammations and ulcerations of the uterine neck. Ex: Both incidence and mortality for invasive cancer of the uterine cervix have declined steadily in this country over the past three decades.
cuenca del Mediterráneo, la
(n.)=Mediterranean basin, the ; Mediterranean region, the.
Ex: Research focused on the rise of early European commerce and patterns of communication in the Mediterranean basin in the centuries after the fall of the Roman empire. Ex: The pomegranate tree is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region.
cuenca mediterránea, la
(n.)=Mediterranean basin, the ; Mediterranean region, the.
Ex: Research focused on the rise of early European commerce and patterns of communication in the Mediterranean basin in the centuries after the fall of the Roman empire. Ex: The pomegranate tree is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region.
cuenco
(n.)=bowl ; basin ; crock.
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
Ex: A couple of our crocks have hairline cracks but there's no leakage so far as I can tell.
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* cuenco para batir=mixing bowl.
* cuenco para mezclar=mixing bowl.
* cuenco rectangular de cerámica=terrine.

cuenco para batir
(n.)=mixing bowl.
Ex: Then mix together the undrained fruit cocktail and coconut extract in a large mixing bowl.
cuenco para mezclar
(n.)=mixing bowl.
Ex: Then mix together the undrained fruit cocktail and coconut extract in a large mixing bowl.
cuenco rectangular de cerámica
(n.)=terrine.
Ex: Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but rather a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) usually eaten cold or at room temperature as a luncheon meat.
cuenta atrás
(n.)=countdown ; count down.
Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it. Ex: The timer will ring when the count down is finished.
cuenta bancaria
(n.)=bank account.
Ex: After testing 428 high school seniors on basic facts concerning credit, bank accounts, car insurance, housing rental, food and car purchase, their average score was only 42%.
cuenta complementaria
(n.)=satellite account.
Ex: The experience gained from the establishment of satellite accounts is described.
cuenta corriente
(n.)=current account ; checking account ; deposit account.
Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%. Ex: Until then, automatic payments will continue to be charged to your checking account or credit card. Ex: Just about everybody needs a deposit account to receive pay, pensions and other income and to draw out cash and pay bills.
cuenta de ahorro(s)
(n.)=deposit account ; savings account.
Ex: Just about everybody needs a deposit account to receive pay, pensions and other income and to draw out cash and pay bills. Ex: The passbook is the traditional document to keep track of earnings in a savings account.
cuenta de correo electrónico
(n.)=email account.
Ex: University or industrial employment contracts seldom promise email accounts, space on servers, or other access rights.
cuenta espermática
(n.)=sperm count.
Ex: This is a technique which allows men with a low sperm count to father children.
cuenta la leyenda que
=legend has it that ; as legend goes.
Ex: Legend has it that he sold his soul to the devil so that he could play anything. Ex: As legend goes Cortes was greeted by natives that gave him a sackful of cacao beans in exchange for some of his own merchandise.
cuenta^1
(n.)=tally [tallies, pl.] ; count.
Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.
Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.
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* a cuenta de=at the expense of.
* a cuenta de la empresa=at company expense.
* a cuenta de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a cuenta de otros=at other people's expense.
* a cuenta propia=at + Posesivo + (own) expense ; at + Posesivo + own expense.
* a final de cuentas=after all is said and done.
* a fin de cuentas=at the end of the day ; in the end ; in the final count ; in the grand scheme of things ; when all is said and done ; after all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
* ajustar cuentas=settle + a score ; settle + things ; get + even.
* ajuste de cuentas=grudge fight ; grudge match ; settling of scores.
* al final de cuentas=when all is said and done.
* antes de darse cuenta=before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
* a tener en cuenta en el futuro=for future reference.
* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás=time bomb + tick away.
* borrón y cuenta nueva=a fresh start ; clean slate ; new leaf.
* cada cual por su cuenta=every man for himself.
* caer en la cuenta=dawn on ; wise up ; the penny dropped ; suss (out) ; twig ; come to + the realisation.
* caer en la cuenta de=realise [realize, -USA].
* calcular la cuenta=tot up ; tote up.
* correr de la cuenta de Alguien=be on + Pronombre.
* cuenta atrás=countdown ; count down.
* cuenta espermática=sperm count.
* cuentas=statistics.
* dar cuenta=render + an account of.
* dar cuenta a=report back to.
* dar cuenta ante=be answerable to ; answer to.
* dar cuenta de=account for ; illustrate.
* dar cuenta de Algo=be held to account.
* dar la cuenta atrás=count + Nombre + out.
* darse cuenta=become + aware ; dawn on ; detect ; perceive ; find ; note ; make + aware ; come to + realise ; wise up ; reach + understanding ; eye + catch ; strike + home ; suss (out) ; hit + home ; twig ; come to + the realisation.
* darse cuenta de=be aware of ; be cognisant of ; realise [realize, -USA] ; sense ; wake up to ; become + cognisant of ; see through.
* darse cuenta del peligro que=see + the danger that.
* darse cuenta de todo=pick up on + everything.
* darse cuenta de un problema=alight on + problem.
* decidir por cuenta propia=take it upon + Reflexivo + to.
* empezar a darse cuenta de=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* empezar la cuenta atrás=count down.
* en resumidas cuentas=after all ; in short ; in a nutshell ; in sum ; to sum up ; to sum it up ; to cut a long story short ; bottom line, the ; in essence ; to make a long story short ; all in all ; all in all ; the short story + be ; to boil it down ; in a few words ; the long and (the) short of.
* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre=place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.
* gastar más de la cuenta=overspend.
* gastos + correr a cuenta de=bear + the cost(s).
* hablar más de la cuenta=shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; have + loose lips.
* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta=make + Posesivo + own arrangements.
* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva=start with + a clean slate ; cut + Posesivo + losses ; turn over + a new leaf.
* hacer la cuenta=tot up ; tote up.
* llevar la cuenta=tally.
* llevar la cuenta de=keep + track of ; keep + tabs on.
* más de la cuenta=one too many.
* necesitarse tener en cuenta=need + consideration.
* no darse cuenta de=sneak under + the radar ; go + unnoticed.
* no darse de cuenta de=be blind to.
* no tener en cuenta=disregard ; overlook ; skip over ; be oblivious of/to ; close + the door on ; skip ; leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; fly in + the face of ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta=make + Posesivo + own arrangements.
* pagar la cuenta=foot + the bill.
* pedirle cuentas a Alguien=bring + Nombre + to book.
* perder la cuenta (de)=lose + count (of).
* ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia=strike out on + Posesivo + own.
* por cuenta ajena=vicariously.
* por cuenta de uno=privately.
* por cuenta propia=freelance ; self-employed ; at + Posesivo + own expense.
* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno=at + Posesivo + peril.
* por + Posesivo + cuenta=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* por + Reflexivo + cuenta=for + Reflexivo.
* por su cuenta y riesgo=at + Posesivo + own risk.
* que no tienen que rendir cuentas a nadie=unaccountable.
* rendición de cuentas=accountability.
* rendir cuentas=render + an account of ; bring + Nombre + to book.
* rendir cuentas a=report to ; report back to.
* rendir cuentas ante=be answerable to ; answer to.
* saber hacer cuentas=be numerate.
* sentir que no tienen en cuenta a Alguien=feel + left out.
* sin darme cuenta=before I know what's happened.
* sin darnos cuenta=out of sight.
* sin darse cuenta=inadvertently ; unwittingly ; without realising ; without noticing ; unconsciously ; unknowingly.
* sin tener en cuenta=never mind ; without regard to ; independently of ; disregarding ; not including ; irrelevant of.
* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que=overlook + the fact that.
* tener en cuenta=allow for ; bear in + mind ; cater for/to ; consider (as) ; heed ; make + allowances ; take + account of ; take + cognisance of ; take + cognition of ; take into + account ; take into + consideration ; make + provision for ; bring into + play ; give + an ear to ; factor ; have + regard for ; factor in ; be aware of ; note ; keep in + mind.
* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* tener en cuenta un punto de vista=contemplate + view.
* tener en cuenta un punto de vista=take into + account + viewpoint.
* tener la cuenta bancaria=bank.
* tenerse muy en cuenta por=carry + weight with.
* téngase en cuenta=witness.
* téngase en cuenta que=Note that....
* teniendo en cuenta=on the basis of.
* teniendo en cuenta que=providing (that).
* tomar en cuenta=factor in ; allow for ; bear in + mind ; cater for/to ; consider (as) ; heed ; make + allowances ; take + account of ; take + cognisance of ; take + cognition of ; take into + account ; take into + consideration ; make + provision for ; bring into + play ; give + an ear to ; factor ; have + regard for ; be aware of ; note ; keep in + mind.
* tomar en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* tomar en cuenta un punto de vista=take into + account + viewpoint ; contemplate + view.
* trabajador por cuenta propia=freelancer [free-lancer] ; self-employed worker.
* trabajo por cuenta propia=self-employment.
* trabajo por + Posesivo + cuenta=freelance [free-lance].
* vender a cuenta=trade for + credit.
* viajero por su cuenta=independent traveller.
* volver por + Posesivo + cuenta=make + Posesivo + (own) way back.
* y antes de que + Pronombre + dar + cuenta=the next thing + Pronombre + know.

cuenta^2
(n.)=bill ; account ; check.
Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.
Ex: This enables people to draw cash by means of a debit card (as opposed to a credit card, to help distinguish between money that is in one's account and money being borrowed from the credit-card organization).
Ex: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.
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* balance de cuentas=financial statement.
* cuenta bancaria=bank account.
* cuenta complementaria=satellite account.
* cuenta corriente=current account ; checking account ; deposit account.
* cuenta de ahorro(s)=deposit account ; savings account.
* cuenta de correo electrónico=email account.
* estado de cuentas=financial statement.
* extracto de cuentas=bank statement.
* fichero de cuentas=accounting file.
* hacer balance de cuentas=stocktake.
* hacer cuadrar las cuentas=reconcile + receipts.
* hacer el balance de cuentas=balance + the cash drawer.
* libro de cuentas=account book.
* mantener las cuentas=keep + Posesivo + accounts.
* nombre de la cuenta=account name.
* saldar una cuenta=settle + an account.
* saldo de cuenta bancaria=bank balance.
* saldo del libro de cuentas=account book balance.
* titular de cuenta bancaria=bank account holder.
* titular de la cuenta=account holder ; account name.

cuenta^3
(n.)=bead ; glass bead.
Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.
Ex: Glass beads from Italy and Czechoslovakia were imported by the shipload and used like money for trading.

cuentacuentos
(n.)=storyteller [story-teller] ; storytelling [story-telling].
Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.
Ex: She accepts that at all sorts of intellectual and aesthetic levels there are people who read 'for the enjoyment of good storytelling and a good story'.

cuentagotas
(n.)=pipet(te) dropper ; dropper.
Ex: The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.
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* con cuentagotas=in dribs and drabs.
* cuentagotas para los ojos=eyedropper.

cuentagotas para los ojos
(n.)=eyedropper.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.
cuentakilómetros
(n.)=odometer.
Ex: Presented are activities which use data from an instrument which combines speedometer and odometer readings on a circular graph.

cuentas
(n.)=statistics.
Ex: Other office equipment to be found in libraries may include: Adding machines or calculators to cope with statistics related to petty cash, issues, membership, etc.
cuento
(n.)=story ; story book [storybook] ; tale ; yarn ; nursery story ; storie.
Nota: Forma arcaica de "story".
Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.
Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.
Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.
Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight ... in matters of storie'.
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* aplicársele el cuento a Alguien=cap + fit.
* contar un cuento=tell + story.
* cuenta-cuentos=storyteller [story-teller] ; storytelling [story-telling].
* cuento chino=tall tale ; tall story.
* cuento de hadas=fairy story ; fairy tale [fairytale].
* cuento de nunca acabar=endless story ; never-ending story.
* cuento de viejas=old wives' tale.
* cuento escrito=written story.
* cuento inacabable=never-ending story ; endless story.
* cuento infantil=picture book.
* cuento popular=folk tale [folktale].
* hora del cuento=story hour [storyhour] ; storytelling [story-telling] ; storytime [story time].
* lectura de cuentos=story reading.
* narración de cuentos=storytelling [story-telling].
* narrador de cuentos=storyteller [story-teller] ; story teller.
* no venir a cuento=be beside the point ; be beside the mark ; be beside the question.
* que no viene a cuento=off-topic.
* rincón del cuento, el=storycorner, the.
* ser el cuento de nunca acabar=never + hear + the end/last of it.
* ¡se te acabó el cuento!=the jig's up!.
* sin venir a cuento=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue ; for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* urdir un cuento=weave + a tale.
* vivir del cuento=live off + the fat of the land.

cuento chino
(n.)=tall tale ; tall story.
Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'. Ex: The article 'Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.
cuento de hadas
(n.)=fairy story ; fairy tale [fairytale].
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like. Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
cuento de nunca acabar
(n.)=endless story ; never-ending story.
Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests.
cuento de viejas
=old wives' tale.
Ex: Read on to see what the experts have to say about which old wives' tales are true wisdom and which are a bunch of baloney.
cuento escrito
(n.)=written story.
Ex: And they succeed with oral narrative more easily and satisfyingly than with written stories.
cuento inacabable
(n.)=never-ending story ; endless story.
Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
cuento infantil
(n.)=picture book.
Ex: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.
cuento popular
(n.)=folk tale [folktale].
Ex: The original folktale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs becomes transformed when told through the different media of film, sound, movement, colour, art and technology.
cuerda
(n.)=cord ; rope ; string ; halter ; twine ; tether.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.
Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
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* andar por la cuerda floja=walk + the tight wire ; walk + the tightrope.
* caminar por la cuerda floja=walk + a tightrope ; walk + the tightrope ; walk + the tight wire.
* contra las cuerdas=against the ropes.
* cuerda de colgar la ropa=clothesline [clothes line].
* cuerda de remolque=towrope.
* cuerda de saltar=skipping rope ; skip rope ; jump rope.
* cuerda de tender=clothesline [clothes line] ; washing line.
* cuerda de tender la ropa=washing line ; clothesline [clothes line].
* cuerda floja=tightrope [tight-rope].
* cuerdas=cordage.
* cuerda Sol=G-string.
* cuerdas vocales=vocal cords.
* dar cuerda a un reloj=wind + clock.
* escalera de cuerda=Jacob's ladder.
* estar contra las cuertas=be against the ropes.
* instrumento de cuerda=stringed instrument (string instrument) ; string instrument [stringed instrument].
* juguete de cuerda=clockwork toy.
* mecanismo de cuerda=clockwork.
* orquesta de cuerda=string orchestra.
* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas=put + Nombre + on the spot.
* tener cuerda para largo=never + hear + the end/last of it.
* tener cuerda para rato=have + (still) a long way to go ; never + hear + the end/last of it.

cuerda Sol
(n.)=G-string.
Ex: If you break a guitar's G-string, it only costs $.79 for a new one.
cuerda de colgar la ropa
(n.)=clothesline [clothes line].
Ex: Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.
cuerda de remolque
(n.)=towrope.
Ex: A knot in the towrope will probably reduce the rope strength by about 35-40% and markedly increase abrasion.
cuerda de saltar
(n.)=skipping rope ; skip rope ; jump rope.
Ex: The skipping rope seemed so long and heavy, and after a few skips, I was ready to drop dead. Ex: Skip ropes are one of the most popular products used in physical education classes as it motivates mass participation. Ex: Jump ropes hurt if you make a mistake and you whip yourself, so start out slow!.
cuerda de tender
(n.)=clothesline [clothes line] ; washing line.
Ex: Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow. Ex: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside.
cuerda de tender la ropa
(n.)=washing line ; clothesline [clothes line].
Ex: The cottage has full laundry facilities including a washing machine, dryer, pegs, clothes horse, wash basket and a washing line outside. Ex: Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.
cuerda floja
(n.)=tightrope [tight-rope].
Ex: This tightrope teaches the basics of funambulism, developing concentration, balance, and coordination skills as you traverse a 10 foot long tightrope.
cuerdas
(n.)=cordage.
Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
cuerdas vocales
(n.)=vocal cords.
Ex: This article specifically discusses the occurrence of nodules on the vocal cords and how to treat them, a subject of interest to both singers and nonsinger.
cuerdo
=sane ; mentally fit.
Ex: Democracy to be sane must be desired by a people qualified by their own understanding to judge it and shape its course.
Ex: A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder.

cuerna
(n.)=antler.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.

cuerno
(n.)=horn.
Ex: She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.
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* coger el toro por los cuernos=seize + the bull by the horns ; take + the bull by the horns ; grasp + the nettle ; face + Posesivo + fears.
* con cuernos=horned.
* Cuerno de Africa, el=Horn of Africa, the.
* cuerno de caza=corn ; hunting horn.
* cuerno de la luna=cusp of the moon ; horn of the moon.
* irse al cuerno=naff off.
* ponerle los cuernos a=cuckold.
* véte al cuerno=drop dead!.

cuerno de caza
(n.)=corn ; hunting horn.
Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears. Ex: The hunt is the predominant sound of the poem, which features more than ten references to the sound of hunting horns or bugles.
cuerno de la luna
(n.)=cusp of the moon ; horn of the moon.
Ex: The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky). Ex: The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky).
cuero
(n.)=leather ; hide.
Ex: This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
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* arrancar el cuero cabelludo a Alguien=scalp.
* bañarse en cueros=skinny dip.
* chaqueta de cuero=leather jacket.
* como el cuero=leathery.
* cuero cabelludo=scalp.
* cuero de vaca=cowhide ; cowskin.
* cuero sintético=leatherette.
* curtir cuero=dress + leather.
* en cueros=in the buff ; in the nod ; stark naked ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* industria del cuero=leather industry.
* suavizador de cuero=strop.
* tira de cuero=thong.

cuero cabelludo
(n.)=scalp.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
cuero de vaca
(n.)=cowhide ; cowskin.
Ex: I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor. Ex: That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
cuero sintético
(n.)=leatherette.
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
cuerpo
(n.)=body ; body ; type size ; body-size ; corps ; shank ; cadaver ; soma.
Ex: But when he speaks to me he always scans my body and stares at my breasts.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.
Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.
Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.
Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.
Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.
Ex: Rather than bringing in butchers to do the handiwork of his dissections, Vesalius himself worked on the human cadavers and said that students of medicine should do the same.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
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* a cuerpo de rey=the lap of luxury ; the lap of comfort.
* combate cuerpo a cuerpo=hand-to-hand combat.
* combatir cuerpo a cuerpo=combat + hand to hand.
* crema para el cuerlpo=body lotion.
* cuerpo a cuerpo=at close quarters ; hand to hand.
* cuerpo calloso=corpus callosum.
* cuerpo celeste=celestial body ; heavenly body.
* cuerpo Danone=body beautiful.
* cuerpo de animal muerto=carcass.
* cuerpo de bomberos=fire department.
* cuerpo de estanterías=bay of shelves ; range of shelving ; range ; bay of shelving.
* cuerpo de estanterías por materia=subject bay.
* cuerpo de inspectores=inspectorate.
* cuerpo de la ficha=body of the card.
* Cuerpo de Marina=Navy Corps.
* Cuerpo de Paz, el=Peace Corps.
* Cuerpo de Zapadores=Army Corps Engineers.
* cuerpo diplomático=diplomatic corps.
* cuerpo electoral, el=electoral body, the.
* cuerpo en forma=fit body.
* cuerpo expedicionario=expeditionary force.
* cuerpo extraño=foreign body.
* cuerpo humano, el=human body, the.
* cuerpo político, el=body politic, the.
* cuerpo sin vida=dead body.
* cuerpo y alma=body and soul.
* culto al cuerpo=cult of the body ; body beautiful.
* dar cuerpo=give + substance.
* dar cuerpo a=flesh out.
* dar cuerpo y forma a=lend + substance and form to.
* de cuerpo blando=soft-bodied.
* de cuerpo largo=long-bodied.
* del cuerpo=body.
* foto de medio cuerpo=mugshot [mug shot].
* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores=Army Corps engineer.
* lucha a cuerpo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo=clinch ; fight + hand to hand.
* miembro del cuerpo=limb.
* órgano del cuerpo=limb ; body part.
* pegado al cuerpo=slinky .
* pelea cuerpo a cuerpo=hand-to-hand fight.
* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa=get + beach-fit.
* que cubre todo el cuerpo=head to toe.
* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo=dismemberment insurance.
* tejido del cuerpo=body tissue.
* temperatura del cuerpo=body temperature.
* vivir a cuerpo de rey=live like + a king ; live in + the lap of luxury ; live like + a lord.

cuerpo Danone
=body beautiful.
Ex: Individuals in the West, now more than ever, are in pursuit of the 'body beautiful'.
cuerpo a cuerpo
=at close quarters ; hand to hand.
Ex: Horse riding holidays in Ireland are a great way to see the famous Irish countryside at close quarters. Ex: Just because it's hand to hand doesn't mean a hand counts as a weapon.
cuerpo calloso
(n.)=corpus callosum.
Ex: The differences in the hypothalamus, thalamus, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, and the hippocampus are described.
cuerpo celeste
(n.)=celestial body ; heavenly body.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body and include two- and three-dimensional maps and plans. Ex: As we know, the stars are heavenly bodies like the sun since they produce their own light.
cuerpo de animal muerto
(n.)=carcass.
Ex: Professional cleavers used for carcass and sectional cutting also work for chops and chickens.
cuerpo de bomberos
(n.)=fire department.
Ex: This article describes the use of PLUS in work carried out by the London, Ontario, fire department = Este artículo describe el uso de PLUS en el trabajo que realiza la brigada de bomberos de London, Ontario.
cuerpo de estanterías
(n.)=bay of shelves ; range of shelving ; range ; bay of shelving.
Ex: Each section has its own bay of shelves. Ex: Compact shelving eliminates all but one aisle in any set of ranges of shelving. Ex: This article emphasises the fact that manufacturers of library shelving should recognise the need to move fully-loaded ranges when designing shelving for libraries. Ex: The new vehicle is equipped with an access wheelchair lift and a bay of shelving on a trolley which can be taken into the homes.
cuerpo de estanterías por materia
(n.)=subject bay.
Ex: All books, periodicals, etc., reference or lending, are shelved together in the appropriate subject bay where provision is made for study as well as browsing.
cuerpo de inspectores
(n.)=inspectorate.
Ex: But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.
cuerpo de la ficha
(n.)=body of the card.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
cuerpo diplomático
(n.)=diplomatic corps.
Ex: The Vatican is so important for international diplomacy because it has one of the largest diplomatic corps in the world

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cuerpo electoral, el
(n.)=electoral body, the.
Ex: Absolute freedom of election in fact augmented the power of such coteries far more than that of the electoral body.
cuerpo en forma
(n.)=fit body.
Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts.
cuerpo expedicionario
(n.)=expeditionary force.
Ex: The Monument to the Expeditionary Force in Bangkok is a memorial to the Thai soldiers killed on the Western Front in World War I.
cuerpo extraño
(n.)=foreign body.
Ex: In eleven cases the foreign body was removed during the bronchoscopy.
cuerpo humano, el
=human body, the.
Ex: This article analyses documents obtained by search based on key words with regard to their distribution in accordance with 5 basic locations of tumors in the human body.
cuerpo político, el
=body politic, the.
Ex: He calls for librarians to call for a dialogue with the body politic to discuss their concerns about the impact of the Act on libraries.
cuerpo sin vida
(n.)=dead body.
Ex: American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.
cuerpo y alma
=body and soul.
Ex: Here are some common idiomatic pairs in English: peace and quiet, body and soul, life and limb, grin and bear it, bow and scrape, rant and rave.
cuervo
(n.)=raven ; crow.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
Ex: Crows share many hallmarks of higher intelligence with humans, including tool use and sophisticated social behavior.
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* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* nido de cuervo=crow's nest.

cuesco
(v.)=fart ; trumpet.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
Ex: I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.

cuesta
(n.)=slope ; ascent.
Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
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* cuesta abajo=downhill ; down the hill ; downhill ; downslope.
* cuesta arriba=uphill ; uphill ; upslope.
* cuesta para tirarse con trineos=sled hill.
* ir cuesta abajo=go + downhill.

cuesta abajo
=downhill ; down the hill ; downhill ; downslope.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that it's easier to walk downhill than it is uphill. Ex: Pushing our bicycles up a very steep hill one sunny morning, two men on bicycles coasted down the hill and passed us. Ex: In the last few weeks of the season, increase the intensity by running the uphills at cross-country race effort while keeping the downhills at tempo effort. Ex: They flow upslope during the day as the result of surface heating, and downslope at night because of surface cooling.
cuesta arriba
=uphill ; uphill ; upslope.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that it's easier to walk downhill than it is uphill. Ex: In the last few weeks of the season, increase the intensity by running the uphills at cross-country race effort while keeping the downhills at tempo effort. Ex: They flow upslope during the day as the result of surface heating, and downslope at night because of surface cooling.
cuesta para tirarse con trineos
(n.)=sled hill.
Ex: Some insurance companies exclude such facilities as sled hills, water slides, and diving boards.
cuestas
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* a cuestas=in tow.
* carga que se lleva a cuestas=millstone around + Posesivo + neck.
* cruz que se lleva a cuestas=millstone around + Posesivo + neck.
* ir a cuestas=ride + piggyback.
* ir a cuestas de=piggyback [piggy-back].
* montar a cuestas=ride + piggyback.

cueste lo que cueste
=at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible) ; no matter what.
Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread. Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources. Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means. Ex: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
cuestionable
(adj.)=moot ; dubious ; questionable ; arguable.
Ex: The data having already been collected, attempts to impose consistency as part of the collection process were moot, as were questions of its continued maintenance once it was published in book form.
Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.

cuestionamiento
(n.)=interrogation ; questioning.
Ex: These include MUMS (Multiple Use MARC System) in connection with online interrogation and correction of MARC data.
Ex: Are you saying that books and courses that encourage wholesome questioning and explore wider circles of experience have nothing of value to say to us?.

cuestionar
(v.)=challenge ; question ; render + suspect ; query ; render + questionable.
Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.
Ex: The author queries the value of selecting so much sexually permissive teenage fiction for young people who are already sexually afire, given the dangers of unwanted pregnancies and AIDS.
Ex: Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.
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* cuestionar la validez de=bring into + question the validity of ; question + the validity of.
* hacer que Alguien se cuestione Algo=make + Nombre + wonder.
* no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente=suspend + disbelief.
* que no se ha cuestionado=unquestioned ; unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].
* sin cuestionar Algo=without question.
* sin cuestionarlo=uncritically.

cuestionar la validez de
(v.)=bring into + question the validity of ; question + the validity of.
Ex: Moreover, the findings bring into question the validity of any locally developed system. Ex: This article questions the validity of information management and classification.
cuestionario
(n.)=questionnaire ; questionnaire survey ; survey questionnaire ; survey.
Ex: Postal questionnaires are notoriously lacking in precision and open to interpretation which cannot be checked.
Ex: This article describes results of a questionnaire survey to gauge users' reactions and to examine the suitability of continuing the system on a permanent basis.
Ex: The survey questionnaires and methodology were pilot-tested late in 81.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
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* confeccionar un cuestionario=develop + questionnaire.
* cuestionario final=exit survey.
* cuestionario por correo=postal questionnaire.
* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo=self-administered questionnaire.
* distribuir un cuestionario=circulate + questionnaire.
* estudio basado en un cuestionario=questionnaire survey.
* pasar un cuestionario=administer + questionnaire ; carry out + questionnaire.
* rellenar un cuestionario=fill out + questionnaire ; fill in + questionnaire ; complete + questionnaire.

cuestionario final
(n.)=exit survey.
Ex: Public libraries now appear to be more heavily used by women than men, especially branch libraries where a recent exit survey showed that two-thirds of the users were female.
cuestionario por correo
(n.)=postal questionnaire.
Ex: Librarians were canvassed for their opinions using a postal questionnaire.
cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo
(n.)=self-administered questionnaire.
Ex: The information seeking practices of a sample of academic, industrial and government scientists were surveyed by self-administered questionnaires.
cuestiones
(n.)=matters.
Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.
cuestiones bibliotecarias
(n.)=library issues.
Ex: Whilst this issue is devoted to an introduction to the Department, future issues (to be produced on a semester basis) will include articles on library issues.
cuestiones clave
=key issues.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
cuestiones de intendencia
(n.)=housekeeping.
Ex: The establishment of IT in both the housekeeping and information operations makes it necessary to cater for these kinds of facilities at varying levels.
cuestiones de reglamento
=policy issue.
Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk.
cuestiones económicas
(n.)=money matters.
Ex: Money matters bored her to death.
cuestiones financieras
(n.)=money matters.
Ex: Money matters bored her to death.
cuestiones implicadas
=issues involved.
Ex: Although the issues involved are complex and the volume of legal materials is great, a number of helpful tools have been developed to assist the researcher.
cuestiones monetarias
(n.)=money matters.
Ex: Money matters bored her to death.
cuestiones poco claras
(n.)=grey area [gray area].
Ex: The paper discusses some remaining 'grey areas' in faceted classification and the value for expository purposes of a mildly polemic approach to issues in classification.
cuestiones problemáticas
=problem areas.
Ex: Many problem areas still exist, however, in inadequate book stock, staffing, training and buildings.
cuestiones prácticas
=mechanics ; how-to.
Ex: However, it is clear that the mechanics of searching post-coordinate indexes differ from those involved in searching pre-coordinate indexes. Ex: This article details programme how-tos for several types of outreach activities.
cuestiones sociales
=social affairs.
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
cuestiones técnicas
=check + under the hood ; crawl under + the hood.
Ex: The article 'Your networked computer: checking under the hood' explains how the TCP/IP Protocol ensures that data from one place gets to its intended destination intact. Ex: The article is entitled 'Crawling under the hood: an update on search engine technology'.
cuestión
(n.)=affair ; consideration ; enquiry [inquiry, -USA] ; issue ; matter ; point ; question ; topic ; business [businesses, -pl.] ; concern ; question.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: I think this whole business about whether punctuation is obtrusive or not is quite honestly not worth discussing.
Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
Ex: The question is not how much time we have, but what we do with it and how we utilize it.
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* aclarar una cuestión=clarify + matter ; clarify + issue.
* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión=take + position on + issue.
* analizar una cuestión=explore + question ; explore + issue.
* cuestión administrativa=management issue ; administrative issue.
* cuestión candente=burning issue ; burning question.
* cuestión científica=scientific issue.
* cuestión controvertida=vexed question ; vexing question.
* cuestión crítica=critical issue.
* cuestión debatible=debatable point.
* cuestión de importancia=matter of consequence.
* cuestión de interés nacional=domestic issue.
* cuestión delicada=sensitive issue.
* cuestión de vida o muerte=life or death issue.
* cuestión difícil=thorny issue ; thorny question ; poser ; prickly issue ; prickly question.
* cuestión doméstica=domestic issue.
* cuestión económica=economic issue ; financial issue.
* cuestiones=matters.
* cuestiones bibliotecarias=library issues.
* cuestiones clave=key issues.
* cuestiones de intendencia=housekeeping.
* cuestiones de reglamento=policy issue.
* cuestiones económicas=money matters.
* cuestiones financieras=money matters.
* cuestiones implicadas=issues involved.
* cuestiones monetarias=money matters.
* cuestión específica=topical issue.
* cuestiones poco claras=grey area [gray area].
* cuestiones prácticas=mechanics ; how-to.
* cuestiones problemáticas=problem areas.
* cuestiones sociales=social affairs.
* cuestiones técnicas=check + under the hood ; crawl under + the hood.
* cuestión ética=ethical issue.
* cuestión financiera=financial issue.
* cuestión + girar en torno a=question + revolve around.
* cuestión histórica=historical issue.
* cuestión imprescindible=imperative.
* cuestión insignificante=matter of no consequence.
* cuestión interna=domestic issue.
* cuestión laboral=work-related issue.
* cuestión legal=legal issue.
* cuestión negociable=negotiable point.
* cuestión peliaguda=sticky issue.
* cuestión personal=life issue ; personal issue.
* cuestión polémica=vexed question ; vexing question.
* cuestión política=political issue.
* cuestión práctica=practicality.
* cuestión problemática=issue of concern ; sticky issue.
* cuestión relacionada con el trabajo=work-related issue.
* cuestión sin importancia=matter of no consequence.
* cuestión sin trascendencia=matter of no consequence.
* cuestión social=social issue ; societal issue.
* cuestión + surgir=issue + surface.
* cuestión técnica=technical issue.
* cuestión tecnológica=technological issue.
* debatir una cuestión=discuss + idea ; discuss + issue.
* dejar la cuestión abierta=leave + the question open.
* desviarse del tema en cuestión=go off on + another track.
* discutir una cuestión=air + issue.
* el quid de la cuestión=the crux of the problem ; the crux of the matter.
* eludir una cuestión=dodge + issue.
* en cuestión=at hand ; concerned ; in hand ; in question ; individual ; at issue ; of concern ; involved.
* en cuestión de=in a matter of ; in the span of ; in the space of.
* en cuestión de minutos=within minutes ; in a matter of minutes.
* en cuestión de segundos=within seconds ; in a matter of seconds.
* en cuestión de + Tiempo=within a matter of + Tiempo.
* en cuestión de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en cuestiones de=in matters of.
* enfrentarse a una cuestión=run up against + issue.
* en las cuestiones relacionadas con=in the areas of.
* esa es la cuestión=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* esquivar la cuestión=sidestep + the issue.
* esquivar una cuestión=dodge + issue.
* estado de la cuestión=state of the art.
* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión=review.
* estudio del estado de la cuestión=survey.
* evitar discutir una cuestión=circumvent + issue.
* evitar una cuestión=skirt + issue ; tiptoe around + issue.
* exponer una cuestión=raise + point.
* informe del estado de la cuestión=state of the art report ; state of the art review.
* ir al fondo de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al meollo de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al quid de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* la cuestión es que=the thing is.
* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu=you are as old as you feel.
* llegar al fondo de la cuestión=see to the + bottom of things.
* llegar al meollo de la cuestión=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* llegar al quid de la cuestión=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* llevar a hablar de una cuestión=bring up + issue.
* mencionar una cuestión=bring up + matter ; bring up + point.
* meollo de la cuestión, el=heart of the matter, the ; heart of the question, the.
* no ser cuestión de=there + be + no question of.
* partes en cuestión, las=parties concerned, the.
* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión=put before + Nombre + an issue.
* plantear una cuestión=bring forth + issue ; issue + arise ; pose + question ; raise + argument ; raise + issue ; raise + point ; open up + issue.
* poner en cuestión=call into + question ; render + questionable.
* poner en cuestión la validez de=bring into + question the validity of ; question + the validity of.
* proyección de cuestiones de interés=issues management.
* quid de la cuestión, el=heart of the matter, the ; heart of the question, the.
* relacionado con cuestiones raciales=race-related.
* resolver las cuestiones menores=work out + details.
* resolver una cuestión=resolve + point ; resolve + question ; issue + settle.
* responder la cuestión=get behind + the question.
* sacar a colación una cuestión=bring up + matter ; bring up + issue ; bring up + point.
* ser cuestión de=come down to.
* ser la cuestión=be the point.
* ser una cuestión de=be a matter for/of.
* ser una cuestión debatible=be an open question.
* ser una cuestión problemática=be at issue.
* surgir una cuestión=issue + arise ; arise + question.
* suscitar una cuestión=evoke + issue ; open up + issue.
* tocar una cuestión=touch on/upon + issue.
* tratar la cuestión de=get to + the issue of.
* tratar una cuestión=address + constraint ; address + issue ; address + question ; consider + issue ; tackle + issue ; address + concern ; deal with + issue ; broach + issue ; broach + question ; grapple with + issue.
* tratar una cuestión ligeramente=touch on/upon + issue.
* una cuestión de principios=a matter of principle.
* una cuestión de vida o muerte=a matter of life and death.
* zanjar la cuestión=clinch + the affair ; clinch + the argument.

cuestión + girar en torno a
(n.)=question + revolve around.
Ex: Industry questions usually revolve around either: what is this industry about; or what is the future of this industry.
cuestión + surgir
(n.)=issue + surface.
Ex: She examines the issues which surfaced during the development and implementation of the Web site.
cuestión administrativa
(n.)=management issue ; administrative issue.
Ex: This article discusses management issues experienced by the information service of Employment Relations, a human resource consulting service, during a period of transition from government funding to private funding. Ex: The author discusses many of the administrative issues resulting from the introduction of CD-ROMs in the library.
cuestión candente
(n.)=burning issue ; burning question.
Ex: Literacy teaching is not a burning issue in library education but it warrants attention. Ex: A panel of experts representing the various sectors of the serials industry -- librarians, publishers, and subscription agents -- gave participants the chance to answer a number of burning questions.
cuestión científica
(n.)=scientific issue.
Ex: Some of the scientific issues involved are discussed.
cuestión controvertida
(n.)=vexed question ; vexing question.
Ex: The author addresses the vexed question of the appropriateness of information technology in developing countries. Ex: The author examines the rapid growth in Internet-based electronic commerce and considers the vexing question of whether or not the Internet should be taxed.
cuestión crítica
(n.)=critical issue.
Ex: Personnel management is a critical issue facing library administrators.
cuestión de importancia
(n.)=matter of consequence.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
cuestión de interés nacional
(n.)=domestic issue.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
cuestión de vida o muerte
(n.)=life or death issue.
Ex: Nowadays, however, such occurrences are not common, yet we react to many daily situations as if they were life or death issues.
cuestión debatible
(n.)=debatable point.
Ex: The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.
cuestión delicada
(n.)=sensitive issue.
Ex: The hectic pace of developments in IT applications has raised many sensitive issues for educators.
cuestión difícil
(n.)=thorny issue ; thorny question ; poser ; prickly issue ; prickly question.
Ex: Thorny issues involve data migration, as well as a guarantee of perpetual access, while ensuring preservation of authorship and ownership. Ex: Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth. Ex: The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers. Ex: He has signalled he will take a tough stance on prickly issues such as outsourcing, and limits on exports of sensitive technology. Ex: Who should judge the judges has always been a prickly question.
cuestión doméstica
(n.)=domestic issue.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
cuestión económica
(n.)=economic issue ; financial issue.
Ex: Economic issues are of paramount importance, with the network's potential for public use and benefit being secondary. Ex: Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.
cuestión específica
(n.)=topical issue.
Ex: Weekly press briefings on general and topical issues and press conferences are given by visiting members of the European Commission.
cuestión financiera
(n.)=financial issue.
Ex: Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.
cuestión histórica
(n.)=historical issue.
Ex: They are not providing books and information presenting all points of view on current and historical issues.
cuestión imprescindible
(n.)=imperative.
Ex: Future imperatives include further development of premium information services to the science, technology and business communities and renewed efforts to underline the contribution of information to the national economy.
cuestión insignificante
(n.)=matter of no consequence.
Ex: Therapeutic lying can be practical and effective in matters of no consequence.
cuestión interna
(n.)=domestic issue.
Ex: In his weekly address President Obama refocused on two domestic issues looming: health care and jobs.
cuestión laboral
(n.)=work-related issue.
Ex: His task is to assist staff deal with work-related issues and personal issues that may be affecting their work .
cuestión legal
(n.)=legal issue.
Ex: The author presents the legal issues involved in electronic document delivery.
cuestión negociable
(n.)=negotiable point.
Ex: The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.
cuestión peliaguda
(n.)=sticky issue.
Ex: Confidentiality is a sticky issue in the university setting because 'privileged communication,' a formal legal confidentiality applying to priests, lawyers, and physicians, does not extend to teachers and coaches.
cuestión personal
=life issue ; personal issue.
Ex: Most library use is for leisure reading or for helping solving immediate personal or life issues (e.g., travel guides, using a personal computer, writing a CV, self-help manuals). Ex: Most library use is for leisure reading or for helping solving immediate personal or life issues (e.g., travel guides, using a personal computer, writing a CV, self-help manuals).
cuestión polémica
(n.)=vexed question ; vexing question.
Ex: The author addresses the vexed question of the appropriateness of information technology in developing countries. Ex: The author examines the rapid growth in Internet-based electronic commerce and considers the vexing question of whether or not the Internet should be taxed.
cuestión política
(n.)=political issue.
Ex: In this highly politicized environment the problem appears to be primarily a legal and political issue.
cuestión problemática
(n.)=issue of concern ; sticky issue.
Ex: Other issues of concern include the various complexities of titles proper of serials and areas of description where the code lacks explicitness. Ex: Confidentiality is a sticky issue in the university setting because 'privileged communication,' a formal legal confidentiality applying to priests, lawyers, and physicians, does not extend to teachers and coaches.
cuestión práctica
(n.)=practicality.
Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
cuestión relacionada con el trabajo
(n.)=work-related issue.
Ex: His task is to assist staff deal with work-related issues and personal issues that may be affecting their work .
cuestión sin importancia
(n.)=matter of no consequence.
Ex: Therapeutic lying can be practical and effective in matters of no consequence.
cuestión sin trascendencia
(n.)=matter of no consequence.
Ex: Therapeutic lying can be practical and effective in matters of no consequence.
cuestión social
(n.)=social issue ; societal issue.
Ex: There are obviously important social issues to be considered here. Ex: The author explains the importance of the ethical, legal and societal issues raised by the emerging information society.
cuestión tecnológica
(n.)=technological issue.
Ex: The strategy aims to help cope with the often complex technological issues involved.
cuestión técnica
(n.)=technical issue.
Ex: The author presents the major technical issues related with setting up an electronic library.
cuestión ética
(n.)=ethical issue.
Ex: The author explains the importance of the ethical, legal and societal issues raised by the emerging information society.
cueva
(n.)=cave.
Ex: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.

cuidado de animales
(n.)=animal care.
Ex: CARE provides quick and easy keyword searching to over 160 documents relating to animal care and use.
cuidado de animales domésticos
(n.)=pet care.
Ex: The author presents an annotated bibliography of pet care books as an aid to collection development in the area.
cuidado de la piel
(n.)=skin care.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
cuidado de los mayores
(n.)=kinkeeping.
Ex: Most kinkeepers are women, & their kinkeeping roles are transmitted to their daughters, who serve as apprentices to these roles during the aging of the oldest generation.
cuidado de los pies
(n.)=footcare.
Ex: It is one of the most advanced footcare moisturising creams available.
cuidado de niños
(n.)=child care [childcare].
Ex: These meetings were each devoted to a particular topic: citizenship, legal services, child care, mental health and senior citizens.
cuidado de uno mismo
(n.)=self-caring ; self-care.
Ex: Participants displayed self-caring; the majority participated in daily physical exercise, & 33+% had their annual medical checkup that year. Ex: Public libraries identify and disseminate consumer health and self-care information appropriate to their needs.
cuidado de vacas lecheras
(n.)=dairying.
Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
cuidado del paciente
(n.)=patient care.
Ex: Patient care relies on the correct prescription and proper use of drugs.
cuidado médico
(n.)=medical attention.
Ex: In a study, drinkers who received the best medical attention available reduced the amount they drank by 80 percent.
cuidado paliativo
(n.)=respite care.
Ex: This convalescent home provides high quality rest, recuperation and respite care for adults of all ages and from all walks of life.
cuidado tutelar
(n.)=foster care.
Ex: This is an expert system and data base designed to assist US social workers in providing foster care for children.
cuidado y protección
(n.)=nurture ; nurturing.
Ex: Whilst maintaining the need for balance, nurture of the still important traditional markets, and only gradual change, a great deal has been done in many SLIS. Ex: Bookish children, as they tend somewhat negatively to be called, deserve at least as much nurturing.
cuidado^1
(n.)=care ; safekeeping [safe-keeping] ; carefulness.
Ex: Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.
Ex: The records were forwarded to Australia from the 30s to 50s for safekeeping.
Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.
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* andarse con cuidado=tread + (very) warily.
* a + Posesivo + cuidado=in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
* ciencias de los cuidados, las=caring sciences, the.
* cuidado de animales=animal care.
* cuidado de animales domésticos=pet care.
* cuidado de la piel=skin care.
* cuidado de los mayores=kinkeeping.
* cuidado de los pies=footcare.
* cuidado del paciente=patient care.
* cuidado de niños=child care [childcare].
* cuidado de uno mismo=self-caring ; self-care.
* cuidado de vacas lecheras=dairying.
* cuidado médico=medical attention.
* cuidado paliativo=respite care.
* cuidados=caring.
* cuidados a domicilio=attendant care.
* cuidados clínicos=clinical care.
* cuidados de enfermería=nursing care.
* cuidados del coche=car maintenance.
* cuidados de los mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* cuidados geriátricos=residential care.
* cuidados infantiles=child care [childcare].
* cuidados intensivos=critical care ; intensive care.
* cuidados médicos=medicare.
* cuidados paliativos=palliative care.
* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* cuidados para personas mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* cuidados perinatales=perinatal care.
* cuidados pos(t)operatorios=aftercare.
* cuidados prenatales=prenatal care.
* cuidados preventivos=preventative care ; preventive care.
* cuidado tutelar=foster care.
* cuidado y protección=nurture ; nurturing.
* elegir con cuidado=pick and choose.
* escoger con cuidado=pick and choose.
* mal cuidado=mishandling.
* sacar con cuidado=slide off.
* servicio de cuidado de día=day care.
* unidad de cuidados intensivos=intensive care unit.

cuidado^2
(n.)=neat ; attention to detail.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
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* bien cuidado=well-tended.
* con cuidado=gently ; carefully.
* con el más sumo cuidado=with utmost care.
* con el mayor cuidado=with utmost care.
* falta de cuidado=sloppiness.
* sumo cuidado=extreme caution.
* tener cuidado=exercise + care.
* tener cuidado con=keep + an eye out for.
* tener cuidado (de)=be careful.
* tener cuidado (de que)=take + care (that).

cuidado^3
(adj.)=caution.
Ex: The project is being undertaken with caution.
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* andar con cuidado=tread + lightly ; tread + softly.
* andar con mucho cuidado=walk on + eggshells.
* andarse con cuidado=tread + (very) carefully ; tread with + care ; watch over + Posesivo + shoulders.
* andarse con mucho cuidado=tread + the thin line between ... and.
* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente=navigate.
* ¡Cuidado!=Look out!.
* de mucho cuidado=badass.
* manejar con cuidado=handle + with caution.
* pájaro de cuidado=nasty piece of work.
* tener cuidado=exercise + caution ; proceed + with caution ; watch out ; take + caution.
* tener cuidado con=watch for ; beware (of/that) ; look out for ; be wary of.
* tener cuidado con lo que se dice=say + the right thing.
* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice=watch + Posesivo + mouth ; watch what + say.
* tener cuidado de=be chary of ; take + (great) pains to.
* tener mucho cuidado=be extra vigilant.
* tipo de cuidado=nasty piece of work.
* traer sin cuidado=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.

cuidador
(n.)=caregiver ; sitter ; carer ; minder ; home help ; caretaker.
Ex: These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.
Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.
Ex: The poverty of the majority of social workers' clients -- who are either women at home with dependent children, or single parents, or the elderly, or carers -- is increasing in absolute terms.
Ex: Education for librarianship should concern itself with encouraging self-reliance and sustained questioning rather than training servile machine minders.
Ex: A library service for home helps and their pensioner clients has been set up.
Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
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* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico=zookeeper ; zoo custodian.
* cuidador de niños=childminder.
* cuidadores=care staff.

cuidador de animales de parque zoológico
(n.)=zookeeper ; zoo custodian.
Ex: Chapter 4 outlines miscellaneous jobs such as lathers, plasterers, roofers, metalworkers, pipefitters, teacher aides and zookeepers. Ex: Rattlers are easily frightened and will disgorge their food if handled after a meal, a habit well known to all zoo custodian.
cuidador de niños
(n.)=childminder.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
cuidadores
(n.)=care staff.
Ex: They aim to improve the standards of residential care by developing 5 projects which will examine basic training for care staff.
cuidados
(n.)=caring.
Ex: These files contain several funding sources for pursuing research in caring and the caring sciences.
cuidados a domicilio
(n.)=attendant care.
Ex: A majority said they had clients who were now hospitalized but, if there were adequate attendant care, they could live independently.
cuidados clínicos
=clinical care.
Ex: Applications of telemedicine discussed include remote consultation and diagnosis, and speciality clinical care (including examples from anaesthesia, dermatology, cardiology, psychiatry, radiology, critical care, and oncology) = Las aplicaciones de telemedicina que se tratan incluyen la consulta y el diagnóstico a distancia y los cuidados clínicos especilizados (con ejemplos de la anestesia, dermatología, cardiología, siquiatría, radiología, cuidados intensivos y oncología).
cuidados de enfermería
(n.)=nursing care.
Ex: This article examines how public hospitals can organize information for administration, medicine, science, nursing care and technology.
cuidados de los mayores
(n.)=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
Ex: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Ex: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.
cuidados del coche
(n.)=car maintenance.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.
cuidados geriátricos
(n.)=residential care.
Ex: They aim to improve the standards of residential care by developing 5 projects which will examine basic training for care staff.
cuidados infantiles
(n.)=child care [childcare].
Ex: These meetings were each devoted to a particular topic: citizenship, legal services, child care, mental health and senior citizens.
cuidados intensivos
(n.)=critical care ; intensive care.
Ex: Examples are included from anaesthesia, dermatology, cardiology, psychiatry, radiology, critical care, and oncology = Se incluyen ejemplos de la anestesia, dermatología, cardiología, siquiatría, radiología, cuidados intensivos y oncología. Ex: This is a medical decision making system which predicts the survival rate of patients in intensive care and hence whether they should remain on life-support systems.
cuidados médicos
(n.)=medicare.
Ex: Basic research now has to compete strongly with medicare, welfare, and other service provision programs.
cuidados paliativos
(n.)=palliative care.
Ex: It can be difficult for patients, carers and even health professionals to be aware of where to find up to date information on aspects of palliative care.
cuidados para personas de la tercera edad
(n.)=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
Ex: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Ex: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.
cuidados para personas mayores
(n.)=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
Ex: The issue of elderly care is in danger of becoming a political football as parties are now openly battling it out to prove they have the most effective solution to the problem. Ex: This has created a relatively new and growing area of health care and provider services, known as elder care.
cuidados perinatales
(n.)=perinatal care.
Ex: The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography.
cuidados pos(t)operatorios
(n.)=aftercare.
Ex: Many American hospitals stress patient education through internal TV programmes, and instruction by a team, which includes the librarian, in aftercare.
cuidados prenatales
(n.)=prenatal care.
Ex: Babies of mothers who do not get prenatal care are three times more likely to have a low birth weight.
cuidados preventivos
(n.)=preventative care ; preventive care.
Ex: This article discusses preventative care of library collections as a strategy for preservation is discussed with reference to Glasgow University Library. Ex: Preventive care library collections, as a strategy for preservation, is discussed with reference to Glasgow University Library.
cuidadosamente
=carefully ; thoughtfully ; gently ; elaborately ; painstakingly.
Ex: In many classes (main classes) the facets are carefully identified and kept separate.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
Ex: Processes should be included in abstracts only when they are discussed elaborately.
Ex: The audience interaction with the speakers at all three meetings has been painstakingly transcribed and edited.
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* cuidadosamente seleccionado=carefully chosen.
* escoger cuidadosamente=handpick.
* escogido cuidadosamente=hand-picked.
* mirar cuidadosamente=comb trough.
* programado cuidadosamente=carefully-sequenced.
* secuenciado cuidadosamente=carefully-sequenced.
* seleccionado cuidadosamente=hand-picked.
* seleccionar cuidadosamente=handpick.

cuidadosamente seleccionado
=carefully chosen.
Ex: All books were carefully chosen to suit reading level and appeal.
cuidadoso
(adj.)=careful ; thoughtful ; delicate ; scrupulous ; parsimonious ; fastidious.
Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
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* cuidadoso con el dinero=money-conscious.

cuidadoso con el dinero
(adj.)=money-conscious.
Ex: Believe it or not, there are millionaires and billionaires among us who masquerade as relatively normal, money-conscious people.
cuidar
(v.)=nurture ; take + care of ; tend ; lubricate ; nurse ; give + care ; groom.
Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilm.
Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.
Ex: The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.
Ex: The traditional image of nurses, mostly women, in starched uniforms and white caps, giving care at the bedside in the hospital is out of date.
Ex: Never has there been a greater interest in grooming pubic hair than there is today.
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* Cuidado con el escalón=Mind the step.
* Cuidado con la cabeza=Mind your head.
* cuidar a Alguien hasta su recuperación=nurse + Nombre + back to health.
* cuidar de=look after ; care (about/for) ; watch out for.
* cuidar de la retaguardia=hold + the fort ; hold + the fortress.
* cuidar del rebaño=tend + flock.
* cuidar ovejas=herd + sheep.
* cuidar rebaños=herding.
* cuidarse=watch + Posesivo + health.
* cuidarse de=beware (of/that).
* cuidarse la salud=watch + Posesivo + health.
* familiar que cuida de los mayores=kinkeeper.
* persona que se cuida la línea=weight watcher.

cuidar a Alguien hasta su recuperación
(v.)=nurse + Nombre + back to health.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
cuidar de
(v.)=look after ; care (about/for) ; watch out for.
Ex: A consumer ombudsman's department looks after consumer complaints and, in addition, many municipalities now have a consumer guidance office. Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it. Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
cuidar de la retaguardia
(v.)=hold + the fort ; hold + the fortress.
Ex: The article 'Leading the charge or holding the fort?' looks at the future role of librarians in the provision of online services. Ex: They lost mobility by being pinned down to hold the fortress.
cuidar del rebaño
(v.)=tend + flock.
Ex: The traditional bucolic image of the shepherd tending his flock is undergoing a 21st-century makeover.
cuidar ovejas
(v.)=herd + sheep.
Ex: The short stories cover such topics as horses, the seasons of spring and summer, the family, the rodeo, home, herding sheep, and weaving a rug.
cuidar rebaños
(n.)=herding.
Ex: Their main sources of livelihood are reindeer herding and tourism.
cuidarse
(v.)=watch + Posesivo + health.
Ex: Dried fruits still remain a healthy food choice because when watching one's health, moderation is always the key.
cuidarse de
=beware (of/that).
Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
cuidarse la salud
(v.)=watch + Posesivo + health.
Ex: Dried fruits still remain a healthy food choice because when watching one's health, moderation is always the key.
culata
(n.)=butt.
Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
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* reparación de la junta de culata=head work.
* salir el tiro por la culata=backfire ; misfire.

culatazo
(n.)=recoil.
Ex: Self-loading rifles, on the other hand, are claimed not to have recoil.

culebra
(n.)=snake.
Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, Lizards, snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.

culebrilla
(n.)=herpes zoster ; shingles.
Ex: The varicella virus, which causes herpes zoster, can sometimes also cause an intense pain in the trigeminal area.
Ex: The herpes virus that causes shingles and chickenpox is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes mouth sores.

culebrón
(n.)=soap opera.
Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.

culinaria
(n.)=cuisine.
Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

culinario
(adj.)=culinary.
Ex: This article contains information related to the scientific literature on herbs, a group of plants important in the medicinal, perfume, culinary, and dye industries.
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* arte culinario=cuisine.
* delicia culinaria=culinary delight.
* hierba culinaria=culinary herb.

culmen
(n.)=zenith ; crowning glory ; pinnacle.
Ex: Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.
Ex: The new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.
Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
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* alcanzar el culmen de=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.

culminación
(n.)=culmination.
Ex: AACR2 was the culmination of decades of effort to bring uniformity to cataloguing practice in the English-speaking world.
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* constituir la culminación de=represent + the culmination of.
* constituir la culminación de Algo=represent + the culmination of.
* ser la culminación de Algo=represent + the culmination of ; mark + the culmination of.

culminante
(adj.)=outstanding ; climactic.
Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
Ex: For our season to end in such climactic, orgasmic fashion, some hard work is going to have to be put in.
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* alcanzar el punto culminante=climax ; reach + a climax.
* etapa culminante=peak period.
* momento culminante=climax ; capstone ; peak ; high-water mark.
* momentos culminantes=highlights.
* período culminante=peak period.
* punto culminante=climax ; zenith ; capstone ; peak ; high-water mark.

culminar
(v.)=culminate ; climax ; round off ; finish off ; top + Nombre + off ; reach + a climax ; crest.
Ex: We now make a series of see also references, one step at a time from broader to narrower subjects culminating in specific subject headings.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".
Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.
Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.
Ex: Carrefour is preparing for protests outside its stores to reach a climax on May 1.
Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.

culo
(n.)=bum ; bottom ; backside ; arse ; ass ; bahookie ; tush ; heinie ; booty ; tushy ; butt ; behind ; prat ; fundament ; rump.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: There is 'no bottom which can be decisively kicked or even a soul to damn'.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.
Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.
Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.
Ex: I wear white briefs and I always get skid marks, especially when I work out and my butt gets sweaty that creates skid marks (from taking a dump earlier).
Ex: She prances around her apartment nude -- she obviously likes her behind a lot but who doesn't like it!.
Ex: Whenever Raymond crooked over to pick something up Fred couldn't help staring at his prat.
Ex: A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.
Ex: Why are women so self conscious about their rumps?.
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* besarle el culo a Alguien=kiss + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + ass/arse ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
* con el culo al aire=out in the cold.
* culo respingón=pert bum ; pert bottom.
* dar por culo=piss + Nombre + off.
* dar un pellizco en el culo=bottom pinching.
* dejar con el culo al aire=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* en el culo=in the bottom.
* en el culo del mundo=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; in the middle of nowhere ; out in the sticks.
* enseñar el culo=moon ; do + a moony ; shoot + the moon.
* irse a tomar por culo=naff off.
* joder a Alguien=fuck + Nombre + over.
* lamerle el culo a Alguien=kiss + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + ass/arse ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
* mandar a tomar por culo=bugger ; fuck off ; eff off.
* mojarse el culo=get + involved with/in.
* mover el culo=shake + a leg ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; get off + Posesivo + ass ; get off + Posesivo + arse.
* pasarse Algo por el culo=not give a shit.
* patada en el culo=kick in + the ass/arse ; kick in + the butt.
* pegado a + Posesivo + culo=right up + Posesivo + arse.
* pellizcar el culo=bottom pinching.
* perder el culo=go into + raptures.
* poner el culo=take + Nombre + lying down.
* quedarse con el culo al aire=come + unstuck.
* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo=you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
* ser el culo del mundo=be the pits.
* tonto del culo=arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; mug ; prick ; as daft as a brush ; as thick as two (short) planks ; prize idiot ; knucklehead ; dink.
* vete a tomar por culo=fuck off ; eff off.

culo respingón
(n.)=pert bum ; pert bottom.
Ex: There is nothing to stop you from wearing a thong, you don't have to have a perfect pert bum... after all your underwear is not seen by everyone. Ex: All the money and power won't help a man if he hasn't got a pert bottom.
culpa
(n.)=blame.
Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
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* achacar la culpa a=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
* asumir la culpa=take + the heat.
* cargar con la culpa=take + the heat.
* cargar la culpa a=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
* conciencia de culpa=guilty conscience.
* con un profundo sentimiento de culpa=guilt-ridden.
* culpa + echar a + Nombre=blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.
* culpa grave=gross negligence.
* echar la culpa=place + blame ; fault.
* echarle la culpa a=put + the blame on ; lay + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
* exento de culpa=blameless ; guilt-free.
* exonerar a Alguien de culpa=exonerate + Nombre + from blame.
* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas=bring + Nombre + to justice.
* libre de culpa=guilt-free ; blameless.
* sentido de culpa=guilt.
* sentimiento de culpa=guilt.
* ser la culpa de=be the fault of.
* ser + Posesivo + culpa=be + Posesivo + fault.
* tener la culpa (por/de)=be at fault (for/to).
* tener la culpa de Algo que se ha causado Uno mismo=be of + Posesivo + own making.

culpa + echar a + Nombre
(n.)=blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.
Ex: The blame could be laid squarely at the feet of R. Boyce Garschine.
culpa grave
(n.)=gross negligence.
Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
culpabilidad
(n.)=guilt ; culpability.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Incendiary guilt: when your labels go up in smoke'.
Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.
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* compensación sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault compensation.
* declaración de culpabilidad=guilty plea.
* declaración de culpabilidad por delito grave=felony conviction.
* divorcio sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault divorce.
* presunción de culpabilidad=presumed guilty.
* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault auto insurance.
* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault insurance.
* sentimiento de culpabilidad=guilty conscience ; twinge of guilt.
* sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault.

culpabilizar
(v.)=blame ; hold + Nombre + liable.
Ex: We can blame the new technologies for the abuse of the users and time, but that is not the case at all.
Ex: The author asssesses the likelihood of health-care librarians being held liable for the service they provide and discusses methods of reducing this risk.
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* culpabilizar a,=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.

culpabilizar a
(v.)=lay + the blame on ; put + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
Ex: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president. Ex: They should take full responsibility for their own actions and not seek to put the blame on others. Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
culpable
(adj.)=culprit ; culpable ; abuser ; guilty ; tempter ; victimiser [victimizer, -USA] ; guilty as charged ; convicted ; blameworthy ; blamable [blameable].
Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
Ex: A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.
Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.
Ex: Was it Mathilda Panopoulos' manner of making people feel like irrational children, guilty, apologetic, foolish, so that they bring disaster on themselves?.
Ex: Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.
Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.
Ex: He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).
Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
Ex: He said like a true philosopher that the offences which are committed through desire are more blamable than those which are committed through anger.
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* conciencia culpable=guilty conscience.
* declarado culpable=convicted.
* declarar culpable=convict.
* declararse culpable=plead + guilty.
* presuntamente culpable=presumed guilty.
* sentirse culpable=feel + guilty ; have + a guilty conscience.
* sentirse culpable por=feel + guilt over.
* ser culpable=be to blame.

culpar
(v.)=blame ; place + blame ; point + (a/the) finger(s) at.
Ex: We can blame the new technologies for the abuse of the users and time, but that is not the case at all.
Ex: This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books.
Ex: It is easy to point the fingers at the refs.
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* culpar a=put + the blame on ; lay + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.

culpar a
(v.)=put + the blame on ; lay + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
Ex: They should take full responsibility for their own actions and not seek to put the blame on others. Ex: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president. Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
cultivable
(adj.)=arable.
Ex: When it is no longer possible to increase its arable area, a society based on subsistence agriculture will reach a demographic equilibrium in which high fertility is balanced by high mortality.
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* terreno cultivable pequeño=croft.
* tierra cultivable=arable land.

cultivado
(adj.)=refined.
Ex: At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.
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* cultivado a mano=hand-reared.
* medianamente cultivado=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* persona medianamente cultivada=middlebrow [middle-brow].

cultivado a mano
=hand-reared.
Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
cultivador
(n.)=grower.
Ex: The scheme's aim is to assist the primary producer (e.g. farmer, grower, fisherman) by improving the processing and marketing of agricultural products = El objetivo de este proyecto es ayudar al productor primario (por ej., el granjero, el agricultor y el pescador) mejorando el proceso y la comercialización de los productos agrícolas.

cultivar la tierra
(v.)=farm + land ; grow + crops.
Ex: They have been farming this land since time out of mind. Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.
cultivar los hábitos de lectura
(v.)=cultivate + reading habits.
Ex: This article mentions the libraries of the Arab Cultural Centres referring particularly to their role in fighting illiteracy and cultivating reading habits in different groups of the population.
cultivar plantaciones
(v.)=grow + crops.
Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.
cultivar un don
(v.)=cultivate + gift.
Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.
cultivar^1
(v.)=cultivate ; grow ; till ; grow + Plantas ; grow + crops.
Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: Thus, for example, various books on growing different flowers should be close to one another when arranged on shelves in accordance with the classification scheme.
Ex: Chapter 5 will focus on staffing issues and opportunities -- the roots and substance of a properly tilled organizational garden.
Ex: Sugar beet is grown in a variety of locations and under a variety of agronomic conditions within the UK.
Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.
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* cultivar la tierra=farm + land ; grow + crops.
* cultivar los hábitos de lectura=cultivate + reading habits.
* cultivar plantaciones=grow + crops.
* cultivarse=grow.
* cultivar un don=cultivate + gift.
* zona sin cultivar=wildland.

cultivar^2
(n.)=cultivar.
Nota: Variedad de planta obtenida de una especie natural.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.

cultivarse
(v.)=grow.
Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
cultivo de flores
(n.)=flower growing ; flower cultivation.
Ex: Commercial flower growing is a significant industry in this area. Ex: Flower cultivation in China has a history of over 2,700 years.
cultivo de la caña de azúcar
(n.)=sugar farming.
Ex: This threat to herons and egrets is primarily from sugar farming, which uses up more and more of this precious land every year.
cultivo de la uva
=grape growing.
Ex: This article evaluates the wine journals of the world with the exception of those devoted to the discussion of grape growing or technical aspects of wine making.
cultivo de laboratorio
(n.)=lab culture.
Ex: The addition of the yeast did not enhance or diminish the inhibitory capacity of the lab cultures.
cultivo de perlas
(n.)=pearl culture.
Ex: This type of pearl culture using the spats produced in the hatchery is the first in its kind in India.
cultivo de tejidos
(n.)=tissue culture.
Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.
cultivo en el espacio
(n.)=astroculture.
Ex: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years.
cultivo local
(adj.)=locally grown.
Ex: Those on the other side of the debate are equally vehement that locally grown organic food is preferable to imported organic food.
cultivo láctico
(n.)=lactic acid bacteria.
Ex: Wines infected with either lactic acid bacteria can potentially produce mousy off-flavor.
cultivo principal
(n.)=staple crop.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
cultivo^1
(n.)=crop ; cultivation ; soil ; growing.
Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.
Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
Ex: Wide, voracious, indiscriminate reading is the base soil from which discrimination and taste eventually grow.
Ex: Sometimes information is sought on activities that are unequivocally illegal such as the growing of cannabis.
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* cultivo de flores=flower growing ; flower cultivation.
* cultivo de la caña de azúcar=sugar farming.
* cultivo de la uva=grape growing.
* cultivo local=locally grown.
* cultivo principal=staple crop.
* período de cultivo=growing season.
* rotación de cultivos=crop rotation.
* tener cultivos=grow + crops.
* tierra de cultivo=farmland [farm land].
* zona de cultivo del trigo=wheatbelt.

cultivo^2
(n.)=smear ; culture.
Ex: Populary light response is poor and intraocular pressure is normal and smear shows no organisms.
Ex: This article outlines safety regulations involved when handling microorganism cultures.
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* caldo de cultivo=hotbed ; breeding ground ; petri dish.
* cultivo de laboratorio=lab culture.
* cultivo de perlas=pearl culture.
* cultivo de tejidos=tissue culture.
* cultivo en el espacio=astroculture.
* cultivo láctico=lactic acid bacteria.

culto a la carga
(n.)=cargo cult.
Ex: Sociologists specializing in Melanesian religions say all the cargo cults are based on a mixture of native and Christian beliefs and rituals.
culto a la inutilidad
(n.)=cargo cult.
Ex: Sociologists specializing in Melanesian religions say all the cargo cults are based on a mixture of native and Christian beliefs and rituals.
culto a la personalidad
(n.)=personality cult.
Ex: In fact, it failed because it was a personality-cult magazine.
culto a la vida
(n.)=cult of life.
Ex: The more you learn of their civilization, however, the more you come to know that what the ancient Egyptians truly developed was a cult of life.
culto al cargamento
(n.)=cargo cult.
Ex: Sociologists specializing in Melanesian religions say all the cargo cults are based on a mixture of native and Christian beliefs and rituals.
culto al cargo
(n.)=cargo cult.
Ex: Sociologists specializing in Melanesian religions say all the cargo cults are based on a mixture of native and Christian beliefs and rituals.
culto al cuerpo
=cult of the body ; body beautiful.
Ex: He sees the cult of the body as an indication that America is no longer puritanical, if it ever was. Ex: Individuals in the West, now more than ever, are in pursuit of the 'body beautiful'.
culto al dinero
(n.)=cult of money.
Ex: Justification for such selfishness is to be found in the cult of money, not in the Gospels.
culto^1
(adj.)=literate ; cultivated ; educated ; well educated [well-educated] ; highbrow [high-brow] ; highbrow [high-brow] ; cultured ; refined.
Ex: Unsupported by any other teaching methods, browsing is not, of course enough to make children into literate readers.
Ex: So the narrator's style has to be articulate, cultivated, correct, steady.
Ex: This impressive work, which serves educated adults and serious students, intends to be a comprehensive, authoritative compendium of the world's most important knowledge and information.
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
Ex: At that time, the Europeans were quite definitely the barbarians, whereas the Arabs were considered refined and civilised.
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* lenguaje culto=formal language.
* menos cultos, los=less literate, the.
* palabra culta=formal word ; learned word.
* poco culto=unenlightened.
* vocabulario culto=learned vocabulary ; formal vocabulary.

culto^2
(n.)=cult.
Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
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* casa de culto=house of worship ; house of prayer ; cult building.
* culto a la carga=cargo cult.
* culto a la inutilidad=cargo cult.
* culto a la personalidad=personality cult.
* culto a la vida=cult of life.
* culto al cargamento=cargo cult.
* culto al cargo=cargo cult.
* culto al cuerpo=cult of the body ; body beautiful.
* culto al dinero=cult of money.
* edificio de culto=cult building.
* figura de culto=cult figure ; cult hero.
* libertad de culto=religious freedom.
* lugar de culto=place of worship.
* objeto de culto=cult object.
* película de culto=cult movie.
* rendir culto=worship.

cultura
(n.)=culture ; literacy.
Nota: Capacidad de saber leer y escribir.
Ex: For instance, we find that children's literature, alternative culture, radical movements, and ethnic themes don't get adequate treatment.
Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.
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* arraigado en la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* choque de culturas=clash of cultures.
* concurso de cultura general=quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
* contracultura=counter-culture [counter culture].
* con una amplia cultura=well-read.
* con una gran cultura=well-read.
* cultura académica=academic culture.
* cultura africana=African culture.
* cultura científica=scientific culture.
* cultura consumista=consumerist culture ; consumer culture.
* cultura de consumo=consumer culture.
* cultura de la clase alta=high culture.
* cultura de la clase baja=low culture.
* cultura de la clase media=middlebrow culture.
* cultura del don=gift culture.
* cultura del gamberrismo=yob culture.
* cultura del mundo impreso=print culture.
* cultura del regalo=gift culture.
* cultura de masas=mass culture.
* cultura empresarial=business culture.
* cultura impresa=print culture.
* cultura institucional=company's culture ; organisational culture ; institutional culture.
* cultura juvenil=youth culture.
* cultura material=material culture.
* cultura occidental=Western culture.
* cultura oriental=Eastern culture.
* cultura popular=popular culture ; pop culture ; public culture.
* cultura profesional=professional culture.
* cultura pública=public culture.
* cultura social=social culture.
* cultura tecnológica=technology culture.
* cultura tradicional=traditional culture.
* cultura viva=living culture.
* desde el punto de vista de la cultura=culturally.
* devorador de cultura=culture vulture.
* entre culturas=intercultural.
* extensión de la cultura=cultural outreach.
* integrado en la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* preguntas de cultura general=quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
* que afecta a todas las culturas=culture-wide.
* que forma parte de la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura=culture-conscious.

cultura académica
(n.)=academic culture.
Ex: Before the Internet can be taken seriously for business information its academic culture must change.
cultura africana
(n.)=African culture.
Ex: This transformation process has gone from cultural arrogance to admiration for African cultures and mythology.
cultura científica
(n.)=scientific culture.
Ex: There have always been women active in science, but their activity has been constrained by the scientific culture.
cultura consumista
(n.)=consumerist culture ; consumer culture.
Ex: The consumerist culture in which we live encourages us to spend -- teaching us to measure our individual worth by how many possessions we own. Ex: This Centennial Exhibition acted as a catalyst for a changing national economic marketplace and the growing consumer culture.
cultura de consumo
(n.)=consumer culture.
Ex: This Centennial Exhibition acted as a catalyst for a changing national economic marketplace and the growing consumer culture.
cultura de la clase alta
(n.)=high culture.
Ex: There is today culture of all sorts at all levels (high culture, middle-brow culture and mass culture) and there is no evidence to show that the one sort pushes out the other.
cultura de la clase baja
(n.)=low culture.
Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture.
cultura de la clase media
(n.)=middlebrow culture.
Ex: There is today culture of all sorts at all levels (high culture, middle-brow culture and mass culture) and there is no evidence to show that the one sort pushes out the other.
cultura de masas
(n.)=mass culture.
Ex: There is today culture of all sorts at all levels (high culture, middle-brow culture and mass culture) and there is no evidence to show that the one sort pushes out the other.
cultura del don
(n.)=gift culture.
Ex: For examined in this way, it is quite clear that the society of open source applications is in fact a gift culture.
cultura del gamberrismo
(n.)=yob culture.
Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
cultura del mundo impreso
(n.)=print culture.
Ex: This paper outlines some of the opportunities presented by the information age as well as some of the values offered by traditional print culture = Este artículo describe en líneas generales algunas de las oportunidades que presenta la era de la información así como algunos de los valores que ofrece la cultura del mundo impreso tradicional.
cultura del regalo
(n.)=gift culture.
Ex: For examined in this way, it is quite clear that the society of open source applications is in fact a gift culture.
cultura empresarial
(n.)=business culture.
Ex: This is a bird's eye view of the US business culture to help you assist you for your first visit.
cultura impresa
(n.)=print culture.
Ex: This paper outlines some of the opportunities presented by the information age as well as some of the values offered by traditional print culture = Este artículo describe en líneas generales algunas de las oportunidades que presenta la era de la información así como algunos de los valores que ofrece la cultura del mundo impreso tradicional.
cultura institucional
(n.)=company's culture ; organisational culture ; institutional culture.
Ex: Within each organisation the written and unwritten rules relating to performance and staff attitudes represent that company's 'culture'. Ex: Currently one of the dominant organisational culture theories in libraries is that acquisitions should be useful. Ex: Before attempting to study this institutional culture managers must define their organisation's identity.
cultura juvenil
(n.)=youth culture.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
cultura material
(n.)=material culture.
Ex: Thus, bric-a-brac is of interest to those concerned with popular art and material culture (presumably it will be of interest to archaeologists in the future).
cultura occidental
(n.)=Western culture.
Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
cultura oriental
(n.)=Eastern culture.
Ex: The authors report on a case study that highlights the problems of applying such a confrontational method in an Eastern culture, such as Hong Kong.
cultura popular
(n.)=popular culture ; pop culture ; public culture.
Ex: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion. Ex: Some pop culture may be creative enough to warrant serious consideration on quality grounds. Ex: Libraries as vital institutions of public culture are currently facing a crisis cum challenge.
cultura profesional
(n.)=professional culture.
Ex: There is still a gulf separating the 2 professional cultures of data processing and public telecommunications.
cultura pública
(n.)=public culture.
Ex: Libraries as vital institutions of public culture are currently facing a crisis cum challenge.
cultura social
(n.)=social culture.
Ex: Libraries, being a kind of phenomenon of social culture, play a positive role in social life.
cultura tecnológica
(n.)=technology culture.
Ex: In addition to the national and professional cultures, the electronic work environment has embedded within it a technology culture.
cultura tradicional
(n.)=traditional culture.
Ex: He challenged the government to demonstrate its commitment to preserving traditional custom and culture by establishing a master plan.
cultura viva
(n.)=living culture.
Ex: The exhibition reminds us of the need for museums to embrace art as living culture rather than to isolate it as merely a relic of the past.
cultural
(adj.)=cultural.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
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* actividad cultural=cultural activity.
* agenda cultural=cultural agenda.
* asociación cultural=cultural association.
* barrera cultural=cultural barrier.
* brecha cultural, la=cultural divide, the.
* cambio cultural=cultural change.
* capital cultural=cultural asset.
* centro cultural=cultural centre ; cultural venue.
* círculo cultural=cultural coterie.
* complejo recreativo-cultural=leisure-recreation-cultural complex.
* concurso cultural=talent show.
* conflicto cultural=cultural conflict.
* de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* de nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* desde un punto de vista cultural=culturally.
* desfase cultural=cultural lag.
* división cultural, la=cultural divide, the.
* grupo cultural=cultural group.
* idea cultural=meme.
* institución cultural=heritage institution.
* institución de interés histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio=heritage organisation.
* intercambio cultural=cultural exchange.
* intercultural=cross-cultural [cross cultural].
* lazo cultural=cultural bond.
* minoría cultural=cultural minority.
* monumento cultural=cultural monument.
* movimiento cultural=cultural movement.
* objeto cultural=cultural object.
* objeto de valor cultural=cultural valuable.
* persona con nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* persona de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* programa cultural=cultural programme.
* religioso-cultural=religious-cultural.
* sociocultural=sociocultural [socio-cultural].
* supremacía cultural=cultural supremacism ; cultural supremacy.
* velada cultural=cultural evening.
* viaje cultural=cultural visit.
* visita cultural=cultural visit.

culturalmente
=culturally.
Ex: They recognize the logistical as well as intellectual futility of attempting to control from a geographically and culturally remote centre every aspect of a programme of information aimed at a member state or third country.

culturismo
(n.)=bodybuilding [body-building].
Ex: The popular feminist contention that males engage in bodybuilding in response to the contemporary threat to conventional notions of masculinity is challenged.

culturista
(n.)=bodybuilder [body-builder].
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.

culturización
(n.)=acculturation ; enculturation ; culturation.
Ex: Increasingly, US historians are carrying out research into the acculturation of immigrants to the USA.
Ex: This document discusses a seminar in which participants focused on the enculturation of boys into American society.
Ex: The author discusses the social development of infants in terms of a set of tasks which include identity, culturation, and reproduction.

culturología
(n.)=culturology.
Ex: He is an American anthropologist best known for his theories of the evolution of culture and for the scientific study of culture that he called 'culturology'.

cum
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* cum laude=cum laude [cumlaude].
* magna cum laude=magna cum laude.

cum laude
(n.)=cum laude [cumlaude].
Ex: However, in particular for cum laudes, productivity and impact decreased sharply in years after graduation.
cumbre
(n.)=pinnacle ; summit ; peak ; crest.
Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.
Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
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* alcanzar el momento cumbre=reach + summit.
* alcanzar la cumbre de=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
* cumbre de la colina=hilltop.
* cumbre de la fama, la=pinnacle of renown, the ; pinnacle of fame, the.
* cumbre del éxito, la=pinnacle of success, the.
* Cumbre Iberoamericana, la=Ibero-American Summit, the.
* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información=World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
* en la cumbre=at the top of the tree.
* en la cumbre de=at the height of.
* reunión cumbre=summit.

cumbre de la colina
(n.)=hilltop.
Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.
cumbre de la fama, la
(n.)=pinnacle of renown, the ; pinnacle of fame, the.
Ex: Composer Meyerbeer achieved the pinnacle of renown during his lifetime. Ex: The success of his last book catapulted him to the pinnacle of fame.
cumbre del éxito, la
(n.)=pinnacle of success, the.
Ex: Although sport has reached the pinnacle of success, there remain serious questions regarding the role it plays in education.
cumpleaños
(n.)=birthday.
Ex: This event was held to celebrate the 61st birthday of Professor Kaula and pay tribute to his contribution to the library profession.
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* regalo de cumpleaños=birthday present.
* tarjeta de cumpleaños=birthday card.
* vela de cumpleaños=birthday candle.

cumplido
(n.)=compliment.
Nota: A veces confundido con "complement" = complemento.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.
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* cumplido hace tiempo=long overdue.
* hacer un cumplido=pay + compliment.
* no cumplido=unkept.
* tener el plazo cumplido=be due.

cumplido hace tiempo
(adj.)=long overdue.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with an elderly library user being arrested for failing toreturn some long overdue expensive art books.
cumplidor
=in good standing.
Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.
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* cumplidor de las leyes=law abiding.

cumplidor de las leyes
(adj.)=law abiding.
Ex: Rehabilitation, i.e. preparing the offender to function productively as a law abiding citizen in society, is very costly.
cumplimentación
=filling in.
Nota: Acción de rellenar un formulario o impreso.
Ex: A senior engineer organises the filling in of registration cards by managers within 15 days of the distribution of project plans and a graph of information received is produced annually.

cumplimentar
(v.)=fill in.
Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
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* debidamente cumplimentado=completed.
* una vez cumplimentado=completed.

cumplimiento
(n.)=fulfilment [fulfillment, -USA] ; compliance ; discharge ; observance.
Ex: We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
Ex: A survey was carried out on 150 journals to assess the extent of their compliance with ISO's recommendations.
Ex: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance , and 3) self-control.
Ex: Because of the need to preserve cartographic documents for present and future generations, map librarians are obliged to guarantee strict observance of conservation requirements.
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* en cumplimiento con=in line with ; in compliance with.
* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber=dereliction of duty.

cumplir
(v.)=abide by ; be due ; fulfil [fulfill, -USA] ; satisfy ; make + good ; uphold.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upheld.
Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
Ex: The date due calculated by the circulation programs is always checked against the list of dates the library is closed to ensure that a document is not due when it cannot be returned.
Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area.
Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.
Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.
Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
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* al cumplir la fecha=at term.
* cumplir con=comply (with) ; conform to.
* cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno=do + Posesivo + share.
* cumplir (con) lo convenido=fill + Posesivo + agreement.
* cumplir (con) lo prometido=deliver + the goods ; come up with + the goods ; keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* cumplir (con) un acuerdo=honour + commitment ; honour + agreement ; fill + Posesivo + agreement.
* cumplir con una obligación=live up to + Posesivo + obligation ; fulfil + obligation ; honour + obligation.
* cumplir (con) un compromiso=live up to + commitment.
* cumplir (con) un criterio=meet + standard.
* cumplir (con) un deber=discharge + duty.
* cumplir (con) un plazo=meet + deadline ; comply with + deadline.
* cumplir con un principio=comport with + principle.
* cumplir el turno de Uno en=take + Posesivo + turn at.
* cumplir la condición de la búsqueda=match + request specification.
* cumplir la ley=observe + the law.
* cumplir la palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* cumplir las condiciones para=be eligible for.
* cumplir las expectativas=come up to + expectations.
* cumplir las normas=abide by + rules and regulations ; play by + the rules.
* cumplir las reglas=play by + the rules.
* cumplir lo prometido=deliver + Posesivo + promise.
* cumplir lo que se dice=live up to + Posesivo + claim.
* cumplir los requisitos=come up to + requirements.
* cumplir los requisitos para=be eligible for.
* cumplir + Posesivo + promesa=deliver + Posesivo + promise.
* cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad=carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
* cumplirse=hold + true ; hold.
* cumplir una condena=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
* cumplir una condición=meet + condition ; satisfy + condition ; fill + requirement.
* cumplir una función=fulfil + function.
* cumplir una misión=accomplish + mission ; complete + mission.
* cumplir una pena de cárcel=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
* cumplir una política=uphold + policy.
* cumplir una promesa=fulfil + promise ; live up to + Posesivo + promise ; keep + Posesivo + promise.
* cumplir una regla=observe + rule ; comply with + rule.
* cumplir una responsabilidad=accomplish + responsibility.
* cumplir una sentencia=serve + Posesivo + sentence.
* cumplir una tarea=accomplish + task.
* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda=satisfy + logic statement.
* cumplir un objetivo=fulfil + goal ; meet + objective ; meet + purpose ; satisfy + purpose ; serve + function ; serve + purpose ; meet + target ; fulfil + objective.
* cumplir un requisito=match + criterion ; meet + criterion ; meet + specification ; satisfy + requirement ; fill + requirement.
* hacer cumplir=uphold.
* hacer cumplir la disciplina=enforce + discipline.
* hacer cumplir la legislación=enforce + legislation.
* hacer cumplir la ley=law enforcement ; enforce + law ; legal enforcement.
* hacer cumplir una norma=enforce + standard.
* hacer cumplir una política=uphold + policy.
* hacer cumplir unas normas=enforce + policy.
* no cumplir=fall + short of ; welsh on.
* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación=miss + publication deadline.
* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber=be remiss.
* no cumplir las expectativas=fall + short of expectations.
* no cumplir lo esperado=fall + short of expectations.
* no cumplir lo prometido=fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.
* no cumplir una norma=fall (far) short of + norm.
* no cumplir un objetivo=fall + short of goal.
* no cumplir unos criterios=fall (far) short of + criteria.
* no cumplir unos requisitos=fall + short of requirements.
* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley=law enforcing agency.
* que cumple los requisitos=qualifying.
* que no se puede hacer cumplir=unenforceable.
* que se puede hacer cumplir=enforceable.
* tener un deber que cumplir con=have + a responsibility to.

cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Ex: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
cumplir (con) + Posesivo + promesa
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Ex: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
cumplir (con) lo convenido
(v.)=fill + Posesivo + agreement.
Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.
cumplir (con) lo prometido
(v.)=deliver + the goods ; come up with + the goods ; keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Canadian librarians explore ways to deliver the goods in tough times'. Ex: They will come up with the goods; the police know what they are doing; they would not have mounted such a massive operation based on nothing. Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Ex: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
cumplir (con) un acuerdo
(v.)=honour + commitment ; honour + agreement ; fill + Posesivo + agreement.
Ex: Some unnecessary duplication of materials has been reduced because it is now agreed that certain libraries will honour commitments to collect books, serials and other materials in a particular subject intensively and to make the materials available to users from other member libraries. Ex: Nevertheless, it has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books, so long as they honour the Net Book Agreement. Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.
cumplir (con) un compromiso
(v.)=live up to + commitment.
Ex: The consultant frequently is expected to live up to a commitment never made or a problem can be so defined as to beg the solution.
cumplir (con) un criterio
(v.)=meet + standard.
Ex: Such performance appraisal assures the organization that the individual is meeting the standard set and also reassures the individual that the contribution being made is significant.
cumplir (con) un deber
(v.)=discharge + duty.
Ex: How this international agency discharges its political and economical duties is examined.
cumplir (con) un plazo
(v.)=meet + deadline ; comply with + deadline.
Ex: Sometimes authors write 'pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered. Ex: If Iran fails to comply with the deadline imposed by the Security council, America is likely to lead the call for economic sanctions.
cumplir + Posesivo + promesa
(v.)=deliver + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
cumplir + Posesivo + responsabilidad
(v.)=carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
Ex: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
cumplir con
(v.)=comply (with) ; conform to.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape. Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements.
cumplir con la responsabilidad de Uno
(v.)=do + Posesivo + share.
Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
cumplir con un principio
(v.)=comport with + principle.
Ex: As far as he was concerned Taylor's methods comported well with the principles of humanism.
cumplir con una obligación
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + obligation ; fulfil + obligation ; honour + obligation.
Ex: Danish libraries must include video in their services if they wish to live up to their obligation as regards giving users the possibility of personal enrichment = Las bibliotecas danesas deben incluir el vídeo en sus servicios si desean cumplir con su oblicación de dar a los usuarios la posibilidad del enriquecimiento personal. Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red. Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.
cumplir el turno de Uno en
(v.)=take + Posesivo + turn at.
Ex: In complete fairness to him, he always keeps busy on things that have to be done, and he takes his turn at the reference desk like everyone else.
cumplir la condición de la búsqueda
(v.)=match + request specification.
Ex: The second search strategy is the more conventional Boolean type; for this, the output is of course not ranked -- a document either matches the request specification or it doesn't.
cumplir la ley
(v.)=observe + the law.
Ex: The Court of Justice of the European Communities is a court of appeal composed of eleven independent judges assisted by five advocates-general to ensure that in the interpretation and application of the treaties the law is observed.
cumplir la palabra
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Ex: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
cumplir las condiciones para
(v.)=be eligible for.
Ex: Since this mishap was not work related he was not eligible for Workmen's Compensation.
cumplir las expectativas
(v.)=come up to + expectations.
Ex: This article contains a discussion of the role that library schools can play in training students to come up to the expectations of the staff of libraries.
cumplir las normas
(v.)=abide by + rules and regulations ; play by + the rules.
Ex: It has been stated that the applicant for library membership is usually required to sign a declaration of agreement to abide by the library's rules and regulations. Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.
cumplir las reglas
(v.)=play by + the rules.
Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.
cumplir lo prometido
(v.)=deliver + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
cumplir lo que se dice
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: The system has lived up to its claims, fulfilling all specifications and proving highly reliable = El sistema ha cumplido lo dijo, haciendo realidad todas sus especificaciones y demostrando ser muy fiable.
cumplir los requisitos
(v.)=come up to + requirements.
Ex: In over 2/3 of jobs, fewer than 1/3 of the applicants came up to the employers' requirements.
cumplir los requisitos para
(v.)=be eligible for.
Ex: Since this mishap was not work related he was not eligible for Workmen's Compensation.
cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda
(v.)=satisfy + logic statement.
Ex: Here the number of documents satisfying the previous logic statement (i.e. 6 documents) is indicated.
cumplir un objetivo
(v.)=fulfil + goal ; meet + objective ; meet + purpose ; satisfy + purpose ; serve + function ; serve + purpose ; meet + target ; fulfil + objective.
Ex: This paper discusses plans to enhance the service provided and to fulfill the goals of fast and accurate information transfer. Ex: Author catalogues and indexes can be designed to meet different objectives. Ex: Union catalogues may be compiled to meet differing purposes, and thus can be expected to exhibit a variety of styles. Ex: It is sufficient to satisfy this purpose that the rural inhabitant should be rendered a happier (and not necessarily a more learned) man. Ex: An area is a major section of the entry, comprising data of a particular category or serving a particular function. Ex: It should, therefore, be clearly understood that these catalogs will have to continue to be based on the traditional main entry if they are to serve the purposes they were intended to serve. Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets. Ex: The traditional catalogue is failing to fulfill this objective at an ever increasing rate.
cumplir un requisito
(v.)=match + criterion ; meet + criterion ; meet + specification ; satisfy + requirement ; fill + requirement.
Ex: It should be possible to search for a set of records that match certain criteria. Ex: Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level. Ex: A thesaurus is normally tailored to meet the specification of a particular application. Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously. Ex: A sentence may fill every requirement of syntax and be meaningless: Austin cites Chomsky's example 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously'.
cumplir una condena
(v.)=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
Ex: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time. Ex: This programme programme offers juvenile delinquents an option of training, rehabilitation and social insertion during the period that they are serving their sentence. Ex: He did time after doing a job with buddies who left him holding the bag.
cumplir una condición
(v.)=meet + condition ; satisfy + condition ; fill + requirement.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS searches through the order file for orders meeting these conditions and reports its progress through the file with a screen like that shown in Figure 148 on page 138. Ex: This article outlines the advantages of logical programming or defining all relevant knowledge to satisfy logical conditions or IF-THEN rules, instead of a traditional algorithmic programming language. Ex: A sentence may fill every requirement of syntax and be meaningless: Austin cites Chomsky's example 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously'.
cumplir una función
(v.)=fulfil + function.
Ex: Not all catalogues or other tools for the organisation of knowledge aim to fulfil all these functions, but this list shows the range of functions.
cumplir una misión
(v.)=accomplish + mission ; complete + mission.
Ex: The library emerged as the vehicle to accomplish this mission. Ex: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
cumplir una pena de cárcel
(v.)=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
Ex: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time. Ex: This programme programme offers juvenile delinquents an option of training, rehabilitation and social insertion during the period that they are serving their sentence. Ex: He did time after doing a job with buddies who left him holding the bag.
cumplir una política
(v.)=uphold + policy.
Ex: Every member of this university community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and fundamental fairness in human relations.
cumplir una promesa
(v.)=fulfil + promise ; live up to + Posesivo + promise ; keep + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond. Ex: Increasingly, organizations are looking towards information systems planing in an effort to force information technology to live up to its promise = Cada vez más, las organizaciones están dirigiendo su mirada hacia la planificación de los sistemas de información para obligar a la tecnología de la información a cumplir sus promesas. Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
cumplir una regla
(v.)=observe + rule ; comply with + rule.
Ex: If you do not observe this rule, the resulting class number will be either meaningless or, at least, have the wrong meaning. Ex: Besides the lending of materials, most libraries offer a photocopying service and in this connection definite rules must be complied with.
cumplir una responsabilidad
(v.)=accomplish + responsibility.
Ex: To accomplish this responsibility, the elements of due process must also be applied to selection.
cumplir una sentencia
(v.)=serve + Posesivo + sentence.
Ex: This programme programme offers juvenile delinquents an option of training, rehabilitation and social insertion during the period that they are serving their sentence.
cumplir una tarea
(v.)=accomplish + task.
Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
cumplirse
(v.)=hold + true ; hold.
Ex: A simple past tense describes more effectively what was done and the present tense may be used in dealing with facts, properties etc, which still hold true. Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
cuna
(n.)=cradle ; crib ; seedbed ; cot ; baby crib.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.
Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.
Ex: Infants and young children may be exposed to a variety of dangerous situations when left sleeping in cots.
Ex: With so many styles and options available on baby cribs today, purchasing the perfect baby crib can be a daunting task.
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* canción de cuna=lullaby ; nursery rhyme.
* casa cuna=foundling home ; foundling hospital.
* cuna de la civilización=cradle of civilisation.
* cuna de la humanidad=cradle of mankind.
* de alta cuna=well-born.
* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world ; the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
* niño de la cuna=foundling.

cuna de la civilización
(n.)=cradle of civilisation.
Ex: Iraq is universally recognized to be especially rich in cultural heritage and the area is often described as the 'cradle of civilisation'.
cuna de la humanidad
(n.)=cradle of mankind.
Ex: Therefore the region is often referred to as the cradle of mankind.
cundir
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* cundir la alarma=transmit + alarm.
* pánico + cundir=panic + spread.

cundir la alarma
(v.)=transmit + alarm.
Ex: Sprinkler systems fight fire, and transmit alarm at the same time, immediately after the beginning of a fire.
cuneiforme
(adj.)=cuneiform.
Ex: The tablets, with cuneiform text on both sides were arranged standing on shelves.

cuneta
(n.)=ditch ; drainage ditch ; gutter ; culvert.
Ex: The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.
Ex: It was found that 73.6% of the wetlands were lost due to the construction of drainage ditches and levees.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
Ex: This publication reviews the literature on the effect of culverts on migrating indigenous and exotic freshwater fish.
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* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta=leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
* dejar en la cuneta=ditch.

cunilinguo
(n.)=cunnilingus.
Ex: Women often complain about men's ability to perform cunnilingus or, as it's more commonly called, oral sex.

cunnilingus
(n.)=cunnilingus.
Ex: Women often complain about men's ability to perform cunnilingus or, as it's more commonly called, oral sex.

cuota
(n.)=charge ; entitlement ; fee ; membership fee ; quota ; membership charge ; service fee.
Ex: PSS has nodes in many major cities: users pay ordinary call charges to the nearest node, plus a charge for the use of PSS.
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.
Ex: In its early years it benefited from a variety of grants to support activities and developments, but since 1971, OCLC has been supported by membership fees and grants for specific research and development projects.
Ex: At least, in my opinion, it is not adequately supported since the catalogers at LC work under the pressure to produce -- they actually have a weekly quota they are supposed to meet.
Ex: Exemption from membership charges for the elderly on a national scale might mean 280,000 new users.
Ex: Librarian in public libraries are faced with the prospect of service fees.
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* asignar una cuota=allocate + quota.
* cobrar una cuota=charge + fee.
* cuota de admisión=intake.
* cuota de inscripción=registration fee(s) ; sign-up fees ; enrolment fee.
* cuota de matrícula=enrolment fee ; registration fee(s).
* cuota de mercado=market share ; mindshare.
* cuota de préstamo=lending fee.
* cuota de producción=production quota.
* cuota de suscripción=dues ; subscription costs.
* cuota inicial=down payment.
* cuota mensual=monthly payment.
* cuota única=flat one-time fee.
* exento de cuota=non-quota.
* no sujeto a una cuota=non-quota.
* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados=debt relief.
* relacionado con el pago de cuotas=fee-related.

cuota de admisión
(n.)=intake.
Ex: Finally, as a requirement by the funding agency, there was a need to include a minimum intake of candidates from foreign companies.
cuota de inscripción
(n.)=registration fee(s) ; sign-up fees ; enrolment fee.
Ex: Registration fees for conferences and meetings will be raised. Ex: It aims to provide small businesses with access to public records with a pay as you go plan and no sign-up fees. Ex: Beginning with the Fall 2006 semester, all students must pay all enrollment fees in full at the time of registration.
cuota de matrícula
(n.)=enrolment fee ; registration fee(s).
Ex: Beginning with the Fall 2006 semester, all students must pay all enrollment fees in full at the time of registration. Ex: Registration fees for conferences and meetings will be raised.
cuota de mercado
(n.)=market share ; mindshare.
Ex: IBM decided to alter radically its personal computer product line due to a significant loss of market share during 1985 and 1986. Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.
cuota de producción
(n.)=production quota.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
cuota de préstamo
(n.)=lending fee.
Ex: Most lenders will charge a higher lending fee when the amount you wish to borrow represents more than 90% of the cost of your home.
cuota de suscripción
=dues ; subscription costs.
Ex: No dues or associated costs were involved in membership. Ex: This article discusses the pressure on library budgets caused by hyperinflation in subscriptions costs.
cuota inicial
(n.)=down payment.
Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.
cuota mensual
(n.)=monthly payment.
Ex: The loan can be a mortgage, car loan, or any other simple interest amortization over a fixed time with fixed monthly payments.
cuota única
(n.)=flat one-time fee.
Ex: Wilson charge a flat one-time fee for backfiles of each data base which equals a one-year subscription to that file.
cupo
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* completar un cupo=meet + quota.

cupón
(n.)=coupon.
Ex: Payment by coupons, nationally and internationally, can be helpful.
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* canjear un cupón=redeem + voucher.
* cupón canjeable=voucher ; gift certificate.
* cupón canjeable por alimentos=food stamp.
* cupón de regalo=gift certificate.

cupón canjeable
(n.)=voucher ; gift certificate.
Ex: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand. Ex: Prizes included an MP3 player, a cell phone with prepaid minutes, and a $50 gift certificate at the local mall.
cupón canjeable por alimentos
(n.)=food stamp.
Ex: The aim is not only to allow users to access information but also to carry out transactions such as motor vehicle registration, food stamp applications and possibly even tax returns.
cupón de regalo
(n.)=gift certificate.
Ex: Prizes included an MP3 player, a cell phone with prepaid minutes, and a $50 gift certificate at the local mall.
cura diocesano
(v.)=diocesan priest.
Ex: Recently, I heard a fellow parishioner say that diocesan priests are excluded from taking vows of poverty -- Is this true?.
cura milagrosa
(n.)=miracle cure ; miracle healing.
Ex: The total concept of trying to relate the library more closely to the needs of its community is more likely to succeed and reach traditional non-users, than reliance on community information alone to perform a miracle cure. Ex: It is particularly miracle healing and exorcism, however, that establishes a strong phenomenological link with traditional Indian popular religion.
cura^1
(n.)=healing ; cure ; curing ; healer.
Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.
Ex: Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.
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* cura milagrosa=miracle cure ; miracle healing.

cura^2
(n.)=vicar ; parish priest.
Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
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* cura diocesano=diocesan priest.

curable
(adj.)=treatable.
Ex: The wounded were classified as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable.

curación
(n.)=cure ; healing.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
Ex: This article gives a brief history of the two main strands in the development of bibliotherapy, or healing through books, in the USA.
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* curación ritual=ritual healing.
* poder de curación=healing power.
* rito de curación=healing ritual.

curación ritual
(n.)=ritual healing.
Ex: This research analyzes the effects of ritual healing on women who have been victims of abuse, including incest, rape, and battering.
curado
(adj.)=cured.
Ex: Find out what our experts say -- and see how they rate eating cured or smoked foods during pregnancy on a five-point safety scale.
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* jamón curado=cured ham.
* queso curado=mature cheese.

curanderismo
(n.)=quack medicine.
Ex: The circulation of large numbers of books regardless of their worth to multitudes of people is no better criterion of mental health than is the profitable sale of quack medicines evidence of bodily health.

curandero
(n.)=healer ; charlatan ; medicine man ; witch doctor ; quack ; faith healer.
Ex: Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.
Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.
Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.
Ex: The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.

curandería
(n.)=quack medicine.
Ex: The circulation of large numbers of books regardless of their worth to multitudes of people is no better criterion of mental health than is the profitable sale of quack medicines evidence of bodily health.

curar
(v.)=cure ; heal ; treat.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Books can help heal! Innovative techniques of bibliotherapy'.
Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.
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* con otra copa de lo mismo se te cura la resaca=a hair of the dog that bit you.
* curar alimentos=cure + food.
* curar carne=cure + meat.
* curarse en salud=be on the safe side.
* el tiempo cura todas las heridas=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* el tiempo lo cura todo=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* el tiempo todo lo cura=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* lo que a uno cura a otro mata=one man's meat is another man's poison.
* más vale prevenir que curar=a stitch in time saves nine ; better (to be) safe than sorry ; prevention is better than cure.

curar alimentos
(v.)=cure + food.
Ex: Rubbing food with salt or soaking it in saltwater, an early form of curing food, also helped preserve it.
curar carne
(v.)=cure + meat.
Ex: Saltpeter is potassium nitrate, which was indeed used for curing meat.
curarse en salud
(v.)=be on the safe side.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Being of the safe side' = El título del artículo es "Curarse en salud".
curativo
(adj.)=curative.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This article recommends the allocation of a new sub-class to African literature as a curative measure for the problems inherent in the scheme.
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* hierba curativa=healing herb.

curcusilla
(n.)=parson's nose ; coccyx [coccyxes/coccyges; -pl] ; tailbone ; pope's nose.
Nota: Referido generalmente a las aves servidas como alimento.
Ex: Take the goose and untie the string around the parson's nose area and fill the cavity with onions and seasoning and re-tie the string.
Ex: The coccyx is at the end of the spine and corresponds to the tail in animals, so it is often called the tailbone.
Ex: The coccyx is at the end of the spine and corresponds to the tail in animals, so it is often called the tailbone.
Ex: Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.

curdo
(n.)=Kurdish ; Kurd.
Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish.
Ex: In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.

curiosamente
=interestingly enough ; curiously ; surprisingly enough ; interestingly ; oddly enough ; strangely ; funnily.
Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.
Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.
Ex: Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot.
Ex: Interestingly, all of these were published between 1722 and 1726.
Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism.
Ex: Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.
Ex: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.

curiosear
(v.)=browse ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into) ; dink around/about ; rubberneck.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.
Ex: I have spent the last few days dinking around in the kitchen trying to come up with an economical, palatable and nutritious protein bar.
Ex: Why do people rubberneck when they see an accident?.

curiosidad morbosa
(n.)=morbid curiosity.
Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.
curiosidad mórbida
(n.)=morbid curiosity.
Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.
curiosidad^1
(n.)=curiosity ; inquisitiveness.
Ex: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.
Ex: Pupil's creativity and inquisitiveness must be encouraged through up-dated school libraries equipped with audio-visual aids and information technology.
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* curiosidad mórbida=morbid curiosity.
* curiosidad morbosa=morbid curiosity.
* despertar la curiosidad=arouse + curiosity ; provoke + curiosity ; spark + curiosity ; excite + attention ; excite + curiosity ; stir + Posesivo + curiosity ; pique + curiosity.
* incitar la curiosidad=provoke + curiosity ; excite + curiosity.
* muerto de curiosidad=agog.
* objeto de curiosidad=object of curiosity.
* picar la curiosidad=pique + curiosity.
* por curiosidad=out of curiosity.
* por pura curiosidad=just out of interest ; (just) as a mater of interest.
* por simple curiosidad=(just) as a mater of interest ; just out of interest.
* satisfacer la curiosidad=satisfy + Posesivo + curiosity.
* sólo por curiosidad=just for the sake of curiosity.
* suscitar la curiosidad=excite + attention.

curiosidad^2
=knick knack.
Ex: We'll show you how to build a beautiful knick-knack shelf for displaying all of your trophies, statuettes, china plates and other knick knacks.
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* curiosidades=curiosa ; bric-a-brac.
* libros sobre curiosidades=curiosa.

curiosidades
=curiosa ; bric-a-brac.
Ex: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia. Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
curioso
(n.)=curious ; quaint ; inquisitive ; onlooker ; intriguing ; prying ; rubberneck.
Ex: Books in miniature formats were attempted from time to time, although they may always be more curious than useful.
Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
Ex: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
Ex: We got so many rubbernecks and looks that we started counting, they don't get many Minis there apparently.
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* curioso por conocer=interrogator ; interrogator.
* curioso por saber=interrogator.
* miradas curiosas=prying eyes.
* objeto curioso=knick knack.
* objetos curiosos=bric-a-brac.
* ojos curiosos=prying eyes.

curioso por conocer
(n.)=interrogator ; interrogator.
Ex: We want to help the learner become an active interrogator = Queremos ayudar al alumno a ser un interrogador activo. Ex: We want to help the learner become an active interrogator = Queremos ayudar al alumno a ser un interrogador activo.
curioso por saber
(n.)=interrogator.
Ex: We want to help the learner become an active interrogator = Queremos ayudar al alumno a ser un interrogador activo.
curling
(n.)=curling.
Ex: Curling, a version of bowls, but played on ice and involving the astute application of brooms, is a sport in which Scotland is a world leader.

currar
(v.)=work.
Ex: He represents how much can be accomplished by someone who has worked from the outside.
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* currárselo=work + hard.

curren
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* ordenación por número curren=accession order.

curricular
(adj.)=curricular.
Ex: The public librarian can attend faculty meetings to ascertain curricular needs and use the latitude of the library's collection to augment the school's capacity.
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* diseño curricular=curriculum design.

curriculum vitae
(n.)=curriculum vitae [CV, -abrev.] [curricula vitae, -pl.] ; résumé ; bio.
Ex: 4 subjects were discussed at a seminar held on 3 successive weekends in Dec 86 on the training of librarians in job application: Curricula vitae; written applications; aspects of labour legislation (particularly testimonials); and interviews. Ex: I couldn't tell you how much it cost me in postage, resumes, airfare for interviews, etc. Ex: A brief bio of each author including current position and e-mail and postal addresses should be sent by April 4, 2003.
curro
=hard graft.
Ex: As the winner of this year's Orange Prize is announced, one of the five judges reflects on weeks of hard graft, moments of panic and at least one day spent in tears.
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* en el curro=at work.

curruca
(n.)=warbler.
Ex: As with most warblers, males and females look quite different from each other.

curry
(n.)=curry.
Ex: This is basically the same way I cook pork chops, except that I use curry instead of paprika, and the pork chops take a lot longer.

currárselo
(v.)=work + hard.
Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
currículo
(n.)=curriculum [curricula, -pl.] ; curriculum vitae [CV, -abrev.] [curricula vitae, -pl.] ; vitae ; vita.
Ex: For example, language and literature go hand-in-hand in the school curriculum but Dewey separates the two.
Ex: 4 subjects were discussed at a seminar held on 3 successive weekends in Dec 86 on the training of librarians in job application: Curricula vitae; written applications; aspects of labour legislation (particularly testimonials); and interviews.
Ex: A stratified, proportional random sample of faculty was taken and data collected from questionnaires, faculty vitae, on-line data bases, and standard bibliographical and reference sources.
Ex: All proposals must include a title and an abstract for each paper, along with a brief vita for each participant.

currículum
(n.)=curriculum [curricula, -pl.] ; vitae ; curriculum vitae [CV, -abrev.] [curricula vitae, -pl.] ; vita.
Ex: For example, language and literature go hand-in-hand in the school curriculum but Dewey separates the two.
Ex: A stratified, proportional random sample of faculty was taken and data collected from questionnaires, faculty vitae, on-line data bases, and standard bibliographical and reference sources.
Ex: 4 subjects were discussed at a seminar held on 3 successive weekends in Dec 86 on the training of librarians in job application: Curricula vitae; written applications; aspects of labour legislation (particularly testimonials); and interviews.
Ex: All proposals must include a title and an abstract for each paper, along with a brief vita for each participant.
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* curriculum vitae=curriculum vitae [CV, -abrev.] [curricula vitae, -pl.] ; résumé ; bio.

cursar
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* cursar una invitación=extend + invitation ; make + invitation.
* no cursar una asignatura=skip + grades.

cursar una invitación
(v.)=extend + invitation ; make + invitation.
Ex: The film tells of the uproar the librarian created when he extended an invitation to an advocate of theories on black inferiority to address a high school assembly. Ex: Since the invitation has been made in a business-like and considerate manner the answer is more likely to be favorable.
cursi
(adj.)=cutesy ; prissy ; stilted ; high-flown ; mushy .
Ex: His prose, for instance, is repeatedly either too cutesy or too technical.
Ex: It is especially important that the classroom not be dominated by a 'prissy' middle-class atmosphere.
Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

cursiva
(n./adj.)=sloped ; italic.
Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

cursiva aldina
=Aldine italic.
Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
cursiva vicentina
=Vicentine italic.
Ex: Both the Aldine and the Vicentine italics were gradually superseded in the mid sixteenth century by a more practical form of the face emanating from Paris, which had sloped capital and fewer ligatures.
cursivo
(adj.)=cursive.
Nota: Relativo a la letra cursiva.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
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* cursiva aldina=Aldine italic.
* cursiva vicentina=Vicentine italic.
* en cursiva=in italic type.

curso a distancia
(n.)=telecourse.
Ex: The data show that few programmes use technology for distance education, few produce telecourses or teleconferences, and most use it in the traditional classroom.
curso a tiempo completo
(n.)=full-time course.
Ex: By comparison with universities, many colleges house a constantly changing population of full-time, part-time, day release, sandwich course and evening class students.
curso académico
(n.)=academic course.
Ex: At both undergraduate and graduate levels, the Center offers academic courses in jazz studies.
curso acelerado
(n.)=crash course.
Ex: Many professionals feel the need to move from one field to another and this requires retraining either gradually or through a crash course.
curso con créditos
(n.)=credit course.
Ex: The course elective system, quickly adopted by some universities, coincided with the need to establish credit courses.
curso de agua
(n.)=water body [waterbody].
Ex: These two documents cover all categories of water bodies including springs and lakes, marine coastal areas, and groundwater.
curso de clases magistrales
(n.)=lecture course.
Ex: And the atmosphere, especially in elementary schools, should be celebratory, the events more akin to a literary workshop than to an adult lecture course.
curso de diplomatura
(n.)=undergraduate course ; honours course.
Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall. Ex: However, the new department's main success has been with the introduction of an undergraduate single honours course by distance learning.
curso de formación
(n.)=training course.
Ex: Help desks, training courses, manuals, newsletters and other search aids can influence the effectiveness of a searcher.
curso de formación continua
(n.)=continuing education course.
Ex: With the advent of automation, the demands for continuing education courses took on a sense of urgency.
curso de iniciación
(n.)=induction course.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
curso de licenciatura
(n.)=postgraduate course.
Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.
curso de orientación
(n.)=orientation.
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
curso de reciclaje
(n.)=refresher course ; retraining course.
Ex: However, a large number of courses are available for librarians wishing to follow refresher courses. Ex: Providing retraining courses for females returning to librarianship after childbearing will improve the profession's status and image.
curso de un río
(n.)=course of a river ; river course.
Ex: Other changes in the course of the river have occurred because of earthquakes along the fault zone. Ex: There is no agricultural project without prospection for groundwater necessary for land reclamation, particularly in the desert areas far from river courses.
curso de verano
(n.)=summer institute ; summer session.
Ex: For years now, we have been conducting summer institutes for local librarians and teachers with expertise for integrating the new electronic materials with the old books. Ex: This summer session they will be offering more than 400 courses and programs across many disciplines for undergraduates, graduates and working professionals.
curso escolar
(n.)=school year.
Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year.
curso inferior
(n.)=junior class.
Ex: For example, senior classes who have grown into book-consciousness infect junior classes with some of their enthusiasm.
curso intensivo
(n.)=intensive course ; crash course.
Ex: The one-week intensive course will consist of lectures; seminars; and lab-based practicals. Ex: Many professionals feel the need to move from one field to another and this requires retraining either gradually or through a crash course.
curso intensivo con residencia
(n.)=residential programme.
Ex: This is a 5 day residential programme of leadership training for librarians early in their careers held at a ski resort near Salt Lake City.
curso introductorio
(n.)=induction course.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa
(n.)=sandwich course.
Ex: By comparison with universities, many colleges house a constantly changing population of full-time, part-time, day release, sandwich course and evening class students.
curso modular
(n.)=modular course.
Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
curso para alumnos con matrícula libre
(n.)=part-time course.
Ex: This article describes the structure of library and information science education in the Netherlands and Flanders including postgraduate, undergraduate and part-time courses.
curso por correspondencia
(n.)=correspondence course.
Ex: The author focuses on some of the barriers encountered in accesing the course materials used in correspondence courses on library and information science.
curso que abarca varias disciplinas
(n.)=umbrella course.
Ex: This development saw the introduction of other umbrella courses such as environmental studies.
curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad
(n.)=extension course ; off-campus course.
Ex: This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association. Ex: This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
curso superior
(n.)=senior class.
Ex: For example, senior classes who have grown into book-consciousness infect junior classes with some of their enthusiasm.
curso^1
(n.)=course ; taught course ; year ; course unit ; grade.
Ex: Earlier in this course we defined a compound subject as consisting, at the level of summarization, of a basic subject and two or more of its isolates.
Ex: During the early 1970s European studies became a fashionable growth area boosted by the trend towards inter-disciplinarity in taught courses.
Ex: General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups.
Ex: This paper discusses the library education programme in the 1st library school in Nigeria to offer the course unit system as operated in the USA.
Ex: Each grade tackles a different genre e.g. fifth graders read historical fiction.
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* alumno de cuarto curso=fourth grader.
* alumno de primer curso=first grader.
* alumno de quinto curso=fifth grader.
* alumno de segundo curso=second grader.
* alumno de séptimo curso=seventh grader.
* alumno de sexto curso=sixth grader.
* alumno de tercer curso=third grader.
* alumno de un curso=grader.
* asistir a un curso=attend + course.
* bibliografía recomendada para el curso=course reading.
* calificación del curso=course grade.
* celebrar un curso especial=hold + institute.
* curso académico=academic course.
* curso acelerado=crash course.
* curso a distancia=telecourse.
* curso a tiempo completo=full-time course.
* curso con créditos=credit course.
* curso de clases magistrales=lecture course.
* curso de diplomatura=undergraduate course ; honours course.
* curso de formación=training course.
* curso de formación continua=continuing education course.
* curso de iniciación=induction course.
* curso de licenciatura=postgraduate course.
* curso de orientación=orientation.
* curso de reciclaje=refresher course ; retraining course.
* curso de verano=summer institute ; summer session.
* curso escolar=school year.
* curso inferior=junior class.
* curso intensivo=intensive course ; crash course.
* curso intensivo con residencia=residential programme.
* curso introductorio=induction course.
* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich course.
* curso modular=modular course.
* curso para alumnos con matrícula libre=part-time course.
* curso por correspondencia=correspondence course.
* curso que abarca varias disciplinas=umbrella course.
* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad=extension course ; off-campus course.
* cursos=coursework [course work].
* cursos de gestión de información=management course.
* cursos de verano=summer school.
* cursos en línea=courseware.
* curso superior=senior class.
* cursos virtuales=courseware.
* demasiado mayor para su curso=overage for grade.
* director de curso=course leader.
* discurso de fin de curso=commencement salutatory.
* diseñador de curso=course planner.
* documentación de un curso=course pack.
* estudiante de cursos superiores=upperclassman.
* estudiante de último curso=final year student.
* estudiante universitario de último curso=senior major.
* hacer un curso=take + course.
* material del curso=course material ; curriculum material ; curriculum resource.
* nota del curso=course grade.
* oferta de cursos=course offering.
* ofrecer un curso=offer + course.
* organizar un curso=arrange + course ; run + course.
* primer curso=first grade.
* programa de curso=course program(me).
* programa del curso=course syllabus.
* quinto curso=fifth grade.
* realización de cursos=coursework [course work].
* repetición de cursos=grade retention.
* segundo curso=second grade.
* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos=course management system.

curso^2
(n.)=course.
Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.
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* bibliografía en curso=current bibliography.
* curso de agua=water body [waterbody].
* curso de un río=course of a river ; river course.
* desviarse del curso=veer from + course.
* en curso=in process ; underway [under way] ; in progress ; ongoing [on-going] ; afoot ; current ; under preparation.
* en el curso de la historia=in the course of history.
* en el curso normal de=in the mainstream of.
* en el curso normal de las cosas=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos=in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
* fichero de catalogación en curso=in-process cataloguing file.
* marcar el curso=chart + course.
* moneda de curso legal=legal tender.
* proyecto en curso=work in progress.
* publicación periódica en curso=current periodical.
* publicación seriada en curso=current serial.
* revista en curso=current journal.
* seguir su curso natural=run + its course.
* seguir su curso normal=run + its course.
* seguir un curso de acción=follow + track.
* trabajo en curso=work in progress.

cursor
(n.)=cursor ; screen cursor.
Ex: A data entry and validation package typically allows the user to define a form to be displayed on a VDU, and by using a cursor, or other prompts, enables data to be entered in this format.
Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
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* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla=trackball.
* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación=tab over to.
* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor=cursor-control device.
* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha=left/right arrows.
* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor=arrow key ; cursor-control key.

cursos
(n.)=coursework [course work].
Ex: Many library and information science programmes provide no formal coursework to prepare their students for a career in user education.
cursos de gestión de información
(n.)=management course.
Ex: And it can be used in management courses in schools of library and information science, but also in less formal settings, such as workshops, conferences, in-service training programs, and the like.
cursos de verano
(n.)=summer school.
Ex: Participants expressed great satisfaction with all aspects of the summer school.
cursos en línea
(n.)=courseware.
Ex: The resulting lack of adequate pictorial content often lessen the overall impact of the courseware = La consecuente falta de gráficos adecuados con frecuencia reduce el impacto global de los cursos virtuales.
cursos virtuales
(n.)=courseware.
Ex: The resulting lack of adequate pictorial content often lessen the overall impact of the courseware = La consecuente falta de gráficos adecuados con frecuencia reduce el impacto global de los cursos virtuales.
curtido de la piel
(n.)=leatherwork.
Ex: For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of Handicrafts.
curtido en la calle
(adj.)=street-smart.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
curtido^1
(n.)=tanning.
Ex: The drying of the hide is as important as the tanning.
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* curtido de la piel=leatherwork.

curtido^2
(adj.)=tanned ; leathery ; hardened.
Ex: Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
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* curtido en la calle=street-smart.

curtiduría
(n.)=tannery.
Ex: Able-bodied residents were forced to work in government projects like the government-run bakeries or tanneries.

curtir
(v.)=curry ; tan.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.
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* curtir cuero=dress + leather.

curtir cuero
(v.)=dress + leather.
Ex: This article discusses the advantages of leather dressing, giving correct procedures for washing and dressing.
curva
(n.)=curve ; contour ; bend.
Ex: Textura, the type of the first printed books, was derived from a formal book hand written with a minimum of curves.
Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.
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* aparecer por la curva=come (a)round.
* con curvas=curvy .
* curva biorrítmica=biorhythm chart.
* curva ciega=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* curva de aprendizaje=learning curve.
* curva de Bradford=Bradford curve.
* curva de concentración de Lorenz=Lorenz curve of concentration.
* curva de la felicidad, la=middle-age spread.
* curva de Lorenz=Lorenz curve.
* curva de nivel=contour line.
* curva de utilidad=utility contour.
* curva + estabilizarse=curve + flatten out.
* curva muy abierta=sweeping curve.
* curva muy cerrada=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* curva muy pronunciada=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* doblar la curva=come (a)round.
* doblar una curva=go (a)round + a corner ; go (a)round + a bend.
* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto=peak-shape.
* formando curvas=curving.
* trazar una curva de Algo=plot + Nombre + on a graph.

curva + estabilizarse
(n.)=curve + flatten out.
Ex: With the introduction of powered printing machinery, however, the unit cost varied inversely with edition quantity up to about 10,000 copies whereupon the curve flattened out, the unit cost for 100,000 copies being much the same as for 10,000.
curva biorrítmica
(n.)=biorhythm chart.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
curva ciega
(n.)=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
Ex: After three miles you will enter two 180 degree hairpin bends, first to the right, immediately followed by the next, to the left. Ex: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve. Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
curva de Bradford
(n.)=Bradford curve.
Ex: A new definition of the nuclear zone of a Bradford curve is proposed.
curva de Lorenz
(n.)=Lorenz curve.
Ex: The so-called 'Bradford distribution' derived by Leimkuhler is more properly viewed as the theoretical form of a variant of the Lorenz curve.
curva de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning curve.
Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.
curva de concentración de Lorenz
(n.)=Lorenz curve of concentration.
Ex: The Lorenz curve of concentration and the majorization poset plays an important role in this investigation.
curva de la felicidad, la
(n.)=middle-age spread.
Ex: Genes account for about 50% of adult-onset weight change, the gain that leads to so-called middle-age spread.
curva de nivel
(n.)=contour line.
Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..
curva de utilidad
(n.)=utility contour.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Obsolescence of special library periodicals: sampling errors and utility contours'.
curva muy abierta
(n.)=sweeping curve.
Ex: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve.
curva muy cerrada
(n.)=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
Ex: After three miles you will enter two 180 degree hairpin bends, first to the right, immediately followed by the next, to the left. Ex: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve. Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
curva muy pronunciada
(n.)=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
Ex: After three miles you will enter two 180 degree hairpin bends, first to the right, immediately followed by the next, to the left. Ex: An initial climb through some interesting hairpin curves gives way to a fairly straight road with an occasional gentle sweeping curve. Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
curvado
(adj.)=curved.
Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.
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* cuchillo curvado=cutlass.

curvar
(v.)=push out of + alignment.
Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.

curvatura
(n.)=camber ; curvature.
Ex: A sliding object will tend to deviate in the direction of the camber and that factor must be considered before other possibilities are suggested.
Ex: The typical effect of refraction is equal to about 14% of the effect of earth curvature.
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* curvatura del pene=curvature of the penis ; penile curvature.

curvatura del pene
(n.)=curvature of the penis ; penile curvature.
Ex: Curvature of the penis is an abnormal bend in the penis that occurs during erection. Ex: A man who suffers from penile curvature, also known as Peyronie's disease, may become so self conscious about his crooked penis that he loses an interest in sex.
curvilíneo
(adj.)=curvy .
Ex: Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body -- pregnant or not.

curvo
(adj.)=curved ; curvy .
Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses.
Ex: Curvy women can look superb in bathing suits, just make sure it's appropriate for your body -- pregnant or not.
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* línea curva=curved line.

custodia
(n.)=guardianship ; custody ; curatorship ; safeguarding ; safekeeping [safe-keeping] ; curation ; stewardship.
Ex: The early libraries in England were often gifts of individuals entrusted to the guardianship of their respective municipalities.
Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
Ex: Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality.
Ex: The records were forwarded to Australia from the 30s to 50s for safekeeping.
Ex: A short history of the collection is followed by details of acquisitions policy, curation, conservation and uses made of the collections.
Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
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* bajo + Posesivo + custodia=in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
* custodia de los niños=child custody.
* custodia legal=legal guardianship.

custodia de los niños
(n.)=child custody.
Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.
custodia legal
(n.)=legal guardianship.
Ex: Also, if a child is living with someone who is not a relative, a legal guardianship is required for the child to receive government benefits.
custodiado
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* fuertemente custodiado=heavily guarded.
* muy custodiado=heavily guarded.

custodiar
(v.)=keep ; police ; lodge ; curate ; stand + guard over.
Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.
Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
Ex: This requires a self-confident profession with a positive duty to explain information rather than a restricted negative duty to curate books.
Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.

cutis
(n.)=complexion.
Ex: A content analysis of magazines from 1989-94 shows that blacks in advertisments have lighter complexions and more Caucasian features.
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* limpieza de cutis=facial.
* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés=an English rose.

cutre
(adj.)=seedy ; cheapo ; shabby .
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: I just put the DVD in my cheapo DVD player connected to my TV and it played without a hitch.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.

cutáneo
(adj.)=cutaneous.
Ex: As tropical countries become common travellers' destinations, more and more returning travellers are expected to present cutaneous lesions secondary to myiasis.
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* célula cutánea=skin cell.
* conductividad cutánea=skin conductivity ; skin electrical conductivity.
* de uso cutáneo=use + topically.
* enfermedad cutánea=skin disease.
* injerto cutáneo=skin graft.
* lesión cutánea=skin lesion.
* melanoma cutáneo=cutaneous melanoma.
* micosis cutánea=cutaneous mycosis.
* reacción cutánea=skin reaction.

cutícula
(n.)=cuticle.
Ex: Conidium spores are sticky and can directly penetrate the leaf cuticle.

cuya constancia ha decaído
(adj.)=lapsed.
Ex: However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.
cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante
=at a time to be announced later.
Ex: Modifications to this ISBD will then be posted on IFLANET for world-wide review at a time to be determined and announced later.
cuya fecha se determinará más adelante
=at a time to be determined later.
Ex: Modifications to this ISBD will then be posted on IFLANET for world-wide review at a time to be determined and announced later.
cuya oficina central está en
=headquartered (at/in).
Ex: The author discusses some challenges that the library, headquartered in San Jose, California, has had to face during Fuller's directorship.
cuyo
=of which ; whose.
Ex: This is a special issue devoted mainly to educational technology containing 4 articles for abstracts of which see the following serial numbers.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.
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* cuya constancia ha decaído=lapsed.
* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante=at a time to be announced later.
* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante=at a time to be determined later.
* cuya oficina central está en=headquartered (at/in).
* cuyo objetivo es=intended to.
* cuyo origen es determinable=retraceable ; traceable.
* cuyo origen es ilocalizable=irretraceable.
* cuyo origen es indeterminable=irretraceable.
* cuyo origen es localizable=traceable ; retraceable.
* cuyos cometidos se solapan=overlapping.
* en cuyo caso=in which case.
* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa=broken letter.
* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés=non-English-speaking country.

cuyo objetivo es
=intended to.
Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.
cuyo origen es determinable
(adj.)=retraceable ; traceable.
Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable. Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable.
cuyo origen es ilocalizable
(adj.)=irretraceable.
Ex: I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
cuyo origen es indeterminable
(adj.)=irretraceable.
Ex: I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
cuyo origen es localizable
(adj.)=traceable ; retraceable.
Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable. Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable.
cuyos cometidos se solapan
(adj.)=overlapping.
Ex: Interpretation and re-interpretation take place not in isolation, but in the context of overlapping social agencies.
cuádriga
(n.)=quadriga.
Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.

cuádruple
(n.)=four-pronged ; fourfold ; quad.
Nota: En imprenta, prefijo que indica que las dimensiones del papel eran cuatro veces superiores a las del término que sigue.
Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
Ex: By the end of June 1980, Adviceline had attracted 289 enquiries, a fourfold increase on the number of enquiries originating from the same area in the corresponding period the year before.
Ex: If, for instance, a press could take 32 octavo pages together in a forme, then an octavo book would be printed on quad sheets (of double the usual dimensions in both directions), each of which would be cut up after printing and folded into four 8-leaf sections.

cuál
=what ; which.
Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.
Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.
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* aceptar tal cual=take + Nombre + at face value.
* cada cual por su cuenta=every man for himself.
* con lo cual=whereupon.
* copiar tal cual=lift + wholesale and unmodified.
* ¿cuál es el futuro de?=quo vadis.
* ¿cuál es tu aspecto?=what do you look like?.
* de los cuales=out of which.
* después de lo cual=whereupon.
* el cual=which.
* gracias al cual=whereby.
* por el cual=whereby ; whereupon.
* saber cúal es la verdad=discern + the truth.
* sea cual fuere=any ... whatsoever.
* sea cual fuese=any ... whatsoever.
* sea cual sea el criterio utilizado=by any standard(s).
* sean cuales sean=whatever they may be.
* tal cual=unaltered ; uncritically ; unmodified ; unedited ; just as ; like that ; like this.
* tal o cual=such and such.
* tal y cual=such and such.

cuántico
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* electrónica cuántica=quantum electronics.
* física cuántica=quantum physics.
* mecánica cuántica=quantum mechanics.
* teoría cuántica=quantum theory.

cuánto
=how much ; just how much.
Ex: 'I don't know how much I have to work with then?' he said, moving his neck as though his collar was not comfortable.
Ex: Yet just how much greater the cost would be depends on the application.
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* cada cuantos + Nombre=every few + Nombre.
* con cuanta creatividad=how creatively.
* con unos cuantos + Expresión de Tiempo + de antelación=at a few + Expresión Temporal + notice.
* costar unos cuantos + Nombre=set + Nombre + back a few + Nombre.
* cuantas veces se quiera=any number of times.
* cuanto antes=as soon as possible (asap).
* cuanto antes mejor=sooner the better, the.
* cuanto antes + Pronombre + convenga=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* cuanto ha progresado + Nombre=how far along + Nombre + be.
* cuanto más=all the more so ; all the more ; a fortiori.
* cuanto más ..., más ...=the + Comparativo ..., the + Comparativo ....
* cuanto menos=at least ; let alone ; at best.
* cuantos más, mejor=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
* cuántos + Nombre Contable=how many + Nombre Contable.
* cuantos + Nombre + se quiera=any number of + Nombre.
* dentro de unos cuantos años=in a few years' time.
* durante cuánto tiempo=how long.
* en cuanto pueda(n)=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* en cuanto a=as to ; in extent of ; in regard to ; in terms of ; in the way of ; with regard(s) to ; as for ; as regards ; as to the matter of ; in reference to ; now as to ; moving on to.
* en cuanto a él=as for him.
* en cuanto a ella=as for her.
* en cuanto a ellos=as for them.
* en cuanto a los hechos=factually.
* en cuanto a mí=as for me.
* en cuanto a nosotros=as for us.
* en cuanto a ti=as for you.
* en cuanto a usted=as for you.
* en cuanto a vosotros=as for you.
* en cuanto + nacer=at birth.
* en cuanto pueda(n)=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* en cuanto que=in that.
* en tanto en cuanto=as long as ; so long as.
* en tanto en cuanto que=inasmuch as ; insomuch as.
* en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo=provided (that).
* en unos cuantos años=within a few years ; in a few years' time.
* hace unos cuantos días=a few days ago.
* hace unos cuantos meses=a few months back.
* más de unos cuantos + Nombre=not a few + Nombre.
* otros cuantos=several other.
* por cuanto que=because.
* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos=to mention only a few.
* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos=to name only some ; to name only some.
* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice=platitudinous.
* sólo unas cuantas personas=only a handful of people.
* sólo unos cuantos=only a handful of people.
* todos excepto unos cuantos=all but a few.
* todos menos unos cuantos=all but a few.
* unas cuantas ideas=a rough guide.
* unos cuantos=a few ; a smattering of + Nombre Contable.
* y cuanto mucho menos=much less.
* y unos cuantos más=and a few others.

cuántos + Nombre Contable
=how many + Nombre Contable.
Ex: But the real question of how many terminals is not answerable in a finite number.
cuáquero
(adj.)=Quaker.
Ex: Even the ablest compositors made mistakes, as is shown by Benjamin Franklin's account of setting up Willem Sewel's 'History of the Quakers' in Philadelphia in 1728.

cuña
(n.)=wedge ; chock.
Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.
Ex: Every loading dock should be equipped with chocks to keep vehicles from moving while being loaded or unloaded.
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* cuña anticiclónica=ridge of high pressure.
* cuña automática=mechanical quoin.
* cuña de fijación=quoin.
* cuña de madera=wooden quoin.
* en forma de cuña=wedge-shaped.

cuña anticiclónica
(n.)=ridge of high pressure.
Ex: Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
cuña automática
(n.)=mechanical quoin.
Ex: When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.
cuña de fijación
(n.)=quoin.
Ex: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.
cuña de madera
(n.)=wooden quoin.
Ex: When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.
cuñada
(n.)=sister-in-law.
Ex: Her sister-in-law worked as a school librarian, and so she convinced Jay to hire a professional to do the job.

cuñado
(n.)=brother-in-law.
Ex: French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.

cybermetría
(n.)=webometrics.
Ex: Since the mid 1990s a new research field has emerged called 'webometrics', investigating the nature and properties of the Web drawing on modern informetric methodologies.

cálculo aproximado
(n.)=estimate ; ballpark estimate.
Ex: By the early 1980s one estimate put the number of publicly available files at five hundred. Ex: As a rough ballpark estimate, say about 6 ml of blood is pumped with every heartbeat.
cálculo biliar
(n.)=gallstone.
Ex: Only two single gene defects are associated with gallstones.
cálculo matemático
(n.)=mathematical calculation.
Ex: An illiterate is a person who cannot read, write or do mathematical calculations well enough to be integrated into society as an individual with full rights.
cálculo renal
(n.)=calculus [calculi, -pl.].
Ex: Nephritic colic only appears when a calculus obstructs the ureter, which runs from the kidney to the bladder.
cálculo^1
(n.)=arithmetic ; calculation ; calculus [calculuses, -pl.] ; computation ; counting ; estimation ; calculability ; reckoning.
Ex: Since the system's arithmetic depends upon the way amounts of money are entered, standards for entry for the various currencies must be established.
Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.
Ex: He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.
Ex: Frequently numeric data bases and the hosts which support them permit some computation and manipulation of the retrieved data.
Ex: Rapid electrical counting appeared soon after the physicists found it desirable to count cosmic rays.
Ex: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.
Ex: According to George Ritzer's theory of McDonaldization, services and procedures once subject to the fluctuations of human interaction undergo a rationalization process that emphasizes efficiency, predictability, calculability, and control.
Ex: On the most superficial reckoning it is a matter of national concern.
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* cálculo aproximado=estimate ; ballpark estimate.
* cálculo matemático=mathematical calculation.
* centro de cálculo=computer centre ; computing centre ; central computing facility.
* error de cálculo=miscalculation ; mathematical mistake ; mathematical error ; calculation error ; calculation mistake.
* hoja de cálculo=spreadsheet.
* hoja de cálculo electrónica=electronic spreadsheet.
* procedimiento de cálculo=arithmetic.
* realizar un cálculo=carry out + calculation.
* regla de cálculo=slide rule.
* tabla de cálculo=reckoner ; ready reckoner.

cálculo^2
(n.)=kidney stone ; calculus [calculi, -pl.].
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oral health, bone health, thermogenesis, cognitive function, and kidney stones.
Ex: Nephritic colic only appears when a calculus obstructs the ureter, which runs from the kidney to the bladder.
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* cálculo biliar=gallstone.
* cálculo renal=calculus [calculi, -pl.].

cálido
(adj.)=warm ; warm .
Ex: Her face broke into a warm friendly smile.
Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.
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* cálido abrazo=warm hug.
* frente cálido=warm front.
* luz cálida=warm white light.
* poco cálido=lukewarm.

cálido abrazo
(n.)=warm hug.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
cáliz
(n.)=chalice ; calyx [calyces/calyxes, -pl.].
Ex: The author discusses the historical significance of the goblets, identified as chalices, which were found in late Byzantine graves.
Ex: The flowers consists of four distinct whorls, the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

cámara al vacío
(n.)=vacuum chamber.
Ex: More serious is the objection that this scheme would involve putting the film inside a vacuum chamber, for electron beams behave normally only in such a rarefied environment.
cámara de combustión
(n.)=combustion chamber.
Ex: The combustion chamber is lined with fireproof bricks.
cámara de comercio
(n.)=chamber of commerce.
Ex: Many of these early magazines, like Philadelphia, which 1st appeared around 1900, began as generic chamber of commerce publications.
cámara de gas
(n.)=gas chamber.
Ex: That is to say, they do not deny the Holocaust, but are sceptical of claims of 6 million dead, gas chambers, and an extermination policy.
cámara de la muerte
(n.)=execution chamber ; death chamber.
Ex: The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints. Ex: This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
cámara de rodar películas
(n.)=movie camera.
Ex: In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.
cámara de seguridad
(n.)=security camera ; surveillance camera.
Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime. Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists.
cámara de tortura
(n.)=torture chamber.
Ex: For six years, the torture chamber lay hidden in the cellars of what had once been an orphanage for deaf children.
cámara de usar y tirar
(n.)=disposable camera.
Ex: He then made her suck his cock while he took her picture with a disposable camera.
cámara de vapor
(n.)=steam chamber.
Ex: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.
cámara desechable
(n.)=disposable camera.
Ex: He then made her suck his cock while he took her picture with a disposable camera.
cámara digital
(n.)=digital camera.
Ex: Digital cameras are increasingly affordable, easy to use and can provide a limited solution for libraries needing electronic images.
cámara fotográfica
(n.)=photographic camera.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include the atomic particle accelerator; electron microscopy; photographic cameras, and ultraviolet lamps.
cámara frigorífica
(n.)=cold vault ; cool vault.
Ex: The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public. Ex: The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public.
cámara humidificadora
(n.)=humidity chamber ; humidifying chamber.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Humidity chamber for flattening maps at the Arizona Department of Library, Archives and Public Records'. Ex: The flattening was done using a small room as a humidifying chamber, plastic bakers' shelves to support the maps, humidifiers, plexiglass sheets and blotting paper.
cámara lenta
(n.)=slow motion ; stop motion.
Ex: For example, the most recent range of video recorders includes features like freeze frame, slow motion, fast motion and rapid search for individual frames. Ex: And the beauty of this was captured in stop motion, which makes it looks like the tattoo creates itself.
cámara oculta
(n.)=hidden camera.
Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer.
cámara^1
(n.)=vault ; chamber ; house ; inner tube.
Nota: De un neumático.
Ex: Film and videotape are stored on the premises in vaults situated at the back of the library and are air conditioned to ensure a constant temperature.
Ex: In the central chamber about 100 sheets (130 litres) of A4 paper can be treated so as to imitate and accelerate their exposure to highly polluted air.
Ex: The first committee involving both houses of Congress in the new capital of Washington, D.C., was the Joint Committee on the Library of Congress, founded in 1802.
Ex: This article explains how to patch an inner tube from a bicycle tire.
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* ayuda de cámara=valet.
* cámara al vacío=vacuum chamber.
* cámara de combustión=combustion chamber.
* cámara de comercio=chamber of commerce.
* Cámara de Delegados=House of Delegates.
* cámara de gas=gas chamber.
* cámara de la muerte=execution chamber ; death chamber.
* Cámara de los Comunes, la=House of Commons, the.
* Cámara de los Lores, la=House of Lords, the.
* Cámara de Representantes=House of Representatives.
* cámara de seguridad=storage vault.
* cámara de tortura=torture chamber.
* cámara de vapor=steam chamber.
* cámara frigorífica=cold vault ; cool vault.
* cámara humidificadora=humidity chamber ; humidifying chamber.
* música de cámara=chamber music.
* orquesta de cámara=chamber orchestra.
* pared con cámara de aire=cavity wall.
* rueda sin cámara=tubeless tyre.

cámara^2
(n.)=camera ; cam.
Ex: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom.
Ex: They were seen posing on cam showing their boobies and wearing gee-strings.
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* cámara de rodar películas=movie camera.
* cámara desechable=disposable camera.
* cámara de seguridad=security camera ; surveillance camera.
* cámara de usar y tirar=disposable camera.
* cámara digital=digital camera.
* cámara fotográfica=photographic camera.
* cámara lenta=slow motion ; stop motion.
* cámara oculta=hidden camera.
* equipo de cámara=camera crew.
* móvil con cámara=cameraphone.

cámara^3
(n.)=cinematographer.
Ex: Film, a new medium of communication 100 years ago, developed into an art form for directors, cinematographers, and a new breed of actors.

cáncer
(n.)=cancer.
Ex: The CANCERLINE files cover cancer.
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* afectado por el cáncer=cancer-stricken.
* cáncer colorectal=colorectal cancer.
* cáncer de boca=oral cancer.
* cáncer de colon=colon cancer.
* cáncer de garganta=throat cancer.
* cáncer de hígado=liver cancer.
* cáncer de la sangre=blood cancer.
* cáncer del esófago=oesophageal cancer.
* cáncer del estómago=stomach cancer.
* cáncer de los huesos=bone cancer.
* cáncer de los ovarios=ovarian cancer.
* cáncer del riñón=kidney cancer.
* cáncer de mama=breast cancer.
* cáncer de médula ósea=bone marrow cancer.
* cáncer de páncreas=pancreatic cancer ; cancer of the pancreas.
* cáncer de piel=skin cancer.
* cáncer de próstata=prostate cancer.
* cáncer de pulmón=lung cancer.
* cáncer de útero=cervical cancer.
* cáncer de vejiga=bladder cancer.
* cáncer en la sangre=blood cancer.
* cáncer hematológico=blood cancer.
* cáncer invasivo=invasive cancer.
* cáncer oral=oral cancer.
* cáncer óseo=bone cancer.
* cáncer ovárico=ovarian cancer.
* cáncer pancreático=pancreatic cancer ; cancer of the pancreas.
* cáncer testicular=testicular cancer.
* contra el cáncer=anticancer.
* detección precoz del cáncer=cancer screening.
* detección precoz del cáncer de mama=breast screening.
* enfermo de cáncer=cancer-stricken.
* metástasis de cáncer=cancer metastasis.
* prueba de detección del cáncer=health facility ; cancer screening.
* quimioterapia contra el cáncer=cancer chemotherapy.
* riesgo de cáncer=cancer risk.
* trópico de Cáncer, el=Tropic of Cancer, the.

cáncer colorectal
(n.)=colorectal cancer.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cáncer de boca
(n.)=oral cancer.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
cáncer de colon
(n.)=colon cancer.
Ex: The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer.
cáncer de garganta
(n.)=throat cancer.
Ex: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life.
cáncer de hígado
(n.)=liver cancer.
Ex: It wasn't easy for me to accept the actual fact that my favorite uncle who dotes on me the most on my mum side had liver cancer.
cáncer de la sangre
(n.)=blood cancer.
Ex: Leukaemia, or blood cancer, is a disease of unknown cause where the bone marrow produces large numbers of abnormal cells.
cáncer de los huesos
(n.)=bone cancer.
Ex: Children and young people are more likely than adults to have bone cancer.
cáncer de los ovarios
(n.)=ovarian cancer.
Ex: Previous studies had calculated the risks as 87 per cent for breast cancer and 44 per cent for ovarian cancer.
cáncer de mama
(n.)=breast cancer.
Ex: Objectives were to provide information about breast cancer in an easily accessible language and promote Y-ME publications and resources = Los objetivos fueron ofrecer información sobre el cáncer de mama en un lenguaje fácilmente accesible y fomentar los folletos informativos y recursos.
cáncer de médula ósea
(n.)=bone marrow cancer.
Ex: A Singapore researcher has found a potential cure for a fatal form of bone marrow cancer that strikes 150000 people around the world each year.
cáncer de piel
(n.)=skin cancer.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cáncer de próstata
(n.)=prostate cancer.
Ex: The author discusses prostate cancer as well as other benign prostate problems with reference to the Prostate Specific Antigen blood test.
cáncer de pulmón
(n.)=lung cancer.
Ex: Findings relate exposure to cooking oil fumes to lung cancer, particularly in people who commonly stir-fry or deep-fry foods at high temperature.
cáncer de páncreas
(n.)=pancreatic cancer ; cancer of the pancreas.
Ex: Maori have significantly higher stomach, breast, lung and pancreatic cancers in comparison with the rest of the population. Ex: Pancreatic cancer (cancer of the pancreas) mainly occurs in people over 60.
cáncer de vejiga
(n.)=bladder cancer.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cáncer de útero
(n.)=cervical cancer.
Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
cáncer del estómago
(n.)=stomach cancer.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cáncer del esófago
(n.)=oesophageal cancer.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cáncer del riñón
(n.)=kidney cancer.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.
cáncer en la sangre
(n.)=blood cancer.
Ex: Leukaemia, or blood cancer, is a disease of unknown cause where the bone marrow produces large numbers of abnormal cells.
cáncer hematológico
(n.)=blood cancer.
Ex: Leukaemia, or blood cancer, is a disease of unknown cause where the bone marrow produces large numbers of abnormal cells.
cáncer invasivo
(n.)=invasive cancer.
Ex: Both incidence and mortality for invasive cancer of the uterine cervix have declined steadily in this country over the past three decades.
cáncer oral
(n.)=oral cancer.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
cáncer ovárico
(n.)=ovarian cancer.
Ex: Previous studies had calculated the risks as 87 per cent for breast cancer and 44 per cent for ovarian cancer.
cáncer pancreático
(n.)=pancreatic cancer ; cancer of the pancreas.
Ex: Maori have significantly higher stomach, breast, lung and pancreatic cancers in comparison with the rest of the population. Ex: Pancreatic cancer (cancer of the pancreas) mainly occurs in people over 60.
cáncer testicular
(n.)=testicular cancer.
Ex: In the United States, between 7500 and 8000 diagnoses of testicular cancer are made each year.
cáncer óseo
(n.)=bone cancer.
Ex: Children and young people are more likely than adults to have bone cancer.
cándidamente
=blithely.
Ex: The people who blithely assert that we could do this job instead of immigrants are wildly underestimating what's involved in becoming a skilled picker.

cándido
(adj.)=guileless ; wide-eyed ; blithe.
Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
Ex: We are all born with a wide-eyed innocence, believing everyone is honest, having no pretence.
Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.

cántaro
(n.)=pitcher.
Ex: It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.
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* a cántaros=cats and dogs.
* llover a cántaros=rain + cats and dogs ; tip it down with + rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; lash + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; hammer + it down with rain ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain ; be coming down in buckets.
* lluvia a cántaros=pouring rain.

cántico
(n.)=chant.
Ex: An antiphonal chant was performed in alternation, with one half of the choir answering the other half.

cánula
(n.)=nozzle.
Ex: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.

cápita
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* per cápita=per capita.
* renta per cápita=national income ; per capita income.

cápsula
(n.)=capsule ; caplet.
Ex: The amount of active ingredient per dose has a direct bearing on the proper size capsule to use.
Ex: Medicines to be taken orally are very often supplied in caplet form.
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* cápsula del tiempo=time capsule.
* cápsula espacial=space capsule.

cápsula del tiempo
(n.)=time capsule.
Ex: Two films were produced, one of which has been sealed in a stainless steel time capsule filled with an inert gas in an attempt to preserve it indefinitely.
cápsula espacial
(n.)=space capsule.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
cárcel
(n.)=prison ; gaol [jail, -USA] ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; jailhouse [gaolhouse, -UK] ; gaolhouse [jailhouse, -USA].
Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.
Ex: A survey of 85 jailhouses in 2000 yielded disappointing results on the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in inmates.
Ex: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.
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* cárcel de mujeres=women's prison.
* cárcel, la=slammer, the.
* condenar a cárcel=sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
* cumplir una pena de cárcel=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
* director de cárcel=prison governor ; prison warden.
* en la cárcel=behind bars.
* enviar a la cárcel=send + Nombre + to gaol ; send + Nombre + to jail.
* escaparse de la cárcel=break out of + prison.
* fuga de la cárcel=prison break ; jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK] ; gaolbreak [jailbreak, -USA].
* ir a la cárcel=serve + time ; do + time.
* meter a Alguien en la cárcel=put + Nombre + behind bars.
* meter en la cárcel=imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; send up ; send up + the river ; send away ; gaol [jail, -USA].
* motín en la cárcel=prison riot.
* pena de cárcel=prison sentence ; prison term ; jail sentence ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
* salir de la cárcel=release + Nombre + from jail ; release + Nombre + from gaol.
* sentenciar a cárcel=sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
* tiempo en la cárcel=jail time ; gaol time.

cárcel de mujeres
(n.)=women's prison.
Ex: Was FEMALE OFFENDERS established because of literary warrant or because one would not logically send women criminals to REFORMATORIES FOR WOMEN (the Library of Congress heading) rather than to women's prisons?.
cárcel, la
(n.)=slammer, the.
Ex: I'm sure it was a long seven days in the slammer, but Piper made it through in one piece.
cárnico
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* industria cárnica, la=meat industry, the.
* productos cárnicos=meat products.

cárstico
(adj.)=karstified ; karstic.
Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.
Ex: This study is the first one to give exhaustive information on water table salination by seawater intrusion in a karstic area.
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* paisaje cárstico=karst.

cártamo
(n.)=safflower.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.

cártel^2
(n.)=cartel ; drug ring.
Ex: Such alliances, however, may eventually lead to monopoly or oligopoly in a region and cartel over the world.
Ex: A gang of money launderers have had over two and a half million pounds confiscated following their involvement in a highly organised drug ring.
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* cartel de la OPEC, el=OPEC cartel, the.

cárter
(n.)=crankcase.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).

cáscara
(n.)=peel ; husk.
Ex: Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
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* cáscara de huevo=eggshell [egg shell].
* cáscara de limón=lemon peel.
* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo=eggshell thinning.

cáscara de huevo
(n.)=eggshell [egg shell].
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
cáscara de limón
(n.)=lemon peel.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
cátedra
(n.)=full professorship.
Ex: It was customary to retain a full professorship until death, regardless of one's ability to carry out the various associated duties.

cáustico
(adj.)=scathing ; caustic ; vitriolic ; pungent.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
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* en tono cáustico=scathingly.

cáñamo
(n.)=hempen ; rope-fibre ; hemp.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
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* suela de cáñamo=rope sole.

cédula
(n.)=charter.
Ex: Diplomatics is an auxiliary science of history created by the French monk Dom Jean Mabillon in 1681 to establish the authenticity of mediaeval charters.
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* cédula hipotecaria=bond.

cédula hipotecaria
(n.)=bond.
Ex: One of the roles of the financial advisor in a library building programme may be the marketing and sale of library bonds.
célebre
(adj.)=notorious ; celebrated ; hit ; reputed.
Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
Ex: Hoppe is one of the most celebrated photographers of the early 20th century.
Ex: Her novels have been adapted for the screen most famously as the hit film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams.
Ex: This article studies the works of an internationally reputed virologist (Indian born) settled in Canada.
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* biografía de personas célebres=celebrity biography.
* célebre por=best remembered for.
* célebres, los=notorious, the.

célebre por
=best remembered for.
Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
célebres, los
=notorious, the.
Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.
célere
(adj.)=fast-paced [fast paced].
Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

célibe
(n./adj.)=celibate.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In ancient Rome the vestal virgins were celibates, and successful monasticism has everywhere been accompanied by celibacy as an ideal.

célula
(n.)=cell ; pod.
Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.
Ex: There are 3 'pods' designed to separate areas from the main library for children's activities, the African and Caribbean literature centres and for meeting rooms.
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* anemia de células falciformes=sickle-cell anaemia.
* arteritis de células gigantes=giant cell arteritis.
* célula cancerígena=cancer cell.
* célula cancerosa=cancer cell ; cancerous cell.
* célula cerebral=brain cell.
* célula cutánea=skin cell.
* célula de combustible=fuel cell.
* célula del cerebro=brain cell.
* célula de levadura=yeast cell.
* célula falciforme=sickle cell.
* célula fotoeléctrica=photoelectric cell ; photoelectric cell ; photoelectric cell.
* célula fotovoltaica=photovoltaic cell.
* célula germen=germ cell ; germinal cell.
* célula germinal=germ cell ; germinal cell.
* célula glial=glial cell.
* célula madre=stem cell.
* célula madre adulta=adult stem cell.
* célula madre embrionaria=embryonic stem cell.
* célula madre hematopoyética=haematopoietic stem cell.
* célula piramidal=pyramidal cell.
* célula sanguínea=blood cell.
* célula secreta=secret cell.
* célula terrorista=terrorist cell.

célula cancerosa
(n.)=cancer cell ; cancerous cell.
Ex: Most chemotherapeutic approaches to cancer try to target cancer cells specifically and do something that slows or stops their cell growth. Ex: Cancerous cells and tissues have abnormal growth rates, shapes, sizes, and functioning.
célula cancerígena
(n.)=cancer cell.
Ex: Most chemotherapeutic approaches to cancer try to target cancer cells specifically and do something that slows or stops their cell growth.
célula cerebral
(n.)=brain cell.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.
célula cutánea
(n.)=skin cell.
Ex: Massage the shampoo into your scalp for a minute or two to help loosen dead skin cells and increase circulation to the scalp.
célula de combustible
(n.)=fuel cell.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
célula de levadura
(n.)=yeast cell.
Ex: Scientists have genetically modified yeast cells to produce an antimalarial drug so powerful that it is regarded as the last line of defence against the disease.
célula del cerebro
(n.)=brain cell.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.
célula falciforme
(n.)=sickle cell.
Ex: In sickle cell anemia, a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells occurs because sickle cells don't last very long.
célula fotoeléctrica
(n.)=photoelectric cell ; photoelectric cell ; photoelectric cell.
Ex: A photovoltaic cell is a type of photoelectric cell that uses the photovoltaic effect to generate electrical energy. Ex: A photovoltaic cell is a type of photoelectric cell that uses the photovoltaic effect to generate electrical energy. Ex: A photovoltaic cell is a type of photoelectric cell that uses the photovoltaic effect to generate electrical energy.
célula fotovoltaica
(n.)=photovoltaic cell.
Ex: Photovoltaic cells generate electricity when exposed to sunlight and were developed for use in space to provide power for satellites.
célula germen
(n.)=germ cell ; germinal cell.
Ex: If a gene is altered in a germ cell, the mutation is termed a germinal mutation. Ex: Primordial germinal cells, which are precursors to spermatozoids, apparently have the capacity of turning into embryonic stem cells.
célula germinal
(n.)=germ cell ; germinal cell.
Ex: If a gene is altered in a germ cell, the mutation is termed a germinal mutation. Ex: Primordial germinal cells, which are precursors to spermatozoids, apparently have the capacity of turning into embryonic stem cells.
célula glial
(n.)=glial cell.
Ex: Neuroglia, or glial cells, are part of the nervous system that support neurons by providing them nutrients.
célula madre
(n.)=stem cell.
Ex: At universities, stem cell and other new 'biotech' industries are being blended with their commercial counterparts.
célula madre adulta
(n.)=adult stem cell.
Ex: But embryonic stem cells are better because they are more plentiful and easier to extract than amniotic or adult stem cells.
célula madre embrionaria
(n.)=embryonic stem cell.
Ex: But embryonic stem cells are better because they are more plentiful and easier to extract than amniotic or adult stem cells.
célula madre hematopoyética
(n.)=haematopoietic stem cell.
Ex: Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells.
célula piramidal
(n.)=pyramidal cell.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
célula sanguínea
(n.)=blood cell.
Ex: A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.
célula secreta
(n.)=secret cell.
Ex: In late July, U.S. and Iraqi forces intensified their operations against secret cell leaders in Baghdad.
célula terrorista
(n.)=terrorist cell.
Ex: These incidents indicate there are members of terrorist cells in America still.
céntimo
(n.)=cent.
Nota: Unidad monetaria más pequeña norteamerica equivalente a la pesetaespañola.
Ex: The material for the microfilm 'Britannica' would cost a nickel, and it could be mailed anywhere for a cent.
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* estar sin un céntimo=not have a bean.
* sin un céntimo=skint ; penniless.

céntrico
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* en un lugar céntrico=centrally located.
* situado en un lugar céntrico=centrally located.

céreo
(adj.)=waxen.
Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well.

cérviz uterino
(n.)=cervix uteri ; uterine neck ; uterine cervix.
Ex: Cancer of cervix uteri is the second commonest cancer among females in the world. Ex: The stomach, being intimately connected with the womb, physically, feels keenly these inflammations and ulcerations of the uterine neck. Ex: Both incidence and mortality for invasive cancer of the uterine cervix have declined steadily in this country over the past three decades.
césped
(n.)=greensward ; grass ; lawn ; sod ; turf.
Nota: Plural: turfs/turves.
Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: A sign on the lawn read: 'Halvorsen Memorial Library,' and gave the hours as '9 to 9 Monday through Friday,' and '9 to 5 Saturday'.
Ex: Insulation techniques helpful to energy conservation are: more use of below surface areas; the mounding of earth against outside walls; sod roofs; and the correct use of glass.
Ex: The common problem with turf is that it is exposed to the elements of weathering and compaction created by people and machines.
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* campo de césped artificial=all-weather pitch.
* césped artificial=artificial grass ; artificial turf.
* cortar el césped=mow + the lawn ; mow.
* plasta de césped arrancado=divot [divet].
* recortes de césped=grass shavings ; grass cuttings.
* trozo de césped arrancado=divot [divet].
* zona con césped=grassy area.

césped artificial
(n.)=artificial grass ; artificial turf.
Ex: The most influential factor in recent hockey success has been artificial grass. Ex: This differential in success rates raises the question of whether new indoor arenas, complete with artificial turf, should be constructed for professional teams.
cícero
(n.)=em.
Nota: En tipografía, unidad de medida.
Ex: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.

cíclico
(adj.)=cyclical ; cyclic.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
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* indización cíclica=cycled indexing.
* permutación cíclica=cycling.

cínicamente
=cynically.
Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of 'unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.

cínico
(n.)=cynical ; sardonic ; cynic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.
Ex: Cynics may say that the words 'information technology' simply represent an attempt to make respectable some commercially motivated developments in electronics.

círculo
(n.)=circle ; ring ; loop.
Ex: The sets of documents indexed under the two index terms A and B are each represented by a circle.
Ex: This is a sort of microform measles appearing as minute reddish rings.
Ex: Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.
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* círculo académico=educational circle ; academic circle.
* círculo cerrado de gente=clique.
* círculo concéntrico=concentric circle.
* círculo cultural=cultural coterie.
* círculo de amigos=circle of friends.
* círculo de artistas=artists' circle.
* círculo de expertos=network.
* círculo de lectores=book club ; readership.
* círculo de personas afines e influyentes=network.
* círculo de poder=circle of power.
* círculo de usuarios=circle of users.
* círculo literario=literary circle ; literary coterie.
* círculo ovalado=oval.
* círculo polar ártico, el=Arctic Circle, the.
* Círculo Polar, el=Polar Circle, the.
* círculo político=political coterie.
* círculo profesional=network.
* círculos de Euler = Euler circles.
* círculo vicioso=vicious circle.
* convertirse en un círculo vicioso=become + circular.
* cuadrar el círculo=square + the circle.
* en los círculos bibliotecarios=in library circles.
* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo=square + the circle.
* marcar con un círculo=encircle ; circle.
* poner un círculo alrededor=circle.
* rodear con un círculo=encircle ; circle.
* salir del círculo=break out of + circle.
* señalar con un círculo=circle.
* ser como un círculo=wrap around.
* trazar un círculo alrededor=circle.

círculo académico
(n.)=educational circle ; academic circle.
Ex: This computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system has gradually aroused wide attention and interest and is commonly accepted by Taiwanese educational circles. Ex: Moreover, there is also a need in academic circles for a single, comprehensive source of information on publications issued over a number of years.
círculo cerrado de gente
(n.)=clique.
Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
círculo concéntrico
(n.)=concentric circle.
Ex: The issue can be imagined as a series of concentric circles, the problem investigated being at the centre, and related topics around it in a decreasing order of importance.
círculo cultural
(n.)=cultural coterie.
Ex: Novelists frequently remind us of the shallowness of social affairs and that the days of the cultural coterie are gone forever.
círculo de amigos
(n.)=circle of friends.
Ex: 'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'.
círculo de artistas
(n.)=artists' circle.
Ex: Having identified the field, Marinetti and his artist friends then forged an appropriate art, drawn from forays into Parisian artists' circles.
círculo de expertos
(n.)=network.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
círculo de lectores
(n.)=book club ; readership.
Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day. Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract in any one set of circumstances will be a function of the nature of the original document and anticipated readership.
círculo de personas afines e influyentes
(n.)=network.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
círculo de poder
(n.)=circle of power.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
círculo de usuarios
(n.)=circle of users.
Ex: Academic libraries' information centres can operate in a self-financing way for a wide circle of users.
círculo literario
(n.)=literary circle ; literary coterie.
Ex: His novels are filled with the turgid prose that passed for elegance among the literary circles in America at the time. Ex: The comments sections on web pages are wretched hives of scum and villainy, and the last place you'd expect to encounter the internet equivalent of a literary coterie.
círculo ovalado
(n.)=oval.
Ex: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.
círculo polar ártico, el
=Arctic Circle, the.
Ex: In Oct 89, a new branch of the Norwegian public library service was opened in MoiRana, a mining town a little south of the Arctic Circle.
círculo político
(n.)=political coterie.
Ex: Power will, therefore, continue to be controlled by political coteries.
círculo profesional
(n.)=network.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
círculo vicioso
(n.)=vicious circle.
Ex: Of course this could develop into a vicious circle with everybody waiting for everybody else to judge the hapless journal.
círculos de Euler
(n.)=Euler circles.
Ex: Numbered amongst these are: Euler circles, arrowgraphs, and the circular thesaurus.
cístico
(adj.)=cyst.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: For women, tumor formation in the breast area of a cyst or fibroid nature may be brought on by consumption of too many caffeine products.

cítrico
(adj.)=citric ; citrus.
Ex: These packages deal with alcoholic fermentation and the reversal of glycolysis and the reactions of the citric cycle.
Ex: Mandarin oranges are little segments of bright citrus flavor suitable for salads, vegetables, main dishes and, of course, desserts.
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* fruta cítrica=citrus fruit.

cívico
(adj.)=civic ; civil ; community.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.
Ex: This situation only really stands out because this place is normally such an oasis of gentlemanly and civil behaviour.
Ex: Unfortunately, goods of community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
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* autoridad cívica=city authority.
* centro cívico=civic centre ; community centre.
* comportamiento cívico=civic behaviour ; civil behaviour.
* comportamiento poco cívico=uncivic behaviour.
* conciencia cívica=civic mindedness.
* de espíritu cívico=public-spirited.
* derechos cívicos=civil rights.
* educación cívica=civic education ; civic responsibility ; civics ; civic literacy.
* grupo cívico=civic group.
* organización cívica=community organisation.
* orgullo cívico=civic pride.
* poco cívico=uncivic.
* vida cívica=civic life.

cóccyx
(n.)=coccyx [coccyxes/coccyges; -pl].
Ex: The coccyx is at the end of the spine and corresponds to the tail in animals, so it is often called the tailbone.

cóclea
(n.)=cochlea ; cochlea.
Ex: The cochlea is the portion of the inner ear that is responsible for hearing.
Ex: The cochlea is the portion of the inner ear that is responsible for hearing.
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* de la cóclea=cochlear.

cóctel
(n.)=cocktail party ; cocktail ; mixer.
Ex: The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.
Ex: He rightly characterizes his book as a 'cocktail of personal and public observations.
Ex: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.
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* cóctel de champán=champagne cocktail.
* cóctel de gambas=prawn cocktail ; shrimp cocktail.
* cóctel molotov=Molotov cocktail ; petrol bomb ; gasoline bomb.

cóctel de champán
(n.)=champagne cocktail.
Ex: Some champagne cocktails are a mixture of sugar cubes, champagne and other alcohols or juices.
cóctel de gambas
(n.)=prawn cocktail ; shrimp cocktail.
Ex: Prawn cocktail or shrimp cocktail is a seafood dish, which is usually served as an hors d'ouvre. Ex: Prawn cocktail or shrimp cocktail is a seafood dish, which is usually served as an hors d'ouvre.
cóctel molotov
(n.)=Molotov cocktail ; petrol bomb ; gasoline bomb.
Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said. Ex: Five suspected right-wing extremists have been detained after they hurled petrol bombs at a Turkish mosque over the weekend. Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
códice
(n.)=codex [codexes/codices, pl.] ; codex book.
Ex: James's methods in dealing systematically with each codex are illustrated by comparing the Ecloga with the 1589 shelflist of Corpus Christi.
Ex: The codex book was originally a group of leaves folded and gathered into quires which were then stitched together and to other quires as necessary.

código
(n.)=code ; coded guide.
Ex: The user can page forward through the file by entering the forward code (f) and page backward by entering the backward code (b).
Ex: Such lists may be general, just giving an overall outline of the subjects present in the stock of the library, and diagrammatic or coded guides to the whereabouts of the documents on those subjects.
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* aplicación de código abierto=open source software.
* codificación por medio de códigos de barras=barcoding [bar-coding].
* codificar por medio de códigos de barras=barcode [bar-code].
* código abierto=open source.
* código binario=binary code.
* código civil=civil code.
* código conjunto=joint code.
* código de actualización=update code.
* código de barras=barcode [bar-code] ; softstrip.
* código de barras precodificado=smart barcode.
* código de buenas prácticas=code of practice ; code of good practice.
* código de búsqueda=searchable code ; search code.
* código de campo=field code.
* código de circulación=highway code.
* código de conducta=code of conduct.
* código de conducta ética=code of ethics.
* código de control=processing code ; control code.
* código de edificación=building code.
* código de ética profesional=professional code of ethics.
* código de finalizar=end code.
* código de honor=code of honour.
* código del país=country code.
* código deontológico=code of ethics.
* código de seguimiento=tracking number.
* código de seguridad vial=highway safety code.
* código de valores=code of values.
* código de visualización=display code.
* código ético=code of ethics ; ethical code.
* código fuente=source code.
* código generado al azar=nonce.
* código genético=genetic code.
* código moral=moral code.
* código morse=morse code.
* Código Normalizado Americano para el Intercambio de Información (ASCII)=ASCII (American Standard Code for Information Interchange).
* Código Normalizado de Referencias=Standard Reference Code.
* código numérico=code number ; number code.
* código para llamadas internacionales=outgoing international code.
* código penal=penal code.
* código postal=post-code ; postal code ; zip code.
* código QR=QR code.
* conversión de códigos=transcoding.
* descodificar un código=crack + code.
* etiqueta de código de barras=barcode label.
* etiqueta de código de barras sin codificar=dumb barcode.
* hoja de códigos=code sheet.
* lector de código de barras=barcode reader ; barcode scanner.
* lista de códigos=code sheet.
* programa de código abierto=open source software.
* sin código=uncoded.
* software de código abierto=open source software.
* transformación de códigos=transcoding.

código QR
(n.)=QR code.
Ex: While conventional barcodes are capable of storing a maximum of approximately 20 digits, QR Code is capable of handling several dozen to several hundred times more information.
código abierto
(n.)=open source.
Ex: The author points to the threat posed to the success of the Linux open source operating system by Linux zealots determined to wage war on Microsoft by challenging in on the basis of desktop computing.
código binario
(n.)=binary code.
Ex: The information contained in the texts (alpha-numerical characters), figures, photographs and/or the sounds recorded in binary code, can be processed more efficiently and reliably with the aid of digital electronic systems.
código civil
(n.)=civil code.
Ex: In many other Arab countries, the Islamic law influence is more subtle, and often best revealed in civil codes.
código conjunto
(n.)=joint code.
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.
código de actualización
(n.)=update code.
Ex: The record includes title, author, source, international standard numbers, language of publication, publication type, publication year, descriptors, update code and accession number.
código de barras
(n.)=barcode [bar-code] ; softstrip.
Ex: Light pens can be used to read in data from bar codes on borrowers' cards, books, records, audio-visual materials. Ex: It integrates into a single system a wide range of IT capabilities, including CD-ROM and WORM optical discs, scanning, OCR, laser printers, low and high resolution displays, softstrips and page formatting techniques = Integra en un único sistema una amplia variedad de medios técnicos, como discos ópticos CD-ROM y WORM, escaneado, OCR, impresoras láser, presentaciones en pantalla de baja y alta resolución, códigos de barras y técnicas para el formateo de páginas.
código de barras precodificado
(n.)=smart barcode.
Ex: During the summer of 1987 the library began a massive barcoding of the library's circulating collection using a combination of smart and dumb barcodes prepared by the bibliographic utility UTLAS = Durante el verano de 1987 la biblioteca comenzó la codificación masiva de su colección de préstamo usando una mezcla de etiquetas de código de barras precodificadas y sin codificar preparadas por el servicio bibliográfico UTLAS.
código de buenas prácticas
(n.)=code of practice ; code of good practice.
Ex: Information work has its own infrastructure and requires its own code of practice. Ex: This code of good practice deals with some of the key aspects of dismissals for reasons related to conduct and capacity.
código de búsqueda
(n.)=searchable code ; search code.
Ex: Some databases offer special display codes which are not searchable codes, and some search codes may not be available as display codes. Ex: Searching may not be via an actual name or term but through a search code made up of characters that appear in the terms required (derived search keys).
código de campo
(n.)=field code.
Ex: A user-defined format uses two-letter display codes, which in most cases are identical to the database's field codes (without the slash or equal sign, eg., TI, AU).
código de circulación
(n.)=highway code.
Ex: And the basic commands are by no means as difficult to remember as the highway code.
código de conducta
(n.)=code of conduct.
Ex: Both publishers and scientists must strictly adhere to some code of conduct to ensure 'value judgements' of publications.
código de conducta ética
(n.)=code of ethics.
Ex: This article discusses the basis for a new code of ethics for librarians with reference to earlier ideas about virtues and vices for librarians.
código de control
(n.)=processing code ; control code.
Ex: The processing code specifies whether the volume is to be bound, kept unbound, discarded, and so forth. Ex: This article presents a technique for the abbrevation of text strings for use as a control code = Este artículo presenta una técnica para la abreviación de secuencias de caracteres para usarse como códigos de control.
código de edificación
(n.)=building code.
Ex: Business parks are typically located in suburban areas because land tends to be less costly and building codes are less restrictive.
código de finalizar
(n.)=end code.
Ex: When the end code is entered on the name summary screen and the document summary screen is redisplayed, the zero opposite the names label will be changed to the number of names added.
código de honor
(n.)=code of honour.
Ex: Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour, and that what honour requires us to display for the education or entertainment of travellers need not always be an accurate statement of the whole truth about us'.
código de seguimiento
(n.)=tracking number.
Ex: They never recieved the money order because the mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
código de seguridad vial
(n.)=highway safety code.
Ex: Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.
código de valores
(n.)=code of values.
Ex: Reading about the death of a fictional character can help adolescents develop a personal code of values.
código de visualización
(n.)=display code.
Ex: Some databases offer special display codes which are not searchable codes, and some search codes may not be available as display codes.
código de ética profesional
(n.)=professional code of ethics.
Ex: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.
código del país
(n.)=country code.
Ex: The country code for China is 86 and the outgoing international code is 00.
código deontológico
(n.)=code of ethics.
Ex: This article discusses the basis for a new code of ethics for librarians with reference to earlier ideas about virtues and vices for librarians.
código fuente
(n.)=source code.
Ex: This article gives the source code of a program, which, with some revision, can also be used to convert DIALOG files.
código generado al azar
(n.)=nonce.
Ex: This article will explain how to implement a nonce to be used with authentication.
código genético
(n.)=genetic code.
Ex: We'd have to mature a long, long way before we're truly ready to start playing God with out own genetic code.
código moral
(n.)=moral code.
Ex: It shows us that the underbelly of human nature and its curiosity for things that are taboo is stronger than any moral or ethical code.
código morse
(n.)=morse code.
Ex: However, many aphasics can continue to communicate through reading and writing, sometimes with the help of other alphabets, such as braille or morse code.
código numérico
(n.)=code number ; number code.
Ex: A classification scheme assigns code numbers to the terms in its schedules. Ex: I am going to exclude from the model access by ISBN, ISSN, wrong ISSN, CODEN, or Library of Congress card number for the obvious reason that users do not know these number codes.
código para llamadas internacionales
(n.)=outgoing international code.
Ex: The country code for China is 86 and the outgoing international code is 00.
código penal
(n.)=penal code.
Ex: A feature of many penal codes is that punishments are more severe for repeat offenders.
código postal
(n.)=post-code ; postal code ; zip code.
Ex: Most can also sort the file by at least one field (usually name), and in some cases by city, post-code or keywords (assigned by the user). Ex: This, incidentally, is one area where North American software does not travel well: UK postal codes will not fit into fields designed for US zip codes. Ex: This, incidentally, is one area where North American software does not travel well: UK postal codes will not fit into fields designed for US zip codes.
código ético
(n.)=code of ethics ; ethical code.
Ex: This article discusses the basis for a new code of ethics for librarians with reference to earlier ideas about virtues and vices for librarians. Ex: It shows us that the underbelly of human nature and its curiosity for things that are taboo is stronger than any moral or ethical code.
cólera
(n.)=anger ; wrath ; cholera ; spleen ; bile ; rage.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.
Ex: However, there has been progress: newer university and divisional libraries have been established, and research libraries, such as the cholera Research Laboratory are small in number but impressive.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shamans, software, and spleens: law and the construction of the information society'.
Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.
Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.
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* acceso de cólera=outburst of rage.
* arranque de cólera=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
* arrebato de cólera=angry outburst ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; outburst of anger ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* ataque de cólera=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; outburst of anger ; heat of passion.
* ataques de cólera=flaming.
* desahogar + Posesivo + cólera=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
* montarse en cólera=throw + a tantrum ; throw + a fit ; throw + a hissy fit ; spit + feathers ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; fly off + the handle.

cólico
(n.)=colic.
Ex: Colic is a problem that affects some babies during the first three to four months of life.
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* bebé con cólicos=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
* bebé que padece de cólicos=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
* causado por los cólicos=colicky.
* cólico del lactante=infant colic ; baby colic ; three-month colic ; infantile colic.
* cólico nefrítico=renal colic ; nephritic colic ; kidney colic.
* cólico renal=renal colic ; nephritic colic ; kidney colic.
* con cólicos=colicky newborn.
* derivado del cólico=colicky.
* padecer de cólicos=be colicky.
* que padece de cólicos=colicky newborn.
* recién nacido con cólicos=colicky newborn.
* recién nacido que padece de cólicos=colicky newborn.
* tener cólicos=be colicky.
* típico del cólico=colicky.

cólico del lactante
(n.)=infant colic ; baby colic ; three-month colic ; infantile colic.
Ex: Infant colic (also known as baby colic, three-month colic, and infantile colic) is a condition in which an otherwise healthy baby cries without any discernible reason. Ex: Infant colic (also known as baby colic, three-month colic, and infantile colic) is a condition in which an otherwise healthy baby cries without any discernible reason. Ex: Infant colic (also known as baby colic, three-month colic, and infantile colic) is a condition in which an otherwise healthy baby cries without any discernible reason. Ex: Infant colic (also known as baby colic, three-month colic, and infantile colic) is a condition in which an otherwise healthy baby cries without any discernible reason.
cólico nefrítico
(n.)=renal colic ; nephritic colic ; kidney colic.
Ex: Renal colic is pain caused by kidney stones that dislodges from the kidney and travels through urinary tract. Ex: Nephritic colic only appears when a calculus obstructs the ureter, which runs from the kidney to the bladder. Ex: Up to 10 % of the population is estimated to suffer from kidney colic at least once in their lifetime.
cólico renal
(n.)=renal colic ; nephritic colic ; kidney colic.
Ex: Renal colic is pain caused by kidney stones that dislodges from the kidney and travels through urinary tract. Ex: Nephritic colic only appears when a calculus obstructs the ureter, which runs from the kidney to the bladder. Ex: Up to 10 % of the population is estimated to suffer from kidney colic at least once in their lifetime.
cómico
(adj.)=laughable ; slapstick ; hilarious ; humorous ; comedian ; comic ; funny ; joky [jokey] ; comedic ; comical ; rib-tickling.
Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.
Ex: In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.
Ex: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
Ex: The show is a combination of spoofs, gags and stand-up comedy and is rib-tickling.
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* actor cómico=comedian ; actor-comedian.
* actriz cómica=comedienne.
* de modo cómico=comically.
* situación cómica=comedy sketch.
* ver el lado cómico de Algo=see + the funny side.

cómo + ser
(n.)=what + be like.
Ex: Nor can we experience what it was like to be alive in an historical time -- in, say, Elizabethan England -- because the space-time barrier prevents it.
cómo conseguir
(n.)=obtainability.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Obtainability of specialized subject videos found with OCLC's EPIC service'.
cómo demonios
=how on earth.
Ex: In many ways they are like chalk and cheese to the point where I find myself even questioning how on earth their relationship works.
cómo disponer de (algo)
(n.)=disposition.
Ex: The process provides an effective means of controlling such serials until a final decision has been made regarding their disposition.
cómo nos las ingeniamos para...
=how in the world....
Ex: How in the world do we teach our students the answers to questions that have not yet been asked?.
cómo uno se identifica a sí mismo
(n.)=self-identification.
Ex: The determination of authentic or preferred name should be based upon the literature of the people themselves (not upon outside sources or experts) and upon organizational self-identification.
cómoda
(n.)=chest of drawers ; dresser.
Ex: The author describes the 14 known examples of the artist's work including sideboards, chests of drawers and tables.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.

cómodamente
=in comfort ; cosily [cozily, -USA] ; snugly.
Ex: Naturally, having everyone in a position to see a screen in comfort must also be ensured.
Ex: This volume comprises a cosily iconoclastic set of essays about the death of Diana, the princess of Wales; her funeral; and its political impact.
Ex: Sleeping in a water bed is like being curled up snugly in the womb.
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* calentito y cómodamente=snugly.
* ganar cómodamente=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.

cómodo
(adj.)=comfortable ; cosy [cozy, -USA] ; at ease ; comfy ; cushy .
Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound intoáthe realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.
Ex: Convicts pass up the chance to escape because conditions are too cushy, experts say.
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* cómodo y calentito=snug .
* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo=express + comfort with.
* ponerse cómodo=kick back ; put + Posesivo + feet up ; kick + Posesivo + feet up.
* resultar cómodo=be easy.
* sentirse cómodo con=be comfortable with.
* sentirse cómodo (con + Nombre)=feel + comfortable (with + Nombre).

cómodo y calentito
(adj.)=snug .
Ex: His place in film history is a paradox: at once snug in the warmth of the mainstream and forever a step outside it.
cómplice
(n.)=conspirator ; tempter ; knowing ; abettor [abetter] ; aider ; partner in crime ; accomplice ; shill.
Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
Ex: Economy of space is the great tempter in citation practice since it makes authors abbreviate their citations.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.
Ex: One of the primary psychological aiders of the Taliban is al-Jazeera TV who is constantly feeding the Arab and Islamic world Taliban propaganda.
Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women.
Ex: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice.
Ex: You are being flim-flammed by just another industry shill.
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* cómplices e instigadores=aiders and abettors.
* robo con cómplice interno=inside job.
* ser cómplice de=be a party to.

cómplices e instigadores
=aiders and abettors.
Ex: As the government has rightly conceded in these cases, the persons supervised by the kingpin cannot be punished as aiders and abettors.
cómputo
(n.)=count.
Ex: Not much data beyond loan counts was available and re-keying and remanipulations were frequently needed to make the information useful.

cónsul
(n.)=consul.
Ex: The Celsus library was built in honour of the Roman consul Tiberius Julius Celsus Aquila, around 115 AD.

cónyuge
(n.)=spouse ; partner.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion .
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* cónyuge infiel=cheating spouse.

cónyuge infiel
(n.)=cheating spouse.
Ex: It's a well known sign of infidelity that the cheating spouse will suddenly smarten up their appearance.
cópula
(n.)=mating.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An expert system for bull-cow mating in dairy farms'.

córnea
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* alrededor de la córnea=circumcorneal.
* trauma de la córnea=corneal trauma.

córner
(n.)=corner kick.
Ex: He kicked a superb volley from the edge of the area, but found that the quality was matched by the goalie's full-stretch dive to tip it away for a corner kick.
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* saque de córner=corner kick.

córtex
(n.)=cerebral cortex ; cortex.
Ex: The cerebral cortex is a kind of problem-solving and memorizing device.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.
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* córtex visual=visual cortex.
* del córtex=cortical.

córtex visual
(n.)=visual cortex.
Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.
cósher
(adj.)=kosher.
Nota: Permitido como alimento de consumo humano por la ley judía.
Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.

cósmico
(adj.)=cosmic.
Ex: Ranganathan considered librarianship as a social institution linking cosmic and personal dharma.
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* colisión cósmica=cosmic collision.
* guerra cósmica=cosmic war.
* ley cósmica=cosmic law.
* rayo cósmico=cosmic ray.

cúbico
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* edificio construido según un plan cúbico=deep building.

cúmulo
(n.)=cumulus ; cumulus cloud.
Ex: Lastly, Constable shows an interest in the physical processes that generate the different cloud types, particularly cumulus and also in the formation of dew.
Ex: Waterspouts are almost always produced by a swiftly growing cumulus cloud.
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* cúmulo de conocimiento=repository of knowledge ; knowledge repository.
* cúmulo de saber=knowledge repository ; repository of knowledge.
* cúmulo de sabiduría=knowledge repository ; repository of knowledge.
* producirse un cúmulo de circunstancias que=circumstances + converge.
* un cúmulo de=a treasure trove of.

cúmulo de conocimiento
(n.)=repository of knowledge ; knowledge repository.
Ex: Before knowledge was recorded individuals formed the repository of knowledge, the bridge between successive generations and between those who generated new information and those who required to use it. Ex: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories.
cúmulo de saber
(n.)=knowledge repository ; repository of knowledge.
Ex: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories. Ex: Before knowledge was recorded individuals formed the repository of knowledge, the bridge between successive generations and between those who generated new information and those who required to use it.
cúmulo de sabiduría
(n.)=knowledge repository ; repository of knowledge.
Ex: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories. Ex: Before knowledge was recorded individuals formed the repository of knowledge, the bridge between successive generations and between those who generated new information and those who required to use it.
cúmulonimbo
(n.)=cumulonimbus.
Ex: The puffy white clouds more suggestive of cotton candy than cumulonimbus.

cúprico
(adj.)=cupric.
Ex: This article deals with the degradation of cellulose with ferric and cupric ions in a low-acid medium = Este artículo trata de la degradación de la celulosa con iones de hierro y cobre en un medio bajo en ácido.

cúpula
(n.)=dome.
Ex: The library, contained in a dome 56 feet in diameter and 22 feet high, will occupy 48,000 square feet and is expected to open in late summer 1986.
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* con cúpula=domed.
* cúpula bulbosa=onion dome ; bulbous dome.
* cúpula de cebolla=onion dome ; bulbous dome.
* Cúpula de la Roca, la=Dome of the Rock, the.
* Cúpula Sixtina, la=Sistine Ceiling, the.
* en forma de cúpula=dome-shaped ; domed.

cúpula bulbosa
(n.)=onion dome ; bulbous dome.
Ex: Some scholars postulate that onion domes were borrowed by Russians from Muslim countries. Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
cúpula de cebolla
(n.)=onion dome ; bulbous dome.
Ex: Some scholars postulate that onion domes were borrowed by Russians from Muslim countries. Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
cúrcuma
(n.)=turmeric.
Ex: Turmeric is one of nature's most powerful healers -- it has shown promise in treating cancer and arthritis.

cúspide
(n.)=peak ; pinnacle ; cusp ; peak ; crest.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
Ex: These are known as cusps, those transition zones where a planet is moving from one horoscope sign to the next.
Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
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* alcanzar la cúspide de=reach + the pinnacle of ; reach + the height of.
* en la cúspide=at the top of the tree.
* en la cúspide de=on the cusp of.

da la casualidad
=as it happens.
Ex: As it happens, the way the Library of Congress automated the ISBD was different from the way we did it in Britain.
da rienda suelta a tu imaginación
=let + your imagination fly!.
Ex: It is a place to dream, to learn and to let your imagination fly!.
daca
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* toma y daca=give and take.

dactilar
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* huella dactilar=fingerprint [finger-print].
* tomar las huellas dactilares=fingerprint [finger-print].

dactílico
(adj.)=dactylic.
Ex: Dactylic rhyme is a rhyme in which the last but two is the most strongly stressed syllable.

dada la situación
=in the circumstances.
Ex: In the circumstances it is not really surprising that such bibliographies of ephemeral materials that do exist are secondary in character.
dadas las circunstancias
=in the circumstances ; under the circumstances.
Ex: In the circumstances it is not really surprising that such bibliographies of ephemeral materials that do exist are secondary in character. Ex: This is an acceptable decision, under the circumstances.
dadaísmo
(n.)=Dadaism.
Ex: Different movements in art are briefly covered, and examples of artists of that period are offered: Dadaism, impressionism, pointillism, expressionism, cubism, surrealism, and neoprimitivism.

dadivosamente
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* repartir dinero dadivosamente=shell out + money.

dadivoso
(adj.)=generous ; munificent.
Ex: Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.
Ex: It's important that we not think we'd be munificent benefactors, bringing a sack full of goodies to share.

dado a recluirse
(adj.)=reclusive.
Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.
dado a recortar presupuestos
(adj.)=budget-cutting.
Ex: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.
dado de baja
(adj.)=written-off.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.
dado por hecho
(adj.)=foregone.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
dado por muerto
(adj.)=presumed dead.
Ex: That brings the number of missing and presumed dead orcas to four and the total population to 86.
dado que
=on account of ; seeing that/as.
Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services. Ex: Seeing that it was no real emergency, we waited until late afternoon next day.
dado^1
(adj.)=given.
Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.
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* dada la situación=in the circumstances.
* dadas las circunstancias=in the circumstances ; under the circumstances.
* dado a recluirse=reclusive.
* dado a recortar presupuestos=budget-cutting.
* dado de baja=written-off.
* dado por hecho=foregone.
* dado por muerto=presumed dead.
* dado que=on account of ; seeing that/as.
* en un momento dado=at any given moment ; at a given point in time ; at a given moment in time ; at a given moment.
* ponencia dada por invitado especial=key paper.
* ser dado a=be amenable to ; be apt to.
* solución dada=cut-and-dried solution.

dados^2
(n.)=dice.
Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.
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* juego de dados=craps.
* jugar a los dados=play + craps ; shoot + craps.

daga
(n.)=dagger ; dirk.
Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.
Ex: The full-dress uniforms -- white for summer and sea green for the remainder of the year -- were worn with dirks and white gloves.

daguerrotipo
(n.)=daguerrotype.
Nota: Plancha utilizada por uno de los primeros métodos fotográficos.
Ex: Daguerrotypes had been etched to make plates from which a few prints could be taken as early as 1839.

dale alas a tu imaginación
=let + your imagination fly!.
Ex: It is a place to dream, to learn and to let your imagination fly!.
dalia
(n.)=dahlia.
Ex: If planted earlyish in the spring, dahlias and catmint grow good and big and the flowers and foliage look fabulous.

daltonismo
(n.)=colour blindness.
Ex: Colour blindness is inherited, affecting more boys than girls.

daltónico^1
(n.)=colour blind person.
Ex: Shades of red and green might look brownish to a colour blind person.

daltónico^2
(adj.)=colour blind.
Ex: Men are more likely to be colour blind than women -- approximately 8% of men are affected by colour blindness compared to only 0.4% of women.

dama
(n.)=lady.
Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.
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* dama de honor=matron of honour ; maid of honour ; bridesmaid.
* Dama de la Llovizna, la=Maid of the Mist, the.
* dama de noche=night jasmine.

dama de honor
(n.)=matron of honour ; maid of honour ; bridesmaid.
Ex: Being asked to give matron of honor toasts is a privilege the bride reserves for only her closest of female friends. Ex: The maid of honor is usually a sister or close friend of the bride. Ex: Of course, your bridesmaids will agree that the most lasting gesture is being asked to fill such an important role on your wedding day.
dama de noche
(n.)=night jasmine.
Ex: Night jasmine is used for treating rheumatism, sciatica and severe coughs.
damas
(n.)=checkers [draughts, -UK].
Ex: We have the most comprehensive collection of research materials on chess and checkers in the world.

damasco^2
(n./adj.)=damask.
Ex: I need some black on white damask light shades, but am having trouble finding some.

damasquinado
(n./adj.)=damask.
Ex: I need some black on white damask light shades, but am having trouble finding some.
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* acero damasquinado=damask steel.

damasquino
(n./adj.)=damask.
Ex: I need some black on white damask light shades, but am having trouble finding some.

damisela
(n.)=damsel.
Ex: The old woman immediately recognized the damsel and begged her to take her into her service.

damnificado
(n.)=victim.
Ex: The question can be raised about whether the 'noise' created by Beauperthuy drowned out the cries of pain and suffering of the victims of yellow fever.

dandi
(n.)=dandy.
Nota: Hombre que se preocupa demasiado de su apariencia y vestimenta.
Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.

dando
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* dando por hecho que=based on the understanding that ; on the understanding that.
* dando por sentado que=based on the understanding that ; on the understanding that.
* dándose una vuelta en coche=out for a spin.

dando por hecho que
=based on the understanding that ; on the understanding that.
Ex: Rapid & revolutionary technological change and its impact on society are discussed, based on the understanding that it is the nature of technology itself that gives rise to confusion . Ex: Employers & trade unions can make whatever use they like of the money thus provided, on the understanding that it is for education.
dando por sentado que
=based on the understanding that ; on the understanding that.
Ex: Rapid & revolutionary technological change and its impact on society are discussed, based on the understanding that it is the nature of technology itself that gives rise to confusion . Ex: Employers & trade unions can make whatever use they like of the money thus provided, on the understanding that it is for education.
dando sacudidas
=jerkily.
Ex: He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
dantesco
(adj.)=gruesome ; frightening ; nightmarish.
Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.

danza
(n.)=dance.
Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.
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* bailarina de danza del vientre=belly dancer.
* bailar la danza del vientre=belly-dance.
* compañía de danza=dance company.
* danza de guerra=war dance.
* en danza=on the run.
* paso de danza=dance step.
* siempre en danza=on the go.

danza de guerra
(n.)=war dance.
Ex: Primitive war dances, fertility rites, hunting games are all rituals human beings develop in their corporate as well as their private lives.
danzando
=on the run.
Ex: We will keep the terrorists on the run, until they have nowhere left to hide.

danzar
(v.)=dance.
Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.

danés
(adj.)=Danish ; Dane.
Nota: Nombre de nacionalidad.
Ex: Committees have been set up to clarify issues of cataloguing in Danish libraries and the National Bibliography.
Ex: The target groups were primarily adult Danes who needed to be kept informed of the market, but also West European children temporarily in Denmark.
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* gran danés=Great Dane.

dar
(v.)=allow ; give ; issue ; pitch ; hand over ; pass over ; give away ; give out ; get + free ; dole out.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.
Ex: This must be done in a fully commercial way, not by giving away machines or paper, nor by giving away imported books.
Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
Ex: Most people know 'earbuds' as the cheap-o earphones you get free with a cell phone.
Ex: The deep-rooted problem of beggary cannot be solved by individuals doling out alms to beggars.
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* acción de dar un nombre a Algo=naming.
* antes de darse cuenta=before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
* arrimarse al árbol que da más sombra=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia=with the benefit of hindsight.
* corazón + dar un brinco=Posesivo + heart + leap (to + Posesivo + mouth).
* corazón + dar un vuelco=heart + leap to + Posesivo + mouth.
* cosas que dan miedo=things that go bump in the night.
* da la casualidad=as it happens.
* dale alas a tu imaginación=let + your imagination fly!.
* dando sacudidas=jerkily.
* dar esquinazo a=give + Nombre + a wide berth.
* dar a=look onto ; give onto ; overlook.
* dar a Algo el nombre de=earn + Nombre + the name of.
* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene=oversell.
* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva=give + Nombre + a new twist.
* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo=give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile ; give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.
* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar=give + Nombre + a fighting chance.
* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda=stab + Alguien + in the back.
* dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera=stab + Alguien + in the back.
* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
* dar abasto=cope.
* dar abasto con=cope with.
* dar abrigo=provide + shelter ; give + shelter.
* dar acceso=provide + access.
* dar acceso a=give + access to.
* dar acogida=accept.
* dar a conocer=bring to + the attention ; communicate ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; report ; articulate ; make + known.
* dar a conocer la presencia de=make + Posesivo + presence known.
* dar a entender=give to + understand ; hint ; send + a clear signal that ; lull + Nombre + into thinking ; insinuate ; intimate.
* dar agua=lose + water ; leak.
* dar a la calle=give onto + the street.
* dar a la caza de=chase down.
* dar Algo a conocer=get + the word out.
* dar Algo por acabado=call it + a day.
* dar Algo por concluido=call it + a day.
* dar alguna esperanza=give + some cause for hope.
* dar al suelo con la fregona=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
* dar al traste con los planes=upset + the applecart.
* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* dar al traste con todo=upset + the applecart.
* dar a luz=birth ; deliver.
* dar a luz a=give + birth to.
* dar amparo=provide + shelter ; give + shelter.
* dar ánimos=give + a word of encouragement ; hearten.
* dar apoyo=give + support ; support ; provide + support.
* dar asco=stink ; disgust ; nauseate ; make + Nombre + sick ; sicken ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl.
* dar aullidos=caterwaul.
* dar autoría=lend + authoritativeness.
* dar autoridad a Algo=lend + authority to.
* dar aviso=give + notice.
* dar bandazos=lurch.
* dar bastante importancia a=place + great store on.
* dar brillo a=buff ; buff up.
* dar buena espina=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar buenas vibraciones=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar buen rollo=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar buen uso a Algo=put to + good use.
* dar cabida a=accommodate ; include ; hold ; take ; make + room (for) ; leave + room for ; leave + room for.
* dar cabida al crecimiento=accommodate + growth.
* dar calabazas=spurn ; jilt.
* dar caladas=puff.
* dar calidad=deliver + value.
* dar caña=kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt.
* dar caprichos=pamper.
* dar cera=wax.
* dar chillidos=shriek.
* dar cien mil vueltas=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* dar clase=give + a lesson ; teach + class ; teach + lesson ; hold + class.
* dar coba=toady ; fawn (on/upon/over).
* dar cobijo=give + shelter ; provide + shelter.
* dar comienzo=kick in.
* dar comienzo a=give + a start to.
* dar como ejemplo=cite + as an example.
* dar como norma=rule.
* dar como resultado=add up to ; result (in) ; lead to.
* dar con=hit on/upon ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; stumble on ; stumble across.
* dar consejo sobre=give + advice on.
* dar consentimiento=give + licence.
* dar con una esponja húmeda=sponging.
* dar con una idea=hit on/upon + idea.
* dar con una solución=come up with + solution.
* dar coraje=peeve.
* dar corte=self-conscious ; feel + shy.
* dar credibilidad=give + credence ; lend + credence ; bestow + credibility ; provide + credibility.
* dar crédito=give + credence.
* dar cualquier cosa por Algo=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
* dar cuenta=render + an account of.
* dar cuenta a=report back to.
* dar cuenta ante=be answerable to ; answer to.
* dar cuenta de=account for ; illustrate.
* dar cuenta de Algo=be held to account.
* dar cuerda a un reloj=wind + clock.
* dar cuerpo=give + substance.
* dar cuerpo a=flesh out.
* dar cuerpo y forma a=lend + substance and form to.
* dar datos de=give + details of.
* dar de alta=discharge from + hospital.
* dar de baja=take out of + circulation.
* dar de cara a=front.
* dar de comer=feed.
* dar de lado=short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.
* dar de lleno=hit + home.
* dar de mala gana=begrudge ; grudge.
* dar de mamar=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
* dar de mamar a=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle.
* dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente=trot out.
* dar de qué hablar=raise + eyebrows ; fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
* dar de quilla=keel over.
* dar derecho a=entitle to.
* dar descanso de=give + relief from.
* dar de sí=stretch out.
* dar detalles de=give + details of.
* dar de Uno mismo=give of + Reflexivo.
* dar diarrea=get + the runs.
* dar dinero=pay + money ; donate + Posesivo + money.
* dar dirección=lend + direction.
* dar direcciones=give + direction.
* dar directrices=give + guidance ; provide + guidance.
* dar duro=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
* dar ejemplo=set + an example ; lead by + example ; lead from + the front.
* dar ejemplo de=illustrate.
* dar el beneplácito=give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
* dar el brazo a torcer=give in to.
* dar el brazo derecho=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dar el do de pecho=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + Posesivo + utmost.
* dar el efecto de=give + the effect of.
* dar el flato=bonk ; get + a/the (side) stitch ; hit + the wall.
* dar el golpe de gracia=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar el golpe de muerte=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar el nombre=label.
* dar el oro y el moro=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dar el pecho=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle.
* dar el pésame=pass + Posesivo + condolences.
* dar el pistoletazo de salida=fire + the starting gun.
* dar el primer paso=make + a start ; take + the first step.
* dar el puntillazo=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar el puntillazo a=put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; bring + the curtain down on.
* dar el salto=make + the leap.
* dar el susto de + Posesivo + vida=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
* dar el todo por el todo=give + Posesivo + all.
* dar el trabajo del día por terminado=call it + a day.
* dar el último empujón=go + the last mile ; go + the extra mile.
* dar el último repaso=tie + the pieces together.
* dar el visto bueno=approve ; clear ; give + green light ; give + the go-ahead ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
* dar el visto bueno a una factura=clear + invoice.
* dar el/un espectáculo=make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.
* dar empujones=shove.
* dar en adopción=put up for + adoption.
* dar en el blanco=hit + the bull's eye ; strike + home ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; hit + the truth ; hit + home ; be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
* dar en el clavo=hit + the nail on the head ; be spot on ; strike + home ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; hit + the truth ; be (right) on the mark ; hit + the spot.
* dar en el larguero=hit + the crossbar ; hit + the crossbar.
* dar en el travesaño=hit + the crossbar.
* dar energía=energise [energize, -USA].
* dar énfasis=give + emphasis ; place + stress ; give + stress.
* dar énfasis a=place + emphasis on.
* dar en garantía=pawn.
* dar en la diana=hit + home.
* dar en mano=hand (over).
* dar entrada=enter.
* dar esperanza=nurture + hope ; give + hope ; bring + visions of ; kindle + hope.
* dar esperanzas=raise + expectations ; raise + hopes.
* dar esquinazo=dodge ; give + Nombre + the slip.
* dar esquinazo (a)=steer + clear (of) ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* dar estímulo=provide + boost.
* dar evasivas=stonewall ; play for + time.
* dar evidencia=furnish with + evidence.
* dar falsas esperanzas=string + Nombre + along ; lead + Nombre + on ; give + Nombre + false hopes ; give + Nombre + false promises ; lead + Nombre + on.
* dar fatiga=be embarrassing.
* dar fe=attest ; certify.
* dar fe de=testify (to/of) ; vouch (for) ; be testimony to ; notarise [notarize, -USA].
* dar fe de que=attest to + the fact that.
* dar fin=bring to + a close ; draw to + a close ; wind down.
* dar forma=become + cast ; give + shape ; shape ; mould [mold, -USA] ; inform.
* dar forma cuadrada=square.
* dar fruto=bear + fruit ; come to + fruition.
* dar fuerte=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
* dar fuerza=empower ; bring + strength.
* dar gato por liebre=buy + a pig in a poke ; pass off + a lemon.
* dar golpes=pound.
* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene=count + Posesivo + blessings.
* dar gratis=hand out + (for) free.
* dar gritos=shriek ; shout ; holler ; yell.
* dar guerra=act up ; play up ; make + waves.
* dar gustirrinín=tickle + Posesivo + fancy.
* dar gusto=oblige ; bring + pleasure ; flavour [flavor, -USA].
* dar hipo=hiccup [hiccough].
* dar horror=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; cringe ; get + the willies.
* dar ideas=offer + clues.
* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación=let + your imagination fly!.
* dar ímpetu=lend + force ; give + impetus.
* dar importancia=attach + importance ; give + prominence ; stress ; give + pre-eminence ; give + relevance ; place + importance ; give + importance.
* dar importancia a=give + weight to ; place + emphasis on ; attach + weight to ; create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile ; place + weight on.
* dar importancia a Algo=put + Algo + on the agenda ; be on the agenda.
* dar indicios de=show + signs of ; give + early warning.
* dar indicios y pistas=drop + hints and clues.
* dar información=provide + information ; give + information ; release + information.
* dar información adicional=give + further details.
* dar información de=give + details of.
* dar interés=spice up ; add + spice.
* dar la alarma=sound + the alarm ; cry + havoc ; cry + wolf.
* dar la apariencia de=place + a veneer of.
* dar la aprobación=give + Nombre + the green light.
* dar la bienvenida=welcome.
* dar la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
* dar la cara=take + the heat ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
* dar la cara por Alguien=stand up for ; stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* dar la casualidad que + Indicativo=happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo.
* dar la cuenta atrás=count + Nombre + out.
* dar la enhorabuena=give + congratulations ; offer + Nombre + congratulations.
* dar la entrada para=make + a deposit on.
* dar la espalda=turn + aside ; turn + Posesivo + back.
* dar la espalda a=turn + Posesivo + back (up)on.
* dar la idea=give + the impression that.
* dar la imagen=give + the impression that.
* dar la impresión=convey + impression ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; give + the impression that ; confer + impression ; come off as.
* dar la impresión de=contrive ; conjure up + a picture of ; come across as.
* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo=appear + businesslike.
* dar la la lata=nag (at).
* dar la lata=play up ; harp on ; pester.
* dar la mano=extend + Posesivo + hand.
* dar la mano derecha=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dar la murga=be a pest ; be a (real) nuisance.
* dar la noticia=give + the news.
* dar la opinión=give + Posesivo + take.
* dar la opinión sobre=give + opinion on.
* dar la oportunidad=give + Nombre + a chance.
* dar la oportunidad de=present with + opportunities for ; allow + the opportunity to.
* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente=give + voice to.
* dar la oportunidad de opinar=give + voice to.
* dar la puntilla=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar la puntilla a=put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; bring + the curtain down on.
* dar largas=stonewall ; play for + time ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
* dar las cosas masticadas=spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding] ; spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].
* dar la sensación=give + a sense.
* dar la sensación de=give + the effect of.
* dar la señal=give + the word ; give + the signal.
* dar la señal de alarma=sound + the clarion ; cry + havoc ; cry + wolf.
* dar la señal de alerta=sound + the clarion.
* dar la señal de estar listo=prompt.
* dar las felicitaciones=congratulate (on).
* dar lástima=feel + sorry for ; pity.
* dar lástima de=feel + bad for.
* dar la tabarra=bug ; pester ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the proverbials ; harp on.
* dar la talla=be up to the mark ; be up to scratch ; measure up (to) ; be up to snuff ; make + the cut ; cut + the mustard ; be equal to the occasion ; rise (up) to + the occasion.
* dar latigazos=lash.
* dar la vara=pester ; bug ; harp on.
* dar la vida=lay down + Posesivo + life ; give + Posesivo + life.
* dar la voz de alarma=cry + havoc ; cry + wolf ; ring + the tocsin ; sound + the alarm ; sound + the tocsin.
* dar la vuelta=turn + Nombre + (a)round ; flip ; swing around ; swing back ; turn (a)round ; flip over.
* dar la vuelta a=round ; turn on + its head.
* dar la vuelta a Algo=turn + Nombre + on its head.
* dar la vuelta en el aire=give + a toss.
* darle a Algo/Alguien la apariencia de=give + Nombre + the appearance of.
* darle a Alguien carta blanca=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
* darle a Alguien donde le duele=get it + in the teeth.
* darle a Alguien en la boca=get it + in the teeth.
* darle a Alguien un cachete detrás de la oreja=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
* darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
* darle a Alguien un manotazo detrás de la oreja=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
* darle a la botella=booze.
* darle a la lengua=shoot + the breeze ; shoot + the bull ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack ; yammer.
* darle a la manivela de arranque=turn + a crank.
* darle alas a Alguien=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* darle al palique=gas.
* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable=make + Nombre + flinch.
* darle caña=hurry up ; get + a move on ; put + pressure on ; give it + some welly.
* darle caña a=have + a go at ; get + stuck into.
* dar lecciones=give + lessons.
* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien=knock + spots off + Nombre.
* darle el puntillazo=nail it.
* darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
* darle la razón a Alguien=side in + Posesivo + favour.
* darle largas=play + Nombre + along.
* darle largas a Algo=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally.
* darle la vuelta a la tortilla=turn + the tables (on) ; turn it + all (a)round.
* darle sentido a=make + sense from/out of.
* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien=knock + spots off + Nombre.
* darle una interpretación=give + interpretation.
* darle una lección a Alguien=school.
* darle una paliza a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners ; give + Nombre + a beating ; school.
* darle un buen repaso a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* darle un repaso a=buff up on ; brush up on.
* darle un repaso a Alguien=school.
* darle vueltas a=dwell on/upon.
* darle vueltas a Algo=mull over ; agonise over [agonize, -USA].
* darle vueltas a la idea=toy with ; toy with + idea of.
* darle vueltas a la idea de=flirt with + the idea of.
* darle vueltas a una idea=toss around + idea.
* darle vueltas a un asunto=chew + the cud.
* darle vueltas a un problema=puzzle over + problem.
* dar libertad=give + licence.
* dar libertad a un esclavo=manumit.
* dar libertad para + Infinitivo=afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.
* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo=give of + Posesivo + best ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
* dar los pasos necesarios=take + steps.
* dar los primeros pasos en=venture into.
* dar los últimos retoques a=put + the finishing touches on.
* dar lugar=produce.
* dar lugar a=cause ; generate ; give + rise to ; mean ; result (in) ; leave + room for ; bring about ; lead to ; cause ; open + the door to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to ; occasion.
* dar lugar a la reflexión=provide + food for thought.
* dar lugar a problemas=give + rise to problems.
* dar lugar a queja=evoke + complaint.
* dar lugar a rumores=fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
* dar luz verde=give + green light ; give + the go-ahead ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
* dar mala espina=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
* dar mala impresión=look + bad.
* dar malas vibraciones=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
* dar mal rollo=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
* dar marcha atrás=do + an about-face ; back up ; backpedal [back-pedal] ; back down.
* dar masaje= dar + Nombre + una oportunidad
(v.)=give + Nombre + a fair chance.
Ex: We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance.
dar + Posesivo + brazo a torcer
(v.)=change + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: The latter reasons may be further subdivided into those operations in which we expect that we shall have reasonable provocation to change our minds.
dar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=give + Posesivo + all.
Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
dar Algo a conocer
(v.)=get + the word out.
Ex: Another way I'm getting the word out is by writing an article to put in the local community newspaper.
dar Algo por acabado
(v.)=call it + a day.
Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
dar Algo por concluido
(v.)=call it + a day.
Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
dar a
(v.)=look onto ; give onto ; overlook.
Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard. Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard. Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
dar a Algo el nombre de
(v.)=earn + Nombre + the name of.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.
dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene
(v.)=oversell.
Ex: Has the library and information profession, by oversell and too narrow development programmes, encouraged exaggerated expectations in developing countries as to the power of information in problem solving?.
dar a Algo una nueva dimensión
(v.)=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva
(v.)=give + Nombre + a new twist.
Ex: People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.
dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda
(v.)=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
Ex: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
dar a Alguien un margen de confianza
(v.)=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
Ex: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo
=give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile ; give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.
Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken. Ex: And though it was a terrible tragedy in Madrid, to pull out of Iraq would be to give in to the terrorists, give them and inch and they'll take a mile, we've got to show them that our spirit will not be broken.
dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar
(v.)=give + Nombre + a fighting chance.
Ex: This book is about the teaching, instruction, and curricula required to give diverse learners a fighting chance in today's classroom as well as outside the classroom.
dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda
(v.)=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
Ex: 'I don't expect to be patted on the back for this -- it's my job'.
dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda
(v.)=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
Ex: 'I don't expect to be patted on the back for this -- it's my job'.
dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda
(v.)=stab + Alguien + in the back.
Ex: This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back .
dar a Alguien una puñalada trapera
(v.)=stab + Alguien + in the back.
Ex: This guy ran as someone who was a different and fair politician, and he stabbed us in the back .
dar a conocer
(v.)=bring to + the attention ; communicate ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; report ; articulate ; make + known.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time. Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor. Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library. Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document. Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia. Ex: The major documentation problem is one of making known and giving access to the many works available from sources ranging from large trade editions to pamphlets.
dar a conocer la presencia de
(v.)=make + Posesivo + presence known.
Ex: He is a fierce competitor who prefers to make his presence known with his play instead of his mouth.
dar a entender
(v.)=give to + understand ; hint ; send + a clear signal that ; lull + Nombre + into thinking ; insinuate ; intimate.
Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs. Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes. Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession. Ex: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries. Ex: Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions. Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
dar a la calle
(v.)=give onto + the street.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
dar a la caza de
(v.)=chase down.
Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
dar a luz
(v.)=birth ; deliver.
Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation. Ex: I don't like to dampen her enthusiasm, but the chances are she will deliver at 20 weeks.
dar a luz a
(v.)=give + birth to.
Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.
dar abasto
(v.)=cope.
Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
dar abasto con
(v.)=cope with.
Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building.
dar abrigo
(v.)=provide + shelter ; give + shelter.
Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered. Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
dar acceso
(v.)=provide + access.
Ex: One solution is to set up a national centre to provide access on-line to as many users as require a particular service.
dar acceso a
(v.)=give + access to.
Ex: The Science Citation Index CD Edition gives you access to the world's most important science & technology journals by title word, author's name, author's address or institutional affiliation, and journal.
dar acogida
(v.)=accept.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
dar agua
(v.)=lose + water ; leak.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?. Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
dar al suelo con la fregona
(v.)=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
Ex: The bathroom is very cramped, and there is even a mop & bucket so you can mop the floor after taking a shower. Ex: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.
dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes
(v.)=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
Ex: The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans. Ex: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. Ex: She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
dar al traste con los planes
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
dar al traste con todo
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
dar alguna esperanza
(v.)=give + some cause for hope.
Ex: Recent published studies, however, mainly from the United States, have given some cause for hope.
dar amparo
(v.)=provide + shelter ; give + shelter.
Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered. Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
dar apoyo
(v.)=give + support ; support ; provide + support.
Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely. Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication. Ex: Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.
dar asco
(v.)=stink ; disgust ; nauseate ; make + Nombre + sick ; sicken ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl.
Ex: It was almost like predestination, and predestination stinks. Ex: So, food repulsions take root in social imagination and the logic of food classification show what is eatable or not, what disgusts and what soils the soul. Ex: She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her. Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick. Ex: Their hypocrisy sickens me. Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
dar aullidos
(v.)=caterwaul.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
dar autoridad a Algo
(v.)=lend + authority to.
Ex: Sometimes authors cite another document to lend authority to their own work.
dar autoría
(v.)=lend + authoritativeness.
Ex: Section editors, who oversee quality, lend authoritativeness.
dar aviso
(v.)=give + notice.
Ex: This booklet covers how to give notice, legal ways to move out early, and what can happen if you do not follow the rules about moving out.
dar bandazos
(v.)=lurch.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
dar bastante importancia a
(v.)=place + great store on.
Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
dar brillo a
(v.)=buff ; buff up.
Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal. Ex: Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.
dar buen rollo
(v.)=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
Ex: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since. Ex: Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.
dar buen uso a Algo
(v.)=put to + good use.
Ex: Your advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated and you can rest assured that they will be put to good use.
dar buena espina
(v.)=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
Ex: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since. Ex: Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.
dar buenas vibraciones
(v.)=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
Ex: The place gave him good vibes, became friends with the owner, Tracy, and he's been among the cafe's loyal patrons since. Ex: Bugs and bunnies feel good around people who give off good vibes.
dar cabida a
(v.)=accommodate ; include ; hold ; take ; make + room (for) ; leave + room for ; leave + room for.
Ex: Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects. Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents. Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed. Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems. Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Ex: In the former case, the layout of the text is adjusted to leave room for the graphics. Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
dar cabida al crecimiento
(v.)=accommodate + growth.
Ex: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
dar calabazas
(v.)=spurn ; jilt.
Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives. Ex: To find yourself jilted is a blow to your pride -- do your best to forget it and if you don't succeed, at least pretend to.
dar caladas
(v.)=puff.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
dar calidad
(v.)=deliver + value.
Ex: Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers.
dar caprichos
(v.)=pamper.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
dar caña
(v.)=kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt.
Ex: It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world. Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
dar cera
(v.)=wax.
Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
dar chillidos
(v.)=shriek.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
dar cien mil vueltas
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
dar clase
(v.)=give + a lesson ; teach + class ; teach + lesson ; hold + class.
Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?. Ex: Libraries are often closed, because the teacher responsible is teaching class. Ex: Emphasis was placed on learning the lessons taught by history. Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.
dar coba
(v.)=toady ; fawn (on/upon/over).
Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them. Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.
dar cobijo
(v.)=give + shelter ; provide + shelter.
Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans. Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
dar comienzo
(v.)=kick in.
Ex: The first wave of long-awaited reforms to credit-card industry practices began kicking in on Aug. 20.
dar comienzo a
(v.)=give + a start to.
Ex: Perestroika gave a start to new Russian democracy.
dar como ejemplo
(v.)=cite + as an example.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
dar como norma
(v.)=rule.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
dar como resultado
(v.)=add up to ; result (in) ; lead to.
Ex: The impalpable nature of human relations can add up to a situation that bears little resemblance to the logical and ordered material discussed in class. Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document. Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen.
dar con
(v.)=hit on/upon ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; stumble on ; stumble across.
Ex: And those users who are unfortunate enough to hit on a librarian who booms (or shrills) their private problems around the library floor may never ask a question again. Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong. Ex: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself. Ex: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary.
dar con una esponja húmeda
(n.)=sponging.
Ex: A study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of sponging as a way of reducing body temperature in febrile children.
dar con una idea
(v.)=hit on/upon + idea.
Ex: And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea -- they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.
dar con una solución
(v.)=come up with + solution.
Ex: Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.
dar consejo sobre
(v.)=give + advice on.
Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.
dar consentimiento
(v.)=give + licence.
Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
dar coraje
(v.)=peeve.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
dar corte
(v.)=self-conscious ; feel + shy.
Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way. Ex: Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.
dar credibilidad
(v.)=give + credence ; lend + credence ; bestow + credibility ; provide + credibility.
Ex: Many prominent librarians believe that materials selection is the single element of librarianship which gives it credence as a profession. Ex: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation. Ex: It was felt that locating such services in branch libraries would bestow on them more credibility. Ex: If FIAC manages to get established then it could provide much needed credibility for the Neighbourhood Advice Centre movement.
dar crédito
(v.)=give + credence.
Ex: Many prominent librarians believe that materials selection is the single element of librarianship which gives it credence as a profession.
dar cualquier cosa por Algo
(v.)=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
Ex: Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
dar cuenta
(v.)=render + an account of.
Ex: One obligation of a public institution is to render an account of itself to the people and show cause why they should continue to support it.
dar cuenta a
(v.)=report back to.
Ex: So, it's that time of the year to assess our student's reading levels, and report back to the parents about it.
dar cuenta ante
(v.)=be answerable to ; answer to.
Ex: The police force is answerable to law and justice, and not to those in power. Ex: The Iranian regime must answer to its people and the international community for its gross human rights violations.
dar cuenta de
(v.)=account for ; illustrate.
Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues. Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
dar cuenta de Algo
(v.)=be held to account.
Ex: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejamos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
dar cuerda a un reloj
(v.)=wind + clock.
Ex: It is helpful in this respect to count the number of turns it takes to fully wind a clock, and to use this number as a guide each time you wind the clock.
dar cuerpo
(v.)=give + substance.
Ex: These informal contacts with the authors help to give more substance and detail to the primary material itself.
dar cuerpo a
(v.)=flesh out.
Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
dar cuerpo y forma a
(v.)=lend + substance and form to.
Ex: The revised mission lends substance and form to the process that follows: the development of goals, objectives, and action statements.
dar datos de
(v.)=give + details of.
Ex: Each book has a book pocket permanently fixed inside the cover and on which are given details of the book.
dar de Uno mismo
(v.)=give of + Reflexivo.
Ex: In every community there are a select few individuals who give tirelessly of themselves to make the community better for all residents.
dar de alta
(v.)=discharge from + hospital.
Ex: While he did have a traffic accident 10 or so days earlier, it was not a serious one in terms of injuries and he was discharged from hospital after a couple of days.
dar de baja
(v.)=take out of + circulation.
Ex: The administration hoped to take about 250000 older cars and trucks out of circulation.
dar de cara a
(v.)=front.
Ex: Soon he found himself fronting a door, on which were elaborately patterned the words 'Newspaper Room'.
dar de comer
(v.)=feed.
Ex: On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.
dar de lado
(v.)=short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES. Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.
dar de lleno
(v.)=hit + home.
Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
dar de mala gana
(v.)=begrudge ; grudge.
Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education. Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.
dar de mamar
(n.)=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
Ex: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
dar de mamar a
(v.)=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle.
Ex: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse. Ex: It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.
dar de quilla
(v.)=keel over.
Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.
dar de qué hablar
(v.)=raise + eyebrows ; fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'. Ex: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform. Ex: The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar de sí
(v.)=stretch out.
Ex: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
dar demasiada información y muy rápidamente
(v.)=trot out.
Ex: The central section of the movie becomes bogged down by detective work that trots out a great deal of confusing plot information.
dar derecho a
(v.)=entitle to.
Ex: Article 17 reads: 'Persons entitled to the privileges of the Library shall, upon request, open their parcels for inspection upon leaving the Library'.
dar descanso de
(v.)=give + relief from.
Ex: If no relief is given from commercial films, this familiarity brings diminishing returns of interest unless the teacher is of unusual quality.
dar detalles de
(v.)=give + details of.
Ex: Each book has a book pocket permanently fixed inside the cover and on which are given details of the book.
dar diarrea
(v.)=get + the runs.
Ex: All cats get the runs from time to time but it usually runs its course quickly, and your cat is back to his usual self in a day or two.
dar dinero
(v.)=pay + money ; donate + Posesivo + money.
Ex: So why pay good money just to own the things and have them collecting dust around the house?. Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
dar direcciones
(v.)=give + direction.
Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.
dar dirección
(v.)=lend + direction.
Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.
dar directrices
(v.)=give + guidance ; provide + guidance.
Ex: Rules in AACR2 give guidance on how to make this choice, or in other words, how to identify who is chiefly responsible. Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.
dar duro
(v.)=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. Ex: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
dar ejemplo
(v.)=set + an example ; lead by + example ; lead from + the front.
Ex: The example set by Soviet libraries could be followed in Bulgaria. Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
dar ejemplo de
(v.)=illustrate.
Ex: These techniques will be illustrated later.
dar el beneplácito
(v.)=give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
Ex: Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down. Ex: A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod. Ex: If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar el brazo a torcer
(v.)=give in to.
Ex: The committee gave in to art librarians in agreeing that the artist is not necessarily the author of the reproductions of his or her own works.
dar el brazo derecho
(v.)=give + Posesivo + right arm.
Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar el do de pecho
(v.)=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + Posesivo + utmost.
Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Ex: So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference. Ex: But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school.
dar el efecto de
(v.)=give + the effect of.
Ex: The light which penetrated the interstices of the screen made dots on the emulsion (and later on the etched plate) which varied in size according to its intensity, so that when the block was printed the dots merged in the eye of the beholder to give the effect of tone.
dar el flato
(v.)=bonk ; get + a/the (side) stitch ; hit + the wall.
Ex: Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training. Ex: Experts say once you get the side-stitch only stopping will cure you of the pain. Ex: Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
dar el golpe de gracia
(v.)=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
Ex: He was also the only of the partners in crime who administered the coup de grace to each of the murdered women. Ex: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements. Ex: Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint. Ex: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing. Ex: Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists. Ex: Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process. Ex: Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar el golpe de muerte
(v.)=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
Ex: Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint. Ex: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing. Ex: Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists. Ex: Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process. Ex: Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar el nombre
(v.)=label.
Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
dar el oro y el moro
(v.)=give + Posesivo + right arm.
Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar el pecho
(v.)=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle.
Ex: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse. Ex: It is sooo cute how they stick their little tails up in the air while suckling their mother's milk.
dar el pistoletazo de salida
(v.)=fire + the starting gun.
Ex: It is like firing the starting gun for a race before the runners are lined up.
dar el primer paso
(v.)=make + a start ; take + the first step.
Ex: But someone has to make a start, and I hope that what I have done will encourage others to correct the errors and fill the gaps. Ex: If you would like to become a doer, this section aims to help you take the first steps.
dar el puntillazo
(v.)=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
Ex: Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint. Ex: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing. Ex: Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists. Ex: Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process. Ex: Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar el puntillazo a
(v.)=put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; bring + the curtain down on.
Ex: The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems. Ex: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense. Ex: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
dar el pésame
(v.)=pass + Posesivo + condolences.
Ex: He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and we pass our condolences to those closest to him.
dar el salto
(v.)=make + the leap.
Ex: Using the concepts and strategies discussed in the preceding chapters, the library manager has the tools to make the leap to the new paradigm.
dar el susto de + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
dar el todo por el todo
(v.)=give + Posesivo + all.
Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
dar el trabajo del día por terminado
(v.)=call it + a day.
Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
dar el visto bueno
(v.)=approve ; clear ; give + green light ; give + the go-ahead ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984. Ex: 'Besides,' she appended, 'his is a staff position, and he'd only have to clear everything with 'Tilly the Hun' anyway'. Ex: The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization. Ex: The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization. Ex: Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down. Ex: A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod. Ex: If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar el visto bueno a una factura
(v.)=clear + invoice.
Ex: Only cleared invoices should be settled.
dar el último empujón
(v.)=go + the last mile ; go + the extra mile.
Ex: Let me put it to you this way: the President is going the last mile for diplomacy. Ex: If everyone knew the great effects this gesture has, everyone would take the time to go the extra mile.
dar el último repaso
(v.)=tie + the pieces together.
Ex: The six essential planning guidelines are: identify the project, nail down the details, determine conversion methodology, develop a realistic conversion schedule, determine who is going to do your conversion, and tie the pieces together.
dar el/un espectáculo
(v.)=make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.
Ex: He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
dar empujones
(v.)=shove.
Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
dar en adopción
(v.)=put up for + adoption.
Ex: He was immediately put up for adoption and never knew his birth parents.
dar en el blanco
(v.)=hit + the bull's eye ; strike + home ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; hit + the truth ; hit + home ; be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot. Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year. Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong. Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house. Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark. Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids. Ex: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
dar en el clavo
(v.)=hit + the nail on the head ; be spot on ; strike + home ; put + Posesivo + finger on ; hit + the truth ; be (right) on the mark ; hit + the spot.
Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers. Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids. Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year. Ex: She was worried about the project, but couldn't put her finger on what was wrong. Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house. Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark. Ex: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
dar en el larguero
(n.)=hit + the crossbar ; hit + the crossbar.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line. Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
dar en el travesaño
(n.)=hit + the crossbar.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
dar en garantía
(v.)=pawn.
Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
dar en la diana
(v.)=hit + home.
Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
dar en mano
(v.)=hand (over).
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
dar energía
(v.)=energise [energize, -USA].
Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
dar entrada
(v.)=enter.
Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
dar esperanza
(v.)=nurture + hope ; give + hope ; bring + visions of ; kindle + hope.
Ex: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada. Ex: Research has produced encouraging results which give hope of better treatment and cure. Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment. Ex: Consumers are snapping back to life, kindling springtime hopes that the recession is losing steam.
dar esperanzas
(v.)=raise + expectations ; raise + hopes.
Ex: Virtually no publicity was given to the service, since the library administration did not want to raise expectations, as they were unsure whether it was going to be possible to continue the service, due to budgetary restrictions at the time. Ex: There has lately been a bit of a conservative resurgence, but it has not been large enough to raise hopes very high.
dar esquinazo
(v.)=dodge ; give + Nombre + the slip.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway. Ex: Thankfully her ploy worked and she was able to give them the slip -- the problem was that she was in a foreign country she had never been to.
dar esquinazo (a)
(v.)=steer + clear (of) ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software. Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
dar esquinazo a
(v.)=give + Nombre + a wide berth.
Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
dar estímulo
(v.)=provide + boost.
Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
dar evasivas
(v.)=stonewall ; play for + time.
Ex: Some teachers respond with resentment and stonewalling when parents express uneasiness about pedagogical practices. Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
dar evidencia
(v.)=furnish with + evidence.
Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
dar falsas esperanzas
(v.)=string + Nombre + along ; lead + Nombre + on ; give + Nombre + false hopes ; give + Nombre + false promises ; lead + Nombre + on.
Ex: If you don't have feelings for him any more it's not good to keep stringing him along. Ex: It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!. Ex: He gave her false hopes and took every penny he could from her. Ex: Either he raped the maid or he had sex with her by giving her false promises. Ex: It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
dar fatiga
(v.)=be embarrassing.
Ex: It was equally embarrassing to see her behave in such an obsequious manner.
dar fe
(v.)=attest ; certify.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts. Ex: The paper discusses a process which will certify that gold from artisanal miners meets social, environmental and human rights standards.
dar fe de
(v.)=testify (to/of) ; vouch (for) ; be testimony to ; notarise [notarize, -USA].
Ex: It is also commonly believed that the origins of the public library movement testify to the power of popular democracy in this country. Ex: Any librarian who has had the opportunity of working with such files or indexes will vouch for their importance as another alternative information source in their own right. Ex: Her death was tragic but her life was testimony to her fighting spirit. Ex: International or cross-border finance transactions often require certain documents to be notarised.
dar fe de que
(v.)=attest to + the fact that.
Ex: Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
dar fin
(v.)=bring to + a close ; draw to + a close ; wind down.
Ex: 2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions. Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography. Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
dar forma
(v.)=become + cast ; give + shape ; shape ; mould [mold, -USA] ; inform.
Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern. Ex: If his decision is to ask about his need, then it becomes necessary to give it a sharper intellectual shape, to describe it in words, and to formulate it as a question. Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network. Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work. Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.
dar forma cuadrada
(v.)=square.
Ex: Immediately below the screw the spindle was squared and pierced to take the bar, a crooked iron rod with a wooden handle.
dar fruto
(v.)=bear + fruit ; come to + fruition.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were basically satisfied that the efforts they were making were bearing fruit = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigación se sentían básicamente satisfechos de que los esfuerzos que estaban haciendo estaban dando fruto. Ex: Menu-based information retrieval could be the area in which the extensive experiencia with enumerative classification may come to fruition.
dar fuerte
(v.)=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. Ex: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
dar fuerza
(v.)=empower ; bring + strength.
Ex: Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace. Ex: A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.
dar gato por liebre
(v.)=buy + a pig in a poke ; pass off + a lemon.
Ex: You might say we buy 'a pig in a poke' every four years, except that no pig has ever done the kind of damage our recent presidents have done. Ex: Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.
dar golpes
(v.)=pound.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene
(v.)=count + Posesivo + blessings.
Ex: The article 'Count your blessings' evaluates the features and performance of 7 log-file analyzers designed to analyze the traffic using World Wide Web (WWW) Web sites.
dar gratis
(v.)=hand out + (for) free.
Ex: The best remedy is to take the sea sickness pills that they hand out free on the ship to anyone who asks for them. .
dar gritos
(v.)=shriek ; shout ; holler ; yell.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement. Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly. Ex: 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.
dar guerra
(v.)=act up ; play up ; make + waves.
Ex: Children growing up in households where aggression, physical abuse and other antisocial acts are the norm often act up in school. Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again. Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
dar gustirrinín
(v.)=tickle + Posesivo + fancy.
Ex: Come on in and browse around -- hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy.
dar gusto
(v.)=oblige ; bring + pleasure ; flavour [flavor, -USA].
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks. Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over. Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
dar hipo
(v.)=hiccup [hiccough].
Ex: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
dar horror
(v.)=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; cringe ; get + the willies.
Ex: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Ex: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Ex: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe. Ex: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
dar ideas
(v.)=offer + clues.
Ex: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
dar importancia
(v.)=attach + importance ; give + prominence ; stress ; give + pre-eminence ; give + relevance ; place + importance ; give + importance.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the importance that society attaches to the symbolic realities specific to the institution. Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence. Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future. Ex: Dr. Greg has given, I think, rather undue pre-eminence to this type of bibliography. Ex: It could be argued, therefore, that concentration on the public library's information role at the expense of the known and expressed needs of the majority of existing users could give the library less relevance and eventually less support. Ex: The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme. Ex: Deans and directors from several library schools indicated the importance they give to various criteria used to evaluate individual faculty members for tenure, promotion and salary increases.
dar importancia a
(v.)=give + weight to ; place + emphasis on ; attach + weight to ; create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile ; place + weight on.
Ex: The resulting compromise in the overall design principles followed is, therefore, likely to give greater weight to these conventional needs. Ex: Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour. Ex: The amount of information given by each source of selection, and the weight a librarian attaches to each, varies considerably. Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books. Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile. Ex: The frequency of reading by patrons while at the library may be somewhat surprising given the weight that libraries currently place on new technologies.
dar importancia a Algo
(v.)=put + Algo + on the agenda ; be on the agenda.
Ex: The author suggests a strategy for putting library needs on the agenda of government and lists a few cardinal rules to be observed. Ex: The prime minister said at the annual dinner that the issue was 'back on the agenda with a vengeance'.
dar indicios de
(v.)=show + signs of ; give + early warning.
Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving. Ex: They are considering cash rewards to employees who give early warning that they're quitting.
dar indicios y pistas
(v.)=drop + hints and clues.
Ex: I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research.
dar información
(v.)=provide + information ; give + information ; release + information.
Ex: These indicators provide additional information about each field and again are identified for each field in the Appendix of the BiblioFile User Guide. Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected. Ex: Research in developing countries into armament and disarmament is hampered by the reluctance of governments to release information.
dar información adicional
(v.)=give + further details.
Ex: Further details are given as to the form of each of these components.
dar información de
(v.)=give + details of.
Ex: Each book has a book pocket permanently fixed inside the cover and on which are given details of the book.
dar interés
(v.)=spice up ; add + spice.
Ex: This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries. Ex: The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders -- new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.
dar la alarma
(v.)=sound + the alarm ; cry + havoc ; cry + wolf.
Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal. Ex: So please, think about this before crying havoc and threatening to quit. Ex: So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?.
dar la apariencia de
(v.)=place + a veneer of.
Ex: Institutions that attempt to place a veneer of preservation over an existing structure often fail to assimilate preservation into routine thinking.
dar la aprobación
(v.)=give + Nombre + the green light.
Ex: If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar la bienvenida
(v.)=welcome.
Ex: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy.
dar la bienvenida con los brazos abiertos
(v.)=welcome + Nombre + with open arms.
Ex: To his relief, they welcomed him back with open arms and had a big party.
dar la cara
(v.)=take + the heat ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed. Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island. Ex: With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone. Ex: He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring. Ex: She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises.
dar la cara por Alguien
(v.)=stand up for ; stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
Ex: The author argues that librarians should stand up for their patrons. Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
dar la casualidad que + Indicativo
=happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo.
Ex: So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'. Ex: During a trip to Italy, he chanced to see a production of Cavalleria.
dar la cuenta atrás
(v.)=count + Nombre + out.
Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.
dar la enhorabuena
(v.)=give + congratulations ; offer + Nombre + congratulations.
Ex: Particular congratulations are also given to the 73 public libraries which have joined the Scottish Library Network. Ex: There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
dar la entrada para
(v.)=make + a deposit on.
Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
dar la espalda
(v.)=turn + aside ; turn + Posesivo + back.
Ex: We do not know our neighbours and we turn aside when they are in trouble lest we become involved. Ex: But as soon as she turned her back he got up and grabbed the knife he had and stabbed her in the back.
dar la espalda a
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + back (up)on.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
dar la idea
(v.)=give + the impression that.
Ex: I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.
dar la imagen
(v.)=give + the impression that.
Ex: I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.
dar la impresión
(v.)=convey + impression ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; give + the impression that ; confer + impression ; come off as.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment. Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'. Ex: I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities. Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements. Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.
dar la impresión de
(v.)=contrive ; conjure up + a picture of ; come across as.
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance. Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect. Ex: It comes across mostly as an incomprehensible if entertaining story about a few spoiled people hell-bent on complaining incessantly.
dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo
(v.)=appear + businesslike.
Ex: One seasoned supervisor insisted that in order to appear businesslike, staff reading while on desk duty should hold a pencil.
dar la la lata
(v.)=nag (at).
Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
dar la lata
(v.)=play up ; harp on ; pester.
Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again. Ex: I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue. Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
dar la mano
(v.)=extend + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: Putting on an acting-for-the-best demeanor, she approached him and extended her hand.
dar la mano derecha
(v.)=give + Posesivo + right arm.
Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar la murga
(v.)=be a pest ; be a (real) nuisance.
Ex: My advice to young scientists: be a pest -- ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own. Ex: The passenger sitting next to me was a real nuisance.
dar la noticia
(v.)=give + the news.
Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby.
dar la opinión
(v.)=give + Posesivo + take.
Ex: Please, please get off his back -- I'm so tired of listening to you give your take on what the President has said.
dar la opinión sobre
(v.)=give + opinion on.
Ex: This article gives some opinions on 3 main areas for reform in the library and information service of research institutes.
dar la oportunidad
(v.)=give + Nombre + a chance.
Ex: At St David's College, for example, arts graduates are given the chance to examine the sociological effects of the burgeoning technology.
dar la oportunidad de
(v.)=present with + opportunities for ; allow + the opportunity to.
Ex: They present the teacher with plenty of opportunities for 'red herrings,' which the students can be allowed to follow when the teacher judges the time is right. Ex: Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.
dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente
(v.)=give + voice to.
Ex: The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many.
dar la oportunidad de opinar
(v.)=give + voice to.
Ex: The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many.
dar la puntilla
(v.)=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
Ex: Moreover, military operations, whatever they may be, will not be able to strike a death blow to international terrorism, indicating that its high time that we probe the topic from a fresh standpoint. Ex: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing. Ex: Pakistan has vowed to target Taliban leaders and deal a killer blow to the Islamists. Ex: Some of these remedies would undoubtedly have delivered a killer blow to the parasites in a horse's gut, but unfortunately harmed the horse in the process. Ex: Lebanon is in such turmoil that war at the present time would deliver a death blow to the economy.
dar la puntilla a
(v.)=put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; bring + the curtain down on.
Ex: The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems. Ex: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense. Ex: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
dar la sensación
(v.)=give + a sense.
Ex: In addition, the one-to-one interview can give interviewees a sense that the library cares about citizens' opinions.
dar la sensación de
(v.)=give + the effect of.
Ex: The light which penetrated the interstices of the screen made dots on the emulsion (and later on the etched plate) which varied in size according to its intensity, so that when the block was printed the dots merged in the eye of the beholder to give the effect of tone.
dar la señal
(v.)=give + the word ; give + the signal.
Ex: So when the king gave the word his men pulled their tomahawks from under the coats and killed several and took the rest prisoners. Ex: He took a deep breath and thought about three things before giving the signal to escape.
dar la señal de alarma
(v.)=sound + the clarion ; cry + havoc ; cry + wolf.
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians. Ex: So please, think about this before crying havoc and threatening to quit. Ex: So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?.
dar la señal de alerta
(v.)=sound + the clarion.
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
dar la señal de estar listo
(v.)=prompt.
Ex: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.
dar la tabarra
(v.)=bug ; pester ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the proverbials ; harp on.
Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago. Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity. Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race. Ex: The last thing that anyone working in an organization wants to be is a pain in the ass to work with. Ex: Our cat is a pain in the backside at times but we love him to bits. Ex: Within a few days it was apparent that my long hair was going to be a pain in the neck while swimming laps. Ex: In one school, the kids were wonderful but the parents were a complete pain in the proverbials and seemed to live permanently on the school. Ex: I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue.
dar la talla
(v.)=be up to the mark ; be up to scratch ; measure up (to) ; be up to snuff ; make + the cut ; cut + the mustard ; be equal to the occasion ; rise (up) to + the occasion.
Ex: This emphasises the need to start exclusively Indian Agricultural Abstracts to keep alive coverages of agricultural literature in Indian Science Abstracts which is not up to the mark. Ex: The time-honoured training institution 'sitting with Nellie' is not much good if Nellie's competence is not up to scratch. Ex: This paper discusses the characteristics or criteria that mark out a profession and how New Zealand archivists measure up. Ex: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff. Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut. Ex: His performance certainly wouldn't cut the mustard should he decide to become a professional. Ex: This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand it, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote. Ex: The extremely effective way in which these news services rose to the occasion and provided in-depth news information is described = Se descirbe la manera tan eficaz en la que estos servicios de noticias estuvieron a la altura de las circunstancias proporcionando noticias detalladas.
dar la vara
(v.)=pester ; bug ; harp on.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity. Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago. Ex: I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue.
dar la vida
(v.)=lay down + Posesivo + life ; give + Posesivo + life.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others. Ex: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
dar la voz de alarma
(v.)=cry + havoc ; cry + wolf ; ring + the tocsin ; sound + the alarm ; sound + the tocsin.
Ex: So please, think about this before crying havoc and threatening to quit. Ex: So, what is the point of all of these people crying wolf?. Ex: All over the world at different times the tocsin has been rung in order to warn people of intending revolution or of revolution itself. Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal. Ex: Eventually reaching a circulation of 800000, the journal sounded the tocsin of a presumed world Jewish conspiracy.
dar la vuelta
(v.)=turn + Nombre + (a)round ; flip ; swing around ; swing back ; turn (a)round ; flip over.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today. Ex: FlipPhr is a Microsoft Windows application program that rearranges (flips) phrases or other expressions in accordance with rules in a grammar = FlipPhr es una aplicación de Microsoft Windows que reordena (da la vuelta) a las frases u otras expresiones de acuerdo con las reglas de la gramática. Ex: Garschine, who had his back to the door and was looking out of the window when she entered, swung around. Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter. Ex: In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet. Ex: If all that runny yolk is unappealing, you can quickly flip it over at the end and have a sunny side down egg.
dar la vuelta a
(v.)=round ; turn on + its head.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor. Ex: For it entails turning on its head the structures sanctified by custom and tradition.
dar la vuelta a Algo
(v.)=turn + Nombre + on its head.
Ex: This interpretation turns Dewey's social critique on its head by re-enforcing the political status-quo.
dar la vuelta en el aire
(v.)=give + a toss.
Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).
dar largas
(v.)=stonewall ; play for + time ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
Ex: Some teachers respond with resentment and stonewalling when parents express uneasiness about pedagogical practices. Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power. Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
dar las cosas masticadas
(v.)=spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding] ; spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed].
Ex: However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users. Ex: The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.
dar las felicitaciones
(v.)=congratulate (on).
Ex: If the book fulfils a useful function for the students of this subject at the appropriate level then the author should congratulate himself on having done a useful workmanlike job.
dar latigazos
(v.)=lash.
Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
dar lecciones
(v.)=give + lessons.
Ex: France as a former empire is not in a position to give lessons to US and the World and cannot speak in the name of other countries.
dar libertad
(v.)=give + licence.
Ex: Here, the abstractor must be given licence to express the ideas that he finds in the original in the most appropriate manner.
dar libertad a un esclavo
(v.)=manumit.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
dar libertad para + Infinitivo
(v.)=afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.
Ex: The ability to perform these operations with such relative ease affords the cataloger the freedom to make decisions to restructure the catalog whenever it becomes necessary.
dar lo mejor de Uno mismo
(v.)=give of + Posesivo + best ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
Ex: If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
dar los pasos necesarios
(v.)=take + steps.
Ex: The library staff must then take steps to remedy the damage.
dar los primeros pasos en
(v.)=venture into.
Ex: All these factors have deterred women from venturing into politics.
dar los últimos retoques a
(v.)=put + the finishing touches on.
Ex: She had just put the finishing touches on a draft of a study of the possibilities of automating personnel records.
dar lugar
(v.)=produce.
Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.
dar lugar a
(v.)=cause ; generate ; give + rise to ; mean ; result (in) ; leave + room for ; bring about ; lead to ; cause ; open + the door to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to ; occasion.
Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms. Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing. Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above. Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries. Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document. Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity. Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity. Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen. Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms. Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this. Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence. Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders. Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.
dar lugar a la reflexión
(v.)=provide + food for thought.
Ex: Kozol's chapter heading referring to 'children of nonreaders' provides foot for thought.
dar lugar a problemas
(v.)=give + rise to problems.
Ex: The subject matter of documents is becoming more and more complex, giving rise to problems in classification and cataloguing, arrangement of bibliographies and so on.
dar lugar a queja
(v.)=evoke + complaint.
Ex: So far, the introduction of technology and online cataloging is evoking a lot of complaints from catalogers.
dar lugar a rumores
(v.)=fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
Ex: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform. Ex: The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar luz verde
(v.)=give + green light ; give + the go-ahead ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
Ex: The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization. Ex: The article 'Members give green light for unification' reports that the final go-ahead has been given by a majority of the Library Association (LA) members for the merging of the Institute of Information Scientists (IIS) and the LA to form a single organization. Ex: Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down. Ex: A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod. Ex: If the banks win then this gives them the green light to charge whatever they want.
dar lástima
(v.)=feel + sorry for ; pity.
Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power. Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
dar lástima de
(v.)=feel + bad for.
Ex: He's like that one awkward kid that is never good at anything in gym class and you just can't help but feel bad for him everytime he trips.
dar mal rollo
(v.)=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
Ex: As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes. Ex: I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.
dar mala espina
(v.)=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
Ex: As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes. Ex: I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.
dar mala impresión
(v.)=look + bad.
Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.
dar malas vibraciones
(v.)=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
Ex: As a child, Ahatake was closer to his mother than he was to his father, his reason is that his father gave him bad vibes. Ex: I've encountered two individuals who not just gave off bad vibes, they were sending out waves of pure malice.
dar marcha atrás
(v.)=do + an about-face ; back up ; backpedal [back-pedal] ; back down.
Ex: If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track. Ex: It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear. Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
dar masaje
(v.)=massage.
Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
dar materia para la reflexión
(v.)=provide + food for thought.
Ex: Kozol's chapter heading referring to 'children of nonreaders' provides foot for thought.
dar mayor importancia a
(v.)=give + pride of place to.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
dar media vuelta
(n.)=do + an about-face.
Ex: If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make.
dar mejora (en)
(v.)=give + improvement (in).
Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
dar menos de lo debido
(v.)=shortchange.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
dar mucha importancia
(v.)=put + a premium on.
Ex: Businesses work to deadlines that put a premium on convenience and ready availability.
dar mucha importancia a la profesión
(adj.)=be career oriented.
Ex: To his mother he was the apple in her eye and loved the fact that he was career oriented at a young age.
dar mucho en qué pensar
(v.)=give + Nombre + much to think about ; give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
Ex: I have to admit that you've given me much to think about. Ex: Mr. Berman has given us a lot to think about.
dar mucho valor a Algo
(v.)=value + Nombre + highly.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
dar muerte
(v.)=put to + death.
Ex: This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
dar muestras de
(v.)=show + signs of.
Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.
dar más de sí
(v.)=go further.
Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
dar más explicaciones
(v.)=elaborate on.
Ex: The documents cited may support and provide precedent for, illustrate or elaborate on what the author has to say.
dar negativo
(v.)=test + negative.
Ex: Testing negative for HIV does not mean that you are immune to the virus, so it is important to keep protecting yourself.
dar notoriedad a
(v.)=create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile.
Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books. Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
dar nueva forma
(v.)=reformat [re-format].
Ex: For example, if you type '85432', the number will be reformatted to '85000432' preceded by 3 spaces.
dar nueva vida
(v.)=give + Nombre + new life ; give + a second life.
Ex: When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life. Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
dar náuseas
(v.)=nauseate ; sicken.
Ex: She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her. Ex: Their hypocrisy sickens me.
dar opción
(v.)=give + option.
Ex: New era in telecommunications gives libraries new options.
dar origen
(v.)=mother.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.
dar origen a
(v.)=give + rise to ; bring about ; lead to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to.
Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above. Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity. Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen. Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence. Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
dar otro paso muy importante
(v.)=reach + another milestone.
Ex: The CEC Libraries' programme has reached another milestone witht the completion of the evaluation of proposals submitted under the first Call for Proposals.
dar palos de ciego
(v.)=grope (for/toward).
Ex: The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.
dar parte de
(v.)=report ; report back to.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document. Ex: So, it's that time of the year to assess our student's reading levels, and report back to the parents about it.
dar paso (a)
(v.)=give + way (to) ; yield to ; make + way (for).
Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations. Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night. Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
dar patadas en el estómago
(v.)=stick in + Posesivo + craw.
Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
dar pavor
(v.)=be scared stiff ; be frightened to death ; be petrified of ; be terrified ; scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; scare + the hell out of.
Ex: Students hate numbers; they are scared stiff of numbers. Ex: However there are a number of reports out there of people being frightened to death by ghosts. Ex: Instead, it has involved coming to terms with being gay and with not being petrified of someone finding out that he is gay. Ex: Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad. Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
dar pecho
(n.)=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
Ex: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
dar pena de
(v.)=feel + bad for.
Ex: He's like that one awkward kid that is never good at anything in gym class and you just can't help but feel bad for him everytime he trips.
dar pereza
=can't/couldn't be bothered.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
dar permiso
(v.)=give + permission ; give + time off ; grant + Alguien + leave.
Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated. Ex: And we'd have to give him all sorts of time off to investigate and process the grievance. Ex: The claimant did not request a leave of absence because she believed that leaves were granted only for personal illness of the employee.
dar permiso en el trabajo
(v.)=give + time off work.
Ex: Many employers will also allow staff to be given time off work to attend courses over and above their normal holiday entitlement.
dar pie a
(v.)=spark off ; give + rise to ; bring about ; lead to ; cause ; open + the door to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them. Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above. Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity. Ex: At each of these levels, entry of a 'd' for detail and a line number leads to display of the information about the item chosen. Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms. Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this. Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence. Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
dar pisotones
(v.)=stomp.
Ex: The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor.
dar pistas
(v.)=throw + hints.
Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.
dar pistas falsas
(v.)=throw out + false leads.
Ex: In such situations an attentive silence following a 'no' may be more productive than adding to the confusion by throwing out more false leads.
dar placer
(v.)=give + pleasure ; give + enjoyment.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Ex: Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.
dar poderes
(v.)=give + powers.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
dar por
(v.)=tickle + Posesivo + fancy.
Ex: Come on in and browse around -- hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy.
dar por concluido
(v.)=put to + bed ; close + the book on.
Ex: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items. Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.
dar por culo
(v.)=piss + Nombre + off ; fuck + Nombre + over.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington. Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
dar por descontado
(v.)=take for + granted ; discount.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided. Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.
dar por hecho
(v.)=take for + granted.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
dar por perdido
(v.)=be past praying for ; write off.
Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word. Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
dar por saldado
(v.)=close + the book on.
Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.
dar por seguro que
(v.)=rest + assured that.
Ex: Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
dar por sentado
(v.)=take for + granted.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
dar por sentado Algo que realmente no lo está
(v.)=beg + the question.
Ex: Vague phrases such as `the right book to the right person' or `the public library should serve all the people' simply beg the question.
dar positivo
(v.)=test + positive.
Ex: If you test positive, it would be better to refrain from wearing a neoprene wetsuit.
dar preferencia
(v.)=give + preference.
Ex: This gap is a result of the municipality's policy of 'positive discrimination', which gave preference to the socioeconomically weaker neighbourhoods.
dar prestigio
(v.)=lend + authoritativeness.
Ex: Section editors, who oversee quality, lend authoritativeness.
dar prioridad
(v.)=award + priority ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; give + priority ; give + precedence ; assign + priority ; give + preference.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques. Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works. Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband. Ex: Simple courtesy requires that a person be given precedence over a ringing telephone. Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours. Ex: This gap is a result of the municipality's policy of 'positive discrimination', which gave preference to the socioeconomically weaker neighbourhoods.
dar prioridad a
(v.)=give + pride of place to ; place + emphasis on ; prioritise [prioritize, -USA].
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure. Ex: Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour. Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
dar prioridad a algo
(v.)=make + a priority.
Ex: The US government has made a strong priority of pressing for better, stronger laws against those who would take without permission others' creative works and inventions.
dar problemas
(v.)=play up.
Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
dar propina
(n.)=tipping.
Ex: Tipping may be viewed as a game played indirectly between diners in which each diner contemplates tipping, or not tipping, based on expectations of future service & the tipping behavior of other diners.
dar pruebas
(v.)=provide + evidence.
Ex: Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
dar publicidad
(v.)=publicise [publicize, -USA] ; give + publicity.
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library. Ex: Virtually no publicity was given to the service, since the library administration did not want to raise expectations, as they were unsure whether it was going to be possible to continue the service, due to budgetary restrictions at the time.
dar puntapiés
(v.)=kick + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
dar punzadas
(v.)=throb ; twinge.
Ex: This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion. Ex: Yesterday I did notice my tooth started twinging again when I was panting from exercise and is still annoyingly uncomfortable.
dar pábulo a
(v.)=fuel ; spark off.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity. Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
dar pábulo a rumores
(v.)=fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
Ex: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform. Ex: The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment.
dar pánico
(v.)=scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; dread ; scare + the hell out of.
Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Ex: At least it is the part most dreaded by employees and supervisors. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
dar que hablar
(v.)=fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours ; raise + eyebrows.
Ex: His brief comment has fuelled rumours in the music industry that the band may reform. Ex: The text provides a clear and comprehensive assessment of the forces that give rise to rumours in a commercial environment. Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
dar que pensar
=food for thought.
Ex: The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.
dar quebraderos de cabeza
(v.)=give + headaches.
Ex: So far the technical problems of connecting across a network reliably to get WWW browsers working have given the most headaches.
dar quehacer
(v.)=make + trouble.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
dar rabia
(v.)=incense ; gall ; peeve.
Ex: She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call. Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most. Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
dar razón de ser
(v.)=bring + purpose.
Ex: A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.
dar recompensa
(v.)=mete out + reward.
Ex: The rhetorical strategy of much of the Hebrew Bible is to devise a God of justice who metes out reward & punishment in the world.
dar refugio
(v.)=give + shelter ; provide + shelter.
Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans. Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
dar registro
(v.)=accession.
Ex: Accession is the procedure by which acquisitions are entered into a collection after checking the order and after collating.
dar relevancia
(v.)=give + relevance.
Ex: It could be argued, therefore, that concentration on the public library's information role at the expense of the known and expressed needs of the majority of existing users could give the library less relevance and eventually less support.
dar relevancia a
(v.)=create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile.
Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books. Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
dar relevancia a Algo
(v.)=put + Algo + on the agenda.
Ex: The author suggests a strategy for putting library needs on the agenda of government and lists a few cardinal rules to be observed.
dar repelús
(v.)=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies.
Ex: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Ex: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Ex: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Ex: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
dar resoplidos
(v.)=chug.
Ex: Many music theorists claim that passages in music refer to objects, such as babbling brooks, chirping birds, rustling leaves, and chugging trains, by imitating them.
dar respuesta
(v.)=provide + answer ; elicit + answer ; develop + answer.
Ex: A library collection is only capable of fulfilling its intended function of providing ready answers to practical questions if it is adequately organized for access. Ex: A complete description of the community will elicit answers to questions like what demographic, physical y socio-economic features does the community possess?. Ex: This was considered adequate to develop answers to the initial research questions = Se consideró que esto era adecuado para dar respuesta a los objetivos iniciales del proyecto.
dar resultado
(v.)=be successful ; give + result ; work ; pay off ; be a success ; pay ; pan out.
Ex: For a scheme to be successful in the long term it is vital that there should be an organisational structure to support the scheme. Ex: A first trial gave unsatisfactory results because of flaws in the experimental design, and a second test was therefore planned to overcome these difficulties. Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents. Ex: This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89. Ex: The idea of having several indexes has not proved to be a success and has been dropped. Ex: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for. Ex: It took some time, but his strategy is finally starting to pan out.
dar resultados
(v.)=produce + results.
Ex: It remains to be seen whether fuzzy set theory can produce better results.
dar rienda suelta
(v.)=unleash.
Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
dar rienda suelta a
(v.)=give + free rein to ; allow + vent for ; give + vent to ; vent.
Ex: Analysts should give free rein to their imaginations and not discount even the wildest possibility. Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury. Ex: Although social scientists differ about the effects of pornography, there are no parallel arguments that bomb manuals on the Internet give safe vent to potential bombers. Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.
dar rienda suelta a + Nombre
(v.)=let + Nombre + run riot.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
dar riqueza a
(v.)=add + richness to.
Ex: Short case studies were conducted with eight of the awardees to confirm the findings and add richness to the study.
dar risitas
(v.)=giggle.
Ex: Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.
dar sabor
(v.)=spice up ; add + spice.
Ex: This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries. Ex: The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders -- new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.
dar salida a
(v.)=vent.
Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.
dar saltitos
(v.)=hop ; skip.
Ex: The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web. Ex: The article 'Hop, skip, and jump' reviews the range of specialist browsing tools available to beginners for navigating the World Wide Web.
dar sangre
(v.)=donate + Posesivo + blood ; give + blood.
Ex: Most people who donate blood are between the ages of 30 and 55 and only five percent of the eligible population donates. Ex: Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
dar sentido
(v.)=make + sense (out) of ; make + sense of life.
Ex: The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of. Ex: This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.
dar sentido a
(v.)=make + meaningful ; give + meaning to.
Ex: It is only by human intervention at the time of data creation that sufficient normalization can be effected to make innovative machine access meaningful. Ex: The model visually demonstrates how concrete experiences give meaning to abstract theories.
dar sentido a + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=make + sense of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: In the rather scary, insecure world in which we now live, people require access to the information, knowledge, ideas and works of imagination to make sense of their lives.
dar sentido a la vida
(v.)=give + meaning to life.
Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
dar sentido a las cosas
(n.)=sense-making ; meaning making.
Ex: Messages which users receive from the products of their culture contain information which aids in the sense-making process. Ex: The most important factor in literary acculturation is the peer group process of meaning making.
dar servicio
(v.)=service.
Ex: The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
dar señales de
(v.)=show + signs of ; give + early warning.
Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving. Ex: They are considering cash rewards to employees who give early warning that they're quitting.
dar señales de vida
(v.)=show + signs of life.
Ex: These new investments are among several indicators that Europe's moribund entrepreneurial scene is showing signs of life.
dar significado
(v.)=imbue with + meaning.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
dar sombra
(v.)=shade.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
dar su conformidad a
(v.)=assent to.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
dar sugerencias
(v.)=give + suggestions.
Ex: Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.
dar terror
(v.)=scare + the living daylights out of.
Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
dar testimonio
(v.)=bear + witness ; give + testimony.
Ex: Controversy and antagonism attended each area of investigation, as a flood of secondary publication bears witness. Ex: Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony.
dar tiempo
(v.)=give + time ; donate + Posesivo + time.
Ex: These stoppages for informal discussion gives the pupils time to gather their energies again to continue reading. Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
dar tiempo a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + some time.
Ex: Once again, the children's playroom was brilliant, gave them some time to relax in a safe environment without constant need for supervision.
dar todo de Uno mismo
(v.)=give of + Posesivo + best ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
Ex: If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
dar todo el oro del mundo
(v.)=give + Posesivo + right arm.
Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
dar tono
(v.)=tone.
Ex: Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.
dar trabajo
(v.)=present + burden.
Ex: The large library may find that the reclassification of a sizeable collection presents an undue burden, while the small library will have a proportionately small staff to cope with the task.
dar título
(v.)=title.
Ex: In the eighth edition of a work which has been variously titled throughout its long life some valuable comments were made about the functions of bibliography.
dar un apretón de manos
(v.)=shake + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
dar un aspecto + Adjetivo
(v.)=give + a + Adjetivo + look.
Ex: A golf-ball typewriter is very useful as a variety of typefaces can be used, thus giving a very professional look to home-produced reports and booklists.
dar un ataque de nervios
(v.)=have + an attack of hysterics.
Ex: He is always having terrible dreams and suffering from nightmares; and when you shout at him he has something like an attack of hysterics.
dar un aviso
(v.)=make + warning.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
dar un berrinche
(v.)=throw + a tantrum.
Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
dar un beso de despedida
(v.)=kiss + Nombre + goodbye.
Ex: The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.
dar un bocado a
(v.)=take + a bite out of.
Ex: One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.
dar un bofetón
(v.)=cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un bofetón a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar un cabezazo
(v.)=headbutt.
Ex: Jockey Paul O'Neill received a one-day ban from racing for headbutting his horse.
dar un cachete
(v.)=spank ; cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children. Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un cachete a Alguien
(v.)=slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
dar un calambre
(v.)=cramp.
Ex: Often a muscle that is cramping feels harder than normal to the touch or may even show visible signs of twitching.
dar un chiflido
(v.)=whistle.
Ex: The author of 'A tune they can whistle' stresses the importance of a user-oriented approach to outreach activities.
dar un chillido
(v.)=holler.
Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
dar un chivatazo
(v.)=inform on.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.
dar un comienzo a
(v.)=give + a start to.
Ex: Perestroika gave a start to new Russian democracy.
dar un coscorrón
(v.)=cuff.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell.
dar un ejemplo
(v.)=give + example.
Ex: This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.
dar un empujón
(v.)=give + a boost.
Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.
dar un golpe
(v.)=knock ; thump.
Ex: He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws. Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
dar un golpe por detrás
(v.)=rear-end.
Ex: For purposes of insurance and policing, the driver of the car that rear-ends the other car is almost always considered to be at fault.
dar un gran paso adelante
(v.)=reach + milestone.
Ex: In late Feb 1999 the library reached the milestone of 200,000 titles processed.
dar un guantazo
(v.)=slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un hachazo
(v.)=hack.
Ex: He had to rush his nephew to hospital after he was hacked by a machete-wielding mob.
dar un hervor
(v.)=parboil.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
dar un impulso
(v.)=kick-start [kickstart].
Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
dar un lavado de cara
(v.)=spruce up.
Ex: The city itself has also been spruced up for the centenary, with in particular a thorough refurbishment of the city's main street = A la propia ciudad se le ha dado un lavado de cara para el centenario, especialmente con una completa remodelación de la avenida principal.
dar un manotazo
(v.)=swat at ; cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive. Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un manotazo a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar un nivel de prioridad alto
(v.)=put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.
Ex: With the advent of devolved management and delegated responsibility, schools should be putting library provision high on their list of priorities.
dar un nuevo acabado
(v.)=refinish.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
dar un nuevo impulso
(v.)=pep up.
Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
dar un nuevo nombre
(v.)=rename.
Ex: Without such an understanding, attempts at overcoming the stereotype by willing it away, renaming, or ignoring it will remain futile.
dar un ojo de la cara por Algo
(v.)=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
Ex: Who else but a librarian would give an eye-tooth to work at a bookstore on the weekend?.
dar un paseo
(v.)=take + a stroll ; take + a walk.
Ex: After the visit of the Bavarian State Library, there will be enough time to take a stroll through the city centre. Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.
dar un paseo en coche
(v.)=go out for + a drive.
Ex: There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
dar un paso
(v.)=make + step.
Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
dar un paso adelante
(v.)=step up.
Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un paso al frente
(v.)=step up.
Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un paso en falso
(v.)=make + a false move.
Ex: A man with a gun said, 'If you make a false move, you're dead'.
dar un paso hacia delante
(v.)=take + a step forward ; step up.
Ex: LCSH has taken a further step forward with the use of computer-controlled typesetting. Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.
dar un pellizco en el culo
(n.)=bottom pinching.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
dar un pellizco en el trasero
(n.)=bottom pinching.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
dar un portazo
(v.)=slam + door ; slam.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors. Ex: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
dar un premio
(v.)=give + an award ; grant + an award.
Ex: A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award. Ex: In granting the award, Committee praised the Agency 'for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used'.
dar un puntapié
(v.)=boot.
Ex: I booted him so hard in the pants as he left, I still have some of his teeth embedded in my porch door.
dar un puñetazo
(v.)=sock ; thump.
Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list. Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
dar un repaso a
(v.)=give + a review of ; provide + overview.
Ex: This article gives a brief review of recent developments in disc storage media. Ex: Chapter 1 provides an overview of today's reference services, suggesting the rich possibilities for applying basic professional skills.
dar un repullo
(v.)=give + a start ; startle.
Ex: In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet. Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
dar un respingo
(v.)=give + a start ; startle.
Ex: In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet. Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
dar un respiro
(v.)=give + a respite ; cut + Nombre + some slack ; give + Nombre + a break.
Ex: Thirdly, the burden of stimulation is removed from the teacher's shoulders, giving a welcome respite. Ex: The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack. Ex: You may say it was jealousy or childishness of my friend but give him a break -- this is the stupid stuff teens do.
dar un revés
(v.)=deal + a blow ; give + a blow ; strike + a blow ; slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business. Ex: It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado. Ex: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un rodeo
(v.)=detour ; take + a detour ; make + a detour.
Ex: Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works. Ex: A woman struggled to survive when she found herself at the mercy of a psychopathic killer after taking a detour into the backwoods outside New York City. Ex: He was then forced to return the aircraft to Manchester airport after making a detour over the North Sea.
dar un salto
(v.)=leap ; give + a jump.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2. Ex: At first the neophytic librarian was mildly shocked by his revelations, and sometimes her heart gave a jump when he described some of the bitter struggles that went on constantly between individuals.
dar un salto mortal
(v.)=somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
Ex: They somersaulted and looped the loop. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults. Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.
dar un servicio
(v.)=provide + service ; do + service.
Ex: The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members. Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
dar un soplo
(v.)=inform on.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.
dar un suspiro
(v.)=breathe + a sigh.
Ex: After hearing the good news, the two women breathed a simultaneous sigh.
dar un suspiro de alivio
(v.)=breathe + a sigh of relief ; heave + a sigh of relief.
Ex: Coastal residents breathed a sigh of relief when the hurricane was downgraded to a tropical storm. Ex: They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff.
dar un susto
(v.)=spook.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
dar un susto de muerte
(v.)=scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; scare + the hell out of ; have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Ex: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist. Ex: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
dar un susto morrocotudo
(v.)=scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; scare + the hell out of.
Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by. Ex: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
dar un telefonazo a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a tinkle ; give + Nombre + a holler.
Ex: As we prepared to leave, she told me that if I had any questions, I could just give her a tinkle, and she would try to answer them. Ex: Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out.
dar un tirón
(v.)=jerk.
Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien
(v.)=slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted.
dar un tirón muscular
(v.)=pull + a muscle.
Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
dar un tono
(v.)=give + effect.
Ex: Three-dimensional watermarks gave a light-and-shade effect in the paper.
dar un toque a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a tinkle.
Ex: As we prepared to leave, she told me that if I had any questions, I could just give her a tinkle, and she would try to answer them.
dar un tortazo
(v.)=give + a blow ; deal + a blow ; strike + a blow ; cuff ; slap ; slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: It was as if she had been given a dizzying blow = Fue como si le hubieran dado un golpe y se hubiera mareado. Ex: The Internet has dealt a blow to the librarian's comfortable role as an information gatekeeper at the centre of the information providing business. Ex: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood. Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar un trago
(v.)=take + a swig ; take + a swill.
Ex: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle. Ex: They advise that children should be encouraged to take a swill of water and rinse it around their teeth after eating sweets.
dar un trancazo
(v.)=belt.
Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
dar un traspié
(v.)=trip up.
Ex: I keep tripping up and one of my legs looks thinner than the other, should I see my doctor?.
dar un tratamiento
(v.)=give + treatment.
Ex: Equally serious, authors are often too close to the paper to give it an objective treatment.
dar un tropezón
(v.)=trip over.
Ex: And it makes it even more laughable everytime she trips over her own foot.
dar un uso
(v.)=put to + purpose.
Ex: This can still be provided, but account must be taken of functions and qualities of the building and the purpose to which it will be put.
dar un vistazo
(v.)=take + a look at ; glance at ; check out ; peek ; have + a look ; take + a peek at ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; glance over.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties. Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems. Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow. Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks. Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994. Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. Ex: He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper.
dar un voto de confianza
(v.)=give + Nombre + some latitude.
Ex: Libraries, in turn, are given little latitude with regard to what they are supposed to buy, because decisions are in the hands of scholars who are not responsible for the funds to implement their decisions.
dar un vuelco
(v.)=capsize.
Ex: In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.
dar un zarpazo
(v.)=swipe ; swat at.
Ex: This time the pup simply got too close to the cat while she was just sitting there, so she swiped him. Ex: Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
dar una advertencia
(v.)=raise + caveat ; issue + warning.
Ex: As a footnote, two caveats should be raised. Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
dar una apariencia de
(v.)=provide + a semblance of ; give + a semblance of.
Ex: The Apple program, Switcher, was used to provide a semblance of multitasking which enabled both programs to be used at the same time. Ex: The home computer will also serve as a means of aids to learning of a more serious type, giving a semblance of a one-to-one relationship between tutor and learner.
dar una azotaina
(v.)=spank.
Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
dar una bofetada
(v.)=cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: He cuffed her so hard across the face that she staggered and fell. Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar una bofetada a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar una buena paliza
(v.)=whitewash ; thrash ; walk all over + Alguien.
Ex: Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0. Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about. Ex: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners.
dar una cabezadita
(n.)=nap ; catching 10 ; napping.
Ex: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy. Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition. Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
dar una carcajada
(v.)=give + a laugh ; let out + a laugh.
Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment. Ex: She gave him a quick shove with her elbow, letting out a laugh.
dar una charla
(v.)=give + address ; give + a talk ; give + a presentation ; give + speech.
Ex: This is an address given at a seminar on 'Books and businesses: an investment that pays off' at the Turin book fair on 17 May 89. Ex: The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study. Ex: The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study. Ex: This article is based on a speech given at a workshop on children's libraries.
dar una conferencia
(v.)=lecture ; deliver + talk ; make + a speech ; give + speech ; deliver + lecture ; give + a lecture.
Ex: In addition, he has lectured in may places and has contributed numerous articles and reviews to library literature. Ex: Sometimes authors write 'pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered. Ex: Fred Kilgour, the modern father of networking, made a speech which described the inutility of traditional rules of cataloging which focused on bringing together all of the works of an author under the same heading. Ex: This article is based on a speech given at a workshop on children's libraries. Ex: The author gives random impressions of his 16-day whistle-stop lecture tour in India during which he visited 37 libraries, library schools, universities, and other institutions and delivered 16 lectures. Ex: Knight escaped and in 1878 he began touring and giving lectures describing the raid.
dar una contractura muscular
(v.)=pull + a muscle.
Ex: Even if a runner does recover after pulling a muscle they will never be one hundred percent healed.
dar una cornada
(v.)=gore.
Ex: An anatomy professor examined the mastodon skeleton and found it to be that of a 19-yr old male that died probably after being gored by an older bull.
dar una entrada
(v.)=put down + a deposit.
Ex: Of course, it's crazy to put down a deposit for a car when so much is still unknown.
dar una excusa
(v.)=give + excuse ; make + excuse.
Ex: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action. Ex: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.
dar una explicación
(v.)=present + explanation.
Ex: An explanation is presented of the methodology used in incorporating all facets of the treaties cited, such as date of signature, date of entry into force and signatory countries.
dar una falsa impresión
(v.)=keep up + facade ; put on + an act.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up. Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.
dar una fiesta
(v.)=give + a party ; throw + a party.
Ex: The writer provides an example of how Mark Twain shaped the public's perception of him by describing an instance that took place during the New Year's Eve party that Twain gave in 1906. Ex: The thought of throwing a party may seem daunting, however entertaining 20 people can sometimes be easier than giving a dinner party for 6 people.
dar una galleta
(v.)=slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar una guantada
(v.)=slap.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
dar una idea
(v.)=give + idea ; give + glimpse ; provide + an understanding.
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses. Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI CD Edition. Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
dar una idea de
(v.)=give + a feel for ; give + indication ; provide + a glimpse of ; give + a flavour of ; be indicative of ; provide + insight into ; give + a picture ; give + an insight into ; give + an inkling of.
Ex: I have I hope given you a feel for the current thinking on university library building in the UK. Ex: The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success. Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk. Ex: The physical representation of data on disks is a complicated subject and the foregoing discussion gives but a flavour of the various techniques. Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems. Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals. Ex: The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics. Ex: His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy. Ex: This collection of essays gives some inkling of where the early 1990s have left Bach study.
dar una idea general
(v.)=put in + the picture ; give + a general picture ; paint + a broad picture.
Ex: This article puts the reader in the picture about the use of robots. Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use. Ex: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.
dar una imagen
(v.)=convey + image ; present + picture ; paint + a picture ; present + an image ; present + a picture.
Ex: Guiding is important in conveying an image of the library. Ex: According to Zell, 'Many parts of Africa now present a picture of a 'bookless society''. Ex: The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline. Ex: The contents of the web pages are therefore of crucial importance in presenting the right image to the world. Ex: Physically examined a collection of reports presents a very heterogeneous picture.
dar una imagen de
(v.)=give + an impression of.
Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness as the reference desk or deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere.
dar una impresión
(v.)=make + an impression ; leave + an impression ; present + an image.
Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers. Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: The contents of the web pages are therefore of crucial importance in presenting the right image to the world.
dar una impresión de
(v.)=give + an impression of.
Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness as the reference desk or deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere.
dar una impresión equivocada
(v.)=send + the wrong signals.
Ex: The reason for this is simply because those who can't communicate effectively tend to send the wrong signals to others.
dar una indigestión
(v.)=give + Nombre + indigestion.
Ex: We can ease indigestion by knowing foods that aid indigestion or give indigestion.
dar una lección de humildad
(v.)=humble.
Ex: But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.
dar una llamada de atención
(v.)=sound + a wake-up call.
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
dar una norma
(v.)=give + prescription.
Ex: Prescriptions are given for conducting text retrieval operations iteratively using relevance feedback.
dar una opinión
(v.)=offer + opinion.
Ex: The author offers the opinion that this trend goes against accepted wisdom in the industry.
dar una oportunidad
(v.)=give + opportunity ; provide + opportunity ; grant + opportunity ; present + an opportunity ; create + opportunity.
Ex: They should be ever mindful that their role as instructors is to give students opportunities and occasions for learning. Ex: A staff development programme on computer technology at the University of Missouri provided the opportunity to study computer anxiety and other factors related to resistance to computers. Ex: The ability to write a complex bibliographical description precedes and grants the opportunity to write a brief one. Ex: China's pollution problems present an opportunity for U.S. businesses. Ex: The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
dar una oportunidad a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a head start.
Ex: The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
dar una orden
(v.)=issue + command ; issue + instruction.
Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer. Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
dar una paliza
(v.)=clobber ; pummel ; slaughter ; knock + the living daylights out of ; knock + the hell out out of ; whip ; whitewash ; thrash ; wallop ; lick ; baste ; take + a pounding ; take + a beating ; belt ; trounce ; beat + Nombre + (all) hollow ; thump ; kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; mop (up) + the floor with ; get + goose-egged.
Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone. Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns. Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals. Ex: One after another, young pianists sat down and knocked the living daylights out of the piano. Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes. Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery. Ex: Oxford City proved too strong for Banbury A, whitewashing them 9-0. Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about. Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt. Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas. Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: He took a pounding in the press after his first tax cut when a deep recession pushed unemployment to 10 percent. Ex: Devastated by natural disasters and caught in the middle of the war on terror, Asia's economy took a beating in 2001. Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground. Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head. Ex: It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world. Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself. Ex: My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year -- they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off. Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure. Ex: Both of these teams suffered the humiliation of getting goose-egged on the scoreboard Thursday night.
dar una paliza a Alguien
(v.)=beat + Nombre + up ; beat + Nombre + black and blue.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly. Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
dar una patada
(v.)=kick ; boot.
Ex: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'. Ex: I booted him so hard in the pants as he left, I still have some of his teeth embedded in my porch door.
dar una patada en el estómago
(v.)=kick + Nombre + in the teeth ; give + Nombre + a kick in the teeth ; kick + Posesivo + teeth in.
Ex: How do we expect our young people to show older people trust and respect when at the first opportunity we kick them in the teeth?. Ex: They work so effing hard and the so called fans give them a kick in the teeth when they need their support the most. Ex: There are a lot of bully girls here, kick their teeth in, take no crap.
dar una pista
(v.)=give + a hint ; hold + clue.
Ex: Mum's the word: Weis not giving hints on the player's future. Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.
dar una posibilidad
(v.)=afford + opportunity.
Ex: One of the opportunities which membership of the European Community (EC) affords the United Kingdom (UK) is access to a wide variety of grants and soft loans.
dar una pájara
(v.)=bonk ; hit + the wall.
Ex: Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training. Ex: Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
dar una rabieta
(v.)=throw + a tantrum.
Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
dar una razón
(v.)=give + reason.
Ex: Good reasons were given why the state need not finance all education.
dar una respuesta
(v.)=furnish + answer ; frame + response.
Ex: All of these data banks furnish specific answers to enquiries without the need to consult another cited item. Ex: We need more quantified analysis if we are to delineate the problem accurately and frame a response to it.
dar una sacudida
(v.)=give + a shake ; give + a jerk ; jerk.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet. Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters). Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
dar una segunda oportunidad
(v.)=give + a second chance.
Ex: If their answer is incorrect, they are given a second chance.
dar una segunda vida
(v.)=give + a second life.
Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
dar una señal
(v.)=put down + a deposit.
Ex: Of course, it's crazy to put down a deposit for a car when so much is still unknown.
dar una solución
(v.)=provide + solution ; develop + solution.
Ex: They may assume, unrealistically, that it can provide a solution to all their needs. Ex: This article discusses indexing principles, the problems of indexing and some of the solutions developed by indexers.
dar una solución por buena que realmente no lo es
(v.)=beg + the solution.
Ex: The consultant frequently is expected to live up to a commitment never made or a problem can be so defined as to beg the solution.
dar una torta
(v.)=slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole. Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
dar una torta a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery.
dar una tunda
(v.)=trounce ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Ex: My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year -- they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off.
dar una ventaja
(v.)=give + Nombre + an edge.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
dar una ventaja a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a head start.
Ex: The experience which information professionals have in understanding users' needs gives them a head start in getting the most out of hypermedia.
dar una visión
(v.)=present + view ; provide + an understanding.
Ex: This opinion article presents a view of the scope for artificial intelligence in information retrieval. Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
dar una visión general
(v.)=give + a general picture.
Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use.
dar una visión global
(v.)=give + overview ; present + an overview ; present + an overall picture ; give + an overall picture ; overview.
Ex: This article gives an overview of available automated systems used for indexing in newspaper libraries. Ex: This chapter presents an overview of the special considerations in developing collections of microcomputer software. Ex: It is difficult to present an overall picture of community information services in Australia. Ex: The results are analysed to give an overall picture of the resources, performance and usage of the various sources of information available to the library. Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.
dar una visión total
(v.)=give + a complete picture.
Ex: In addition, most guides are selective and only a few give a complete picture of the wealth of material available to a reference collection.
dar una voltereta
(v.)=somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
Ex: They somersaulted and looped the loop. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults. Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.
dar una voz
(v.)=holler.
Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
dar una vuelta de campana
(v.)=capsize ; somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
Ex: In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers. Ex: They somersaulted and looped the loop. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults. Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.
dar una vuelta en coche
(v.)=go out for + a drive.
Ex: There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
dar unos azotes
(v.)=spank.
Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
dar uso
(v.)=put to + use.
Ex: Use to which the information system will be put impinges upon most of the earlier issues, but there are elements of the nature of use which can be considered in their own right.
dar uso a
(v.)=make + use of.
Ex: The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators.
dar valor
(v.)=imbue with + value ; give + value ; add + value.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis. Ex: The only reason I like to give value to people, is that at the end of the day I always recesive more than I give. Ex: There are ways to add value to your home that might not have crossed your mind before.
dar vergüenza
(v.)=feel + shy.
Ex: Many times we may feel shy about making friends and hanging out with people our own age.
dar vida
(v.)=imbue with + life ; animate ; bring to + life.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis. Ex: HotJava animates documents through the use of 'applets': small application programs that can be written to support many different tasks. Ex: This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.
dar vida a
(v.)=jazz up ; brighten up ; give + life to.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring. Ex: Greg also gave renewed life to an older saying of Copinger, that 'bibliography is the grammar of literary investigation'.
dar vida a Algo
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to life.
Ex: A prerequisite to bring all these wonderful concepts such as knowledge servers, multimedia collections and the virtual library to life, is or wil be the use of digital formats in the library.
dar vigor
(v.)=energise [energize, -USA].
Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
dar vitalidad
(v.)=vitalise [vitalize, -USA].
Ex: The article has the title 'The semester system and the need for vitalizing the college libraries'.
dar vueltas
(v.)=whirl ; wind ; mill around ; twirl ; gyrate ; spin ; roll.
Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay. Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool. Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds. Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck. Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle. Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction. Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
dar vueltas a un manubrio
(v.)=crank + a handle ; crank ; turn + a crank ; turn + a handle ; crank + a lever.
Ex: The lantern can be powered by cranking the handle or by 4 AA batteries. Ex: Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions. Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion. Ex: Turning the handle makes the motor act as a generator, producing a small voltage. Ex: Clothes were washed by cranking the lever on the left side back and forth, moving an agitator inside the washer.
dar vueltas a una manivela
(v.)=crank + a handle ; crank ; turn + a crank ; turn + a handle ; crank + a lever.
Ex: The lantern can be powered by cranking the handle or by 4 AA batteries. Ex: Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions. Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion. Ex: Turning the handle makes the motor act as a generator, producing a small voltage. Ex: Clothes were washed by cranking the lever on the left side back and forth, moving an agitator inside the washer.
dar vueltas como un trompo
(v.)=go around and around.
Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
dar vueltas sin avanzar
(v.)=go (a)round in + circles.
Ex: This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems.
dar vueltas y vueltas
(v.)=go around and around.
Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
dar zapatazos
(v.)=stomp ; stamp + Posesivo + feet ; stomp + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor. Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle. Ex: 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.
dar ánimos
(v.)=give + a word of encouragement ; hearten.
Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition. Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
dar énfasis
(v.)=give + emphasis ; place + stress ; give + stress.
Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities. Ex: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake. Ex: On the other hand, he has given equal stress to the two chief uses which have normally been made of such analytical work.
dar énfasis a
(v.)=place + emphasis on.
Ex: Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.
dar ímpetu
(v.)=lend + force ; give + impetus.
Ex: The scale of computerization lends new force to the arguments in favour of centralized cataloguing. Ex: Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.
dar órdenes
(v.)=boss.
Ex: At what age should a parent should stop bossing and start letting a person make their own decisions?.
dardo
(n.)=dart.
Ex: Darts and snooker have both become favourite television programmes in society today.
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* diana de dardos=dartboard.
* tablero de dardos=dartboard.

darle a Algo/Alguien la apariencia de
(v.)=give + Nombre + the appearance of.
Ex: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.
darle a Alguien carta blanca
(v.)=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
Ex: The chief librarian was given a blank cheque to get the library back on its feet.
darle a Alguien donde le duele
(v.)=get it + in the teeth.
Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
darle a Alguien en la boca
(v.)=get it + in the teeth.
Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
darle a Alguien un cachete detrás de la oreja
(v.)=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
Ex: She had thrown a bone to it and her mother clipped her on the ear for feeding the mutt.
darle a Alguien un cheque en blanco
(v.)=give + Nombre + a blank cheque.
Ex: The chief librarian was given a blank cheque to get the library back on its feet.
darle a Alguien un manotazo detrás de la oreja
(v.)=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
Ex: She had thrown a bone to it and her mother clipped her on the ear for feeding the mutt.
darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable
(v.)=make + Nombre + flinch.
Ex: This selfish attitude of some librarians make me flinch sometimes.
darle a la botella
(v.)=booze.
Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.
darle a la lengua
(v.)=shoot + the breeze ; shoot + the bull ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack ; yammer.
Ex: While they eat, they shoot the breeze, telling tall tales and talking about the guy who just left. Ex: I wish him well in his retirement, he always seemed like the kind of guy you could talk sports with or just shoot the bull. Ex: Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson. Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below. Ex: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre
. Ex: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school. Ex: I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling. Ex: The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.
darle a la manivela de arranque
(v.)=turn + a crank.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.
darle al palique
(v.)=gas.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.
darle alas a Alguien
(v.)=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
Ex: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.
darle caña
(v.)=hurry up ; get + a move on ; put + pressure on ; give it + some welly.
Ex: Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon. Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public. Ex: I'll give it some welly and see how it goes.
darle caña a
(v.)=have + a go at ; get + stuck into.
Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence. Ex: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien
(v.)=knock + spots off + Nombre.
Ex: They have the potential to knock spots off the private sector and it is about time people in the country realised that.
darle el puntillazo
(v.)=nail it.
Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo
(v.)=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
darle la razón a Alguien
(v.)=side in + Posesivo + favour.
Ex: If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.
darle la vuelta a la tortilla
(v.)=turn + the tables (on) ; turn it + all (a)round.
Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse. Ex: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.
darle largas
(v.)=play + Nombre + along.
Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
darle largas a Algo
(v.)=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally.
Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet. Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on. Ex: When it comes to volcanoes, there's no time to dilly-dally. Ex: Their faces show the stern resolve and strength of people who have no time to shilly-shally.
darle sentido a
(v.)=make + sense from/out of.
Ex: Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
darle sopas con hondas a Alguien
(v.)=knock + spots off + Nombre.
Ex: They have the potential to knock spots off the private sector and it is about time people in the country realised that.
darle un buen repaso a Alguien
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
Ex: Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.
darle un repaso a
(v.)=buff up on ; brush up on.
Ex: The author also displays a need to buff up on her mastery of today's street slang. Ex: The course targets people who would like to either like to brush up on their French or even learn French from scratch.
darle un repaso a Alguien
(v.)=school.
Ex: I felt like I was in boot camp being schooled by tough drill sergeants.
darle una interpretación
(v.)=give + interpretation.
Ex: People who have used cases in teaching know from experience that some person or persons will give an entirely new interpretation to case data and so will give a case a new twist.
darle una lección a Alguien
(v.)=school.
Ex: I felt like I was in boot camp being schooled by tough drill sergeants.
darle una paliza a Alguien
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the cleaners ; give + Nombre + a beating ; school.
Ex: Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses. Ex: The crowd of citizens overtook the tramp and proceeded to give him a beating that will leave a lasting impression. Ex: I felt like I was in boot camp being schooled by tough drill sergeants.
darle vueltas a
(v.)=dwell on/upon.
Ex: One of the best things you can do for your peace of mind is to learn how to stop dwelling on the errors of the past.
darle vueltas a Algo
(v.)=mull over ; agonise over [agonize, -USA].
Ex: Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon. Ex: Am I the only person NOT agonising over what they ate/got/didn't eat for Christmas?.
darle vueltas a la idea
(v.)=toy with ; toy with + idea of.
Ex: For some years people have toyed with the pleasing vision of the end-user in need of information turning to his terminal and running off any search in 5 minutes, with total recall and splendid precision. Ex: I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images.
darle vueltas a la idea de
(v.)=flirt with + the idea of.
Ex: An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology.
darle vueltas a un asunto
(v.)=chew + the cud.
Ex: On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.
darle vueltas a un problema
(v.)=puzzle over + problem.
Ex: By coincidence, I'm puzzling over this same problem right now.
darle vueltas a una idea
(v.)=toss around + idea.
Ex: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
darse
(v.)=appear ; occur ; bump.
Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work. Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames. Ex: While boarding a helicopter today Barack Obama misjudged either his height or the size of the door and bumped his head.
darse (muchos) aires
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo.
Ex: They give themselves such airs, they are the most conceited creatures in the world and think themselves of so much importance!. Ex: He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
darse a
(v.)=lend + Reflexivo + to ; be into.
Ex: It is true that post-coordinate indexing lends itself well to a depth indexing policy, to the statement of sub-themes in documents in addition to the main theme. Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
darse a la fuga
(v.)=flee ; lam (it) ; go into + hiding ; make + a quick getaway ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique. Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country. Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons. Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step. Ex: When the lad heard it he got frightened, and took to his heels as though he were running a race. Ex: She ran off to take out the appropriate protection order against Mr. Pants, considering his intent to kill her. Ex: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
darse a los demás
(v.)=give of + Reflexivo.
Ex: In every community there are a select few individuals who give tirelessly of themselves to make the community better for all residents.
darse aires
(v.)=strut.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
darse aires de grandeza
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo.
Ex: They give themselves such airs, they are the most conceited creatures in the world and think themselves of so much importance!. Ex: He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
darse aires de importancia
(v.)=get on + Posesivo + high horse.
Ex: They will get on their high horse and ride roughshod over anything that gets in their way.
darse con un canto en los dientes
(v.)=count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky ; consider + Reflexivo + lucky.
Ex: Yet Mills & Boon editors admit that if they can find three or four really good new writers a year they count themselves lucky. Ex: Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence. Ex: Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
darse con/contra
(v.)=bump into.
Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
darse cuenta
(v.)=become + aware ; dawn on ; detect ; perceive ; find ; note ; make + aware ; come to + realise ; wise up ; reach + understanding ; eye + catch ; strike + home ; suss (out) ; hit + home ; twig ; come to + the realisation.
Ex: For the first time now he became aware that he was being watched. Ex: It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself. Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy. Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information. Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated. Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections. Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment. Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively. Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource. Ex: There was no other way that William could just then express the understanding he had clearly reached that some books are impossible to read. Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip. Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year. Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons. Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. Ex: Sometimes the police tolerated them for a bit but sometimes they came down on them like a ton of bricks as soon as they twigged what they were up to. Ex: So today I just came to the realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
darse cuenta de
(v.)=be aware of ; be cognisant of ; realise [realize, -USA] ; sense ; wake up to ; sink in ; become + cognisant of ; see through.
Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved. Ex: The second aspect of institutional behavior we need to be cognizant of involves the notion the further institutions move into their life-cycles, the more they demonstrate the characteristics of a closed system. Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions. Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it. Ex: A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something. Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in. Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!. Ex: It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.
darse cuenta de todo
(v.)=pick up on + everything.
Ex: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
darse cuenta de un problema
(v.)=alight on + problem.
Ex: One problem on which Kaiser alighted was that many processes can be further analysed into a concrete and a process.
darse cuenta del peligro que
(v.)=see + the danger that.
Ex: Being thus convinced of the value of good books, librarians were also quick to see the potential danger that 'bad' books held for the nation.
darse de baja de una suscripción
(v.)=unsubscribe.
Ex: This paper provides basic instructions on how to subscribe to electronic mailing lists, how to post messages and how to unsubscribe, along with tips for the beginner.
darse el capricho de
(v.)=indulge in.
Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
darse el caso que + Indicativo
=happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo.
Ex: So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'. Ex: During a trip to Italy, he chanced to see a production of Cavalleria.
darse el gusto de
(v.)=indulge in.
Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
darse el gusto de comprar
(v.)=splurge on.
Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
darse el lote
(v.)=snog ; neck ; make out.
Ex: The portrayal of gay people is usually sexual and lewd and this film is a good example where men are having quickies and snogging in public. Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way. Ex: They were caught making out in Boston train station.
darse el lujo de
(v.)=splurge on.
Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
darse golpes de pecho
(v.)=beat + Posesivo + breast.
Ex: Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.
darse golpes en el pecho
(v.)=beat + Posesivo + breast.
Ex: Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.
darse la gran vida
(v.)=live it up ; live + the high life.
Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal. Ex: Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.
darse la mano
(v.)=join + hands ; shake + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: The ability of the profession to meet the library service needs of the next generation requires that library educators and practitioners join hands in educational programmes. Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
darse la vuelta
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + back.
Ex: But as soon as she turned her back he got up and grabbed the knife he had and stabbed her in the back.
darse media vuelta
(v.)=turn on + Posesivo + heel.
Ex: Having said he disagreed with the idea, he turned on his heel and hastened away.
darse por afortunado
(v.)=count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky ; consider + Reflexivo + lucky.
Ex: Yet Mills & Boon editors admit that if they can find three or four really good new writers a year they count themselves lucky. Ex: Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence. Ex: Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
darse por aludido
(v.)=take + things personally ; take + a hint ; take + things personally ; get + a hint.
Ex: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient. Ex: The problem with dropping hints to insensitive people is they usually don't take the hint. Ex: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient. Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.
darse por derrotado
(v.)=sound + note of defeat.
Ex: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
darse por vencido
(v.)=throw in + the towel ; throw in/up + the sponge.
Ex: No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled. Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
darse prisa
(v.)=hurry ; hurry up ; get on + Posesivo + running shoes ; shake + a leg ; hot-foot it to ; make + haste ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; put + Posesivo + skates on ; get + Posesivo + skates on ; get + a move on.
Ex: By systematic, step-by-step consideration free from the pressure to hurry to the next waiting individual, the number of false assumptions can be minimized. Ex: Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!. Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it. Ex: Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast. Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up. Ex: Lastly, get thou to the apothecary and make haste with a purified protein derivative. Ex: We were often told to 'rattle our dags' as kids when we were getting ready to go out somewhere. Ex: The commission asked the legislators to get a wiggle on, start making changes now. Ex: So it looks like we will have to put our skates on to get there on time. Ex: But the future is just around the corner and we have to get our skates on. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
darse prisa con calma
=make + haste slowly.
Ex: An ancient Roman poet once oddly admonished his readers to 'make haste slowly,' and a modern American one asked above all to learn 'to sit still'.
darse un apretón de manos
(v.)=clasp + hands.
Ex: They clasped hands with a perfect understanding.
darse un atracón
(v.)=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on) ; stuff + Posesivo + face.
Ex: Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table. Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight. Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoess.
darse un batacazo
(v.)=come + a cropper.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
darse un baño de sol
(v.)=sunbathe.
Ex: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.
darse un cabezazo
(v.)=bonk + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.
darse un capricho
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + a treat ; spoil + Reflexivo.
Ex: Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself. Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
darse un chapuzón
(v.)=take + a dip.
Ex: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife.
darse un descanso
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + a break ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Give yourself a break; don't give the hacker one. Security breaches'. Ex: While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.
darse un festín de
(v.)=feast on.
Ex: The author reports work since 1991 on building information carnivores, which intelligently hunt and feast on herbivores in Unix, on the Internet, and on the WWW.
darse un garbeo
(v.)=mosey ; go for/on + a recce.
Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes. Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
darse un golpe
(v.)=bonk.
Ex: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
darse un gusto
(v.)=spoil + Reflexivo ; give + Reflexivo + a treat.
Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money. Ex: Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself.
darse un lujo
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + a treat ; spoil + Reflexivo.
Ex: Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself. Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
darse un paseo
(v.)=go for + a walk.
Ex: It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
darse un porrazo
(v.)=come + a cropper ; bonk.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper. Ex: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
darse un respiro
(v.)=lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
Ex: But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes. Ex: While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.
darse un susto de muerte
(v.)=jump out of + Posesivo + skin.
Ex: It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.
darse un tortazo
(v.)=come + a cropper.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
darse una comilona
(v.)=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on).
Ex: Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table. Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
darse una leche
(v.)=come + a cropper.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
darse una situación más esperanzadora
(v.)=sound + a note of hope.
Ex: A note of hope was sounded in Australia with women occupying many senior posts.
darse una transacción económica
(n.)=cash + change hands.
Ex: However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.
darse una tripotada
(v.)=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on).
Ex: Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table. Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
darse una vacante
(v.)=occur + vacancy.
Ex: What we will do is to transfer the people that are now working on maintaining the catalog to the vacancies occurring throughout the library.
darse una vuelta
(v.)=go for/on + a recce ; go for + a walk.
Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills. Ex: It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
darviniano
(adj.)=Darwinian.
Ex: They viewed the international economy as a Darwinian battle for survival, but were not isolationists.

darvinista
(adj.)=Darwinian.
Ex: They viewed the international economy as a Darwinian battle for survival, but were not isolationists.

dasaire
(n.)=slap in the face.
Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.

data
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* data pen=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* Data Resources Inc.=Data Resources Inc..
* DATA STAR=DATA STAR.
* Mead Data Central=Mead Data Central.

data pen
(n.)=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
datable
(adj.)=datable [dateable].
Ex: Data warehouses have the attraction that they are repositories of stable and datable information but considerable harm could be done to the integrity of the electronic record if used inappropriately.

datación
(n.)=dating.
Ex: 90% of the examples considered were poplar, which has too few growth rings to permit dating.
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* datación por carbono 14=radiocarbon dating ; carbon dating.
* datación por comparación=crossdating.
* datación por hidratación de obsidiana=obsidian hydration dating.
* datación por radiocarbono=radiocarbon dating ; carbon dating.

datación por carbono 14
(n.)=radiocarbon dating ; carbon dating.
Ex: Also shown is how archaeology, as represented by radiocarbon dating, relates to other subjects. Ex: The value of abstracting services which cover carbon dating is examined.
datación por comparación
(n.)=crossdating.
Ex: This study examines the use of crossdating to determine the dates of death of coniferous trees in subalpine forests.
datación por hidratación de obsidiana
(n.)=obsidian hydration dating.
Ex: Obsidian hydration dating is a geochemical method of determining age in either absolute or relative terms of an artifact made of obsidian.
datación por radiocarbono
(n.)=radiocarbon dating ; carbon dating.
Ex: Also shown is how archaeology, as represented by radiocarbon dating, relates to other subjects. Ex: The value of abstracting services which cover carbon dating is examined.
datar
(v.)=date.
Ex: The overdues should be printed the same day this function is run so that they are properly dated.
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* datar de=date back to + Expresión Temporal ; date from + Expresión Temporal ; date + as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
* datar por carbono 14=radiocarbon date.
* datar por radiocarbono=radiocarbon date.

datar de
(v.)=date back to + Expresión Temporal ; date from + Expresión Temporal ; date + as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The roots of these problems data back to the 60s' with a failure to establish an efficient centralised information system. Ex: Lithography as a printing process dates from the 19th century. Ex: Citation indexing originated with 'tables of cases cited', which date at least as far back as 1743.
datar por carbono 14
(v.)=radiocarbon date.
Ex: One of these contained an inhumation which was radiocarbon dated to the Iron Age.
datar por radiocarbono
(v.)=radiocarbon date.
Ex: One of these contained an inhumation which was radiocarbon dated to the Iron Age.
dataware
(n.)=dataware.
Nota: Bases de datos comerciales con información, como, por ejemplo, bases de datos en CD-ROM..
Ex: A dramatic change in handling serials has been brought about by the availability of adequate and affordable hardware, software and dataware.

datilera
(n.)=date palm.
Ex: Jaggery is a specific type of sugar popular in India, normally manufactured from either sugar cane or date palms.
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* palmera datilera=date palm.

dato
(n.)=attribute value ; data element ; data item ; datum [data, -pl.] ; fact ; value ; piece of information.
Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.
Ex: The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.
Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprise of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.
Ex: Thus, having entered the authority datum correctly once, we could be sure that no matter how many bibliographic records used it they would all do so with mechanical consistency.
Ex: Other data bases, which may be described as non-bibliographic, and are sometimes known as data banks, store actual facts and figures and text.
Ex: A good initial value for this field will start the system off with a good guess so that claims for missing issues are not unreasonable at the beginning.
Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.
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* alimentar datos=populate.
* almacenamiento de datos=data storage.
* añadir datos=make + additions.
* archivo de datos=database [data base].
* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento=material (or type of publication) specific details area.
* área de datos matemáticos=mathematical data area.
* auditoría de datos=data auditing ; data audit.
* banco de datos=data bank [databank] ; factual data bank.
* banco de datos factual=factual data bank.
* banco de datos terminológico=terminological data bank.
* basado en los datos=data-driven.
* basado en un gestor de bases de datos=DBMS-based.
* base de datos=data bank [databank] ; database [data base] ; database software.
* base de datos automatizada=computer database ; computer-held database ; computerised database ; machine-readable database.
* base de datos bibliográfica=bibliographic database.
* base de datos bibliográfica de resúmenes=abstracts based bibliographic database.
* base de datos catalográfica=catalogue database.
* base de datos completa=full-provision database.
* base de datos con información confidencial=intelligence database.
* base de datos cruzada=cross database.
* base de datos de acceso mediante suscripción=subscription database.
* base de datos de autoridades=authority database.
* base de datos de carburantes=TULSA.
* base de datos de documentos primarios=source database.
* base de datos de documentos secundarios=reference database.
* base de datos de dominio público=public domain database.
* base de datos de educación=ERIC.
* base de datos de imágenes=image database ; image bank.
* base de datos de investigación=research database.
* base de datos del gobierno de USA=CRECORD ; FEDREG.
* base de datos de lógica difusa=fuzzy database.
* base de datos de medicina=MEDLINE.
* base de datos de negocios=business database.
* base de datos de pago=subscription database.
* base de datos de patentes=WPI.
* base de datos de propiedades=properties database.
* base de datos de referencia=reference database.
* base de datos de referencia a especialistas=referral database.
* base de datos de registros de catálogo=catalogue record database.
* base de datos de texto=text-oriented database ; text database.
* base de datos de texto completo=full text database.
* base de datos de texto libre=free text database.
* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico=niche database.
* base de datos distribuida=distributed database.
* base de datos en CD-ROM=CD-ROM database.
* base de datos en disco óptico=optical disc database.
* base de datos en estado original=raw database.
* base de datos en línea=online database.
* base de datos estadística=statistical database.
* base de datos externa=external database.
* base de datos factual=factual database.
* base de datos interna=in-house database.
* base de datos jurídica=legal database.
* base de datos multimedia=multimedia database.
* base de datos no bibliográfica=non-bibliographic database.
* base de datos numérica=numeric database ; numerical database.
* base de datos relacional=relational database.
* base de datos residente=resident database.
* base de datos terminológica=terminology database.
* bloque de datos=data bloc.
* bloque funcional de datos codificados=coded information block.
* búfer de datos=data buffer.
* bus de datos=databus.
* búsqueda de datos=fact-finding.
* campo de datos=datafield.
* capturar datos=capture + data.
* centro de datos=data centre.
* codificación de datos=data-coding [data coding].
* con datos no pertinentes=dirty .
* conjunto de datos=data set [dataset].
* contaminación de datos=data contamination.
* corrupción de datos=data corruption.
* creación de depósitos de datos=data warehousing.
* creador de bases de datos=database producer.
* dar datos de=give + details of.
* dato concreto=hard fact.
* datos=data [datum, -sing.] ; details ; figure.
* datos bibliográficos=bibliographic data ; bibliodata.
* datos biográficos=biodata.
* datos concretos=specifics, the.
* datos concretos y reales=hard data.
* datos de contacto=contact details.
* datos de entrada=input data.
* datos de la tarjeta de crédito=credit card details.
* datos demográficos=demographics.
* datos desagregados por sexo=gender-disaggregated data.
* datos empíricos=empirical data.
* datos en bruto=raw data.
* datos en estado bruto=raw facts.
* datos en propiedad=property data.
* datos erróneos=dirty data.
* datos estadísticos=statistics ; statistical data.
* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca=library records ; library statistics.
* datos factuales=factual data.
* datos legibles por máquina=machine-readable data.
* datos numéricos=numerical data.
* datos personales=personal details.
* datos privados=property data.
* de lectura de datos=data-capture.
* depósito de datos=data warehouse.
* depuración de datos=data cleaning.
* descubrimiento de datos=data mining.
* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos=knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).
* directorio de empresas en base de datos=company directory database.
* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos=store.
* distribuidor de bases de datos=host system.
* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea=online vendor.
* EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos)=EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
* entrada de datos=data entry ; input ; inputting.
* entrada de datos sólo una vez=one-time entry.
* estructura de datos=data structure.
* extracción inteligente de datos=data mining.
* fichero de salida de datos=communication output file.
* gestión de bases de datos=database management.
* gestión de datos=data handling.
* gestor de bases de datos=DBMS system.
* gestor de bases de datos relacionales=relational database management system.
* grupo de datos=data set [dataset].
* hoja con los datos básicos para Hacer Algo=data sheet [datasheet].
* hoja de toma de datos=checklist [check-list] ; data sheet [datasheet].
* impreso de recogida de datos=enquiry form ; inquiry form.
* industria de las bases de datos=database industry.
* inserción de datos=input.
* instrumento de recogida de datos=data collection instrument.
* introducción de datos utilizando un teclado=keypunching.
* introducir datos=key + data.
* introducir datos en el ordenador=input.
* introducir datos partiendo de cero=enter from + scratch.
* introductor de datos en un ordenador=inputter.
* limpieza de datos=data cleaning.
* lista de datos=fact finder.
* localización de datos=addressing.
* manipulación de datos=data manipulation.
* memoria intermedia de datos=data buffer.
* memorizar datos=memorise + facts.
* meta base de datos=meta-database.
* migración de datos=data migration.
* minería de datos=data mining.
* modo de introducción de datos=input mode.
* montar una base de datos=mount + database.
* norma de entrada de datos=input standard.
* operación sobre datos=data manipulation.
* operario de entrada de datos=data entry operator.
* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos=data entry and validation package.
* pérdida de datos=data loss.
* personal de proceso de datos=operation staff.
* preparación de los datos=data preparation.
* procesamiento de datos=data processing.
* procesamiento de datos numéricos=number-crunching.
* proceso de datos=data processing ; transaction processing.
* productor de bases de datos=database producer.
* programa de gestión de bases de datos=database management software.
* protección de datos=data protection.
* prototipo para el proceso de datos=data modelling.
* proveedor de bases de datos=database provider.
* recabar datos=solicit + data.
* recoger datos=collect + data.
* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas=collect + statistics.
* recogida de datos=data collection ; data gathering [data-gathering] ; fact-gathering ; reporting ; data collecting.
* salida de datos=output.
* sistema de proceso de datos=data processing system.
* Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas (ISDS)=ISDS (International Serials Data System).
* suministrar datos=furnish + details.
* suministro de datos=reporting.
* tecla de borrado de datos=ERASE INPUT key.
* tecla de introducción de datos=ENTER key.
* técnico encargado del proceso de datos=data-processing professional.
* tiempo de descarga de datos=download time ; latency.
* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente=bursty traffic.
* transformación de datos=data transformation.
* transmisión de datos=data-flow ; data transfer ; data transmission.
* tratamiento de datos=transaction processing.
* unidad de datos=unit of data.
* verificación de los datos=fact checking.
* vía de transmisión de datos=data pathway ; pathway.

dato concreto
(n.)=hard fact.
Ex: To speak of books as 'new products for the market' sounds crassly commercial, but is nevertheless a hard fact of book-trade life.
datos
(n.)=data [datum, -sing.] ; details ; figure.
Ex: Statistical tabular and numerical abstract are a means of summarising numerical data, which may be presented in its original format in a tabular form. Ex: With minimum authorization, details of the circulation and order records are not displayed. Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings.
datos bibliográficos
(n.)=bibliographic data ; bibliodata.
Ex: Another interesting data base is BOOKS-INFO, a file of bibliographic data on books in print, from Brodart Inc. Ex: Biobibliometrics has been defined as a quantitative and analytical method for discovering and establishing functional relationships between biodata and bibliodata elements.
datos biográficos
(n.)=biodata.
Ex: Biobibliometrics has been defined as a quantitative and analytical method for discovering and establishing functional relationships between biodata and bibliodata elements.
datos concretos
=specifics, the.
Ex: Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways.
datos concretos y reales
=hard data.
Ex: These results indicate a general lack of awareness of the need for hard data as a basis for rationalising planning and development in the information sector.
datos de contacto
(n.)=contact details.
Ex: Contact details of suppliers of the materials used are given.
datos de entrada
=input data.
Ex: Also, if a simple algorithm for the generation of index entries can be stated then additional entries and references can be printed by computer, using the primary index string as input data.
datos de la tarjeta de crédito
(n.)=credit card details.
Ex: She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.
datos demográficos
(n.)=demographics.
Ex: Given similar demographics (age, size, and user population), to what extent do community hospital libraries differ in collection content?.
datos desagregados por sexo
(n.)=gender-disaggregated data.
Ex: The official document calls for the collection & improvement of gender-disaggregated data because of their importance for planning & evaluating means of achieving women's empowerment.
datos empíricos
(n.)=empirical data.
Ex: The author presents empirical data in order to assess the degree of inaccuracy due to this phenomenon.
datos en bruto
=raw data.
Ex: This project will benefit LC by supplying raw data relating to transaction loads and costs.
datos en estado bruto
=raw facts.
Ex: The most successful brokers will be flexible and provide intelligence rather than raw facts and data.
datos en propiedad
(n.)=property data.
Ex: The author describes the design, structure, and use of numeric data bases for property data derived from photochemistry, photophysics, and radiation chemistry.
datos erróneos
=dirty data.
Ex: This article 'The dark side of online information dirty data' discusses the problem of product defects (or dirty data) in on-line data bases.
datos estadísticos
=statistics ; statistical data.
Ex: Management information is available for loan statistics. Ex: Librarians must assess community needs by compiling a community profile based upon sources of local statistical data and administering questionnaires to community workers and those people living in the community.
datos estadísticos de la biblioteca
(n.)=library records ; library statistics.
Ex: In recent years many US states have passed laws protecting the confidentiality of library records. Ex: The Machlup article about scarcity of library statistics leaves a false impression, for academic librarians collect many useful statistics.
datos factuales
=factual data.
Ex: Primary literature, secondary literature, numerical and factual data will all be represented.
datos legibles por máquina
=machine-readable data.
Ex: A suitable framework for the citation of microforms, patents, machine-readable data, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials is the ISBD(G).
datos numéricos
=numerical data.
Ex: Primary literature, secondary literature, numerical and factual data will all be represented.
datos personales
(n.)=personal details.
Ex: Two computer discs holding the personal details of all families in the UK with a child under 16 have gone missing.
datos privados
(n.)=property data.
Ex: The author describes the design, structure, and use of numeric data bases for property data derived from photochemistry, photophysics, and radiation chemistry.
dañado
(adj.)=impaired.
Ex: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.
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* dañado por las inundación=flood-damaged.

dañado por las inundación
(adj.)=flood-damaged.
Ex: The museum restored many of its flood-damaged books by a process involving freezing, exposure to a vacuum equivalent to an altitude of 200,000 ft.
dañar
(v.)=damage ; impair ; cause + erosion ; injure ; do + harm.
Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
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* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien)=damage + credibility.
* dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo)=impair + credibility.
* dañarse=hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo.
* que no daña el medio ambiente=environmentally sound ; environmentally friendly ; eco-friendly.

dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien)
(v.)=damage + credibility.
Ex: Sloppy reference work and lack of verification effort inevitably result in damaging a librarian's credibility with other librarians from whom assistance may be sought.
dañar la credibilidad (de Alguien/Algo)
(v.)=impair + credibility.
Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.
dañarse
(v.)=hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo.
Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
dañino
(adj.)=crippling ; injurious ; disruptive ; baneful.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.
Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
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* animal dañino=pest.

daño
(n.)=damage ; harm ; taint ; harmdoing.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".
Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.
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* caso por daños y perjuicios=damages case.
* causar daño=do + harm ; be injurious ; cause + damage ; cause + harm ; cause + hurt ; bring + harm ; inflict + damage.
* causar daño corporal=cause + injury.
* causar daño material=cause + material injury.
* causar daños=cause + erosion.
* causar graves daños a=bring + ruin to.
* causarse daño=bring + disaster on.
* compensación por daños y perjuicios=liquidated damages.
* daño a la propiedad=damage to property.
* daño causado por el agua=water damage.
* daño causado por el fuego=fire damage.
* daño causado por el humo=smoke damage.
* daño consiguiente=consequential damage.
* daño corporal=bodily injury ; bodily harm ; physical injury.
* daño económico=financial damage.
* daño físico=bodily harm ; physical injury.
* daño material=material damage.
* daño no material=immaterial damage.
* daño producido por las condiciones ambientales=environmental damage.
* daños colaterales=collateral damage.
* daños corporales=personal injury.
* daños estructurales=structural damage.
* daños y perjuicios=consequential damage.
* demandar por daños y perjuicios=sue for + damage.
* hacer daño=do + harm ; hurt.
* hacerse daño=get + hurt ; hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo.
* indemnización por daños y perjuicios=compensatory damages.
* mitigar el daño=minimise + damage ; alleviate + damage.
* ocasionar daño=inflict + damage.
* paliar el daño=minimise + damage.
* proteger de daños=protect from + damage.
* reclamar daños=claim + damages.
* reparar daños=repair + the damage ; remedy + the damage.
* reparar un daño=right + a wrong ; make + amends (for/to) ; make it up to.
* sin causar daño=harmlessly.
* subsanar daños=remedy + the damage ; repair + the damage.
* sufrir daños=suffer + damage ; suffer + harm ; come to + harm.

daño a la propiedad
(n.)=damage to property.
Ex: Early warnings that quickly reach those at risk can substantially reduce loss of life and damage to property.
daño causado por el agua
(n.)=water damage.
Ex: Water damage was the main problem with 10 per cent of holdings affected.
daño causado por el fuego
(n.)=fire damage.
Ex: The library was plundered for its electronic equipment, and later suffered severe fire damage from the shelling.
daño causado por el humo
(n.)=smoke damage.
Ex: This article describes the damage caused to the library by a fire in a reception room, including furniture and fittings and smoke damage to the 19th century collection of monographs.
daño consiguiente
(n.)=consequential damage.
Ex: Swets is not responsible for any consequential damages caused in any way by the preceding items for which you are solely responsible = Swets no es responsable de cualquier daño consiguiente causado de cualquier forma por los elementos anteriores de los que sólo usted es responsable.
daño corporal
(n.)=bodily injury ; bodily harm ; physical injury.
Ex: This includes the liability for all bodily injury, material or immaterial damage, caused to any third party within the framework of their commercial activity. Ex: A singer from a girl band has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform partners she was HIV positive. Ex: The first thing you want to do at the scene of the accident is to make sure that you and any passengers you have in your vehicle have no physical injuries.
daño económico
(n.)=financial damage.
Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
daño físico
(n.)=bodily harm ; physical injury.
Ex: A singer from a girl band has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform partners she was HIV positive. Ex: The first thing you want to do at the scene of the accident is to make sure that you and any passengers you have in your vehicle have no physical injuries.
daño material
(n.)=material damage.
Ex: This includes the liability for all bodily injury, material or immaterial damage, caused to any third party within the framework of their commercial activity.
daño no material
(n.)=immaterial damage.
Ex: This includes the liability for all bodily injury, material or immaterial damage, caused to any third party within the framework of their commercial activity.
daño producido por las condiciones ambientales
(n.)=environmental damage.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
daños colaterales
(n.)=collateral damage.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
daños corporales
(n.)=personal injury.
Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.
daños estructurales
(n.)=structural damage.
Ex: Researchers say that the hearts of persons suffering from high blood pressure are more likely to suffer structural damage.
daños y perjuicios
(n.)=consequential damage.
Ex: Swets is not responsible for any consequential damages caused in any way by the preceding items for which you are solely responsible = Swets no es responsable de cualquier daño consiguiente causado de cualquier forma por los elementos anteriores de los que sólo usted es responsable.
de
=across ; in respect for ; of ; off ; out of ; from ; featuring.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.
Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: However, out of the enormous abundance of information produced, only 50% is new while the rest is redundant.
Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.
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* abogado de oficio=legal aid.
* actuar de otro modo=do + otherwise.
* alabanza de boquilla=lip service.
* alabar de boquilla=give + lip service.
* autorizado de antemano=pre-authorised [pre-authorized, -USA].
* cambiar de una vez a otra=change from + time to time ; vary + from time to time.
* comenzar de nuevo=start + all over again.
* de pies a cabeza=through and through.
* de ... a=through.
* de abajo hacia arriba=bottom-up.
* de abolengo=well-born.
* de abordo=in-flight.
* de absorción=absorptive.
* de acá para allá=back and forth ; to and fro.
* de acceso público=publicly accessible.
* de acceso rápido=fast-access.
* de acceso restringido=closed access.
* de acción=action-centered.
* de acompañante=in tow.
* de actitud=attitudinal.
* de actuación=for action.
* de actualidad=topical.
* de acuerdo=okay ; granted ; all right ; in concert ; in agreement ; okeydokey! [okidoki] ; in consort ; fair enough.
* de acuerdo con=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; in harmony with ; in accordance with ; in concert with ; in keeping with ; in line with ; in step with ; in tune with ; by ; pursuant to ; in concurrence with ; based on ; in agreement with ; as far as + Sujeto + Verbo ; in consonance with ; in accord with ; judging by ; to judge by ; in conformity with ; according to ; in + Posesivo + view ; judging from.
* de acuerdo con el tema=thematically.
* de acuerdo con este documento=hereunder.
* de acuerdo con esto=accordingly.
* de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres=on a string search basis.
* de acuerdo con la estación del año=seasonally.
* de acuerdo con la ley=according to law.
* de acuerdo con la sabiduría popular=according to folklore.
* de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia=in the trend towards.
* de acuerdo con + Nombre=going on + Nombre ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo=according to + Posesivo + pocket.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + habilidades=according to + Posesivo + lights ; to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión=according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer=by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + plan(es)=according to + Posesivo + plan(s).
* de acuerdo con + Pronombre=in + Posesivo + opinion ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de adaptación=adaptive.
* de â€ frica=African.
* de Africa occidental=West African.
* de agua=water-based.
* de aguas profundas=deep-sea.
* de ahí=therefrom.
* de ahí que=hence.
* de ahora en adelante=from now on ; from this point on ; from now onward(s).
* de Alaska=Alaskan.
* de Albania=Albanian.
* de alcance estatal=nationwide [nation-wide].
* de alcance nacional=nationwide [nation-wide].
* de alcohol=spirit-based.
* de alguna forma=in one way or another ; one way or another ; in some way ; somehow.
* de alguna manera=in some sense ; in some way ; somehow ; in any sense ; some way.
* de alguna otra forma=in any other way.
* de algún modo=in any way [in anyway] ; somehow ; after a fashion ; in some form ; some way ; in some way.
* de algún modo + Adjetivo=otherwise + Adjetivo.
* de algún modo u otro=of some sort.
* de algún tiempo a esta parte=for some time now.
* de algún tipo=of some description.
* de algún tipo u otro=of some sort.
* de alta alcurnia=well-born.
* de alta cuna=well-born.
* de alta densidad=high-density.
* de alta energía=high energy.
* de alta fidelidad=hi-fi.
* de alta mar=offshore ; sea-going ; ocean-going.
* de alta potencia=high power.
* de alta presión=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
* de alta productividad=high-performance.
* de alta resistencia=heavy-duty.
* de alta tecnología=high-tech ; high-technology.
* de alta tensión=heavy-current.
* de alta velocidad=high-speed.
* de alto abolengo=well-born.
* de alto ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* de alto contenido calorífico=high-calorie.
* de alto nivel=of a high order ; high level [high-level] ; high-powered.
* de alto rango=high-ranking ; highly placed ; top-ranking.
* de alto rendimiento=high-performance ; heavy-duty.
* de altos vuelos=high-flying ; high-powered.
* de alto voltaje=high-voltage.
* de altura=high ; top-notch.
* de altura regulable=height-adjustable.
* de aluvión=alluvial.
* de ámbito estatal=statewide [state-wide].
* de amplio alcance=broad in scope.
* de antaño=of old ; age-old ; old-time ; of yore ; of olden days ; of yesteryear ; bygone ; gone by.
* de antemano=in advance (of) ; beforehand.
* de antes de la guerra=pre-war [prewar].
* de antigua generación=low-end.
* de antiguo=from time immemorial.
* de apariencia=cosmetic.
* de apariencia engañosa=meretricious.
* de apariencia extraña=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de apariencia interesante=interesting-looking.
* de aplicación específica=special-purpose.
* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador=hardware-based.
* de aplicación general=general-purpose ; of general application.
* de apoyo=enabling ; supportive.
* de aprovechamiento=exploitative.
* de aquel entonces=of that day.
* de aquí para allá=back and forth.
* de aquí te espero=tremendous ; enormous ; humongous [humungous] ; gianormous.
* de Arabia Saudí=Saudi Arabian.
* de archivo=archival ; archive.
* de armas tomar=redoubtable.
* de arranque=bootable.
* de arriba abajo=from top to bottom ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* de arriba hacia abajo=top-down.
* de ascendencia + Adjetivo=of + Adjetivo + descent.
* de asesoramiento=consultative.
* de aspecto=looking.
* de aspecto antiguo=old-face.
* de aspecto complicado=complicated-looking.
* de aspecto delgado=lean-looking.
* de aspecto digno=dignified.
* de aspecto extraño=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto impresionante=impressive-looking.
* de aspecto interesante=interesting-looking.
* de aspecto nuevo=new-looking.
* de aspecto peculiar=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto poco profesional=botched-up.
* de aspecto profesional=professional-looking.
* de aspecto raro=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto ruinoso=run-down.
* de aspecto solemne=dignified.
* de atar=blithering.
* de atención básica=preattentive.
* de atención primaria=preattentive.
* de atrás=rear.
* de atrás para adelante=back and forth.
* de aupa=royal.
* de autocarga=self-loading.
* de autodescarga=self-unloading.
* de autodesprecio=self-deprecating.
* de autogestión=self-managing.
* de autoprotección=self-protective.
* de autosuficiencia=self-satisfied.
* de avanzada edad=advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* de baja calidad=poor in detail ; low-grade [lowgrade] ; low-quality ; third rate [third-rate] ; low-end ; trashy .
* de baja estatura=short in stature.
* de baja fundición=low-melt.
* de baja fusión=low-melt.
* de baja graduación=low-ranking.
* de baja intensidad=low-intensity [low intensity].
* de baja ralea=ignoble.
* de bajísima calidad=shoddy .
* de bajo consumo=low energy.
* de bajo contenido calorífico=low-calorie.
* de bajo contenido en grasas=low fat.
* de bajo crecimiento=low-growing.
* de bajo esfuerzo=low-effort.
* de bajo nivel=lower-level ; low-level ; low-ranking.
* de bajo precio=low-priced.
* de bajo rango=low-ranking.
* de bajo riesgo=low-risk.
* de balde=for free.
* de barrio=neighbourhood-based.
* de base popular=grassroots [grass-roots].
* de bienvenida=salutatory.
* de boca en boca=word-of-mouth ; by word of mouth.
* de bochorno=muggy .
* de bodas=bridal.
* de Boole=Boolean.
* de bote en bote=packed to capacity ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; densely packed ; packed ; packed to the rafters ; loaded to the gunwales.
* de broma=humorously ; teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* de bronce=brass.
* de buena calidad=good-quality.
* de buena disposición=good-natured.
* de buena fama=of good repute.
* de buena fe=bona fide ; in good faith.
* de buena gana=fain.
* de buena manera=good-humouredly ; good-humoured.
* de buena reputación=of good repute.
* de buenas=on good terms.
* de buenas a primeras=right off the bat ; suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that.
* de buena vecindad=neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
* de buena voluntad=in good faith.
* de buen corazón=kind-hearted ; good-hearted ; big-hearted.
* de buen grado=willing ; good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; good-naturedly ; with good nature ; fain.
* de buen gusto=tasteful ; fain.
* de buen humor=good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; in good humour.
* de buenos modales=well-mannered ; mild-mannered.
* de buen vecino=neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
* de buen ver=good looking.
* de bulla y corriendo=in a rush.
* de caballo=huge ; humongous [humungous] ; massive ; gianormous.
* de cabo a rabo=lock, stock and barrel ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; through and through.
* de cachondeo=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* de cada día=day to day [day-to-day].
* de cada + Número + veces + Número=Número + times out of + Número.
* de caderas anchas=wide-hipped.
* de cajón=no-brainer.
* de calidad=authoritative ; qualitative ; quality ; well-made ; high-end ; quality assured ; value-added ; first-rate.
* de calidad inferior=low-grade [lowgrade] ; substandard [sub-standard] ; low-end.
* de calidad media=middle-ranking.
* de calidad superior=best-quality ; top quality.
* de camino=on the way ; while we're at it.
* de camino a=en route for ; on + Posesivo + way to ; en route to ; on the way to.
* de camino al trabajo=on the way to work.
* de campo=free-range ; free-ranging.
* de campos fijos=fixed-field.
* de campus=campus-wide [campuswide].
* de canto=edgeways ; edgewise.
* de capa caída=at a low ebb ; in (the) doldrums.
* de capa y espada=cloak-and-dagger ; swashbuckling.
* de capirote=blithering.
* de capital importancia=momentous ; of cardinal importance.
* de cara a=face-to-face [face to face] ; facing.
* de cara a las elecciones=pork-barrel.
* de carácter=in character.
* de carácter público=state-owned ; government-owned ; state-run ; government-run ; publicly owned [publicly-owned] ; publicly supported ; publicly held.
* de carga automática=self-loading.
* de carga frontal=front-loaded.
* de carga superior=top-loaded.
* de carne=meaty .
* de carne y hueso=flesh-and-blood.
* de carretilla=by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
* de castigo=punitive.
* de casualidad=by accident ; by a fluke ; by chance ; accidentally ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by luck.
* de Catar=Qatari.
* de categoría superior=ranking.
* de causas desconocidas=idiopathic ; of unknown intent.
* de cera=waxen.
* de cerámica=ceramic.
* de cerca=at close range ; at close quarters ; at point-blank range.
* de cerdo=porky .
* de chiripa=by a fluke ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by chance ; by luck.
* de chorra=jammy.
* de cierto tipo=of a sort ; of sorts.
* de cinco años=five yearly [five-yearly].
* de cinco días de duración=five-day.
* de cinco estrellas=5-star [five-star] ; five-star.
* de cinco meses de duración=five-month-long.
* de civil=in plain clothes.
* de clase baja=low-class.
* de clasificación=classificatory.
* de clausura=cloistered.
* de clausura de congreso=end-of-conference.
* de cobre=cupric.
* de cojones=badass.
* de colegas=collegial ; buddying.
* de Colombia=Colombian.
* de color=coloured [colored, -USA] ; non-white [nonwhite] ; full-colour ; in colour.
* de color apagado=drably.
* de color azul acerado=steel blue ; steel blue.
* de color ceniza=ashy .
* de color crema=creamy ; creamy ; cream-coloured.
* de color de bronce=brassy.
* de color de rosa=rose-coloured ; rose-tinted.
* de colores=full-colour ; multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
* de colores extravagantes=crazy-coloured.
* de colores vivos=colourful [colorful, -USA].
* de color grisáceo=drably.
* de colorines=brightly coloured.
* de color marroncillo=brownish tinged.
* de color pardusco=drably.
* de color rojo=red-coloured.
* de color verde botella=bottle green.
* de color verde oscuro=bottle green.
* de color y textura parecidos al carbón=carbonaceous.
* de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal=earliest + Expresión Temporal.
* de cómo=as to how.
* de compañeros=collegial.
* de complemento=on the side.
* de complicidad=knowing.
* de comportamiento=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
* de comportamiento impecable=prim and proper.
* de conceptos=concept-based.
* de conceptos múltiples=multiple-concept.
* de conducta=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
* de confianza=reliable ; trusted ; trusting ; reputable.
* de confirmación=confirmatory.
* de conformidad con=in compliance with ; in keeping with.
* de conformidad con eso=accordingly.
* de conífera=coniferous.
* de construcción básica=brick and frame.
* de construcción sólida=solidly-built.
* de consulta fácil=scannable.
* de consulta mediante órdenes=command-based.
* de consumo=consumptive.
* de contenido enriquecido=content-enriched.
* de contrabando=bootleg.
* de contrapunto=contrapuntal.
* de Corea=Korean.
* de Corea del Sur=South Korean.
* de corral=free-range ; free-ranging.
* de corta duración=short term [short-term].
* de corta estatura=short in stature.
* de corte + Adjetivo=of a + Adjetivo + nature.
* de corte bajo=low-cut.
* de cosecha propia=home-grown [home grown/homegrown].
* de costa a costa=coast-to-coast.
* de costado=sideways ; edgewise ; edgeways.
* de coste cero=zero-cost.
* de costumbre=usual ; usually.
* de creación=authorial.
* de creciente importancia=of growing importance.
* de crecimiento continuo=steadily growing.
* de crecimiento desparramado=straggly .
* de crecimiento más rápido=fastest-growing.
* de crecimiento rápido=fast-growing ; fast-evolving.
* de cría intensiva=battery-caged.
* de crianza intensiva=battery-caged.
* de Crimea=Crimean.
* de cristal=glass.
* de crucial importancia=crucially important.
* de cualquier forma=in any event ; in any way [in anyway] ; in any case ; in any way at all.
* de cualquier forma posible=in any and all ways.
* de cualquier manera=anyhow ; higgledy-piggledy ; willy-nilly ; in any way at all ; in any way [in anyway].
* de cualquier modo=however ; either way.
* de cualquier modo que=howsoever.
* de cualquier tipo=in any way [in anyway] ; in all forms.
* de cuando en cuando=every once in a while ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again.
* de cuatro días de duración=four-day.
* de cuatro estrellas=four-star.
* de Cuba=Cuban.
* de cuerpo blando=soft-bodied.
* de cuerpo largo=long-bodied.
* de dedos ligeros=fleet-fingered.
* de deficiente calidad=poor-quality ; of poor quality.
* de delante=front.
* de delante hacia atrás=front to back ; fore and aft.
* de densidad doble=double-density.
* de dentro hacia fuera=inside outwards.
* de derechas=right-wing.
* de derecho=de jure [iure].
* de derecho pero no de hecho=in name only.
* de desarrollo=developmental.
* de desarrollo autónomo=self-evolving.
* de desarrollo rápido=fast-evolving.
* de descarga automática=self-unloading.
* de descargo=exonerating ; exculpatory.
* de desconexión=cut-off.
* de descubrimiento reciente=newly-discovered.
* de desecho=discarded.
* de desempate=tie-breaker [tiebreaker] ; tie-breaking [tiebreaking].
* de desguace=written-off.
* de despedida=valedictory.
* de día=in the daytime ; during the daytime ; during daytime.
* de día a día=from day to day.
* de diámetro=in diameter.
* de diario=everyday.
* de día y de noche=day and night ; night and day.
* de dientes de sable=sabre-toothed.
* de dientes grandes=large-toothed.
* de dientes largos=long-toothed.
* de dientes mellados=gap-toothed.
* de dientes separados=gap-toothed.
* de diesel=diesel-powered.
* de diferente modo=differently.
* de diferentes niveles=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
* de diferentes tonalidades de gris=grey scale [gray scale].
* de difícil explicación=defy + explanation.
* de difícil solución=intractable.
* de dinero=well-to-do ; well-off.
* de dirección=directorial ; administrative.
* de diseño abierto=open-plan ; open-planned.
* de diversa índole=kaleidoscopic ; of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
* de diversos tipos=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
* de diverso tipo=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
* de doble cara=double-hinged ; double-sided.
* de doble filo=double-edged.
* de doble hoja=double-hinged.
* de doble sentido=double-edged ; two-way.
* de doble uso=dual-use.
* de dolor=in pain.
* de dominio público=publicly owned [publicly-owned].
* de donde=whence ; whence ; from whence.
* ¿de dónde si no...?=where else...? ; where else...?.
* de dos caras=two-sided ; two-faced.
* de dos días de duración=two-day [2-day].
* de dos en dos=two at a time ; pairwise.
* de dos letras=two-letter.
* de dos niveles=two-tier.
* de dos páginas=two-page.
* de dos partidos políticos=bipartisan [bi-partisan].
* de dos patas=two-legged.
* de dos piernas=two-legged.
* de dos pies=two-legged.
* de dos plantas=two-storey [two-story].
* de dos tonalidades=bitonal.
* de dos tonos=bitonal.
* de dos volúmenes=two-volume.
* de duelo=in mourning.
* de duración limitada=timebound [time-bound].
* de Ecuador=Ecuadorian.
* de edad=elderly.
* de edad avanzada=over the hill ; advanced in years ; advanced in life
de (tal) forma que
=so that.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
de (tal) manera que
=so that.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
de (un) golpe
=at one blow ; in one lump ; at one whack ; at one pull ; in one shot ; in one action ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; all at once ; all at once ; at a clip ; at a stroke.
Ex: This approach eliminates, at one blow, both the problems which exercise the designer of a pre-co-ordinate index, that is citation order and reference structure. Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Ex: Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!. Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color. Ex: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Ex: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke.
de + Lugar
=in + Lugar.
Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.
de + Número + a + Número
=Número + through + Número ; of + Número + to + Número.
Ex: Program function keys 13 through 24, if available, can be used like PF5 through PF12 to save command chains. Ex: A gap of ten to twelve years is to be expected.
de + Número + años de edad
=aged + Número.
Ex: Craig Duff, aged 57 and a tenured professional librarian at the associate professor rank, had worked at the Medical Center library for 29 years.
de + Número + días de duración
(adj.)=Número + day-long.
Ex: The institute comprised 6 day-long sessions and was made up of librarians, parents of young children, and directors of early education centres.
de + Número + plantas
=Número + story.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.
de + Posesivo + gusto
=of + Posesivo + choice ; of + Posesivo + choosing.
Ex: Libraries and information services should support the right of users to seek information of their choice. Ex: Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.
de + Posesivo + propia boca
=straight from the horse's mouth.
Ex: Well, if you wondered just how far along Iran was in developing a nuclear weapon, we heard it straight from the horse's mouth yesterday.
de + Posesivo + propiedad
(n.)=personal property.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.
de + Posesivo + época
=of + Posesivo + day.
Ex: This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.
de ... a
=through.
Ex: For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.
de Africa occidental
=West African.
Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.
de Alaska
(adj.)=Alaskan.
Ex: Ethnolinguistic misrepresentations of the Alaskan native languages are mirrored in the Library of Congress system of cataloguing and classification.
de Albania
(n./adj.)=Albanian.
Ex: In Sicily, several towns were founded or repopulated by the Albanians, who in Sicilian records were often described as 'Greeks'.
de Arabia Saudí
=Saudi Arabian.
Ex: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, which contracts for management of military hospitals, responded to the libraries' needs for more complete and extensive journal holdings.
de Boole
(adj.)=Boolean.
Ex: In its role in formulating search profiles, weighted term logic may be introduced either as a search logic in its own right, or as a means of reducing the search output from a search whose basic logic is Boolean.
de Catar
(n./adj.)=Qatari.
Ex: A Qatari man is facing charges of raping a Filipino housemaid, when she was 17, on her very first day of employment in his house.
de Colombia
(adj.)=Colombian.
Ex: This article gives a description of reference service in Colombian university libraries along with brief remarks about library education in Colombia.
de Corea
(adj.)=Korean.
Ex: Data derived from studies of Philippine scientists and Korean mathematicians do suggest that place of publication may exert some influence on citation behaviour.
de Corea del Sur
(n./adj.)=South Korean.
Ex: The author examines the increasing output of South Korean government publications in social science titles.
de Crimea
(n./adj.)=Crimean.
Ex: This brief book helps to fill the gap in good contemporary literature on the Crimean Tartar problem.
de Cuba
(adj.)=Cuban.
Ex: Apart from periodical articles, no other types of Cuban documents were found to get worldwide recognition as they are not generally included in the international databases = Se encontró que, aparte de los artículos de las publicaciones periódicas, ningún otro tipo de publicación cubana recibe reconocimiento mundial debido a que generalmente no están incluidas en las bases de datos internacionales.
de Ecuador
(n./adj.)=Ecuadorian.
Ex: In 2000 there were 8941 Ecuadorians in Chicago, making them the fifth largest Latin American group in the city.
de Estonia
(adj.)=Estonian.
Ex: The library has contributed to the Estonian national retrospective bibliography, cooperated on research work with other libraries and contributed to various all-union and international catalogues and bibliographies.
de Europa del Este
=Eastern European.
Ex: He noted that the Eastern European markets are largely underdeveloped.
de Europa occidental
=Western-European ; West European.
Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view. Ex: The target groups were primarily adult Danes who needed to be kept informed of the market, but also West European children temporarily in Denmark.
de Galileo
(adj.)=Galilean.
Ex: Design paradigms presents a wide-ranging selection of examples of civil engineering which range from Roman columns to Galilean cantilevers.
de Gambia
(adj.)=Gambian.
Ex: This article examines events which led to the formation of the National Bibliographic Agency in the Gambia for the purpose of assigning ISBN and ISSN numbers to all Gambian publications.
de Glasgow
(adj.)=Glaswegian.
Ex: William Simpson (1823-189 9), a Glaswegian, was in effect the first war correspondent who sent back battlefield drawings of the Crimean War.
de Homero
(adj.)=Homeric.
Ex: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.
de Kenia
(adj.)=Kenyan.
Ex: Despite the problems, Kenyan publishing has a future.
de Liverpool
(n./adj.)=Liverpudlian.
Ex: There are a lot of Scandinavian words in the Liverpudlian dialect.
de Mesopotamia
(n./adj.)=Mesopotamian.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.
de Papua
(n./adj.)=Papuan.
Ex: During the phase of recovery from cerebral malaria a 32-year-old Papuan developed tics involving the face and shoulders.
de Prusia
(n./adj.)=Prussian.
Ex: In 1813, due to financial difficulties there was little uniformity in the Prussian army.
de Siberia
(adj.)=Siberian.
Ex: In this sense the book resembles one of Solzhenitsyn's novels about one good day in the life of one of Stalin's victims living out a wretched existence in a Siberian prison camp.
de Sicilia
(n./adj.)=Sicilian.
Ex: In Sicily, several towns were founded or repopulated by the Albanians, who in Sicilian records were often described as 'Greeks'.
de Singapur
(n./adj.)=Singaporean.
Ex: The Singaporean government has taken a large participatory role in the development of information technology throughout the country.
de Surinam
(adj.)=Surinamese.
Ex: This article summarises the results of field work on refugee and exile publishing in Western European countries focusing on Surinamese publishing in the Netherlands and Afghan and Iranian refugee publishing in West Berlin and Switzerland.
de Venezuela
(n./adj.)=Venezuelan.
Ex: Despite the country's oil wealt, 75 percent of Venezuelans are poor and 40 percent live in extreme poverty.
de Yemen
(n./adj.)=Yemeni.
Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
de Zimbabue
(n./adj.)=Zimbabwean.
Ex: This article presents a Zimbabwean librarian's impressions of a cultural visit to North Korea.
de abajo hacia arriba
=bottom-up.
Ex: Communication needs to be seen in a theological sense, replacing domination by bottom-up dialogue.
de abolengo
(adj.)=well-born.
Ex: In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de abordo
(adj.)=in-flight.
Ex: Starting on Oct. 2nd, 2006, the in-flight Internet service will be free of charge.
de absorción
(adj.)=absorptive.
Ex: Action to alleviate information inequity should be guided by more knowledge of the absorptive process that is unique to each cultural group.
de acceso público
=publicly accessible.
Ex: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.
de acceso restringido
(adj.)=closed access.
Ex: With closed access collections the choice of arrangement may present only limited problems, since the librarian will act as an intermediary between the stock and the user.
de acceso rápido
(adj.)=fast-access.
Ex: Data which are to be permanently stored in directly addressable, fast-access storage can be placed in ROM.
de acción
=action-centered.
Ex: This is not an action-centered, but a contemplative and feeling-centered novel.
de acompañante
=in tow.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
de actitud
(adj.)=attitudinal.
Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.
de actuación
=for action.
Ex: Guidelines for action are established that take account of the current economic and political situation in the Community.
de actualidad
(adj.)=topical.
Ex: Consequently, the Commission issues a constant stream of topical, glossy and usually free leaflets, pamphlets, booklets and magazines which aim to project a positive image of the European Community and its actions in a lively and popular style.
de acuerdo
=okay ; granted ; all right ; in concert ; in agreement ; okeydokey! [okidoki] ; in consort ; fair enough.
Ex: Okay, Wops are not Wops, they're Italians. Ex: Granted, performance evaluation may be an imperfect tool in personnel administration. Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'all right, I'll go over this afternoon'. Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users. Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable. Ex: Try a search for 'okeydokey' in these online resources. Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him. Ex: Today, Jarvis says something to the effect of, 'Fair enough -- I was just trying to stimulate discussion, but as digital media evolve it can happen anyway'.
de acuerdo con + Nombre
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; in harmony with ; in accordance with ; in concert with ; in keeping with ; in line with ; in step with ; in tune with ; by ; pursuant to ; in concurrence with ; based on ; in agreement with ; as far as + Sujeto + Verbo ; in consonance with ; in accord with ; judging by ; to judge by ; in conformity with ; according to ; in + Posesivo + view ; judging from.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users. Ex: The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles. Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs. Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas. Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies. Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time. Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'. Ex: This approach involves the establishment and communication of organizational goals, the setting of individual objectives pursuant to the organizational goals, and the periodic and then final review of performance as it relates to the objectives. Ex: In concurrence with the advent of what Anthony Oettinger called 'compunications', the fusion of computing and communication, we need to develop a new vision of a future for national libraries. Ex: Libraries will make judgements based on criteria such as better information resources, quicker answers, and more cost-effective services = Las bibliotecas tomarán decisiones de acuerdo con criterios tales como mejores recursos informativos, rapidez de respuesta y servicios más rentables. Ex: The findings of this study were in agreement with most similar studies of the journal literature of the humanities with one important exception. Ex: As far as he knew (and he had been with the library 37 years) subsequent boards had not changed the rule. Ex: New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs. Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included. Ex: The number of titles is expected to double within a relatively short period, judging by the enthusiasm expressed by the publishers. Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library. Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public. Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers). Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire. Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
de acuerdo con + Posesivo + bolsillo
=according to + Posesivo + pocket.
Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
de acuerdo con + Posesivo + habilidades
=according to + Posesivo + lights ; to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión
=according to + Posesivo + lights.
Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer
=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion.
Ex: In her view, it is high time for the plays by this versatile and prolific dramatist to begin elbowing their way into the American repertoire. Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
de acuerdo con + Posesivo + plan(es)
=according to + Posesivo + plan(s).
Ex: And, he plans to get rid of the Senate, all but a few, who will remain, according to his plans.
de acuerdo con + Pronombre
=in + Posesivo + opinion ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology. Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology. Ex: A civilized nation by his lights is one in which a chosen few get to live like kings and queens, comporting themselves as they see fit. Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights.
de acuerdo con el tema
=thematically.
Ex: The records have geographic names as keywords and are thematically indexed.
de acuerdo con este documento
=hereunder.
Ex: The plan does not stipulate the content of research and it sees research activities, hereunder libraries, as a whole.
de acuerdo con esto
=accordingly.
Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
de acuerdo con la búsqueda de cadenas de caracteres
=on a string search basis.
Ex: In systems where documents can be retrieved according to search keys on a string search basis few problems arise.
de acuerdo con la estación del año
=seasonally.
Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
de acuerdo con la ley
=according to law.
Ex: Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
de acuerdo con la sabiduría popular
=according to folklore.
Ex: According to folklore, natural aphrodisiacs may help to raise libido and increase desire.
de acuerdo con la tendencia hacia
=in the trend towards.
Ex: The library is located in a city with a very large state mental hospital that has been sharply downsized in the trend towards de-institutionalisation.
de acá para allá
=back and forth ; to and fro.
Ex: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
de adaptación
(adj.)=adaptive.
Ex: We can have intelligent information systems able to provide effective access to information depending on texts or documents through the autonomous, adaptive manipulation of concepts.
de agua
=water-based.
Ex: The teacher writes or draws directly on to the acetate roll covering the glass platen of the projector using a water-based pen.
de aguas profundas
(adj.)=deep-sea.
Ex: Scientists once thought that deep-sea volcanic vents were a rare occurrence.
de ahora en adelante
=from now on ; from this point on ; from now onward(s).
Ex: From now on we will refer to library catalogues simply as catalogues. Ex: From this point on in the text the Colon Classification will be referred to by the commonly used abbreviation CC. Ex: From now onwards you're going to spend most of your life at work so it's much better to be involved in something you love.
de ahí
=therefrom.
Ex: The author describes the complexities of some secondary source publications and the problems of information retrieval therefrom.
de ahí que
=hence.
Ex: Hence there is a vast range of different sizes and codings of marginal storage cards.
de alcance estatal
=nationwide [nation-wide].
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
de alcance nacional
=nationwide [nation-wide].
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
de alcohol
(adj.)=spirit-based.
Ex: The teacher may use pre-prepared acetate sheets home-produced using a spirit-based pen to ensure permanence.
de alguna forma
=in one way or another ; one way or another ; in some way ; somehow.
Ex: The majority of the articles reviewed deal with interloans (ILL) and public libraries in one way or another. Ex: One way or another we will need codes. Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way. Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
de alguna manera
=in some sense ; in some way ; somehow ; in any sense ; some way.
Ex: 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense. Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way. Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time. Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility. Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
de alguna otra forma
=in any other way.
Ex: The use of this method resulted in several interesting findings, the vast majority of which could not be documented in any other way = El uso de este método dio lugar a varios resultados interesantes, cuya gran mayoría no se podría haber obtenido de otra forma.
de algún modo
=in any way [in anyway] ; somehow ; after a fashion ; in some form ; some way ; in some way.
Ex: Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life. Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time. Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812. Ex: They ask for humorous plays, for plays with certain historical settings or for plays which incorporate music and singing in some form. Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast. Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
de algún modo + Adjetivo
=otherwise + Adjetivo.
Ex: Ambiguous words, and terms whose meaning is otherwise unclear, should be avoided.
de algún modo u otro
=of some sort.
Ex: Not all paper was watermarked but most medium-quality paper, and nearly all the fine, had watermarks of some sort.
de algún tiempo a esta parte
=for some time now.
Ex: The new Dewey area tables have been used for some time now in the BL's Bibliographic Services Division with relatively few problems.
de algún tipo
=of some description.
Ex: All the banks surveyed used scorecard models of some description, principally to ease blockages in information flow.
de algún tipo u otro
=of some sort.
Ex: Not all paper was watermarked but most medium-quality paper, and nearly all the fine, had watermarks of some sort.
de alta alcurnia
(adj.)=well-born.
Ex: In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de alta cuna
(adj.)=well-born.
Ex: In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de alta densidad
(adj.)=high-density.
Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
de alta energía
(adj.)=high energy.
Ex: The author characterizes librarians as flexible, collaborative, high energy, risk-taking visionaries.
de alta fidelidad
=hi-fi.
Ex: Hi-fi enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music prefer open-spool tape because it gives a better quality of reproduction than cassette.
de alta mar
(adj.)=offshore ; sea-going ; ocean-going.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration. Ex: The article 'State of the art in sea-going libraries' describes the library service on board the USS George Washington focusing on the layout, facilities, origins, and purpose. Ex: By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.
de alta potencia
(adj.)=high power.
Ex: Canada has led the world in the development of high power satellites for communications.
de alta presión
(adj.)=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
Ex: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car. Ex: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
de alta productividad
(adj.)=high-performance.
Ex: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.
de alta resistencia
(adj.)=heavy-duty.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
de alta tecnología
(adj.)=high-tech ; high-technology.
Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit. Ex: All kinds of viewpoints are heard in these meetings from information services in high-technology research establishments to ethnic libraries in Alaska.
de alta tensión
(adj.)=heavy-current.
Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.
de alta velocidad
(adj.)=high-speed.
Ex: The new technology provides full-motion, full-screen, and three dimensional motion graphics from a single compact disc as well as from other high-speed digital media.
de alto abolengo
(adj.)=well-born.
Ex: In Paris she found intellectual companionship in circles where artists and writers mingled with the rich and well-born.
de alto ahorro energético
(adj.)=energy-saving.
Ex: It was designed as a prototype integrating sophisticated energy-saving technologies and environmentally sound materials.
de alto contenido calorífico
(adj.)=high-calorie.
Ex: A lot of healthy food can also be high-calorie food.
de alto nivel
(adj.)=of a high order ; high level [high-level] ; high-powered.
Ex: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order. Ex: Online services have made it possible to offer high level services, with a small staff, to a demanding clientele for an acceptable cost. Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
de alto rango
(adj.)=high-ranking ; highly placed ; top-ranking.
Ex: A visitor who tours only prestigious libraries and meets high-ranking librarians is unlikely to help the oppressed democratise an unfair society. Ex: Rumors are one thing -- confirmation from a highly placed advisor to the government should be a different kettle of fish, altogether. Ex: To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
de alto rendimiento
(adj.)=high-performance ; heavy-duty.
Ex: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other. Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
de alto voltaje
(adj.)=high-voltage.
Ex: Apart from telecommunication applications, optical fibres are also used for transmitting signals in aircraft, in measuring instruments, in high-voltage installations, etc.
de altos vuelos
(adj.)=high-flying ; high-powered.
Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style. Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
de altura
(n.)=high ; top-notch.
Ex: Generally the main stock is shelved seven shelves high. Ex: I'd hate to see that happen because she's a top-notch worker.
de altura regulable
(adj.)=height-adjustable.
Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
de aluvión
(adj.)=alluvial.
Ex: Spray irrigation is prevalent on the lighter soils of the coastal area and drip irrigation is used on the alluvial soils of the interior valleys.
de amplio alcance
(adj.)=broad in scope.
Ex: The law is broad in scope.
de antaño
=of old ; age-old ; old-time ; of yore ; of olden days ; of yesteryear ; bygone ; gone by.
Ex: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old. Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions. Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience. Ex: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo. Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters. Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes. Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era. Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
de antemano
(adj.)=in advance (of) ; beforehand.
Ex: CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication. Ex: When possible expected interruptions should either be planned for or prevented beforehand.
de antes de la guerra
(adj.)=pre-war [prewar].
Ex: The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.
de antigua generación
(adj.)=low-end.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
de antiguo
=from time immemorial.
Ex: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.
de apariencia
(adj.)=cosmetic.
Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.
de apariencia engañosa
(adj.)=meretricious.
Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
de apariencia extraña
(adj.)=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects. Ex: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones.
de apariencia interesante
(adj.)=interesting-looking.
Ex: This is one of the most interesting-looking of the dwarf varieties.
de aplicación específica
(adj.)=special-purpose.
Ex: Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.
de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador
=hardware-based.
Ex: A few special-purpose computers, or hardware-based information-retrieval systems are beginning to enter the market.
de aplicación general
=general-purpose ; of general application.
Ex: Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers. Ex: This checklist's purpose is to list the most common laws of general application.
de apoyo
(adj.)=enabling ; supportive.
Ex: They were confined within, and even exhausted by, a study of what could be regarded as the enabling mechanics. Ex: Shelf arrangement and supportive guiding are important in information retrieval.
de aprovechamiento
(adj.)=exploitative.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.
de aquel entonces
=of that day.
Ex: The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849.
de aquí para allá
=back and forth.
Ex: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day.
de aquí te espero
(adj.)=tremendous ; enormous ; humongous [humungous] ; gianormous.
Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed. Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy. Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since. Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
de archivo
(n.)=archival ; archive.
Ex: The initial task of the Archive, which in 1960 had a stock of 521 archival files, was to complete the transfer of stock from other archival workplaces and to make its stock available to research workers. Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
de armas tomar
(adj.)=redoubtable.
Ex: The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.
de arranque
(adj.)=bootable.
Ex: To this end, the CD has to be bootable and you must change the computer's set-up.
de arriba abajo
=from top to bottom ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
Ex: Searching through a hierarchical structure moves from top to bottom. Ex: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Ex: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Ex: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.
de arriba hacia abajo
(adj.)=top-down.
Ex: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.
de ascendencia + Adjetivo
=of + Adjetivo + descent.
Ex: The project, completed in 1989, collected biobibliographic data on 7,30 Austrian authors of Jewish descent.
de asesoramiento
(adj.)=consultative.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
de aspecto
=looking.
Ex: Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy.
de aspecto antiguo
(adj.)=old-face.
Ex: From the 1840s there was a gradually quickening revival of interest in old-face romans.
de aspecto complicado
=complicated-looking.
Ex: Also, the mixed notation leads to complicated-looking class numbers containing a variety of symbols.
de aspecto delgado
(adj.)=lean-looking.
Ex: Their book 'History, Condition, and Management' included a disproportionately lean-looking chapter on early printed books.
de aspecto extraño
(adj.)=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects. Ex: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones.
de aspecto impresionante
=impressive-looking.
Ex: The search results can be edited, possibly to eliminate unwanted references, to make multiple copies, or perhaps to make a more impressive-looking report.
de aspecto interesante
(adj.)=interesting-looking.
Ex: This is one of the most interesting-looking of the dwarf varieties.
de aspecto nuevo
(adj.)=new-looking.
Ex: With the proper care, your granite or marble countertop will stay new-looking for years.
de aspecto peculiar
(adj.)=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects. Ex: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones.
de aspecto poco profesional
=botched-up.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
de aspecto profesional
(adj.)=professional-looking.
Ex: A word-processor will allow you to be more productive and issue professional-looking materials in a minimum amount of time.
de aspecto raro
(adj.)=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects. Ex: Of the scores of dolphin species, here are the most peculiar and odd-looking ones.
de aspecto ruinoso
=run-down.
Ex: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.
de aspecto solemne
(adj.)=dignified.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
de atar
(adj.)=blithering.
Ex: Never before have we seen such blithering incompetence.
de atención básica
(adj.)=preattentive.
Ex: We were interested in the impact of epilepsy and its treatment on preattentive cognitive functions and enrolled 107 subjects.
de atención primaria
(adj.)=preattentive.
Ex: We were interested in the impact of epilepsy and its treatment on preattentive cognitive functions and enrolled 107 subjects.
de atrás
(adj.)=rear.
Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.
de atrás para adelante
=back and forth.
Ex: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day.
de aupa
(adj.)=royal.
Ex: 'I just had a royal dressing down by Tilly'.
de autocarga
(adj.)=self-loading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.
de autodescarga
(adj.)=self-unloading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.
de autodesprecio
(adj.)=self-deprecating.
Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.
de autogestión
(adj.)=self-managing.
Ex: The new section was organized into 2 self-managing teams, each responsible for all its own functions from acquisitions through to cataloguing.
de autoprotección
(adj.)=self-protective.
Ex: The findings suggest that deviant behaviors are self-protective responses.
de autosuficiencia
(adj.)=self-satisfied.
Ex: The self-satisfied expression on his face was a proof of his certitude.
de avanzada edad
=advanced in years ; advanced in life.
Ex: It has been some time since he had the ability to construct anything as he is advanced in years now. Ex: Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life.
de baja calidad
(adj.)=poor in detail ; low-grade [lowgrade] ; low-quality ; third rate [third-rate] ; low-end ; trashy .
Ex: This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail. Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality. Ex: Low-quality information can be downright misleading or distorted. Ex: The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today. Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines. Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
de baja estatura
=short in stature.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.
de baja fundición
(adj.)=low-melt.
Ex: Low-melt glue sticks are specially formulated for low temperature use, and are not suitable for use with hot-melt guns.
de baja fusión
(adj.)=low-melt.
Ex: Low-melt glue sticks are specially formulated for low temperature use, and are not suitable for use with hot-melt guns.
de baja graduación
(adj.)=low-ranking.
Ex: Cambodia has slashed retirement age for low-ranking soldiers.
de baja intensidad
(adj.)=low-intensity [low intensity].
Ex: With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency.
de baja ralea
(adj.)=ignoble.
Ex: Some religions (e.g. Judaism) explicitly demand ignoble attitudes in their followers.
de bajo consumo
(adj.)=low energy.
Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
de bajo contenido calorífico
(adj.)=low-calorie.
Ex: Sometimes students need to prepare visual examples of competitive low-calorie food advertisements.
de bajo contenido en grasas
(adj.)=low fat.
Ex: For example in the U.S. a product labeled low fat must not contain more than 3 grams of fat per serving; and to be labeled fat free it must contain less than 0.5 grams of fat per serving.
de bajo crecimiento
(adj.)=low-growing.
Ex: The site is covered with low-growing myrtle and is surrounded by oak trees.
de bajo esfuerzo
(adj.)=low-effort.
Ex: The crock pot is one of the best tools for low-effort cooking, especially for meals designed to cook over several hours.
de bajo nivel
(adj.)=lower-level ; low-level ; low-ranking.
Ex: Absenteeism amongst lower-level students caused them to be dropped from the study. Ex: Low-level magnetic fields are used to deactivate and reactivate targets without damaging the contents of magnetic media such as audio and video tapes. Ex: Cambodia has slashed retirement age for low-ranking soldiers.
de bajo precio
(adj.)=low-priced.
Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
de bajo rango
(adj.)=low-ranking.
Ex: Cambodia has slashed retirement age for low-ranking soldiers.
de bajo riesgo
(adj.)=low-risk.
Ex: In both these cases, what is needed is the ability to provide a low-risk acces method.
de bajísima calidad
(adj.)=shoddy .
Ex: The records are not what they should be and very often they're just plain shoddy.
de balde
=for free.
Ex: In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.
de barrio
(adj.)=neighbourhood-based.
Ex: It is impossible to estimate the number of independent neighbourhood-based advice and information services currently in existence.
de base popular
(n.)=grassroots [grass-roots].
Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.
de bienvenida
(adj.)=salutatory.
Ex: His salutatory was at the same time a valedictory.
de boca en boca
=word-of-mouth ; by word of mouth.
Ex: This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on. Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
de bochorno
(adj.)=muggy .
Ex: Shorts have an appropriate time and a place for men, and one of those is a casual afternoon in the city on a muggy day.
de bodas
(adj.)=bridal.
Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.
de bote en bote
=packed to capacity ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; densely packed ; packed ; packed to the rafters ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author. Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs. Ex: The square was humble and nondescript, part of a maze of narrow streets and densely packed shops and houses. Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
de broma
=humorously ; teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations. Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru.
de bronce
(adj.)=brass.
Ex: Embedded in the head was a brass nut, and in the nut worked the spindle, a steel bar 60cm. long, of which the top 13 cm. were cut as a screw.
de buen corazón
(adj.)=kind-hearted ; good-hearted ; big-hearted.
Ex: To soften the blow, a kind-hearted librarian might produce an illustrated book on ostriches, or the text of the Hippocratic oath, or a copy of the original melodrama by George Hazelton, 'Sweeney Todd: the barber of Fleet Street'. Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed. Ex: But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.
de buen grado
=willing ; good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; good-naturedly ; with good nature ; fain.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future. Ex: Taking the interruption good-humoredly, he parenthetically noted that the audience 'may expect interruptions like that'. Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic. Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk. Ex: 'Here's your chance!' he smiled with entire good nature. Ex: 'I would fain go myself,' Edmund said, 'and see how matters stand, and try to communicate with Freda'.
de buen gusto
=tasteful ; fain.
Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books. Ex: 'I would fain go myself,' Edmund said, 'and see how matters stand, and try to communicate with Freda'.
de buen humor
=good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; in good humour.
Ex: Taking the interruption good-humoredly, he parenthetically noted that the audience 'may expect interruptions like that'. Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic. Ex: To keep your little child in good humour, you have to get down to his level.
de buen vecino
(adj.)=neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
Ex: They believe being neighbourly is an important and fulfilling part of life.
de buen ver
(adj.)=good looking.
Ex: Our library and some others have prevailed upon a local vendor to prepare good looking, durable packaging for cassettes which makes them perfectly accommodative to the ordinary bookshelves.
de buena calidad
(adj.)=good-quality.
Ex: The weight of a paper was more or less independent of quality, so that a good-quality writing paper and a poor-quality printing paper might both be light in weight.
de buena disposición
(adj.)=good-natured.
Ex: The illustrations were projected on a large screen and the children were able to see that it was a locus amoenus and a reflection of the character of the good-natured host.
de buena fama
=of good repute.
Ex: To have the reputation 'of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.
de buena fe
=bona fide ; in good faith.
Ex: The library in Brobdingnag was a private collection available to bona fide enquirers. Ex: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
de buena gana
=fain.
Ex: 'I would fain go myself,' Edmund said, 'and see how matters stand, and try to communicate with Freda'.
de buena manera
(adj.)=good-humouredly ; good-humoured.
Ex: Taking the interruption good-humoredly, he parenthetically noted that the audience 'may expect interruptions like that'. Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
de buena reputación
=of good repute.
Ex: To have the reputation 'of good repute', however, was powerful enough to acquit a person suspected of a crime or wrongful act.
de buena vecindad
(adj.)=neighbourly [neighborly, -USA].
Ex: They believe being neighbourly is an important and fulfilling part of life.
de buena voluntad
=in good faith.
Ex: If one side gives in on something, take it in good faith, don't take advantage of it, and be willing to yield something in return.
de buenas
=on good terms.
Ex: With one or two exceptions he is respected by the staff; however, of late most have found remaining on good terms with him to be something of a challenge.
de buenas a primeras
=right off the bat ; suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that.
Ex: I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat. Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted. Ex: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.
de buenos modales
(adj.)=well-mannered ; mild-mannered.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests. Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
de bulla y corriendo
=in a rush.
Ex: In a rush to computerize records, records managers may overlook the need to establish a sound basis for manual filing systems.
de caballo
(adj.)=huge ; humongous [humungous] ; massive ; gianormous.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH. Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since. Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed. Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
de cabo a rabo
=lock, stock and barrel ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; through and through.
Ex: They then moved out of London to a council house in Basingstoke and they still live in it, but they own it now, lock, stock and barrel. Ex: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Ex: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Ex: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.
de cachondeo
=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru.
de cada + Número + veces + Número
=Número + times out of + Número.
Ex: If in desperation they do ask at the library, nine times out of ten what they want takes no more than a minute or two to find.
de cada día
=day to day [day-to-day].
Ex: The latter is the viewpoint of those who are perhaps concerned about day to day maintenance of the equipment.
de caderas anchas
(adj.)=wide-hipped.
Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.
de cajón
(adj.)=no-brainer.
Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
de calidad
(adj.)=authoritative ; qualitative ; quality ; well-made ; high-end ; quality assured ; value-added ; first-rate.
Ex: Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter. Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document. Ex: This non-profit organisation was formed to promote quality library and information services. Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms. Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia. Ex: Do contact us to know how we may be able to help your business become more efficient by our quality assured products and solutions. Ex: Since then, SCI CD Edition has won accolades for its value-added features, sophistication, and flexibility. Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
de calidad inferior
(adj.)=low-grade [lowgrade] ; substandard [sub-standard] ; low-end.
Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality. Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The Wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien. Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
de calidad media
(adj.)=middle-ranking.
Ex: To Pakistan and India, Britain is just another middle-ranking European country that has little to offer compared with the US
.
de calidad superior
(n.)=best-quality ; top quality.
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers. Ex: The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.
de camino
=on the way ; while we're at it.
Ex: After all, with a husband not working, a child on the way, and the responsibility for mortgate payments, she could not afford to be without a job. Ex: While we're at it, let's get rid of locutions that imply that men are inherently better than women.
de camino a
=en route for ; on + Posesivo + way to ; en route to ; on the way to.
Ex: On the two main reading floors the user is encouraged physically to pass through the bookstacks en route for the perimeter reading areas. Ex: Interestingly enough, on his way to the 1877 London Conference, Green himself had paid a visit to the 'Manchester Reference Library'. Ex: The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards. Ex: It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.
de camino al trabajo
=on the way to work.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
de campo
(adj.)=free-range ; free-ranging.
Ex: An inherent problem with all egg production, whether free-range or battery-caged, is the disposal of unwanted male chicks at the hatchery. Ex: In a few cases, exposure to chicken faeces in an area frequented by free-ranging poultry is thought to have been the source of infection.
de campos fijos
(adj.)=fixed-field.
Ex: Dbase data bases are fixed-length, fixed-field files in which all records must contain the same fields and be of the same length.
de campus
=campus-wide [campuswide].
Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
de canto
=edgeways ; edgewise.
Ex: Another interesting observation is that this type of blade will be stiffer edgeways as well as sideways. Ex: It is a swirling abstract pattern made of ribbons of paper mounted edgewise on canvas.
de capa caída
=at a low ebb ; in (the) doldrums.
Ex: The state purchasing scheme for new literature was introduced at a time when imaginative writing was at a low ebb. Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.
de capa y espada
(adj.)=cloak-and-dagger ; swashbuckling.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data. Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.
de capirote
(adj.)=blithering.
Ex: Never before have we seen such blithering incompetence.
de capital importancia
=momentous ; of cardinal importance.
Ex: The new realities identified above are fraught with momentous implications = Las nuevas realidades identificadas más arriba están cargadas de implicaciones trascendentales. Ex: Humanitarian assistance is of cardinal importance for the victims of natural disasters and other emergencies.
de cara a
(adj.)=face-to-face [face to face] ; facing.
Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients. Ex: Under the Highway Safety Code, cyclists must ride on the street, facing traffic.
de cara a las elecciones
(adj.)=pork-barrel.
Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
de carga automática
(adj.)=self-loading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.
de carga frontal
(adj.)=front-loaded.
Ex: It is faster to wash your clothes with a top-loaded model than with the front-loaded version.
de carga superior
(adj.)=top-loaded.
Ex: It is faster to wash your clothes with a top-loaded model than with the front-loaded version.
de carne
(adj.)=meaty .
Ex: Natural diets based on raw meaty bones promote the health of pets, the human economy and the natural environment but, I admit, I used to believe the opposite.
de carne y hueso
(adj.)=flesh-and-blood.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.
de carretilla
=by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully. Ex: People sometimes become such creatures of habit doing things by heart that they fail to question and analyze and maybe even modify the way they do things. Ex: This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
de carácter
=in character.
Ex: The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.
de carácter público
(adj.)=state-owned ; government-owned ; state-run ; government-run ; publicly owned [publicly-owned] ; publicly supported ; publicly held.
Ex: We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection. Ex: Government-owned book depots can help to solve some problems. Ex: The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres. Ex: Both government-run programs and partially government-subsidized programs run by voluntary agencies such as Caritas and the YMCA are common. Ex: Publishers of publicly owned newspapers reported their chains placed more emphasis on generating revenue than publishers of privately owned newspapers. Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form. Ex: The article 'Time to climb off the fence' discusses the policy concerning publicly held data both in the USA and Europe.
de castigo
(adj.)=punitive.
Ex: If there are people who do not want to become whole individuals, influences more potent, persuasive or punitive than libraries will fail to alter them.
de casualidad
=by accident ; by a fluke ; by chance ; accidentally ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by luck.
Ex: Discoveries are sometimes made by accident; they are never made by the dismayed or disheartened = A veces los descubrimientos se hacen por casualidad y nunca por los abatidos o los desmotivados. Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke. Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
de categoría superior
(adj.)=ranking.
Ex: A ranking Saudi diplomat has asked for political asylum in France, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.
de causas desconocidas
=idiopathic ; of unknown intent.
Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence. Ex: Injuries were categorized as unintentional, intentional, or of unknown intent.
de cera
(adj.)=waxen.
Ex: He was deathly pale, just like a waxen image, and the red eyes glared with the horrible vindictive look which I knew so well.
de cerca
=at close range ; at close quarters ; at point-blank range.
Ex: The study described in this book examined at close range the experiences of 12 elementary school students. Ex: Horse riding holidays in Ireland are a great way to see the famous Irish countryside at close quarters. Ex: Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting a teenager to death, at point blank range in Pakistan.
de cerdo
(adj.)=porky .
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.
de cerámica
(adj.)=ceramic.
Ex: The advanced materials studied were those composites based on ceramic, boron, and carbon fibres = Los materiales avanzados estudiados eran los compuestos fibras de cerámica, de boro y de carbón.
de chiripa
=by a fluke ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by chance ; by luck.
Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him. Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
de chorra
(adj.)=jammy.
Ex: The Brazilians scored three jammy goals to take an early lead which never looked secure until they grabbed number 4 10 minutes from time
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de cierto tipo
=of a sort ; of sorts.
Ex: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable. Ex: In summary, accountability has been perceived by some as a threat of sorts.
de cinco años
=five yearly [five-yearly].
Ex: This catalogue has annual and five yearly cumulations.
de cinco días de duración
(adj.)=five-day.
Ex: In this five-day workshop we will play with the design and building of non-traditional interface solutions.
de cinco estrellas
(adj.)=5-star [five-star] ; five-star.
Ex: From en suite university rooms to 5-star hotels, there is a wide choice of accommodation to suit every budget. Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
de cinco meses de duración
(adj.)=five-month-long.
Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.
de civil
=in plain clothes.
Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
de clase baja
(adj.)=low-class.
Ex: It's considered rude, adolescent and low-class, but celebrities seem to have no shame about chomping on gum in public.
de clasificación
(adj.)=classificatory.
Ex: UDC is essentially a pragmatic scheme and, in many instances, pragmatic decisions override classificatory principles.
de clausura
(adj.)=cloistered.
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.
de clausura de congreso
(adj.)=end-of-conference.
Ex: This article presents a shortened version of a speech presented at the end-of-conference banquet, at the International Toy Libraries Conference, Toronto, May 87.
de cobre
(adj.)=cupric.
Ex: This article deals with the degradation of cellulose with ferric and cupric ions in a low-acid medium = Este artículo trata de la degradación de la celulosa con iones de hierro y cobre en un medio bajo en ácido.
de cojones
(adj.)=badass.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
de colegas
(adj.)=collegial ; buddying.
Ex: When professional librarians enter into a collegial form of government, peer review becomes an important part of the evaluation process. Ex: One practical outcome was a 'buddying' scheme where those with more experience in network use will support those with less.
de color
=coloured [colored, -USA] ; non-white [nonwhite] ; full-colour ; in colour.
Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber. Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections. Ex: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print. Ex: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.
de color apagado
=drably.
Ex: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.
de color azul acerado
(adj.)=steel blue ; steel blue.
Ex: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer. Ex: The buds have a steel-blue color before the flowers appear, which gives the plant the appearance of being in bloom longer.
de color ceniza
(adj.)=ashy .
Ex: Vanash is a moisturizer and groundbreaking solution to dry, chafed or ashy skin for both men and women.
de color crema
(adj.)=creamy ; creamy ; cream-coloured.
Ex: The paper was hand-made, rough-surfaced compared with modern book papers, and creamy or yellowish in colour. Ex: The paper was hand-made, rough-surfaced compared with modern book papers, and creamy or yellowish in colour. Ex: Usually cream-coloured taxis are available when the light on the top of the vehicle is flashing.
de color de bronce
(adj.)=brassy.
Ex: Located in an isolated section of the Southwest, Los Pasos sits under the brassy sun on a wide plain below a low range of hills.
de color de rosa
(adj.)=rose-coloured ; rose-tinted.
Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them. Ex: We always knew it but now it's official -- pet owners have rose-tinted views of their animals.
de color grisáceo
=drably.
Ex: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.
de color marroncillo
(adj.)=brownish tinged.
Ex: This article discusses what the causes of brownish tinged cervical mucus are.
de color pardusco
=drably.
Ex: Bare, drably painted walls are adorned with Union Jacks and posters of Oasis and other icons of the era.
de color rojo
(adj.)=red-coloured.
Ex: Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the redfish is one of a number of red-coloured scorpion fish.
de color verde botella
(adj.)=bottle green.
Ex: But it is the bottle-green icebergs that provoke the most interest, for it is not certain why they are green.
de color verde oscuro
(adj.)=bottle green.
Ex: But it is the bottle-green icebergs that provoke the most interest, for it is not certain why they are green.
de color y textura parecidos al carbón
(adj.)=carbonaceous.
Ex: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking.
de colores
(adj.)=full-colour ; multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
Ex: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print. Ex: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.
de colores extravagantes
(adj.)=crazy-coloured.
Ex: If you spotted some crazy-coloured hair and shaved heads yesterday it was all for a good cause.
de colores vivos
=colourful [colorful, -USA].
Ex: Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper.
de colorines
(adj.)=brightly coloured.
Ex: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.
de comienzos de + Expresión Temporal
(adj.)=earliest + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: It was an incredible day, a warm and benign day of earliest autumn.
de compañeros
(adj.)=collegial.
Ex: When professional librarians enter into a collegial form of government, peer review becomes an important part of the evaluation process.
de complemento
=on the side.
Ex: Enjoy the homemade chips on the side and wash it down with a draft beer.
de complicidad
=knowing.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
de comportamiento
=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
Ex: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.
de comportamiento impecable
(adj.)=prim and proper.
Ex: She plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of crime novels.
de conceptos
=concept-based.
Ex: As an alternative to word-oriented Boolean query language, Verity Inc.'s TOPIC software offers a concept-based retrieval system.
de conceptos múltiples
(n.)=multiple-concept.
Ex: These multiple-concept terms yield greater precision, but are associated with a rather larger indexing language and a higher likelihood of harmful scatter.
de conducta
=behavioural [behavioral, -USA].
Ex: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.
de confianza
(adj.)=reliable ; trusted ; trusting ; reputable.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly. Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers. Ex: Yet without this trusting support for the editorial expertise of the publishers such books could not be published at all. Ex: Plainly it is worth seeking both reputable suppliers and producers, since they have an interest in offering a sound product.
de confirmación
(adj.)=confirmatory.
Ex: Various special types of order may be created, eg urgent, on approval confirmatory.
de conformidad con
=in compliance with ; in keeping with.
Ex: Nevertheless, in compliance with government policy, the University has agreed to put 10,000 records through PICA in 1984. Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
de conformidad con eso
=accordingly.
Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
de construcción básica
(adj.)=brick and frame.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
de construcción sólida
(adj.)=solidly-built.
Ex: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.
de consulta fácil
(adj.)=scannable.
Ex: For instance, it is desirable that a scannable number of documents be listed under each heading in a catalogue.
de consulta mediante órdenes
=command-based.
Ex: Dialog have launched a Web portal offering information professionals a high speed alternative for users who access command-based databases via telnet or third party communications.
de consumo
(adj.)=consumptive.
Ex: This has made enhancement and customization more controllable and less consumptive of resources.
de contenido enriquecido
(adj.)=content-enriched.
Ex: Content-enriched access is defined as including information such as contents tables and book indexes, as well as standard bibliographic information, in a computerised system = El acceso de contenido enriquecido en un sistema automatizado se define como aquél que incluye información como, por ejemplo, sumarios e índices de libros además de la información bibliográfica normal.
de contrabando
(adj.)=bootleg.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
de contrapunto
(adj.)=contrapuntal.
Ex: This is a composer's tool that computes all possible combinations of contrapuntal lines given one or more initial lines and various constraints.
de conífera
(adj.)=coniferous.
Ex: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.
de corral
(adj.)=free-range ; free-ranging.
Ex: An inherent problem with all egg production, whether free-range or battery-caged, is the disposal of unwanted male chicks at the hatchery. Ex: In a few cases, exposure to chicken faeces in an area frequented by free-ranging poultry is thought to have been the source of infection.
de corta duración
=short term [short-term].
Ex: Whether this is a short term phenomenon or not, remains to be seen.
de corta estatura
=short in stature.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.
de corte + Adjetivo
=of a + Adjetivo + nature.
Ex: It can be of a physical nature, as a building is, or of a purely informational nature, as a television programme is.
de corte bajo
(adj.)=low-cut.
Ex: I only had one issue, because my dress was low cut and because I have the chest size of a 12 year old girl I looked simply ridiculous.
de cosecha propia
(adj.)=home-grown [home grown/homegrown].
Ex: Most media centers have not used AACR in the past but have followed their own home-grown rules.
de costa a costa
(adj.)=coast-to-coast.
Ex: In the mid-1980s, a large coast-to-coast network that interconnected many smaller networks was created.
de costado
=sideways ; edgewise ; edgeways.
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves. Ex: It is a swirling abstract pattern made of ribbons of paper mounted edgewise on canvas. Ex: Another interesting observation is that this type of blade will be stiffer edgeways as well as sideways.
de coste cero
(adj.)=zero-cost.
Ex: By contrast, the 80s and 90s will offer virtually zero-cost, highly reliable hardware but expensive software, unless a different approach to information processing is found.
de costumbre
=usual ; usually.
Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location. Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.
de creación
(adj.)=authorial.
Ex: Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low.
de creciente importancia
(n.)=of growing importance.
Ex: Of growing importance to libraries is the effective access to their catalogue by library patrons.
de crecimiento continuo
(adj.)=steadily growing.
Ex: The strategy is to maintain a steadily growing base line which can expand in better times.
de crecimiento desparramado
(adj.)=straggly .
Ex: Unfortunately I did not noticed that they had been flattened under some other plants by the snow and are now very straggly.
de crecimiento más rápido
=fastest-growing.
Ex: We cannot figure out why you haven't realized that soccer is the fastest-growing preferred sport of most children.
de crecimiento rápido
(adj.)=fast-growing ; fast-evolving.
Ex: Fixed location is difficult to maintain with a fast-growing collection. Ex: To deal with these fast-evolving mobile markets, unique skill sets are needed.
de crianza intensiva
(adj.)=battery-caged.
Ex: An inherent problem with all egg production, whether free-range or battery-caged, is the disposal of unwanted male chicks at the hatchery.
de cristal
(adj.)=glass.
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
de crucial importancia
(adj.)=crucially important.
Ex: Light-induced oxidation reactions are crucially important in the degradation of lignin.
de cría intensiva
(adj.)=battery-caged.
Ex: An inherent problem with all egg production, whether free-range or battery-caged, is the disposal of unwanted male chicks at the hatchery.
de cualquier forma
=in any event ; in any way [in anyway] ; in any case ; in any way at all.
Ex: In any event, those using the system will need to concern themselves with the general management of the data bases. Ex: Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life. Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group. Ex: We are not liable at all for any loss or damage which you might incur through your use of this site in any way at all.
de cualquier forma posible
=in any and all ways.
Ex: Retailers try to reach customers in any and all ways to sell products.
de cualquier manera
=anyhow ; higgledy-piggledy ; willy-nilly ; in any way at all ; in any way [in anyway].
Ex: This is a small service for the bold and resolute would find a way of escape anyhow: the faint-hearted and hesitant are those who need to be enticed into a wider world, and they are very numerous. Ex: A decision has to be made about whether the books will be displayed higgledy-piggledy or according to a plan. Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match. Ex: We are not liable at all for any loss or damage which you might incur through your use of this site in any way at all. Ex: Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life.
de cualquier modo
=however ; either way.
Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information. Ex: This mission may exist in the mind of one or more persons or actually be written on paper; either way, this subjective sense of 'why' is universally in place.
de cualquier modo que
=howsoever.
Ex: Howsoever intelligent we may be, or wealthy, or experienced, we all make mistakes.
de cualquier tipo
=in any way [in anyway] ; in all forms.
Ex: Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life. Ex: Another concern is to identify discrimination in all forms, and disparities in resources, programmes, and opportunities relating to women in librarianship.
de cuando en cuando
=every once in a while ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again.
Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library. Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve.
de cuatro días de duración
(adj.)=four-day.
Ex: The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.
de cuatro estrellas
(adj.)=four-star.
Ex: This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.
de cuerpo blando
(adj.)=soft-bodied.
Ex: Dwarf shrews are active throughout the year and feed primarily on insects, soft-bodied spiders, and other small invertebrates.
de cuerpo largo
(adj.)=long-bodied.
Ex: He was a tall, fat, long-bodied man, buttoned up to the throat in a tight green coat.
de cómo
=as to how.
Ex: Different disciplines have taken different approaches as to how to best study the social activities that take place in the various places frequented by the public = Diferentes disciplinas han seguido diferentes métodos de cómo estudiar mejor las actividades sociales que se llevan a cabo en los distintos lugares frecuentados por la gente.
de dedos ligeros
(adj.)=fleet-fingered.
Ex: I've heard this sonata played often, usually in a rather light and fleet-fingered fashion, and I had never liked it until I heard Horowitz's rendering.
de deficiente calidad
=poor-quality ; of poor quality.
Ex: Not all paper was watermarked, especially during the later hand-press period when much poor-quality printing paper was made without any marks. Ex: What's worse, the office supplies peddled by these bogus firms often are overpriced and of poor quality.
de delante
(adj.)=front.
Ex: In the end I decided to go for a detachable front section that is bolted .
de delante hacia atrás
=front to back ; fore and aft.
Ex: Then he began pushing his hand through his hair, front to back, front to back. Ex: The carriage assembly ran horizontally fore and aft between the cheeks, about 75 cm.
de densidad doble
(adj.)=double-density.
Ex: To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.
de dentro hacia fuera
=inside outwards.
Ex: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
de derechas
(n.)=right-wing.
Ex: The criterion for book selection is thus user demand rather than left- or right-wing cultural preferences.
de derecho
=de jure [iure].
Ex: OSI is a de jure standard, formally approved by an official standards-making body and often having the status of a law or treaty.
de derecho pero no de hecho
=in name only.
Ex: Appointments for research leaves and tenure are still unavailable to some librarians who seem to be faculty in name only.
de desarrollo
(adj.)=developmental.
Ex: This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.
de desarrollo autónomo
=self-evolving.
Ex: This definition embodies a simple key to creating a self-evolving content-rich medium where connections link the reader to dictionary-like explanations.
de desarrollo rápido
(adj.)=fast-evolving.
Ex: To deal with these fast-evolving mobile markets, unique skill sets are needed.
de descarga automática
(adj.)=self-unloading.
Ex: It is one of only a handful of hay trailers on the market that is self-loading as well as self-unloading.
de descargo
(adj.)=exonerating ; exculpatory.
Ex: The men were freed because exonerating evidence was found. Ex: This article deals with the criminal law's treatment of exculpatory and inculpatory mistakes.
de desconexión
=cut-off.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
de descubrimiento reciente
(adj.)=newly-discovered.
Ex: A newly-discovered document establishes the birth date of the artist as 1827.
de desecho
(adj.)=discarded.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
de desempate
(adj.)=tie-breaker [tiebreaker] ; tie-breaking [tiebreaking].
Ex: The article 'The Mathematical Equivalent of the Penalty Shootout' describes a library's mathematics competition question design policy and gives examples of tie-breaker questions. Ex: 'Casting vote' means tie-breaking vote.
de desguace
(adj.)=written-off.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.
de despedida
(adj.)=valedictory.
Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.
de diario
(adj.)=everyday.
Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
de dientes de sable
(adj.)=sabre-toothed.
Ex: Recently, National Geographic had an article on a dog-sized, sabre-toothed animal discovered in Brazil.
de dientes grandes
(adj.)=large-toothed.
Ex: Overall, the steering wheel is in good condition but the leather cover appears to have been chewed on by a large-toothed animal.
de dientes largos
(adj.)=long-toothed.
Ex: Daily combing and brushing using a long-toothed comb will allow you to regularly inspect for ticks, too.
de dientes mellados
(adj.)=gap-toothed.
Ex: While not the picture of classic beauty, the gap-toothed look succeeds for some.
de dientes separados
(adj.)=gap-toothed.
Ex: While not the picture of classic beauty, the gap-toothed look succeeds for some.
de diesel
(adj.)=diesel-powered.
Ex: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.
de diferente modo
=differently.
Ex: Some concepts are described differently in different versions of one language.
de diferentes niveles
(adj.)=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
Ex: This will bring about the development of a new generation of multi-tiered data bases that allow users at all skill levels to approach them. Ex: The emergence of multi-tier wireless information access is being driven by the different compromises in technology required to provide wireless service in different environments.
de diferentes tonalidades de gris
(adj.)=grey scale [gray scale].
Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.
de difícil explicación
(v.)=defy + explanation.
Ex: It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.
de difícil solución
(adj.)=intractable.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
de dinero
(adj.)=well-to-do ; well-off.
Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries. Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.
de dirección
(adj.)=directorial ; administrative.
Ex: The author looks at the perceptions of directors and at the implications of these perceptions for directorial practices. Ex: There is now the highest number of women in top administrative positions than there has been before: 54 women out of a total of 111 directorships.
de diseño abierto
=open-plan ; open-planned.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff. Ex: In an open-planned building designed flexibly to cater for adaptations, the librarian is not inhibited for making changes or instituting experiments.
de diversa índole
=kaleidoscopic ; of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems. Ex: Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term. Ex: In these circumstances the book is primarily a medium for the conveyance of information of one sort or another = En estas circunstancias el libro es principalmente un medio para la transmisión de información de diverso tipo. Ex: Reprographic equipment of one kind or another is to be found in practically every library.
de diverso tipo
=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
Ex: Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term. Ex: In these circumstances the book is primarily a medium for the conveyance of information of one sort or another = En estas circunstancias el libro es principalmente un medio para la transmisión de información de diverso tipo. Ex: Reprographic equipment of one kind or another is to be found in practically every library.
de diversos tipos
=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
Ex: Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term. Ex: In these circumstances the book is primarily a medium for the conveyance of information of one sort or another = En estas circunstancias el libro es principalmente un medio para la transmisión de información de diverso tipo. Ex: Reprographic equipment of one kind or another is to be found in practically every library.
de diámetro
=in diameter.
Ex: Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.
de doble cara
=double-hinged ; double-sided.
Ex: The devices will come in a variety of sizes ranging from pocket sized to double-hinged displays that will present two large pages. Ex: To save the 'current' MARC record, place a blank, formatted (double-sided, double-density, soft sectored) floppy diskette into drive 'A' of the computer.
de doble filo
(adj.)=double-edged.
Ex: We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children.
de doble hoja
=double-hinged.
Ex: The devices will come in a variety of sizes ranging from pocket sized to double-hinged displays that will present two large pages.
de doble sentido
(n.)=double-edged ; two-way.
Ex: We need answers to these double-edged questions of why bother about children's books and the method of introducing books to children. Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
de doble uso
(adj.)=dual-use.
Ex: Although most work on anti-personnel or dual-use lasers is now conducted in secret, the reports above have not been disputed by official sources.
de dolor
=in pain.
Ex: He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.
de dominio público
(adj.)=publicly owned [publicly-owned].
Ex: Publishers of publicly owned newspapers reported their chains placed more emphasis on generating revenue than publishers of privately owned newspapers.
de dos caras
(adj.)=two-sided ; two-faced.
Ex: Galleys are two- or three-sided trays, nowadays made of metal and three or four times as long as they are wide. Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
de dos días de duración
(adj.)=two-day [2-day].
Ex: Conference assistants must work a minimum of 4 hours to receive this significant discount to the two-day conference.
de dos en dos
=two at a time ; pairwise.
Ex: Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos. Ex: The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
de dos letras
(adj.)=two-letter.
Ex: The TAG option can be appended to a DISPLAY command to cause two-letter tags to appear along the left side of record.
de dos niveles
(adj.)=two-tier.
Ex: The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets.
de dos partidos políticos
(adj.)=bipartisan [bi-partisan].
Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.
de dos patas
(adj.)=two-legged.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
de dos piernas
(adj.)=two-legged.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
de dos pies
(adj.)=two-legged.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
de dos plantas
(adj.)=two-storey [two-story].
Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
de dos páginas
(adj.)=two-page.
Ex: A good illustration of this is the two-page advertisement placed in the Financial Times during the run up to the 1984 European Parliament election.
de dos tonalidades
(adj.)=bitonal.
Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
de dos tonos
(adj.)=bitonal.
Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
de dos volúmenes
(adj.)=two-volume.
Ex: To recap, the four major parts of the 32-volume Britannica are (l) the one-volume Propaedia, (2) the 12-volume Micropaedia, (3) the 17-volume Macropaedia, and (4) the two-volume index to the set.
de duelo
=in mourning.
Ex: Nowadays there is no special dress or behaviour required for those in mourning and even the wearing of black at funerals is in decline.
de duración limitada
(adj.)=timebound [time-bound].
Ex: A need is specific and generally timebound.
de día
=in the daytime ; during the daytime ; during daytime.
Ex: Most of us are aware that driving at night is more demanding and stressful than driving in the daytime. Ex: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold. Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
de día a día
=from day to day.
Ex: The position description, on the other hand, should be revised annually so that it remains an accurate description of what is actually taking place from day to day.
de día y de noche
=day and night ; night and day.
Ex: As those seeking information expect rapid service, day and night, publishers must be innovative and adapt to the challenges ahead. Ex: And they worked night and day to make their dream come true.
de dónde
=whence ; whence ; from whence.
Ex: Most answers are indexed and saved in open Web archives whence they can be retrieved in various ways. Ex: Most answers are indexed and saved in open Web archives whence they can be retrieved in various ways. Ex: They brought along with them some inherited illnesses common to the people of the regions from whence they came.
de edad
(adj.)=elderly.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
de edad avanzada
=over the hill ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!. Ex: It has been some time since he had the ability to construct anything as he is advanced in years now. Ex: Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life.
de edad escolar
(adj.)=school-age.
Ex: The objectives of the course have to be adapted to the immediate and realistic needs of school-age pupils.
de edad mediana
(adj.)=middle-aged.
Ex: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.
de edad universitaria
(adj.)=college-age.
Ex: Owing to the end of the post-World War II `baby boom' and the subsequent decline in the absolute number of births, there is no question that the traditional college-age cohort of the population will be smaller in the years ahead.
de elaboración de políticas
(adj.)=policy-forming.
Ex: Early access to information is of particular importance to those groups who wish to participate in the policy-forming process.
de ello
=thereof ; therefrom.
Ex: If the book is returned more than one day late, undergraduates are fined 20 cents per week or a fraction thereof. Ex: The author describes the complexities of some secondary source publications and the problems of information retrieval therefrom.
de ellos
=theirs.
Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
de embalsamar
(adj.)=embalming.
Ex: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.
de emisor a receptor
(adj.)=downstream.
Ex: Downstream stations should know the transmission requirements of upstream stations in the early stages of transmission.
de encaje
(adj.)=lacy ; lacey.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items. Ex: He was wearing a caplet that had a high, lacey collar and bows to tie it shut.
de enmienda
(adj.)=amendatory.
Ex: All dates in this election calendar are subject to change without notice in the event of passage of amendatory legislation.
de ensueño
(adj.)=dream-like [dreamlike] ; picture-perfect.
Ex: Classic examples of this technique are Jim Woodring's dream-like, wordless adventures of 'Frank,' the bucktoothed cat. Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
de entonces
=of the day.
Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
de entre los nuestros
=in our ranks.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here in the hope that it will prompt the serious and the concerned in our ranks to think.
de entreguerras
(adj.)=interwar.
Ex: Greater London constituted Britain's most important interwar centre for new manufacturing plants.
de entretenimiento
(adj.)=recreational.
Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.
de envergadura
(adj.)=heavy lifting.
Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
de epopeya
(adj.)=epic.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
de esa época
(n.)=of the period.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
de escándalo
(adj.)=outrageous.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
de ese modo
=in doing so ; in this ; thereby.
Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents. Ex: In this it helps the user to recognise the structure of the scheme and to identify general subjects and their associated subdivisions. Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
de eso
=thereof.
Ex: If the book is returned more than one day late, undergraduates are fined 20 cents per week or a fraction thereof.
de espaldas anchas
(adj.)=broad-shouldered.
Ex: Our sense of beauty serves an evolutionary function: it helps us choose the best mates -- the wide-hipped woman best suited to bearing children, or the broad-shouldered hunk of a man who could protect and provide.
de especial importancia
(n.)=of particular note.
Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.
de espíritu comunitario
(adj.)=public-spirited.
Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
de espíritu cívico
(adj.)=public-spirited.
Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
de espíritu libre
(adj.)=free-spirited.
Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.
de esta forma
=in this fashion ; in this manner ; in this way.
Ex: In fact, all he is doing by forming the exercise in this fashion is to teach a misuse, not to say a misunderstanding, of language. Ex: When paying fines in this manner, it is not possible to specify the order of payment of the fines. Ex: In this way, the need for a strong central organization is reduced, though it still exists = De este modo, se reduce la necesidad de una organización central fuerte, aunque ésta aún siga existiendo.
de esta manera
=in this fashion ; in this manner ; in this way.
Ex: In fact, all he is doing by forming the exercise in this fashion is to teach a misuse, not to say a misunderstanding, of language. Ex: When paying fines in this manner, it is not possible to specify the order of payment of the fines. Ex: In this way, the need for a strong central organization is reduced, though it still exists = De este modo, se reduce la necesidad de una organización central fuerte, aunque ésta aún siga existiendo.
de este modo
=accordingly ; by so doing ; by this means ; in so doing ; in this fashion ; in this manner ; thereby ; this way ; thus ; this way round ; in this way ; by doing so ; in these ways ; this is how ; in doing so ; thusly.
Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work. Ex: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication. Ex: By this means they both facilitate the searching for, and retrieval of, a document. Ex: The next step is individual planning, which each library must do, and in so doing, it must provide the services that represent the goals of that library. Ex: In fact, all he is doing by forming the exercise in this fashion is to teach a misuse, not to say a misunderstanding, of language. Ex: When paying fines in this manner, it is not possible to specify the order of payment of the fines. Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage. Ex: This way the type of fund is immediately obvious from the list of funds. Ex: Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected. Ex: On balance, it is more useful to have things this way round. Ex: In this way, the need for a strong central organization is reduced, though it still exists = De este modo, se reduce la necesidad de una organización central fuerte, aunque ésta aún siga existiendo. Ex: By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query. Ex: Only in these ways can a bibliographic compiling agency hope to create a reasonably complete current bibliography. Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper. Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents. Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .
de esto y de lo otro
=about this and that.
Ex: They all met in the cafes to argue about this and that, to discuss their work, politics and philosophy.
de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá
=about this and that and everything else.
Ex: They talked for a good half hour about this and that and everything else while their boys played.
de estructura de acero
(adj.)=steel-framed.
Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.
de estructura de madera
(adj.)=timber-framed.
Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.
de etiqueta
=in full regalia.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
de evaluación
(adj.)=evaluative.
Ex: Computerisation has made the evaluative processes associated with standardised acquisitions easier.
de expansión
(adj.)=expanded.
Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
de explotación
(adj.)=exploitative.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.
de extensión
=in length.
Ex: A single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
de extensión normal
(adj.)=standard-length.
Ex: Such contributions are often already compressed and may in themselves be shorter than a standard-length abstract.
de extremada urgencia
(adj.)=serious.
Ex: Library users may not all be scholars -- they often do not have a particular title in mind -- but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.
de fabricación casera
(adj.)=homemade.
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
de facto
=de facto.
Ex: Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?.
de fama
(adj.)=of note.
Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
de fama internacional
=of international renown.
Ex: Led by experts of international renown, the workshop will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources.
de fama mundial
(adj.)=world-renowned ; internationally renowned ; world-renown.
Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating. Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome. Ex: Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
de felpa
(adj.)=plush.
Ex: The following two combinations of furniture will present differente meanings: a leather chair, plush carpets and wood panelling versus leather bound books, carved oak book cases and a computer.
de fiar
=legit ; on the level.
Ex: What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil. Ex: Personally, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's on the level.
de fichas
=card-based.
Ex: Post-co-ordinate indexes are most common as indexes to computer data bases today, but earlier indexes were card-based.
de fijación de normas
(adj.)=standard(s) setting.
Ex: The internationalization of bibliographic control may reduce the importance of IFLA as a standard setting body.
de filo
=edgeways ; edgewise.
Ex: Another interesting observation is that this type of blade will be stiffer edgeways as well as sideways. Ex: It is a swirling abstract pattern made of ribbons of paper mounted edgewise on canvas.
de fin de año
(n.)=end of the year.
Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
de fin de milenio
(adj.)=millennial.
Ex: This is something which happens exactly once every thousand years; it is a true millennial event.
de final de año
(adj.)=end-year.
Ex: The article 'End-year management of information' explores the nature of data base management systems that manage information from on-line public access catalogues (OPACs).
de final de mes
(adj.)=end-of-the-month.
Ex: The program is written in dBase 3 and runs on an IBM PC/XT, and reports the number of searches performed and prints end-of-the-month invoices for users unassociated with the university but with standing accounts.
de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX
(adj.)=turn-of-the-century.
Ex: Perhaps no one embodied this notion more than the turn-of-the-century reformer Melvil Dewey.
de forma
=in form.
Ex: There were also various mid-century decorated letters with forked or clubbed serifs which generally tended towards fat-face, but which might be intermediate in form.
de forma abrumadora
=overwhelmingly.
Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
de forma aburrida
=dully.
Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully.
de forma aceptable
=adequately ; acceptably.
Ex: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve = El que hace la búsqueda debe estar suficientemente familiarizado con lo que desea recuperar. Ex: There is also the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.
de forma adaptable
=adaptively ; adaptively.
Ex: The finding that an important brain gene has continued to evolve adaptively in humans suggests the ongoing evolutionary plasticity of the human brain. Ex: The finding that an important brain gene has continued to evolve adaptively in humans suggests the ongoing evolutionary plasticity of the human brain.
de forma adecuada
=adequately ; fitly ; appropriately.
Ex: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve = El que hace la búsqueda debe estar suficientemente familiarizado con lo que desea recuperar. Ex: Perhaps the symbol or character that would most fitly represent this age is the interrogation point. Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
de forma agraviante
=offensively.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
de forma alarmante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de forma alternada
=in alternating fashion.
Ex: Although theoretical and hands-on sessions will be presented in alternating fashion, they are listed sequentially for claity.
de forma alternativa
=alternatively.
Ex: These 2 axes are not antagonistic, but can be alternatively or complementarily exploited.
de forma amenazadora
=menacingly.
Ex: The Yamuna river continued to rise menacingly Saturday and flooded several areas in populous east and north Delhi.
de forma anónima
=anonymously.
Ex: Correct ascription of the authorship of a literary work anonymously or pseudonymously published is a major bibliographical problem.
de forma aplastante
=overwhelmingly.
Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
de forma apreciable
=markedly.
Ex: Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.
de forma apropiada
=properly ; fitly ; appropriately.
Ex: This group of fields should be completed before the fixed fields are entered, because the record type is needed for handling these fields properly. Ex: Perhaps the symbol or character that would most fitly represent this age is the interrogation point. Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
de forma audible
(adj.)=audibly.
Ex: He designed everything for dramatic effect, and even in his last days when he puffed audibly his breathing still supported his voice and gave it energy = Lo hacia todo dándole un efecto dramático e incluso en sus últimos días cuando respiraba resoplando de forma audible su respiración no afectaba a su manera de hablar y además le daba energía.
de forma autónoma
=autonomously.
Ex: Libraries are now able to establish their own computerised systems and either use them autonomously or link up with other systems.
de forma avariciosa
=avariciously.
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
de forma caprichosa
=capriciously.
Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
de forma caótica
=chaotically.
Ex: The brain appears to process information more chaotically than has long been assumed.
de forma clara
=clearly.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
de forma codiciosa
=covetously.
Ex: He had overlooked the evil intention of a man who covetously wanted to dispossess him of his earthly treasures.
de forma cognitiva
=cognitively.
Ex: People generally choose procedures that are, or appear, cognitively less demanding.
de forma colegiada
=collegially.
Ex: The staff has gone through an evolutionary change from a hierarchically organised professional staff of 6 with faculty status to a collegially organised professional staff of 7 with the status of librarian.
de forma coloquial
=colloquially.
Ex: Ursa Minor is colloquially known as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper.
de forma combinada
=in combination.
Ex: Without the use of the capital and small letters in combination it would not have been possible to identify how a piece of notation has been synthesised.
de forma competitiva
=competitively.
Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
de forma complemenetaria
=complimentarily.
Ex: These 2 axes are not antagonistic, but can be alternatively or complementarily exploited.
de forma completa
=in full.
Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
de forma concisa
=concisely.
Ex: Telegraphic abstracts present information exceptionally concisely by resorting to note form.
de forma conjunta con
=in partnership with.
Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
de forma considerable
=considerably.
Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably.
de forma continuada
=continuously.
Ex: The format of the body of entry is the same as for catalog cards except that the fields are printed continuously instead of starting new lines.
de forma cuadrada
(adj.)=squarish ; square-shaped.
Ex: The earlier of the two, the single lay, employed one large, squarish case for a fount of type, and it held about 34 kg. Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.
de forma deductiva
=deductively.
Ex: The formula, if deductively established, can serve as an effective alternative to Bradford's law.
de forma desastrosa
=disastrously.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
de forma deshonesta
=dishonestly.
Ex: The stronger the repressive measures used to control the inmates, the greater their desire to make up for lost time (often dishonestly) once released.
de forma diferente
=differently shaped.
Ex: Occasionally, however, a differently shaped pyramid -- either taller or shorter, is more appropriate.
de forma digital
=digitally.
Ex: What constitutes 'fair use' is at issue as well, and libraries, on the advice of lawyers, have to be extremely careful about what they reproduce digitally.
de forma divertida
=funnily.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.
de forma dramática
=dramatically.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
de forma ecológica
=organically.
Ex: It isn't that hard to get rid of bees organically and safely.
de forma económica
=cost-effectively.
Ex: Libraries are under pressure to improve productivity and to do this cost-effectively.
de forma ejemplar
=in (an) exemplary fashion.
Ex: The Egyptian military has conducted itself in an exemplary fashion during the protests in Egypt.
de forma elástica
=elastically.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
de forma errática
=erratically.
Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
de forma escandalosa
=outrageously.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.
de forma especulativa
=speculatively.
Ex: The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.
de forma esporádica
=sporadically.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.
de forma estructurada
=in a structured fashion.
Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature = El sistema de las revistas de economía no ha crecido y evolucionado de un modo estructurado, lo que ha dado como resultado una migración a las publicaciones de informes.
de forma exquisita
=exquisitely.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
de forma extraña
=oddly ; funnily.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton. Ex: That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de forma federal
=federally.
Ex: Brown focussed on the extent to which federally and privately generated information should be restricted = Brown habló principalmente de hasta qué punto se debería restringir el acceso a la información producida a nivel federal y privado.
de forma frustrante
=frustratingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, after such a long time of waiting, some women find themselves frustratingly unable to get pregnant right away.
de forma fundamental
=critically.
Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
de forma general
(adj.)=widely ; bulk.
Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles. Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.
de forma global
=holistically.
Ex: People absorb information holistically rather than separately from different levels.
de forma graciosa
=funnily.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.
de forma gratis
=on a complimentary basis.
Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
de forma gratuita
=on a complimentary basis.
Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
de forma grotesca
=grotesquely.
Ex: His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
de forma heterogénea
=heterogeneously [heterogenously].
Ex: The new curriculum was taught to all students, in heterogeneously grouped classes.
de forma heurística
=heuristically.
Ex: Feedback from on-line interactive searching plays an important role allowing the searcher to heuristically interrogate the system = La retroalimentación obtenida de las búsquedas interactivas en línea desempeña una función importante ya que permite al usuario consultar el sistema de un modo heurístico.
de forma humorística
=in a humorous vein.
Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
de forma imaginativa
=imaginatively.
Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
de forma indecisa
=indecisively.
Ex: She stood indecisively by the poolside while other girls dived straight in.
de forma indirecta
(n.)=circuitous route.
Ex: Community information can reach the individual local authority by circuitous routes involving a whole series of intermediary disseminators.
de forma inesperada
=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'. Ex: The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power. Ex: A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air.
de forma innata
=innately.
Ex: Innately conservative Muslims prefer to exclude Western infiltration and influence.
de forma inolvidable
=unforgettably.
Ex: There was a time that the main reason Korean models were ignored at car-change time was that they were either forgettably plain or unforgettably ugly.
de forma inquietante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de forma intuitiva
=intuitively.
Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
de forma irregular
=erratically.
Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
de forma lamentable
=miserably.
Ex: Research on the history of ethics has ignored Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten miserably.
de forma lógica
=in a meaningful way.
Ex: If there is no god, it might eventually be possible to answer these questions in a meaningful way, a way that actually explains something.
de forma mecánica
=mechanically ; by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content. Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully. Ex: People sometimes become such creatures of habit doing things by heart that they fail to question and analyze and maybe even modify the way they do things. Ex: This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
de forma mordaz
=pungently.
Ex: The film, which is subtitled, is pungently innovative and radical.
de forma muy parecida a
=in much the same way as.
Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.
de forma muy similar a
=in much the same way as.
Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.
de forma mágica
=magically.
Ex: Brain structures do not magically transfer information.
de forma natural
=organically ; naturally.
Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show. Ex: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.
de forma nauseabunda
=nauseatingly.
Ex: He has written a piece on the West's growing habit of nauseatingly kowtowing to Islam and walking on eggshells whenever anything Islamic comes into the picture.
de forma negativa
=in a negative light.
Ex: Most librarians appear to have viewed this new thrust in a negative light.
de forma neutral
=neutrally.
Ex: In addition, political topics were addressed more neutrally than in the past.
de forma no concluyente
=indecisively ; inconclusively.
Ex: Although it ended indecisively the German fleet returned to its harbours never to pose a serious threat again. Ex: The decisive talks between the government and the UDMF representatives last night ended inconclusively after the leaders failed to reach an understanding.
de forma no decisiva
=indecisively ; inconclusively.
Ex: Although it ended indecisively the German fleet returned to its harbours never to pose a serious threat again. Ex: The decisive talks between the government and the UDMF representatives last night ended inconclusively after the leaders failed to reach an understanding.
de forma notoria
=markedly.
Ex: Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.
de forma ofensiva
=offensively.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
de forma olvidable
=forgettably.
Ex: There was a time that the main reason Korean models were ignored at car-change time was that they were either forgettably plain or unforgettably ugly.
de forma opcional
=optionally.
Ex: If the pieces cannot be named concisely, add 'various pieces' and optionally give the details of the pieces in a note; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) - Note: Contains 1 small stage and 1 easel.
de forma personalizada
=on a one-to-one basis.
Ex: This reading practice programme for primary school children who are reading below their grade level is run by volunteers who meet with students on a one-to-one basis for an hour weekly throughout the school year.
de forma pesada
=heavily.
Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
de forma poco imaginativa
=unimaginatively.
Ex: He is competent in a quiet, effective way, and the library seems to be well, if unimaginatively, run.
de forma poco profesional
=unprofessionally.
Ex: It is our opinion that those officials who have acted unprofessionally and unethically remove themselves from their position in IFLA.
de forma poco razonable
=unreasonably.
Ex: This does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author.
de forma poco ética
=unethically.
Ex: It is our opinion that those officials who have acted unprofessionally and unethically remove themselves from their position in IFLA.
de forma positiva
(adj.)=in a positive light ; constructively.
Ex: The author regards the gift in a positive light, describing the uses to which the books have been put in one particular school in Wales. Ex: The needs of ethnic groups, the unwaged, hospital patients, prisoners and other groups are being constructively considered.
de forma precisa
=precisely.
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
de forma preocupante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de forma promiscua
=promiscuously.
Ex: Women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes, according to a senior Iranian cleric.
de forma provocativa
(adj.)=provocatively.
Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.
de forma práctica
=pragmatically.
Ex: Librarians who organised their own service automation and staff training were able to cope pragmatically with any problems resulting from the new system.
de forma puntual
=occasionally ; when necessary.
Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used. Ex: Use pesticides only when necessary and only in amounts that will adequately control pests.
de forma que
=in ways that.
Ex: The author discusses the importance for libraries of presenting books to children in ways that will encourage them to read.
de forma que resulta más fácil de entender
=in digestible form.
Ex: 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.
de forma rara
=oddly ; funnily.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton. Ex: That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de forma recurrente
=recurrently.
Ex: After that, I have had suicidal thoughts recurrently and have been chain smoking and crying and not eating.
de forma recíproca
=reciprocally.
Ex: Reciprocally, research in the information sciences raises specific ontological questions which call for further philosophical investigations.
de forma rentable
=cost-effectively.
Ex: Libraries are under pressure to improve productivity and to do this cost-effectively.
de forma repugnante
=nauseatingly.
Ex: He has written a piece on the West's growing habit of nauseatingly kowtowing to Islam and walking on eggshells whenever anything Islamic comes into the picture.
de forma residual
=residually.
Ex: In colonial times, and residually in so-called postcolonial times, the knowledge of Indigenous peoples occupied the realm of the 'primitive', an obstacle to progress along the path to modern civilisation and was largely ignored or suppressed.
de forma reversible
=reversibly.
Ex: Antibiotics are categorized as bactericidal if they kill the susceptible bacteria or bacteriostatic if they reversibly inhibit the growth of bacteria.
de forma ridícula
=grotesquely.
Ex: His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
de forma ruinosa
=ruinously.
Ex: My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry.
de forma saludable
=healthily.
Ex: She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline.
de forma sana
=healthily.
Ex: She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline.
de forma significativa
=to any significant extent ; to a significant extent.
Ex: This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent. Ex: The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent.
de forma sistemática
=in a systematic fashion.
Ex: The technique involves paying attention to ourselves in a very organized and systematic fashion.
de forma sofisticada
=sophisticatedly.
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.
de forma subconsciente
=subconsciously.
Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.
de forma sublime
=subliminally.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
de forma suscinta
=in brief.
Ex: Methods and results of the investigation are presented in brief.
de forma terapéutica
=therapeutically.
Ex: Bibliotherapy can be broadly defined as a technique whereby the worker seeks to utilise these interactive processes therapeutically.
de forma tosca
=in crude form.
Ex: Such partitions, in crude form, could certainly be constructed, and they will hardly hold up the general development.
de forma trágica
=tragically.
Ex: Coleridge-Taylor died tragically early, leaving behind a wealth of little known music.
de forma óptima
=optimally.
Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
de formación
(adj.)=formative.
Ex: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.
de fotograma completo
(adj.)=full-frame.
Ex: Most film-strips are full-frame but some are half-frame, ie they have two smaller pictures occupying the same area as would normally be filled by one.
de fotograma doble
(adj.)=half-frame.
Ex: Most film-strips are full-frame but some are half-frame, ie they have two smaller pictures occupying the same area as would normally be filled by one.
de frente
(adj.)=head-on ; frontal.
Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people. Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.
de fuera
(adj.)=outside ; off-side.
Ex: A facility which extends beyond library housekeeping permits the viewing of outside data bases. Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.
de fuera de la ciudad
(adj.)=out-of-town.
Ex: This newspaper cooperative shares subscriptions to the Sunday editions of 12 out-of-town newspapers.
de fuerza
(adj.)=forceful.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
de funcionamiento
(adj.)=operating ; operational.
Ex: Difficulties arise from the impact of PACS on established operating habits. Ex: Controls are concerned with locating operational weakness and taking corrective action.
de fundamental importancia
(adj.)=of prime importance ; critically important.
Ex: The LC remains the centralised cataloguing agency of prime importance to American Libraries. Ex: When automated methods of communicating bibliographic information are used, standards become critically important.
de fusión en caliente
(adj.)=hot-melt.
Ex: The product is hot melt and can be dispensed from a standard press or pump.
de fuste
=of consequence.
Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
de fácil acceso
=easily available ; over the counter ; handy.
Ex: This means there must be plenty of books to select from and that they must be easily available. Ex: With minor revision, the design recommendations were appropriate for developing over the counter medicinal leaflets. Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.
de fácil alcance para
=within easy reach of.
Ex: Peripheral equipment such as barcode wands, desensitizers, and book stamps should be within easy reach of the operator.
de fácil manejo
(adj.)=liftable.
Ex: It contains about as much information as it is possible to cram into a single liftable volume, without recourse to microprint or CD-ROM = Contiene tanta información como es posible meter en un único volumen de fácil manejo sin tener que recurrir a la microimpresión o al CD-ROM.
de gala
=gala ; in full regalia.
Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days. Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
de gas
(adj.)=gas-powered.
Ex: Electric leaf blowers have distinct advantages and disadvantages when compared to gas-powered models.
de gasoil
(adj.)=diesel-powered.
Ex: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.
de gazpacho no hay empacho
=you can't have too much of a good thing.
Ex: They say you can't have too much of a good thing but at some point in the summer you may find yourself with more basil than you can handle.
de generación a generación
=from generation to generation.
Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.
de generación en generación
=from generation to generation.
Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.
de geofísica
(adj.)=geophysical.
Ex: A demonstration search using the term 'fractal' yielded 85 domestic and foreign citations from 1980 to 1988 in geophysical periodicals.
de gestión
(adj.)=managerial ; back-office.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'. Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
de gestión del museo
(adj.)=curatorial.
Ex: This article describes the layout, curatorial responsibility and files of the pictorial collections of the Alexander Turnbull Library, Wellington.
de golpe y porrazo
=all at once ; suddenly ; unexpectedly ; all of a sudden ; out of the blue ; just like that.
Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color. Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Ex: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism. Ex: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance. Ex: The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting.
de grado básico
(adj.)=junior grade.
Ex: The author discusses the practical personnel problems facing junior and middle grade professional librarians = El autor analiza los problemas prácticos de personal a los que se enfrentan los bibliotecarios de grado medio y básico.
de grado medio
(adj.)=middle-ranking.
Ex: To Pakistan and India, Britain is just another middle-ranking European country that has little to offer compared with the US
.
de gran ahorro energético
(adj.)=energy-saving.
Ex: It was designed as a prototype integrating sophisticated energy-saving technologies and environmentally sound materials.
de gran belleza
(adj.)=scenic.
Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.
de gran calibre
(adj.)=high-calibre.
Ex: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.
de gran calidad
(adj.)=high-quality ; high-grade [high grade] ; high-calibre.
Ex: Probably one of the most essential resources is sufficient time for initial thesaurus construction to permit the compilation of a high-quality thesaurus or list. Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice. Ex: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.
de gran capacidad
(adj.)=large-capacity ; high capacity.
Ex: The technology now exists to permit searching of fairly large full-text or bibliographic data bases on local computers using optical storage or large-capacity hard disks. Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
de gran colorido
(adj.)=brightly coloured.
Ex: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services.
de gran corazón
(adj.)=big-hearted.
Ex: But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.
de gran efecto
(adj.)=wide-reaching.
Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
de gran formato
(adj.)=oversized ; oversize.
Ex: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books. Ex: The reference books are normally left separate from the lending stock and the oversize books may be shelved separately from the normal-sized stock.
de gran impacto
(adj.)=high impact [high-impact].
Ex: The majority of high-impact articles had been published by men, but so had most low-impact articles = La mayoría de los artículos de gran impacto han sido publicados por hombres, al igual que la mayoría de los artítulos de menor impacto.
de gran influencia
(adj.)=seminal.
Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.
de gran lucidez
(adj.)=clear-sighted.
Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
de gran lujo
(adj.)=top-class.
Ex: Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay.
de gran potencia
(adj.)=high-powered.
Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
de gran repercusión
(adj.)=far-reaching ; wide-reaching ; far-ranging.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well. Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications. Ex: Florida's libraries provide substantial, far-ranging, and varied economic benefits.
de gran talento
(adj.)=talented.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
de gran valor
(adj.)=highly valued ; highly valuable.
Ex: Intellectual freedom is a first essential of all the highly valued human feelings = La libertad intelectual es el más esencial de todos los sentimientos humanos más valorados. Ex: Librarians must therefore recognise their skills and educational preparation as a highly valuable resource.
de gran valor histórico
=of great historical value.
Ex: The 300 people, students or other, who took over the premises also manhandled ancient works of great historical value.
de gran venta
(adj.)=high selling.
Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.
de gran éxito comercial
(adj.)=high selling.
Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.
de granja
(adj.)=free-range ; free-ranging.
Ex: An inherent problem with all egg production, whether free-range or battery-caged, is the disposal of unwanted male chicks at the hatchery. Ex: In a few cases, exposure to chicken faeces in an area frequented by free-ranging poultry is thought to have been the source of infection.
de grano grueso
(adj.)=coarse-grained.
Ex: Coarse-grained textures generally indicate magmas that slowly cooled deep underground.
de granularidad fina
=fine grain ; fine-grained.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base. Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
de granularidad gruesa
(adj.)=coarse-grained.
Ex: Coarse-grained representations of the peptide chain have therefore been developed and over the last decade have proved extremely valuable.
de guardia
=on duty ; duty + Profesión ; on standby ; on call.
Ex: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty. Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación. Ex: The residents have saved so much water by changing their lifestyle that a new desalination plant has remained on standby since it was built. Ex: This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.
de guarnición
=on the side.
Ex: Enjoy the homemade chips on the side and wash it down with a draft beer.
de guasa
=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru.
de habla afrikaans
=Afrikaans-speaking.
Ex: Services include the provision of books in German, books for the army and some textbooks in the Ovambo, Herero and Nama-Damara languages, although the community is predominantly Afrikaans-speaking.
de habla alemana
(adj.)=German-speaking.
Ex: Novello's interest in Mass settings by German-speaking composers was unusual at a time when the music sung was largely Italian.
de habla francesa
=French-speaking.
Ex: It is setting up a system of dual entries, so that the French-speaking people of Canada will have French language representation in the authorities established for Canadian catalog records.
de habla inglesa
(adj.)=English-speaking.
Ex: The data and institutional setting were provided by three English-speaking West African countries -- Ghana, Liberia and Nigeria, and one French-speaking West African country -- Cameroon.
de habla portuguesa
=Portuguese-speaking.
Ex: This article describes the history and development of public libraries in Anglophone, Francophone and Portuguese speaking Africa.
de hace años
=of years ago.
Ex: Another point worth noting is that most of the kiddie comis of years ago are long gone from the publishing scene = Otro punto que merece la pena mencionar es que la mayoría de los comics para niños de hace años han desaparecido hace tiempo del mundo editorial.
de hace mucho tiempo
=age-old ; long-lost.
Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions. Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
de hace muchos años
(adj.)=long-standing.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
de hace siglos
=of yore.
Ex: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.
de hace varios siglos
(adj.)=centuries-old.
Ex: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
de hasta + Número
=of up to + Número.
Ex: To save a search, type SAVE followed by a name of up to eight alphanumeric characters.
de hecho
=actually ; as a matter of fact ; as it happened ; de facto ; in actual fact ; in effect ; in fact ; indeed ; in point of fact ; in actuality ; as it happens ; as it is ; effectively ; for all intents and purposes ; to all intents and purposes ; for that matter.
Ex: Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers. Ex: As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries. Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty. Ex: Will LC, after becoming the de facto national library as a result of the technological innovation of the standard, printed catalog card, be forced to abdicate its role?. Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction. Ex: In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book. Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information. Ex: Indeed the selection of an indexing approach is crucially dependent upon the way in which the index is to be used. Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog. Ex: In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials. Ex: As it happens, the way the Library of Congress automated the ISBD was different from the way we did it in Britain. Ex: As it is, Berlin's position - not only in Germany, but in the whole Europe and subsequently the world - is changing daily. Ex: A financial survey views the net effect of California's Proposition 13 as effectively lowering financial support of libraries by 25%. Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan. Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence. Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
de hierbas
(adj.)=herbal.
Ex: Problems associated with herbal literature are identified with suggestions for their resolution.
de hierro
(adj.)=iron ; ferric.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid. Ex: This article deals with the degradation of cellulose with ferric and cupric ions in a low-acid medium = Este artículo trata de la degradación de la celulosa con iones de hierro y cobre en un medio bajo en ácido.
de higos a brevas
=once in a blue moon.
Ex: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.
de hoja caduca
(adj.)=deciduous.
Ex: The author briefly describes the ecology of a deciduous forest outlining simple experiments relating to mosses and lichens.
de hoja perenne
(adj.)=evergreen.
Ex: Children should be taught to understand that some plants are evergreen and some are deciduous.
de hojas largas
(adj.)=long-leaved.
Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates).
de hongos
(adj.)=fungal.
Ex: A 15 minute warm bath, aided by brushing, disinfects the object and easily removes dirt and fungal deposits = Un baño caliente de quince minutos mientras se frota con un cepillo desinfecta el objeto y le quita fácilmente las manchas de suciedad y de hongos.
de horticultura
(adj.)=horticultural.
Ex: This paper reports a bibliometric study of 511 articles, published in 4 leading horticultural periodicals during 1987 and 1988 = Este trabajo presenta un estudio bibliométrico de 511 artículos, publicados en cuatro destacadas revistas de horticultura durante 1987 y 1988.
de hoy
(adj.)=present-day.
Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.
de hoy día
=of today.
Ex: He would probably agree with most experienced librarians of today that enquiries such as the following go beyond what it is reasonable to ask.
de hoy en adelante
=as from today.
Ex: As from today, any white farmer still on his land will be deemed to be trespassing on state property.
de hoy en día
=of today.
Ex: He would probably agree with most experienced librarians of today that enquiries such as the following go beyond what it is reasonable to ask.
de huelga
(adj.)=striking.
Ex: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.
de humor
(adj.)=funny .
Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
de ida y vuelta
(adj.)=return ; round-trip.
Ex: The price includes the return ferry crossings between Ardrossan and Brodick. Ex: All prices listed are round-trip with taxes and fees included.
de ideas afines
(adj.)=like-minded.
Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.
de igual + Nombre
=equally + Adjetivo.
Ex: Equally important is the fact that a title only reflects the main theme of a document; subsidiary themes are not represented.
de igual a igual
=as a peer.
Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.
de igual forma
=in like manner ; in a like manner ; in like fashion ; in like vein.
Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries. Ex: The author suggests that certain types of people are attracted to certain occupations, and that people who choose the same occupation tend to behave in a like manner within their occupational group. Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion. Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
de igual longitud
=of equal length.
Ex: This occurs at the vernal equinox on March 21, when day and night are of equal length.
de igual manera
=by the same token ; in like fashion ; in like manner ; in like vein ; in equal measure(s).
Ex: By the same token, knowing the basics of microcomputer technology will help the librarian to appreciate why the computer does what it does with bibliographic records. Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion. Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries. Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple. Ex: Despite the fact I heard twitters of laughter from the audience, there is nothing funny in this movie, which mocks Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in equal measures.
de igual modo
=alike ; equally ; in like fashion ; in like manner ; in like vein ; equivalently.
Ex: We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession. Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally. Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion. Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries. Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple. Ex: In the development of hospital information systems it is difficult to describe data and activities simultaneously and equivalently.
de igual modo que
=just as ; just as well ... as ... ; along the lines of ; on the lines (of).
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game. Ex: A scene itself can be just as well be looked over line by line by the photocell in this way as can a photograph of the scene. Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport. Ex: The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.
de ilusiones vive el hombre
=We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
Ex: The poem closes with a strange hint of allusion to the Shakespearean quotation 'We are such stuff as dreams are made on'.
de imitación
(adj.)=copycat.
Ex: The author concludes that the scientific journal market may not mirror the copycat behaviour found among newspapers or companies in other markets.
de importancia
=of note ; of consequence.
Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries. Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
de importancia creciente
(n.)=of growing importance.
Ex: Of growing importance to libraries is the effective access to their catalogue by library patrons.
de importancia crucial
(adj.)=crucially important.
Ex: Light-induced oxidation reactions are crucially important in the degradation of lignin.
de importancia fundamental
(adj.)=critically important.
Ex: When automated methods of communicating bibliographic information are used, standards become critically important.
de improviso
=unawares ; spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment ; unexpectedly.
Ex: 'Oh!' the exclamation escaped her unawares. Ex: According to their friends, the couple made a spur-of-the-moment decision to tie the knot during a holiday. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so. Ex: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism.
de incalculable valor
(adj.)=priceless.
Ex: The libraries have spent centuries with the collections and storage of priceless information.
de incógnito
(adj.)=incognito.
Ex: Anonymity reflects the desire of an author to remain incognito.
de inferior calidad
(adj.)=low-end ; sub-par.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines. Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
de inflexión
(adj.)=inflexional [inflectional].
Ex: The most successful are based on computational morphosyntax which will pick up inflexional forms of stems.
de inmediato
(adj.)=immediately.
Ex: The uniform heading area of the reference entry may be inserted in the authority entry immediately following the information note.
de inspiración
(adj.)=inspirational.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.
de intenciones desconocidas
=of unknown intent.
Ex: Injuries were categorized as unintentional, intentional, or of unknown intent.
de intereses similares
=of like interest.
Ex: Resource sharing and cooperation among libraries of like interest or in close proximity is a way of counteracting these consequences.
de interés especial
(adj.)=of particular concern ; special-interest.
Ex: Two aspects of this history, however, are of particular concern to bibliographers. Ex: This article analyses and discusses the contents of popular publications aimed at general-interest and special-interest consumer video audiences.
de interés general
=general-interest ; of general interest.
Ex: This article analyses and discusses the contents of popular publications aimed at general-interest and special-interest consumer video audiences. Ex: Papers should be of interest to everyone in macroeconomics, of general interest in the profession, or of comparable quality and importance.
de interés humano
(n.)=human interest.
Ex: Staff creativity can spice up statistical data with humor, graphics, photographs, and human interest stories.
de interés periodístico
(adj.)=newsworthy.
Ex: The focus on solutions to societal problems common to much interdisciplinary research makes such projects particularly newsworthy.
de investigación
(adj.)=exploratory.
Ex: This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.
de isótopos
(adj.)=isotopic.
Ex: Two of the topics considered are atomic weights and the effects of radioactivity and other anomalies in isotopic abundance.
de izquierdas
(n.)=left-wing ; leftist ; lefty.
Ex: R. Lysholt Hansen warned against employing left-wing librarians. Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances. Ex: Their last straw poll listed Hillary at a 6% popularity among its members, who are considered 'lefties'.
de jabón
(adj.)=soapy .
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.
de jarana
=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
Ex: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town. Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
de juerga
=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
Ex: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town. Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
de la "a" a la "zeta"
(adj.)=a to z [a/z o a-z].
Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
de la Ceca a la Meca
=from pillar to post.
Ex: Enquirers are sent from pillar to post in search of answers which could, under an efficient system, be easily obtained.
de la Melanesia
(n./adj.)=Malenesian.
Ex: Sociologists specializing in Melanesian religions say all the cargo cults are based on a mixture of native and Christian beliefs and rituals.
de la Pascua
(adj.)=paschal ; paschal.
Ex: As much as a pound of coagulated blood was noted to have been shed by individual flagellants during these paschal ceremonies. Ex: As much as a pound of coagulated blood was noted to have been shed by individual flagellants during these paschal ceremonies.
de la Península Ibérica
(adj.)=Iberian.
Ex: Although neither of these initiatives have come to fruition, this is is likely to remain an Iberian issue in the foreseeable future.
de la adolescencia
(adj.)=teenage.
Ex: Combine limit fields with other searches, e.g. 'FIND: anorexia and teenagers and py>=1985' retrieves articles on teenage anorexia published in or after 1985.
de la alcaldía
(adj.)=mayoral.
Ex: During the televised mayoral debate in late August, all the candidates who participated said they'd have no problem submitting to a drug test.
de la cabeza a los pies
=from head to foot ; from head to toe ; from nose to tail.
Ex: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Ex: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Ex: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.
de la cara
(adj.)=facial.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
de la clase blanca, protestante y anglosajona americana
(adj.)=WASPish.
Ex: On the whole, the organization was largely male and WASPish, but it was more diverse than most associations of this period.
de la columna vertebral
(adj.)=spinal.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.
de la comedia
(adj.)=comedic.
Ex: In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.
de la corteza
(adj.)=crustal ; cortical.
Ex: This may be because the 'revolution' has continued earth scientists to think that present-day lateral crustal motions have been dominant throughout earth history. Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.
de la costa
(adj.)=seaside.
Ex: While the huts where once used by fishermen, they have now become holiday getaways, and are frequented by Londoners looking for a seaside escape.
de la cría de aves
(adj.)=avicultural.
Ex: As in the husbandry of any captive animal population, the quality of water utilized in aviculture is vital for avicultural success.
de la cóclea
(adj.)=cochlear.
Ex: Hearing loss due to cochlear damage may be repaired by transplanting human umbilical cord hematopoietic stem cells.
de la duramadre
(adj.)=dural.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.
de la edad media
(adj.)=dark-age.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
de la embajada
(adj.)=ambassadorial.
Ex: A dress uniform is often worn for special occasions, such as weddings, courts martial, funerals, and the greeting of ambassadorial delegations and heads of state.
de la espina dorsal
(adj.)=spinal.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.
de la extensión de un libro
(adj.)=book-length.
Ex: The aim was to assess whether they had excess book-length material which they considered worthy of publication but could not afford to publish.
de la fama al olvido
=riches to rags.
Ex: A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
de la familia
(adj.)=family-owned.
Ex: The next generation is opting to cash out of the small, family-owned farms that harbor centuries of rural wisdom and deep tradition.
de la forma más difícil
=the hard way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User needs the hard way: eighty-six simultaneous studies'.
de la forma más fácil
=the easy way .
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Windows Internet tour guide: cruising the Internet the easy way'.
de la fortuna a la pobreza
=riches to rags.
Ex: A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
de la fóvea
(adj.)=foveal.
Ex: Prior to transmission, the server divides the original image into a foveal area and a peripheral area.
de la gama alta
(adj.)=high-end.
Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
de la gama baja
(adj.)=low-end.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
de la gama inferior
(adj.)=low-end.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
de la guerra
(adj.)=wartime [wart-time].
Ex: The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim.
de la hipótesis
(adj.)=hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].
Ex: The numerator of the ratio is simply the obtained difference between the sample statistic and the hypothesized parameter.
de la historia reciente
=in recent history.
Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history
.
de la localidad
(adj.)=locally based [locally-based].
Ex: A virtual library should provide seamless access to both remote and locally-based resources contained.
de la malaria
(adj.)=malarial.
Ex: Always use mosquito nets when sleeping at night in malarial areas.
de la mama
(adj.)=mammary.
Ex: Results suggest that accelerated prepubertal growth may reduce mammary development in grazing dairy cows.
de la mandíbula inferior
(adj.)=mandibular.
Ex: The parameter used to determine adult females was the number of maxillar and mandibular teeth.
de la mandíbula superior
(adj.)=maxillar ; maxillary.
Ex: The parameter used to determine adult females was the number of maxillar and mandibular teeth. Ex: In general mandibular teeth except premolars tend to emerge earlier than their maxillary counterparts.
de la manera normal
=in the normal manner.
Ex: After this information has been entered, a partial copy record is written in the copy file and the loan is completed in the normal manner.
de la manera que + desear
=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
Ex: Each year, we encourage our staff members to devote 5% of their working hours to the charity of their choice, in the manner of their choosing.
de la manera que + preferir
=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
Ex: Each year, we encourage our staff members to devote 5% of their working hours to the charity of their choice, in the manner of their choosing.
de la marina
(n.)=marine.
Ex: The head of the cataloging unit runs the section like a marine drill sergeant.
de la mañana
=a.m. (latín - ante meridiam) ; in the morning.
Ex: Most of their libraries offer 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. opening on weekdays, and a somewhat curtailed opening day on Saturdays. Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
de la mejor forma posible
=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
de la mejor manera posible
=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
de la misma categoría que
=in a class with.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
de la misma forma (que)
=in the same way (as) ; in the same manner (as) ; in much the same way as.
Ex: For instance, the SLA List recommends the choice of specific headings in the same way as Sears'. Ex: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books. Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.
de la misma manera
=by the same token.
Ex: By the same token, knowing the basics of microcomputer technology will help the librarian to appreciate why the computer does what it does with bibliographic records.
de la misma manera (que)
=in the same way (as) ; in the same manner (as).
Ex: For instance, the SLA List recommends the choice of specific headings in the same way as Sears'. Ex: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books.
de la máquina y el hombre
(adj.)=human-machine.
Ex: The digital librarian acts as guardian of the information superhighway and as a symbiotic human-machine guru = El bibliotecario digital actúa como guardián de la superautopista de la información y como gurú que representa la simbiosis de la máquina y el hombre.
de la nada
=from nowhere ; out of nowhere.
Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere.
de la noche a la mañana
=overnight.
Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight.
de la orina
(adj.)=urinary.
Ex: Hematuria can happen due to several infections, urinary or not, or inflammations.
de la otra forma
=the other way (a)round.
Ex: In France and Germany it was usual to lay 4 formes on the press the other way round.
de la otra manera
=the other way (a)round.
Ex: In France and Germany it was usual to lay 4 formes on the press the other way round.
de la parte superior
(adj.)=topmost [top most].
Ex: Thus each heap was delivered to the warehouseman with the final impressions of both formes on the topmost sheet.
de la pelvis
(adj.)=pelvic.
Ex: Many women's pelvic organs change as they age.
de la placenta
(adj.)=placental.
Ex: The ovule is attached to the placental wall of the ovary through a structure known as the funiculus, the plant equivalent of an umbilical cord.
de la pobreza a la fortuna
=rags to riches.
Ex: It is an epic story of rags to riches, of a black man's struggle in a white world, of untimely death, and of the tragedy of a mission unfulfilled.
de la pobreza a la riqueza
=from rags to riches.
Ex: The article 'Computer literacy in the library: from rags to riches' demonstrates how a library can introduce a computer literacy course with a modest commitment of time and resources.
de la preguerra
(adj.)=pre-war [prewar].
Ex: The situation is rather different from pre-war days when living costs were lower and writers would try to get by on very small incomes from writing.
de la primavera
(adj.)=vernal.
Ex: All vernal pools contained within or adjacent to other jurisdictional waters or wetlands are themselves jurisdictional.
de la propia comunidad
(adj.)=community-owned.
Ex: These outposts of the Information Society, often community-owned and run, support local economic and social development by providing a wide range of information services.
de la propia empresa
(adj.)=company-owned.
Ex: If workers exceed established standards, they are 'awarded' trips at company expense, vacations at company-owned resorts at reduced rates, or special bonuses or gifts.
de la pubertad
(adj.)=pubertal.
Ex: Obese children who had lost weight substantially were compared to obese children without substantial weight loss matched for age, gender, and pubertal stage.
de la pupila
(adj.)=populary.
Ex: Populary light response is poor and intraocular pressure is normal and smear shows no organisms.
de la región central de los Estados Unidos
(adj.)=Midwestern.
Ex: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos.
de la sesión
(adj.)=sessional.
Ex: Working documents are listed and indexed in a sessional index to the debates.
de la siguiente manera
=in the following terms.
Ex: The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...
de la tarde
=p.m. (latín - post meridiam).
Ex: Most of their libraries offer 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. opening on weekdays, and a somewhat curtailed opening day on Saturdays.
de la televisión o la radio
=off the air.
Ex: The author offers tips to help teachers comply with copyright law as it related to copying computer software and copying off the air as well as photocopying.
de la textura
(adj.)=textural.
Ex: Careful design planning, balancing form and textural contrast can provide instant gratification and transform nature into art.
de la tierra
(adj.)=locally produced.
Ex: Buying locally produced food eliminates the need for all that fuel-guzzling transportation.
de la vida real
(adj.)=real-life.
Ex: Many librarians find such theories difficult to put into practice in real-life situations.
de la vieja guardia
(adj.)=old-style.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
de la vértebra
(adj.)=vertebral.
Ex: The procedure is intended to restore vertebral height and correct kyphosis.
de la zona de entre mareas
(adj.)=intertidal.
Ex: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry.
de la época
=of the time(s) ; of the day.
Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos. Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
de la época isabelina
(adj.)=Elizabethan.
Ex: Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.
de la época victoriana
(adj.)=Victorian.
Ex: Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.
de lado
=sideways ; edgewise ; edgeways ; at a rakish angle.
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves. Ex: It is a swirling abstract pattern made of ribbons of paper mounted edgewise on canvas. Ex: Another interesting observation is that this type of blade will be stiffer edgeways as well as sideways. Ex: When your hat's at a rakish angle, it's because you look like a rake, that is, like a dissipative and libertine fellow, isn't it?.
de lana
=woollen [woolen, -USA].
Ex: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.
de larga distancia
(adj.)=long-distance.
Ex: To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node.
de larga duración
(adj.)=long life ; long-lasting ; feature-length.
Ex: All these papers meet the ISO 9706 standard recommended for permanent papers for long life publications. Ex: By means of this method copies are long-lasting and do not fade. Ex: Feature-length episodes are special episodes that, instead of a single hour, are two hours; the same length as a feature film.
de larga trayectoria
(adj.)=long-running.
Ex: The author comments on the role of the library director in the long-running battle which was covered extensively by articles in the Washington Post newspaper.
de largo alcance
(adj.)=far-reaching ; far-ranging.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well. Ex: Florida's libraries provide substantial, far-ranging, and varied economic benefits.
de las asociaciones
(adj.)=associational.
Ex: In recent years, Cuba has expanded participation within associational space, contributing to the gradual process of democratization within local government.
de las dos maneras
=in both ways.
Ex: Although printed indexes tend to be either controlled or natural language, many large data bases now can be searched in both ways.
de las mareas
(adj.)=tidal.
Ex: The tidal effect is caused not only by the moon but also by the sun.
de las once
(adj.)=mid-morning.
Ex: Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.
de las ondas de radio y televisión
(adj.)=off-air.
Ex: This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.
de las profundidades
(adj.)=deep-sea.
Ex: Scientists once thought that deep-sea volcanic vents were a rare occurrence.
de las trompas
(adj.)=tubal.
Ex: Around 25-30% of these females were found to have tubal damage .
de las últimas décadas
=over the past decades ; in recent decades.
Ex: Hairdressing and cosmetology have become some of the most reliable, enjoyable and advantageous careers over the past decades. Ex: Also in 1876 the concept of the librarian as educator, frequently intoned in recent decades, began to take shape.
de lectura de datos
=data-capture.
Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.
de lectura fácil
(adj.)=easy reading.
Ex: The symbol for easy reading historical and period novels would be F8a.
de lejos
=from a distance.
Ex: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.
de lengua árabe
=Arabic speaking.
Ex: All Arabic speaking migrants are included in the study and these include Egyptians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians.
de lente doble
(adj.)=dual-lens.
Ex: Dual-lens eyeglasses soon made monocles obsolete because they let you see better out of both eyes at once.
de ley
(adj.)=kosher.
Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.
de limpiabotas
(adj.)=boot-blacking.
Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
de lo contrario
=if not ; otherwise.
Ex: If not, press the CTRL (Control) and Scroll Lock (Break) keys simultaneously to discontinue the search. Ex: Initials, even when used consistently, are never to be employed as headings; when they are used consistently, the name for which the initials stand must be chosen (if it can be discovered), otherwise entry must be made under title.
de lo general a lo particular
=from the general to the particular.
Ex: Deduction goes from the general to the particular, and induction goes from the particular to the general.
de lo más
=very.
Ex: I have been very embarrassed at their embarrassment at the kinds of subject headings used.
de lo más + Adjetivo
=most + Adjetivo.
Ex: They employ a symbolism which grew like Topsy and has little consistency; a strange fact in that most logical field.
de lo particular a lo general
=from the particular to the general.
Ex: Deduction goes from the general to the particular, and induction goes from the particular to the general.
de lo peor
=at + Posesivo + very worst ; at + Posesivo + worst.
Ex: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading. Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
de lo ridículo a lo sublime
=from the ridiculous to the sublime.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime.
de lo sublime a lo ridículo
=from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Ex: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.
de localización
(adj.)=locational.
Ex: Because classifications are locational systems, spatial analyses borrowed from various disciplines have potential to identify and address their problems.
de longitud
=in length.
Ex: A single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
de longitud fija
(adj.)=fixed-length.
Ex: Dbase data bases are fixed-length, fixed-field files in which all records must contain the same fields and be of the same length.
de los Alpes
(adj.)=Alpine.
Ex: He was one of the first painters to grasp the beauty of Alpine life and scenery.
de los aliados
(adj.)=Allied.
Ex: In 1949 the author, now professor at the Institute of Library Science at the Berlin Freie Universitat, was a transport worker at Berlin Airport during the Allied airlift.
de los barrios pobres
(adj.)=back-street.
Ex: Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to 'back-street' abortionists.
de los bronquios
(adj.)=bronchial.
Ex: For two years her symptoms were attributed to a severe form of bronchial asthma and she did not respond to treatment.
de los cuales
=out of which.
Ex: No suppose you conduct a search which retrieves 20 documents, but out of which only a certain number prove relevant to the request.
de los mejores
(adj.)=high-end ; as good as any ; top-class ; top-ranking.
Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia. Ex: 'Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any. Ex: Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay. Ex: To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
de los ojos
(adj.)=optical.
Ex: All the print in one book should be of the same kind, to obviate the need for optical adjustment.
de los ovarios
(adj.)=ovarian.
Ex: In addition, it suggests that women with a reduced ovarian complement should be offered prenatal diagnosis.
de los padres
(adj.)=parental.
Ex: Growth in the number of working mothers has meant less parental supervision for children in the after-school hours.
de los peores
(adj.)=low-end.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
de los que
=whereof.
Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
de los testículos
(adj.)=testicular.
Ex: The doctor also will explain how to do testicular self-exams.
de los últimos años
=in recent years.
Ex: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.
de los últimos días
=in recent days.
Ex: Angolan authorities are struggling to cope with more than 20,000 people expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days.
de los últimos meses
=in recent months.
Ex: In recent months, DC has continued to close the gap, and the two leaders are now virtually neck and neck = En los últimos meses, DC ha continuado acortando distancias y ahora los dos líderes van bastante parejos.
de los últimos tiempos
=in recent times ; in recent history.
Ex: School libraries as they have evolved in recent times share certain similarities the world over. Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history
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de lugares más distantes
=from further afield.
Ex: Requests supplied from further afield are usually sent and returned by post.
de lujo
(adj.)=deluxe ; upmarket [up market] ; upscale ; luxury ; plush ; top-class.
Ex: The article 'Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers. Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre. Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas. Ex: This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'. Ex: She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life. Ex: Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay.
de lunares
(n.)=polka dot.
Ex: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
de luto
=in mourning.
Ex: Nowadays there is no special dress or behaviour required for those in mourning and even the wearing of black at funerals is in decline.
de línea blanda
(adj.)=soft-line.
Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
de línea dura
(adj.)=hard-line.
Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
de líneas rectas
(adj.)=straight-line.
Ex: Hidden away in lairs behind the chaotic jumble of facades of all styles from stately Greek classical to the severe straight-line school of modern architecture, a thousand businesses plied their mysteries.
de madera
(adj.)=wooden.
Ex: Wooden shelves are better than metal shelves because of the conductivity factor.
de madrugada
=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours. Ex: People with depression, for example, often wake up in the early hours of the morning and find themselves unable to get back to sleep. Ex: My Jewish grandfather/mentor always tells me how he gets the most work done in the small hours of the morning before the rest of the world. Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
de mal aspecto
(adj.)=seedy ; nasty looking ; shanky .
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere'). Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike. Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
de mal carácter
(adj.)=ill-natured.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
de mal en peor
=out of the fire and into the frying pan ; out of the frying pan and into the fire.
Ex: The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'. Ex: Further, your question about using hydrocortisone cream makes me think of the saying, 'out of the frying pan and into the fire'.
de mal genio
=bad-tempered ; grumpy ; curmudgeonly ; crusty ; irascible ; shrewish ; short-tempered ; ill-natured ; stroppy ; in a strop.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage. Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'. Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant. Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa. Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company. Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him. Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered. Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people. Ex: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her. Ex: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.
de mal gusto
(adj.)=in bad taste ; tawdry ; distasteful ; unbecoming ; tasteless ; tacky ; naff ; trashy ; off-colour.
Ex: The author defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource, conceding that much of its is in bad taste. Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense. Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage. Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour. Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless. Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course. Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck. Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'. Ex: Quite a lot of the humour and satire presented was considered off-colour or downright offensive by some.
de mal humor
=crotchety ; in a mard ; in a grouch ; in a mood ; in a grouch mood ; in a huff.
Ex: 'She is a bit gruff, perhaps, but not bad... inconsistent, I'd say... one moment she was fine, and the next ... well ... crotchety'. Ex: She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week. Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time. Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day. Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well. Ex: She is short with the waiter, always in a huff, and by the time the waiter gets to us, he is upset.
de mal sabor
(adj.)=unbecoming.
Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.
de mal vivir
(adj.)=disreputable.
Ex: Items from disreputable publishers may be ignored, whereas items from the respected publishers would always be abstracted = Los documentos de editores de dudosa reputación se podían ignorar, mientras que los de editores respetados siempre se resumían.
de mala calidad
(adj.)=shabby .
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
de mala fama
(adj.)=of bad repute ; notorious.
Ex: A license shall not be granted to a person of bad repute. Ex: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.
de mala gana
=reluctantly ; grudgingly ; grudging ; begrudgingly ; unwillingly ; sullenly.
Ex: One is tempted to say that the enthusiasts for postcoordinate systems, being forced to admit reluctantly that control was necessary, couldn't bear to use the old-fashioned term 'list of subject headings'. Ex: Another point which we hope these introductory remarks make clear is that AACR2, even more than the 1967 version, is the result of give and take, of compromise, of negotiation, of concessions made graciously or grudgingly. Ex: There is little to be said for this grudging acceptance or utter rejection of pseudonyms. Ex: Even if librarians can admit begrudgingly that comic books may deserve a rightful place in many libraries, innumerable fears come to mind = Aunque los bibliotecarios pueden admitir de mala gana que los comics pueden merecerse el lugar que les corresponde en muchas bibliotecas, las dudas que les asaltan son innumerables. Ex: Intellectuals have been unwillingly transformed into cultural commentators and cultural studies has replaced philosophy. Ex: He sat down heavily and watched his wife sullenly as she made the coffee.
de mala leche
=like a bear with a sore head.
Ex: That number of pages to sift through is enough to make anybody feel like a bear with a sore head.
de mala reputación
(adj.)=of bad repute ; notorious.
Ex: A license shall not be granted to a person of bad repute. Ex: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.
de mala uva
=stroppy ; in a strop.
Ex: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her. Ex: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.
de malas pulgas
=in a grouch ; in a grouch mood.
Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time. Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
de manera aburrida
=dully.
Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully.
de manera adaptable
=adaptively.
Ex: The finding that an important brain gene has continued to evolve adaptively in humans suggests the ongoing evolutionary plasticity of the human brain.
de manera agraviante
=offensively.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
de manera alarmante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de manera amena
=pleasantly.
Ex: Obviously guiding, whether of the more fixed kind discussed above, or in the form of publications and leaflets, must be pleasantly presented.
de manera amenazadora
=menacingly.
Ex: The Yamuna river continued to rise menacingly Saturday and flooded several areas in populous east and north Delhi.
de manera asequible
=affordably.
Ex: Some local councils offer concessionary travel schemes, which enable local residents who are elderly or disabled to use public transport services more affordably.
de manera avariciosa
=avariciously.
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
de manera caótica
=chaotically.
Ex: The brain appears to process information more chaotically than has long been assumed.
de manera clara
=distinctly ; clearly.
Ex: Some were distinctly unhappy with the quality of the effort. Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
de manera codiciosa
=covetously.
Ex: He had overlooked the evil intention of a man who covetously wanted to dispossess him of his earthly treasures.
de manera coloquial
=colloquially.
Ex: Ursa Minor is colloquially known as the Little Dipper because its seven brightest stars seem to form the shape of a dipper.
de manera confusa
=hazily.
Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.
de manera conjunta con
=in partnership with.
Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
de manera constructiva
(adj.)=constructively.
Ex: The needs of ethnic groups, the unwaged, hospital patients, prisoners and other groups are being constructively considered.
de manera decepcionante
=disappointingly.
Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.
de manera deprimente
=sombrely [somberly, -USA].
Ex: Focusing on the structure, functions, and finance of this institution, the book somberly traces what its authors see as, in general, a story of decline.
de manera desesperante
=infuriatingly.
Ex: Deliberately provocative, infuriatingly melodramatic, this is a film that begs not to be taken seriously.
de manera despreocupada
=casually.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
de manera desproporcionada
=disproportionately.
Ex: It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.
de manera detestable
=obnoxiously.
Ex: She wondered why he was behaving so obnoxiously.
de manera disculpable
=excusably.
Ex: The only issue is whether the 'new' evidence was 'excusably unavailable' for presentation to the Board.
de manera divertida
=funnily.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.
de manera ecológica
=organically.
Ex: It isn't that hard to get rid of bees organically and safely.
de manera ejemplar
=in (an) exemplary fashion.
Ex: The Egyptian military has conducted itself in an exemplary fashion during the protests in Egypt.
de manera elástica
=elastically.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
de manera encantadora
=winningly.
Ex: However, while her material is bleak she concentrates winningly on female friendship.
de manera escandalosa
=outrageously.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.
de manera especial
=in a certain way ; in a special way.
Ex: In some cases, a character is to be filed in a certain way. Ex: There are single characters that follow an escape character which are to be treated in a special way.
de manera esporádica
=sporadically.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.
de manera esquemática
=briefly.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
de manera estupenda
=marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.
de manera exasperante
=infuriatingly.
Ex: Deliberately provocative, infuriatingly melodramatic, this is a film that begs not to be taken seriously.
de manera excusable
=excusably ; pardonably ; forgivably.
Ex: The only issue is whether the 'new' evidence was 'excusably unavailable' for presentation to the Board. Ex: In retrospect, the risk of war in October 1962 seems to me to have been exaggerated -- pardonably at the time and less pardonably in historical recapitulation. Ex: Nice concept, shaky execution -- that about sums up the mixed blessings of his intelligent but forgivably flawed debut as a director.
de manera extraña
=oddly ; funnily.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton. Ex: That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de manera firme
=stoutly.
Ex: The volumes are well printed on good paper and stoutly bound.
de manera frustrante
=frustratingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, after such a long time of waiting, some women find themselves frustratingly unable to get pregnant right away.
de manera fundamental
=critically.
Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
de manera general
=broadly.
Ex: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups.
de manera global
=holistically.
Ex: People absorb information holistically rather than separately from different levels.
de manera graciosa
=funnily.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.
de manera grotesca
=grotesquely.
Ex: His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
de manera humillante
=abjectly.
Ex: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals 'abjectly betrayed their own principles'.
de manera inconmensurable
=above measure ; beyond measure.
Ex: Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure. Ex: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
de manera inconsecuente
=inconsistently.
Ex: It's a mess on our side as well as their side in terms of the way we've handled names inconsistently, but I don't think it poses any serious problems.
de manera indecisa
=indecisively.
Ex: She stood indecisively by the poolside while other girls dived straight in.
de manera inexcusable
=inexcusably.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.
de manera infantil
=childishly.
Ex: She fell onto the bed childishly, kicking her feet up in the air.
de manera informal
=playfully ; casually.
Ex: The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
de manera inolvidable
=unforgettably.
Ex: There was a time that the main reason Korean models were ignored at car-change time was that they were either forgettably plain or unforgettably ugly.
de manera inquientate
=eerily.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
de manera inquietante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de manera insinuante
=suggestively.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
de manera intermitente
=intermittently.
Ex: She had been working on this draft intermittently during her three weeks on the job.
de manera intuitiva
=intuitively.
Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
de manera involuntaria
=involuntarily.
Ex: Large libraries are thus involuntarily subsidising small libraries = De este modo las grandes bibliotecas están subsidiando de manera involuntaria a las pequeñas.
de manera irritante
=infuriatingly.
Ex: Deliberately provocative, infuriatingly melodramatic, this is a film that begs not to be taken seriously.
de manera lamentable
=lamentably ; miserably.
Ex: The 1960's are often viewed as lamentably as the 1950's are memorably. Ex: Research on the history of ethics has ignored Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten miserably.
de manera legible
=legibly.
Ex: The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library.
de manera lógica
=in a meaningful way.
Ex: If there is no god, it might eventually be possible to answer these questions in a meaningful way, a way that actually explains something.
de manera maravillosa
=marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.
de manera marginal
=tangentially.
Ex: Outsourcing of public, special and federal libraries is covered only tangentially.
de manera mecánica
=by rote ; mechanically ; by heart ; off pat.
Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully. Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content. Ex: People sometimes become such creatures of habit doing things by heart that they fail to question and analyze and maybe even modify the way they do things. Ex: This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
de manera memorable
=memorably.
Ex: The 1960's are often viewed as lamentably as the 1950's are memorably.
de manera misteriosa
=eerily.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
de manera muy clara
=in no uncertain terms.
Ex: Related rights are making their presence felt in no uncertain terms in the Member States.
de manera muy similar a
=in much the same way as.
Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.
de manera muy superficial
=sketchily.
Ex: His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.
de manera natural
=organically ; naturally.
Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show. Ex: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.
de manera nauseabunda
=nauseatingly.
Ex: He has written a piece on the West's growing habit of nauseatingly kowtowing to Islam and walking on eggshells whenever anything Islamic comes into the picture.
de manera negativa
=in a negative light.
Ex: Most librarians appear to have viewed this new thrust in a negative light.
de manera no concluyente
=indecisively ; inconclusively.
Ex: Although it ended indecisively the German fleet returned to its harbours never to pose a serious threat again. Ex: The decisive talks between the government and the UDMF representatives last night ended inconclusively after the leaders failed to reach an understanding.
de manera no decisiva
=indecisively ; inconclusively.
Ex: Although it ended indecisively the German fleet returned to its harbours never to pose a serious threat again. Ex: The decisive talks between the government and the UDMF representatives last night ended inconclusively after the leaders failed to reach an understanding.
de manera obsesiva
=neurotically.
Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
de manera ofensiva
=offensively.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
de manera olvidable
=forgettably.
Ex: There was a time that the main reason Korean models were ignored at car-change time was that they were either forgettably plain or unforgettably ugly.
de manera perdonable
=forgivably ; excusably ; pardonably.
Ex: Nice concept, shaky execution -- that about sums up the mixed blessings of his intelligent but forgivably flawed debut as a director. Ex: The only issue is whether the 'new' evidence was 'excusably unavailable' for presentation to the Board. Ex: In retrospect, the risk of war in October 1962 seems to me to have been exaggerated -- pardonably at the time and less pardonably in historical recapitulation.
de manera poco convincente
=lamely.
Ex: 'I know,' he said lamely.
de manera poco profesional
=unprofessionally.
Ex: It is our opinion that those officials who have acted unprofessionally and unethically remove themselves from their position in IFLA.
de manera poco sistemática
=piecemeal.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
de manera poco ética
=unethically.
Ex: It is our opinion that those officials who have acted unprofessionally and unethically remove themselves from their position in IFLA.
de manera positiva
=in a positive light.
Ex: The author regards the gift in a positive light, describing the uses to which the books have been put in one particular school in Wales.
de manera precisa
=precisely.
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
de manera preocupan
=disturbingly.
Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
de manera preocupante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de manera previsible
=predictably.
Ex: Perhaps predictably many of these problems are concerned with the label that is given to a subject in an alphabetical index.
de manera promiscua
=promiscuously.
Ex: Women who wear revealing clothing and behave promiscuously are to blame for earthquakes, according to a senior Iranian cleric.
de manera protectora
=protectively.
Ex: Praying mantids are often protectively colored to the plants they live on.
de manera provocativa
=suggestively.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
de manera pueril
=childishly.
Ex: She fell onto the bed childishly, kicking her feet up in the air.
de manera que
=in a form that.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
de manera rara
=oddly ; funnily.
Ex: Elaine poked at the ribs sticking up so oddly above the otherwise flattened skeleton. Ex: That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de manera realista
=realistically.
Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
de manera recurrente
=recurrently.
Ex: After that, I have had suicidal thoughts recurrently and have been chain smoking and crying and not eating.
de manera repugnante
=nauseatingly.
Ex: He has written a piece on the West's growing habit of nauseatingly kowtowing to Islam and walking on eggshells whenever anything Islamic comes into the picture.
de manera reversible
=reversibly.
Ex: Antibiotics are categorized as bactericidal if they kill the susceptible bacteria or bacteriostatic if they reversibly inhibit the growth of bacteria.
de manera ridícula
=grotesquely.
Ex: His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
de manera ruinosa
=ruinously.
Ex: My days of sloth have ruinously destroyed all that I had achieved in times of zealous industry.
de manera semipermanente
=on a semi-permanent basis.
Ex: There are provisions for transferring a document to another location in the library on a semi-permanent basis.
de manera significativa
=to any significant extent ; to a significant extent.
Ex: This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent. Ex: The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent.
de manera similar
=in a similar way.
Ex: Bibliographic data bases provide references to documents, in a similar way to printed abstracting or indexing journals or catalogues.
de manera similar a
=in a similar manner to.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships may also take the form of co-ordinate relationships, in which case they may be represented by 'RT' or related term, in a similar manner to affinitive relationships below.
de manera sofisticada
=sophisticatedly.
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.
de manera sorprendente
=shockingly.
Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
de manera sutil
=subtly.
Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
de manera sólida
=stoutly.
Ex: The volumes are well printed on good paper and stoutly bound.
de manera tangencial
=tangentially.
Ex: Outsourcing of public, special and federal libraries is covered only tangentially.
de manera uniforme
=evenly.
Ex: To reallocate the records by spreading them out evenly in the available space, a procedure called 'reorganisation' is used.
de manera vaga
=hazily.
Ex: Such detail helps speed our response to both the extremely detailed requirements of researchers and the sometimes hazily expressed demands of students.
de manera óptima
=optimally.
Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
de mangas cortas
(adj.)=short-sleeved.
Ex: This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.
de mangas largas
(adj.)=long-sleeved.
Ex: How do I know if a long-sleeved, buttoned shirt is the right size for me?.
de mango largo
(adj.)=long-handed ; long-handled.
Ex: Squash is a game which is played between 2 players who alternately keep on hitting the ball with a long-handed racket. Ex: This long-handled shoe horn reduces the need to bend when putting on shoes or slippers.
de manipulación
(adj.)=manipulatory.
Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
de mano
(adj.)=hand-held [handheld].
Ex: A special brochure was prepared containing the library's Apple Macintosh and the newly acquired hand-held scanner, LightningScan.
de mantener una conversación
(adj.)=conversational.
Ex: At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.
de mantenimiento y limpieza
(adj.)=janitorial.
Ex: We serve businesses requiring a wide range of janitorial needs.
de mar adentro
(adj.)=offshore.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
de maravilla
=wonderfully ; marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
Ex: Technological and human networks intertwine in wonderfully complex and shifting patterns. Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.
de marca
(adj.)=branded.
Ex: This firm is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales distribution of branded women's apparel.
de marcha
=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
Ex: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town. Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
de marte
(adj.)=Martian.
Ex: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
de mayor edad
(adj.)=senior.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
de mayor o menor importancia
=great and small.
Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
de media jornada
(adj.)=half-day [half day].
Ex: This paper was presented at a half-day seminar of the Library Association of Australia.
de media mañana
(adj.)=mid-morning.
Ex: Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.
de mediados de año
(adj.)=mid-year [midyear].
Ex: This paper gives a general overview of the microfilm industry world-wide, drawing on the comments of members of a discussion panel at the Mid-year meeting of the National Micrographics Association.
de mediados de siglo
(adj.)=mid-century.
Ex: There were also various mid-century decorated letters with forked or clubbed serifs which generally tended towards fat-face, but which might be intermediate in form.
de mediana calidad
(adj.)=in the middle range ; medium-quality.
Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range. Ex: Not all paper was watermarked but most medium-quality paper, and nearly all the fine, had watermarks of some sort.
de mediana edad
(adj.)=middle-aged.
Ex: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.
de mediano tamaño
(adj.)=middle-sized.
Ex: For people living in what might be called industrial-rural areas the best that could be expected locally would be a moderate provision in the local middle-sized town.
de medicina
(adj.)=medical.
Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.
de medio día de duración
(adj.)=half-day [half day].
Ex: This paper was presented at a half-day seminar of the Library Association of Australia.
de medio pelo
(adj.)=small-time.
Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
de mejillas sonrosadas
(adj.)=rosy-cheeked.
Ex: And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
de mejor manera
=best.
Ex: The first objective, however, is best satisfied by the second policy.
de memoria
=from memory ; by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory. Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully. Ex: People sometimes become such creatures of habit doing things by heart that they fail to question and analyze and maybe even modify the way they do things. Ex: This strategy has been designed for you to practice till you get it totally off pat so you can walk into a casino and operate it without thinking.
de menor impacto
(adj.)=low impact [low-impact].
Ex: The majority of high-impact articles had been published by men, but so had most low-impact articles = La mayoría de los artículos de gran impacto han sido publicados por hombres, al igual que la mayoría de los artítulos de menor impacto.
de menor importancia
(n.)=fringe subject ; of fringe interest.
Ex: In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order. Ex: The indexer recommends to use a general term rather than specific terms for subjects of fringe interest.
de menor importancia para
=on the fringe of.
Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
de menos del 10 por ciento
=single digit ; single figure.
Ex: The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials. Ex: In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.
de menosprecio
(adj.)=disparaging.
Ex: On three occasions he published a brief, disparaging remark.
de mente cerrada
=close-minded ; narrow-minded.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'. Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
de mentira
(adj.)=make-believe.
Ex: This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.
de mercado
(adj.)=marketing.
Ex: Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries.
de mesa
(adj.)=table-top [tabletop].
Ex: The Realist Valiant is a large, table-top model microfiche reader, designed primarily for viewing 2 document pages simultaneously.
de metal
(adj.)=iron.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.
de miembre
(n./adj.)=wicker.
Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.
de mierda
(adj.)=frigging [freaking] ; freaking [frigging] ; fucking ; effing.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom. Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!. Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers. Ex: They work so effing hard and the so called fans give them a kick in the teeth when they need their support the most.
de millones de + Moneda
=multimillion + Moneda.
Ex: UK Civil Service unions fear they will lose 265 members' jobs in the Patent Office following a multimillion pound automation project.
de millones de volúmenes
(adj.)=million-volume.
Ex: Libraries that aren't burdened by millions of volumes do not need subject heading lists prepared for million-volume libraries.
de mimbre
(n./adj.)=wickerwork.
Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.
de minimis
=de minimis.
Ex: Personal use of a University-provided cellular phone of up to 10 minutes per month will be considered 'de minimis' and will not require reimbursement to the University.

de miras estrechas
=blinkered ; close-minded ; narrow-minded.
Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial. Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'. Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
de miras hacia el exterior
=outward looking.
Ex: The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character.
de mitad de año
(adj.)=mid-year [midyear].
Ex: This paper gives a general overview of the microfilm industry world-wide, drawing on the comments of members of a discussion panel at the Mid-year meeting of the National Micrographics Association.
de mitad de siglo
(adj.)=mid-century.
Ex: There were also various mid-century decorated letters with forked or clubbed serifs which generally tended towards fat-face, but which might be intermediate in form.
de moda
(adj.)=fashionable ; modish ; trendy ; in ; buzz ; in fashion ; in vogue ; voguish.
Ex: It was fashionable, too, to have books in one's home. Ex: In modish quarters, it may even be de rigueur to appreciate the popular. Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books. Ex: Librarians have recently become aware of marketing as an 'in' strategy in public library circles. Ex: A new buzz phrase may affect businesses: the term 'individually identifiable information' has drawn federal attention. Ex: Let us consider the wasp waist, beloved of the Victorians and in fashion up to the early years of this century. Ex: The third proposal, still in vogue, is to enter all serials uniformly under their titles. Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
de modo + Adjetivo
=on a + Adjetivo + basis.
Ex: To be effective this requires that users have access to terminals on a regular basis.
de modo agraviante
=offensively.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
de modo agresivo
=aggressively.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.
de modo alarmante
=alarmingly ; troublingly.
Ex: His pulse rate increased alarmingly. Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de modo alternativo
=alternatively.
Ex: These 2 axes are not antagonistic, but can be alternatively or complementarily exploited.
de modo altivo
=superciliously ; haughtily.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already. Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.
de modo apreciable
=to an appreciable extent.
Ex: A problem which surfaced to an appreciable extent with the advent of the all-media catalog is the subject analysis of nonbook materials.
de modo caprichoso
=capriciously.
Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
de modo caótico
=chaotically.
Ex: The brain appears to process information more chaotically than has long been assumed.
de modo censurable
=reprehensibly.
Ex: Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.
de modo claro
=transparently.
Ex: This is transparently part of the ideology of the title-unit-entry catalog where the book as such is the focus of the catalog.
de modo comercial
=on a commercial basis.
Ex: Computer bureaux are organisations which sell computer time and other computing and associated facilities, on a commercial basis.
de modo competitivo
=competitively.
Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
de modo complementario
=complimentarily.
Ex: These 2 axes are not antagonistic, but can be alternatively or complementarily exploited.
de modo conjunto con
=in partnership with.
Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
de modo considerable
=to a considerable extent.
Ex: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.
de modo convincente
=cogently ; unconvincingly.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive. Ex: She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.
de modo cómico
=comically.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
de modo decisivo
=decisively.
Ex: It should be possible to beat the mind decisively in regard to permanence and clarity of the items resurrected from storage.
de modo desastroso
=disastrously.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
de modo desconcertante
=bewilderingly.
Ex: These factors, when combined with the computer's ability to select only those items meeting a bewilderingly complex set of conditions, provide an access capability unimagined with the book or card catalogs of Mr Cutter.
de modo divertido
=comically ; funnily.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.
de modo egoísta
=selfishly.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
de modo ejemplar
=in (an) exemplary fashion.
Ex: The Egyptian military has conducted itself in an exemplary fashion during the protests in Egypt.
de modo elástico
=elastically.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
de modo errático
=erratically.
Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
de modo especulativo
=speculatively.
Ex: The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.
de modo esporádico
=sporadically.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.
de modo estructurado
=in a structured fashion.
Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature = El sistema de las revistas de economía no ha crecido y evolucionado de un modo estructurado, lo que ha dado como resultado una migración a las publicaciones de informes.
de modo extraño
=funnily.
Ex: That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de modo frustrante
=frustratingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, after such a long time of waiting, some women find themselves frustratingly unable to get pregnant right away.
de modo fundamental
=critically.
Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
de modo fácil
=with the tip of a hat.
Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.
de modo gracioso
=comically ; funnily.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.
de modo gratuito
=on a complimentary basis.
Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
de modo heurístico
=heuristically.
Ex: Feedback from on-line interactive searching plays an important role allowing the searcher to heuristically interrogate the system = La retroalimentación obtenida de las búsquedas interactivas en línea desempeña una función importante ya que permite al usuario consultar el sistema de un modo heurístico.
de modo humorístico
=in a humorous vein.
Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
de modo imaginativo
=imaginatively.
Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
de modo imperdonable
=unforgivably ; unpardonably.
Ex: A paramedic who broke his baby son's arm in an 'unforgivably brutal and shocking' attack was jailed for three years today. Ex: They succeeded in convincing her that she would be utterly and unpardonably foolish if she were to turn their offer down.
de modo inconfundible
=unmistakably.
Ex: ISDS is an authority file, comprising 500,000 records which are unmistakably unique.
de modo individual
=on a case-by-case basis.
Ex: However, it is our intention to incorporate some changes in new agreements and deal with other matters on a case-by-case basis.
de modo inequívoco
=unambiguously.
Ex: When the reader is seeking a precisely defined item, which s/he can unambiguously name, s/he is provided with a location identifier by which to obtain the item.
de modo inesperado
=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'. Ex: The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power. Ex: A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air.
de modo informal
=informally.
Ex: The term 'grey literature' refers to documents issued informally in limited amounts which are not available through normal publishing channels, a definition which includes many scientific and technical research reports.
de modo ininterrumpido
=in an unbroken line.
Ex: The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain.
de modo inquietante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de modo insinuante
=suggestively.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
de modo intuitivo
=intuitively.
Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
de modo irregular
=erratically.
Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
de modo irritante
=annoyingly.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
de modo lógico
=in a meaningful way.
Ex: If there is no god, it might eventually be possible to answer these questions in a meaningful way, a way that actually explains something.
de modo ofensivo
=offensively.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
de modo perdonable
=forgivably ; remissibly ; pardonably.
Ex: Nice concept, shaky execution -- that about sums up the mixed blessings of his intelligent but forgivably flawed debut as a director. Ex: While they rightly emphasized divine sovereignty, they remissibly ignored human responsibility. Ex: In retrospect, the risk of war in October 1962 seems to me to have been exaggerated -- pardonably at the time and less pardonably in historical recapitulation.
de modo pesimista
(adj.)=gloomily.
Ex: He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.
de modo poco imaginativo
=unimaginatively.
Ex: He is competent in a quiet, effective way, and the library seems to be well, if unimaginatively, run.
de modo preocupante
=troublingly.
Ex: While drop out statistics are notoriously unreliable, few dispute that the high school drop out rate for Hispanics is troublingly high.
de modo provocador
(adj.)=provocatively.
Ex: There was no support for a hypothesis that there would be more provocatively dressed women in sporting event adverts than in those accompanying soap operas or prime time shows = No se confirmó la hipótesis de que habría más mujeres vestidas de una forma provocativa en los anuncios de los acontecimientos deportivos que en los que se emiten con las telenovelas o con los programas de mayor audiencia.
de modo provocativo
=suggestively.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
de modo que
=so.
Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
de modo que + poder + oír
=within earshot of.
Ex: The only stipulation was that they stayed within earshot of their mother's whistle.
de modo raro
=funnily.
Ex: That's why I am trying to find an area where people don't look funnily upon others who are not like them.
de modo recíproco
=reciprocally.
Ex: Reciprocally, research in the information sciences raises specific ontological questions which call for further philosophical investigations.
de modo remisible
=remissibly.
Ex: While they rightly emphasized divine sovereignty, they remissibly ignored human responsibility.
de modo reprobatorio
=reprovingly ; reproachfully.
Ex: I have actually started to avoid the computer which seems to look at me reprovingly every time I pass by. Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
de modo reversible
=reversibly.
Ex: Antibiotics are categorized as bactericidal if they kill the susceptible bacteria or bacteriostatic if they reversibly inhibit the growth of bacteria.
de modo sorprendente
=shockingly.
Ex: Then a few weeks ago, we noted that he had shockingly changed his tune, right about the time that the market was hitting new highs.
de modo tal que
=so much so that.
Ex: The number of circuits which can be stored on a single chip has increased rapidly over the last few years, so much so that there are now a number of degrees of integration.
de modos diversos
=variously.
Ex: In the eighth edition of a work which has been variously titled throughout its long life some valuable comments were made about the functions of bibliography.
de mofletes sonrosados
(adj.)=rosy-cheeked.
Ex: And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
de monta
(adj.)=heavy lifting.
Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
de morros
=in a mard ; in a mood ; in a huff.
Ex: She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week. Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day. Ex: She is short with the waiter, always in a huff, and by the time the waiter gets to us, he is upset.
de motivación
(adj.)=motivational.
Ex: Primary in any motivational system is the organization's responsibility to satisfy employee needs.
de movimiento total
(adj.)=full-motion.
Ex: A multimedia computer system can integrate two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as audio, image, full-motion video, and text information.
de movimientos rápidos
(adj.)=quick-moving.
Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
de mucha capacidad
(adj.)=capacious.
Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
de muchas formas
=in more ways than one.
Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
de muchas maneras
=in every way ; in more ways than one.
Ex: He cooperates in every way -- works two evenings a week, every other Saturday, and one Sunday afternoon in four. Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
de mucho arraigo
(adj.)=long-established ; well established.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts. Ex: By the nineteenth edition synthesis is a well established feature of the scheme.
de mucho beneficio
(adj.)=high-payoff.
Ex: The revolutionary and innovative high-payoff research can lead to convert the semi-structured information deposits into well structured databases so as to create new information systems.
de mucho cuidado
(adj.)=badass.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
de mucho provecho
(adj.)=high-payoff.
Ex: The revolutionary and innovative high-payoff research can lead to convert the semi-structured information deposits into well structured databases so as to create new information systems.
de muchos usos
(n.)=all-purpose.
Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
de muy lejos
=from afar.
Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.
de más
=extra ; one too many.
Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below). Ex: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many.
de más arriba
(adj.)=topmost [top most].
Ex: Thus each heap was delivered to the warehouseman with the final impressions of both formes on the topmost sheet.
de más ventas
(adj.)=best selling [bestselling/best-selling] ; top-selling.
Ex: Similarly, Nicholas Meyer's best-selling 'Seven Percent Solution' includes interesting characters. Ex: Consumer perceptions of the two top-selling brands are perceived to be more environmentally friendly than the other brands.
de máxima categoría
(adj.)=top-class.
Ex: Here are given a few top-class tips for writing a good essay.
de máxima seguridad
(adj.)=safety critical [safety-critical].
Ex: John Cullyer outlines the scientific techniques used in safety critical computer systems in space, aviation, nuclear power and railway signalling.
de máximo rango
(adj.)=top-ranking.
Ex: To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
de múltiples palabras
(n.)=multiple-word.
Ex: Tagging also caters well for multiple-word concepts.
de n dimensiones
=n-dimensional.
Ex: The retrieval power of an n-dimensional matrix catalog is so much greater that the user needs to have only a relatively small amount of information about a book to retrieve the entry swiftly and accurately.
de nacimiento
(adj.)=from birth ; innately ; inborn ; native-born ; born.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature. Ex: Innately conservative Muslims prefer to exclude Western infiltration and influence. Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall. Ex: Rapid increases in the foreign-born population at the state level are not associated with negative effects on the employment of native-born workers. Ex: I'm a born righty -- I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar.
de nariz chata
(adj.)=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
Ex: In particular, pug-nosed animals should not fly; their short nasal passages make the changes in air pressure very difficult for them to endure. Ex: Most of the monkeys found here are flat nosed and have round nostrils set far apart.
de nariz respingada
(adj.)=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
Ex: In particular, pug-nosed animals should not fly; their short nasal passages make the changes in air pressure very difficult for them to endure. Ex: Most of the monkeys found here are flat nosed and have round nostrils set far apart.
de nariz respingona
(adj.)=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
Ex: In particular, pug-nosed animals should not fly; their short nasal passages make the changes in air pressure very difficult for them to endure. Ex: Most of the monkeys found here are flat nosed and have round nostrils set far apart.
de naturaleza
=in nature.
Ex: Such schemes are essentially analytical in nature, but do not permit any synthesis or joining together of concepts that have been divided from one another.
de naturaleza sexual
=of a sexual nature.
Ex: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .
de negocios
(adj.)=transactional.
Ex: The article is more concerned with ways of winning the hearts and minds of prospective clients and moving from a more traditional transactional relationship with users to a more consultative one.
de neón
(adj.)=neon.
Ex: The public library's marketing plan include a new logo and a neon library card displaying the library's Internet address.
de nieve
(adj.)=snowy .
Ex: Canarians are like Teide, snowy quietness on the outside, fire in the heart.
de ninguna forma
=in any way at all.
Ex: I am open-minded and don't want to restrict myself in any way at all.
de ninguna maner
=in any way at all.
Ex: I am open-minded and don't want to restrict myself in any way at all.
de ninguna manera
=at all ; in any sense of the word ; not at all ; under no/any circumstances ; on no account ; not on any account.
Ex: Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all. Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies. Ex: There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all. Ex: Some items cannot be copied under any circumstances. Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind. Ex: They were given strict instructions that they were not on any account to make eye contact or speak to the star.
de ninguna otra forma
=in any other way.
Ex: The use of this method resulted in several interesting findings, the vast majority of which could not be documented in any other way = El uso de este método dio lugar a varios resultados interesantes, cuya gran mayoría no se podría haber obtenido de otra forma.
de ningún modo
=by no means ; in no way ; on no account ; in no sense ; by any means ; not at all ; under no/any circumstances ; in any shape or form ; for the life of me ; not on any account ; by no stretch of the imagination.
Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries. Ex: Although these categories of concepts are recognizable in UDC, they are in now way made explicit within the scheme. Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind. Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable. Ex: This is not a complete list by any means. Ex: There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all. Ex: Some items cannot be copied under any circumstances. Ex: Many librarians were literally incredulous that weeding could be considered, in any shape or form, as a timesaver; others begged to differ. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: They were given strict instructions that they were not on any account to make eye contact or speak to the star. Ex: However, by no stretch of the imagination are anti-depressant drugs pleasant to take for most patients.
de nivel cultural bajo
(adj.)=lowbrow [low-brow].
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
de nivel cultural medio
(adj.)=middlebrow [middle-brow].
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
de nivel intelectual bajo
(adj.)=lowbrow [low-brow].
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
de nivel intelectual medio
(adj.)=middlebrow [middle-brow].
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
de nivel medio
(adj.)=medium level [medium-level] ; middle-range ; mid-level.
Ex: In the 1st method, a medium level presentation was used to explain how to use the library. Ex: Obviously one must here distinguish between 'scholarly' texts, middle-range texts and what might be referred to derogatorily as 'crammers' (books intended to help students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort). Ex: In such a descriptive apparatus, MARC cataloguing serves to provide important mid-level metadata.
de nivel superior
(adj.)=upper-level ; top echelon ; higher-level.
Ex: Women fail to occupy upper-level managerial positions in libraries in proportion to their numbers in the profession. Ex: In addition and in conformity with the Paris Principles, top echelon executive agencies, legislative bodies, courts, etc., are specifically named as bodies to be entered subordinately. Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
de noche
=after dark.
Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer.
de nosotros
=ours.
Ex: Cutter lived in a different age, less complex than ours.
de novela barata
(adj.)=novelettish.
Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
de novela sentimental
(adj.)=novelettish.
Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
de novias
(adj.)=bridal.
Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.
de nueva ola
(adj.)=new-wave.
Ex: Like European and Japanese prototypes, these new-wave comic books may appear in magazine or quality paperback format, often called 'graphic novels'.
de nuevas formas
=in new ways.
Ex: Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.
de nuevas maneras
=in new ways.
Ex: Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.
de nueve cifras
(n.)=nine-digit.
Ex: By keying two nine-digit numbers one can transfer all occurrences of a given heading to another given heading.
de nueve meses
(adj.)=nine-month.
Ex: The British Library has funded a nine-month project beginning in Jan 89 to examine the approaches taken to interpersonal skills training in selected organisations in the private and public sectors.
de nuevo
=again ; once again ; once more ; yet again ; afresh ; anew ; all over again ; freshly ; redux ; over again.
Ex: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2. Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again. Ex: Read section 10 once more and reconsider the question. Ex: Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'. Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless. Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless. Ex: There were so many mistakes that it would have been easier to start all over again than to correct the errors. Ex: My third and fourth points concern two things that go into the future that will cause us to think freshly. Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'. Ex: And the whole cycle starts over again.
de nuevo en este caso
=here again.
Ex: Here again the documents of the subject area, such as periodical articles and research reports, will provide the terms to be included in the language.
de nuevo en pie
=up and about.
Ex: To make matters worse, too many patients are content to prescribe bed rest for themselves, even if their doctors would rather have them up and about.
de nuevos modos
=in new ways.
Ex: Now the mobile telephone has pushed its way into our everyday lives in new ways.
de observación
(adj.)=observational.
Ex: The observational technique involves the researcher being with the subject continuously throughout the day and observing their actions.
de obstetricia
(adj.)=obstetrical.
Ex: The guidelines outlined in the 7th edition of Colon Classification scheme were adoped for the construction of a classification schedule for anaesthesiology as applied to various surgical and obstetrical procedures carried out on the human body.
de ocasión
(adj.)=second-hand [secondhand].
Ex: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
de occidente
=Western-born.
Ex: How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
de ocio
(adj.)=recreational.
Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.
de oficina
(adj.)=clerical.
Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.
de ojos azules
(adj.)=blue-eyed.
Ex: White-skinned people with blue eyes aren't just responsible for the current crisis; the blue-eyed palefaces are responsible for saddling the world with a financial system that has a built-in tendency to crash.
de ojos negros
=black-eyed.
Ex: His mission would have been doomed, was it not for some unexpected help from a black-eyed girl with an attitude and a special talent.
de olor a podrido
(adj.)=rotten smelling.
Ex: In the back of refrigerator on the bottom left, there is a black box full of fluid and something very nasty looking and rotten smelling.
de olor agradable
(adj.)=sweet-smelling.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.
de olor fuerte
(adj.)=strong-smelling.
Ex: Musk is the name originally given to a perfume obtained originally from the strong-smelling substance secreted by a gland in the abdomen of some animals.
de orden inferior
(adj.)=lower-order.
Ex: As briefly discussed in chapter 5, the levels Maslow proposed fall into two categories: lower-order and higher-order.
de orden superior
(adj.)=higher-order.
Ex: As briefly discussed in chapter 5, the levels Maslow proposed fall into two categories: lower-order and higher-order.
de ordenadores
(adj.)=computer-to-computer.
Ex: The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model provides a framework in which a series of communications protocols can be developed for computer-to-computer networking.
de orientación
(adj.)=directional.
Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
de origen + Adjetivo
=Adjetivo + in origin.
Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).
de origen desconocido
(adj.)=unaccounted.
Ex: The raids have revealed that the actress has an unaccounted wealth worth millions of dollars in the form of jewellery, property and business.
de origen determinable
(adj.)=retraceable ; traceable.
Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable. Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable.
de origen digital
(n.)=born digital [born-digital].
Ex: In recent years there has been an increasing move towards publishing in electronic format, sometimes as facsimiles of paper originals and sometimes as 'born digital'.
de origen humilde
(n.)=of low descent.
Ex: Consider the following list of 'authors': Lewis Carroll, Aunt Jane, Harassed Housewife, A gentleman of low descent, and By the author of 'The storm in a teacup, mountains and molehills', etc.
de origen ilocalizable
(adj.)=irretraceable.
Ex: I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
de origen indeterminable
(adj.)=irretraceable.
Ex: I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
de origen localizable
(adj.)=traceable ; retraceable.
Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable. Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable.
de oro macizo
(adj.)=solid-gold.
Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.
de orquesta
(adj.)=orchestral.
Ex: Many such librarians are cooperating in the production of a union catalogue of orchestral material held in public library collections.
de otra forma
=in any other way.
Ex: The use of this method resulted in several interesting findings, the vast majority of which could not be documented in any other way = El uso de este método dio lugar a varios resultados interesantes, cuya gran mayoría no se podría haber obtenido de otra forma.
de otra índole
=other.
Ex: Use is still low with c100 requests per year for safety-related information but only c20 other requests.
de otras ciudades
(adj.)=out-of-town.
Ex: This newspaper cooperative shares subscriptions to the Sunday editions of 12 out-of-town newspapers.
de otras partes
=further afield.
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
de otro modo
=conversely.
Ex: Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
de otro mundo
(adj.)=unworldly ; unworldly.
Ex: It's well documented that meditation and yoga lead to contact with unworldly forces of evil. Ex: It's well documented that meditation and yoga lead to contact with unworldly forces of evil.
de otro tiempo
=of yore.
Ex: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.
de otros tiempos
=of yore.
Ex: Ironically, today's catalogs have gone full circle back to the book catalogs of yore, with each work having only one complete catalog entry = Paradójicamente, los catálogos de hoy día han vuelto a los catálogos en forma de libro de antaño, en los que cada documento tenía un único asiento catalográfico completo.
de oídas
(n.)=hearsay ; grapevine.
Ex: This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on. Ex: This has led to a new model for information retrieval: the word-of-mouth system or 'grapevine'.
de oído
=by ear.
Ex: Thank you so much for teaching me, take a bow, I worked out the first part by ear but I couldnt work out the rest.
de pago
(adj.)=commercially available ; paid-for ; fee-based ; for-fee.
Ex: Computerized information-retrieval systems are also very prominent in commercially available online search systems and applications. Ex: Paid-for promotions in bookshops have ignited a debate about sales integrity. Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely. Ex: Online classified ads and for-fee information services that require the user to subscribe to a service have been widely available for decades.
de pago o gratis
=fee or free ; fee versus free.
Ex: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved. Ex: In the light of divergent approaches to video collection development based upon the fee versus free argument, it is time to reflect on the role of video in public libraries.
de pago según el uso
=on a pay as you go basis.
Ex: Everybody would be better off if academic libraries provided research services on a pay as you go basis.
de paisano
=in plain clothes.
Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
de palabra
(adj.)=by word of mouth ; word-of-mouth.
Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions. Ex: This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on.
de pana
(adj.)=curduroy.
Ex: We've said it before and we'll say it again - we're all corduroy everything this season.
de pantalla completa
(adj.)=full-screen.
Ex: The new technology provides full-motion, full-screen, and three dimensional motion graphics from a single compact disc as well as from other high-speed digital media.
de paradero desconocido
(adj.)=unaccounted.
Ex: The raids have revealed that the actress has an unaccounted wealth worth millions of dollars in the form of jewellery, property and business.
de pareceres similares
(adj.)=like-minded.
Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.
de pared a pared
(adj.)=wall-to-wall.
Ex: How to build wall-to-wall bookcases to make your study, den or computer room much nicer to be in and more adaptable for space.
de parranda
=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
Ex: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town. Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
de parte de
=on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf] ; in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].
Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else. Ex: So I feel, in Mr. Kilgour's behalf, that everybody should understand that OCLC is a bunch of individuals.
de parte de otro
=on behalf of someone else.
Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service.
de partida
=from the beginning ; from the outset ; from the start.
Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning. Ex: Such a structure must be imposed from the outset, and control over it exercised during any activity against the data base. Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.
de partirse de risa
(adj.)=side-splitting.
Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.
de pasada
=in passing ; by the way of (a) digression.
Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers. Ex: That, I may say by way of a digression, has never been my main objection to socialism.
de paseo en coche
=out for a spin.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Out for a spin: a school librarian test drives 14 CD-ROM encyclopedias'.
de paso
(adj.)=by the way ; by the by(e) ; transient ; migratory.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book. Ex: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name. Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university. Ex: The finding that some migratory ants use magnetism to find their way could illuminate one of the most elusive questions in biology.
de patentes
(adj.)=patenting.
Ex: This article examines the evolution of patenting practice in the European Patent Office in respect of breadth of claims in the field of biotechnological inventions.
de patrulla
=on the beat.
Ex: City budget cuts mean fewer cops on the beat.
de pelo blanco
(adj.)=white-haired.
Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
de pelo cano
(adj.)=gray-haired ; grey-haired ; white-haired.
Ex: The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care. Ex: Not that they were all grey-haired; some had brown, some had blond -- some had very little hair at all. Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
de pelo espeso y tieso
(adj.)=bushy-haired.
Ex: A. Einstein is the famous bushy-haired father of relativity theory.
de pelo negro
(adj.)=dark-haired.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
de pelo oscuro
(adj.)=dark-haired.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
de película
(adj.)=fantastic ; gorgeous ; amazing ; incredible ; fabulous ; picture-perfect.
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems. Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas. Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer. Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible. Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud. Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
de pensamiento liberal
(adj.)=liberal-minded ; free-thinking.
Ex: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible. Ex: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.
de pensamientos nobles
(adj.)=high-minded.
Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
de pensar en
=at the thought of.
Ex: Although the consensus among linguists was that prescriptive grammar was too rigid, they were still appalled at the thought of thoroughly descriptive grammar.
de percepción
(adj.)=perceptual.
Ex: Human perceptual and conceptual capabilities bring an aspect of improvisation and reinterpretation to every human action.
de perdíos al río
=in for a penny, in for a pound.
Ex: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
de perfil
=in profile.
Ex: This pictorial database consists of over 250,000 photographs and many thousands of drawings of Greek vases, in profile, in detail, and from many angles.
de permiso
=on leave.
Ex: The reference librarian is currently on leave and will be back in the library next week when your request will receive her attention.
de persona
(adj.)=personal.
Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.
de personas con autoridad moral
(adj.)=authoritative.
Ex: If support for Southey's usage has been limited on a strictly statistical count, it can, nevertheless, claim to have had some authoritative support.
de pesadilla
(adj.)=nightmarish.
Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.
de peso
(adj.)=weighty ; of consequence ; meaty .
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable. Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'. Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.
de picos pardos
=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
Ex: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town. Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
de pie
(adj.)=standing.
Ex: Although this painting depicts a single standing man, his generalised features suggest that this was not meant as a portrait.
de piedra
(adj.)=stone ; flinty .
Ex: Selection, in this broad sense, is a stone adze in the hands of a cabinet maker. Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.
de piel blanca
(adj.)=white-skinned.
Ex: White-skinned people with blue eyes aren't just responsible for the current crisis; the blue-eyed palefaces are responsible for saddling the world with a financial system that has a built-in tendency to crash.
de piel gruesa
(adj.)=thick-skinned.
Ex: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.
de piernas bonitas
(adj.)=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
Ex: Here's a fabulous leggy princess enjoying her nude slender body in front of the mirror.
de pies a cabeza
=from head to toe ; from head to foot ; nose to tail ; from nose to tail.
Ex: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Ex: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Ex: And the mantra shared by all in this society is the desire to eat the whole animal, nose to tail. Ex: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.
de pies ligeros
(adj.)=swift-footed.
Ex: Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.
de pies planos
(adj.)=flat-footed.
Ex: Army studies have found that recruits with the highest arches have the most lower-limb injuries and that flat-footed recruits have the least.
de pinzas
(adj.)=pleated.
Ex: The traditional rule is this: you can have pleated pants without cuffs, but you cannot have flat-front pants with cuffs.
de piso corrido
(adj.)=flat-floored ; flat-floor.
Ex: This spacious, flat-floored, pillar-free hall is extremely flexible allowing a wide variety of stand configurations. Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
de piso llano
(adj.)=flat-floor ; flat-floored.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium. Ex: This spacious, flat-floored, pillar-free hall is extremely flexible allowing a wide variety of stand configurations.
de plan abierto
=open-plan ; open-planned.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff. Ex: In an open-planned building designed flexibly to cater for adaptations, the librarian is not inhibited for making changes or instituting experiments.
de plantilla reducida
(adj.)=downsized.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
de plazo vencido
(adj.)=lapsed ; overdue.
Ex: Displays of information compared are: holdings, copy locations, routing, date received, cancellations and withdrawals, bindery, late issues, claims and lapsed subscriptions. Ex: If the book was overdue when returned, a record is placed in a separate file, the fines file, and a notation is made in the borrower record.
de plena actualidad
(adj.)=hot ; red-hot.
Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers. Ex: A fast expanding nightlife and a red-hot design district are making it one of the world's most glamorous destinations.
de pleno derecho
(adj.)=in + Posesivo + own right ; rightful.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right. Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.
de población poco densa
=sparsely populated.
Ex: This article deals with the problems of providing library collection and acquisitions services to off-campus university students throughout a sparsely populated region of northeastern Ontario in Canada.
de poca importancia
(adj.)=menial ; small-time.
Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas. Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
de poca monta
(adj.)=hack ; small-time.
Ex: They don't have true leadership qualities, they are simply hacks as managers. Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
de pocas luces
(adj.)=dim ; dim-witted [dimwitted].
Ex: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?. Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
de poco impacto
(adj.)=low impact [low-impact].
Ex: The majority of high-impact articles had been published by men, but so had most low-impact articles = La mayoría de los artículos de gran impacto han sido publicados por hombres, al igual que la mayoría de los artítulos de menor impacto.
de poco peso
(adj.)=pat ; feeble.
Ex: When challenged about their crimes, many offenders provide pat justifications. Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
de poco provecho
(adj.)=fruitless.
Ex: It is fruitless trying to revise the subjects represented in a scheme, unless a notation can be appended to any new or modified subjects.
de poco uso
(adj.)=low-use.
Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
de poco valor
=a dime a dozen.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
de por sí
=inherently ; per se.
Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them. Ex: The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se.
de por vida
(adj.)=lifelong [life-long] ; lifetime [life-time].
Ex: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers. Ex: The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
de portada
(adj.)=full-frontal.
Ex: This article discusses various aspects of the display of library materials such as full-frontal versus spinal display, and others.
de posición intermedia
(adj.)=middle-ground.
Ex: Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.
de postgrado
(adj.)=postgraduate [post-graduate].
Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.
de postparto
(adj.)=postnatal.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
de postura
(adj.)=postural.
Ex: If there is a postural problem such as a fallen arch it is often possible to put something underneath it to correct the abnormality and to prove that posture can be corrected.
de postín
(adj.)=plush.
Ex: She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.
de potra
(adj.)=by chance ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; jammy.
Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him. Ex: The Brazilians scored three jammy goals to take an early lead which never looked secure until they grabbed number 4 10 minutes from time
.
de precio fijo
(adj.)=fixed-price.
Ex: This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.
de precio medio
(adj.)=medium-priced.
Ex: Paper boards spread to the generality of medium-priced editions in the period 1780-1820.
de precio razonable
(adj.)=affordable.
Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.
de precio rebajado
(adj.)=cut-price ; cut-rate.
Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus. Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.
de prestigio internacional
=of international renown.
Ex: Led by experts of international renown, the workshop will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources.
de prestigio mundial
(adj.)=world-class.
Ex: The difference between success and failure in this environment can often be traced to the availability of world-class information.
de primer grado
=in the first degree.
Ex: Stroud was convicted in May, 1916, of murder in the first degree, and sentenced to be hanged.
de primer nivel
(adj.)=first-level.
Ex: $21 is the code for a 'lead' space generating preceding difference, which is a first-level difference (i.e. it applies directly to the focus).
de primer orden
(adj.)=world-class ; blue chip [blue-chip] ; first-order [1st-order].
Ex: The difference between success and failure in this environment can often be traced to the availability of world-class information. Ex: The model has been used extensively by blue chip companies in the UK. Ex: Ranganathan defines main class: 'any class enumerated in the first-order array of a scheme of classification of the universe of knowledge'.
de primera
(adj.)=best-quality ; top-notch ; blue chip [blue-chip] ; prime ; tip-top ; first-rate.
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers. Ex: I'd hate to see that happen because she's a top-notch worker. Ex: The model has been used extensively by blue chip companies in the UK. Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location. Ex: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever. Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
de primera calidad
(adj.)=premium ; premier ; first-rate.
Ex: Future imperatives include further development of premium information services to the science, technology and business communities and renewed efforts to underline the contribution of information to the national economy. Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property. Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
de primera clase
(adj.)=first class ; first-rate ; tip-top.
Ex: The preparation of a critical abstract requires first class abstracting skills. Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger. Ex: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.
de primera línea
(adj.)=first-line.
Ex: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema.
de primera magnitud
(adj.)=fully blown.
Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
de primera mano
(adj.)=at first hand ; first-hand [firsthand] ; first-person.
Ex: These enable students to work through the scheme largely on their own and thus to gain at first hand a reasonable appreciation of the structure and mode of use. Ex: This work also included a literature search and first-hand observation of library information services. Ex: The article is entitled 'On the nets and on the streets: a first-person report of the Soviet coup' = El artículo se titula "En las redes y en las calles: un informe de primera mano del golpe de estado soviético' .
de primera persona
(adj.)=first-person.
Ex: The article is entitled 'On the nets and on the streets: a first-person report of the Soviet coup' = El artículo se titula "En las redes y en las calles: un informe de primera mano del golpe de estado soviético' .
de primeras
=at first sight ; on the face of it ; at first glance ; first-blush ; up-front [up front].
Ex: At first sight, there seems to be no good reason to distinguish between telecommunication networks and data networks. Ex: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model. Ex: We have already noted that at first glance the outline of main classes appears traditional. Ex: The first-blush reaction to their astonishing long-term strategy for achieving national energy independence is that they must be joking. Ex: Meta search engines look pretty much the same up front, but their approach to presenting results varies widely.
de primerísima calidad
(adj.)=top of the line ; top-of-the-range.
Ex: The aricle has the title 'Budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'. Ex: The views of selected London investment bankers, regarding their use of top-of-the-range Internet and CD-ROM credit information services, are summarized.
de primordial importancia
=of prime importance ; of paramount importance.
Ex: The LC remains the centralised cataloguing agency of prime importance to American Libraries. Ex: Economic issues are of paramount importance, with the network's potential for public use and benefit being secondary.
de principio a fin
=from start to finish ; gavel to gavel ; from beginning to end.
Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting. Ex: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming. Ex: This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end.
de principio a fin (documento)
=cover to cover.
Ex: Virtually every discipline in the sciences, from astronomy through zoology, is represented since journals are indexed cover to cover.
de principios
(adj.)=principled.
Ex: She is a veteran member of the cataloging profession who witnessed the miscarriage of one revision and the compromise of another, progressively principled and promising one which followed it.
de principios muy elevados
(adj.)=high-minded.
Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
de prisa
=in haste.
Ex: It is a scrappy book, apparently assembled in haste.
de procedencia escocesa
(adj.)=Scottish-born.
Ex: For representatives of Carnegie libraries from around the world, a special programme will commemorate the Scottish-born philanthropist's extraordinary impact on public libraries.
de procedimiento
(adj.)=procedural.
Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.
de profundidad
(adj.)=deepwater.
Ex: Conger eels favour very rough ground and inhabit deepwater wrecks, reefs and broken ground.
de promoción
(adj.)=marketing ; promotional.
Ex: Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries. Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
de pronto
=suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that ; cold turkey ; all at once.
Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted. Ex: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting. Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms. Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color.
de propaganda
(adj.)=promotional.
Ex: Many publishers seem fixated on the term 'acquisitions librarian' for promotional mailings.
de propia cosecha
(adj.)=home-grown [home grown/homegrown].
Ex: Most media centers have not used AACR in the past but have followed their own home-grown rules.
de propiedad de los blancos
(adj.)=white-owned.
Ex: The land reform was supposed to redistribute land from predominantly white-owned commercial farms to much poorer black farmers who toiled on communal lands.
de propiedad exclusiva
(adj.)=proprietary.
Ex: To specify a request, a user must formulate it in a 'command language' (this may be proprietary for older established data-bases, or a standardized version for new ones).
de propiedad local
(adj.)=locally owned.
Ex: Lenton has lots of takeaways, off-licenses, pubs, a cinema, video shop, florist and a number of locally owned businesses.
de propiedad privada
(adj.)=privately owned [privately-owned] ; privately run.
Ex: Publishers of publicly owned newspapers reported their chains placed more emphasis on generating revenue than publishers of privately owned newspapers. Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
de proporciones catastróficas
=of catastrophic proportions.
Ex: India seems to be hurtling towards a medical crisis of catastrophic proportions but this can be avoided with major lifestyle modifications.
de proporciones históricas
(adj.)=larger-than-life.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
de propósito general
(n.)=general-purpose.
Ex: Most information-retrieval systems are based on special-purpose text- or information-retrieval software which runs on general-purpose computers.
de provecho
(adj.)=successful ; rewarding.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution. Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
de prueba
=on a trial basis ; trial ; probationary ; on trial.
Ex: The Pennsylvania State University's Library is currently using Academic Indiz on Info Trac 2 on a trial basis. Ex: They also set up a trial information service in a nearby community house in order to gain some experience in running this kind of service. Ex: While all the respondents were particularly in favor of a religious marriage as a means to reinforce parental ties for offspring, they also favored a probationary prenuptial cohabitation period. Ex: In applications, in the office, in manufacturing industries, in commerce, the new technology is on trial.
de préstamo
(adj.)=circulating.
Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
de príncipe
(adj.)=princely.
Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.
de próxima publicación
=about to be published.
Ex: The weekly issues of this publication alert readers to the titles of papers and articles about to be published in the relevant specialist journals.
de puertas abiertas
(adj.)=open door.
Ex: The 'open door' philosophy brought the library to the forefront of actively developing services for community youth.
de puertas adentro
(adj.)=back-office.
Ex: As an organization, MCN has always championed back-office, mission-critical, 'heavy lifting' aspects of museum technologies.
de puertas hacia dentro
(adj.)=backroom.
Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.
de puesta al día
(adj.)=top-up.
Ex: Those women who have chosen to take a career break for child rearing may need access to top-up training on returning to the profession.
de punta a rabo
=from nose to tail.
Ex: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.
de punta en blanco
=dressed (up) to the nines ; spic(k)-and-span ; in full regalia.
Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert. Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug. Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
de puntillas
=stand on + tiptoes.
Ex: A reduction of injury occurs when the subject stands on tiptoes, in the manner of dancers and sprinters.
de pura cepa
(adj.)=pure-blood ; true-blood.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry. Ex: To be sure, Jesus himself was a true-blood descendant of Abraham, and His genealogy is important for theological reasons.
de pura raza
(adj.)=pure-blood.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.
de pura sangre
(adj.)=pure-blood ; true-blood.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry. Ex: To be sure, Jesus himself was a true-blood descendant of Abraham, and His genealogy is important for theological reasons.
de puta madre
(adj.)=fantastic ; wicked ; swell ; the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers ; badass ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt.
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems. Ex: London in the 90s was wicked. Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever. Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business. Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.
de puta pena
(adj.)=appalling ; deplorable ; awful.
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries. Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term. Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
de puño largo
(adj.)=long-handed ; long-handled.
Ex: Squash is a game which is played between 2 players who alternately keep on hitting the ball with a long-handed racket. Ex: This long-handled shoe horn reduces the need to bend when putting on shoes or slippers.
de puño y letra
=in black and white ; in handwriting.
Ex: Despite continued assurances about the arrival of the paperless society, it remains a fact that most people want to see information down in black and white. Ex: The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour.
de página completa
(adj.)=full-page.
Ex: Finally a second set of plates was cast from the original, full-page, moulds.
de párvulos
(adj.)=preschool [pre-school].
Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.
de pésimo gusto
(adj.)=tacky ; tawdry .
Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course. Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
de que dispone
=at + Posesivo + disposal.
Ex: Very few libraries have implemented OSI applications and many library software developers still see OSI as irrelevant to their needs and inappropriate for the resources at their disposal.
de quita y pon
(adj.)=burn-'em-down-build-'em-up ; removable.
Ex: But if they don't, the practical result of those burn-'em-down-build-'em-up Phoenix schedules is to destroy call-number integrity = Pero si no es así, el resultado práctico de esas clases fénix que ya las quitas, ya las pones es destruir la integridad de la signatura topográfica. Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
de quitaipón
=slip-on.
Ex: Most libraries now use plastic jackets on hard book covers and either laminate paperbacks or use one of the slip-on plastic jackets specially designed for paperbacks.
de quién sabe dónde
=out of the woodwork.
Ex: The exhibition 'Out of the woodwork: On the history of tartanware' displays boxes, frames, penknives and other objects decorated with a distinctive tartan pattern and manufactured in Scotland in the 19th c.
de qué modo
=by what means.
Ex: By what means does a library fulfil its function of information retrieval?.
de qué se trata
=what it's all about.
Ex: A new initiative, the Section Recruitment Toolkit, will be introduced at the session. Come and find out what it's all about!.
de rabieta
=tantrum-pitched.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
de rango medio
(adj.)=middle-ranking.
Ex: To Pakistan and India, Britain is just another middle-ranking European country that has little to offer compared with the US
.
de rango superior
(adj.)=senior ; ranking.
Ex: I'm not an administrator, I'm a senior cataloger. Ex: A ranking Saudi diplomat has asked for political asylum in France, saying he fears for his life if he is forced to return to his native country.
de raya diplomática
(adj.)=pinstriped.
Ex: Australian colleagues asure me that even his underwear is reported to be pinstriped.
de rayo láser
(adj.)=laser-based.
Ex: The Optical Disk Pilot Program is an innovative research and development excursion into laser-based information storage and retrieval that is now under way at the Library of Congress.
de receptor a emisor
(adj.)=upstream.
Ex: Downstream stations should know the transmission requirements of upstream stations in the early stages of transmission.
de recesión
(adj.)=recessionary.
Ex: During recessionary periods, the sale of technology based products becomes tremendously challenging.
de recesión económica
(adj.)=recessionary.
Ex: During recessionary periods, the sale of technology based products becomes tremendously challenging.
de rechupete
(adj.)=scrumptious ; yummy .
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine. Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.
de reciente aparición
=of recent vintage.
Ex: Review articles tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.
de reciente construcción
(adj.)=newly-built.
Ex: Experts feel that unless a retaining wall is built the structure of the newly-built assembly hall may collapse.
de reciente creación
(adj.)=newly developed [newly-developed] ; brand new.
Ex: The author analyzes seven newly developed formulas that reorder the retrieved documents. Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.
de reciente formación
(adj.)=newly-formed.
Ex: An exploration of the region has detected some 300 newly-formed stars whose average age is estimated to be a mere 300,000 years.
de reciente fundación
(adj.)=newly-founded.
Ex: This study was undertaken in order to estimate the overall incidence of such injuries in a newly-founded hospital.
de reciente publicación
=recently published ; recently released ; newly published.
Ex: As with adult fiction borowing in general, there is heavy demand for new and recently published titles. Ex: This paper reviews the recently released standards for writable optical discs. Ex: Here all the bibliographical aids are to hand, to enable the adviser to answer questions concerning titles of books in print, and of newly published books not held in the library.
de reconocido prestigio
(adj.)=of good standing ; highly acclaimed.
Ex: This periodical is available to Canadian Library Association members of good standing as a membership service. Ex: This is a complete and highly acclaimed guide to judging Internet information quality.
de recuperación
(adj.)=remedial.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
de refilón
=oblique ; out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: 'It's certainly worth looking into,' Bogardus caught the oblique directness of the statement. Ex: When you wish to see hidden worlds that stand on the edge of existence, the best view is often gained out of the corner of one's eye.
de refracción
(adj.)=refractive.
Ex: Among the refractive errors, myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment throughout the world and its prevalence is on the increase.
de regreso
=on the way back.
Ex: On the way back I systematically searched through various reference books to collect miscellaneous statistics.
de rehabilitación
(adj.)=rehabilitative.
Ex: This paper identifies library resources that have been reliably recommended to assist those involved with neurology, neurosurgery, neurological nursing and allied electrodiagnostic and rehabilitative services.
de remate
(adj.)=certified ; blithering.
Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box. Ex: Never before have we seen such blithering incompetence.
de renombre
(adj.)=big name ; of note ; reputable.
Ex: Such programs as rock groups, big name entertainers, and jazz concerts were excluded. Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries. Ex: Plainly it is worth seeking both reputable suppliers and producers, since they have an interest in offering a sound product.
de renombre internacional
(adj.)=internationally renowned.
Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.
de renombre mundial
(adj.)=world-renown.
Ex: Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
de reojo
=out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: When you wish to see hidden worlds that stand on the edge of existence, the best view is often gained out of the corner of one's eye.
de repenete
=all of a sudden.
Ex: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance.
de repente
=suddenly ; without warning ; just like that ; unexpectedly ; out of nowhere ; all at once.
Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting. Ex: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism. Ex: Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere. Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color.
de reproducción
(adj.)=reproductive.
Ex: Cataracts, reproductive problems and skin rashes are alleged to result from radiation exposure.
de reserva
(adj.)=standby [stand-by].
Ex: This implies the use of guides to library resources as standby forms of bibliography.
de respuesta breve
(adj.)=short-answer.
Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
de respuesta rápida
(adj.)=fast-fact.
Ex: Two kinds of service were provided -- the fast-fact and the in-depth reference service -- for two kinds of users.
de retorno
(adj.)=returning.
Ex: Unfortunately, the length of a satellite link is such that the returning signal is very weak, hardly distinguishable from noise.
de rigor
=de rigueur.
Ex: In modish quarters, it may even be de rigueur to appreciate the popular.
de ritmo muy acelerado
(adj.)=hard-driving.
Ex: Dexter Basil Rundle is a vice-president of the Garrett National Bank in Garrett, a practical, progressive, hard-driving city of 122,680 in the Midwest.
de roble
(adj.)=oaken.
Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.
de rodillas
=in a kneeling position.
Ex: Four soldiers then carried him, hogtied, to the next processing station for interrogation and propped him in a kneeling position.
de ronda
=on the beat.
Ex: City budget cuts mean fewer cops on the beat.
de rápido crecimiento
(adj.)=rapidly growing ; rapidly expanding.
Ex: The scheme was designed by the Library of Congress staff to be tailor-made for their own library with its immense and rapidly growing stock and with its bias towards law and the social sciences. Ex: A rapidly expanding number of organizations have begun to use high performance, completely digital networks, such as the Internet.
de sabor agradable
(adj.)=palatable.
Ex: I never suggested that horseradish would make horse meat any more or less palatable, or that the user was unaware of the fact that Trilling, L. is in fact Trilling, Lionel.
de sabor desagradable
(adj.)=unpalatable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.
de salida
(adj.)=outgoing.
Ex: Any library allowing staff members to work hours during which the switchboard is not in operation should arrange to have the switchboard operators plug the reference phone into an outgoing jack when they close.
de sangre fría
(adj.)=cold-blooded.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
de sangre real
=of royal blood.
Ex: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
de sección
(adj.)=sectional.
Ex: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.
de secretaría
(adj.)=secretarial.
Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
de secta
(adj.)=sectarian.
Ex: Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance).
de segunda
(adj.)=second-quality.
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers.
de segunda calidad
(n.)=second-quality ; second-best [2nd-best].
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers. Ex: Librarians should view teenage romances not as a 2nd-best literature but as valuable books in themselves.
de segunda categoría
(adj.)=second-rate.
Ex: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.
de segunda clase
(adj.)=second-rate ; second-class.
Ex: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered. Ex: Why is it considered 'second class' to be living in a flat rather than a house?.
de segunda generación
(adj.)=second-generation.
Ex: Most second-generation on-line catalogues give libraries some capability to customise help messages, screen displays, and system prompts.
de segunda importancia
(n.)=marginal ; back burner ; on the back burner ; second in importance.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not. Ex: Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries. Ex: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight. Ex: In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment.
de segunda importancia en relación con
=secondary to.
Ex: The important thing to remember is that specifications of this kind are always to be regarded as secondary to subject.
de segunda mano
(adj.)=second-hand [secondhand].
Ex: A list of 100 significant Canadian novels was checked against the holdings of a new bookstores, second-hand bookstores, and academic libraries.
de segundo grado
=second-degree ; in the second degree ; in the second degree.
Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns. Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree. Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree.
de segundo nivel
(adj.)=second-level.
Ex: The fourth second-level heading under this term is 'miscellaneous'.
de segundo orden
(n.)=minor ; second-order [2nd-order].
Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today. Ex: A meta-programming approach is applied in which the raw bibliographic material is viewed as a logic programme upon which a 2nd-order logic programme is developed.
de seguro
=for sure ; for certain.
Ex: It's been a tough decision, but now it's made, and I'm coming back for sure. Ex: One thing that is for certain is that the loss affects musicians, sound technicians, recording studios, and music stores.
de seis meses
=six-monthly.
Ex: Member governments take it in turns to act as President of the Council for six-monthly periods.
de sentido único
(adj.)=one-way.
Ex: As we have seen, equivalence relationships are essentially one-way, taking us from non-preferred terms to preferred.
de servicio
=on duty ; on call.
Ex: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty. Ex: This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.
de servicio a la sociedad
(adj.)=public-spirited.
Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
de servicio al usuario
(adj.)=client-serving.
Ex: Being a librarian may be, for many, an avocation, but for all, it is certainly a job, and one which, like so many client-serving and cultural occupations, has become increasingly professionalized.
de siempre
(adj.)=lifelong [life-long].
Ex: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
de sobra
=spare ; to spare ; one too many ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
Ex: If variable-length data (e.g. a title) are to be entered into a fixed-length field, there will be occasions when there is spare capacity in the field. Ex: Dexter Rundle had plenty of moments to spare, however, for his next appointment was not until half past eleven. Ex: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many. Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
de sobremesa
(adj.)=table-top [tabletop].
Ex: The Realist Valiant is a large, table-top model microfiche reader, designed primarily for viewing 2 document pages simultaneously.
de sol a sol
=from dawn (to/till/until) dusk ; from sunrise to sunset ; from sun up to sun down ; from sun to sun ; around the clock.
Ex: Each monk labored from dawn to dusk, six days a week, copying books by hand. Ex: Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset to learn self-discipline, to know how the poor feel and to think about the blessings from Allah. Ex: The workday for slaves was from sun up to sun down, six days a week. Ex: A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done. Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
de sopetón
=suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that ; unexpectedly ; out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue ; cold turkey.
Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted. Ex: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting. Ex: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism. Ex: The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'. Ex: The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power. Ex: A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air. Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
de soporte de texto
=text-carrying.
Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.
de soslayo
=oblique ; obliquely ; sideways ; out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: 'It's certainly worth looking into,' Bogardus caught the oblique directness of the statement. Ex: Although both the above requests are for information about a particular subject, the first is stated obliquely and can be met relatively easily. Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves. Ex: When you wish to see hidden worlds that stand on the edge of existence, the best view is often gained out of the corner of one's eye.
de su época
=of + Posesivo + time.
Ex: The archives of mediaeval universities are sparse and fragmented, in sharp contrast with the fact that these institutions were among the most regulated, structured and stable of their time.
de subvención pública
=publicly supported.
Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
de suerte
=by a fluke ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; by chance ; by luck.
Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him. Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it.
de suma + Nombre
(n.)=vitally + Adjetivo.
Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities.
de suma importancia
=of the utmost importance ; of utmost importance.
Ex: This view of the nature of man makes it possible to deduce certain conclusions that are of the utmost importance to the manager. Ex: Design aspects of bibliographic databases are of utmost importance for effective resource sharing.
de superficie
=aboveground.
Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
de superficie rugosa
(adj.)=rough-surfaced.
Ex: The paper was hand-made, rough-surfaced compared with modern book papers, and creamy or yellowish in colour.
de superficie áspera
(adj.)=rough-surfaced.
Ex: The paper was hand-made, rough-surfaced compared with modern book papers, and creamy or yellowish in colour.
de supervisión
(adj.)=supervisory.
Ex: The European Economic Community (EEC) Treaty of 25 March 1957 endowed the European Parliament with 'advisory and supervisory powers'.
de suprema importancia
=of the highest significance.
Ex: July 20th and 21st 1919 will go down in the annals of history as a red-letter day of the highest significance.
de sólo lectura
=read-only.
Ex: However, magnetic storage is easily erased and overwritten, while optical media are usually of the read-only (permanent or semi-permanent) type.
de sólo palabras
(adj.)=word-oriented.
Ex: As an alternative to word-oriented Boolean query language, Verity Inc.'s TOPIC software offers a concept-based retrieval system.
de súbito
=suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that ; all at once.
Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed. Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted. Ex: The process of secularization in Britain occurred all of a sudden sending Christianity on a downward spiral to the edges of social significance. Ex: All I have to say is nothing happens just like that overnight, it takes time and exhausting waiting. Ex: And, all at once, the moon arouse through the thin ghastly mist, crimson in color.
de tacón bajo
(adj.)=low-heeled.
Ex: Something very important for men at job interviews is to wear low-heeled, conservative dress shoes that are colour coordinated with the suit.
de tal envergadura
=of such magnitude ; such that.
Ex: These difficulties are of such a magnitude that the use of law in international situations becomes non-efficient. Ex: Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.
de tal forma que + ser/estar
=in such form as to + be.
Ex: They will record results in such form as to be readily available for distribution or for later further manipulation.
de tal modo que
=in such a way that ; so ; so that.
Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved. Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue. Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
de tal modo que + Subjuntivo
=in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
Ex: Thus care in indexing is essential, and systems should be designed in such a way as to minimise the possibility of error.
de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo
=ridiculously.
Ex: There exists a failure to recognize new topics, or a failure to recognize them until it's almost ridiculously too late, that is, after there has been abundant literary warrant for them.
de tal naturaleza
=such that.
Ex: Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.
de tal palo tal astilla
=a chip off the old block ; like father, like son.
Ex: The article has the title 'Tomorrow's information worker -- new man or chip off the old block'. Ex: 'Like father, like son' is the favorite cliche of sons who 'have a conflict with authority'.
de talento
(adj.)=talented.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
de talla media
(adj.)=middle-sized.
Ex: For people living in what might be called industrial-rural areas the best that could be expected locally would be a moderate provision in the local middle-sized town.
de talla mundial
(adj.)=world-class.
Ex: The difference between success and failure in this environment can often be traced to the availability of world-class information.
de talle largo
(adj.)=high waisted.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.
de talle medio
(adj.)=medium-length.
Ex: They were provided with medium-length duffel coats made of Italian wool with toggle fasteners and a hood.
de tamaño considerable
(adj.)=sizeable [sizable].
Ex: In order to provide information not covered by their own stock, most sizeable special libraries join the subscribers' service offered by the British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC) housed at Boston Spa in Yorkshire.
de tamaño estándar
(adj.)=standard-sized ; full-sized.
Ex: If you try to put small boxes of microfilm next to even standard-sized books, there will be problems with books wobbling back and forth which has a detrimental effect on the construction of the book. Ex: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic.
de tamaño extraordinario
(adj.)=outsize.
Ex: Consider sequences of references works, pamphlets, periodicals, outsize material, all shelved possibly according to their subject sequence (for example, the same classification scheme) then these will constitute parallel sequences.
de tamaño gigantesco
(adj.)=giant-sized ; wall-sized.
Ex: The machine itself reminds one of a giant-sized copier. Ex: A prototype system has been developed that uses wall-sized, full colour digital television with synchronized stereo sound to create a virtual spatial world over which the user helicopters via joystick control.
de tamaño intermedio
(adj.)=intermediate-sized.
Ex: In the near future small- and intermediate-sized libraries will be able to do complete retrospective conversion.
de tamaño medio
(adj.)=medium-sized ; mid-sized [midsized] ; middle-sized ; medium size [medium-size] ; medium scale [medium-scale] ; mid-size [midsize].
Ex: It was designed as a list of subject headings for use in the dictionary catalogues of medium-sized libraries. Ex: To a small or mid-sized business, information is critical for effective planning, growth and development. Ex: For people living in what might be called industrial-rural areas the best that could be expected locally would be a moderate provision in the local middle-sized town. Ex: The purpose of the project was to examine the costs and benefits of OCLC in small and medium size libraries of all types. Ex: The system will be made available to the patrons of a medium-scale branch library (c. 75000 volumes) via network access. Ex: Small to midsize companies are more likely to use technological surveillance (i.e., computer spy programs), as they're more readily available than undercover detective agencies, which can get a bit pricey.
de tamaño miniatura
=in miniature.
Ex: The cards may be in miniature, so that they occupy little space.
de tamaño moderado
=moderately sized.
Ex: It does, however, aim to produce an index of <PRECIS> quality for a moderately sized collection.
de tamaño normal
(adj.)=full-sized ; normal-sized ; ordinary sized.
Ex: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic. Ex: The reference books are normally left separate from the lending stock and the oversize books may be shelved separately from the normal-sized stock. Ex: However, even as late as 1939, male industrial workers, skilled and unskilled, made up only 5% of the library cardholders in an ordinary sized town.
de tamaño pequeño
(adj.)=small-sized ; small scale [small-scale].
Ex: In the near future small- and intermediate-sized libraries will be able to do complete retrospective conversion. Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.
de tamaño póster
(adj.)=poster-size.
Ex: Visitors are greeted with a poster-size collection of photographs identifying library staff.
de tanto en tanto
=every now and again ; every now and then ; every once in a while ; now and again ; every so often ; off and on ; on and off ; from time to time.
Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library. Ex: Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet. Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law. Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy. Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
de tefal
(adj.)=non-stick [nonstick].
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.
de teflón
(adj.)=non-stick [nonstick].
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.
de tela
(adj.)=cloth.
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
de tendencia socialista
(adj.)=socialistic.
Ex: The author discusses the application of his socialistic ideas to further three causes: (1) socialism and secularism; (2) positivism; and (3) a form of middle class radicalism.
de tercer año
(adj.)=third-year.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Teaching third-year medical students to search MEDLINE'.
de tercer nivel
(adj.)=third-level.
Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.
de tercer orden
(adj.)=tertiary.
Ex: It is therefore necessary to implement an effective educational programme in research techniques at the tertiary level.
de tercera
(adj.)=third rate [third-rate].
Ex: The quality of the material published has often been regarded as second or third rate, a criticism less justified today.
de tercera importancia
(adj.)=tertiary.
Ex: It is therefore necessary to implement an effective educational programme in research techniques at the tertiary level.
de tercera mano
(adj.)=third-hand.
Ex: That is what some reference librarians call a 'third-hand' enquiry.
de texto
(adj.)=text-based.
Ex: Some projects cover the extension of library services to include access to and delivery of more traditional text-based materials held in image form.
de textura
(adj.)=textured.
Ex: Tactile material embraces materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired.
de textura fina
=fine grain ; fine-grained.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base. Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
de textura áspera
(adj.)=coarse-grained.
Ex: Coarse-grained textures generally indicate magmas that slowly cooled deep underground.
de tierra
(adj.)=onshore ; earthen.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration. Ex: Large volumes of water can be stored up for irrigation by erecting an earthen or masonry dam across the lower part of the vally of a river or stream.
de tierras lejanas
=from distant shores.
Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
de tipo general
(adj.)=coarse-grained.
Ex: Coarse-grained representations of the peptide chain have therefore been developed and over the last decade have proved extremely valuable.
de tipo medio
(adj.)=middle-range.
Ex: Obviously one must here distinguish between 'scholarly' texts, middle-range texts and what might be referred to derogatorily as 'crammers' (books intended to help students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort).
de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano
(adj.)=hit-and-run.
Ex: But on the other hand, these electronic message boards can have a hit-and-run quality where vitriolic or off-topic comments are posted by contributors hidden in the safety of anonymity.
de tiros largos
=dressed (up) to the nines ; in full regalia.
Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert. Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.
de titularidad pública
=government-owned ; state-owned ; state-run ; government-run ; publicly owned [publicly-owned] ; publicly supported.
Ex: Government-owned book depots can help to solve some problems. Ex: We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection. Ex: The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres. Ex: Both government-run programs and partially government-subsidized programs run by voluntary agencies such as Caritas and the YMCA are common. Ex: Publishers of publicly owned newspapers reported their chains placed more emphasis on generating revenue than publishers of privately owned newspapers. Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
de toda la empresa
=systemwide.
Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
de toda la institución
=institution-wide ; systemwide.
Ex: The characteristics of a powerful institution-wide network, designed to overcome existing problems with a decentralised environment, are described. Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
de toda la provincia
=province-wide.
Ex: This article describes a study of continuing education conducted province-wide by the Ontario Library Association.
de toda la universidad
(adj.)=university-wide.
Ex: As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.
de toda la vida
(adj.)=lifelong [life-long].
Ex: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
de todas formas
=anyway(s) ; at any rate ; anyhow.
Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway. Ex: At any rate, there are now some interesting combinations possible. Ex: This is a small service for the bold and resolute would find a way of escape anyhow: the faint-hearted and hesitant are those who need to be enticed into a wider world, and they are very numerous.
de todas las formas posibles
=in any and all ways.
Ex: Retailers try to reach customers in any and all ways to sell products.
de todas las partes del mundo
=from all over the world ; from all over the globe ; from every part of the world ; from the world over.
Ex: The newsletter has generated interest from all over the world. Ex: What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak. Ex: Thousands of runners from every part of the world gather every year to run in the footsteps of the legendary Greek soldier-runner-messenger. Ex: This database contains details of 326 studies from the world over exploring the association between obesity with sedentary behaviour.
de todas maneras
=at any rate.
Ex: At any rate, there are now some interesting combinations possible.
de todas partes
=from far and wide.
Ex: This spa attracts visitors from far and wide.
de todo
=throughout.
Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
de todo + Nombre
=all through + Nombre.
Ex: In the past twenty or thirty years a growing number of teachers all through the educational system, from kindergarten to university, have challenged this situation.
de todo corazón
=heart-to-heart ; with all + Posesivo + heart ; from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart ; from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].
Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you. Ex: Witt has always done whatever she's done with all her heart -- with passion, intelligence, and a love of perfection. Ex: He said the nations of the Middle East 'hate the United States from the bottom of their hearts'. Ex: From the bottom of her heart, from the bottom of her soul, she despised and detested people, adult people. Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
de todo el continente
(adj.)=continent-wide.
Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
de todo el distrito
(adj.)=district-wide [districtwide].
Ex: The system is available district-wide via some 30 terminals spread over 7 major service points = El sistema está disponible por todo el distrito por medio de unas 30 terminales distribuidas en 7 principales puntos de servicio.
de todo el mundo
=world over, the ; around the world ; across the globe ; throughout the world ; around the globe ; from (all) around the globe ; all over the globe ; from across the world ; across the world ; around the planet ; the world over ; from the world over ; from all over the world ; from all over the globe.
Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over. Ex: Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world. Ex: It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo. Ex: In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world. Ex: The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe. Ex: The article is entitled 'Information innovations from around the globe'. Ex: The World Wide Web allows users to access computers all over the globe. Ex: The utilization of technology, coupled with skilled librarians, brings information from across the world to the user at the local public library. Ex: Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world. Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet. Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over. Ex: This database contains details of 326 studies from the world over exploring the association between obesity with sedentary behaviour. Ex: The newsletter has generated interest from all over the world. Ex: What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
de todo el país
=across the land ; all around the country ; all over the country ; from all over the country.
Ex: In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order. Ex: In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país. Ex: Their example should be emulated in libraries all over the country. Ex: The library is regularly used by researchers from all over the country = Bibliotecarios de todo el país usan regularmente la biblioteca.
de todo el planeta
=across the planet.
Ex: The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet.
de todo el sistema
=systemwide.
Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
de todo tipo
=of all sorts ; of every sort ; of all stripes ; of all shapes and sizes.
Ex: 30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal. Ex: Increasingly, research libraries are sharing resources of every sort. Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes. Ex: A variety of libraries (and other institutions and organizations of all shapes and sizes) are concerned with creating a digital library for their users.
de todo un poco
=about this and that and everything else ; about this and that.
Ex: They talked for a good half hour about this and that and everything else while their boys played. Ex: They all met in the cafes to argue about this and that, to discuss their work, politics and philosophy.
de todos conocido
=well-known ; well-known.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors. Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
de todos lados
=from far and wide.
Ex: This spa attracts visitors from far and wide.
de todos los colores
=of all stripes ; a rainbow of.
Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes. Ex: Almost everyone remembers those childhood sleepovers: a rainbow of sleeping bags, lots of eating and laughing, maybe even a silly prank phone call.
de todos los tiempos
=all-time ; of all time(s).
Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft. Ex: The list of the most notable African-Americans of all times is vast, varied and virtually endless.
de todos los tipos
=of all stripes.
Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripes.
de todos modos
=at any rate ; anyway(s).
Ex: At any rate, there are now some interesting combinations possible. Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
de tono + Adjetivo
=Adjetivo + in tone.
Ex: At first, paper made from bleached stock was not so handsome as the unbleached papers of the hand-press period had been -- apart from any foxing, it tended to be greyish in tone.
de trabajo
(adj.)=working.
Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
de trama fina
(adj.)=fine-screen.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
de transformación
(adj.)=transformative.
Ex: The Web will have a transformative effect on the way scientists and scholars access information.
de trascendencia
=of consequence.
Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
de trato fácil
=easy-going [easygoing].
Ex: 'You know I'm an easy-going person, but this has made me furious! I don't know what else to do'.
de trazos anchos
(adj.)=broad-pen.
Ex: The italics that accompanied all these faces were sloped romans, varying in contrast in the same way as their parent forms, and seldom showing any trace of renaissance broad-pen calligraphy.
de trazos delicados
(adj.)=spidery.
Ex: Caslon based his spidery italic on the van Dijck design.
de trece años de edad
(adj.)=thirteen-year-old.
Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.
de trecho en trecho
=every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while.
Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library.
de treinta y ocho años de edad
(adj.)=thirty-eight-year-old.
Ex: Thirty-eight-year-old Arnold Carmichael has been director of the Squier Memorial Public Library for seven years.
de tres caras
(adj.)=three-sided.
Ex: Galleys are two- or three-sided trays, nowadays made of metal and three or four times as long as they are wide.
de tres niveles
(adj.)=three-tiered.
Ex: Neither does it have a donjon, but the three-tiered turret positioned on the south-west side of the castle grounds was its symbol.
de tres páginas
(adj.)=three-page.
Ex: A three-page summary of the study is available from the authors via electronic mail.
de tubo de rayos catódicos
=CRT-based.
Ex: Typical CRT-based VDUs emit several types of radiation including light, electromagnetic fields, electrostatic fields, acoustical noise.
de turba
(adj.)=peaty.
Ex: Shrub fragments, twigs, and mammoth bones are accumulated in peaty layers.
de turno
=on duty ; on call.
Ex: One simple way to reduce the distance between the user and the librarian is to provide nameplates introducing the librarian(s) on duty. Ex: This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.
de tutor
(adj.)=pastoral.
Ex: The school librarian is in a special position whereby he or she is able to assume a pastoral role.
de ubicación
(adj.)=locational.
Ex: Because classifications are locational systems, spatial analyses borrowed from various disciplines have potential to identify and address their problems.
de ultramar
(adj.)=overseas.
Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials.
de un + Expresión Temporal + a otro
=from one + Expresión Temporal + to the next.
Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
de un año a otro
=from year to year ; from one year to another ; from one year to the next.
Ex: For details of its operation from year to year the main source of data is its annual report. Ex: Every effort is made to ensure continuity of index terms from one year to another = Se hace todo lo posible para asegurar la continuidad de los descriptores de un año para otro. Ex: The only reasonable conclusion which can be drawn from these statistics is that title output can vary quite considerably from one year to the next = La única conclusión que se puede extraer de estas estadísticas es que la producción de títulos pueden variar considerablemente de una añto a otro.
de un día de duración
(adj.)=day-long ; full-day.
Ex: The participants were trained to search BIOSIS as mounted by DIALOG in a day-long workshop. Ex: The 4 full-day and 40 shorter sessions were attended by a total of over 1,200 delegates.
de un extremo a otro del país
(adj.)=cross-country.
Ex: The author recounts the cross-country killing spree of Mickey and Mallory, a couple who owe something to Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Bonnie and Clyde.
de un extremo al otro
=from the ridiculous to the sublime ; from the sublime to the ridiculous.
Ex: Within, you will find a pleathora of gadgets and gizmos, ranging from the ridiculous to the sublime. Ex: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.
de un extremo de la ciudad a otro
(adj.)=cross-town.
Ex: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).
de un gran éxito comercial
(adj.)=best selling [bestselling/best-selling] ; top-selling.
Ex: Similarly, Nicholas Meyer's best-selling 'Seven Percent Solution' includes interesting characters. Ex: Consumer perceptions of the two top-selling brands are perceived to be more environmentally friendly than the other brands.
de un gran éxito de ventas
(adj.)=best selling [bestselling/best-selling] ; top-selling.
Ex: Similarly, Nicholas Meyer's best-selling 'Seven Percent Solution' includes interesting characters. Ex: Consumer perceptions of the two top-selling brands are perceived to be more environmentally friendly than the other brands.
de un lado de la ciudad a otro
(adj.)=cross-town.
Ex: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).
de un lado para otro
=on the move ; to and fro.
Ex: This article considers use of Internet electronic mail forwarding services to solve the problem faced by Internet users who are constantly on the move or changing Internet providers. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
de un mes de duración
=month-long.
Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.
de un modo
=in a fashion.
Ex: The Internet has changed the economic ground rules of scholarly publishing in a fashion comparable to the deregulation of the airline industry in the USA.
de un modo + Adjetivo
=in + Adjetivo + fashion ; in + Adjetivo + measure ; in a + Adjetivo + manner ; in + Adjetivo + manner ; on a + Adjetivo + scale ; to a + Adjetivo + degree ; in a + Adjetivo + vein.
Ex: In more muted fashion the universities have displayed a similar interest. Ex: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined. Ex: Identification of the main subject areas in a more explicit manner than might be required in the planning stage. Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary. Ex: Any library involved in this activity on a large scale could find such software very useful in ensuring accurate and comprehensive records. Ex: In other words, the information supplied in the document matches, to an acceptable degree, the information demanded by the user. Ex: Written in light vein but with a serious purpose, describes the responsibilities of the systems librarian (or library systems analyst) and his role in modern librarianship.
de un modo absorto
=absently.
Ex: 'Yes, what is it?' asked the director absently, as Hernandez rapped at his door.
de un modo aburrido y pesado
=tediously ; ponderously ; boringly.
Ex: Bibliographers, like other scholars, have to be able to think logically, to judge critically, and to persevere in tediously repetitive tasks. Ex: However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding. Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
de un modo abusivo
=extortionately.
Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
de un modo activo
=actively.
Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has actively supported current efforts toward Universal Bibliographical Control.
de un modo adecuado
=appropriately ; fitly.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly. Ex: Perhaps the symbol or character that would most fitly represent this age is the interrogation point.
de un modo afirmativo
=affirmatively.
Ex: They responded affirmatively to the suggestion that indexers and vendors should use searching statistics for data base management purposes.
de un modo agradable
=enjoyably.
Ex: But what are the minimal provisions which ought to be provided in order to encourage in children a desire to read and make reading enjoyably possible?.
de un modo ahorrativo
=thriftily.
Ex: Women were encouraged to manage home affairs thriftily.
de un modo aleatorio
=at random.
Ex: Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.
de un modo anafórico
=anaphorically.
Ex: Two samples of documents were examined by subject experts who judged the centrality of phrases that were referred to anaphorically.
de un modo animado
=perkily.
Ex: 'Have a minute, Drew?' the selectman asked, perkily.
de un modo anodino
=prosaically.
Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.
de un modo antieconómico
=wastefully.
Ex: In general the index does not wastefully repeat divisions found in the scheme itself.
de un modo anárquico
=anarchically.
Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.
de un modo apropiado
=fitly ; appropriately.
Ex: Perhaps the symbol or character that would most fitly represent this age is the interrogation point. Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
de un modo aprovechado
=opportunistically.
Ex: Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents.
de un modo aproximado
=conservatively.
Ex: The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million.
de un modo apático
=listlessly.
Ex: This film appears to consist of people listlessly hanging around doing nothing very much.
de un modo artesanal
=craftsmanlike.
Ex: The work is very much akin to journalism in the way that time presses, the content must be dealt with in a craftsmanlike way but the author will gain credit more for 'reporting' skills than for philosophical analyses.
de un modo atractivo
=appealingly.
Ex: Though the essays cluster separately about the themes of religion, science, and classical studies, the author adopts a broadly interdisciplinary approach, leaving the boundaries between topics appealingly open.
de un modo auténtico
=authentically.
Ex: This authentically recreated village vibrantly brings to life the story of the first settlers.
de un modo barato
=inexpensively ; thriftily.
Ex: This has enabled libraries to acquire materials more quickly and almost as inexpensively as in the past. Ex: Women were encouraged to manage home affairs thriftily.
de un modo bochornoso
=shamefully.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.
de un modo cansado
=wearily.
Ex: 'Mel,' she said wearily, 'Kass doesn't satisfy the minimum service requirement'.
de un modo caro
=expensively + Participio.
Ex: A small percentage of the stock added, and so expensively catalogued, is in fact used at all.
de un modo casual
=in a by-the-way fashion.
Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.
de un modo chirriante
=jarringly.
Ex: Lora's comfortable life is jarringly disrupted when her brother falls in love with a mysterious woman with a murky past.
de un modo chocante
=jarringly.
Ex: Lora's comfortable life is jarringly disrupted when her brother falls in love with a mysterious woman with a murky past.
de un modo compacto
=compactly.
Ex: The library began an innovative indexing method in 1985 with the creation of an index which could store information compactly and economically.
de un modo concluyente
=positively.
Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
de un modo conservador
=conservatively.
Ex: The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million.
de un modo constante
=on an ongoing basis.
Ex: Library schools should revise their curricula on an ongoing basis, taking into account changing professional needs and new technologies.
de un modo constructivo
(adj.)=constructively.
Ex: The needs of ethnic groups, the unwaged, hospital patients, prisoners and other groups are being constructively considered.
de un modo convincente
=convincingly ; forcibly.
Ex: Such a model relates acquisitions effectively and convincingly to a library's fiscal environment. Ex: They demonstrate forcibly the postwar increase in this aspect of international communication, for example the figures are 19% in 1952 and 64% in 1974 for foreign material published in UK journals.
de un modo coordinado
=synergistically.
Ex: Human knowledge and machine knowledge can be integrated more synergistically to improve the performance of expert systems.
de un modo crítico
=critically.
Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
de un modo decepcionante
=disappointedly.
Ex: It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out.
de un modo desconcertado
=disconcertedly.
Ex: A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.
de un modo descontrolado
=uncontrollably.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
de un modo desenfadado
=playfully ; lightheartedly.
Ex: The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest. Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.
de un modo deshilvanado
=scrappily.
Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
de un modo deshonesto
=dishonestly.
Ex: The stronger the repressive measures used to control the inmates, the greater their desire to make up for lost time (often dishonestly) once released.
de un modo desordenado
=higgledy-piggledy.
Ex: A decision has to be made about whether the books will be displayed higgledy-piggledy or according to a plan.
de un modo destacado
=markedly.
Ex: Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.
de un modo devastador
=devastatingly.
Ex: The problems of cutbacks in public spending has risen devastatingly in education.
de un modo diferente
=differentially.
Ex: Flong moulds were liable to shrink as they dried, often differentially according to the grain of the paper of which they were made.
de un modo discreto
=quietly ; unobtrusively ; unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.
Ex: This technology matured quietly, until desktop workstations became available around 1983. Ex: The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process. Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip. Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.
de un modo disonante
=jarringly.
Ex: Lora's comfortable life is jarringly disrupted when her brother falls in love with a mysterious woman with a murky past.
de un modo económico
=economically ; thriftily.
Ex: With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle. Ex: Women were encouraged to manage home affairs thriftily.
de un modo encantador
=charmingly.
Ex: This tale is open-minded, generous, and charmingly old-fashioned.
de un modo engorroso
=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title. Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
de un modo equivalente
=equivalently.
Ex: In the development of hospital information systems it is difficult to describe data and activities simultaneously and equivalently.
de un modo espectacular
=spectacularly.
Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known.
de un modo espeluznante
=spookily.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.
de un modo estrafalario
=bizarrely ; freakishly.
Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely. Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.
de un modo excesivo
=extortionately.
Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
de un modo exhaustivo
=comprehensively ; in depth ; exhaustively.
Ex: We would like to be able to cover materials published throughout the country comprehensively. Ex: The financial impact of staff turnover for the library profession has not yet been considered in depth. Ex: The method eventually adopted was to have a small subset of the collection indexed as exhaustively as possible = El método que finalmente se adoptó fue indizar un pequeño subgrupo de la colección tan exhaustivamente como fuese posible.
de un modo extorsionador
=extortionately.
Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
de un modo extraño
=freakishly.
Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.
de un modo fiable
=reliably.
Ex: Obviously the most effective means of evolving accurate and reliably produced retrospective records is to have developed a current national bibliography.
de un modo figurado
=figuratively.
Ex: Organizations are figuratively brought into the classroom and students are allowed, in imagination, to place themselves in the setting.
de un modo flexible
=flexibly.
Ex: Readiness to alter the approach flexibly in the light of commercial impacts has proved necessary.
de un modo fortuito
=haphazardly.
Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
de un modo fraudulento
=fraudulently.
Ex: A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.
de un modo gradual
=incrementally.
Ex: These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.
de un modo habitual
=as a matter of routine.
Ex: In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.
de un modo heterogéneo
=heterogeneously [heterogenously].
Ex: The new curriculum was taught to all students, in heterogeneously grouped classes.
de un modo holístico
=holistically.
Ex: People absorb information holistically rather than separately from different levels.
de un modo imparcial
=impartially.
Ex: Modern governments are prolific publishers of reliable and impartially authoritative information which deserves to be carefully studied.
de un modo imperceptible
=unnoticeably.
Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
de un modo impercetible
=inconspicuously.
Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.
de un modo impreciso
=fuzzily.
Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.
de un modo impresionante
=impressively.
Ex: Although PRECIS was designed for the computer manipulation of printed headings, it has functioned impressively in on-line catalogues.
de un modo improvisado
=right off the bat.
Ex: I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat.
de un modo impulsivo
=impulsively.
Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.
de un modo incidental
=incidentally.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.
de un modo incompetente
=inefficiently.
Ex: Funds as well as manpower are being inefficiently utilised to the detriment of these collections.
de un modo incompleto
=incompletely.
Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.
de un modo inconsistente
=vagrantly.
Ex: He treads the line between reportage and memoir rather vagrantly and thus trivializes what might have been a highly compelling story.
de un modo incorrecto
=inaccurately.
Ex: Directing and leading are two major components of managament that are often inaccurately viewed as synonymous.
de un modo incómodo
=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title. Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
de un modo indiferente
=regardless ; listlessly.
Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'. Ex: This film appears to consist of people listlessly hanging around doing nothing very much.
de un modo inductivo
=inductively.
Ex: In devising a classification scheme inductively, ie on the basis of the concepts present in the literature, we saw in chapter 8 that we can identify certain basic classes which we can usefully analyse into facets.
de un modo innovador
=innovatively.
Ex: University libraries should try to innovatively and actively suit the need required by university development.
de un modo insolente
=defiantly.
Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
de un modo insulso
=prosaically ; listlessly.
Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is. Ex: This film appears to consist of people listlessly hanging around doing nothing very much.
de un modo inteligente
=intelligently.
Ex: We can program the computer to insure adherence to intelligently established principles, or we can permit it, in the absence of such guidance, to establish its own.
de un modo interesante
=interestingly.
Ex: The encyclopedia is normally reliable and interestingly written.
de un modo intermitente
=in bursts.
Ex: However, this rate is not sustained: in most teletext systems, data transmission occurs only in bursts.
de un modo irregular
=scrappily.
Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
de un modo lógico
=logically.
Ex: A file of data will usually need to be logically organized so that each item has its correct place.
de un modo lúgubre
=spookily.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.
de un modo malsonante
=jarringly.
Ex: Lora's comfortable life is jarringly disrupted when her brother falls in love with a mysterious woman with a murky past.
de un modo matemático
=mathematically.
Ex: Most computer programs are not eligible for a patent because they are expressed mathematically.
de un modo mecánico
=mechanically.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
de un modo meditabundo
=pensively.
Ex: 'You know, Tilly wasn't bad during my interview with her,' Datto said pensively.
de un modo moderado
=conservatively ; conservatively.
Ex: The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million. Ex: The audit report commented upon the inadequate storage facilities available to house the national collection, conservatively estimated at a value in excess of $200 million.
de un modo molesto
=annoyingly.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
de un modo moralista
=sanctimoniously.
Ex: Instead of preaching sanctimoniously, the project challenged complacency and urged playful creativity with ideas.
de un modo muy general
=crudely.
Ex: Just as we can recognize stages of physical growth so we can isolate, rather crudely but nevertheless usefully, stages of psychological growth that have relevance to our theme.
de un modo muy interesante
=most interestingly + Verbo.
Ex: This collection of more than 22,000 items bound into over 2,000 volumes is most interestingly described and the motives of its indefatigable collector discussed by G K Fortescue in a bibliographical introduction to the catalogue.
de un modo nervioso
=nervously.
Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.
de un modo nítido
=cleanly.
Ex: This ensures that the wax is cleanly cut and the characters are sharp.
de un modo o de otro
=either way.
Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.
de un modo oportunista
=opportunistically.
Ex: Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents.
de un modo opresivo
=oppressively.
Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.
de un modo optimista
=optimistically.
Ex: More optimistically, Taylor believes that, in the long run, the Internet could lead to more open government.
de un modo pasivo
=passively.
Ex: The Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS) technique allows remote patrons to observe passively the search process on their own computers as it is being carried out by an experienced searcher at another location.
de un modo penetrante
=piercingly.
Ex: Her tongue was unloosed now, and she gazed at him questioningly, piercingly.
de un modo pensativo
=pensively.
Ex: 'You know, Tilly wasn't bad during my interview with her,' Datto said pensively.
de un modo perfecto
=seamlessly.
Ex: A multimedia system is one that seamlessly integrates text, numerics, pictures, video, animation and sound within a single, digital information environment.
de un modo poco constructivo
=unconstructively.
Ex: Corporately at least we have wasted time in pondering unconstructively the relevance of our name.
de un modo poco económico
=wastefully.
Ex: In general the index does not wastefully repeat divisions found in the scheme itself.
de un modo poco natural
=unnaturally.
Ex: His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen.
de un modo positivo
(adj.)=constructively.
Ex: The needs of ethnic groups, the unwaged, hospital patients, prisoners and other groups are being constructively considered.
de un modo provocador
=defiantly.
Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
de un modo provocativo
=defiantly.
Ex: 'This is an order then,' she said defiantly, 'even though I'm supposedly in charge of pages'.
de un modo práctico
=practically.
Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949, on which practically all our catalogs have been based, included no such provision, save in the case of so-called anonymous classics.
de un modo que causa confusión
=confusingly.
Ex: Confusingly to the user, however, other libraries, public and academic, place no such limitations on their service.
de un modo racional
=rationally.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
de un modo rapsódico
=rhapsodically.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
de un modo raro
=freakishly.
Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.
de un modo razonable
=reasonably ; sensibly.
Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably. Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.
de un modo regional
=regionally.
Ex: There is a need for bibliographic control of regionally produced material.
de un modo regular
=on a regular basis ; on an ongoing basis ; on a continuing basis.
Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile. Ex: Library schools should revise their curricula on an ongoing basis, taking into account changing professional needs and new technologies. Ex: The best solution is a systematic combination of methods carried out on a continuing basis.
de un modo relacionado
=connectibly.
Ex: How can one connectibly describe such varied things so as to be able to move appropriately from one to the other?.
de un modo remunerado
=gainfully.
Ex: The incapacity of the industrial sector to gainfully employ the surplus labour from agriculture have aggravated the situation of poverty, unemployment, and landlessness in the countryside.
de un modo rápido
=rapidly ; overnight ; at short notice.
Ex: The array of data bases available through one or other of the online hosts is rapidly expanding. Ex: The development of optical fibres for information transmission has exciting potential here, but there is a very large investment in the present systems which cannot be swept aside overnight. Ex: Each of the experts is available for telephone consultation at short notice.
de un modo secuencial
=step by step.
Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.
de un modo seguro
=securely.
Ex: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
de un modo similar
=in a similar vein.
Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
de un modo simplista
=simplistically ; glibly.
Ex: Overall information need is normally translated somewhat simplistically into a search statement or query. Ex: When the mission of the public library in society is pondered, the trio of education, information and recreation is frequently injected glibly into the conversation.
de un modo siniestro
=spookily.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.
de un modo sistemático
=systematically.
Ex: In schedules, subjects are listed systematically showing their relationships.
de un modo susceptible
=sensitively.
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.
de un modo tautológico
=tautologically.
Ex: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.
de un modo temporal
=on a temporary basis.
Ex: Funds received from federal or foundation grants are allocated for specific projects or programs on a one-time or temporary basis, and such funds are considered 'soft' money as compared to funds for permanently authorized positions.
de un modo tosco
=crudely.
Ex: Just as we can recognize stages of physical growth so we can isolate, rather crudely but nevertheless usefully, stages of psychological growth that have relevance to our theme.
de un modo tranquilizador
=soothingly ; reassuringly.
Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape. Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.
de un modo transparente
=seamlessly.
Ex: A multimedia system is one that seamlessly integrates text, numerics, pictures, video, animation and sound within a single, digital information environment.
de un modo trágico
=tragically.
Ex: Coleridge-Taylor died tragically early, leaving behind a wealth of little known music.
de un modo u otro
=somehow ; some way.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time. Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
de un modo vergonzoso
=shamefully.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.
de un modo voluntario
=voluntarily.
Ex: Thus the Librarian works with school classes and also has contacts with preschool children and those who visit the library voluntarily.
de un modo ético
=ethically.
Ex: There is a need for more explicit guidelines that can help make many of the current practices both ethically justifiable and acceptable to all.
de un modo óptico
=optically.
Ex: Recently, another OCR company has maintained that great strides have been made in the capacity to read records optically and put them into machine-readable form.
de un modo útil
=helpfully.
Ex: In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg .A5 Anger .A9 Awe .B3 Bashfulness .F2 Fear .H3 Hate .L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.
de un momento a otro
=momentarily ; at any moment.
Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily. Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
de un nuevo modo
=in a new way.
Ex: Electronic publishing may bring about the possibility of organising products in a new way.
de un país desarrollado
(adj.)=first world.
Ex: In short, South Africa offers every facility and opportunity a traveller could want, all accompanied by the luxury of first world sophistication.
de un pie de grosor
=foot-thick.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
de un plomazo
=at one pull.
Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull.
de un plumazo
=in one fell swoop ; at one blow ; at one whack ; in one shot ; in one action ; in one go ; at one fell swoop ; at a stroke.
Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Ex: This approach eliminates, at one blow, both the problems which exercise the designer of a pre-co-ordinate index, that is citation order and reference structure. Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Ex: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke.
de un sitio a otro
=back and forth.
Ex: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day.
de un sitio para otro
=on the move.
Ex: This article considers use of Internet electronic mail forwarding services to solve the problem faced by Internet users who are constantly on the move or changing Internet providers.
de un solo brazo
(adj.)=one-armed.
Ex: Eventually adding more players -- all one-armed individuals -- the group played violins, cellos, guitars, piano and drums.
de un solo disparo
=in one shot.
Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot.
de un solo filo
(adj.)=single-edge.
Ex: Materials needed for this procedure are duct tape and a single-edge razor blade.
de un solo ojo
(adj.)=one-eyed.
Ex: She had to wear a bulging eye patch for a day after each operation; I called her my one-eyed pirate lass.
de un solo piso
(adj.)=flat-floor ; flat-floored.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium. Ex: This spacious, flat-floored, pillar-free hall is extremely flexible allowing a wide variety of stand configurations.
de un solo uso
(adj.)=disposable ; single-use.
Ex: We can no longer treat automation projects as interesting experiments, which are disposable if they fail. Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.
de un tamaño considerable
(adj.)=good sized [good-sized].
Ex: Apart from the fairly good sized Dacca University Library there were hardly any other libraries = Aparte de la Biblioteca de la Universidad de Dacca cuyo tamaño era considerable, apenas si existían otras bibliotecas.
de un tiempo a esta parte
=for some time now.
Ex: The new Dewey area tables have been used for some time now in the BL's Bibliographic Services Division with relatively few problems.
de un tipo u otro
=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another ; of some description.
Ex: Many libraries may also be involved in maintaining booking records of one type or another: in college libraries these often relate to instructional films hired during term. Ex: In these circumstances the book is primarily a medium for the conveyance of information of one sort or another = En estas circunstancias el libro es principalmente un medio para la transmisión de información de diverso tipo. Ex: Reprographic equipment of one kind or another is to be found in practically every library. Ex: All the banks surveyed used scorecard models of some description, principally to ease blockages in information flow.
de un tirón
=with a jolt ; at one pull ; at one whack ; in one shot ; non-stop ; in one lump ; in one action ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; without stopping ; at a clip ; at a stroke.
Ex: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt. Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Ex: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world. Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Ex: Anyway, I want to try to run at least 3 miles without stopping and running out of breath. Ex: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Ex: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke.
de un total de + Cantidad
=out of a total of + Cantidad.
Ex: Out of a total of 600 visitors, only 200 consulted the library catalogue.
de un vistazo
=at a glance.
Ex: This clear display will enable both the abstractor and the editor to check, at a glance, that all of the essential elements are present on the form.
de un volumen
(adj.)=one-volume.
Ex: At the beginning of the century a one-volume novel could cost about half a guinea and at the end the same novel could be purchased for a few pennies.
de un único volumen
(adj.)=single-volume.
Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
de una clase social superior
=above + Posesivo + class.
Ex: It's the story of Heathcliff, an orphan who falls in love with a girl above his class, loses her, and devotes the rest of his life to wreaking revenge on her.
de una día de duración
(adj.)=one-day.
Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.
de una forma
=in a fashion.
Ex: The Internet has changed the economic ground rules of scholarly publishing in a fashion comparable to the deregulation of the airline industry in the USA.
de una forma + Adjetivo
=in + Adjetivo + manner.
Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.
de una forma ambigua
=ambiguously.
Ex: The original confusion arose from the choice of a term which must surely have been going out of use in 1966; it was worse confounded by the fact that both negro housing and black housing were used ambiguously.
de una forma brillante
=brilliantly.
Ex: These kinds of changes, incidentally, are relatively easy to effect through the sort of authority control system that, may I say, was so brilliantly described yesterday afternoon by Mr. Malinconico.
de una forma deplorable
=execrably.
Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
de una forma fácil
=easily.
Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.
de una forma hábil
=skilfully [skillfully, -USA].
Ex: But may, unless skilfully exploited and designed, lead to bulky catalogues which are difficult to read.
de una forma intangible
=intangibly.
Ex: A reader's experience of a book is influenced by both the book-object itself, and by the patterns of meaning created quite intangibly in the reader's head.
de una forma lógica
=logically.
Ex: A file of data will usually need to be logically organized so that each item has its correct place.
de una forma monstruosa
=monstrously.
Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.
de una forma organizada
=in an organised fashion.
Ex: The technique involves paying attention to ourselves in a very organized and systematic fashion.
de una forma relativamente + Nombre
=relatively + Adverbio.
Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
de una forma rápida
=quickly.
Ex: A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply.
de una forma simple
=in a simple manner ; simply.
Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex. Ex: Here an indexing language is simply defined as 'a list of terms or notation that might be used as access points in an index'.
de una forma tautológica
=tautologically.
Ex: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.
de una forma u otra
=in some form or other ; in one way or another ; one way or another ; in one form or another.
Ex: Consumer advice has been a rather late arrival on the scene in Britain considering that everyone is a consumer of goods and services in some form or other. Ex: The majority of the articles reviewed deal with interloans (ILL) and public libraries in one way or another. Ex: One way or another we will need codes. Ex: In one form or another, cashiers have been around for thousands of years.
de una manera + Adjetivo
=in + Adjetivo + fashion ; in a + Adjetivo + manner ; in + Adjetivo + manner ; in a + Adjetivo + vein.
Ex: In more muted fashion the universities have displayed a similar interest. Ex: Identification of the main subject areas in a more explicit manner than might be required in the planning stage. Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary. Ex: Written in light vein but with a serious purpose, describes the responsibilities of the systems librarian (or library systems analyst) and his role in modern librarianship.
de una manera eficaz
=competently.
Ex: Librarians using DOBIS/Leuven need not know a great deal about MARC to use the system competently.
de una manera extraña
=strangely.
Ex: Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.
de una manera genial
=in a masterful way.
Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.
de una manera lógica
=logically.
Ex: A file of data will usually need to be logically organized so that each item has its correct place.
de una manera más sencilla
=in digestible form.
Ex: 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.
de una manera rara
=strangely.
Ex: Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.
de una manera satisfactoria
(adj.)=neatly.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.
de una manera seductora
=seductively.
Ex: It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.
de una manera significativa
=meaningfully.
Ex: In this context television and radio appear as unproblematically and meaningfully available for anyone and everyone.
de una manera simple
=in a simple manner.
Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.
de una manera solemne
=solemnly.
Ex: Unfortunately, this book lacks an index, is excessively theoretical, is somewhat repetitive, and is written in a solemnly pedestrian manner.
de una manera tentadora
=seductively.
Ex: It is seductively readable, but its account, which contains sweeping conclusions about the Croats and the Serbs, is problematic.
de una manera torpe
=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title. Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
de una manera triunfal
=triumphantly.
Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.
de una misma manera
=in a similar fashion.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
de una muestra representativa
(adj.)=cross-sectional [cross sectional].
Ex: This is a cross-sectional study of the use of library books by undergraduate students.
de una nueva forma
=in a new way.
Ex: Electronic publishing may bring about the possibility of organising products in a new way.
de una nueva manera
=in a new way.
Ex: Electronic publishing may bring about the possibility of organising products in a new way.
de una palabra
(adj.)=one-word.
Ex: It draws attention to problems that are likely to arise, for example phrase headings (eg, 'freedom of information') for which there is no one-word substitute.
de una parte a otra
=back and forth.
Ex: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day.
de una pasada
(adj.)=once-through.
Ex: A quick once-through reading to 'find out what is happening' is a good way to start, but several readings are usually necessary to get to know the case.
de una punta a la otra
=from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
Ex: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Ex: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Ex: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.
de una punta a otra
=end to end.
Ex: Next morning the heap, now damp right through, was set up on one end of the horse (later called the bank), a bench long enough to take two piles of paper end to end, and about as high as the coffin of the press.
de una punta de la ciudad a otra
(adj.)=cross-town.
Ex: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).
de una semana de duración
(adj.)=one-week ; week-long.
Ex: The one-week intensive course will consist of lectures; seminars; and lab-based practicals. Ex: Staff of Oldham public libraries decided to opt for a week-long event in 1988 rather than several smaller events spread over a long period.
de una sentada
=at a sitting.
Ex: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad.
de una sola cara
(adj.)=single sided.
Ex: The original floppy disks were 8' and single sided, i.e. data were recorded on one side only.
de una sola escritura
=write-once.
Ex: Write-once optical drives are ideally suited to store the large amounts of data created in a software development environment.
de una sola persona
(adj.)=one-man.
Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
de una sola vez
=once-only ; at one pull ; at one whack ; in one shot ; in one lump ; in one action ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; at a clip ; at a stroke.
Ex: This pricing strategy maybe attractive to both users and database producers, both of whom have the security of a predictable and once-only financial transaction. Ex: In this way the whole forme was printed at one pull. Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Ex: LCSH revision is continuous, and may be quite large scale, though this is less obvious because it does not take place in one lump every few years. Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years. Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Ex: She could sit down and read for five or ten minutes at a clip. Ex: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke.
de una vez
=at one blow ; at one time ; in one action ; in one step ; in a single step ; at one whack ; in a single phase ; in one shot ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; at a sitting ; at a stroke.
Ex: This approach eliminates, at one blow, both the problems which exercise the designer of a pre-co-ordinate index, that is citation order and reference structure. Ex: Maximum number of documents which can be charged out at one time. Ex: To remove the borrower from all routing lists in one action, enter the code for delete. Ex: The program automatically swaps CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and executes a warm boot in one step. Ex: BEGIN X combines the BEGIN and EXECUTE STEPS commands in a single step. Ex: I am involved with systematic reviews which routinely result in 4,000+ citations at one whack. Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction. Ex: Then in one second ten programs could work consecutively, and it will look like the computer is doing all ten in one shot. Ex: He fired them all, in one fell swoop when he took office as do most all Presidents. Ex: Life on board ship is not easy for anyone, least of all for a small child, who is deprived of nursery and toys at one fell swoop. Ex: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad. Ex: This is a time of great tension because we know that at any moment, when we least expect it, our lives can be cut short at a stroke.
de una vez por todas
=once and for all ; once for all.
Ex: I cannot tell you how happy we in the circulation department will all be to put an end once and for all to the smiling delinquent patron who rejoices in paying his fine because he is thereby 'supporting a worthy cause'. Ex: Dead men have no friends; consequently, Israel must abandon its love affair with its putative, feckless friends and kill, once for all, its mortal foes.
de una época anterior
(adj.)=vestigial.
Ex: Oysters were a vital standby to many working people in Europe before pollution all but wiped them out, while cockles, whelks, and winkles marinated in vinegar live on as vestigial delicacies.
de una única palabra
(adj.)=single-word.
Ex: Whether to use the single-word form or the hyphened form for words that could he written in both ways was left to the cataloguer.
de uniforme
=in uniform.
Ex: A little dicky bird told me you have a soft spot for a man in uniform.
de uno a otro
=across.
Ex: Citations can be used across documents irrespective of the language of the source or cited document.
de usar y tirar
(adj.)=disposable ; throwaway ; single-use.
Ex: We can no longer treat automation projects as interesting experiments, which are disposable if they fail. Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy. Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.
de uso comercial
(adj.)=commercially-owned.
Ex: Smaller libraries may co-operate in a network and have shared access to a commercially-owned computer or may buy time on a computer belonging to another organization.
de uso cutáneo
(v.)=use + topically.
Ex: Balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo, and pruritus as well as taken internally for bronchitis and to lessen mucous secretions.
de uso externo
=for external use only.
Ex: This hydrocortisone is for external use only and avoid contact with the eyes.
de uso flexible
(adj.)=hop-on/hop-off.
Ex: They also operate the only hop-on/hop-off bus network.
de uso frecuente
=frequently-used.
Ex: Frequently-used codes are mnemonic, so he seldom consults his code book; but when he does, a single tap of a key projects it for his use.
de uso general
(adj.)=general-use.
Ex: While no custom-made containers exist for shipping books, either in bulk or singly, general-use containers such as corrugated cardboard cartons and jiffy and bubble bags are available.
de uso interno
=in-house [inhouse].
Ex: Thus there are many different thesauri, some published and others strictly in-house.
de uso múltiple
(n.)=all-purpose.
Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
de uso público
(adj.)=publicly available.
Ex: In this section we are primarily concerned with hosts that make large bibliographic data bases publicly available.
de uso tópico
=use + topically.
Ex: Balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo, and pruritus as well as taken internally for bronchitis and to lessen mucous secretions.
de utilidad general
(n.)=all-purpose.
Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
de utilidad inmediata
(adj.)=immediately useful.
Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
de utilización
(adj.)=exploitative.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.
de uvas a peras
=once in a blue moon.
Ex: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.
de vacaciones
(adj.)=on vacation ; on leave ; on holiday ; vacational.
Ex: Many people while 'on vacation' placidly accept conditions they would reject as barbaric at all other times in their lives. Ex: The reference librarian is currently on leave and will be back in the library next week when your request will receive her attention. Ex: With schools about to break up for the summer, millions of Brits will be packing their suitcases and jetting off on holiday over the next few weeks. Ex: During University vacational periods we will gladly do this on your behalf if you advise us of your planned absence.
de valor
(n.)=of value.
Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
de valor añadido
(adj.)=value-added ; value-adding.
Ex: Since then, SCI CD Edition has won accolades for its value-added features, sophistication, and flexibility. Ex: The author argues that librarians are in a position to transform themselves into 'value adding knowledge professionals'.
de valor equiparable
(n.)=of comparable worth.
Ex: Comparable pay for jobs of comparable worth is not a new social or economic issue.
de valor incalculable
(adj.)=invaluable.
Ex: Readings as a tool that enables us to do something else, rather than reading which has invaluable ends and purposes in itself.
de valoración
(adj.)=judgmental [judgemental].
Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
de varias categorías
(adj.)=multi-category.
Ex: Also, multi-category and nonconvex classifications can be dealt with.
de varias especialidades
(adj.)=multispeciality [multi-speciality].
Ex: The University of Minnesota Medical School has an innovative curriculum which provides 3rd- and 4th-year medical students with multidisciplinary and multispeciality courses.
de varios autores
(adj.)=multi-author.
Ex: The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.
de varios billones
(adj.)=multibillion [multi billion].
Ex: Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.
de varios billones de dólares
(adj.)=multibillion dollar.
Ex: It is predicted that the information revolution will create a multibillion dollar industry in the 1980s.
de varios colores
(adj.)=multi-coloured [multicoloured] ; multi-colour [multi-color -USA].
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white. Ex: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.
de varios estados
(adj.)=multi-state [multistate].
Ex: This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.
de varios millones
(adj.)=multi-million [multimillion].
Ex: This article also describes a multi-million pound extension scheme which is in the course of construction at Glasgow's Mitchell Library = Este artículo también describe una ampliación de varios millones de libras que está en construcción en la Biblioteca Mitchell de Glasgow.
de varios niveles
(adj.)=multilevel [multi-level].
Ex: The multi-level judgements, by which users can evaluate documents on a more general relevance scale, are also useful for estimating the discriminating power.
de varios tipos
(adj.)=multitype [multi-type].
Ex: This article considers the impact of cooperation on collections and technical services in school resource centres belonging to multistate, multitype library network.
de venta al detalle
(n.)=retail.
Ex: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.
de venta al por menor
(n.)=retail.
Ex: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.
de venta en el mercado
=commercially available.
Ex: Computerized information-retrieval systems are also very prominent in commercially available online search systems and applications.
de venta regular
(adj.)=steady-selling.
Ex: Publishers, moreover, tried to put at least part of their capital into steady-selling educational and technical works, which were less glamorous but safer than poems and novels.
de verano
(adj.)=summery.
Ex: The weather across Germany is expected to be warm and summery over the next few days.
de veras
=for real.
Ex: As many people now know, text messages roaming around the grapevine such as 'the lady finally met her match' is for real.
de verdad
=wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly] ; for real ; worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.
Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material. Ex: As many people now know, text messages roaming around the grapevine such as 'the lady finally met her match' is for real. Ex: Of course, any composer who's worth his mettle will be able to work with just his trusted piano and his ears. Ex: Why any self-respecting female would wear this t-shirt is completely beyond me.
de vez en cuando
=from time to time ; now and then ; now and again ; once in a while ; at various times ; occasionally ; off and on ; on and off ; occasional ; every so often ; every now and then ; every now and again ; every once in a while ; on occasion(s).
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing. Ex: All talk now and then wanders down byways, for a moment or two, during which the participants gather themselves for a fresh attack on the main subject. Ex: Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet. Ex: But why, I ask you, can he not be supportive, even once in a while?. Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults. Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used. Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law. Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy. Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal. Ex: Every so often, the mist cleared and I could see sunlight in the distance. Ex: I can walk on that foot, but as you described, every now and then without warning, the foot and ankle give way. Ex: Every now and again, someone gets the fame they deserve. Ex: It does help to every once in a while ask where we came from and where we are going as a library. Ex: The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.
de vicio
=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it.
Ex: When women frequently go to family restaurants, this leads to them going out of their homes excessively for no reason, which goes against the command of Allah. Ex: On February 20, 2000, she was arrested at home by police for no specific reason and illegally detained for fifteen days. Ex: Nearly a third of internet users go online on a typical day for no particular reason, just for fun or to pass the time. Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it.
de vida enclaustrada
(adj.)=cloistered.
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.
de vida o muerte
(adj.)=lifesaving ; life threatening.
Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics. Ex: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
de viento
(adj.)=windy .
Ex: Sailing is another fun thing to do on a windy day.
de vista aguda
(adj.)=sharp-eyed.
Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators.
de vital importancia
=vitally important.
Ex: Library clerks are vitally important people, and worthy of respect, but they cannot fulfil the role of the professional librarian.
de viva voz
=orally ; word-of-mouth ; by word of mouth.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project. Ex: This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on. Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
de volantes
(adj.)=frilly ; ruffled.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items. Ex: One of the hottest trends this season is ruffled blouses.
de vosotros
=yours.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
de voz suave
=soft-spoken ; softly-spoken.
Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality. Ex: Softly-spoken, but a strict disciplinarian, Madugalle is widely-respected.
de vuelta
(adj.)=on the way back ; redux.
Ex: On the way back I systematically searched through various reference books to collect miscellaneous statistics. Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.
de vértigo
(adj.)=giddy .
Ex: After rising to giddy heights, share prices of Internet companies have dropped.
de ámbito estatal
(adj.)=statewide [state-wide].
Ex: Statewide boards would have to be set up to monitor books and periodicals.
de época
(adj.)=vintage.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
de éxito
(adj.)=successful.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
de éxito asegurado
(adj.)=sure-fire [surefire].
Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
de éxito garantizado
(adj.)=sure-fire [surefire].
Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
de éxito seguro
(adj.)=sure-fire [surefire].
Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
de ópera
(adj.)=operatic.
Ex: Death, particularly of divas, has always been standard operatic fare.
de órdago
(adj.)=humongous [humungous] ; ginormous ; mammoth ; gianormous ; sky-high.
Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since. Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!. Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries. Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety. Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
de última generación
(adj.)=enhanced ; high-tech ; high-end ; leading edge ; state-of-the-art.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques. Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit. Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia. Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access. Ex: With a staff of 10 it provides a full information service using state-of-the-art resources and methods.
de última hora
=last minute [last-minute] ; up-to-the-minute ; late breaking [late-breaking] ; hot off the griddle.
Ex: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form. Ex: These systems carry up-to-the-minute information on stock prices, currency rates, world and national events, etc. Ex: This is a late breaking full text database designed for online searchers who need instant access to the texts of trade journals, newsletters, and business publication at or near the time of their original publication. Ex: 'As long as I'm the editor I want news that's hot off the griddle!' she says, rejecting any story more than 15 minutes old.
de última línea
(adj.)=streamlined.
Ex: But the machine of logic will not look like a cash register, even of the streamlined model.
de última moda
(adj.)=new-fangled [newfangled] ; fandangled.
Ex: A certain amount of writing paper continued to be made in laid moulds even in the early nineteenth century (some people would not believe that the new-fangled wove paper could be as good). Ex: Built way before there were modern fandangled conveniences like electricity, this winery was designed to take advantage of the technology of the time, gravity, and when available, a bit of steam power.
de última novedad
(adj.)=streamlined.
Ex: But the machine of logic will not look like a cash register, even of the streamlined model.
de último grito
(adj.)=streamlined.
Ex: But the machine of logic will not look like a cash register, even of the streamlined model.
de último momento
(adj.)=last minute [last-minute].
Ex: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form.
de â€ frica
(adj.)=African.
Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
deambular
(v.)=walk (a)round ; wander about ; meander ; roam (about/around) ; wander around ; range ; wander ; rove ; cruise ; go about ; maunder.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.
Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.
Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.
Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
Ex: For two weeks now he had been maundering around the woods, dejectedly shooting anything that moved.
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* deambular libremente=wander + at large ; roam + free.
* deambular por=perambulate about.

deambular libremente
(v.)=wander + at large ; roam + free.
Ex: Spreading out from the doorstep is a wider social group whose influence comes to bear on children, particularly after they are old enough to wander at large on their own. Ex: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
deambular por
(v.)=perambulate about.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
debacle
(n.)=debacle.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.

debajo
=underneath.
Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
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* debajo de=beneath.
* debajo del suelo=subfloor.
* descender por debajo de=fall below.
* por debajo de=below ; beneath ; underneath.
* por debajo de + Cantidad=under + Cantidad.
* por debajo de cero=sub-zero ; below-freezing.
* por debajo del 10 por ciento=single digit ; single figure.
* por debajo de la media=sub-par ; below-average.
* por debajo de las posibilidades (de una persona)=below + Posesivo + capabilities.
* por debajo de lo normal=below-normal.
* por debajo del peso normal=underweight.
* rendimiento por debajo de la media=under-performance.
* vivir por debajo del umbral de pobreza=live below/under + the poverty line.

debajo de
=beneath.
Ex: The hierarchical relationships associated with selected index terms may be revealed by displaying related terms beneath such terms in a supplementary list in the thesaurus.
debajo del suelo
(adj.)=subfloor.
Ex: A wide range of water monitoring and signaling equipment is available for subfloor and ceiling installation to detect and warn of water problems.
debate
(n.)=debate ; discussion ; exchange ; thread ; disquisition ; Q&A session [question and answer session].
Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.
Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
Ex: There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.
Ex: The delivery of each presentation should last 15-20 minutes which should include a Q&A session.
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* abrir el debate=open + the debate.
* abrir + Nombre + al debate=open + Nombre + to discussion.
* acallar el debate=stifle + debate.
* contribución a un debate=input to a debate.
* contribuir a un debate=have + an input to a debate.
* debate abierto=open discussion.
* debate académico=academic debate.
* debate acalorado=heated debate ; heated discussion.
* debate + centrarse sobre=debate + centre around/on/upon.
* debate científico=scientific debate.
* debate de grupo=group discussion.
* debate + durar=debate + rage ; debate + simmer.
* debate en grupo=group discussion.
* debate entre ponentes=panel discussion ; panel debate.
* debate + mantenerse=debate + rage.
* debate parlamentario=parliamentary debate.
* debate + perdurar=debate + rage ; debate + simmer.
* debate político=political discussion ; political debate.
* debate por tema de interés=breakout discussion.
* debate presidencial=presidential debate.
* debate público=public debate.
* debate + seguir=debate + rage.
* debate social=public discourse.
* desviar el debate de ... a=wrest + discussion + away from ... to.
* documento de debate=discussion paper.
* el tema del debate=the focus of the discussion.
* estar en debate=be under discussion.
* estimular el debate=provoke + discussion ; prompt + discussion ; pepper + debate ; stimulate + discussion.
* fomentar el debate=foster + discussion ; stimulate + discussion.
* foro de debate=discussion list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; newsgroup [news group] ; electronic forum ; open forum ; e-mail list ; distribution list ; electronic distribution list ; discussion forum.
* foro de debate en línea=online forum.
* generar debate=generate + debate.
* grupo de debate=discussion group ; focus group ; discussion list ; electronic forum ; panel discussion ; panel debate.
* limitar el debate a=keep + discussion + grounded on.
* mantener un debate=hold + discussion.
* mesa de debate=panel discussion ; discussion panel.
* objeto del debate=at issue.
* panel de debate=panel presentation ; panel discussion ; discussion panel ; panel session.
* participar en un debate=participate + discussion.
* preguntas para incitar el debate=discussion question.
* programa de debate=talk show.
* propiciar el debate=stimulate + discussion ; stimulate + debate.
* provocar el debate=prompt + discussion ; spark + debate ; stir + debate.
* provocar un debate=ignite + debate.
* reavivar el debate=reignite + debate.
* seguir el debate=follow + the thread.
* ser objeto de debate=be at issue.
* sesión de debate=discussion session.
* suscitar el debate=spark + debate ; spark + discussion ; stir + debate.
* suscitar un debate=arouse + discussion ; debate + surface ; raise + debate.
* tema de debate=thesis ; talking point ; subject of debate ; discussion topic.

debate + centrarse sobre
(n.)=debate + centre around/on/upon.
Ex: Much of the debate is centred on maintaining and up-dating information files of local organizations.
debate + durar
(n.)=debate + rage ; debate + simmer.
Ex: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages. Ex: The debate over how periodical collections are best organised has simmered since the 1940s.
debate + mantenerse
(n.)=debate + rage.
Ex: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.
debate + perdurar
(n.)=debate + rage ; debate + simmer.
Ex: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages. Ex: The debate over how periodical collections are best organised has simmered since the 1940s.
debate + seguir
(n.)=debate + rage.
Ex: Nevertheless the controlled versus natural indexing language debate still rages.
debate abierto
(n.)=open discussion.
Ex: During the open discussion which followed, a plea was made for uniform standards, but not uniformity, in school libraries.
debate académico
(n.)=academic debate.
Ex: There is no way this issue could be resolved by academic debates.
debate acalorado
(n.)=heated debate ; heated discussion.
Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued. Ex: The meeting produced heated discussion on the pattern for public library services in the Netherlands.
debate científico
(n.)=scientific debate.
Ex: A new meteorite study is rekindling a scientific debate over the creation of our solar system.
debate de grupo
(n.)=group discussion.
Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.
debate en grupo
(n.)=group discussion.
Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.
debate entre ponentes
(n.)=panel discussion ; panel debate.
Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function. Ex: The confeence offers a variety of activities, such as workshops, tutorials, panel debates etc.
debate parlamentario
(n.)=parliamentary debate.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
debate político
(n.)=political discussion ; political debate.
Ex: The national ethos is much more egalitarian than it was and more and more appeals can successfully be made to the argument of equality in political discussion. Ex: This new new report will re-ignite political debate over whether governments should do more to encourage family values.
debate por tema de interés
(n.)=breakout discussion.
Ex: The conference focused on the following themes, seminars and break-out discussions: books in a post paper society; the shifting sands of retail trends; no more bunting on the publishing boat; and consumer attitudes to price.
debate presidencial
(n.)=presidential debate.
Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
debate público
(n.)=public debate.
Ex: The main emphasis appears to be on providing information necessary for the public to be better informed on matters of public debate.
debate social
(n.)=public discourse.
Ex: The study is situated within the contested public discourse about the importance of certain key institutions, such as the library, in public life = Este estudio se sitúa dentro del debate social abierto existente hoy sobre la importancia de ciertas instituciones clave, tal como la biblioteca, en la vida pública.
debatible
(adj.)=debatable ; arguable ; disputed.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
Ex: Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.
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* cuestión debatible=debatable point.
* parecer debatible=look + debatable.
* ser debatible=be a moot point ; be open to question ; be open to debate ; be at issue.
* ser una cuestión debatible=be an open question.

debatido
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* debatido frecuentemente=oft-debated.
* que no tiene que ver con el tema debatido=off-topic.

debatido frecuentemente
(adj.)=oft-debated.
Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
debatir
(v.)=argue ; debate ; discuss ; talk over ; deliberate ; pick up on ; bring into + discussion ; bounce off + ideas.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.
Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.
Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
Ex: The report picks up on this as a surprising finding, suggesting implicitly that open access journals are lagging behind in this regard.
Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.
Ex: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
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* debatir con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* debatir el impacto de algo=discuss + the impact of.
* debatir en profundidad=discuss + at length.
* debatir las consecuencias de algo=discuss + the implications of.
* debatitse entre... y/o...=hover between... and/or....
* debatir sobre lo ocurrido=debrief.
* debatir una cuestión=discuss + idea ; discuss + idea ; discuss + issue.
* debatir una idea=toss around + idea.
* debatir un problema=discuss + problem.
* empezar a debatir=embark on/upon + discussion.
* estar debatiéndose=be under discussion.
* sin debatir=undiscussed.

debatir con Alguien
(v.)=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
Ex: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
debatir el impacto de algo
(v.)=discuss + the impact of.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of such trends as aging population, privatisation, and the paperless society on library facilities.
debatir en profundidad
(v.)=discuss + at length.
Ex: This article outlines a list of criteria for critical assessment and discusses at length the role of travel guides in public libraries.
debatir las consecuencias de algo
(v.)=discuss + the implications of.
Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
debatir sobre lo ocurrido
(v.)=debrief.
Ex: This article describes how the library developed a strategic disaster plan, staff training and implementation, and the role of debriefing following incidents.
debatir un problema
(v.)=discuss + problem.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
debatir una cuestión
(v.)=discuss + idea ; discuss + idea ; discuss + issue.
Ex: The research described in this chapter tends to show that many of the ideas regarding semantic and syntactic relationships discussed in this text are open to question. Ex: The research described in this chapter tends to show that many of the ideas regarding semantic and syntactic relationships discussed in this text are open to question. Ex: I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being, because I think it will help us to better understand the issues I want to discuss.
debatir una idea
(v.)=toss around + idea.
Ex: The idea for this kind of program was tossed around in fits and starts.
debatitse entre... y/o...
(v.)=hover between... and/or....
Ex: Goethe too hovers between the ideas of acquiring knowledge by proceeding from the whole to the parts or vice versa.
debe
=accounts payable.
Ex: This software includes separate programs for general ledger: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and inventory.

debe por lo tanto deducirse que
=it must therefore follow that.
Ex: As we have already seen, books themselves are of infinite variety and it must therefore follow that the writers of books demonstrate a great diversity too.
debe por lo tanto esperarse que
=it must therefore follow that.
Ex: As we have already seen, books themselves are of infinite variety and it must therefore follow that the writers of books demonstrate a great diversity too.
debe por lo tanto ser lógico que
=it must therefore follow that.
Ex: As we have already seen, books themselves are of infinite variety and it must therefore follow that the writers of books demonstrate a great diversity too.
debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que
=it must therefore follow that.
Ex: As we have already seen, books themselves are of infinite variety and it must therefore follow that the writers of books demonstrate a great diversity too.
debe ser + Participio
(v.)=be to be + Participio.
Ex: If the document is to be delivered to the borrower, a hold slip is also printed.
deber + Verbo
=be + to be + Verbo.
Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
deber ciudadano
(n.)=civic duty.
Ex: Libraries assist patrons in meeting their civic duty by offering meeting space for civic organizations, assisting in voter registration, and making tax forms available.
deber cumplido
(n.)=duty accomplished.
Ex: Then she sat back, happy in the virtuous sensation of duty accomplished.
deber familiar
(n.)=familial duty.
Ex: This measure has allowed women to meet their familial duties whilst maintaining their foothold on the employment ladder.
deber haber ocurrido antes
(v.)=be long overdue.
Ex: In a profession which is composed largely of women, this research is most welcome and long overdue.
deber moral
(n.)=moral duty.
Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
deber pagarse
(v.)=be payable.
Ex: Duties are also payable in respect of some other non-book materials thus hindering their availability.
deber pensarse
(v.)=thought + must be given.
Ex: The scheme may well now be complete, but revision is recommended from time to time, and thought must be given as to how this might be achieved.
deber prestar atención
(v.)=warrant + consideration.
Ex: Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.
deber profesional
(n.)=professional duty.
Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
deber una multa
(v.)=owe + fine.
Ex: The number of the borrower who owes the fine is displayed.
deber^1
(n.)=duty [duties, -pl.] ; obligation.
Ex: Organisations often expect an information officer or librarian to prepare such abstracts as are necessary, in addition to performing various other information duties.
Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.
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* consciente de los deberes de Uno=dutiful.
* cumplir (con) un deber=discharge + duty.
* deber ciudadano=civic duty.
* deber cumplido=duty accomplished.
* deberes=homework ; school tasks ; homework assignment ; school work [schoolwork] ; class assignment ; course assignment ; student assignment.
* deber familiar=familial duty.
* deber moral=moral duty.
* deber profesional=professional duty.
* hacer el deber de Uno=do + Posesivo + part.
* hacer los deberes=do + Posesivo + homework.
* incumplimiento del deber=neglect of duty ; breach of duty.
* más allá del deber=beyond the call of duty.
* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber=dereliction of duty.
* no hacer los deberes=be asleep at the wheel.
* sentido del deber=sense of duty.
* tener el deber de=have + a responsibility to.
* tener un deber que cumplir con=have + a responsibility to.

deber^2
(v.)=must ; ought to ; owe.
Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: Early in its discussions the Working Group concluded that the implementation of an international authority system ought to follow a phased approach.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.
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* debe por lo tanto deducirse que=it must therefore follow that.
* debe por lo tanto esperarse que=it must therefore follow that.
* debe por lo tanto ser lógico que=it must therefore follow that.
* debe por lo tanto ser una consecuencia lógica que=it must therefore follow that.
* deber haber ocurrido antes=be long overdue.
* debería existir=there + ought to be.
* debería haber=there + ought to be.
* debería(n)=should.
* deber pagarse=be payable.
* deber pensarse=thought + must be given.
* deber prestar atención=warrant + consideration.
* deberse=be due.
* deberse a=be due to ; be caused by ; be attributable to ; boil down to.
* deber una multa=owe + fine.
* deber + Verbo=be + to be + Verbo.
* debe ser + Participio=be to be + Participio.
* estar haciendo algo que no se debe=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* mérito + deberse a=credit + be due to ; credit + go to ; be to the credit of.
* multa que se debe=unpaid fine.
* no actuar como se debe=be remiss.
* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber=be remiss.
* no deber nada=pay + Posesivo + dues.
* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas=don't judge a book by its cover ; don't judge a book by its cover.

deberes
(n.)=homework ; school tasks ; homework assignment ; school work [schoolwork] ; class assignment ; course assignment ; student assignment.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework. Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve. Ex: This is and information service available for IBM and Macintosh computers with a modem to help students with homework assignments. Ex: Most of them use the library for their school work, and the majority are not satisfied either with library collections or services. Ex: Class assignments may have to be redesigned if the full capabilities offered by multimedia instructional products are to be fully exploited. Ex: The author discusses the course assignments, teaching methods and materials, and the lessons learned from the experience. Ex: City librarians need to be notified about student assignments so that materials can be pulled from shelves and reserved for student use.
deberse
(v.)=be due.
Ex: This book is overdue and a fine is due on it.
deberse a
(v.)=be due to ; be caused by ; be attributable to ; boil down to.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data. Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour. Ex: The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence. Ex: The dilemmas of charging finally boil down to political judgements of the value of information in society.
debería existir
=there + ought to be.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
debería haber
=there + ought to be.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
debería(n)
(v.)=should.
Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
debidamente
=duly.
Ex: Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the ethical and technical implications of such a course of action.
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* atender debidamente a=pay + due attention to.
* debidamente cumplimentado=completed.
* no actuar debidamente=be remiss.

debidamente cumplimentado
(adj.)=completed.
Ex: Returning a completed questionnaire was one of the requirements for futher participation in the study = Uno de los requisitos para que las bibliotecas pudieran participar en el estudio es que hubiesen devuelto el cuestionario debidamente cuplimentado.
debido
=due.
Ex: The system checks the document in and calculates the fine due.
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* a su debido tiempo=in due course.
* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente=navigate.
* con todo mi debido respeto hacia=with (all) due respect to.
* dar menos de lo debido=shortchange.
* debido a=be reason of ; because of ; by reason of ; by virtue of ; due to ; for reasons of ; in connection with ; in light of ; in the face of ; in the interest(s) of ; in the light of ; on account of ; on grounds ; on the grounds that/of ; owing to ; thanks to ; out of ; because ; for the interest(s) of.
* debido a esto=because of this.
* debido a la costumbre=inertial.
* debido a la inercia=inertial.
* debido a que=because ; for.
* debido a su inconsistencia=mercurially.
* dedicar la debida atención a=pay + due attention to.
* estrés debido al calor=heat stress.
* fracasar debido a=fail out of.
* prestar la debida atención a=pay + due attention to.
* sin la debida autorización=warrantless.
* una oportunidad como es debido=a fair chance.

debido a
=be reason of ; because of ; by reason of ; by virtue of ; due to ; for reasons of ; in connection with ; in light of ; in the face of ; in the interest(s) of ; in the light of ; on account of ; on grounds ; on the grounds that/of ; owing to ; thanks to ; out of ; because ; for the interest(s) of.
Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper. Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began. Ex: In order that the picture may not be too commonplace, by reason of sticking to present-day patterns, it may be well to mention one such possibility. Ex: For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content. Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries. Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches. Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary. Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments. Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system. Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30. Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines. Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services. Ex: Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds. Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer. Ex: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface. Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer. Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment. Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile. Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
debido a esto
=because of this.
Ex: Because of this, it is very important that couples learn how to handle petty fights in their relationship.
debido a la costumbre
(adj.)=inertial.
Ex: A theoretical case is therefore made concerning the inertial impact of culture on IT implementation.
debido a la inercia
(adj.)=inertial.
Ex: A theoretical case is therefore made concerning the inertial impact of culture on IT implementation.
debido a que
=because ; for.
Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile. Ex: The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards, for this can be shared by more than one medium.
debido a su inconsistencia
=mercurially.
Ex: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
debilidad
(n.)=frailty ; infirmity ; weakness ; brittleness ; foible ; weak point ; soft spot.
Ex: When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.
Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.
Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
Ex: Lack of adequate reflection on the literature of political and legal theory is a soft spot in the book, however.
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* debilidad del ser humano=mankind's frailty.
* debilidad humana=human frailty.
* fingir debilidad=sandbagging.
* ser la debilidad de Alguien=be a sucker for.
* tener debilidad por=have + a soft spot for.

debilidad del ser humano
(n.)=mankind's frailty.
Ex: The story is a tragic reminder of mankind's frailty in facing nature unaided by technology.
debilidad humana
(n.)=human frailty.
Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.
debilitación
(n.)=embrittlement.
Ex: This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.
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* debilitación crónica=cachexia.

debilitación crónica
(n.)=cachexia.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
debilitado
(adj.)=weakened.
Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.
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* papel debilitado=brittle paper.

debilitador
(adj.)=debilitating.
Ex: It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.

debilitamiento
(n.)=dilution ; weakening ; undermining.
Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.
Ex: The long term weakening of academic financial support has led to a period of austerity management.
Ex: Videodiscs are a medium which could lead to an undermining of the vendor's position in the information-provision chain.
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* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo=eggshell thinning.

debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo
(n.)=eggshell thinning.
Ex: Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning.
debilitar
(v.)=undermine ; weaken ; attenuate ; undercut ; lay + Nombre + low ; enervate.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.
Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
Ex: One challenging thing was that the summer was too hot and I felt enervated by the oppressive heat.
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* debilitarse=become + brittle ; languish.

debilitarse
(v.)=become + brittle ; languish.
Ex: The quality of the paper is often poor and it yellows and becomes brittle with age. Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
debilucho
(adj.)=weakling ; runt ; nesh ; weedy ; wimpy ; wimpish.
Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.

debut
(n.)=debut.
Ex: Since the debut of the first journal devoted to nursing research in 1952, the nursing research literature has flourished.
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* hacer su debut=make + Posesivo + debut.

debutante
(adj.)=uncapped.
Nota: Usado generalmente en el deporte.
Ex: Australia coach Robbie Deans has included three uncapped players in the squad he is bringing to Britain.

debutar
(v.)=make + Posesivo + debut ; debut ; premiere.
Ex: Bowker's CD-ROM version of Books in Print made its debut at Tacoma Public library in Oct 86.
Ex: The historic 200-year old encyclopaedia is cashing in on the current interests of its users -- recently it debuted a site of the Titanic.
Ex: But subscription and sales of spin-off products turns out not to be the only financial model, so britannica.com (a free site sponsored by advertising) premiered last September.

decadence
(n.)=decadence.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

decadencia
(n.)=decline ; ebb ; labefaction.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: The ebb in religious life is explained in terms of the stress experienced by the nation during the period of confederation when it was groping for cohesiveness & some symbol of national unity.
Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.
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* auge y decadencia=rise and fall.
* caer en decadencia=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* decadencia moral=moral decay.
* en decadencia=bankrupt.
* entrar en decadencia=go to + seed ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* estar en decadencia=be in decline ; be in retreat.
* grandeza y decadencia=rise and fall.
* situación de decadencia irreversible=terminal decline.

decadencia moral
(n.)=moral decay.
Ex: The changing level of tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality might be one person's definition of moral decay and be interpreted by another person as an important moral step forward.
decadente
=a bit/little long in the tooth.
Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

decaer
(v.)=lapse ; flag ; ebb.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
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* interés + decaer=interest + flag.

decaimiento
(n.)=decline ; slackening ; dejection.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.
Ex: There are also negative qualities such as hate and anger that result in violence and dejection.

decana
(n.)=doyenne.
Ex: She is often referred to in Great Britain as the doyenne of English cookery.

decanato
(n.)=deanship.
Nota: Cargo.
Ex: A deanship is now seen as more of a phase in an overall academic career than as a permanent shift from teaching to administration.

decanato^2
(n.)=dean's office.
Ex: The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.

decano^1
(n.)=dean.
Ex: The librarian is also a member of the Board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as dean of the School for a period of three years.
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* despacho del decano=dean's office.

decano^2
(n.)=doyen.
Ex: Hawary, 59, is considered to be the doyen of Jewish studies in Egypt.

decantar
(v.)=decant.
Ex: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant.

decantarse
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* decantarse por=opt (for).

decantarse por
(v.)=opt (for).
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
decapante
(n.)=paint remover ; paint stripper.
Ex: The amount of paint remover you will need depends on what you are stripping and how many coats of old surface must be removed.
Ex: Paint stripper formulations in paste form are less hazardous than the liquid forms because they only contain around 50% solvents rather than 100% as found in the liquid forms.

decapar
(v.)=strip ; strip down.
Ex: The amount of paint remover you will need depends on what you are stripping and how many coats of old surface must be removed.
Ex: The hood has been removed and stripped down to bare metal.

decapitación
(n.)=decapitation ; beheading.
Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.

decapitado
(adj.)=decapitated.
Ex: The decapitated ants, on the contrary, were insensitive to the air current.

decapitar
(v.)=behead ; decapitate.
Ex: On July 2, 1834, the figurehead of President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. frigate Constitution was beheaded.
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.

decatleta
(n.)=decathlete.
Ex: Triathletes, decathletes and modern pentathletes clearly all have a pretty diverse range of skills.

decatlón
(n.)=decathlon.
Ex: BRR annually organizes sport events such as marathons, half marathons, biathlons, triathlons, pentathlons, and decathlons.

decaído
(adj.)=sagging ; dispirited.
Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.

decena
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* decenas de=tens of ; scores of.
* decenas de miles=tens of thousands.

decenal
=ten-yearly.
Ex: Annual indexes over several years may be cumulated to five-yearly or ten-yearly indexes.

decenas de
=tens of ; scores of.
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors). Ex: Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply.
decenas de miles
=tens of thousands.
Ex: Tens of thousands of records per week can be handled in this way.
decencia
(n.)=respectability ; decency ; decorum.
Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.
Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.
Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.

decente
(adj.)=respectable ; decent.
Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.

decentemente
=decently.
Ex: Anyway, she's not a 'street fighter'; she seems to believe that if you treat people decently, they'll treat you decently.

decepcionado
(adj.)=disheartened ; disappointed.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: The Bible is full of disappointed people!.
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* sentirse decepcionado=get + disappointed ; be disappointed.

decepcionante
(adj.)=disappointing ; unsatisfying ; disillusioning.
Ex: The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.
Ex: The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
Ex: This paper describes the disillusioning attempts at using push technology to set up Web channels to familiar European business sites.
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* de manera decepcionante=disappointingly.
* de un modo decepcionante=disappointedly.

decepcionar
(v.)=fail ; disappoint ; disillusion ; dash + Posesivo + hopes ; let + Nombre + down ; dishearten.
Ex: Thus our catalogs have largely failed our readers in the important function of revealing what editions and translations of a particular work the library had.
Ex: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Ex: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.
Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
Ex: The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
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* decepcionarse=be disappointed ; become + disillusioned.

decepcionarse
(v.)=be disappointed ; become + disillusioned.
Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'. Ex: Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession.
decepción
(n.)=disappointment ; disillusionment ; disillusion ; flake out ; bubble burst ; letdown.
Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.
Ex: The show was a real flake out.
Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.
Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.

dechado
(n.)=paragon ; beacon ; perfect example.
Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a 'beacon of excellence'.
Ex: His story is also a perfect example of the unconditional love a mother has for a child.

decidible
(adj.)=decidable.
Ex: They show conditions under which planning is decidable and undecidable.

decididamente
=decidedly.
Ex: Your answer is decidedly wrong.

decidido
(adj.)=determined ; set ; purposeful ; assertive ; resolute ; single-minded ; hell-bent.
Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.
Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
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* completamente decidido a=dead set on.
* decidido a=bent on.
* decidido de antemano=foregone.
* decidido previamente=foregone.
* estar decidido a=be of a mind to ; be intent on ; be all set to.
* estar decidido a continuar=be set to continue.
* estar decidido a + Infinitivo=be set to + Infinitivo.
* haber decidido=be intent on.
* poco decidido=half-hearted [halfhearted].
* totalmente decidido a=dead set on.

decidido a
=bent on.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.
decidido de antemano
(adj.)=foregone.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
decidido previamente
(adj.)=foregone.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
decidir
(v.)=decide ; decision to the contrary ; make + choices ; opt (for) ; settle ; sort out ; take + viewpoint ; adjudicate ; resolve ; take + view ; take + Posesivo + pick ; call + the shots ; be the boss ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
Ex: Unless a conscious decision has been made to the contrary, the abstractor should not introduce any new biases or emphases.
Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
Ex: I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
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* decidir Algo sobre la marcha=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
* decidir hacer=spring for.
* decidir + Infinitivo=choose to + Infinitivo ; elect to + Infinitivo.
* decidir no + Infinitivo=decide against + Gerundio ; decide against + Nombre.
* decidir no ser incluido en=opt out of.
* decidir por cuenta propia=take it upon + Reflexivo + to.
* decidir qué hacer con=make + disposition of.
* decidirse=make up + Posesivo + (own) mind ; make + Posesivo + mind up.
* decidirse por=marry ; settle on/upon ; go for ; come down in + favour of ; plump for.
* decidirse por uno mismo=make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.
* estar decidido a=be determined to.
* por decidir=to be decided.

decidir + Infinitivo
(v.)=choose to + Infinitivo ; elect to + Infinitivo.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: The larger libraries may well wish to consider the possibility of closing their catalogs and indeed, if they plan to automate, they will almost certainly elect to do so.
decidir Algo sobre la marcha
(v.)=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear. Ex: As for the future, Jack is playing it by ear: 'I've long since given up on making strict plans, mostly because so many things seem to be out of my hands'.
decidir hacer
(v.)=spring for.
Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
decidir no + Infinitivo
(v.)=decide against + Gerundio ; decide against + Nombre.
Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time. Ex: Although the Editorial Policy Committee decided against the publication of the new edition to celebrate the centenary, they did mark the occasion by two other publications.
decidir no ser incluido en
(v.)=opt out of.
Ex: The author takes a critical look at the UK government's education policy with regard to schools' 'opting out' of local government control.
decidir por cuenta propia
(v.)=take it upon + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult.
decidir qué hacer con
(v.)=make + disposition of.
Ex: If it is proved that older files are not at all used, some disposition may be made of them at that time.
decidirse
(v.)=make up + Posesivo + (own) mind ; make + Posesivo + mind up.
Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind. Ex: The problem was that the Government could not make their mind up and agonised about it for many months.
decidirse por
(v.)=marry ; settle on/upon ; go for ; come down in + favour of ; plump for.
Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems. Ex: Each abstracting organisation must consider many factors before settling upon a specific abstracting format and style. Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system. Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear. Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
decidirse por uno mismo
(v.)=make up + Posesivo + (own) mind.
Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
decimal
(n.)=decimal.
Ex: Decimal notation facilitates the insertion of new subjects.
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* Clasificación Decimal de Dewey (DDC o DC)=Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC o DC).
* Clasificación Decimal, la=Decimal Classification, the.
* coma separadora de decimales=decimal point separator ; point separator.
* convertir al sistema decimal=decimalise [decimalize, -USA].
* fracción decimal=decimal fraction.
* notación decimal=decimal notation.
* número decimal=decimal number.
* sistema decimal=decimal system.
* sistema de clasificación decimal=decimal classification scheme.
* sistema métrico decimal, el=metric system, the ; decimal metric system, the.
* UDC (Clasificación Decimal Universal)=UDC (Universal Decimal Classification).

decimalmente
=decimally.
Ex: The notation uses numbers decimally, though without any decimal point separator.

decimoctavo
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* decimoctavo (18º)=18th (eighteenth).

decimoctavo (18º)
(n.)=18th (eighteenth).
Ex: Figure 6 demonstrates this technique with the heading MUSIC -- AUSTRIA -- 18TH CENTURY.
decimonoveno
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* decimonoveno (19º)=nineteenth (19th).

decimonoveno (19º)
=nineteenth (19th).
Ex: The Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme is now in its nineteenth full edition.
decimosexto
(n.)=sixteenth.
Ex: Towards the end of the sixteenth century, about 1598, Sir Thomas Bodley was preparing to go on a book-buying expedition for the library.

decir
(v.)=declare ; put ; read ; say ; state ; tell ; volunteer ; make + the point that ; let + Nombre + know ; let + it be known ; observe ; bid ; reflect ; utter ; tender ; hip ; call + the tune ; pipe up.
Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.
Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....
Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.
Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously.
Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.
Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.
Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.
Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.
Ex: 'Well,' Stanton tendered, 'one candidate clearly has the superior experience -- Kass'.
Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.
Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Ex: Avoid using 'decimate' as someone will pipe up about it meaning 'remove 1/10th of,' and those people are dickheads.
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* ¡eso se dice pronto!=easier said than done.
* a decir de todos=by all accounts.
* a decir verdad=to tell the truth ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in truth ; fact is ; the fact is that... ; to be fair ; quite frankly.
* a decir verdad...=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
* arriesgarse a decir=hazard.
* atreverse a decir=go + (as/so) far as to say.
* aunque a decir verdad=Mind you.
* aventurarse a decir=venture.
* baste decir que=suffice (it) to say.
* como dice el dicho=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
* como dice el refrán=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
* confiar en lo que Alguien dice=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* continuar diciendo=go on.
* cumplir lo que se dice=live up to + Posesivo + claim.
* decían las malas lenguas que=rumour had it that.
* decir adiós=bid + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + adieu ; kiss + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + farewell ; wave + a bye.
* decir adiós (a)=say + goodbye (to).
* decir adiós al pasado=bid + farewell + to the past.
* decir adiós con la mano=wave + goodbye.
* decir adiós con un gesto=signal + goodbye.
* decir a favor de=say in + favour of.
* decir Algo=break + the news.
* decir Algo a Alguien=let + Nombre + in on.
* decir Algo de un modo colérico=flame out.
* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo=state + the obvious.
* decir balbuceando=splutter ; sputter.
* decir bolas=fib.
* decir bromeando=quip.
* decir chorradas=bullshit ; blather [blether].
* decir con desdén=sneer.
* decir con desprecio=sneer.
* decir con la boca llena=say in + full confidence.
* decir con mal humor=spit out.
* decir con toda confianza=say in + full confidence.
* decir con voz + Adjetivo=say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.
* decir de un modo enfadado=spit out.
* decir disparates=shoot off + at the mouth ; talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
* decir en confianza=confide.
* decir en defensa de=say in + defence of.
* decir entrecordamente=splurt out.
* decir en voz alta=say + out loud ; say in + a loud voice.
* decir en voz baja=say under + Posesivo + breath ; say in + a low voice ; say in + a quiet voice.
* decir + esperar=express + hope.
* decir estupideces=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; blather [blether] ; haver ; maunder.
* decir gilipolleces=talk + nonsense ; talk + rubbish ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
* decir humorísticamente=quip.
* decir idioteces=blather [blether].
* decir inesperadamente=blurt out ; pipe.
* decir la última palabra=hear + the final word ; outface.
* decir la verdad=tell + the truth ; speak + the truth ; come + clean.
* decir la verdad sobre=give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad=to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
* decirlo=come out with + it.
* decir lo que Uno piensa=speak up ; speak out.
* decir mentirijillas=fib.
* decir mentirillas=fib.
* decir mucho de Algo=speak + volumes.
* decir muy en serio=mean + business.
* decir palabrotas=eff ; eff and blind.
* decir pamplinas=bullshit.
* decir + poseer=claim.
* decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo=express + comfort with.
* decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo=express + comfort with.
* decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona=express + sympathy for.
* decir rápidamente sin parar=rattle off.
* decir resoplando=snort.
* decir sandeces=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
* decirse=grapevine + carry + the story ; make out to be ; word + go (a)round.
* decirse que=be reputed to.
* decir suspirando=sigh.
* decir tonterías=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; blather [blether] ; haver ; maunder.
* decir una grosería=make + rude remark.
* decir zandadas=blather [blether].
* demostrar lo que Uno dice=make + good + Posesivo + claim.
* dicen las malas lenguas que=rumour has it that.
* digamos por ejemplo=let us say ; say.
* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres=you are known by the company you keep.
* dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres=you are known by the company you keep.
* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir=catch + Posesivo + drift ; get + Posesivo + drift.
* escuchar lo que dice el corazón=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
* es decir=i.e. (latín - id est) ; in other words ; that is ; that is to say ; which is to say.
* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo=easier said than done.
* estar a punto de decir=be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.
* esto no quiere decir que=this is not to say that.
* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir=make + Posesivo + point.
* fiarse de lo que Alguien dice=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* hablar sin decir nada=waffle.
* hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer=live up to + Posesivo + claim.
* huelga decir=needless to say.
* la gente dice que=rumour has it that.
* le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas=the pot calls the kettle black.
* ¿lo dices en broma?=you must be joking! ; you must be kidding!.
* me atrevo a decir=may I say.
* ni que decir tiene que=it goes without saying that ; needless to say.
* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
* no decir nada=keep + quiet.
* no decir nada a nadie=lips + seal.
* no decir palabrotas=watch + Posesivo + mouth.
* ¡no digas palabrotas!=watch your language!.
* no hace falta decir que=it goes without saying that ; needless to say.
* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad=ask no questions and hear no lies.
* no saber qué decir=be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
* no ser tan bueno como se dice=not + be + cracked up to be.
* (only) el tiempo (lo) dirá=(only) time will tell.
* para comenzar diremos que=to begin with.
* para decir la verdad=to be honest.
* por decirlo así=so to speak ; in a manner of speaking.
* por decirlo de alguna manera=so to speak.
* por decirlo de algún modo=in a manner of speaking ; so to speak.
* por decirlo de otra manera=to put it another way.
* por lo que dicen todos=by all accounts.
* por no decir algo peor=to put it mildly.
* por no decir nada de=to say nothing of.
* por no decir nunca=if ever.
* por no decir otra cosa peor=to say the least.
* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice=platitudinous.
* probar lo que Uno dice=make + good + Posesivo + claim.
* qué me dices de...=what about....
* querer decir=mean.
* quién iba a decir entonces que...=little did + Verbo + then that....
* quién + Pronombre + iba a decir que...=little did + Pronombre + know that....
* recalcar lo que Uno quiere decir=drive + home + Posesivo + point.
* resaltar lo que Uno quiere decir=drive + home + Posesivo + point.
* se decía que=rumour had it that.
* se dice=so the story goes.
* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil=easier said than done.
* se dice que=rumour has it that ; the saying + be + that.
* seguir al pie de la letra lo que Alguien dice=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* según se dice=reportedly ; so the argument goes ; reputedly.
* sin decir nada=dumbly.
* sin decir ni mu=as quiet as a mouse ; tight-lipped.
* sin decir ni pío=as quiet as a mouse ; without saying a word ; without question ; unquestioningly ; tight-lipped.
* sin decir palabra=tight-lipped.
* sin decir una palabra=without saying a word.
* sin saber qué decir=nonplussed [nonplused].
* tener cuidado con lo que se dice=say + the right thing.
* tener cuidado con lo que Uno dice=watch + Posesivo + mouth ; watch what + say.
* un pajarito me ha dicho=a little dicky bird told me.
* yo me atrevería a decir=dare I say.

decir + esperar
(v.)=express + hope.
Ex: He also expressed the hope that the changes to be made would enable the scheme to last for a considerable time into the future.
decir + poseer
(v.)=claim.
Ex: The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.
decir Algo
(v.)=break + the news.
Ex: 'Let me know how you think we should break the news, uh?,' Cissy Bogardus replied and took her leave.
decir Algo a Alguien
(v.)=let + Nombre + in on.
Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
decir Algo de un modo colérico
(v.)=flame out.
Ex: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.
decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo
(v.)=state + the obvious.
Ex: And beware of stating the obvious since in many cases the title will be explicit.
decir a favor de
(v.)=say in + favour of.
Ex: What can be said in favor of ISBD is that it represents an international agreement; but an agreement on inadequate rules is worse than a disagreement.
decir adiós
(v.)=bid + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + adieu ; kiss + Nombre + goodbye ; bid + farewell ; wave + a bye.
Ex: Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away. Ex: Bibeau smiled, said thanks, and bid everyone adieu. Ex: The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems. Ex: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal. Ex: Imagine my surprise when I turned to see the gentleman waving a bye to me!!.
decir adiós (a)
(v.)=say + goodbye (to).
Ex: They said good-bye, and he left.
decir adiós al pasado
(v.)=bid + farewell + to the past.
Ex: The article has the title 'Time to bid the past farewell'.
decir adiós con la mano
(v.)=wave + goodbye.
Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed.
decir adiós con un gesto
(v.)=signal + goodbye.
Ex: She signaled good-bye.
decir balbuceando
(v.)=splutter ; sputter.
Ex: 'Jeanne ... I don't ... I need to talk ...,' she spluttered. Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
decir bolas
(v.)=fib.
Ex: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
decir bromeando
(v.)=quip.
Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
decir chorradas
(v.)=bullshit ; blather [blether].
Ex: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press. Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
decir con desdén
(v.)=sneer.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
decir con desprecio
(v.)=sneer.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
decir con la boca llena
(v.)=say in + full confidence.
Ex: And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.
decir con mal humor
(v.)=spit out.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
decir con toda confianza
(v.)=say in + full confidence.
Ex: And although I still feel there are oodles of designers out there who are better than me, I can say in full confidence I ain't half bad.
decir con voz + Adjetivo
(v.)=say in + a + Adjetivo + voice.
Ex: 'I can't take it any more, Tom,' said Lespran, in a trembling and wrathful voice.
decir de un modo enfadado
(v.)=spit out.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
decir disparates
(v.)=shoot off + at the mouth ; talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
Ex: Perry has a lingering problem of shooting off at the mouth first, and asking questions later. Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish. Ex: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense. Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat. Ex: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you. Ex: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
decir en confianza
(v.)=confide.
Ex: When the interviewer made a second visit to some households and had become accepted, more and complicated problems were confided simply because she was an outside person.
decir en defensa de
(v.)=say in + defence of.
Ex: What has been said in defense of full titles may be true, that 'it takes longer to abridge a title than to copy it in full'.
decir en voz alta
(v.)=say + out loud ; say in + a loud voice.
Ex: What he said out loud is what African American people had been saying out loud forever, behind closed doors. Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].
decir en voz baja
(v.)=say under + Posesivo + breath ; say in + a low voice ; say in + a quiet voice.
Ex: 'Rhinoceros!' she said under her breath, shaking her head. Ex: 'When I ---' he said in a low voice, and then he began again, 'When I filled out your evaluation form last week I wasn't feeling well'. Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].
decir entrecordamente
(v.)=splurt out.
Ex: In between tears, he managed to splurt out that the Russians hold on the trophy was finally over.
decir estupideces
(v.)=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; blather [blether] ; haver ; maunder.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish. Ex: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense. Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat. Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion. Ex: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you. Ex: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
decir gilipolleces
(v.)=talk + nonsense ; talk + rubbish ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
Ex: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense. Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish. Ex: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press. Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat. Ex: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you. Ex: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
decir humorísticamente
(v.)=quip.
Ex: As one wag quipped, 'She came here saying that she never met a person she didn't like -- then she met Tilly the Hun!'.
decir idioteces
(v.)=blather [blether].
Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
decir inesperadamente
(v.)=blurt out ; pipe.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh. Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.
decir la verdad
(v.)=tell + the truth ; speak + the truth ; come + clean.
Ex: He told the truth in reply to the question from the chairwoman. Ex: The situation can improve especially when people have the courage to speak the truth regardless of the consequences. Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
decir la verdad sobre
(v.)=give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
Ex: Beck added: 'We would have given you the lowdown on Tilly the Hun' = Beck añadió: "Te lo hubieramos contado todo sobre Tilly el alemán".
decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad
=to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Ex: The speaker advises administrators to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
decir la última palabra
(v.)=hear + the final word ; outface.
Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along. Ex: Feaver was not about to be outfaced and she retaliated with the view that time management techniques run counter to the ideal balance of concern for production coupled with concern for people.
decir lo que Uno piensa
(v.)=speak up ; speak out.
Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up. Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
decir mentirijillas
(v.)=fib.
Ex: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
decir mentirillas
(v.)=fib.
Ex: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
decir mucho de Algo
(v.)=speak + volumes.
Ex: The article 'Interior dialogues: Library design speaks volumes to users' offers a look at some pleasing new library interiors across the USA.
decir muy en serio
(v.)=mean + business.
Ex: Tagan is once again letting its competitors know that they mean business when it comes to external portable storage devices.
decir palabrotas
(v.)=eff ; eff and blind.
Ex: Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
decir pamplinas
(v.)=bullshit.
Ex: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press.
decir que Uno se siente confortable con Algo

- (v.)=express + comfort with.
Ex: High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.

decir que Uno se siente cómodo con Algo
(v.)=express + comfort with.
Ex: High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.
decir que Uno siente lo que le ha pasado a Otra Persona
(v.)=express + sympathy for.
Ex: Noel-Pardon expressed sympathy for Weir, saying she had heard about it 'via the grapevine'.
decir resoplando
(v.)=snort.
Ex: 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.
decir rápidamente sin parar
(v.)=rattle off.
Ex: It's easy to rattle off a list of standards to be supported, but another thing altogether to specify standards compliance in a way that discriminates between different vendor implementations.
decir sandeces
(v.)=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish. Ex: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense. Ex: We want them to sit down and do the agreements in good faith and stop bullshitting in the press. Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat. Ex: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you. Ex: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
decir suspirando
(v.)=sigh.
Ex: 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.
decir tonterías
(v.)=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; blather [blether] ; haver ; maunder.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish. Ex: Money is not the root of all evil but too much money can make you talk nonsense. Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat. Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion. Ex: So that's what a Scotsman does when he gets drunk: he havers at you. Ex: The Democrats are going to spectacularly lose the elections unless they stop maundering pathetic crap about Palin's inexperience.
decir una grosería
(n.)=make + rude remark.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
decir zandadas
(v.)=blather [blether].
Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
decirlo
(v.)=come out with + it.
Ex: As we talked he grew tetchier and tetchier, and finally came out with it.
decirse
(n.)=grapevine + carry + the story ; make out to be ; word + go (a)round.
Ex: However, when Sethi was moved two months ago from chief of technical services to public services, the grapevine carried the story that 'Sethi got his way again' = No obstante, cuando hace dos meses Sethi pasó de jefe de los servicios técnicos a jefe de los servicios públicos, se rumoreaba que "Sethi se ha salido con la suya otra vez". Ex: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be. Ex: The word went round that he was under arrest.
decirse que
(v.)=be reputed to.
Ex: By 1826 the library was reputed to have 14,276 items, the larger portion of which were folios and quartos.
decisivo
(adj.)=conclusive ; decisive ; tie-breaker [tiebreaker] ; tie-breaking [tiebreaking] ; critical ; peremptory ; lifesaving.
Ex: It certainly cannot be called a conclusive or exhaustive guide to library resources.
Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
Ex: The article 'The Mathematical Equivalent of the Penalty Shootout' describes a library's mathematics competition question design policy and gives examples of tie-breaker questions.
Ex: 'Casting vote' means tie-breaking vote.
Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.
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* coyuntura decisiva=Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* de forma no decisiva=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de manera no decisiva=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de modo decisivo=decisively.
* estar en un momento decisivo=be at a watershed.
* momento decisivo=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* pase decisivo=assist.
* prueba decisiva=litmus test.
* ser el momento decisivo=mark + the watershed.

decisión
(n.)=choice ; decision ; determination ; resolution ; resolve.
Ex: To rectify failures, the librarian has two choices.
Ex: However, once a decision has been made to group similar types of entries other difficulties emerge in defining the categories.
Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.
Ex: The Economic and Social Committee and the European Parliament will use it to broadcast their opinions and resolutions.
Ex: Their faces show the stern resolve and strength of people who have no time to shilly-shally.
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* acatar una decisión=abide by + decision.
* aceptar una decisión=accept + decision.
* adoptar una decisión=adopt + decision.
* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto=pro-choice.
* afectar a una decisión=colour + decision ; affect + decision.
* alcanzar una decisión=arrive at + decision.
* apoyo a la toma de decisiones=decision support.
* árbol para la toma de decisiones=decision tree.
* buena decisión=good judgement.
* con decisión=decisively.
* decisión arbitraria=arbitrary decision.
* decisión con conocimiento de causa=informed decision.
* decisión consciente=conscious decision.
* decisión de adoptar=decision to adopt.
* decisión de última hora=last-minute decision.
* decisión fundada=informed decision.
* decisión irrevocable=irrevocable decision.
* decisión no unánime=split decision.
* decisión permanente=permanent arrangement.
* decisión precipitada ante un problema=crisis decision.
* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir=policy decision.
* delegar una decisión=delegate + decision.
* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones=undecidability.
* llegar a una decisión=arrive at + decision.
* llevar a la práctica una decisión=implement + decision.
* llevar a tomar una decisión=lead (up) to + decision.
* mala decisión=bad judgement.
* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones=require + judgement ; require + an exercise of + judgement.
* persona que toma la última decisión=decider.
* por decisión propia=by choice.
* posibilidad de toma de decisiones=decidability.
* reclamar una decisión=appeal + decision.
* regir una decisión=govern + decision.
* responsable de tomar decisiones=decision maker [decision-maker].
* ser decisión de + Nombre=be down to + Nombre.
* sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones=decision support system ; decision making system.
* toma de decisiones=decision making [decision-making] ; decision taking.
* toma de decisiones con conocimiento de causa=informed decision making.
* toma de decisiones fundadas=informed decision making.
* tomar decisiones=exercise + judgement ; make + choices.
* tomar decisiones con conocimiento de causa=make + informed decisions.
* tomar decisiones fundadas=make + informed decisions.
* tomar decisiones por alguien=take + decisions in + Posesivo + name.
* tomar la decisión más acertada dadas las circunstancias=do + the best thing in the circumstances.
* tomar las decisiones=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; run + the show.
* tomar otra decisión=decision to the contrary.
* tomar una decisión=make + decision ; make + judgement ; take + decision ; reach + decision ; make up + Posesivo + (own) mind ; adopt + decision.
* tomar una decisión sin conocer todos los datos=make + uninformed decision.
* tomar una decisión sin consultar con nadie=take it upon + Reflexivo + to.

decisión arbitraria
(n.)=arbitrary decision.
Ex: It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.
decisión con conocimiento de causa
(n.)=informed decision.
Ex: The librarian librarian decided to examine the style and content of Enid Blyton's writing in an attempt to arrive at an informed decision about whether or not to stock Blyton titles in her library.
decisión consciente
(n.)=conscious decision.
Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
decisión de adoptar
(v.)=decision to adopt.
Ex: The paper devotes its attention to the library's decision to adopt OCLC Europe.
decisión de última hora
(n.)=last-minute decision.
Ex: Last-minute decisions could have long-lasting effect.
decisión fundada
(n.)=informed decision.
Ex: The librarian librarian decided to examine the style and content of Enid Blyton's writing in an attempt to arrive at an informed decision about whether or not to stock Blyton titles in her library.
decisión irrevocable
(n.)=irrevocable decision.
Ex: It is equally important that the attitudes of school media staff be ascertained before irrevocable decisions are made concerning the automation of technical services.
decisión no unánime
(n.)=split decision.
Ex: Split decisions occur for approximately 60% of the manuscripts we receive.
decisión permanente
(n.)=permanent arrangement.
Ex: 'Mind you,' the manager appended, 'I'm suggesting this as a permanent arrangement, not as a stop-gap measure'.
decisión precipitada ante un problema
(n.)=crisis decision.
Ex: The librarian should avoid crisis decisions by planning well ahead.
decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir
(n.)=policy decision.
Ex: Critical and accurate analyses of citation figures is required when such data are used in policy decisions, such as library subscriptions.
decisorio
(adj.)=tie-breaker [tiebreaker] ; tie-breaking [tiebreaking].
Ex: The article 'The Mathematical Equivalent of the Penalty Shootout' describes a library's mathematics competition question design policy and gives examples of tie-breaker questions.
Ex: 'Casting vote' means tie-breaking vote.

declamación
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* declamación de poesía=recitation.
* hacer declamaciones=declaim.

declamación de poesía
(n.)=recitation.
Ex: The new cultural centre is used both to mount exhibitions, concerts and recitations and for hire to outside organisations.
declamar
(v.)=declaim.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.

declamatorio
(adj.)=declamatory.
Ex: His natural vocal manner was declamatory and sonorous = Su forma natural de vocalizar era declamatoria y grandilocuente.

declarable
(adj.)=reportable.
Ex: Deductions for expenses can be used to lower the reportable net income for income tax purposes.

declaración
(n.)=assertion ; claim ; statement ; declaration ; bid ; testimony ; communiqué ; pronouncement ; utterance ; testimonial ; deposition.
Ex: The argument in support of this proposal rests on the following assertions: The main entry is a relic of the early days of the printed book catalog when, for reasons of space and cost of printing, a book was to be represented by one entry only.
Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: Profiles may remain empty declarations of intent in a changing reality.
Ex: Try to envisage explaining the significance of a bid of 'two clubs' in contract bridge to someone who has never seen a pack of playing cards.
Ex: Sidney Ditzion's assessment of Ticknor as a man who 'loved and trusted the great majority of his fellow citizens' just will not stand the test when compared with the testimony of Ticknor's contemporaries.
Ex: The official communiqué issued at the end of the meeting follows: 'The meeting deplores and is deeply shocked by the extensive damage to, and looting of, the cultural heritage of Iraq caused by the recent conflict' = El comunicado oficial emitido al final de la asamble dice: "La asamblea condena y se siente horrorizada por el enorme daño y el saqueo del patrimonio cultural de Irak ocasionado por el reciente conflicto".
Ex: However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.
Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.
Ex: Testimonials from the participants showed that the workshops had economic, social and environmental benefits .
Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.
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* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda=income tax assistance.
* declaración bajo juramento=statement under oath.
* declaración de conformidad=declaration of agreement.
* declaración de culpabilidad=guilty plea.
* declaración de culpabilidad por delito grave=felony conviction.
* Declaración de Derechos=Bill of Rights.
* declaración de guerra=declaration of war.
* declaración de insolvencia=bailout.
* declaración de intenciones=policy statement ; statement of objectives ; mission statement ; purpose statement ; letter of intent ; declaration of intent ; vision statement.
* declaración de la renta=tax return ; income tax ; income tax return ; income tax statement.
* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario=Library Bill of Rights.
* declaración de objetivos=statement of objectives ; purpose statement ; mission statement ; vision statement.
* declaración de postura oficial=position paper.
* declaración de prensa=press statement.
* declaración de principios=statement of principles ; value statement ; Bill of Rights ; declaration of principles ; statement of principles.
* declaración de propiedad=claim.
* declaración jurada=declaration form ; form of declaration ; deposition ; sworn affidavit ; affidavit.
* declaración pública=public statement.
* hacer declaraciones=make + statement.
* impreso de declaración de la renta=income tax form ; tax form.
* prestar declaración=give + evidence.
* prestar declaración bajo juramento=testify + under oath.

declaración bajo juramento
(n.)=statement under oath.
Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.
declaración de conformidad
(n.)=declaration of agreement.
Ex: It has been stated that the applicant for library membership is usually required to sign a declaration of agreement to abide by the library's rules and regulations.
declaración de culpabilidad
(n.)=guilty plea.
Ex: As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.
declaración de culpabilidad por delito grave
(n.)=felony conviction.
Ex: Aggravating factors are those factors that make a crime seem more egregious, such as prior felony convictions or choosing an especially vulnerable victim.
declaración de guerra
(n.)=declaration of war.
Ex: On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States.
declaración de insolvencia
(n.)=bailout.
Ex: While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startled by a box-office surge that has little precedent in the modern era.
declaración de intenciones
(n.)=policy statement ; statement of objectives ; mission statement ; purpose statement ; letter of intent ; declaration of intent ; vision statement.
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction. Ex: Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions. Ex: The mission statement is the statement made by a library concerning its provision and development of services and products. Ex: The author proposes a mission or purpose statement for each library, which explains why a library exists in a community. Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs. Ex: While it is a useful declaration of intent for primary library users, its lack of an external assessment instrument is an important shortcoming. Ex: A vision statement describes the ideal situation if the organization could fulfill its utmost wish.
declaración de la renta
(n.)=tax return ; income tax ; income tax return ; income tax statement.
Ex: Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns. Ex: When can I deduct the cost of meals from my income tax?. Ex: The second module teaches students how to prepare an income tax return. Ex: Artists can claim these donations as charitable deductions on their income tax statements.
declaración de objetivos
(n.)=statement of objectives ; purpose statement ; mission statement ; vision statement.
Ex: Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions. Ex: The author proposes a mission or purpose statement for each library, which explains why a library exists in a community. Ex: The mission statement is the statement made by a library concerning its provision and development of services and products. Ex: A vision statement describes the ideal situation if the organization could fulfill its utmost wish.
declaración de postura oficial
(n.)=position paper.
Ex: This article presents the official position paper on academic libraries.
declaración de prensa
(n.)=press statement.
Ex: Media techniques such as developing a contact list, issuing a press statement, and holding a press conference are discussed.
declaración de principios
(n.)=statement of principles ; value statement ; Bill of Rights ; declaration of principles ; statement of principles.
Ex: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles. Ex: At the time of writing, a 'value statement' is being prepared by the group together with guidelines for determining such local objectives and related performance measures. Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation. Ex: The following document is the complete text of the Declaration of Principles signed by the Heads of State participating in the First Summit of the Americas. Ex: With these considerations in mind, we have adopted the following statement of principles.
declaración de propiedad
(n.)=claim.
Ex: They believe that the excessive breadth of disclosure and claim in some chemical patents could lead to the breakdown of data bases.
declaración jurada
(n.)=declaration form ; form of declaration ; deposition ; sworn affidavit ; affidavit.
Ex: Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments. Ex: For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy. Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings. Ex: Making a false statement in this sworn affidavit will be punishable under the criminal laws of Colorado as perjury in the second degree. Ex: A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.
declaración pública
(n.)=public statement.
Ex: His public statements on art quickly won him a following among young students of art.
declarado
(adj.)=professed ; avowed ; out-of-the-closet.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.
Ex: Before the Nazis took over, Berlin was a very liberal city and had over 1 million out-of-the-closet gays.
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* auto-declarado=self-reported.
* declarado culpable=convicted.
* declarado por uno mismo=self-reported.
* enemigo declarado=sworn enemy.

declarado culpable
(adj.)=convicted.
Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
declarado por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-reported.
Ex: Self-reported cannabis use is associated with an increased risk of subsequently developing schizophrenia.
declarante
(n.)=informant.
Ex: Most of the information was obtained by way of interviews with informants working and living in black urban townships = La mayoría de la información se obtuvo mediante entrevistas con informantes que trabajan y viven en municipios urbanos negros.

declarar
(v.)=declare ; state ; pronounce ; adjudge ; affirm.
Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18.
Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
Ex: 'Look,' she pronounced impatiently, 'I have lots of work to do'.
Ex: National library associations should look for sponsors who will publish manuscripts they have adjudged to have met international standards.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
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* declarar a favor de=testify (to/of).
* declarar culpable=convict.
* declarar ilegal=outlaw.
* declarar la guerra=break out into + declared war ; go to + war ; take up + arms.
* declarar la guerra a=declare + war on.
* declarar la guerra a muerte a=declare + open season on ; declare + open season on.
* declarar muerto=declare + dead ; pronounce + dead.
* declararse culpable=plead + guilty.
* declararse en bancarrota=file for + bankruptcy ; go into + administration ; go into + liquidation ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy.
* declararse en guerra=go to + war.
* declararse en huelga=strike ; stage + strike ; strike + break out ; go on + strike.
* declararse en quiebra=go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + receivership ; file for + bankruptcy ; go into + bankruptcy.
* declararse inocente=protest + Posesivo + innocence ; plead + not guilty.
* declarar vencedor=adjudge + winner.
* digno de declarar=reportable.

declarar a favor de
(v.)=testify (to/of).
Ex: It is also commonly believed that the origins of the public library movement testify to the power of popular democracy in this country.
declarar culpable
(v.)=convict.
Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.
declarar ilegal
(v.)=outlaw.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.
declarar la guerra
(v.)=break out into + declared war ; go to + war ; take up + arms.
Ex: The long-simmering row between Dialog Information Services and Chemical Abstracts Services has broken out into declared war. Ex: The article 'Some speculations on why the British library profession didn't go to war' compares the varying response of British and American libraries to World War I. Ex: The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.
declarar la guerra a
(v.)=declare + war on.
Ex: One year after the USA declared war on Germany and Italy, Archibald MacLeish began lobbying for transfer of foreign acquisitions to the Library of Congress.
declarar la guerra a muerte a
(v.)=declare + open season on ; declare + open season on.
Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally. Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.
declarar muerto
(v.)=declare + dead ; pronounce + dead.
Ex: Three persons died on the spot, while one was declared dead on arrival al the hospital. Ex: Once handcuffed, he collapsed and was later pronounced dead at a local hospital.
declarar vencedor
(v.)=adjudge + winner.
Ex: This article is based on a dissertation adjudged the winner of the 1997 LIRG prize.
declararse culpable
(v.)=plead + guilty.
Ex: Only weeks before he was shot at in April, he received an unconditional discharge after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer.
declararse en bancarrota
(v.)=file for + bankruptcy ; go into + administration ; go into + liquidation ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy.
Ex: The bottom line is this: the decision to file for bankruptcy is not an easy one, so weigh the pros and cons carefully before signing on the dotted line. Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration. Ex: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over. Ex: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week. Ex: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience.
declararse en guerra
(v.)=go to + war.
Ex: The article 'Some speculations on why the British library profession didn't go to war' compares the varying response of British and American libraries to World War I.
declararse en huelga
(v.)=strike ; stage + strike ; strike + break out ; go on + strike.
Ex: School teachers have decided to strike for more money. Ex: The prisoners later staged a strike to protest their fellow inmate's death. Ex: And then in April of the same year strikes broke out among waggonwrights and bricklayers in Liverpool. Ex: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions.
declararse en quiebra
(v.)=go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + receivership ; file for + bankruptcy ; go into + bankruptcy.
Ex: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over. Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration. Ex: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week. Ex: The bottom line is this: the decision to file for bankruptcy is not an easy one, so weigh the pros and cons carefully before signing on the dotted line. Ex: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience.
declararse inocente
(v.)=protest + Posesivo + innocence ; plead + not guilty.
Ex: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Ex: The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
declinación
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* desinencia de declinación=case ending.

declinar
(v.)=decline ; take + a dive ; turn down ; take + a dip.
Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.

declive
(n.)=droop ; decline.
Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
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* entrar en declive=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* estar en declive=be in decline.
* ir en declive=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.

decoloración
(n.)=fading ; browning.
Ex: By means of this method a good black and white image is achieved and there is no fading even when copies are stored for a lengthy period.
Ex: Sorry for the bad picture, you can see the browning on the top of the cake on the part that looks like a tumor.

decomisado
(adj.)=impounded.
Ex: If you're after a cheap car then learning how to buy police impounded cars is a skill worth acquiring.

decomisar
(v.)=impound.
Ex: Once a vehicle is impounded, law enforcement agencies often require it to remain locked up for at least a month.

deconstrucción
(n.)=deconstruction.
Nota: En la crítica literaria, teoría que intenta negar el significado normal de los conceptos y favorecer otro tipo de interpretaciones.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.

deconstructivismo
(n.)=deconstructivism ; deconstructionism.
Ex: The author presents 3 different text theories in order to explain what is meant by text, i.e. pragmatics, structuralism and deconstructivism = El autor presenta tres teorías diferentes sobre los textos para explicar qué se entiende por texto, es decir, la pragmática, el estructuralismo y el deconstructivismo.
Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.

deconstructivista
(adj.)=deconstructionist ; deconstructive.
Ex: Among philosophers none has shown more interest in the concept of archives than deconstructionist Jacques Derrida.
Ex: Through a deconstructive reading of texts the author concludes that the focus on method should not drive research.

deconstructivo
(adj.)=deconstructive.
Ex: Through a deconstructive reading of texts the author concludes that the focus on method should not drive research.

deconstruir
(v.)=deconstruct.
Nota: En la crítica literaria, negación del significado normal de los conceptos y favorecimiento de otro tipo de interpretaciones.
Ex: The author argues for the need to deconstruct advertising to find the real message.

decoración
(n.)=décor ; decoration ; ornament ; display ; adornment ; garnish.
Ex: A 'House maintenance' exhibition gives an opportunity to bring together books dealing with such varied subjects as décor, electricity, joinery and soft furnishing.
Ex: There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.
Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
Ex: They are cooked in boiling salted water or stock, and are served as garnish to soups or other dishes.
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* decoración con banderitas=bunting.
* decoración de interiores=interior landscaping ; interior decoration ; interior design.
* decoración del hogar=home decorating.
* decoración de los carritos de la comida=trolley dressing.
* decoración de paredes=wall covering.
* decoración de temporada=seasonal decor.
* decoración interior=interior decoration.
* decoración típica escandinava=rosemaling.
* mobiliario y decoración interior=furnishings ; home furnishings.
* tejidos de decoración=soft furnishing.

decoración con banderitas
(n.)=bunting.
Ex: The conference focused on the following themes, seminars and break-out discussions: books in a post paper society; the shifting sands of retail trends; no more bunting on the publishing boat; and consumer attitudes to price.
decoración de interiores
(n.)=interior landscaping ; interior decoration ; interior design.
Ex: The popular department could be divided into 'interest areas' by book stacks, display units and interior landscaping, so as to assure a sense of identity and enclosure without inhibiting circulation between the areas. Ex: While money has been lavished on the conversion itself, extreme savings have been made on interior decoration. Ex: This article presents the basic principles of interior design for libraries.
decoración de los carritos de la comida
=trolley dressing.
Ex: Sometimes the librarian may recognise the words in the question but be uncertain of their meaning in the context, eg, a query about trolley dressing, or random clumping, or topping-out.
decoración de paredes
(n.)=wall covering.
Ex: Teaching units cover insulating, drywall, painting and wall covering, glass and glazing, floor covering, and landscaping.
decoración de temporada
(n.)=seasonal decor.
Ex: They specialize in providing seasonal decor for large commercial buildings and office towers.
decoración del hogar
(n.)=home decorating.
Ex: The article 'Growing the collection: crafty home decorating' makes recommendations on how to acquire homecraft books.
decoración interior
(n.)=interior decoration.
Ex: While money has been lavished on the conversion itself, extreme savings have been made on interior decoration.
decoración típica escandinava
(n.)=rosemaling.
Ex: It would be nice for individual libraries themselves to create and apply headings for themes of special ethnic or local interest, e.g., BAGELS, rosemaling, GHETTOES, KWANZA, KIBBUTZ, SHTETL, and KUBBESTOLS.
decorado
(adj.)=scenery ; set ; draped ; patterned.
Ex: This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.
Ex: They seek plays which can be represented with only one set or with limited scene changing.
Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables.
Ex: It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
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* cambiar el decorado=change + the scenery.
* decorado con abalorios=beaded.
* decorado con joyas=jewelled.
* decorado con volantes=frilly .
* ricamente decorado=ornate.

decorado con abalorios
(adj.)=beaded.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 2 feather headbands, 1 pair beaded moccasins.
decorado con joyas
(adj.)=jewelled.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
decorado con volantes
(adj.)=frilly .
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.
decorador
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* decorador de interiores=interior designer.

decorador de interiores
(n.)=interior designer.
Ex: The team includes librarians, architects, engineers and interior designers.
decorar
(v.)=decorate ; ornament ; adorn ; trim ; festoon ; drape ; garland ; ornate ; garnish ; beautify ; crest.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
Ex: Florence used the occasion to boost its international prestige by creating a triumphal arch adorned with inscriptions and sculptures.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.
Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.
Ex: Chocolate can be used for garnishing in the shape of chocolate chips or grated and sprinkled over dessert.
Ex: I must say it's quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn't burden the resources.
Ex: Even a plain, white material will work, when you crest it with a burgundy, russet, orange, red, or yellow runner.
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* decorar con cresta=crest.
* decorar con guirnaldas=festoon ; garland.
* decorar el hogar=decorate + the house.
* productos decorados con tela escocesa=tartanware.

decorar con cresta
(v.)=crest.
Ex: Even a plain, white material will work, when you crest it with a burgundy, russet, orange, red, or yellow runner.
decorar con guirnaldas
(v.)=festoon ; garland.
Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles. Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
decorar el hogar
(v.)=decorate + the house.
Ex: There is a need for simple manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
decorativo
(adj.)=decorative.
Ex: Models and displays set up in the salesrooms or as special exhibits are both decorative and interesting.
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* accesorio decorativo=ornamental fitting.
* artes decorativas, las=decorative arts, the.
* figura decorativa=figurehead.
* franja, franja decorativa=runner.
* tipo decorativo=display type.
* vidriera decorativa=stained glass.

decoro
(n.)=propriety ; decency ; decorum.
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.
Ex: The lack of contemporary censure may suggest that he observed a type of decorum in costume appropriate to the social and moral status of his characters.
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* falta de decoro=impropriety ; immodesty.
* sentido del decoro=sense of decorum.

decoroso
(adj.)=decent ; decorous ; dignified.
Ex: These are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens in order to keep up a decent standard of living.
Ex: One might be forgiven for assuming that the question of class did not impinge upon the decorous and even tenor of the average librarian's working week.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.

decrecer
(v.)=dwindle ; tail off.
Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.

decreciente
(adj.)=decreasing ; fading ; waning ; declining ; shrinking ; sinking ; ebbing.
Ex: It is impossible to read the library press today without reading about the increasing costs of maintaining, and the decreasing budgets of libraries, and particularly about the increasing costs of technical services.
Ex: With the fading significance of these physical forms, some of the rationale for unit entries has disappeared.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
Ex: Many challenges lie ahead for those selling children's books with increased competition and shrinking profit margins.
Ex: It has not yet been decided what strategies libraries will use to face the crisis of rising personnel costs and sinking funds for book acquisitions.
Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
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* no decreciente=non-decreasing.
* rendimiento decreciente=diminishing returns.

decretar
(v.)=ordain ; decree.
Ex: The user is not informed, but becomes merely a target for the communication ordained by the sender.
Ex: New economic sanctions have been decreed against Cuba.
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* decretar libertad bajo fianza=remand.
* decretar prisión preventiva=remand.

decretar libertad bajo fianza
(v.)=remand.
Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
decretar prisión preventiva
(v.)=remand.
Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
decreto
(n.)=decree ; act ; fiat ; edict ; ordinance.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.
Ex: Rules have been changed by trial-and-error, by logical argument and counter-argument, and by fiat.
Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.
Ex: Naturally, it is essential that the library administration and the reference librarian develop a coordinated policy of how the relevant statutes and ordinances shall be applied.
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* legislación por decreto ley=delegated legislation.
* por decreto=by decree.
* por decreto real=by royal decree.

decrépito
(adj.)=decrepit ; creaky .
Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point.

decursar
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* con el decursar del tiempo=with the passage of time ; in the process of time.

decálogo
(n.)=decalogue.
Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; and egotism of libraries.

decían las malas lenguas que
=rumour had it that.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
decímetro
(n.)=decimetre [decimeter, -USA].
Ex: School rulers did not have decimetres marked on them specifically when I was at school.

dedal
(n.)=thimble.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.

dedicación
(n.)=commitment ; dedication ; pursuit in life.
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: Few librarians have had both his dedication and ability to make the catalog a living tool serving all of the people.
Ex: People who are blind, regardless of their pursuit in life, will not have access to current information, books, learning, or education opportunities unless all libraries and blindness organizations agree to work together.
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* dedicación a=commitment to.
* dedicación de esfuerzo=expenditure of effort.
* dedicación del personal=staff hours.
* dedicación de mano de obra=expenditure of manpower.
* dedicación de tiempo=expenditure of time.
* que necesita bastante dedicación=time-consuming [time consuming].

dedicación a
=commitment to.
Ex: It has to be recognised that an education for librarianship is based upon a commitment to information and knowledge.
dedicación de esfuerzo
(n.)=expenditure of effort.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
dedicación de mano de obra
(n.)=expenditure of manpower.
Ex: Retrospective catalogue conversion has to conform to certain standards in order to make the data gained with great effort and expenditure of money and manpower useful to other libraries.
dedicación de tiempo
(n.)=expenditure of time.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
dedicación del personal
=staff hours.
Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget.
dedicado
(adj.)=committed ; hard-core.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
Ex: Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
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* acceso dedicado=dedicated access.
* conexión dedicada=dedicated link.
* dedicado a=intended for ; involved with ; in the business of.
* dedicado a la investigación=research-oriented.
* dedicado al paciente=patient-based.
* dedicado al público=public-oriented.
* dedicado al servicio=service-oriented.
* dedicado al usuario=user-related.
* dedicado a una aplicación específica=dedicated.
* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos=product developer.
* no dedicado a la investigación=non-research.

dedicado a
=intended for ; involved with ; in the business of.
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market). Ex: 'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'. Ex: Printed coasters and napkins are two of the items included in Lawrence's detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by 'libraries seriously in the business of organizing ephemera' = Los posavasos y servilletas impresos son dos de los elementos incluidos en la lista detallada de Lawrence de tipo de material coleccionable por "bibliotecas dedicadas seriamente a la recopilación de material efímero".
dedicado a la investigación
(adj.)=research-oriented.
Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.
dedicado a una aplicación específica
(adj.)=dedicated.
Ex: Some systems call for dedicated and specially designed terminals.
dedicado al paciente
(adj.)=patient-based.
Ex: This process is underpinned by a patient-based information system which is timely, accessible and credible to all participants.
dedicado al público
(adj.)=public-oriented.
Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.
dedicado al servicio
(adj.)=service-oriented.
Ex: The reference archivist must be service-oriented and aim to meet the basic needs of the user = El archivero referencista debe dedicarse al servicio e intentar hacer frente a las necesidades básicas del usuario.
dedicado al usuario
(adj.)=user-related.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user-related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
dedicar
(v.)=cover ; dedicate ; devote ; lavish ; give over ; set apart ; put + aside.
Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature.
Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
Ex: The physical nature of the book is the aspect on which the major amount of study is likely to be lavished.
Ex: Part III and Part V of the present work are given over to descriptions of such schemes.
Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time.
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* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo=time-consuming [time consuming].
* dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo=have + a turn at.
* dedicar atención=devote + attention ; give + Nombre + attention.
* dedicar atención a=turn + Posesivo + mind to ; pay + attention to.
* dedicar dinero=dedicate + money.
* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo=take + the time and effort.
* dedicar energía=expend + energy.
* dedicar esfuerzo=expend + effort ; spend + effort ; devote + energy ; give + effort.
* dedicar la debida atención a=pay + due attention to.
* dedicar la vida a=devote + life to.
* dedicar + Posesivo + atención=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
* dedicar recursos=divert + resources ; commit + resources.
* dedicar recursos a=direct + resources toward(s).
* dedicarse=break into.
* dedicarse a=aim at ; be concerned with ; embark on/upon ; engage in ; indulge in ; tackle ; turn to ; get + involved with/in ; devote + Reflexivo + to ; home in on ; enter + a business ; make + a life's work of ; spend + Posesivo + days ; go into.
* dedicarse a la política=politick.
* dedicarse al ocio=spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
* dedicarse a lo de Uno=go about + Posesivo + business.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dedicarse a un hobby=pursue + hobby.
* dedicarse a un negocio=enter + a business.
* dedicarse de lleno a=get + Posesivo + teeth into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
* dedicar tiempo=spend + time ; lend + time ; expend + time ; dedicate + time ; put in + time.
* dedicar tiempo a=take + time on.
* dedicar toda una vida=spend + lifetime.
* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* dedicar trabajo=expend + effort.
* dedicar un gran número de=pour in/into.
* dedicar unos minutos=take + a few minutes ; take + a few moments.
* dinero + dedicarse a=money + go towards.
* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre=leisure facilities.
* madre que se dedica a sus hijos=practising mother.
* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo=time-intensive.
* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo=in + Posesivo + own time.

dedicar + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: This is an area to which bibliometricians could usefully turn their attention. Ex: There seems to be increasing support for the belief that the economy is still in decline, so companies will now be turning their thoughts to cost savings.
dedicar + Posesivo + atención a un problema
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
Ex: It is to these problems that we must now turn our attention.
dedicar algún tiempo a hacer algo
(v.)=have + a turn at.
Ex: Seven of the compositors, moreover, did short stints at press, and one of the pressmen had a turn at composition.
dedicar atención
(v.)=devote + attention ; give + Nombre + attention.
Ex: The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool. Ex: The only way chippies like her will stop acting so cheap is if men stop giving them attention.
dedicar atención a
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + mind to ; pay + attention to.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement. Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
dedicar dinero
(v.)=dedicate + money.
Ex: It has the appearance of a pro forma project, with little money dedicated to it and insufficient editorial commitment to its scholarly usefulness.
dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo
(v.)=take + the time and effort.
Ex: If a patron is willing to take the time and effort to use the library -- whether physically or virtually -- there may be an economic benefit that the patron receives from that use.
dedicar energía
(v.)=expend + energy.
Ex: Such an approach can lead to confusion and discouragement, and a great deal of energy can be expended on faulty assumptions.
dedicar esfuerzo
(v.)=expend + effort ; spend + effort ; devote + energy ; give + effort.
Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards. Ex: If they were not to spend a great deal of time and effort in editing and verifying material they needed simply to accept whatever individual bibliographers gave them uncritically. Ex: Let us call a moratorium on writing about the subject and devote our energies to doing comparative work. Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
dedicar la debida atención a
(v.)=pay + due attention to.
Ex: At the times of the economic boom airlines celebrated the abundance of passengers without paying due attention to assessing potential risks.
dedicar la vida a
(v.)=devote + life to.
Ex: Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.
dedicar recursos
(v.)=divert + resources ; commit + resources.
Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources. Ex: It is unreasonable to expect a library without enough money to open at regular hours to serve its citizens to commit resources that will enable a user half way around the world to borrow from its collection.
dedicar recursos a
(v.)=direct + resources toward(s).
Ex: A committed principal can direct school resources toward developing the library or mobilize support from parents.
dedicar tiempo
(v.)=spend + time ; lend + time ; expend + time ; dedicate + time ; put in + time.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks. Ex: Stumpers is an international network of librarians willing to lend their time to answering difficult questions. Ex: Perhaps the library cannot afford to expend staff time in providing additional bibliographic searching for interlibrary loan requests received. Ex: Many libraries complained that it was an expensive service to run and that the staff operating it had to dedicate a lot of time to maintaining their skill. Ex: Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
dedicar tiempo a
(v.)=take + time on.
Ex: Rather than take a whole lot of time on this, let me utter a brief commercial on behalf of a book which addresses precisely this area of women-related headings, Joan Marshall's 'On Equal Terms'.
dedicar toda una vida
(v.)=spend + lifetime.
Ex: In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.
dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a
(v.)=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
Ex: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting.
dedicar trabajo
(v.)=expend + effort.
Ex: Prior to computerisation of the production of catalogues and indexes considerable clerical effort was expended in filing index and catalogue cards.
dedicar un gran número de
(v.)=pour in/into.
Ex: If we look at it that way we can pour reference personnel into helping with troubles with the catalog for a transitional period.
dedicar unos minutos
(v.)=take + a few minutes ; take + a few moments.
Ex: I think it would be useful to take just a few minutes to talk about how our institutions come into being. Ex: Then, take a few moments to think about the terms that you can use to state the topic.
dedicarse
(v.)=break into.
Ex: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.
dedicarse a
(v.)=aim at ; be concerned with ; embark on/upon ; engage in ; indulge in ; tackle ; turn to ; get + involved with/in ; devote + Reflexivo + to ; home in on ; enter + a business ; make + a life's work of ; spend + Posesivo + days ; go into.
Ex: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities. Ex: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context. Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware. Ex: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18. Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing. Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials. Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school. Ex: This article discusses the organisations that develop standards in information management and homes in on the US national bodies central to many of the international standards. Ex: Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe. Ex: For librarianship students not intending to make a life's work of official publications the problem is to teach an awareness that they are not necessarily highly specialist materials of restricted interest. Ex: He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves. Ex: She views librarianship through traditional eyes and plans to go into public service.
dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer cotidiano
(v.)=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
Ex: The last thing we want as we go about our everyday life is that hot sweaty self-conscious feeling.
dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario
(v.)=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
Ex: The last thing we want as we go about our everyday life is that hot sweaty self-conscious feeling.
dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas cotidianas
(v.)=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
Ex: The last thing we want as we go about our everyday life is that hot sweaty self-conscious feeling.
dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias
(v.)=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
Ex: The last thing we want as we go about our everyday life is that hot sweaty self-conscious feeling.
dedicarse a la política
(v.)=politick.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
dedicarse a lo de Uno
(v.)=go about + Posesivo + business.
Ex: No one complained about the library from the outside, and the staff went merrily about its business, apparently content.
dedicarse a un hobby
(v.)=pursue + hobby.
Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.
dedicarse a un negocio
(v.)=enter + a business.
Ex: Some of those pupils will undoubtedly enter one kind of business or another which has links with Europe.
dedicarse al ocio
(v.)=spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
Ex: All the glamour, prestige and indeed wealth make the capital of Britain a hugely attractive place to visit, spend leisure time and do business.
dedicarse de lleno a
(v.)=get + Posesivo + teeth into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
Ex: Once he's got his teeth into something, he just won't let go. Ex: Freshers' week is a festival to launch you into university life and as your first week at University, you should throw yourself into it and give everything a go!.
dedicatoria
(n.)=dedication.
Nota: En edición, nota del autor para expresar su agradecimiento, admiración, gracias, etc.
Ex: Many of the books contained letters, ex-libris plates or handwritten dedications; those bound with the book have been xeroxed, others left loose have been removed, replaced by xerox copies and put in the library's autograph collection.

dedillo
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* al dedillo=off pat.
* aprender Algo al dedillo=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
* aprenderse Algo al dedillo=learn + Nombre + inside-out.
* conocer Algo al dedillo=know + Nombre + inside-out ; learn + Nombre + inside-out ; know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
* saberse Algo al dedillo=know + Nombre + inside-out ; learn + Nombre + inside-out.

dedo
(n.)=finger.
Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.
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* ágil con los dedos=fleet-fingered.
* apuntar con el dedo=point + the fingers at.
* chuparse el dedo=suck + Posesivo + thumb.
* como anillo al dedo=just the ticket ; the right twigs for an eagle's nest ; perfect fit ; perfect match ; that's the ticket!.
* con dedos pegajosos=sticky-fingered.
* cruzar los dedos=cross + Posesivo + fingers.
* de dedos largos=fleet-fingered.
* dedo acusador=pointing finger.
* dedo del pie=toe.
* dedo gordo del pie, el=big toe, the.
* dedo índice=index finger ; forefinger.
* dedo meñique=pinkie ; pinkie finger.
* dedo meñique del pie=pinkie toe.
* doblar el dedo=curl up + finger.
* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento=poke.
* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie=tap + fingers.
* hacer dedo=hitch + a ride ; thumb + a lift ; hitchhike.
* juego de dedos=fingerplay.
* ligero con los dedos=fleet-fingered.
* meterse el dedo en la nariz=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* mover un dedo=stir + a finger.
* no levantar un dedo=not lift a finger.
* nombrado a dedo=hand-picked.
* nombrar a dedo=handpick.
* Nombre/Pronombre + vino como anillo al dedo=it worked out beautifully for + Nombre/Pronombre.
* no mover un dedo=not lift a finger.
* no tener dos dedos de frente=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.
* para chuparse los dedos=scrumptious ; yummy .
* poner el dedo en la llaga=hit + a (raw) nerve ; touch on + raw nerve ; hit + the nail on the head ; strike + home ; strike + a nerve ; touch on + a sore spot ; touch + a (raw) nerve.
* punta del dedo=fingertip.
* repiquetear con los dedos=drum with + fingers.
* señalar con el dedo=point + the fingers at.
* tener los dedos pegajosos=have + sticky fingers.
* tocado con púa o dedos=plucked.
* venir como anillo al dedo=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea ; be right as rain ; fit + the bill ; be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; come in + handy ; come in + handiest ; suit + Nombre + to a T ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; hit + the spot ; be spot on ; fit like + a glove ; be just perfect.
* yema del dedo=finger pad ; fingertip.

dedo acusador
(n.)=pointing finger.
Ex: I feel at the time I needed a helping hand, not for my career but as a person, instead of her pointing fingers.
dedo del pie
(n.)=toe.
Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
dedo gordo del pie, el
(n.)=big toe, the.
Ex: For example, a herniation between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae will manifest itself by a patient having difficulty bending the big toe.
dedo meñique
(n.)=pinkie ; pinkie finger.
Ex: He has more courage in his pinkie than you could ever muster. Ex: He is sick of it, baffled by it and would rather repeatedly slam his pinkie finger in the door of his car than write another word of it.
dedo meñique del pie
(n.)=pinkie toe.
Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
dedo índice
(n.)=index finger ; forefinger.
Ex: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'. Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes.
deducción
(n.)=deduction ; inference ; deduction.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).
Ex: Although he was referring to American systems being used in Australian libraries, the inference has general implications.
Ex: Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
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* deducción por donación a obras benéficas=charitable deduction ; charitable tax deduction.
* hacer una deducción=draw + inference ; make + inference.
* mediante la deducción=deductively.
* reglas de deducción=topoi.
* sacar una deducción=draw + inference.
* sistema de deducción de puntos=points system.

deducción por donación a obras benéficas
(n.)=charitable deduction ; charitable tax deduction.
Ex: Artists can claim these donations as charitable deductions on their income tax statements. Ex: In instances of very large gifts, the charitable tax deduction can be carried over for up to five successive years after the year in which the gift is made.
deducible
(adj.)=deductible.
Ex: Alimony payments are taxable to the wife & deductible by the husband.
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* es por lo tanto deducible=it therefore follows that.
* gasto deducible=tax deduction.
* usar como gasto deducible=write off.

deducir conclusiones
(v.)=deduce + conclusions.
Ex: This view of the nature of man makes it possible to deduce certain conclusions that are of the utmost importance to the manager.
deducir una idea
(v.)=draw + idea.
Ex: The first idea, however, to be drawn from this analogy concerns selection.
deducir^1
(v.)=infer ; work out ; draw + inference ; deduce ; gather ; make + deduction ; make + deduction ; reason ; reason out.
Ex: In many cases this has to be inferred from the position in any given class.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
Ex: The obvious inference to be drawn is that industry representatives believe that membership of the Community is certainly better for industry.
Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'.
Ex: Her attitude enabled him, and everyone else on the staff from what he could gather in the brief time he had been there, to establish a pleasant familiarity with her.
Ex: The author discusses the various deductions which have been made from the results of the analysis.
Ex: A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
Ex: Ergo, it was reasoned, an entry under the author's name and the title found on the title page or elsewhere in the book, with a symbol to indicate its location on the shelves, should readily help one find the book desired.
Ex: Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
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* deducir conclusiones=deduce + conclusions.
* deducirse=follow.
* deducirse de=follow from.
* deducir una idea=draw + idea.
* es de deducir que=it follows that.

deducir^2
(v.)=deduct ; dock.
Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.
Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration.

deducirse
(v.)=follow.
Ex: It automatically follows that any concept belonging to this facet will constitute a distributed relative.
deducirse de
(v.)=follow from.
Ex: It follows from this that these experts will be recommending materials not necessarily available in the stock of the library.
deductivo
(adj.)=inferential.
Ex: Only in LIS were there more articles using descriptive techniques than articles using inferential techniques.
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* de forma deductiva=deductively.
* método deductivo=deductive method.

defecar
(v.)=defecate ; pass + stool.
Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.

defecto
(n.)=deficiency ; failing ; fault ; flaw ; imperfection ; inadequacy ; shortcoming ; blemish ; defect ; disfigurement ; nick.
Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.
Ex: And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
Ex: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.
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* causado por un defecto eléctrico=electrically-caused.
* con todos su defectos=warts and all.
* defecto congénito=congenital defect ; congenital abnormality ; birth defect.
* defecto de diseño=design fault.
* defecto de fábrica=manufacturing defect.
* defecto de fabricación=manufacturing defect.
* defecto del habla=speech impediment.
* defecto de nacimiento=birth defect.
* defecto físico=physical defect.
* defecto genético=gene defect ; birth defect.
* defecto hereditario=birth defect.
* defectos=rough edges.
* defectos inherentes=inherent vice.
* encontrar defectos=fault.
* encontrar defectos en=find + fault with ; see + faults in.
* encontrarle defectos a todo=nitpick.
* en su defecto=failing that/these.
* faltas y defectos=faults and inadequacies ; snags and pitfalls ; snags and problems.
* hallar defectos en=find + fault with ; see + faults in.
* información por defecto=default.
* operación por defecto=default.
* por defecto=by default ; default.
* sacarle defectos a todo=nitpick.
* seguir trabajando aceptando un defecto=work (a)round + shortcoming.
* sin defecto=untainted ; unblemished.
* subsanar un defecto=remedy + defect ; remedy + fault.
* surgir un defecto=arise + fault.
* tomar por defecto=default to.

defecto congénito
(n.)=congenital defect ; congenital abnormality ; birth defect.
Ex: In this tutorial, you will use the thesaurus in a search for information about the diagnosis and treatment of spina bifida, a congenital defect. Ex: The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography. Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.
defecto de diseño
(n.)=design fault.
Ex: This article considers the questions of planning the ideal library building and examines correctable design faults which occur time and time again.
defecto de fabricación
(n.)=manufacturing defect.
Ex: This article discusses the dangers of defective products and the difference between design errors and manufacturing defects.
defecto de fábrica
(n.)=manufacturing defect.
Ex: This article discusses the dangers of defective products and the difference between design errors and manufacturing defects.
defecto de nacimiento
(n.)=birth defect.
Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.
defecto del habla
(n.)=speech impediment.
Ex: Like many others, including Demosthenes and Moses, Lloyd lived with a speech impediment.
defecto físico
(n.)=physical defect.
Ex: In fact, some of the famous Hollywood actresses have physical defects, as they are human-beings just like the rest of us.
defecto genético
(n.)=gene defect ; birth defect.
Ex: Only two single gene defects are associated with gallstones. Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.
defecto hereditario
(n.)=birth defect.
Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.
defectos
(n.)=rough edges.
Ex: Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.
defectos inherentes
(n.)=inherent vice.
Ex: An inherent vice is a defect arising out of the material itself, such as the acid content in paper which will eventually destroy the paper.
defectuoso
(adj.)=failing ; faulty ; defective ; flawed ; malfunctioning ; unsound.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: This would imply, given a 99.9 percent accuracy rate, that approximately 11 percent of all records would have at least one faulty access point!.
Ex: The learning of these people is very defective, consisting only of morality, history, poetry and mathematics.
Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
Ex: In the character of Emma, Austen combines a superiority complex with self-deception to depict a malfunctioning social hierarchy.
Ex: This argument is unsound because it is invalid, regardless of whether the premises are actually true.
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* funcionamiento defectuoso=malfunction.
* producto defectuoso=defective product.
* vestuario defectuoso=wardrobe malfunction.

defender
(v.)=advocate ; argue ; argue + in favour of ; be + Posesivo + contention ; contend ; defend ; espouse ; maintain ; make + apology ; make + a case for ; plead for ; put + the case for ; uphold ; crusade for ; preach ; preach ; champion ; speak up for ; speak up for ; articulate + the case for ; present + case for ; mount + defence ; strike + a blow for ; raise + the flag of ; come down in + favour of ; stick up for ; stand by ; rally (a)round ; rally behind ; stand for.
Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
Ex: It is our contention that an understanding of such basic principles is fundamental to an appreciation of the many and varied contexts that the individual is likely to encounter.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
Ex: Most respondents espoused the latter view as an appropriate response to IT developments to date.
Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
Ex: A more moderate approach is found in the writings of Olding, who puts the case for multiple entry very concisely in a short pamphlet.
Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
Ex: In an effort to save US culture, strike a blow for reading, and correct well intentioned but misguided notions about the Internet making libraries obsolete, offers ten reasons why the Internet is no substitute for a library..
Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.
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* defender a=put + a word in for.
* defender a Alguien=stand up for ; stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* defender Algo=argue + Posesivo + corner.
* defender el fuerte=hold + the fortress.
* defender el honor de Uno=defend + Posesivo + honour.
* defender enérgicamente=be vociferous about/in.
* defender la causa de=further + the cause of.
* defender la necesidad=articulate + the need.
* defender la necesidad de=support + the case for.
* defender lo indenfensible=defend + the indefensible.
* defender los derechos de Uno=stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
* defender los intereses=defend + interests ; lobby for + interests.
* defender los intereses de=go to + bat for ; bat for.
* defender los principios de Uno=stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
* defender + Posesivo + argumento=support + Posesivo + case ; buttress + Posesivo + case.
* defender + Posesivo + caso=take up + Posesivo + case.
* defender + Posesivo + causa=advance + Posesivo + cause.
* defender + Posesivo + idea=support + Posesivo + case.
* defender + Posesivo + postura=argue + Posesivo + case.
* defender + Posesivo + título=defend + Posesivo + title.
* defenderse=bite back ; stand up ; strike back ; fight back ; fight for + Posesivo + life ; put up + a fight ; put up + resistance.
* defenderse de ataques=ward off + attacks.
* defenderse por uno mismo=fend for + Reflexivo.
* defender una causa=promote + cause ; support + cause ; champion + cause.
* defender una idea=champion + idea.
* defender un argumento=support + view.
* defender un opinión=support + view.
* saber defenderse=hold + Posesivo + own.

defender + Posesivo + argumento
(v.)=support + Posesivo + case ; buttress + Posesivo + case.
Ex: Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento. Ex: Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.
defender + Posesivo + caso
(v.)=take up + Posesivo + case.
Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
defender + Posesivo + causa
(v.)=advance + Posesivo + cause.
Ex: School librarianship in Britain has failed to secure a niche from which to advance its cause.
defender + Posesivo + idea
(v.)=support + Posesivo + case.
Ex: Pamela Johnson argued that, `historically it's simply not true that a writer must devote himself exclusively to his craft' and she cited Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer and Trollope to support her case = Pamela Johnson propuso que "Desde el punto de vista histórico simplemente no es verdad que un escritor debe dedicarse exclusivamente a su oficio" y citó a Dickens, Fielding, Chaucer y Trollope para apoyar su argumento.
defender + Posesivo + postura
(v.)=argue + Posesivo + case.
Ex: All these people, as I understand it, had opportunities through the appropriate mechanism to argue their case.
defender + Posesivo + título
(v.)=defend + Posesivo + title.
Ex: He has became the third athlete to successfully defend their title after a runaway victory around a loop course in the city streets of Daegu.
defender Algo
(v.)=argue + Posesivo + corner.
Ex: One of the objectives is to provide information for the professionals to alert management to the implications of their decisions and to 'argue their corner'.
defender a
(v.)=put + a word in for.
Ex: This also means that you almost have to know someone who can put a word in for you or have a well-known name in order to reasonably quickly rise to the top.
defender a Alguien
(v.)=stand up for ; stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
Ex: The author argues that librarians should stand up for their patrons. Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
defender el fuerte
(v.)=hold + the fortress.
Ex: They lost mobility by being pinned down to hold the fortress.
defender el honor de Uno
(v.)=defend + Posesivo + honour.
Ex: Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.
defender enérgicamente
(v.)=be vociferous about/in.
Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
defender la causa de
(v.)=further + the cause of.
Ex: IFLA was one of the firts non-profit making, non-governmental organizations to further the cause of librarianship.
defender la necesidad
(v.)=articulate + the need.
Ex: The author articulates the need to establish some form of international multimedia convention or treaty.
defender la necesidad de
(v.)=support + the case for.
Ex: To date, there has been little research supporting the case for school libraries = Hasta la fecha, ha habido pocas investigaciones que defiendan la necesidad de las bibliotecas escolares.
defender lo indenfensible
(v.)=defend + the indefensible.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Defending the indefensible: the limits of intellectual freedom'.
defender los derechos de uno
(v.)=stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
Ex: This article briefly reviews some of the research on stress and links this back to assertiveness -- standing up for one's rights without violating the rights of others -- as a stress-reducing technique which might be applicable in the library situation.
defender los intereses
(v.)=defend + interests ; lobby for + interests.
Ex: Librarians must defend the interests of the information poor. Ex: And, what's worse, they have themselves failed to aggressively lobby for their own interests.
defender los intereses de
(v.)=go to + bat for ; bat for.
Ex: To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'. Ex: The article 'Batting for the British Library' discusses the scope of the project to develop a new British Library site.
defender los principios de Uno
(v.)=stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
Ex: In some respects, they should be commended for sticking to their principles of equality for everyone and for having the courage to stand up for those principles.
defender un argumento
(v.)=support + view.
Ex: In 'An orange is more than orange juice', Rainer Hubert supports the view that audiovisual media will increase in importance.
defender un opinión
(v.)=support + view.
Ex: In 'An orange is more than orange juice', Rainer Hubert supports the view that audiovisual media will increase in importance.
defender una causa
(v.)=promote + cause ; support + cause ; champion + cause.
Ex: The teaching profession's spirit of renewal in recent years has promoted the cause of school libraries from within the schools themselves. Ex: There is a number of members of the US Congress who have supported the cause of libraries = Hay ciertos miembros del Congreso de los Estados Unidos que han apoyado la causa de las bibliotecas. Ex: Although the Commission has championed the cause of women's rights by providing legislation, financial support and information, data on women were previously scattered and difficult to obtain.
defender una idea
(v.)=champion + idea.
Ex: Frank Hatt championed the idea of libraries being closely concerned with what the user reads, advocating such things as floor walkers and records of books read.
defenderse
(v.)=bite back ; stand up ; strike back ; fight back ; fight for + Posesivo + life ; put up + a fight ; put up + resistance.
Ex: The article 'Book clubs bite back' points to the fact that there is evidence elsewhere in the world that book clubs are capable of thriving in markets where free pricing has been the norm. Ex: It is time for librarians to stand up = Es el momento para que los bibliotecarios defiendan su profesión. Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA. Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions. Ex: The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life. Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight. Ex: As it was me who did the washing-up I didn't put up too much resistence.
defenderse de ataques
(v.)=ward off + attacks.
Ex: Thus the German publishers could use the relatively strong position they gained to ward off attacks on thier entrepreneurial autonomy.
defenderse por uno mismo
(v.)=fend for + Reflexivo.
Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries.
defendible
(adj.)=sustainable ; tenable.
Ex: Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.
Ex: The public library of today must be proactive in its relationship to society; the reactive posture is no longer tenable.

defensa bioquímica
(n.)=biodefence [biodefense, -USA].
Ex: The article 'From bioweapon to biodefense' reports on a pilot scientometric project whose goal was to trace changes in biodefence research and the activities of its main players, Russia and the USA.
defensa con misiles
(n.)=missile defence.
Ex: President Bush has begun in earnest his sales pitch to America and the rest of the world for missile defence.
defensa costera
(n.)=coastal defence.
Ex: The article deals with the role of the coastal defence system in coastal navigation.
defensa de intereses
(n.)=lobbying.
Ex: The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.
defensa de la profesión
(n.)=advocacy.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios
(n.)=library advocacy.
Ex: The rationale underpinning library funding should be stated explicitly in legislation which should provide a powerful platform for library advocacy.
defensa de tesis
(n.)=dissertation defence ; thesis defence.
Ex: This paper attempts to deal with these issues by means of an in-depth analysis of the tape recorded transcripts of a dissertation defense. Ex: After the thesis defence, the student will therefore sign a document, whereby he or she, as author, permits the consultation and the lending of the thesis.
defensa del consumidor
(n.)=consumer protection.
Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields.
defensa nacional
(n.)=national defence.
Ex: This project was undertaken to see which resources were available in Canadian public libraries on the general issues of world peace, nuclear disarmament, the arms race, the nuclear threat, national defence policy.
defensa propia
(n.)=self-defence [self-defense, -USA].
Ex: She holds that war is just if conducted for just ends (self-defence and the righting of wrongs).
defensa solapada
(n.)=plug.
Ex: I don't want my former remarks to be interpreted as a plug for title entry for serials.
defensa^1
(n.)=defence [defense, -USA] ; plea ; advocacy ; championship ; crusade ; championing ; affirmation ; apologia ; bulwark.
Ex: The only defense that Panizzi was able to muster in this case was to cite the authorities instead of the reasons he followed.
Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
Ex: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.
Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
Ex: The article 'apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.
Ex: Thus our freedom has prompted many to think of libraries as 'a great instrument and bulwark of democracy'.
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* actitud de defensa=defensiveness.
* actuar en defensa de la profesión=advocacy.
* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios=library advocacy.
* actuar en defensa propia=act in + self-defence.
* alegar defensa=muster + defense.
* bajar las defensas=lower + Posesivo + defences ; drop + Posesivo + defences.
* decir en defensa de=say in + defence of.
* defensa bioquímica=biodefence [biodefense, -USA].
* defensa con misiles=missile defence.
* defensa costera=coastal defence.
* defensa de intereses=lobbying.
* defensa de la profesión=advocacy.
* defensa del consumidor=consumer protection.
* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios=library advocacy.
* defensa de tesis=dissertation defence ; thesis defence.
* defensa nacional=national defence.
* defensa propia=self-defence [self-defense, -USA].
* defensas marítimas=maritime defences.
* defensas naturales=natural defences ; natural defences.
* defensa solapada=plug.
* Departamento de Defensa=Department of Defense.
* departamento de defensa del consumidor=consumer protection department.
* el ataque es la mejor defensa=attack is the best form of defence.
* en defensa=defensively.
* en defensa propia=in self-defence.
* estrategia de defensa=defence strategy.
* fuerzas de defensa, las=defence forces, the.
* industria de defensa, la=defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].
* mecanismo de defensa=defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].
* Ministerio de Defensa=Ministry of Defence (MOD).
* ministro de defensa=defence minister.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer=women's rights movement.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales=animal rights movement.
* preparar una defensa=mount + defence.
* primera línea de defensa=first line of defence.
* salir en defensa de Alguien=stand up for ; stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* secretario de defensa=defence minister.
* sistema de defensa=defence system.
* Tribunal de Defensa de la Competencia=Office of Fair Trade.

defensa^2
(n.)=defender ; defensive player.
Ex: The law says a corner kick is awarded when a defender last touches the ball before it goes out over his own goal line.
Ex: If you watch a lot of football, you can see the defensive players play with a lot of passion.

defensas marítimas
(n.)=maritime defences.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
defensas naturales
(n.)=natural defences ; natural defences.
Ex: Various responses to stress can damage the body's natural defences against disease. Ex: Various responses to stress can damage the body's natural defences against disease.
defensibilidad
(n.)=tenability.
Ex: The focus of this paper is to question the tenability of socio-economic models of conceptualizing the digital divide.

defensible
(adj.)=defensible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: This article considers whether the main entry concept is defensible or whether it is an anachronistic relic of the card catalogue age.

defensivamente
=defensively.
Ex: Liverpool might have problems scoring goals but defensively we are looking very strong.

defensivo
(adj.)=defensive.
Ex: His first defensive impulse was boldly to deny any involvement.
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* actitud defensiva=bunker mentality.
* a la defensiva=on the defensive ; defensively.
* fuerzas defensivas, las=defence forces, the.
* jugador defensivo=defensive player.
* línea defensiva=defence line.
* poner a la defensiva=put on + the defensive.
* postura defensiva=bunker mentality.
* sistema defensivo=defence system.

defensor
(n.)=advocate ; defendant ; proponent ; respondent ; champion ; defender ; supporter ; apologist ; backer ; crusader ; freedom fighter ; torchbearer [torch bearer] ; campaigner ; standard-bearer.
Ex: Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
Ex: The proponents do provide for an author added entry to show what the library has by an author.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
Ex: It is very difficult to think of discreditable activities associated with books apart from the writing and selling of pornography and even that has its defenders.
Ex: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.
Ex: At the present time the misunderstandings that still persist, even among those who should know better, oblige any apologist of reference work to go out of his way to make clear what reference work is not.
Ex: The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
Ex: As a freedom fighter at the end of World War 2 he resisted Dutch efforts to regain control of their former colony.
Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
Ex: He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.
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* abogado defensor=defence attorney [defense attorney, -USA] ; defence counsel.
* defensor de la ecología=eco-warrior.
* defensor de la fe=defender of faith.
* defensor de la paz=peace activist.
* defensor de la prohibición del aborto=pro-lifer.
* defensor de la vida humana=pro-lifer.
* defensor de los animales=animal activist.
* defensor de los derechos civiles=civil society activist.
* defensor de los derechos de los animales=animal rights activist.
* defensor de los derechos de los animales=animal rights campaigner.
* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos=citizen activist.
* defensor de los derechos humanos=human rights activist ; human rights campaigner.
* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano=watchdog.
* defensor del pueblo=ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].
* defensor ecológico=eco-warrior.
* defensor e impulsor=booster.
* defensor incodicional=stalwart.
* grupo defensor=interest group.

defensor de la ecología
(n.)=eco-warrior.
Ex: Now, sheep are being enlisted as eco-warriors in the battle against invasive plant species.
defensor de la fe
(n.)=defender of faith.
Ex: One controversy surrounding the Prince's future accesion to the throne is his decision to be known as the 'Defender of Faith', as opposed to the traditional 'Defender of the Faith'.
defensor de la paz
(n.)=peace activist.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
defensor de la prohibición del aborto
(n.)=pro-lifer.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
defensor de la vida humana
(n.)=pro-lifer.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
defensor de los animales
(n.)=animal activist.
Ex: Animal activists believe that banning cock-fighting will do little to control it
.
defensor de los derechos civiles
(n.)=civil society activist.
Ex: Many civil society activists are becoming increasingly disenchanted with UN summits.
defensor de los derechos de los animales
(n.)=animal rights activist.
Ex: The ease with which the home addresses of company directors may be obtained from databases has been highlighted by the dangers faced by directors of biotechnology companies by animal rights activists.
defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos
(n.)=citizen activist.
Ex: Cutbacks will have the most severe impact on citizen activists who rely heavily on accessible data and least impact on the lobbyists who are least dependent on government data.
defensor de los derechos humanos
(n.)=human rights activist ; human rights campaigner.
Ex: With deep concern we have witnessed the attempts by Tunisian authorities to silence journalists and human rights activists in the run-up and during the summit. Ex: Human rights campaigners have welcomed an announcement by Iran that appears to end the execution of juvenile offenders.
defensor de los intereses del ciudadano
(n.)=watchdog.
Ex: It has earned a reputation as a watchdog and consumers union in the medical equipment industry with its international problem reporting network, published in HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS (HDA) on DIALOG.
defensor del pueblo
(n.)=ombudsman [ombudsmen, -pl.].
Ex: A consumer ombudsman's department looks after consumer complaints and, in addition, many municipalities now have a consumer guidance office.
defensor e impulsor
(n.)=booster.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.
defensor ecológico
(n.)=eco-warrior.
Ex: Now, sheep are being enlisted as eco-warriors in the battle against invasive plant species.
defensor incodicional
(n.)=stalwart.
Ex: They both were stalwarts of their generational struggle to emancipate humanity from oppression and class prejudice.
deferencia
(n.)=deference.
Ex: Of course, the notion of service, though appealing to our altruism, also does have less attractive connotations of deference and, at worst, inferiority.
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* con deferencia=dutifully.
* por deferencia a=in deference to.

deferente
(adj.)=reverent.
Ex: LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.

deficiencia
(n.)=deficiency ; failing ; shortcoming ; shortfall [short-fall] ; weakness ; impairment.
Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: He wrote to James explaining the shortcomings of his catalog.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
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* corregir deficiencias=correct + deficiencies.
* deficiencia auditiva=hearing disorder ; hearing impairment ; hearing disability.
* deficiencia cognitiva=cognitive impairment.
* deficiencia mental=mental deficiency ; mental defect.
* deficiencias=rough edges.
* deficiencias en el aprendizaje=learning disability.
* deficiencia visual=visual impairment ; visual disability.
* deficiencia vitamínica=vitamin deficiency.
* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las=hearing impaired, the.
* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles=educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
* presentar deficiencias=fall + short.
* superar una deficiencia=overcome + weakness.

deficiencia auditiva
(n.)=hearing disorder ; hearing impairment ; hearing disability.
Ex: There are 2 groups of people with hearing disorders: the deaf and the hard of hearing and these 2 groups have entirely different needs. Ex: This article provides sources that will enable readers to find other publications that deal with deafness and hearing impairment. Ex: This article describes a project to exploit new technologies to improve information services for those with hearing disabilities.
deficiencia cognitiva
(n.)=cognitive impairment.
Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
deficiencia mental
(n.)=mental deficiency ; mental defect.
Ex: There are no entries under the terms Backward, Deficient, Handicapped, mental deficiency, Mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc. Ex: Chatigny's theory was that sexual sadism was a mental defect and therefore a mitigating, if not entirely exonerating, factor in sentencing.
deficiencia visual
(n.)=visual impairment ; visual disability.
Ex: Information access for people with a visual impairment can be facilitated through the provision of alternative format materials. Ex: Many educators have approached the subject of visual disabilities by constructing activities designed to simulate blindness, using a blindfold or similar device.
deficiencia vitamínica
(n.)=vitamin deficiency.
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.
deficiencias
(n.)=rough edges.
Ex: Currently all these products have too many quirks and rough edges to succeed in the mass consumer market.
deficiencias en el aprendizaje
(n.)=learning disability.
Ex: A learning disability as a disorder in the understanding or processing of language, thinking, talking, reading or math.
deficiente
(adj.)=deficient ; poor ; flawed ; defective.
Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.
Ex: The learning of these people is very defective, consisting only of morality, history, poetry and mathematics.
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* de deficiente calidad=of poor quality.
* deficiente mental=mentally deficient.
* deficientes visuales, los=visually disabled, the ; visually handicapped, the ; visually impaired people (VIPs) ; visually challenged, the.
* ser deficiente=be wanting.

deficiente mental
=mentally deficient.
Ex: There are no entries under the terms Backward, Deficient, Handicapped, Mental deficiency, mentally deficient despite the fact that Class JGJ is devoted to the teaching of Deficient, Handicapped, etc.
deficientes visuales, los
(n.)=visually disabled, the ; visually handicapped, the ; visually impaired people (VIPs) ; visually challenged, the.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners. Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages. Ex: This article describes the use of adaptive technologies for visually impaired people in libraries. Ex: Nowadays, many of the visually challenged are being absorbed in the work force and in industries, because of their abilities, reliability and sincerity.
definibilidad
(n.)=definability.
Nota: Que puede ser definido.
Ex: Fixed point equations provide a generalisation of explicit definability, which correctly captures the relativized context.

definible
(adj.)=definable.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is highly desirable to have a separate definable area with tighter security.

definición
(n.)=definition ; resolution.
Ex: Examine the definition of geography in a few dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
Ex: For example, when operating with colour and high resolution graphics, a microcomputer might possibly need 20K of storage.
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* definición del problema=problem statement.
* definición de objetivos=goal setting.
* definición de trabajo=working definition.
* definición funcional=operational definition.
* definición libre=liberal definition.
* definición operativa=operational definition.
* definición práctica=operational definition.
* desarrollar una definición=explode + definition.
* elaborar una definición=hammer out + definition.
* llegar a una definición=hammer out + definition.
* por definición=by definition.
* redefinición=redefining.
* relativo a la definición=definitional.

definición de objetivos
(n.)=goal setting.
Ex: Long-term planning and goal setting combined with strategic grants from funders resulted in the massive conversion of library catalogs.
definición de trabajo
(n.)=working definition.
Ex: The glossary comprises working definitions of terms commonly in use in the various subject areas of library management.
definición del problema
(n.)=problem statement.
Ex: The basic components of a proposal should be: summary; introduction; problem statement or needs assessment; goals and objectives; methods; evaluation; future funding; and budget.
definición funcional
(n.)=operational definition.
Ex: The term must be reinstated in the official vocabulary of cataloguing and operational definitions of 'title proper' and 'subtitle' formulated = Se debe restituir el término en el vocabulario oficial de catalogación y se deben formular definiciones funcionales de los conceptos "título propiamente dicho" y "subtítulo".
definición libre
(n.)=liberal definition.
Ex: The same survey showed that given a liberal definition, about 68% of libraries were 'providing some level of I&R as a standard service'.
definición operativa
(n.)=operational definition.
Ex: The term must be reinstated in the official vocabulary of cataloguing and operational definitions of 'title proper' and 'subtitle' formulated = Se debe restituir el término en el vocabulario oficial de catalogación y se deben formular definiciones funcionales de los conceptos "título propiamente dicho" y "subtítulo".
definición práctica
(n.)=operational definition.
Ex: The term must be reinstated in the official vocabulary of cataloguing and operational definitions of 'title proper' and 'subtitle' formulated = Se debe restituir el término en el vocabulario oficial de catalogación y se deben formular definiciones funcionales de los conceptos "título propiamente dicho" y "subtítulo".
definido
(adj.)=definite ; sharp ; stated ; bounded ; defined.
Ex: I don't see that we are going to stand a chance unless there is something very definite coming out of this conference and similar conferences where these ideas are advanced.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
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* bien definido=well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; articulated ; clear-cut.
* claramente definido=well-defined ; clearly defined ; clearly-drawn ; clear-cut.
* definido con precisión=closely defined.
* definido por el usuario=user-defined.
* definido por uno mismo=self-defined.
* definido recientemente=newly defined [newly-defined].
* poco definido=bleary .
* recién definido=newly defined [newly-defined].

definido con precisión
=closely defined.
Ex: Some forms split each of these major categories of information into a closely defined series of sub-categories.
definido por el usuario
(adj.)=user-defined.
Ex: A user-defined format uses two-letter display codes, which in most cases are identical to the database's field codes (without the slash or equal sign, eg., TI, AU).
definido por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-defined.
Ex: Instead of generalized assistance in learning to read, people want specific strategies to deal with specific self-defined problems.
definido recientemente
(adj.)=newly defined [newly-defined].
Ex: This paper explains a newly-defined concept named the Internet smart card.
definidor
(n.)=definer.
Nota: Persona que determina el valor o contenido de algo.
Ex: To survive, traditional cataloguing staff must increase their skills as definers of quality.

definir
(v.)=define ; delineate ; state ; structure ; construe ; scope.
Ex: AACR2 defines authorship in terms of the intellectual responsibility for a work.
Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.
Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.
Ex: Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.
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* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamobible=hard code [hardcode].
* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible=hardwire [hard wire].
* definir por uno mismo=self-define.
* definir relaciones=structure + relationships.
* definir una función=formulate + role.
* definir una misión=formulate + mission.
* definir un problema=delineate + problem.
* fácil de definir=easy-to-define.
* no definirse=sit on + the fence.
* ser hora de definirse=time to climb off the fence.

definir de un modo predeterminado e inamobible
(v.)=hard code [hardcode].
Ex: Menus, screen displays, content of records and help texts can all be library-defined and there are additionally other areas which are defined by parameter, rather than hard coded by the supplier.
definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible
(v.)=hardwire [hard wire].
Ex: Problems are caused because PC BIOS chips are hardwired to return to 4 Jan 80 when the year rolls over to zero.
definir por uno mismo
(v.)=self-define.
Ex: For example, in addition to Spanish- and English-language materials, a library could self-define, 'Vietnamese, or Croatian'.
definir relaciones
(v.)=structure + relationships.
Ex: Reconceptualizing the role librarians and publishers play may enable us, in the digital environment, to structure relationships that allow both to accomplish their important goals = El replanteamiento de la función que los bibliotecarios y editores desempeñan pueden permitirnos, dentro de este entorno digital, establecer relaciones que nos ayuden a conseguir nuestros objetivos.
definir un problema
(v.)=delineate + problem.
Ex: We need more quantified analysis if we are to delineate the problem accurately and frame a response to it.
definir una función
(v.)=formulate + role.
Ex: Once the public library's mission and roles have been formulated, the planning process can effectively begin.
definir una misión
(v.)=formulate + mission.
Ex: Once the public library's mission and roles have been formulated, the planning process can effectively begin.
definitivamente
=assuredly ; definitely ; definitively ; once and for all ; terminally ; incurably ; once for all.
Ex: Without question, information has most assuredly become the competitive edge for business and industry.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: It still may be too early to say definitively whether the abandonment of this policy has overall been in the public interest.
Ex: I cannot tell you how happy we in the circulation department will all be to put an end once and for all to the smiling delinquent patron who rejoices in paying his fine because he is thereby 'supporting a worthy cause'.
Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
Ex: Dead men have no friends; consequently, Israel must abandon its love affair with its putative, feckless friends and kill, once for all, its mortal foes.
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* cerrar definitivamente=close + Posesivo + doors.

definitivo
(adj.)=definitive ; determinate ; unalterable ; final ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.
Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
Ex: Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.
Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
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* carácter definitivo=finality ; conclusiveness.
* en definitiva=in all ; all in all ; in the last analysis ; in the final analysis ; all things considered.
* lo definitivo=the last word.
* ser definitivo=be final.

deflacionario
(adj.)=deflationary.
Ex: Global deflation is not a significant risk at this stage, but deflationary pressures have risen in some cases.

deflacionista
(adj.)=deflationary.
Ex: Global deflation is not a significant risk at this stage, but deflationary pressures have risen in some cases.

deflación
(n.)=deflation.
Ex: Global deflation is not a significant risk at this stage, but deflationary pressures have risen in some cases.

deflagración
(n.)=deflagration.
Ex: In a deflagration, the combustion or reaction wave propagates at a velocity less than the speed of sound.

deflexión
(n.)=deflection.
Ex: Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.

deforestación
(n.)=deforestation.
Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.

deformación
(n.)=distortion ; misrepresentation ; perversion ; whitewashing ; buckle ; buckling effect ; malformation.
Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to speed up and perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
Ex: The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.
Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
Ex: Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.
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* deformación física voluntaria=self-mutilation.

deformación física voluntaria
(n.)=self-mutilation.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
deformado
(adj.)=deformed ; warped ; malformed ; distorted ; disfigured.
Ex: Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.
Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.
Ex: Occasionally we find inverted headings, giving a small measure of grouping in the alphabetical section: NAILS; NAILS, INGROWN; NAILS, malformed.
Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.
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* con el pie deformado=clubfooted.

deformar
(v.)=distort ; mar ; misrepresent ; strain ; disfigure ; falsify ; warp ; deform.
Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
Ex: As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.
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* deformarse=deflect.

deformarse
(v.)=deflect.
Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.
deformidad
(n.)=deformity.
Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.

defraudado
(adj.)=disappointed.
Ex: The Bible is full of disappointed people!.
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* sentirse defraudado=get + disappointed ; be disappointed.

defraudador
(n.)=fraudster ; scammer ; scamster ; fraud.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
Ex: Phishing (also known as phising or carding) is the practice whereby a scammer who is pretending to be from a legitimate organisation, sends misleading emails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people.
Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
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* defraudador de impuetos=tax evader.
* defraudador fiscal=tax evader.

defraudador de impuetos
(n.)=tax evader.
Ex: The British government is launching a television campaign to crack down on tax evaders.
defraudador fiscal
(n.)=tax evader.
Ex: The British government is launching a television campaign to crack down on tax evaders.
defraudar
(v.)=disappoint ; dash + Posesivo + hopes ; let + Nombre + down ; con ; hoax ; scam.
Ex: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
Ex: The UK education system is letting down business by not creating enough scientists, the CBI says.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.

defunción
(n.)=death ; passing.
Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.
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* acta de defunción=death certificate.
* certificado de defunción=death certificate.
* fecha de defunción=date of death.

degeneración
(n.)=degeneration ; degeneracy ; bastardisation [bastardization, -USA] ; depravation.
Ex: The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.
Ex: A systematic search for degeneracy was performed for 430,472 chemical structures.
Ex: As someone who has worked in and for real libraries my entire adult life, I continue to take exception to this bastardization of the term.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.
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* degeneración grasa=fatty degeneration.
* degeneración moral=moral decay.

degeneración grasa
(n.)=fatty degeneration.
Ex: Here then is an explanation of fatty degeneration of the kidney, the peculiarities of which result from a nephritic condition of the organ.
degeneración moral
(n.)=moral decay.
Ex: The changing level of tolerance and acceptance of homosexuality might be one person's definition of moral decay and be interpreted by another person as an important moral step forward.
degenerado
(adj.)=degenerate ; degraded ; degenerated.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: The author highlights some of the issues a forester needs to consider before embarking on the reafforestation of degraded land.
Ex: Other common causes of lumbago include spinal disc herniation, a degenerated disc, or other disc problems.

degenerar
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* degenerar (en)=degenerate (into).

degenerar (en)
(v.)=degenerate (into).
Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
degenerativo
(adj.)=degenerative.
Ex: The changing work environment since the Industrial Revolution has been degenerative.

degollación
(n.)=decapitation ; beheading.
Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.

degollador
(n.)=cutthroat.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.

degollamiento
(n.)=decapitation ; beheading.
Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.

degollar
(v.)=behead ; decapitate.
Ex: On July 2, 1834, the figurehead of President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. frigate Constitution was beheaded.
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.

degradable
(adj.)=degradable.
Ex: While it is possible to make degradable crab traps, such traps place a significant economic burden on fishermen.

degradación
(n.)=cheapening ; deterioration ; debasement ; degradation ; downgrading ; demise.
Ex: The cheapening process takes place when we just use the work at hand and don't do any additional work.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
Ex: Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline.
Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.
Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.
Ex: Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.
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* degradación del clima=climate deterioration.
* degradación del suelo=land degradation.

degradación del clima
(n.)=climate deterioration.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
degradación del suelo
(n.)=land degradation.
Ex: In fact, it is believed that land degradation contributed to, if not caused, the decline of some of the world's great civilizations, including those in Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, North Africa, and China.
degradado
(adj.)=degenerate ; degraded.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: The author highlights some of the issues a forester needs to consider before embarking on the reafforestation of degraded land.

degradante
(adj.)=degrading ; demeaning ; humbling.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
Ex: Feminists have also indicated the demeaning and subservient features which characterise working relations between women and men as subordinates and superiors at work.
Ex: What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.

degradar
(v.)=cheapen ; debase ; downgrade [down-grade] ; degrade ; demean ; demote ; abase.
Ex: Simplification is cheapening the process.
Ex: As American industry has conclusively proven, the most direct way to cut costs is to debase the quality of the product.
Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.
Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.
Ex: While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog.
Ex: Supervisors may have to take such action as demoting or terminating an employee.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.
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* degradarse=degrade.

degradarse
(v.)=degrade.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
degustación
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* degustación de vinos=wine tasting.
* muestra de degustación=taster.

degustación de vinos
(n.)=wine tasting.
Ex: After a series of preparatory lessons showing how the topic touches on geography, history, and social customs, the workshop culminated in a wine tasting.
degustar
(v.)=taste ; sample.
Ex: Professional skills are enhanced by the opportunity which IFLA provides to taste the cultures of other countries in a very accessible (dare I say privileged?) way.
Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.

degüello
(n.)=decapitation ; beheading.
Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.

dehesa
(n.)=range ; paddock ; pasturage ; grazing area.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.
Ex: Breeders with limited amounts of pasturage may find it necessary to wether the male kids in order prevent them from breeding the female goats.
Ex: The estate grounds are set out as gardens, grazing areas for animals and car parking spaces.

deidad
(n.)=deity.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.
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* adorar una deidad=worship + deity.

deificación
(n.)=deification.
Ex: Among the topics discussed are the purification of the soul, assimilation and deification.

deificar
(v.)=deify.
Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.

dejación
(n.)=lassitude.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

dejadez
(n.)=slackness ; procrastination ; sloppiness ; negligence ; neglection ; lassitude.
Ex: The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.
Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.
Ex: Although editorial sloppiness detracts somewhat from the book's appearance, it will be a standard text in the field for many years to come.
Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

dejado
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* dejado al azar=stochastic.
* dejado de la mano de Dios=God-forsaken.
* en un lugar dejado de la mano de Dios=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* persona dejada=slob.
* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno=be derelict in + duty.

dejado al azar
(adj.)=stochastic.
Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.
dejado de la mano de Dios
(adj.)=God-forsaken.
Ex: I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.
dejando a un lado
=apart from.
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
dejar
(v.)=cease ; dump ; leave ; let ; forsake ; put + Nombre + down ; drop off ; maroon ; flake out ; let + go of ; go + cold turkey ; leave off ; walk out on ; quit + Lugar.
Ex: After collection has ceased (because a point of diminishing returns appears to have been reached), the cards must be put into groups of 'like' terms.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.
Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.
Ex: Indeed, she was delighted to forsake the urban reality of steel and glass, traffic and crime, aspirin and litter, for the sort of over-the-fence friendliness of the smaller city.
Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.
Ex: That they received regular visits from people who dropped off packages on a regular basis along with money.
Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement.
Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.
Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.
Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.
Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.
Ex: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
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* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer=a dog in the manger.
* dejando a un lado=apart from.
* dejar a Alguien atónito=stun ; leave + Nombre + breathless ; astound ; leave + Nombre + speechless ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
* dejar a Alguien boquiabierto=leave + Nombre + gagging ; make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; blow + Posesivo + mind.
* dejar a Alguien colgado=hang + Nombre + out to dry.
* dejar a Alguien embarazada=knock + Alguien + up.
* dejar a Alguien en estado=knock + Alguien + up.
* dejar a Alguien en la cuneta=leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
* dejar a Alguien en la estacada=leave + Nombre + high and dry ; leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; be left out on a limb ; hang + Nombre + out to dry ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
* dejar a Alguien estupefacto=leave + Nombre + speechless ; astound ; make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
* dejar a Alguien inconsciente=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
* dejar a Alguien patidifuso=make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).
* dejar a Alguien plantado=leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
* dejar a Alguien preñada=knock + Alguien + up.
* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda=leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.
* dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo=leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
* dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo=leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
* dejar a Alguien sin aliento=leave + Nombre + breathless ; leave + Nombre + speechless ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
* dejar a Alguien sin + Bebida=drink + Nombre + out of.
* dejar a Alguien sin palabras=leave + Nombre + speechless.
* dejar a Alguien sin sentido=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
* dejar a Alguien sin trabajo=put + Nombre + out of work.
* dejar a Alguien sin un duro=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* dejar a Alguien tieso=leave + Nombre + speechless.
* dejar a Alguien tirado=leave + Alguien + stranded.
* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que=leave + open the possibility that.
* dejar a cero=goose-egg.
* dejar a la buena de Dios=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* dejar a la novia=dump + Posesivo + girlfriend.
* dejar a la posteridad=bequeath to + posterity.
* dejar al descubierto=lay + bare.
* dejar Algo a la suerte=leave + Nombre + to chance.
* dejar Algo al azar=leave + Nombre + to chance.
* dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien=leave + Nombre + up to.
* dejar Algo a medias=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
* dejar Algo a medio hacer=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
* dejar Algo aparcado=put + Nombre + on ice ; put + Nombre + on mothballs.
* dejar Algo completamente destrozado=leave + Nombre + in shambles.
* dejar Algo para otro día=take + a rain cheque.
* dejar al novio=dump + Posesivo + boyfriend.
* dejar a oscuras=cut out + light.
* dejar aparte=leave + aside.
* dejar a + Posesivo + suerte=strand.
* dejar a su aire=leave to + Reflexivo ; leave + unchecked.
* dejar atrás=outstrip ; outpace ; outdistance ; leave + Nombre + behind ; leave by + the wayside ; move on from ; put + some distance between... and....
* dejar a una lado=put + Nombre + to one side.
* dejar a un lado=put + aside ; move + beyond ; lay + Nombre + aside ; leave by + the wayside.
* dejar bastante que desear=fall (far) short of + ideal ; leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
* dejar bien claro=make + it + crystal clear ; make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.
* dejar boquiabierto=boggle + mind.
* dejar caer=drop ; dump.
* dejar caer insinuaciones=throw + hints.
* dejar caer un indirecta=drop + a hint.
* dejar ciego=blind.
* dejar claro=make + it + clear ; hammer + home + message ; make + plain ; send + a clear signal that ; make + explicit statement ; make + explicit.
* dejar claro que=make + the point that.
* dejar como + estar=leave + untouched.
* dejar con el culo al aire=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* dejar constancia de=record.
* dejar de=cease to ; relax + the grip on.
* dejar de actualizar el catálogo=close down + catalogue.
* dejar de circular=drop out of + circulation.
* dejar de existir=be no more.
* dejar de fumar=stop + smoking ; quit + smoking ; smoking cessation.
* dejar de funcionar=go down ; cease to + function ; go + belly up ; flake out ; go + dead ; pack up.
* dejar de gustar=go off.
* dejar de hacer huelga=cross + the picket line.
* dejar de hacer sufrir=put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
* dejar de + Infinitivo=skip + Gerundio ; give up + Gerundio ; stop + Gerundio.
* dejar de lado=leave + aside ; forego [forgo].
* dejar de percatarse de=become + blind to.
* dejar de pie=leave + standing.
* dejar de publicarse=cease + publication.
* dejar de remar=lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
* dejar desamparado=leave + Nombre + out in the cold ; leave + unprotected.
* dejar de ser actual=date.
* dejar de ser popular=outlive + Posesivo + popularity ; fade from + popularity.
* dejar de ser útil=outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
* dejar desguarnecido=leave + unprotected.
* dejar de sonreír=extinguish + smile.
* dejar desprotegido=leave + unprotected ; leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
* dejar desvalido=leave + unprotected.
* dejar de trabajar temporalmente=career break.
* dejar de ver=become + blind to.
* dejar de verse temporalmente=take + a break from each other ; take + a break from one another.
* dejar dormido=put + Nombre + to sleep.
* dejar el agua correr=let bygones be bygones.
* dejar el hábito=kick + the habit.
* dejar el nido=fly + the nest ; leave + the nest.
* dejar el puesto de trabajo=resign from + Posesivo + post.
* dejar el trabajo=resign from + Posesivo + post ; quit + Posesivo + job ; jump + ship.
* dejar embarazada=get + Nombre + pregnant ; make + Nombre + pregnant.
* dejar en adobo=marinade.
* dejar en blanco=leave + blank.
* dejar encargado=leave in + charge.
* dejar en el dique seco=mothball.
* dejar en estado=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
* dejar en evidencia=call + Posesivo + bluff.
* dejar en garantía=pledge.
* dejar en herencia=bequeath.
* dejar en la cuneta=ditch.
* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo=afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.
* dejar en paz=get off + Posesivo + back ; cut + Nombre + some slack ; give + Nombre + a break ; leave + Nombre + alone.
* dejar en prenda=pledge.
* dejar en remojo=steep ; macerate.
* dejar en ridículo=make + a joke (out) of ; put + Nombre + to shame ; ridicule.
* dejar en segundo plano=overshadow.
* dejar en suspenso=put into + abeyance.
* dejar en testamento=will.
* dejar entrever=provide + a glimpse of ; hint ; insinuate ; hint at ; give + a hint ; intimate.
* dejar escapar a Alguien=let + Nombre + escape.
* dejar espacio para=leave + room for.
* dejar estupefacto=stagger ; stupefy.
* dejar frío=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold ; leave + Nombre + cold.
* dejar frío a Alguien=knock + Nombre + cold.
* dejar frío y vacío=leave + Nombre + cold and empty.
* dejar fuera=leave out ; cut out ; count + Nombre + out ; leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture ; shut out ; shut + Nombre + out.
* dejar fuera de combate=lay + Nombre + low.
* dejar fuera del equipo=sideline.
* dejar hecho polvo=screw + Nombre + up.
* dejar huella=leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + a trace ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + an impression ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* dejar huellas=leave + footprints.
* dejar huérfano=orphan.
* dejar incompleto=leave + unfinished.
* dejar inconsciente=overcome ; knock + the hell out out of ; leave + unconscious.
* dejar indefenso=leave + unprotected.
* dejar intacto=leave + intact ; leave + untouched.
* dejar la cuestión abierta=leave + the question open.
* dejar la empresa=jump + ship.
* dejar la puerta abierta a=open + the door to.
* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par=leave + the door wide open.
* dejar las armas=put down + weapons.
* dejar las cosas como están=let + the matter + rest ; let + sleeping dogs lie.
* dejar las cosas tranquilas=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* dejar las manos de uno libres de=free + Posesivo + hands from.
* dejar la tierra en barbecho=let + farmland lie fallow.
* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo=leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.
* dejar libre=vacate ; leave + vacant.
* dejar limpio a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* dejar lisiado=lame.
* dejarlo a la discreción de=leave + it to the discretion of.
* dejarlo en paz=give it + a rest ; let + it drop.
* dejarlo para última hora=leave + it until the last minute.
* dejar los campos en barbecho=let + fields lie fallow.
* dejar los estudios=drop out (from school) ; drop out of + school.
* dejar marcado=scar.
* dejar margen=allow + margin.
* dejar mella=leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* dejar mucho que desear=fall (far) short of + ideal ; leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
* dejar para cuando=move to + a time when.
* dejar pasar=pass up ; forego [forgo] ; let through ; let + pass.
* dejar pasar a Alguien=let + Alguien + by.
* dejar pasar Algo=put + Nombre + behind.
* dejar pasar una oportunidad=forego + opportunity ; miss + opportunity ; pass up + opportunity ; miss + chance ; pass up + chance.
* dejar pasmado=stagger ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; stupefy ; boggle + mind.
* dejar paso=step + aside.
* dejar paso (a)=give + way (to).
* dejar pelado a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* dejar perplejo=puzzle ; mystify ; perplex ; stump ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; bewilder ; nonplus ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; boggle + mind.
* dejar plantado=walk out on.
* dejar preñada=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo=leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources ; leave to + Posesivo + own devices.
* dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* dejar que Alguien se vaya=let + Nombre + go.
* dejar que desear=leave + something + to be desired ; leave + a bit to be desired.
* dejar que se pudra=leave to + rot.
* dejar que + Subjuntivo=allow + Infinitivo.
* dejar rastro=leave + a trace.
* dejar respirar=cut + Nombre + some slack ; give + Nombre + a break.
* dejar salir=let + Nombre + out.
* dejarse arrastrar=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; be carried along ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse arrastrar por el viento=ride + the wind.
* dejarse arrastrar por la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse arrastrar por las olas=ride + the waves.
* dejarse caer=drop by ; drop in ; slump ; droop ; mosey ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
* dejarse caer por casa=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
* dejarse de gilipolleces=cut + the crap ; cut + the bullshit.
* dejarse de historias=get down to + brass tacks ; cut to + the chase ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* dejarse de niñerías=act + Posesivo + age.
* dejarse el pellejo=play out + Posesivo + skin ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; sweat + blood ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; give + Posesivo + all.
* dejarse el pellejo trabajando=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
* dejarse embaucar=get + sucked in.
* dejarse engañar=fall for ; get + sucked in.
* dejarse guiar por el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* dejarse la piel=sweat + blood ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; play out + Posesivo + skin.
* dejarse la piel trabajando=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
* dejarse llevar=become + carried away by ; drift along ; drift ; coast along ; go with + the flow ; let + go ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; carry away ; be carried along ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse llevar fácilmente=be easily led.
* dejarse llevar (por)=fall + victim to ; give + way (to).
* dejarse llevar por el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* dejarse llevar por el olfato=follow + Posesivo + nose.
* dejarse llevar por el pánico=panic ; grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
* dejarse llevar por el viento=ride + the wind.
* dejarse llevar por la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse llevar por la corriente, dejarse arrastrar por la corriente=ride + the current.
* dejarse llevar por las olas=ride + the waves.
* dejarse llevar por los demás=follow + the crowd.
* dejarse ver=have + visibility ; show + Posesivo + face.
* dejar sin aliento=take + Posesivo + breath away.
* dejar sin cambiar=leave + unchanged.
* dejar sin habla=take + Posesivo + breath away.
* dejar sin hacer=leave + undone.
* dejar sin palabras=nonplus ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; take + Posesivo + breath away.
* dejar sin poder=disempower.
* dejar sin protección=leave + unprotected.
* dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica=dangle + anaphoric reference.
* dejar sin respiración=take + Posesivo + breath away.
* dejar sin tocar=leave + Nombre + alone ; leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
* dejar sin trabajo=put + Nombre + out of work.
* dejar sitio (a)=make + room (for) ; make + way (for).
* dejar solo=leave + Alguien + alone ; leave + Nombre + alone ; leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
* dejar suelto=turn + Nombre + loose.
* dejar (suficiente) tiempo para=allow + (enough) time for.
* dejar su impronta en=set + Posesivo + stamp on.
* dejar tiempo=free up + time.
* dejar tiempo libre=free up + time.
* dejar tirado=strand ; walk out on.
* dejar tranquilo=leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
* dejar tras sí=leave + Nombre + behind.
* dejar una cicatriz=scar.
* dejar una huella imborrable=leave + a lasting impression ; leave + a lasting memory.
* dejar una impresión=leave with + the impression ; leave + an impression ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* dejar una marca=leave + Posesivo + mark.
* dejar una pista=leave + a trace.
* dejar (un) buen sabor de boca=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* dejar un cargo=resign + office ; step down from + Posesivo + position ; leave + office.
* dejar un grato sabor de boca=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* dejar un hábito=stop + habit.
* dejar un hueco=leave + gap.
* dejar un mal sabor=leave + a bad taste.
* dejar un mal sabor de boca=leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* dejar un puesto de trabajo=resign from + Posesivo + position.
* dejar un reguero de=leave + a trail of.
* dejar un sabor amargo en la boca=leave + a bitter aftertaste.
* dejar un trabajo=quit ; resign + Posesivo + post.
* dejar vacante=leave + vacant.
* dejar vacío=leave + vacant.
* dejar vulnerable=leave + unprotected ; leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
* desaparecer sin dejar huella=evaporate into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
* desaparecer sin dejar rastro=evaporate into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
* desapareder sin dejar rastro=vanish into + thin air.
* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer=moreish.
* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente=beat + Nombre + unconscious.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar huella=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar rastro=spirit away.
* lo tomas o lo dejas=take it or leave it.
* no dejar a nadie fuera=inclusivity.
* no dejar de enviar + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* no dejar de mandar + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* no dejar de pensar en el pasado=dwell on + the past.
* no dejar de sorprender=never + cease to amaze.
* no dejar duda=leave + little doubt.
* no dejar entrar=turn + Nombre + away ; keep out ; shut + Nombre + out.
* no dejar ninguna duda=leave + no doubt.
* no dejar ni un cabo suelto=tie up + all the loose ends.
* no dejar pasar=keep out.
* no dejar pasar la ocasión=jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* no dejar pasar la oportunidad=ride + the wave(s) ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* no dejar títere con cabeza=turn + everything upside down.
* no poder dejar de mencionar=cannot but notice.
* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo=the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de=the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of=the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo=the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
* persona que deja un trabajo=leaver.
* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo=lure away from.
* programa + dejar de funcionar=programme + crash.
* sin dejar huella=into thin air.
* sin dejar nada fuera=the works!.
* sin dejar rastro=into thin air.
* sin dejarse amedrentar por=undaunted by.
* sin dejarse amilanar por=undaunted by.
* sin dejarse desanimar=undaunted.
* sin dejarse intimidar por=undaunted by.
* sistema + dejar de funcionar=system + crash.
* vive y deja vivir=live and let live.

dejar (suficiente) tiempo para
(v.)=allow + (enough) time for.
Ex: For successful applicants the deadline for submission of full papers is May 31, 2012 to allow time for review of papers.
dejar (un) buen sabor de boca
(v.)=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: As you can imagine, my previous experiences in Atlanta have not left a good taste in my mouth.
dejar Algo a la suerte
(v.)=leave + Nombre + to chance.
Ex: The author argues that it could be beneficial to leave some things to chance because one's outlook may be broadened in the process.
dejar Algo a medias
(v.)=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
Ex: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be.
dejar Algo a medio hacer
(v.)=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
Ex: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be.
dejar Algo al azar
(v.)=leave + Nombre + to chance.
Ex: The author argues that it could be beneficial to leave some things to chance because one's outlook may be broadened in the process.
dejar Algo al criterio de Alguien
(v.)=leave + Nombre + up to.
Ex: He left it up to the librarian to decide how best to present the material.
dejar Algo aparcado
(v.)=put + Nombre + on ice ; put + Nombre + on mothballs.
Ex: Any action that the government might have considered taking was put on ice pending the results of the Royal Commission on Legal Services set up in 1976. Ex: Substantial differences caused the breakup and the project was put on mothballs.
dejar Algo completamente destrozado
(v.)=leave + Nombre + in shambles.
Ex: The years of civil war had left Liberia in shambles.
dejar Algo para otro día
(n.)=take + a rain cheque.
Ex: I will therefore have to take a rain-cheque on this question, since it would most definitely take a millennia to attempt it, let alone succeed.
dejar a + Posesivo + suerte
(v.)=strand.
Ex: A horror movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at an airport.
dejar a Alguien atónito
(v.)=stun ; leave + Nombre + breathless ; astound ; leave + Nombre + speechless ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: The dramatic swiftness of the revelation stunned her. Ex: The identification of resources, the referral of colleagues and studnets, the reliance on the content have been so transfigured in the electronic world that it should leave the researchers breathless. Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm. Ex: The teachings of Maimonides do not leave us speechless but enable us to reach a new level of understanding of the deity. Ex: One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off.
dejar a Alguien boquiabierto
(v.)=leave + Nombre + gagging ; make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; blow + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: Its style is so sanctimonious that it leaves the reader gagging. Ex: I have something in my desk that will make your eyes pop!. Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind.
dejar a Alguien colgado
(v.)=hang + Nombre + out to dry.
Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism.
dejar a Alguien embarazada
(v.)=knock + Alguien + up.
Ex: One of the worst nightmare for the single man is having a one night stand with a girl and then finding out that he's knocked her up.
dejar a Alguien en estado
(v.)=knock + Alguien + up.
Ex: One of the worst nightmare for the single man is having a one night stand with a girl and then finding out that he's knocked her up.
dejar a Alguien en la cuneta
(v.)=leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
Ex: 'Will libraries be left in the lurch when publishers market directly to end users?' = "¿Dejarán las editoriales a las bibliotecas plantadas cuando empiecen a tratar directamente con los usuarios finales?. Ex: Her worst fears become a reality after their car crashes into a ravine, leaving them stranded in the desert struggling to survive.
dejar a Alguien en la estacada
(v.)=leave + Nombre + high and dry ; leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; be left out on a limb ; hang + Nombre + out to dry ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
Ex: The argument can be made that if a librarian decides not to convert all the library's holdings to machine-readable format, the library user is not left high and dry. Ex: 'Will libraries be left in the lurch when publishers market directly to end users?' = "¿Dejarán las editoriales a las bibliotecas plantadas cuando empiecen a tratar directamente con los usuarios finales?. Ex: But Mao was left out on a limb and 'deeply frustrated' when, despite his urging to fight on, Pakistan suddenly accepted a ceasefire before the expiry of China's deadline. Ex: Britain's top cop was today slammed for leaving three white detectives 'hanging out to dry' after they were wrongly accused of racism. Ex: Her worst fears become a reality after their car crashes into a ravine, leaving them stranded in the desert struggling to survive.
dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia
(v.)=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
Ex: It is not a case of politicians and officials being 'in the know' while business and the general public are left in the dark.
dejar a Alguien estupefacto
(v.)=leave + Nombre + speechless ; astound ; make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: The teachings of Maimonides do not leave us speechless but enable us to reach a new level of understanding of the deity. Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm. Ex: I have something in my desk that will make your eyes pop!. Ex: One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off.
dejar a Alguien inconsciente
(v.)=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
Ex: She had over a dozen cavities and was given a liquid which knocked her out after about 30 minutes. Ex: A 22-year-old man was knocked unconscious in an attack while riding his bike late at night. Ex: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.
dejar a Alguien patidifuso
(v.)=make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).
Ex: I have something in my desk that will make your eyes pop!.
dejar a Alguien plantado
(v.)=leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
Ex: 'Will libraries be left in the lurch when publishers market directly to end users?' = "¿Dejarán las editoriales a las bibliotecas plantadas cuando empiecen a tratar directamente con los usuarios finales?. Ex: Her worst fears become a reality after their car crashes into a ravine, leaving them stranded in the desert struggling to survive.
dejar a Alguien preñada
(v.)=knock + Alguien + up.
Ex: One of the worst nightmare for the single man is having a one night stand with a girl and then finding out that he's knocked her up.
dejar a Alguien que se las apañe como pueda
(v.)=leave + Alguien + to sink or swim.
Ex: This indexing system does not use vocabulary control, the input is straightforward, but the user may be left to sink or swim.
dejar a Alguien que se las apañe solo
(v.)=leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
Ex: The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.
dejar a Alguien que se las arregle solo
(v.)=leave + Pronombre + to + Posesivo + own devices.
Ex: The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.
dejar a Alguien sin + Bebida
(v.)=drink + Nombre + out of.
Ex: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice.
dejar a Alguien sin aliento
(v.)=leave + Nombre + breathless ; leave + Nombre + speechless ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: The identification of resources, the referral of colleagues and studnets, the reliance on the content have been so transfigured in the electronic world that it should leave the researchers breathless. Ex: The teachings of Maimonides do not leave us speechless but enable us to reach a new level of understanding of the deity. Ex: One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off.
dejar a Alguien sin palabras
(v.)=leave + Nombre + speechless.
Ex: The teachings of Maimonides do not leave us speechless but enable us to reach a new level of understanding of the deity.
dejar a Alguien sin sentido
(v.)=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
Ex: She had over a dozen cavities and was given a liquid which knocked her out after about 30 minutes. Ex: A 22-year-old man was knocked unconscious in an attack while riding his bike late at night. Ex: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.
dejar a Alguien sin trabajo
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of work.
Ex: I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
dejar a Alguien sin un duro
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
Ex: Let me guess ... you work in an all male workplace full of divorced men whose wives took them to the cleaners?.
dejar a Alguien tieso
(v.)=leave + Nombre + speechless.
Ex: The teachings of Maimonides do not leave us speechless but enable us to reach a new level of understanding of the deity.
dejar a Alguien tirado
(v.)=leave + Alguien + stranded.
Ex: Her worst fears become a reality after their car crashes into a ravine, leaving them stranded in the desert struggling to survive.
dejar a cero
(v.)=goose-egg.
Ex: We could have goose-egged them if not for those two stupid penalties.
dejar a la buena de Dios
(v.)=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
Ex: This decision will leave too many victims of a trauma out in the cold for care, compensation, etc.
dejar a la novia
(v.)=dump + Posesivo + girlfriend.
Ex: He is said to have dumped his girlfriend of a record-breaking ten months after hearing rumors that they were engaged.
dejar a la posteridad
(v.)=bequeath to + posterity.
Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
dejar a oscuras
(v.)=cut out + light.
Ex: A rubber blanket or hinged lid covers the document to cut out extraneous light and then, at the push of a button, paper is fed into the machine and charged with electricity.
dejar a su aire
(v.)=leave to + Reflexivo ; leave + unchecked.
Ex: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Ex: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.
dejar a un lado
(v.)=put + aside ; move + beyond ; lay + Nombre + aside ; leave by + the wayside.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time. Ex: Over the course of the next 20 years libraries will be undergoing significant retooling so that they can move beyond their traditional roles. Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside. Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside.
dejar a una lado
(v.)=put + Nombre + to one side.
Ex: Putting such support to one side for a moment, it is important to recognize the economic imperative to develop an excellent staff.
dejar abierta la posibilidad de que
(v.)=leave + open the possibility that.
Ex: The notion of interests is far subtler than many have realized, and leaves open the possibility that cooperativeness may be adaptive, virtuous, and a good thing .
dejar al descubierto
(v.)=lay + bare.
Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.
dejar al novio
(v.)=dump + Posesivo + boyfriend.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
dejar aparte
(v.)=leave + aside.
Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.
dejar atrás
(v.)=outstrip ; outpace ; outdistance ; leave + Nombre + behind ; leave by + the wayside ; move on from ; put + some distance between... and....
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply. Ex: Technology is outpacing most countries and the international community. Ex: The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself. Ex: Students cite 'ease and speed of online research as their main reasons for leaving the library behind'. Ex: She seeks to recontextualize those events that history has estranged, destroyed or capriciously left by the wayside. Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences. Ex: Sometimes putting some distance between partners refreshes mutual attraction.
dejar bastante que desear
(v.)=fall (far) short of + ideal ; leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zeland libraries falls far short of the ideal. Ex: BC's layout and typography leave a lot to be desired, particularly if it is compared with a scheme such as DC. Ex: The organization of the purchase and storage of such documents in this country leaves much to be desired.
dejar bien claro
(v.)=make + it + crystal clear ; make + Reflexivo + crystal clear.
Ex: She makes it crystal clear that nothing is forever, not even the idea of fashion. Ex: She wanted to make herself crystal clear so that even Naruto would understand.
dejar boquiabierto
(v.)=boggle + mind.
Ex: If something this simple boggled your mind you have the I.Q. of a cucumber.
dejar caer
(v.)=drop ; dump.
Ex: The personnel officer of a factory drops a stack of a few thousand employee cards into a selecting machine and produces in a short time a list of all employees who live in Trenton and know Spanish. Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
dejar caer insinuaciones
(v.)=throw + hints.
Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.
dejar caer un indirecta
(v.)=drop + a hint.
Ex: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds.
dejar ciego
(v.)=blind.
Ex: This article presents a sketch of a young solicitor blinded in adolescence and describes library services currently available for him in Australia.
dejar claro
(v.)=make + it + clear ; hammer + home + message ; make + plain ; send + a clear signal that ; make + explicit statement ; make + explicit.
Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students. Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes. Ex: The most recent book on the subject, almost fifty years later, makes it plain that the situation is unchanged. Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession. Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated. Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.
dejar claro que
(v.)=make + the point that.
Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
dejar como + estar
(v.)=leave + untouched.
Ex: While almost all university libraries south of Iraqi Kurdistan were looted and/or burned, even the ones left untouched have little in them.
dejar con el culo al aire
(v.)=leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
Ex: This decision will leave too many victims of a trauma out in the cold for care, compensation, etc.
dejar constancia de
(v.)=record.
Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.
dejar de
(v.)=cease to ; relax + the grip on.
Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason. Ex: Neither of them relaxed the grip on each other's eyes.
dejar de + Infinitivo
(v.)=skip + Gerundio ; give up + Gerundio ; stop + Gerundio.
Ex: Press A for Abort to bypass the message and skip searching the specified drive. Ex: A few moments ago I was all ready to give up reading because the book was not going to be to my taste. Ex: One factor affecting the efficiency of OPACs (On-line public access catalogues) is the amount of time that is allowed to elapse between user entries before the computer assumes that the terminal is abandoned and stops polling the terminal (called the interactive timeout interval or ITI).
dejar de actualizar el catálogo
(v.)=close down + catalogue.
Ex: At sometime LC will close down its catalog.
dejar de circular
(v.)=drop out of + circulation.
Ex: Many songs that were once well-known but dropped out of circulation during the mid-20th century have become well known again in recent years.
dejar de existir
(v.)=be no more.
Ex: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado.
dejar de fumar
(n.)=stop + smoking ; quit + smoking ; smoking cessation.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new. Ex: When you decide to quit smoking, establishing smoke-free zones will help you to stop your habit. Ex: Clinical hypnosis teaches patients to use a deep relaxation state to address issues such as smoking cessation, weight loss, pain relief, or self-improvement.
dejar de funcionar
(v.)=go down ; cease to + function ; go + belly up ; flake out ; go + dead ; pack up.
Ex: But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that. Ex: The Library ceased to function soon after the closure of the mines in 1934. Ex: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since. Ex: The actress flaked out again and the director is trying to line up a replacement. Ex: Variable road signs with solar panels can go dead when, for. instance, snow covers the power source. Ex: That's telling you the drive is on the way out and you should replace it and get what you can off that drive before it packs up altogether.
dejar de gustar
(v.)=go off.
Ex: I went right off Hamilton when he referred to back markers as something like 'those monkeys who get in the way' half way through the first season.
dejar de hacer huelga
(v.)=cross + the picket line.
Ex: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.
dejar de hacer sufrir
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
Ex: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
dejar de lado
(v.)=leave + aside ; forego [forgo].
Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough. Ex: I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.
dejar de percatarse de
(v.)=become + blind to.
Ex: This task requires that the robot's intelligent controller does not becoming blind to the wide variety of anomalies that may occur.
dejar de pie
(v.)=leave + standing.
Ex: On the beach nearly everything was flattened with only one restaurant left standing although damaged: otherwise nothing is left except debris.
dejar de publicarse
(v.)=cease + publication.
Ex: Titles that have ceased publication since the first edition and new serial titles are listed in the appendices.
dejar de remar
(v.)=lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
Ex: Other boats lay on their oars in the vicinity of the sinking ship, a few survivors being rescued from the water. Ex: The boat continued to float idly downstream, the men resting on their oars.
dejar de ser actual
(v.)=date.
Ex: This again extends the search time but may not be a decisive factor where the stock soon dates, rendering older catalogues largely unused.
dejar de ser popular
(v.)=outlive + Posesivo + popularity ; fade from + popularity.
Ex: Library materials may be discarded when they are in poor physical condition, beyond repair and unfit for binding, or when the text is out-of-date or superseded by a new edition, or when they have outlived their popularity. Ex: Variety shows began to fade from popularity in the early 1970s, when research began to show that variety shows appealed to an older audience that was less appealing to advertisers.
dejar de ser útil
(v.)=outlive + Posesivo + usefulness.
Ex: There is no point in trying to prolong the life of a book which has outlived its usefulness.
dejar de sonreír
(v.)=extinguish + smile.
Ex: Then suddenly he extinguished his smile and arranged his countenance so that his listener should suppose him to be profoundly disturbed.
dejar de trabajar temporalmente
(n.)=career break.
Ex: Those women who have chosen to take a career break for child rearing may need access to top-up training on returning to the profession.
dejar de ver
(v.)=become + blind to.
Ex: This task requires that the robot's intelligent controller does not becoming blind to the wide variety of anomalies that may occur.
dejar de verse temporalmente
(v.)=take + a break from each other ; take + a break from one another.
Ex: We decided to talk it out and we're both just taking a break from each other, and in a while, we'll try talking to each other again. Ex: So Nicole and I have decided to take a break from one another for a little while.
dejar desamparado
(v.)=leave + Nombre + out in the cold ; leave + unprotected.
Ex: This decision will leave too many victims of a trauma out in the cold for care, compensation, etc. Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
dejar desguarnecido
(v.)=leave + unprotected.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
dejar desprotegido
(v.)=leave + unprotected ; leave + Nombre + out in the cold.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected. Ex: This decision will leave too many victims of a trauma out in the cold for care, compensation, etc.
dejar desvalido
(v.)=leave + unprotected.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
dejar dormido
(v.)=put + Nombre + to sleep.
Ex: You wait a little and catch your breath and hear the song of the mourning dove, its cooing nearly putting you to sleep.
dejar el agua correr
=let bygones be bygones.
Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
dejar el hábito
(v.)=kick + the habit.
Ex: Here's one you forgot: How about sponsoring a 'kick the habit' program?.
dejar el nido
(v.)=fly + the nest ; leave + the nest.
Ex: The term 'family nest' was used in the 1960s by researchers to describe an empty nest from which all of the children had flown leaving the parents lonely or sad. Ex: The senior year in high school is shadowed by anxiety about getting into college and about leaving the 'nest' for the unknown.
dejar el puesto de trabajo
(v.)=resign from + Posesivo + post.
Ex: While being off work he decided that he wanted to move on and resigned from the post.
dejar el trabajo
(v.)=resign from + Posesivo + post ; quit + Posesivo + job ; jump + ship.
Ex: While being off work he decided that he wanted to move on and resigned from the post. Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs. Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.
dejar embarazada
(v.)=get + Nombre + pregnant ; make + Nombre + pregnant.
Ex: If you ejaculate even near her vagina, you could get her pregnant with just a tiny splash of semen. Ex: The first man she ever killed was her brother who raped her and made her pregnant.
dejar en adobo
(v.)=marinade.
Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.
dejar en blanco
(v.)=leave + blank.
Ex: For our selection this field is left blank.
dejar en el dique seco
(v.)=mothball.
Ex: Thirty years ago, owners would have either bulldozed entire facilities or mothballed them and built new plants.
dejar en estado
(v.)=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
Ex: The first man she ever killed was her brother who raped her and made her pregnant. Ex: If you ejaculate even near her vagina, you could get her pregnant with just a tiny splash of semen.
dejar en evidencia
(v.)=call + Posesivo + bluff.
Ex: They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff.
dejar en garantía
(v.)=pledge.
Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.
dejar en herencia
(v.)=bequeath.
Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.
dejar en la cuneta
(v.)=ditch.
Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo
(v.)=afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.
Ex: The ability to perform these operations with such relative ease affords the cataloger the freedom to make decisions to restructure the catalog whenever it becomes necessary.
dejar en paz
(v.)=get off + Posesivo + back ; cut + Nombre + some slack ; give + Nombre + a break ; leave + Nombre + alone.
Ex: Please, please get off his back -- I'm so tired of listening to you give your take on what the President has said. Ex: The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack. Ex: You may say it was jealousy or childishness of my friend but give him a break -- this is the stupid stuff teens do. Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
dejar en prenda
(v.)=pledge.
Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.
dejar en remojo
(v.)=steep ; macerate.
Ex: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant. Ex: Let the berries macerate for at least an hour before serving.
dejar en ridículo
(v.)=make + a joke (out) of ; put + Nombre + to shame ; ridicule.
Ex: This application never crashes or fails, has more intelligent features than any other similar program, and at 5.43 MB for the entire install it makes a joke of Microsoft bloatware. Ex: I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame. Ex: Such publications emphasised patriotic material supporting the war and ridiculing the enemy.
dejar en segundo plano
(v.)=overshadow.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
dejar en suspenso
(v.)=put into + abeyance.
Ex: He decided there would be other opportunities to broach the subject and so put it into abeyance.
dejar en testamento
(v.)=will.
Ex: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).
dejar encargado
(v.)=leave in + charge.
Ex: Libraries invite legal liability and potential lawsuits when students are left in charge.
dejar entrever
(v.)=provide + a glimpse of ; hint ; insinuate ; hint at ; give + a hint ; intimate.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk. Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes. Ex: Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions. Ex: It was the first time the Mr Blair had even hinted at military action and his words are likely to alarm Labour MPs. Ex: Mum's the word: Weis not giving hints on the player's future. Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
dejar escapar a Alguien
(v.)=let + Nombre + escape.
Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.
dejar espacio para
(v.)=leave + room for.
Ex: In the former case, the layout of the text is adjusted to leave room for the graphics.
dejar estupefacto
(v.)=stagger ; stupefy.
Ex: With a sudden uncontrollable outburst of feeling which staggered while it satisfied him, he put out his hand. Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.
dejar frío
(v.)=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold ; leave + Nombre + cold.
Ex: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick. Ex: She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down. Ex: Her experiences had left her cold, cynical and bitter towards everyone else.
dejar frío a Alguien
(v.)=knock + Nombre + cold.
Ex: I knew all the ways to control lunatics, but she was strong in her ravings and knocked me cold more than once.
dejar frío y vacío
(v.)=leave + Nombre + cold and empty.
Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.
dejar fuera
(v.)=leave out ; cut out ; count + Nombre + out ; leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture ; shut out ; shut + Nombre + out.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include. Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system. Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes. Ex: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again. Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing. Ex: The Immigration Service has vowed to shut out foreigners from registering in preparation for this year's general elections. Ex: It's pretty important to understand my frustration with this whole situation and why I feel it is necessary to shut him out of my life.
dejar fuera de combate
(v.)=lay + Nombre + low.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
dejar fuera del equipo
(v.)=sideline.
Ex: This is the 3rd time he's been sidelined for 3 weeks due to injuries and he's starting to get naffed of.
dejar hecho polvo
(v.)=screw + Nombre + up.
Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
dejar huella
(v.)=leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + a trace ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + an impression ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today. Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history. Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all. Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter. Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: Their music redefined rock and roll for an entire generation, leaving an imprint that endures to this day. Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
dejar huellas
(v.)=leave + footprints.
Ex: Many people will walk in and out of your life, but only true friends will leave footprints in your heart.
dejar huérfano
(v.)=orphan.
Ex: Young people who have been orphaned and as a result became heads of households must look after themselves and their siblings.
dejar incompleto
(v.)=leave + unfinished.
Ex: Other theorists assert that although stages are indeed sequential, one can pass developmentally through this progression -- but ultimately must return to those stages that were left unfinished.
dejar inconsciente
(v.)=overcome ; knock + the hell out out of ; leave + unconscious.
Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes. Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes. Ex: A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award.
dejar indefenso
(v.)=leave + unprotected.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
dejar intacto
(v.)=leave + intact ; leave + untouched.
Ex: Such changes have been managed in a way that leaves intact the system of social relations based on sexual segregation. Ex: While almost all university libraries south of Iraqi Kurdistan were looted and/or burned, even the ones left untouched have little in them.
dejar la cuestión abierta
(v.)=leave + the question open.
Ex: He was even prepared, in 1945, to leave the question open for future discussion as to 'whether a phonographic record is a book'.
dejar la empresa
(v.)=jump + ship.
Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.
dejar la puerta abierta a
(v.)=open + the door to.
Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.
dejar la puerta abierta de par en par
(v.)=leave + the door wide open.
Ex: Giere does not secure a firm foundation for a cognitive theory of science because he leaves the door wide open for social constructivist interpretations of his views.
dejar la tierra en barbecho
(v.)=let + farmland lie fallow.
Ex: Letting farmland lie fallow is the right thing to do, but some farmers can not afford to do it regardless of the beneficial impact on the land.
dejar las armas
(v.)=put down + weapons.
Ex: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
dejar las cosas como están
=let + the matter + rest ; let + sleeping dogs lie.
Ex: I would suggest you let the matter rest. Ex: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
dejar las cosas tranquilas
=let + sleeping dogs lie.
Ex: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
dejar las manos de uno libres de
(v.)=free + Posesivo + hands from.
Ex: It also frees an operator's hands from having to set switches, etc.
dejar libertad para + Infinitivo
(v.)=leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.
Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
dejar libre
(v.)=vacate ; leave + vacant.
Ex: In August 1994 the Norfolk Record Office had to vacate its premises as a result of the serious fire in the library premises above. Ex: We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.
dejar limpio a Alguien
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
Ex: Let me guess ... you work in an all male workplace full of divorced men whose wives took them to the cleaners?.
dejar lisiado
(v.)=lame.
Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.
dejar los campos en barbecho
(v.)=let + fields lie fallow.
Ex: By crop rotation farmers can keep their fields under continuous production, without the need to let them lie fallow, and reducing the need for artificial fertilizers, both of which can be expensive.
dejar los estudios
(v.)=drop out (from school) ; drop out of + school.
Ex: Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students. Ex: According to this new law, students under the age of 18 who drop out of school will lose their driving permits.
dejar marcado
(v.)=scar.
Ex: The circulation clerk had a car accident which left her emotionally an physically scarred but as efficient as ever = La auxiliar de préstamo tuvo un accidente de coche que la dejó marcada física y emocionalmente pero tan eficaz como siempre.
dejar margen
(v.)=allow + margin.
Ex: There is no margin allowed for the exercise of free will.
dejar mella
(v.)=leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter. Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today. Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history. Ex: Their music redefined rock and roll for an entire generation, leaving an imprint that endures to this day. Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
dejar mucho que desear
(v.)=fall (far) short of + ideal ; leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zeland libraries falls far short of the ideal. Ex: BC's layout and typography leave a lot to be desired, particularly if it is compared with a scheme such as DC. Ex: The organization of the purchase and storage of such documents in this country leaves much to be desired.
dejar para cuando
(v.)=move to + a time when.
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
dejar pasar
(v.)=pass up ; forego [forgo] ; let through ; let + pass.
Ex: However, I feel that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity which you cannot afford to pass up, and I'm sure he would not hesitate to let you go to further a promising career. Ex: I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision. Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked. Ex: At some point in the race's history, since the first running in 1839, it became an event we couldn't let pass without having a flutter.
dejar pasar Algo
(v.)=put + Nombre + behind.
Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
dejar pasar a Alguien
(v.)=let + Alguien + by.
Ex: 'Let these people by!' shouted the young man with angry, exasperated brusqueness.
dejar pasar una oportunidad
(v.)=forego + opportunity ; miss + opportunity ; pass up + opportunity ; miss + chance ; pass up + chance.
Ex: Or will LC, in order to continue in its role, be forced to forego the opportunities presented to it by this new technology?. Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users. Ex: However, I feel that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity which you cannot afford to pass up, and I'm sure he would not hesitate to let you go to further a promising career. Ex: The government has missed the chance to make new homes environmental trailblazers, says Jo Williams. Ex: Convicts pass up the chance to escape because conditions are too cushy, experts say.
dejar pasmado
(v.)=stagger ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; stupefy ; boggle + mind.
Ex: With a sudden uncontrollable outburst of feeling which staggered while it satisfied him, he put out his hand. Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind. Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience. Ex: If something this simple boggled your mind you have the I.Q. of a cucumber.
dejar paso
(v.)=step + aside.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
dejar paso (a)
(v.)=give + way (to).
Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
dejar pelado a Alguien
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
Ex: Let me guess ... you work in an all male workplace full of divorced men whose wives took them to the cleaners?.
dejar perplejo
(v.)=puzzle ; mystify ; perplex ; stump ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; bewilder ; nonplus ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; boggle + mind.
Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians. Ex: 'What mystifies me' -- she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'. Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you. Ex: I'm stumped -- again, any help would be appreciated -- and thank you for your responses so far!. Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind. Ex: Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers. Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard. Ex: This is a book that treats its audience with respect while blowing their mind. Ex: If something this simple boggled your mind you have the I.Q. of a cucumber.
dejar plantado
(v.)=walk out on.
Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.
dejar preñada
(v.)=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
Ex: The first man she ever killed was her brother who raped her and made her pregnant. Ex: If you ejaculate even near her vagina, you could get her pregnant with just a tiny splash of semen.
dejar que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=allow + Infinitivo.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera
(v.)=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
Ex: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.
dejar que Alguien se las arregle solo
(v.)=leave (up) to + Posesivo + own resources ; leave to + Posesivo + own devices.
Ex: The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes. Ex: The profession is once again left to its own devices, subject to the tightening constraints of local government budgets.
dejar que Alguien se salga con la suya
(v.)=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
Ex: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way.
dejar que Alguien se vaya
(v.)=let + Nombre + go.
Ex: However, I feel that this is a once in a lifetime opportunity which you cannot afford to pass up, and I'm sure he would not hesitate to let you go to further a promising career.
dejar que desear
(v.)=leave + something + to be desired ; leave + a bit to be desired.
Ex: Their recommendations concerning parts of publications leave something to be desired. Ex: Also, I think the job descriptions leave a bit to be desired.
dejar que se pudra
(v.)=leave to + rot.
Ex: Whether by design or default, libraries are being neglected, deprofessionalised and left to rot.
dejar rastro
(v.)=leave + a trace.
Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.
dejar respirar
(v.)=cut + Nombre + some slack ; give + Nombre + a break.
Ex: The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack. Ex: You may say it was jealousy or childishness of my friend but give him a break -- this is the stupid stuff teens do.
dejar salir
(v.)=let + Nombre + out.
Ex: We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
dejar sin aliento
(v.)=take + Posesivo + breath away.
Ex: For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
dejar sin cambiar
(v.)=leave + unchanged.
Ex: Normally the claim category assigned to the vendor is left unchanged, since it reflects the time that vendor requires to deliver documents.
dejar sin habla
(v.)=take + Posesivo + breath away.
Ex: For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
dejar sin hacer
(v.)=leave + undone.
Ex: The curator, librarian or archivist should leave a repair undone rather than do something of which he/she is uncertain.
dejar sin palabras
(v.)=nonplus ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; take + Posesivo + breath away.
Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard. Ex: One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off. Ex: For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
dejar sin poder
(v.)=disempower.
Ex: One of the greatest challenges of our society is the provision of humane & affordable services in ways that empower, rather than disempower, its aging members.
dejar sin protección
(v.)=leave + unprotected.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
dejar sin referente a una referencia anafórica
(v.)=dangle + anaphoric reference.
Ex: Subsequently, work has been carried out on the twin problems of recognising anaphoric references, and constructing passages in which no anaphoric references are left dangling.
dejar sin respiración
(v.)=take + Posesivo + breath away.
Ex: For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
dejar sin tocar
(v.)=leave + Nombre + alone ; leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face. Ex: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.
dejar sin trabajo
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of work.
Ex: I think I had rather see 5,000 filers than a machine put 5,000 people out of work.
dejar sitio (a)
(v.)=make + room (for) ; make + way (for).
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
dejar solo
(v.)=leave + Alguien + alone ; leave + Nombre + alone ; leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
Ex: But I said at once: 'Look here, master, I'll thank you to leave me alone after this, do you hear?'. Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face. Ex: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.
dejar su impronta en
(v.)=set + Posesivo + stamp on.
Ex: Darwin and Corvin set their stamp on the work-force.
dejar suelto
(v.)=turn + Nombre + loose.
Ex: When her owners turned her loose, she followed her nose straight for the good stuff.
dejar tiempo
(v.)=free up + time.
Ex: In fact, our survey uncovered that 80 percent of respondents are using the Internet to free up time in their busy schedules by paying bills online.
dejar tiempo libre
(v.)=free up + time.
Ex: In fact, our survey uncovered that 80 percent of respondents are using the Internet to free up time in their busy schedules by paying bills online.
dejar tirado
(v.)=strand ; walk out on.
Ex: A horror movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at an airport. Ex: There are many thankless jobs in this world, but does that mean you can just walk out on them for your own selfish reasons?.
dejar tranquilo
(v.)=leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
Ex: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.
dejar tras sí
(v.)=leave + Nombre + behind.
Ex: Students cite 'ease and speed of online research as their main reasons for leaving the library behind'.
dejar un cargo
(v.)=resign + office ; step down from + Posesivo + position ; leave + office.
Ex: When Librarian of Congress Luther Evans resigned his office to become director general of UNESCO on 2 Jul 1953, the Eisenhower administration began an immediate search for his successor. Ex: The president has announced that she is stepping down from her position at the end of January 2006. Ex: There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.
dejar un grato sabor de boca
(v.)=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: As you can imagine, my previous experiences in Atlanta have not left a good taste in my mouth.
dejar un hueco
(v.)=leave + gap.
Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in advance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
dejar un hábito
(v.)=stop + habit.
Ex: When you decide to quit smoking, establishing smoke-free zones will help you to stop your habit.
dejar un mal sabor
(v.)=leave + a bad taste.
Ex: And if it leaves a bad taste you need to wash it down.
dejar un mal sabor de boca
(v.)=leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: The second contract was more acceptable to me, and the publisher was very responsive to my concerns, but still the whole process did leave a bad taste in my mouth.
dejar un puesto de trabajo
(v.)=resign from + Posesivo + position.
Ex: She resigned from her position of head of Macmillan Books for Children rather than be involved in restructuring and staff losses in the early 1970s.
dejar un reguero de
(v.)=leave + a trail of.
Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
dejar un sabor amargo en la boca
(v.)=leave + a bitter aftertaste.
Ex: The strike left a bitter aftertaste: many unionists were fired and blacklisted, and the memory of the defeat lingered for generations.
dejar un trabajo
(v.)=quit ; resign + Posesivo + post.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit. Ex: However, by Spring 1897 Jones had resigned her post to escape an atmosphere of acrimony, where she had become the victim of sexual discrimination.
dejar una cicatriz
(v.)=scar.
Ex: The circulation clerk had a car accident which left her emotionally an physically scarred but as efficient as ever = La auxiliar de préstamo tuvo un accidente de coche que la dejó marcada física y emocionalmente pero tan eficaz como siempre.
dejar una huella imborrable
(v.)=leave + a lasting impression ; leave + a lasting memory.
Ex: These painters left a lasting impression that impacted art history forever. Ex: The substance mattered not at all, but his remarkable style of campaigning left a lasting memory.
dejar una impresión
(v.)=leave with + the impression ; leave + an impression ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power. Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: Their music redefined rock and roll for an entire generation, leaving an imprint that endures to this day. Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
dejar una marca
(v.)=leave + Posesivo + mark.
Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today.
dejar una pista
(v.)=leave + a trace.
Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.
dejar vacante
(v.)=leave + vacant.
Ex: We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.
dejar vacío
(v.)=leave + vacant.
Ex: We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.
dejar vulnerable
(v.)=leave + unprotected ; leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected. Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
dejarlo a la discreción de
(v.)=leave + it to the discretion of.
Ex: A library may have clearly defined policies as to which subject illustrations will be clipped, or the library may leave it to the discretion of the reference librarian.
dejarlo en paz
(v.)=give it + a rest ; let + it drop.
Ex: Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop. Ex: Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.
dejarlo para última hora
(v.)=leave + it until the last minute.
Ex: Please do not leave it until the last minute.
dejarse arrastrar
(v.)=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; be carried along ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream. Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Ex: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. Ex: We are carried along in a stream -- some are aware of the invisible forces pulling them, others float without a thought as to where the current is taking them. Ex: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: There are those that are going with the tide that is globalisation and those that are going against with it. Ex: Are you aware of the fact that it is far easier to go with the stream than against it?. Ex: It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes: 'Only dead fish swim with the stream!'.
dejarse arrastrar por el viento
(v.)=ride + the wind.
Ex: She was riding the wind and making the wind do the work.
dejarse arrastrar por la corriente
(v.)=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream. Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Ex: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. Ex: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: There are those that are going with the tide that is globalisation and those that are going against with it. Ex: Are you aware of the fact that it is far easier to go with the stream than against it?. Ex: It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes: 'Only dead fish swim with the stream!'.
dejarse arrastrar por las olas
(v.)=ride + the waves.
Ex: Enjoy this article by Takara about how to deal with what life hands you like riding the waves on a surfboard.
dejarse caer
(v.)=drop by ; drop in ; slump ; droop ; mosey ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
Ex: 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'. Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'. Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand. Ex: Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity. Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes. Ex: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice. Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time. Ex: We were on our way to the market and decided to nip in here for a quick late lunch.
dejarse caer por casa
(v.)=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'. Ex: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice. Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time. Ex: We were on our way to the market and decided to nip in here for a quick late lunch.
dejarse de gilipolleces
(v.)=cut + the crap ; cut + the bullshit.
Ex: I was much older and wiser, so as soon as the recruiter began his spiel, I just told him to cut the crap and give it to me straight. Ex: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast.
dejarse de historias
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks ; cut to + the chase ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
dejarse de niñerías
(v.)=act + Posesivo + age.
Ex: Maybe James no longer wanted to play for someone like that: someone who, in the heat of the moment, refuses to act his age.
dejarse el pellejo
(v.)=play out + Posesivo + skin ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; sweat + blood ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; give + Posesivo + all.
Ex: James played out his skin and always led by example both in defence and attack. Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd. Ex: After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good. Ex: It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour. Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
dejarse el pellejo trabajando
(v.)=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
Ex: There are plenty of those out there who are working their fingers to the bone and still have a hard time keeping their heads above water.
dejarse embaucar
(v.)=get + sucked in.
Ex: The problem with books like this is that people get sucked in and start believing in impossibilities.
dejarse engañar
(v.)=fall for ; get + sucked in.
Ex: Librarians make the mistake of seeing community information as being just another type of information, and they fall for some very basic fallacies. Ex: The problem with books like this is that people get sucked in and start believing in impossibilities.
dejarse guiar por el instinto
(v.)=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants. Ex: Cruising the streets of Strasbourg on foot we followed our noses and found ourselves bumping into awesome buildings left, right and centre. Ex: But the struggle to leave conventionality behind and to follow her instincts was not an easy one for Edna. Ex: She had a strong will, independent views, some contempt for the world, and followed her own inclinations without servitude to the opinion of others.
dejarse la piel
(v.)=sweat + blood ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; play out + Posesivo + skin.
Ex: After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good. Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd. Ex: It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour. Ex: James played out his skin and always led by example both in defence and attack.
dejarse la piel trabajando
(v.)=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
Ex: There are plenty of those out there who are working their fingers to the bone and still have a hard time keeping their heads above water.
dejarse llevar
(v.)=become + carried away by ; drift along ; drift ; coast along ; go with + the flow ; let + go ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; carry away ; be carried along ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world. Ex: The group of employees seems to 'drift along'. Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change. Ex: Unless more of us refuse to be content to coast along, living off the fat of the land and leaving others to pay the tab, there is no guarantee that America will be a better place for our children than it was for us. Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream. Ex: To be the life and soul of a party or social gathering requires you to come out of your shell and let go. Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Ex: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. Ex: These cautionary tales suggest that investors should not be carried away by the euphoria accompanying headline-grabbing announcements of yet more orders won. Ex: We are carried along in a stream -- some are aware of the invisible forces pulling them, others float without a thought as to where the current is taking them. Ex: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: There are those that are going with the tide that is globalisation and those that are going against with it. Ex: Are you aware of the fact that it is far easier to go with the stream than against it?. Ex: It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes: 'Only dead fish swim with the stream!'.
dejarse llevar fácilmente
(v.)=be easily led.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
dejarse llevar por
(v.)=fall + victim to ; give + way (to).
Ex: But once the Community becomes an object of ridicule in the minds of the public, truth falls victim to ignorance and prejudice. Ex: But since to have chosen to use the alternative rule would have committed us to extensive and expensive recataloging of LC copy, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
dejarse llevar por el instinto
(v.)=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants. Ex: But the struggle to leave conventionality behind and to follow her instincts was not an easy one for Edna. Ex: Cruising the streets of Strasbourg on foot we followed our noses and found ourselves bumping into awesome buildings left, right and centre. Ex: She had a strong will, independent views, some contempt for the world, and followed her own inclinations without servitude to the opinion of others.
dejarse llevar por el olfato
(v.)=follow + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: When her owners turned her loose, she followed her nose straight for the good stuff.
dejarse llevar por el pánico
(v.)=panic ; grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
Ex: For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?. Ex: Still, people who are trying to sell their homes are growing panicky as they see their properties up for sale much longer than they expected. Ex: In most of the cases, people get panicky in situations which are beyond their control.
dejarse llevar por el viento
(v.)=ride + the wind.
Ex: She was riding the wind and making the wind do the work.
dejarse llevar por la corriente
(v.)=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream. Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Ex: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. Ex: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: There are those that are going with the tide that is globalisation and those that are going against with it. Ex: Are you aware of the fact that it is far easier to go with the stream than against it?. Ex: It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes: 'Only dead fish swim with the stream!'.
dejarse llevar por la corriente, dejarse arrastrar por la corriente
(v.)=ride + the current.
Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow.
dejarse llevar por las olas
(v.)=ride + the waves.
Ex: Enjoy this article by Takara about how to deal with what life hands you like riding the waves on a surfboard.
dejarse llevar por los demás
(v.)=follow + the crowd.
Ex: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one.
dejarse ver
(v.)=have + visibility ; show + Posesivo + face.
Ex: Obviously it would have been most desirable to have at least Ed Blume here yesterday to respond to some of Joan Marshall's particular criticisms, and more importantly, to have visibility. Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
dejo
(n.)=taint ; aftertaste.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.

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* del año catapún=from the year dot.
* del año de la nada=from the year dot.
* del año de la pera=from the year dot.
* del año de la polca=from the year dot.
* del año de Maricastaña=from the year dot.
* del año maricastaño=from the year dot.
* del atrio=atrial.
* del automóvil=automotive.
* del ayer=of yesteryear ; gone by.
* del ayuntamiento=local authority-run.
* del calendario=calendrical.
* del Caribe=Caribbean.
* del centro=middle.
* del Cercano Oriente=Near-Eastern.
* del cine=cinematic.
* del coito=coital.
* del congreso=congressional.
* del convento=conventual.
* del cráneo=cranial.
* del cuello del útero=cervical.
* del cuerpo=body.
* del día o de la noche=day or night.
* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho=easier said than done.
* del documento específico=document-related.
* del ecuador=equatorial.
* del editor=editorial.
* del entorno=ambient ; environmental.
* del esófago=oesophageal [esophageal, -USA].
* del este=eastern ; easternly ; easterly.
* del este asiático=East Asian.
* del estilo de los directorios=directory-type.
* del estroptococo=streptococcal.
* del experimento=experimental.
* del + Expresión Temporal=a + Expresión Temporal.
* del Extremo Oriente=Far Eastern.
* del extremo sur=southernmost.
* del futuro=of the years to come ; yet to come.
* del gobernador=gubernatorial.
* del gobierno=government-owned ; government-operated ; government-run.
* del grosor de un pelo=hairline.
* del intelecto=noetic.
* del interior=inland.
* del lomo=spinal.
* del mar=sea-going.
* del matrimonio=marital.
* del medio=middle.
* del medio ambiente=environmental.
* del Medio Oriente=Middle Eastern.
* del mejor modo posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* del milenio=millenarian.
* del miocardio=myocardial.
* del mismo calibre que=in a class with.
* del mismo modo=exactly ; in the same vein ; by the same token.
* del mismo modo que=as ; in the form that ; in the same way (as) ; in the same way that ; just as ; in the same manner (as) ; along the lines ; after the fashion of ; similar to ; in common with.
* del mismo + Nombre=equally + Adjetivo.
* del mismo sexo=same-sex.
* del mismo tipo que las oficinas=office-type.
* del momento=of the time(s).
* del montón=a dime a dozen.
* del mundo real=real-world.
* del municipio=municipal.
* del nordeste=northeastern [north eastern].
* del noroeste=northwestern [north western] ; northwest ; north-western ; north-western.
* del norte=northern ; Hyperborean ; northerly ; northernly.
* del oeste=westerly ; westernly.
* del olfato=olfactory.
* del orden de=by the order of + Expresión Numérica.
* del Oriente Medio=Middle Eastern.
* del Oriente Próximo=Near-Eastern.
* del otro lado de la ciudad=cross-town.
* del otro modo=the other way (a)round.
* del Pacífico=pacific.
* del paludismo=malarial.
* del páncreas=pancreatic.
* del pasado=has-been ; of the past ; bygone ; of yesteryear ; gone by.
* del pene=penile.
* del período=menstrual.
* del profesorado=faculty.
* del público asistente=from the floor.
* del que se tiene constancia=recorded.
* del recién nacido=neonatal.
* del regimiento=regimental.
* del revés=inside-out.
* del siglo diecinueve=nineteenth-century.
* del siglo diecisiete=seventeenth-century.
* del sudeste=southeastern [south eastern].
* del sudoeste=southwestern [south western].
* del sur=southern ; southerly ; southernly.
* del sur de Asia=South Asian.
* del sur de Europa=Southern European.
* del sureste=southeastern [south eastern].
* del suroeste=southwestern [south western].
* del tamaño de la cabeza de un alfiler=pin-head sized.
* del tamaño del bolsillo=pocket sized.
* del tamaño de una cartera=briefcase-sized.
* del tamaño de un maletín=briefcase-sized.
* del tamaño de un perro=dog-sized.
* del terruño=locally grown.
* del tesauro=thesaural.
* del tiempo=room temperature.
* del todo=all the way.
* del tutor=tutorial.
* del útero=uterine.
* ser del orden de + Número=be of the order of + Número.

del + Expresión Temporal
=a + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Most hosts are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
del Caribe
(adj.)=Caribbean.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific countries).
del Cercano Oriente
(adj.)=Near-Eastern.
Ex: The hebrew, Arabic, and other Near-Eastern alphabets cut as type during the hand-press period for works of biblical exegesis were narrowly confined to specialist printers.
del Extremo Oriente
(adj.)=Far Eastern.
Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.
del Medio Oriente
(adj.)=Middle Eastern.
Ex: The author analyses the union catalogues of periodicals in Middle Eastern languages in UK libraries = El autor analiza los catálogos colectivos de publicaciones períodicas en las lenguas del Oriente Medio en las bibliotecas británicas.
del Oriente Medio
(adj.)=Middle Eastern.
Ex: The author analyses the union catalogues of periodicals in Middle Eastern languages in UK libraries = El autor analiza los catálogos colectivos de publicaciones períodicas en las lenguas del Oriente Medio en las bibliotecas británicas.
del Oriente Próximo
(adj.)=Near-Eastern.
Ex: The hebrew, Arabic, and other Near-Eastern alphabets cut as type during the hand-press period for works of biblical exegesis were narrowly confined to specialist printers.
del Pacífico
(adj.)=pacific.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and pacific countries).
del atrio
(adj.)=atrial.
Ex: Under general anesthesia, closure of the atrial defect was undertaken after initial temporary test occlusion.
del automóvil
(adj.)=automotive.
Ex: This article describes the collection of Detroit Public Library, which is considered the world's largest public archive of automotive records = Este artículo describe la colección de la Biblioteca Pública de Detroit, que se considera el mayor archivo público del mundo de documentos sobre el automóvil.
del ayer
=of yesteryear ; gone by.
Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes. Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
del ayuntamiento
(adj.)=local authority-run.
Ex: There are over 70 local authority-run consumer advisory services each handling an average of about 20,000 enquiries a year.
del año catapún
=from the year dot.
Ex: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
del año de Maricastaña
=from the year dot.
Ex: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
del año de la nada
=from the year dot.
Ex: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
del año de la pera
=from the year dot.
Ex: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
del año de la polca
=from the year dot.
Ex: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
del año maricastaño
=from the year dot.
Ex: This rather fat book gives a readable account of the history of mathematics from the year dot up to the last century.
del calendario
(adj.)=calendrical.
Ex: The Julian calendar was switched over to the Gregorian starting in 1582, at which point the 10 day difference between the actual time of year and traditional time of year on which calendrical events occurred became intolerable.
del centro
(adj.)=middle.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
del cine
(adj.)=cinematic.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.
del coito
(adj.)=coital.
Ex: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the inability of a woman to function adequately in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, or in coital situations.
del congreso
(adj.)=congressional.
Ex: This congressional material was vastly underused before CIS (congressional Information Service) hit the scene.
del convento
(adj.)=conventual.
Ex: The nuns tenaciously defended their conventual tradition, which led to laxity both in discipline and resistance to attempts at reform.
del cráneo
(adj.)=cranial.
Ex: A reanalysis of Rushton's data shows that cranial size is not a feasible indicator of intelligence.
del cuello del útero
(adj.)=cervical.
Ex: This study aims to quantify the variation in cervical morphology between ewes.
del cuerpo
(adj.)=body.
Ex: Ramberg depicts women's torsos clad in ultrafeminine undergarments and creates body metaphors from jackets, vests, breastplates, and fur pieces.
del córtex
(adj.)=cortical.
Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.
del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho
=easier said than done.
Ex: In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
del documento específico
=document-related.
Ex: The additional document-related information required for each access-point file entry can be seen in Figure 52.
del día o de la noche
=day or night.
Ex: Internet offers significant opportunities for teaching interactive research strategies at anytime, day or night.
del ecuador
(adj.)=equatorial.
Ex: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
del editor
(adj.)=editorial.
Ex: Practical application of these ideas, preferably with editorial or tutorial assistance, is the next step after perusing this chapter.
del entorno
(adj.)=ambient ; environmental.
Ex: The author draws an analogy between the ambient consumerism of affluent societies and the consumption of information. Ex: Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.
del este
(adj.)=eastern ; easternly ; easterly.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city. Ex: In 1975, the lighthouse on this most easternly point in Canada was made a national historic site. Ex: Byron Bay is Australia's most easterly point and has long been considered a sacred place by the Aboriginal people.
del este asiático
=East Asian.
Ex: The possibilities of international cooperation promise to bring scholarly access to East Asian Materials from far beyond the walls of any library, big or small.
del estilo de los directorios
(adj.)=directory-type.
Ex: This is likely to be particularly important for directory-type data bases and other full text data bases, such as electronic journals.
del estroptococo
(adj.)=streptococcal.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
del esófago
(adj.)=oesophageal [esophageal, -USA].
Ex: Oesophageal perforation was associated in the majority of the cases with ingestion of fishing hooks.
del experimento
(adj.)=experimental.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
del extremo sur
(adj.)=southernmost.
Ex: This article discusses the slow development of school libraries in Kerala, the southernmost state of India.
del futuro
=of the years to come ; yet to come.
Ex: The ways in which librarians respond to the new technology will determine, in part, the library's place in the culture of the years to come. Ex: The article 'The library yet to come' presents a range of pessimistic and optimistic predictions for the future of the library.
del gobernador
(adj.)=gubernatorial.
Ex: This article explores the significant growth and expansion of gubernatorial control over education reform.
del gobierno
(adj.)=government-owned ; government-operated ; government-run.
Ex: Government-owned book depots can help to solve some problems. Ex: This monograph traces the evolution of American public libraries from female, volunteer-run reading rooms to government-operated institutions. Ex: Both government-run programs and partially government-subsidized programs run by voluntary agencies such as Caritas and the YMCA are common.
del grosor de un pelo
(adj.)=hairline.
Ex: Didot's first neo-classic type did not show marked contrast, but later developments of the form, by Didot himself and by Bodoni in Italy, resulted by 1800 in faces of great contrast combined with vertical stress and unbracketed, hairline serifs.
del intelecto
(adj.)=noetic.
Ex: Information is noetic form and form precisely as form cannot be the proper object of a science.
del interior
(adj.)=inland.
Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.
del lomo
(adj.)=spinal.
Ex: This article discusses various aspects of the display of library materials such as full-frontal versus spinal display, and others.
del mar
(adj.)=sea-going.
Ex: The article 'State of the art in sea-going libraries' describes the library service on board the USS George Washington focusing on the layout, facilities, origins, and purpose.
del matrimonio
(adj.)=marital.
Ex: A patron is interested in reading articles reflecting recent research into the characteristics useful for predicting marital satisfaction or success.
del medio
(adj.)=middle.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
del medio ambiente
(adj.)=environmental.
Ex: Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.
del mejor modo posible
=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
del milenio
(adj.)=millenarian.
Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
del miocardio
(adj.)=myocardial.
Ex: Infarction is irreversible damage to myocardial tissues caused by prolonged ischemia/hypoxia.
del mismo + Nombre
=equally + Adjetivo.
Ex: Equally important is the fact that a title only reflects the main theme of a document; subsidiary themes are not represented.
del mismo calibre que
=in a class with.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
del mismo modo
=exactly ; in the same vein ; by the same token.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: In the same vein, the relevant Government department should normally be in the best position to analyze the domestic effect of any Community document. Ex: By the same token, knowing the basics of microcomputer technology will help the librarian to appreciate why the computer does what it does with bibliographic records.
del mismo modo que
=as ; in the form that ; in the same way (as) ; in the same way that ; just as ; in the same manner (as) ; along the lines ; after the fashion of ; similar to ; in common with.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools. Ex: The edition statement is given if stated in the document, in the form that is given in the document. Ex: For instance, the SLA List recommends the choice of specific headings in the same way as Sears'. Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern. Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game. Ex: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books. Ex: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far. Ex: Invented around 1850 by two Americans, the platen jobber worked after the fashion of a bivalve shell = Inventada alrededor de 1850 por dos norteamericanos, la máquina de presión plana funcionaba del mismo modo que un bivalvo. Ex: Similar to economic impact analysis, cost-benefit analysis provides a quantitative presentation of the returns to a community's library investment. Ex: In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.
del mismo sexo
(adj.)=same-sex.
Ex: Some states allow civil marriages in circumstances which are not allowed by many religions, such as same-sex marriages or civil unions.
del mismo tipo que las oficinas
(adj.)=office-type.
Ex: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.
del momento
=of the time(s).
Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.
del montón
=a dime a dozen.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
del mundo real
(adj.)=real-world.
Ex: It is unfortunate that there is a dearth of real-world logged data to explore usage and problems.
del municipio
(adj.)=municipal.
Ex: Public library budgets continue to be cut in the USA as they compete with other county and municipal services for shrinking fiscal resources.
del nordeste
(adj.)=northeastern [north eastern].
Ex: This article deals with the problems of providing library collection and acquisitions services to off-campus university students throughout a sparsely populated region of northeastern Ontario in Canada.
del noroeste
(adj.)=northwestern [north western] ; northwest ; north-western ; north-western.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North America which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825. Ex: The results show that surface gravel-sand mulch provides a more favorable environment for plant growth than non-mulched fields in the highly erodible loess area of northwest China. Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome. Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.
del norte
(adj.)=northern ; Hyperborean ; northerly ; northernly.
Ex: Edmonds supervised the planning and construction of two such regional libraries, in the northern and southern parts of the city. Ex: The author evaluates the classification patterns established by the Library of Congress for the 'Hyperborean languages of America and the kindred languages of Asia'. Ex: However, the most northerly and climatically extreme parts of the Arctic are inhabited by few species. Ex: South-west Scotland is the most nothernly big chunk of lowland grassland in the UK.
del oeste
(adj.)=westerly ; westernly.
Ex: The most westerly town in Europe, Dingle is also famous for its friendly dolphin. Ex: I observed a bright orange, pulsing object that moved around the Big Dipper for approximatley twenty minutes and then left in a westernly direction.
del olfato
(adj.)=olfactory.
Ex: This article examines the detail of Gissing's realistic portrayal of the library, noting how a few contemporary public librarians highlighted the olfactory aspects in his description.
del orden de
=by the order of + Expresión Numérica.
Ex: Therefore, there exists an opportunity to reduce toxic emissions by the order of 15 to 20% without substantial economic penalties.
del otro lado de la ciudad
(adj.)=cross-town.
Ex: The average speed of cross-town traffic has dropped to 5.2 miles per hour (from 5.6 mph five years ago).
del otro modo
=the other way (a)round.
Ex: In France and Germany it was usual to lay 4 formes on the press the other way round.
del paludismo
(adj.)=malarial.
Ex: Always use mosquito nets when sleeping at night in malarial areas.
del pasado
=has-been ; of the past ; bygone ; of yesteryear ; gone by.
Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today). Ex: This article discusses the use of a metaphorical mode of writing in moralistic children's fiction of the past, where the intention was to make children good. Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era. Ex: Attendance figures indicated the beginnings of a return to participation by many of the big publishers that shunned the show in recent years, although the mammoth stands of yesteryear remained absent = Las cifras de asistencia mostraban el comienzo de una vuelta a la participación de muchos de los editores que no habían asistido a la exposición en los últimos años, aunque los estands gigantescos de antaño seguían estando ausentes. Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
del pene
(adj.)=penile.
Ex: To determine whether 'folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.
del período
(adj.)=menstrual.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
del profesorado
(adj.)=faculty.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
del páncreas
(adj.)=pancreatic.
Ex: These pancreatic cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis and inflammation.
del público asistente
=from the floor.
Ex: The second hour of the forum is reserved for questions from the floor and for broad-ranging discussion.
del que se tiene constancia
(adj.)=recorded.
Ex: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
del recién nacido
(adj.)=neonatal.
Ex: Neonatal assessments were determined separately by each one of 3 doctor groups: 4 inexperienced obstetricians, 4 experienced obstetricians and 4 expert neonatologists.
del regimiento
(adj.)=regimental.
Ex: Information is held on topics such as: medals; uniform; regimental histories and increasingly the social history of the armed forces = La información se organiza por temas como, por ejemplo, medallas, uniformes, historia de los regimientos y, cada vez, historia social de las fuerzas armadas.
del revés
=inside-out.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Inside-out: The shape of New Library'.
del siglo diecinueve
(n.)=nineteenth-century.
Ex: The online computerized library catalog is a wholly new type of catalog having a drastically different design from the seventeenth-century bookform catalog and the nineteenth-century card catalog.
del siglo diecisiete
(adj.)=seventeenth-century.
Ex: The online computerized library catalog is a wholly new type of catalog having a drastically different design from the seventeenth-century bookform catalog and the nineteenth-century card catalog.
del sudeste
=southeastern [south eastern].
Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
del sudoeste
(adj.)=southwestern [south western].
Ex: This article describes the involvement of the southwestern Library Association in interstate continuing library education.
del sur
(adj.)=southern ; southerly ; southernly.
Ex: Edmonds supervised the planning and construction of two such regional libraries, in the northern and southern parts of the city. Ex: Scotland's most southerly distillery nestles on the green banks of the River Bladnoch, from which it takes its name. Ex: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden.
del sur de Asia
(n./adj.)=South Asian.
Ex: This section is designed to help health care professionals more effectively respond to the needs of South Asians in the United States.
del sur de Europa
(adj.)=Southern European.
Ex: Their main effort has been to provide captions for the deaf as well as subtitles in Southern European languages for immigrants not fluent in Swedish.
del sureste
(adj.)=southeastern [south eastern].
Ex: The London and South Eastern Library Region (LASER) is an organisation for library co-operation within Greater London, and various counties in the South East of England.
del suroeste
(adj.)=southwestern [south western].
Ex: This article describes the involvement of the southwestern Library Association in interstate continuing library education.
del tamaño de la cabeza de un alfiler
(adj.)=pin-head sized.
Ex: This is a laparoscopy revealing diffuse white-yellowish pin-head sized milliary nodules over the whole visceral and peritoneal wall.
del tamaño de un maletín
(adj.)=briefcase-sized.
Ex: When every student is carrying around a briefcase-sized microform reader, then we won't need to postulate or to argue for microform catalogs in libraries.
del tamaño de un perro
(adj.)=dog-sized.
Ex: Recently, National Geographic had an article on a dog-sized, sabre-toothed animal discovered in Brazil.
del tamaño de una cartera
(adj.)=briefcase-sized.
Ex: When every student is carrying around a briefcase-sized microform reader, then we won't need to postulate or to argue for microform catalogs in libraries.
del tamaño del bolsillo
=pocket sized.
Ex: The devices will come in a variety of sizes ranging from pocket sized to double-hinged displays that will present two large pages.
del terruño
(adj.)=locally grown.
Ex: Those on the other side of the debate are equally vehement that locally grown organic food is preferable to imported organic food.
del tesauro
(adj.)=thesaural.
Ex: One form or other of the classificatory and thesaural approaches have been adopted in all these devices.
del tiempo
(n.)=room temperature.
Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, toilet provision, fire regulations and exits are all well covered in considerable detail.
del todo
(n.)=all the way.
Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days.
del tutor
(adj.)=tutorial.
Ex: Practical application of these ideas, preferably with editorial or tutorial assistance, is the next step after perusing this chapter.
del útero
(adj.)=uterine.
Ex: Abnormal uterine bleeding is experienced by most women at sometime during their reproductive years.
delación
(n.)=betrayal.
Ex: The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.

delantal
(n.)=apron ; pinafore ; pinny.
Nota: Abreviatura de pinnafore.
Ex: In the past, most housewives and even girls wore sweet frilly aprons and pinafores.
Ex: Aprons were close kin to pinafores, which had some popularity back then.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.

delante
=ahead ; in front.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.
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* caerse hacia delante=fall forward.
* con una mano delante y otra detrás=penniless ; skint ; broke.
* dar un paso hacia delante=step up.
* de delante=front.
* de delante hacia atrás=front to back ; fore and aft.
* delante de=before ; in front of.
* delante del pelotón=ahead of the pack.
* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes ; before + Posesivo + very eyes.
* delante y detrás=front and back.
* en la parte de delante (de)=at the front (of).
* enumerar hacia delante=list + forwards.
* estar muy por delante de=be way out ahead of.
* estar muy por delante de su tiempo=be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
* estar por delante de=be ahead of.
* inclinarse hacia delante=tip forward.
* ir delante=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* ir hacia delante=page + forward.
* llevarse por delante=be carried along.
* mantenerse por delante=keep + ahead.
* mantenerse por delante de la competencia=keep + one step ahead of the game ; keep + one step ahead of the competition.
* mirar hacia delante=look forward ; look + straight ahead.
* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante=move back and forth.
* muy por delante de=far ahead of.
* pasar corriendo delante de=run + past.
* pasar por delante de=make + Posesivo + way past ; walk + past ; come + past.
* poner Algo por delante de=put + Nombre + ahead of.
* poner delante de=lay before.
* por delante=ahead.
* por delante de=ahead of.
* por delante de la competencia=ahead of the game.
* por delante y por detrás=front and back.
* seguir por delante de=keep + one step ahead of.
* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás=wobble back and forth.
* tener delante=have + before.
* tener delante de las narices=stare + Nombre + in the face.
* trabajar hacia delante=work forward.
* un paso por delante de=one step ahead of.

delante de
=before ; in front of.
Ex: The hearings before the Royal Commission, including among the witnesses some of the most prominent librarians and scholars of that day, extended from 1847 to 1849. Ex: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress.
delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos
=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes ; before + Posesivo + very eyes.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago. Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.
delante del pelotón
=ahead of the pack.
Ex: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.
delante y detrás
=front and back.
Ex: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.
delantera
(n.)=front.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
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* conservar la delantera=keep + ahead.
* ganar la delantera=gain + the upper hand.
* llevar la delantera=ahead of the game.
* mantener la delantera=keep + ahead.
* recuperar la delantera=regain + the upper hand.
* tomar la delantera=take + a lead ; take + an early lead.

delantero^1
(adj.)=front.
Ex: In the end I decided to go for a detachable front section that is bolted .
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* asiento delantero=front seat.
* canto delantero=fore-edge [fore edge].
* cuartos delanteros=forequarters ; forehand.
* diente delantero=front tooth.
* eje delantero=front end ; front axle.
* en la parte delantera (de)=at the front (of).
* faro antiniebla delantero=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* jardín delantero=front garden.
* luz antiniebla delantera=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* luz delantera=headlight ; headlamp.
* miembro delantero=forelimb.
* pata delantera=foreleg ; forelimb ; front leg.
* piloto antiniebla delantero=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* rueda delantera=front wheel.
* suspensión delantera=front suspension.
* tren delantero=front end.

delantero^2
(n.)=striker ; forward ; offensive player.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
Ex: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa.
Ex: Goal kicks are awarded when an offensive player knocks the ball past the goal line and out of bounds.

delapidador
(n.)=waster.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .

delatar
(v.)=blow + the whistle (on) ; inform on ; turn in ; betray.
Ex: The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.
Ex: Sometimes communities are unwilling to cooperate with police to put a stop to gang behavior, either because of intimidation or unwillingness to turn in members of their own community = A veces las comunidades no están dispuestas a cooperar con la policía para poner fin a la conducta de pandillas, ya sea por intimidación o por no querer delatar a miembros de su propia comunidad.
Ex: Librarians must not allow their professionalism to betray them into imposing a well-meaning censorship on what children should read in the way of escapist literature.
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* delatar a Alguien=blow + Posesivo + cover.
* delatar fácilmente=be a dead giveaway.
* delatarse=give + Reflexivo + away.

delatar a Alguien
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + cover.
Ex: I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut.
delatar fácilmente
(n.)=be a dead giveaway.
Ex: False or exaggerated publisher claims are often a dead giveaway.
delatarse
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + away.
Ex: Abbott grew just a bit too cocky and started sending the cops 'souvenirs' of his heists, then made an unfortunate little slip that gave himself away.
delator
(n.)=informant ; stool pigeon ; denouncer.
Ex: Most of the information was obtained by way of interviews with informants working and living in black urban townships = La mayoría de la información se obtuvo mediante entrevistas con informantes que trabajan y viven en municipios urbanos negros.
Ex: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.
Ex: It is necessary to remark that he never tried to prove his innocence, he just started an attack with the intention to scare the denouncers.

delegación
(n.)=delegation ; branch ; mission ; deputation.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
Ex: His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.
Ex: A deputation agreement provides for a person functioning as a company employee to serve under another company temporarily.
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* delegación de educación y ciencia=local education authority (LEA).
* delegación de organismo público=public sector agency.
* delegación de responsabilidad=empowerment.
* delegación de sanidad=hospital board.
* nombrar una delegación=appoint + delegation.

delegación de educación y ciencia
=local education authority (LEA).
Ex: One of the main proposals of the Act is local management of schools which delegates power and resources from the local education authorities (LEA) to individual schools.
delegación de organismo público
(n.)=public sector agency.
Ex: A network of public sector agencies are feeding a rapidly expanding data base which is catalogued, coded and indexed according to national standards.
delegación de responsabilidad
(n.)=empowerment.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
delegación de sanidad
(n.)=hospital board.
Ex: There is a similar lack of organization of such regional bodies as the hospital boards and water authorities.
delegado
(n.)=delegate ; delegated ; emissary ; officer.
Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
Ex: Reference librarians should be prepared to be the 'intermediaries' and to perform 'delegated' searches for the majority of libraries' clientele.
Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.
Ex: Thus, sometimes the information does not reach those officers who would benefit most from access to it.
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* administrador delegado=administrative officer.
* Cámara de Delegados=House of Delegates.
* delegado de clase=class prefect ; class representative.

delegado de clase
(n.)=class prefect ; class representative.
Ex: While in secondary school, his leadership qualities showed early and he was appointed class prefect in 1973. Ex: Class representatives are spokespeople of all students as much as privileged messengers to a teacher.
delegadora
(adj.)=delegative.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.

delegar
(v.)=delegate ; devolve.
Ex: Alternatively, subcategorization can be delegated to another individual experienced in the subject field.
Ex: India has asked Sri Lanka to devolve power to the Tamil minority in that country in a bid for reconciliation among various communities.
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* delegar a=devolve to.
* delegar Algo a Alguien=entrust [instrust].
* delegar autoridad=delegate + authority.
* delegar en=deputise [deputize, -USA].
* delegar potestad=delegate + power.
* delegar recursos=delegate + resources.
* delegar responsabilidad=delegate + responsibility ; empower.
* delegar una decisión=delegate + decision.
* delegar un asunto=delegate + matter.
* delegar una tarea=delegate + operation.

delegar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=entrust [instrust].
Ex: The early libraries in England were often gifts of individuals entrusted to the guardianship of their respective municipalities.
delegar a
(v.)=devolve to.
Ex: In Belgium this is the result of the traditional language division, while in the USA and West Germany responsibility for supervision is devolved to each country's individual states.
delegar autoridad
(v.)=delegate + authority.
Ex: His autocracy is manifested by his unwillingness and inability to delegate responsibility and authority.
delegar en
(v.)=deputise [deputize, -USA].
Ex: In effect we deputized him to maintain stability in the gulf and promised to sell Iran almost any military hardware the shah desired.
delegar potestad
(v.)=delegate + power.
Ex: One of the main proposals of the Act is local management of schools which delegates power and resources from the local education authorities (LEA) to individual schools.
delegar recursos
(v.)=delegate + resources.
Ex: One of the main proposals of the Act is local management of schools which delegates power and resources from the local education authorities (LEA) to individual schools.
delegar responsabilidad
(v.)=delegate + responsibility ; empower.
Ex: His autocracy is manifested by his unwillingness and inability to delegate responsibility and authority. Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.
delegar un asunto
(v.)=delegate + matter.
Ex: They've delegated the matter to us.
delegar una decisión
(v.)=delegate + decision.
Ex: The librarian should delegate as many decisions as possible to the level of authority qualified and most interested in handling the problem.
delegar una tarea
(v.)=delegate + operation.
Ex: There exist punched-card machines in which separate operations are usually delegated to a series of machines.
deleitar
(v.)=enchant ; delight ; please ; wallow in.
Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
Ex: Libraries must begin seriously to assess how well they are anticipating, meeting, and delighting students and faculty.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
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* deleitar los oídos=please + the ears.
* deleitarse=savour [savor, -USA] ; relish ; gloat (over).
* deleitarse con=revel in.
* deleitarse en=delight in.
* deleitarse mirando=feast + Posesivo + eyes on.

deleitar los oídos
(v.)=please + the ears.
Ex: She has brought out a spanking new album to please the ears of her fans.
deleitarse
(v.)=savour [savor, -USA] ; relish ; gloat (over).
Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence. Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be. Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
deleitarse con
(v.)=revel in.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Revelling in the relevance of our profession's history'.
deleitarse en
(v.)=delight in.
Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
deleitarse mirando
(v.)=feast + Posesivo + eyes on.
Ex: This superb restaurant will tempt you with lavish buffets or set menus while feasting your eyes on the breathtaking view.
deleite
(n.)=delight.
Ex: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.
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* con deleite=with gusto.

deletreado
(adj.)=spelt-out ; spelled-out.
Ex: The user who is ignorant of the expansion of the abbreviations in these headings, will be happier to be able to find these headings file under their abbreviated form, than under a spelt-out version or complete version.
Ex: Ultimately, a compromise was developed that provided for the fully spelled-out form as a parenthetical addition in the heading if it is needed to differentiate names = En última instancia se llegó a un acuerdo que permitía que la forma totalmente deletreada se le añadiese entre paréntesis al encabezamiento si se necesitaba diferenciar los nombres.

deletrear
(v.)=spell ; spell out.
Ex: For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.
Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.

deletreo
=spelling out.
Ex: Earlier rules tended to prefer the numerals to be filed as if spelt out, but this required the codes to specify the nature of spelling out.

delfinario
(n.)=dolphinarium.
Ex: In reality, it is but one thing that motivates the owners of dolphinariums and marine parks: It is not education of our youth, but money.

delfín
(n.)=dolphin.
Ex: Marine mammals held in aquatic parks for exhibition, particularly dolphins, are frequently affected by infections.

delgadez
(n.)=thinness.
Ex: This article assesses the relationship between college men's media use and their endorsement of thinness for themselves and for women.

delgado
(adj.)=slim ; thin ; slender ; lean ; skinny .
Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.
Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.
Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
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* alto y delgado=spindly .
* con tallo largo y delgado=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
* de aspecto delgado=lean-looking.
* delgado como un palo=stick-thin.
* delgado y fuerte=wiry.
* demasiado delgado=underweight.
* intestino delgado=small intestine.
* largo y delgado=spindly .
* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado=nothing tastes as good as thin feels.

delgado como un palo
(adj.)=stick-thin.
Ex: The film's first revelation is Kate Winslet and her lovely body in a world of stick-thin actresses.
delgado y fuerte
(adj.)=wiry.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
delgadísimo
(adj.)=razor-thin.
Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.

deliberación
(n.)=deliberation.
Ex: Such deliberations on subject scope will normally lead to a preliminary list of significant terms.

deliberadamente
=deliberately ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; wittingly ; advisedly ; purposely ; by design ; on purpose ; knowingly ; studiously ; designedly.
Ex: Some categories of headings are deliberately omitted from Sears'.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Ex: Advisedly, this monograph is not called an 'Introduction to information science' and anyone who buys it on the mistaken assumption that it is such an introduction will be disappointed = Prudentemente, esta monografría no se titula "Introducción a la documentación" y cualquiera que lo compre pensando que es una introducción se sentirá decepcionado.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.
Ex: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.
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* deliberadamente inexpresivo=deadpan.

deliberadamente inexpresivo
(adj.)=deadpan.
Ex: The story is told with a kind of deadpan surrealism.
deliberado
(adj.)=deliberate ; intentional ; wilful [willful, -USA] ; willful [wilful, -UK] ; calculated ; non-accidental.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
Ex: This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
Ex: Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
Ex: This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
Ex: As for the location of the bruises or welts (the closer to the center of the body, the more likely it is that they are non-accidental).

deliberar
(v.)=deliberate.
Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.

delicadamente
=softly ; delicately.
Ex: You touch the illustration and the book begins to softly play the music, the score on the page moving to keep up with the notes.
Ex: Therefore, any such introduction must be done delicately and with full understanding of all involved.

delicadeza
(n.)=finesse ; gentleness ; delicacy ; subtlety.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
Ex: Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.
Ex: What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.
Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
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* con delicadeza=delicately ; gently.

delicado
(adj.)=gentle ; sensitive ; tricky ; delicate ; ticklish ; awkward ; choosy ; touchy ; frail ; tender ; dainty ; lissom(e) ; fragile ; fussy ; picky .
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
Ex: Censorship is a touchy subject with prison librarians.
Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
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* asunto delicado=sore subject ; sore spot ; sore point ; sensitive issue ; hot potato ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
* pregunta delicada=awkward question.
* ser muy delicado con la comida=be a picky eater.
* ser muy delicado para comer=be a picky eater.
* tejido muy delicado=gossamer.
* tema delicado=sore subject ; sore spot ; sore point ; sensitive issue ; hot potato ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.

delicatesen
(n.)=delicatessen [deli, -abrev.].
Ex: Participants in the German case studies were a delicatessen, health food cooperative, and large manufacturers of fresh milk products.
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* tienda de delicatesen=gourmet food store.

delicia
(n.)=treat.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
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* delicia culinaria=culinary delight.

delicia culinaria
(n.)=culinary delight.
Ex: There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
delicioso
(adj.)=delicious ; delightful ; delectable ; luscious ; scrumptious ; mouth-watering ; flavourful [flavorful, -USA].
Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and 'delicious' ways.
Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
Ex: End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.

delictivamente
=criminally.
Ex: The majority of illegal immigrants are not criminally active.

delictivo
(adj.)=criminal.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
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* acto delictivo=delinquent act.
* comprobación de antecedentes delictivos=police check.
* pasado delictivo=criminal past.

delimitable
(adj.)=mappable.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.

delimitación
(n.)=scope ; delimitation.
Ex: Subject field definition arises from the scope of the information service or system that the indexing language is expected to serve.
Ex: While many delimitations of scope might allow for this, it is obvious that a work that concentrated on naval battles would not be useful.

delimitado
(adj.)=definable ; mapped.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is highly desirable to have a separate definable area with tighter security.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.

delimitador
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* coma delimitadora=comma delimiter.
* delimitador de campo=field delimiter.

delimitador de campo
(n.)=field delimiter.
Ex: A field delimiter marks the end of a field.
delimitar
(v.)=delimit ; delineate ; demarcate ; flag ; isolate ; mark off ; redefine ; map out ; scope ; mark out ; narrow down ; set + boundaries.
Ex: 'Reinforced concrete bridges' contain two differences 'Reinforced' and 'Concrete', both of which delimit 'Bridges' in some sense.
Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
Ex: The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.
Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
Ex: How were such educational practicalities to be isolated and discussed?.
Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
Ex: Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.
Ex: And once again fundamental features mark out the landscape.
Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
Ex: I feel the need to compartmentalise my activities and set boundaries for each of them.
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* delimitar una búsqueda=narrow + search ; qualify + search ; refine + search.
* delimitar un problema=isolate + problem.
* imposible de delimitar=unmappable.
* sin delimitar=unmapped.

delimitar un problema
(v.)=isolate + problem.
Ex: Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem.
delimitar una búsqueda
(v.)=narrow + search ; qualify + search ; refine + search.
Ex: If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers. Ex: If too many titles are found, try to qualify your search by entering publication date, author's name, or other qualifier. Ex: The search is given a set number so that if the search results need to be displayed or the search refined it can be referred to directly.
delincuencia
(n.)=crime ; criminality ; delinquency.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
Ex: Libraries can play a role in countering social problems such as gangsterism, delinquency, illiteracy and vagrancy.
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* con una alto nivel de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-infested.
* con un alto nivel de delincuencia=crime-riddled.
* delincuencia callejera=street crime.
* delincuencia juvenil=juvenile delinquency.
* hacer frente a la delincuencia=tackle + crime.
* infestado de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* luchar contra la delincuencia=take + a bite out of crime.
* plagado de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* relacionado con la delincuencia=crime-related.

delincuencia callejera
(n.)=street crime.
Ex: Because most street crime is committed to obtain cash, elimination of cash will dramatically reduce crime.
delincuencia juvenil
(n.)=juvenile delinquency.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
delincuente
(n.)=criminal ; delinquent ; offender ; wrongdoer [wrong-doer] ; harmdoer ; lawbreaker ; felon ; malefactor.
Ex: But whether women are delinquent, offenders, or criminals aside, we are still left with the fact that only four classes of persons are singled out in the Library of Congress subject heading list as criminals.
Ex: The much-criticized delinquent WOMEN was changed to FEMALE OFFENDERS in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Ex: The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE offenders in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Ex: Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.
Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.
Ex: Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.
Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons.
Ex: Biotechnology's advances could give malefactors the ability to manipulate life processes -- and even affect human behavior.
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* banda de delincuentes=crime ring.
(n.)=petty criminal.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
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* delincuente juvenil=juvenile delinquent ; young offender ; juvenile offender.
* delincuente relacionado con las drogas=drug offender.
* delincuente sexual=sex offender ; nonce.
* lleno de delincuentes=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* plagado de delincuentes=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.

delincuente juvenil
(n.)=juvenile delinquent ; young offender ; juvenile offender.
Ex: If you do this, the system ANDs together the results of query 1, 'juvenile delinquent', and the new term, 'counseling'. Ex: These include the mentally ill and young offenders on probation. Ex: Human rights campaigners have welcomed an announcement by Iran that appears to end the execution of juvenile offenders.
delincuente relacionado con las drogas
(n.)=drug offender.
Ex: Our prison system is greatly overburdened by non-violent drug offenders.
delincuente sexual
(n.)=sex offender ; nonce.
Ex: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Ex: In the UK, the term nonce (sometimes spelled "nonse") is a slang word used to refer to a sex offender and/or child sexual abuser.
delineación
(n.)=delineation.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.

delineante
(n.)=draughtsman [draftsman, -USA] ; draughter [drafter, -USA] ; draughter [drafter, -USA].
Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.
Ex: A drafter's salary is dependent on what type of drafter they are, where they work, and how much work they have.
Ex: A drafter's salary is dependent on what type of drafter they are, where they work, and how much work they have.

delinear
(v.)=delineate.
Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.

delirante
(n.)=delirious.
Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.

delirio
(n.)=delirium ; raving.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: It is therefore essential to suspect and recognize delirium in these patients, especially in emergency wards.
Ex: I knew all the ways to control lunatics, but she was strong in her ravings and knocked me cold more than once.
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* delirios=rantings and ravings ; rantings.

delirios
(n.)=rantings and ravings ; rantings.
Ex: She was the 'insane' counterpart to the overly serious world of computers and everybody loved her rantings and ravings. Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
delito
(n.)=crime ; criminal act ; offense [offence, -UK] ; misdeed ; criminal offence ; tort.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; crime AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
Ex: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.
Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.
Ex: Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
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* acusaciones de delito criminal=criminal charges.
* autor de un delito=perpetrator.
* brigada de delitos económicos=fraud squad.
* brigada de delitos monetarios=fraud squad.
* cometer un delito=commit + crime ; carry out + a crime ; commit + offence.
* condena por delito grave=felony conviction.
* declaración de culpabilidad por delito grave=felony conviction.
* delito cibernético=cybercrime.
* delito contra el medioambiente=environmental crime.
* delito contra la flora y la fauna=wildlife crime.
* delito contra la propiedad=property crime.
* delito criminal=digital crime.
* delito de drogas=drug offense.
* delito de menor grado=misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].
* delito de violencia=violent crime ; crime of violence.
* delito grave=felony ; serious offence.
* delito informático=computer crime.
* delito menor=misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA] ; petty offense ; petty crime ; minor offence.
* delito penal=criminal offence.
* delito relacionado con las drogas=drug offense.
* delito sexual=sex crime ; sexual offence.
* delito violento=violent crime ; crime of violence.
* objeto de delito contra el estado=impeachable.
* ser acusado de delito criminal=face + criminal charge.

delito cibernético
(n.)=cybercrime.
Ex: This paper presents a model depicting the impacts of cybercrimes to the travel and tourism industry.
delito contra el medioambiente
(n.)=environmental crime.
Ex: The first of its kind, this exhibition aims to raise public awareness about environmental crimes that affect people's livelihood, the global economy as well as the world's ecosystems.
delito contra la flora y la fauna
(n.)=wildlife crime.
Ex: Most courts in India are unwilling to impose heavy fines and jail terms for wildlife crimes.
delito contra la propiedad
(n.)=property crime.
Ex: 30 years ago, the topic of security was not one which preoccupied librarians, but in the light of the dramatic increase in property crimes of all sorts, it has become a major concern = Hace treinta años, el tema de la seguridad no era algo que preocupaba a los bibliotecarios, pero a la vista del incremento espectacular de los delitos contra la propiedad de todo tipo, se ha convertido en una preocupación principal.
delito criminal
(n.)=digital crime.
Ex: However, in the ruling, the judge warned of a 'serious legal void' in the prosecution of digital crimes.
delito de drogas
(n.)=drug offense.
Ex: Around 5,000 people are serving a life sentence for a drug offense.
delito de menor grado
(n.)=misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.
delito de violencia
(n.)=violent crime ; crime of violence.
Ex: Violent crime overall, however, is still at the same level as in 1974, despite having decreased steadily since 1991. Ex: This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on crimes of violence.
delito grave
(n.)=felony ; serious offence.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony. Ex: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.
delito informático
(n.)=computer crime.
Ex: In April 1993 the first ever computer crime legislation came into existence in Hong Kong.
delito menor
(n.)=misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA] ; petty offense ; petty crime ; minor offence.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony. Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home. Ex: Examples of 'petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting. Ex: A discharge means that the judge finds you guilty, but then discharges you instead of convicting you -- usually in the case of minor offences and if you have no criminal history.
delito penal
=criminal offence.
Ex: Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.
delito relacionado con las drogas
(n.)=drug offense.
Ex: Around 5,000 people are serving a life sentence for a drug offense.
delito sexual
(n.)=sex crime ; sexual offence.
Ex: This bill provides that kidnapping with the intent to commit specified sex crimes be punishable by life imprisonment with the possibility of parole. Ex: The number of sexual offences recorded by police has jumped, despite a fall in almost every other category of recorded crime.
delito violento
(n.)=violent crime ; crime of violence.
Ex: Violent crime overall, however, is still at the same level as in 1974, despite having decreased steadily since 1991. Ex: This page highlights some of the current parliamentary material available on crimes of violence.
deliverable
(n.)=deliverable.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The main deliverable of this project will be the final report = El principal producto de este proyecto será el informe final.

delta
(n.)=delta ; delta.
Ex: Ranganathan uses four capital delta to denote Mysticism, which has the status of a main class in CC.
Ex: Mangrove forests thrive near the mouths of large rivers where river deltas provide lots of sediment.
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* piloto de ala delta=hang glider.
* planeador de ala delta=hang glider.
* planear con ala delta=hang-glide.
* tirarse con ala delta=hang-glide.
* volar con ala delta=hang-glide.
* vuelo en ala delta=hang-gliding.

demacrado
(adj.)=haggard ; gaunt.
Ex: To see a haggard face in your dreams, denotes misfortune and defeat in love matters.
Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.

demagogia
(n.)=demagoguery ; demagogy.
Ex: Every politician running for office in the November elections recognized that law-and-order demagoguery was the ticket to success.
Ex: All forms of demagogy seek to unify one group at the expense of another while convincing the audience of the necessity for doing so.

demagogo
(adj.)=demagogue [demagog] ; rabble rouser ; rabble-rousing.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: To their contemporaries, the two men represented polar opposites: Hitler, a rabble rouser preaching a doctrine of blood and race, and Pius, a man of contemplation offering the Church's grace to all.
Ex: After arrival in Sydney, it took only three years for Norton's reputation as a rabble-rousing republican to be established.

demagógico
(adj.)=demagogic ; populist ; pork-barrel.
Nota: Aplicado a una actuación política cuyo fin es puramente ganar votos.
Ex: Citizens are currently receptive to simpler, even demagogic, solutions presented by strong religious or secular belief systems.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Can this gimmickry, populist, supermarket approach work?'.
Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.

demanda cada vez menor
(n.)=falling demand.
Ex: The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.
demanda colectiva
(n.)=class action suit ; class action.
Ex: Until this library patron brought a successful taxpayers' class-action suit against the local government it had been giving its library about half the amount later received. Ex: The misuse of class actions poses a significant threat in today's business world.
demanda colectiva de los inversionistas
(n.)=securities class action.
Ex: The threat of securities class actions haunts every public company.
demanda comercial
(n.)=market demand ; commercial demand.
Ex: Electronic books will be cheaper to produce, easier to distribute and be published to meet any market demand. Ex: Commercial demand for photographs will grow and put increasing pressure on non-commercial institutions providing the service.
demanda de mercado
(n.)=market demand.
Ex: Electronic books will be cheaper to produce, easier to distribute and be published to meet any market demand.
demanda de temporada
(n.)=seasonal demand.
Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.
demanda estacional
(n.)=seasonal demand.
Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.
demanda fija
(n.)=inelastic demand.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand.
demanda judicial
=litigation ; legal action ; legal proceedings.
Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all. Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation. Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.
demanda masiva
(n.)=mass market.
Ex: There is a danger that only the videos appealing to a mass market may survive = Se corre el peligro de que sólo puede que sobrevivan aquellos vídeos que tengan una demanda masiva.
demanda popular
(n.)=public demand.
Ex: Baby boomers are desperately trying to hold onto their salad days -- plastic surgery, vitamins and drugs like Viagra have spiked in public demand.
demanda según la temporada
(n.)=seasonal demand.
Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.
demanda sin variaciones
(n.)=inelastic demand.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand.
demanda^1
=demand ; pressure ; push towards ; request ; exigency ; clamour [clamor, -USA].
Ex: The best indexing system can respond to these various demands.
Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
Ex: In the frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
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* a demanda=pro re nata.
* atender a una demanda=cater for/to + interest.
* atender una demanda=cater for/to + demand.
* aumento de la demanda=increase in (the) demand ; increased demand.
* ceder a una demanda=bow to + demand.
* crear demanda=make + demand.
* demanda cada vez menor=falling demand.
* demanda comercial=market demand ; commercial demand.
* demanda de mercado=market demand.
* demanda de temporada=seasonal demand.
* demanda estacional=seasonal demand.
* demanda fija=inelastic demand.
* demanda masiva=mass market.
* demanda popular=public demand.
* demandas=demand load.
* demanda según la temporada=seasonal demand.
* demanda sin variaciones=inelastic demand.
* edición según la demanda=on-demand publishing.
* en demanda=in-demand.
* estimar la demanda de Algo=gauge + the demand for.
* existir una demanda de=there + be + call for.
* hora de mayor demanda=peak time.
* incremento de la demanda=increased demand.
* indización según la demanda=request-oriented indexing.
* la demanda de=a call for.
* ley de la oferta y la demanda=law of supply and demand.
* nivel de demanda=level of demand.
* oferta y demanda=supply and demand.
* período de mayor demanda=peak time.
* publicación según la demanda=on-demand publishing.
* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular=mass-market journal.
* satisfacer una demanda=meet + demand ; satisfy + demand.
* tener una gran demanda=be in huge demand.

demanda^2
(n.)=appeal ; plea ; claim ; demand.
Ex: Special prominence has been given to the appeals to implement this task, in which libraries have to play an influential part.
Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
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* demanda colectiva=class action suit ; class action.
* demanda colectiva de los inversionistas=securities class action.
* demanda judicial=litigation ; legal action ; legal proceedings.
* entablar una demanda=bring + a suit against ; file + suit against ; file + lawsuit against.
* interponer demanda=face + legal action.
* interponer una demanda=bring + a suit against.
* notificación de demanda=notice of demand.
* poner una demanda=face + legal action.
* presentar una demanda=file + suit against ; file + lawsuit against.
* presentar una demanda judicial=take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings.

demandante
(adj.)=claimant ; complainant ; plaintiff ; accuser ; petitioner ; prosecuting.
Ex: Some material in this database is from copyrighted publications of the respective copyright claimants.
Ex: Each branch was given a poster to display and a supply of forms which complainants could fill in and these were returned by the library to the nearest consumer protection office for action.
Ex: Patricia Hunter and several hundred co-plaintiffs who live in the shadow of Canary Wharf Tower, London, claimed damages in nuisance.
Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.
Ex: In closing, I would like to remind investigating committees that they are being observed by the petitioner and his family.
Ex: Moreover, the investigating function is in principle kept separate from the prosecuting one, at least in the case of the more serious offences including those related to corruption.

demandar
(v.)=demand ; sue ; clamour for [clamor, -USA] ; bring + a suit against ; take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings ; exact.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.
Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
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* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente=build + pressure.
* demandar el derecho a=press + Posesivo + claim.
* demandar justicia=press + Posesivo + claim.
* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien=tax + Posesivo + imagination.
* demandar por daños y perjuicios=sue for + damage.
* demandar + Posesivo + atención=demand + Posesivo + attention.
* ser muy demandado=be in huge demand.

demandar + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=demand + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.
demandar cada vez más enérgicamente
(v.)=build + pressure.
Ex: Pressure for more open access to resources and better library services is building in the research community and academics are writing to Gorbachev urging open access to all kinds of information = La comunidad científica está demandando cada vez más enérgicamente mayor libre acceso a los recursos y mejores servicios bibliotecarios y los académicos le están pidiendo a Gorbachov por escrito el libre acceso a todo tipo de información.
demandar el derecho a
(v.)=press + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.
demandar justicia
(v.)=press + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: Olsson went on to add that she was considering pressing her claim in court and secure the right to exhume the tomb.
demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien
(v.)=tax + Posesivo + imagination.
Ex: It would tax one's imagination to create an automated system that could accomplish this task.
demandar por daños y perjuicios
(v.)=sue for + damage.
Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.
demandas
(n.)=demand load.
Ex: Server logs were designed to measure traffic and demand loads on a computer server, and they work well for this purpose.
demarcación
(n.)=boundary ; demarcation.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.
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* demarcación mediante párrafos=paragraphing.
* línea de demarcación=demarcation line.

demarcación mediante párrafos
(n.)=paragraphing.
Ex: Each area, and each repetition of an area must be clearly separated from the preceding area by paragraphing, typography, or indentation.
demarcado
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* bien demarcado=hard-edged.

demarcar
(v.)=mark off ; scope ; mark out ; set + boundaries.
Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
Ex: Information policy is highly complex and that it presents considerable difficulties in terms of scoping meaningful studies.
Ex: And once again fundamental features mark out the landscape.
Ex: I feel the need to compartmentalise my activities and set boundaries for each of them.

demasiada presión
(n.)=overpressure.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
demasiadas veces
=one too many times.
Ex: It was just one too many times for him.
demasiado
=far too many ; too + Adjetivo/Adverbio ; too great ; too heavily ; too much ; too far ; all too + Adjetivo ; way too much ; overly much ; over-the-top ; way too many ; far too much.
Ex: Obviously this is far too many references or added entries.
Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.
Ex: Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.
Ex: This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.
Ex: Finally a word of caution: do not expect too much.
Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence.
Ex: The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.
Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.
Ex: In the past, she's relied overly much on her ready laugh, lean looks, and willingness to doff her duds.
Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
Ex: I am not sure that we incarcerate too many people, but I am certain that we incarcerate way too many people for way too long.
Ex: She wore far too much rouge last night and not quite enough clothes.
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* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto=peak + too early.
* calentarse demasiado=overheat.
* cocinar demasiado=overcook.
* comer demasiado=overeat.
* con demasiada facilidad=all too easily ; all too easy.
* con demasiada frecuencia=all too often.
* con demasiadas expectativas=over expectant.
* con demasiado trabajo=overworked.
* conducir demasiado cerca de otro=tailgate.
* confiarse demasiado=be lulled into a false sense of.
* consentir demasiado=overindulge.
* demasiada presión=overpressure.
* demasiadas veces=one too many times.
* demasiado + Adjetivo=over + Adjetivo ; too narrowly + Adjetivo ; overly + Adjetivo ; disappointingly + Adjetivo ; way too + Adjetivo ; far too + Adjetivo.
* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia=too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.
* demasiado amplio=overwide [over-wide].
* demasiado ansioso=overeager [over-eager].
* demasiado bien pagado=overpaid.
* demasiado blando=mushy .
* demasiado caro=overpriced [over-priced].
* demasiado cerca=too close for comfort.
* demasiado chabacano=all too shabby.
* demasiado complejo=overcomplex.
* demasiado complicado=overcomplicated [over-complicated].
* demasiado común=all too common.
* demasiado confiado en uno mismo=overconfident.
* demasiado corto=all too short.
* demasiado costoso=non-affordable [nonaffordable].
* demasiado cualificado=overqualified.
* demasiado decorado=overly-decorated.
* demasiado delgado=underweight.
* demasiado de una cosa buena=too much of a good thing.
* demasiado donde elegir=embarrassment of riches ; spoilt for choice.
* demasiado entusiasmado=overeager [over-eager].
* demasiado entusiasta=overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].
* demasiado exagerado=overly-exaggerated.
* demasiado fácil=all too easy ; far too easy.
* demasiado fácilmente=all too easily.
* demasiado frecuente=all too frequent.
* demasiado fuerte=over-strong.
* demasiado gordo=overweight.
* demasiado grande=overgrown ; oversized.
* demasiado indulgente con uno mismo=self-indulgent.
* demasiado lejos=too far ; way too far.
* demasiado líquido=runny .
* demasiado maduro=overripe.
* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo=overage.
* demasiado mayor para su curso=overage for grade.
* demasiado meticuloso=nitpicking [nit-picking].
* demasiado optimista=over-optimistic [overoptimistic].
* demasiado poco común=all too rare.
* demasiado precipitado=too hurried ; too rush.
* demasiado preciso=over-precise.
* demasiado pronto=too soon.
* demasiado puntilloso=hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
* demasiado raro=all too rare.
* demasiado recargado=glaring.
* demasiados=too many ; all too many ; Número + too many.
* demasiado seguro de uno mismo=overconfident.
* demasiado simplificado=oversimplified [over-simplified].
* demasiados participantes=too many cooks (spoil the broth).
* demasiados pocos=all too few.
* demasiado susceptible=oversensitive.
* demasiado sutil=hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
* demasiado tarde=too late.
* demasiado temprano=too early.
* demasiado tiempo=too long ; way too long ; far too long.
* demasiado usado=overworked ; overused [over-used].
* desarrollarse demasiado pronto=peak + too early.
* dormir demasiado=oversleep ; sleep + too much ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
* dormir demasiado poco=sleep + too little.
* durante demasiado tiempo=for too long.
* encabezamiento demasiado general=much-too-broad heading.
* encarecer demasiado=price out of + the market ; price out of + the reach.
* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil=be out of + Posesivo + league.
* enfatizar demasiado=overstress.
* estar demasiado representado=overrepresent.
* exigir demasiado=overtax.
* exigir demasiado de=put + strain on.
* fruta demasiado madura=overripe fruit.
* gastar demasiado=overspend.
* haber bebido demasiado=be over the limit.
* hace demasiado tiempo=too long ago.
* hacer demasiado ruido=be a bit (too) loud.
* hacer trabajar demasiado=overwork.
* hilar demasiado fino=split + hairs.
* horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados=over-long hours.
* intentar abarcar demasiado=burn + the candle at both ends.
* ir demasiado lejos=overstate + case ; go + too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line.
* llegar demasiado lejos=go + too far.
* llenar demasiado=overfill.
* llevar Algo demasiado lejos=push + Nombre + too far.
* mimar demasiado=spoil + Nombre + rotten ; overindulge.
* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo=think + little of.
* pagar demasiado=pay through + the nose.
* prometer demasiado=over-promise.
* proteger demasiado=overprotect.
* que espera demasiado=over expectant.
* regado con demasiada frecuencia=heavily watered.
* regar demasiado=overwater.
* ser Algo demasiado difícil para=be in over + Posesivo + head ; be out of + Posesivo + depth.
* ser demasiado=be over-provided ; be a mouthful.
* ser demasiado + Adjetivo=be too + Adjetivo + by half.
* ser demasiado común=be all too common.
* ser demasiado escandaloso=be a bit (too) loud.
* ser demasiado precavido=err + on the side of caution.
* ser demasiado ruidoso=be a bit (too) loud.
* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás=reach + the point of no return.
* sin pensarlo demasiado=off-the-cuff ; off the top of + Posesivo + head.
* tener demasiada prisa=be in too much of a hurry ; be in too much of a rush.
* tener demasiado entre manos=have + too much on + Posesivo + plate.
* tener demasiados problemas=have + too much on + Posesivo + plate.
* trabajar demasiado=overwork.
* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia=be overworked.

demasiado + Adjetivo
=over + Adjetivo ; too narrowly + Adjetivo ; overly + Adjetivo ; disappointingly + Adjetivo ; way too + Adjetivo ; far too + Adjetivo.
Ex: Over severe truncation must be carefully avoided. Ex: The concern is expressed that the focus is too narrowly practical and thereby divorced from established principles of information retrieval. Ex: As I said, this is just my own view, and many would say it is overly paranoid. Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results. Ex: Internet connectivity has been way too difficult for far too long. Ex: I agree that the system here is far too complex and far too opaque.
demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia
=too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.
Ex: The article 'Is IT getting too clever for its own good?' considers future proofing in information technology.
demasiado amplio
(adj.)=overwide [over-wide].
Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
demasiado ansioso
(adj.)=overeager [over-eager].
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
demasiado bien pagado
(adj.)=overpaid.
Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
demasiado blando
(adj.)=mushy .
Ex: Microwaved stuff is always mushier than if you put it into the oven.
demasiado caro
(adj.)=overpriced [over-priced].
Ex: There are too many scholarly publications and too many of them are overpriced.
demasiado cerca
=too close for comfort.
Ex: Scientists say an asteroid came a little too close for comfort to Earth this week.
demasiado chabacano
(adj.)=all too shabby.
Ex: The author compares the high tech dreams of access to information technology for US school libraries with the all too shabby reality that currently exists.
demasiado complejo
(adj.)=overcomplex.
Ex: In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
demasiado complicado
(adj.)=overcomplicated [over-complicated].
Ex: Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.
demasiado común
=all too common.
Ex: Hence the all too common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.
demasiado confiado en uno mismo
(adj.)=overconfident.
Ex: When subjects are overconfident they stop looking for information long before they have found material that is relevant.
demasiado corto
(adj.)=all too short.
Ex: For the typists, the change meant having to undergo a period of training (in some cases, all too short and inadequate training).
demasiado costoso
(adj.)=non-affordable [nonaffordable].
Ex: The technology exists to establish a new system of scholarly communication to replace a heavily burdened and increasingly nonaffordable print-on-paper process which can no longer manage the explosion of knowledge.
demasiado cualificado
(adj.)=overqualified.
Ex: It makes good sense to hire the person most qualified for a job, and there is no such thing as being 'overqualified' for reference work.
demasiado de una cosa buena
=too much of a good thing.
Ex: People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals may actually be getting too much of a good thing.
demasiado decorado
=overly-decorated.
Ex: The linguistic style too is frequently metaphoric, one of the reasons for my feeling that it was overly-decorated when I began reading.
demasiado delgado
(adj.)=underweight.
Ex: We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.
demasiado donde elegir
=embarrassment of riches ; spoilt for choice.
Ex: The article 'An embarrassment of riches, or just an embarrassment?' omments on some recent Australian collection development policies. Ex: The article is entitled 'Spoilt for choice? Optical discs and online databases in the next decade'.
demasiado entusiasmado
(adj.)=overeager [over-eager].
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
demasiado entusiasta
(adj.)=overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].
Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.
demasiado exagerado
(adj.)=overly-exaggerated.
Ex: I came across many overly-exaggerated scuttlebutts in the article as well.
demasiado frecuente
(adj.)=all too frequent.
Ex: And on the all too frequent occasions when there is no cross-reference to guide him to the `correct' heading, what is he to do?.
demasiado fuerte
=over-strong.
Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of membership to industry.
demasiado fácil
=all too easy ; far too easy.
Ex: However, despite the availability of these catalogues, it is still all too easy for recent publications to slip by unnoticed. Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
demasiado fácilmente
=all too easily.
Ex: Administrators all too easily fall prey to the siren song of cost reduction, especially if phrases like innovation are employed as harmonic accompaniment.
demasiado gordo
(n.)=overweight.
Ex: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
demasiado grande
(adj.)=overgrown ; oversized.
Ex: Deregulation compelled the energy utility business to restructure its inwardly directed culture and its overgrown and rivalrous internal services function. Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
demasiado indulgente con uno mismo
(adj.)=self-indulgent.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
demasiado lejos
=too far ; way too far.
Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence. Ex: Some coaches take the game way too far, treating their kids like they are multi-million dollar players.
demasiado líquido
(adj.)=runny .
Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.
demasiado maduro
(adj.)=overripe.
Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.
demasiado mayor en relación con Algo
(n.)=overage.
Ex: It looks at the overage and the dropout problems in the school and the various strategies that were used to combat these difficulties.
demasiado mayor para su curso
=overage for grade.
Ex: More than 80 percent of the students who left school were overage for grade.
demasiado meticuloso
(adj.)=nitpicking [nit-picking].
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
demasiado optimista
(adj.)=over-optimistic [overoptimistic].
Ex: Unfortunately, many of the predictions have proved to be overoptimistic.
demasiado poco común
(adj.)=all too rare.
Ex: The author argues that young adult involvement in choices about their library services is all too rare and sets out the reasons for this state of affairs.
demasiado precipitado
(adj.)=too hurried ; too rush.
Ex: But compared to his trilogy, this book looks too hurried and thrown together. Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
demasiado preciso
=over-precise.
Ex: No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.
demasiado pronto
=too soon.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.
demasiado puntilloso
(adj.)=hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
Ex: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
demasiado raro
(adj.)=all too rare.
Ex: The author argues that young adult involvement in choices about their library services is all too rare and sets out the reasons for this state of affairs.
demasiado recargado
(adj.)=glaring.
Ex: Librarians have to compete with outside attractions such as glaring advertisements and screaming television!.
demasiado seguro de uno mismo
(adj.)=overconfident.
Ex: When subjects are overconfident they stop looking for information long before they have found material that is relevant.
demasiado simplificado
(adj.)=oversimplified [over-simplified].
Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
demasiado susceptible
(adj.)=oversensitive.
Ex: But while librarians certainly have a lot to answer for, they should not become oversensitive about the non-user.
demasiado sutil
(adj.)=hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
Ex: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
demasiado tarde
=too late.
Ex: It's never too early -- or too late -- to take advantage of all the benefits.
demasiado temprano
=too early.
Ex: It's never too early -- or too late -- to take advantage of all the benefits.
demasiado tiempo
=too long ; way too long ; far too long.
Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago. Ex: I am not sure that we incarcerate too many people, but I am certain that we incarcerate way too many people for way too long. Ex: Internet connectivity has been way too difficult for far too long.
demasiado usado
(adj.)=overworked ; overused [over-used].
Ex: User-friendliness is a much overworked phrase which has been interpreted in different ways by software houses. Ex: Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.
demasiados
=too many ; all too many ; Número + too many.
Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search. Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation. Ex: It cannot be said too often that one death is one too many.
demasiados participantes
=too many cooks (spoil the broth).
Ex: The problem is not, as in the States, a case of too many cooks but one of an exceedingly complex menu of services and separate benefits set out in a language that at times even the chef does not understand.
demasiados pocos
(adj.)=all too few.
Ex: Dealing with information products and services implicates practitioners in ethical as well as legal issues, although detailed instances of ethical dilemmas are all too few in the literature.
demasía
(n.)=bloat ; glut.
Ex: The book falls apart in the second half when its excess of cultural references eventually makes it suffer from bloat.
Ex: Almost no one is publishing literary criticism and yet a glut of self-help titles are published every year.
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* en demasía=excess ; to excess ; excessively.

demencia
(n.)=madness ; insanity ; mental disorder ; dementia.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.
Ex: The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.
Ex: These tendencies were evident in speculation about the causes of conditions such as paresis & 'hereditary' mental disorders.
Ex: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
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* demencia semántica=semantic dementia.
* demencia senil=senile dementia.

demencia semántica
(n.)=semantic dementia.
Ex: Being lost for words is a major frustration for both Alzheimer's and semantic dementia patients.
demencia senil
(n.)=senile dementia.
Ex: A brief review of the characteristics of Alzheimer's Disease (Senile Dementia) is followed by notes on sources of information on the subject.
demencial
(adj.)=certifiable ; demential.
Ex: The article is entitled 'certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.
Ex: This protein is considered to be greatly involved in degeneration and loss of neurons as well as onset of demential conditions .
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* acto demencial=senseless act.

demente
(n.)=demented ; crazed ; certifiable ; basket case ; insane ; maniac.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: The article is entitled 'certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.
Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.

demo
(n.)=demo.
Nota: Versión simplificada de un programa informático que se distribuye gratis para su publicidad y prueba.
Ex: Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
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* demo en CD-ROM=CD sampler.

demo en CD-ROM
(n.)=CD sampler.
Ex: This article discusses the value of CD sampler discs for librarians in assisting collection development.
democracia
(n.)=democracy.
Ex: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people.
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* democracia electrónica=electronic democracy (e-democracy).
* democracia falsa=travesty democracy.
* democracia paritaria=parity democracy.
* democracia popular=popular democracy.

democracia electrónica
(n.)=electronic democracy (e-democracy).
Ex: Electronic democracy (e-democracy) generally takes the form of Web sites devoted to providing information on politics and encouraging democracy and the democratic feelings of the general public through the Internet.
democracia falsa
(n.)=travesty democracy.
Ex: This travesty of democracy is the cause of our economic woe.
democracia paritaria
(n.)=parity democracy.
Ex: The issue of gender of representation remains important since a parity democracy has never actually been realized in the European Community.
democracia popular
(n.)=popular democracy.
Ex: It is also commonly believed that the origins of the public library movement testify to the power of popular democracy in this country.
democratización
=democratisation [democratization, -USA].
Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.

democratizador
=democratising [democratizing, -USA].
Ex: This article shows that technology is democratising = Este artículo demuestra que la tecnología es democratizadora.

democratizar
(v.)=democratise [democratize, -USA].
Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.

democráticamente
=democratically.
Ex: Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.

democrático
(adj.)=democratic.
Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.
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* democrático-participativo=democratic-participative.
* derechos democráticos=democratic rights.
* ideal democrático=democratic ideal.
* Partido Liberal Democrático, el=Liberal Democrats, the.
* proceso democrático, el=democratic process, the.
* República Democrática del Congo, la=Democratic Republic of Congo, the.
* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la=People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.

democrático-participativo
=democratic-participative.
Ex: Give me some examples of leaders who practiced democratic-participative leadership and kept their organizations afloat.
demodular
(v.)=demodulate.
Ex: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.

demografía
(n.)=demography ; demographics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: POPLINE covers references on fertility, contraception and demography.
Ex: Given similar demographics (age, size, and user population), to what extent do community hospital libraries differ in collection content?.

demográfico
(adj.)=demographic.
Ex: A service profession such as information work is totally dependent on skilled manpower and must look to the major demographic shifts to plan for the future.
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* cambio demográfico=population trend.
* composición demográfica=demographic composition.
* estadística demográfica=population statistics.
* explosión demográfica, la=population explosion, the.
* proyección demográfica=population projection ; demographic projection.
* tendencia demográfica=population trend.

demoledor
(adj.)=devastating ; shattering.
Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
Ex: The death of Scindia was shattering to all of us who knew him.
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* algo demoledor=steamroller.
* resultar ser demoledor=prove + crushing.

demoler
(v.)=demolish ; tear down ; bulldoze ; wreck ; knock out ; raze.
Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
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* demoler aparatosamente=bring + crashing down.
* demoler completamente=raze + Nombre + to the ground.

demoler aparatosamente
(v.)=bring + crashing down.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.
demoler completamente
(v.)=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.
demolición
(n.)=demolition.
Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.

demonia
(n.)=she devil.
Ex: The article 'Barbie, soul sister or she devil?' considers whether 'Barbie' represents a harmful role model for young children.

demonio
(n.)=demon ; fiend ; daemon.
Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: These sensational fictions about 'female fiends' share formulaic elements of character and plot: the heroines are always white, of ambiguous class status, and always young and attractive.
Ex: They are men who have been possessed by daemons and who, through shear strength of will, managed to destroy the daemon within themselves.
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* cómo demonios=how on earth.
* demonio blanco=white devil.
* demonio, el=devil, the.
* demonio necrófago=ghoul.
* ¿dónde demonios...?=where on (this) earth...?.
* ¿Qué demonios...?=what on (this) earth...?.
* ¿qué demonios...?=What the heck...?.

demonio blanco
(n.)=white devil.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.
demonio necrófago
(n.)=ghoul.
Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
demonio, el
(n.)=devil, the.
Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
demonización
(n.)=demonisation [demonization, -USA].
Ex: The late 1980s and 1990s saw the demonization of science suggesting that empirical methods should not be employed.

demonizar
(v.)=demonise [demonize, -USA].
Ex: This is a stimulating set of critical and empirical analyses that neither demonize nor romanticize 'Internet community'.

demonología
(n.)=demonology.
Ex: Subjects range from demonology to bibliographies of books on conjuring.

demoníaco
(adj.)=demonic.
Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.

demora
(n.)=delay ; lag ; time lag [timelag] ; tardiness ; slippage ; lag time [lag-time] ; lateness ; time-delay ; holdout.
Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
Ex: If this periodical is normally received about the middle of the month, the lag is about 15 days.
Ex: It is difficult to avoid an unacceptable time lag between the appearance of the original document and its announcement in an abstracting journal.
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.
Ex: This article covers ways in which producers of business information on-line have to increase the speed with which searchers can retrieve information, with particular emphasis on increased update frequencies and reduced lag times.
Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.
Ex: Although the entry time-delay for US publications is about 7 months, priority publications are nearly current.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
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* actuar sin demora=act + promptly.
* demora en la recepción=receipt lag.
* demora postal=mail lag.
* gastos de demora=demurrage.
* sin demora=on the spot ; straight away ; without delay ; at short notice ; promptly ; right away ; at once.
* sin demoras=in a timely fashion ; in a timely manner.
* tiempo de demora=lead time.

demora en la recepción
(n.)=receipt lag.
Ex: The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.
demora postal
(n.)=mail lag.
Ex: The mail lag in days is the time required for a recall notice to be delivered and for a borrower to return the document to the library.
demorado
(adj.)=delayed.
Ex: Puberty is consider delayed if it occurs after the age of 13 years in girls and 14 years in boys.
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* gratificación demorada=delayed gratification ; deferred gratification.

demorador
(adj.)=retarding.
Ex: Retarding factors include high investment costs and lack of standards.

demorar
(v.)=delay ; hold up ; hold + Nombre + back ; retard ; temporise [temporize, -USA] ; hold off ; play for + time ; drag out.
Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.
Ex: Unfortunately, goods of Community origin can also be held up by the surveillance system, often for several weeks.
Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
Ex: Without the floppy disk, data processing on microcomputers would have been severely retarded.
Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.
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* demorarse=lag ; tarry ; drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels ; linger ; be late (for).
* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto=without a moment wasted ; without a wasted moment ; without a minute wasted ; without a wasted minute.

demorarse
(v.)=lag ; tarry ; drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels ; linger ; be late (for).
Ex: The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it. Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled. Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet. Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on. Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair. Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
demostrable
(adj.)=demonstrable ; provable.
Ex: If the information supplied is in error to such an extent that the client suffers demonstrable harm, then legal action for redress is available = Si la información suministrada es errónea hasta el punto de que el usuario sufra daños demonstrables, existe la posibilidad de entablar un juicio para buscar compensación.
Ex: The assumptions are generally not provable; however, a number of social researchers have produced significant studies that need to be examine.

demostración
(n.)=demonstration ; manifestation ; substantiation ; tangible evidence ; demo ; reassurance ; showroom demonstration ; visual explanation ; proof.
Ex: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon : (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
Ex: Shareware, public domain software, and demos can legally be copied and distributed.
Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
Ex: While this may not be precisely the same application, it will still be a `real' situation, handling `real' data, and it will give a more accurate picture than a simple showroom demonstration.
Ex: Perhaps the most famous and certainly one of the oldest visual explanations in mathematics is the visual proof of the Pythagorean theorem.
Ex: The catalogue has been automated since 1984, and further proof of the library's value and ability to move with the times are shown by its 8,400 plus individual members.
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* CD-ROM de demostración=CD sampler.
* demostración del hecho de que=evidence of the fact that.
* demostración de programa=software demo.
* demostración de software=software demo.
* demostración de teoremas=theorem proving.
* demostración mediante el ejemplo=proof by example.
* demostración por contradicción=proof by contradiction.
* demostración por el ejemplo=proof by example.
* demostración técnica=technical presentation.
* disco de demostración=demonstration disc.
* hacer una demostración=give + demonstration.
* perfecta demostración=object lesson.

demostración de programa
(n.)=software demo.
Ex: The deadline for the submission of proposals for papers, poster presentations, sessions and software demos is November 22nd, 2004.
demostración de software
(n.)=software demo.
Ex: The deadline for the submission of proposals for papers, poster presentations, sessions and software demos is November 22nd, 2004.
demostración de teoremas
(n.)=theorem proving.
Ex: Automated reasoning or theorem proving essentially amounts to solving search problems.
demostración del hecho de que
=evidence of the fact that.
Ex: It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.
demostración mediante el ejemplo
(n.)=proof by example.
Ex: Each feature is taught in a proof-by-example manner, not only discussing what it is, but also how it works, and the common pitfalls associated with it.
demostración por contradicción
(n.)=proof by contradiction.
Ex: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
demostración por el ejemplo
(n.)=proof by example.
Ex: Each feature is taught in a proof-by-example manner, not only discussing what it is, but also how it works, and the common pitfalls associated with it.
demostración técnica
(n.)=technical presentation.
Ex: The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.
demostrado
(adj.)=proven ; tested ; demonstrated.
Ex: One of these two systems has a proven capability of communication and of interfacing many libraries, the other is based on traditional values of authority files.
Ex: On the other hand, credibility relates less to glossy brochure futuristics than to tested areas of application.
Ex: Individuals at this level will have a demonstrated track record of successes with in-depth and expert knowledge in a number of areas.
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* demostrado válido por el tiempo=time-tested.
* hecho demostrado=established fact.
* historial demostrado=proven track record.
* no demostrado=unsubstantiated.
* trayectoria demostrada=proven track record.

demostrado válido por el tiempo
(adj.)=time-tested.
Ex: As the librarian is responsible for the work regardless of who actually does it, only safe time-tested methods are recommended.
demostrador
(n.)=demonstrator.
Ex: Demonstrators must be familiar with the product to be able to relate detailed information to customers and to answer any questions that arise before, during, or after a demonstration.

demostrar
(v.)=demonstrate ; evidence ; exemplify ; prove ; show ; substantiate ; attest to + the fact that ; provide + evidence ; go to + show ; bear + witness.
Ex: The two objectives are interdependent, and this can be demonstrated first by examining the first objective.
Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.
Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.
Ex: One must be able to prove that a new staff member was selected with due process and with clearly delineated criteria.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
Ex: It can be substantiated that in switching over to new technologies we often have not done this kind of linkage.
Ex: Statistical reports from several libraries attest to the 'fact' that the great majority of library users are performing topical subject searches, not author/title or known-item searches.
Ex: Against that kind of thinking it is pointless to quote research figures and surveys and reports that provide evidence time and again of the importance of book ownership in the acquisition of the 'better education' everybody wants for their children.
Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
Ex: Controversy and antagonism attended each area of investigation, as a flood of secondary publication bears witness.
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* demostrar Algo con pruebas=demonstrate + in print.
* demostrar al mundo=prove to + the world.
* demostrar claramente=demonstrate + clearly.
* demostrar de lo que Uno es capaz=prove + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + mettle.
* demostrar de un modo contundente=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* demostrar el argumento de Uno=prove + Posesivo + point ; prove + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* demostrar la inocencia de Alguien=prove + Posesivo + innocence.
* demostrar la teoría de Uno=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* demostrar la valía=realise + the potential.
* demostrar lo contrario=prove + differently.
* demostrar lo que Uno dice=make + good + Posesivo + claim.
* demostrar lo que Uno vale=prove + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + mettle.
* demostrar los sentimientos de Uno=wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve ; show + Posesivo + feelings.
* demostrarlo todo=be proof enough.
* demostrar + Posesivo + valía=prove + Posesivo + value ; prove + Posesivo + worth ; prove + Reflexivo ; show + Posesivo + worth.
* demostrar + Posesivo + valor=prove + Posesivo + value ; prove + Posesivo + worth ; prove + Reflexivo ; show + Posesivo + worth ; prove + Posesivo + courage.
* demostrar que Algo no es cierto=debunk.
* demostrar que se está en lo cierto=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* demostrar que se tiene razón=prove + Posesivo + point ; prove + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
* demostrar ser=prove + to be ; establish + a record.
* demostrar ser mejor=prove + superior.
* demostrar ser necesario=prove + necessary.
* demostrar ser superior=prove + superior.
* demostrar sin lugar a dudas=prove + conclusively.
* demostrar sin ninguna duda=demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* demostrar sin ningún género de duda=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + emphatically ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* demostrar su utilidad=come into + Posesivo + own.
* demostrar su valía=prove + its worth ; realise + its full potential.
* demostrar tajantemente=demonstrate + emphatically.
* demostrar un argumento=substantiate + claim.
* dispuesto a demostrar + Posesivo + valía=on + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + best.
* el movimiento se demuestra andando=actions speak louder than words.
* eso demuestra que=it (just) goes to show that.
* estar por demostrar=be unproven.
* evidencia + demostrar=evidence + show.
* experiencia + demostrar=experience + show.
* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario=until proven otherwise.
* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario=innocent until proven guilty.
* lo que demuestra que=which (just) goes to show that.
* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter=off-balance.
* que puede demostrarse=demonstrably.
* sin demostrar=unsubstantiated.

demostrar + Posesivo + valor
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + value ; prove + Posesivo + worth ; prove + Reflexivo ; show + Posesivo + worth ; prove + Posesivo + courage.
Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support. Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way. Ex: They are also a place where untested ideas or authors can prove themselves and gather a following. Ex: To show one's worth, to feel important -- that is the secret of the human soul. Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.
demostrar + Posesivo + valía
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + value ; prove + Posesivo + worth ; prove + Reflexivo ; show + Posesivo + worth.
Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support. Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way. Ex: They are also a place where untested ideas or authors can prove themselves and gather a following. Ex: To show one's worth, to feel important -- that is the secret of the human soul.
demostrar Algo con pruebas
(v.)=demonstrate + in print.
Ex: It is, naturally, difficult to demonstrate this in print.
demostrar al mundo
(v.)=prove to + the world.
Ex: He is out to prove to the world that politics is not a bad word.
demostrar claramente
(v.)=demonstrate + clearly.
Ex: This demonstrates very clearly the technical problems that must be solved before an international network can come into existence.
demostrar de lo que Uno es capaz
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + mettle.
Ex: With many of her movies ready to be released shortly, Hari Priya is all set to prove her mettle in the industry. Ex: Well, after the wedding extravaganza, she'll have to show her mettle and earn the respect of the residents of Monaco.
demostrar de un modo contundente
(v.)=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
Ex: The Parry Report has demonstrated beyond all doubt how critical to the functioning of a university, both as a seat of learning and a centre of research, an effective library is. Ex: OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results. Ex: Educational professionals have proven beyond doubt that intellectual and physical stimuli can vastly improve the quality of life of mentally handicapped adults. Ex: It has been proved beyond all doubt that sharing books with babies is not only desirable but vital.
demostrar el argumento de Uno
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + point ; prove + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet. Ex: Legros and Grant devised a simple test to prove the point. Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
demostrar la inocencia de Alguien
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + innocence.
Ex: It is necessary to remark that he never tried to prove his innocence, he just started an attack with the intention to scare the denouncers.
demostrar la teoría de Uno
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet. Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
demostrar la valía
(v.)=realise + the potential.
Ex: What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.
demostrar lo contrario
(v.)=prove + differently.
Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
demostrar lo que Uno dice
(v.)=make + good + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: If SLIS are to make good their claims to train and educate information personnel who are not librarians they will have to introduce separate, and specially designed programmes for this purpose.
demostrar lo que Uno vale
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + mettle.
Ex: With many of her movies ready to be released shortly, Hari Priya is all set to prove her mettle in the industry. Ex: Well, after the wedding extravaganza, she'll have to show her mettle and earn the respect of the residents of Monaco.
demostrar los sentimientos de Uno
(v.)=wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve ; show + Posesivo + feelings.
Ex: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting. Ex: Teenagers may find it difficult to put their feelings into words, and may not show their feelings openly, for fear of upsetting others.
demostrar que Algo no es cierto
(v.)=debunk.
Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
demostrar que se está en lo cierto
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet. Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
demostrar que se tiene razón
(v.)=prove + Posesivo + point ; prove + point ; make + Posesivo + case.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet. Ex: Legros and Grant devised a simple test to prove the point. Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.
demostrar ser
(v.)=prove + to be ; establish + a record.
Ex: This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded. Ex: ACPAD has established a record as an efficient and effective distributor of publications to libraries in the Pacific.
demostrar ser mejor
(v.)=prove + superior.
Ex: Certain elements of the typical Carnegie building are proving superior to many of the innovations of the second half of the century, including the use of natural lighting, slanted surfaces for better reading.
demostrar ser necesario
(v.)=prove + necessary.
Ex: Readiness to alter the approach flexibly in the light of commercial impacts has proved necessary.
demostrar ser superior
(v.)=prove + superior.
Ex: Certain elements of the typical Carnegie building are proving superior to many of the innovations of the second half of the century, including the use of natural lighting, slanted surfaces for better reading.
demostrar sin lugar a dudas
(v.)=prove + conclusively.
Ex: As American industry has conclusively proven, the most direct way to cut costs is to debase the quality of the product.
demostrar sin ninguna duda
(v.)=demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
Ex: OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results. Ex: Educational professionals have proven beyond doubt that intellectual and physical stimuli can vastly improve the quality of life of mentally handicapped adults. Ex: Educational professionals have proven beyond doubt that intellectual and physical stimuli can vastly improve the quality of life of mentally handicapped adults. Ex: It has been proved beyond all doubt that sharing books with babies is not only desirable but vital.
demostrar sin ningún género de duda
(v.)=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + emphatically ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
Ex: The Parry Report has demonstrated beyond all doubt how critical to the functioning of a university, both as a seat of learning and a centre of research, an effective library is. Ex: It's also important, as Ben-Ami Lipetz's catalog use study at Yale University emphatically demonstrated, to get that information distributed fast. Ex: OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results. Ex: Educational professionals have proven beyond doubt that intellectual and physical stimuli can vastly improve the quality of life of mentally handicapped adults. Ex: It has been proved beyond all doubt that sharing books with babies is not only desirable but vital.
demostrar su utilidad
(v.)=come into + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Online access comes into its own for the type of search that has been introduced in Chapters 8 and 9.
demostrar su valía
(v.)=prove + its worth ; realise + its full potential.
Ex: A work which has gone into a number of editions is likely to have proved its worth and may be a standard text. Ex: This excellent cumulative index has not yet realized its full potential because of the relative lateness of its publication.
demostrar tajantemente
(v.)=demonstrate + emphatically.
Ex: It's also important, as Ben-Ami Lipetz's catalog use study at Yale University emphatically demonstrated, to get that information distributed fast.
demostrar un argumento
(v.)=substantiate + claim.
Ex: The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim.
demostrarlo todo
(v.)=be proof enough.
Ex: For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
demostrativo
(adj.)=evidential ; evidentiary.
Ex: By this Feldman means to say that a belief is 'reasonable' just if it has sufficient evidential support.
Ex: This article suggests document management software as a new approach to managing small or large files of evidentiary documents.

demy doble
(n.)=double-demy.
Ex: Then in 1816 he produced a perfector, with two impression cylinders which printed both sides of the sheet one after the other from two formes, capable in practice of turning out 900 perfected double-demy sheets per hour.

demás
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* darse a los demás=give of + Reflexivo.
* dejarse llevar por los demás=follow + the crowd.
* destacar por encima de los demás=stand out from + the rest ; stand out above + the rest.
* destacar sobre los demás=stand out above + the rest ; stand out from + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* dirigido hacia los demás=other-oriented.
* el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías=money talks and bullshit walks.
* en lo demás=everywhere else.
* los demás=rest, the ; everybody else.
* no ser menos que los demás=keep up with + the Joneses.
* orientado hacia los demás=other-oriented.
* ser muy superior a los demás=be way above all the others.
* sobresalir por encima de los demás=stand out from + the rest ; a cut above the rest ; stick up above + the rest ; stick out above + the rest ; a cut above ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* sobresalir sobre los demás=stick up above + the rest ; stick out above + the rest ; a cut above the rest ; a cut above ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out from + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* superior a los demás=a cut above the rest ; a cut above.
* todo lo demás=all else.
* todos lo demás=everyone else.
* todos los demás=everybody else.

demérito
(n.)=demerit.
Ex: To accomplish this higher purpose, Panizzi argued, required a deliberately designed 'system,' and his much maligned rules, whatever their individual merits or demerits, were intended to embody that system.

demócrata
(adj.)=democrat.
Ex: Indeed, Ticknor himself would probably have resented the suggestion that he was a radical reformer, a 'democrat' and a 'liberal'.

demógrafo
(n.)=demographer.
Ex: The contents of the collection are described suggesting that they will be of interest and value to social, economic and urban historians, demographers, and other researchers in African studies.

demótico
(adj.)=demotic.
Ex: Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.

dendrita
(n.)=dendrite.
Ex: Doing activities that have immediate connections to the real world increases learning and may increase the development or maintenance of dendrites in the brain.

dendrítico
(adj.)=dendritic.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.

denegación
(n.)=disclaimer ; denial.
Ex: We have focussed on the essentials which are the skills through which we are equipped to undertake work which cannot (despite disclaimers to the contrary) be undertaken so efficiently or effectively by others.
Ex: The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.

denegar
(v.)=deny ; turn down ; overrule ; reject ; refuse ; give + Nombre + the thumbs down.
Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
Ex: If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function.
Ex: Ultimately these guys are professionals and can tell you whether the property as a whole should be given the thumbs up or down.

dengue
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* fiebre de dengue=dengue fever.

denier
(n.)=denier.
Nota: Moneda francesa antigua.
Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

denigración
(n.)=denigrating ; denigration.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.

denigrante
(adj.)=demeaning ; degrading.
Ex: Feminists have also indicated the demeaning and subservient features which characterise working relations between women and men as subordinates and superiors at work.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

denigrar
(v.)=denigrate.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.

denodadamente
=stoutly.
Ex: Slavery was stoutly defended by those who benefited from it, the white plantation owners in the South.

denodado
(adj.)=dauntless.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
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* esfuerzo denodado=strenuous effort.

denominación
(n.)=designation ; label ; labelling [labeling, -USA] ; appellation ; denomination.
Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
Ex: This paper presents a survey of denominations used by industrial property offices for the various kinds of patent documents published by them.
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* Denominación Común de Productos Industriales (NIPRO)=Common Nomenclature of Industrial Products (NIPRO).
* denominación del puesto de trabajo=job title ; occupational title.
* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
* denominación general=umbrella term.

denominación del puesto de trabajo
(n.)=job title ; occupational title.
Ex: The job title is designed to indicate the group (professional, associate, technician, or clerk) to which the job belongs and the level of the job within that grouping. Ex: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.
denominación general
(n.)=umbrella term.
Ex: We shall, therefore, attempt to illustrate by examples the subject that is currently taking shape under the umbrella term of 'information technology'.
denominado
(adj.)=so-called.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
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* denominado así=so named.

denominado así
=so named.
Ex: The course was not specifically for poets, but was so named in order to be inviting to the non-technical.
denominador
(n.)=denominator.
Ex: Such counts must be recognised as ratios which can only be validly compared if the denominators are the same.
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* denominador común=common denominator ; common ground ; common thread.

denominador común
(n.)=common denominator ; common ground ; common thread.
Ex: I fear, however, that if you oversimplify to this extent you reduce everything to the lowest common denominator, at the expense of quality. Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification. Ex: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.
denominar
(v.)=call ; designate as ; dub ; name ; term ; denote ; denominate ; baptise [baptize, -USA].
Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.
Ex: With the preliminary investigations completed, a joint working group designated as the IFLA Working Group on an International Authority System was established.
Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.
Ex: The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.
Ex: This process of analysis into facets is called facet analysis, and the resultant classification is termed a faceted classification.
Ex: If we draw a cross-section through A, and plot this on a graph showing degree of relevance, we get the result denoted APUPA by Ranganathan.
Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
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* denominar en homenaje a=name after.
* denominar en recuerdo de=name after.
* denominar erróneamente=mislabel.
* denominar por=name after.
* denominarse=refer to as.
* denominarse así=be so called.
* denominarse así por=get + Posesivo + name from.
* que se denomina a si mismo=self-proclaimed.

denominar en homenaje a
(v.)=name after.
Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
denominar en recuerdo de
(v.)=name after.
Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
denominar erróneamente
(v.)=mislabel.
Ex: At least two publishers have themselves become so distressed at how their books are being mislabelled by LC subject cataloging through CIP that they're now printing their own homemade cataloging in publication data.
denominar por
(v.)=name after.
Ex: To explain the evolution of our catalog, I should like to begin by telling you about an experience of Sir Thomas Bodley, the benefactor of the Oxford University library which was named after him - the Bodleian.
denominarse
(v.)=refer to as.
Ex: Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
denominarse así
(v.)=be so called.
Ex: The common auxiliaries are so called because their schedules are auxiliary to the main tables and common in that they are available for the subdivisions of all classes.
denominarse así por
(v.)=get + Posesivo + name from.
Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
denostar
(v.)=revile ; vilify.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.

denotación
(n.)=denotation ; sidenote [side-note].
Ex: In establishing subdivisions for use with the names of people or peoples consider the connotation, in addition to the denotation, of the wording and structure of the subdivision.
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.

denotar
(v.)=denote ; betoken.
Ex: The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.
Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.

denotativamente
=denotatively.
Ex: We know what these schools are about: their names are denotatively powerful.

denotativo
(adj.)=denotative.
Ex: Entities are things which may be given a denotative meaning, ie we can identify them by pointing at them.

densamente
=densely.
Ex: Alternatively, the disc may rotate more slowly (about 500 rev/min) but with the signals more densely 'packed' than on the faster-rotating disc.
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* densamente + Adjetivo=heavily + Adjetivo.
* densamente poblado=heavily populated.
* estar densamente poblado de=be dense with.

densamente + Adjetivo
=heavily + Adjetivo.
Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users.
densamente poblado
=heavily populated.
Ex: Teachers face all the problems endemic to the heavily populated, least prosperous inner-city areas.
densidad
(n.)=density ; denseness.
Ex: Headings are printed in double density to make them easier to find.
Ex: The denseness of the tissue thus makes it more likely that a cancer might be missed.
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* con gran densidad de población=densely populated.
* de alta densidad=high-density.
* de densidad doble=double-density.
* prueba de la densidad=density test.

denso
(adj.)=thick ; dense .
Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.
Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.
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* de población poco densa=sparsely populated.
* hacerse más denso=thicken.
* poco denso=rarefied.

dentado
(adj.)=jagged ; serrated ; toothed.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: Parts of the plate were toned by roughening it with a serrated rocker, the tone then being graded by burnishing.
Ex: In their most essential form, gears are round, toothed devices enabling the conversion of engine speed into torque.
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* rueda dentada=toothed wheel ; cog.
* tijeras dentadas=pinking shears ; pinking scissors ; pinking shear scissors.

dentadura
(n.)=denture.
Ex: Three cleaners were evaluated: conventional toothpaste; toothpaste with stain remover; and denture cleaning paste.
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* dentadura postiza=false teeth.

dentadura postiza
(n.)=false teeth.
Ex: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
dental
(adj.)=dental.
Ex: Each institution has a library attached which is classifiable as medical, research, homeopathic, dental, and pharmaceutical.
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* caries dental=dental caries ; tooth decay ; dental cavity ; dental decay.
* carilla dental=dental veneer.
* cirugía dental=dental surgery.
* clínica dental=dental clinic ; dentist's office ; dentist's surgery.
* consultorio dental=dentist's office ; dental clinic ; dentist's surgery.
* empaste dental=dental filling.
* enfermero dental=dental nurse.
* fobia dental=dental phobia.
* higiene dental=dental hygiene ; dental care.
* higienista dental=dental hygienist ; dental nurse.
* hilo dental=dental floss.
* implante dental=dental implant ; teeth implant.
* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental=floss + teeth.
* placa dental=plaque.
* problemas dentales=dental disease.
* sarro dental=dental scale.
* seda dental=dental floss.
* seguro dental=dental plan ; dental insurance.
* tanga de hilo dental=G-string ; gee-string.
* tratamiento dental=dental treatment.

dentición
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* anillo de dentición=teething ring.

dentista
(n.)=dentist.
Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.
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* cita con el dentista=dental appointment.
* hora con el dentista=dental appointment.

dentro
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* barrer hacia dentro=feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* barrer para dentro=feather + Posesivo/the + nest.
* caer dentro=fall in.
* caer dentro de la competencia de=fall within + the province of.
* caerse dentro=fall in.
* cambiar las cosas desde dentro=change + things from the inside.
* de dentro hacia fuera=inside outwards.
* dentro de=inside ; within.
* dentro de la escuela=in-school.
* dentro de la frase=intra-sentence.
* dentro de la ley=within the law.
* dentro de la misma profesión=intraoccupational.
* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de=within the price range of.
* dentro de la tienda=in-store.
* dentro del mismo trabajo=intraoccupational.
* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo=the best of a bad lot.
* dentro de lo posible=as far as possible.
* dentro de lo que cabe=under the circumstances ; all in all.
* dentro de los límites de=within the bounds of.
* dentro del radio de acción=within range.
* dentro del seno de=within the pale of.
* dentro de poco=before long.
* dentro de + Posesivo + competencia=within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción=within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades=in the ballpark for + Pronombre ; in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
* dentro de todo=all in all.
* dentro de una región=intra-regional [intraregional].
* dentro de unos años=in a few years' time.
* dentro de unos cuantos años=in a few years' time.
* dentro de unos límites=within limits.
* dentro y fuera de=in and out of ; in and out of.
* desde dentro=from within ; from the inside ; from the inside-out ; inside-out.
* desde dentro hacia fuera=from the inside-out.
* desde dentro y desde fuera de=within and without.
* echar dentro de=throw into.
* entrar dentro de=fall under.
* entrar dentro de la competencia de=fall + under the purview of.
* hacia dentro=inward.
* hacia dentro y hacia fuera=Verbo + in and out.
* llevar muy dentro de + Pronombre=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* mantener dentro=keep + Nombre + in.
* más dentro=further into.
* mirar dentro de=peer in(to).
* por dentro=inwardly.
* presentar dentro de=package.
* que crece hacia dentro=ingrown.
* reírse para dentro=laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.
* robo con los inquilinos dentro=home invasion.
* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro=inside job.
* subdivisión dentro de una clase=link ; step of division.

dentro (de)
=inside ; within.
Ex: To indicate that the book has been properly checked in, the date it was returned may be stamped inside the book. Ex: A summary is a restatement, within the document, of the salient findings and conclusions of a document.
dentro de + Posesivo + competencia
=within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
Ex: The two had spent almost an hour in an informal discussion of various matters that came within his jurisdiction as head of the library.
dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción
=within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
Ex: The two had spent almost an hour in an informal discussion of various matters that came within his jurisdiction as head of the library.
dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades
=in the ballpark for + Pronombre ; in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
Ex: We had a pretty tight budget but Spector 360 was in the ballpark for us and we felt it was way above all the others when it came to features and benefits. Ex: And when Craft gave us his estimate, it was right in our ballpark range.
dentro de la escuela
=in-school.
Ex: In areas of chronic illiteracy this activity may need to be conducted with as much energy as is given to in-school work.
dentro de la frase
(adj.)=intra-sentence.
Ex: These representations are obtained by means of a multiplicity of strategies (intra-sentence, intratextual, intertextual) applied to different units of information.
dentro de la ley
=within the law.
Ex: The existence of the alternative rule, therefore, merely permits nonresearch libraries to operate within the law if they wish to do their own cataloging or alter LC's cataloging.
dentro de la misma profesión
(adj.)=intraoccupational.
Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination.
dentro de la tienda
(adj.)=in-store.
Ex: Our first four outlet stores have helped us to learn this business and refine our merchandising and in-store presentation.
dentro de las posibilidades económicas de
=within the price range of.
Ex: CD-ROM systems are within the price range of many libraries considering in-house retrieval systems.
dentro de lo malo lo menos malo
=the best of a bad lot.
Ex: By eschewing politics, the film, like the book, lets Clinton off the hook, as the best of a bad lot in a context hopelessly debased by a dim and gullible electorate.
dentro de lo posible
=as far as possible.
Ex: Expressiveness is maintained as far as possible, but has to be sacrificed on occasions in order to insert new subjects.
dentro de lo que cabe
=under the circumstances ; all in all.
Ex: This is an acceptable decision, under the circumstances. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
dentro de los límites de
=within the bounds of.
Ex: One of the aims is to determine whether such a system could be implemented within the bounds of existing copyright law.
dentro de poco
=before long.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
dentro de todo
=all in all.
Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
dentro de una región
(adj.)=intra-regional [intraregional].
Ex: It should be possible for cooperation by type of library to be implemented both on an inter- and intra-regional basis.
dentro de unos años
=in a few years' time.
Ex: Further research will also require a follow-up survey in a few years' time = Además, se realizará un estudio de seguimiento dentro de unos cuantos años.
dentro de unos cuantos años
=in a few years' time.
Ex: Further research will also require a follow-up survey in a few years' time = Además, se realizará un estudio de seguimiento dentro de unos cuantos años.
dentro de unos límites
=within limits.
Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century variant spelling within limits was a permissible and usual feature of compositors' orthography.
dentro del mismo trabajo
(adj.)=intraoccupational.
Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination.
dentro del radio de acción
=within range.
Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
dentro del seno de
=within the pale of.
Ex: His political rhetoric on religion, finance, and peace allowed working men to be brought within the pale of the constitution.
dentro y fuera de
=in and out of ; in and out of.
Ex: They took turns in supervising the library in and out of school hours. Ex: They took turns in supervising the library in and out of school hours.
dentículo
(n.)=denticle.
Ex: Large specimens have dorsal and pectoral fins covered with denticles.

dentífrico
(n.)=toothpaste.
Ex: In Experiment 1, 108 undergraduates were presented with information about risks associated with different brands of tires and toothpaste.
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* dentífrico con flúor=fluoride toothpaste.

dentífrico con flúor
(n.)=fluoride toothpaste.
Ex: The author describes how the first fluoride toothpaste was developed.
dentística
(n.)=dentistry.
Ex: These data bases include MEDLINE, which gives references in all aspects of medicine, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, veterinary science, dentistry and nursing.
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* dentística estética=cosmetic dentistry.

dentística estética
(n.)=cosmetic dentistry.
Ex: Some people simply want to look younger, and cosmetic dentistry is like a dental facelift that can quickly 'reverse' the natural aging process of the teeth.
denuesto
(n.)=slight.
Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.

denuncia
(n.)=bold statement against ; condemnation ; denunciation.
Ex: Vivid and even poetic at times, this text has a profound pathos and a rich story in addition to being a bold statement against literary elitism.
Ex: This article critically examines Blaise Cronin's condemnation of social responsibility in librarianship.
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
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* hacer una denuncia=file + police report.
* poner una denuncia=file + police report.
* presentar una denuncia=file + police report.

denunciación
(n.)=exposure ; denouncement.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.
Ex: The second document is a denouncement of slavery by Greenwich, who mobilizes the best tradition of scriptural exegesis to make his case.

denunciante
(n.)=accuser ; denouncer.
Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.
Ex: It is necessary to remark that he never tried to prove his innocence, he just started an attack with the intention to scare the denouncers.

denunciar
(v.)=condemn ; denounce ; speak out against ; blow + the whistle (on) ; inform on ; report ; rail against ; turn in.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: Some of the rules were imposed on Panizzi by the Trustees of the British Museum, and Panizzi could only join his critics in denouncing those rules, such as the rules for entry of anonymous publications.
Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions.
Ex: The article 'Blowing the whistle on hazardous exports' warns consumers in developing countries about the practice by transnational corporations of exporting hazardous substances into their countries.
Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.
Ex: Sometimes communities are unwilling to cooperate with police to put a stop to gang behavior, either because of intimidation or unwillingness to turn in members of their own community = A veces las comunidades no están dispuestas a cooperar con la policía para poner fin a la conducta de pandillas, ya sea por intimidación o por no querer delatar a miembros de su propia comunidad.

deontología
(n.)=deontology.
Ex: Next, the author discusses the two main types of ethical theory, utilitarianism and deontology.

deparar
(v.)=be in store for ; have in + store.
Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.
Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
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* futuro + deparar=future + hold ; future + have in store.
* lo que el futuro depara a=what is on store for.

departamental
(adj.)=departmental.
Ex: By grouping faculty, regardless of departmental affiliation, the process of establishing useful interdisciplinary groups within a university more objectively is facilitated.
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* biblioteca departamental=departmental library.

departamento
(n.)=department ; office ; arm.
Ex: In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
Ex: The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.
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* biblioteca de departamento=department library.
* departamento de adquisiciones=acquisitions department.
* Departamento de Agricultura de la Commonwealth (CAB)=Commonwealth Agricultural Bureaux (CAB).
* departamento de atención al cliente=customer service department.
* departamento de catalogación=cataloguing department ; catalogue department ; technical services department.
* departamento de circulación=circulation department.
* departamento de contabilidad=accounting department ; accounting office.
* Departamento de Defensa=Department of Defense.
* departamento de defensa del consumidor=consumer protection department.
* departamento de encuadernación=binding department.
* Departamento de Financiación de las Universidades (UGC)=University Grants Committee (UGC).
* departamento de formación=teaching unit.
* departamento de investigación=research unit.
* departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa"=popular department.
* departamento del gobierno=government office.
* departamento de marketing=marketing department.
* departamento de préstamo=circulation department.
* departamento de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan department.
* departamento de procesos técnicos=processing department.
* departamento de publicaciones=publishing arm.
* departamento de sanidad=health department.
* departamento de servicios técnicos=technical services department.
* departamento de transportes=transport authorities.
* departamento de urbanismo, el=building department, the.
* departamento de ventas=sales team ; sales department.
* departamento universitario=academic department.
* director de departamento=department head.
* división en departamentos=departmentation.

departamento de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisitions department.
Ex: Nobody outside of the acquisitions department gives a damn about the prices of books.
departamento de atención al cliente
(n.)=customer service department.
Ex: The introduction of a customer service department has improved relations between library staff and the public.
departamento de catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing department ; catalogue department ; technical services department.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand. Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency. Ex: Through the use of automation, libraries are able to reorganise technical services departments more efficiently and reassign professional cataloguers to other positions in the library.
departamento de circulación
(n.)=circulation department.
Ex: I cannot tell you how happy we in the circulation department will all be to put an end once and for all to the smiling delinquent patron who rejoices in paying his fine because he is thereby 'supporting a worthy cause'.
departamento de contabilidad
(n.)=accounting department ; accounting office.
Ex: This is a reminder that the order was to be prepaid and that the accounting department has already received the request to pay the vendor. Ex: This is usually achieved through monthly records prepared by the accounting office.
departamento de defensa del consumidor
(n.)=consumer protection department.
Ex: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.
departamento de encuadernación
(n.)=binding department.
Ex: If the index for a periodical is received at the end of January, the binding trigger might contain a '1' in the third position so that the binding department will be reminded in March that the title should be checked.
departamento de formación
(n.)=teaching unit.
Ex: Thirty-nine nurses on a medical teaching unit in a hospital in Canada participated in the project.
departamento de investigación
(n.)=research unit.
Ex: For 10-15 years, largely computer-aided analyses in vast bibliographic data bases have been used for the evaluation of the publishing activities of research units.
departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa"
(n.)=popular department.
Ex: The popular department could be divided into 'interest areas' by book stacks, display units and interior landscaping, so as to assure a sense of identity and enclosure without inhibiting circulation between the areas.
departamento de marketing
(n.)=marketing department.
Ex: Marketing departments are recognizing that the Internet can provide an effective marketing strategy due to its potential capability of exposure to millions of people.
departamento de procesos técnicos
(n.)=processing department.
Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
departamento de préstamo
(n.)=circulation department.
Ex: I cannot tell you how happy we in the circulation department will all be to put an end once and for all to the smiling delinquent patron who rejoices in paying his fine because he is thereby 'supporting a worthy cause'.
departamento de préstamo interbibliotecario
(n.)=interlibrary loan department.
Ex: The document should not be shelved, but returned to the interlibrary loan department.
departamento de publicaciones
(n.)=publishing arm.
Ex: A major activity of the Foundation and its publishing arm is the dissemination of information = Una actividad principal de la Fundación y de su departamento de publicaciones es la difusión de información.
departamento de sanidad
(n.)=health department.
Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.
departamento de servicios técnicos
(n.)=technical services department.
Ex: Through the use of automation, libraries are able to reorganise technical services departments more efficiently and reassign professional cataloguers to other positions in the library.
departamento de transportes
(n.)=transport authorities.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
departamento de urbanismo, el
(n.)=building department, the.
Ex: No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.
departamento de ventas
(n.)=sales team ; sales department.
Ex: The author presents a case study that focuses upon the sales team of a manufacturing company. Ex: The new process facilitates gathering information for the sales department.
departamento del gobierno
(n.)=government office.
Ex: Computer networks have just as much potential in the business environment as in government offices.
departamento universitario
(n.)=academic department.
Ex: It was decided that checking of content and format should be left to the graduate school and academic departments = Se decidió que la comprobación del contenido y el formato debería dejarse a la facultad y a los departamentos universitarios.
departir
(v.)=chat ; talk ; converse.
Ex: The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.
Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
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* departir con=converse with.

departir con
(v.)=converse with.
Ex: If the language displayed here is the one in which you wish to converse with DOBIS/LIBIS, no changes are necessary.
depauperado
(adj.)=depauperate.
Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.

depauperar
(v.)=depauperate.
Ex: These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.

dependencia anexa
(n.)=outhouse.
Ex: Outhouses are used for storage, animals, and cooking, to name a few uses.
dependencia central
(n.)=main site ; main site facility.
Ex: Many higher education students now study off-campus and may rarely if ever visit their university's main site. Ex: The system serving the main site facilities is in good working condition.
dependencia contextual
(n.)=context dependency.
Ex: The order thus determined embodies 'context dependency', each term in the string sets each successive term in context.
dependencia de
=dependence (on/of/upon) ; reliance on.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable. Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
dependencia del contexto
(n.)=situatedness.
Ex: By situatedness it is meant that as a user moves through an interaction, his orher actions are not completely predetermined, instead elements of the situation are utilized to determine action.
dependencia excesiva
(n.)=over reliance [over-reliance].
Ex: Effectiveness in locating literary criticism is hampered by over reliance on traditional indexing sources.
dependencia^1
(n.)=dependency ; reliance ; appurtenance.
Ex: The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool.
Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.
Ex: The 9 relations are: concurrence, equivalence, distinctness, self-activity, dimensional, action, association, appurtenance and functional dependence.
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* dependencia contextual=context dependency.
* dependencia de=dependence (on/of/upon) ; reliance on.
* dependencia del contexto=situatedness.
* dependencia excesiva=over reliance [over-reliance].
* tasa de dependencia=dependency ratio.

dependencia^2
(n.)=premise ; facility ; outbuilding.
Ex: Perhaps university libraries are concentrating on finding low-use book storage on the campus or in cheap local warehousing premises.
Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
Ex: It's an old farmhouse with outbuildings and large enclosed courtyard in a pretty village close to Montbard.
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* dependencia anexa=outhouse.
* dependencia central=main site ; main site facility.
* dependencias=accommodation ; quarters ; living quarters.

dependencias
(n.)=accommodation ; quarters ; living quarters.
Ex: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments. Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being. Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
depender
=hang + Posesivo + hat on ; set + your watch by.
Ex: There are no great words of wisdom to hang your hat on in these matters.
Ex: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.
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* depender de=be dependent on/upon ; be reliant upon ; depend on/upon ; hang on ; hinge on/upon ; rest on/upon ; be conditional on ; rely on/upon ; report to ; be a question of.
* depender de la disponibilidad=be based on availability.
* depender demasiado de=lean + too heavily on.
* depender de + Nombre=be up to + Nombre.
* dependiendo de=subject to ; depending on/upon.
* dependiendo del acuerdo=subject to + agreement.
* dependiendo de la disponibilidad=based on availability.
* dependiendo de la disponibilidad de + Nombre=subject to availability of + Nombre ; subject to availability of + Nombre.
* destino + depender de=destiny + hang upon.
* hacer que se dependa de=place + reliance on.
* que depende del tiempo=time-dependent.
* última palabra + depender de=ultimate authority + rest with.

depender de
(v.)=be dependent on/upon ; be reliant upon ; depend on/upon ; hang on ; hinge on/upon ; rest on/upon ; be conditional on ; rely on/upon ; report to ; be a question of.
Ex: Indexing is dependent upon the specific classification scheme in use. Ex: This may arise under the following circumstances: an abstracting organisation reliant upon volunteer abstractors who are scattered across national boundaries. Ex: In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media. Ex: Successful retrieval hangs on the searcher being able to reconstruct that document description when he wants to locate the document again. Ex: It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words. Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet. Ex: Development of the right of access to information should, however, be conditional on respect for privacy. Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC. Ex: The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor. Ex: I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
depender de + Nombre
(v.)=be up to + Nombre.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
depender de la disponibilidad
(v.)=be based on availability.
Ex: This offer is based on availability and is not valid with other promotions or discounts.
depender demasiado de
(v.)=lean + too heavily on.
Ex: Some libraries lean too heavily on the interloan network and shirk their own responsibility in book purchasing = Algunas bibliotecas dependen demasiado de la red de préstamo interbibliotecario y eluden la responsabilidad que tienen de comprar libros.
dependiendo de
=subject to ; depending on/upon.
Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates. Ex: The amount of statistical information maintained by a library will vary often depending on the size of the library.
dependiendo de la disponibilidad
=based on availability.
Ex: Since the room allocation is a complex process, it is usually done by the resort upon the day of arrival based on availability at the time of check-in.
dependiendo de la disponibilidad de + Nombre
=subject to availability of + Nombre ; subject to availability of + Nombre.
Ex: Subject to availability of funds, many agricultural research institutes could greatly improve their access to a core of bibliographic information. Ex: Subject to availability of funds, many agricultural research institutes could greatly improve their access to a core of bibliographic information.
dependiendo del acuerdo
=subject to + agreement.
Ex: The data bases produced by the projects will become available to the public, subject to agreements which are being negotiated between the offices involved.
dependiente de
=at the mercy of.
Ex: Currently the belief is that subscription agents are middlemen at the mercy of decreasing discounts from publishers and increasing savings on the part of libraries.
dependiente de librería
(n.)=bookstore clerk.
Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements.
dependiente del contexto
=context-dependent.
Ex: Homographs, and words where the meaning is context-dependent.
dependiente del documento
=document-dependent.
Ex: Syntactic relations, that is, those relationships that arise from the syntax, are document-dependent, and need not be constant.
dependiente del gobierno
=government-supported.
Ex: Canada has never enjoyed a government-supported regional medical library system.
dependiente^1
(n.)=salesman [salesmen, -pl.] ; shop assistant ; clerk ; shopkeeper [shop-keeper] ; attendant ; salesperson [salespeople, -pl.] ; storeman ; storekeeper.
Ex: It does not sanction subsuming saleswomen under salesmen.
Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.
Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
Ex: A librarian should be as unwilling to allow an enquirer to leave the library with his question unanswered as a shop-keeper is to have a customer go out of his store without making a purchase.
Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
Ex: SALESPEOPLE AND SELLING and FIRE FIGHTERS would be specific, and the user would not have to intuit that these headings, perhaps, covered the activities of women as well as men.
Ex: He lived with his mother and two younger sisters in an inner-city suburb and worked as a storeman at a local supermarket.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
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* dependiente de librería=bookstore clerk.

dependiente^2
(adj.)=appurtenant.
Ex: The author offers a brief outline of the main types of library and their role in the lives of users: the circulating library; the subscription library; and the appurtenant library.

dependiente^3 (de)
(adj.)=dependent (on).
Nota: A veces escrito dependant por error.
Ex: Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.
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* dependiente de=at the mercy of.
* dependiente del contexto=context-dependent.
* dependiente del documento=document-dependent.
* dependiente del gobierno=government-supported.

depilación
(n.)=hair removal ; depilation.
Ex: Hair removal has an important religious-cultural meaning in eastern India.
Ex: It was found that well over one-half of the sample (63.6%) was engaged in body depilation (i.e., the reduction or removal of body hair below the neck).
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* depilación a la cera=waxing.
* pinzas de depilación=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.

depilación a la cera
(n.)=waxing.
Ex: Most forms of Brazilian waxing leave a small line of pubic hair above the vulva, commonly known as the 'landing strip'.
depilado
(adj.)=waxed.
Ex: Avoid the sun immediately after waxing and wear sun screen; recently waxed areas are prone to hyperpigmentation if exposed to the sun.
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* depilado a la cera=waxed.

depilado a la cera
(adj.)=waxed.
Ex: Avoid the sun immediately after waxing and wear sun screen; recently waxed areas are prone to hyperpigmentation if exposed to the sun.
depilar
(v.)=pluck + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: Jessy spends a lot of her time plucking her hair -- her favorite parts include her shins and armpits.
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* depilar a la cera=wax.
* depilar con azúcar (derretida)=sugar.
* depilarse las cejas=pluck + Posesivo + eyebrows.
* pinzas de depilar=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.

depilar a la cera
(v.)=wax.
Ex: Avoid the sun immediately after waxing and wear sun screen; recently waxed areas are prone to hyperpigmentation if exposed to the sun.
depilar con azúcar (derretida)
(v.)=sugar.
Ex: Also, do not expose your skin to direct heat, i.e. hot bath, sauna, sunbed or strong sun for 48 hours after sugaring.
depilarse las cejas
(v.)=pluck + Posesivo + eyebrows.
Ex: I think it totally depends on whether the girl needs to shave her legs or pluck her eyebrows.
deplorable
(adj.)=deplorable ; woeful ; disgraceful ; pitiful.
Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.
Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
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* condición deplorable=dismaying condition.

deplorablemente
=disgracefully ; execrably ; pitifully.
Ex: The increasing efficiency of machine printing did reduce the average price of reprints and of popular works but new literature remained disgracefully expensive.
Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.
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* deplorablemente + Adjetivo=woefully + Adjetivo.

deplorablemente + Adjetivo
=woefully + Adjetivo.
Ex: Unfortunately, the monthly and annual indexes to the official journal are woefully inadequate.
deplorar
(v.)=regret ; deplore ; express + regret.
Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.
Ex: We may resent the word 'bibliography' and we may deplore its application to fields which seem not to be truly bibliographical.
Ex: The author expresses regret at the present state of the Association's affairs.

deploro
(n.)=regret.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.

deponer
(v.)=put + Nombre + down.
Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.
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* deponer las armas=put down + weapons.

deponer las armas
(v.)=put down + weapons.
Ex: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
deportación
(n.)=deportation.
Ex: In 1882 Congress provided for the deportation of thousands of Chinese labourers.

deportado
(n.)=deportee.
Ex: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen.

deportar
(v.)=deport.
Ex: As part of this policy the National Library was closed, staff deported and the collections dispersed.

deporte
(n.)=sport.
Ex: Of the 10 most cited journals in physical education the most important was 'Research Quarterly for Exercise and sport'.
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* aficionado al deporte=sports enthusiast.
* campo de deportes=sport arena.
* centro de deportes=sports centre.
* club de deportes=sport(s) club.
* deporte acuático=water sport.
* deporte de carreras=racing sport.
* deporte de choque=contact sport.
* deporte de contacto=contact sport.
* deporte de equipo=team sport.
* deporte de invierno=winter sport.
* deporte del remo=rowing.
* deporte de masas=sport of the masses ; spectator sport.
* deporte de riesgo=extreme sport.
* deporte espectáculo=spectator sport.
* deporte extremo=extreme sport.
* deporte olímpico=Olympic sport.
* deporte rey, el=king of sports, the.
* deporte sangriento=blood sport.
* día del deporte=sports day.
* entusiasta del deporte=sports enthusiast.
* loco del deporte=sports freak.
* novela de deporte=sports novel.
* obsesionado con el deporte=sports freak.
* pabellón de deportes=sports hall.
* palacio de deportes=sport arena.
* ropa de deporte=gym gear ; sportswear ; sports gear.
* terreno de deportes=sport arena.
* tienda de deporte=sporting goods store.
* zapatillas de deporte=sneakers.

deporte acuático
(n.)=water sport.
Ex: Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.
deporte de carreras
(n.)=racing sport.
Ex: The man in the middle of the current bunfight over racing sports rights is Ian Frykberg.
deporte de choque
(n.)=contact sport.
Ex: Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport such as football.
deporte de contacto
(n.)=contact sport.
Ex: Concussions are common, particularly if you play a contact sport such as football.
deporte de equipo
(n.)=team sport.
Ex: The results in general underscore the influence of the social context on moral behaviour in team sports.
deporte de invierno
(n.)=winter sport.
Ex: Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.
deporte de masas
(n.)=sport of the masses ; spectator sport.
Ex: Since the world cup, we are now allowed to enjoy football, and Alf Ramsay's elevation signifies the establishment's acceptance of the sport of the masses. Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
deporte de riesgo
(n.)=extreme sport.
Ex: You don't need adrenaline rushes and extreme sports to feel alive.
deporte del remo
(n.)=rowing.
Ex: Data were obtained from interviews with trainers from different sports including badminton, hockey, swimming, rowing, tennis and ski jumping.
deporte espectáculo
(n.)=spectator sport.
Ex: Whenever someone blathers on about 'innocent' Israeli citizens, please remember that Israelis go to watch the genocide in Gaza from a hilltop as a spectator sport, cheering on every explosion.
deporte extremo
(n.)=extreme sport.
Ex: You don't need adrenaline rushes and extreme sports to feel alive.
deporte olímpico
(n.)=Olympic sport.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bibliographic controls as an Olympic sport'.
deporte rey, el
(n.)=king of sports, the.
Ex: Horse racing may be the sport of kings, but soccer is the king of sports.
deporte sangriento
(n.)=blood sport.
Ex: It is regrettable that the nature of barbarity, cruelty in blood sports, vivisection, and other violence against animals is simply described in emotional language and not explored either ethically or socially.
deportista
(n.)=sportsman [sportsmen, -pl.] ; sports woman.
Ex: A useful example of a non-fiction book of this sort is the autobiography (often ghosted) or the biography of a leading sportsman or woman or of a stage or film actor or actress.
Ex: The image which the majority of girls have of the sports woman is as of a healthy, slim, clean, quick-moving, intelligent, strong-willed, self-assured & natural person.
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* deportista lento pero seguro=plodder.

deportista lento pero seguro
(n.)=plodder.
Ex: A marathon is one of the only sporting events where 'plodders' can compete against world class runners having theoretically a chance to win.
deportivamente
=sportingly.
Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.

deportividad
(n.)=sportsmanship.
Ex: The book examines good sportsmanship, fair play, and cheating and their true places in today's sporting environment.

deportivo^1
(n.)=sports car.
Ex: Compiling a list of favorite sports cars was no easy task, so some ground rules had to be set.

deportivo^2
(adj.)=sporting ; sportsmanlike ; sporty .
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said, in a sporting tone: 'Right now!'.
Ex: This trophy is awarded annually to the most sportsmanlike player of the hockey league.
Ex: Wheel covers are are clipped on to an otherwise dull and boring steel wheel or rim to make them flashier and sportier.
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* acontecimiento deportivo=sporting event.
* apuestas deportivas=sports betting.
* asociación deportiva=sport(s) association.
* calendario deportivo=sporting calendar.
* cazador deportivo=sport hunter.
* centro deportivo=sports centre.
* club deportivo=sporting club ; sport(s) club.
* coche deportivo=sports car.
* comentarista deportivo=sportscaster ; sports broadcaster.
* competición deportiva=sport(s) competition.
* con espíritu deportivo=sportingly.
* equipo deportivo=sports team.
* espíritu deportivo=sportsmanship.
* evento deportivo=sport(s) event ; sporting event.
* ficha deportiva=sport(s) card.
* información deportiva=sporting news.
* instalación deportiva=athletic facility.
* lesión deportiva=sports injury.
* liga deportiva=sport(s) league.
* locutor deportivo=sports broadcaster ; sportscaster.
* noticias deportivas=sports score ; sports results.
* poco deportivo=unsportsmanlike.
* puerto deportivo=marina.
* régimen deportivo=fitness regime(n).
* resultado deportivo=sports score.
* resultados deportivos=sports results.
* SUV (vehículo utilitario deportivo)=SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).
* zapatilla deportiva=sport(s) shoe.
* zapatillas deportivas=sneakers.
* zapato deportivo=sport(s) shoe.

deposición^1
(n.)=deposition.
Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.

deposición^2
(n.)=stool.
Ex: The stool of a constipated person is typically hard because it contains less water than normal.

depositante
(n.)=depositor.
Ex: Depositors must register to upload document files and metadata to the repository via the web-interface.

depositar
(v.)=deposit ; lodge.
Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
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* depositar confianza=place + trust.

depositar confianza
(v.)=place + trust.
Ex: Trust must be placed in the librarian as an impartial and effective interpreter of needs.
depranocitosis
=sickle-cell anaemia.
Ex: In sickle cell anemia, a lower-than-normal number of red blood cells occurs because sickle cells don't last very long.

depranocítico
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* anemia depranocítica=sickle-cell anaemia.

depravación
(n.)=depravity ; abjection ; depravation.
Ex: Booth conducted his surveys to study 'the numerical relation which poverty, misery, and depravity bear to the regular earnings and comparative comfort and to describe the general conditions under which each class lives'.
Ex: Her notion of 'abjection' illuminates Arendt's claim that understanding the superfluousness of the modern human being is inseparable from grasping the emergence of radical evil.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.
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* depravación moral=moral depravity.

depravación moral
(n.)=moral depravity.
Ex: There was a time when even in cities it was regarded as a evidence of complete moral depravity for a man to go out for a drive on Sunday.
depravado
(n.)=vicious ; degenerate ; pervert ; cad.
Ex: For in the eyes of many, even the most desultory reading of fiction was preferable to the 'vicious' entertainments designed to satisfy the 'lower impulses in human nature'.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
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* ser un depravado=have the morals of an alley cat (and the scruples of a snake).

depreciación
(n.)=depreciation ; loss of value.
Ex: There may also be space for a record of maintenance and maintenance agreements, together perhaps with information on cost and depreciation.
Ex: A suit was filed in 1985 for $31 Million for loss of value of the land.

depreciar
(v.)=depreciate.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
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* depreciarse=lose + Posesivo + value.

depreciarse
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + value.
Ex: This suggests that core lists of serials might lose their value substantially over a relatively short time.
depredación
(n.)=predation ; depredation ; plundering.
Ex: Safety in numbers serves as a defense strategy in many organisms, as aggregation can reduce the probability of predation for individual group members.
Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.

depredador
(adj.)=predatory ; predator ; depredating.
Ex: Physical violence may be predatory or affective.
Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.
Ex: The landowner can kill every depredating animal on his or her property.

depredar
(v.)=depredate.
Ex: Small cetaceans are known to depredate on both commercial and recreational fisheries around the world.

depresivo
(n./adj.)=depressant ; depressive.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Beverage alcohol (ethanol) is a depressant that has important pharmacological and biochemical effects on the brain and the central nervous system.
Ex: Employment status has been found to be related to depressive symptoms.
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* maníaco depresivo=manic-depressive.

depresión de invierno
(n.)=seasonal depression.
Ex: Find information about seasonal depression.
depresión del lunes
(n.)=Monday blues.
Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
depresión del lunes por la mañana
(n.)=Monday-morning blues.
Ex: The impact of Monday-morning blues can be devastating: more people have heart attacks on a Monday morning than any other day of the week.
depresión económica
(n.)=economic depression ; economic doldrums.
Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase. Ex: People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.
depresión maníaca
(n.)=manic depression.
Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
depresión nerviosa
(n.)=breakdown ; nervous breakdown.
Ex: The same sort of breakdown of an individual may also be experienced in the repetitive work done by some assembly line workers. Ex: If a program receives an instruction for which it is not programmed it will 'crash', which is the computer equivalent of a nervous breakdown!.
depresión^1
(n.)=hollow ; pit ; trough ; divot [divet].
Nota: Usado generalmente tanto para la depresión como para la plasta de césped que el jugador de golf a veces hac o levanta al intentar golpear la bola.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.
Ex: Public libraries have continued to expand since the trough of the 1950s.
Ex: The only problem with divots is when you walk along the golf course and see them strewn about like so much 'Fairway Roadkill'.
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* depresión económica=economic depression ; economic doldrums.
* Gran Depresión, la=Depression, the ; Great Depression, the.
* llena de depresiones=pitted.

depresión^2
(n.)=blues ; depression ; funk.
Ex: Other speakers tackled the financial blues directly, discussing the most effective way of handling serials cancellations.
Ex: The loneliness and isolation of families, particularly housewives, produced symptoms of stress and depression.
Ex: This one reason why smart buyers are making their moves now with the market in such a funk.
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* depresión de invierno=seasonal depression.
* depresión del lunes=Monday blues.
* depresión del lunes por la mañana=Monday-morning blues.
* depresión maníaca=manic depression.
* depresión nerviosa=breakdown ; nervous breakdown.
* maniaco-depresión=manic depression.
* sufrir una depresión nerviosa=have + a breakdown.

deprimente
(adj.)=gloomy ; depressing ; dreary ; dispiriting ; dingy ; drearily.
Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.
Ex: Quite apart from anything else, it is drearily boring, the tedium exacerbated by the grating monotony of Stein's voice.
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* de manera deprimente=sombrely [somberly, -USA].
* Nombre + deprimente=depressingly + Adjetivo.

deprimentemente
(adj.)=dismally.
Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.
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* deprimentemente + Adjetivo=depressingly + Adjetivo.

deprimentemente + Adjetivo
=depressingly + Adjetivo.
Ex: There will always be a depressingly high percentage of intransigent parents and arrogant professionals.
deprimido
(adj.)=depressed ; deflated ; dispirited ; hipped ; in (the) doldrums ; dejected ; downcast ; demoralised [demoralized, -USA] ; disheartened.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
Ex: The two deflated employees exchanged looks and slipped quietly out of the room.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps.
Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.
Ex: With a demoralised skeleton staff and severe budget issues, she is already disheartened.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
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* zona deprimida del centro de la ciudad=inner city.

deprimir
(v.)=dispirit ; dishearten.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.

deprisa
=in a hurry.
Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
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* alejarse deprisa=hurry away ; hurry off.
* correr más deprisa que=outrun [out-run].

depuración
(n.)=screening ; filtering.
Ex: Proper screening of job applicants can add to the security of the library without adding significantly to the budget.
Ex: Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.
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* depuración de datos=data cleaning.

depuración de datos
(n.)=data cleaning.
Ex: This paper describes ways in which standards for clinical research can help with the activities of data management, data cleaning, and statistical analysis.
depurado
=cleanup [clean-up] ; filtering ; purification.
Ex: In the clean-up operation that you just described you recalled a figure of approximately 11,000 transactions.
Ex: Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.

depurador^1
(n.)=purifier.
Ex: These purifiers are targeted at asthma patients since they eliminate all dust particles rendering the air pure and clean
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depurador^2
(adj.)=purifying.
Ex: He is the most recent reformer to nail his purifying theses to the door of conservatism's cathedral is Michael Gerson.

depurar
(v.)=prune ; refine ; sanitise [sanitize, -USA] ; knock + the rough edges off ; debug ; purify ; cleanse.
Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Attempts to sanitize the web will be as futile as any attempt to sanitize the private speech of all citizens.
Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
Ex: In computer science, debug is the term used to locate and remove errors from a program.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.
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* depurar un fichero=clean up + file.

depurar un fichero
(v.)=clean up + file.
Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
depósito anejo
=remote storage.
Ex: Use data, such as those reported herein, provide a foundation for collection management decisions concerning selection, acquisition, retention, and remote storage.
depósito de agua elevado
(n.)=water tower.
Ex: The exhibition displays grain elevators, water towers, cooling towers, and coal bunkers photographed in Europe and the USA, 1963-1978.
depósito de archivo
(n.)=archival depot ; archives depot.
Ex: Failure to transfer regularly to an archival depot has resulted in the loss of most of the archive material = La no transferencia con regularidad a un depósito de archivo ha producido la pérdida de la mayoría del material. Ex: Display units and printers are also installed in the archives depots to make local data retrieval possible = También hay monitores e impresoras en los depósitos de archivo para facilitar la recuperación de datos.
depósito de armas
(n.)=ammunition dump ; ammunition compound ; ammunition depot ; ammo depot.
Ex: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday. Ex: In addition there are numerous smaller ammunition compounds within army barracks scattered around the country. Ex: Reports from Afghanistan say three people were injured in an explosion at an ammunition depot in the outskirts of the capital, Kabul. Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May.
depósito de cadáveres
(n.)=morgue ; mortuary.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Mugshots from the morgue: profiles of deceased library periodicals'. Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
depósito de datos
(n.)=data warehouse.
Ex: A data warehouse is a subject-oriented and integrated collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
depósito de documentos digitales
(n.)=repository.
Ex: Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
depósito de documentos electrónicos
(n.)=repository.
Ex: Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
depósito de libros
(n.)=book depot.
Ex: Government-owned book depots can help to solve some problems.
depósito de muebles
(n.)=furniture warehouse ; furniture repository.
Ex: But in structures without sprinklers, like this furniture warehouse, fires grow unchecked until the fire department arrives. Ex: During the First World War the Opera House became a furniture repository and during the Second World War it became a dance hall.
depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura
(n.)=after-hours book drop.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
depósito de recursos electrónicos
(n.)=electronic repository [e-repository].
Ex: The author sets out what is likely to be required in providing an electronic repository (e-repository) for long term storage of a digital research collection.
depósito de reserva
(n.)=local reserve store ; reserve store.
Ex: Provision should be made for a local reserve store where no case can be made under recommendation (iii) for a new library building or extension. Ex: Subject to local circumstances, the size of a reserve store should be limited to the accommodation required for about five years' accessions at current rates.
depósito de seguridad
(n.)=storage vault.
Ex: This article emphasises that in the choice of storage vaults for historic photographic materials, the relationship between the artefacts and their users must all be considered.
depósito legal
(n.)=legal deposit ; copyright deposit.
Ex: The service was originally based upon the books received by legal deposit in the British Museum. Ex: Acquisition is by copyright deposit, donation, exchange and purchase.
depósito para el detergente
(n.)=detergent tank.
Ex: With two spray wands and an onboard detergent tank, this pressure washer will help keep your home gleaming like the day construction was finished.
depósito petrolero
(n.)=oil reservoir.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects aiming to maximise the yield from oil reservoirs where the natural drive is weak so as to increase their flow rate and make marginal fields viable.
depósito^1
(n.)=depository ; repository ; reservoir ; storehouse ; warehouse ; storage tank ; stack area ; storeroom [store-room] ; storing room ; stackroom [stack room, stack-room] ; tank ; depot ; stockroom ; reservoir ; storage facility ; storage room ; pool.
Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was Head of the Documents depository.
Ex: Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.
Ex: The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.
Ex: The first alternative views the library as a storehouse for cultural materials, a reservoir of significant books.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
Ex: Locate technical reports that discuss the design of storage tanks for hazardous materials.
Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.
Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
Ex: It is unlikely for libraries in poor countries to set up a special building or storing room and finance its maintenance.
Ex: The lower level consists of the general workroom, librarian's office, bindery, stackroom, staff restroom, and soundproof listening rooms for students.
Ex: All air entering the building should be pumped through tanks of water to remove pollutants.
Ex: The depot buys the books for the schools and passes on to them some of the discount it receives by buying direct from the publishers.
Ex: Among the causes of damage to archival records, temperature, moisture content, and pollution of the air in stockrooms play an important role.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.
Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.
Ex: All storage rooms where flammable liquids are stored should have restricted access and be properly identified.
Ex: Forming a pool, the participants share the cataloguing work and receive the contributions from all the others = Formando un fondo común, los participantes comparten el trabajo de catalogación y reciben las aportaciones de los demás.
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* creación de depósitos de datos=data warehousing.
* depósito anejo=remote storage.
* depósito de agua elevado=water tower.
* depósito de archivo=archival depot ; archives depot.
* depósito de armas=ammunition dump ; ammunition compound ; ammunition depot ; ammo depot.
* depósito de cadáveres=morgue ; mortuary.
* depósito de datos=data warehouse.
* depósito de documentos digitales=repository.
* depósito de documentos electrónicos=repository.
* depósito de libros=book depot.
* depósito de muebles=furniture warehouse ; furniture repository.
* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura=after-hours book drop.
* depósito de recursos electrónicos=electronic repository [e-repository].
* depósito de reserva=local reserve store ; reserve store.
* depósito de seguridad=storage vault.
* depósito para el detergente=detergent tank.
* depósito petrolero=oil reservoir.
* llenar el depósito=gas up.
* petición del depósito=stack request.

depósito^2
(n.)=deposit ; security deposit.
Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.
Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.
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* biblioteca de depósito=deposit library.
* biblioteca de depósito legal=copyright library ; depository library.
* certificado de depósito=certificate of deposit.
* colección de depósito legal=depository collection ; legal deposit collection ; deposit collection.
* depósito legal=legal deposit ; copyright deposit.
* garantía en depósito=escrow.

depósito^3
(n.)=deposition ; silt.
Nota: Capa fértil de tierra depositada por los ríos.
Ex: The deposition of the copper took a long time, although a large bath could take many moulds at once.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.

derbi
(n.)=local derby.
Ex: By the end of last season he was established as a firm favourite with the crowds for scoring the equaliser in the local derby with Arsenal.

derecha
(n.)=right hand.
Ex: The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.
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* a la derecha=at the right.
* a la derecha de=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
* alinear a la derecha=justify + right.
* a mano derecha de=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
* ángulo superior derecho=upper right corner ; upper right-hand corner.
* comillas de la derecha=right-hand quotation mark.
* dar el brazo derecho=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dar la mano derecha=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* de derechas=right-wing.
* derecha, la=right, the ; right wing, the.
* desplazar hacia la derecha=inset.
* esquina inferior derecha=right bottom corner ; bottom right.
* esquina superior derecha=upper right corner ; upper right-hand corner.
* extrema derecha=far right.
* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha=left/right arrows.
* hemisferio cerebral derecho=right cerebral hemisphere.
* hemisferio derecho=right hemisphere.
* jugar de extremo derecho=play + the left wing.
* justificar a la derecha=justify + right.
* lado derecho=right-hand side.
* lado derecho, el=right side, the.
* levantarse con el pie derecho=get out of + bed on the right side.
* mano derecha=right hand.
* parte inferior derecha=lower right.
* partido de derechas=right wing party.
* retrovisor derecho=side-view mirror.
* ser el ojito derecho de Alguien=be the apple in + Posesivo + eye.
* ser el ojo derecho de Alguien=be the apple in + Posesivo + eye.
* truncamiento hacia la derecha=right-hand truncation.

derecha, la
=right, the ; right wing, the.
Ex: The functions on the left side are used more frequently than those on the right. Ex: Politically, the right wing favours private cultural initiative; the left wing wants state involvement in the arts.
derechista
(n.)=right-wing ; righty.
Ex: The criterion for book selection is thus user demand rather than left- or right-wing cultural preferences.
Ex: The righties in this country keep yammering about 'we shouldn't be giving terrorists the same rights Americans enjoy'.

derecho a independizarse, el
(n.)=right to secede, the.
Ex: Indeed, the constitution of India, while recognizing that India is a multiethnic state, does not give any regional group the right to secede.
derecho a la lectura
=right to read.
Ex: In the library world leaders should have the courage to defend the right to read and the other high principles of the library profession.
derecho a la libertad de expresión
=right to free speech ; right of free speech.
Ex: The film, intended to stress the right to free speech, was severely criticised as having definite racist overtones. Ex: The right of access to information is part of the right of free speech.
derecho a la muerte
=right to die.
Ex: This article reviews a selection of valuable books, periodical articles, organizations and agencies providing information on euthanasia and right-to-die laws of US states.
derecho a la privacidad
=privacy right.
Ex: Laws relating to privacy rights have to be considered.
derecho a la vida
=right to live.
Ex: It is argued that materials that endanger lives should be banned from the Internet on the basis that every right, even free speech, needs to be balanced with others, especially the right to live.
derecho a leer
=right to read.
Ex: In the library world leaders should have the courage to defend the right to read and the other high principles of the library profession.
derecho a vivir
=right to live.
Ex: It is argued that materials that endanger lives should be banned from the Internet on the basis that every right, even free speech, needs to be balanced with others, especially the right to live.
derecho a votar
(n.)=suffrage ; voting rights ; right to vote, the.
Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations. Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons. Ex: The right to vote and cast a secret ballot should be the foundation of democracy.
derecho a voto
(n.)=voting rights ; suffrage ; right to vote, the.
Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons. Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations. Ex: The right to vote and cast a secret ballot should be the foundation of democracy.
derecho administrativo
(n.)=administrative law.
Ex: Administrative law is one of the 3 basic areas of public law dealing with the relationship between government and its citizens, the other 2 being constitutional law and criminal law.
derecho al refugio, el
(n.)=right to refuge, the.
Ex: The Convention itself considers the violation of human rights a factor that excludes the right to refuge.
derecho al veto
(n.)=veto power.
Ex: The process of full participative management, or workers' self-management, which turns hierarchy upside down, so that administrative function, veto power and decision making come from the bottom of the structure.
derecho al voto
(n.)=suffrage ; voting rights ; right to vote, the.
Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations. Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons. Ex: The right to vote and cast a secret ballot should be the foundation of democracy.
derecho básico
(n.)=natural right ; basic right.
Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'. Ex: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.
derecho canónico
(n.)=canon law.
Ex: Under classical canon law, a judicial separation `from bed and board' (a mensa et thoro) can be secured for adultery and heresy.
derecho civil
(n.)=civil law.
Ex: Academics at the conference spoke of particular concerns in their fields of civil law, English language and regional planning.
derecho comunitario
(n.)=Community law.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
derecho constitucional
=constitutional right.
Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.
derecho consuetudinario
(n.)=common law.
Ex: There are four prominent common law defenses to a divorce suit: condonation, recrimination, collusion, and connivance.
derecho de acceso
(n.)=access right.
Ex: University or industrial employment contracts seldom promise email accounts, space on servers, or other access rights.
derecho de acceso a la información
=right of access to information.
Ex: The right of access to information is part of the right of free speech.
derecho de alquiler
(n.)=rental right.
Ex: The author focuses on the new rental right as it affects public libraries and educational libraries.
derecho de autor de la Corona
(n.)=Crown copyright.
Ex: In the first instance, Crown copyright in Canada reserves copyright of government information to the government, while in the USA there is no copyright of federal government information.
derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas
(n.)=off-air recording right.
Ex: These include: the lending right; the reprographic right in published works; certain cable television rights; the private reading right; and the off-air recording right.
derecho de la comunidad
=community right.
Ex: The questionnaire was trying to determine whether users thought library services were a favour bestowed by the authorities, or a community right.
derecho de nacimiento
(n.)=birthright.
Ex: The frontier and opportunist nature of Australia had tended to promote social advancement either in terms of good fortune, hard work, or ingenuity rather than by virtue of birthright.
derecho de paso
(n.)=the right of way ; right of entry.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious. Ex: The right of entry is reserved during reasonable hours for inspection or repair deemed necessary.
derecho de patentes
(n.)=patent law.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
derecho de pensión
(n.)=pension entitlement.
Ex: The pension entitlements they have earned are theirs by right.
derecho de préstamo
=lending right.
Ex: These include: the lending right; the reprographic right in published works; certain cable television rights; the private reading right; and the off-air recording right.
derecho de reproducción
=reprographic right.
Ex: These include: the lending right; the reprographic right in published works; certain cable television rights; the private reading right; and the off-air recording right.
derecho de retención
(n.)=lien.
Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
derecho de servidumbre
(n.)=easement.
Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.
derecho de sucesión
(n.)=inheritance law.
Ex: Most countries have an inheritance law regarding the bequests that a deceased person includes in a will or living trust.
derecho de voto
(n.)=suffrage ; voting rights ; right to vote, the.
Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations. Ex: A flyer was also provided with the letter explaining voting rights for felons. Ex: The right to vote and cast a secret ballot should be the foundation of democracy.
derecho del consumidor
(n.)=consumer law.
Ex: The EU has started to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services after more than half were found to be in breach of EU consumer laws.
derecho del individuo
(n.)=individual's right.
Ex: The profession's responsibility is to uphold the individual's right to information, irrespective of its national origin.
derecho del trabajador
(n.)=labour right.
Ex: Labor rights are still a prickly subject in Wisconsin.
derecho del trabajo
(n.)=employment law.
Ex: Paternity leave is not recognised in employment law in Ireland.
derecho divino
(n.)=divine law.
Ex: Divine law comes direct from God, usually with priests or tribal chief or king as intermediary.
derecho eclesiástico
(n.)=ecclesiastical law.
Ex: Hobbes' purpose in devising his doctrine of natural law was admittedly the destruction of independent ecclesiastical law.
derecho empresarial
(n.)=business law.
Ex: The demand for professionals with a firm academic background in business law continues to grow.
derecho eterno
(n.)=eternal right.
Ex: One of the eternal truths is that happiness is created and developed in peace, and one of the eternal rights is the individual's right to live.
derecho exclusivo
(n.)=exclusive right.
Ex: Cleopatra, considered the most beautiful woman in the world during her day, went to great expense to obtain exclusive rights over the Dead Sea.
derecho hacia al norte
=due north.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
derecho hacia al sur
=due south.
Ex: By the way, this region and surrounding areas of the sky - being due south - are not seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
derecho hacia el este
=due east.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
derecho hacia el oeste
=due west.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
derecho humano
(n.)=human right.
Ex: Information is power, a basic human need and fundamental human right.
derecho inalienable
(n.)=inalienable right ; birthright ; unalienable right.
Ex: Anyone who is denied access to needed information cannot truly pursue the happiness that is everyone's inalienable right. Ex: The frontier and opportunist nature of Australia had tended to promote social advancement either in terms of good fortune, hard work, or ingenuity rather than by virtue of birthright. Ex: The first principle of unalienable rights recognizes that everyone is naturally endowed by their Creator with certain rights that cannot be infringed or given away.
derecho internacional
(n.)=international law.
Ex: International law & cyberspace are not worlds apart anymore.
derecho laboral
(n.)=labour right.
Ex: Labor rights are still a prickly subject in Wisconsin.
derecho legal
=legal right.
Ex: The public lending right (PLR) is based on the idea that cultural protection, social welfare and legal rights are promoted if authors are compensated for the library use of their books.
derecho medioambiental
(n.)=environmental law.
Ex: The overall goal is to raise awareness and to improve general knowledge in international environmental law.
derecho mercantil
(n.)=commercial law.
Ex: The Committee is continually striving to provide its members on a timely basis with important information about developments in commercial law.
derecho natural
(n.)=natural law.
Ex: Hobbes' purpose in devising his doctrine of natural law was admittedly the destruction of independent ecclesiastical law.
derecho penal
(n.)=criminal law ; penal law.
Ex: However, as a sub-class of 343, criminal law, we require the entry Courts : Criminal 343.19. Ex: The new penal law is based on administrative regulations and is thus intended to be clearer and easier to enforce.
derecho preferente de compra
(n.)=preemption [pre-emption].
Ex: Companies mounted a successful campaign for federal preemption of all local moratoriums that communities had used to buy more time to assess issues, risks, and opportunities.
derecho público
(n.)=public law.
Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.
derecho soberano
(n.)=sovereign right.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.
derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR)
=public lending right (PLR).
Ex: The public lending right (PLR) is based on the idea that cultural protection, social welfare and legal rights are promoted if authors are compensated for the library use of their books.
derecho^1
(adj.)=upright ; straight ; standing.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.
Ex: Although this painting depicts a single standing man, his generalised features suggest that this was not meant as a portrait.
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* caminar derecho=walk + upright.
* derecho hacia al norte=due north.
* derecho hacia al sur=due south.
* derecho hacia el este=due east.
* derecho hacia el oeste=due west.
* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho=two wrongs do not make a right.
* hecho y derecho=full-bodied ; full-scale ; full-service ; fully-fledged.
* irse derecho a=make + a beeline for.
* por derecho (propio)=by right.
* seguir derecho=follow + Posesivo + nose.

derecho^2
(adj.)=entitlement ; right.
Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
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* bibliografía de derecho=legal bibliography.
* carta de derechos=charter of rights.
* carta de derechos humanos=charter of human rights.
* conceder el derecho al voto=enfranchise.
* con derecho a voto=eligible to vote.
* con derecho de autor=copyright-protected.
* con derechos de autor=copyrightable ; royalty-paid.
* con pleno derecho=with full rights.
* conseguir el derecho para=win + the right to.
* dar derecho a=entitle to.
* Declaración de Derechos=Bill of Rights.
* Declaración de los Derechos del Usuario=Library Bill of Rights.
* de derecho=de jure [iure].
* de derecho pero no de hecho=in name only.
* defender los derechos de Uno=stand up for + Posesivo + rights.
* defensor de los derechos civiles=civil society activist.
* defensor de los derechos de los animales=animal rights campaigner.
* defensor de los derechos de los animales=animal rights activist.
* defensor de los derechos de los ciudadanos=citizen activist.
* defensor de los derechos humanos=human rights activist ; human rights campaigner.
* demandar el derecho a=press + Posesivo + claim.
* de pleno derecho=in + Posesivo + own right ; rightful.
* derecho a independizarse, el=right to secede, the.
* derecho a la lectura=right to read.
* derecho a la libertad de expresión=right to free speech ; right of free speech.
* derecho a la muerte=right to die.
* derecho a la privacidad=privacy right.
* derecho a la vida=right to live.
* derecho a leer=right to read.
* derecho al refugio, el=right to refuge, the.
* derecho al veto=veto power.
* derecho al voto=suffrage ; voting rights ; right to vote, the.
* derecho a vivir=right to live.
* derecho a votar=suffrage ; voting rights ; right to vote, the.
* derecho a voto=voting rights ; suffrage ; right to vote, the.
* derecho básico=natural right ; basic right.
* derecho constitucional=constitutional right.
* derecho de acceso=access right.
* derecho de acceso a la información=right of access to information.
* derecho de alquiler=rental right.
* derecho de autor de la Corona=Crown copyright.
* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas=off-air recording right.
* derecho de la comunidad=community right.
* derecho del individuo=individual's right.
* derecho del trabajador=labour right.
* derecho de nacimiento=birthright.
* derecho de paso=the right of way ; right of entry.
* derecho de pensión=pension entitlement.
* derecho de préstamo=lending right.
* derecho de reproducción=reprographic right.
* derecho de retención=lien.
* derecho de servidumbre=easement.
* derecho de voto=suffrage ; voting rights ; right to vote, the.
* derecho divino=divine right.
* derecho eterno=eternal right.
* derecho exclusivo=exclusive right.
* derecho humano=human right.
* derecho inalienable=inalienable right ; birthright ; unalienable right.
* derecho laboral=labour right.
* derecho legal=legal right.
* derecho natural=natural right.
* derecho preferente de compra=preemption [pre-emption].
* derecho público=civic right.
* derechos=rights.
* derechos afines=neighbouring rights.
* derechos cívicos=civil rights.
* derechos civiles=civil rights ; civil liberties.
* derechos de aduana=customs duties.
* derechos de amarre=moorage.
* derechos de atraque=moorage.
* derechos de autor=copyright ; royalty [royalties, -pl.].
* derechos de la mujer=women's rights.
* derechos de la propiedad intelectual=intellectual property rights.
* derechos del ciudadano=civil liberties.
* derechos del consumidor=consumer rights [consumers' rights].
* derechos de licencia=licensing rights.
* derechos de los animales=animal rights.
* derechos democráticos=democratic rights.
* derechos de patente=patent rights.
* derechos de propiedad=property rights.
* derechos de reproducción=reproduction rights.
* derechos en materia de procreación=reproductive rights.
* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer=human rights of women.
* derechos individuales=individual rights.
* derecho soberano=sovereign right.
* derecho sobre el préstamo al público (PLR)=public lending right (PLR).
* derechos políticos=political rights.
* derechos reproductivos=reproductive rights.
* derechos sociales=social rights.
* ejercer + Posesivo + derecho al voto=exercise + Posesivo + right to vote.
* ejercer un derecho=exercise + right.
* estado de derecho=rule of law.
* exigir el derecho a=press + Posesivo + claim.
* hacer valer sus derechos=assert + Posesivo + rights.
* igualdad de derechos=equal rights ; equality of rights.
* individualización de los derechos=individualisation of rights.
* infracción del derecho de autor=copyright infringement.
* infracción de + Posesivo + derechos humanos=breach of + Posesivo + human rights.
* infringir un derecho=infringe + right ; violate + right.
* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos=community education.
* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad=Privacy Act.
* libre de derechos de autor=royalty-free.
* luchar por los derechos=campaign for + rights.
* material protegido por el derecho de autor=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
* mención de derecho de autor=statement of copyright.
* miembro con derecho a voto=voting member.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer=women's rights movement.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales=animal rights movement.
* movimiento por los derechos civiles=civil rights movement.
* obra amparada por el derecho de autor=copyright work.
* obtener el derecho a=secure + the right to.
* obtener el derecho para=win + the right to.
* oficina de derechos de autor=copyright office.
* pagar derechos reales=pay + royalty.
* por derecho (propio)=as of right.
* propietario de los derechos de autor=rightholder.
* protegido por el derecho de autor=copyrighted ; copyright-protected.
* reclamar el derecho a=press + Posesivo + claim.
* reclamar el derecho a Algo=stake + Posesivo + claim.
* reivindicar el derecho a=press + Posesivo + claim.
* reivindicar el derecho de Uno=stake + Posesivo + claim.
* reservados todos los derechos=all rights reserved.
* reservarse el derecho de=reserve + the right to.
* respetar un derecho=respect + right.
* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor=copyright collective ; copyright collecting society ; copyright collecting agency.
* socio con derecho a voto=voting member.
* tarifa de derechos de autor=royalty charge.
* tener derecho a=be entitled to ; have + a right to ; entitle to ; have + the right to ; have + a say in.
* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión=be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.
* tener derecho de paso=have + the right of way.
* tener el derecho de=have + the right to.
* titular del derecho=payee entitled.
* titular del derecho de autor=rights-holder [rightsholder] ; copyright holder.
* titular de los derechos de autor=rights-owner.
* todos los derechos reservados=all rights reserved.
* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre=invasion of people's right to + Nombre.
* violación de los derechos humanos=violation of human rights ; human rights abuse.
* violar los derechos=invade + rights.
* violar un derecho=infringe + right ; violate + right.

derecho^3
(n.)=law.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.
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* biblioteca de derecho=law library.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de derecho=law librarian.
* biblioteconomía para las bibliotecas de derecho=law librarianship.
* colección de derecho=law collection.
* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión=prison law library.
* derecho administrativo=administrative law.
* derecho canónico=canon law.
* derecho civil=civil law.
* derecho comunitario=Community law.
* derecho constitucional=constitutional law.
* derecho consuetudinario=common law.
* derecho del consumidor=consumer law.
* derecho del trabajo=employment law.
* derecho de patentes=patent law.
* derecho de sucesión=inheritance law.
* derecho divino=divine law.
* derecho eclesiástico=ecclesiastical law.
* derecho empresarial=business law.
* derecho internacional=international law.
* derecho laboral=employment law.
* derecho medioambiental=environmental law.
* derecho mercantil=commercial law.
* derecho natural=natural law.
* derecho penal=criminal law ; penal law.
* derecho público=public law.
* facultad de derecho=law school.
* ley de derechos de autor=copyright law.
* ley del derecho a la privacidad=privacy law ; privacy protection law.
* libro de derecho=law book.

derechos
(n.)=rights.
Ex: Although no attempt has been made to acquire exclusively rights to data bases, nine of its data bases are not available from any other source.
derechos afines
=neighbouring rights.
Ex: This article discusses the current situation regarding the work of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in order to update the international regime of copyright and neighbouring rights.
derechos civiles
(n.)=civil rights ; civil liberties.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights. Ex: He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.
derechos cívicos
(n.)=civil rights.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
derechos de aduana
=customs duties.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
derechos de amarre
(n.)=moorage.
Ex: The first night's moorage is free; thereafter, the moorage is 50 cents/foot/night.
derechos de atraque
(n.)=moorage.
Ex: The first night's moorage is free; thereafter, the moorage is 50 cents/foot/night.
derechos de autor
(n.)=copyright ; royalty [royalties, -pl.].
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates. Ex: A royalty -- either a fixed sum or a percentage of the retail price -- was paid to the author on each copy sold.
derechos de la mujer
=women's rights.
Ex: The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.
derechos de la propiedad intelectual
=intellectual property rights.
Ex: The problems of piracy, misappropriation and counterfeiting of intellectual property rights are a hot issue in international trade.
derechos de licencia
(n.)=licensing rights.
Ex: To understand photography licensing rights you must first understand that unless you are selling a print, you are not 'selling a photo' as such.
derechos de los animales
(n.)=animal rights.
Ex: In the light of the increased demand for information on 'green' issues such as animal rights, vegetarianism and factory farming, this article lists relevant organisations.
derechos de patente
(n.)=patent rights.
Ex: If it were not, Mr Dunlop would not have sold the patent rights in his pneumatic tyre for $1,000 instead of accepting a small royalty on each one manufactured.
derechos de propiedad
(n.)=property rights.
Ex: It is a fact that, even if we wish to take action to preserve electronic material preservation is costly and property rights are complicated.
derechos de reproducción
(n.)=reproduction rights.
Ex: The roles of the librarian, reproduction rights organizations, and authors are changing in the information chain.
derechos del ciudadano
(n.)=civil liberties.
Ex: He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.
derechos del consumidor
(n.)=consumer rights [consumers' rights].
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments.
derechos democráticos
(n.)=democratic rights.
Ex: Gordon is no more a friend of democratic rights for all his waffle about giving 'power to the people'.
derechos en materia de procreación
(n.)=reproductive rights.
Ex: This article highlights 5 World Wide Web sites giving information on reproductive rights legal history.
derechos humanos específicos de la mujer
(n.)=human rights of women.
Ex: Abuse is a violation of the human rights of women, which perpetuates the invisibility of women and the issues affecting them.
derechos individuales
(n.)=individual rights.
Ex: The experience of World War 2, particularly the atrocities of the Nazis, led to the internationalization of individual rights.
derechos políticos
(n.)=political rights.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
derechos reproductivos
(n.)=reproductive rights.
Ex: This article highlights 5 World Wide Web sites giving information on reproductive rights legal history.
derechos sociales
(n.)=social rights.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
derechura
(n.)=straightness.
Ex: Silkiness is assumed to depend on hair fiber properties such as straightness, glossiness, and smoothness.
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* en derechura=straight on ; straight ahead.

deriva
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* a la deriva=rudderless.
* deriva continental=continental drift.
* deriva de los continentes=continental drift.
* madera a la deriva=driftwood.

deriva continental
(n.)=continental drift.
Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift.
deriva de los continentes
(n.)=continental drift.
Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift.
derivación
(n.)=derivation.
Ex: A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.

derivado de ello
=therefrom.
Ex: The author describes the complexities of some secondary source publications and the problems of information retrieval therefrom.
derivado de la versión impresa
(adj.)=print-derived.
Ex: Further, print-derived electronic resources are far less transient than their purely electronic counterparts.
derivado del cólico
(adj.)=colicky.
Ex: A baby who fusses, cries or displays other colicky symptoms is most likely reacting quite negatively to something that his or her mother is eating.
derivado^1
(n.)=off-shoot [offshoot] ; derivative ; by-product [byproduct].
Ex: In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.
Ex: The results show USMARC (LCMARC) and UNIMARC (and their derivatives) are the most commonly implemented.
Ex: A partial inventory of the collection was a by-product of bar-coding.

derivado^2
(adj.)=derivative.
Ex: The author gives an overview of derivative information sources.
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* derivado de ello=therefrom.
* derivado de la versión impresa=print-derived.
* derivado del cólico=colicky.
* producto derivado=outgrowth ; by-product [byproduct] ; spinoff [spin-off] ; off-shoot [offshoot].

derivar
(v.)=derive ; spin off.
Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.
Ex: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.
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* derivar conclusiones=derive + conclusions.
* derivar de=strip from ; be born of ; proceed from.
* derivar placer de=obtain + pleasure from.
* derivarse=accrue ; come.
* derivarse de=come out of ; flow from.

derivar conclusiones
(v.)=derive + conclusions.
Ex: Qualitative models are useful because they provide a logical framework for asking specific questions and deriving conclusions systematically.
derivar de
(v.)=strip from ; be born of ; proceed from.
Ex: Alternatively, the librarian may wish to purchase one of the wide range of products that other processors or generators may be stripping from the tape. Ex: According to Tolstoy, one's sadness is born of despair (sadness over the apparent meaninglessness of life or of life as one has lived it). Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.
derivar placer de
(v.)=obtain + pleasure from.
Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
derivarse
(v.)=accrue ; come.
Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English. Ex: If all of these costs are to render returns to the library, the returns come only in terms of the use of the collection.
derivarse de
(v.)=come out of ; flow from.
Ex: Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP. Ex: Apart from well-known things like light and heat, what else flows from the Sun?.
dermatitis
(n.)=dermatitis.
Ex: This article considers the problem of skin irritation and dermatitis caused by the chemical ingredients of printing inks.
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* dermatitis atópica=atopic dermatitis.
* dermatitis seborroica infantil=cradle cap.

dermatitis atópica
(n.)=atopic dermatitis.
Ex: It is clear that foods such as cow's milk and hen's eggs can directly provoke flares of atopic dermatitis.
dermatitis seborroica infantil
(n.)=cradle cap.
Ex: Cradle cap, which only develops in infants, can usually be controlled by shampooing more frequently with a baby shampoo and by softly brushing away the scales.
dermatofagoide
(n.)=dermatophagoid.
Ex: This a is semi-humorous account of how an on-line search for allergens of the common house mite led to false drops caused by truncating the term Dermatophagoides.

dermatofitosis
(n.)=ringworm ; tinea.
Ex: Ringworm is a common skin disorder otherwise known as tinea that can affect the skin on the body, the scalp, the feet or the groin.
Ex: Ringworm is a common skin disorder otherwise known as tinea that can affect the skin on the body, the scalp, the feet or the groin.

dermatología
(n.)=dermatology.
Ex: Examples are included from anaesthesia, dermatology, cardiology, psychiatry, radiology, critical care, and oncology = Se incluyen ejemplos de la anestesia, dermatología, cardiología, siquiatría, radiología, cuidados intensivos y oncología.

dermatosis
(n.)=dermatosis [dermatoses, -pl.].
Ex: Hormonal abnormalities and genetic syndromes are related to obesity and its dermatoses; however, cellulite is not related to obesity.

dermatólogo
(n.)=dermatologist.
Ex: Protect your skin everyday from the harmful rays of the sun with a dermatologist recommended sun block product.

dermis
(n.)=dermis.
Ex: The dermis is a layer of skin beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain.

derogación
(n.)=lapsing ; annulment.
Ex: It ends in 1700 at a time when the final lapsing of the Press Licensing Acts was encouraging the spread of printing throughout the country.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

derogar
(v.)=void ; annul.
Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.

derramamiento
(n.)=spillage ; spillover.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.
Ex: We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.
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* derramamiento de sangre=bloodshed.

derramamiento de sangre
(n.)=bloodshed.
Ex: The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.
derramar
(v.)=spill ; spill out.
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.
Ex: Our lives are like water spilled out on the ground, which cannot be gathered up again.
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* derramarse=overflow.

derramarse
(v.)=overflow.
Ex: This article describes the impact of flooding on the Public Library of Des Moines, Iowa, when the Raccoon River overflowed in Jul 93.
derrame
(n.)=spill ; spillage ; spillover.
Ex: However, the degree to which various groups of sources were satisfied with how the spill was reported was not a function of their degree of media access.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.
Ex: We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.
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* derrame cerebral=stroke.
* derrame de petróleo=oil spill.
* derrame de sustancias químicas=chemical spill.

derrame cerebral
(n.)=stroke.
Ex: For example, all the isolates in the Disease facet of medicine, tuberculosis, stroke etc, are all species or kinds of disease.
derrame de petróleo
(n.)=oil spill.
Ex: In addition to accidental oil spills, the research guide considers other sources directly related to maritime pollution.
derrame de sustancias químicas
(n.)=chemical spill.
Ex: The author describes the design of an expert system for emergency response to a chemical spill.
derrapaje
(n.)=skid.
Ex: This system is designed to alert drivers to conditions that can negatively impact driving performance leading to skids or accidents.

derrapar
(v.)=skid.
Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.
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* detenerse derrapando=skid to + a halt.
* frenar derrapando=skid to + a halt.
* parar derrapando=skid to + a halt.

derrape
(n.)=skid.
Ex: This system is designed to alert drivers to conditions that can negatively impact driving performance leading to skids or accidents.
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* marca de derrape=skid mark.

derretido
(adj.)=molten ; melted.
Ex: The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.
Ex: You may want to brush the tart edges with melted butter or egg yolk to let it gain a nice golden color while baking.
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* depilar con azúcar (derretida)=sugar.
* magma derretida=molten magma.
* metal derretido=molten metal.
* tostada con queso derretido=rarebit ; Welsh rarebit ; Welsh rabbit ; grilled cheese on toast.

derretir
(v.)=melt ; thaw.
Ex: The heat melts the wax on those areas which correspond with the image areas of the original, and the melted wax is absorbed into the tissue sheet.
Ex: The author describes the effects of a flood on a library collections and how the books were frozen, thawed, dried and pressed.
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* derretir el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* derretirse en la boca=melt in + Posesivo + mouth.
* hacer derretir el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* que se derrite en la boca=mellow .

derretir el hielo
(v.)=de-ice [deice].
Ex: Glycol is frequently used at airports during the winter to de-ice aircraft prior to take-off.
derretirse en la boca
(v.)=melt in + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: There, ladies and gentlemen, that is a rarebit that will melt in your mouth, and make the absent ones regret their foolishness.
derribar
(v.)=knock out ; tear down ; smash ; pull down ; topple ; bulldoze ; knock down ; fell ; raze ; lay + Nombre + low ; blow over ; smash down ; crash + Nombre + to the ground ; bring down.
Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
Ex: A group opposing the incumbent alderman decided that the board's feasibility study amounted to a covert plan to tear down the house that served as the library and erect an ugly building.
Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.
Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
Ex: The motel, which was built in 1953, will be razed to make way for a parking lot.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
Ex: A breeze caught the sails and blew it over -- the ship spent more than 300 years at the bottom of the harbor.
Ex: While Pound was smashing down the front door, Eliot entered by the back door and made off with the swag.
Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
Ex: I've been reading shocking 'reports' for several days now explaining that 'malware brought down a Spanish jet'.
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* derribar a Alguien de un golpe=knock + Nombre + to the ground ; knock + Nombre + to the floor.
* derribar a patadas=kick in.
* derribar completamente=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
* derribar de un golpe=deck.
* derribar una barrera=topple + barrier.

derribar a Alguien de un golpe
(v.)=knock + Nombre + to the ground ; knock + Nombre + to the floor.
Ex: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party. Ex: Several times the two clinched and vigorously pounded each other s heads and bodies, and finally Blade was again knocked to the floor.
derribar a patadas
(v.)=kick in.
Ex: Police say the suspects rang the victim's doorbell, and when nobody inside answered, they kicked in the door.
derribar completamente
(v.)=raze + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.
derribar de un golpe
(v.)=deck.
Ex: I would seriously deck her but I'm too good for that and will only hit someone if they hit me first.
derribar una barrera
(v.)=topple + barrier.
Ex: He examines the courageous efforts of some 'unsung heroes' who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in democracy.
derribo
(n.)=demolition ; downing ; shoot-down.
Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.
Ex: This article uses a content analysis of Ronald Reagan's comments concerning the downing of Korean Airlines 007 to illustrate potential problems arising from a lack of established guidelines.
Ex: However, the president revealed his true colors when he ordered the shoot-down of an unarmed aircraft over international waters.

derrocamiento
(n.)=ouster ; toppling ; overthrow ; labefaction.
Ex: However, the ouster last year of Duvalier is not mentioned in the article 'Haiti'.
Ex: How far these passions offset the widespread jubilation at the toppling of Sadam Hussein is impossible to tell, in part because of the differing views within the population.
Ex: The School developed until 1973, when the overthrow of Chile's President led to major administrative disruptions in the university.
Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.

derrocar
(v.)=oust ; overthrow ; topple ; dethrone ; bring down.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern.
Ex: The latest opinion polls show that 48 percent of Americans would back the use of armed force to topple Saddam Hussein.
Ex: Farming dethroned as leading industry -- after some 10,000 years the plurality of working humans no longer are engaged in farming, but rather the delivery of services.
Ex: I've been reading shocking 'reports' for several days now explaining that 'malware brought down a Spanish jet'.
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* derrocar al gobierno=topple + the government.
* derrocar el gobierno=bring down + the government.

derrocar al gobierno
(v.)=topple + the government.
Ex: Two arms caches that may be connected with the alleged rightwing plot to topple the government were discovered yesterday.
derrocar el gobierno
(v.)=bring down + the government.
Ex: Armed troops were on stand-by in Thailand today to protect a summit of Asian leaders from demonstrators who are fighting to bring down the country's Government.
derrochador
(n.)=wasteful ; profligate ; overspender [over-spender] ; spender ; big spender ; spendthrift ; waster.
Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.
Ex: Married couples with children, the nation's biggest spenders, may not be be able to continue spending as much in the future as they have in the past.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .

derrochar
(v.)=waste ; splurge on ; fritter away ; splurge.
Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.
Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
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* derrochar dinero=waste + money.
* derrochar energía=waste + energy.
* derrochar espacio=waste + space.
* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades=penny wise, pound foolish.

derrochar dinero
(v.)=waste + money.
Ex: Australia is wasting money by unnecessary repetition of research.
derrochar energía
(v.)=waste + energy.
Ex: Lack of policy means that questions may be considered time after time, by a number of different individuals, with the result that energy is wasted.
derrochar espacio
(v.)=waste + space.
Ex: This type of display wastes space, and the mixing of hierarchical levels is confusing rather than helpful.
derroche
(n.)=wastage ; waste ; prodigality ; extravagance ; wastefulness.
Ex: The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
Ex: Users do not seem to be unduly worried by UDC's prodigality of notation.
Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.
Ex: Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.
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* derroche de dinero=waste of money ; spending spree.
* empresa de grandes derroches=high roller.

derroche de dinero
(n.)=waste of money ; spending spree.
Ex: Many people now feel that the public library as it stands is a waste of money. Ex: The industry spending sprees of the mid-90s are gone.
derrochón
(n.)=overspender [over-spender] ; spender ; big spender.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.
Ex: Married couples with children, the nation's biggest spenders, may not be be able to continue spending as much in the future as they have in the past.

derrota
(n.)=defeat.
Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
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* derrota total=shutout.
* en la derrota=in defeat.

derrota total
(n.)=shutout.
Ex: I think the overall objective was to get the win and finish the game, but the goose egg (shutout) at the end was a statement for our defense.
derrotado
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* darse por derrotado=sound + note of defeat.

derrotar
(v.)=defeat ; vanquish ; rout ; outgun.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey Decimal system defeats Truman! Library cartoons'.
Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.
Ex: His army was routed by Government troops in the last battle ever fought on British soil.
Ex: Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
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* derrotar al enemigo=defeat + the enemy.
* derrotar completamente=trounce ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; walk all over + Alguien.

derrotar al enemigo
(v.)=defeat + the enemy.
Ex: In hand-to-hand combat, the soldier must have the attitude that he will defeat the enemy and complete the mission, no matter what.
derrotar completamente
(v.)=trounce ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; walk all over + Alguien.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Ex: My favorite memory was upending the number one team in the tournament last year -- they were so cocky, and we came out and knocked their socks off. Ex: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners.
derrotismo
(n.)=dejection.
Ex: There are also negative qualities such as hate and anger that result in violence and dejection.

derrotista
(n./adj.)=negativist.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

derruir
(v.)=crash + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.

derrumbamiento
(n.)=collapse.
Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.

derrumbar
(v.)=crash + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
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* derrumbarse=collapse ; crumble ; cave in ; go to + rack and ruin ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; go to + ruin ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).

derrumbarse
(v.)=collapse ; crumble ; cave in ; go to + rack and ruin ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; go to + ruin ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).
Ex: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization. Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information. Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'. Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams. Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless. Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin. Ex: The abbey fell into ruin after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and now very little of it remains.
derviche
(n.)=dervish.
Nota: En historia, miembro de ciertos grupos religiosos musulmanes.
Ex: Libraries founded by the endowments of the royal family and statesmen not only as independent entities but also within mosques, dervish convents and other institutions.

desabotonar
(v.)=unbutton.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.

desabrido
(adj.)=tasteless.
Ex: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.

desabrimiento
(n.)=surliness ; sullenness.
Ex: Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past - the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders.
Ex: In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against Nature not to go out and see her riches.

desabrochar
(v.)=undo ; unbutton ; unhook.
Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
Ex: The battery went dead so I unhooked it to charge it and now the radio will not work.
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* desabrocharse=come + undone ; come + loose.

desabrocharse
(v.)=come + undone ; come + loose.
Ex: Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
desacatar
(v.)=flout.
Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.
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* desacatar la autoridad=fight + authority.
* desacatar las costumbres=flout + convention.
* desacatar las normas establecidas=flout + convention.

desacatar la autoridad
(v.)=fight + authority.
Ex: Your righteous indignation I can understand, and even sympathise, but getting stroppy and fighting authority will only exacerbate the situation.
desacatar las costumbres
(v.)=flout + convention.
Ex: In the 1970s it was called 'living in sin' but the couples who flouted convention back then mostly married each other before two years were up.
desacatar las normas establecidas
(v.)=flout + convention.
Ex: In the 1970s it was called 'living in sin' but the couples who flouted convention back then mostly married each other before two years were up.
desacato
(n.)=flouting ; disobedience.
Ex: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.
Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.
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* desacato al tribunal=contempt of court.

desacato al tribunal
(n.)=contempt of court.
Ex: A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.
desaceleración
(n.)=deceleration.
Ex: Detector devices mounted in cars would emit a radio signal when deceleration exceeds a certain limit.

desacertadamente
=unwisely.
Ex: Find an example of an intelligent person who acted unwisely and had to pay the consequences such as fines or jail time.

desacertado
(adj.)=misconceived ; ill-advised ; infelicitous ; off-beam ; wide of the mark ; indiscreet.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.
Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
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* Algo desacertado=infelicity.
* estar desacertado=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.
* ser desacertado=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.

desacidificación
(n.)=deacidification [de-acidification].
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.

desacidificar
(v.)=deacidify [de-acidify].
Nota: En restauración, neutralizar los componentes acídicos del papel para evitar su deterioro.
Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.

desacierto
(n.)=blooper ; clanger ; muck-up.
Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.

desaconsejable
(adj.)=unwise ; inadvisable.
Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: Then, if videotex systems merge with other existing automated systems it would seem inadvisable to offer a system with inferior retrieval performance.

desacoplar
(v.)=decouple ; uncouple.
Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train.

desacorde
=ill matched ; out of tune.
Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.

desacostumbrar
(v.)=wean + Nombre + (away) from ; wean + Nombre + off.
Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
Ex: Ministers will be ordered to adopt urgent measures to wean the country off oil due to the dramatic rise in fuel prices.
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* desacostumbrarse=get out of + the habit of.

desacostumbrarse
(v.)=get out of + the habit of.
Ex: I think we need to get out of the habit of thinking that for quality we have to pay large sums of money.

desacreditado
(adj.)=discredited.
Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.

desacreditar
(v.)=discredit ; denigrate ; debunk ; bring + Nombre + into disrepute ; disgrace ; taint.
Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
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* desacreditarse=come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute.
* desacreditar un mito=debunk + a myth.
* estar desacreditado=hold in + disrepute.

desacreditar un mito
(v.)=debunk + a myth.
Ex: The author intends to debunk the myths that have grown up around the Internet.
desacreditarse
(v.)=come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute.
Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them. Ex: By the fifteenth century the practice of uroscopy was falling into disrepute.
desactivación
(n.)=deactivation.
Ex: The author discusses how deactivation and reactivation can be specified, how they can be initiated and potential relationships between the elements involved.
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* brigada de desactivación de bombas=bomb squad.
* brigada de desactivación de explosivos=bomb squad.
* experto en desactivación de bombas=detonation expert.
* experto en desactivación de explosivos=detonation expert.

desactivado
(adj.)=deactivated weapon ; deactivated.
Ex: Deactivated weapons are any firearms which have been converted, in such a manner that they can no longer discharge any shot.
Ex: Deactivated accounts will be re-activated upon receipt of payment.
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* activado y desactivado=off and on ; on and off.

desactivador
=desensitiser [desensitizer, -USA].
Ex: Peripheral equipment such as barcode wands, desensitizers, and book stamps should be within easy reach of the operator.

desactivar
(v.)=set off ; turn off ; deactivate ; defuse ; disable.
Ex: The system then finds the corresponding copy records and sets the inventory status off.
Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
Ex: Low-level magnetic fields are used to deactivate and reactivate targets without damaging the contents of magnetic media such as audio and video tapes.
Ex: A second limpet bomb on another vehicle was reported to have been defused.
Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.
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* desactivar un mecanismo=disable + mechanism.
* desactivar un programa de protección=unlock + protection program(me).

desactivar un mecanismo
(v.)=disable + mechanism.
Ex: The trust in computer systems rests on their ability to prove that their security mechanisms work as advertised and cannot be disabled.
desactivar un programa de protección
(v.)=unlock + protection program(me).
Ex: In the case of a software protection program, the producer claimed breach of license agreement against a software producer whose software unlocks the protection program.
desactualización
(n.)=obsolescence ; obsoleteness.
Ex: A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.
Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.

desactualizado
(adj.)=out of sync ; out of date [out-of-date] ; outdated [out-dated] ; obsolete.
Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.

desactualizarse
(v.)=obsolesce.
Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.

desacuerdo
(n.)=clash [clashes, -pl.] ; disagreement ; variance ; discord.
Ex: A seminar was held on community information last year which brought sharp clashes between librarians and social workers over their respective roles.
Ex: There was no disagreement that IT developments promised new opportunities = No existía desacuerdo en que los desarrollos en la IT prometían nuevas oportunidades.
Ex: This paper discusses factors which led to the need to reexamine the use of UK dealers, the major difference between UK and US dealers being their variance in pricing policies.
Ex: Discord is the result of external economic and technological pressures.
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* en desacuerdo=disapproving.
* en desacuerdo con=at odds with.
* estar en desacuerdo=be at variance ; disagree ; quarrel with ; beg to differ ; be at odds ; be at sixes and sevens with each other.
* estar en desacuerdo con=be at loggerheads with.
* estar en desacuerdo sobre=be at odds over.
* expresar desacuerdo=register + disagreement.

desafección
(n.)=disaffection.
Ex: Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.

desafecto
(adj.)=disaffected.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.

desafiando
=in defiance of.
Ex: She uses a variety of means, including magnets, to suspend objects in the air in defiance of the law of gravity.

desafiante
(adj.)=defiant ; challenging.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.

desafiar
(v.)=challenge ; defy ; tax ; throw down + the gauntlet ; dare ; brave.
Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
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* desafiar a la suerte=press + Posesivo + luck ; push + Posesivo + luck.
* desafiar al sistema=beat + the system.
* desafiar la gravedad=defy + gravity.
* desafiar una postura=challenge + attitude.
* desafiar una situación=challenge + situation.
* desafiar un prejuicio=challenge + prejudice.

desafiar a la suerte
(v.)=press + Posesivo + luck ; push + Posesivo + luck.
Ex: An English diplomat on the island tried to warn Burton against pressing his luck a second time. Ex: She's not only the most hated person in America, she's also appears to be pushing her luck with her latest gambit.
desafiar al sistema
(v.)=beat + the system.
Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'.
desafiar la gravedad
(v.)=defy + gravity.
Ex: Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity.
desafiar un prejuicio
(v.)=challenge + prejudice.
Ex: Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.
desafiar una postura
(v.)=challenge + attitude.
Ex: Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.
desafiar una situación
(v.)=challenge + situation.
Ex: In the past twenty or thirty years a growing number of teachers all through the educational system, from kindergarten to university, have challenged this situation.
desafilado
(adj.)=blunt.
Ex: The article 'Serials cuts (and the use of a blunt knife)' outlines the initial actions taken by a serial librarian when first faced with the need to cut his serials budget.

desafinado
=out of tune.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.

desafinar
(v.)=sing out of + tune.
Ex: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.
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* desafinarse=go out of + tune.

desafinarse
(v.)=go out of + tune.
Ex: Pianos go out of tune primarily because of seasonal changes in humidity that cause the soundboard to swell and shrink, thus raising and lowering the tension on the strings.
desaforadamente
=wildly ; like a lunatic ; like crazy ; with a vengeance ; outrageously ; outrageously ; like a madman ; like a madwoman ; ardently.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.
Ex: He was 'driving like a madman' moments before he was involved in a car crash with a lorry, according to an eyewitness.
Ex: Oh, summer of 2005, windows down, driving as fast as I can whilst beating on the steering wheel like a madwoman.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.
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* correr desaforadamente=run for + Posesivo + life.
* gritar desaforadamente=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.

desaforado
(adj.)=raging ; intemperate ; riotous ; outrageous ; excessive ; desperate ; out-of-control ; wild ; ardent.
Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.
Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

desafortunadamente
=unfortunately ; sadly ; unhappily ; disappointingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.
Ex: Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer.
Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.
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* conocer + desafortunadamente=be painfully aware of.
* desafortunadamente + Adjetivo=painfully + Adjetivo.
* ser consciente + desafortunadamente=be painfully aware of.

desafortunadamente + Adjetivo
=painfully + Adjetivo.
Ex: The terrible difficulties raised when a particular group is offended is painfully evident in the controversy created within the American Library Association.
desafortunado
(adj.)=hapless ; unfortunate ; unhappy ; inauspicious ; unlucky ; infelicitous ; fateful ; off-beam.
Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.
Ex: Past failures to make interactive machine translation viable as a tool for skilled translators have been the result of an infelicitous mode of interaction rather than any inherent flaw in the idea.
Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
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* Algo desafortunado=infelicity.

desafío
(n.)=challenge ; gauntlet ; act of defiance ; defiance.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
Ex: Some time ago in a reference to the challenges of innovation, Steele (1983) described the 'gauntlet of innovation' as a process that has many barriers.
Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
Ex: Students relate easily to Mark Mathabane's questioning why he must attend school, his open defiance of his father, and his struggle to resist peer pressure.
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* aceptar un desafío=throw down + the gauntlet.
* plantear un desafío=pose + challenge.

desagradabilidad
(n.)=obnoxiousness ; unfriendliness ; uncongeniality.
Ex: They torture television viewers with highly annoying advertisements that are only topped by the obnoxiousness of their actual product.
Ex: The article 'User unfriendliness' describes how in the UK and Netherlands outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.
Ex: The monarchy has displayed its uncongeniality with the democratic process by exploiting the tensions persisting between the political parties.

desagradable
(adj.)=off-putting ; unwelcome ; unpleasant ; disagreeable ; unkind ; obnoxious ; peevish ; distasteful ; unappealing ; seamy ; unsavoury [unsavory, -USA] ; unpalatable ; unsightly ; minging ; abrasive ; nasty ; unwholesome ; insalubrious ; invidious ; ill-natured ; rotten.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.
Ex: In general, the writer explains, crimes are depicted in such a way that they are associated with seamy characters who have little regard for conventional morality.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .
Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
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* algo desagradable a la vista=a blot on the landscape.
* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable=make + Nombre + flinch.
* de sabor desagradable=unpalatable.
* desagradable a la vista=eyesore.
* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable=rude awakening + be in store ; be in for a rude awakening.
* esperar una sorpresa desagradable=rude awakening + be in store ; be in for a rude awakening.
* lo desagradable=unpleasantness.
* situación desagradable=unpleasantness.
* sorpresa desagradable=rude awakening.

desagradable a la vista
(adj.)=eyesore.
Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
desagradablemente
=unpleasantly.
Ex: He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'.

desagradar
(v.)=displease ; grate on ; turn off.
Ex: No matter what we do, we're going to displease some people.
Ex: His personality, furthermore, appeared to grate on the average television viewer.
Ex: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.

desagradecido
(adj.)=thankless ; unappreciative ; ungrateful.
Ex: This article is entitled 'Thankless tasks': academics and librarians in the novels of Barbara Pym'.
Ex: Convinced that most Americans were unappreciative and unreachable, they became increasingly autocratic and elitist and made their libraries even less appealing to the common man.
Ex: For this reason he dubbed man the 'ungrateful biped'.
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* ser un desagradecido=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

desagrado
(n.)=displeasure ; distaste ; uncongeniality.
Ex: They were printed in France, but their printers and publishers used this doubtless transparent device to evade the displeasure of the authorities.
Ex: Some detractors cite political reasons for this, for example the apparent scarcity of public funds and taxpayers' distaste for anything 'governmental'.
Ex: The monarchy has displayed its uncongeniality with the democratic process by exploiting the tensions persisting between the political parties.

desagregar
(v.)=disaggregate.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.

desaguar
(v.)=drain.
Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.
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* desaguar en=flow into.

desaguar en
(v.)=flow into.
Ex: Nobody seems to dispute that tons of weapons apparently are flowing into Mexico.
desagüe
(n.)=sewer pipe ; drain ; sewer ; outflow ; plug hole.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: Water goes down the plug hole in an anti-clockwise direction in the Northern Hemisphere and the opposite is true for the Southern Hemisphere.
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* desatascador de desagües=drain cleaner.
* tirar por el desagüe=pour down + the drain.
* verter por el desagüe=pour down + the drain.

desahogado
(adj.)=roomy ; cushy .
Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
Ex: Convicts pass up the chance to escape because conditions are too cushy, experts say.

desahogar
(v.)=relieve.
Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

desahogar + Posesivo + cólera
(v.)=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
Ex: The review is incompetent and irresponsible, apparently motivated by a need to vent spleen, and characterized by an amount of ill-feeling out of place in a scholarly journal.
desahogar + Posesivo + ira
(v.)=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on) ; vent + Posesivo + rage.
Ex: The review is incompetent and irresponsible, apparently motivated by a need to vent spleen, and characterized by an amount of ill-feeling out of place in a scholarly journal. Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.
desahogarse
(v.)=release + tension ; relieve + tension ; unburden + Reflexivo ; give + vent to ; vent + Posesivo + feelings.
Ex: They both exploded into laughter, thereby releasing the pent-up tension. Ex: As I said earlier, if we can't relieve tension through smoking, pressures will take their tolls on other parts of our bodies. Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted. Ex: Although social scientists differ about the effects of pornography, there are no parallel arguments that bomb manuals on the Internet give safe vent to potential bombers. Ex: This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.
desahogarse con
(v.)=take it out on.
Ex: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.
desahogo
(n.)=outlet.
Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

desahuciado
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* desahuciados, los=dispossessed, the.

desahuciados, los
=dispossessed, the.
Ex: This book brings together numerous ideas that preoccupy pubescent children, ideas about: personal identity; what 'home' means; oppression; the mechanics and morality of survival in a modern city (Is theft ever justifiable? What rights have the disposseed?); etc.
desahuciar
(v.)=evict.
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.

desahucio
(n.)=eviction.
Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.
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* apercibimiento de desahucio=eviction notice.

desairar
(v.)=rebuff ; slight ; snub ; spurn ; diss.
Nota: Derivado del verbo disrespect.
Ex: 'Do not rebuff him before he has swept out his body or before he has said that for which he came'.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.

desaire
(n.)=rebuff ; put-down ; snub ; cold shoulder ; diss ; scoff ; slight.
Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.
Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.
Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.
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* hacer un desaire=slight.

desajustado
=out of whack.
Ex: Australian house prices are massively out of whack and will be brought back to earth, an expert says.

desajustar
(v.)=throw + Nombre + out of alignment ; throw + Nombre + off balance ; throw + Nombre + out of whack.
Ex: Programs based on 'pages' may readjust only to the end of the page, and this will throw succeeding text out of alignment.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: When this is all sorted out I think we're going to find that he was probably taking too much of the wrong prescription and it just threw him out of whack.

desajuste
(n.)=imbalance ; mismatch ; gap ; misfit ; malalignment ; maladjustment ; misadjustment ; misalignment ; unbalance.
Ex: This results in an imbalance of error tolerance.
Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.
Ex: The gap between what private and public institutions charge means that private schools are at a big disadvantage in recruiting students.
Ex: For the benefit of both users and vendors, this misfit should be overcome.
Ex: The literature is filled with articles regarding the diagnosis, 'malalignment of the patella,' most of which give no precise diagnosis.
Ex: The findings indicated that antisocial behavior was relatively stable across the elementary school years and seemed indicative for increasing maladjustment during adolescence.
Ex: Laptop computers can also have misadjustments relating to color accuracy relative to a printer.
Ex: These problems range from misalignment of priorities in information technology budgeting to extraordinary difficulties in human resources areas = Estos problemas van desde falta de coordinación en las prioridades del presupuesto para la tecnología de la información a dificultades extraordinarias en las cuestiones referentes a los recursos humanos.
Ex: Unbalance occurs when the center of gravity of a rotating object is not aligned with its center of rotation.
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* desajuste cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* desajuste cada vez menor entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* desajuste terminológico=vocabulary mismatch.

desajuste cada vez mayor entre ... y
(n.)=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
Ex: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world. Ex: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries.
desajuste cada vez menor entre ... y
(n.)=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
Ex: Trends noted include the narrowing gap in interactive searching between Europe and the USA, and the inter-regional imbalance within Europe in volume of searches. Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification.
desajuste terminológico
(n.)=vocabulary mismatch.
Ex: This article presents results from the development of an on-line catalogue that attempts to alleviate the problems of vocabulary mismatch using techniques derived from information retrieval research.
desalentado
(adj.)=despondently ; despondent ; dispirited ; dejected ; depressed ; downcast.
Ex: She stood up and said despondently: 'The die is cast; stake is life or death' .
Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.
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* sentirse desalentado=be discouraged.

desalentador
(adj.)=bleak ; daunting ; disappointing ; discouraging ; off-putting ; disheartening ; dismaying ; grim ; grim-faced ; dispiriting.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: The results obtained using this technique were somewhat disappointing, and led to a reappraisal of the approach.
Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are very discouraging, especially if the titles give insufficient information for some documents to be rapidly rejected.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.
Ex: In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.

desalentadoramente
=dishearteningly.
Ex: All this is not to be impulsively regretted since specialized studies can advance in no other way, but synthesis becomes increasingly important and dishearteningly more difficult.

desalentar
(v.)=discourage ; dampen ; dispirit ; dishearten ; dampen + Posesivo + spirits.
Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.
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* desalentar (de)=deter (from).
* desalentarse=dismay.

desalentar (de)
(v.)=deter (from).
Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
desalentarse
(v.)=dismay.
Ex: In measuring reference activity, one should not be dismayed when results of studies indicate unexpected conclusions.
desalientado
(adj.)=deflated.
Ex: The two deflated employees exchanged looks and slipped quietly out of the room.

desaliento
(n.)=discouragement ; dismay ; despondency ; dejection.
Ex: Such an approach can lead to confusion and discouragement, and a great deal of energy can be expended on faulty assumptions.
Ex: The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.
Ex: After a 10 year period of existence a real feeling of despondency emerges in the reports of the National Library Service.
Ex: There are also negative qualities such as hate and anger that result in violence and dejection.
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* con desaliento=despondently ; dispiritedly ; hopelessly.

desalineación
(n.)=malalignment.
Ex: The literature is filled with articles regarding the diagnosis, 'malalignment of the patella,' most of which give no precise diagnosis.

desalineado
(adj.)=out of line.
Ex: In this case, too, any worm-holes and stains in the inserted leaves are sure to be out of line.

desalinización
(n.)=desalination.
Ex: The highest research activity was in medicine, agriculture, geology, water and desalination, petroleum energy and construction engineering.

desaliñado
(adj.)=messy ; scruffy ; bedraggled ; unkempt ; scruff ; straggly ; scraggly .
Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.
Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.
Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.
Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
Ex: British comic Russell Brand is preparing to say goodbye to his straggly locks in a bid to boost his movie career.
Ex: Even a scraggly beard does not hurt the looks of Rob, I can still look at him admiringly.

desalmadamente
=heartlessly.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.

desalmado
(adj.)=cold-blooded ; soulless ; heartless.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

desalojado
(adj.)=vacated.
Ex: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.

desalojar
(v.)=vacate ; leave + vacant ; evict.
Ex: In August 1994 the Norfolk Record Office had to vacate its premises as a result of the serious fire in the library premises above.
Ex: We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.

desalojo
(n.)=eviction.
Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.
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* apercibimiento de desalojo=eviction notice.
* orden de desalojo=eviction order.

desamarrar
(v.)=unmoor.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.

desaminado
(adj.)=erroneous.
Ex: Mistakes in check-in will occasionally lead to erroneous entries in the receipt history.

desamor
(n.)=disaffection.
Ex: Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.
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* herido de desamor=lovelorn.

desamortización
(n.)=confiscation ; seizure ; expropriation.
Ex: This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.

desamortizar
(v.)=disentail.
Ex: A law passed in 1835 disentailed Church properties, making it possible to create libraries in each provincial capital with the acquired religious and scholarly works.

desamparado
(adj.)=out in the cold ; lorn ; forsaken ; unprotected.
Ex: The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.
Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.
Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
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* criatura desamparada=babe in the wood.
* dejar desamparado=leave + Nombre + out in the cold ; leave + unprotected.
* desamparados, los=underprivileged, the.

desamparados, los
=underprivileged, the.
Ex: This need for information arises in all classes and not only among the underprivileged and deprived.
desamparo
(n.)=dereliction ; defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].
Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.

desanclar
(v.)=unpin.
Nota: Uso informático.
Ex: Is it possible to unpin a program on your taskbar and turn it into a shortcut on the desktop or anywhere else?.

desandar
(v.)=retrace.
Ex: This trek provides an opportunity to authentically retrace part of his route of exploration.
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* desandar lo andado=go back to + square one ; go back on + Posesivo + steps ; retrace + Posesivo + footsteps ; retrace + Posesivo + steps.
* desandar + Posesivo + pasos=retrace + Posesivo + footsteps ; retrace + Posesivo + steps.

desandar + Posesivo + pasos
(v.)=retrace + Posesivo + footsteps ; retrace + Posesivo + steps.
Ex: Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882. Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.
desandar lo andado
(v.)=go back to + square one ; go back on + Posesivo + steps ; retrace + Posesivo + footsteps ; retrace + Posesivo + steps.
Ex: At today's open meeting, the Commissioners voted unanimously to go back to square one. Ex: We then realized we had been walking the wrong path and had to go back on our steps, adding one hour to an already long walk. Ex: Visitors of this exhibition retrace Darwin's footsteps from his youth all the way to the publication of The Origin of Species and his death in 1882. Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.
desangramiento
(n.)=bleed.
Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks.

desanimado
(adj.)=despondent ; dispirited ; dejected ; depressed ; downcast.
Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: Barefoot, unkempt, malnourished and dejected, they fend not only for themselves, but for their families as well by scavenging in garbage dumps.
Ex: As I said in the study I did on the subject analysis of nonbook materials, the problem that librarians and media specialists felt most depressed about was the cataloging of music recordings.
Ex: The poor little Grub was more confused than ever and he looked so downcast that the Frog took pity on him.

desanimar
(v.)=discourage ; dissuade ; frighten off ; put + Nombre + off ; put off ; kill + the momentum ; dampen ; dispirit ; lay + Nombre + low ; dampen + Posesivo + spirits.
Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
Ex: Papers by Lin and coleagues advocate post-processing of downloaded bibliographic text in a way that does not kill the momentum for futher searching.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.
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* desanimarse=lose + heart.
* no desanimarse=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
* sin dejarse desanimar=undaunted.

desanimarse
(v.)=lose + heart.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.
desapacible
(adj.)=bleak.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.

desaparecer
(v.)=disappear ; disband ; fade (away/out) ; fall into + obscurity ; vanish ; die out ; evaporate ; go away ; dissolve ; pass on ; go + missing ; sweep away ; slip through + the cracks ; swallow up ; slip from + the scene ; go out of + existence ; go + the way of the dodo ; follow + the dodo ; go + the way of the horseless carriage ; go + the way of the dinosaur(s) ; blow away ; wither away ; drop from + sight ; pass away ; fizzle out ; efface ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion ; go + forever ; peter out ; skulk off ; sneak off ; sneak away ; go into + hiding ; wear off ; be all gone ; slope off.
Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s.
Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.
Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks.
Ex: The growing complexity of computing environments requires creative solutions to prevent the gain in productivity promised by computing advances from being swallowed up by the necessity of moving information from one environment to another.
Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.
Ex: The volunteer fire companies went out of existence, as did their library associations.
Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido.
Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages.
Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur.
Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information.
Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight.
Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away.
Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.
Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.
Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.
Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
Ex: So with a full tummy we sloped off to bed, claiming we needed an early night to be in fine fettle for the next day.
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* aparecer y desaparecer=come and go.
* barreras + desaparecer=boundaries + dissolve.
* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra=vanish from + the face of the earth ; disappear from + the face of the earth ; drop off + the face of the earth.
* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer=ride off into + the sunset.
* desaparecer en la distancia=disappear in + the distance.
* desaparecer gradualmente=fade into + the sunset.
* desaparecer las diferencias=blur + distinctions ; blur + the lines between ; blur + the boundaries between.
* desaparecer poco a poco=fade into + the sunset.
* desaparecer sin dejar huella=evaporate into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
* desaparecer sin dejar rastro=evaporate into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca=will + Nombre + away.
* estar desapareciendo=be on the way out.
* hacer desaparecer=eradicate ; dispel ; banish ; wipe off ; wipe off.
* hacer desaparecer como por arte de magia=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer desenfocando=fade out.
* hacer desaparecer mediante un fundido=fade out.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar huella=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar rastro=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer un mito=dispel + myth.
* hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido=be long gone.
* límites + desaparecer=boundaries + crumble.
* problema + desaparecer=problem + go away.
* que no desaparece=lingering.
* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las=old ways never die, the.

desaparecer de la faz de la tierra
(v.)=vanish from + the face of the earth ; disappear from + the face of the earth ; drop off + the face of the earth.
Ex: The plot is about a scientist who wakes up one morning to find that everyone except him seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. Ex: Religion has never disappeared from the face of the earth, no matter how we dislike, it is here to stay. Ex: You can't choose your family, but you can give them the stink eye and wish they dropped off the face of the earth.
desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer
(v.)=ride off into + the sunset.
Ex: The novel champions bourgeois ideology when the two main characters surrounded by their many friends and admirers ride off into the sunset.
desaparecer en la distancia
(v.)=disappear in + the distance.
Ex: On-line Public Access Catalogues (OPACs) are being networked across the campus and the librarian is disappearing into the distance - the ghost in the machine.
desaparecer gradualmente
(v.)=fade into + the sunset.
Ex: Some areas will inevitably fade into the sunset, while others will continue to grow and prosper.
desaparecer las diferencias
(v.)=blur + distinctions ; blur + the lines between ; blur + the boundaries between.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions. Ex: This new focus will also blur the lines between learning, knowledge accumulation, arts and enterntainment. Ex: Computing, word processing and communications technology will blur the boundaries between these components of the chain.
desaparecer poco a poco
(v.)=fade into + the sunset.
Ex: Some areas will inevitably fade into the sunset, while others will continue to grow and prosper.
desaparecer sin dejar huella
(v.)=evaporate into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
Ex: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air. Ex: The Soviet Union's cultural presence in Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw vanished into thin air the moment the last Russian soldier departed. Ex: Another trick makes an enormous elephant seem to disappeared into thin air. Ex: Their leader, a bizarre charismatic known only as 'The Redeemer,' has disappeared without a trace. Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all. Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.
desaparecer sin dejar rastro
(v.)=evaporate into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
Ex: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air. Ex: The Soviet Union's cultural presence in Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw vanished into thin air the moment the last Russian soldier departed. Ex: Another trick makes an enormous elephant seem to disappeared into thin air. Ex: Their leader, a bizarre charismatic known only as 'The Redeemer,' has disappeared without a trace. Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all. Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.
desaparecido
(adj.)=missing ; defunct ; extinct.
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
Ex: The now defunct ultra-fiche could carry up to 3000 images on the same area of film, at the reduction ratio of 150.
Ex: He researched existing and extinct cricket grounds in order to write the biographies of 400 cricketers who had represented the county.
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* desaparecido en combate=missing in action (MIA) ; missing in combat.

desaparecido en combate
=missing in action (MIA) ; missing in combat.
Ex: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action. Ex: When I went back to my mother I found out that she was my real mother and that my father was actually missing in combat.
desaparición
(n.)=demise ; disappearance ; disbandment ; disbanding ; withering away ; effacement.
Ex: Murra described a number of these enterprises, their virtues and weaknesses and the possible explanations for their demise.
Ex: If the disappearance of these latter two media are a problem, use dummies on the shelf and store the item at the circulation desk.
Ex: The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.
Ex: Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.
Ex: Free software is the vital first step in the withering away of the intellectual property system.
Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.
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* desaparición de las diferencias=blurring of differences ; blurring of roles ; blurring of boundaries.
* desaparición de las diferencias entre=blurring of distinctions between.
* desaparición de los límites=blurring of boundaries.

desaparición de las diferencias
(n.)=blurring of differences ; blurring of roles ; blurring of boundaries.
Ex: If such a national system could be accomplished, I think we would see a blurring of the differences between the public library user and the research library user. Ex: The article concludes that there will be a blurring of roles among local institutions, libraries and regional networks. Ex: One of the effects of these changes is a blurring of boundaries between the institutions, concepts, and processes which define western culture.
desaparición de las diferencias entre
(n.)=blurring of distinctions between.
Ex: Technological changes are likely to alter the role of the serials librarian by blurring the conventional distinction between printed and electronic information media.
desaparición de los límites
(n.)=blurring of boundaries.
Ex: One of the effects of these changes is a blurring of boundaries between the institutions, concepts, and processes which define western culture.
desapasionado
(adj.)=dispassionate ; unemotional.
Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.

desapego
(n.)=detachment.
Ex: The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.

desapercibido
(adj.)=unnoticed ; unseen ; unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA] ; unnoted ; unobserved.
Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.
Ex: Differentials long attributed to marital status may in part reflect previously unobserved effects of sexual orientation.
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* como un observador que pasa desapercibido=fly-on-the-wall.
* desapercibido (que pasa)=unremarked.
* pasando desapercibido=unobtrusively ; unnoticeably.
* pasar desapercibido=be unnoticeable ; go + unnoticed ; lie + unnoticed ; remain + unnoticed ; slip by + unnoticed ; become + unnoticeable ; go + unrecognised ; be an invisible fly on the wall ; go + unnoted ; lie + forgotten ; sneak under + the radar.
* que pasa desapercibido=inconspicuous ; unobserved.
* salir desapercibido=sneak out of.
* tratar de pasar desapercibido=keep + a low profile ; lie + low.

desapercibido (que pasa)
(adj.)=unremarked.
Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.
desaprender
(v.)=unlearn.
Ex: Librarians will have to unlearn some of their present attitudes and to realise that they are in the 'information understanding business'.

desapretar
(v.)=undo.
Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
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* desapretarse=come + unstuck ; come + loose.

desapretarse
(v.)=come + unstuck ; come + loose.
Ex: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
desaprobación
(n.)=disfavour ; disapproval ; reproof ; thumbs down ; deprecation.
Ex: It seems a pity that the notation of these headings remains in disfavour.
Ex: A reference librarian must maintain a pleasant expression (rather than a scowl that is easily read as disapproval of present company).
Ex: Reproof should have a debilitating effect upon performance while praise should result in a somewhat higher increase in performance.
Ex: The article 'Apple Macintosh: thumbs up? thumbs down?' considers whether online searchers should use Apple Macintosh machines.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
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* con desaprobación=disapproving ; disapprovingly.

desaprobar
(v.)=disapprove (of) ; frown on/upon ; deprecate.
Ex: Of course, as one who disapproves of the use of the title as a unit heading, I don't see any justification for it.
Ex: This kind of transfer is usually frowned upon by budgeting authorities, however.
Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
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* desaprobar una idea=disapprove of + the idea of.

desaprobar una idea
(v.)=disapprove of + the idea of.
Ex: The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.
desaprovechamiento
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* desaprovechamiento de la tierra=land misuse.

desaprovechamiento de la tierra
(n.)=land misuse.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
desaprovechar
(v.)=squander ; go to + waste ; waste.
Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.
Ex: The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.
Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.
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* desaprovechar una oportunidad=toss away + opportunity ; waste + opportunity.

desaprovechar una oportunidad
(v.)=toss away + opportunity ; waste + opportunity.
Ex: In passing this bill they are just tossing away the opportunity to play a dominant role in the potash markets of the world. Ex: He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point.
desarbolado
(adj.)=treeless.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.

desarmado
(adj.)=unarmed.
Ex: However, the president revealed his true colors when he ordered the shoot-down of an unarmed aircraft over international waters.

desarmar
(v.)=pull + Nombre + to bits ; take + Nombre + to bits ; disarm ; dismantle ; take + Nombre + to pieces ; strip down.
Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
Ex: A Serbian man who stormed into the Serbian presidential building with two hand grenades was disarmed by the police after a five-hour standoff.
Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.
Ex: Be careful when stripping the plough down as bolts for it are hard to find at present and ploughshares are going to cost you over £40 each for new ones.

desarme
(n.)=disarmament.
Ex: Research in developing countries into armament and disarmament is hampered by the reluctance of governments to release information.
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* desarme nuclear=nuclear disarmament.

desarme nuclear
(n.)=nuclear disarmament.
Ex: This project was undertaken to see which resources were available in Canadian public libraries on the general issues of world peace, nuclear disarmament, the arms race, the nuclear threat, national defence policy.
desarmonía
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* en desarmonía con=out of tune with ; out of keeping with ; out of line with.

desarraigo
(n.)=alienation.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.

desarreglado
(adj.)=in disarray ; unkempt.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.

desarrollado
(adj.)=developed.
Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
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* desarrollado por uno mismo=self-developed.
* de un país desarrollado=first world.
* identificador de campo desarrollado=long field label.
* insuficientemente desarrollado=poorly developed [poorly-developed].
* menos desarrollado=less developed [less-developed].
* menos destacado=underdeveloped.
* mundo desarrollado, el=developed world, the.
* país desarrollado=developed country ; first-world nation ; first world country.
* pobremente desarrollado=poorly developed [poorly-developed].
* subdesarrollado=underdeveloped.

desarrollado por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-developed.
Ex: No course on management would be complete if it did not attempt to instill an appreciation for a self-developed philosophy of management based on behavioral theories.
desarrollar
(v.)=cultivate ; develop ; evolve ; work out ; realise [realize, -USA] ; flesh out ; come along ; stitch together.
Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library).
Ex: The modern world has seen two documentary disciplines -- library science and archival science -- arise and flesh out a theory, methodology, and practice.
Ex: However, we have not heard the final word by any means for there are new products and improved examples of existing products coming along.
Ex: Adolescence is a time when teens 'start to stitch together a personal culture: the things they like to do with their time'.
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* acontecimientos + desarrollarse=events + unfold.
* desarrollar al máximo=develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
* desarrollar aun más=take + one stage further ; progress + one stage further ; carry + one stage further ; develop + one stage further ; take + a step further ; extend + one step further ; carry + one step further ; take + one step further ; develop + further.
* desarrollar el amor a/por=build + a love of.
* desarrollar el carácter de Uno=build + Posesivo + character.
* desarrollar el instinto para=develop + a nose for.
* desarrollar el potencial de Algo=develop + potential ; develop + Posesivo + (full) potential ; achieve + Posesivo + potential ; achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
* desarrollar estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* desarrollar la capacidad de=gain in + the ability to.
* desarrollar las capacidades=fulfil + potential.
* desarrollar las posibilidades=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
* desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo=advance + Posesivo + work.
* desarrollarse=proceed ; grow ; build up ; burgeon ; unfold ; grow up ; come up ; shape up.
* desarrollarse a uno mismo=self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].
* desarrollarse demasiado pronto=peak + too early.
* desarrollarse en un sentido determinado=develop along + lines.
* desarrollarse sin problemas=go + smoothly.
* desarrollarse tarde=have + a late start.
* desarrollar una definición=explode + definition.
* desarrollar una destreza=develop + skill ; build + skill.
* desarrollar una idea=amplify + idea.
* desarrollar una personalidad propia=develop + identity.
* desarrollar una técnica=develop + skill ; build + skill.
* desarrollar un plan de trabajo=develop + agenda.
* desarrollar un proyecto=develop + project.
* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo=achieve + Posesivo + full potential ; achieve + Posesivo + potential.
* persona que se desarrolla tarde=late bloomer.
* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta=menu-making.
* que se desarrollan=at play.
* que se está desarrollando=evolving.
* seguir desarrollando=develop + further.

desarrollar + Posesivo + trabajo
(v.)=advance + Posesivo + work.
Ex: The project will teach women how to use Web 2.0 tools and other ICTs to effectively develop and advance their work.
desarrollar al máximo
(v.)=develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
Ex: In the future, when videotex is developed to its full potential, deaf people will be able to use it to transmit messages person-to-person simply and rapidly.
desarrollar aún más
(v.)=take + one stage further ; progress + one stage further ; carry + one stage further ; develop + one stage further ; take + a step further ; extend + one step further ; carry + one step further ; take + one step further ; develop + further.
Ex: The special auxiliaries allow the process of synthesis to be taken one stage further. Ex: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service. Ex: The problem arises from the fact that it is very difficult to fix an absolute level of analysis; there is nearly always the possibility of carrying our analysis one stage further. Ex: So we can develop our significance order one stage further, to give us Thing-Material-Action. Ex: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'. Ex: We can extend these two concepts one step further, and use them to guarantee the integrity of the authority file itself. Ex: The concept of policy may, therefore, be carried one step further. Ex: One should take this mission one step further by defining the overlap between the needs of the user and the capabilities of the library or information center. Ex: This session will provide insight into how digitised services can be developed further in the future.
desarrollar el amor a/por
(v.)=build + a love of.
Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.
desarrollar el carácter de Uno
(v.)=build + Posesivo + character.
Ex: Gringo was a hard worker as a trash collector, and believes handling large amounts of poop and trash help build his character.
desarrollar el instinto para
(v.)=develop + a nose for.
Ex: Of course, once children get used to using the library, they develop a nose for sorting out what appeals to them.
desarrollar el potencial de Algo
(v.)=develop + potential ; develop + Posesivo + (full) potential ; achieve + Posesivo + potential ; achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
Ex: A first step for developing this potential could be regular meetings organised by the library for professionals working with the aged. Ex: This view intensifies the problems which technical staff experience when attempting to develop their potential. Ex: A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential. Ex: Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential.
desarrollar estrategias
(v.)=strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
desarrollar la capacidad de
(v.)=gain in + the ability to.
Ex: Syndicates tended to become smaller as their members gained in financial strength and in the ability to bear greater proportions of the risk.
desarrollar las capacidades
(v.)=fulfil + potential.
Ex: To fulfil their potential, librarians must articulate and act upon a vision that involves them more fully in the work of faculty, researchers, and medical practitioners.
desarrollar las posibilidades
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: Historically, on-line searching has not lived up to its potential because of hardware and software limitations = Históricamente, la búsqueda línea no ha estado a la altura de sus posibilidades debido a limitaciones de hardware y software.
desarrollar un plan de trabajo
(v.)=develop + agenda.
Ex: We are terrific at convening meetings, outlining problems, developing agendas and saying, 'Here's what needs to be done'.
desarrollar un proyecto
(v.)=develop + project.
Ex: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
desarrollar una definición
(v.)=explode + definition.
Ex: This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.
desarrollar una destreza
(v.)=develop + skill ; build + skill.
Ex: I see training programs as attempting to do three things: impart knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes. Ex: Librarians must be perceived as contributing to organizational success by building skills that specifically strengthen the position of the librarian in the organization.
desarrollar una idea
(v.)=amplify + idea.
Ex: These ideas are further amplified by subsequent chapters, especially chapters 7, 8, 9, and 10.
desarrollar una personalidad propia
(v.)=develop + identity.
Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
desarrollar una técnica
(v.)=develop + skill ; build + skill.
Ex: I see training programs as attempting to do three things: impart knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes. Ex: Librarians must be perceived as contributing to organizational success by building skills that specifically strengthen the position of the librarian in the organization.
desarrollarse
(v.)=proceed ; grow ; build up ; burgeon ; unfold ; grow up ; come up ; shape up.
Ex: Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner. Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are. Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up. Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años. Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context. Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied. Ex: Do you feel that we should stay with our old number-crunching, inefficient system or switch to voice transmission, which seems to be coming up fairly fast?. Ex: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.
desarrollarse a uno mismo
(v.)=self-actualise [self-actualize, -USA].
Ex: Those who self-actualise are at a peak of mental development, they are usually creative, leaders of thought, and frequently leaders in our society.
desarrollarse demasiado pronto
(v.)=peak + too early.
Ex: I'm worried that Darryl may have peaked too early in his last match, but he seems to be in very good nick and is capable of holding off Webster.
desarrollarse en un sentido determinado
(v.)=develop along + lines.
Ex: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.
desarrollarse sin problemas
(v.)=go + smoothly.
Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
desarrollarse tarde
(v.)=have + a late start.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
desarrollo
(n.)=advance ; amplification ; building ; development ; evolution ; blooming ; growth.
Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.
Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
Ex: The article 'The blooming of readers' presents a body of research that supports the notion that children can acquire reading skills without being directly taught to read.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
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* área en desarrollo=growth area.
* autodesarrollo=self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
* ayuda al desarrollo=development aid.
* biología del desarrollo=developmental biology.
* de desarrollo=developmental.
* de desarrollo rápido=fast-evolving.
* desarrollo académico=academic development.
* desarrollo atrofiado=arrested development.
* desarrollo cronológico=chronology.
* desarrollo de aplicaciones=software development ; application development.
* desarrollo de capacidades=capacity building.
* desarrollo de la colección=collection building ; collection development [collections development].
* desarrollo de la identidad nacional=nation building.
* desarrollo del plan de estudios=curriculum development.
* desarrollo del potencial=capacity building.
* desarrollo de material educativo=instructional development.
* desarrollo de nuevos productos=product development.
* desarrollo de programas=software development.
* desarrollo de prototipos=prototyping.
* desarrollo económico=economic development.
* desarrollo empresarial=business development.
* desarrollo estratégico=strategic development.
* desarrollo industrial=industrial development.
* desarrollo infantil=child development.
* desarrollo mental=mental development.
* desarrollo nacional=national development.
* desarrollo personal=self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
* desarrollo prenatal=prenatal development.
* desarrollo profesional=professional development ; career development.
* desarrollo profesional del personal=staff development.
* desarrollo social=social development.
* desarrollo sostenible=sustainable development.
* desarrollo sostenido=sustainable development.
* desarrollo tardío=late start.
* desarrollo temporal=temporal development ; timeline [time line].
* desarrollo urbanístico=urban growth.
* describir el desarrollo de=trace + the development of ; trace + the evolution of.
* economía en vías de desarrollo=transitional economy ; developing economy.
* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos=product developer.
* en desarrollo=evolving ; under development.
* en período de desarrollo=in ascendancy.
* en pleno desarrollo=in full swing ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
* en vías de desarrollo=in course of development ; emergent ; developing.
* especialista en el desarrollo=developmentalist.
* estimular el desarrollo de=stimulate + the development of.
* etapa de desarrollo=stage of development.
* Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo=European Development Fund.
* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo=European Regional Development Fund.
* herramienta de desarrollo=development tool.
* herramientas de desarrollo=toolkit.
* instituto de desarrollo=development institute.
* instituto para el desarrollo=development institute.
* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo=research and development institute.
* investigación y desarrollo (I+D)=research and development (R&D).
* nivel de desarrollo=stage of development ; developmental level ; development level ; level of development.
* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa)=PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).
* país en vías de desarrollo=developing country ; transitional nation ; transitional economy ; developing nation ; emerging economy ; developing economy ; country with developing economy.
* países en vías de desarrollo, los=developing world, the.
* política de desarrollo de la colección=collection development policy.
* posibilidad de desarrollo=potential for development.
* retrasar el desarrollo de Algo=push back + development.
* ritmo de desarrollo=pace of development.
* sicología del desarrollo=developmental psychology.
* teoría del desarrollo humano=developmental theory.

desarrollo académico
(n.)=academic development.
Ex: The teaching mentor will oversee the proposed academic development program and will ensure that the candidate receives the proper experience for the future academic career.
desarrollo atrofiado
(n.)=arrested development.
Ex: Far more difficult to deal with than these fluctuations in growth is arrested development.
desarrollo cronológico
(n.)=chronology.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.
desarrollo de aplicaciones
(n.)=software development ; application development.
Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development. Ex: The industry's future can only be secured by a renewed policy thrust on applications development for the domestic market.
desarrollo de capacidades
(n.)=capacity building.
Ex: Federal assistance programmes should follow the successes of the 1930s programmes, supporting infrastructure development through the encouragement of local capacity building.
desarrollo de la colección
(n.)=collection building ; collection development [collections development].
Ex: As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation. Ex: I think that materials selection, as significant as the job is in itself, is only part of the larger responsibility of collection development.
desarrollo de la identidad nacional
(n.)=nation building.
Ex: They promoted an ideology of 'democratic' nation building that required the Iraqi puppet regime to at least give lip service to Western 'human rights' values.
desarrollo de material educativo
(n.)=instructional development.
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
desarrollo de nuevos productos
(n.)=product development.
Ex: The author reviews the kind of information that is valuable to pharmaceutical companies in product development and marketing of pharmaceutical products.
desarrollo de programas
(n.)=software development.
Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development.
desarrollo de prototipos
(n.)=prototyping.
Ex: However, much of the emphasis placed today in systems development under prototyping focuses on the supporting technology.
desarrollo del plan de estudios
(n.)=curriculum development.
Ex: Recent developments in education: including community education; localisation; and curriculum development, are reported.
desarrollo del potencial
(n.)=capacity building.
Ex: Federal assistance programmes should follow the successes of the 1930s programmes, supporting infrastructure development through the encouragement of local capacity building.
desarrollo económico
(n.)=economic development.
Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
desarrollo empresarial
(n.)=business development.
Ex: The objective of the project is to analyze the importance of the information culture for service quality and business development.
desarrollo estratégico
(n.)=strategic development.
Ex: Records managers need to apply their emerging skills to add value to the organization's strategic development.
desarrollo industrial
(n.)=industrial development.
Ex: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.
desarrollo infantil
(n.)=child development.
Ex: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
desarrollo mental
(n.)=mental development.
Ex: Those who self-actualise are at a peak of mental development, they are usually creative, leaders of thought, and frequently leaders in our society.
desarrollo nacional
(n.)=national development.
Ex: The studies analyse the role of mass media in cultural life, social integration, and national development.
desarrollo personal
(n.)=self-actualisation [self-actualization, -USA].
Ex: Self-actualization or the need to realize one's potential -- training, education and promotion all play their parts in this need.
desarrollo prenatal
(n.)=prenatal development.
Ex: Some of the abnormalities in prenatal development are due to genetics.
desarrollo profesional
(n.)=professional development ; career development.
Ex: The first part of this article discusses motives for career choice and professional development. Ex: This paper describes the importance of team management to career development, as well as the meshing of organizational and individual needs, and views the career as a longitudinal concept.
desarrollo profesional del personal
(n.)=staff development.
Ex: Staff development and continuing education must be considered a high priority as data bases change and proliferate in on-line, CD-ROM, and other forms.
desarrollo social
(n.)=social development.
Ex: This has serious implications for the provision of certain categories of information, particularly in the area of social development.
desarrollo sostenible
(n.)=sustainable development.
Ex: Communication and information technology has enormous potential, especially for developing countries and in furthering sustainable development.
desarrollo sostenido
(n.)=sustainable development.
Ex: Communication and information technology has enormous potential, especially for developing countries and in furthering sustainable development.
desarrollo tardío
(n.)=late start.
Ex: This article examines the historical development of Hungarian librarianship and relates it to the late start and present situation of library science at both university and college levels in Hungary.
desarrollo temporal
(n.)=temporal development ; timeline [time line].
Ex: This is a necessary precondition for maintaining that the universe exhibits no temporal development. Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
desarrollo urbanístico
(n.)=urban growth.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
desarticulación
(n.)=dislocation ; dismemberment.
Ex: The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.
Ex: This dismemberment of the whole educational process is akin to isolating the atom; in so doing, the true state of the atom is altered.
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* ataque de desarticulación=spoiling attack.

desarticular
(v.)=dismember ; spoil ; dismantle ; break up ; foil ; thwart.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.
Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

desaseado^1
(n.)=scruff ; soap dodger.
Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.

desaseado^2
(adj.)=scruffy ; scraggly ; straggly .
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.
Ex: Even a scraggly beard does not hurt the looks of Rob, I can still look at him admiringly.
Ex: British comic Russell Brand is preparing to say goodbye to his straggly locks in a bid to boost his movie career.

desasir
(v.)=unmoor.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.

desasosegado
(adj.)=fidgety ; on tenterhooks ; twitchy ; restless ; distressed.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
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* estar desasosegado=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.

desasosegar
(v.)=disquiet.
Ex: You must each have been deeply disquieted by the miserable scenes which have been acted in your native Ireland.

desasosiego
(n.)=disquiet ; distress ; fidgets, the ; fidgeting ; restlessness ; sinking feeling.
Ex: There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.
Ex: But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
Ex: Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling.

desastibilizador
(adj.)=unsettling.
Ex: These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.

desastrado
(adj.)=scruffy ; dag ; scruff ; daggy .
Nota: Palabra de origen australiano que en su origen se refiere a la suciedad que se le pega a las ovejas en el trasero.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.
Ex: A dag will commonly not really care what they're wearing, being more interested in comfort than looks.
Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
Ex: What wearing daggy clothes is all about for me is feeling relaxed, knowing I can wear them around people I'm comfortable with.

desastre
(n.)=disaster ; debacle ; calamity.
Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
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* camino seguro al desastre=blueprint for disaster.
* desastre biológico=biological disaster.
* desastre económico=financial disaster ; economic disaster.
* desastre mecánico=mechanical disaster.
* desastre medioambiental=environmental disaster.
* desastre natural=natural disaster ; natural calamity.
* desastre provocado por el hombre=man-made disaster.
* desastre químico=chemical disaster.
* desastre seguro=disaster waiting to happen.
* estar hecho un desastre=look like + a wreck ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus ; look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* estar hecho un (verdadero) desastre=be a (complete) shambles.
* evitar el desastre=ward off + disaster.
* fórmula para el desastre=blueprint for disaster.
* hecho un desastre=in shambles ; like the wreck of the Hesperus ; upside down.
* ir hecho un desastre=look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.
* planificación contra desastres=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
* preparación contra desastres=disaster preparedness.
* ser un desastre=be (in) a (real) mess ; be a dead loss.
* ser un (verdadero) desastre=be a (complete) shambles.

desastre biológico
(n.)=biological disaster.
Ex: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.
desastre económico
(n.)=financial disaster ; economic disaster.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together. Ex: The article 'Biting the Bullet on Education' discusses the crisis in science education which reflects larger educational problems and signals a possible economic disaster.
desastre mecánico
(n.)=mechanical disaster.
Ex: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.
desastre medioambiental
(n.)=environmental disaster.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.
desastre natural
(n.)=natural disaster ; natural calamity.
Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society. Ex: In a world suffering from conflict, natural calamities, gender discrimination and other causes of marginalisation, we need urgent and concerted action.
desastre provocado por el hombre
(n.)=man-made disaster.
Ex: Man-made disasters cost the most in terms of human suffering, loss of life and long-term damage to a country's economy.
desastre químico
(n.)=chemical disaster.
Ex: He describes the causes of deterioration, which include biological, chemical, mechanical and natural disasters.
desastre seguro
=disaster waiting to happen.
Ex: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
desastrosamente
=appallingly ; disastrously.
Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

desastroso
(adj.)=appalling ; calamitous ; disastrous ; ruinous ; abysmal ; shambolic ; catastrophic.
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
Ex: The communications infrastructure in Africa varies from very good to abysmal = La infraestructura de comunicaciones en â€ frica oscila entre muy buena y pésima.
Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
Ex: Naturally changes stemming from these actions will affect all users of LC cataloging data, but it seems unlikely that the consequences will be catastrophic.
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* de forma desastrosa=disastrously.
* de modo desastroso=disastrously.
* efecto desastroso=chilling effect.
* ser desastroso=spell + bad news ; be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.

desatado
(adj.)=unbound.
Ex: The article 'Perseus unbound' examines the implications of the use of interactive video technologies in education.

desatar
(v.)=undo ; spark ; unleash ; unwind ; set off ; untie ; unchain ; unshackle.
Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
Ex: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.
Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.
Ex: Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense, imagined or real, committed against you.
Ex: The Internet can unshackle the ingenuity of the human race by promoting free markets and entrepreneurship around the world.
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* desatarse=come + undone ; come + loose.
* desatar una crisis=precipitate + crisis ; precipitate + crisis.
* desatar una guerra=precipitate + war.
* desatar un nudo=untie + knot.

desatar un nudo
(v.)=untie + knot.
Ex: There was another knot in the contract language which needed untying.
desatar una crisis
(v.)=precipitate + crisis ; precipitate + crisis.
Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power. Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
desatar una guerra
(v.)=precipitate + war.
Ex: As important as these activists were, however, it was a set of policy ideas more than the individuals themselves that precipitated the war.
desatarse
(v.)=come + undone ; come + loose.
Ex: Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
desatascador
(n.)=plunger ; plumber's friend.
Ex: I was a little wary of spending $30 on this gadget, which looks like a cross between a plunger and a pogo stick.
Ex: Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.
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* desatascador de desagües=drain cleaner.
* desatascador de fregaderos=sink plunger.

desatascador de desagües
(n.)=drain cleaner.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
desatascador de fregaderos
(n.)=sink plunger.
Ex: Sink plungers are simple tools with a stick to hold them and suction cups at their bottom.
desatascar
(v.)=unblock ; unclog.
Ex: A series of studies conducted to identify the factors that block and unblock problem solving is described.
Ex: Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.

desatención
(n.)=neglect.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.

desatender
(v.)=neglect ; go + unheeded.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

desatendido
(adj.)=unserved ; neglected ; unattended ; abandoned.
Ex: This programme provides a valuable service to a previously unserved segment of the legal profession.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.
Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.

desatinado
(adj.)=harebrained.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.

desatino
(n.)=mistake ; faux pas ; gaffe.
Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaffe of bragging about my publications.

desatorar
(v.)=unclog.
Ex: Fortunately, most toilet bowls can be unclogged with a plunger, often referred to as a plumber's friend.

desatornillar
(v.)=unscrew.
Ex: The front of the lens and the filter both unscrew in a counterclockwise direction.
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* desatornillarse=come + loose.

desatornillarse
(v.)=come + loose.
Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
desatracar
(v.)=unberth.
Ex: Damage to port facilities while berthing or unberthing has been the subject of many costly claims.

desayuno
(n.)=breakfast.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
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* desayuno-almuerzo=brunch.
* desayuno continental=continental breakfast.

desayuno continental
(n.)=continental breakfast.
Ex: Registration for the event will be $75, which includes continental breakfast and lunch.
desayuno-almuerzo
(n.)=brunch.
Ex: A late morning wedding ceremony is generally followed by a brunch.
desazón
(n.)=fidgets, the ; fidgeting ; sinking feeling ; misgiving.
Ex: Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.
Ex: But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.
Ex: Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling.
Ex: This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee.

desbancado
(adj.)=superseded.
Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.

desbancar
(v.)=oust.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.

desbandada
(n.)=stampede.
Ex: Although most stampedes were associated with longhorn cattle, there were also Buffalo stampedes which were even more dangerous than cattle stampedes.
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* huir en desbandada=stampede.
* salir en desbandada=stampede.

desbandarse
(v.)=stampede.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.

desbarajustar
(v.)=discomfit.
Ex: What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.

desbaratar
(v.)=derail.
Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
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* desbaratar el tinglado=upset + the applecart.
* desbaratar las críticas=disarm + criticism.
* desbaratar las quejas=disarm + complaints.
* desbaratar los planes=upset + the applecart.
* desbaratar + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.

desbaratar + Posesivo + planes
(v.)=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
Ex: The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans. Ex: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. Ex: She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
desbaratar el tinglado
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
desbaratar las críticas
(v.)=disarm + criticism.
Ex: Most commentators on the subject protect themselves by employing the term 'printed ephemera' to describe the field and thus hope to disarm the potential criticism that a manuscript item can also be ephemeral.
desbaratar las quejas
(v.)=disarm + complaints.
Ex: The belief that health professionals were 'doing everything they could' in conditions of constraint also tended to exonerate them from blame for the suffering that carers or ill people experienced, and thus to disarm complaints about health care.
desbaratar los planes
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
desbastador
(n.)=trimmer.
Ex: It also safeguards fingers by requiring two hands on the trimmer for it to operate.

desbaste
(n.)=planing.
Ex: The outermost cell layer is heavily distorted and damaged from planing of the surfaces prior to gluing.

desbloquear
(v.)=unlock ; unblock.
Ex: This allows borrowers to browse but it is tedious for staff to keep unlocking the case every time a cassette is borrowed or returned.
Ex: A series of studies conducted to identify the factors that block and unblock problem solving is described.

desbocado
(adj.)=unbridled ; runaway ; soaring ; off the chart ; skyrocketing.
Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
Ex: Libraries are sharing their resources to cope with shrinking library budgets and skyrocketing collection costs.
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* caballo desbocado=runaway horse ; out-of-control horse.
* como caballo desbocado=hastily ; rashly.
* imaginación desbocada=wild imagination.
* inflación desbocada=rampant inflation ; triple digit inflation ; soaring inflation ; runaway inflation.

desbocarse
(v.)=be on the rampant ; run + rampant ; be rampant.
Ex: Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.
Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.
Ex: It seems that no matter what TV channel you put on, what website you read, or what social media site you're on, talk of him is rampant as the world awaits his decision on which team he'll sign with.

desbordado
(adj.)=overflowing.
Ex: This article describes how the Law Society Library coped with a flood which was the result of overflowing drains on the roof.
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* estar desbordado de=be snowed under with.

desbordamiento
(n.)=spillover.
Ex: We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.

desbordante
(adj.)=overflowing.
Ex: With her overflowing sensibility and sense of humor, poetess Carilda Oliver Labra affirmed that it is a unique opportunity 'that this wonderful fair of culture and love is dedicated to me'.
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* estar desbordante de=spill over with.
* imaginación desbordante=wild imagination.

desbordar
(v.)=outrun [out-run] ; overrun [over-run].
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.
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* desbordarse=overflow.
* río + desbordarse=river + burst its banks.

desbordarse
(v.)=overflow.
Ex: This article describes the impact of flooding on the Public Library of Des Moines, Iowa, when the Raccoon River overflowed in Jul 93.
desbrozadora
(n.)=weed trimmer ; string trimmer.
Ex: Most weed trimmers also include a strap for supporting the trimmer on the user's shoulder.
Ex: There are basically three options when buying a string trimmer: gas powered, corded electric or cordless electric.

descabalgar
(v.)=dismount.
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.

descabellado
(adj.)=breakneck ; misconceived ; off-the-wall ; screwy ; harebrained ; far-fetched [farfetched] ; cuckoo.
Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.
Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
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* empresa descabellada=fool's errand.

descabezamiento
(n.)=decapitation ; beheading.
Ex: Decapitation did not represent the mode of killing but rather the gesture of taking the head off the already dead body as a trophy or relic.
Ex: Beheadings are a religious practice in Islam.

descafeinado
(adj.)=decaf ; decaffeinated.
Ex: The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.
Ex: Politically correct tolerance is giving us a decaffeinated belief: a belief which does not hurt anyone and does not fully commit even ourselves.
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* té descafeinado=decaffeinated tea.

descafeinar
(v.)=decaffeinate.
Ex: This green tea has been decaffeinated via a carbon dioxide process.
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* proceso de descafeinar=decaffeination.

descalabro
(n.)=bust ; debacle.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
Ex: But out of that debacle came a highly successful international scientific endeavor.

descalificación
(n.)=disqualification.
Ex: This paper evaluates the annual reports of 16 major international publishing companies, an area which is largely unresearched, and sets out the reasons for omissions and disqualifications.

descalificar
(v.)=denigrate ; disqualify.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
Ex: Neither, therefore, does the act of arranging a subject bibliography in alphabetical order disqualify it from being termed a `subject bibliography'.

descalzo
(adj.)=barefoot ; unshod ; barefooted.
Ex: A mobile bullock cart library service and a 'barefoot library service' operating in rural areas of the country are also described.
Ex: Many children walk barefoot in South Africa and unshod or partially shod (thong-type sandals) leisure behaviour may persist in adulthood.
Ex: Footprints of a barefooted burglar led to an open window.
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* andar descalzo=walk + barefoot.
* correr descalzo=run + barefoot.

descamar
(v.)=scale.
Ex: Fish should be gutted and scaled with head and tail left on.

descaminado
(adj.)=misguided.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
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* estar descaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* ir descaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.

descamisado
(adj.)=shirtless.
Ex: He was shirtless and covered with grass shavings, because the bag on the mower was ripped and held together with clothes pins.

descampado
(n.)=waste piece of land ; piece of wasteland ; waste ground ; piece of open ground.
Ex: Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
Ex: Police are investigating the discovery of a man's body on waste ground behind a supermarket.
Ex: It may have been the only piece of open ground in the area at that time large enough for the battle.

descansado
(adj.)=rested.
Ex: Concerning these categories, parents should ask whether their child usually falls asleep easily and wakes up rested; eats with appetite; and has bowel and bladder control, especially during the day.

descansar
(v.)=break off ; put + Posesivo + feet up ; give + Reflexivo + a break ; lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars ; kick + Posesivo + feet up ; kick back.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
Ex: Don't you think, Juan, that when the reference librarian or somebody from the circulation desk comes down to the staff room after a tough morning, they should be able to put their feet up and enjoy a smoke?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Give yourself a break; don't give the hacker one. Security breaches'.
Ex: But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes.
Ex: While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.
Ex: She quietly picked up her book and kicked her feet up on the porch of her new home.
Ex: Whether your tastes differ from mine or not, just kick back, pour yourself a drink and stay right here a little while.
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* descansar en=rely on/upon ; lean against.
* descansar la mente=relieve + mind.
* descansar sobre=lean on/upon ; rest on/upon.
* no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba=spin in + Posesivo + grave.
* sin descansar=without (a) rest ; without a break.

descansar en
(v.)=rely on/upon ; lean against.
Ex: When BNB began publication in 1950 it relied upon the fourteenth edition of DC. Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..
descansar la mente
(v.)=relieve + mind.
Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.
descansar sobre
(v.)=lean on/upon ; rest on/upon.
Ex: Stanton changed her position, and leaned her chin upon her hand. Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.
descanso
(n.)=coffee break ; free time ; respite ; recess ; rest ; work break ; half time ; break time [breaktime] ; tea break ; reprieve ; break ; intermission.
Ex: During the coffee break, someone pointed out that most of your readers will look under the term BANTU rather than the technical name.
Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to see that work is prepared for the duty librarian to do during recess and lunchtime.
Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
Ex: The personnel policy should also include a statement concerning number and length of work breaks and a statement regarding attendance at library meetings -- who attends, whether time off with pay and/or travel expenses are awarded.
Ex: The article 'Practitioners v. educators (1-0 at half time)' looks at the problems of selecting students acceptable to both educators and practitioners in librarianship.
Ex: How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.
Ex: Course fees include study materials, mid-morning coffee, lunch, and afternoon tea breaks but not accommodation.
Ex: A small, but growing, number of employers are allowing workplace naps; some are actively encouraging this little reprieve from consciousness.
Ex: Deliberate editing requires time, preferably with a break between editing stints.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
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* área de descanso=rest area ; rest stop ; lay-by.
* dar descanso de=give + relief from.
* darse un descanso=give + Reflexivo + a break ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
* descanso con refrigerio=refreshment break.
* descanso de invierno=winterbreak.
* descanso del mediodía=midday break.
* descanso en el camino=rest stop.
* descanso eterno=eternal rest.
* descanso para comer=meal break.
* descanso para fumar=smoke break.
* descanso para ir al baño=bathroom break.
* día de descanso=holiday.
* durante el descanso=at breaktime.
* durante + Posesivo + descanso=during + Posesivo + time off.
* lugar de descanso=resting place.
* período de descanso=rest time.
* sala de descanso=coffee lounge.
* sin descanso=relentlessly ; restlessly ; breathlessly ; unabated ; without a break ; without (a) rest ; day in and day out ; without respite.
* sin un descanso=without a break ; without (a) rest.
* tomarse un descanso=take + time out ; take + Posesivo + break ; lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars ; take + a break.
* tomarse unos días de descanso=take + a break from work.
* tomar un descanso=take + a breather ; take + a break from work.
* trabajar sin descanso=work off + Posesivo + shoes ; work (a)round + the clock ; work + non-stop.
* un día de descanso=a day away from.
* zona de descanso=rest area.

descanso con refrigerio
(n.)=refreshment break.
Ex: The conference fee will be $275, which includes the printed abstracts, morning and afternoon refreshment breaks, lunches and receptions.
descanso de invierno
(n.)=winterbreak.
Ex: This is an abridged version of a paper presented at the Ontario College and University Library Association winterbreak '89 Conference.
descanso del mediodía
(n.)=midday break.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
descanso en el camino
(n.)=rest stop.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'.
descanso eterno
(n.)=eternal rest.
Ex: Now, 30 years later and a decade after winning the Nobel Peace prize, he seems closer to his eternal rest than ever.
descanso para comer
(n.)=meal break.
Ex: There is a noticeable number of patrons who stayed at the library for many hours and make extensive use of rest areas for meal breaks, to phone home, to discuss research projects, and to perform other tasks.
descanso para fumar
(n.)=smoke break.
Ex: My employer just put up a notice that we only get one smoke break per shift, and that our 30 minute break counts as our smoke break.
descanso para ir al baño
(n.)=bathroom break.
Ex: Just wait until they hear the newest company rule: No bathroom breaks until you clock off work at the end of the day.
descaradamente
=blatantly ; brazenly ; impudently ; shamelessly ; unashamedly.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.
Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
Ex: I was fascinated by the monkey's bright blue scrotum and dark pink penis, and by its ability to unashamedly show his prize jewels off.
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* mentir descaradamente=lie through + Posesivo + teeth.

descarado
(adj.)=blatant ; cheeky ; brazen ; shameless ; sassy ; in-your-face ; unabashed ; brash ; insolent ; rude ; impudent ; unashamed ; saucy ; pert ; forward.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.
Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
Ex: Some female readers also appreciate bad-girl books for their powerful, independent heroines, and in-your-face attitude.
Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.
Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.
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* indiferencia descarada=blithe disregard.
* mentira descarada=blatant lie ; bare-faced lie.

descarga
(n.)=downloading ; unloading ; download ; offloading [off-loading] ; discharge.
Ex: This article outlines the downloading of statistics to an IBM PS2/50 and dBase 3 Plus, the processing of the files, and the production of the report.
Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.
Ex: The software enables the user to specify the entry point of the download.
Ex: It enables easy access to on-line data bases and CD-ROM, off-loading of records, editing, and office tasks such as spreadsheets and word processing.
Ex: In military parlance a volley is a simultaneous discharge of weapons, such as a volley of musket fire, or a broadside from a warship.
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* carga o descarga mediante barcaza=lighterage.
* de descarga automática=self-unloading.
* descarga de música=music download.
* descarga eléctrica=electric shock ; electrical discharge.
* descarga estática=static discharge.
* disparar una descarga eléctrica=zap.
* férula de descarga=bite guard ; stress guard ; teeth guard ; dental guard ; night guard.
* tiempo de descarga=download time.
* tiempo de descarga de datos=download time ; latency.

descarga de música
(n.)=music download.
Ex: Music Web sites are ubiquitous and music downloads, such as MP3, are a major source of Web traffic.
descarga eléctrica
(n.)=electric shock ; electrical discharge.
Ex: The application of electric shock is useful in the study of the learning process in vertebrates and invertebrates. Ex: According to him, the phenomena observed in stellar atmospheres could be described adequately by an electrical discharge model.
descarga estática
(n.)=static discharge.
Ex: Never use flammable materials near sources of heat, flame, sparks or static discharge.
descargar
(v.)=unload ; flush ; offload [off-load] ; download ; relieve + Reflexivo.
Ex: The library has a van equipped with an hydraulic lift to unload book trucks.
Ex: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.
Ex: Hits retrieved from on-line data bases can be offloaded to the personal data base.
Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
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* descargar de responsabilidad=remove from + shoulders.
* descargar registros=download + records.

descargar de responsabilidad
(v.)=remove from + shoulders.
Ex: Thirdly, the burden of stimulation is removed from the teacher's shoulders, giving a welcome respite.
descargar registros
(v.)=download + records.
Ex: Records for the stock of a specific library are downloaded from the national data bases and added to the data base of catalogue records for the individual library.
descargble
(adj.)=downloadable.
Ex: The author explains the differences between image files, ASCII full text which is searchable, and ASCII full text which is displayable and downloadable but not searchable, and gives examples of these.

descargo
(n.)=acquittal.
Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.
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* de descargo=exonerating ; exculpatory.
* descargo de responsabilidad=declaration form ; form of declaration ; disclaimer.

descargo de responsabilidad
(n.)=declaration form ; form of declaration ; disclaimer.
Ex: Potocopying includes making photocopies, dealing with declaration forms and payments. Ex: For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy. Ex: Many libraries have found it necessary to develop policies that describe acceptable Internet use, restrict access to children, or serve as a disclaimer to limit the library's liability.
descarnado
=with all the flesh missing.
Ex: Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.

descaro
(n.)=chutzpah ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shamelessness ; impudence ; pertness ; brazenness ; insolence ; forwardness.
Ex: Typical examples are 'Who is it that has made most gramophone records?' 'What is the diameter of a human hair?' Which are the commonest surnames?' 'What was it that Jane Austen said about apple pie?' 'What does 'chutzpah' mean?'.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
Ex: Chapman is attracted to Anne, but she finds his forwardness offputting.
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* con descaro=impudently.
* con todo descaro=shamelessly.
* responder con descaro=talk back.
* tener el descaro de=have + the gall to ; have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.

descarriado
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* oveja descarriada, la=lost sheep, the.

descarriarse
(v.)=go off + the rails.
Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.

descarrilamiento
(n.)=derailment.
Ex: For example at a station we might inquire 'What platform for the London train?' and get the response 'The 11:30 has been cancelled. There has been a derailment at Hitchin'.

descarrilar
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* descarrilarse=derail.

descarrilarse
(v.)=derail.
Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
descartar
(v.)=dismiss ; rule out ; discount ; foreclose ; write off ; count + Nombre + out ; scrap.
Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.
Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
Ex: They express concern over Povinelli's certainty in writing off that multicultural project, however.
Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.
Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
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* descartar Algo=put + Nombre + out of the question.
* descartar una idea=dismiss + idea ; discount + notion.

descartar Algo
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of the question.
Ex: My first intention was to prepare the third edition for publication in 1976, to celebrate the centenary of Dewey and Cutter, but a stroke in June 1975 put this out of the question.
descartar una idea
(v.)=dismiss + idea ; discount + notion.
Ex: The author dismisses the idea that artificial intelligence requires immediate attention since there are many other more pressing problems in need of solution. Ex: The Western concept of development necessarily implies affluence, and discounts the notion that poverty, when allied to dignity, can in itself be a value worth cultivating.
descascarar
(v.)=peel.
Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.
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* descascararse=flake ; flake off.
* posibilidad de descascararse=flakiness.

descascararse
(v.)=flake ; flake off.
Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977. Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.
descascarillado
(adj.)=chipped.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
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* pintura descascarillada=flaky paint.

descascarillar
(v.)=peel ; husk ; chip.
Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.
Ex: For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.
Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.
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* descascarillarse=flake off ; flake.
* posibilidad de descascarillarse=flakiness.
* que se está descascarillando=flaking.

descascarillarse
(v.)=flake off ; flake.
Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off. Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.
descatalogado
=out of print ; no longer in print.
Ex: This article describes how INNOVACQ acquisitions system can be used to process order requests for out of print materials.
Ex: The library kiosk complements two nearby bookshops by stocking a wider variety of titles no longer in print or difficult to obtain = Los quioscos biblioteca sirven de complemento a dos librerías que hay cercanas pues contiene una mayor variedad de título descatalogados o difíciles de obtener.

descedente
(adj.)=falling.
Ex: As well as cuts imposed by the Government, libraries were faced with inflation in the price of books and periodicals, and a falling rate of exchange between the pound and the dollar.

descendencia
(n.)=progeny ; descent ; offspring.
Ex: Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.
Ex: The editions of a work need have little in common other than descent from a common origin.
Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.

descendente
(n.)=drooping ; descending ; scion.
Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.
Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market.
Ex: Our government should not be for sale to the wealthiest buyers to hold office for perpetuity -- often passing them on to their scions.
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* luz descendente=downlight.

descender
(v.)=descend ; drop ; dip ; work + Posesivo + way down ; come down ; take + a dip ; take + a dive ; slope down(ward).
Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
Ex: If we want a more complete list, then we could set the cut-off point at 200 items, with the most relevant items at the beginning, and steadily decreasing relevance as we worked our way down the list.
Ex: Costs are likely to be high but they will only come down as the system moves into the mass market.
Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.
Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.
Ex: For nearly two hundred yards they bored their way steadily into the mountain, their path gradually sloping downward.
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* descender a=fall to.
* descender de=get off.
* descender de precio=come down in + price.
* descender en picada=swoop.
* descender por debajo de=fall below.
* precio + descender=price + fall.

descender a
(v.)=fall to.
Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week.
descender de
(v.)=get off.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Getting off the library merry-go-round: McAnally and Downs revisited'.
descender de precio
(v.)=come down in + price.
Ex: Personal computers continue to grow in power and come down in price, but the field has become much more confusing since Apr 87.
descender en picada
(v.)=swoop.
Ex: Magpies are very protective of their young and may swoop on intruders if they feel threatened.
descender por debajo de
(v.)=fall below.
Ex: The same period had witnessed also the creation of a centralized welfare state with the simple concept of ensuring that all citizens should not fall below a certain standard of living.
descendiente
(n.)=descendant ; downward ; offspring.
Ex: I shall illustrate these more modest, potentially valuable uses for AI or its descendants with three examples.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.
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* orden descendiente=descending order ; descending sequence.

descendientes
(n.)=offspring.
Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.

descenso
(n.)=decline ; drop ; dropping off ; lowering ; spiral ; dip ; droop ; downward spiral ; fall ; slump ; downswing ; descent ; drawdown ; slide.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.
Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
Ex: After the second grade, the growth rate in the number of articles read slows but continues to increase, with the exception of a dip at the fifth grade.
Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
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* descenso de aguas bravas=rafting.
* descenso de nivel=drawdown.
* descenso en picado=swoop.
* experimentar un descenso=experience + drop.
* liguilla de descenso=relegation play-off.

descenso de aguas bravas
(n.)=rafting.
Ex: Nepal's hydroelectric plans that may wipe out its best whitewater rivers and hence its rafting industry.
descenso de nivel
(n.)=drawdown.
Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.
descenso en picado
(n.)=swoop.
Ex: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
descentralización
(n.)=decentralisation [decentralization, -USA] ; devolution ; de-centering [de-centring, -USA].
Ex: This decentralization may caus libraries some problems such as those related to an increase in expenses and in the difficulty of bibliographic control.
Ex: Despite such devolution it is essential to maintain close co-operation amongst libraries in the province.
Ex: These currents are bringing about the de-centring of ideas about authentic forms of publicness and the sidelining of palpable modern forms of politics.

descentralizado
(adj.)=decentralised [decentralized, -USA] ; devolved.
Ex: We hope that the national network system will be developed to allow for decentralized input of both bibliographic and name authority records.
Ex: With the advent of devolved management and delegated responsibility, schools should be putting library provision high on their list of priorities.

descentralizar
(v.)=decentralise [decentralize, -USA].
Ex: The decision to centralise or decentralise training depends upon a combination of factors.

descifrable
(adj.)=decipherable.
Ex: Number Language statements are unambiguous and are decipherable by anyone knowing the rules of Number Language.
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* indescifrable=unbreakable.

desciframiento
(n.)=deciphering ; codebreaking.
Ex: Berlin scholars have shown interest in the deciphering and publication of Mexican Indian manuscripts since the early 19th century.
Ex: The author examines the role of codebreaking in MacArthur's theater of war.

descifrar
(v.)=decipher ; decode ; decrypt ; unscramble.
Ex: Such redundant entries are difficult to decipher and expensive to produce and maintain.
Ex: The microprocessor operates in three steps: (a) fetch the instruction from memory; (b) decode the instruction; (c) execute the instruction.
Ex: This paper describes methods for obtaining and using PGP to encrypt and decrypt electronic mail messages.
Ex: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble.
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* difícil de descifrar=cryptic.
* programa para descifrar contraseñas=password cracking programme.

desclasificar
(v.)=declassify.
Nota: Hacer pública información generalmente oficial que anteriormente era secreta.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey declassified: a revelatory look at the irrepressible reformer'.

descodificación
(n.)=descrambling ; unscrambling ; codebreaking.
Ex: The set-top box may also contain remotely controllable descrambling circuits for services which are transmitted in a scrambled form.
Ex: The scrambling and unscrambling of data are processes which are readily performed by computers, but they are, of course, available also to those who deliberately seek unauthorized access.
Ex: The author examines the role of codebreaking in MacArthur's theater of war.
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* clave de descodificación=unscrambling key.
* programa de descodificación=cracker.

descodificador
(n.)=decoder.
Ex: The purchase of a decoder enables many US citizens with impaired hearing to receive captioned television programmes.

descodificar
(v.)=decode ; decrypt ; unscramble.
Ex: The microprocessor operates in three steps: (a) fetch the instruction from memory; (b) decode the instruction; (c) execute the instruction.
Ex: This paper describes methods for obtaining and using PGP to encrypt and decrypt electronic mail messages.
Ex: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble.
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* descodificar una programa de encriptación=crack + encryption software.
* descodificar un código=crack + code.

descodificar un código
(v.)=crack + code.
Ex: One man listens to long-playing records played at 16 revolutions per minute in an attempt to 'crack the secret code'.
descodificar una programa de encriptación
(v.)=crack + encryption software.
Ex: However, the encryption software which prevents users from searching for a name and address by entering a telephone number had not been cracked.
descolgar
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* descolgarse=drop off ; fall from.
* descolgarse de=droop away from ; fall off of.

descolgarse
(v.)=drop off ; fall from.
Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack. Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
descolgarse de
(v.)=droop away from ; fall off of.
Ex: In all cases the end part of the empirical graph droops away from the theoretical. Ex: So, even if one of the many libraries falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always be there for us.
descollante
(adj.)=climactic.
Ex: For our season to end in such climactic, orgasmic fashion, some hard work is going to have to be put in.

descoloración
(n.)=discoloration.
Ex: Maps should lie unfolded one on the other, without intermediate fasteners and other objects that may cause abrasion, corrosion or discoloration, in appropriate enclosures made of suitable materials.

descoloramiento
(n.)=discoloration.
Ex: Maps should lie unfolded one on the other, without intermediate fasteners and other objects that may cause abrasion, corrosion or discoloration, in appropriate enclosures made of suitable materials.

descolorar
(v.)=discolour ; fox.
Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.
Ex: Despite the deterioration of the manuscript or printed book because of fading inks, disintegrating bindings, foxing, cockling, or crumbling paper, we could still preserve the artifact with a variety of proven conservation and preservation techniques.
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* descolorarse=crock.

descolorarse
(v.)=crock.
Ex: When I got home the red suede had crocked all over my white blouse.
descolorido
(adj.)=foxing ; washed-out ; sallow .
Ex: Foxing refers to the spots of various sizes and intensity, usually brownish in colour, that disfigure paper and are caused by varying combinations of fungi, paper impurities, and dampness.
Ex: When you get the wrong combination you get washed-out colors and bad blacks.
Ex: Dull or sallow skin may be a symptom of a weakened immunity or an overindulgence in fatty foods and carbohydrates with little exercise.

descombrar
(v.)=clear up.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

descompensación
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* rectificar la descompensación=redress + imbalance ; redress + the balance.

descompensado
=one-sided.
Ex: The reading interests on Robinson's Crusoe island seem to be well defined though somewhat one-sided.

descomponer
(v.)=break down ; break into + parts ; break up ; pull apart ; disaggregate ; dissect ; parse ; break out ; break out into.
Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: Break complex statements into parts if you'are not sure how to apply the restrictor.
Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.
Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
Ex: This is only possible if the incoming message has an identifiable structure that can be parsed and converted to resemble a protocol message.
Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.
Ex: The categories in Figure 1 could easily be broken out into additional subdivisions = Las cagegorías de la Figura 1 se puede descomponer fácilmente en subdivisiones adicionales.
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* descomponer en=break down into ; break up into.
* descomponerse=disintegrate ; rot ; decompose ; putrefy.
* descomponerse en=break into.

descomponer en
(v.)=break down into ; break up into.
Ex: Sometimes these broad elements are broken down into sub-elements. Ex: The technique, however, does not operate with complete messages, but rather with segments of them, broken up into blocks.
descomponerse
(v.)=disintegrate ; rot ; decompose ; putrefy.
Ex: When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate. Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot. Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly. Ex: The blood obtained from these bodies for toxicological analysis was putrefied.
descomponerse en
(v.)=break into.
Ex: Each of these facets breaks into an array of terms corresponding to the terms of the research.
descomponible
(adj.)=decomposable.
Ex: This strategy assumes that the brain is decomposable to relatively independent parts and levels and that our research instruments give adequate access to them.

descomposición
(n.)=decomposition ; breakup [break-up].
Ex: An acidic environment accelerates the decomposition reactions.
Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.
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* descomposición de estómago=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* descomposición en cuatrimestres=semesterisation [semesterization, -USA].
* descomposición por valores simples=singular value decomposition.
* en descomposición=decaying ; putrefying.
* en estado de descomposición=decaying.

descomposición de estómago
(n.)=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache. Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
descomposición en cuatrimestres
=semesterisation [semesterization, -USA].
Ex: This article highlights needs and perspectives for further cooperative actions in relation to internationalization, modularization and semesterization of LIS studies.
descomposición por valores simples
(n.)=singular value decomposition.
Ex: This article describes a new method for automatic indexing and retrieval based on singular value decomposition, a matrix decomposition technique related to factor analysis.
descompresión
(n.)=decompression ; uncompressing.
Ex: A data bank of data obtained during and following decompression of divers has been established for the purpose of data storage and subsequent computer analysis.
Ex: Uncompressing is performed using bzip2 since our tests showed that, on our test sample, bzip2 compressed better than gzip.
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* válvula de descompresión=pressure relief valve.

descompresor
(n.)=decompressor.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Encoders, decoders, compressors, decompressors, viewers, and helper utilities for an Internet tool box'.

descomprimir
(v.)=decompress ; uncompress.
Ex: Data can be compressed to half its original size during the storage operation and then decompressed during retrieval.
Ex: One needs to be careful in the long term that one's tools don't go out of date; if that's about to happen, one needs to uncompress using the old tool and recompress using whatever new tool there is.
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* descomprimir un archivo=unzip + file.
* descomprimir un fichero=unzip + file.

descomprimir un archivo
(v.)=unzip + file.
Ex: These files must be unzipped before they can be used.
descomprimir un fichero
(v.)=unzip + file.
Ex: These files must be unzipped before they can be used.
descompuesto
(adj.)=rotting.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
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* descompuesto del estómago=upset stomach.
* estómago descompuesto=upset stomach.
* tener la cara descompuesta=look like + death warmed (over/up).

descompuesto del estómago
(n.)=upset stomach.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
descomulgar
(v.)=excommunicate.
Ex: Another early hero of Surrealism, Salvador Dali, had been excommunicated for a rankling crime: success.

descomunal
(adj.)=ginormous ; humongous [humungous] ; mammoth ; colossal ; show-stopping [showstopping] ; monstrous ; a monster of a ; larger-than-life ; titanic ; sky-high ; gianormous ; thumping ; king-size(d).
Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
Ex: But such tools can be the difference between a system slowdown and a show-stopping disaster.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
Ex: Walking down the aisle signifies the beginning of your new life, so celebrate your wedding with a king-size cake.
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* estupidez descomunal=nonsense on stilts.

desconcertado
(adj.)=bewildered ; disconcertedly ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; in a fog ; bemused.
Ex: The man stared at her, as if bewildered.
Ex: A man was drying out postcards in the sun to sell to the few foreign tourist wandering disconcertedly though the wreckage and rubble.
Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
Ex: No wonder he was often seen with a bemused smile or poker face during Obama's address.
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* de un modo desconcertado=disconcertedly.

desconcertante
(adj.)=bewildering ; disconcerting ; stunning ; baffling ; dizzying ; mystifying ; puzzling ; perplexing ; overwhelming.
Ex: The citation of conference proceedings poses unique and potentially bewildering problems.
Ex: The other element is found in the stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings.
Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.
Ex: 'I find this all baffling,' Meek commented, arching her eyebrows.
Ex: Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet = Desafortunadamente, con frecuencia la variedad tan desconcertante de entornos informáticos y de redes frusta los intentos de los usuarios finales de navegar por la red.
Ex: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.
Ex: The argument for expressiveness is that it helps users to find their way through the systematic arrangement, which is sometimes puzzling to them.
Ex: The public library is a complex institution, evolving through many decades of human history and colliding today with the perplexing realities of change, declining funding, and shifting purpose.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
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* de modo desconcertante=bewilderingly.

desconcertar
(v.)=puzzle ; bewilder ; baffle ; bemuse ; disconcert ; mystify ; perplex ; grow + confused ; throw + Nombre + off balance ; discomfit ; faze ; nonplus ; vex ; throw + Nombre + off ; throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track ; throw + Nombre + out of whack ; embarrass ; boggle.
Ex: The repetition of the author's name introduces new esoteric punctuation which is bound to puzzle the catalog user.
Ex: Often the publisher would deliberately edited the copy of a book, substituting English spelling for American and vice versa, and changing the text if he thought it would bewilder or offend his customers.
Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.
Ex: The student must not let himself be bemused by sheer statistics.
Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.
Ex: 'What mystifies me' -- she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.
Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.
Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: What many people miss is that part of his talent is to amuse and discomfit his audience at the same time.
Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.
Ex: The spectacle in front of Bertie was enough to nonplus anyone -- Gussie in scarlet tights and a pretty frightful false beard.
Ex: The gossip this weekend was that he has even been vexed by the problem of how to remove wild rabbits from the racing circuit before the Queen's visit.
Ex: I asked a number of times what was going on, and she kept denying anything saying that it was the trip that threw her off.
Ex: His sudden death in 2006 threw her off course for a year before she could settle down to translate her copious notes into the novel.
Ex: If you look around at the people you know, every one of them has done something stupid that threw them off track.
Ex: When this is all sorted out I think we're going to find that he was probably taking too much of the wrong prescription and it just threw him out of whack.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
Ex: I was a little girl from California who had never seen snow, and I was boggled by it.

desconchado
(adj.)=chipped.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.

desconchar
(v.)=chip.
Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

desconcierto
(n.)=puzzlement ; bewilderness ; confusion.
Ex: Often we 'hide' our puzzlement behind comments like, 'I didn't like the way the story ended, did you?' or 'I wasn't convinced by the husband as a character'.
Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.

desconectado
(adj.)=disconnected.
Ex: Poor housing conditions include many things, such as leaking pipes, damp, dangerous electrical wiring, disconnected power or water supplies and other.
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* desconectado de=unrelated to ; out of touch with.
* desconectado, lo=unconnected, the.

desconectado de
=unrelated to ; out of touch with.
Ex: Initially, however, we shall consider these phenomena as concepts in their own right, divorced from and unrelated to any particular discipline or context of study. Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
desconectado, lo
=unconnected, the.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
desconectar
(v.)=turn off ; disconnect ; disengage ; decouple ; break away ; unhook.
Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
Ex: If a drive is disconnected or if a drive door or tray is open, a message similar to the following will appear.
Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.
Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
Ex: Maybe, just maybe losing motivation is a way that our body tells us we need to break away for a while.
Ex: The battery went dead so I unhooked it to charge it and now the radio will not work.
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* desconectarse=log off ; log out.
* desconectarse automáticamente transcurrido un tiempo determinado=time out.
* desconectarse del mundo=be dead to the world.
* desconectar una alarma=silence + alarm.

desconectar una alarma
(v.)=silence + alarm.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
desconectarse
(v.)=log off ; log out.
Ex: Program function key 4 (PF$) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to log the user off the system. Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
desconectarse automáticamente transcurrido un tiempo determinado
(v.)=time out.
Ex: While we hae no trouble connecting to some library catalogs, we keep timing out when trying to connect to Cornell or Yale.
desconectarse del mundo
(v.)=be dead to the world.
Ex: He complained about feeling achy and tired, fell asleep in the car on the way home, and was dead to the world for the next 16 or so hours.
desconexión
(n.)=sign-off ; disconnect ; disconnection ; logout ; logoff.
Ex: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.
Ex: The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.
Ex: If full payment of arrears is not made customers will be reminded that continued non-payment will lead to disconnection of the service.
Ex: If an error code is received during logout call the technician immediately.
Ex: You can have this occur during logoff if that is what you want.
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* de desconexión=cut-off.
* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado=time out mechanism.
* procedimiento de desconexión=logoff procedure.

desconfiado
(adj.)=distrustful ; suspicious ; gun-shy ; mistrustful ; untrusting.
Ex: Their mood may be characterized as distrustful, incredulous, or doubtful.
Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Outsourced, downsized and gun-shy'.
Ex: Scientometric indicators published are mostly incomparable impeding the development of the field and making the users of scientometric results mistrustful.
Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.

desconfianza
(n.)=distrust ; mistrust.
Ex: On the other hand, the large majority of us who inhabit this world do not like change: we tend to view it with suspicion and distrust.
Ex: In such ways parents and teachers can get together and learn from each other, breaking down the barriers of mistrust that often exist between the 'expert' professionals and the 'ignorant' nonprofessionals.
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* con desconfianza=suspiciously.
* crear desconfianza=create + distrust.
* mirar con desconfianza=look + askance at.

desconfiar
(v.)=regard + Nombre + with suspicion ; be suspicious.
Ex: Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion.
Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
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* desconfiar de=mistrust.

desconfiar de
(v.)=mistrust.
Ex: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement.
descongelación
(n.)=unfreezing ; thawing.
Ex: The 'freezer model' for change in libraries has three phases -- freezing for stability, unfreezing to introduce change, and refreezing to achieve control of the change and exploit its benefits fully.
Ex: Aspects of deep-freezing of bakery products, including French bread and croissants, are discussed, covering freezing rate and method of thawing.

descongelar
(v.)=defrost ; unfreeze ; thaw.
Ex: Because they have been defrosted enough to accept even radical change, libraries have gained the flexibility to adopt and incorporate new technologies into their complement of resources and services.
Ex: Libraries in effect will need to unfreeze themselves to adopt change, then re-freeze around the new structure to exploit and secure the advances.
Ex: The author describes the effects of a flood on a library collections and how the books were frozen, thawed, dried and pressed.

descongestionar
(v.)=clear up.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

desconocer
(v.)=be unaware of ; remain + unaware of ; have + no understanding of.
Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.
Ex: Unfortunately, the majority of the public, and in particular those most in need of information -- the disadvantaged -- remain largely unaware of an 'information gap' in their lives.
Ex: Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
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* desconocer el paradero=be unaccounted for.
* desconocer totalmente=be blissfully unaware.
* desconocer totalmente Algo=not know the first thing about.

desconocer el paradero
(v.)=be unaccounted for.
Ex: A total of 234354 centenarians are unaccounted for across Japan despite still being registered as alive under the family registry.
desconocer totalmente
(v.)=be blissfully unaware.
Ex: Many students use CD-ROM databases to the exclusion of other sources and are blissfully unaware of the information that they may be missing.
desconocer totalmente Algo
(v.)=not know the first thing about.
Ex: The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
desconocido
=stranger ; unfamiliar ; unheard of ; unidentified ; unknown ; unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA] ; outsider ; uncharted ; unchartered ; unheard ; unnoticed ; unnoted ; nomen nescio [N.N.].
Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
Ex: Names of speakers from the audience which were not clear from the tapes are listed as 'unidentified'.
Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.
Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.
Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.
Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.
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* algo desconocido=virgin territory.
* con intenciones desconocidas=with unknown intent.
* de causas desconocidas=idiopathic ; of unknown intent.
* de intenciones desconocidas=of unknown intent.
* de origen desconocido=unaccounted.
* de paradero desconocido=unaccounted.
* desconocido, lo=unfamiliar, the ; unknown, the.
* Dimensión Desconocida=The Twilight Zone.
* fuente desconocida=unknown source.
* hablar en lengua desconocida=talk in + tongues.
* líquido desconocido=foreign substance.
* miedo a lo desconocido=fear of the unknown.
* miedo hacia lo desconocido=fear of the unknown.
* moverse en terreno desconocido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
* origen desconocido=unknown source.
* paradero desconocido=unknown whereabouts.
* pisar terreno desconocido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
* por causas desconocidas=of unknown intent.
* producto desconocido=foreign substance.
* salto hacia lo desconocido=leap into + the unknown.
* ser desconocido para=be alien to.
* ser un desconocido=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* sustancia desconocida=foreign substance.
* terreno desconocido=unchartered territory ; unchartered waters.
* territorio desconocido=unfamiliar territory ; unchartered territory ; unchartered waters.

desconocido, lo
=unfamiliar, the ; unknown, the.
Ex: By discovering what they read teacher/librarian and pupil find common ground, a point of departure for the child, into the unfamiliar. Ex: Basic search principles are occasionally encountered in the literature: `move from the general to the specific', `go from the known to the unknown'.
desconocimiento
(n.)=unawareness.
Ex: In such circumstances SLIS need to be jolted out of their states of unawareness and unpreparedness.
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* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, recuperación y orga=information illiteracy.

desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, recuperación y org
(n.)=information illiteracy.
Ex: Information illiteracy will be a key threat to prosperity and social inclusion in the knowledge society.
desconsiderado
(adj.)=inconsiderate ; thoughtless.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.

desconsolado
(adj.)=desolate ; disconsolate ; broken-hearted ; grieving.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.

desconsolador
(adj.)=desolating ; heartbreaking.
Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.

desconsuelo
(n.)=grieving ; desolation ; shattering.
Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.
Ex: However, instead of being lulling and reassuring, this music induces a sense of unease and desolation.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.

descontado
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* dar por descontado=take for + granted.

descontaminar
(v.)=decontaminate.
Ex: Fear of such a possibility led public libraries to adopt extraordinary measures in efforts to decontaminate books that had circulated to infected borrowers.

descontando
=not including.
Ex: According to this story, owning a horse can cost about $10000 a year, not including the horse.

descontar
(v.)=discount ; make + deduction ; deduct ; dock ; top-slice.
Ex: It is unusual that the agent's price, although discounted, is lower than the publisher's.
Ex: A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.
Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration.
Ex: This week thousands of us worked together to persuade the government not to top-slice the licence fee from the BBC funding.

descontento
(n.)=dissatisfied ; discontent ; dissatisfaction ; irritation ; disgruntled ; unrest ; disaffected ; disaffection ; restlessness.
Ex: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.
Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.
Ex: The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
Ex: Further, there is evidence of publisher, author, and library user disaffection with the law of copyright.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
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* descontento entre los trabajadores=industrial unrest.
* descontento político=political unrest.
* descontento social=civil unrest ; social unrest.
* estar descontento con=express + dissatisfaction with.
* sentirse descontento con=experience + dissatisfaction with.

descontento entre los trabajadores
(n.)=industrial unrest.
Ex: The variables were production, quality, costs, job satisfaction of operatives, job satisfaction of supervisors, work anxiety, accidents, absence, labor turnover, and industrial unrest.
descontento político
(n.)=political unrest.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged the cultural heritage..
descontento social
(n.)=civil unrest ; social unrest.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years. Ex: Water shortages in the north of China lead to social unrest over accessto what limited supplies were available.
descontextualización
(n.)=decontextualisation [decontextualization, -USA].
Ex: The two major factors to consider are whether what is supplied is a true image of the object requested and the decontextualization of the image from the collection where the object is housed.

descontextualizado
(adj.)=decontextualised [decontextualized, -USA].
Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.

descontextualizar
(v.)=decontextualise [decontextualize, -USA].
Ex: Some of the illustrations are so decontextualised that they appear to disregard the sense of the text completely.

descontrolado
(adj.)=untethered ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; unchecked ; uncontrolled ; unbridled ; runaway ; unmonitored ; unrestricted ; riotous ; out-of-control.
Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
Ex: The volume of published material tends to grow unchecked, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market for it.
Ex: Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
Ex: The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.
Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
Ex: I'd like to see the full force of the law brought down on these people who are involved in this riotous behaviour.
Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
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* caballo descontrolado=runaway horse ; out-of-control horse.
* crecimiento urbano descontrolado=suburban sprawl.
* de un modo descontrolado=uncontrollably.
* expansión urbana descontrolada=urban sprawl ; suburban sprawl.
* gasto descontrolado=runaway spending.

descontrolarse
(v.)=run + wild ; get out of + control ; go + wild ; run + rampant.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.
Ex: Israel, Lebanon, Syria, and Iran are nerving themselves for a confrontation that could turn into a general war if things were to get out of control.
Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.
Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.

desconvocar
(v.)=call off.
Ex: The second training run for the marathon was called off because of poor weather conditions.
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* desconvocar una reunión=call off + meeting.

desconvocar una reunión
(v.)=call off + meeting.
Ex: According to a Japanese government minister, the North Koreans called off the meeting saying they were not ready.
descoordinación
(n.)=misalignment.
Ex: These problems range from misalignment of priorities in information technology budgeting to extraordinary difficulties in human resources areas = Estos problemas van desde falta de coordinación en las prioridades del presupuesto para la tecnología de la información a dificultades extraordinarias en las cuestiones referentes a los recursos humanos.

descoordinar
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* descoordinarse=fall + out of step ; get out of + step.

descoordinarse
(v.)=fall + out of step ; get out of + step.
Ex: Salaries and other features of the job market have fallen out of step with one another. Ex: The microcomputer also has, among other things, a clock device which synchronizes all the various high speed operations, so that they do not get out of step.
descorazonado
(adj.)=disheartened ; despondent ; hopeless ; broken-hearted.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: Perhaps those who come from the smaller nations feel even more despondent about their plight.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.

descorazonador
(adj.)=frustrating ; dispiriting ; disheartening ; heartbreaking.
Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.
Ex: This finding can be regarded as either disheartening or amazing according to one's own view of the function of a general bookshop.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
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* ser descorazonador=be dispiriting.

descorazonar
(v.)=dispirit ; dishearten ; dampen + Posesivo + spirits.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.
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* descorazonarse=lose + heart.

descorazonarse
(v.)=lose + heart.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.
descortesía
(n.)=incivility ; impoliteness ; slap in the face.
Ex: She ought to have fired him on the spot ... blasted him for his incivility.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.

descortés
(adj.)=inconsiderate ; impolite ; ill-mannered ; discourteous.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: Results also show, however, that the average fan is egoistic & often ill-mannered, & lays claims to leadership & superiority.
Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.

descoser
(v.)=unpick ; unstitch.
Ex: If you are doing clothing alterations, then you will be unpicking seams all the time.
Ex: You really need to unstitch the lining and have a tailor look inside the coat before you know if your suit can suffer alterations.
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* descoserse=come + unstitched.

descoserse
(v.)=come + unstitched.
Ex: Harley is a large, raw-boned, plain person with a ragged haircut and a white t-shirt coming unstitched along the shoulder.
descosido
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* como una descosida=like a madwoman.
* como un descosido=like a lunatic ; like a madman ; as one possessed.

descreimiento
(n.)=unbelief.
Ex: While reading this passage a light bulb went off, and I realized my biggest obstacle for breaking free from bulimia was my unbelief.

descrepancia
(n.)=fault line.
Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.

descreído
(adj.)=incredulous.
Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.

describible
(adj.)=describable.
Ex: The second exercise in this course was to outline priorities in library services which had to be concrete, describable and achievable.

describir
(v.)=depict ; describe ; give + an account of ; give + a portrait of ; profile ; render ; portray ; characterise [characterize, -USA] ; paint + a picture ; chronicle ; give + a picture ; picture ; detail ; illustrate.
Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
Ex: This article gives some background information on markup systems and gives a brief account of the Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML).
Ex: This article gives a portrait of Varde public library, due to take possession of a new main library in then central town square.
Ex: He was profiled in April 1972 as the Wilson Library Bulletin front-liner.
Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.
Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.
Ex: As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail.
Ex: The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline.
Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
Ex: The 1981 census data was used as a rough guide to give a picture of the area and to compile graphs from these statistics.
Ex: In most cases authors pictured incest as an assault against the innocent, but they often saw the abuser, especially the father, as a victim of himself and he is rarely punished with prison.
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
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* describir a grandes rasgos=paint + a broad picture.
* describir con palabras=describe + in words.
* describir de forma general=outline.
* describir el ascenso a la fama de=chart + the rise of.
* describir el desarrollo de=trace + the development of ; trace + the evolution of.
* describir en líneas generales=outline.
* describir erróneamente=mislabel.
* describir las características de=characterise [characterize, -USA].
* describir una situación=depict + situation.
* no haber palabras para describirlo=beggar + description.
* no hay palabras para describir=beyond words.
* no hay palabras para describirlo=beyond (all) description.

describir a grandes rasgos
(v.)=paint + a broad picture.
Ex: Although there isn't room here to go into much detail, it may be worthwhile to paint a broad picture of how the migration actually went.
describir con palabras
(v.)=describe + in words.
Ex: If his decision is to ask about his need, then it becomes necessary to give it a sharper intellectual shape, to describe it in words, and to formulate it as a question.
describir de forma general
(v.)=outline.
Ex: In many respects, principles and practices outlined in this chapter apply equally to AACR1 and AACR2 and the Concise AACR2.
describir el ascenso a la fama de
(v.)=chart + the rise of.
Ex: This article describes the current state of public Internet access, charts the rise of the cybercafe.
describir el desarrollo de
(v.)=trace + the development of ; trace + the evolution of.
Ex: It attempts to trace the development of the new rules, and to clarify their characteristics and problems by comparing them with the old rules. Ex: The article 'The Wild Goose Chase' is a review essay on Umberto Eco's book, The Search for the Perfect Language, tracing the evolution of the search for a perfect universal language from biblical times through the present.
describir en líneas generales
(v.)=outline.
Ex: In many respects, principles and practices outlined in this chapter apply equally to AACR1 and AACR2 and the Concise AACR2.
describir erróneamente
(v.)=mislabel.
Ex: At least two publishers have themselves become so distressed at how their books are being mislabelled by LC subject cataloging through CIP that they're now printing their own homemade cataloging in publication data.
describir las características de
(v.)=characterise [characterize, -USA].
Ex: Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.
describir una situación
(v.)=depict + situation.
Ex: Sometimes they learn a new song this way or act out the dramatic situation depicted.
descripción
(n.)=description ; disclosure ; identification ; picture ; specification ; specifications ; profiling ; depiction ; recounting ; portrayal.
Ex: The indexing process creates a description of a document or information, usually in some recognized and accepted style of format.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.
Ex: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.
Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.
Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.
Ex: The specifications, however, are confined to the overall structure and major functional components of the entry.
Ex: Some excursions into cognitive science have led to the profiling of users' backgrounds, differences and immediate need.
Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good.
Ex: This is a recounting of the technologies most likely to facilitate the sharing of resources among libraries.
Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.
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* área de descripción=area of description.
* área de descripción física=physical description area.
* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST=UNIBID.
* descripción analítica=analytical description.
* descripción bibliográfica=bibliographic description.
* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel=first-level bibliographic description.
* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional (ISBD)=ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).
* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material antiguo (ISBD=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* descripción catalográfica=cataloguing description.
* Descripción de Archivos Codificada (EAD)=Encoded Archival Description (EAD).
* descripción de documentos de archivo=archival description.
* descripción de las funciones=job description ; job profile.
* descripción del contenido=subject statement.
* descripción del documento=document description.
* descripción del puesto de trabajo=job description ; position description ; job profile.
* descripción del solicitante=personnel description.
* descripción de subcampo=subfield description.
* descripción documental=document description.
* descripción física=physical description ; physical details.
* descripción global=outline.
* hacer una descripción=give + description.
* ISBD(S) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicacio=ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).
* Manual de Descripción de Archivos=Manual of Archival Description (MAD).
* niveles de detalle en la descripción=levels of detail in the description.
* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD)=International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).

descripción analítica
(n.)=analytical description.
Ex: The author outlines many of the issues involved in the analytical description of sources gathered.
descripción bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic description.
Ex: A cataloguing code also touches on the subject of bibliographic description.
descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel
(n.)=first-level bibliographic description.
Ex: Output approximates to first-level bibliographic description as defined in Anglo American Cataloguing Rules.
descripción catalográfica
(n.)=cataloguing description.
Ex: An important element of the creation of this joint catalogue record is that member libraries agree to a standard for cataloguing description for the creation of the joint record.
descripción de documentos de archivo
(n.)=archival description.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.
descripción de las funciones
(n.)=job description ; job profile.
Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description. Ex: To assist in your decision to apply, the following job profiles will give you a better idea of what employees in these positions do.
descripción de subcampo
(n.)=subfield description.
Ex: Sample data for the rest of the MARC record will be entered with the corresponding field indicator and subfield descriptions highlighted in the lower half of the screen.
descripción del contenido
(n.)=subject statement.
Ex: Next, the computer generates a series of entries with a complete subject statement at every entry point.
descripción del documento
(n.)=document description.
Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
descripción del puesto de trabajo
(n.)=job description ; position description ; job profile.
Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description. Ex: These evaluations must be closely linked to each employee's position description. Ex: To assist in your decision to apply, the following job profiles will give you a better idea of what employees in these positions do.
descripción del solicitante
(n.)=personnel description.
Ex: The file will start with the job description and personnel description, and will contain copies of the advertisement, the completed application form, references taken up, comments made during interview and the letter of appointment.
descripción documental
(n.)=document description.
Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
descripción física
=physical description ; physical details.
Ex: The physical description is the area of the description that varies most with the particular type of material. Ex: The other physical details to be given will depend upon the features that are important for the type of material under consideration.
descripción global
(n.)=outline.
Ex: It may be helpful to begin with a careful reading of the definitions before attempting to deal with the outline.
descriptivo
(adj.)=descriptive ; representational.
Ex: The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
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* asiento descriptivo=descriptive entry.
* bibliografía descriptiva=descriptive bibliography.
* catalogación descriptiva=descriptive cataloguing.
* descriptivo del contenido=subject-descriptive.

descriptivo del contenido
(adj.)=subject-descriptive.
Ex: A database comprising records for recent acquisitions of Bath University Library will be enriched with subject-descriptive material (contents pages, abstracts, etc) derived from the database of Book Data Ltd.
descriptor
(n.)=descriptor ; descriptor term ; epithet ; index term ; subject term ; catchword ; subject description ; index word.
Ex: Descriptors are terms which are acceptable for use in indexes to describe concepts.
Ex: The MEDLINE thesaurus, available online and ondisc, provides a complete list of all descriptor terms (i.e. the controlled vocabulary used in the subject indexing of all Medline citations).
Ex: He also allows Christian names accompanied by an epithet (Aunt Jane, for example) to be used as headings for the main entry.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
Ex: These summaries are a valuable aid to classification by ensuring that the classifier finds the correct discipline rather than a catchword in the index.
Ex: During searching the index user is expected to formulate headings in the same way, and hopefully to match his subject description with the indexer's description.
Ex: The Permuterm index (as featured in Science, and Social Sciences Citation Indexes) is similar to a Double-KWIC index in that it provides for simple coordination of index words.
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* búsqueda por descriptores=descriptor searching.
* descriptor auxiliar=auxiliary descriptor.
* descriptor compuesto=multi-word descriptor.
* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras=multiple-word descriptor.
* descriptor del contenido=content descriptor.
* descriptor de materia=subject descriptor.
* descriptor principal=major descriptor.
* descriptor propuesto=candidate descriptor.
* descriptor secundario=minor descriptor.
* indización por descriptores=descriptor indexing.
* lista de descriptores=index vocabulary ; subject vocabulary.
* materia representada por un solo descriptor=one-concept subject.
* materia representada por varios descriptores=multi-concept subject.
* no descriptor=non-descriptor.

descriptor auxiliar
(n.)=auxiliary descriptor.
Ex: An auxiliary descriptor is a descriptor which may be used only together with one or more descriptors.
descriptor compuesto
(n.)=multi-word descriptor.
Ex: Truncation is a useful feature; for example, when used with descriptors it will retrieve multi-word descriptors given the first word.
descriptor compuesto de varias palabras
(n.)=multiple-word descriptor.
Ex: Some phrases (for example, multiple-word descriptors) can be selected as phrases, with spaces between the words instead of proximity of operators.
descriptor de materia
(n.)=subject descriptor.
Ex: The indexer is required to select subject descriptors from the natural-language terms or phrases appearing in the headline or text of a newspaper article.
descriptor del contenido
(n.)=content descriptor.
Ex: Responses (80%) indicate the superior quality of keywords, both as content descriptors and as retrieval tools.
descriptor principal
(n.)=major descriptor.
Ex: For example, the ERIC database has three subject fields: major descriptors (mj), minor descriptors (mn), and identifiers (id).
descriptor propuesto
(n.)=candidate descriptor.
Ex: A candidate descriptor is a word or group of words proposed for possible inclusion in a thesaurus.
descriptor secundario
(n.)=minor descriptor.
Ex: For example, the ERIC database has three subject fields: major descriptors (mj), minor descriptors (mn), and identifiers (id).
descrédito
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* caer en descrédito=come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute.

descuartizar
(v.)=dismember ; chop up.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.

descubierto^1
(adj.)=uncovered.
Ex: A man who fell down an uncovered drain and was stuck for three hours today spoke of his ordeal.
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* al descubierto=exposed ; wide open.
* con la cabeza descubierta=bareheaded.
* dejar al descubierto=lay + bare.
* girar al descubierto=overdraw.
* ojo descubierto=naked eye.
* poner Algo al descubierto=bring + Nombre + to the surface.
* poner Alguien al descubierto=blow + Posesivo + cover.
* recién descubierto=new found [new-found/newfound].
* recientemente descubierto=newly-discovered.

descubierto^2
(n.)=overdraft.
Ex: So I ended up overdrafting several times -- in the end, they were charging me 30 dollars each for overdrafts of less than ten dollars.
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* girar al descubierto, sobregirar=overdraft.
* giro en descubierto=overdraft.
* tener un descubierto=overdraw.

descubir
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* descubir de nuevo=rediscover.

descubir de nuevo
(v.)=rediscover.
Ex: The Victorians had unprecedented access to a wealth of manuscript sources, which helped them rediscover and reinterpret their cultural history.
descubrible
(adj.)=discoverable.
Ex: Ease of access to such archives is limited by the absence of easily discoverable user policy.

descubridor
(n.)=discoverer.
Ex: Documentation is the process of collecting and subject classifying all the records of new observations and making them available, at need, to the discoverer or the inventor.

descubrimiento
(n.)=disclosure ; discovering ; discovery ; research finding ; unearthing ; unfolding ; unveiling ; find ; epiphany.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.
Ex: This subdivision requires that DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION be further modified to specify who did the discovering; for example, AMERICA-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, SPANISH.
Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
Ex: These cases also serve as 'springboards' to more generalized discussions about issues, values, hypotheses, research findings, points of view, and so forth.
Ex: This activity leads to the unearthing of information that smooths daily working in the library itself.
Ex: Successive issues consulted together become a continuous narrative of the gradual unfolding of Community policy objectives.
Ex: The unveiling of the mural took place during National Library Week.
Ex: This article provides an interpretation of a major historical and archaeological find, the 1st Emperor of China's terra-cotta figures of warriors and horses.
Ex: In this journal entry, Sarah describes her epiphany of simplicity: how she first came to realize that she wants less, not more.
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* de descubrimiento reciente=newly-discovered.
* descubrimiento de datos=data mining.
* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos=knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).
* descubrimiento de uno mismo=self-discovery.
* hacer un descubrimiento=make + discovery.
* redescubrimiento=rediscovery.
* viaje de descubrimiento=voyage of discovery.

descubrimiento de datos
(n.)=data mining.
Ex: Data mining tools search large databases and recognize patterns within the database entries, thus revealing useful information which has remained hidden in the data.
descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos
(n.)=knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).
Ex: Knowledge discovery in databases (KDD) aims at identifying new knowledge about an application domain using the domain data stored in a database.
descubrimiento de uno mismo
(n.)=self-discovery.
Ex: In the play, cross-dressing is not a sign of a process of self-discovery on the part of the cross-dresser but rather the trigger of such a process in others.
descubrir
(v.)=dig up ; discover ; find out ; unlock ; spy ; uncover ; unearth ; find ; come to + light ; unveil ; ferret out ; unfurl ; lay + bare ; tease + Nombre + apart ; bare ; suss (out) ; sniff out.
Nota: Generalmente mediante el olfato.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: This, in turn, depends upon users and user interests, and it may be necessary to conduct a survey to discover or update the profile of user interests.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
Ex: NTIS is a key partner in unlocking the world's technology.
Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.
Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.
Ex: A further disquieting feature which came to light was the number of people who did not approach staff for help.
Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.
Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs.
Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.
Ex: The researchers involved say that dogs have an uncanny ability to sniff out lung and breast cancer in its early stages of development.
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* descubrir Algo=make + a discovery.
* descubrir el pastel=blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* descubrir una mina de oro=strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
* descubrir un secreto=spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* posibilidad de descubrir=discoverability.
* sin descubrir=undiscovered.
* volver a descubrir=rediscover.

descubrir Algo
(v.)=make + a discovery.
Ex: Fairchild said that all you have to do is scrape an organ with the back of a scalpel to make a discovery.
descubrir el pastel
(v.)=blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; let + the cat out of the bag.
Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
descubrir un secreto
(v.)=spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
descubrir una mina de oro
(v.)=strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold. Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
descuento por compra al por mayor
(n.)=bulk deal ; bulk rate ; bulk rate discount.
Ex: Pharmaceutical companies have made bulk deals with governments where they still make substantial profits while charging much less for the prescriptions. Ex: The bulk rate is 30 percent off of any order over 10 copies. Ex: All bulk rate discounts require a single person to be responsible for billing and payment to be made by a single check or other form of payment.
descuento por inscripción anticipada
(n.)=early registration.
Ex: Early registration will close on June 1, just a little over two weeks before the conference begins.
descuento por reserva anticipada
(n.)=early booking discount.
Ex: The full cost of the conference, including accommodation and meals, is £550, with an early booking discount for payments received before 31 May 2002.
descuento por ser estudiante
(n.)=student rate.
Ex: Student rates and day registrations are also available.
descuento^1
(n.)=discount ; deduction ; rebate ; trade-in allowance ; discount ticket ; reduced rate ; special rate ; reduced fee ; discounted price ; discount price ; marked-down price ; mark-down.
Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.
Ex: The price, discount, and postage information is used to update the fund and vendor files and to pay the invoice.
Ex: Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
Ex: The amount of rebate is three percentage points per year for the first five years of the loan.
Ex: The company also offers a flat $50 trade-in allowance on major encyclopedias from other publishers.
Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.
Ex: Subscription price is 55 pounds (103 dollars) with reduced rates for members of the Institute of Information Scientists.
Ex: Availability is by means of a monthly subscription of 34.95 dollars with special rates for doctors' groups.
Ex: We have exetended the registration deadline for reduced fee of 300 EUR instead of 350 EUR until April, 17th.
Ex: In fact, the discounted prices for large consortia are meaningless; probably not a single buyer has actually paid the undiscounted price.
Ex: After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration.
Ex: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.
Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.
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* con descuento=at a discount ; discounted ; cut-price ; cut-rate ; concessionary.
* descuento por compra al por mayor=bulk deal ; bulk rate ; bulk rate discount.
* descuento por inscripción anticipada=early registration.
* descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird registration ; early bird price ; early bird price ; early-bird discount ; early bird rate ; early bird registration rate.
* descuento por reserva anticipada=early booking discount.
* descuento por ser estudiante=student rate.
* hacer descuento=discount.
* hacer un descuento=give + discount.
* ofrecer descuento=offer + discount.
* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird period.
* precio con descuento=discounted price ; discount price.
* sin descuento=undiscounted.
* vale de descuento=coupon.

descuento^2
(n.)=injury time.
Ex: Flanker was the hero who scored the try that brought Australia to within a point of the lead into injury time at the end of the match.

descuidadamente
=carelessly ; lazily ; sloppily ; mindlessly.
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
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* manejar descuidadamente=toss about.

descuidado^1
(adj.)=run-down ; sloppy ; messy ; rough and tumble ; neglected ; scruffy ; unkempt ; abandoned ; dingy ; straggly ; scraggly .
Ex: In order to overcome the limitations of legal advice centres a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres in run-down inner-city areas.
Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.
Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
Ex: Gloucester has been a rough and tumble fishing community and seaport since the 1600's.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.
Ex: The article 'Surprise: Scruffy Students Now Don Glad Rags for Class' reports that high school students throughout the country are dressing up these days and that what is chic varies from region to region.
Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.
Ex: British comic Russell Brand is preparing to say goodbye to his straggly locks in a bid to boost his movie career.
Ex: Even a scraggly beard does not hurt the looks of Rob, I can still look at him admiringly.

descuidado^2
(adj.)=careless ; unattended ; be remiss ; thoughtless ; unaware.
Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
Ex: He was hired to bring the library up to speed after a period of 2 years when it had been unattended by a librarian.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
Ex: Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.
Ex: I had been under the assumption that attacking an opponent that was unaware would suffice to catch them flat-footed.
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* usar de un modo descuidado=bandy (about/around).
* uso de un modo descuidado=bandying about.

descuidar
(v.)=neglect.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
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* descuidar el trabajo=lie down on + the job.
* descuidar las obligaciones de uno=fail + Posesivo + duty.
* descuidarse=go to + seed.

descuidar el trabajo
(v.)=lie down on + the job.
Ex: Anyway, we don't know much about Nicole yet, just that she's a babysitter who was caught lying down on the job.
descuidar las obligaciones de uno
(v.)=fail + Posesivo + duty.
Ex: If he attempts to deal with a query about China without first ensuring that it is the country and not the porcelain that is meant he is failing his duty.
descuidarse
(v.)=go to + seed.
Ex: She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals.
descuido
(n.)=carelessness ; neglect ; oversight ; oversight ; nonchalance ; inadvertence ; slip-up ; slip.
Ex: Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.
Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.
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* tener un descuido=slip up.

desde
=from ; from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
Ex: In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.
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* desde ahora en adelante=from now onward(s).
* desde allí=thence.
* desde antiguo=from time immemorial.
* desde aquel entonces=thenceforth.
* desde aquel momento=ever after.
* desde casi el comienzo=from (very) early on.
* desde casi el primer momento=from (very) early on.
* desde casi el principio=from (very) early on.
* desde cero=from the ground up.
* desde cualquier punto de vista=by any standard(s).
* desde dentro=from within ; from the inside ; from the inside-out ; inside-out.
* desde dentro hacia fuera=from the inside-out.
* desde dentro y desde fuera de=within and without.
* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer=from sunrise to sunset ; from sun up to sun down ; from sun to sun.
* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer=from dawn (to/till/until) dusk ; from sun up to sun down.
* desde el comienzo=from the outset ; from the start ; from the beginning ; ab initio ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde el comienzo de los tiempos=since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began.
* desde el fondo del alma=from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul.
* desde el fondo del corazón=from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart.
* desde el primer día=from day one.
* desde el primer momento=from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde el principio=from the start ; all along ; ab initio ; from the outset ; from the beginning ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde el principio de los tiempos=since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began.
* desde el punto de vista de=in terms of ; from the vantage of.
* desde el punto de vista de la conservación=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA] ; medically ; medically ; musically ; preservationally.
* desde el punto de vista de la archivística=archivally.
* desde el punto de vista de la calidad=on quality grounds.
* desde el punto de vista de la cinética=kinetically.
* desde el punto de vista de la competitividad=competitively.
* desde el punto de vista de la cultura=culturally.
* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad=functionally.
* desde el punto de vista de la logística=logistically.
* desde el punto de vista de la mitosis=mitotically.
* desde el punto de vista de la notación=notationally.
* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición=nutritionally speaking ; nutritionally.
* desde el punto de vista de la química=chemically.
* desde el punto de vista de la realidad=factually.
* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas=mathematically.
* desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad=tonally.
* desde el punto de vista del clima=climatically.
* desde el punto de vista del contexto=contextually.
* desde el punto de vista del estilo=stylistically.
* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento=operationally.
* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente=environmentally.
* desde el punto de vista del + Nombre=as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.
* desde el punto de vista de los hechos=factually.
* desde el punto de vista del trabajador=in the trenches.
* desde el punto de vista del uso=in terms of use.
* desde el punto de vista de + Nombre=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
* desde el punto de vista económico=fiscally.
* desde el punto de vista lingüístico=linguistically.
* desde el punto de vista político=politically.
* desde el punto de vista profesional=career-wise [careerwise].
* desde entonces=ever since ; henceforth ; in the interim ; since ; since that time ; since then ; henceforward ; ever since then ; ever since then ; thenceforth ; in the intervening years ; ever after ; in the intervening period ; since that day.
* desde entonces hasta la actualidad=from then to the present day.
* desde entonces (y) hasta ahora=between then and now.
* desde ese día=since that day.
* desde ese momento=from that point ; ever after ; from that moment on.
* desde esta misma perspectiva=along the same lines.
* desde este punto de vista=viewed in this light.
* desde + Expresión Temporal=since + Expresión Temporal ; ever since + Expresión Temporal.
* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora=from + Fecha + to the present.
* desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante=from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).
* desde fuera=from the outside.
* desde hace algún tiempo=for some time past ; for days ; for some time.
* desde hace años=over the years ; for years past ; for years.
* desde hace la tira (de tiempo)=for yonks ; for yonks and yonks.
* desde hace muchísimo tiempo=in ages (and ages and ages).
* desde hace muchos años=for years ; for many years now ; for many years.
* desde hace mucho tiempo=for ages ; long-time [longtime] ; far back in time ; for a long time ; long since ; in ages (and ages and ages).
* desde hace siglos=for yonks ; for yonks and yonks.
* desde hace tanto tiempo=so long.
* desde hace tiempo=long ; over the years ; for a long time ; long since ; for some time.
* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo=for yonks and yonks.
* desde hace un montón de tiempo=for yonks.
* desde hace un par de + Tiempo=in these past couple of + Tiempo.
* desde hace varios años + Presente=for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
* desde hace ya algún tiempo=for some time now.
* desde hace ya años=for years now.
* desde ... hasta ...=from ... through ... ; during the period + Período de Tiempo ; from ... right across ....
* desde hoy en adelante=as from today.
* desde la antigüedad=since ancient times.
* desde la cabeza hasta los pies=head to toe ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* desde la época de/cuando=since the days of/when.
* desde la época prehistórica=since prehistoric times.
* desde la mañana a la noche=from morning to night.
* desde la perspectiva de=in light of.
* desde la prehistoria=since prehistoric times.
* desde lejos=from a distance ; from afar.
* desde los comienzos=from an early stage.
* desde los primeros tiempos=since the earliest of times ; from earliest times ; since earliest time.
* desde los tiempos más remotos=since earliest time.
* desde los viejos tiempos=since olden times.
* desde mi punto de vista=in my opinion ; in my view ; in my books.
* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante=from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.
* desde muy antiguo=since olden times.
* desde muy lejos=from afar.
* desde ..., pasando por ..., hasta ...=from ..., through ..., to ....
* desde + perspectiva=against + backdrop.
* desde principio a fin=throughout.
* desde principios de siglo=since the turn of the century ; from the turn of the century.
* desde + punto de vista=against + backdrop.
* desde que el mundo es mundo=from the beginning of time ; since the beginning of time ; since time began.
* desde su época=since + Posesivo + day.
* desde su origen=from + its/their + inception ; since + its/their + inception.
* desde sus comienzos=from + its/their + inception ; from + its/their + beginnings ; since + its/their + beginnings ; since + its/their + inception.
* desde tiempo inmemorial=since earliest time ; since time immemorial ; from time immemorial ; since time out of mind ; from time out of mind.
* desde tiempos prehistóricos=since prehistoric times.
* desde tiempos remotos=since earliest time.
* desde todos los puntos de vista=in every sense.
* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo=along + Adjetivo + line.
* desde un extremo ... al otro=from one end ... to the other.
* desde un punto de vista académico=academically.
* desde un punto de vista antropológico=anthropologically.
* desde un punto de vista clínico=medically ; medically.
* desde un punto de vista clínico=clinically.
* desde un punto de vista cognitivo=cognitively.
* desde un punto de vista crítico=judgmentally [judgementally] ; with a critical eye ; critically.
* desde un punto de vista cultural=culturally.
* desde un punto de vista ecológico=ecologically.
* desde un punto de vista económico=economically ; monetarily.
* desde un punto de vista estético=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].
* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico=technically speaking.
* desde un punto de vista étnico=ethnically.
* desde un punto de vista filosófico=philosophically.
* desde un punto de vista general=in a broad sense.
* desde un punto de vista histórico=historically.
* desde un punto de vista más amplio=in a broader sense.
* desde un punto de vista más general=in a broader sense.
* desde un punto de vista médico=medically ; medically.
* desde un punto de vista medioambiental=environmentally.
* desde un punto de vista monetario=monetarily.
* desde un punto de vista morfológico=morphologically.
* desde un punto de vista operativo=operationally.
* desde un punto de vista racista=racially + Adjetivo.
* desde un punto de vista religioso=religiously.
* desde un punto de vista socioeconómico=socioeconomically.
* desde un punto de vista técnico=technically.
* desde un punto vista ético=ethically.
* existir desde hace años=be around for years.
* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal=from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
* olvidado desde hace tiempo=long forgotten.

desde + Expresión Temporal
=since + Expresión Temporal ; ever since + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use. Ex: Ever since 1976, the construction of an information supply system to cater for the demands of physics research has been planned and implemented.
desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente
=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
Ex: Its history, from its foundation in 1838 and up to the present, is the chronicle of the development of agrarian science in the USSR.
desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día
=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
desde + Fecha + hasta ahora
=from + Fecha + to the present.
Ex: Abstracts are available for about 59% of the records added from 1985 to the present.
desde + Fecha/Lugar + en adelante
=from + Fecha/Lugar + onward(s).
Ex: Nicholson patented a rotary press in 1790, and various primitive rotaries were built from 1813 onwards.
desde + perspectiva
=against + backdrop.
Ex: Thus, any examination of the provision to local authorities of information about the Community, and their use of it, should be seen against this backdrop.
desde + punto de vista
=against + backdrop.
Ex: Thus, any examination of the provision to local authorities of information about the Community, and their use of it, should be seen against this backdrop.
desde ... hasta ...
=from ... through ... ; during the period + Período de Tiempo ; from ... right across ....
Ex: Virtually every discipline in the sciences, from astronomy through zoology, is represented since journals are indexed cover to cover. Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650. Ex: This type of help can extend from the assistant who does routine collecting of facts which the author uses, right across to the virtual ghosting of the book which the author has given little more to than a name.
desde ..., pasando por ..., hasta ...
=from ..., through ..., to ....
Ex: The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.
desde ahora en adelante
=from now onward(s).
Ex: From now onwards you're going to spend most of your life at work so it's much better to be involved in something you love.
desde allí
=thence.
Ex: James sat silent and peered out the window, as though at some object of great interest to be seen thence.
desde antiguo
=from time immemorial.
Ex: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.
desde aquel entonces
=thenceforth.
Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives.
desde aquel momento
=ever after.
Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
desde casi el comienzo
=from (very) early on.
Ex: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
desde casi el primer momento
=from (very) early on.
Ex: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
desde casi el principio
=from (very) early on.
Ex: From very early on in your pregnancy, you may feel much more tired than normal.
desde cero
=from the ground up.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
desde cualquier punto de vista
=by any standard(s).
Ex: By any standard there were many more illiterate Americans 100 years ago.
desde dentro
=from within ; from the inside ; from the inside-out ; inside-out.
Ex: Its actions, then, as perceived from within, are reasonable and necessary to survival. Ex: Her contributions as a scholar who has studied these issues in Russia for many years 'from the outside' will be enhanced by those of Russian colleagues who will speak about the issues 'from the inside'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Libraries from the inside-out'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Inside-out thinking about distance teaching: making sense of reflective practice'.
desde dentro hacia fuera
=from the inside-out.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Libraries from the inside-out'.
desde dentro y desde fuera de
=within and without.
Ex: This article argues against the cynicism within and without the profession that youth is not a priority.
desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer
=from sunrise to sunset ; from sun up to sun down ; from sun to sun.
Ex: Muslims fast from sunrise to sunset to learn self-discipline, to know how the poor feel and to think about the blessings from Allah. Ex: The workday for slaves was from sun up to sun down, six days a week. Ex: A man's work is from sun to sun, but a mother's work is never done.
desde el comienzo
=from the outset ; from the start ; from the beginning ; ab initio ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
Ex: Such a structure must be imposed from the outset, and control over it exercised during any activity against the data base. Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started. Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning. Ex: There were so many corrections to be made that it would have been cheaper and quicker to catalogue the item oneself ab initio. Ex: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!. Ex: Clearly, right from the get-go the assumption was that breast cancer is causally linked to environmental factors - specifically, chemicals.
desde el comienzo de los tiempos
=since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began.
Ex: Since the beginning of time, the buttocks have always been one of the two most important determinants of the beauty of the female torso. Ex: From the beginning of time, technology has been a key element in the growth and development of societies. Ex: Since time began there has never been a conscientious objector in the war between the sexes.
desde el fondo del alma
=from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul.
Ex: From the bottom of her heart, from the bottom of her soul, she despised and detested people, adult people.
desde el fondo del corazón
=from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: He said the nations of the Middle East 'hate the United States from the bottom of their hearts'.
desde el primer día
=from day one.
Ex: But Salman and I got along like a house on fire from day one.
desde el primer momento
=from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
Ex: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!. Ex: Clearly, right from the get-go the assumption was that breast cancer is causally linked to environmental factors - specifically, chemicals.
desde el principio
=from the start ; all along ; ab initio ; from the outset ; from the beginning ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started. Ex: 'I know you want to do the best job you can -- not that you haven't all along'. Ex: There were so many corrections to be made that it would have been cheaper and quicker to catalogue the item oneself ab initio. Ex: Such a structure must be imposed from the outset, and control over it exercised during any activity against the data base. Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning. Ex: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!. Ex: Clearly, right from the get-go the assumption was that breast cancer is causally linked to environmental factors - specifically, chemicals.
desde el principio de los tiempos
=since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began.
Ex: Since the beginning of time, the buttocks have always been one of the two most important determinants of the beauty of the female torso. Ex: From the beginning of time, technology has been a key element in the growth and development of societies. Ex: Since time began there has never been a conscientious objector in the war between the sexes.
desde el punto de vista de
(n.)=in terms of ; from the vantage of.
Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Viewed from the vantage of the student, the typical instructor uses a course management system as a publicly accessible file drawer and little more, posting lecture notes and the syllabus.
desde el punto de vista de + Nombre
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
desde el punto de vista de la archivística
=archivally.
Ex: The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems.
desde el punto de vista de la calidad
=on quality grounds.
Ex: Some pop culture may be creative enough to warrant serious consideration on quality grounds.
desde el punto de vista de la cinética
=kinetically.
Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de granito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.
desde el punto de vista de la competitividad
=competitively.
Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
desde el punto de vista de la cultura
=culturally.
Ex: They recognize the logistical as well as intellectual futility of attempting to control from a geographically and culturally remote centre every aspect of a programme of information aimed at a member state or third country.
desde el punto de vista de la estética
=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA] ; medically ; medically ; musically ; preservationally.
Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically. Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information. Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information. Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made. Ex: In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.
desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad
=functionally.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
desde el punto de vista de la logística
=logistically.
Ex: Viewdata systems, which logistically are a prime medium for news and information, has failed to capture the professional user's imagination.
desde el punto de vista de la mitosis
=mitotically.
Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
desde el punto de vista de la notación
=notationally.
Ex: In CC each facet is introduced, notationally, by its own facet indicator.
desde el punto de vista de la nutrición
=nutritionally speaking ; nutritionally.
Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. Ex: Thus the consumer is left with the choice between more expensive but nutritionally superior fresh foods, and cheap, usually nutritionally inferior processed foods.
desde el punto de vista de la química
=chemically.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.
desde el punto de vista de la realidad
=factually.
Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
desde el punto de vista de la tonalidad
=tonally.
Ex: Whereas when the talk is limited, anemic, verbally and tonally narrow, just the opposite is true; a deprivation occurs that will later show itself in difficulties in learning to read, in writing, in coping with social situations where speech is essential.
desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas
=mathematically.
Ex: Most computer programs are not eligible for a patent because they are expressed mathematically.
desde el punto de vista de los hechos
=factually.
Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
desde el punto de vista del + Nombre
=as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.
Ex: A digital library could be defined as 'a set of digital documents as seen through the eyes of a librarian' = Se podría definir la biblioteca digital como "un conjunto de documentos digitales vistos de las perspectiva del bibliotecario".
desde el punto de vista del clima
=climatically.
Ex: However, the most northerly and climatically extreme parts of the Arctic are inhabited by few species.
desde el punto de vista del contexto
=contextually.
Ex: Such representations of women have to be interpreted contextually.
desde el punto de vista del estilo
=stylistically.
Ex: The second paragraph came down to earth stylistically.
desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento
=operationally.
Ex: To define occupational stress operationally, as experience by library media specialists, and to conduct systematic research, a psychometric instrument was developed.
desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente
=environmentally.
Ex: White's theology was found to be unacceptable environmentally.
desde el punto de vista del trabajador
=in the trenches.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Lessons learned in the trenches: preservation microfilming after thirteen years'.
desde el punto de vista del uso
=in terms of use.
Ex: The success of the service in terms of use and solid revenue generated were sufficient to place the service on a secure footing.
desde el punto de vista económico
=fiscally.
Ex: Public libraries are supported by tax dollars and augmenting that support by charging fees not only is fiscally sound, it is equitable.
desde el punto de vista lingüístico
=linguistically.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
desde el punto de vista político
=politically.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
desde el punto de vista profesional
=career-wise [careerwise].
Ex: I hope you'll think very seriously about all the advantages and disadvantages -- career-wise and personally -- of both positions in their respective environments before you make up your mind.
desde entonces
=ever since ; henceforth ; in the interim ; since ; since that time ; since then ; henceforward ; ever since then ; ever since then ; thenceforth ; in the intervening years ; ever after ; in the intervening period ; since that day.
Ex: By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since. Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog. Ex: In the interim there has been considerable activity in developing guidelines for catalogue headings and in compiling authority lists. Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission. Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time. Ex: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs. Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches. Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead. Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead. Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives. Ex: In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media. Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after. Ex: The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period. Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.
desde entonces (y) hasta ahora
=between then and now.
Ex: Between then and now I have visited Europe for vacation nine or ten times.
desde entonces hasta la actualidad
=from then to the present day.
Ex: From then to the present day, although many methods have been used and still are, heat remains one of the principal cornerstones of food preservation.
desde ese día
=since that day.
Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day.
desde ese momento
=from that point ; ever after ; from that moment on.
Ex: The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point. Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after. Ex: Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.
desde esta misma perspectiva
=along the same lines.
Ex: This has provided several new schedules for the revised edition, and substantial progress has been made in working out others along the same lines.
desde este punto de vista
=viewed in this light.
Ex: Viewed in this light, his desire for self-effacement begins to seem like a rigorous ethics carried to the logical conclusions that most of us do not have the stomach for.
desde fuera
=from the outside.
Ex: Her contributions as a scholar who has studied these issues in Russia for many years 'from the outside' will be enhanced by those of Russian colleagues who will speak about the issues 'from the inside'.
desde hace algún tiempo
(n.)=for some time past ; for days ; for some time.
Ex: For some time past satellites have been orbiting the Earth and sending back images of it to ground stations. Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
desde hace años
=over the years ; for years past ; for years.
Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress. Ex: He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning.
desde hace la tira (de tiempo)
=for yonks ; for yonks and yonks.
Ex: His been a mechanic for yonks and my father has always taken his cars there and now I am too. Ex: She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.
desde hace mucho tiempo
=for ages ; long-time [longtime] ; far back in time ; for a long time ; long since ; in ages (and ages and ages).
Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia. Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished. Ex: Heavy metals can be traced far back in time in these shipping canals and are mainly responsible for the existing contamination. Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales. Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
desde hace muchos años
=for years ; for many years now ; for many years.
Ex: He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning. Ex: For many years now, scientists have understood that the onset of cancer is a gradual, stepwise process that may unfold over the course of decades. Ex: Indexes have used controlled-language indexing and authority lists for many years.
desde hace muchísimo tiempo
=in ages (and ages and ages).
Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
desde hace siglos
=for yonks ; for yonks and yonks.
Ex: His been a mechanic for yonks and my father has always taken his cars there and now I am too. Ex: She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.
desde hace tanto tiempo
=so long.
Ex: And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
desde hace tiempo
(n.)=long ; over the years ; for a long time ; long since ; for some time.
Ex: Libraries have long recognised the benefits of co-operating in catalogue production. Ex: Thus, over the years it has been used to index reports, trade Literature, periodical articles and other similar documents. Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales. Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
desde hace un montonazo de tiempo
=for yonks and yonks.
Ex: She has lived here for yonks and yonks and she still sounds as if she's never ever set foot outside of Florida.
desde hace un montón de tiempo
=for yonks.
Ex: His been a mechanic for yonks and my father has always taken his cars there and now I am too.
desde hace un par de + Tiempo
=in these past couple of + Tiempo.
Ex: Mr. Scilken's remarks underscore what has become at least something of a leitmotif in these past couple of days.
desde hace varios años + Presente
=for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
Ex: For several years the library has had a successful arrangement with a local bookstore to supply it with unusual and important local material that would otherwise fall through the net of its collection development effort = Desde hace varios años, la biblioteca mantiene un acuerdo satisfactorio con una librería local para que le suministre fondo local importante y poco común que, de otro modo, se le escaparía en el desarrollo de la colección.
desde hace ya algún tiempo
=for some time now.
Ex: The new Dewey area tables have been used for some time now in the BL's Bibliographic Services Division with relatively few problems.
desde hace ya años
=for years now.
Ex: Secondly, we have been beaten with the idea for years now that we should catalog a work once and only once.
desde hoy en adelante
=as from today.
Ex: As from today, any white farmer still on his land will be deemed to be trespassing on state property.
desde la antigüedad
=since ancient times.
Ex: The pomegranate tree is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region.
desde la cabeza hasta los pies
=head to toe ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
Ex: The specialise in head to toe baby bibs that protect clothing and floor from food. Ex: This exhibition features objects worn from head to toe and is divided into sections representing different accessories, cultures, and periods. Ex: The child was covered with scabies from head to foot, had fungal infection, was severely dehydrated and was suffering from septicaemia. Ex: Mice are fastidious, regularly cleansing their bodies from nose to tail.
desde la mañana a la noche
=from morning to night.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
desde la perspectiva de
=in light of.
Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments.
desde la prehistoria
=since prehistoric times.
Ex: Mud brick has been one of the principal building materials in Egypt since prehistoric times.
desde la época de/cuando
=since the days of/when.
Ex: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.
desde la época prehistórica
=since prehistoric times.
Ex: Mud brick has been one of the principal building materials in Egypt since prehistoric times.
desde lejos
=from a distance ; from afar.
Ex: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails. Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.
desde los comienzos
=from an early stage.
Ex: There was from an early stage a tendency towards the standardization of type sizes, which may have arisen originally from the difficulty of altering the gauge of the mould.
desde los primeros tiempos
=since the earliest of times ; from earliest times ; since earliest time.
Ex: A vast number of different means of organizing knowledge have been devised and exploited since the earliest of times. Ex: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography. Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
desde los tiempos más remotos
=since earliest time.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
desde los viejos tiempos
=since olden times.
Ex: Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.
desde mi punto de vista
=in my opinion ; in my view ; in my books.
Ex: This attack is directed against a particular heresy; one which is widespread, but it is in my opinion none the less damnable. Ex: The problem can only be solved by analogy; in my view, the regulations on communication to the public should be applied mutatis mutandis. Ex: In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.
desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante
=from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.
Ex: The growth of the Internet in China from the mid 1990s onwards has been accompanied by the assumption that a large proportion of Chinese Internet users are interested in politically subversive action.
desde muy antiguo
=since olden times.
Ex: Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.
desde muy lejos
=from afar.
Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.
desde principio a fin
=throughout.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
desde principios de siglo
=since the turn of the century ; from the turn of the century.
Ex: Since the turn of the century, nothing has influenced or changed our perception of ourselves as much as the moving image. Ex: The postcard collection consists of 292 postcards from the turn of the century to the modern era.
desde que el mundo es mundo
=from the beginning of time ; since the beginning of time ; since time began.
Ex: From the beginning of time, technology has been a key element in the growth and development of societies. Ex: Since the beginning of time, the buttocks have always been one of the two most important determinants of the beauty of the female torso. Ex: Since time began there has never been a conscientious objector in the war between the sexes.
desde su origen
=from + its/their + inception ; since + its/their + inception.
Ex: From their inception CD-ROM and OPACs have been designed for the end-user. Ex: OCLC, as a membership organization, has, since its inception, sought advice from its members, or had advice thrust upon it.
desde su época
=since + Posesivo + day.
Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.
desde sus comienzos
=from + its/their + inception ; from + its/their + beginnings ; since + its/their + beginnings ; since + its/their + inception.
Ex: From their inception CD-ROM and OPACs have been designed for the end-user. Ex: The article examines the history of the British National Bibliography from its beginnings in 1950 to 1991. Ex: The article details the history of the development of the Internet since its beginnings as a network to provide support of military research in 1960. Ex: OCLC, as a membership organization, has, since its inception, sought advice from its members, or had advice thrust upon it.
desde tiempo inmemorial
=since earliest time ; since time immemorial ; from time immemorial ; since time out of mind ; from time out of mind.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time. Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture. Ex: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'. Ex: They have been farming this land since time out of mind. Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.
desde tiempos prehistóricos
=since prehistoric times.
Ex: Mud brick has been one of the principal building materials in Egypt since prehistoric times.
desde tiempos remotos
=since earliest time.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
desde todos los puntos de vista
=in every sense.
Ex: The use of libraries has in every sense risen between 1980 and 1985.
desde un extremo ... al otro
=from one end ... to the other.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day.
desde un punto de vista académico
=academically.
Ex: The date of the publication of Bishop Thomas Percy's 'Reliques of ancient English poetry' made the study of folk literature academically respectable.
desde un punto de vista antropológico
=anthropologically.
Ex: It is difficult to explain the seductive, suggestive, 'magical' power of images anthropologically.
desde un punto de vista clínico
=clinically.
Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.
desde un punto de vista cognitivo
=cognitively.
Ex: People generally choose procedures that are, or appear, cognitively less demanding.
desde un punto de vista crítico
=judgmentally [judgementally] ; with a critical eye ; critically.
Ex: I don't mean that judgmentally either, but every record is searched before it goes into the NUC to insure consistency of form and eliminate duplicates. Ex: The author considers the potential of the Internet as a medium for education and teaching with a critical eye and concludes that some of the assumptions about online learning are highly suspect. Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
desde un punto de vista cultural
=culturally.
Ex: They recognize the logistical as well as intellectual futility of attempting to control from a geographically and culturally remote centre every aspect of a programme of information aimed at a member state or third country.
desde un punto de vista ecológico
=ecologically.
Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.
desde un punto de vista económico
=economically ; monetarily.
Ex: With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle. Ex: In appraising the worth of a title, both historically and monetarily, the bookseller turns to reference sources which enable him/her to assess its value.
desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico
=technically speaking.
Ex: Technically speaking, trade paperbacks which reprint stories from an ongoing comic book title or previously published mini-series are not graphic novels at all.
desde un punto de vista estético
=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].
Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.
desde un punto de vista filosófico
=philosophically.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
desde un punto de vista general
=in a broad sense.
Ex: In a broad sense, electronic commerce is the sale of products and services over the Internet.
desde un punto de vista histórico
=historically.
Ex: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve such basic functions by institutionalizing them.
desde un punto de vista medioambiental
=environmentally.
Ex: White's theology was found to be unacceptable environmentally.
desde un punto de vista monetario
=monetarily.
Ex: In appraising the worth of a title, both historically and monetarily, the bookseller turns to reference sources which enable him/her to assess its value.
desde un punto de vista morfológico
=morphologically.
Ex: Mice that produce an unusually high proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were used as sperm donors.
desde un punto de vista más amplio
=in a broader sense.
Ex: In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society.
desde un punto de vista más general
=in a broader sense.
Ex: In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society.
desde un punto de vista médico
=medically ; medically.
Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information. Ex: Unfamiliar with the practice, either medically or culturally, these providers are turning to medical librarians for information.
desde un punto de vista operativo
=operationally.
Ex: To define occupational stress operationally, as experience by library media specialists, and to conduct systematic research, a psychometric instrument was developed.
desde un punto de vista racista
=racially + Adjetivo.
Ex: The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.
desde un punto de vista religioso
=religiously.
Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
desde un punto de vista socioeconómico
=socioeconomically.
Ex: This gap is a result of the municipality's policy of 'positive discrimination', which gave preference to the socioeconomically weaker neighbourhoods.
desde un punto de vista técnico
=technically.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
desde un punto de vista étnico
=ethnically.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
desde un punto vista ético
=ethically.
Ex: There is a need for more explicit guidelines that can help make many of the current practices both ethically justifiable and acceptable to all.
desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo
=along + Adjetivo + line.
Ex: The idea of fuzzy data base has been investigated along many different lines.
desdecirse
(v.)=go back on ; retract ; backpedal [back-pedal].
Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.
Ex: This response may be regretted almost immediately, but it is difficult to retract.
Ex: It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear.
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* desdecirse de una promesa=go back on + Posesivo + promise.

desdecirse de una promesa
(v.)=go back on + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
desdentado
(adj.)=toothless.
Ex: The earliest known fossil of a toothless bird that flew across the skies 120 million years ago has been dug up by scientists.

desdeñable
=negligible ; de minimis.
Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
Ex: Personal use of a University-provided cellular phone of up to 10 minutes per month will be considered 'de minimis' and will not require reimbursement to the University.
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* nada desdeñable=not inconsiderable.

desdeñar
(v.)=disdain ; scorn ; be scornful of ; hold in + disgrace ; snub ; spurn ; disregard ; despise ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; fly in + the face of.
Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.
Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.
Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
Ex: The government seems to spurns the architecture profession and there is a growing rift between architects who assert their utility and those who cleave to artistic prerogatives.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.
Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.

desdeño
(n.)=disdain ; disregard ; sneer.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.
Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.

desdeñoso
(adj.)=dismissive ; derisive ; contemptuous.
Ex: The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.
Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.
Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

desdibujar
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* desdibujar las diferencias=blur + distinctions ; blur + the boundaries between.
* desdibujar los límites=blur + the lines between.
* desdibujar los papeles=blur + roles.

desdibujar las diferencias
(v.)=blur + distinctions ; blur + the boundaries between.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions. Ex: Computing, word processing and communications technology will blur the boundaries between these components of the chain.
desdibujar los límites
(v.)=blur + the lines between.
Ex: This new focus will also blur the lines between learning, knowledge accumulation, arts and enterntainment.
desdibujar los papeles
(v.)=blur + roles.
Ex: Recent developments in information technology and networking have, in some ways, blurred the roles of these 2 entities.
desdicha
(n.)=unhappiness ; ill fate.
Ex: They are afraid to complain or express their unhappiness because of fear of reprisal by the supervisor.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.
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* con desdicha=miserably.

desdichado
(adj.)=star-crossed ; unfortunate.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.

desdoblar
(v.)=unfold.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
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* sin desdoblarse=unfolded.

desdén
(n.)=scorn ; contempt ; sneer ; disdain.
Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.
Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
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* decir con desdén=sneer.
* mirar con desdén=scowl (at).

deseabilidad
(n.)=desirability.
Ex: Many people working on code revision and a lot of our catalogers are well aware of the desirability of getting catalog data distributed speedily.

deseable
(adj.)=desirable ; preferable.
Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.
Ex: The existence of a number of dead headings in our catalogs is preferable to the situation created by the delay in establishing headings.
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* no ser deseable=be undesirable.
* ser deseable para=be desirous for.

deseado
(adj.)=desirable ; intended ; wishful ; coveted ; longed-for ; desired.
Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
Ex: Four factors enable such cooperation: common needs; possession of resources coveted by the other institution; a clear delineation of responsibilities; and demonstrated goodwill.
Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.
Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
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* no deseado=unwanted ; uninvited.

deseando desesperadamente realizarse
(v.)=crying to come out.
Ex: Maybe it's the frustrated library school professor in him crying to come out -- whatever it is, give him a chance to show you what he knows.
desear
(v.)=be keen to ; desire ; long (for) ; want ; wish ; reach out for ; crave ; lust (for/after/over) ; yearn (for) ; crave for ; itch for ; hanker (for/after) ; have + a hankering for.
Ex: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
Ex: Some types of indexing are appropriate where it is desired to concentrate effort on generating good indexes.
Ex: After you have chosen a story you long to tell, read it over and over and then analyse it.
Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.
Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.
Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.
Ex: Mayo maintained that workers are motivated by 'togetherness' and crave individual recognition within the group = Mayo mantenía que los trabajadores se motivan por la solidaridad y anhelan el reconocimiento individual dentro del grupo.
Ex: These two women were Samaria and Jerusalem, lusting after foreigners and foreign ways, and abandoning their god for shallow and ephemeral pleasures.
Ex: Since time immemorial, people have yearned for an immediate way to capture living moments in a picture.
Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.
Ex: More than hankering after the past, I am worried about the future.
Ex: If you have a hankering for dill pickles, your body may be trying to do a better job of controlling your blood sugar and weight.
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* dejar bastante que desear=leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
* dejar mucho que desear=fall (far) short of + ideal ; leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
* dejar que desear=leave + something + to be desired ; leave + a bit to be desired.
* de la manera que + desear=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* deseando desesperadamente realizarse=crying to come out.
* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo=wish + Nombre + every success.
* desear a Alguien lascivamente=lech ; have + a lech for.
* desear a Alguien lo mejor (para el futuro)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
* desear a Alguien mucha suerte (en el futuro)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
* desear a Alguien toda la suerte del mundo=wish + Nombre + all the luck in the world.
* desear ardientemente=gag for.
* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca=will + Nombre + away.
* desearle a Alguien que se mejore pronto=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
* desearle a Alguien que se recupere pronto=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
* desearle a Alguien que tenga un buen día=bid + Nombre + good day.
* desearle a Alguien una pronta mejoría=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
* desearle a Alguien una pronta recuperación=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
* desear mucha suerte a Alguien=wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
* desear suerte=cross + Posesivo + fingers ; touch + wood ; knock on + wood.
* desear suerte a Alguien=wish + Nombre + luck.
* desear vivamente=be eager to.
* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien=wish + well.
* estar deseando=be raring to.
* hacer lo que + Pronombre + corazón + desear=do as + Posesivo + heart + desire.
* que desee(n)=of + Posesivo + choice ; of + Posesivo + choosing.
* según se desee=at will.
* si así lo desean=should they so wish.
* sin desearlo=unwantedly.

desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo
(v.)=wish + Nombre + every success.
Ex: IFLA's involvement in the Global Knowledge Partnership is a major step towards that goal and I wish it every success.
desear a Alguien lascivamente
(v.)=lech ; have + a lech for.
Ex: He also said a lot of very other nasty things while at the same time leching onto my younger sister. Ex: I care because I happen to have a lech for big burly badass men, and there were a lot of them around me.
desear a Alguien lo mejor (para el futuro)
(v.)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
Ex: There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
desear a Alguien mucha suerte (en el futuro)
(v.)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
Ex: There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
desear a Alguien toda la suerte del mundo
(v.)=wish + Nombre + all the luck in the world.
Ex: The worst is over now and I wish you all the luck in the world.
desear ardientemente
(v.)=gag for.
Ex: Ireland is gagging for affordable broadband, according to a survey of 1400 net users.
desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca
=will + Nombre + away.
Ex: Without such an understanding, attempts at overcoming the stereotype by willing it away, renaming, or ignoring it will remain futile.
desear mucha suerte a Alguien
(v.)=wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
Ex: Finally, and most importantly, I would like to wish all competitors the best of luck and may the best team win!.
desear suerte
(v.)=cross + Posesivo + fingers ; touch + wood ; knock on + wood.
Ex: The site went down but it's back up now (fingers crossed). Ex: Some people cross their first and second fingers for luck, or touch wood for luck, when they say something that they want to come true. Ex: People often knock on wood when they make a statement which seems to tempt fate.
desear suerte a Alguien
(v.)=wish + Nombre + luck.
Ex: I gave her directions to Fox which was only a few blocks away and wished her luck on her audition.
desear vivamente
(v.)=be eager to.
Ex: They are also both eager to tap any funds for which they may be eligible.
desearle a Alguien que se mejore pronto
(v.)=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
desearle a Alguien que se recupere pronto
(v.)=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
desearle a Alguien que tenga un buen día
(v.)=bid + Nombre + good day.
Ex: He bade her good day and issued out into the street.
desearle a Alguien una pronta mejoría
(v.)=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
desearle a Alguien una pronta recuperación
(v.)=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
desechable
(adj.)=disposable ; throwaway.
Ex: We can no longer treat automation projects as interesting experiments, which are disposable if they fail.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
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* cámara desechable=disposable camera.
* lentilla desechable=disposable lens.

desechado
(adj.)=jettisoned ; discarded.
Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.

desechar
(v.)=discard ; dismiss ; short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; throw out ; set + aside ; discount ; scrap ; toss out ; ditch ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; turf out ; count + Nombre + out.
Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.
Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
Ex: Assistance from part-time librarians should not be totally discounted, however.
Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
Ex: It is time that higher education institutions accepted the wisdom of collaboration and ditched, once and for all, the rhetoric of competition = Ya es hora de que las instituciones de enseñanza superior acepten la colaboración y rechacen, de una vez por todas, la competitividad.
Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.

desecho
(n./adj.)=left-off ; cast-off.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.
Ex: Indeed, these days, it seems that more cast-offs than ever can be recycled.
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* de desecho=discarded.
* desechos=junk ; detritus ; scraps.
* desechos nucleares=nuclear waste.
* líquido de desecho=effluent.
* procedente de desecho=discarded.

desechos
(n.)=junk ; detritus ; scraps.
Ex: All the librarian has is a pile of useless junk which people have given to the library instead of throwing out. Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The Wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien. Ex: Jays are reluctant to leave the shelter of woodlands although, on occasions, they become bold, visiting garden bird tables for scraps.
desechos nucleares
(n.)=nuclear waste.
Ex: Research laboratories are facing many problems regarding the disposal of nuclear waste.
desegregación
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* desegregación racial=desegregation.

desegregación racial
(n.)=desegregation.
Ex: Public school desegregation policies failed because the federal government delegated its responsibility to the states.
deseleccionar
(v.)=deselect.
Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
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* deseleccionar un registro=unmark + record.

deseleccionar un registro
(v.)=unmark + record.
Ex: SORTing a set will unmark any marked records in the set.
desembalaje
(n.)=unpacking.
Ex: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; handling and drying wet papers and photos; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.

desembalar
(v.)=unpack.
Ex: Once unpacked and fully checked the material is ready to pass for processing and cataloguing.

desembarazar
(v.)=rid.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.
Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
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* desembarazarse de=extricate + Reflexivo + from ; rid of.

desembarazarse de
(v.)=extricate + Reflexivo + from ; rid of.
Ex: This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system. Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
desembarcar
(v.)=land ; disembark.
Ex: The author examines a number of CD-ROM software products which turn a personal computer into a planetarium and generate the illusion that a user is flying a spaceship or landing on a planet.
Ex: A shipload of 600 illegal immigrants has been allowed to disembark in the Italian port of Gallipoli after being abandoned by the crew.

desembarco
(n.)=landing.
Ex: The Normandy landings of June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of World War II.
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* lancha de desembarco=landing craft.

desembarrancar
(v.)=refloat.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.

desembobinar
(v.)=uncoil ; unreel.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.

desembocadura
(n.)=river mouth.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
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* desembocadura de río=river mouth.

desembocadura de río
(n.)=river mouth.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
desembocar
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* desembocar en=end up in ; flow into.

desembocar en
(v.)=end up in ; flow into.
Ex: Many people have fear that they may end up in prison for not paying their credit card debt. Ex: Nobody seems to dispute that tons of weapons apparently are flowing into Mexico.
desembolsado
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* capital desembolsado=paid-up capital.

desembolsar
(v.)=disburse ; dish out ; fork out.
Ex: The final aspect of budgeting is that of keeping accurate records of what has been disbursed, what has been encumbered, and what remains.
Ex: Seattle police had to dish out $8000 after wrongful arrest of a photographer.
Ex: Can anyone tell me offhand if it sounds like the fault is with the clutch and if there's a way I can avoid having to fork out for it?.
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* desembolsar dinero=disburse + cash ; disburse + monies ; plunk down + Dinero ; shell out + money ; shell out ; fork over + money ; stump up ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
* desembolsar fondos=disburse + fund.
* desembolsar un dineral=fork out + lots of money.

desembolsar dinero
(v.)=disburse + cash ; disburse + monies ; plunk down + Dinero ; shell out + money ; shell out ; fork over + money ; stump up ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
Ex: From what sources is the library's petty cash received and how may it be disbursed?. Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals. Ex: As I plunk down $70 for the shoes, I know I am getting value, dollar for dollar. Ex: I don't think the Council on Library Resources is of any mind to go shelling out money for ten years the way it did before. Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more. Ex: This means that if your children want to keep your home after you die, they'll have to fork over money to the bank. Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

. Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run. Ex: Contractor says he forked out own money to ensure Rod Stewart concert went ahead.
desembolsar fondos
(v.)=disburse + fund.
Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
desembolsar un dineral
(v.)=fork out + lots of money.
Ex: Instead of forking out lots of money on specialist products she has now started to use camphor balls, or mothballs as they are also better known.
desembolso
(n.)=disbursal ; disbursement ; outlay ; expense ; spend.
Ex: Through collective barganining, political bodies can influence the appointments of individuals or the disbursal of funds within the library.
Ex: There are no arrangement fees and there is no formal commitment until contract signature, which is normally shortly before the date of each disbursement.
Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.
Ex: Auctions also help smaller companies get into the market quickly without having to make a big spend on new equipment.
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* desembolso de capital=capital outlay.
* desembolso económico=financial outlay.

desembolso de capital
(n.)=capital outlay.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.
desembolso económico
(n.)=financial outlay.
Ex: UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
desembrollar
(v.)=unravel.
Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.

desembuchar
(v.)=spill + Posesivo + guts ; disgorge.
Ex: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything.
Ex: Rattlers are easily frightened and will disgorge their food if handled after a meal, a habit well known to all zoo custodian.

desempaquetar
(v.)=unpack.
Ex: Once unpacked and fully checked the material is ready to pass for processing and cataloguing.

desempatar
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* que desempata=tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

desempate
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* de desempate=tie-breaker [tiebreaker] ; tie-breaking [tiebreaking].

desempañar
(v.)=demist.
Ex: And if you need to demist a scuba mask, just spit in it!.

desempeñando muchas funciones
=in many capacities.
Ex: He had worked in the library during summer and other vacations and in many capacities for two years.
desempeñar
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* desempeñando muchas funciones=in many capacities.
* desempeñar bien una función=perform + well.
* desempeñar la labor encomendada=discharge + responsibility.
* desempeñar la misión de Uno=do + Posesivo + work.
* desempeñar las actividades de uno=conduct + affairs.
* desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido=carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
* desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones=do + Posesivo + business.
* desempeñar una buena función=produce + the goods.
* desempeñar una función=fulfil + purpose ; perform + function ; play + role ; discharge + function ; discharge + duty ; perform + role ; articulate + role ; fit into + the picture ; play + Posesivo + part.
* desempeñar una misión=fulfil + mission.
* desempeñar una obligación=fulfil + duty ; perform + duty.
* desempeñar una profesión=practise + profession.
* desempeñar una tarea=carry out + task ; cope with + task ; perform + task.
* desempeñar un cargo=hold + office.
* desempeñar un cargo público=hold + public office.
* desempeñar un papel=fulfil + role ; perform + role ; fit into + the picture ; play + role.
* desempeñar un papel secundario=play + second fiddle.
* desempeñar un trabajo=exercise + work.

desempeñar + Posesivo + cometido
(v.)=carry out + Posesivo + responsibility.
Ex: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones
(v.)=do + Posesivo + business.
Ex: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
desempeñar bien una función
(v.)=perform + well.
Ex: Under pressure from colleagues, superiors, and families to perform well, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
desempeñar la labor encomendada
(v.)=discharge + responsibility.
Ex: To discharge this responsibility requires mastery of a wide range and a large number of sources.
desempeñar la misión de Uno
(v.)=do + Posesivo + work.
Ex: This may result in the burden of the search being undertaken by the reader after the index language had done its work.
desempeñar las actividades de uno
(v.)=conduct + affairs.
Ex: They represent socially constructed realities which provide a relatively stable environment in which humans conduct their affairs.
desempeñar un cargo
(v.)=hold + office.
Ex: Our government should not be for sale to the wealthiest buyers to hold office for perpetuity -- often passing them on to their scions.
desempeñar un cargo público
(n.)=hold + public office.
Ex: Atheists are prohibited from holding public office in many US states.
desempeñar un papel
(v.)=fulfil + role ; perform + role ; fit into + the picture ; play + role.
Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library, showing in priority order the steps the Library will need to take to fulfill that role. Ex: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role. Ex: The author considers what responsibilities librarians have for the current decline in biological systems around the globe and where university libraries fit into this picture. Ex: Role operators reflect the role that each concept plays in the context of this particular subject.
desempeñar un papel secundario
(v.)=play + second fiddle.
Ex: His classification was an attempt to adapt knowledge to the decimal pattern, and ideas had to play second fiddle; which is not a formula for efficient classification or a model for others.
desempeñar un trabajo
(v.)=exercise + work.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
desempeñar una buena función
(v.)=produce + the goods.
Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
desempeñar una función
(v.)=fulfil + purpose ; perform + function ; play + role ; discharge + function ; discharge + duty ; perform + role ; articulate + role ; fit into + the picture ; play + Posesivo + part.
Ex: There are many kinds of library and information centre each fulfilling their own purpose. Ex: Equally the class numbers used on LC cards perform the same function. Ex: Role operators reflect the role that each concept plays in the context of this particular subject. Ex: This document prescribes a policy framework for discharging offical functions under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. Ex: How this international agency discharges its political and economical duties is examined. Ex: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role. Ex: The failure of librarians to articulate their educational role has marginalized the librarian's contribution to teaching and learning. Ex: The author considers what responsibilities librarians have for the current decline in biological systems around the globe and where university libraries fit into this picture. Ex: Training, equipment and experience all play their part in the success of a search.
desempeñar una misión
(v.)=fulfil + mission.
Ex: Libraries will, above all, be a vital factor in fulfilling the mission of the university in creating, preserving, and disseminating knowledge.
desempeñar una obligación
(v.)=fulfil + duty ; perform + duty.
Ex: By making a special effort to serve the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as fulfilling its duty to serve all the community. Ex: This is an attempt to describe the sort of person who could adequately perform the duties given in the job description.
desempeñar una profesión
(v.)=practise + profession.
Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
desempeñar una tarea
(v.)=carry out + task ; cope with + task ; perform + task.
Ex: A manager is assigned to each department with sufficient authority to permit him or her to carry out assigned tasks. Ex: The large library may find that the reclassification of a sizeable collection presents an undue burden, while the small library will have a proportionately small staff to cope with the task. Ex: The effective application of a new technology to an existing procedure requires that we thoroughly understand the unique properties of the medium and relate them to the basic tasks to be performed.
desempeño
(n.)=discharge.
Ex: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance , and 3) self-control.
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* desempeño de actividades=conduct of business.
* desempeño de las actividades=conduct of affairs.

desempeño de actividades
(n.)=conduct of business.
Ex: The consequence is that people in many walks of national life now need regular access to EC information in the conduct of their daily business.
desempeño de las actividades
(n.)=conduct of affairs.
Ex: But what can this association expect from its members who participate in the conduct of its affairs?.
desempleado
=jobless ; out of a job.
Ex: Experts say a hoard of buried treasure discovered by a jobless English man is 'war booty' and probably belonged to a pagan king.
Ex: 'I'm not a miracle worker,' Obama declared, after saying he's not 'content' when workers are out of jobs.
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* desempleados, los=unemployed, the ; jobless, the.
* estar desempleado=be out of work.

desempleados, los
(n.)=unemployed, the ; jobless, the.
Ex: The emphasis will be upon those young people whose chances of employment are poor because they lack training and those who are among the long-term unemployed. Ex: During a period of record unemployment in Canada, more and more libraries are developing special centres and programmes for the jobless and underemployed.
desempleo
(n.)=unemployment ; joblessness.
Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
Ex: The growth of poverty and joblessness, new immigrant populations, and the ubiquitous need for technical literacy continue to increase the significance of the public library's role in lifelong learning = En los Estados Unidos, el aumento de la pobreza y el desempleo, la nueva población de inmigrantes y la necesidad de poseer conocimientos básicos en tecnología continúa aumentando la importancia del papel de la biblioteca pública en el aprendizaje permanente.
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* desempleo oculto=hidden unemployment.
* índice de desempleo=unemployment rate ; joblessness rate.
* oficina de desempleo=employment bureau ; employment centre ; job centre.
* reducto de desempleo=pocket of unemployment.
* subsidio de desempleo=income continuation insurance ; unemployment compensation ; unemployment benefit.
* tasa de desempleo=unemployment rate ; jobless rate ; joblessness rate.
* zona de desempleo=pocket of unemployment.

desempleo oculto
(n.)=hidden unemployment.
Ex: In addition, hidden unemployment & the increase in part-time work complicate the unemployment picture for women.
desempolvar
(v.)=dig out ; dust off + the cobwebs.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dusting off the cobwebs: turning the business archives into a managerial tool'.

desencadenamiento
(n.)=unleashing.
Ex: Ruldoph recognizes that leaders were responding to 'the unleashing of new impulses to social and economic mobility'.

desencadenar
(v.)=spark off ; trigger ; spark ; unleash ; touch off ; set off ; unchain ; unshackle.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
Ex: The economic climate of the 1980s, unleashing competitive forces and threatening the survival of some institutions, has had a major impact on both hospitals and academic health centres.
Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Ex: Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense, imagined or real, committed against you.
Ex: The Internet can unshackle the ingenuity of the human race by promoting free markets and entrepreneurship around the world.
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* desencadenar un sinnúmero de problemas=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.

desencadenar un sinnúmero de problemas
(v.)=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Ex: This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
desencajado
=out of whack.
Ex: Australian house prices are massively out of whack and will be brought back to earth, an expert says.

desencajar
(v.)=dislocate ; throw + Nombre + off balance ; throw + Nombre + out of whack.
Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: When this is all sorted out I think we're going to find that he was probably taking too much of the wrong prescription and it just threw him out of whack.
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* desencajarse=work + loose.

desencajarse
(v.)=work + loose.
Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
desencallar
(v.)=refloat.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.

desencaminado
=off-beam ; astray.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
Ex: This is why I think that they can face the fact that America is astray.

desencantar
(v.)=disillusion.
Ex: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.

desencanto
(n.)=disenchantment ; disillusionment ; disillusionment ; disillusion ; letdown ; turn-off.
Ex: The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.
Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.
Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.

desencuadernar
(v.)=unbind ; disbind.
Ex: A report is given on a research project commissioned by the British Library to strengthen brittle paper without unbinding the books.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.

desenfadadamente
=lightheartedly.
Ex: Publishers claim the book is based on valid sources and portrays blacks positively but lightheartedly.

desenfadado
(adj.)=light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted] ; playful ; jaunty .
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
Ex: A wool beret, worn at just such a jaunty angle says 'I'm confident' in a most nonchalant way.
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* de un modo desenfadado=playfully.

desenfado
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* con desenfado=lightheartedly ; jauntily.

desenfocado
(adj.)=unfocused [unfocussed] ; out of focus.
Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
Ex: When using manual focus, you are more likely to take out-of-focus shots.

desenfocar
(v.)=take out of + focus ; defocus.
Ex: I had the camera on autofocus and the lights shining into it took it out of focus.
Ex: Since the two sides of the image are so far apart, it's easier to cross your eyes than to defocus.
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* desenfocarse=defocus.
* hacer desaparecer desenfocando=fade out.

desenfocarse
(v.)=defocus.
Ex: Since the two sides of the image are so far apart, it's easier to cross your eyes than to defocus.
desenfoque
(n.)=defocus.
Ex: Low-resolution optical systems are more tolerant to defocus than are high-resolution systems.

desenfrenado
(adj.)=headlong ; unrestrained ; rampant ; wild ; raging ; unbridled ; on the loose ; runaway ; roistering ; frenzied ; fast and furious.
Ex: Neither was there doubt that SLIS should adapt their programmes accordingly but, equally, too headlong a rush into the unknown posed dangers.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
Ex: And so, the public library was conceived as a deterrent to irresponsibility, intemperance, and rampant democracy.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
Ex: The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
Ex: The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.

desenfrenarse
(v.)=be on the rampant ; run + wild ; run + rampant ; be rampant.
Ex: Due to the ever increasing use of email, viruses are on the rampant.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.
Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.
Ex: It seems that no matter what TV channel you put on, what website you read, or what social media site you're on, talk of him is rampant as the world awaits his decision on which team he'll sign with.

desenfreno
(n.)=abandon ; rampage.
Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.

desenfundar
(v.)=unsheathe.
Ex: In other words, it is very important that the right hand is in a state where, even while sheathing the sword, one can instantaneously unsheathe the sword at any point.

desenganchar
(v.)=uncouple ; unhitch ; unhook ; unpin.
Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train.
Ex: When unhitching a wagon, a farmer forgot to chock the wagon wheels, and was caught between a wall and the wagon when the wagon rolled forward.
Ex: The battery went dead so I unhooked it to charge it and now the radio will not work.
Ex: One farmer lost his life to a pulled trailer rolling over him after unpinning the trailer from the tractor.

desengarzar
(v.)=unhook.
Ex: The battery went dead so I unhooked it to charge it and now the radio will not work.

desengañado
(adj.)=disenchanted.
Ex: The disenchanted people of this country are looking out for someone to steer the nation out of the clutches of religion.

desengañar
(v.)=disillusion ; disenchant.
Ex: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.
Ex: The American public seems disenchanted with the public library.
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* desengañarse=become + disillusioned ; get real.

desengañarse
=become + disillusioned ; get real.
Ex: Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession. Ex: The author of 'Let's get real about the presidential race' accuses both presidential candidates of not addressing the real issues affecting our economy.
desengaño
(n.)=disenchantment ; disillusionment ; disillusion ; letdown.
Ex: The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.
Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.

desengrasante
(n.)=degreaser.
Ex: Contamination of groundwater by chlorinated compounds is a significant problem due to their widespread use as solvents and degreasers.

desenlace
(n.)=result ; punchline [punch line].
Nota: De un chiste.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
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* desenlace feliz=success story ; happy ending ; happy end.
* desenlace final=denouement.

desenlace feliz
(n.)=success story ; happy ending ; happy end.
Ex: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat. Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases. Ex: The plot diminishes the significance of difficulties and persuades the reader to see the story with a happy end.
desenlace final
(n.)=denouement.
Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.
desenmarañar
(v.)=unravel ; untangle ; disentangle.
Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.

desenmascarador
(n.)=debunker.
Ex: First, the scientific debunker will say that because alien visitation is an extraordinary claim, it thus demands extraordinary proof.

desenmascaramiento
(n.)=debunking ; exposure.
Ex: The article 'The role of legal bibliographies in law collection development: an overdue debunking' evaluates the merit of the works recommended in the AALS list of law books recommended for libraries.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.

desenmascarar
(v.)=unmask ; debunk ; uncover.
Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.
Ex: Process reengineering is in the debunking phase of its life cycle - an evolutionary pattern in which management ideas and techniques are first presented as panaceas for business success and subsequently debunked as worthless.
Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
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* desenmascarar a Alguien=blow + Posesivo + cover.

desenmascarar a Alguien
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + cover.
Ex: I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut.
desenredar
(v.)=unravel ; tease out ; untangle ; disentangle.
Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.

desenrollar
(v.)=uncoil ; unreel.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
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* desenrollarse=uncoil.

desenrollarse
(v.)=uncoil.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
desenroscar
(v.)=unscrew ; uncoil.
Ex: The front of the lens and the filter both unscrew in a counterclockwise direction.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
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* desenroscarse=uncoil.

desenroscarse
(v.)=uncoil.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
desensamblaje
(n.)=disassembly [dis-assembly].
Ex: Step-by-step procedures are described for the disassembly, reassembly, maintenance, and repair of submarine periscopes.

desensamblar
(v.)=disassemble [dis-assemble].
Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.

desentender
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* desentenderse de=disentangle + Reflexivo + from.

desentenderse de
(v.)=disentangle + Reflexivo + from.
Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
desenterramiento
(n.)=disinterment ; exhumation.
Ex: Interments and disinterments are not permitted on Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas Day.
Ex: In some cases, the remains of unidentified individuals may be buried in mass graves in potter's fields, making exhumation and future identification troublesome.

desenterrar
(v.)=excavate ; unearth ; disinter ; dredge up ; exhume ; dig out ; dig up.
Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.
Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.
Ex: The learning situations must be so structured that the child will dredge up, so to speak, his or her own vocabulary.
Ex: This article describes a human rights investigation designed to identify bodies exhumed from mass graves in Bosnia.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
Ex: If it is your land and a company has dug it up without your consent they do not have a legal leg to stand on.
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* desenterrar el hacha de guerra=take up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.

desenterrar el hacha de guerra
(v.)=take up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.
Ex: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed. Ex: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk. Ex: Let us dig up the hatchet of war, and revenge the bones of our countrymen; they lie unburied, and cry to us for vengeance. Ex: Too bad that other brave warriors in other parts of the world just decided to dig up the war axe and launch another crusade.
desentonar
(v.)=stick out like + a sore thumb ; sing out of + tune.
Ex: Many of us disabled can't help sticking out like a sore thumb -- it goes with the territory.
Ex: A jobless man was shot dead by a security guard for singing out of tune in a karaoke bar, police said Thursday.
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* desentonar con=out of tune with.
* desentonar con=out of keeping with ; out of line with.

desentonar con
=out of tune with.
Ex: Quite often she feels out of tune with reality, the media, society, and she's comfortable with that.
desentrañar
(v.)=untangle.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.

desentrenado
=out of form.
Ex: She dismissed the acussation that he was out of form towards the end of the season, a period where he eventually lost the grip on the world championship.

desenvainar
(v.)=shuck ; unsheathe.
Ex: All ears were harvested, shucked and dried on 24 October.
Ex: In other words, it is very important that the right hand is in a state where, even while sheathing the sword, one can instantaneously unsheathe the sword at any point.

desenvoltura
(n.)=ease ; confidence ; forwardness.
Ex: However, the rules numbers which are cited here for ease of reference to AACR2 apply to AACR2 alone.
Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Chapman is attracted to Anne, but she finds his forwardness offputting.
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* con desenvoltura=jauntily ; with ease ; effortlessly.

desenvolver
(v.)=unwrap.
Ex: This article describes the difficulties involved in procuring maps and problems associated with unwrapping them.
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* desenvolverse=operate ; find + Posesivo + way round/through ; pick + Posesivo + way ; navigate.
* desenvolverse por=navigate (through).

desenvolverse
(v.)=operate ; find + Posesivo + way round/through ; pick + Posesivo + way ; navigate.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings. Ex: This is obviously not a practical means of finding our way round the library. Ex: In their search for information, they had until this time been able to pick their way by relying on the handlists or catalogues provided by the librarian. Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
desenvolverse por
(v.)=navigate (through).
Ex: Hypertext offers users a simple way to navigate through computerised information systems but there is always the risk that users may become lost in the network of interconnected pieces of information.
desenvuelto
(adj.)=fluent ; poised ; jaunty .
Ex: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.
Ex: A wool beret, worn at just such a jaunty angle says 'I'm confident' in a most nonchalant way.

deseo
(n.)=appetite ; desire ; want ; will ; willingness ; wish ; craving ; urge ; thirst ; yearning ; hankering.
Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
Ex: Equally important was the desire to achieve a single text.
Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.
Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
Ex: On Carmichael's face came the look of one who sees the immediate fulfillment of a wish.
Ex: The craving for data to document the status and excellence of library service is very real.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: In order to keep her girlish figure, she is on a prescription weight diet, but hasn't solved her hankering for cheese.
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* amoldarse al deseo de Alguien=bend itself to + Posesivo + will.
* contra el deseo de Alguien=against + Posesivo + will.
* deseo de=hunger for ; lust for ; greed for.
* deseo de aventura=thirst for adventure.
* deseo de cooperación=engagement.
* deseo de matar=bloodlust.
* deseo explícito=explicit wish.
* deseo + hacerse realidad=wish + come true.
* deseo inconsciente de morir=death-wish.
* deseo insaciable=insatiable desire.
* deseo por aprender=thirst for knowledge.
* deseo sexual=lust ; sexual desire.
* despertar el deseo=arouse + hunger.
* expresar los deseos de uno=make + Posesivo + wishes known.
* falta de deseo=unwillingness.
* fuente de los deseos=wishing well.
* hacer realidad una deseo=fulfil + Posesivo + wish.
* lista de deseos=wish list.
* pedir un deseo=make + a wish ; mounting problems.
* pozo de los deseos=wishing well.
* quitar el deseo=suffocate + desire.
* satisfacer el deseo=satisfy + appetite.
* satisfacer el deseo de Uno por=indulge + Posesivo + taste for.
* sentir el deseo de=have + an/the inclination to ; get + the urge to.

deseo + hacerse realidad
(n.)=wish + come true.
Ex: She made another wish, and somehow, it came true.
deseo de
=hunger for ; lust for ; greed for.
Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart. Ex: In this context aspects such as lust for adventure and self-confidence play an important role. Ex: The author describes the usefulness and functioning of laptops as well as their limitations and greed for batteries.
deseo de aventura
=thirst for adventure.
Ex: What they do bring with them is enthusiasm and a thirst for adventure.
deseo de cooperación
(n.)=engagement.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
deseo de matar
(n.)=bloodlust.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
deseo explícito
(n.)=explicit wish.
Ex: There was no attempt to deceive here, rather it was Jack's explicit wish that the stories be edited for publication.
deseo inconsciente de morir
=death-wish.
Ex: The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.
deseo insaciable
(n.)=insatiable desire.
Ex: To succeed you must have an insatiable desire to produce results, a commitment to excellence and be able to build outstanding customer relationships.
deseo por aprender
(n.)=thirst for knowledge.
Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.
deseo sexual
(n.)=lust ; sexual desire.
Ex: The writer focuses on the innocent dead, violence, lust, and political treachery. Ex: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the inability of a woman to function adequately in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, or in coital situations.
deseoso
=willing ; eager ; wishful ; desirous ; nothing loath.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.
Ex: To the extent that special librarians can recognise what burnout is and how, when, and where it occurs, they will be better prepared to resist the ineffectual, wishful remedies that are sometimes practised.
Ex: The trainer must get the trainee interested and desirous of learning the job.
Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
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* deseoso de=hungry for ; thirsty for.
* deseoso de aprender=thirsty for knowledge.
* deseoso de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* deseoso de + Infinitivo=anxious to + Infinitivo.
* deseoso de leer=reading-desirous.
* estar deseoso de=be anxious to ; be more than ready for ; be itching to.
* estar dispuesto y deseoso a=be willing and able to.

deseoso de
=hungry for ; thirsty for.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty. Ex: Despite the faults in the movie, both actors did a great job and their performances left one thirsty for more.
deseoso de + Infinitivo
=anxious to + Infinitivo.
Ex: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.
deseoso de aprender
(adj.)=thirsty for knowledge.
Ex: The article 'Drowning in information, but thirsty for knowledge' argues that a lack of structure, not the amount, is the reason for our growing inability to cope with information today.
deseoso de conquistar el mundo
(adj.)=world-conquering.
Ex: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and the rest continue to fight the good fight against world-conquering super-powered villains, offering their readers excitement, escape, and hopefully a bit more = Superman, Batman, Spideman y otros continúan luchando por una buena causa contra villanos superpoderosos con ansias de conquistar el mundo, ofreciendo a sus lectores emoción, evasión de la realidad y, es de esperar, un poco más.
deseoso de leer
(adj.)=reading-desirous.
Ex: Finally, in 1939, Clarence Sherman sounded the note of defeat when he wrote that librarians had been forced to abandon `the long-cherished hope that the free public library would reach a constantly expanding population, book-conscious and reading-desirous'.
desequilibrado
=lopsided ; mentally unstable ; imbalanced ; out of whack.
Ex: On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
Ex: The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.
Ex: Australian house prices are massively out of whack and will be brought back to earth, an expert says.
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* desequilibrado mental=mentally unstable.
* desequilibrado mentalmente=mentally unstable.
* dieta desequilibrada=imbalanced diet ; unbalanced diet.
* estar desequilibrado=unbalanced.
* vida desequilibrada=unbalanced life ; imbalanced life.

desequilibrado mental
(adj.)=mentally unstable.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
desequilibrado mentalmente
(adj.)=mentally unstable.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
desequilibrar
(v.)=tilt + the balance ; throw + Nombre + off balance ; unfix ; upset + the balance ; throw + Nombre + off ; throw + Nombre + out of whack.
Ex: The slight trend towards buying of more fiction over these five years has not yet been sufficient to tilt the balance of the overall lending stock.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: The author considers how to 'unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.
Ex: Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.
Ex: I asked a number of times what was going on, and she kept denying anything saying that it was the trip that threw her off.
Ex: When this is all sorted out I think we're going to find that he was probably taking too much of the wrong prescription and it just threw him out of whack.
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* desequilibrar la balanza=tip + the scales.

desequilibrar la balanza
(v.)=tip + the scales.
Ex: If, however, there was a perceived value in providing online access to the index, this would tip the scales in favour of automation.
desequilibrio
(n.)=imbalance ; unfixing ; asymmetry ; unbalance.
Ex: This results in an imbalance of error tolerance.
Ex: There has been a dramatic 'unfixing' of gender identities in British society over the past fifteen years.
Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.
Ex: Unbalance occurs when the center of gravity of a rotating object is not aligned with its center of rotation.
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* desequilibrio hormonal=hormone imbalance ; hormone unbalance.
* que demuestra desequilibrio de carácter=off-balance.

desequilibrio hormonal
(n.)=hormone imbalance ; hormone unbalance.
Ex: He has a hormone imbalance that has caused his dramatic weight loss. Ex: It is hormone unbalance that causes the hyperactivity of sebaceous glands and, consequently, acne problem.
deserción
(n.)=desertion ; defection.
Ex: The author also covers the electronic book and the desertion of libraries by researchers in favour of other information sources = El autor también habla del libro electrónico y del abandono de las bibliotecas por parte de los investigadores en favor de otras fuentes de información.
Ex: The longer the project is likely to last, the more important it is to be sure that it is designed to cope with factors such as defection of one of the partners.
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* índice de deserción escolar=dropout rate.
* tasa de deserción escolar=dropout rate.

desertar
(v.)=desert ; maroon ; defect ; jump + ship.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
Ex: Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.
Ex: A new study suggests that up to 40% of currently employed individuals are ready to jump ship once the economy rebounds.

desertización
(n.)=desertification.
Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.

desertor
(n.)=defector ; quitter ; deserter ; apostate.
Ex: Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.
Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.
Ex: The Army defines a deserter as someone who has been absent without leave for longer than 30 days.
Ex: Thus equipped, he abused the trust, and becoming a freebooter, attacked and plundered alike Muslim and apostate.
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* desertor del ejército=army deserter.
* desertor escolar=dropout ; school dropout.
* desertor militar=army deserter ; military deserter.

desertor del ejército
(n.)=army deserter.
Ex: The number of army deserters plummeted after the 2001 terrorist attacks and the start of the Iraq war in 2003.
desertor escolar
(n.)=dropout ; school dropout.
Ex: Thus, if one has already had an online search to produce a large retrospective bibliography on pregnancy as a factor in high school dropouts, the librarian can instruct the computer to perform the same search each month when new data have been added to the file. Ex: Early childhood interventions are critical to reducing school dropouts over the long term.
desertor militar
(n.)=army deserter ; military deserter.
Ex: The number of army deserters plummeted after the 2001 terrorist attacks and the start of the Iraq war in 2003. Ex: Sri Lanka is to free some 1800 jailed military deserters as part of a presidential amnesty.
deservicio
(n.)=disservice.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.

desesmesurado
(adj.)=unconscionable.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.

desesperación
(n.)=despair ; hopelessness ; desperation.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency.
Ex: 'Are you sure that's what you want?' 'I'm at my wit's end', he said and spread out his hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
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* con desesperación=dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
* crear desesperación=yield + despair.
* en desesperación=despairing ; in despair.
* expresar desesperación=express + despair.
* producir desesperación=yield + despair.
* situación de desesperación=scene of despair.

desesperadamente
=desperately ; frantically.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
Ex: Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.
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* aferrarse desesperadamente=hang on + for dear life ; cling on for + dear life.
* agarrarse desesperadamente=hang on + for dear life ; cling on for + dear life.
* deseando desesperadamente realizarse=crying to come out.
* necesitar Algo desesperadamente=be in dire need (of) ; be in desperate need of.

desesperado
(adj.)=frantic ; desperate ; in desperation ; agonised [agonized, -USA] ; hopeless ; despairing ; up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall ; forlorn ; frenzied.
Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
Ex: He went back into the house, addressing his Maker in low agonized tones, changed, and started out again.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
Ex: Sympathetic readers wept with Dwight MacDonald in his despairing plea for the restoration of the English language after first encountering 'Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Up against the wall: highlights of the Detroit Conference, American Library Association, June 27-July 3'.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country.
Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
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* en una situación desesperada=in dire straits.
* estar desesperado=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.

desesperante
(adj.)=agonising [agonizing, -USA] ; maddening ; infuriating.
Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age.
Ex: For people with 'print disabilities' this is maddening and frustrating.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.
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* de manera desesperante=infuriatingly.

desesperanza
(n.)=gloom and doom ; gloom.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.

desesperanzado
(adj.)=hopeless.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.

desesperanzador
(adj.)=dispiriting.
Ex: What is so dispiriting about this painting is that rather than being created in order to be challenging or even inspiring, it's intended only to be comforting.

desesperar
(v.)=despair ; yield + despair.
Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.
Ex: It is as if failure, having yielded despair, then gave rise to the sheerest optimism.
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* desesperarse=yield to + despair ; strain at + the leash.

desesperarse
=yield to + despair ; strain at + the leash.
Ex: Yielding to despair worsens the problem. Ex: When rulers and military leaders spend so much on building up a military force, they are sometimes straining at the leash to use it.
desesperazadoramente
=dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
Ex: He stood on the muddy bank of the river just after dawn, staring dispiritedly at the roiling current separating him from Mexico.
Ex: Woman, hopelessly left behind, remains in the rut of a past of which she herself knows but little.

desestabilización
(n.)=destabilisation [destabilization, -USA] ; unfixing.
Ex: Destabilisation of the economic forces governing publishers' prices has meant that subscription agents no longer work on firm ground.
Ex: There has been a dramatic 'unfixing' of gender identities in British society over the past fifteen years.

desestabilizador
(adj.)=destabilising [destabilizing, -USA].
Ex: The author explains why the destabilizing process of marketing is so crucial for libraries in the present political climate of the USA.

desestabilizar
(v.)=destabilise [destabilize, -USA] ; unfix.
Ex: Huge excess capacity could potentially destabilize the long distance market.
Ex: The author considers how to 'unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.
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* desestabilizarse=become + less stable.

desestabilizarse
(v.)=become + less stable.
Ex: As the environment faced by academic libraries becomes less stable, much can be learned from the commercial sector = Debido a que el entorno al que se enfrentan las bibliotecas universitarias se está desestabilizando, hay que aprender mucho del sector comercial.
desestacionalizado
(adj.)=seasonally adjusted.
Ex: Seasonally adjusted home sales reached their highest level in 30 months during the fourth quarter of 2009.

desestigmatizar
(v.)=destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].
Ex: Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.

desestimar
(v.)=give + short shrift ; set + aside ; depreciate ; turn down ; dismiss ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; disallow.
Ex: Working on a report, statistics, or other assigned tasks while on duty must never cause a librarian to give short shrift to a question.
Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
Ex: Public school, strapped for cash, find offers from advertising revenue hard to turn down.
Ex: It is too early to dismiss those physical forms associated with non-computerised cataloguing and indexing.
Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
Ex: Publishers still hoped to establish monopolies on individual books that were out of copyright, but this was eventually disallowed by a legal ruling in 1774.
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* desestimarse=go by + the board.

desestimarse
(v.)=go by + the board.
Ex: If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.
desfachatez
(n.)=effrontery ; blatancy ; shamelessness ; impudence ; pertness ; brazenness ; insolence.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
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* con desfachatez=impudently.
* con toda desfachatez=shamelessly.
* tener la desfachatez de=have + the gall to ; have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.

desfalcador
(n.)=defaulter ; embezzler.
Ex: Libraries make special arrangements for short-term loans lasting as little as two hours in some cases, and charge heavy fines to act as a deterrent to defaulters.
Ex: In each case, however, the opportunity evaporated when the employer learned Wade was a convicted embezzler.

desfalcar
(v.)=misappropriate.
Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.

desfalco
(n.)=embezzlement.
Ex: Computer abuse is defined as 'theft, fraud, embezzlement, damage... relating to computers'.

desfallecer
(v.)=faint.
Ex: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books.
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* no desfallecer=keep up.

desfallecimiento
(n.)=bonk.
Ex: I have had to lie down on the side of a road more than once to try to recover from a bonk.

desfasado
=out of date [out-of-date] ; outdated [out-dated] ; outmoded ; superseded ; outworn ; musty ; out of sync ; overaged ; out of touch with + reality ; fossilised [fossilized, -USA] ; byzantine ; moth-eaten ; mothy ; stale ; a bit/little long in the tooth.
Ex: It is for this reason that many special libraries have constructed their own indexing language; they have avoided being tied to a possibly out of date published list.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
Ex: This advertisement was part of a publicity campaign which was based on a presentation of Europe so outworn as to be almost meaningless.
Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
Ex: The article 'Reading: an activity out of sync' emphasizes the need for the librarian and the teacher to work together to ensure that pupils are taught about a wide range of quality literature titles and authors.
Ex: Bielefeld University is replacing its overaged mainframe data processing systems in the library.
Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.

desfasamiento
(n.)=fossilisation [fossilization, -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding fossilization: migrating information between databases'.

desfase
(n.)=datedness.
Ex: The relative datedness of most in print guides implies that they will not always serve as a means of avoiding the considerable chore of searching the recent individual parts of current cumulative bibliographies.
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* desfase cultural=cultural lag.
* desfase musical=musical lag.

desfase cultural
(n.)=cultural lag.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
desfase musical
(n.)=musical lag.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
desfavorable
(adj.)=unfavourable [unfavorable, -USA] ; disadvantageous ; dissatisfying.
Ex: There is evidence of this in the events leading up to the unfavourable subject weighting adopted by the National Advisory Board in respect of librarianship and information work resourcing.
Ex: This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.
Ex: 21 per cent of respondents were unable to think of anything dissatisfying about their job.
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* probabilidades desfavorables=odds against.

desfavorablemente
=unfavourably.
Ex: Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry and math and science-related fields.

desfavorecer
(v.)=disadvantage.
Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.

desfavorecido
(adj.)=underprivileged ; disadvantaged.
Ex: The new principle of open access was treating the working class with more dignity, even though stock shortages created another underprivileged minority in the less fleet of foot.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.

desfibrilador
(n.)=defibrillator.
Ex: With the introduction of the multifunction implantable pacemaker/cardioverter/defibrillator, it is increasingly important to detect and identify arrhythmias automatically.

desfibrilar
(v.)=defibrillate.
Ex: Even after the patient has been successfully defibrillated, they are still at risk of developing ventricular fibrillation again..

desfiguración
(n.)=misrepresentation ; defacement ; whitewashing.
Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.

desfigurado
(adj.)=disfigured ; defaced.
Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.

desfigurar
(v.)=misrepresent ; deface ; disfigure.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.

desfijar
(v.)=unfix ; unattach.
Ex: The author considers how to 'unfix' certainties about students' potential and their performances in class.
Ex: After unattaching all three and then reattaching them, everything worked fine.

desfiladero
(n.)=gorge ; ravine ; defile.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
Ex: His provisions, likewise, were nearly exhausted, while his pack animals were struggling along the defile in his rear exposed to the depredations of the French troops.

desfilar
(v.)=parade.
Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.
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* hacer desfilar=parade.

desfile
(n.)=pageant ; procession ; parade.
Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature.
Ex: That passage contains an alliterative procession of half-rhymed words and too many commas.
Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.
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* desfile de caballos=cavalcade.
* desfile de modas=fashion show ; catwalk show.
* desfile de modelos=designer ramp show ; fashion show ; catwalk show.
* desfile militar=military tattoo ; military parade.
* desfile motorizado=cavalcade.
* plaza de desfiles=parade ground.
* relativo al desfile militar=marching.

desfile de caballos
(n.)=cavalcade.
Ex: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
desfile de modas
(n.)=fashion show ; catwalk show.
Ex: The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food. Ex: This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.
desfile de modelos
(n.)=designer ramp show ; fashion show ; catwalk show.
Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders. Ex: The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food. Ex: This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.
desfile militar
(n.)=military tattoo ; military parade.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills. Ex: The military symbolism, especially of military parades with marching and music, has much in common with traditional war dances.
desfile motorizado
(n.)=cavalcade.
Ex: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
desfogar
(v.)=allow + vent for ; vent ; vent + Posesivo + rage ; vent + Posesivo + feelings ; vent + Posesivo + frustration ; vent + Posesivo + anger ; let out + some steam ; blow off + steam ; let off + steam ; relieve.
Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: I don't fault the fan for venting about 40 years of losing by the Eagles.
Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.
Ex: This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.
Ex: She has vented her frustration over the nation's over-zealous traffic wardens and railed against the littered streets.
Ex: After eating her dinner in awful silence she cleared away the things and vented her anger in scrubbing the dishes with a spiteful energy.
Ex: Problem employees must be allowed to let out some steam, lest they explode and bring irreparable damage to the organization.
Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise.
Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.
Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.

desfribilador
(n.)=defribillator.
Ex: The player was treated immediately on the playing field, where he underwent electric shock with a defibrillator.

desgana
(n.)=sloth ; lassitude ; listlessness.
Ex: Students often misconceive what education requires, as prior schooling, plus sloth, predispose them to passivity.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
Ex: The condition of listlessness or general lack of energy is usually related to insomnia.
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* con desgana=listlessly ; reluctantly ; unwillingly.

desganado
(adj.)=unmotivated.
Ex: An unmotivated employee does not perform as well as a motivated employee.
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* sentirse desganado=feel out of it.

desgarbado
(adj.)=gawky.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

desgarrado
(adj.)=torn ; ruptured.
Ex: Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.
Ex: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long.

desgarrador
(adj.)=lancinating ; heart-rending ; heart-rendering ; gut-wrenching ; heart-wrenching ; heartbreaking.
Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.

desgarradoramente
=heart-renderingly.
Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.

desgarradura
(n.)=tear.
Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.

desgarramiento
(n.)=tearing.
Ex: Inside, her vagina was still stretched and it had a few tearings.

desgarrar
(v.)=tear ; rive ; rend ; rip ; rip + apart.
Ex: The material chosen should be strong, easy to clean, difficult to tear and anti-static; velour is usually preferable to boucle.
Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.
Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.
Ex: He punched her in the head and forced her to another room where he pinned her to the floor and ripped her shirt trying to remove it.
Ex: An 18-month-old girl was 'ripped apart like a doll' by a dog in a horrific attack at a family home, witnesses have disclosed.
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* desgarrarse=rupture.
* desgarrarse las vestiduras=rend + Posesivo + clothing.

desgarrarse
(v.)=rupture.
Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
desgarrarse las vestiduras
(v.)=rend + Posesivo + clothing.
Ex: In ancient Israel, rending your clothing was what you did as a ritual sign of mourning.
desgarre
(n.)=tear ; tearing ; rip.
Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
Ex: Inside, her vagina was still stretched and it had a few tearings.
Ex: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long.
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* desgarre muscular=muscle strain.

desgarre muscular
(n.)=muscle strain.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
desgarro
(n.)=tear ; laceration.
Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.
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* desgarro muscular=muscle strain.

desgarro muscular
(n.)=muscle strain.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
desgarrón
(n.)=tear ; rupture ; rip.
Ex: The best concentration of PVA solutions for restoring is 8 per cent for mending tears and suturing cuts.
Ex: Nosebleeds are caused by the rupture of a small blood vessel called a capillary in the nose.
Ex: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long.

desgastado
(adj.)=worn ; timeworn.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.

desgastar
(v.)=wear out ; eat away at.
Ex: What we really want is a product that wears out from use over a reasonable amount of time.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
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* desgastarse=wear off.
* no desgastarse fácilmente=wear + well.
* sin desgastar=unworn.

desgastarse
(v.)=wear off.
Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
desgaste
(n.)=burnout [burn-out] ; attrition ; wear ; weathering ; wear and tear.
Ex: Burnout is a growing phenomenon among librarians and other human service professionals = La apatía es un fenómeno que se da cada vez con más frecuencia entre los bibliotecarios y otros profesionales dedicados a prestar un servicio a la población.
Ex: This article examines the trends which contribute to a high attrition rate among library directors.
Ex: When in use moulds were subject to severe wear which resulted in noticeable deterioration of the surface.
Ex: Science topics include weathering, erosion, streams, sedimentation, sedimentary rocks.
Ex: Although with modern disks wear and tear is not normally a significant problem, one way in which to reduce it even further is to employ, where appropriate, one disk for each day of the week, labelling each one accordingly.
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* desgaste emocional=emotional exhaustion.
* desgaste por el uso=wear and tear.
* guerra de desgaste=war of attrition.
* prueba de desgaste=wear test.
* test de desgaste=wear test.

desgaste emocional
(n.)=emotional exhaustion.
Ex: Librarians are at risk for burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment.
desgaste por el uso
(n.)=wear and tear.
Ex: Although with modern disks wear and tear is not normally a significant problem, one way in which to reduce it even further is to employ, where appropriate, one disk for each day of the week, labelling each one accordingly.
desgañitarse
(v.)=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; yammer ; huff and puff.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something.
Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly.
Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense.
Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice.
Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'.
Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
Ex: The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.
Ex: Why do feminists huff and puff over men who declare that they want traditional women, what do they want?.

desglosable
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* no desglosable=unbreakable.

desglosar
(v.)=break down ; itemise [itemize, -USA].
Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: Under each entry library schools using the book are itemised.

desglose
(n.)=breakdown.
Ex: When she arrived at her boss's office at the appointed time, she learned why she had been asked for the breakdown of her day's activities.

desgobierno
(n.)=lawlessness.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.

desgracia
(n.)=mishap ; affliction ; mischance ; obliteration ; stroke of misfortune ; ill fate ; misfortune ; misadventure ; whammy.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.
Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.
Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.
Ex: Just remember that alcohol and low blood sugars together are a real whammy for diabetics.
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* ángel caído en desgracia=fallen angel.
* caer en desgracia=fall from + grace ; fall into + disfavour ; tumble into + disgrace ; come into + disrepute ; fall into + disrepute ; be in the doghouse ; fall + foul of ; lose + favour ; fall into + disgrace.
* caída en desgracia=fall from grace.
* demasiado + Adjetivo + para su desgracia=too + Adjetivo + for + Posesivo + own good.
* desgracia doble=double whammy.
* las degracias nunca vienen solas=it never rains but it pours.
* las desgracias nuncan vienen solas=when it rains, it pours.
* por desgracia=unfortunately ; sadly ; unhappily ; disappointingly.
* por suerte o por desgracia=for better or (for) worse ; by luck or misfortune.
* una desgracia=a crying shame.

desgracia doble
(n.)=double whammy.
Ex: Researchers have found that two proteins which work in tandem in the brain's blood vessels present a double whammy in Alzheimer's disease.
desgraciadamente
=unfortunately ; unhappily ; disappointingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer.
Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.

desgraciado
(adj.)=wretched ; unhappy.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

desgraciar
(v.)=ruin ; spoil ; mar.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

desgraciarse
(v.)=go to + pot.
Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.

desgravable
(adj.)=tax-deductible ; deductible.
Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
Ex: Alimony payments are taxable to the wife & deductible by the husband.
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* gasto desgravable=tax deduction.

desgravación
(n.)=tax relief ; tax abatement.
Ex: The legislature has passed a tax-relief law that increased state aid to schools.
Ex: Tax abatement is one of the primary incentives available to local government to promote economic development.
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* desgravación fiscal=tax credit ; tax deduction ; tax relief ; tax abatement.
* desgravación tributaria=tax abatement ; tax relief.

desgravación fiscal
(n.)=tax credit ; tax deduction ; tax relief ; tax abatement.
Ex: The elimination of income-tax deductions for children & the establishment of a refundable tax credit to support poor families in the US is proposed. Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, devoted to providing the sponsors with extra revenue and participants with tax deductions. Ex: The legislature has passed a tax-relief law that increased state aid to schools. Ex: Tax abatement is one of the primary incentives available to local government to promote economic development.
desgravación tributaria
(n.)=tax abatement ; tax relief.
Ex: Tax abatement is one of the primary incentives available to local government to promote economic development. Ex: The legislature has passed a tax-relief law that increased state aid to schools.
desgreñado
(adj.)=unkempt hair ; straggly ; scraggly .
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
Ex: British comic Russell Brand is preparing to say goodbye to his straggly locks in a bid to boost his movie career.
Ex: Even a scraggly beard does not hurt the looks of Rob, I can still look at him admiringly.

desgreñar
(v.)=dishevel.
Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.
Ex: They will hurt, humiliate and dishevel the average gamer through bending and breaking the rules of online games.

desguace
(n.)=junkyard ; scrapyard.
Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.
Ex: The gang used the vehicle numbers from written-off cars found in scrapyards in Belgium.
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* de desguace=written-off.

desguarnecido
(adj.)=unprotected.
Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
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* dejar desguarnecido=leave + unprotected.

desguazar
(v.)=cannibalise [cannibalize, -USA].
Ex: This article considers that the potential for cannibalising existing data base products should be a cause for concern for those database products planning to introduce information products based on CD-ROM = Este artículo considera que la posibilidad de "fusilar" las bases de datos existentes debería ser motivo de preocupación para aquellos productores que planean introducir productos informativos en CD-ROM.

desgubernamentalización
(n.)=degovernmentalisation [degovernmentalization, -USA].
Ex: Degovernmentalization, corporatization, privatization and demonopolization of telecom infrastructure and services began in the developed countries in 1984.

deshabilitar
(v.)=disable.
Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.

deshabitado
(adj.)=deserted.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.

deshabituar
(v.)=wean + Nombre + (away) from ; wean + Nombre + off.
Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
Ex: Ministers will be ordered to adopt urgent measures to wean the country off oil due to the dramatic rise in fuel prices.

deshacer
(v.)=undo ; unpick ; unstitch.
Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
Ex: If you are doing clothing alterations, then you will be unpicking seams all the time.
Ex: You really need to unstitch the lining and have a tailor look inside the coat before you know if your suit can suffer alterations.
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* deshacer el entuerto=sort out + the mess ; clean up + the mess.
* deshacer el pasado=undo + the past.
* deshacer los errores cometidos=turn + the clock back.
* deshacer lo tejido=unweave.
* deshacerse=fall apart ; come + undone ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams.
* deshacerse en elogios=wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous ; sing + Posesivo + praises ; go into + raptures.
* deshacer un entuerto=right + a wrong.
* deshacer un nudo=untie + knot.
* persona que nunca se deshace de nada=hoarder ; packrat ; magpie.

deshacer el entuerto
(v.)=sort out + the mess ; clean up + the mess.
Ex: The new governement has set itself the task of sorting out the mess that Labour have created. Ex: He is just doing his best to clean up the mess left by his predecessor, Gordon Brown.
deshacer el pasado
(v.)=undo + the past.
Ex: And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
deshacer lo tejido
(v.)=unweave.
Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
deshacer los errores cometidos
(v.)=turn + the clock back.
Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back.
deshacer un entuerto
(v.)=right + a wrong.
Ex: Southerners are more prone to violence in situations culturally defined as requiring a violent response, such as righting a wrong or defending one's honor.
deshacer un nudo
(v.)=untie + knot.
Ex: There was another knot in the contract language which needed untying.
deshacerse
(v.)=throw away.
Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
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* deshacerse de=dispense with ; dispose of ; get + rid of ; rid of ; axe [ax, -USA] ; shed ; jettison ; shake off ; break + loose from ; chuck + Nombre + out ; fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
* deshacerse de Algo=drive out + with a pitchfork.
* deshacerse de Alguien/Algo=get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
* deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre=let + Nombre + go.
* deshacerse de=offload + Nombre + onto.

deshacerse de
(v.)=dispense with ; dispose of ; get + rid of ; rid of ; axe [ax, -USA] ; shed ; jettison ; shake off ; break + loose from ; chuck + Nombre + out ; fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
Ex: The past was not so easily dispensed with. Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required. Ex: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'. Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'. Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'. Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity. Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts. Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library. Ex: It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'. Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!. Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT. Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK. Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
deshacerse de + Nombre/Pronombre
(v.)=let + Nombre + go.
Ex: He said he'd be very disappointed to learn we were thinking of letting her go.
deshacerse de Algo
(v.)=drive out + with a pitchfork.
Ex: It seems that classification is like nature: if you drive her out with a pitchfork, she will soon find her way back.
deshacerse de Alguien/Algo
(v.)=get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.
deshacerse en elogios
(v.)=wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous ; sing + Posesivo + praises ; go into + raptures.
Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour. Ex: But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs. Ex: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail. Ex: Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
desharrapado
(adj.)=shabby .
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.

deshaucio
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* orden de deshaucio=eviction order.

deshebrar
(v.)=unpick ; unstitch.
Ex: If you are doing clothing alterations, then you will be unpicking seams all the time.
Ex: You really need to unstitch the lining and have a tailor look inside the coat before you know if your suit can suffer alterations.

deshecho
(adj.)=devastated.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
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* caer deshecho=flake out.
* hogar deshecho=broken home.
* quedar deshecho=go to + pieces.

deshelado
(adj.)=de-iced [deíced].
Ex: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.

deshelar
(v.)=thaw ; de-ice [deice].
Ex: The author describes the effects of a flood on a library collections and how the books were frozen, thawed, dried and pressed.
Ex: Glycol is frequently used at airports during the winter to de-ice aircraft prior to take-off.

deshidratación
(n.)=dehydration.
Ex: Early food dehydration was achieved by cutting meat, fish, and certain fruits into thin strips and drying them in sunlight.

deshidratado
(adj.)=dehydrated.
Ex: The traditional signs and symptoms of dehydration are dry mouth and dizziness, which are late signs of a severely dehydrated body.
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* sopa deshidratada=dehydrated soup.

deshidratar
(v.)=dehydrate ; parch.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.
Ex: Droughts are becoming a common feature, parching the land at least once every two years.
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* deshidratarse=dehydrate.

deshidratarse
(v.)=dehydrate.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.
deshielo
(n.)=thawing.
Ex: Aspects of deep-freezing of bakery products, including French bread and croissants, are discussed, covering freezing rate and method of thawing.

deshilachado
(adj.)=frayed.
Ex: It has a time-worn and frayed look.

deshilacharse
(v.)=fray.
Ex: Most fabrics fray, and before pleating a fabric you should neaten the edges cutting them with pinking shear scissors.

deshilarse
(v.)=fray.
Ex: Most fabrics fray, and before pleating a fabric you should neaten the edges cutting them with pinking shear scissors.

deshilvanado
(adj.)=disjointed ; scrappy ; bitty .
Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
Ex: It is a scrappy book, apparently assembled in haste.
Ex: However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding.
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* de un modo deshilvanado=scrappily.

deshilvanar
(v.)=unpick ; unstitch.
Ex: If you are doing clothing alterations, then you will be unpicking seams all the time.
Ex: You really need to unstitch the lining and have a tailor look inside the coat before you know if your suit can suffer alterations.

deshinchar
(v.)=deflate.
Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses.

deshojar
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* deshojar un libro=tear + book.

deshojar un libro
(v.)=tear + book.
Ex: Anyone who wilfully or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue belonging to the Library shall be punished to the full extent of the law of the State.
deshollinador
(n.)=chimney sweep.
Ex: Topics range from the history of chimney sweeps, to Vietnam War stories, to writers' autobiographies.

deshonestamente
=dishonestly.
Ex: The stronger the repressive measures used to control the inmates, the greater their desire to make up for lost time (often dishonestly) once released.

deshonestidad
(n.)=dishonesty ; misconduct ; deceitfulness.
Ex: This system lends itself to dishonesty.
Ex: Misconduct in research and publication have led to a loss in public confidence in science and publications = La falta de ética profesional en la investigación y publicación ha llevado a una pérdida de confianza por parte del público en la ciencia y en las publicaciones.
Ex: Deceitfulness is sometimes remains ignored because a significant majority of people indulge in it.
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* deshonestidad científica=scientific misconduct.

deshonestidad científica
(n.)=scientific misconduct.
Ex: The author of 'Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
deshonesto
(adj.)=unscrupulous ; dishonest ; corrupt ; crooked ; shifty ; indecent ; lewd .
Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
Ex: Unrestricted access to the Internet for input is promoting not just the banal but the postively corrupt.
Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
Ex: 'Client' has overtones of shifty lawyers and overpaid realtors.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
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* de forma deshonesta=dishonestly.
* de un modo deshonesto=dishonestly.

deshonra
(n.)=stigmatisation [stigmatization, -USA] ; disgrace ; loss of face.
Ex: Reduce the fear of stigmatization of users with disabilities through outreach and publicity.
Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.
Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.

deshonrar
(v.)=taint ; vilify ; stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA] ; besmirch ; bring + Nombre + into disrepute ; disgrace ; defile ; revile.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.
Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.
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* deshonrar la reputación=besmirch + reputation.

deshonrar la reputación
(v.)=besmirch + reputation.
Ex: Haydon himself was largely responsible for besmirching Knight's reputation as a connoisseur and a gentleman.
deshonroso
(adj.)=discreditable ; dishonourable [dishonorable, -USA] ; degrading ; humbling.
Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
Ex: In this play Isabella, the heroine, refuses Angelo's dishonorable proposal to her though it would save Claudio her brother's life if she yielded; and she does this in spite of the fact that Claudio beseeches her to yield = En esta obra de teatro Isabella, la heroína, rechaza la proposición deshonrosa de Angelo aunque con ello salvaría la vida de su hermano Claudio; y lo hace a pesar de que Claudio le suplica que ceda.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
Ex: What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.

deshora
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* a deshora(s)=at odd times ; out of hours.
* Hacer Algo a deshora=mistime.

deshuesado
(adj.)=boneless.
Ex: Chump chops are reckoned to be the finest cuts of lamb, boneless and tender they are the perfect chop.

deshuesar
(v.)=bone ; de-bone.
Ex: By boning the meat, you avoid cutting the bones, so there is no bone residue to affect the meat's flavor.
Ex: Carving a turkey is a lot of work, but de-boning it first can make things easier.

deshumanización
(n.)=objectification.
Ex: Pope Benedict lamented that in a consumerist society even human bodies become objects, saying that this objectification is occurring earlier and earlier.

deshumanizado
=dehumanised [dehumanized, -USA].
Ex: Classical bookform and card catalogs are monolithic arrangements of entries, completely dehumanized in the sense that they cannot respond to individual persons as individuals.

deshumanizar
(v.)=dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA] ; objectify.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: This was is likely to be seen to objectify and degrade women by linking attributes of a woman to attributes of a car.

deshumedecer
(v.)=dehumidify.
Ex: Telephone calls were made to the following: dairy (to secure milk carton storage for books); grocery stores (for freezer space for books); fire department (for fans to dehumidify books); and aerospace companies (for vacuum freezing facilities).

deshumidificar
(v.)=dehumidify.
Ex: Telephone calls were made to the following: dairy (to secure milk carton storage for books); grocery stores (for freezer space for books); fire department (for fans to dehumidify books); and aerospace companies (for vacuum freezing facilities).

deshumificador
(n.)=dehumidifier.
Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.

desiderata
=desiderata [desideratum, -sing.] ; want(s) list.
Nota: Lista de material que se desea adquirir cuando se disponga de los recursos necesarios.
Ex: Apart from the general catalogue, the library uses 7 supplmentary card catalogues (for desiderata, accessions, continuations, deficient series, set course books, standard professional and general text books) designed to facilitate the acquisition process.
Ex: Gaps in US research collections had become fully apparent only after the libraries of Europe became inaccessible and want lists grew rapidly.

desiderátum
(n.)=desiderata [desideratum, -sing.].
Ex: The Paris Principles state what is desired, but they do not give the reasons for those desiderata.

desidia
(n.)=procrastination ; indolence ; negligence ; neglection ; lassitude ; acedia.
Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.
Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.
Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
Ex: The seven deadly sins are 'pride, avarice, envy, wrath, lust, gluttony, and sloth/acedia'.

desierto interior de Australia, el
(n.)=outback, the.
Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.
desierto^1
(n.)=desert.
Ex: The author points to the 900 or more airliners parked in the world's deserts as an example of the type of stranded investment that can arise when competition is taken too far.
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* como el desierto=desert-like.
* desierto interior de Australia, el=outback, the.
* en el desierto=in the wilderness.
* habitante del desierto=desert dweller.
* parecido a un desierto=desert-like.
* rata del desierto=desert rat.
* rosa del desierto=desert rose.
* un grano de arena en el desierto=a drop of water in a bucket.
* un grano de arena en el desierto=a drop in the ocean.

desierto^2
(adj.)=deserted.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
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* isla desierta=deserted island ; desert island.

designación
(n.)=appointment ; designation ; co-option.
Nota: Selección de alguien como miembro de un comité por elección entre los miembros integrantes de un grupo.
Ex: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.
Ex: The policy of FIAC is determined by an annual conference and carried out during the year by its National Co-ordinating Group, which consists of regional representatives, network delegates, and individual co-options from member centres.
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* designación específica de la clase de documento=specific material designation.
* designación general de la clase de documento=general material designation.
* puesto de trabajo de libre designación=line position.

designación específica de la clase de documento
(n.)=specific material designation.
Ex: Specific material designation is a term used to indicate the special class of material (usually the class of physical object) to which an item belongs, e.g. sound disc.
designación general de la clase de documento
(n.)=general material designation.
Ex: General material designation is a term used to indicate the broad class of material to which an item belongs, e.g., sound recording.
designar
(v.)=appoint ; designate ; nominate ; co-opt.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Within fields, individual data elements or units of information may be designated as subfields.
Ex: Until 1979, Members of the European Parliament were nominated by their national parliaments but in June of that year the first elections by universal suffrage were held in each of the nine member states.
Ex: The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.
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* persona designada para un cargo=appointee.

designativo
(adj.)=appointive.
Nota: Que puede elegir, nombrar o designar o que se cubre por nombramiento.
Ex: The mayor, like other councilors, is unsalaried and has virtually no administrative or appointive powers.

designios
(n.)=designs.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.

desigual
(adj.)=patchy ; uneven ; unequal ; asymmetric ; inequal ; inequitable ; spotty ; ragged ; asymmetrical ; craggy ; lumpy ; unbalanced ; imbalanced.
Ex: The retrospective bibliographic control mechanism is somewhat patchy but there are some large scale works.
Ex: Not surprisingly this can lead to gaps in coverage, and uneven coverage of subjects.
Ex: However, problems arose as a result of combining headings of unequal importance and the multiplicity of languages involved.
Ex: These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
Ex: Statistics show the inequal geographical distribution of these libraries, with 74% of university libraries to be found in the north and central regions, while only 26% are found in the south.
Ex: Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
Ex: MPEG is more expensive and complicated but more powerful and better suited to asymmetrical applications such as CD-ROM data bases.
Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
Ex: Another problem with the main classes is that are unbalanced.
Ex: The article includes two great maps, which show regions in which there may be a danger of imbalanced markets.

desigualdad
(n.)=inequality ; inequitability ; asymmetry ; unevenness ; imbalance ; unbalance.
Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.
Ex: Database suppliers argue that the present unevenness of the European legal protection setting creates an uncertain and risky environment which is not conductiveto investment.
Ex: This results in an imbalance of error tolerance.
Ex: Unbalance occurs when the center of gravity of a rotating object is not aligned with its center of rotation.
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* desigualdad de género=gender inequality.
* desigualdad de ingresos=income inequality.
* desigualdad entre los sexos=gender inequality.
* desigualdad social=social inequality.
* erradicar una desigualdad=eradicate + inequality.
* estar en desigualdad=be under par.
* sentido de desigualdad=sense of inequality.

desigualdad de género
(n.)=gender inequality.
Ex: Gender-impact assessment will make the effects of economic policies on gender inequalities transparent.
desigualdad de ingresos
(n.)=income inequality.
Ex: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years.
desigualdad entre los sexos
(n.)=gender inequality.
Ex: Gender-impact assessment will make the effects of economic policies on gender inequalities transparent.
desigualdad social
(n.)=social inequality.
Ex: Social inequality occurs when ideology and power combine in such a way as to make one group superior or inferior to another group.
desigualmente
=unequally ; unevenly.
Ex: If the library is to compensate for social inequalities it must exercise positive discrimination and treat unequals unequally.
Ex: The collection grew slowly and unevenly through donations and exchanges.

desilusionado
(adj.)=disheartened ; disillusioned ; deflated ; disappointed ; disenchanted.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.
Ex: The two deflated employees exchanged looks and slipped quietly out of the room.
Ex: The Bible is full of disappointed people!.
Ex: The disenchanted people of this country are looking out for someone to steer the nation out of the clutches of religion.
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* sentirse desilusionado=become + chagrined ; be disappointed ; get + disappointed.

desilusionante
(adj.)=disillusioning.
Ex: This paper describes the disillusioning attempts at using push technology to set up Web channels to familiar European business sites.

desilusionar
(v.)=disillusion ; dishearten ; disenchant.
Ex: Without clearly defined goals librarians run the risk of over-promising and perhaps disillusioning patrons and staff.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
Ex: The American public seems disenchanted with the public library.
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* desilusionarse=become + disillusioned.

desilusionarse
(v.)=become + disillusioned.
Ex: Some librarians become disillusioned and acquire negative attitudes toward the profession.
desilusión
(n.)=disappointment ; disenchantment ; disillusionment ; disillusion ; letdown.
Ex: On occasions, I have begun my talk by issuing a caveat emptor, a legalistic phrase which one dictionary defines as 'sentence disclaiming responsibility for buyer's disappointment'.
Ex: The librarian's disenchantment with the library's invisible public was heightened by the fact that so few actual users made 'efficient' use of their local public libraries.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.
Ex: The budget was also a letdown to people disabled by their addiction to alcohol and cigarrettes.
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* llevarse una desilusión=be gutted ; feel + gutted.

desinencia
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* desinencia de declinación=case ending.

desinencia de declinación
(n.)=case ending.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
desinfección
(n.)=disinfection.
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.

desinfectante^1
(n.)=disinfectant ; germicide.
Ex: An example of a compound heading is 'Disinfection and disinfectants'.
Ex: Wash and sterilize equipment using germicides and sterilizers.

desinfectante^2
(adj.)=germicidal ; antibacterial.
Ex: The liquid in the container must be renewed every day, to revive the germicidal activity of the bleach.
Ex: It is actually the only sanitary pad that has antibacterial qualities and has the highest hygiene standards.

desinfectar
(v.)=disinfect ; decontaminate.
Ex: Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.
Ex: Fear of such a possibility led public libraries to adopt extraordinary measures in efforts to decontaminate books that had circulated to infected borrowers.

desinflar
(v.)=deflate.
Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses.
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* desinflarse=run out of + steam.

desinflarse
(v.)=run out of + steam.
Ex: However, after making some progress the revision committee seems to have run out of steam, and no firm proposals have yet been made.
desinformación
(n.)=lack of information ; disinformation.
Ex: It is surprising, therefore, that people still talk about a lack of information on the European Community.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.

desinformado
(adj.)=uninformed.
Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.
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* desinformados, los=uninformed, the.

desinformados, los
=uninformed, the.
Ex: A citation is a signpost pointing the way to the uninformed.
desinhibición
(n.)=disinhibition.
Ex: This paper analyzes anonymity and its impacts on disinhibition.

desinhibido
(adj.)=uninhibited.
Ex: Barriers to the uninhibited international flow of scientific and technical information continue to increase.

desinhibidor
(adj.)=disinhibiting.
Ex: Research suggests that men are more susceptible than women to the disinhibiting effects of alcohol on aggression.

desinhibir
(v.)=disinhibit.
Ex: Third, anonymity will disinhibit behaviors only if threats of punishments is a major source of inhibition.
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* desinhibirse=let + Posesivo + hair down.
* desinhibirse con=warm up to.

desinhibirse
(v.)=let + Posesivo + hair down.
Ex: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
desinhibirse con
(v.)=warm up to.
Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.
desinstalar
(v.)=uninstall [uninstal].
Ex: Because the needs would change from semester to semester, there would be the constant task of installing and uninstalling applications on student machines.

desinstitucionalización
(n.)=deinstitutionalisation [deinstitutionalization, -USA].
Ex: The library is located in a city with a very large state mental hospital that has been sharply downsized in the trend towards de-institutionalisation.

desinstitucionalizar
(v.)=deinstitutionalise [deinstitutionalize, -USA].
Ex: With the continuing trend of deinstitutionalising persons with physical, mental, and emotional disabilities, libraries are now acquiring potential users with special needs which many libraries and their collective staffs are ill prepared to serve.

desintegración
(n.)=disintegration ; breakup [break-up] ; breakdown.
Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.
Ex: They believe that the excessive breadth of disclosure and claim in some chemical patents could lead to the breakdown of data bases.
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* desintegración de la familia=family breakdown.
* desintegración familiar=family breakdown.

desintegración de la familia
(n.)=family breakdown.
Ex: Problems resulting from family breakdown are caused when relationships end with hostility, without talking through the situation.
desintegración familiar
(n.)=family breakdown.
Ex: Problems resulting from family breakdown are caused when relationships end with hostility, without talking through the situation.
desintegrador
(adj.)=disintegrating.
Ex: The editor has done a good job of cross-referencing the material, thus highlighting some of the ways in which separate factors interact and multiply their disintegrating effects.

desintegrar
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* desintegrarse=disintegrate ; fall apart ; decompose ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; crack up.
* que se está desintegrando=crumbling ; disintegrating.

desintegrarse
(v.)=disintegrate ; fall apart ; decompose ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; crack up.
Ex: When such systems become asynchronous, with one element dominating the other, it places great strain on the system, and it will, eventually, disintegrate. Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on. Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams. Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless. Ex: The truth is that Europe is cracking up along four fault lines: its values, the euro, foreign policy and leadership.
desinteresadamente
=disinterestedly ; selflessly ; generously.
Ex: Almost every such writer will have some insights to give if we read him disinterestedly.
Ex: However, care has to be taken to ensure the future of the former incumbents within the organizations if they are to perform selflesslyduring their limited tenure.
Ex: Course brochure and prospectuses of course programmes were often generously supplied.
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* contribuir desinteresadamente=give of + Reflexivo.

desinteresado
(adj.)=uninterested ; uncaring ; plateaued ; pro bono ; selfless ; unselfish ; self-denying ; self-sacrificing ; self-giving ; self-forgetful.
Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
Ex: This article suggests strategies which managers can adopt to assist passively plateaued individuals who are discontented with their situation and lack interest or motivation.
Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
Ex: She on the other hand believes in a self-denying, self-sacraficing love which goes beyond the mere impulse of humanity.
Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
Ex: Taoism teaches that we must become self-forgetful, act in the natural way of things rather than forcing our will on events.
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* trabajo desinteresado=labour of love.

desinterés
(n.)=disinterest ; selflessness ; disinterestedness ; detachment.
Ex: The perceived disinterest among librarians and incompetence among researchers renders it necessary to establish whether there is any justification for these ideas.
Ex: It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.
Ex: It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.
Ex: The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.

desintoxicación
(n.)=detoxication ; detoxification ; detoxing.
Ex: There are two very vital organ systems that have a direct role in detoxication: the liver and the kidneys.
Ex: The concepts of internal cleansing and detoxification have been around for centuries.
Ex: During detoxing you are encouraged to adhere to a diet consisting mainly of fruit and vegetables.

desintoxicador
(adj.)=detoxicating.
Ex: The above reveals the importance of the detoxicating treatments even if there are relapses due to the influence on the subsequent health.

desintoxicar
(v.)=detoxify ; detoxicate ; detox.
Ex: Coffee enemas are used to detoxify the body and evacuate the bowels.
Ex: Vietnam welcomes any research project aimed at detoxicating, diagnosing and treating Agent Orange victims.
Ex: People have been 'detoxing' for thousands of years, but the scientists say there is no proof that such bodily purges work.

desintoxificación
=detox.
Nota: Abrerviatura de detoxication/detoxification.
Ex: Persistent binge drinkers could be fast-tracked into detox.

desinversión
(n.)=divestiture ; divestment ; disinvestment.
Nota: Retirada de la inversión hecha en un negocio.
Ex: It can nevertheless be a valuable aid to decision-making in such areas as acquisitions and divestitures, R and D planning and new product development.
Ex: This article describes the creation and development of an expert system to be applied to the general area of strategic management while using the divestment option as an example.
Ex: The author indicates that foreign companies increase their R and D activities as the threat of disinvestment intensifies.

desistematizar
(v.)=desystemise.
Ex: This epitomizes some of the problems that in one way we are systemizing, but in another way we are desystemizing.

desistir
(v.)=give up ; give in ; pull back ; desist ; knuckle under (to).
Ex: If support for quality cataloging is not going to be given, I think we should give it up entirely.
Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician.
Ex: To pull back now would make both her and him look bad.
Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
Ex: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that trashes its own values and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force.

deslabazado
(adj.)=disjointed ; fragmented.
Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.

deslavazado
(adj.)=desultory.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.

desleal
(adj.)=disloyal ; unfaithful.
Ex: Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.
Ex: This story is about Joe, a man who had been unfaithful but felt no guilt.

deslegalización
(n.)=delegitimation ; delegitimisation [delegitimization, -USA].
Ex: These efforts at delegitimation were not isolated events, taking place in a state of exception around the world leaders' meeting.
Ex: A successful fight against delegitimization will have to include suggestions for how to drive a wedge between these two groups.

deslegalizar
(v.)=delegitimise [delegitimize, -USA].
Ex: Violence must be condemned and can only be completely delegitimised when society has zero tolerance for it and every offender is appropriately punished.

deslegitimar
(v.)=delegitimise [delegitimize, -USA].
Ex: Violence must be condemned and can only be completely delegitimised when society has zero tolerance for it and every offender is appropriately punished.

deslegitimización
(n.)=delegitimation ; delegitimisation [delegitimization, -USA].
Ex: These efforts at delegitimation were not isolated events, taking place in a state of exception around the world leaders' meeting.
Ex: A successful fight against delegitimization will have to include suggestions for how to drive a wedge between these two groups.

desliar
(v.)=unwind.
Nota: Verbo irregular: Participio y pasado unwound.
Ex: Short wedges, or quoins, were then put in between the long wedges and the inside of the chase, loosely at first so that the string with which the pages were tied up could be unwound and removed.

desligado
(adj.)=unconnected ; unrelated.
Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
Ex: Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.
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* desligado de=unrelated to.

desligado de
=unrelated to.
Ex: Initially, however, we shall consider these phenomena as concepts in their own right, divorced from and unrelated to any particular discipline or context of study.
desligamiento
(n.)=severance.
Ex: Examples can be found where exchange of publications remains as the only form of contact after severance of diplomatic and trade relations.

desligar
(v.)=unmoor ; unattach.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.
Ex: After unattaching all three and then reattaching them, everything worked fine.

desliz
(n.)=slip ; slip-up.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.
Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.

deslizamiento
(n.)=glide ; slide.
Ex: When the runway was reachable, I reduced the throttle slightly and started a nice glide to the airport.
Ex: After his slide and miraculous recovery, I saw him shaking his left arm like he hurt it.

deslizante
(adj.)=slippery ; sliding.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: A sliding object will tend to deviate in the direction of the camber and that factor must be considered before other possibilities are suggested.
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* pasillo deslizante=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
* rampa deslizante=moving ramp.

deslizar
(v.)=slide.
Ex: Now rapid selection can slide just the proper card into position in an instant or two, and return it afterward.
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* deslizarse=slither ; drift ; skid ; glide ; slide off ; gap down.
* deslizarse en trineo=sledge ; sled ; sleigh.
* deslizarse sobre el agua=aquaplane.

deslizarse
(v.)=slither ; drift ; skid ; glide ; slide off ; gap down.
Ex: 'Trouble slithering underfoot in the Garden of Eden?', the librarian shook his head sheepishly. Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change. Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry. Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room. Ex: This will prevent the bandage from sliding off. Ex: The market did the right thing today and punished this evil company by gapping down 12%.
deslizarse en trineo
(v.)=sledge ; sled ; sleigh.
Ex: When was the last time you went sledging?. Ex: As the Buddhists sledded down the mountain they laughed and the sound created an avalanche that chased after them. Ex: Everyone had a good time sleighing in those days.
deslizarse sobre el agua
(v.)=aquaplane.
Ex: Driving through puddles or even heavy rain can cause your vehicle to begin to 'aquaplane'.
deslizándolo
=slidingly.
Ex: The first and second ends are rigidly connected to one another and are slidingly detachable from four sides of the assembly.

deslocalización
(n.)=offsharing ; offshoring.
Ex: In May 2005, 37 per cent of the company's total revenues came from offsharing.
Ex: What is good for those corporations that have already engaged in offshoring of services abroad can be scaled up to predict gains for the economy as a whole.

deslomarse
(v.)=work + Posesivo + butt off ; sweat + blood ; slog + Posesivo + guts out.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: After spending a year sweating blood to write a novel, tossing it into a sock drawer isn't easy if you know it's good.
Ex: It is a disgrace when you consider that there are people slogging their guts out and only getting paid a minimum wage of £3.70 per hour.
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* deslomarse trabajando=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.

deslomarse trabajando
(v.)=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
Ex: There are plenty of those out there who are working their fingers to the bone and still have a hard time keeping their heads above water.
deslucido
(adj.)=dingy ; tarnished ; drab.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.
Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.
Ex: The ride to Central Station first takes you through several drab suburbs, showing none of the picturesque scenes promoted by the tourist office.

deslucir
(v.)=tarnish ; take + the shine off things ; mar.
Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
Ex: Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

deslumbrador^1
(adj.)=blinding.
Ex: Between the blinding light of day and the dark of night, there is a strip of twilight on the globe where colorful details in the atmosphere can be seen.

deslumbrador^2
(adj.)=dazzling ; stunning.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.

deslumbrante^1
(adj.)=glittering ; blinding.
Ex: The article 'The glittering prizes' likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage.
Ex: Between the blinding light of day and the dark of night, there is a strip of twilight on the globe where colorful details in the atmosphere can be seen.

deslumbrante^2
(adj.)=dazzling ; bedazzling ; blazing ; arresting ; stunning.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.
Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.

deslumbrar^1
(v.)=blind.
Ex: This article presents a sketch of a young solicitor blinded in adolescence and describes library services currently available for him in Australia.

deslumbrar^2
(v.)=dazzle ; bedazzle ; astound ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.
Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
Ex: One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off.

deslustrado
(adj.)=lacklustre [lackluster, -USA] ; dingy ; tarnished.
Ex: On the debit side, the Americana has lackluster illustrations.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.
Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.

deslustrar
(v.)=tarnish.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el sentido figurado.
Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".

desmadrado
(adj.)=roistering.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.

desmadrarse
(v.)=run + riot ; run + rampant ; be rampant.
Ex: Most kids these days are not scared of a telling off and they are running riot.
Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.
Ex: It seems that no matter what TV channel you put on, what website you read, or what social media site you're on, talk of him is rampant as the world awaits his decision on which team he'll sign with.

desmadre
(n.)=palaver.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.

desmagnetizador
=desensitiser [desensitizer, -USA].
Ex: Peripheral equipment such as barcode wands, desensitizers, and book stamps should be within easy reach of the operator.

desmandarse
(v.)=go + too far ; run + riot ; run + rampant ; overdo.
Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.
Ex: Most kids these days are not scared of a telling off and they are running riot.
Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.
Ex: If you overdo the exercises there are consequence that can occur including muscle damage, heart problems, and osteoarthritis.

desmantelado
(adj.)=decomissioned.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.

desmantelamiento
(n.)=dismantling.
Ex: The dismantling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany will make the new Germany a much stronger economic force in the comity of nations.

desmantelar
(v.)=dismantle ; take + Nombre + to bits ; take + Nombre + to pieces ; strip down.
Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.
Ex: Be careful when stripping the plough down as bolts for it are hard to find at present and ploughshares are going to cost you over £40 each for new ones.

desmasificación
(n.)=demassification.
Nota: Proceso por el cual las nuevas tecnologías han ocasionado la necesidad de menos mano de obra.
Ex: Demassification involves technology breaking down social networks just as they are needed to provide the support to deal with other more specialised technologies.

desmaterialización
(n.)=dematerialisation [dematerializaton, -USA].
Ex: The article 'The dematerialization of print and the fate of copyright' contends that copyright is a product of the invention of print.

desmayar
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* casi + desmayarse=nearly + faint.
* desmayarse=faint.

desmayarse
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks.
Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out.

desmayo
(n.)=fainting ; fainting fit ; loss of consciousness ; blackout.
Ex: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home.
Ex: Representations of phenomena particularly important to melodrama are examined, such as love, farewells, deaths, tears, and fainting fits.
Ex: Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to decreased cerebral blood flow.
Ex: God, I almost had a blackout just looking at the photos.

desmañado
(adj.)=gauche ; gawky.
Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.

desmedido
(adj.)=unrestrained ; inordinate ; runaway ; unconscionable ; intemperate ; excessive ; out-of-control.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to control a runaway state documents collection'.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
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* euforia desmedida=irrational exuberance.
* exuberancia desmedida=irrational exuberance.

desmelenado
(adj.)=roistering.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.

desmelenar
(v.)=dishevel.
Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.
Ex: They will hurt, humiliate and dishevel the average gamer through bending and breaking the rules of online games.

desmembración
(n.)=breakup [break-up] ; dismemberment.
Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.
Ex: This dismemberment of the whole educational process is akin to isolating the atom; in so doing, the true state of the atom is altered.

desmembrar
(v.)=dismember ; cut apart.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: Learn how to cut apart a full chicken.

desmentir
(v.)=deny ; refute ; disprove.
Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
Ex: The title, 'The Catalog in the World Around It,' suggests that the catalog is an abstract; I would like to refute that suggestion in the beginning.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
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* desmentir un rumor=scoff at + the idea ; dismiss + speculation.

desmentir un rumor
(v.)=scoff at + the idea ; dismiss + speculation.
Ex: The Prime Minister has been heard to scoff at the idea that he was sobbing his heart out to Tessa Jowell. Ex: Jackie Chan's long-time business associates have dismissed speculations that they have ended their partnership with the actor.
desmenuzable
(adj.)=friable.
Ex: The coucher carefully turned the first mould over on to a piece of felt, on which the new and still friable piece of paper was deposited.

desmenuzar
(v.)=mince.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
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* desmenuzarse=crumble.
* que se desmenuza fácilmente=crumbly .

desmenuzarse
(v.)=crumble.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.
desmerecedor
(adj.)=unworthy .
Ex: In Matthew's gospel, when Jesus comes to John to be baptised, John hesitates, as he feels unworthy.

desmerecer
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* no desmerecer=compare + favourably.

desmerecimiento
(n.)=demerit.
Ex: To accomplish this higher purpose, Panizzi argued, required a deliberately designed 'system,' and his much maligned rules, whatever their individual merits or demerits, were intended to embody that system.

desmesuradamente
=extravagantly ; inordinately.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
Ex: As a result of the study, 3 suppliers with inordinately low scores were dropped by the library.

desmesurado
(adj.)=inordinate ; extortionate ; disproportionate ; exaggerated ; sky-high ; over-the-top ; exorbitant.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
Ex: The banks were habitually charging exorbitant rates on overdraft fees without prior notice.
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* alcanzar proporciones desmesuradas=reach + epic proportions.

desmigajarse
(v.)=crumble.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information.
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* que se desmigaja fácilmente=crumbly .

desmitificación
(n.)=debunking ; demystification.
Ex: The article 'The role of legal bibliographies in law collection development: an overdue debunking' evaluates the merit of the works recommended in the AALS list of law books recommended for libraries.
Ex: If librarians can face up to the demystification of the profession, then one step further might be taken; that libraries can affect and even change society.

desmitificador
(n.)=debunker.
Ex: First, the scientific debunker will say that because alien visitation is an extraordinary claim, it thus demands extraordinary proof.

desmitificar
(v.)=demystify.
Ex: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.
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* desmitificar un mito=demystify + myth.

desmitificar un mito
(v.)=demystify + myth.
Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
desmitologizar
(v.)=demythologise [demythologize, -USA].
Ex: A likely reason for this is the tendency of the art sociologist to demystify & demythologize the art world & the arts themselves.

desmochar
(v.)=lop off ; pollard.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.
Ex: Without pollarding, these trees would grow to be much too large for their location.
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* árbol desmochado=pollard.

desmonopolización
(n.)=demonopolisation [demonopolization, -USA].
Ex: Degovernmentalization, corporatization, privatization and demonopolization of telecom infrastructure and services began in the developed countries in 1984.

desmontable
(adj.)=demountable ; detachable ; removable ; dismountable.
Ex: Furniture which traditionally has been conceived as 'fixed' or 'built in' is demountable and moveable.
Ex: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: Most laparoscopic instruments are partially dismountable so that they can be cleaned and washed properly.

desmontaje
(n.)=dismantling ; disassembly [dis-assembly].
Ex: The dismantling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany will make the new Germany a much stronger economic force in the comity of nations.
Ex: Step-by-step procedures are described for the disassembly, reassembly, maintenance, and repair of submarine periscopes.

desmontar
(v.)=demount ; pull apart ; dismantle ; disassemble [dis-assemble] ; take + Nombre + to pieces ; take + Nombre + to bits ; take + Nombre + apart ; pull + Nombre + to bits ; dismount ; take down ; strip down.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: All these bits of raw material -- these 'chunks of reality' as McNair calls them -- are encapsulated in a carefully organized and well-rounded whole, which the reader must pull apart and put together again.
Ex: The reader has to reserve books on display and wait till the entire display is dismantled.
Ex: Documents can be easily built, extended, truncated, reordered, assembled and disassembled on a component basis, and the document components, can be reused.
Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.
Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
Ex: State officials urge people to take down bird feeders after recent reports of sick and dead birds, according to a news release.
Ex: Be careful when stripping the plough down as bolts for it are hard to find at present and ploughshares are going to cost you over £40 each for new ones.
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* desmontar un mito=demystify + myth.
* desmontar y limpiar=strip and clean.

desmontar un mito
(v.)=demystify + myth.
Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
desmontar y limpiar
(v.)=strip and clean.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.
desmoralización
(n.)=gloom and doom ; gloom.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.

desmoralizado
(adj.)=disheartened ; dispirited ; demoralised [demoralized, -USA].
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
Ex: With a demoralised skeleton staff and severe budget issues, she is already disheartened.

desmoralizar
(v.)=cast + a pall of gloom over ; dispirit ; demoralise [demoralize, -USA] ; dishearten ; dampen + Posesivo + spirits.
Ex: This prolonged dry spell has cast a pall of gloom over the agrochemical business.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: A majority of customs officials surveyed said they are demoralized and not getting the full support they need to protect the country.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.

desmoronado
(adj.)=crumbling ; disintegrating.
Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.

desmoronamiento
(n.)=crumbling.
Ex: The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.
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* cono de desmoronamiento=scree.

desmoronar
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* desmoronarse=collapse ; crumble ; fall apart ; fall to + pieces ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; crack up.

desmoronarse
(v.)=collapse ; crumble ; fall apart ; fall to + pieces ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; crack up.
Ex: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization. Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information. Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on. Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams. Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless. Ex: The truth is that Europe is cracking up along four fault lines: its values, the euro, foreign policy and leadership.
desmotivación
(n.)=demotivation.
Ex: These needs may conflict, resulting in demotivation for students and frustration for the teacher.

desmotivado
(adj.)=disheartened ; unmotivated ; demotivated.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: An unmotivated employee does not perform as well as a motivated employee.
Ex: Are professionally qualified staff more likely to be demotivated by the inability to apply their skills than para-professional staff?.
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* desmotivados, los=disheartened, the.

desmotivador
(adj.)=demotivating.
Ex: Do staff have sufficient control of the process and, if not, can this be demotivating?.

desmotivados, los
=disheartened, the.
Ex: Discoveries are sometimes made by accident; they are never made by the dismayed or disheartened = A veces los descubrimientos se hacen por casualidad y nunca por los abatidos o los desmotivados.
desmotivar
(v.)=demotivate ; kill + the momentum ; dispirit ; dishearten.
Ex: Can bureaucratization demotivate those wishing to be more innovative?.
Ex: Papers by Lin and coleagues advocate post-processing of downloaded bibliographic text in a way that does not kill the momentum for futher searching.
Ex: Adverse fortune may attend us, but it shall never dispirit us.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook.
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* desmotivarse=become + demotivated.

desmotivarse
(v.)=become + demotivated.
Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.
desmovilización
(n.)=demobilisation [demobilization, -USA].
Ex: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements.

desmovilizado
(adj.)=demobilised [demobilized, -USA].
Ex: The Cotonou Agreement hinged on disarmament and demobilization yet there was insufficient planning for resettlement and employment of demobilized combatants.

desnacionalización
(n.)=denationalisation [denationalization, -USA].
Ex: Christa Kranzl, the Austrian Transport Secretary, said complete denationalisation of road haulage would harm competition.

desnatado
(adj.)=nonfat ; skimmed.
Ex: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself.
Ex: Except for skimmed products, products must be labelled with the percentage of milk fat, expressed by weight in relation to the finished product.
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* leche desnadata=skimmed milk.
* leche desnatada=nonfat milk.
* leche en polvo desnatada=nonfat dry milk.
* yogur desnatado=nonfat yoghurt.

desnitrificación
(n.)=denitrification.
Ex: Significant differences in denitrification, mineralization, and nitrification were found among different ecosystems.

desnivelado
=out of level.
Ex: Winding staircases are particularly hard to walk if they are out of level.

desnuclearización
(n.)=denuclearisation [denuclearization, -USA].
Ex: North Korea has indicated a willingness to pursue denuclearisation in return for a set of security and economic benefits.

desnuclearizado
(adj.)=nuclear-free.
Ex: International visitors, drawn to New Zealand by its clean, green, nuclear-free image, visit famous, easily accessible, highly developed protected areas.
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* zona desnuclearizada=nuclear-free zone ; nuclear-free.

desnuclearizar
(v.)=denuclearise [denuclearsize, -USA].
Ex: North Korea said today it was fully ready to work to denuclearise the Korean peninsula in opening remarks to six-party talks in Beijing.

desnudar
(v.)=bare.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
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* desnudar(se)=undress.
* desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro=rob Peter to pay Paul.
* desnudar(se)=get + naked ; disrobe ; strip down ; take + Posesivo + clothes off ; take + Posesivo + kit off.

desnudar a un santo para vestir a otro
=rob Peter to pay Paul.
Ex: Unless US schools begin to get the funding needed for this, they will have to continue the current pattern of subsiding on-line and periodical costs from the books budget ie robbing Peter to pay Paul.
desnudar(se)
(v.)=undress.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
desnudarse
(v.)=get + naked ; disrobe ; strip down ; take + Posesivo + clothes off ; take + Posesivo + kit off.
Ex: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians. Ex: Sometimes undressing is virtually compulsory as at the airport where you may obliged to disrobe in order to board your flight. Ex: She took him back to her place and stripped down then had him follow her into the shower. Ex: Once he reached the summit, he took his clothes off and stood there for 3 minutes naked. Ex: The minute she turned 18, the frisky young woman took her kit off in front of the camera and hasn't looked back since.
desnudez
(n.)=nakedness ; nudity.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.

desnudismo
(n.)=nakedness ; nudity.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.

desnudo
=bare ; stripped ; naked ; nude ; in the buff ; unclothed ; in the nod ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: Other lumbermen remained and revived the stripped acres with hand-reared trees, or turned to dairying.
Ex: The article 'Who dare say that the emperor is naked?' is a contribution to a thematic issue on literacy in Sweden and the contribution made by public library extension services.
Ex: Books will often make visual appeals with the use of dramatic or sexual images that succeed in attracting buyers but are not so successful at representing the text: as, Thomas Hardy's novels presented with nudes on the covers.
Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach.
Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.
Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'.
Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
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* bañarse desnudo=skinny dip.
* completamente desnudo=stark naked.
* correr desnudo en un lugar público=streak.
* póster de mujer desnuda=pin-up.
* semidesnudo=semi-nude.
* totalmente desnudo=stark naked.

desnudos
(n.)=nudity.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.

desnutrición
(n.)=undernutrition.
Ex: Many elderly people residing in publicly-funded shelter homes are underweight and may be at risk of undernutrition.

desnutrido
(adj.)=underfed.
Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food.

desobedecer
(v.)=flout.
Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.

desobediencia
(n.)=flouting ; disobedience.
Ex: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.
Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.
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* desobediencia civil=civil disobedience.

desobediencia civil
(n.)=civil disobedience.
Ex: The book considers critical issues, such as civil disobedience, war crimes, and the death penalty.
desobediente
(adj.)=disobedient.
Ex: She whines, clings like a limpet, is insecure, and worst of all for me, incessantly disobedient.

desocializado
(adj.)=desocialised [desocialized, -USA].
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.

desocupado
(adj.)=vacated.
Ex: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.
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* desocupados, los=idle, the.
* estar desocupado=stand + idle.

desocupados, los
=idle, the.
Ex: As one librarian put it, 'If society cannot provide work for all, the idle -- chronic or temporary -- are much safer with a book in the library than elsewhere'.
desocupar
(v.)=vacate ; leave + vacant.
Ex: In August 1994 the Norfolk Record Office had to vacate its premises as a result of the serious fire in the library premises above.
Ex: We cannot insert any of these subjects unless we use 629, for this is the only three figure number left vacant.

desodorante
(n.)=deodoriser [deodorizer, -USA] ; deodorant ; underarm deodorant.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners, drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
Ex: Do not use deodorant, antiperspirant or talcum before the examination.
Ex: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.

desolación
(n.)=devastation ; desolation.
Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.
Ex: However, instead of being lulling and reassuring, this music induces a sense of unease and desolation.

desolado
(adj.)=deserted ; bereft ; desolate ; forsaken.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: She was his only intimate friend for years before he died, for he was a most lonely forsaken man.

desolador
(adj.)=desolating ; heartbreaking.
Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.

desolar
(v.)=ravage ; rack [wrack] ; despoil ; desolate.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.
Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.

desorbitadamente
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* desorbitadamente + Adjetivo=astronomically + Adjetivo.

desorbitadamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=astronomically + Adjetivo.
Ex: To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board.
desorbitado
(adj.)=soaring ; unconscionable ; sky-high ; off the chart ; skyrocketing.
Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
Ex: Many young people are still marrying in spite of trends that are witnessing sky-high divorce rates.
Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
Ex: Libraries are sharing their resources to cope with shrinking library budgets and skyrocketing collection costs.
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* precio desorbidato=abusive price tag ; abusive price.
* precio desorbitado=prohibitive price tag ; prohibitive price.

desorbitante
(adj.)=exorbitant.
Ex: The banks were habitually charging exorbitant rates on overdraft fees without prior notice.
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* a una velocidad desorbitante=at a rate of knots.

desorbitar
(v.)=hype.
Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.

desorden
(n.)=disorder ; chaos ; muddle ; turbulence ; mess ; messiness ; turbulent waters ; anomie ; clutter ; brouhaha ; lawlessness ; riot ; mayhem ; havoc.
Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.
Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Survival skills for information professionals in the decade of turbulence'.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the 'messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.
Ex: His experience and expertise has guided IFLA members smoothly across what could easily have been turbulent waters = Sus conocimientos y experiencia en la formulación de los Estatutos ha guiado a los miembros de la IFLA sin problemas a través de lo que podrían haber sido fácilmente aguas turbulentas.
Ex: The implication was that as modern society continued to develop, anomie would increase.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: Ten days after the mayhem in Detroit, a riot rocked Harlem, triggered by a rumor that a white policeman had shot and killed a black soldier.
Ex: However, protests are happening all over the world, especially after the havoc in the Gulf of Mexico.
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* causar desórdenes=riot.
* desorden alimenticio=eating disorder.
* desorden público=public disorder.
* desorden social=social disorder.

desorden alimenticio
(n.)=eating disorder.
Ex: Locate major articles on the treatment and prevention of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa.
desorden público
(n.)=public disorder.
Ex: Policing solutions based on the display of force may suppress public disorder, but they may actually engender violence.
desorden social
(n.)=social disorder.
Ex: This book maintains that the church in Africa carries the torch of hope for many Africans today in the midst of political and economic insecurity and social disorder.
desordenado
=disordered ; topsy-turvy ; in disarray ; disorderly ; all over the place.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers access other libraries' OPACs in order to resolve difficult problems when important parts of the item being catalogued are missing or are in disarray.
Ex: Empirical studies of decision making have found that the process is more disorderly than described in rational models.
Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
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* agrupamiento desordenado=clutter.
* de un modo desordenado=higgledy-piggledy.
* estar desordenado=be out of order.

desordenar
(v.)=mess up.
Ex: I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.

desorganización
=disorganisation [disorganization, -USA].
Ex: The traditional decentralisation of interlending services has created a number of problems in France leading to a fundamental disorganisation.

desorganizado
(adj.)=unstructured ; disorganised [disorganized, -USA] ; messy .
Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.
Ex: The failings of the disorganised and under-used Indonesian library services led to the development of a national system of information networks.
Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.

desorganizar
(v.)=disorganise [disorganize, -USA].
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.

desorientación
(n.)=indirection ; disorientation.
Ex: The reason for doing this is that we remove the present indirection in retrieval.
Ex: A drawback of browsing through nonlinear electronic documents is the accompanying sense of disorientation often reported by users.

desorientado
=disoriented ; in a fog.
Ex: Claimants reported feeling dazed, confused, dizzy, disoriented, trouble concentrating, numbness or loss of sensation, and loss of memory for some of what happened.
Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.

desorientar
(v.)=delude ; disorient ; disorientate.
Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
Ex: The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system.
Ex: Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems.
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* desorientarse=disorient ; disorientate ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; become + disoriented.

desorientarse
(v.)=disorient ; disorientate ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; become + disoriented.
Ex: The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system. Ex: Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
desovar
(v.)=oviposit ; spawn.
Ex: However, the apical part of the leaves seems not to provide ovipositing females with enough protection against birds, making them easy preys.
Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.

desove
(n.)=egg-laying.
Ex: Among the best studied behaviors is egg-laying, the process by which hermaphrodites deposit developing embryos into the environment.

desoído
(adj.)=unheeded.
Ex: This article is a synopsis of the author's previously expressed but unheeded criticisms of the online industry.
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* ser deseoído=be unheeded.

desoír
(v.)=go + unheeded.
Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded.

despabilado
(n.)=savvy ; on the ball ; shrewd ; streetwise [street-wise] ; tout.
Ex: The article 'Survival of the savvy: rethinking library public relations' suggests strategies for promoting the corporate libraries image within an organization.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
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* completamente despabilado=wide awake.
* estar despabilado=be wide awake.
* totalmente despabilado=wide awake.

despabilar
=wake up ; smarten.
Ex: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.
Ex: Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.
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* despabilarse=pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; smarten up ; get on + the ball ; get + Posesivo + act together.

despabilarse
(v.)=pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; smarten up ; get on + the ball ; get + Posesivo + act together.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977. Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!. Ex: The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas. Ex: On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'. Ex: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast.
despachar
(v.)=send away.
Ex: They sent away from the camp anyone who had an infectious skin disease of any kind.
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* despachar medicamentos=dispense + medicines.
* despachar medicinas=dispense + medicines.
* despachar rápidamente=make + short work of.
* despacharse=polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.

despachar medicamentos
(v.)=dispense + medicines.
Ex: The aim of the project was to produce a minimum systems specification for the National Health Service activities of prescribing and dispensing medicines.
despachar medicinas
(v.)=dispense + medicines.
Ex: The aim of the project was to produce a minimum systems specification for the National Health Service activities of prescribing and dispensing medicines.
despachar rápidamente
(v.)=make + short work of.
Ex: Then, brandishing his bludgeon, he said fiercely, 'I will make short work of them - they will never run after any more reindeer'.
despacharse
(v.)=polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.
Ex: Martin cut it in half, and we polished it off before going to bed. Ex: I guess they're trying to prove that the new Freddy can make short change of the people that defeated him before.
despacho
(n.)=office ; dispensation.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
Ex: The article is entitled 'THERIAQUE: quality information on drugs, essential for their optimal use, prescription and dispensation' = El artículo se titula "THERIAQUE: información de calidad sobre los fármacos, esencial para su uso, prescripción y venta óptimos'.
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* despacho de abogados=law centre ; law office.
* despacho del decano=dean's office.
* despacho de profesor=faculty office.
* investigación de despacho=desk research.
* mesa de despacho=writing desk ; desk ; work desk.
* página videocámara de despacho=office cam.

despacho de abogados
(n.)=law centre ; law office.
Ex: In order to make a contribution towards redressing the balance of legal advice provision a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres. Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
despacho de profesor
(n.)=faculty office.
Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.
despacho del decano
(n.)=dean's office.
Ex: The staff in the Dean's Office are also here to assist you and we look forward to talking with you at your convenience.
despacio
=slowly.
Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.
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* avanzar muy despacio=creep ; creep along.
* ir más despacio=slow down ; slow up.
* muy despacio=very slowly.
* que crece despacio=slowly growing.

despampanante
(adj.)=dazzling ; stunning ; smoking hot.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.
Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.
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* estar despampanante=look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars.

despanochar
(v.)=shuck.
Ex: All ears were harvested, shucked and dried on 24 October.

desparpajo
(n.)=forwardness.
Ex: Chapman is attracted to Anne, but she finds his forwardness offputting.

desparramado
(adj.)=sprawling ; outsprawled.
Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.
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* de crecimiento desparramado=straggly .

desparramar
(v.)=strew ; disgorge.
Ex: For instance, think of the reading material he sees at home strewn around and reads regularly.
Ex: Rattlers are easily frightened and will disgorge their food if handled after a meal, a habit well known to all zoo custodian.
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* desparramarse=sprawl.

desparramarse
(v.)=sprawl.
Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.
despatarrarse
(v.)=sprawl.
Ex: He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.

despaturrarse
(v.)=sprawl.
Ex: He sprawled on his sofa, still covered in sweat from his attempts to work out his frustration at the gym.

despavorir
(v.)=panic.
Nota: Participio de presente panicking, de pasado panicked.
Ex: For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?.

despechar^1
(v.)=wean.
Ex: And, maybe once he's weaned, he won't wake up in the middle of the night, wanting to nurse.

despechar^2
(v.)=feel + bitter ; feel + hurt ; feel + angry ; feel + annoyed.
Ex: He says he has finally accepted his short stature and sometimes even cracks jokes at his size rather than feeling bitter.
Ex: Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.
Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
Ex: Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?.

despecho
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* por despecho=spitefully ; out of spite.

despectivamente
=dismissively ; disparagingly ; derogatorily.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.
Ex: The term 'managerialism' is used disparagingly by many public sector professionals to describe recent organisational changes in public services, often associated with right wing policies aimed at weakening the role of both professionals and trade unions in order to cut costs.
Ex: Obviously one must here distinguish between 'scholarly' texts, middle-range texts and what might be referred to derogatorily as 'crammers' (books intended to help students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort).
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* hablar despectivamente=speak + disparagingly.

despectivo
(adj.)=derogatory ; snide ; deprecating ; contemptuous.
Ex: The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.
Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.
Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.
Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.

despedazado
=in tatters.
Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.

despedazadora
(n.)=breaker.
Ex: They produce more types and sizes of crushers and breakers than any other firm in the world.

despedazar^1
(v.)=shred ; slaughter ; rip + apart ; butcher.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
Ex: An 18-month-old girl was 'ripped apart like a doll' by a dog in a horrific attack at a family home, witnesses have disclosed.
Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.

despedazar^2
(v.)=butcher.
Nota: Generalmente usado para matar un animal con fines alimenticios.
Ex: By learning how to butcher a whole chicken yourself into 8 or 10 cuts, you will save money.

despedida
(n.)=valediction ; farewell ; valedictory ; send-off ; parting shot ; leave-taking ; sign-off.
Nota: Referido a mensajes electrónicos principalmente.
Ex: For my part, it is a presidential valediction and I have only a couple of hours in which to live with it.
Ex: This is the farewell and vote of thanks by the Library Association's outgoing President, Ken Stockham, expressing gratitude for the treatment he received.
Ex: The article 'Ray Grover; a valedictory on his retirement' presents a tribute to Ray Grover on his retirement as Director of National Archives of New Zealand.
Ex: Ideas include throwing a send-off party for a student who is moving and holding monthly birthday luncheons.
Ex: One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.
Ex: He concludes that ceremonious leave-taking was a means of ensuring that the social web did not rupture when the spirit of adventure took hold.
Ex: I think that this attitude is most succinctly and most prevelantly summed up by the oft-used sign-off in messages 'HTH' (Hope This/That Helps, Happy to Help).
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* cierre y despedida=sign-off.
* dar un beso de despedida=kiss + Nombre + goodbye.
* de despedida=valedictory.
* despedida de soltera=hen party ; bachelorette party ; bachelorette shower.
* despedida de soltero=stag party ; stag night ; wedding shower ; bachelor party.
* discurso de despedida=farewell address.
* fiesta de despedida=farewell dinner ; goodbye party.
* fiesta de despedida de soltera=bachelorette party ; bridal shower ; bachelorette shower.
* fiesta de despedida de soltero=stag night ; bachelor party ; stag party.

despedida de soltera
(n.)=hen party ; bachelorette party ; bachelorette shower.
Ex: Hen parties are about women literally escaping the harassment of heterosexual spaces. Ex: The bachelorette party, similar to yet, in many ways different from, the bachelor party, affords women the opportunity to enjoy their 'last night of freedom'. Ex: Etiquette dictates that the people in the wedding party still give wedding gifts, and bachelorette shower gifts as well.
despedida de soltero
(n.)=stag party ; stag night ; wedding shower ; bachelor party.
Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party. Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night. Ex: Wedding showers are a perfect way for family members from both the bride's and the groom's sides to meet. Ex: The bachelorette party, similar to yet, in many ways different from, the bachelor party, affords women the opportunity to enjoy their 'last night of freedom'.
despedir (a)
(v.)=say + goodbye (to).
Ex: They said good-bye, and he left.
despedir a discreción
(v.)=fire at + will.
Ex: Employees can be fired at will, for any reason or for no reason at all.
despedir a un empleado
(v.)=dismiss + employee.
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
despedir del trabajo
(v.)=make + redundant.
Ex: Many people have been made redundant in the takeover and those who joined last were the first to go -- the principle of devil take the hindmost applied.
despedir mano de obra
(v.)=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
Ex: Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies. Ex: British small firms axing jobs at fastest since 1992. Ex: In total, 38% of UK firms surveyed cut jobs during the final quarter.
despedir obreros
(v.)=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
Ex: Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies. Ex: British small firms axing jobs at fastest since 1992. Ex: In total, 38% of UK firms surveyed cut jobs during the final quarter.
despedir^1
(v.)=kiss + Nombre + goodbye.
Ex: The article 'Don't kiss Boolean goodbye' criticizes the recent trend away from Boolean searching and towards natural language searching in online systems.
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* despedir (a)=say + goodbye (to).
* despedirse=bid + Nombre + goodbye ; part ; bid + adieu ; bid + farewell.
* despedirse (de)=say + goodbye (to).
* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien=wish + well.

despedir^2
(v.)=fire ; lay off ; discharge ; terminate ; axe [ax, -USA] ; let + go ; sack ; make + redundant ; give + Nombre + the boot ; boot (out) ; give + Nombre + the sack ; send + Nombre + packing ; turf out ; cashier.
Ex: It began when Balzac and Pershing had an altercation (theirs was another of the 'running feuds' in the library), and Pershing was fired.
Ex: I've been sitting here wondering how best to select the people to be laid off.
Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.
Ex: At coffee yesterday Jeff Gordon had apprised her of the fact that three of his engineers had been summarily terminated.
Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'.
Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.
Ex: Many people have been made redundant in the takeover and those who joined last were the first to go -- the principle of devil take the hindmost applied.
Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.
Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.
Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
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* despedir a discreción=fire at + will.
* despedir a un empleado=dismiss + employee.
* despedir del trabajo=make + redundant.
* despedir mano de obra=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
* despedir obreros=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.

despedir^3
(v.)=give off ; spout.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

despedirse
(v.)=bid + Nombre + goodbye ; part ; bid + adieu ; bid + farewell.
Ex: Datto rose, bid her good-bye, and hurried away. Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted. Ex: Bibeau smiled, said thanks, and bid everyone adieu. Ex: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.
despedirse (de)
(v.)=say + goodbye (to).
Ex: They said good-bye, and he left.
despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien
(v.)=wish + well.
Ex: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room.
despegado
(adj.)=unattached.
Ex: I was wondering how it is possible that I ended up with one ear lobe clearly attached, and the other clearly unattached.

despegar^1
(v.)=peel off.
Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.
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* despegarse=come + unstuck ; come + loose.

despegar^2
(v.)=get off + the ground ; lift off ; take off ; blast off.
Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: Dumont was proclaimed the inventor of the aeroplane when his craft took off and flew for 60 meters in front of a crowd on October 23, 1906.
Ex: His dream came true when he finally blasted off into space hoping that he would be just the first of many more Malaysian.

despegarse
(v.)=come + unstuck ; come + loose.
Ex: If you are using the patch and it does come unstuck, try to stick it back on in the same area of the body. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall.
despegue
=take-off.
Ex: A change made to AEROPLANES -- JET-ASSISTED take-off would be automatically reflected in the 'see from' notes associated with AEROPLANES -- ASSISTED TAKEOFF.
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* pista de despegue=runway.
* prohibir el despegue de un vuelo=ground + flight.

despeinado
(adj.)=bedraggled ; unkempt hair ; unkempt.
Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
Ex: Modern tourists lack a classical training, and most of them are bewildered by such unkempt ruins as those that are found in Rome.

despeinar
(v.)=dishevel.
Nota: Usado generalmente en la voz pasiva.
Ex: They will hurt, humiliate and dishevel the average gamer through bending and breaking the rules of online games.

despejado
(adj.)=uncluttered ; unobstructed ; uncloudy ; unclouded ; cloudless.
Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
Ex: This is the first cloudless image of the Earth from space.
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* cielo despejado=cloudless sky ; clear sky.
* mantener despejado=keep + clear of.
* zona despejada=open area.

despejar
(v.)=clear out.
Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
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* despejar la carretera=clear + route.
* despejar la mente=blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.
* despejarse=sober up.
* despejar una incertidumbre=relieve + uncertainty.

despejar la carretera
(v.)=clear + route.
Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
despejar la mente
(v.)=blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.
Ex: Most of us have been too busy to practise for several years and want to blow the cobwebs off our music stands and start playing again.
despejar una incertidumbre
(v.)=relieve + uncertainty.
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
despejarse
(v.)=sober up.
Ex: He was pissed to the gills, and when he got to the door the bus driver wouldn't let him on and told him to come back when he'd sobered up.
despelotarse
* despelotarse=undress ; strip down ; take + Posesivo + clothes off ; take + Posesivo + kit off.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
Ex: She took him back to her place and stripped down then had him follow her into the shower.
Ex: Once he reached the summit, he took his clothes off and stood there for 3 minutes naked.

despelote
(n.)=chaos.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum'.
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* ser un verdadero despelote=be in complete chaos ; be (in) a (real) mess.

despendolarse
(v.)=let + Posesivo + hair down.
Ex: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
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* despendolarse cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

despendolarse cuando joven
(v.)=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
Ex: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
despensa
(n.)=larder ; pantry.
Ex: There are two books published under the titles 'Denmark's Day of Doom' and 'Rats in the larder'.
Ex: Few pantries don't contain a bag, bin, or box of granulated sugar.

desperdiciador
(adj.)=profligate.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.

desperdiciar
(v.)=waste ; squander ; go to + waste ; fritter away.
Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.
Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.
Ex: The article 'Information: the resource that goes to waste' argues that industry has consistently failed to use the information at its disposal in a coherent and integrated system.
Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.
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* desperdiciar tiempo=squander + time.
* desperdiciar una ocasión=kill + chance.
* desperdiciar una oportunidad=toss away + opportunity ; waste + opportunity ; spurn + chance.
* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto=without a moment wasted ; without a wasted moment ; without a minute wasted ; without a wasted minute.

desperdiciar tiempo
(v.)=squander + time.
Ex: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.
desperdiciar una ocasión
(v.)=kill + chance.
Ex: Infrastructures are necessary to lure investment into communities and their absence kills chances of industrial and economic development.
desperdiciar una oportunidad
(n.)=toss away + opportunity ; waste + opportunity ; spurn + chance.
Ex: In passing this bill they are just tossing away the opportunity to play a dominant role in the potash markets of the world. Ex: He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point. Ex: Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna.
desperdicio
(n.)=wastage ; wastefulness.
Ex: The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.
Ex: Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.
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* desperdicio de dinero=money waster.
* desperdicio de espacio=space waster.
* desperdicio de tiempo=time waster.
* desperdicios=waste.

desperdicio de dinero
(n.)=money waster.
Ex: The author notes that both routes can be potential money and time wasters and offers useful advice on how to avoid the pitfalls.
desperdicio de espacio
(n.)=space waster.
Ex: In an abstract, the title need not be repeated and the phrase 'This paper is about' is an unnecessary space waster.
desperdicio de tiempo
(n.)=time waster.
Ex: The author notes that both routes can be potential money and time wasters and offers useful advice on how to avoid the pitfalls.
desperdicios
(n.)=waste.
Ex: Some bugs pollinate plants, while others help to decompose plant and animal waste.
desperdigado
(adj.)=sprawling ; outsprawled.
Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats.
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.

desperdigarse
(v.)=straggle ; sprawl.
Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.
Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.

desperfecto
(n.)=imperfection ; disfigurement ; nick.
Ex: And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.
Ex: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

despersonalización
(n.)=depersonalisation [depersonalization, -USA] ; impersonalisation [impersonalization, -USA].
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
Ex: Creeping impersonalization amounts to a devaluation of the importance of human life.

despersonalizado
(adj.)=depersonalised [depersonalized, -USA] ; faceless.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reference expert systems: humanizing depersonalized service'.
Ex: Two faceless, 30-inch unisex dolls were designed to represent the child.

despersonalizar
(v.)=depersonalise [depersonalize, -USA] ; objectify.
Ex: Emphasis was either on collecting everything or concentrating on a theme so narrowly that it was depersonalised.
Ex: This was is likely to be seen to objectify and degrade women by linking attributes of a woman to attributes of a car.

despertador
(n.)=alarm clock.
Ex: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
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* despertador + sonar=alarm + go off ; alarm clock + go off.
* poner el despertador=set + the alarm clock.
* radio despertador=radio alarm ; clock radio.
* reloj despertador=alarm clock.

despertador + sonar
(n.)=alarm + go off ; alarm clock + go off.
Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!. Ex: My problem is that I'm always running late and it's not a matter of setting the alarm clock to go off a little earlier.
despertar a la realidad
(v.)=wake up to + reality ; wake up to + the realities.
Ex: Change is close by, the truth grows stronger everyday, people are waking up to reality by the millions. Ex: Unless employees wake up to the realities and start making some additional savings, they are likely to end up with a shock when they reach retirement.
despertar de
(v.)=jolt out of.
Ex: In such circumstances SLIS need to be jolted out of their states of unawareness and unpreparedness.
despertar dudas
(v.)=stir + doubts.
Ex: The decision to close, freeze and even discard the card catalogue stirred doubts about the reliability of electronic cagalogues.
despertar el deseo
(v.)=arouse + hunger.
Ex: That arouses in him the hunger for the extension of knowledge and experience that books can give.
despertar el entusiasmo
(v.)=capture + the imagination ; work up + an enthusiasm.
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives. Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.
despertar el hambre
(v.)=work up + an appetite.
Ex: Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
despertar el interés
(v.)=provoke + interest ; stimulate + interest ; stir + interest ; whet + the appetite ; heighten + interest ; rouse + interest ; capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest ; work up + an interest ; pique + interest.
Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life. Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications. Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that such evenings can stir a dormant interest in literature. Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves. Ex: Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure. Ex: The best reference librarians never find it necessary to rouse their interest in any subject: it is sufficient for them that the topic has been asked about by a reader. Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives. Ex: The author lists World Wide Web sites that capture the interest of curious but not very knowledgeable inquirers. Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad. Ex: Indeed, piracy in the Horn of Africa is such a hot topic these days that it is piquing the interest of the world's top security experts.
despertar el interés de
(v.)=catch + the imagination of.
Ex: Thesaurofacet has caught the imagination of a number of other thesaurus constructors.
despertar entusiasmo
(v.)=arouse + enthusiasm.
Ex: This article suggests a number of titles which can be relied on to captivate the young reader and arouse enthusiasm for further exploration of the world of books.
despertar interés
(v.)=arouse + interest ; attract + interest ; raise + interest ; spark + interest.
Ex: A series of regular exhibitions has aroused the interest of the public and the collection is steadily increasing as donations are received. Ex: The effect of acid rain on the environment and cultural objects have attracted considerable interest in recent years. Ex: I might also use some information from it to help raise interest. Ex: Even if the wrong books are occasionally chosen the awards spark interest and intellectual involvement in children's books.
despertar interés por
(v.)=kindle + interest in.
Ex: The talk had indeed kindled in him an interest in the subject.
despertar la atención
(v.)=arouse + attention ; give + wake-up call.
Ex: This computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system has gradually aroused wide attention and interest and is commonly accepted by Taiwanese educational circles. Ex: This organisation gave a wake-up call to governments, non-governmental organisations and the general public to begin or extend literacy by the year 2000.
despertar la curiosidad
(v.)=arouse + curiosity ; provoke + curiosity ; spark + curiosity ; excite + attention ; excite + curiosity ; pique + curiosity ; stir + Posesivo + curiosity.
Ex: I'll drop a few hints and clues to arouse your curiosities and to help you start your research. Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street. Ex: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective. Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse. Ex: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases. Ex: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'. Ex: Library media specialists can entertain children with holiday storytelling to enhance interest and stir curiosity and with visual aids to spark motivation.
despertar la imaginación
(v.)=fire + the imagination.
Ex: The article 'Soothing the soul and firing the imagination: thoughts of a trustee on the electronic library' considers the challenges facing library trustees resulting from the electronic revolution in libraries.
despertar la motivación
(v.)=spark + motivation.
Ex: Library media specialists can entertain children with holiday storytelling to enhance interest and stir curiosity and with visual aids to spark motivation.
despertar la sed
(v.)=work up + a thirst.
Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.
despertar la sensibilidad
(v.)=release + feelings.
Ex: Many people will have experienced the power of literature or other art forms to offer new insight, to provide sources of identification, to stir the emotions, and to release feelings.
despertar las emociones
(v.)=stir + emotions.
Ex: Many people will have experienced the power of literature or other art forms to offer new insight, to provide sources of identification, to stir the emotions, and to release feelings.
despertar pasión
(v.)=ignite + passion.
Ex: Almost as much as the civilian casualties from American bombs and tanks, the destruction of the museum and the library has ignited passions against American troops, for their failure to intervene.
despertar sospechas
(v.)=stir + suspicion ; arouse + suspicion.
Ex: Their presence in society may stir suspicion. Ex: They were then recruited to act as drug mules -- drug couriers who would not arouse suspicion while carrying heroin - and offered lots of money to carry out this task.
despertar un sentimiento de
(v.)=stir + a sense of.
Ex: Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
despertar^1
(n.)=awakening.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
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* duro despertar=rude awakening.
* tener un duro despertar=rude awakening + be in store.

despertar^2
(v.)=arouse ; spark off ; wake up ; awaken ; awake ; rouse ; stir up ; incite ; beckon forth.
Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
Ex: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.
Ex: In the beginning it does not matter what kind of literature causes this to happen; the great thing is that the critical sense has been awakened.
Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.
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* despertar a la realidad=wake up to + reality ; wake up to + the realities.
* despertar de=jolt out of.
* despertar dudas=stir + doubts.
* despertar el deseo=arouse + hunger.
* despertar el entusiasmo=capture + the imagination ; work up + an enthusiasm.
* despertar el hambre=work up + an appetite.
* despertar el interés=provoke + interest ; stimulate + interest ; stir + interest ; whet + the appetite ; heighten + interest ; rouse + interest ; capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest ; work up + an interest ; pique + interest.
* despertar el interés de=catch + the imagination of.
* despertar entusiasmo=arouse + enthusiasm.
* despertar interés=arouse + interest ; attract + interest ; raise + interest ; spark + interest.
* despertar interés por=kindle + interest in.
* despertar la atención=arouse + attention ; give + wake-up call.
* despertar la curiosidad=arouse + curiosity ; provoke + curiosity ; spark + curiosity ; excite + attention ; excite + curiosity ; pique + curiosity ; stir + Posesivo + curiosity.
* despertar la imaginación=fire + the imagination.
* despertar la motivación=spark + motivation.
* despertar la sed=work up + a thirst.
* despertar las emociones=stir + emotions.
* despertar la sensibilidad=release + feelings.
* despertar pasión=ignite + passion.
* despertarse=get on + the ball ; wake.
* despertarse con=wake up to.
* despertarse de=rouse from.
* despertarse empapado en sudor frío=wake up in + a cold sweat.
* despertarse pronto=wake up + early.
* despertarse sobresaltado=startle awake.
* despertarse sorprendido=startle awake.
* despertarse temprano=wake up + early.
* despertar sospechas=stir + suspicion ; arouse + suspicion.
* despertar un sentimiento de=stir + a sense of.
* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario=highlight abstract.
* no despertarse a tiempo=oversleep ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
* volver a despertar=reawaken [re-awaken].

despertarse
(v.)=get on + the ball ; wake.
Ex: On the other hand, I have to tell some librarians, 'Let's get on the ball and do something else besides have our noses to the grindstone, and think of more fundamental aspects of librarianship'. Ex: It is often difficult for a person to return to sleep after waking from a nightmare.
despertarse con
(v.)=wake up to.
Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine.
despertarse de
(v.)=rouse from.
Ex: 'Look,' she began, rousing herself from her secret contemplation, 'Cindi Kass doesn't strike me as the type to grieve'.
despertarse empapado en sudor frío
(v.)=wake up in + a cold sweat.
Ex: At about 4 am this morning I suddenly woke up in a cold sweat with severe pain under my rib cage.
despertarse pronto
(v.)=wake up + early.
Ex: To wake up early, go to bed early.
despertarse sobresaltado
(v.)=startle awake.
Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
despertarse sorprendido
(v.)=startle awake.
Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
despertarse temprano
(v.)=wake up + early.
Ex: To wake up early, go to bed early.
despetar
(v.)=light + the fire under.
Ex: Too bad it took a breast cancer diagnosis to light the fire under me.

despiadadamente
=brutally ; mercilessly ; relentlessly ; ruthlessly ; implacably ; heartlessly.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein.
Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
Ex: The traditional lending services were revamped and the book collection ruthlessly weeded to books that are used frequently.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.

despiadado
(adj.)=hard-hearted ; relentless ; savage ; ruthless ; remorseless ; implacable ; inexorable ; cold-blooded ; ferocius ; unsparing ; merciless ; soulless ; ferocious ; heartless ; cutthroat ; unforgiving.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
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* actuar de un modo despiadado=play + hardball.
* ser despiadado=play + hardball.

despido
(n.)=dismissal ; redundancy ; discharge ; layoff ; termination ; firing ; sacking ; job cut.
Ex: In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.
Ex: Employers have often made 'no redundancy' agreements with unions implying that reductions have been arbitrary in their effect.
Ex: A union contract usually spells out policies and procedures and workers' rights with respect to discharge.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.
Ex: Librarians tend to be sued most frequently in actions involving personnel decisions (hiring, disciplining and firing employees).
Ex: Helen Clark is refusing to say how big a cabinet reshuffle will be in the wake of David Benson's sacking.
Ex: Microsoft has just announced 1400 job cuts to reduce costs.
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* compensación por despido=redundancy payment ; severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; severance scheme ; redundancy pay.
* despido improcedente=wrongful dismissal.
* indemnización por despido=severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; severance scheme ; redundancy pay.

despido improcedente
(n.)=wrongful dismissal.
Ex: He then attempted to take his employers to an industrial tribunal for wrongful dismissal.
despierto
=watchful ; awake ; alert ; on the ball.
Ex: Though in the teacher's case it does mean that he is more watchful for opportunities.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
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* completamente despierto=wide awake.
* estar completamente despierto=be wide awake.
* horas en las que Uno está despierto=waking time.
* imaginación muy despierta=vivid imagination.
* mantenerse despierto=keep + alert ; stay + awake.
* medio despierto=drowsily ; groggily ; bleary-eyed.
* no muy despierto=slow.
* permanecer despierto=stay + awake.
* soñar despierto=daydream.
* sueño despierto=waking dream.
* totalmente despierto=wide awake.

despilfarrado
(n.)=waster.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .

despilfarrador
(n.)=wasteful ; profligate ; spendthrift ; waster.
Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .

despilfarrar
(v.)=waste ; splurge on ; fritter away ; splurge.
Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.
Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
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* despilfarrar dinero=squander + money.

despilfarrar dinero
(v.)=squander + money.
Ex: By making a recommendation, the librarian would be helping the person avoid squandering money.
despilfarro
(n.)=wastage ; waste ; extravagance ; wastefulness.
Ex: The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.
Ex: Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.
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* despilfarro de dinero=spending spree.
* guerra contra el despilfarro=war on waste.

despilfarro de dinero
(n.)=spending spree.
Ex: The industry spending sprees of the mid-90s are gone.
despistado
(adj.)=absent-minded ; scatterbrain ; clueless ; moony ; dreamy ; in a fog ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A 'characterology' can be created, from the author who is himself a precise archivist to the scatterbrain who throws nothing away.
Ex: He was standing around clueless, being introduced to a bunch of people he wouldn't remember in the morning.
Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: After practice, however, the usually affable Jackson looked to be in a fog as he prepared to walk to his locker.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.

despistar
(v.)=disconcert.
Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users.
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* despistarse=wander off + route ; wander off + track ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; become + disoriented.
* despistarse en=be off in.

despistarse
(v.)=wander off + route ; wander off + track ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; become + disoriented.
Ex: If one with route knowledge wanders off the route, it would be very difficult for them to backtrack to the route of their own. Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
despistarse en
(v.)=be off in.
Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
despiste
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* cometer errores por despiste=bump into + lampposts.

desplante
(n.)=chest-beating ; bravado.
Ex: It's really sad, when the primal chest-beating of leaders is what wins out and leads to unneccessary war and invasion.

desplazable
(adj.)=floating.
Ex: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes.

desplazamiento
(n.)=displacement ; move ; navigation ; travel ; dislocation ; travelling [traveling, -USA] ; roaming ; movement.
Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
Ex: There is a preference for a deep-plan building in order to provide maximum flexibility and minimum horizontal travel.
Ex: The group recognized that their special information needs arose out of their dislocation from family, friends and established information networks and their need to adjust to a new environment.
Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.
Ex: At a time when fixed telecommunications costs and prices were failing, the prices for mobile roaming were spiralling out of control.
Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
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* ayuda para el desplazamiento=travel grant.
* barra de desplazamiento=space bar.
* beca de desplazamiento=travel grant.
* corta distancia de desplazamiento=easy travelling distance.
* desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo=commuting.
* desplazamiento en autobús=bus trip.
* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador=computer commuting.
* dieta de desplazamiento=travel allowance.
* dietas de desplazamiento=travel costs.
* distancia de desplazamiento=travel distance.
* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha=left/right arrows.
* gastos de desplazamiento=travel costs ; travelling expenses ; travel expenses.
* tecla de Bloquear Desplazamiento=Scroll Lock key.
* tecla de desplazamiento del cursor=arrow key.
* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo=↓ (Down) key ; down arrow key.
* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba=↑ (up) key ; up arrow key.

desplazamiento diario entre la residencia y el lugar de trabajo
(n.)=commuting.
Ex: Many states now have low-cost colleges within commuting distance of 95% of students = Ahora muchos estados tienen facultades universitarias baratas a las que un 95% de los estudiantes puede desplazarse diariamente.
desplazamiento en autobús
(n.)=bus trip.
Ex: A refund may be given if you cancel fourteen days before the bus trip date.
desplazamiento por medio del ordenador
=computer commuting.
Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
desplazar
(v.)=move over ; displace ; dislocate ; move ; dislodge ; elbow out.
Ex: Then press the tabulator key once to move the cursor over to the language field.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.
Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.
Ex: The desire for a different today has elbowed out concern with a better tomorrow.
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* desplazar a la fuerza=uproot [up-root].
* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación=tab over to.
* desplazar hacia la derecha=inset.
* desplazarse=move about ; travel ; travel + distance ; cruise ; get around ; trek ; move around.
* desplazarse a=get to.
* desplazarse de... a...=move from... to....
* desplazarse de un lugar a otro=move from + place to place.
* desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares=commute.
* desplazarse en helicóptero=helicopter.
* desplazarse en pantalla=scroll.
* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora=space over.
* desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derech=space over.
* desplazarse grandes distancias=travel + long distances.
* desplazarse hacia arriba=move up.
* desplazarse hacia atrás=backtrack [back-track] ; draw back ; move + backwards.
* desplazarse lentamente=drift.
* desplazarse libremente=roam (about/around).
* desplazarse por=move through ; navigate (through).

desplazar a la fuerza
(v.)=uproot [up-root].
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación
(v.)=tab over to.
Ex: The following qualifiers may be added to any search by tabbing over to the appropriate heading and typing in the desired data.
desplazar hacia la derecha
(v.)=inset.
Ex: The degree to which a term is inset in the list indicates its position in the hierarchy.
desplazarse
(v.)=move about ; travel ; travel + distance ; cruise ; get around ; trek ; move around.
Ex: As the scientist of the future moves about the laboratory or the field, every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes. Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network. Ex: Most people find problems in travelling any distance for information. Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface. Ex: The main reasons for non use were reported as being: not enough time to read (46 per cent); lack of confidence in how to use the library (5 per cent); unable to drive (4 percent); unable to get around (2 per cent); sight or hearing too poor (less than 1 per cent). Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject. Ex: It is now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around.
desplazarse a
(v.)=get to.
Ex: Be sure to use the tabulator key (not the space bar) to get to the beginning of the next field when typing in an entry.
desplazarse de un lugar a otro
(v.)=move from + place to place.
Ex: The professional 'armour' that librarians assume includes moving rapidly about from place to place during the course of the enquiry.
desplazarse de... a...
(v.)=move from... to....
Ex: By the early seventeenth century the centre of type production was moving from Paris to the Lower Rhine area.
desplazarse diariamente entre dos lugares
(v.)=commute.
Ex: At a number of universities, older student populations with varying background often commute to use library facilities.
desplazarse en helicóptero
(v.)=helicopter.
Ex: A prototype system has been developed that uses wall-sized, full colour digital television with synchronized stereo sound to create a virtual spatial world over which the user helicopters via joystick control.
desplazarse en pantalla
(v.)=scroll.
Ex: In this case when the <Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.
desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora
(v.)=space over.
Ex: Therefore, spacing over three more times will place the cursor at the start of the first subfield.
desplazarse en pantalla usando las teclas de desplazamiento hacia la derecha
(v.)=space over.
Ex: Therefore, spacing over three more times will place the cursor at the start of the first subfield.
desplazarse grandes distancias
(v.)=travel + long distances.
Ex: The need to travel long distances for specialty care have made it difficult for many rural residents to receive the care they need when they need it.
desplazarse hacia arriba
(v.)=move up.
Ex: Now we move up the chain providing index entries for each of the potentially sought terms.
desplazarse hacia atrás
(v.)=backtrack [back-track] ; draw back ; move + backwards.
Ex: Use <Backspace> to backtrack to the character(s) you want to change. Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'. Ex: You can also use SHIFT TAB to move backwards.
desplazarse lentamente
(v.)=drift.
Ex: Now that libraries have been catapulted out of the ice age by the online catalogue, they cannot afford to drift through the strong, variable winds of technological change.
desplazarse libremente
(v.)=roam (about/around).
Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.
desplazarse por
(v.)=move through ; navigate (through).
Ex: Use PgDn (Page Down) to move through INDEX screens. Ex: Hypertext offers users a simple way to navigate through computerised information systems but there is always the risk that users may become lost in the network of interconnected pieces of information.
desplegable
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* encarte desplegable=throw-out.
* póster desplegable=centrefold [centerfold, -USA].

desplegar
(v.)=unfold ; unfurl ; deploy.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.
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* desplegarse a modo de abanico=fan out.
* desplegarse en abanico=fan out.

desplegarse a modo de abanico
(v.)=fan out.
Ex: The search fans out through a is-a relationship from the original two nodes to all node.
desplegarse en abanico
(v.)=fan out.
Ex: The search fans out through a is-a relationship from the original two nodes to all node.
despliegue
(n.)=deployment.
Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.
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* despliegue militar=military deployment.
* despliegue policial=police crackdown.

despliegue militar
(n.)=military deployment.
Ex: The question arises, why is the German government so eager for a military deployment, which is both expensive and very risky?.
despliegue policial
(n.)=police crackdown.
Ex: Police crackdown on the infanticides is almost nonexistent, as they are easily bribed to look the other way.
desplomado
(adj.)=collapsed.
Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
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* caer desplomado=slump in + a heap.

desplomarse
(v.)=slump ; tumble down ; cave in ; flake out ; tumble ; plummet ; slump in + a heap ; take + a tumble ; keel over ; fall down ; plummet to + the ground ; hit + the wall.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: The article has the title 'The walls come tumbling down'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.
Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it.
Ex: The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch.
Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.
Ex: By the time I got to the tower I was shivering and drenched in snow after falling down several times on the slippery ice.
Ex: Police said a paraglider pilot died Sunday evening after his paraglider suddenly plummeted to the ground.
Ex: These figures confirm that the jobs market has hit the wall.

desplome
(n.)=fall ; drop ; collapse.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
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* desplome bursátil=market crash ; stock market crash.
* desplome de la bolsa=market crash ; stock market crash.

desplome bursátil
(n.)=market crash ; stock market crash.
Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes. Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
desplome de la bolsa
(n.)=market crash ; stock market crash.
Ex: The excessive speculation in the late 1920's kept the stock market artificially high, but eventually lead to large market crashes. Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
desplumar
(v.)=fleece.
Ex: Roosevelt's measures to prevent big business fleecing the public were popular and the election of 1904 provided him with the chance to run for president in his own right.

despoblado
(adj.)=unpopulated ; deserted ; depopulated.
Ex: In the USA and Australia, the impression is that there is a lot of wide open, largely unpopulated space between towns of a size to support static library services.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
Ex: During times of war it is much easier to imagine a depopulated world, a world destroyed by humanity's own hand.
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* zona interior despoblada=backcountry.

despoblar
(v.)=depopulate.
Ex: It is my intention to give you clips from documents, many from the United Nations, that prove there is a plan to depopulate this planet.

despojado
(adj.)=denuded.
Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.
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* despojado de=shorn of.

despojado de
=shorn of.
Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
despojar
(v.)=despoil ; strip ; cashier.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
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* despojarse de=divest of ; shed.

despojarse de
(v.)=divest of ; shed.
Ex: Of course, not all SLIS should divest themselves of library-based programmes to take advantage of uncertain information markets. Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.
despojo
(n.)=denudation ; plunder.
Ex: Ranganathan illustrates how these Main Subjects have developed by loose assemblage, dissection, denudation, distillation, etc..
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
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* despojos de la guerra, los=spoils of war, the.

despojos de la guerra, los
(n.)=spoils of war, the.
Ex: The horrors of what women have had to endure as the human spoils of wars over time has had little examination and little if any punishment.
despolarización
(n.)=depolarisation [depolarization, -USA].
Ex: The effects of precipitation and foliage attenuation and depolarization are considered to have negligible effect on the microwave mobile systems.

desportillado
(adj.)=chipped.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.

desportillar
(v.)=chip.
Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

despotismo
(n.)=despotism.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

despotricar
(v.)=rant ; rant and rave ; rave at.
Ex: I am here to rant, think out loud and possibly provide relevant information for all.
Ex: Under a cloudy sky, he ranted and raved, confounding the real with the unreal.
Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.
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* despotricar de=fulminate about.

despotricar de
(v.)=fulminate about.
Ex: In his latest book Wilson Follett fulminates for two pages about librarians imposing these ridiculous distorted headings on the public.
despreciable
(adj.)=negligible ; abject ; abjected ; despicable ; paltry ; measly ; lowdown.
Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
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* nada despreciable=not inconsiderable.

despreciar
(v.)=disparage ; scorn ; despise ; be scornful of ; hold in + disgrace ; snub ; deprecate ; have + contempt for ; look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library.
Ex: Yet, despite his great erudition and powerful writings, his scheme has had little success in establishing itself as a major competitor to such schemes as DC, UDC and LC, which Bliss himself held in some contempt.
Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronised or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.
Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.

despreciativo
(adj.)=snide ; derisive ; deprecating.
Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.
Ex: As sophisticated technologies and management methods were introduced, process engineers engaged in efforts to portray manual workers' knowledge in derisive terms.
Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

desprecio
(n.)=scorn ; disdain ; contempt ; put-down ; deprecation ; snub ; sneer ; slight.
Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.
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* decir con desprecio=sneer.
* desprecio por envidia=sour grapes.
* gesto de desprecio=gesture of disdain.
* hacer un desprecio=slight.
* manifestar desprecio=profess + disdain.
* mirar a la gente con desprecio=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* mirar con desprecio=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon.

desprecio por envidia
=sour grapes.
Ex: Yet the cynical judgment of 'sour grapes' is often passed on a preference adjustment that is prompted by coming to believe that some alternative is no longer feasible.
desprender semillas
(v.)=go to + seed.
Ex: This is a familiar sight for those who struggle with their lawns -- a dandelion has gone to seed insuring another crop of dandelions will arise shortly.
desprender^1
(v.)=dislodge.
Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.
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* carne + desprenderse del hueso=meat + fall off + the bone.
* desprenderse=drop off ; fall from ; fall out ; flake off ; follow ; snap off ; fall ; come + undone ; come + loose ; come off.
* desprenderse de=divest of ; drop away from ; throw away ; part with ; come out of ; fall off of.
* desprender semillas=go to + seed.
* se desprende que=it follows that.

desprender^2
(v.)=give off ; spout.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.

desprenderse
(v.)=drop off ; fall from ; fall out ; flake off ; follow ; snap off ; fall ; come + undone ; come + loose ; come off.
Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack. Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack. Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out. Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off. Ex: It automatically follows that any concept belonging to this facet will constitute a distributed relative. Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean. Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet. Ex: Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone. Ex: It appeared that the digger came loose on the trailer and fell onto the stone wall. Ex: No sooner said than done -- he slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off.
desprenderse de
(v.)=divest of ; drop away from ; throw away ; part with ; come out of ; fall off of.
Ex: Of course, not all SLIS should divest themselves of library-based programmes to take advantage of uncertain information markets. Ex: As the cards are raised on the needle, those which are notched to the edge at that position will drop away from the pack. Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be. Ex: He cried, 'Not that, I cannot part with that'. Ex: Perhaps the most outstanding model to come out of the NIC project was that of Detroit's community information service, which was given the name 'The Information Place', TIP. Ex: So, even if one of the many libraries falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always be there for us.
desprendimiento
(n.)=detachment.
Ex: This is the method used in the detachment of graphic art items form albums.
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* desprendimiento de retina=detached retina.
* desprendimiento de rocas=falling rocks.
* desprendimiento de tierra=landslide ; landslip.
* desprendimientos=falling debris.
* desprendimientos de edificios=falling debris.

desprendimiento de retina
(n.)=detached retina.
Ex: Haemorrhage was noted over the surface of the detached retina and the optic nerve head was covered by a proliferative white structure.
desprendimiento de rocas
(n.)=falling rocks.
Ex: A family of four were airlifted to hospital after being hit by falling rocks while they were fossil hunting on a beach.
desprendimiento de tierra
(n.)=landslide ; landslip.
Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books. Ex: The victims included men, women and children and they were either washed away in floods or buried in landslips.
desprendimientos
(n.)=falling debris.
Ex: Falling debris can cause severe injury or death to workers and pedestrians.
desprendimientos de edificios
(n.)=falling debris.
Ex: Falling debris can cause severe injury or death to workers and pedestrians.
despreocupación
(n.)=indifference ; nonchalance ; unconcern ; insouciance.
Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
Ex: Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.

despreocupadamente
=blithely.
Ex: The people who blithely assert that we could do this job instead of immigrants are wildly underestimating what's involved in becoming a skilled picker.
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* vivir despreocupadamente=coast along ; live without + worries.

despreocupado
(adj.)=freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; unconcerned ; footloose ; blithe ; carefree ; breezy ; insouciant ; nonplus ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; nonchalant ; airy ; happy-go-lucky ; devil-may-care.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
Ex: Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.
Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.
Ex: Alcohol in moderation is effective in reducing stress and may increase overall affective expression, happiness, euphoria, conviviality, & carefree feelings.
Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: Jeff presents himself as happy-go-lucky and quite a joker, but others tend to see him as obnoxious and boorish.
Ex: Jet Li is a charming drunk with a devil-may-care grin and enough skill to keep himself from being turned into a grease spot.
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* actitud despreocupada=devil-may-care attitude.
* de manera despreocupada=casually.
* usar de un modo despreocupado=bandy (about/around).

desprestigiado
(adj.)=discredited.
Ex: In holding fast to a belief in health promotion, they resisted being coopted by a now discredited market system.

desprestigiar
(v.)=vilify ; smear ; revile.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.
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* desprestigiarse=lose + face.

desprestigiarse
(v.)=lose + face.
Ex: Fear of 'losing face' often prevents people from seeking counseling for psychological problems until the problems are advanced.
desprestigio
(n.)=loss of face.
Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.

despresurización
(n.)=depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].
Ex: A sudden depressurisation could lead to a sudden drop of temperature to the stage of making people as stiff as ice in a few minutes.

despresurizar
(v.)=depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
Ex: If an aircraft depressurises, pilots should don oxygen masks immediately.

desprevenido
(adj.)=unwary ; unsuspecting ; unaware.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: There has been little planning about what to do about the huge quantities of unevaluated and perhaps unwanted information which threatens to engulf the unsuspecting user.
Ex: I had been under the assumption that attacking an opponent that was unaware would suffice to catch them flat-footed.
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* coger a Alguien desprevenido=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
* coger desprevenido=catch + unprepared ; take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* desprevenidos, los=unsuspecting, the.
* pillar a Alguien desprevenido=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
* pillar desprenido=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* pillar desprevenido=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s).

desprevenidos, los
(n.)=unsuspecting, the.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
desprofesionalización
(n.)=deprofessionalisation [deprofessionalization, -USA].
Ex: The article 'The reprofessionalization of cataloguing' traces the deprofessionalization of cataloguing in the 80s and show how it is being reprofessionalized in the 90s.

desprofesionalizar
(v.)=deprofessionalise [deprofessionalize, -USA].
Ex: Whether by design or default, libraries are being neglected, deprofessionalised and left to rot.

desproporcionadamente
=disproportionately.
Ex: It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.

desproporcionado
(adj.)=lopsided ; disproportionate ; unproportional ; inordinate ; disproportional.
Ex: On the other hand, development of some schedules is lopsided and there are misprints and inconsistancies.
Ex: To explain this matter would require an amount of space quite disproportionate in a book of this nature.
Ex: Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
Ex: 45 per cent of respondents say that Israel is right in wanting to end the rocket attacks, but think its actions in Gaza are disproportional.
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* desproporcionado (con respecto a)=out of all proportion (to) ; out of (all) proportion (to).
* desproporcionado uno con otro=ill-balanced.

desproporcionado (con respecto a)
=out of all proportion (to) ; out of (all) proportion (to).
Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians. Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.
desproporcionado uno con otro
=ill-balanced.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
desproporcionar
(v.)=exaggerate ; throw + Nombre + out of proportion ; disproportion ; blow + Nombre + out of proportion.
Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
Ex: What do you guys think, is this all being thrown out of proportion or is Simon now covering his behind?.
Ex: Always resize the image from the corner so as not to disproportion the image.
Ex: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
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* no desproporcionar=put + Nombre + in(to) perspective.
* no desproporcionar Algo=keep + Nombre + in perspective.

desproporción
(n.)=spree ; binge ; asymmetry ; disproportion.
Ex: Although it is entertaining to note the extravagant purchases of the very rich, many stories do little beyond documenting sprees of consumption.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.
Ex: Israel is indeed guilty of gross disproportion in its response to the challenges facing the state.

despropósito
(n.)=absurdity ; nonsense ; snub ; mixed signal.
Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.

desprotección
(n.)=defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.

desprotegidamente
=unprotectedly.
Ex: We drove along the coast road then being bulldozed clear to Weligama a beautiful small town at the cusp of a wide bay and open unprotectedly to the full force of the ocean waves.

desprotegido
(adj.)=exposed ; out in the cold ; unprotected.
Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
Ex: The documentary video 'Out in the Cold' seeks to raise audience awareness of the plight of homeless gay and lesbian youth.
Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
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* dejar desprotegido=leave + unprotected ; leave + Nombre + out in the cold.

desprovisto
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* desprovisto de=devoid of ; shorn of.

desprovisto de
=devoid of ; shorn of.
Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications. Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
despuntar
(v.)=blunt.
Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
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* al despuntar el alba=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn.
* al despuntar el día=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.

después
=afterward(s) ; later ; then ; in the aftermath ; in later years ; later on ; thereafter.
Ex: We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.
Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.
Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
Ex: This article discusses the features of the library's disaster planning which had been overlooked but could have reduced the severity of the problems encountered in the aftermath.
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
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* antes o después de=either side of.
* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura=after-hours book drop.
* después de=after ; following ; subsequent to ; in the wake of ; no sooner than.
* después de conseguir empleo=postappointment.
* después de eso=thereafter.
* después de la contratación=post-employment [postemployment].
* después de la escuela=after-school hours ; after-school time.
* después de la prueba=posttest [post-test].
* después de la queja=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
* después de la reclamación=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
* después del examen=posttest [post-test].
* después del horario de trabajo=after hours [after-hours].
* después del horario normal=after hours [after-hours].
* después de lo cual=whereupon.
* después del parto=postpartum.
* después de tanto tiempo=after so long ; after such a long time.
* después de todo=after all.
* después de unos minutos=after a little while.
* después de un ratito=after a little while.
* Expresión Temporal + después=Expresión Temporal + on.
* Fecha + d.C. (Después de Cristo)=AD [A.D.] + Fecha (Anno Domini).
* incluso después de=even after.
* inmediatamente después=thereupon [thereon].
* inmediatamente después de=fast on the heels of ; on the heels of ; on the coattails of.
* justo después=immediately.
* justo después de=right behind ; right after ; on the heels of ; on the coattails of.
* justo después de (que)=immediately after.
* loción para después del afeitado=aftershave lotion ; aftershave.
* morir después que=outlive.
* muchísimo tiempo después=ages and ages hence.
* mucho tiempo después=ages and ages hence.
* mucho tiempo después (de que)=long after.
* no mucho después=not long after.
* Número + años después=Número + years on.
* píldora del día después=morning-after pill.
* poco después=soon afterwards ; shortly afterwards ; shortly after ; not long after.
* poco después de=soon after (that) ; shortly after.
* poco después de que=shortly after.
* poco tiempo después=shortly afterwards.
* venir justo después de=come on + the heels of.

después de
=after ; following ; subsequent to ; in the wake of ; no sooner than.
Ex: The notation is made easier to remember by inserting a decimal point after the first three numbers. Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project. Ex: Subsequent to the seminar the majority of academic libraries have had open access service in almost all respects similar to the general principles discussed at York. Ex: Of course uniformity tends to follow in the wake of centralization. Ex: The effect of drugs on myoelectric activity of the digestive tract should be evaluated no sooner than 2 weeks after electrode implantation.
después de conseguir empleo
(n.)=postappointment.
Ex: With this goal in mind, strategies and tactics to bring about greater understanding of information technology in archival science can be devised to meet needs in both preappointment and postappointment education.
después de eso
=thereafter.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
después de la contratación
(adj.)=post-employment [postemployment].
Ex: Postemployment training is more likely to be effective if developed in conjunction with employers in ways that are sensitive to the realities of the workplace.
después de la escuela
(n.)=after-school hours ; after-school time.
Ex: The article 'The public library and the latchkey children' concludes that the majority of public libraries are being used to some extent for the purpose of caring for children during after-school hours. Ex: Today, far too many children spend most of their out-of-school time in unsupervised, non-educational activities.
después de la prueba
(n.)=posttest [post-test].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
después de la queja
(adj.)=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
Ex: Because this study focuses on users' complaint behavior, not postcomplaint behavior, justice was not included in this study.
después de la reclamación
(adj.)=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
Ex: Because this study focuses on users' complaint behavior, not postcomplaint behavior, justice was not included in this study.
después de lo cual
=whereupon.
Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
después de tanto tiempo
=after so long ; after such a long time.
Ex: Medics have warned of damage to the miners' retinas when they reach daylight after so long underground. Ex: He can't stop smiling thinking of seeing her again after such a long time, his heart is racing and beating loud.
después de todo
=after all.
Ex: After all, the areas of diversification are catered for already by other types of information-related departments.
después de un ratito
=after a little while.
Ex: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.
después de unos minutos
=after a little while.
Ex: After a little while the bystanders came up and said to Peter, 'Certainly you too are one of them, for your accent betrays you'.
después del examen
(n.)=posttest [post-test].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
después del horario de trabajo
=after hours [after-hours].
Ex: Night owl project is an after hours telephone reference service initially unded by an LSCA grant.
después del horario normal
=after hours [after-hours].
Ex: Night owl project is an after hours telephone reference service initially unded by an LSCA grant.
después del parto
(n.)=postpartum.
Ex: Herbal treatments are also common & include postpartum administration of basil or chamomile tea.
despótico
(adj.)=autocratic ; dictatorial ; despotic ; totalitarian ; tyrannical ; overbearing.
Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
Ex: Such censorship in Soviet totalitarian society was a mighty hindrance to social, cultural and economic development.
Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.

desquiciado
=in tatters ; in shambles ; out of + Posesivo + senses ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; upside down.
Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.
Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
Ex: The article 'Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.
Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
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* desquiciado mental=deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
* estar desquiciado=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.

desquiciado mental
=deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes. Ex: The article 'Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law. Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
desquiciante
(adj.)=maddening ; infuriating.
Ex: For people with 'print disabilities' this is maddening and frustrating.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.

desquiciar
(v.)=wrench.
Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.
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* desquiciar + Posesivo + vida=turn + Posesivo + life upside down ; turn + Posesivo + world upside-down.

desquiciar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + life upside down ; turn + Posesivo + world upside-down.
Ex: He may have been a successful actor before stepping into 007's shoes, but Daniel Craig admits that playing James Bond has turned his life upside down. Ex: But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.
desquicio
(n.)=shambles.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.

desquitarse
(v.)=get + one back on ; revenge ; take + revenge ; avenge ; take + vengeance ; get + Posesivo + own back ; pay back.
Ex: This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.
Ex: Focusing on individual revenge, the writer examines what types of things can be revenged.
Ex: The very same people who had caused him all this anguish, were suddenly delivered right into his hands, finally giving him an opportunity to take revenge.
Ex: Moroccan families desiring to avenge their daughters have put a price on the journalist's head.
Ex: This man was called 'the avenger of blood,' because he took vengeance for the blood of his relative, whether the one whom he slew deserved to die or not.
Ex: Maria always takes the most horrific pics of me -- so I got my own back by taking a video of her having a poo in a public toilet!.
Ex: They may watch over their shoulders because someday someone may pay them back for what they did to little Peter because the judicial system certainly won't.
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* desquitarse de=retaliate against.
* desquitarse con=take it out on.

desquitarse con
(v.)=take it out on.
Ex: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.
desquitarse de
(v.)=retaliate against.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
desratización
(n.)=rat control.
Ex: The government should be regulating everything from birth control to rat control.

desregulación
(n.)=deregulation.
Ex: Particular attention is paid to deregulation of telecommunications and the role of European entrepreneurs such as Robert Maxwell.

desregulador
(adj.)=deregulatory.
Ex: This article examines the concept of public service broadcasting, its justifications and the deregulatory trends on the European Continent.

desregularizar
(v.)=deregulate.
Ex: This is expected to culminate in 1998 when the whole sector will be deregulated.

destacable
(adj.)=remarkable.
Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.

destacado
(adj.)=leading ; outstanding ; salient ; distinguished ; marked ; high profile ; esteemed ; singular ; with a difference ; prominent ; elevated ; of note ; standout ; selected ; unique.
Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
Ex: The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.
Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.
Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.
Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
Ex: Among its standout features is a collection of animated maps that are not terribly detailed but are accompanied by high-quality pictures of many interesting sites.
Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.
Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
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* elemento destacado=standout.
* lo más destacado=highlights.
* más destacado=foremost.
* miembro destacado=leading member.
* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre=stand + high on + Posesivo + list.
* persona destacada=standout.

destacar
(v.)=bring into + focus ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; give + prominence ; give + emphasis ; highlight ; make + Posesivo + mark ; single out ; illuminate ; heighten ; stand out in + the text ; play up ; stand out ; foreground ; lay + emphasis on ; be to the fore ; bring to + the fore ; come to + the fore ; give + highlights ; excel ; spotlight ; bring to + the forefront ; place + great store on ; create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile ; have + high profile ; bring + attention to ; stand apart ; shine ; deploy ; flag + Nombre + up ; stand + proud ; make + a statement ; throw + a/the spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on.
Ex: The current technological scene is reviewed to bring fee-related issues into sharper focus.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme.
Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark.
Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
Ex: This appraisal attempts to illuminate aspects of Irish library history omitted from international reference works.
Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
Ex: Both Dialog and Chemical Abstracts Service stand out in the text.
Ex: A long-standing but unfortunate tradition plays up antagonism between those librarians who become catalogers and those who opt for reference or public service.
Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography.
Ex: His survey of how such poetry has been edited in recent years, however, shows that a single edition is still foregrounded while other editions are only obliquely indicated via footnotes.
Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
Ex: Those countries which were already to the fore in science and technology certainly faced problems in the handling of information.
Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
Ex: As this table shows, the age profile for all borrowers is very close to that of all adults in the country but when one looks at the more frequent users, the regular borrowers, the older people come more to the fore.
Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86.
Ex: Expert systems represent an attempt to harness, as an intellectual tool, those features of the computer where it excels in the handling of data.
Ex: This article spotlights the role that authority files play in promoting uniformity of cataloguing practice.
Ex: This theft of valuable letters and documents brings to the forefront, once again, the question of collection security in the nation's archives.
Ex: The IFLA letter places great store on the number of FID members who are also IFLA members.
Ex: This article pesents an interview with George Cunningham who sees his role as creating a high profile for the library profession and fostering a love of books.
Ex: The course gives information technology a very high profile.
Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
Ex: There are many books published in the world and of many kinds, but one category stands apart: books that come under the heading of literature.
Ex: A light box would be provided for this purpose so that the cards could be accurately stacked on top of each other to allow the light from the light box to shine through any holes that the three cards had in common.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.
Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
Ex: The media's job is to throw the spotlight on what is of interest to the public.
Ex: The article 'Electronic security has put a spotlight on theft' concludes that electronic theft detection systems are the single most effective deterrent to library material loss.
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* conviene destacar que=a point of note.
* destacar con mucho sobre=stand out + head and shoulders (above/over) ; be head and shoulder (above/over).
* destacar en=pull off on.
* destacar la importancia=underscore + importance.
* destacar la importancia de=stress + the importance of ; emphasise + the importance of ; highlight + the importance of.
* destacar por encima de los demás=stand out from + the rest ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* destacar sobre los demás=stand out above + the rest ; stand out from + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* es de destacar=notably.
* es de destacar que=significantly.
* es importante destacar=importantly.
* hay que destacar=importantly.
* sin acontecimientos que destacar=uneventful.
* sin nada que destacar=uneventful.

destacar con mucho sobre
(v.)=stand out + head and shoulders (above/over) ; be head and shoulder (above/over).
Ex: `General recreation or leisure' stands out head and shoulders above all the other answers given by public library users as their reason for using the library. Ex: I evaluated both EndNote and ProCite before deciding which one to purchase and I felt ProCite was head and shoulders over EndNote.
destacar en
(v.)=pull off on.
Ex: AltaVista pulls off significantly more on obscure or specialist subjects than rivals like InfoSeek and Excite.
destacar la importancia
(v.)=underscore + importance.
Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.
destacar la importancia de
(v.)=stress + the importance of ; emphasise + the importance of ; highlight + the importance of.
Ex: George Cunha stressed the importance of having a written disaster plan ahead of time and that replacement was generally cheaper than recovery. Ex: This article emphasises the importance of stamp collecting as a hobby in the survival of these essentially ephemeral items = Este artículo destaca la importancia de la filatelia como una afición para la supervivencia de este material esencialmente efímeros. Ex: New studies highlight the importance of bowel prep and effectiveness of colonoscopy.
destacar por encima de los demás
(v.)=stand out from + the rest ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A course that stands out from the rest'. Ex: German culture stood above the rest of Latin Christendom in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. Ex: It is in fact, like putting icing on the cake and it certainly makes you stand out in the crowd.
destacar sobre los demás
(v.)=stand out above + the rest ; stand out from + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
Ex: German culture stood above the rest of Latin Christendom in the late tenth and early eleventh centuries. Ex: The article is entitled 'A course that stands out from the rest'. Ex: It is in fact, like putting icing on the cake and it certainly makes you stand out in the crowd.
destajo
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* a destajo=non-stop.
* trabajador a destajo=piecework hand ; piece-worker [pieceworker].
* trabajar a destajo=work + non-stop.
* trabajo a destajo=piecework.

destapado
(adj.)=uncovered.
Ex: A man who fell down an uncovered drain and was stuck for three hours today spoke of his ordeal.

destapar
(v.)=open ; uncover ; uncap.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
Ex: He took a bottle of water from a vintage refrigerator, uncapped it, and drank thirstily, emptying the entire bottle.
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* destapar la caja de Pandora=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.

destapar la caja de Pandora
(v.)=open (up) + a can of worms ; open + the floodgates.
Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Ex: This Supreme Court's decision has opened the floodgates to unlimited corporate and union spending on election ads.
destartalado
(adj.)=decrepit ; rickety ; dilapidated ; ramshackle ; beat-up.
Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.

destelleante
(adj.)=flashing.
Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.

destellear
(v.)=flash.
Ex: Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).

destello
(n.)=glitter ; flash ; flare.
Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.
Ex: Be it his fiery temper, flamboyant clothes or his flashes of kindness and razor-sharp wit, when people talk of him, they tend to go from one extreme to the other.
Ex: I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor.

destemplado
=raucous ; out of tune ; out of sorts.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
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* sentirse destemplado=feel under + the weather.
* sentirse destemplado=feel out of + sorts.

destemplarse
(v.)=go out of + tune.
Ex: Pianos go out of tune primarily because of seasonal changes in humidity that cause the soundboard to swell and shrink, thus raising and lowering the tension on the strings.

destensar
(v.)=defuse.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.

desternillante
(adj.)=rib-tickling.
Ex: The show is a combination of spoofs, gags and stand-up comedy and is rib-tickling.

desternillarse
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* chiste para desternillarse=rib tickler.
* chiste tonto para desternillarse=knee slapper.
* desternillarse de risa=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; crack up ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).
* ser para desternillarse=be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) scream ; be a (real) laugh.

desternillarse de risa
(v.)=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; crack up ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).
Ex: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn. Ex: Sometimes he makes me cringe and sometimes he makes me crack up. Ex: His dad pronounced the strange term to the best of his ability and the young man split his sides with laughter. Ex: Andrea and Mark were very welcoming and Jess was a real scream and had us in stitches.
desterrar
(v.)=banish ; exile ; excommunicate.
Ex: Many types and colours of shelving are now available, and forbidding dark wooden bookcases have been banished from most libraries.
Ex: He was unjustly court-martialed in 1894 for high treason and exiled to a penal colony on the coast of South America.
Ex: Another early hero of Surrealism, Salvador Dali, had been excommunicated for a rankling crime: success.

destetar
(v.)=wean.
Ex: And, maybe once he's weaned, he won't wake up in the middle of the night, wanting to nurse.

desteñimiento
(n.)=crocking.
Ex: The inside of my dryer has a blue ridge around the drum due to crocking from denim.

desteñir
(v.)=discolour.
Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour.
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* desteñirse=crock.

desteñirse
(v.)=crock.
Ex: When I got home the red suede had crocked all over my white blouse.
destiempo
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* Hacer Algo a destiempo=mistime.

destierro
(n.)=banishment ; exile ; excommunication.
Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.
Ex: Excommunication is the most severe punishment that a church disciplinary council can hand down against a member.
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* morir en el destierro=die in + exile.

destilación
(n.)=distillation.
Ex: This is also possible because of inconsistencies in the scheme itself; for example, distillation appears in the operations facet in Chemical engineering as 048.3, so that distillation of petroleum can be denoted 665.5.048.3 but it is also enumerated as 665.52.

destilado
(adj.)=distilled.
Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.
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* agua destilada=distilled water.

destilador
(n.)=still ; distiller.
Ex: After a successful trial run with one still, the two men broke into the big-time liquor world with the purchase of three additional copper stills.
Ex: Build your very own solar water distiller to discover how nature filters water via evaporation.
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* destilador ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner.
* destilador ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=shiner.

destilador ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas
(n.)=moonshiner.
Ex: A recipe for moonshine whiskey is included in the reminiscences of an 82 year old moonshiner.
destilar
(v.)=distil.
Ex: From studying the seven libraries, the report was able to distil the following characteristic features of a community information service.

destilería
(n.)=distillery.
Ex: The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).
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* destilería ilegal=moonshine still.

destilería ilegal
(n.)=moonshine still.
Ex: He provides a wealth of information about Texas life on everything from making fiddles, to running bloodhounds, to finding moonshine stills.
destinado
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* destinado a=destined to ; fated to ; bound for.
* destinado a ahorrar dinero=money-saving.
* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario=highlight abstract.
* estar destinado a=be intended for/to.

destinado a
=destined to ; fated to ; bound for.
Ex: The result was that by the close of the 1940s, when ADI was revived, new interests were developing which were destined to overthrow the preeminence of microfilm as a documentation concern. Ex: Macintosh seems fated to play a minor supporting role both in business and libraries. Ex: About a third of the 500 cruises bound for Alaska this year would fall under the new rule.
destinado a ahorrar dinero
(adj.)=money-saving.
Ex: It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.
destinado a despertar el interés del usuario
(n.)=highlight abstract.
Ex: Highlight abstracts are designed to attract the reader's attention to an article and to whet the appetite.
destinar
(v.)=earmark ; station ; design (for/to).
Ex: Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period.
Ex: These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.
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* destinar fondos=allocate + funds.

destinar fondos
(v.)=allocate + funds.
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
destinatario
(n.)=addressee ; destination ; recipient ; target population ; consignee.
Ex: Added entries under personal names are made in respect of persons with other relationships with the work, for example, addressees of a collection of letters, a person honoured by a Festschrift.
Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
Ex: He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching, and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
Ex: This subject is being presented for a specialized target population, motorists.
Ex: Hauliers, consignees and consignors will be informed as to which of their vehicles' information has not been entered into the database -- uncoded vehicles.
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* destinatario final=target group.
* destinatarios=audience ; target market ; target audience.

destinatario final
(n.)=target group.
Ex: The leaflets containing information about public libraries were arranged by date and by target group.
destino + depender de
(n.)=destiny + hang upon.
Ex: For that reason, its own destiny hangs upon its ability to act with wisdom and skill in its international relations.
destino de uno
(n.)=self-destiny.
Ex: The client is rational and socialized and to a large extent determines self-destiny.
destino turístico
(n.)=tourist destination ; vacation destination ; holiday destination.
Ex: Research on tourist destinations has paid little attention to what tourists actually do, how they use their time, and where they go within destinations. Ex: This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunkey. Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.
destino^1
(n.)=destiny ; fate ; fortune.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the fate of printed indexes.
Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
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* alcanzar el destino de Uno=reach + Posesivo + destination.
* destino + depender de=destiny + hang upon.
* destino de uno=self-destiny.
* regir el destino=determine + destiny.
* tener el destino de=suffer + the fate of.
* tener el mismo destino=suffer + the same fate.
* tentar el destino=tempt + fate.

destino^2
(n.)=destination ; point of arrival.
Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
Ex: Mileage must be calculated at the shortest practicable distance from the University to the point of arrival and return.
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* con destino a=to.
* con destino en el extranjero=serve + overseas.
* destino turístico=tourist destination ; vacation destination ; holiday destination.
* formato destino=target format.
* tesauro destino=target thesaurus.

destitución
(n.)=dismissal ; sacking.
Ex: One possible result may be the dismissal of reference books, perhaps even libraries, as legitimate sources of information.
Ex: Helen Clark is refusing to say how big a cabinet reshuffle will be in the wake of David Benson's sacking.

destituir
(v.)=remove ; cashier ; put out to + pasture ; put out to + grass.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
Ex: Let the free market decide whether it wants to support Prince's way of doing business or it wants to put him out to pasture.
Ex: The article 'Should the computer be put out to grass?' argues that successful transfer of information relies more on quality than quantity.

destornillador
(n.)=screwdriver.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
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* destornillador de cabeza plana=flathead screwdriver.

destornillador de cabeza plana
(n.)=flathead screwdriver.
Ex: This can be done by prying it out with a razor blade or small flathead screwdriver.
destreza
(n.)=competence ; skill ; dexterity ; prowess.
Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.
Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
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* basado en el desarrollo de destrezas prácticas=competency based.
* con destreza=nimbly ; adeptly ; with ease.
* crear con gran destreza=craft.
* desarrollar una destreza=develop + skill ; build + skill.
* desconocimiento de las destrezas básicas en la búsqueda, recuperación y orga=information illiteracy.
* destreza académica=academic skill.
* destreza cognitiva=cognitive skill.
* destreza de apoyo=ancillary skill.
* destreza en la acampada=campcraft.
* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca=library research skills.
* destreza lingüística=language skill.
* destreza manual=manual skill ; manual dexterity.
* destrezas informáticas=computer skills.
* destrezas para la entrevista=interview skills.
* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información=information skills.
* destrezas relacionadas con la información=information skills.
* destreza verbal=verbal skill.
* dominar una destreza=master + skill.
* mejorar + Posesivo + destrezas=sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
* producir con gran destreza=craft.
* requerir más destreza=be more of an art.

destreza académica
(n.)=academic skill.
Ex: In recent years there has been a growing realization that information skills relate not only to academic success but to life skills in general.
destreza cognitiva
(n.)=cognitive skill.
Ex: In addition, programming teaches cognitive skills, which may be transferable to domains such as cataloguing and classification.
destreza de apoyo
(n.)=ancillary skill.
Ex: A hundred years later, the ancillary skill of knowing where to find information had in its turn begun to slip beyond the grasp of those who needed it for their study and research.
destreza en la acampada
(n.)=campcraft.
Ex: Campcraft without equipment is totally different from campcraft with equipment.
destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca
=library research skills.
Ex: This article describes the problems and successes encountered in the use of an interactive video system for teaching basic library research skills.
destreza lingüística
(n.)=language skill.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
destreza manual
(n.)=manual skill ; manual dexterity.
Ex: There will be emphasis on scientific knowledge rather than manual skills. Ex: There exists a relationship between increased video-game playing and improvements of eye-hand coordination, as well as manual dexterity, and reaction time.
destreza verbal
(n.)=verbal skill.
Ex: Before the early hominids developed verbal skills, they communicated with each other via body language (particularly facial expressions).
destrezas informáticas
=computer skills.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
destrezas para la entrevista
(n.)=interview skills.
Ex: In this quiz you will be asked 18 questions about interview skills.
destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información
(n.)=information skills.
Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
destrezas relacionadas con la información
=information skills.
Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
destripamiento
(n.)=disembowelment.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

destripar
(v.)=disembowel ; gut.
Ex: Ravitch contends that political correctness has disemboweled the literary material taught in schools.
Ex: When white fish are gutted at sea, washed and iced, they have white flesh on landing because they have had time to bleed.

destripaterrones
(n.)=clodhopper ; drudge.
Ex: He said that a concerted program of weeding would ensure that the library will have 'no books which will interest persons with an intellectual range above that of clodhoppers and market gardeners'.
Ex: People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.

destronar
(v.)=dethrone.
Ex: Farming dethroned as leading industry -- after some 10,000 years the plurality of working humans no longer are engaged in farming, but rather the delivery of services.

destrozado
(adj.)=tattered ; shattered ; wrecked ; vandalised [vandalized, -USA] ; dog tired ; ruined ; broken-hearted ; in tatters ; in shambles ; upside down ; smashed.
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour.
Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
Ex: When we feel broken-hearted it is all too easy to wallow in the emptiness and pain and forget that as with everything in life this too shall pass.
Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'.
Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
Ex: Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.
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* con el corazón destrozado=broken-hearted.
* destrozado por la guerra=war-ravaged.
* destrozado por un huracán=hurricane-ravaged.
* estar destrozado=be + wreck ; be a (complete) shambles.
* quedar destrozado=go to + pieces.
* sentirse destrozado=be gutted ; feel + gutted.

destrozado por la guerra
(adj.)=war-ravaged.
Ex: The author describes the American University of Beirut Library and how it functions in war-ravaged Lebanon.
destrozado por un huracán
(adj.)=hurricane-ravaged.
Ex: More than 900 volunteers are working together to bring some hope to the hurricane-ravaged city of New Orleans.
destrozar
(v.)=shatter ; batter ; vandalise [vandalize, -USA] ; wreak + devastation ; smash ; pull apart ; ravage ; go out + the window ; tear + Nombre + apart ; mangle ; dismember ; shred ; slaughter ; blow away ; wreck ; rip through ; pull + Nombre + to bits ; wipe + the floor with ; rubbish ; blight ; chew up ; rip + apart ; run + Nombre + to the ground ; butcher.
Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.
Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone.
Ex: In places the waters had swept container lorries loaded with goods yards off the road where they now lay twisted and mangled and almost unrecognizable as vehicles.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town.
Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.
Ex: An 18-month-old girl was 'ripped apart like a doll' by a dog in a horrific attack at a family home, witnesses have disclosed.
Ex: The current owners purchased the business from the previous owners because they had apparently ran it to the ground.
Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
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* destrozar completamente=blow + Nombre + to bits.
* destrozarse=come + undone ; go to + rack and ruin ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; go to + ruin ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).

destrozar completamente
(v.)=blow + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.
destrozarse
(v.)=come + undone ; go to + rack and ruin ; come apart at + the seams ; fall apart at + the seams ; go to + ruin ; fall (in)to + ruin(s).
Ex: Ultimately, thought, understood as part of high culture, has come undone. Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams. Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless. Ex: Action is urgently needed to stop our village going to ruin. Ex: The abbey fell into ruin after the dissolution of the monasteries by Henry VIII, and now very little of it remains.
destrozo
(n.)=defacement ; smashing ; ravages ; rampage ; decimation ; rack and ruin ; shambles ; breakage.
Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice).
Ex: The traditional sacred silence has even been replaced by a wonderful and imaginative smashing of the 'sound barrier' between silent print and the world of activity.
Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
Ex: If you brush or comb your hair too often or in the wrong way, this can lead to breakage.
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* causar destrozos=wreak + devastation.
* destrozo intencionado=mutilation.
* destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales=environmental damage.

destrozo intencionado
(n.)=mutilation.
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
destrozo producido por las condiciones ambientales
(n.)=environmental damage.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
destrucción
(n.)=destruction ; ruin ; devastation ; demolition ; obliteration ; decimation ; wiping out.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: Information deprivation can be found among a very broad band of the population, including all those citizens whose life styles contribute towards the ruin of their environment.
Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.
Ex: The new library was built in a single phase, with stock and facilities housed in temporary accommodation during demolition and construction.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
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* armas de destrucción masiva=weapons of mass destruction.
* causar destrucción=wreak + destruction.
* destrucción medioambiental=environmental destruction.
* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción=another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.

destrucción medioambiental
(n.)=environmental destruction.
Ex: The whole extent of Chernobyl's damage -- both in terms of human casualties and environmental destruction -- may never be known for sure.
destructible
(adj.)=destructible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The article 'Those (in)destructible disks: or, another myth exploded' describes the characteristics of the ubiquitous 360K 51/4-inch floppy disc.

destructivo
(adj.)=corrosive ; destructive ; ruinous ; baneful.
Ex: This paper examines some aspects of the history of libraries in the Soviet Union from the viewpoint of the corrosive effects of totalitarianism on libraries.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
Ex: Negative features are the water sprinkler fire extinguishing system, which, if activated, would be ruinous to the Library's holdings.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
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* no destructivo=non-destructive.

destructor
(adj.)=destroyer ; destructive ; annihilating.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.

destruido
(adj.)=ruined ; smashed.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
Ex: Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.
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* destruido completamente por el fuego=burnt out.

destruido completamente por el fuego
(adj.)=burnt out.
Ex: Only the burnt out shell of the Moorish revival building (the former town hall) which housed the library now remains.
destruir
(v.)=demolish ; destroy ; knock out ; scupper ; wipe out ; trash ; pull apart ; sweep away ; knock down ; rack [wrack] ; wreak + destruction ; destruct ; shred ; wreck ; decimate ; lay + waste to ; wash out ; run down ; break down ; blow up ; rubbish ; stomp + Nombre + out ; smash ; run + Nombre + to the ground.
Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
Ex: Two years ago Hurricane Hugo nearly knocked out Charleston.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.
Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being 'trashed' by the rush towards technology.
Ex: If solutions are not found to meet this challenge, users' hunger for multimedia could pull the Internet apart.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made.
Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Ex: That means that the abstractions of scientific knowledge reduce the reality and even destruct it.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
Ex: It really is time we stopped kow-towing to every Tom, Dick and Harry who runs down our industry.
Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
Ex: The current owners purchased the business from the previous owners because they had apparently ran it to the ground.
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* chocar destruyendo=smash into.
* destruir completamente=blow + Nombre + to bits.
* destruir la esperanza=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
* destruir un mito=explode + myth.
* fuego + destruir=fire + destroy.
* fuego + destruir por completo=fire + gut.

destruir completamente
(v.)=blow + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology.
destruir la esperanza
(v.)=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
destruir un mito
(v.)=explode + myth.
Ex: The article 'Those (in)destructible disks: or, another myth exploded' describes the characteristics of the ubiquitous 360K 51/4-inch floppy disc.
desunión
(n.)=fissure ; disunity.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

desuso
(n.)=disfavour ; disuse ; desuetude.
Ex: It seems a pity that the notation of these headings remains in disfavour.
Ex: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.
Ex: After many years of desuetude, manual typewriters are gaining in popularity among writers.
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* caer en desuso=fall into + disuse ; fall out of + fashion ; go out of + use ; lapse ; fall into + disfavour ; die out ; drop from + sight ; go out of + favour ; pass away ; pass into + desuetude ; sink into + desuetude ; sink into + oblivion.
* en desuso=obsolete ; disused.

desvainar
(v.)=shell.
Ex: At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.

desvalido
(adj.)=helpless ; deprived ; unprotected.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.
Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
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* dejar desvalido=leave + unprotected.
* desvalidos, los=deprived, the ; deprived population, the ; underprivileged, the.
* niño desvalido=deprived child.

desvalidos, los
=deprived, the ; deprived population, the ; underprivileged, the.
Ex: Solicitors are often less familiar with those areas of law which most affect the lives of the deprived. Ex: The mediatheque serves the local, deprived population with story hours, film shows, exchange of stamps and postcards. Ex: This need for information arises in all classes and not only among the underprivileged and deprived.
desvalijar
(v.)=plunder ; rifle.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.

desvalorar
(v.)=depreciate ; deflate.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others.
Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.

desvalorización
(n.)=devaluation ; loss of value.
Ex: The major factor affecting periodicals in Australia during 1986 was the significant devaluation of the Australian dollar against most major currencies.
Ex: A suit was filed in 1985 for $31 Million for loss of value of the land.

desvalorizar
(v.)=render + valueless ; undervalue [under-value] ; deflate ; devalorise [devalorize, -USA].
Ex: The immense cultural differences facing the professions tends to render comparisons valueless.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
Ex: The new feminist philosophies of the body tend sometimes to grate against this project by valorizing the body but devalorizing gender.
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* desvalorizarse=lose + Posesivo + value.

desvalorizarse
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + value.
Ex: This suggests that core lists of serials might lose their value substantially over a relatively short time.
desvanecerse
(v.)=fade (away/out) ; fall into + obscurity ; fall out ; perish ; vanish ; evaporate ; dissolve ; wither ; banish ; blow away ; fizzle out ; etherealise [etherealize, -USA] ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue ; wear off ; end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.
Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
Ex: So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
Ex: The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society.
Ex: Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity.
Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic.
Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.
Ex: But he may be put under house arrest, a dire fate for a man who is terrified of fading into obscurity.
Ex: The music industry as we know it is slowly fading into oblivion.
Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.
Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.
Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
Ex: There was a similar event in North Korea, but the difference is that the North Korean coup ended up in smoke.
Ex: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
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* desvanecerse la luz=light + fail.

desvanecerse la luz
(v.)=light + fail.
Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.
desvanecimiento
(n.)=fading ; loss of consciousness ; blackout.
Ex: By means of this method a good black and white image is achieved and there is no fading even when copies are stored for a lengthy period.
Ex: Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to decreased cerebral blood flow.
Ex: God, I almost had a blackout just looking at the photos.

desvarar
(v.)=refloat.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.

desvariar
(v.)=rant ; rant and rave.
Ex: I am here to rant, think out loud and possibly provide relevant information for all.
Ex: Under a cloudy sky, he ranted and raved, confounding the real with the unreal.

desvarío
(n.)=delirium ; raving.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: It is therefore essential to suspect and recognize delirium in these patients, especially in emergency wards.
Ex: I knew all the ways to control lunatics, but she was strong in her ravings and knocked me cold more than once.
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* desvarío de un lunático=lunatic raving.
* desvaríos=rantings and ravings ; rantings.

desvarío de un lunático
(n.)=lunatic raving.
Ex: French President Nicolas Sarkozy has snapped back at rumours over his private life by describing them as 'lunatic ravings'.
desvaríos
(n.)=rantings and ravings ; rantings.
Ex: She was the 'insane' counterpart to the overly serious world of computers and everybody loved her rantings and ravings. Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
desvaído
(adj.)=sallow .
Ex: Dull or sallow skin may be a symptom of a weakened immunity or an overindulgence in fatty foods and carbohydrates with little exercise.

desvelar
(v.)=belie ; unfurl.
Ex: But Stanton kew that this remark belied James' impatience with the situation.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
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* historia + desvelar=story + unfold.
* no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad=protect + Posesivo + identity.

desvelo
(n.)=solicitude.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.

desvencijado
(adj.)=rickety ; decrepit ; dilapidated ; ramshackle ; beat-up.
Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.

desventaja
(n.)=disadvantage ; drawback ; flaw ; limitation ; weakness ; minus [minuses, pl.] ; downside ; weak point.
Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.
Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.
Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.
Ex: The strengths and weaknesses of natural language indexing derive from this basic characteristic.
Ex: Whether these differences are pluses or minuses depends very much on a library's needs and expectations.
Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.
Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
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* adolecer de desventaja=suffer from + limitation.
* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa=first-mover disadvantage.
* desventaja del primero que hace Algo=first-mover disadvantage ; first-mover advantage.
* estar en desventaja=be disadvantaged ; be at a disadvantage.
* ventajas y desventajas=trade-off [tradeoff/trade off] ; pros and cons ; benefits and pitfalls.
* ventajas (y/o) desventajas=merits (and/or) demerits ; advantages (and/or) disadvantages ; strengths (and/or) weaknesses ; pluses (and/or) minuses.
* ver desventajas=see + drawbacks.

desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa
(n.)=first-mover disadvantage.
Ex: When competition between buyers is very fierce, the seller may prefer to respond to bids rather than to propose an offer herself: a first-mover disadvantage.
desventaja del primero que hace Algo
(n.)=first-mover disadvantage ; first-mover advantage.
Ex: When competition between buyers is very fierce, the seller may prefer to respond to bids rather than to propose an offer herself: a first-mover disadvantage. Ex: In order to explain Shell's dominance in Nigeria, the article proposes to utilize the concept of a 'first-mover advantage'.
desventajoso
(adj.)=disadvantageous.
Ex: This study found that online access to scientific serials is most appropriate in the third world, principally due to the presence of a small number of scientists with a broad range of interests which makes the fixed-price regimes of print, microform or CD-ROM disadvantageous.

desventura
(n.)=ill fate ; misadventure.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.
Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

desventurado
(adj.)=ill-fated ; star-crossed.
Ex: This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.

desvergonzadamente
=shamelessly ; unashamedly.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
Ex: I was fascinated by the monkey's bright blue scrotum and dark pink penis, and by its ability to unashamedly show his prize jewels off.

desvergonzado
(adj.)=shameless ; cad ; unashamed ; unabashed.
Ex: Another librarian described herself as 'a shameless, self-promoter'.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
Ex: There is a need for more study of current lending patterns to establish a clear mandate for unashamed purchase of AV materials by traditionally print-oriented librarians.
Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.

desvergüenza
(n.)=shamelessness.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
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* tener la desvergüenza de=have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.

desvestir
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* desvestir(se)=undress.
* desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro=rob Peter to pay Paul.
* desvestir(se)=disrobe.

desvestir a un santo para vestir a otro
=rob Peter to pay Paul.
Ex: Unless US schools begin to get the funding needed for this, they will have to continue the current pattern of subsiding on-line and periodical costs from the books budget ie robbing Peter to pay Paul.
desvestir(se)
(v.)=undress.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
desviación
(n.)=departure ; deviation ; diversion ; deviance ; deflection.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them 'conform more to rules advocated by Mr. Panizzi than to those finally sanctioned by the Trustees of the Museum'.
Ex: Deviations from this basic order may be useful, particularly with regard to what are known as differential facets and common facets.
Ex: Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.
Ex: The phenomena of book theft and mutilation from academic libraries are analysed from the standpoint of the sociology of deviance.
Ex: Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.
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* desviación de columna=spinal curvature ; curvature of the spine.
* desviación de la norma=deviation + from the norm ; departure from the norm.
* desviación estándar=standard deviation.
* desviación media=mean deviation.
* desviación sexual=sexual deviance.
* desviación típica=standard deviation.

desviación de columna
(n.)=spinal curvature ; curvature of the spine.
Ex: Individuals with severe spinal curvatures may complain of breathing difficulties and weakness. Ex: Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty.
desviación de la norma
=deviation + from the norm ; departure from the norm.
Ex: Algorithmic identification of new compounds can be incorrect because of spectral deviations of new substances from the norms. Ex: The tenth edition was a departure from the norm in that it was an adaptation rather than a strict abridgement.
desviación estándar
(n.)=standard deviation.
Ex: These measures were then compared across the group as a whole and the mean and standard deviation of recall and precision calculated for each search type.
desviación media
(n.)=mean deviation.
Ex: For these phenological stages the maximum mean deviation between calculations and observations is 5 days.
desviación sexual
(n.)=sexual deviance.
Ex: Topics include promiscuity and adultery, pornography and prostitution, sexual preference and sexual deviance, sexual harassment and sexual violence against women.
desviación típica
(n.)=standard deviation.
Ex: These measures were then compared across the group as a whole and the mean and standard deviation of recall and precision calculated for each search type.
desviado
(adj.)=deviating.
Ex: Impact factors based on the usual 2 years' observation period may therefore be distorted by deviating ageing behaviour.
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* desviado de rumbo=off course.

desviado de rumbo
=off course.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
desviar
(v.)=deflect ; divert ; detour.
Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.
Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted.
Ex: Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works.
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* desviar a=shunt into.
* desviar el debate de ... a=wrest + discussion + away from ... to.
* desviar fondos=divert + funds.
* desviar + Posesivo + atención=divert + Posesivo + attention.
* desviarse=stray (from/outside) ; skew away ; drift off ; fork ; detour ; take + a detour ; make + a detour.
* desviarse de=depart from ; deviate (from) ; wander from.
* desviarse del buen camino=go off + the rails.
* desviarse del curso=veer from + course.
* desviarse del rumbo=go off + course.
* desviarse del tema=go off on + a tangent ; go off at + a tangent ; wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off + the track ; get off + the track ; fly off at/on + a tangent.
* desviarse del tema en cuestión=go off on + another track.
* desviarse del tema principal=sidetrack.
* desviarse de rumbo=be off course ; fly off + course.
* desviarse de un tema temporalmente=go off on + side excursions.
* hacer desviarse de rumbo=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.

desviar + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=divert + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: The global war on terror is diverting attention from the main causes of instability: poverty, disease, environment.
desviar a
(v.)=shunt into.
Ex: In successive index entries the previous lead term is shunted into the Qualifier position, and the first term in the Display moves into the lead position.
desviar el debate de ... a
(v.)=wrest + discussion + away from ... to.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
desviar fondos
(v.)=divert + funds.
Ex: Some large libraries and specialized collections have diverted sizable funds from other activities to preserve materials already in their collections.
desviarse
(v.)=stray (from/outside) ; skew away ; drift off ; fork ; detour ; take + a detour ; make + a detour.
Ex: Public libraries have had difficulty in establishing such a role without straying too far outside their own area of competence. Ex: Management priorities are often skewed away from emphasis on continuing education. Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant. Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth. Ex: Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works. Ex: A woman struggled to survive when she found herself at the mercy of a psychopathic killer after taking a detour into the backwoods outside New York City. Ex: He was then forced to return the aircraft to Manchester airport after making a detour over the North Sea.
desviarse de
(v.)=depart from ; deviate (from) ; wander from.
Ex: It is sometimes helpful to depart from strict alphabetical arrangement. Ex: However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms. Ex: There is no need to wander from Greg's basic definition.
desviarse de rumbo
(v.)=be off course ; fly off + course.
Ex: Then our skipper, David Proctor, noticed that we were off course. Ex: Experts think the albatross somehow flew off course, or maybe was blown north by a hurricane.
desviarse de un tema temporalmente
(v.)=go off on + side excursions.
Ex: A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.
desviarse del buen camino
(v.)=go off + the rails.
Ex: He never had issues with alcohol as a teen with going off the rails etc as he was used to have a sip of wine now and then with dinner or at Crimbo.
desviarse del curso
(v.)=veer from + course.
Ex: And with both deviation and outside competing information purged from the system, it is unlikely to veer from its course.
desviarse del rumbo
(v.)=go off + course.
Ex: After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.
desviarse del tema
(v.)=go off on + a tangent ; go off at + a tangent ; wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off + the track ; get off + the track ; fly off at/on + a tangent.
Ex: The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly. Ex: If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc. Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question. Ex: Occasional wandering off topic is allowed, but should be kept to a bare minimum. Ex: The Commission, however, goes off the track with its structural and institutional recommendations on how to ensure the long-term availability of public information resources = No obstante, la Comisión se sale por la tangente con sus recomendaciones estructurales e institucionales sobre cómo asegurar la disponibilidad a largo plazo de los recursos de información pública. Ex: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente. Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.
desviarse del tema en cuestión
(v.)=go off on + another track.
Ex: It is important to ensure that one is pursuing the patron's question and has not gone off on another track = Es importante asegurarse de que estamos intentando responder a la pregunta del usuario y no nos estamos desviando del tema en cuestión.
desviarse del tema principal
(v.)=sidetrack.
Ex: Sidetracked by new developments in other media they have sadly failed in this responsibility to care about and promote books.
desvinculación
(n.)=dissociation ; disassociation.
Ex: The editorial board of DC went so far as to advertise their dissociation from 'unauthorized' amendments, without actually saying where these were to be found.
Ex: Much scholarly communication is crippled by economically irrational behaviours such as the disassociation of supply and demand.

desvinculante
(adj.)=dissociative.
Ex: It was hypothesized that unconsciousness was due to a dissociative stupor.

desvincular
(v.)=unmoor.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.
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* desvincularse=dissociate ; distance ; disassociate.

desvincularse
(v.)=dissociate ; distance ; disassociate.
Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds. Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture. Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.
desvirtuar
(v.)=distort.
Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

desvivirse
(v.)=lean over + backwards ; go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
Ex: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.
Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.
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* desvivirse por=wait on + Nombre + hand and foot.

desvivirse por
(v.)=wait on + Nombre + hand and foot.
Ex: I have an 87 year old mother who believes my only purpose in this world is to wait on her hand and foot.
desvío
(n.)=diversion ; fork ; turn-off ; detour.
Ex: Many librarians feel threatened by the diversion of funds away from collection building to providing service and integrating technology.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
Ex: There's a great gas station and convenience store at the turn-off.
Ex: After a detour of a couple of miles, we turned around and found the rental office and a gas station.
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* tomar un desvío=detour ; take + a detour ; make + a detour.

desánimo
(n.)=discouragement ; dejection.
Ex: Such an approach can lead to confusion and discouragement, and a great deal of energy can be expended on faulty assumptions.
Ex: There are also negative qualities such as hate and anger that result in violence and dejection.
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* con desánimo=dejectedly ; despondently.

desértico
(adj.)=desert-like ; parched.
Ex: Desertification is the diminution or destruction of the biological potential of the land, and can lead ultimately to desert-like conditions.
Ex: If predictions are right, an even larger expanse of land will become parched every year owing to global warming, urbanization, and deforestation.
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* clima desértico=desert climate.

detalladamente
=in depth ; in detail ; minutely.
Ex: The financial impact of staff turnover for the library profession has not yet been considered in depth.
Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
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* presentar detalladamente=spread out.
* tratar detalladamente=cover + in detail.

detallado
=careful ; detailed ; diligent ; elaborate ; elaborated ; in-depth [in depth] ; point-by-point ; scripted ; step by step ; thorough ; meticulous ; painstaking ; stage by stage ; fine-grained ; blow-by-blow.
Ex: The format of the description in an analytical entry requires careful consideration.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.
Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.
Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.
Ex: An explanatory reference is an elaborated 'see' or 'see also' reference that explains the circumstances under which the headings involved should be consulted.
Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.
Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.
Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.
Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.
Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.
Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.
Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
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* conocimiento detallado=intimate knowledge.
* entrevista detallada=in-depth interview.

detallar
(v.)=detail ; spell out ; itemise [itemize, -USA].
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
Ex: Under each entry library schools using the book are itemised.

detalle
(n.)=detail ; precision ; granularity ; great length.
Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
Ex: Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.
Ex: On the other hand, the use of keywords from Dewey as a means of generating additional keywords for records was extremely fruitful and allowed better retrieval even if, on occasions, there was some loss of precision due to the granurality of the classification.
Ex: Nor has this richness, this density, necessarily to do with complexity and great length.
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* aclarar los detalles=work out + details.
* analizar en detalle=consider + in detail.
* a nivel de detalle=on a micro level.
* comparar detalle a detalle=compare + point by point.
* con cierto detalle=at some length.
* con detalle=at a detailed level ; in detail.
* con más detalle=in most detail ; in more detail.
* con mayor detalle=in greater detail ; in greater depth.
* con muchos detalles=elaborately.
* considerar en detalle=consider + at length.
* dar detalles de=give + details of.
* detalles=niceties [nicety, -sing.] ; particulars.
* detalles concretos=fine detail(s) ; specifics, the.
* de venta al detalle=retail.
* el diablo está en los detalles=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* en detalle=at length.
* en el detalle=in detail.
* en los detalles=in detail.
* estudiar en detalle=study + at length.
* explicar en detalle=explain + at length.
* explicar un Tema con más detalle=expand upon/on + Tema.
* expresarse en detalle=express + Reflexivo + at length.
* librero de venta al detalle=retail bookseller.
* los detalles de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* minucioso del detalle=stickler for detail(s).
* nivel de detalle=completeness ; granularity ; level of detail.
* niveles de detalle en la descripción=levels of detail in the description.
* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles=spare + Nombe + all the details.
* observar con más detalle=closer look.
* pequeños detalles=minutiae ; petty details.
* por el detalle=for detail.
* revelar detalles=give away + details.
* todo lujo de detalles=chapter and verse.
* tratar Algo en detalle=go into + Algo + at length.
* tratar con más detalle=discuss + in greater detail.
* tratar en detalle=treat + at length ; discuss + at length.
* tratar un tema en detalle=go into + detail.
* un detalle=a little something.
* vender al detalle=retail.
* venta al detalle=retailing ; retail trade.
* ventas al detalle=retail sales.

detalles
(n.)=niceties [nicety, -sing.] ; particulars.
Ex: It is therefore more important to understand the principles on which such lists are based, than to bee able to negotiate all the niceties of any particular list. Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
detalles concretos
=fine detail(s) ; specifics, the.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects. Ex: Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways.
detallista
(adj.)=stickler for detail(s) ; retailer ; scrupulous ; retail ; downstream ; attention to detail ; finicky .
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.
Ex: The exchange of trading information on a regular basis influences the balance company bargaining power between upstream and downstream companies in grocery marketing.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.

detección
(n.)=detection ; detectability.
Ex: As well as insurance coverage, library managers should consider fire prevention measures e.g. automatic detection and extinguishing systems, and staff training to recognise potential hazards.
Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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* detección de errores=error identification.
* detección de registros duplicados=duplicate record detection.
* detección de robos=theft detection.
* detección de virus=virus detection.
* detección precoz del cáncer=cancer screening ; cancer screening.
* detección precoz del cáncer de mama=breast screening.
* dispositivo de detección de robos=theft detection device.
* dispositivo de detección electrónica=electronic detection device.
* mecanismo de detección=dragnet.
* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas=drug testing.
* prueba de detección del cáncer=health facility ; cancer screening.
* sistema de detección=detection system.
* sistema de detección de libros=book detection system.
* sistema electrónico de detección de robos=electronic theft detection system.

detección de errores
(n.)=error identification.
Ex: This database covers 87.5% of US mining and manufacturing activities and depends on user feedback for error identification.
detección de registros duplicados
(n.)=duplicate record detection.
Ex: This article illustrates DIALOG's duplicate record detection feature and speculates on the possible way in which the algorithm works.
detección de robos
(n.)=theft detection.
Ex: This article presents arguments in favour of traditional methods of stock circulation, theft detection, and catalogue storage.
detección de virus
(n.)=virus detection.
Ex: The author reviews some virus detection and elimination programs.
detección precoz del cáncer
(n.)=cancer screening ; cancer screening.
Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers). Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).
detección precoz del cáncer de mama
(n.)=breast screening.
Ex: This reference centres collect and collate data about the performance and outcomes of the breast screening programme.
detectabilidad
(n.)=detectability.
Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.

detectable
(adj.)=detectable.
Ex: Most of the anomalies that are discovered are only detectable with the use of expert knowledge.

detectar
(v.)=detect ; spot ; trap ; note ; screen.
Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.
Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.
Ex: If the borrower being processed has been set to be trapped, DOBIS/LIBIS displays the message: 'You have trapped a borrower'.
Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.
Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
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* detectar el movimiento=detect + motion.
* detectar la causa de Algo=smell + cause.
* detectar una diferencia=detect + difference.
* detectar una señal=detect + signal.
* detectar un error=detect + error ; spot + mistake ; spot + error.
* detectar un fallo=detect + fault.
* detectar un problema=spot + problem ; spot + trouble.
* sin ser detectado=undetected.

detectar el movimiento
(v.)=detect + motion.
Ex: A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed.
detectar la causa de Algo
(v.)=smell + cause.
Ex: The article 'How Shepard's Citation lost its flock: or, can the police smell probable cause?' notes the difficulties involved in teaching law students the intricacies of research tools such as Shepard's Citation.
detectar un error
(v.)=detect + error ; spot + mistake ; spot + error.
Ex: Any errors detected or other special information is reported on the charge-out screen. Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments. Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
detectar un fallo
(v.)=detect + fault.
Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.
detectar un problema
(v.)=spot + problem ; spot + trouble.
Ex: By spotting problems in the system early, you can 'nip them in the bud'. Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
detectar una diferencia
(v.)=detect + difference.
Ex: No differences could be detected as a result of different institutional affiliations in the capacity or desire of SLIS to enter the IT field.
detectar una señal
(v.)=detect + signal.
Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.
detective
(n.)=detective ; sleuth ; sleuthhound.
Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
Ex: Anybody familiar with their political relationships is familiar with the fact that journalists and diplomats are followed by sleuths.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
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* agencia de detectives=detective agency.
* como un detective=detectivelike ; sleuthlike.
* detective de homicidios=homicide detective.
* detective privado=private eye ; private detective ; private detective ; private investigator.
* historia de detectives=detective story.
* labor de detective=sleuthing.
* trabajo de detective=sleuthing.

detective de homicidios
(n.)=homicide detective.
Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
detective privado
(n.)=private eye ; private detective ; private detective ; private investigator.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Pioneers, passionate ladies and private eyes: dime novels, series books and paperbacks. Ex: Chandler's legendary private detective Phillip Marlowe is brought moodily to life in a film that epitomises the very soul of film noir. Ex: Chandler's legendary private detective Phillip Marlowe is brought moodily to life in a film that epitomises the very soul of film noir. Ex: The Ministry of Justice is currently responsible for administering the licensing of private investigators and security guards.
detectivesco
(adj.)=detectivelike ; sleuthlike.
Ex: In detectivelike fashion, Jaffe lays the groundwork and ultimately unveils the solution to this sad but intriguing mystery.
Ex: Hidden among the shops (and foot traffic) of Reid Street, this new product requires sleuthlike skills to find.
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* labor detectivesca=sleuthing.
* trabajo detectivesco=sleuthing.

detector
(n.)=trigger ; detector ; detector device.
Ex: Increasingly, librarians are turning to library security firms and the insertion of the trigger is a more recent addition to the list of items in processing.
Ex: Another, well-publicized, application of computers in health care is computer tomography -- the visualization of internal structures in the human body from data provided by an array of x-ray detectors.
Ex: Detector devices mounted in cars would emit a radio signal when deceleration exceeds a certain limit.
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* detector de agua=water detector.
* detector de humos=smoke detector ; smoke alarm.
* detector de lluvia=rain-sensing.
* detector de mentiras=polygraph ; lie detector.
* detector de metales=metal detector.
* detector de movimiento=motion detector ; motion sensor.
* detector electrónico=electronic checker.
* pegatina magnética detectora=magnetic alarm sticker.
* tira magnética detectora=magnetic alarm strip.

detector de agua
(n.)=water detector.
Ex: To facilitate any salvage operation as a result of fire or flood, libraries should ensure that their insurance cover is appropriate and adequate and install smoke and water detectors.
detector de humos
(n.)=smoke detector ; smoke alarm.
Ex: To facilitate any salvage operation as a result of fire or flood, libraries should ensure that their insurance cover is appropriate and adequate and install smoke and water detectors. Ex: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
detector de lluvia
(adj.)=rain-sensing.
Ex: In this article, we'll take a look inside windshield wipers, learn about the wiper blades and then explore a new rain-sensing wiper control.
detector de mentiras
(n.)=polygraph ; lie detector.
Ex: A polygraph (also known as a lie detector) is a device that measures blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions. Ex: A polygraph (also known as a lie detector) is a device that measures blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions.
detector de metales
(n.)=metal detector.
Ex: The experts respond to the following questions: will schools ever be free of weapons; will card access systems become common in public schools; will metal detectors solve school security problems; and will students ever be issued bullet-proof vests along with textbooks?.
detector de movimiento
(n.)=motion detector ; motion sensor.
Ex: Motion detectors that control lights can save you money on your electricity bill. Ex: Motion sensors are better at 'seeing' objects passing across them than coming toward them.
detector electrónico
(n.)=electronic checker.
Ex: Our thinking at this stage is that we'd like to eliminate checkers -- unless of course as a result of your investigations you feel they're more effective than electronic checkers.
detención
(n.)=halt ; arrest ; detention.
Ex: The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.
Ex: The number of drug related arrests in the USA has increased considerably.
Ex: Children charged with offense are usually at risk of detention between the time of arraignment and the time of hearing.
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* campo de detención=internment camp .
* centro de detención=detention centre.
* hacer una detención=make + an arrest.
* orden de detención=arrest warrant ; warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.
* que puede causar detención=arrestable.

detener
(v.)=halt ; stop ; suspend ; staunch [stanch, -USA] ; check ; detain ; stunt ; stem + the tide of ; arrest ; apprehend ; shut down ; imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; make + an arrest ; place under + arrest ; take into + custody ; pull over ; put on + hold ; stem ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: Some notable progress is being made worldwide in staunching publishers' losses.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.
Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
Ex: Librarians have been known to devote time to entrap and arrest individuals who use the library toilets for sexual purposes = Hay casos de bibliotecarios que han dedicado tiempo a atrapar y detener a individuos que utilizan los servicios de la biblioteca con fines sexuales .
Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol.
Ex: A couple convicted of tax evasion was taken into custody after a five-month-long standoff with federal agents.
Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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* continuar sin detenerse=go straight ahead.
* detener bruscamente=halt + in full flight.
* detener búsqueda=discontinue + search.
* detener completamente=bring to + a (grinding) halt.
* detener en el camino=waylay.
* detener en seco=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold.
* detenerse=become + stagnant ; break off ; sit back ; stall ; pull up ; run into + the sand(s) ; stop over ; draw up.
* detenerse antes de=stop + short of.
* detenerse a pensar=pause + to think ; step back ; take + a step back ; pause for + thought.
* detenerse a pensar en=spare + a thought for.
* detenerse a reflexionar=stand back.
* detenerse completamente=grind to + a (screeching) halt ; come to + a (dead) halt ; come to + a shuddering halt.
* detenerse derrapando=skid to + a halt.
* detenerse en el camino=stop along + the way.
* detenerse en el lado del camino=pull over.
* detenerse por completo=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill.
* detenerse por un momento=pause.
* estar detenido=be under arrest.
* ser detenido=be under arrest.
* si nos detenemos a reflexionar sobre ello=on reflection.
* tiempo + detenerse=time + stand still.

detener bruscamente
(v.)=halt + in full flight.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight during a visit to a college to speak to student teachers by the explosive entrance of a lecturer.
detener búsqueda
(v.)=discontinue + search.
Ex: If not, press the CTRL (Control) and Scroll Lock (Break) keys simultaneously to discontinue the search.
detener completamente
(v.)=bring to + a (grinding) halt.
Ex: The author examines the possibility that increased traffic load may bring the information superhighway to a grinding halt.
detener en el camino
(v.)=waylay.
Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.
detener en seco
(v.)=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold.
Ex: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick. Ex: She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.
detenerse
(v.)=become + stagnant ; break off ; sit back ; stall ; pull up ; run into + the sand(s) ; stop over ; draw up.
Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences. Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'. Ex: When carried out correctly, performance review provides an opportunity to sit back and assess the job. Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans. Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books. Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand. Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm. Ex: As I drew up outside the little village chippy, the car clock turned to 1 pm.
detenerse a pensar
(v.)=pause + to think ; step back ; take + a step back ; pause for + thought.
Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries. Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view. Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
detenerse a pensar en
(v.)=spare + a thought for.
Ex: As people embark on the festive season's usual round of drinking they should spare a thought for the damage they are doing to their brains.
detenerse a reflexionar
(v.)=stand back.
Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.
detenerse antes de
(v.)=stop + short of.
Ex: Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos.
detenerse completamente
(v.)=grind to + a (screeching) halt ; come to + a (dead) halt ; come to + a shuddering halt.
Ex: The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day. Ex: This has largely come to a halt in recent years with some 14 major university libraries remaining with DDC. Ex: The horse-drawn hearse overturned, causing the funeral procession to come to a shuddering halt and dislodging the coffin.
detenerse derrapando
(v.)=skid to + a halt.
Ex: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
detenerse en el camino
(v.)=stop along + the way.
Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
detenerse en el lado del camino
(v.)=pull over.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
detenerse por completo
(v.)=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill.
Ex: But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill. Ex: Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill.
detenerse por un momento
(v.)=pause.
Ex: Since a number of different types of sequences have been attempted for serials, it is worth pausing to consider some of the alternatives.
detenidamente
=long and hard.
Ex: I thought long and hard last year before choosing which tool to purchase.
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* al analizar Algo más detenidamente=on closer inspection.
* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente=on closer inspection.
* buscar detenidamente=look + hard.
* estudiar detenidamente=take + a hard look at ; take + a long hard look at ; go through.
* examinar detenidamente=scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA] ; put + Nombre + under the spotlight ; bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
* examinar más detenidamente=look + closer ; take + a closer look at ; take + a close look.
* mirar detenidamente=go through ; eye.
* realizar una labor detenidamente=work + Posesivo + way through.
* repasar Algo muy detenidamente=go over + Nombre + with a fine toothcomb.
* sin pensarlo detenidamente=out of + Posesivo + head.

detenido
(n.)=meticulous ; detainee.
Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
Ex: This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.

detergente
(n.)=detergent ; washing powder.
Ex: 'What is the exact difference between soap and detergents?'.
Ex: This washing powder is specially formulated to wash coloureds without bleaching them.
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* depósito para el detergente=detergent tank.

deteriorado
(adj.)=impaired ; decayed ; decrepit ; decaying ; dilapidated ; crumbling ; disintegrating.
Ex: In contrast to higher specificity, higher exhaustivity increases precision at the cost of impaired recall.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: No bright new digital firm can do without at least some of the supposedly decrepit bureaucracy it so abhors in the old tweedy institutions it wants to replace.
Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
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* deteriorado por el humo=smoke-damaged.
* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo=timeworn.
* no estar deteriorado=unimpaired.

deteriorado por el humo
(adj.)=smoke-damaged.
Ex: This article describes the freezing, drying and cleaning of water-soaked and smoke-damaged books.
deteriorado por el paso del tiempo
(adj.)=timeworn.
Ex: In the crest of the timeworn Black Mountains lies the summit of Mount Mitchell, the highest point east of the Mississippi.
deteriorar
(v.)=damage ; impair ; spoil ; disrupt ; corrode ; go out + the window.
Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
Ex: At times, however, stresses on the system, whether caused by internal or external forces, threaten to corrode the ethical boundaries.
Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
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* deteriorarse=decay ; deteriorate ; creak ; go + downhill ; fall into + disrepair ; grow + worse ; fall apart ; dilapidate ; go to + seed ; degenerate (into) ; go to + pot.
* empezar a deteriorarse=hit + the skids ; be on the skids ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.

deteriorarse
(v.)=decay ; deteriorate ; creak ; go + downhill ; fall into + disrepair ; grow + worse ; fall apart ; dilapidate ; go to + seed ; degenerate (into) ; go to + pot.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'. Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving. Ex: Such recommendations can be viewed as attempts to shortcircuit a system which has creaked more noticeably with the passage of time. Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished. Ex: His bodily frame, verging on obesity, appeared to have fallen into disrepair, as though he had ceased to be interested in it. Ex: As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then. Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on. Ex: The mission was in the process of building a new wing onto the convent, so the old house was allowed to dilapidate. Ex: She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals. Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities). Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
deterioro
(n.)=damage ; decay ; deterioration ; impairment ; embrittlement ; slippage ; degradation ; degeneration ; rot ; decline ; rack and ruin ; worsening ; dilapidation.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
Ex: This article considers the need for a survey of modern printed book collections, in the context of the embrittlement of book papers.
Ex: The Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) also publishes FAO Books in Print on an intended annual cycle but the programme has been subject to slippage in recent years.
Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.
Ex: The article 'The degeneration of the work of man' examines the work of hunter/gathers, farmers, factory workers, and information handlers from the Ice Age to the Information Age.
Ex: The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: The policies that the Mugabe government have taken have lead the country to economic and political rack and ruin.
Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.
Ex: If Central Park is to be rescued from the general dilapidation it is much money and energy intelligently directed must be expended.
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* acelerar el proceso de deterioro=hasten + rot.
* deterioro biológico=biodeterioration.
* deterioro cognitivo=cognitive impairment.
* deterioro del CDROM=CD rot.
* deterioro de los discos=disc rot.
* deterioro de los enlaces=link rot.
* deterioro de propiedad alquilada=dilapidation.
* en deterioro=deteriorating ; crumbling ; decaying ; dilapidated ; disintegrating.
* en estado de deterioro=decaying ; dilapidated.

deterioro biológico
(n.)=biodeterioration.
Ex: The article is entitled 'biodeterioration and biostability of library materials'.
deterioro cognitivo
(n.)=cognitive impairment.
Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
deterioro de los discos
(n.)=disc rot.
Ex: The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
deterioro de los enlaces
(n.)=link rot.
Ex: Link rot, in which a significant percentage of links no longer work due mainly to to URLs change or dissapearance, is a common problem on the Web.
deterioro de propiedad alquilada
(n.)=dilapidation.
Ex: A dilapidation deposit, usually equal to 1.5 times the monthly rental figure, must be paid by the tenant to cover any minor losses or dilapidation.
deterioro del CDROM
=CD rot.
Ex: The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
determinable
(adj.)=determinable ; ascertainable.
Ex: The authentic name of ethnic, national, religious, social, or sexual groups should be established if such a name is determinable.
Ex: Under the facts presented, the exact date of the alleged tort is not ascertainable.
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* cuyo origen es determinable=retraceable ; traceable.
* de origen determinable=retraceable.

determinación
(n.)=determination ; purposefulness ; single-mindedness ; willpower [will power] ; resolve.
Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
Ex: But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).
Ex: It is a matter of willpower, one librarian wrote, because 'with a little push, I (know that I) can find a readership for the item! Maybe a display on the subject?'.
Ex: Their faces show the stern resolve and strength of people who have no time to shilly-shally.
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* autodeterminación=self-determination.
* compensación sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault compensation.
* con determinación=with purpose ; single-mindedly ; purposefully ; steadfastly.
* determinación de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
* divorcio sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault divorce.
* mostrar determinación=show + determination.
* seguro de coche sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault auto insurance.
* seguro sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault insurance.
* sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault.

determinación de políticas
(n.)=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
determinado
(adj.)=determined ; set ; purposeful ; dogged ; determinate ; unwavering ; agreed ; desired ; hell-bent ; certain ; resolute ; given.
Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.
Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.
Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.
Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
Ex: Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.
Ex: Arguably, before one tries to understand what current action would be optimal, one should decide on the desired eventual outcome.
Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
Ex: The same is true for personal names, for subject headings or descriptors, for certain types of titles, for classification numbers, for call numbers, and so on = Lo mismo ocurre en el caso de los nombres personales, los encabezamientos de materia o descriptores, cierto tipo de títulos, los números de clasificación, las signaturas topográficas, etc.
Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.
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* determinado de antemano=pre-established [preestablished].
* determinado por el consumidor=consumer-driven [consumer driven].
* determinado por el usuario=customer driven [customer-driven].
* determinado por la genética=genetically-driven.
* determinado por los genes=genetically-driven.
* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado=time out mechanism.
* en determinadas ocasiones=sometimes ; on particular occasions.
* en ocasiones determinadas=on any one occasion.
* en un día determinado=on a given day.
* en un momento determinado=at a particular point in time ; on any one occasion.
* número determinado de=nth.

determinado de antemano
(adj.)=pre-established [preestablished].
Ex: EDI refers to the exchange of electronic data in a pre-established standardized format between a sender and receiver using telecommunications links.
determinado por el consumidor
(adj.)=consumer-driven [consumer driven].
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
determinado por el usuario
(adj.)=customer driven [customer-driven].
Ex: However, by constantly assessing actual and potential customer wants and needs, prioritizing customer markets, and identifying the competition, libraries can (and must) enter the fray of a world that is customer-driven.
determinado por la genética
(adj.)=genetically-driven.
Ex: A genetically-driven tendency to look on the bright side of life is a core mechanism underlying resilience to general life stress.
determinado por los genes
(adj.)=genetically-driven.
Ex: A genetically-driven tendency to look on the bright side of life is a core mechanism underlying resilience to general life stress.
determinador
(n.)=determiner.
Ex: As the specifier is unique within a single phrase, specifiers cannot co-occur, and indeed none of the determiners co-occur.

determinante
(n.)=litmus test.
Ex: Consequently, the process of retrieval and knowledge discovery from this huge amount of heterogeneous complex data builds the litmus-test for the research in the area.
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* factor determinante=determinant ; determining factor.
* prueba determinante=litmus test.

determinar
(v.)=determine ; establish ; fix ; work out ; have + a say in.
Ex: This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
Ex: Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted.
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* determinar el futuro=shape + the future.
* sin determinar=undefined.
* volver a determinar=respecify.

determinar el futuro
(v.)=shape + the future.
Ex: The article suggests ways for the documentation specialist to exploit systematically all work potential created by information with regard to shaping the future.
determinismo
(n.)=determinism.
Ex: Such facilities to manipulate data may be expected to imbue the process of IR with a measure of that determinism or verifiability which is a characteristic of data base management systems.

determinista
(adj.)=deterministic.
Ex: An evolutionary account of male and female differences in preference for sexual materials need not be deterministic.
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* no determinista=nondeterministic [non-deterministic].

detestabilidad
(n.)=obnoxiousness.
Ex: They torture television viewers with highly annoying advertisements that are only topped by the obnoxiousness of their actual product.

detestable
(adj.)=odious ; obnoxious ; abhorrent ; detestable ; loathsome.
Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
Ex: During the war a law was passed to limit the consumption of newsprint by 'obnoxious newspapers' and even reducing it to nil = Durante la guerra se aprobó una ley para limitar el consumo de papel de periódico por los llamados "periódicos detestables" e incluso reducirlo a cero.
Ex: He debates what should the librarian's attitude be to materials considered personally abhorrent.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

detestablemente
=hatefully.
Ex: History shows that people who are hatefully remembered always leave behind followers or admirers.

detestado
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* lo más detestado=pet hate.

detestar
(v.)=abhor ; hate ; loathe ; put off ; detest.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum', and he seeks constantly to impose a pattern on what he sees.
Ex: I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.
Ex: He sometimes loathed the books he recommended as much as the children they were inflicted upon loathed them.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
Ex: This resulted in Africans loving and aspiring to everything European and detesting and deeming inferior anything that is African.

detonación
(n.)=detonation.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.
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* cable de detonación=tripwire.

detonante
(n.)=trigger.
Ex: They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.

detonar
(v.)=detonate.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
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* artillería sin detonar=unexploded ordnance.
* explosivo sin detonar=dud.
* hacer detonar=detonate.
* sin detonar=unexploded.

detractor
(n.)=critic ; detractor ; denigrator.
Ex: Other critics have turned attention to the order of the main classes in DC.
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
Ex: There are plenty of arguments about the virtues of Digital Audio Technology (DAT) and there are denigrators.
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* tener sus partidarios y detractores=receive + mixed reviews.

detrimento
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* en detrimento de=to the detriment of ; to + Posesivo + detriment ; to the neglect of.
* ir en detrimento de los intereses=prejudice + interests.
* para detrimento de=to the neglect of.

detrito
(n.)=detritus.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The Wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.

detrás
=in the back ; at the back.
Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene.
Ex: Even though she'd run off to Florida, Vincente had a picture of Wanda on the kitchen wall in his apartment at the back of the store.
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* acercarse sigilosamente por detrás=creep up behind.
* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres=womanise [womanize, -USA].
* chocar por detrás=rear-end.
* choque por detrás=rear end.
* con botones por detrás=back-buttoning.
* con una mano delante y otra detrás=penniless ; broke ; skint.
* dar un golpe por detrás=rear-end.
* delante y detrás=front and back.
* detrás (de)=behind.
* detrás del volante=behind the wheel.
* esconderse detrás de=hide behind.
* estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja=smell + a rat.
* estar por detrás=be behind.
* golpe por detrás=rear end.
* ir detrás de=chase after ; lag behind.
* ir muy por detrás de=be far behind.
* ir por detrás=be behind ; trail ; trail behind.
* ir por detrás de=lag behind.
* justo detrás de=right behind.
* la idea que hay detrás de=the idea behind.
* muy por detrás=far behind.
* ocultarse detrás de=hide behind.
* por delante y por detrás=front and back.
* tener la mosca detras de la oreja=smell + a rat.

detrás (de)
=behind.
Ex: The forerunner of many recent ideas, and the force behind some of the remaining traditional systems was Charles Ammi Cutter.
detrás del volante
=behind the wheel.
Ex: Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause of natural death behind the wheel.
deuda
(n.)=debt ; indebtedness.
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
Ex: Citation analyses are justifiably criticized for their inability to reveal 'intellectual indebtedness'.
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* cancelación de una deuda=debt write-off.
* cobrador de deudas=debt collector.
* con muchas deudas=heavily indebted.
* deuda externa=external debt ; foreign debt.
* deuda nacional, la=national debt, the.
* deuda pendiente=outstanding debt.
* empresa de cobro de deudas=debt collection agency.
* estar en deuda=be in debt.
* estar en deuda con=be beholden to.
* hacer frente a deudas=meet + debts.
* liquidación de deudas=debt settlement.
* liquidar una deuda=pay off + debt.
* lo prometido es deuda=a promise is a promise.
* negociación de deudas=debt settlement ; debt negotiation.
* pagar deudas=meet + debts.
* pagar una deuda=repay + debt ; satisfy + debt ; pay off + debt ; pay up.
* pago de deuda=debt repayment.
* pago de la deuda exterior=debt repayment.
* perdonar una deuda=write-off + debt.
* plagado de deudas=debt-riddled.
* reducción de la deuda externa=debt relief.
* saldar una deuda=pay off + debt.
* sin deudas=debt free.
* techo de la deuda=debt ceiling.

deuda externa
(n.)=external debt ; foreign debt.
Ex: Domestic factors played a significant role in Sudan's external debt crisis which emerged in the early 1980s.. Ex: The economic emergency, attributed to massive foreign debts and repayment schedules, has begun to threaten the very existence of libraries in some countries.
deuda nacional, la
(n.)=national debt, the.
Ex: Libraries are under the influence of the country's national debt and an economic system guided by political considerations rather than economic farsightednes.
deuda pendiente
(n.)=outstanding debt.
Ex: This article explains the process of insolvency and the order of priority in the payment of outstanding debts.
deudor
(n.)=debtor.
Ex: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, debtor and creditor.
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* saldo deudor=debit balance.

devaluación
(adj.)=depreciation ; devaluation ; downgrading.
Ex: There may also be space for a record of maintenance and maintenance agreements, together perhaps with information on cost and depreciation.
Ex: The major factor affecting periodicals in Australia during 1986 was the significant devaluation of the Australian dollar against most major currencies.
Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.

devaluador
(adj.)=diminishing.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed -- we have an armory of diminishing terms to apply which fool no one, least of all the children they label.

devaluar
(v.)=detract from ; devalue ; downgrade [down-grade].
Ex: These symbols always detract from the automatic ordering.
Ex: This does not devalue the comparison between enumerative classification and menu-based information retrieval system.
Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.

devanar
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* devanarse los sesos=scratch + Posesivo + head ; rack + Posesivo + brains.

devanarse los sesos
(v.)=scratch + Posesivo + head ; rack + Posesivo + brains.
Ex: In economic reports month after month, the Democrats and rocket scientists scratch their heads and wonder why job creation is too low. Ex: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful.
devaneo
(n.)=flirtation ; raving.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.
Ex: I knew all the ways to control lunatics, but she was strong in her ravings and knocked me cold more than once.
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* devaneos=rantings and ravings ; rantings.

devaneos
(n.)=rantings and ravings ; rantings.
Ex: She was the 'insane' counterpart to the overly serious world of computers and everybody loved her rantings and ravings. Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
devastación
(n.)=devastation ; obliteration.
Ex: Today, we see the societal impact of library schools and the devastation caused by the lack of having them.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The wayward bookman: the decline, fall and historical obliteration of an ALA president'.

devastado
(adj.)=shattered ; devastated ; bereft ; desolate.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
Ex: The most devastated countries have seen almost no debt relief, and most of the bank's aid has come in the form of loans, not grants.
Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
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* devastado por la guerra=war-torn.

devastado por la guerra
(adj.)=war-torn.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reinventing publishing in the war-torn Balkans' = El artículo se titula "La reinvención de la edición en los Balcanes en guerra".
devastador
(adj.)=deadly ; hammer-blow ; desolating ; devastating ; crippling ; shattering ; overwhelming.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: This was especially desolating to Hernandez because Norbert Crane had been so exemplary in this regard.
Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: The death of Scindia was shattering to all of us who knew him.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
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* de un modo devastador=devastatingly.

devastar
(v.)=devastate ; wreak + devastation ; rack [wrack] ; wreak + destruction ; lay + waste to ; shatter ; desolate.
Ex: The article 'Sorting a mountain of books' relates how when the law library was devastated by fire what had been a library became a jumble of 100,000 books and periodicals.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
Ex: Both countries that have been wracked for the last ten years by violent civil wars.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence.
Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered.
Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.

devengado
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* cantidad devengada=encumbrance ; accrual.
* contabilidad de valores devengados=accrual accounting.
* total devengado=encumbrance ; accrual.

devengo
(n.)=accrual.
Ex: This has allowed us to move towards an accrual system of accounting whereby estimates are prepared in which expenditure is tied to specified outputs.

devenir
(n.)=materialisation [materialization, -USA].
Ex: A mathematical expression is derived to describe the creation and materialisation of an invention.

devocionario
(n.)=devotional handbook ; prayer book ; devotional book.
Ex: Certain classes of books, indeed, were normally sold bound: school books, classical texts, bibles and prayer books, devotional handbooks and standard collections of sermons.
Ex: Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.
Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.

devoción
(n.)=devotion ; piety.
Ex: Equally, Cutter's devotion to natural language posed problems with multi-word terms.
Ex: Library history has too often been written in a spirit of piety.
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* acto de devoción=act of devotion.

devolución
(n.)=repayment ; return ; discharge ; devolution ; rebate ; payback ; refund.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: This system incorporates all the usual functions associated with the issue, return and reservation of library materials.
Ex: Discharge is a lengthy process, therefore queues form at peak periods.
Ex: Despite such devolution it is essential to maintain close co-operation amongst libraries in the province.
Ex: The amount of rebate is three percentage points per year for the first five years of the loan.
Ex: The payback period on this loan is relatively short.
Ex: The tax will be refunded but there will be a budgetary shortfall until the refund is received and extra funding will be needed to tide libraries over this period.
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* buzón para la devolución de préstamos=book return box.
* devolución de hacienda=tax rebate.
* devolución de impuestos=tax rebate.
* devolución de la contribución municipal=rates rebate.
* devolución del alquiler=rent rebate.
* devolución del importe=cash refund.
* devolución de préstamos=check-in [checkin] ; book return.
* devolución de un favor=repayment of debt.
* devolución en metálico=cash refund.
* devolución por exportación=export refund.
* fecha de devolución=return date.
* garantía de devolución del dinero=money back offer ; money back guarantee.
* hoja de fecha de devolución=date label.
* procesar la devolución del préstamo=charge in ; check in.
* registrar la devolución=discharge.
* tasa de devolución=rate of return ; return rate.
* terminal de devolución=discharge terminal.
* tramitar la devolución de un préstamo=discharge + book.

devolución de hacienda
(n.)=tax rebate.
Ex: Courts ruled that tax rebates paid to oculists cannot be deducted as business expenses.
devolución de impuestos
(n.)=tax rebate.
Ex: Courts ruled that tax rebates paid to oculists cannot be deducted as business expenses.
devolución de la contribución municipal
(n.)=rates rebate.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
devolución de préstamos
(n.)=check-in [checkin] ; book return.
Ex: Special check-in of loans is identical to regular check-in, except that a date is requested before the check-in procedure begins. Ex: This article considers the likely effect of overdue notices on book returns.
devolución de un favor
(n.)=repayment of debt.
Ex: My efforts in producing this document can be only a small and indirect repayment of the debt I owe to those developers who produced the software described here.
devolución del alquiler
(n.)=rent rebate.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
devolución del importe
(n.)=cash refund.
Ex: Interloans suppliers are reimbursed for their services by exchanging the vouchers for cash refund.
devolución en metálico
(n.)=cash refund.
Ex: Interloans suppliers are reimbursed for their services by exchanging the vouchers for cash refund.
devolución por exportación
(n.)=export refund.
Ex: The latter are the day-to-day, usually temporary, regulations for the practical management of the CAP, for example the fixing of import levies and export refunds, etc.
devolver al pasado
(v.)=send + Nombre + back in time.
Ex: His songs are gathering dust somewhere, waiting to be discovered by someone who will invent a time machine and send them back in time.
devolver el afecto
(v.)=return + Posesivo + affection ; reciprocate + Posesivo + affection.
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections. Ex: He wanted someone who would reciprocate this affection and love him in return.
devolver el importe
(v.)=refund + payment.
Ex: If the application is received after all space is exhausted, the payment will be refunded.
devolver el sentido a la vida
(v.)=put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.
Ex: Through the study group I put some meaning back in my life - on Monday mornings it's easier to get out of bed.
devolver la vida
(v.)=bring + Nombre + back to life.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
devolver las esperanzas
=a new lease of life.
Ex: It is surely only right to modernise this package and thus ensure it has a new lease of life.
devolver un favor
(v.)=return + a favour.
Ex: People tend to return favours, so the more you give, the more you are able to get back.
devolver un pago
(v.)=refund + payment.
Ex: If the application is received after all space is exhausted, the payment will be refunded.
devolver^1
(v.)=return ; send back ; hand over ; refund ; pay back ; give back.
Ex: For example, when documents on hold are returned, their document number are placed in the held-document-available queue.
Ex: It has been estimated that computers 1000 times faster than today's fastest supercomputers will be needed by the late 1980s to process the amount of data sent back by surveillance satellites.
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: The tax will be refunded but there will be a budgetary shortfall until the refund is received and extra funding will be needed to tide libraries over this period.
Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back.
Ex: They even washed and vacuumed my car before giving it back!.
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* buzón para devolver libros=book-drop.
* devolver al pasado=send + Nombre + back in time.
* devolver el afecto=return + Posesivo + affection ; reciprocate + Posesivo + affection.
* devolver el importe=refund + payment.
* devolver el sentido a la vida=put + meaning + back in + Posesivo + life.
* devolver las esperanzas=a new lease of life.
* devolver la vida=bring + Nombre + back to life.
* devolver un favor=return + a favour.
* devolver un pago=refund + payment.
* no devolverse=be non-refundable.
* si no queda satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero=satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.

devolver^2
(v.)=puke ; throw up ; barf (up) ; yack (up) ; disgorge ; be sick ; toss + Posesivo + cookies.
Ex: The word 'puke' is sometimes considered offensive.
Ex: He fell so hard that it made him throw up and both his legs swelled and went black and blue.
Ex: I hate to say this but it's true -- she looked like something that a cat barfed up.
Ex: I had my head in the toilet yacking up my breakfast when I heard the doorbell ring.
Ex: Rattlers are easily frightened and will disgorge their food if handled after a meal, a habit well known to all zoo custodian.
Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
Ex: She hadn't actually tossed her cookies, but the dust of the road and the smell of the exhaust combined with the bumpy ride had nauseated her.
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* hacer devolver=make + Nombre + sick.

devorador
(adj.)=ravenous.
Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
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* devoradora de hombres=man-eater.
* devorador de cultura=culture vulture.
* devorador de libros=book-eating.

devorador de cultura
(n.)=culture vulture.
Ex: Black youth feel considerable animosity toward white 'culture vultures' who steal black styles.
devorador de libros
(adj.)=book-eating.
Ex: This non-toxic method eradicates book-eating insects by deep-freezing.
devoradora de hombres
(n.)=man-eater.
Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
devoragasolina^1
(n.)=gas guzzler.
Ex: These 10 gas guzzlers consume enough fuel to leave the pumps -- not to mention your wallet -- empty.

devoragasolina^2
(adj.)=gas-guzzling ; fuel-guzzling.
Ex: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
Ex: Buying locally produced food eliminates the need for all that fuel-guzzling transportation.

devorar
(v.)=devour ; consume ; chew up ; eat + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.
Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
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* devorar la impaciencia=chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
* devorarse Algo=eat + Nombre + alive.

devorar la impaciencia
(v.)=chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
Ex: He was the perfect agent but you got the feeling that underneath it all he was chafing at the bit. Ex: But when the first game does get underway, this new team will be champing at the bit to start leaving an impression in people's minds. Ex: It's that time of year when many of you are chomping at the bit to fertilize your lawn.
devorarse Algo
(v.)=eat + Nombre + alive.
Ex: Florida's slogan should be 'The only place you can be eaten alive by mosquitoes while you enjoy rain every day'.
devoto
(adj.)=devotee ; devout ; devotional ; sectary ; prayerful ; devoted ; loyal (to) ; pious ; God-fearing ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds.
Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.
Ex: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.
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* judío devoto=devout Jew.

devuelto
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* cheque devuelto=bounced cheque.
* material no devuelto=non-return.

dextrosa
(n.)=dextrose.
Ex: Glucose also has the trivial names grape-sugar and diabetic sugar, the more formal name dextrose, and the simple molecular formula C6H1206.

deán
(n.)=dean.
Ex: This is a biography of Canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.

dharama
(n.)=dharma.
Nota: En la religión hindú y budista, principios básicos que debe seguir el individuo.
Ex: Ranganathan considered librarianship as a social institution linking cosmic and personal dharma.

diabasa
(n.)=diabase.
Nota: Tipo de roca ígnea.
Ex: The blocks of rock are diabase, a type of igneous rock.

diabetes
(n.)=diabetes.
Ex: The importance of the molecular structure is shown by the fact that sufferers from diabetes can safely use fructose, but not glucose.
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* diabetes del tipo 2=type 2 diabetes.
* diabetes melitosa=diabetes mellitus.

diabetes del tipo 2
(n.)=type 2 diabetes.
Ex: Insulin resistance is a stop on the road to type 2 diabetes and a possible heart attack.
diabetes melitosa
(n.)=diabetes mellitus.
Ex: The author describes an expert system for drug therapy in the treatment of diabetes mellitus.
diabla
(n.)=she devil.
Ex: The article 'Barbie, soul sister or she devil?' considers whether 'Barbie' represents a harmful role model for young children.

diablesco
(adj.)=diabolical ; diabolic.
Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.
Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.

diablillo
(n.)=imp ; gremlin ; fiend.
Ex: This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.
Ex: Owing to some technical gremlins, there may have been some problems with a small number of the submissions already received.
Ex: These sensational fictions about 'female fiends' share formulaic elements of character and plot: the heroines are always white, of ambiguous class status, and always young and attractive.

diablo, el
(n.)=devil, the ; fiend ; demon ; daemon.
Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: These sensational fictions about 'female fiends' share formulaic elements of character and plot: the heroines are always white, of ambiguous class status, and always young and attractive.
Ex: Recently parents and concerned citizens have increasingly challenged library books that feature witches, demons and the devil whether in fiction, mythology or mysticism.
Ex: They are men who have been possessed by daemons and who, through shear strength of will, managed to destroy the daemon within themselves.
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* abogado del diablo=devil's advocate.
* actuar de abogado del diablo=be the/a devil's advocate.
* caballito del diablo=dragonfly.
* correr como alma que lleva el diablo=run for + Posesivo + life.
* ¿dónde diablos...?=where on (this) earth...?.
* el diablo está en los detalles=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* hacer un pacto con el diablo=make + a pact with the devil.
* irse al diablo=naff off.
* pacto con el diablo=pact with the devil.
* ¿Qué diablos...?=Heck! ; What the heck...?.
* ¿qué diablos...?=what on (this) earth...?.
* ser justo hasta con el diablo=give the devil his due.
* vender el alma al diablo=sell + Posesivo + soul to the devil.

diablura
(n.)=mischief ; prank ; dirty trick ; devilry ; deviltry ; devilment.
Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.
Ex: The police will now see that they are protected in future from such devilry.
Ex: No man who was not a false hypocrite would commit such deviltry.
Ex: Right now family members of the doctors jailed are telling the media that they would have never thought their kin would plot such devilment.
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* hacer diabluras=play + pranks.

diabético
(n.)=diabetic ; diabetic patient.
Ex: The author presents the results of a citation analysis study of an important clinical trial which demonstrated the beneficial effects of a technique for treating diabetics.
Ex: The author describes the use of an expert system to assist in the administration of insulin to diabetic patients.
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* azúcar para diabéticos=diabetic sugar.
* coma diabético=insulin coma.

diabólicamente
=devilishly.
Ex: Used though we were to talking about schools of business, we found it devilishly difficult to insert a period after 'Information'.

diabólico
(adj.)=demonic ; hellish ; diabolical ; diabolic.
Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.
Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.

diacrítico
(n.)=diacritical ; diacritic.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Because the display and diacritical forms play no part in determining the filing order, a special technique can be used to correct the capitalization and the diacritical form.
Ex: OCLC's on-line system uses a special character set that includes ost of the symbols and diacritics used in languagues which can be represented by the Roman alphabet.
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* signo diacrítico=diacritical ; diacritical mark.

diacrónico
(adj.)=diachronic.
Ex: The following three forms of semiotic analysis would be useful in studying the process of changes in communications acts in libraries: transformational analysis and synchronic and diachronic anlyses.

diada
(n.)=dyad.
Ex: Despite differences in citation behaviour, there seems to be at least some exchange of information within this dyad.

diadema
(n.)=tiara.
Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.

diaforético
(adj.)=diaphoretic.
Ex: Linden flower tea has been used since the late Middle Ages as a diaphoretic, that is, a medication which promotes perspiration.

diafragma
(n.)=diaphragm ; midsection [mid-section] ; midriff.
Ex: The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.
Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.
Ex: She fell to her knees, the water now lapping at her midriff.

diagnosticar
(v.)=diagnose.
Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.
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* diagnosticar como patología=pathologise [pathologize, -USA].
* diagnosticar el problema=diagnose + problem.
* diagnosticar incorrectamente=misdiagnose.
* diagnosticar las necesidades de=diagnose + needs.
* diagnosticar mal=misdiagnose.

diagnosticar como patología
(v.)=pathologise [pathologize, -USA].
Ex: Victorian psychology and psychiatry tried to pathologize misanthropy.
diagnosticar el problema
(v.)=diagnose + problem.
Ex: In order to give accurate information, a village contact would need first to diagnose the problem.
diagnosticar incorrectamente
(v.)=misdiagnose.
Ex: Scabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.
diagnosticar las necesidades de
(v.)=diagnose + needs.
Ex: This article diagnoses the information needs of those who work in the area of pollution of air, soil and earth.
diagnosticar mal
(v.)=misdiagnose.
Ex: Scabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.
diagnóstico
(n.)=diagnosis [diagnoses, -pl.] ; diagnostic ; diagnostics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Here 'Diagnosis' is an action term, and so the operator for an action term is assigned to 'Diagnosis'.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to investigate the interobserver reliability and diagnostic validity of a commercial electronic stethoscope for telemedicine applications.
Ex: This article considers the diagnostics of information seeking behaviour including developing a profile of the end user and communicating the information needs.
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* análisis diagnóstico=diagnostic test.
* diagnóstico equivocado=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
* diagnóstico incorrecto=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
* diagnóstico médico=medical diagnosis.
* diagnóstico por imagen=diagnostic imaging.
* diagnóstico precoz=precocious diagnosis.
* diagnóstico prenatal=prenatal diagnosis.
* equivocarse en el diagnóstico=misdiagnose.
* error de diagnóstico=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
* examen diagnóstico=diagnostic test.
* herramienta de diagnóstico=diagnostic tool.

diagnóstico equivocado
(n.)=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
Ex: The single most common cause of misdiagnosis is a doctor's failure to consider other possibilities after an initial diagnosis is reached.
diagnóstico incorrecto
(n.)=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
Ex: The single most common cause of misdiagnosis is a doctor's failure to consider other possibilities after an initial diagnosis is reached.
diagnóstico médico
(n.)=medical diagnosis.
Ex: The methods used have been designed to be useful for medical diagnosis and have been tested in the domain of diagnosing pneumonia.
diagnóstico por imagen
(n.)=diagnostic imaging.
Ex: In the 1960's the principals of sonar (developed extensively during the Second World War) were applied to diagnostic imaging.
diagnóstico precoz
(n.)=precocious diagnosis.
Ex: In developed countries, tuberculosis has been reduced in the past 30 years, as a consequence of a precocious diagnosis.
diagnóstico prenatal
(n.)=prenatal diagnosis.
Ex: In addition, it suggests that women with a reduced ovarian complement should be offered prenatal diagnosis.
diagonal
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* en diagonal=herringbone.
* en sentido diagonal=diagonally.

diagonalmente
=diagonally.
Ex: Communication flows in all directions -- vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.

diagrama
(n.)=chart ; diagram ; diagrammatic guide ; diagrammatic representation.
Ex: A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.
Ex: Venn diagrams to help explain how each of these operators may be used.
Ex: Such lists may be general, just giving an overall outline of the subjects present in the stock of the library, and diagrammatic or coded guides to the whereabouts of the documents on those subjects.
Ex: Some diagrammatic representations of the layout of the library may unfortunately be daunting.
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* con un diagrama=diagrammatically.
* diagrama de barras=bar chart ; bar graph.
* diagrama de calles de natación=swim lane diagram.
* diagrama de dispersión=scattergram.
* diagrama de flujo=flow diagram ; flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].
* diagrama de flujos=process chart.
* diagrama de relaciones=relationship display.
* diagrama de Venn=Venn diagram.
* diagrama estratégico=strategic diagram.
* diagrama por bloques=block diagram.
* diagramas de Ishikawa=Ishikawa diagrams.
* representación mediante diagramas=rich picture.

diagrama de Venn
(n.)=Venn diagram.
Ex: Venn diagrams to help explain how each of these operators may be used.
diagrama de barras
(n.)=bar chart ; bar graph.
Ex: The pie charts, graphs and bar charts were produced using Grafix software. Ex: Spreadsheets also make it possible to convert tabular output into line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs.
diagrama de calles de natación
(n.)=swim lane diagram.
Ex: Swim lane diagrams are good tools to use to map a process flow and identify potential problem areas that need to be corrected.
diagrama de dispersión
(n.)=scattergram.
Ex: A scattergram indicates that the correlation between reading level and sentence idea density is stronger in the midranges.
diagrama de flujo
(n.)=flow diagram ; flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].
Ex: This system for planning and scheduling work, sometimes called Critical Path Method (CPM), involves: 1) identifying all of the key activities in a particular project; 2) devising the sequence of activities and arranging them in a flow diagram; and finally 3) assigning durations of time for the performance of each phase of the work to be done. Ex: A flow chart can be a valuable tool in thinking through the main tasks and functions in a department and in helping to streamline processes.
diagrama de flujos
(n.)=process chart.
Ex: The support should stem from a set of concretely defined guidelines that are visualized in simple process charts.
diagrama de relaciones
(n.)=relationship display.
Ex: A good thesaurus is not necessarily one that has been published with a plethora of effective relationship displays.
diagrama estratégico
(n.)=strategic diagram.
Ex: This was followed by a bibliometric analysis involving co-word analysis, clustering, and the mapping of themes into a strategic diagram = A esto le siguió un análisis bibliométrico que incluía un análisis de coocurrencia de términos, clustering y la representación de los temas por medio de un diagrama estratégico.
diagrama por bloques
(n.)=block diagram.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include globes; block diagrams; sections; atlases; bird's eye views, etc.
diagramas de Ishikawa
=Ishikawa diagrams.
Ex: The author discusses the tools employed in the study, namely, domain analysis and Ishikawa ('fishbone') diagrams.
dial
(n.)=dial.
Ex: Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.

dialecto
(n.)=dialect ; lingo.
Ex: Recordings of local dialects, folk songs and languages falling into disuse are other uses of what might be termed electronic manuscript records.
Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.

dialectología
(n.)=dialectology.
Ex: This article describes a research project carried out by the Meertens Institute for dialectology, Folklore and Onomastics of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences.

dialogar
(v.)=confer (with) ; dialogue [dialog, -USA] ; powwow [pow-wow] ; converse.
Ex: The system has been designed to allow several people to confer simultaneously over a network.
Ex: In other words, they want to dialogue with Muslims as individuals, not as followers of a particular faith.
Ex: This bistro not only serves a fabulous breakfast for a steal, but provides a quiet, elegant space for muck-a-mucks to powwow.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
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* dialogar con=converse with.

dialogar con
(v.)=converse with.
Ex: If the language displayed here is the one in which you wish to converse with DOBIS/LIBIS, no changes are necessary.
dialéctica
(n.)=dialectic [dialectics].
Nota: Arte o método de argumentar y examinar las ídeas para alcanzar la verdad, de acuerdo con ciertas reglas de preguntar y responder desarrolladas por Socrates, Platón y Hegel.
Ex: No one who reads thoughtfully the dialectic of 'Huckleberry Finn''s great moral crisis will ever again accept the engrained customary beliefs of his time and place.

dialéctico
(adj.)=dialectical ; dialectic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.
Ex: Key concepts in the planning process and the dialectic nature of this process are outlined.

diamante
(n.)=diamond ; sparkler.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
Ex: For the first time we noticed that Cal was wearing sparklers on his finger and wrist.
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* aniversario de diamante=diamond jubilee ; diamond jubilee.
* diamante de imitación=rhinestone.
* diamante falso=rhinestone.

diamante de imitación
(n.)=rhinestone.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
diamante falso
(n.)=rhinestone.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
diametralmente
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* diametralmente opuesto a=diametrically opposed to ; diametrically opposite to.
* diametralmente opuestos=worlds apart.

diametralmente opuesto a
=diametrically opposed to ; diametrically opposite to.
Ex: The library as an institution of learning stands diametrically opposed to censorship = La biblioteca como institución del saber está diametralmente opuesta a la censura. Ex: It is also possible that the paper was written by a professional whose views are diametrically opposite to those of the abstractor.
diametralmente opuestos
=worlds apart.
Ex: International law & cyberspace are not worlds apart anymore.
diana de dardos
(n.)=dartboard.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
diana^1
(n.)=bull's eye ; target.
Ex: It has been dubbed the 'Bull's-Eye' due to its five layers, represented as concentric circles.
Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
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* dar en la diana=hit + home.
* diana de dardos=dartboard.
* hacer diana=hit + home.
* justo en la diana=dead on target.

diana^2
(n.)=reveille.
Ex: Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.
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* toque de diana=reveille.

diapasón
(n.)=tuning fork.
Ex: The vibration may also be induced by applying a tuning fork to the glass wall or stroking the rim of the glass with a finger.

diapositiva
(n.)=lantern slide ; slide.
Nota: Imagen fotográfica positiva sobre soporte transparente destinada a ser consultada por proyección en pantalla.
Ex: The society's library collections include: 14,000 books; 5,000 pamphlets; 15,000 lantern slides; 70,000 photographs; and an extensive map collection.
Ex: A slide is a piece of transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.
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* bandeja circular para diapositivas=carousel.
* bibliotecario encargado de las diapositivas=slide librarian.
* caja para iluminar diapositivas=light box [light-box].
* colección de diapositivas=slide library.
* diapositiva de arte=art slide.
* presentación de diapositivas=slide show [slideshow] ; slide presentation.
* presentación de diapositivas con cinta=tape/slide show.
* proyección de diapositivas=slide show [slideshow] ; slide projection ; slide presentation.
* proyector de diapositivas=slide projector.
* visor de diapositivas=slide viewer ; viewer.

diapositiva de arte
(n.)=art slide.
Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
diariamente
=daily ; from day to day ; on a daily basis ; every day ; day by day.
Ex: The functions on the first screen are in use daily, whereas those on the second are in use only occasionally.
Ex: The position description, on the other hand, should be revised annually so that it remains an accurate description of what is actually taking place from day to day.
Ex: The Middle East cataloguer must be aware of and deal with these and other problems on a daily basis.
Ex: The whole business has an air of familiarity because it happens every day.
Ex: The technical developments which would underpin such a service are becoming more widely available year by year, if not week by week or day by day.

diario automático de trabajo
(n.)=time log.
Ex: She has done some of the best work on the use of time logs and time management.
diario de abordo
(n.)=logbook [log book].
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
diario de campo
(n.)=field notebook.
Ex: Here are some excerpts from the field notebooks that must be kept by all students taking the course.
diario de navegación
(n.)=logbook [log book].
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
diario de viajes
(n.)=travel journal.
Ex: This South African library holds 2 of the 3 volumes of travel journals in which the Revd John Campbell of the London Missionary Society described his visit to mission stations in the Cape Colony.
diario de vuelo
(n.)=logbook [log book].
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
diario matinal
(n.)=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'. Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
diario matutino
(n.)=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'. Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
diario vespertino
(n.)=evening newspaper ; evening paper.
Ex: I don't see what place an evening newspaper can have in modern life. Ex: A century ago there were more than three times as many evening papers as morning ones.
diario web
(n.)=Web log [Weblog].
Ex: A Weblog or blog is an online journal which contains a mix of links, commentary and personal thoughts.
diario^1
(n.)=daily newspaper ; diary ; newspaper ; journal ; logbook [log book] ; daily paper.
Ex: This article studies how news library staff and editorial staff in a large metropolitan daily newspaper perceive the contribution of the news library to newsmaking.
Ex: A diary is a document recording the day-to-day life of the author.
Ex: A newspaper is a periodical appearing at very frequent intervals and giving the latest information on current events often with comments.
Ex: When Captain Cook's 'Endeavour' journal came up for auction in London, in 1923, it was keenly sought by many libraries.
Ex: With questionnaires, logbooks and interviews, the researcher was able to assess attitudes to and learning during the programmes.
Ex: A journalism student has won a scholarship that will give him newsroom experience on a daily paper.
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* diario automático de trabajo=time log.
* diario de abordo=logbook [log book].
* diario de campo=field notebook.
* diario de navegación=logbook [log book].
* diario de viajes=travel journal.
* diario de vuelo=logbook [log book].
* diario matinal=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* diario matutino=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* diario vespertino=evening newspaper ; evening paper.
* diario web=Web log [Weblog].
* entrada de diario=journal entry.
* escritor de diarios=diarist.
* llevar un diario de trabajo=keep + diary.

diario^2
(n.)=day to day [day-to-day] ; everyday ; daily ; daily.
Ex: The latter is the viewpoint of those who are perhaps concerned about day to day maintenance of the equipment.
Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
Ex: Successful libraries will embrace the future by incorporating new technology into daily routines.
Ex: The author analyses 4 dailies, 3 weeklies and 5 monthlies.
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* a diario=every day.
* asignación diaria=daily allowance.
* batalla diaria=daily grind.
* cantidad diaria recomendada=recommended daily intake.
* cantidad diaria recomendada (CDR)=recommended daily allowance (RDA).
* consumo diario=daily intake.
* consumo diario recomendado=recommended daily intake.
* de diario=everyday.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + quehacer diario=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dedicarse a + Posesivo + tareas diarias=go about + Posesivo + everyday life.
* dosis diaria=daily intake.
* dosis diaria recomendada=recommended daily intake.
* en la rutina diaria=in the trenches.
* estipendio diario=daily allowance.
* faena diaria=daily grind.
* gestión diaria de, la=day-to-day running of, the.
* lucha diaria=daily grind.
* monotonía diaria=daily grind.
* noticias diarias de interés=daily news alerts.
* para diario=everyday.
* prensa diaria, la=daily press, the.
* problema diario=daily problem.
* rutina diaria=comfort zone ; daily routine ; daily grind.
* situación diaria=daily situation.
* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche=take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.
* trabajo diario=daily work.
* trajín diario=daily grind.
* vida diaria, la=everyday life.

diarrea
(n.)=diarrhoea [diarrhea, -USA] ; gippy tummy ; runs, the.
Ex: The most frequently reported adverse events were headache, diarrhoea, nausea, insomnia, somnolence, constipation, dizziness, sweating and taste abnormalities.
Ex: If you do get a 'gippy tummy' make sure you drink plenty of clean, ideally bottled water to ensure you don't get dehydrated.
Ex: Everyone, at some time in his or her life, has had a bout of the runs -- hopefully in situations where a bathroom was nearby.
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* dar diarrea=get + the runs.
* diarrea del turista=travellers' diarrhoea ; gippy tummy.
* diarrea del viajante=travellers' diarrhoea.
* diarrea del viajero=gippy tummy.
* diarrea mental=brain spew ; spew.
* diarrea verbal=verbal diarrhoea.

diarrea del turista
(n.)=travellers' diarrhoea ; gippy tummy.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever. Ex: If you do get a 'gippy tummy' make sure you drink plenty of clean, ideally bottled water to ensure you don't get dehydrated.
diarrea del viajante
(n.)=travellers' diarrhoea.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
diarrea del viajero
(n.)=gippy tummy.
Ex: If you do get a 'gippy tummy' make sure you drink plenty of clean, ideally bottled water to ensure you don't get dehydrated.
diarrea mental
(n.)=brain spew ; spew.
Ex: Blogging, for me, is mostly brain spew, mental masturbation. Ex: I was a little stunned to read Ken's latest post, in which he complains about 'an endless, rancid spew of spam'.
diarrea verbal
(n.)=verbal diarrhoea.
Ex: The expression 'verbal diarrhoea' therefore means that someone simply won't stop talking.
diastólico
(adj.)=diastolic.
Ex: Diastolic and systolic shapes were different, the left ventricle maintaining an ellipsoidal shape.
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* presión diastólica=diastolic pressure ; diastolic blood pressure.

diatriba
(n.)=tirade ; diatribe ; bashing ; fulmination ; poison-pen letter.
Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
Ex: Although Limburg's attempt to cover such a wide range of issues is commendable, he runs foul of the dangers of simplistic diatribe and superficiality.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.
Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.
Ex: Suggestions, reactions, criticisms, praise, and poison-pen letters all will be gratefully received at kesler@well.sf.ca.us.

diazepam
(n.)=diazepam.
Ex: My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect.

diazo
(n.)=diazo dye.
Nota: Tinte sensible a la luz utilizado para grabar en la microformas aunque de poca permanencia.
Ex: There have long been films impregnated with diazo dyes which form a picture without development, so it is already there as soon as the camera has been operated.
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* película de diazo=diazo film.

dibujado
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* horizonte dibujado por los edificios=skyline.

dibujante
(n.)=draughtsman [draftsman, -USA] ; draughter [drafter, -USA].
Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.
Ex: A drafter's salary is dependent on what type of drafter they are, where they work, and how much work they have.
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* dibujante de historietas cómicas=cartoonist.
* dibujante publicitario=commercial artist.
* mesa de dibujante=sketch board.

dibujante de historietas cómicas
(n.)=cartoonist.
Ex: Writers, photographers, and cartoonists create their original literary and artistic works.
dibujante publicitario
(n.)=commercial artist.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.
dibujar
(v.)=trace ; plot ; pattern ; chart ; draw.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drew, participio drawn.
Ex: Cleo Passantino produced a long sheet of graph paper with a sawtooth squiggle traced down the center of it.
Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.
Ex: Soon he found himself fronting a door, on which were elaborately patterned the words 'Newspaper Room'.
Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.
Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
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* dibujar deprisa=dash off.
* dibujarse=shadow.

dibujar deprisa
(v.)=dash off.
Ex: From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.
dibujarse
(v.)=shadow.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
dibujo
(n.)=drawing ; pattern.
Ex: Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.
Ex: The pattern of the laid mould is described by giving the spacing in millimetres of the chain-lines and wire-lines in the vicinity of the watermark.
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* colección de dibujos=drawing collection.
* dibujo a lápiz=pencil drawing.
* dibujo a pluma=pen drawing ; pen drawing ; pen drawing.
* dibujo a tinta=ink drawing.
* dibujo de la malla=wire pattern.
* dibujo libre=free-hand drawing.
* dibujo lineal=line drawing.
* dibujo panorámico=panoramic drawing.
* dibujos animados=animated cartoons.
* dibujos animados japoneses=Anime.
* dibujo técnico=architectural rendering ; engineering drawing ; technical drawing ; architectural drawing.
* libro táctil de dibujos=tactile picture book.
* mesa de dibujo=drawing table ; art-room table ; art-room drawing table ; drawing board.
* película de dibujos animados=cartoon film.

dibujo a lápiz
(n.)=pencil drawing.
Ex: The author describes the application of this method to a modern pencil drawing.
dibujo a pluma
(n.)=pen drawing ; pen drawing ; pen drawing.
Ex: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's. Ex: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's. Ex: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's.
dibujo a tinta
(n.)=ink drawing.
Ex: The exhibition also contains a group of ink drawings featuring self-portraits and portraits inspired by classical sculpture.
dibujo de la malla
(n.)=wire pattern.
Ex: In the case of a wove mould the mesh of the wire pattern is measured in wires per cm.
dibujo libre
(n.)=free-hand drawing.
Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.
dibujo lineal
(n.)=line drawing.
Ex: In fact the earliest 'zincographs' were not made photographically but by transferring a line drawing in a greasy and acid-resistant ink on to a zinc plate and then etching it.
dibujo panorámico
(n.)=panoramic drawing.
Ex: A view is a perspective representation of the landscape in which detail is shown as if projected on an oblique plane (e.g., a bird's eye view, panorama, panoramic drawing, worm's eye view).
dibujo técnico
(n.)=architectural rendering ; engineering drawing ; technical drawing ; architectural drawing.
Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed. Ex: An engineering drawing is a cross section, detail, diagram, elevation, perspective, plan, working plan, etc., made for use in an engineering or other technical context. Ex: A technical drawing is a cross section, detail, diagram, elevation, perspective, plan, working plan, etc., made for use in an engineering or other technical context. Ex: The library includes the world's most comprehensive collection of architectural drawings.
dibujos animados
(n.)=animated cartoons.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.
dibujos animados japoneses
(n.)=Anime.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.
diccionario
(n.)=dictionary ; dictionary.
Nota: En una base de datos documental, índice que recoge las palabras que aparecen en los documentos ordenadas alfabéticamente y con referencia al número de documentos en que aparecen.
Ex: Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.
Ex: We can open the title word dictionary to check for spelling variations of our search term by pressing 'Alt-D'.
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* catálogo diccionario=dictionary catalogue ; dictionary file.
* diccionario biográfico=biographical dictionary.
* diccionario de medicina=medical dictionary.
* diccionario especializado=subject dictionary.
* diccionario etimológico=etymological dictionary.
* diccionario geográfico=gazetteer.
* diccionario médico=medical dictionary.
* las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario=Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
* parecido a un diccionario=dictionary-like.

diccionario biográfico
(n.)=biographical dictionary.
Ex: Even more useful as author bibliographies are biographical dictionaries of the 'Who's Who' type and, indeed, individual biographies and autobiographies.
diccionario de medicina
(n.)=medical dictionary.
Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.
diccionario especializado
(n.)=subject dictionary.
Ex: A large proportion of the dictionaries published are bilingual, trilingual, polyglot and subject dictionaries.
diccionario etimológico
(n.)=etymological dictionary.
Ex: Etymological dictionaries show the origin of words and trace the development of meaning over the years.
diccionario geográfico
(n.)=gazetteer.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
diccionario médico
(n.)=medical dictionary.
Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.
dicción
(n.)=diction.
Ex: Some abstracts have poor grammar and diction.

dicen las malas lenguas que
=rumour has it that.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
dicha de vivir
=joie de vivre.
Ex: It is a tall order for information workers to avoid objective obsolescence and subjective burnout, and enhance the joie de vivre of the work setting.
dicha^1
(n.)=bliss ; happiness ; joy ; felicity.
Ex: Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
Ex: I thank you most sincerely for the happiness your books have given me.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
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* dicha de vivir=joie de vivre.

dicha^2
(n.)=good fortune.
Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.

dicharachero
(adj.)=chatty .
Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.

dicho anteriormente, lo
=foregoing, the.
Ex: Whatever the motives (and the foregoing is no more than a selection) the resultant effect is to cause great problems for bibliographic control.
dicho bíblico
(n.)=biblical saying.
Ex: Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.
dicho de otro modo
=in other words ; said differently.
Ex: In other words, the information supplied in the document matches, to an acceptable degree, the information demanded by the user. Ex: Said differently, the public access technology adoption curve seems to be in the process of leveling = Dicho de otro modo, la curva de adopción de tecnología para el acceso público comienza a nivelarse.
dicho esto
=that said.
Ex: That said, India, in my estimation, will take some beating.
dicho familiar
(n.)=familiar saying.
Ex: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'.
dicho favorito
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
dicho gracioso
(n.)=witticism ; quip.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field. Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.
dicho ingenioso
(n.)=witticism ; quip.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field. Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.
dicho más arriba, lo
=foregoing, the.
Ex: Whatever the motives (and the foregoing is no more than a selection) the resultant effect is to cause great problems for bibliographic control.
dicho popular
(n.)=adage ; wise saying ; old saying ; saying ; familiar saying ; saw.
Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'. Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays. Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings. Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading. Ex: As the familiar saying goes, 'From the sublime to the ridiculous is but a step'. Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.
dicho preferido
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
dicho sea a su favor
=to + Posesivo + credit.
Ex: To their credit, they created an ambitious programme to maximise the digital opportunities and advantages.
dicho sea de paso
=by the way ; on a sidenote ; by the by(e).
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book. Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal. Ex: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name.
dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho
=actions speak louder than words.
Ex: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
dicho sucintamente
=economically told.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is more than a survival saga.
dicho y hecho
=no sooner said than done.
Ex: No sooner said than done -- he slipped a dog collar around Pinocchio's neck and tightened it so that it would not come off.
dicho^1
(n.)=adage ; dictum [dicta, -pl.] ; utterance ; wise saying ; old saying ; saying ; saw ; refrain.
Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.
Ex: Stories range from one-sentence statements we call jokes and wise sayings, through gossip to the most profound and complicated structures we call novels and poems and plays.
Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.
Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.
Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.
Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.
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* como dice el dicho=as the saying goes ; so the saying goes.
* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho=easier said than done ; There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
* dicho bíblico=biblical saying.
* dicho familiar=familiar saying.
* dicho favorito=catchphrase.
* dicho gracioso=witticism ; quip.
* dicho ingenioso=witticism ; quip.
* dicho popular=adage ; wise saying ; old saying ; saying ; familiar saying ; saw.
* dicho preferido=catchphrase.
* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho=actions speak louder than words.
* dichos sabios=nuggets of wisdom.
* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran tr=There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho=many a slip between the cup and the lip.

dicho^2
(adj.)=stated.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
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* bien dicho=amen to that!.
* cuatro verdades bien dichas=home truth.
* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho=actions speak louder than words ; many a slip between the cup and the lip.
* dicho anteriormente, lo=foregoing, the.
* dicho de otro modo=in other words ; said differently.
* dicho esto=that said.
* dicho más arriba, lo=foregoing, the.
* dicho sea a su favor=to + Posesivo + credit.
* dicho sea de paso=by the way ; on a sidenote ; by the by(e).
* dicho sucintamente=economically told.
* dicho y hecho=no sooner said than done.
* la verdad sea dicha=to tell the truth.
* la verdad sea dicha que=if the truth be told.
* o mejor dicho=or rather.
* propiamente dicho=proper ; properly.
* ¿Qué ha dicho?=I beg your pardon?.
* título propiamente dicho=title proper.
* una vez dicho esto=having said that.
* verdaderamente dicho=in disguise.

dicho^3
=such.
Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
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* en dicha ocasión=on that (particular) occasion.

dichos sabios
(n.)=nuggets of wisdom.
Ex: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
dichoso
(adj.)=blessed.
Ex: The article 'The blessed soul' refers to the glorious life of Iyyanki Venkata Ramanayya and his work in the Indian public social services.
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* dichosos los ojos que te ven=a sight for sore eyes.

dichosos los ojos que te ven
=a sight for sore eyes.
Ex: Many of the spring-flowering crocus bulbs are among our earliest bloomers -- truly a sight for sore eyes after a long winter.
diciembre
=December (Dec).
Ex: There are 12 places in the pattern corresponding to the 12 months and labeled 1 through 9, O (for October), N (for November), and D (for December).

dicotomizado
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* sistema de clasificación dicotomizado=dichotomized classification scheme.

dicotomía
(n.)=dichotomy.
Ex: The issue is the research and non-research library dichotomy.

dictado
(n.)=dictate ; dictation.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable.
Ex: Dictation, moreover, is inherently less accurate than ocular copying as a method of transcription.

dictador
(n.)=taskmaster ; dictator ; tyrant ; strongman.
Ex: 'Alf thought we should have warned you, but telling you she was a taskmaster was as far as we agreed we should go,' Lehmann explained.
Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
Ex: He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.

dictadura
(n.)=dictatorship ; authoritarian regime.
Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
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* dictadura militar=military dictatorship.
* dictadura policial=police regime.

dictadura militar
(n.)=military dictatorship.
Ex: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s.
dictadura policial
(n.)=police regime.
Ex: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen.
dictamen
(n.)=pronouncement ; judging ; ruling.
Ex: However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.
Ex: The first meeting was held on 8 March with the first real judging taking place on 22 March when several tulips were in flower.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
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* dictamen de condenas=sentencing.
* dictamen de sentencias=sentencing.

dictamen de condenas
(n.)=sentencing.
Ex: The first statistical information systems for sentencing were built more than 20 years ago.
dictamen de sentencias
(n.)=sentencing.
Ex: The first statistical information systems for sentencing were built more than 20 years ago.
dictaminar
(v.)=dictate ; pass + judgement.
Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.
Ex: Judge Peter Moss allowed him one final chance to prove he could comply with the terms before he passed judgement on the latest offence.

dictar
(v.)=dictate ; dictate.
Ex: Some will produce a manuscript draft and work on and polish that; others will dictate their material and get a first typewritten draft to work on.
Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.
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* dictar órdenes=hand down + decisions.
* dictar + Posesivo + vida=run + Posesivo + life.
* dictar sentencia=pronounce + judgement ; mete out + sentence ; hand down + sentence ; pass + judgement.
* hacer lo que + dictar + el corazón=do as + Posesivo + heart + tell + Pronombre.

dictar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=run + Posesivo + life.
Ex: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.
dictar sentencia
(v.)=pronounce + judgement ; mete out + sentence ; hand down + sentence ; pass + judgement.
Ex: The infants sat solemn as the Supreme Court pronounced judgment = Los niños se sentaron solemnes mientras que el Tribunal Supremo dictaba sentencia. Ex: Rural courts have typically meted out stiffer sentences than urban courts . Ex: Handing down sentence, the presiding judge said he had decided not to give Stone a life term on the grounds that his actions had not resulted in any serious injury. Ex: Judge Peter Moss allowed him one final chance to prove he could comply with the terms before he passed judgement on the latest offence.
dictar órdenes
(v.)=hand down + decisions.
Ex: They project themselves more easily into the roles of the characters who must frequently attempt to influence their superiors, rather than hand down decisions.
dictatorial
(adj.)=dictatorial.
Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
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* régimen dictatorial=dictatorial regime.

dictáfono
(n.)=dictating machine.
Ex: Dictating machines and automatic answering machines are also widely used aids in offices.

dicótomo
(adj.)=dichotomous.
Ex: This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.

didacta
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* autodidacta=self-taught.

didáctico
(adj.)=didactic.
Ex: This article recommends that the traditional curriculum model be used to look into the matter from a didactic point of departure.
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* autodidáctica=self-instruction.
* autodidáctico=self-paced.
* centro de material didáctico escolar=school resource centre.
* clase didáctica=didactic lecture.
* material didáctico=instructional material.
* material didáctico de apoyo=study aide.
* material didáctico entregado en clase=class handout.
* unidad didáctica=unit of study ; study unit.

diecinueve (19)
=nineteen (19).
Ex: Divided into nineteen broad subject categories its intention is to list and index all publicly available COM documents.
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* del siglo diecinueve=nineteenth-century.

dieciocho (18)
=eighteen (18).
Ex: There are eighteen entries all told under the latter heading, so the search is not particularly tedious.

diecisiete (17)
=seventeen (17).
Ex: Seventeen documents have now given rise to thirty-four entries in the classified file, nine in the alphabetical index.
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* del siglo diecisiete=seventeenth-century.

dieciséis (16)
=sixteen (16).
Ex: The introduction discusses the semantic aspects, and in addition to whole-part and near-synonymous relationships lists sixteen different kinds of other relationships.

diecitantos
=ten odd ; ten or so ; ten plus ; ten something.
Ex: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia.
Ex: His article also lists the top ten or so search engines and offers important information about them.
Ex: It is time to break free of this cycle and end the ten plus year debate with a solution that meets as many needs as possible.
Ex: It's a steal at ten something with shipping.

diente
(n.)=tooth [teeth, -pl.].
Ex: An enquirer who asks 'Have you anything on energy?' or 'What have you got on teeth?' is easy to help.
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* a caballo regalado no le mires el diente=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente=never look a gift horse in the mouth.
* armado hasta los dientes=heavily armed.
* armarse hasta los dientes=be armed to the teeth.
* arrancar con los dientes=bite off.
* cepillarse los dientes=brush + Posesivo + teeth.
* cepillo de dientes=toothbrush.
* con dientes=toothed.
* con dientes de conejo=bucktoothed.
* con dientes de sierra=serrated.
* con dientes salidos=bucktoothed.
* darse con un canto en los dientes=count + Reflexivo + lucky ; think + Reflexivo + lucky ; consider + Reflexivo + lucky.
* de dientes de sable=sabre-toothed.
* de dientes grandes=large-toothed.
* de dientes largos=long-toothed.
* de dientes separados=gap-toothed ; gap-toothed.
* diente canino=cuspid ; canine tooth.
* diente de ajo=garlic clove ; clove of garlic.
* diente delantero=front tooth.
* diente de león=dandelion ; swine's snout.
* diente impactado=impacted tooth.
* diente molar=molar tooth.
* dientes mellados=gapped teeth.
* dientes separados=gapped teeth.
* echar los dientes=cut + Posesivo + teeth.
* enseñar los dientes=show + Posesivo + teeth ; bare + Posesivo + teeth.
* hablar entre dientes=mumble ; mutter.
* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido=mumble.
* hincarle el diente a=get + Posesivo + teeth into.
* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental=floss + teeth.
* luchar con uñas y dientes=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
* mostrar los dientes=show + Posesivo + teeth ; bare + Posesivo + teeth.
* ojo por ojo, diente por diente=tit-for-tat.
* palillo de dientes=toothpick.
* pasta de dientes=toothpaste.
* pasta de dientes con flúor=fluoride toothpaste.
* pinzas de dientes serrados=alligator clip.
* rechinar de dientes=gnashing of teeth ; grinding of teeth.
* rechinar los dientes=gnash + Posesivo + teeth.
* reírse entre dientes=chuckle.
* salir los dientes=cut + Posesivo + teeth.
* sin dientes=toothless.
* tigre dientes de sable=sabre-toothed tiger.

diente canino
(n.)=cuspid ; canine tooth.
Ex: Canine teeth, otherwise known as cuspids, each possess a single cusp, while premolars, otherwise known as bicuspids, possess two each. Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.
diente de ajo
(n.)=garlic clove ; clove of garlic.
Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush. Ex: In general, a stronger tasting clove of garlic has more sulphur content and hence more medicinal value.
diente de león
(n.)=dandelion ; swine's snout.
Ex: His 1997 photographic exhibition had the title 'Manure, nettles, and dandelions'. Ex: Swine's snout was, during the Victorian period, the popular name for the dandelion, commonly used in salads .
diente delantero
(n.)=front tooth.
Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.
diente impactado
(n.)=impacted tooth.
Ex: Dental problems with molar teeth generally take the form of an impacted tooth.
diente molar
(n.)=molar tooth.
Ex: Dental problems with molar teeth generally take the form of an impacted tooth.
dientecillo
(n.)=denticle.
Ex: Large specimens have dorsal and pectoral fins covered with denticles.

dientes mellados
(n.)=gapped teeth.
Ex: With the rise in popularity of gapped teeth, some people are undergoing procedures to get a gap between their teeth.
dientes separados
(n.)=gapped teeth.
Ex: With the rise in popularity of gapped teeth, some people are undergoing procedures to get a gap between their teeth.
diesel
(n.)=diesel.
Ex: The subjects of the searches were: acid rain; asbestos and water; diesel; and glass recycling.
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* de diesel=diesel-powered.
* motor diesel=diesel engine.

diestramente
=skilfully [skillfully, -USA] ; expertly ; adeptly ; proficiently.
Ex: But may, unless skilfully exploited and designed, lead to bulky catalogues which are difficult to read.
Ex: The punch-cutters copied each other expertly = Los fundidores de tipos se copiaban hábilmente los unos a los otros.
Ex: To function adeptly within our environment, we must perceive and interpret the movements of others.
Ex: The ability to read proficiently is a cornerstone to becoming successful in today's society.

diestro^1
(n.)=right-handed ; right-footed ; righty.
Ex: All subjects were right-handed except for three left-handed men and one ambidextrous male.
Ex: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.
Ex: I'm a born righty -- I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar.
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* a diestro y siniestro=like there's no tomorrow.
* repartir a diestro y siniestro=dish out.

diestro^2
(adj.)=accomplished ; skilful [skillful, -USA] ; nimble ; deft ; adroit ; nifty ; proficient.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
Ex: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
Ex: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.
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* poco diestro=poor-ability.
* ser diestro en=be skilled at.

dieta baja en carbohidratos
(n.)=low-carb diet ; low-carb diet.
Ex: Some people do lose weight on low-carb diets, but the weight loss probably isn't related to blood sugar and insulin levels to any extent. Ex: Some people do lose weight on low-carb diets, but the weight loss probably isn't related to blood sugar and insulin levels to any extent.
dieta baja en hidratos de carbono
(n.)=low-carb diet.
Ex: Some people do lose weight on low-carb diets, but the weight loss probably isn't related to blood sugar and insulin levels to any extent.
dieta básica
(n.)=staple diet.
Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
dieta de desplazamiento
(n.)=travel allowance.
Ex: Travel allowances are determined based on travel type, ie international or domestic and salary paid to the employee undertaking the travel.
dieta de viaje
(n.)=travel allowance.
Ex: Travel allowances are determined based on travel type, ie international or domestic and salary paid to the employee undertaking the travel.
dieta desequilibrada
(n.)=imbalanced diet ; unbalanced diet.
Ex: Imbalanced diets lead to depression, schizophrenia, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and Alzheimer's. Ex: An unbalanced diet is when you don't get the minimium amounts of each food group every day.
dieta equilibrada
(n.)=balanced diet.
Ex: A balanced diet must contain carbohydrate, protein, fat, vitamins, mineral salts and fibre.
dieta habitual
(n.)=staple diet.
Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
dieta mediterránea, la
(n.)=Mediterranean diet, the.
Ex: The Mediterranean diet is characterized by high consumption of fruit, vegetables, meat, fish, shellfish, dairy products and both young and mature wines.
dieta para gastos de manutención
(n.)=per diem food allowance ; per diem ; expense allowance.
Ex: The grant will cover travel, accommodation, a per diem food allowance and the conference fees. Ex: The fellowships will provide conference registration, air travel, shared accommodations and a per diem, as well as a small orientation and reception for the participants. Ex: Volunteers may receive token reimbursements or expense allowances = Los voluntarios pueden recibir pagos simbólicos o dietas para gastos de manutención.
dieta principal
(n.)=staple diet.
Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
dieta rica en calorías
(n.)=calorie-rich diet.
Ex: Avoid calorie-rich diet, don't overeat.
dieta rica en proteínas
(n.)=protein-rich diet.
Ex: Instead of simply cutting down on calories, opting for a protein-rich diet is the best way to shed those extra kilos.
dieta rica en vitaminas
(n.)=vitamin-rich diet.
Ex: A vitamin-rich diet is something that no one should neglect.
dieta saludable
(n.)=healthy diet ; healthful diet.
Ex: Starchy foods such as bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes are a really important part of a healthy diet. Ex: The comparison illustrates that healthful diets have been more costly than less healthful diets for well over a century.
dieta sana
(n.)=healthy diet ; healthful diet.
Ex: Starchy foods such as bread, cereals, rice, pasta and potatoes are a really important part of a healthy diet. Ex: The comparison illustrates that healthful diets have been more costly than less healthful diets for well over a century.
dieta^1
(n.)=dieting ; diet plan ; diet.
Ex: For men, media use predicted endorsement of personal thinness and dieting.
Ex: The ab muscles are what really identify someone who is serious about their fitness and diet plan.
Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.
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* a dieta=on a diet.
* dieta baja en carbohidratos=low-carb diet ; low-carb diet.
* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono=low-carb diet.
* dieta básica=staple diet.
* dieta desequilibrada=imbalanced diet ; unbalanced diet.
* dieta equilibrada=balanced diet.
* dieta habitual=staple diet.
* dieta mediterránea, la=Mediterranean diet, the.
* dieta principal=staple diet.
* dieta rica en calorías=calorie-rich diet.
* dieta rica en proteínas=protein-rich diet.
* dieta rica en vitaminas=vitamin-rich diet.
* dieta saludable=healthy diet ; healthful diet.
* dieta sana=healthy diet ; healthful diet.
* persona que está a dieta=dieter.
* poner + Nombre + a dieta=put + Nombre + on a diet.
* ponerse a dieta=go on + a diet.

dieta^2
(n.)=per diem allowance ; allowance ; daily allowance.
Ex: The grant is to cover the cost of travel (economy class air transportation) to and from the host country of the conference, registration, hotel costs and a per diem allowance.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
Ex: About MPs have decided not to take their daily allowance for the days Parliament did not meet.
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* dieta de desplazamiento=travel allowance.
* dieta de viaje=travel allowance.
* dieta para gastos de manutención=per diem food allowance ; per diem ; expense allowance.
* dietas de desplazamiento=travel costs.

dietas de desplazamiento
(n.)=travel costs.
Ex: Assistance under this programme may comprise the provision of travel costs.
dietista
(n.)=dietitian [dietician] ; diet expert.
Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
Ex: I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.

dietética
(n.)=dietetics ; dietetic science.
Ex: If you're interested in people, food, and nutrition, then dietetics is the career for you!.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
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* experto en dietética=dietitian [dietician] ; diet expert.
* información sobre dietética=dietary information.

dietético
(adj.)=dietary ; dietetic.
Ex: Specifically, he found 25 biomedical articles central to the argument that dietary fish oil causes certain blood changes.
Ex: Dietetic knowledge should be applied in such a way as not to endanger the health or safety of an individual or group.
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* complemento dietético=dietary supplement.
* plan dietético=diet plan.
* suplemento dietético=dietary supplement.

dietílico
(adj.)=diethyl.
Ex: In the diethyl zinc gas process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.

diez (10)
=ten (10).
Ex: This limit of ten has been a particular handicap in respect of the main classes.
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* cada diez años=ten-yearly ; decennially.
* diez veces=tenfold ; ten times.
* diez veces más=order of magnitude.
* diez y algo=ten something.
* diez y tantos=ten odd ; ten or so ; ten plus ; ten something.
* grupos de diez=tens of.
* moneda de diez centavos=dime.
* multiplicado por diez=tenfold.
* sacar un diez=score + an A.
* uno de cada diez=one in ten.

diez veces
=tenfold ; ten times.
Ex: The tenfold increase in the number of requests handled each year is ample confirmation of this, if any is needed. Ex: Between then and now I have visited Europe for vacation nine or ten times.
diez veces más
(n.)=order of magnitude.
Ex: The value of R&D to the society in which we live is perhaps one or two orders of magnitude greater than the cost of R&D.
diez y algo
=ten something.
Ex: It's a steal at ten something with shipping.
diez y tantos
=ten odd ; ten or so ; ten plus ; ten something.
Ex: Italy, on the other hand, came to life only in the last ten odd minutes of their game against Slovakia. Ex: His article also lists the top ten or so search engines and offers important information about them. Ex: It is time to break free of this cycle and end the ten plus year debate with a solution that meets as many needs as possible. Ex: It's a steal at ten something with shipping.
diezmado
(adj.)=decimated.
Ex: After surviving the destruction of World War 2 safely in Bern, Switzerland, IFLA reorganized and began assisting damaged and decimated libraries around the world.

diezmar
(v.)=decimate.
Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.

diezmo
(n.)=tithe.
Ex: The Manorial Documents and the tithe Acts are examples types of documents protected by statute to ensure that they are presented for preservation to designated depositories.

difamación
(n.)=denigrating ; libel ; defamation ; slander ; slur.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.
Ex: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft.
Ex: Both libel and slander are forms of defamation: libel is defamation in writing, while slander is spoken.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
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* campaña de difamación=smear campaign.
* leyes contra la difamación=laws of libel.

difamado
(adj.)=much-maligned.
Ex: Readers seem to favor the ancient and much-maligned mechanism of the footnote for providing background information.

difamar
(v.)=vilify ; slander ; smear ; malign ; revile.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.
Ex: To accomplish this higher purpose, Panizzi argued, required a deliberately designed 'system,' and his much maligned rules, whatever their individual merits or demerits, were intended to embody that system.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.

difamatorio
(adj.)=defamatory ; libellous [libelous, -USA] ; scurrilous.
Ex: The others names are defamatory.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

diferencia
=difference ; discrepancy ; distinction ; distinguishability ; mismatch ; gap ; dissimilarity ; point of difference ; differential ; fault line ; disconnect ; diff.
Nota: Abreviatura usada principalmente en el contexto informático.
Ex: Some concepts are described differently in different versions of one language.
Ex: Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.
Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.
Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.
Ex: The gap between what private and public institutions charge means that private schools are at a big disadvantage in recruiting students.
Ex: No significant study has investigated similarities and dissimilarities betwee these two types of reviewing journal.
Ex: Some points of difference with Canadian practices, especially as regards staffing, are noted.
Ex: The gap between people who have the resources to access digital information and those who do not have these resources, the so-called 'digital divide', includes a differential in information literacy skills = La diferencia entre la gente que dispone de los recursos para acceder a la información digital y los que no, denominada "brecha digital", supone también una diferencia en las destrezas relacionadas con la alfabetización informacional.
Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
Ex: The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.
Ex: There are some diffs between the free version and the full version.
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* acortar las diferencias=close + the gap.
* a diferencia de=apart from ; as opposed to ; in contradistinction to ; as contrasted with ; in contrast (to/with) ; quite apart from ; in sharp contrast (with).
* a diferencia de + Nombre=unlike + Nombre.
* aumentar las diferencias entre ... y=widen + the gap between ... and.
* aumento de las diferencias entre ... y=widening gap between ... and ; widening of the gap beween .... and.
* con diferencia=by far.
* confundir las diferencias entre=blur + the boundaries between.
* con mucha diferencia=by far.
* contrato basado en las diferencias de género=gender contract.
* con una gran diferencia=by a huge margin.
* desaparecer las diferencias=blur + distinctions ; blur + the lines between ; blur + the boundaries between.
* desaparición de las diferencias=blurring of differences ; blurring of roles ; blurring of boundaries.
* desaparición de las diferencias entre=blurring of distinctions between.
* desdibujar las diferencias=blur + distinctions ; blur + the boundaries between.
* detectar una diferencia=detect + difference.
* diferencia cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* diferencia cada vez menor entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* diferencia cultural=cultural difference.
* diferencia debida al género=gender gap.
* diferencia debida al sexo=gender gap.
* diferencia de género=gender difference.
* diferencia de goles=goal difference.
* diferencia de horario=time differences.
* diferencia de opinión (sobre)=difference of opinion (on).
* diferencia de precio=price differential.
* diferencia de precios=price differentiation.
* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres=gender pay gap.
* diferencia de sexo=gender difference.
* diferencia de tantos=goal difference.
* diferencia entre ... y ... es mínima=line between ... and ... is thin.
* diferencia generacional=generation gap.
* diferencia horaria=time differences.
* diferencia lingüística=language difference.
* diferencia lógica=logical difference.
* diferencia salarial=pay inequality.
* diferencias de opinión=shades of opinion.
* diferencias de precio=differential pricing.
* diferencias de sexo=gender.
* diferencia significativa=significant difference.
* diferencias insalvables=irreconcilable differences.
* diferencia social=social gap.
* eliminar diferencias=flatten out + differences.
* eliminar las diferencias=iron out + differences.
* establecer una diferencia=draw + demarcation.
* existir mucha diferencia entre ... y ...=be a far cry from ... to ....
* haber muchísima diferencia=be in a different league.
* hacer frente a las diferencias=face + differences.
* indicar diferencias=point out + differences ; note + difference ; point to + differences.
* insensible a las diferencias de género=gender blind.
* limar las diferencias=iron out + differences ; flatten out + differences.
* marcar la diferencia=make + the difference ; make + a difference ; spell + the difference.
* mostrar las diferencias=turn up + differences.
* muy a diferencia de=in marked contrast to/with.
* nadie notaría la diferencia=no one would be the wiser.
* Número + años de diferencia=Número + year gap.
* paliar las diferencias=bridge + the gap ; bridge + the gulf.
* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula=case-sensitive.
* rectificar la diferencia=redress + imbalance ; redress + the balance.
* reducción de las diferencias entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* reducir las diferencias=bridge + the gap ; bridge + the divide ; bridge + the chasm ; bridge + the gulf ; close + the gap.
* reducir las diferencias entre ... y=narrow + the gap between ... and.
* representar la diferencia entre ... y=represent + the difference between ... and.
* resolver las diferencias=iron out + differences ; resolve + Posesivo + differences ; settling of differences ; flatten out + differences ; flush out + differences ; settle + Posesivo + differences.
* resolver una diferencia=negotiate + difference.
* respetar una diferencia=observe + difference.
* respeto a la diferencia=respect to differences.
* sacar a relucir diferencias=turn up + differences.
* saldar las diferencias=iron out + differences.
* señalar diferencias=point out + differences ; note + difference ; point to + differences.
* significar la diferencia entre... y=mean + the difference between... and.
* sin diferencias=undifferentiated.
* sin que se note la diferencia=seamlessly.
* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso=make or break.
* suponer una diferencia=make + a difference.
* suponer una diferencia sobre=move + one away from.
* tener sus diferencias=have + their differences.

diferencia cada vez mayor entre ... y
(n.)=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
Ex: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world. Ex: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries.
diferencia cada vez menor entre ... y
(n.)=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
Ex: Trends noted include the narrowing gap in interactive searching between Europe and the USA, and the inter-regional imbalance within Europe in volume of searches. Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification. Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification.
diferencia cultural
(n.)=cultural difference.
Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.
diferencia de goles
(n.)=goal difference.
Ex: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.
diferencia de género
(n.)=gender difference.
Ex: However, the clearest findings related to gender differences, with females reporting significantly greater levels of disorientation and disenchantment in relation to the Internet.
diferencia de horario
=time differences.
Ex: This article discusses the problems of on-line searching in Israel including time differences, telecommunications problems and availability of data bases.
diferencia de opinión (sobre)
(n.)=difference of opinion (on).
Ex: Continuing differences of opinion on such matters as the Community budget and the Common Agricultural Policy have stimulated the interest of academics and produced a market for their publications.
diferencia de precio
(n.)=price differential.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
diferencia de precios
(n.)=price differentiation.
Ex: The analysis found substantial differences in price structure among regions, but less price differentiation based on quality than in prior years.
diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres
(n.)=gender pay gap.
Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
diferencia de sexo
(n.)=gender difference.
Ex: However, the clearest findings related to gender differences, with females reporting significantly greater levels of disorientation and disenchantment in relation to the Internet.
diferencia de tantos
(n.)=goal difference.
Ex: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference.
diferencia debida al género
(n.)=gender gap.
Ex: Despite good computer education in schools, a gender gap still exists in computer use.
diferencia debida al sexo
(n.)=gender gap.
Ex: Despite good computer education in schools, a gender gap still exists in computer use.
diferencia entre ... y ... es mínima
=line between ... and ... is thin.
Ex: An examination of the ethics of subsidies shows how thin the line is between the practices of vanity publishers and those of some scholarly presses when it comes to financing.
diferencia generacional
(n.)=generation gap.
Ex: This article considers the phenomenon of the generation gap as applied to users of the library who are over 65 years old.
diferencia horaria
=time differences.
Ex: This article discusses the problems of on-line searching in Israel including time differences, telecommunications problems and availability of data bases.
diferencia lingüística
(n.)=language difference.
Ex: There are also language differences and poor communication.
diferencia lógica
(n.)=logical difference.
Ex: Logical difference, symbolized by A NOT B, or A - B.
diferencia salarial
(n.)=pay inequality.
Ex: Pay inequality appeared to be a much greater obstacle in the private than the public sector.
diferencia significativa
(n.)=significant difference.
Ex: No significant difference was found between the indexers or the three runs.
diferencia social
(n.)=social gap.
Ex: Moreover, the results show that the information gap between rich and poor nations seems to be greater than the social gap.
diferenciación
(n.)=demarcation ; differencing ; differentiation ; discernment ; differentiating.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.
Ex: Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.
Ex: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.
Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
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* diferenciación mediante colores=colour coding.

diferenciación mediante colores
(n.)=colour coding.
Ex: Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't.
diferenciado
(adj.)=discrete ; distinct.
Ex: Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.
Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
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* bien diferenciado=well differentiated.
* claramente diferenciado=hyperbolic.
* diferenciado con colores=colour-coded.

diferenciado con colores
(adj.)=colour-coded.
Ex: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.
diferenciador
(adj.)=discriminating ; differentiating ; discriminative.
Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.
Ex: To be sure, librarians would likely be indignant at the suggestion that their local library has no differentiating features from the public library in the next town or city.
Ex: She recommends a more discriminative approach, focused upon factors such as firm size, age, managerial structure and information and communications technology adoption stages.
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* no diferenciador=nondistinctive.

diferencial
(n./adj.)=differential.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Hot Off the Press: Differential Forms in Electromagnetics'.
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* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres=gender pay differential.
* ecuación diferencial=differential equation.
* faceta diferencial=differential facet.

diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres
(n.)=gender pay differential.
Ex: Gender pay differentials might be due to discrimination.
diferenciar
(v.)=differentiate ; discern ; discriminate ; sift ; screen out ; tell + the difference ; tell + Nombre + apart ; set + Nombre + apart ; decouple.
Ex: Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.
Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
Ex: The user will have no means of telling the difference.
Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.
Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.
Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
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* diferenciar de=mark + Nombre + off from.
* no diferenciarse de=be nothing short of.
* sabiendo diferenciar entre lo que vale y lo que no=discriminatingly.

diferenciar de
(v.)=mark + Nombre + off from.
Ex: But we still continue to mark these cultural activities off too sharply from the rest of culture.
diferencias de opinión
(n.)=shades of opinion.
Ex: The chief similarity between them is seen to be their moral significance as repositories of books on all subjects and shades of opinion which have been banned or censored.
diferencias de precio
(n.)=differential pricing.
Ex: The effects of inflation, shipping costs, differential pricing by discipline and by publisher were considered = Se analizaron los efectos de la inflación, los gastos de envío y las diferencias de precio según la disciplina y la editorial.
diferencias de sexo
(n.)=gender.
Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
diferencias insalvables
(n.)=irreconcilable differences.
Ex: In a number of states, irreconcilable differences is the accepted ground for a no-fault divorce.
diferente
(adj.)=alternative ; dissimilar ; different ; differing ; distinct ; diverse ; variant ; varying ; unlike ; unconnected ; discrepant ; contrasting ; differential ; various ; disparate ; non-identical.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
Ex: If the variant heading given in the reference heading area is identified as a variant to more than one uniform heading, area 3 may contain multiple uniform headings.
Ex: A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
Ex: The relationship of these two types of technology to librarianship is not unlike that of radio to astronomy.
Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
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* a diferentes niveles=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
* algo diferente de=something other than.
* algo muy diferente de=a far cry from.
* anchos de diferentes tamaños=graded widths.
* como diferente a=as distinct from.
* con diferentes variaciones=in variation.
* conocimiento de los diferentes soportes=media competency.
* de diferente modo=differently.
* de diferentes niveles=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
* de diferentes tonalidades de gris=grey scale [gray scale] ; grey scale [gray scale].
* de forma diferente=differently shaped.
* de un modo diferente=differentially.
* diferente de=different to ; other than.
* diferentes ocasiones=at different times.
* en diferente grado=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en diferente medida=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en diferentes momentos=at various times ; at different times.
* en diferentes ocasiones=at different times ; at various times.
* entre diferentes edades=cross-age [cross age].
* en un lugar diferente de=somewhere other than.
* formación en diferentes tareas=cross-training [cross training] ; multiskilling [multi-skilling].
* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes=media competency.
* muy diferente de=far different... from ; in marked contrast to/with.
* opiniones diferentes=contrasting opinions.
* pensar de un modo diferente=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* por diferentes razones=for one reason or another.
* que combina diferentes tipos de re=multi-source [multi source].
* seguir líneas diferentes=be on different lines.
* seguir un rumbo diferente=take + a different turn.
* ser completamente diferente=be in a different league.
* ser de un tipo diferente=be different in kind.
* ser muy diferente de=be quite apart from.
* ser un caso completamente diferente=be in a league of its own.
* tener un concepto diferente sobre Algo=hold + different perspective on.
* ver las cosas de diferente manera=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de diferente modo=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de una manera diferente=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de un modo diferente=see + things differently.

diferente de
=different to ; other than.
Ex: These are signalled by different notation to that traditional in thesauri, introduced earlier in this chapter. Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
diferentes
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* sobrepesar las diferentes posibilidades=ponder + the various possibilities.

diferentes ocasiones
=at different times.
Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.
diferido
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* admisión diferida=deferred admission.
* pedido diferido=deferred order.

diferir
(v.)=be at variance ; defer ; differ ; diverge ; part + company ; have + their differences ; tell + a different story ; disagree.
Ex: I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance.
Ex: If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.
Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.
Ex: While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.
Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
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* diferir en cantidad=differ in + degree.
* diferir en cualidad=differ in + kind (from).

diferir en cantidad
(v.)=differ in + degree.
Ex: But the situation in the machine-press period differed chiefly in degree, not in kind.
diferir en cualidad
(v.)=differ in + kind (from).
Ex: Corporate reference collections may differ in kind and in definition from reference collections of other types of libraries.
dificultad
(n.)=difficulty ; rough spot ; snag ; hardness ; hiccup [hiccough] ; crunch ; challenge ; hassle ; rub ; kink ; bind.
Ex: UDC is widely used despite the difficulties in keeping the schedules up to date.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.
Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.
Ex: The author of the article 'The crunch and academic library services: a personal view' believes that inflation is one of the underlying causes of the crisis in university libraries.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
Ex: However, like any emerging technology, there are still a few kinks in the system.
Ex: It should not take an economist or college professor to explain to college students the bind they will be in upon graduating.
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* afrontar una dificultad=front + difficulty.
* ahí está la dificultad=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* aprobar sin dificultad=sail through + exam.
* avanzar con dificultad=wade through ; limp ; slog along ; plod (along/through).
* avanzar con gran dificultad=grind on.
* caminar con dificultad=plod (along/through).
* causar dificultad=cause + difficulty.
* clasificado por nivel de dificultad=graded.
* con dificultad=laboriously ; with difficulty.
* con dificultades=in difficulties.
* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente=navigate.
* con gran dificultad=with great difficulty.
* con mucha dificultad=with great difficulty.
* conseguir con dificultad=eke out.
* dificultad + afectar=difficulty + dog.
* dificultad + apremiar=difficulty + dog.
* dificultad económica=fiscal exigency ; financial exigency.
* dificultad + encontrarse=difficulty + lie.
* dificultades=crisis [crises, -pl.].
* dificultades + agravarse=difficulties + exacerbate.
* dificultades + aquejar=difficulties + beset.
* dificultades de aprendizaje=learning difficulties.
* dificultades económicas=fiscal constraints ; fiscal adversity ; economic adversity ; distressed circumstances.
* dificultades presupuestarias=budget adversity.
* dificultad presupuestaria=budget crunch.
* dificultad + surgir=difficulty + arise.
* dificultad técnica=technical difficulty.
* encontrar dificultades=encounter + difficulties ; encounter + limitations.
* encontrarse con dificultades=run up against + difficulties.
* encontrarse en dificultades=find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.
* en dificultades=stranded ; struggling.
* enfrentarse con una dificultad=face + difficulty.
* entrañar dificultad=present + difficulty.
* esa es la dificultad=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* estar en dificultades=be in trouble.
* forma de evitar una dificultad=way (a)round + difficulty.
* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura=reading formula.
* funcionar con dificultad=labour [labor, -USA].
* ganar con dificultad=eke out.
* ganar sin ninguna dificultad=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* hacer Algo con dificultad=muddle through ; plod (along/through).
* indicar las dificultades=note + difficulties.
* insertar con dificultad=squeeze in/into.
* leer con dificultad=wade through.
* meter con dificultad=squeeze in/into.
* mitigar una dificultad=alleviate + difficulty.
* pasar dificultades=struggle ; be under strain ; bear + hardship ; have + a difficult time ; experience + difficult times ; pass through + difficult times ; face + difficult times.
* pasar por muchas dificultades=be to hell and back.
* plantear dificultad=pose + difficulty.
* plantear dificultades=raise + difficulties.
* poner en dificultades=put + Nombre + in difficulties.
* presentar dificultad=present + difficulty.
* progresar con dificultad=thread through.
* respirar con dificultad=gasp for + breath ; wheeze.
* señalar las dificultades=note + difficulties.
* sin dificultad=without difficulty.
* sin dificultad alguna=without a hitch ; without a glitch.
* sin mucha dificultad=painlessly.
* superar una dificultad=overcome + difficulty ; get over + difficulty.
* surgir una dificultad=arise + difficulty.
* tener dificultad=struggle ; experience + difficulty ; be hard pressed.
* tener dificultad de + Infinitivo=have + difficulty + Gerundio ; have + difficulty in + Gerundio.
* tener dificultad en + Verbo=be at pains to + Infinitivo.
* tener dificultades=have + a hard time ; have + a tough time.
* toparse con dificultades=run up against + difficulties.
* tropezar con dificultades=run into + difficulties.

dificultad + afectar
(n.)=difficulty + dog.
Ex: The author describes the many problems and difficulties which dogged the building of the Library right up until the start of construction in summer 75.
dificultad + apremiar
(n.)=difficulty + dog.
Ex: The author describes the many problems and difficulties which dogged the building of the Library right up until the start of construction in summer 75.
dificultad + encontrarse
(n.)=difficulty + lie.
Ex: The difficulty of timetabling, staffing rotas etc. lies principally in the numerous drafts which usually have to be made to produce the final version.
dificultad + surgir
(n.)=difficulty + arise.
Ex: Difficulties over access to these can arise when research project has been financed by a scientific organization or commercial firm who have an interest in maintaining security.
dificultad económica
(n.)=fiscal exigency ; financial exigency.
Ex: At present and in the foreseable future, fiscal exigency will cause increasing demands to be made on the library's budget and space. Ex: In recent years, the necessity for development of new managerial skills in a period of financial exigency have created an ever-growing demand for continuing education opportunities.
dificultad presupuestaria
(n.)=budget crunch.
Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.
dificultad técnica
(n.)=technical difficulty.
Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.
dificultades
(n.)=crisis [crises, -pl.].
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
dificultades + agravarse
(n.)=difficulties + exacerbate.
Ex: The report concluded that the problems of rural populations 'do not differ greatly from those of the urban population though the difficulties in obtaining help and relief can be exacerbated by isolation'.
dificultades + aquejar
(n.)=difficulties + beset.
Ex: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.
dificultades de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning difficulties.
Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.
dificultades económicas
(n.)=fiscal constraints ; fiscal adversity ; economic adversity ; distressed circumstances.
Ex: Fiscal constraints looming large on the horizon for most libraries. Ex: This paper discusses the fiscal adversities facing East Asian collections in the USA. Ex: The article has the title 'A radical response to economic adversity'. Ex: In these challenging times, the sale of assets or companies often in distressed circumstances has become particularly difficult to execute.
dificultades presupuestarias
(n.)=budget adversity.
Ex: Perhaps the most valuable result of budget adversity is in prompting improvements in the US network of research libraries.
dificultado
(adj.)=hampered.
Ex: Such effects are often explicable in terms of the inability of the hampered roots to supply the shoot with water or nutrients.

dificultar
(v.)=encumber ; hamper ; hinder ; interfere with ; make + it + difficult ; make + difficult ; snag ; constrict.
Ex: It is extremely difficult for SLIS to compete with other interests which are less encumbered on equal terms.
Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
Ex: In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
Ex: You should use other symbols, without necessarily having them reproduced on the card where they certainly do interfere with the intelligibility and ease of reading.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
Ex: These reforms may in turn make the implementation of proposal difficult.
Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.
Ex: The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle.

dificultoso
(adj.)=obstinate ; bumpy.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.

difracción
(n.)=diffraction.
Ex: She was responsible for developing the X-ray diffraction method of finding the exact structure of large and complicated molecules, such as penicillin, vitamin B-12 and insulin.

difteria
(n.)=diptheria.
Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.

difundible
(adj.)=diffusive.
Ex: This article outlines the inherent characteristics of information - human, expandable, compressible, substitutable, transportable, diffusive and shareable and discusses what effect these qualities have on the library profession.

difundido
(adj.)=widespread.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
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* más difundido=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].

difundir
(v.)=disseminate ; promulgate ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; report ; diffuse ; propagate out to ; cascade ; propagate ; bruit ; trumpet.
Ex: The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982.
Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
Ex: As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.
Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or 'cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
Ex: The update, once started, propagates through the database, respecting local integrity rules for each affected object.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
Ex: Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.
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* difundir buena imagen de=earn + credit for.
* difundir el conocimiento=spread + knowledge.
* difundir el evangelio=spread + the gospel.
* difundir información=hand out + information.
* difundir la imagen=spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word.
* difundir la noticia=spread + the word ; spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word ; spread + the news.
* difundir mentiras=spread + lies.
* difundir noticias=broadcast + news.
* difundirse=find + Posesivo + way ; percolate.
* difundir una idea=spread + view ; spread + an idea ; circulate + Posesivo + idea.
* difundir un rumor=spread + rumour.
* noticias + difundirse=news + spread.

difundir buena imagen de
(v.)=earn + credit for.
Ex: One respondent rather ruefully told us, 'In a way, I am delighted by they are so busy earning credit for the school that I am seriously worried about our ability to cover our own needs.
difundir el conocimiento
(v.)=spread + knowledge.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
difundir el evangelio
(v.)=spread + the gospel.
Ex: The archives of the Billy Graham Center document the nondenominational efforts of North American fundamentalist and evangelical Protestants to spread the gospel.
difundir información
(v.)=hand out + information.
Ex: The whole issue is important because of the consequences of handing out inaccurate information.
difundir la imagen
(v.)=spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word.
Ex: The article 'Spreading the good word' studies the dissemination and relevance of research in the library-information field. Ex: Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in everyday politics and democracy.
difundir la noticia
(v.)=spread + the word ; spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word ; spread + the news.
Ex: It is divided into sections on the definition of information literacy, spreading the word outside the library profession, publications for librarians and information literacy in schools. Ex: The article 'Spreading the good word' studies the dissemination and relevance of research in the library-information field. Ex: Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in everyday politics and democracy. Ex: They have been doing their best to try to spread the news the genocide in Sri Lanka.
difundir mentiras
(v.)=spread + lies.
Ex: They are organizing destabilization, spreading lies about repression, serving as paid informants and paid agent-provocateurs.
difundir noticias
(v.)=broadcast + news.
Ex: With the advent of advanced computing platforms, DowVision is the first large-scale effort to broadcast real-time news to the corporate market.
difundir un rumor
(v.)=spread + rumour.
Ex: This article explores the response to a rumour spread by the Internet that the LEXIS-NEXIS database P-Track could be used to commit fraud = Este artículo analiza la respuesta a un rumor difundido por Internet de que la base de datos de LEXIS-NEXIS P-Track podría usarse para cometer fraude.
difundir una idea
(v.)=spread + view ; spread + an idea ; circulate + Posesivo + idea.
Ex: The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century. Ex: This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales. Ex: Our aim is to provoke discussion and to provide commentators with an opportunity to circulate their ideas in a new format.
difundirse
(v.)=find + Posesivo + way ; percolate.
Ex: Thus more Bulgarian literature will find its way abroad. Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
difunto
(adj.)=departed ; deceased person ; late.
Ex: Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.
Ex: Most countries have an inheritance law regarding the bequests that a deceased person includes in a will or living trust.
Ex: My late husband's aunt died and left a will with him named as one of 5 people to inherit her assets.
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* difunto, el=late, the.
* misa de difunto=ceremonial service.
* toque de difuntos=death knell.

difunto, el
=late, the.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
difusión
(n.)=dissemination ; projection ; spread ; airing ; propagation ; diffusion ; spreading ; delivery.
Ex: An indexing system is a set of prescribed procedures for organising the contents of records of knowledge or documents for the purposes of retrieval and dissemination.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
Ex: With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.
Ex: To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.
Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
Ex: The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
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* difusión de información=information provision ; provision of information ; dissemination of information.
* difusión de la información=information diffusion ; information dissemination.
* difusión de rumores=rumour mongering.
* difusión electrónica de documentos (DED)=electronic document delivery (EDD).
* difusión por radio y televisión=broadcast ; broadcasting.
* difusión selectiva de la información=SDI (selective dissemination of information).
* medios de difusión de la información=information media.
* servicio de difusión selectiva de la información=SDI service.

difusión de información
(n.)=information provision ; provision of information ; dissemination of information.
Ex: He ended by calling for a national policy on information provision, more research into information needs and the effectiveness of current provision and an exploration of new ways to provide information. Ex: The World Health Organisation's document 'Health for all in year 2000' stresses prevention, which necessitates the public's active involvement and adequate provision of information for patients. Ex: The dissemination of information by local government is a multi-layered, complex operation.
difusión de la información
(n.)=information diffusion ; information dissemination.
Ex: In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation. Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for libraries to take a decision as to their role in information dissemination.
difusión de rumores
(n.)=rumour mongering.
Ex: In a climate of funding cuts libraries need to remain calm, think objectively, face commercial realities and outlaw rumour mongering = En un clima de recortes presupuestarios las bibliotecas necesitan permanecer en calma, pensar objetivamente, hacer frente a las realidades comerciales y prohibir la difusión de rumores.
difusión electrónica de documentos (DED)
=electronic document delivery (EDD).
Ex: However, despite the expanding contribution of online services and the impending impact of electronic document delivery (EDD), the printed word continues to have a major part to play in the transmission of EC information.
difusión por radio y televisión
(n.)=broadcast ; broadcasting.
Ex: Teletext services are broadcast information services which may be accessed in a non-interactive mode. Ex: This article examines the concept of public service broadcasting, its justifications and the deregulatory trends on the European Continent.
difusión selectiva de la información
=SDI (selective dissemination of information).
Ex: SDI is a current-awareness service geared towards the individual: each person receives a unique set of document notifications which should coincide with his special interests.
difuso
(adj.)=diffuse ; diffused ; fuzzy ; misty .
Ex: The personal authorship is diffuse (that is, shared between four or more persons without principal responsibility being indicated (21.6)).
Ex: Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.
Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
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* teoría de conjuntos difusos=fuzzy set theory.

difusor
(adj.)=disseminator ; disseminatory.
Ex: This tool has provided both a very significant testing ground for the techniques, and also an influential disseminator of the methods.
Ex: The 1990 conference will discuss libraries' disseminatory function in education.
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* difusor de información=information disseminator.

difusor de información
(n.)=information disseminator.
Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
difícil
(adj.)=arduous ; demanding ; difficult ; intractable ; laborious ; painful ; taxing ; tough ; thorny ; delicate ; tortuous ; hardscrabble ; obstinate ; bumpy ; dicey ; uphill ; problematic ; problematical ; hard ; testing.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: It is difficult to remember the special interests of more than a few people, and hence rather taxing to provide SDI manually to more than a handful of users.
Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
Ex: Promoters of this tax will have an uphill fight and the cultural objections will be very great.
Ex: This attitude is based on the waste bin decision process widely used in political and educational organisations, which tend to have open-ended goals, problematic preferences, hazy technology, and poor feeback.
Ex: The manufacture of these high-density chips is problematical.
Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen tiempos difíciles=save for + a rainy day.
* algo muy difícil=a tough sell.
* aprender de la forma más difícil=learn + the hard way.
* asunto difícil=prickly issue ; thorny issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
* aunque parezca difícil=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles=when the going gets tough.
* cuestión difícil=poser ; prickly issue ; prickly question.
* de difícil explicación=defy + explanation.
* de difícil solución=intractable.
* de la forma más difícil=the hard way.
* difícil de aceptar=hard to swallow.
* difícil de agradar=choosy .
* difícil de complacer=choosy ; high maintenance.
* difícil de comprender=difficult to understand.
* difícil de conseguir=hard to come by ; difficult to come by.
* difícil de contentar=choosy ; high maintenance.
* difícil de descifrar=cryptic.
* difícil de distinguir=indistinguishable.
* difícil de encontrar=hard-to-find.
* difícil de entender=cryptic.
* difícil de gestionar=unmanageable.
* difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo=unmanageably + Adjetivo.
* difícil de hacer=hard to do.
* difícil de localizar=irretraceable.
* difícil de manejar=clumsy ; unwieldy.
* difícil de masticar=chewy .
* difícil de obtener=hard to come by ; difficult to come by.
* difícil de seguir=heavy going.
* difícil de sustituir=hard to replace.
* difícil de tratar=unruly.
* empezar por lo más difícil=plunge in at + the deep end.
* en circunstancias difíciles=under difficult circumstances.
* en condiciones difíciles=under difficult conditions.
* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil=be out of + Posesivo + league.
* encontrar Algo difícil=have + a hard time ; have + a tough time.
* encontrar difícil de explicar=be hard put to explain.
* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo=find it hard to + Infinitivo.
* encontrar muy difícil=be hard-pushed to.
* en épocas difíciles=in times of need.
* enfrascado en lo más difícil=in at the deep end.
* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end.
* enfrascarse en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end ; plunge in at + the deep end.
* en tiempos difíciles=in times of need.
* hacer difícil=make + it + difficult ; make + difficult.
* hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo=make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.
* las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar=old habits die hard.
* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles=threat-reduction mechanism.
* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=plunge in at + the deep end.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end.
* metido en lo más difícil=in at the deep end.
* muy difícil de explicar=defy + explanation.
* muy difícil de traducir=defy + translation.
* por muy difícil que parezca=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* pregunta difícil=poser.
* pregunta difícil de responder=awkward-to-handle enquiry.
* problema difícil=poser ; prickly problem.
* problema difícil de resolver=tough nut to crack ; hard nut to crack ; brain tickler.
* resultar difícil de conseguir=prove + elusive.
* ser Algo demasiado difícil para=be in over + Posesivo + head ; be out of + Posesivo + depth.
* ser difícil=be a stretch.
* ser difícil de bregar=be a (real) handful.
* ser difícil de conseguir=be hard to get.
* ser difícil de creer=beggar + belief.
* ser difícil de encontrar=be hard to find.
* ser difícil de lograr=be hard to get.
* ser difícil de superar=take + some beating.
* ser muy difícil=be hard-pushed to.
* situación difícil=hardship.
* tan difícil como (lo) parece=as difficult as it seems.
* tan difícil como suena=as difficult as it sounds.
* tarea difícil=hard task.
* tarea muy difícil=uphill struggle.
* tenerlo difícil=not be easy.
* tiempos difíciles=embattled time(s) ; trying times.

difícil de aceptar
(adj.)=hard to swallow.
Ex: Traditional librarians find the logic of this principle hard to swallow.
difícil de agradar
(adj.)=choosy .
Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
difícil de complacer
(adj.)=choosy ; high maintenance.
Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food. Ex: A low-maintenance girlfriend is certainly preferable to a high-maintenance girlfriend, and on this single point I agree with you.
difícil de comprender
(adj.)=difficult to understand.
Ex: If we do not know that set of rules, the game is confusing and difficult to understand, which in turn makes it hard to enjoy.
difícil de conseguir
=hard to come by ; difficult to come by.
Ex: Accurate, up-to-date figures on the numbers of homeworkers in the UK are hard to come by. Ex: Library jobs are becoming increasingly difficult to come by.
difícil de contentar
(adj.)=choosy ; high maintenance.
Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food. Ex: A low-maintenance girlfriend is certainly preferable to a high-maintenance girlfriend, and on this single point I agree with you.
difícil de descifrar
(adj.)=cryptic.
Ex: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.
difícil de distinguir
(adj.)=indistinguishable.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
difícil de encontrar
(adj.)=hard-to-find.
Ex: To facilitate access to hard-to-find materials the library staff produces 3 indexes.
difícil de entender
(adj.)=cryptic.
Ex: Documentation in the on-line fields is a mass of small and medium-sized pamphlets, clumsy binder and cryptic electronic paragraphs.
difícil de gestionar
(adj.)=unmanageable.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.
difícil de gestionar + Adjetivo
(adj.)=unmanageably + Adjetivo.
Ex: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
difícil de hacer
=hard to do.
Ex: The article 'Keeping up is hard to do' describes how to encourage librarians to read newspapers to improve their reference service.
difícil de localizar
(adj.)=irretraceable.
Ex: I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
difícil de manejar
(adj.)=clumsy ; unwieldy.
Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems. Ex: It is well-established practice to ignore initial articles when they occur as the initial word of a title or subject heading, so that unwieldy sequences do not evolve under such words.
difícil de masticar
(adj.)=chewy .
Ex: But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
difícil de obtener
=hard to come by ; difficult to come by.
Ex: Accurate, up-to-date figures on the numbers of homeworkers in the UK are hard to come by. Ex: Library jobs are becoming increasingly difficult to come by.
difícil de seguir
(adj.)=heavy going.
Ex: The book is peppered with charts and graphs presenting her data, making it heavy going for those not familiar with statistical analysis.
difícil de sustituir
=hard to replace.
Ex: He is going to be hard to replace, but it is now up to the other members to take the responsibility of filling his shoes.
difícil de tratar
(adj.)=unruly.
Ex: We would also like to acknowledge the patience of Sue Bowles in dealing with unruly subjects.
digamos por ejemplo
=let us say ; say.
Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow. Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
digerible
(adj.)=digestible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: A special programme is being implemented to make all of this more digestible and understandable to the various participants.

digerido
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* mal digerido=ill-digested.

digerir
(v.)=digest ; metabolise [metabolize, -USA].
Ex: It remains important that the abstract be an accurate representation of the content of the document, and that the abstract be easy for the reader to scan and digest.
Ex: All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick.
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* digerir la comida=digest + food.
* digerir los alimentos=digest + food.
* sin digerir=undigested.

digerir la comida
(v.)=digest + food.
Ex: The stomach lining is a wrinkly bag that holds acids to help digest food.
digerir los alimentos
(v.)=digest + food.
Ex: The stomach lining is a wrinkly bag that holds acids to help digest food.
digestibilidad
(n.)=digestibility.
Ex: Digestibility is reported to be increased by soaking the marc in hot water for about twenty minutes to remove the tartrates.

digestivo
(adj.)=digestive.
Ex: The machine resembles an assembly line but faithfully reproduces the human digestive process.
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* aparato digestivo, el=digestive tract, el ; gastrointestinal tract, the.
* sistema digestivo, el=digestive system, the.
* trastorno digestivo=digestive disorder.

digital
(adj.)=digital.
Ex: Advances in digital prepress that have occurred during 1980-81 are reviewed, and the continuing progress in electronic publishing techniques is described.
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* activo digital=digital assets.
* bienes digitales=digital assets.
* brecha digital, la=digital divide, the.
* capital digital=digital assets.
* codificación digital=digital coding.
* con una formación tecnológica digital=digitally-oriented.
* con una inclinación hacia la tecnología digital=digitally-oriented.
* de origen digital=born digital [born-digital].
* depósito de documentos digitales=repository.
* disco digital=digital disc.
* disco óptico dígital=optical digital disc.
* división digital, la=digital divide, the.
* DOI (Identificador de Objeto Digital)=DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
* en la era digital=in the digital era ; in the digital age.
* era digital, la=digital age, the.
* futuro digital, el=digital future, the.
* huella digital=fingerprint [finger-print].
* imagen digital de un documento=digital image document.
* mensaje digital=digital message.
* mundo digital, el=digital world, the.
* nacido antes de la era digital=digital immigrant.
* nacido en la era digital=digital native.
* ordenador digital=digital computer.
* PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana)=PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).
* patrimonio digital=digital heritage.
* plataforma digital=digital platform.
* preservación digital=digital preservation.
* publicación digital=digital publication.
* recuperación de imágenes digitales=digital image retrieval.
* recursos digitales=digital assets.
* repositorio digital=digital repository.
* revolución digital, la=digital revolution, the.
* señal digital=digital signal.
* televisión digital=digital television.
* tomar las huellas digitales=fingerprint [finger-print].
* voz digital=digital voice.

digitalización
(n.)=digitilisation [digitilization, -USA] ; digitisation [digitization, -USA] ; digitising [digitizing, -USA].
Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium.
Ex: Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.
Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
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* digitalización de documentos=document imaging.
* digitalización de imágenes=electronic imaging.
* digitalización electrónica de imágenes=electronic imaging.
* proyecto de digitalización=electronic project [e-project] ; digitisation project.
* sistema de digitalización de documentos=document imaging system.

digitalización de documentos
(n.)=document imaging.
Ex: Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
digitalización de imágenes
=electronic imaging.
Ex: In addition, the committee recommended research into electronic imaging to investigate its use in document preservation.
digitalización electrónica de imágenes
(n.)=electronic imaging.
Ex: In addition, the committee recommended research into electronic imaging to investigate its use in document preservation.
digitalizado
(adj.)=digitised [digitized, -USA] ; digitalised [digitalized, -USA] ; OCR-ed [OCRed].
Ex: The digitized files are stored on optical disks.
Ex: The digitalised documents are stored in data bases attached to host computers.
Ex: Its aims is to provide scanned page images, bibliographic data and OCR-ed content to universities.
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* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información=digitised media.

digitalizador
(n.)=scanner ; digitiser [digitizer, -USA].
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: The input devices can take the form of a keyboard, or a digitizer for graphics or speech, or some other data converter.
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* digitalizador de imágenes=image scanner.

digitalizador de imágenes
(n.)=image scanner.
Ex: The article 'Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a WORM optical disc drive, comprising a WORM drive, image scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
digitalizar
(v.)=digitise [digitize, -USA] ; digitalise [digitalize, -USA] ; OCR.
Ex: The cartridge moves horizontally back and forth across a document and a scanning head digitises the document.
Ex: Source documents are digitalised, i.e. converted to computer readable form,, either as text or as facsimile.
Ex: 500 books in English, German, French and Italian are scanned into images and OCR-ed to digital text.

digitalmente
=digitally.
Ex: What constitutes 'fair use' is at issue as well, and libraries, on the advice of lawyers, have to be extremely careful about what they reproduce digitally.

digitilización
(n.)=digitalisation [digitalization, -USA].
Nota: Menos frecuente que digitisation.
Ex: The author outlines the possibilties and limits offered by digitalization for conservation purposes.

dignamente
=fittingly ; decently ; honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.
Ex: Anyway, she's not a 'street fighter'; she seems to believe that if you treat people decently, they'll treat you decently.
Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.
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* morir dignamente=have + a dignified death ; die with + dignity ; die + a dignified death.

dignar
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* dignarse a=stoop to.

dignarse a
(v.)=stoop to.
Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.
dignatario
(n.)=dignitary.
Ex: This article looks at the libraries maintained by the rulers and other dignitaries of the time.
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* alto dignatario=high official.
* dignatario eclesiástico=ecclesiastical official.

dignatario eclesiástico
(n.)=ecclesiastical official.
Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.
dignidad
(n.)=dignity.
Ex: Staff need to develop a sense of dignity and responsibility and to be recognized as a constructive force in the library.
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* atentado contra la dignidad humana=assault on people's dignity ; assault on human dignity.
* con dignidad=honourably [honorably, -USA].
* dignidad de la gente=people's dignity.
* dignidad del trabajo=dignity of work.
* dignidad humana=human dignity ; people's dignity.
* morir con dignidad=die with + dignity ; have + a dignified death ; die + a dignified death.

dignidad de la gente
(n.)=people's dignity.
Ex: Why compromise people's dignity by insisting that they must live, when they are ready to die and would prefer to do so?.
dignidad del trabajo
(n.)=dignity of work.
Ex: The educational system must provide ways of teaching people the dignity of work.
dignidad humana
(n.)=human dignity ; people's dignity.
Ex: The book brings together numerous ideas about the nature of human dignity and what you actually need to stay alive and build a life that offers more than bare existence. Ex: Why compromise people's dignity by insisting that they must live, when they are ready to die and would prefer to do so?.
dignificar
(v.)=exalt.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

digno
(adj.)=worthy ; graceful ; decent ; dignified.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
Ex: These are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens in order to keep up a decent standard of living.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
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* algo digno de contemplar=a sight to behold.
* algo digno de ver=a sight to behold.
* de aspecto digno=dignified.
* digno de=worthy of.
* digno de admiración=admirable.
* digno de citarse=quotable.
* digno de confianza=trustworthy ; creditable.
* digno de consideración=worthwhile.
* digno de crédito=credible ; believable ; creditable ; trusted.
* digno de declarar=reportable.
* digno de elogio=praiseworthy ; commendably.
* digno de mencionar=noteworthy.
* digno de mérito=meritorious.
* digno de notar=noteworthy.
* digno de publicar=publishable.
* digno de respeto=worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.
* digno de ser recordado=memorable.
* digno de su nombre=worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.
* fuente digna de confianza=trusted source.
* muerte digna=dignified death.
* no digno de confianza=untrustworthy.
* no ser digno de=be unworthy of.
* no ser digno de Uno=be below + Posesivo + dignity.
* salario digno=living wage ; decent wage ; decent salary.
* ser digno de=merit.
* ser digno de admiración=deserve + admiration.
* ser digno de crítica=merit + a critical eye.
* tener una muerte digna=die with + dignity ; have + a dignified death ; die + a dignified death.
* una vista digna de contemplar=a sight to behold.
* una vista digna de ver=a sight to behold.
* un espectáculo digno de ver=a sight to behold.
* vivienda poco digna=poor housing.

digno de
=worthy of.
Ex: As the scientist of the future moves about the laboratory or the field, every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes.
digno de admiración
(adj.)=admirable.
Ex: The guidelines presented so far are admirable for abstracts of journal articles and research papers, but special considerations must be introduced for various types of documents.
digno de citarse
(adj.)=quotable.
Ex: It was quite quotable, and at our library we quoted it.
digno de confianza
(adj.)=trustworthy ; creditable.
Ex: When developing a system one must use available and trustworthy equipment and standards must be defined and maintained. Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.
digno de consideración
(adj.)=worthwhile.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
digno de crédito
(adj.)=credible ; believable ; creditable ; trusted.
Ex: The problem was to produce a credible operational definition of the term 'information education'. Ex: But information policy has to be relevant, practicable and believable, otherwise it is merely ignored. Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach. Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
digno de declarar
(adj.)=reportable.
Ex: Deductions for expenses can be used to lower the reportable net income for income tax purposes.
digno de elogio
=praiseworthy ; commendably.
Ex: So to be able to read is praiseworthy in that it shows success in the early stages of primary education and, as books are used so much within the schools, the reading of books becomes a particular praiseworthy activity. Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.
digno de mencionar
(adj.)=noteworthy.
Ex: It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
digno de mérito
(adj.)=meritorious.
Ex: An employee will remain at the same step even if the scale changes, since otherwise his previous reward for meritorious or continuous service would be withdrawn.
digno de notar
(adj.)=noteworthy.
Ex: It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
digno de publicar
(adj.)=publishable.
Ex: Reprints, original manuscripts and smaller items are possible publishable materials.
digno de respeto
=worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.
Ex: Of course, any composer who's worth his mettle will be able to work with just his trusted piano and his ears. Ex: Why any self-respecting female would wear this t-shirt is completely beyond me.
digno de ser recordado
(adj.)=memorable.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
digno de su nombre
=worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.
Ex: Of course, any composer who's worth his mettle will be able to work with just his trusted piano and his ears. Ex: Why any self-respecting female would wear this t-shirt is completely beyond me.
digresión
(n.)=digression.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
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* hacer una digresión=digress.

digresor
(adj.)=discursive.
Ex: By giving the searcher an opportunity to be more discursive, it may be possible to better assess the effectiveness of the different search formulation strategies.

dilación
(n.)=procrastination ; delay.
Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
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* andarse con dilaciones=procrastinate.
* sin más dilación=without (any) further ado ; without (any) more ado ; without warning.

dilapador
(adj.)=profligate.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.

dilapidar
(v.)=fritter away ; squander ; waste.
Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.
Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.
Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.

dilatación
(n.)=dilation.
Ex: The images were processed by morphological transformation algorithms such as dilation and erosion to smooth the image edge contours.
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* dilatación de las pupilas=pupil dilation.

dilatación de las pupilas
(n.)=pupil dilation.
Ex: Pupil dilation was significantly greater when participants confabulated responses than when they told the truth.
dilatado
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* pupila dilatada=dilated pupil.

dilecto
(adj.)=much-loved.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.

dilema
(n.)=dilemma ; quandary ; ambivalence ; predicament.
Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.
Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
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* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina=chicken and egg situation.
* encontrarse en un dilema=be caught in a conundrum.
* enfrentarse a un dilema=face + dilemma.
* en un dilema=in a predicament.
* presentar un dilema=present + dilemma.
* resolver el dilema de forma contundente=clinch + the argument.
* resolver un dilema=resolve + dilemma.

dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina
(n.)=chicken and egg situation.
Ex: It's a kind of chicken and egg situation as to which comes first.
diletante
(adj.)=dabbler ; dilettante.
Ex: This article examines 3 different types of user -- the dabbler, the researcher and the beginner -- and their possible reactions to CD-ROM software.
Ex: As far as he was concerned the study of nonverbal communication was a pseudo-science, the work of dilettantes and other futile souls.

diligencia^1
(n.)=stagecoach.
Ex: The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.
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* asaltar una diligencia=rob + a stagecoach.
* asalto a diligencia=stagecoach robbery.

diligencia^2
(n.)=diligence ; industry.
Ex: If these guidelines are not adhered to with due care and diligence, financial damage to the library can result = Si no se siguen estas directrices con el debido cuidado y atención, el resultado puede ser que la biblioteca sufra daños económicos.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
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* con diligencia=sedulously ; industriously ; studiously.

diligencia^3
(n.)=charge.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
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* instruir una diligencia=deliver + charge.

diligente
(adj.)=diligent ; industrious ; committed ; sedulous ; assiduous ; studious ; hard-working.
Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.
Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.
Ex: The management of a large number of digital images requires assiduous attention to all stages of production.
Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.
Ex: Some people like to claim that illegals are just hard-working, decent, honest people.

diligentemente
=diligently ; assiduously.
Ex: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.

dilucidar
(v.)=elucidate ; untangle ; plumb + the depths of ; bring + clarity (to) ; tease out ; clear up.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
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* dilucidar una apuesta=settle + bet.

dilucidar una apuesta
(v.)=settle + bet.
Ex: The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.
dilución
(n.)=dilution.
Ex: The good novelist is therefore an author with a wide appeal but this wide appeal is not attained, or even sought, through a dilution of quality; it is simply that this type of writer has a different sort of skill.

diluido
(adj.)=diffuse ; watered-down ; dissolved ; diluted.
Ex: The personal authorship is diffuse (that is, shared between four or more persons without principal responsibility being indicated (21.6)).
Ex: In most historical writing, watered-down principles of idealism, positivism and historicism have been mixed together in an intellectually disreputable concoction.
Ex: A new method to extract dissolved anions from liquid waste through ion exchange is presented.
Ex: Pour the spaghetti back into the pan together with the diluted tomato purée, a generous splash of olive oil, and a big blob of butter.
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* sangre muy diluida=thin blood.

diluir
(v.)=diffuse ; water down.
Ex: As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.
Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.
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* diluir con agua=dilute with + water.
* diluir el efecto=dissipate + effect.
* diluirse=fall out ; fade (away/out).
* sin diluir=undiluted.

diluir con agua
(v.)=dilute with + water.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
diluir el efecto
(v.)=dissipate + effect.
Ex: Again, the existence of contradicting policies simply dissipates the desired effect.
diluirse
(v.)=fall out ; fade (away/out).
Ex: So when the 1908 ALA rules superseded Cutter's rules, the whole provision for bringing together editions fell out, and we didn't have them until the AACR. Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory.
diluviar
(v.)=the heavens + open ; rain + cats and dogs ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car.
Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event.
Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.
Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers.
Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.
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* empezar a diluviar=the skies + open up.

diluvio
(n.)=deluge.
Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.
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* caer un diluvio=the skies + open up.
* El Diluvio=the Flood.

diluyente
(n.)=solvent ; thinner ; paint thinner.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.
Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT paint thinners Turpentine.

dime
(n.)=dime.
Nota: Moneda norteamericana de diez centavos de valor y equivalente a la moneda española de dos duros.
Ex: What do librarians do all day but collect nickels and dimes?.

dime con quién andas y te diré quién eres
=you are known by the company you keep.
Ex: I have always believed that, as the old sayings go, 'You are known by the company you keep', 'Birds of a feather flock together', 'Lie down with dogs and you get fleas', etc, etc.
dimensional
(adj.)=dimensional.
Ex: For example, 'expansion' is always a type of 'dimensional change'.
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* proporción dimensional=aspect ratio.

dimensionalidad
(n.)=dimensionality.
Ex: When a cocitation matrix is analysed, this assumption affects measures of the dimensionality and clustering of articles.

dimensiones
(n.)=gauge [gage, -USA].
Ex: There was from an early stage a tendency towards the standardization of type sizes, which may have arisen originally from the difficulty of altering the gauge of the mould.
dimensión
(n.)=dimension.
Nota: Elemento del área de descripción física que se utiliza para detallar las dimensiones del material que se está describiendo.
Ex: The dimensions of the item may also be important.
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* adquirir una nueva dimensión=take on + new dimension.
* alcanzar dimensiones épicas=reach + epic proportions.
* añadir una nueva dimensión=add + new dimension.
* con las dimensiones de una pared=wall-sized.
* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
* de n dimensiones=n-dimensional.
* dimensión de clase=class dimension.
* dimensión de género=gender dimension.
* dimensión de la edad=age dimension.
* dimensión de raza=racial dimension.
* Dimensión Desconocida=The Twilight Zone.
* dimensiones=gauge [gage, -USA].
* dimensión étnica=ethnic dimension.
* dimensión humana=human dimension.
* dimensión social=social dimension.
* dimensión temporal=time dimension.
* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original=be to scale.
* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
* para expresar dimensiones=by.

dimensión de clase
(n.)=class dimension.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
dimensión de género
(n.)=gender dimension.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
dimensión de la edad
(n.)=age dimension.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
dimensión de raza
(n.)=racial dimension.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
dimensión humana
(n.)=human dimension.
Ex: The anticipated epistemological consequences of the human dimension are challenged.
dimensión social
(n.)=social dimension.
Ex: The movies themselves were less important to them than the experience of movie-going and the social dimensions of that experience.
dimensión temporal
(n.)=time dimension.
Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.
dimensión étnica
(n.)=ethnic dimension.
Ex: Outcomes can be disaggregated along age, class, ethnic, racial, & gender dimensions.
diminuto
(adj.)=minute ; microscopic ; tiny ; poky ; dinky ; diminute ; wee ; teeny ; teeny-tiny ; itty-bitty ; teeny-weeny ; teensy-weensy ; teensy ; weensy ; weeny ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.
Ex: With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.
Ex: A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.
Ex: Pluto, scorned by astronomers who considered it too dinky and distant, was unceremoniously stripped of its status as a planet Thursday.
Ex: Nature is even more wonderful in its diminute products: the smallest and most negligible insects are those that better reveal Nature's art.
Ex: The Museum of Art is free to wee people under 12.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.
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* parque diminuto=vest-pocket park.
* una chica diminuta=a sliver of a girl ; a wisp of a girl.

dimisión
(n.)=resignation.
Ex: The deputy librarian's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.

dimitir
(v.)=step down ; resign ; stand down.
Ex: She had stepped down as president of the League of Women Voters several years ago.
Ex: The board of trustees decided to hand Balzac an official reprimand with the warning that if more staff resigned he would be asked to resign himself.
Ex: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.
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* dimitir de un cargo=step down from + Posesivo + position ; stand down.

dimitir de un cargo
(v.)=step down from + Posesivo + position ; stand down.
Ex: The president has announced that she is stepping down from her position at the end of January 2006. Ex: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.
dimérico
(adj.)=dimeric.
Ex: From this we can assume that the bonding strength of this ion with monoxides and dioxides is the same in both the monomeric and dimeric complexes.

dinamismo
(n.)=dynamism ; proaction ; vibrance ; vibrancy ; pizzazz ; pep.
Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
Ex: Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
Ex: The success of the national library is related to the vibrancy of local and national publishing.
Ex: I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.
Ex: Not a lot of pep however, so this might be the day to curl up with a really challenging book or game.
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* con dinamismo=proactively [pro-actively] ; vivaciously.

dinamita
(n.)=dynamite.
Ex: The article 'Data-mining dynamite' shows how to facilitate the data mining process.
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* volar con dinamita=dynamite.

dinamitar
(v.)=blow up ; dynamite ; blast into ; blast.
Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
Ex: In some cases they dynamited homes with the families inside.
Ex: The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.
Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
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* abrir dinamitando=blast.

dinamización
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* dinamización bibliotecaria=library outreach.
* programa de dinamización bibliotecaria=library outreach programme.

dinamización bibliotecaria
(n.)=library outreach.
Ex: The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.
dinamo
(n.)=dynamo.
Ex: Planets like Earth, Jupiter and Saturn generate their magnetic fields by means of a dynamo made up of moving molten metal at the core.

dinamométrico
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* llave dinamométrica=torque wrench.

dinastía
(n.)=dynasty [dynasties, -pl.].
Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.

dineral
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* costar un dineral=break + the bank ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a fortune.
* desembolsar un dineral=fork out + lots of money.
* gastarse un dineral=fork out + lots of money ; spend + a ton of money.
* gastarse un dineral en=go to + great expense to.
* pagar un dineral=pay through + the nose ; fork out + lots of money.
* un dineral=a king's ransom ; a huge amount of money.
* valer un dineral=cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a fortune.

dinero
(n.)=hard currency ; money [monies, -pl.] ; monies [money, -sing.] ; funds ; wealth.
Ex: This could also be attributed to limited hard currency or other means of international payment.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can then tell which borrowers owe the library money.
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
Ex: Funds received from federal or foundation grants are allocated for specific projects or programs on a one-time or temporary basis, and such funds are considered 'soft' money as compared to funds for permanently authorized positions.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
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* administrar dinero=manage + funds.
* ahorrar dinero=save + money ; save + a penny.
* ahorrar un montón de dinero=save + a ton of money.
* ahorro de dinero=savings in money.
* andar (muy) apurado de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) corto de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) escaso de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) falto de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* apoquinar dinero=shell out + money ; fork over + money ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
* aprovechar mejor el dinero=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
* apurado de dinero=strapped ; cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money.
* asignación de dinero público=tax support.
* asignar dinero=commit + fund.
* blanqueador de dinero=money launderer.
* blanquear dinero=launder + money.
* blanquear dinero sucio=launder + dirty money.
* blanqueo de dinero=money laundering.
* buena suma de dinero=hefty sum of money.
* buen tocho de dinero=hefty sum of money.
* casarse con alguien de dinero=marry into + money ; marry + a fortune ; marry + money.
* casarse por dinero=marry + money.
* cobro de dinero=collection of fees.
* cochino dinero=filthy lucre.
* comprometer dinero=commit + money ; lien + funds.
* con poco dinero=on the cheap ; on a budget.
* conseguir el dinero=come up with + the money.
* contar dinero=count + money.
* conversión en dinero=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
* convertido a dinero=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
* convertir en dinero=monetise [monetize, -USA].
* corto de dinero=strapped ; cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money.
* costar dinero=cost + money ; take + money.
* costar muchísimo dinero=break + the bank.
* cuidadoso con el dinero=money-conscious.
* culto al dinero=cult of money.
* dar dinero=pay + money ; donate + Posesivo + money.
* dedicar dinero=dedicate + money.
* de dinero=well-to-do ; well-off.
* derrochar dinero=waste + money.
* derroche de dinero=waste of money ; spending spree.
* desembolsar dinero=disburse + cash ; disburse + monies ; shell out + money ; shell out ; fork over + money ; stump up ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
* desperdicio de dinero=money waster.
* despilfarrar dinero=squander + money.
* despilfarro de dinero=spending spree.
* destinado a ahorrar dinero=money-saving.
* dinero a espuertas=big money.
* dinero atrae al dinero, el=riches attract riches.
* dinero contante y sonante=readies ; the ready.
* dinero de bolsillo=pocket change ; pocket money.
* dinero + dedicarse a=money + go towards.
* dinero de los contribuyentes=taxpayers' money.
* dinero del premio=prize money.
* dinero del rescate=ransom money.
* dinero de soborno=hush money.
* dinero de sobra para otros gastos=disposable income.
* dinero, el=green, the.
* dinero electrónico=electronic money.
* dinero en efectivo=cash.
* dinero en metálico=cash.
* dinero fácil=get-rich-quick ; easy money.
* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente=hard-earned money.
* dinero ganado con esfuerzo=hard-earned money.
* dinero inesperado=windfall ; windfall moneys.
* dinero mal habido=ill-gotten gains.
* dinero negro=undeclared income ; grey money [gray money] ; black money.
* dinero para acallar la conciencia=conscience money.
* dinero para acallar la consciencia=conscience money.
* dinero para caprichos=pin money.
* dinero para gastos=per diem allowance.
* dinero para gastos imprevistos=cash float ; petty cash.
* dinero para gastos iniciales=seeding money ; seed money.
* dinero para gastos personales=pocket change ; pocket money.
* dinero para gastos varios=out-of-pocket allowance.
* dinero para pequeños gastos=out-of-pocket allowance.
* dinero procedente de los impuestos=tax money (tax monies).
* dinero propio=private means.
* dinero público=public tax money ; tax dollars ; public money ; public funds ; public funding ; public cash ; taxpayers' money.
* dinero público, el=public's dollars, the.
* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar=hard-earned money.
* dinero + ser para=money + go towards.
* dinero sucio=dirty money.
* dinero suelto=change ; loose change.
* dinero voluble=soft money.
* donar dinero=donate + Posesivo + money.
* el dinero es el origen de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* el dinero es poder=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* el dinero llama (al) dinero=money goes where money is.
* el dinero mueve al mundo=money makes the world go (a)round.
* el dinero no crece en los árboles=money doesn't grow on trees.
* el dinero todo lo puede=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power.
* encontrar el dinero=come up with + the money.
* en dinero=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
* escaso de dinero=cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money ; strapped.
* estrategia que ahorra dinero=money saver.
* extorsionar dinero=extort + money.
* falto de dinero=short of money ; strapped ; financially strapped ; cash strapped.
* financiado con dinero público=publicly financed ; publicly funded [publicly-funded] ; public funded [public-funded].
* ganar bastante dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money.
* ganar dinero=make + money ; earn + money ; earn + a penny.
* ganar dinero a espuertas=earn + big money ; make + big money.
* ganar dinero fácil=make + easy money ; make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck.
* ganar mucho dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money ; make + big money ; earn + big money.
* garantía de devolución del dinero=money back offer ; money back guarantee.
* gastar dinero=expend + funds ; spend + money.
* gastarse más dinero=dig + deep.
* gastarse un montón de dinero=lash out (on) ; go to + town on ; spend + a ton of money.
* gasto de dinero=expenditure of money.
* grandes sumas de dinero=vast sums of money.
* haber dinero de por medio=money + change hands.
* hablar de mucho dinero=talk + big money.
* hacer dinero=make + money ; make + a buck.
* hacer dinero fácil=make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck ; make + easy money.
* hacer mucho dinero=make + good money.
* ingreso de dinero=cash deposit.
* interés por ganar dinero=profit motive.
* invertir dinero=invest + money ; commit + money.
* invertir más dinero=dig + deep.
* inyección de dinero=cash injection ; injection of money.
* inyectar dinero en=pump + money into.
* inyectar dinero en la economía=pump + money into the economy.
* los trabajos que nadie quieren dan dinero=where there's muck there's brass ; where there's muck there's money ; there's cash in trash.
* los trabajos sucios dan dinero=where there's muck there's brass ; where there's muck there's money ; there's cash in trash.
* maldito dinero=filthy lucre.
* malgastar dinero=waste + money.
* mucho dinero=big bucks ; big money.
* no escatimar dinero=lavish + money.
* pagar dinero=fork over + money ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
* pagar mucho dinero=pay + big money.
* pagar una suma de dinero=pay + sum.
* para hacer dinero=money-making.
* pedir dinero prestado=borrow + money.
* pérdida de dinero=cash drain.
* persona que gana mucho dinero=money-maker.
* poderoso caballero es Don Dinero=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* por poco dinero=cheaply.
* privilegio concedido por el dinero=moneyed privilege.
* que ahorran dinero=dollar-saving.
* quedarse sin dinero=run out of + cash.
* recaudar dinero=pump prime + funds ; raise + money ; collect + money.
* reclamar dinero=claim + money.
* recolectar dinero=pass + the bucket (around).
* remesa de dinero=remittance.
* repartir dinero dadivosamente=shell out + money.
* retirada de dinero=cash withdrawal.
* retirar dinero=withdraw + cash.
* reunir dinero=raise + money.
* reunir el dinero=muster (up) + the cash ; come up with + the money.
* sabrosa suma de dinero, una=handsome sum of money, a.
* sacar dinero=draw + cash ; draw out + cash.
* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno=get + the most for + Posesivo + money.
* sacarle dinero a Alguien=wrestle + money from.
* seguir malgastando el dinero=throw + good money after bad.
* seguir tirando el dinero=throw + good money after bad.
* ser una pérdida de dinero=be money and effort down the drain ; throw + Posesivo + money down the drain ; be money down the drain.
* sin dinero=impecunious.
* sin dinero en metálico=cashless.
* si no queda satisfecho, le devolvemos el dinero=satisfaction guaranteed or your money back.
* suma de dinero=sum of money.
* suma simbólica de dinero=symbolic sum of money.
* tener dinero a punta pala=roll in + Dinero.
* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda=be money and effort down the drain.
* tirar el dinero=throw + Posesivo + money down the drain.
* tirar el dinero por la ventana=be money and effort down the drain ; throw + Posesivo + money down the drain ; be money down the drain.
* transferencia de dinero=money transfer.
* transferir dinero=transfer + money.
* un montonazo de dinero=a huge amount of money.
* un montón de dinero=a huge amount of money.
* utilizar el dinero sabiamente=spend + wisely.

dinero + dedicarse a
(n.)=money + go towards.
Ex: Most of the money meant for repairs eventually went towards redecorating the church and buying a new sound system.
dinero + ser para
(n.)=money + go towards.
Ex: Most of the money meant for repairs eventually went towards redecorating the church and buying a new sound system.
dinero a espuertas
(n.)=big money.
Ex: Making big money depends quite a bit on what one considers to be big money.
dinero atrae al dinero, el
=riches attract riches.
Ex: She was persuaded by gipsies to put all her jewels in a jar on the floor surrounded by candles since riches attract riches.
dinero contante y sonante
(n.)=readies ; the ready.
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey. Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.
dinero de bolsillo
(n.)=pocket change ; pocket money.
Ex: As a teenager, he used to earn pocket change by collecting and selling recyclable newsprint with his uncle, a former old-time 'ragman'. Ex: Weekly pocket money or a monthly allowance is one way for children to get some money to spend.
dinero de los contribuyentes
(n.)=taxpayers' money.
Ex: Inmates at state prisons in Iowa may be making toilet paper as part of a new initiative which will save US taxpayers' money.
dinero de soborno
(n.)=hush money.
Ex: He was accused of paying hush money to a former mistress.
dinero de sobra para otros gastos
(n.)=disposable income.
Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.
dinero del premio
(n.)=prize money.
Ex: This article describes some of the projects that the library developed with the prize money.
dinero del rescate
(n.)=ransom money.
Ex: This is partly because the 40-year civil war has developed into a war of attrition, with ransom money from kidnapping providing much of the financial backing.
dinero electrónico
(n.)=electronic money.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
dinero en efectivo
(n.)=cash.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
dinero en metálico
(n.)=cash.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
dinero fácil
(n.)=get-rich-quick ; easy money.
Ex: This dream suffered from a lack of funding and the distractions of the dot-com era's get-rich-quick schemes. Ex: Easy money is like a drug that feels good for a while, but eventually leads to all kinds of bad behavior.
dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente
(n.)=hard-earned money.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
dinero ganado con esfuerzo
(n.)=hard-earned money.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
dinero inesperado
=windfall ; windfall moneys.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making. Ex: Regardless of how humble present budgets may be librarians must have in mind a clear-cut spending strategy in case of windfall moneys being made available.
dinero mal habido
=ill-gotten gains.
Ex: A related myth is that such profits are synonymous with ill-gotten gains.
dinero negro
(n.)=undeclared income ; grey money [gray money] ; black money.
Ex: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself. Ex: Economists estimate that some ten percent of circulating capital in the world is 'gray money' derived from illegal activity (largely drug and weapon sales). Ex: Finally, the Finance Minister should perhaps think of falling back on his old strategy -- of ferreting out the black money using some carrot.
dinero para acallar la conciencia
(n.)=conscience money.
Ex: Thousands of libraries of all kinds were built (many with the conscience money of Andrew Carnegie).
dinero para acallar la consciencia
(n.)=conscience money.
Ex: Thousands of libraries of all kinds were built (many with the conscience money of Andrew Carnegie).
dinero para caprichos
(n.)=pin money.
Ex: By making such information available, feminist scholarship has challenged the notion that women work for 'pin money': their earnings are now largely essential to the livelihood of their families.
dinero para gastos
(n.)=per diem allowance.
Ex: The grant is to cover the cost of travel (economy class air transportation) to and from the host country of the conference, registration, hotel costs and a per diem allowance.
dinero para gastos imprevistos
(n.)=cash float ; petty cash.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money is received in payment of fines. Ex: Petty cash may be used for the purchase of small items such as urgently required stationery items or postage stamps.
dinero para gastos iniciales
(n.)=seeding money ; seed money.
Ex: In addition, IFLA Headquarters presently receives $37,000 annually as seeding money for publications and for the organization of the annual General Conference. Ex: Federal seed money encouraged state and local support.
dinero para gastos personales
(n.)=pocket change ; pocket money.
Ex: As a teenager, he used to earn pocket change by collecting and selling recyclable newsprint with his uncle, a former old-time 'ragman'. Ex: Weekly pocket money or a monthly allowance is one way for children to get some money to spend.
dinero para gastos varios
(n.)=out-of-pocket allowance.
Ex: The travel Grant will cover air ticket, registration fee and a small out-of-pocket-allowance.
dinero para pequeños gastos
(n.)=out-of-pocket allowance.
Ex: The travel Grant will cover air ticket, registration fee and a small out-of-pocket-allowance.
dinero procedente de los impuestos
=tax money (tax monies).
Ex: The library was fairly typical of its kind but unusual for the amount of tax money appropriated for it, and the speed with which the stock was bought.
dinero propio
(n.)=private means.
Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
dinero público
(n.)=public tax money ; tax dollars ; public money ; public funds ; public funding ; public cash ; taxpayers' money.
Ex: The public tax money is allocated according to pressures from various competing agencies, including politicians and some segments of the public. Ex: Public libraries are supported by tax dollars and augmenting that support by charging fees not only is fiscally sound, it is equitable. Ex: Rendering information services is one way to show that the library is using public money to good advantage. Ex: This is probably a misuse of public funds and a betrayal of public trust. Ex: This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding. Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

. Ex: Inmates at state prisons in Iowa may be making toilet paper as part of a new initiative which will save US taxpayers' money.
dinero público, el
(n.)=public's dollars, the.
Ex: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
dinero que tanto ha costado ganar
(n.)=hard-earned money.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
dinero sucio
(n.)=dirty money.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
dinero suelto
(n.)=change ; loose change.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money/ is received in payment of fines. Ex: Forget climate change, voters want more loose change.
dinero voluble
(n.)=soft money.
Ex: Funds received from federal or foundation grants are allocated for specific projects or programs on a one-time or temporary basis, and such funds are considered 'soft' money as compared to funds for permanently authorized positions.
dinero, el
=green, the.
Ex: I've been living with it for nearly six years, so listen to the voice of experience -- the green will creep into your life and you will eventually hate it.
dinosaurio
(n.)=dinosaur.
Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.

dintel
(n.)=lintel.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

dinámica
(n.)=dynamics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Many students, after working with cases, have testified to the help they received in developing a clearer concept of the dynamics of human relationships in organizational settings.
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* dinámica de grupo=group dynamics.

dinámica de grupo
(n.)=group dynamics.
Ex: The purpose of this field research was to explore the relationship between member perceptions of internal group dynamics and group productivity.
dinámica de trabajo
(n.)=workflow [work flow].
Ex: The chief drawback with the volunteer abstractors is the difficulty of controlling the workflow and the return of abstracts.
dinámica social
(n.)=social dynamics.
Ex: The system gave rise to a double-faced social dynamic -- inside/inside -- which proved itself able to adapt rather well to social change.
dinámicamente
=dynamically.
Ex: Meanwhile, the list will continue to evolve dynamically in a way that is responsive to contemporary needs.

dinámico
(adj.)=aggressive ; dynamic ; brisk ; fluid ; proactive [pro-active] ; time-dependent ; organic ; dynamical ; time-variant ; vibrant ; breezy ; spry ; sprightly ; fast and furious ; energetic ; lively .
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.
Ex: Literary language is vital, shifting, fluid; it looks constantly for new structures, new combinations that create new meanings.
Ex: Compiling information of this nature requires a proactive and not a reactive approach to the task.
Ex: This paper studies time-dependent (dynamical) aspects of scientific activities, as expressed in research publications.
Ex: Innovation in organisations is a continuous and organic process.
Ex: This paper studies time-dependent (dynamical) aspects of scientific activities, as expressed in research publications.
Ex: A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment.
Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
Ex: He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
Ex: The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.
Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
Ex: 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
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* dinámica de trabajo=workflow [work flow].
* dinámica social=social dynamics.
* entrar en la dinámica=enter + the fray.

dio la casualidad
=as it happened.
Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
diocesano
(adj.)=diocesan.
Ex: The function of the library is to provide information and a current awareness service to staff and to respond to requests from church committees, diocesan offices and the general public.
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* cura diocesano=diocesan priest.
* párroco diocesano=diocesan priest.

diodo
(n.)=diode.
Ex: Digital optical recording is a new technology based on the capabilities of a diode laser to melt holes in a tellurium layer.
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* LED [diodo emisor de luz]=LED [light-emitting diode].

dioptría
(n.)=dioptre [diopter, -USA].
Ex: Therefore a myope of -2.50 diopters who has a 'uncorrected' vision of 20/200 is not legally blind.

diorama
(n.)=diorama.
Nota: Representación tridimensional de una escena creada mediante la colocación de objetos, figuras, etc., sobre un fondo pintado bidimensional.
Ex: A diorama is a three-dimensional representation of a scene created by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a two-dimensional painted background.

dios de la fertilidad, el
(n.)=god of fertility, the.
Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility.
diosa
(n.)=goddess [goddesses, -pl.].
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
dioxina
(n.)=dioxin.
Ex: Records demonstrate high carcinogenic risks due to arsenic & dioxin groundwater contamination.

diploma
(n.)=certificate ; certification ; diploma ; diploma course.
Ex: He received his certificate of librarianship from the University of California at Berkeley the following year, and then returned to UCLA where he obtained a position in the library.
Ex: It is remarkable how, in an economy with diminishing job opportunities, librarians compensate for their inability to demonstrate the value of their skills by seeking the protection of educational and certification requirements.
Ex: The guidelines can be used as a tool for the recognition of LIS diplomas and degrees beyond a country's border.
Ex: In 1980 a library school was established, offering a 5 year diploma course of evening classes, catering for some 200 students.
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* conceder diploma=grant + diploma.
* entrega de diplomas=commencement.

diplomacia
(n.)=diplomacy ; finesse ; finessing.
Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
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* con diplomacia=diplomatically.
* diplomacia + acabar=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.
* hablar con diplomacia=say + the right thing.

diplomacia + acabar
(n.)=glove + come off ; gloves + be off.
Ex: Now, the gloves have come off and communities all around America are openly protesting against Islam itself. Ex: As far as she's concerned the gloves are off and it's either them or us.
diplomado
(n.)=major ; graduate ; grad (graduate).
Ex: The target user group was the approximately 100 senior economics major completing theses.
Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
Ex: The article 'New directions for recent grads' surveys the employment of 1994 graduates of library schools in the USA.
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* bibliotecario recién diplomado=newly graduated librarian.
* diplomado en biblioteconomía=library school graduate.
* diplomados, los=qualified, the.
* fábrica de diplomados=diploma mill.
* recién diplomado=graduating student.

diplomado en biblioteconomía
(n.)=library school graduate.
Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
diplomados, los
=qualified, the.
Ex: The award of a charter, the establishment of an examination system, and a register of the qualified, rapidly created a 'near-monopoly in training' in the years between 1885 and 1909.
diplomar
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* diplomarse=graduate.

diplomarse
(v.)=graduate.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
diplomatura
(n.)=bachelor's degree ; first degree ; honours degree ; honours programme ; undergraduate programme ; honours course ; undergraduate major ; major ; undergraduate degree ; baccalaureate ; baccalaureate degree.
Ex: He received his bachelor's degree from UCLA and a master's degree in librarianship from Catholic University.
Ex: Many of these latter types of courses are intended to serve as conversion or re-orientation courses for people with first degree in related subject areas.
Ex: This paper describes the new honours degree in Applied Social Studies at the Polytechnic of North London.
Ex: Other educators created honors programs that expanded even more rapidly after World War II.
Ex: The university is planning a new undergraduate programme in information studies.
Ex: However, the new department's main success has been with the introduction of an undergraduate single honours course by distance learning.
Ex: This largish university has more than 20,000 students and offers over 200 undergraduate majors, over 100 master's degree options, and 17 doctoral degree programmes.
Ex: The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.
Ex: Political science was the most popular undergraduate degree for lawyers working in all sectors, followed either by education or arts and letters.
Ex: After her baccalaureate, she spent her summer holidays in Canada.
Ex: This allows full-time students to finish their baccalaureate degrees in 3 years.
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* biblioteca de diplomatura=undergraduate library.
* curso de diplomatura=undergraduate course ; honours course.
* diplomatura (en ciencias)=B.Sc. degree (Bachelor of Science).
* diplomatura en humanidades=B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) ; B.A. degree.
* estudiante de diplomatura=undergraduate ; undergraduate student ; honours student.
* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura=postgraduate student.
* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura=undergrad (undergraduate).

diplomatura (en ciencias)
(n.)=B.Sc. degree (Bachelor of Science).
Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.
diplomática
(n.)=diplomatics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Diplomatics is an auxiliary science of history created by the French monk Dom Jean Mabillon in 1681 to establish the authenticity of mediaeval charters.

diplomáticamente
=diplomatically.
Ex: The question was innocently and diplomatically couched.

diplomático^1
(n.)=diplomat.
Ex: A considerable amount of archival material relating to Africa, Asia and Oceania has been created by the various activities of Austrian diplomats, merchants and pilgrims since the early modern period.

diplomático^2
(adj.)=diplomatic ; politic ; ambassadorial.
Ex: An even more diplomatic explanation may be called for in those instances where it is necessary to explain to an enquirer that his question is not acceptable.
Ex: Libraries are often confronted with finding a way of dealing with gift books which is both efficient and politic.
Ex: A dress uniform is often worn for special occasions, such as weddings, courts martial, funerals, and the greeting of ambassadorial delegations and heads of state.
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* cuerpo diplomático=diplomatic corps.
* misión diplomática=diplomatic mission.
* poco diplomático=indiscreet.
* ser diplomático=say + the right thing.
* valija diplomática=diplomatic bag ; diplomatic pouch.

diputación provincial
(n.)=county council.
Ex: Devon County Council has been criticised for running a subsidised bus service for its staff while making big cuts to rural services.
diputación^1
(n.)=delegation ; deputation.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: A deputation agreement provides for a person functioning as a company employee to serve under another company temporarily.

diputación^2
(n.)=council.
Ex: He completed a major study funded by a council on Library Resources grant, the results of which have been published in 'Automated Alternatives to Card Catalogs for Large Libraries' in the Journal of Library Automation.
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* diputación provincial=county council.

diputado
(n.)=backbencher.
Ex: Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
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* diputado parlamentario=MP (Member of Parliament).

diputado parlamentario
=MP (Member of Parliament).
Ex: Authors must use every means to get their MPs to attend and to stay until a valid vote is taken.
dique
(n.)=dam ; levee ; seawall ; embankment ; dike [dyke].
Ex: The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.
Ex: The author considers whether the librarian should be a filter, providing only those materials considered appropriate, or a levee holding back the floodwaters of publications and proliferating information.
Ex: A violent storm breached the seawall caused widespread flooding of the area including the library.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?.
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* construcción de diques=diking [dyking].
* construir un dique=dike [dyke].
* dejar en el dique seco=mothball.
* dique seco=dry dock.
* en el dique seco=in dry dock ; in the wilderness.

dique seco
(n.)=dry dock.
Ex: After the dry dock had been completed the water was pumped out but the cement floor and sides were not strong enough to prevent rupture by the pressure from below.
direccionador
(n.)=router.
Nota: En una red de comunicaciones, dispositivo que recibe los paquetes de información y los retransmite a su destino.
Ex: The Internet can be thought about in relation to its common protocols, as a physical collection of routers and circuits, as a set of shared resources, or even as an attitude about interconnecting and intercommunication.

direccionalidad
(n.)=directionality.
Ex: The author highlight examples where the idea of directionality in electron transfer has been put into practice.

direccionamiento
(n.)=steerage ; routing ; steering.
Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.
Ex: Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.
Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.

direccionar
(v.)=pipe.
Ex: MS-DOS allows users to 'pipe' streams of data through filters to do things like turn uppercase files into lowercase ones or sort records in alphabetical order.
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* redireccionar=reroute [re-route].

dirección asistida
(n.)=power steering.
Ex: Current power steering systems are heavy and sap horsepower.
dirección cinematográfica
(n.)=film direction.
Ex: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.
dirección compartida
(n.)=shared governance.
Ex: Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.
dirección de contacto
(n.)=contact address.
Ex: A contact address is given for those with comments and suggestions.
dirección de correo
(n.)=mailing address ; maildrop address.
Ex: The directory includes names of contact people, mailing addresses, phone, e-mail and FAX numbers. Ex: If you find the address is a 'maildrop address,' this may make the company difficult to trace should they not be legitimate.
dirección de correo electrónico
(n.)=email address.
Ex: Details posted included dates of birth, home address, email address, place of work along with the information about family and friends.
dirección de entrega de correo
(n.)=maildrop address.
Ex: If you find the address is a 'maildrop address,' this may make the company difficult to trace should they not be legitimate.
dirección de envío
(n.)=shipping address.
Ex: Due to current subscriptions, this shipping address cannot be deleted = Debido a la existencia de subscripciones vigentes, no se puede eliminar esta dirección de envío.
dirección de facturación
(n.)=billing address ; invoice address.
Ex: Due to current subscriptions, this billing address cannot be deleted = Debido a la existencia de subscripciones vigentes, no se puede eliminar esta dirección de facturación. Ex: The currency we invoice in depends on the country of the invoice addres.
dirección de la biblioteca
(n.)=library administrators.
Ex: Library administrators should foster more innovation in their institutions.
dirección de la biblioteca, la
=library administration, the.
Ex: The implementation of the Public Information Center (PIC) concept was agreed by the library administration in 1970 but seemed doomed from the start.
dirección de pago
(n.)=payment address.
Ex: Your request for change of payment address has been submitted = Se ha enviado su petición de cambio de dirección de pago.
dirección del remitente
(n.)=return address.
Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
dirección del viento
(n.)=wind direction.
Ex: They are fairly resistant against, but not independent of, changes of wind direction.
dirección favorita
(n.)=bookmark.
Ex: This article discusses using the Netscape Web browser's bookmark feature.
dirección general
=directorate-general.
Ex: This Committee is appointed by the Secretary General and is composed of representatives of each directorate-general.
dirección para correspondencia
(n.)=mailing address.
Ex: The directory includes names of contact people, mailing addresses, phone, e-mail and FAX numbers.
dirección participativa
(n.)=participative management.
Ex: The process of full participative management, or workers' self-management, which turns hierarchy upside down, so that administrative function, veto power and decision making come from the bottom of the structure.
dirección postal
(n.)=postal address ; mailing address.
Ex: All proposals should include full name, institutional affiliation, postal address, telephone and email details for all participants. Ex: The directory includes names of contact people, mailing addresses, phone, e-mail and FAX numbers.
dirección web
(n.)=web address.
Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.
dirección^1
(n.)=administration ; directorship ; management ; senior staff ; governance ; senior management ; top management ; headship ; steerage ; directing ; leadership ; senior managers ; top management team.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
Ex: An applicant for the directorship of a medium-sized public library is asked to explain how he would conduct a community survey and demonstrate how he would plan library programs.
Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.
Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.
Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management.
Ex: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.
Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.
Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.
Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.
Ex: It is hardly a harbinger of an effective top management team when what binds it together is a shared 'grin and bear it' strategy.
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* asumir la dirección=take over + the leadership (from).
* bajo la dirección de=under the supervision of.
* cambio de dirección=change of hands.
* comité de dirección=steering committee.
* de dirección=directorial ; administrative.
* dirección cinematográfica=film direction.
* dirección compartida=shared governance.
* dirección de la biblioteca=library administrators.
* dirección de la biblioteca, la=library administration, the.
* dirección general=directorate-general.
* dirección participativa=participative management.
* en el puesto de dirección=in the hot seat.
* en la dirección=in the saddle.
* en la dirección (de)=at the helm (of).
* equipo de dirección=management ; management team ; administrative team ; top management ; administration ; governing board ; top management team.
* grupo de dirección=management.
* junta de dirección=board of directors.
* junta de dirección de la escuela=school board.
* nivel alto de dirección=higher management.
* ocupar un cargo de dirección=hold + a chair.
* personal de dirección=senior staff ; senior management.
* puesto de dirección=position of leadership.
* relativo a la dirección=directorial.
* resumen de la dirección=executive summary.
* reunión de la dirección=board meeting.

dirección^2
(n.)=direction ; quarter.
Ex: Thus the thesaurus user may approach a term from 'either direction'.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
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* cambiar dirección=change + direction.
* continuar en esta dirección=proceed + along this way.
* dar dirección=lend + direction.
* dar direcciones=give + direction.
* dirección del viento=wind direction.
* en ambas direcciones=two-way ; both ways.
* en dirección al trabajo=on the way to work.
* en dirección de la proa=abaft.
* en direcciones opuestas=in opposite directions.
* en dirección este=eastward(s) ; eastbound.
* en dirección norte=northbound.
* en dirección oeste=westbound ; westward(s).
* en dirección sur=southward(s) ; southbound ; in a southerly direction.
* en la dirección de=toward(s).
* en la dirección de la máquina=machine-direction.
* en la dirección del viento=downwind.
* en la dirección opuesta=in the opposite direction.
* falta de dirección=indirection.
* indicador de dirección=signpost.
* línea de dirección=line of direction.
* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta=keep + Nombre + on track.
* mirar en otra dirección=look + the other way.
* por buena dirección=a step in the right direction.
* preguntar por una dirección=enquire + the way.
* seguir una dirección=follow + path ; take + path.
* timón de dirección=rudder.
* tomar otra dirección=branch off + on a side trail.
* tomar una dirección=take + direction.

dirección^3
(n.)=address.
Ex: The Acquisitions system uses a Name address Directory as its source of address information for orders.
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* correo con dirección errónea=misdirected mail.
* dirección de contacto=contact address.
* dirección de correo=mailing address ; maildrop address.
* dirección de correo electrónico=email address.
* dirección de entrega de correo=maildrop address.
* dirección de envío=shipping address.
* dirección de facturación=billing address ; invoice address.
* dirección del remitente=return address.
* dirección de pago=payment address.
* dirección favorita=bookmark.
* dirección para correspondencia=mailing address.
* dirección postal=postal address ; mailing address.
* dirección web=web address.
* fichero de direcciones=addresses file.
* intercambio de direcciones=exchange of address.
* libreta de direcciones=address book.
* lista de direcciones=mailing list.
* máquina de imprimir direcciones=addressograph ; addressing machine.
* poner la dirección en un sobre=address + envelope.

dirección^4
(n.)=steering.
Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.
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* dirección asistida=power steering.

dirección^5
(n.)=tack.
Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
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* dirección asistida=power-assisted steering.
* explorar una dirección=chart + direction.

directamente
=directly ; outright ; straight ; baldly.
Ex: The MARC format includes up to sixty-one data elements, of which twenty-five are directly searchable.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.
Ex: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes.
Ex: The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.
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* comprar directamente=buy + direct(ly).
* directamente hacia el este=due east.
* directamente hacia el norte=due north.
* directamente hacia el oeste=due west.
* directamente hacia el sur=due south.
* estar directamente relacionado con=be directly correlated to.
* guardar una relación directamente proporcional=vary + proportionately.
* relación directamente proporcional significativa=significant direct relationship.

directamente hacia el este
=due east.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
directamente hacia el norte
=due north.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
directamente hacia el oeste
=due west.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
directamente hacia el sur
=due south.
Ex: By the way, this region and surrounding areas of the sky - being due south - are not seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
directiva
(n.)=directive ; direction ; leadership.
Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.
Ex: These libraries were very rigid in their compliance with written directions.
Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.
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* directiva sobre la igualdad de trato=equal treatment directive.

directiva sobre la igualdad de trato
(n.)=equal treatment directive.
Ex: The article assesses the impact of policy developments relative to sexual harassment in the workplace that evolved from the principle of equal pay as established in the Equal Treatment Directive adopted in 1976.
directivo de agencia de publicidad
(n.)=advertising executive.
Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.
directivo del comercio minorista
(n.)=retail executive.
Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.
directivo^1
=official ; top official ; administrator ; top executive ; top position ; senior manager ; top manager ; exec.
Nota: Abreviatura de executive.
Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.
Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
Ex: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.
Ex: A survey of 40 organisations was used to identify the problems more frequently encountered by top executives using computers for decision support.
Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
Ex: Jan Wilkinson has wide experience of a variety of academic libraries and has spent fifteen years as a senior manager.
Ex: In comparison with the previous year, the remuneration of top managers grew on average by about 7.5% in 2002.
Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.
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* directivo de agencia de publicidad=advertising executive.
* directivo del comercio minorista=retail executive.
* directivos=senior staff ; senior management ; administrative personnel.

directivo^2
(adj.)=managerial.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
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* comité directivo=steering committee.
* comité directivo de un partido=caucus [caucuses, pl.].
* equipo directivo=governing board.
* junta directiva=governing board.
* Junta Directiva de la IFLA=IFLA's Executive Board.
* órgano directivo=governing board ; governing body.
* reunión de la junta directiva=board meeting.

directivos
(n.)=senior staff ; senior management ; administrative personnel.
Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años. Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management. Ex: Administrative personnel change many times, and the morale of the individual reference librarian should never be dependent on any one supervisor or library director.
directo
(adj.)=direct ; straightforward ; blunt ; no-nonsense.
Ex: This is because a reference provides little direct information about a document, but rather refers the user to another location or entry where this information can be found.
Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.
Ex: When you daydream about conquests you'll never have, the no-nonsense guy daydreams about ladies within reach.
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* acceso directo=direct access ; shortcut.
* acceso directo en pantalla=online access.
* catálogo directo=direct catalogue.
* catálogo directo alfabético=alphabetico-direct catalogue.
* codificación directa de fila sencilla=single row direct coding.
* concierto en directo=live concert.
* consecuencia directa=consequential effect.
* en directo=live on air ; on air.
* engranaje directo=direct mesh.
* entrada directa=direct entry.
* envío directo por correo=direct mail.
* estilo directo=direct speech ; direct discourse.
* evaluación directa=obtrusive evaluation.
* facturación directa=direct billing.
* falta directa=direct free kick.
* golpe franco directo=direct free kick.
* grupo musical en directo=live band.
* lanzamiento de falta directo=direct free kick.
* música en directo=live band ; live music.
* orden directo=direct order.
* relación directa=direct relationship.
* relación directa significativa=significant direct relationship.
* saque de falta directa=direct free kick.
* sin intervención directa=nonobtrusive.
* teléfono de línea directa=direct-dial telephone.
* tiro libre directo=direct free kick.
* venta directa=direct sale.
* venta directa al público=sale + over the counter.

director
(n.)=chairman [chairmen, pl.] ; chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.] ; chief ; chief librarian ; director ; head ; manager [manageress, -fem.] ; headmaster ; office manager ; business manager ; chair ; editor.
Nota: Persona que cuida de la preparación de un texto ajeno desde el punto de vista de su contenido intelectual y cuya tarea puede ir de la mera revisión del texto a la redacción de una introducción, comentarios, índices, etc.
Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
Ex: Hugh C, Atkinson, director of the University of Illinois Libraries, has consistently been in the forefront in applying automation to traditional library problems and services.
Ex: She began her career at Central Missouri State University where she was head of the Documents Depository.
Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
Ex: The author played a large part in the successful establishment of the school library when her husband became headmaster = La autora desempeñó un gran papel en la creación de la biblioteca escolar cuando su esposo fue nombrado director.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer, or it may include supervision of the manufacturing, revision or elucidation of the text, and the addition of an introduction, notes, and other critical matter, and for certain works it may involve the technical direction of staff of persons engaged in writing or compiling the text.
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* cargo de director=directorship.
* cartas al director=letter to the editor.
* Conferencia de Directores de Bibliotecas Nacionales (CDNL)=Conference of Directors of National Libraries (CDNL).
* directora conjunta=co-chairperson.
* director adjunto=assistant director ; deputy director ; joint director.
* director artístico=art director.
* director cinematográfico=film director.
* director comercial=marketing executive ; chief commercial officer.
* director conjunto=co-chairperson.
* director de biblioteca=library director.
* director de cárcel=prison governor ; prison warden.
* director de cine=film director.
* director de colegio=head teacher.
* director de curso=course leader.
* director de departamento=department head.
* director de empresa=company director.
* director de escuela=school principal ; head teacher.
* director de filial=branch head.
* director de finanzas=finance director.
* director de funeraria=funeral director ; undertaker ; mortician.
* director de la biblioteca=head librarian.
* director de marketing=marketing executive.
* director de museo=curator.
* director de obra=project manager.
* director de operaciones=chief operating officer (COO) ; director for operations.
* director de orquesta=conductor.
* director de periódico=newspaper editor.
* director de pompas fúnebres=undertaker ; funeral director ; mortician.
* director de prisión=prison warden ; prison governor ; prison warden.
* director de proyecto=project manager.
* director de tesis=PhD supervisor ; dissertation adviser ; dissertation supervisor ; thesis supervisor ; thesis adviser ; research supervisor.
* director editorial=publishing director.
* director ejecutivo=executive director ; executive officer ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; managing director ; chief executive.
* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento=knowledge executive.
* director, el=principal.
* director espiritual=spiritual advisor.
* director financiero=finance director ; chief financial officer.
* director general=executive director ; Director-General ; executive officer ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; chief executive ; senior director.
* director principal=senior director.
* partichela de piano director, violín director, etc=piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
* subdirector=assistant director.

director adjunto
(n.)=assistant director ; deputy director ; joint director.
Ex: Any member of the library staff with a minimum of a 1 year service can become a team member with the exception of the library director, assistant director and chief accountant. Ex: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations. Ex: A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
director artístico
(n.)=art director.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes architects, art directors, illustrators, calligraphers, craftspeople and photographers.
director cinematográfico
(n.)=film director.
Ex: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.
director comercial
(n.)=marketing executive ; chief commercial officer.
Ex: Additionally, this article discusses specific marketing executives' use of competitive intelligence data bases to gain a competitive edge within their marketplace. Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
director conjunto
(n.)=co-chairperson.
Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
director de biblioteca
(n.)=library director.
Ex: What is our responsibility to a fellow human being, who in this case happens to be a respected library director who is also our boss?.
director de cine
(n.)=film director.
Ex: Film direction is an popular career option, but to be a good film director one not only needs a passion for filmmaking but also the skill for it.
director de colegio
(n.)=head teacher.
Ex: A head teacher has been forced to make a grovelling apology after a teacher sent a school report to a pupil littered with fourteen grammatical errors.
director de curso
(n.)=course leader.
Ex: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.
director de cárcel
(n.)=prison governor ; prison warden.
Ex: An acting prison governor has been convicted of misconduct after having a sexual relationship with an inmate at a women's prison. Ex: In Rome, female prison wardens went on strike because of the killing of one of their colleagues on Friday.
director de departamento
(n.)=department head.
Ex: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation.
director de empresa
(n.)=company director.
Ex: The ease with which the home addresses of company directors may be obtained from databases has been highlighted by the dangers faced by directors of biotechnology companies by animal rights activists.
director de escuela
(n.)=school principal ; head teacher.
Ex: Support staff such as janitors and cleaners report to the school principal, not to the librarian and this affects the type of service they provide. Ex: A head teacher has been forced to make a grovelling apology after a teacher sent a school report to a pupil littered with fourteen grammatical errors.
director de filial
(n.)=branch head.
Ex: These individuals may be department heads or branch heads in a larger organization.
director de finanzas
(n.)=finance director.
Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.
director de funeraria
(n.)=funeral director ; undertaker ; mortician.
Ex: Families need compassionate counseling and practical advice during times of grief, and funeral directors provide these services. Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker. Ex: The need to replace morticians who retire or leave the occupation will account for even more job openings than employment growth.
director de la biblioteca
(n.)=head librarian.
Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.
director de marketing
(n.)=marketing executive.
Ex: Additionally, this article discusses specific marketing executives' use of competitive intelligence data bases to gain a competitive edge within their marketplace.
director de museo
(n.)=curator.
Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
director de obra
(n.)=project manager.
Ex: The role of the project manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
director de operaciones
(n.)=chief operating officer (COO) ; director for operations.
Ex: The Internet has no president, chief operating officer, or Pope. Ex: The closing ceremony of the anniversary celebration included congratulatory remarks from Director for Operations Cliff Cohen.
director de orquesta
(n.)=conductor.
Ex: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments.
director de periódico
(n.)=newspaper editor.
Ex: Few, if any of us, want to be involved in murder, but the brutal act of one person killing another, the motives for doing so, the personal and social consequences, all hold our attention, as newspaper editors well know and exploit = Pocos, si existe alguien, desea verse implicado en un asesinato, pero el acto brutal de una persona asesinando a otra, los motivos para hacerlo, las consecuencias personales y sociales, todo capta nuestra atención, como bien saben y explotan los directores de periódicos.
director de pompas fúnebres
(n.)=undertaker ; funeral director ; mortician.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker. Ex: Families need compassionate counseling and practical advice during times of grief, and funeral directors provide these services. Ex: The need to replace morticians who retire or leave the occupation will account for even more job openings than employment growth.
director de prisión
(n.)=prison warden ; prison governor ; prison warden.
Ex: In Rome, female prison wardens went on strike because of the killing of one of their colleagues on Friday. Ex: An acting prison governor has been convicted of misconduct after having a sexual relationship with an inmate at a women's prison. Ex: In Rome, female prison wardens went on strike because of the killing of one of their colleagues on Friday.
director de proyecto
(n.)=project manager.
Ex: The role of the project manager is to plan, execute, and finalize projects according to strict deadlines and within budget.
director de tesis
(n.)=PhD supervisor ; dissertation adviser ; dissertation supervisor ; thesis supervisor ; thesis adviser ; research supervisor.
Ex: A different case was the young lecturer whose PhD supervisor was an editor of a series for a publishing house and who made it clear to the postgraduate student that he hoped the thesis could also be a book. Ex: Entries are arranged alphabetically by author under the year of completion and cite author, title, and names of dissertation advisors. Ex: All dissertation supervisors are required to advise their students on the selection, organisation and presentation of material. Ex: Student should have thesis supervisors from at least two departments. Ex: His devotion to his students was well known in the department and made him one of the most sought-after thesis advisors. Ex: This will provide research supervisors with important information about how best to structure their supervision in order to guide students toward timely completion.
director editorial
(n.)=publishing director.
Ex: One of the positions that you can hold is that of a publishing director.
director ejecutivo
(n.)=executive director ; executive officer ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; managing director ; chief executive.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously. Ex: The meeting, which defined the goals of the association, discussed membership conditions, established permanent sections (legal, educational, economic, historical and management) and elected executive officers. Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole. Ex: The author is former managing director of Hutchinsons. Ex: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.
director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge executive.
Ex: This article discusses the emergence of 'chief knowledge officers' or 'knowledge executives' within organizations, viewed by many in the library profession as a logical, and perhaps deserved role for librarians.
director espiritual
(n.)=spiritual advisor.
Ex: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor.
director financiero
(n.)=finance director ; chief financial officer.
Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000. Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
director general
(n.)=executive director ; Director-General ; executive officer ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; chief executive ; senior director.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously. Ex: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat. Ex: The meeting, which defined the goals of the association, discussed membership conditions, established permanent sections (legal, educational, economic, historical and management) and elected executive officers. Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole. Ex: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services. Ex: Senior directors earn absurdly more than the other workers in their business.
director principal
(n.)=senior director.
Ex: Senior directors earn absurdly more than the other workers in their business.
director, el
=principal.
Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month.
directora
(n.)=chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.] ; chairwoman [chairwomen, pl.] ; manageress [manager, -masc.] ; headmistress.
Nota: Escuela o instituto.
Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
Ex: Personality profiles of managers and managereses show little relevant difference.
Ex: Jill Dalladay, a school headmistress, discussed the role of school librarians in the curriculum.

directora conjunta
(n.)=co-chairperson.
Ex: 'Information and knowledge are the catalysts that will empower Africa in her quest for development,' said Penny Birangi, co-chairperson for the Standing Conference of Eastern, Central and Southern African Libraries.
directorio
(n.)=directory ; file store ; subject tree ; subject directory.
Ex: Martindale is a large directory of drugs produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Ex: It can interconnect text processors, personal computers and terminals to high-quality printers, computer-based file stores, facsimile machines, digital voice, video and other electronic office equipment.
Ex: With a heightened awareness of the need for better retrieval mechanisms for government resources, the ISL embarked on the ambitious initiative to implement a nationally accepted subject tree for maximizing access to state government information.
Ex: The quantitative analysis concentrates on the content of this virtual library through examining the subject directories of more than 100 of its search engines.
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* consultas al directorio=directory assistance.
* del estilo de los directorios=directory-type.
* directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs)=content-addressable file store (cafs).
* directorio cgi=cgi-bin.
* directorio comercial=trade directory ; traders' list ; traders' catalogue.
* directorio comercial por calles=street directory.
* directorio de empresas en base de datos=corporate directory database ; company directory database.
* directorio de Internet=Web directory.
* directorio del disco=diskette directory.
* directorio de prensa=press directory.
* directorio de publicaciones periódicas=serials directory.
* directorio de un registro automatizado=directory.
* directorio en base de datos=directory database.
* directorio telefónico=telephone book.
* directorio web=Web directory.
* mapa del directorio=directory map.
* número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico=unlisted telephone number.
* servicio de directorios=directory service.

directorio accesible por su contenido (cafs)
=content-addressable file store (cafs).
Ex: ICL in Britain recently introduced the content-addressable file store (cafs) which searches by hardware, and therefore potentially more rapidly.
directorio cgi
(n.)=cgi-bin.
Ex: Cgi-bin is the most common name of a directory on a web server in which CGI programs are stored.
directorio comercial
(n.)=trade directory ; traders' list ; traders' catalogue.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person. Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues. Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.
directorio comercial por calles
(n.)=street directory.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
directorio de Internet
(n.)=Web directory.
Ex: Web directories such as Yahoo rely on human input to create directories on the WWW that list Internet resources, with each one described briefly and classified under a subject heading.
directorio de empresas en base de datos
(n.)=corporate directory database ; company directory database.
Ex: The article 'The winds of change in corporate directory databases' presents new data bases available in the field of on-line directories of US private and public companies. Ex: Some of the most valuable industry information can be compiled from company directory databases.
directorio de prensa
(n.)=press directory.
Ex: Benn's press directory (London, Benn Bros, 1846 annual) is a two volume work which has had various titles and publishers throughout its long life.
directorio de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=serials directory.
Ex: These periodicals are difficult to locate as the major serials directories are either totally deficient or scanty in their coverage.
directorio de un registro automatizado
(n.)=directory.
Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
directorio del disco
(n.)=diskette directory.
Ex: We'll now select another record, edit and save it, and then review the diskette directory.
directorio en base de datos
(n.)=directory database.
Ex: Data from directory databases often has a geographic location and thus is available for mapping by geographic information system (GIS) software.
directorio telefónico
(n.)=telephone book.
Ex: Telephone books, office files, and mail order catalogs are all examples of commonly used databases.
directorio web
(n.)=Web directory.
Ex: Web directories such as Yahoo rely on human input to create directories on the WWW that list Internet resources, with each one described briefly and classified under a subject heading.
directrices
=framework ; guidance ; in-house guidelines.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn. Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty. Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.
directriz
(n.)=directive ; guideline ; ground rule.
Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.
Ex: It should be noted that the present guidelines are intended to govern the display of authority and reference entries in print and micro-print only.
Ex: It is possible to lay down some ground rules about the way various elements in a citation should be treated.
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* dar directrices=give + guidance ; provide + guidance.
* directrices=framework ; guidance ; in-house guidelines.
* directriz comunitaria=Community directive.
* establecer directrices=chart + direction.
* ofrecer directrices=provide + guidance.
* recomendar directrices=provide + guidelines.
* sugerir unas directrices=put forward + recommendations.
* trazar directrices=chart + direction.

directriz comunitaria
(n.)=Community directive.
Ex: Secondly, it empowered the Government to carry out existing and future Community directives through delegated legislation.
dirigente
(n.)=decision maker [decision-maker] ; public official ; elected official ; leader ; senior official.
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.
Ex: The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
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* dirigente público=senior public official.

dirigente público
(n.)=senior public official.
Ex: There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.
dirigentes
(n.)=leadership.
Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.

dirigible
(n.)=airship ; blimp ; zeppelin.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.
Ex: Blimps are large balloons stretched out to look like an egg or cigar.
Ex: More than 90 years after zeppelins terrorised London in bombing raids, the German airships are coming back with a more benign purpose.
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* dirigible publicitario=advertising blimp.

dirigible publicitario
(n.)=advertising blimp.
Ex: Both advertising balloons and blimps are used by companies worldwide to increase sales and visibility.
dirigido
(adj.)=guided ; facilitated.
Ex: Our need is not for guided and controlled instruction, that is to say, for indoctrination.
Ex: The author reports on the key findings from a series of facilitated meetings held to gather information from those working in and with libraries of all types in Illinois.
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* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico=niche database.
* bibliotecario encargado de los servicios dirigidos a la comunidad=community services librarian.
* bien dirigido=well-regulated.
* dirigido a la comunidad=community-based.
* dirigido a la gente=people-oriented ; people-centred ; people-centric ; people-driven.
* dirigido a las personas=people-centred ; people-oriented.
* dirigido al consumidor=consumer-oriented.
* dirigido al proveedor=supplier-oriented.
* dirigido al público=public-oriented.
* dirigido al pueblo=people-driven.
* dirigido al usuario=user-orientated ; client-directed ; user-oriented ; user-driven.
* dirigido a obtener resultados=results-oriented.
* dirigido a un sector de la población específico=sector-orientated.
* dirigido hacia los demás=other-oriented.
* dirigido hacia uno mismo=self-oriented.
* dirigido por uno mismo=self-directed.
* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido=target user group.
* ir dirigido a=be geared to ; aim at.
* público al que va dirigido=intended audience ; subject audience ; target audience ; targeted audience.
* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior=outbound.

dirigido a la comunidad
(adj.)=community-based.
Ex: Freenet is a grassroots, community-based Internet host that is designed to bring free networking access to a community.
dirigido a la gente
(adj.)=people-oriented ; people-centred ; people-centric ; people-driven.
Ex: However, a real solution cannot emerge until the social, economic and political foundations of society undergo a transformation which will allow the emergence of a people-oriented information service. Ex: The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library. Ex: People-centric, cultural issues are central to knowledge sharing. Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
dirigido a las personas
=people-centred ; people-oriented.
Ex: The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library. Ex: However, a real solution cannot emerge until the social, economic and political foundations of society undergo a transformation which will allow the emergence of a people-oriented information service.
dirigido a obtener resultados
(adj.)=results-oriented.
Ex: Academic libraries have in general been slow to implement results-oriented management.
dirigido a un sector de la población específico
=sector-orientated.
Ex: This article describes a new idea for national resource sharing which has grown out of current discussions on sector-orientated library and information services.
dirigido al consumidor
=consumer-oriented.
Ex: As a trend, GPO sees fewer consumer-oriented publications and more professional-use titles.
dirigido al proveedor
(adj.)=supplier-oriented.
Ex: On the whole, user-oriented objectives guide the everyday operations, while supplier-oriented objectives are reserved for journal articles, convention shop talk, and other in-group communication.
dirigido al pueblo
(adj.)=people-driven.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
dirigido al público
(adj.)=public-oriented.
Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.
dirigido al usuario
=user-orientated ; client-directed ; user-oriented ; user-driven.
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for. Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest. Ex: Also, in planning for national, user-oriented computer-based cataloging, it is imperative that all reasonable bibliographic information be entered into the record. Ex: Successful information providers will be those that are user-driven rather than technology-driven.
dirigido hacia los demás
(adj.)=other-oriented.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.
dirigido hacia uno mismo
(adj.)=self-oriented.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.
dirigido por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-directed.
Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
dirigir
(v.)=channel ; direct ; gear (to/toward(s)/for) ; lead ; man ; pitch ; route ; run ; steer ; head ; signpost ; give + direction ; angle ; rule over ; lend + direction ; shepherd ; choreograph ; key + Nombre + to.
Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.
Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.
Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.
Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.
Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.
Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.
Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.
Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.
Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.
Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.
Ex: Response to reading room theft should be carefully choreographed but decisive.
Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.
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* dirigir el cotarro=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
* dirigir el esfuerzo=direct + effort ; direct + energy.
* dirigir información a=direct + information towards.
* dirigir interpretación musical=conduct.
* dirigir la atención=put + focus.
* dirigir la atención a=turn to ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
* dirigir la mirada hacia=look toward(s).
* dirigir la palabra=be civil towards.
* dirigir los intereses de uno=break into.
* dirigir + Posesivo + atención=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada=turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* dirigir + Posesvio + vida=run + Posesivo + life.
* dirigirse=address ; be headed ; head ; head out.
* dirigirse a=aim at ; check with ; turn over to ; turn to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; set off to ; turn to ; head for ; reach out to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; head out (in)to.
* dirigirse a Alguien=approach + Alguien.
* dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia=bear down on.
* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia=make + haste towards.
* dirigirse en multitud=beat + the path to.
* dirigirse hacia=be on + Posesivo + way to ; start toward ; move toward(s) ; be heading towards ; head for ; turn into.
* dirigirse hacia + Dirección=push + Dirección.
* dirigirse hacia el oeste=push + westward(s).
* dirigirse la palabra=on speaking terms.
* dirigirse rápidamente hacia=make + haste towards.
* dirigir una crítica hacia=level + criticism at.
* dirigir una tesis=supervise + dissertation ; supervise + thesis.
* dirigir un servicio=run + service.
* lectura no dirigida=undirected reading.

dirigir + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: This is an area to which bibliometricians could usefully turn their attention. Ex: There seems to be increasing support for the belief that the economy is still in decline, so companies will now be turning their thoughts to cost savings.
dirigir + Posesivo + atención a un problema
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
Ex: It is to these problems that we must now turn our attention.
dirigir + Posesivo + mirada
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: There seems to be increasing support for the belief that the economy is still in decline, so companies will now be turning their thoughts to cost savings.
dirigir + Posesvio + vida
(v.)=run + Posesivo + life.
Ex: So when I talked to her and told her how I felt she turned it all around and then said I was trying to run her life.
dirigir el cotarro
(v.)=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
dirigir el esfuerzo
(v.)=direct + effort ; direct + energy.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing. Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
dirigir información a
(v.)=direct + information towards.
Ex: Some of the information supplied by a library is directed towards solving pragmatic problems of everyday living such as 'What ca I do about an abandoned car outside my front door?', 'I want to buy my son out of the Navy', 'My friend has just taken an overdose'.
dirigir interpretación musical
(v.)=conduct.
Ex: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work intended for the use of the person who plays the instrument and also conducts the performance of the work.
dirigir la atención
(v.)=put + focus.
Ex: Tonight's vote puts the focus back where it rightly belongs -- on the issue of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.
dirigir la atención a
(v.)=turn to ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward).
Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Ex: People direct their attention to where there is immediate concern or personal interest.
dirigir la mirada hacia
(v.)=look toward(s).
Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.
dirigir la palabra
(v.)=be civil towards.
Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
dirigir los intereses de uno
(v.)=break into.
Ex: This article examines the position of IBM and its decline in the world of data processing and considers the growth areas that the company should break into.
dirigir un servicio
(v.)=run + service.
Ex: So much depends on the nature of the van, the choice of stopping places and the person running the service.
dirigir una crítica hacia
(n.)=level + criticism at.
Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
dirigir una tesis
(v.)=supervise + dissertation ; supervise + thesis.
Ex: Professors emeriti may also supervise dissertations. Ex: Dissertation advisors supervising theses are required to be present during the thesis defense.
dirigirse
(v.)=address ; be headed ; head ; head out.
Ex: More can be assumed in instructions addressed to the experienced information searcher than in instructions for the novice. Ex: It is clear to me, and I hope to you, that unless we drastically change our direction, we are likely to end up where we are headed. Ex: The skilled searcher knows which sources to tap first, and can often take shortcuts by heading straight for the most effective index for his purposes. Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.
dirigirse a
(v.)=aim at ; check with ; turn over to ; turn to ; make + Posesivo + way to ; set off to ; turn to ; head for ; reach out to ; head off for/to/toward(s) ; head out (in)to.
Ex: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities. Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration. Ex: He should be able to turn over to his mechanism, just as confidently as he turns over the propelling of his car to the intricate mechanism under the hood. Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Ex: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras. Ex: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at TEXTILE DESIGN in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves. Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only. Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea. Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
dirigirse a Alguien
(v.)=approach + Alguien.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
dirigirse a toda prisa hacia
(v.)=make + haste towards.
Ex: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.
dirigirse amenazadoramente hacia
(v.)=bear down on.
Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
dirigirse en multitud
(v.)=beat + the path to.
Ex: The success that this has enjoyed in recent years means that a growing number of local authorities are beating the path to Brussels.
dirigirse hacia
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + way to ; start toward ; move toward(s) ; be heading towards ; head for ; turn into.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement. Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door. Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door. Ex: The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation. Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.
dirigirse hacia + Dirección
(v.)=push + Dirección.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
dirigirse hacia el oeste
(v.)=push + westward(s).
Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
dirigirse la palabra
=on speaking terms.
Ex: The article `On speaking terms': towards virtual integration of art information' describes how previously separate databases are now being linked into multimedia, interdisciplinary information systems.
dirigirse rápidamente hacia
(v.)=make + haste towards.
Ex: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.
dirimir
(v.)=decide ; resolve.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.

discal
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* hernia discal=spinal disc herniation ; slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
* pinzamiento discal=slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.

discapacidad
(n.)=disability ; impairment.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
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* con discapacidades físicas=physically challenged.
* discapacidad de aprendizaje=learning disability.
* discapacidad evolutiva=developmental disability.
* discapacidad lectora=print disability.
* discapacidad mental=mental disability.
* personas con discapacidades mentales=intellectually disabled people.
* personas con discapacidades mentales, las=intellectually disabled, the.
* sin discapacidad=able-bodied.
* usuario con discapacidades=disabled user.

discapacidad de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning disability.
Ex: A learning disability as a disorder in the understanding or processing of language, thinking, talking, reading or math.
discapacidad evolutiva
(n.)=developmental disability.
Ex: The programme was funded to provide support to adults with developmental disabilities to enable them to use public libraries in a meaningful way.
discapacidad lectora
(n.)=print disability.
Ex: There is a significant number of aged non-English speaking people in Australia, and a significant number of these has a print disability..
discapacidad mental
(n.)=mental disability.
Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
discapacitación
(n.)=crippling.
Ex: This resulted in the crippling of other industries that were dependent on computer technology.

discapacitado
(adj.)=handicapped ; disabled.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
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* discapacitados=handicapped people.
* discapacitados, los=disabled people ; handicapped, the ; disabled, the.
* discapacitados visuales, los=visually impaired, the.
* mentalmente discapacitado=mentally handicapped.
* no discapacitado=able-bodied.

discapacitados
(n.)=handicapped people.
Ex: The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.
discapacitados visuales, los
(n.)=visually impaired, the.
Ex: Tactile material embraces materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired.
discapacitados, los
=disabled people ; handicapped, the ; disabled, the.
Ex: The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries. Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation. Ex: The public library began to extend services to the previously unserved: minorities, the disabled, the aged, the illiterate, the institutionalized, and the economically deprived.
discapacitante
(adj.)=crippling.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
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* enfermedad discapacitante=crippling illness.

discapacitar
(v.)=disable.
Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.

discernible
(adj.)=discernible [discernable] ; noticeable ; appreciable.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.

discernimiento
(n.)=judgement [judgment] ; discrimination ; discernment.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.
Ex: A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.
Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
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* sin capacidad de discernimiento=undiscriminating.

discernir
(v.)=discern ; discriminate ; make + sense (out) of.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.
Ex: The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.

disciplina académica
(n.)=academic discipline ; academic field.
Ex: Factors such as age,type, format of document, as well as previous instruction and academic discipline of users were considered. Ex: The influence of muckrakers has been so great that, paradoxically, they seem easy to ignore in constructing a history of the academic field of communication.
disciplina científica
(n.)=scientific discipline.
Ex: Information science is a scientific discipline devoted to processes connected with special information and, in particular, with its acquistition, processing, storage and dissemination.
disciplina de estudio
(n.)=field of study.
Ex: For example, in an academic library, guides to literature searching in the various fields of study undertaken by the students in that institution are an effective means of explaining the use of various information retrieval tools.
disciplina^1
(n.)=area of endeavour [area of endeavor] ; discipline ; field ; subject area ; subject field ; area of study ; knowledge domain ; subject domain ; discipline of knowledge ; subject discipline ; topic area.
Ex: This becomes all the more significant as computers begin to affect virtually every other area of endeavor.
Ex: A discipline is an area, or branch, of knowledge.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: Some schedules for some subject areas have now gone through several editions.
Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.
Ex: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.
Ex: Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.
Ex: However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.
Ex: The disciplines of knowledge are in some way concerned with the nature of human experience and belief.
Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.
Ex: This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.
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* basado en las disciplinas del conocimiento=discipline-based.
* curso que abarca varias disciplinas=umbrella course.
* disciplina académica=academic discipline ; academic field.
* disciplina científica=scientific discipline.
* disciplina de estudio=field of study.
* dividido en disciplinas=discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].
* en varias disciplinas=cross-domain.
* específico de una disciplina=discipline-specific.
* estructurado en disciplinas=discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].
* información sobre una disciplina=discipline-oriented information.
* jerga de una disciplina=subject jargon.
* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta=discipline-oriented abstract.
* sistema de clasificación por disciplinas=discipline-oriented scheme.

disciplina^2
(n.)=discipline ; regimentation ; disciplining.
Ex: In this context, salaries, bonus schemes and promotion are considered along with the corollaries of discipline and even dismissal for those who do not meet the required standard.
Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.
Ex: More disciplining in the enunciation of objectives and more concern for communication channels is needed = Se necesita mayor rigurosidad en la enunciación de los objetivos y una mayor preocupación por los canales de comunicación.
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* acatar la disciplina=toe + the line.
* amante de la disciplina=disciplinarian.
* amante de la disciplina férrea=strict disciplinarian.
* autodisciplina=self-discipline.
* falta de disciplina=indiscipline ; disruptive behaviour.
* hacer cumplir la disciplina=enforce + discipline.
* imponerse disciplina=discipline + Reflexivo.
* mantener la disciplina=maintain + discipline.
* partidario de la disciplina férrea=strict disciplinarian.
* sin disciplina=undisciplined ; ill-disciplined.
* someter a disciplina=subject to + discipline.
* supervisor de la disciplina=disciplinarian.

disciplinado
(adj.)=disciplined ; Spartan.
Ex: Rising costs encourage cooperation among information users and interest in computerised systems demands a more disciplined and coherent approach = La subida de los precios fomenta la cooperación entre los usuarios de la información y el interés por los sistemas automatizados exige un tratamiento más coherente y disciplinado.
Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

disciplinar
(v.)=disciplinary ; discipline.
Ex: Each periodical title was examined for disciplinary affiliation and categorized accordingly.
Ex: It draws from the cases some practical pointers for librariansin hiring, firing, and disciplining employees = Deduce de los casos algunos consejos prácticos para los bibliotecarios de cómo contratar, despedir y sancionar a los empleados.

disciplinaridad
(n.)=disciplinarity.
Ex: Disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity can be monitored in periodical literature through a simple citation study.

disciplinario
(adj.)=punitive.
Ex: If there are people who do not want to become whole individuals, influences more potent, persuasive or punitive than libraries will fail to alter them.
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* expediente disciplinario=disciplinary proceedings ; disciplinary action.

disco
(n.)=disc [disk] ; diskette ; gramophone record ; record ; sound disc ; phonodisc ; puck ; platter.
Ex: Chapter 6 covers discs, tapes, piano rolls and sound recordings on film.
Ex: The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette.
Ex: The majority of this schedule is devoted to various 'physical forms': globes and relief maps, gramophone records, tapes, etc.
Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
Ex: The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media.
Ex: For instance, a change has been introduced from phonodisc and phonotape to sound recording, a term more easily understood by the public.
Ex: But goal-scorers don't give up the puck that easily -- especially in the offensive zone.
Ex: Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.
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* basado en discos ópticos=optical disc based.
* base de datos en disco óptico=optical disc database.
* cabeza lectora de disco=disc reading head.
* cola de discos=disc queue.
* colección de discos=record collection.
* coleccionista de discos=discologist.
* controladora de disco duro=hard disc controller board.
* deterioro de los discos=disc rot.
* directorio del disco=diskette directory.
* disco actualizado=current disc.
* disco analógico=analog disc.
* disco CD-ROM=CD-ROM disc.
* disco compacto (CD)=compact disc (CD).
* disco con información=data diskette ; data disk.
* disco de almacenamiento óptico=optical storage disc.
* disco de archivo=archival disc.
* disco de cera=wax disc.
* disco de demostración=demonstration disc.
* disco de larga duración=long-play record.
* disco de larga duración (LP)=LP (long play record).
* disco de ordenador=computer disc.
* disco de salida=output diskette.
* disco de sectores blandos=soft sectored disc.
* disco de stop=stop sign.
* disco de vinilo=vinyl record.
* disco digital=digital disc.
* disco duro=hard disc ; hard drive.
* disco fijo=fixed disc.
* disco flexible=diskette ; floppy disc ; floppy diskette.
* disco floppy=floppy diskette ; floppy disc.
* disco índice=index disc.
* disco láser=laser disc.
* disco magnético=magnetic disc.
* disco óptico=optical disc [optical disk] ; videodisc [video disc].
* disco óptico de ordenador=computer optical disc.
* disco óptico digital=optical digital disc.
* disco óptico WORM=WORM optical disk.
* disco sencillo=single.
* disco sonoro=phonograph record ; phonographic record ; audio disc.
* disco Winchester=Winchester disc.
* edición en disco compacto=cd edition ; compact disc edition.
* en disco=ondisc.
* espacio de almacenamiento en disco=drive storage space.
* espacio en disco=disc space.
* fichero en disco=disc file.
* freno de disco=disc brake.
* funda de disco=record sleeve.
* funda de un disco=record cover.
* guardar una búsqueda en disco=save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
* hernia de disco=spinal disc herniation ; slipped disc ; disc herniation ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
* insertar disco en disquetera=load + disc into drive.
* lector de disco óptico WORM=WORM optical disc drive.
* lector de discos ópticos=optical disc drive.
* lista de discos más vendidos, la=charts, the.
* máquina de discos=jukebox.
* memoria en disco=disc memory.
* orden de funcionamiento del disco=disc operating command.
* paquete de discos=disc pack.
* pasar registros a disco=transfer + records + to disc.
* Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos=Optical Disc Pilot Program.
* sistema de discos ópticos=optical disc system.
* sistema operativo de disco=Disc Operating System (DOS).
* sobre disco=ondisc.
* tecnología de discos ópticos=optical disc technology.
* tienda de discos=record shop ; record store.
* unidad de disco=disc drive [disk drive] ; record deck.
* videodisco=videodisc [video disc].

disco CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM disc.
Ex: A second new technology is digital video interactive (DVI) an all-digital integrated system which has the ability to display one hour of motion video from compressed digital data stored on a single, standard CD-ROM disc.
disco Winchester
(n.)=Winchester disc.
Ex: A Winchester disc is a common type of sealed hard disc unit for use with a microcomputer.
disco actualizado
(n.)=current disc.
Ex: But If you want to do a comprehensive search, you may need to search archival discs as well as the current disc.
disco analógico
(n.)=analog disc.
Ex: There are various different kinds of optical videodisks, including both analog and digital disks, and disks that are read-only (ROM) or write-once-read-many (WORM).
disco compacto (CD)
=compact disc (CD).
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.
disco con información
(n.)=data diskette ; data disk.
Ex: The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system. Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.
disco de almacenamiento óptico
(n.)=optical storage disc.
Ex: The use of optical storage discs may not be a perfect solution to space problems.
disco de archivo
(n.)=archival disc.
Ex: But If you want to do a comprehensive search, you may need to search archival discs as well as the current disc.
disco de cera
(n.)=wax disc.
Ex: Today we record conventionally by writing and photography, followed by printing; but we also record on film, on wax disks, and on magnetic wires.
disco de demostración
(n.)=demonstration disc.
Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.
disco de larga duración
(n.)=long-play record.
Ex: One man listens to long-playing records played at 16 revolutions per minute in an attempt to 'crack the secret code'.
disco de larga duración (LP)
=LP (long play record).
Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
disco de ordenador
(n.)=computer disc.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of the carrier and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: computer cartridge, computer cassette, computer disk, computer reel, computer card, computer optical disk.
disco de salida
(n.)=output diskette.
Ex: It takes advantage of any 'dead' disk space generated by previous deletions or editing of MARC records saved to the output diskette.
disco de sectores blandos
(n.)=soft sectored disc.
Ex: Soft sectored disks have just one hole in the disk to mark the beginning of the first sector.
disco de stop
(n.)=stop sign.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
disco de vinilo
(n.)=vinyl record.
Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period.
disco digital
(n.)=digital disc.
Ex: There are various different kinds of optical videodisks, including both analog and digital disks, and disks that are read-only (ROM) or write-once-read-many (WORM).
disco duro
(n.)=hard disc ; hard drive.
Ex: You can also download results to a file on floppy or hard disk. Ex: Although diskless workstations are cheaper than computers with floppies and hard drives, they are not cheaper by much.
disco fijo
(n.)=fixed disc.
Ex: The more space available on your computer's fixed disk, the more records you can accumulate during a search.
disco flexible
(n.)=diskette ; floppy disc ; floppy diskette.
Ex: The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette. Ex: Management of data bases includes such details as: keeping sufficient supplies of floppy discs, updating the data bases, keeping duplicate copies of the data bases, preparation of instruction guides and so on. Ex: Once a record has been selected or edited, it can be saved to a floppy diskette.
disco floppy
(n.)=floppy diskette ; floppy disc.
Ex: Once a record has been selected or edited, it can be saved to a floppy diskette. Ex: Management of data bases includes such details as: keeping sufficient supplies of floppy discs, updating the data bases, keeping duplicate copies of the data bases, preparation of instruction guides and so on.
disco láser
(n.)=laser disc.
Ex: Press the F1 key to search and retrieve MARC records from the laser discs.
disco magnético
(n.)=magnetic disc.
Ex: The file media on which they are stored are the physical storage media, e.g. magnetic disc or tape, and the physical arrangement of records on the storage media is distinct from the user's logical perception of records.
disco sencillo
(n.)=single.
Ex: This is a sad state of affairs when you can't find a record shop that sells singles!.
disco sonoro
(n.)=phonograph record ; phonographic record ; audio disc.
Ex: Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record. Ex: He was even prepared, in 1945, to leave the question open for future discussion as to 'whether a phonographic record is a book'. Ex: High recording density is also aided by rotating the disc at a constant linear velocity (CLV) with respect to the laser beam, rather than at a constant angular velocity (CAV), as is done with conventional audio discs and some video disc systems.
disco índice
(n.)=index disc.
Ex: Before starting Bibliofile be sure that the CD-ROM drive is turned on and loaded with the index disc.
disco óptico
(n.)=optical disc [optical disk] ; videodisc [video disc].
Ex: The technology is still developing and it is anticipated that the future will bring the erasable optical disc. Ex: The principal drawback to the video disc at present is the lack of recording facilities.
disco óptico WORM
(n.)=WORM optical disk.
Ex: The study was carried out to establish the prediction of archival life of Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical discs.
disco óptico de ordenador
(n.)=computer optical disc.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of the carrier and gives one of the following terms as appropriate: computer cartridge, computer cassette, computer disk, computer reel, computer card, computer optical disk.
disco óptico digital
(n.)=optical digital disc.
Ex: However, one storage device which is making the retrieval of actual documents from a collection feasible now is the optical digital disc.
discografía
(n.)=discography.
Ex: This article describes the long and productive career of pioneer ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax and a bibliography and discography of his work in music and folklore.

discográfico
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* compañía discográfica=record label ; music company.
* estudio discográfico=record studio.
* industria discográfica, la=record production industry, the ; music industry, the ; record industry, the ; recording industry, the ; music business, the.
* sello discográfico=record label.

discometría
(n.)=discometrics.
Nota: Uso de las discografías para determinar qué canciones, cantantes, etc. son los más populares con objeto de ayudar a la política de adquisición de material sonoro.
Ex: The term discometrics is used to denote a field of study related to bibliometrics, which uses discographies for data rather than bibliographical source.

disconformidad
(n.)=dissention.
Ex: This article details the first decision in a case of copyright infringement, the appeal, and the dissention of one of he judges.

discontinuidad
(n.)=discontinuity.
Ex: New strategies have to be invented by libraries to cope with a period of transition and discontinuity.

discontinuo
(adj.)=intermittent ; discontinuous ; spasmodic ; spastic.
Ex: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.
Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.
Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.

discordancia
(n.)=dissonance.
Ex: Trends indicate a dissonance between the content that libraries provide and the content that information consumers want and use.

discordante
(adj.)=jarring ; dissonant ; raucous ; unharmonious.
Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
Ex: Public policies have created a framework for service that may be dissonant with the ideals of the transformational value of reading.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.

discorde
=out of tune.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.

discordia
(n.)=dissension ; discord ; disharmony.
Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.
Ex: Discord is the result of external economic and technological pressures.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
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* germen de la discordia, el=seed of discord, the.
* manzana de la discordia=bone of contention.
* manzana de la discordia, la=apple of discord, the.
* plantar el germen de la discordia=plant + the seed(s) of discord ; plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* plantar la semilla de la discordia=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* sembrar el germen de la discordia=sow + the seed(s) of discord.
* sembrar la discordia=sow + the seed(s) of discord ; plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* sembrar la semilla de la discordia=sow + the seed(s) of discord.

discoteca
(n.)=discotheque ; disco.
Ex: Nonbook materials should be left to 'cinematheques, cassettotheques and discotheques'.
Ex: Violence in public places (eg, pubs, clubs, discos) is limited mainly to threats & scuffling.
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* baile de discoteca=discotheque dance.
* música de discoteca=disco.

discotequero
(n.)=clubber ; clubgoer.
Ex: The apartments seem to be more suited to families but seeing as my friends and I aren't clubbers it suited us to the ground.
Ex: According to fire-department officials, the death toll was exacerbated by the clubgoers' unwillingness to evacuate the burning building.

discrecional
(adj.)=discretionary.
Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.

discreción
(n./adj.)=discretion.
Ex: Staff who do have access must be selected for their discretion and must never use their knowledge except in the performance of their duties.
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* a discreción=no holds barred.
* a la discreción de=at the discretion of.
* a + Posesivo + discreción=at will ; at + Posesivo + (own) discretion.
* a su discreción=at will.
* dejarlo a la discreción de=leave + it to the discretion of.
* despedir a discreción=fire at + will.
* disparar a discreción=fire at + will.

discrepacia de opiniones
(n.)=conflict of opinions.
Ex: In this conflict of opinions and sentiments I find delight.
discrepancia
(n.)=discrepancy ; variance ; disparity ; dissent ; dissonance ; disconnect.
Ex: Reshelving by users could explain the discrepancy.
Ex: This paper discusses factors which led to the need to reexamine the use of UK dealers, the major difference between UK and US dealers being their variance in pricing policies.
Ex: A major bottleneck in the usage of on-line services is the cumbersome disparity between textual and numeric data bases.
Ex: The report by the committee was received with some dissent by the librarians.
Ex: Trends indicate a dissonance between the content that libraries provide and the content that information consumers want and use.
Ex: The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.
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* discrepacia de opiniones=conflict of opinions.

discrepante
(adj.)=dissenting ; discrepant ; dissonant.
Ex: Because there is no consensus on many medical problems, it is important that individuals have the freedom to read dissenting and alternative points of view and consider multiple options before making informed and reasoned health decisions.
Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
Ex: Public policies have created a framework for service that may be dissonant with the ideals of the transformational value of reading.

discrepar
(v.)=disagree ; diverge ; dissent ; take + issue with ; tell + a different story.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
Ex: However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.
Ex: However, some individuals, operating under the impression that they are virtuously 'outspoken' when they have the courage to dissent, are simply rude and insensitive.
Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being 'trashed' by the rush towards technology.
Ex: The more experienced physicians, however, told a different story about lifesaving practices in pediatrics.

discretamente
=discreetly ; tactfully ; unobtrusively ; soberly ; unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.
Ex: 'She's also on to look into the matter of merit increases and faculty evaluation,' she coughed discreetly.
Ex: Tournquist settled back in her chair, trying tactfully not to read any of the papers which littered his desk.
Ex: The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.

discreto
(adj.)=tactful ; unobtrusive ; discreet ; low-key [low key] ; inconspicuous ; circumspect ; low-keyed ; understated.
Ex: The library's overall image is enhanced more by a tactful handling of an in-house problem without airing the dirty linen in public.
Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
Ex: Discreet advertising in press and on television in 1973 helped to direct adult illiterates to tutors who guided their progress.
Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
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* de un modo discreto=quietly ; unobtrusively ; unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.

discriminabilidad
(n.)=discriminability.
Ex: Scenting of dangerous household products, however, may compromise the discriminability of these products from less harmful ones.

discriminación
(n.)=discrimination.
Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
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* capacidad de discriminación=discriminating power.
* discriminación de género=gender discrimination.
* discriminación étnica=ethnic discrimination.
* discriminación por razones de edad=ageism [agism].
* discriminación positiva=affirmative action ; positive discrimination.
* discriminación racial=racial injustice ; racial discrimination ; colour bar.
* discriminación salarial=pay discrimination ; pay inequality ; wage discrimination ; salary discrimination.
* discriminación sexual=sexual discrimination ; sex discrimination ; gender discrimination.
* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV)=Discrimination Value model (DV).
* poder de discriminación=discretion.
* ser objeto de discriminación=suffer + discrimination.
* validez de discriminación=discriminant validity.

discriminación de género
(n.)=gender discrimination.
Ex: Results also suggest that male and female library faculty earnings are determined in the absence of gender discrimination.
discriminación por razones de edad
(n.)=ageism [agism].
Ex: This article defines ageism in the context of equal opportunities and provides a checklist designed to be of use by library staff at all levels.
discriminación positiva
(n.)=affirmative action ; positive discrimination.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops. Ex: If the library is to compensate for social inequalities it must exercise positive discrimination and treat unequals unequally.
discriminación racial
(n.)=racial injustice ; racial discrimination ; colour bar.
Ex: The raison d'etre of the ALA is not to erradicate racial injustice and inequalities and to promote human brotherhood. Ex: Racial and ethnic discrimination have had a long history in the United States, beginning with the importation of African slaves in the seventeenth century. Ex: The term 'colour bar' evokes the segregation of people on the basis of their 'race' as practiced in post-slavery United States and apartheid-era South Africa.
discriminación salarial
(n.)=pay discrimination ; pay inequality ; wage discrimination ; salary discrimination.
Ex: Job evaluation should become more common in industry as a defence against pay discrimination. Ex: Pay inequality appeared to be a much greater obstacle in the private than the public sector. Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination. Ex: Salary discrimination against women librarians and the campaign for equality is discussed with reference to the American Library Association.
discriminación sexual
(n.)=sexual discrimination ; sex discrimination ; gender discrimination.
Ex: However, by Spring 1897 Jones had resigned her post to escape an atmosphere of acrimony, where she had become the victim of sexual discrimination. Ex: She alleged that there had been a lack of due process, unethical behaviour, and possible sex discrimination in her dismissal. Ex: Results also suggest that male and female library faculty earnings are determined in the absence of gender discrimination.
discriminación étnica
(n.)=ethnic discrimination.
Ex: Racial and ethnic discrimination have had a long history in the United States, beginning with the importation of African slaves in the seventeenth century.
discriminador
(n.)=discriminator.
Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

discriminante
(adj.)=discriminating.
Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.
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* análisis discriminante=discriminant analysis.

discriminar
(v.)=discriminate ; disenfranchise.
Ex: It is also possible to assign weights to the concepts in document profiles, that is to indicate the primary concepts in a document and discriminate between these and subsidiary concepts.
Ex: This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.
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* sin discriminar=indiscriminate.

discriminatorio
(adj.)=discriminatory.
Ex: The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory.
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* discriminatorio por razones de edad=ageist [agist].
* no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo=gender neutral.

discriminatorio por razones de edad
(adj.)=ageist [agist].
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
disculpa
(n.)=apology ; excuse ; exoneration.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
Ex: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.
Ex: An attempt is made to explain why, of all people Popper ever criticized for historicism, Charles Darwin alone was singled out for exoneration.
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* disculpa humillante=grovelling apology.
* pedir disculpas=eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.

disculpa humillante
(n.)=grovelling apology.
Ex: A head teacher has been forced to make a grovelling apology after a teacher sent a school report to a pupil littered with fourteen grammatical errors.
disculpable
(adj.)=excusable ; pardonable.
Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
Ex: It is a pardonable error that has not deprived the [opponent] of any fundamental rights.
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* de manera disculpable=excusably.

disculpablemente
=excusably.
Ex: The only issue is whether the 'new' evidence was 'excusably unavailable' for presentation to the Board.

disculpar
(n.)=make + apology ; excuse.
Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.
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* disculpándose=apologetically.
* disculparse=apologise [apologize, -USA] ; eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
* disculpe(n) las molestias=sorry for the inconvenience.

disculparse
(v.)=apologise [apologize, -USA] ; eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
Ex: I have to apologize for taking so long to get back to you, but things have been pretty hectic. Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words. Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back. Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow. Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
disculpe(n) las molestias
=sorry for the inconvenience.
Ex: Please try logging on again later - sorry for the inconvenience = Por favor, intente conectarse de nuevo más tarde, disculpe las molestias.
disculpándose
=apologetically.
Ex: He told me -- somewhat apologetically I think -- that students are selected by their score on an IQ test.
discurrir las cosas
(v.)=reason + things out.
Ex: Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out and the only people I fear are those who never have doubts.
discurrir^1
(v.)=flow ; pass ; wander around ; wander about.
Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.
Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.

discurrir^2
(v.)=reason ; think.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio thought.
Ex: Ergo, it was reasoned, an entry under the author's name and the title found on the title page or elsewhere in the book, with a symbol to indicate its location on the shelves, should readily help one find the book desired.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
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* discurrir las cosas=reason + things out.

discursivo
(adj.)=discursive.
Ex: By giving the searcher an opportunity to be more discursive, it may be possible to better assess the effectiveness of the different search formulation strategies.

discurso
(n.)=speech ; address ; discourse ; oration ; line of discussion ; rant ; speaking commitment.
Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
Ex: In many discourses 'policy making' and 'decision making' are synonymous terms.
Ex: The cataloger with principles would never have placed some of it under Oration and some of it under American Scholar.
Ex: The second line of discussion concentrates on a social perspective cognition and the role of language as a mental instrument.
Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.
Ex: Emerson already has a schedule full of speaking commitments.
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* análisis del discurso=discourse analysis.
* discurso científico=scholarly communication ; scholarly discourse.
* discurso de agradecimiento=acceptance speech.
* discurso de apertura=keynote address ; opening address ; opening speech ; keynote presentation.
* discurso de bienvenida=welcoming address ; welcoming speech ; welcome address ; salutatory oration.
* discurso de clausura=closing speech ; closing address.
* discurso de despedida=farewell address.
* discurso de fin de curso=commencement salutatory.
* discurso de graduación=commencement address.
* discurso de inauguración=inaugural speech ; inaugural address.
* discurso de ingreso=acceptance speech.
* discurso de investidura=acceptance speech.
* discurso de la sesión plenaria=plenary address.
* discurso inaugural=keynote address ; inaugural address ; inaugural speech ; keynote presentation.
* discurso político=political discourse ; political speech ; spin.
* discurso presidencial=presidential address.
* discurso público=public speech.
* discurso religioso=religious discourse.
* escritor de discursos a sueldo=speechwriter.
* notas de discurso=speaking notes.
* pronunciar un discurso=deliver + oration ; deliver + speech ; give + speech.

discurso científico
(n.)=scholarly communication ; scholarly discourse.
Ex: The technology exists to establish a new system of scholarly communication to replace a heavily burdened and increasingly nonaffordable print-on-paper process which can no longer manage the explosion of knowledge. Ex: This article discusses the advantages and disadvantages of online conferencing compared to traditional methods of scholarly discourse.
discurso de agradecimiento
(n.)=acceptance speech.
Ex: One of the more interesting aspects of the Oscars is the acceptance speeches that the winners give upon receiving their little gold statues.
discurso de apertura
(n.)=keynote address ; opening address ; opening speech ; keynote presentation.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions. Ex: The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec. Ex: Other appendices include a list of working documents produced especially for the Symposium and the opening and closing speeches. Ex: Where available keynote presentations and abstracts are available in PDF format.
discurso de bienvenida
(n.)=welcoming address ; welcoming speech ; welcome address ; salutatory oration.
Ex: The title of her welcoming address was 'Hats off to paraprofessionals' paying tribute to the versatility of the paraprofessional. Ex: The welcoming speech by Peter Rau has not been included in this volume. Ex: This is the welcome address by the President of the Indian Library Association presenting a state of the art review of the current library situation. Ex: This is illustrated through the analysis of Priscilla Mason's 1793 salutatory oration.
discurso de clausura
(n.)=closing speech ; closing address.
Ex: Other appendices include a list of working documents produced especially for the Symposium and the opening and closing speeches. Ex: In his closing address, the president explored explored concepts of the library service which underlined the conference theme.
discurso de despedida
(n.)=farewell address.
Ex: Washington's farewell address was published under a number of titles.
discurso de fin de curso
(n.)=commencement salutatory.
Ex: Short's diary discusses her experiences composing and delivering her own commencement salutatory titled, 'The Power of Verse'.
discurso de graduación
(n.)=commencement address.
Ex: This article lists 10 pieces of advice to graduating librarians given by the author in her commencement address at the SUNY/Albany School of Information Science.
discurso de inauguración
(n.)=inaugural speech ; inaugural address.
Ex: The question of whether library services should be charged for was addressed by the President of the ALA in his inaugural speech. Ex: The inaugural address focused on the necessity for libraries to concentrate on services if they needed recognition in society.
discurso de ingreso
(n.)=acceptance speech.
Ex: One of the more interesting aspects of the Oscars is the acceptance speeches that the winners give upon receiving their little gold statues.
discurso de investidura
(n.)=acceptance speech.
Ex: One of the more interesting aspects of the Oscars is the acceptance speeches that the winners give upon receiving their little gold statues.
discurso de la sesión plenaria
(n.)=plenary address.
Ex: His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy.
discurso inaugural
(n.)=keynote address ; inaugural address ; inaugural speech ; keynote presentation.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions. Ex: The inaugural address focused on the necessity for libraries to concentrate on services if they needed recognition in society. Ex: The question of whether library services should be charged for was addressed by the President of the ALA in his inaugural speech. Ex: Where available keynote presentations and abstracts are available in PDF format.
discurso político
(n.)=political discourse ; political speech ; spin.
Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists. Ex: Whilst political speech enjoys the highest possible protection under the First Amendment to the US Constitution, 'speech' concerning child pornography and obscenity is allowed none. Ex: The spin sold to the world by the Arabs is that they were one nation in their homeland 'from time immemorial'.
discurso presidencial
(n.)=presidential address.
Ex: Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.
discurso público
(n.)=public speech.
Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.
discurso religioso
(n.)=religious discourse.
Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.
discusiones sobre gustos y colores
(n.)=flame war.
Ex: I would greatly appreciate any feedback (no flame wars, please) on this issue.
discusiones sobre nimiedades
(n.)=hair-splitting argument.
Ex: That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments.
discusión
(n.)=debate ; discussion ; disputation ; dispute ; thread ; argument ; spat ; war of words ; tiff.
Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: She found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists during the shoot of a film.
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* centrar una discusión=focus + discussion.
* discusión acalorada=hand-waving ; hot discussion.
* discusión bizantina=pointless discussion ; pointless argument.
* discusiones sobre gustos y colores=flame war.
* discusiones sobre nimiedades=hair-splitting argument.
* discusión + girar en torno a=discussion + centre around.
* discusión sin sentido=pointless discussion ; pointless argument.
* discusión sobre nimiedades=hair-splitting argument ; hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
* el tema de la discusión=the focus of the discussion.
* foro de discusión=newsgroup [news group] ; electronic forum.
* generar discusión=generate + discussion.
* grupo de discusión=discussion group.
* lista de discusión=discussion list.
* no admitir discusión=be out of the question.
* panel de discusión=discussion panel.
* posponer una discusión=table + discussion.
* proponer a discusión=moot.
* punto de discusión=bone of contention.
* retomar una discusión=pick up + discussion.
* suscitar la discusión=spark + discussion.
* tema de discusión=discussion topic.

discusión + girar en torno a
(n.)=discussion + centre around.
Ex: Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.
discusión acalorada
(n.)=hand-waving ; hot discussion.
Ex: These will not be easy studies, but facts are a far better basis for planning than are the techno-boosterism and hand-waving that characterize most discussions of these topics. Ex: There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes.
discusión bizantina
(n.)=pointless discussion ; pointless argument.
Ex: If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc. Ex: Unfortunately the Oz government is hell bent on turning a pointless argument into an economic disaster.
discusión sin sentido
(n.)=pointless discussion ; pointless argument.
Ex: If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc. Ex: Unfortunately the Oz government is hell bent on turning a pointless argument into an economic disaster.
discusión sobre nimiedades
(adj.)=hair-splitting argument ; hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
Ex: That distinction between core and incidental activities will certainly give rise to hair-splitting arguments. Ex: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
discutible
(adj.)=moot ; controversial ; dubious ; questionable.
Ex: The data having already been collected, attempts to impose consistency as part of the collection process were moot, as were questions of its continued maintenance once it was published in book form.
Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
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* ser discutible=be open to question ; be open to debate ; be at issue.

discutir
(v.)=argue ; debate ; discuss ; dispute ; talk over ; spar ; deliberate ; bicker ; quarrel ; squabble ; bring into + discussion ; talk it out.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: The reader is left to debate the relative merits of such a format - obviously its applications are limited.
Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
Ex: Let's try to talk this over calmly and coolly.
Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk.
Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.
Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils.
Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
Ex: Furthermore, this example brings into discussion the concept of a more complex relationship between the human senses and water in architecture.
Ex: We decided to talk it out and we're both just taking a break from each other, and in a while, we'll try talking to each other again.
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* discutir del asunto con=take + the matter + up with.
* discutir las cosas=talk + things out.
* discutir sobre nimiedades=split + hairs.
* discutir una cuestión=air + issue.
* discutir una idea=float + concept.
* evitar discutir una cuestión=circumvent + issue.
* sin discutir=no arguments! ; undiscussed.

discutir del asunto con
(v.)=take + the matter + up with.
Ex: O'Brien prevailed upon them to stay that night with the promise that she would take the matter up with Modjeski first thing in the morning.
discutir las cosas
(v.)=talk + things out.
Ex: Taking time to talk things out is surely one of the most essential parts of dealing with a conflict.
discutir sobre nimiedades
(v.)=split + hairs.
Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
discutir una cuestión
(v.)=air + issue.
Ex: The mere indication of support through the wearing of a button or the posting of a slogan may deter persons with questions unrelated to the issue being aired.
discutir una idea
(v.)=float + concept.
Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
discípulo
(n.)=disciple ; follower.
Ex: The inheritance from the master becomes, not only his additions to the world's record, but for his disciples the entire scaffolding by which they were erected.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.

disecado
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* animal disecado=stuffed animal.

diseccionar
(v.)=dissect ; pull apart ; cut apart.
Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
Ex: When the point is reached at which the instructor begins to fade into the background, individual students can select cases to analyze and solve on their own before the class period, literally pulling them apart and putting them together again -- 'working them to death'.
Ex: Learn how to cut apart a full chicken.

disección
(n.)=dissection.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

diseminación
(n.)=spreading.
Ex: The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.

diseminado
(adj.)=disseminated.
Ex: Miliary tuberculosis was first described in 1700 by John Jacob Manget, who likened the tiny, disseminated caseous lesions to millet seeds.

diseminador
(n.)=disseminatory ; conveyor [conveyer].
Ex: The 1990 conference will discuss libraries' disseminatory function in education.
Ex: State intervention is unnecessary and an unfettered market is both a suitable conveyor of information and provides a means for the efficient allocation of resources.

diseminar
(v.)=disseminate ; cascade.
Ex: The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982.
Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or 'cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.

disensión
(n.)=strife ; dissension.
Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.
Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.

disentería
(n.)=dysentery.
Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.

disentimiento
(n.)=dissent ; dissention.
Ex: The report by the committee was received with some dissent by the librarians.
Ex: This article details the first decision in a case of copyright infringement, the appeal, and the dissention of one of he judges.

disentir
(v.)=disagree ; dissent ; take + issue with.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
Ex: However, some individuals, operating under the impression that they are virtuously 'outspoken' when they have the courage to dissent, are simply rude and insensitive.
Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being 'trashed' by the rush towards technology.
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* disentir político=political dissent.

disentir político
(n.)=political dissent.
Ex: The title of the work is slightly misleading: the focus of its key chapters is more on labor policy than on industrial unrest and political dissent.
diseñado
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* diseñado en conjunto=co-designed.
* diseñado para el estudio=curriculum-oriented.
* diseñado para el usuario=human-oriented.
* mejor diseñado=best-laid.

diseñado en conjunto
=co-designed.
Ex: The National Library of the Syrian Arab Republic in Damascus is described including the Soviet co-designed building itself.
diseñado para el estudio
=curriculum-oriented.
Ex: The 26-volume Compton's Encyclopedia is a curriculum-oriented encyclopedia that generally serves the needs of the whole family and specifically those of students from the ages of 9 to 18.
diseñado para el usuario
(adj.)=human-oriented.
Ex: Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages.
diseñador
(n.)=designer ; draughtsman [draftsman, -USA] ; draughter [drafter, -USA].
Ex: Before examining the two main means of constructing classification schedules it is as well to consider what the objective of the designer of a classification scheme should be.
Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.
Ex: A drafter's salary is dependent on what type of drafter they are, where they work, and how much work they have.
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* diseñador de curso=course planner.
* diseñador de interfaces=interface designer.
* diseñador de moda=fashion designer.
* diseñador de sistemas=systems designer ; system designer ; system developer.
* diseñador de tipos=type designer.
* diseñador gráfico=graphic artist ; graphic designer.
* diseñador urbanístico=urban designer.

diseñador de curso
(n.)=course planner.
Ex: The reasons for this are varied but can depend largely on the importance placed on the provision of these skills by both the library and the course planners in the early stages of the student study programme.
diseñador de interfaces
(n.)=interface designer.
Ex: Its primary aim is to provide interface designers and librarians with a tool to do rapid prototyping of retrieval interfaces and to enable them to experiment with new ideas efficiently.
diseñador de moda
(n.)=fashion designer.
Ex: A number of sources of inspiration and information, in addition to books on costume history, are invaluable to the fashion designer and the historian of fashion.
diseñador de sistemas
(n.)=systems designer ; system designer ; system developer.
Ex: In this role they are not systems designers, or systems analysts appreciative of organisational issues. Ex: System designers can use these statistics to determine record structures and estimate space allocations. Ex: In designing these two files, the system developer needs to know the relationships amont these values.
diseñador de tipos
(n.)=type designer.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
diseñador gráfico
(n.)=graphic artist ; graphic designer.
Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time. Ex: Good guiding must be carefully designed, possibly by a professional graphic designer, but certainly by someone with a sense of design.
diseñador urbanístico
(n.)=urban designer.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
diseñar
(v.)=design (for/to) ; devise ; draw up ; engineer ; gear (to/toward(s)/for).
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.
Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.
Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.
Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
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* diseñar en colaboración=co-design.
* diseñar estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* diseñar una política=draft + policy.
* diseñar un plan=draw up + plan ; think out + a plan.
* volver a diseñar=redesign [re-design] ; repurpose [re-purpose].

diseñar en colaboración
(v.)=co-design.
Ex: There are many opportunities for library staff in co-designing digital learning environments.
diseñar estrategias
(v.)=strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
diseñar un plan
(v.)=draw up + plan ; think out + a plan.
Ex: A manager will establish aims and objectives for the library service, and will draw up plans for their implementation. Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
diseñar una política
(v.)=draft + policy.
Ex: Based on the results of this study, factors to consider when drafting a collection development policy are provided.
diseño
(n.)=design ; pattern ; layout.
Ex: Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
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* de diseño abierto=open-plan ; open-planned.
* defecto de diseño=design fault.
* diseño abierto=open plan.
* diseño arquitectónico=architectural design.
* diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD)=computer-aided design (CAD).
* diseño curricular=curriculum design.
* diseño de construcción en forma de cubo=deep plan.
* diseño de edificios=building design.
* diseño de ficheros=file design.
* diseño de interiores=interior design.
* diseño de jardines=landscape design.
* diseño de la cubierta=cover design.
* diseño de moda=fashion design.
* diseño de pantalla=skin.
* diseño de planes de estudios=curriculum design.
* diseño de sistemas=systems design.
* diseño de tipos=type design [type-design].
* diseño floral=floral design.
* diseño gráfico=graphic design.
* diseño industrial=industrial design.
* diseño técnico=technical design ; engineering design.
* diseño textil=textile design.
* droga de diseño=club drug ; designer drug.
* error de diseño=design error.
* marca de diseño=designer brand.
* piso de diseño abierto=open floor.
* planificación del diseño=design planning.
* realizar un diseño=execute + design.
* ropa de diseño=designer clothes ; designer clothes.
* técnica de diseño=design technique.
* vestido de diseño=designer dress.

diseño abierto
(n.)=open plan.
Ex: Universities seem to have ignored some of the new approaches adopted by the modern corporate world where the emphasis is on downsizing, flexibility, open plan, hot desking and plug and go = Las universidades parecen haber ignorado algunos de los nuevos métodos adoptados por el mundo empresarial moderno donde se hace hincapié en la reducción de plantilla, la flexibilidad, el diseño abierto, el uso compartido de mesas de trabajo y el 'plug and play'.
diseño arquitectónico
(n.)=architectural design.
Ex: The study examines a century of changes in library architectural design related to changes in the perception of library functions, techniques in building and aesthetic fashions.
diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD)
=computer-aided design (CAD).
Ex: In computer-aided design (CAD), designers work at computer-based work stations to draft, visualize and, in some cases, simulate the eventual performance of new products.
diseño curricular
(n.)=curriculum design.
Ex: The 3 steps of curriculum design are planning, implementation and evaluation.
diseño de construcción en forma de cubo
(n.)=deep plan.
Ex: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.
diseño de edificios
(n.)=building design.
Ex: Find information on building design in areas of seismic instability.
diseño de ficheros
(n.)=file design.
Ex: This application has been found to be efficient in terms of response time and this may be attributed to its file design.
diseño de interiores
(n.)=interior design.
Ex: This article presents the basic principles of interior design for libraries.
diseño de jardines
(n.)=landscape design.
Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, the arrangement of furniture in a room or building, etc.
diseño de la cubierta
(n.)=cover design.
Ex: Among the factors determining selection were relevance of title to contents, attractiveness of cover design, detail of information on cover, and quality of print.
diseño de moda
(n.)=fashion design.
Ex: In the design field periodicals hold a particularly important place and in certain areas such as industrial and fashion design, they are arguably the principal source of information.
diseño de pantalla
(n.)=skin.
Ex: Skin technology in Web gateways allows systems to be personalized for grupos of users.
diseño de planes de estudios
(n.)=curriculum design.
Ex: The 3 steps of curriculum design are planning, implementation and evaluation.
diseño de sistemas
(n.)=systems design.
Ex: Systems design consists of the planning of a new way of doing a job or of improving an existing system.
diseño de tipos
(n.)=type design [type-design].
Ex: A brief guide to the general development of type design follows in the next section, but for the identification of particular faces it will be necessary to refer to early founders' and printers' type-specimens (see the reference bibliography, pp. 396-7).
diseño floral
(n.)=floral design.
Ex: There is a large pool of potential sources on the subject of floral design.
diseño gráfico
(n.)=graphic design.
Ex: It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.
diseño industrial
(n.)=industrial design.
Ex: In the design field periodicals hold a particularly important place and in certain areas such as industrial and fashion design, they are arguably the principal source of information.
diseño textil
(n.)=textile design.
Ex: But even with a cross reference the librarian or reader now has to go through all the entries at textile design in the hope of discovering an unknown number of books on Batik -- and then he has to note them before setting off to the broadly classified shelves.
diseño técnico
(n.)=technical design ; engineering design.
Ex: The technical design of the systems in each of the three countriesv involved is covered in some detail. Ex: This study describes and assesses the impact and instructional benefits of using these multimedia case studies for teaching engineering design.
disferlina
(n.)=dysferlin.
Ex: You've probably read or been told that dysferlin deficiency can cause two different kinds of dystrophy.

disfraz
(n.)=fancy dress ; disguise ; costume.
Ex: These include: matching characters with nursery rhymes; quizzes; colouring and cutting out; treasure hunts; fancy dress parades; making words of jumbled letters; and a pets' parade.
Ex: The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.
Ex: If we inform the system that MUSIC DRAMA is in fact OPERA, it should treat MUSIC DRAMA-COSTUMES as at least suspect.
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* baile de disfraces=masquerade ; masquerade ball.
* fiesta de disfraces=costume party ; fancy dress ball.
* ropa de disfraz=masquerade costume ; fancy dress.

disfrazado
(adj.)=in disguise ; costumed ; masked.
Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
Ex: Comic books are typically associated with costumed superheroes = Los tebeos generalmente se asocian a superhéroes disfrazados.
Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.
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* disfrazado de=under the guise of ; in the guise of.
* lobo disfrazado de cordero=wolf in sheep's clothing.

disfrazado de
=under the guise of ; in the guise of.
Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided. Ex: Further, these indexers are probably so familiar with their subject area that, they whether in the guise of indexer or searcher, will profit little from any additional guides to relationships.
disfrazar
(v.)=disguise ; clothe ; dress + Nombre + up.
Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.
Ex: The performance is kept fresh each time because the teller is under a tension: he has to find the language in which to clothe the body of the work.
Ex: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming.
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* disfrazar Algo=wrap + Nombre + up in.
* disfrazar de=make + Nombre + up as.
* disfrazarse de=dress up as ; dress as.

disfrazar Algo
(v.)=wrap + Nombre + up in.
Ex: Librarians must resist the temptation to wrap themselves up in the esoteric jargon of professionalism and must instead present themselves in a useful light.
disfrazar de
(v.)=make + Nombre + up as.
Ex: They are placing maraschino cherries in every hole of her body at this point, after making her up as a giant banana split.
disfrazarse de
(v.)=dress up as ; dress as.
Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck. Ex: For the parade, Gracie was dressed as a pirate, while Clifford was the parrot.
disfrutar
(v.)=enjoy ; take + pleasure ; find + enjoyment ; derive + enjoyment ; get + a kick ; get off on ; get + Posesivo + kicks (out of/from).
Ex: The contentment can only be alarming, however, in the context both of the needs of information education for the future and the much higher levels of resources enjoyed by the principal competitors of SLIS.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
Ex: Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.
Ex: The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
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* disfrutar al máximo=enjoy + every minute of ; love + every minute of it.
* disfrutar al máximo (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment to the full(est).
* disfrutar cada minuto de=enjoy + every minute of.
* disfrutar como un enano=love + every minute of it ; have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time ; enjoy + every minute of ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* disfrutar de=wallow in ; get + pleasure from ; revel in ; get + a buzz from ; get + a kick out of ; get + a bang out of ; roll in.
* disfrutar de buena salud=be in good health.
* disfrutar (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment.
* disfrutar de la gloria ajena=bask in + reflected glory.
* disfrutar de la situación=ride + the wave(s).
* disfrutar (de) la vida=sail through + life ; enjoy + life.
* disfrutar (de) la vida al máximo=enjoy + life to the full.
* disfrutar (de) la vida a tope=enjoy + life to the full.
* disfrutar (d)el momento=enjoy + the moment.
* disfrutar del sol=bask in + the sun.
* disfrutar del triunfo ajeno=bask in + reflected glory.
* disfrutar de todas las ventajas=have + the best of both worlds.
* disfrutar de una oportunidad=enjoy + opportunity.
* disfrutar de un cigarro=enjoy + a smoke.
* disfrutar + Gerundio=be a joy to + Verbo.
* disfrutar muchísimo=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* disfrutar tomando el sol=bask.

disfrutar (d)el momento
(v.)=enjoy + the moment.
Ex: He said he was still trying to enjoy the moment and not worry about how to repeat his success in 2012.
disfrutar (de) cada momento
(v.)=enjoy + each moment.
Ex: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
disfrutar (de) la vida a tope
(v.)=enjoy + life to the full.
Ex: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.
disfrutar (de) la vida al máximo
(v.)=enjoy + life to the full.
Ex: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.
disfrutar + Gerundio
(v.)=be a joy to + Verbo.
Ex: So it was a joy to take a stroll down memory lane and revisit some of their most poignant and funny moments as described in the book.
disfrutar al máximo
(v.)=enjoy + every minute of ; love + every minute of it.
Ex: Many had never even been to Stratford before so they enjoyed every minute of that trip!. Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
disfrutar al máximo (de) cada momento
(v.)=enjoy + each moment to the full(est).
Ex: Sometimes we have to take a step back and remind ourselves to be present now and to enjoy each moment to the fullest.
disfrutar cada minuto de
(v.)=enjoy + every minute of.
Ex: Many had never even been to Stratford before so they enjoyed every minute of that trip!.
disfrutar como un enano
(v.)=love + every minute of it ; have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time ; enjoy + every minute of ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!. Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever. Ex: Many had never even been to Stratford before so they enjoyed every minute of that trip!. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
disfrutar de
(v.)=wallow in ; get + pleasure from ; revel in ; get + a buzz from ; get + a kick out of ; get + a bang out of ; roll in.
Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other. Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it. Ex: The article is entitled 'Revelling in the relevance of our profession's history'. Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing. Ex: Children who get a kick out of torturing pets are in danger of becoming serial killers. Ex: Improve customer service quality by making sure employees get a bang out of their jobs. Ex: You can transform yourself completely through such luxury holidays where you can roll in the lap of comfort and enjoy each moment like never before.
disfrutar de buena salud
(v.)=be in good health.
Ex: EU doctors kidnapped in Somalia by gunmen are in good health, a local elder says.
disfrutar de la gloria ajena
(v.)=bask in + reflected glory.
Ex: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
disfrutar de la situación
(v.)=ride + the wave(s).
Ex: The global economy is at high tide and Canada is expected to ride the wave with six per cent export growth this year.
disfrutar de la vida
(v.)=sail through + life ; enjoy + life.
Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend. Ex: We all want to enjoy life, but are we enjoying it to the extent that we can to enjoy life to the full?.
disfrutar de todas las ventajas
(v.)=have + the best of both worlds.
Ex: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
disfrutar de un cigarro
(v.)=enjoy + a smoke.
Ex: Don't you think, Juan, that when the reference librarian or somebody from the circulation desk comes down to the staff room after a tough morning, they should be able to put their feet up and enjoy a smoke?.
disfrutar de una oportunidad
(v.)=enjoy + opportunity.
Ex: Although the past 30 years have brought far-reaching changes in the educational and employment opportunities that women enjoy.
disfrutar del sol
(v.)=bask in + the sun.
Ex: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.
disfrutar del triunfo ajeno
(v.)=bask in + reflected glory.
Ex: Instead of working hard to succeed, we always try to bask in reflected glory.
disfrutar muchísimo
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
disfrutar tomando el sol
(v.)=bask.
Ex: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.
disfrute
(n.)=enjoyment.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

disfuncional
(adj.)=dysfunctional.
Ex: In a dynamic environment, however, this strategy could be dysfunctional.

disfunción
(n.)=malfunction ; dysfunction.
Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).
Ex: Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).
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* disfunción eréctil=erectile dysfunction.
* disfunción muscular=muscle dysfunction.
* disfunción sexual=sexual dysfunction.
* disfunción sexual de la mujer=female sexual dysfunction.
* disfunción sexual femenina=female sexual dysfunction.
* disfunción sistólica=systolic dysfunction.

disfunción eréctil
(n.)=erectile dysfunction.
Ex: This study was carried out mainly to document medicinal plants used in the treatment of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction disorders.
disfunción muscular
(n.)=muscle dysfunction.
Ex: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.
disfunción sexual
(n.)=sexual dysfunction.
Ex: Sex may be a natural act, but for the millions who suffer from sexual dysfunction, it can be vexingly unattainable.
disfunción sexual de la mujer
(n.)=female sexual dysfunction.
Ex: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the inability of a woman to function adequately in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, or in coital situations.
disfunción sexual femenina
(n.)=female sexual dysfunction.
Ex: Female sexual dysfunction refers to the inability of a woman to function adequately in terms of sexual desire, sexual arousal, orgasm, or in coital situations.
disfunción sistólica
(n.)=systolic dysfunction.
Ex: Systolic dysfunction refers to impaired ventricular contraction.
disgregar
(v.)=break up.
Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.

disgregarse
(v.)=straggle.
Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.

disgresión
(n.)=excursion ; meandering.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The Optical Disk Pilot Program is an innovative research and development excursion into laser-based information storage and retrieval that is now under way at the Library of Congress.
Ex: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.
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* lleno de disgresiones=meandering.

disgustado
(adj.)=upset ; annoyed.
Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
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* estar disgustado por=feel deeply about.

disgustar
(v.)=chagrin ; dislike ; turn off ; displease ; upset.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio upset.
Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error.
Ex: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.
Ex: No matter what we do, we're going to displease some people.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.

disgusto
(adj.)=annoyance ; dissatisfaction ; chagrin ; displeasure.
Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.
Ex: They were printed in France, but their printers and publishers used this doubtless transparent device to evade the displeasure of the authorities.
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* a disgusto=unwillingly ; reluctantly.
* gesto de disgusto=glower.
* mirada de disgusto=scowl.
* para disgusto de=to the disgust of.
* para + Posesivo + disgusto=to + Posesivo + chagrin.

disgénico
(adj.)=dysgenic.
Ex: With the rise of social stratification, humankind has developed 'class warfare' to heavily dysgenic proportions.

disidente
(n.)=dissident ; dissenter ; maverick ; defector.
Ex: The number of new books being published in London every year in Arabic is now well in excess of a hundred, ranging from expensive academic works to an array of popular dissident literature.
Ex: As Louis Shores has pointed out with some feeling, 'The most that dissenters should say is that the theory is bad'.
Ex: The third example from Canada is somewhat of a maverick, in that it is related more to the British models of Bretton and Longsight.
Ex: Finally, the issue of the number of defectors versus the speed at which they defect is discussed.
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* disidente político=political dissident.
* facción disidente=splinter group ; splinter party.
* grupo disidente=splinter group ; splinter party.
* partido disidente=splinter party.

disidente político
(n.)=political dissident.
Ex: There is no proper mechanism for complaining about abuses, and there may be inadequate protection for political dissidents.
disimilitud
(n.)=dissimilarity.
Ex: No significant study has investigated similarities and dissimilarities betwee these two types of reviewing journal.

disimulación
(n.)=dissimulation.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

disimuladamente
=surreptitiously ; furtively ; cunningly ; slyly ; covertly ; on the sly.
Ex: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.
Ex: In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.
Ex: The author suggests slyly that, while word processors may have increased writing speed, they cannot ensure improved writing quality.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
Ex: True, you may not see many boys and girls openly holding hands or kissing but many affairs are conducted on the sly.
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* reírse disimuladamente=laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.

disimulado
=disguised ; in disguise.
Ex: One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.
Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.

disimular
(v.)=disguise ; dissimulate ; dissemble.
Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.
Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.

disimulo
(n.)=stealth ; dissimulation.
Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
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* con disimulo=on the quiet ; on the sly ; by the back door ; through the back door.

disimétrico
(adj.)=dyssimmetrical.
Ex: Important differences are evident in the dissymmetrical and asymmetrical models suggested by the two thinkers respectively.

disipación
(n.)=spree ; binge.
Ex: Although it is entertaining to note the extravagant purchases of the very rich, many stories do little beyond documenting sprees of consumption.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.

disipador
(n.)=spendthrift.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.

disipar
(v.)=dissipate ; diffuse ; dispel ; quiet ; assuage ; fritter away ; splurge ; clear up.
Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
Ex: As everywhere, research in library and information science in Australia is diffused over the myriad topics that make up the field.
Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
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* disipar dudas=dispel + doubts.
* disipar el miedo=assuage + fear.
* disipar el temor=assuage + fear.
* disiparse=fade (away/out) ; dribble off ; die away ; fizzle out ; blow away ; wear off.
* disipar un temor=allay + fear ; dispel + fear.
* humo + disiparse=smoke + clear.

disipar dudas
(v.)=dispel + doubts.
Ex: Any doubts there may have been about using BC in the past must be dispelled now that the Bliss Classification Association has been formed expressly to ensure its maintenance.
disipar el miedo
(v.)=assuage + fear.
Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.
disipar el temor
(v.)=assuage + fear.
Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.
disipar un temor
(v.)=allay + fear ; dispel + fear.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Ex: The pace of Germany's recovery is helping dispel fears of a 'double dip' recession across the continent.
disiparse
(v.)=fade (away/out) ; dribble off ; die away ; fizzle out ; blow away ; wear off.
Ex: Trails that are not frequently followed are prone to fade, items are not fully permanent, memory is transitory. Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros. Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano. Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration. Ex: Its prediction that, with the passing of years, the taint of scandal will blow away, looks over-optimistic. Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
disjokey
(n.)=DJ [disc jockey].
Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.

dislexia
(n.)=dyslexia.
Ex: The European dyslexia Association (EDA) estimates that about 8 percent of the population in its membership countries in and outside Europe are dyslexic.

dislocación
(n.)=strain ; sprain.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.

dislocado
=dislocated ; out of whack.
Ex: Sometimes when a bone dislocates, a piece of bone at the base of the dislocated joint may break off and end up inside the joint.
Ex: Australian house prices are massively out of whack and will be brought back to earth, an expert says.
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* vértebra dislocada=slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.

dislocar
(v.)=wrench ; throw + Nombre + off balance ; throw + Nombre + off ; throw + Nombre + out of whack.
Ex: The first thing that's worrying me is that things are getting wrenched out of context.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: I asked a number of times what was going on, and she kept denying anything saying that it was the trip that threw her off.
Ex: When this is all sorted out I think we're going to find that he was probably taking too much of the wrong prescription and it just threw him out of whack.
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* dislocarse=dislocate.

dislocarse
(v.)=dislocate.
Ex: This article discusses the role of libraries serving the needs of immigrants dislocated by upheaval in various parts of the world.
dislocation
(n.)=dislocation.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.

disléxico
(adj.)=dyslectic ; dyslexic.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages.
Ex: The European Dyslexia Association (EDA) estimates that about 8 percent of the population in its membership countries in and outside Europe are dyslexic.

dismenorrea
(n.)=dysmenorrhoea [dysmenorrhea, USA].
Ex: As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.

disminución
(n.)=decline ; drop ; dropping off ; lessening ; shortfall [short-fall] ; shrinkage ; diminution ; abatement ; deceleration ; falling-off ; waning ; downward spiral ; fall ; slowdown ; ebbing ; minimisation [minimization, -USA] ; depletion ; subsidence ; lowering ; effacement.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline.
Ex: Perfect recall can only be achieved by a drop in the proportion of relevant documents considered.
Ex: There is a sharp dropping off, particularly where activities require going beyond the library walls = Se da un marcado descenso, especialmente allí donde las actividades necesitan ir más allá de los muros de la biblioteca.
Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.
Ex: Most adults feel the awakening of interest in biography and a diminution at the same time of the fondness for fiction.
Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.
Ex: He observes that at the junction points of sciences there is an almost twofold deceleration of the processes of application and spreading of knowledge.
Ex: A slight decline -- about 1% -- in the book title output of US publishers took place in 1988, compared with 1987, largely attributable to a falling-off of mass market paperback output, especially in fiction.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
Ex: The downward spiral of increasing serial prices and decreasing subscriptions is well documented.
Ex: There has been a rapid increase in the number and costs of science, technology and medicine scholarly titles in recent years, and a fall in subscriptions.
Ex: A new solution to the problem of predicting cyclical highs and lows in the economy enables one to gauge whether an incipient economic downswing will turn out to be a slowdown in economic growth or a real recession.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.
Ex: A strategy for deciding the optimal volume of a library's periodical holdings is formulated, based on minimisation of the total costs incurred by the use of periodical articles.
Ex: Results indicated that there will be a serious depletion of resources in library schools before the year 2001.
Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.
Ex: Irrespective of the depth of indexing, however, the essential simplicity of post-coordinate indexing is a factor that can lead to a lowering of precision at the search stage.
Ex: Meanwhile a coalition of cells has been effected at intervals through the effacement of their walls.
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* disminución de la calidad=lowering of standards.
* disminución de la confianza=sapping of confidence.
* en disminución=dwindling ; on the wane.

disminución de la calidad
(n.)=lowering of standards.
Ex: The book industry in this country is becoming increasingly commercialized, with an attendant lowering of critical standards.
disminución de la confianza
(n.)=sapping of confidence.
Ex: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
disminuido
(adj.)=handicapped.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
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* capacidad disminuida=diminished capacity.
* disminuidos físicos, los=physically handicapped, the ; physically disabled, the.
* disminuido síquico=mentally handicapped.
* disminuidos síquicos, los=mentally handicapped, the.

disminuido síquico
(adj.)=mentally handicapped.
Ex: Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.
disminuidos físicos, los
(n.)=physically handicapped, the ; physically disabled, the.
Ex: The needs of special clientele such as children and the physically handicapped must also be considered. Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.
disminuidos síquicos, los
=mentally handicapped, the.
Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages.
disminuir
(v.)=decline ; decrease ; diminish ; dwindle ; fall off ; reduce ; relax ; shrink ; slow down ; tail off ; lower ; dip ; subside ; mitigate ; lessen ; abate ; decelerate ; regress ; wane ; take + a dive ; ebb ; slacken ; whittle (away/down/at) ; slow up ; taper ; scale back ; remit ; take + a dip ; turn down ; let up ; extenuate ; bring down.
Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: Recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
Ex: When the recording procedures were removed study time fell off immediately.
Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
Ex: Since the Federal Government has not been willing to relax import restrictions on books, academic librarians have had to devise a number of strategies for the survival of collection development.
Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
Ex: Two possible solutions are possible: (1) to lessen the frequency of production, or (2) to reduce the amount of detail in the entries.
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: Accumulation of new data bases is decelerating rapidly with the focus on deriving subsets from current files to serve niche markets.
Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.
Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: The article 'Wages, hours, bookfunds take a dive' examines how some authorities are proposing cuts in wages to preserve services; others reducing bookfunds by as much as a quarter, or cutting their opening hours in half.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
Ex: The trend direct supply of books to schools shows no sign of slackening.
Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.
Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
Ex: Sales took a dip in 2005 but exploded in 2006.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
Ex: We can't let up on that just because these are tough times and he's had a very successful campaign.
Ex: The Depression extenuated the fact that impoverished Americans were helpless in a capitalistic system that denied them any voice.
Ex: Is it true that rubbing alcohol helps bring down a child's fever?.
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* atención + disminuir=attention + wane.
* disminuir casi hasta su desaparación=drop to + near vanishing point.
* disminuir costes=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
* disminuir de tamaño=dwindle in + size.
* disminuir el riesgo=reduce + Posesivo + risk ; cut + Posesivo + risk.
* disminuir el valor de=belittle.
* disminuir gastos=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
* disminuir la importancia de=lessen + the importance of.
* disminuir la marcha=slow down.
* disminuir la posibilidad=lessen + possibility.
* disminuir la probabilidad=reduce + chances.
* disminuir las probabilidades=lengthen + the odds.
* disminuir la velocidad=slow up.
* sin disminuir=non-decreasing ; unabated.

disminuir casi hasta su desaparación
(v.)=drop to + near vanishing point.
Ex: Among the many disadvantaged members of society this proportion often drops to near vanishing point.
disminuir costes
(v.)=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
Ex: The use of new printing technologies has helped to reduce costs. Ex: The UK government is providing £6m to help bring down the costs of solar power.
disminuir de tamaño
(v.)=dwindle in + size.
Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.
disminuir el riesgo
(v.)=reduce + Posesivo + risk ; cut + Posesivo + risk.
Ex: Perhaps the 2 most important factors in capitalising on opportunities and reducing risks in the acquisition of information companies is the application of a careful screening procedure = Quizás los dos factores más importantes para aprovechar oportunidades y reducir riesgos en la adquisición de empresas dedicadas a la información es la aplicación de un procedimiento cuidadoso de selección. Ex: Women who have been on the pill for 10 or more years cut their risk of ovarian cancer by about 45%.
disminuir el valor de
(v.)=belittle.
Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.
disminuir gastos
(v.)=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
Ex: The use of new printing technologies has helped to reduce costs. Ex: The UK government is providing £6m to help bring down the costs of solar power.
disminuir la importancia de
(v.)=lessen + the importance of.
Ex: In addition, the improved access through technology has lessened the importance of the local collection.
disminuir la marcha
(v.)=slow down.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
disminuir la posibilidad
(v.)=lessen + possibility.
Ex: This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them 'dropping out'.
disminuir la probabilidad
(v.)=reduce + chances.
Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
disminuir la velocidad
(v.)=slow up.
Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
disminuir las probabilidades
(v.)=lengthen + the odds.
Ex: A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential.
disminunción
(n.)=drawdown.
Ex: Commanders in Iraq have decided to begin the drawdown of U.S. forces in volatile Diyala province, marking a turning point in the U.S. military mission.

disminuyendo
=on the wane.
Ex: He said that the debate between the humanist and the behaviorist is on the wane, and that contemporary behaviorism offers Principles and procedures to help individuals increase their humanistic actions.

dismunición
(n.)=slackening.
Ex: Paper products in the field still outsell electronic versions, and no one foresees a slackening off of the book as the primary product.

disnea
(n.)=dyspn(o)ea ; shortness of breath.
Ex: The evolution of this disease is often worsened by periods when its symptoms increase, particularly coughing, dyspnea, and the quantity and purulence of a patient's spittle.
Ex: Shortness of breath is a very serious symptom in children and should never be ignored.

disociación
(n.)=dissociation ; disassociation.
Ex: The editorial board of DC went so far as to advertise their dissociation from 'unauthorized' amendments, without actually saying where these were to be found.
Ex: Much scholarly communication is crippled by economically irrational behaviours such as the disassociation of supply and demand.

disociar
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* disociarse=dissociate ; disassociate.

disociarse
(v.)=dissociate ; disassociate.
Ex: Further, the grand tradition still reflects the anxiety of the `free library' to dissociate itself from the proselytising clamour of Victorian sectaries of various kinds. Ex: Schools that have dropped the word 'library' from their names are sending a clear signal that they want to disassociate themselves from the library profession.
disoluble
(adj.)=dissolvable.
Ex: A British fashion designer and scientists from two UK universities have teamed up to make a dissolvable dress.
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* punto disoluble=dissolvable stitch.
* sutura disoluble=dissolvable suture.

disolución
(n.)=breakdown ; dissolution ; disbandment ; disintegration ; breakup [break-up] ; blurring ; disbanding ; winding up.
Ex: They believe that the excessive breadth of disclosure and claim in some chemical patents could lead to the breakdown of data bases.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful at such attempts toward renewal, dissolution and displacement are inevitable.
Ex: The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.
Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.
Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.
Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.
Ex: Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.
Ex: The author discusses the winding up of the CompuServe's project Red Dog.

disoluto
(adj.)=on the loose ; licentious ; loose ; dissolute ; rakish.
Ex: The article 'Librarians on the loose' reports on visits to foreign libraries by several Zimbabwe librarians.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.
Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.
Ex: He is a dashing man-about-town and his rakish behaviour towards women has gained him a notorious reputation.
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* comportamiento disoluto=loose behaviour.
* vida disoluta=loose life.

disolvente
(n.)=solvent ; spirit solvent ; spirit fluid ; thinner ; paint thinner.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
Ex: This causes spirit fluid to moisten the felt pad in the duplicator.
Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.
Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT paint thinners Turpentine.
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* disolvente para el lavado=wash solvent.
* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente=spirit duplication.
* inhalación de disolventes=solvent abuse.
* multicopista por disolvente=spirit duplicating machine ; spirit duplicator.

disolvente para el lavado
(n.)=wash solvent.
Ex: A bottle containing blanket wash solvent is incorporated in the machine and the process is activated by depressing and holding a lever.
disolver
(v.)=break up ; disband ; discontinue ; digest ; dilute ; dissolve ; liquidate ; annul.
Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.
Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
Ex: I believe that delving into social work dilutes the library's effectiveness.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
Ex: The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.
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* disolver un Grupo=dissolve + Grupo.
* que el agua disuelve=water-fugitive.
* reunión + disolverse=party + break up.
* sin disolver=undiluted.

disolver un Grupo
(v.)=dissolve + Grupo.
Ex: The existing committee will be dissolved and replaced by groups of experts to solve urgent short-term problems.
disonancia
(n.)=discord ; dissonance.
Ex: Discord is the result of external economic and technological pressures.
Ex: Trends indicate a dissonance between the content that libraries provide and the content that information consumers want and use.

disonante
=jarring ; dissonant ; unharmonious ; out of tune.
Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
Ex: Public policies have created a framework for service that may be dissonant with the ideals of the transformational value of reading.
Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.
Ex: Soon they started receiving complaints that he left the pianos more out of tune than he found them.
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* de un modo disonante=jarringly.

dispar
(adj.)=disparate ; odd.
Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
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* dispar, lo=disparate, the.

dispar, lo
=disparate, the.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
disparado
(adj.)=sharply rising ; raging ; galloping ; soaring ; off the chart ; skyrocketing.
Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..
Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
Ex: Libraries are sharing their resources to cope with shrinking library budgets and skyrocketing collection costs.
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* coste disparado=escalating cost.
* costes disparados=spiralling costs ; soaring cost.
* inflación disparada=rampant inflation ; soaring inflation ; runaway inflation.
* precios disparados=spiralling prices.
* salir disparado=bolt ; make + a bolt for ; shoot off ; dash off ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* salir disparado como una bala=shoot off ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* salir disparado como un cohete=shoot off ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* salir disparado por la puerta=run out of + the door.

disparar
(v.)=shoot ; let + fly ; fire + Posesivo + gun ; fire + shot ; fire.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
Ex: In this way the fowler could work his way through the shallows to within gunshot of the fowl, so as to let fly with his rifle as they took off from the water.
Ex: The history of warfare shows that less than one fifth of soldiers fire their guns at another human being.
Ex: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.
Ex: The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.
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* disparar a discreción=fire at + will.
* disparar al azar=take + pot shots at.
* disparar a matar=shoot to + kill.
* disparar cartuchos vacíos=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
* disparar munición de fogueo=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
* dispararse=hit + the roof.
* disparar una descarga eléctrica=zap.
* disparar un arma=fire + weapon.
* disparar un tiro=fire + shot.
* hacer un disparo=fire + shot.

disparar a discreción
(v.)=fire at + will.
Ex: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
disparar a matar
=shoot to + kill.
Ex: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.
disparar al azar
(v.)=take + pot shots at.
Ex: Clearly there is at least one nutter roaming the river banks of our city taking pot shots at wildlife.
disparar cartuchos vacíos
(v.)=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
Ex: Firing blanks during the celebrations is traditional. Ex: They were using a pistol (don't remember the type) and shooting blanks made of toilet paper.
disparar munición de fogueo
(v.)=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
Ex: Firing blanks during the celebrations is traditional. Ex: They were using a pistol (don't remember the type) and shooting blanks made of toilet paper.
disparar un arma
(v.)=fire + weapon.
Ex: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.
disparar un tiro
(v.)=fire + shot.
Ex: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.
disparar una descarga eléctrica
(v.)=zap.
Ex: Potatoes can be made healthier, simply by zapping them with ultrasound or electricity, say scientists.
dispararse
(v.)=hit + the roof.
Ex: Netbooks have hit the roof in terms of sales and popularity because their ability to ensure productivity on the go.
dispararse de
(v.)=shoot out of.
Ex: Another very large asteroid shoots out of world globalization and the internationalization of universities.
dispararse fuera de control
(v.)=spiral + out of control.
Ex: He warns America not to make the same mistakes as the world made in the 1930s, when the world economy spiraled out of control, laying the seeds for the rise of fascism.
disparatadamente
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* disparatadamente + Adjetivo=crassly + Adjetivo.

disparatadamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=crassly + Adjetivo.
Ex: To speak of books as 'new products for the market' sounds crassly commercial, but is nevertheless a hard fact of book-trade life.
disparatado
(adj.)=off-the-wall ; high-flying ; screwy ; harebrained ; nonsensical.
Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: I do have to add, however, that this rapid character drawing was a touch spoiled by the bathos of Slake's high-flying style.
Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.

disparatar
(v.)=rant ; rant and rave.
Ex: I am here to rant, think out loud and possibly provide relevant information for all.
Ex: Under a cloudy sky, he ranted and raved, confounding the real with the unreal.

disparate
(n.)=absurdity ; folly.
Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.
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* cometer un disparate=make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
* decir disparates=shoot off + at the mouth ; talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
* disparates=hogwash.

disparates
(n.)=hogwash.
Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
disparejo
(adj.)=lumpy .
Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.

disparidad
(n.)=disparity ; disconnect.
Ex: A major bottleneck in the usage of on-line services is the cumbersome disparity between textual and numeric data bases.
Ex: The disconnect is about how the two groups view each other.

disparo
(n.)=shot ; gunshot.
Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.
Ex: Ideally, this system will provide authorities with the precise details of gunshots, including the type of gun used and the number of shots fired.
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* de un solo disparo=in one shot.
* disparo de advertencia=warning shot ; warning shot across the bows.
* disparo de pistola=pistol shot.
* disparos=gunfire.
* matar a disparos=shoot + Nombre + dead ; shoot + Nombre + to death.
* matar de un disparo=shoot ; fatally + shoot.
* muerte por disparo=death from gunshot wounds.

disparo de advertencia
(n.)=warning shot ; warning shot across the bows.
Ex: My feeling is that Labor is hitting Boren more as a warning shot to others who might be considering breaking ranks. Ex: The proposal fires a warning shot across the bows of auto manufacturers in Europe and across the world.
disparo de pistola
(n.)=pistol shot.
Ex: The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.
disparos
(n.)=gunfire.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
dispendio
(n.)=waiver ; expense.
Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.

dispensador
(n.)=dispenser.
Ex: The caravan had a seated waiting room lined with leaflet dispensers and display boards and two interview rooms.
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* dispensador de papel de cocina=kitchen roll holder.
* dispensador de toallitas de papel=kitchen roll holder.

dispensador de papel de cocina
(n.)=kitchen roll holder.
Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
dispensador de toallitas de papel
(n.)=kitchen roll holder.
Ex: Smarten up your kitchen with this handy wooden kitchen roll holder.
dispensar
(v.)=dispense.
Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
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* dispensar de=dispense with.

dispensar de
(v.)=dispense with.
Ex: 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.
dispensario
(n.)=dispensary ; outpatient clinic.
Ex: The library was regarded as a dispensary of books, and hence the catalog as an aid to the location of any desired book or books in the library.
Ex: A medical library should be a service obtainable wherever it is needed -- in the ward or outpatient clinic.

dispersado
(adj.)=dispersed.
Ex: Properly used, the Internet will help scientifically to solve common problems shared by widely dispersed groups in fields like medicine and the environment.
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* dispersado por el aire=wind-blown ; wind-borne.
* dispersado por el viento=wind-borne ; wind-blown.

dispersado por el aire
(adj.)=wind-blown ; wind-borne.
Ex: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil. Ex: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen.
dispersado por el viento
(adj.)=wind-borne ; wind-blown.
Ex: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen. Ex: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil.
dispersador
(n.)=dispersant.
Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT dispersants Plasticisers; NT Paint thinners Turpentine.

dispersar
(v.)=disperse ; dissipate ; clear out ; spread out ; scatter.
Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.

dispersión
(n.)=dispersement ; scatter ; scattering ; dispersal ; dispersion ; sprawl.
Ex: Increasing competition and the 'global economy' is greatly affecting the geographic dispersement of these people and the breadth of their interests.
Ex: As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.
Ex: All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.
Ex: The results of citation studies suggest that the dispersal of political science articles is high.
Ex: It was found that the dispersion of citations to periodicals conformed to a general law of distribution described by the Yule curve.
Ex: The library has developed a unique system of cooperation and coordination in response to its size and sprawl.
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* bomba de dispersión=cluster bomb ; cluster munition.
* diagrama de dispersión=scattergram.
* dispersión alfabética=alphabetical scatter.
* dispersión bibliográfica=bibliographic scattering.
* dispersión de Bradford, la=Bradford distribution, the.
* dispersión de caja=cash float ; petty cash.
* dispersión de frecuencias=frequency distribution.
* dispersión temática=subject dispersion.
* dispersión urbana=suburban sprawl ; urban sprawl.
* ley de dispersión=law of scattering.
* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford=Bradford's distribution law ; Bradford's Law of Scatter ; Bradford's Law of Scattering.

dispersión alfabética
(n.)=alphabetical scatter.
Ex: Alphabetical scatter means that related subjects are not found together, but are scattered according to the accident of their names; for instance, if we look under Zoology, we may be referred to Animals and having made our way to the other end of the catalogue we may find that really the heading we should have been looking for was Zebras.
dispersión bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic scattering.
Ex: So far all the equations for bibliographic scattering have been derived or formulated through item approach.
dispersión de Bradford, la
(n.)=Bradford distribution, the.
Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
dispersión de caja
(n.)=cash float ; petty cash.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money is received in payment of fines. Ex: Petty cash may be used for the purchase of small items such as urgently required stationery items or postage stamps.
dispersión de frecuencias
(n.)=frequency distribution.
Ex: Billboard Top 40 singles chart data were examined to determine if the frequency distribution of artist productivity fits either of 2 laws of scattering.
dispersión temática
(n.)=subject dispersion.
Ex: Subject dispersion is the extent to which articles on a given subject appear in journals on other subjects.
dispersión urbana
(n.)=suburban sprawl ; urban sprawl.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat.
disperso
(adj.)=scattered ; disperse ; scattershot ; dispersed ; random.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.
Ex: OSI is touted as a solution to the problem of connecting disperse library computer systems so they can communicate with each other.
Ex: Engaging in a systematic planning process eliminates a random or scattershot approach to management.
Ex: Properly used, the Internet will help scientifically to solve common problems shared by widely dispersed groups in fields like medicine and the environment.
Ex: Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.
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* comunidad dispersa=scattered community.
* estar disperso=lie + scattered.
* hechos dispersos=random facts.

dispesia
(n.)=dyspepsia.
Ex: Doctors sometimes give indigestion the rather grander name of dyspepsia -- but the two words actually mean the same thing.

displicencia
(n.)=petulance.
Ex: There are also those who all day long are mild, and courteous, and genial, and good-natured in public life, damming back their irritability, and their petulance, and their discontent.

disponer
(v.)=set ; set + aside ; dispose ; set out ; lay out.
Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.
Ex: A special note has been set aside for information about the person who is making the catalog entry.
Ex: This system promises to augment existing networks with the appropriate intelligence which will enable them to build, test, manage, maintain, change, dispose and withdraw services easily, rapidly and cost effectively.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
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* cómo disponer de (algo)=disposition.
* disponer de=command ; have in + place ; make + use of ; have at + Posesivo + disposal.
* disponer de fax=be telefacsimile capable.
* disponer de fondos=dispose of + funds.
* disponer de un rato libre=spare + time.
* el hombre propone y Dios dispone=Man proposes, God disposes.
* plan de cómo disponer de Algo=disposition instruction.
* sin disponer de=in the absence of.

disponer de
(v.)=command ; have in + place ; make + use of ; have at + Posesivo + disposal.
Ex: A well-considered ideology cognizant of the nature of the materials cataloged is prerequisite and fundamental to the design of any viable cataloging system, and particularly one that is to command universal acceptance. Ex: The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada. Ex: The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators. Ex: But this would require time and competencies, which not all policy makers have at their disposal.
disponer de fax
(v.)=be telefacsimile capable.
Ex: It seems safe to say that most libraries which are not yet telefacsimile capable are contemplating the introduction of this technology.
disponer de fondos
(v.)=dispose of + funds.
Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.
disponer de un rato libre
(v.)=spare + time.
Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city.
disponibilidad
(n.)=availability ; provision ; readiness ; availability.
Nota: En el trabajo de referencia, proporción de búsquedas de material bibliográfico que el usuario realiza satisfactoriamente durante su visita.
Ex: Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.
Ex: Availability refers to the proportion of user searches for library materials that are successful at the time of the user's visit.
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* depender de la disponibilidad=be based on availability.
* dependiendo de la disponibilidad=based on availability.
* dependiendo de la disponibilidad de + Nombre=subject to availability of + Nombre.
* disponibilidad operacional=operational readiness.
* falta de disponibilidad=unavailability.
* según disponibilidad=based on availability.

disponibilidad operacional
(n.)=operational readiness.
Ex: The concept of 'operational readiness' refers to the training required by Navy personnel during peacetime to perform wartime missions.
disponible
(adj.)=available ; on offer ; ready ; within reach ; unassigned ; reliable.
Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: They all permit an element of coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.
Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.
Ex: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.
Ex: If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
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* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles=held-document-available queue.
* disponible al préstamo=circulating.
* disponible al público en general=publicly available.
* disponible a petición=on request ; available for the asking.
* estar disponible=be available ; be forthcoming ; be at hand.
* no disponible=not applicable [N/A].
* no disponible para el préstamo=not-loanable.
* no estar disponible=be unavailable ; be down.
* reserva disponible=hold available.
* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público=down time.

disponible a petición
(adj.)=on request ; available for the asking.
Ex: The full query set is available for examination and experimental use on request. Ex: A survey found that twenty-six percent of books that catalogue searchers claimed they could not find were, in fact, in the catalogue (and a further sixteen percent were in process and available for the asking).
disponible al préstamo
(adj.)=circulating.
Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
disponible al público en general
(adj.)=publicly available.
Ex: In this section we are primarily concerned with hosts that make large bibliographic data bases publicly available.
disposiciones fundamentales
(n.)=basic provision.
Ex: With regard to patents, members of the WTO have the general obligation to comply with the basic provisions of the 1967 Paris Convention.
disposición
(n.)=disposition ; provision ; willingness ; disposal ; preparedness.
Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.
Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
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* a disposición de=at the disposal of.
* a la disposición de Alguien=at + Posesivo + disposal.
* a + Posesivo + disposición=at + Posesivo + disposal.
* buena disposición=goodwill [good will] ; readiness ; good nature.
* con buena disposición=with good nature.
* de buena disposición=good-natured.
* disposición administrativa=administrative regulation ; administrative rule.
* disposición de la caja=lay.
* disposición de los residuos=waste management.
* disposiciones fundamentales=basic provision.
* disposición estatutaria=statutory provision.
* disposición fundamental=basic provision.
* establecer disposiciones=make + provisions for.
* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien=be at + Posesivo + feet.
* estar siempre a disposición de Alguien=be at + Posesivo + beck and call.
* plan de disposición=disposition plan.
* poner a disposición=keep within + reach.
* poner a disposición de=make + available to ; put at + the disposal of ; place + at the disposal of ; bring + Nombre + within (the) reach of.
* poner Algo a disposición=put + Nombre + within reach.
* poner a + Posesivo + disposición=put at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* tener a la disposición de Uno=have at + Posesivo + disposal.
* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición=have + the run of the + Nombre.
* tener todo + Nombre + a + Posesivo + disposición=have + the run of the + Nombre.
* tener una buena disposición=be well disposed ; be of good nature.

disposición administrativa
(n.)=administrative regulation ; administrative rule.
Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent. Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.
disposición de la caja
(n.)=lay.
Ex: Lays for exotic fonts were usually adaptations of those used for the latin alphabet.
disposición de los residuos
(n.)=waste management.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
disposición estatutaria
(n.)=statutory provision.
Ex: In many countries a legal term such as 'reflection-day' does not exist nor do any statutory provisions exist on this issue.
disposición fundamental
(n.)=basic provision.
Ex: With regard to patents, members of the WTO have the general obligation to comply with the basic provisions of the 1967 Paris Convention.
dispositivo
(n.)=device ; unit ; rig.
Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.
Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation.
Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.
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* activar un dispositivo de control=set + control.
* controlador de dispositivo=device driver.
* dispositivo de alarma=alarm device.
* dispositivo de almacenamiento=storage device.
* dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos=store.
* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales=assistive device.
* dispositivo de cierre=fixing arrangement.
* dispositivo de clasificación=sorting device.
* dispositivo de conexión=linking device.
* dispositivo de conmutación=toggle switch.
* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor=cursor-control device.
* dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado=time out mechanism.
* dispositivo de detección de robos=theft detection device.
* dispositivo de detección electrónica=electronic detection device.
* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz=voice input device.
* dispositivo de lectura=reading device.
* dispositivo de lectura digital=scanning device.
* dispositivo de perforación=punching device.
* dispositivo de presentación visual=VDU (Visual Display Unit) ; display device.
* dispositivo de préstamo=checkout unit.
* dispositivo de salida=output equipment.
* dispositivo de señalización=pointing device.
* dispositivo de vídeo=video playback unit.
* dispositivo electrónico=electronic device.
* dispositivo motorizado=motorised device.
* dispositivo para interceptar al lector=trapping.
* dispositivos=armoury [armory, -USA].
* dispositivos de entrada=input equipment.
* driver de dispositivo=device driver.

dispositivo de alarma
(n.)=alarm device.
Ex: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.
dispositivo de almacenamiento
(n.)=storage device.
Ex: A post-coordinate index depends upon specialized equipment and storage devices.
dispositivo de almacenamiento de datos
(n.)=store.
Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.
dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales
(n.)=assistive device.
Ex: Production, distribution and promotion of assistive devices for the handicapped can only be achieved through the active cooperation of transnational agencies.
dispositivo de cierre
(n.)=fixing arrangement.
Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.
dispositivo de clasificación
(n.)=sorting device.
Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.
dispositivo de conexión
(n.)=linking device.
Ex: A modem is a linking device between a terminal and a telephone line.
dispositivo de conmutación
(n.)=toggle switch.
Ex: Pressing the <Ins> key acts as a toggle switch in changing the input mode from INSERT to OVERWRITE and vice versa = Al pulsar la techa <Ins> ésta actúa como un dispositivo de conmutación que cambia modo de introducción de datos de "insertar" a "sobrescribir" y viceversa.
dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor
(n.)=cursor-control device.
Ex: Icons can be addressed by pointing at them with a mouse or another similar cursor-control device.
dispositivo de desconexión automática transcurrido un tiempo determinado
(n.)=time out mechanism.
Ex: This utility provides context sensitive help and special options for library use including a time out mechanism and variable limits on records to be printed or downloaded by patrons.
dispositivo de detección de robos
(n.)=theft detection device.
Ex: The head of the circulation was asked to investigate the desirability of theft detection devices and to answer questions about their legality and health risk.
dispositivo de detección electrónica
(n.)=electronic detection device.
Ex: However, problems can arise with some electronic detection devices because other metal objects such as belt clasps may activate the alarm signal.
dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz
(n.)=voice input device.
Ex: There is, however, an increasing range of other devices to convert data to digital form: optical and magnetic document (character) readers, laser scanners, graphic tablets and digitizers, voice input devices, analogue-to-digital converters, telecommunication modems, etc.
dispositivo de lectura
(n.)=reading device.
Ex: Microforms can be read by means of optically magnifying reading devices or by equipment which presents the magnified image on a video display.
dispositivo de lectura digital
(n.)=scanning device.
Ex: When the machine is set in motion a scanning device travels backwards and forwards over the original as it rotates, and transmits an electronic signal whenever it 'reads' a black or image area.
dispositivo de perforación
(n.)=punching device.
Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.
dispositivo de presentación visual
(n.)=VDU (Visual Display Unit) ; display device.
Ex: A visual display unit (VDU) is a unit used to display data from a computer onto a screen. Ex: Display devices are based mainly on the cathode-ray, or television, tube but other light-emitting or reflecting devices (e.g. plasma, liquid-crystals) are also in use on 'flatscreen' displays.
dispositivo de préstamo
(n.)=checkout unit.
Ex: Library security systems, it appears, do not affect disks that are taken through in the normal way, though the disks should not be placed in or near the checkout unit or left close to the exit barriers.
dispositivo de salida
(n.)=output equipment.
Ex: Examples of other output equipment include: (a) graphic display terminals (for displaying diagrams and charts); (b) graph plotters (for printing diagrams and charts); (c) speech synthesizers.
dispositivo de señalización
(n.)=pointing device.
Ex: Computers with graphics screens and pointing devices such as the mouse provide the opportunity for highly interactive user interfaces.
dispositivo de vídeo
(n.)=video playback unit.
Ex: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.
dispositivo electrónico
(n.)=electronic device.
Ex: Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power save mode but the most common application is for portable computers.
dispositivo motorizado
(n.)=motorised device.
Ex: However, these motorised devices are affordable, quiet and well built, which is not something you can always say about this sort of product.
dispositivo para interceptar al lector
(n.)=trapping.
Ex: Trapping must be turned off by hand when the document has been picked up by the borrower.
dispositivos
(n.)=armoury [armory, -USA].
Ex: Natural language indexing will certainly continue to be used as part of the retrieval armory in computer-based information systems.
dispositivos de entrada
(n.)=input equipment.
Ex: Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers (for direct reading of text or numbers without using a keyboard); light pens; and the 'Mouse'.
dispuesto
=ready ; willing ; nothing loath.
Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
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* dispuesto a=disposed to.
* dispuesto a ayudar=willing ; willing to help.
* dispuesto a dar lo mejor sí=on + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + best.
* dispuesto a demostrar + Posesivo + valía=on + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + best.
* dispuesto a intentarlo=willing to try.
* dispuesto de forma uniforme=regimented.
* estar dispuestísimo a=be more than willing to.
* estar dispuesto=be game.
* estar dispuesto a=be keen to ; be prepared to ; be willing to ; be of a mind to ; be willing and able to ; be ready, willing and able ; be fain to.
* estar dispuesto a todo=be ready, willing and able.
* estar dispuesto y deseoso a=be willing and able to.
* estar poco dispuesto=be reluctant.
* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo=be ready, willing and able.
* estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar=be always willing to assist.
* muy dispuesto a=all ready to.
* no dispuesto=unprepared.
* no estar dispuesto a=be unwilling to ; be negatively disposed to.
* poco dispuesto=disinclined.

dispuesto a
=disposed to.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have again become more disposed to cooperate with educational associations.
dispuesto a ayudar
=willing ; willing to help.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future. Ex: Results have not been dramatic, but librarians should be willing to help such efforts with all the means at their disposal.
dispuesto a dar lo mejor sí
(v.)=on + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + best.
Ex: All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards. Ex: All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
dispuesto a demostrar + Posesivo + valía
(v.)=on + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + best.
Ex: All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards. Ex: All contestants were on their mettle to show their best in order to grab the awards.
dispuesto a intentarlo
=willing to try.
Ex: We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual.
dispuesto de forma uniforme
(adj.)=regimented.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
disputa
(n.)=disputation ; row ; quarrel ; fray ; contest ; run-in ; altercation ; dispute ; wrangle ; bickering ; argument ; squabble ; squabbling ; contestation ; tug of war ; spat ; war of words ; dust-up ; grievance ; bunfight [bun fight] ; tiff ; fallout.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.
Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
Ex: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.
Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
Ex: The man in the middle of the current bunfight over racing sports rights is Ian Frykberg.
Ex: She found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists during the shoot of a film.
Ex: Two men who beat another to death in a fallout over a cannabis crop have been gaoled for life.
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* disputa + continuar=dispute + rage.
* disputa industrial=industrial dispute ; industrial action.
* disputa infantil=petty bickering ; petty fighting ; petty fight.
* disputa + perdurar=dispute + rage.
* resolución de disputas=dispute settlement.
* resolver una disputa=settle + dispute ; solve + dispute.

disputa + continuar
(n.)=dispute + rage.
Ex: This dispute has been raging over the last 30 years = Esta disputa ha continuado durante los últimos 30 años.
disputa + perdurar
(n.)=dispute + rage.
Ex: This dispute has been raging over the last 30 years = Esta disputa ha continuado durante los últimos 30 años.
disputa industrial
(n.)=industrial dispute ; industrial action.
Ex: What to one author is a 'strike' to another is an industrial dispute. Ex: More than 500 library users returning items borrowed before the industrial action were interviewed during the 4 weeks following the reopening of the libraries.
disputa infantil
(n.)=petty bickering ; petty fighting ; petty fight.
Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests. Ex: Life's too short to worry over little things like petty fighting in a friendship. Ex: Because of this, it is very important that couples learn how to handle petty fights in their relationship.
disputante
(n.)=disputant.
Ex: We find that mediators also caucus with disputants when they are hostile to each other or have a prior history of escalation.

disputar
(v.)=dispute ; quarrel with ; wage ; jockey for.
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
Ex: What we would quarrel with is not CAS's 'motives', but what CAS 'did'.
Ex: It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).
Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
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* disputarse=battle + it out for.
* disputarse la atención=vie for + attention.

disputarse
(v.)=battle + it out for.
Ex: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
disputarse la atención
(v.)=vie for + attention.
Ex: Before the optical disc and CD ROM-based systems have yet to take hold in the market, another optical format -- the optical memory card -- is vying for attention.
dispéptico
(adj.)=dyspeptic.
Ex: The article 'Dyspeptic ramblings of a retiring past president' considers issues facing the profession of law librarianship.

disquete
(n.)=diskette.
Ex: The message asks you to confirm that you want to delete the 'current record' from the diskette.

disquetera
(n.)=disc drive [disk drive] ; drive ; drive unit.
Nota: Equipo de ordenador que suele formar parte de la unidad central y que se utiliza para leer o grabar información contenida en disquetes.
Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software featuring multiple cd-rom drive access.
Ex: The usual culprit in this case is the cup of coffee placed on top of the drive unit.
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* insertar disco en disquetera=load + disc into drive.

disquisición
(n.)=disquisition.
Nota: Formal.
Ex: There are disadvantages to this but a disquisition on all of that would run on for many pages.

dissidente
(n.)=dissident.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: So I hope that there will also be another kind of change -- the participation of the dissidents and critics in the planning and decision making.

distal
(adj.)=distal.
Ex: The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.
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* colón distal=distal colon.

distancia
(n.)=remoteness ; separation ; distance.
Ex: One of the major problems to be overcome in this unique form of supranational government is that of remoteness.
Ex: This wide separation of related subject areas is one of the major criticisms of the Dewey scheme.
Ex: This has proved a useful way of reducing some of the problems of distance and cost in relation to both travelling and telephone calls.
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* a cierta distancia=some distance away.
* a cierta distancia de=off.
* a cierta distancia de la costa=offshore.
* a cierta distancia del litoral=offshore.
* acortar las distancias=close + the gap.
* acortar las distancias entre ... y=narrow + the gap between ... and.
* a distancia=remote ; remotely ; distantly.
* a poca distancia=not far behind.
* a poca distancia andando=within walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* a poca distancia a pie=within an easy walk ; within walking distance.
* aprendizaje a distancia=distance learning ; open learning.
* a un día de distancia de=one day away from.
* controlado a distancia=remotely controllable.
* corta distancia de desplazamiento=easy travelling distance.
* curso a distancia=telecourse.
* de larga distancia=long-distance.
* desaparecer en la distancia=disappear in + the distance.
* desplazarse grandes distancias=travel + long distances.
* distancia a pie=walking distance.
* distancia de desplazamiento=travel distance.
* distancia de frenado=braking distance.
* distancia de Hausdorff=Hausdorff distance.
* distancia de seguridad=stopping distance ; braking distance.
* distancia focal=focal length.
* distancia recorrida=mileage.
* distancia + ser de + Número=be + Medida + apart.
* distancia social=social distance.
* Educación a Distancia=distance education ; Open College.
* enseñanza a distancia=distance learning ; distance teaching.
* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia=Open Polytechnic.
* estar a años de distancia=be years away.
* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia=Cantidad + distant from.
* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia=be + Número + away.
* estudiante a distancia=distance student.
* hacer una llamada a larga distancia=talk + long distance.
* informática a distancia=telecomputing.
* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
* larga distancia=long haul.
* largas distancias=large distances.
* llamada de larga distancia=long-distance call.
* llamada telefónica de larga distancia=long-distance (tele)phone call.
* llamar a larga distancia=talk + long distance.
* mando a distancia=remote control ; remote controller.
* mantener las distancias con=keep + Nombre + at arm's length.
* mantenerse a distancia=stand off.
* medicina a distancia=telemedicine.
* Medida de Distancia + de distancia=Medida de Distancia + off.
* otear en la distancia=loom + far in the distance.
* recorrer grandes distancias=travel + long distances.
* red de larga distancia=long haul network.
* reducir las distancias=reduce + distance ; close + the gap.
* salvar las distancias=bridge + the chasm ; bridge + the gap ; bridge + the divide ; bridge + the gulf.
* situado a cierta distancia=further afield.
* tener mucha distancia que recorrer=have + (still) a long way to go.
* trabajador a distancia=teleworker ; telecommuter.
* trabajar a distancia=telecommute.
* trabajo a distancia=telecommuting ; teleworking ; telework.
* universidad a distancia=open university ; open college.
* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED)=open university.
* vislumbrar en la distancia=loom + far in the distance.

distancia + ser de + Número
(v.)=be + Medida + apart.
Ex: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.
distancia a pie
(n.)=walking distance.
Ex: This automated transport system can weight requests to minimise transport changes, walking distance etc. as well as help answering simple questions.
distancia de Hausdorff
(n.)=Hausdorff distance.
Ex: The proposed similarity measure, based on a fuzzy Hausdorff distance, estimates the mismatch between 2 possibility distributions.
distancia de desplazamiento
(n.)=travel distance.
Ex: Theoretically travel distances will be reduced to a minimum if the building is a cube and on entry users are brought quickly to the centre of gravity.
distancia de frenado
(n.)=braking distance.
Ex: Tesults showed that braking distance can be calculated accurately .
distancia de seguridad
(n.)=stopping distance ; braking distance.
Ex: The author presents one approach to solving problems concerned with minimum stopping distances. Ex: Tesults showed that braking distance can be calculated accurately .
distancia focal
(n.)=focal length.
Ex: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.
distancia recorrida
(n.)=mileage.
Ex: Mileage counting can be misleading when evaluating training.
distancia social
(n.)=social distance.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
distanciamiento
(n.)=remoteness ; rift ; estrangement ; move away from ; aloofness ; distancing.
Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
Ex: Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.
Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
Ex: This is a radical move away from the accepted principle of using the actual item as the primary source of cataloguing data.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
Ex: Visual problems may be overcome by the correct distancing of screen and keyboard.
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* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* distanciamiento de=swing away from.
* orden judicial de distanciamiento=restraining order ; protection order.

distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre ... y
(n.)=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
Ex: The dominance of cyberspace will lead to a widening of the gap between the industrialized and the developing world. Ex: The author describes the widening gap between Europe on the one hand and the USA and Japan on the other in the size of their respective information technology industries.
distanciamiento de
=swing away from.
Ex: There appears to be a swing away from the subjects of cataloguing and indexing and library automation.
distanciar
(v.)=estrange (from) ; gap.
Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
Ex: For this reason, most experts recommend creating an escape path by gapping the second ring up to 1.25 times wider than the top ring gap.
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* distanciar aun más=widen + the gap between ... and.
* distanciarse=outdistance ; distance ; take + a step back ; step back ; move away ; move apart.
* distanciarse de=drift away from ; alienate ; break away from ; move away from ; withdraw from ; put + some distance between... and....

distanciar aun más
(v.)=widen + the gap between ... and.
Ex: There has been increasing concern that advances in high technology have widened the information gap between developed and developing countries.
distanciarse
(v.)=outdistance ; distance ; take + a step back ; step back ; move away ; move apart.
Ex: The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself. Ex: They were to a much greater extent distanced from popula reading by the increasing gap between high and low culture. Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves. Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view. Ex: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away. Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift.
distanciarse de
(v.)=drift away from ; alienate ; break away from ; move away from ; withdraw from ; put + some distance between... and....
Ex: When this track is followed, the conversation very quickly drifts away from the book and becomes gossip about ourselves. Ex: That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself. Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art. Ex: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan. Ex: The majority said that mixing with people is preferable to withdrawing from them. Ex: Sometimes putting some distance between partners refreshes mutual attraction.
distante
(adj.)=distal ; remote ; distant ; from afar ; detached ; far off ; arm's length ; at arm's length ; aloof ; distanced.
Ex: The converse is true for authors who feature predominantly in multi-author works and at distal sequence positions.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.
Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.
Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.
Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
Ex: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.
Ex: Libraries and vendors must move away from arm's length relationships that involve giving one thing in return for another to strong and close relationships that involve collaboration.
Ex: Because transfer prices can he manipulated to avoid paying taxes, governments insist that these prices must be set as if the firms were at arm's length.
Ex: The article takes up the present discussion about youths' aloof attitudes towards politics.
Ex: The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.
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* actitud distante=aloofness.
* en un futuro no muy distante=in the not too distant future.
* en un pasado no muy distante=in the not too distant past.
* permanecer distante=remain + aloof.

distender
(v.)=defuse.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
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* distenderse=sprain.

distenderse
(v.)=sprain.
Ex: If you have sprained your ankle in the past, you may continue to sprain it if the ligaments did not have time to completely heal.
distensión
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* distensión abdominal=bloating.

distensión abdominal
(n.)=bloating.
Ex: Bloating of the lower abdomen may easily appear, with a feeling of lumpiness when pressed.
distinción
(n.)=differencing ; distinction ; distinguishability ; divide ; excellence ; distinction ; discernment ; cachet.
Ex: Differencing is a method for providing entries under words other than the first in a compound term.
Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
Ex: In this article, the notion of distinguishability is used to measure the degree to which two values of an attribute are dissimilar.
Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.
Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
Ex: At a more personal level the publisher can use the name of a person already known, usually in other media, so as to give a special cachet to a book.
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* hacer poca distinción entre... y...=make + little distinction between... and....
* hacer una distinción=draw + distinction.
* hacer una distinción entre ... y ...=make + distinction between ... and ....
* marca de distinción=mark of distinction.
* merecer una distinción=merit + distinction.
* señal de distinción=mark of distinction.
* sin hacer distinciones=one size fits all.

distinguible
(adj.)=dinstinguishable ; distinguishable.
Ex: Entries, if there is more than one displayed at one time, should be clearly distinguishable.
Ex: Of more interest, perhaps, than the rankings themselves is the evidence of change in schools' prestige, and the distinguishable trends in this change, over 16 years.

distinguido
(n.)=distinguished ; upmarket [up market] ; honoree.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
Ex: A large number of wine bars, upmarket drinking establishments and themed pubs have opened in recent times, especially in the city centre.
Ex: Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.
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* capa social más distinguida, la=crust, the.

distinguir
(v.)=delineate ; discern ; distinguish ; draw + distinction ; segregate ; sift ; single out ; sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre ; mark out ; tell + Nombre + apart ; set + Nombre + apart ; tease + Nombre + apart ; decouple ; discern ; make out.
Ex: PRECIS relies upon citation order (sometimes with the support of prepositions) to record syntactical relationships, and to delineate two similar subjects.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: In order to distinguish between all these subjects it is inevitable that longer notations are used.
Ex: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.
Ex: In summary, the advantages of the electronic catalog is the ability to segregate the fast searches from the slowest.
Ex: Thus many non-relevant documents have been retrieved and examined in the process of sifting relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.
Ex: What sets them apart is, primarily, the commercial considerations that directly affect the publishers' gatekeeper role but only indirectly affect that of the librarians.
Ex: The author and his colleagues embarked on a series of studies to tease apart hereditary and environmental factors thought to be implicated in schizophrenia.
Ex: The physical library will probably become less viable over time and so it is important to decouple the information professional from the library unit.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.
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* distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre=mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.
* distinguir de=mark + Nombre + off from.
* distinguir entre ... y ...=draw + the line between ... and ... ; make + distinction between ... and ... ; discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.
* distinguirse=make + Posesivo + mark ; be distinguishable.
* no distinguir entre... y...=make + little distinction between... and....
* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula=case-sensitive.
* que no ayuda a distinguir=nondistinctive.

distinguir a + Nombre + de + Nombre
(v.)=mark out + Nombre + from + Nombre.
Ex: The basic ability to write, to be able to tell a story, to be able to communicate with the reader still marks out the successful authors from the failures.
distinguir de
(v.)=mark + Nombre + off from.
Ex: But we still continue to mark these cultural activities off too sharply from the rest of culture.
distinguir entre ... y ...
(v.)=draw + the line between ... and ... ; make + distinction between ... and ... ; discern + Nombre + from + Nombre.
Ex: Also, it is difficult to draw the line between information and advice. Ex: The Unesco guidelines allow a distinction to be made between the NTG (narrower term generic) and NTP (narrower term partitive) relationships. Ex: But the pure truth can only be perceived by discerning it from falsehood.
distinguirse
(v.)=make + Posesivo + mark ; be distinguishable.
Ex: Prior to that date he had already begun to make his mark. Ex: They are distinguishable from other types of relationships only on functional grounds.
distintivamente
=noticeably ; distinctively.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
Ex: The quality of the library circulation is neither distinctively high nor low.

distintivo
(adj.)=distinctive ; differencing ; distinguishing.
Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
Ex: To deal with problems of inflexions in languages such as German, it is necessary to develop a more detailed set of differencing operators.
Ex: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.
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* característica distintiva=distinctive feature.
* colores distintivos=livery.
* distintivo de impuesto de circulación=road tax disc.
* llevar el sello distintivo de=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar la marca distintiva de=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* marca distintiva=distinguishing mark.
* no distintivo=nondistinctive.

distintivo de impuesto de circulación
(n.)=road tax disc.
Ex: Road tax discs must be displayed at all times on the car windscreen and can be purchased at main post offices.
distinto
(adj.)=alternative ; dissimilar ; different ; discrete ; disparate ; distinct ; separate ; unconnected.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: It is the identification of similarities and differences, enabling one to group together things which are similar, and separate them from things which are dissimilar.
Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
Ex: Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects.
Ex: It is the distinct syntactical relationships in these subjects which are responsible for their being two disparate topics.
Ex: There are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: To take some very common examples, many academic libraries will not answer any enquiries at all from people unconnected with the university.
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* algo distinto de=something other than.
* algo muy distinto de=a far cry from.
* distinto de=other than.
* distintos=any of a number of.
* en distinta medida=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en distintas ocasiones=at different times ; at various times ; on several occasions.
* en distinto grado=in varying measures ; differing ; to varying degrees ; in varying degrees.
* en distintos formatos=multiform.
* en distintos momentos=at different times ; at various times.
* en un lugar distinto a=somewhere other than.
* ser algo completamente distinto=be nothing of the sort.

distinto de
=other than.
Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
distintos
=any of a number of.
Ex: At its widest interpretation, the classification of documents can be taken to mean the definition of classes by any of a number of possible characteristics.
distopía
(n.)=dystopia.
Ex: Swift's work is a forerunner of the dystopias of Aldous Huxley & George Orwell, which emphasize the destruction of man's personality by the erasure of his past.

distorcionar
(v.)=blow + Nombre + out of proportion.
Ex: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.

distorsionado
(adj.)=distorted ; twisted.
Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
Ex: He gave a twisted, rather foolish smile, and continued talking.

distorsionador
(adj.)=misleading.
Ex: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.

distorsionar
(v.)=distort ; pervert.
Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.

distorsión
(n.)=distortion ; misrepresentation ; dithering ; whitewashing ; buckle ; buckling effect ; dither.
Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
Ex: The most common settings relate to Grey Scale, Dithering, Brightness, Contrast and Resolution = Las funciones más comunes son las Escala de Grises, Distorsión, Brillo, Contraste y Resolución.
Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
Ex: The thermal deflection increased little or kept invariable with the continuous increase in temperature after the thermal buckle had occurred.
Ex: For example, a model of an aircraft wing can be 'opened-up' on the screen to examine the buckling effects of the simulated loading on the wing's internal structure.
Ex: This article also discusses dither and/or noise shaping technology = Este artículo también trata de la tecnología para editar el sonido y la distorsión de imágenes.

distracción
(n.)=amusement ; distraction ; entertainment ; relaxation.
Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.
Ex: The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
Ex: But, yet again, the categories of cultura and leisure may suggest books read simply for pleasure or relaxation.

distraer
(v.)=distract.
Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
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* distraer la atención=distract + attention.
* distraer + Posesivo + atención=divert + Posesivo + attention.
* distraerse con otra cosa=sidetrack.
* que distrae la atención=distracting.

distraer + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=divert + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: The global war on terror is diverting attention from the main causes of instability: poverty, disease, environment.
distraer la atención
(v.)=distract + attention.
Ex: We must not allow it to distract our attention from the more fundamental and intractable problems on which our grand tradition is floundering.
distraerse con otra cosa
(v.)=sidetrack.
Ex: Sidetracked by new developments in other media they have sadly failed in this responsibility to care about and promote books.
distraídamente
=absently ; vaguely ; vacantly.
Ex: 'Yes, what is it?' asked the director absently, as Hernandez rapped at his door.
Ex: She sat in her cubicle vaguely staring.
Ex: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.
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* tocar distraídamente=finger.

distraído
(adj.)=absent-minded ; distracted ; unfocused [unfocussed] ; dreamy ; moony .
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: I know for certain I was moony and lonely, feeling dissatisfied with myself, and wanted only to be alone that night.

distribución
(n.)=apportionment ; arrangement ; cantonment ; delivery ; disposition ; distribution ; lay-out ; layout ; map ; mapping ; publication, distribution etc. area ; scatter ; scattering ; sequencing ; allotment ; floor plan ; dispensing ; deliverance ; hosting ; landscape.
Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.
Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
Ex: He added that the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies but that with the passage of time these cantonments have become blurred.
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.
Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.
Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
Ex: The second element of the publication, distribution, etc. area is the name of the publisher and/or distributor.
Ex: As we proceed down the citation order, the concepts in each successively cited facet are liable to an increasingly higher degree of scatter.
Ex: All the concepts in the second cited facet will be liable to scattering.
Ex: The sequencing of items on the agenda is of no particular importance.
Ex: This law basically strives to ensure a fair allotment of economic support to the various types of organisations concerned with music.
Ex: The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.
Ex: The role of the university library embraces 5 functions: archival, bibliophilic, circulating, duplicating and dispensing and electronic.
Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.
Ex: This service offers all 12,000 Elsevier Science journals as scanned images for local hosting.
Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
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* area de publicación o distribución=imprint.
* cadena de distribución=timing chain.
* cadena de producción y distribución, la=supply chain, the.
* canal de distribución=distribution channel.
* centro de distribución=distribution centre.
* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC)=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
* correa de distribución=driving belt ; timing belt ; cambelt [cam belt].
* distribución binomial negativa=negative binomial distribution.
* distribución de contenido=content distribution ; content delivery.
* distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan document delivery.
* distribución de gastos=cost allocation.
* distribución de información=content distribution ; content delivery.
* distribución de información por suscripción=syndication.
* distribución de la página=page layout.
* distribución de la plantilla=staffing pattern.
* distribución del trabajo=workflow [work flow].
* distribución de Poisson=Poisson distribution.
* distribución de probabilidades=possibility distribution ; probability distribution.
* distribución de una materia en su índice=subject scatter.
* distribución de Waring=Waring distribution.
* distribución en función del género=gender distribution.
* distribución exponencial=exponential distribution.
* distribución geográfica=geographical disposition.
* distribución horaria=timetabling.
* distribución informétrica=informetric distribution.
* distribución por edades=age distribution.
* distribución por rangos=rank distribution.
* distribución temporal=time scale [timescale] ; timeline [time line].
* lista de distribución=mailing list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; distribution list ; e-mail list.
* lista de distribución electrónica=electronic list (e-list) ; electronic distribution list.
* modelo de distribución probabilística=probability distribution model.
* número y distribución de personal=staffing conditions.
* punto de distribución=outlet.
* redistribución=respacing.
* servicio de distribución=host service.
* sistema de distribución=distribution system.

distribución binomial negativa
(n.)=negative binomial distribution.
Ex: The scientific productivity of authors is found to conform to Lotka's law and distribution of the scientific productivity follows negative binomial distribution.
distribución de Poisson
(n.)=Poisson distribution.
Ex: This work uses a probability model of the occurrence of index terms to derive discrete distributions which are mixtures of Poisson and negative binomial distributions.
distribución de Waring
(n.)=Waring distribution.
Ex: The characteristic features of the Waring distribution render it particularly suitable as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity.
distribución de contenido
(n.)=content distribution ; content delivery.
Ex: The increasing popularity of multimedia streaming applications introduces new challenges in content distribution. Ex: Users come to expect personalization of the information and greater management of the content delivery.
distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario
(n.)=interlibrary loan document delivery.
Ex: This article discusses the history of telefacsimile technology and the uses to which it can be put in libraries focusing on its impact on interlibrary loan document delivery.
distribución de gastos
(n.)=cost allocation.
Ex: Both cooperation and competition are defined as the leading principles to fair solutions and efficient cost allocation.
distribución de información
(n.)=content distribution ; content delivery.
Ex: The increasing popularity of multimedia streaming applications introduces new challenges in content distribution. Ex: Users come to expect personalization of the information and greater management of the content delivery.
distribución de información por suscripción
(n.)=syndication.
Ex: You can set up outbound syndication for your Web site and expose your content to the world in one afternoon using an XML technology called RSS.
distribución de la plantilla
(n.)=staffing pattern.
Ex: The level of education achieved by members of the library staff, therefore, becomes one of the primary criteria for establishing library staffing patterns.
distribución de la página
(n.)=page layout.
Ex: Readability is defined in terms of good page layout and design = La legibilidad se mide en términos del buen diseño y distribución de la página.
distribución de probabilidades
(n.)=possibility distribution ; probability distribution.
Ex: The proposed similarity measure, based on a fuzzy Hausdorff distance, estimates the mismatch between 2 possibility distributions. Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.
distribución de una materia en su índice
(n.)=subject scatter.
Ex: Editing the input to a KWIC program with the object of controlling subject scatter can make the resultant index easier to use.
distribución del trabajo
(n.)=workflow [work flow].
Ex: The chief drawback with the volunteer abstractors is the difficulty of controlling the workflow and the return of abstracts.
distribución en función del género
(n.)=gender distribution.
Ex: Losses in the purchasing power of salaries were experienced imbalances in gender distribution among directors continued.
distribución exponencial
(n.)=exponential distribution.
Ex: However, the productivity varies widely across individuals and follows an exponential distribution (with most authors producing at the lowest rate).
distribución geográfica
(n.)=geographical disposition.
Ex: The 5 regions are discussed from the point of view of their geographical disposition, climate, industry and specific libraries within each region.
distribución horaria
(n.)=timetabling.
Ex: Library administration covers a number of topics, ranging from those paralleling the business world, such as personnel records and salaries, to routines more peculiar to the library world such as the timetabling of staff at enquiry points etc.
distribución informétrica
(n.)=informetric distribution.
Ex: This approach is then applied to the informetric distributions themselves.
distribución por edades
(n.)=age distribution.
Ex: The data that will be collected include holdings, staff, operating expenditures, population, age distribution, and income.
distribución temporal
(n.)=time scale [timescale] ; timeline [time line].
Ex: An appendix outlines the timescale of the whole project. Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
distribuible
(adj.)=distributable.
Ex: Between academic and entertainment programming, the system carries 60 channels distributable to 1,800 rooms.

distribuido
(adj.)=distributive ; disseminated.
Ex: As noted earlier, OCLC, in common with the other utilities, is moving towards a more distributive and local service = Como se ha indicado anteriormente, la OCLC, al igual que otros servicios, está avanzando hacia un servicio más local y más distribuido .
Ex: Miliary tuberculosis was first described in 1700 by John Jacob Manget, who likened the tiny, disseminated caseous lesions to millet seeds.
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* base de datos distribuida=distributed database.
* concepto distribuido=distributed relative.
* distribuido al azar=randomised [randomized, -USA].
* distribuido en varios lugares=multilocationed.
* programas distribuidos por el autor=shareware.

distribuido al azar
(adj.)=randomised [randomized, -USA].
Ex: The library literature nevertheless contains diverse examples of randomised controlled trials.
distribuido en varios lugares
(n.)=multilocationed.
Ex: Large central research libraries want improved access or searching capabilities most, while multilocationed libraries (public, academic, or special) want remote catalog access the most.
distribuidor
(n.)=distributor ; outlet ; provider ; spinner ; supplier ; vendor ; deliverer ; distributive ; stockist ; aggregator ; upstream ; jobber ; dealership.
Ex: A distributor is an agent or agency that has exclusive or shared marketing rights for an item.
Ex: It would seem as if the country is almost awash with outlets for the sale of books.
Ex: The information available on Prestel changes as the information providers come and go.
Ex: Online system hosts, sometimes known as online system suppliers, online service vendors and online service spinners, are responsible for mounting data bases upon a computer.
Ex: The receipt of materials and invoices and suppliers' reports are recorded in acquisitions records.
Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: The service has as a goal the active participation of end users as deliverers as well as recipients of the service.
Ex: As noted earlier, OCLC, in common with the other utilities, is moving towards a more distributive and local service = Como se ha indicado anteriormente, la OCLC, al igual que otros servicios, está avanzando hacia un servicio más local y más distribuido .
Ex: The library is often the only stockist in Scandinavia of some journals = En Escandinavia, la biblioteca a menudo es la única proveedora de algunas revistas.
Ex: Many publishers have decided to offer their electronic journals through an aggregator, an intermediate service, which aggregates the titles from many different publishers under one interface or search system.
Ex: The exchange of trading information on a regular basis influences the balance company bargaining power between upstream and downstream companies in grocery marketing.
Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
Ex: More and more new car buyers are refusing to walk out of a dealership without metallic paint despite the cost of metallic and standard paints being no different.
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* agencia distribuidora=releasing agent.
* distribuidor de bases de datos=online system host ; database host ; host system ; online service vendor.
* distribuidor de bases de datos en línea=online vendor.
* distribuidor de información=information provider.
* distribuidor de información en línea=host ; online host.
* distribuidor de libros=book dealer.
* distribuidor de recursos=resource allocator.
* distribuidor de revistas=journal host.
* distribuidor de revistas electrónicas=e-journal host.
* distribuidor que concede licencias=licensor.

distribuidor de bases de datos
=online system host ; database host ; host system ; online service vendor.
Ex: Online system hosts, sometimes known as online system suppliers, online service vendors and online service spinners, are responsible for mounting data bases upon a computer and making the arrangements necessary for such data bases to be searchable from a large number of remote user terminals. Ex: This article covers the structure of a bibliographic data base, the differences in the basic index between different data base hosts, and how to link terms to make multiword concepts. Ex: Using the cross-file searching capabilities of the Dialog and ESA-IRS host systems, 53 data bases were investigated. Ex: EasyNet is an American-based, menu-driven information retrieval system which links untrained users to over 800 data bases from nearly 20 on-line service vendors.
distribuidor de bases de datos en línea
(n.)=online vendor.
Ex: This article describes some examples of SDI facilities, offered by commercial on-line vendors (DIALOG, NEWSNET, Pergamon ORBIT, BRS, DATA-STAR, Mead Data Central).
distribuidor de información
(n.)=information provider.
Ex: This paper deals with the advantages of optical publishing for information providers and traditional publishers, and how they can avail themselves of the technology.
distribuidor de información en línea
(n.)=host ; online host.
Ex: Hosts also offer various support services such as manuals, search aids and training facilities. Ex: The article 'Online, past, present and future: repetition, reinvention, or reincarnation? offers advice to online hosts and databases producers for dealing with future trends.
distribuidor de libros
(n.)=book dealer.
Ex: Early American printers were often also book dealers and had access to monastic libraries whose holdings included books from various parts of the world.
distribuidor de recursos
(n.)=resource allocator.
Ex: Archivists and conservators will need to explore new strategies to communicate preservation needs to resource allocators to ensure continued support for the preservation of our documentary heritage.
distribuidor de revistas
(n.)=journal host.
Ex: Journals may be accessed via the az listing, if title is known, or via a journal host such as EBSCO or SWETSWISE.
distribuidor de revistas electrónicas
(n.)=e-journal host.
Ex: Most academic journals are only available on subscription through e-journal hosts.
distribuidor que concede licencias
(n.)=licensor.
Ex: Some libraries are creating a separate database of licensed resources that includes hyperlinks to the licensor's terms and conditions of use.
distribuir
(v.)=allot ; circulate ; disperse ; distribute ; hand (over) ; host ; scatter ; spread (over/throughout) ; propagate out to ; hand out ; apportion ; dispense ; pass out ; sequence ; spread out ; lay out ; cascade ; space out ; dole out.
Ex: Money is allotted with the library fund subfunction.
Ex: The discussions, debates, submissions and decisions of conferences are often printed and circulated to delegates and made available to other interested parties.
Ex: For example, Recreation, previously dispersed over several main classes, is now brought together as a new main class, and Space Science has been added between Astronomy and the Earth Sciences.
Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research.
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: Most computer bureaux which host the factual data bases have their own world-wide networks.
Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: We must develop and study intelligent interfaces that propagate out to the information universe and report back to us.
Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
Ex: However, procedures for apportioning collection budgets have not been designed specifically for the school context.
Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
Ex: The coefficients of eigenvectors associated with the largest eigenvalue provide the basis for sequencing atoms which are ordered according to the relative magnitudes of the coefficients.
Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
Ex: This project is designed to provide a network of practising librarians with a programme in educational methods and skills which can then be disseminated, or 'cascaded', to a wider network of professional colleagues.
Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.
Ex: The deep-rooted problem of beggary cannot be solved by individuals doling out alms to beggars.
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* distribuir aleatoriamente=randomise [randomize, -USA].
* distribuir de un modo escalonado=lay out in + stages.
* distribuir de un modo planificado=zone.
* distribuir el trabajo=spread + the load.
* distribuir gratis=hand out + (for) free.
* distribuir la responsabilidad=spread + the load.
* distribuirse=spread over.
* distribuir un cuestionario=circulate + questionnaire.

distribuir aleatoriamente
(v.)=randomise [randomize, -USA].
Ex: The searchers were randomized to search on 2 or 3 different retrieval systems.
distribuir de un modo escalonado
(v.)=lay out in + stages.
Ex: These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.
distribuir de un modo planificado
(v.)=zone.
Ex: On a well-planned campus, facilities are zoned according to functions.
distribuir el trabajo
(v.)=spread + the load.
Ex: Will the increase in demand I foresee be met by market forces, the load being spread amongst as large a number of suppliers as the market will support?.
distribuir gratis
(v.)=hand out + (for) free.
Ex: The best remedy is to take the sea sickness pills that they hand out free on the ship to anyone who asks for them. .
distribuir la responsabilidad
(v.)=spread + the load.
Ex: Will the increase in demand I foresee be met by market forces, the load being spread amongst as large a number of suppliers as the market will support?.
distribuir un cuestionario
(v.)=circulate + questionnaire.
Ex: A questionnaire was developed and circulated to solicit information on current documentation, programmes, notable events, and successes or failures.
distribuirse
(v.)=spread over.
Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way.
distributivo
(adj.)=distributional ; distributive.
Ex: This index has improved validity and better distributional properties than the original index = Este índice ha mejorado la validad y cuenta con mejores propiedades distributivas que el índice original.
Ex: As noted earlier, OCLC, in common with the other utilities, is moving towards a more distributive and local service = Como se ha indicado anteriormente, la OCLC, al igual que otros servicios, está avanzando hacia un servicio más local y más distribuido .
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* justicia distributiva=distributive justice.

distrito
(n.)=district ; township ; parish ; ward.
Nota: Subdivisión de un municipio por razones electorales y administrativas.
Ex: In this particular case, the district has 27 school libraries and 49 kindergarten libraries.
Ex: The library with its advantageous location should be the focal point for information in the township.
Ex: Initial responses from parish clerks indicated that problems did not exist, but interviews with all the households in one parish revealed that 59% said that they had to sort out a problem in the last few months.
Ex: A total of 868 personal interviews were conducted with residents in tree wards (inner city and suburban).
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* biblioteca de distrito=district library.
* consejo del distrito=parish council.
* de todo el distrito=district-wide [districtwide].
* distrito comercial=business district.
* distrito compartido=intercampus registration.
* Distrito de los Lagos, el=Lake District, the.
* distrito electoral=constituency ; electoral district.
* distrito escolar=school district.
* distrito municipal=borough.
* distrito rural=rural district.
* distrito urbano=urban district.
* por todo el distrito=district-wide [districtwide].
* tribunal de distrito=district court.

distrito comercial
(n.)=business district.
Ex: The secretary pointed out that all main approaches to the city lead to the courthouse square, the hub of the city's business district.
distrito compartido
(n.)=intercampus registration.
Ex: They rejected totally the notion of deferred admissions and intercampus registration.
distrito electoral
(n.)=constituency ; electoral district.
Ex: It will remain such so long as it viably performs its initial function, or acquires another which is mutually supported by the constituency it serves. Ex: Any number of candidates may run for election in an electoral district and candidates can run either independently or under the banner of a registered political party.
distrito escolar
(n.)=school district.
Ex: In most public institutions, school, academic, and public libraries, such programs are mandated by the parent institution -- the municipality or county, the state college or university, or the school district.
distrito municipal
(n.)=borough.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
distrito rural
(n.)=rural district.
Ex: Library services in Papua New Guinea are very sparse and to that majority of the population who live in rural districts, almost non-existent.
distrito urbano
(n.)=urban district.
Ex: This paper gives a brief history of the country's public library services and details of its 24 branches which are spread throughout the largest urban districts.
distrofia
(n.)=dystrophy.
Ex: You've probably read or been told that dysferlin deficiency can cause two different kinds of dystrophy.
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* distrofia muscular=muscular dystrophy.

distrofia muscular
(n.)=muscular dystrophy.
Ex: Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles.
disturbio
(n.)=riot ; disturbance.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.
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* causar disturbios=riot.
* control de disturbios=riot control ; riot control.
* disturbio ocasionado por la guerra=war riot.
* disturbios=unrest ; civil disruption ; civil unrest.
* disturbios políticos=political unrest.

disturbio ocasionado por la guerra
(n.)=war riot.
Ex: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
disturbios
(n.)=unrest ; civil disruption ; civil unrest.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them. Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion. Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
disturbios políticos
(n.)=political unrest.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged the cultural heritage..
disuadir
(v.)=dissuade ; put + Nombre + off ; discourage.
Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
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* disuadir (de)=deter (from).
* disuadir los intentos=deter + efforts.

disuadir (de)
(v.)=deter (from).
Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
disuadir los intentos
(v.)=deter + efforts.
Ex: New technologies such as on-line catalogues should not, however, deter efforts to improve card catalogues = No obstante, las nuevas tecnologías como, por ejemplo, los catálogos en línea no deberían disuadir los intentos por mejorar los catálogos de fichas.
disuasivo nuclear
(n.)=nuclear deterrent.
Ex: The Cold War is now consigned to history and the nuclear deterrent is widely identified as an abomination, moraly and economically.
disuasivo^1
(n.)=deterrent ; disincentive.
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry, as described here, would act as a deterrent to 'gift/rape' authorship.
Ex: Reclassification can be a major exercise involving much relation of stock, and this is clearly a disincentive to the complete revision of the classified stock.
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* disuasivo nuclear=nuclear deterrent.

disuasivo^2
(adj.)=dissuasive.
Ex: Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.

disuasión
(n.)=deterrence ; discouragement.
Ex: The reduction in theft rate observed was attributed to the psychological deterrence of the security system.
Ex: Such an approach can lead to confusion and discouragement, and a great deal of energy can be expended on faulty assumptions.
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* disuasión nuclear=nuclear deterrence.

disuasión nuclear
(n.)=nuclear deterrence.
Ex: The logic of nuclear deterrence is incorrigibly probabilistic, but probabilistic reasoning in this area is inappropriate.
disuasorio
(adj.)=dissuasive.
Ex: Results suggest that this attitude may exercise a dissuasive influence on the intergenerational perpetuation of fishing as a way of life.

disuelto
(adj.)=dissolved ; diluted.
Ex: A new method to extract dissolved anions from liquid waste through ion exchange is presented.
Ex: Pour the spaghetti back into the pan together with the diluted tomato purée, a generous splash of olive oil, and a big blob of butter.

disyuntiva
(n.)=predicament.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.

diurno
(adj.)=daytime [day-time] ; diurnal.
Ex: A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy.
Ex: Diurnal carbon dioxice concentration seems to be controlled by wind velocity and the amount of exhaust gases from fossil fuel burning.

diva
(n.)=diva.
Ex: Death, particularly of divas, has always been standard operatic fare.

divagaciones
(n.)=ramblings ; musings ; stray thoughts.
Ex: Who would want to hear the the ramblings of a retiring past president?. Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off. Ex: The title of the article is 'Some stray thoughts on Dewey Decimal Classification'.
divagación
(n.)=digression ; meandering ; wander.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.
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* divagaciones=ramblings ; musings ; stray thoughts.
* lleno de divagaciones=meandering.

divagador
(adj.)=discursive.
Ex: By giving the searcher an opportunity to be more discursive, it may be possible to better assess the effectiveness of the different search formulation strategies.

divagar
(v.)=ramble ; digress ; meander ; drift off ; wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off on + a tangent ; go off at + a tangent ; go off + the track ; get off + the track ; fly off at/on + a tangent ; maunder.
Ex: Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.
Ex: But let me digress for a moment.
Ex: They are mixed up as the talk meanders about, apparently without conscious pattern.
Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.
Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question.
Ex: Occasional wandering off topic is allowed, but should be kept to a bare minimum.
Ex: The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly.
Ex: If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc.
Ex: The Commission, however, goes off the track with its structural and institutional recommendations on how to ensure the long-term availability of public information resources = No obstante, la Comisión se sale por la tangente con sus recomendaciones estructurales e institucionales sobre cómo asegurar la disponibilidad a largo plazo de los recursos de información pública.
Ex: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente.
Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.
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* divagar sobre varios temas=roam over + topics.

divagar sobre varios temas
(v.)=roam over + topics.
Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.
divergencia
(n.)=divergence.
Ex: The points of divergence in perspective can be broadly categorised as follows.
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* divergencia de opinión=divergence of opinion.
* punto de divergencia=stepping-off point.

divergencia de opinión
(n.)=divergence of opinion.
Ex: There are divergences of opinion within the library profession about the proper division of labour between professional and clerical staff.
divergente
(adj.)=divergent ; deviating.
Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: Impact factors based on the usual 2 years' observation period may therefore be distorted by deviating ageing behaviour.

divergir
(v.)=diverge.
Ex: However, once the multi-concept subject has been analysed into its component concepts the two systems diverge.

diversamente
=variously.
Ex: In the eighth edition of a work which has been variously titled throughout its long life some valuable comments were made about the functions of bibliography.

diversidad
(n.)=diversity ; variety ; range.
Ex: Given the diversity of filing practices, it is important to recognise the most common filing dilemmas.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.
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* diversidad cultural=cultural diversity.
* diversidad de edades=age-spread.
* diversidad de la vida=biodiversity ; diversity of life ; life-form diversity.
* diversidad lingüística=language diversity ; linguistic diversity.
* la diversidad de=the range of.
* la diversidad de + Nombre=the many + Nombre.
* una diversidad de=a variety of ; an array of ; a mosaic of ; a diversity of ; a menu of ; a spectrum of.
* una gran diversidad de=a wide range of ; a broad variety of ; a wide variety of ; a broad range of ; an extensive range of ; a full range of.

diversidad cultural
(n.)=cultural diversity.
Ex: Proposals should aim at explaining to the citizens in Latin America the benefits of the Information Society in the following four areas: local governance, education and cultural diversity, public health and social inclusion (or e-inclusion).
diversidad de edades
(n.)=age-spread.
Ex: Account also had to be taken of the disparate make-up and wide age-spread of a reader community which consists of Commission officials and trainees plus diverse visitors from outside.
diversidad de la vida
(n.)=biodiversity ; diversity of life ; life-form diversity.
Ex: The emerging and rapidly expanding field of biodiversity was chosen and an online search was conducted to generate a list of potential authors to be used in the study. Ex: In general, farmers and environmentalists both want an environment that is free of toxins and thriving with a diversity of life. Ex: Results indicate that the effect of life-form diversity on ecosystems is not constant.
diversidad lingüística
(n.)=language diversity ; linguistic diversity.
Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it. Ex: Linguistic diversity can bridge the cultural gap that minority students face when learning to read and write.
diversificación
(n.)=diversification.
Ex: The future will most likely see continued growth and diversification in the number of data bases.
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* diversificación comercial=business diversification.

diversificación comercial
(n.)=business diversification.
Ex: This is the result of a large company's process of business diversification based on the use of new technologies and the extension of its market area into Europe.
diversificado
(adj.)=diversified.
Ex: This is the way ahead for public services, based as they are on both social equity and diversified need.

diversificar
(v.)=diversify.
Ex: The project hopes to find ways of diversifying the use of recordings in the spread of information and culture.
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* diversificar las actividades=branch out (into) ; branch into.
* diversificarse=branch out (into) ; branch into.
* diversificarse y no centrarse únicamente en=branch out from.

diversificar las actividades
(v.)=branch out (into) ; branch into.
Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development. Ex: The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.
diversificarse
(v.)=branch out (into) ; branch into.
Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development. Ex: The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.
diversificarse y no centrarse únicamente en
(v.)=branch out from.
Ex: Publishers need to branch out from paper and microfilm materials.
diversión
(n.)=amusement ; entertainment ; pleasure ; fun ; diversion ; funmaking.
Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.
Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.
Ex: Up to 1800 music was utilitarian whilst after that it was aimed more at amusement and diversion.
Ex: This annual event brings the whole community together for a full night of funmaking.
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* lugar de diversión=playground.
* por diversión=for sport ; for fun ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por pura diversión=for kicks.
* sólo por diversión=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.

diversión^2
(n.)=enjoyment.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

diverso
(adj.)=different ; diverse ; multifarious ; varying ; broad-based [broad based] ; multidimensional [multi-dimensional].
Ex: A variable length field takes different lengths in different records.
Ex: Homographs are words which have the same spelling as each other but very diverse meanings.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
Ex: A uniform title is the title by which a work that has appeared under varying titles is to be identified for cataloguing purposes.
Ex: However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.
Ex: The attraction of such displays is that the multidimensional relationships between subjects may be shown since any one subject can be displayed in juxtaposition with several others.
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* de diversa índole=kaleidoscopic ; of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
* de diversos tipos=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
* de diverso tipo=of one type or another ; of one sort or another ; of one kind or another.
* de modos diversos=variously.
* diversos=a variety of ; a spectrum of.
* en diversas lenguas=multilingually.
* en diversas ocasiones=on several occasions.
* en diverso grado=to varying extents ; to varying degrees.
* en diversos formatos=multiform.
* haber de muy diversos tipos=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
* opiniones diversas=mixed reactions ; mixed reviews.
* recibir opiniones diversas=receive + mixed reviews.

diversos
(adj.)=various ; sundry.
Ex: The records in a computer data bases are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: Many of the sources of information lack logic, despite the efforts of librarians bibliographers, indexers, and sundry compilers of reference works.

divertido
(adj.)=amused ; enjoyable ; facetious ; laughable ; hilarious ; fun ; amusing ; funny ; playful ; cheery ; comedic ; droll.
Ex: After the wait, her first words emerged with an amused laugh.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of LATIN AMERICA and SPANISH AMERICA.
Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
Ex: In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.
Ex: In the proceedings of the pioneer 1876 Conference of Librarians we can read that 'Mr Edmands gave some amusing illustrations to show that readers often had only the most vague idea of what they really wanted'.
Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
Ex: The novel is a cheery social satire about geeky middle-aged men and their freakishly attractive, younger spouses.
Ex: In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.
Ex: Never sentimental, the movie has moments of droll, deadpan humor.
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* algo diverto que hacer=fun thing to do.
* de forma divertida=funnily.
* de manera divertida=funnily.
* de modo divertido=comically ; funnily.
* encontrar divertido=feel + amused.
* lo divertido=the fun part.
* resultar divertido=tickle + Posesivo + fancy.
* ser muy divertido=be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.

divertidísimo
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* ser divertidísimo=be a (real) scream ; be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.

divertir
(v.)=entertain ; give + enjoyment.
Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.
Ex: Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.
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* divertirse=have + fun ; amuse ; derive + enjoyment ; disport + Reflexivo ; be merry.
* divertirse como nunca=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* divertirse de lo lindo=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* para divertirse=for kicks.
* por divertirse=for kicks.
* sólo por divertirse=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* trabajar duro y divertirse mucho=work hard, play hard .

divertirse
(v.)=have + fun ; amuse ; derive + enjoyment ; disport + Reflexivo ; be merry.
Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough. Ex: In the same way we can note when we are absorbed, when not, when we are amused or saddened, when a character specially interested us, when a passage of writing held our attention for its own sake, and so on. Ex: The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told. Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress. Ex: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.
divertirse como nunca
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
divertirse de lo lindo
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
divide y vencerás
=divide-and-conquer.
Ex: A set of subgroups can be recursively formed in a divide-and-conquer manner and finally all entities in the target group can authenticate each other.
dividendo
(n.)=dividend.
Ex: The article has the title 'Dividends: the value of public libraries in Canada'.
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* producir dividendos=return + dividends.

dividido
(adj.)=compartmentalised [compartmentalized, -USA] ; polarised [polarized, -USA] ; splintering ; cloven ; divided ; forked.
Ex: A paradox of the rise of the 'electronic office' is that it has led to a compartmentalized structure of office organization.
Ex: This novel describes the consequences of a murder committed for good cause, as well as examining the meaning of obligation, community, and honor in a polarized society = Esta novela describe las consecuencias de un asesinato cometido por una causa justa al mismo tiempo que examina el significado de la obligación, la comunidad y el honor en una sociedad dividida.
Ex: Publishers will have to deal with a splintering market and to produce a variety of publication formats.
Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.
Ex: This kind of marriage was traditionally associated with a desire to rejoin divided properties.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).
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* dividido en disciplinas=discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].
* familia dividida=divided family.
* opiniones divididas=divided opinions.
* opinión + estar dividida=opinion + be divided.

dividido en disciplinas
(adj.)=discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].
Ex: Because these quasi-common facets are still discipline-oriented, they do not cause any problems, but we also find that there are certain facets which can occur in more than one place but are not discipline-oriented.
dividir
(v.)=break down ; partition ; tell out into ; sort out + Nombre + from + Nombre ; split up ; drive + a wedge between ; dissect ; segment ; split ; break out ; parcel out ; splinter ; section ; balkanize ; rive ; rend.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rent.
Ex: The holdings are broken down into several volumes, shown as the next level of the pyramid.
Ex: Punctuation is present in order to partition the elements of a citation and should contribute to its comprehension.
Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.
Ex: While the current problems associated with serial economics have driven a wedge between vendors, librarians and publishers, they should be cooperating and communicating in order to withstand the information explosion.
Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.
Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.
Ex: Turnaround managers want current financial and working capital analyses broken out by cost/profit centres.
Ex: Can libraries parcel out digitization responsibilities among themselves?.
Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.
Ex: They have achieved this by dividing their building into public-oriented and research-oriented levels and sectioning each level into thematic areas.
Ex: The scholarly system has become balkanized into autonomous, even antagonistic, cultures or camps based on differing technological competencies and interests.
Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.
Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.
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* divide y vencerás=divide-and-conquer.
* dividir Algo en partes iguales=divide + Nombre + in equal parts.
* dividir con una cortina=curtain off.
* dividir en=divide (into) ; partition into ; split into ; divide onto.
* dividir en dos=halve ; bisect ; rend in + two.
* dividir en partes=break into + parts.
* dividir en trozos=split into + bits.
* dividir en zonas=zone.
* dividir por medio=rend in + two.
* dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas=fragment + Posesivo + energies ; fragment + Posesivo + energies.
* dividirse=branch ; fork.
* dividirse en partes=fall into + parts.
* producir dividendos=pay + dividends.

dividir (en)
(v.)=divide (into) ; partition into ; split into ; divide onto.
Ex: AACR2 divides works of mixed responsibility into two groups. Ex: External databases can be partitioned into two major categories: bibliographic and non-bibliographic or full-text databases. Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC. Ex: Many databases are divided onto several discs, usually by time period.
dividir + Posesivo + fuerzas
(v.)=fragment + Posesivo + energies ; fragment + Posesivo + energies.
Ex: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources. Ex: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.
dividir Algo en partes iguales
(v.)=divide + Nombre + in equal parts.
Ex: If members in a country do not reach an agreement on the division of the votes between them, the chief executive officer shall divide the votes in equal parts between them = Si los miembros de un país no llegan a un acuerdo sobre la división de los votos entre ellas, el director ejecutivo dividirá los votos en partes iguales.
dividir con una cortina
(v.)=curtain off.
Ex: The van has an area that can be curtained off for private interviews.
dividir en dos
(v.)=halve ; bisect ; rend in + two.
Ex: The author concludes that this technique almost halves the storage required with no loss of information. Ex: Six different methods for bisecting a line segment are illustrated and explained. Ex: Anthropology as a discipline is in danger of being rent in two by the tensions between those who practice it.
dividir en partes
(v.)=break into + parts.
Ex: Break complex statements into parts if you'are not sure how to apply the restrictor.
dividir en trozos
(v.)=split into + bits.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable.
dividir en zonas
(v.)=zone.
Ex: On a well-planned campus, facilities are zoned according to functions.
dividir por medio
(v.)=rend in + two.
Ex: Anthropology as a discipline is in danger of being rent in two by the tensions between those who practice it.
dividirse
(v.)=branch ; fork.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead. Ex: Meanings in art come in layers, their ways forking and crossing one another like the meandering paths of a labyrinth.
dividirse en partes
(v.)=fall into + parts.
Ex: This paper attempts to take a look at three pertinent areas of concern and consequently this paper falls into three parts.
divinamente
=famously.
Ex: He gets along famously with the head of reference, by the way.

divinidad
(n.)=divinity.
Ex: According to some beliefs, the divinity could, by anointing, be transferred into men as well.

divino^1
(adj.)=divine ; heavenly ; empyrean.
Ex: To take a fairly simple example, we can imagine a user who is searching for information about a particular edition of Dante's 'Divine Comedy'.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
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* amor divino=divine love.
* creación divina=divine creation.
* derecho divino=divine right ; divine law.
* Divina Comedia, La=Divine Comedy, The.
* Divina Providencia=Divine Providence.
* poder divino=divine power.
* soberanía divina=divine sovereignty.

divino^2
(adj.)=delicious ; divine.
Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and 'delicious' ways.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.

divisa
(n.)=currency [currencies, -pl.].
Ex: Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.
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* cambio de divisas=currency rate ; currency exchange.

divisar
(v.)=descry ; espy ; catch + sight of.
Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.

divisibilidad
(n.)=divisibility.
Ex: The theory he provided was focused around two pairs of properties: divisibility/indivisibility and penetrability/impenetrability.

divisible
(adj.)=divisible ; fissiparous.
Nota: Que tiene la tendencia a dividirse.
Ex: There relationships are broadly divisible into two types.
Ex: Certainly the public is likely to be better served by one comprehensive library than by a fissiparous group of specialist agencies.

divisionista
(n.)=divisive.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.

división + no estar clara
(v.)=blur + division.
Ex: However, 22 per cent report that, within the last 5 years they have reorganized in a way that integrates or blurs these 2 divisions.
división canónica
(n.)=canonical division.
Ex: Some of the main classes are further divided into traditionally recognized sub-fields and such subdivisions are called canonical divisions.
división cultural, la
(n.)=cultural divide, the.
Ex: This children's book demonstrates that both Jews and Arabs can cross the cultural divide that exists in Israel and live in peace.
división de forma
(n.)=form division.
Ex: Form divisions exist in some classes, sometimes listed as a separate table.
división de honor
(n.)=premiership.
Ex: The English premiership is the most competitive and best league in the world.
división de opiniones
(n.)=division of opinion ; split decision ; divided opinions.
Ex: There was a sharp division of opinion as to whether weeding is necessary 'in order to make room for new technologies in the public library'. Ex: Split decisions occur for approximately 60% of the manuscripts we receive. Ex: The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.
división de país
(n.)=country division.
Ex: Lower case letters are used for country divisions, and numerals are used for form division.
división de poderes
(n.)=division of powers.
Ex: These are discussed under the following headings: Constitution of Canada; division of powers; administration of justice in the provinces; statutes and regulations judicially considered; and computer-assisted legal research in Canada.
división del censo
(n.)=census tract.
Ex: 'Neighborhood' was defined as a census tract or group of census tracts.
división del mercado por grupos de consumidores
(n.)=market segmentation.
Ex: This article examines the market segmentation of on-line information and the place on-line business information occupies in it.
división del trabajo
(n.)=division of labour.
Ex: There are divergences of opinion within the library profession about the proper division of labour between professional and clerical staff.
división digital, la
=digital divide, the.
Ex: Black and hispanic Americans lag even further behind white Americans and the 'digital divide' between certain groups of Americans has increased between 1994 and 1997.
división en departamentos
(n.)=departmentation.
Ex: But one more element is essential in the creation of an effective departmentation for an organization.
división en secciones
(n.)=departmentation.
Ex: But one more element is essential in the creation of an effective departmentation for an organization.
división enumerada
(n.)=enumerated division.
Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax.
división geográfica
(n.)=geographical division.
Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
división política
(n.)=political division.
Ex: Sectarian clashes arise from political divisions.
división territorial
(n.)=land division.
Ex: In Ireland there are a number of land divisions that were used for administration by government, churches and landowners.
división^1
(n.)=division.
Nota: Operación matemática.
Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.

división^2
(n.)=divide ; division ; partition ; split ; splitting up ; cleavage ; rift ; segmentation ; splitting ; splintering ; splinter ; balkanization ; fault line ; parting ; divided line.
Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems.
Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
Ex: It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.
Ex: The information note may consist of a brief history of a corporate body, highlighting changes in the body's name, mergers with other bodies, splits within or between bodies, etc.
Ex: New topics develop not merely by fission -- the splitting up of established subjects -- but also by fusion -- the merging of previously distinct subjects.
Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
Ex: Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.
Ex: Using this method, the segmentation of natural keywords can be handled flexibly.
Ex: The most obvious threat is the splitting of the media sector into separate information and entertainment sectors.
Ex: This splintering of membership hinders the development of library unionism as a factor within the profession.
Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.
Ex: This shifts in emphasis mirror the general balkanization of modern American society.
Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
Ex: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.
Ex: The 1944 Education Act established free, universal secondary education but on the divided lines suited to the needs of capitalism.
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* división cultural, la=cultural divide, the.
* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores=market segmentation.
* división del trabajo=division of labour.
* división de opiniones=division of opinion ; split decision ; divided opinions.
* división de poderes=division of powers.
* división digital, la=digital divide, the.
* división + no estar clara=blur + division.
* división política=political division.
* división territorial=land division.
* haber división de opiniones=be split on ; opinion + be divided.
* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos=critics + be divided.
* hacer desaparecer una división=blur + division.
* punto de división=break.
* salvar la división=bridge + the divide.

división^3
(n.)=unit ; division.
Nota: Estructura dentro de una organización.
Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.
Ex: She did not know at the time that she would never return to that department, or to the larger division that later incorporated it.
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* característica de división=characteristic of division.
* de la división=divisional.
* división canónica=canonical division.
* división de forma=form division.
* división de honor=premiership.
* división del censo=census tract.
* división de país=country division.
* División de Préstamo de la Biblioteca Británica (BLLD)=British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
* División de Servicios Bibliográficos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLBSD)=British Library Bibliographic Services Division (BLBSD).
* división en departamentos=departmentation.
* división en secciones=departmentation.
* división enumerada=enumerated division.
* división geográfica=geographical division.
* jugador de primera división=major league player.
* primera división=premiership.
* Primera División, la=First Division, the.
* sin división espacial=spatially unstructured.

divisor
(n.)=splitter.
Ex: Using a splitter will degrade the signal strength, and sometimes a cable amplifier will be required.

divisorio
(adj.)=divisive.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
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* línea divisoria=cut-off point ; dividing line.
* linea divisoria, la=great divide, the.
* panel divisorio=dividing board ; screening.
* panel divisorio de escayola=plaster partition.
* pared divisoria=partition wall.

divorciada
(n.)=divorcée ; divorcee.
Ex: The book's heroine is a middle-aged divorcée who has moved from a remote town in Suffolk to London, settling in a rundown and racially mixed working-class neighborhood.
Ex: In both years, widows and widowers far outnumbered divorcees in single parent families.

divorciado
(n.)=divorced ; divorcee.
Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.
Ex: In both years, widows and widowers far outnumbered divorcees in single parent families.
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* divorciados, los=divorced, the.

divorciados, los
=divorced, the.
Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
divorciar
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* divorciarse=divorce.

divorciarse
(v.)=divorce.
Ex: These relations are constructed through negotiations and contestations that cannot be easily divorced from cultural context.
divorcio
(n.)=divorce.
Ex: Transport is a phenomenon studied, in this instance, by the discipline of geography, just as divorce is studied by law.
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* abogado especializado en divorcios=divorce lawyer.
* divorcio sin determinación de culpabilidad=no-fault divorce.
* entablar pleito de divorcio=file + a petition for divorce ; file for + divorce.
* índice de divorcios=divorce expectancy.
* pedir el divorcio=file for + divorce ; file + a petition for divorce.
* solicitar el divorcio=file for + divorce ; file + a petition for divorce.

divorcio sin determinación de culpabilidad
(n.)=no-fault divorce.
Ex: In a number of states, irreconcilable differences is the accepted ground for a no-fault divorce.
divulgación
(n.)=disclosure.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.
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* divulgación científica=popular science.
* libro de divulgación científica=popular science book.
* literatura de divulgación=reportage.

divulgación científica
(n.)=popular science.
Ex: A full range of disciplines is covered and popular science is well represented.
divulgado
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* muy divulgado=well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].

divulgador
(n.)=circulator.
Ex: Such circulation may contribute little to the creation of whole personalities but it may do much to discredit the circulators.

divulgar
(v.)=disseminate ; promulgate ; divulge ; bruit ; promote ; popularise [popularize, -USA].
Ex: The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982.
Ex: This practice has been adopted by a number of national cataloguing codes promulgated since that time.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.
Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
Ex: The information explosion has created a demand for analysing, organising and disseminating information and has popularised the subject approach to information.
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* no ser divulgado=be out of the public eye.

divulgativa
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* revista divulgativa=trade journal.

divulgativo
(adj.)=informational.
Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.

diáfano
(adj.)=crystal-clear ; crystalline ; diaphanous.
Ex: A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
Ex: Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
Ex: The moments of grace that he had with her will truly become diaphanous memories imprinted in the very core of his soul.

diálogo
(n.)=dialogue [dialog, -USA] ; talking ; verbal transaction ; verbal exchange.
Ex: The user is led through a dialogue which prompts him to specify the parameters of the data base to be created.
Ex: The script was improvised on an outline which, I gathered, was the result of three sessions' hard talking to decide whose ideas out of the many suggested should be used.
Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message.
Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
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* diálogo constructivo=constructive dialogue.
* diálogo de historieta gráfica=cartoon blurb.
* diálogo entre especialistas=scholarly communication.
* diálogo pacífico=peaceful talks.
* diálogo rellenando plantillas=form-filling dialogue.
* provocar un diálogo=elicit + dialogue.
* relativo al diálogo=conversationally.
* suscitar el diálogo=spark + dialogue.
* suscitar un diálogo=elicit + dialogue.

diálogo constructivo
(n.)=constructive dialogue.
Ex: We can have a constructive dialogue with a democratic state, but not with a terrorist organisation.
diálogo de historieta gráfica
(n.)=cartoon blurb.
Ex: When a user types a sentence on the keyboard, it appears next to the avatar representing the user a bit like a cartoon blurb, and all other users in the proximity can see the text.
diálogo entre especialistas
(n.)=scholarly communication.
Ex: The technology exists to establish a new system of scholarly communication to replace a heavily burdened and increasingly nonaffordable print-on-paper process which can no longer manage the explosion of knowledge.
diálogo pacífico
(n.)=peaceful talks.
Ex: Aboriginals in Canada have reached the breaking point after decades of peaceful talks that have not achieved anything.
diálogo rellenando plantillas
(n.)=form-filling dialogue.
Ex: In a form-filling dialogue, the user works with a screen-based image of a form.
diámetro
(n.)=diameter.
Ex: Approximately 4.75 inches in diameter, each disc is capable of storing more than 550 million characters (550 Mb) of information.
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* de diámetro=in diameter.

diáspora
(n.)=diaspora.
Ex: Peoples of the African diaspora are historically the most isolated populations of the world.

diástole
(n.)=diastole.
Ex: Diastole is the period of time when the heart relaxes after contraction.

diéresis
(n.)=dieresis [diereses, -pl.].
Ex: Diacritical marks such as umlauts, accents, diereses may either be ignored, or be assigned a filing value.

diócesis
(n.)=diocese.
Ex: If the work is special to the use of a particular body within the church (e.g., a diocese, cathedral, monastery, religious order), make an added entry under the heading for that body.

diógenes
(n.)=hoarder.
Ex: Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years.

dióxido
(n.)=dioxide.
Ex: From this we can assume that the bonding strength of this ion with monoxides and dioxides is the same in both the monomeric and dimeric complexes.
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* dióxido de azufre=sulphur dioxide.
* dióxido de carbono=carbon dioxide ; CO2.
* dióxido de cloro=chlorine dioxide.
* dióxido de nitrógeno=nitrogen dioxide.
* emisión de dióxido de carbono=CO2 emission.

dióxido de azufre
(n.)=sulphur dioxide.
Ex: The study will quantify the stability of six generic types of microfilms when explosed to low and high levels of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide at low, moderate, and high relative humidities.
dióxido de carbono
=carbon dioxide ; CO2.
Ex: It's time for governments such as the U.S. to get serious about reducing their carbon dioxide emissions. Ex: Exchange of CO2 has been measured on a variety of ecosystems worldwide including grasslands, savannahs, tropical rain forests as well as arctic tundra.
dióxido de nitrógeno
(n.)=nitrogen dioxide.
Ex: The study will quantify the stability of six generic types of microfilms when explosed to low and high levels of ozone, nitrogen dioxide, hydrogen sulfide, and sulfur dioxide at low, moderate, and high relative humidities.
do
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* dar el do de pecho=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + Posesivo + utmost.

dobladillo
(n.)=hem ; cuff.
Ex: If you have a favorite short dress and want to pull the hem down to today's fashionable length, just lower the hem.
Ex: The traditional rule is this: you can have pleated pants without cuffs, but you cannot have flat-front pants with cuffs.
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* coser el dobladillo=hem.
* hacer el dobladillo=hem.
* meter el dobladillo=hem.

doblador
(n.)=bender.
Ex: In an effort to meet demands, librarians themselves have become 'vendor benders'.
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* doblador de cucharas=spoonbender.

doblador de cucharas
(n.)=spoonbender.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoonbenders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.
dobladora
(n.)=folding machine ; folder.
Ex: It should be borne in mind, however, that some folding machines required special impositions.
Ex: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesive are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.

doblaje
(n.)=dubbing.
Ex: This technological separation of image from voice was a precursor to sound track recording of the early fifties which made the dubbing of the singing voice a cosmetic and prosthetic practice.

doblar
(v.)=bend ; double ; fold ; turn down ; push out of + alignment ; dub ; flex.
Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.
Ex: Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box.
Ex: Do not turn down the corners of pages to mark one's place.
Ex: This article argues that box designs for small books have 3 shortcomings: their corners tend to gape; strings, buttons and other fixing arrangements clutter the outside of the box; and the box flaps are too soft causing it to be pushed out of alignment.
Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.
Ex: The following recommendations are made: select copying machines carefully (edge-flush platens are best; don't flex a book more than 180 degrees; educate patrons and staff to be gentle with books; and limit the number of pages copied from each volume.
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* doblar Algo por la mitad=fold + Nombre + in half.
* doblar a muerto=sound + the death knell for.
* doblar el dedo=curl up + finger.
* doblar la curva=come (a)round.
* doblar la esquina=come (a)round.
* doblar la rodilla=genuflect.
* doblar la ropa=fold + clothes.
* doblarse=curl up ; deflect ; buckle ; bend down ; bend over ; crook.
* doblar una curva=go (a)round + a corner ; go (a)round + a bend.
* doblar una esquina=turn + a corner ; go (a)round + a corner ; go (a)round + a bend.
* sin doblarse=unfolded.

doblar Algo por la mitad
(v.)=fold + Nombre + in half.
Ex: To make it easier to spread the ruffles out evenly, before gathering find the center of the ruffle by folding the piece in half end to end.
doblar a muerto
(v.)=sound + the death knell for.
Ex: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
doblar el dedo
(v.)=curl up + finger.
Ex: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.
doblar la curva
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: When she came around from the side of the house she looked like the day we first met.
doblar la esquina
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: When she came around from the side of the house she looked like the day we first met.
doblar la rodilla
(v.)=genuflect.
Ex: This team genuflects to nobody.
doblar la ropa
(v.)=fold + clothes.
Ex: Amy, played by Sarah Webb, was always busy on stage, folding clothes, peeling tatties, always finding something to do.
doblar una curva
(v.)=go (a)round + a corner ; go (a)round + a bend.
Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. Ex: The vibration seems to be worse going downhill or wil appear after going around a bend.
doblar una esquina
(v.)=turn + a corner ; go (a)round + a corner ; go (a)round + a bend.
Ex: But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically. Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. Ex: The vibration seems to be worse going downhill or wil appear after going around a bend.
doblarse
(v.)=curl up ; deflect ; buckle ; bend down ; bend over ; crook.
Ex: It is sometimes necessary to weight the bottom of each map with a piece of dowelling to prevent curling up. Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each. Ex: The arches of greenhouses buckle under snow loads but the criteria used to study the effects are devised for rectilinear beams. Ex: The one other symptom that developed is that I have a slight to moderate pain in my forehead to top of my head when I bend down. Ex: When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode. Ex: Whenever Raymond crooked over to pick something up Fred couldn't help staring at his prat.
doble acristalamiento
(n.)=double glazing.
Ex: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight, but double glazing, tinting, or architectural shading are necessary to alleviate the worst effects of noise, solar gain and solar glare = Las áreas acristaladas permiten que los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la luz natural, aunque el doble acristalamiento, los cristales ahumados, o las sombras arquitectónicas son necesarios para reducir los efectos negativos del ruido, la radiación solar y el resplandor del sol.
doble agente
(n.)=double agent.
Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
doble barba
(n.)=double chin.
Ex: A double chin can be the result of being overweight, poor posture or heredity.
doble barbilla
(n.)=double chin.
Ex: A double chin can be the result of being overweight, poor posture or heredity.
doble imagen
(n.)=ghosting.
Ex: This new technology produces full screen viewing without ghosting and impeccable colour fidelity.
doble mentón
(n.)=double chin.
Ex: A double chin can be the result of being overweight, poor posture or heredity.
doble moral
(n.)=double standard.
Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
doble moralidad
(n.)=doublespeak.
Ex: Careful reasoning can inoculate us against religious fanaticism and political doublespeak.
doble personalidad
(n.)=split personality ; dual personality.
Ex: The term 'split personality,' denoting schizophrenia, refers to an disorder in which the split (separation) is between thought and feeling. Ex: That being said, there's serious questions to be asked if the dual personality explanation is taken at face value.
doble rasero
(n.)=double standard.
Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
doble recesión
(n.)=double dip recession.
Ex: The pace of Germany's recovery is helping dispel fears of a 'double dip' recession across the continent.
doble sentido
(n.)=double meaning ; equivocation.
Ex: In times of dictatorship artists resort to a language of double meaning to express unpopular opinions. Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
doble^1
(n.)=stunt man [stunt men, -pl.] ; stand-in.
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
Ex: On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.

doble^2
(adj.)=double ; dual ; twofold [two-fold] ; two-pronged attack ; double-up ; duplicative ; duplicative ; doubling ; bifocal.
Ex: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.
Ex: It is setting up a system of dual entries, so that the French-speaking people of Canada will have French language representation in the authorities established for Canadian catalog records.
Ex: The purpose of the subject index is therefore twofold: (i) To translate a natural language term into a class number; (ii) to collocate distributed relatives.
Ex: The solution appears to lie in a two-pronged attack = La respuesta parece encontrarse en una solución doble.
Ex: The article 'The double-up program' describes an easy way to utilize multiple CD-ROM products on the same search station.
Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.
Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.
Ex: The large increase in title ouput in 1980 over the previous year resulted in a doubling of title output between 1960 and 1980.
Ex: It is contended that this type of bifocal temporal view threatens the traditional ethnographic methodology.
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* acristalamiento doble=double glazing.
* a doble columna=double-column.
* a doble espacio=double-spaced.
* agente doble=double agent.
* aparcamiento en doble fila=double parking.
* carretera de doble calzada=dual carriageway.
* carretera de doble carril=dual carriageway.
* codificación de doble fila=double row coding.
* con doble acristalamiento=double-glazed.
* con doble titulación=dually qualified.
* de densidad doble=double-density.
* de doble cara=double-hinged ; double-sided.
* de doble filo=double-edged.
* de doble hoja=double-hinged.
* de doble sentido=double-edged ; two-way.
* de doble uso=dual-use.
* de lente doble=dual-lens.
* demy doble=double-demy.
* desgracia doble=double whammy.
* doble acristalamiento=double glazing.
* doble agente=double agent.
* doble barba=double chin.
* doble barbilla=double chin.
* doble imagen=ghosting.
* doble mentón=double chin.
* doble moral=double standard.
* doble moralidad=doublespeak.
* doble personalidad=split personality ; dual personality.
* doble rasero=double standard.
* doble recesión=double dip recession.
* doble sentido=double meaning ; equivocation.
* el doble=twice + as many.
* el doble de=twice + the number of.
* en habitación doble=double occupancy.
* ensayo doble ciego=double-blind research study.
* espía doble=double agent.
* estacionamiento en doble fila=double parking.
* forma de doble fondo=double-faced mould.
* habitación con cama doble=double room.
* habitación doble=twin room ; double bedroom.
* ilustración a doble página=spread ; double-page spread.
* KWIC doble=double KWIC.
* ocupación doble=double occupancy.
* paginación doble=double pagination.
* persona con doble personalidad=Jekyll and Hyde.
* perspectiva doble=bifocal vision.
* poner doble acristalamiento=double glaze.
* tener la doble función=double as ; double up as.
* ventana con acristalamiento doble=double-glazed window.
* ver doble=see + double.
* vía de doble sentido=two-way street.

doblegador
(n.)=bender.
Ex: In an effort to meet demands, librarians themselves have become 'vendor benders'.

doblegar
(v.)=beat ; overcome ; humble ; overpower ; subjugate.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing seeks to overcome physical packaging.
Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.
Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.
Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.
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* doblegarse=give in ; yield ; knuckle under (to).
* doblegarse a=bow down before ; bow to.
* doblegarse ante=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.

doblegarse
(v.)=give in ; yield ; knuckle under (to).
Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician. Ex: She actually had an impulse to go and tell the staff to cast off their chains; she did not, however, yield to it. Ex: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that trashes its own values and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force.
doblegarse a
(v.)=bow down before ; bow to.
Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency. Ex: In connection with that, I think it's the greater part of wisdom in a situation like this to bow to those who know more about the matter than I do.
doblegarse ante
(v.)=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
Ex: The system had treated my grandfather like dirt and kept him tugging his forelock at those whose only virtue was to have been born to wealthier familes. Ex: 'Aye, aye, sir,' answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.
doblemente
=doubly.
Ex: For example, a book on Bridges should be entered under Bridges and not under a broader heading such as Engineering, nor doubly under both headings.
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* estar doblemente seguro=be doubly sure.

doblez del lomo
=spine folds.
Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
doblez^1
(n.)=crease ; fold ; folding ; crease.
Ex: The printer sometimes required the machine direction of the paper to run up the spine of the sections when the sheets were folded, so that they could be given a sharp crease.
Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.
Ex: Fifthly, most of the printing paper of the sixteenth century was in the foolscap size range, which was considered the ordinary size, the shapes and sizes of books printed on it being determined by the folding.
Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.
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* doblez del lomo=spine folds.

doblez^2
(n.)=deceitfulness.
Ex: Deceitfulness is sometimes remains ignored because a significant majority of people indulge in it.

doce (12)
(n.)=twelve (12).
Ex: The IBM PC keyboard has ten or twelve function keys at the left of the keyboard or along the top row.
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* a las doce del mediodía=at high noon.
* doce años=a dozen years.
* las doce del mediodía=noon.

doce años
=a dozen years.
Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
doceavo
(n.)=duodecimo.
Nota: Tamaño de un pliego de papel que dobla de tal modo que se obtienen doce hojas de papel.
Ex: The casting-box was large enough to take the mould of a whole forme of duodecimo or small octavo.

docena
(n.)=dozen.
Ex: Their specialty may be turtles, but of the hundreds of turtle articles published they want only a few dozen, perhaps, and the rest do not fill any information need.
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* docenas de=dozens of.
* media docena=half a dozen ; half-dozen.
* una docena de + Nombre=a dozen + Nombre.

docenas de
=dozens of.
Ex: Such assertions are commonly to be found somewhere in the first few paragraphs of the dozens of papers that propound yet another new theory of reference work.
docencia
(n.)=teaching.
Ex: Teaching is an activity of which teachers are the agents, just as nursing is an activity of which nurses are the agents.

docente^1
(n.)=teacher ; educator.
Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.

docente^2
(adj.)=educational ; teaching.
Ex: The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.
Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.
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* método docente=teaching method.

docilidad
(n.)=submissiveness.
Ex: Such women exhibit personality characteristics of low self-esteem, passivity, impersonalism, and submissiveness.

docto
(n.)=savant.
Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.

doctor en medicina
(n.)=medical doctor.
Ex: The results show clearly that occupational prestige does not depend upon salary or money factors (teaching being ranked second only to medical doctor).
doctor honoris causa
(n.)=honorary doctorate ; doctor honoris causa ; doctoral honorary degree.
Ex: How many honorary doctorates has the Judge racked up since then?. Ex: The world-renowned solo percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, will also receive the degree of Doctor honoris causa on Tuesday, 6 July. Ex: The recipient of an honorary doctoral degree must exhibit a career of extraordinary and lasting distinction that serves as an inspiration to students and an indication of values that are esteemed by the university.
doctorado
(n.)=doctorate ; PhD (Latín - Philosophiae Doctor) ; Ph.D. (Doctor of Philosophy) ; D. Phil (Doctor of Philosophy) ; earned doctorate.
Nota: Aquí earned se utiliza para indicar que se ha conseguido estudiando más que como mérito honorífico.
Ex: Mr. Malinconico has a bachelor's and a master's degree in physics, and is working toward a doctorate from Columbia University in that subject.
Ex: The pre-1959 literature focused on the question of whether degrees in other disciplines were likely to be of more value than the PhD in library science.
Ex: She achieved scholarly distinction with the attainment of the Ph.D. in history of science from the University of Pennsylvania.
Ex: The review process, conducted among members of staff and D. Phil students, is described and results analysed.
Ex: Less than 0.5% of the 100,000 women librarians in the USA have an earned doctorate.
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* estudiante de doctorado=doctoral student ; Ph.D. candidate ; Ph.D. student ; doctoral candidate ; doctoral graduate.
* programa de doctorado=doctoral program(me) ; doctoral degree programme.
* que no ofrece doctorado=non-doctoral granting.

doctoral
(adj.)=doctoral.
Ex: The title of her doctoral dissertation was 'Americans and the Germ Theory of Disease'.
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* tesis doctoral=doctoral dissertation ; PhD dissertation ; Phd thesis (Ph.D. thesis) ; doctoral thesis.

doctorando
(n.)=doctoral candidate ; Ph.D. candidate.
Ex: Scientists, visiting fellows, and doctoral candidates participated in the survey.
Ex: Despite the cynical opinion of the general public, important original research can originate from Ph.D. candidates at universities.

doctrina
(n.)=creed ; doctrine ; credo ; shibboleth ; canon.
Ex: Democracy, rightly understood, is a positive creed and its political and social values would be greatly strengthened if the library service was planned on national lines to support them.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
Ex: This has created problems -- donning this mantle, with its 'publish or perish' credo, has forced a re-evaluation of the librarian's role.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.
Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.
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* doctrina de Mendel=Mendelism.
* doctrina religiosa=religious doctrine.

doctrina de Mendel
(n.)=Mendelism.
Ex: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism.
doctrina religiosa
(n.)=religious doctrine.
Ex: The disestablishment of religion has encouraged the proliferation of religious sects and religious doctrines.
doctrinal
(adj.)=doctrinal.
Ex: The congregational library is considered as a parish asset providing devotional and doctrinal resources.

doctrinario
(adj.)=doctrinaire.
Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.

documentación
(n.)=documentation ; documentation ; information science ; information work ; information coverage.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is the documentation, and search aids available to support searching on the data base, such as classification schedules, printed or machine-viewable thesauri, and so on.
Ex: Documentation is the continuous and systematic collection and processing of recorded information for the purposes of its storage, retrieval, utilization or transmission.
Ex: Information science consist of the study of the functions, the structure and the transmission of information and also the management of information systems.
Ex: An appreciation of the decisions necessary in the compilation of abstracts and indexes is essential not only to the intending indexer but also to the information staff devoted to information work.
Ex: Serious attention should be given to the coordination and improvement of bibliographic control at a national level to avoid duplication of effort and gaps in information coverage.
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* ALISE (Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación)=ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).
* Asociación Suiza de Documentación (SAD)=Swiss Association for Documentation (SAD).
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentacion médica=medical librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación musical=music librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación para enfermería=nursing librarianship.
* biblioteconomía y documentación=librarianship and information science (LIS) ; library and information studies.
* biblioteconomía y documentación (ByD)=library and information science (LIS) ; information and library studies (ILS).
* caja de recogida de documentación=deposit box.
* centro de documentación=clearinghouse [clearing house] ; documentation centre ; information centre ; information unit ; research centre.
* ciencias de la documentación=information science ; library science.
* Consejo de los Servicios de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (LISC)=Library and Information Services Council (LISC).
* documentación audiovisual=audiovisual documentation.
* documentación clínica=clinical information.
* documentación de empresas=business record.
* documentación del sistema=system documentation.
* documentación de un curso=course pack.
* documentación efímera=fugitive literature.
* documentación técnica=technical documentation.
* enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación=library and information science education.
* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación=LIS school.
* escuelas universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD)=school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).
* facultad de biblioteconomía y documentación=graduate library school ; LIS school.
* Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (FBYD)=Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
* Federación Internacional de Documentación (FID)=International Federation for Documentation (FID).
* gestión de documentación administrativa=record keeping [recordkeeping] ; record management [records management] ; record(s) management ; paperwork management.
* gestor de documentación administrativa=record manager [records manager] ; record(s) manager.
* Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI)=American Documentation Institute (ADI).
* investigación en biblioteconomía y documentación=library and information science research.
* investigación en ciencias de la documentación=information science research.
* investigación en documentación=information science research.
* licenciado en biblioteconomía y documentación=MLS graduate.
* licenciatura en biblioteconomía y documentación=master in library and information science (MLIS).
* Licenciatura en Documentación=M.L.S. (Master in Library Science).
* máster en biblioteconomía y documentación=master in library and information science (MLIS).
* mundo de la documentación, el=information world, the.
* pedir la documentación=card.
* Sección de Automatización y Documentación de ALA (ISAD)=Information Science and Automation Division (IASD).
* seleccionador de documentación de archivo=archival appraiser.
* servicio de documentación=documentation service.
* titulación en biblioteconomía y documentación=library degree ; library science degree.
* trabajo con documentación automatizada=computer-based information work.
* trámites relacionados con la documentación=paper handling.

documentación audiovisual
(n.)=audiovisual documentation.
Ex: The most important problem facing educators of future audiovisual archivists and librarians is the lack of international standards for description and indexing of audiovisual documentation.
documentación clínica
(n.)=clinical information.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Privacy in clinical information systems in secondary care'.
documentación de empresas
(n.)=business record.
Ex: Repositories have broad mandates to acquire records, including business records, of cultural and historical importance to their respective communities.
documentación de un curso
(n.)=course pack.
Ex: The author looks at the issues involved in 2 American court cases relating to copyright law and commercial document reproduction for the provision of course packs.
documentación del sistema
(n.)=system documentation.
Ex: KnowledgePro and its accompanying toolkits can be useful to libraries and information centres for computer-based tutorials and system documentation.
documentación efímera
(n.)=fugitive literature.
Ex: The fugitive literature of acid rain: making use of nonconventional information sources in a vertical file.
documentación técnica
(n.)=technical documentation.
Ex: Screen captures are probably the most frequently used illustration in software manuals but have received little attention in the literature on technical documentation.
documentado
(adj.)=documented ; recorded.
Ex: While some of the literature examined diverges from mainstream allopathic medicine, most popular publications succeed in presenting coherent, reasoned, and documented viewpoints.
Ex: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
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* bien documentado=well documented [well-documented].
* conocimiento documentado=recorded knowledge.
* información documentada=documented information.
* muy documentado=well documented [well-documented].
* no estar documentado=be undocumented.

documental sobre viajes
(n.)=travelogue [travelog, -USA].
Ex: The book is a picturesque hybrid of travelogue, personal memoir, lyric rhapsody, art history, and cultural criticism.
documental^1
(n.)=footage ; documentary film ; documentary.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.
Ex: The author considers the problems associated with taking cataloguing from secondary sources when cataloguing documentary films.
Ex: He focuses on the particular question as to how the laws apply to the various practices such as the screening of documentaries and other films in staff meetings.
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* documental sobre viajes=travelogue [travelog, -USA].
* rodar un documental=shoot + documentary.
* serie documental=documentary series.
* serie documental televisiva=television documentary series.

documental^2
(adj.)=documentary.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
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* análisis documental=document analysis ; subject analysis.
* cadena documental, la=information chain, the.
* conjunto documental multimedia=kit ; multimedia item.
* descripción documental=document description.
* encargado de la gestión documental=record(s) manager.
* evidencia documental=documentary evidence.
* fondo documental=document collection.
* gestión documental=record management [records management] ; record(s) management ; record keeping [recordkeeping].
* gestor documental=document retrieval system ; information manager ; record manager [records manager].
* información documental=documentary information ; document information.
* justificación documental=literary warrant.
* lenguaje documental=index language.
* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio=community literature.
* patrimonio documental=published heritage ; documented heritage.
* perfil documental=document profile.
* profesional de la gestión documental=information management professional.
* prueba documental=documentary evidence.
* recuperación documental=document retrieval.
* recursos documentales=documentary resources.
* responsable de la gestión documental=record(s) manager.
* resumen documental=document summary.
* ruido documental=noise.
* serie documental=series.
* sistema de gestión documental=record(s) system.
* sistema de información documental=document information system.
* soporte documental=information carrier.
* sustituto documental=document representation ; document substitute ; substitute.
* unidad documental=document unit ; record unit.
* video documental=documentary video.

documentalista
(n.)=documentalist ; information intermediary ; information manager ; information officer ; information scientist ; intelligence officer ; information specialist.
Ex: The development of new information techniques -- informatics, computerisation, teledocumentation -- has given rise to a new type of documentalist trained in the special skills necessary to facilitate user access to international data bases using modern computer tools.
Ex: These hosts are often searched by information intermediaries who have acquired specialist searching skills.
Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
Ex: The nature of the users, their background, their work, the frequency with which they use the system, and their mode of access to the system (that is, through an intermediary information officer, or directly) are all factors to be considered.
Ex: Scientists, engineers and other subject specialists may be employed together with information scientists as full-time abstractors.
Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
Ex: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
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* AIBDA (Asociación Interamericana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agri=AIBDA (Inter-American Association of Agricultural Librarians and Information Specialists).
* Asociación Australiana de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas (ALIA)=Australian Library and Information Association (ALIA).
* Asociación de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Suráfrica (LIASA)=Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA).
* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura=International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
* comunidad de bibliotecarios y documentalistas, la=library and information community, the.
* documentalista de los medios de comunicación=news librarian ; news librarian.
* profesión de bibliotecario y de documentalista, la=library and information services profession, the.
* profesión de documentalista, la=information profession, the.
* profesión del bibliotecario y documentalista, la=library and information profession, the.
* profesiones de bibliotecario y de documentalista, las=information professions, the.

documentalista de los medios de comunicación
(n.)=news librarian ; news librarian.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla". Ex: The article is entitled 'The news librarians: fast lane information professionals' = El artículo se titula "Los documentalistas de los medios de comunicación: profesionales de la información a toda pastilla".
documentar
(v.)=document.
Ex: This means that it must be well documented, with for example user manuals, test data and guidance on setting up systems.
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* documentarse=do + Posesivo + homework.
* sin documentar=undocumented.

documentarse
(v.)=do + Posesivo + homework.
Ex: The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry.
documento
(n.)=document ; item ; material ; work ; stock item ; record ; paper.
Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.
Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.
Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.
Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc. and in a computer-held data base a record is all the information contained relating to a document.
Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
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* acceso a los documentos=document delivery.
* acción de guardar documentos=save.
* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform=ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).
* análisis formal de documentos=markup [mark-up].
* Archivo Británico de Documentos Públicos=British Public Record Office.
* archivo de documentos administrativos=public record office.
* archivo de documentos públicos=record office.
* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento=material (or type of publication) specific details area.
* base de datos de documentos primarios=source database.
* base de datos de documentos secundarios=reference database.
* búsqueda de documento conocido=known-item search.
* búsqueda de documentos concretos=item search.
* Centro de Distribución de Documentos de la Biblioteca Británica (BLDSC)=British Library Document Supply Centre (BLDSC).
* circulación de documentos=flow of documents ; stock circulation.
* codificar un documento=mark up + document.
* cola de documentos reservados y disponibles=held-document-available queue.
* colección de documentos impresos=print collection.
* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes=reshelving.
* comprobación del documento=collating.
* conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation.
* conservador de documentos=records custodian.
* contenido del documento=document content.
* creación de documentos secundarios=surrogacy.
* de acuerdo con este documento=hereunder.
* del documento específico=document-related.
* dependiente del documento=document-dependent.
* depósito de documentos digitales=repository.
* depósito de documentos electrónico=repository.
* descripción de documentos de archivo=archival description.
* descripción del documento=document description.
* designación específica de la clase de documento=specific material designation.
* designación general de la clase de documento=general material designation.
* difusión electrónica de documentos (DED)=electronic document delivery (EDD).
* digitalización de documentos=document imaging.
* distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan document delivery.
* documento acreditativo de identidad=proof of identity.
* documento administrativo público=public record.
* documento base=discussion document.
* documento científico=scholarly work.
* documento citado=cited document.
* documento citante=citing document.
* documento compuesto=composite document ; compound document.
* documento de archivo=archival document ; archival record ; archival file ; archival print.
* documento de autoridad archivística=archival authority record ; archival authority record.
* documento de consulta=discussion document.
* documento de debate=discussion paper.
* documento de imagen en movimiento=moving image document.
* documento de opinión=discussion document.
* documento de renuncia=waiver form.
* documento derivado=derivative document.
* documento de texto=textual document.
* documento de trabajo=working document ; working draft.
* documento electrónico=electronic document ; machine readable document ; electronic record.
* documento en papel=paper document.
* documento estatal=state document.
* documento falsificado=forged document.
* documento falso=forged document ; fake document.
* documento fuente=host document ; original document ; parent document ; source document.
* documento hallado=match.
* documento histórico=historical document ; historical paper.
* documento icónico=iconic document.
* documento impreso=printout [print-out] ; paper document ; print-off.
* documento informativo=FYI (For Your Information).
* documento interno=internal document.
* documento legal=legal document.
* documento legible por máquina=machine readable document.
* documento literario=literary document.
* documento matriz=master document.
* documento multimedia=multimedia document (MD).
* documento oficial=government document ; official document ; official record.
* documento oficial municipal=municipal document.
* documento origen=host document.
* documento pictórico=image document.
* documento primario=primary document ; primary publication ; primary source.
* documento prohibido=banned title.
* documento público=public document ; municipal document.
* documento recuperado=hit.
* documento recuperado no pertinente=false drop.
* documento reservado=held document.
* documento secundario=derivative document ; secondary document ; secondary publication ; surrogate ; document surrogate.
* documentos encontrados=posting.
* documentos jurídicos=muniments.
* documento sonoro=audio document.
* documentos personales=personal papers.
* documentos primarios=primary material ; primary source material.
* documentos producto de investigación=research materials.
* documento técnico=technical document.
* documento vencido=overdue ; overdue document.
* documento web=Web document.
* dominado por el documento impreso=print-dominated.
* encargado de la gestión de documentos=record(s) manager.
* en este documento=herein ; hereto.
* enunciado de búsqueda de documentos multimedia=multimedia query.
* enviar un documento=deliver + document.
* específico del documento=document-related ; document-specific.
* etiqueta del documento=document label.
* etiquetado de documentos=document markup.
* experto en la confección de documentos web=text mark-up expert.
* expurgo de documentos=records disposition.
* fichero de registro por documento=item record file.
* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web=generalised markup format.
* gestión de documentos=document management ; handling of documents ; record(s) management ; record keeping [recordkeeping].
* gestión de documentos electrónicos=electronic document management.
* gestión de imágenes de documentos=document image management.
* gestión electrónica de documentos=electronic record management.
* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation and management.
* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda=topicality.
* identificador del documento=document identifier.
* imagen digital de un documento=digital image document.
* índice de palabras del documento=textwords ratio.
* índice de registro por documento=item record index.
* lector de documentos=document scanner.
* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup language.
* mapa que se inserta en otro documento=inclusion map.
* mercado de suministro de documentos=document supply market.
* método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF)=Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).
* NAGARA (Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobie=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
* número de documentos devueltos a los estantes=shelving statistics.
* número de identificación del documento=library registration number.
* número del documento=document identification number ; document number.
* número de referencia del documento=document reference number.
* obsolescencia del documento=literature aging [literature ageing].
* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de=rank + documents.
* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia=rank + document output.
* palabra del documento=textword.
* pantalla resumen del documento=document summary screen.
* pedido de documento=document ordering.
* petición de documentos=document delivery.
* petición de documentos por el lector=document request.
* producción de documentos=document production.
* profesional encargado de la gestión de documentos=records professional.
* publicación de documentos del gobierno=government publishing.
* publicación de documentos oficiales=official publishing.
* redactar un documento=draft + document.
* red de suministro de documentos=document supply network.
* registro de documento pedido=on-order record.
* renovar el préstamo de un documento=renew + document.
* reproducción de documentos=documentary reproduction.
* responsable de la gestión de documentos=record(s) manager.
* restauración de documentos=document restoration.
* seguir la pista a un documento=chase + item.
* seleccionar y presentar en un documento=package.
* selección de documentos=document selection ; selection of documents.
* servicio de entrega de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* servicio de petición de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* servicio de préstamo de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* servicio de suministro de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* servicio de transferencia de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* servicios de documentos secundarios=secondary services.
* servidor de documentos=document server.
* servir un documento=deliver + document.
* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos)=SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).
* sistema automatizado para la recuperación de documentos=computerised document retrieval system.
* sistema de digitalización de documentos=document imaging system.
* sistema de gestión de documentos=record(s) system.
* sistema de gestión de documentos electrónicos=electronic document management system (EDMS).
* sistema de petición de documentos=document delivery system.
* sistema de suministro de documentos=document supply system.
* sistema de transferencia de documentos=document delivery system.
* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín=one-place system.
* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos=markup code.
* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup system.
* solicitar un documento=request + document.
* suministro de documentos=document supply.
* transferencia de documentos=document delivery.
* tratamiento de documentos=document processing ; document handling.
* Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP)=Document Image Processing (DIP).
* UNDEX (Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas)=UNDEX (United Nations Documents Index).
* UNDI (Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas)=UNDI (United Nations Documents Index).
* vector de los documentos=document vector.
* vida útil de un documento=shelf life.
* XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos)=XML (Extensible Markup Language).

documento acreditativo de identidad
(n.)=proof of identity.
Ex: All applicants for a driver license must present proof of identity satisfactory to the department.
documento administrativo público
(n.)=public record.
Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
documento base
(n.)=discussion document.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
documento científico
(n.)=scholarly work.
Ex: ISI gives you an additional -- and very powerful -- way of locating articles... by CITATIONS, the references found at the end of scholarly works.
documento citado
(n.)=cited document.
Ex: A citation index lists, in alphabetical order by author's name, the citations made in any of the source documents, and indicates for each cited document, the source document which cites it.
documento citante
(n.)=citing document.
Ex: This article presents a probabilistic theory of indexing and similarity measure based on cited and citing documents.
documento compuesto
(n.)=composite document ; compound document.
Ex: Composite documents are documents which contain two or more discrete subjects. Ex: Compound documents are those which contain graphics, maps, photos, scientific notation, as well as those containing textual anomalies, such as footnotes, columnar text, handwriting and boxed text.
documento de archivo
(n.)=archival document ; archival record ; archival file ; archival print.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value. Ex: Lawyers and historians have different and possibly conflicting needs with regard to archival records and archivists should consider the requirements of both professions to maintain a balanced collection. Ex: The initial task of the Archive, which in 1960 had a stock of 521 archival files, was to complete the transfer of stock from other archival workplaces and to make its stock available to research workers. Ex: The combination will yield an archival print that will last for many decades or up to a century without fading or degradation of colour.
documento de autoridad archivística
(n.)=archival authority record ; archival authority record.
Ex: Such 'archival authority records' differ from their bibliographic counterparts in the functional roles they play in the descriptive process. Ex: Such 'archival authority records' differ from their bibliographic counterparts in the functional roles they play in the descriptive process.
documento de consulta
(n.)=discussion document.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
documento de debate
(n.)=discussion paper.
Ex: The UKLDS or the UK Library Database System is a proposal from the Cooperative Automation Group (CAG) which was first disseminated in a discussion paper published in 1982.
documento de imagen en movimiento
(n.)=moving image document.
Ex: Images bear a different relationship to objects and events from that of words, and the manner in which moving image documents generate meaning differs from the way strings of words communicate.
documento de opinión
(n.)=discussion document.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
documento de renuncia
(n.)=waiver form.
Ex: By completing the form, we agree that the expenses established in the waiver form will be liability of and paid for by the insurance company.
documento de texto
(n.)=textual document.
Ex: Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.
documento de trabajo
(n.)=working document ; working draft.
Ex: The working documents of the European Parliament provide an insight into the proceedings of parliamentary committees. Ex: This is a working draft outlining possible parameters of new qualitative and quantitative standards for public libraries.
documento derivado
(n.)=derivative document.
Ex: A derivative document is a secondary document resulting from adapting, rearranging, or translating one or more documents.
documento electrónico
(n.)=electronic document ; machine readable document ; electronic record.
Ex: The electronic document may be a research paper, a book, a directory, an encyclopedia, a bibliographic database or several of these stored on optical disk. Ex: In contrast, machine readable documents do not have any of the tactile, tangible characteristics of books which provide the necessary reassurance of immortality. Ex: Data warehouses have the attraction that they are repositories of stable and datable information but considerable harm could be done to the integrity of the electronic record if used inappropriately.
documento en papel
(n.)=paper document.
Ex: The organisation and retrieval of paper documents are discussed in the light of new perspectives opened up by optical discs, hypertext and artificial intelligence.
documento estatal
(n.)=state document.
Ex: The article discusses the evaluation of mass records (tax documents, estate documents, trusteeship documents).
documento falsificado
(n.)=forged document.
Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone.
documento falso
(n.)=forged document ; fake document.
Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: Unfortunately, there are thousands of students who have succeeded to obtain student visa with fake documents.
documento fuente
(n.)=host document ; original document ; parent document ; source document.
Ex: A component part is a document that for the purposes of bibliographic identification or access requires reference to a host document of which it forms a part. Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document. Ex: An abstract covers all of the main points made in the original document, and usually follows the style and arrangement of the parent document. Ex: A citation index lists, in alphabetical order by author's name, the citations made in any of the source documents, and indicates for each cited document, the source document which cites it.
documento hallado
(n.)=match.
Ex: If a search returns more than one match, you can select a particular record by entering the record number and pressing <Enter>.
documento histórico
(n.)=historical document ; historical paper.
Ex: Works of art are no longer sought after for their aesthetic qualities alone, but are seen as historical documents reflecting the time and place of their creation. Ex: The historical papers section includes more than 300 documents reflecting the struggle for national liberation.
documento icónico
(n.)=iconic document.
Ex: An iconic document is a document in which pictorial representation is the prominent feature.
documento impreso
(n.)=printout [print-out] ; paper document ; print-off.
Ex: Libraries of the future will spend larger and larger portions of their budgets not on books, but to finance patrons' acquisitions of print-outs of desired documents located through the online catalogue. Ex: The organisation and retrieval of paper documents are discussed in the light of new perspectives opened up by optical discs, hypertext and artificial intelligence. Ex: However, these 'libraries' also had a substantial number and apparently growing collection of materials from the U.S. and numerous website print-offs from anti-Castro groups.
documento informativo
=FYI (For Your Information).
Ex: A subset of the RFCs, the FYIs (For Your Information) are documents which provide useful background information about the Internet.
documento interno
(n.)=internal document.
Ex: It must in fact be doubted whether 'internal documents' as a class could be said to have any characteristic by which the user might distinguish them from publications, except their relative elusiveness.
documento legal
(n.)=legal document.
Ex: LEXIS is a retrieval system for legal documents.
documento legible por máquina
(n.)=machine readable document.
Ex: In contrast, machine readable documents do not have any of the tactile, tangible characteristics of books which provide the necessary reassurance of immortality.
documento literario
(n.)=literary document.
Ex: Literature and literary documents are, obviously, far from forgotten or disregarded as part of the function of bibliography.
documento matriz
(n.)=master document.
Ex: If a master document number is entered, DOBIS/LIBIS displays a summary of the circulation status of all copies owned by the library.
documento multimedia
(n.)=multimedia document (MD).
Ex: This article describes the architecture and the main features of DOMINO, a multimedia information retrieval system whose data base is a collection of multimedia documents (MDs) constituted of a mixing of texts and images.
documento oficial
(n.)=government document ; official document ; official record.
Ex: Citation analysis of 7 core periodicals of the geological literature for 1985, showed that government document citations averaged 16% of all reference citations. Ex: Of these, about 25 are involved in traditional Library activities (acquisition, cataloguing, management of periodicals, official documents, etc.). Ex: This book relies on official records, in the absence of independent Jewish testimony, to reconstruct Jewish life within the borders of the medieval duchy of Brunswick.
documento oficial municipal
(n.)=municipal document.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.
documento origen
(n.)=host document.
Ex: A component part is a document that for the purposes of bibliographic identification or access requires reference to a host document of which it forms a part.
documento pictórico
(n.)=image document.
Ex: The system provides the capability to index and store both alphanumeric data objects and image doucments on on-line storage media.
documento primario
(n.)=primary document ; primary publication ; primary source.
Ex: A primary document is a document which presents information which is essentially original in character. Ex: Abstracts are an important component of many primary and secondary publications, current-awareness services and computerized databases. Ex: Secondary sources are books, digests, articles, trend reports based on primary sources, both by native and foreign authors.
documento prohibido
(n.)=banned title.
Ex: About 3,000 formerly banned titles have been re-admitted to public libraries.
documento público
(n.)=public document ; municipal document.
Ex: This category of material is currently referred to generically as 'public documents'. Ex: The article is entitled 'The ebbing of municipal documents and the flow of public information in New York'.
documento recuperado
(n.)=hit.
Ex: The computer replies by listing the numbers of documents in each subcommand, and places 10752 hits in set 1.
documento recuperado no pertinente
(n.)=false drop.
Ex: False drops are cards which drop from the needle when the documents that the cards represent are not truly relevant to the topic of a search.
documento reservado
(n.)=held document.
Ex: When a held document is returned, it is reserved by the system for the first person on the hold list.
documento secundario
(n.)=derivative document ; secondary document ; secondary publication ; surrogate ; document surrogate.
Ex: A derivative document is a secondary document resulting from adapting, rearranging, or translating one or more documents. Ex: A secondary document is a document which derives from or describes primary documents. Ex: Abstracts are an important component of many primary and secondary publications, current-awareness services and computerized databases. Ex: Any catalogue comprises a number of entries each entry representing or acting as a surrogate for a document. Ex: The paradigm of library science is presented as the transfer of documents and document surrogates.
documento sonoro
(n.)=audio document.
Ex: In all, the compilation includes more than 130 video and audio documents, divided by theme.
documento técnico
(n.)=technical document.
Ex: This article shows that simple, knowledge-intensive algorithms can successfully interpret many of the compounds found in technical documents.
documento vencido
(n.)=overdue ; overdue document.
Ex: This package enables the library to carry out the following functions: title searches; keyword searches; generating overdues; generating chasers; printing applications, generating loan statistics; generating reports. Ex: This will cause the system to react differently to a request to renew an overdue document.
documento web
(n.)=Web document.
Ex: Automated 'crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los 'motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.
documentos encontrados
(n.)=posting.
Ex: An entry in the inverted file consists of the term to be searched, the number of records containing the term (known as the number of postings), and the reference number of those records (known as the addresses).
documentos jurídicos
(n.)=muniments.
Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.
documentos personales
=personal papers.
Ex: This article covers personal papers e.g. bishops' diaries, financial records, papers of religious orders and societies, parish records and church registers.
documentos primarios
(n.)=primary material ; primary source material.
Ex: Librarians must now act as a bridge between vital sources of primary material and users who need guidance in the difficult and time-consuming quest for information. Ex: Libraries, archives and record offices must collect and preserve for posterity as much primary source material as they are able and exploit it as much as possible.
documentos producto de investigación
(n.)=research materials.
Ex: We have the most comprehensive collection of research materials on chess and checkers in the world.
docunovela
(n.)=docusoap.
Ex: Every successful soap opera revolves around a few central characters, and a docusoap is no different.

docuserie
(n.)=docusoap.
Ex: Every successful soap opera revolves around a few central characters, and a docusoap is no different.

dodecaedro
(n.)=dodecahedron.
Ex: Also on this outer layer are another 20 dodecahedrons which have three pentagonal faces on the surface.

dodó
(n.)=dodo.
Nota: Animal extinto al que se hace referencia para indicar que algo está en peligro de desaparecer.
Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.

dogma
(n.)=dogma ; tenet ; orthodoxy ; shibboleth ; canon.
Ex: Your search for dog does not retrieve occurrences of dogs, doggie (or dogma, for that matter).
Ex: This attack summarises her main tenets.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.
Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.

dogmatismo
(adj.)=pontification ; dogmatism.
Ex: A president ought to have to live for a little while with his presidential pontifications.
Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.

dogmatizar
(v.)=pontificate ; be dogmatic.
Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.

dogmáticamente
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* opinar dogmáticamente=opinionate.

dogmático
(adj.)=dogmatic ; doctrinaire ; doctrinal ; full of opinions ; opinionated ; self-opinionated.
Ex: In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.
Ex: This method requires adaptability and adherence to a consistent appreciation of what the particular employees want and need rather than a doctrinaire insistence on being permissive = Este método requiere que se aprecie regularmente de un modo flexible lo que los empleados concretos quieren y necesitan más que una insistencia dogmático en ser permisivo.
Ex: The congregational library is considered as a parish asset providing devotional and doctrinal resources.
Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: You are an overwhelming, self-opinionated bore who cannot abide the thought that other people may not share your views.
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* ser dogmático=be dogmatic.

dogo
(n.)=bulldog.
Ex: Bulldogs are recognized as excellent family pets because of their tendency to form strong bonds with children.

dolencia
(n.)=niggling ; soreness ; niggle ; lurgy.
Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
Ex: Although I am back to eating at pre lurgy level and am back to my normal weight I am still so devoid of energy!.

doler
(v.)=feel + hurt ; ache ; begrudge ; grudge ; rankle.
Ex: Managers feel hurt by employees disloyal to the goals of the organization.
Ex: The something that had ached in Zach Ponderal all week and which he thought he had finally quelled, started aching again.
Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.
Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
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* darle a Alguien donde le duele=get it + in the teeth.
* estómago + doler=stomach + ache.
* sentirse dolido=feel + hurt.
* tocar donde duele=touch on + a sore spot.

dolido
(adj.)=doleful.
Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.

doliente
(n.)=mourner.
Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

dolmen
(n.)=dolmen.
Ex: It also reveals geological and architectural characteristics that are unlike other local dolmens.

dolo
(n.)=wrongful intent.
Ex: The court started with the premise that the essence of a criminal offense in our system of jurisprudence is wrongful intent.

dolomita
(n.)=dolomite.
Ex: A practical method of enriching water with alkaline ions using a water circulation system with dolomite is introduced.

dolor
(n.)=pain ; agony ; ache ; grief ; woefulness ; soreness ; heartache.
Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.
Ex: Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.
Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
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* alivio del dolor=pain relief.
* de dolor=in pain.
* dolor abdominal=abdominal pain.
* dolor agudo=twinge.
* dolor crónico=chronic pain.
* dolor de barriga=tummy ache.
* dolor de cabeza=headache.
* dolor de cabeza espantoso=splitting headache.
* dolor de corazón=heartache.
* dolor de cuello=neck pain.
* dolor de espalda=backache [back-ache] ; back pain.
* dolor de estómago=stomach ache ; upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* dolor de garganta=sore throat.
* dolor de muelas=toothache.
* dolor de oído=earache.
* dolor de ojos=eyestrain [eye strain].
* dolor de pecho=chest pain.
* dolor en la mano al escribir=writer's cramp.
* dolor en las articulaciones=joint pain.
* dolores de parto=birth pangs.
* dolor estomacal=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* dolor físico=physical pain.
* dolor fulgurante=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
* dolor lancinante=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
* dolor menstrual=period pain.
* dolor muscular=muscle pain ; muscle ache.
* dolor penetrante=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
* dolor pulsante=throbbing pain.
* dolor pulsátil=throbbing pain.
* dolor punzante=throbbing pain ; shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain ; twinge.
* gesto de dolor=wince of pain ; wince.
* hacer una mueca de dolor=wince.
* hacer un gesto de dolor=wince.
* infierno del dolor, el=hurt locker, the.
* molestias y dolores=aches and pains.
* mueca de dolor=wince of pain ; wince.
* punzada de dolor=twinge.
* que no causa dolor=painless.
* sin dolor=painless.

dolor abdominal
(n.)=abdominal pain.
Ex: According to the girl and her mother, she had before treatment been suffering from abdominal pain, gnashing her teeth, vaginal itching, and diarrhoea from time to time.
dolor agudo
(n.)=twinge.
Ex: Once you become pregnant, you may begin to experience twinges.
dolor crónico
(n.)=chronic pain.
Ex: Thorough documentation of patient-related details is required in order to supply necessary data for research on the epidemiology, etiology, and therapy of chronic pain.
dolor de barriga
(n.)=tummy ache.
Ex: Tummy ache or abdominal pain is pain of any sort in or around the abdomen -- the area of the body between the chest and the legs.
dolor de cabeza
(n.)=headache.
Ex: Even the ones who don't complain say they have coughing fits at times, and itchy eyes, and headaches.
dolor de cabeza espantoso
(n.)=splitting headache.
Ex: A total of 87 people had been admitted to hospital with the same symptoms: high blood pressure, splitting headache, high temperature and sore throat.
dolor de corazón
(n.)=heartache.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
dolor de cuello
(n.)=neck pain.
Ex: Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.
dolor de espalda
(n.)=backache [back-ache] ; back pain.
Ex: Back-ache, eye strain, tiredness, irritability, absenteeism and inefficiency are some of the problems that result from bad workstation design. Ex: Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.
dolor de estómago
(n.)=stomach ache ; upset stomach ; stomach upset.
Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms. Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache. Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
dolor de garganta
(n.)=sore throat.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
dolor de muelas
(n.)=toothache.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
dolor de ojos
(n.)=eyestrain [eye strain].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Micrographics and eyestrain: more bogeyman than real threat'.
dolor de oído
(n.)=earache.
Ex: The common cold, problems with tonsils and adenoids, and earache are discussed.
dolor de pecho
(n.)=chest pain.
Ex: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.
dolor en la mano al escribir
(n.)=writer's cramp.
Ex: Another psychogenic problem is writer's cramp.
dolor en las articulaciones
(n.)=joint pain.
Ex: From heart disease to weight loss to help in alleviating joint pain, cayenne pepper is becoming more recognized for its holistic health benefits.
dolor estomacal
(n.)=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache. Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
dolor fulgurante
(n.)=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering. Ex: Shoulder pathology that can lead to shooting pains include arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis.
dolor físico
(n.)=physical pain.
Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.
dolor lancinante
(n.)=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering. Ex: Shoulder pathology that can lead to shooting pains include arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis.
dolor menstrual
(n.)=period pain.
Ex: As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.
dolor muscular
(n.)=muscle pain ; muscle ache.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress. Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
dolor penetrante
(n.)=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering. Ex: Shoulder pathology that can lead to shooting pains include arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis.
dolor pulsante
(n.)=throbbing pain.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.
dolor pulsátil
(n.)=throbbing pain.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.
dolor punzante
(n.)=throbbing pain ; shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain ; twinge.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes. Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering. Ex: Shoulder pathology that can lead to shooting pains include arthritis, bursitis, and tendonitis. Ex: Once you become pregnant, you may begin to experience twinges.
dolores de parto
=birth pangs.
Ex: These mobile library services are suffering birth pangs, with a lack of flexibility of services to the community, unbalanced collections and financial restrictions placed upon the librarian in each community.
dolorido
(adj.)=sore ; achy .
Ex: The article 'A site for sore eyes' explains elements in a Web site that will ensure that users will want to use it: aesthetics, navigation, graphics tools, etc..
Ex: Even the smoothest of pregnancies may come with an achy back and tender breasts.
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* estar dolorido=feel + achy.
* sentirse dolorido=feel + achy.
* zona dolorida=sore point ; sore spot.

dolorosamente
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* dolorosamente + Adjetivo=painfully + Adjetivo.

dolorosamente + Adjetivo
=painfully + Adjetivo.
Ex: The terrible difficulties raised when a particular group is offended is painfully evident in the controversy created within the American Library Association.
doloroso
(adj.)=painfully + Adjetivo ; grievous ; wrenching ; upsetting ; painful ; heartbreaking.
Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.
Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: These are some of the most gripping, and most heartbreaking, pictures so far from Haiti in the aftermath of yesterday's devastating earthquake.
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* hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso=take + the sting out of + Algo ; take + the bite out of ; take + the teeth out of.

doma
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* doma de exhibición=dressage.
* doma ecuestre de exhibición=dressage.
* pista de doma=dressage ring ; dressage arena.

doma de exhibición
(n.)=dressage.
Ex: Even if you're not a huge dressage fan, Paul's skill on horseback is fascinating to watch.
doma ecuestre de exhibición
(n.)=dressage.
Ex: Even if you're not a huge dressage fan, Paul's skill on horseback is fascinating to watch.
domado
(adj.)=tame ; domesticated ; tamed.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
Ex: Domesticated yaks, which breed freely with domestic cattle, are used as pack, draft, milk, and beef animals.
Ex: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.

domar
(v.)=tame ; break + Nombre + in ; domesticate.
Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.
Ex: You'll never wear your combat boots until they're comfortable, and this is the fastest and easiest way to break them in.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Domesticating the computer terminal: a plan to increase our understanding of how men use machines'.
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* domar la fiera=tame + the beast.

domar la fiera
(v.)=tame + the beast.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Taming the Beast: Designing a Course in Intercultural Communication'.
domesticabilidad
(n.)=trainability.
Ex: Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.

domesticación
(n.)=domestication.
Ex: Another factor contributing to the truce involved changes in their warmongering attitudes on domestication.

domesticado
(adj.)=tame ; domesticated ; tamed.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
Ex: Domesticated yaks, which breed freely with domestic cattle, are used as pack, draft, milk, and beef animals.
Ex: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.

domesticar
(v.)=domesticate ; tame.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Domesticating the computer terminal: a plan to increase our understanding of how men use machines'.
Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.

domiciliación
(n.)=standing order ; direct debit ; direct billing.
Ex: With the advent of computers, standing orders (pre-authorized payments) and the preparation of statements could also be automated.
Ex: In the past, card payments have not been as popular in the euro area as other payment instruments, such as credit transfers and direct debits.
Ex: They also have a small network of private hospitals where the insurer pays the bills on a direct billing basis.
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* domiciliación bancaria=direct debit ; standing order ; direct billing.

domiciliación bancaria
(n.)=direct debit ; standing order ; direct billing.
Ex: In the past, card payments have not been as popular in the euro area as other payment instruments, such as credit transfers and direct debits. Ex: With the advent of computers, standing orders (pre-authorized payments) and the preparation of statements could also be automated. Ex: They also have a small network of private hospitals where the insurer pays the bills on a direct billing basis.
domiciliado
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* pago domiciliado=direct debit ; standing order ; direct billing.

domiciliario
(adj.)=domiciliary.
Ex: There is a growing number of elderly people and disabled people requiring domiciliary library services in England.
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* arresto domiciliario=house arrest.
* bajo arresto domiciliario=under house arrest.

domicilio
(n.)=domicile ; home address ; abode ; place of residence.
Ex: In many such cases, there is no single 'correct' way, but a number of genuine alternatives: 'domicile', for example, has nine acceptable pronunciations.
Ex: The ease with which the home addresses of company directors may be obtained from databases has been highlighted by the dangers faced by directors of biotechnology companies by animal rights activists.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
Ex: For each cancer patient pertinent data on a standard list of characteristics including age, race, sex, place of residence, cancer site, and histologic type was recorded.
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* a domicilio=domiciliary.
* cuidados a domicilio=attendant care.
* domicilio particular=home address.
* entrega a domicilio=door-to-door delivery ; home delivery.
* hacer visitas a domicilio=make + house calls.
* préstamo a domicilio=home lending.
* reparto a domicilio=home delivery ; door-to-door delivery.
* servicio a domicilio=home delivery.
* servicio de libros a domicilio=homebound service.
* servicio de préstamo a domicilio=home lending service.
* sin domicilio fijo=of no fixed abode.
* trabajador a domicilio=homeworker.
* venta a domicilio=door-to-door sales.
* visita a domicilio=house call.

domicilio particular
(n.)=home address.
Ex: The ease with which the home addresses of company directors may be obtained from databases has been highlighted by the dangers faced by directors of biotechnology companies by animal rights activists.
dominación
(n.)=dominance.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.

dominado
(adj.)=dominated.
Ex: Left-brain dominated people tend to be more logical and analytical in their thinking.
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* dominado por=in the grip of.
* dominado por el documento impreso=print-dominated.
* dominado por el hombre=male dominated [male-dominated].
* dominado por la angustia=angst-ridden.
* dominado por la letra impresa=print-dominated.
* dominado por la mujer=feminised [feminized, -USA].
* dominado por la tecnología=technology-dominated.
* estar dominado por Alguien=be under + Posesivo + thumb.
* gobierno dominado por mujeres=petticoat government.
* tener dominado a Alguien=have + Nombre + on the run.

dominado por
=in the grip of.
Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave.
dominado por el documento impreso
(adj.)=print-dominated.
Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.
dominado por el hombre
(adj.)=male dominated [male-dominated].
Ex: The IT sector within libraries remained male dominated on the applications side.
dominado por la angustia
(adj.)=angst-ridden.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
dominado por la letra impresa
(adj.)=print-dominated.
Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.
dominado por la mujer
(adj.)=feminised [feminized, -USA].
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
dominado por la tecnología
=technology-dominated.
Ex: They have to be reformed into organizations better fitted to meet the challenges of technology-dominated futures.
dominante
(adj.)=dominant ; pervasive ; ruling ; domineering ; mainline ; commanding ; all-pervasive [all pervasive] ; mainstream ; suppressive ; pervading ; dominating ; bossy ; bossy boots ; overbearing.
Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
Ex: His preference for books rather than journals was more commanding than his preference for poetry rather than prose.
Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.
Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
Ex: Where other women are in position of authority, they are even more suppressive to other women than males.
Ex: While not addressing specific issues the rejoinder focuses on a few pervading themes.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
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* función dominante=alpha role.
* grupo dominante=dominant group.
* papel dominante=alpha role.

dominar
(v.)=dominate ; dominate + the scene ; get + command of ; tame ; subdue ; master ; command ; conquer ; preponderate ; overtake ; overlook ; gain + control (over/of) ; get + a grip on ; tower above/over ; pervade ; hold + sway (over) ; be king ; lord over ; lord it over ; keep + a tight hold on ; reign.
Ex: The ideology advocated by Panizzi has since dominated not only Anglo-American but Western cataloging generally.
Ex: This may have something to do with the absence of CABx, who seem to have dominated the scene in other states.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
Ex: The problem reside in the fact that they environment we seek to tame and control is an open, unstructured dynamic process, while human organizations are static and highly resistant to change.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
Ex: The library director strove to master his frustration.
Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.
Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.
Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.
Ex: E-Books, while a curiosity and a lot of fun, do not seem to be overtaking the mass market.
Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
Ex: The article 'Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city.
Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.
Ex: Despite the electronics invasion, books are still king, and book fairs keeps on growing every year.
Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.
Ex: They believe that the main use for government is for some people to lord it over others at their expense.
Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.
Ex: After reigning for sixteen years, Gandash was succeeded by his son.
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* dominar a Alguien=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb ; bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.
* dominar aún más=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
* dominar el miedo=conquer + fear.
* dominar la situación=tame + the beast.
* dominar por completo=sweep + the board.
* dominar una destreza=master + skill.
* dominar una técnica=master + technique.
* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

dominar a Alguien
(v.)=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb ; bring + Nombre + under + Posesivo + sway.
Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing. Ex: And having conquered all the mountains and the kings that reigned there, and bringing them under his sway, he exacted tributes from all.
dominar aún más
(v.)=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.
dominar el miedo
(v.)=conquer + fear.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Conquering the fear of searching for statistical information'.
dominar la situación
(v.)=tame + the beast.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Taming the Beast: Designing a Course in Intercultural Communication'.
dominar por completo
(v.)=sweep + the board.
Ex: It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board.
dominar una destreza
(v.)=master + skill.
Ex: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing.
dominar una técnica
(v.)=master + technique.
Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
domingo
(n.)=Sunday.
Ex: For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.
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* domingo de Adviento=Advent Sunday.
* Domingo de Pascua=Easter Sunday.
* Domingo de Ramos=Palm Sunday.
* Domingo de Resurrección=Easter Sunday.
* domingo después del mediodía=Sunday afternoon.
* el domingo=on Sunday.
* el domingo por la tarde=on Sunday evening.
* en cualquier domingo=on any given Sunday.
* en cualquier momento=on any given Sunday.
* en un domingo cualquiera=on any given Sunday.
* traje de los domingos=glad rags.

domingo de Adviento
(n.)=Advent Sunday.
Ex: Advent Sunday is the fourth Sunday before Christmas and is the first day of the liturgical year for Western Christian Churches.
domingo después del mediodía
(n.)=Sunday afternoon.
Ex: He cooperates in every way -- works two evenings a week, every other Saturday, and one Sunday afternoon in four.
dominguero
(n.)=Sunday driver ; Sunday tripper ; day-tripper.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet overdrive. No place for Sunday drivers'.
Ex: At the time, no one would have predicted that the use of the bycycle would grow from being a simple pastime for active Sunday trippers to being the daily transport of choice for legions of people.
Ex: Venice is overcrowded and the latest tactic in the battle of locals vs. tourists is to ban day-trippers.

dominical
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* escuela dominical=Sunday school.

dominicano
(adj.)=Dominican.
Ex: This article describes the history, building and services of the Library of Parliament, Rome, Italy, which is housed in the building of the 700-year old former Dominican convent of Santa Maria, once the headquarters of the inquisition.

dominio
(n.)=area ; dominance ; realm ; command ; mastery ; domain ; domination ; dominion ; grip ; pervasiveness ; primacy ; preserve ; rule ; sway.
Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: Nevertheless, this situation does not appropriately demonstrate what is normally conceived to be the realm of indexing systems.
Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.
Ex: The library has proven to be an imperfect panacea, and the librarian has suffered a definite loss of mastery.
Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.
Ex: He cautions, however, that this approach can also mean domination of one person by another.
Ex: The author reviews the sources of information relating to the emigration of Indians to the various British dominions, colonies and other countries for the period 1830-1950.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".
Ex: This article discusses the role of the librarian, who may view on-line as either status-enhancing or their own preserve.
Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".
Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.
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* afianzar el dominio sobre=tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
* análisis de dominios del conocimiento=domain analysis.
* base de datos de dominio público=public domain database.
* de dominio público=publicly owned [publicly-owned].
* dominio completo=stranglehold.
* dominio de las personas con más edad=senior power.
* dominio del conocimiento=knowledge domain.
* dominio de una lengua extranjera=language proficiency.
* dominio perfecto=a fine art.
* dominio público=public domain.
* dominio total=stranglehold.
* entrar dentro del dominio de=fall under + the umbrella of.
* nivel de dominio medio=working knowledge.
* nombre de dominio=domain name.
* programa de dominio público=public domain software.
* ser de dominio público=be public domain.
* ser el dominio de=be the domain of.

dominio completo
(n.)=stranglehold.
Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
dominio de las personas con más edad
(n.)=senior power.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
dominio de una lengua extranjera
(n.)=language proficiency.
Ex: As far as work abroad is concerned, preference should be given to librarians under the age of 45 with foreign language proficiency who are willing to cover at least part of their travel costs.
dominio del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge domain.
Ex: Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.
dominio perfecto
=a fine art.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Abstracting as a fine art'.
dominio público
(n.)=public domain.
Ex: However, there remains a considerable number of documents which enter the public domain and which provide invaluable raw material for academic research.
dominio total
(n.)=stranglehold.
Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
doméstico
(adj.)=domestic.
Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.
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* animal doméstico=pet.
* asunto doméstico=domestic issue.
* ayuda doméstica=domestic help.
* ciencias domésticas=domestic science.
* cuestión doméstica=domestic issue.
* encargado de las tareas domésticas=housekeeper.
* labores domésticas=housework.
* mercado doméstico=domestic market.
* problema doméstico=domestic problem.
* residuos domésticos=household rubbish ; household waste.
* riña doméstica=domestic argument.
* servicio doméstico=cleaning lady ; domestic service ; housekeeper.
* tareas domésticas=housework.
* trabajador doméstico=domestic worker.
* trabajo doméstico=domestic work ; domestic task.
* uso doméstico=domestic use.
* vertido doméstico=domestic effluent.
* vida doméstica=domestic life ; home life.
* violencia doméstica=domestic violence.

domótica
(n.)=domotics ; home automation.
Ex: Domotics is the application of computer and robot technologies to domestic appliances.
Ex: In this article, the author describes the process I used to create a home automation system using off-the-shelf products.

don angustias
(n.)=worryguts ; worrywart ; worrypot.
Ex: He is far too young to be such a worryguts. Ex: The incidence of banks going belly-up is pretty rare, but for worrywarts, it's nice to know the government will take care of you if something happens. Ex: Some of the characters in the play are barking mad and the Mayor is a worrypot!.
don especial
(n.)=knack ; knack.
Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies. Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
don^1
(n.)=gift ; endowment ; flair.
Nota: A veces confundido con flare.
Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
Ex: Appreciation of literature, and the ability to say things about it which are true but not new, is a much commoner endowment.
Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
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* cultivar un don=cultivate + gift.
* cultura del don=gift culture.
* don especial=knack ; knack.
* dotar con un don=endow with + gift.
* economía del don=gift economy.

donación
(n.)=donation ; donation ; gift acquisition ; gift ; endowment ; handout.
Ex: This donation influenced the decision to locate TIP services in all Detroit's branch libraries.
Ex: The UGC should be consulted if a university intends to accept a donation of more than 5,000 items, so that the financial implications may be fully considered.
Ex: The 'on approval', 'gift', and 'exchange' types are useful for statistical purposes.
Ex: That is the great gift literature can give one.
Ex: I come from a private institution supported by an endowment.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
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* atraer donaciones=attract + donation.
* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación=donor-endowed library.
* costeado por una donación=endowed.
* deducción por donación a obras benéficas=charitable deduction ; charitable tax deduction.
* donación anual a obras de caridad=charitable gift annuity.
* donación de libros=gift collection ; book endowment ; book donation ; book gift.
* donación de órganos=organ donation.
* donación de sangre=blood donation.
* donación económica=monetary donation.
* donación económica de fundación=endowment fund.
* donación futura=planned giving.
* donación monetaria=monetary donation.
* recibir donaciones=attract + donation.
* solicitud de donaciones=solicitation.

donación anual a obras de caridad
(n.)=charitable gift annuity.
Ex: Planned giving is when a donor makes or plans a gift to an institution, although the gift may not be available for immediate use; examples are: a charitable gift annuity; gifts of life insurance; an annuity trust; a bequest.
donación de libros
(n.)=gift collection ; book endowment ; book donation ; book gift.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not. Ex: The library began with a book endowment by Sebald Welser in 1581. Ex: If book donations to developing countries do not take into account existing needs and conditions, their only use may be to feed the goats. Ex: This article describes a book gift ceremony to promote awareness among developing countries of the Book Aid International (BAI) (formerly Ranfurly Library Service) programme to provide books which are relevant to their needs.
donación de sangre
(n.)=blood donation.
Ex: There is no upper age limit for blood donation as long as you are well with no restrictions or limitations to your activities.
donación de órganos
(n.)=organ donation.
Ex: Ethnographic data & mythological accounts illuminate practices such as chastity, fasting, mummification, organ donation, ritualized use of body parts, cannibalism, saint worship, 'holy' amputations, & pus drinking.
donación económica
(n.)=monetary donation.
Ex: You can also send monetary donations to the address below, please mark your envelope 'dog pound'.
donación económica de fundación
(n.)=endowment fund.
Ex: Endowment funds range from zero to 5 million.
donación futura
=planned giving.
Ex: Planned giving is when a donor makes or plans a gift to an institution, although the gift may not be available for immediate use; examples are: a charitable gift annuity; gifts of life insurance; an annuity trust; a bequest.
donación monetaria
(n.)=monetary donation.
Ex: You can also send monetary donations to the address below, please mark your envelope 'dog pound'.
donaire
(n.)=panache.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.

donante
(n.)=donor ; grantor.
Ex: Research into prospective donors must be carried out.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').
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* donante de esperma=sperm donor.
* donante de órganos=organ donor.
* donante de óvulos=egg donor.
* donante de sangre=blood donor.
* donante de semen=sperm donor.

donante de esperma
(n.)=sperm donor.
Ex: Mice that produce an unusually high proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were used as sperm donors.
donante de sangre
(n.)=blood donor.
Ex: This manual was written for students and blood donor recruiters interested in starting a campus blood program.
donante de semen
(n.)=sperm donor.
Ex: Mice that produce an unusually high proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were used as sperm donors.
donante de órganos
(n.)=organ donor.
Ex: Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
donante de óvulos
(n.)=egg donor.
Ex: This study aimed to assess the attitudes of both fertile and infertile women as well as egg donors and recipients towards the use of donated eggs for treatment, diagnosis and research.
donar
(v.)=donate.
Ex: The license to this program is public domain although the author suggests you donate $10.00 to your favorite charity.
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* donar dinero=donate + Posesivo + money.
* donar sangre=donate + Posesivo + blood ; give + blood.
* donar tiempo=donate + Posesivo + time.

donar dinero
(v.)=donate + Posesivo + money.
Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
donar sangre
(v.)=donate + Posesivo + blood ; give + blood.
Ex: Most people who donate blood are between the ages of 30 and 55 and only five percent of the eligible population donates. Ex: Banning people who have unsafe sex from giving blood makes all the sense in the world to me.
donar tiempo
(v.)=donate + Posesivo + time.
Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help.
donatario
(n.)=grantee.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').

donativo
(n.)=pledge ; gift ; handout.
Ex: Fundraising campaigns include a Phonathon in which volunteers call past contributors to make an annual pledge to the library; and a Telefest, two hours of prime time television on Sunday evening designed to attract donations.
Ex: That is the great gift literature can give one.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

doncella
(n.)=maiden ; damsel.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: The old woman immediately recognized the damsel and begged her to take her into her service.
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* doncella en apuros=damsel in distress.
* hierba doncella=periwinkle ; myrtle herb.

doncella en apuros
=damsel in distress.
Ex: The subject of the damsel in distress, or persecuted maiden, is a classic theme in world literature, art, and film.
donde Cristo perdió las alpargatas
=in the back of beyond.
Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed.
donde Cristo perdió las sandalias
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
donde cabe mucho también cabe poco
=what holds a lot will hold a little.
Ex: I was going to get the 25 egg carton but decided the 50 egg was not much dearer and what holds a lot will hold a little.
donde el tiempo es de suma importancia
(adj.)=time-critical.
Ex: Many Web pages contain out of date information, while others have time-critical information, such as breaking news.
donde fueres haz lo que vieres
=when in Rome (do as the Romans do).
Ex: 'When in Rome do as the Romans do,' the key word being integrate within the society you live in.
donde hay humo, hay fuego
=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
Ex: Most people will be thinking 'there's no smoke without fire' which is one reason why reporting on crimes should be banned until after a verdict is delivered. Ex: It's not going to work because even the most uninvolved citizens know that where there's smoke there's fire.
donde las dan, las toman
=what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
Ex: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Ex: These particular chickens do come home to roost. Ex: A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'. Ex: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' .
donde proceda
=where applicable.
Ex: For specifications pertaining to the form and structure to be used within a defined element, reference should be made, where applicable to other IFLA documents.
donde se pueden hacer búsquedas
(adj.)=queriable.
Ex: In other words making the entire site queriable might be a complex and a time-consuming task.
donde^2
=where.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
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* allí donde=as and when ; where ; wherever.
* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados=retirement town.
* de donde=whence ; from whence.
* demasiado donde elegir=embarrassment of riches ; spoilt for choice.
* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco=what holds a lot will hold a little.
* donde Cristo perdió las alpargatas=in the back of beyond.
* donde Cristo perdió las alpargatas=in the middle of nowhere ; out in the sticks.
* donde Cristo perdió las sandalias=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia=time-critical.
* donde fueres haz lo que vieres=when in Rome (do as the Romans do).
* donde hay humo, hay fuego=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* donde las dan, las toman=what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* donde proceda=where applicable.
* donde se pueden hacer búsquedas=queriable.
* en donde=where ; wherein.
* en una época en donde=in an age where.
* hasta donde alcance=to the limits of.
* hasta donde es posible=as far as possible.
* hasta donde llegue=to the limits of.
* hasta donde sea posible=as far as possible.
* imponer orden en donde hay caos=bring + order out of chaos.
* lugar donde pasar el rato=hang out.
* no meterse donde a Uno no lo llaman=mind + Posesivo + own business ; mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no tener donde agarrarse=not have a leg to stand on.
* no tener donde caerse muerto=down-and-out.
* no tener otro sitio donde recurrir=have + nowhere else to turn.

dondequiera que
=wherever.
Ex: The unit entry approach uses the same unit or entry wherever a given work is listed.

donjuán
(n.)=lady-killer ; ladies' man ; playboy ; Latin lover ; womaniser [womanizer, -USA] ; Don Juan.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
Ex: Sweet Lou is a ladies' man who does not have to say much to have his way with women.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.
Ex: Since most Latin men adore their mothers or grandmothers who raised them, the best bet to get your Latin lover back is to act like them.
Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
Ex: And he became 'a prey to sexual obsessions' -- a Don Juan -- until he met a young married woman in her thirties.

donna
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* prima donna=prima donna.

donnadie
(adj.)=cipher.
Ex: He had been feeling like a cipher, a nonentity.
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* un donnadie=a nobody.

donut
(n.)=doughnut [donut].
Ex: Dunkin' Donuts of America, Inc., the world's largest retail coffee and doughnut shop chain, uses the Informark system supplied by NDS a software package containing a demographic file of data from the 1980 USA Census and other commercial data bases.

dopaje
(n.)=doping.
Ex: But has this meant a change in attitude regarding the use of doping within the professional cycling community?.
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* dopaje sanguineo=blood doping.

dopaje sanguineo
(n.)=blood doping.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.
dopamina
(n.)=dopamine.
Ex: To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.

dopaminérgico
(adj.)=dopaminergic.
Ex: It has been suggested that such dopaminergic neurotransmission is involved in learning, reinforcement of behaviour, attention and sensorimotor integration.

dopante
(n.)=stimulant.
Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term 'stimulants' appears.

doquier
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* por doquier=all around.

dorada
(n.)=gilt-head bream ; golden bream.
Ex: Samples analysed were turbot, white bream, gilt-head bream, and grey mullet.
Ex: Samples most contaminated were mackerel, cod, red mullet, golden bream and anchovy.

dorado
(n.)=gold ; gilt ; gilding ; golden-brown ; browning.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
Ex: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.
Ex: Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until golden-brown -- if the profiteroles are too pale they will become soggy when cool.
Ex: Check in occasionally and make sure the liquid hasn't completely boiled off and nothing is burning (though a bit of browning is desirable).
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* con abundantes dorados=heavily gilt.
* edad dorada=golden age.
* época dorada=glory days.

dorador
(n.)=gilder.
Nota: Obrero que cubre objetos con pan de oro.
Ex: Some gilders would mix bole with rabbit-skin glue to stick gold leaf on objects.

dorar
(v.)=gild ; sear ; brown.
Ex: The cut edges of the book might then be sprinkled or brushed with colour or (less commonly) marbled or gilded.
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.
Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.
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* dorar la píldora=sweeten + the pill ; spin-doctor ; take + the bite out of ; sugar + the pill ; sugar-coat + the pill ; sugar-coat ; take + the teeth out of.
* hierro para dorar=hot tool.
* prensa para dorar=arming press.

dorar la píldora
(v.)=sweeten + the pill ; spin-doctor ; take + the bite out of ; sugar + the pill ; sugar-coat + the pill ; sugar-coat ; take + the teeth out of.
Ex: They also differ in their views of what can be done to 'sweeten the pill,' whether death ought to be viewed as a barrier to self-fulfillment or a means of self-transcendence. Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies. Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology. Ex: Liberal economists like to sugar the pill by talking about constructing a social safety net. Ex: The government has attempted to sugar-coat the pill by making various promises about maintenance of employment and working conditions. Ex: Some Muslims try to sugar-coat the ugly truths about the way their religion is practised. Ex: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.
dormido
(adj.)=asleep ; dulled ; slumbering.
Ex: Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.
Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
Ex: And we have the slumbering behemoth: the vast quantity of researchers who don't understand the system and don't care.
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* caminar dormido=sleep-walking ; sleep walk.
* coger dormido=catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* correrse dormido=wet dream.
* dejar dormido=put + Nombre + to sleep.
* estar profundamente dormido=be fast asleep.
* hacer que Uno se quede dormido=put + Nombre + to sleep.
* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido=rock + Nombre + to sleep.
* medio dormido=drowsily ; groggily ; groggy .
* quedarse dormido=fall + asleep ; doze off ; nod off ; drop off to + sleep ; go to + sleep ; oversleep ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
* quedarse dormido al volante=fall + asleep at the wheel.
* quedarse profundamente dormido=be dead to the world.

dormir
(v.)=sleep ; slumber ; kip ; bunk down ; bunk ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; kip down.
Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.
Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.
Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.
Ex: This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.
Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way.
Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window.
Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow.
Ex: We found a rest area just short of Arlington and kipped down for the night.
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* ayuda para dormir=sleeping aid.
* camisón de dormir=nightdress.
* dormir bajo las estrellas=sleep under + the stars.
* dormir como un bebé=sleep like + a baby.
* dormir como un lirón=sleep like + a log ; sleep like + a baby.
* dormir como un tronco=sleep like + a log ; sleep like + a baby.
* dormir demasiado=oversleep ; sleep + too much ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
* dormir demasiado poco=sleep + too little.
* dormir en litera=bunk.
* dormir hasta tarde=sleep in ; sleep + late.
* dormir la borrachera=sleep it off.
* dormir la mona=sleep it off.
* dormir la noche=stay overnight.
* dormir (lo) bastante=sleep + enough.
* dormir (lo) suficiente=sleep + enough.
* dormirse=go to + sleep ; fall + asleep.
* dormirse en el trabajo=lie down on + the job.
* dormirse en los laureles=indulge in + complacency ; complacent ; rest on + Posesivo + laurels ; sit on + Posesivo + laurels ; lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
* dormir una siesta=nap ; napping ; kip ; take + a nap.
* dormir una siestecita=snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
* irse a dormir=hit + the sack ; go to + bed ; hit + the hay.
* irse a dormir pronto=go to + bed soon.
* irse a dormir temprano=go to + bed early ; have + an early night.
* la ciudad que nunca duerme=the city that never sleeps.
* noche sin poder dormir=sleepless night.
* no poder dormir=sleeplessness.
* persona que duerme bien=good sleeper.
* píldora para dormir=sleeping pill.
* quedarse a dormir=put + Nombre + for the night ; put + Nombre + up for the night.
* quedarse a dormir en la casa de un amigo=sleepover.
* ropa de dormir=nightwear ; sleepwear.
* saco de dormir=sleeping bag ; biv(v)y bag.
* sin poder dormir=sleepless.

dormir (lo) bastante
(v.)=sleep + enough.
Ex: Those who do not sleep enough have also been shown to eat more and be less attractive than people who do.
dormir (lo) suficiente
(v.)=sleep + enough.
Ex: Those who do not sleep enough have also been shown to eat more and be less attractive than people who do.
dormir bajo las estrellas
(v.)=sleep under + the stars.
Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
dormir como un bebé
(v.)=sleep like + a baby.
Ex: Last night I slept like a baby and feel like a million dollars today!.
dormir como un lirón
(v.)=sleep like + a log ; sleep like + a baby.
Ex: Despite all the tea I drank yesterday, last night I slept like a log. Ex: Last night I slept like a baby and feel like a million dollars today!.
dormir como un tronco
(v.)=sleep like + a log ; sleep like + a baby.
Ex: Despite all the tea I drank yesterday, last night I slept like a log. Ex: Last night I slept like a baby and feel like a million dollars today!.
dormir demasiado
(v.)=oversleep ; sleep + too much ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
Ex: Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep. Ex: Sleeping too much can harm you as much as sleeping too little, a new British study indicates. Ex: If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual. Ex: On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
dormir demasiado poco
(v.)=sleep + too little.
Ex: Sleeping too much can harm you as much as sleeping too little, a new British study indicates.
dormir en litera
(v.)=bunk.
Ex: This is the perfect vacation destination and visitors can stay where cavalrymen once bunked.
dormir hasta tarde
(v.)=sleep in ; sleep + late.
Ex: If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual. Ex: On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
dormir la borrachera
(v.)=sleep it off.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
dormir la mona
(v.)=sleep it off.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
dormir la noche
(v.)=stay overnight.
Ex: This is a guide to haunted places you can visit or stay overnight in.
dormir una siesta
(v.)=nap ; napping ; kip ; take + a nap.
Ex: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy. Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption. Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual. Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space.
dormir una siestecita
(v.)=snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
Ex: A burglar in Toronto was caught snoozing in front of a TV in a house that he had just broken into. Ex: After dozing for an hour or two in a chair he got up and was as brisk and as lively as ever. Ex: She's having a snooze right now so I will try it when she wakes up. Ex: The latest experience was just this afternoon when I was having a kip on the couch. Ex: Be sure to taste locally-produced cheese, bread, chorizo, olives and wine -- and then have a doze in the cool shade of the trees. Ex: But now they are eleven and eight -- they can take care of themselves while their mummy has a nap.
dormirse
(v.)=go to + sleep ; fall + asleep.
Ex: Instead of throwing his monkeys out and jumping up and down in his crib and laughing like a hyena, he just laid down and went to sleep. Ex: We might be bored and fall asleep.
dormirse en el trabajo
(v.)=lie down on + the job.
Ex: Anyway, we don't know much about Nicole yet, just that she's a babysitter who was caught lying down on the job.
dormirse en los laureles
(v.)=indulge in + complacency ; complacent ; rest on + Posesivo + laurels ; sit on + Posesivo + laurels ; lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament. Ex: Children's librarians must develop their work and not become complacent = Los bibliotecarios encargados de las secciones infantiles deben continuar desarrollando su trabajo y no dormirse en los laureles. Ex: The article 'Not resting on its laurels' provides a background to the work of Federal Express, a package delivery company awarded the 1990 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award. Ex: The underlying problem is that Bowker has been sitting on its laurels after being one of the pioneers of putting a seemingly well known printed reference source on CD-ROM. Ex: But that is no reason for lying on our oars and refusing to see that our service is full of absurdities and mistakes. Ex: While we can be proud of what we have achieved I believe resting on our oars is a sure recipe for failure.
dormitar
(v.)=slumber ; kip ; doze off.
Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.
Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.
Ex: 17 percent of adult drivers report dozing off while driving at least once in the past year.

dormitorio
(n.)=bedroom ; sleeping room ; bedchamber.
Ex: Tom Jones hiding in a particular copse with Molly Seagrim, Marvell lying in a certain garden, Dimitri Karamazov in that prison cell, Will and Anna in that cottage bedroom.
Ex: No sleeping room of a hotel shall include cooking facilities unless the they have been approved by the building department having jurisdiction over the hotel.
Ex: In the past, this royal consummation would take place in front of the royal family in the royal bedchamber in relative privacy.
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* barrio dormitorio=bedroom community.
* ciudad dormitorio=dormitory.
* dormitorio principal=master bedroom ; master suite.
* mobiliario de dormitorio=bedroom furniture.
* muebles de dormitorio=bedroom furniture.

dormitorio principal
(n.)=master bedroom ; master suite.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm. Ex: Most rooms -- including the living room, dining room, kitchen and master suite -- were designed with recessed lighting controlled by wall switches.
dorsal
(adj.)=dorsal.
Ex: Large specimens have dorsal and pectoral fins covered with denticles.
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* aleta dorsal=dorsal fin.
* de la espina dorsal=spinal.
* espina dorsal=spinal cord ; spine.
* espina dorsal, la=spinal column, the.
* lesión de la espina dorsal=spine injury.
* lesión dorsal=spine injury.

dorso
(n.)=reverse.
Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
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* al dorso=overleaf.

dos años
(n.)=two-year period.
Ex: Bell's two-year period of ineligibility begins on November 10, 2006.
dos caras de la misma moneda
=two sides of the same coin.
Ex: Immodesty and the lack of respect for women are two sides of the same coin.
dos entuertos no hacen un derecho
=two wrongs do not make a right.
Ex: And while in multiplication two negatives may make a positive in reality two wrongs do not make a right.
dos no se pelean si uno no quiere
=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
Ex: It takes two to tangle and the risk is in a woman living with a very dangerous animal, the human male. Ex: Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, it takes two to tango. Ex: It takes two to make a quarrel, family or otherwise, fathers or sons.
dos peniques
(n.)=tuppence.
Ex: Tuppence is a valid word in this word list.
dos puntos (:)
=colon (:).
Ex: When using the : (colon) to link concepts, the indexer is at liberty to decide in what order the concepts should be cited.
dos semanas
(n.)=fortnight.
Ex: A library of approximately 750 books was set up and a librarian visited the rig by helicopter once a fortnight to bring new books.
dos son compañía, tres multitud
=two is a company, three is a crowd.
Ex: In marriage, two is a company and three's a crowd.
dos tercios (2/3)
=two thirds (2/3).
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
dos veces
=doubly ; twice ; on two occasions ; two times.
Ex: For example, a book on Bridges should be entered under Bridges and not under a broader heading such as Engineering, nor doubly under both headings. Ex: They are slower because they actually print each character twice. Ex: Life is most enjoyed on two occasions: when intoxicated or not giving a fuck. Ex: These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.
dos veces a la semana
=twice-weekly ; biweekly [bi-weekly] ; twice a week.
Ex: In order to make my twice-weekly half-hour visits to the class more relaxing and, I hoped, more enjoyable, the teacher designed a special area the children called 'the storycorner'. Ex: The data base is updated biweekly with approximately 1,200 to 1,500 records. Ex: The volunteers receive training once a fortnigt in the winter and twice a week in the summer.
dos veces al año
(adj.)=twice yearly [twice-yearly] ; semiannual [semi-annual].
Ex: The journal was originally intended as a quarterly, but changed to twice yearly publication with the 1st issue of 1977. Ex: Information dissemination is via monthly and semiannual publications to subscribers.
dos veces al día
=twice a day.
Ex: The most important part of dental care is to brush and floss your teeth regularly (at least twice a day, better yet after every meal or snack).
dos^1
=twin ; two (2).
Ex: These twin objectives are, in practice, not possible to achieve simultaneously.
Ex: The second part of this volume combines the proceedings of the two 1977 institutes held in New York and Los Angeles.
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* a dos niveles=two-tier.
* a dos velas=skint ; penniless ; broke ; in the dark ; down-and-out ; out-of-pocket.
* argumento que presenta los dos puntos de vista=two-sided argument.
* arma de dos filos=double-edged sword.
* asalto a dos bandas=two-pronged attack.
* autobús de dos pisos=double-decker bus.
* cada dos=every other.
* cada dos años=biennially.
* cada dos días=every other day.
* cada dos minutos=every other minute.
* cada dos por tres=all the time ; now and again ; often ; frequently ; every other minute ; every five minutes ; every few minutes.
* cada dos semanas=biweekly [bi-weekly].
* cogido entre dos fuegos=caught between two stools.
* comer a dos carrillos=stuff + Posesivo + face.
* Comida + de dos platos=two course + Comida.
* comida de dos platos y postre=three-course meal.
* como dos gotas de agua=as alike as two peas in a pod.
* como dos y dos son cuatro=as sure as eggs is eggs.
* como + Nombre + no hay dos=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* con dos caras=double-faced.
* con dos facetas=double-faced.
* con las dos manos=two handed [two-handed].
* construido en dos niveles=split-level.
* con tejado a dos aguas=gabled.
* de dos caras=two-sided ; two-faced.
* de dos días de duración=two-day [2-day].
* de dos en dos=two at a time ; pairwise ; pairwise.
* de dos letras=two-letter.
* de dos niveles=two-tier.
* de dos páginas=two-page.
* de dos partidos políticos=bipartisan [bi-partisan].
* de dos patas=two-legged.
* de dos piernas=two-legged.
* de dos pies=two-legged.
* de dos plantas=two-storey [two-story].
* de dos tonalidades=bitonal.
* de dos tonos=bitonal.
* de dos volúmenes=two-volume.
* de las dos maneras=in both ways.
* dividir en dos=halve ; bisect ; rend in + two.
* dos años=two-year period.
* dos caras de la misma moneda=two sides of the same coin.
* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho=two wrongs do not make a right.
* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
* dos peniques=tuppence.
* dos puntos (:)=colon (:).
* dos semanas=fortnight.
* dos son compañía, tres multitud=two is a company, three is a crowd.
* dos tercios (2/3)=two thirds (2/3).
* dos veces=doubly ; twice ; on two occasions ; two times.
* dos veces al año=twice yearly [twice-yearly] ; semiannual [semi-annual].
* dos veces a la semana=twice-weekly ; biweekly [bi-weekly] ; twice a week.
* dos veces al día=twice a day.
* durante los dos últimos años=during the past couple of years.
* durante los dos últimos meses=over the last couple of months.
* en dos años=over a two-year period.
* en dos lenguas=bilingually.
* en dos niveles=split-level.
* en dos ocasiones=on two occasions.
* en dos palabras=in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* en dos volúmenes=two-volume.
* en los dos últimos años=during the past couple of years.
* en los dos últimos meses=over the last couple of months.
* entre dos fuegos=crossfire.
* en un dos por tres=in a flash ; at the drop of a hat ; in the blink of an eye ; in no time ; right away ; in a jiffy ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
* en uno o dos días=in a day or two.
* en uno o dos segundos=in an instant or two.
* espada de dos filos=sword with two edges ; two-edged sword.
* estar a dos velas=not have a bean.
* estar entre dos aguas=fall between + two stools.
* familia con dos coches=two-car family.
* familia con dos sueldos=two-income family.
* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan=dual-income family.
* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan=two-parent working family.
* grado de proximidad entre dos=betweenness.
* hender en dos=rend in + two.
* las dos caras de la moneda=two sides of the coin.
* los dos=both ; both of them ; both of which.
* medir a dos raseros=double standard.
* molde de dos hojas=two-sheet mould.
* nadar entre dos aguas=sit on + the fence ; fall between + two stools.
* ninguno de los dos=neither ; neither of them.
* no + haber + dos + Nombre que=no two + Nombre.
* no hay dos sin tres=things + come in threes.
* no tener dos dedos de frente=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; knucklehead.
* pagar dos veces=double-pay.
* para pelearse hacen falta dos=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
* partir en dos=halve ; rend in + two.
* pensárselo dos veces=think + twice.
* por dos años=two-year.
* provechoso para los dos=mutually beneficial.
* rasgar en dos=rend in + two.
* ser arma de dos filos=be a mixed blessing.
* ser dos mundos completamente distintos=be poles apart.
* sin pensárselo dos veces=without a second thought ; spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment ; at the drop of a hat.
* sofá de dos plazas=love seat ; two-seater sofa.
* sofá para dos=love seat ; two-seater sofa.
* sumar dos y dos=put two and two together.
* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos=have + the best of both worlds.
* una vez cada dos semanas=once a fortnight.
* uno de los dos investigadores principales=co-principal investigator.
* vehículo de dos ruedas en línea=two-wheeler.
* verificar dos veces=double-check [doublecheck].

dosel
(n.)=canopy.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
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* cama con dosel=canopy bed.

dosier
(n.)=packet ; portfolio ; dossier ; package.
Ex: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.
Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.
Ex: A daily press dossier is issued and sent to European Parliament officials and political groups.
Ex: This package contains a handbook explaining how to make laundering, cleaning, and dishwashing easier.
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* dosier de bienvenida=welcome kit.
* dosier de información=topic pack ; package of information.
* dosier de información para el público=self-help pack of information.

dosier de bienvenida
(n.)=welcome kit.
Ex: There will be full welcome kits (in the language of the travelers) with day to day itinerary and maps.
dosier de información
(n.)=topic pack ; package of information.
Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences. Ex: Some libraries are developing packages of information for specific community groups.
dosier de información para el público
(n.)=self-help pack of information.
Ex: Allied to these sections were the compilation of self-help packs of information, each dealing with a particular problem or area of enquiry, eg buying or selling a house, one parent families, legal aid, redundancy etc.
dosificación
(n.)=dosing.
Ex: For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.

dosificador
(n.)=pipet(te) dropper ; dropper.
Ex: The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.

dosificar
(v.)=dose.
Ex: They said he had the pip, and that like a sick little chicken he should be dosed with butter and pepper.
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* dosificarse=pace ; pace + Reflexivo.

dosificarse
(v.)=pace ; pace + Reflexivo.
Ex: Reference librarians can help alleviate technostress by establishing a relaxed, psychologically supportive atmosphere, pacing their instruction, and using active learning. Ex: If Carwin would have paced himself better he would have beaten Brock in their last fight.
dosis
(n.)=dosage ; dose.
Ex: This article describes the indexing approach to Drug Information Fulltext (DIF) in which concepts such as 'dosage' or 'allergies' are tagged in a technique which allows the retrieval of specific information without the need to review on screen the equivalent of 6-8 printed pages.
Ex: The book recommends asphyxia by plastic bag combined with the ingestion of lethal doses of certain drugs.
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* dosis diaria=daily intake.
* dosis diaria recomendada=recommended daily intake.
* quimioterapia de altas dosis=high-dose chemotherapy.
* una buena dosis de=a heavy dollop of ; a hefty dollop of.
* una dosis de=a shot of.

dosis diaria
(n.)=daily intake.
Ex: This involves manipulating your daily intake of carbohydrates in order to maximize fat loss.
dosis diaria recomendada
(n.)=recommended daily intake.
Ex: The recommended daily intake of fruit and vegetables for children depends on their age, appetite and physical activity levels.
dotaciones
(n.)=equipment ; infrastructure.
Ex: A post-coordinate index depends upon specialised equipment and storage devices. Ex: Priority sectors are in energy, industry and infrastructure.
dotación
(n.)=endowment.
Ex: I come from a private institution supported by an endowment.
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* dotación de personal=staffing.
* dotación económica de las bibliotecas=library funding.
* dotaciones=equipment ; infrastructure.

dotación de personal
(n.)=staffing.
Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.
dotación económica de las bibliotecas
(n.)=library funding.
Ex: The rationale underpinning library funding should be stated explicitly in legislation which should provide a powerful platform for library advocacy.
dotado
(adj.)=gifted.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
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* bien dotado=well-equipped ; well-endowed ; well-resourced ; well-hung.
* bien dotado de medios=well-resourced.
* bien dotado de personal=well-staffed.
* bien dotado de recursos=well-resourced.
* dotado de=possessed of.
* dotado de ruedas=wheeled.
* dotado de tecnología moderna=modern-equipped.
* pobremente dotado=under-resourced.

dotado de
=possessed of.
Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
dotado de ruedas
(adj.)=wheeled.
Ex: From a mechanical point of view, wheeled robots were the most common form of robot, but the exhibit also featured several legged robots and two humanoids.
dotado de tecnología moderna
(adj.)=modern-equipped.
Ex: Online data bases has gained momentum in high-tech organisations because of the proliferation of cheap modern-equipped personal computer workstations.
dotar
(v.)=equip ; furnish (with) ; resource ; fit out.
Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.
Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.
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* dotar con un don=endow with + gift.
* dotar de=equip with ; provide with ; endow (with) ; supply with ; arm with ; gift + Nombre + with.
* dotar de/con=kit out with.
* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca=stock + library.
* dotar de medios=resource.
* dotar de plantilla=staff.
* dotar de recursos=resource.
* dotar de una perspectiva histórica=historicise [historicize, -USA].
* volver a dotar=re-equip [reequip].

dotar con un don
(v.)=endow with + gift.
Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
dotar de
(v.)=equip with ; provide with ; endow (with) ; supply with ; arm with ; gift + Nombre + with.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information. Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals. Ex: An organization now exists, endowed by Ranganathan, and charged with the maintenance of the scheme now that he himself has died. Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes. Ex: Technology is now being implemented to arm organizations with this weapon -- competitor intelligence -- to improve business and win the war for customers. Ex: Life has not blessed her with parental love, but has gifted her with beauty that's the world's envy.
dotar de fondos a una biblioteca
(v.)=stock + library.
Ex: What, then, can be done to remedy the situation and stock school libraries?.
dotar de medios
(v.)=resource.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
dotar de plantilla
(v.)=staff.
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.
dotar de recursos
(v.)=resource.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
dotar de una perspectiva histórica
(v.)=historicise [historicize, -USA].
Ex: This volume aims to historicize and theorize the writing of early modern women.
dotar de/con
(v.)=kit out with.
Ex: They purchased a van which was kitted out with a desk, locker seats, and wall display racks.
dote
(n.)=gift ; dowry.
Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
Ex: The traditional practices, in which dowry was not the crucial point in a marriage, began to change when families sought to have in-laws share the costs of a son's education abroad.
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* dotes curativas=healing power.
* dotes diplomáticas=diplomatic talents ; diplomatic skills.

dotes curativas
(n.)=healing power.
Ex: This paper discusses the healing power of reading.
dotes diplomáticas
=diplomatic talents ; diplomatic skills.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents. Ex: Although a reference librarian may exercise superb diplomatic skills, such a situation may be corrected only when the bottleneck boss leaves.
dozavo
(n.)=duodecimo.
Nota: Tamaño de un pliego de papel que dobla de tal modo que se obtienen doce hojas de papel.
Ex: The casting-box was large enough to take the mould of a whole forme of duodecimo or small octavo.

doña pija
=Lady Muck.
Ex: Do you think, Lady Muck, that being rich would make you less bitter?.
dpi (puntos por pulgada)
=dpi (dots per inch).
Ex: High quality (400dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script.

dracma
(n.)=drachma.
Ex: The drachma was fixed at a value of 345 drachmas per Euro when the transfer to the Euro system occurred.

draconiano
(adj.)=Draconian.
Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.
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* ley draconiana=draconian law.
* medida draconiana=draconian measure.

drag
(n.)=drag queen.
Ex: He published the reflections of such titans of queer history as Jose Sarria, the drag queen who organized resistance to police harassment beginning in the late 1950s.

draga
(v.)=dredger.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours.

dragado
(n.)=dredging.
Ex: The dredging process starts with the sucking of material from the river bottom.
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* material procedente del dragado=dredged material.

dragador
(v.)=dredger.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours.

dragaminas
(n.)=mine sweeper.
Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.

dragar
(v.)=dredge.
Ex: By the early 1700s, Glasgow had become a major port city; in 1770 the Clyde was dredged and jetties built along its banks, allowing larger vessels to dock within the city centre.

dragón
(n.)=dragon.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.

drama
(n.)=drama ; dramatic work.
Ex: They can be recreated by children not only in words but in drama, in mime, in dance and in painting.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.

dramatización
(n.)=dramatisation [dramatization].
Ex: If the user comes to look for this book, s/he should be led to a place where s/he will find 'Denmark's Day of Doom', 'Rats in the Larder', translations of this work, possibly dramatizations, and possibly books about it.

dramatizar
(v.)=dramatise [dramatize, -USA] ; fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].
Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.
Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.

dramaturgia
(n.)=dramaturgy.
Ex: However, until the idea of dramaturgy embraces meaning in addition to craft, the dramaturge will not be recognized as an essential participant in the theater.

dramaturgo
(n.)=dramatist ; playwright ; dramaturge.
Ex: General works on the history of the Caroline period (1625-1649) will be separated from individual authors of the period, who will be found in class numbers YEI (Poets) and YEP (Dramatists).
Ex: He is believed to be the earliest known playwright whose work for young actors and young audiences has survived.
Ex: However, until the idea of dramaturgy embraces meaning in addition to craft, the dramaturge will not be recognized as an essential participant in the theater.

dramática
(n.)=playwriting.
Ex: The author offers a guide to Web sites, mainly based in the USA, that provide information on theatre and playwriting.

dramáticamente
=dramatically.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.

dramático
(adj.)=theatrical ; dramatic ; histrionic.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
Ex: Psychologists tend to describe drama queens as neurotic personalities who possess histrionic tendencies.
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* autor dramático=playwright.
* de forma dramática=dramatically.

drecrecer
(v.)=subside.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.

drenaje
(n.)=draining ; drainage ; drain.
Ex: Again, in Agriculture there are divisions for general Operations (Irrigation, draining, Ploughing, Stock management, etc.).
Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious.
Ex: The intravenous drip replaces the fluids lost by the constant drain of diarrhoea.
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* colocar un trozo de maceta sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* colocar un trozo de tiesto sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* drenaje para inundaciones=flood drainage.
* orificio de drenaje=drain hole.
* sistema de drenaje=drainage system.
* tubo de drenaje=grommet.

drenaje para inundaciones
(n.)=flood drainage.
Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
drenar
(v.)=drain.
Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.
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* sin drenar=undrained.

drive
(n.)=forehand stroke ; forehand ; forehand drive ; forehand shot.
Nota: Usado generalmente en los juegos de raqueta.
Ex: A lot about the forehand stroke has to do with traditional footwork, body usage, and weight distribution.
Ex: Instead, by moving naturally, your forehand will feel and play better no matter what your stroke looks like

.
Ex: The forehand drive is stronger than the backhand drive due to the fact that the body is not in the way of the shot.
Ex: Anyone who plays badminton should be comfortable hitting both forehand shots and backhand shots.
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* pen drive=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.

driver
(n.)=driver.
Nota: Programa que controla un dispositivo.
Ex: The author examines a technique for coping with conflicting PC devices by switching between sets of drivers.
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* driver de dispositivo=device driver.

driver de dispositivo
(n.)=device driver.
Ex: The size of the drive buffer, the operating system's device driver and the retrieval software/search engine also play an important role in a CD-ROM drive performance.
droga
(n.)=drug ; illegal drug ; dope.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse (and not necessarily drug abuse).
Ex: Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.
Ex: He started with cocaine and it turned to crack, that's what happened to him -- good to see him back though, say nope to dope kids!.
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* abuso de las drogas=drug abuse.
* adicción a las drogas=drug habit.
* alijo de drogas=drug cache ; drug haul.
* comercio de drogas=drug trade.
* consumidor de drogas=drug user.
* consumir drogas=do + drugs.
* consumo de drogas=drug use.
* delincuente relacionado con las drogas=drug offender.
* delito de drogas=drug offense.
* delito relacionado con las drogas=drug offense.
* droga de club=club drug.
* droga de diseño=club drug ; designer drug.
* droga de fiesta=club drug.
* droga dura=hard drug.
* droga ilegal=illicit drug.
* guerra contra las drogas=war on drugs.
* libre de drogas=drug-free.
* lucha contra las drogas=war on drugs.
* mundo de las drogas=drug culture.
* prueba de detección de consumo de drogas=drug testing.
* relacionado con las drogas=drug-related.
* resistente a las drogas=drug-resistant.
* traficante de drogas=drug trafficker ; drug runner ; drug smuggler ; drug pusher ; drug dealer ; drug mule ; drug courier.
* tráfico de drogas=trafficking in drugs ; drug traffic ; drug trafficking ; drug trade.
* tráfico ilegal de drogas=illicit drug trafficking.
* usar drogas=do + drugs.

droga de club
(n.)=club drug.
Ex: Club drugs are frequently used at raves, in bars or clubs, and at home with friends.
droga de diseño
(n.)=club drug ; designer drug.
Ex: Club drugs are frequently used at raves, in bars or clubs, and at home with friends. Ex: The book current, reliable information on methods for dealing with dependency upon hallucinogens, nicotine, amphetamines, and designer drugs like ecstasy.
droga de fiesta
(n.)=club drug.
Ex: Club drugs are frequently used at raves, in bars or clubs, and at home with friends.
droga dura
(n.)=hard drug.
Ex: Angela, a Soho hostess, has also admitted that many of the girls who work the clip joints are addicted to hard drugs -- heroin, crack and cocaine.
droga ilegal
(n.)=illicit drug.
Ex: Awareness of the damage caused by illicit drugs has soared among Australia's young people over the past seven years.
drogadicción
(n.)=drug addiction ; drug habit.
Ex: The problems of alcoholism and drug addiction are major concerns in India.
Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
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* drogadicción intravenosa=intravenous drug use.

drogadicción intravenosa
(n.)=intravenous drug use.
Ex: Michael Jackson's corpse had the hallmarks of longtime intravenous drug use.
drogadicto
(n.)=drug addict ; junkie.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners.
Ex: Some staff are 'change junkies' and others are less able to embrace change.

drogado
(adj.)=stoned.
Ex: Whether or not Ellen was stoned when she made this video is not important.

drogar
(v.)=drug.
Ex: A British family were drugged and robbed as they slept on a French train on their way to a holiday on the Mediterranean coast.
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* drogarse=get + high ; do + drugs.

drogarse
(v.)=get + high ; do + drugs.
Ex: I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up. Ex: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.
drogodependencia
(n.)=drug addiction.
Ex: The problems of alcoholism and drug addiction are major concerns in India.

druida
(n.)=druid.
Ex: A little is also known about druids' beliefs and rituals, including the importance of mistletoe.

drásticamente
=dramatically ; drastically ; sharply.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.

drástico
(adj.)=drastic ; forceful ; dramatic ; swingeing.
Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
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* medidas drásticas=clampdown (on).
* recorte drástico=draconian cut.
* tomar medidas drásticas contra=clamp down on.

dríada
(n.)=nymph.
Ex: In Greek mythology, nymphs are female spirits of nature, protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers.

dualidad
(n.)=duality.
Ex: Informetric systems are formalised in order to make them suitable for mathematical dual analysis: the duality of sources vs. items.

dualismo
(n.)=dualism.
Ex: As a consequence of the dualism of the research library and the public library different organisational schemes developed in the urban library system, which are characterised here in detail.

dubitatibo
=uncertainly.
Ex: 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.

ducado
(n.)=duchy.
Ex: This book relies on official records, in the absence of independent Jewish testimony, to reconstruct Jewish life within the borders of the medieval duchy of Brunswick.
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* gran ducado=grand-duchy.

ducal
(adj.)=ducal.
Ex: These official records demonstrate the impact of ducal ceremony on architectural design in Venice.

ducha
(n.)=shower room ; shower.
Ex: The school has recently added changing and shower rooms, a gym, and a student common room.
Ex: Most of her ideas used to come to her while she was driving or in the shower.
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* alcachofa de la ducha=shower head.
* cortina de ducha=shower curtain.
* ducha de agua corriente=running shower.
* ducha hidromasaje=jet shower.
* goma de la ducha=shower hose.
* gorro de ducha=shower cap.
* mango de ducha=shower head.

ducha de agua corriente
(n.)=running shower.
Ex: The camp area has two ablution blocks with solar lights, hot and cold running showers, and flushing toilets.
ducha hidromasaje
(n.)=jet shower.
Ex: Each apartment offers luxury appointments such as spa bath or jet shower, home theatre with surround sound and high speed Internet connection.
ducho
(adj.)=adept.
Ex: The machine is indeed quite adept at creating alternate access points and customized sequences.
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* estar ducho en=be adept at.
* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías=technologically challenged.

ductilidad
(n.)=ductility.
Ex: Metals have a property which many other materials such as wood, glass or ceramic do not possess, this property is known as ductility.

duda
(n.)=doubt ; reservation ; qualm ; perplex ; quandary ; equivocation.
Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.
Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.
Ex: We stand with the Secretary-General of the United Nations and other distinguished speakers in stating without equivocation that everyone has the right to freedom of expression.
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* arrojar dudas sobre=cast + doubt on ; cast + doubt on.
* con dudas=uncertainly.
* confirmar las dudas=fulfil + doubts.
* dar a Alguien el beneficio de la duda=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
* demostrar sin lugar a dudas=prove + conclusively.
* demostrar sin ninguna duda=demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* demostrar sin ningún género de duda=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + emphatically ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* despertar dudas=stir + doubts.
* disipar dudas=dispel + doubts.
* duda en uno mismo=self-doubt.
* duda, la=seed of doubt, the.
* dudas=hesitation ; misgiving ; second thoughts.
* dudas + asaltar=doubts + assail.
* el beneficio de la duda=the benefit of the doubt.
* empezar a tener dudas=get + cold feet.
* en duda=in doubt.
* en un mar de dudas=at sea.
* estar en duda=be in question.
* estar en un mar de dudas=feel at + sea ; be all at sea.
* expresar dudas=express + doubts ; express + reservations ; express + misgivings ; voice + misgivings ; voice + reservations.
* fuera de toda duda=incontrovertible ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* generar dudas=make + Nombre + doubt.
* germen de la duda, el=seed of doubt, the.
* haber poca duda de que=there + be + little doubt that.
* la menor duda de que=no doubt whatsoever.
* lleno de dudas=doubtful.
* más allá de cualquier duda=beyond any doubt.
* más allá de ninguna duda=beyond doubt ; beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt.
* más allá de toda duda=beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* no caber duda (de que)=there + be + no question (that).
* no dejar duda=leave + little doubt.
* no dejar ninguna duda=leave + no doubt.
* no haber duda de que=there + be + no doubt that.
* no haber duda (que)=there + be + no question (that).
* no hay duda de que=undoubtedly.
* no poner en duda=be unquestioned.
* plantear dudas=raise + doubts.
* plantearse dudas=have + second thoughts.
* poner en duda=challenge ; be flawed ; question ; render + suspect ; unsettle ; regard + Nombre + with suspicion ; put in + doubt ; call into + question ; shed + doubt ; throw into + doubt ; throw + doubt on.
* poner en duda la validez de=bring into + question the validity of.
* poner en duda unos principios=shake + foundations.
* por encima de toda duda=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
* producir dudas=make + Nombre + doubt.
* que no quepa la menor duda=make no mistake.
* que no se ha puesto en duda=unquestioned ; unscrutinised [unscrutinized, -USA].
* resolver las dudas=solve + Posesivo + doubts.
* sacar de duda(s)=clear + things up.
* sacar de la duda=clear + things up.
* salir de duda(s)=make + sure ; find out ; be doubly sure.
* salir de la duda=make + sure ; find out ; be doubly sure.
* sembrar el germen de la duda=plant + the seed of doubt ; sow + the seed of doubt.
* sembrar la duda=plant + the seed of doubt ; sow + the seed of doubt.
* sin duda=doubtless ; no doubt ; of course ; surely ; to be sure ; undoubtedly ; indubitably ; without a doubt ; without doubt ; no mistake ; hands down.
* sin duda alguna=without any doubt ; sure enough.
* sin el menor asomo de duda=without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* sin la más mínima duda=without the shadow of a doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* sin la menor duda=no mistake ; no doubt.
* sin la menor sombra de duda=without a shadow of a doubt.
* sin lugar a dudas=conclusively ; undeniably ; unquestionably ; without any doubt ; by all accounts ; no mistake ; no doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt ; to be sure ; without question.
* sin ninguna duda=without question ; without any doubt ; beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt ; no mistake ; no doubt.
* sin ningún género de duda=without any doubt whatsoever.
* sin ningún género de dudas=indisputably.
* sin ponerlo en duda=uncritically.
* sin ponerse en duda=unquestioned.
* suscitar duda=shed + doubt.
* suscitar dudas=raise + doubts.
* tener dudas=be doubtful ; have + misgivings ; have + reservations (about) ; be suspicious ; be in doubt ; have + doubts.
* tener dudas sobre=be ambivalent about.

duda en uno mismo
(n.)=self-doubt.
Ex: The information fatigue syndrome causes paralysis of the analytical capacity, constant searches for more information, increased anxiety and sleeplessness and self-doubt in decision making.
duda, la
(n.)=seed of doubt, the.
Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.
dudar
(v.)=be hesitant (to) ; doubt ; have + second thoughts ; hesitate ; waver ; express + reservations ; have + reservations (about) ; dither ; hang back ; be suspicious ; voice + reservations ; teeter + on the edge of ; think + twice ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally ; haver.
Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best.
Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
Ex: While reservations have been expressed about the festival, its value in enhancing and enriching the cultural life of this part of the country is evident.
Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.
Ex: The Executive Board has been dithering over the control of the search for the next executive director = La Junta Directiva ha estado dudando si controlar o no la elección del siguiente director ejecutivo.
Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers cannot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.
Ex: Collection development librarians are often met with distrust from faculty colleagues who are often suspicious of their ability to select books.
Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.
Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
Ex: When it comes to volcanoes, there's no time to dilly-dally.
Ex: Their faces show the stern resolve and strength of people who have no time to shilly-shally.
Ex: I was havering about whether or not to write that, but I've done it now!.
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* dudar de las buenas intenciones de Alguien=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
* dudar entre... y/o...=hover between... and/or....
* hacer dudar=make + Nombre + doubt ; misgive.
* no lo dudes=take it from me.
* sin dudar=without a doubt.
* sin dudarlo=without hesitation.

dudar de las buenas intenciones de Alguien
(v.)=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
Ex: But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.
dudar entre... y/o...
(v.)=hover between... and/or....
Ex: Goethe too hovers between the ideas of acquiring knowledge by proceeding from the whole to the parts or vice versa.
dudas
=hesitation ; misgiving ; second thoughts.
Ex: In order to overcome the unfamiliarity with or hesitation to use new data bases and techniques users of all levels must become familiar with search aids. Ex: This article relates some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee. Ex: Secondly, a clean proof of the sheet was generally shown to the author for his approval and (if the printer was unlucky) his second thoughts.
dudas + asaltar
(n.)=doubts + assail.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.
dudosamente
=doubtfully.
Ex: This makes the account doubtfully reconcilable with the special epistemic relation that each of us has to oneself.

dudoso
(adj.)=suspect ; dodgy ; doubtful ; dubious ; questionable ; suspicious ; suspicious ; unconvinced ; dicey ; uncleared ; iffy ; rocky ; borderline ; fishy [fishier -comp., fishiest -sup.] ; fly-by-night ; dubious-sounding.
Ex: The utility, in information service terms, of a narrow technical education is suspect.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
Ex: On no account should the schedules of a classification scheme be modified in order to gain some dubious advantage of this kind.
Ex: It was questionable if the talent available was fit for the rather specific purposes of SLIS.
Ex: This can make them reluctant to accept or suspicious of outside help.
Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.
Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.
Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
Ex: This is when children are not really concerned with scientific truth; they believe in Father Christmas anyway, even if there lurks the suspicion that there is something rather fishy about it all.
Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
Ex: But I seem to get an awful lot of people trying to interest me in dubious-sounding business propositions.
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* con dudosa reputación=disreputable.
* conseguido de manera dudosa=ill-gotten.
* estar dudoso=be doubtful.
* proceder dudoso=unfair practice.
* que parece dudoso=dubious-sounding.
* ser dudoso=be doubtful.

duela
(n.)=floorboard ; stave.
Ex: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked.
Ex: A barrel maker was commonly called a cooper and he started by planing narrow wood strips or staves from imported wood often from Thailand.

duelo^1
(n.)=duel ; shootout [shoot-out].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Duels or dialogues? The relationship between archivists and conservators'.
Ex: The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.
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* batirse en duelo=duel.
* echarse un duelo=duel.

duelo^2
(n.)=mourning.
Ex: During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.
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* de duelo=in mourning.

duende
(n.)=leprechaun ; goblin ; troll ; hobgoblin.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
Ex: The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.
Ex: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories.
Ex: For example, in some legends, hobgoblins are viewed as harmful, while in other traditions, they are supposed to be friendly guides.

duendecillo
(n.)=imp ; goblin ; sprite ; gremlin ; pixie ; elfin ; hobgoblin.
Ex: This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.
Ex: The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.
Ex: This article reviews the sculpture by Beccafumi, outlining his known works before presenting a bronze sprite or imp as another of the master's works.
Ex: Owing to some technical gremlins, there may have been some problems with a small number of the submissions already received.
Ex: The pixies so delighted in this spot, that they would carry their elfin babies thither, and sing them to rest.
Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
Ex: For example, in some legends, hobgoblins are viewed as harmful, while in other traditions, they are supposed to be friendly guides.

dueña
(n.)=landlady.
Ex: It is great to see that the number of landladies is steadily increasing as more and more women realise the investment opportunities offered by residential property.

dueño
(n.)=owner ; landlord.
Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
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* cambiar de dueño=change + hands.
* cambio de dueño=change of hands.
* dueño de la casa=householder.
* dueño del mundo, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* dueño de puesto de mercadillo=stall-holder ; market trader.
* dueño y señor=king of the castle.

dueño de la casa
(n.)=householder.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.
dueño de puesto de mercadillo
(n.)=stall-holder ; market trader.
Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month. Ex: Salaries may range from the minimum wage for a market stall employee, to in excess of £500 a week for some market traders.
dueño del mundo, el
=cock-of-the-walk.
Ex: As far as he could see, he was cock of the walk: many of the men in Sunset suffered from diseases that Horace had so far escaped.
dueño y señor
(n.)=king of the castle.
Ex: Seafood is king of the castle here, with a wide choice of crab, shrimp, lobster, fish and squid dishes.
dulcamara
(n.)=woody nightshade.
Ex: The plant was called the woody nightshade by the old herbalists to distinguish it from the deadly nightshade.

dulce de membrillo
(n.)=quince jelly.
Ex: The importance of pectin in food is its ability to form the gels that are the basis fruit preserves such as orange marmalade, peach jam, and quince jelly.
dulce^1
(n.)=cake.
Ex: Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.
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* dulce de membrillo=quince jelly.
* dulces=confectionery.

dulce^2
(adj.)=sugary ; mellifluous ; sweet .
Ex: Sugary soft-drinks are over 20 times more popular than fresh fruit drinks and milk combined.
Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
Ex: It was a sweet, sharp, sunshiny morning in early October, and Bogardus felt good.
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* el dulce aroma del éxito=the sweet smell of success.
* gustar mucho lo dulce=have + a sweet tooth.
* gusto por lo dulce=sweet tooth.
* maíz dulce=sweet corn.
* pez de agua dulce=freshwater fish.
* sabor dulce=sweetness.
* tortuga de agua dulce=terrapin.
* vino dulce=sweet wine.

dulce^3
(adj.)=gentle .
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

dulcemente
=sweetly.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.

dulcero
(adj.)=sweet-toothed.
Ex: The approval of a natural alternative to sugar could have the potential to provide thousands of sweet-toothed Australians with an alternative to artificial sweeteners.

dulces
(n.)=confectionery.
Ex: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
dulcémele
(n.)=dulcimer.
Ex: Departures from the norm included teaching of instruments like the dulcimer, harmonica, viol and fiddle.

dulzor
(n.)=sweetness.
Ex: This article discusses the importance of molecular bulkiness and the steric factor for sweetness.
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* con dulzor=sweetly.

dulzura
(n.)=sweetness.
Ex: This article discusses the importance of molecular bulkiness and the steric factor for sweetness.
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* con dulzura=sweetly.

dumio
(n.)=dummy book.
Nota: Imitación de un libro que se colocaba en el lugar que debería ocupar el original, el cual se retiraba de los estantes por razones de contenido o valor.
Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.

dumping
(n.)=dumping.
Nota: Venta de un producto en el extranjero a menor precio que en el país de origen.
Ex: Dumping is usually defined as selling at prices below those charged in a producer's own market.

duna
(n.)=dune ; sand dune.
Ex: Much more important was the development in 1860 of a similar chemical means of digesting esparto (a dune grass of the western Mediterranean).
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.

duodenal
(adj.)=duodenal.
Ex: Examples would be: 'Is it against the law to ride a bicycle on the pavement?' 'What are the symptoms of a duodenal ulcer?'.

duodécimo (12º)
(n.)=twelfth (12th).
Ex: Now in its twelfth edition, (1982) Sears' List of Subject Headings was first written by Minnie Sears and published in 1923.

duplicación
(n.)=duplicating.
Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.

duplicado
(n.)=duplicate ; duplication ; duplicated ; duplicative ; replication ; doubling ; duplicating.
Ex: Because duplicates can be easily made, sheaf catalogues were popular in applications where multiple copies were desirable.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
Ex: The Digital Library Federation is promoting creation of a registry of digital materials so that, among other things, duplicative digitization could be avoided = La Federación de la Biblioteca Digital está promocionando la creación de un registro de material digital para que, entre otras cosas, pueda evitarse la doble digitalización.
Ex: In spite of diversity there is sufficient overlap and replication of materials for some centralised purchasing and centralised processing to be justifiable.
Ex: The large increase in title ouput in 1980 over the previous year resulted in a doubling of title output between 1960 and 1980.
Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.
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* eliminación de los duplicados=deduplication.
* eliminación de registros duplicados=duplicate elimination.
* eliminar los duplicados=deduplicate.

duplicar
(v.)=double ; duplicate ; replicate.
Ex: There is the possibility of doubling or trebling the communication outlets in the not too distant future.
Ex: If then duplicates the original order, using the same vendor and fund as on the first order.
Ex: The aim of leafcasting is to replicate the paper of a damaged object as closely as possible = El objetivo de la reconstrucción de páginas es reproducir el papel de un objeto estropeado tan fielmente como sea posible.
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* duplicar de tamaño=double in + size.
* duplicarse como=double as ; double up as.

duplicar de tamaño
(v.)=double in + size.
Ex: By 1825 the library had 5,400 titles and by 1890 it had doubled in size, although donations then declined.
duplicarse como
(v.)=double as ; double up as.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on. Ex: With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.
duplicidad de esfuerzos
(n.)=duplication of effort.
Ex: Serious attention should be given to the coordination and improvement of bibliographic control at a national level to avoid duplication of effort and gaps in information coverage.
duplicidad^1
(n.)=duplication ; replication ; duplicity.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
Ex: In spite of diversity there is sufficient overlap and replication of materials for some centralised purchasing and centralised processing to be justifiable.
Ex: An ambiguity only exists when there is duplicity, indistinctiveness, or uncertainty in the meaning of the words used in the contract.
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* duplicidad de esfuerzos=duplication of effort.

duplicidad^2
(n.)=deceitfulness.
Ex: Deceitfulness is sometimes remains ignored because a significant majority of people indulge in it.

duque
(n.)=duke.
Nota: Femenino duchess.
Ex: The duke died soon afterwards and his successor had little interest in the library.

duquesa
(n.)=duchess.
Nota: Masculino duque.
Ex: This is a bibliographic essay highlighting some of the many current books about the Royal Family of Great Britain including works on peripheral figures, like Lord Mountbatten, and some historical figures like the Duke and duchess of Windsor.

dura realidad
(n.)=fact of life ; harsh reality.
Ex: Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with. Ex: Despite being physically challenged, the harsh realities of life have failed to dampen her spirits.
durabilidad
(n.)=permanence ; durability ; robustness.
Ex: It should be possible to beat the mind decisively in regard to permanence and clarity of the items resurrected from storage.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.
Ex: The growth of 24-hour, 7-day access requires attention to the security and robustness of the building and its collections = El aumento del acceso las 24 horas siete días a la semana exige prestar atención a la seguridad y durabilidad del edificio y sus colecciones.

duración
(n.)=duration ; length ; life ; lifespan [life span] ; time slot ; archival life.
Ex: The search profile is fixed for the duration of any given search.
Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
Ex: The data pen system is supported by battery-operated equipment, but the life of the batteries would not be sufficient to sustain the library's full service for a lengthy period.
Ex: This programme is planned to have a lifespan of four years with a review after two years.
Ex: each professional group (i.e., Sections and Round Tables) will receive one time slot of 2 1/2 hours.
Ex: The study was carried out to establish the prediction of archival life of Write Once Read Many (WORM) optical discs.
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* de cinco días de duración=five-day.
* de cinco meses de duración=five-month-long.
* de corta duración=short term [short-term].
* de cuatro días de duración=four-day.
* de dos días de duración=two-day [2-day].
* de duración limitada=timebound [time-bound].
* de larga duración=long life ; long-lasting ; feature-length.
* de medio día de duración=half-day [half day].
* de + Número + días de duración=Número + day-long.
* de una día de duración=one-day.
* de una semana de duración=one-week ; week-long.
* de un día de duración=day-long ; full-day.
* de un mes de duración=month-long.
* disco de larga duración=long-play record.
* duración del trayecto=journey time.
* duración del viaje=journey time.
* duración del vuelo=flying time.
* duración limitada=limited life.
* estancia de larga duración=long stay.
* excursión de un día de duración=day trip.
* larga duración=longevity.
* LP (disco de larga duración)=LP (long play record).
* tiempo de duración=lifespan [life span].
* visita de larga duración=long stay.
* visita turística de una día de duración=day trip.

duración del trayecto
(n.)=journey time.
Ex: Journey times are often shortened as black cabs are allowed to use bus lanes.
duración del viaje
(n.)=journey time.
Ex: Journey times are often shortened as black cabs are allowed to use bus lanes.
duración del vuelo
(n.)=flying time.
Ex: The quickest way to calculate flying time is by determining the difference between an arrival time and a departure time.
duración limitada
(n.)=limited life.
Ex: Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur.
duradero
(adj.)=durable ; sustained ; lasting ; enduring ; everlasting ; long-lasting ; serviceable ; abiding ; enduringly + Adjetivo ; long-lived ; hard-wearing.
Ex: The slips are cheaper, but less durable than cards.
Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.
Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex: By means of this method copies are long-lasting and do not fade.
Ex: Plain calico makes a serviceable book cover but it looks better when it is coloured.
Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.
Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.
Ex: The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.
Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
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* amor duradero=lasting love.
* bienes duraderos=durable goods.
* consecuencia duradera=long-lasting effect.
* efecto duradero=lasting effect ; long-lasting effect.
* impacto duradero=lasting impact.
* impresión duradera=lasting impression.
* más duradero=longer-lasting.
* papel duradero=durable paper.

dural
(adj.)=dural.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.

duramadre
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* de la duramadre=dural.

duramente
=sternly ; roundly.
Ex: Samule S Green in 1876 warned sternly: 'The librarian who uses his position to make proselytes prostitutes his calling'.
Ex: The constant demand for a return to the previous situation, so roundly criticised by the committee, may soon be granted.
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* castigar duramente=smite ; throw + the book at.
* criticar duramente=slate ; flail away at.
* criticar duramente a Alguien=tear + Nombre + to shreds.
* golpear duramente=pummel ; smite.

durante
=at the stage of ; during ; throughout.
Ex: At the stage of subject analysis the indexer decides which, and there how many, concepts are selected for indexing purposes.
Ex: This article singles out four trends which have influenced the work of UNESCO during the last decade.
Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
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* aprendizaje durante toda la vida=lifelong education.
* ausentarse durante + Expresión Temporal=not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
* autoaprendizaje durante toda la vida=lifelong learning.
* durante algunos años=for some years ; over a period of years.
* durante algún tiempo=for a while ; for some time ; for some while ; for some time to come ; for days ; for quite some time.
* durante años=for years.
* durante años y años=for years and years (and years).
* durante casi + Fecha=for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha.
* durante casi todo el año=for the best part of the year.
* durante cierto tiempo=over a period of time.
* durante cuánto tiempo=how long.
* durante demasiado tiempo=for too long.
* durante días=for days.
* durante días y días=for days on end.
* durante el año pasado=over the past year.
* durante el apogeo de=during the height of ; during the heyday of.
* durante el auge de=at the height of ; during the height of ; during the heyday of.
* durante el descanso=at breaktime.
* durante el día=by day ; daytime [day-time] ; in the daytime ; during the daytime ; during daytime.
* durante el entrenamiento=in practice.
* durante el fin de semana=over the weekend.
* durante el parto=at childbirth.
* durante el período vacacional=during the holidays.
* durante el próximo año=over the next year.
* durante el transcurso de=over the course of.
* durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* durante el transcurso de muchos años=over many years.
* durante el transporte=in transit.
* durante el último año=over the last year.
* durante el vuelo=in-flight.
* durante este período=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* durante este tiempo=in this time.
* durante + Expresión Temporal=for + Expresión Temporal ; over + Expresión Temporal.
* durante + Expresión Temporal + y + Expresión Temporal=for + Expresión Temporal + on end.
* durante + Expresión Temporal + y todavía sigue=for + Expresión Temporal + and counting.
* durante generaciones=for generations.
* durante horas y horas=for hours on end.
* durante la bajamar=at low tide.
* durante la búsqueda=at the search stage.
* durante la década de=through + Década.
* durante la guerra=during wartime ; wartime [wart-time] ; war years, the.
* durante la mayoría del año=for most of the year.
* durante la mayor parte de=for much of.
* durante la mayor parte del año=for the best part of the year ; for most of the year.
* durante la Navidad=at Christmas time.
* durante la noche=overnight ; night-time.
* durante la Pascua=at Christmas time.
* durante la pleamar=at high tide.
* durante largos períodos=for extended durations.
* durante largos períodos de tiempo=over long periods of time.
* durante las horas de más calor=during the heat of the day.
* durante las horas puntas=at peak periods.
* durante las últimas décadas=over the past few decades.
* durante las últimas semanas=over the past few weeks.
* durante las vacaciones=during the holidays.
* durante la tira de tiempo=for donkey's years.
* durante la última década=in the past decade.
* durante los dos últimos años=during the past couple of years.
* durante los dos últimos meses=over the last couple of months.
* durante los primeros años=during the early years.
* durante los próximos años=for the next few years ; over the next few years ; during the next few years.
* durante los últimos años=over the past few years ; over recent years ; during the past few years ; in the past few years ; over the last few years.
* durante los últimos días=over the past few days ; in recent days.
* durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal=over the past + Expresión Temporal.
* durante los últimos meses=over the past few months ; in recent months.
* durante los últimos + Número + años=over the last + Número + years.
* durante meses y meses=for months on end.
* durante miles de años=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
* durante millones de años=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
* durante muchas horas=for many long hours ; for hours on end.
* durante muchísimo tiempo=for ages and ages (and ages) ; in ages (and ages and ages).
* durante muchos años=for many years ; for years to come ; for many years to come ; over many years ; for years and years (and years).
* durante mucho tiempo=long ; for generations ; long-time [longtime] ; for a long time to come ; for long periods of time ; for a long period of time ; lastingly ; for a very long time ; for a very long time ; for many long hours ; for a long time ; in ages (and ages and ages) ; for a long period.
* durante poco tiempo=for a short time ; for a short while.
* durante + Posesivo + descanso=during + Posesivo + time off.
* durante + Posesivo + madurez=in later life.
* durante + Posesivo + vacaciones=during + Posesivo + time off.
* durante siglos=for aeons ; for centuries ; over the centuries.
* durante tanto tiempo=for so long ; so long.
* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible=for as long as possible.
* durante toda la noche=all-night ; all night long.
* durante toda la vida=lifelong [life-long].
* durante toda una vida=over a lifetime.
* durante todo=all the way through ; throughout.
* durante todo el día=all day long.
* durante todo el trimestre=semester-long.
* durante todo el verano=all summer long.
* durante todo + Tiempo=all through + Tiempo.
* durante un gran período=for a long period ; for a long period.
* durante un gran período de tiempo=for a long period of time.
* durante un largo período=for a long period ; for an extended duration.
* durante un largo período de tiempo=over a long time scale ; over a long period of time ; for a long period of time ; over a long period.
* durante un minuto=for a minute.
* durante unos instantes=for a bit.
* durante un período de + Expresión Temporal=over a period of + Expresión Temporal.
* durante un período de prueba=on a trial basis.
* durante un período de tiempo=for a number of years.
* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado=over a period of time.
* durante un período de tiempo indefinido=over an indefinite period of time ; over an indefinite span of time.
* durante un período indefinido=for an indefinite period.
* durante un porrón de tiempo=for donkey's years.
* durante un ratito=for a little while.
* durante un rato=for a little while.
* durante un tiempo indefinido=for an indefinite time to come.
* durante varias horas=over several hours.
* durante varios años=for a number of years ; for several years.
* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad=long-and-expectantly-awaited.
* fue durante mucho tiempo=long remained.
* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo=maintain + vigil.
* trabajar durante un período de tiempo=serve + stint.

durante + Expresión Temporal
=for + Expresión Temporal ; over + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The ISDS has now been in operation for over ten years. Ex: The United States Labor Department, over the past year or more, has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law.
durante + Expresión Temporal + y + Expresión Temporal
=for + Expresión Temporal + on end.
Ex: But the grosser discrepancies -- such as the Cambridge compositor who for months on end turned out only a third of what he could do at top speed -- require another explanation.
durante + Expresión Temporal + y todavía sigue
=for + Expresión Temporal + and counting.
Ex: For 20 years and counting, 'Law & Order' has made Gotham not just its base of operations, but has given it a starring role in the show.
durante + Posesivo + descanso
=during + Posesivo + time off.
Ex: This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
durante + Posesivo + madurez
=in later life.
Ex: In later life Martin focused his attention on social improvements.
durante + Posesivo + vacaciones
=during + Posesivo + time off.
Ex: This short adventure is designed for those who are hard pushed for time and want to do something active during their time off.
durante algunos años
=for some years ; over a period of years.
Ex: These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years. Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
durante algún tiempo
=for a while ; for some time ; for some while ; for some time to come ; for days ; for quite some time.
Ex: The former library was in fact only used as a store for a while. Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'. Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers. Ex: The traditional role of libraries and librarians as handlers of pre-packaged information will still be relevant in most organisations for some time to come. Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when. Ex: The latest addition to my clock menagerie is a cuckoo clock, something I've wanted for quite some time.
durante años
=for years.
Ex: He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning.
durante años y años
=for years and years (and years).
Ex: The work that he has left will live on for years and years.
durante casi + Fecha
=for the best part of + Fecha ; for the better part of + Fecha.
Ex: As a consequence, in the eighteenth edition, we still find three figure numbers in Logic (which has been static now for the best part of 2,000 years). Ex: Part of the reason he is such a scruff is he took on sponsorship to raise money for charity by agreeing to not have his beard or hair cut for the better part of a year.
durante casi todo el año
=for the best part of the year.
Ex: Too warm and humid, and for the best part of the year flies and other insects made the drying of fish extremely difficult, if not impossible.
durante cierto tiempo
=over a period of time.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
durante cuánto tiempo
=how long.
Ex: How long, and to what extent, can a library operate beyond the pale and still make use of any of the Library of Congress's bibliographic data?.
durante demasiado tiempo
=for too long.
Ex: For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'.
durante días
=for days.
Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when.
durante días y días
=for days on end.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
durante el apogeo de
=during the height of ; during the heyday of.
Ex: This digital image collection documents the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution. Ex: The author examines the record of North Carolina during the heyday of public library development in the South of the US.
durante el auge de
=at the height of ; during the height of ; during the heyday of.
Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized. Ex: This digital image collection documents the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution. Ex: The author examines the record of North Carolina during the heyday of public library development in the South of the US.
durante el año pasado
=over the past year.
Ex: However, over the past year they have launched a number of Internet products and services.
durante el descanso
=at breaktime.
Ex: The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged -- they think alike, talk alike, look alike -- both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.
durante el día
=by day ; daytime [day-time] ; in the daytime ; during the daytime ; during daytime.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure. Ex: A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy. Ex: Most of us are aware that driving at night is more demanding and stressful than driving in the daytime. Ex: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold. Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
durante el entrenamiento
=in practice.
Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.
durante el fin de semana
=over the weekend.
Ex: After playing five games over the weekend, his arms and legs weren't up to strength.
durante el parto
=at childbirth.
Ex: Absorbable stitches are normally used for repair of episiotomy and tears at childbirth.
durante el período vacacional
=during the holidays.
Ex: When 165 of the study volunteers were weighed a year after the study began, they had not lost the extra weight gained during the holidays.
durante el próximo año
=over the next year.
Ex: Over 80 per cent of those questioned in Europe, the US and Japan expect further growth in expenditure of an average of 15 per cent over the next year.
durante el transcurso de
=over the course of.
Ex: Over the course of the next 20 years libraries will be undergoing significant retooling so that they can move beyond their traditional roles.
durante el transcurso de los acontecimientos
=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
Ex: In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre. Ex: Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period.
durante el transcurso de muchos años
=over many years.
Ex: Local history collections are being built up in many countries, whether as deliberate policy, based on collections of local antiquaries, or developed casually over many years = En muchos países se están creando colecciones de historia local, ya sea como fruto de una política delibrada, a partir de de colecciones de anticuarios de la localidad, o creadas de un modo casual durante el transcurso de muchos años.
durante el transporte
=in transit.
Ex: Boxing is essential for the proper storage of prints and drawings and other unbound materials, for bound volumes that require extra protection and for the protection of materials in transit.
durante el vuelo
(adj.)=in-flight.
Ex: Starting on Oct. 2nd, 2006, the in-flight Internet service will be free of charge.
durante el último año
=over the last year.
Ex: Over the last years dramatic changes have occurred in the way libraries operate with the introduction of automated circulation systems.
durante este período
=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
Ex: In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre. Ex: Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period.
durante este tiempo
=in this time.
Ex: In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país.
durante generaciones
=for generations.
Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
durante horas y horas
=for hours on end.
Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
durante la Navidad
=at Christmas time.
Ex: The author describes his childhood experiences of being Jewish at Christmas time.
durante la Pascua
=at Christmas time.
Ex: The author describes his childhood experiences of being Jewish at Christmas time.
durante la bajamar
(n.)=at low tide.
Ex: Rock pools are found in the intertidal zone, covered in seawater when it is high tide and exposed to the wind and sun at low tide.
durante la búsqueda
=at the search stage.
Ex: Situations where subdivisions might have had some utility are served by the co-ordination of index terms at the search stage.
durante la década de
=through + Década.
Ex: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.
durante la guerra
(n.)=during wartime ; wartime [wart-time] ; war years, the.
Ex: During wartime when sources of documents become blocked, it may become necessary to organize teams of abstractors in neutral countries. Ex: The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim. Ex: The war years heralded several changes, one of them being the erection of a new library building.
durante la mayor parte de
=for much of.
Ex: The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.
durante la mayor parte del año
=for the best part of the year ; for most of the year.
Ex: Too warm and humid, and for the best part of the year flies and other insects made the drying of fish extremely difficult, if not impossible. Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
durante la mayoría del año
=for most of the year.
Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
durante la noche
(n.)=overnight ; night-time.
Ex: In the example, reference material is loaned only overnight to graduate students and professors. Ex: End user searching on BRS/After Dark, the night-time version of the BRS Search Service, has been offered to users of Ottawa University Library since July 83.
durante la pleamar
=at high tide.
Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
durante la tira de tiempo
=for donkey's years.
Ex: This debate has been going for donkey's years and it's not simply worth the effort any more!.
durante la última década
=in the past decade.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.
durante largos períodos
=for extended durations.
Ex: Is sitting in a chair with the legs crossed for extended durations detrimental to the spine?.
durante largos períodos de tiempo
=over long periods of time.
Ex: Separate batches might be bound up more or less simultaneously (perhaps by different binders), but more often they were bound seriatim, occasionally over long periods of time.
durante las horas de más calor
=during the heat of the day.
Ex: This is the epitome of a casual beachside bar, offering long cool drinks during the heat of the day, and cocktails to salute the setting sun.
durante las horas puntas
=at peak periods.
Ex: All telephone lines to the computer may be engaged at peak periods.
durante las vacaciones
=during the holidays.
Ex: When 165 of the study volunteers were weighed a year after the study began, they had not lost the extra weight gained during the holidays.
durante las últimas décadas
=over the past few decades.
Ex: Over the past few decades, Judeo-Spanish traditional songs have received a great deal of attention from scholars.
durante las últimas semanas
=over the past few weeks.
Ex: Russia's behavior over the past few weeks and months has to a certain extent facilitated the difficult task of forging a common European position.
durante los dos últimos años
=during the past couple of years.
Ex: One of the major talking points on the electronic publishing scene during the past couple of years has been the need for internationally recognised standards.
durante los dos últimos meses
=over the last couple of months.
Ex: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.
durante los primeros años
=during the early years.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
durante los próximos años
=for the next few years ; over the next few years ; during the next few years.
Ex: There is no doubt that this scheme deserves to succeed, but we live in a harsh world, where success tends to go to the successful rather than to the deserving, and one can only reserve judgement for the next few years. Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies. Ex: Of all the factors influencing the on-line information services industry during the next few years, telephone deregulation could well be the most important.
durante los últimos + Expresión Temporal
=over the past + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
durante los últimos + Número + años
=over the last + Número + years.
Ex: The growth of Internet access over the last five years is staggering = El crecimiento del acceso a Internet ha sido asombroso durante los últimos cinco años.
durante los últimos años
=over the past few years ; over recent years ; during the past few years ; in the past few years ; over the last few years.
Ex: While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog. Ex: Over recent years the number and frequency of firework displays (both public and private) has increased. Ex: During the past few years much importance has been attached to the study of the number, structure and behavior of the chromosomes. Ex: In the past few years, the mortality rates associated with infectious diseases have decreased, making cancer the leading cause of death in children. Ex: Over the last few years people from all parts of the globe have experienced violence, abuse, loss and tragedy.
durante los últimos días
=over the past few days ; in recent days.
Ex: Rain and snowfall over the past few days has made a significant dent in the water deficit around California. Ex: Angolan authorities are struggling to cope with more than 20,000 people expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days.
durante los últimos meses
=over the past few months ; in recent months.
Ex: Russia's behavior over the past few weeks and months has to a certain extent facilitated the difficult task of forging a common European position. Ex: In recent months, DC has continued to close the gap, and the two leaders are now virtually neck and neck = En los últimos meses, DC ha continuado acortando distancias y ahora los dos líderes van bastante parejos.
durante meses y meses
=for months on end.
Ex: But the grosser discrepancies -- such as the Cambridge compositor who for months on end turned out only a third of what he could do at top speed -- require another explanation.
durante miles de años
=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend. Ex: They have been through many hardships for aeons.
durante millones de años
=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend. Ex: They have been through many hardships for aeons.
durante muchas horas
=for many long hours ; for hours on end.
Ex: They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours. Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
durante mucho tiempo
=long ; for generations ; long-time [longtime] ; for a long time to come ; for long periods of time ; for a long period of time ; lastingly ; for a very long time ; for a very long time ; for many long hours ; for a long time ; in ages (and ages and ages) ; for a long period.
Ex: Libraries have long recognised the benefits of co-operating in catalogue production. Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'. Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished. Ex: So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need. Ex: Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time. Ex: High quality work is cited for a long period of time. Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library. Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time. Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time. Ex: They work terribly, terribly, hard, for many long hours. Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages. Ex: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life.
durante muchos años
=for many years ; for years to come ; for many years to come ; over many years ; for years and years (and years).
Ex: Indexes have used controlled-language indexing and authority lists for many years. Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business. Ex: The traditional information sources will continue to play an important role for many years to come. Ex: Local history collections are being built up in many countries, whether as deliberate policy, based on collections of local antiquaries, or developed casually over many years = En muchos países se están creando colecciones de historia local, ya sea como fruto de una política delibrada, a partir de de colecciones de anticuarios de la localidad, o creadas de un modo casual durante el transcurso de muchos años. Ex: The work that he has left will live on for years and years.
durante muchísimo tiempo
=for ages and ages (and ages) ; in ages (and ages and ages).
Ex: Before it can ben eaten, it needs to boiled in water for ages and ages. Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
durante poco tiempo
=for a short time ; for a short while.
Ex: Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy. Ex: They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.
durante siglos
=for aeons ; for centuries ; over the centuries.
Ex: They have been through many hardships for aeons. Ex: A new study says global warming will continue for centuries, no matter what we do. Ex: India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries.
durante tanto tiempo
=for so long ; so long.
Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'. Ex: And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
durante tanto tiempo como sea posible
=for as long as possible.
Ex: It is therefore one of the librarian's prime tasks to preserve the attractiveness of the stock for as long as possible.
durante toda la noche
=all-night ; all night long.
Ex: In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on. Ex: As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
durante toda la vida
(adj.)=lifelong [life-long].
Ex: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
durante toda una vida
=over a lifetime.
Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
durante todo
=all the way through ; throughout.
Ex: The first four tracks continue all the way through the conference. Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
durante todo + Tiempo
=all through + Tiempo.
Ex: Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.
durante todo el día
=all day long.
Ex: Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
durante todo el trimestre
(adj.)=semester-long.
Ex: In the belief that the library has an inseparable role in the education of students, semester-long term paper counselling sessions are offered to encourage students to make an early start.
durante todo el verano
=all summer long.
Ex: All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.
durante un gran período
=for a long period ; for a long period.
Ex: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life. Ex: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life.
durante un gran período de tiempo
=for a long period of time.
Ex: High quality work is cited for a long period of time.
durante un largo período
=for a long period ; for an extended duration.
Ex: She also struggled for a long period with alcoholism and smoking, both of which led to the throat cancer that would take her life. Ex: While most symptoms of dizziness last seconds, they can make a person feel out of sorts for an extended duration.
durante un largo período de tiempo
=over a long time scale ; over a long period of time ; for a long period of time ; over a long period.
Ex: As items are recorded in bibliographic publications over a long time scale you may already have it in stock. Ex: This article assesses the development of authority control thinking and practice over a long period of time. Ex: High quality work is cited for a long period of time. Ex: Staff of Oldham public libraries decided to opt for a week-long event in 1988 rather than several smaller events spread over a long period.
durante un minuto
=for a minute.
Ex: When you kiss someone for a minute, you both burn about 2.6 calories.
durante un periodo de tiempo determinado
=over a period of time.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
durante un período de + Expresión Temporal
=over a period of + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The research will be carried out over a period of several years.
durante un período de prueba
=on a trial basis.
Ex: The Pennsylvania State University's Library is currently using Academic Indiz on Info Trac 2 on a trial basis.
durante un período de tiempo
=for a number of years.
Ex: So, unlike most state association or municipal library awarded grants, there was no stipulation of indenture to a state or a library for a number of years if the award was accepted.
durante un período de tiempo indefinido
=over an indefinite period of time ; over an indefinite span of time.
Ex: Such documents are often not, strictly speaking, anonymous but, because they are written by several authors or appear at intervals over an indefinite period of time as in the case of periodicals and directories they tend to be known by their titles. Ex: A periodical, unlike a book, appears at intervals over an indefinite span of time.
durante un período indefinido
=for an indefinite period.
Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.
durante un porrón de tiempo
=for donkey's years.
Ex: This debate has been going for donkey's years and it's not simply worth the effort any more!.
durante un ratito
=for a little while.
Ex: The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.
durante un rato
=for a little while.
Ex: The truth may hurt for a little while but a lie hurts forever.
durante un tiempo indefinido
=for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.
durante unos instantes
=for a bit.
Ex: Browse through the Guide for a bit using the {PgUp} and {PgDn} keys.
durante varias horas
=over several hours.
Ex: The crock pot is one of the best tools for low-effort cooking, especially for meals designed to cook over several hours.
durante varios años
=for a number of years ; for several years.
Ex: So, unlike most state association or municipal library awarded grants, there was no stipulation of indenture to a state or a library for a number of years if the award was accepted. Ex: Nevertheless, funding proved a problem for several years.
durar
(v.)=endure ; last ; run + Expresión Temporal ; run over ; stay in + place.
Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: Their assignments lasted from four months to one year in such diverse posts as Chile, Finland, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Mauritius, and Turkey.
Ex: This session ran from May 1979 to October 1980.
Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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* debate + durar=debate + rage ; debate + simmer.
* durar algún tiempo=last (for) + a while.
* durar cierto tiempo=last (for) + a while.
* durar hasta + Fecha=run into + Fecha.
* durar más que=outlive.
* durar mucho=last + long.
* durar mucho rato=take + a (really/very) long time.
* durar mucho tiempo=last + long ; last (for) + a long time.
* durar poco=be short term.
* durar tiempo=take + time ; take + long ; last (for) + a while.
* durar toda la vida=last + (for) a lifetime.
* durar toda una vida=go on + for a lifetime ; last + (for) a lifetime.
* que dura todo el año=year-(a)round.
* todo lo bueno dura poco=all good things (must) come to an end.

durar algún tiempo
(v.)=last (for) + a while.
Ex: What's the best lipstick or colored lipgloss that will last for a while without me having to reapply it every 5 minutes?.
durar cierto tiempo
(v.)=last (for) + a while.
Ex: What's the best lipstick or colored lipgloss that will last for a while without me having to reapply it every 5 minutes?.
durar hasta + Fecha
(v.)=run into + Fecha.
Ex: The project, partially funded and managed by the Council on Library Resources, was expected to run into Nov 77.
durar mucho
(v.)=last + long.
Ex: Regardless of their physical characteristics, individual books in a circulating comics collection are not expected to last long = Independientemente de sus características físicas, no es normal que los ejemplares de una colección de préstamo de tebeos duren mucho.
durar mucho rato
(v.)=take + a (really/very) long time.
Ex: If the processing of a search terms or series of terms seems to be taking a long time, you can press CTRL+BREAK to interrupt the search.
durar mucho tiempo
(v.)=last + long ; last (for) + a long time.
Ex: Regardless of their physical characteristics, individual books in a circulating comics collection are not expected to last long = Independientemente de sus características físicas, no es normal que los ejemplares de una colección de préstamo de tebeos duren mucho. Ex: Early memories last a long time.
durar más que
(v.)=outlive.
Ex: 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.
durar poco
(v.)=be short term.
Ex: The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
durar tiempo
(v.)=take + time ; take + long ; last (for) + a while.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance. Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan. Ex: What's the best lipstick or colored lipgloss that will last for a while without me having to reapply it every 5 minutes?.
durar toda la vida
(v.)=last + (for) a lifetime.
Ex: This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.
durar toda una vida
(v.)=go on + for a lifetime ; last + (for) a lifetime.
Ex: There is a myth that recovery from whiplash is 6-12 weeks, we know now that many of these things can go on for a lifetime. Ex: This is a place where friendships last a lifetime and rivalries even longer, where residents still talk about the Civil War.
duraznero
(n.)=peach tree.
Ex: Locke claimed that God superadded various powers to matter, including motion, the perfections of peach trees and elephants, and gravity.

durazno
(n.)=peach.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

dureza
(n.)=hardness ; harshness ; ruggedness.
Ex: Hardness and the penetration of the ink layer into the paper were also measured = También se midió la solidez y la penetración de la tinta en el papel.
Ex: Ghobadi does not flinch from confronting the harshness of daily life in Iran in this portrayal of a small village high in the mountains.
Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.
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* con dureza=harshly.

durmiendo
(adj.)=sleeping.
Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
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* coger durmiendo=catch + Nombre + snoozing.

durmiente
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* Bella Durmiente, la=Sleeping Beauty.

duro como una piedra
(adj.)=rock-hard.
Ex: In this article we have discussed the most popular and efficient workout program to get rock-hard abs and gain muscle.
duro de corazón
(adj.)=hard-hearted.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
duro de oído
(adj.)=hard-of-hearing.
Ex: A cochlear implant is a small electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing.
duro de pelar
(n.)=tough nut to crack ; tough nut ; hard nut to crack ; tough cookie.
Ex: Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack. Ex: Getting a car loan has never been a tough nut for the residents of UK. Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time. Ex: Tough cookies usually get what they want because they refuse to compromise or give up.
duro despertar
(n.)=rude awakening.
Ex: Anyone who loves to be taken away by a good travel yarn will find 'Rude Awakenings' a great adventure.
duro golpe
(n.)=cruel blow.
Ex: Prisoners and detainees have been dealt a cruel blow by the delay of the opening of the new jail, prisoners' rights advocates say.
duro revés
(n.)=cruel blow.
Ex: Prisoners and detainees have been dealt a cruel blow by the delay of the opening of the new jail, prisoners' rights advocates say.
duro^1
(adj.)=harsh ; severe ; stiff ; tough ; flinty ; hard ; stern ; rough ; rugged ; hard-nosed ; unfeeling ; tough-minded ; hard-line ; hardy ; hard-wearing ; gruelling [grueling, -USA] ; testing.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.
Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
Ex: As educators, then, we need to ask ourselves some very tough questions -- some to which we would rather not hear the answers.
Ex: 'I wish she'd tell me when she asks one of my people to do something,' she added in the same flinty tone.
Ex: The amount of stuffing in the balls was varied to suit the nature of the work; large, soft balls with weak ink were used for low-grade work; small, hard balls and strong ink for work of better quality.
Ex: There are two good reasons for this stern rule.
Ex: The changes for the latter group are going to be abrupt, and rough -- very revolutionary.
Ex: The article 'Where no drive has gone before: ruggedized CD-ROM drives' provides examples of conditions where CD-ROM drives need to be particularly rugged (severe industrial conditions, severe shock and vibration conditions, and severe military conditions).
Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.
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* a buena hambre no hay pan duro=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* actuar duro=play + hardball.
* adoptar una postura dura=take + a tough stance.
* a duras penas=with great difficulty ; at a push.
* arreglárselas a duras penas=muddle through.
* avanzar a duras penas=flounder ; grind on.
* cara dura=impudence ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shameless ; shamelessness ; brazenness ; insolence.
* ciencias duras, las=hard sciences, the.
* Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen=When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
* dar duro=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
* de línea dura=hard-line.
* disco duro=hard disc.
* droga dura=hard drug.
* dura realidad=fact of life ; harsh reality.
* duro como una piedra=rock-hard.
* duro de corazón=hard-hearted.
* duro de oído=hard-of-hearing.
* duro de pelar=tough nut to crack ; tough nut ; hard nut to crack ; tough cookie.
* duro despertar=rude awakening.
* duro golpe=cruel blow.
* duro revés=cruel blow.
* edición en cubierta dura=hardcover.
* edición en tapas duras=hardcover.
* estar a las duras y a las maduras=take + the bad with the good.
* ganarse la vida a duras penas=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
* hacerse el duro=play it + cool ; play + hard to get.
* hueso duro (de roer)=uphill struggle ; tough nut to crack ; hard nut to crack ; tough nut ; tough cookie.
* huevo duro=hard-boiled egg.
* la parte más dura de=brunt of, the.
* libro impreso en pastas duras=board book.
* madera dura=hardwood.
* ¿mano blanda o mano dura?=the carrot vs. the stick.
* mano blanda y mano dura=carrots and sticks.
* mano dura=iron fist ; iron hand.
* más duro que la suela de un zapato=as tough as leather ; as tough as nails ; as tough as nuts ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* más duro que una piedra=as tough as nuts ; as tough as nails ; as tough as leather ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* paladar duro=hard palate.
* pastas duras=hard cover.
* pegar duro=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.
* personas que son duras de oído, las=hard of hearing, the.
* pornografía dura=hard core pornography.
* puro y duro=unvarnished.
* recibir duras críticas=take + a pounding ; take + a beating.
* salir adelante a duras penas=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
* sector duro=hard sector.
* ser duro con=come down (hard) on.
* ser duro de mollera=be slow on the uptake.
* tan duro como el pedernal=as hard as nails.
* tan duro como la piedra=as hard as nails.
* tan duro como la suela de un zapato=as tough as leather ; as tough as nails ; as tough as nuts ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* tan duro como una piedra=as hard as nails ; as tough as nuts ; as tough as nails ; as tough as leather ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* tenerlo duro=not be easy.
* tener un duro despertar=rude awakening + be in store.
* tío duro=tough guy ; tough cookie.
* tipo duro=tough guy ; tough cookie.
* tomar las duras con las maduras=take + the bad with the good.
* tomar medidas duras contra=crack down on.
* tomar una postura dura=take + a tough stance.
* trabajar duro=labour [labor, -USA] ; toil ; slave away ; be (still) working away ; be (still) toiling away ; be (still) hard at it ; put in + some hard work ; work away.
* trabajar duro y divertirse mucho=work hard, play hard .
* trabajo duro=hard graft ; hard labour ; thirsty work ; hard work.
* vivir a duras penas=live on + a prayer.

duro^2
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* dejar a Alguien sin un duro=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* estar sin un duro=not have a bean.
* faltar el canto de un duro para=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; come + very close to.
* no tener un duro=not have a bean.
* novela a duro=dime and nickel novel.
* sin un duro=broke ; down-and-out ; skint ; penniless.

durísimo
(adj.)=gruelling [grueling, -USA] ; rock-hard.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
Ex: In this article we have discussed the most popular and efficient workout program to get rock-hard abs and gain muscle.

dádiva
(n.)=handout.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.

dándose una vuelta en coche
=out for a spin.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Out for a spin: a school librarian test drives 14 CD-ROM encyclopedias'.
dárselas de
(v.)=fancy + Reflexivo.
Ex: A chemical engineering graduate of the California Institute of Technology, he fancied himself a scientist and something of an amateur theologian.
dársele Algo bien a Uno
(v.)=be good at.
Ex: Computers are good at routine and repetitive operations on large quantities of data.
dársele a Uno bien las plantas
(v.)=have + a green thumb ; have + green fingers.
Ex: Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers. Ex: Traditionally, someone who works well with plants is said to have a green thumb, or green fingers.
dársele a Uno mejor Algo
(v.)=be better at.
Ex: Special multimedia search engines such as used on CNN and Sony may be better at separating the wheat from the chaff.
dársele mejor a Uno
(v.)=do + best.
Ex: It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.
dársena
(n.)=dock ; dry dock ; bus bay.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
Ex: After the dry dock had been completed the water was pumped out but the cement floor and sides were not strong enough to prevent rupture by the pressure from below.
Ex: The existing bus shelter and bus bay shall only be demolished and removed after the new ones are completed and satisfactorily inspected.

dátil
(n.)=date.
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.

débil
(adj.)=powerless ; flimsy ; shaky ; weak ; fragile ; spineless ; feeble ; effete ; faint ; frail ; feckless ; thin ; weakling ; runt ; nesh ; weedy ; boneless.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
Ex: To call a supervisor 'spineless' is to tag him as weak and therefore unfair to his really good employees.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
Ex: As more and more copies are produced, so the amount of dye on the master is reduced layer by layer until the image on the copy paper becomes quite faint.
Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
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* alto y débil=spindly .
* débil de salud=poor health.
* débiles, los=little guy, the.
* el punto más débil de=underbelly.
* en el momento más débil de Alguien=at + Posesivo + weakest.
* eslabón débil=weak link.
* hacerse el débil=sandbagging.
* luz débil=glimmer.
* más débil de la camada, el=runt of the litter, the.
* más débil del grupo, el=runt of the litter, the.
* punto débil=blind spot ; weak link.
* punto débil, el=chink in the armour, the.
* ser el contrincante más débil=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
* ser el punto más débil de Alguien=be at + Posesivo + weakest.
* sexo débil, el=fair sex, the.

débil de salud
(n.)=poor health.
Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
débiles, los
=little guy, the.
Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
débilmente
=faintly ; weakly ; dimly ; feebly ; dully.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: The simplest kind of output ranking, known as quorum matching, simply ANDS all query terms together, then drops any one, then any two, and so on, to give a weakly ordered output.
Ex: But just as a person with a vague discomfort dimly fears cancer, so he dimly feared that there might be something to watch for in the way she handled people.
Ex: Developing countries are befeniting slowly and feebly from technological innovations which have not been desgined for the particular needs, planning, and management capabilities of these countries.
Ex: In the Pleiades star cluster only six of the stars shine brightly, the seventh, Merope, shines dully because she is shamed for eternity for having an affair.

débito
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* tarjeta de débito=debit card.

década
(n.)=decade.
Ex: Individual decades and years are specified numerically in a very simple way.
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* de las últimas décadas=over the past decades ; in recent decades.
* durante la década de=through + Década.
* durante las últimas décadas=over the past few decades.
* durante la última década=in the past decade.
* en la década de los + Año=in the + Año + s.
* en las últimas décadas=in recent decades ; over the past decades ; over the past few decades.
* en la última década=in the past decade.
* la década de los + Número=the + Número + s.
* por décadas=ten-yearly.

décima
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* décima de segundo=split second.

décima de segundo
(n.)=split second.
Ex: If you can see why, then next time, in the split second before you click, you'll ask yourself, is there a better place to get my information?.
décimo
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* décimo (10º)=10th (tenth) ; tenth (10th).
* una décima parte=one tenth [one-tenth] ; one in ten.

décimo (10º)
=10th (tenth) ; tenth (10th).
Ex: Press this key to display the next 10th record (your library may have changed the 'jump' increment to another number, such as 20, or even 50). Ex: The tenth edition was a departure from the norm in that it was an adaptation rather than a strict abridgement.
déficit
(n.)=shortfall [short-fall] ; deficit.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
Ex: A small percentage change in sales could turn the whole association's surplus into a deficit.
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* déficit comercial=trade deficit.
* déficit de la balanza comercial=trade deficit.
* déficit de la balanza de pagos=trade deficit.
* déficit presupuestario=budget deficit ; budget shortfall.
* síndrome de déficit de atención=attention deficit.
* síndrome de déficit de atención con hiperactividad=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
* trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

déficit comercial
(n.)=trade deficit.
Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
déficit de la balanza comercial
(n.)=trade deficit.
Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
déficit de la balanza de pagos
(n.)=trade deficit.
Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
déficit presupuestario
(n.)=budget deficit ; budget shortfall.
Ex: Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas. Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
démodé
(n.)=passé.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

déspota
(n.)=autocrat ; despotic ; despot ; tyrant ; dictator ; martinet ; strongman.
Ex: He might be classified as a benevolent autocrat.
Ex: The manner in which procedures are determined, amended and used gives the key to the differing views; i.e. whether manuals are seen as instruments of progressive or despotic library management.
Ex: Additionally, popular news magazines have characterized the Soviets as 'savages, dupes, despots, and barbarians,' prompting the United States to believe itself superior.
Ex: In the sixth century B.C. the tyrant Pisistratus 'collected a large library of books and later gave it to the city of Athens, where it was opened to the public'.
Ex: In the most obvious version of a hierarchical management scheme, the chief reference librarian may function virtually as a dictator.
Ex: Prime Minister for twelve years, he was often called a martinet and is regarded as a brilliant, stubborn bureaucrat.
Ex: He was president on three occasions during this time, and ruled as an unelected military strongman for the rest of the era.

día
(n.)=date ; day.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
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* 24 horas al día=around the clock.
* 365 días al año=year-(a)round ; 24/7/365.
* acabar + Posesivo + días en=end up + Posesivo + days in.
* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche=at any hour of the day or night ; at any time of the day or night.
* a día de hoy=as of today.
* a la luz del día=in the light of (the) day.
* al despuntar el día=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* al día=in step ; paid-up ; in good standing.
* al día de=in step with.
* al día de hoy=as of today.
* al día siguiente=the next day.
* alegrarle el día a Alguien=brighten up + Posesivo + day ; make + Posesivo + day.
* al final del día=at the close of the day.
* algún día=one day.
* al romper el día=at the crack of dawn ; at the break of dawn ; at the break of day.
* a medida que + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medida que + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medida que + transcurrir + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a plena luz del día=in broad daylight.
* a un día de distancia de=one day away from.
* barba de tres días=stubble beard ; stubble.
* barba de tres días de moda=designer stubble.
* billete para otro día=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* buenos días=good morning.
* cada día=every day.
* cada día que pasa=each passing day.
* cada dos días=every other day.
* centro de día=day care centre ; day centre.
* centro de día para mayores=day centre for the elderly.
* comenzar el día=start + the day.
* como el día y la noche=worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* como la noche y el día=like oil and water ; worlds apart ; like apples and oranges.
* conforme + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* conforme + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* conforme + transcurrir + el día=as the day + wear on.
* contar los días que faltan=count down.
* contar los días que faltan para=count down + the days until/till/to.
* contar los días que quedan=count down.
* contar los días que quedan para=count down + the days until/till/to.
* dar el trabajo del día por terminad=call it + a day.
* de cada día=day to day [day-to-day].
* de cinco días de duración=five-day.
* de cuatro días de duración=four-day.
* de día=in the daytime ; during the daytime ; during daytime.
* de día a día=from day to day.
* de día y de noche=day and night ; night and day.
* de dos días de duración=two-day [2-day].
* de hoy día=of today.
* de hoy en día=of today.
* dejar Algo para otro día=take + a rain cheque.
* del día o de la noche=day or night.
* de los últimos días=in recent days.
* de medio día de duración=half-day [half day].
* de + Número + días de duración=Número + day-long.
* de puesta al día=top-up.
* desde el primer día=from day one.
* desde ese día=since that day.
* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
* de una día de duración=one-day.
* de un día de duración=day-long ; full-day.
* día abrasador=scorcher.
* día aburrido=dull day.
* día a día=day by day.
* día a día de, el=day-to-day running of, the.
* día a día, el=daily situation.
* día caluroso=scorcher.
* día corriente=ordinary day.
* Día de Acción de Gracias=Thanksgiving.
* día de compras=shopping trip.
* día de descanso=holiday.
* día de entre semana=weekday.
* día de fiesta=holiday ; public holiday.
* día de la apertura=opening day.
* día de la boda=wedding day.
* día de la inauguración=opening day.
* día de la madre, el=Mother's Day ; Mothering Sunday.
* día de las elecciones=election day.
* día de las gamberradas=muck-up day.
* Día de la Tierra=Earth Day.
* día de la votación=election day.
* día del deporte=sports day.
* día del Juicio Final=doomsday ; Judgement Day.
* día de lluvia=rainy day.
* Día de los Caídos=Memorial Day.
* día de los enamorados, el=St. Valentine's Day.
* día de los Reyes Magos, el=Epiphany, the.
* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el=April Fools' Day.
* día de los trabajadores=Labour Day.
* día del padre, el=Father's Day.
* día del trabajo=Labour Day.
* día de mucho calor=scorcher.
* día de Navidad=Christmas Day.
* día de perros=bad hair day.
* día de San Valentín, el=St. Valentine's Day.
* día de sol=sunny day.
* Día de Todos los Santos=All Saints' Day.
* día de trabajo=working day.
* día de un santo=saint's day.
* día de verano=summer day.
* día escolar=school day.
* día especial=red-letter day.
* día + estar por llegar=day + be + yet to come.
* día festivo=holiday ; public holiday ; bank holiday.
* día funesto=bad hair day.
* día hábil=business day ; workday ; weekday ; working day.
* día internacional de los trabajadores=Labour Day.
* día internacional del trabajo=Labour Day.
* día laborable=workday ; business day ; weekday ; working day.
* día libre=day off.
* día libre entre semana=weekday off.
* día libre por trabajo extra=compensatory day off.
* día lluvioso=rainy day.
* día malo=bad hair day.
* día memorable=red-letter day.
* día normal=ordinary day.
* día que pasa=passing day.
* día + romper=day + break.
* día señalado=red-letter day.
* día soleado=sunny day.
* días universitarios=school days.
* día tras día=day after day ; day in and day out ; day by day.
* día veraniego=summer day.
* día y noche=round the clock ; day and night ; night and day ; around the clock.
* dos veces al día=twice a day.
* durante días=for days.
* durante días y días=for days on end.
* durante el día=by day ; by day ; daytime [day-time] ; in the daytime ; during the daytime ; during daytime.
* durante los últimos días=over the past few days ; in recent days.
* durante todo el día=all day long.
* echar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* echársele a Uno el día encima=make + hay while the sun shines.
* el pan nuestro de cada día=all in a day's work.
* empezar el día=start + the day.
* en días alternos=every other day.
* en el día a día=in the day to day ; in the trenches.
* en el orden del día=on the agenda.
* en estos días=today ; these days.
* en los próximos días=in the next few days ; over the next few days.
* en los últimos días=in recent days ; over the past few days.
* en pleno día=in broad daylight.
* en su día=in its day.
* entrada para otro día=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* en un día determinado=on a given day.
* en uno o dos días=in a day or two.
* estar a la orden del día=be the order of the day.
* estar al día=monitor + developments ; stay on + top of the game ; stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* estar al día de=stay on + top of.
* estos días=these days.
* excursión de un día de duración=day trip.
* excursionista de día=day hiker.
* excursionista de un día=day-tripper.
* exponer a la luz del día=expose to + daylight.
* flor de un día=flash in the pan.
* ganarse el pan de cada día=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.
* hacer de la noche día=burn + the candle at both ends.
* hace unos cuantos días=a few days ago.
* hace unos días=a few days ago.
* hace unos pocos días=a few days ago.
* hasta el día de hoy=up to this day ; up to the present day.
* hasta hoy (día)=up to the present day ; up to this day ; to this day.
* hospital de día=day hospital.
* hoy día=nowadays ; present day, the ; today ; in this day and age.
* hoy en día=in this day and age ; at the present time.
* incluso hasta hoy (día)=even to this day.
* iniciar el día=start + the day.
* inscripción por un día=day registration.
* la pesca del día=the day's catch ; the catch of the day.
* leche del día=fresh milk.
* los 365 días del año=year-(a)round.
* los días antes de=leading up to.
* luz del día=daylight.
* mal día=bad hair day.
* mantenerse al día=keep up to + date (with) ; keep up with + the current scene ; keep + current ; stay up to + date.
* mantenerse al día de=keep + abreast of ; keep + pace with ; keep up with ; stay + abreast of ; keep + a finger on the pulse of ; stay in + step with ; keep in + step with ; keep + step with.
* mantenerse al día de las noticias=keep up with + the news.
* mantenerse al día de los avances=track + developments.
* más largo que un día sin pan=as long as (my/your) arm.
* medio día=one-half day ; half day.
* menú del día=table d'hote ; set menu.
* noche y día=day and night ; night and day.
* Número + al día=Número + a day.
* orden del día=agenda.
* pasar los días=spend + Posesivo + days.
* pasar un buen día=have + a great day ; have + a good day.
* permanentemente los siete días de la semana=24 hours a day, seven days a week.
* píldora del día después=morning-after pill.
* poner al día=bring + Nombre + up to date ; bring + Nombre + up to scratch.
* poner al día (de)=bring + Nombre + up to speed (on) ; get + Nombre + up to speed on.
* ponerse al día=catching up ; come up to + speed ; get + up to speed ; bone up on.
* ponerse al día de=catch up on.
* ponerse al día de un atraso=clear + backlog.
* ponerse al día en=catch up with.
* por el día=daytime [day-time] ; during the daytime ; in the daytime ; during daytime.
* por el día o por la noche=day or night.
* por el día y por la noche=night and day.
* por el día y por la noche=day and night.
* puesta al día=catch-up [catchup] ; updatability ; update [up-date].
* puesta al día del personal=staff development.
* punto del orden del día=agenda item.
* seguir al día=remain on top of.
* ser algo que pasa todos los días=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser como el día y la noche=different as night and day.
* ser cosa de todos los días=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser el pan nuestro de cada día=be an everyday occurrence.
* servicio de atención de día=day care.
* servicio de cuidado de día=day care.
* sesión de puesta al día=briefing session.
* siete días a la semana=24/7/365.
* sin afeitar desde hace varios días=stubbly .
* tener los días contados=day + be + numbered ; be doomed ; doomed ; be dead meat ; the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming ; be a dead man/woman (walking).
* tener un buen día=have + a good day ; have + a great day.
* tener un día muy largo=have + a long day.
* tener un mal día=have + a bad day.
* ticket para otro día=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* todo el día=all day ; all day long ; around the clock ; whole day, the.
* todo el santo día=all day long.
* todos los días=daily ; on a daily basis ; every day ; day in and day out.
* tomarse unos días de asuntos propios=take + time off ; take + time out ; take + time off work.
* tomarse unos días de descanso=take + a break from work.
* tomarse unos días de permiso=take + a leave of absence.
* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo=take + time off work.
* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo=take + time off ; take + time out.
* tomarse unos días de vacaciones=take + time off ; take + time out ; take + time off work.
* trabajar de día y de noche=work + day and night.
* trabajar día y noche=work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Reflexivo + to death ; work (a)round + the clock.
* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día=work (a)round + the clock.
* trabajar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* trabajar noche y día=work + day and night.
* una vez al día=once a day.
* un día de descanso=a day away from.
* un día fuera=a day out.
* un día haciendo algo diferente=a day away from.
* un día normal=on a typical day.
* un día sí y otro no=every other day.
* un día sí y otro también=day in and day out.
* un día tras otro=day after day.
* un día y medio=one and a half days.
* unos días más tarde=a few days later.
* veinticuatro horas al día=24/7/365.
* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana=24/7.
* ver la luz del día=see + the light of day.
* visitante turístico de un día=day-tripper.
* visita turística de una día de duración=day trip.
* víspera del día de Todos los Santos=Halloween [Hallowe'en].
* vivir al día=live for + today ; live from + day to day ; live for + the moment ; live for + the present.
* volver a ponerse al día=be back on track ; be on track.

día + estar por llegar
(n.)=day + be + yet to come.
Ex: The day of the stand-alone library is numbered, and the day of the stand-alone end-user is yet to come.
día + romper
(n.)=day + break.
Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.
día a día
=day by day.
Ex: The technical developments which would underpin such a service are becoming more widely available year by year, if not week by week or day by day.
día a día de, el
(n.)=day-to-day running of, the.
Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.
día a día, el
(n.)=daily situation.
Ex: Nowadays, however, such occurrences are not common, yet we react to many daily situations as if they were life or death issues.
día abrasador
(n.)=scorcher.
Ex: The room felt unnaturally warm for so early in the morning that it was apparent that today would be a scorcher.
día aburrido
(n.)=dull day.
Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.
día caluroso
(n.)=scorcher.
Ex: The room felt unnaturally warm for so early in the morning that it was apparent that today would be a scorcher.
día corriente
(n.)=ordinary day.
Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.
día de Navidad
(n.)=Christmas Day.
Ex: Christmastide is what is traditionally called the Twelve Days of Christmas: Christmas Day is the first day and 5 January is the twelfth day.
día de San Valentín, el
(n.)=St. Valentine's Day.
Ex: The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day.
día de compras
(n.)=shopping trip.
Ex: She was murdered after a Christmas shopping trip to Leeds with her best friend.
día de descanso
(n.)=holiday.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
día de entre semana
=weekday.
Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.
día de fiesta
(n.)=holiday ; public holiday.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday. Ex: When a holiday falls on a weekend, the following day becomes a public holiday.
día de la apertura
(n.)=opening day.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
día de la boda
(n.)=wedding day.
Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there.
día de la inauguración
(n.)=opening day.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
día de la madre, el
(n.)=Mother's Day ; Mothering Sunday.
Ex: The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day. Ex: According to John Brandt, in Britain, it was customary, in the 18th and the early 19th centuries, to allow the servants to take the day off on Mothering Sundays.
día de la votación
(n.)=election day.
Ex: Today is Election Day in Denmark and even though this is not a political blog, I really urge everyone to cast their vote.
día de las elecciones
(n.)=election day.
Ex: Today is Election Day in Denmark and even though this is not a political blog, I really urge everyone to cast their vote.
día de las gamberradas
(n.)=muck-up day.
Ex: Hundreds of secondary school students have been suspended after a wild muck-up day ended with a student in hospital suffering multiple fractures to the leg.
día de lluvia
(n.)=rainy day.
Ex: Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.
día de los Reyes Magos, el
=Epiphany, the.
Ex: The author comments on the Piero's representation of the Epiphany in which a braying ass joins two singing angels, forming a trio to complement three angelic musicians.
día de los enamorados, el
(n.)=St. Valentine's Day.
Ex: The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day.
día de los trabajadores
=Labour Day.
Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
día de mucho calor
(n.)=scorcher.
Ex: The room felt unnaturally warm for so early in the morning that it was apparent that today would be a scorcher.
día de perros
(n.)=bad hair day.
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
día de sol
(n.)=sunny day.
Ex: For sunny days, snag yourself a cute terry cloth hat and revel in the shade.
día de trabajo
(n.)=working day.
Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
día de un santo
(n.)=saint's day.
Ex: The almanacks give the calendar for the year, with saints' days, festivals, etc., but their chief interest lies in the pictures with which they are decorated.
día de verano
(n.)=summer day.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
día del deporte
(n.)=sports day.
Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves.
día del juicio final
(n.)=doomsday ; Judgement Day.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Too much optimism, and pessimism too, on the road to doomsday'. Ex: The decoration and iconography of the wooden panels depict illustrations of the Flood and Judgement Day.
día del padre, el
(n.)=Father's Day.
Ex: The focus is on St. Valentine's Day and Mother's Day, but consideration is also given to other events such as the Fourth of July and Father's Day.
día del trabajo
=Labour Day.
Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
día escolar
(n.)=school day.
Ex: But when he got into the classroom he quickly discovered that neither his ideas nor his training were much help when it actually came to doing a full day's work every school day, every school week for a school year.
día especial
(n.)=red-letter day.
Ex: Yes, November 5th 1955 was a red-letter day in the history of science, it was the day Doc Emmet Brown invented time travel.
día festivo
(n.)=holiday ; public holiday ; bank holiday.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday. Ex: When a holiday falls on a weekend, the following day becomes a public holiday. Ex: They are dedicated to out of hours emergency veterinary care for sick and injured pets during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.
día funesto
(n.)=bad hair day.
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
día hábil
(n.)=business day ; workday ; weekday ; working day.
Ex: It began publication in 1950 and is issued every business day. Ex: This article describes a study of stress conducted in a university library using the following categories: workload; schedule and workday; feeling pulled and tugged; physical facilities; unchallenging work; and miscellaneous. Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days. Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
día internacional de los trabajadores
=Labour Day.
Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
día internacional del trabajo
=Labour Day.
Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
día laborable
(n.)=workday ; business day ; weekday ; working day.
Ex: This article describes a study of stress conducted in a university library using the following categories: workload; schedule and workday; feeling pulled and tugged; physical facilities; unchallenging work; and miscellaneous. Ex: It began publication in 1950 and is issued every business day. Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days. Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
día libre
=day off.
Ex: On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.
día libre entre semana
=weekday off.
Ex: These work schedules offer your employees a weekday off two or four times a month with no cut in pay or benefits.
día libre por trabajo extra
=compensatory day off.
Ex: Libraries ordinarily have only a small staff 'cushion' to provide for sickness, vacation, and compensatory days off.
día lluvioso
(n.)=rainy day.
Ex: Sam loved to swing, but right now he was too busy jumping in puddles with his rainy day boots.
día malo
(n.)=bad hair day.
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
día memorable
(n.)=red-letter day.
Ex: Yes, November 5th 1955 was a red-letter day in the history of science, it was the day Doc Emmet Brown invented time travel.
día normal
(n.)=ordinary day.
Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.
día que pasa
(n.)=passing day.
Ex: The work load seemed to compound geometrically with each passing day.
día señalado
(n.)=red-letter day.
Ex: Yes, November 5th 1955 was a red-letter day in the history of science, it was the day Doc Emmet Brown invented time travel.
día soleado
(n.)=sunny day.
Ex: For sunny days, snag yourself a cute terry cloth hat and revel in the shade.
día tras día
=day after day ; day in and day out ; day by day.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day. Ex: People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out. Ex: The technical developments which would underpin such a service are becoming more widely available year by year, if not week by week or day by day.
día veraniego
(n.)=summer day.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
día y noche
=round the clock ; day and night ; night and day ; around the clock.
Ex: The National Institute of Nutrition has a library which operates round the clock for students and research workers. Ex: As those seeking information expect rapid service, day and night, publishers must be innovative and adapt to the challenges ahead. Ex: And they worked night and day to make their dream come true. Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
días universitarios
(n.)=school days.
Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient institution from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
dígito
(n.)=digit.
Ex: The notation is non-expressive, and is split into groups of three digits as in DC.
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* dígito de comprobación=check digit.
* dígito de control=check digit.
* ficha de dígito terminal=terminal digit card.

dígito de comprobación
(n.)=check digit.
Ex: All digits of the ISBN are numeric except the check digit which may be numeric or a roman numeral X.
dígito de control
(n.)=check digit.
Ex: All digits of the ISBN are numeric except the check digit which may be numeric or a roman numeral X.
dígrafo
(n.)=digraph.
Nota: En imprenta, dos letras que se leen como una.
Ex: The text of the title-page or other subject is copied in full, including all punctuation and such things as long f, swash sorts, digraphs, and VV for W.

dímero
(n.)=dimer.
Ex: The regions are shaded according to which saddle point the dimer moved to.

díscolo
(adj.)=fractious ; wayward.
Ex: Thus was Christianity codified into a Bible that still today is the central element in the faith of the two billion adherents of the largest, if most fractious, of the world's religions.
Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.

dócil
(adj.)=meek ; docile ; malleable ; tame .
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.
Ex: While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.

dócilmente
=submissively ; meekly ; tamely ; obediently.
Ex: Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?.
Ex: Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.
Ex: No people will tamely surrender their liberties, nor can any be easily subdued.
Ex: I did what she wished obediently and touched the electrified fence with the head of my dick.

dólar
(n.)=$ (dollar) ; buck ; dollar ($) ; greenback.
Nota: Expresión coloquial.
Ex: The minimum charges for university and non-university requestors are $5 and $7 respectively.
Ex: The campaign entitled 'Billions of books and billions of bucks' challenges young people to increase the numbers of books they read for purpose of enjoyment and education.
Ex: Some systems for large computers have had millions of dollars invested in them.
Ex: Now that foreign purchases of US debt are dropping off, the greenback could plunge to even greater depths.
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* de varios billones de dólares=multibillion dollar.
* dólar australiano=Australian dollar.
* dólar canadiense=Canadian dollar.
* montarse en el dólar=make + big money ; earn + big money.
* símbolo del dólar=dollar sign.

dólar australiano
(n.)=Australian dollar.
Ex: The major factor affecting periodicals in Australia during 1986 was the significant devaluation of the Australian dollar against most major currencies.
dólar canadiense
(n.)=Canadian dollar.
Ex: If a currency has pennies (for instance, German marks, French francs, or Canadian dollars), amounts must be entered with the pennies.
dónde^1
(n.)=whereabouts ; where.
Ex: Systematic order is not self-evident; we need notation to show whereabouts in the sequence we shall find a particular subject.
Ex: Where was the most embarrassing situation where you passed gas?.
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* ¿a dónde se dirige(n)...?=whither?.
* ¿a dónde va(n)...?=whither?.
* de dónde=whence.
* ¿de dónde si no...?=where else...?.
* de quién sabe dónde=out of the woodwork.
* ¿dónde?=where on (this) earth...?.
* ¿dónde demonios...?=where on (this) earth...?.
* ¿dónde diablos...?=where on (this) earth...?.
* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...?=whither?.
* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...?=whither?.
* hasta donde=as far as ; so far as.
* que sabe muy bien a dónde va=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* quién sabe dónde=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* salir de quién sabe dónde=come out of + the woodwork.

dúctil
(adj.)=conformable ; ductile.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
Ex: This means ductile materials normally fail due to shear rather than tension/compression.

dúmper
(n.)=dumper ; dumper truck.
Ex: Due to a seasonal demand, when the storage facility is full this product has to be dumped into the quarry using dumpers.
Ex: The definition of equipment covers a wide range of items - from screwdrivers and ladders to computers, dumper trucks and manufacturing equipment.

dúo
(n.)=duet ; duo ; twosome.
Ex: Many subjects lend themselves to a quasi-arithmetical arrangement, eg music: solos, duets, trios, etc.
Ex: Indian musicians' names present certain unique problems, e. g. regarding nicknames and names of duos.
Ex: The article 'Computers and children: a compatible twosome' discusses the setting up of a computer programme for children at a public library.

dúplex
(n.)=split-level ; duplex ; duplex house.
Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.
Ex: In comparing the residential experiences of single-family dwelling inhabitants with those living in townhouses, duplexes, & apartments, only apartment dwellers seem to experience adverse effects.
Ex: That system is increasingly insufficient due to more housing in the area built recently, more people living in duplex houses, and more apartment buildings.

e-administración
(n.)=electronic government (e-government).
Ex: More than 10,000 people ventured into cyberspace in May 1995 when the Clinton administration opened its 'information superhighway' for suggestions on how to build an efficient electronic government (e-government).

ebanista
(n.)=cabinetmaker.
Ex: Selection, in this broad sense, is a stone adze in the hands of a cabinet maker.

ebrio
(n.)=intoxicated ; drunken ; under the influence ; drunk.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: A few days ago, our library director was hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver and suffered severe injuries.
Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.
Ex: He was being held without bail after his fifth arrest for operating under the influence.
Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.
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* conductor ebrio=drink-driver.

ebullición
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* alcanzar el punto de ebullición=reach + boiling point.
* punto de ebullición=boiling point.

eccema
(n.)=eczema.
Ex: Significantly more of this population were reported to have asthma & atopic eczema.

eccéntricamente
=bizarrely.
Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.

eccéntrico
(adj.)=cranky .
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

echando hostias
=like the clappers.
Ex: At one point her leg and arm stopped shaking but her eye was going like the clappers.
echando mecha
=like the clappers.
Ex: At one point her leg and arm stopped shaking but her eye was going like the clappers.
echar
(v.)=throw ; toss ; sack ; give + Nombre + the boot ; boot (out) ; give + Nombre + the sack ; send + Nombre + packing ; turf out ; give off ; billow out ; spout ; send away ; kick + Nombre + out.
Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
Ex: Everything being online, the exquisite oaken cabinets housing the card files were tossed.
Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals.
Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.
Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.
Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
Ex: They sent away from the camp anyone who had an infectious skin disease of any kind.
Ex: She was kicked out of a fashion show last week after she allegedly showed up intoxicated for her performance.
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* culpa + echar a + Nombre=blame + lay + at the feet of + Nombre.
* echando hostias=like the clappers.
* echando mecha=like the clappers.
* echar a Alguien de un Lugar=send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.
* echar a andar=implement ; leg it ; get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; be on + Posesivo + way.
* echar abajo=knock down ; bring down.
* echar a correr=bolt ; make + a bolt for ; take off + running ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out.
* echar a la calle=evict ; throw + Nombre + out.
* echar Algo a andar=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
* echar Algo por tierra=blow + Nombre + out of the water.
* echar amarras=moor.
* echar anclas=drop + anchor.
* echar a patadas=kick + Nombre + out.
* echar a perder=ruin ; bungle ; bring out + the worst in ; cast + a blight on ; blight ; put + a damper on.
* echar a pique=scuttle.
* echar a suerte=draw + lots ; draw of lots.
* echar a un lado=push aside.
* echar a volar=take + flight ; take + wing.
* echar brotes=bud ; sprout.
* echar carnes=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
* echar chispas=fume ; froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar chispas por los ojos=glower ; scowl (at).
* echar coraje=pluck up + courage ; gather up + courage.
* echar de la escuela=kick out of + school.
* echar de menos=miss.
* echar dentro de=throw into.
* echar el ancla=drop + anchor.
* echar el candado=padlock.
* echar el cenizo=jinx.
* echar el gafe=jinx.
* echar el mal de ojo=give + Nombre + the evil eye ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
* echar en=pour in/into.
* echar en cara=fault.
* echar espuma=foam ; froth.
* echar espuma por la boca=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar espumarajos=foam ; froth.
* echar espumarajos por la boca=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar fuera=throw + Nombre + out.
* echar gasolina=pump + gas.
* echar hojas=leaf out.
* echar humo=blow + smoke ; fume ; steam ; smoulder [smolder, -USA] ; froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar humo por las orejas=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather.
* echar la bola a rodar=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling.
* echar la culpa=place + blame ; fault.
* echar la llave=lock up.
* echar las entrañas=barf (up) ; yack (up).
* echar las tripas=barf (up) ; yack (up).
* echarle cara=have + a go ; put + a brave face on ; take + the bull by the horns ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face ; give it + a go.
* echarle el ojo a=eye.
* echarle huevos=man up.
* echarle la culpa a=put + the blame on ; lay + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
* echarle las luces a Alguien=flash + Posesivo + lights.
* echarle los perros a=come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.
* echarle margaritas a los cerdos=cast pearls before swine.
* echar leña al fuego=pour + oil on the flames ; pour + oil on the fire ; throw + oil on the flames ; throw + oil on the fire.
* echarle una mano a=bat for ; go to + bat for.
* echar los dientes=cut + Posesivo + teeth.
* echar los postigos=shutter.
* echarlo todo a perder=upset + the applecart.
* echarlo todo a rodar=upset + the applecart.
* echarlo todo por tierra=upset + the applecart.
* echar mal de ojo=jinx.
* echar mano a/de=leverage.
* echar mano de=fall back on ; call into + play ; eat into.
* echar mano de + Posesivo + ahorros=dip into + Posesivo + savings.
* echar marcha atrás=do + an about-face ; back out ; back up.
* echar miraditas=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
* echar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* echar muchísimo de menos=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar muchísimo en falta=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar mucho de menos=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar mucho en falta=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar poco a poco=dribble.
* echar por alto=bungle.
* echar por encima=top with.
* echar por la borda=go by + the board ; jettison.
* echar por tierra=scupper ; blight ; cast + a blight on.
* echar por tierra las ilusiones=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien=spike + Posesivo + guns.
* echar por tierra una idea=crush + idea.
* echar por votación=vote + Nombre + off the island .
* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* echar raíces=settle down ; root.
* echar sal=salt.
* echar sal en la herida=add + salt to injury ; add + salt to the wound ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* echarse=stretch out ; lie down.
* echarse a la calle=take to + the road ; take to + the streets ; go out into + the street ; hit + the streets.
* echarse a la calles=spill (out) into + the streets.
* echarse al mundo=go out into + the world.
* echarse al ruedo=throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
* echarse a perder=go off ; go + bad ; go to + pot.
* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en=shudder at + the thought of.
* echarse atrás=draw back ; draw back ; chicken out (on/of) ; back out ; get + cold feet ; backpedal [back-pedal] ; funk it ; funk ; back down.
* echarse contra Algo=press + Posesivo + back against.
* echarse encima de=bear down on.
* echarse en la cama=lie in + bed.
* echarse flores=blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.
* écharsele a Uno el día encima=make + hay while the sun shines.
* echársele encima a=come down (hard) on.
* echarse responsabilidades=take on + responsibility.
* echarse una cabezada=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks.
* echarse una cabezadita=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks ; snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
* echarse una cana al aire=have + a fling.
* echarse una canita al aire=have + a fling.
* echarse una siesta=take + a nap ; nap ; napping ; kip.
* echarse una siestecita=snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
* echarse una siestita=snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
* echarse un duelo=duel.
* echarse un polvo=have + sex.
* echarse un pulso=arm wrestling.
* echarse un sueñecito=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks.
* echarse un trago=tipple ; take + a swig ; take + a swill.
* echar suertes=draw + lots.
* echar tiempo=put in + time.
* echar toda la carne en el asador=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go for + broke ; go + all out.
* echar una bronca=tell + Nombe + off ; give + Nombre + a dressing-down ; give + Nombre + a telling-off ; chew + Nombre + up ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
* echar una buena bronca=give + Nombre + a good roasting ; come down (hard) on ; come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.
* echar una cana al aire=kick up + Posesivo + heels ; kick + Posesivo + heels up ; have + fun ; let + Posesivo + hair down.
* echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* echar una cana al aire cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* echar una canica al aire=disport + Reflexivo.
* echar una foto=photograph.
* echar una fotografía=photograph.
* echar una maldición=curse.
* echar una mano=lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
* echar una mano a Alguien=give + Nombre + a hand.
* echar una meada=take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
* echar una mirada=take + a look at ; take + a peek at ; peek ; have + a look ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; glance at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook).
* echar una mirada furtiva a=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
* echar una mirada mortal=look + daggers at.
* echar una ojeada=look through ; glance at ; peek ; take + a peek at ; take + a look at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook).
* echar una ojeada a=cast + a glance over.
* echar una parrafada=lecture.
* echar una zancadilla=trip.
* echar un cana al aire=one-night stand.
* echar un casquete=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.
* echar un chorro de=squirt.
* echar un conjuro=cast + a (magic) spell.
* echar un ojo=keep + an eye on ; have + a look.
* echar un polvo=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.
* echar un rapapolvo=tell + Nombe + off ; give + Nombre + a dressing-down ; give + Nombre + a telling-off ; chew + Nombre + up ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
* echar un tupido velo sobre=draw + a veil over.
* echar un vistazo=take + a look at ; glance at ; check out ; peek ; have + a look ; take + a peek at ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; browse ; peruse ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at.
* echar valor=pluck up + courage ; muster (up) + (the) courage ; gather up + courage.
* echar vino=pour + wine.
* ir a echar un vistazo=go for/on + a recce.
* la suerte estaba echada=the die was cast ; the die had been cast.
* la suerte está echada=the die is cast.
* para echar sal en la herida=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.
* planta que echa flores=bloomer.
* salir a echarse un cigarro=go out for + a smoke.
* salir echando humo=bolt ; take off ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; shoot off ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* salir echando leches=bolt ; take off ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; shoot off ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* ser demasiado tarde para echar atrás=reach + the point of no return.

echar + Posesivo + planes a perder
(v.)=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
Ex: The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans. Ex: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. Ex: She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
echar Algo a andar
(v.)=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
Ex: Their tank had broken down and it was some time before they got it going again. Ex: There's a lot of things that need to be sorted out in that program before they get it rolling.
echar Algo por tierra
(v.)=blow + Nombre + out of the water.
Ex: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.
echar a Alguien de un Lugar
(v.)=send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.
Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
echar a andar
(v.)=implement ; leg it ; get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; be on + Posesivo + way.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando. Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'. Ex: The thorny extradition treaty between India and Nepal has got going again with the governments of the two neighbouring countries reaching an agreement on the revision. Ex: If they get cracking today, a decision won't be ready until Christmas 2014, and that's working non-stop. Ex: Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling. Ex: This guide will explain how to change the front axle on your car so you can be on your way in no time!.
echar a correr
(v.)=bolt ; make + a bolt for ; take off + running ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out.
Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car. Ex: Most birds, faced with a predator, will make a bolt for safety, even if it means abandoning any eggs or chicks in its nest. Ex: But luckily the animals were all fairly timid and with a holler they would take off running. Ex: When the lad heard it he got frightened, and took to his heels as though he were running a race. Ex: She ran off to take out the appropriate protection order against Mr. Pants, considering his intent to kill her. Ex: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
echar a la calle
(v.)=evict ; throw + Nombre + out.
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room. Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
echar a patadas
(v.)=kick + Nombre + out.
Ex: She was kicked out of a fashion show last week after she allegedly showed up intoxicated for her performance.
echar a perder
(v.)=ruin ; bungle ; bring out + the worst in ; cast + a blight on ; blight ; put + a damper on.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage. Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography. Ex: Although there are some bad stepparents in the real world, becoming a stepmother or stepfather does not inevitably bring out the worst in people. Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature. Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis. Ex: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.
echar a pique
(v.)=scuttle.
Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them.
echar a suerte
(n.)=draw + lots ; draw of lots.
Ex: Not long ago, for example, the Dalai Lama drew lots to choose the name of his successor. Ex: In case number of applications received is more than the flats available, allotment is made through draw of lots.
echar a un lado
(v.)=push aside.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
echar a volar
(v.)=take + flight ; take + wing.
Ex: The article 'ALA campaign takes flight @ the local level' reports on a five year public education programme sponsored by the American Library Association to promote all types of libraries throughout the USA. Ex: Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see his company start to blossom -- his vision was only just starting to take wing when he died in 1900.
echar abajo
(v.)=knock down ; bring down.
Ex: Your note attempts to knock down an assertion not made. Ex: I've been reading shocking 'reports' for several days now explaining that 'malware brought down a Spanish jet'.
echar amarras
(v.)=moor.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
echar anclas
(v.)=drop + anchor.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
echar brotes
(v.)=bud ; sprout.
Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding. Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
echar carnes
(v.)=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Ex: Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.
echar chispas
(v.)=fume ; froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
Ex: Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!. Ex: This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks. Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
echar chispas por los ojos
(v.)=glower ; scowl (at).
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
echar coraje
(v.)=pluck up + courage ; gather up + courage.
Ex: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Ex: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
echar de la escuela
(v.)=kick out of + school.
Ex: He feels rotten because he has to face his parents and tell them he was kicked out of yet another school.
echar de menos
(v.)=miss.
Ex: He had been her assistant since she arrived, and she was going to miss him.
echar dentro de
(v.)=throw into.
Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.
echar el ancla
(v.)=drop + anchor.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
echar el candado
(v.)=padlock.
Ex: The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.
echar el cenizo
(v.)=jinx.
Ex: She's afraid of becoming too involved with anyone for fear that she'll 'jinx' them like she 'jinxed' her husband.
echar el gafe
(v.)=jinx.
Ex: She's afraid of becoming too involved with anyone for fear that she'll 'jinx' them like she 'jinxed' her husband.
echar el mal de ojo
(v.)=give + Nombre + the evil eye ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
Ex: Now, generally, if you stare at someone for too long, you may be accused of giving them the evil eye. Ex: You can't choose your family, but you can give them the stink eye and wish they dropped off the face of the earth. Ex: I would also like to know how to put the evil eye on a person as the person in question has contributed in ruining my life and deserves it. Ex: He kept staring so I stared back and then gave him a dirty look and didn't look back.
echar en
(v.)=pour in/into.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
echar en cara
(v.)=fault.
Ex: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.
echar espuma
(v.)=foam ; froth.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow. Ex: Thus, one way of improving the frothing capacity of milk is to heat it and cool it before trying to froth it.
echar espuma por la boca
(v.)=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
Ex: This morning, out of the blue, one of my cats started shaking her head and frothing at the mouth. Ex: My cat got absolutely terrified one time and started to foam at the mouth but as soon as the stimulus went away, she stopped foaming.
echar espumarajos
(v.)=foam ; froth.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow. Ex: Thus, one way of improving the frothing capacity of milk is to heat it and cool it before trying to froth it.
echar espumarajos por la boca
(v.)=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
Ex: This morning, out of the blue, one of my cats started shaking her head and frothing at the mouth. Ex: My cat got absolutely terrified one time and started to foam at the mouth but as soon as the stimulus went away, she stopped foaming.
echar fuera
(v.)=throw + Nombre + out.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
echar gasolina
(v.)=pump + gas.
Ex: A search is underway for a purse snatcher who has grabbed at least 27 bags from customers pumping gas at gas stations.
echar hojas
(v.)=leaf out.
Ex: Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring.
echar humo
(v.)=blow + smoke ; fume ; steam ; smoulder [smolder, -USA] ; froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head. Ex: Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!. Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere. Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high. Ex: This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks. Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
echar humo por las orejas
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice.
echar la bola a rodar
(v.)=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling.
Ex: Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling. Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!. Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.
echar la culpa
(v.)=place + blame ; fault.
Ex: This article discusses the worsening acquisitions budget at the library placing blame on the continuing large price increases of periodicals and books. Ex: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.
echar la llave
(v.)=lock up.
Ex: Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.
echar las entrañas
(v.)=barf (up) ; yack (up).
Ex: I hate to say this but it's true -- she looked like something that a cat barfed up. Ex: I had my head in the toilet yacking up my breakfast when I heard the doorbell ring.
echar las tripas
(v.)=barf (up) ; yack (up).
Ex: I hate to say this but it's true -- she looked like something that a cat barfed up. Ex: I had my head in the toilet yacking up my breakfast when I heard the doorbell ring.
echar leña al fuego
(v.)=pour + oil on the flames ; pour + oil on the fire ; throw + oil on the flames ; throw + oil on the fire.
Ex: They know that to build bigger audiences, they have to pour oil on the flames and amp up the confrontation. Ex: I disagree with the people saying she shouldn't have tried to step in, as that was 'pouring oil on the fire'. Ex: The US understandably cares about the balance of power in the Caucasus, but why does it need to evoke 1968 and throw oil on the flames?. Ex: The situation is extremely difficult, as we well know, and there are always people in whose interest it is to throw oil on the fire.
echar los dientes
(v.)=cut + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: 'Is he cutting his teeth?' 'Yes,' murmured Fenichka, 'he has cut four teeth already and now the gums are swollen again .
echar los postigos
(v.)=shutter.
Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
echar mal de ojo
(v.)=jinx.
Ex: She's afraid of becoming too involved with anyone for fear that she'll 'jinx' them like she 'jinxed' her husband.
echar mano a/de
(v.)=leverage.
Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.
echar mano de
(v.)=fall back on ; call into + play ; eat into.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse. Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict. Ex: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.
echar mano de + Posesivo + ahorros
(v.)=dip into + Posesivo + savings.
Ex: So she dipped into her meagre savings and bought herself a suit, a blazer, and a couple of conservative shirtdresses.
echar marcha atrás
(v.)=do + an about-face ; back out ; back up.
Ex: If teachers lead the way, perhaps society will do an about-face and begin to recognize the tremendous contributions which they make. Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million. Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
echar miraditas
(v.)=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
Ex: Rapists often try to blame the victim for dressing too provocatively or 'giving them the eye'. Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
echar muchas horas al día
(v.)=work + long hours.
Ex: In the 80s and 90s, I used to work long hours, often fly coast-to-coast on my assignments, and was deadbeat at the end of the day.
echar mucho de menos
(v.)=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
Ex: He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and we pass our condolences to those closest to him. Ex: Langer is a great loss to Australia and will be sadly missed.
echar mucho en falta
(v.)=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
Ex: He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and we pass our condolences to those closest to him. Ex: Langer is a great loss to Australia and will be sadly missed.
echar muchísimo de menos
(v.)=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
Ex: He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and we pass our condolences to those closest to him. Ex: Langer is a great loss to Australia and will be sadly missed.
echar muchísimo en falta
(v.)=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
Ex: He will be sorely missed by all those who knew him and we pass our condolences to those closest to him. Ex: Langer is a great loss to Australia and will be sadly missed.
echar poco a poco
(v.)=dribble.
Ex: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobrre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme.
echar por alto
(v.)=bungle.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
echar por encima
(v.)=top with.
Ex: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .
echar por la borda
=go by + the board ; jettison.
Ex: If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores. Ex: The whole usually has more meaning than the sum of its parts, but care must be taken not to jettison some of the more subtle parts.
echar por tierra
(v.)=scupper ; blight ; cast + a blight on.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it. Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis. Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
echar por tierra las ilusiones
(v.)=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
echar por tierra los planes de Alguien
(v.)=spike + Posesivo + guns.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.
echar por tierra una idea
(v.)=crush + idea.
Ex: This is typical of the old corporate forms of hierarchy-based processes and of the 'risk-averse systems that crush new ideas'.
echar por votación
(v.)=vote + Nombre + off the island .
Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island.
echar raíces
(n.)=settle down ; root.
Ex: A once closed society suddenly opened its doors to allow other ethnic groups to come in and settle down in their midst, which led to many cross-marriages. Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.
echar sal
(v.)=salt.
Ex: My aubergines are softer and richer in flavour and you'd have to be a pretty poor cook not to realise you need to rinse them after salting.
echar sal en la herida
(v.)=add + salt to injury ; add + salt to the wound ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more. Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years. Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.
echar suertes
(v.)=draw + lots.
Ex: Not long ago, for example, the Dalai Lama drew lots to choose the name of his successor.
echar tiempo
(v.)=put in + time.
Ex: Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
echar toda la carne en el asador
(v.)=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go for + broke ; go + all out.
Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket. Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Ex: The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87. Ex: The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
echar un cana al aire
=one-night stand.
Ex: The present paper is based on recent research on so-called casual sexual encounters or one-night stands.
echar un casquete
(v.)=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.
Ex: He said he wanted to fuck her loudly on a hard bed with rain beating on the windows. Ex: For every beautiful woman, there's a guy that's tired of screwing her. Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw. Ex: I would not really like to eff her but she's pretty for an older lady. Ex: After bonking her, the fella disappeared and up to now she has never seen him.
echar un chorro de
(v.)=squirt.
Ex: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.
echar un conjuro
(v.)=cast + a (magic) spell.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
echar un ojo
(v.)=keep + an eye on ; have + a look.
Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted. Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow.
echar un polvo
(v.)=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.
Ex: He said he wanted to fuck her loudly on a hard bed with rain beating on the windows. Ex: For every beautiful woman, there's a guy that's tired of screwing her. Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw. Ex: I would not really like to eff her but she's pretty for an older lady. Ex: After bonking her, the fella disappeared and up to now she has never seen him.
echar un rapapolvo
(v.)=tell + Nombe + off ; give + Nombre + a dressing-down ; give + Nombre + a telling-off ; chew + Nombre + up ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today. Ex: Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school. Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work. Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives. Ex: I jumped down his throat because he's a liar, a backstabber, an overall jerk, and a pathetic excuse for a human being. Ex: The manager just about snapped her head off and and berated her in front of us -- it was so uncomfortable.
echar un tupido velo sobre
(v.)=draw + a veil over.
Ex: In the latter case, France that had a vested interest in drawing a veil over the murderous events of 1915-1916.
echar un vistazo
(v.)=take + a look at ; glance at ; check out ; peek ; have + a look ; take + a peek at ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; browse ; peruse ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties. Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems. Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow. Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks. Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994. Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials. Ex: The gates opened in the early evening during the 10-day period and the crowds flocked in to peruse the 150-plus craft stands. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper. Ex: Not seen it but will have a gander early in the week.
echar una bronca
(v.)=tell + Nombe + off ; give + Nombre + a dressing-down ; give + Nombre + a telling-off ; chew + Nombre + up ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today. Ex: Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school. Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work. Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives. Ex: I jumped down his throat because he's a liar, a backstabber, an overall jerk, and a pathetic excuse for a human being. Ex: The manager just about snapped her head off and and berated her in front of us -- it was so uncomfortable.
echar una buena bronca
(v.)=give + Nombre + a good roasting ; come down (hard) on ; come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.
Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time. Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help. Ex: Sometimes the police tolerated them for a bit but sometimes they came down on them like a ton of bricks as soon as they twigged what they were up to.
echar una cana al aire
(v.)=kick up + Posesivo + heels ; kick + Posesivo + heels up ; have + fun ; let + Posesivo + hair down.
Ex: The country's economy is about to crash and the finance minister is kicking up his heels in one of the most expensive cities in the world. Ex: Here they are kicking their heels up at a square dance in Texas. Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough. Ex: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
echar una cana al aire antes de sentar la cabeza
(v.)=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
Ex: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
echar una cana al aire cuando joven
(v.)=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
Ex: If he had let his hair down a bit more at his age and sowed his wild oats he might have been a better husband to Diana.
echar una canica al aire
(v.)=disport + Reflexivo.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
echar una foto
(v.)=photograph.
Ex: So he sets a reproducer in action, photographs the whole trail out, and passes it to his friend for insertion in his own memex.
echar una fotografía
(v.)=photograph.
Ex: So he sets a reproducer in action, photographs the whole trail out, and passes it to his friend for insertion in his own memex.
echar una maldición
(v.)=curse.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
echar una mano
(v.)=lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well. Ex: They've all been putting their shoulder to the wheel and it's paid off. Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe. Ex: All our neighbours, relatives, friends, we all mucked in and helped each other -- they were mostly all women because all the men had gone to war. Ex: It's up to everyone to pitch in and help those who find themselves lacking the most basic of necessities -- food. Ex: Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out. Ex: It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet.
echar una mano a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + a hand.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
echar una meada
(v.)=take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
Ex: In his press conference today, the President also acknowledged -- perhaps in a related matter -- his difficulties taking leaks. Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train. Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key. Ex: And I also remember getting my bum stung on nettles as I was going for a pee. Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. Ex: Would you be embarrassed if you took a pee against a car only to find out there's a camera crew inside filming you?. Ex: Bill's sister is one of Dracula's babes and attacks Janet while she's taking a pee-pee on the toilet. Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee. Ex: They drink non-stop, alcohol tea, yet none of them ever seem to go for a pee pee. Ex: Then there's spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open. Ex: The bandage compressed my urethra somewhat so that when I had a pee there was considerable resistance to it coming out. Ex: I have a kitty who has decided to 'tinkle' in the same spot for a number of weeks.
echar una mirada
(v.)=take + a look at ; take + a peek at ; peek ; have + a look ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; glance at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook).
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it. Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks. Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems. Ex: I thought you might like to have a look at American Libraries' report on the IFLA conference in Glasgow. Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994. Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper. Ex: Not seen it but will have a gander early in the week. Ex: The exhibition will be on for another week -- closes on the 18th, so plenty of time to come have a butcher's hook.
echar una mirada furtiva a
(v.)=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
Ex: Strategies for minimizing such researcher effect included appearing to look elsewhere in the room, while stealing glances at the individual being observed. Ex: You can tell a lot about one's lifestyle and thoughts by stealing a look at his or her bookshelf.
echar una mirada mortal
(v.)=look + daggers at.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
echar una ojeada
(v.)=look through ; glance at ; peek ; take + a peek at ; take + a look at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook).
Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems. Ex: Take a peek at the world through the eyes of its youngest inhabitants via PapaInk, an online archive of children's artworks. Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper. Ex: Not seen it but will have a gander early in the week. Ex: The exhibition will be on for another week -- closes on the 18th, so plenty of time to come have a butcher's hook.
echar una ojeada a
(v.)=cast + a glance over.
Ex: In common with many other organisations in South Africa, the Library and Information Association of South Africa (LIASA) is casting an evaluative glance over the last ten years since the advent of the democratic dispensation in 1994.
echar una parrafada
(v.)=lecture.
Ex: She tried to sneak out, her dad ran after her, and started lecturing her about trust and told her to go to bed.
echar una zancadilla
(v.)=trip.
Ex: I can't sit here and pick you up off the ground everytime she trips you.
echar valor
(v.)=pluck up + courage ; muster (up) + (the) courage ; gather up + courage.
Ex: Left to themselves, children will rarely pluck up courage to visit the library on their own. Ex: Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices. Ex: By gathering up courage to face their fears, international contractors operating in China may begin to detect new possibilities of doing business there.
echar vino
(v.)=pour + wine.
Ex: Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine.
echarle cara
(v.)=have + a go ; put + a brave face on ; take + the bull by the horns ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face ; give it + a go.
Ex: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: The article 'Taking the Bull the the Horns' addresses the educational needs of gifted children in the context of the existing educational system. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Ex: Freshers' week is a festival to launch you into university life and as your first week at University, you should throw yourself into it and give everything a go!.
echarle el ojo a
(v.)=eye.
Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.
echarle huevos
(v.)=man up.
Ex: It is time for the country to man up, put aside politics, and do something that is hard, unpopular, dangerous and frightening.
echarle la culpa a
(v.)=put + the blame on ; lay + the blame on ; lay + the blame at + Posesivo + door.
Ex: They should take full responsibility for their own actions and not seek to put the blame on others. Ex: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president. Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
echarle las luces a Alguien
(v.)=flash + Posesivo + lights.
Ex: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights.
echarle los perros a
(v.)=come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.
Ex: Sometimes the police tolerated them for a bit but sometimes they came down on them like a ton of bricks as soon as they twigged what they were up to.
echarle margaritas a los cerdos
=cast pearls before swine.
Ex: To attempt to draw them into a conversation, search for common ground, or drop the partisan heat is to cast pearls before swin.
echarle una mano a
(v.)=bat for ; go to + bat for.
Ex: The article 'Batting for the British Library' discusses the scope of the project to develop a new British Library site. Ex: To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'.
echarlo todo a perder
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
echarlo todo a rodar
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
echarlo todo por tierra
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
echarpe
(n.)=shawl.
Ex: The book tells the history of the paisley pattern in textiles from antiquity to the present, emphasizing the production of shawls in the Scottish town of Paisley in the first half of the 19th c.

echarse
(v.)=stretch out ; lie down.
Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap. Ex: They stopped or lay down or wallowed frequently just before the crossing point on the river.
echarse a la calle
(v.)=take to + the road ; take to + the streets ; go out into + the street ; hit + the streets.
Ex: Sometimes, individuals, often alcoholics, bastards or others stigmatized by society, 'took to the road'. Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest. Ex: You see, it's easy to sit here at a keyboard and call for revolution, but how about going out into the street and actually starting it?. Ex: This highly anticipated follow-up album is due to hit the streets shortly, and not a minute too soon.
echarse a la calles
(v.)=spill (out) into + the streets.
Ex: Tens of thousands of immigrants spilled out into the streets in dozens of cities across the nation Monday in peaceful protests.
echarse a perder
(v.)=go off ; go + bad ; go to + pot.
Ex: A lot depends on how dry the weather is outside because humidity is a real enemy and enables bacteria to quickly make the meat go off. Ex: Cooking wine has salt in it so it does not go bad after you open it. Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en
(v.)=shudder at + the thought of.
Ex: I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.
echarse al mundo
(v.)=go out into + the world.
Ex: Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.
echarse al ruedo
(v.)=throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island. Ex: With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone. Ex: He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring. Ex: She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises.
echarse atrás
(v.)=draw back ; draw back ; chicken out (on/of) ; back out ; get + cold feet ; backpedal [back-pedal] ; funk it ; funk ; back down.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'. Ex: The author looks at the reasons and purposes why some scholarly publishers have launched electronic projects (e-projects) while others have drawn back. Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate. Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million. Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones. Ex: It will be interesting to see if he chooses to backpedal on their stance on this report, now that the administration has made its own stance clear. Ex: The others should have gone but they funked it and we didn't feel like going ourselves but we had promised. Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone. Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
echarse contra Algo
(v.)=press + Posesivo + back against.
Ex: A slow burn began in her toes and worked its way up her body as he turned and pressed her back against the wall of the hallway.
echarse en la cama
(v.)=lie in + bed.
Ex: In order to study the long-term effects of gravity on the human body, NASA is looking for a few good lazy people to lie in bed all day sleeping.
echarse encima de
(v.)=bear down on.
Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
echarse flores
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.
Ex: Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.
echarse responsabilidades
(v.)=take on + responsibility.
Ex: Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
echarse un duelo
(v.)=duel.
Ex: It ain't a western if you can't rob a stagecoach, rustle some cattle, or duel at high noon.
echarse un polvo
(v.)=have + sex.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
echarse un pulso
(n.)=arm wrestling.
Ex: Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm wrestling, ball games, and jumping jacks.
echarse un sueñecito
(v.)=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks.
Ex: Studying in bed is a no-no, since at any instant at all you could get forty winks even without meaning to. Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way. Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow. Ex: One slept, the other didn't but I was so tired, that I also couldn't help but snatch forty winks. Ex: I used to think that catching the 05:50 bus to work was inconvenient until I learned to grab forty winks along the way. Ex: I could turn off at the next exit and try to find some lay-by, where I can take forty winks.
echarse un trago
(v.)=tipple ; take + a swig ; take + a swill.
Ex: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many. Ex: The media creates the image that solutions to stress can come from popping a pill or taking a swig from a bottle. Ex: They advise that children should be encouraged to take a swill of water and rinse it around their teeth after eating sweets.
echarse una cabezada
(v.)=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks.
Ex: Studying in bed is a no-no, since at any instant at all you could get forty winks even without meaning to. Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way. Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow. Ex: One slept, the other didn't but I was so tired, that I also couldn't help but snatch forty winks. Ex: I used to think that catching the 05:50 bus to work was inconvenient until I learned to grab forty winks along the way. Ex: I could turn off at the next exit and try to find some lay-by, where I can take forty winks.
echarse una cabezadita
(v.)=get + forty winks ; get + some shut-eye ; snatch + some shut-eye ; grab + some shut-eye ; snatch + forty winks ; grab + forty winks ; take + forty winks ; snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
Ex: Studying in bed is a no-no, since at any instant at all you could get forty winks even without meaning to. Ex: This poor baby is just trying to get some shut-eye, but dad's epic snoring is getting in the way. Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Ex: Go home, grab some shut-eye then meet same place same time tomorrow. Ex: One slept, the other didn't but I was so tired, that I also couldn't help but snatch forty winks. Ex: I used to think that catching the 05:50 bus to work was inconvenient until I learned to grab forty winks along the way. Ex: I could turn off at the next exit and try to find some lay-by, where I can take forty winks. Ex: A burglar in Toronto was caught snoozing in front of a TV in a house that he had just broken into. Ex: After dozing for an hour or two in a chair he got up and was as brisk and as lively as ever. Ex: She's having a snooze right now so I will try it when she wakes up. Ex: The latest experience was just this afternoon when I was having a kip on the couch. Ex: Be sure to taste locally-produced cheese, bread, chorizo, olives and wine -- and then have a doze in the cool shade of the trees. Ex: But now they are eleven and eight -- they can take care of themselves while their mummy has a nap.
echarse una cana al aire
(v.)=have + a fling.
Ex: The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
echarse una canita al aire
(v.)=have + a fling.
Ex: The most obvious downside to having a fling is the fact that it is short term.
echarse una siesta
(v.)=take + a nap ; nap ; napping ; kip.
Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Ex: This new & novel US workplace initiative to nap on the job is contrasted with the recent marked decline of the siesta in Mexico, Spain, & Italy. Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption. Ex: She sunbathed in the garden while her dog, preferring the cool of the house, had been kipping on the settee as usual.
echarse una siestecita
(v.)=snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
Ex: A burglar in Toronto was caught snoozing in front of a TV in a house that he had just broken into. Ex: After dozing for an hour or two in a chair he got up and was as brisk and as lively as ever. Ex: She's having a snooze right now so I will try it when she wakes up. Ex: The latest experience was just this afternoon when I was having a kip on the couch. Ex: Be sure to taste locally-produced cheese, bread, chorizo, olives and wine -- and then have a doze in the cool shade of the trees. Ex: But now they are eleven and eight -- they can take care of themselves while their mummy has a nap.
echarse una siestita
(v.)=snooze ; doze ; have + a snooze ; have + a kip ; have + a doze ; have + a nap.
Ex: A burglar in Toronto was caught snoozing in front of a TV in a house that he had just broken into. Ex: After dozing for an hour or two in a chair he got up and was as brisk and as lively as ever. Ex: She's having a snooze right now so I will try it when she wakes up. Ex: The latest experience was just this afternoon when I was having a kip on the couch. Ex: Be sure to taste locally-produced cheese, bread, chorizo, olives and wine -- and then have a doze in the cool shade of the trees. Ex: But now they are eleven and eight -- they can take care of themselves while their mummy has a nap.
echársele encima a
(v.)=come down (hard) on.
Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
eclecticismo
(n.)=eclecticism.
Ex: Users also exhibited dramatic eclecticism in their reading.

eclesiástico
(adj.)=ecclesiastical ; church-based ; pastoral ; clerical ; ecclesiastic.
Ex: The 19th century saw changes of ownership between secular and ecclesiastical authorities and detailed organisation and cataloguing.
Ex: The initiative for founding information centres usually came from local voluntary bodies such as Lions clubs or church-based organizations.
Ex: This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.
Ex: To take George Eliot as an example, her first work of fiction 'Scenes of Clerical Life' was put out in book form in an edition of 1,000 copies.
Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.
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* autoridad eclesiástica=ecclesiastical authority.
* beneficio eclesiástico=benefice.
* biblioteca eclesiástica=ecclesiastical library ; church library.
* carta eclesiástica=apostolic letter ; ecclesiastic letter.
* derecho eclesiástico=ecclesiastical law.
* dignatario eclesiástico=ecclesiastical official.

eclipsar
(v.)=eclipse ; overshadow ; upstage [up-stage] ; dwarf ; shadow ; steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + the limelight ; take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
Ex: Such a reaction is, however, understandable since in the latter stages of the life-cycle, preservation of structure eclipses the original function as the dominant goal of the organization.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'.
Ex: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight.
Ex: He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.

eclipse
(n.)=eclipse.
Ex: Eclipses have long been a source of mystery and spectacle.
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* eclipse lunar=lunar eclipse.
* eclipse solar=solar eclipse.

eclipse lunar
(n.)=lunar eclipse.
Ex: It contains maps and tables for 6000 years of lunar and solar eclipses.
eclipse solar
(n.)=solar eclipse.
Ex: It contains maps and tables for 6000 years of lunar and solar eclipses.
eclosionar
(v.)=eclose ; hatch.
Ex: Out of 50 grubs, 30 (60%) successfully completed their development and eclosed as adults.
Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.

eclosión
(n.)=blossoming ; hatching.
Nota: Referido a animales.
Ex: There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.
Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.

ecléctico
(adj.)=eclectic.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.

eclíptica, la
(n.)=ecliptic, the.
Ex: The horns or cusps of the moon are always turned away from the sun, the line joining them being perpendicular to the ecliptic (Sun's annual apparent path on the sky).

eclíptico
(adj.)=ecliptic.
Ex: Ecliptic latitude and longitude are defined for the planets, stars, and other celestial bodies in a similar way to that in which the terrestrial counterparts are defined.

eco
(n.)=echo [echoes, -pl.] ; rumblings.
Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.
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* amortiguar el eco=deaden + echo.
* encontrar eco=find + echo in.
* hacer eco=echo ; resonate.
* hacer eco de=echo.
* hallar eco=find + echo in.
* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de=echo + still resound from.

ecocardiografía
(n.)=echocardiography.
Ex: Echocardiography is a test that helps diagnose heart disease with the help of ultrasound images.

ecografía
(n.)=ultrasound ; ultrasonography ; echography.
Ex: This ultrasound image database comprises images of the liver and bile organs.
Ex: Albuminuria was measured as albumin to creatinine ratio and carotid abnormalities by ultrasonography.
Ex: 24 healthy large white sows were naturally inseminated and were confirmed to be pregnant after 23 days by echography.

ecologismo
(n.)=ecologism.
Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a 'flirt' of ecology with philosophy.

ecologista
(n.)=environmentalist ; ecologist.
Ex: Librarians and environmentalists share a fundamental commitment of the principle of access to information.
Ex: Reports on an ecologist's workstation which utilizes expert systems technology to evaluate and monitor the level of air pollution.
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* ecologista militante=eco-warrior.

ecologista militante
(n.)=eco-warrior.
Ex: Now, sheep are being enlisted as eco-warriors in the battle against invasive plant species.
ecología
(n.)=ecology.
Ex: This decision would place the main entries where they logically belong, adjacent to such already-established forms as HUMAN BIOLOGY, HUMAN ecology, HUMAN EVOLUTION, and HUMAN GENETICS.
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* defensor de la ecología=eco-warrior.
* ecología de la información=information ecology.
* paleoecología=palaeocology [paleocology, -USA].

ecología de la información
(n.)=information ecology.
Ex: Information ecologies are systems of people, technologies and values within local environments.
ecológicamente
=ecologically ; organically.
Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.
Ex: It isn't that hard to get rid of bees organically and safely.

ecológico
(adj.)=ecological ; environmentally friendly ; environmentally sound ; eco-friendly.
Ex: The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.
Ex: Consumer perceptions of the two top-selling brands are perceived to be more environmentally friendly than the other brands.
Ex: Acid-free permanent paper is no more costly than acid paper and is environmentally sound.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
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* activista ecológico=eco-warrior.
* agricultor ecológico=organic farmer.
* agricultura ecológica=organic agriculture ; organic farming.
* alimento ecológico=organic food.
* alimentos ecológicos=ecological food.
* arquitectura ecológica=green architecture.
* avicultura ecológica=free-range poultry farming.
* avicultura ecológica de puesta=free-range egg farming.
* comida ecológica=ecological food.
* cría ecológica=free-range farming.
* crianza ecológica=free-range farming.
* defensor ecológico=eco-warrior.
* de forma ecológica=organically.
* de manera ecológica=organically.
* edificio ecológico=green building.
* fruta ecológica=organic fruit.
* granja ecológica=free-range farm ; organic farm.
* huella ecológica=ecological imprint ; ecological footprint.
* región ecológica=ecoregion.
* tienda de productos ecológicos=health food shop ; health food store.

econometría
(n.)=econometrics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The term econometrics dates from 1926.
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* especialista en econometría=econometrician.

economista
(n.)=economist.
Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.

economizar
(v.)=retrench ; economise [economize, -USA].
Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.
Ex: Libraries with strained budgets need to make every effort to economise wherever possible.
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* Algo que ayuda a economizar=budget stretcher.
* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades=penny wise, pound foolish.

economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades
=penny wise, pound foolish.
Ex: The article 'Penny wise, pound foolish' discusses the need to find a better solution to the overdue book problem than charging fines.
econométrico
(adj.)=econometric.
Ex: An econometric analysis has been made of cost and service data representing 65 scientific and technical libraries.

economía
(n.)=economics ; economy [economies, pl.] ; saving ; inexpensiveness ; thrift.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.
Ex: In the interest of economy, and in order to avoid an overcomplex catalogue these rules recommend selective use of added entries.
Ex: Instead, a large scale saving of index entries is achieved by producing a general or blanket reference in some such form as the following: DICTIONARIES See names of individual subjects.
Ex: Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.
Ex: With his interest in the process of making something, the craftsman embodies the traditional work ethic, with his respect for people and his concern for quality and thrift.
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* controlar la economía=control + the purse strings.
* economía agrícola=agricultural economy.
* economía avanzada=advanced economy.
* economía basada en el conocimiento=knowledge driven economy.
* economía de gestión=managerial economics.
* economía de la información=information economy.
* economía del conocimiento=knowledge economy.
* economía del don=gift economy.
* economía del regalo=gift economy.
* economía de mercado=market economy ; market economics ; commodity economy.
* economía de negocios=managerial economics.
* economía de subsistencia=subsistence economy.
* economía electrónica=e-economy (electronic economy) ; e-conomy (electronic economy).
* economía emergente=emerging economy.
* economía empresarial=business economics ; managerial economics.
* economía en vías de desarrollo=transitional economy ; developing economy.
* economía gerencial=managerial economics.
* economía internacional=international economy.
* economía mundial, la=world economy, the ; global economy, the.
* economía personal=personal finance.
* economía rural=rural economy.
* economía socialista=socialist economy.
* economia sumergida=informal economy ; underground economy.
* estimular la economía=stimulate + the economy ; spur + the economy.
* incentivar la economía=stimulate + the economy.
* inyectar dinero en la economía=pump + money into the economy.
* Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda=Lord Chancellor's Office.
* Ministro de Economía=Chancellor of the Exchequer.
* prensa de economía, la=business press, the.
* reactivar la economía=revitalise + the economy.
* sección de economía, la=business pages, the.

economía agrícola
(n.)=agricultural economy.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
economía avanzada
(n.)=advanced economy.
Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.
economía basada en el conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge driven economy.
Ex: A knowledge driven economy is one in which the generation and exploitation of knowledge plays the predominant part in the creation of wealth.
economía de gestión
(n.)=managerial economics.
Ex: Managerial economics is concerned with the application of economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems.
economía de la información
(n.)=information economy.
Ex: Publishers must begin now to plan for a complete economic restructuring of the information economy.
economía de mercado
(n.)=market economy ; market economics ; commodity economy.
Ex: Since entering the market economy, Russian libraries' expenditures for interlibrary loans (ILL) have risen sharply. Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding.. Ex: A long-term commodity economy in China, according to this report, will help to improve family planning and to decrease the population.
economía de negocios
(n.)=managerial economics.
Ex: Managerial economics is concerned with the application of economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems.
economía de subsistencia
(n.)=subsistence economy.
Ex: The problems of acquiring publications from the Pacific regions should be analysed in terms of those of a subsistence publishing economy.
economía del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge economy.
Ex: Investment in intellectual capital, a key metric in the knowledge economy, can be retained through the development of corporate memory.
economía del don
(n.)=gift economy.
Ex: One of the possible benefits of a gift economy is that it can provide for the needs of some who have no current means with which to reciprocate.
economía del regalo
(n.)=gift economy.
Ex: One of the possible benefits of a gift economy is that it can provide for the needs of some who have no current means with which to reciprocate.
economía electrónica
(n.)=e-economy (electronic economy) ; e-conomy (electronic economy).
Ex: A great deal has been written in recent years about the internet and the emergence of e-businesses operating in the global e-economy. Ex: We will talk about four trends on the bleeding edge that are shaping the fast moving e-conomy.
economía emergente
(n.)=emerging economy.
Ex: Conservation as a profession is not valued as much in emerging economies as it is in advanced industrial nations.
economía empresarial
(n.)=business economics ; managerial economics.
Ex: The skills that students acquire in their study of business economics make them some of the most sought-after graduates in the country. Ex: Managerial economics is concerned with the application of economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems.
economía en vías de desarrollo
(n.)=transitional economy ; developing economy.
Ex: I would like to explore how information and communication technologies will impact on transitional economies as well as developed nations. Ex: Previously protected markets such as India, China and Brazil will have to open up and there will be no special treatment of developing economies by the industrialized nations.
economía gerencial
(n.)=managerial economics.
Ex: Managerial economics is concerned with the application of economic principles and methodologies to business decision problems.
economía internacional
(n.)=international economy.
Ex: They viewed the international economy as a Darwinian battle for survival, but were not isolationists.
economía mundial, la
(n.)=world economy, the ; global economy, the.
Ex: The business community entered the field at a time when the world economy was shaken by the oil price rises of the seventies. Ex: The first of its kind, this exhibition aims to raise public awareness about environmental crimes that affect people's livelihood, the global economy as well as the world's ecosystems.
economía personal
(n.)=personal finance.
Ex: This paper gives advice to librarians (primarily in the USA) on building and maintaining an up to date collection on investing and personal finance.
economía rural
(n.)=rural economy.
Ex: This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.
economía socialista
(n.)=socialist economy.
Ex: North Korea is a socialist economy, one in which the action of market forces is severely limited.
economía sumergida
(n.)=informal economy ; underground economy.
Ex: This text is based on a field research developed in a popular neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, where informal economy & spiritism converge. Ex: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
económicamente
=economically ; financially ; fiscally.
Ex: With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle.
Ex: Established in 1969, SWALCAP has been financially self-sufficient since 1979.
Ex: Public libraries are supported by tax dollars and augmenting that support by charging fees not only is fiscally sound, it is equitable.
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* aprovecharse económicamente=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
* beneficiarse económicamente=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
* marginados económicamente, los=economically deprived, the.
* para beneficiarse económicamente=for profit.
* peor económicamente=worst off.
* ser autosuficiente económicamente=pay + Posesivo + own way.

económicas
(n.)=management science.
Ex: Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.

económico-técnico
(adj.)=economic-technical.
Ex: One of the key concepts that permeate the field is a concern with economic-technical rather than psychosocial aspects = Uno de los conceptos principales que típico de la disciplina es una preocupación por los aspectos económico-técnicos que por los sicosociales.
económico^1
(adj.)=economic ; financial ; fiscal ; monetary ; monied ; pecuniary ; budget ; moneyed.
Ex: Generally, the availability of centralised cataloguing records will, if the economic aspects are favourable, encourage uniformity.
Ex: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.
Ex: The effect of fiscal pressures is particularly evident for government on-line systems, such as DOE/RECON.
Ex: For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.
Ex: This will shift the dynamics of information flow to policymakers to favour monied special interests, which threatens the democratic process.
Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
Ex: The aricle has the title 'budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'.
Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.
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* ajustes económicos=belt-tightening.
* apoyo económico=financial backing.
* apuros económicos=distressed circumstances.
* asuntos económicos=money matters.
* austeridad económica=belt-tightening.
* ayuda económica=fund assistance ; financial assistance ; grant money ; grant ; cash grant ; financial help.
* bache económico=economic doldrums.
* balance económico=balance sheet.
* boom económico=economic boom.
* brigada de delitos económicos=fraud squad.
* burbuja económica=price bubble.
* capacidad económica=earning capacity ; earning power.
* capital económico=financial capital.
* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas=General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
* clima económico=economic climate.
* comprobación de las necesidades económicas=means-testing ; means test.
* comprobar las necesidades económicas=means test.
* Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE)=European Economic Community (EEC).
* con poco recursos económicos=low-budget.
* consecuencia económica=cost implication.
* consideración económica=cost consideration.
* crisis económica=economic crisis ; economic slump ; difficult economic times ; economic depression ; economic doldrums.
* crisis económica mundial=global economic slump.
* cuestión económica=economic issue ; financial issue.
* cuestiones económicas=money matters.
* depresión económica=economic depression ; economic doldrums.
* de recesión económica=recessionary.
* desastre económico=financial disaster ; economic disaster.
* desde un punto de vista económico=economically.
* de un modo económico=economically.
* dificultades económicas=distressed circumstances.
* donación económica=monetary donation.
* donación económica de fundación=endowment fund.
* económico-técnico=economic-technical.
* eficacia económica=economic efficiency.
* ejercicio económico=business year ; accounting year.
* en tiempos de recesión económica=in recessionary times.
* equiparación económica=economic levelling.
* estatus económico=economic status.
* estrecheces económicas=distressed circumstances.
* evaluación de las necesidades económicas=means-testing ; means test.
* evaluar las necesidades económicas=means test.
* fondo económico=funds.
* hastiado de la recesión económica=recession-weary.
* historiador económico=economic historian.
* implicación económica=cost implication.
* incertidumbre económica=economic uncertainty.
* índice económico=economic index.
* influencia económica=economic influence.
* información económica=business news.
* informe económico=economic report ; financial report.
* interés económico=economic interest.
* mala racha económica=economic doldrums.
* medida de austeridad económica=belt-tightening measure.
* medida económica=economic measure.
* memoria económica=economic report.
* modelo económico=economic model.
* necesidad económica=economic necessity ; economic need.
* nivelación económica=economic levelling.
* no económico=non-economic [noneconomic].
* pasar apuros económicos=lead + a precarious existence.
* planificación económica=financial planning.
* política económica=political economy.
* político-económico=politico-economic.
* potencia económica=economic power.
* presión económica=economic pressure.
* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas=means-tested.
* ralentización económica=economic slowdown.
* recesión económica=economic recession ; difficult economic times ; economic depression ; economic slowdown.
* recortes económicos=economic retrenchment.
* recuperación económica=economic recovery.
* reforma económica=economic reform.
* respaldo económico=financial backing.
* riesgo económico=financial risk.
* sanción económica=economic penalty ; economic sanction.
* sistema económico=economic system.
* situación económica=economic status.
* situación económica, la=economics of the situation, the.
* socioeconómico=socioeconomic [socio-economic].
* teoría económica=economic theory.
* trastorno económico=economic upheaval.
* valor económico=economic value ; monetary worth.

económico^2
(adj.)=cheap ; cost-effective [cost effective] ; economical ; inexpensive ; cost-efficient [cost efficient] ; dollar-saving ; money-saving ; thrifty ; cut-price ; cut-rate ; affordable.
Ex: These indexes are both cheap and quick to produce.
Ex: OFFSEARCH is a means of running a search overnight on more than one data base, in a cost-effective mode.
Ex: Fixed length fields the are economical on storage space, and records using fixed length fields are quick and easy to code.
Ex: a microcomputer will need an inexpensive software package in order to suitable for external communication.
Ex: Good libraries are a cost-efficient integral part of an effective correctional programme in a detention centre.
Ex: The article 'Two dollar-saving search tips' explains how to eliminate duplicate citations when printing out search results.
Ex: It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.
Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.
Ex: Turkey is heavily promoted by tour operators as an idyllic holiday destination, the cut-price alternative to Greece or Cyprus.
Ex: Most of these cut-rate laptops include a one-year parts and labor warranty.
Ex: Information will become more affordable, accessible, and plentiful.
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* alojamiento económico=budget accommodation.
* de forma económica=cost-effectively.
* de un modo económico=thriftily.
* de un modo poco económico=wastefully.
* hotel económico=budget hotel.

ecorregión
(n.)=ecoregion.
Ex: The northern boreal ecoregion accounts for about one third of this planet's total forest area.

ecosistema
(n.)=ecosystem.
Ex: This information retrieval system assesses the toxicological effects of chemicals on fish, wildlife and ecosystem components.
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* ecosistema acuático=aquatic ecosystem.
* ecosistema terrestre=terrestrial ecosystem.

ecosistema acuático
(n.)=aquatic ecosystem.
Ex: This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
ecosistema terrestre
(n.)=terrestrial ecosystem.
Ex: This information resource was created to catalogue power plant cooling system impacts on aquatic and terrestrial ecosystems.
ecotasa
(n.)=eco-tax.
Ex: Contrary to the widespread criticism it has received from the private sector and politicians, the eco-tax has had positive effects on the environment and the economy.

ecotienda
(n.)=health food shop ; health food store.
Ex: There has been a health food shop on this site for 30 years but it changed ownership and name in August 2005.
Ex: There's a great deal of deception in the labeling of food products found at your local grocery store and even at many health food stores.

ecoturismo
(n.)=ecotourism ; green tourism.
Ex: Some forms of wildlife utilization, particularly ecotourism and photographic safaris, will certainly complement the national and international commitment to biodiversity conservation.
Ex: The development of these living museums where visitors get a taste of what life was like in the past goes hand in hand with green tourism.

ectopasma
(n.)=ectoplasm.
Ex: The peripheral part of the cytoplasm, the ectoplasm, is much more viscous and has no granules.

ectoplasmático
(adj.)=ectoplasmic.
Ex: Rows of microtubules were found either between the cytoplasmic membrane and the ectoplasmic layer (longitudinal fibrils).

ecu
(n.)=ecu.
Ex: Prices are determined in the common currenty unit of the Community (ECU), as uniform pricing between countries is fundamental to the free movement of goods.

ecuación
(n.)=equation.
Ex: So far all the equations for bibliographic scattering have been derived or formulated through item approach.
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* ecuación de búsqueda=search argument ; search expression ; search formulation.
* ecuación diferencial=differential equation.
* ecuación funcional=functional equation.
* ecuación integral=integral equation.
* ecuación matemática=mathematical expression.
* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda=clear + search.
* formular una ecuación de búsqueda=formulate + search strategy.
* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda=query term weighting.
* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación=be only half (of) the equation.

ecuación de búsqueda
(n.)=search argument ; search expression ; search formulation.
Ex: To search for a publication by LCCN, ISBN, ISSN, or GPO number, simply type in the number as the main search argument. Ex: Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated. Ex: An important factor in any computer-based system of this kind is the method used to establish how closely a document description matches a search formulation.
ecuación diferencial
(n.)=differential equation.
Ex: There are, however, machines for solving differential equations - and functional and integral equations, for that matter.
ecuación funcional
(n.)=functional equation.
Ex: There are, however, machines for solving differential equations - and functional and integral equations, for that matter.
ecuación integral
(n.)=integral equation.
Ex: There are, however, machines for solving differential equations - and functional and integral equations, for that matter.
ecuación matemática
(n.)=mathematical expression.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: list of standard abbreviations, including those of journal titles and standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.
ecuador celeste
(n.)=celestial equator.
Ex: The day after the autumnal equinox the circle will be below the celestial equator.
ecuador celestial
(n.)=celestial equator.
Ex: The day after the autumnal equinox the circle will be below the celestial equator.
ecuador^2, el
(n.)=equator, the.
Ex: Communication satellites, orbiting at 35,786 km above the equator, provide long-distance microwave channels for telephony, data and broadcasts.
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* del ecuador=equatorial.
* ecuador celeste=celestial equator.
* ecuador celestial=celestial equator.

ecualizador
(n.)=equaliser [equalizer, -USA].
Ex: As any experienced sound engineer will tell you, no two equalisers sound quite the same.
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* ecualizador gráfico=graphic equaliser.

ecualizador gráfico
(n.)=graphic equaliser.
Ex: In general, a graphic equaliser is not useful for fixing a room acoustic problem.
ecuanimidad
(n.)=fairness ; equitability ; equanimity ; even keel.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: That's a federal agency I believe that what they've done in this particular case represents social justice and elementary fairness.
Ex: These variables ensured equitability by virtue of enabling each department to acquire the same percentage of the literature published in its field.
Ex: After earlier fearing its consequences, librarians now view end user access to the Internet with equanimity.
Ex: That even keel, that unflappable demeanor is what made him such a steady player.

ecuatorial
(adj.)=equatorial.
Ex: Indeed, the demand for wide-band satellite channels is so great that, from 1984, satellites will be placed at 2-degree intervals of the equatorial orbit, instead of the previously used 4-degree separation.
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* región ecuatorial=equatorial region.

ecuatoriano
(n./adj.)=Ecuadorian.
Ex: In 2000 there were 8941 Ecuadorians in Chicago, making them the fifth largest Latin American group in the city.

ecuestre
(adj.)=equestrian.
Ex: This online saddlery and equestrian shop offers everything for the horse, rider and yard.
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* adiestramiento ecuestre de exhibición=dressage.
* competición ecuestre=equestrian event ; equestrian competition.
* concurso ecuestre=equestrian event.
* doma ecuestre de exhibición=dressage.
* torneo ecuestre=equestrian event ; equestrian competition ; equestrian competition.

ecumenismo
(n.)=ecumenism.
Ex: This article questions the practical and economic feasibility of the continued use of a special classification for Catholic books in the light of the movement toward universal bibliographic control and the ongoing climate of ecumenism.

ecuménico
(adj.)=ecumenical.
Ex: All subjects are treated in an ecumenical and an international manner.

ecuánime
(adj.)=equable ; unbiased [unbiassed] ; balanced ; even-keel ; on an even keel ; objective.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi approached the banker with an equable, friendly smile.
Ex: Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.
Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.
Ex: Some say that journalism is not objective; others that it cannot be objective; and still others that it should not be objective.

eczema
(n.)=eczema.
Ex: Significantly more of this population were reported to have asthma & atopic eczema.

ecórcholis!
=gee whiz [gee wizz] ; gosh ; golly ; by jingo! ; blimey! ; wow.
Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos. Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores. Ex: I know somebody is going to say, 'golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'. Ex: It begins with the term 'by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century. Ex: "Blimey, you did well to get that scoop. I didn't even know about it until 24 hours later!". Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!.
edad
(n.)=age ; age ; age range ; age level.
Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age.
Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected.
Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.
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* alcanzar la mayoría de edad=come of + age.
* Alta Edad Media, la=Early Middle Ages, the ; High Middle Ages, the ; Dark Ages, the.
* animal de un año de edad=yearling.
* baja Edad Media, la=late Middle Ages, the.
* ciudadano de edad avanzada=elderly citizen.
* ciudadano de la tercera edad=senior citizen.
* con la edad=with age.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad=underage drinking.
* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* de avanzada edad=advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* de edad=elderly.
* de edad avanzada=over the hill ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* de edad mediana=middle-aged.
* de edad universitaria=college-age.
* de la edad media=dark-age.
* de mayor edad=senior.
* de mediana edad=middle-aged.
* de + Número + años de edad=aged + Número.
* de trece años de edad=thirteen-year-old.
* de treinta y ocho años de edad=thirty-eight-year-old.
* dimensión de la edad=age dimension.
* discriminación por razones de edad=ageism [agism].
* discriminatorio por razones de edad=ageist [agist].
* distribución por edades=age distribution.
* diversidad de edades=age-spread.
* dominio de las personas con más edad=senior power.
* edad adulta=adulthood.
* edad de finalización de los estudios=terminal education age.
* edad de hielo=ice age.
* Edad de Hierro, la=Iron Age, the.
* edad de jubilación=retirement age.
* edad de la cita=citation age.
* edad de oro=golden age.
* Edad de Piedra, la=Stone Age, the.
* edad de votar=voting age.
* edad dorada=golden age.
* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar=toddlerhood.
* edades=age group [age-group].
* edad escolar=school age.
* edad media=mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA] ; Middle Ages ; average age.
* edad media de las referencias=mean reference age.
* en edad de trabajar=working-age.
* en la edad de la piedra=in the dark ages.
* entre diferentes edades=cross-age [cross age].
* grupo de edad=age bracket ; age group [age-group].
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group.
* grupo según edad=age group [age-group].
* hombre de la edad del hielo=iceman [icemen, -pl.].
* la edad se lleva en el alma=you are as old as you feel.
* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu=you are as old as you feel.
* límite de edad=age limit.
* margen de edad=age group [age-group].
* mayoría de edad=adulthood.
* media de edad=mean age.
* mediana de edad=median age.
* menor de edad=underage.
* niño de edad escolar=school-age child.
* niño en edad escolar=school-age child.
* niño en edad preescolar=preschooler.
* persona de edad avanzada=elderly person.
* persona de la tercera edad=elder.
* personas de la tercera edad, las=elderly, the.
* promedio de edad=average age.
* que afecta a varias edades=cross-age [cross age].
* relacionado con la edad=age-related.
* relativo a varias edades=cross-age [cross age].
* tercera edad=third age.
* tierna edad=tender age.

edad adulta
(n.)=adulthood.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
edad de finalización de los estudios
(n.)=terminal education age.
Ex: Increasing the average terminal education age is the best way to increase public library use.
edad de hielo
(n.)=ice age.
Ex: A bewildering array of information devices must now be exploited as effectively as books were during the ice age of librarianship.
edad de jubilación
(n.)=retirement age.
Ex: With greater life expectancy and lowering of retirement age, a new group of consumers has emerged.
edad de la cita
(n.)=citation age.
Ex: The citation frequency distribution followed a negative exponential distribution for 1972-1982, with the median citation age of 3 years.
edad de oro
=golden age.
Ex: It is unlikely that the 1970s will be dubbed a golden age of libraries.
edad de votar
(n.)=voting age.
Ex: It is the quality of American men and women who are already of voting age that will tell the tale.
edad dorada
(n.)=golden age.
Ex: It is unlikely that the 1970s will be dubbed a golden age of libraries.
edad en la que un niño aprende a andar
(n.)=toddlerhood.
Ex: She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
edad escolar
(n.)=school age.
Ex: Schucking noted that early step when a child's 'imagination awakes, without corresponding development of the critical faculty,' a step most children make before they reach school age = Schucking se percató de ese primer paso en el niño cuando "se despierta su imaginación sin el correspondiente desarrollo de la capacidad crítica", un paso que dan la mayoría de los niños antes de alcanzar la edad escolar.
edad media de las referencias
(n.)=mean reference age.
Ex: Some fields are relatively swift; information and library sciences had a lower mean reference age than solid state physics and mathematics.
edades
(n.)=age group [age-group].
Ex: For example, audience level may be a criterion which is applied in order to divide a collection in a children's library into material suitable for different age groups.
edema
(n.)=dropsy.
Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
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* edema cerebral=edema of the brain.

edema cerebral
(n.)=edema of the brain.
Ex: Locate articles that mention edema of the brain.
edematoso
(adj.)=edematous.
Ex: He developed edematous areas and blisters on the right side of his face, chest, and arm after an alcoholic deep slumber.

edición
(n.)=edition ; issue ; publishing ; release ; issuance.
Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item either produced from substantially the same type image or embodying essentially the same content and issued by the same entity.
Ex: An issue is all those copies of an edition forming a distinct group that is distinguished from other copies of the edition by more or less slight but well-defined variations.
Ex: It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.
Ex: New releases of existing products should often be considered to be unproven.
Ex: The date of publication must be inferred from the date of issuance or coverage on a periodical.
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* 1ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1)=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
* 2ª Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA2)=AACR2 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 2nd Edition).
* área de edición=edition area.
* edición abreviada=abridged edition.
* edición aldina=Aldine edition.
* edición ampliada=extended edition.
* edición barata=paperback ; trade paperback.
* edición bilingüe=parallel-text edition ; parallel edition.
* edición cara=hardback ; hardcover.
* edición científica=scholarly publishing ; academic publishing.
* edición comercial=trade publishing.
* edición completa=full edition ; back run [backrun].
* edición conjunta=joint issue.
* edición corregida=corrected edition.
* edición crítica=critical edition.
* edición de autor=self-publishing.
* edición de coleccionista=collector's edition.
* edición de libros=book publishing.
* edición de lujo=de luxe edition ; luxury edition.
* edición de obras científicas=scholarly publishing.
* edición de obras de consumo=consumer publishing.
* edición de publicaciones a medida=custom publishing ; derivative publishing.
* edición de publicaciones periódicas=serials publishing.
* edición de revistas electrónicas=electronic journal publishing.
* edición de tiradas cortas=short run publishing.
* edición diamante=miniature edition.
* edición electrónica=electronic publishing (e-publishing).
* edición en cartoné=hardback ; hardcover.
* edición en cubierta dura=hardback ; hardcover.
* edición en disco compacto=cd edition ; compact disc edition.
* edición en Internet=Web publishing.
* edición en línea=online editing.
* edición en microforma=microform edition ; microformat edition.
* edición en papel coloreado=coloured-paper issue.
* edición en rústica=paperback ; paperbound publishing ; trade paperback.
* edición en tapa=hardback ; hardbound ; hardcover.
* edición en tapas duras=hardback ; hardcover.
* edición en tela=hardcover edition ; hardcover.
* edición especial=special issue.
* edición especializada para profesionales=professional publishing.
* edición facsímil=facsimile reproduction.
* edición liliputiense=miniature edition.
* edición limitada=limited edition.
* edición media=medium edition.
* edición microscópica=miniature edition.
* edición miniatura=miniature edition.
* edición multicolor=rainbow edition.
* edición óptica=optical publishing.
* edición original=original edition.
* edición para bibliotecas=library edition.
* edición para coleccionistas=collector's edition.
* edición paralela=parallel-text edition.
* edición póstuma=posthumous edition.
* edición preliminar=advance.
* edición preliminar electrónica=e-print [eprint].
* edición rara=rare edition.
* edición revisada=revised edition.
* edición según la demanda=on-demand publishing.
* edición web=WWW edition.
* específico de la edición=edition-specific.
* específico para cada edición=edition-specific.
* explosión de la edición, la=publishing explosion, the.
* fecha de edición=edition date.
* funciones de edición=editing facilities.
* industria de la edición=book publishing industry.
* industria de la edición de libros=book publishing industry.
* industria de la edición impresa=print industry.
* industria de la edición, la=publishing industry, the.
* mención de edición=edition statement ; statement of edition.
* mención de responsabilidad de la edición=imprint.
* microedición=micropublishing.
* nota de edición=edition note.
* nueva edición=new edition.
* paquete de edición de texto=editing package.
* pliego de la edición=edition sheet.
* programa de edición de texto=editor.
* reedición=republication [re-publication].
* sector de la edición, el=publishing sector, the.
* segunda edición=2nd edition ; second edition.

edición abreviada
(n.)=abridged edition.
Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.
edición aldina
(n.)=Aldine edition.
Ex: Coloured-paper issues became common in Italian printing of the sixteenth century, the earliest examples being three Aldine editions of 1514 with special copies printed on blue paper.
edición ampliada
(n.)=extended edition.
Ex: In 1990 the publication of a corrected and extended edition of this guide became necessary.
edición barata
(n.)=paperback ; trade paperback.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: Technically speaking, trade paperbacks which reprint stories from an ongoing comic book title or previously published mini-series are not graphic novels at all.
edición bilingüe
(n.)=parallel-text edition ; parallel edition.
Ex: In extreme cases it will be necessary to abandon one of the versions altogether and produce a critical edition of the other, or even to make a parallel-text edition. Ex: A publication in which different texts of the same work are printed side by side, e.g. two or more versions of a work or an original and a translation into another language, is known as parallel edition.
edición cara
(n.)=hardback ; hardcover.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.
edición científica
(n.)=scholarly publishing ; academic publishing.
Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'. Ex: This article examines the impact of recent trends on the academic community in general and on academic publishing in particular.
edición comercial
(n.)=trade publishing.
Ex: Before the launch of Penguin Books India in 1987, trade publishing in English in India did not have the high profile in bookstores it has today..
edición completa
(n.)=full edition ; back run [backrun].
Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme. Ex: The study was used for planning the length of backruns to be retained due to space limitations that forced the disposal of older volumes.
edición conjunta
(n.)=joint issue.
Ex: In UNIMARC the joint issue field is used to link the item being catalogued to another bibliographic item that is issued with it, such as an item bound with another item.
edición corregida
(n.)=corrected edition.
Ex: In 1990 the publication of a corrected and extended edition of this guide became necessary.
edición crítica
(n.)=critical edition.
Ex: A critical edition of a book will be set from a particular basic text, and the chosen original is called the copy-text.
edición de autor
(n.)=self-publishing.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Self-publishing: some problems of definition and access to the self-publisher'.
edición de coleccionista
(n.)=collector's edition.
Ex: The book has been described as 'an essay with illustrations' and a 'luxurious collector's edition'.
edición de libros
(n.)=book publishing.
Ex: Electronic publishing can never completely replace book publishing.
edición de lujo
(n.)=de luxe edition ; luxury edition.
Ex: The use of hand-made paper for commercial book- and news-printing dropped away sharply during the 1820s, and it was scarcely seen after 1830 except in de luxe editions. Ex: Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.
edición de obras científicas
(n.)=scholarly publishing.
Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.
edición de obras de consumo
(n.)=consumer publishing.
Ex: Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books.
edición de publicaciones a medida
(n.)=custom publishing ; derivative publishing.
Ex: This article discusses custom publishing and its implications for indexers. Ex: This article provides an overview of the legal implications of custom or derivative publishing.
edición de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=serials publishing.
Ex: There is currently excitement about the possibilities of using electronic technology in serials publishing.
edición de revistas electrónicas
(n.)=electronic journal publishing.
Ex: This article examines the pros and cons for publishers in moving toward electronic journal publishing.
edición de tiradas cortas
(n.)=short run publishing.
Ex: The contribution desktop publishing and the laser printer can make to short run publishing is contrasted with the high cost of image setting from PostScript files in a highly competitive typesetting market.
edición diamante
(n.)=miniature edition.
Ex: There was a considerable vogue in the mid seventeenth century for miniature editions of the classics.
edición electrónica
(n.)=electronic publishing (e-publishing).
Ex: This study found it impossible to get more than an indication from advertisers and advertising agencies of their present interest in electronic publishing (e-publishing).
edición en Internet
(n.)=Web publishing.
Ex: It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
edición en cartoné
(n.)=hardback ; hardcover.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.
edición en cubierta dura
(n.)=hardback ; hardcover.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.
edición en disco compacto
(n.)=cd edition ; compact disc edition.
Ex: The examples that follow will give you a glimpse of the important features and benefits of the SCI cd edition. Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software for both the SCI and SSCI compact disc editions.
edición en línea
(n.)=online editing.
Ex: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.
edición en microforma
(n.)=microform edition ; microformat edition.
Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions. Ex: Libraries are organising their collections of trade catalogues and publishers are producing microformat editions.
edición en papel coloreado
(n.)=coloured-paper issue.
Ex: Coloured-paper issues became common in Italian printing of the sixteenth century, the earliest examples being three Aldine editions of 1514 with special copies printed on blue paper.
edición en rústica
(n.)=paperback ; paperbound publishing ; trade paperback.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: In less than 20 years paperbound publishing became really big business and intensely competitive. Ex: Technically speaking, trade paperbacks which reprint stories from an ongoing comic book title or previously published mini-series are not graphic novels at all.
edición en tapa
(n.)=hardback ; hardbound ; hardcover.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: There are many versions of a work -- paperbacks, hardbound, and each different binding that a publisher may put on a given work -- and even if they used identical printing plates, each version would have a different ISBN. Ex: Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.
edición en tapas duras
(n.)=hardback ; hardcover.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.
edición en tela
(n.)=hardcover edition ; hardcover.
Ex: The paperback appeared from Dell in 1977 and a British hardcover edition from Macmillan in 1980. Ex: Over the last few years, more and more authors of mass market romances have crossed over the paper genre line and found success in hardcover.
edición especial
(n.)=special issue.
Ex: Special issues were seldom embellished with typographical changes (such as additional page borders) until the nineteenth century.
edición especializada para profesionales
(n.)=professional publishing.
Ex: Inflationary trends in scholarly and professional publishing are forcing many academic libraries to cancel subscriptions to high-priced and/or seldom used titles = Las tendencias inflacionistas en la edición científica y en la especializada para profesionales están obligando a muchas bibliotecas académicas a cancelar las suscripciones a los títulos muy caros y/o usados con poca frecuencia.
edición facsímil
(n.)=facsimile reproduction.
Ex: A facsimile reproduction is a reproduction that has as its chief purpose to simulate the physical appearance of the original work as well as to provide an exact replica of the text.
edición liliputiense
(n.)=miniature edition.
Ex: There was a considerable vogue in the mid seventeenth century for miniature editions of the classics.
edición limitada
(n.)=limited edition.
Ex: Its aim is 'to publish scholarly works in limited editions at a reasonable price.'.
edición media
(n.)=medium edition.
Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme.
edición microscópica
(n.)=miniature edition.
Ex: There was a considerable vogue in the mid seventeenth century for miniature editions of the classics.
edición miniatura
(n.)=miniature edition.
Ex: There was a considerable vogue in the mid seventeenth century for miniature editions of the classics.
edición multicolor
(n.)=rainbow edition.
Ex: This contains the text of interventions in the original language and is known universally as the `rainbow' edition because of the practice within the Community of allocating a different colour for each language.
edición original
(n.)=original edition.
Ex: An original edition is an edition in which the text of a document appears for the first time with the consent of the author or of his representatives.
edición para bibliotecas
(n.)=library edition.
Ex: Publishers sometimes produce library editions, particularly of reference works, which will cope with the frequent handling expected in library use.
edición para coleccionistas
(n.)=collector's edition.
Ex: The book has been described as 'an essay with illustrations' and a 'luxurious collector's edition'.
edición paralela
(n.)=parallel-text edition.
Ex: In extreme cases it will be necessary to abandon one of the versions altogether and produce a critical edition of the other, or even to make a parallel-text edition.
edición preliminar
(n.)=advance.
Ex: Subscription agencies also handle the standing orders of libraries for annuals, directories, advances, conference proceedings and even series.
edición preliminar electrónica
(n.)=e-print [eprint].
Ex: The number of physics and astronomy preprints or e-prints (manuscripts intended for publication but circulated for peer comment prior to submission) available electronically has increased dramatically over the past 5 years.
edición póstuma
(n.)=posthumous edition.
Ex: In the posthumous fourth edition of his Rules (1904), Cutter stated, 'The convenience of the public is always to be set before the ease of the cataloger'.
edición rara
(n.)=rare edition.
Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
edición revisada
(n.)=revised edition.
Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.
edición según la demanda
(n.)=on-demand publishing.
Ex: The article 'The long and short of a new business model' reviews the application of CD-R on-demand publishing to fill the gap between producing a few copies and spending large sums on replicators to produce 1000 or more copies = El artículo "Un nuevo modelo económico en breve" analiza la aplicación de la publicación en CD-Grabable según la demanda para cubrir el vacío que existe entre producir unas cuentas copias o invertir grandes sumas de dinero en reproductores de CD-ROM para producir 1.000 o más copias.
edición web
(n.)=WWW edition.
Ex: The WWW edition is updated weekly and includes news and sport and advertisements from the printed newspaper such as those for motor cars and real estate agents.
edición óptica
(n.)=optical publishing.
Ex: This paper deals with the advantages of optical publishing for information providers and traditional publishers, and how they can avail themselves of the technology.
edicto
(n.)=bill ; proclamation ; edict.
Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.

edificación
(n.)=erection.
Ex: The war years heralded several changes, one of them being the erection of a new library building.
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* código de edificación=building code.

edificante
(adj.)=edifying.
Ex: It has been one of the most edifying experiences in my life to be able to help someone who was struggling.
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* poco edificante=unedifying.

edificar^1
(v.)=build.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio built.
Ex: Similarly, the system normally treats hyphenated words as separate words when building the index.

edificar^2
(v.)=edify.
Ex: The first tool for edifying one another is our example.

edificio
(n.)=building ; edifice.
Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.
Ex: This paper highlights problems with a virtual approach, emphasising the need for libraries to both an edifice and an interface.
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* ala de edificio=wing.
* almacenar en un edificio anexo=outhouse.
* biblioteca como edificio=library building.
* caparazón del edificio=building shell.
* construcción de edificios=building construction.
* construir un edificio=construct + building.
* con varios edificios=multi-site [multisite].
* desprendimientos de edificios=falling debris.
* diseño de edificios=building design.
* edificio alto=high-rise building.
* edificio anexo=outbuilding.
* edificio central=main site.
* edificio civil=civic building.
* edificio comercial=commercial building.
* edificio construido según un plan cúbico=deep building.
* edificio de apartamentos=apartment building ; apartment complex.
* edificio de culto=cult building.
* edificio de oficinas=office building ; office block.
* edificio de pisos=condominium building.
* edificio de valor histórico=heritage-listed building.
* edificio ecológico=green building.
* edificio en forma de cubo=cubic building.
* edificio histórico=historic building ; historical building.
* edificio lineal=linear building.
* edificio municipal=municipal building.
* edificio protegido=listed building ; heritage building ; heritage-listed building.
* edificio público=municipal building ; public building.
* edificio que amenaza ruina=condemned building.
* edificios=bricks and mortar.
* enseñar un edificio a Alguien=show + Nombre + round.
* en todo el edificio=site-wide.
* estructura del edificio=building shell.
* evacuar un edificio=clear + building.
* horizonte dibujado por los edificios=skyline.
* horizonte dibujado por un edificio=roofline.
* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso=post-occupancy evaluation method.
* temperatura ambiental del edificio=room temperature.

edificio alto
(n.)=high-rise building.
Ex: High-rise buildings are also vulnerable to hurricane-force winds, particularly at the higher levels since wind speed tends to increase with height.
edificio anexo
(n.)=outbuilding.
Ex: It's an old farmhouse with outbuildings and large enclosed courtyard in a pretty village close to Montbard.
edificio central
(n.)=main site.
Ex: Many higher education students now study off-campus and may rarely if ever visit their university's main site.
edificio civil
(n.)=civic building.
Ex: Scores of abandoned civic buildings including libraries, town halls, fire stations, schools and courts are under threat of demolition.
edificio comercial
(n.)=commercial building.
Ex: They specialize in providing seasonal decor for large commercial buildings and office towers.
edificio construido según un plan cúbico
(n.)=deep building.
Ex: The diagram above compares deep and linear buildings to demonstrate the difference in travel distance.
edificio de apartamentos
(n.)=apartment building ; apartment complex.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings. Ex: Multiculturalism is the reality of the community's neighbourhood and apartment complexes.
edificio de culto
(n.)=cult building.
Ex: Pylons were often decorated with scenes emphasizing a king's authority since it was the public face of a cult building.
edificio de oficinas
(n.)=office building ; office block.
Ex: In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods. Ex: Libraries formed a major part of the reconstruction of Poland after World War II and they are to be found in such diverse places as housing estates and office blocks.
edificio de pisos
(n.)=condominium building.
Ex: A gunman fired several shots at him after he parked his car in an underground garage below the condominium building where he lives.
edificio de valor histórico
(n.)=heritage-listed building.
Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.
edificio ecológico
(n.)=green building.
Ex: Interest in sustainable, green building practices is greater than ever.
edificio en forma de cubo
(n.)=cubic building.
Ex: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.
edificio histórico
(n.)=historic building ; historical building.
Ex: This article examines Sika's successes in raising funds for the restoration of historic buildings, as well as his involvement in mining events and the education of miners. Ex: Others consist of historical buildings that have been preserved or restored to serve as reminders of bygone eras = Otros son edificios históricos que se han conservado y restaurado para servir como recuerdo de épocas pasadas.
edificio lineal
(n.)=linear building.
Ex: Books, staff and readers will need to move shorter distances in a cubic building than in a linear building or one extended by moving away from a deep plan.
edificio municipal
(n.)=municipal building.
Ex: Here, within an eightblock radius were the principal businesses, stores, and municipal buildings.
edificio protegido
(n.)=listed building ; heritage building ; heritage-listed building.
Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library. Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety. Ex: This stylish cafe, situated in a heritage-listed building that used to be a gun shop, offers original, restaurant-quality fare.
edificio público
(n.)=municipal building ; public building.
Ex: Here, within an eightblock radius were the principal businesses, stores, and municipal buildings. Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos.
edificio que amenaza ruina
(n.)=condemned building.
Ex: Property with a condemned building on it is generally less valuable than bare land, because you've got the expense of getting rid of the condemned building.
edificios
=bricks and mortar.
Ex: As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
editado
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* catálogo de obras editadas=back catalogue.
* trabajado editado=published work.

editar
(v.)=edit ; publish ; release ; redact.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
Ex: There is no official index to the whole scheme, although an index has been published.
Ex: Continuous revision means that Phoenixes and major revisions will be released as separates between editions.
Ex: Also, the movie has been redacted by the producer -- it ends with a horrifying montage of real photos of dead and wounded Iraqis.
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* editar en colaboración=coedit [co-edit].
* editar varias veces=go into + a number of editions.
* reeditar=republish.
* sin editar=unedited.

editar en colaboración
(v.)=coedit [co-edit].
Ex: He wrote, co-wrote, edited, or co-edited ten books and more then 60 scholarly articles.
editar varias veces
(v.)=go into + a number of editions.
Ex: A work which has gone into a number of editions is likely to have proved its worth and may be a standard text.
editor
(n.)=editorship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area.
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* Asociación Americana de Editores=American Association of Publishers (AAP).
* Asociación Escocesa de Editores=Scottish Publishers Association (SPA).
* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA)=International Publishers Association (IPA).
* autor-editor=self-publisher ; self-publishing author.
* del editor=editorial.
* editor asociado=associate editor.
* editor científico=editor.
* editor comercial=commercial publisher ; publisher ; trade publisher.
* editor de CD-ROM=CD-ROM publisher.
* editor de facsímiles=facsimilist.
* editor de material electrónico=electronic publisher [e-publisher].
* editor de material multimedia=multimedia publisher.
* editor de pantalla=screen editor.
* editor de publicación=publishing editor.
* editor de publicaciones a medida=custom publisher.
* editor de publicaciones electrónicas=electronic publisher [e-publisher].
* editor de revista científica=scholarly editor.
* editor de sociedad cultural=learned society publisher.
* editor de temas educativos=educational publisher.
* editor de una revista científica=journal editor.
* editor histórico=historical editor.
* editor intelectual=editor.
* editor jefe=editor-in-chief.
* editor literario=editor ; literary editor.
* editor privado=private publisher.
* encuadernación de editor=edition binding.
* entidad editora=issuing body.
* nombre del editor=publisher's name.
* número del editor=publisher's number (música).
* Sociedad Americana de Compositores, Autores y Editores=American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers (ASCAP).

editor asociado
(n.)=associate editor.
Ex: In 1974 he assumed the positions of associate editor of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules and Head of the British Library's Standards Office.
editor científico
(n.)=editor.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer, or it may include supervision of the manufacturing, revision or elucidation of the text, and the addition of an introduction, notes, and other critical matter, and for certain works it may involve the technical direction of staff of persons engaged in writing or compiling the text.
editor comercial
(n.)=commercial publisher ; publisher ; trade publisher.
Ex: A survey of top 10 commercial and learned society publishers found the 1989 average prices (pounds sterling) to be £207.78 for commercial and £217.85 for learned society publishers. Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers. Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
editor de CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM publisher.
Ex: However, some CD-ROM publishers have decided to sit on the fence and offer prices that are neither too high nor too low.
editor de facsímiles
(n.)=facsimilist.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
editor de material electrónico
(n.)=electronic publisher [e-publisher].
Ex: This article is a preliminary study of the management of intellectual property by electronic publishers.
editor de material multimedia
(n.)=multimedia publisher.
Ex: He believes that the lack of such harmonization is actually deterring some multimedia publishers from launching new products.
editor de pantalla
(n.)=screen editor.
Ex: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'.
editor de publicaciones a medida
(n.)=custom publisher.
Ex: The role of the custom publisher is putting information in context and refining it to a finished product that meets a specific need.
editor de publicaciones electrónicas
(n.)=electronic publisher [e-publisher].
Ex: Utilising computer networks, scholars have become electronic publishers, creating an alternative publication system.
editor de publicación
(n.)=publishing editor.
Ex: In a similar way with books for a more general readership for which scholarly editors are not necessarily employed, the publishing editors will have their contacts with authors of known interests and capabilities and will commission books intended for the 'intelligent layman' rather than the specialist scholar.
editor de revista científica
(n.)=scholarly editor.
Ex: In a similar way with books for a more general readership for which scholarly editors are not necessarily employed, the publishing editors will have their contacts with authors of known interests and capabilities and will commission books intended for the 'intelligent layman' rather than the specialist scholar.
editor de sociedad cultural
(n.)=learned society publisher.
Ex: A survey of top 10 commercial and learned society publishers found the 1989 average prices (pounds sterling) to be £207.78 for commercial and £217.85 for learned society publishers.
editor de temas educativos
(n.)=educational publisher.
Ex: This happened for the first time in a workshop for educational publishers.
editor de una revista científica
(n.)=journal editor.
Ex: Journal editors are encouraged to adopt a double-blind refereeing system to increase objectivity.
editor histórico
(n.)=historical editor.
Ex: Historical editors believe in the importance of the meaning, literary editors in word sacredness.
editor intelectual
(n.)=editor.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer, or it may include supervision of the manufacturing, revision or elucidation of the text, and the addition of an introduction, notes, and other critical matter, and for certain works it may involve the technical direction of staff of persons engaged in writing or compiling the text.
editor jefe
(n.)=editor-in-chief.
Ex: This is a collection of articles, editorial and reviews from the career of Eric Moon a former editor-in-chief of Library Journal.
editor literario
(n.)=editor ; literary editor.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer, or it may include supervision of the manufacturing, revision or elucidation of the text, and the addition of an introduction, notes, and other critical matter, and for certain works it may involve the technical direction of staff of persons engaged in writing or compiling the text. Ex: Historical editors believe in the importance of the meaning, literary editors in word sacredness.
editor privado
(n.)=private publisher.
Ex: There are also well-advanced plans for private publishers to cooperate with the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in the creation of an extensive online data base.
editorial científica
(n.)=academic publisher ; scholarly press ; scholarly publisher.
Ex: Many academic publishers insist upon any references supplied to books and papers being cited in their particular house style. Ex: Trade-oriented scholarly presses also predict more titles, smaller press runs and higher prices. Ex: However, it is not the responsiblity of the scholarly publisher to act as policeman or censor.
editorial comercial
(n.)=publishing firm ; publishing press.
Ex: Books are either commissioned by publishers, or else authors (or their agents) offer scripts and ideas to publishing firms. Ex: Oxford and Cambridge both have publishing presses which were founded to promote and disseminate knowledge.
editorial de revistas del corazón
(n.)=vanity publisher ; vanity press.
Ex: An examination of the ethics of subsidies shows how thin the line is between the practices of vanity publishers and those of some scholarly presses when it comes to financing. Ex: 'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.
editorial especializada en medicina
(n.)=medical publisher.
Ex: S Karger is Switzerland's principal medical publisher and concentrates on highly specialized research work in monographs, irregular book series and journals.
editorial médica
(n.)=medical publisher.
Ex: S Karger is Switzerland's principal medical publisher and concentrates on highly specialized research work in monographs, irregular book series and journals.
editorial pequeña
(n.)=small press.
Ex: 'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.
editorial universitaria
(n.)=university publisher ; university press.
Ex: Several of the commercial and university publishers that had been prominent in 1983 have been replaced by new presses. Ex: Oxford university press (OUP) is unusual among university presses in that it is required to pay its way and also has a very important international presence in more than 50 other countries.
editorial^1
(n.)=publisher ; publishing house ; publisher's name.
Ex: For some categories of materials it can be difficult to distinguish publishers from distributors and/or producers.
Ex: Works from international publishing houses may be more difficult to characterise in this way.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
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* editorial científica=academic publisher ; scholarly press ; scholarly publisher.
* editorial comercial=publishing firm ; publishing press.
* editorial de revistas del corazón=vanity publisher ; vanity press.
* editorial especializada en medicina=medical publisher.
* editorial médica=medical publisher.
* editorial pequeña=small press.
* editorial universitaria=university publisher ; university press.

editorial^2
(n.)=editorial.
Nota: Sección fija de un periódico que refleja la línea de pensamiento del mismo.
Ex: Notes, short communications, an article giving a popular treatment and editorials are less likely to carry an abstract.

editorial^3
(adj.)=editorial ; editional.
Ex: Practical application of these ideas, preferably with editorial or tutorial assistance, is the next step after perusing this chapter.
Ex: British children are under threat -- betrayed by parents (who expose them to banality and violence on television) and pulishing houses where accountants preside over editional decisions.
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* comunidad editorial, la=publishing community, the.
* consejo editorial=board of editors ; editorial advisory board ; editorial board.
* director editorial=publishing director.
* encuadernación editorial=publishers' binding.
* encuadernación editorial en piel=publishers' leather.
* imperio editorial=publishing empire.
* industria editorial, la=publishing industry, the.
* labor editorial=editorship.
* paquetes editoriales=publishers' packages.
* sector editorial, el=publishing sector, the.
* sociedad editorial=publishing corporation.
* trabajo editorial=editorship.

edredón
(n.)=quilt ; eiderdown ; duvet ; comforter.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 3 quilts.
Ex: The article 'Is the duvet doomed? : the return of the eiderdown' traces the history of British eiderdown/goose down bed covers ca. 1850 to the present.
Ex: The article 'Is the duvet doomed? : the return of the eiderdown' traces the history of British eiderdown/goose down bed covers ca. 1850 to the present.
Ex: When dialects fuse and there are two or more terms for the same referent (as with 'comforter' and 'quilt'), often semantic fusion takes place with one term becoming a generic term ('quilt') and the other becoming a specific term ('comforter').

educación
(n.)=education ; instruction ; manner ; schooling ; civility ; decency ; upbringing.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and education.
Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
Ex: He has a decency and character that is both enviable and especially rare in today's world of expediency and self-service.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
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* ALISE (Asociación para la Educación en Biblioteconomía y Documentación)=ALISE (Association for Library and Information Science Education).
* ampliar la educación de uno=extend + Posesivo + education.
* base de datos de educación=ERIC.
* centro de educación de adultos=adult learning centre ; adult learner centre.
* centro de educación infantil=early education centre.
* centro de educación sanitaria=consumer health centre ; consumer health information centre.
* ciencias de la educación=educational science.
* clase de educación de adultos=adult learning class ; adult learner class.
* clase de educación especial=special education class.
* clase de educación física=physical education class.
* delegación de educación y ciencia=local education authority (LEA).
* Educación a Distancia=distance education ; Open College.
* educación agrícola=agricultural education.
* educación bibliotecaria=library education.
* educación bilingüe=bilingual education ; bilingual education.
* educación cívica=civic education ; civic responsibility ; civics ; civic literacy.
* educación compensatoria=remedial education.
* educación de adultos=adult education ; literacy tutoring.
* educación de apoyo=remedial education.
* educación de consumidores=consumer education.
* educación familiar=upbringing.
* educación física=physical education ; P.E. (Physical Education).
* educación liberal=liberal education.
* educación literaria=literary education.
* educación medioambiental=environmental education.
* educación para la salud=health education ; consumer health information ; consumer health education.
* educación personal=independent education.
* educación religiosa=religious education (RE).
* educación sanitaria=health education ; consumer health information ; consumer health education.
* educación secundaria=secondary education.
* educación sexual=sex education.
* educación superior=higher education.
* educación universitaria=college-trained.
* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES)=European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).
* estudiante de ciencias de la educación=education student ; student teacher.
* facultad de ciencias de la educación=teachers college ; teacher training college.
* falta de educación=impoliteness ; bad manners.
* información sobre educación=education information.
* institución de educación pública=public education institution.
* investigación en educación=educational research.
* mala educación=impoliteness ; bad manners.
* mercado de la educación=education market ; educational market.
* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia=Department of Education and Science.
* Ministro de Educación, el=Education Secretary, the.
* profesional de la educación=educational professional.
* profesor de educación básica=school teacher.
* relacionado con la educación=education-related.
* sicología de la educación=educational psychology ; psychology of education.
* sicólogo de la educación=educational psychologist.
* Tesauro Británico de Educación=British Educational Thesaurus (BET).
* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED)=open university.

educación a distancia
(n.)=distance education ; Open College.
Ex: The data show that few programmes use technology for distance education, few produce telecourses or teleconferences, and most use it in the traditional classroom. Ex: The aims of the Open College are described and the methods by which it intends to operate.
educación agrícola
(n.)=agricultural education.
Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..
educación bibliotecaria
=library education.
Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
educación bilingüe
(n.)=bilingual education ; bilingual education.
Ex: The 20 chapters cover essential issues and controversies about language minorities and bilingual education. Ex: The 20 chapters cover essential issues and controversies about language minorities and bilingual education.
educación compensatoria
(n.)=remedial education.
Ex: This paper recounts the reform of remedial education at the City University of New York.
educación cívica
(n.)=civic education ; civic responsibility ; civics ; civic literacy.
Ex: Librarians can participate in civic education projects which help teach users the rights and responsibilities of citizenship = Los bibliotecarios pueden participar en los proyectos de educación cívica cuyo objetivo es enseñar a los usuarios los derechos y responsabilidades del ciudadano. Ex: This program is designed to foster civic responsibility by teaching young people how to participate effectively in a democracy. Ex: The history of civics dates back to Plato in ancient Greece and Confucius in ancient China. Ex: More than 2500 randomly selected Americans took a 33 question test on civic literacy and more than 1700 people failed.
educación de adultos
(n.)=adult education ; literacy tutoring.
Ex: Adult education is a free market subject to the laws of supply and demand = La educación de adultos es un mercado libre sujeto a las leyes de la oferta y la demanda. Ex: The library provides a range of services to its community, including homebound service, story hours, film series, literacy tutoring, income tax assistance, art shows, to name a few.
educación de apoyo
(n.)=remedial education.
Ex: This paper recounts the reform of remedial education at the City University of New York.
educación de consumidores
=consumer education.
Ex: Some consumer advice centres would not only handle complaints but also provided pre-shopping advice, combined with attractive exhibitions, leaflets, price-comparison tables, and other consumer education activities.
educación familiar
(n.)=upbringing.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
educación física
=physical education ; P.E. (Physical Education).
Ex: Of the 10 most cited journals in physical education the most important was 'Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport'. Ex: This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a 'bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.
educación liberal
(n.)=liberal education.
Ex: The conservative position on the crisis in humanities, or liberal education, in USA, is fundamentally anti-democratic.
educación literaria
=literary education.
Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children.
educación medioambiental
=environmental education.
Ex: An initiative for environmental education which will run over the next few years focuses on Victoria region by region.
educación para la salud
(n.)=health education ; consumer health information ; consumer health education.
Ex: This data base is a combination of subfiles dealing with chronic diseases and health education. Ex: This is called consumer health information and it encompasses information about health care and illness at a lay level. Ex: Further investigation is required into the availability in Canadian hospitals of those library services unique to the health environment such as bibliotherapy and consumer health education.
educación personal
=independent education.
Ex: There is little evidence of public library use for research or independent education.
educación religiosa
(n.)=religious education (RE).
Ex: The nature and role of religious education (RE) in schools has become the object of debate.
educación sanitaria
(n.)=health education ; consumer health information ; consumer health education.
Ex: This data base is a combination of subfiles dealing with chronic diseases and health education. Ex: This is called consumer health information and it encompasses information about health care and illness at a lay level. Ex: Further investigation is required into the availability in Canadian hospitals of those library services unique to the health environment such as bibliotherapy and consumer health education.
educación secundaria
=secondary education.
Ex: CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
educación sexual
(n.)=sex education.
Ex: A spin-off from the AIDS epidemic has been that young adult books dealing with sex education have become increasingly frank.
educación superior
(n.)=higher education.
Ex: CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
educación universitaria
=college-trained.
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
educado
(adj.)=well-mannered ; mild-mannered.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
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* bien educado=urbane.
* mal educado=impolite.

educador
(n.)=educationalist ; educator ; educator ; teacher ; educationist.
Nota: Generalmente escrito educationalist.
Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.
Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.
Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
Ex: The author looks at some of the responses by both educationists and library schools to this situation.
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* comunidad de educadores, la=education community, the.

educando
(n.)=educand.
Ex: These are all types of person receiving education, or educand, and they constitute the Personality facet of class T Education.

educar
(v.)=breed ; educate ; bring up ; rear ; civilise [civilize, -USA] ; raise ; school.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
Ex: One of the main characteristics of written language, especially for people reared in oral cultural milieus, is the inability of the learner to rely on what has always been available: the non-verbal element of communication.
Ex: The author argues that the capacity of books to change lives and to civilize readers cannot be overstated = El autor sostiene la opinión de que no se puede dejar de recalcar la capacidad de los libros para cambiar la vida de las personas y civilizar a los lectores.
Ex: The current generation of young adults were raised on television, video games, music videos, and other highly visual media = La generación actual de jóvenes se han educado con la televisión, los vídeojuegos, los vídeos musicales y otros medios visuales.
Ex: Apprenticeship is more realistic than expecting everyone to be schooled by a parent at home.

educativamente
=educationally.
Ex: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.

educativo
(adj.)=educational ; educative ; teaching ; instructional ; instructive.
Ex: The collections we develop, the attempt that we make is an educational effort, and it seems to me that our subject headings are simply part of that, and they should be part of that.
Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.
Ex: The teaching programme includes large postgraduate courses and an undergraduate course, each with 50 students a year with a total of 250 overall.
Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
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* ayuda educativa=educational aid.
* herramienta educativa=educational aid.
* informática educativa=educational computing.
* instrumento educativo=educational aid.
* investigación educativa=educational research.
* libro educativo=educational book.
* licencia educativa=educational licence.
* material educativo=instructional material.
* movilidad educativa=educational mobility.
* nivel educativo=education level ; level of education.
* no educativo=non-educational.
* objetivo educativo=educational goal.
* política educativa=educational policy.
* proceso educativo=instructional process.
* programa educativo=education programme ; instructional programme ; learning program(me).
* reforma educativa=education reform.
* sicología educativa=educational psychology ; psychology of education.
* sistema educativo=educational system.
* vídeo educativo=training video.

edulcorado
(adj.)=sugared ; sweetened.
Ex: Banning sugared beverages from schools will limit children's access to calorie-laden sodas and sports drinks.
Ex: Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.

edulcorante
(n.)=sweetener.
Ex: For each of seven experimental groups the conditional stimulus was a sweetener and for the control group water.
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* edulcorante artificial=artificial sweetener.

edulcorante artificial
(n.)=artificial sweetener.
Ex: These findings are consistent with other reported differences between rats and humans in their response to other sweetness inhibitors, as well as to artificial sweeteners.
efectista
(adj.)=gimmicky ; glitzy.
Ex: Only time will tell whether the rather gimmicky approach to libraries and to culture in general as manifested in the centre is the shape of things to come.
Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.

efectivamente
=to be sure ; sure enough.
Ex: To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog.
Ex: I told my roommate he can't come to Florida for spring break unless he shaves his chest, and sure enough he did.

efectividad
(n.)=efficiency.
Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.
Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.

efectivo^1
(n.)=cash.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
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* dinero en efectivo=cash.
* hacer efectivo=cash in ; cash out (of).
* hacer efectivo en metálico=pay in + cash ; cash out (of).
* incentivo en efectivo=cash reward.
* ingreso de efectivo=cash deposit.
* mercado en efectivo=cash market.
* movimientos de efectivos=cash flow.
* pagar en efectivo=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
* pago en efectivo=cash payment ; payment in cash.
* premio en efectivo=cash prize.
* reserva en efectivo=cash reserve.
* retirada de efectivo=cash withdrawal.
* reunir el efectivo=muster (up) + the cash.
* valor efectivo=cash value.

efectivo^2
(adj.)=effective ; efficacious.
Ex: Normally the most effective way of summarising a table is to produce a simplified table.
Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.
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* poco efectivo=ineffectual.

efecto adverso
(n.)=ill effect [ill-effect] ; adverse effect.
Ex: Moreover, optical-fibre cables can resist the ill-effects of sea-water much better than the metal cables of today. Ex: The list consists of bibliographies and guides to the literature, dictionaries, handbooks and pharmacopoeias, titles reflecting different geographic areas and cultures, adverse effects, herbals, and journals.
efecto bancario
(n.)=bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
Ex: To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium. Ex: In situations where a person owes money to a creditor, and the creditor is not prepared to accept a personal cheque because he thinks it might bounce, a banker's draft made out by the debtor's bank can provide a solution. Ex: Banker's cheques can be used for making payments for goods and services to foreign partners such as payment for the purchase of books.
efecto bola de nieve
(n.)=snowball effect.
Ex: Sometimes a snowball effect will turn up with one piece of research affecting developments in many areas.
efecto coercitivo
(n.)=chilling effect.
Ex: Many reporters are feeling the chilling effects and are purposely avoiding certain stories, for fear that their writing will lead them to a similar lawsuit.
efecto de halo
(n.)=halo effect.
Ex: The error of the 'halo effect': Supervisors often evaluate the employee in terms of their personal mental attitude about the employee rather than by careful attention to the individual factors of work performance.
efecto de la guerra
(n.)=effect of war.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged this country's cultural heritage.
efecto del santo
(n.)=halo effect.
Ex: The error of the 'halo effect': Supervisors often evaluate the employee in terms of their personal mental attitude about the employee rather than by careful attention to the individual factors of work performance.
efecto desastroso
(n.)=chilling effect.
Ex: Controlling online costs need not have a chilling effect on legal research.
efecto dominó
(n.)=knock-on effect ; chain reaction.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate. Ex: By a kind of fission process, a chain reaction, the young pass on from one to another their enthusiasms and concerns.
efecto dominó, el
(n.)=ripple effect, the ; domino effect, the.
Ex: So, I'd like you all to start thinking about these things and the ripple effect of a library's acquiring materials. Ex: The article is entitled 'The domino effect or why literacy depends on all libraries'.
efecto duradero
(n.)=lasting effect ; long-lasting effect.
Ex: The author considers whether this event will have any lasting effect on the sectors or the number of people reading for pleasure. Ex: Last-minute decisions could have long-lasting effect.
efecto especial
(n.)=special effect.
Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
efecto final
(n.)=net effect.
Ex: A financial survey views the net effect of California's Proposition 13 as effectively lowering financial support of libraries by 25% = Un estudio económico considera que el efecto neto de la Propuesta 13 de California supondrá, de hecho, una disminución del apoyo económico de las bibliotecas en un 25%.
efecto invernadero, el
(n.)=greenhouse effect, the.
Ex: This is the newspaper that ran a lengthy article about LaRouche's screwy assertion that the greenhouse effect doesn't exist and that the ozone layer is not disappearing.
efecto látigo, el
(n.)=whip effect, the.
Ex: The classic whip effect means that the further a supplier is removed from the end consumer, the worse are the fluctuations in demand that they see.
efecto moderador
(n.)=toned effect.
Ex: The lithographer therefore draws a design with a grease pencil or a greasy ink on a flat surface that can be surfaced with different grades of abrasive to produce a more or less toned effect in the design.
efecto multiplicador
(n.)=multiplier effect.
Ex: The publicizing of their success has had a multiplier effect for other local authorities and led to a demand for increased information.
efecto nefasto
(n.)=deleterious effect.
Ex: Librarians should use the library training programme for new students to emphasise the deleterious effect of theft on the library's resources.
efecto negativo
(n.)=ill effect [ill-effect] ; chilling effect ; blowback.
Ex: Moreover, optical-fibre cables can resist the ill-effects of sea-water much better than the metal cables of today. Ex: Controlling online costs need not have a chilling effect on legal research. Ex: If we inflict great misery on innocent people in the Middle East, there will almost certainly be what the CIA refers to as 'blowback' -- unintended negative consequences of our actions.
efecto nocivo
(n.)=damaging effect ; toxic effect ; harmful effect.
Ex: This article considers the damaging effects of the Harmattan, a very hot and dusty wind that blows in Nigeria and other West African countries, on library materials and staff. Ex: By studying a large group of loons affected by an oil spill, much can be learned about the toxic effects of petroleum. Ex: These differences may have significant beneficial or harmful effects upon the global economy.
efecto perjudicial
(n.)=damaging effect ; harmful effect.
Ex: This article considers the damaging effects of the Harmattan, a very hot and dusty wind that blows in Nigeria and other West African countries, on library materials and staff. Ex: These differences may have significant beneficial or harmful effects upon the global economy.
efecto positivo
(n.)=beneficial effect ; positive effect.
Ex: The author presents the results of a citation analysis study of an important clinical trial which demonstrated the beneficial effects of a technique for treating diabetics. Ex: In general, the level of cooperation with other research institutes has no positive effect on output.
efecto profundo
(n.)=profound effect.
Ex: Research indicates that suicide notes have a profound effect on the grief of those who read them.
efecto represivo
(n.)=chilling effect.
Ex: Many reporters are feeling the chilling effects and are purposely avoiding certain stories, for fear that their writing will lead them to a similar lawsuit.
efecto secundario
(n.)=side effect [side-effect] ; spillover effect ; after effect [after-effect].
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources). Ex: In a world in which economies are linked by international trade and capital flows, abatement by one economy induces spillover effects. Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.
efecto sicológico
(n.)=psychological effect.
Ex: Such examples are to be found time and time again in LCSH, and the psychological effect on the user must be devastating.
efecto sonoro
(n.)=sound effect.
Ex: Each picture is accompanied by the appropriate sound effect.
efecto tóxico
(n.)=toxic effect.
Ex: By studying a large group of loons affected by an oil spill, much can be learned about the toxic effects of petroleum.
efecto visual
(n.)=visual.
Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
efecto óptico
(n.)=optical illusion.
Ex: Optical illusion affects our sense of reality.
efecto^1
(n.)=effect ; action.
Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
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* a efectos de=in terms of ; for the purpose of + Nombre.
* a efectos prácticos=to all intents and purposes ; for all practical purposes ; for all intents and purposes ; to all intents.
* a tal efecto=to this effect.
* a tales efectos=hereto.
* atenuar el efecto=mitigate + effect.
* a todos los efectos=to all intents and purposes ; to all intents ; for all practical purposes ; for all intents and purposes.
* causa-efecto=causal.
* con efecto desde + Fecha=with effect from + Fecha.
* dar el efecto de=give + the effect of.
* de gran efecto=wide-reaching.
* diluir el efecto=dissipate + effect.
* efecto adverso=ill effect [ill-effect] ; adverse effect.
* efecto bola de nieve=snowball effect.
* efecto coercitivo=chilling effect.
* efecto de halo=halo effect.
* efecto de la guerra=effect of war.
* efecto del santo=halo effect.
* efecto desastroso=chilling effect.
* efecto dominó=knock-on effect ; chain reaction.
* efecto dominó, el=ripple effect, the ; domino effect, the.
* efecto duradero=lasting effect ; long-lasting effect.
* efecto especial=special effect.
* efecto final=net effect.
* efecto invernadero, el=greenhouse effect, the.
* efecto látigo, el=whip effect, the.
* efecto moderador=toned effect.
* efecto multiplicador=multiplier effect.
* efecto nefasto=deleterious effect.
* efecto negativo=ill effect [ill-effect] ; chilling effect ; blowback.
* efecto nocivo=damaging effect ; toxic effect ; harmful effect.
* efecto óptico=optical illusion.
* efecto perjudicial=damaging effect ; harmful effect.
* efecto positivo=beneficial effect ; positive effect.
* efecto profundo=profound effect.
* efecto represivo=chilling effect.
* efecto secundario=side effect [side-effect] ; spillover effect ; after effect [after-effect].
* efecto sicológico=psychological effect.
* efecto sonoro=sound effect.
* efectos secundarios=knock-on effect.
* efecto tóxico=toxic effect.
* efecto visual=visual.
* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero=carbon emission.
* en efecto=to all intents and purposes ; for all intents and purposes ; sure enough.
* estropear el efecto=spoil + effect.
* gas que produce el efecto invernadero=greenhouse gas.
* intensificar el efecto de algo=intensify + effect.
* luchar con los efectos adversos de=combat + the effects of.
* mitigar el efecto=mitigate + effect.
* mitigar el efecto de Algo=minimise + effect.
* paliar el efecto=mitigate + effect.
* para todos los efectos prácticos=for all practical purposes.
* profundo efecto=profound effect.
* protegerse de los efectos de Algo=ward off + effects.
* relación causa-efecto=cause-effect relation ; causal relationship.
* resistente a los efectos del clima=resistant to weathering.
* sentir los efectos de=feel + the effects of.
* ser de efectos retardados=be slow on the uptake.
* sufrir el efecto de Algo=suffer + effect.
* surtir efecto=take + effect ; have + effect ; pay off ; pay ; come into + effect ; kick in ; pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.
* tener efecto=take + effect.
* tener efecto sobre=impinge on/upon.
* tener su efecto=take + Posesivo + toll (on).
* tener un efecto adverso sobre=have + an adverse effect on.
* tener un gran efecto=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.

efecto^2
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* efecto bancario=bank draft ; banker's draft ; banker's cheque.
* efectos negociables=commercial paper.
* efectos personales=personal belongings ; belongings.
* tienda de efectos navales=chandlery.

efecto^3
(n.)=topspin.
Ex: In order to be effective with passing shots, you need to be able to impart a lot of topspin on the ball.

efectos negociables
(n.)=commercial paper.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.
efectos personales
(n.)=personal belongings ; belongings.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: Lachaise had her secretary go through the minutes of the meetings to see if the rule on inspecting belongings had ever been changed.
efectos secundarios
(n.)=knock-on effect.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
efectuar
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* efectuar cambios=wreak + changes.
* efectuar una recuperación=effect + retrieval.
* efectuar un cambio=effect + change.
* efectuar un intercambio=effect + exchange.

efectuar cambios
(v.)=wreak + changes.
Ex: The changes wrought by information technology have been at the margins.
efectuar un cambio
(v.)=effect + change.
Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
efectuar un intercambio
(v.)=effect + exchange.
Ex: These copies were then used to effect exchanges with other universities with a view to the enrichment of the university library.
efectuar una recuperación
(v.)=effect + retrieval.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
efervescencia
(n.)=vibrance ; vibrancy.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
Ex: The success of the national library is related to the vibrancy of local and national publishing.

efervescente
(adj.)=effervescent ; sparkling ; ebullient ; carbonated ; bubbly ; gassy .
Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.
Ex: She looked at them it with sparkling eyes, as though the problem was now solved.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.
Ex: The Champagne region in France is the birthplace of the world's most famous bubbly drink.
Ex: If it's due to that, you should keep away from gassy drinks, coffee and other caffeinated drinks.

eficacia
(n.)=effectivity ; efficacity ; efficacy ; effectiveness ; efficiency.
Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.
Ex: The article 'Can a repository enhance reuse effectivity?' explores whether the use of multimedia fosters the reuse of artifacts from a repository.
Ex: Efficacity, efficiency and productivity will be the new parameters for universities and their libraries.
Ex: I would suspect that this has a very beneficial effect on cataloging speed and productivity and efficacy.
Ex: Effectiveness is the extent to whith the libary is achieving its goals and objectives.
Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
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* afectar a la eficacia de Algo=prejudice + effectiveness.
* con eficacia=ably.
* confianza en la eficacia de uno mismo=self-efficacy.
* costes-eficacia=cost-effectiveness.
* eficacia de consumo de combustible=fuel efficiency.
* eficacia de la biblioteca=library goodness.
* eficacia de la recuperación=retrieval effectiveness.
* eficacia económica=economic efficiency.
* eficacia en el trabajo=quality of service.
* evaluar la eficacia de Algo=gauge + the effectiveness of.
* indicador de eficacia=performance indicator ; effectiveness indicator.
* indicadores de eficacia=performance criteria.
* medición de la eficacia=performance evaluation ; performance measurement.
* mejorar la eficacia=enhance + effectiveness.
* perder eficacia=lose + clout.

eficacia de consumo de combustible
(n.)=fuel efficiency.
Ex: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.
eficacia de la biblioteca
=library goodness.
Ex: This article reviews the quest for a means of determining the effectiveness of the public library (its degree of 'goodness').
eficacia de la recuperación
(n.)=retrieval effectiveness.
Ex: Traditional measures of retrieval effectiveness, of which the recall ratio is an outstanding example, are strongly influence by the relevance properties of unexamined documents -- documents with which the system user has no direct contact.
eficacia económica
(n.)=economic efficiency.
Ex: The injection of foreign ownership into the debate over the privatisation of federal agencies has deflected attention from critical domestic concerns of economic efficiency and operational optimisation.
eficacia en el trabajo
(n.)=quality of service.
Ex: The principle is that an employee because of quality of service or length of service may advance up the scale.
eficaz
(adj.)=effective ; efficacious ; efficient ; keen ; successful.
Ex: Normally the most effective way of summarising a table is to produce a simplified table.
Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.
Ex: It permits efficient searching without scanning the full text file sequentially.
Ex: Formal logic used to be a keen instrument in the hands of the teacher in his trying of students' souls.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
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* búsqueda eficaz=savvy searching.
* de una manera eficaz=competently.
* eficaz desde un punto de vista energético=energy efficient.
* hacer que sea eficaz=render + effective.
* muy eficaz=powerful ; highly effective.
* poco eficaz=non-efficient.
* ser eficaz para + Infinitivo=be efficient at + Gerundio.
* ser poco eficaz=do + little.
* supereficaz=super-efficient.
* usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz=time efficient [time-efficient].

eficaz desde un punto de vista energético
(adj.)=energy efficient.
Ex: The building envelope, if carefully designed, may be highly energy efficient, to the extent that it helps to control seasonal heat gains and losses.
eficazmente
=effectively ; efficiently ; ably ; tellingly.
Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.
Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
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* usar eficazmente=tap.

eficiencia
(n.)=efficiency.
Nota: En evaluación de servicios, relación entre los recursos usados y los resultados obtenidos.
Ex: Efficiency is the relation between resources input and resulting outputs.
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* con eficiencia=ably.
* eficiencia energética=energy efficiency.
* indicador de la eficiencia=efficiency indicator.

eficiencia energética
(n.)=energy efficiency.
Ex: A new energy efficiency survey reveals that business is embracing the challenge of becoming more environmentally friendly.
eficiente
(adj.)=efficient ; streamlined ; business-like ; workmanlike.
Ex: It permits efficient searching without scanning the full text file sequentially.
Ex: In most libraries streamlined procedures exist for placing subscriptions and standing orders for periodicals and serials.
Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.
Ex: If the book fulfils a useful function for the students of this subject at the appropriate level then the author should congratulate himself on having done a useful workmanlike job.

eficientemente
=ably ; efficiently.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion.
Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.

eflorescencia
(n.)=efflorescence.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle.

efluente
(n.)=effluent.
Ex: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.

efusivamente
=effusively ; profusely.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
Ex: As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
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* hablar efusivamente=gush about.

efusividad
(n.)=outburst ; gush.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi, head of the circulation department, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.
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* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad=gush about.

efusivo
(adj.)=gushing ; ebullient ; red-blooded.
Ex: His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.

efusión
(n.)=outpouring ; outflow ; gush.
Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: Uncritical gush is as repulsive as dry compulsion = El arrebato falto de sentido crítico es tan repugnante como la obsesión seca.
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* con efusión=effusively.

efímero
(adj.)=ephemeral ; fleeting ; volatile ; evanescent ; short-lived [shortlived] ; transient ; vanishing.
Ex: Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: The market is relatively volatile and changes are to be expected.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.
Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.
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* documentación efímera=fugitive literature.
* material efímero=ephemera ; ephemeral ; fugitive material.
* no efímero=non-volatile [nonvolatile].
* trabajo de impresión de material efímero=ephemeral jobbing.
* trabajos de impresión de material efímero=jobbing work.

egipcio
(adj.)=Egyptian.
Ex: All Arabic speaking migrants are included in the study and these include Egyptians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians.
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* antiguos egipcios, los=ancient Egyptians, the.

egiptólogo
(n.)=pyramidologist.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

ego
(n.)=ego.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
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* alter ego=alter ego.
* ego personal=personal ego.
* fortalecer el ego=provide + ego boost.
* fortalecimiento del ego=ego boost ; boost of ego.

ego personal
(n.)=personal ego.
Ex: The processes employed go a long way towards minimizing the impact of internal politics and personal egos, which can be significant blockages to change.
egocéntrico
(adj.)=navel-gazer ; self-centered [self-centred] ; egocentric ; inward-looking.
Ex: We run grave risks of being regarded as ivory tower navel-gazers if we ignore the widespread practical applications of bibliographical work.
Ex: He is inherently self-centered, indifferent to organizational needs.
Ex: No doubt this is an egocentric idea, but I suspect that most authors feel like this at heart.
Ex: The profession has become very inward-looking, and only a few articles, written about libraries and librarians by librarians have had an impact on non-librarians.

egotista
(n.)=egotistical ; egotistic ; egotist.
Ex: Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.
Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
Ex: One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.

egoísmo
(n.)=egotism ; egoism ; selfishness.
Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources.
Ex: This complex issue is analyzed in terms of 3 schools of moral theory: Self interest (or egoism); Utilitarianism; and Respect for Persons (or Kantian theory).
Ex: Selfishness was regarded as the most probable cause of the malpractices.

egoísta
(n.)=selfish ; egoistic ; egotistical ; egoist ; self-serving ; self-focusing ; self-focused ; egotistic ; egotist.
Ex: Like little children they're selfish, demanding, and dependent.
Ex: Idealistic theoretical slogans abound but an egoistic, suspicious and lax attitude on the part of decision makers towards resource sharing has not been overcome.
Ex: Some critics have portrayed Christopher Columbus as egotistical, inept, brutal, and even sadistic.
Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.
Ex: At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.
Ex: We can all do the same for each other provided we have discovered how to talk in a way that gets beyond the self-focusing use of literature.
Ex: In either case we are making use of the book for our own ends: our reading has become self-focused.
Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
Ex: One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.
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* de modo egoísta=selfishly.

egresado
(n.)=graduate ; alumnus [alumni, -pl.] ; alum.
Nota: Abreviatura de alumnus.
Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
Ex: The article 'S.R. Ranganathan: distinguished alumnus' details the life and work of S.R. Ranganathan with particular reference to his time spent at University College London, School of Librarianship.
Ex: It is time for professional associations to distance themselves from educational programs who have no use for the work their alums do.
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* egresado universitario=college graduate.

egresado universitario
(n.)=college graduate.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
egresar
(v.)=graduate.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.

ególatra
(n.)=egotist.
Ex: One nice thing about egotists is that they don't talk about other people.

eje
(n.)=axis [axes, -pl.] ; core ; focus ; hub ; backbone ; axle ; pivot ; shaft ; centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA] ; locus [loci, -pl.] ; spindle ; swivel.
Ex: If one assumes that the author segment of the author-title entry is on one axis and title on the other, there are 1,000,000 positions in the matrix for the placement of entries.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.
Ex: The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.
Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.
Ex: The rest of the metal from the ladle filled the rectangular shaft between the two parts of the mould, and all of it solidified almost immediately.
Ex: The speakers will explain what actions have been taken to ensure that freedom of access to information remains the centrepiece of library philosophy in these difficult times.
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.
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* eje de comunicaciones=communications hub.
* eje delantero=front end ; front axle.
* eje del mal=axis of evil.
* eje trasero=rear end ; rear axle.
* en el eje=at the core (of).
* en su eje=at its core.

eje de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications hub.
Ex: This article discusses the role or deregulation in maintaining Hong Kong as a communications hub in Asia-Pacific region.
eje del mal
=axis of evil.
Ex: States like these, and their terrorist allies, constitute an axis of evil, arming to threaten the peace of the world.
eje delantero
(n.)=front end ; front axle.
Ex: Rear ends of heavy vehicles are a real danger due to their being much higher than the front ends of cars and other light vehicles driving behind. Ex: This guide will explain how to change the front axle on your car so you can be on your way in no time!.
eje trasero
(n.)=rear end ; rear axle.
Ex: Rear ends of heavy vehicles are a real danger due to their being much higher than the front ends of cars and other light vehicles driving behind. Ex: When I change direction between forward and reverse there is a clank from the rear axle.
ejecución brillante
(n.)=bravura performance.
Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
ejecución del programa
(n.)=computer run.
Ex: In such applications the search statement, usually referred to as a user interest profile is a linked set of index terms, which remains relatively stable over several computer runs.
ejecución hipotecaria
(n.)=foreclosure.
Ex: A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.
ejecución por ahorcamiento
(n.)=hanging.
Ex: The electric chair replaced hanging in 1888 as the main method of carrying out the death penalty.
ejecución pública
(n.)=public execution.
Ex: Public executions used to be a form of entertainment and executioners were like rock stars.
ejecución^1
(n.)=enforcement ; execution ; implementation ; running ; performance.
Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
Ex: Those are the elements which will contribute directly to the execution of these skills with greater competence.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
Ex: No circulation should take place between running this function and printing the overdue notices.
Ex: A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.
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* ejecución brillante=bravura performance.
* ejecución del programa=computer run.
* ejecución hipotecaria=foreclosure.
* fichero de ejecución por lotes=batch file.
* plazo de ejecución=time scale [timescale] ; time scale [timescale].

ejecución^2
(n.)=execution.
Ex: Human rights campaigners have welcomed an announcement by Iran that appears to end the execution of juvenile offenders.
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* ejecución por ahorcamiento=hanging.
* ejecución pública=public execution.

ejecutable
(adj.)=executable.
Nota: Procesable por el ordenador.
Ex: Batch file programs can call other executable files and have control return to the calling program on termination.

ejecutar una acción
(v.)=effect + execution.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
ejecutar una función
(v.)=run + function.
Ex: The overdues should be printed the same day this function is run so that they are properly dated.
ejecutar una hipoteca
(v.)=foreclose.
Ex: Her home was put up for auction and sold after being foreclosed.
ejecutar una orden
(v.)=execute + command ; execute + instruction.
Ex: Some commands are executed immediately. Ex: The microprocessor operates in three steps: (a) fetch the instruction from memory; (b) decode the instruction; (c) execute the instruction.
ejecutar una tarea
(v.)=execute + task.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
ejecutar una utilidad
(v.)=run + utility.
Ex: Therefore, if you perform a lot of deletions or editing of MARC records held on a data disk, running this utility will recapture the 'dead' space and maximize your disk storage space.
ejecutar^1
(v.)=execute.
Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library.
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* ejecutar una acción=effect + execution.
* ejecutar una función=run + function.
* ejecutar una hipoteca=foreclose.
* ejecutar una orden=execute + command ; execute + instruction.
* ejecutar una tarea=execute + task.
* ejecutar una utilidad=run + utility.
* volver a ejectuar=rerun [re-run].

ejecutar^2
(v.)=execute ; put to + death.
Ex: Knowing that the trials were inherently unfair and he was almost certain to be convicted and executed, Corey refused to stand for trial.
Ex: This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.

ejecutivo superior
(n.)=top executive.
Ex: A survey of 40 organisations was used to identify the problems more frequently encountered by top executives using computers for decision support.
ejecutivo, el
=Executive, the.
Ex: Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire.
ejecutivo^1
(n.)=executive ; business executive ; administrator ; corporate executive ; exec ; executive.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
Ex: The trustee was generally male, 'past his prime', white, Protestant, well educated, wealthy, a member of the social elite, and usually a member of a profession or a business executive.
Ex: With continued acquiescence to budget-cutting administrators, tomorrow's libraries may be viewed as mere custodians and perhaps even superfluous to their institutions.
Ex: There are millions of jokes about dumb blondes, but there is not so many jokes about cooperate executives.
Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of Managerial Work'.
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* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunting ; executive search.
* ejecutivo, el=Executive, the.
* ejecutivo superior=top executive.
* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunter.

ejecutivo^2
(adj.)=administrative.
Ex: There is now the highest number of women in top administrative positions than there has been before: 54 women out of a total of 111 directorships.
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* director ejecutivo=chief executive.
* poder ejecutivo=chief executive ; executive arm ; executive power.
* poder ejecutivo, el=Executive, the.
* resumen ejecutivo=executive summary.
* secretario ejecutivo=executive secretary.

ejecutor
(n.)=executant ; implementor [implementer] ; executioner.
Ex: Maybe this would not matter too much if the audience for their polemics was not a potential adversary or executant of policy.
Ex: This could only be discovered by talking to the principal policy implementors and resource gatherers.
Ex: Public executions used to be a form of entertainment and executioners were like rock stars.

ejemplar adicional
(n.)=additional copy.
Ex: 50 titles of popular books were purchased from a prebinder and 2 additional copies of each title were purchased in paperback.
ejemplar anticipado
(n.)=advance copy ; early sheet ; advance sheets ; preprint [pre-print] ; advance.
Ex: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field. Ex: In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded. Ex: All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England. Ex: Publishing preprints on the Internet speeds up the dissemination process. Ex: Subscription agencies also handle the standing orders of libraries for annuals, directories, advances, conference proceedings and even series.
ejemplar anticipado electrónico
(n.)=e-print [eprint].
Ex: The number of physics and astronomy preprints or e-prints (manuscripts intended for publication but circulated for peer comment prior to submission) available electronically has increased dramatically over the past 5 years.
ejemplar de prensa
(n.)=advance copy ; early sheet ; advance sheets.
Ex: The best that a British author or publisher could do was to authorize an American publisher to bring the book out in America, giving him an advance copy of the text so that he could get in ahead of the field. Ex: In English printing houses around 1600, indeed, further reading for press might take place after the run was under way, an early sheet being extracted from the heap and read while the printing proceeded. Ex: All thirty American editions of Hardy's The Woodlanders published up to 1926 derived from advance sheets of the serialization of the novel in England.
ejemplar de regalo
(n.)=gift copy.
Ex: The motivating factors for abstracting are so effective that gift copies of the abstracting journal have not been used for recruitment.
ejemplar del apuntador
(n.)=prompt-copy.
Ex: In many instances the manuscript comes to occupy a pre-eminent position; the prompt-copy for use in the theatre of the polished version which Shakespeare sent to the printer.
ejemplar desmembrado
(n.)=breaking copy.
Ex: A breaking copy is a document which is imperfect and may be dismembered so that plates and pages of typographical or artistic interest can be sold separately.
ejemplar ficticio
(n.)=made-up copy.
Ex: Although it is less common than it used to be, booksellers and collectors sometimes complete an imperfect copy of a valuable book by supplying missing leaves from another, yet more imperfect, copy; thus obtaining a 'made-up' copy.
ejemplar fotocopiado
(n.)=xerox copy.
Ex: Many of the books contained letters, ex-libris plates or handwritten dedications; those bound with the book have been xeroxed, others left loose have been removed, replaced by xerox copies and put in the library's autograph collection.
ejemplar gratuito
(n.)=gift copy ; complimentary copy.
Ex: The motivating factors for abstracting are so effective that gift copies of the abstracting journal have not been used for recruitment. Ex: It indicates frequency of publication, format, and availability of complimentary copies.
ejemplar impreso
(n.)=hard copy [hardcopy] ; printed copy ; print copy.
Ex: The enlargement ratio is the relationship between the dimensions of a hard copy and the corresponding dimensions of the microimage. Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: In the first phase of the project, print copies were delivered to UMI by vehicle.
ejemplar para recensión
(n.)=press copy ; review copy.
Ex: A press copy is a document sent free with a view to a comment, an abstract or a review being published by the addressee, usually in a serial publication. Ex: A press copy is a document sent free with a view to a comment, an abstract or a review being published by the addressee, usually in a serial publication.
ejemplar único
(n.)=singleton.
Ex: The aim of this study was to compare body composition measurements of twins to those of singletons.
ejemplar^1
(n.)=copy [copies, -pl.] ; specimen ; copy book.
Nota: Ejemplar de un libro que en los siglos XVI y XVII se le regalaba a aquellos trabajadores de la imprenta que habían intervenido en su impresión y que éstos solían vender por debajo del precio de mercado.
Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.
Ex: In the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries these 'copy books' were claimed and promptly sold at bargain prices by the London workmen.
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* área de ejemplar=copy area.
* ejemplar adicional=additional copy.
* ejemplar anticipado=advance copy ; early sheet ; advance sheets ; preprint [pre-print] ; advance.
* ejemplar anticipado electrónico=e-print [eprint].
* ejemplar del apuntador=prompt-copy.
* ejemplar de prensa=advance copy ; early sheet ; advance sheets.
* ejemplar de regalo=gift copy.
* ejemplar desmembrado=breaking copy.
* ejemplar ficticio=made-up copy.
* ejemplar fotocopiado=xerox copy.
* ejemplar gratuito=gift copy ; complimentary copy.
* ejemplar impreso=hard copy [hardcopy] ; printed copy ; print copy.
* ejemplar para recensión=press copy ; review copy.
* ejemplar único=singleton.
* específico para cada ejemplar=copy-specific holdings and location information.
* etiqueta identificativa del ejemplar=book label.
* número de ejemplar=copy number.
* otro ejemplar=additional copy.
* registro de ejemplar=copy record.
* varios ejemplares=multiple copies.

ejemplar^2
(adj.)=exemplary ; model.
Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.
Ex: I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with a model collection development policy rather than, as Ruth succinctly stated a moment ago, 'grandiose platitudes' with liberty and justice for all.
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* ciudadano ejemplar=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
* de forma ejemplar=in (an) exemplary fashion.
* de manera ejemplar=in (an) exemplary fashion.
* de modo ejemplar=in (an) exemplary fashion.
* modelo ejemplar=exemplary model.

ejemplificación
(n.)=instantiation.
Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.

ejemplificar
(v.)=exemplify ; typify ; instantiate.
Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.
Ex: The third significant category is typified by Urdu authors.
Ex: The weak model sees a limited role for mathematics in social sciences whereas a strong model sees mathematics as the model that instantiates theory.

ejemplo
(n.)=case study ; example ; instance ; instantiation ; manifestation ; case history ; showcase ; showplace ; token ; role model ; beacon ; cautionary tale.
Ex: It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.
Ex: Examples are given in order to illustrate the points made above.
Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.
Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon : (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
Ex: The librarian should remember that the literature contains many case histories where failure can be directly traced to neglect of this principle.
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From shambles to showplace'.
Ex: In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a 'beacon of excellence'.
Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.
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* a modo de ejemplo=by way of illustration.
* citar como ejemplo=cite + as an example.
* como ejemplo=as an example ; by way of illustration.
* como por ejemplo=such as ; to the effect of.
* con ejemplos=by example(s).
* dar como ejemplo=cite + as an example.
* dar ejemplo=set + an example ; lead by + example ; lead from + the front.
* dar ejemplo de=illustrate.
* dar un ejemplo=give + example.
* demostración mediante el ejemplo=proof by example.
* demostración por el ejemplo=proof by example.
* digamos por ejemplo=let us say ; say.
* ejemplo a imitar=role model.
* ejemplo a seguir=role model.
* ejemplo clásico=classical example.
* ejemplo excelente=shining example.
* ejemplo magnífico=shining example.
* ejemplo más representativo=flagship.
* ejemplo modélico=shining example.
* ejemplo perfecto=perfect example.
* ejemplos=exemplification.
* ejemplos modelo=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* ejemplo sobresaliente=showpiece.
* ejemplo típico=epitome ; classical example ; typical example.
* ejemplo viviente=living example.
* ilustrar con ejemplos=illustrate + by examples.
* información a modo de ejemplo=sample data.
* liderar con el ejemplo=lead by + example.
* mostrar ejemplos=highlight + examples.
* ofrecer un ejemplo=afford + example.
* poner como ejemplo=instance ; cite + as an example ; showcase.
* poner un ejemplo=take + an example ; draw + example.
* pongamos, por ejemplo, ...=let us say ; take, for example, ... ; take, for instance, ....
* por ejemplo=e.g. (latín - exempli gratia) ; for example ; for instance ; say ; to illustrate ; for the sake of + argument.
* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo=to take a + Adjetivo + example.
* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre=to take + Nombre.
* predicar con el ejemplo=practise what + Pronombre + preach ; walk + the talk ; put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is ; lead from + the front.
* seguir el ejemplo=follow + the lead ; take after ; follow + suit.
* seguir el ejemplo de=take + Posesivo + cue from ; take + a cue from.
* seguir el ejemplo de Alguien=take + a leaf out of + Posesivo + book ; follow + Posesivo + example.
* ser un ejemplo=be a case in point.
* tomar como ejemplo=take.
* tomar ejemplo de=take + a lead from.
* un ejemplo claro=a case in point.
* véase como ejemplo=witness.

ejemplo a imitar
(n.)=role model.
Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
ejemplo a seguir
(n.)=role model.
Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
ejemplo clásico
(n.)=classical example.
Ex: This is a classic example of hastily drafted and ill-conceived legislation.
ejemplo excelente
(n.)=shining example.
Ex: By American standards, this may not stack up to much, but in France these efforts to educate citizens stand out as a shining example.
ejemplo magnífico
(n.)=shining example.
Ex: By American standards, this may not stack up to much, but in France these efforts to educate citizens stand out as a shining example.
ejemplo modélico
(n.)=shining example.
Ex: By American standards, this may not stack up to much, but in France these efforts to educate citizens stand out as a shining example.
ejemplo más representativo
(n.)=flagship.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.
ejemplo perfecto
(n.)=perfect example.
Ex: His story is also a perfect example of the unconditional love a mother has for a child.
ejemplo sobresaliente
(n./adj.)=showpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
ejemplo típico
(n.)=epitome ; classical example ; typical example.
Ex: This extraordinary assault on a fine old children's book has ever since stood for me as the epitome of the scholastic abuse of literature. Ex: This is a classic example of hastily drafted and ill-conceived legislation. Ex: The author examines three typical examples to show the problems likely to arise.
ejemplo viviente
(n.)=living example.
Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.
ejemplos
(n.)=exemplification.
Ex: These chapters tell you how the class is constructed and how it is to be used, often with exemplification.
ejemplos modelo
=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices. Ex: Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
ejercer
(v.)=exercise ; leverage ; act.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power.
Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.
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* acción de ejercer presión=lobbying.
* ejercer autoridad=exercise + power.
* ejercer autoridad de un modo excesivo=push + authority.
* ejercer control=exert + control ; wield + control.
* ejercer control sobre=exercise + control over ; have + hold on.
* ejercer de=serve as.
* ejercer de juez=officiate.
* ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo=stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.
* ejercer influencia=exert + influence ; wield + influence ; deliver + clout.
* ejercer influencia (sobre)=come to + bear influence (on).
* ejercer poder=wield + power ; exercise + power.
* ejercer + Posesivo + derecho al voto=exercise + Posesivo + right to vote.
* ejercer presión=build + pressure ; lobby ; exert + leverage.
* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo=push for.
* ejercer presión sobre=put + pressure on ; bear down on.
* ejercer presión sobre Alguien=bring to + bear + pressure on.
* ejercer una gran influencia en=play + a strong hand in.
* ejercer una profesión=practise + profession.
* ejercer un derecho=exercise + right.
* ejercer un oficio=ply + Posesivo + trade.

ejercer + Posesivo + derecho al voto
(v.)=exercise + Posesivo + right to vote.
Ex: In these situations, if the employer refuses to allow the employee leave in order to exercise her right to vote, then the employer has violated that right.
ejercer autoridad
(v.)=exercise + power.
Ex: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
ejercer autoridad de un modo excesivo
(v.)=push + authority.
Ex: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.
ejercer control
(v.)=exert + control ; wield + control.
Ex: Reference librarians must take steps to exert control over the CD-ROM situation. Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
ejercer control sobre
(v.)=exercise + control over ; have + hold on.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words. Ex: 'What mystifies me -- ' she paused, searching for the proper words -- 'what mystifies me is the hold he seems to have over you and the staff'.
ejercer de
(v.)=serve as.
Ex: In her previous vocation she served as Curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
ejercer de juez
(v.)=officiate.
Ex: Umpires and referees officiate at sporting events, making sure the rules and regulations of the game are followed.
ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo
(v.)=stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.
Ex: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch.
ejercer influencia
(v.)=exert + influence ; wield + influence ; deliver + clout.
Ex: The subject analysis of a document exerts a controlling influence on all the subsequent steps involved in its subject content. Ex: No one needs to be told that children wield powerful persuasive influences upone each other. Ex: This article discusses how librarians can slay these dragons by banding together to deliver more clout.
ejercer influencia (sobre)
(v.)=come to + bear influence (on).
Ex: Spreading out from the doorstep is a wider social group whose influence comes to bear on children, particularly after they are old enough to wander at large on their own.
ejercer poder
(v.)=wield + power ; exercise + power.
Ex: He's chairman of the budget committee and he wields a lot of power. Ex: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
ejercer presión
(v.)=build + pressure ; lobby ; exert + leverage.
Ex: Pressure for more open access to resources and better library services is building in the research community and academics are writing to Gorbachev urging open access to all kinds of information = La comunidad científica está demandando cada vez más enérgicamente mayor libre acceso a los recursos y mejores servicios bibliotecarios y los académicos le están pidiendo a Gorbachov por escrito el libre acceso a todo tipo de información. Ex: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed. Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
ejercer presión para conseguir Algo
(v.)=push for.
Ex: Library advocates and other proponents of educational reform need to push both for innovative teaching methods and the library resources to support them.
ejercer presión sobre
(v.)=put + pressure on ; bear down on.
Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public. Ex: This rickety thing is a disappointment: Its handle is so thin that if you bear down on it while scrubbing, it actually starts to bend.
ejercer presión sobre Alguien
(v.)=bring to + bear + pressure on.
Ex: Pressure is being brought to bear on the library to readdress its priorities in terms of services rendered and to scale down excesses in terms of funds and manpower.
ejercer un derecho
(v.)=exercise + right.
Ex: Access to information and freedom of information are very important to them in exercising their rights as citizens.
ejercer un oficio
(v.)=ply + Posesivo + trade.
Ex: Perhaps too, since their skills are identical, the advice here might benefit the new frontier of free-lance librarians, private researchers, information brokers, librarians-without-a-library, and so on, plying their trade on the open market, for fees.
ejercer una gran influencia en
(v.)=play + a strong hand in.
Ex: Economic issues play a strong hand in suggesting its demise.
ejercer una profesión
(v.)=practise + profession.
Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
ejercicio
(n.)=exercise ; drill ; drill practice ; drill exercise ; tenure.
Nota: Período al frente de una organización.
Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own.
Ex: An example of the type of drill which might be applied to the study of bibliographies is given below.
Ex: No reinforcement drill practice was given to the control group.
Ex: As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the high quality Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) program it developed in serving both students and faculty.
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* causado por el ejercicio=exercise-induced.
* cuaderno de ejercicios=workbook [work-book].
* ejercicio abdominal=sit-up.
* ejercicio complementario=follow-up activity.
* ejercicio de calentamiento=warm-up ; warm-up exercise.
* ejercicio de comprensión=comprehension exercise.
* ejercicio económico=business year ; accounting year.
* ejercicio fiscal=tax year ; fiscal year ; business year ; accounting year.
* ejercicio físico=workout ; physical exercise ; exercise.
* ejercicio físico consistente en saltar sin desplazarse abriendo y cerrando l=jumping jack.
* ejercicio mental=mental gymnastics ; mental operation.
* ejercicio muscular=muscle exercise.
* ejercicio práctico=practical ; practical exercise ; hands-on exercise.
* ejercicios de clase=school tasks.
* ejercicio y práctica=drill and practice.
* en ejercicio=incumbent ; practising [practicing, -USA].
* hacer ejercicio físico=work out.
* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento=limber up.
* inducido por el ejercicio=exercise-induced.
* instalación para el ejercicio físico=physical facility.
* instrucción mediante ejercicios=drilling.
* libro de ejercicios=workbook [work-book].
* programa de ejercicio físico=exercise programme.
* provocado por el ejercicio=exercise-induced.

ejercicio abdominal
(n.)=sit-up.
Ex: Avoid doing sit-ups if you have been diagnosed with osteoporosis.
ejercicio complementario
(n.)=follow-up activity.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.
ejercicio de calentamiento
(n.)=warm-up ; warm-up exercise.
Ex: Proper warm-up is recommended so that energy will easily flow through your entire body. Ex: Many of the warm-up exercises we practised years ago have now found to be dangerous.
ejercicio de comprensión
(n.)=comprehension exercise.
Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.
ejercicio económico
(n.)=business year ; accounting year.
Ex: Results indicated 78 percent expected 1974 to be a better business year than 1973. Ex: Short-term plans, on the other hand, usually coincide with the accounting year.
ejercicio fiscal
(n.)=tax year ; fiscal year ; business year ; accounting year.
Ex: Tax years run from 6 April one year to 5 April the following year. Ex: Periodically, the paid fines can be removed from the fines file (for instance, at the end of a fiscal or academic year). Ex: Results indicated 78 percent expected 1974 to be a better business year than 1973. Ex: Short-term plans, on the other hand, usually coincide with the accounting year.
ejercicio físico
(n.)=workout ; physical exercise ; exercise.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Steps for a professional workout'. Ex: The idea behind this physical exercise was the development of will power. Ex: Consumption of sport drinks containing carbohydrates and electrolytes during exercise will provide fuel for the muscles = La consumicion de bebidas energéticas que contienen carbohidratos y electrolitos durante el ejercicio proporciona energía para los músculos.
ejercicio físico consistente en saltar sin desplazarse abriendo y cerrando la
(n.)=jumping jack.
Ex: Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm wrestling, ball games, and jumping jacks.
ejercicio mental
(n.)=mental gymnastics ; mental operation.
Ex: In the case of reference work, resting as it does on a basis of systematic bibliography, close theoretical study of the reference process is necessary if the art is to be more than mere mental gymnastics. Ex: A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.
ejercicio muscular
(n.)=muscle exercise.
Ex: The cause of death was ventricular fibrillation induced by hard muscle exercise after either propane or butane gas inhalation.
ejercicio práctico
(n.)=practical ; practical exercise ; hands-on exercise.
Ex: General lectures to a whole year, or even several courses, are supplemented with more specialised tutorials or practicals, frequently in small groups. Ex: A practical exercise was carried out in 100 articles chosen randomly from periodicals. Ex: The use of these Web pages along with a hands-on exercise proved an effective mechanism for active learning.
ejercicio y práctica
(n.)=drill and practice.
Ex: The author defines Computer Assisted Learning (CAL) and classifies it as follows: drill and practice (rote learning); problem solving and simulation, expert systems; and computer managed learning.
ejercicios de clase
=school tasks.
Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
ejercitar
(v.)=exercise ; limber up.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
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* ejercitar el intelecto=stretch + intellect.
* ejercitar la imaginación=stretch + imagination.
* ejercitar la mente=stretch + Posesivo + mind.

ejercitar el intelecto
(v.)=stretch + intellect.
Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and give them tools for rigorous analysis of critical problems.
ejercitar la imaginación
(v.)=stretch + imagination.
Ex: Reading literature stretches the imagination.
ejercitar la mente
(v.)=stretch + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: This year's conference will also include a first-rate selection of speakers that will stretch your mind and imagination as you participate in sessions on all sorts of topics.
ejido
(n.)=communal land.
Ex: The land reform was supposed to redistribute land from predominantly white-owned commercial farms to much poorer black farmers who toiled on communal lands.

ejército de reserva
(n.)=reserve army.
Ex: The regular army is the permanent force of any country's army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve army or the national guard.
ejército de tierra, el
(n.)=army, the [armies, pl.].
Ex: Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.
ejército profesional
(n.)=professional army.
Ex: The Italian government has passed a new law abolishing compulsory military service in favour of the creation of a professional army.
ejército profesional, el
(n.)=regular army, the.
Ex: The regular army is the permanent force of any country's army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve army or the national guard.
ejército rebelde
(n.)=rebel army.
Ex: At its peak in 1987, the rebel army consisted of more than 25000 fighters.
ejército regular, el
(n.)=regular army, the.
Ex: The regular army is the permanent force of any country's army that is maintained during peacetime, as opposed to those persons who may be part of a reserve army or the national guard.
ejército, el
(n.)=army, the [armies, pl.] ; military, the.
Ex: Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
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* alistar en el ejército=join + the army.
* desertor del ejército=army deserter.
* ejército del aire=Army Air Force ; Air Force.
* ejército de reserva=reserve army.
* Ejército de Salvación, el=Salvation Army, the.
* ejército de tierra, el=army, the [armies, pl.].
* ejército profesional=professional army.
* ejército profesional, el=regular army, the.
* ejército rebelde=rebel army.
* ejército regular, el=regular army, the.
* oficial del ejército=army official ; army officer.
* un ejército de=an army of.

el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno
=the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
Ex: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno.
el + Nombre + es inestimable
=the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
Ex: The value of professionally staffed libraries in these communities cannot be overestimated = La importancia que tienen las bibliotecas dirigidas por profesionales para estas comunidades es inestimable.
el + Nombre + más completo
=the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
Ex: It is in the 1940s that we get the report to end all reports, the one prepared by Lionel McColvin personally.
el Gato con Botas
=Puss in Boots.
Ex: The Tale of 'Puss In Boots' was told by Perrault as 'Le Chat Botte' in his 'Histories ou contes du temps passé,' published in 1697.
el Mediterráneo
=Mediterranean Sea, the ; the Med.
Ex: In ancient and medieval Europe and Arabia, the seven seas were some combination of these nine bodies of water: the Adriatic Sea, Aegean Sea, Arabian Sea, Black Sea, Caspian Sea, Indian Ocean, Mediterranean Sea, Persian Gulf, and Red Sea. Ex: 'Clean Up the Med' is the largest voluntary operation organised in the Mediterranean since 1995.
el abuelo de
=the granddaddy of.
Ex: The granddaddy of all fertility treatments, artificial insemination, dates to the early 1900s.
el acabose
=the last straw.
Ex: If the U.S. government goes along with this outrageous request, that ought to be the last straw for every patriotic American.
el alcance
(n.)=comprehensiveness.
Ex: The importance of currency in relation to comprehensiveness and other features of the abstracting publication depends upon the subject area and audience.
el alma de la fiesta
=the life (and soul) of the party.
Ex: A Leo is the pure extrovert, outgoing, sociable and determined to be the life and soul of the party.
el amor de + Posesivo + vida
=the love of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: She is an incorregible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.
el arte de
=the art of ; the fine art of.
Ex: Must she become a master at the art of corporate gamesmanship?. Ex: The article is entitled 'The fine art of security: protecting public and private collections against theft, fire, and vandalism'.
el ataque es la mejor defensa
=attack is the best form of defence.
Ex: If attack is the best form of defence, then the US military establishment is on the warpath in cyberspace.
el auténtico
=the real McCoy.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
el año próximo
=the year ahead.
Ex: Also covered are the finances of the CLA, social events during the conference, funds and support for gays, and the year ahead for CLA.
el beneficio de la duda
=the benefit of the doubt.
Ex: What I realized is that, contrary to popular belief, what we want in a multi-cultural, diverse society is not tolerance, but the benefit of the doubt.
el bien de
=the good of.
Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
el brazo de la ley
=the long arm of the law ; the strong arm of the law.
Ex: You can run, but, really, you can't hide from the long arm of the law. Ex: The strong arm of the law is not enough to still the busy hands of texters while they're driving.
el buenazo de + Nombre
=good old + Nombre.
Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
el bueno de + Nombre
=good old + Nombre.
Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
el camino a seguir
=the way ahead ; the way to go.
Ex: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries. Ex: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.
el camino correcto
=the way ahead ; the way to go.
Ex: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries. Ex: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.
el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre
=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
Ex: The road towards the electronic library is paved with challenges.
el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre
=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
Ex: The road towards the electronic library is paved with challenges.
el camino por recorrer
=the way ahead.
Ex: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries.
el camino que lleva a
=a/the doorway to.
Ex: Users today expect the library to be a doorway to content that can be found in online databases, through institutional repositories, and beyond.
el camino recorrido
=the road travelled so far.
Ex: While the story of growth so far has been exciting, the road travelled so far and the road ahead are not without bottlenecks.
el camino se hace andando
=actions speak louder than words.
Ex: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
el casco antiguo de la ciudad
=the oldest part of the city.
Ex: The oldest part of the city is located in an area where the river narrows before opening into an estuary = El casco antiguo de la ciudad se ubica en una zona donde el río se estrecha antes de abrirse al mar en un estuario.
el centro de atención + ser
=all eyes + be + on.
Ex: The article is entitled 'All eyes are on the rise of biometrics'.
el charco
=the big pond.
Ex: There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
el ciudadano de a pie
=the average Joe.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
el ciudadano medio
=the average Joe.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
el cliente siempre tiene la razón
=the customer is always right.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
el cofre de oro al final del arco iris
=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
Ex: They agreed that whenever a rainbow appeared, they would contact each other and would try to find the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow. Ex: It seems to me that trying to pin down 'quality' is a bit like trying to find the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
el colmo
=the last straw.
Ex: If the U.S. government goes along with this outrageous request, that ought to be the last straw for every patriotic American.
el consejo de otra persona
=a second opinion.
Ex: Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.
el copón
=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.
el corazón de
=the heart of.
Ex: The schedules, or the list of subjects in a classification scheme are the heart of the scheme.
el crecimiento de
=the rising tide of.
Ex: Depository libraries in the USA can no longer cope with the rising tide of government information and they serve only a select segment of the population.
el cual
=which.
Ex: There are a number of features of a catalogue or index which benefit from some standardisation.
el de
=that in ; that of.
Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear. Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
el diablo está en los detalles
=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.
el dinero es el origen de todos los males
=money is the root of all evil.
Ex: Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.
el dinero es la fuente de todos los males
=money is the root of all evil.
Ex: Be that as it may, to paraphrase George Bernard Shaw, money is not the root of all evil, it is poverty which is the worst of crimes of humanity.
el dinero es poder
=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
Ex: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas. Ex: Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around. Ex: My belief was 'money is powerful' and to make money was the sole objective. Ex: Money is power and money is the root of all evil but we all still want tons of it!. Ex: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
el dinero habla por sí solo
=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself).
Ex: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas. Ex: Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around.
el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías
=money talks and bullshit walks ; money talks and bullshit walks.
Ex: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'. Ex: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
el dinero llama (al) dinero
=money goes where money is.
Ex: So if you want to make money, you do well to be near money -- money goes where money is.
el dinero mueve al mundo
=money makes the world go (a)round.
Ex: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas.
el dinero no crece en los árboles
=money doesn't grow on trees.
Ex: The article 'Who Says Money Doesn't Grow on Trees' provides information to teachers who need grant money to fund projects their schools cannot afford.
el dinero todo lo puede
=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power.
Ex: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas. Ex: Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around. Ex: My belief was 'money is powerful' and to make money was the sole objective. Ex: Money is power and money is the root of all evil but we all still want tons of it!.
el doble
=twice + as many.
Ex: The uncompetitive English book trade at the end of the seventeenth century imported twice as many books as it was able to sell abroad.
el doble de
=twice + the number of.
Ex: These are more elaborate then the ALA Rules, with twice the number of rules.
el domingo
=on Sunday.
Ex: Of course there can be exceptions, there have always been particular professions who work on Sundays.
el domingo por la tarde
=on Sunday evening.
Ex: On Sunday evening, an alleged drug dealer was tarred and feathered in a Belfast street as passers-by looked on.
el dulce aroma del éxito
=the sweet smell of success.
Ex: Despite difficult economic times, the shop is prospering, enjoying -- again, if you'll pardon the expression -- the sweet smell of success.
el día del Juicio Final
=the Day of Judgement.
Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.
el enemigo en casa
=the enemy within.
Ex: Ever since Margaret Thatcher referred to striking miners in 1980s Britain as 'the enemy within', mere mention of the concept has seemed a symptom of paranoia.
el entonces + Nombre
=the then + Nombre.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
el espíritu de la época
=the spirit of the times.
Ex: These letters all reflect the spirit of the times and of this newlywed immigrant couple from America.
el estado de las cosas
=the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
Ex: The director allowed us three days to get the lay of the land.
el evitar
(n.)=avoidance.
Ex: This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.
el fin de semana
=over the weekend ; at the weekend.
Ex: After playing five games over the weekend, his arms and legs weren't up to strength. Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
el fin de todos los fines
=the end of all ends.
Ex: Death is the end of all ends -- there is no light at the end of that tunnel there is nothing but everlasting pain.
el fin del mundo
=the ends of the earth.
Ex: Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries.
el fin justifica los medios
=the end justifies the means.
Ex: And when the end justifies the means, there are always a thousand untold consequences.
el final de
=the close of.
Ex: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.
el final de los problemas
=the light at the end of the tunnel.
Ex: The article 'The light at the end of the tunnel' describes the measures taken to reduce the serials cataloguing backlog in a university library.
el fruto de + Nombre
=the fruit of + Nombre.
Ex: The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
el futuro
=the way ahead ; the way of the future.
Ex: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries. Ex: 10 years ago the CD-ROM network was seen by many information professionals as the way of the future = Hace diez años muchos profesionales de la información pensaban que el futuro estaría en las redes de CD-ROM.
el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina
(n.)=the future + be + just around the corner.
Ex: But the future is just around the corner and we have to get our skates on.
el grado de
=the extent of.
Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
el grado de + Nombre
=the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
Ex: The breadth and depth of understanding of biological processes has increased at an unprecedented rate.
el grado en que
=the extent to which.
Ex: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
el gran hermano
(n.)=big brother.
Ex: The danger is compounded by the general complacency induced by the 'crying wolf' syndrome -- it is assumed that any talk of 'big brother' is nothing but the lazy person's armchair conspiracy.
el guapo de + Nombre
=good old + Nombre.
Ex: Time for a change, but whoever gets in, will sure have their job cut out for them thanks to good old Bush.
el hecho es que...
=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
Ex: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson. Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
el hombre de la calle
=the average Joe.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
el hombre no es una isla
=no man is an island.
Ex: No man is an island entire of itself; every man is a piece of the continent, a part of the main.
el hombre propone y Dios dispone
=Man proposes, God disposes.
Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
el impulsor de
=the power behind.
Ex: He is the power behind an annual megaselling books and popular movies business.
el interés público
=the public interest.
Ex: Obscurity in the law is against the public interest.
el jueves
(n.)=on Thursday.
Ex: For example, two issues on Monday and one on Thursday require a days-in-week entry of '1 1 4'.
el lado sombrío de
=the grim face of.
Ex: Every day we encounter the grim face of poverty when we see children in dirty and torn clothes.
el lastre de
=the shackles of.
Ex: They will have to free themselves from the shackles of convention or else pay the penalty.
el llevar
(n.)=carrying.
Ex: This article gives instructions for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile) thus enabling the carrying of a computer on board.
el lugar que le corresponde a
(n.)=the due place of.
Ex: It is yet too early to attempt the task of determining the due place of the nineteenth century in the literary history of France.
el lunes
=on Monday.
Ex: DATA-STAR is available on Mondays from 10.00 to 18.30, and Tuesdays to Fridays from 8.00 to 18.30.
el lunes por la mañana
=on Monday morning.
Ex: Through the study group I put some meaning back in my life - on Monday mornings it's easier to get out of bed.
el lunes por la noche
=on Monday night.
Ex: Irish former minister Proinsias de Rossa was knocked to the ground after a public meeting in Dublin on Monday night, according to the Labour Party.
el martes
=on Tuesday.
Ex: The final versions were agreed at the eleventh hour, late on Tuesday 9 December, just before the opening of the Summit.
el mejor
=best of breed, the.
Ex: The best of breed prescriptions may be inappropriate when the information technology configurations of merging organizations are incompatible.
el mejor + Nombre
=the best available + Nombre.
Ex: The Oxford and Cambridge University Presses were re-equipped with the best available typographic materials late in the century.
el mejor de todos
=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
Ex: He has surveyed 'the cream of the crop' for this book; people who have credibility and experience in various fields of scientific inquiry. Ex: Bibliometric analysis has identified the crème de la crème in legal medicine in a quantitative and objective way by citation analysis .
el mejor hasta ahora
=the best yet.
Ex: This biography is the best yet on Lord Acton.
el mejor modo de
=the best way of.
Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
el mejor momento de todos
=the time of all times.
Ex: Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil.
el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora
=Posesivo + best yet.
Ex: This novel may be her best yet.
el mentir
(n.)=lying.
Ex: This bibliography lists a selection of children's books on the theme of lying.
el mes pasado
(n.)=last month.
Ex: He convinced our new president to have the board discuss the advisability of programming at all, especially since we had a film showing last month that drew only three people.
el mismo + Nombre (+ que)
=every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
Ex: These enquirers have a clearer idea of what they want but they have every bit as much difficulty in framing their enquiry.
el mismo número
=as many.
Ex: For example, the Director of the United Kingdom electronic libraries programme, notes over eighteen such new services in one library system, and my own library could quote probably as many.
el miércoles
=on Wednesday.
Ex: An ammunition dump near the town of Balkhash in central Kazakhstan blazes after a huge explosion on Wednesday.
el miércoles por la noche
=on Wednesday night.
Ex: On Wednesday night a single winner won a jackpot of £8531595 in the national lottery draw.
el modo como
=the way in which.
Ex: Recommendations relating to analytical cataloguing practices concern themselves primarily with the way in which the part of a document or work to be accessed is described.
el modo de
=the way in which.
Ex: Recommendations relating to analytical cataloguing practices concern themselves primarily with the way in which the part of a document or work to be accessed is described.
el modo de + Infinitivo
=the way to go about + Gerundio.
Ex: In determining whether to establish a branch library the most important considerations are its general purpose, usefulness and the ways to go about organising it.
el momento preciso
=the point in time at which.
Ex: Even when drastic revision is seen to be necessary and accepted, the point in time at which to conduct this extensive review can be difficult to select.
el motor de
=the power behind.
Ex: He is the power behind an annual megaselling books and popular movies business.
el movimiento se demuestra andando
=actions speak louder than words.
Ex: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo
=dead men have no friends.
Ex: Dead men have no friends; consequently, Israel must abandon its love affair with its putative, feckless friends and kill, once for all, its mortal foes.
el mundo da muchas vueltas
=what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
Ex: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Ex: These particular chickens do come home to roost. Ex: A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'. Ex: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' .
el mundo de las noticias
(n.)=newsmaking.
Ex: This article studies how news library staff and editorial staff in a large metropolitan daily newspaper perceive the contribution of the news library to newsmaking.
el mundo en la palma de la mano
=the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reference applications of color microfiche: the world in the palm of your hand'.
el mundo es un pañuelo
=it's a small world.
Ex: There is just one moon, one golden sun and though the mountains divide and the oceans are wide, it's a small world.
el mundo está a sus pies
=the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
Ex: The world is her oyster and she plans on taking the opportunities that she is given.
el más
(adj.)=all-time.
Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.
el más + Adjetivo
=the most + Adjetivo.
Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss the technological environment created by library automation in the 1970s.
el más antiguo del mundo
=the oldest in the book ; the oldest in the world.
Ex: As sleep aids go, counting sheep is probably the oldest in the book. Ex: A family has discovered their cat is the oldest in the world after reaching its 39th birthday.
el más bajo
(adj.)=rock-bottom.
Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
el más favorito del mes
(n.)=pick of the month.
Ex: Picks of the month for leisure time include KidsHealth.org, Chemical Scorecard, and DigiCams Web Cam Viewer.
el más leído
=the most widely read.
Ex: English language books were the most liked and the most widely read.
el más recomendado
=best of breed, the.
Ex: The best of breed prescriptions may be inappropriate when the information technology configurations of merging organizations are incompatible.
el mío
=mine.
Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.
el no va más
=the be all and end all ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
Ex: The article 'Professional status -- not the be all or end all' proposes a re-examination of the nature of librarians' work in relation to the professional model. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
el nuevo aspecto de
=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
Ex: Complicated issues continue to expand as preservation tries to keep up with the changing face of technology. Ex: The themes were the changing nature of scholarly communication and the traditional role of libraries.
el orgullo de
(n./adj.)=showpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
el otro lado de la barrera
=the other side of the fence.
Ex: The article 'The other side of the fence' discusses the process of getting a book published focusing on finding a publisher, the editing component, putting a contract together, getting an agent, and publicity.
el padre de
=the father of.
Ex: Fred Kilgour, the modern father of networking, made a speech which described the inutility of traditional rules of cataloging which focused on bringing together all of the works of an author under the same heading.
el pan nuestro de cada día
=all in a day's work.
Ex: The article 'All in a day's work' examines reference librarianship in the academic environment, discusses how it has changed, and offers suggestions on coping with the stress those changes have caused.
el paso del tiempo
=the passage of time ; the sands of time.
Ex: These principles should apply to all types of libraries and should not be changed by the passage of time or technological development. Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
el peor de todos
=the worst of the lot.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre
=a dog is man's best friend.
Ex: If a dog is man's best friend, and diamonds are a girl's best friend, which is the dumber sex?.
el peso de
=brunt of, the.
Ex: However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.
el populacho
=the great unwashed.
Ex: It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term 'unwashed' had been applied to them before.
el porqué de
=the reason behind ; the thinking behind ; the reasoning behind ; the idea behind.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93. Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer. Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).
el portavoz de
(n.)=the voice of.
Ex: IFLA is the global voice of the library and information profession = IFLA es el portavoz a nivel internacional de los profesionales de las bibliotecas y la documentación.
el presente
=thisness.
Ex: Good literature insists on 'the mass and majesty' of the world -- on its concreteness and sensuous reality, and on its meanings beyond 'thisness'.
el primer + Nombre
=the earliest + Nombre.
Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.
el primer intento
=the first time around.
Ex: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.
el primero mencionado
(adj.)=former.
Ex: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.
el principal
=the number one.
Ex: Company annual reports were rated as the number one printed source for company information.
el principio de
=the dawn of.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.
el principio de + Mes/Estación
(adj.)=early + Mes/Estación.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
el principio del fin
=the beginning of the end.
Ex: The Normandy landings of June 1944 marked the beginning of the end of World War II.
el problema con
=the thing with.
Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
el problema de
=the thing with.
Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo
=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.
el problema obvio
(n.)=the elephant in the room.
Ex: When it comes to the question of bringing the Net and the Web into bibliographic control, the elephant in the room is that of preservation of the human record.
el proletariado
=the great unwashed.
Ex: It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term 'unwashed' had been applied to them before.
el pulmón de
=the heart of.
Ex: The schedules, or the list of subjects in a classification scheme are the heart of the scheme.
el punto más bajo
(adj.)=rock-bottom.
Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
el punto más débil de
=underbelly.
Ex: It shows us that the underbelly of human nature and its curiosity for things that are taboo is stronger than any moral or ethical code.
el punto más vulnerable de
=underbelly.
Ex: It shows us that the underbelly of human nature and its curiosity for things that are taboo is stronger than any moral or ethical code.
el que
(n.)=that ; the one.
Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash. Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.
el que aprende
(n.)=learner.
Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
el que la hace, la paga
=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
Ex: After all, "you've made your bed, now you must lie in it," so there's no sense complaining. Ex: If there's one place where what goes around comes around, it's the United States Senate. Ex: These particular chickens do come home to roost. Ex: A popular teaching of the New Testament is the principle that 'you reap what you sow'. Ex: And as the old saying goes: 'If you dance, you must pay the piper' .
el que lo encuentre se lo queda
=finders keepers.
Ex: Results suggest that people endorse a 'losers weepers' norm more often than they do a 'finders keepers' or 'share and share alike' norm, although all were endorsed.
el que mantiene a la familia
(n.)=breadwinner [bread winner].
Ex: In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.
el que mucho abarca poco aprieta
=jack of all trades, master of none.
Ex: In their greed to cram everything but the kitchen sink into the courses, what they end up producing is graduates who are jacks of all trades but masters of none.
el que no llora, no mama
=the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
Ex: My mother used to tell us that 'the squeaky wheel gets the grease' -- as the oldest of eight children, she would know.
el que no se aventura no cruza el mar
=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Ex: In today's recession it seems that the saying 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' could be re-written as 'nothing ventured, nothing lost'.
el que pregunta
(n.)=inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.
el quid de la cuestión
=the crux of the problem ; the crux of the matter.
Ex: The establishment of uniformity is the crux of the whole problem. Ex: And this, really, is the crux of the matter.
el registro de los registros
(n.)=record-of-record.
Ex: The record-of-record was still the three by five card created more economically, but, nonetheless, filed in an offline, manual catalog.
el registro modelo
(n.)=record-of-record.
Ex: The record-of-record was still the three by five card created more economically, but, nonetheless, filed in an offline, manual catalog.
el resto
=rest, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Production control: keeping one step ahead of the rest'.
el resto (de)
=the remainder (of) ; the rest (of).
Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text. Ex: The larger of the two numbers is used for the rest of the calculation.
el segundo mencionado
(adj.)=latter.
Ex: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.
el sendero que lleva a
=a/the doorway to.
Ex: Users today expect the library to be a doorway to content that can be found in online databases, through institutional repositories, and beyond.
el ser barato
(n.)=cheapness.
Ex: The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.
el siguiente no, el otro
(adj.)=next but one.
Ex: All countries hate their immediate neighbors and like the next but one.
el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado
=the right place at the right time.
Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
el sueño de toda persona
=the stuff dreams are made of.
Ex: The novel 'The stuff dreams are made of' suggests that the real part of us is not the body or the personality, both of which are transitory, but the inner consciousness.
el sueño de todo ser viviente
=the stuff dreams are made of.
Ex: The novel 'The stuff dreams are made of' suggests that the real part of us is not the body or the personality, both of which are transitory, but the inner consciousness.
el sueño de todos
=the stuff dreams are made of.
Ex: The novel 'The stuff dreams are made of' suggests that the real part of us is not the body or the personality, both of which are transitory, but the inner consciousness.
el sábado
=on Saturday.
Ex: State schools should open on Saturdays and in the evenings to give pupils more tuition, according to the Conservatives.
el súmmum
=the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
el tamaño de
=the extent of.
Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries.
el techo del mundo
=the roof of the world.
Ex: Tibet, a land veiled in secrecy for centuries, 'the roof of the world' full of mystery, grandeur and overwhelming sights.
el tema de la discusión
=the focus of the discussion.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
el tema del debate
=the focus of the discussion.
Ex: Matters of civility rather than criminality are the focus of the discussion.
el tiempo cura todas las heridas
=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
Ex: Living in the present simply requires practice -- one thing that can help is to remind yourself that time heals everything. Ex: Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them.
el tiempo de Algo
=in season.
Ex: Athletes showed in-season improvements in academic performance.
el tiempo es oro
=time is money.
Ex: One of the cartoons shows a shaggy-haired scientist working at the blackboard with a caption that reads 'Time is money'.
el tiempo lo cura todo
=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
Ex: Living in the present simply requires practice -- one thing that can help is to remind yourself that time heals everything. Ex: Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them.
el tiempo todo lo cura
=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
Ex: Living in the present simply requires practice -- one thing that can help is to remind yourself that time heals everything. Ex: Time heals all wounds, unless you pick at them.
el tiempo vuela
=time flies (by).
Ex: Why is it that when were are having fun, time flies by, but when we are at work, time creeps by?.
el tipo de
=the range of.
Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.
el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes
=the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
Ex: A car is more than a collection of parts; these have an organization imposed on them which means that the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
el total de
=the total sum of ; the sum total of ; the full range of.
Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it. Ex: There was a time when the sum total of human knowledge was sufficiently small for one man to be able to comprehend it all. Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
el transcurrir del tiempo
=the sands of time.
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
el transcurso del tiempo
=as time goes by.
Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
el truco más antiguo del mundo
=the oldest trick in the world ; the oldest trick in the book.
Ex: Even the oldest trick in the world still has new life in it if you give it some thought. Ex: This is the oldest trick in the book, but it's fun to see people still baffled by it.
el ver televisión
(n.)=television viewing.
Ex: Prolonged television viewing is addictive and therefore dangerous to a child's wellbeing.
el verdadero
=the real McCoy.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
el verdadero problema
(n.)=the elephant in the room.
Ex: When it comes to the question of bringing the Net and the Web into bibliographic control, the elephant in the room is that of preservation of the human record.
el viejo
=the elder.
Ex: In about 1755, however, James Whatman the elder made some paper with moulds of which the mesh was woven like cloth.
el viernes
=on Friday.
Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.
el vulgo
=the great unwashed.
Ex: It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term 'unwashed' had been applied to them before.
el yugo de
=the shackles of.
Ex: They will have to free themselves from the shackles of convention or else pay the penalty.
el éxito genera éxito
=success breeds success (SBS).
Ex: Success breeds success (SBS) principle, also called Cumulative Advantage is an important model for the explanation of the distribution of items over sources.
el éxito llama al éxito
=success breeds success (SBS).
Ex: Success breeds success (SBS) principle, also called Cumulative Advantage is an important model for the explanation of the distribution of items over sources.
el último + Nombre
(adj.)=the latest + Nombre.
Ex: Entry of all works under a uniform title, chosen as the latest title = Hágase un entrada de todas las obras bajo un título uniforme, que debe ser el último título.
el último citado
(adj.)=latter.
Ex: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.
el último grito
=the last word ; the cat's meow ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
Ex: The article 'The last word: ambivalence' sums up some of the ambivalent attitudes of the information profession to outsourcing. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
el último pero no el menos importante
=the last but by no means least.
Ex: The last but by no means least element in personnel are the library assistants, or library technicians as they are known in American libraries.
el único
=the one and only.
Ex: And a well-planned withdrawal is the one and only path to a political solution.
el único e incomparable
=the one and only.
Ex: And a well-planned withdrawal is the one and only path to a political solution.
el único e inimitable
=the one and only.
Ex: And a well-planned withdrawal is the one and only path to a political solution.
el único problema
=a fly in the soup ; the fly in the ointment.
Ex: In his book 'A fly in the soup' his frank confession of doubts about his memory has the paradoxical effect of endowing his memoir with an engaging authenticity. Ex: The article is entitled 'The Fly in the Ointment or Why Couldn't They Just have Left Things as They Were; The Compensatory Effort in Higher Education'.
el^2
=the ; ye.
Nota: Forma arcaica.
Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
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* lo que es todavía más alarmante=more troublingly.
* a lo extremo=to the extreme.
* aunque no lo creas=believe it or not.
* barrio de los ricos=upper town.
* de los mejores=as good as any.
* dormir (lo) bastante=sleep + enough.
* dormir (lo) suficiente=sleep + enough.
* el abuelo de=the granddaddy of.
* el acabose=the last straw.
* el alcance=comprehensiveness.
* el alma de la fiesta=the life (and soul) of the party.
* el amor de + Posesivo + vida=the love of + Posesivo + life.
* el año próximo=the year ahead.
* el arte de=the art of ; the fine art of.
* el ataque es la mejor defensa=attack is the best form of defence.
* el auténtico=the real McCoy.
* el beneficio de la duda=the benefit of the doubt.
* el bien de=the good of.
* el brazo de la ley=the long arm of the law ; the strong arm of the law.
* el buenazo de + Nombre=good old + Nombre.
* el bueno de + Nombre=good old + Nombre.
* el camino a seguir=the way ahead ; the way to go.
* el camino correcto=the way ahead ; the way to go.
* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
* el camino por recorrer=the way ahead.
* el camino que lleva a=a/the doorway to.
* el camino recorrido=the road travelled so far.
* el camino se hace andando=actions speak louder than words.
* el casco antiguo de la ciudad=the oldest part of the city.
* el centro de atención + ser=all eyes + be + on.
* el charco=the big pond.
* el ciudadano de a pie=the average Joe.
* el ciudadano medio=the average Joe.
* el cliente siempre tiene la razón=the customer is always right.
* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
* el colmo=the last straw.
* el consejo de otra persona=a second opinion.
* el copón=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
* el corazón de=the heart of.
* el crecimiento de=the rising tide of.
* el cual=which.
* el de=that in ; that of.
* el diablo está en los detalles=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* el día del Juicio Final=the Day of Judgement.
* El Diluvio=the Flood.
* el dinero es el origen de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* el dinero es poder=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* el dinero habla por sí solo=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself).
* el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías=money talks and bullshit walks ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* el dinero llama (al) dinero=money goes where money is.
* el dinero mueve al mundo=money makes the world go (a)round.
* el dinero no crece en los árboles=money doesn't grow on trees.
* el dinero todo lo puede=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power.
* el doble=twice + as many.
* el doble de=twice + the number of.
* el domingo=on Sunday.
* el domingo por la tarde=on Sunday evening.
* El Dorado=El Dorado.
* el dulce aroma del éxito=the sweet smell of success.
* el enemigo en casa=the enemy within.
* el entonces + Nombre=the then + Nombre.
* el espíritu de la época=the spirit of the times.
* el estado de las cosas=the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
* el evitar=avoidance.
* el éxito genera éxito=success breeds success (SBS).
* el éxito llama al éxito=success breeds success (SBS).
* el final de=the close of.
* el final de los problemas=the light at the end of the tunnel.
* el fin del mundo=the ends of the earth.
* el fin de semana=over the weekend ; at the weekend.
* el fin de todos los fines=the end of all ends.
* el fin justifica los medios=the end justifies the means.
* el fruto de + Nombre=the fruit of + Nombre.
* el futuro=the way ahead ; the way of the future.
* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina=the future + be + just around the corner.
* el Gato con Botas=Puss in Boots.
* el grado de=the extent of.
* el grado de + Nombre=the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
* el grado en que=the extent to which.
* el gran hermano=big brother.
* el guapo de + Nombre=good old + Nombre.
* el hecho es que...=fact is ; the fact is that....
* el hecho es que...=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
* el hombre de la calle=the average Joe.
* el hombre no es una isla=no man is an island.
* el hombre propone y Dios dispone=Man proposes, God disposes.
* el impulsor de=the power behind.
* el interés público=the public interest.
* el jueves=on Thursday.
* El Juicio Final=The Last Judgement.
* el lado sombrío de=the grim face of.
* el lastre de=the shackles of.
* el llevar=carrying.
* el lugar que le corresponde a=the due place of.
* el lunes=on Monday.
* el lunes por la mañana=on Monday morning.
* el lunes por la noche=on Monday night.
* El Mago de Oz=The Wizard of Oz ; The Wizard of Oz.
* el martes=on Tuesday.
* el más=all-time.
* el más + Adjetivo=the most + Adjetivo.
* el más antiguo del mundo=the oldest in the book ; the oldest in the world.
* el más bajo=rock-bottom.
* el más favorito del mes=pick of the month.
* el más leído=the most widely read.
* el más recomendado=best of breed, the.
* el Mediterráneo=Mediterranean Sea, the ; the Med.
* el mejor=best of breed, the.
* el mejor de todos=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
* el mejor hasta ahora=the best yet.
* el mejor modo de=the best way of.
* el mejor momento de todos=the time of all times.
* el mejor + Nombre=the best available + Nombre.
* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora=Posesivo + best yet.
* el mentir=lying.
* el mes pasado=last month.
* el miércoles=on Wednesday.
* el miércoles por la noche=on Wednesday night.
* el mío=mine.
* el mismo + Nombre (+ que)=every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
* el mismo número=as many.
* el modo como=the way in which.
* el modo de=the way in which.
* el modo de + Infinitivo=the way to go about + Gerundio.
* el momento preciso=the point in time at which.
* el motor de=the power behind.
* el movimiento se demuestra andando=actions speak louder than words.
* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo=dead men have no friends.
* el mundo da muchas vueltas=what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* el mundo de las noticias=newsmaking.
* el mundo en la palma de la mano=the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
* el mundo está a sus pies=the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
* el mundo es un pañuelo=it's a small world.
* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno=the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* el + Nombre + es inestimable=the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.
* el + Nombre + más completo=the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
* el no va más=the be all and end all ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* el nuevo aspecto de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
* el orgullo de=showpiece.
* el otro lado de la barrera=the other side of the fence.
* el padre de=the father of.
* el pan nuestro de cada día=all in a day's work.
* el paso del tiempo=the passage of time ; the sands of time.
* el peor de todos=the worst of the lot.
* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre=a dog is man's best friend.
* el peso de=brunt of, the.
* el populacho=the great unwashed.
* el porqué de=the reason behind ; the thinking behind ; the reasoning behind ; the idea behind.
* el portavoz de=the voice of.
* el presente=thisness.
* el primer intento=the first time around.
* el primer + Nombre=the earliest + Nombre.
* el primero mencionado=former.
* el principal=the number one.
* el principio de=the dawn of.
* el principio del fin=the beginning of the end.
* el principio de + Mes/Estación=early + Mes/Estación.
* el problema con=the thing with.
* el problema de=the thing with.
* el problema no es el qué, sino el cómo=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* el problema obvio=the elephant in the room.
* el proletariado=the great unwashed.
* el pulmón de=the heart of.
* el punto más bajo=rock-bottom.
* el punto más débil de=underbelly.
* el punto más vulnerable de=underbelly.
* el que=that ; the one.
* el que aprende=learner.
* el que la hace, la paga=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* el que lo encuentre se lo queda=finders keepers.
* el que mantiene a la familia=breadwinner [bread winner].
* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta=jack of all trades, master of none.
* el que no llora, no mama=the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* el que pregunta=inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
* el quid de la cuestión=the crux of the problem ; the crux of the matter.
* el registro de los registros=record-of-record.
* el registro modelo=record-of-record.
* el resto=rest, the.
* el resto (de)=the remainder (of) ; the rest (of).
* el sábado=on Saturday.
* El Salvador=El Salvador.
* el segundo mencionado=latter.
* el sendero que lleva a=a/the doorway to.
* el ser barato=cheapness.
* el siguiente no, el otro=next but one.
* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado=the right place at the right time.
* el sueño de toda persona=the stuff dreams are made of.
* el sueño de todos=the stuff dreams are made of.
* el sueño de todo ser viviente=the stuff dreams are made of.
* el súmmum=the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* el tamaño de=the extent of.
* el techo del mundo=the roof of the world.
* el tema de la discusión=the focus of the discussion.
* el tema del debate=the focus of the discussion.
* el tiempo cura todas las heridas=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* el tiempo de Algo=in season.
* el tiempo es oro=time is money.
* el tiempo lo cura todo=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* el tiempo todo lo cura=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* el tiempo vuela=time flies (by).
* el tipo de=the range of.
* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes=the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
* el total de=the total sum of ; the sum total of ; the full range of.
* el transcurrir del tiempo=the sands of time.
* el transcurso del tiempo=as time goes by.
* el truco más antiguo del mundo=the oldest trick in the world ; the oldest trick in the book.
* el último citado=latter.
* el último grito=the last word ; the cat's meow ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* el último + Nombre=the latest + Nombre.
* el último pero no el menos importante=the last but by no means least.
* el único=the one and only.
* el único e incomparable=the one and only.
* el único e inimitable=the one and only.
* el único problema=a fly in the soup ; the fly in the ointment.
* el verdadero=the real McCoy.
* el verdadero problema=the elephant in the room.
* el ver televisión=television viewing.
* el viejo=the elder.
* el viernes=on Friday.
* el vulgo=the great unwashed.
* el yugo de=the shackles of.
* en lo más mínimo=in the least.
* en lo sucesivo=in future ; thenceforth ; thereafter.
* espicharlas=kick + the bucket.
* la=the ; ye.
* la alternativa + ser=the alternative + be.
* la belleza es superficial=beauty is only skin deep.
* La Biblioteca Responde=Ask the Library.
* la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá=Library and Archives Canada.
* la buena noticia=the good news.
* la calidad es nuestro lema=quality is our middle name.
* la calma que precede a la tormenta=the lull before the storm.
* la cambiante fisonomía de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
* la cara oculta de=underbelly.
* la caridad empieza por uno mismo=charity begins at home.
* la ciudadana de a pie=the average Jane.
* la ciudadana media=the average Jane.
* la ciudad que nunca duerme=the city that never sleeps.
* la clave de=at the heart of.
* la clave está en la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* la comunidad en general=the community at large.
* la confianza da asco=familiarity breeds contempt.
* la Convención de la Haya de 1954=the 1954 Hague Convention.
* la copa del árbol=the top of the tree.
* la cosa es que=the thing is.
* la cosa principal=the number one thing.
* la crème de la crème=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
* la cuestión es que=the thing is.
* la década de los + Número=the + Número + s.
* la demanda de=a call for.
* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
* la diversidad de=the range of.
* la diversidad de + Nombre=the many + Nombre.
* la edad se lleva en el alma=you are as old as you feel.
* la época de Algo=in season.
* la escoria de la sociedad=the gutter.
* la espalda de=the back of.
* la evidencia=the writing on the wall.
* la fe mueve montañas=faith will move mountains.
* la filosofía de=the reason behind ; the reasoning behind.
* la flor de + Nombre=the prime of + Nombre.
* la flor y nata=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas=the way to go.
* la forma de=ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
* la forma de + Infinitivo=the way to go about + Gerundio.
* la forma de ver las cosas=the way + to see things.
* la friolera de + Cantidad=whopping + Cantidad.
* la fuerza de la mayoría=strength in numbers.
* la gama completa de=the full range of.
* la gente decía que=rumour had it that.
* la gente dice que=rumour has it that.
* la gente pobre=the poor.
* la gente rica=the rich.
* la gente se está inquietando=the natives are nervous.
* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa=the natives are nervous.
* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir=standing ovation.
* la gota que colmó el vaso=the straw that broke the camel's back.
* la Gran Manzana=the Big Apple.
* la gran mayoría de=the vast majority of ; the bulk of.
* la historia + repetirse=history + come full circle.
* la historia + volverse a repetir=history + come full circle.
* la hostia=the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's pyjamas ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* la hoz y el martillo=the hammer and sickle.
* la idea que hay detrás de=the idea behind.
* la imaginación no tiene límites=your imagination is the limit.
* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno=imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
* La Isla del Tesoro=Treasure Island.
* la joya de=showpiece.
* la judicatura=the Bench.
* la justicia=the Bench.
* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu=you are as old as you feel.
* la leche=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
* la luz al final del túnel=the light at the end of the tunnel.
* la magistratura=the Bench.
* la manera de + Infinitivo=the way to go about + Gerundio.
* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
* la mar de=a whole slew of.
* la mayoría con mucho de=the vast majority of.
* la mayoría de=the majority of ; most + Nombre ; the main bulk of.
* la mayoría de la gente=most people ; the majority of the people.
* la mayoría de las personas=most people ; the majority of the people.
* la mayoría de las veces=most of the time ; more often than not.
* la mayoría del mundo=the majority of the world ; most people ; the majority of the people.
* la mayoría del tiempo=most of the time ; half (of) the time.
* la mayor parte de=the majority of ; the main bulk of ; the lion's share of.
* la mayor parte de las veces=more often than not.
* la medida en que=the extent to which.
* la mejor forma de hacer Algo=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* la mejor manera=how best.
* la mejor manera de=the best way of.
* la mejor oferta=the best deal.
* la mejor opción=the best bet.
* la mejor salida=the best way forward.
* la mejor solución=the best way forward.
* la menor duda de que=no doubt whatsoever.
* la mentira=lying.
* la mirada en=eye(s) on.
* la misma persona=one and the same person.
* la mitad (1/2)=one-half (1/2).
* la mitad del tiempo=half (of) the time.
* la movida=the happening ; the action ; the scene.
* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio=necessity mothers invention.
* la ocasión la pintan calva=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.
* la opinión de otra persona=a second opinion.
* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida=the opportunity of a lifetime.
* la otra cara de la moneda=the other side of the coin ; the flip side of the coin.
* la paciencia es una virtud=patience is a virtue.
* la parte de atrás de=the back of.
* la parte más dura de=brunt of, the.
* la parte más importante=the heart of.
* la parte más sórdida de=underbelly.
* la parte principal de=the bulk of.
* la parte superior izquierda de=the upper left of.
* la parte trasera de=the back of.
* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo=confidence personified.
* la pesca del día=the day's catch ; the catch of the day.
* la petición de=a call for.
* la píldora=the pill.
* la plebe=the great unwashed.
* la polla=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
* la práctica hace al maestro=practice makes perfect.
* la primera tentativa=the first time around.
* la primera vez=the first time around.
* la proporción mayor de=the lion's share of.
* la próxima moda=the next hot thing.
* la puntilla=the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
* la que=that ; the one.
* la razón de ser=the reason for being.
* la realidad es que...=the fact remains that... ; fact is ; the fact is that....
* la rehostia=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
* la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre=the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
* la responsabilidad es de...=the buck + stops....
* la riqueza de=the wealth of.
* las=the ; ye.
* las 24 horas=round the clock ; around the clock.
* las afueras de la ciudad=uptown.
* las apariencias engañan=don't judge a book by its cover ; there's more to it than meets the eye ; be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* las ataduras de=the shackles of.
* las autoridades=the powers-that-be.
* las cosas buenas de la vida=the good things in life.
* las cosas + cambiar=pendulum + swing.
* las cosas + estar + claras=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
* las cosas no pasan así como así=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* las cosas pasan para bien=everything happens for the best.
* las cosas + seguir + igual=business + revolve + as usual.
* las cosas siguen igual=b
elaboracion de presupuesto
(n.)=budgeting.
Ex: The accurate budgeting of external 'connect time' cause problems to all.
elaboración
(n.)=building ; creation ; drafting ; elaboration ; manufacturing ; processing.
Ex: Building a search profile has much in common with building a document profile during indexing.
Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
Ex: The preliminary work began immediately with the drafting of a questionnaire designed to collect pertinent data on the distribution of authority files.
Ex: The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.
Ex: Often, the computer is used to aid in the processing of such indexes, and sometimes computer processing is responsible for the creation of multiple entries from one string of index terms.
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* de elaboración de políticas=policy-forming.
* elaboración de cerveza=brewing ; beer brewing.
* elaboración de informes=report writing.
* elaboración de leyes=rulemaking [rule-making].
* elaboración del presupuesto=budgeting process.
* elaboración de mapas=mapmaking.
* elaboración de maquetas=model-making.
* elaboración de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking] ; policy formation ; policy formulation.
* elaboracion de presupuesto=budgeting.
* elaboración de resúmenes=abstracting.
* elaboración de vinos=winemaking.
* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes=abstracting policy.

elaboración de cerveza
(n.)=brewing ; beer brewing.
Ex: The building of the public library was donated by Michael Thomas Bass, head of one of the UK's most famous brewing families. Ex: The importance of beer brewing in ancient Egypt can be seen from the fact that the scribes created an extra hieroglyph for 'brewer'.
elaboración de informes
(n.)=report writing.
Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.
elaboración de leyes
(n.)=rulemaking [rule-making].
Ex: Rulemaking of this kind goes to the heart of the notion of the nation state as a sovereign entity.
elaboración de mapas
(n.)=mapmaking.
Ex: Studies are currently underway concerning the feasibility of turning the mapmaking function of the US Geological Survey (USGS) over to the private sector.
elaboración de maquetas
(n.)=model-making.
Ex: Things like the following should be included on the program: play-making; model-making on book-related topics, writing and illustrating stories, poems, etc = Se deberían incluir las siguientes actividades en el programa: representaciones teatrales, elaboración de maquetas sobre temas de libros, redacción e ilustración de relatos, poemas, etc.
elaboración de políticas
(n.)=policy making [policy-making/policymaking] ; policy formation ; policy formulation.
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology. Ex: This conclusion is strongly supported by contemporary examples of policy formation on technical questions. Ex: The aim is to encourage the better use of information in resource allocation decisions and local policy formulation.
elaboración de resúmenes
(n.)=abstracting.
Ex: Abstracting is an attempt to present a summary of document content.
elaboración de vinos
(n.)=winemaking.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
elaboración del presupuesto
(n.)=budgeting process.
Ex: The budgeting process is usually prepared one year -- or in some cases two or three years -- in advance = Generalmente la elaboración del presupuesto se prepara con un año o, en algunos casos, dos o tres años de adelanto.
elaborado
(adj.)=fancy ; pre-digested [predigested] ; constructed.
Ex: This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
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* bien elaborado=well-honed.
* elaborado por ordenador=computer-produced [computer produced].

elaborado por ordenador
=computer-produced [computer produced].
Ex: This code was used in the Library of Congress in a number of its computer-produced files and catalogues and superseded in 1980 by the Library of Congress Filing Rules.
elaborar
(v.)=construct ; draft ; draw ; draw out ; draw up ; brew.
Ex: The objective in executing these three stages is to construct a document profile which reflects its subject = El propósito de llevar a cabo estas tres etapas es elaborar un perfil documental que refleje su materia.
Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established.
Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
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* bar que elabora su propia cerveza=brew pub.
* elaborar cerveza=brew + beer.
* elaborar información=digest + information.
* elaborar objetivos=draw up + objectives.
* elaborar un acuerdo=draw up + agreement.
* elaborar una definición=hammer out + definition.
* elaborar una estrategia=formulate + strategy.
* elaborar una tabla=draft + table.
* elaborar un índice=produce + index.
* elaborar un plan=formulate + plan ; draw up + plan ; think out + a plan ; devise + a plan ; work out + plan ; craft + a plan.
* elaborar un plan de trabajo=develop + agenda.
* elaborar un programa=draw up + program(me).

elaborar cerveza
(v.)=brew + beer.
Ex: If you have never brewed beer at home before, and would like to get started with a complete home brewing kit, click here.
elaborar información
(v.)=digest + information.
Ex: In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.
elaborar objetivos
(v.)=draw up + objectives.
Ex: A number of authorities have in the meantime drawn up objectives for their public library service.
elaborar un acuerdo
(v.)=draw up + agreement.
Ex: The USA and the European Union (EU), as major agricultural producing and trading nations, played important roles in drawing up the agreement.
elaborar un plan
(v.)=formulate + plan ; draw up + plan ; think out + a plan ; devise + a plan ; work out + plan ; craft + a plan.
Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years. Ex: A manager will establish aims and objectives for the library service, and will draw up plans for their implementation. Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son. Ex: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan. Ex: Now you have the opportunity to work out a plan to pay off your debt to the lender within the next three to five years. Ex: But now, it seems the 15 months spent crafting a plan to lessen pilots' flying hours, thus reducing the dangers of pilot fatigue, are about to become a reality.
elaborar un plan de trabajo
(v.)=develop + agenda.
Ex: We are terrific at convening meetings, outlining problems, developing agendas and saying, 'Here's what needs to be done'.
elaborar un programa
(v.)=draw up + program(me).
Ex: Projects must fall within the framework of an investment programme drawn up by each member state.
elaborar un índice
(v.)=produce + index.
Ex: A similar program, Newsdex, produces indexes to journals and newspapers from terms assigned to each article.
elaborar una definición
(v.)=hammer out + definition.
Ex: One of the first and hardest tasks of the Working Party was to hammer out an agreed definition which would avoid confusion.
elaborar una estrategia
(v.)=formulate + strategy.
Ex: The teams must analyze the requests and formulate a strategy to locate the desired information.
elaborar una tabla
(v.)=draft + table.
Ex: Skill is involved in selecting significant data from the original table or graphical presentation, and drafting a table containing the vital statistics in a more condensed format.
elasmobranquio
(n.)=elasomobranch [elasmobranchs/elasmobranchii, -pl.].
Ex: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.

elasticidad
(n.)=elasticity ; tensile strength ; resilience ; bounciness.
Ex: The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.
Ex: After treatment, the pH value, the alkali content and the tensile strength were determined.
Ex: The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.
Ex: Try out the bounciness of different bed bases to see which you prefer.
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* con elasticidad=elastically.
* falta de elasticidad=inelasticity.

elecciones
(n.)=elections.
Ex: This article discusses the 20th edition of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme, its components and changes made to various subject divisions such as television, data processing, popular music, substance abuse, civil rights and elections.
elecciones a la alcaldía
(n.)=mayoral election.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
elecciones de mitad de mandato
(n.)=mid-term elections.
Ex: Some surprising conclusions emerge from looking more closely at the message sent by voters in the US mid-term elections.
elecciones generales
(n.)=general election.
Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
elecciones municipales
(n.)=municipal elections.
Ex: The voting period has been extended in several polling stations in Sunday's municipal elections.
elección
(n.)=choice ; designation ; election.
Ex: Users are able to use terminals many miles distant to search the computer data base of their choice, with the support of a telecommunications network to link terminal to computer.
Ex: It distinguishes between pure anonymity, official designations or descriptions which render the author's identity unmistakable.
Ex: After the election of a new president, government executives have two opportunities to propose agenda items to the new administration.
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* celebrar elecciones=hold + elections.
* como primera elección=as a first preference.
* de cara a las elecciones=pork-barrel.
* día de las elecciones=election day.
* elección al Congreso=congressional race ; congressional election.
* elección del gobierno=political election.
* elecciones=elections.
* elecciones a la alcaldía=mayoral election.
* elecciones de mitad de mandato=mid-term elections.
* elecciones generales=general election.
* elecciones municipales=municipal elections.
* elección para gobernador=gubernatorial election.
* elección política=political election.
* elección presidencial=presidential election.
* elección primaria=primary election.
* elección profesional=career choice.
* ganar una elección=win + election.
* hacer elecciones=make + choices.
* libertad de elección=freedom of choice.
* por elección propia=by choice.
* presentarse a una elección=stand for + election ; run for + election ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; run for + office ; stand for + office.
* ser la elección lógica=be a/the natural choice.
* ser la elección natural=be a/the natural choice.

elección al congreso
(n.)=congressional race ; congressional election.
Ex: There are also elections where a presidential candidate has long electoral coattails that pull many members of his party to victory in congressional races. Ex: When it comes to this year's congressional elections almost equal numbers of voters say they want each of the two major political parties to win.
elección del gobierno
(n.)=political election.
Ex: The article 'Political elections: the library role' argues that librarians have a responsibility to collect and make known political information = El artículo "Las elecciones políticas: el papel de la biblioteca" propone que los bibliotecarios tienen la responsabilidad de recoger y hacer pública información política.
elección para gobernador
(n.)=gubernatorial election.
Ex: This state has voted Democratic in every gubernatorial election since 1918.
elección política
(n.)=political election.
Ex: The article 'Political elections: the library role' argues that librarians have a responsibility to collect and make known political information = El artículo "Las elecciones políticas: el papel de la biblioteca" propone que los bibliotecarios tienen la responsabilidad de recoger y hacer pública información política.
elección presidencial
(n.)=presidential election.
Ex: The article 'Campaign sites: a potpourri of political punditry' describes a number of Internet campaign sites for the USA presidential elections = El artículo "Sitios web sobre la campaña electoral: un popurrí de pronósticos de expertos" describe varios sitios web relacionadas con las elecciones presidenciales de los Estados Unidos.
elección primaria
(n.)=primary election.
Ex: Runoffs must be held just two weeks after the primary election.
elección profesional
(n.)=career choice.
Ex: The first part of this article discusses motives for career choice and professional development.
electo
(adj.)=elected.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
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* no electo=unelected.
* presidente electo=president-elect [president elect].

elector
(n.)=constituent.
Nota: Normalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.

electorado
(n.)=constituent.
Nota: Normalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: This service was formed in 1792 to give constituents free information on the activity of their government.
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* electorado, el=electorate, the ; electoral body, the.

electorado, el
(n.)=electorate, the ; electoral body, the.
Ex: Parliament has many roles, including the important one in a democracy of distributing information to the electorate. Ex: Absolute freedom of election in fact augmented the power of such coteries far more than that of the electoral body.
electoral
(adj.)=electoral.
Ex: The debate culminated in a confrontation between the political parties when the question of Community membership became an electoral issue in 1983.
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* ardid electoral=election stunt.
* calendario electoral=election calendar ; electoral calendar.
* campaña electoral=election race.
* colegio electoral=electoral college.
* con fines electorales=pork-barrel.
* cuerpo electoral, el=electoral body, the.
* distrito electoral=constituency ; electoral district.
* hacer propaganda electoral=make + electoral propaganda.
* impreso de inscripción electoral=electoral registration form.
* influencia electoral=coattails ; political coattails ; electoral coattails.
* lista electoral=electoral list.
* mesa electoral=polling station.
* mesa electoral, la=polls, the.
* política electoral=election politics.
* propaganda electoral=electoral propaganda.
* retórica electoral=electoral discourse.
* sistema electoral=electoral system.
* urna electoral=ballot box.

electricidad
(n.)=electricity.
Ex: Britain had had several such reactors producing quantities of electricity for several years.
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* cargado de electricidad=charged.
* cargar de electricidad=charge with + electricity.
* compañía de electricidad=power company ; electricity company.
* contador de la electricidad=electricity meter.
* electricidad estática=static electricity ; static discharge.
* factura de electricidad, agua o gas=utility bill.
* factura de la electricidad=electricity bill.
* que funciona con electricidad=electrically-powered ; electrically-operated.
* recibo de la electricidad=electricity bill.
* red de electricidad, la=mains, the ; mains supply, the.
* red eléctrica=mains electricity.
* tienda de electricidad=electrical shop ; electrical store ; electric shop ; electrical goods shop ; electrical goods store ; electrical equipment store ; electrical equipment shop ; electrical appliances shop ; electrical appliances store.

electricidad estática
(n.)=static electricity ; static discharge.
Ex: Static electricity and electromagnetic fields can destroy data held on disks and displayed on screens. Ex: Never use flammable materials near sources of heat, flame, sparks or static discharge.
electricista
(n.)=electrician.
Ex: In Mar 88, Portsmouth Public Library, Virginia, suffered a massive short circuit in the main electrical circuit board, caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.

electrificado
(adj.)=electrified.
Ex: Trains running on electrified railways usually take their power from overhead power cables.
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* valla electrificada=electrified fence.

electrificante
(adj.)=electric.
Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.

electrificar
(v.)=electrify.
Ex: By further electrifying the acid negatively and the metal positively the combination is accelerated.

electrizante
(adj.)=electrifying.
Ex: He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.

electrizar
(v.)=electrify.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.

electroacústico
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* transductor electroacústico=tweeter.

electrocardiografía
(n.)=electrocardiography.
Ex: The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography.

electrochoque
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* terapia de electrochoque=electroconvulsive therapy.

electroconvulsivo
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* terapia electroconvulsiva=electroconvulsive therapy.

electrocutar
(v.)=electrocute.
Ex: She stepped onto a live wire and was electrocuted.

electrodiagnóstico
(adj.)=electrodiagnostic.
Ex: This paper identifies library resources that have been reliably recommended to assist those involved with neurology, neurosurgery, neurological nursing and allied electrodiagnostic and rehabilitative services.

electrodo
(n.)=electrode.
Ex: Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.

electrodomésticos
(n.)=appliances ; electrical appliances ; kitchen appliances ; domestic appliances.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: In addition, patrons use libraries to research consumer information to comparison-shop for major purchases, such as cars, boats, and appliances.
Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, and the safety of electrical appliances are all well covered in considerable detail.
Ex: The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food.
Ex: The usefulness of interlinking domestic appliances in this way is yet to be proved.

electroencefalograma
=EEG (electroencephalogram).
Ex: The proportion of photosensitive epileptics are small but they should have proper EEG (electroencephalogram) investigations.

electroestática
(n.)=electrostatics.
Ex: Rubbing an object on one's shirt sleeves has become the stereotype for electrostatics.

electroestático
(adj.)=electrostatic.
Ex: The article commences with a brief roundup of factors linked to ink jet printing and proceeds to details of specific ink jet printing technology: thermal (or bubble jet); electrostatic; piezoelectric; and airbrush.
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* procedimiento electroestático=electrostatic process.

electrofisiológico
(adj.)=electrophysiological.
Ex: This is an electrophysiological commonly used test in investigating various neurophysiological disorders.

electroforesis
(n.)=electrophoresis.
Ex: If an electric potential is applied to a colloid, the charged colloidal particles move toward the oppositely charged electrode; this migration is called electrophoresis.

electrofotografía
(n.)=electrophotography.
Ex: A basic survey of electrophotography is presented using different Kodak photocopiers as examples.

electroimán
(n.)=electromagnet.
Ex: Force information is provided by an electromagnet inside the mouse in conjunction with an iron mouse pad = Información sobre la resistencia se obtiene mediante un electroimán que está dentro del ratón y con una alfombrilla de hierro para el ratón.

electrolito
(n.)=electrolyte.
Ex: Consumption of sport drinks containing carbohydrates and electrolytes during exercise will provide fuel for the muscles = La consumicion de bebidas energéticas que contienen carbohidratos y electrolitos durante el ejercicio proporciona energía para los músculos.

electroluminescente
(adj.)=electroluminescent.
Ex: Electroluminescent copying is a special photographic method of copying from particularly fragile and tightly bound books.

electrolítico
(adj.)=electrolytic.
Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.

electromagnetismo
(n.)=electromagnetism ; electromagnetics.
Ex: However, some subjects have very lengthy names -- eg electromagnetism -- and sometimes subjects cannot be expressed by a word but need a phrase.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Hot Off the Press: Differential Forms in Electromagnetics'.

electromagnético
(adj.)=electromagnetic.
Ex: The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
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* radiación electromagnética=electromagnetic radiation.

electromecánico
(adj.)=electromechanical.
Ex: Until relatively recently all such transactions were recorded on paper and processed by hand or by means of slow electromechanical equipment = Hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo todas las transacciones de este tipo de registraban en papel y se procesaban a mano o por medios de equipos electromecánicos que eran lentos.

electromiograma (EMG)
(n.)=electromyogram (EMG).
Ex: Electromyograms (EMGs) can be used to detect abnormal electrical activity of muscle that can occur in many diseases and conditions.

electroquímica
(n.)=electrochemistry.
Ex: Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.

electroshock
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* terapia de electroshock=electroconvulsive therapy.

electroterapia
(n.)=electrotherapy.
Ex: Electrotherapy was widely considered the latest advance in medicine at the time.

electrotipo
(n.)=electrotype.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

electrógeno
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* grupo electrógeno=electrical generator ; power unit ; power generator.

electrólisis
(n.)=electrolysis.
Ex: If energy consumption can be minimized, this method is capable of producing hydrogen more efficiently than electrolysis.

electrón
(n.)=electron.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
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* electrón de valencia=valence electron.
* rayo de electrones=electron beam.

electrón de valencia
(n.)=valence electron.
Ex: The electrons in the outermost shell are the valence electrons -- the electrons on an atom that can be gained or lost in a chemical reaction.
electrónica cuántica
(n.)=quantum electronics.
Ex: They support research in fields like bioengineering, quantum mechanics, and quantum electronics.
electrónica^1
(n.)=electronics ; electronics store.
Ex: Major areas are electronics and robotics, and then chemistry.
Ex: The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores.
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* electrónica cuántica=quantum electronics.
* era de la electrónica, la=electronic age, the.
* tienda de electrónica=electronics shop ; electronics store.

electrónica^2
(n.)=electronics shop.
Ex: The electronics and electrical shops listed on this page have their own site online, where you can buy electronics and electrical items directly.

electrónicamente
=electronically.
Ex: Remote access involves the use of computer files via input/output devices connected electronically to a computer.
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* accesible electrónicamente=e-enabled.

electrónico
(adj.)=electronic ; machine-readable.
Ex: Clearly, further investigations in this area are important for a future which heralds not only electronic secondary publications, but also electronic primary publications.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
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* acceso sólo electrónico=e-only access.
* administración electrónica=electronic government (e-government).
* aparato electrónico=electronic device.
* aparatos electrónicos=electronic(s) appliances.
* autopista electrónica, la=electronic highway, the.
* boletín electrónico=e-newsletter.
* boletín informativo electrónico=electronic newsletter.
* buzón electrónico=electronic maildrop.
* buzoneo electrónico=bulk e-mailing.
* catálogo electrónico=electronic catalogue.
* circuito electrónico=electronic circuit.
* comercio electrónico=online business.
* comunicación electrónica=electronic communication.
* conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation.
* cuenta de correo electrónico=email account.
* depósito de documentos electrónicos=repository.
* dinero electrónico=electronic money.
* dirección de correo electrónico=email address.
* dispositivo de detección electrónica=electronic detection device.
* dispositivo electrónico=electronic device.
* distribuidor de revistas electrónicas=e-journal host.
* documento electrónico=electronic document ; electronic record.
* economía electrónica=e-economy (electronic economy) ; e-conomy (electronic economy).
* EDI (Intercambio Electrónico de Datos)=EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
* editor de material electrónico=electronic publisher [e-publisher].
* enviar por correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* envío de correo electrónico en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* envío de correos electrónicos=e-mailing.
* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* era de la copia electrónica, la=electrocopying era, the.
* firma electrónica=electronic signature.
* gestión de documentos electrónicos=electronic document management.
* gestión electrónica de documentos=electronic record keeping ; electronic record management.
* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation and management.
* industria de la información electrónica=electronic information industry.
* información electrónica=electronic information.
* intervención electrónica=wiretapping [wire-tapping] ; wiretap [wire-tap].
* libro electrónico=electronic book (e-book/ebook).
* mandar por correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* mandar un correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* material electrónico=online material.
* microscopio electrónico=electron microscope.
* mundo electrónico, el=electronic world, the.
* negocio electrónico=online business.
* oficina electrónica=electronic office.
* panel electrónico=electronic noticeboard.
* pedido electrónico=electronic ordering.
* préstamo electrónico=e-lending [electronic lending].
* publicación electrónica=electronic publication [e-publication].
* registro electrónico=electronic record.
* revista electrónica=electronic journal (e-journal).
* servicio de información electrónica=electronic information service.
* servicio de referencia electrónica=electronic reference service [e-reference service].
* texto electrónico=electronic text [e-text].
* tienda eletrónica=online store.
* traductor electrónico=electronic translator.
* urna electrónica=voting machine.
* zona con aparatos electrónicos=equipment area.

elefante
(n.)=elephant.
Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
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* arriero de elefantes=mahout.
* como un elefante en una cacharrería=like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.
* elefante blanco=white elephant.
* silla para montar elefantes o camellos=howdah.
* tener memoria de elefante=have + a memory like an elephant.

elefante blanco
(n.)=white elephant.
Ex: It is preferable to be thorough, perhaps embarrassed and a nuisance before purchase rather than to be sold a 'white elephant'.
elegancia
(n.)=elegance ; graciousness ; jauntiness ; panache ; smartness.
Ex: But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.
Ex: Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.
Ex: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
Ex: The food speaks for itself, standing out both for its delicacy of flavour and its smartness of presentation.
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* con elegancia=elegantly ; gracefully ; prettily.

elegante
(adj.)=elegant ; glamorous ; dashing ; genteel ; graceful ; gracious ; chic ; polished ; stylish ; dainty ; gourmet ; glam ; voguish ; dapper ; swish ; chicly ; rakish.
Ex: A modern comfortable library could look like that in Berlin's Tiergarten, with its opne-air gardens, or resemble Evanston's library with its comfortable chairs and elegant (and, one hopes, safe) fireplaces.
Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.
Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
Ex: The consolidation of abstracts into a polished bulletin or list is usually the responsibility of information staff.
Ex: A number of innovative initiatives have resulted in stylish new public libraries.
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
Ex: Several hundred fans noshed on gourmet sandwiches, pizza, pasta and fancy chips and dips.
Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.
Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
Ex: The entrance to the hotel is very swish and the rooms although small very well maintained and clean.
Ex: Cars are nose to tail, buyers elbow their way through the crowd, having no idea, that shopping in the unique city of Venice is as chicly as in Milan.
Ex: He looks rakish, wearing a cap and looking right at the camera.
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* de un modo elegante=elegantly.
* poco elegante=inelegant ; awkward ; dowdy .

elegantemente
=gracefully ; elegantly.
Ex: He continued: 'There are two ways you can react to this: you can accept it gracefully or you can accept it unpleasantly'.
Ex: Some are elegantly bound but others will surely not stand up to the wear and tear of everyday use.
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* vestirse elegantemente=dress up.

elegibilidad
(n.)=eligibility.
Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.

elegible
(adj.)=eligible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.

elegido
(adj.)=chosen ; nominated ; elected.
Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
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* no elegido=unelected.
* opción elegida=choice.
* ser elegido=get in.
* unos pocos elegidos=a select few.

elegir
(v.)=appoint ; choose ; click off ; make + choices ; elect ; co-opt ; vote ; plump for.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.
Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.
Ex: The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.
Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.
Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
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* demasiado donde elegir=embarrassment of riches ; spoilt for choice.
* elegir con cuidado=pick and choose.
* elegir con esmero=pick and choose.
* elegir el camino más fácil=take + the path of least resistance.
* elegir entre=sort through.
* elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón=click.
* elegir un comité=appoint + committee.
* ¿qué elegir?=which way to go?.
* ser exigente al elegir=pick and choose.
* sin elegir=unelected.

elegir con cuidado
(v.)=pick and choose.
Ex: You cannot look at this area of the world and pick and choose among the countries that you're going to deal with.
elegir con esmero
(v.)=pick and choose.
Ex: You cannot look at this area of the world and pick and choose among the countries that you're going to deal with.
elegir el camino más fácil
(v.)=take + the path of least resistance.
Ex: The response of libraries in some of these cases has been poor, taking the path of least resistance and not upholding the ALA's Library Bill of Rights.
elegir entre
(v.)=sort through.
Ex: Thus, in order to search the index, the searcher will seek some type of assistance in sorting through these large numbers of entries which are likely to be found under various headings.
elegir pulsando una tecla de un ratón
(v.)=click.
Ex: We click on the photo of the author, and he comes alive explaining the virtues of his book.
elegir un comité
(v.)=appoint + committee.
Ex: In 1973 committee was appointed to study the question of standards and norms for public libraries = In 1973 se eligió un comité para estudiar el tema de los estándares y normas para las bibliotecas públicas.
elegía
(n.)=elegy ; dirge.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Gutenberg elegies: the fate of reading in an electronic age'.
Ex: This page contains various poems dedicated to the mourning over deaths of beloved people, dirges and chants recounting of sadness and loss.
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* elegía pastoril=pastoral elegy.

elegía pastoril
(n.)=pastoral elegy.
Ex: He focuses on the poem's use of one of the recurrent motifs of the pastoral elegy: the locus amoenus, the pleasant or happy place.
elegíaco
(adj.)=elegiac.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.

elemental
(adj.)=elementary ; rudimentary ; elemental ; basal.
Ex: If we were to seek to index or retrieve documents on this subjects, we could start by recognising that this subject contains four separate elementary or unit concepts.
Ex: These are the rudimentary elements of an information retrieval system.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
Ex: Basal textbooks, despite their well-publicized limitations in comparison with other media, remain the keystone of US school publishing.

elemento afín
(n.)=nearest neighbour.
Ex: Searches of the clustered document files resulting from the use of these four methods are noticeably less effective than searches of the unclustered document collections and of a simpler type of clustered file based on pairs of nearest neighbours.
elemento bibliográfico
(n.)=bibliographic element.
Ex: An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of bibliographic information and forming part of an area (q.v.) of the description.
elemento clave
(n.)=key element ; building block.
Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces. Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
elemento de absorción
(n.)=absorber.
Ex: The use of oxygen absorbers in food preservation is increasing every day.
elemento de búsqueda ficticio
(n.)=rogue string.
Ex: An escape route from the loop would be provided using a 'rogue' string, ie one that would not be encountered in practice.
elemento de cambio
=agent of(for) change.
Ex: Geoffrey Burke urged librarians to see themselves as agents of change by promoting multicultural attitudes.
elemento de entrada
(n.)=entry element.
Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.
elemento destacado
(n.)=standout.
Ex: Andrew Asnes has become a much-admired standout of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
elemento esencial
(n.)=essential ; kingpin.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Ex: The fifth chapter discusses depression as the kingpin of suicidal smoke signals.
elemento importante
(n.)=major force.
Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
elemento intangible
(n.)=intangible.
Ex: This environment is one of the library's own making and includes intangibles that cannot be measured but that are necessary for quality performance.
elemento integrante
(n.)=fixture.
Ex: Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.
elemento que se repite
(n.)=repeater.
Ex: This device consists of using the final digit of the base, 9, solely as a repeater; the sequence of numbers now runs: 1, 2, 3,...7, 8, 91, 92, 93,... 97, 98, 991, 992, 993... (ie in octaves).
elemento^1
=component ; data element ; element ; item ; building block.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
Ex: The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.
Ex: In order to support these three elements it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &#8593; (Up), &#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
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* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead.
* elemento afín=nearest neighbour.
* elemento clave=key element ; building block.
* elemento de absorción=absorber.
* elemento de búsqueda ficticio=rogue string.
* elemento de cambio=agent of(for) change.
* elemento de entrada=entry element.
* elemento destacado=standout.
* elemento esencial=essential ; kingpin.
* elemento importante=major force.
* elemento intangible=intangible.
* elemento integrante=fixture.
* elemento que se repite=repeater.
* elementos del marketing, los=marketing mix, the.
* encontrarse fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* enfrentarse a los elementos=brave + the elements.
* estar en + Posesivo + elemento=be in + Posesivo + element.
* estar fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=be out of + Posesivo + element.
* exposición a los elementos=exposure to the elements.
* expuesto a los elementos=open to the elements.
* hacer frente a los elementos=brave + the elements.
* luchar contra los elementos=brave + the elements.
* sentirse fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* subelemento=sub-element [subelement].

elemento^2
(n.)=element.
Nota: Palabra, frase o grupo de caracteres que describen datos homogéneos de un documento y que forman parte de un área de la descripción bibliográfica.
Ex: An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of bibliographic information and forming part of an area (q.v.) of the description.
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* elemento bibliográfico=bibliographic element.

elementos del marketing, los
=marketing mix, the.
Ex: The marketing mix consists of product, place, price and promotion.
elenco
(n.)=list ; cast.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: The other cast members of the film are yet to be finalized.

elevacargas
(n.)=lift.
Ex: Nottingham University Library was based on this, but the height was restricted to four floors to obviate the necessity for lifts for users.

elevación
(n.)=uplift ; elevation ; heightening.
Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
Ex: In cartography elevation is the height of the earth's surface above sea level, which can be shown by colour, by contour lines, etc..
Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.

elevado
(adj.)=sharply rising ; steep ; heightened ; raised ; lofty ; elevated ; soaring ; hefty .
Ex: The end of the eighteenth century saw a sharply rising demand for cheap print, associated with increases in population and in literacy which occurred all over Europe.
Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
Ex: Detailed images of soaring aisles, delicate carvings, and stained-glass windows from the 12th and 13th centuries are captured on this new Web site.
Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
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* aljibe elevado=water tower.
* camino elevado=causeway.
* carretera elevada=causeway.
* cisterna elevada=water tower.
* depósito de agua elevado=water tower.
* excepcionalmente elevado=exceptionally high.
* ferrocarril elevado=elevated railroad.
* lo bastante elevado=high enough.
* Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número=Número + to the power of + Número.
* paso elevado=overpass.
* paso elevado de peatones=pedestrian overpass.
* paso elevado para peatones=pedestrian overpass.
* posición elevada=high ground.
* ser elevado=be steep.
* temperatura elevada=elevated temperature.
* terreno elevado=high ground.

elevador
(n.)=elevator.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
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* carretilla elevadora=forklift truck.
* elevador de cangilones=bucket elevator.

elevador de cangilones
(n.)=bucket elevator.
Ex: This type of bucket elevator is used to handle friable, fragile materials because it minimizes product damage .
elevar
(v.)=heighten ; elevate ; uplift ; bring up ; hoist ; take + Nombre + to greater heights ; raise.
Ex: Automated support services have heightened the sense of interdependency between libraries and vendors.
Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.
Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.
Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.
Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.
Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.
Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
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* elevar con grúa=winch.
* elevar con polea=winch.
* elevarse=soar ; tower above/over ; slope up(ward).

elevar con grúa
(v.)=winch.
Ex: The man was winched into the helicopter and evacuated to the helicopter landing site.
elevar con polea
(v.)=winch.
Ex: The man was winched into the helicopter and evacuated to the helicopter landing site.
elevarse
(v.)=soar ; tower above/over ; slope up(ward).
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations. Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city. Ex: Under normal conditions, the curve will slope upward, as rates increase with the time period on loans.
elfo
(n.)=elf [elves, -pl.].
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.

elicitar
(v.)=interpellate.
Ex: The writers examine how contemporary discourses of advertising interpellate individuals as subjects.

elidir
(v.)=elide.
Ex: A variant text is conventionally represented in a footnote quoting the text to be elided, the variant reading, and a code identifying its source.

eliminación
(n.)=clearance ; cutoff ; deletion ; elimination ; erasure ; removal ; removing ; suppression ; withdrawal ; disposal ; disbandment ; eradication ; excision ; axing ; disbanding ; overturning ; clearing ; wiping out.
Ex: Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.
Ex: This is very important to remember in assessing the true significance of the potential of the LC catalog cutoff, to which Mr. Welsh refers.
Ex: The query number Q0001 is needed for deletion at a later date.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
Ex: This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.
Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.
Ex: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; cleaning and removing mould; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.
Ex: The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.
Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to improve land use and effluent disposal.
Ex: The methods employed and labour costs associated with the disbandment are detailed.
Ex: The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary.
Ex: In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.
Ex: This article reports briefly on the axing of the Wilson Library Bulletin.
Ex: Disbanding of serials departments may result from the integration into automated systems of serials processing.
Ex: This fight has caused the overturning of the tradition ofprivate ownership of presidential records.
Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
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* eliminación de ambigüedades=disambiguation.
* eliminación de basura=waste disposal.
* eliminación de la cafeina=decaffeination.
* eliminación del intermediario=disintermediation.
* eliminación de los duplicados=deduplication.
* eliminación del sarro=descaling.
* eliminación de registros duplicados=duplicate elimination.
* eliminación de virus=virus elimination.
* eliminación por etapas=phase-out ; phasing-out.
* eliminación progresiva=phase-out ; phasing-out.

eliminación de ambigüedades
(n.)=disambiguation.
Ex: Word senses provide a significant separation between relevant and nonrelevant documents, but several factors contribute to determining whether disambiguation will make an improvement in performance.
eliminación de basura
(n.)=waste disposal.
Ex: Local authorities carry out functions conferred on them by Acts of Parliament; for example, the provision of public amenities such as libraries, museums, swimming pools and car parks, waste collection and disposal, and the promotion of tourism.
eliminación de la cafeina
(n.)=decaffeination.
Ex: The author describes the approach and its application to 2 different processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination in a Nestle plant.
eliminación de los duplicados
(n.)=deduplication.
Ex: The author considers considers the effect of having multiple contributors to the database and the inevitable need for deduplication.
eliminación de registros duplicados
(n.)=duplicate elimination.
Ex: Standardization in such areas as thesaurus use, subject coding, multilingualism, and duplicate elimination can provide added user benefits.
eliminación de virus
(n.)=virus elimination.
Ex: The author reviews some virus detection and elimination programs.
eliminación del intermediario
(n.)=disintermediation.
Ex: The term 'disintermediation' has developed to describe the finding of information by an end user without the need for a 3rd party.
eliminación del sarro
(n.)=descaling.
Ex: A soda ash/sulphamic acid descaling treatment has been found to eliminate the problem.
eliminación por etapas
(n.)=phase-out ; phasing-out.
Ex: There will be an inevitable decline of the product because of changing conditions, and, finally, there must come a time of phase-out. Ex: EU member states have approved the phasing-out of incandescent bulbs by 2012 .
eliminación progresiva
(n.)=phase-out ; phasing-out.
Ex: There will be an inevitable decline of the product because of changing conditions, and, finally, there must come a time of phase-out. Ex: EU member states have approved the phasing-out of incandescent bulbs by 2012 .
eliminado
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* acabar siendo liminado=end up on + the chopping block.
* hoja eliminada=cancellandum [cancellanda, -pl.].
* terminar siendo eliminado=end up on + the chopping block.

eliminador
(n.)=remover.
Ex: The installation of a peel remover for the peeling of tomatoes is described.

eliminar
(v.)=abort ; cut off ; delete ; detach ; disband ; discard ; dispose of ; do away with ; eliminate ; eradicate ; erase ; erode ; kill ; obviate ; purge ; remove ; rid ; suppress ; take out ; withdraw ; screen out ; retire ; squeeze out ; decrement ; dispel ; weed out ; axe [ax, -USA] ; abolish ; pare out ; chop off ; excise ; obliterate ; scrap ; take off ; expunge ; cut out ; put to + rest ; sweep away ; root out ; nix ; drive out ; deselect ; strip away ; roll back ; efface ; cashier ; clear out ; weed ; sunset ; stomp + Nombre + out ; zap ; take + Nombre + out ; put + Nombre + on the chopping block ; wipe off ; wipe off ; partial out ; edit out.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
Ex: The only way to solve these problems is either to revise your catalog in its totality or to cut it off.
Ex: Expressive notation is generally easier to truncate, that is, delete final characters to create the notation for a more general subject.
Ex: The words from the deleted abstract in the abstract word file will be detached when DOBIS/LIBIS is not busy with other work.
Ex: With the completion of the draft in 1983, the Working Group on an International Authority System was officially disbanded.
Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs.
Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.
Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
Ex: It is possible to suppress references and to omit steps in a hierarchy.
Ex: A scheme should allow reduction, to take out subjects and their subdivisions which are no longer used.
Ex: Thus, all cards corresponding to documents covering 'Curricula' are withdrawn from the pack.
Ex: Most journals rely for a substantial part of their income on advertisements; how would advertisers view the prospect of being selectively screened out by readers?.
Ex: This article stresses the importance for libraries of making current informationav ailable on AIDS, and of retiring out-of-date information on the subject.
Ex: Subjects not in the core of major employment areas are likely to be squeezed out of the standard curriculum.
Ex: Document terms absent from the original query were decremented.
Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease.
Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
Ex: 'He's been trying to cover up his tracks; those engineers who got axed were his scapegoats'.
Ex: Who knows? If we can abolish the card catalogue and replace it with some form more acceptable to library users, they may even begin to use library catalogues!.
Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
Ex: Others chop off old records to remain within the limits of 680 MB.
Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: There have even been rumours of plans to scrap most of the industrial side of its work and disperse key elements, such as the work on regional and industrial aid, to the provinces.
Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
Ex: This article examines the controversial issue about whether to expunge books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system.
Ex: Careful investigation by the library board of the possibilities inherent in system membership usually puts to rest preconceived fears.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.
Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
Ex: This play was nixed by school officials on the grounds that the subject of sweatshops was not appropriate for that age group.
Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.
Ex: Like its predecessor, it wants to strip away the sentimentality surrounding male-female relationships and reveal the ugly, unvarnished truth.
Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
Ex: The beauty, the aliveness, the creativity, the passion that made her lovable and gave her life meaning has been effaced.
Ex: His case was referred to the next session, and in the following May he was cashiered.
Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
Ex: It's instructive to remember just how passionately the media hyped the dangers of 'sunsetting' the ban.
Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out.
Ex: I think this article is very inflammatory and unbelievably false -- no one, especially Obama, has 'put social security on the chopping block'.
Ex: In the event of a nuclear war, India will emerge as the ultimate winner after wiping off Pakistan, but lose up to 500 million of its own people.
Ex: Again, be very aware that this will wipe off everything that was on the disk.
Ex: The effect of national IQ on longevity remained strong when GDP per capita, income inequality, and individualism were partialed out.
Ex: Rest assured that all 'confidential remarks' will be edited out of the final report which I will send to the list next week.
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* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
* eliminar Algo dejando un hueco en su lugar=gap.
* eliminar al intermediario=cut out + the middleman.
* eliminar ambigüedades=disambiguate.
* eliminar barreras=flatten + barriers ; tackle + barriers ; erase + boundaries.
* eliminar de un golpe=eliminate + at a stroke.
* eliminar de un texto=redact out ; redact.
* eliminar diferencias=flatten out + differences.
* eliminar el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* eliminar el sarro=descale.
* eliminar gases=pass + gas ; break + wind ; pass + wind.
* eliminar la necesidad de=remove + the need for.
* eliminar las barreras=break down + barriers ; bring down + barriers.
* eliminar las diferencias=iron out + differences.
* eliminar los duplicados=deduplicate.
* eliminar los obstáculos=bring down + barriers.
* eliminar + Nombre=clear of + Nombre.
* eliminar obstáculos=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
* eliminar por etapas=phase out.
* eliminar por votación=vote + Nombre + off the island .
* eliminar progresivamente=phase out.
* eliminar puestos de trabajo=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
* eliminar puliendo=buff out.
* eliminar una barrera=topple + barrier ; remove + barrier.
* eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda=clear + search.
* eliminar un error=remove + error.
* eliminar un obstáculo=remove + barrier ; sweep away + obstacle ; remove + obstacle.
* eliminar un problema=sweep away + problem ; work out + kink.

eliminar + Nombre
(v.)=clear of + Nombre.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
eliminar Algo dejando un hueco en su lugar
(v.)=gap.
Ex: Collect some short texts of your own and make a test by gapping grammatical words, eg prepositions, articles, pronouns etc.
eliminar al intermediario
(v.)=cut out + the middleman.
Ex: Anyone with a PC and a laser printer can cut out the middlemen and produce a book from scratch.
eliminar ambigüedades
(v.)=disambiguate.
Ex: Their importance is even more acute for multilingual applications, where, for instance, the question of whether to disambiguate before translating is fundamental.
eliminar barreras
(v.)=flatten + barriers ; tackle + barriers ; erase + boundaries.
Ex: The article is titled 'The information crisis that flattens social barriers'. Ex: As part of the process of tackling such technical barriers to trade, the Commission may organize conferences and seminars and commission studies in order to examine the scientific and technical aspects. Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered.
eliminar de un golpe
(v.)=eliminate + at a stroke.
Ex: The last 250 entries in the list have therefore been eliminated from the search at a stroke.
eliminar de un texto
(v.)=redact out ; redact.
Ex: A war of words went up when Jewish zealots redacted out this or that word or phrase in order to deny Joshua, and the Christians chewed them up for it. Ex: Identifying information has been redacted to the extent necessary to protect the personal privacy of individuals discussed in the letter
.
eliminar diferencias
(v.)=flatten out + differences.
Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.
eliminar el hielo
(v.)=de-ice [deice].
Ex: Glycol is frequently used at airports during the winter to de-ice aircraft prior to take-off.
eliminar el sarro
(v.)=descale.
Ex: A high-pressure spray nozzle is used for descaling and cleansing, while a brush is used to remove stubborn deposits and rust..
eliminar gases
(v.)=pass + gas ; break + wind ; pass + wind.
Ex: Where was the most embarrassing situation where you passed gas?. Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?. Ex: Sometimes the side effects of your cancer and its treatment create an excess of gas in the digestive system making you pass wind more frequently than usual.
eliminar la necesidad de
(v.)=remove + the need for.
Ex: It helps in consistency between related cases, since principles are established, and removes the need for separate rules for the different types of material.
eliminar las barreras
(v.)=break down + barriers ; bring down + barriers.
Ex: The key to the effectiveness of the data base is digitilisation, which breaks down barriers imposed by time, physical distance and delivery medium. Ex: They seek to bring down barriers to enterprise and trade, in order to achieve a world of opportunity, peace and prosperity.
eliminar las diferencias
(v.)=iron out + differences.
Ex: But these studies tend to be nationally based, and this approach has a number of inherent failings, most notably the ironing out of regional differences.
eliminar los duplicados
(v.)=deduplicate.
Ex: Such a system would retrieve a relevant set of references together with suitable annotations, be adequately deduplicated and effectively ranked.
eliminar los obstáculos
(v.)=bring down + barriers.
Ex: They seek to bring down barriers to enterprise and trade, in order to achieve a world of opportunity, peace and prosperity.
eliminar obstáculos
(v.)=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
Ex: All of this was intended to clear for the reader his/her path in the catalog, to obviate anything that might distract his/her attention or otherwise retard his/her progress, and to facilitate in every way possible his/her search in the catalog. Ex: Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.
eliminar por etapas
(v.)=phase out.
Ex: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.
eliminar por votación
(v.)=vote + Nombre + off the island .
Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island.
eliminar progresivamente
(v.)=phase out.
Ex: At the end of 1983 all customs duties between EFTA (European Free Trade Association) and EC countries were phased out = A finales de l983, se eliminaron progresivamente todos los aranceles entre los países de la EFTA (Asociación Europea para el Libre Comercio) y los de la CE.
eliminar puestos de trabajo
(v.)=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
Ex: Businesses are shedding jobs at an alarming pace, with tens of thousands of new layoffs announced Monday by some of the biggest companies. Ex: British small firms axing jobs at fastest since 1992. Ex: In total, 38% of UK firms surveyed cut jobs during the final quarter.
eliminar puliendo
(v.)=buff out.
Ex: The author lists familiar strategies that communities use for controlling illegal graffiti, eg, buffing out graffiti & heavy sentences & fines.
eliminar un error
(v.)=remove + error.
Ex: This article describes measures to remove error in automated vocabularies based on comparisons of word particles such as roots and inflections, prefixes and suffixes.
eliminar un obstáculo
(v.)=remove + barrier ; sweep away + obstacle ; remove + obstacle.
Ex: 1992 will bring the Single European Market in which many of the existing barriers to European integration will be removed. Ex: The author surveys the Canadian political scene showing that freedom of information is a force but is not sweeping away all obstacles in its path. Ex: I believe it is the duty of every politician to serve the people by removing the obstacles in the way of these ambitions.
eliminar un problema
(v.)=sweep away + problem ; work out + kink.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'. Ex: The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.
eliminar una barrera
(v.)=topple + barrier ; remove + barrier.
Ex: He examines the courageous efforts of some 'unsung heroes' who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in democracy. Ex: 1992 will bring the Single European Market in which many of the existing barriers to European integration will be removed.
eliminar una ecuación de búsqueda
(v.)=clear + search.
Ex: The third choice, 'Begin a New Search,' clears your previous search and leads you to the Search Options menu to choose the terms for a new search.
eliminatoria
(n.)=playoff ; playoff run.
Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run.

eliminatorio
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* fase eliminatoria=qualifying round.

elipse
(n.)=ellipse.
Ex: An ellipse with an equal width and height is a circle.

elipsis
(n.)=ellipsis [ellipses, -pl.].
Ex: This article attempts to classify different types of ellipsis so as to develop a theory of ellipsis as a pragmatic phenomenon.

elipsoidal
(adj.)=ellipsoidal.
Ex: Diastolic and systolic shapes were different, the left ventricle maintaining an ellipsoidal shape.

elipsoide
(n.)=ellipsoid.
Ex: The center of a geocentric ellipsoid is the same as the center of the Earth.

elitismo
(n.)=elitism.
Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.

elitista
(adj.)=elitist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.

elixir
(n.)=elixir.
Ex: Elixirs are usually sweet aromatic preparations, frequently containing a considerable percentage of alcohol.
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* elixir bucal=mouthwash.
* elixir de amor=love potion.

elixir bucal
(n.)=mouthwash.
Ex: Oral products including mouthwash may actually be leading to bad breath because of the presence of alcohol.
elixir de amor
(n.)=love potion.
Ex: One of the oldest and best-known of these legendary love potions is Spanish fly, a powder made from ground-up beetles.
ella
=she.
Ex: She also worked in the Cataloging Department at Hawaii Public Library.
ella misma
=herself.
Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.
ellas
=they.
Ex: They all permit coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.
ello
=it.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
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* a lo tonto=for nothing ; just like that.
* a lo tonto, a lo tonto=before + Pronombre + know it.
* a partir de ello=therefrom.
* aunque me fuera la vida en ello=for the life of me.
* cargar con ello=live with it.
* con ello=in doing so ; thereto.
* de ello=thereof ; therefrom.
* derivado de ello=therefrom.
* lo=it.
* lo + creer + cuando lo + ver=Pronombre + will believe it when + Pronombre + see it.
* mientras estamos en ello=while we're at it.
* para ello=to that end ; to this end ; to that effect ; therefor.
* por ello=on this basis ; on that basis ; accordingly.
* sin necesidad de ello=gratuitous ; gratuitously.
* sobre ello=thereupon [thereon] ; thereupon [thereon].
* ya que estamos en ello=while we're at it.

ellos
=they.
Ex: They all permit coordination of concepts at the search stage when searching most of the databases that are on offer.
ellos mismos
=themselves.
Ex: All of the Fellows gained a new perspective on themselves and others through this experience.
elocuencia
(n.)=eloquence.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

elocuente
(adj.)=articulate ; eloquent ; pregnant ; elocuted ; vocal ; smooth-talking.
Ex: Although I am not sure that research libraries' spokespersons are more articulate than others, their cataloging needs receive attention from the Library of Congress and from the American Library Association.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
Ex: H M Kalen, writing in the 'Encyclopedia of the social sciences', supplies the terse but pregnant answer 'What ceases to function, ceases to be'.
Ex: No one likes that artificial, over-precise articulation acquired by meticulously elocuted people who hang words on the air like so many ice cubes.
Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

elocuentemente
=eloquently.
Ex: You have heard distinguished experts speak eloquently about the ideology and philosophy of cataloging and the catalog.

elogiablemente
=commendably.
Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.

elogiado
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* elogiado internacionalmente=internationally-hailed ; internationally acclaimed.

elogiado internacionalmente
(adj.)=internationally-hailed ; internationally acclaimed.
Ex: This is an internationally-hailed premier magazine of the computing field covering both established and emerging areas of computer technology = Ésta es una revista de primera calidad aclamada internacionalmente del campo de la computación que trata tanto de áreas tradicionales como de áreas emergentes de la tecnología informática. Ex: Electronic publishing in library settings is a fairly new phenomenon that has grown in importance, partly due to internationally acclaimed examples in this field.
elogiador
(adj.)=laudatory.
Ex: Most statements about electronic communication (laudatory and critical) tend toward generalizaton and the bandying about of vast numbers rather than being evaluative or descriptive.

elogiar
(v.)=applaud ; praise ; vaunt ; eulogise [eulogize, -USA] ; compliment ; acclaim ; hail ; commend ; hold out as ; laud ; rave about ; hold + Nombre + up for praise ; rant and rave ; speak + highly of.
Ex: I'd like to applaud a great deal of the work that she and SRRT, and also Mr Berman, have done in their criticism of LC subject headings.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
Ex: In a promotional brochure Junctionville is vaunted as 'an attractive city to live in and a nice place to raise children'.
Ex: The business history or biography should not be seen as simply to entertain or eulogise, but as a tool which can be used discriminatingly for its more factual content.
Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches.
Ex: As drill exercises in writing, the writing of book reviews has little to commend it.
Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.
Ex: Politicians give us many reasons to worry, and I don't usually hold them up for public praise.
Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
Ex: He said to send his regards to everyone, and thanks especially to those who spoke so highly of him.

elogio
(n.)=commendation ; acclaim ; praise ; encomium ; accolade ; laurels ; elevation ; eulogy ; plaudit ; rave.
Ex: It's a staggering list of accomplishments, and considering bureaucracy and some of the internal problems of the Library of Congress, I think that the Library deserves a great deal of credit and commendation.
Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.
Ex: Encomiums for abstractors are appropriate.
Ex: The article 'Interlibrary loan: automation, whither thou goest; some gripes and an accolade' advises postponing automation until dedicated funds are available and hardware is standardized.
Ex: There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.
Ex: Within the last 40 years, information has undergone remarkable elevation.
Ex: The journalist and broadcaster, Bernard Levin is well known for his eulogies of good indexes and indexers.
Ex: This valuable collection is now accessible over the Internet, to the plaudits of numerous researchers and citizens, spreading our influence throughout the world.
Ex: And by tackling problems beyond their traditional turf, the award winners earned raves for leadership.
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* deshacerse en elogios=wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous ; sing + Posesivo + praises ; go into + raptures.
* digno de elogio=praiseworthy ; commendably.
* elogio de la crítica=critical acclaim.
* elogios=kudos.
* recibir el elogio de la crítica=enjoy + critical acclaim.
* recibir elogio=get + tap on the shoulder.
* recibir elogios=win + accolade.
* ser objeto de elogio=win + acclaim ; receive + acclaim.

elogio de la crítica
(n.)=critical acclaim.
Ex: Here's what he had to say in the interview: 'The box office definitely matters more than critical acclaim'.
elogios
(n.)=kudos.
Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
elogioso
(adj.)=appreciative.
Ex: This article gives a brief appreciative description of the libraries of the University of Texas at Austin.

elucidación
(n.)=elucidation.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the revision or elucidation of the text.

elucubración
(n.)=construct.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

eludir
(v.)=bypass [by-pass] ; dodge ; elude ; escape ; evade ; deflect ; parry ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; fend off ; steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; duck out of ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: The definition of a 'work' has eluded cataloguers for many years, and AACR2 has not found a solution.
Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.
Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.
Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! .
Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
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* agacharse para eludir=duck out of + harm's way.
* eludir la necesidad de=bypass + the need (for).
* eludir responsabilidad=pass + the buck.
* eludirse=duck away.
* eludir una cuestión=dodge + issue.
* eludir una obligación=duck + an obligation.
* eludir una oposición=negotiate + resistance.
* eludir una responsabilidad=shirk + responsibility.

eludir la necesidad de
(v.)=bypass + the need (for).
Ex: Although the use of the cloze test bypasses the need for standardized testing, the danger of choosing a passage which is not reflective of the whole work must be noted.
eludir responsabilidad
(v.)=pass + the buck.
Ex: The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials.
eludir una cuestión
(v.)=dodge + issue.
Ex: I agree with you on your general point: I don't want to dodge the issue but I think we should listen to the papers on AACR first.
eludir una obligación
(v.)=duck + an obligation.
Ex: Historically librarians have done a good job of managing resources on behalf of our scholars and we shouldn't duck or postpone our obligation to act decisively.
eludir una oposición
(v.)=negotiate + resistance.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
eludir una responsabilidad
(v.)=shirk + responsibility.
Ex: Some libraries lean too heavily on the interloan network and shirk their own responsibility in book purchasing = Algunas bibliotecas dependen demasiado de la red de préstamo interbibliotecario y eluden la responsabilidad que tienen de comprar libros.
eludirse
(v.)=duck away.
Ex: The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them.
elusividad
(n.)=elusiveness.
Ex: It must in fact be doubted whether 'internal documents' as a class could be said to have any characteristic by which the user might distinguish them from publications, except their relative elusiveness.

elusivo
(adj.)=elusive.
Ex: When future use is also taken into consideration firm decisions will prove yet more elusive.

elásticamente
=elastically.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.

elástico^1
(n.)=elastic ; rubber band ; elastic band.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: The artwork collection consists of 100 pictures and images of typical office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands, pencils) that can enhance the appearance of presentations and reports.
Ex: First, she put her hair into two pigtails using elastic bands.

elástico^2
(adj.)=elastic ; resilient ; tensile ; stretchy ; springy .
Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
Ex: Wetsuits are made from neoprene, a stretchy synthetic rubber material.
Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
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* cama elástica=trampoline.
* correa elástica=bungee ; bungee cord ; elastic cord.
* de forma elástica=elastically.
* de manera elástica=elastically.
* de modo elástico=elastically.
* gimnasta de la cama elástica=trampolinist.
* goma elástica=bungee ; bungee cord ; elastic cord.
* viscoso y elástico=viscoelastic.

eléctrica
(n.)=electrical shop ; electrical store ; electric shop ; electrical goods shop ; electrical goods store ; electrical equipment store ; electrical equipment shop ; electrical appliances shop ; electrical appliances store.
Ex: The electronics and electrical shops listed on this page have their own site online, where you can buy electronics and electrical items directly.
Ex: Flat irons are used generally by hairstylists at salons to straighten your hair but are also sold at electrical stores for home use.
Ex: There are many kinds of plugs used in Nepal and the best thing for you to do is stop in at an electric shop in Kathmandu and for 50 rupees they will make an adaptor for you.
Ex: He was brought up in Southampton but spent much of his childhood on the Isle of Wight where his father had an electrical goods shop.
Ex: Service in electrical goods stores seems to be improving, but you still can't rely on getting detailed, accurate advice.
Ex: If you need to get hold of the cabling almost every electrical equipment store stocks this type of cable.
Ex: They cost around £10 and can be bought at most supermarkets, DIY stores and electrical equipment shops.
Ex: The shopping mall will accommodate a full complement of shops from pharmacies to banks, to restaurants, clothing stores and electrical appliances shops.
Ex: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.

eléctricamente
=electrically.
Ex: These keys simply combined some electrically produced vibrations and passed these on to a loud-speaker.

eléctrico
(adj.)=electric ; electrical ; electrically-operated ; electrically-powered.
Ex: It was a dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
Ex: One of the most obvious implications has been the electrical, mechanical and structural requirements imposed on library buildings.
Ex: Attention has also been given to the needs of handicapped users by the provision of electrically-operated doors, invalid toilets and computer terminals with braille keyboards.
Ex: Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.
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* aparato eléctrico=electrical apparatus ; power appliance.
* aparatos eléctricos=electrical equipment ; electrical appliances ; appliances ; household appliances.
* aparatos eléctricos del hogar=home appliances ; domestic appliances.
* cable eléctrico=power cable ; power line.
* caja de registro eléctrico=wiring compartment.
* calentador eléctrico=immersion heater.
* cambiar la instalación eléctrica=rewire.
* carga eléctrica=electrical charge.
* central eléctrica=electric power station ; power plant ; powerhouse.
* compañía eléctrica=power company ; electricity company.
* componente eléctrico=electrical part.
* contacto eléctrico=electric contact ; electrical contact.
* corriente eléctrica=electric current.
* corte de la corriente eléctrica=power cut.
* corte en el fluido eléctrico=power cut ; power failure.
* descarga eléctrica=electric shock ; electrical discharge.
* disparar una descarga eléctrica=zap.
* energía eléctrica=electric power ; power.
* fluido eléctrico=power.
* generador de energía eléctrica=power generator ; power unit ; electrical generator.
* generador eléctrico=power unit ; electrical generator ; power generator.
* grupo eléctrico=power unit ; electrical generator ; power generator.
* guitarra eléctrica=electric guitar.
* herramienta eléctrica=power tool.
* hervidora eléctrica de agua=electric kettle.
* impulso eléctrico=electrical impulse.
* industria de la ingeniería eléctrica, la=electrical engineering industry, the.
* ionización eléctrica=electrical ionisation.
* manta eléctrica=electric blanket.
* máquina de escribir eléctrica=electric typewriter.
* motor eléctrico=electric motor.
* no eléctrico=nonelectrical [non-electrical].
* pieza eléctrica=electrical part.
* plancha eléctrica=electric hotplate.
* plancha eléctrica de cocinar=electric hotplate.
* potencia eléctrica=power ; electric potential.
* recambio eléctrico=electrical part.
* red de suministro eléctrico=mains electricity.
* red eléctrica=power grid ; mains electricity.
* red eléctrica, la=mains, the ; mains supply, the ; public grid, the.
* sacudida eléctrica=electric shock.
* seguridad contra corrientes eléctricas=electrical security.
* señal eléctrica=electric signal.
* silla de ruedas eléctrica=electric wheelchair.
* silla eléctrica, la=electric chair, the.
* sistema de conductos eléctricos=ducting system.
* sistema eléctrico=electrical system.
* soldadura con arco eléctrico=arc welding.
* suministro eléctrico por fases=phase supply.
* toma eléctrica=electrical outlet.
* tormenta eléctrica=thunderstorm ; thunder storm.
* torre del tendido eléctrico=pylon ; electricity pylon.
* tren eléctrico=train set ; model train set.
* utensilios eléctricos=electrical appliances ; appliances.

elípticamente
=elliptically.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community superfluous once it found itself obliged to hunt for and study elliptically worded proposals, decisions, directives and regulations.

elíptico
(adj.)=elliptic ; elliptical.
Ex: It is designed to recognise elliptic, rectangular, and triangular shapes in a way similar to human cognition of these shapes.
Ex: It was later discovered, however, that the orbits are not circular, but were actually very round elliptical shapes.
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* arco elíptico=elliptical arch.
* órbita elíptica=elliptical orbit.

emanación
(n.)=emanation ; release ; outpouring ; emission ; outflow.
Ex: CCRC has considered radical things that don't seem to fit in with any of these aims, such as abandoning main entry and restricting corporate authorship by eliminating it entirely, and now euphemistically calling it corporate emanation.
Ex: But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).
Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.
Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
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* emanación tóxica=fume ; toxic fume ; flue gas ; toxic emission.

emanación tóxica
(n.)=fume ; toxic fume ; flue gas ; toxic emission.
Ex: The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes. Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes. Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems. Ex: Therefore, there exists an opportunity to reduce toxic emissions by the order of 15 to 20% without substantial economic penalties.
emanador de toxinas
(adj.)=toxin-belching.
Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.

emanar
(v.)=emanate ; exude ; vent ; give off ; flow ; spout.
Ex: Drawing lines to connect related documents may turn up patterns that look like stars with rays emanating in all directions, where a key study has been made.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
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* emanar de=flow from.

emanar de
(v.)=flow from.
Ex: Apart from well-known things like light and heat, what else flows from the Sun?.
emancipación
(n.)=emancipation ; empowerment ; manumission.
Nota: Aplicado generalmente a los esclavos.
Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
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* emancipación de la mujer=female emancipation.
* emancipación económica=economic emancipation.

emancipación de la mujer
(n.)=female emancipation.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
emancipación económica
(n.)=economic emancipation.
Ex: Within less than 2 decades most African nations have become independent, but have not achieved full economic emancipation.
emancipador
(adj.)=liberating.
Ex: The liberating climate of publishing was embodied in Coleridge's career as a preacher and as a publicist.

emancipar
(v.)=emancipate ; empower ; enfranchise.
Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.
Ex: This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
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* emancipar a un esclavo=manumit.

emancipar a un esclavo
(v.)=manumit.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
emasculación
(n.)=emasculation.
Ex: During the Second World War scientific periodicals were severely censored in many countries almost to the point of total emasculation.

embadurnar
(n.)=smear ; splatter ; spatter ; anoint.
Ex: Virus suspension was also smeared on their wings and claws.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
Ex: The practice of anointing with perfumed oil was common among the Hebrews.
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* embadurnar con alquitrán=tar.
* embadurnar con brea=tar.

embadurnar con alquitrán
(v.)=tar.
Ex: He helped Craig repair it by tarring the bottom of the hull.
embadurnar con brea
(v.)=tar.
Ex: He helped Craig repair it by tarring the bottom of the hull.
embajada
(n.)=embassy ; diplomatic mission.
Ex: He also identified foreign embassies in the U.K. and overseas and also specific companies overseas as official sources of information.
Ex: Diplomatic missions of the European Commission in major third countries also have units responsible for information.
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* de la embajada=ambassadorial.

embajador
(n.)=ambassador.
Ex: We librarians are the ambassadors of an indivisible world, of culture and books and ideas.
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* embajador especial=envoy.

embajador especial
(n.)=envoy.
Ex: Several eminent foreigners, including various envoys, visited the library which was a great honour.
embalador
(n.)=packager.
Ex: Just because there are some problems does not mean they are all caused by the packagers.

embalaje
(n.)=packaging ; boxing ; encasement.
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: Boxing is essential for the proper storage of prints and drawings and other unbound materials, for bound volumes that require extra protection and for the protection of materials in transit.
Ex: An illustrated guide to making a polyester envelope is appended with illustrations of 4 polyester encasements.
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* caja de embalaje=packing case.
* embalaje en caja de cartón=encasement.

embalaje en caja de cartón
(n.)=encasement.
Ex: An illustrated guide to making a polyester envelope is appended with illustrations of 4 polyester encasements.
embalar
(v.)=encase ; package ; bale up ; pack ; bale.
Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.
Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.
Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.
Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
Ex: Alfalfa hay, cut and baled for fodder, is a source of protein that rivals or surpasses soybeans.
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* cinta de embalar=packing tape.
* papel de embalar=wrapping paper.

embaldosado
(adj.)=tiled.
Ex: Clean the tiled surface with a moist sponge to remove dust en dirt.

embaldosar
(v.)=tile.
Ex: The hardest part of tiling a kitchen wall is picking the materials you want to use.

embalsamado
(adj.)=mummified.
Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings.

embalsamador^1
(n.)=embalmer.
Ex: Additionally, in many places embalming is not done by trained embalmers but rather by doctors.

embalsamador^2
(adj.)=embalming.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.

embalsamamiento
(n.)=embalming.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Additionally, in many places embalming is not done by trained embalmers but rather by doctors.

embalsamar
(v.)=embalm.
Ex: Most corpses in the USA and Canada are embalmed, though it is not required by law in most cases.
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* de embalsamar=embalming.
* para embalsamar=embalming.

embalsar
(v.)=dam.
Ex: Farmlands, livestock, crops and natural biodiversity were lost due to changes in the river flow pattern caused by damming the rivers.

embalse
(n.)=dam ; reservoir ; water reservoir.
Ex: The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.
Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.
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* construir una represa=dam.

embarazada^1
=pregnant ; in the family way.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
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* dejar a Alguien embarazada=knock + Alguien + up.
* dejar embarazada=get + Nombre + pregnant ; make + Nombre + pregnant.
* estar embarazada=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* mujer embarazada=pregnant woman.
* quedarse embarazada=become + pregnant ; be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven ; get pregnant.

embarazada^2
(n.)=expectant mother.
Ex: This manual was developed to help health workers in developing nations to teach expectant mothers about pregnancy and childbirth.

embarazar
(v.)=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
Ex: The first man she ever killed was her brother who raped her and made her pregnant.
Ex: If you ejaculate even near her vagina, you could get her pregnant with just a tiny splash of semen.

embarazo
(n.)=pregnancy ; gestation.
Ex: Thus, if one has already had an online search to produce a large retrospective bibliography on pregnancy as a factor in high school dropouts, the librarian can instruct the computer to perform the same search each month when new data have been added to the file.
Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
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* embarazo de adolescentes=teenage pregnancy.
* embarazo de menores=teenage pregnancy.
* embarazo precoz=teenage pregnancy.
* embarazo tubárico=tubal pregnancy.
* náuseas del embarazo=morning sickness.
* poner fin a un embarazo=terminate + pregnancy.
* prueba del embarazo=pregnancy test.
* terminar un embarazo=terminate + pregnancy.
* test de embarazo=pregnancy test.

embarazo de adolescentes
(n.)=teenage pregnancy.
Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
embarazo de menores
(n.)=teenage pregnancy.
Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
embarazo precoz
(n.)=teenage pregnancy.
Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
embarazo tubárico
(n.)=tubal pregnancy.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery is the intervention of choice for the treatment of tubal pregnancy.
embarazosamente
=embarrassingly.
Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

embarazoso
(adj.)=embarrassing ; awkward.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
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* meterse en una situación embarazosa=place + Reflexivo + in an awkward situations.
* poco embarazoso=unembarrassing.
* situación embarazosa=embarrassing situation.

embarcación
(n.)=craft ; vessel.
Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
Ex: Other vessels in addition to yachts may have hulls.
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* embarcación de recreo=cabin cruiser.

embarcación de recreo
(n.)=cabin cruiser.
Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.
embarcadero
(n.)=wharf [wharves, -pl.] ; jetty [jetties, -pl.] ; pier.
Ex: Entries beginning with a place name may have corporate body, subject, or geographical qualifiers: London -- London wharves.
Ex: Rockport is a sweet little fishing port filled with colorful boats, granite jetties, shops and the smell of salt air.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

embarcar
(v.)=board + ship.
Ex: The men boarded the ship as they cried 'Ahoy there!' but there was no answer.
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* embarcarse en=embark on/upon.
* embarcarse en el matrimonio=embark on + marriage.
* embarcarse en un proyecto=embark on + venture ; embark on + project.

embarcarse en
(v.)=embark on/upon.
Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.
embarcarse en el matrimonio
(v.)=embark on + marriage.
Ex: This book is dedicated to all teenagers who see the world through rose-coloured glasses and are tempted to embark on an early marriage.
embarcarse en un proyecto
(v.)=embark on + venture ; embark on + project.
Ex: The Department of Education and IBM embarked on a joint venture to provide network services to elementary and secondary school districts thoughout the state of Indiana. Ex: The state government has embarked on an afforestation project and has prohibited bush burning to reduce desertification.
embargado
(adj.)=embargoed ; repossessed ; impounded.
Ex: These journals have stopped accepting manuscripts from researchers in embargoed countries.
Ex: Contrary to the mainstream car market, repossessed cars can be bought at almost giveaway price.
Ex: If you're after a cheap car then learning how to buy police impounded cars is a skill worth acquiring.
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* propiedad embargada=repo.

embargar
(v.)=repossess ; repo ; garnish ; impound.
Ex: For example, if you don't make timely payments on the vehicle, your creditor may have the right to 'repossess' your car.
Ex: Banks don't normally like to repo vehicles; they lose thousands on each vehicle repoed so they will work with you to try and prevent it.
Ex: As long as he is not financially responsible for the debt, the creditor cannot legally garnish his bank account or wages.
Ex: Once a vehicle is impounded, law enforcement agencies often require it to remain locked up for at least a month.

embargo
(n.)=embargo [embargoes, -pl.] ; seizure ; sequestration.
Ex: The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
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* embargo comercial=trade embargo.
* embargo temporal=time embargo.
* levantar un embargo=lift + embargo.
* sin embargo=however ; nevertheless ; still ; yet ; that being said ; all this said.
* y sin embargo=but then again.

embargo comercial
(n.)=trade embargo.
Ex: Tariff barriers, currency restrictions and trade embargoes often make the task of the librarian impossible if the intention is to plan the free flow of material and information as openly as possible.
embargo temporal
(n.)=time embargo.
Ex: If you don't want the software to be published immediately, you can purchase a limited time embargo for up to two years.
embarque
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* conocimiento de embarque=bill of lading.
* puerta de embarque=boarding gate.
* tarjeta de embarque=boarding pass ; boarding card.

embarrado
(adj.)=muddy .
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.

embarrancado
(adj.)=grounded.
Ex: The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.

embarrancar
(v.)=beach ; run + aground ; ground.
Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.
Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.

embarrar
(v.)=muddy.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.

embarullado en
=enmeshed in.
Ex: Enmeshed in the bureaucratic structure that many large libraries have become, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
embarullar
(v.)=entangle ; knot into ; garble.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: This software provides full text search for text corpora that may be garbled by OCR or transmission errors, and that may contain languages other than English = Este programa ofrece búsqueda en texto completo de corpus lingüísticos que puedan hacerse indescifrable por errores del OCR o de transmisión y que puedan contener otras lenguas diferentes al inglés.
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* embarullado en=enmeshed in.

embastecer
(v.)=coarsen.
Ex: By shouting they may make themselves heard, but they also coarsen the quality of the sounds they produce, limiting the range and vocal color = Si gritan pueden hacerse oír, pero también embastecen la calidad de los sonidos que producen, limitando los rasgos de la voz y los tonos vocales .

embate
(n.)=pounding ; onslaught.
Ex: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
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* embates de la enfermedad, los=ravages of disease, the.
* embates de la guerra, los=ravages of war, the.
* embates del tiempo, los=ravages of time, the.

embates de la enfermedad, los
(n.)=ravages of disease, the.
Ex: Vaccines are among the most effective weapons for protecting horses against the ravages of disease.
embates de la guerra, los
(n.)=ravages of war, the.
Ex: The ravages of war devastated Afghanistan's infrastructure, breaking people away from their homes and from each other.
embates del tiempo, los
=ravages of time, the.
Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.
embaucador
(n.)=trickster ; swindler ; wheeler-dealer ; duplicitous ; two-faced ; con artist ; con man ; humbug ; scamster ; fraudster ; fraud ; hoaxer ; hoaxster ; duper ; scam artist.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.
Ex: The term widget is taken from the 1963 movie, 'The Wheeler-Dealers'.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.
Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.
Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.
Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.
Ex: Where the community was at one point solidly cooperative and helpful, it had been overrun by dupers and shysters.
Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change.

embaucar
(v.)=trick ; dupe ; bamboozle ; bluff ; ensnare ; snare ; humbug ; lead + Nombre + down the garden path ; scam ; flim-flam.
Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
Ex: You are being flim-flammed by just another industry shill.
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* dejarse embaucar=get + sucked in.

embelesado
(adj.)=rapturous ; spellbound.
Ex: Then I had a romantic taste in poetry; I thought it ought to be dreamy and rapturous and inspiring.
Ex: Here was a world and a collection of people so strange that I was spellbound with fascination, as an explorer might stand staring at a new land and an alien people = Me encontraba ante un mundo y una colección de gente tan extraña que me sentía embelesado, como un explorador al contemplar una nueva tierra y una gente diferente.
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* tener a Alguien embelesado=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.

embelesamiento
(n.)=rapture.
Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.

embelesar
(v.)=enthral [enthrall, -USA] ; entrance ; get + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell ; put + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.
Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
Ex: After getting him under her spell, Clark reveals his powers to the woman, who immediately begins to exploit them for her own ends.
Ex: One glance from her eyes so dark and so brown, put him under her spell, his world spun around.

embeleso
(n.)=rapture.
Ex: He listened with rapture, and all the more because it was a poignant moment in his life.

embellecedor
(n.)=car trim ; trim.
Ex: The manufacture car trims reinforced with natural fibers which contain approx. 80% materials from renewable resources.
Ex: The early telephone booths were manufactured from wood with ornate trim and design.

embellecer
(v.)=embellish ; grace ; beautify ; prettify ; deck ; deck out.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: I must say it's quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn't burden the resources.
Ex: Combining form and function, this is an easy way to prettify your kitchen and reuse instead of recycle.
Ex: A hospice volunteer has decked his house in hundreds of Christmas lights in a bid to raise money.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

emberracarse
(v.)=cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + uncontrollably ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
Ex: They were crying their heart out because of seemingly insurmountable problems.
Ex: She is fine in the bath but as soon as we take her out she starts getting very distressed and crying uncontrollably.
Ex: George Michael reportedly cried his eyes out after being sentenced to jail.

emberrenchinarse
(v.)=throw + a tantrum ; throw + a wobbler ; throw + a fit ; throw + a hissy fit ; throw + a wobbly.
Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
Ex: Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered.
Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.

emberrincharse
(v.)=throw + a tantrum ; throw + a wobbler ; throw + a fit ; throw + a hissy fit ; throw + a wobbly.
Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.
Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake.
Ex: Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered.
Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for.

embestida
(n.)=onslaught ; bashing.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.

embestir
(v.)=ram.
Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.

emblema
(n.)=emblem ; figurehead ; banner ; byword ; crowning jewel.
Ex: It is now possible to search for the specific term 'insignia' as well as the more general preferred term 'emblems'.
Ex: This book is a biography of Mary Baker Eddy, a woman who became the figurehead for the medico-religious movement of Christian Science.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.
Ex: Hackman became a byword for everything that was authentic about the cerebral American New Wave of the late 1960s and 1970s.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.
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* bajo el emblema=under the banner.
* con el emblema=under the banner.

emblemático
(adj.)=symbolic ; emblematic ; signature ; distinctive.
Nota: Que destaca por algún motivo.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the importance that society attaches to the symbolic realities specific to the institution.
Ex: The image of the white peacock stands out in the text as emblematic or allegorical.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
Ex: In addition to main or added entries under titles added entries are often also made in respect of distinctive series titles.
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* producto emblemático=showpiece.
* ser emblemático de=be emblematic of.

embobado
(adj.)=gaping ; gobsmacked ; stunned ; thunderstruck ; wide-eyed.
Ex: These gaping sightseers never took account of the difficulties of going through the shop.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends.
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* mirar embobado=gawk ; gawp.

embolia
(n.)=embolism.
Ex: The pattern of changes in embolisms indicated almost no embolisms before dawn, followed by a rapid rise to a peak in mid-morning, then a progressive loss of embolisms in late afternoon.
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* embolia aérea=air embolism.
* embolia gaseosa=gas embolism.

embolia aérea
(n.)=air embolism.
Ex: An air embolism is an embolism caused by air bubbles in the vascular system.
embolia gaseosa
(n.)=gas embolism.
Ex: Gas embolism is one of the diving disorders scuba divers sometimes suffer when they receive pressure damage to their lungs following a rapid ascent.
embolismo
(n.)=embolism.
Ex: The pattern of changes in embolisms indicated almost no embolisms before dawn, followed by a rapid rise to a peak in mid-morning, then a progressive loss of embolisms in late afternoon.
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* embolismo aéreo=air embolism.
* embolismo gaseoso=gas embolism.
* embolismo pulmonar=pulmonary embolism.

embolismo aéreo
(n.)=air embolism.
Ex: An air embolism is an embolism caused by air bubbles in the vascular system.
embolismo gaseoso
(n.)=gas embolism.
Ex: Gas embolism is one of the diving disorders scuba divers sometimes suffer when they receive pressure damage to their lungs following a rapid ascent.
embolismo pulmonar
(n.)=pulmonary embolism.
Ex: Use of these drugs includes the treatment of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease, and coronary thrombosis.
embolsado
(adj.)=bagged.
Ex: That means storing the papers in archival quality polyethylene bags and then storing the bagged papers in archival boxes.

embolsar
(v.)=bag ; pull in.
Nota: Referido al dinero.
Ex: The lessons included: reading help wanted ads, following directions, asking for advice, bagging groceries, teaching someone, decision making, and helping others.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.
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* embolsarse=pocket ; net.

embolsarse
(v.)=pocket ; net.
Ex: The librarian presented duplicate invoices for books received to the board and then pocketed the extra payment. Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
emborrachar
(v.)=intoxicate.
Ex: Tunisians are intoxicated by their newfound freedom.
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* emborracharse=get + drunk ; tie one on.

emborracharse
(v.)=get + drunk ; tie one on.
Ex: The author warns against the twin dangers of getting drunk and illusory conference romances. Ex: Good news for anyone who has ever had that queasy feeling the morning after tying one on: A study has found that an extract of prickly pear can prevent a severe hangover.
emborronar
(v.)=blot.
Ex: Manuscript copy, as printers often complained, might be an ill-written author's draft much blotted and corrected.

emboscada
(n.)=ambush.
Ex: Although 'Ambush' will be published in hardcover in several international markets, including Brazil, France and Spain, it will available only in audio format in the USA.
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* tender una emboscada=ambush.

emboscar
(v.)=waylay.
Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.

embotado^1
(adj.)=blunt.
Ex: The article 'Serials cuts (and the use of a blunt knife)' outlines the initial actions taken by a serial librarian when first faced with the need to cut his serials budget.

embotado^2
(adj.)=groggy ; brain-fogged.
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.
Ex: With the current lifestyle and wrong food habits, we are giving the brain the wrong fuel and thus we find ourselves brain fogged very much.

embotar
(v.)=blunt ; dull + the mind ; dull.
Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
Ex: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind = Demasiado calor, al igual que demasiado frío, embota la menta.
Ex: Do not use the wood carving knife to scrape, as it will dull the blade.
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* embotar la mente=dull + the mind.

embotar la mente
(v.)=dull + the mind.
Ex: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind = Demasiado calor, al igual que demasiado frío, embota la menta.
embotellado
(adj.)=bottled.
Ex: So we come to cod-liver oil, the first known 'bottled sunshine'.
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* agua embotellada=bottled water.
* planta de embotellado=bottler.

embotellador
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
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* planta embotelladora=bottler.

embotellamiento
(n.)=bottleneck ; traffic jam ; jam ; traffic congestion.
Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: Compressed image formats such as BMP, DIB, TIFF, GIF and JPEG, have been designed to reduce traffic jams on the information highway.
Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.
Ex: Traffic congestion leads to reduced quality of life as motorists arrive at their destination frustrated and fatigued.

embotellar
(v.)=bottle.
Ex: Before bottling, the liquid is stabilized and filtered to eliminate any particles.

embragar
(v.)=depress + the clutch.
Ex: However, if you try to brake below this speed without depressing the clutch, the engine will stall because it's being forced to carry a load while operating below idle speed.

embrague
(n.)=clutch pedal ; clutch.
Ex: If required, it may be activated by depressing the clutch pedal.
Ex: Trucks and competition cars use ceramic clutches that have a greatly increased friction coefficient.
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* pedal del embraque=clutch pedal.
* pisar el embrague=depress + the clutch.
* plato de presión del embrague=pressure plate.

embrear
(v.)=tar.
Ex: He helped Craig repair it by tarring the bottom of the hull.

embriagado
(adj.)=intoxicated.
Ex: A few days ago, our library director was hit by a car driven by an intoxicated driver and suffered severe injuries.

embriagador
(adj.)=heady ; intoxicating.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' is an intoxicating romantic comedy set beneath the biggest, brightest Christmas moon you ever saw.

embriagante
(adj.)=intoxicating ; heady .
Ex: 'Moonstruck' is an intoxicating romantic comedy set beneath the biggest, brightest Christmas moon you ever saw.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.

embriagar
(v.)=intoxicate.
Ex: Tunisians are intoxicated by their newfound freedom.

embriaguez
(n.)=drunkenness ; intoxication.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: Some of effects and their consequences include intoxication, dependence and medical disorders.

embridar
(v.)=bridle.
Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.

embriología
(n.)=embryology.
Ex: Most embryology journals are dominated by medically affiliated researchers.

embrionario
(adj.)=foetal [fetal, -USA] ; embryo ; embryonic ; undeveloped ; embryonal.
Ex: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.
Ex: This article describes an embryo training scheme for librarians.
Ex: This illustrates both the complexity and the interdependent nature of what is still an embryonic industry.
Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
Ex: We are selecting embryonal stem cells in vitro for phenotypes that may retard aging.
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* carcinoma embrionario=embryonal carcinoma.
* célula madre embrionaria=embryonic stem cell.
* en estado embrionario=embryo ; in embryo ; in the embryo stage.
* en su estado embrionario=in its embryonic stage.
* en un estado embrionario=in an embryonic stage.
* muerte embrionaria=embryonal death.
* sarcoma embrionario=embryonal sarcoma.
* tumor embrionario=embryonal tumour.

embrión
(n.)=embryo.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Donated sperm, eggs, & embryos are an increasing feature of assisted reproduction.

embrollado
(adj.)=afoul.
Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.

embrollado en
=enmeshed in.
Ex: Enmeshed in the bureaucratic structure that many large libraries have become, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
embrollar
(v.)=snarl up ; entangle ; knot into ; ensnare ; snare ; garble.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
Ex: This software provides full text search for text corpora that may be garbled by OCR or transmission errors, and that may contain languages other than English = Este programa ofrece búsqueda en texto completo de corpus lingüísticos que puedan hacerse indescifrable por errores del OCR o de transmisión y que puedan contener otras lenguas diferentes al inglés.
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* embrollado en=enmeshed in.

embrollo
(n.)=morass ; tangled web ; muddle ; quagmire ; tangle ; miasma ; snarl ; snarl-up ; snare ; can of worms.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.
Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.
Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.
Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
Ex: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.
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* en un embrollo=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil.
* meterse en un embrollo=open (up) + a can of worms.

embrujado
(adj.)=haunted.
Ex: This is a guide to haunted places you can visit or stay overnight in.

embrujar
(v.)=cast + a (magic) spell ; bewitch.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.

embrutecedor
(adj.)=barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The author dramatises the conflict between the civilising instinct and the barbarising instinct latent within all human beings.

embrutecer
(v.)=barbarise [barbarize, -USA] ; brutalise [brutalize, -USA].
Ex: The first option means fighting, the resistance brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.

embrutecimiento
(n.)=barbarising [barbarizing, -USA].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: I can see the barbarising of our own culture by wealth - wealth retreating more and more into fewer and fewer hands and anarchy outside that.

embuste
(n.)=humbug ; porky ; flim-flam.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: We were telling porkies all along about this being just a peace treaty.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.

embustero^1
(n.)=trickster ; liar ; fabulist ; fabricator ; fibber.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.
Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.

embustero^2
(adj.)=deceitful ; mendacious ; lying.
Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.

embutido
(adj.)=built-in ; recessed.
Ex: If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.
Ex: The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.
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* iluminación embutida=recessed lighting.
* luz embutida=recessed light ; recessed downlight ; downlight.

embutidos
(n.)=delicatessen [deli, -abrev.] ; cold cuts ; cold meats ; deli meats.
Ex: Participants in the German case studies were a delicatessen, health food cooperative, and large manufacturers of fresh milk products.
Ex: According to this article from the Daily Mail -- eating cold cuts for breakfast is a great way to increase the grey matter in your brain.
Ex: Most supermarkets sell pre-cooked and pre-sliced cold meats.
Ex: Assortments of pickles on skewers could be a fun garnish for a cocktail, or simply laid on a tray of deli meats.
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* tripa para embutidos=sausage casing.

emebelesado
(adj.)=fascinated.
Ex: I only know that everything about poetry continues to hold me in its trance like a fascinated beast.

emergencia + surgir
(n.)=emergency + arise.
Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.
emergencia médica
(n.)=medical emergency.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.
emergencia quirúrgica
(n.)=surgical emergency.
Ex: Appendicitis is the most common acute surgical emergency of the abdomen.
emergencia^1
(n.)=emergency ; crisis [crises, -pl.] ; triage.
Nota: Tratamiento de enfermos o heridos según un sistema de prioridades para asegurar la supervivencia del mayor número de ellos.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
Ex: For analog information, we must develop triage strategies for the past; for digital, triage strategies at the point of acquisition or creation.
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* antes de una emergencia=pre-emergency.
* ayuda de emergencia=emergency relief.
* emergencia médica=medical emergency.
* emergencia quirúrgica=surgical emergency.
* emergencia + surgir=emergency + arise.
* en caso de emergencia=in an emergency ; in an emergency situation.
* en una emergencia=in an emergency situation ; in an emergency.
* en una situación de emergencia=in an emergency situation ; in an emergency.
* equipo de emergencia(s)=emergency crew.
* estado de emergencia=state of emergency.
* frenado de emergencia=emergency braking.
* freno de emergencia=emergency brake.
* hacer un plan de emergencia=produce + contingency plan.
* kit de emergencia=emergency kit.
* llamada de emergencia falsa=hoax (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
* llamada telefónica de emergencia=emergency telephone call.
* luces de emergencia=blackout facilities ; hazard lights.
* luz de emergencia=emergency warning light.
* medicina de emergencia=emergency medicine.
* medida de emergencia=emergency measure.
* número de emergencia=hotline [hot-line].
* piloto de emergencia=emergency warning light.
* plan de emergencia=disaster plan ; emergency plan ; disaster recovery plan ; backup plan ; safety net ; disaster recovery.
* planificación contra emergencias=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
* planificación de emergencia=disaster recovery planning.
* preparación contra emergencias=disaster preparedness.
* preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional=domestic preparedness.
* preparación para las emergencias=emergency preparedness.
* responsable del servicio de emergencias=emergency official.
* reunión de emergencia=emergency meeting.
* salida de emergencia=emergency exit.
* servicio de emergencia=emergency service.
* servicios de emergencia=emergency assistance.
* sistema de emergencia=backup supply ; backup system.
* teléfono de emergencia=hotline [hot-line] ; emergency dialling code.
* vehículo de emergencia=emergency vehicle.

emergencia^2
(n.)=emergence ; emersion.
Ex: These circumvent many of the problems that must be tackled in subject indexing such as the emergence of new terms and new meanings for old words.
Ex: This emersion means that the current cohort of students think in fundamentally different ways from those that have gone before.

emergente
(adj.)=burgeoning ; evolving ; nascent ; emergent ; growing.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.
Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
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* menú emergente=pop-up menu.
* ventana emergente=pop up window.

emersión
(n.)=emersion.
Ex: This emersion means that the current cohort of students think in fundamentally different ways from those that have gone before.

emigración
(n.)=emigration.
Ex: There is a need to reassess the collection of materials on female emigration to Australia, Canada and South Africa in the light of more recent feminist researches and methods.

emigrante
(n.)=emigrant ; emigre ; migrant.
Ex: At the turn of the century, libraries worked with the government in the provision of information for emigrants.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
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* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barco o patera=boat people.

emigrantes que huyen de su país en barco o patera
(n.)=boat people.
Ex: The writer considers the plight of the Vietnamese boat people.
emigrar
(v.)=migrate ; emigrate.
Ex: Koenig was unable to obtain financial support for his development work at home, and in 1806 he migrated to London, where he was backed by the printers Thomas Bensley.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.

emilio
=e-mail (electronic mail).
Ex: The advantages and problems of e-mail for library applications are also examined.

eminencia
(n.)=eminence.
Ex: The method is applied to assess the eminence of scientific journals.

eminente
(adj.)=eminent ; distinguished ; elevated ; notable.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
Ex: Public investment in rebuilding the church and the gifts of individual donors were important indications of its elevated social standing.
Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.

eminentemente
=intensively ; primarily ; mainly.
Ex: I would suggest another intensively practical reason for author main entries over strict title entries.
Ex: The scheme is primarily used by LC itself, and by other large research collections such as large academic libraries.
Ex: The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.

emirato
(n.)=emirate.
Ex: The role of each emirate should be reviewed as a key to finding solutions to the problem of unbalanced national development.
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* Emiratos â€ rabes Unidos, los=United Arab Emirates, the.

emisario
(n.)=emissary.
Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.

emisión
(n.)=emission ; issuance ; screening.
Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.
Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.
Ex: He focuses on the particular question as to how the laws apply to the various practices such as the screening of documentaries and other films in staff meetings.
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* emisión de bonos=bond issue.
* emisión de carbono=carbon emission.
* emisión de dióxido de carbono=CO2 emission.
* emisión de gases=exhaust emission.
* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero=carbon emission.
* emisión de gas invernadero=greenhouse gas emission.
* emisión de partículas=particle emission.
* emisión tóxica=toxic emission ; toxic fume.
* sistema de emisión de gases=exhaust system.
* sistema de emisión de humos=exhaust system.
* tiempo de emisión=airtime.

emisión de bonos
(n.)=bond issue.
Ex: Groome was successful in gaining voter approval for a $2.5 million bond issue to finance the construction of a new public library building.
emisión de carbono
(n.)=carbon emission.
Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
emisión de dióxido de carbono
(n.)=CO2 emission.
Ex: This wind park will be able to provide enough energy to power 24000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 230000 tons per year.
emisión de gas invernadero
(n.)=greenhouse gas emission.
Ex: For most households, hot water is second only to transport as the largest cause of greenhouse gas emissions.
emisión de gases
(n.)=exhaust emission.
Ex: The number of car exhaust suicides has declined since the introduction of legislation on car exhaust emissions in 1993.
emisión de gases de efecto invernadero
(n.)=carbon emission.
Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
emisión de partículas
(n.)=particle emission.
Ex: Citation analysis was used to construct a network of scientists working on particle emission by black holes.
emisión tóxica
(n.)=toxic emission ; toxic fume.
Ex: Therefore, there exists an opportunity to reduce toxic emissions by the order of 15 to 20% without substantial economic penalties. Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
emisor de luz
=light-emitting.
Ex: Display devices are based mainly on the cathode-ray, or television, tube but other light-emitting or reflecting devices (e.g. plasma, liquid-crystals) are also in use on 'flatscreen' displays.
emisor^1
(v.)=issuer ; sender ; submitter.
Ex: A certificate authority is an issuer of security certificates used in SSL connections.
Ex: All mail can be stored and later accessed by keywords (such as the name of the sender, the date, the subject, etc.).
Ex: A confirmation email is sent to the address supplied by the submitter to verify that it is correct.
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* de emisor a receptor=downstream.
* de receptor a emisor=upstream.
* emisor de luz=light-emitting.

emisor^2
(adj.)=upstream ; originating.
Ex: Downstream stations should know the transmission requirements of upstream stations in the early stages of transmission.
Ex: Refinements allow the user to search for: the originating agency; the date of exposure; the image format; the cloud cover; satellite; etc..
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* LED [diodo emisor de luz]=LED [light-emitting diode].

emisora
(n.)=station.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.
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* emisora de radio=radio station.
* emisora de televisión=television station.

emisora de radio
(n.)=radio station.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
emisora de televisión
(n.)=television station.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
emitir
(v.)=emit ; give out ; issue ; air ; vent ; give off ; billow out ; spout.
Ex: A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech.
Ex: Similarly, equipment such as this can often give out quite a lot of heat which has to be adequately dissipated.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
Ex: Because TV had very few channels the value of TV was very high so only things of very broad interest could be aired on those few channels.
Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
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* emitir fluorescencias=fluoresce ; fluoresce.
* emitir gases=gas.
* emitir luz=emit + light.
* emitir + Posesivo + voto=cast + Posesivo + vote.
* emitir una señal=beam + signal ; emit + signal.
* emitir un informe=issue + statement.
* emitir un juicio de valor=exercise + value judgment ; pass + value judgement.
* emitir un pitido=beep ; bleep.
* emitir un sonido=emit + sound.
* emitir un voto=cast + ballot ; take + vote.
* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido=mouth.
* sin emitir humo=smokeless.

emitir + Posesivo + voto
(v.)=cast + Posesivo + vote.
Ex: Today is Election Day in Denmark and even though this is not a political blog, I really urge everyone to cast their vote.
emitir fluorescencias
(v.)=fluoresce ; fluoresce.
Ex: It has an orange to yellowish red colour, vitreous to adamantine lustre and does not fluoresce. Ex: It has an orange to yellowish red colour, vitreous to adamantine lustre and does not fluoresce.
emitir gases
(v.)=gas.
Ex: During charging, a good battery's cells should all begin gassing together at the same time.
emitir luz
(v.)=emit + light.
Ex: Spectroscopy is a technique used by astronomers and physicists to study the make-up of an object based on the light it emits.
emitir un informe
(v.)=issue + statement.
Ex: The British Library Association has issued several statements on recruitment of black librarians and on equal opportunities in employment.
emitir un juicio de valor
(v.)=exercise + value judgment ; pass + value judgement.
Ex: A computer can replace people in dull, routine tasks, but it has no originality; it works according to the instructions given to it and cannot exercise any value judgments. Ex: They learn to accept that things are done differently in different places and to abstain from passing a value judgment about such differences.
emitir un pitido
(v.)=beep ; bleep.
Ex: If neither crossreferences or documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed. Ex: His car alarm bleeped as he crossed the street and the front and rear hazard lights flashed.
emitir un sonido
(v.)=emit + sound.
Ex: Each contain a replaceable ultrasonic squeaker that emits a sound out of human earshot.
emitir un voto
(v.)=cast + ballot ; take + vote.
Ex: The Secretary General will announce how many vacancies there are on the Executive Board and when you may cast your ballot. Ex: Authors must use every means to get their MPs to attend and to stay until a valid vote is taken.
emitir una señal
(v.)=beam + signal ; emit + signal.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed. Ex: Detector devices mounted in cars would emit a radio signal when deceleration exceeds a certain limit.
emocionado
(adj.)=excited.
Ex: First of all, I was very excited by hematology, this field of medicine treating blood diseases.
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* estar emocionado=be thrilled.
* estar muy emocionado con/por=be excited about.
* sentirse emocionado=be thrilled.

emocional
(adj.)=emotional ; emotive.
Ex: In addition, 4 major issues are presented regarding information diffusion: logical vs. emotional appeals, one-sided vs two-sided arguments, and order of presentation.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
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* abuso emocional=emotional abuse.
* altibajos emocionales=emotional roller coaster.
* equilibrio emocional=emotional health.
* fluctuaciones emocionales=emotional ups and downs.
* personas con trastornos emocionales=disturbed people.
* tensión emocional=emotional tension.
* trastorno emocional=emotional disorder.
* vida emocional=emotional life.

emocionalmente
=emotionally.
Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.

emocionante
(adj.)=exciting ; moving ; rousing ; gripping ; titillating ; thrilling.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.
Ex: This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.
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* algo emocionante=rouser.
* momentos emocionantes=heady days.
* tiempos emocionantes=heady days.

emocionar
(v.)=thrill ; wow.
Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.
Ex: He makes science easy to understand and 'wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.

emocionarse
(v.)=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up.
Ex: I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up.

emoción
(n.)=emotion ; excitement ; poignancy ; thrill ; titillation ; exhilaration.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
Ex: She felt a small thrill of triumph.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
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* acallar una emoción=bruise + emotion.
* despertar las emociones=stir + emotions.
* en busca de nuevas emociones=thrill seeking.
* estremecerse de emoción=tremble with + excitement.
* haber un aire de emoción=there + be + an air of excitement.
* hacer llorar de emoción=move + Nombre + to tears.
* infundir emoción=infuse + emotion.
* no sucumbir ante las emociones=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out.
* no sucumbir anter las emociones=put on/up + a brave face.
* respirarse emoción en el aire=there + be + an air of excitement.
* sentir una emoción=feel + emotion.

emolumento
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* emolumentos=emolument.

emolumentos
(n.)=emolument.
Ex: The master would normally direct the whole business personally, taking its profit as his emolument, but if he or she were incompetent to do so a trained manager would be employed at a fixed wage.
emotivamente
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* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad=gush about.

emotividad
(n.)=emotionalism ; emotionality.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
Ex: The questionnaire measures four features of personality: tough-mindedness, extraversion, emotionality, and lying.
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* cargado de emotividad=emotive.

emotivo
(adj.)=emotive ; sensitive.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.

empacar
(v.)=bale.
Ex: Alfalfa hay, cut and baled for fodder, is a source of protein that rivals or surpasses soybeans.

empachado
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* estar empachado=have + indigestion.

empacharse
(v.)=get + fed up.
Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
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* empacharse de=be sick of.

empacharse de
(adj.)=be sick of.
Ex: I think this song means just being sick of the same old thing and routine you do everyday.
empacho^1
(n.)=upset stomach ; stomach upset ; indigestion ; satiety ; heartburn.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
Ex: Indigestion is a common condition that many people -- even kids -- have at one time or another.
Ex: Psychological aspects are studied to determine their influence on hunger, appetite, and satiety.
Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
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* de gazpacho no hay empacho=you can't have too much of a good thing.

empacho^2
(n.)=annoyance ; nuisance ; hassle ; inconvenience ; surfeit.
Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.

empacho^3
(n.)=embarrassment ; shame ; bashfulness.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
Ex: It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.
Ex: In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg .A5 Anger .A9 Awe .B3 bashfulness .F2 Fear .H3 Hate .L8 Love. S4 Self-consciousness.

empalagosidad
(n.)=mushiness.
Ex: I always used to chalk his mushiness up to age and the fact that he was, for most of his young life, in the care of three ladies.

empalagoso
(adj.)=mushy ; unctuous ; oily ; fulsome ; maudlin ; mawkish.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
Ex: This can give rise to ambiguity: for one person 'fulsome praise' may be no more than 'generous', while for another it may mean 'nauseating sycophancy'.
Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
Ex: If you sit down to write on New Year's Eve, you will always come up with something misty-eyed and mawkish.

empalar
(v.)=impale.
Ex: A northern Missouri girl is recovering from an infection after being impaled by a pitchfork while doing chores on the family farm.

empalizada
(n.)=boma ; palisade ; kraal.
Nota: Palabra usada en Sudáfrica.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night.
Ex: As a defensive structure, palisades were often used in conjunction with earthworks.
Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.

empalmar
(v.)=splice.
Ex: A filmloop is a short length of film enclosed in a cassette and with the end of the film spliced on to the beginning so that it requires no rewinding.

empalme
(n.)=junction.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
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* ficha de empalme=electrical connector.

empanada
(n.)=pasty.
Ex: Babies eating pasties has, for a long time now, been a bugbear of mine.

empanadilla
(n.)=pasty.
Ex: Babies eating pasties has, for a long time now, been a bugbear of mine.

empanado^1
(n.)=breading.
Ex: Next, a thin coating of flour can help the breading stick better.

empanado^2
(adj.)=breaded ; breadcrumbed.
Ex: Use fresh or frozen scallops for this tasty recipe with a breaded coating seasoned with dried Italian seasoning.
Ex: Try this delicious black garlic and breadcrumbed rack of lamb recipe.

empanar
(v.)=bread ; coat in + crumbs ; breadcrumb ; coat in + breadcrumbs.
Ex: Breading mixtures can be made of breadcrumb, flour, cornmeal, and seasoning that the item to be breaded is dredged in before cooking.
Ex: Can steak, chicken or other meats be coated in flour or crumbs before canning?.
Ex: I breadcrumbed the fish today but sometimes I batter it.
Ex: Razor clams coated in breadcrumbs with lemon sauce and capers, potatoes and walnut vinaigrette.
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* mezcla para empanar=breading mixture.

empantanado
(adj.)=flooded.
Ex: Pesticides may have contaminated waters in flooded areas.

empantanar
(v.)=bog down ; flood.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

empapado
(adj.)=sodden ; water-soaked ; bedraggled ; saturated ; soggy ; drenched to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet ; drenched.
Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
Ex: This article describes the freezing, drying and cleaning of water-soaked and smoke-damaged books.
Ex: This novel's far-fetched but intriguing plot places a rather bedraggled and unimpressive Hitler on Australian soil in 1919.
Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.
Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
Ex: The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet.
Ex: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet.
Ex: It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin.
Ex: Sweating is a natural thing but just because it's natural doesn't mean you need to always be dripping wet.
Ex: To allow a 12 year old boy to wet himself every night and end up with a drenched bed is not good parenting -- it's cruel.
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* despertarse empapado en sudor frío=wake up in + a cold sweat.
* empapado en sudor=sweaty .
* empapado en sudor frío=in a cold sweat.
* empapado hasta los huesos=drenched to the skin ; soaked to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
* estar empapado=be wet through (and through).

empapado en sudor
(adj.)=sweaty .
Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
empapado en sudor frío
=in a cold sweat.
Ex: I'm standing in a long, empty corridor in a cold sweat, a scream welling up inside me.
empapado hasta los huesos
(adj.)=drenched to the skin ; soaked to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin. Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson. Ex: The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet. Ex: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet. Ex: It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin. Ex: Sweating is a natural thing but just because it's natural doesn't mean you need to always be dripping wet.
empapar
(v.)=drench ; soak ; imbue ; saturate ; soak up.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: This article outlines briefly the work of the British Library aimed at improving paper quality by saturating books by a monomeric mixture of esters.
Ex: They gradually soak up language, discovering the rules by which it works almost without noticing it.
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* empaparse de=steep + Reflexivo + in ; imbibe.

empaparse de
(v.)=steep + Reflexivo + in ; imbibe.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale. Ex: Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience.
empapelar
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* papel de empapelar=wallpaper.

empaquetado
(n.)=boxing.
Ex: Boxing is essential for the proper storage of prints and drawings and other unbound materials, for bound volumes that require extra protection and for the protection of materials in transit.

empaquetador
(n.)=packager.
Ex: Just because there are some problems does not mean they are all caused by the packagers.

empaquetar
(v.)=package ; encapsulate ; bale up ; pack.
Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.
Ex: The fundamental OOP technique is to encapsulate data with the operations/code that operate on that data into a single entity which is called an object.
Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.
Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
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* empaquetar al vacío en plástico=shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].

empaquetar al vacío en plástico
(v.)=shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
Ex: Faced with the challenge of moving large numbers of materials to a distant storage site, embrittled materials were shrink wrapped to ensure their safe transport.
emparedado
(n.)=sandwich.
Ex: Its cloth-paper sandwich structure and large size make it unique.

emparedar
(v.)=sandwich ; wall up ; wall in.
Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.
Ex: Most of these Medieval porticoes were walled up for security reasons.
Ex: The attic was formerly connected to the rooms beneath by a plain wooden staircase that was removed and walled in about 50 years ago.

emparejado
(adj.)=paired.
Ex: To take into account a sufficient number of cases for each of the experiments, particularly for paired sets, requires a considerable amount of effort and resources.
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* mal emparejado=mismated.

emparejamiento
(n.)=marriage ; match ; matching ; pairing ; mating ; coupling ; conjoining.
Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: When documents relevant to a request have been located, a match has been achieved between the information requested and the information retrieved.
Ex: Indexing, and later searching, centre upon the matching of document profiles.
Ex: Analysis revealed a variety of relationships through the pairing of considered variables.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An expert system for bull-cow mating in dairy farms'.
Ex: Will the coupling of libraries and museums mean unprecedented cooperation between these venerable institutions?.
Ex: This sign is in effect a prototypical example of the conjoining of words and images.
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* emparejamiento bibliográfico=bibliographic coupling.

emparejamiento bibliográfico
=bibliographic coupling.
Ex: Bibliographic coupling is based on the idea that two articles which both cite another earlier article must have something in common; if they both cite two earlier articles, the linking is increased; while if their bibliographies had half a dozen earlier articles in common we should be justified in assuming that they covered very much the same subject.
emparejar
(v.)=match ; level ; pair ; couple ; conjoin ; pair up ; pair off ; match up.
Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.
Ex: The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.
Ex: The grotesque is an effect achieved by conjoining disparate framents which do not realistically belong together.
Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.
Ex: Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.
Ex: A few universities are even using social media to match up roommates in advance.
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* emparejarse=mate ; interbreed ; pair up.

emparejarse
(v.)=mate ; interbreed ; pair up.
Ex: In part one, chapter 11, Gerald states that the characteristic that makes some of these birds different from others is that they do not mate or lay eggs. Ex: Our human ancestors were still interbreeding with their chimp cousins long after first splitting from the chimpanzee lineage, a genetic study suggests. Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.
emparentado
(adj.)=kindred ; sister.
Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.
Ex: At the core of the collections lies an almost complete set of official publications issued by the European Commission and its sister institutions.

emparrado
(n.)=arbour.
Ex: If they stared up at the arbour of sheets of paper hanging from the cords attached to the ceiling, they bumped into composing frames.

emparrillado
(n.)=rebar cage.
Nota: Utilizada en el hormigón armado.
Ex: The rebar cage must be placed in the center of the foundation 6 inches (150 millimeters) from the top.

empaste
(n.)=filling ; cavity filling.
Ex: This study also reports on the prevalence of fillings decay and gingivitis in this population.
Ex: Oral surgery is slightly more invasive than your typical cavity filling or root canal since it usually requires some sort of anesthesia.
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* empaste dental=dental filling.
* material de empaste=filling material.

empaste dental
(n.)=dental filling.
Ex: Dental fillings may last many years; however, eventually all fillings need to be replaced.
empatado
(adj.)=tied ; level.
Ex: If, after two such elections no result is reached, the chair of the Professional Committee shall choose between the tied candidates = Si después de dos elecciones no se alcanza un resultado, el presidente del Comité Profesional escogerá entre los candidatos empatados.
Ex: Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level.

empatar
(v.)=draw ; tie.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Win, lose or draw: the pros and cons of the principal supplier agreement in the light of the NAG code of conduct'.
Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.

empate
(n.)=tie ; draw.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.
Ex: This draw has left Milan in third place with 55 points from 29 games.
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* acabar en empate=finish in + a draw ; end in + a draw ; result in + a draw.
* empate a cero=scoreless tie ; scoreless draw.
* finalizar en empate=end in + a draw ; result in + a draw ; finish in + a draw.
* gol del empate=equaliser [equalizer, -USA].
* resultar en empate=result in + a draw.
* tanto del empate=equaliser [equalizer, -USA].
* terminar en empate=end in + a draw ; result in + a draw ; finish in + a draw.

empate a cero
(n.)=scoreless tie ; scoreless draw.
Ex: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie. Ex: Nobody's really threatening at goal, and a dismal scoreless draw is looming.
empatía
(n.)=empathy.
Ex: They lack an understanding of an empathy with the character, and are hampered by an overabundance of unimportant detail.

empañado
(adj.)=misty ; tarnished.
Ex: The article 'Misty, water-colored images' sounds the clarion for preservation activist librarians.
Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.
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* con los ojos empañados=misty-eyed.

empañar
(v.)=mist ; cloud ; tarnish ; taint.
Ex: The revenue-making services are glamorous, and their magic mists the fundamental democratic perspective of the free public library.
Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.
Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
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* empañar + Posesivo + imagen=tarnish + Posesivo + image.
* empañarse=blur.

empañar + Posesivo + imagen
(v.)=tarnish + Posesivo + image.
Ex: Everything possible is being done to tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims worldwide.
empañarse
(v.)=blur.
Ex: Much of what is written about the information society is blurred by vague definitions.
empecinado
(adj.)=tenacious.
Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many enemies as she has friends.
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* empecinado en=bent on.

empecinado en
=bent on.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.
empecinamiento
(n.)=fixation.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.

empedernido
(adj.)=hardened ; out-and-out ; habitual ; diehard ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed.
Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
Ex: Such an appraoch is unlikely to improve the social sciences unless valid informaton can first be distinguished from out-and-out incorrect information.
Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.
Ex: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.
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* comprador empedernido=spendaholic.
* fumador empedernido=chain smoker.
* jugador empedernido=compulsive gambler.

empedrado
(adj.)=cobbled ; paved.
Ex: The morning is completely free to explore the cobbled streets and shopping areas of this university town.
Ex: An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface.

empedrar
(v.)=pave.
Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

empeine
(n.)=instep ; vamp.
Ex: When a player wants to kick a ball with optimum power, the instep drive is the technique that is most often used.
Ex: At a shoe fitting she was told that the vamp was too long and she should switch to a shoe that showed more of her foot.

empelotar(se)
(v.)=strip down.
Ex: She took him back to her place and stripped down then had him follow her into the shower.

empeoramiento
(n.)=exacerbation ; escalation ; worsening.
Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.
Ex: We find that mediators also caucus with disputants when they are hostile to each other or have a prior history of escalation.
Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.
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* empeoramiento de la vista=failing eyesight.

empeoramiento de la vista
(n.)=failing eyesight.
Ex: By the late 1970s, Benedict's failing eyesight made it impossible for him to continue.
empeorar
(v.)=aggravate ; become + worse ; deteriorate ; worsen ; take + an unfortunate turn ; get + worse ; go from + bad to worse ; bring out + the worst in ; flare up ; inflame ; grow + worse ; take + a turn ; take + a turn for the worse ; fuel ; exacerbate ; change for + the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: There were no respondents who did not think that the situation could become worse in the future.
Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.
Ex: There were fears that opening on holidays would worsen the overall quality of the service provided and lead to higher staff turnover.
Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.
Ex: Reports confirm that what seems bad now is going to get worse.
Ex: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament.
Ex: Although there are some bad stepparents in the real world, becoming a stepmother or stepfather does not inevitably bring out the worst in people.
Ex: There will always be conflicts that flare up suddenly and call for a rapid response.
Ex: Focuses on two areas, economics and race, and argues that government policy has done much to inflame the conflict.
Ex: As we all know, the situation has only grown worse since then.
Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
Ex: This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.
Ex: He has changed for the worse since 2000, because defending a lie leads to bigger lies.
Ex: By this time the weather had taken a turn for the worst but we didn't let that stop us having fun and after a few slips we made our way back to Ambleside.
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* comenzar a empeorar=take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
* cosas + empeorar=things + get worse ; things + get rough.
* empeorar las cosas=make + matters + worse ; add + salt to the wound ; make + things worse ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* empeorar la situación=make + things worse.
* empeorar una situación=exacerbate + situation ; aggravate + situation.
* empeorar un conflicto=exacerbate + conflict.
* empezar a empeorar=hit + the skids ; be on the skids ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline ; take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
* estar empeorando=be in decline.
* para empeorar las cosas=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.

empeorar la situación
(v.)=make + things worse.
Ex: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse.
empeorar las cosas
(v.)=make + matters + worse ; add + salt to the wound ; make + things worse ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party. Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years. Ex: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse. Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more. Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.
empeorar un conflicto
(v.)=exacerbate + conflict.
Ex: Australia risks blundering into a human rights mess that will exacerbate the conflict.
empeorar una situación
(v.)=exacerbate + situation ; aggravate + situation.
Ex: The situation has been exacerbated by falling book sales. Ex: The incapacity of the industrial sector to gainfully employ the surplus labour from agriculture have aggravated the situation of poverty, unemployment, and landlessness in the countryside.
empequeñecer
(v.)=dwarf.
Ex: The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.

empequeñecido
(adj.)=shrunken.
Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.

emperador
(n.)=emperor [empress, -fem.].
Ex: The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.
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* mariposa emperador=emperor moth.

emperatriz
(n.)=empress [emperor, -masc.].
Ex: The collection includes literature on ideas of the late 19th century, the exploration of the African continent, Indian antiques and a collection of biographies of Roman emperors and empresses.

emperejilado
=dapper ; in full regalia.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.

emperejilar
(v.)=tart up ; doll up ; prettify.
Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
Ex: Combining form and function, this is an easy way to prettify your kitchen and reuse instead of recycle.
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* emperejilarse=dress (up) to + the nines ; tog out ; tog up ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.

emperejilarse
(v.)=dress (up) to + the nines ; tog out ; tog up ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.
Ex: He developed a habit of 'dressing to the nines,' which gave him the reputation of being a dandy. Ex: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights. Ex: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people. Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy. Ex: Anderson, furthermore, does not attempt to prettify himself on camera -- what you see is what you get. Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
emperifollado
=dolled-up ; in full regalia.
Ex: An Iranian cleric has claimed that dolled-up women incite extramarital sex, causing more earthquakes in Iran, a country that straddles several fault lines.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.

emperifollar
(v.)=tart up ; doll up ; prettify.
Ex: Car manufacturers are also tarting up their vehicles with all sorts of things that distract you from watching the road.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
Ex: Combining form and function, this is an easy way to prettify your kitchen and reuse instead of recycle.
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* emperifollarse=dress to + kill ; dress (up) to + the nines ; tog out ; tog up ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.

emperifollarse
(v.)=dress to + kill ; dress (up) to + the nines ; tog out ; tog up ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.
Ex: It is not merely in dressing to kill that the female of the species is deadlier than the male. Ex: He developed a habit of 'dressing to the nines,' which gave him the reputation of being a dandy. Ex: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights. Ex: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people. Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy. Ex: Anderson, furthermore, does not attempt to prettify himself on camera -- what you see is what you get. Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
empero
=but ; however.
Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information.

empezar
(v.)=begin ; get + started ; start ; start off ; kick off ; set out ; get + Nombre + underway ; get + Posesivo + feet wet ; set in ; cut + Posesivo + spurs ; commence ; set off.
Ex: This section has begun to demonstrate some of the problems associated with the author approach.
Ex: 'We'll get started as soon as everyone arrives,' the executive director shook her hand and smiled graciously.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The bucks start here: ALA kicks off library funding campaign'.
Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
Ex: The author describes two surveys which the IFLA Section has been involved in to acquire the information necessary to get the project underway.
Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
Ex: There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.
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* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar=end up on + a high note.
* al empezar=first off.
* bomba de relojería + empezar la cuenta atrás=time bomb + tick away.
* empezar a=be on + Posesivo + way to.
* empezar a acabarse=run + low (on).
* empezar a actuar=swing into + action.
* empezar a andar=get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling.
* empezar a arder=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.
* empezar a caer en picado=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
* empezar a calar en=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* empezar a comprender=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* empezar a conocer=get to + know.
* empezar a dar carcajadas=burst into + a fit of laughter ; burst into + side-splitting laughter.
* empezar a dar problemas=be on the blink.
* empezar a darse cuenta de=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
* empezar a debatir=embark on/upon + discussion.
* empezar a deteriorarse=hit + the skids ; be on the skids ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* empezar a diluviar=the skies + open up.
* empezar a empeorar=hit + the skids ; be on the skids ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline ; take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
* empezar a fallar=be on the blink.
* empezar a faltar=be in short supply ; be at a premium.
* empezar a fumar=take up + smoking.
* empezar a funcionar=become + operational ; get off + the ground ; get + things going ; get + things rolling ; go + live ; get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + rolling ; get + going ; kick in.
* empezar a gustar la idea=warm up to + the idea.
* empezar a hablar de=make + noises about ; make + a noise about.
* empezar a imprimir=go to + press.
* empezar a ir bien=fall into + place.
* empezar a irse al garete=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
* empezar a jugar mejor=get back into + the game.
* empezar Algo=get + Nombre + started.
* empezar Algo con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* empezar a mejorar=turn + a corner ; take + a turn ; take + a turn for the better ; take + a turn for the best.
* empezar a pensar en=turn + Posesivo + mind to.
* empezar a reírse a carcajadas=burst into + a fit of laughter ; burst into + side-splitting laughter.
* empezar a resquebrajarse=develop + cracks.
* empezar a saltar las lágrimas=eyes + start to well up with tears ; eyes + start to well up ; tears + start to well up in + Posesivo + eyes.
* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo=work up + a sweat ; work up + a lather.
* empezar a tener dudas=get + cold feet.
* empezar a tener sentido=become + meaningful.
* empezar a trabajar=take + job.
* empezar a tratar=scratch + the surface of ; scrape + the surface.
* empezar a utilizarse=come into + use.
* empezar con buen pie=start + Nombre + on the right footing ; hit + the ground running.
* empezar de cero=start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* empezar de nuevo=a fresh start ; start over ; make + a fresh start.
* empezar desde=work from ; set out from.
* empezar desde cero=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
* empezar desde la base=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
* empezar el día=start + the day.
* empezar (en/con)=originate (from).
* empezar la casa por el tejado=tail wagging the dog.
* empezar la cuenta atrás=count down.
* empezar la jornada=start + the day.
* empezar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* empezar por el final=work back from.
* empezar por el principio=start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* empezar por lo más difícil=plunge in at + the deep end.
* empezar rápido=be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks.
* empezar tarde=have + a late start.
* empezar una conversación=initiate + a conversation.
* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida=turn over + a new page ; turn over + a new leaf.
* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo=pre-service education.
* hay que empezar por el principio=first things must come first.
* bebé que empieza a andar=toddler.
* para empezar=for one ; initially ; to start with ; to begin with ; for starters ; first off.
* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar=end up on + a high note.
* una buena forma de empezar=a good way to start.
* una manera de empezar=a foot in the door.
* volver a empezar=return to + the drawing boards ; back to the drawing board ; a fresh start ; start over ; go back to + square one ; be back to square one.
* volver a empezar de cero=be back to square one ; go back to + square one.

empezar (en/con)
(v.)=originate (from).
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
empezar Algo
(v.)=get + Nombre + started.
Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations.
empezar Algo con buen pie
(v.)=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
empezar a
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + way to.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
empezar a acabarse
(v.)=run + low (on).
Ex: Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low.
empezar a actuar
(v.)=swing into + action.
Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
empezar a andar
(v.)=get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling.
Ex: The thorny extradition treaty between India and Nepal has got going again with the governments of the two neighbouring countries reaching an agreement on the revision. Ex: If they get cracking today, a decision won't be ready until Christmas 2014, and that's working non-stop. Ex: Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling.
empezar a arder
(v.)=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.
Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May. Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
empezar a caer en picado
(v.)=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
Ex: Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids. Ex: But will Barack Obama dare to touch this sacred cow that seems as American as apple pie -- especially now, when the housing market is on the skids?.
empezar a calar en
(v.)=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
empezar a comprender
(v.)=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
empezar a conocer
(v.)=get to + know.
Ex: I'm generally shy by nature, and I have to really get to know people before I begin to feel comfortable with them.
empezar a dar carcajadas
(v.)=burst into + a fit of laughter ; burst into + side-splitting laughter.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery. Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.
empezar a dar problemas
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
empezar a darse cuenta de
(v.)=grow on/upon + Pronombre.
Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
empezar a debatir
(v.)=embark on/upon + discussion.
Ex: Before embarking on a discussion of the nature and future of the library catalog in the context of computer technology, we should quickly review the forces which have carried us to this threshold of the future.
empezar a deteriorarse
(v.)=hit + the skids ; be on the skids ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
Ex: Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids. Ex: But will Barack Obama dare to touch this sacred cow that seems as American as apple pie -- especially now, when the housing market is on the skids?. Ex: America is going into a decline the like of which the world has never seen before. Ex: After the Romans left, the city of London fell into a decline.
empezar a diluviar
(n.)=the skies + open up.
Ex: Reddy launched his party's election campaign even as the skies opened up.
empezar a empeorar
(v.)=hit + the skids ; be on the skids ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline ; take + a turn for the worse ; take + a turn for the worst.
Ex: Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids. Ex: But will Barack Obama dare to touch this sacred cow that seems as American as apple pie -- especially now, when the housing market is on the skids?. Ex: America is going into a decline the like of which the world has never seen before. Ex: After the Romans left, the city of London fell into a decline. Ex: This new virus has taken a turn for the worse with some variations now able to infect PCs without any user intervention. Ex: By this time the weather had taken a turn for the worst but we didn't let that stop us having fun and after a few slips we made our way back to Ambleside.
empezar a fallar
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
empezar a faltar
(v.)=be in short supply ; be at a premium.
Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments. Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
empezar a fumar
(v.)=take up + smoking.
Ex: She said that she took up smoking just to have something else to do while out on the town.
empezar a funcionar
(v.)=become + operational ; get off + the ground ; get + things going ; get + things rolling ; go + live ; get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + rolling ; get + going ; kick in.
Ex: BLAISE, the British Library Automated Information Service, became operational in 1977. Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground. Ex: A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going. Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'. Ex: The article 'BookTrack on track for lift off' discusses BookTrack, Whitaker's electronic project, which is about to go live = El artículo 'BookTrack listo para despegar' trata de BookTrack, el proyecto electrónico de Whitaker, que está a punto de salir a la luz. Ex: Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling. Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!. Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand. Ex: Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling. Ex: The thorny extradition treaty between India and Nepal has got going again with the governments of the two neighbouring countries reaching an agreement on the revision. Ex: We cleaned the fan as instructed but since doing so the fan no longer kicks in and the screen goes blank.
empezar a gustar la idea
(v.)=warm up to + the idea.
Ex: Once I got a better sense of what was being planned, I started to warm up to the idea.
empezar a hablar de
(v.)=make + noises about ; make + a noise about.
Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it. Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.
empezar a imprimir
(v.)=go to + press.
Ex: Note: This information is correct at the time of going to press, but may be subject to change.
empezar a ir bien
(v.)=fall into + place.
Ex: It's really falling into place for us, but we have to keep doing it, week in and week out.
empezar a irse al garete
(v.)=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
Ex: Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids. Ex: But will Barack Obama dare to touch this sacred cow that seems as American as apple pie -- especially now, when the housing market is on the skids?.
empezar a jugar mejor
(v.)=get back into + the game.
Ex: Although they fought until the end, they could not get back into the game and succumbed to a 61-37 defeat.
empezar a mejorar
(v.)=turn + a corner ; take + a turn ; take + a turn for the better ; take + a turn for the best.
Ex: But for the moment, Iraq does seem to have turned a corner politically. Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn. Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better. Ex: Despite their rough breakup a year later, things have taken a turn for the best in her life.
empezar a pensar en
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + mind to.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.
empezar a resquebrajarse
(v.)=develop + cracks.
Ex: However, the tremendous increase in publication volume that cannot be reconciled with the number of scholars undertaking and reporting their research suggests that the process has developed cracks, if indeed it has not broken down completely.
empezar a reírse a carcajadas
(v.)=burst into + a fit of laughter ; burst into + side-splitting laughter.
Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery. Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter.
empezar a saltar las lágrimas
(n.)=eyes + start to well up with tears ; eyes + start to well up ; tears + start to well up in + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: His eyes started to well up with tears, but he tried to hold it back. Ex: My legs were so weary from the climb I had already done and looking at the hill that remained, I got a distinctive lump in my throat and my eyes started to well up. Ex: Tears started to well up in her eyes and travel down her cheeks.
empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo
(v.)=work up + a sweat ; work up + a lather.
Ex: You can work up a sweat in a swimming pool just as quickly as you can in a gym. Ex: There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.
empezar a tener dudas
(v.)=get + cold feet.
Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.
empezar a tener sentido
(v.)=become + meaningful.
Ex: These brief, generalized statements will become more meaningful as you examine actual manifestations of PMES and T in the CC schedules.
empezar a trabajar
(v.)=take + job.
Ex: A significant feature of the cases included herein is that the problems encountered reflect the fact that students are about to graduate and take jobs.
empezar a tratar
(v.)=scratch + the surface of ; scrape + the surface.
Ex: Lengthy though it has been, this chapter has done no more than scratch the surface of the enormous revolution that is taking place in the information market place. Ex: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.
empezar a utilizarse
(v.)=come into + use.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
empezar con buen pie
(v.)=start + Nombre + on the right footing ; hit + the ground running.
Ex: Following from a previous article on how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives, the author considers the next step, planning the project properly to help sidestep further pitfalls. Ex: This paper reports on how we were able to 'hit the ground running' in building an open access IR in such a short space of time.
empezar de cero
(v.)=start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
empezar de nuevo
(v.)=a fresh start ; start over ; make + a fresh start.
Ex: Where it is necessary or desirable for a fresh start they can advise on the best way forward. Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over. Ex: In any event, first-time failed entrepreneurs should be given the opportunity to make a fresh start (except in cases of dishonesty).
empezar desde
(v.)=work from ; set out from.
Ex: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder. Ex: They later followed the cavalcade of foxhounds which set out from the centre of the village.
empezar desde cero
(v.)=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
empezar desde la base
(v.)=start at + ground zero ; start from + scratch ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
empezar el día
(v.)=start + the day.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
empezar la casa por el tejado
=tail wagging the dog.
Ex: Such an approach is much like the tail wagging the dog.
empezar la cuenta atrás
(v.)=count down.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
empezar la jornada
(v.)=start + the day.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
empezar lento
(v.)=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
Ex: Rovers were slow off the mark and found themselves one down after five minutes, but Pat Daly soon had Rovers level. Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.
empezar por el final
(v.)=work back from.
Ex: Working back from the most recent issues may reveal reviews, rebuttals, and revisions before time is squandered pursuing outdated or refuted materials.
empezar por el principio
(v.)=start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top. Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch.
empezar por lo más difícil
(v.)=plunge in at + the deep end.
Ex: It is giving me plenty of time to learn about the many aspects of being a teacher before being plunged in at the deep end.
empezar rápido
(v.)=be quick off the mark ; be quick off the blocks.
Ex: Why is it that women are so much more quick off the mark than men to be appropriately dressed when the weather turns good?. Ex: They were quick off the blocks and were sitting pretty with a two-goal cushion over their rivals after only fifteen minutes.
empezar tarde
(v.)=have + a late start.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
empezar una conversación
(v.)=initiate + a conversation.
Ex: Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
empezar una nueva etapa en la vida
(v.)=turn over + a new page ; turn over + a new leaf.
Ex: The article 'Turning over a new page' discusses the rebuilding of the National Library and its collections following the Khmer Rouge occupation of 1975-9. Ex: The article is entitled 'Turning over a new leaf: the public library service: a report'.
empeñado
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* empeñado en=hell-bent on ; bent on ; dead set on.

empeñado en
=hell-bent on ; bent on ; dead set on.
Ex: It comes across mostly as an incomprehensible if entertaining story about a few spoiled people hell-bent on complaining incessantly. Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction. Ex: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.
empeñar
(v.)=pawn ; hock ; pledge.
Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
Ex: Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.
Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.

empeño^1
(n.)=enterprise ; persistence ; tenacity ; determination.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: Conducting research in an academic library which requires more time and tenacity than many people have.
Ex: Instead of fighting words with a dogged determination, he got to like them.
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* intentar Algo con empeño=try + hard.
* poner empeño=strive.
* poner mucho empeño=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* poner mucho empeño en=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo=be at pains to + Infinitivo.
* poner mucho empeño por=take + (great) pains to.

empeño^2
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* casa de empeño=pawnshop ; hock shop [hockshop].

empinadamente
=sharply.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
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* alzarse empinadamente=shoot up.

empinado
(adj.)=hilly ; hill-hugging.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.

empinar
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* empinar el codo=booze ; tipple ; swig.

empinar el codo
(v.)=booze ; tipple ; swig.
Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater. Ex: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many. Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
empirismo
(n.)=empiricism.
Ex: She calls for an empiricism grounded in a more sophisticated theory than that previously used in the study of information and information flow.

empirista
(adj.)=empiricist ; empiristic.
Ex: This article examines the empiricist theory of knowledge that underlines positivism.
Ex: Different approaches to the classification of a knowledge field include empiristic, rationalistic, historicist, and pragmatic methods.

empitonar
(v.)=gore.
Ex: An anatomy professor examined the mastodon skeleton and found it to be that of a 19-yr old male that died probably after being gored by an older bull.

emplastar
(v.)=plaster.
Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

emplasto
(n.)=poultice.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.

emplazado
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* emplazado en=housed in.
* emplazado en un lugar lejano=outstation.

emplazado en
=housed in.
Ex: It is housed in a monumental but not very flexible building surrounded by advice centre, school and other public buildings.
emplazado en un lugar lejano
(adj.)=outstation.
Ex: Information was collected through a questionnaire circulated among 100 local as well as outstation scholars of the American Studies Research Centre.
emplazamiento
(n.)=locus [loci, -pl.] ; site ; siting ; emplacement.
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
Ex: Therefore careful siting is an important factor when considering the way the service will be used.
Ex: However, circumstantial evidence gives weight to the claim that these features should be linked to the emplacement of the stone in its present location.
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* emplazamiento judicial=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.

emplazamiento judicial
(n.)=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries. Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day. Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
emplazar
(v.)=site ; station ; set up ; emplace ; locate ; post.
Ex: The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.
Ex: Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.
Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.
Ex: One of the greatest appeals to travelers to Santiago, located in the central coastal region of Chile, is its Mediterranean climate.
Ex: The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.

empleabilidad
(n.)=employability.
Ex: The ultimate test of the effectiveness of curriculum development is the employability of the graduates produced.

empleado
(n.)=employee ; clerk ; staffer ; worker ; staff member ; member of the staff ; attendant.
Ex: LIBR (short for library) is used in English-speaking faculty members or employees who wish to access the library from their own terminals.
Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
Ex: The increasing involvement of staffers in electronic information products has had only a modest impact on how journalists do their jobs.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
Ex: This allows the faculty or staff member to identify his primary library for searching purposes.
Ex: There were at the time about 90 patients and 80 members of the staff with their families in the building.
Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
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* basado en el empleado=employee-centered.
* despedir a un empleado=dismiss + employee.
* empleado como propietario, el=employee ownership.
* empleado de correos=post office clerk.
* empleado de funeraria=mortician.
* empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua=water board engineer ; water board engineer.
* empleado del estado=state employee.
* empleado del gobierno=government employee.
* empleado de librería=bookstore clerk.
* empleado de línea aérea=airline official.
* empleado en=in evidence in ; in evidence in.
* empleado que no tiene una tarea asignada fija=floater.
* empleados=personnel ; staff.
* pluriempleado=multiple job holder.
* prestación al empleado=employee benefit.

empleado como propietario, el
(n.)=employee ownership.
Ex: Employee ownership plans carve a path toward what could be called responsible capitalism.
empleado de correos
(n.)=post office clerk.
Ex: The task of post office clerks is to deal directly with clients of the post office by rendering services such as selling stamps, receiving postal articles and handling saving accounts.
empleado de funeraria
(n.)=mortician.
Ex: The men of the 2008 calendar are all funeral directors and morticians from across the U.S. In 2007.
empleado de la compañía suministradora de agua
(n.)=water board engineer ; water board engineer.
Ex: The Government (with the exception of the police and the armed forces and the telecom engineers, water board engineers and electricity supply people) seems still to be talking about what to do rather than doing. Ex: The Government (with the exception of the police and the armed forces and the telecom engineers, water board engineers and electricity supply people) seems still to be talking about what to do rather than doing.
empleado de librería
(n.)=bookstore clerk.
Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements.
empleado de línea aérea
(n.)=airline official.
Ex: The airline officials found three baby crocodiles in a man's carry-on luggage.
empleado del estado
(n.)=state employee.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
empleado del gobierno
(n.)=government employee.
Ex: For the first time there are decidedly more government employees than goods-producing employees according to the Department of Labor.
empleado en
=in evidence in ; in evidence in.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future. Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future.
empleado que no tiene una tarea asignada fija
(n.)=floater.
Ex: He does everything -- reference, cataloging, selection, collection development -- as a sort of 'floater'.
empleados
(n.)=personnel ; staff.
Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on. Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.
emplear
(v.)=employ ; expend ; engage.
Ex: The size of the collections in which the LCC is currently employed is likely to be a significant factor in its perpetuation.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.
Ex: Some questions to consider before engaging a consultant are: are the consultant's services needed?, could existing staff do the job?, can you afford aconsultant?.
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* emplear como/de=engage as.
* emplearse a fondo=spare + no expense.
* emplear tiempo=spend + time ; expend + time ; devote + time.
* tenérselo bien empleado=it + serve + Nombre + right ; have it + coming.

emplear como/de
(v.)=engage as.
Ex: The person engaged as an abstractor may be anyone from the author of a work, an information officer, or a subject expert to a library assistant or clerk.
emplear tiempo
(v.)=spend + time ; expend + time ; devote + time.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks. Ex: Perhaps the library cannot afford to expend staff time in providing additional bibliographic searching for interlibrary loan requests received. Ex: 'But,' the cry may ring out, 'how can anyone hope to devote the time and energy that this in depth service would require?'.
emplearse a fondo
(v.)=spare + no expense.
Ex: These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.
empleo atípico
(n.)=atypical employment.
Ex: In recent years, there has been a steady increase in cases of atypical employment within the Japanese economy.
empleo ilegal
(n.)=illegal work.
Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread.
empleo irregular
(n.)=irregular employment.
Ex: Migrant farm workers typically receive low wages from irregular employment and live in poverty with access to only substandard housing and inadequate health care.
empleo precario
(n.)=precarious employment.
Ex: There is also good evidence that precarious employment is expanding in the developing world.
empleo^1
(n.)=employment ; job.
Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
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* antes de conseguir empleo=preappointment.
* anuncio de empleo=job advertisement.
* buscador de empleo=job applicant ; job seeker.
* buscar empleo=seek + employment.
* búsqueda de empleo=job searching ; job hunting.
* centro de ayuda al empleo=job-help centre.
* creación de empleo=job creation.
* después de conseguir empleo=postappointment.
* empleo atípico=atypical employment.
* empleo ilegal=illegal work.
* empleo irregular=irregular employment.
* empleo precario=precarious employment.
* feria del empleo=job fair ; career fair.
* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo=put + Nombre + out of work.
* oferta de empleo=career opportunity ; job vacancy ; job opportunities ; job placement ; career option ; employment opportunity.
* oficina de empleo=employment centre ; employment bureau ; job centre ; labour exchange.
* pérdida de empleo=loss of employment.
* segregación en el empleo=job segregation ; employment segregation.
* seguridad en el empleo=employment protection and safety.
* sin empleo=jobless ; out of a job.
* solicitante de empleo=job applicant.
* solicitud de empleo=job application.
* tener un segundo empleo=moonlight ; work + a second job.

empleo^2
=exercise ; employment ; use ; usage ; utilisation [utilization, -USA].
Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.
Ex: Changes in usage of terms over time can also present problems = Los cambios en el uso de los términos con el transcurso del tiempo también pueden presentar problemas.
Ex: On occasions it is necessary to adopt an order or arrangement which leads to the efficient utilisation of space.

emplumar
(v.)=tar and feather.
Nota: Práctica obsoleta para castigar y humillar a alguien en frente de todos.
Ex: On Sunday evening, an alleged drug dealer was tarred and feathered in a Belfast street as passers-by looked on.
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* emplumar con brea=tar and feather.

emplumar con brea
(v.)=tar and feather.
Ex: On Sunday evening, an alleged drug dealer was tarred and feathered in a Belfast street as passers-by looked on.
empobrecer
(v.)=impoverish ; depauperate ; beggar.
Ex: By diverting resources to sustain the system of scholarly publication, the financial demands of new electronic services will impoverish many.
Ex: These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.
Ex: But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.
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* empobrecerse=become + impoverished.
* empobrecerse intelectualmente=be intellectually impoverished.

empobrecerse
(v.)=become + impoverished.
Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
empobrecerse intelectualmente
(v.)=be intellectually impoverished.
Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the Graduate Library School ought to be reinvented or re-created.
empobrecido
(adj.)=poverty-stricken ; impoverished ; beggared ; depauperate.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.
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* uranio empobrecido=depleted uranium.

empobrecimiento
(n.)=impoverishing ; impoverishment ; depauperation.
Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.
Ex: This article deals with the elimination and destruction of undesirable books which led to the impoverishment of libraries.
Ex: The overall effect is a depauperation of soil with an attendant reduction in the rate of organic matter decomposition.

empoderamiento
(n.)=empowerment.
Nota: Acceso a los recursos para el desarrollo de las capacidades de un individuo para poder dirigir su propio destino y contribuir a la comunidad en igualdad de condiciones.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
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* empoderamiento de la mujer=women('s) empowerment.

empoderamiento de la mujer
(n.)=women('s) empowerment.
Ex: In traditional societies, even more than elsewhere, women empowerment does not occur easily or overnight.
empollar
(v.)=cram for ; hatch ; swot ; bone up on.
Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.
Ex: The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.
Ex: Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future.
Ex: Gain a strategic advantage in pharmaceutical litigation by boning up on epidemiology.
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* libro para empollar=crammer.

empollón
(n.)=swotter ; boffin ; nerdy ; nerd ; geek ; geeky ; swot.
Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.
Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
Ex: Jack is dead brainy, such a swot that he always comes top in every exam.

emporio
(n.)=emporium [emporia, -pl.].
Ex: A sociological definition of culture, in today's terms, has to take account not only of Notre Dame and Beethoven, but also of McDonald hamburger emporia, discotheques and the culture of Disneyland.
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* emporio comercial=emporium [emporia, -pl.].

emporio comercial
(n.)=emporium [emporia, -pl.].
Ex: A sociological definition of culture, in today's terms, has to take account not only of Notre Dame and Beethoven, but also of McDonald hamburger emporia, discotheques and the culture of Disneyland.
empotrado
(adj.)=built-in ; recessed.
Ex: If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.
Ex: The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.
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* armario empotrado=fitted wardrobe.
* iluminación empotrada=recessed lighting.
* luz empotrada=recessed light ; recessed downlight ; downlight.

empotrar
(v.)=build into ; let into ; build in.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
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* empotrarse=lodge ; seize up.

empotrarse
(v.)=lodge ; seize up.
Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine. Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.
emprendedor
(n.)=entrepreneurial ; enterprising ; doer.
Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: I should like first of all to express my appreciation to the enterprising and energetic partnership of Freedman and Malinconico for their indefatigable efforts to focus attention and foster discussion on current developments and issues in cataloging.
Ex: He was hoping to renew the discourse between thinkers and doers that created America in the first place.
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* persona emprendedora=go-getter.

emprender
(v.)=embark on/upon ; set about + Gerundio ; undertake ; set out on ; enter ; take on ; spring for ; set on + foot.
Ex: Before we embark upon more extensive consideration of the software packages and their use in information retrieval, it is worth reviewing the options for computer hardware.
Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage.
Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.
Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
Ex: If such an experiment were set on foot in any part of England its success would be certain.
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* emprender acciones legales=take + legal proceedings ; take + legal action.
* emprender el camino de vuelta a casa=head back + home.
* emprender el vuelo=take to + the sky.
* emprenderla con Alguien=turn on + Nombre.
* emprenderla(s) a golpes con=lam into ; lay into.
* emprenderlas con=lash out at/against/on.
* emprender una acción=initiate + action.
* emprender una iniciativa=undertake + enterprise.
* emprender una lucha contra=launch + attack on.
* emprender una tarea=go on + expedition.
* emprender un negocio=take on + business venture.
* emprender un proceso de=set on + a course of.
* emprender un proyecto=undertake + project.

emprender acciones legales
(v.)=take + legal proceedings ; take + legal action.
Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles. Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action.
emprender el camino de vuelta a casa
(v.)=head back + home.
Ex: After a few more hours, we joined the traffic caravan and headed back home.
emprender el vuelo
(v.)=take to + the sky.
Ex: A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky.
emprender un negocio
(v.)=take on + business venture.
Ex: Public libraries in the USA are taking on business ventures that involve the selling of products and services.
emprender un proceso de
(v.)=set on + a course of.
Ex: Automating this most important of all library resources set libraries on an irreversible course of rapid technological change.
emprender un proyecto
(v.)=undertake + project.
Ex: The project is being undertaken with caution.
emprender una acción
(v.)=initiate + action.
Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.
emprender una iniciativa
(v.)=undertake + enterprise.
Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
emprender una lucha contra
(v.)=launch + attack on.
Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.
emprender una tarea
(v.)=go on + expedition.
Ex: Towards the end of the sixteenth century, about 1598, Sir Thomas Bodley was preparing to go on a book-buying expedition for the library.
emprenderla con Alguien
(v.)=turn on + Nombre.
Ex: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her.
emprenderla(s) a golpes con
(v.)=lam into ; lay into.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip. Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
emprenderlas con
(v.)=lash out at/against/on.
Ex: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist.
empresa afiliada
(n.)=sister company.
Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.
empresa comercial
(n.)=commercial agency ; commercial vendor ; commercial business ; business firm.
Ex: Such processing is normally done by commercial agencies, although machines can be purchased for in-house use. Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market. Ex: This article explores some of the ways that companies are -- or will be -- using the Internet to improve the marketing of their commercial businesses. Ex: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.
empresa con solera
(n.)=established player.
Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.
empresa consolidada
(n.)=established player.
Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.
empresa constructora
(n.)=property developer.
Ex: After the demolition of these 19th-century buildings, archaeologists from the museum were allowed by the property developers to excavate the site.
empresa consumada
(n.)=established player.
Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.
empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos
(n.)=headhunter.
Ex: The article 'How headhunters do their research' describes the process of research in the headhunting or executive search business.
empresa de cobro de deudas
(n.)=debt collection agency.
Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
empresa de contabilidad
(n.)=accounting firm.
Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.
empresa de grandes derroches
(n.)=high roller.
Ex: The current buying elite, the 1,500 or so high rollers who attended the London sale, are a diverse, cosmopolitan bunch.
empresa de investigación
(n.)=research firm.
Ex: Others believe that a library should not leave the provision of desired services to commercial establishments and research firms who must make a profit.
empresa de la limpieza
(n.)=cleaning firm.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
empresa de liempza
(n.)=cleaning business.
Ex: A janitorial or cleaning business has proven to be a lucrative business for those who start the business with strong attitude and the will to work hard.
empresa de limpieza
(n.)=janitorial business.
Ex: A janitorial or cleaning business has proven to be a lucrative business for those who start the business with strong attitude and the will to work hard.
empresa de medios de comunicación
(n.)=media company.
Ex: The biography tells a fascinating story of an egocentric self-promoter who owned America's largest media company in the first half of the 20th century.
empresa de mudanzas
(n.)=mover.
Ex: A decision by university administrators to rely on existing campus resources rather than commercial movers for the relocation of collections is not unusual.
empresa de márketing
(n.)=marketing company.
Ex: We have established ourselves as one of the leading marketing companies in our sphere of operation.
empresa de nuestro grupo
(n.)=sister company ; sister organisation.
Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies. Ex: We are also exploring the possibility, with our sister organization in the US, of producing a joint issue possibly on the theme of how the so-called 'war on terror' is affecting library and information services.
empresa de nueva creación
(n.)=this sort of thing ; startup [start-up].
Ex: Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do. Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.
empresa de ordenadores
(n.)=computer company.
Ex: With respect to the private sector, the education and library community should establish long-term partnerships with telephone, cable, and computer companies.
empresa de reparto de paquetes
(n.)=package delivery company.
Ex: The article 'Not resting on its laurels' provides a background to the work of Federal Express, a package delivery company awarded the 1990 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.
empresa de seguridad
(n.)=security firm.
Ex: The security firm, famous for its eagle-eyed officers, responded to a distress call from a teenager who was attacked while his parents were out.
empresa de servicio social
(n.)=social utility.
Ex: The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna".
empresa de servicios
(n.)=service organisation ; service agency ; service company.
Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations. Ex: This article examines one of these service agencies, which broker the services of bibliographic utilities or other data bases, from the perspective of library management. Ex: The result will display all service companies nationwide that provide the service you are looking for.
empresa de servicios de información
=information broker ; broker ; information broking.
Ex: An information broker is a commercial organization, sometimes an individual, that undertakes to locate, retrieve and provide information about any subject. Ex: This article sets out the advantages of using a broker especially one who is conversant with the intricacies of intellectual property. Ex: The essence of information broking is acting as an interface between the client and a multiplicity of information resources.
empresa de servicios públicos
(n.)=public utility ; utility company.
Ex: The Kahn report saw NICs (neighbourhood information centers) as 'social utilities comparable to the general public utilities (gas, electric, phone) and public services (post office, water supply) which are recognized as vital to the adequate functioning of the individual, the family and the neighborhood in modern society' = El informa Kahn consideraba que los centros de información ciudadana son "empresas de servicio social comparables a las empresas de servicio público generales (el gas, la electricidad, el teléfono) y a los servicios públicos (correos, abastecimiento de agua) que se reconocen que son vitales para el funcionamiento adecuado del indivudo, la familia y la vecindad en la sociedad moderna" . Ex: By blasting the face of the falls and excavating an underground cavern, the utility company channeled water through pipes to turbines at the base of the falls.
empresa de solera
(n.)=established player.
Ex: The mysterious decline in the profitability of the children's book market has less to do with an economic slump than with shifts in market share between established players and the newcomers.
empresa de telecomunicaciones
(n.)=computer bureau.
Ex: Computer bureaux are organisations which sell computer time and other computing and associated facilities, on a commercial basis.
empresa de trabajo
(n.)=industrial affiliation.
Ex: If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
empresa de un grupo
(n.)=operating company.
Ex: In the future, these files will be made readily accessible to other Glaxo operating companies through the use of computers.
empresa de viajes
(n.)=travel company.
Ex: However there is considerable fear among certain sectors, such as travel companies and bus tour organizers in some countries.
empresa dedicada a la venta por correo
(n.)=mail order company.
Ex: Applications include home banking, booking holidays and theatre tickets and ordering from mail order companies.
empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión
(n.)=polling firm ; polling agency.
Ex: This is a full-text collection of public opinion surveys that have been conducted by major US polling firms since the 1940s. Ex: The state premier polling agency has provided access to New Jersey public opinion data via the web.
empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos
(n.)=product developer.
Ex: There is a need for more communication between teacher librarians and product developers so that specific needs are satisfied.
empresa dedicada al proceso del cereal
(n.)=corn processor.
Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.
empresa descabellada
=fool's errand.
Ex: I'd like to explain that treating online poker as though it is a science based on mathematic principles is a fool's errand for most of us.
empresa en la que sólo pueden trabajar empleados que pertenezcan a un sindica
(n.)=close shop.
Ex: The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).
empresa farmacéutica
(n.)=drug company.
Ex: Providers range from universities and national institutions to drug companies, foundations, and individuals who have survived cancer.
empresa filial
(n.)=subsidiary company.
Ex: The US is also worried that its European subsidiary companies will be unduly restricted in their handling of data.
empresa hipotecaria
(n.)=mortgage company.
Ex: Not all mortgage companies are the same.
empresa industrial
(n.)=industrial firm.
Ex: In libraries serving industrial firms, for example, the cost of not finding information may be high; this is why 'hard headed businessmen' add to their overheads by paying for extensive library services.
empresa multinacional
(n.)=multinational.
Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.
empresa organizadora de congresos
(n.)=conference organiser.
Ex: Congrex Holland BV has been appointed as the official conference organiser for this event.
empresa privada
(n.)=private vendor ; private company ; private business ; private firm.
Ex: If the NLM raises its prices to match those charged by private vendors, it will jeopardise access to information by those unable to afford it. Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies. Ex: Slanker claims that money is the only serious difference between private business and the public library. Ex: Competition between public and private firms will enable farmers to obtain a higher share of world commodity prices.
empresa próspera
(n.)=success story.
Ex: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.
empresa pública
(n.)=civilian employer ; public firm.
Ex: Paper and paper management are highly refined technologies that are buried deeply into our infrastructure (e.g., the largest civilian employer in the U.S. is the Post Office). Ex: Competition between public and private firms will enable farmers to obtain a higher share of world commodity prices.
empresa sindicada
(n.)=union shop.
Ex: The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).
empresa televisiva
(n.)=television company.
Ex: Partnerships between libraries, publishers and television companies can facilitate the delivery of access to new forms of learning and information.
empresa transportadora
(n.)=shipper ; shipping agent.
Ex: The purposes and application of demurrage charges are not well understood, and this work should be valuable to shippers and railway officials. Ex: Gibraltar is home to an impressive range of shipping agents offering every kind of support service to vessels of all sizes.
empresa^1
(n.)=business [businesses, -pl.] ; commercial firm ; company ; corporation ; firm ; business enterprise ; outfit ; business interest ; business firm ; industrial firm ; commercial enterprise ; operating company.
Nota: Perteneciente a un grupo.
Ex: To a small or mid-sized business, information is critical for effective planning, growth and development.
Ex: Difficulties over access to these can arise when research project has been financed by a scientific organization or commercial firm who have an interest in maintaining security.
Ex: Among the companies offering 'Mice' are Microsoft, Vision and Apple, but more are anticipated.
Ex: The main form of knowledge transfer and the basis for decision making within corporations has not been a paper, a document or a detailed report, but a set of overhead slides and the discussions around them.
Ex: The European Development Fund finances projects in overseas countries for which European-based firms can supply equipment and know-how.
Ex: The 'Books at work' project in Kalmar in southern Sweden is the result of collaboration between trade unions, business enterprises and the public library.
Ex: The author compares the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the larger established companies and smaller outfits.
Ex: As an example, the University of Hawaii libraries have installed an online catalogue on which they will hang a special assortment of databases that are needed by Hawaii and Pacific business interests.
Ex: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.
Ex: In libraries serving industrial firms, for example, the cost of not finding information may be high; this is why 'hard headed businessmen' add to their overheads by paying for extensive library services.
Ex: Some commercial enterprises subsidise satellite communications for academic institutions.
Ex: In the future, these files will be made readily accessible to other Glaxo operating companies through the use of computers.
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* a cuenta de la empresa=at company expense.
* administración de empresas=business administration.
* admnistrador de empresa=firm administrator.
* archivo de empresa=business archives.
* biblioteca de empresa=commercial library ; industrial library ; corporate library ; company library ; business library.
* bibliotecario de empresa=industrial librarian.
* cena de empresa=corporate dinner ; company dinner.
* comida de empresa=company dinner ; corporate dinner.
* como las empresas=business-like.
* conglomerado de empresas=conglomerate.
* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas=lateral hiring.
* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich course.
* dejar la empresa=jump + ship.
* de la propia empresa=company-owned.
* de toda la empresa=systemwide.
* director de empresa=company director.
* directorio de empresas en base de datos=corporate directory database ; company directory database.
* documentación de empresas=business record.
* empresa afiliada=sister company.
* empresa comercial=commercial agency ; commercial vendor ; commercial business ; business firm.
* empresa con solera=established player.
* empresa consolidada=established player.
* empresa constructora=property developer.
* empresa consumada=established player.
* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunter.
* empresa de cobro de deudas=debt collection agency.
* empresa de contabilidad=accounting firm.
* empresa dedicada a la venta por correo=mail order company.
* empresa dedicada al desarrollo de productos=product developer.
* empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión=polling firm ; polling agency.
* empresa dedicada al proceso del cereal=corn processor.
* empresa de grandes derroches=high roller.
* empresa de investigación=research firm.
* empresa de la limpieza=cleaning firm.
* empresa de liempza=cleaning business.
* empresa de limpieza=janitorial business.
* empresa de márketing=marketing company.
* empresa de medios de comunicación=media company.
* empresa de mudanzas=mover.
* empresa de nuestro grupo=sister company ; sister organisation.
* empresa de nueva creación=this sort of thing ; startup [start-up].
* empresa de ordenadores=computer company.
* empresa de reparto de paquetes=package delivery company.
* empresa de seguridad=security firm.
* empresa de servicios=service organisation ; service agency ; service company.
* empresa de servicios de información=information broker ; broker ; information broking.
* empresa de servicio social=social utility.
* empresa de servicios públicos=public utility ; utility company.
* empresa de solera=established player.
* empresa de telecomunicaciones=computer bureau.
* empresa de trabajo=industrial affiliation.
* empresa de un grupo=operating company.
* empresa de viajes=travel company.
* empresa en la que sólo pueden trabajar empleados que pertenezcan a un sindic=close shop.
* empresa farmacéutica=drug company.
* empresa filial=subsidiary company.
* empresa hipotecaria=mortgage company.
* empresa industrial=industrial firm.
* empresa multinacional=multinational.
* empresa organizadora de congresos=conference organiser.
* empresa privada=private vendor ; private company ; private business ; private firm.
* empresa pública=civilian employer ; public firm.
* empresas americanas, las=corporate America.
* empresa sindicada=union shop.
* empresa televisiva=television company.
* empresa transportadora=shipper ; shipping agent.
* en toda la empresa=company-wide ; systemwide.
* específico de las empresas=company-specific.
* fusión de empresas=consolidation.
* gasto de empresa=business expense.
* gestión de empresas=business management.
* grupo de empresas=business group.
* guardería de la empresa=workplace crêche.
* información sobre empresas=business intelligence.
* intranet de empresa=corporate intranet.
* libro de empresa=organisation manual.
* mercado de la empresa=corporate market.
* mundo de la empresa=business world.
* mundo de la empresa, el=corporate world, the.
* mundo de las empresas=business environment.
* página web de empresa=business site ; corporate site.
* para toda la empresa=company-wide ; enterprise-wide.
* partícipe en la empresa=corporate insider.
* patrocinado por la propia empresa=company-sponsored.
* pequeña empresa=small business.
* persona de la propia empresa=insider.
* programa de prácticas en la empresa=internship program(me) ; internship.
* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich programme.
* propiedad de la empresa=company-owned.
* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa)=SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).
* que afecta a toda la empresa=enterprise-wide.
* sitio web de empresa=business site ; corporate site.
* trabajador cualificado contratado de otra empresa=lateral hire.
* ya parte de la empresa=on board.

empresa^2
(n.)=enterprise ; scheme ; venture ; quest ; operation ; undertaking.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: There are forty-six centres in twenty-five countries participating in the scheme.
Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.
Ex: It is a quest without a satisfactory conclusion - a holy grail of librarianship.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: Since the file from 1966-1975 contains some 2,500,000 references, a search of the complete data base is a fairly large-scale undertaking.
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* empresa descabellada=fool's errand.
* empresa próspera=success story.

empresarial
(adj.)=entrepreneurial ; business-related ; business.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs.
Ex: A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.
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* comunidad empresarial, la=business community, the.
* cualidades empresariales=entrepreneurial skills.
* cultura empresarial=business culture.
* derecho empresarial=business law.
* economía empresarial=business economics ; managerial economics.
* espíritu empresarial=business acumen.
* modelo empresarial=business model.
* mundo empresarial, el=corporate world, the.
* parque empresarial=business park.
* sector empresarial, el=business sector, the ; commercial sector, the.

empresariales
(n.)=business administration ; management science ; business studies ; business school.
Ex: Cases provide 'realistic' educational experiences for students beginning their study of business administration.
Ex: Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.
Ex: There are more users in the Science and Engineering faculties than in the Arts or Business Studies.
Ex: This paper describes the various approaches used by business schools in the USA to internationalize their curricula.
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* estudiante de empresariales=business student.
* facultad de empresariales=business school.

empresario
(n.)=employer ; entrepreneur ; trader ; businessman [businessmen, -pl.].
Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
Ex: Particular attention is paid to deregulation of telecommunications and the role of European entrepreneurs such as Robert Maxwell.
Ex: Both farmers and traders, such as grain merchants, need to have highly current information at their fingertips.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
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* empresario de la información=infopreneur.
* empresario industrial=industrialist.
* empresarios=business people.
* pequeño empresario=small business owner.

empresario de la información
(n.)=infopreneur.
Ex: Infopreneurs are entrepreneurs who work exclusively with information.
empresario industrial
(n.)=industrialist.
Ex: Producers, whether scientists, inventors or industrialists, must record all their technological achievements.
empresarios
(n.)=business people.
Ex: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.
empresas americanas, las
(n.)=corporate America.
Ex: She is the author of 11 novels depicting the power of corporate America and the dark and insidious logic of the consumer society.
empujar
(v.)=propel ; wheel ; push ; jostle ; shove ; push + Nombre + (a)round.
Ex: A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.
Ex: Suddenly, he extracted from his pocket a set of keys and wheeled his chair toward the credenza.
Ex: While in a speech therapy session when she got up and pushed the table violently, pinning her therapist against the wall.
Ex: In the case of flax the Library of Congress does not provide an enumerated division and so books on flax spinning must jostle in alphabetic order with books on other aspects of flax = En el caso del lino la Biblioteca del Congreso no proporciona una división enumerada por lo que los libros sobre el hilado del lino deben competir en la ordenación alfabética con otros libros que tratan sobre diferentes aspectos del lino.
Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: I have noticed that the more she seems to like the food the more she pushes it around before she eats it!.
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* abrir la puerta empujándola=push + open + door.
* empujar hacia atrás=push back.
* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento=poke.

empujar hacia atrás
(v.)=push back.
Ex: Drew Pope put down his pencil, pushed back in his chair, stretched his arms overhead, and swung in a half-circle so he could look out the window.
empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento
(v.)=poke.
Ex: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.
empuje
(n.)=thrust.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.

empujón
(n.)=thrust ; push ; jump-start [jumpstart] ; shove.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.
Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.
Ex: Sometimes, when nudging doesn't work, life gives you a shove to get you back on your path.
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* abrir de un empujón=fling + open.
* abrirse camino (a empujones)=push + Posesivo + way across/into.
* dar el último empujón=go + the extra mile.
* dar empujones=shove.
* dar un empujón=give + a boost.

empuñadura
(n.)=hilt.
Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.
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* hasta la empuñadura=to the hilt.

empuñar
(v.)=wield ; brandish.
Nota: Tercera persona singular brandishes.
Ex: Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.
Ex: She brandishes a 'Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.

empático
(adj.)=empathic ; empathetic.
Ex: A good reference librarian is tactful, intelligent, imaginative, ingenious, helpful, empathic, curious, persistent, energetic, sensitive, polite, and assured.
Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.

empíreo
(adj.)=empyrean.
Ex: The third heaven is not the sky, for Genesis reveals that the empyrean heaven was created on the first day, and the starry skies not till the second.
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* empíreo, el=empyrean, the.

empíreo, el
=empyrean, the.
Ex: Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.
empíricamente
=experientially ; empirically.
Ex: In the library of the future, the reader will not only read but listen, see, and even experientially simulate forms of information and knowledge.
Ex: Mechanisation of knowledge structures should be approached empirically.
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* sustentado empíricamente=empiricaly supported.

empírico
(adj.)=empirical ; empiric ; evidence based [evidence-based].
Ex: A comparison is made with large scale empirical studies conducted in 2 other countries namely the Uk and USA.
Ex: This article attempts to identify major problems facing departmental libraries based upon experience rather than empiric research.
Ex: The increasing pressure to adopt evidence based practice places large information demands on health professionals and by extension, on the information workers who support them.
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* basado en un método empírico=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
* evidencia empírica=empirical evidence.
* investigación empírica=empirical research.

emulación
(n.)=emulation.
Ex: There are of course two proposed solutions: migration and emulation, each with its particular advantages and disadvantages.
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* emulación de terminales de ordenador=terminal emulation.

emulación de terminales de ordenador
(n.)=terminal emulation.
Ex: This includes terminal emulation to access popular online catalogues or other systems allowing remote access.
emulador
(n.)=emulator.
Ex: The author surveys a variety of products such as decoders, emulators, graphics creation systems, and data base management systems currently on the market = El autor estudia una variedad de productos como, por ejemplo, descodificadores, emuladores, sistemas de creación de gráficos y sistemas de gestión de bases de datos que actualmente están en el mercado.

emular
(v.)=mimic ; emulate.
Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.

emulsión
(n.)=emulsion.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
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* pintura de emulsión=emulsion paint.

emérito
(adj.)=emeritus.
Nota: Puede colocarse antes o después del nombre al que modifica.
Ex: He retired after 40 years as Librarian of Congress to become Librarian Emeritus.
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* profesor emérito=emeritus professor ; professor emeritus.

emético
(n.)=emetic.
Nota: Substancia médica que se administra para causar vómitos.
Ex: Reading crazes pass through groups of children like emetics, just as crazes for certain seasonal pastimes do.

emú
(n.)=emu.
Ex: The time is now for the ostrich, emu and rhea meat industry.

en
=in ; onto ; into ; at ; throughout ; within.
Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
Ex: The application of a classification scheme to a set of documents should result in the ordering or arranging of that set of documents into groups or classes according to their subject content.
Ex: He also resolved to talk with Cleo Passantino, a young librarian who had been at the library for three years and with whom he had had little contact.
Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
Ex: A summary is a restatement, within the document, of the salient findings and conclusions of a document.
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* en abril, aguas mil=April showers bring May flowers.
* en absoluto=at all ; in the slightest ; whatsoever ; not at all ; in any shape or form ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; never for a minute ; the least bit.
* en abstracto=abstractly.
* en abundancia=in plenty ; liberally ; in abundance ; exuberantly ; in profusion ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; prodigiously ; plentifully ; galore ; in great numbers.
* en activo=practising [practicing, -USA].
* en adelante=forward [forwards].
* en agradecimiento por=appreciative of.
* en alerta roja=on red alert.
* en alguna ocasión=on any one occasion.
* en alguna parte=someplace.
* en alguna parte de + Nombre=some way down + Nombre.
* en algún lugar=somewhere ; at some point.
* en algún lugar (de por ahí)=somewhere out there.
* en algún momento=somewhere along the line ; sometime ; at sometime ; at some point ; at some point in time ; at one time or another ; somewhere along the way ; at one point or another.
* en algún momento de la vida=at some time in + Posesivo + life.
* en algún momento de + Posesivo + vida=at some point in + Posesivo + life.
* en algunos casos=in some cases.
* en algunos grupos=in some quarters.
* en algunos grupos de la población=in some quarters.
* en algunos sectores=in some quarters.
* en algunos sectores de la población=in some quarters.
* en algunos sentidos=in some respects.
* en algunos sitios=in places.
* en alquiler=rented.
* en alta mar=on the open sea ; offshore ; on the high seas.
* en alza=on the upswing.
* en ambas direcciones=two-way ; both ways.
* en ambos casos=in either case ; in either instance.
* en ángulo=angled.
* en ángulo recto=at right angles.
* en antaño=in olden times ; in olden days.
* en antelación=anticipatory.
* en anticipación=anticipatory.
* en años anteriores=in prior years ; in years past ; in past years.
* en apariencia=apparently ; looking ; seemingly ; on the face of it ; on the surface ; ostensibly.
* en apenas nada=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
* en apoyo a=in support of.
* en apuros=hard-pressed ; beleaguered ; in deep trouble ; in difficulties ; if it comes to the crunch ; when push comes to shove ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst ; in deep water ; in hot water ; in dire straits ; struggling ; in distress.
* en aquel entonces=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time ; in the course of events ; during the course of events ; back then ; in those days.
* en aquella época=at the time ; at that time ; in those days.
* en aquella ocasión=on that (particular) occasion.
* en aquellas ocasiones cuando=on occasions when.
* en aquellos casos=in those cases.
* en aquellos casos en los que=in those cases where.
* en aquellos tiempos=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; in those days.
* en aquel momento=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time.
* en aras a=in the name of.
* en aras de=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
* en armonía=harmoniously ; in harmony.
* en armonía con=in harmony with ; in harness with ; in keeping with ; in tune with ; in sync with.
* en ascuas=on tenterhooks.
* en ataque=offensively.
* en auge=in ascendancy ; buoyant ; booming ; on the rise ; at high tide.
* en aumento=burgeoning ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; on the rise ; heightening.
* en aumento gradual=gradually quickening.
* en Babia=absent-minded ; with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* en balde=in vain ; vainly ; to no avail ; of no avail ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
* en bandada=in full force.
* en bandadas=in droves.
* en base a=in terms of ; on the grounds that/of ; on the basis of.
* en beneficio de=for the benefit of ; to the benefit of ; in the best interest(s) of.
* en beneficio propio=to + Posesivo + advantage.
* en bisel=angled ; slanted.
* en blanco=blankly ; blank.
* en blanco y negro=b&w (black and white).
* en bloque=en bloc.
* en boga=in vogue ; in fashion ; voguish.
* en bolas=stark naked ; in the nod ; in the buff ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* en breve=shortly ; the long and (the) short of ; soon .
* en broma=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* en buena compañía=in good company.
* en buena condición=in good condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle.
* en buena forma=in good nick ; in good shape ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
* en buena ley=fair and square.
* en buena lid=fair and square.
* en buena parte=for the most part.
* en buenas condiciones=in good form.
* en buenas condiciones para navegar=seaworthy.
* en buenas manos=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
* en buen estado=in good condition ; in good working condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
* en buen estado de funcionamiento=in good working condition.
* En busca del arca perdida=Raiders of the Lost Ark.
* en busca de nuevas emociones=thrill seeking ; thrill seeking.
* en busca de quimeras=in pursuit of + windmills.
* en búsqueda de=a quest for.
* en cada fase=at each stage.
* en caída=flowing ; tumbling.
* en caída libre=tumbling.
* en caída vertiginosa=tumbling.
* en caja=boxed.
* en caliente=in the heat of the moment ; on the spur of the moment.
* en cama=abed.
* en cambio=by contrast ; in contrast ; instead ; shifting ; by comparison.
* en camino=on the way.
* en camino a=on the way to.
* en cantidad=bulk.
* en + Cantidad + años=in + Cantidad + years' time.
* en capilla=on tenterhooks ; in suspense.
* en carnavales=carnivalistically.
* en carne y hueso=in the flesh.
* en casa=in the home.
* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo=the cobbler's children run barefoot.
* en casi nada=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
* en casi todos los + Nombre=in just about every + Nombre.
* en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* en caso de emergencia=in an emergency ; in an emergency situation.
* en caso de fuerza mayor=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* en caso de necesidad=at a push.
* en CD-ROM=CD-ROM-based.
* en celda de aislamiento=in solitary confinement.
* en chirona=behind bars.
* en ciernes=developing ; budding ; in the making.
* en cierta medida=to some extent ; to a certain extent ; to some degree.
* en ciertas circunstancias=in certain circumstances.
* en ciertas ocasiones=at certain times.
* en cierto grado=something of.
* en cierto modo=to some extent ; after a fashion ; to a certain extent ; in a manner of speaking ; so to speak ; to some degree.
* en cierto modo + Verbo=sort of + Verbo.
* en ciertos casos=in certain cases.
* en cierto sentido=in several respects ; to some extent ; in a sense ; in some respects ; to some degree.
* en circuito cerrado=looped.
* en círcuitos de segunda categoría=in the provinces.
* en circuitos de segundo orden=in the provinces.
* en circumstancias difíciles=under difficult circumstances.
* en circunstancias misteriosas=in mysterious circumstances.
* en circunstancias normales=in the course of events ; during the course of events ; under normal circumstances.
* en circusntancias normales=in the normal run of things.
* en coche=drive.
* en colaboración=collaborative ; cooperative [co-operative] ; jointly ; participatory ; in concert ; in consort ; collaboratively ; synergistic ; synergistically ; in tandem ; in a tandem fashion ; in partnership.
* en colaboración con=in concert with ; in consultation with ; in collaboration with ; in alliance with ; in conjunction with ; in partnership with.
* en color=coloured [colored, -USA] ; full-colour.
* en columnas=columnar.
* en colusión con=in collusion with ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.
* en coma=comatose.
* en combinación con=in parallel to/with ; in combination with.
* en comisión de servicios=seconded.
* en comparación=by comparison ; in comparison.
* en comparación con=against ; as compared to ; set against ; in comparison with ; in comparison to.
* en compensación=compensatory ; in return ; in exchange.
* en compensación por=in exchange for ; in return for ; in compensation for.
* en complicidad con=in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in complicity with ; in collusion with ; in connivance with.
* en común=joint ; jointly.
* en común con=in common with.
* en conciencia=in good conscience.
* en conclusión=in conclusion.
* en concordancia con=in accordance with ; in accord with.
* en concreto=in particular ; to be specific ; specifically ; namely.
* en condiciones=decent.
* en condiciones de=in the position to.
* en condiciones de igualdad=on an equal footing ; on equal terms ; on an equal basis ; equitable.
* en condiciones difíciles=under difficult conditions.
* en condiciones normales=under normal conditions.
* en conexión con=in respect of.
* en confidencia=in confidence.
* en conflicto (con)=in conflict (with).
* en conformidad con=in conformity with ; in keeping with.
* en conjunción con=in conjunction with ; in tandem with.
* en conjunto=altogether ; on balance ; bulk ; all in all ; overall ; overall.
* en conmemoración de=in celebration of ; commemorative.
* en connivencia=colluding.
* en connivencia con=in collusion with ; in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.
* en consecuencia=accordingly ; consequently ; hence ; in consequence ; as a consequence (of) ; it follows that ; on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so.
* en consecuencia lógica=by implication.
* en consideración=under consideration.
* en consideración a=for the sake of ; out of consideration for ; out of respect for.
* en consonacia con=in line with.
* en consonancia con=in concert with ; in keeping with ; in step with ; in tune with ; in consonance with.
* en constante cambio=ever-changing [ever changing] ; ever-fluid ; on the move ; fast changing [fast-changing] ; ever-shifting.
* en constante expansión=ever-expanding ; ever-growing.
* en constante movimiento=on the move ; on the go.
* en construcción=under development ; under construction.
* en contacto=in communication.
* en contacto con la realidad=in touch with + reality.
* en contadas ocasiones=rarely ; seldom ; on rare occasions.
* en contenedor=containerised [containerized, -USA].
* en continua expansión=expanding.
* en continuo aumento=ever-increasing.
* en continuo cambio=constantly shifting ; ever-changing [ever changing] ; ever-shifting ; fast changing [fast-changing].
* en contra=counterpoint.
* en contra de=against ; in the teeth of.
* en contra de la guerra=antiwar [anti-war].
* en contra de la opinión general=contrary to popular belief.
* en contra de la raza blanca=anti-white [antiwhite].
* en contra de la raza negra=antiblack [anti-black].
* en contra de las circunstancias=against circumstances.
* en contra de las instituciones=anti-establishment.
* en contra del gobierno=anti-government.
* en contra de lo que se cree=contrary to popular belief.
* en contraposición=on the other hand.
* en contraposición a=as opposed to ; in contrast (to/with) ; in contradistinction to.
* en contraste con=in contrast (to/with).
* en contravención de=in contravention of.
* en contubernio (con)=in cahoots (with).
* en cooperación=cooperative [co-operative].
* en cooperación con=in cooperation with.
* en cooperativa=cooperatively [co-operatively].
* en costras=caked.
* en crisis=depressed ; crisis-ridden ; on the rocks.
* en cuadernillo=in booklet form.
* en cualquier caso=for that matter ; in any event ; in any case ; in either case.
* en cualquier domingo=on any given Sunday.
* en cualquier lugar=everywhere ; anywhere.
* en cualquier momento=anytime ; at any one time ; at any point ; at any point in time ; at any time ; at any moment ; at any given point ; at any moment in time ; at any given moment ; momentarily ; on any given Sunday.
* en cualquier momento en el futuro=at some stage.
* en cualquier orden=either way round.
* en cualquier otra circunstancia=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en cualquier otra parte=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier otra situación=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en cualquier otro lugar=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier otro momento=some other time.
* en cualquier otro sitio=anywhere else.
* en cualquier parte=anywhere ; everywhere.
* en cualquier sitio=everywhere ; anywhere.
* en cualquier situación=in any given situation.
* en + Cuantificador + aspectos=in + Cuantificador + respects.
* en + Cuantificador + sentidos=in + Cuantificador + respects.
* en cuanto a=as to ; in extent of ; in regard to ; in terms of ; in the way of ; with regard(s) to ; as for ; as regards ; as to the matter of ; in reference to ; now as to ; moving on to.
* en cuanto a él=as for him.
* en cuanto a ella=as for her.
* en cuanto a ellos=as for them.
* en cuanto a los hechos=factually.
* en cuanto a mí=as for me.
* en cuanto a nosotros=as for us.
* en cuanto a ti=as for you.
* en cuanto a usted=as for you.
* en cuanto a vosotros=as for you.
* en cuanto + nacer=at birth.
* en cuanto que=in that.
* en cuarto lugar=fourthly.
* en cuatro niveles=quadraplaner.
* en cuatro palabras=in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* en cuclillas=squat ; in a squat position ; in a squatting position ; in a crouching position.
* en cueros=in the buff ; in the nod ; stark naked ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* en cuestión=at hand ; concerned ; in hand ; individual ; at issue ; of concern ; involved.
* en cuestión de=in a matter of ; in the span of ; in the space of.
* en cuestión de minutos=within minutes ; in a matter of minutes.
* en cuestión de segundos=within seconds ; in a matter of seconds.
* en cuestión de + Tiempo=within a matter of + Tiempo.
* en cuestión de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en cuestiones de=in matters of.
* en cumplimiento con=in line with ; in compliance with.
* en cursiva=in italic type.
* en curso=in process ; underway [under way] ; in progress ; ongoing [on-going] ; afoot ; current ; under preparation.
* en curso de=in course of.
* en cuyo caso=in which case.
* en danza=on the run.
* en decadencia=bankrupt.
* en defensa=defensively.
* en defensa propia=in self-defence.
* en definitiva=in all ; all in all ; in the last analysis ; in the final analysis ; all things considered.
* en demanda=in-demand.
* en demasía=excess ; to excess ; excessively.
* en derechura=straight ahead ; straight on.
* en desacuerdo=disapproving.
* en desacuerdo con=at odds with.
* en desarmonía con=out of tune with ; out of keeping with ; out of line with.
* en desarrollo=evolving ; under development.
* en descomposición=decaying ; putrefying.
* en desesperación=despairing ; in despair.
* en desuso=obsolete ; disused.
* en detalle=at length.
* en deterioro=deteriorating ; crumbling ; decaying ; dilapidated ; disintegrating.
* en determinadas ocasiones=sometimes ; on particular occasions.
* en detrimento de=to the detriment of ; to + Posesivo + detriment ; to the neglect of.
* en diagonal=herringbone.
* en días alternos=every other day.
* en dicha ocasión=on that (particular) occasion.
* en diferente grado=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees ; in varying degrees.
* en diferente medida=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en diferentes momentos=at various times ; at different times.
* en diferentes ocasiones=at different times ; at various times.
* en dificultades=stranded ; struggling.
* en dinero=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
* en dirección al trabajo=on the way to work.
* en dirección de la proa=abaft.
* en direcciones opuestas=in opposite directions.
* en dirección este=eastward(s) ; eastbound.
* en dirección norte=northbound.
* en dirección oeste=westbound ; westward(s).
* en dirección sur=southward(s) ; southbound ; in a southerly direction.
* en directo=live on air ; on air.
* en disco=ondisc.
* en disminución=dwindling ; on the wane.
* en + Distancia + a la redonda=within + Distancia.
* en distinta medida=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en distintas ocasiones=at different times ; at various times ; on several occasions.
* en distinto grado=in varying measures ; differing ; to varying degrees ; in varying degrees.
* en distintos formatos=multiform.
* en distintos momentos=at different times ; at various times.
* en diversas lenguas=multilingually.
* en diversas ocasiones=on several occasions.
* en diverso grado=to varying extents ; to varying degrees.
* en diversos formatos=multiform.
* en donde=where ; wherein.
* en dos años=over a two-year period.
* en dos lenguas=bilingually.
* en dos niveles=split-level.
* en dos ocasiones=on two occasions.
* en dos palabras=in a nutshell ; in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* en dos volúmenes=two-volume.
* en duda=in doubt.
* en edad de trabajar=working-age.
* en efecto=to all intents and purposes ; for all intents and purposes ; sure enough.
* en ejercicio=incumbent ; practising [practicing, -USA].
* en el abandono=in the wilderness.
* en el acto=ipso facto ; outright ; on the spot ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; at the drop of a hat ; immediately.
* en el aire=in mid-air ; airborne ; on air ; in the air.
* en el ámbito de=in the realm of.
* en el año catapún=in the dim and distant past.
* en el año del Señor=in the year of our Lord.
* en el año entrante=in the coming year.
* en el año próximo=in the coming year.
* en el año venidero=in the coming year.
* en el área de + Lugar=Lugar + area.
* en el asiento de atrás=in the back seat.
* en el asiento trasero=in the back seat.
* en el aula de clase=classroom-based.
* en el banquillo=on the bench.
* en el blanco de mira=in the spotlight ; in the crosshairs.
* en el camino=along the way ; en route ; in the process.
* en el campo de=in the realm of ; in the field of.
* en el campus universitario=campus-based.
* en el candelero=in the spotlight.
* en el cargo=in the saddle ; in office.
* en el caso de=for ; in association with ; in the case of ; in the event of ; in case of ; in the context of.
* en (el) caso de que=in the event that ; should ; in case.
* en el caso poco probable de que=in the unlikely case (that).
* en el centro de=at the heart of.
* en el cine=at the movies.
* en el clima actual de=in the present climate of.
* en el contexto de=in the realm of.
* en el culo=in the bottom.
* en el culo del mundo=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en el curro=at work.
* en el curso de la historia=in the course of history.
* en el curso normal de=in the mainstream of.
* en el curso normal de las cosas=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos=in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
* en el desierto=in the wilderness.
* en el detalle=in detail.
* en el día a día=in the day to day ; in the trenches.
* en el dique seco=in dry dock ; in the wilderness.
* en el eje=at the core (of).
* en el entorno de=in the realm of.
* en el escenario=on stage.
* en el escenario mundial=on the world stage.
* en el espacio=spatially.
* en el espacio de=in the space of ; in the span of ; in a matter of.
* en el espacio de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en el estricto sentido de la palabra=strictly speaking.
* en el estudio=at study ; at study.
* en el extranjero=abroad ; overseas ; offshore.
* en el extremo opuesto=at the far end.
* en el fin de semana=over the weekend ; over the weekend ; at the weekend.
* en el foco de atención=in the spotlight.
* en el fondo=at heart ; deep down ; in the back of + Posesivo + m
en + Cantidad + años
=in + Cantidad + years' time.
Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.
en + Cuantificador + aspectos
=in + Cuantificador + respects.
Ex: This edition was found to be inadequate in several respects, and the same could be said of all editions until the eighteenth.
en + Cuantificador + sentidos
=in + Cuantificador + respects.
Ex: This edition was found to be inadequate in several respects, and the same could be said of all editions until the eighteenth.
en + Distancia + a la redonda
=within + Distancia.
Ex: Looking around the mall, I see three sporting goods stores but there is only one library within 2 miles of the mall.
en + Expresión Temporal
=as of + Expresión Temporal ; come + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: As of April 1978 there is still not a big enough demand for such a service. Ex: Come August, come what may, getting together is the right thing to do.
en + Lengua + claro
=in plain + Lengua.
Ex: In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.
en + Número + ocasión
=on + Número + occasion.
Ex: In fact, this law was amended on one occasion.
en + Posesivo + barrio
=in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.
Ex: Alternatively, I could come by and pick it up next time I'm in your neck fo the woods.
en + Posesivo + cabales
=in + Posesivo + right mind ; mentally fit ; right-minded.
Ex: No librarian in his right mind would deliberately provide an unsatisfactory answer. Ex: A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Ex: I submit that no ordinary, right-minded library user who is looking for Western Behavioral Institute is going to look under LA JOLLA, California.
en + Posesivo + cabeza
=on + Posesivo + mind ; in + Posesivo + (own) mind.
Ex: The school was sued for banning a young adult novel, 'Annie on my mind', about two high school girls who fall in love. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
en + Posesivo + camino
=in + Posesivo + path.
Ex: Macbeth is the tragedy of a king so blinded by ambition and paranoia that he senselessly murders those in his path, eventually leading to his own demise.
en + Posesivo + capacidad como
=in + Posesivo + capacity as.
Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.
en + Posesivo + comienzos
=in + Posesivo + early days ; in + Posesivo + early years.
Ex: The project is still in its early days. Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.
en + Posesivo + entorno
=in + Posesivo + midst.
Ex: Today people learn about other cultures not just from reading books, going to museums, and visiting abroad, but also by getting to know people from these cultures living in their midst.
en + Posesivo + esfuerzo de/por
=in + Posesivo + quest for/to ; on + Posesivo + quest for/to.
Ex: On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing. Ex: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
en + Posesivo + experiencia
=in + Posesivo + experience.
Ex: In my experience it is always best to reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour as much as possible.
en + Posesivo + haber
=to + Posesivo + credit.
Ex: This publication identifies those organisations which have been 'patent active', with 10 or more patents to their credit in the last 12 years.
en + Posesivo + intento de
=in + Posesivo + bid to.
Ex: The author also examines the challenges and opportunities confronting Africa in its bid to launch itself into the information age.
en + Posesivo + intento de/por
=in + Posesivo + quest for/to ; on + Posesivo + quest for/to.
Ex: On the banks of the windswept Columbia River, Google is working on a secret weapon in its quest to dominate the next generation of Internet computing. Ex: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
en + Posesivo + juicio cabal
=of (a) sound mind.
Ex: The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind.
en + Posesivo + línea de tiro
=in + Posesivo + sights.
Ex: Just 2 days later they landed at Southerndown beach, with tears of homecoming joy in their eyes and with destiny still in their sights.
en + Posesivo + manos
=at + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: However, the changeover has happened, we're happily working along in our new environment, and I have a little more time at my hands.
en + Posesivo + mente
=on + Posesivo + mind ; in + Posesivo + (own) mind.
Ex: The school was sued for banning a young adult novel, 'Annie on my mind', about two high school girls who fall in love. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
en + Posesivo + opinión
=to + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: The second, and to my mind, much more important, purpose was to aid the human comprehension of descriptive data.
en + Posesivo + pensamiento
=in + Posesivo + (own) mind ; on + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor. Ex: The school was sued for banning a young adult novel, 'Annie on my mind', about two high school girls who fall in love.
en + Posesivo + propio beneficio
=to + Posesivo + advantage.
Ex: Information professionals can use the Internet to their advantage by branding themselves as an arbiter of quality.
en + Posesivo + punto de mira
=in + Posesivo + sights.
Ex: Just 2 days later they landed at Southerndown beach, with tears of homecoming joy in their eyes and with destiny still in their sights.
en + Posesivo + recaudo
=in + Posesivo + safekeeping.
Ex: Financial institutions are custodians and are therefore legally responsible for the items in their safekeeping.
en + Posesivo + sano juicio
=in + Posesivo + right mind.
Ex: No librarian in his right mind would deliberately provide an unsatisfactory answer.
en + Posesivo + subconsciente
=in the back of + Posesivo + mind ; in the back of + Posesivo + head ; at the back of + Posesivo + head.
Ex: It would be a shame to lose any ground I had gained, but there was that little niggling idea planted firmly in the back of my mind. Ex: She tried not to think about it and shoved it in the back of her head. Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'.
en + Posesivo + vida
=in + Posesivo + time.
Ex: His writings on cataloguing and bibliography may serve as a fundamental basis for those who wish to understand the approaches to these topics in his time.
en + Posesivo + zona
=in + Posesivo + neck of the woods.
Ex: Alternatively, I could come by and pick it up next time I'm in your neck fo the woods.
en + Posesivo + época
=in + Posesivo + time.
Ex: His writings on cataloguing and bibliography may serve as a fundamental basis for those who wish to understand the approaches to these topics in his time.
en + momento de
=in + neck of + Nombre.
Ex: The scarcity of aircrafts in this neck of the war necessitated the immediate dismantling of their frames after crack-ups.
en + rincón de
=in + neck of + Nombre.
Ex: The scarcity of aircrafts in this neck of the war necessitated the immediate dismantling of their frames after crack-ups.
en Babia
=absent-minded ; with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor. Ex: With his head in the clouds he has failed to notice that he is venturing toward the edge of the cliff top that his path has become.
en CD-ROM
=CD-ROM-based.
Ex: The article 'From amoeba to reQuest' details the process of developing and implementing Connecticut's CD-ROM-based statewide database 'ReQuest' for catalogue and circulation information sharing = El artículo "Desde la ameba al reQuest" detalla el proceso de desarrollo y puesta en práctica de la base de datos estatal en CD-ROM de Connecticut "ReQuest" para el uso compartido de la catalogación y de información sobre los préstamos.
en Internet
(adj.)=Internet-based ; Web-based ; Web-supported.
Ex: The objective of the project is to develop an Internet-based aid for search, selection and presentation of information on European law and politics. Ex: The question of how Web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped. Ex: In this study, a computer log is used to identify the individual differences among students in terms of contents usage and the amount of contents that are presented in Web-supported course sites.
en Washington
(adj.)=Washington-based.
Ex: Examples of the international and Washington-based activities of this system, operating 160 libraries in 89 countries, are provided.
en abril, aguas mil
=April showers bring May flowers.
Ex: Just as April showers bring May flowers, it is often only after hard work, perseverance and planning that we see the benefit of our efforts.
en absoluto
=at all ; in the slightest ; whatsoever ; not at all ; in any shape or form ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; never for a minute ; the least bit.
Ex: Despite this overlap, the other side of the picture is that some materials are covered inadequately or even not at all. Ex: Without wishing in the slightest to discourage you, I would suggest that an academic orientation of this kind is questionable. Ex: I have had not experience whatsoever with academic collections. Ex: There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all. Ex: Many librarians were literally incredulous that weeding could be considered, in any shape or form, as a timesaver; others begged to differ. Ex: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least. Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal. Ex: But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions. Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
en abstracto
(adj.)=abstractly.
Ex: The model of an online catalog can be viewed abstractly as a long string of title entries, although this is not the actual arrangement, with every title in the collection being in the string.
en abundancia
=in plenty ; liberally ; in abundance ; exuberantly ; in profusion ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; prodigiously ; plentifully ; galore ; in great numbers.
Ex: Power supply requirements although needed in plenty as suggested before are normally quite basic. Ex: Normal telephones should be liberally supplied although shared lines are feasible. Ex: Concerned, thoughtful, supportive, humorous -- all those traits lacking from the present boss he has in abundance. Ex: With few exceptions the new display types, which proliferated exuberantly during the first quarter of the century, were of three basic varieties. Ex: In fact, in recent years especially, exotic forms of bibliography have been spawned in profusion in Britain, North America and Western Europe. Ex: The article 'CD-ROM licenses: pitfalls aplenty!' advises how to deal with the licenses which subscribers are required to sign on purchase of CD-ROM products for use in libraries = El artículo "Las licencias de CD-ROM: ¡dificultades a montón!" aconseja cómo negociar las licencias que los suscriptores tienen que firmar al comprar productos CD-ROM para uso en la biblioteca. Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally. Ex: They use indigenous plants that grow wild and plentifully near their homes. Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty. Ex: Many believed that this sea star was a pest species invading the coral reef habitat predating on and killing corals in great numbers.
en activo
=practising [practicing, -USA].
Ex: The practising classifier is almost obliged to thumb index the volumes to make their use less time-consuming.
en adelante
=forward [forwards].
Ex: Text words are searchable for records entered 1966-1974 and February 1987 forward.
en agradecimiento por
=appreciative of.
Ex: Appreciative of his efforts, Crane purchased a sophisticated offset printing press and other hardware for the production of library booklists, flyers, programs, etc..
en alerta roja
=on red alert.
Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
en alguna ocasión
=on any one occasion.
Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
en alguna parte
=someplace.
Ex: He was surprised that he couldn't find the earlier editions, which he expected certainly must be someplace because that book was based on an oration delivered by Emerson in the 1830s.
en alguna parte de + Nombre
=some way down + Nombre.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
en algunos casos
=in some cases.
Ex: While this is undoubtedly true in some cases, this is a situation which can only improve with time.
en algunos grupos
=in some quarters.
Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
en algunos grupos de la población
=in some quarters.
Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
en algunos sectores
=in some quarters.
Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
en algunos sectores de la población
=in some quarters.
Ex: Amidst increasing signs in some quarters that the worst of the global economic slump could be over, analysts are looking for signs that Russia is close to recovery.
en algunos sentidos
=in some respects.
Ex: Even countries which have well-developed economic infrastructures may in some respects experience poverty of information, particularly in rural areas.
en algunos sitios
=in places.
Ex: The present structure seems in places to be completely out of touch with modern thought.
en algún lugar
=somewhere ; at some point.
Ex: Long sequences of entries under the keyword appear to be almost inevitable somewhere in the index. Ex: At some point this is going to become common in many, many libraries.
en algún lugar (de por ahí)
=somewhere out there.
Ex: Somewhere out there in the heartland someone is hunched over a typewriter at this moment attempting the ultimate definition.
en algún momento
=somewhere along the line ; sometime ; at sometime ; at some point ; at some point in time ; at one time or another ; somewhere along the way ; at one point or another.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line. Ex: Read some critical articles on it sometime. Ex: At sometime LC will close down its catalog. Ex: At some point this is going to become common in many, many libraries. Ex: However, for many libraries a quite different decision has to be faced at some point in time. Ex: Indigestion is a common condition that many people -- even kids -- have at one time or another. Ex: So today I just came to the realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life. Ex: Whether you're trying to be sexy, or you're just plain nervous, everyone bites their lower lip at one point or another.
en algún momento de + Posesivo + vida
=at some point in + Posesivo + life.
Ex: I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!.
en algún momento de la vida
=at some time in + Posesivo + life.
Ex: Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be.
en alquiler
(adj.)=rented.
Ex: Rented machines are expensive in the long-term.
en altamar
=on the open sea ; offshore ; on the high seas.
Ex: In other words, Elian's real shipwreck was not on the open sea, but when he stepped on dry land in the United States. Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration. Ex: The tradition of lowering flags to half mast as a sign of remembrance is believed to have its origins on the high seas.
en alza
=on the upswing.
Ex: Absenteeism is on the upswing.
en ambas direcciones
=two-way ; both ways.
Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field. Ex: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.
en ambos casos
=in either case ; in either instance.
Ex: In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'. Ex: In either instance, tax collectors are responsible for insuring that all property taxes due the municipality are collected.
en antaño
=in olden times ; in olden days.
Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats. Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
en antelación
(adj.)=anticipatory.
Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.
en anticipación
(adj.)=anticipatory.
Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.
en apariencia
=apparently ; looking ; seemingly ; on the face of it ; on the surface ; ostensibly.
Ex: It is not difficult to understand how the apparently continuous flow of IT developments can give rise to the feeling of being left behind with outmoded techniques and concerns. Ex: Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy. Ex: Thus 'it would seem that' is replaced by 'seemingly'. Ex: On the face of it, that sounds like an even more difficult concept to comprehend, let alone implement in a working model. Ex: Finally, libraries as a physical environment seem on the surface the least likely to exist in a digital future. Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.
en apenas nada
=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
en apoyo a
=in support of.
Ex: This paper contrasts the roles of the library in support of science and technology with those in the arts and humanities.
en apuros
=hard-pressed ; beleaguered ; in deep trouble ; in difficulties ; if it comes to the crunch ; when push comes to shove ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst ; in deep water ; in hot water ; in dire straits ; struggling ; in distress.
Ex: However, more and more is now expected of regional systems by their hard pressed member organizations. Ex: The prospect of cost savings for beleaguered university budgets have revitalized in resource sharing. Ex: I think if someone knowingly took a step which would reduce that security and something went wrong they would be in deep trouble. Ex: Several bodies exist that can provide advice and financial assistance to libraries in difficulties, but there are serious gaps. Ex: You may never need the soldering iron, but if it comes to the crunch and you suddenly find you need one, you'll be glad it's there. Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments. Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there. Ex: When the worst comes to the worst what we should really fear is ourselves, and each other. Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed. Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and a idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned. Ex: Anyway, this time around, the airline is finding itself in hot water for an entirely different reason. Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday. Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one. Ex: The survey, which monitors the warning signs of companies in distress, found the number of companies experiencing significant financial problems has increased.
en aquel entonces
=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time ; in the course of events ; during the course of events ; back then ; in those days.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition. Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended. Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de â€ frica occidental. Ex: In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre. Ex: Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period. Ex: Aprons were close kin to pinafores, which had some popularity back then. Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper.
en aquel momento
=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition. Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended. Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de â€ frica occidental.
en aquella ocasión
=on that (particular) occasion.
Ex: The truth is, I don't remember what I said to her on that particular occasion.
en aquella época
=at the time ; at that time ; in those days.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition. Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de â€ frica occidental. Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper.
en aquellas ocasiones cuando
=on occasions when.
Ex: On occasions when the title is not appropriate for use as a filing element, a chronological order of entries for documents according to the date of publication of the document may be preferred.
en aquellos casos
=in those cases.
Ex: In those cases different approaches were taken to identify and verify data file structures and to reconstruct missing documentation.
en aquellos casos en los que
=in those cases where.
Ex: A similar explanation must be given in those cases where the librarian believes as a matter of principle that enquirers should be shown how to find the answers to their own questions.
en aquellos tiempos
=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; in those days.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition. Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended. Ex: In those days there was often more than one piper.
en aras a
=in the name of.
Ex: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve -- in the name of efficiency, effectiveness, and/or predictability of outcomes -- such basic functions by institutionalizing them.
en aras de
=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30. Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
en armonía
=harmoniously ; in harmony.
Ex: In contrast, the system presented in this article solves space problems quietly and harmoniously. Ex: During this time the four main indexing societies expanded separately and in harmony.
en armonía con
=in harmony with ; in harness with ; in keeping with ; in tune with ; in sync with.
Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users. Ex: A good leader must have a vision in harness with practical political and communication skills. Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs. Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time. Ex: The output files were always named in sequence starting on 1, not necessarily in sync with the image file names.
en ascuas
=on tenterhooks.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
en ataque
=offensively.
Ex: Offensively, the fella who's brought home the bacon in the last two games is Brent Egbert.
en auge
=in ascendancy ; buoyant ; booming ; on the rise ; at high tide.
Ex: Library automation was in its ascendancy at precisely the same time that the nation's economy was firmly embarked on its present calamitous decline. Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area. Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos. Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market. Ex: The global economy is at high tide and Canada is expected to ride the wave with six per cent export growth this year.
en aumento
(adj.)=burgeoning ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; on the rise ; heightening.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación. Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases. Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved. Ex: If the approach is not too blinkered, such situations, on the basis of mounting evidence, quickly lead to the realisation that technological solutions to information problems are at best partial. Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services. Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market. Ex: The rising tension over the Olympic torch relay is heightening concerns whether this summer's Games will be clouded by political rancor.
en aumento gradual
=gradually quickening.
Ex: From the 1840s there was a gradually quickening revival of interest in old-face romans.
en años anteriores
=in prior years ; in years past ; in past years.
Ex: The analysis found substantial differences in price structure among regions, but less price differentiation based on quality than in prior years. Ex: But many shoppers said stores were not knocking down prices as much as in years past. Ex: Public libraries in the USA have experienced severe revenue shortages in past years, leading to reductions in services.
en balde
=in vain ; vainly ; to no avail ; of no avail ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day. Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records. Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume. Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. Ex: What is true of mankind as a whole is true of each of us individually: we are here to no purpose. Ex: My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect.
en bandada
=in full force.
Ex: The first Japanese beetles of the year were observed in central Indiana on June 22 and have since come out in full force.
en bandadas
=in droves.
Ex: Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return.
en base a
=in terms of ; on the grounds that/of ; on the basis of.
Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer. Ex: In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources.
en beneficio de
=for the benefit of ; to the benefit of ; in the best interest(s) of.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable. Ex: Automation can bring the work of reference and lending librarians closer together to the benefit of both librarians and users. Ex: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.
en beneficio propio
=to + Posesivo + advantage.
Ex: Information professionals can use the Internet to their advantage by branding themselves as an arbiter of quality.
en bisel
(adj.)=angled ; slanted.
Ex: The main feature of this learning resources center consists of white metal angled sunshades over each window. Ex: Certain elements of the typical Carnegie building are proving superior to many of the innovations of the second half of the century, including the use of natural lighting, slanted surfaces for better reading.
en blanco
(adj.)=blankly ; blank.
Ex: James had stared at her rather blankly. Ex: By the seventeenth century it was becoming common to protect the title page with an initial blank leaf; which in turn, by the eighteenth century, often had a short-title printed on it (the half-title) = En el siglo XVII era cada vez más normal proteger la portada con una hoja en blanco inicial sobre la que en el siglo XVIII frecuentemente se imprimía un título breve (la anteportada).
en blanco y negro
=b&w (black and white).
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.
en bloque
=en bloc.
Ex: Larger amounts of text can be entered at the end of the document and then transferred en bloc to the correct position.
en boga
(adj.)=in vogue ; in fashion ; voguish.
Ex: The third proposal, still in vogue, is to enter all serials uniformly under their titles. Ex: Let us consider the wasp waist, beloved of the Victorians and in fashion up to the early years of this century. Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
en bolas
=stark naked ; in the nod ; in the buff ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'. Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
en breve
=shortly ; the long and (the) short of ; soon .
Ex: We shall return to the problem of synonyms shortly. Ex: The article 'The long and short of a new business model' reviews the application of CD-R on-demand publishing to fill the gap between producing a few copies and spending large sums on replicators to produce 1000 or more copies = El artículo "Un nuevo modelo económico en breve" analiza la aplicación de la publicación en CD-Grabable según la demanda para cubrir el vacío que existe entre producir unas cuentas copias o invertir grandes sumas de dinero en reproductores de CD-ROM para producir 1.000 o más copias. Ex: Not surprisingly, he soon found that the inventory lists were not quite adequate for his purposes.
en broma
=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: Authorities say a central Florida man was arrested after jokingly trying to buy drugs at a Burger King drive-thru.
en buen estado
=in good condition ; in good working condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
Ex: The survey found that 37.0% of the items are seriously deteriorated (paper is embrittled), 33.6% are moderately deteriorated (paper is becoming brittle), and 29.4% are in good condition (paper shows no signs of deterioration) = El estudio encontró que el 37,0% de las obras están muy deterioradas (el papel es quebradizo), el 33,6% están moderadamente deterioradas (el papel se está volviendo quebradizo) y el 29,4% están en buen estado (el papel no muestra señales de deterioro). Ex: The system serving the main site facilities is in good working condition. Ex: All were reported to be in good shape at the end of their week long ordeal of captivity. Ex: I'm worried that Darryl may have peaked too early in his last match, but he seems to be in very good nick and is capable of holding off Webster. Ex: John Hay wrote in early August that the president 'is in fine whack -- I have seldom seen him more serene & busy'. Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge. Ex: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.
en buen estado de funcionamiento
=in good working condition.
Ex: The system serving the main site facilities is in good working condition.
en buena compañía
=in good company.
Ex: The article 'In good company - CAIRS and the law!' is an contribution to an issue devoted to the use of information technology in law libraries.
en buena condición
=in good condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle.
Ex: The survey found that 37.0% of the items are seriously deteriorated (paper is embrittled), 33.6% are moderately deteriorated (paper is becoming brittle), and 29.4% are in good condition (paper shows no signs of deterioration) = El estudio encontró que el 37,0% de las obras están muy deterioradas (el papel es quebradizo), el 33,6% están moderadamente deterioradas (el papel se está volviendo quebradizo) y el 29,4% están en buen estado (el papel no muestra señales de deterioro). Ex: All were reported to be in good shape at the end of their week long ordeal of captivity. Ex: I'm worried that Darryl may have peaked too early in his last match, but he seems to be in very good nick and is capable of holding off Webster. Ex: John Hay wrote in early August that the president 'is in fine whack -- I have seldom seen him more serene & busy'. Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.
en buena forma
=in good nick ; in good shape ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
Ex: I'm worried that Darryl may have peaked too early in his last match, but he seems to be in very good nick and is capable of holding off Webster. Ex: All were reported to be in good shape at the end of their week long ordeal of captivity. Ex: John Hay wrote in early August that the president 'is in fine whack -- I have seldom seen him more serene & busy'. Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge. Ex: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.
en buena ley
=fair and square.
Ex: Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.
en buena lid
=fair and square.
Ex: Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.
en buena parte
=for the most part.
Ex: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them.
en buenas condiciones
=in good form.
Ex: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.
en buenas condiciones para navegar
(adj.)=seaworthy.
Ex: Today, people are looking for solutions that make motorboats more streamlined and seaworthy.
en buenas manos
=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Ex: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
en busca de nuevas emociones
(adj.)=thrill seeking ; thrill seeking.
Ex: Teens experiment a lot, and thrill seeking behaviour is natural at that age, say both child and family therapists. Ex: Teens experiment a lot, and thrill seeking behaviour is natural at that age, say both child and family therapists.
en busca de quimeras
=in pursuit of + windmills.
Ex: The article 'In pursuit of windmills: librarians and the determination to instruct' is a contribution to an issue devoted to current trends in information research and theory.
en búsqueda de
=a quest for.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital printing: a quest for definition'.
en cada fase
=at each stage.
Ex: The computer offers the user multiple choices (selected by number) at each stage of a search for information, leading him through a tree structure to the required item.
en caja
(adj.)=boxed.
Ex: Boxed bags of syrup are sprayed with an anti-skid adhesive which prevents boxes from moving as they are positioned on a pallet.
en caliente
=in the heat of the moment ; on the spur of the moment.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
en cama
(adj.)=abed.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
en cambio
=by contrast ; in contrast ; instead ; shifting ; by comparison.
Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems. Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation. Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym. Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice. Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
en camino
=on the way.
Ex: After all, with a husband not working, a child on the way, and the responsibility for mortgate payments, she could not afford to be without a job.
en camino a
=on the way to.
Ex: It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.
en cantidad
(adj.)=bulk.
Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them.
en capilla
=on tenterhooks ; in suspense.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again. Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
en carnavales
=carnivalistically.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
en carne y hueso
=in the flesh.
Ex: Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays.
en casa
=in the home.
Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.
en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo
=the cobbler's children run barefoot.
Ex: Given the line of business they're in, it would be pretty embarrassing not to, but many cobblers' children run barefoot out there.
en casi nada
=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
en casi todos los + Nombre
=in just about every + Nombre.
Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.
en caso de darse circunstancias ajenas a + Posesivo + control
=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
Ex: We therefore reserve the right to revise delivery dates in the event of circumstances beyond our control.
en caso de emergencia
=in an emergency ; in an emergency situation.
Ex: In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment. Ex: In an emergency situation when someone is ill, sometimes the best help available will come from librarians who are able to work only part time.
en caso de fuerza mayor
=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
Ex: We therefore reserve the right to revise delivery dates in the event of circumstances beyond our control.
en caso de necesidad
=at a push.
Ex: A 6 foot round table will fit 10 people comfortably or 12 at a push.
en caída
(adj.)=flowing ; tumbling.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer. Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
en caída libre
(adj.)=tumbling.
Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
en caída vertiginosa
(adj.)=tumbling.
Ex: World share markets sank Thursday after a slide on Wall Street sparked by tumbling demand for oil and fears of slackening growth in the U.S.
en celda de aislamiento
=in solitary confinement.
Ex: I initially believed that his time in solitary confinement was a decision made in the interests of his safety.
en chirona
=behind bars.
Ex: A newlywed couple spent their honeymoon behind bars for allegedly robbing graves.
en ciernes
=developing ; budding ; in the making.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities. Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding. Ex: What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making - not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.
en cierta medida
=to some extent ; to a certain extent ; to some degree.
Ex: To some extent, at least, any theory designed to study this process evolves from practice rather than vice versa. Ex: To a certain extent librarians have found their dependence on centralised bodies irksome. Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
en ciertas circunstancias
=in certain circumstances.
Ex: The law automatically gives you rights to take time off work in certain circumstances.
en ciertas ocasiones
=at certain times.
Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.
en cierto grado
(adj.)=something of.
Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
en cierto modo
=to some extent ; after a fashion ; to a certain extent ; in a manner of speaking ; so to speak ; to some degree.
Ex: To some extent, at least, any theory designed to study this process evolves from practice rather than vice versa. Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812. Ex: To a certain extent librarians have found their dependence on centralised bodies irksome. Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation. Ex: It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible. Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
en cierto modo + Verbo
=sort of + Verbo.
Ex: I was sort of appalled at Mr. Welsh's comments on the future of bibliographic services that the Library of Congress is willing to provide.
en cierto sentido
=in several respects ; to some extent ; in a sense ; in some respects ; to some degree.
Ex: This edition was found to be inadequate in several respects, and the same could be said of all editions until the eighteenth. Ex: To some extent, at least, any theory designed to study this process evolves from practice rather than vice versa. Ex: In a sense she was relieved, because, while she thought that she had acquitted herself reasonably well, she wanted next time to be better prepared. Ex: Even countries which have well-developed economic infrastructures may in some respects experience poverty of information, particularly in rural areas. Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree.
en ciertos casos
=in certain cases.
Ex: Previous investigation has shown that in certain cases of infantilism the amount of nitrogen in the urine is low.
en circuito cerrado
(adj.)=looped.
Ex: The completed system will comprise 5700 control points distributed across 100 outstations and all connected by a looped network.
en circuitos de segundo orden
=in the provinces.
Ex: It was intended that the service should fill the gap in the provinces created by the vast concentration of on-line activity in the metropolis.
en circumstancias difíciles
=under difficult circumstances.
Ex: Registries operate under difficult circumstances and attempts have been made to improve recordkeeping practices.
en circunstancias misteriosas
=in mysterious circumstances.
Ex: But he was soon assassinated in mysterious circumstances, and his second wife, Queen Zenobia, a woman renowned for her iron will, took power.
en circunstancias normales
=in the course of events ; during the course of events ; under normal circumstances.
Ex: In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre. Ex: Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period. Ex: Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.
en circusntancias normales
=in the normal run of things.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
en coche
=drive.
Ex: Only 44 kilometers, or less than one and half hour's drive from Seoul, the 3rd tunnel was discovered in October 1978 = El tercer túnel se descubrió en octubre de 1978 a tan sólo 44 kilómetros o a menos de una hora y media en coche desde Seúl.
en colaboración
=collaborative ; cooperative [co-operative] ; jointly ; participatory ; in concert ; in consort ; collaboratively ; synergistic ; synergistically ; in tandem ; in a tandem fashion ; in partnership.
Ex: This is a truly collaborative effort involving the Council on Library Resources (CLR) as the management and funding agency and 12 participants from the research library community. Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats. Ex: The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations. Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness. Ex: Such a scheme, though, can only work if libraries act in concert politically to impart new ground rules to users. Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him. Ex: The students did not understand how these links should be created and thus could not write collaboratively with the author. Ex: The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner. Ex: Human knowledge and machine knowledge can be integrated more synergistically to improve the performance of expert systems. Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy. Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion. Ex: Given limited resources and complimentary interests, we seek to work in partnership when mutally beneficial.
en colaboración con
=in concert with ; in consultation with ; in collaboration with ; in alliance with ; in conjunction with ; in partnership with.
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Ex: As data is compiled and analysed, collection management for serials is modified accordingly, in consultation with academic staff. Ex: A growing number of industrial and commercial organizations working in collaboration with members of the academic community are joining JANET. Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry. Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class. Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
en color
(adj.)=coloured [colored, -USA] ; full-colour.
Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber. Ex: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print.
en columnas
(adj.)=columnar.
Ex: Other company information may also be processed in a similar columnar fashion.
en colusión con
=in collusion with ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges. Ex: It goes without saying that no architect can build without being in complicity with commerce and industry. Ex: After the victim is beaten and robbed he finds that the police have already prepared a case against him in connivance with the assailants.
en coma
(adj.)=comatose.
Ex: Monitoring of 360 Web pages on a weekly basis through 1997 revealed that lmost 30 per cent of those pages had become comatose, that is had failed to respond to six consecutive weekly queries or more.
en combinación con
=in parallel to/with ; in combination with.
Ex: In parallel with the work of the classification theorists, general systems theory was evolved to consider similar problems. Ex: The sort form in combination with the type determines the sequence or filing order of entries in access-point and authority files.
en comisión de servicios
(adj.)=seconded.
Ex: Improvement in the effectiveness of school libraries (e.g., the appointment of qualified librarians instead of seconded teachers) would mean an improvement in the performance of tertiary students.
en comparación
=by comparison ; in comparison.
Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights. Ex: In comparison, speed, quality, portability, and reliability are the current advantages of CD-ROMs over the Web.
en comparación con
=against ; as compared to ; set against ; in comparison with ; in comparison to.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation. Ex: The advantages of videodisc for storing still images as compared to microforms and optical numerical discs are evident. Ex: Set against the span of human existence, the five-hundred-year-history of the printed book is but an instant. Ex: However, twentieth century literature is poorly treated in comparison with earlier periods. Ex: The new method appears to offer accurate results and efficient computation in comparison to other approaches.
en compensación
=compensatory ; in return ; in exchange.
Ex: Since we can't pay you overtime the way we do the clerks, I'll try to arrange some compensatory time when things get back to normal. Ex: In return, the young librarian took it upon himself to design an entire section of the second floor to be the domain of young adult. Ex: If the musician's landlord were to throw a party and desire music for it, he could hire the musician to play it by offering the month's rent in exchange.
en compensación por
=in exchange for ; in return for ; in compensation for.
Ex: A number of libraries receive full sets of Library of Congress cataloguing records in exchange for certain cataloguing information. Ex: In practice, however, the gilds were federations of tradesmen who, in return for monopolistic privileges, co-operated with the government in its censorship of the press. Ex: If you receive a lump sum in compensation for the loss of employment, part of it may be tax free.
en complicidad (con)
=in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in complicity with ; in collusion with ; in connivance with.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption. Ex: It goes without saying that no architect can build without being in complicity with commerce and industry. Ex: It goes without saying that no architect can build without being in complicity with commerce and industry. Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges. Ex: After the victim is beaten and robbed he finds that the police have already prepared a case against him in connivance with the assailants.
en común
=joint ; jointly.
Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution. Ex: The International Agricultural Information System, AGRIS, is being compiled jointly by institutions of 117 countries and 14 international organisations.
en común con
=in common with.
Ex: In common with many other databases, MEDLARS (MEDical Literature Analysis and Retrieval System) was primarily an offshoot from a printed indexing service.
en conciencia
=in good conscience.
Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.
en conclusión
=in conclusion.
Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible.
en concordancia con
=in accordance with ; in accord with.
Ex: The scheme remains discipline oriented, but each class is developed in accordance with strict application of analytico-synthetic principles. Ex: In accord with much existing literature, results indicate that a large part of the gender pay gap is unexplained, even when a wide range of variables are included.
en concreto
=in particular ; to be specific ; specifically ; namely.
Ex: In particular, most were constructed before the ideas of facet analysis were developed. Ex: To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated. Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo. Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.
en condiciones
(adj.)=decent.
Ex: At present, the Internet's international expansion is hampered by the lack of a good supporting infrastructure, namely a decent telephone system.
en condiciones de
=in the position to.
Ex: The public, school and community library as well as information and advice centres are in the position to offer a community information service.
en condiciones de igualdad
(adj.)=on an equal footing ; on equal terms ; on an equal basis ; equitable.
Ex: With a payment system the consumer controls production, and all goods compete on an equal footing. Ex: Rather than take a whole lot of time on this, let me utter a brief commercial on behalf of a book which addresses precisely this area of women-related headings, Joan Marshall's 'On Equal Terms'. Ex: All appropriate measures shall be taken to establish adequate legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men. Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.
en condiciones difíciles
=under difficult conditions.
Ex: When cuts are made in services and staff work under difficult conditions librarians have a remedy in their unions or staff associations.
en condiciones normales
=under normal conditions.
Ex: Under normal conditions, the curve will slope upward, as rates increase with the time period on loans.
en conexión con
=in respect of.
Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.
en confidencia
=in confidence.
Ex: This paper discusses reasons for freedom of information, information received by government in confidence and information violating personal privacy.
en conflicto (con)
=in conflict (with).
Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
en conformidad con
=in conformity with ; in keeping with.
Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public. Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
en conjunción con
=in conjunction with ; in tandem with.
Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class. Ex: Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself.
en conjunto
=altogether ; on balance ; bulk ; all in all ; overall ; overall.
Ex: Altogether between twenty and thirty data bases are offered. Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions. Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms. Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
en conmemoración de
(adj.)=in celebration of ; commemorative.
Ex: This is an article written in celebration of the 21st anniversary of the publication of the first issue of 'Program'. Ex: Research undertaken recently for suffrage commemorative publications has shown little surviving documentation from many previously active women's organizations.
en connivencia
(adj.)=colluding.
Ex: The transmitter wants to broadcast a message to all receivers in such a way that colluding groups of receivers cannot jam the reception of any other receiver.
en connivencia con
=in collusion with ; in cahoots (with) ; in complicity with ; in connivance with.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges. Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption. Ex: It goes without saying that no architect can build without being in complicity with commerce and industry. Ex: After the victim is beaten and robbed he finds that the police have already prepared a case against him in connivance with the assailants.
en consecuencia
=accordingly ; consequently ; hence ; in consequence ; as a consequence (of) ; it follows that ; on this basis ; on that basis ; in doing so.
Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work. Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage. Ex: Hence there is a vast range of different sizes and codings of marginal storage cards. Ex: In consequence, libraries found that they had to classify a substantial proportion of their intake if they were using DC, but very much less if they used LC. Ex: As a consequence of this fact the bibliographic control of maps is usually quite good in most countries. Ex: It follows that offenders who are remorseful should not be treated more leniently. Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Ex: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores. Ex: The task of a modern information system is to describe such unformatted data automatically and in doing so, to support the user in storing and especially in retrieving natural language documents.
en consecuencia lógica
=by implication.
Ex: Unfortunately, in the field of reference work advocates of such professional independence of judgement must by implication be prepared to countenance differential service to the user.
en consideración
(n.)=under consideration.
Ex: The other physical details to be given will depend upon the features that are important for the type of material under consideration.
en consideración a
=for the sake of ; out of consideration for ; out of respect for.
Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer. Ex: The date and time were kept secret out of consideration for her parents and grandparents. Ex: They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.
en consonacia con
=in line with.
Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
en consonancia con
=in concert with ; in keeping with ; in step with ; in tune with ; in consonance with.
Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs. Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies. Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time. Ex: New modes may emerge in the future in consonance with new research trends and changing social needs.
en constante cambio
(adj.)=ever-changing [ever changing] ; ever-fluid ; on the move ; fast changing [fast-changing] ; ever-shifting.
Ex: These new titles are not just cosmetic, they do reflect the ever-changing role of the library service. Ex: The public library needs to be staffed with personnel who have deep interest into the ever-fluid aspects of human development. Ex: This article considers use of Internet electronic mail forwarding services to solve the problem faced by Internet users who are constantly on the move or changing Internet providers. Ex: The author identifies fundamental attitudes necessary for information professionals to navigate 'nimbly' in a fast changing environment. Ex: Phil Bradley looks at various developments that have occurred recently in the ever-shifting scene of the search engine.
en constante expansión
(adj.)=ever-expanding ; ever-growing.
Ex: This is a difficulty of technology and design, but I would submit that a more basic difficulty lies in the implications of how we exchange bibliographical data in the ever-expanding community. Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
en constante movimiento
=on the move ; on the go.
Ex: This article considers use of Internet electronic mail forwarding services to solve the problem faced by Internet users who are constantly on the move or changing Internet providers. Ex: The article is entitled 'Online without the line: cellular technology for searching on the go'.
en construcción
(n.)=under development ; under construction.
Ex: CDMARC Subjects is the 1st in a series of CD-ROM products under development in the Cataloguing Distribution Service of the Library of Congress. Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.
en contacto
=in communication.
Ex: Fortunately for all of us in this room and for the nation's library, Mr. Berman and Mr. Blume, chief of our Subject Cataloging Division, are in communication.
en contacto con la realidad
=in touch with + reality.
Ex: The battle between these two competing theories has made their positions increasingly radical & less in touch with reality.
en contadas ocasiones
=rarely ; seldom ; on rare occasions.
Ex: An unsought term is one which a user would rarely, if ever, think of consulting in the A/Z index when formulating his request for information about a particular subject. Ex: It can be indexed by the all access-point files in the system catalog, but it is seldom necessary to have more than name, title, and subject indexes. Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
en contenedor
(adj.)=containerised [containerized, -USA].
Ex: Thus you can rest assured your goods by air cargo, bulk ocean freight or containerized shipment will receive the very best care at all times.
en continua expansión
(adj.)=expanding.
Ex: There is an expanding interest in the idea of local government information services on the part of public libraries.
en continuo aumento
=ever-increasing.
Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
en continuo cambio
(adj.)=constantly shifting ; ever-changing [ever changing] ; ever-shifting ; fast changing [fast-changing].
Ex: The variant and constantly-shifting price structures adopted by hosts were at the heart of their problems. Ex: These new titles are not just cosmetic, they do reflect the ever-changing role of the library service. Ex: Phil Bradley looks at various developments that have occurred recently in the ever-shifting scene of the search engine. Ex: The author identifies fundamental attitudes necessary for information professionals to navigate 'nimbly' in a fast changing environment.
en contra
(n.)=counterpoint.
Ex: The point and counterpoint nature of the talks specifically concerned with AACR reflects the official roles the speakers have with respect to that draft.
en contra (de)
=against ; in the teeth of.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation. Ex: They remain a people who cling to their distinct identity in the teeth of persistent rejection.
en contra de la guerra
(adj.)=antiwar [anti-war].
Ex: Hostility towards antiwar protesters also diminished.
en contra de la opinión general
=contrary to popular belief.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
en contra de la raza blanca
(adj.)=anti-white [antiwhite].
Ex: Experience sensitized counselees to the limitations of white counselors, suggesting they became pro-black rather than anti-white.
en contra de la raza negra
(adj.)=antiblack [anti-black].
Ex: Anti-Semitism & antiblack racism in Europe are not discrete & unrelated phenomena, but connected in time & space.
en contra de las circunstancias
=against circumstances.
Ex: The novel describes people waging an unequal struggle against circumstances and remaining hopeful despite everything.
en contra de las instituciones
(n.)=anti-establishment.
Ex: There was also a swell of private endeavour, particularly from people who thought of themselves as anti-establishment, counter-culture groups.
en contra de lo que se cree
=contrary to popular belief.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief still held by some, no accompanying service support was provided by Carnegie for the institution behind these monumental facades.
en contra del gobierno
(adj.)=anti-government.
Ex: A number of these organisations are using the Internet to promote their anti-government agendas.
en contraposición
=on the other hand.
Ex: The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials.
en contraposición a
=as opposed to ; in contrast (to/with) ; in contradistinction to.
Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user. Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior. Ex: The intent is to create a mechanism which recognizes the needs of the reader, in contradistinction to simplifying clerical procedures within the cataloging department.
en contraste con
=in contrast (to/with).
Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.
en contravención de
=in contravention of.
Ex: Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations.
en contubernio (con)
=in cahoots (with).
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.
en cooperación
(adj.)=cooperative [co-operative].
Ex: Various large abstracting and indexing co-operative ventures or networks have developed their own formats.
en cooperación con
=in cooperation with.
Ex: The Library, in cooperation with Forest Press, also maintains and develops the Dewey Decimal Classification.
en cooperativa
=cooperatively [co-operatively].
Ex: The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.
en costras
(adj.)=caked.
Ex: Wearing a sleeveless shirt can be embarrassing if you have tell-tale signs of caked underarm deodorant on your armpits.
en crisis
=depressed ; crisis-ridden ; on the rocks.
Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public. Ex: The crisis-ridden French publishing industry is looking to networked information for its salvation. Ex: Marriage is on the rocks in Britain, with the proportion of unmarried people exceeding that of married people as more men and women opt to live together without constraints.
en cuadernillo
=in booklet form.
Ex: It began with a study of the system used in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and led to the issue of guidelines in booklet form on the disposal of information from that system.
en cualquier caso
=for that matter ; in any event ; in any case ; in either case.
Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time. Ex: In any event, those using the system will need to concern themselves with the general management of the data bases. Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group. Ex: In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.
en cualquier domingo
=on any given Sunday.
Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
en cualquier lugar
=everywhere ; anywhere.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere. Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
en cualquier momento
=anytime ; at any one time ; at any point ; at any point in time ; at any time ; at any moment ; at any given point ; at any moment in time ; at any given moment ; momentarily ; on any given Sunday.
Ex: 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'. Ex: Any one document may be required by author, title, subject, form or other characteristics, but this one document can only be grouped according to one of these characteristics at any one time. Ex: A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech; no human vocal chords entered into the procedure at any point. Ex: Clearly, with computer-based systems a list of the terms in the language at any point in time can normally be printed, so this would specify the indexing language. Ex: Each user has a password which he can change at any time = Cada usuario tiene una contraseña que puede cambiar en cualquier momento. Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace. Ex: Unlike alphabetical arrangement, systematic order is not self-evident, and indeed there may be differing views as to the best order at any given point. Ex: The analysis explores whether individual characteristics adequately explain the labor market situation of individuals at any moment in time. Ex: At any given moment, several hundred titles are available in print, and dozes more are published each year = En un momento dado, hay varios cientos títulos disponibles y cada año aparecen otros tantos nuevos. Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily. Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
en cualquier momento en el futuro
=at some stage.
Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information.
en cualquier orden
=either way round.
Ex: The search statement 'TAX W/5 SAVING' searches the terms within five words of each other but either way round.
en cualquier otra circunstancia
=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears. Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
en cualquier otra parte
=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
Ex: The answer was that it could be imported but that it was often no more plentiful anywhere else in the institution than in SLIS. Ex: What bothers me is we are very quick as a people to recognize racism everywhere else except the one place that truly affects all of us.
en cualquier otra situación
=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears. Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
en cualquier otro lugar
=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
Ex: The answer was that it could be imported but that it was often no more plentiful anywhere else in the institution than in SLIS. Ex: What bothers me is we are very quick as a people to recognize racism everywhere else except the one place that truly affects all of us.
en cualquier otro momento
=some other time.
Ex: We'll go into that some other time.
en cualquier otro sitio
=anywhere else.
Ex: The answer was that it could be imported but that it was often no more plentiful anywhere else in the institution than in SLIS.
en cualquier parte
=anywhere ; everywhere.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply. Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
en cualquier sitio
=everywhere ; anywhere.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere. Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
en cualquier situación
=in any given situation.
Ex: The reason actions do not reflect thoughts and feeling in every case is the almost ever-present conflict of values which exists in any given situation.
en cuanto + nacer
=at birth.
Ex: A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth usually hereditary, as contrasted with an acquired disorder.
en cuanto a
=as to ; in extent of ; in regard to ; in terms of ; in the way of ; with regard(s) to ; as for ; as regards ; as to the matter of ; in reference to ; now as to ; moving on to.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology. Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination. Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated. Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third. Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys. Ex: Moving on to our second issue, we have identified three key barriers that continue to undermine the progress being made.
en cuanto a ella
=as for her.
Ex: As for her, she could not look at him without blushing to the whites of her eyes, and could not live for an instant without looking at him.
en cuanto a ellos
=as for them.
Ex: But as for them they would say they need to drive so they could get to work everyday.
en cuanto a los hechos
=factually.
Ex: It is factually wrong and historically incorrect to deify scientists, who share the foibles and weaknesses of other human beings.
en cuanto a mí
=as for me.
Ex: As for me, I sit, as the saying goes, between a rock and a hard place.
en cuanto a nosotros
=as for us.
Ex: As for us, we believe in teamwork, creativity, innovation and happy employees.
en cuanto a ti
=as for you.
Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
en cuanto a usted
=as for you.
Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
en cuanto a vosotros
=as for you.
Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
en cuanto a él
=as for him.
Ex: As for him, I don't know enough about him to know whether he would be a better treasurer, even though he was treasurer in the past.
en cuanto pueda(n)
=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library.
en cuanto que
=in that.
Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.
en cuarto lugar
=fourthly.
Ex: Fourthly, it legalized the application of future Community regulations to the United Kingdom.
en cuatro niveles
(adj.)=quadraplaner.
Ex: The new catalog is conceived of on a quadraplaner data structure; that is, the idea that there are four levels of data elements that we are collecting to form a catalog record.
en cuatro palabras
=in a nutshell ; in a few words.
Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
en cuclillas
=squat ; in a squat position ; in a squatting position ; in a crouching position.
Ex: Fitness instructors laud the squat as being among the best strengthening moves for the lower body. Ex: Stand with your feet shoulder-width apart, lower into a squat position, jump as far forward as possible, and land on the balls of both feet. Ex: Most women who have delivered in a squatting position have, in fact, practiced very little. Ex: The present invention relates to a toilet bowl adapted for non-contact use by a person in a crouching position.
en cueros
=in the buff ; in the nod ; stark naked ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach. Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'. Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
en cuestiones de
=in matters of.
Ex: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country.
en cuestión
(adj.)=at hand ; concerned ; in hand ; individual ; at issue ; of concern ; involved.
Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog. Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience. Ex: A collection is two or more independent works or parts of works by one or more than one author published together and not written for the same occasion or for the publication in hand = Una colección son dos o más obras o partes de obras independientes de uno o más autores publicadas juntas y que no ha sido escritas para la misma ocasión o para la publicación en cuestión. Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series. Ex: A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue. Ex: This problem is accentuated when the library user group of concern constitutes a small percentage of the total user population of its jurisdiction = Este problema se acentúa cuando el grupo de usuarios en cuestión constituye un pequeño porcentaje del total de usuarios del sistema. Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
en cuestión de
=in a matter of ; in the span of ; in the space of.
Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments. Ex: In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time. Ex: Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days.
en cuestión de + Tiempo
=within a matter of + Tiempo.
Ex: A new study finds genetic manipulation can turn the homosexual behavior of fruit flies on and off within a matter of hours.
en cuestión de minutos
=within minutes ; in a matter of minutes.
Ex: Typical examples of enquiries of this kind that could be satisfied within minutes in any decently stocked library are 'Have you got anything on organising weddings?' 'Can you find me something on the history of paddle-steamers?'. Ex: In a matter of minutes, eight cameras coupled with computer software can generate three-dimensional images of the human body, both clothed and unclothed.
en cuestión de segundos
=within seconds ; in a matter of seconds.
Ex: An online catalog is certainly more complete in its accesses and more up to date than is possible with a card catalog since the entries are available within seconds after completion of cataloging. Ex: In a matter of seconds, some 50 people were killed, 250 injured.
en cuestión de una hora
=in the span of one hour.
Ex: In the span of one hour, a new mother can experience more emotions than she did in the previous two months: joy, rage, ambivalence, ecstasy, despair, aggravation, bewilderment, bliss - and everything in between.
en cumplimiento con
=in line with ; in compliance with.
Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas. Ex: Nevertheless, in compliance with government policy, the University has agreed to put 10,000 records through PICA in 1984.
en cursiva
=in italic type.
Ex: Underlining has the effect of indicating to a printer's compositor that the material underlined should be rendered in italic type.
en curso
=in process ; underway [under way] ; in progress ; ongoing [on-going] ; afoot ; current ; under preparation.
Ex: An obvious example is the search to establish whether a particular book is on order, in process, on the shelves, or already loaned out. Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way. Ex: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress. Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding. Ex: There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms. Ex: MEDLINE includes more than 9.2 million records from 3,900 current biomedial journals published in the U.S. and 70 other countries. Ex: There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.
en curso de
=in course of.
Ex: It seems possible that a solution to this problem has been found, and the second edition is now in course of publication.
en cuyo caso
=in which case.
Ex: At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number.
en círcuitos de segunda categoría
=in the provinces.
Ex: It was intended that the service should fill the gap in the provinces created by the vast concentration of on-line activity in the metropolis.
en danza
=on the run.
Ex: We will keep the terrorists on the run, until they have nowhere left to hide.
en decadencia
(adj.)=bankrupt.
Ex: The Fourdriniers themselves had plunged too deeply in the venture and by 1810 they were bankrupt.
en defensa
=defensively.
Ex: Liverpool might have problems scoring goals but defensively we are looking very strong.
en defensa propia
=in self-defence.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
en definitiva
=in all ; all in all ; in the last analysis ; in the final analysis ; all things considered.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved. Ex: This reminds us that in the final analysis it is still people who make technology work. Ex: The revolution which had just been accomplished was the work of all France; Paris, all things considered, had been but the theatre of that event.
en demanda
=in-demand.
Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes.
en demasía
=excess ; to excess ; excessively.
Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality. Ex: If these steps don't cause you to stop drinking to excess, try Alcoholics Anonymous. Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
en derechura
=straight ahead ; straight on.
Ex: Since you can't prove it, we must continue straight ahead and not disrupt our schedule. Ex: After you enter the park by the main gate, walk straight on till you come to a stream.
en desacuerdo
(adj.)=disapproving.
Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.
en desacuerdo con
=at odds with.
Ex: Moreover, many soon found themselves ill at ease in a milieu so radically at odds with the traditional work ethic.
en desarmonía con
=out of tune with ; out of keeping with ; out of line with.
Ex: Quite often she feels out of tune with reality, the media, society, and she's comfortable with that. Ex: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture. Ex: Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.
en desarrollo
(n.)=evolving ; under development.
Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years. Ex: CDMARC Subjects is the 1st in a series of CD-ROM products under development in the Cataloguing Distribution Service of the Library of Congress.
en descomposición
(adj.)=decaying ; putrefying.
Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline. Ex: Thousands of tins of putrefying and poisonous meat were seized from this firm.
en desesperación
=despairing ; in despair.
Ex: Sympathetic readers wept with Dwight MacDonald in his despairing plea for the restoration of the English language after first encountering 'Webster's Third International Dictionary of the English Language'. Ex: And at the same time his mother has almost gone out of her mind, twisting about on the ground and tearing the hair from her head in despair.
en desuso
(adj.)=obsolete ; disused.
Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them. Ex: There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.
en detalle
=at length.
Ex: We have already considered the MEDLINE service at length, and can now examine some of the features of the other groups, taking an example from each.
en deterioro
(adj.)=deteriorating ; crumbling ; decaying ; dilapidated ; disintegrating.
Ex: This article discusses the current situation, emphasising the apparent complacency of the government in the face of incipiently deteriorating prospects for public libraries. Ex: We must now look beyond crumbling books to determine the deeper significance of our stewardship obligations for the future = Debemos mirar más allá de los libros en deterioro para determinar cuál es el verdadero significado de nuestras obligaciones para el futuro. Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities. Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry. Ex: For all Havana's crumbling structures, its disintegrating roads and toxin-belching jalopies, it attracts over a million tourists each year.
en determinadas ocasiones
=sometimes ; on particular occasions.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document. Ex: Conversely, its pitfall is that it may be used inappropriately on particular occasions.
en detrimento de
=to the detriment of ; to + Posesivo + detriment ; to the neglect of.
Ex: Are academic and theoretical concepts being stressed to the detriment of practical and job-related issues as these are understood by the potential employers in business and industry?. Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría. Ex: Indeed, most usability studies have focused on the needs of younger adults, to the neglect of the elderly.
en diagonal
(adj.)=herringbone.
Ex: Results indicate that teachers using either u-shaped or herringbone seating engaged in more interactive verbal behaviors than those in traditional row seating.
en dicha ocasión
=on that (particular) occasion.
Ex: The truth is, I don't remember what I said to her on that particular occasion.
en diferente grado
=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees ; in varying degrees.
Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives. Ex: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters. Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another. Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.
en diferente medida
=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives. Ex: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters. Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.
en diferentes momentos
=at various times ; at different times.
Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults. Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.
en diferentes ocasiones
=at different times ; at various times.
Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition. Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.
en dificultades
(adj.)=stranded ; struggling.
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs. Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.
en dinero
(adj.)=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
Ex: Although the cost of lead paint abatement is measured in billions of dollars, the monetized benefits of such a Herculean task have been shown to far outweigh the costs.
en direcciones opuestas
=in opposite directions.
Ex: Every pumpkin plant has a main and a secondary vine that usually grow in opposite directions.
en dirección al trabajo
=on the way to work.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
en dirección de la proa
=abaft.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
en dirección este
(adj.)=eastward(s) ; eastbound.
Ex: The dust clouds travel eastward, affecting air quality in China, Korea and Japan, and occasionally the continental United States. Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left.
en dirección norte
(adj.)=northbound.
Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left.
en dirección oeste
=westbound ; westward(s).
Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are beginning to look westwards for business initiatives.
en dirección sur
=southward(s) ; southbound ; in a southerly direction.
Ex: After lunch we'll travel southwards to Culzean Castle, the ancestral home of the Kennedy family. Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Ex: Continue down this road, crossing various traffic lights, in a southerly direction, until the Rondebult intersection.
en directo
=live on air ; on air.
Ex: She has even said that if she gets the chance she will reveal her resignation live on air. Ex: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant.
en disco
(n.)=ondisc.
Ex: Searches saved as disk files using DIALOGLINK can also be executed ondisc; however, searches saved online cannot be executed directly ondisc.
en disminución
=dwindling ; on the wane.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier. Ex: He said that the debate between the humanist and the behaviorist is on the wane, and that contemporary behaviorism offers Principles and procedures to help individuals increase their humanistic actions.
en distinta medida
=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives. Ex: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters. Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.
en distintas ocasiones
=at different times ; at various times ; on several occasions.
Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition. Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults. Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
en distinto grado
=in varying measures ; differing ; to varying degrees ; in varying degrees.
Ex: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters. Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives. Ex: Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples. Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.
en distintos formatos
(adj.)=multiform.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
en distintos momentos
=at different times ; at various times.
Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition. Ex: At various times the library holds computer classes for children and adults.
en diversas lenguas
=multilingually.
Ex: This journal is distinctive for both its multidisciplinary character and its preparedness to publish multilingually.
en diversas ocasiones
=on several occasions.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
en diverso grado
=to varying extents ; to varying degrees.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries. Ex: Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples.
en diversos formatos
(adj.)=multiform.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
en donde
=where ; wherein.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm. Ex: OCLC is currently working on a subject retrieval system wherein subject headings will be indexed with the substantive words in subject headings being truncated.
en dos años
(n.)=over a two-year period.
Ex: The purpose of this analysis was to document the change in body mass index (BMI) over a two-year period in poor women from urban Mexico.
en dos lenguas
=bilingually.
Ex: Some journals are published bilingually in Arabic and English, and a few are in Arabic only.
en dos niveles
(adj.)=split-level.
Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.
en dos ocasiones
=on two occasions.
Ex: Life is most enjoyed on two occasions: when intoxicated or not giving a fuck.
en dos palabras
=in a nutshell ; in a nutshell ; in a few words.
Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
en dos volúmenes
(adj.)=two-volume.
Ex: To recap, the four major parts of the 32-volume Britannica are (l) the one-volume Propaedia, (2) the 12-volume Micropaedia, (3) the 17-volume Macropaedia, and (4) the two-volume index to the set.
en duda
=in doubt.
Ex: When in doubt about what to include in a citation err on the side of generosity in the information supplied rather than risk not supply in sufficient.
en días alternos
=every other day.
Ex: The bottom line of this research is that skipping one meal every day or every other day should slow or prevent the onset of Alzheimer's disease.
en edad de trabajar
(adj.)=working-age.
Ex: Although the nation's jobless rate hovers around 4-5%, 70% of the working-age blind who want jobs cannot find one, and 30% of those who are working are underemployed.
en efecto
=to all intents and purposes ; for all intents and purposes ; sure enough.
Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence. Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan. Ex: I told my roommate he can't come to Florida for spring break unless he shaves his chest, and sure enough he did.
en ejercicio
=incumbent ; practising [practicing, -USA].
Ex: The incumbent director, who had held the position for 28 years, planned to retire as soon as the board found a suitable replacement. Ex: The practising classifier is almost obliged to thumb index the volumes to make their use less time-consuming.
en el abandono
=in the wilderness.
Ex: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.
en el acto
(adj.)=ipso facto ; outright ; on the spot ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; at the drop of a hat ; immediately.
Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern. Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: Libraries should be the first point of contact for people in need and should be capable, like the General Practitioner in medicine, of dealing with 75% of cases on the spot. Ex: While-you-wait copying facilities are available in a number of reading rooms. Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old. Ex: The uniform heading area of the reference entry may be inserted in the authority entry immediately following the information note.
en el aire
=in mid-air ; airborne ; on air ; in the air.
Ex: The railway lines were hanging in mid-air where the embankment had been removed under it. Ex: This is nature's way of ensuring the survival of the strongest and it also applies when the birds are airborne. Ex: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant. Ex: A soccer ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the touch line independently on whether the ball is on the ground or in the air.
en el asiento de atrás
=in the back seat.
Ex: Infants must ride facing the rear of the car, even if they are out of the driver's view in the back seat.
en el asiento trasero
=in the back seat.
Ex: Infants must ride facing the rear of the car, even if they are out of the driver's view in the back seat.
en el aula de clase
=classroom-based.
Ex: The advise was based upon the assumption that students were taught, chalk in hand, in large classroom-based groups with little or no fieldwork or visits.
en el año catapún
=in the dim and distant past.
Ex: Perhaps all these tribes are genetically linked and were partners in their explorations of new lands in the dim and distant past.
en el año del Señor
=in the year of our Lord.
Ex: It was in the year of our Lord 1993, nestled in the oldest mountains on Earth, that 13 kindred spirits joined their laughter in holy revelation.
en el año entrante
=in the coming year.
Ex: The author sketches some of the developments that we might expect to see in the coming years = El autor esboza algunos de los avances que podríamos esperar ver en los próximos años.
en el año próximo
=in the coming year.
Ex: The author sketches some of the developments that we might expect to see in the coming years = El autor esboza algunos de los avances que podríamos esperar ver en los próximos años.
en el año venidero
=in the coming year.
Ex: The author sketches some of the developments that we might expect to see in the coming years = El autor esboza algunos de los avances que podríamos esperar ver en los próximos años.
en el banquillo
=on the bench.
Ex: How many substitute players are on the bench in a soccer game?.
en el blanco de mira
=in the spotlight ; in the crosshairs.
Ex: We can see these challenges very clearly manifested in the highly public scrutiny of architects, lawyers, social workers, accountants, and doctors, to name only those in the most recent spotlight. Ex: And it is those temptations that have placed college students squarely in the crosshairs of the recording industry.
en el camino
=along the way ; en route ; in the process.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped. Ex: It examines the reasons why retrospective conversion features more highly in some library programmes than others in the UK and considers the problems thay may be encountered en route. Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.
en el campo de
=in the realm of ; in the field of.
Ex: In the realm of co-operative and centralized cataloguing systems, acronyms abound. Ex: This list of open access journals in the field of education will be served from a database driven webpage.
en el campus universitario
(adj.)=campus-based.
Ex: Both campus-based universities and distance teaching universities are bureaucratised organizations that have created environments in which education is dehumanised.
en el candelero
=in the spotlight.
Ex: We can see these challenges very clearly manifested in the highly public scrutiny of architects, lawyers, social workers, accountants, and doctors, to name only those in the most recent spotlight.
en el cargo
=in the saddle ; in office.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company. Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.
en el caso de
=for ; in association with ; in the case of ; in the event of ; in case of ; in the context of.
Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created. Ex: Notices conveying, for example, the essential elements of the catalogue are likely to be especially important in association with microfilm or card catalogues. Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision. Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library. Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc.. Ex: The exploration aims to view table of contents terminology in the context of functions served by other representations of subject information, including Library of Congress subject headings, work title terminology, and author-contributed front matter.
en el caso de que
=in the event that ; should ; in case.
Ex: This is helpful in the event that it may be necessary to modify those entries as the result of a change to the authority heading. Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches. Ex: There are six steps that you should take nowto be prepared in case your child might someday be missing.
en el caso poco probable de que
=in the unlikely case (that).
Ex: In the unlikely case you do not receive the issue in 14-21 days, please submit a second claim.
en el centro de
=at the heart of.
Ex: At the heart of every computer is a large number of electronic circuits that manipulate electric currents and voltages.
en el cine
=at the movies.
Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
en el clima actual de
=in the present climate of.
Ex: In the present climate of national reconstruction the Ministry of Motor Industry was one of the first to focus on questions of economics.
en el contexto de
=in the realm of.
Ex: In the realm of co-operative and centralized cataloguing systems, acronyms abound.
en el culo
=in the bottom.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
en el culo del mundo
=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes. Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en el curro
=at work.
Ex: Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press).
en el curso de la historia
=in the course of history.
Ex: In this essay I plan to explore the progress of humanity in the course of history.
en el curso normal de
=in the mainstream of.
Ex: People want information available through the appliances they use in the mainstream of their daily lives.
en el curso normal de las cosas
=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears. Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
en el curso normal de los acontecimientos
=in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome. Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
en el desierto
=in the wilderness.
Ex: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.
en el detalle
=in detail.
Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
en el dique seco
=in dry dock ; in the wilderness.
Ex: Three bills intended to scuttle affirmative action in California were left in dry dock when the committee refused to pass them. Ex: Beckham is currently back in the starting line-up after a year in the wilderness under Steve McClaren and even skippered the side again on Sunday.
en el día a día
=in the day to day ; in the trenches.
Ex: Distinguishing traditional from non-traditional in the day to day is difficult to sustain even if one was in a state of permanent reflection. Ex: The article is entitled 'Lessons learned in the trenches: preservation microfilming after thirteen years'.
en el eje
=at the core (of).
Ex: Preservation has always been at the core of the archival mission.
en el entorno de
=in the realm of.
Ex: In the realm of co-operative and centralized cataloguing systems, acronyms abound.
en el escenario
=on stage.
Ex: He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.
en el escenario mundial
=on the world stage.
Ex: At a time when China is becoming more and more significant on the world stage, the increasing curtailment of the freedom of its citizens to access the information they choose is deeply disturbing.
en el espacio
=spatially.
Ex: When the unrelated material is more concentrated spatially, efficiency of retrieval is increased.
en el espacio de
=in the space of ; in the span of ; in a matter of.
Ex: Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Ex: In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time. Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.
en el espacio de una hora
=in the span of one hour.
Ex: In the span of one hour, a new mother can experience more emotions than she did in the previous two months: joy, rage, ambivalence, ecstasy, despair, aggravation, bewilderment, bliss - and everything in between.
en el estricto sentido de la palabra
=strictly speaking.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to those cases in which the concerned titles are duly registered for protection = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción se puede aplicar sólo a aquellos casos en los que los títulos en cuestión estén debidamente registrados para su protección.
en el estudio
=at study ; at study.
Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play. Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.
en el extranjero
=abroad ; overseas ; offshore.
Ex: Working with the library community both in this country and abroad, the Library has taken a leadership role in the standardization of the structure and content designators of machine-readable bibliographic records. Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas. Ex: The 1980s have seen a significant increase in the quantity and breadth of offshore computering services -- those based in the developing countries.
en el extremo opuesto
=at the far end.
Ex: At the far end, light is reconverted to electronic signals by a receiver.
en el fin de semana
=over the weekend ; over the weekend ; at the weekend.
Ex: After playing five games over the weekend, his arms and legs weren't up to strength. Ex: After playing five games over the weekend, his arms and legs weren't up to strength. Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
en el foco de atención
=in the spotlight.
Ex: We can see these challenges very clearly manifested in the highly public scrutiny of architects, lawyers, social workers, accountants, and doctors, to name only those in the most recent spotlight.
en el fondo
=at heart ; deep down ; in the back of + Posesivo + mind ; in the back of + Posesivo + head ; at the back of + Posesivo + head ; bottom line, the ; in the bottom ; deep inside.
Ex: No doubt this is an egocentric idea, but I suspect that most authors feel like this at heart. Ex: His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life because deep down he knows she's letting go for good this time. Ex: It would be a shame to lose any ground I had gained, but there was that little niggling idea planted firmly in the back of my mind. Ex: She tried not to think about it and shoved it in the back of her head. Ex: They tend to be utterly paranoid, always having at the back of their head strange notions of how 'these sneaky Chinks are out there to get them'. Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people. Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom. Ex: Over and over, we ask ourselves why we don't utilize things that are stored deep inside of our brains!.
en el fondo de
=at the root of.
Ex: However, in public libraries at the root of many current enquiries is to be found a matter of social or welfare law requiring explanation, interpretation, and sometimes even more.
en el futuro
=Número + Tiempo + ahead ; down the road ; in future ; in time(s) to come ; at + future date ; in (the) years to come ; at some future time ; in the years to come ; in the years ahead ; in years to come ; at some future point ; in the future ; for future reference ; for the years to come ; at some point in the future.
Ex: The December issue is especially useful for its list of conferences planned up to ten years ahead. Ex: It's not an academic problem; it's not a problem for ten years down the road; it's a problem that people are struggling with now. Ex: Recently the Government have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite. Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come. Ex: In essence, an issues management group, within a corporation or other organization, attempts to identify technological or social issues likely to have positive or negative impact on the institution at some future date. Ex: Of course, we cannot tell in advance which particular subjects are likely to grow most in years to come. Ex: The number of libraries expected to acquire these workstations at some future time was also determined. Ex: It is certain that the technology will dominate the entire library scene in the years to come. Ex: Librarians and vendors will need each other in the years ahead and must learn how to do business with each other. Ex: The author considers the future plans and possible problem areas the library may have to face in years to come. Ex: While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism. Ex: So far this has only been adopted by four suppliers, but it has so many advantages for the user that it will surely become standard practice in the future. Ex: Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function. Ex: In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come. Ex: I would welcome the opportunity to apply for any vacancies that may arise at some point in the future.
en el futuro a largo plazo
=in the long-term future.
Ex: It seems possible that in the long-term future all school librarians could be dually qualified in teaching and librarianship.
en el futuro cercano
=in the foreseeable future.
Ex: The exhibit is still being populated with digitized images and documents, and will continue to have new content added in the forseeable future.
en el futuro inmediato
=in the offing ; in the foreseeable future.
Ex: There would be obvious advantages in relating retrieval discussions to semantic issues to prepare for the more complex forms of information systems in the offing. Ex: The exhibit is still being populated with digitized images and documents, and will continue to have new content added in the forseeable future.
en el futuro lejano
=further in the future.
Ex: Further in the future, multimedia will radically change the business environment.
en el haber de Uno
=under + Posesivo + belt.
Ex: With that accomplishment under his belt, he went to work for the NYPL in 1969 as a systems analyst.
en el horario de trabajo
=on company time.
Ex: It is not unusual also for the staff to take courses (at company expense and often on company time) that will keep them alert and mentally alive.
en el horizonte
=on the horizon.
Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.
en el hospital
=at the bedside.
Ex: In this paper we attempt to show how the goal of resolving moral problems in a patient's care can best be achieved by working at the bedside.
en el improbable caso de que
=in the unlikely case (that).
Ex: In the unlikely case you do not receive the issue in 14-21 days, please submit a second claim.
en el instante en que + Subjuntivo
=the moment + Verbo.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
en el juego
=at play.
Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.
en el lado negativo
=on the debit side ; on the negative side ; on the downside.
Ex: On the debit side, the 'Americana' has lackluster illustrations. Ex: On the negative side, the Britannica's complicated arrangement will continue to disconcert some users. Ex: On the plus side, a few authors become rich, but on the downside, undue concentration on a few titles means that many worthwhile books go unnoticed.
en el lado positivo
=on the credit side ; on the positive side ; on the plus side ; on the bright side.
Ex: On the debit side, then, lay several aspects of the fifteenth edition, but there were also some features on the credit side. Ex: On the positive side, this situation has led to a closer relationship between academics and librarians. Ex: On the plus side, a few authors become rich, but on the downside, undue concentration on a few titles means that many worthwhile books go unnoticed. Ex: On the bright side, by doing that they save a ton of money on makeup and costumes.
en el lugar de los hechos
=at the scene.
Ex: A local nurse and an ambulance crew stabilised Caleb at the scene for three hours until a team of medics arrived by chopper.
en el lugar del accidente
=at the scene ; at the scene of the accident.
Ex: A local nurse and an ambulance crew stabilised Caleb at the scene for three hours until a team of medics arrived by chopper. Ex: The first thing you want to do at the scene of the accident is to make sure that you and any passengers you have in your vehicle have no physical injuries.
en el mandato
=in office.
Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.
en el mando
=at the wheel.
Ex: This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel.
en el mar
=at sea.
Ex: Having spent a number of years at sea the author has joined the College of Librarianship Wales.
en el marco de
=within the ambit of ; within the bounds of.
Ex: This paper describes the events arranged for the special affinity of groups of West Germany's Society of Archivists within the ambit of the 10th International Archive Congress. Ex: One of the aims is to determine whether such a system could be implemented within the bounds of existing copyright law.
en el mayor secreto
=a veil of secrecy.
Ex: The judge also sealed the court records, drawing a veil of secrecy over those 10 cases.
en el medio de la nada
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en el mejor de los casos
=at best ; at most ; ideally ; in the best of circumstances ; the best case scenario ; at the most ; at the best of times ; at the very best.
Ex: Facet analysis in UDC is, at best, inconsistent. Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past. Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant. Ex: Virtually all SLIS have fewer staff than five years ago -- one or two fewer in the best of circumstances and ten or fifteen in the worst. Ex: The best case scenario predicts at least 4 emerging roles for librarians in school library media centres. Ex: The chemical systems described must be based on a small number of elements and composed of molecules having 8 atoms at the most. Ex: Finding books by subject in large libraries is a difficult task at the best of times. Ex: You only had to read the article to see that this was pure fabrication at the very best.
en el mejor momento de
=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction. Ex: All great sportsmen at the zenith of their careers know well -- although they often forget -- the wisdom of walking away while at the top.
en el mejor momento de Uno
=at + Posesivo + (very) best.
Ex: Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best.
en el mismo centro (de)
=plumb in the middle (of).
Ex: The best known is probably Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, just about plumb in the middle of the continent.
en el mismo número de años
=in as many years.
Ex: This is the second revision of the topic areas in as many years.
en el mismo orden que
=in sync with.
Ex: The output files were always named in sequence starting on 1, not necessarily in sync with the image file names.
en el momento
=on the spot.
Ex: Libraries should be the first point of contact for people in need and should be capable, like the General Practitioner in medicine, of dealing with 75% of cases on the spot.
en el momento actual
=in this day and age ; at the present time.
Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context. Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
en el momento adecuado
=at the right time.
Ex: The information worker can overcome this indifference by monitoring his clients' needs attentively and providing the right product at the right time.
en el momento de
=at the time(s) (that/of).
Ex: This order is consistent with the established relationships between subjects at the time that the scheme was first published (1876).
en el momento de escribir estas líneas
=at the time of writing.
Ex: At the time of writing, a 'value statement' is being prepared by the group together with guidelines for determining such local objectives and related performance measures.
en el momento de la impresión
=at the time of going to print.
Ex: This information was correct at the time of going to print, May 2004.
en el momento en que + Subjuntivo
=the moment + Verbo.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
en el momento en que se necesita
(adj.)=at the point-of-need ; at the point of use ; point of use.
Ex: Since reference service occurs at the point-of-need, that library function is the logical conduit for an informal training programme based on research protocols. Ex: There is still a tendency to devalue any service which is free at the point of use. Ex: The library should emphasize basic point of use instruction for first time searchers and deemphasize workshops.
en el momento justo
=on cue.
Ex: And so, over and over again, in public and on cue, he wiped away a tear, bit his lip, and said how remorseful he felt.
en el momento más débil de Alguien
=at + Posesivo + weakest.
Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
en el momento más álgido de
=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction. Ex: All great sportsmen at the zenith of their careers know well -- although they often forget -- the wisdom of walking away while at the top.
en el momento oportuno
=at the right time ; not a moment too soon ; not a minute too soon.
Ex: The information worker can overcome this indifference by monitoring his clients' needs attentively and providing the right product at the right time. Ex: Spring comes has come to Bloomington -- not a moment too soon. Ex: This highly anticipated follow-up album is due to hit the streets shortly, and not a minute too soon.
en el momento peor de Alguien
=at + Posesivo + weakest.
Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche.
en el mundo
=on the face of the earth ; on the world stage.
Ex: E-mail is without question the most powerful method of distributing information on the face of the earth. Ex: At a time when China is becoming more and more significant on the world stage, the increasing curtailment of the freedom of its citizens to access the information they choose is deeply disturbing.
en el mundo antiguo
=in antiquity.
Ex: The attribution of both these works to him in antiquity is incorrect according to modern scholarship.
en el mundo entero
=all over the world ; worldwide [world-wide] ; all around the world ; throughout the world ; around the planet ; the world over.
Ex: All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them. Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide. Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world. Ex: In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world. Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet. Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
en el mundo que nos rodea
=out there.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
en el mundo real
=in the real world.
Ex: On paper, most girls would name the boy-next-door as their ideal mate, although in the real world you're often passed over for more masculine men.
en el más allá
=dead and gone.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.
en el nivel básico
=at grass roots level.
Ex: The most important element of any new approach is not materials, buildings or impressive information files but a commitment by staff at 'grass roots' level to helping those in need of community information.
en el nivel intermedio de
=in the middle range of.
Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.
en el nivel medio de
=in the middle range of.
Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.
en el norte del estado
(adj.)=upstate.
Ex: While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
en el núcleo
=at the core (of).
Ex: Preservation has always been at the core of the archival mission.
en el ocaso
=over the hill.
Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.
en el ojo del huracán
=in the eye of the storm ; in the eye of the hurricane.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change. Ex: Are we in the eye of the hurricane or is it Indian Summer for the stock market?.
en el orden del día
=on the agenda.
Ex: Rules that make it easier for municipal governments to offer wireless broadband will be on the agenda.
en el origen (de)
=in the early days (of).
Ex: The problems surrounding the neglect of concept coordination as it is to be found in the document were recognized in the early days of card-based postcoordinate indexes.
en el otro extremo
=at the other extreme.
Ex: At the other extreme is Mises, who describes economic theory as an essential element in the structure of human civilization.
en el otro extremo de la escala
=at the other end of the scale ; at the other end of the spectrum ; at the other extreme.
Ex: At the other end of the scale, controversial pamphlets, and such things as single poems, plays, or sermons were normally sold stitched. Ex: At the other end of the spectrum, rural counties adjacent to large metro areas benefited from their ties to the major centres of information. Ex: At the other extreme is Mises, who describes economic theory as an essential element in the structure of human civilization.
en el parto
=at childbirth.
Ex: Absorbable stitches are normally used for repair of episiotomy and tears at childbirth.
en el pasado
=in the past ; in past eras ; at some point in the past ; in years gone by ; in days gone by ; in former times ; in times gone by.
Ex: In-house authority list record the headings that have been established for a given body or person in the past by that cataloguing or indexing agency. Ex: The needs of today's information users place demands on our information services far more acute than were normal in past eras. Ex: Some of the examples are incorrect according to the present schedules, but are found to have been correct at some point in the past. Ex: In years gone by there were warnings of the dangers of reading and listening to the radio. Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by. Ex: Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion. Ex: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged.
en el pasado remoto
=in the dim and distant past.
Ex: Perhaps all these tribes are genetically linked and were partners in their explorations of new lands in the dim and distant past.
en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey
=in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ; in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ; in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
Ex: Another less talked about reason for the strength in the dollar right now is as the old saying goes 'In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king'. Ex: As the saying goes, in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Ex: As the old saying goes, in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
en el peor de los casos
=at worst ; in the worst of circumstances ; at + Posesivo + very worst ; the worst case scenario ; at + Posesivo + worst ; in the worst case.
Ex: Further changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst. Ex: The lack of accessibility through normal channels does cause problems to librarians which can in the worst of circumstances make it seem as if the report is, indeed, unpublished. Ex: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading. Ex: The worst case scenario suggests that library and information services may be replaced by electronic information points analogous to the electronic cash points installed at banks. Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press. Ex: Theoretical results demonstrate that planning is in the worst case intractable.
en el período penoso de
=in the throes of.
Ex: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution.
en el período previo a
=in the run up to ; during the run up to.
Ex: State libraries are expected to provide leadership in the run up to the 1991 White House Conference on Libraries on issues such as censorship, literacy and multiculturalism. Ex: A good illustration of this is the two-page advertisement placed in the Financial Times during the run up to the 1984 European Parliament election.
en el período vacacional
=during the holidays.
Ex: When 165 of the study volunteers were weighed a year after the study began, they had not lost the extra weight gained during the holidays.
en el piso de abajo
=downstairs.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
en el piso de arriba
=upstairs.
Ex: He frequently asks them to shelve books upstairs on the balcony and then stands there looking up their dresses.
en el plazo de
=in the span of ; in the space of ; in a matter of.
Ex: In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time. Ex: Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.
en el plazo de una hora
=in the span of one hour.
Ex: In the span of one hour, a new mother can experience more emotions than she did in the previous two months: joy, rage, ambivalence, ecstasy, despair, aggravation, bewilderment, bliss - and everything in between.
en el poder
=in office.
Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.
en el primer caso
=in the former case.
Ex: In the former case, the layout of the text is adjusted to leave room for the graphics.
en el proceso
=in the process.
Ex: This may help in subject organisation, but one of the main advantages of an alphabetical sequence, its self-evident order, is sacrificed in the process.
en el propio campus universitario
(adj.)=campus-based.
Ex: Both campus-based universities and distance teaching universities are bureaucratised organizations that have created environments in which education is dehumanised.
en el propio cortijo
(adj.)=on-farm.
Ex: Over the last 50 years on-farm mechanization has increased resulting in a decrease in the employed farm labour force.
en el próximo año
=in the year ahead ; in the coming year.
Ex: The author considers the future of libraries in the year ahead. Ex: The author sketches some of the developments that we might expect to see in the coming years = El autor esboza algunos de los avances que podríamos esperar ver en los próximos años.
en el puesto de dirección
=in the hot seat.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sitting in the hot seat: some thoughts from the reference chair'.
en el punto de mira
=in the spotlight ; in the crosshairs.
Ex: We can see these challenges very clearly manifested in the highly public scrutiny of architects, lawyers, social workers, accountants, and doctors, to name only those in the most recent spotlight. Ex: And it is those temptations that have placed college students squarely in the crosshairs of the recording industry.
en el punto más álgido de
=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction. Ex: All great sportsmen at the zenith of their careers know well -- although they often forget -- the wisdom of walking away while at the top.
en el punto álgido de
=at the height of.
Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.
en el que
=wherein.
Ex: OCLC is currently working on a subject retrieval system wherein subject headings will be indexed with the substantive words in subject headings being truncated.
en el que se puede buscar
(adj.)=searchable.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
en el quinto coño
=in the arse of nowhere.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.
en el quinto infierno
=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes. Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en el quinto pino
=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes. Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en el quirófano
=under the knife.
Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
en el resto
=everywhere else.
Ex: What bothers me is we are very quick as a people to recognize racism everywhere else except the one place that truly affects all of us.
en el resto de
=elsewhere.
Ex: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere.
en el seguimiento de
=in the pursuit of.
Ex: In the course of this investigation it became apparent that the activities of SLIS were increasingly constrained by resource problems in the pursuit of their curriculum ambitions.
en el segundo caso
=in the latter case.
Ex: In the latter case a classified arrangement of subjects is also considered an important starting point in searching.
en el seno de
=within ; among.
Ex: A summary is a restatement, within the document, of the salient findings and conclusions of a document. Ex: He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.
en el sentido de (que)
=in the sense that/of ; along the lines that ; in that.
Ex: It is mentioned here as an example of a specialised list of subject headings, special in the sense that it is intended for a particular type of application. Ex: If one had to make a gross generalisation about library borrowers it would be along the lines that they are more likely to be women than men. Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author.
en el sentido de las agujas del reloj
=clockwise ; in a clockwise direction.
Ex: Different permutations are made by reading the elements in a clockwise direction and leading with a different element in each compound. Ex: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.
en el sentido más amplio
=in the broadest sense ; in the widest sense.
Ex: To a great extent preservation consists of appropriate storage of documents in the broadest sense. Ex: Godwin argues that insincerity is the most stubborn obstacle to social reform and political revolution in the widest sense.
en el sentido más general
=in the broadest sense.
Ex: To a great extent preservation consists of appropriate storage of documents in the broadest sense.
en el sentido que
=in which.
Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.
en el silencio de la noche
=in the dead of night.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Blackbirds singing in the dead of night?: Advancing the craft of teaching qualitative research' = El artículo se titulo "¿Mirlos cantando en mitad de la noche? Promoción del oficio de enseñar la investigación cualitativa".
en el tajo
=on-the-job.
Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.
en el timón
=in the saddle.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
en el trabajo
=on-the-job ; at work.
Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer. Ex: Then there was the continual drunkenness at work of the journeyman Hans van Leuven alias Elzevier (who was the father of the founder of the famous Elzevier Press).
en el transcurso de
=throughout the course of ; throughout the course of ; in the course of ; during the course of ; over the course of ; throughout ; in the space of ; in the span of ; in a matter of.
Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion. Ex: I would like to thank all those who at various times throughout the course of the project assisted so ably in seeing the work through to its completion. Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic. Ex: During the course of the academic year it is likely that students and particularly their lecturers will need more information than is provided in the general introductions referred to in the previous paragraph. Ex: Over the course of the next 20 years libraries will be undergoing significant retooling so that they can move beyond their traditional roles. Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base. Ex: Between April and June 1994, an estimated 800,000 Rwandans were killed in the space of 100 days. Ex: In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time. Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.
en el transcurso de algunos años
=over a period of years.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
en el transcurso de la historia
=in the course of history.
Ex: In this essay I plan to explore the progress of humanity in the course of history.
en el transcurso de los siglos
=over the course of the centuries.
Ex: Over the course of the centuries, it grew into one of antiquity's most advanced cultures.
en el transcurso de una hora
=in the span of one hour.
Ex: In the span of one hour, a new mother can experience more emotions than she did in the previous two months: joy, rage, ambivalence, ecstasy, despair, aggravation, bewilderment, bliss - and everything in between.
en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s)
=in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.
Ex: NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.
en el trasfondo de
=at the root of.
Ex: However, in public libraries at the root of many current enquiries is to be found a matter of social or welfare law requiring explanation, interpretation, and sometimes even more.
en el umbral de
=on the threshold of.
Ex: It is especially vital that we solicit their comments now we are on the threshold of tremendously exciting programs.
en el vuelo
(adj.)=in-flight.
Ex: Starting on Oct. 2nd, 2006, the in-flight Internet service will be free of charge.
en el ámbito de
=in the realm of.
Ex: In the realm of co-operative and centralized cataloguing systems, acronyms abound.
en el área de + Lugar
(adj.)=Lugar + area.
Ex: Data were collected by interviewing administrative personnel in five metropolitan New York-area institutions.
en el ínterin
=in the interim ; in the intervening years ; in the intervening period ; ad interim.
Ex: But in the interim what do you do with things like citations in journal articles which should lead you to a record?. Ex: In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media. Ex: The present survey involved contacting the same libraries and institutions in order to see what changes had taken place in the intervening period. Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
en el último caso
=in the latter case.
Ex: In the latter case a classified arrangement of subjects is also considered an important starting point in searching.
en el último minuto
=last minute [last-minute] ; at the last minute.
Ex: In the case of BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS, the peoples' real names don't even appear as after-the-fact, last minute cross-references to the defamatory form. Ex: Display stands of very light construction that can be prepared beforehand and taken to the site of a lesson at the last minute are fairly easily available these days.
en el último momento
=at the eleventh hour ; at the very last minute ; at the very last moment ; at the very last ; at the last minute.
Ex: The final versions were agreed at the eleventh hour, late on Tuesday 9 December, just before the opening of the Summit. Ex: They always chicken out at the very last minute. Ex: By the time the 50 minutes of the show were up, everybody was moved to tears, but then, at the very last moment, it left them smiling. Ex: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold. Ex: Display stands of very light construction that can be prepared beforehand and taken to the site of a lesson at the last minute are fairly easily available these days.
en ello
=therein ; thereupon [thereon].
Ex: The ASLIB handbook of special library and information work discusses literature searching techniques and the role of literature guides therein. Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.
en entrante
(adj.)=recessed.
Ex: The recessed spaces on each side of the chimney breast hold small semi-circular tables of marquetry with mirrors hanging above them.
en entredicho
=under challenge.
Ex: During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge.
en episodios
(adj.)=episodic.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
en escamas
(adj.)=flaky.
Ex: This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.
en ese asunto
=on that front.
Ex: The United Nations, with assistance from the United States, was doing all it could on that front.
en ese caso
=in that case.
Ex: In that case it is, at its level, both a commercial and artistic success, since the publishers do not expect every book to be a runaway bestseller.
en ese mismo instante
=at that very moment.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
en ese mismo momento
=at that very moment.
Ex: He reflected along the way on the conversation with the head of readers' services, and smiled when he concluded that Balzac's biorhythm chart must have been peaking at that very moment -- or so he hoped.
en ese momento
=at that point ; at this point ; at that time ; just then ; at that point in time.
Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work. Ex: At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number. Ex: If it is proved that older files are not at all used, some disposition may be made of them at that time. Ex: There was no other way that William could just then express the understanding he had clearly reached that some books are impossible to read. Ex: And at that point in time he was able to look others in the eye and make them believe he was telling the truth.
en ese sentido
=on that score ; to that effect.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be. Ex: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.
en ese tema
=on that front.
Ex: The United Nations, with assistance from the United States, was doing all it could on that front.
en ese ámbito
=on that front.
Ex: The United Nations, with assistance from the United States, was doing all it could on that front.
en esencia
=in essence ; essentially.
Ex: In essence these indexing languages are very similar to the lists of subject headings which are used in pre-coordinate indexing. Ex: Corporate authors present difficulties essentially because a corporate body cannot think or write.
en esos casos
=in those cases.
Ex: In those cases different approaches were taken to identify and verify data file structures and to reconstruct missing documentation.
en espacios cerrados
(adj.)=indoors.
Ex: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.
en especial
=especially (specially) ; notably ; specially (especially).
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries. Ex: In some subject fields, notably business, there may be both bibliographic and non-bibliographic data bases covering different aspects of the topic. Ex: In addition, the library has also set up a centre specially for immigrant workers.
en especie
=in kind.
Ex: In the early days of the service they received a $100,000 donation in kind from a major advertising firm.
en espera
(adj.)=on hold ; awaiting.
Ex: The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold. Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
en espiga
(adj.)=herringbone.
Ex: Results indicate that teachers using either u-shaped or herringbone seating engaged in more interactive verbal behaviors than those in traditional row seating.
en esta coyuntura
=at this juncture.
Ex: So at this juncture all we can do is to apply common sense = Así pues, llegado este momento todo lo que podemos hacer es aplicar el sentido común.
en esta ocasión
=on this occasion.
Ex: My main argument on this occasion is to say in effect that first things must come first.
en esta situación
=at this juncture.
Ex: So at this juncture all we can do is to apply common sense = Así pues, llegado este momento todo lo que podemos hacer es aplicar el sentido común.
en esta época del año
=around this time of year ; at this time of year.
Ex: Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.
en estado
=pregnant ; in the family way.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic. Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
en estado de abandono
(adj.)=decaying ; dilapidated ; dilapidated.
Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities. Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry. Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
en estado de alerta
=on alert.
Ex: The article 'Nation on alert' reports on the effect on libraries of the anthrax scare in the USA that followed the September 11 terrorist attacks.
en estado de buena esperanza
=pregnant ; in the family way.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic. Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
en estado de cambio
=in a state of flux.
Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
en estado de descomposición
(adj.)=decaying.
Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
en estado de deterioro
(adj.)=decaying ; dilapidated.
Ex: Following World War II, 'urban renewal' referred primarily to public efforts to revitalize aging and decaying inner cities. Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
en estado de reserva
=on standby.
Ex: The residents have saved so much water by changing their lifestyle that a new desalination plant has remained on standby since it was built.
en estado de sitio
=in a state of siege ; under siege.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Israel: libraries in a state of siege'. Ex: The article 'Electronic copyright under siege' sets out the USA copyright legislation enshrined in the 1976 Copyright Act.
en estado embrionario
=embryo ; embryonic ; in embryonic stage ; in embryo ; in the embryo stage.
Ex: This article describes an embryo training scheme for librarians. Ex: This illustrates both the complexity and the interdependent nature of what is still an embryonic industry. Ex: Major conclusions were that services by college libraries for external students were varied and in an embryonic stage. Ex: These can be regarded as reference works in embryo. Ex: A European Information Network is still in the embryo stage and major problems, both practical and political, face the planners.
en estas circunstancias
=under these circumstances.
Ex: Under these circumstances it becomes difficult to maintain a classified sequence in good order, and there will be gaps and 'bulges' which will involve moving the overall sequence around on the shelves.
en este caso
=in this case.
Ex: In this particular case, the district has 27 school libraries and 49 kindergarten libraries.
en este contexto
=against this background.
Ex: Against this background, the impact of introducing on-line facilities in 1976 is studied.
en este documento
=herein ; herewith ; hereto.
Ex: The ideas contained herein will be central issues for consideration in the foreseeable future. Ex: Concepts and guidelines basic to the formulation of an acquisitions policy for continuations are herewith explained. Ex: During the period relevant hereto defendant Hamas organized, planned and executed acts of violence and terrorism against Jewish civilians .
en este extremo
=to this extent.
Ex: I fear, however, that if you oversimplify to this extent you reduce everything to the lowest common denominator, at the expense of quality.
en este grado
=to this extent.
Ex: I fear, however, that if you oversimplify to this extent you reduce everything to the lowest common denominator, at the expense of quality.
en este mismo sentido
=along the same lines.
Ex: This has provided several new schedules for the revised edition, and substantial progress has been made in working out others along the same lines.
en este momento
=at this point ; at this stage ; at this juncture ; at this time ; at this moment in time ; right now.
Ex: At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number. Ex: At this stage we need not worry about the precise nature of this information. Ex: So at this juncture all we can do is to apply common sense = Así pues, llegado este momento todo lo que podemos hacer es aplicar el sentido común. Ex: Even though both projects are building of the Cornell software and experience, they have encountered the usual delays associated with new technologies, so no significant information is available at this time. Ex: While people dominate at this moment in time, they are altering their environment and, at some future point, will become extinct, giving way to dominance by another organism. Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.
en este período
=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
Ex: In the course of the events and also thereafter, rumors spread that they were perpetrating a massacre. Ex: Questionnaires will be collected from participants during the course of the events over an 18-month period.
en este punto
=at this point ; in this respect.
Ex: At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number. Ex: The socio-political reform now under way in Hungary requires renewal from librarianship as well, and one may draw on the author's ideas in this respect.
en este sentido
=along these lines ; in this connection ; in this direction ; in this sense ; in this vein ; in this spirit ; in this regard ; in this effort ; in that spirit ; on this score ; to that effect.
Ex: Not so much has been done along these lines, beyond the bounds of arithmetic, as might be done, primarily because of the economics of the situation. Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'. Ex: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started. Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface. Ex: Except for a few library schools like that of the University of Botswana which is gradually attempting to adapt the curricula to the African environment, little has been done in this vein in the other library schools. Ex: The most important events which took place in this spirit are the following. Ex: In this regard, the traditional view of the library as a storehouse of materials cast a long shadow over future goals. Ex: One major element in this effort is developing and educating existing library staff. Ex: In that spirit, I offer the following breakdown of Internet and Web documents. Ex: Abstracting journals especially suffer on this score because the preparation and inclusion of abstracts is time-consuming. Ex: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect.
en estos casos
=in these cases.
Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
en estos días
=today ; these days.
Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system. Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
en estos tiempos
=in these times ; in this day and age.
Ex: In these times of fiscal austerity there is growing pressure for academic institutions to show positive results. Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
en estrecha colaboración
=in close collaboration.
Ex: These sites have been operating CARTO-NET in close collaboration with one another but under very different staffing conditions so it has been useful to monitor their progress.
en estrecha colaboración con
=hand-in-glove with ; hand and glove with.
Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution. Ex: We believe that emergency relief in Haiti goes hand and glove with economic development and reconstruction.
en estricto secreto
(adj.)=tight-lipped.
Ex: Police remain tight-lipped over the sudden, unexplained death of a security guard in west Auckland.
en estuche
(adj.)=boxed.
Ex: Boxed bags of syrup are sprayed with an anti-skid adhesive which prevents boxes from moving as they are positioned on a pallet.
en excelente estado
=in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners. Ex: Throughout countless interviews with experts, they all agree on one strategy for keeping your mood in tip-top form -- eat breakfast!.
en excelentes condiciones
=in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners. Ex: Throughout countless interviews with experts, they all agree on one strategy for keeping your mood in tip-top form -- eat breakfast!.
en exceso
=overflow ; overflowing ; excessively ; excess ; to excess.
Ex: If a particular cylinder becomes full, there are one or more tracks or cylinders that have been set aside for overflow records. Ex: A new facility was then created 10 years ago to microfilm its overflowing paper files. Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex. Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality. Ex: If these steps don't cause you to stop drinking to excess, try Alcoholics Anonymous.
en exclusiva
=exclusively.
Ex: This is the only American publication devoted exclusively to cataloging.
en existencia
=in existence.
Ex: There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.
en expansión
(adj.)=expanded.
Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
en exposicion
=on exhibit ; on show ; on display.
Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso. Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links. Ex: The products and services on display underscored the degree to which the Internet has become an integral part of everyday life.
en extensión
=in length.
Ex: A single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
en extenso
=at length ; in full.
Ex: We have already considered the MEDLINE service at length, and can now examine some of the features of the other groups, taking an example from each. Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
en extremo
=no end ; to no end.
Ex: This decision will shake up library managers no end. Ex: I love chard stalks, and it annoys me to no end that people would throw them away.
en fase terminal
=terminally ill.
Ex: This article identifies and discusses types of situation one may encounter when working with older adults who are terminally ill.
en favor de
=in favour of.
Ex: A good example is the British Catalogue of Music Classification which abandons expressiveness in favour of allocating brief notation to the most common concepts.
en fila
=in procession.
Ex: A flame pierces the darkness as a large ceremonial candle, symbol of Christ, is carried in procession into the church.
en fila india
=in single file.
Ex: If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
en flor
=in full blossom ; in blossom.
Ex: We passed by a cherry tree already in full blossom, though it was only March, and noticed the sound of skylarks twittering above our heads. Ex: There was an unexpected heat wave, and all the chestnut trees were already in blossom.
en forma
=fit ; toned ; in good shape ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle.
Ex: Fit and fun-loving delegates are invited to accept to join the field of 10,000 entrants in this marathon to raise money for IFLA's own charity 'Books for All'. Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want. Ex: All were reported to be in good shape at the end of their week long ordeal of captivity. Ex: John Hay wrote in early August that the president 'is in fine whack -- I have seldom seen him more serene & busy'. Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.
en forma de
=in the form of ; in the shape of.
Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays. Ex: The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
en forma de A
(adj.)=A-shaped.
Ex: With its A-shaped gate through which the west is consumed like water the city cannot be said to have a logic any more.
en forma de D
=d-shaped.
Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and d-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
en forma de L
(adj.)=L-shaped.
Ex: Staff require longer working surfaces, preferably L-shaped, and also ergonomically acceptable swivel chairs.
en forma de U
(adj.)=U-shaped.
Ex: The lower jaw has its own separate bone which is called 'the mandible', which is U-shaped and stretches from one ear, down to the chin area and then back up.
en forma de V
=V-shaped.
Ex: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.
en forma de arco
(adj.)=arched ; bowed.
Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament. Ex: She could cope with the disappointment of not passing, but what I am not sure of is how much the dance examiner will mark her down for having bowed legs.
en forma de bulbo
(adj.)=bulbous.
Ex: The initial part of the internal carotid artery is bulbous and is called the carotid sinus.
en forma de capa
(adj.)=cape-like.
Ex: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.
en forma de cruz
(adj.)=cross-shaped.
Ex: After all, people have been designing cross-shaped buildings for thousands of years -- they're called churches.
en forma de cuadrado
(adj.)=square-shaped.
Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.
en forma de cuña
=wedge-shaped.
Ex: The article illustrates book supports developed at the Bodleian Library using units of wedge-shaped foam cut to standard sizes.
en forma de cúpula
(adj.)=dome-shaped ; domed.
Ex: The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine = La característica distintiva de la biblioteca es el techo en forma de cúpula con vigas cruzadas de pino teñido. Ex: Entrance is at a domed foyer at ground level and seating provided in the new facility accommodates over 200 students.
en forma de estrella
(adj.)=star-shaped [star shaped].
Ex: There is only one connection from each item of equipment to the switching centre, resulting in a star-shaped network, called a star network.
en forma de libro
=in book form.
Ex: A map is usually printed but does not always appear in book form.
en forma de medialuna
(adj.)=crescent-shaped.
Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.
en forma de parásito
=parasitically.
Ex: The warble fly is an insect, which parasitically infects cattle.
en forma de pera
(adj.)=pear-shaped.
Ex: This pear-shaped, fiddle-like musical instrument displays both 'Western' and 'Eastern' influences.
en forma de pirámide
(adj.)=pyramidal-shaped.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
en forma de torpedo
(adj.)=torpedo-shaped.
Ex: Rainbow trout have greenish or bluish spots on a torpedo-shaped body.
en forma de trompeta
(adj.)=trumpet-shaped.
Ex: The foliage has a rank smell, but the large, trumpet-shaped flowers have a sweet fragrance that permeates the garden.
en forma física
=physically fit.
Ex: However, if you take tasks 5, 6 and 7 you would be looking for somebody who is physically fit, who is numerate and literate and perhaps has a high boredom threshold.
en forma física y mental
=physically and mentally fit.
Ex: No contestant shall be licensed to participate in a martial arts event unless certified as physically and mentally fit by a medical doctor.
en forma ovalada
=oval-shaped.
Ex: The 11 college buildings form a harmonious group in the Georgian style about an oval-shaped campus.
en forma piramidal
(adj.)=pyramidal-shaped.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal-shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
en formato MARC
=in MARC form.
Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form.
en formato de libro moderno
=in codex form.
Ex: The author charts the history of books on clay tablets, papyrus and parchment scrolls, and in codex form.
en formato digital
=digitally.
Ex: What constitutes 'fair use' is at issue as well, and libraries, on the advice of lawyers, have to be extremely careful about what they reproduce digitally.
en formato electrónico
=in electronic form.
Ex: By far the most difficult new challenge looming for librarianship will be preserving and providing access to 'born-digital' materials, that swelling mass of material that appears only in electronic form.
en formato papel
(n.)=paper-based ; in hard copy.
Ex: Moving from traditional paper-based publishing system to publishing in electronic form on CD-ROM is not a straightforward task. Ex: Material is input to the database centrally from data supplied by the participating medical libraries on disk or in hard copy.
en frente
=ahead ; in front.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: At first glance, one may only be conscious of the people stationed behind the desk and those waiting in front.
en frente de
=in front of.
Ex: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress.
en funcionamiento
(adj.)=in operation ; in train ; operational.
Ex: However, the network remained in operation until its management was taken over by the fascist regime. Ex: That also has relevance for similar debates that are now in train in many other Western societies. Ex: Controls are concerned with locating operational weakness and taking corrective action.
en funciones
=acting + Cargo.
Ex: During the last two years at the latter position, he also served as Acting Assistant Director of the Health Sciences Libraries.
en función de
=according to ; as a function of ; depending on/upon.
Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers). Ex: A further ranking was therefore calculated showing the impact factor, ie the number of times a journal was cited as a function of the total number of articles it contained. Ex: The amount of statistical information maintained by a library will vary often depending on the size of the library.
en general
=at large ; by and large ; for the most part ; generally ; in general ; in the main ; on balance ; on the whole ; overall ; all in all ; broadly ; as a whole ; generally speaking.
Ex: The committee will be expected to produce an annual report to the members at large. Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century. Ex: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them. Ex: Specific entry is generally recommended. Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book. Ex: In the main, a library assistant's work consists of service desk duties, charging and discharging books, shelving returned books, dealing with reservations, sending overdue notices and checking the receipt of periodicals = En general, el trabajo de un auxiliar de biblioteca consiste en la atención al usuario, tramitar los préstamos y su devolución, colocar los libros en las estanterías, gestionar las reservas de libros, enviar los avisos de vencimiento de plazo y comprobar la recepción de las publicaciones periódicas. Ex: Although same problems with software applications, hardware and user training programmes had cropped up periodically, on balance, users are reasonably pleased with their acquisitions. Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups. Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole. Ex: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
en germinación
(adj.)=budding.
Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
en gestación
=in the making.
Ex: What you are witnessing is a disaster in the making - not only for Lebanon but for the United States, which stands exposed once again as a prejudiced hypocrite.
en grado mínimo
=minimally.
Ex: Acquiring this material will minimally affect the library's budget = La adquisición de este material afectará mínimamente al presupuesto de la biblioteca.
en gran cantidad
=prodigiously.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
en gran formato
(adj.)=oversize ; oversized.
Ex: The reference books are normally left separate from the lending stock and the oversize books may be shelved separately from the normal-sized stock. Ex: Oversized nonbook materials are then treated in the same manner as oversized books, specialized materials in the same manner as reference books.
en gran medida
=broadly ; by and large ; extensively ; greatly ; heavily ; largely ; to a considerable extent ; to a high degree ; to a large extent ; tremendously ; vastly ; very much ; keenly ; in no small way ; to any great degree ; in many ways ; in large part ; in large measure ; in no small measure ; to a great extent ; to a large degree ; to a great degree.
Ex: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups. Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which by and large have changed very little over the past century. Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries. Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating. Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it. Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Ex: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter. Ex: UDC recognizes, to a high degree, the value of synthesis in classification. Ex: Variations in the extent of the description between a set of entries account to a large extent for the distinction between main, added and unit entries. Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education. Ex: And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding. Ex: She is still very much a children's book borrower with a smattering of titles taken from the applied sciences, which in Susan's case meant books on cookery and needlework. Ex: Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly. Ex: His excellent rapport with Congress was in no small way responsible for the progress made by LC during his administration. Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated. Ex: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300). Ex: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here. Ex: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs. Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians. Ex: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons. Ex: To a large degree, the image an institution creates is determined by the leader who is the directing force of that institution. Ex: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.
en gran número
=numerously.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are actually surrogates for Freudian types.
en gran parte
=largely ; in large part ; in large measure ; for the most part ; to a great extent ; to a great degree.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Ex: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here. Ex: Despite their weight of numbers, nurses have not been accorded a pre-eminent place in hospitals, and in large measure they continue to rely on medical libraries for their information needs. Ex: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them. Ex: To a great extent, these are self-explanatory reasons. Ex: To a great degree, it is the faculty that make the Stanford psychology program so reputable.
en grandes cantidades
=en masse ; in good number ; in record numbers ; in bulk ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
Ex: Browsing time provided in school is the only way many children will ever become familiar with books en masse. Ex: A new book on cookery or gardening by a well-known writer in the field might well sell in good numbers on publication. Ex: In fact, recent data shows that the majority of mid-sized and larger firms are making lateral hiring in record numbers. Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books. Ex: Standard components can be manufactured in vast quantities, keeping costs down. Ex: Vitamins and minerals taken in large quantities, without the advice of a specialist, may affect the human body.
en grandes números
=in record numbers.
Ex: In fact, recent data shows that the majority of mid-sized and larger firms are making lateral hiring in record numbers.
en guerra
=war-torn ; at war.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reinventing publishing in the war-torn Balkans' = El artículo se titula "La reinvención de la edición en los Balcanes en guerra". Ex: The article 'Cryptographic patents: at war and in peace' explores the dichotomy between the concepts of cryptography and patents.
en habitación doble
(n.)=double occupancy.
Ex: The total sample size was 408 freshmen living in double occupancy rooms.
en habitación individual
(n.)=single occupancy.
Ex: The above rates are based on single occupancy and include breakfast.
en hermético silencio
(adj.)=tight-lipped.
Ex: Police remain tight-lipped over the sudden, unexplained death of a security guard in west Auckland.
en hilera
=in single file.
Ex: If the population of China walked past you in single file, the line would never end because of the rate of reproduction.
en homenaje a
=in honour of ; in memory of.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian. Ex: When you plant a tree in memory of a loved one, or to mark a special occasion, you contribute to a healthier environment.
en honor a
=in honour of ; in memory of.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian. Ex: When you plant a tree in memory of a loved one, or to mark a special occasion, you contribute to a healthier environment.
en honor a la verdad
=in fairness ; in all honesty.
Ex: But in fairness this publicity alone will be discriminatory, and necessarily. Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
en hueco
(adj.)=punched.
Ex: Engraved copper plates were used at first; then from the early eighteenth century pewter plates, both punched and engraved, replaced copper.
en huelga
(adj.)=striking.
Ex: By October about 40 percent of the striking journalists had crossed the picket line.
en igual medida
=similarly.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
en igualdad de condiciones
(adj.)=other things being equal ; on equal terms ; one of equals ; ceteris paribus ; in a tie ; on an equal footing ; on an equal basis ; all (other) things being equal ; equitable.
Ex: Other things being equal, the capability of a service will tend to increase as the resources devoted to it increase. Ex: Rather than take a whole lot of time on this, let me utter a brief commercial on behalf of a book which addresses precisely this area of women-related headings, Joan Marshall's 'On Equal Terms'. Ex: Above all, the relationship between Western experts and the Third World must be one of equal partners, not of donor and recipient. Ex: It is seen that open access to land can lead to overpopulation in a ceteris paribus sense. Ex: In a tie, the data suggests the nod would go to search engines = En igualdad de condiciones, los datos nos dan a entender que serían los buscadores los que ganarían el pulso, en última instancia. Ex: With a payment system the consumer controls production, and all goods compete on an equal footing. Ex: All appropriate measures shall be taken to establish adequate legal protection of the rights of women on an equal basis with men. Ex: Some of the modern evidence supporting the law of demand shows that, all other things being equal, when the price of a good rises, the amount of it demanded decreases. Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.
en igualdad de condiciones para todos los sexos
(adj.)=gender-equitable.
Ex: The library will assist educators and researchers in promoting and implementing gender-equitable education in both formal and informal settings.
en interés de
=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30. Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
en invierno
=in winter.
Ex: If a woman receives a bouquet of damask roses in springtime, she will have a faithful lover; but if she received them in winter, she will cherish blasted hopes.
en juego
=at stake ; at work.
Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts. Ex: Determining costs has proven difficult for many libraries involved in a recon project as there are so many variables at work.
en justicia
=to be fair.
Ex: To be fair, this was not Ewart's or Edwards' idea of a public library.
en la acera
(adj.)=kerbside [curbside, -USA] ; curbside [kerbside, -UK].
Ex: These boxes should be placed out on the kerbside by 8am on collection days. Ex: To be sure recycling is collected, place containers at curbside before 7 a.m..
en la actualidad
=at present ; nowadays ; presently ; today ; modern-day ; now ; these days ; at the present time ; at the present ; in present times ; at present time ; in modern times ; in this day and age ; currently.
Ex: A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues. Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays. Ex: The acquisitions systems is presently only available to subscribers to BOSS. Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system. Ex: Louis de Poincy was the governor of the French island Saint Christopher (modern-day Saint Kitts) from 1639 to 1660. Ex: The article 'The ABC of CD: where is CD-ROM now?' is a basic introduction to CD-ROMs. Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days). Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries. Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado. Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times. Ex: The research project explored the ways in which information is used in the UK at present time. Ex: In modern times, the term 'ecology' has had exclusive reference to a scientific discipline and not a branch of philosophy. Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context. Ex: Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.
en la antigüedad
=in antiquity.
Ex: The attribution of both these works to him in antiquity is incorrect according to modern scholarship.
en la bancarrota
=bankrupt ; in chapter 11.
Ex: The Fourdriniers themselves had plunged too deeply in the venture and by 1810 they were bankrupt. Ex: And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind.
en la base
=at the core (of).
Ex: Preservation has always been at the core of the archival mission.
en la brecha
=on-the-job.
Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.
en la búsqueda de
=in the quest for.
Ex: This award will help us expand our efforts and create new opportunities that will improve the lives of many Colombians in the quest for a more equal society.
en la calle
(adj.)=out-of-home.
Ex: Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).
en la casa
=around the house.
Ex: Throughout history, women have always done the cooking around the house.
en la cena
=at dinner.
Ex: At dinner, he was to learn several other things as well, to wit: that he was one of three people being brought in for an initial and then a second interview; that they had been very impressed by his credentials; and that no one from the Halvorsen staff had applied for the position.
en la consecución de
=in the pursuit of.
Ex: In the course of this investigation it became apparent that the activities of SLIS were increasingly constrained by resource problems in the pursuit of their curriculum ambitions.
en la convicción de que
=on the assumption that.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
en la copa del árbol
=at the top of the tree.
Ex: The best apples were at the top of the tree but they didn't want to reach for them because they were afraid of falling and getting hurt.
en la corriente principal de
=in the mainstream of.
Ex: It was evident that aspects of industrial relations feature on courses in a variety of firms, but set firmly in the mainstream of management theory.
en la costa
(adj.)=at the seaside ; seaside.
Ex: In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside -- there were no package holidays to other countries. Ex: While the huts where once used by fishermen, they have now become holiday getaways, and are frequented by Londoners looking for a seaside escape.
en la cresta de
=on the cusp of.
Ex: Although this approach worked well for the very young and the very old, patrons on the cusp of these age groupings may have been misclassified.
en la cumbre
=at the top of the tree.
Ex: The people at the top of the tree are enjoying the best things in life -- the richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all wealth.
en la cumbre de
=at the height of.
Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.
en la cárcel
=behind bars.
Ex: A newlywed couple spent their honeymoon behind bars for allegedly robbing graves.
en la cúspide
=at the top of the tree.
Ex: The people at the top of the tree are enjoying the best things in life -- the richest 2% of adults in the world own more than half of all wealth.
en la cúspide de
=on the cusp of.
Ex: Although this approach worked well for the very young and the very old, patrons on the cusp of these age groupings may have been misclassified.
en la derrota
=in defeat.
Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
en la dirección
=in the saddle.
Ex: The article 'New Man in the saddle' outlines the plans of the new chief executive of Bertelsman publishers for restructuring the company.
en la dirección de
=toward(s) ; at the helm (of).
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm. Ex: With a new administration at the helm, prospects are good for a coordinated effort within the government to establish viable information management strategies for the 1990s.
en la dirección de la máquina
(adj.)=machine-direction.
Ex: Examine the backs of the folds with a lens; the one that is sharper-edged than the other runs parallel to the machine-direction of the paper.
en la dirección del viento
=downwind.
Ex: In fact, no flurries at all are expected downwind of the mountains.
en la dirección opuesta
=in the opposite direction.
Ex: When toilets flush why do they flush in the opposite direction in the southern hemisphere than the northern hemisphere?.
en la década de los + Año
=in the + Año + s.
Ex: Knud Larsen had been concerned in the 1950s to adumbrate the conditions necessary for the creation of the basic bibliographic records.
en la edad de la piedra
=in the dark ages.
Ex: It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is).
en la era digital
=in the digital era ; in the digital age.
Ex: In the digital era, librarians may need to develop ongoing programs to counter recurring technical obsolescence. Ex: Now, in the digital age, authorship is more and more diffuse.
en la escuela
=at school.
Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.
en la espalda
=in the back ; at the back.
Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene. Ex: Even though she'd run off to Florida, Vincente had a picture of Wanda on the kitchen wall in his apartment at the back of the store.
en la estacada
=out on a limb.
Ex: The article 'Out on a limb: choosing only 2 trends' looks ahead at 2 trends in library systems evolution.
en la feria
=carnivalistically.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
en la gasolinera
=at the pumps.
Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps.
en la gloria
=snugly.
Ex: Sleeping in a water bed is like being curled up snugly in the womb.
en la historia reciente
=in recent history.
Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history
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en la ignorancia
=in the dark.
Ex: Perhaps instead of arguing, and rushing around in the dark, the time has come to follow our Danish and American friends and begin to find out what we are doing.
en la inmensa mayoría
=overwhelmingly.
Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
en la jungla
=in the wild.
Ex: I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, 'in the wild'.
en la lejanía
=distantly.
Ex: An instructor can setup a learning group and those who wish to be guided distantly during the study may join the group.
en la lucha contra
=in the battle against.
Ex: Now, sheep are being enlisted as eco-warriors in the battle against invasive plant species.
en la luna
(adj.)=absent-minded.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
en la luna de Valencia
=with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
Ex: With his head in the clouds he has failed to notice that he is venturing toward the edge of the cliff top that his path has become.
en la línea de
=along the lines.
Ex: In other words, general classification schemes are discipline-oriented if they are constructed along the lines indicated so far.
en la línea de fuego
=in the hot seat ; in the front line ; on the front line.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sitting in the hot seat: some thoughts from the reference chair'. Ex: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele. Ex: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.
en la madrugada
=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning.
Ex: Up to 60 people were feared drowned last night after a pleasure cruiseru was rammed, run over, and sunk by a huge dredger in the early hours. Ex: People with depression, for example, often wake up in the early hours of the morning and find themselves unable to get back to sleep.
en la mayor parte de
=in the majority of.
Ex: The prototype is built using a relational database, not inverted files as in the majority of IRS.
en la mayoría de
=in the majority of.
Ex: The prototype is built using a relational database, not inverted files as in the majority of IRS.
en la mayoría de las veces
=in most cases ; mostly.
Ex: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases. Ex: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes.
en la mayoría de los casos
=most often ; in most cases ; in the majority of cases ; mostly ; under most circumstances.
Ex: Most often a classroom or other existing space is converted into a library, with all the limitations that implies. Ex: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases. Ex: In the majority of cases, attitudinal distinctions were associated with failures of communication. Ex: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes. Ex: Under most circumstances disasters happen quickly and without much notice.
en la medida de lo posible
=so far as possible.
Ex: So far as possible the international traders exchanged books, but sometimes the balance was unequal and accounts were settled in money.
en la medida en que
=in that ; so long as ; to the extent that ; to the degree that.
Ex: This will satisfy the second objective of an author catalogue, in that it becomes easy to review the extent of a library's collection of works by a specific author. Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow. Ex: A future with online catalogues will still require analytical entries, to the extent that records need to contain notes of contents of works. Ex: To the degree that this argument is true, it paints a rather pessimistic picture of the quality of much published research.
en la mejor posición
(adj.)=best-positioned.
Ex: Content is selectable and librarians are the best-positioned people in the world to choose what readers need.
en la mesa de operaciones
=under the knife.
Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
en la miseria
(adj.)=down-and-out ; in chapter 11 ; penniless.
Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry. Ex: And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind. Ex: Now he lives penniless near a beautiful lake surrounded by rainforest and teeming with waterfowl.
en la misma habitación
(adj.)=ensuite.
Ex: On the ground floor there is an additional double bedroom with one single bed and a truckle bed and ensuite shower room.
en la misma línea de
=in the vein of.
Ex: During the nearly hour long interview the interviewing board and the candidate had roamed freely over an enormous range of topics, much of it in the vein of small-talk.
en la misma línea que
=in line with.
Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
en la misma época
=contemporaneously.
Ex: Vernon Tate did a publicity job similar to Peter Record's for the improvement of American thesis bibliography more or less contemporaneously with him.
en la naturaleza
=in the wild.
Ex: I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, 'in the wild'.
en la onda
(adj.)=hip ; hipped.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution. Ex: The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.
en la opinión de
=in the opinion of.
Ex: These bureaucratic organisations contribute to a social malaise, symptomatic, in the opinion of many workers, of a general social crisis which will accelerate in the decades ahead.
en la oscuridad
=in the dark ; in darkness.
Ex: If you run in the dark, you can increase your chances of avoiding an accident by wearing clothing that makes you more visible. Ex: Forever, they walked and worked in darkness, hiding from the light in the darkness of night.
en la oscuridad de la noche
=in the darkness of night ; in the dark of night.
Ex: Forever, they walked and worked in darkness, hiding from the light in the darkness of night. Ex: Sins that would be too gruesome in the light of day are made more pleasing in the dark of night.
en la pantalla
=screen-based.
Ex: In a form-filling dialogue, the user works with a screen-based image of a form.
en la parte de arriba
=at the top.
Ex: They all have space at the top for a key word and the index is arranged in alphabetical order by keyword.
en la parte de atrás
=in the back ; at the rear ; at the back.
Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene. Ex: There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane. Ex: Even though she'd run off to Florida, Vincente had a picture of Wanda on the kitchen wall in his apartment at the back of the store.
en la parte de delante (de)
=at the front (of).
Ex: There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane.
en la parte delantera (de)
=at the front (of).
Ex: There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane.
en la parte posterior
=in the back ; at the back.
Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene. Ex: Even though she'd run off to Florida, Vincente had a picture of Wanda on the kitchen wall in his apartment at the back of the store.
en la parte superior
=at the top ; uppermost ; uppermost.
Ex: They all have space at the top for a key word and the index is arranged in alphabetical order by keyword. Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost. Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.
en la parte trasera
=in the back ; at the rear ; at the back.
Ex: The attackers shot the nun three times in the back before fleeing the scene. Ex: There are 5 emergency exits on this plane two at the rear two in the middle and one at the front of the plane. Ex: Even though she'd run off to Florida, Vincente had a picture of Wanda on the kitchen wall in his apartment at the back of the store.
en la paz
=in peace.
Ex: The article 'Cryptographic patents: at war and in peace' explores the dichotomy between the concepts of cryptography and patents.
en la playa
=on the seafront ; at the seaside.
Ex: This is a popular eatery on the seafront. Ex: In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside -- there were no package holidays to other countries.
en la prehistoria
=in the dark ages ; in prehistoric times.
Ex: It would be highly desirable to have a phone sitting on top of the library catalogue (if your are still in the dark ages with a card catalogue that is). Ex: A number of discoveries made around the world indicate that sophisticated surgery was very often performed in prehistoric times.
en la propia finca
(adj.)=on-farm.
Ex: Over the last 50 years on-farm mechanization has increased resulting in a decrease in the employed farm labour force.
en la propia granja
(adj.)=on-farm.
Ex: Over the last 50 years on-farm mechanization has increased resulting in a decrease in the employed farm labour force.
en la propia habitación
(adj.)=ensuite.
Ex: On the ground floor there is an additional double bedroom with one single bed and a truckle bed and ensuite shower room.
en la propia tienda
(adj.)=in-store.
Ex: Our first four outlet stores have helped us to learn this business and refine our merchandising and in-store presentation.
en la práctica
=in action ; in practice ; in practical terms ; in implementation.
Ex: The intent of this book is not to accumulate a large number of cases; rather, the intent is to develop a set that illustrates the principles and theories of management in action. Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear. Ex: In practical terms, the two Library of Congress publications, LCSH and LC, are of equal importance. Ex: This movement is also encouraged in some Australian universities, in intent at least, if not in implementation.
en la práctica real
=in actual practice.
Ex: The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources.
en la puesta en práctica
=in implementation.
Ex: This movement is also encouraged in some Australian universities, in intent at least, if not in implementation.
en la realidad
=in actual practice ; in reality.
Ex: The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources. Ex: In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media.
en la ruina
=in chapter 11 ; in dire straits ; in dire straits.
Ex: And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind. Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday. Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en la rutina diaria
=in the trenches.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Lessons learned in the trenches: preservation microfilming after thirteen years'.
en la sala de informática
(adj.)=lab based [lab-based].
Ex: The one-week intensive course will consist of lectures; seminars; and lab-based practicals.
en la situación concreta
=on the scene.
Ex: Case-writers are the students' proxies on the scene.
en la tarea de
=in the drive to.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
en la tendencia principal de
=in the mainstream of.
Ex: It was evident that aspects of industrial relations feature on courses in a variety of firms, but set firmly in the mainstream of management theory.
en la tierra
=on the ground.
Ex: But bats also appeared to capture insects near and possibly on the ground and near or in vegetation, flew low over water to drink, and pursued each other in aerial dogfights.
en la tierra de
=in the land of.
Ex: Voris University is located on three campuses at Hackley, a modern industrial city in the land of the buttes and the sagebrush plains.
en la tristeza
=in sadness.
Ex: As he picked up the shredded remains of his clothes he shook his head in sadness.
en la vaguardia
=on the cutting edge.
Ex: The library has stayed on the cutting edge of technology.
en la vanguardia
=on the leading edge ; on the bleeding edge.
Ex: Academic libraries have been on the leading edge in the provision of services, navigation aids, and user training for the Internet = Las bibliotecas académicas han estado a la vanguardia de la provisión de servicios, herramientas de navegación y formación de usuarios de Internet. Ex: We will talk about four trends on the bleeding edge that are shaping the fast moving e-conomy.
en la variedad está el gusto
=variety is the spice of life ; it takes all kinds (to make a world).
Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life. Ex: It takes all kinds to make a world and introverts are a part of that population.
en la vejez
=in old age.
Ex: One in ten expects to be so skint in old age, they plan on dying in harness.
en la victoria
=in victory.
Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
en la vida real
=in real life.
Ex: In real life, when I meet people wearing capes, they invariably trip on them.
en la web
(adj.)=Web-based ; Web-supported.
Ex: The question of how Web-based education affects teaching and learning remains largely unanswered, and the terrain of online learning remains largely unmapped. Ex: In this study, a computer log is used to identify the individual differences among students in terms of contents usage and the amount of contents that are presented in Web-supported course sites.
en la zona de
=in the land of.
Ex: Voris University is located on three campuses at Hackley, a modern industrial city in the land of the buttes and the sagebrush plains.
en la época de posguerra
=in the postwar period.
Ex: The author discusses the disillusion she developed with Italian politics and its failure to deliver properly funded nationwide public library system for Italy in the postwar period.
en la época prehistórica
=in prehistoric times.
Ex: A number of discoveries made around the world indicate that sophisticated surgery was very often performed in prehistoric times.
en la última década
=in the past decade.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.
en las afueras de
=on the outskirts of ; in the area round.
Ex: Almost completely unknown to most American travelers, campgrounds are found on the outskirts of nearly every major European city. Ex: Tens of thousands of homes will be built in the area round the station in the next decade.
en las comidas
=at meal times.
Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
en las cuestiones relacionadas con
=in the areas of.
Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans.
en las horas clave
=at busy times.
Ex: High demand often leads to queues at busy times.
en las horas de más calor
=in the heat of the day.
Ex: What I neglected to realize, however, was the idea that track meets were held during Saturdays, often times all day, in the heat of the day.
en las horas punta
=at busy times.
Ex: High demand often leads to queues at busy times.
en las inmediaciones de
=in the vicinity of.
Ex: Public libraries in the vicinity of primary schools offer valuable supporting services in the way of loans for projects, exhibitions, displays and talks on library usage.
en las mejores condiciones posibles
=in the best possible conditions.
Ex: In essence, this provides the rarest opportunity to grow these plants in the best possible conditions.
en las palabras de uno mismo
=in + Posesivo + own words.
Ex: The enquirer should be encouraged to express himself freely and if necessary at length, so that we have as complete a statement as he is able to give of what he wants, in his own words.
en las provincias
=in the provinces.
Ex: It was intended that the service should fill the gap in the provinces created by the vast concentration of on-line activity in the metropolis.
en las proximidades de
=in the proximity of.
Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
en las próximas semanas
=over the next few weeks.
Ex: With schools about to break up for the summer, millions of Brits will be packing their suitcases and jetting off on holiday over the next few weeks.
en las tinieblas de la noche
=in the darkness of night.
Ex: Forever, they walked and worked in darkness, hiding from the light in the darkness of night.
en las áreas de
=in the areas of.
Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans.
en las últimas
=fag-end ; goner.
Ex: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life. Ex: The disease can be prevented by vaccination but once symptoms set in the victim is considered a goner.
en las últimas décadas
=in recent decades ; over the past decades ; over the past few decades.
Ex: Also in 1876 the concept of the librarian as educator, frequently intoned in recent decades, began to take shape. Ex: Hairdressing and cosmetology have become some of the most reliable, enjoyable and advantageous careers over the past decades. Ex: Over the past few decades, Judeo-Spanish traditional songs have received a great deal of attention from scholars.
en las últimas semanas
=over the past few weeks.
Ex: Russia's behavior over the past few weeks and months has to a certain extent facilitated the difficult task of forging a common European position.
en lata
(adj.)=canned ; tinned.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna. Ex: In a word, the American tinned goods industry -- tinned fruit, meat, fish, and oil -- depends for its prosperity to a considerable extent on the British tinplate industry.
en latín
(adj.)=Latin.
Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.
en lenguaje automatizado
(n.)=machine-language.
Ex: A compiler is a computer program that converts each program statement of the source program into many machine-language instructions.
en libertad condicional
=on probation.
Ex: These include the mentally ill and young offenders on probation.
en libertad provisional
=on probation.
Ex: These include the mentally ill and young offenders on probation.
en llamas
(adj.)=afire ; ablaze ; blazing.
Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors. Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale. Ex: As Franklin indicates, 'the farmer weeping beside the blazing pyre of dead sheep is a complex portrait of a breach in the relationships between animals and humans'.
en llano
=on the flat.
Ex: The work done by the cyclist is quantified when the ride is on the flat and also when pedalling uphill.
en lo alto
=on top.
Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.
en lo alto de
=on top of ; atop.
Ex: Cards are superimposed, one on top of another, and carefully aligned. Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.
en lo concerniente a
=in the way of ; concerning ; as regards ; regarding.
Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination. Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
en lo demás
=everywhere else.
Ex: What bothers me is we are very quick as a people to recognize racism everywhere else except the one place that truly affects all of us.
en lo más crudo del invierno
=in the dead of winter.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
en lo más hondo
=deep inside.
Ex: Over and over, we ask ourselves why we don't utilize things that are stored deep inside of our brains!.
en lo más mínimo
=not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; in the least ; the least bit.
Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal. Ex: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least. Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
en lo más profundo
=deep inside.
Ex: Over and over, we ask ourselves why we don't utilize things that are stored deep inside of our brains!.
en lo más profundo de la noche
=in the dead of night.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Blackbirds singing in the dead of night?: Advancing the craft of teaching qualitative research' = El artículo se titulo "¿Mirlos cantando en mitad de la noche? Promoción del oficio de enseñar la investigación cualitativa".
en lo más íntimo de + Posesivo + ser
=deep inside + Pronombre.
Ex: Deep inside us, we know what every family therapist knows: the problems between the parents become the problems within the children.
en lo que a + Pronombre + competer
=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
Ex: To the best of her knowledge, she has no professional affiliations that create conflicts of interest with her editorial responsibilities.
en lo que a eso se refiere
=on that score.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.
en lo que atañe a
=as regards ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: The order of names of subjects arranged alphabetically is a relatively arbitrary order so far as bringing together related topics is concerned. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
en lo que concierne a
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as regards ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; regarding ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: The order of names of subjects arranged alphabetically is a relatively arbitrary order so far as bringing together related topics is concerned. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
en lo que respecta a
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as regards ; as to ; in extent of ; in regard to ; in terms of ; in the way of ; with regard(s) to ; as for ; in reference to ; now as to ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned ; regarding.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology. Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination. Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third. Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
en lo que se refiere a
=as for ; as to ; in extent of ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as regards ; in the areas of ; now as to ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned ; regarding.
Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans. Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
en lo que toca a
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
en lo referente a
=as regards ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; in extent of ; as to ; as for ; in the areas of ; as to the matter of ; now as to ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned ; regarding.
Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans. Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated. Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
en lo referido a
=in the areas of ; as regards ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; in extent of ; as to ; as for ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
en lo relacionado con
=in the areas of ; as to the matter of.
Ex: Electronic mail services have become especially useful to libraries and information centres in the areas of interlibrary loans. Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
en lo relativo a
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
en lo sucesivo
=henceforth ; henceforward ; in future ; thenceforth ; thereafter.
Ex: Henceforth the inventory function was no longer to be a part of the functions of the library's catalog. Ex: Originally the advent of on-line interactive searches was hailed by some as a boon to users who could henceforward conduct their own searches. Ex: Recently the Government have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite. Ex: From 1751 to 1766 he copied out the details of all the various processes in two books, which were thenceforth kept in the factory's archives. Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
en los albores de
=at the dawn of.
Ex: At the dawn of this new century, we see the result of current scientific and technological advancement.
en los alrededores
=in the vicinity.
Ex: In general while on desk duty the librarian must be aware of what is happening in the vicinity and notice who is coming and going.
en los alrededores de
=in the vicinity of ; around ; on the outskirts of ; in the area round.
Ex: Public libraries in the vicinity of primary schools offer valuable supporting services in the way of loans for projects, exhibitions, displays and talks on library usage. Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it. Ex: Almost completely unknown to most American travelers, campgrounds are found on the outskirts of nearly every major European city. Ex: Tens of thousands of homes will be built in the area round the station in the next decade.
en los años intermedios
=in the intervening years.
Ex: In the intervening years reference collections and reference services have changed greatly with the introduction of electronic media.
en los años que siguieron
=over the ensuing years.
Ex: The establishment of the local situs intangibles tax in 1931 in Ohio and its use for sole support of public libraries led to various problems over the ensuing years.
en los casos en que
=where.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
en los comienzos de
=at the birth of.
Ex: Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.
en los círculos bibliotecarios
=in library circles.
Ex: Librarians have recently become aware of marketing as an 'in' strategy in public library circles.
en los detalles
=in detail.
Ex: It would be a brave man who would predict that such a process will always remain clumsy, slow and faulty in detail.
en los dos últimos años
=during the past couple of years.
Ex: One of the major talking points on the electronic publishing scene during the past couple of years has been the need for internationally recognised standards.
en los dos últimos meses
=over the last couple of months.
Ex: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.
en los expositores
=on display.
Ex: The products and services on display underscored the degree to which the Internet has become an integral part of everyday life.
en los primeros años de
=early in.
Ex: Couples are forced to make the decision between owner-occupation & council tenancy early in their marriages.
en los primeros años de vida
=early in life.
Ex: The reasonable reader readily sees that most of these traits should be acquired and fostered early in life.
en los primeros tiempos
=in the earliest times.
Ex: In the earliest times the patens, like the chalices, were probably constructed of glass, wood, and copper, as well as of gold and silver.
en los próximos años
=in the next few years.
Ex: Again, this method looks very attractive compared with manual methods, and is likely to become available to large numbers of people in the next few years.
en los próximos días
=in the next few days ; over the next few days.
Ex: And again, if anything seems strange in the next few days, please bear with us and let us know. Ex: The weather across Germany is expected to be warm and summery over the next few days.
en los ratos libres de uno
=in + Posesivo + own time ; on + Posesivo + own time.
Ex: A small committee of librarians, whenever they could spare time from their existing jobs and in their own time, began to build up a card file of information on available resources in the city. Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time.
en los últimos + Expresión Temporal
=over the past + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
en los últimos + Tiempo
=in the past + Tiempo.
Ex: In the past 20 years many important changes have occurred in libraries and information centres and job advertisements are indicators of change in the information world.
en los últimos años
=in recent years ; over the recent past ; in the last few years ; over the past few years ; during the past few years ; in the past few years ; over the last few years.
Ex: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas. Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated. Ex: Much has been written in the last few years about the so-called strategic role of information in the enterprise. Ex: While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog. Ex: During the past few years much importance has been attached to the study of the number, structure and behavior of the chromosomes. Ex: In the past few years, the mortality rates associated with infectious diseases have decreased, making cancer the leading cause of death in children. Ex: Over the last few years people from all parts of the globe have experienced violence, abuse, loss and tragedy.
en los últimos años de
=in the last years of.
Ex: The author examines the role of the US public librarian in the last years of the 19th century when the country was undergoing massive social and philosophical changes.
en los últimos días
=in recent days ; over the past few days.
Ex: Angolan authorities are struggling to cope with more than 20,000 people expelled from the Democratic Republic of Congo in recent days. Ex: Rain and snowfall over the past few days has made a significant dent in the water deficit around California.
en los últimos meses
=in recent months ; over the past few months.
Ex: In recent months, DC has continued to close the gap, and the two leaders are now virtually neck and neck = En los últimos meses, DC ha continuado acortando distancias y ahora los dos líderes van bastante parejos. Ex: Russia's behavior over the past few weeks and months has to a certain extent facilitated the difficult task of forging a common European position.
en los últimos tiempos
=latterly ; in recent times ; in modern times ; in recent memory ; in recent history.
Ex: During its first decade, TEX has been at home mainly in the academic world, but latterly it has spread into industry = Durante su primera decada, TEX se ha utilizado principalmente en el mundo académico, aunque recientemente se ha difundido a la industria. Ex: School libraries as they have evolved in recent times share certain similarities the world over. Ex: In modern times, the term 'ecology' has had exclusive reference to a scientific discipline and not a branch of philosophy. Ex: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Ex: Europe is sweltering in the heat of one of the hottest summers in recent history
.
en lugar de
=as opposed to ; in place of ; instead of ; rather than ; in lieu of.
Ex: This command types the information immediately at the user's terminal, as opposed to the PRINT command generating offline prints which are subsequently mailed to the user. Ex: For example, the accession number might be used in place of the call number until the bibliographic information can be entered. Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location. Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order. Ex: The bibliography cannot be used in lieu of a library's own catalogue as it would contain entries for many books not in a particular library's own stock.
en lugar de otro
=vicariously.
Ex: Biographies enable the reader to look into, and even share vicariously in, the life of an interesting person.
en lugares cerrados
(adj.)=indoors.
Ex: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.
en línea
(adj.)=online [on-line] ; online-based ; inline [in-line].
Ex: Thesauri may exist in either online display of machine-held thesaurus records, or in hard copy. Ex: Within 3 months of receipt of the CD-ROM, more individuals had used it than in the 3 years that on-line-based end-user searching had been offered. Ex: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.
en línea con
=in line with.
Ex: Villahermosa, capital of Tabasco, as the first of Mexico's 31 states, has achieved full library coverage in line with the Programa Nacional de Bibliotecas Publicas.
en línea recta
=as the crow flies.
Ex: The car zigzagged a 30 mile path in 10 minutes as the crow flies.
en línea sucesoria
=in line of descent.
Ex: The normal rule, then, is that the copy-text is that printed edition which is closest in line of descent to the author's manuscript.
en líneas generales
=broadly speaking ; generally ; loosely ; on the whole ; in outline ; in basic outline ; roughly speaking ; as a rough guide.
Ex: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers. Ex: Specific entry is generally recommended. Ex: The term category has been at times used somewhat loosely in the literature of indexing and, for this reason, it can cause confusion. Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes. Ex: In basic outline school libraries the world over share similar philosophy and objectives. Ex: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months. Ex: As a rough guide, if you've had severe period pain (known as dysmenorrhoea) since around the time your periods first started, it's less likely a particular cause will be found.
en maceta
(adj.)=potted.
Ex: It also acts as an excellent soil additive that prevents the caking of soil in potted plants.
en mal estado
=in bad condition ; in poor condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form.
Ex: A major programme of map restoration is in progress as a considerable part of the map collection is in bad condition. Ex: They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions. Ex: But then a stretch of warm weather, even some rain, melted one of the rinks and left the other two in bad shape. Ex: But he said that many of the properties appeared to be in poor shape, and many were vacant. Ex: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked. Ex: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.
en mala forma
=in bad nick ; in bad shape ; in bad form.
Ex: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked. Ex: But then a stretch of warm weather, even some rain, melted one of the rinks and left the other two in bad shape. Ex: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.
en malas condiciones
=in poor condition ; in bad condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form.
Ex: They use gritters to sprinkle rock salt on roads and snowploughs to ensure motorists are able to drive safely in poor conditions. Ex: A major programme of map restoration is in progress as a considerable part of the map collection is in bad condition. Ex: But then a stretch of warm weather, even some rain, melted one of the rinks and left the other two in bad shape. Ex: But he said that many of the properties appeared to be in poor shape, and many were vacant. Ex: The original floorboards are in bad nick with gaps between them and a few that are cracked. Ex: Athletes are sometimes in good form and sometimes in bad form, and sometimes they don't know why.
en manadas
=in droves.
Ex: Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return.
en mangas de camisa
=in + Posesivo + short-sleeves.
Ex: In any event, he ended up on the shoulder of the Connecticut Turnpike, 1200 miles from home, shivering in his short-sleeves.
en mano
=in hand.
Ex: It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
en manos de
=in the hands of.
Ex: To this end printing presses were limited in number and, with the exception of the university presses, were concentrated in the hands of the guild in London.
en manos de extranjeros
=foreign-owned.
Ex: This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.
en manos del enemigo
=at the hands of enemies ; at the hands of the enemy.
Ex: However, the stela remained unfinished when he died two years later under mysterious circumstances at the hands of enemies. Ex: Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
en manos enemigas
=at the hands of enemies ; at the hands of the enemy.
Ex: However, the stela remained unfinished when he died two years later under mysterious circumstances at the hands of enemies. Ex: Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy.
en mar abierto
(n.)=on the open sea.
Ex: In other words, Elian's real shipwreck was not on the open sea, but when he stepped on dry land in the United States.
en marcado contraste
=in stark contrast.
Ex: Pre-coordinate indexing, in stark contrast, indicates that coordination is considered prior to the creation of the index rather than after.
en marcado contraste con
=in marked contrast to/with.
Ex: In marked contrast to attitudes in Western Europe, Russians back hardline policies.
en marcha
=underway [under way] ; ongoing [on-going] ; afoot ; under preparation ; moving ; in train.
Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way. Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding. Ex: There is also a scheme afoot to help services create specialized data bases of their own using ECLAS norms. Ex: There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version. Ex: A newborn baby has fallen through the toilet on a moving train after being prematurely born. Ex: That also has relevance for similar debates that are now in train in many other Western societies.
en masa
=en masse ; in bulk ; bulk ; in droves.
Ex: Browsing time provided in school is the only way many children will ever become familiar with books en masse. Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books. Ex: Users that have been bulk identified into the system may register later by providing a valid email address to uniquely identify them. Ex: Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return.
en materia de
=in matters of ; as regards ; with regard(s) to ; regarding ; on ; concerning ; in the field of.
Ex: Even when Community-wide regulations do apply, for example in matters of safety at work, the stringency of laws may vary from country to country. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order. Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship. Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read. Ex: This list of open access journals in the field of education will be served from a database driven webpage.
en mayor grado
=to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a greater extent ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent.
Ex: Violence is found to a greater degree in males with tattoos and females with body piercings. Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. Ex: These advantages also hold, to a greater extent, in the case of containers filled with a pasteurized liquid containing a dissolved gas under pressure (for example beer). Ex: The Arab-Israeli conflict is, to a larger degree, a result of British mismanagement of the nationalistic ideals of both the Jews and the Arabs. Ex: Thus, to a larger extent, the Civil War did represent a revolution constitutionally and in national politics.
en mayor medida
=to a greater extent ; to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent.
Ex: These advantages also hold, to a greater extent, in the case of containers filled with a pasteurized liquid containing a dissolved gas under pressure (for example beer). Ex: Violence is found to a greater degree in males with tattoos and females with body piercings. Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example. Ex: The Arab-Israeli conflict is, to a larger degree, a result of British mismanagement of the nationalistic ideals of both the Jews and the Arabs. Ex: Thus, to a larger extent, the Civil War did represent a revolution constitutionally and in national politics.
en mayor o menor grado
=to a greater or lesser degree.
Ex: Nevertheless any nation is inevitably made up of a number of smaller regions, each with its own culture to a greater or lesser degree.
en mayor o menor medida
(n.)=to a greater or lesser extent.
Ex: The staff of SLIS have, to a greater or lesser extent, been drawn into such teaching.
en medio de
=amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of.
Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable. Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas. Ex: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution. Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth. Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave. Ex: Anyone who knows Jakarta at all will know that the Hotel Indonesia is smack in the middle of the city.
en medio de ninguna parte
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en medio de ningún sitio
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en medio de una conversación
=in the middle of a conversation.
Ex: Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?.
en memoria de
=in memoriam.
Ex: The article 'Gerhard Munthe: in memoriam' is an obituary of Gerhard Munthe, former national librarian of Norway, who died at the age of 78.
en menor cantidad
(adj.)=less copiously.
Ex: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.
en menor grado
=to a lesser extent ; to a lesser degree.
Ex: The Prussian Instructions were also widely adopted in Hungary, Sweden, Switzerland, and to a lesser extent Denmark, Holland and Norway. Ex: Xworld is a good communications package that is most suitable for users interested in sending and receiving binary files, and to a lesser degree text files.
en mente
=in view ; in mind.
Ex: This paper has been prepared with the above objectives in view. Ex: With this goal in mind, strategies and tactics to bring about greater understanding of information technology in archival science can be devised to meet needs in both preappointment and postappointment education.
en metálico
=in cash.
Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
en metálico y de otro modo
=in cash and in kind.
Ex: It is anticipated that the future viability of the Archives will be dependent on the ability to attract additional funding both in cash and in kind.
en mi opinión
=in my opinion ; to the best of my knowledge ; in my view ; in my books.
Ex: This attack is directed against a particular heresy; one which is widespread, but it is in my opinion none the less damnable. Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness. Ex: The problem can only be solved by analogy; in my view, the regulations on communication to the public should be applied mutatis mutandis. Ex: In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.
en miniatura
(adj.)=miniature.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
en misión de paz
=on a peace mission.
Ex: He has visited Libya on a peace mission, in the latest attempt to bring both sides of the conflict to negotiations.
en mitad de
=halfway through ; in the grip of ; in the middle of ; amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid.
Ex: Halfway through the prayer he screamed and fell backwards, smashing his head open on a rock. Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave. Ex: Anyone who knows Jakarta at all will know that the Hotel Indonesia is smack in the middle of the city. Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable. Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas. Ex: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution. Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
en mitad de la noche
=in the dead of night.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Blackbirds singing in the dead of night?: Advancing the craft of teaching qualitative research' = El artículo se titulo "¿Mirlos cantando en mitad de la noche? Promoción del oficio de enseñar la investigación cualitativa".
en mitad de la operación
=in mid-operation.
Ex: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.
en mitad de ninguna parte
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en mitad de ningún sitio
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en mitad de una conversación
=in the middle of a conversation.
Ex: Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?.
en mitad del invierno
=in the dead of winter.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
en modo alguno
=by no means.
Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.
en mogollón
=in droves.
Ex: Industry sales eventually peaked in 1993, and the artificial bubble burst as disillusioned speculators left the comic book market in droves, never to return.
en movimiento
(adj.)=in transit ; on the go ; moving.
Ex: Now, with computerized data-bases and vast amounts of data in transit, access to it -- authorized and unauthorized -- is more practicable. Ex: The article is entitled 'Online without the line: cellular technology for searching on the go'. Ex: A newborn baby has fallen through the toilet on a moving train after being prematurely born.
en muchas ocasiones
=on many occasions.
Ex: On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
en muchos aspectos
=in most respects.
Ex: The enumeration is still, in most respects, relevant to 1980.
en muchos casos
=in many instances.
Ex: To make the best use of resources school and public libraries have, in many instances, combined with both positive and negative results.
en muchos grupos
=in many quarters.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
en muchos grupos de la población
=in many quarters.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
en muchos sectores
=in many quarters.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
en muchos sectores de la población
=in many quarters.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
en muchos sentidos
=in many ways ; in many respects ; in most respects ; in more ways than one.
Ex: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300). Ex: Databases differ in many respects, most importantly in content and types of source document. Ex: The enumeration is still, in most respects, relevant to 1980. Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
en muy poco tiempo
=before long.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
en más de un sentido
=in more ways than one.
Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one.
en más de una ocasión
=on more than one occasion ; in more than one instance ; in more than one occasion.
Ex: She enjoyed pointing out on more than one occasion that he had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students. Ex: They not only liked her, opened up to her, and flirted with her but, in more than one instance, fell in love and/or had affairs with her. Ex: In more than one occasion he exposed himself to enemy fire and grenades by covering the bodies of those whom he was aiding with his own.
en nada de tiempo
=in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time.
Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
en negrita
=bold ; boldfaced.
Ex: The bold lines above depict the information coded for the first two characters of the leader 'na'. Ex: There are other indications in boldfaced type showing that certain passages had been deleted by the government because of CIA pressure.
en ninguna parte
=nowhere.
Ex: Nowhere may a man acquire more honor than by taking a part in a work that enlarges the hope of the free world that it may be led in the ways of wisdom, whose 'ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace'.
en ningún lugar
=nowhere.
Ex: Nowhere may a man acquire more honor than by taking a part in a work that enlarges the hope of the free world that it may be led in the ways of wisdom, whose 'ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace'.
en ningún momento
=at no time ; anywhere along the line.
Ex: George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'. Ex: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly.
en ningún sentido de la palabra
=in any sense of the word.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
en ningún sitio
=anywhere along the line ; nowhere.
Ex: 'Didn't you learn anywhere along the line that a subordinate has an obligation to keep a supervisor informed about what's going on?' she flamed out indignantly. Ex: Nowhere may a man acquire more honor than by taking a part in a work that enlarges the hope of the free world that it may be led in the ways of wisdom, whose 'ways are ways of pleasantness and all her paths are peace'.
en nombre de
=in the name of ; on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf] ; in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].
Ex: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve -- in the name of efficiency, effectiveness, and/or predictability of outcomes -- such basic functions by institutionalizing them. Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else. Ex: So I feel, in Mr. Kilgour's behalf, that everybody should understand that OCLC is a bunch of individuals.
en nuestro país
=at home.
Ex: The market for children's books is much greater at home (6.87 per cent of turnover) than abroad, where it is only 2.
en números redondos
=in round figures.
Ex: In round figures, half the visitors went out of the shop without buying or ordering the book they wanted.
en números reducidos
=in small numbers.
Ex: 'Stab' (establishment) hands on weekly wages were also employed in the composing room, but more frequently in the late than in the early nineteenth century, and always in relatively small numbers.
en ocasiones
=on occasion(s).
Ex: The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.
en ocasiones determinadas
=on any one occasion.
Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
en oposición a
=as against ; versus (vs - abreviatura).
Ex: To the extent that headings are dictated by conformity to a pattern, as against the likely approach of the reader resting on psychological rather than logical grounds, the subject catalog will lose in effectiveness. Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
en orden
(adj.)=tidy ; ship-shape.
Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable. Ex: We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity.
en orden de importancia
=in rank order ; in order.
Ex: The system then prints out the titles in rank order, with the user responding to show his estimation of relevance. Ex: In the overall ranking the main sources, in order, were statistical information, personal contacts, newspapers and trade journal, grey literature, and conventional literature; the various kinds of secondary information service all ranked lower.
en orden jerárquico
=in ranked order.
Ex: The first takes the list of search terms, which the user is asked to rank in order of importance, and uses them as the basis of a weighted term search producing output in ranked order.
en oro
(adj.)=gilt.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
en otra categoría
=on a different plane.
Ex: For others, like Ernest Hemingway, alcohol was a way to place the mind on a different plane after writing all day at a desk.
en otra escala
=on a different plane.
Ex: For others, like Ernest Hemingway, alcohol was a way to place the mind on a different plane after writing all day at a desk.
en otra ocasión
=in another context ; some other time.
Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes. Ex: We'll go into that some other time.
en otra parte
=elsewhere ; further afield.
Ex: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere. Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
en otras ocasiones
=at other times.
Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.
en otras palabras
=in other words ; to put it another way ; which is to say.
Ex: In other words, the information supplied in the document matches, to an acceptable degree, the information demanded by the user. Ex: To put it another way, the humanities, although a growing part of the database world, are still a very small part of that world. Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food.
en otras partes
=further afield.
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
en otro lugar
(adj.)=elsewhere ; off-site [offsite].
Ex: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere. Ex: These technologies will enhance the trend toward increased direct patron access to information in data bases and on-line catalogues often from off-site locations.
en otro momento
=some other time.
Ex: We'll go into that some other time.
en otro nivel
=on a different plane.
Ex: For others, like Ernest Hemingway, alcohol was a way to place the mind on a different plane after writing all day at a desk.
en otro orden de cosas
=on another topic ; as for ; as for ; as regards ; meanwhile ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
Ex: On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion. Ex: On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people. Ex: On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages. Ex: On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning.
en otro sitio
=down the road ; elsewhere ; somewhere else.
Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road. Ex: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere. Ex: This means that a reader accustomed to finding 'his' books on a particular shelf may well be aggrieved to find that they have been moved somewhere else.
en otro tiempo
=in days of yore ; in times of yore.
Ex: The bogeymen that lived under our beds in days of yore don't seem as frightening as those who reside, whether recognized by the children or not, under the beds of today's generation. Ex: In times of yore, the umbrella was part of the royal regalia, or symbol of rank.
en otros contextos
=in other connections.
Ex: This is a distinction which is made in other connections also.
en otros tiempos
=in days of yore ; in times of yore.
Ex: The bogeymen that lived under our beds in days of yore don't seem as frightening as those who reside, whether recognized by the children or not, under the beds of today's generation. Ex: In times of yore, the umbrella was part of the royal regalia, or symbol of rank.
en otros términos
=in other words.
Ex: In other words, the information supplied in the document matches, to an acceptable degree, the information demanded by the user.
en palabras
=verbally.
Ex: The concepts, located verbally in the schedules, must be translated into the notations allocated to them.
en pan de oro
(adj.)=gold-leafed.
Ex: Our digital facsimile editions can replicate manuscripts of alternating red and blue capitals, and gold-leafed illuminations, with hypertext commentaries.
en pantalla
=on-screen ; on view.
Ex: Function key <F1> presents on-screen discussions of Silverplatter commands and general topics. Ex: Any record on view can be edited and is immediately searchable.
en papel
(n.)=in print ; paper-based ; in hard copy.
Ex: It also shows what information is available in print, and in other media such as gramophone records, filmstrips, etc on topics of current interest. Ex: Moving from traditional paper-based publishing system to publishing in electronic form on CD-ROM is not a straightforward task. Ex: Material is input to the database centrally from data supplied by the participating medical libraries on disk or in hard copy.
en paralelo
=in parallel ; in tandem.
Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel. Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy.
en parejas
=in pairs ; pairwise.
Ex: In pairs, they looked after the condition of one section of the stock or had other areas of responsibility under the seniors. Ex: The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
en pares
=pairwise.
Ex: The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
en parte
=in part ; part of the way ; partial ; partially ; partly.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body. Ex: In such cases he is directed only part of the way to the location of the specific class he really wants. Ex: Any other indication of document content, such as classification notation or alphabetical subject headings are partial representations of content. Ex: This particular problem can at least be partially remedied by giving titles in addition to document numbers. Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
en parte + Nombre
=part + Nombre.
Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
en particular
=in particular ; notably.
Ex: This paper reports on interstate teleconference sessions and relates it to the issue of library networking in general, and to New Zealand in particular. Ex: In some subject fields, notably business, there may be both bibliographic and non-bibliographic data bases covering different aspects of the topic.
en pañales
=a babe in arms.
Ex: He was still a babe in arms, when his father died overseas.
en paños menores
=in + Posesivo + underclothes.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
en peligro
=endangered ; jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA] ; at stake ; at risk ; under threat ; under challenge ; on the line ; on thin ice ; on dangerous ground ; threatened ; in harm's way ; in distress.
Ex: It asserts that young adult libraries and the services they provide are continously endangered and describes how to come to terms with this problem. Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber. Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts. Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated. Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines. Ex: During the previous 10 years the concept of free information services in Australian libraries has come increasingly under challenge. Ex: The article 'Assets on the line' discusses some of the disadvantages of manual methods of performing inventories of organization's hardware and software. Ex: As the title of my talk indicates, we are on thin ice, and in more ways than one. Ex: On dangerous ground: The threat of landslides is looming large with ad hoc building practices being the root cause. Ex: Kids and adults are encouraged to take a dip and raise funds to help protect sea turtles and other threatened marine wildlife. Ex: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas. Ex: The survey, which monitors the warning signs of companies in distress, found the number of companies experiencing significant financial problems has increased.
en pelota(s)
=in the nod ; stark naked ; in the buff ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
Ex: By that logic anybody who has sex or masturbates or even wanders around in the nod in a hotel room is 'breaching the peace'. Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: They have already posed in the buff for another photograph in which they use their bodies to spell out the word 'Peace' on a beach. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
en pena
=in grief.
Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
en pendiente
(adj.)=sloping.
Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
en perfecto estado
=intact ; in mint condition ; in immaculate condition.
Ex: Only the concepts in the facet cited first in citation order will be grouped intact. Ex: The textbooks must be in mint condition and the original sales receipt presented. Ex: The respectable young woman (her weeds again in immaculate condition hardly suggestive of many days spent travelling afoot) looked with innocent curiosity.
en perjuicio de
=to the detriment of ; to + Posesivo + detriment.
Ex: Are academic and theoretical concepts being stressed to the detriment of practical and job-related issues as these are understood by the potential employers in business and industry?. Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.
en persona
=in person ; walk-in ; in the flesh ; face-to-face [face to face].
Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone. Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities. Ex: Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays. Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
en perspectiva
=in the offing.
Ex: There would be obvious advantages in relating retrieval discussions to semantic issues to prepare for the more complex forms of information systems in the offing.
en período de
=in the throes of.
Ex: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution.
en período de gestación
(adj.)=gestating.
Ex: This fact sheet will detail current research and feeding recommendations for gestating sows.
en pie
=up and about.
Ex: Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.
en pie de guerra
=on the warpath.
Ex: The article 'Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
en pleamar
=at high tide.
Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
en plena forma
=in peak condition ; in tip-top form ; in tip-top condition.
Ex: Nutritionally balanced foods containing the optimum level of proteins, fats, carbohydrates and minerals to help keep your pet in peak condition. Ex: Throughout countless interviews with experts, they all agree on one strategy for keeping your mood in tip-top form -- eat breakfast!. Ex: There are a few secrets to having your hair in tip-top condition -- eating well, drinking water, and not over using hairdryers or straighteners.
en plena marcha
=in full swing ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?. Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now. Ex: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
en plena marcha, en pleno desarrollo, a todo ritmo, a tope
=in full operation.
Ex: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm.
en plena zona residencial
=in the heart of suburbia.
Ex: It's the story of an uncommonly gentle man who finds fame, love, and then rejection in the heart of suburbia.
en plenitud de facultades
=at + Posesivo + (very) best.
Ex: Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best.
en pleno + Nombre
=at the height of.
Ex: At the height of this burgeoning interest in new methods of documentary reproduction, the American Documentation Institute (ADI) was organized.
en pleno auge
=at its height ; at its peak ; at its zenith.
Ex: At its height in 1929 the stock, circulation and readers were only slightly fewer than those of the secular public libraries. Ex: At its peak in 1987, the rebel army consisted of more than 25000 fighters. Ex: America was at its zenith to the outside world forty years ago when the first human landed on the moon.
en pleno campo
=in (the) open country.
Ex: There's time and space away from the rat race to be found in open country - places that can recharge mental and spiritual batteries.
en pleno desarrollo
=in full swing ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?. Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now. Ex: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
en pleno día
=in broad daylight.
Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
en pleno funcionamiento
=in full operation ; in full swing ; in full gear ; up to full speed.
Ex: Fortunately, for the most part, the pier is back in full operation after the storm. Ex: And when the New Year celebrations were in full swing at the moment Britain entered the Community, how many people remember raising their glasses to Europe?. Ex: Christmas is merely three weeks away, even if the commercialized aspect of the holidays have been in full gear for over two weeks now. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades mentales
=of (a) sound mind ; of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory ; mentally fit ; physically and mentally fit.
Ex: The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind. Ex: They content themselves with stating in general terms that, to be capable of making a will, a man must be of sound disposing mind and memory. Ex: A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Ex: No contestant shall be licensed to participate in a martial arts event unless certified as physically and mentally fit by a medical doctor.
en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón
=mentally fit.
Ex: A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder.
en plural
=in the plural.
Ex: The book 'Culture in the Plural' begins with a consideration of the idea of culture itself.
en pocas palabras
=simply put ; in brief ; to say the least ; to put it (quite) simply ; in short ; to cut a long story short ; bottom line, the ; put simply ; to make a long story short ; the short story + be ; simply stated ; in a nutshell ; in a few words.
Ex: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for. Ex: Methods and results of the investigation are presented in brief. Ex: To say the least, weeding is taken seriously as an important component of library life. Ex: To put it quite simply, the building is a cut above the rest with facilities fitted to the highest standards. Ex: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves. Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water. Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people. Ex: Put simply, asymmetric threats are a version of not 'fighting fair,' which can include the use of surprise and weapons in ways unplanned by a nation. Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'. Ex: I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her. Ex: Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine. Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
en poco tiempo
=before very long ; in quite a short time ; in a short time ; in a short span of time.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about. Ex: The technology has matured sufficiently that it's now cheap and relatively easy to set up a fully featured repository in quite a short time. Ex: The aim is to support rapid development of machine translation functionalities in a short time with limited resources. Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time.
en polvo
(adj.)=powdered.
Ex: By adding about a tablespoon of powdered alum per gallon of whitewash its quality can be improved.
en pos de
=in pursuit of ; in the pursuit of ; on the trail of ; in search of ; on the track of ; in the quest for.
Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour. Ex: In the course of this investigation it became apparent that the activities of SLIS were increasingly constrained by resource problems in the pursuit of their curriculum ambitions. Ex: Directories of publishers arranged to indicate the specialist fields in which the publish can be a boon to the imaginative librarian on the trail of some obscure source. Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever. Ex: The article is entitled 'Cataloguing and classification at Bath University Library: on the track of white elephants and golden retrievers'. Ex: This award will help us expand our efforts and create new opportunities that will improve the lives of many Colombians in the quest for a more equal society.
en posición correcta
=the right way round.
Ex: The image is thus transferred to the paper and appears the right way round.
en potencia
=anticipated ; intending ; potentially.
Ex: The order of subjects must be systematic and generally acceptable to the anticipated users of the index or collection. Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description. Ex: Thus, potentially the scope of a catalogue code is wide, but in practice most codes are restricted to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 above.
en prensa
=forthcoming ; about to be published ; in preparation.
Ex: The object of CIP is to provide advance information of forthcoming British books. Ex: The weekly issues of this publication alert readers to the titles of papers and articles about to be published in the relevant specialist journals. Ex: The latest edition, the sixth, was reprinted in 1963 with some important amendments, and the seventh is in preparation.
en preparación
=in the pipeline ; under preparation.
Ex: Business people need to know the right people, what projects are in the pipeline and what changes are taking place. Ex: There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.
en presencia de
=in the presence of.
Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
en previsión
(adj.)=anticipatory.
Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.
en previsión de
=in anticipation of.
Ex: It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s.
en primavera
=in springtime.
Ex: If a woman receives a bouquet of damask roses in springtime, she will have a faithful lover; but if she received them in winter, she will cherish blasted hopes.
en primer lugar
=firstly ; in the first place ; in the first instance ; first and foremost ; first off.
Ex: Firstly, there will be an increasing use of new forms of such technology in the provision of information. Ex: In the first place, the eligible population of the community is the library's public only in a legal sense, certainly not in a substantive socio-psychological sense. Ex: The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs. Ex: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information. Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
en primera instancia
=in the first instance.
Ex: The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs.
en primera línea
=in the front line ; first-line ; on the front line.
Ex: Because they are in the 'front line,' reference librarians frequently determine whether a library is successful in serving its clientele. Ex: Moisturising creams are first-line agents in the management of eczema. Ex: The World Food Programme, the world's largest humanitarian organisation, is on the front line of the fight against climate change.
en principio
=at first ; conceivably ; first of all ; in principle ; prima facie ; on principle.
Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear. Ex: In fact, some 'hierarchies' could conceivably consist of a single term. Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Ex: Most such title indexes are computer-produced, although, in principle, they could be generated without the intervention of a computer. Ex: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable. Ex: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
en privado
=privately ; a word in + Posesivo + ear ; in private ; behind closed doors ; in camera ; in chambers.
Ex: Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo. Ex: The article 'Word in your ear: a techno assisted revival of an ancient art' discusses the substantial market for talking or audiobooks in the UK and the USA. Ex: This need can be influenced by only offering criticism in private but by giving praise in public. Ex: Committee meetings are normally held behind closed doors but, occasionally, a committee will decide to hold a public hearing on a given topic. Ex: From time to time, depending on the subject matter, Council decides to discuss the topic in an 'in camera' session. Ex: The prosecutor and the defense counsel shall be permitted to submit proposed questions to the court prior to the session in chambers.
en procesión
=in procession.
Ex: A flame pierces the darkness as a large ceremonial candle, symbol of Christ, is carried in procession into the church.
en proceso
=in progress.
Ex: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress.
en proceso de
=in the midst of ; in course of.
Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas. Ex: It seems possible that a solution to this problem has been found, and the second edition is now in course of publication.
en proceso de cambio
(adj.)=changing.
Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
en proceso de construcción
(n.)=under construction.
Ex: Only Georgia is said to have a suitable 6-story building properly equipped; under construction are archives in Moldavia, Ukraine and Latvia.
en proceso de envejecimiento
(adj.)=aging [ageing].
Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.
en proceso de remodelación
=under renovation.
Ex: No one appears to have been living in the building at the time, as it was under renovation.
en proceso de transmisión
=in transit.
Ex: Now, with computerized data-bases and vast amounts of data in transit, access to it -- authorized and unauthorized -- is more practicable.
en profundidad
(adj.)=in depth ; at length ; in-depth [in depth].
Ex: The financial impact of staff turnover for the library profession has not yet been considered in depth. Ex: We have already considered the MEDLINE service at length, and can now examine some of the features of the other groups, taking an example from each. Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.
en propiedad de extranjeros
=foreign-owned.
Ex: This article discusses the dangers posed by a monopoly of government information by a handful of corporations and conglomerates many of which are foreign-owned.
en proporción a
=proportionate to ; in proportion to.
Ex: Rewards proportionate to readership rather than sales may provide a little extra income for authors. Ex: Each member state is allocated a fixed quota in proportion to the seriousness of its regional problems.
en provecho de
=for the benefit of ; for the good of.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable. Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
en proyecto
=in the pipeline.
Ex: Business people need to know the right people, what projects are in the pipeline and what changes are taking place.
en prueba
=on trial.
Ex: In applications, in the office, in manufacturing industries, in commerce, the new technology is on trial.
en prácticas
(adj.)=trainee.
Ex: A trainee indexer or abstractor must practise and refine these techniques, but this book should prepare the student for such practice.
en préstamo
=in circulation ; on loan ; out on loan ; checked-out.
Ex: The pick-up location is requested and a hold is placed on all copies of the document which are in circulation. Ex: Circulation control is the process of maintaining records of books on loan and borrowers. Ex: Documents which will not be evident to the browser of shelves include: documents out on loan, documents which might be obtained by inter-library loan, and any collections which are kept in closed access. Ex: Checked-out documents have to be claimed consistently.
en punto
(adj.)=o'clock.
Ex: At ten o'clock in the morning, how many people are using OCLC? One per second?.
en público
=publicly ; in public.
Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see. Ex: This need can be influenced by only offering criticism in private but by giving praise in public.
en quiebra
(n.)=bankrupt ; in chapter 11 ; bust.
Ex: The Fourdriniers themselves had plunged too deeply in the venture and by 1810 they were bankrupt. Ex: And we all know that both U.S. Airways and United Airlines are in 'Chapter 11,' with other major airlines not far behind. Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
en quinto lugar
=fifthly.
Ex: Fifthly, most of the printing paper of the sixteenth century was in the foolscap size range, which was considered the ordinary size, the shapes and sizes of books printed on it being determined by the folding.
en qué momento
=at what point.
Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
en qué parte
=whereabouts.
Ex: Systematic order is not self-evident; we need notation to show whereabouts in the sequence we shall find a particular subject.
en qué punto
=at what point.
Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
en raras ocasiones
=in rare cases.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
en raros casos
=in rare cases.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
en razón a
=in the interest(s) of ; on grounds ; for the interest(s) of.
Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30. Ex: Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds. Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
en razón a que
=on the grounds that/of.
Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
en realidad
=actually ; as a matter of fact ; in fact ; in reality ; in truth ; to all intents and purposes ; in point of fact ; in actuality ; in a very real sense ; in actual practice ; in actual fact ; for all intents and purposes ; for that matter ; if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; in all truth ; in all reality.
Ex: Dr. Richmond actually has had two careers. Ex: As a matter of fact, the record of the change is retained in at least the OCLC files and is, I am told, available to libraries. Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information. Ex: In reality the extent of integration for catalogue entries for different media depends on administrative considerations, such as which section of the library is responsible for the compilation of catalogues for the various media. Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?. Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence. Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog. Ex: In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials. Ex: In a very real sense, library administration is only an extension of public administration. Ex: The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources. Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction. Ex: In the 20th century, the debate about weeding followed, for all intents and purposes, the contours of the controversy surrounding the Quincy Plan. Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time. Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures. Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic. Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint. Ex: In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have more room to negotiate when making offers.
en realización
=underway [under way] ; underway [under way] ; in progress ; under preparation.
Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way. Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way. Ex: Replace the question mark in front of 'quit' with any character to indicate that you have decided not to make the file entry now in progress. Ex: There is a new improved system, now under preparation, which will eventually replace the current version.
en reconocimiento de
=in recognition of.
Ex: The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public.
en reconstrucción
=under reconstruction.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The National Health Service in the United Kingdom: under attack or under reconstruction'.
en recuerdo de
=in memoriam ; in memory of ; in loving memory of.
Ex: The article 'Gerhard Munthe: in memoriam' is an obituary of Gerhard Munthe, former national librarian of Norway, who died at the age of 78. Ex: When you plant a tree in memory of a loved one, or to mark a special occasion, you contribute to a healthier environment. Ex: This a virtual cemetery for obituaries and prayers in loving memory of those who have lefts us.
en recuperación
=on the rebound.
Ex: The article 'A post-disaster primer: Elba on the rebound' describes how a new Elba Public Library, Alabama, was established following the destruction of the old one by flood waters.
en red
(adj.)=networked.
Ex: Today's users stand as witnesses to the formative stages of a totally networked society in the 21st century.
en reforma
=under reform.
Ex: The entire judicial system is under reform.
en reformas
=under renovation.
Ex: No one appears to have been living in the building at the time, as it was under renovation.
en relación a
=as for.
Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
en relación con
=in association with ; in conjunction with ; in connection with ; in relation to ; in respect of ; in terms of ; in the way of ; relating to ; relative to ; vis à vis ; with reference to ; with regard(s) to ; apropos of ; as it relates to ; in the context of ; for purposes of ; on the matter of ; re ; regarding ; apropos to ; in reference to ; concerning ; in keeping with.
Ex: Notices conveying, for example, the essential elements of the catalogue are likely to be especially important in association with microfilm or card catalogues. Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class. Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary. Ex: It is easiest to discuss the criteria for effective schedules in relation to the treatment of specific subjects. Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues. Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination. Ex: Recommendations relating to analytical cataloguing practices concern themselves primarily with the way in which the part of a document or work to be accessed is described. Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación. Ex: The information note following the explanatory heading provides guidance to the user of the catalogue vis à vis the conventions used in formulating uniform headings. Ex: General points have been illustrated with reference to the cataloguing of books. Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation. Ex: After a few tangential remarks apropos of nothing, Carmichael left, a considerably less anxious person. Ex: This article reviews the mission of the ALA's Committee on Accreditation (COA) and examines its role as it relates to the education of librarians qualified to work with children and young people. Ex: The exploration aims to view table of contents terminology in the context of functions served by other representations of subject information, including Library of Congress subject headings, work title terminology, and author-contributed front matter. Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access. Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index. Ex: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order. Ex: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people. Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third. Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read. Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
en relación proporcional con
=in proportion to.
Ex: Each member state is allocated a fixed quota in proportion to the seriousness of its regional problems.
en relieve
=engraved ; raised ; in relief.
Ex: Engraved copper plates were used at first; then from the early eighteenth century pewter plates, both punched and engraved, replaced copper. Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back. Ex: The ink protected the lines of the design from the acid and left them standing in relief.
en remodelación
=under renovation.
Ex: No one appears to have been living in the building at the time, as it was under renovation.
en representación de
=on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf] ; in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].
Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else. Ex: So I feel, in Mr. Kilgour's behalf, that everybody should understand that OCLC is a bunch of individuals.
en reserva
=on hold.
Ex: The librarian may also review the borrower status to see what documents he has on loan and on hold.
en respuesta a
=in reply to ; in response to ; be responsive to.
Ex: He told the truth in reply to the question from the chairwoman. Ex: You have seen that the basic principle in information retrieval is to search only a limited part of the store in response to each request. Ex: He's frequently abusive of his subordinates, been responsive to instructions from his director.
en resumen
=in conclusion ; in summary ; simply put ; the long and (the) short of ; in sum ; in all ; to sum up ; to sum it up ; in essence ; put simply ; all in all ; simply stated ; to boil it down ; all told.
Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible. Ex: There are in summary two important applications for classification theory. Ex: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for. Ex: The article 'The long and short of a new business model' reviews the application of CD-R on-demand publishing to fill the gap between producing a few copies and spending large sums on replicators to produce 1000 or more copies = El artículo "Un nuevo modelo económico en breve" analiza la aplicación de la publicación en CD-Grabable según la demanda para cubrir el vacío que existe entre producir unas cuentas copias o invertir grandes sumas de dinero en reproductores de CD-ROM para producir 1.000 o más copias. Ex: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno. Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases. Ex: To sum up it may be said that overall annual energy costs can be reduced by as much as a third by careful planning. Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging. Ex: In essence these indexing languages are very similar to the lists of subject headings which are used in pre-coordinate indexing. Ex: Put simply, asymmetric threats are a version of not 'fighting fair,' which can include the use of surprise and weapons in ways unplanned by a nation. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine. Ex: To boil it down, Israel is small and under threat from every side so the borders they have imposed are out of necessity. Ex: There are eighteen entries all told under the latter heading, so the search is not particularly tedious.
en resumidas
=all in all.
Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share.
en resumidas cuentas
=after all ; in short ; in a nutshell ; in sum ; to sum up ; to sum it up ; to cut a long story short ; bottom line, the ; in essence ; to make a long story short ; all in all ; all in all ; the short story + be ; to boil it down ; in a few words ; the long and (the) short of.
Ex: After all, the areas of diversification are catered for already by other types of information-related departments. Ex: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves. Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Ex: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno. Ex: To sum up it may be said that overall annual energy costs can be reduced by as much as a third by careful planning. Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging. Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water. Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people. Ex: In essence these indexing languages are very similar to the lists of subject headings which are used in pre-coordinate indexing. Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her. Ex: To boil it down, Israel is small and under threat from every side so the borders they have imposed are out of necessity. Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words. Ex: The article 'The long and short of a new business model' reviews the application of CD-R on-demand publishing to fill the gap between producing a few copies and spending large sums on replicators to produce 1000 or more copies = El artículo "Un nuevo modelo económico en breve" analiza la aplicación de la publicación en CD-Grabable según la demanda para cubrir el vacío que existe entre producir unas cuentas copias o invertir grandes sumas de dinero en reproductores de CD-ROM para producir 1.000 o más copias.
en retirada
(adj.)=fleeing ; retreating.
Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give. Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
en revisión
(n.)=under review.
Ex: Reviews and surveys both demand an indicative abstract, which defines the limits of the subject area under review, and the depth of the treatment.
en rigor
=strictly speaking.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to those cases in which the concerned titles are duly registered for protection = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción se puede aplicar sólo a aquellos casos en los que los títulos en cuestión estén debidamente registrados para su protección.
en ristre
=at the ready.
Ex: The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.
en ruinas
=in ruins ; ruined ; in shambles ; upside down.
Ex: By then the church was in ruins and Apaches delivered the coup de grâce by torching its remaining timbers and other wooden elements. Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses. Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'. Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
en rápida expansión
(adj.)=fast expanding.
Ex: A fast expanding nightlife and a red-hot design district are making it one of the world's most glamorous destinations.
en rústica
=paperback ; in paperback ; paperbound ; pbk (paperback, -abrev.).
Ex: Within the past couple of months, Rutgers University Press issued a paperback volume of proceedings of a symposium that was held, I think, in the past year. Ex: 50 titles of popular books were purchased from a prebinder and 2 additional copies of each title were purchased in paperback. Ex: In 1975 the Oklahoma Public Library converted its 5 bookmobiles from hardback to paperbound material. Ex: ISBN 1-85000-831-0 (cased): 35.00 pounds; ISBN 1-85000-832 9 (pbk), 11.95 pounds.
en sección
(adj.)=sectional.
Ex: The network has 4 centres: coordinating centres; regional centres; sectional centres; pilot centres.
en seco
=in blind ; blind ; cold turkey.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased. Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind). Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
en secreto
=in confidence ; covertly ; in secret ; in secrecy ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
Ex: This paper discusses reasons for freedom of information, information received by government in confidence and information violating personal privacy. Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly. Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops. Ex: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world. Ex: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?. Ex: Schools are expelling thousands of children 'by the back door' to ensure they do not appear in official statistics, it has been disclosed. Ex: Government bows to pressure from business to allow bribery through the back door.
en secuencia
(adj.)=sequential ; sequentially ; sequenced.
Ex: The sequential sorting of the pack and subpacks permits searching to proceed on combinations of terms. Ex: The three main stages of the indexing process need not necessarily be completed sequentially. Ex: This report is structured to provide readers with a sequenced view of how the information consumer finds, uses, evaluates and favors information sources.
en seguida
=forthwith ; straight away ; right off ; straight off ; thereupon [thereon] ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time ; promptly ; right away ; at once ; at the drop of a hat ; in short order ; within moments.
Ex: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien. Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance. Ex: She began, right off, without a greeting. Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb. Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers. Ex: Forms that are required right away are printed immediately. Ex: You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for. Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old. Ex: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order. Ex: Within moments, however, the birds began to squawk, almost scream at each other.
en segunda instancia
=second-removed.
Ex: The problem is compounded by the fact that his boss, my second-removed boss, the director of the library, has asked me out.
en segundo lugar
=secondly ; second-best [2nd-best] ; in the second place.
Ex: Secondly, there will be increasing use of personal computer (PC) on their own, linked to local area networks (LANs). Ex: In three weeks one could become the second best authority on any subject, given access to a decent library with a good librarian. Ex: European companies target European markets and, in the second place, North America.
en sentido contrario
=to the contrary.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
en sentido contrario a las agujas del reloj
=counterclockwise ; anti-clockwise ; in a counterclockwise direction.
Ex: The front of the lens and the filter both unscrew in a counterclockwise direction. Ex: Next, taking the handle of the windlass (the rounce) in his left hand he gave it one full turn anti-clockwise, thus running the rear half of the forme back under the platen. Ex: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.
en sentido diagonal
=diagonally.
Ex: Communication flows in all directions -- vertically, horizontally, and diagonally.
en sentido longitudinal
=lengthwise ; lengthways.
Ex: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long. Ex: Peel onions, halve lengthways and slice very thinly crosswise.
en serie
(adj.)=serially ; ordinal ; seriatim.
Ex: An 'item record file' is a file in which records are serially ordered by document identifier or number; each entry or record stores the total information relating to the document that is available in the system, including reference and index terms. Ex: The notation is purely an ordinal device to enable users to locate sections of the schedules. Ex: Separate batches might be bound up more or less simultaneously (perhaps by different binders), but more often they were bound seriatim, occasionally over long periods of time.
en serio
=in earnest ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly] ; for real.
Ex: The historical confusion over mission has usually revolved around these terms -- sometimes playfully, but often in earnest. Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material. Ex: As many people now know, text messages roaming around the grapevine such as 'the lady finally met her match' is for real.
en señal de
=as a token of ; as a sign of/that ; in a move of ; by way of.
Ex: Pearls were used in paintings and literature as a symbol of faith and virtue and as a token of vanity. Ex: Adult children and their elderly parents also hold hands, for balance, support and as a sign of love. Ex: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain. Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
en señal de agradecimiento
=appreciatively.
Ex: 'Thank you for spending this time with me and answering my questions,' Henrietta Rood nodded and smiled appreciatively.
en señal de conformidad
=approvingly.
Ex: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
en señal de protesta
=in protest.
Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.
en silencio
=in silence ; silent ; silently ; hushed ; dumbly.
Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence. Ex: He wrote a paper with the title 'Our silent enemy: ashes in our libraries'. Ex: For the rest of the session they can be told to read their own books silently. Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries. Ex: Meek looked at her dumbly = Meek la miró sin decir nada.
en situaciones de riesgo
=in harm's way.
Ex: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.
en situaciones normales
=under normal circumstances.
Ex: Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.
en situaciones peligrosas
=in harm's way.
Ex: Santa Barbara area canyon's residents are among many Californians living in harm's way in fire-prone areas.
en situación de
=in the position to.
Ex: The public, school and community library as well as information and advice centres are in the position to offer a community information service.
en situación de crisis
=on the rocks.
Ex: Marriage is on the rocks in Britain, with the proportion of unmarried people exceeding that of married people as more men and women opt to live together without constraints.
en solitario
(adj.)=single-handed ; solo ; single-handedly ; one-man.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches. Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics. Ex: He almost single-handedly created Nigeria's first academic press and, with his wife, its 1st university bookshop. Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
en son de guerra
=on the warpath.
Ex: The article 'Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
en son de paz
=peacefully.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
en soporte electrónico
=electronically held.
Ex: The article 'The invisible drip: how data seeps away in various ways' voices concern at the vulnerability of electronically held data, as especially in many cases only a single copy may exist.
en su base
=at its core.
Ex: Lifelong learning is central to our future, with information technology training at its core.
en su conjunto
=as a whole ; overall ; together ; collective ; put together.
Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole. Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms. Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc. Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented. Ex: Put together, these risks -- or challenges -- constitute 'The Digital Divide'.
en su debido momento
=in due time.
Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time.
en su defecto
=failing that/these.
Ex: Thus, single-word terms or, failing theses, two-word terms, are preferred for describing concepts if such terms exist.
en su día
=in its day.
Ex: The present structure has arisen from a structure which in its day reflected quite closely the then accepted structure of knowledge.
en su eje
=at its core.
Ex: Lifelong learning is central to our future, with information technology training at its core.
en su esencia
=in substance.
Ex: Bibliographic control does not differ in substance from one type of material to another.
en su estado embrionario
=in its embryonic stage.
Ex: Information science may still be in its embryonic stage.
en su estado natural
=in the wild.
Ex: I spoke of capturing e-scholarship disseminated outside the library, or, as one librarian put it, 'in the wild'.
en su estricto sentido
=strictly speaking.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to those cases in which the concerned titles are duly registered for protection = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción se puede aplicar sólo a aquellos casos en los que los títulos en cuestión estén debidamente registrados para su protección.
en su forma más básica
=at its most basic.
Ex: By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.
en su haber
=on the credit side.
Ex: On the debit side, then, lay several aspects of the fifteenth edition, but there were also some features on the credit side.
en su infancia
=in + Posesivo + infancy.
Ex: Indexes in electronic documents such as journals and directories are still in their infancy.
en su interior
=between its covers.
Ex: This 15 page report has a vast amount of valuable information between its covers derived from a variety of sources.
en su lugar
=instead ; in + Posesivo + stead.
Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym. Ex: In its stead is a new structure, the postmodern permeable family, that mirrors the openness, complexity, and diversity of contemporary lifestyles.
en su mayor parte
=largely ; mostly ; for the most part.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details. Ex: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes. Ex: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them.
en su mayoría
=for the most part ; much of it ; in most respects.
Ex: Only one fact holds true in all catalog worlds: library users -- despite their great personal differences and interests -- are, for the most part, expected to negotiate their own way through whatever catalog is presented to them. Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate. Ex: The enumeration is still, in most respects, relevant to 1980.
en su mejor momento
=at + Posesivo + peak ; at its peak ; at its height ; at its zenith.
Ex: The Penny magazine sold 200,000 copies a week at its peak in the mid 1830s. Ex: At its peak in 1987, the rebel army consisted of more than 25000 fighters. Ex: At its height in 1929 the stock, circulation and readers were only slightly fewer than those of the secular public libraries. Ex: America was at its zenith to the outside world forty years ago when the first human landed on the moon.
en su momento
=in timely fashion.
Ex: There was no dependable way to ensure that the recipient actually received the message in timely fashion.
en su momento álgido
=at + Posesivo + peak.
Ex: The Penny magazine sold 200,000 copies a week at its peak in the mid 1830s.
en su nivel más bajo
=at its lowest ebb.
Ex: The period when factual information makes its strongest appeal and when literary reading is at its lowest ebb is the stage at which most people reading habits stop developing.
en su parte central
=at its core.
Ex: Lifelong learning is central to our future, with information technology training at its core.
en su punto
(adj.)=ripe .
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
en su punto más bajo
=at its lowest ebb.
Ex: The period when factual information makes its strongest appeal and when literary reading is at its lowest ebb is the stage at which most people reading habits stop developing.
en su punto más álgido
=at its height ; at its peak ; at its zenith.
Ex: At its height in 1929 the stock, circulation and readers were only slightly fewer than those of the secular public libraries. Ex: At its peak in 1987, the rebel army consisted of more than 25000 fighters. Ex: America was at its zenith to the outside world forty years ago when the first human landed on the moon.
en su seno
=therein.
Ex: The ASLIB handbook of special library and information work discusses literature searching techniques and the role of literature guides therein.
en su sentido más amplio
=in its/their broadest sense ; in its/their widest sense.
Ex: Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions. Ex: The study covers the full range of functions for the bibliographic record in its widest sense.
en su sentido más general
=in its/their broadest sense.
Ex: Of course, reference service in its broadest sense has generally included both the informational (ie, reference work) and the instructional functions.
en su sitio
=in place.
Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
en su tiempo
=formerly.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.
en su totalidad
=as a whole ; in + Posesivo + entirety ; in full ; in toto ; in whole ; wholesale ; wholly.
Ex: The bibliographic record for the volume is also a monographic record, but with a series entry and a relationship link to the bibliographic record for the series as a whole. Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety. Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes. Ex: Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related. Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body. Ex: The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus. Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
en sucesión
=in succession.
Ex: Each selection is treated as a separate search, unless adjacent words are selected in succession.
en sufrimiento
=in grief.
Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
en suma
=in short ; in sum ; in a word.
Ex: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves. Ex: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno. Ex: But new subjects are constantly being created and therefore notation must be able to accommodate these subjects as they arise and in their proper place in the scheme: in a word, it must be hospitable.
en sumo grado
=in the extreme.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
en sus años de apogeo
=in + Posesivo + heyday.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
en sus años de auge
=in + Posesivo + heyday.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
en sus buenos tiempos
=in + Posesivo + heyday.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
en sus comienzos
(adj.)=budding.
Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
en sus inicios
(adj.)=in + Posesivo + infancy ; budding.
Ex: Indexes in electronic documents such as journals and directories are still in their infancy. Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
en sus orígenes
=originally.
Ex: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
en suspense
=in suspense.
Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
en suspensión
(adj.)=suspended.
Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material.
en suspenso
(n.)=on the back burner ; back burner.
Ex: Although the prospect of compulsory competitive tendering in libraries is on the back burner it has put acquisitions firmly in the limelight. Ex: Assistive technology will continue to be a back burner issue in most libraries.
en sustitución de
=in place of.
Ex: For example, the accession number might be used in place of the call number until the bibliographic information can be entered.
en sí
=actual ; itself ; of itself ; per se ; themselves.
Ex: However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available. Ex: The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval. Ex: Problems arising from the fact that chain indexing gives guidelines as to index entry structures only, and of itself gives no help with vocabulary control (that is, the words to use in the index entries are not controlled unless a separate list of index terms is used in conjunction with chain indexing). Ex: The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se. Ex: It is obviously useful to have the documents themselves arranged into classes.
en sí mismo
=in itself ; unto + Reflexivo ; per se.
Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications. Ex: Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself. Ex: The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se.
en sí mismos
=in themselves.
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
en tanto en cuanto + Subjuntivo
=provided (that).
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
en tanto en cuanto que
=inasmuch as ; insomuch as.
Ex: Both are obviously secondary sources inasmuch as the information they contain is compiled from the primary sources. Ex: The field of computational linguistics is exciting insomuch as it permits linguists of different stripes to model language behaviour.
en tanto por ciento
=percentage-wise.
Ex: 'What did we increase it by this time, percentage-wise?,' he asked.
en tanto que
=insofar as [in so far as].
Ex: For Cutter, subject names existed only insofar as they were generally accepted and used by educated people.
en tensión
(adj.)=under pressure ; under the cosh ; stressed.
Ex: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure. Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps . Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
en teoría
=in principle ; theoretically ; in theory ; nominally ; in intent ; on paper.
Ex: Most such title indexes are computer-produced, although, in principle, they could be generated without the intervention of a computer. Ex: Theoretically, an author is in a good position to write a sympathetic abstract, and it should be a simple matter to modify the author's abstract to suit the information service. Ex: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc. Ex: Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public. Ex: This movement is also encouraged in some Australian universities, in intent at least, if not in implementation. Ex: On paper, most girls would name the boy-next-door as their ideal mate, although in the real world you're often passed over for more masculine men.
en tercer grado
=in the third degree.
Ex: A person is guilty of perjury in the third degree when he swears falsely as in an affidavit.
en tercer lugar
=thirdly ; on the third hand.
Ex: Thirdly, there may well be a growth in computer-assisted learning using expert systems and other interactive learning software in a variety of disciplines. Ex: On the third hand, as befits robots, we have on-going work on the appropriate use of 'intelligent' machines in relation to the human work-force they are supposed to replace.
en terreno conocido
=on familiar grounds.
Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.
en terreno peligroso
=on shaky grounds.
Ex: Unfortunately, several methods are weak, some inadequately documented, and many conclusions rest on shaky grounds.
en texto completo
(adj.)=full-text.
Ex: In addition, 10 non-bibliographic CD-ROMs, containing full-text, numeric or graphic data, were acquired and evaluated.
en tiempo de carnaval
=carnivalistically.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
en tiempo de feria
=carnivalistically.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
en tiempo de guerra
(n.)=wartime [wart-time].
Ex: The author argues that books can convey the stress of survival in wartime conditions better than television and discusses some titles to substantiate this claim.
en tiempo real
=real time [real-time] ; in real time.
Ex: Speaking as a specialist in librarianship and information science, W. J. Saunders, referred to the book as 'that on-line, real-time random access storage device'. Ex: Files are amendable in real time throughout library opening hours.
en tiempos de
=in times of.
Ex: In times of financial restraint, library services to children and young adults are reduced disproportionately to services for adults.
en tiempos de Maricastaña
=in olden days ; in olden times.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket. Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
en tiempos de adversidad
=in times of adversity.
Ex: The importance of libraries to progress and emancipation is never clearer than in times of adversity.
en tiempos de austeridad
=in austere times.
Ex: In austere times library managers have a greater need to measure the effectiveness of their systems than when resources are plentiful.
en tiempos de cambio
=in times of change.
Ex: Every airline needs to adapt in times of change with safety being the number one priority.
en tiempos de crisis
=in times of crisis.
Ex: These trust funds will enable EU countries to pool resources to provide coordinated and prompt financial assistance in times of crisis.
en tiempos de guerra
=in time(s) of war.
Ex: In times of war, or other reasons for the imposition of barriers to untrammelled distribution of information, such openness in communication cannot be allowed.
en tiempos de paz
=in peacetime ; during peacetime ; in peace ; in time(s) of peace.
Ex: The report literature medium is now also an established form of communication in peacetime = Los informes son también ahora una forma consolidada de comunicación en tiempos de paz. Ex: The concept of 'operational readiness' refers to the training required by Navy personnel during peacetime to perform wartime missions. Ex: The article 'Cryptographic patents: at war and in peace' explores the dichotomy between the concepts of cryptography and patents. Ex: Military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and in times of peace.
en tiempos de recesión
=in recessionary times.
Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
en tiempos de recesión económica
=in recessionary times.
Ex: The article 'Feathering the nest' explains how much publishers need their bestsellers in recessionary times.
en tiempos difíciles
=in times of need.
Ex: Some people may require 'safety nets' or private and public forms of social insurance that contribute to subsistence in times of need.
en tiempos más recientes
=in more recent times.
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.
en tiempos prehistóricos
=in prehistoric times.
Ex: A number of discoveries made around the world indicate that sophisticated surgery was very often performed in prehistoric times.
en tiempos remotos
=in the earliest times.
Ex: In the earliest times the patens, like the chalices, were probably constructed of glass, wood, and copper, as well as of gold and silver.
en tierra
=onshore ; ashore.
Ex: Historical time series of wells drilled in a given country or region onshore and offshore within 10 depth categories will be invaluable. Ex: This system will enable the medical personnel at a remote site to contact a physician at a diagnostic centre (ashore or shipboard) and transmit a visual and auditory presentation of the medical data needed for diagnosis.
en tierra firme
=on dry land.
Ex: In other words, Elian's real shipwreck was not on the open sea, but when he stepped on dry land in the United States.
en tierras lejanas
(adj.)=outranged.
Ex: He has an example, in the fact that the outranged Europeans still failed to adopt the Turkish bow = El tiene un ejemplo en el hecho de que los europeos en tierras lejanas seguían sin adoptar el saludo turco.
en toda la empresa
=company-wide ; systemwide.
Ex: This is the approach used to design a new online company-wide information system to describe business procedures and processes. Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
en toda la institución
=systemwide.
Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
en toda la nación
=nationwide [nation-wide].
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
en toda ocasión
=at every turn.
Ex: Three of the five councilors, one of whom is the mayor, thwart him at virtually every turn in his efforts on behalf of these institutions.
en todas las circunstancias
=under all circumstances.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
en todas partes
=all around ; far and wide.
Ex: In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis. Ex: He is known far and wide.
en todo
=throughout.
Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base.
en todo caso
=if anything.
Ex: If anything, it interposes an additional link in the communication chain, with its attendant 'interface' problems.
en todo el edificio
=site-wide.
Ex: Our site-wide communications LAN is therefore an integral part of the service = Nuestra red de área local de comunicaciones en todo el edificio son una parte integral del servicio.
en todo el estado
=statewide [state-wide].
Ex: As a result, this study methodology can be used by public libraries to describe economic benefits statewide.
en todo el mundo
=worldwide [world-wide] ; world over, the ; around the world ; all around the world ; all over the world ; across the globe ; throughout the world ; around the globe ; across the world ; around the planet ; the world over ; in the whole world.
Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide. Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over. Ex: Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world. Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world. Ex: All of the schemes are here subjected to considerable criticism but we have as yet nothing better to replace them; they are used in libraries all over the world, and librarians have to learn to live with them. Ex: It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo. Ex: In 1953 UNESCO estimated that 269,000 books were produced throughout the world. Ex: The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe. Ex: Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world. Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet. Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over. Ex: Niagara falls is perhaps the most known attraction of this type in the whole world.
en todo el país
=all around the country ; all over the country ; from all over the country ; across the country.
Ex: In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país. Ex: Their example should be emulated in libraries all over the country. Ex: The library is regularly used by researchers from all over the country = Bibliotecarios de todo el país usan regularmente la biblioteca. Ex: It seems that meatless menu alternatives are becoming more and more popular at ballparks across the country.
en todo el planeta
(adj.)=across the planet ; planet-wide.
Ex: The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet. Ex: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
en todo el proceso
(adj.)=throughout.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
en todo el sistema
=systemwide.
Ex: Due to a state budget shortfall, the University will not be able to offer systemwide salary increases to employees.
en todo momento
=at all times ; at every instant ; every step of the way ; throughout ; at every turn ; day in and day out ; at all hours ; time after time.
Ex: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people. Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell. Ex: Ozon's novel falls flat because the plot is not only foreseeable pretty well every step of the way but, at its weakest, slumps into novelettish cliche. Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout. Ex: Three of the five councilors, one of whom is the mayor, thwart him at virtually every turn in his efforts on behalf of these institutions. Ex: People with diabetes have to do it every day, day in and day out. Ex: Since many people go into and out of the hospital at all hours, theft is a concern. Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
en todos estos sentidos
=in all these regards.
Ex: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
en todos lados
=far and wide.
Ex: He is known far and wide.
en todos los aspectos
=all-round.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
en todos los casos
=under all circumstances.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
en todos los sentidos
=in all respects ; in every sense.
Ex: Subsequent to the seminar the majority of academic libraries have had open access service in almost all respects similar to the general principles discussed at York. Ex: The use of libraries has in every sense risen between 1980 and 1985.
en todos menos en
=in all but.
Ex: The position of deputy librarian or deputy director exists in all but the smallest libraries, and there is a measure of agreement as to what his duties should entail.
en todos y cada uno de
=in all.
Ex: Currently, the university offers 30 online certificate and degree programs and has an enrolment of approximately 5,900 students dispersed in all 50 states of the USA.
en tono cáustico
=scathingly.
Ex: But the fact that nearly all of them refer to it, even if scathingly, suggests that it was more than just a passing fad.
en tono mordaz
=scathingly.
Ex: But the fact that nearly all of them refer to it, even if scathingly, suggests that it was more than just a passing fad.
en tono reprobatorio
=reprovingly ; reproachfully.
Ex: I have actually started to avoid the computer which seems to look at me reprovingly every time I pass by. Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
en tono sarcástico
=sardonically.
Ex: He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.
en tono servil
(adj.)=grovelling [groveling, -USA].
Ex: In a grovelling phone call to a national TV station the crazed Libyan dicator claimed he had no real power and was merely a figure.
en torno a + Expresión Temporal
=sometime around + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: When I first joined the staff at Yale, I was told that sometime around 1980 or 1970 the library collected as much as five percent of the world's publication output = Cuando empecé a trabajar en Yale, me dijeron que en torno a 1980 ó 1970 la biblioteca contaba nada más y nada menos con el cinco porciento de todo lo publicado en el mundo.
en torno a + Número
=in the region of + Número.
Ex: Sentences with an average length in the region of 12 words are likely to yield a readable abstract.
en total
=all told ; altogether ; in all ; overall ; in total ; in toto.
Ex: There are eighteen entries all told under the latter heading, so the search is not particularly tedious. Ex: Altogether between twenty and thirty data bases are offered. Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases. Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms. Ex: 35 students are admitted each semester, and in total about 390 students enrolled. Ex: Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related.
en trance de
=in the throes of.
Ex: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution.
en tres etapas
=three-step.
Ex: This section, then, identifies a three-step process for the compilation of a thesaurus or a subject headings list.
en tres fases
=three-step.
Ex: This section, then, identifies a three-step process for the compilation of a thesaurus or a subject headings list.
en tres ocasiones
=on three occasions.
Ex: I guess I'm becoming quite the New Yorker because on three occasions I had to give directions to other tourists.
en trocitos
(adj.)=diced.
Ex: Add the diced tomatoes and 3/4 cup of water to the skillet and then cook the mixture until it is saucy.
en trámite
=in the pipeline.
Ex: Business people need to know the right people, what projects are in the pipeline and what changes are taking place.
en turnos
=on a rota basis ; on a rota system ; on a rotating basis ; on a rota.
Ex: Volunteers work shifts of 4 hours during the day, or 2 hours in the evening, on a rota basis. Ex: There is a kitchen and dining room and clients prepare meals on a rota system. Ex: The positive results from a pilot project, mounted with anti-static cleaning fluid and borrowed equipment, led the library to purchase the equipment so that a portion of the collection can be cleaned on a rotating basis each year. Ex: On a rota, 2 or 3 helpers from a pool of 20 look after 2 to 9 children.
en tándem
=tandem ; in tandem ; in parallel.
Ex: Herringbone, side-by-side and tandem milking parlours are described and compared, and their suitability for different types of farms is discussed. Ex: In tandem, tiered instruction and assessment offer the opportunity to analyze the outcomes of specific levels of information literacy. Ex: The afternoon sessions will run in parallel.
en términos absolutos
=in absolute terms.
Ex: The poverty of the majority of social workers' clients -- who are either women at home with dependent children, or single parents, or the elderly, or carers -- is increasing in absolute terms.
en términos actuales
=in today's terms.
Ex: A sociological definition of culture, in today's terms, has to take account not only of Notre Dame and Beethoven, but also of McDonald hamburger emporia, discotheques and the culture of Disneyland.
en términos claros
=in simple terms.
Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
en términos de
=in terms of.
Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.
en términos generales
=broadly ; in broad terms ; generally speaking.
Ex: These can be broadly categorised into the following two groups. Ex: Thus the title is a label associated with a work, which both identifies the document, and describes in broad terms its content. Ex: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
en términos reales
=in real terms ; in actual practice.
Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms. Ex: The supervisor in actual practice receives information not only from subordinates, but from superiors and from external sources.
en términos relativos
=in relative terms.
Ex: With a work so massive as 'Best Books' it is only in relative terms that it can be called selective.
en ultramar
(adj.)=overseas.
Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.
en un + Idioma + chapurreado
=in broken + Idioma.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
en un + Nombre + determinado
=in any one + Nombre.
Ex: In any given class, not all the documents belonging to that class can be stored in any one place in the library, eg large size books, pamphlets etc often require special storage facilities.
en un abrir y cerrar de ojos
=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap ; in a jiffy ; in the time it takes to flick a switch ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; in a flash ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time ; with the tip of a hat ; in and out in a flash ; in a heartbeat ; as quick as a wink ; at the drop of a hat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Ex: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Ex: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering. Ex: It may now be possible to lower your blood pressure at the flick of a switch by stimulating parts of the brain with electrodes. Ex: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch. Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat. Ex: Burglars could be in and out in a flash and it may be hours before you even realise that anything is missing. Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Ex: And quick as a wink, Jack picked up the coin and put it into his purse. Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un aprieto
=in a bind ; in a predicament.
Ex: With Wade in traction and Merle having just had her baby three days ago, we're really in a bind. Ex: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.
en un apuro
=in a bind ; in a predicament ; at a push.
Ex: With Wade in traction and Merle having just had her baby three days ago, we're really in a bind. Ex: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings. Ex: A 6 foot round table will fit 10 people comfortably or 12 at a push.
en un berenjenal
=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil.
Ex: We were in a pickle too and no mistake. Ex: The world is in a turmoil and the mood is for rebellion.
en un bienio
(n.)=over a two-year period.
Ex: The purpose of this analysis was to document the change in body mass index (BMI) over a two-year period in poor women from urban Mexico.
en un contexto más amplio
=on a macro level.
Ex: On a macro level this manifests in a number of ways, such as legislation protecting ethnic minorities' rights.
en un contexto más reducido
=on a micro level.
Ex: On a micro level this is witnessed in the office where the relationship between superiors and subordinates is relatively casual.
en un corto espacio de tiempo
=in a short space of time.
Ex: This paper reports on how we were able to 'hit the ground running' in building an open access IR in such a short space of time.
en un corto período de tiempo
=in a short period of time.
Ex: This information can be difficult to read, memorize, and reproduce in a short period of time, such as in the case of recall of hit-and-run accidents.
en un determinado momento
=at one point.
Ex: Although there was, at one point, a measure of extra-Belgian support there was never a coherent management system internationally organized and single mindedly directed.
en un dilema
=in a predicament.
Ex: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.
en un domingo cualquiera
=on any given Sunday.
Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
en un dos por tres
=in a flash ; at the drop of a hat ; in the blink of an eye ; in no time ; right away ; in a jiffy ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs. Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old. Ex: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: Forms that are required right away are printed immediately. Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un día determinado
=on a given day.
Ex: On any given day, substitute teachers make up about 10% of a school's teaching staff.
en un embrollo
=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil.
Ex: We were in a pickle too and no mistake. Ex: The world is in a turmoil and the mood is for rebellion.
en un esfuerzo por
=in an effort to.
Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.
en un estado de optimismo
=in a mood of optimism.
Ex: Americans are united in a mood of optimism, but will their new president's inaugural speech justify their faith.
en un estado embrionario
=in an embryonic stage.
Ex: The major conclusion was that services by college libraries for external students were varied and in an embryonic stage.
en un estado sin problemas y sin tener nada urgente que hacer
=sitting pretty.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
en un extremo ... en el otro
=at one end ... at the other.
Ex: The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.
en un extremo de la escala
=at one extreme.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
en un follón
=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil ; in a twirl.
Ex: We were in a pickle too and no mistake. Ex: The world is in a turmoil and the mood is for rebellion. Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
en un futuro cercano
=in the near future.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un futuro muy cercano
=in the very near future.
Ex: He will explore the challenges that face us in the very near future.
en un futuro más o menos cercano
=in the near future.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un futuro más o menos lejano
=in the near future.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un futuro no muy distante
=in the not too distant future.
Ex: Computerising the information activities in the not too distant future will improve the service to readers.
en un futuro no muy lejano
=in the not too distant future ; in the near future.
Ex: Computerising the information activities in the not too distant future will improve the service to readers. Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un futuro próximo
=in the near future.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un grado bastante aceptable
=to a fair extent.
Ex: The 1949 code was adopted to a fair extent in the United States.
en un grado sumo
=in the extreme.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
en un gran aprieto
=in dire straits.
Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en un gran apuro
=in dire straits.
Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en un hoyo
(adj.)=sunken.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.
en un instante
=in a flash ; at a moment's notice ; in a twinkling ; in a snap ; in a heartbeat ; in a jiffy ; in a second ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs. Ex: Be sure any mechanical equipment required (tape machines, film projectors, etc.) does actually work, can be replaced at a moment's notice if it breaks down, and is handled by a competent operator. Ex: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Ex: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: A potato can be peeled in a second by steaming first for an hour before dipping it in ice water. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un intento de
=in an attempt to ; in an effort to.
Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity. Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.
en un lugar central
(adj.)=centrally located.
Ex: Networks go down and if all files are centrally located no work can be done.
en un lugar céntrico
(adj.)=centrally located.
Ex: The author discusses the conflict which arises in a centrally located, private university when its own users, faculty and students, are indistinguishable from non-affiliated users.
en un lugar dejado de la mano de Dios
=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
Ex: The chance to stay in the middle of a rainforest in the middle of nowhere and nobody else around us was too good an opportunity to miss. Ex: They didn't go there because life was good, but because there, in the back of beyond, you could pan for gold without the threat of being robbed. Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
en un lugar diferente de
=somewhere other than.
Ex: If you have saved the search somewhere other than the default drive and directory, be sure to specify the appropriate location in your command.
en un lugar distinto a
=somewhere other than.
Ex: If you have saved the search somewhere other than the default drive and directory, be sure to specify the appropriate location in your command.
en un lugar seguro
=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Ex: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
en un lío
=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil ; in a twirl.
Ex: We were in a pickle too and no mistake. Ex: The world is in a turmoil and the mood is for rebellion. Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
en un mar de dudas
=at sea.
Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
en un maremagnum
=in a whirl ; in a twirl.
Ex: Not to put too fine a point on it, some people like being in a whirl and having too much to do. Ex: I had never been to a professional golf tournament, and the excitement and action had my head in a twirl.
en un minuto
=in a minute.
Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.
en un momento
=in a time ; in a flash.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary. Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
en un momento concreto
=at a particular point in time.
Ex: This method has been defined as a nonobtrusive observation 'during which the personal characteristics and behavior of sedentary individuals in a complex are recorded at a particular point in time' = Se ha definido este método como la observación no intrusiva por parte del investigador "durante la cual se tomaba nota de las características personales y el comportamiento de las personas que no estaban desplazándose en un gran edificio en un momento concreto".
en un momento dado
=at a given point in time ; at any one time ; at any given point ; at one particular time ; at any given time ; at any given moment ; at a given moment in time ; at a given moment.
Ex: It is easy to install appropriate guiding at a given point in time. Ex: Any one document may be required by author, title, subject, form or other characteristics, but this one document can only be grouped according to one of these characteristics at any one time. Ex: Unlike alphabetical arrangement, systematic order is not self-evident, and indeed there may be differing views as to the best order at any given point. Ex: The inflexibility of notation tends to crystallize (fossilize!) the arrangement in a structure reflecting the approach to knowledge at one particular time. Ex: One aspect of this is the 'staleness' of Web search engines; that is, a search engine goes stale for users when a significant number of hits it returns at any given time point to Web pages that are no longer viable. Ex: At any given moment, several hundred titles are available in print, and dozes more are published each year = En un momento dado, hay varios cientos títulos disponibles y cada año aparecen otros tantos nuevos. Ex: Librarians have no control over the effect that a book will have on a particular reader at a given moment in time. Ex: The study attempts to find out the percentage of Web sites that on average remain accessible to the user at a given moment.
en un momento de
=at one stage of.
Ex: When at one stage of his journey Christian lost his roll, he was very distressed until he found it again.
en un momento de apuro
=if it comes to the crunch.
Ex: You may never need the soldering iron, but if it comes to the crunch and you suddenly find you need one, you'll be glad it's there.
en un momento de apuros
=when push comes to shove ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments. Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there. Ex: When the worst comes to the worst what we should really fear is ourselves, and each other. Ex: If the worst comes to the worst and you are attacked, try to escape rather than fight back, especially if you believe that your assailant may be armed.
en un momento de cabreo
=in the heat of the moment.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
en un momento de enfado
=in the heat of the moment.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
en un momento de enojo
=in the heat of the moment.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
en un momento determinado
=at a particular point in time ; on any one occasion.
Ex: This method has been defined as a nonobtrusive observation 'during which the personal characteristics and behavior of sedentary individuals in a complex are recorded at a particular point in time' = Se ha definido este método como la observación no intrusiva por parte del investigador "durante la cual se tomaba nota de las características personales y el comportamiento de las personas que no estaban desplazándose en un gran edificio en un momento concreto". Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them.
en un momento en el que
=at a time when.
Ex: The business community entered the field at a time when the world economy was shaken by the oil price rises of the seventies.
en un mundo ideal
=in an ideal world.
Ex: Of course, in an ideal world it would not be necessary to look under all these headings for what is after all just one subject.
en un mundo perfecto
=in a perfect world.
Ex: In a perfect world, what would you personally do with the print material that your library designates for weeding?.
en un nivel bajo
=at a low ebb.
Ex: The state purchasing scheme for new literature was introduced at a time when imaginative writing was at a low ebb.
en un número cada vez mayor
=in increasing numbers.
Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.
en un par de segundos
=in an instant or two.
Ex: Now rapid selection can slide just the proper card into position in an instant or two, and return it afterward.
en un pasado muy lejano
=in the dim and distant past.
Ex: Perhaps all these tribes are genetically linked and were partners in their explorations of new lands in the dim and distant past.
en un pasado no muy distante
=in the not too distant past.
Ex: In the not too distant past, the answer to this question would have been relatively straightforward = En un pasado no muy distante, la respuesta esta pregunta habría sido relativamente simple.
en un pasado no muy lejano
=in the not too distant past.
Ex: In the not too distant past, the answer to this question would have been relatively straightforward = En un pasado no muy distante, la respuesta esta pregunta habría sido relativamente simple.
en un pasado oscuro y lejano
=in the dim and distant past.
Ex: Perhaps all these tribes are genetically linked and were partners in their explorations of new lands in the dim and distant past.
en un periquete
=in a jiffy ; in no time at all ; in no time ; in a heartbeat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un período de
=at a time of ; at a time of.
Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint. Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.
en un período de transición
=in a period of transition.
Ex: The message is, of course, that we are always in a period of transition and have been from the beginning of time.
en un período más o menos cercano
=in the near future.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un período más o menos lejano
=in the near future.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
en un plis plas
=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap ; in a jiffy ; with the tip of a hat ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time ; in a heartbeat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Ex: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Ex: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un principio
=at an earlier stage ; initially ; originally ; at one time ; to begin with.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing. Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted. Ex: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme. Ex: At one time it was hoped that the new edition would be published in two volumes in 1973, but this proved impossible, and it began to seem that the publication would begin to parallel the publication of the full English edition of UDC, with its ever-postponed completion date. Ex: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.
en un punto bajo
=at a low ebb.
Ex: The state purchasing scheme for new literature was introduced at a time when imaginative writing was at a low ebb.
en un radio + Distancia
=within a + Distancia + radius.
Ex: The fact that the library can only attract people within a relatively small radius means that it has no alternative but to serve whoever lives -- or works -- in that radius.
en un radio de + Distancia
=within + Distancia.
Ex: Looking around the mall, I see three sporting goods stores but there is only one library within 2 miles of the mall.
en un ratito
=in a little while.
Ex: Go back inside and tell mom that I'll be there in a little while.
en un santiamén
=in a jiffy ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time ; in a heartbeat ; at the drop of a hat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un segundo
=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap ; with the tip of a hat ; in a jiffy ; in a heartbeat ; in a second.
Ex: Society has moved from micro to macro scale in almost the blink of an eye. Ex: You can send an email message from Boston to Addis Ababa in a twinkling of an eye, but that message may be expunged in a second twinkling. Ex: Firefox installs in a snap, and it's free. Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat. Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: Life is too short, and it can be over in a heartbeat. Ex: A potato can be peeled in a second by steaming first for an hour before dipping it in ice water.
en un segundo plano
=in the background.
Ex: He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.
en un sentido general
=in a broad sense.
Ex: In a broad sense, electronic commerce is the sale of products and services over the Internet.
en un sentido más amplio
=in a broader sense ; in a larger sense.
Ex: In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society. Ex: But in a larger sense, we cannot dedicate, we cannot consecrate, we cannot hallow this ground.
en un sentido más general
=in a broader sense.
Ex: In a broader sense, however, the global tightening of information and border controls affect many spheres of society.
en un serio aprieto
=in dire straits.
Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en un serio apuro
=in dire straits.
Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en un sinvivir
=on pins and needles ; on tenterhooks.
Ex: They'll have to sit on pins and needles until the final decision is announced in May. Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
en un sitio seguro
=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference. Ex: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
en un suspiro
=in no time ; in no time at all ; in a jiffy ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system. Ex: The article is entitled 'Chemistry in a Jiffy'. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un tiempo razonable
(adj.)=timely.
Ex: The State, as producer, is deficient in producing sufficient copies to meet demand, ensuring timely distribution, and providing efficient bibliographic control.
en un tiempo relativamente corto
=in a relatively short time ; in a relatively short span of time.
Ex: 'We've come a long way in a relatively short time and achieved some wonderful results,' said Perry. Ex: Hurricanes affect large coastal areas and inland in a relatively short span of time.
en un trance
=in a trance.
Ex: Someone in a trance may still be experiencing very intense brain waves and intellectual activity, but the individual is also clearly not entirely awake.
en un tris
=before I know what's happened ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation. Ex: In a trice we find ourselves left without civilisation -- just a push of a wrong button and everything goes straight to a primitive state. Ex: He said something to them turned around and was gone in two shakes of a lamb's tail.
en un tris tras
=at the drop of a hat.
Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.
en un volumen
(adj.)=one-volume.
Ex: At the beginning of the century a one-volume novel could cost about half a guinea and at the end the same novel could be purchased for a few pennies.
en un/el sentido amplio
=in a/the broad sense.
Ex: The professional role of the library is, typically, to introduce people to relevant information (using that term in a very broad sense to include imaginative literature and intelligent recreation).
en un/el sentido general
=in a/the broad sense.
Ex: The professional role of the library is, typically, to introduce people to relevant information (using that term in a very broad sense to include imaginative literature and intelligent recreation).
en un/el sentido más amplio
=in a/the broader sense.
Ex: This article describes some of the main reference sources for Sephardic studies in the broader sense of covering issues related not only to the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula and their descendants, but also to those of the Middle east and North Africa.
en un/el sentido más general
=in a/the broader sense.
Ex: This article describes some of the main reference sources for Sephardic studies in the broader sense of covering issues related not only to the Jews of the Iberian Peninsula and their descendants, but also to those of the Middle east and North Africa.
en una emergencia
=in an emergency situation ; in an emergency.
Ex: In an emergency situation when someone is ill, sometimes the best help available will come from librarians who are able to work only part time. Ex: In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment.
en una encrucijada
=at a crossroads.
Ex: Special librarianship is sometimes considered to be at a crossroad.
en una ocasión
=on one occasion.
Ex: On one occasion one lady waited three weeks for a cot -- during this three weeks she shared a bed with her tiny baby.
en una palabra
=in a nutshell ; in a word ; in a few words.
Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information. Ex: But new subjects are constantly being created and therefore notation must be able to accommodate these subjects as they arise and in their proper place in the scheme: in a word, it must be hospitable. Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
en una punta ... en la otra
=at one end ... at the other.
Ex: The article describes how an unwanted library building was moved by barge from Belfair, a community at one end of Hood Canal in Washington State, to Hoodsport, at the other end.
en una sentada
=at a sitting.
Ex: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad.
en una situación de emergencia
=in an emergency situation ; in an emergency.
Ex: In an emergency situation when someone is ill, sometimes the best help available will come from librarians who are able to work only part time. Ex: In an emergency, good information about the building is second in importance only to good judgment.
en una situación desesperada
=in dire straits.
Ex: Egypt's Internet situation is in dire straits after two undersea cables in the Mediterranean were accidentally severed yesterday.
en una situación muy problemática
=in deep trouble ; in deep water.
Ex: I think if someone knowingly took a step which would reduce that security and something went wrong they would be in deep trouble. Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and a idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
en una sola columna
(adj.)=single columned ; single-column.
Ex: According to Cutter, this kind of indexes should be printed single columned. Ex: The final version of the paper will have to fit within 15 single-column pages, including all figures and bibliography, so plan accordingly.
en una época de
=in a period of.
Ex: We may indeed be in a period of cooling worldwide temperatures that could last another 10-20 years.
en una época de transición
=in a period of transition.
Ex: The message is, of course, that we are always in a period of transition and have been from the beginning of time.
en una época en donde
=in an age where.
Ex: In an age where large scale research are the norm rather than the exception, it is inevitable that the sponsors of such research will wish to keep the results to themselves.
en uno o dos días
=in a day or two.
Ex: All cats get the runs from time to time but it usually runs its course quickly, and your cat is back to his usual self in a day or two.
en uno o dos segundos
=in an instant or two.
Ex: Now rapid selection can slide just the proper card into position in an instant or two, and return it afterward.
en unos años
=within a few years ; in a few years' time.
Ex: Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon. Ex: Further research will also require a follow-up survey in a few years' time = Además, se realizará un estudio de seguimiento dentro de unos cuantos años.
en unos cuantos años
=within a few years ; in a few years' time.
Ex: Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon. Ex: Further research will also require a follow-up survey in a few years' time = Además, se realizará un estudio de seguimiento dentro de unos cuantos años.
en unos minutos
=in a little while.
Ex: Go back inside and tell mom that I'll be there in a little while.
en unos momentos
=momentarily ; at any moment.
Ex: Regular service will be resumed momentarily. Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
en unos pocos años
=within a few years.
Ex: Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon.
en unos pocos casos
=in a few cases.
Ex: In a few cases, exposure to chicken faeces in an area frequented by free-ranging poultry is thought to have been the source of infection.
en unos segundos
=in seconds.
Ex: This curler creates movie star eyelashes in seconds and also beats mascara allergy.
en uso
(adj.)=in use ; operational.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use. Ex: Controls are concerned with locating operational weakness and taking corrective action.
en vano
=vainly ; in vain ; helplessly ; to no avail ; futilely ; without any avail ; of no avail ; to no purpose ; to no effect ; pointlessly.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records. Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day. Ex: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her. Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume. Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue. Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?. Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. Ex: What is true of mankind as a whole is true of each of us individually: we are here to no purpose. Ex: My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect. Ex: The Arabic press has been maundering on pointlessly for decades about the rise and fall of Osama bin Laden.
en variadas ocasiones
=on several occasions.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
en varias disciplinas
(adj.)=cross-domain.
Ex: This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.
en varias etapas
(adj.)=multistage [multi-stage] ; multi-step.
Ex: The effectiveness of the technique used to code and analyse the events that occur in multistage nondeterministic processes were tested. Ex: In this paper, a new approach to digital image retrieval using intermediate semantic features and multi-step search has been proposed.
en varias lenguas
=cross-lingual ; cross-language ; multilingually.
Ex: Monolingual interrogation is insufficient in an increasing number of cases, resulting in the need for cross-lingual retrieval = Las consultas monolingües son insuficientes en un número de casos cada vez mayor, siendo necesario la recuperación en varias lenguas. Ex: This conference minitrack will cover theoretical and application issues related to cross-language document search. Ex: This journal is distinctive for both its multidisciplinary character and its preparedness to publish multilingually.
en varias ocasiones
=on several occasions.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
en varias partes
(adj.)=multi-part [multipart].
Ex: The title given in the chief source of information differs from one volume to another in a multi-volume or multi-part work.
en varias plantas
(adj.)=multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
Ex: Catalogue terminals can be dispersed throughout the library which is particularly appealing for multi-storey and/or multi-wing libraries = Los terminales del catálogo pueden estar dispersos por todo el edificio, lo que es especialmente necesario para las bibliotecas con varios pisos y con varias alas.
en varias sedes
(adj.)=multi-site [multisite].
Ex: The author discusses the politics involved in purchasing, installing and maintaining an automated library system in a multi-site institution = El autor analiza las decisiones implicadas en la compra, instalación y mantenimiento de un sistema bibliotecario automatizado en una institución con varias sedes.
en varios alfabetos
(adj.)=multiscript [multi-script].
Ex: This project studies the development of tools to aid the exchange of Greek and multiscript records.
en varios ficheros
(adj.)=cross-file [crossfile].
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
en varios formatos
(adj.)=multiform.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
en varios pasos
(adj.)=multi-step.
Ex: In this paper, a new approach to digital image retrieval using intermediate semantic features and multi-step search has been proposed.
en varios sentidos
=in several respects ; in various respects.
Ex: This edition was found to be inadequate in several respects, and the same could be said of all editions until the eighteenth. Ex: Parts of the schedules differ in various respects from other parts of the schedules.
en varios sistemas
(adj.)=cross-system.
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
en varios volúmenes
(adj.)=multi-volume [multivolume].
Ex: The title given in the chief source of information differs from one volume to another in a multi-volume or multi-part work.
en venta
=for sale ; in print ; priced ; on release ; on sale.
Ex: People are checking over the giant noticeboard of community events, 'for sale,' 'ads,' and 'help wanted' notices. Ex: It therefore includes not only new publications but books published a number of years previously which are still in print. Ex: Much of this is free games software, with some educational programs, but there are also some priced applications programs available. Ex: This article reviews the first DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable) on release in the UK. Ex: This is a bibliography of books and pamphlets published but not on sale.
en venta por insolvencia
(adj.)=distressed.
Ex: A new report today shows distressed sales made up 47 percent of all home sales in December.
en verdad
=in truth ; true ; in all truth.
Ex: But why had he said he offered to do the work for the superintendent when in truth she had initiated the request?. Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others. Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
en vez de
=in place of ; in preference to ; instead of ; rather than ; in lieu of.
Ex: For example, the accession number might be used in place of the call number until the bibliographic information can be entered. Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon. Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location. Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order. Ex: The bibliography cannot be used in lieu of a library's own catalogue as it would contain entries for many books not in a particular library's own stock.
en vida
=in life.
Ex: In life he was seen as a controversial figure who thumbed his nose at the country's judicial system.
en vigor
=in effect ; in force.
Ex: Catalogers are reluctant to adopt new terminology unless they can be assured that new terms will remain in effect for the foreseeable future. Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day.
en vilo
=on pins and needles ; on tenterhooks ; in suspense.
Ex: They'll have to sit on pins and needles until the final decision is announced in May. Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again. Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
en vinagre
(adj.)=pickled.
Ex: Samples of pickled herring titbits and sprats were analysed for nitrate and nitrite.
en virtud de
=by virtue of.
Ex: For example, the set of documents about 'programmed instruction' forms a class by virtue of sharing the common characteristic of subject content.
en virtud de su cargo
=ex officio.
Ex: While deputy administrators are frequently involved ex officio as chairpersons of these groups, the chief librarian usually will reserve the final decision-making authority on major issues to him or herself.
en virtud del cargo que ocupa
=ex officio.
Ex: While deputy administrators are frequently involved ex officio as chairpersons of these groups, the chief librarian usually will reserve the final decision-making authority on major issues to him or herself.
en vista de
=in light of ; in the face of ; in the light of ; in view of.
Ex: This is essentially the traditional enterprise of cataloguing theory, but it is explored in light of current standards and developments. Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system. Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines. Ex: In view of the frequency with which users could benefit from references to a broader subject this omission must be regarded as a deficiency of A/Z subject catalogue.
en vista de que
=seeing that/as.
Ex: Seeing that it was no real emergency, we waited until late afternoon next day.
en vivo
=live-action ; in vivo ; live ; live on air ; on air.
Ex: The author discusses the role played by authors and illustrators in the audiovisual adaptation of books and the process of deciding whether a film is to be iconographic, animated or live-action. Ex: The author presents a review of the antioxidant capacity of tea in vitro and in vivo. Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building. Ex: She has even said that if she gets the chance she will reveal her resignation live on air. Ex: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant.
en volandas
=quickly ; in a hurry ; in a rush.
Ex: A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply. Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research. Ex: In a rush to computerize records, records managers may overlook the need to establish a sound basis for manual filing systems.
en voz alta
=loudly ; aloud ; out loud.
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'. Ex: The deputy detected her satire, and wondered aloud why the authors would have appropriated that particular language. Ex: Hearing the story out loud helped me see very clearly elements that were not working.
en vuelo
(adj.)=aloft ; in-flight.
Ex: The article 'aloft at last!: 'Operating Agreement' gets off the ground as ALA and its divisions reach compromise' reports on the 108th Annual Conference of the American Library Association (ALA). Ex: Starting on Oct. 2nd, 2006, the in-flight Internet service will be free of charge.
en vías de desarrollo
(adj.)=in course of development ; emergent ; developing.
Ex: International organizations play a key role in debates about such matters as the maintenance of peaceful relations between nations, the preservation of order in the international economic system and the provision of aid to countries in course of development. Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts. Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
en vías de jubilación
(adj.)=retiring.
Ex: Margreet Wijnstroom, retiring Secretary General of IFLA, had formerly been general secretary of the Central Association of Public Libraries in the Netherlands.
en ángulo
(v.)=angled.
Ex: The main feature of this learning resources center consists of white metal angled sunshades over each window.
en ángulo recto
=at right angles.
Ex: There was an ink table at each end of the bed, and two sets of inking rollers were fixed in the frame at right angles to its movement, with the platen between them = Había una mesa de tinta a cada extremo de la mesa y dos juegos de rodillos entintadores sujetos sobre la estructura en ángulo recto respecto a su movimiento, con la platina entre ambos.
en época de carnaval
=carnivalistically.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
en época de feria
=carnivalistically.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
en época de paz
=in peacetime ; during peacetime.
Ex: The report literature medium is now also an established form of communication in peacetime = Los informes son también ahora una forma consolidada de comunicación en tiempos de paz. Ex: The concept of 'operational readiness' refers to the training required by Navy personnel during peacetime to perform wartime missions.
en épocas anteriores
=in former times ; in past eras.
Ex: Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion. Ex: The needs of today's information users place demands on our information services far more acute than were normal in past eras.
en épocas de
=in times of.
Ex: In times of financial restraint, library services to children and young adults are reduced disproportionately to services for adults.
en épocas de guerra
=in time(s) of war.
Ex: In times of war, or other reasons for the imposition of barriers to untrammelled distribution of information, such openness in communication cannot be allowed.
en épocas de paz
=in time(s) of peace.
Ex: Military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and in times of peace.
en épocas de prosperidad económica
=in affluent times.
Ex: This worked well in affluent times, but as a result of inflation, Denmark, like all the Western nations, has had to cut back spendind.
en épocas difíciles
=in times of need.
Ex: Some people may require 'safety nets' or private and public forms of social insurance that contribute to subsistence in times of need.
en épocas pasadas
=in past ages.
Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.
en última instancia
=ultimately ; in the long run ; in the end ; in the last analysis ; in the last resort ; in the final analysis.
Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file. Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run. Ex: This is time well invested since it saves money in the end and leads to a higher success rate in providing information = Éste es tiempo bien invertido ya que ahorra dinero en última instancia y permite ofrecer una información mucho más pertinente para el usuario. Ex: In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved. Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'. Ex: This reminds us that in the final analysis it is still people who make technology work.
en último término
=in the last analysis ; in the final analysis ; ultimately.
Ex: In the last analysis, a microcomputer is a small computer and will be unsuitable for no other reason than the sheer size of the files involved. Ex: This reminds us that in the final analysis it is still people who make technology work. Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.
enagua
(n.)=petticoat ; shift.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.
Ex: The first thing Cecily put on was her smock, also called a shift.

enajenado
=deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.
Ex: The article 'Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.
Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
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* arma enajenada=deactivated weapon.
* enajenado mental=deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.

enajenado mental
=deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes. Ex: The article 'Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law. Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
enajenamiento
(n.)=alienation.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.

enajenar
(v.)=alienate ; disenfranchise ; estrange (from).
Ex: That was the only way she could protect herself from the possibility of alienating the very people with whom she was trying to ingratiate herself.
Ex: This article discusses an emerging class of Americans being disenfranchised by the growing importance of information technologies they cannot afford.
Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.

enaldecer
(v.)=glamourise [glamorize, -USA].
Ex: Librarians now have recognized that automated information retrieval is a logical extension of good reference service and is not usually categorized or glamorized as a separate function.

enaltecedor
(adj.)=edifying.
Ex: It has been one of the most edifying experiences in my life to be able to help someone who was struggling.

enaltecer
(v.)=glorify ; exalt ; put + Nombre + on a pedestal ; hold out as ; aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA] ; edify.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
Ex: The first tool for edifying one another is our example.

enaltecido
(adj.)=glamourised [glamorized, -USA].
Ex: Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.

enaltecimiento
(n.)=exaltation ; glorification.
Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.
Ex: The book business is in crisis for reasons such as the glorification of mass popular entertainment.

enamorado
=infatuated ; enamoured [enamored, -USA] ; in love.
Ex: The author describes the reactions of students and library staff to the new terminals (all are enthusiastic and some are infatuated).
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
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* ciegamente enamorado=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.
* día de los enamorados, el=St. Valentine's Day.
* enamorado del fútbol=football supporter ; football fan.
* estar enamorado de=carry + a torch for + Nombre ; have + a crush on.
* estar locamente enamorado de=be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* locamente enamorado=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.
* perdidamente enamorado=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.

enamorado del fútbol
(n.)=football supporter ; football fan.
Ex: Football violence in the 90s decreased and the credit has been given to the increased use of ecstasy by football supporters . Ex: A football fan has paid the ultimate tribute to his favourite club by naming his daughter after it.
enamoradísimo
(adj.)=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.
Ex: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in.
Ex: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.

enamoramiento
(n.)=infatuation (with) ; crush.
Ex: His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.
Ex: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in.

enamorar
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* enamorarse de=fall in + love (with) ; become + enamoured of ; be enamoured of/with ; lose + Posesivo + heart (to) ; fall for.
* enamorarse locamente=sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet.
* enamorarse locamente de=fall + deeply in love with.

enamorarse (de)
(v.)=fall in + love (with) ; become + enamoured of ; be enamoured of/with ; lose + Posesivo + heart (to) ; fall for.
Ex: The emperor had so fallen in love with his new game, he offered the inventor a reward of anything he wanted in the kingdom. Ex: Those who become enamored of reference librarianship and its challenges usually succumb to its lure before discovering all of its parts. Ex: This article investigates the perception that humanists are less than enamoured with technology when compared with their peers in other disciplines. Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight. Ex: The article 'Falling for fiction' looks at new novels by a diverse range of 13 authors.
enamorarse locamente
(v.)=sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: A historical work such as this might help us keep from being swept off our feet by every 'new' panacea.
enamorarse locamente de
(v.)=fall + deeply in love with.
Ex: Apollo fell deeply in love with Daphne, however she did not return his love.
enanismo
(n.)=dwarfism.
Ex: A new research has determined that the wiener dog's stubby little legs hold a clue to both human dwarfism and evolution as a whole.

enanito
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* Blancanieves y los siete enanitos=Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

enano
(n.)=dwarf [dwarves, -pl.] ; runt ; shorty [shortie].
Nota: Forma generalmente afectuosa de referirse a una persona.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
Ex: As his name implies, Shorty is a bit short, but he can kick a ball further than anybody else.
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* disfrutar como una enano=have + the time of + Posesivo + life.
* disfrutar como un enano=love + every minute of it ; have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time ; enjoy + every minute of ; live it up.
* enano de la familia, el=runt of the litter, the.
* enano del grupo, el=runt of the litter, the.
* musaraña enana=dwarf shrew.
* variedad enana=dwarf variety.

enano de la familia, el
=runt of the litter, the.
Ex: This is normally the runt of the litter which, even if it survives the birth, will probably die later of starvation, or be crushed.
enano del grupo, el
=runt of the litter, the.
Ex: This is normally the runt of the litter which, even if it survives the birth, will probably die later of starvation, or be crushed.
enarbolar
(v.)=hoist ; raise ; brandish.
Nota: Tercera persona singular brandishes.
Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.
Ex: The speaker said that James estimated people function at only 20% of their capacity, and concluded that they could raise this percentage considerable if they knew how to manage their time more efficiently.
Ex: She brandishes a 'Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.
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* enarbolar la bandera blanca=raise + the white flag.
* enarbolar la bandera de paz=raise + the white flag.
* enarbolar una bandera=wave + flag.

enarbolar la bandera blanca
(v.)=raise + the white flag.
Ex: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
enarbolar la bandera de paz
(v.)=raise + the white flag.
Ex: The Iraqi army still cannot give the order to put down weapons and to raise white flags.
enarbolar una bandera
(v.)=wave + flag.
Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
enardecerse
(v.)=fire up.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

enardecido
(adj.)=tumultuous.
Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.

enblanquecer
(v.)=whiten.
Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.

encabalgado
(adj.)=wrapped-round.
Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.

encabezado
(n.)=header.
Ex: Word processors can add headers and footers.

encabezamiento
(n.)=heading ; index entry ; index heading ; index term ; subject statement ; entry heading ; rubric ; category heading.
Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing.
Ex: All index entries and references in a PRECIS index are derived from an indexing string.
Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
Ex: Next, the computer generates a series of entries with a complete subject statement at every entry point.
Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".
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* área de encabezamiento=header area.
* asignar un encabezamiento=assign + heading ; establish + heading ; label with + a heading.
* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead.
* construir un encabezamiento=construct + heading.
* encabezamiento aceptado=uniform heading.
* encabezamiento adjetival=adjectival heading ; adjectival phrase heading.
* encabezamiento admitido=approved heading ; preferred heading.
* encabezamiento alfabético=alphabetical index heading.
* encabezamiento alfabético de materia=alphabetical subject heading.
* encabezamiento autorizado=established heading.
* encabezamiento compuesto=composite heading ; compound heading.
* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras=multi-word heading.
* encabezamiento conceptual=concept heading.
* encabezamiento de autor=author heading.
* encabezamiento de autoridad=authority heading.
* encabezamiento de forma=form heading.
* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva=conjunctive phrase heading.
* encabezamiento de frase preposicional=prepositional phrase heading.
* encabezamiento demasiado general=much-too-broad heading.
* encabezamiento de materia=subject heading ; subject description.
* encabezamiento de materia controlado=controlled subject heading.
* encabezamiento de materia específico=specific subject heading.
* encabezamiento de microficha=microfiche header.
* encabezamiento de nombre=name heading.
* encabezamiento de nombre corporativo=corporate name heading.
* encabezamiento de nombre personal=personal name heading.
* encabezamiento de referencia=reference heading.
* encabezamiento general=class entry.
* encabezamiento informativo=explanatory heading.
* encabezamiento informativo general=general explanatory heading.
* encabezamiento invertido=inverted heading.
* encabezamiento no aceptado=unestablished heading.
* encabezamiento no admitido=non-approved heading.
* encabezamiento no específico=non-specific heading.
* encabezamiento obsoleto=dead heading.
* encabezamiento paralelo=parallel heading.
* encabezamiento personal uniforme=uniform personal heading.
* encabezamiento por título=title entry.
* encabezamiento preciso=coextensive heading.
* encabezamiento principal=lead term ; main entry heading.
* encabezamiento relacionado=related heading.
* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH)=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
* encabezamientos de nombre y título=name-title headings.
* encabezamiento secundario=added entry heading.
* encabezamiento subdividido o con subdivisiones=subdivided heading.
* encabezamiento temático=topical heading.
* encabezamiento uniforme=uniform heading.
* frase como encabezamiento=phrase heading.
* incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario=trace.
* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de mat=alphabetical list of subject headings.
* lista de encabezamientos de materia=subject headings list.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar=SLA List.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears=Sears' List of Subject Headings.
* normalización de un encabezamiento=establishment of + a uniform heading.
* orden de combinación de encabezamientos=citation order.
* primera palabra del encabezamiento=entry word.
* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia=subject tracing.
* registro de encabezamientos secundarios=tracing.
* termino inicial de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead term ; main heading.
* traducción de encabezamientos a través de notaciones bibliográficas=information switching.
* variante de un encabezamiento=variant heading.

encabezamiento aceptado
(n.)=uniform heading.
Ex: A uniform heading is a heading established in a form to be followed without variation whenever the heading appears in a bibliographic record.
encabezamiento adjetival
(n.)=adjectival heading ; adjectival phrase heading.
Ex: An adjectival heading comprise either a noun or noun phrase with adjectival modifier; for example, Agricultural credit. Ex: Choice between natural and inverted order in adjectival phrase headings seems governed by the degree of specification offered by the noun in the phrase.
encabezamiento admitido
(n.)=approved heading ; preferred heading.
Ex: Subject headings lists contain both approved and non-approved headings. Ex: In the LC subject headings list terms that are related to the preferred heading are shown by means of relationships of the type NT, RT and BT.
encabezamiento alfabético
(n.)=alphabetical index heading.
Ex: It was observed that this type of string showed potential for alphabetical index headings.
encabezamiento alfabético de materia
(n.)=alphabetical subject heading.
Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
encabezamiento autorizado
(n.)=established heading.
Ex: An established heading is the authoritative form of a heading that is used as a main entry, subject added entry, added entry, or series added entry in bibliographic records.
encabezamiento compuesto
(n.)=composite heading ; compound heading.
Ex: The index user can approach a composite heading via one of the concepts that does not take the first position in the citation order. Ex: Compound headings are quite widely used, eg Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilots and pilotage, Voyages and travels.
encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras
(n.)=multi-word heading.
Ex: There are problems in searching J-BISC using multiword headings and specific methods must be used for entering subdivisions (e.g. Religion - Japan - History).
encabezamiento conceptual
(n.)=concept heading.
Ex: With many concept headings consistency must be instilled into the terms used to describe the individual concepts.
encabezamiento de autor
(n.)=author heading.
Ex: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.
encabezamiento de autoridad
(n.)=authority heading.
Ex: An authority entry is the heading for an authority entry.
encabezamiento de forma
(n.)=form heading.
Ex: Form headings (such as congresses, dictionaries, directories) were recommended by the BM code, and caused some problems later.
encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva
(n.)=conjunctive phrase heading.
Ex: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, debtor and creditor.
encabezamiento de frase preposicional
(n.)=prepositional phrase heading.
Ex: Prepositional phrase headings comprise nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by a preposition, for example, Federal aid to youth.
encabezamiento de materia
(n.)=subject heading ; subject description.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules. Ex: During searching the index user is expected to formulate headings in the same way, and hopefully to match his subject description with the indexer's description.
encabezamiento de materia controlado
(n.)=controlled subject heading.
Ex: There is a distinct superficial similarity between a KWOC index and an index arranged under assigned or controlled subject headings.
encabezamiento de materia específico
(n.)=specific subject heading.
Ex: We now make a series of see also references, one step at a time from broader to narrower subjects culminating in specific subject headings.
encabezamiento de microficha
(n.)=microfiche header.
Ex: The inscription, readable without magnification, placed at the top of the microfiche to identify its contents is known as the microfiche header.
encabezamiento de nombre
(n.)=name heading.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
encabezamiento de nombre corporativo
(n.)=corporate name heading.
Ex: The term 'corporate name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based, without regard to its function or relationship to other headings.
encabezamiento de nombre personal
(n.)=personal name heading.
Ex: The term 'personal name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based. without regard to its function or relationship to other headings.
encabezamiento de referencia
(n.)=reference heading.
Ex: A reference heading is the heading for a reference entry.
encabezamiento demasiado general
(n.)=much-too-broad heading.
Ex: Works on such themes are typically subject-traced under nonspecific, much-too-broad headings, which in effect buries the material.
encabezamiento general
(n.)=class entry.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
encabezamiento informativo
(n.)=explanatory heading.
Ex: An explanatory heading is the heading for a general explanatory entry from which the user is directed to a general class or defined category of headings.
encabezamiento informativo general
(n.)=general explanatory heading.
Ex: A general explanatory heading is an entry that serves to inform the user of a convention that applies either generally or to a defined category of headings, and to provide guidance in locating such headings.
encabezamiento invertido
(n.)=inverted heading.
Ex: Subject headings beginning with the same word may be interfiled in different ways according to the filing value accorded to inverted headings, phrase headings and subdivided headings.
encabezamiento no aceptado
(n.)=unestablished heading.
Ex: An unestablished heading may be a variant to the established form, a heading used only for authority file organisational purposes or an incomplete piece of an estalished heading.
encabezamiento no admitido
(n.)=non-approved heading.
Ex: Subject headings lists contain both approved and non-approved headings.
encabezamiento no específico
(n.)=non-specific heading.
Ex: Works on such themes are typically subject-traced under nonspecific, much-too-broad headings, which in effect buries the material.
encabezamiento obsoleto
(n.)=dead heading.
Ex: Perhaps the computer could resolve the dilemma of dead headings vs. buried material.
encabezamiento paralelo
(n.)=parallel heading.
Ex: A parallel heading is an alternate form of the authority heading based on another language form of the name or title.
encabezamiento personal uniforme
(n.)=uniform personal heading.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
encabezamiento por título
(n.)=title entry.
Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.
encabezamiento preciso
(n.)=coextensive heading.
Ex: It would appear to be more efficient to use coextensive headings in the first place, and avoid that particular problem altogether.
encabezamiento principal
(n.)=lead term ; main entry heading.
Ex: The lead term is the term under which the entry files and by which it is therefore sought. Ex: The rules give instructions on the choice of one of these access points as the main entry heading, the other being added entry headings.
encabezamiento relacionado
(n.)=related heading.
Ex: A related heading is one of two or more uniform headings, each of which is bibliographically related to the other(s).
encabezamiento secundario
(n.)=added entry heading.
Ex: The rules give instructions on the choice of one of these access points as the main entry heading, the other being added entry headings.
encabezamiento subdividido o con subdivisiones
(n.)=subdivided heading.
Ex: Subject headings beginning with the same word may be interfiled in different ways according to the filing value accorded to inverted headings, phrase headings and subdivided headings.
encabezamiento temático
(n.)=topical heading.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
encabezamiento uniforme
(n.)=uniform heading.
Ex: A uniform heading is a heading established in a form to be followed without variation whenever the heading appears in a bibliographic record.
encabezamientos de nombre y título
=name-title headings.
Ex: Added entries under name-title headings may be made in respect of related works.
encabezar
(v.)=enter ; head ; label with + a heading ; lead ; spearhead ; head ; lead off ; headline ; top.
Ex: Texts published with commentary are entered under the commentator if the commentary is emphasised.
Ex: Paragraphs headed 'results', 'conclusions', 'recommendations', 'discussion', 'future work' are often fruitful sources of material for inclusion in an abstract.
Ex: Each file will be labelled with a heading which corresponds with the material to be organised.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: STN International is a host arrangement being spearheaded by Chemical Abstracts Services.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: Laurence Prusak will lead off the guest lectures on Monday, August 20th.
Ex: Leading technology visionaries will headline this annual knowledge community event.
Ex: Google, Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves top the list of information sources respondents thought provide worthwhile information = Google, Yahoo!, MSN Search and Ask Jeeves encabezan la lista de fuentes que los encuestados consideran ofrecen información pertinente.
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* encabezar la lista=top + the list.

encabezar la lista
(v.)=top + the list.
Ex: Some recipe classics never go out of fashion and fairy cakes top the list.
encabezonarse
(v.)=stick to + Posesivo + guns.
Ex: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory.

encabritarse
(v.)=buck.
Ex: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.

encabronar
(v.)=piss + Nombre + off.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.

encadenado
(adj.)=concatenated ; catenated.
Nota: En indización, formar una entrada de un índice uniendo ("encadenando") varios campos o partes de ellos.
Ex: More than one field might also comprise the key, either concatenated or used separately = La clave también podría incluir más de un campo, bien concatenados o usados por separado.
Ex: One of the methods described sorts in order of the catenated key formed from the attibutes = Uno de los métodos descritos ordena según el orden de la clave combinada que se crea a partir de los atributos.

encadenamiento
(n.)=chaining ; concatenation.
Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
Ex: Facilities are being developed to enable fast, effective communication over a concatenation of terrestrial and satellite networks.
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* encadenamiento de argumentos=threading.
* encadenamiento de citas=citation chain ; chain of citation.
* encadenamiento de conversación=threading.
* encadenamiento de mensajes=threading.
* encadenamiento de órdenes=command chaining.

encadenamiento de argumentos
(n.)=threading.
Ex: This situation is unlikely to change, and threading of electronic messages should be treated as a language processing task.
encadenamiento de citas
(n.)=citation chain ; chain of citation.
Ex: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations. Ex: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.
encadenamiento de conversación
(n.)=threading.
Ex: This situation is unlikely to change, and threading of electronic messages should be treated as a language processing task.
encadenamiento de mensajes
(n.)=threading.
Ex: This situation is unlikely to change, and threading of electronic messages should be treated as a language processing task.
encadenamiento de órdenes
(n.)=command chaining.
Ex: Although answers cannot be omitted, the use of defaults and command chaining allows concise entry of much data.
encadenar
(v.)=chain ; shackle ; fetter.
Ex: Some institutional libraries were chained (when the books were necessarily shelved fore-edge outwards), the chains being attached to a staple riveted to an edge of one of the boards.
Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.
Ex: Christ bears the cross on his shoulder at the head of a long shaft supported by a male prisoner fettered at the legs and a mendicant friar.

encajar
(v.)=build into ; fit in/into ; wedge ; fit together ; dovetail ; build in ; lock into + place ; fall into ; gel.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Since the entire catalog cannot possibly fit into a single display screen, DOBIS/LIBIS must allow users to browse.
Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
Ex: Dalglish says Liverpool's new signings need time to gel.
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* encajar bien=good fit.
* encajar con=mesh with ; fit with.
* encajar el golpe=take it on + the chin.
* encajar mejor=best + fit.
* encajar un gol=let in + a goal.
* encajar un tanto=let in + a goal.

encajar bien
(n.)=good fit.
Ex: Factors making a data base a good fit for an end user requirement include match on subject of interest and the inclusion of full text or abstracts.
encajar con
(v.)=mesh with ; fit with.
Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?. Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models.
encajar el golpe
(v.)=take it on + the chin.
Ex: We totally dominated and we didn't get what we deserved from the game but we need to take it on the chin and move on.
encajar mejor
(adj.)=best + fit.
Ex: Nelson and Tague suggest that a rank distribution best fits the distribution of terms used to index journal papers.
encajar un gol
(v.)=let in + a goal.
Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
encajar un tanto
(v.)=let in + a goal.
Ex: Although our goalkeepers let it two goals, no blame could and should be laid at their door.
encaje
(n.)=lace.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
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* bordado de encaje=lacework.
* de encaje=lacy ; lacey.
* encaje de aguja a mano=needlepoint lace.
* encaje de bolillos=bobbin lace.
* encaje de hilo=tatting.
* encajes=lacework.
* hacer encaje=tat.
* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo=do + the impossible ; jump through + hoops ; double over + backwards ; juggle.
* hecho de encaje=lacy.
* persona que hace encajes=tatter.

encaje de aguja a mano
(n.)=needlepoint lace.
Ex: Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps.
encaje de bolillos
(n.)=bobbin lace.
Ex: They also have a good selection of books on tatting & bobbin lace.
encaje de hilo
(n.)=tatting.
Ex: They also have a good selection of books on tatting & bobbin lace.
encajes
(n.)=lacework.
Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
encajonar
(v.)=sandwich ; squeeze in/into ; box in.
Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.
Ex: Indeed, one problem in trying to write within the length agreed with my publisher has been deciding what can be squeezed in and what must be left out.
Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.

encalado
(n.)=whitewashing.
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.

encalar
(v.)=whitewash.
Ex: I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.

encalladero
(n.)=shoal.
Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.

encallado
(adj.)=stranded ; grounded.
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
Ex: The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.
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* quedarse encallado=be stranded.

encallar
(v.)=run + aground ; beach ; strand ; bog down ; be stranded ; ground.
Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.
Ex: A horror movie came to life when a snowstorm stranded some children traveling alone at an airport.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: They were due to return from a day trip yesterday afternoon, but their boat broke down on the Mokau River and they were stranded upriver.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.

encamado
(adj.)=bedridden [bed-ridden] ; bedfast [bed-fast].
Ex: There is a mobile service only to bedridden patients; others must visit the library.
Ex: This module discusses the importance of periodically changing the position of bedfast or wheelchair patients.

encamar
(v.)=hospitalise [hospitalize, -USA].
Ex: A majority said they had clients who were now hospitalized but, if there were adequate attendant care, they could live independently.

encaminado
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* estar bien encaminado=be on the right track.
* estar encaminado a=be on the road to ; be on the road to.
* estar mal encaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* ir bien encaminado=be on the right track.
* ir mal encaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.

encaminado hacia
=set on.
Ex: ALA membership seems set on self-destruction if its demand for total involvement and 100% democracy continues.
encaminar
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* encaminado hacia=set on.
* encaminar a Alguien=set + Nombre + on course.
* encaminarse a=head for ; head off for/to/toward(s).
* encaminarse hacia=be on + Posesivo + way to ; be heading towards ; head for.
* encaminarse hacia el oeste=push + westward(s).

encaminar a Alguien
(v.)=set + Nombre + on course.
Ex: The writer describes his uncomfortable experiences at grade school and high school, until a sympathetic high school librarian took an interest in him and set him on course to becoming an avid reader.
encaminarse a
(v.)=head for ; head off for/to/toward(s).
Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
encaminarse hacia
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + way to ; be heading towards ; head for.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement. Ex: The relative growth rate has declined and figures indicate that it is heading towards saturation. Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.
encaminarse hacia el oeste
(v.)=push + westward(s).
Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
encandilado
(adj.)=rapturous ; spellbound.
Ex: Then I had a romantic taste in poetry; I thought it ought to be dreamy and rapturous and inspiring.
Ex: Here was a world and a collection of people so strange that I was spellbound with fascination, as an explorer might stand staring at a new land and an alien people = Me encontraba ante un mundo y una colección de gente tan extraña que me sentía embelesado, como un explorador al contemplar una nueva tierra y una gente diferente.
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* tener a Alguien encandilado=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.

encandilar
(v.)=enthral [enthrall, -USA] ; entrance ; get + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell ; put + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.
Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
Ex: After getting him under her spell, Clark reveals his powers to the woman, who immediately begins to exploit them for her own ends.
Ex: One glance from her eyes so dark and so brown, put him under her spell, his world spun around.

encantado^1
(adj.)=chuffed ; enamoured [enamored, -USA] ; excited.
Ex: However, CSA is not chuffed that the government has rejected the amendment.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
Ex: First of all, I was very excited by hematology, this field of medicine treating blood diseases.
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* estar encantado=be thrilled.
* estar encantado de Hacer Algo=be more than happy to + Infinitivo.
* sentirse encantado=be thrilled.

encantado^2
(adj.)=charmed ; enchanted ; haunted ; bewitched.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.
Ex: The article 'The enchanted island: a view of the future' considers the social values and attitudes that will shape the choices about economic and technological options in information technology.
Ex: This is a guide to haunted places you can visit or stay overnight in.
Ex: One of the commonest countercharms for a bewitched animal was to cut a piece off of it -- frequently an ear -- and burn it or boil it.
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* bosque encantado=enchanted forest.

encantador
(adj.)=engaging ; charming ; delightful ; enchanting ; delectable ; winning ; a prince of ; lovely .
Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
Ex: 'Don't let it bother you and I won't let it affect me,' said Passantino, with an enchanting smile.
Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
Ex: Basically it is more tangible and exciting for retailers to develop new products, decorate stores, design Web sites, and create winning advertisements than it is for them to struggle to set prices that will mean profits.
Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
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* de manera encantadora=winningly.
* de un modo encantador=charmingly.

encantadoramente
=charmingly ; engagingly.
Ex: This tale is open-minded, generous, and charmingly old-fashioned.
Ex: If Theodore Besterman, who wrote so engagingly about Gesner, is to be believed the story begins and ends there.

encantadísimo
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* estar encantadísimo=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.

encantamiento
(n.)=enchantment ; incantation ; spell.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
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* hacer un encantamiento=cast + a (magic) spell.

encantar^1
(v.)=love ; relish ; thrill ; get off on ; love + every minute of it ; get + a buzz from ; get + a kick ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to ; smite ; be tickled pink ; be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits ; get + a kick out of ; get + a bang out of.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.
Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.
Ex: It's hard to imagine a red-blooded man anywhere in the world who could look at her and not be 'smitten' with her.
Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out.
Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
Ex: Children who get a kick out of torturing pets are in danger of becoming serial killers.
Ex: Improve customer service quality by making sure employees get a bang out of their jobs.
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* encantaría=would + love to.
* ser lo que a Uno le encanta=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

encantar^2
(v.)=charm ; enchant ; weave + magic spell ; cast + a (magic) spell ; bewitch.
Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.

encantaría
=would + love to.
Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.
encanto sexual
(n.)=mojo ; sex appeal.
Ex: I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation. Ex: Everyone is born with their own natural allure, but the key to becoming more captivating is to maximize your unique sex appeal.
encanto^1
(n.)=lure ; charm ; glamour [glamor, -USA] ; allure ; turn-on ; mojo.
Ex: The author of that passage does not entirely discount these 'lures'.
Ex: Collected in 1907 from an oral source, this story depends for its charm and attraction on the colloquial flavour, its dialect.
Ex: In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.
Ex: Dr. James Houran discusses the different ways men and women show affection and addresses the top turn-ons and turn-offs with men and women.
Ex: I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation.
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* encanto sexual=mojo ; sex appeal.
* perder el encanto=lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + Posesivo + shine.
* que conserva su encanto natural=unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].
* ser un encanto=be a gem.
* sucumbir ante un encanto=succumb to + lure.

encanto^2
(n.)=magic spell ; spell.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
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* como por encanto=magically.

encapotado
(adj.)=cloudy ; overcast.
Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.
Ex: The sky was completely overcast.
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* cielo encapotado=overcast sky.

encapotamiento
(n.)=cloud cover.
Ex: Refinements allow the user to search for: the originating agency; the date of exposure; the image format; the cloud cover; satellite; etc..

encaprichado
(adj.)=infatuated.
Ex: The author describes the reactions of students and library staff to the new terminals (all are enthusiastic and some are infatuated).

encaprichamiento
(n.)=infatuation (with).
Ex: His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.

encapricharse con
(v.)=fall for ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to.
Ex: The article 'Falling for fiction' looks at new novels by a diverse range of 13 authors.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.

encapuchado
(adj.)=hooded.
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.

encaramarse
(v.)=perch.
Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.

encarar
(v.)=confront ; confront ; face up to ; meet + Nombre + head-on.
Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations.
Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
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* encarar el futuro=face up to + the future.

encarar el futuro
(v.)=face up to + the future.
Ex: We must face up to the future and ensure that the unique value of the public library as a focus for community life are shared with others.
encarcelamiento
(n.)=incarceration ; imprisonment ; jail sentence ; prison sentence ; prison term ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
Nota: La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés americano.
Ex: Over time, the Western world has seen changes in the philosophy of what constitutes the nature and purpose of incarceration in society.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
Ex: The statistics show that overall crime levels have fallen in the last 10 years while the length of prison sentences have increased.
Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.
Ex: Most courts in India are unwilling to impose heavy fines and jail terms for wildlife crimes.
Ex: If this is the first time you have been charged with drink drinving, it is unlikely you will get a gaol sentence.
Ex: The family of a disabled boy who was bashed in an abandoned property is outraged his attackers will escape a gaol term.

encarcelar
(v.)=jail [gaol, -UK] ; incarcerate ; imprison ; hold + prisoner ; put + Nombre + behind bars ; send up ; send up + the river ; send away ; send to + prison ; send + Nombre + to jail ; gaol [jail, -USA] ; send + Nombre + to gaol.
Nota: La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés americano.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
Ex: A survey was conducted to identify the information needs of a 5% sample of men and women incarcerated in correctional institutions.
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist.
Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.
Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.
Ex: And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be convicted and they ought to be sent up.
Ex: Friday the twerp who undertook the attempt to defraud countless around the nation was sent up the river.
Ex: The kingpin of Columbus cocaine and marijuana biz has been sent away for 30 years -- He'll be 65 when he retires from prison.
Ex: A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison.
Ex: This discussion focused on the activities of Frank Gillie, who has recently been sent to jail for getting libraries to pay substantial sums for multi-volume works which he could not provide.
Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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Ex: When a person was sent to gaol he had to pay fees to the gaoler, even if later he was found to be not guilty.
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* encarcelar de por vida=jail for + life ; gaol for + life.

encarcelar de por vida
(v.)=jail for + life ; gaol for + life.
Ex: He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
encarecer
(v.)=make + Nombre + expensive.
Ex: It was explained above how the relatively large connect-time charge can make searching expensive for the inexperienced searcher.
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* contribuir a encarecer=add to + the expense of.
* encarecer demasiado=price out of + the market ; price out of + the reach.

encarecer demasiado
(v.)=price out of + the market ; price out of + the reach.
Ex: A more satisfactory solution would be to enlist the cooperation of other centralized agencies throughout the world in order to increase coverage without pricing the service out of the market. Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
encarecidamente
=strongly ; profusely ; earnestly.
Ex: The student is strongly recommended to examine the guiding provided in any libraries to which he has access.
Ex: As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
Ex: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.
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* necesitado encarecidamente=urgently needed.
* pedir encarecidamente=urge ; appeal for ; make + a plea for ; urging.
* recomendar encarecidamente=urge.

encargada
=manageress [manager, -masc.].
Ex: Personality profiles of managers and managereses show little relevant difference.

encargado de anotar los tantos
(n.)=scorer.
Ex: The league president shall appoint an official scorer who shall observe the game from a position in the press box.
encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos
(n.)=truant officer.
Ex: Even though we were asked to by the truant officer we don't even report school age children who are in the library during school hours.
encargado de hacer el presupuesto
(n.)=budgetmaker.
Ex: This can demonstrate to local government budgetmakers the value of the library to the parent organisation, even if its value to the public remains somewhat uncertain.
encargado de la colección
(n.)=stock editor.
Ex: One member of the library staff may act as stock editor and it will be his or her task to keep a constant vigil on the stock.
encargado de la gestión de documentos
(n.)=record(s) manager.
Ex: This article explains how the introduction of automation will do away with the distinctions between librarians, archivists, and records managers.
encargado de la gestión documental
(n.)=record(s) manager.
Ex: This article explains how the introduction of automation will do away with the distinctions between librarians, archivists, and records managers.
encargado de la información
(n.)=intelligence officer.
Ex: Variously described as information consultant, resource person, intelligence officer, communication scientist, etc, they are still rare birds.
encargado de la lista
(n.)=list moderator.
Ex: Any questions can be directed to the list moderator at terry.kuny@xist.com.
encargado de la máquina de imprimir
(n.)=machine-minder.
Ex: Printing machines were operated by two new grades of worker, skilled machine-minders and unskilled machine boys.
encargado de la tecnología de la información
(n.)=information technologist.
Ex: However, to realize this potential, scientists and information technologists must forge new models of cooperation.
encargado de las tareas domésticas
(n.)=housekeeper.
Ex: In Poland over 70 percent of married women are gainfully employed performing traditional female roles as wives, mothers and housekeepers, as well as the modern role of employee.
encargado de librería
(n.)=bookstore clerk.
Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements.
encargado de llevar a cabo
(n.)=implementor [implementer].
Ex: This could only be discovered by talking to the principal policy implementors and resource gatherers.
encargado de llevar el marcador
(n.)=scorer.
Ex: The league president shall appoint an official scorer who shall observe the game from a position in the press box.
encargado de orientar al lector
(n.)=readers' adviser.
Ex: As readers' advisors, librarians attempt to match users with books they will enjoy.
encargado de personal
(n.)=personnel officer ; welfare officer.
Ex: The personnel officer of a factory drops a stack of a few thousand employee cards into a selecting machine and produces in a short time a list of all employees who live in Trenton and know Spanish. Ex: In larger library systems there will be a welfare or personnel officer who can assist staff with personal problems relating to home life or their employment.
encargado de políticas
(n.)=policy officer.
Ex: Prior to joining Hartleys, he spent 16 years as a policy officer with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
encargado de poner en práctica
(n.)=implementor [implementer].
Ex: This could only be discovered by talking to the principal policy implementors and resource gatherers.
encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios
(n.)=first aider.
Ex: The ambulance service has put first aiders on bikes in an attempt to beat the city's traffic and save lives.
encargado de recoger
(n.)=gatherer.
Ex: This could only be discovered by talking to the principal policy implementors and resource gatherers.
encargado de recursos humanos
(n.)=human resource manager.
Ex: Conflict resolution and improving overall workplace moral is a key part of the role of a human resource manager.
encargado de relaciones públicas
(n.)=public liaison.
Ex: In attempt to supplement the number of hands available to run the library, volunteers serve as public liaisons and assistants in the library's computer facilities.
encargado de seguridad
(n.)=security officer ; security official ; safety official.
Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity. Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp. Ex: Safety officials have examined two fairground rides after two people were killed and three injured in two separate accidents.
encargado de ventas
(n.)=sales manager.
Ex: Sales managers see the virtue of common applications in all offices they visit and management see the value of common standards for business reports and resource utilisation.
encargado del almacén
(n.)=warehouse keeper ; warehouseman [warehousemen, pl.].
Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice). Ex: Then the warehouseman arranged all the heaps of printed sheets in order on a bench, and took one sheet from each heap in turn, until at the end he had collected a copy of the whole book in sheets.
encargado del correo
(n.)=mail clerk.
Ex: 'Just one letter today!' the mail clerk announced as she handed an envelope to Assistant Professor of Library Science Leslie Remington.
encargado del desarrollo de nuevos productos
(n.)=product developer.
Ex: There is a need for more communication between teacher librarians and product developers so that specific needs are satisfied.
encargado^1
(n.)=manager [manageress, -fem.] ; official ; attendant ; appointee ; housekeeper [house-keeper] ; minder ; business manager ; line manager ; warden ; overseer ; person-in-charge.
Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
Ex: See also reference tracings include related headings such as personal and corporate headings for officials, pseudonyms used as uniform headings, etc.
Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
Ex: Upon hearing the favourable appraisal the committee was giving of her, the young appointee swelled with pride.
Ex: A software agent named SiteHelper is designed to act as a housekeeper for the Web server and as a helper for a Web user to find relevant information at a particular site.
Ex: Education for librarianship should concern itself with encouraging self-reliance and sustained questioning rather than training servile machine minders.
Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
Ex: The major advantage is that staff feel able to talk more freely to colleagues than to a line manager.
Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
Ex: At the top of the hierarchy would be the high officials and their families: the vizier, the overseer of the treasury, and the first priest.
Ex: Every fax machine is to be assigned to a person-in-charge who will have the responsibility of distributing incoming fax messages to recipients.
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* encargado de anotar los tantos=scorer.
* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos=truant officer.
* encargado de hacer el presupuesto=budgetmaker.
* encargado de la colección=stock editor.
* encargado de la gestión de documentos=record(s) manager.
* encargado de la gestión documental=record(s) manager.
* encargado de la información=intelligence officer.
* encargado de la lista=list moderator.
* encargado del almacén=warehouse keeper ; warehouseman [warehousemen, pl.].
* encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine-minder.
* encargado de las tareas domésticas=housekeeper.
* encargado de la tecnología de la información=information technologist.
* encargado del correo=mail clerk.
* encargado del desarrollo de nuevos productos=product developer.
* encargado de librería=bookstore clerk.
* encargado de llevar a cabo=implementor [implementer].
* encargado de llevar el marcador=scorer.
* encargado de orientar al lector=readers' adviser.
* encargado de personal=personnel officer ; welfare officer.
* encargado de políticas=policy officer.
* encargado de poner en práctica=implementor [implementer].
* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios=first aider.
* encargado de recoger=gatherer.
* encargado de recursos humanos=human resource manager.
* encargado de relaciones públicas=public liaison.
* encargado de seguridad=security officer ; security official ; safety official.
* encargado de ventas=sales manager.
* encargados=line management.
* encargados, los=people in charge, the.
* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine boy.
* persona encargada de recabar fondos=fundraiser [fund-raiser].

encargado^2 (de)
=in charge (of).
Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion.
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* bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil=young adult librarian.
* dejar a Alguien encargado de Algo=leave in + charge.
* persona encargada de actualizar=maintainer.
* profesor encargado de la biblioteca=teacher-librarian.

encargados
(n.)=line management.
Ex: The good manager should use line management (i.e. the people in charge of branches, service points, and public counters) to reach the user.
encargados, los
(n.)=people in charge, the.
Ex: It's all about the people in charge, are they smart? are they dim?.
encargar
(v.)=charge ; commission ; order ; deputise [deputize, -USA].
Ex: A mission-oriented abstract is an abstract which is prepared for an abstracting service that has been charged to cater for the application of a specific branch of knowledge.
Ex: Some libraries opt to commission a central agency to support their catalogue creation.
Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.
Ex: In effect we deputized him to maintain stability in the gulf and promised to sell Iran almost any military hardware the shah desired.
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* encargar Algo a Alguien=farm + Nombre + out to.
* encargar especialmente=special order.
* encargarse de=take over ; undertake ; man ; run ; see to.
* encargarse de las finanzas=control + the purse strings.
* encargarse del presupuesto=control + the purse strings.
* encargarse de que=see to it that.
* encargarse de una tarea=undertake + task.
* encargar un estudio=commission + study.

encargar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=farm + Nombre + out to.
Ex: The author examines the possibility of having professional journals farmed out to a commercial publisher.
encargar especialmente
(v.)=special order.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.
encargar un estudio
(v.)=commission + study.
Ex: As part of the process of tackling such technical barriers to trade, the Commission may organize conferences and seminars and commission studies in order to examine the scientific and technical aspects.
encargarse de
(v.)=take over ; undertake ; man ; run ; see to.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas. Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are sources, in particular journals or reports issued by a specific organisation, for which the abstracting agency has undertaken to give comprehensive coverage. Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep. Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS. Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
encargarse de las finanzas
(v.)=control + the purse strings.
Ex: I'm not saying that in his defence, it just seems that he is taking more flak than those who should be controlling the purse strings effectively.
encargarse de que
(v.)=see to it that.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
encargarse de una tarea
(v.)=undertake + task.
Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.
encargarse del presupuesto
(v.)=control + the purse strings.
Ex: I'm not saying that in his defence, it just seems that he is taking more flak than those who should be controlling the purse strings effectively.
encargo
(n.)=commissioning ; charge ; errand ; order.
Nota: Orden que se cursa a un proveedor dándole las referencias de los documentos que se desean adquirir por compra.
Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.
Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
Ex: To many kids, errands are boring, tiring, and just a big drag.
Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
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* encuadernación por encargo=bespoke binding.
* hacer encargos=run + errands.
* hacer por encargo=make to + order.
* hecho por encargo=tailor-made [tailormade] ; bespoke ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored] ; made-to-order ; made to measure.
* por encargo=custom ; bespoke.
* programa informático hecho por encargo=tailor-made software.
* publicar por encargo=publishing on commission.
* sistema informático hecho por encargo=tailored system.

encariñarse con
(v.)=grow + fond of ; take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to.
Ex: And when good people you've come to grow fond of are killed, often before your very eyes, it seems shocking and unfair.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.

encarnación
(n.)=incarnation ; embodiment ; embodier ; avatar.
Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.
Ex: At first, large public libraries organised readers' advisory services as the embodiment of library adult education.
Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.
Ex: The article 'Information age avatars' addresses the question of the role of the librarian in preparing for a future of networked information and digital libraries.

encarnado
(adj.)=red.
Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
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* uña encarnada=ingrown (toe)nail.

encarnar
(v.)=embody ; incarnate.
Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
Ex: For them, it incarnated modernity and materialism, civilization rather than culture, materialism rather than spiritualism.

encarte
(adj.)=inset.
Ex: To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated.
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* encarte desplegable=throw-out.

encarte desplegable
=throw-out.
Ex: A throw-out is an annex to a document of a larger size than the document to which it belongs.
encartonado
=casing-in.
Nota: En encuadernación, colocación de las tapas sobre el libro.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

encartonadora
(n.)=casing-in machine.
Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).

encartonar
(v.)=case.
Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
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* máquina de encartonar=casing-in machine.

encasillado
(adj.)=typecast.
Ex: Good literature insists on the importance of the inner, the distinctive and individual, life of man, while much else in our activities and in our make-up -- fear, ambition, fatigue, laziness -- tries to make that life generalized and typecast.

encasillar
(v.)=pigeonhole ; box in.
Ex: The information specialist can identify reference questions by subject area if the requests seem to fit into 1 of the 3 technologies; but he or she cannot pigeonhole requests which have blurred boundaries.
Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.

encasquetar
(v.)=be pitchforked into.
Ex: But Mr Dixit died suddenly and Mr Narayanan, then in charge of internal security, was pitchforked into the job.
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* encasquetar Algo a Alguien=fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; offload + Nombre + onto ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

encasquetar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; offload + Nombre + onto ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT. Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK. Ex: The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material. Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
encatamiento
(n.)=magic spell.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.

encefalitis
(n.)=encephalitis.
Ex: For the most part, mosquito bites are just a nuisance -- they can, however, deliver viruses like malaria and encephalitis.

encefalograma
(n.)=brain scan.
Ex: Telling the difference between a subject looking at one thing or another by brain scan is interesting, but hardly constitutes 'reading their thoughts'.

encefálico
(adj.)=encephalic.
Ex: Scientists refer to photoreceptors in the brain as encephalic photoreceptors.
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* masa encefálica, la=encephalic mass, the.
* tallo encefálico=brainstem.

encendedor
(n.)=cigarette lighter ; lighter.
Ex: This device plugs into the car's cigarette lighter.
Ex: Because of government regulations, lighters in Canada are among the safest in the world.
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* encendedor piezoeléctrico=piezoelectric lighter.
* piedra de encendedor=lighter flint.

encendedor piezoeléctrico
(n.)=piezoelectric lighter.
Ex: They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezoelectric lighters!.
encender
(v.)=switch on ; turn on ; be fired with ; light ; spark ; inflame ; ignite ; crank up ; fire ; kindle.
Ex: Some microfilm readers are less easy to manage (for example, to switch on, locate the appropriate frame) than others.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest.
Ex: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.
Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
Ex: Some people have the custom to begin reciting this prayer after kindling the first light, while kindling the other lights.
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* encender la chispa=kindle + spark.
* encender la luz=turn + the light on.
* encenderse=light up.
* encender un cigarrillo=light up.
* hacer que se encienda una luz=activate + light.

encender la chispa
(v.)=kindle + spark.
Ex: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.
encender la luz
(v.)=turn + the light on.
Ex: A third of the libraries in the sample plan to introduce sensors that detect motion and turn lights off and on when needed.
encender un cigarrillo
(v.)=light up.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
encenderse
(v.)=light up.
Ex: Toys are grouped into the following categories: (1) toys that light up or sing; (2) toys that catch your eye; (3) toys that shake, rattle, and roll; (4) switch toys; and (5) toys for the creative artist.
encendido
(n.)=on ; lit-up ; ignition.
Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.
Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.
Ex: The booklet concludes with a section on motorcycle maintenance that addresses lubrication, ignition tune-up, electrical systems, carburetors, and general troubleshooting.
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* apagado y encendido=off and on ; on and off.
* bobina de encendido=ignition coil.
* estar encendido=be on.
* interruptor de encendido/apagado=ON/OFF switch.
* micrófono encendido=live microphone.
* regulación del encendido=ignition timing.
* sistema de encendido=ignition system.

encenegar
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* encenegarse=silt.

encenegarse
(v.)=silt.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
encerado
(adj.)=waxed.
Ex: Rub the furniture with a soft cloth to remove any paint from the waxed areas of the furniture.

encerar
(n.)=wax ; beeswax.
Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
Ex: In the absence of Their Majesties, the flagstaff on the Round Tower of Windsor Castle is being cleaned and beeswaxed.

encerrado
=under lock and key.
Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
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* aquí hay gato encerrado=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* encerrado en sí mismo=inward-looking ; closeted.
* encerrado en su torre de marfil=ivory-towered.
* estar encerrado en celda de aislamiento=be in solitary confinement.
* haber gato encerrado=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* oler a gato encerrado=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.

encerrado en su torre de marfil
(adj.)=ivory-towered.
Ex: Ethics was embodied by ivory-towered theoreticians with an undisguised contempt for profit makers.
encerrado en sí mismo
(adj.)=inward-looking ; closeted.
Ex: The profession has become very inward-looking, and only a few articles, written about libraries and librarians by librarians have had an impact on non-librarians. Ex: The play 'A Song at twilight' tells the story of an embittered, closeted, world-famous writer who is faced with his murky past in the shape of his early mistress.
encerrar
(v.)=enclose ; lock ; intern ; shut up ; closet ; hold + prisoner ; coop up ; hem + Nombre + in ; pen ; lock up.
Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
Ex: Too often guests are snatched up on arrival and closeted away from the children before being produced like a rabbit out of a hat for the 'official' appearance.
Ex: Tom Sutherland, a professor at the American University of Beirut, was kidnapped in 1985 and held prisoner for six and a half years, for much of the time shackled to his prisoner Terry Anderson.
Ex: We've all heard of road rage: being cooped up in a car on a crowded freeway with no means of escape.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
Ex: There's also goats, but I don't think they're penned anywhere -- they seem to have the run of the place as much as the chickens.
Ex: Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.
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* encerrar a Alguien y tirar la llave=lock + Nombre + up and throw away the key.
* encerrar bajo llave=lock up.
* encerrar con candado=padlock.
* encerrar en celda de aislamiento=place in + solitary confinement.
* encerrar en una jaula=cage.
* hora de encerrarse=curfew.

encerrar a Alguien y tirar la llave
=lock + Nombre + up and throw away the key.
Ex: In my country we lock rapists up and throw away the key so they don't hurt anyone else.
encerrar bajo llave
(v.)=lock up.
Ex: Rapists should be locked up and kept out of society where they can no longer harm innocent victims.
encerrar con candado
(v.)=padlock.
Ex: The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.
encerrar en celda de aislamiento
(v.)=place in + solitary confinement.
Ex: As incarceration rates explode in the US, thousands are placed in solitary confinement, often without cause.
encerrar en una jaula
(v.)=cage.
Ex: Librarians can be caged too tightly in restrictive management structures, whereas rapid development is going ahead in less restricted contexts.
encestar
(v.)=dunk.
Nota: Saltando y empujando la pelota dentro del aro.
Ex: Bogut is a big man, so he barely needed to jump to dunk the ball.

enchapado
(n.)=veneered ; veneer.
Ex: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.
Ex: The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry .
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* enchapado en oro=gold-plated.
* enchapado en plata=silver-plated.

enchapado en oro
(adj.)=gold-plated.
Ex: Of the more than 560,000 items exhibited, 98 percent were candlesticks cast in bronze, some silver-plated and some gold-plated.
enchapado en plata
(adj.)=silver-plated.
Ex: Of the more than 560,000 items exhibited, 98 percent were candlesticks cast in bronze, some silver-plated and some gold-plated.
enchapar
(v.)=plate.
Ex: Very old saxophones were made of brass plated in silver, gold or nickel for protection.

encharcado
(adj.)=flooded.
Ex: Pesticides may have contaminated waters in flooded areas.

encharcamiento
(n.)=waterlogging.
Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.

encharcar
(v.)=flood.
Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.

enchilada
(n.)=enchilada.
Ex: There are, perhaps, as many ways of making enchiladas as there are cooks in Mexico.

enchironar
(v.)=jail [gaol, -UK] ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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enchufar
(v.)=plug in/into ; turn on.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: To use DOBIS/LIBIS, turn the terminal on and wait for it to warm up.
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* estar enchufado=be on.

enchufe
(n.)=plug ; socket ; socket outlet ; light socket.
Ex: No equipment, other than the machines, plugs and wire, is required.
Ex: One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.
Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
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* adaptador para enchufes=plug adapter.
* enchufe con clavijas redondas=round-prong plug.
* enchufe de la luz=light socket.
* enchufe de potencia=power socket.
* enchufe hembra=outlet ; socket.
* enchufes, los=nepotism.
* recurrir a enchufes=pull + strings.
* usar enchufes=pull + strings.

enchufe con clavijas redondas
(n.)=round-prong plug.
Ex: German outlets accept only round-prong plugs and appliances designated to operate on 110/120 Volts need a transformer and a plug adapter.
enchufe de la luz
(n.)=light socket.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
enchufe de potencia
(n.)=power socket.
Ex: Each module in an issue desk or each library staff workstation should be provided with, at least, 3 power sockets.
enchufe hembra
(n.)=outlet ; socket.
Ex: The archictet's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre. Ex: One must also not forget the need for television aerials and the related sockets.
enchufes, los
(n.)=nepotism.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.
enchufismo
(n.)=nepotism ; spoils system.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.

enciclopedia
(n.)=encyclopaedia [encyclopedia, USA].
Nota: Documento que sintetiza el saber sobre todas las materias o un grupo de materias relacionadas y que está ordenado alfabética o sistemáticamente.
Ex: This is true of many directories, encyclopedias, and other reference works that need periodically to be brought up to date.
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* artículo de enciclopedia=encyclopaedia article.
* autor de enciclopedias=encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].
* Enciclopedia Británica, la=Encyclopaedia Britannica, the ; Britannica, the.
* enciclopedia especializada=specialised encyclopaedia.
* enciclopedia multimedia=multimedia encyclopaedia.
* escritor de enciclopedias=encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].

enciclopedia especializada
(n.)=specialised encyclopaedia.
Ex: The knowledge base includes a whole range of widely varied knowledge representation techniques from permuted keyword lists, and universal classification schemes to alphabetical indexes and specialised encyclopedias.
enciclopedia multimedia
(n.)=multimedia encyclopaedia.
Ex: Multimedia encyclopedias on CD-ROM are a nearly perfect marriage of technology and content.
enciclopédico
(adj.)=encyclopaedic [encyclopedic, -USA].
Ex: He assembled a magnificent and encyclopedic collection, rich in medieval manuscripts and prints.

encierro
(n.)=lockup.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.

encima
=on top ; thereupon [thereon].
Nota: Generalmente colocado al final de la frase.
Ex: Built for King Frederick William II. in 1788-91 with the Quadriga on top, a four-horse chariot driven by the goddess of Victory, holding the symbols of victory.
Ex: The inspector may enter, inspect and examine an amusement park and the amusement devices and structures contained thereupon.
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* actuar por encima de {Posesivo} capacidades=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
* destacar por encima de los demás=stand out from + the rest ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* echar por encima=top with.
* echarse encima de=bear down on.
* écharsele a Uno el día encima=make + hay while the sun shines.
* echársele encima a=come down (hard) on.
* encima de=on top of ; above ; atop ; upon.
* estar de pie por encima de=stand over.
* estar por encima de=overlay ; overlie ; overarch.
* justo encima de=smack right on top of.
* leer por encima=browse ; skim ; skim read.
* leer rápidamente por encima=skim through.
* llevar encima=wear ; carry.
* mirar por encima=eyeball.
* mirar por encima del hombro=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; scorn.
* muy por encima de todo=over and above all.
* pasar por encima=pass over ; step over ; roll over.
* pasar por encima de la cabeza=go over + Posesivo + head.
* pasar rápidamente por encima de=sweep across ; swing over.
* poner encima=top with.
* ponerle la mano encima a=lay + a finger on.
* por encima=overhead.
* por encima de=across ; beyond ; beyond all ; over ; over and above ; beyond the range of ; well over + Expresión Numérica ; overarching ; above.
* por encima de + Cantidad=in excess of + Cantidad.
* por encima de eso=beyond that.
* por encima del 10 por ciento=double digit ; double figure.
* por encima del agua=overwater.
* por encima de la tierra=aboveground.
* por encima del nivel del mar=above sea level.
* por encima de toda crítica=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
* por encima de toda duda=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
* por encima de toda sospecha=above suspicion.
* por encima de todo=at all costs ; at any cost ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
* quitarse a Alguien de encima=keep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back ; get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
* quitarse Algo de encima de una vez por todas=get it over (and done) with (once and for all) ; get it out of the + way (once and for all).
* quitarse de encima=shake off.
* quitarse en encima a=rid of.
* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima=get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
* quitarse un peso de encima=take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind ; take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.
* quitar un peso de encima=remove + burden from shoulders.
* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien=lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.
* rodar por encima=roll over.
* sacudirse de encima=shake off.
* sobresalir por encima de los demás=stand out from + the rest ; a cut above the rest ; stick up above + the rest ; stick out above + the rest ; a cut above ; stand out above + the rest ; stand out in + the crowd.
* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver!=over + Posesivo + dead body.
* tratar muy por encima=scratch + the surface of ; scrape + the surface.
* vivir por encima del umbral de pobreza=live above + the poverty line.
* y encima=into the bargain.

encima de
=on top of ; above ; atop ; upon.
Ex: Cards are superimposed, one on top of another, and carefully aligned. Ex: The Escape key is located above the 7 on the numeric pad of the IBM AT. Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime. Ex: All love that has not friendship for its base is like a mansion built upon the sand.
encimera
(n.)=countertop ; kitchen surface.
Ex: With the proper care, your granite or marble countertop will stay new-looking for years.
Ex: My conclusion is that granite is more durable for kitchen surfaces rather than marble.
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* con encimera de mármol=marble-top.
* encimera de la cocina=kitchen counter top.

encimera de la cocina
(n.)=kitchen counter top.
Ex: Sprinkled on a damp scrubber, baking soda can be used as a gently abrasive cleanser for kitchen counter tops, sinks, bathtubs, and ovens.
encina
(n.)=holm-oak ; oak ; oak tree.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.
Ex: The article 'Underneath the oak trees' describes the use of an underground building for a library.

encinta
=pregnant ; in the family way.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
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* estar encinta=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.

enclaustrado
(adj.)=cloistered.
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.
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* de vida enclaustrada=cloistered.

enclave
(n.)=enclave.
Ex: They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.

enclenque
(adj.)=weakling ; runt ; nesh ; weedy ; wimp ; wimpy ; wimpish ; puny .
Ex: According to Safire, when a slice a cake was put before him Putin said 'Sweets are for weaklings and children'.
Ex: Under the same regimens of treatment the number of runts produced varied from none to as much as 80 per cent of the litter.
Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.

encofrado
(n.)=formwork.
Ex: When it comes to buying formwork we can't be too careful.

encoger
(v.)=shrink.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado shrank, participio shrunk.
Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
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* encogerse=flinch ; cringe.
* encogerse de hombros=shrug + Posesivo + shoulders ; shrug.
* encogerse de miedo=cower.

encogerse
(v.)=flinch ; cringe.
Ex: Garschine flinched as if he had been hit. Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.
encogerse de hombros
(v.)=shrug + Posesivo + shoulders ; shrug.
Ex: 'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'. Ex: 'I'm not much to trust any politician,' he shrugs, but 'I just don't believe in changing horses in midstream'.
encogerse de miedo
(v.)=cower.
Ex: The stereotype of a librarian i a 'fussy old woman of either sex, myopic and repressed, brandishing or perhaps cowering behind a date-stamp and surrounded by an array of notices which forbid virtually every human activity'.
encogido
(adj.)=shrunken.
Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.

encogimiento
(n.)=shrinkage.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.
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* encogimiento de hombros=shrug.

encogimiento de hombros
(n.)=shrug.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
encolado
(n.)=sizing.
Nota: En la fabricación de papel, proceso por el que se añade a la pasta de papel o se aplica directamente sobre el papel alguna substancia con objeto de aumentar la impermeabilidad del papel.
Ex: Ten workshops were held which included sizing, calligraphy, marbling, paper mending, limited edition binding techniques, sewing structures and 'pop-up' books.
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* encolado con alumbre=alum-sized.
* encolado con colofonia=rosin-sized.

encolado con alumbre
(adj.)=alum-sized.
Ex: Relatively high permanent paper sheets were obtained from low level alum-sized bagasse pulp.
encolado con colofonia
=rosin-sized.
Ex: This process, known as engine sizing, was slow to be accepted -- scarcely any American paper was rosin-sized before 1850 -- and sizing with the traditional material, animal gelatine, remained common.
encolar
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* tina para encolar=size tub.

encolerizado
(adj.)=enraged.
Ex: This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both.

encolerizar
=enrage.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
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* encolerizarse=incense ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched.

encolerizarse
(v.)=incense ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched.
Ex: She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call. Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'. Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched.
encomendado
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* tarea encomendada=assigned task.

encomendar
(v.)=consign.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
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* encomendar Algo a Alguien=entrust [instrust].
* encomendar una tarea a Alguien=assign + task.
* encomendar un trabajo a Alguien=assign + job.

encomendar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=entrust [instrust].
Ex: The early libraries in England were often gifts of individuals entrusted to the guardianship of their respective municipalities.
encomendar un trabajo a Alguien
(v.)=assign + job.
Ex: If the employee understand and appreciates why a job is assigned, the task will probably be performed more efficiently.
encomendar una tarea a Alguien
(v.)=assign + task.
Ex: The documentation centre was assigned the task of organising a public service of legal information for legal experts.
encomiable
(adj.)=commendable ; creditable ; meritorious.
Ex: Simply adding a few books on rights, commendable though this may be, will not work miracles unless all aspects of the library service are relevant to the needs of all the community.
Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.
Ex: An employee will remain at the same step even if the scale changes, since otherwise his previous reward for meritorious or continuous service would be withdrawn.

encomiador
(adj.)=laudatory.
Ex: Most statements about electronic communication (laudatory and critical) tend toward generalizaton and the bandying about of vast numbers rather than being evaluative or descriptive.

encomiar
(v.)=extol ; hold out as ; laud ; praise ; speak + highly of ; rave about.
Ex: In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.
Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
Ex: He said to send his regards to everyone, and thanks especially to those who spoke so highly of him.
Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields.

encomiasta
(n.)=panegyrist.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

encomio
(n.)=encomium ; paean.
Ex: Encomiums for abstractors are appropriate.
Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.

encomiástico
(adj.)=complimentary ; laudatory ; panegyrical.
Ex: While there are varieties of citations, and not all are necessarily complimentary, a citation indicates some influence of one author upon another.
Ex: Most statements about electronic communication (laudatory and critical) tend toward generalizaton and the bandying about of vast numbers rather than being evaluative or descriptive.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

encompasar
(v.)=overarch.
Ex: This will provide a multi-disciplinary forum, where differences in
methodologies, languages and techniques are overarched and hopefully overcome.
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* que encompasa=girdling.

enconado
(adj.)=acrimonious ; vitriolic.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.

enconar
(v.)=rankle.
Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
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* enconarse=fester.

enconarse
(v.)=fester.
Ex: However, like a sore left to fester on its own, the situation has gotten quite distasteful.
encono
(n.)=ill will.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.

encontrable
(adj.)=findable.
Ex: I can readily visualize how an online catalog will make a particular book more readily available and findable.

encontrado
(adj.)=conflicting.
Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
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* encontrado comúnmente=commonly-found.
* intereses encontrados=competing interests.

encontrado comúnmente
(adj.)=commonly-found.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.
encontrar
(v.)=dig up ; encounter ; find ; locate ; spot ; trace ; track ; turn up ; find + Posesivo + way to ; disinter ; ferret out ; root out ; lay + hands on ; come by ; track down ; bump into ; sniff out ; come up with.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: This simple observation also goes some of the way towards explaining the variety of tools, methods and systems which are encountered in the organisation knowledge.
Ex: Wherever abstracts are found they are included to save the user's time in information gathering and selection.
Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.
Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.
Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.
Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.
Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.
Ex: The article has the title 'Rooting out journals on the Net'.
Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.
Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
Ex: The researchers involved say that dogs have an uncanny ability to sniff out lung and breast cancer in its early stages of development.
Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
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* buscar y encontrar=match.
* difícil de encontrar=hard-to-find.
* dificultad + encontrarse=difficulty + lie.
* el que lo encuentre se lo queda=finders keepers.
* encontrar aceptación=find + favour ; find + acceptance ; find + a home.
* encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo=find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.
* encontrar afinidades=find + common ground.
* encontrar Algo demasiado difícil=be out of + Posesivo + league.
* encontrar Algo difícil=have + a hard time ; have + a tough time.
* encontrar alojamiento=find + a home.
* encontrar aplicación práctica=find + application.
* encontrar casa=find + a home.
* encontrar confortable=find + comfortable.
* encontrar cosas comunes=find + common ground.
* encontrar defectos=fault.
* encontrar defectos en=find + fault with ; see + faults in.
* encontrar difícil de explicar=be hard put to explain.
* encontrar difícil + Infinitivo=find it hard to + Infinitivo.
* encontrar dificultades=encounter + difficulties ; encounter + limitations.
* encontrar divertido=feel + amused.
* encontrar eco en=find + echo in.
* encontrar el camino=wayfinding ; wind + Posesivo + way.
* encontrar el camino a=find + Posesivo + way to.
* encontrar el camino de vuelta=find + Posesivo + way back.
* encontrar el dinero=come up with + the money.
* encontrar el equilibrio=strike + the right note.
* encontrar el modo de=find + way of/to.
* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema=find + way (a)round + problem.
* encontrar el modo de regresar=find + Posesivo + way back.
* encontrar el punto medio=strike + the right note.
* encontrar el sentido de=make + sense from/out of.
* encontrar el tiempo=make + an opportunity.
* encontrar en abundancia=find + in abundance.
* encontrar evidencias=find + evidence.
* encontrar expresión=find + expression.
* encontrar hasta en la sopa=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* encontrar información=dredge up + information.
* encontrar justificación=build + a case for.
* encontrar la forma de=devise + ways.
* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato=meet + Posesivo + match.
* encontrar la realización de Uno=be + Posesivo + big scene.
* encontrar la salida a=find + a/the way out of.
* encontrarle defectos a todo=nitpick.
* encontrarle el truco a Algo=have + a handle on ; get + a handle on.
* encontrarle el truquillo a Algo=have + a handle on ; get + a handle on.
* encontrarle faltas a todo=nitpick.
* encontrar limitaciones=encounter + limitations.
* encontrar muy difícil=be hard-pushed to.
* encontrar oposición=meet with + opposition ; find + opposition.
* encontrar placer=find + delight ; find + enjoyment.
* encontrar por casualidad=come across ; chance on/upon ; stumble on ; stumble across ; run across.
* encontrar + Posesivo + lugar=find + Posesivo + place ; find + Posesivo + home.
* encontrar + Posesivo + sitio=find + a home ; find + Posesivo + place ; find + Posesivo + home.
* encontrar pruebas=find + evidence.
* encontrarse=occur ; be positioned ; reside ; stand (up)on ; come upon ; be poised ; find + Reflexivo.
* encontrarse a gusto=be at ease.
* encontrarse ante un reto=in the face of + challenge.
* encontrarse cara a cara=come + face to face.
* encontrarse con=meet ; run into ; meet up (with) ; cross + Posesivo + path ; cross + paths with ; come across ; run across.
* encontrarse con dificultades=run up against + difficulties.
* encontrarse confortable=be at ease.
* encontrarse con problemas=run into + trouble.
* encontrarse con sorpresas=encounter + surprises.
* encontrarse con una barrera=face + barrier.
* encontrarse con una limitación=face + limitation.
* encontrarse con una situación=come across + situation ; meet + situation.
* encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable=rude awakening + be in store ; be in for a rude awakening.
* encontrarse con una traba=face + limitation ; face + barrier.
* encontrarse con un obstáculo=face + obstacle.
* encontrarse con un problema=encounter + problem ; meet with + problem ; run up against + issue ; come across + problem.
* encontrarse en=lie (in) ; be based at.
* encontrarse en casa=be in.
* encontrarse en dificultades=find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.
* encontrarse en el trasfondo de=lie at + the root of.
* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica=be economically better off.
* encontrarse en un dilema=be caught in a conundrum.
* encontrarse en un impás=face + impasse.
* encontrarse en ventaja=find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.
* encontrarse fuera de lugar=be out of + Posesivo + element ; be out of place ; feel out of + Posesivo + element ; feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
* encontrarse fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* encontrarse fuera de sitio=feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
* encontrarse mal=feel + rotten ; feel + bad ; feel under + the weather ; be under the weather ; feel + wrong.
* encontrar simpatizadores=find + friends.
* encontrar suerte=be in for a good thing ; come in for + a good thing ; be into a good thing.
* encontrar su propio modo de actuar=find + Posesivo + own way.
* encontrar tiempo=find + time.
* encontrar trabajo=find + a job.
* encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca=join + library.
* encontrar una salida a=find + a/the way out of.
* encontrar una solución=find + solution ; develop + solution ; work out + solution.
* encontrar un chollo=come in for + a good thing ; be in for a good thing ; be into a good thing.
* encontrar un equilibrio=find + a balance.
* encontrar un filón=strike + a (rich) vein.
* encontrar un hueco=find + a home.
* encontrar un término medio entre ... y=tread + a middle path between ... and.
* intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...=tread + a delicate line between ... and.
* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo=find far from + Adjetivo.
* no encontrar palabras=be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
* orígenes + encontrarse=origins + lie.
* problema + encontrarse=problem + lie.
* respuesta + encontrar=answer + lie.
* ser difícil de encontrar=be hard to find.
* solución + encontrarse en=solution + lie in.

encontrar + Adjetivo + de + Infinitivo
(v.)=find it + Adjetivo + to + Infinitivo.
Ex: Many searchers find it convenient to store search results in a disk file.
encontrar + Posesivo + lugar
(v.)=find + Posesivo + place ; find + Posesivo + home.
Ex: I'm just a lonely girl trying to find her place in this world but failing miserably and causing everyone around me pain. Ex: She majored in Economics and was in the corporate world before finding her home in higher education.
encontrar + Posesivo + sitio
(v.)=find + a home ; find + Posesivo + place ; find + Posesivo + home.
Ex: It has become apparent that videodisc technology is finding a home among the designers and developers of health-related information systems = Es obvio que la tecnología del videodisco está encontrando un hueco entre los diseñadores y desarrolladores de los sistemas de información relacionados con la salud. Ex: I'm just a lonely girl trying to find her place in this world but failing miserably and causing everyone around me pain. Ex: She majored in Economics and was in the corporate world before finding her home in higher education.
encontrar Algo demasiado difícil
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + league.
Ex: Every leader faces them: times when they are out of their league, times when they feel like a fish out of water.
encontrar Algo difícil
(v.)=have + a hard time ; have + a tough time.
Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference. Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
encontrar aceptación
(v.)=find + favour ; find + acceptance ; find + a home.
Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity. Ex: In the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 1st edition, microforms are treated as books and Brian Enright coined the term metabook in an attempt to solve this problem, but the term did not find wide acceptance = En la primera edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Angloamericanas, las microformas de trataban como libros y Brian Enright acuñó el término metalibro para intentar resolver el problema, pero el término no encontró aceptación. Ex: It has become apparent that videodisc technology is finding a home among the designers and developers of health-related information systems = Es obvio que la tecnología del videodisco está encontrando un hueco entre los diseñadores y desarrolladores de los sistemas de información relacionados con la salud.
encontrar afinidades
(v.)=find + common ground.
Ex: By discovering what they read teacher/librarian and pupil find common ground, a point of departure for the child, into the unfamiliar.
encontrar alojamiento
(v.)=find + a home.
Ex: This service concentrated on helping people to purchase houses and to find jobs and homes outside London.
encontrar aplicación práctica
(v.)=find + application.
Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
encontrar casa
(v.)=find + a home.
Ex: This service concentrated on helping people to purchase houses and to find jobs and homes outside London.
encontrar confortable
(v.)=find + comfortable.
Ex: Some librarians find it more comfortable to stifle their professional consciences and take the question at its face value, disregarding any suspicion they may feel that it is not what the enquirer really needs.
encontrar cosas comunes
(v.)=find + common ground.
Ex: By discovering what they read teacher/librarian and pupil find common ground, a point of departure for the child, into the unfamiliar.
encontrar defectos
(v.)=fault.
Ex: What I would really like to fault her on is not her views on the role of the federal government but on her simplistic view of the online catalog.
encontrar defectos en
(v.)=find + fault with ; see + faults in.
Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity. Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
encontrar dificultades
(v.)=encounter + difficulties ; encounter + limitations.
Ex: This article discusses the terms of reference and aims of the project, the difficulties encountered in the creation of a centre for the whole of Latin America, and growth and termination of the UNESCO Technical Assistance Mission. Ex: The difficulties and limitations encountered in moving from print to electronic publishing are highlighted.
encontrar difícil + Infinitivo
(v.)=find it hard to + Infinitivo.
Ex: I have all too often heard 'I am supposed to write a term paper on the architecture of the Cathedral of Florence and I looked in the catalog and couldn't find anything'; users find it hard to believe such precision would not be used.
encontrar difícil de explicar
(v.)=be hard put to explain.
Ex: The librarian searching for material on pop festivals who finds three substantial reports listed in the annual Government publications may be hard put to explain why he looked in such an apparently unlikely source.
encontrar divertido
(v.)=feel + amused.
Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
encontrar eco en
(v.)=find + echo in.
Ex: Many of the views of the public librarians surveyed here find echoes in prescriptive studies about the advantages of weeding.
encontrar el camino
(v.)=wayfinding ; wind + Posesivo + way.
Ex: The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage. Ex: Polaris has long been an important star to sailors of old winding their way over the oceans by night.
encontrar el camino a
(v.)=find + Posesivo + way to.
Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed.
encontrar el camino de vuelta
(v.)=find + Posesivo + way back.
Ex: It seems that classification is like nature: if you drive her out with a pitchfork, she will soon find her way back.
encontrar el dinero
(v.)=come up with + the money.
Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
encontrar el equilibrio
(v.)=strike + the right note.
Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.
encontrar el modo de
(v.)=find + way of/to.
Ex: They simply must find new ways of storing and retrieving that information more rapidly and more concisely in ways that can compete with the commercial challengers.
encontrar el modo de paliar un problema
(v.)=find + way (a)round + problem.
Ex: Opportunities for innovation come from unexpected successes or unexpected failures and that ways round problems in dealing with innovation must be found.
encontrar el modo de regresar
(v.)=find + Posesivo + way back.
Ex: It seems that classification is like nature: if you drive her out with a pitchfork, she will soon find her way back.
encontrar el punto medio
(v.)=strike + the right note.
Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.
encontrar el sentido de
(v.)=make + sense from/out of.
Ex: Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
encontrar el tiempo
(v.)=make + an opportunity.
Ex: He said that if he is put back into power he will make an opportunity for dialogue with other political forces in the country.
encontrar en abundancia
(v.)=find + in abundance.
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind.
encontrar evidencias
(v.)=find + evidence.
Ex: No clear evidence was found to indicate that Roman Iberia had public libraries similar to those established elsewhere in the empire.
encontrar expresión
(v.)=find + expression.
Ex: The majority of respondents to the study believe that SLIS are offering a type of education that rarely find expression elsewhere.
encontrar hasta en la sopa
=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
Ex: However, like my professor likes to say, 'A bad penny always turns up'. Ex: To make matters worse, Rebecca seems to be after Mark, turning up like a bad penny at every social event that he and Bridget are attending. Ex: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
encontrar información
(v.)=dredge up + information.
Ex: It is never, however, easy to dredge up information on the exact scope of ephemera collections.
encontrar justificación
(v.)=build + a case for.
Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
encontrar la forma de
(v.)=devise + ways.
Ex: The author considers the need to devise a way of addressing unforeseen problems.
encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato
(v.)=meet + Posesivo + match.
Ex: As many people now know, text messages roaming around the grapevine such as 'the lady finally met her match' is for real.
encontrar la realización de Uno
(v.)=be + Posesivo + big scene.
Ex: For the reference librarian his big scene is the reference search: the trap to be avoided here is over-playing.
encontrar la salida a
(v.)=find + a/the way out of.
Ex: These descriptions are seen as a key factor to finding a way out of the growing problems of traversing an ever expanding Web.
encontrar limitaciones
(v.)=encounter + limitations.
Ex: The difficulties and limitations encountered in moving from print to electronic publishing are highlighted.
encontrar muy difícil
(v.)=be hard-pushed to.
Ex: And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
encontrar oposición
(v.)=meet with + opposition ; find + opposition.
Ex: The ruling, which spells out academic requirements for athletes who play at universities, has met with much opposition, the primary criticism being that the ruling is racially discriminatory. Ex: Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'.
encontrar placer
(v.)=find + delight ; find + enjoyment.
Ex: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records. Ex: Come to reading willingly, seeking many pleasures from books, and you soon find enjoyment.
encontrar por casualidad
(v.)=come across ; chance on/upon ; stumble on ; stumble across ; run across.
Ex: In a jumble of old papers I recently came across the photograph of a young man striding through a classroom door. Ex: He declared that he had chanced on the name while searching the map for a name that would sound appropriately southern Italian. Ex: While trying to figure out ways to cut fat from my diet, I stumbled on a great basic nonfat salad dressing that is terrific all by itself. Ex: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary. Ex: Months after I stopped taking the painkillers I ran across them under the sink.
encontrar pruebas
(v.)=find + evidence.
Ex: No clear evidence was found to indicate that Roman Iberia had public libraries similar to those established elsewhere in the empire.
encontrar simpatizadores
(v.)=find + friends.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
encontrar su propio modo de actuar
(v.)=find + Posesivo + own way.
Ex: For much study and research, the researcher must find his own way, at least initially, because he has not yet clarified his mind or his aim to the point where he can pose precise questions.
encontrar suerte
(v.)=be in for a good thing ; come in for + a good thing ; be into a good thing.
Ex: The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last. Ex: They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing. Ex: They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
encontrar tiempo
(v.)=find + time.
Ex: The library has 9 staff who, apart from serving the 1,500 visitors a month, also find time to compile subject guides to the collection.
encontrar trabajo
(v.)=find + a job.
Ex: This service concentrated on helping people to purchase houses and to find jobs and homes outside London.
encontrar trabajo en una biblioteca
(v.)=join + library.
Ex: The librarian who joins a library with such a program is fortunate.
encontrar un chollo
(v.)=come in for + a good thing ; be in for a good thing ; be into a good thing.
Ex: They are the kind who complain of their hard luck when some one else happens to come in for a good thing. Ex: The value of shares were steadily rising and we began to hope that we might be in for a good thing at last. Ex: They are plainly and simply greedy people who are into a good thing.
encontrar un equilibrio
(v.)=find + a balance.
Ex: The article concludes that the basic challenge is to find and maintain a realistic balance between open transborder data flow and national concerns and priorities.
encontrar un filón
(v.)=strike + a (rich) vein.
Ex: Milan have struck a rich vein of form of late, and will look to continue the same in this match.
encontrar un hueco
(v.)=find + a home.
Ex: It has become apparent that videodisc technology is finding a home among the designers and developers of health-related information systems = Es obvio que la tecnología del videodisco está encontrando un hueco entre los diseñadores y desarrolladores de los sistemas de información relacionados con la salud.
encontrar un término medio entre ... y
(v.)=tread + a middle path between ... and.
Ex: This lavishly illustrated book ultimately fails in its attempt to tread a middle path between the scholarly and popular approaches to the Roman amphitheatre.
encontrar una salida a
(v.)=find + a/the way out of.
Ex: These descriptions are seen as a key factor to finding a way out of the growing problems of traversing an ever expanding Web.
encontrar una solución
(v.)=find + solution ; develop + solution ; work out + solution.
Ex: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found. Ex: This article discusses indexing principles, the problems of indexing and some of the solutions developed by indexers. Ex: Using one or more of these methods it is normally possible to work out a solution.
encontrarle defectos a todo
(v.)=nitpick.
Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
encontrarle el truco a Algo
(v.)=have + a handle on ; get + a handle on.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said. Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.
encontrarle el truquillo a Algo
(v.)=have + a handle on ; get + a handle on.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said. Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.
encontrarle faltas a todo
(v.)=nitpick.
Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
encontrarse
(v.)=occur ; be positioned ; reside ; stand (up)on ; come upon ; be poised ; find + Reflexivo.
Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames. Ex: The cursor is always positioned at the beginning of the first field in which input can be made. Ex: Column ten is the CD-ROM disc number on which the MARC record resides. Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available. Ex: The term Hyptertext generaly describes a medium wherein a reader can study a particular document and, coming upon a word or phrase that he or she does not understand, open a second document that provides further information. Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised. Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
encontrarse a gusto
(v.)=be at ease.
Ex: In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.
encontrarse ante un reto
=in the face of + challenge.
Ex: In the face of these challenges, developing nations start from a position of weakness, based on low levels of capital formation and rapid population growth.
encontrarse cara a cara
(v.)=come + face to face.
Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
encontrarse con
(v.)=meet ; run into ; meet up (with) ; cross + Posesivo + path ; cross + paths with ; come across ; run across.
Ex: Stopping a few miles north of where the Lewark meets the great Modoc River in what is now called the American midwest, they constructed a humble cabin and began trading with river men and friendly Indians. Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones. Ex: Try to meet up with them, and share the experience of your first IFLA conference. Ex: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path. Ex: Some of you old timers are likely stealing a smile as you read this, tinking that you were lucky not to have crossed paths with him. Ex: In a jumble of old papers I recently came across the photograph of a young man striding through a classroom door. Ex: Months after I stopped taking the painkillers I ran across them under the sink.
encontrarse con dificultades
(v.)=run up against + difficulties.
Ex: Traditional logic-based approaches to legal expert systems run up against difficulties when dealing with conflicts about the rules themselves.
encontrarse con problemas
(v.)=run into + trouble.
Ex: Unless the librarian is alert enough to detect this, either immediately or during the subsequent conversation, he will run into trouble.
encontrarse con sorpresas
(v.)=encounter + surprises.
Ex: Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
encontrarse con un obstáculo
(v.)=face + obstacle.
Ex: Results of a survey are discussed and show that chemistry departments face major obstacles in implementing information instruction.
encontrarse con un problema
(v.)=encounter + problem ; meet with + problem ; run up against + issue ; come across + problem.
Ex: The problems that might be encountered in using chain indexing with DC can be grouped into three categories. Ex: These are circumstances in which natural language indexing meets with many problems. Ex: The introduction of virtual technologies in museums runs up against the issue of the situated character of information use. Ex: If when you are working you come across a problem which perplexes you, you should write to someone in the field who may be able to help you.
encontrarse con una barrera
(v.)=face + barrier.
Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
encontrarse con una limitación
(v.)=face + limitation.
Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
encontrarse con una situación
(v.)=come across + situation ; meet + situation.
Ex: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially. Ex: In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
encontrarse con una sorpresa desagradable
(v.)=rude awakening + be in store ; be in for a rude awakening.
Ex: A rude awakening may be in store when they discover that their college or university professors require them to use scholarly resources. Ex: The incoherence of the existing norms still protects each of us in our individual spheres, but we might be in for a rude awakening.
encontrarse con una traba
(v.)=face + limitation ; face + barrier.
Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren. Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
encontrarse confortable
(v.)=be at ease.
Ex: In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.
encontrarse en
(v.)=lie (in) ; be based at.
Ex: The main limitation of this pragmatic approach lies in the time and collection dependency of the resulting tool. Ex: The Lending Division, which is based at Boston Spa in Yorkshire, was formed by the amalgamation of the National Central Library and the National Lending Library for Science and Technology (NLL).
encontrarse en casa
(v.)=be in.
Ex: He wasn't in when we arrived at the farm, but we hung about like 2 freaky stalkers and finally got to speak to him.
encontrarse en dificultades
(v.)=find + Reflexivo + in difficulties.
Ex: Many texts can indeed be edited according to the rules, but some cannot, and the editor may find himself in difficulties.
encontrarse en el trasfondo de
(v.)=lie at + the root of.
Ex: Telecommunications technology lies at the root of formal concepts such as Inter-Information Subjects Networks (IISNs) and National Information Systems (NISs), developed in the last few years.
encontrarse en un dilema
(v.)=be caught in a conundrum.
Ex: Libraries are therefore caught in a conundrum.
encontrarse en un impás
(v.)=face + impasse.
Ex: The impasse facing many SLIS is that they have always been net importers of service teaching in the past and have very little 'currency' available to pay for imported expertise.
encontrarse en una mejor situación económica
(v.)=be economically better off.
Ex: The skilled workers use it more than the unskilled, and the people who are economically better off use it more than the poorer people.
encontrarse en ventaja
(v.)=find + Reflexivo + at an advantage.
Ex: Those with a naturally concise writing style and an affinity for language may find themselves at an advantage in learning to abstract.
encontrarse fuera de + Posesivo + elemento
(v.)=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
Ex: Although she made a strong first impression, she admits that she feels somewhat out of her element.
encontrarse fuera de lugar
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + element ; be out of place ; feel out of + Posesivo + element ; feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie. Ex: The 'Afrocentric-Eurocentric approaches' dichotomy is strangely out of place in an African context and is curiously out of touch wit the issues that are significant in library and information work. Ex: Although she made a strong first impression, she admits that she feels somewhat out of her element. Ex: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up. Ex: But neophytes should not be discouraged if they feel a little inadequate from time to time.
encontrarse fuera de sitio
(v.)=feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
Ex: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up. Ex: But neophytes should not be discouraged if they feel a little inadequate from time to time.
encontrarse mal
(v.)=feel + rotten ; feel + bad ; feel under + the weather ; be under the weather ; feel + wrong.
Ex: He feels rotten because he has to face his parents and tell them he was kicked out of yet another school. Ex: Herzberg developed a questionnaire that required lengthy descriptive reports of events that made the worker feel good or bad. Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long. Ex: Michael Jackson is 'a little bit under the weather,' but hasn't sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said. Ex: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
encontronazo
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* tener un encontronazo (con)=lock + horns (with).

encorbado
(adj.)=humpbacked.
Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.
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* andar encorbado=slouch.

encorbarse
(v.)=slouch.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.

encorsetado
(adj.)=inhospitable.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.

encorsetamiento
(n.)=straitjacket [straightjacket].
Ex: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.

encorvado
(adj.)=stooped-over.
Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
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* andar encorvado=walk with + a stoop.

encorvadura
(n.)=stoop.
Ex: If the father stoops, chances are the son has also developed a stoop -- or at least shows clear signs of developing one.

encorvamiento
(n.)=stoop.
Ex: If the father stoops, chances are the son has also developed a stoop -- or at least shows clear signs of developing one.

encorvar
(v.)=curl ; arch.
Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
Ex: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.
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* encorvarse=hunch ; stoop ; crook ; hump.

encorvarse
(v.)=hunch ; stoop ; crook ; hump.
Ex: Somewhere out there in the heartland someone is hunched over a typewriter at this moment attempting the ultimate definition. Ex: In agriculture and construction, workers often resort to stooping because it demands less energy expenditure than kneeling or squatting. Ex: Whenever Raymond crooked over to pick something up Fred couldn't help staring at his prat. Ex: If your cat cries when it urinates or if it humps over when walking, it may well have some other illness.
encrespado
(adj.)=choppy .
Nota: Generalmente referido al estado de la mar.
Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.

encrespar
(v.)=bristle ; irritate ; annoy ; exasperate ; ruffle.
Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: He didn't mince words and that ruffled some people, but that was just the way he is.

encriptación
(n.)=encryption.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
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* descodificar una programa de encriptación=crack + encryption software.

encriptar
(v.)=encrypt.
Ex: This paper describes methods for obtaining and using PGP to encrypt and decrypt electronic mail messages.

encrucijada
(n.)=crossroads ; fork in the road ; crossway.
Ex: When George Washington was born, Junctionville was no more than a tiny crossroads settlement of 37 families.
Ex: The progress of education for librarianship and information studies has reached a fork in the road.
Ex: When they had walked for some time they came to a crossway, and there they agreed to part, and each take his own road.
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* en una encrucijada=at a crossroads.

encuadernación
(n.)=binding.
Ex: Facilities for check-in of issues, receipt of indexes, claiming of missing and overdue issues, routing, and binding are described.
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* aviso de encuadernación=binding trigger.
* calidad de la encuadernación=binding quality.
* departamento de encuadernación=binding department.
* encuadernación a canutillo=comb binding.
* encuadernación a la americana=adhesive binding.
* encuadernación a la caja=case binding ; cased binding.
* encuadernación arráfica=adhesive binding.
* encuadernación de biblioteca=library binding.
* encuadernación de editor=edition binding.
* encuadernación de librero=retailers' binding.
* encuadernación de libros=bookbinding [book-binding].
* encuadernación de lujo=fine binding.
* encuadernación editorial=publishers' binding.
* encuadernación editorial en piel=publishers' leather.
* encuadernación en cartoné=paper boards.
* encuadernación en cola=perfect binding ; adhesive binding.
* encuadernación en espiral=spiral binding.
* encuadernación en piel=leather binding.
* encuadernación en piel de becerro=prize binding.
* encuadernación en rústica=paper wrappers.
* encuadernación en tela=cloth casing ; cloth binding.
* encuadernación en tela bordada=embroidered binding.
* encuadernación flexible en papel=limp paper binding.
* encuadernación flexible en vitela=limp vellum binding.
* encuadernación industrial=edition binding ; trade binding.
* encuadernación por encargo=bespoke binding.
* encuadernación sin cosido reforzada con caucho=caoutchouc binding ; gurta perchin binding.
* material de encuadernación=covering material.
* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación=bindery fund ; binding fund.
* patrón de encuadernación=binding pattern.
* pedido de encuadernación=bindery order ; binding order.
* taller de encuadernación=bindery.
* técnica de encuadernación=binding technique.
* tela de encuadernación=book-cloth ; binding cloth.

encuadernación a canutillo
(n.)=comb binding.
Ex: Due to budgetary restrictions, serials librarians are being forced to find more economical methods of preservation than commercial binding such as pambinding, handibind, tack binding, comb binding and plastic coverups.
encuadernación a la americana
(n.)=adhesive binding.
Ex: Adhesive binding is a binding technique in which single leaves are held together using an adhesive rather than a sewn attachment.
encuadernación a la caja
(n.)=case binding ; cased binding.
Ex: Case binding is a method of binding in which a hard cover is made wholly separately from the book and later attached to it. Ex: Cased binding ie a binding in which a pre made case is attached to the text block by means of an adhesive attachment, is often the method of choice for the conversation of generation collections.
encuadernación arráfica
(n.)=adhesive binding.
Ex: Adhesive binding is a binding technique in which single leaves are held together using an adhesive rather than a sewn attachment.
encuadernación de biblioteca
(n.)=library binding.
Ex: Books to be bound are normally sorted by size because the machinery in library binding firms is so designed.
encuadernación de editor
(n.)=edition binding.
Ex: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.
encuadernación de librero
(n.)=retailers' binding.
Ex: A good many heavily gilt retailers' bindings (such as the small English devotional books that were sold in large numbers from the 1560s until the later seventeenth century) were indeed intended to look expensive while really being cheaply executed.
encuadernación de libros
(n.)=bookbinding [book-binding].
Ex: Systematic training in bookbinding is a prerequisite to understanding book conservation.
encuadernación de lujo
(n.)=fine binding.
Ex: This periodical aims to provide up-to-date, authoritative information with clear illustrations on progressive technical and design aspects of modern fine binding.
encuadernación editorial
(n.)=publishers' binding.
Ex: Cloth rapidly became the commonest publishers' binding style of the nineteenth century, but it was not the only one.
encuadernación editorial en piel
(n.)=publishers' leather.
Ex: Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.
encuadernación en cartoné
=paper boards.
Ex: Books were sometimes sold in paper wrappers and paper boards even at this early date.
encuadernación en cola
(n.)=perfect binding ; adhesive binding.
Ex: Some libraries use 'perfect' binding for booklets, but this tends to be expensive in comparison. Ex: Adhesive binding is a binding technique in which single leaves are held together using an adhesive rather than a sewn attachment.
encuadernación en espiral
(n.)=spiral binding.
Ex: Spiral binding is a type of binding in which the document is fastened by means of a metal or plastic spiral that passes through holes or slots near the binding edge.
encuadernación en piel
(n.)=leather binding.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind).
encuadernación en piel de becerro
(n.)=prize binding.
Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.
encuadernación en rústica
=paper wrappers.
Ex: Books were sometimes sold in paper wrappers and paper boards even at this early date.
encuadernación en tela
(n.)=cloth casing ; cloth binding.
Ex: At first all the processes of cloth casing were carried out by hand; then they were mechanized one by one until, by the early twentieth century, every one of them could be performed by machines. Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
encuadernación en tela bordada
(n.)=embroidered binding.
Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.
encuadernación flexible en papel
(n.)=limp paper binding.
Ex: The technique of limp vellum binding can still benefit from improvements and can be adapted for use with other materials, as in the limp paper binding.
encuadernación flexible en vitela
(n.)=limp vellum binding.
Ex: The technique of limp vellum binding can still benefit from improvements and can be adapted for use with other materials, as in the limp paper binding.
encuadernación industrial
(n.)=edition binding ; trade binding.
Ex: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth. Ex: The normal trade binding for most of the hand-press period was an inexpensive covering of calf or sheep.
encuadernación por encargo
(n.)=bespoke binding.
Ex: Only fine bespoke bindings, which were of course produced separately from the books they covered, continued to develop during the seventeenth century in the quality of their design and execution.
encuadernación sin cosido reforzada con caucho
(n.)=caoutchouc binding ; gurta perchin binding.
Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out. Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
encuadernado
(adj.)=bound.
Ex: Either option (1) or (2) above may be used as the basic sequence for bound volumes of periodicals.
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* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado=bound book form catalogue.
* encuadernado con gusanillo=spiral bound [spiralbound].
* encuadernado de tal modo que es difícil de abrir completamente=tightly bound.
* encuadernado en alambre=wire-bound ; wire-bound.
* encuadernado en cuarto=quarter-bound.
* encuadernado en media pasta=half-bound.
* encuadernado en piel=leather-bound.
* encuadernado en tapa=hardbound ; cased.
* encuadernado en tela=cloth-bound ; cloth-cased ; cloth-covered.
* libro encuadernado en tapa=hard book cover ; hardback cover.

encuadernado con gusanillo
(adj.)=spiral bound [spiralbound].
Ex: If we need a title to satisfy demand, we will buy it on spiral bound toilet paper if that is the only way we can get it.
encuadernado de tal modo que es difícil de abrir completamente
(adj.)=tightly bound.
Ex: Electroluminescent copying is a special photographic method of copying from particularly fragile and tightly bound books.
encuadernado en alambre
(adj.)=wire-bound ; wire-bound.
Ex: These books are clear and well designed in a wire-bound A4 format for ease of use as workbooks. Ex: These books are clear and well designed in a wire-bound A4 format for ease of use as workbooks.
encuadernado en cuarto
(adj.)=quarter-bound.
Ex: The seventeenth century also saw the appearance of decorated papers, marbled and printed, but they were uncommon in retail work until they began to be used for covering the boards of half- and quarter-bound books in the 1730s.
encuadernado en media pasta
(adj.)=half-bound.
Ex: The seventeenth century also saw the appearance of decorated papers, marbled and printed, but they were uncommon in retail work until they began to be used for covering the boards of half- and quarter-bound books in the 1730s.
encuadernado en piel
(adj.)=leather-bound.
Ex: Westley and Clark of London had a busy roan shop which mass-produced leather-bound school books = Westley y Clark de Londres tenía una tienda de badana que fabricaba en serie libros de texto encuadernados en piel.
encuadernado en tapa
(adj.)=hardbound ; cased.
Ex: Environment Abstracts is a monthly journal of abstracts and indexes with hardbound annual cumulations. Ex: ISBN 1-85000-831-0 (cased): 35.00 pounds; ISBN 1-85000-832 9 (pbk), 11.95 pounds.
encuadernado en tela
=cloth-bound ; cloth-cased ; cloth-covered.
Ex: However, the usual protection for a mid-nineteenth-century cloth-bound book -- if it had any -- was a plain paper jacket, sometimes cut with a window to show the lettering on the spine, and it was not until the 1880s that printed dust-jackets became common. Ex: The main series comprised 126 cloth-cased volumes. Ex: Even the earliest cloth-covered bindings of the 1820s appear to have been made with prefabricated cases.
encuadernador
(n.)=binder ; bookbinder [book-binder].
Ex: The binder is chosen from the vendor file.
Ex: Originally only bookbinders could carry out book maintenance but during the last 40 years paper restorers have taken over this work.
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* encuadernador bibliotecario=library bindery.
* encuadernador comercial=trade binder.
* encuadernador de la biblioteca=library binder.

encuadernador bibliotecario
(n.)=library bindery.
Ex: It was decided to apply stamped cloth strips, produced by a commercial library bindery to the spines and to use a polyvinyl acetate for adherence.
encuadernador comercial
(n.)=trade binder.
Ex: By 1832, then, trade binders in London had evolved a satisfactory but still largely manual technique for cloth casing, and they were quickly copied in America.
encuadernador de la biblioteca
(n.)=library binder.
Ex: ABLE/Library allows a library to efficiently prepare and control shipments of books and periodicals to the library binder.
encuadernadora
(n.)=binding machine.
Ex: Similarly, scarcely any binderies were steam-powered before the 1850s, the earlier (and simpler) binding machines being hand-operated = Igualmente, apenas ningún taller de encuadernación funcionaba con vapor antes de la década de 1850, las encuadernadoras anteriores (más sencillas) eran manuales.

encuadernar
(v.)=bind ; bind up.
Ex: Periodicals control -- the procedures for receiving, (claiming), and binding single issues of periodicals and serials -- is restricted to authorized users.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
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* cartón para encuadernar=millboard.
* cuchillo para encuadernar=binding-knife.
* encuadernar en rústica=bind in + paper covers.
* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar=bindery list.
* prensa de encuadernar=binding press.
* sin encuadernar=unbound.

encuadernar en rústica
(v.)=bind in + paper covers.
Ex: Whilst books bound in paper covers are not excluded from British Books in Print, a separate Paperbacks in Print (London, Whitaker, 1960 annual) is published and it has a counterpart in the United States Paperbound Books in Print (New York, Bowker, annual).
encuadrado
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* inicial encuadrada=factotum.

encuadrar
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* encuadrar dentro de una categoría=categorise [categorize, -USA].
* encuadrar en un contexto=set in + context.

encuadrar dentro de una categoría
(v.)=categorise [categorize, -USA].
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
encuadrar en un contexto
(v.)=set in + context.
Ex: The order thus determined embodies 'context dependency', each term in the string sets each successive term in context.
encubiertamente
=covertly ; secretly.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.
Ex: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?.

encubierto
(adj.)=covert ; veiled ; concealed.
Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
Ex: More and more of New York's rich and famous are obtaining permits to carry concealed weapons.
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* encubierto en=under the mantle of.

encubierto en
=under the mantle of.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
encubrimiento
(n.)=concealment ; whitewashing ; dissimulation ; whitewash ; dissembling.
Ex: The conflict between the right of access to information and the right to privacy is difficult to resolve, yet protecting the citizen's privacy sometimes leads to the concealment or destruction of records.
Ex: Critics condemn the whitewashing of African American characters and storylines in daytime television serials.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.
Ex: The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and 'dissembling'.
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* maniobra de encubrimiento=cover-up.

encubrir
(v.)=cover ; mask ; dissimulate ; whitewash ; dissemble.
Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.
Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.
Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.
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* encubrir a Alguien=cover up for + Nombre.
* encubrir con=cloak in.

encubrir a Alguien
(v.)=cover up for + Nombre.
Ex: With cruel suddenness she was being called upon to cover up for him.
encubrir con
(v.)=cloak in.
Ex: Assertion and personal opinion, when cloaked in an ostensibly sound job title, can become accepted wisdom and the justification for decision making.
encuentro amistoso
(n.)=friendly match.
Ex: France's national anthem was lustily jeered by the crowd at the opening of a France-Tunisia friendly match in Paris last night.
encuentro con la muerte
=close shave with death ; close encounter with death.
Ex: A father-of-two is trying to get back in touch with his old school chums from 50 years ago, after a close shave with death. Ex: The result was that I survived six high-dose chemotherapy treatments and a very close encounter with death.
encuentro de atletismo
(n.)=track meet.
Ex: What I neglected to realize, however, was the idea that track meets were held during Saturdays, often times all day, in the heat of the day.
encuentro de bibliotecas móviles
(n.)=mobile meet.
Ex: This article describes the 1st Mobile Meet in New Zealand which was held in Palmerston.
encuentro de ida
(n.)=first leg ; away game.
Ex: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6. Ex: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.
encuentro de liga
(n.)=league game.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
encuentro de vuelta
(n.)=second leg.
Ex: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.
encuentro deportivo
(n.)=sports match.
Ex: School events may be regular and seasonal, like Christmas and vacations, or occasional and minor like sports matches.
encuentro entre expertos
(n.)=meeting of (the) minds.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
encuentro entre exploradores e indígenas
(n.)=palaver.
Ex: Unlike most Western systems, the palaver is focused on reconciliation & community harmony rather than punishment.
encuentro entre indígenas
(n.)=palaver.
Ex: Unlike most Western systems, the palaver is focused on reconciliation & community harmony rather than punishment.
encuentro social
(n.)=networking event.
Ex: These prestigious networking events will provide you with the latest news and trends in the design industry
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encuentro^1
(n.)=encounter ; rendezvous ; meet.
Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
Ex: She decided to have a cup of coffee in the library's cafeteria before her rendezvous with Edmonds.
Ex: Swimmers should not bring valuables to meets where they may be unattended.
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* encuentro con la muerte=close shave with death ; close encounter with death.
* encuentro de atletismo=track meet.
* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles=mobile meet.
* encuentro entre expertos=meeting of (the) minds.
* encuentro entre exploradores e indígenas=palaver.
* encuentro entre indígenas=palaver.
* encuentro social=networking event.
* espacio destinado a encuentros de todo tipo=meeting space.
* evitar el encuentro (con)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* lugar común de encuentro=meeting ground.
* lugar de encuentro=meeting place ; meeting point ; gathering place ; tryst ; venue ; assembly place.
* punto de encuentro=meeting point ; assembly place.

encuentro^2
(n.)=game ; match ; fixture.
Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.
Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.
Ex: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.
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* encuentro amistoso=friendly match.
* encuentro de ida=first leg ; away game.
* encuentro de liga=league game.
* encuentro deportivo=sports match.
* encuentro de vuelta=second leg.

encuesta
(n.)=survey ; poll ; survey questionnaire.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: The results of these polls can often be used as a basis for further information action.
Ex: The survey questionnaires and methodology were pilot-tested late in 81.
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* encuesta judicial=inquest.
* encuesta por correo=mail survey.
* encuestas=survey research.
* encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo=time-use survey.
* metodología para la realización de encuestas=survey methodology.
* rellenar una encuesta=fill out + survey.

encuesta judicial
(n.)=inquest.
Ex: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales.
encuesta por correo
(n.)=mail survey.
Ex: A mail survey was sent to state statistical agencies to determine how the cuts have affected their services.
encuesta sobre el uso del tiempo
(n.)=time-use survey.
Ex: Evidence from time-use surveys is drawn on to address these questions.
encuestado
(n.)=respondent ; responder ; interviewee.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
Ex: This article summarises the responses of interviewees to a number of broad questions relating to the atmosphere of libraries.

encuestador
(n.)=interviewer ; surveyor.
Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
Ex: Hospital librarians should assist in the development of library inspection guidelines for surveyors.

encuestar
(v.)=survey ; poll.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: College freshman enrolled in English composition classes were polled to determine their attitudes towards two different methods of bibliographic instruction: the lecture-discussion practicum and the workbook.

encuestas
(n.)=survey research.
Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
encurtido
(n.)=pickle.
Ex: Generally the salt content in pickles is a wee bit more than normal.

encéfalo
(n.)=brain ; encephalon.
Ex: All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.
Ex: Experience and research alike prove that the encephalon of man is the seat of all his conscient activities.
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* istmo del encéfalo=isthmus of the encephalon.
* tronco del encéfalo=brainstem.

encía
(n.)=gum.
Ex: Both hares and rabbits have a split lip, or hare-lip, although there are slight differences since it is only rabbits that have a layer of skin to cover the gums.

ende
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* por ende=thereby ; accordingly ; therefore.

endeble
(adj.)=flimsy ; weakened ; puny .
Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced.
Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.

endecha
(n.)=dirge.
Ex: This page contains various poems dedicated to the mourning over deaths of beloved people, dirges and chants recounting of sadness and loss.

enderezar
(v.)=straighten (out).
Ex: Carpozzi straightened her shoulders and smiled.

endeudado
(adj.)=indebted.
Ex: This document provides risk analysis for 97 highly indebted countries and generates their credit ratings from a financial and political standpoint.
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* estar endeudado=be in the red.
* estar endeudado con=be indebted to.
* muy endeudado=heavily indebted.

endeudamiento
(n.)=indebtedness.
Ex: Citation analyses are justifiably criticized for their inability to reveal 'intellectual indebtedness'.

endiablado
(adj.)=diabolical ; diabolic.
Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.
Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.

endibia
(n.)=endive ; chicory.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

endilgar
(v.)=saddle with ; dump ; pawn off on.
Ex: As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: The author discusses methods of ensuring that mere technological change is not pawned off on us as technological progress.
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* endilgar Algo a Alguien=land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; offload + Nombre + onto ; fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

endilgar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; offload + Nombre + onto ; fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK. Ex: The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material. Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT. Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
endivia
(n.)=endive ; chicory.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

endocrino
(adj.)=endocrine.
Ex: Scattered throughout the exocrine tissue are clusters of endocrine cells which produce the hormones insulin and glucagon.
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* glándula endocrina=endocrine gland.
* sistema endocrino, el=endocrine system, the.

endocrinología
(n.)=endocrinology ; endocrinology.
Ex: Endocrinology is the study of diseases caused by hormonal dysfunction.
Ex: Endocrinology is the study of diseases caused by hormonal dysfunction.

endocrinólogo
(n.)=endocrinologist.
Ex: Endocrinologists specialize in related hormonal conditions for obesity, diabetes, and hypertension.

endodoncia
(n.)=root canal ; root canal surgery ; root canal treatment.
Ex: Oral surgery is slightly more invasive than your typical cavity filling or root canal since it usually requires some sort of anesthesia.
Ex: Given a choice between losing a tooth or having root canal surgery, I would opt for a root canal.
Ex: The use of an antibiotic in adjunct with a root canal treatment is based on the judgement of the dentist treating a patient.

endogamia
(n.)=inbreeding ; intermarriage.
Ex: This article discusses the perceived malaise which besets the field in terms of fundamentalism, xenophobia, censorship, fetishism, feminism, genetic inbreeding and social activism.
Ex: Australian government forbade intermarriage between whites & Aboriginals & half-castes with Aboriginals.

endogámico
(adj.)=inbred.
Ex: The methodology is illustrated on a real world problem involving a heavily inbred pedigree containing 20,000 individuals.

endomingado
=dolled-up ; in full regalia.
Ex: An Iranian cleric has claimed that dolled-up women incite extramarital sex, causing more earthquakes in Iran, a country that straddles several fault lines.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.

endomingarse
(v.)=prettify + Reflexivo.
Ex: Anderson, furthermore, does not attempt to prettify himself on camera -- what you see is what you get.

endorfina
(n.)=endorphin.
Ex: Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication.

endosar
(v.)=saddle with ; dump ; pawn off on ; be pitchforked into.
Ex: As information incumbents, large academic libraries are saddled with legacy assets, such as huge stores of books, public service systems, acquisitions, cataloguing, and bricks and mortar.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: The author discusses methods of ensuring that mere technological change is not pawned off on us as technological progress.
Ex: But Mr Dixit died suddenly and Mr Narayanan, then in charge of internal security, was pitchforked into the job.
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* endosar Algo a Alguien=land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; offload + Nombre + onto ; fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
* endosar una tarea a Alguien=foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

endosar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=land + Alguien + with + Nombre ; offload + Nombre + onto ; fob + Algo + off on + Alguien ; fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.
Ex: Scotland's local government reorganisation landed her with a regional and district pattern different from the rest of the UK. Ex: The booksellers, for their part must not attempt to offload useless stock onto the librarians for financial gain, but must supply the latest material. Ex: Most marketing departments are currently handling those functions, but they would like to fob it off on IT. Ex: She complained numerous times, but he fobbed her off with promises that the pay rise/promotion would be given soon.
endosar una tarea a Alguien
(v.)=foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
endoscopia
(n.)=endoscopy.
Ex: Virtual reality can be applied successfully in high risk operations, where mistakes will lead to unacceptable consequences, e.g in open surgery, endoscopy and brain operations.

endosperma
(n.)=endosperm.
Ex: A rice mutant with enhanced amylose content in the endosperm that does not affect the amylopectin structure was developed.

endrina
(n.)=sloe.
Ex: The sloe is the fruit of the blackthorn bush, and you'll often find them making up part of a hedgerow, or growing near the edge of a field.

endrino
(n.)=blackthorn ; blackthorn tree ; blackthorn bush ; sloe bush.
Ex: These canes are made out of authentic blackthorn which is a reddish black wood with numerous knots.
Ex: Blackthorn trees are said to be held sacred by fairies.
Ex: The sloe is the fruit of the blackthorn bush, and you'll often find them making up part of a hedgerow, or growing near the edge of a field.
Ex: Most of England's public footpaths will have at least one sloe bush on its route, and a very pleasant afternoon can be spent foraging the hedgerows for a carrier-bag full.

endulzado
(adj.)=sweetened.
Ex: Many sweetened drinks are high in calories and can cause weight gain, even in active people.

endulzar^1
(v.)=sweeten.
Ex: The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.

endulzar^2
(v.)=sugar-coat ; sweeten + the pill ; sugar-coat + the pill ; sugar + the pill.
Ex: Some Muslims try to sugar-coat the ugly truths about the way their religion is practised.
Ex: They also differ in their views of what can be done to 'sweeten the pill,' whether death ought to be viewed as a barrier to self-fulfillment or a means of self-transcendence.
Ex: The government has attempted to sugar-coat the pill by making various promises about maintenance of employment and working conditions.
Ex: Liberal economists like to sugar the pill by talking about constructing a social safety net.

endurecer
(v.)=harden ; stiffen ; toughen ; dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA].
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
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* endurecer el control=tighten (up) + control.
* endurecerse=cake (up).

endurecer el control
(v.)=tighten (up) + control.
Ex: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech.
endurecerse
(v.)=cake (up).
Ex: He opened the jar to find that the powder had caked up and was no longer free flowing.
endurecido
(adj.)=hardbitten ; hardened.
Ex: Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".
Ex: The author describes the use of an enzyme poultice for removing brittle and hardened starch locally with a minimum of moisture.

endurecimiento
(n.)=hardening ; stiffening ; caking.
Ex: They contract that well-known institutional disease I call 'hardening of the categories'.
Ex: Such protection and stiffening allows the pamphlet to stand upright on the shelves beside books on the same subject.
Ex: It also acts as an excellent soil additive that prevents the caking of soil in potted plants.

endémico
(adj.)=endemic.
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
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* enfermedad endémica=endemic disease.

endógamo
(adj.)=endogamous.
Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe.

endógeno
(adj.)=endogenous.
Ex: The author distinguishes endogenous articles (produced in Brazil) from exogenous articles (produced abroad by Brazilian biochemists), in terms of the spectrum of journals in which they were published and the number of citations generated per article.
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* variable endógena=endogenous variable.

enea
(n.)=bulrush [bullrush] ; osier.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
Ex: Osier is used for basket making and it thrives in a wet environment but the roots can pose a problem if planted too close to drains and pipes.

enebro
(n.)=juniper.
Ex: Junipers tolerate a wide range of soil types, including alkaline soils.

enedimensional
=n-dimensional.
Ex: The retrieval power of an n-dimensional matrix catalog is so much greater that the user needs to have only a relatively small amount of information about a book to retrieve the entry swiftly and accurately.

eneldo
(n.)=dill.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

enema
(n.)=enema.
Ex: Coffee enemas are used to detoxify the body and evacuate the bowels.

enemigo
(n.)=adversary ; detractor ; enemy ; foe.
Ex: Intelligence means either an individual's analytical or reasoning abilities or information on an adversary.
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
Ex: Place operators in quotation marks when searching for them as words, e.g. 'near' death, friend 'or' foe.
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* caer en manos enemigas=fall into + enemy hands.
* combatiente enemigo=enemy combatant.
* confraternizar con el enemigo=consort with + the enemy.
* derrotar al enemigo=defeat + the enemy.
* el enemigo en casa=the enemy within.
* enemigo acérrimo=arch enemy [archenemy] ; arch-rival [archrival] ; sworn enemy.
* enemigo asimétrico=asymmetric enemy.
* enemigo de=resister (of/against).
* enemigo declarado=sworn enemy.
* enemigo mortal=mortal foe.
* enemigo público=public enemy.
* enemigo público número uno=public enemy number one.
* en manos del enemigo=at the hands of enemies ; at the hands of the enemy.
* en manos enemigas=at the hands of enemies ; at the hands of the enemy.
* espiar al enemigo=spy + the flagship.
* fuego enemigo=enemy fire.
* ganar enemigos=make + enemies.
* hacer enemigos=make + enemies.
* incursión enemiga=enemy incursion.
* matar al enemigo=take + no prisoners.
* Posesivo + peor enemigo=Posesivo + worst enemy.
* soldado enemigo=enemy soldier.
* vencer al enemigo=defeat + the enemy.

enemigo acérrimo
(n.)=arch enemy [archenemy] ; arch-rival [archrival] ; sworn enemy.
Ex: The article 'The case of Charles Merrill Mount: the archivist's arch enemy' describes the theft of valuable letters and documents by Charles Merrill Mount. Ex: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism. Ex: I wouldn't quite call them our sworn enemies, any more than a mosquito is a human's sworn enemy.
enemigo asimétrico
(n.)=asymmetric enemy.
Ex: To force asymmetric enemies like al Qaeda into decisive battle we must surround them, cut them off from escape and kill or capture them.
enemigo de
(n.)=resister (of/against).
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.
enemigo declarado
(n.)=sworn enemy.
Ex: I wouldn't quite call them our sworn enemies, any more than a mosquito is a human's sworn enemy.
enemigo mortal
(n.)=mortal foe.
Ex: Dead men have no friends; consequently, Israel must abandon its love affair with its putative, feckless friends and kill, once for all, its mortal foes.
enemigo público
(n.)=public enemy.
Ex: This shaggy-haired 27-year-old Burmese video journalist is considered a public enemy by his country's military junta.
enemigo público número uno
=public enemy number one.
Ex: Obesity is public enemy number one in New Mexico.
enemistad
=feud ; enmity ; bad blood.
Ex: In doing so, the library created a rift that prohibited dialogue and created something of a feud between the copyright owner and the library.
Ex: The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.
Ex: The conventional explanation of bad blood between Koreans and Japanese isthe 35 years of harsh Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945.
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* enemistad a muerte=blood feud.
* enemistad mortal=blood feud ; vendetta.

enemistad a muerte
(n.)=blood feud.
Ex: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.
enemistad mortal
(n.)=blood feud ; vendetta.
Ex: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world. Ex: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.
enemistado
(adj.)=estranged.
Ex: Estranged couples need help in understanding their disappointment and identifying available support.
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* estar enemistados=be at loggerheads.

enemistar
(v.)=estrange (from).
Ex: These objects remain useful and functional, though estranged from their usual context.
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* enemistarse con=fall out with.

enemistarse con
(v.)=fall out with.
Ex: From shooting stars to fallen stars, we look at the top 5 celebrites who've fallen out with fame.
energético
=energy ; vigorous.
Ex: Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.
Ex: Students would be in the environment of a vigorous library service which emphasised its information function.
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* ahorro energético=energy saving.
* aprovechamiento energético=energy efficiency.
* consumo energético=energy use ; energy consumption.
* conversión energética=energy conversion.
* crisis energética=energy crisis.
* de alto ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* de gran ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* eficiencia energética=energy efficiency.
* equilibrio energético=energy balance.
* industria energética=energy industry.
* industria energética, la=energy utility business, the.
* muro energético=energy wall.
* pared energética=energy wall.
* recurso energético=energy resource.
* sistema energético=energy system.
* transformación energética=energy conversion.

energía
(n.)=drive ; energy ; fuel ; power ; liveliness ; verve ; pizzazz ; oomph ; pep.
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg energy conservation and fuel debt, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.
Ex: I wanted to show them an application which not only was database functional, but which itself had some pizzazz as a website.
Ex: Many recent commentators speak as if they think that computers can painlessly deliver the oomph we need in curriculum.
Ex: Not a lot of pep however, so this might be the day to curl up with a really challenging book or game.
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* ahorrar energía=save + energy.
* ahorro de energía=energy conservation ; energy saving ; savings in energy.
* alimentado con energía solar=solar-powered.
* compañía de suministro de energía=energy company.
* Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica (Euratom o EAEC)=European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC).
* con energía=powerfully ; strenuously.
* con mucha energía=high energy.
* conservar energía=conserve + energy.
* consumir energía=consume + energy ; take up + energy.
* con un cambio de actividad se renuevan las energías=a change is as good as a rest.
* conversión de la energía=energy conversion.
* dar energía=energise [energize, -USA].
* de alta energía=high energy.
* dedicar energía=expend + energy.
* derrochar energía=waste + energy.
* energía atómica=nuclear power.
* energía atómmica=atomic energy.
* energía cinética=kinetic energy.
* energía de fusión=fusion power.
* energía del mar=ocean energy.
* energía del petróleo=petroleum energy.
* energía eléctrica=electric power ; power ; electrical power.
* energía eólica=wind energy ; wind power.
* energía espiritual=spiritual energy.
* energía geotérmica=geothermal energy.
* energía hidroeléctrica=hydroelectric power.
* energía humana=human energy.
* energía negativa=bad vibes.
* energía no renovable=non-renewable energy.
* energía nuclear=nuclear energy ; nuclear power.
* energía positiva=vibrations ; good vibes.
* energía producto de la fisión=fission energy.
* energía renovable=renewable energy.
* energía solar=solar energy ; solar power.
* energía térmica=thermal power.
* energía termosolar=thermal solar power.
* energía vital=life force.
* estación de energía solar=solar power station.
* estar lleno de energía=be full of beans ; be full of energy.
* estar pletórico de energía=be full of beans ; be full of energy.
* estar repleto de energía=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
* faceta de Energía=Energy facet.
* física de altas energías=high energy physics.
* fuente de energía=energy source ; source of energy ; power source.
* fuente de energía(s) alternativa(s)=alternative energy source.
* fuente sostenible de energía=sustainable source of energy.
* generador de energía eléctrica=power generator ; power unit ; electrical generator.
* generador de energía solar=solar energy generator.
* granja de energía solar=solar power station.
* impulsado por energía eólica=wind-powered.
* infundir energía=energise [energize, -USA].
* liberar energía=blow off + steam ; let off + steam.
* lleno de energía=energetic ; feisty .
* modo de ahorro de energía=power save mode.
* propulsado por energía solar=solar-powered.
* que consume mucha energía=energy-intensive ; power-hungry.
* que funciona con energía eólica=wind-powered.
* que funciona con energía solar=solar-powered.
* rebosante de energía y lleno de entusiasmo=all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
* rebosante de vida y energía=all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
* recobrar energía=get + a second wind.
* recobrar la energía=regain + Posesivo + strength.
* recuperación de la energía=second wind.
* recuperar la energía=regain + Posesivo + strength.
* sin energía=lethargic.
* transformación de la energía=energy conversion.

energía atómica
(n.)=nuclear power.
Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
energía atómmica
(n.)=atomic energy.
Ex: To foster the exchange of scientific and technical information on peaceful uses of atomic energy the Agency collects and disseminates information.
energía cinética
(n.)=kinetic energy.
Ex: Kinetic energy does not gravitate in the same way that rest mass does.
energía de fusión
(n.)=fusion power.
Ex: Fusion power is sometimes mocked for its alleged unfeasibility.
energía del mar
(n.)=ocean energy.
Ex: Projects eligible for support in alternative energy sources are geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass, wind and ocean energy and hydro-electric power.
energía del petróleo
(n.)=petroleum energy.
Ex: The highest research activity was in medicine, agriculture, geology, water and desalination, petroleum energy and construction engineering.
energía eléctrica
(n.)=electric power ; power ; electrical power.
Ex: Projects eligible for support are the substitution of hydrocarbons (solid fuels, electric power, heat transmission, distribution and storage) and the gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels. Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications. Ex: The various faults of electrical power, such as spikes, sags, outages, noise, frequency variations, and static electricity, are defined and described.
energía espiritual
(n.)=spiritual energy.
Ex: But 'spiritual energy' is just a vague manner of speaking and has no empirical content at all that I can see.
energía eólica
(n.)=wind energy ; wind power.
Ex: Projects eligible for support in alternative energy sources are geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass, wind and ocean energy and hydro-electric power. Ex: This article describes the efforts of a senior high school librarian to collect material on solar energy and wind power for a group of students.
energía geotérmica
(n.)=geothermal energy.
Ex: Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography.
energía hidroeléctrica
(n.)=hydroelectric power.
Ex: Projects eligible for support in alternative energy sources are geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass, wind and ocean energy and hydro-electric power.
energía humana
(n.)=human energy.
Ex: The primary objective of systems design today is to minimise the expense of human energy.
energía negativa
=bad vibes.
Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
energía no renovable
(n.)=non-renewable energy.
Ex: Because non-renewable energy is energy that could become depleted, we have to be thrifty with it.
energía nuclear
(n.)=nuclear energy ; nuclear power.
Ex: Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography. Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
energía positiva
=vibrations ; good vibes.
Ex: Come and feel the powerful vibrations of the beautiful venue. Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
energía producto de la fisión
(n.)=fission energy.
Ex: How can we channel this fission energy so that children help each other through the network of social relationships which so much affect their likes and dislikes?.
energía renovable
(n.)=renewable energy.
Ex: Consequently, many countries promote renewable energies through tax incentives and subsidies.
energía solar
(n.)=solar energy ; solar power.
Ex: Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography. Ex: The drawback to solar power is that it is expensive to produce: generating power from photovoltaic panels costs more than four times as much as coal, and more than twice what wind power costs.
energía termosolar
(n.)=thermal solar power.
Ex: Thermal solar power is electricity that is generated from the heat of the sun.
energía térmica
(n.)=thermal power.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
energía vital
(n.)=life force.
Ex: He classified refined sugar as a poison because it has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals.
energúmeno
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* como un energúmeno=like a bear with a sore head.
* gritar como un energúmeno=shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* ponerse como energúmeno=shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* ponerse como un energúmeno=get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; blow + Posesivo + top ; blow + a fuse ; wax + indignant ; throw + a wobbly ; throw + a wobbler ; tear + Posesivo + hair out ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; raise + the roof ; be (all) up in arms ; kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; scream + blue murder ; froth at + the mouth ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; foam at + the mouth ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
* ponerse hecho un energúmeno=go + ballistic ; blow + Posesivo + top ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off ; scream + blue murder ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.

enero
=January (Jan.) ; Jan (January).
Nota: Abreviatura.
Ex: Assume a monthly magazine without a day on the cover: January 1982, February 1982, and so forth.
Ex: The British Library has funded a nine-month project beginning in Jan 89 to examine the approaches taken to interpersonal skills training in selected organisations in the private and public sectors.

enervador
(adj.)=nerving.
Ex: And it is very nerving if you have lots of trouble later when maintaining the site.

enervante
(adj.)=unnerving ; enervating ; nerving.
Ex: Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.
Ex: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.
Ex: And it is very nerving if you have lots of trouble later when maintaining the site.

enervar
(v.)=jar ; nerve ; rile ; grind on + Posesivo + nerves ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; make + Nombre + nervous ; unnerve ; hit + a hot button.
Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.
Ex: But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.
Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.
Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
Ex: However, if you are too nervous, your anxiety will spread to your audience, making them nervous in turn.
Ex: World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis.
Ex: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds .

enfadado
(adj.)=upset ; angry ; angrily ; crossly ; annoyed ; out of anger ; irate.
Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily.
Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
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* decir de un modo enfadado=spit out.

enfadar
(v.)=cross.
Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
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* enfadarse=be upset ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; get + angry ; take + the huff.
* enfadarse con Alguien=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).

enfadarse
(v.)=be upset ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; get + angry ; take + the huff.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic. Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.
enfadarse con Alguien
(v.)=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
Ex: The review is incompetent and irresponsible, apparently motivated by a need to vent spleen, and characterized by an amount of ill-feeling out of place in a scholarly journal.
enfado
(n.)=anger.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
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* con enfado=angrily ; crossly.
* en un momento de enfado=in the heat of the moment.
* gesto de enfado=glower.
* mirada de enfado=scowl.
* por enfado=out of anger.

enfant terrible
(n.)=enfant terrible.
Ex: Vesalius, considered in his time a scientific 'enfant terrible,' revolutionized medicine and science by insisting that truth could be established only by direct observation.

enfardar
(v.)=bale.
Ex: Alfalfa hay, cut and baled for fodder, is a source of protein that rivals or surpasses soybeans.

enfatizar
(v.)=emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; give + emphasis ; lay + stress on ; place + emphasis on ; stress ; accentuate ; point up.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
Ex: The Academy is always at the centre of every intellectual activity and lays stress on its interest in Virgilian studies.
Ex: Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour.
Ex: However, it must be stressed that these problems are still in the future.
Ex: However, future trends may tend to accentuate this division.
Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
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* enfatizar demasiado=overstress.

enfatizar demasiado
(v.)=overstress.
Ex: Are IT programmes overstressing technology at the expense of information?.
enfermar
(v.)=become + ill ; fall + ill ; get + sick ; sicken ; come down with.
Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
Ex: The largest group of metaphors compared firms to living (especially human) beings: companies are born, fall ill, have children, die, etc.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
Ex: A rare strain of salmonella in dry pet food has sickened at least eight people this year, in addition to the 71 people who have fallen ill since 2006.
Ex: Gulf War vets are coming down with these symptoms at twice the rate of vets from previous conflicts.

enfermedad
(n.)=disease ; illness ; infirmity ; sickness ; ill health ; disorder ; malady.
Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: Medicine/Disease/Dictionary.
Ex: Thus the base could contain some facts about deficiency and illness, for example.
Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
Ex: Donker Duyvis continued in that office until his enforced retirement (due to ill health) in 1959.
Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.
Ex: Melancholy followed him like his shadow in his journey; and on his return to Rome his malady increased.
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* ausencia por enfermedad=sickness absence.
* baja por enfermedad=sick leave ; sickness leave.
* con enfermedades mentales=mentally challenged.
* contraer una enfermedad=contract + disease.
* control de las enfermedades=disease control.
* embates de la enfermedad, los=ravages of disease, the.
* enfermedad adquirida=acquired disorder.
* Enfermedad + aguda=acute + Enfermedad.
* enfermedad bacteriana=bacterial disease.
* enfermedad bucal=mouth disease.
* enfermedad cardíaca=heart disease.
* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica=ischemic heart disease.
* enfermedad cardiovascular=cardiovascular disorder ; cardiovascular disease.
* enfermedad cerebrovascular=cerebrovascular disease ; cerebrovascular disorder.
* enfermedad congénita=congenital disorder.
* enfermedad contagiosa=infectious disease ; communicable disease.
* enfermedad coronaria=coronary disease.
* enfermedad coronaria del corazón=coronary heart disease.
* enfermedad crónica=chronic disease ; chronic illness.
* enfermedad cutánea=skin disease.
* enfermedad de Alzheimer=Alzheimer's disease.
* enfermedad de arteria coronaria=coronary artery disease.
* enfermedad de Crohn=Crohn's disease.
* enfermedad de la lengua azul=bluetongue disease.
* enfermedad de la piel=skin disease.
* enfermedad de la sangre=blood disease.
* enfermedad de las vacas locas=mad cow disease.
* enfermedad de la vid=mildew.
* enfermedad del corazón=heart disease.
* enfermedad del legionario=legionnaire's disease.
* Enfermedad del Linotipista=Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
* enfermedad del siglo viente=twentieth-century disease.
* enfermedad del sueño=sleeping sickness.
* enfermedad del tiroide=thyroid disease.
* enfermedad de Lyme=Lyme disease.
* enfermedad de Parkinson=Parkinson's disease.
* enfermedad de Peyronie=Peyronie's disease.
* enfermedad discapacitante=crippling illness.
* enfermedad endémica=endemic illness ; endemic disease.
* enfermedad física=physical illness.
* enfermedad genética=genetic disease.
* enfermedad heredada=inherited disorder ; inherited illness ; inherited disease.
* enfermedad infecciosa=infectious disease.
* enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria=inflammatory bowel disease.
* enfermedad laboral=occupational disease.
* enfermedad mental=mental illness ; mental disease ; brain disorder ; mental disorder.
* enfermedad neurodegenerativa=neurodegenerative disease.
* enfermedad neurológica=neurological disorder.
* enfermedad poco común=rare disease.
* enfermedad profesional=occupational disease.
* enfermedad rara=rare disease.
* enfermedad respiratoria=respiratory disease.
* enfermedad reumática=rheumatic disease.
* enfermedad reumática del corazón=rheumatic heart disease.
* enfermedad siquiátrica=psychiatric illness.
* enfermedad social=social disease.
* enfermedad terminal=terminal illness.
* enfermedad transmisible=communicable disease.
* enfermedad tropical=tropical disease.
* enfermedad vascular periférica=peripheral vascular disease.
* enfermedad venérea=venereal disease (VD).
* enfermedad viral=viral disease.
* estar de baja por enfermedad=be off work sick.
* estragos de la enfermedad, los=ravages of disease, the.
* insecto portador de enfermedad=insect vector.
* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad=call in + sick.
* maldita enfermedad=dreaded lurgy, the.
* padecer enfermedad=suffer from + condition.
* prevención de enfermedades=disease prevention.
* propagar una enfermedad=spread + disease.
* seguro de enfermedad=health insurance.
* tener una enfermedad=be in ill health ; be in bad health.

enfermedad adquirida
(n.)=acquired disorder.
Ex: A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth usually hereditary, as contrasted with an acquired disorder.
enfermedad bacteriana
(n.)=bacterial disease.
Ex: Cockroaches can be carriers of a high number of bacterial and viral diseases such as catarrhal colitis, infectious hepatitis, and salmonellosis.
enfermedad bucal
(n.)=mouth disease.
Ex: He claimed he had hand, foot and mouth disease and was told he suffered from hypochondriasis.
enfermedad cardiovascular
(n.)=cardiovascular disorder ; cardiovascular disease.
Ex: Over the past dozen years, this program has been developed to assist physicians in reasoning about cardiovascular disorders. Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.
enfermedad cardíaca
(n.)=heart disease.
Ex: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.
enfermedad cardíaca isquémica
(n.)=ischemic heart disease.
Ex: Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause of natural death behind the wheel.
enfermedad cerebrovascular
(n.)=cerebrovascular disease ; cerebrovascular disorder.
Ex: Use of these drugs includes the treatment of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, arterial disease, cerebrovascular disease, and coronary thrombosis. Ex: Among these health problems, atherosclerotic diseases including ischemic heart disease and cerebrovascular disorder are of particular importance.
enfermedad congénita
(n.)=congenital disorder.
Ex: A congenital disorder is any medical condition that is present at birth usually hereditary, as contrasted with an acquired disorder.
enfermedad contagiosa
(n.)=infectious disease ; communicable disease.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents. Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
enfermedad coronaria
(n.)=coronary disease.
Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.
enfermedad coronaria del corazón
(n.)=coronary heart disease.
Ex: Second hand smokers can suffer a range of smoking related diseases such as stroke, coronary heart disease and cancer.
enfermedad crónica
(n.)=chronic disease ; chronic illness.
Ex: This data base is a combination of subfiles dealing with chronic diseases and health education. Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
enfermedad cutánea
(n.)=skin disease.
Ex: Cutaneous mycoses are the most common fungal skin diseases seen in dogs.
enfermedad de Alzheimer
(n.)=Alzheimer's disease.
Ex: A brief review of the characteristics of Alzheimer's Disease (Senile Dementia) is followed by notes on sources of information on the subject.
enfermedad de Crohn
=Crohn's disease.
Ex: Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation or ulceration of the digestive tract.
enfermedad de Lyme
(n.)=Lyme disease.
Ex: Leaders should be aware of the rare incidence of Lyme disease, which is transmitted by animal ticks.
enfermedad de Parkinson
=Parkinson's disease.
Ex: Scientists suspect that iron accumulation plays a role in neurodegenerative processes such as Parkinson's disease.
enfermedad de Peyronie
(n.)=Peyronie's disease.
Ex: A man who suffers from penile curvature, also known as Peyronie's disease, may become so self conscious about his crooked penis that he loses an interest in sex.
enfermedad de arteria coronaria
(n.)=coronary artery disease.
Ex: Modest regular exercise can substantially lower the risk of death from coronary artery disease, colon cancer, and complications from diabetes.
enfermedad de la lengua azul
(n.)=bluetongue disease.
Ex: Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants.
enfermedad de la piel
(n.)=skin disease.
Ex: Cutaneous mycoses are the most common fungal skin diseases seen in dogs.
enfermedad de la sangre
(n.)=blood disease.
Ex: First of all, I was very excited by hematology, this field of medicine treating blood diseases.
enfermedad de la vid
(n.)=mildew.
Ex: One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.
enfermedad de las vacas locas
(n.)=mad cow disease.
Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
enfermedad del corazón
(n.)=heart disease.
Ex: Such conditions as heart disease, cancer, and arteriosclerosis can be prevented or postponed through proper nutrition, weight control, exercise, and stress management.
enfermedad del legionario
(n.)=legionnaire's disease.
Ex: Unpleasant surprises such as legionnaire's disease may still emerge from time to time.
enfermedad del siglo viente
(n.)=twentieth-century disease.
Ex: 'Twentieth-century disease,' or 'total allergy syndrome,' is a condition attributed to hypersensitivity to the environment that may sometimes be seen as so serious that the patient is incapable of living in the modern world.
enfermedad del sueño
(n.)=sleeping sickness.
Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.
enfermedad del tiroide
(n.)=thyroid disease.
Ex: Tremors have many causes and can be inherited, be related to illnesses such as thyroid disease, or caused by fever, hypothermia, drugs or fear.
enfermedad discapacitante
(n.)=crippling illness.
Ex: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.
enfermedad endémica
(n.)=endemic illness ; endemic disease.
Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others. Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.
enfermedad física
(n.)=physical illness.
Ex: Somatization is the expression of physical symptoms in the absence of medically explained physical illness.
enfermedad genética
(n.)=genetic disease.
Ex: Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles.
enfermedad heredada
(n.)=inherited disorder ; inherited illness ; inherited disease.
Ex: With this database we hope to reduce the incidence of inherited disorders in dogs by providing information to owners and breeders. Ex: They brought along with them some inherited illnesses common to the people of the regions from whence they came. Ex: They study the causes of a wide range of inherited diseases, including neuromuscular defects, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer .
enfermedad infecciosa
(n.)=infectious disease.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria
(n.)=inflammatory bowel disease.
Ex: Crohn's disease is an inflammatory bowel disease that causes inflammation or ulceration of the digestive tract.
enfermedad laboral
(n.)=occupational disease.
Ex: They sought to prevent occupational accidents and disease by incorporating health and safety standards in contracts.
enfermedad mental
(n.)=mental illness ; mental disease ; brain disorder ; mental disorder.
Ex: This article reports on a use of computer aided instruction and multimedia technology to meet the information needs of a special population -- people who have severe and persistent mental illnesses. Ex: It is very commong to accuse people of being irrational or having a mental disease when they engage in conduct not approved of or understood. Ex: Schizophrenia is a brain disorder that typically strikes people when they are quite young . Ex: These tendencies were evident in speculation about the causes of conditions such as paresis & 'hereditary' mental disorders.
enfermedad neurodegenerativa
(n.)=neurodegenerative disease.
Ex: American scientists grow brain cells taken from dead bodies, in an advance they say could one day treat neurodegenerative diseases.
enfermedad neurológica
(n.)=neurological disorder.
Ex: In all experimental embryos, neurological disorders such as trembles and loss of equilibrium were observed.
enfermedad poco común
(n.)=rare disease.
Ex: There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
enfermedad profesional
(n.)=occupational disease.
Ex: They sought to prevent occupational accidents and disease by incorporating health and safety standards in contracts.
enfermedad rara
(n.)=rare disease.
Ex: There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
enfermedad respiratoria
(n.)=respiratory disease.
Ex: 616.2 is a subdivision of class '616 Disease' and it specifies 'respiratory diseases'.
enfermedad reumática
(n.)=rheumatic disease.
Ex: Three models of the classification criteria were compared, by testing them with 292 clinical cases from a hospital for rheumatic diseases.
enfermedad reumática del corazón
(n.)=rheumatic heart disease.
Ex: Rheumatic heart disease is a condition in which the heart valves are damaged by rheumatic fever.
enfermedad siquiátrica
(n.)=psychiatric illness.
Ex: Patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness commonly receive pro re nata anti-anxiety and hypnotic agents.
enfermedad social
(n.)=social disease.
Ex: He is thus led to formulate anti-Semitism as a social disease, a psychosis, a paranoid schizophrenia of the mass mind.
enfermedad terminal
(n.)=terminal illness.
Ex: Changes can also be seen in attitudes towards children suffering from serious or terminal illnesses.
enfermedad transmisible
(n.)=communicable disease.
Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third.
enfermedad tropical
(n.)=tropical disease.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
enfermedad vascular periférica
(adj.)=peripheral vascular disease.
Ex: Moderate intake of alcoholic beverages, including red wine, reduces the risk of peripheral vascular disease.
enfermedad venérea
(n.)=venereal disease (VD).
Ex: Many people who would normally practise safe sex do become pregnant, or else catch venereal diseases, through having unprotected sex while drunk.
enfermedad viral
(n.)=viral disease.
Ex: Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants.
enfermera
(n.)=nurse ; ward sister.
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.
Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work.
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* enfermera de planta=bedside nurse.
* enfermera jefe=matron.
* enfermera militar=army nurse.

enfermera de planta
(n.)=bedside nurse.
Ex: This landmark legal settlement comes at a time when there is already an intense shortage of bedside nurses throughout the country.
enfermera jefe
(n.)=matron.
Ex: This matron's charter sets out ten broad principles for delivering cleaner hospitals.
enfermera militar
(n.)=army nurse.
Ex: One of the images found in the Australian War Memorial's collection is that of heroic Australian army nurse Vivian Bullwinkel, the sole survivor of the Banka (Sumatra) massacre of World War II.
enfermero
(n.)=nurse.
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.
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* enfermero dental=dental nurse.

enfermero dental
(n.)=dental nurse.
Ex: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse.
enfermería
(n.)=nursing.
Ex: These data bases include MEDLINE, which gives references in all aspects of medicine, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, veterinary science, dentistry and nursing.
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* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación para enfermería=nursing librarianship.
* biblioteconomía para enfermería=nursing librarianship.
* cuidados de enfermería=nursing care.
* enfermería neurológica=neurological nursing.
* estudiante de enfermería=nursing student.
* formación en enfermería=nursing education.

enfermería neurológica
(n.)=neurological nursing.
Ex: This paper identifies library resources that have been reliably recommended to assist those involved with neurology, neurosurgery, neurological nursing and allied electrodiagnostic and rehabilitative services.
enfermizo
(n.)=unhealthy ; sickly ; debilitating ; nesh ; poor health.
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: In this novel, the plot involves two lovers who seek to take advantage of a sickly heiress.
Ex: It is argued that years of 'making do' with inadequate resources has had a debilitating effect upon the ability of senior SLIS staff to formulate effective long term plans.
Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
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* estar enfermizo=be in ill health ; be in bad health.

enfermo crónico
(adj.)=chronically ill.
Ex: Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.
enfermo de Alzheimer
(n.)=Alzheimer's patient.
Ex: Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.
enfermo de amor
(adj.)=lovesick ; lovestricken.
Ex: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days. Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
enfermo de cáncer
(adj.)=cancer-stricken.
Ex: Doctors have replaced the cancer-stricken windpipe of a patient with an organ made in a lab, a landmark achievement for regenerative medicine.
enfermo de lepra
(n.)=leper.
Ex: The hospital was founded in 1619 for lepers and continued as a mental hospital until 1967.
enfermo diabético
(n.)=diabetic patient.
Ex: The author describes the use of an expert system to assist in the administration of insulin to diabetic patients.
enfermo en fase terminal
(n.)=terminally ill patient.
Ex: Terminally ill patients often have concerns in areas such as donation of body parts, right to die a natural death, and other questions.
enfermo físico
(adj.)=physically ill.
Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.
enfermo incurable
(adj.)=incurably ill.
Ex: At the same time, the issues of the quality of life and the right to life of the incurably ill are being newly discussed.
enfermo mental
(adj.)=mental patient ; mentally ill.
Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia. Ex: Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.
enfermo mentalmente
(adj.)=mentally ill.
Ex: Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.
enfermo terminal
(n.)=terminal patient ; terminally ill patient.
Ex: This book is intended to help the counselor learn to work with terminal patients. Ex: Terminally ill patients often have concerns in areas such as donation of body parts, right to die a natural death, and other questions.
enfermo^1
(n.)=patient ; sufferer.
Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.
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* enfermo de Alzheimer=Alzheimer's patient.
* enfermo de lepra=leper.
* enfermo diabético=diabetic patient.
* enfermo en fase terminal=terminally ill patient.
* enfermo mental=mental patient ; mentally ill.
* enfermos crónicos, los=chronically ill, the.
* enfermos en fase terminal, los=terminally ill, the.
* enfermos mentales, los=mentally disturbed, the ; mentally handicapped, the ; mentally ill, the ; insane, the.
* enfermos terminales, los=terminally ill, the.
* enfermo terminal=terminal patient ; terminally ill patient.
* los enfermos=sick, the.
* visita a los enfermos=work round.

enfermo^2
(adj.)=sick ; ill ; poorly ; poor health ; unwell.
Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
Ex: Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
Ex: Sometimes there is no doubt that your child is unwell, however there may be times when you can't tell.
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* caer enfermo=become + ill ; fall + ill ; get + sick ; come down with.
* enfermo crónico=chronically ill.
* enfermo de amor=lovesick ; lovestricken.
* enfermo de cáncer=cancer-stricken.
* enfermo físico=physically ill.
* enfermo incurable=incurably ill.
* enfermo mentalmente=mentally ill.
* estar a punto de caer enfermo=be sickening for.
* estar enfermo=be ill.
* estar enfermo de amor=be lovesick.
* fingir estar enfermo=malinger.
* hacerse el enfermo=malinger.
* hacer sentir enfermo=make + Nombre + sick.
* poner enfermo=make + Nombre + sick ; sicken.
* ponerse enfermo=get + sick.

enfermos crónicos, los
(n.)=chronically ill, the.
Ex: The author discusses the self-help groups which have formed among the disabled, the chronically ill and the elderly..
enfermos en fase terminal, los
(n.)=terminally ill, the.
Ex: Your donation today will enable us to continue to advocate for the right of the terminally ill to die with dignity.
enfermos mentales, los
=mentally disturbed, the ; mentally handicapped, the ; mentally ill, the ; insane, the.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours. Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages. Ex: Readers include: the mentally retarded, the mentally ill, the elderly, aphasia patients, and people for whom Swedish is a 2nd language. Ex: Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.
enfermos terminales, los
(n.)=terminally ill, the.
Ex: Your donation today will enable us to continue to advocate for the right of the terminally ill to die with dignity.
enfocado
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* enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto=focused [focussed].
* enfocado manual=manual focus.
* mal enfocado=ill-adapted.

enfocado hacia un objetivo concreto
(adj.)=focused [focussed].
Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
enfocado manual
(n.)=manual focus.
Ex: When using manual focus, you are more likely to take out-of-focus shots.
enfocar
(v.)=key + Nombre + to.
Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level.
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* enfocarse=focus.
* hacer aparecer enfocando=fade in.

enfocarse
(v.)=focus.
Ex: The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...
enfoque
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.] ; outlook ; vision ; slant ; focusing [focussing].
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.
Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
Ex: Remember, a blurred image is not always due to bad focusing -- it could be due to camera shake.
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* enfoque automático=autofocus.
* enfoque general=broad view.
* perder el enfoque=defocus.

enfoque automático
(n.)=autofocus.
Ex: I had the camera on autofocus and the lights shining into it took it out of focus.
enfoque general
(n.)=broad view.
Ex: The course is an ideal opportunity to get a broad view of where libraries are heading in general .
enfoscado
=rendering.
Ex: The final unit deal with cleaning, pointing, caulking and rendering.

enfrascado
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* enfrascado en lo más difícil=in at the deep end.
* estar enfrascado en Algo=have + Nombre + on the go.

enfrascado en lo más difícil
=in at the deep end.
Ex: The article 'In at the deep end: a look at EDI from the bookseller's point of view' is devoted to the theme of electronic document interchange (EDI).
enfrascar
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* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end.
* enfrascarse en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end ; plunge in at + the deep end.

enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil
(v.)=throw in + at the deep end.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.
enfrascarse en lo más difícil
(v.)=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end ; plunge in at + the deep end.
Ex: I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos. Ex: The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor. Ex: It is giving me plenty of time to learn about the many aspects of being a teacher before being plunged in at the deep end.
enfrentado
(adj.)=confronting ; inimical ; adversarial ; head-to-head ; competing.
Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new roles.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.
Ex: The database will compete head-to-head with other information providers by making information freely available on the Internet.
Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
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* enfrentado a=at odds with.
* enfrentado a + Nombre=faced with + Nombre.
* estar enfrentados=be at loggerheads.
* partes enfrentadas=warring parties.

enfrentado a
=at odds with.
Ex: Moreover, many soon found themselves ill at ease in a milieu so radically at odds with the traditional work ethic.
enfrentado a + Nombre
=faced with + Nombre.
Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.
enfrentamiento
(n.)=clash [clashes, -pl.] ; conflict ; confrontation ; contest ; collision ; showdown ; fighting ; collision course ; rumble ; match ; standoff.
Ex: A seminar was held on community information last year which brought sharp clashes between librarians and social workers over their respective roles.
Ex: On that basis, I should like to suggest a possible solution to the conflict.
Ex: A library should be organised to impose maximum confrontation between books and readers.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
Ex: Libraries now face the realities of the wired campus environment and the collision between library automation tradition and the new world of networks.
Ex: The article 'Search engine showdown' reports the results of lab tests carried out on 7 major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines available free of charge on the Internet.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
Ex: A collision course can be avoided only if librarians work closely with the faculty in determining an appropriate policy.
Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.
Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.
Ex: A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.
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* enfrentamiento armado=armed encounter.
* enfrentamiento cara a cara=eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.
* enfrentamiento de valores=conflict of values.
* enfrentamiento entre rivales=grudge fight ; grudge match ; local derby.
* enfrentamiento racial=racial conflict ; ethnic conflict.
* enfrentamientos sobre preferencias=flame war.
* evitar el enfrentamiento=avoid + confrontation.
* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con=be on a collision course with.
* reglas de enfrentamiento=rules of engagement.

enfrentamiento armado
(n.)=armed encounter.
Ex: If the word battle does not appropriately describe an armed encounter between an indigenous and a colonizing people, the neutral word incident should be used.
enfrentamiento cara a cara
(n.)=eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation.
Ex: For Miller, though, two decades of eyeball-to-eyeball confrontations with the new chairman are proof enough.
enfrentamiento de valores
(n.)=conflict of values.
Ex: The reason actions do not reflect thoughts and feeling in every case is the almost ever-present conflict of values which exists in any given situation.
enfrentamiento entre rivales
(n.)=grudge fight ; grudge match ; local derby.
Ex: Some fights are grudge fights and these guys hate each other and is a great way of settling things. Ex: Web sites such as the popular Psychobike.com are the cyberspace petri dishes that incubate grudge matches. Ex: By the end of last season he was established as a firm favourite with the crowds for scoring the equaliser in the local derby with Arsenal.
enfrentamiento racial
(n.)=racial conflict ; ethnic conflict.
Ex: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group. Ex: Roots of ethnic conflict included segregation, racism, socialization, and inequality.
enfrentamientos sobre preferencias
(n.)=flame war.
Ex: I would greatly appreciate any feedback (no flame wars, please) on this issue.
enfrentar
(v.)=oppose ; struggle ; come to + terms with ; engage ; come + face to face.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant. Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory. Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age. Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss. Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
enfrentar a
(v.)=pit against.
Ex: This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.
enfrentarse a
(v.)=be faced with ; come to + grips with ; confront ; face ; face up to ; meet ; tackle ; cope with ; get to + grips with ; clash with ; grapple with ; wrestle with ; get + a grip on ; go + head-to-head with ; be up against ; come up against ; run up against ; line up against ; brave ; breast ; have + a go at ; address ; engage in + confrontation with.
Ex: The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index. Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year. Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations. Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well. Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age. Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role. Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials. Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building. Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management. Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event. Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children. Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional. Ex: The article 'Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age. Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca. Ex: British exporters have been up against tariff and non-tariff barriers all over the world for a very long time. Ex: We have come up against the extreme expense which change brings to an existing catalog. Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy. Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him. Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought. Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause. Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence. Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on. Ex: By running away he shows who he is -- a boneless coward who never engaged in direct confrontation with the enemy.
enfrentarse a + Posesivo + adversario
(v.)=take on + Posesivo + opponent.
Ex: She will need to be in top form from the get go this year, when he takes on her opponent on Wednesday evening.
enfrentarse a + Posesivo + oponente
(v.)=take on + Posesivo + opponent.
Ex: She will need to be in top form from the get go this year, when he takes on her opponent on Wednesday evening.
enfrentarse a Algo cara a cara
(v.)=address + Nombre + head-on ; meet + Nombre + head-on ; tackle + Nombre + head-on ; face + Nombre + head-on.
Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on. Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us. Ex: The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on. Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director.
enfrentarse a alternativas
(v.)=be faced with choices ; face + choices.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose. Ex: The Green Paper on the financing of the public library service forces librarians to look closely at the choices facing them on how libraries of the future are to be funded.
enfrentarse a la muerte
(v.)=face + death.
Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.
enfrentarse a la realidad
(v.)=confront + reality ; face + (the) facts ; face + reality.
Ex: We must confront the reality that the new technology affects they way people understand the information it carries. Ex: This has, of course, always been so, but the facts have not always been faced. Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
enfrentarse a la realidad de que
(v.)=face + (up to) the fact that ; face + the truth (that).
Ex: The fact must be faced that the world as a whole tends not to have a clue about the existence of the information profession. Ex: The existential theme of this play, the need to face the truth that there is no meaningful life, may have been too much for its first American audience.
enfrentarse a la vida
(v.)=cope with + life ; face + life ; cope.
Ex: This need cuts across all social classes and grows out of normal life; it does not signify failure in coping with life. Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life. Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
enfrentarse a los cambios
(v.)=cope with + change.
Ex: Education can be the corresponding catalyst for coping effectively with change.
enfrentarse a los elementos
(v.)=brave + the elements.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
enfrentarse a un dilema
(v.)=face + dilemma.
Ex: Academic librarians today face a paradoxical dilemma.
enfrentarse a un impás
(v.)=face + impasse.
Ex: The impasse facing many SLIS is that they have always been net importers of service teaching in the past and have very little 'currency' available to pay for imported expertise.
enfrentarse a un obstáculo
(v.)=address + barrier.
Ex: According to Newman (1992), there are four approaches to addressing the barriers to Internet use: retrieval, indexing, search, and organization.
enfrentarse a un problema
(v.)=challenge + threat ; confront + question ; cope with + problem ; face + problem ; confront + problem ; come up against + problem ; experience + problem ; struggle with + issue ; wrestle with + problem ; deal with + issue.
Ex: This paper considers two areas in UK librarianship in which action might serve to challenge these threats. Ex: The National Archives confronted the difficult question of how burgeoning electronic records should be appraised. Ex: This article looks at one method, adopted by the Sheppard Memorial Library, Greenville, North Caroline, to cope with the problem of overdue books. Ex: They both face the problems presented in attempting to provide a system for the classification of all areas of knowledge. Ex: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing. Ex: All in all, research at the school has the same characteristics and comes up against the same problems as any other research conducted in the library and information sciences. Ex: While it is useful to know the areas in which problems might be experienced by a community, it is vital that each disadvantaged community be assessed individually. Ex: Libraries continue to struggle with issues created by the shift to electronic scholarly publishing. Ex: Libraries and other institutions currently have little or no guidance from their legislators as they wrestle with the problems related to Internet use. Ex: Libraries want to deal with issues on their own terms and not on the terms of their clients.
enfrentarse a un reto
(v.)=face + challenge ; meet + challenge ; undertake + challenge ; handle + challenge ; confront + challenge.
Ex: While on-line systems possess the potential to fill a majority of Third World information gaps, they face tremendous practical challenges in these areas. Ex: They have to be reformed into organizations better fitted to meet the challenges of technology-dominated futures. Ex: When the students undertook the challenge of preparing cumulative author and subject indexes for the first ten volumes of the bulletin, they decided to invent procedures that would take advantage of the data base already available in the National Library of Medicine's MEDLINE. Ex: The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge. Ex: It is very important to establish information networks as a mechanism to confront the challenges presented by the 'information explosion'.
enfrentarse a una barrera
(v.)=face + barrier.
Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
enfrentarse a una crisis
(v.)=face + crisis ; deal with + crisis.
Ex: Calculated, moderate risk-taking in search of improvement and change must be the strategy of the dynamic librarian of the 1980s in the light of the crisis to be faced. Ex: His method of dealing with crises, he explained, was to 'turn out the light, say "bugger everyone," and go to sleep'.
enfrentarse a una cuestión
(v.)=run up against + issue.
Ex: The introduction of virtual technologies in museums runs up against the issue of the situated character of information use.
enfrentarse a una limitación
(v.)=face + constraint ; face + limitation.
Ex: Of course, a thesaurus intended solely for on-line display does not face the same space constraints. Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
enfrentarse a una reacción + Adjetivo
(v.)=meet with + Adjetivo + reaction.
Ex: The seventeenth edition met with mixed reactions.
enfrentarse a una situación
(v.)=face + situation ; meet + situation.
Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed. Ex: In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
enfrentarse a una tarea
(v.)=face + task.
Ex: This article examines the burdensome task archival appraisers face in dealing with the typically massive files created by major censuses and surveys.
enfrentarse a una traba
(v.)=face + limitation ; face + barrier.
Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren. Ex: The limitations and barriers faced by rural libraries and residents in obtaining the information they need and want are examined = Se analizan las barreras y las limitaciones con las que se encuentran las bibliotecas y los habitantes de las zonas rurales de consguir la información que necesitan y requieren.
enfrentarse al futuro
(v.)=face up to + the future ; face + the future.
Ex: We must face up to the future and ensure that the unique value of the public library as a focus for community life are shared with others. Ex: The article is entitled 'From strength to strength: Judaica collections facing the future'.
enfrentarse al hecho de que
(v.)=face + (up to) the fact that.
Ex: The fact must be faced that the world as a whole tends not to have a clue about the existence of the information profession.
enfrentarse al mundo
(v.)=go out into + the world.
Ex: Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.
enfrentarse cara a cara con
(v.)=go + eyball to eyeball with.
Ex: The last time somebody went eyeball to eyeball with Hezbollah thousands of people ended up dead.
enfrentarse con una dificultad
(v.)=face + difficulty.
Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.
enfrente
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* enfrente de=opposite ; off.

enfrente de
=opposite ; off.
Ex: The subfield codes are entered on the left and the corresponding fields opposite them. Ex: The book focuses on the barrier reef off the coast of Belize.
enfriado
(adj.)=cooled.
Ex: Semen can be stored in a cooled state for hours to days before insemination without a significant reduction in pregnancy rate.
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* enfriado por gas=gas-cooled.

enfriado por gas
=gas-cooled.
Ex: The second example is perhaps more realistic: (1) reactors $i power $i nuclear $i natural-uranium fuelled $i gas-cooled.
enfriamiento^1
(n.)=cooling.
Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
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* cadena del enfriamiento, la=cold chain, the.
* ventilador de enfriamiento=cooling fan.

enfriamiento^2
(n.)=chill.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.
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* coger un enfriamiento=catch + a chill.
* pillar un enfriamiento=catch + a chill.

enfriar
(v.)=cool ; chill out ; refrigerate ; ice ; chill.
Ex: Type-metal was an alloy hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point and it neither shrank nor expanded when it cooled.
Ex: The advice is to chill out most artefacts with confidence, although coating on wood may crackle a little bit by -50 degrees centigrade.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
Ex: Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.
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* enfriar el entusiasmo=dampen + Posesivo + excitement ; dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
* enfriarse=cool off ; lapse ; cool down ; go + cold turkey ; catch + a chill ; grow + cold ; get + cold feet.

enfriar el entusiasmo
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + excitement ; dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
Ex: While a widely reported slowdown in U.S. construction dampens excitement, the overall mood is guarded optimism. Ex: I don't like to dampen her enthusiasm, but the chances are she will deliver at 20 weeks.
enfriarse
(v.)=cool off ; lapse ; cool down ; go + cold turkey ; catch + a chill ; grow + cold ; get + cold feet.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again. Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse. Ex: The samples were then fried in palm oil for 5 min and then left to cool down for 0, 1, 3 or 6 min. Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction. Ex: Researchers into the common cold say 'catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay. Ex: She had lived alone, except for her dog who, at the very last, sat patiently beside the bed and licked her hands until they grew cold. Ex: The important thing is to be true to yourself, but should you get cold feet at the eleventh hour remember that there could be serious financial implications as well as emotional ones.
enfundado
(adj.)=sleeved.
Ex: The first inventory reveals the following connectors and fully sleeved cables.

enfundadura
(n.)=sheathing.
Ex: Our topic of discussion today is about special materials used for fiber optic cable sheathing.

enfundar
(v.)=sheathe ; sheathe.
Ex: The weather conditions of your area will determine the kind of underlayment material you need for sheathing walls.
Ex: In other words, it is very important that the right hand is in a state where, even while sheathing the sword, one can instantaneously unsheathe the sword at any point.

enfurecer
=infuriate ; enrage.
Ex: Many English users of MEDLINE must have been infuriated by the inability of the system to spell even simple words such as Labour and Haemoglobin correctly.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
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* enfurecerse=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched ; see + red.

enfurecerse
(v.)=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched ; see + red.
Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'. Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched. Ex: His arrogance, his assumption of her acute need for him, made her see red and she struggled for self-control.
enfurecido
(adj.)=maddened ; enraged.
Ex: The author portrayed the hero so maddened as to kill his wife and sons.
Ex: This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both.

enfurruñado
=in a mard ; in a mood ; in a huff.
Ex: She's been a right bitch and in a mard over the last week.
Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
Ex: She is short with the waiter, always in a huff, and by the time the waiter gets to us, he is upset.
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* estar enfurruñado=be in a bad mood.

enfáticamente
=emphatically.
Ex: Cutter, as if anticipating the ISBD a hundred years later, took pains to explain at length and emphatically the importance of brevity and clarity in catalog entries.

enfático
(adj.)=emphatic.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.

engalanado
=in full regalia.
Ex: This detailed and hand-finished Athena statue shows the warrior Goddess in full regalia with sword and snake shield.

engalanar
(v.)=deck out ; festoon ; garland ; doll up ; prettify ; deck.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles.
Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
Ex: Combining form and function, this is an easy way to prettify your kitchen and reuse instead of recycle.
Ex: A hospice volunteer has decked his house in hundreds of Christmas lights in a bid to raise money.
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* engalanar con guirnaldas=festoon ; garland.
* engalanarse=tog out ; tog up ; dress (up) to + the nines ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.

engalanar con guirnaldas
(v.)=festoon ; garland.
Ex: In front of the Buddha images is a table that serves as the altar, festooned with fruit, flowers, incense, and candles. Ex: Classrooms were draped with cloth and garlanded with lattices and vines.
engalanarse
(v.)=tog out ; tog up ; dress (up) to + the nines ; primp ; prettify + Reflexivo ; deck + Reflexivo.
Ex: Coach Franny Kelly and all players are requested to be togged out and on he pitch by 8pm on both nights. Ex: Many guards view the detainees as criminals and get togged up in riot gear prepared to use force in situations best controlled by simply talking to people. Ex: He developed a habit of 'dressing to the nines,' which gave him the reputation of being a dandy. Ex: Personally I think its time to revive the women's movement on a grander scale, as a lot of girls and young women are thinking they have to primp and preen to be worthy. Ex: Anderson, furthermore, does not attempt to prettify himself on camera -- what you see is what you get. Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
enganchar
(v.)=snag ; engage.
Ex: Floor surfaces should be chosen as a guide for the blind while avoiding deep carpets which snag wheel chairs = Se debería el suelo para guiar a los ciegos aunque debe evitarse las alfombras gruesas ya que dificultan el deslizamiento de las sillas de ruedas.
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
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* engancharse a=be into.
* engancharse al carro=jump on + the bandwagon ; ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.

engancharse a
(v.)=be into.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
engancharse al carro
(v.)=jump on + the bandwagon ; ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
Ex: While there is a sense of urgency to jump on the Internet bandwagon, professionals still have time to learn and assimilate this new electronic culture. Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. Ex: Everyone is riding the hype of 'An Inconvenient Truth,' and even Congress has caught the fever... but it doesn't feel rigth yet. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: Iraqis should be staying in Iraq and helping to building a decent, civilized country, not coming here and climbing on the gravy train. Ex: Once they find this out, they will certainly want to climb on the bandwagon and not be left behind. Ex: Any time there appears to be a worker shortage our politicians get on the bandwagon and start preaching about training programs. Ex: It seems that a lot of celebrities are in a rush to get on the gravy train, and they'll attach their name to almost anything.
enganche
(n.)=catch.
Ex: Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.
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* capacidad de enganche=holding power.
* enganche para el remolque=tow-bar [towbar].
* poder de enganche=holding power.

enganche para el remolque
(n.)=tow-bar [towbar].
Ex: The system was designed to be easily transported, of low maintenance, and adaptable to tractors and other vehicles with a tow-bar.
engarzar
(v.)=hook.
Ex: I don't think that is a very liberating experience, especially a terminal that's hooked to a large computer that almost no one understands, no one but a very few people.

engatusar
(v.)=bamboozle ; con ; hoax ; lead + Nombre + on ; lead + Nombre + on.
Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
Ex: It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
Ex: It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
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* engatusar para que + Subjuntivo=wheedle into + Gerundio.

engatusar para que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=wheedle into + Gerundio.
Ex: Once Modjeski heard him express sympathy, she knew she could wheedle him into acceding.
engañado
(adj.)=deluded ; betrayed.
Ex: On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.
Ex: It's only natural for a betrayed wife to be curious about her husband's mistress.

engañar
(v.)=fool ; hoodwink ; deceive ; cheat (on) ; delude ; trick ; dupe ; perpetrate + deception ; practise + a deception ; rip off ; take in ; swindle ; fiddle ; bamboozle ; shortchange ; bluff ; cheat + Posesivo + way through ; be had ; humbug ; lead + Nombre + down the garden path ; con ; hoax ; bullshit ; lead + Nombre + on ; lead + Nombre + on ; diddle ; flim-flam.
Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: In turn, a consequential effect is that reference librarians and scholars might end up getting hoodkwinked.
Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
Ex: Nonetheless, it is claimed that his 1987 graduate and undergraduate editions continue to delude students seeking information about schools to attend, including schools of library science.
Ex: People will try to trick or deceive systems that support intrinsically social activities.
Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
Ex: Librarians have been practising a deception, and must wake up to three dangers.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy.
Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
Ex: They are bluffed easily, and it is quite possible they will be bluffed again.
Ex: One of the major dichotomies between students and teachers is the recognition by students that the technologies can give them an edge, that is they can cheat their way through school.
Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!.
Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
Ex: It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
Ex: It's not fair to lead her on, it will just make things worse!.
Ex: It should be remembered that the last time they were here, they were diddled -- Could it be a case of 'once bitten twice shy'?.
Ex: You are being flim-flammed by just another industry shill.
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* dejarse engañar=fall for ; get + sucked in.
* engañar al sistema=beat + the system ; game + the system.
* engañar con falsas esperanzas=string + Nombre + along.
* engañar el hambre=keep + the wolves from the door.
* engañar el sistema=fool + the system.
* las apariencias engañan=don't judge a book by its cover ; there's more to it than meets the eye ; be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* si mi olfato no me engaña=if my hunch is right ; if I am not mistaken.

engañar al sistema
(v.)=beat + the system ; game + the system.
Ex: The passwords used should be chosen with some care, in order to avoid obvious words or numbers which could easily be deduced by those with a desire to 'beat the system'. Ex: Doctors often 'game the system' by manipulating the organ allocation system to favor patients of their choosing.
engañar con falsas esperanzas
(v.)=string + Nombre + along.
Ex: If you don't have feelings for him any more it's not good to keep stringing him along.
engañar el hambre
(v.)=keep + the wolves from the door.
Ex: Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door.
engañar el sistema
(v.)=fool + the system.
Ex: The very inflexibility of automated assessment methods can lead to students becoming adept at fooling the system in some way.
engaño
(n.)=fraud ; snare ; sham ; hoax ; deceit ; subterfuge ; confidence trick ; deception ; swindle ; rip-off ; swindling ; cheating ; hocus pocus ; caper ; dissimulation ; fiddle ; trickery ; bluff ; con trick ; con ; con job ; diddle ; deceitfulness.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
Ex: The NCC argue that the three other rights established over the last three centuries -- civil, political and social -- are 'liable to be hollow shams' without the consequent right to information.
Ex: This article examines several controversial cataloguing problems, including the classification of anti-Semitic works and books proven to be forgeries or hoaxes.
Ex: The article has the title 'Policing fraud and deceit: the legal aspects of misconduct in scientific enquiry'.
Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
Ex: Unless universal education is nothing more than a confidence trick, there must be more people today who can benefit by real library service than ever there were in the past.
Ex: Furthermore, deception is common when subjects use e-mail and chat rooms.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.
Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the 'hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
Ex: This paper reports a study based on an eight-week period of participant observation of a particular form of resistance, fiddles.
Ex: It is sometimes thought that a woman's trickery compensates for her physical weakness.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
Ex: Some of the case studies were actually quite disturbing - charities raising money then sending it to Switzerland with no record of what it was spent on, for example, and other such diddles.
Ex: Deceitfulness is sometimes remains ignored because a significant majority of people indulge in it.
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* autoengaño=self-deception.
* conducir a engaño=be misleading ; be deceiving.
* conseguir mediante engaño=bluff + Posesivo + way into.
* entrar mediante engaño=bluff + Posesivo + way into.
* llevar a engaño=be misleading ; be deceiving.
* someter a engaño=perpetrate + deception.

engañosamente
=misleadingly.
Ex: And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.

engañoso
(adj.)=deceptive ; fallacious ; deceitful ; devious ; sneaky ; specious ; duplicitous ; distortive.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.
Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.
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* de apariencia engañosa=misleading.
* naturaleza engañosa=deceptiveness.
* palabra engañosa=weasel word.

engendrador
(n.)=begetter.
Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.

engendrar
(v.)=breed ; engender ; spawn ; beget ; birth ; give + birth to ; father.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: In addition to problems with new subjects which lacked 'accepted' or established names, this guiding principle engendered inconsistency in the form of headings.
Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.
Ex: This means that citations do not automatically beget more citations.
Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.
Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.
Ex: Her son was fathered by her husband and her daughter was fathered by the man with whom she was reportedly having an affair.

engendro
(n.)=minger.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

englobar
(v.)=overarch.
Ex: This will provide a multi-disciplinary forum, where differences in
methodologies, languages and techniques are overarched and hopefully overcome.

engomado
(adj.)=rubberised [rubberized, -USA].
Ex: The ends of these glasses frame arms are fitted with rubberised pads, for greater grip and comfort.

engordar
(v.)=grow + fat ; fatten ; put on + weight ; gain + weight ; be fattening.
Ex: Having grown fat on federal grants, some libraries have not been able to adjust to the recent lean years of reduced or withdrawn federal funds.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight.
Ex: Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.
Ex: Why are all the good things in life either illegal, fattening or immoral?.
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* ser algo que engorda=be fattening.

engorro
(n.)=nuisance ; mischief ; hassle ; pest ; inconvenience.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
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* ser un engorro=be a pest ; be a (real) nuisance.
* sin engorros=hassle-free.

engorrosamente
=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.

engorroso
(adj.)=cumbersome ; niggling ; fiddly ; unpleasant ; onerous ; nettlesome.
Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
Ex: Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.
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* de un modo engorroso=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
* lo engorroso de=cumbersomeness.

engorrosomente
=onerously.
Ex: That's why online dating services all ask you to fill out onerously long questionnaires that only function to identify one personality trait.

engranaje
(n.)=machinery ; cog ; gearing ; gear.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
Ex: This node should be the begin to be recognized by others as a major channel of relational information, indeed, a crucial cog in the network, occupying a central location.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
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* engranaje directo=direct mesh.
* una pieza más en el engranaje=a cog in the wheel.
* una pieza más en la organización=a cog in the machine.

engranaje directo
(n.)=direct mesh.
Ex: They are used to transmit rotary motion from one shaft to another by means of toothed wheels, which are in direct mesh with each other.
engranar
(v.)=mesh ; gear.
Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.

engrandecer
(v.)=aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

engrandecimiento
(n.)=aggrandisement [aggrandizement, -USA].
Ex: How agreeable life could be if only people would stop mistrusting each other and learn to work for the common good instead of for their own personal aggrandizement.

engrasado
(adj.)=greasing ; oiled.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.
Ex: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.

engrasador
(n.)=lubricator.
Ex: Automatic lubricators play a key role because without them it is difficult to implement an easy and cost-effective maintenance plan.

engrasar
(v.)=grease ; lubricate ; oil.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Ex: The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.
Ex: If this is the case, it is easily fixed by oiling the spring.
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* engrasar las ruedas de=grease + the wheels of.

engrasar las ruedas de
(v.)=grease + the wheels of.
Ex: It is this second type of gain that results from the fact that immigration greases the wheels of the labor market.
engreimiento
(n.)=self-importance ; haughtiness ; superciliousness ; conceit ; self-conceit ; pretension ; smugness.
Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.
Ex: It's been hard to stomach the fool, with his conceit and his whining.
Ex: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: However, his smugness drives me crazy.

engreído^1
(n.)=snob ; big head ; poseur.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.

engreído^2
(adj.)=conceited ; self-inflated ; stuck-up ; self-important ; cocky ; high-blown ; snobbish ; snobby ; haughty ; hoity-toity ; vain ; cocksure ; supercilious ; big-headed ; full of + Reflexivo ; uppity ; self-opinionated.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
Ex: That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
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* todo engreído=full of conceit ; full of + Reflexivo.

engrillar
(v.)=fetter.
Ex: Christ bears the cross on his shoulder at the head of a long shaft supported by a male prisoner fettered at the legs and a mendicant friar.

engrosar
(v.)=swell ; increase in + numbers ; increase in + size.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.
Ex: As cataracts increase in size, they reduce the amount of light passing through the lens, which results in blindness if not treated.

engualdrapar
(v.)=caparison.
Ex: It will be observed that the horse in this instance is caparisoned as a war horse.

enguatado
(n.)=quilted ; quilt-making.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.

enguatar
(v.)=quilt.
Ex: This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.

engullir
(v.)=engulf ; put away ; gulp (down) ; guzzle.
Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
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* engullir + Comida=wolf down + Comida.
* engullirse=gobble up ; scoff ; guzzle.

engullir + Comida
(v.)=wolf down + Comida.
Ex: And then he had nicked himself shaving, so badly that the styptic pencil had failed immediately to do its appointed task, delaying him so that he had to wolf down his breakfast, the eggs of which had on them a crust which he hated.
engullirse
(v.)=gobble up ; scoff ; guzzle.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry). Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat. Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
enharinar
(v.)=dredge in + flour ; coat in + flour.
Ex: Fish fillets, boneless poultry, pork cutlets, and veal cutlets are some of the foods that are often dredged in flour before cooking.
Ex: Can steak, chicken or other meats be coated in flour or crumbs before canning?.

enhebrar
(v.)=thread.
Ex: I remember helping to thread the tobacco leaves on strings for drying in the sun .

enhilar
(v.)=thread.
Ex: I remember helping to thread the tobacco leaves on strings for drying in the sun .

enhorabuena
(n.)=felicitation ; congrats ; congratulation.
Ex: A 'Festschrift' is usually described defined as a biographical, autobiographical and a felicitation work.
Ex: Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.
Ex: I really couldn't make out what his congratulation was all about.
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* dar la enhorabuena=give + congratulations ; offer + Nombre + congratulations.
* ¡enhorabuena!=congratulations!.
* ¡enhorabuena!=bravo!.
* enhorabuena a=full marks to.
* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.

enhorabuena a
=full marks to.
Ex: Full marks to the film's creators for balancing a vision of a peaceful world with an adventure story that takes us forward at the speed of lightning.
enigma
(n.)=conundrum ; enigma ; puzzle ; riddle.
Ex: Recently AACR Rule 98 was changed and Rule 99 was dropped, creating more of these fine conundrums.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.

enigmático
(adj.)=intriguing ; whimsical ; enigmatic ; shadowy.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
Ex: This article formulates a proposal aiming at the building of a pattern in which the enigmatic concept of information need could be replaced by the analysis of goals to be achieved by means of information.
Ex: However, in spite of Seymour's very significant role in Dickens's life, he remains something of a shadowy figure and no book has ever been written about him.

enjabonar(se)
(v.)=soap up ; soap ; lather.
Ex: At one time he remembered being in the shower all soaped up when the bell sounded for battle-stations, so he ran to his station all soaped up.
Ex: When the hands were soaped, lathered, and rinsed underneath a faucet of flowing water there was a 99.7 reduction in the presence of microorganisms.
Ex: When the hands were soaped, lathered, and rinsed underneath a faucet of flowing water there was a 99.7 reduction in the presence of microorganisms.

enjaezar
(v.)=caparison.
Ex: It will be observed that the horse in this instance is caparisoned as a war horse.

enjambre
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* un enjambre de=a swarm of.

enjaulado
(adj.)=caged.
Ex: When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.

enjaular
(v.)=cage.
Ex: Librarians can be caged too tightly in restrictive management structures, whereas rapid development is going ahead in less restricted contexts.

enjuagado
(n.)=rinsing ; rinse.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.
Ex: It's best after use to just use regular washing up liquid and water, giving it a good rinse and drying promptly.

enjuagar
(v.)=rinse ; wash out ; rinse off ; swill.
Ex: After treatment with NM2P a drawing is rinsed several times with acetone.
Ex: They turned the boat over and washed it out but then Brad couldn't get back in the boat because he was too weak.
Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.
Ex: The conditioner is very thick and has an overpowering smell of mint which does fade after swilling it off your hair.

enjuague
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* enjuague bucal=mouthwash.
* enjuague con esponja=sponge bath.

enjuague bucal
(n.)=mouthwash.
Ex: Oral products including mouthwash may actually be leading to bad breath because of the presence of alcohol.
enjuague con esponja
(n.)=sponge bath.
Ex: Newborns are given sponge baths because they should not be submerged in water until the umbilical cord falls off and circumcision has healed.
enjugar
(v.)=mop up.
Ex: Emergency crews are mopping up after a devastating thunderstorm, which dumped 30mm of rain in two hours.
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* enjugar las lágrimas=wipe (away) + tears.

enjugar las lágrimas
(v.)=wipe (away) + tears.
Ex: 'He's one of those people who can conceal any signs, but it's affecting his judgment,' she paused to wipe the tears from her eyes.
enjuiciamiento
(n.)=criminal proceeding ; prosecution.
Ex: Criminal proceedings: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.
Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.

enjuiciar
(v.)=put on + trial ; try ; pass + judgement.
Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock.
Ex: The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.
Ex: Passing judgement on others is reflective of how you feel about yourself internally.

enjuto
(adj.)=emaciated ; skinny ; lean ; raw-boned.
Ex: The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.
Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.
Ex: Harley is a large, raw-boned, plain person with a ragged haircut and a white t-shirt coming unstitched along the shoulder.
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* con tallo largo y enjuto=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].

enlace
(n.)=interfixing ; link ; linkage ; pointer ; bridge ; bonding ; liaison ; bond ; link-up ; relay point ; nexus.
Ex: The device known as links (sometimes referred to as 'interfixing') simply indicates that some connection exists between two or more terms (ie concepts) in a particular document.
Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: We have just stated that the linkage of varying titles and varying forms of entry have to be done on the same basis in an automated situation as in a manual situation.
Ex: Note also, that the subdivided heading MUSIC -- AUSTRIA consists only of two pointers.
Ex: My own definition of 'Hypermedia' is a system whereby audiovisual 'statements' can be used as bridges between materials that are conceptually related in some way.
Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
Ex: It is important to make sure that there is close liaison between the cataloguing department and the order department, otherwise cards are liable to be ordered twice or in insufficient quantity to meet the total demand.
Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
Ex: Today the link-up with television is obviously very useful indeed.
Ex: These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.
Ex: The author explores the nexus between record keeping and the execution of government 'watchdog' functions.
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* deterioro de los enlaces=link rot.
* enlace cita=backlink.
* enlace covalente=covalent bind ; covalent bond.
* enlace de comunicaciones=communications link.
* enlace de comunicaciones vía satélite=satellite link.
* enlace de referencia=backlink.
* enlace de telecomunicaciones=telecommunications link.
* enlace hipertextual inserto=embedded link.
* enlace obsoleto=broken link ; dead link.
* enlace químico=chemical bond.
* enlace referencia=backlink ; outlink [out-link].
* enlace referente=backlink ; inlink [in-link].
* enlace roto=broken link ; dead link.
* enlaces a sitios web=sitation.
* puerta en enlace=gateway.
* solventador de enlace=resolver.
* vuelo de enlace=connecting flight.

enlace cita
(n.)=backlink.
Ex: For pages that are linked to, backlinks are not only a potential source of visitors but an expression of interest in the page contents as well.
enlace covalente
(n.)=covalent bind ; covalent bond.
Ex: The enzymes are bound to the antibodies by covalent binds. Ex: A covalent bond is a strong bond between two non-metal atoms.
enlace de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications link.
Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
enlace de comunicaciones vía satélite
(n.)=satellite link.
Ex: Two of the most important new media are satellite links and optic fibre, or lightwave transmission lines.
enlace de referencia
(n.)=backlink.
Ex: For pages that are linked to, backlinks are not only a potential source of visitors but an expression of interest in the page contents as well.
enlace de telecomunicaciones
(n.)=telecommunications link.
Ex: In recent years, the pace of change has accelerated with the use of networks requiring outside telecommunications links.
enlace hipertextual inserto
(n.)=embedded link.
Ex: We'll call the relationship bewteen a document and an embedded image or object or subdocument an 'embedded link'.
enlace obsoleto
(n.)=broken link ; dead link.
Ex: Broken links will continue to be a factor in Web site integrity for the foreseeable future. Ex: The average number of duplicate sites retrieved per search was 4.02 and the percentage of dead links returned was 12.4 per cent.
enlace químico
(n.)=chemical bond.
Ex: A single hydrogen atom has been snipped off a molecule and then added back on again, marking the first time a single chemical bond has been broken.
enlace referencia
(n.)=backlink ; outlink [out-link].
Ex: For pages that are linked to, backlinks are not only a potential source of visitors but an expression of interest in the page contents as well. Ex: Outgoing links (i.e., outlinks) are links pointing to other sites, while incoming links (i.e., inlinks) are links received from other sites.
enlace referente
(n.)=backlink ; inlink [in-link].
Ex: For pages that are linked to, backlinks are not only a potential source of visitors but an expression of interest in the page contents as well. Ex: Outgoing links (i.e., outlinks) are links pointing to other sites, while incoming links (i.e., inlinks) are links received from other sites.
enlace roto
(n.)=broken link ; dead link.
Ex: Broken links will continue to be a factor in Web site integrity for the foreseeable future. Ex: The average number of duplicate sites retrieved per search was 4.02 and the percentage of dead links returned was 12.4 per cent.
enlaces a sitios web
(n.)=sitation.
Ex: This article describes a webometric analysis of the linkages (or 'sitations') to Web sites associated with departments of librarianship and information science (LIS).
enlatado
(adj.)=canned ; tinned.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna.
Ex: In a word, the American tinned goods industry -- tinned fruit, meat, fish, and oil -- depends for its prosperity to a considerable extent on the British tinplate industry.
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* alimentos enlatados=tinned food ; canned food.
* atún enlatado=tinned tuna.
* comida enlatada=tinned food ; canned food.
* enlatados=tinned goods.
* productos enlatados=tinned goods.
* risas enlatadas=canned laughter.
* sopa enlatada=canned soup ; tinned soup.

enlatados
(n.)=tinned goods.
Ex: The point they forget in using tinned goods is this, so long as the air is excluded from the interior of the tin no chemical action goes on whatever.
enlatar
(v.)=can.
Ex: His family lived off of the land -- every summer his mother canned vegetables, fruits, jams, sauces, and meats for the winter.

enlazado
(adj.)=linked.
Ex: Each linked document also has its own links, creating a 'web' of information through which the searcher can move.

enlazar
(v.)=link ; linking ; link up ; string together.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: The process of allocating a sign or symbol to join the descriptors assigned to a document or to a request for retrieval is known as linking.
Ex: The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.
Ex: If you can't string together a few solid rhymes, you can't be a rapper.

enlodado
(adj.)=muddy ; mucky .
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.

enlomado
(adj.)=backing.
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.

enlomadora
(n.)=backing machine.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.

enloqucere
(v.)=get off on.
Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.

enloquecedor
(adj.)=maddening.
Ex: For people with 'print disabilities' this is maddening and frustrating.

enloquecer
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; get + a buzz from ; carry away ; go + mad ; flip + Posesivo + lid.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk.
Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees.
Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
Ex: These cautionary tales suggest that investors should not be carried away by the euphoria accompanying headline-grabbing announcements of yet more orders won.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'.
Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'.
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* enloquecerse por=go + gaga (over).

enloquecerse por
(v.)=go + gaga (over).
Ex: Indonesians people should not go gaga over Obama and the fact he once lived in Indonesia.
enloquecidamente
=madly.
Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.

enloquecido
(adj.)=raging ; maddened ; berserk.
Ex: This problem is unlikely to be solved during a period of raging inflation and cutbacks in education spending = Es poco probable que este problema se resuelva durante un período de inflación disparada y recortes en los gastos en la educación.
Ex: The author portrayed the hero so maddened as to kill his wife and sons.
Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.

enlosado
(adj.)=tiled.
Ex: Clean the tiled surface with a moist sponge to remove dust en dirt.
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* suelo enlosado=tiled floor.

enlosar
(v.)=pave ; tile.
Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.
Ex: The hardest part of tiling a kitchen wall is picking the materials you want to use.

enlucido
(n.)=plasterwork.
Ex: The author discusses possible reasons for the abandonment of plasterwork for ceiling decoration in favor of coffered ceiling designs using timber and the impact this had on plasterers.

enlucidor
(n.)=plasterer.
Ex: The author discusses possible reasons for the abandonment of plasterwork for ceiling decoration in favor of coffered ceiling designs using timber and the impact this had on plasterers.

enlucir
(v.)=plaster.
Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.

enlutado
=in mourning.
Ex: Nowadays there is no special dress or behaviour required for those in mourning and even the wearing of black at funerals is in decline.
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* lavandera enlutada=pied wagtail.

enmarañado
(adj.)=entangled ; gnarly ; tangled.
Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
Ex: These gnarly old vines produce concentrated fruit of unsurpass quality and intensity.
Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.

enmarañado en
=enmeshed in.
Ex: Enmeshed in the bureaucratic structure that many large libraries have become, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
enmarañar
(v.)=muddy ; snarl up ; entangle ; knot into ; tangle ; garble.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.
Ex: This software provides full text search for text corpora that may be garbled by OCR or transmission errors, and that may contain languages other than English = Este programa ofrece búsqueda en texto completo de corpus lingüísticos que puedan hacerse indescifrable por errores del OCR o de transmisión y que puedan contener otras lenguas diferentes al inglés.
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* enmarañado en=enmeshed in.
* enmarañar las cosas=muddy + the waters.

enmarañar las cosas
(v.)=muddy + the waters.
Ex: Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.
enmarcamiento
(n.)=enframing.
Ex: Enframing is not machines and it is not technological, it is rather the true essence of technology.

enmarcar
(v.)=bookend ; frame.
Ex: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.
Ex: Now to consider the various stages in framing a document profile.

enmascarado
(adj.)=masked.
Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.

enmascaramiento
(n.)=masking ; dissembling.
Ex: Truncation can be achieved by right-hand truncation, left-hand truncation, or masking of letters in the middle of a word.
Ex: The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and 'dissembling'.

enmascarar
(v.)=obscure ; mask ; whitewash ; dissemble.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.
Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.
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* cinta de enmascarar=masking tape.

enmasillado
(n.)=caulking.
Ex: The final unit deal with cleaning, pointing, caulking and rendering.

enmendable
(adj.)=amendable.
Ex: Files are amendable in real time throughout library opening hours.

enmendar
(v.)=undo ; redress ; put + right ; right.
Ex: The National Library of Estonia, established in 1918, is undergoing a revolutionary period of undoing the effects of the cultural policies of the communist regime.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
Ex: The author emphasises the importance of the early stages of planning, where the seeds of failure are often sown, and mistakes made then will be very difficult to put right later.
Ex: The author questions whether this is a transitional phenomenon which will be righted later.
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* enmendarlo=put + matters + right.
* enmendarse=clean up + Posesivo + act.

enmendarlo
(v.)=put + matters + right.
Ex: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage.
enmendarse
(v.)=clean up + Posesivo + act.
Ex: The article 'NYPL cleans up its act' describes the 4 phases of a project conducted by the Conservation Division of the New York Public Library to improve its collections.
enmendatorio
(adj.)=amendatory.
Ex: All dates in this election calendar are subject to change without notice in the event of passage of amendatory legislation.

enmienda
(n.)=amendment ; emendation ; rectification.
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage.
Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
Ex: The advantages of viewing stock verification as stock rectification are discussed.
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* de enmienda=amendatory.
* enmienda de entuertos, la=righting of wrongs, the.
* hacer una enmienda=make + amendment.
* Primera Enmienda, la=First Amendment, the.
* Quinta Enmienda=Fifth Amendment.

enmienda de entuertos, la
=righting of wrongs, the.
Ex: She holds that war is just if conducted for just ends (self-defence and the righting of wrongs).
enmohecido
(adj.)=mouldy [moldy, -USA].
Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.

enmoquetado
(n.)=carpeting.
Ex: Colours are discussed, and noise level (and its reduction by carpeting, acoustic tiling and baffles).

enmoquetar
(v.)=carpet.
Ex: The floor is carpeted, thus providing a large degree of acoustic absorption and a unifying and dominant colour pattern through the library.
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* volver a enmoquetar=recarpeting.

enmudecer
(v.)=be speechless ; be gobsmacked.
Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

enmudecido
(adj.)=awestruck ; speechless.
Ex: I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.
Ex: The confrontation with this reality is understood as a consequence of the speechless horror that evil produces.

enmudecimiento
(n.)=speechlessness.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.

ennegrecer
(v.)=blacken.
Ex: Villagers must share their island with a volcano, an active, smoking one that soils clothes hanging on the clothesline and in winter blackens the snow.

ennegrecido
(adj.)=blackened ; carbonaceous.
Ex: Reading rooms and the stacks where the collections were stored were reduced to smoking vistas of blackened rubble.
Ex: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking.
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* ennegrecido por el hollín=sooty.

ennegrecido por el hollín
(adj.)=sooty.
Ex: Removal of the archive was an unpleasant and hazardous job as even in cupboards it was covered with a sooty deposit.
ennoblecer
(v.)=uplift ; ennoble.
Ex: This article discusses the implementation of a carefully devised approach to uplift standards of reading.
Ex: If we are able to find the means and willingness to understand other parts of the world we will be ennobled by the effort.

enojadizo
(adj.)=cranky .
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.

enojado
=annoyed ; irate ; upset ; angry ; in a rage ; angrily ; crossly ; irritated ; pissed off ; ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA] ; exasperated ; miffed ; enraged ; out of anger ; in a grouch ; in a grouch mood.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
Ex: 'Look!' he growled angrily.
Ex: 'Justine refuses to work in your department, Muriel, if it involves overtime,' she said crossly.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'.
Ex: The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.
Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
Ex: This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
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* enojado al máximo=mad as hell.
* estar enojado=get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
* irse enojado dando zapatazos=stomp away.
* salir enojado dando zapatazos=stomp out of ; stomp off.
* sentirse enojado=feel + annoyed ; feel + angry.

enojado al máximo
=mad as hell.
Ex: The article 'The acquisitions librarian as informed consumer: mad as hell, and not going to take it any more!' considers some of the underlying practices used by publishers which keep prices increasing faster than inflation.
enojar
(v.)=cause + anger ; cross ; irritate ; antagonise [antagonize, -USA] ; rub + Nombre + up the wrong way ; rattle ; roil ; gall ; rile ; peeve ; enrage ; exasperate ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; vex ; hit + a hot button.
Ex: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.
Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.
Ex: The rumours of his departure rattled the talented youngster a little bit.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
Ex: The powers-that-be at ISU seem to be a little vexed by the attention they're getting for denying tenure to astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.
Ex: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds .
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* enojar a Alguien=ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
* enojarse=become + chagrined ; grow + irritable ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; get + angry ; feel + angry ; feel + annoyed ; take + the huff ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
* enojarse con Alguien=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
* enojarse por=be irritated by/at.

enojar a Alguien
(v.)=ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
Ex: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'.
enojarse
(v.)=become + chagrined ; grow + irritable ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; get + angry ; feel + angry ; feel + annoyed ; take + the huff ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult. Ex: The vendor's engineers will grow irritable unless you care for them. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life. Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on. Ex: Is it wrong that I feel annoyed when guests at my house start texting in the middle of a conversation?. Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
enojarse con Alguien
(v.)=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on).
Ex: The review is incompetent and irresponsible, apparently motivated by a need to vent spleen, and characterized by an amount of ill-feeling out of place in a scholarly journal.
enojarse por
(v.)=be irritated by/at.
Ex: As a reader of books, I am frequently irritated by 'introductions', which appear to me to have no other purpose that to hinder me from getting into the meat of the text.
enojo
(n.)=anger.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
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* con enojo=crossly.
* en un momento de enojo=in the heat of the moment.
* por enojo=out of anger.
* sentir enojo=feel + angry ; feel + annoyed.

enojosamente
=vexingly ; annoyingly.
Ex: The writer sheds light on the at times vexingly complex topic of exchange rates and their role in the serials marketplace.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

enojoso
(adj.)=annoying ; vexing ; gnawing.
Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.

enología
(n.)=oenology [enology, -USA] ; winemaking.
Ex: If the librarian is asked for a dictionary of enology or an illustration of greaves and he has not met these terms before, his first step must be to discover what they are.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.

enorgullecer
(v.)=make + Nombre + proud ; fill + Nombre + with pride.
Ex: Part of the program is to make the people aware of the improvements and make them proud of their city.
Ex: American rebels needed a strong sense of identity, something that would anoint them as unique and fill them with pride.
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* enorgullecerse=stand + proud.
* enorgullecerse de=take + pride in ; pride + Reflexivo + on.

enorgullecerse
(v.)=stand + proud.
Ex: Even now, hundreds of years after his death, his timepieces stand proud in historic buildings around the world.
enorgullecerse de
(v.)=take + pride in ; pride + Reflexivo + on.
Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors. Ex: For he prided himself on being the leader of Boston's brahmin class, and his hallmark was a conservative and aristocratic style of life = Porque él se enorgullecía de ser el líder de la clase superior de Boston y su sello personal era un estilo de vida aristocrático y conservador.
enorme
(adj.)=deep ; enormous ; exponential ; extensive ; huge ; infinite ; mammoth ; massive ; monumental ; prodigious ; intense ; abysmal ; Herculean ; colossal ; of epic proportions ; monstrous ; a monster of a ; Herculanian ; thumping ; whopping ; king-size(d).
Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
Ex: Information technology continues to develop at an exponential rate.
Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
Ex: Further developments in application techniques have enabled a whopping increase in power and speed ratings of up to 50%.
Ex: Walking down the aisle signifies the beginning of your new life, so celebrate your wedding with a king-size cake.
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* boquete enorme=gaping hole.
* tarea de enormes proporciones=daunting task.

enormemente
=enormously ; tremendously ; vastly ; astronomically ; hugely ; starkly ; immensely ; dreadfully ; massively ; prodigiously ; above measure ; beyond measure.
Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.
Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
Ex: And with the advent of computers, we have vastly accelerated the pace at which we are proceeding.
Ex: The costs of any labor-intensive activity -- and maintenance of a card catalog is certainly labor-intensive -- are rising astronomically.
Ex: Catalogers would hugely benefit from a comprehensive index to DDC that swiftly and directly links topics and numbers.
Ex: This kind of thinking contrasts starkly with the importance accorded to the secret ballot in other matters.
Ex: Duplication of effort is still a problem even though communications have improved immensely.
Ex: However, economic resources are dreadfully finite.
Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Ex: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
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* rápida y enormemente=at a bound.
* sorprender enormemente=make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head.
* sorprenderse enormemente=eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

enormidad
(n.)=enormity.
Ex: It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.

enotecnia
(n.)=winemaking.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.

enrabietarse
(v.)=throw + a tantrum.
Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum.

enraizado
(adj.)=deep-rooted.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.

enraizar
(n.)=root.
Ex: Even in mathematics the examples are all practical, rooted in the garden behind the school where the children grow crops.

enredadera
(n.)=vine.
Ex: The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.

enredado
(adj.)=entangled ; garbled ; tangled ; afoul.
Ex: The rapid spreading of electronic mail, bulletin boards, and newsletters give rise to an entangled pattern of standards.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.
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* enredado en=enmeshed in ; caught up in.

enredado en
=enmeshed in ; caught up in.
Ex: Enmeshed in the bureaucratic structure that many large libraries have become, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier. Ex: Once there, however, the three men abandon themselves to an orgy of slaughter, so caught up in killing buffalo that they lose all sense of time.
enredar
(v.)=bog down ; muddy ; bamboozle ; snarl up ; entangle ; knot into ; coil ; tangle ; ensnare ; snare ; make + trouble.
Ex: There is increased evidence that we are being bogged down today as specialization extends.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
Ex: Benny Morris claims that Karsh is attempting to hoodwink and bamboozle readers.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
Ex: In fact, the Indians had been snaring animals long before the white man came to North America.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
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* enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
* enredar las cosas=muddy + the waters.
* enredarse=kink.
* enredarse con=get + involved with/in.

enredar a Alguien para que haga Algo
(v.)=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
enredar las cosas
(v.)=muddy + the waters.
Ex: Misuse of the words test and assessment is muddying the waters of school reform.
enredarse
(v.)=kink.
Ex: Wire rope tends to kink during uncoiling or unreeling, especially if it has been in service for a long time.
enredarse con
(v.)=get + involved with/in.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
enredo
(n.)=tangle ; snarl ; snarl-up ; snare ; kink.
Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.
Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
Ex: She died at 37 weeks due to a kink in her umbilical cord.
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* armar enredos=make + trouble.
* enredo de lengua=slip of the tongue.

enredo de lengua
(n.)=slip of the tongue.
Ex: The use of short 'tongue-twister' phrases in eliciting spontaneous slips of the tongue is a useful technique for collecting spoonerism data from children.
enrejado
(n.)=lattice ; trellis pattern ; trellis ; trellis work.
Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.
Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.
Ex: As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.
Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.

enrevesado
(adj.)=convoluted ; tortuous ; circuitous ; fiddly ; afoul.
Ex: Many of Marshall McLuhan's observations were not new and often convoluted.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
Ex: Everything is small and fiddly, and the user has to guess what is what.
Ex: Dan, who had known from the start that things were afoul, demanded that officer show him their IDs.

enriquecedor
(adj.)=enriching ; broadening ; enlightening ; rewarding.
Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
Ex: Membership in a group charged with solving a significant problem can be both broadening and stimulating to the employee.
Ex: But the information can be interesting as well as enlightening.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.

enriquecer
(v.)=enrich ; enhance ; aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA] ; fortify.
Nota: Generalmente usado con los alimentos.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
Ex: Be sure the dry milk you are buying has been fortified with vitamins A and D.
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* enriquecer la vida de Alguien=enrich + Posesivo + life.
* enriquecerse=fatten + Posesivo + pockets ; line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; grow + rich.
* enriquecer uranio=enrich + uranium.

enriquecer la vida de Alguien
(v.)=enrich + Posesivo + life.
Ex: The program aimed at the introduction of neglected andy abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.
enriquecer uranio
(v.)=enrich + uranium.
Ex: Iran's President has unveiled a new generation of centrifuges used to enrich uranium.
enriquecerse
(v.)=fatten + Posesivo + pockets ; line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; grow + rich.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges. Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets. Ex: But as they grew rich, they forgot their vows of poverty and humility.
enriquecido
(adj.)=enhanced.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
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* alimentos enriquecidos=fortified foods.
* leche enriquecida=fortified milk.

enriquecimiento
(n.)=enrichment.
Ex: These copies were then used to effect exchanges with other universities with a view to the enrichment of the university library.
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* autoenriquecimiento=self-enrichment.
* enriquecimiento de los registros=record(s) enhancement.
* enriquecimiento de uranio=uranium enrichment.
* enriquecimiento personal=personal enrichment.

enriquecimiento de los registros
(n.)=record(s) enhancement.
Ex: The article 'Bibliographic records enhancement: from the drawing board to the catalog screen' discusses some issues related to the creation of enhanced records and their display in on-line catalogues.
enriquecimiento de uranio
(n.)=uranium enrichment.
Ex: This is yet another snub to the United Nations Security Council which has imposed economic sanctions on Iran over its refusal to suspend uranium enrichment.
enriquecimiento personal
(n.)=personal enrichment.
Ex: Danish libraries must include video in their services if they wish to live up to their obligation as regards giving users the possibility of personal enrichment = Las bibliotecas danesas deben incluir el vídeo en sus servicios si desean cumplir con su oblicación de dar a los usuarios la posibilidad del enriquecimiento personal.
enrocar
(v.)=castle.
Nota: Verbo utilizado para describir un movimiento especial del juego del ajedrez.
Ex: In order to castle you must vacate the squares of pieces between the king and the rook you intend to castle with.

enrojecer
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* enrojecerse=turn + red ; redden ; blush ; get + red in the face.

enrojecerse
(v.)=turn + red ; redden ; blush ; get + red in the face.
Ex: His face turned unnaturally red, as if his blood pressure had risen. Ex: 'Thank you, Tom, thank you,' said Balzac, perceptibly reddening. Ex: The girl blushed, then leaned over and cuddled him for a few seconds. Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now.
enrojecido
(adj.)=red-faced.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.

enrojecimiento
(n.)=redness.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.

enrollable
(adj.)=roll-up [rollup].
Ex: The roll-up roof vent provides a ventilation rate about 3 times greater than the continuous roof vent.

enrollar
(v.)=roll up ; wind ; coil.
Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.
Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.
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* enrollarse=be a sport.
* que se enrolla=roll-up [rollup].

enrollarse
(v.)=be a sport.
Ex: I get the feeling from both of them that my job may be in jeopardy if I'm not a better sport.
enronquecer
(v.)=go + hoarse.
Ex: He yelled for probably ten or fifteen minutes, until he was red faced and his voice started going hoarse.
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* gritar hasta enronquecer=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.

enronquecido
(adj.)=hoarse .
Ex: If your voice is hoarse, there are some telltale signs that may point to a serious problem.

enronquecimiento
(n.)=hoarseness.
Ex: Hoarseness is a common problem, but is oftentimes ignored.

enroque
(n.)=castling.
Nota: Movimiento del juego del ajedrez.
Ex: Castling is the only situation where two pieces -- always the King and one of the Rooks -- are moved at the same time.

enroscar
(v.)=coil ; twine ; screw.
Ex: This booklet is intended to provide general information on coiling of brain aneurysms.
Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
Ex: This was done by laying the right number of letters on their sides in the stick, pushing the sliding bar up to them and screwing it up tight.

enrutador
(n.)=router.
Nota: En una red de comunicaciones, dispositivo que recibe los paquetes de información y los retransmite a su destino.
Ex: The Internet can be thought about in relation to its common protocols, as a physical collection of routers and circuits, as a set of shared resources, or even as an attitude about interconnecting and intercommunication.

ensachamiento
(n.)=broadening.
Ex: This article reports on the views a sample of Australian library educators holds about the broadening of library education.

ensalada
(n.)=salad.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
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* aderezo para la ensalada=salad dressing.
* aliñar la ensalada=dress + salad.
* aliño para la ensalada=salad dressing.
* ensalada aliñada=tossed salad.
* ensalada de frutas=fruit salad.
* ensalada mixta=tossed salad.
* preparar una ensalada=toss + a salad.

ensalada aliñada
(n.)=tossed salad.
Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
ensalada de frutas
(n.)=fruit salad.
Ex: As you serve the fruit salad, sprinkle a little freshly grated nutmeg over each serving.
ensalada mixta
(n.)=tossed salad.
Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
ensalzado
(adj.)=glamourised [glamorized, -USA].
Ex: Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.

ensalzamiento
(n.)=elevation ; exaltation ; glorification.
Ex: Within the last 40 years, information has undergone remarkable elevation.
Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.
Ex: The book business is in crisis for reasons such as the glorification of mass popular entertainment.

ensalzar
(v.)=extol ; glorify ; exalt ; put + Nombre + on a pedestal ; glamourise [glamorize, -USA] ; aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA].
Ex: In order to deal with the ever increasing mass of biomedical information ('journalistic blastoma'), IAIMS has extolled the use of quality filters, to sift the good from the bad.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
Ex: Librarians now have recognized that automated information retrieval is a logical extension of good reference service and is not usually categorized or glamorized as a separate function.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

ensamblador
(n.)=assembler.
Ex: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.
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* lenguaje ensamblador=assembly language.

ensamblaje
(n.)=assembly.
Ex: This is an application area of artificial intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simple components.
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* ensamblaje de transporte=carriage assembly.

ensamblaje de transporte
(n.)=carriage assembly.
Ex: The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.
ensamblar
(v.)=assemble ; dovetail ; put together.
Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.
Ex: The three should dovetail so that each builds on the other instead of working against it.
Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.

ensanchamiento
(n.)=widening.
Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.

ensanchar
(v.)=broaden ; widen.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.
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* ensanchar horizontes=open out + horizons.
* ensanchar los horizontes=broaden + perspective.

ensanchar horizontes
(v.)=open out + horizons.
Ex: Even in its era before the computer, progress in telecommunications -- for example, telephone, radio and television -- opened out the horizons for individuals and society at large, and so placed at the disposal of people information about distant events and new ideas.
ensanchar los horizontes
(v.)=broaden + perspective.
Ex: Literature can also extend the students' experience, broaden their perspective and expand their knowledge and understanding.
ensancharse
(v.)=flare.
Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.

ensangrentado
(adj.)=gory .
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.

ensartar
(v.)=string ; thread ; string together.
Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.
Ex: I remember helping to thread the tobacco leaves on strings for drying in the sun .
Ex: If you can't string together a few solid rhymes, you can't be a rapper.

ensayado
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* bien ensayado=well-practised [well-practiced, -USA] ; well-honed.
* ensayado de antemano=stage-managed.

ensayado de antemano
(adj.)=stage-managed.
Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.
ensayar
(v.)=rehearse ; practise [practice, -USA] ; assay.
Ex: However, it seems worth rehearsing some of the arguments again here in this particular context and identifying specifically how these problems are negotiated in a data base using natural language indexing.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries.
Ex: An important step is to develop tools to assay the developmental roles of the identified genes.

ensayista
(n.)=essayist.
Ex: The Eiffel Tower is recognized as the universal symbol of Paris, and has stood as the focus of attention of a large number of poets, novelists, dramatists, essayists, and journalists throughout the world.
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* ensayista literario=literary essayist.

ensayista literario
(n.)=literary essayist.
Ex: This paper continues the debate over the consternation caused in the library world by literary essayist, Nicholson Baker, who has attacked the destruction of original newspapers once they have been microfilmed.
ensayo clínico
(n.)=clinical trial ; clinical test.
Ex: The thesaurus was compiled by harmonizing separate vocabularies previously used for clinical trials. Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.
ensayo controlado
(n.)=controlled trial.
Ex: The library literature nevertheless contains diverse examples of randomised controlled trials.
ensayo doble ciego
(n.)=double-blind research study.
Ex: A double-blind research study is one in which neither the subject nor the investigator knows what treatment (if any) the subject is receiving.
ensayo general
(n.)=dress rehearsal.
Ex: Although she made a mistake in her performance, the judges said that they had marked her up based on her dress rehearsal performance.
ensayo nuclear
(n.)=nuclear weapons testing.
Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
ensayo piloto
(n.)=pilot trial.
Ex: After a pilot trial in 1972 in which ten libraries participated, an online system was developed in 1975.
ensayo^1
(n.)=essay ; student paper.
Nota: Tema asignado al alumno por el profesor sobre el cual tendrá que presentar un trabajo escrito.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: 5 data collection instruments were used: printouts of data base searches executed by students; a questionnaire; bibliographies from student papers; serial holdings of the university library; and interviews with instructors.

ensayo^2
(n.)=assaying ; rehearsal ; pre-enactment ; modelling exercise ; run-through ; assay.
Ex: Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.
Ex: For a storyteller preparation is like rehearsal for an orchestra; there will be passages that need emphasis, and some that need a slow pace, others that need a quickened tempo, and so on = La preparación de un narrador de cuentos es como el ensayo de una orquesta; habrá pasajes que necesiten énfasis, otros un ritmo lento, otros un ritmo acelerado, etcétera.
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
Ex: The modelling exercise would indicate which model was most economic and which was most cost-effective.
Ex: This article will provide a brief run-through of some strategies for giving staff and users what they need and expect.
Ex: Thus, an assay may be done for example to determine the level of thyroid hormones in the blood of a person suspected of being hypothyroid (or hyperthyroid).
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* aprender por el método de ensayo y error=learn by + trial and error.
* ensayo clínico=clinical trial ; clinical test.
* ensayo controlado=controlled trial.
* ensayo doble ciego=double-blind research study.
* ensayo general=dress rehearsal.
* ensayo nuclear=nuclear weapons testing.
* ensayo piloto=pilot trial.
* globo de ensayo=trial balloon.
* por el método de ensayo y error=by trial and error ; trial and error.

ensayo^3
(n.)=try.
Nota: Usado generalmente en rugby.
Ex: The explosive Cameron Shepherd then brought the Wallabies to within a point of France with the team's second try five minutes later.
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* marcar un ensayo=score + a try.

ensañamiento
(n.)=viciousness ; maliciousness.
Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.
Ex: Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.
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* agresión con ensañamiento=vicious attack.

ensañarse
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* ensañarse con=go to + town on ; lash out (on) ; take it out on.

ensañarse con
(v.)=go to + town on ; lash out (on) ; take it out on.
Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity. Ex: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.
ensenada
(n.)=inlet ; cove.
Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
Ex: The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.

enseres
(n.)=gear.
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
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* enseres de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* enseres domésticos=household possessions.

enseres de pesca
(n.)=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife. Ex: Fishing gear that produces an electric field in sea water could help prevent sharks from becoming accidental bycatch. Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8. Ex: Some people wrongly believe their household contents insurance will cover their angling equipment.
enseres domésticos
=household possessions.
Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
enseñado a pedir el baño
(adj.)=toilet-trained.
Ex: Some cats can be toilet-trained, eliminating the litter-box and its attendant expense.
enseñado a usar el orinal
(adj.)=potty-trained.
Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.
enseñado a usar la caja de arena
(adj.)=house-trained.
Ex: Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.
enseñanza
(n.)=instruction ; teaching ; tuition.
Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
Ex: Teaching is an activity of which teachers are the agents, just as nursing is an activity of which nurses are the agents.
Ex: This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.
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* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior=tertiary library.
* centro de enseñanza=education centre.
* enseñanza a distancia=distance learning ; distance teaching.
* enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo=pre-service education.
* enseñanza asistida por ordenador=computer-aided learning (CAL).
* enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI)=computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos=case-teaching.
* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos=online education.
* enseñanza basada en los resultados finales=outcome based education.
* enseñanza bibliotecaria=library education.
* enseñanza de bellas artes=aesthetic education.
* enseñanza de biblioteconomía=library education ; library science education ; educational librarianship.
* enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación=library and information science education.
* enseñanza de las ciencias=science education.
* enseñanza elemental=elementary grade.
* enseñanza en el trabajo=in-service education.
* enseñanza en la búsqueda de información=information instruction.
* enseñanza en línea=online education.
* enseñanza escolar en casa=homeschooling [home schooling].
* enseñanza media=middle grade.
* enseñanza obligatoria=K-12 ; compulsory education.
* Enseñanza Politécnica a Distancia=Open Polytechnic.
* enseñanza por compañeros=peer instruction.
* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI)=computer-based instruction (CBI).
* enseñanza presencial=contact teaching ; contact learning.
* enseñanza preuniversitaria=further education.
* enseñanza primaria=elementary education ; grade-school education ; primary education.
* enseñanza primaria y secundaria=school education ; K-12 ; classroom education.
* enseñanza profesional=vocational education.
* enseñanza programada=programmed instruction.
* enseñanza pública=public education.
* enseñanza religiosa=religious education (RE).
* enseñanza secundaria=secondary education.
* enseñanza superior=higher education ; higher learning ; tertiary education.
* enseñanza universitaria=college education ; university education.
* enseñanza virtual=electronic learning [e-learning].
* escuela de enseñanza primaria=primary school.
* estudiante de enseñanza superior=tertiary student.
* impartir enseñanza=undertake + teaching.
* institución de enseñanza pública=public education institution.
* institución de enseñanza superior=tertiary institution ; institution of higher education.
* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria=college of further education ; college of higher education.
* instituto de enseñanza secundaria=secondary school.
* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza=teaching aid.
* laboratorio de enseñanza=teaching lab.
* material de enseñanza programada=programmed material.
* método de enseñanza=teaching method.
* metodología de la enseñanza=teaching methodology.
* profesional de la enseñanza=educational professional.
* relativo a la enseñanza superior=tertiary.

enseñanza a distancia
(n.)=distance learning ; distance teaching.
Ex: Distance learning at university level already exists in the UK, USA and USSR. Ex: Both campus-based universities and distance teaching universities are bureaucratised organizations that have created environments in which education is dehumanised.
enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos
(n.)=online education.
Ex: The author draws attention to dangers online education may pose for traditional academic values.
enseñanza a través del estudio de casos
(n.)=case-teaching.
Ex: As another case-teaching veteran, Andrew R. Towl, advises, they should remember that 'the ordering of cases is a pedagogical sequence, not necessarily the same as the logical exposition of the subject'.
enseñanza antes de empezar el trabajo
(n.)=pre-service education.
Ex: The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
enseñanza asistida por ordenador
=computer-aided learning (CAL).
Ex: It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges.
enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI)
=computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
Ex: This computer-assisted instruction (CAI) system has gradually aroused wide attention and interest and is commonly accepted by Taiwanese educational circles.
enseñanza basada en los resultados finales
(n.)=outcome based education.
Ex: The author proposes a model for assessing information skills instruction which draws on principles advocated in outcome based education.
enseñanza bibliotecaria
=library education.
Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
enseñanza de bellas artes
(n.)=aesthetic education.
Ex: To overcome these, libraries should remember that aesthetic education is an essential part of the education of workers; particular attention should be paid to work with youth, factory and agricultural workers.
enseñanza de biblioteconomía
(n.)=library education ; library science education ; educational librarianship.
Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education. Ex: In order to solve these problems library science education should emphasise those components within the curriculum. Ex: Her views on the relationship between educational librarianship and information technology were influenced as a result of a study trip to the UK in 1984.
enseñanza de biblioteconomía y documentación
=library and information science education.
Ex: This article describes the structure of library and information science education in the Netherlands and Flanders including postgraduate, undergraduate and part-time courses.
enseñanza de las ciencias
(n.)=science education.
Ex: Also well known are its collections and services in support of science education.
enseñanza elemental
(n.)=elementary grade.
Ex: This paper gives examples of how fiction and mathematical concepts can be integrated in the school library media centre setting and in the classroom for the elementary grades.
enseñanza en el trabajo
=in-service education.
Ex: The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians.
enseñanza en la búsqueda de información
(n.)=information instruction.
Ex: Results of a survey are discussed and show that chemistry departments face major obstacles in implementing information instruction.
enseñanza en línea
(n.)=online education.
Ex: The author draws attention to dangers online education may pose for traditional academic values.
enseñanza escolar en casa
(n.)=homeschooling [home schooling].
Ex: This is an annotated bibliography of materials dealing with the issue of homeschooling, that is parents teaching their children at home rather than sending them to school.
enseñanza media
(n.)=middle grade.
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
enseñanza obligatoria
(n.)=K-12 ; compulsory education.
Ex: This article outlines Internet activities in K-12 (kindergarten to age 17) USA schools. Ex: The government wants to shake up compulsory education in England.
enseñanza por compañeros
(n.)=peer instruction.
Ex: Peer instruction for users is seen as preferable to formal instruction by library staff.
enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI)
=computer-based instruction (CBI).
Ex: While interaction may be the primary contributor to the effectiveness of computer-based instruction (CBI), individualisation is largely responsible for its efficiency.
enseñanza presencial
(n.)=contact teaching ; contact learning.
Ex: Approximately half the working hours are contact teaching hours. Ex: These activities combine contact learning and interactive e-learning.
enseñanza preuniversitaria
=further education.
Ex: The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education.
enseñanza primaria
=elementary education ; grade-school education ; primary education.
Ex: CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on. Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow. Ex: So to be able to read is praiseworthy in that it shows success in the early stages of primary education and, as books are used so much within the schools, the reading of books becomes a particular praiseworthy activity.
enseñanza primaria y secundaria
=school education ; K-12 ; classroom education.
Ex: In school education the activity of reading quickly becomes allied with the subject of English, which covers a certain amount of English grammar but, certainly in secondary education, is almost synonymous with English literature. Ex: This article outlines Internet activities in K-12 (kindergarten to age 17) USA schools. Ex: The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.
enseñanza profesional
=vocational education.
Ex: This paper describes the on-line data bases available to agencies dealing with adult and vocational education in the USA = Este artículo describe las bases de datos en línea que puede usar los organismos que tratan de la enseñanza profesional y la educación de acultos en los Estados Unidos.
enseñanza programada
(n.)=programmed instruction.
Ex: Suppose you wich to borrow a book from your public library about 'Programmed instruction'.
enseñanza pública
=public education.
Ex: The founders of the public library were allied with the public education movement and considered the library to be the outgrowth of this movement and an agency for postgraduate public education.
enseñanza religiosa
(n.)=religious education (RE).
Ex: The nature and role of religious education (RE) in schools has become the object of debate.
enseñanza secundaria
=secondary education.
Ex: CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on.
enseñanza superior
=higher education ; higher learning ; tertiary education.
Ex: CIJE references are to articles from journals in the areas of elementary, secondary, and higher education, social studies, and so on. Ex: In the light of a serious shortage of qualified information professionals, new information science specialities are being developed in institutions of higher learning. Ex: It discusses political and economic change as it has affected school libraries, libraries in tertiary education, public libraries, special libraries and the National Library in New Zealand during 1988.
enseñanza universitaria
=college education ; university education.
Ex: This book examines Dewey's enhanced educational views on topics such as the qualifications of a librarian, the value of personal qualities and a college education, and technical qualifications and the school programme. Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
enseñanza virtual
(n.)=electronic learning [e-learning].
Ex: The age of e-learning is already here and the interplay of technological developments and socio-economic change which has had such an impact on the commercial sector has already begun to change the processes of teaching and learning.
enseñar
(v.)=instruct ; show ; teach ; train ; hold up ; educate ; walk + Nombre + through.
Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
Ex: The aim of this course is to teach some of the practical skills required in subject indexing.
Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: This unit of study walks early elementary students through the basics of counting and using the smallest U.S. coin denominations (penny, nickel, and dime).
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* enseñado a pedir el baño=toilet-trained.
* enseñado a usar el orinal=potty-trained.
* enseñado a usar la caja de arena=house-trained.
* enseñar de nuevo=retrain [re-train].
* enseñar el culo=moon ; do + a moony ; shoot + the moon.
* enseñar los dientes=show + Posesivo + teeth ; bare + Posesivo + teeth.
* enseñar una lección=give + a lesson ; teach + lesson.
* enseñar un edificio a Alguien=show + Nombre + round.
* experiencia + enseñar=experience + teach.
* historia + enseñar=history + teach ; lesson from history.
* volver a enseñar=retrain [re-train].

enseñar de nuevo
(v.)=retrain [re-train].
Ex: It is also pointed out thet the machine alone cannot put things right, the user will have to be re-trained as well.
enseñar el culo
(v.)=moon ; do + a moony ; shoot + the moon.
Ex: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'. Ex: He once did a moony on stage in Italy unaware that the Pope was watching. Ex: I was around when streaking and shooting the moon in public places was the latest fad so doing it is not a problem.
enseñar los dientes
(v.)=show + Posesivo + teeth ; bare + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth. Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.
enseñar un edificio a Alguien
(v.)=show + Nombre + round.
Ex: Interestingly enough, Green himself had paid a visit to the 'Manchester Reference Library' where he was shown round by the librarian, Andrea Crestadoro, now best remembered as the pioneer of permuted keyword indexes.
enseñar una lección
(v.)=give + a lesson ; teach + lesson.
Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?. Ex: Emphasis was placed on learning the lessons taught by history.
ensimismado
=absorbed ; meditative ; lost in thought.
Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
Ex: Librarians are inner-directed, meditative, liberal people whose rewards and motivations come from self-fulfillment.
Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
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* ensimismado con=caught up in ; absorbed in.

ensimismado con
(adj.)=caught up in ; absorbed in.
Ex: Once there, however, the three men abandon themselves to an orgy of slaughter, so caught up in killing buffalo that they lose all sense of time. Ex: Darwin may have been as absorbed in thinking about evolution as Freud was absorbed in thinking about psychoanalysis when he went to operas.
ensimismamiento
(n.)=daydream.
Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.

ensimismar
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* ensimismarse=turn + people in on themselves.

ensimismarse
(v.)=turn + people in on themselves.
Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.
ensombrecer
(v.)=overshadow ; shadow ; darken.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
Ex: Gum arabic containing inks darken more than inks without it.

ensordecedor
(adj.)=deafening.
Ex: The insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management to any activity beyond the immediate present.

ensordecer
(v.)=deafen.
Ex: We can also blind & deafen ourselves, crippling our ability to educate the oppressor within & without.

ensortijado
(adj.)=kinky ; curly .
Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.
Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.

ensuciar
(v.)=trash ; dirty ; soil ; besmirch ; foul ; defile ; make + a (real) mess ; muck up ; mess up.
Ex: At the same time, the author takes issue with the view that the great libraries of America are being 'trashed' by the rush towards technology.
Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.
Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.
Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.
Ex: For the past five years, large quantities of decaying algae have been fouling Lake Michigan shoreline.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
Ex: I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
Ex: The kids thought it was terrific fun to slash holes in the clothes and muck them up with black paint.
Ex: I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.
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* ensuciarse=get + grubby.

ensuciarse
(v.)=get + grubby.
Ex: Naturally people will handle books before they decide to buy them, which means that no more than a couple of copies of each title should be put out so that reserve stock is prevented from getting grubby.
ensueño
(n.)=daydream.
Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.
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* de ensueño=dream-like [dreamlike] ; picture-perfect.

entablamento
(n.)=entablature.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

entablar
(v.)=splint.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
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* entablar amistad=bond.
* entablar amistad con=establish + familiarity con ; chum with ; strike up + friendship with.
* entablar combate=engage in + combat.
* entablar combate con=engage.
* entablar conversación=strike up + conversation.
* entablar pleito de divorcio=file + a petition for divorce ; file for + divorce.
* entablar relaciones=enter into + relations ; enter into + relationships ; build + relationships ; develop + relationships ; develop + relations ; build + relations ; build + partnerships.
* entablar relaciones comerciales=transact.
* entablar relaciones con=forge + links with ; forge + relationships with ; forge + ties.
* entablar una conversación=engage in + dialogue.
* entablar una demanda=bring + a suit against ; file + suit against ; file + lawsuit against.
* entablar una relación=work out + relationship.
* entablar un juicio=file + lawsuit against ; file + suit against.
* entablar un pleito=file + lawsuit against ; file + suit against.

entablar amistad
(v.)=bond.
Ex: This encourages students to quickly bond with each other at the beginning of the program.
entablar amistad con
(v.)=establish + familiarity con ; chum with ; strike up + friendship with.
Ex: Her attitude enabled him, and everyone else on the staff from what he could gather in the brief time he had been there, to establish a pleasant familiarity with her. Ex: Cryptanalysts mostly work behind closed doors, and it is difficult to chum with a clever person doing such a secret research. Ex: One of the immediate results was that she struck up a friendship with Jeffrey Gordon, a young consultant assigned to the R&D section.
entablar combate
(v.)=engage in + combat.
Ex: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.
entablar combate con
(v.)=engage.
Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
entablar conversación
(v.)=strike up + conversation.
Ex: The author explains how people strike up conversations under their new identities.
entablar pleito de divorcio
(v.)=file + a petition for divorce ; file for + divorce.
Ex: In order to entitle you to file a petition for divorce, you would be required to prove that your wife has deserted you without any reasonable cause. Ex: There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed.
entablar relaciones
(n.)=enter into + relations ; enter into + relationships ; build + relationships ; develop + relationships ; develop + relations ; build + relations ; build + partnerships.
Ex: The globalization of scientific activity affects the mechanisms by which countries enter into mutual relations. Ex: This conference will offer us the opportunity to enter into mutually beneficial relationships with the world community of librarians. Ex: The library association hope to build relationships with newcomers to the profession that will continue throughout their careers. Ex: The relationships developed inside and outside the classroom are perhaps the best pedagogy. Ex: Libraries must develop good relations with vendors. Ex: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas. Ex: When we say 'building partnerships,' we mean going beyond mere cooperation and into the realm of collaboration.
entablar relaciones comerciales
(v.)=transact.
Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
entablar relaciones con
(v.)=forge + links with ; forge + relationships with ; forge + ties.
Ex: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file. Ex: The information professional must have the communication skills needed to forge effective relationships between a diverse array of individuals. Ex: Russia is to start pricing its huge oil and gas exports in euros instead of dollars as part of a stragetic shift to forge closer ties with the European Union.
entablar un juicio
(v.)=file + lawsuit against ; file + suit against.
Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA. Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.
entablar un pleito
(v.)=file + lawsuit against ; file + suit against.
Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA. Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.
entablar una conversación
(v.)=engage in + dialogue.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
entablar una demanda
(v.)=bring + a suit against ; file + suit against ; file + lawsuit against.
Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?. Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company. Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.
entablar una relación
(v.)=work out + relationship.
Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.
entablillar
(v.)=splint ; put + Nombre + in(to) a splint(s).
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
Ex: When you think you have a broken or fractured wrist, put it in a splint until you get to the doctor to prevent further damage and to help ease the pain.
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* estar entablillado=be in a splint.

entallado
(adj.)=fitted.
Ex: Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments.

entallar
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* sin entallar=loosely hanging ; baggy ; saggy .

entarimado
(n.)=dais ; platform ; floor boarding ; wood flooring ; plank floor.
Ex: One eminent librarian remarked upon how odd it was that the unpopular reference desk at a university library was set upon a dais.
Ex: Various mechanism for displaying and holding cards are possible, including revolving drums and platforms.
Ex: This is difficult to do, so plumbers frequently cut a notch out of the top of the joists and lay the pipe just below the floor boarding.
Ex: Wooden flooring such as parquet is becoming more and more popular around the world.
Ex: It still has its original plank floors and vintage pool table.
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* entarimado de parqué=parquet flooring.
* tabla del entarimado=floorboard.

entarimado de parqué
(n.)=parquet flooring.
Ex: Parquet flooring is usually sealed to stop dirt penetrating the surface and improve its appearance.
ente
(n.)=body ; entity.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.
Ex: The search for main classes was first concentrated upon 'entities' or things.
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* ente concreto=concrete entity.
* ente público=public authority.
* ente semiautónomo=quango (quasi-non-governmental organisation).

ente concreto
(n.)=concrete entity.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
ente público
(n.)=public authority.
Ex: The Fund provides grant aid to infrastructure projects which are already being financed, in whole or part, by public authorities in the country concerned.
ente semiautónomo
=quango (quasi-non-governmental organisation).
Ex: This article seeks to evaluate the potential value of press releases to researchers by means of interviews with the press officers of two major government departments and two quasi-non-governmental organisations (quangos).
entelequia
(n.)=entelechy.
Ex: The human soul is the entelechy of a natural body having life potentially within it.

entender
(v.)=come to + grips with ; cut through ; grasp ; have + some grasp ; make + sense (out) of ; understand ; get to + grips with ; make + sense of life ; sympathise [sympathize, -USA] ; sympathise [sympathize, -USA] ; get + a grip on ; provide + an understanding ; catch + Posesivo + drift ; get + Posesivo + drift ; have + a handle on ; fathom ; get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around ; get + a handle on ; reason out.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
Ex: It is necessary to have some grasp of some fundamental aspects of computerized information-retrieval systems.
Ex: The resultant guiding must be clear, by being both easy to read and easy to make sense of.
Ex: They assume only that the reader has some knowledge of the subject, so that the abstract can be understood.
Ex: The Treasure has made good use of a number of methodologies in getting to grips with the principles and applications of information management.
Ex: This manual is an indispensable companion to all those who are keen to make sense of life in an infinitely complex and confusing Internet.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
Ex: The article 'Getting a grip on change' argues that only by confronting the challenges and inevitability of change can libraries retain their relevancy in the information age.
Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way.
Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.
Ex: Children get a handle on personal responsibility by holding a library card of their own, a card that gives them access to new worlds.
Ex: Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
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* a + Posesivo + entender=to the best of + Posesivo + belief ; to + Posesivo + mind.
* a + Posesivo + saber y entender=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge and belief.
* ayudar a entender mejor=lend + understanding to.
* dar a entender=give to + understand ; hint ; send + a clear signal that ; lull + Nombre + into thinking ; insinuate ; intimate.
* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender=in digestible form.
* difícil de entender=cryptic.
* entender a medias=pick up + the fag-ends.
* entender la idea general=get + the whole picture.
* entender mal=misunderstand ; misconceive ; mishearing ; mishearing ; mishear.
* entender mejor=place + Nombre + in/into + perspective ; put into + perspective ; gain + a better sense of ; get + a better sense of.
* entenderse=interoperate [inter-operate] ; hit it off.
* entenderse que indica=take to + indicate.
* fácil de entender=easy to understand.
* hablar sin ser entendido=speak in + tongues ; talk in + tongues.
* hacer entender=get across.
* hacerse entender=make + Posesivo + meaning plain.
* llegar a entender=reason out.
* malentender=misconstrue.
* más fácil de entender para nosotros=closer to home.
* no entender=be beyond + Pronombre.
* no entender Algo=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
* no entender lo esencial=miss + the point.
* no entender ni gota=not understand a (single) word ; not understand a jot ; be all Greek to.
* no entender ni jota=not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word ; be all Greek to.
* no entender ni papa=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
* no entender ni torta=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
* no entender ni una papa de=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
* no llegar a entender=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.
* según nuestro entender=as far as we know.
* según + Pronombre + entender=it + be + Posesivo + understanding ; Pronombre + understanding + be.

entender a medias
(v.)=pick up + the fag-ends.
Ex: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.
entender la idea general
(v.)=get + the whole picture.
Ex: I applaud them for starting to come around to the idea, but they're still not quite getting the whole picture.
entender mal
(v.)=misunderstand ; misconceive ; mishearing ; mishearing ; mishear.
Ex: If we don't understand these customs and traditions we shall misunderstand books of that particular period. Ex: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos. Ex: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon. Ex: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon. Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.
entender mejor
(v.)=place + Nombre + in/into + perspective ; put into + perspective ; gain + a better sense of ; get + a better sense of.
Ex: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget. Ex: In other words, my job is to attempt to put what you have heard into perspective in terms of today and the future. Ex: To gain a better sense of the metaphorical nature of the scientific research paper, 89 journal articles were reviewed. Ex: He has agreed to come to our meeting to answer our questions and to get a better sense of the hopes and possible concerns that this revolutionary project has raised.
entenderse
(v.)=interoperate [inter-operate] ; hit it off.
Ex: A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how. Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
entenderse que indica
(v.)=take to + indicate.
Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.
entendido
(adj.)=connoisseur ; pundit ; knowledgeable.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.
Ex: From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.
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* entendido en arte=art connoisseur.
* entendido en cerveza=beer expert ; beer connoisseur.
* entendido en el tema=knowledgeable.
* entendido en vinos=wine expert ; wine connoisseur.
* ser un entendido en=be knowledgeable about.

entendido en arte
(n.)=art connoisseur.
Ex: Her work is collected by art connoisseurs around the world.
entendido en cerveza
(n.)=beer expert ; beer connoisseur.
Ex: At the final, eight beers from across the country will be tasted, and judged by beer experts. Ex: Just like wine connoisseurs there are beer connoisseurs too, and they're just as passionate!.
entendido en el tema
(adj.)=knowledgeable.
Ex: From this perspective librarians assume the role of knowledgeable user of the technology and its products.
entendido en vinos
(n.)=wine expert ; wine connoisseur.
Ex: Oenologist is the learned word for a wine expert. Ex: Just like wine connoisseurs there are beer connoisseurs too, and they're just as passionate!.
entendimiento
(n.)=insight ; understanding ; rapport.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: A basic understanding in the concept of these libraries was the desire to confront the user with shelved books on entering and while moving through the building.
Ex: While such a policy might reduce the library's not always deserved status as an institution of high culture, it would increase rapport between the library and its users and might lead to some real reader stimulation by the library and its personnel.
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* entendimiento mutuo=mutual understanding.
* error de entendimiento=misunderstanding.
* falta de entendimiento=lack of understanding.
* llegar a un entendimiento=reason + things out.

entendimiento mutuo
(n.)=mutual understanding.
Ex: Reciprocity and mutual understanding are necessary conditions for states who want establish firm relationships and this should be set in stone.
enterado
(adj.)=cocky .
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

enteramente
=entirely.
Ex: Table 1 may be used anywhere in the schedules, entirely at the discretion of the classifier.

enterarse
(v.)=learn ; come to + Posesivo + notice ; come to + Posesivo + attention ; wise up ; catch + Posesivo + drift ; get + Posesivo + drift ; learn + the news ; realise [realize, -USA].
Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'.
Ex: There is another important difference between electronic documents and all the types of library material that preceded them and it centers on how electronic resources come to our notice.
Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.
Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.
Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.
Ex: It should be realized, in addition, that the question involves not only serials but other works that are generally intended to be issued indefinitely in successive editions.
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* enterarse a medias=pick up + the fag-ends.
* enterarse de la noticia=learn + the news.
* enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir=catch + Posesivo + drift ; get + Posesivo + drift.
* enterarse de lo que vale un peine=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
* enterarse de oídas=hear about it + via the grapevine ; learn + it on/through the grapevine ; hear it + on/through the grapevine.
* enterarse de todo=pick up on + everything.
* enterarse por rumores=hear about it + via the grapevine ; learn + it on/through the grapevine ; hear it + on/through the grapevine.

enterarse a medias
(v.)=pick up + the fag-ends.
Ex: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.
enterarse de la noticia
(v.)=learn + the news.
Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.
enterarse de lo que Uno quiere decir
(v.)=catch + Posesivo + drift ; get + Posesivo + drift.
Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift. Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
enterarse de lo que vale un peine
(v.)=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
enterarse de oídas
(v.)=hear about it + via the grapevine ; learn + it on/through the grapevine ; hear it + on/through the grapevine.
Ex: Noel-Pardon expressed sympathy for Weir, saying she had heard about it 'via the grapevine'. Ex: The article is entitled 'I learnt it on the grapevine...' CD-ROM instruction by network'. Ex: The article 'Have you heard it on the grapevine?' describes a project by a library to use the community as its own reference resource by identifying individuals who have knowledge, experience or skills not common to the rest of the community.
enterarse de todo
(v.)=pick up on + everything.
Ex: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
enterarse por rumores
(v.)=hear about it + via the grapevine ; learn + it on/through the grapevine ; hear it + on/through the grapevine.
Ex: Noel-Pardon expressed sympathy for Weir, saying she had heard about it 'via the grapevine'. Ex: The article is entitled 'I learnt it on the grapevine...' CD-ROM instruction by network'. Ex: The article 'Have you heard it on the grapevine?' describes a project by a library to use the community as its own reference resource by identifying individuals who have knowledge, experience or skills not common to the rest of the community.
entereza
(n.)=wholeness ; imperviousness to ; fullness ; wholesomeness ; mettle.
Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.
Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
Ex: The effects of irradiation on the wholesomeness of bananas, and on fruit fly eggs and pupae were investigated.
Ex: A leader is often judged by his mettle in a crisis.

entero
(adj.)=entire ; intact.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: Only the concepts in the facet cited first in citation order will be grouped intact.
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* en el mundo entero=worldwide [world-wide] ; all around the world ; throughout the world ; around the planet ; the world over.
* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien=be at + Posesivo + feet.
* famoso en el mundo entero=world-renowned ; world-renown.
* leche entera=whole milk.
* número entero=integer.
* número entero positivo=positive integer.
* redondear al número entero más cercano=round up to + the nearest whole number.
* tener + Nombre + a + Posesivo + entera disposición=have + the run of the + Nombre.
* unidad entera=unit.
* vida entera, la=whole lifelong ; whole life.

enterrado
(adj.)=buried.
Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
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* permanecer enterrado=lie + buried.
* yacer enterrado=lie + buried.

enterrador
(n.)=grave digger [gravedigger].
Ex: The grave digger became so conscience-smitten for not filling his agreement that he buried the money he had received for the work.

enterramiento
(n.)=inhumation ; interment.
Ex: One of these contained an inhumation which was radiocarbon dated to the Iron Age.
Ex: Interments and disinterments are not permitted on Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas Day.

enterrar
(v.)=bury ; lay + Nombre + to rest ; inter.
Ex: And if the topic does become tomorrow's carrion, it would not, perhaps, be inappropriate that it was buried under its own dead horse subject heading.
Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.
Ex: The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.
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* enterrar el hacha de guerra=bury + the hatchet ; bury + the tomahawk ; bury + the war axe.
* sin enterrar=unburied.

enterrar el hacha de guerra
(v.)=bury + the hatchet ; bury + the tomahawk ; bury + the war axe.
Ex: Idioms such as 'bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous. Ex: Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil. Ex: Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on.
entidad
(n.)=body ; corporate body ; entity ; agency.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.
Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'.
Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.
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* entidad como autor=corporate authorship.
* entidad corporativa=corporate body ; corporate entity.
* entidad editora=issuing body.
* entidad emisora=issuer.
* entidad financiadora=funding body.
* entidad financiera=financial institution.
* entidad jurídica=legal entity.
* entidad legal=legal entity.
* entidad privada=private institution.
* entidad productora=emanatorship ; emanating body.
* entidad promotora=promoting agency.
* entidad relacionada=related body.
* entidad subordinada=subordinate body.

entidad como autor
(n.)=corporate authorship.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history.
entidad corporativa
(n.)=corporate body ; corporate entity.
Ex: AACR2 defines a corporate body thus: 'a corporate body is an organisation or group of persons that is identified by a particular name and that acts, or may act, as an entity'. Ex: Note also from the definition of a corporate body that it is necessary that a corporate body has a name for it to be regarded as corporate entity.
entidad editora
(n.)=issuing body.
Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.
entidad emisora
(n.)=issuer.
Ex: A certificate authority is an issuer of security certificates used in SSL connections.
entidad financiadora
(n.)=funding body.
Ex: Many librarians in smaller specialised libraries have to work with limited and diminishing resources, often because the importance of the service is not fully understood by the funding body.
entidad financiera
(n.)=financial institution.
Ex: When financial institutions pull out of markets, they no longer need the supporting information services and so cancel publications, especially multiple subsciptions, and use less on-line time.
entidad jurídica
(n.)=legal entity.
Ex: This is the first time that legal entities have been made subject to criminal liability.
entidad legal
(n.)=legal entity.
Ex: This is the first time that legal entities have been made subject to criminal liability.
entidad privada
(n.)=private institution.
Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
entidad productora
(n.)=emanatorship ; emanating body.
Ex: Footnote 2 from AACR, chapter 21, partially explains emanatorship: 'Consider a work to have emanated from a corporate body if it is issued by that body or has been caused to be issued by that body or if it originated with that body'. Ex: Some libraries with greater financial resources may opt for obtaining material direct from the emanating body as being more reliable and cheaper in the long run.
entidad promotora
(n.)=promoting agency.
Ex: Thie article details the objectives and programmes of activity of the promoting agencies for the development of manpower.
entidad relacionada
(n.)=related body.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
entidad subordinada
(n.)=subordinate body.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
entierro
(n.)=burial ; interment.
Ex: Records created by the cemetery industry include cemetery plot cards, lot diagrams, burial records, lot ownership records, and cremation records.
Ex: Interments and disinterments are not permitted on Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas Day.
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* asistente a un entierro=mourner.
* tener cara de entierro=have + a face like a funeral.

entintador
(n.)=dabber.
Ex: The copperplate was warmed and then inked with a dabber and wiped to clean the unengraved areas.

entintar
(v.)=ink.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
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* entintar la forma=beat + the forme.

entintar la forma
(v.)=beat + the forme.
Ex: The two pressmen took it in turns to pull on the bar and beat the forme.
entomología
(n.)=entomology.
Ex: They initially consisted of four departments: zoology, entomology, botanics and mineralogy.

entomológico
(adj.)=entomological.
Ex: A bibliography of entomological research was analysed to study the author productivity patterns and to test the applicability of Lotka's law for the obtained distributions.

entomólogo
(n.)=entomologist.
Ex: If you love bugs, you might want to become an entomologist.

entonación
(n.)=intonation.
Ex: Prosodics is concerned with the stress and intonation patterns of speech.

entonar
(v.)=intone.
Ex: Also in 1876 the concept of the librarian as educator, frequently intoned in recent decades, began to take shape.

entonces
=then ; at this ; about this time.
Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
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* a partir de entonces=from this time on ; hereafter ; thereafter ; whereafter ; from then on ; thenceforth ; henceforth ; from that moment on.
* aun entonces=even then.
* de aquel entonces=of that day.
* de entonces=of the day.
* desde aquel entonces=thenceforth.
* desde entonces=ever since ; henceforth ; in the interim ; since ; since that time ; since then ; henceforward ; thenceforth ; in the intervening years ; ever after ; in the intervening period ; since that day.
* desde entonces hasta la actualidad=from then to the present day.
* desde entonces (y) hasta ahora=between then and now.
* el entonces + Nombre=the then + Nombre.
* en aquel entonces=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time ; in the course of events ; during the course of events ; back then ; in those days.
* entonces al igual que ahora=then as now.
* hasta aquel entonces=until that time.
* hasta entonces=hitherto ; up till then ; until that time ; until then ; till then.
* incluso entonces=even then.
* justo entonces=immediately.
* para aquel entonces=by then.
* para entonces=by then.
* por aquel entonces=at the time ; about that time ; by this time.
* quién iba a decir entonces que...=little did + Verbo + then that....
* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es=If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

entonces al igual que ahora
=then as now.
Ex: In fact, then as now, a publisher, to achieve success, needed charm, financial acumen, a knowledge of the future, a stony heart, and a very rich wife.
entornado
(adj.)=ajar.
Ex: To be born into a middle class family opens wide many educational and occupational doors which are scarcely ajar to others.

entorno
(n.)=arena ; atmosphere ; environment ; scene ; setting ; surroundings ; milieu ; compass ; compass ; set and setting ; landscape ; habitat ; environs ; climate ; ambient ; ambiance [ambience] ; ambience [ambiance] ; environ.
Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Above all, we specified an atmosphere in all public areas appropriate for study without the need for oppressive silence.
Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.
Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.
Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.
Ex: All truth is contained in the compass of your mind.
Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading.
Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
Ex: This database contains 500 photographs, drawings, engravings and watercolours of the 16th century Sutton House and its environs.
Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
Ex: The current ambience is such that we are facing a new crisis in cataloging.
Ex: For example, the games themselves can act as a tool to educate social science students how to access and interact with unknown cultures within a safe environ.
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* adaptarse al entorno=adjust to + environment.
* cambiar de entorno=change + scenery.
* cambio de entorno=change of scenery ; change of air and scene ; change of air ; change of scene.
* crear un entorno=create + an environment.
* del entorno=ambient ; environmental.
* en el entorno de=in the realm of.
* en + Posesivo + entorno=in + Posesivo + midst.
* entorno de redes=network environment ; online environment.
* entorno de trabajo=working environment ; work environment.
* entorno electrónico distribuido=distributed environment.
* entorno familiar=home environment.
* entorno físico=atmospherics.
* entorno laboral=workplace ; work environment ; work setting ; job setting ; job environment ; working environment.
* entorno natural=natural habitat ; natural setting.
* entorno natural, el=natural environment, the.
* entorno operativo=operating environment.
* entorno OSI=OSI environment.
* entorno urbanístico=built environment.
* entorno urbano=built environment.
* perjudicial para el entorno=environmentally-damaging.
* por estos entornos=hereabout(s).
* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico=navigational.
* vida en el entorno familiar=family life.

entorno OSI
(n.)=OSI environment.
Ex: The report's overall objective is to present both the technical aspects of OSI and the critical organizational issues that must be considered in moving to an OSI environment.
entorno de redes
(n.)=network environment ; online environment.
Ex: The article has the title 'From smart guesser to smart navigator: changes in collection development for research libraries in a network environment'. Ex: A hedge is an online environment term for a tool that lists keywords and resources for a subject.
entorno de trabajo
(n.)=working environment ; work environment.
Ex: This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment. Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.
entorno electrónico distribuido
(n.)=distributed environment.
Ex: Faculty are developing new courses and even degree programs that are competing for students across the country who are willing to learn in a distributed environment.
entorno familiar
(n.)=home environment.
Ex: Educational theory is based upon the assumption that the home environment complements the school.
entorno físico
(n.)=atmospherics.
Ex: Promoting can be via advertising, personal contact or atmospherics (building design for users).
entorno laboral
(n.)=workplace ; work environment ; work setting ; job setting ; job environment ; working environment.
Ex: Many of these services used to make information available to the individual at his workplace. Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment. Ex: This article replicates an earlier study on job satisfaction in the work setting. Ex: Maslow's approach focuses on the employee; the next theory concentrates on the job setting. Ex: Job satisfaction, it was found, did not relate to the first 3 factors, but did relate to the characteristics of the job environment. Ex: This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
entorno natural
(n.)=natural habitat ; natural setting.
Ex: And the academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor. Ex: It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
entorno natural, el
(n.)=natural environment, the.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
entorno operativo
(n.)=operating environment.
Ex: Most have worked for major oil companies in many different operating environments.
entorno urbano
(n.)=built environment.
Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
entorno urbanístico
(n.)=built environment.
Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
entorpecedor
(adj.)=obtrusive ; stupefying.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
Ex: In some way, Braun must have given Clayton a stupefying poison, and then strangled him.

entorpecer
(v.)=hamper ; hinder ; cripple ; dull + the mind ; get in + the way (of) ; stand in + the way (of) ; stand in + Posesivo + way ; dull ; stupefy.
Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
Ex: In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind = Demasiado calor, al igual que demasiado frío, embota la menta.
Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
Ex: Do not use the wood carving knife to scrape, as it will dull the blade.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.
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* entorpecer la labor judicial=pervert + the course of justice.
* entorpecer la mente=dull + the mind.
* entorpecerse mutuamente=trip over + each other.

entorpecer la labor judicial
(v.)=pervert + the course of justice.
Ex: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.
entorpecer la mente
(v.)=dull + the mind.
Ex: Too much heat, like too much cold, dulls the mind = Demasiado calor, al igual que demasiado frío, embota la menta.
entorpecerse mutuamente
(v.)=trip over + each other.
Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when.
entorpecido
(adj.)=hampered.
Ex: Such effects are often explicable in terms of the inability of the hampered roots to supply the shoot with water or nutrients.

entrada alfabética
(n.)=alphabetico-specific entry ; alphabetical index heading.
Ex: In an attempt to take the ideas of Cutter and Kaiser and bring them up to date, Metcalfe published a 'Tentative code of rules for alphabetico-specific entry' in 1959. Ex: It was observed that this type of string showed potential for alphabetical index headings.
entrada alfabética de materia
(n.)=alphabetical subject entry.
Ex: A dictionary catalogue is a catalogue with only one sequence which contains author, title and alphabetical subject entries interfiled.
entrada aparatosa
(n.)=explosive entrance.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight during a visit to a college to speak to student teachers by the explosive entrance of a lecturer.
entrada de aire
(n.)=air intake.
Ex: Therefore if you modify the engine on a vehicle you will likely have to change the air intake as well.
entrada de artistas
(n.)=stage door.
Ex: I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.
entrada de autoridades
(n.)=authority entry.
Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.
entrada de datos
(n.)=data entry ; input ; inputting.
Ex: Often referred to as utilities, basic software packages are available for performing basic operations such as data entry and validation, sorting and merging files and editing data. Ex: The output from a post-co-ordinate index depends both on the input to the system, and the physical nature of the store. Ex: The project was expected to produce guidelines on how one does the inputting.
entrada de datos sólo una vez
(n.)=one-time entry.
Ex: If one-time entry is to be effective, however, the data entered must be accurate and complete and must be consistent with other data in the system.
entrada de diario
(n.)=journal entry.
Ex: In this journal entry, Sarah describes her epiphany of simplicity: how she first came to realize that she wants less, not more.
entrada de forma
(n.)=form entry.
Ex: The code embraced author, title, subject and form entry, description and the filing of entries.
entrada de lectores
(n.)=public entrance.
Ex: The main library, which has the one public entrance and exit, is open from 9:00 a.m.
entrada de lleno
(v.)=plunge into.
Ex: For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems.
entrada de materia
(n.)=subject entry.
Ex: The user would find it helpful to have types of entries with the same entry word grouped, so that for example, all subject entries are found together, and all personal names entries are kept in a separate subsequence.
entrada de nombre
(n.)=name entry.
Ex: Name entries, for example, may include personal names, corporate names, and geographical names and their subdivisions or qualifiers.
entrada de nombre personal
(n.)=personal name entry.
Ex: The user would find it helpful to have types of entries with the same entry word grouped, so that for example, all subject entries are found together, and all personal names entries are kept in a separate subsequence.
entrada de nuevo
(n.)=re-entry [reentry].
Ex: The part of the command chain that has not yet been processed is displayed on the answer line for correction and re-entry.
entrada de tesauro
(n.)=thesaurus entry.
Ex: A thesaurus entry is an element of a main part of a thesaurus comprising a descriptor or a non-descriptor and all the information relating to it.
entrada de vuelta
(n.)=flowing back.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
entrada directa
(n.)=direct entry.
Ex: All of the systems described so far in this chapter have used what is called direct entry; that is to say, a topic is entered directly under the term or terms which most closely correspond to the subject.
entrada en boxes
(n.)=pit stop.
Ex: Team members train constantly to accomplish a pit stop in the shortest time -- every second in the pits means lost track position.
entrada en racha
(n.)=slide tackle.
Ex: In the 40th minute, Jimmy Conrad was shown a red card after his slide tackle on Dimitar Berbatov in the penalty box.
entrada en vigor
(n.)=entry into force.
Ex: An explanation is presented of the methodology used in incorporating all facets of the treaties cited, such as date of signature, date of entry into force and signatory countries.
entrada ficticia
(n.)=rogue entry.
Ex: As can be seen, the access vector needs no additional 'rogue' entry, 'ZZZ' in this case, to point one beyond the last entry in the record number list.
entrada gratis
(n.)=free ticket.
Ex: If you give blood in January you get a free ticket to any of the theme parks in Orlando.
entrada gratuita
(n.)=free ticket.
Ex: If you give blood in January you get a free ticket to any of the theme parks in Orlando.
entrada ilegal
(n.)=trespass ; trespassing.
Ex: The author describes laws applicable to breaches of privacy dealing with: the laws of privacy, confidence, trespass, nuisance, defamation and theft. Ex: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.
entrada inicial
(n.)=deposit.
Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee.
entrada léxica
(n.)=lexical entry.
Ex: Current theories propose that a lexical entry in memory consists of three types of representations: phonological, lexical, and semantic.
entrada múltiple
(n.)=multiple entry.
Ex: In catalogues there are two possible approaches to the provision of multiple entries for one work.
entrada para automóviles
(n.)=driveway.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
entrada para coches
(n.)=driveway.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
entrada para otro día
(n.)=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
Ex: If the event is cancelled due to inclement weather, a rain cheque will be issued for use during the current season.
entrada por el título
(n.)=title main entry.
Ex: Title main entries are normally made in instances where there is difficulty in identifying a suitable author's name.
entrada por palabra clave del título
(n.)=catchword entry.
Ex: Traditionally such bibliographies have tended to enter each title under its keywords, a practice long referred to as 'catchword entry'; thus the title 'How to find out in Philosophy and Psychology' would be entered not only under 'How' but also under 'Philosophy' and 'Pshychology'.
entrada precipitada
(v.)=plunge into.
Ex: For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems.
entrada principal
(n.)=front entrance ; main entrance.
Ex: There is a university library in the United States which has carved over its front entrance this aphorism: 'The half of knowledge is knowing where to find it'. Ex: There are 2 freight elevators available, which are located at the right side and the left side of the building near the main entrance.
entrada recíproca
(n.)=reciprocal entry.
Ex: Programs are available which generate alphabetical listings, including lead-in terms, reciprocal entries, hierarchical displays and other special sections of the thesaurus.
entrada secreta
(n.)=secret entrance.
Ex: A band of thieves managed to find a secret entrance to the pyramid from which they spirited away piles of treasure in the dead of night.
entrada secundaria
(n.)=added entry ; additional entry.
Ex: Added entries are made under any headings that 'some catalogue users might suppose that the description of an item would be found under rather than under the heading or title chosen for the main entry'. Ex: Other approaches to the movement of the components of index headings in order to generate additional entries are also possible.
entrada^1
(n.)=access ; entry ; influx ; membership ; accession ; admittance ; entrée ; down payment ; tackle ; inlet ; admission.
Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.
Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.
Ex: New rules have made it possible to show films publicly with free admittance.
Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.
Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.
Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.
Ex: The cell arrival processes on the inlets of the switching element are of a bursty nature.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
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* bandeja de entrada=take-up tray ; inbox [in-box].
* bien entrada la noche=late at night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* casillero de entrada=inbox [in-box].
* conexión de entrada=inlet.
* dar entrada=enter.
* dar la entrada para=make + a deposit on.
* dar una entrada=put down + a deposit.
* datos de entrada=input data.
* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz=voice input device.
* dispositivos de entrada=input equipment.
* entrada aparatosa=explosive entrance.
* entrada de aire=air intake.
* entrada de datos=data entry ; input ; inputting.
* entrada de datos sólo una vez=one-time entry.
* entrada de lleno=plunge into.
* entrada de nuevo=re-entry [reentry].
* entrada de vuelta=flowing back.
* entrada en boxes=pit stop.
* entrada en racha=slide tackle.
* entrada en vigor=entry into force.
* entrada ilegal=trespass ; trespassing.
* entrada inicial=deposit.
* entrada precipitada=plunge into.
* entrada secreta=secret entrance.
* entradas y salidas=comings and goings.
* fichero de entrada=incoming file.
* hall de entrada=entrance hall ; lobby ; entrance foyer.
* hora de entrada=check-in time.
* impedir la entrada=keep out ; shut out.
* negar la entrada=turn + Nombre + away.
* norma de entrada de datos=input standard.
* operario de entrada de datos=data entry operator.
* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos=data entry and validation package.
* precio de entrada=price of admission.
* prohibida la entrada=no admittance.
* prohibir la entrada en=ban from.
* puerta de entrada=entrance gate ; entrance door.
* puerto de entrada=port of entry.
* punto de entrada=entry point ; entrance point ; point of entry.
* rampa de entrada=driveway.
* registro de entrada=accessions register ; accession record.
* sala de entrada=entrance lobby.
* señal de entrada prohibida=No Entry sign.
* sistema de entrada mediante tarjetas=card-entry system.
* torno de control de entrada=turnstile.
* válvula de entrada=inlet valve ; intake valve.
* visado de entrada=entry visa.

entrada^2
(n.)=entrance ; foyer ; doorway ; gateway ; entranceway.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: The new library covers 4,700 square metres and shares a foyer with the art gallery.
Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.
Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.
Ex: The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.
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* entrada de artistas=stage door.
* entrada de lectores=public entrance.
* entrada para automóviles=driveway.
* entrada para coches=driveway.
* entrada principal=front entrance ; main entrance.
* esterilla de entrada=doormat.
* esterilla de la entrada de la casa=welcome mat.

entrada^3
(n.)=ticket.
Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
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* agencia de venta de entradas=ticket agent ; ticket agency.
* elemento de entrada=entry element.
* entrada gratis=free ticket.
* entrada gratuita=free ticket.
* entrada para otro día=rain cheque [rain check, -USA].
* revendedor de entradas=ticket tout ; ticket scalper.
* reventa de entradas=scalping.
* sistema de entrada múltiple=multiple entry system.
* sistema de entrada única=single entry system.
* taco de entradas=ticket book ; book of tickets.
* vender todas las entradas de un Evento=sell out.
* venta de entradas=ticketing ; ticket sale.

entrada^4
(n.)=receding hairline.
Nota: Del pelo.
Ex: One look at your older brother's receding hairline shows you what's likely ahead.

entrada^5
(n.)=entry ; heading ; index heading ; rubric ; index record.
Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc.
Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing.
Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.
Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.
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* añadir entradas=make + additions.
* entrada alfabética=alphabetico-specific entry ; alphabetical index heading.
* entrada alfabética de materia=alphabetical subject entry.
* entrada de autoridades=authority entry.
* entrada de diario=journal entry.
* entrada de forma=form entry.
* entrada de materia=subject entry.
* entrada de nombre=name entry.
* entrada de nombre personal=personal name entry.
* entrada de tesauro=thesaurus entry.
* entrada directa=direct entry.
* entrada ficticia=rogue entry.
* entrada léxica=lexical entry.
* entrada múltiple=multiple entry.
* entrada por el título=title main entry.
* entrada por palabra clave del título=catchword entry.
* entrada principal=main entry.
* entrada recíproca=reciprocal entry.
* entrada secundaria=added entry ; additional entry.
* hacer una entrada=make + entry.
* palabra de entrada principal=primary entry word.

entradas y salidas
=comings and goings.
Ex: The Governor believes his comings and goings should be secret from taxpayers.
entrado
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* entrado en años=a bit/little long in the tooth ; elderly ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* entrado en carnes=fat ; plump ; overweight ; chubby ; podgy ; pudgy ; corpulent.

entrado en años
=a bit/little long in the tooth ; elderly ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer. Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'. Ex: It has been some time since he had the ability to construct anything as he is advanced in years now. Ex: Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life.
entrado en carnes
(adj.)=fat ; plump ; overweight ; chubby ; podgy ; pudgy ; corpulent.
Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'. Ex: Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures. Ex: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions. Ex: Most chubby girls are viewed with disdain by their families and strangers alike. Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts. Ex: His team was mostly composed of short, pudgy, white boys -- these guys were definitely not on a sports team. Ex: My host and I had to squeeze up against a wall to make way for a rather corpulent man coming from the opposite direction.
entramado
(n.)=grid ; mesh [meshes, -pl.] ; lattice ; web ; nexus ; skein ; lacework ; trellis pattern ; trellis ; trellis work.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.
Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.
Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's web'.
Ex: The future OPAC is likely to be one building block in a larger nexus of information structures.
Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.
Ex: Beguiling as the show is, it perhaps lacks major impact because it has taken elements from lacework and painting in such a way as to avoid the fundamental challenges of both.
Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.
Ex: As humans began the colonization of the Old World tropics, they evolved a trellis of interrelationships across a broad geographical range.
Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.
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* entramado de alambre=wire mesh.
* entramado social, el=social web, the.

entramado de alambre
(n.)=wire mesh.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
entramado social, el
(n.)=social web, the.
Ex: He concludes that ceremonious leave-taking was a means of ensuring that the social web did not rupture when the spirit of adventure took hold.
entramar
(v.)=lock together.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.

entrante
(n.)=incoming ; inbound ; entrée.
Ex: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.
Ex: PhoneWorks will offer a number of dollar-saving outbound and inbound services for libraries and users alike.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
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* año entrante, el=coming year, the.
* en el año entrante=in the coming year.
* en entrante=recessed.

entrar
(v.)=go into ; go into ; pass into ; go in ; step inside ; walk in/into ; come in ; walk through + the door ; patronise [patronize, -USA] ; patronage ; gain + entry ; nip in ; pop in ; drop in ; get in ; go on in.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: He pushed open the door and stepped inside.
Ex: 'When you walked in here, Tony, you looked as if you'd just seen a ghost' = "Tony, cuando entrastes aquí parecía como si hubieras visto un fantasma".
Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.
Ex: As I walk through the door of the first sporting goods store, I look for the running shoes I want.
Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
Ex: We were on our way to the market and decided to nip in here for a quick late lunch.
Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
Ex: It is advisable to cover your Wellington boots with a lid so that spiders can't get in.
Ex: As we were walking up to the place, John, the owner, saw us from over by the barn and told us to just go on in and that he'd be there in a mo'.
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* al entrar=on entry.
* aventurarse a entrar en=venture into.
* conseguir entrar=gain + entry.
* Entra en mi salón, dijo la araña...=Come into my parlour, said the spider....
* entrar a formar parte de=enter in.
* entrar a hurtadillas=steal into.
* entrar apresuradamente=hurry in.
* entrar a raudales=pour in.
* entrar a saco=burst into ; storm into ; storm in.
* entrar bajo la competencia de=fall under + the purview of.
* entrar con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* entrar de lleno=plunge into.
* entrar de lleno en=get + stuck into ; get + stuck into.
* entrar dentro de=fall into ; fall under.
* entrar dentro de la categoría de=fall under + the heading of.
* entrar dentro de la competencia de=fall + under the purview of.
* entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien=fall within + Posesivo + purview.
* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de=fall under + the jurisdiction of.
* entrar dentro del ámbito de=fall into + the ambit of.
* entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de=fall under + the jurisdiction of ; fall under + the auspices of ; fall under + the purview of.
* entrar dentro del dominio de=fall under + the umbrella of.
* entrar dentro de una categoría=fall into + category ; fall under + rubric.
* entrar de sopetón=burst into ; storm into ; storm in.
* entrar el flato=bonk ; get + a/the (side) stitch ; hit + the wall.
* entrar en=fall within/into ; get into ; walk into ; move into ; slip into ; turn into ; come into ; set + foot (inside/in/on) ; flow into ; walk onto.
* entrar en acción=enter + the picture.
* entrar en boxes=make + a pit stop.
* entrar en conflicto=come into + conflict (with) ; run into + conflict.
* entrar en conflicto con=conflict with ; clash with ; run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
* entrar en contacto=come into + contact.
* entrar en contacto con=get in + touch with.
* entrar en decadencia=go to + seed ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* entrar en declive=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* entrar en el ámbito de=fall within + the ambit of.
* entrar en erupción=erupt.
* entrar en funcionamiento=go into + operation.
* entrar en juego=bring into + play ; call into + play.
* entrar en la cabeza=get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around ; get it into + Posesivo + head.
* entrar en la dinámica=enter + the fray.
* entrar en la mollera=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* entrar en liquidación=go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy.
* entrar en materia=get down to + brass tacks ; cut to + the chase ; get down to + business ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* entrar en prensa=go to + press.
* entrar en razón=come to + Posesivo + senses.
* entrar en trance=go into + trance.
* entrar en vigor=come into + force ; come into + effect ; go into + effect.
* entrar furioso=storm in.
* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo=work up + an appetite.
* entrar hipo=hiccup [hiccough].
* entrar ilegalmente=break in ; break into.
* entrar la cagalera=get + the runs.
* entrar mediante engaño=bluff + Posesivo + way into.
* entrar miedo=become + jittery.
* entrar presionando=snap into.
* entrar rápidamente=dart onto.
* entrar rápidamente en=whisk into.
* entrar sed después del esfuerzo=work up + a thirst.
* entrar sin autorización=trespass.
* entrar sin ser visto=sneak into.
* entrar una pájara=bonk.
* entrar un sudor frío=break out in + a cold sweat.
* entrar violentamente=storm in.
* entrar y salir=come and go ; drift in and out ; wander in and out ; go into and out of.
* entrar y salir corriendo=run in and out.
* evitar que + entrar=keep + Nombre + out ; keep + Nombre + out of it.
* hacer entrar en razón=speak + sense into ; talk + sense into.
* no dejar entrar=turn + Nombre + away ; keep out ; shut + Nombre + out.
* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre=in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.
* que entran en juego=at play.
* que hace entrar en calor=warming.
* recesión + entrar=recession + set in.
* volver a entrar=come back in ; go back + inside.

entrar a formar parte de
(v.)=enter in.
Ex: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable.
entrar a hurtadillas
(v.)=steal into.
Ex: I could conceivably steal into the library in the middle of the night and change it all around, if I wanted to.
entrar a raudales
(v.)=pour in.
Ex: A famous astrologist has recently predicted a tsunami will hit the Thai coast in December and cancellations are pouring in.
entrar a saco
(v.)=burst into ; storm into ; storm in.
Ex: In a minute, James burst into the room in her usual emphatic way, threw her briefcase on the desk, and said: 'Hi!'. Ex: A Serbian man who stormed into the Serbian presidential building with two hand grenades was disarmed by the police after a five-hour standoff. Ex: The robber panicked and took hostages after storming in to rob the bank with a gun.
entrar apresuradamente
(v.)=hurry in.
Ex: As Ruttenberg hurried in she said 'Hi, sorry to keep you waiting'.
entrar bajo la competencia de
(v.)=fall under + the purview of.
Ex: Special libraries may not fall under the purview of the local authorities.
entrar con buen pie
(v.)=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
Ex: Nobody likes to see the end of summer; but if you can end it on a high note, it will start the new school and work year off on the right foot.
entrar de lleno
(v.)=plunge into.
Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships.
entrar de lleno en
(v.)=get + stuck into ; get + stuck into.
Ex: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue. Ex: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
entrar de sopetón
(v.)=burst into ; storm into ; storm in.
Ex: In a minute, James burst into the room in her usual emphatic way, threw her briefcase on the desk, and said: 'Hi!'. Ex: A Serbian man who stormed into the Serbian presidential building with two hand grenades was disarmed by the police after a five-hour standoff. Ex: The robber panicked and took hostages after storming in to rob the bank with a gun.
entrar dentro de
(v.)=fall into ; fall under.
Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup. Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.
entrar dentro de la categoría de
(v.)=fall under + the heading of.
Ex: These aspects fall under the headings of: manpower; recruitment; training; appraisal; motivation; communication; and use of time.
entrar dentro de la competencia de
(v.)=fall + under the purview of.
Ex: Special libraries which operate under an autonomous hand may not fall under the purview of the local civil service agency.
entrar dentro de la competencia de Alguien
(v.)=fall within + Posesivo + purview.
Ex: A variety of organisations have established lists of endangered, threatened, or rare species of wildlife that fall within their purview.
entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de
(v.)=fall under + the jurisdiction of.
Ex: Under India's constitution, libraries fall under the jurisdiction of the states, the central government having little control.
entrar dentro de la responsabilidad de
(v.)=fall under + the jurisdiction of ; fall under + the auspices of ; fall under + the purview of.
Ex: Under India's constitution, libraries fall under the jurisdiction of the states, the central government having little control. Ex: UK public libraries fall under the auspices of the Department of National Heritage. Ex: Special libraries may not fall under the purview of the local authorities.
entrar dentro de una categoría
(v.)=fall into + category ; fall under + rubric.
Ex: Many medical enquiries also fall into this category, eg, 'What is conjunctivitis?'. Ex: The reality is that such a wide variety of coercive instruments fall under this rubric that it is nearly impossible to distinguish non-lethal from lethal weaponry.
entrar dentro del dominio de
(v.)=fall under + the umbrella of.
Ex: Traditional classification schemes are found unsuitable for women's issues because they do not cover the length and breath of issues which now fall under the umbrella of women and development.
entrar dentro del ámbito de
(v.)=fall into + the ambit of.
Ex: Whereas the other creations of the human mind which fall into the ambit of the Copyright Act, such as artistic works, drawings, photographs and the like, are clearly defined and well understood, it is shown that the explanation given for literary works is inadequate for the purpose.
entrar el flato
(v.)=bonk ; get + a/the (side) stitch ; hit + the wall.
Ex: Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training. Ex: Experts say once you get the side-stitch only stopping will cure you of the pain. Ex: Contrary to popular belief, it is possible to avoid hitting the wall while running a marathon.
entrar en
(v.)=fall within/into ; get into ; walk into ; move into ; slip into ; turn into ; come into ; set + foot (inside/in/on) ; flow into ; walk onto.
Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile. Ex: To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node. Ex: Plainer to see is the effect of this library lottery on enquirers: in the words of Roger Horn, `no one knows what to expect when he walks into a library'. Ex: As we move into the 21st century there is a growing realization that information holds the key to health. Ex: If the economy slips into recession then the government may decide to stimulate the economy with massive spending. Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office. Ex: Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days. Ex: Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library. Ex: Nobody seems to dispute that tons of weapons apparently are flowing into Mexico. Ex: I read that she walked onto the boat and caught them getting it on.
entrar en acción
(v.)=enter + the picture.
Ex: George Ticknor, the leader of the Boston 'brahmins', the intellectual class of that city, now entered the picture and wrote to Everett arguing firmly that the new library should indeed be the 'crowning glory of the school system'.
entrar en boxes
(v.)=make + a pit stop.
Ex: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
entrar en conflicto (con)
(v.)=come into + conflict (with) ; run into + conflict.
Ex: The emphasis on speed is very important, but this emphasis and the more philosophical ideology of catalogs sometimes come into conflict. Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
entrar en conflicto con
(v.)=conflict with ; clash with ; run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
Ex: These more detailed sets do not conflict with the more general sets of categories. Ex: The date of the book fair must be fitted into the school program so that it does not clash with any rival local or national event. Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe. Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
entrar en contacto
(v.)=come into + contact.
Ex: The solution (ie water with additives which make it less miscible with ink and slow down evaporation) is transferred from the tray via a series of rollers until it comes into contact with the plate.
entrar en contacto con
(v.)=get in + touch with.
Ex: Topics covered range from how to get in touch with the chosen speaker to how to pay his restaurant bill.
entrar en decadencia
(v.)=go to + seed ; go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
Ex: She berated him for having 'gone to seed' and lambasted him for not living up to his ideals. Ex: America is going into a decline the like of which the world has never seen before. Ex: After the Romans left, the city of London fell into a decline.
entrar en declive
(v.)=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
Ex: America is going into a decline the like of which the world has never seen before. Ex: After the Romans left, the city of London fell into a decline.
entrar en el ámbito de
(v.)=fall within + the ambit of.
Ex: Knotty problems such as which of a series of publishers names and places of publication to record, fall within the ambit of a cataloguing code.
entrar en erupción
(v.)=erupt.
Ex: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.
entrar en funcionamiento
(v.)=go into + operation.
Ex: There have been various other interesting developments since the system first went into full-scale operation in the early 1970s.
entrar en juego
(v.)=bring into + play ; call into + play.
Ex: Deliberation, evaluation, and thought must be brought into play before a final decision is made. Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
entrar en la cabeza
(v.)=get + Posesivo + head around ; wrap + Posesivo + head around ; get it into + Posesivo + head.
Ex: You are not quite sure how one man could get his head around this at the time, but he managed, in a masterful way. Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely. Ex: Surely someone can get it into his head that a fair compromise has been reached and all he has to do now is shut up and accept it.
entrar en la dinámica
(v.)=enter + the fray.
Ex: However, by constantly assessing actual and potential customer wants and needs, prioritizing customer markets, and identifying the competition, libraries can (and must) enter the fray of a world that is customer-driven.
entrar en la mollera
(v.)=get it into + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Surely someone can get it into his head that a fair compromise has been reached and all he has to do now is shut up and accept it.
entrar en liquidación
(v.)=go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy.
Ex: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over. Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration. Ex: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week. Ex: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience.
entrar en materia
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks ; cut to + the chase ; get down to + business ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online. Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
entrar en prensa
(v.)=go to + press.
Ex: Note: This information is correct at the time of going to press, but may be subject to change.
entrar en razón
(v.)=come to + Posesivo + senses.
Ex: The tumult died as people came to their senses and integrated A/V materials into their collections and cataloguing rules.
entrar en trance
(v.)=go into + trance.
Ex: Study participants went into trance & demonstrated various emotions during the working session, but reported feeling calmer afterward.
entrar en vigor
(v.)=come into + force ; come into + effect ; go into + effect.
Ex: A new law governing the National Library is being drafted and is expected to come into force in 1996. Ex: The new Statute will, with some exceptions, come into effect on 1 Jan 78. Ex: If the law goes into effect, librarians wil need to be prepared to defend their institutions and perhaps even their jobs.
entrar furioso
(v.)=storm in.
Ex: The robber panicked and took hostages after storming in to rob the bank with a gun.
entrar hambre después del esfuerzo
(v.)=work up + an appetite.
Ex: Then when you've worked up an appetite you can taste the most delicious trout, fresh from the lake.
entrar hipo
(v.)=hiccup [hiccough].
Ex: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
entrar ilegalmente
(v.)=break in ; break into.
Ex: The hacker broke in on the university dial-in lines through the library system. Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.
entrar la cagalera
(v.)=get + the runs.
Ex: All cats get the runs from time to time but it usually runs its course quickly, and your cat is back to his usual self in a day or two.
entrar mediante engaño
(v.)=bluff + Posesivo + way into.
Ex: I work beside a fair few people who bluffed their way into the job, and it's no fun at all.
entrar miedo
(v.)=become + jittery.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.
entrar presionando
(v.)=snap into.
Ex: A cartridge snapped into the ImageWriter printer replaces the ribbon cartridge.
entrar rápidamente
(v.)=dart onto.
Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
entrar rápidamente en
(v.)=whisk into.
Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.
entrar sed después del esfuerzo
(v.)=work up + a thirst.
Ex: The 2.1 km trail is perfect for working up a thirst - just long enough to make you feel like you got a bit of exercise, but short enough that you aren't pining for very long.
entrar sin autorización
(v.)=trespass.
Ex: Humans define themselves as 'something' (whatever that may be) in relation to certain limits that they cannot trespass --the immortality of gods and the unconsciousness of animals.
entrar sin ser visto
(v.)=sneak into.
Ex: The police said that he had sneaked into a her house and raped her nearly 200 times over a 13-month period.
entrar un sudor frío
(v.)=break out in + a cold sweat.
Ex: And then I felt the urge to throw up and suddenly I was breaking out in a cold sweat.
entrar una pájara
(v.)=bonk.
Ex: Believe it or not, one highly respected exercise scientist has suggested that it may be beneficial to bonk regularly in training.
entrar violentamente
(v.)=storm in.
Ex: The robber panicked and took hostages after storming in to rob the bank with a gun.
entrar y salir
(v.)=come and go ; drift in and out ; wander in and out ; go into and out of.
Ex: Smaller microcomputer-based systems are more likely to come and go. Ex: The practical aspects of preservation have drifted in and out of archival priorities over the last half-century. Ex: Facilities have been included to allow the user to move away from the original query to wander in and out of different areas of interest. Ex: Since many people go into and out of the hospital at all hours, theft is a concern.
entrar y salir corriendo
(v.)=run in and out.
Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
entrañable
(adj.)=well-loved.
Ex: An emotional crisis at home may send a child burrowing back into the security of well-loved books remembered from happier days.

entrañablemente
=dearly.
Ex: I love my country very dearly, and I greatly resent the implication that some of my opinions, whether they are religious or philosophical, make me less of an American.

entrañar
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* entrañar dificultad=present + difficulty.

entrañar dificultad
(v.)=present + difficulty.
Ex: Subjects that can be described only with terms comprising more than one word, e.g. merchant ships, pressure vessels, algebraic topology, present a difficulty.
entrañas
(n.)=innards ; insides ; offal.
Ex: Maps of science are a metaphor to abstract from the intricate details of the innards of a scientific discipline.
Ex: This book provides background information on the layers of the earth, the relationship between changes on the surface of the earth and its insides, and plate tectonics.
Ex: This document discusses the factors to be considered in the purchase of meat and offal (liver, kidneys, heart, etc.), fish, fruit, vegetables, dairy produce, and frozen foods.
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* echar las entrañas=barf (up) ; yack (up).

entre
=amidst ; among ; amongst ; between ; inter ; across ; amid ; twixt ; betwixt ; in between.
Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable.
Ex: He is probably unique among Associations of Research Libraries directors in that he played a significant role in the creation of ALA's Social Responsibilities Round Table.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: Citations to 33 Ph.D.theses produced at the University between 1974 and 1978 were analysed.
Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.
Ex: Other important elements of libraries, such as the quality of the staff and the nature of the reference collections themselves, vary across libraries.
Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth.
Ex: The article 'Twixt dilemma and desk-top deluxe' reports on the developments from the major computer printer manufacturers.
Ex: Hume says we must distinguish 'betwixt personal identity as it regards our thought or imagination and as it regards our passions or the concern we take in ourselves'.
Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
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* a caballo entre=midway between.
* a mitad de camino entre=midway between.
* compromiso entre novios=engagement.
* conector entre facetas=intra-facet connector.
* de entre los nuestros=in our ranks.
* de la zona de entre mareas=intertidal.
* distinguir entre ... y ...=draw + the line between ... and ....
* entre bastidores=behind the scenes ; backstage ; offstage.
* entre corchetes=in brackets.
* entre culturas=intercultural.
* entre diferentes edades=cross-age [cross age].
* entre dos fuegos=crossfire ; pig(gy) in the middle.
* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho=many a slip between the cup and the lip.
* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho=There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
* entre el hombre y el sistema=human-system.
* entre ellos contamos con los siguientes=numbered amongst these are.
* entre éstos se incluyen=amongst these are numbered.
* entre fronteras=transborder.
* entre grupos sociales=intergroup.
* entre instituciones=interagency [inter-agency].
* entre la espada y la pared=between the rock and the hard place ; between the devil and the deep blue sea ; between a rock and a hard place ; double bind.
* entre la máquina y el hombre=human-machine.
* entre la población en general=mainstream.
* entre la profesión=intra-professional.
* entre las dos y las cuatro=mid-afternoon.
* entre las páginas de=between the covers of.
* entre los mejores clasificados=top-ranking.
* entre los miembros de la familia=intergenerational.
* entre los vivos=land of the living, the.
* entre manos=at hand ; in hand.
* entre medias=in between.
* entre medio de=amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of.
* entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular=between + Nombre Plural.
* entre nosotros=with us ; between you and me ; between ourselves.
* entre ordenadores=computer-to-computer.
* entre otras cosas=amongst other things ; for one thing ; inter alia.
* entre otras (muchas) cosas=among (many) other things.
* entre otros=amongst others ; among others.
* entre países=transfrontier ; transborder ; transnational ; cross-country ; cross-national [cross national] ; cross-border.
* entre paréntesis=parenthetically ; parenthetic ; in brackets ; in parenthesis.
* entre profesiones=cross-occupational.
* entre + Pronombre=in + Posesivo + midst.
* entre regiones=cross-regional ; inter-regional [interregional].
* entre semana=on weekdays ; midweek ; weekday.
* entre sí=each other.
* entre tres partes=3-party [three-party].
* entre tú y yo=between you and me ; between ourselves.
* entre varias bibliotecas=cross-library ; cross-library.
* entre varias instituciones=inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
* entre varias lenguas=cross-lingual.
* entre varios países=multi-country [multicountry].
* entre ... y ...=anywhere from/between ... and .... ; somewhere between ... and ....
* espacio entre columnas=intercolumn spacing.
* estar a caballo entre=stand + midway between.
* estar entre=fall between.
* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido=mumble.
* niños entre cinco y siete años=five-to-sevens.
* que quede entre nosotros=between you and me ; between ourselves.
* reconciliación entre=healing of the breach between.
* resolución de la ambigüedad entre términos=term disambiguation.

entre + Nombre Singular + y + Nombre Singular
=between + Nombre Plural.
Ex: Although the elements to be included in a citation may match those in the ISBD(M), the extent of the detail presented in each area may vary between publications.
entre + Pronombre
=in + Posesivo + midst.
Ex: Today people learn about other cultures not just from reading books, going to museums, and visiting abroad, but also by getting to know people from these cultures living in their midst.
entre ... y ...
=anywhere from/between ... and .... ; somewhere between ... and ....
Ex: Beginning in the early 1960s anywhere from 100 to 250 titles were published each year = Al principio de los 60 se publicaban entre 100 y 250 títulos al año. Ex: Today, with the growth of many tiny independent publishers, somewhere between 500 and 600 titles are released per year = En la actualidad, con la aparición un gran número de editoriales pequeñas independiente, se editan entre 500 y 600 títulos al año.
entre bastidores
=behind the scenes ; backstage ; offstage.
Ex: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I. Ex: Those visitors whoh are able to go 'backstage' to the work and storage areas of the Museum see the dismaying conditions with which the professional staff have to conted. Ex: More through inattention than any attempt at concealment, the shaping of the twenty-first century is happening offstage, out of sight.
entre corchetes
=in brackets.
Ex: If the book has no printed pagination or foliation, the total number of pages is added in brackets : 92 leaves, unnumbered [pp 1-184].
entre culturas
(adj.)=intercultural.
Ex: This model also exposes students to conflict which inevitably accompanies intercultural communication.
entre diferentes edades
=cross-age [cross age].
Ex: The article 'Cross age tutoring works wonders' describes the development of that project, the basic tutoring session and gives an indication of the project's success.
entre dos fuegos
=crossfire ; pig(gy) in the middle.
Ex: The developing world runs the risk of being caught in the cost based crossfire. Ex: This `job opportunity' can put all Polish people of Northern Ireland as a piggy in the middle -- between two sides of the conflict -- and face discrimination from both of them.
entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho
=many a slip between the cup and the lip.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Towards academic status: many a slip between the cup and the lip'.
entre el hombre y el sistema
(adj.)=human-system.
Ex: Formal system models can be combined directly with a representation of human cognition to yield an integrated view of human-system interaction: a syndetic model.
entre ellos contamos con los siguientes
=numbered amongst these are.
Ex: Numbered amongst these are: Euler circles, arrowgraphs, and the circular thesaurus.
entre fronteras
(adj.)=transborder.
Ex: The relative fortunes of different national hosts, producers and data bases are considered and an attempt is made to characterise and quantify the transborder revenue flows which result.
entre grupos sociales
(adj.)=intergroup.
Ex: Intergroup dialogue is essential if we are to address the legacies of racism and other forms of social injustice in our society.
entre instituciones
(adj.)=interagency [inter-agency].
Ex: They commissioned this study on an interagency agreement to help them decide whether microfiche dissemination would have the desired effect.
entre la espada y la pared
(n.)=between the rock and the hard place ; between the devil and the deep blue sea ; between a rock and a hard place ; double bind.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Catalogers must change! Surviving between the rock and the hard place'. Ex: The article 'Between the devil and the deep blue sea' gives some impressions of a librarian elected to the municipal council and agreeing, with some misgivings, to serve on the library committee. Ex: As for me, I sit, as the saying goes, between a rock and a hard place. Ex: Bateson suggest that a person caught in a 'double bind' may develop schizophrenic symptoms.
entre la máquina y el hombre
(adj.)=human-machine.
Ex: The digital librarian acts as guardian of the information superhighway and as a symbiotic human-machine guru = El bibliotecario digital actúa como guardián de la superautopista de la información y como gurú que representa la simbiosis de la máquina y el hombre.
entre la población en general
(adj.)=mainstream.
Ex: During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.
entre la profesión
(adj.)=intra-professional.
Ex: This article argues for the maintenance of a high level of intra-professional respect amongst librarians as a means of strengthening the profession.
entre las dos y las cuatro
=mid-afternoon.
Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.
entre las páginas de
=between the covers of.
Ex: I treasure the note sent by a reader to a publisher which said 'between the covers of your books I can ignore the TV, transistors, politics, and the weather'.
entre los mejores clasificados
(adj.)=top-ranking.
Ex: To be the winner is not easy, but to maintain top ranking is even more difficult.
entre los miembros de la familia
(adj.)=intergenerational.
Ex: Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.
entre los vivos
=land of the living, the.
Ex: This is a review article on a book by Stephen M. Borish 'The Land of the Living'.
entre manos
=at hand ; in hand.
Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog. Ex: It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
entre medias
=in between.
Ex: The reason for this is that the qualifier, Public Libraries, is randomly distributed depending on whether other facets are cited in between.
entre medio de
=amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of.
Ex: The second edition of AACR was published in 1978, amidst some dispute as to whether it was either necessary or desirable. Ex: In the midst of an industrialized and bureaucratized society made up of multitudes of people we live separate lives = En medio de una sociedad industrializada y burocratizada compuesta de una gran cantidad de gente, vivimos vidas distintas. Ex: The scope and methodology of enumeration is, however, in the throes of revolution. Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Ex: The director continued speaking amid the embers of their mirth. Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave. Ex: Anyone who knows Jakarta at all will know that the Hotel Indonesia is smack in the middle of the city.
entre nosotros
=with us ; between you and me ; between ourselves.
Ex: The Universal Decimal Classification was the result and it remains with us as the most lasting contribution to bibliographic control. Ex: That's why it's also correct to to keep the secret 'between you and me'. Ex: Just between ourselves - and please, not a word to anyone -- this is the new official web site, available now via your computer.
entre ordenadores
(adj.)=computer-to-computer.
Ex: The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model provides a framework in which a series of communications protocols can be developed for computer-to-computer networking.
entre otras (muchas) cosas
=among (many) other things.
Ex: The microcomputer also has, among other things, a clock device which synchronizes all the various high speed operations, so that they do not get out of step.
entre otras cosas
=amongst other things ; for one thing ; inter alia.
Ex: The Bookseller is the weekly book trade newspaper which, amongst other things, forms the initial listing for Whitakers cumulative booklist. Ex: Actually, it's more than that; for one thing, it gives Lily chest congestion. Ex: A national bibliographic agency is the agency designated as having responsibility, inter alia, for establishing the authoritative form of names for its country's authors.
entre otros
=amongst others ; among others.
Ex: The conference is known for its friendly atmosphere and welcomes developers and users of digital resources from, amongst others, universities, libraries, archives, and museums. Ex: Information retrieval is well represented, and there are headings for Religions and Religious buildings, Literature, Musical instruments and Drama, among others.
entre paréntesis
=parenthetically ; parenthetic ; in brackets ; in parenthesis.
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data. Ex: These fields are grouped according to: -- author/title (fields 9, 10, 11); -- descriptor (field 7); -- broad subject group (field 8); -- country and region (parenthetic code in field 8); -- form or characteristic, such as `dictionary', `statistical publication', etc. Ex: If the book has no printed pagination or foliation, the total number of pages is added in brackets : 92 leaves, unnumbered [pp 1-184]. Ex: Where no date of publication is given in the book, it is to be ascertained or estimated and given in parentheses, eg (1892?) (189-).
entre países
(adj.)=transfrontier ; transborder ; transnational ; cross-country ; cross-national [cross national] ; cross-border.
Ex: The associations have submitted both oral and written evidence to the European Communities on the transfrontier shipment of hazardous wastes. Ex: The relative fortunes of different national hosts, producers and data bases are considered and an attempt is made to characterise and quantify the transborder revenue flows which result. Ex: This article examines problems and practices relating to transborder data flows in the light of the growing trend to transnational venturing in the electronic information services sector. Ex: There is significant cross-country variation in these figures. Ex: This suggests an approach which includes cross-cultural as well as cross-national comparison. Ex: There are currently few examples of cross-border trading in English books but this looks set to change stimulated by the Internet and the euro.
entre profesiones
(adj.)=cross-occupational.
Ex: Analysis indicates that strikes were most likely to be successful if they did not involve cross-occupational alliances.
entre regiones
(adj.)=cross-regional ; inter-regional [interregional].
Ex: It is suggested that providing better conditions for private investment will deepen, rather than flatten, cross-regional differences. Ex: The aim was to create a model for speeding up the inter-regional supply of documents using appropriate new technologies.
entre semana
=on weekdays ; midweek ; weekday.
Ex: Most of their libraries offer 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. opening on weekdays, and a somewhat curtailed opening day on Saturdays. Ex: Each person works two and a half days a week and this allows a midweek crossover period so that communication between them is not restricted to notes and phone calls. Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.
entre sí
=each other.
Ex: Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
entre tres partes
(adj.)=3-party [three-party].
Ex: The development and use of 3-party telecommunications (also known as operator-assisted computing) as a technique of delivering on-line services to remote users is described.
entre tú y yo
=between you and me ; between ourselves.
Ex: That's why it's also correct to to keep the secret 'between you and me'. Ex: Just between ourselves - and please, not a word to anyone -- this is the new official web site, available now via your computer.
entre varias bibliotecas
(adj.)=cross-library ; cross-library.
Ex: We have built these consortia to manage cross-library acquisitions and facilitate sharing of materials. Ex: We have built these consortia to manage cross-library acquisitions and facilitate sharing of materials.
entre varias instituciones
=inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
Ex: The EUROVOC thesaurus is being developed inter-institutionally.
entre varias lenguas
(adj.)=cross-lingual.
Ex: Monolingual interrogation is insufficient in an increasing number of cases, resulting in the need for cross-lingual retrieval = Las consultas monolingües son insuficientes en un número de casos cada vez mayor, siendo necesario la recuperación en varias lenguas.
entre varios países
(adj.)=multi-country [multicountry].
Ex: In 1993, South Africa also became a member of the multi-country library consortium eIFL Direct.
entre éstos se incluyen
=amongst these are numbered.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
entreabierto
(adj.)=half-opened ; ajar ; partially-open.
Ex: The research and conclusions are published in full in the author's book 'The half-opened Door' = La investigación y las conclusiones se publicaron en su totalidad en el libro del autor "La puerta entreabierta".
Ex: To be born into a middle class family opens wide many educational and occupational doors which are scarcely ajar to others.
Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.

entreacto
(n.)=intermission.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.

entrecano
(adj.)=grizzled.
Ex: Ultimately, this film is just a land-bound rerun of Jaws, down to the sacrifice of the grizzled, expert hunter so the younger, more clean-cut, family man can face his own fears and prove his prowess.

entrecejo
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* sin entrecejo=monobrow ; unibrow.

entrecerrar
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* entrecerrar los ojos=squint.

entrecerrar los ojos
(v.)=squint.
Ex: She leaned back and stared straight into the core of the light above, her eyes squinting.
entrecortadamente
=hesitantly ; falteringly ; haltingly ; jerkily.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
Ex: Falteringly, but earnestly he read the story and when he finished, he put his head down on the table and sobbed.
Ex: The gray-haired bishop spoke haltingly at first, choosing his words with care.
Ex: He seemed rather thoughtful and absent-minded, spoke jerkily and ungrammatically, transposing words in rather a strange way.
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* decir entrecordamente=splurt out.

entrecortado
(adj.)=faltering ; bursty ; choppy ; clipped ; jumpy ; breathless ; jerky .
Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.
Ex: Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.
Ex: You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.
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* con voz entrecortada=hesitantly ; falteringly ; haltingly ; jerkily.

entrecruzado
(adj.)=intersecting ; intertwined ; interwoven.
Ex: Librarians, publishers, and vendors are part of separate but intersecting systems.
Ex: How to deal with these complex and intertwined issues is the topic of the course.
Ex: The structure reveals a pair of interwoven frameworks that are mutually reinforced.

entrecruzar
(v.)=criss-cross [crisscross] ; intertwine ; interlock ; interweave ; knot together ; interlace.
Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
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* entrecruzar las piernas=overlap + legs.
* que se entrecruzan=intertwined.

entrecruzar las piernas
(v.)=overlap + legs.
Ex: He adjusted himself comfortably in the chair, overlapped his legs, and blew a smoke ring that dissolved two feet above her head.
entredicho
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* en entredicho=under challenge.
* poner en entredicho=challenge ; cast + doubt on ; subvert ; compromise ; cast + aspersions on ; challenge + Posesivo + assumptions ; doubt ; question ; call into + question ; impugn.
* poner en entredicho una postura=compromise + position.
* sin poner Algo en entredicho=without question.

entrega
(n.)=delivery ; instalment [installment, -USA] ; submission ; surrender ; issuance ; deliverance ; handover [hand-over].
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: This would require central funding, an appropriate communications infrastructure and the surrender by universities of their autonomy over their local libraries.
Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.
Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.
Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.
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* ceremonia de entrega de premios=award(s) ceremony.
* ceremonia de entrega de títulos=graduation ceremony.
* dirección de entrega de correo=maildrop address.
* entrega a=commitment to.
* entrega a domicilio=door-to-door delivery ; home delivery.
* entrega de diplomas=commencement.
* entrega inicial=down payment.
* fecha de entrega=delivery date.
* novela por entregas=part-issue.
* servicio de entrega de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos=work to + deadlines.

entrega a
=commitment to.
Ex: It has to be recognised that an education for librarianship is based upon a commitment to information and knowledge.
entrega a domicilio
(n.)=door-to-door delivery ; home delivery.
Ex: Send flowers and gifts to the Philippines with same and next day door-to-door delivery. Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet sites for food enthusiasts and gourmets, including sources for home delivery of pizzas.
entrega de diplomas
(n.)=commencement.
Ex: Commencements would probably not be found in an English list; certainly not in its American sense of graduation ceremony.
entrega inicial
(n.)=down payment.
Ex: Programs range from offering affordable on-campus condominiums to lending money for a house down payment.
entregado
(adj.)=hard-core ; committed ; devoted.
Ex: Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
Ex: Overprotective feelings occur mostly in very devoted, tender-hearted parents who are inclined to feel guilty.
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* no entregado=undelivered.
* totalmente entregado=dedicated.

entregar
(v.)=deliver ; hand over ; hand out ; hand in ; pass over ; surrender ; tender ; turn in.
Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
Ex: Detailed written reports could be handed in to instructors after oral presentation to the class.
Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.
Ex: The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.
Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.
Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning.
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* entregar en garantía=pledge.
* entregar en prenda=pledge.
* entregar la vida=give + Posesivo + life.
* entregar + Nombre + a=turn + Nombre + over to.
* entregar + Posesivo + vida=give + Posesivo + all.
* entregarse=get in + the game ; give + Posesivo + all.
* entregarse a=give + Reflexivo + up to ; abandon + Reflexivo + to ; indulge in.
* entregar un premio=present + award.
* imposible de entregar=undeliverable.
* que no se puede entregar=undeliverable.

entregar + Nombre + a
(v.)=turn + Nombre + over to.
Ex: Studies are currently underway concerning the feasibility of turning the mapmaking function of the US Geological Survey (USGS) over to the private sector.
entregar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=give + Posesivo + all.
Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
entregar en garantía
(v.)=pledge.
Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.
entregar en prenda
(v.)=pledge.
Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.
entregar la vida
(v.)=give + Posesivo + life.
Ex: All in all, 'In For a Penny, In For a Pound' is a gripping tale and an important tribute to the 40,042 Canadians who gave their lives to serve.
entregar un premio
(v.)=present + award.
Ex: All sites will be reviewed by an international panel of judges, who will present awards at the conference in Vancouver.
entregarse
(v.)=get in + the game ; give + Posesivo + all.
Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout. Ex: Memorial Day is a day for Americans to come together and honor our military dead who gave their all so we might live in freedom.
entregarse a
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + up to ; abandon + Reflexivo + to ; indulge in.
Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee. Ex: Towards the end, abandoning himself to corruption and pleasure, the emperor ceased to be concerned about the welfare of the people. Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing.
entreguerra
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* años de entreguerras=inter-war years.
* de entreguerras=interwar.
* período de entreguerras, el=interwar period, the.

entrelazado
(adj.)=interlocking ; intertwined ; braid ; interwoven.
Ex: The notion of mutual causality implies that interlocking institutions can be either mutually beneficial or mutually destructive -- but the key is that the outcomes are inescapably an enterprise of their mutual activity.
Ex: How to deal with these complex and intertwined issues is the topic of the course.
Ex: The author describes the weaving techniques and the designs that appear on the textiles, especially the decorative braids.
Ex: The structure reveals a pair of interwoven frameworks that are mutually reinforced.

entrelazar
(v.)=lock together ; criss-cross [crisscross] ; intertwine ; entwine ; interlock ; mesh ; braid ; knot together ; interweave ; twine ; interlace.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
Ex: The university buildings are grouped about stretches of greensward crisscrossed by paths and canopied by impressive trees.
Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
Ex: This is a painting of a girl in a red dress with her hair braided, seated behind a parapet near a window.
Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.
Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
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* entrelazarse=become + intertwined.

entrelazarse
(v.)=become + intertwined.
Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
entremeterse
(v.)=barge in ; elbow into ; meddle (in/with) ; intrude ; horn in ; muscle in ; encroach on/upon.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.
Ex: There might be some difficulty with agencies who see us as 'horning in' on their territory.
Ex: They are, however, very much in a minority in the high technology field and any feeling that the products of such courses are 'muscling in' on library and information work is hard to substantiate.
Ex: We have not been alone, of course, in our concentration on inessentials; and ours is not the only profession that is being encroached upon by alternative professionals.
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* no entremeterse=keep out of it ; mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.

entremezcla
(n.)=intermingling.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.

entremezclado
(adj.)=intermingled.
Ex: These are analogous, or rather synonymous, terms with intermingled aims and objectives and as such they need some elucidation.

entremezclar
(v.)=intermix [inter-mix] ; intermingle ; intersperse ; punctuate ; weave together.
Ex: Thus in printed, card and microform catalogues and indexes the filing order is important in assisting the user in the location of a specific heading which may be intermixed with other headings.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: Visits to school and public libraries as well as centres of cultural interest interspersed the program.
Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.
Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
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* entremezclar con=intersperse with.

entremezclar con
(v.)=intersperse with.
Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.
entremés
(n.)=appetiser [appetizer, -USA] ; hors d'oeuvre ; snack ; entrée ; munchie ; snack food ; snack meal.
Ex: To begin with, both methods are appetizers since they stimulate a desire to read for oneself what one has heard told = Para empezar, ambos métodos sirven de aperitivo puesto que estimulan el deseo de leer por uno mismo lo que hemos oído contar.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
Ex: First developed in the seventh century, pretzels have been called one of the world's oldest snack food.
Ex: Welsh rarebit is a great snack meal which can be prepared and cooked in less tham 15 minutes.
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* tomar entremeses=snack.

entrenador
(n.)=coach ; manager ; trainer.
Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
Ex: Managers, or their substitute coaches, are obligated to ensure no one is on the field or in the dugout unless they are an approved volunteer.
Ex: Without these critical ingredients, we are in fact not educators, but, rather, 'trainers'.
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* entrenador deportivo=sports coach.

entrenador deportivo
(n.)=sports coach.
Ex: The author describes how a programme was developed jointly by a librarian and a sports coach to introducing student wrestlers to the world of sports magazines.
entrenamiento
(n.)=coaching ; practice.
Ex: Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.
Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.
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* campo de entrenamiento=training grounds.
* carrera de entrenamiento=training run.
* durante el entrenamiento=in practice.
* entrenamiento con pesas=weight training.

entrenamiento con pesas
(n.)=weight training.
Ex: During the past thirty or so years, the popularity of weight training has increased enormously.
entrenar
(v.)=train ; coach ; practise [practice, -USA].
Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries.

entrentamiento
(n.)=training.
Ex: Mileage counting can be misleading when evaluating training.

entrepierna
(n.)=groin ; inner thighs ; crotch.
Ex: Despite the vitality of some poems, however, the reiterative imagery and the repeated return to the sites of ear, armpit, and groin contributes to a uniformity that can become wearying.
Ex: Many people experience imbalance between the inner thighs and abductors, the hip and gluteus muscles.
Ex: Police arrested a Florida woman after she allegedly lit her boyfriend's crotch on fire as he slept on the couch.
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* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna=not give a shit.
* patada en la entrepierna=kick in + the crotch.

entrepiso
(n.)=mezzanine.
Ex: One disadvantage was that the site was much smaller than required, so it became necessary to provide a large mezzanine floor and semibasement in order to obtain sufficient space = Una desventaja era que el local era mucho más pequeño de lo necesario y, por eso, fue necesario construir un entresuelo y semisótano amplios para conseguir el espacio requerido.

entresacar
(v.)=extract ; seek out ; sort for.
Ex: The keywords are extracted from the titles and displayed as a heading.
Ex: Her article urges librarians not to buy inferior biographies simply to fill gaps in their collections but to seek out the best of the genre.
Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.

entresijo
(n.)=sinew.
Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.

entresijos
(n.)=gubbings.
Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).

entresuelo
(n.)=mezzanine.
Ex: One disadvantage was that the site was much smaller than required, so it became necessary to provide a large mezzanine floor and semibasement in order to obtain sufficient space = Una desventaja era que el local era mucho más pequeño de lo necesario y, por eso, fue necesario construir un entresuelo y semisótano amplios para conseguir el espacio requerido.

entretanto
=in the interim ; meanwhile ; meantime ; ad interim ; in (the) meantime.
Ex: But in the interim what do you do with things like citations in journal articles which should lead you to a record?.
Ex: Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion.
Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success.
Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
Ex: In the meantime, however, a position has been reserved for the number in the structure of the authority record.

entretejer
(v.)=intertwine ; interweave ; knot together ; weave together ; interlace.
Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
Ex: Every project in this book is made by knotting together some type of cordage.
Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.

entretejido
(n.)=interlacing.
Ex: The interlacing of twigs into wickerwork is in all probability contemporary with first clipping of flint into arrow-heads.

entretener
(v.)=entertain.
Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.

entretenerse
(v.)=tarry ; spend + Posesivo + leisure time ; spend + Posesivo + leisure ; linger.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: All the glamour, prestige and indeed wealth make the capital of Britain a hugely attractive place to visit, spend leisure time and do business.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

entretenido
(adj.)=entertaining.
Ex: Adults and children should share all that they read and discover together what it is they find that is entertaining and revealing, recreative, re-enactive, and engaging.
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* muy entretenido=time-consuming [time consuming].

entretenimiento
(n.)=entertainment ; fun ; diversion.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.
Ex: Up to 1800 music was utilitarian whilst after that it was aimed more at amusement and diversion.
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* de entretenimiento=recreational.
* entretenimiento del coche=car maintenance.
* entretenimiento musical=audio entertainment.
* local de entretenimiento nocturno=night spot.
* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno=night spot.
* por puro entretenimiento=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* programas televisivos de entretenimiento=entertainment television.

entretenimiento del coche
(n.)=car maintenance.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.
entretenimiento musical
(n.)=audio entertainment.
Ex: The compact disc, which has already revolutionised domestic audio entertainment, is poised to exert quite as big an influence on the world of the business user.
entrever
(v.)=catch + glimpse ; make out ; glimpse.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: She could just make out that he was standing against the wall near the door, ready to jump anyone who came out the door.
Ex: The shape of space: have cosmologists glimpsed signs that the universe is bounded?.
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* dejar entrever=provide + a glimpse of ; insinuate ; hint ; hint at ; give + a hint ; intimate.

entreverado
(adj.)=streaky .
Ex: Rich colors with gentle streaky patterns are characteristic of this glass that offers reduced light transmission without complete opacity.
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* bacon enteverado=streaky bacon.
* panceta entreverada=streaky bacon.
* tocino entreverado=streaky bacon.

entrevista
(n.)=interview ; oral interview ; profile.
Nota: Artículo de periódico o reportaje de televisión o radio que presenta brevemente la vida y el carácter de una persona.
Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.
Ex: Promotions are arrived at by seniority, written examinations, and oral interviews.
Ex: Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.
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* destrezas para la entrevista=interview skills.
* entrevista abierta=open interview.
* entrevista de referencia=reference interview.
* entrevista detallada=in-depth interview.
* entrevista de trabajo=job interview.
* entrevista en grupo=group interview.
* entrevista en los medios de comunicación=media interview.
* entrevista en profundidad=in-depth interview.
* entrevista estructurada=structured interview.
* entrevista minuciosa=in-depth interview.
* entrevista personal=personal interview.
* entrevista previa=pre-interview.
* entrevista telefónica=telephone interview.
* mediante una entrevista=interview-based.
* programa de entrevistas=talk show.
* realizar una entrevista=conduct + interview.

entrevista abierta
(n.)=open interview.
Ex: Qualitative research methods will be used such as open interviews and structured interviews.
entrevista de referencia
(n.)=reference interview.
Ex: Here familiarisation can be partially achieved by conducting a reference interview with the end user.
entrevista de trabajo
(n.)=job interview.
Ex: The author sets out seven points designed to help candidates overcome nervousness and make the best of themselves in job interviews.
entrevista detallada
(n.)=in-depth interview.
Ex: One hundred US art museums were surveyed and in-depth interviews were carried out with 20 museums.
entrevista en grupo
(n.)=group interview.
Ex: Information obtained from the surveys contributed to the questions and methods applied in group interviews.
entrevista en los medios de comunicación
(n.)=media interview.
Ex: This article outlines the benefits of a clear and accurate news release along with ways of dealing with a media interview.
entrevista en profundidad
(n.)=in-depth interview.
Ex: One hundred US art museums were surveyed and in-depth interviews were carried out with 20 museums.
entrevista estructurada
(n.)=structured interview.
Ex: Qualitative research methods will be used such as open interviews and structured interviews.
entrevista minuciosa
(n.)=in-depth interview.
Ex: One hundred US art museums were surveyed and in-depth interviews were carried out with 20 museums.
entrevista personal
(n.)=personal interview.
Ex: The written questionnaire was supplemented by personal interviews.
entrevista previa
(n.)=pre-interview.
Ex: Occassionally, a pre-interview is conducted at a conferece or over the telephone before the applicant is invited for a formal interview.
entrevista telefónica
(n.)=telephone interview.
Ex: Evidence was collected by over 100 telephone interviews with users.
entrevistado
(n.)=respondent ; responder ; interviewee.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
Ex: This article summarises the responses of interviewees to a number of broad questions relating to the atmosphere of libraries.

entrevistador
(n.)=interviewer.
Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.

entrevistar
(v.)=interview ; survey.
Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.

entristecer
(v.)=sadden.
Ex: In the same way we can note when we are absorbed, when not, when we are amused or saddened, when a character specially interested us, when a passage of writing held our attention for its own sake, and so on.
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* entristecerse=grow + sombre ; feel + sad.

entristecerse
(v.)=grow + sombre ; feel + sad.
Ex: As her mind swept back to her discussion with Marsha James concerning a replacement, she grew more sombre. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
entrometerse
(v.)=encroach on/upon ; muscle in ; horn in ; intrude ; meddle (in/with) ; elbow into ; barge in ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into).
Ex: We have not been alone, of course, in our concentration on inessentials; and ours is not the only profession that is being encroached upon by alternative professionals.
Ex: They are, however, very much in a minority in the high technology field and any feeling that the products of such courses are 'muscling in' on library and information work is hard to substantiate.
Ex: There might be some difficulty with agencies who see us as 'horning in' on their territory.
Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.
Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
Ex: More and more companies are already elbowing into this fledgling but potentially lucrative industry.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.
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* no entrometerse=mind + Posesivo + own business ; keep out of it.
* no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.

entrometido
(adj.)=interfering ; meddlesome ; obtrusive ; busybody ; snoop ; prying ; intrusive.
Ex: Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.
Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.
Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.

entropía
(n.)=entropy.
Ex: A closed system will be subject to entropy -- the tendency for a system to run down through the loss of differentiation.

entrópico
(adj.)=entropic.
Ex: Human organization is a response to the entropic nature of the environment in which we live.

entubación
(n.)=intubation.
Ex: The urgency of airway intubation is the most important factor in planning which technique of securing the airway is the safest and most appropriate.

entuerto
(n.)=wrong ; injustice ; mess.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
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* arreglar el entuerto=sort out + the mess.
* deshacer el entuerto=sort out + the mess ; clean up + the mess.
* deshacer un entuerto=right + a wrong.
* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho=two wrongs do not make a right.
* enmienda de entuertos, la=righting of wrongs, the.

entumecedor
(adj.)=numbing.
Ex: The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.

entumecer
(v.)=numb ; crick.
Ex: The continous media coverage of contemporary wars, news, & terrorism is numbing the viewer.
Ex: The crescent-shaped blowhole lies just in front of a crease in the neck, giving the impression that dolphin forever has its head cricked upwards.
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* entumecerse=become + numb ; be numb.

entumecerse
(v.)=become + numb ; be numb.
Ex: Bertolt Brecht's theory of performance is used to explain how student become numb to pedagogy and teachers. Ex: In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.
entumecido
(adj.)=numb.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni tampoco en aplomb, bomb, climb, plumb, succumb).
Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.

entumecimiento
(n.)=numbness.
Ex: Claimants reported feeling dazed, confused, dizzy, disoriented, trouble concentrating, numbness or loss of sensation, and loss of memory for some of what happened.

enturbiamiento
(n.)=turbidity.
Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.

enturbiar
(v.)=muddy ; cloud ; roil.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
Ex: Whilst library schools should continue to concentrate upon traditional priorities and the obsession with machines and techniques should not cloud those priorities.
Ex: Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday.

entusiasmadamente
=ecstatically.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.

entusiasmado
=enthusiastic ; ecstatically.
Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.
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* demasiado entusiasmado=overeager [over-eager].
* estar entusiasmado=be thrilled.
* excesivamente entusiasmado=overeager [over-eager].
* sentirse entusiasmado=be thrilled.

entusiasmar
(v.)=turn on ; enthuse ; thrill ; get off on ; capture + the imagination ; electrify ; carry away.
Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
Ex: Teachers must enthuse students to library work and its value.
Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.
Ex: She sounds like she enjoys having people under her thumb and gets off on the whole control thing.
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
Ex: These cautionary tales suggest that investors should not be carried away by the euphoria accompanying headline-grabbing announcements of yet more orders won.
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* entusiasmarse=excite ; work up + an enthusiasm ; fire up ; go into + raptures.
* entusiasmarse con=go + gaga (over).
* entusiasmarse con la idea=warm up to + the idea.
* entusiasmarse por=be enthusiastic about ; become + enamoured of ; get + hooked on ; be hooked by ; be enamoured of/with.

entusiasmarse
(v.)=excite ; work up + an enthusiasm ; fire up ; go into + raptures.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change. Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty. Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross. Ex: Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
entusiasmarse con
(v.)=go + gaga (over).
Ex: Indonesians people should not go gaga over Obama and the fact he once lived in Indonesia.
entusiasmarse con la idea
(v.)=warm up to + the idea.
Ex: Once I got a better sense of what was being planned, I started to warm up to the idea.
entusiasmarse por
(v.)=be enthusiastic about ; become + enamoured of ; get + hooked on ; be hooked by ; be enamoured of/with.
Ex: I'm less enthusiastic about this criticism of ISBD than I am in my endorsement of his stress on the importance of the main entry. Ex: Those who become enamored of reference librarianship and its challenges usually succumb to its lure before discovering all of its parts. Ex: When children get hooked on a particular author act as a stimulus to other children to read those books and authors to. Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style. Ex: This article investigates the perception that humanists are less than enamoured with technology when compared with their peers in other disciplines.
entusiasmo
(n.)=enthusiasm ; zeal ; zealousness ; keenness ; zest ; elan ; eagerness ; avidness.
Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning.
Ex: Unless there is reason to believe that the author himself ordered these changes; they have no authority since they are merely the result of the carelessness, or zealousness, of the compositor.
Ex: The conviction that books are important and a keenness to share them with others are fundamental qualities in any librarian = La convicción de que los libros son importantes y el entusiasmo por compartirlos con otros son cualidades fundamentales en cualquier bibliotecario.
Ex: In the humanistic perspective, the concern is with potential, unique capabilities, and dignity -- with a dash of joy to add zest.
Ex: It is a perky love story filmed with wonderful elan in black and white.
Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: His chronic ailments never managed to inhibit his avidness for writing, romantic intrigue, society, and travel.
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* acabarse el entusiasmo=run out of + steam.
* acoger con entusiasmo=greet + warmly.
* apagar el entusiasmo=dampen + Posesivo + ardor.
* asintiendo con entusiasmo=in eager assent.
* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo=develop + renewed enthusiasm.
* con entusiasmo=eagerly ; enthusiastically ; rhapsodically ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly].
* con entusiasmo en los ojos=bright-eyed.
* con gran entusiasmo=ecstatically.
* con poco entusiasmo=half-heartedly.
* despertar el entusiasmo=work up + an enthusiasm.
* despertar el entusiasmo=capture + the imagination.
* despertar entusiasmo=arouse + enthusiasm.
* enfriar el entusiasmo=dampen + Posesivo + excitement ; dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
* hablar con entusiasmo=gush about.
* hacer perder el entusiasmo=dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
* lleno de entusiasmo=enthusiastic.
* perder el entusiasmo=lose + heart.
* perder entusiasmo=lose + enthusiasm.
* rebosante de energía y lleno de entusiasmo=all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
* recobrar entusiasmo=develop + renewed enthusiasm.
* sentir entusiasmo por=be enamoured of/with.
* sin entusiasmo=half-hearted [halfhearted].

entusiasta
(adj.)=hound ; enthusiastic ; zealous ; enthusiast ; wholehearted [whole-hearted] ; buff ; hard-core ; dedicated ; committed.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
Ex: The project never achieved wholehearted international support and encouragement.
Ex: His intriguing book will be of interest to both buffs and scholars.
Ex: Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
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* demasiado entusiasta=overenthusiastic [over-enthusiastic].
* entusiasta del deporte=sports enthusiast.
* persona entusiasta y trabajadora=eager beaver.
* poco entusiasta=half-hearted [halfhearted] ; lukewarm.
* ser un entusiasta de=be a fan of.

entusiasta del deporte
(n.)=sports enthusiast.
Ex: Many sports enthusiasts have had the frustrating experience of problems due to sports injuries.
enumerable
(adj.)=enumerable ; countable.
Ex: The social transformations that took place made public life more systematic, enumerable, & quantifiable.
Ex: A set is countable if you can count its elements.
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* no enumerable=uncountable.

enumeración
(n.)=enumeration ; recitation.
Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.

enumerar
(v.)=enumerate ; list ; itemise [itemize, -USA].
Ex: Enumerative classification scheme aim to enumerate or list all subjects present in the literature which the scheme is intended to classify.
Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
Ex: Under each entry library schools using the book are itemised.
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* a continuación se enumeran=given below.
* enumerar hacia atrás=list + backwards.
* enumerar hacia delante=list + forwards.

enumerar hacia atrás
(v.)=list + backwards.
Ex: The command 'neighbour' lists the terms around the base term alphabetically forwards or backwards.
enumerar hacia delante
(v.)=list + forwards.
Ex: The command 'neighbour' lists the terms around the base term alphabetically forwards or backwards.
enumerativo
(adj.)=enumerative.
Ex: The older codes are all basically enumerative for example, many of the rules 1-22 in the 1908 Anglo-American code (AA) are rules for cases of dependent works.
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* bibliografía enumerativa=enumerative bibliography.
* clasificación enumerativa=enumerative classification.
* sistema de clasificación enumerativo=enumerative scheme.

enunciado
(n.)=statement ; pronouncement ; enunciation.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: However I have pointed out what seem to me to be the more important of the relevant rules and I have tried to summarize their main pronouncements without misrepresentation, despite the unavoidable simplification.
Ex: The trend is towards the enunciation of normative principles which can act as a guide to the framers of the catalogue code.
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* construir un enunciado de búsqueda=state + search topic.
* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda=satisfy + logic statement.
* enunciado de búsqueda=search prescription ; search statement ; search query ; query statement.
* enunciado de búsqueda de documentos multimedia=multimedia query.
* enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre=free-text search statement.
* enunciado de los hechos=statement of fact.
* enunciado del problema=problem statement.
* obtener el enunciado del problema=elicit + problem statement.

enunciado de búsqueda
(n.)=search prescription ; search statement ; search query ; query statement.
Ex: We have thus dropped the concept Remedial Teaching from the search procedure. Ex: In such applications the search statement, usually referred to as a user interest profile is a linked set of index terms, which remains relatively stable over several computer runs. Ex: Overall information need is normally translated somewhat simplistically into a search statement or query. Ex: The initial query statement (search profile) is often difficult to formulate and the results do not fully meet the requirements for the search.
enunciado de búsqueda de documentos multimedia
(n.)=multimedia query.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
enunciado de búsqueda en texto libre
(n.)=free-text search statement.
Ex: In addition, the adjacency operators NEARx and WITHx may be used with free-text search statements.
enunciado de los hechos
(n.)=statement of fact.
Ex: That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.
enunciado del problema
(n.)=problem statement.
Ex: The basic components of a proposal should be: summary; introduction; problem statement or needs assessment; goals and objectives; methods; evaluation; future funding; and budget.
enunciar
(v.)=enunciate.
Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.

envainar
(v.)=sheathe.
Ex: In other words, it is very important that the right hand is in a state where, even while sheathing the sword, one can instantaneously unsheathe the sword at any point.

envalentonar
(v.)=embolden.
Ex: The spark of warmth had emboldened her.

envasado
(adj.)=packaging ; packaged ; bottled.
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: You walk into your neighborhood supermarket and buy a loaf of crumby packaged bread and you take it home after having paid good money for it.
Ex: So we come to cod-liver oil, the first known 'bottled sunshine'.
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* información envasada=packaged data.
* planta de envasado=bottler.

envasador
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
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* planta envasadora=bottler.

envasar
(v.)=package ; package ; pack ; bottle.
Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.
Ex: Documents rarely exactly match a user's requirements because information can be packaged in almost as many different ways as there are participants in a subject area.
Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
Ex: Before bottling, the liquid is stabilized and filtered to eliminate any particles.
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* envasar al vacío=vacuum-pack.

envasar al vacío
(v.)=vacuum-pack.
Ex: The vegetables were then vacuum-packed, poached in water for 15 minutes and cooled rapidly to room temperature.
envase
(n.)=package ; packaging ; container ; carton.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
Ex: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado.
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* envase de plástico=plastic container.

envase de plástico
(n.)=plastic container.
Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
envejecer
(v.)=grow + older ; mature ; get + older ; age ; wizen ; grow + old ; get + old.
Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation.
Ex: As archival preservation matures, it becomes increasingly likely that the lion's share of actual preservation activity will not be carried out by a conservator.
Ex: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.
Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
Ex: Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; You grow old because you stop laughing.
Ex: The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore.

envejecido
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* población cada vez más envejecida=greying population [graying population].

envejecimiento
(n.)=aging [ageing] ; aging [ageing].
Ex: Aging is one of the properties of scientific and technical literature.
Ex: These are reference materials that may be useful to librarians who serve practitioners, researchers, caregivers, interested non-professionals and the elderly who wish to learn about the psychology of adult development and aging.
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* en proceso de envejecimiento=aging [ageing].
* envejecimiento celular=cellular aging [cellular ageing].
* envejecimiento de la población=aging population [ageing population].
* envejecimiento mental=mental aging.
* proceso de envejecimiento=aging process.
* resistencia al envejecimiento=aging resistance [ageing resistance].
* retardar el envejecimiento=retard + aging.
* retrasar el envejecimiento=retard + aging.

envejecimiento celular
(n.)=cellular aging [cellular ageing].
Ex: The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography.
envejecimiento de la población
(n.)=aging population [ageing population].
Ex: This article discusses the impact of such trends as aging population, privatisation, and the paperless society on library facilities.
envejecimiento mental
(n.)=mental aging.
Ex: According to this study, bilingualism may ward off mental aging.
envenenado
(adj.)=poisoned.
Ex: Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.

envenenamiento
(n.)=poisoning ; envenomation.
Ex: The system would also automatically stimulate a search of patient records for arsenic poisoning and liver disease.
Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.
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* envenenamiento de la sangre=blood poisoning.
* envenenamiento por consumo de setas=mushroom poisoning.
* envenenamiento por pesticida=pesticide poisoning.
* envenenamiento por plomo=lead poisoning.

envenenamiento de la sangre
(n.)=blood poisoning.
Ex: He died there of blood poisoning.
envenenamiento por consumo de setas
(n.)=mushroom poisoning.
Ex: The author studies the factors which have impeded the spread of information on the use of thioctic acid to treat mushroom poisoning.
envenenamiento por pesticida
(n.)=pesticide poisoning.
Ex: Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning.
envenenamiento por plomo
(n.)=lead poisoning.
Ex: Find papers on the incidence of lead toxicity or lead poisoning in waterfowl.
envenenar
(v.)=poison.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.

envergadura
(n.)=comprehensive ; comprehensiveness ; magnitude ; sweep ; massiveness ; scale.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: The importance of currency in relation to comprehensiveness and other features of the abstracting publication depends upon the subject area and audience.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.
Ex: With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.
Ex: I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.
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* de envergacura=heavy lifting.
* de tal envergadura=of such magnitude ; such that.
* envergadura de ala=wingspan.

envergadura de ala
(n.)=wingspan.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
enviable
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* enviable por transporte=shippable.

enviable por transporte
(adj.)=shippable.
Ex: This e-commerce solution is ideal for businesses or companies that wish to sell shippable goods/products to online shoppers.
enviado
(n.)=emissary.
Ex: In her apparitions, Queen Anne is usually visited by an emissary from God who reprimands her for her misuse of power.
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* enviado especial=correspondent.
* ser enviado a=have + the lead to.

enviado especial
(n.)=correspondent.
Ex: He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.
enviar
(v.)=deliver ; despatch [dispatch] ; direct ; dispatch [despatch] ; forward ; post ; route ; send ; ship ; subject ; send out ; submit ; remit ; ship off ; send away.
Nota: En el caso de la escuela, enviar a un internado.
Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.
Ex: The aim of the project is to refine selection procedures and improve the quality of books despatched to Africa.
Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.
Ex: Any surrogates and their arrangement and dispatch to users who can be expected to be interested in the associated document.
Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
Ex: At the same time, a notice to the borrower is posted to the 'hold available' print queue.
Ex: Requests which cannot be filled by local or regional libraries are automatically routed by the system to NLM as the library of last resort.
Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.
Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.
Ex: The claim category tells DOBIS/LIBIS how many days to allow in addition to the receipt lag before sending out a claim.
Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.
Ex: The Court has already ruled that it has power to hear and determine the matter without remitting it back to the lower court.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
Ex: The particular harshness of Jane's childhood lay in the early age at which she was sent away to school.
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* continuar enviando + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* enviar a combate=send + Nombre + into battle.
* enviar a la cárcel=send + Nombre + to gaol ; send + Nombre + to jail.
* enviar + Alguien + a=refer + Alguien + to.
* enviar al pasado=send + Nombre + back in time.
* enviar a prisión=send + Nombre + to jail ; send up + the river ; send up ; send to + prison ; send + Nombre + to gaol.
* enviar a un asesor experto=refer.
* enviar de nuevo=resend [re-send].
* enviar de vuelta=send back.
* enviar en contenedor=containerise [containerize, -USA].
* enviar información a=direct + output.
* enviar información de un modo automático=push + information.
* enviar por contenedor=containerise [containerize, -USA].
* enviar por correo=mail ; send through + the mail ; post.
* enviar por correo aéreo=air-mail.
* enviar por correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* enviar + Posesivo + saludos=send + Posesivo + regards.
* enviar una invitación=send + invitation ; issue + invitation.
* enviar una nota a Alguien=drop + Nombre + a note.
* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo=post + a question.
* enviar una señal=send + signal.
* enviar un correo electrónico=e-mail [email] ; e-mail [email].
* enviar un documento=deliver + document.
* enviar un mensaje=forward + message.
* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo=post + a message.
* enviar un mensaje de texto=text.
* enviar un sms=text.
* no dejar de enviar + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* persona que envía un sms=texter.
* recoger y enviar datos=telemeter.
* seguir enviando + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* término al que se envía=target term.
* término del que se envía=referred-from term.
* volver a enviar=resubmit [re-submit] ; reship ; resend [re-send].

enviar + Alguien + a
(v.)=refer + Alguien + to.
Ex: This is because a reference provides little direct information about a document, but rather refers the user to another location or entry where this information can be found.
enviar + Posesivo + saludos
(v.)=send + Posesivo + regards.
Ex: He said to send his regards to everyone, and thanks especially to those who spoke so highly of him.
enviar a combate
(v.)=send + Nombre + into battle.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
enviar a la cárcel
(v.)=send + Nombre + to gaol ; send + Nombre + to jail.
Ex: When a person was sent to gaol he had to pay fees to the gaoler, even if later he was found to be not guilty. Ex: This discussion focused on the activities of Frank Gillie, who has recently been sent to jail for getting libraries to pay substantial sums for multi-volume works which he could not provide.
enviar a prisión
(v.)=send + Nombre + to jail ; send up + the river ; send up ; send to + prison ; send + Nombre + to gaol.
Ex: This discussion focused on the activities of Frank Gillie, who has recently been sent to jail for getting libraries to pay substantial sums for multi-volume works which he could not provide. Ex: Friday the twerp who undertook the attempt to defraud countless around the nation was sent up the river. Ex: And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be convicted and they ought to be sent up. Ex: A woman who ripped off her ex-boyfriend's testicle with her bare hands has been sent to prison. Ex: When a person was sent to gaol he had to pay fees to the gaoler, even if later he was found to be not guilty.
enviar a un asesor experto
(v.)=refer.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
enviar al pasado
(v.)=send + Nombre + back in time.
Ex: His songs are gathering dust somewhere, waiting to be discovered by someone who will invent a time machine and send them back in time.
enviar de nuevo
(v.)=resend [re-send].
Ex: It then becomes an easy matter to instruct the microcomputer to re-send the data if, say, the message was not correctly received by the host.
enviar de vuelta
(v.)=send back.
Ex: It has been estimated that computers 1000 times faster than today's fastest supercomputers will be needed by the late 1980s to process the amount of data sent back by surveillance satellites.
enviar en contenedor
(v.)=containerise [containerize, -USA].
Ex: Other major ports in South Africa, such as Durban, are also following the trend towards containerising bulk commodities -- in a similar way to fruit exports.
enviar información a
(v.)=direct + output.
Ex: For example, enter SET PRINT COM2 if you want to direct output to a serial printer that is connected to the COM2 port of your computer.
enviar información de un modo automático
(v.)=push + information.
Ex: The information pushed from a server to a user actually comes as the result of a programmed request from the user.
enviar por contenedor
(v.)=containerise [containerize, -USA].
Ex: Other major ports in South Africa, such as Durban, are also following the trend towards containerising bulk commodities -- in a similar way to fruit exports.
enviar por correo
(v.)=mail ; send through + the mail ; post.
Ex: This hold slip can be used to mail the document to the borrower. Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal. Ex: You could put the search result in an envelope and post it if you wish.
enviar por correo aéreo
(v.)=air-mail.
Ex: The user can instruct the computer to save the results of a search and print them out off-line, to be air-mailed as soon as ready.
enviar por correo electrónico
(v.)=e-mail [email].
Ex: Any feasible reference question is answered in 15 minutes and e-mailed within a day.
enviar un correo electrónico
(v.)=e-mail [email] ; e-mail [email].
Ex: Any feasible reference question is answered in 15 minutes and e-mailed within a day. Ex: Any feasible reference question is answered in 15 minutes and e-mailed within a day.
enviar un documento
(v.)=deliver + document.
Ex: Normally the claim category assigned to the vendor is left unchanged, since it reflects the time that vendor requires to deliver documents.
enviar un mensaje
(v.)=forward + message.
Ex: These messages can be displayed, deleted, forwarded, and saved in the same way as the messages to you.
enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo
(v.)=post + a message.
Ex: This paper provides basic instructions on how to subscribe to electronic mailing lists, how to post messages and how to unsubscribe, along with tips for the beginner.
enviar un mensaje de texto
(v.)=text.
Ex: This is illustrated by the fact that over than half of her national sample texted friends more than five times a day.
enviar un sms
(v.)=text.
Ex: This is illustrated by the fact that over than half of her national sample texted friends more than five times a day.
enviar una invitación
(v.)=send + invitation ; issue + invitation.
Ex: Invitations were sent to 1,500 children covered by 6 branch libraries, 23 turned up. Ex: An invitation was issued to those who had served in both public and school libraries to participate in the discussion.
enviar una nota a Alguien
(v.)=drop + Nombre + a note.
Ex: Please drop me a note if you plan to attend so I can have a sense of numbers to plan for.
enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo
(v.)=post + a question.
Ex: An email discussion list that allows subscribers to post questions to hundreds of users.
enviar una señal
(v.)=send + signal.
Ex: Subscribers can send signals via the TV set to a computer to order information that they wanted for display on the TV screen.
envidia
(n.)=envy.
Ex: Envy and jealousy, particularly regarding salaries and job status, will not help librarians to stay competitive in the 21st century.
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* desprecio por envidia=sour grapes.
* envidia del mundo, la=world's envy, the.
* morirse de envidia=salivate at/over.
* ¡muérete de envidia!=eat your heart out!.
* ponerse amarillo de envidia=turn + green with envy.
* sentir envidia=feel + jealous.
* sentir envidia de=be envious of.
* tener envidia de=envy.

envidia del mundo, la
=world's envy, the.
Ex: Life has not blessed her with parental love, but has gifted her with beauty that's the world's envy.
envidiable
(adj.)=enviable.
Ex: The success that ACPAD has had in attracting donations suggests that it has established an enviable record as an efficient and effective distributor of publications to institution libraries.
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* nada envidiable=unenviable.
* poco envidiable=unenviable.

envidiar
(v.)=envy ; begrudge ; begrudge.
Ex: Even the largest traditional services would envy these results.
Ex: Most people don't much begrudge a lottery winner or top sportsman his fortune.
Ex: Most people don't much begrudge a lottery winner or top sportsman his fortune.

envidioso
(adj.)=jealous ; covetous.
Ex: They seemed neither surprised nor jealous that she was appointed acting director.
Ex: A persistently covetous person cannot hold a position of responsibility in the church.

envilecer
(v.)=abase ; taint ; defile.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.

envilecimiento
(n.)=depravity ; depravation.
Ex: Booth conducted his surveys to study 'the numerical relation which poverty, misery, and depravity bear to the regular earnings and comparative comfort and to describe the general conditions under which each class lives'.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.

envoltorio
(n.)=packaging ; wrapping ; envelope.
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: The building envelope, if carefully designed, may be highly energy efficient, to the extent that it helps to control seasonal heat gains and losses.
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* envoltorio de papel de estraza=paper wrapper.
* envoltorio plástico de burbujas=bubble wrap.

envoltorio de papel de estraza
(n.)=paper wrapper.
Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
envoltorio plástico de burbujas
(n.)=bubble wrap.
Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
envoltura
(n.)=wrapping ; envelope ; casing.
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: The building envelope, if carefully designed, may be highly energy efficient, to the extent that it helps to control seasonal heat gains and losses.
Ex: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder coated to a colour of your choice.

envolvente
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* sonido envolvente=surround sound.

envolver
(v.)=wrap ; envelop ; shroud ; wrap up ; enshroud.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.
Ex: Often the needs of the disabled are shrouded by misconceptions such as that they are forced to lead a poor quality of life.
Ex: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.
Ex: Come, sweet slumber, enshroud me in thy purple cloak.
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* envolver en llamas=engulf in + flames.
* envolver en misterio=shroud in + mystery ; enshroud in + mystery.
* papel de envolver=wrapping paper.
* papel de envolver regalos=gift wrapping paper.
* sin envolver=unwrapped.

envolver en llamas
(v.)=engulf in + flames.
Ex: In less than 30 seconds, a small flame can grow into a major fire, filling a house with smoke and engulfing it in flames.
envolver en misterio
(v.)=shroud in + mystery ; enshroud in + mystery.
Ex: She is keeping New York abuzz by shrouding the launch of 'Talk,' her new magazine, in mystery. Ex: Enshrouded in mystery and legend, with roots older than Egypt, this secret fraternity has continued to exist down through the centuries.
envuelto
(adj.)=wrapped.
Ex: This sector covers all bread sales both in the wrapped and the unwrapped sector.
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* envuelto en=mired in ; caught up in.
* verse envuelto en=become + involved in.

envuelto en
=mired in ; caught up in.
Ex: The reference service, once mired in maturity and close to decline, has been rejuvenated, especially by technology. Ex: Once there, however, the three men abandon themselves to an orgy of slaughter, so caught up in killing buffalo that they lose all sense of time.
envío
(n.)=delivery ; shipment ; submission ; dispatch [despatch] ; consignment ; shipping ; routing ; despatch [dispatch] ; deliverance.
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
Ex: ABLE/Library allows a library to efficiently prepare and control shipments of books and periodicals to the library binder.
Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: The printing and dispatch of the series have been rationalized to the utmost.
Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
Ex: The estimated price differential for European journals is to large to be attributed entirely to the extra cost of shipping.
Ex: Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.
Ex: Every despatch is accompanied by a packing list containing all the details of the despatch = A cada envío se le adjunta un albarán con todos los detalles del mismo.
Ex: Communication can be improved, both a better content of information exchange and by a more timely deliverance of this information.
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* algoritmo de envío=routing algorithm.
* centro de recepción y envío=shipping point.
* dirección de envío=shipping address.
* envío a un especialista=referral.
* envío de correo electrónico en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* envío de correo publicitario no solicitado=spamming.
* envío de correos electrónicos=e-mailing.
* envío de información por suscripción=syndication feed.
* envío de material=freight forwarding.
* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* envío de oficio=blanket order.
* envío directo por correo=direct mail.
* envío masivo de cartas=mail shot.
* envío por avión=air freight [airfreight] ; air cargo.
* gastos de envío=postage ; shipping costs ; shipping and handling ; shipping charges.
* no envío=non-shipment.
* punto de recepción y envío=shipping point.
* retención y envío=store-and-forward.
* retraso del envío=delivery delay.
* servicio de envío=turnaround.
* tecnología de envío de información de un modo automático=push technology.

envío a un especialista
(n.)=referral.
Ex: What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.
envío de correo electrónico en masa
(n.)=bulk e-mailing.
Ex: More importantly, it is only a stopgap measure that can easily be overcome by new bulk e-mailing strategy and technology.
envío de correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.)=spamming.
Ex: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.
envío de correos electrónicos
(n.)=e-mailing.
Ex: The writer provides a number of suggestions to increase the effectiveness of e-mailing.
envío de información por suscripción
(n.)=syndication feed.
Ex: However, the most popular syndication feed is RSS, and its development has been marked by in-fighting among those most interested in it.
envío de material
(n.)=freight forwarding.
Ex: This will include a time schedule for the Exhibition and order forms for services such as audio-visual equipment, freight forwarding, furniture, insurance, Internet and telephone connections etc.
envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa
(n.)=bulk e-mailing.
Ex: More importantly, it is only a stopgap measure that can easily be overcome by new bulk e-mailing strategy and technology.
envío de oficio
(n.)=blanket order.
Ex: A blanket order consist in the sending of documents to a library, or documentation and information centre, etc. on the initiative of a bookseller or publisher under a prior agreement.
envío directo por correo
(n.)=direct mail.
Ex: To facilitate communication, I wish there were a tear-off sheet on every direct mail.
envío masivo de cartas
(n.)=mail shot.
Ex: A multiple mail shot using a variety of texts and formats was targeted at 5 test groups, matched in terms of social class, type of dwelling and distance from the library.
envío por avión
(n.)=air freight [airfreight] ; air cargo.
Ex: This way periodicals arrive quickly by air freight and can be bought at USA prices, cheaper than those in Europe. Ex: Thus you can rest assured your goods by air cargo, bulk ocean freight or containerized shipment will receive the very best care at all times.
enyesado
(n.)=plasterwork.
Ex: The author discusses possible reasons for the abandonment of plasterwork for ceiling decoration in favor of coffered ceiling designs using timber and the impact this had on plasterers.

enzarzado
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* enzarzado en=mired in ; enmeshed in.

enzarzado en
=mired in ; enmeshed in.
Ex: The reference service, once mired in maturity and close to decline, has been rejuvenated, especially by technology. Ex: Enmeshed in the bureaucratic structure that many large libraries have become, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
enzarzar
(v.)=embroil.
Ex: By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.
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* enzarzarse en la lucha=engage in + combat.
* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte=get into + a fight to the death.

enzarzarse en la lucha
(v.)=engage in + combat.
Ex: It is sad to see two rare success stories engaged in combat.
enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte
(v.)=get into + a fight to the death.
Ex: If it doesn't, and she gets outvoted, she'll probably choose to give it to him instead of getting into a fight to the death over ten dollars.
enzima
(n.)=enzyme.
Ex: This is a summary of a Phd thesis which presents the methodology of construction of the information language for the information system on technology of enzyme specimens.

enérgicamente
=aggressively ; emphatically ; heartily ; violently ; forcefully ; sturdily ; vociferously ; vigorously ; robustly ; lustily ; strenuously.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement.
Ex: Cutter, as if anticipating the ISBD a hundred years later, took pains to explain at length and emphatically the importance of brevity and clarity in catalog entries.
Ex: From that perspective I should like to heartily endorse Mr. Lubetzky's comments particularly with respect to main entry -- author-main entries, in particular -- and ISBD.
Ex: I have violently disagreed with this to the Canadian Committee on Cataloging.
Ex: Do not pull a book from the shelf by forcefully tugging the top of the spine.
Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
Ex: This article argues that the OTA report, despite its affirmation of public access to information, is unlikely to cause a redeployment of resources unless librarians argue vociferously that there is a real need for this information.
Ex: Far from being an innocuous social institution the public library is an arena where culture has been vigorously contested.
Ex: Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
Ex: France's national anthem was lustily jeered by the crowd at the opening of a France-Tunisia friendly match in Paris last night.
Ex: I have always strenuously supported the right of every man to his own opinion, however different that opinion might be to mine.
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* defender enérgicamente=be vociferous about/in.
* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente=build + pressure.
* protestar enérgicamente=protest + forcefully.
* reprimir enérgicamente=crack down on.

enérgico
(adj.)=emphatic ; energetic ; forceful ; assertive ; aggressive ; brisk ; spirited ; vociferous ; vocal ; spry ; sprightly ; power-packed.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, whose no-nonsensen approach to her job was emphasized by the emphactic clicks of her heels along the highly polished terrazzo floors.
Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform.
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
Ex: The reaction came in 1978 -- a vociferous social demand for reading and learning, including a new interest in librarianship.
Ex: Koelling has been a vocal advocate for successful digitization projects in the museum community.
Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience.
Ex: He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

enésimo
(n.)=umpteenth ; nth.
Ex: The new information delivery systems are umpteenth generation descendants of Aladdin's lamp.
Ex: The cloze test requires a student to fill gaps in a text with appropriate words where every nth word is deleted.

enólogo
(n.)=oenologist [enologist, -USA].
Ex: Oenologist is the learned word for a wine expert.

eperlano
(n.)=smelt.
Ex: Beluga whales eat many different kinds of fish including capelin, cod, and smelt.

epicureísmo
(n.)=epicureanism.
Ex: Though the modern use of the term 'epicurean' is associated with the saying, 'Eat, drink and be merry,' epicureanism did not advocate simple pursuit of bodily pleasure.

epicórmico
(adj.)=epicormic.
Ex: Both balsam firs and spruces compensate for the loss of this foliage with prolific epicormic shoot production.

epicúreo
(adj.)=bon vivant ; epicurean ; foodie [foody] ; gourmet ; indulging.
Ex: Bon vivant means 'A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink'.
Ex: Though the modern use of the term 'epicurean' is associated with the saying, 'Eat, drink and be merry,' epicureanism did not advocate simple pursuit of bodily pleasure.
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for food and drink enthusiasts and gourmets.
Ex: Buying for some is just a ritual whereas other folks look at it as an indulging and enjoyable experience.

epidemia
(n.)=epidemic ; infestation.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
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* epidemia + arrasar=epidemic + rage.

epidemia + arrasar
(n.)=epidemic + rage.
Ex: Evidence is slight that books ever helped spread the epidemics of smallpox, tuberculosis, and scarlet fever that raged in US and European cities at the turn of the century.
epidemiología
(n.)=epidemiology.
Ex: A brief account of the life of Sir Ronald Ross and his contributions to tropical medicine, public health, epidemiology and literature is given.

epidemiológico
(adj.)=epidemiological.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
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* estudio epidemiológico=epidemiological study.

epidermis
(n.)=epidermis.
Ex: The dermis is a layer of skin beneath the epidermis that consists of connective tissue and cushions the body from stress and strain.

epidural
(adj.)=epidural.
Ex: Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication.
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* anestesia epidural=epidural ; epidural anaesthesia.

epidémico
(adj.)=epidemic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".

epiglotis
(n.)=epiglottis.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

epigrafía
(n.)=epigraphy.
Ex: The project aims to document all books in the library on paleography, epigraphy, numismatics, genealogy, chronology, and codicology.

epigrama
(n.)=epigram.
Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.

epigráfico
(adj.)=epigraphic.
Ex: The author describes the production and storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.) -- the formal epigraphic material.

epilepsia
(n.)=epilepsy.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
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* epilepsia causada por la luz=photosensitive epilepsy.

epilepsia causada por la luz
(n.)=photosensitive epilepsy.
Ex: These factors may evoke seizures in those who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, and cause headaches and illusions in non-epileptics.
epiléptico
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* ataque epiléptico=stroke ; epileptic fit.
* epilético sensible a la luz=photosensitive epileptic.

epilético sensible a la luz
(n.)=photosensitive epileptic.
Ex: The proportion of photosensitive epileptics are small but they should have proper EEG (electroencephalogram) investigations.
epinefrina
(n.)=epinephrine.
Ex: Drugs used as pep pills include amphetamines, caffeine, and epinephrine.

episcopaliano
(n./adj.)=Episcopalian.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.

episiotomía
(n.)=episiotomy.
Ex: Absorbable stitches are normally used for repair of episiotomy and tears at childbirth.

episiotomías
(n.)=episiotomy ; episiotomy.
Ex: Absorbable stitches are normally used for repair of episiotomy and tears at childbirth.
Ex: Absorbable stitches are normally used for repair of episiotomy and tears at childbirth.

episodio
(n.)=episode.
Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.
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* en episodios=episodic.
* episodio siquiátrico=psychiatric episode.

episodio siquiátrico
(n.)=psychiatric episode.
Ex: Differences detected include age at evaluation, marital status, age at first psychiatric episode, level of symptomatology, and suicide attempts.
epistaxis
(n.)=nosebleed.
Ex: Nosebleeds are caused by the rupture of a small blood vessel called a capillary in the nose.

epistema
(n.)=episteme.
Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between episteme and mind, recognition and cognition.

epistemología
(n.)=epistemology.
Ex: For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.

epistemológicamente
=epistemologically.
Ex: Epistemologically, it pursues a further understanding of information science itself from a new aspect -- its language.

epistemológico
(adj.)=epistemic ; epistemologic ; epistemological.
Ex: Dialogue embodies meanings and intentionalities, and represents epistemic inquiry.
Ex: This is a broader study on the nature and functions of information from the epistemologic and praxiologic viewpoint.
Ex: The anticipated epistemological consequences of the human dimension are challenged.

epistolar
(adj.)=epistolary.
Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).

epistolario
(n.)=collection of letters.
Ex: He had a penchant for letter writing, and offered his collection of letters to the Bodleian Library for the use of future historians.

epistémico
(adj.)=epistemic.
Ex: Dialogue embodies meanings and intentionalities, and represents epistemic inquiry.

epitafio
(n.)=epitaph.
Ex: The introduction defines 'related works' as 'collective biographies, biobibliographies, collections of epitaphs, selected genealogical works, and dictionaries of anonyms and pseudonyms'.

epitelial
(adj.)=epithelial.
Ex: Irrelevant of its cytology, a neoplasm of epithelial origin with this form of growth is also called papilloma.

epopeya
(n.)=saga ; epic poem ; epic ; heroic story.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is more than a survival saga.
Ex: Homer's epic poem 'The Iliad' is taken an example of the change from a predominantly oral to a more literate culture.
Ex: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
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* de epopeya=epic.
* ser una epopeya=be an odyssey.

epífisis
(n.)=epiphysis.
Ex: With further development, more cells were added to these three clusters, and new clusters appeared in the anlage of the epiphysis.

epígono
(n.)=epigone.
Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.

epígrafe
(n.)=label ; heading ; head ; rubric ; category heading.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: This tutorial cover three of the four applications under the heading of catalog production.
Ex: A wide range of pamphlet and leaflet material was collected and arranged in cabinet files under topic heads such as health, employment, child welfare.
Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".

epílogo
(n.)=epilogue ; afterword ; Indian summer.
Ex: These entries were to be supplemented by references to call attention to related works entered elsewhere in the catalog - such as prologues, epilogues, continuations, supplements, adaptations, dramatizations, commentaries, criticisms, etc.
Ex: This is a collection of the papers presented at the conference with a foreword and an afterword by B.C. Bloomfield.
Ex: It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end.

epístola
(n.)=epistle.
Ex: The crisis revealed in the epistles focuses on this coexistence and on the particular theological concepts of the Jewish and Greek members of the community.

epíteto
(n.)=epithet.
Ex: He also allows Christian names accompanied by an epithet (Aunt Jane, for example) to be used as headings for the main entry.

epítome
(n.)=digest ; epitome.
Nota: Resumen o compendio de una obra extensa.
Ex: A digest should be a methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.
Ex: If we now ask why the problems arise, the answer is clear: not because they are epitomes, revisions or commentaries, but because in each case the document depends for its existence on another document.

epónimo
(adj.)=eponym ; eponymous.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: In mathematics, 688 of 1,105 eponyms occurred in articles citing other works having the respective names of the eponymous individuals in their titles.
Ex: In mathematics, 688 of 1,105 eponyms occurred in articles citing other works having the respective names of the eponymous individuals in their titles.

equidad
(n.)=equity.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
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* equidad entre hombres y mujeres=gender equity.

equidad entre hombres y mujeres
(n.)=gender equity.
Ex: Gender equity on the World Wide Web has not yet been achieved.
equilibrado
=balanced ; well-adjusted ; well-rounded ; well balanced [well-balanced] ; harmonious ; poised ; even-keeled ; even-keel ; on an even keel.
Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.
Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge.
Ex: The 11 college buildings form a harmonious group in the Georgian style about an oval-shaped campus.
Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.
Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.
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* bien equilibrado=well balanced [well-balanced].
* dieta equilibrada=balanced diet.
* no estar bien equilibrado=skew.
* vida equilibrada=balanced life.

equilibrar
(v.)=offset ; balance ; even out.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.
Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests.
Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job.
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* equilibrar el presupuesto=balance + the budget.
* equilibrar la balanza=adjust + the balance ; redress + imbalance ; redress + the balance.
* equilibrar paréntesis=balance + parentheses.
* equilibrarse=level off.

equilibrar el presupuesto
(v.)=balance + the budget.
Ex: Restraining spending enough to balance the budget is the only way to prevent future tax increases.
equilibrar la balanza
(v.)=adjust + the balance ; redress + imbalance ; redress + the balance.
Ex: This chapter does little to adjust the balance. Ex: Some programmes in this category are attempting to redress a serious imbalance. Ex: In order to make a contribution towards redressing the balance of legal advice provision a number of lawyers in the early seventies began to set up law centres.
equilibrar paréntesis
(v.)=balance + parentheses.
Ex: Right and left parentheses must be balanced; for example, '(alcoholism or (alcohol or drug) abuse) literature'.
equilibrarse
(v.)=level off.
Ex: This exponential growth of papers leveled off at this point and the numer of papers appearing the core 2300 journal stood at approximately 1000 in 1983 and 1984.
equilibrio
(n.)=equilibrium ; equity ; trade-off [tradeoff/trade off] ; balance ; levelling-off ; levelling [leveling, -USA] ; compromise ; equipoise ; even keel.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change -- always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
Ex: There are always trade-offs between the ability and ease of online updates, speed and accessibility in searching, integration of the data base, and data-base maintenance procedures.
Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.
Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.
Ex: A compromise between expressive and non-expressive notation is to be found in the Second Edition of the Bliss Bibliographic Classification Scheme.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
Ex: That even keel, that unflappable demeanor is what made him such a steady player.
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* alterar el equilibrio=upset + the balance.
* conseguir un equilibrio=strike + a balance.
* crear un equilibrio=establish + a balance.
* encontrar el equilibrio=strike + the right note.
* encontrar un equilibrio=find + a balance.
* equilibrio de poder=balance of power.
* equilibrio emocional=emotional health.
* equilibrio energético=energy balance.
* equilibrio militar=military balance.
* establecer un equilibrio=establish + a balance.
* mantener Algo en equilibrio=keep + Nombre + in balance.
* mantener un equilibrio=balance ; maintain + a balance ; keep + a balance.
* perder el equilibrio=lose + Posesivo + balance.
* punto de equilibrio=break-even ; break-even point.
* restablecer el equilibrio=re-establish + the balance.
* romper el equilibrio=tip + the scales.

equilibrio de poder
(n.)=balance of power.
Ex: Resource sharing has 2 inevitable impacts on acquisitions: changes in the mix of subjects and formats required and in the balance of power between the library and its vendors.
equilibrio emocional
=emotional health.
Ex: This article discusses bibliotherapy, the therapeutic use of books or reading as a means of promoting emotional health.
equilibrio energético
(n.)=energy balance.
Ex: Kinesiology is a holistic complementary therapy that helps the body recover from illness, allergies, stress, etc. by restoring energy balance.
equilibrio militar
(n.)=military balance.
Ex: A US general has stressed the importance of maintaining a military balance between America and China.
equilibrista
(n.)=tightrope walker.
Ex: The article 'Information specialists in the future academic library: flexible tightrope walkers' outlines some possible future roles for specialist academic library and information science professionals.

equino
(adj.)=equine.
Ex: The book contains the following chapters: practical horse nutrition; equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; and identification, selection, and marketing horses.
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* adentis equina=strangles.

equinoccio
(n.)=equinox.
Ex: Of the solstices and equinoxes, the winter solstice was the most important, since it marked the rebirth of the sun after the shortest day.
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* equinoccio de otoño=autumnal equinox ; fall equinox.
* equinoccio de primavera=spring equinox ; vernal equinox.

equinoccio de otoño
(n.)=autumnal equinox ; fall equinox.
Ex: The day after the autumnal equinox the circle will be below the celestial equator. Ex: The fall equinox marks the day of equal light and dark hours that happens in late September.
equinoccio de primavera
(n.)=spring equinox ; vernal equinox.
Ex: The spring equinox is one of the four great solar festivals of the year. Ex: This occurs at the vernal equinox on March 21, when day and night are of equal length.
equinodermo
(n.)=echinoderm.
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

equipación
(n.)=accoutrements [accouterments, -USA] ; kit.
Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
Ex: The new kit was worn by Bolton on the final home game of last season and fans have waited all summer to be able to pick one up.

equipado
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* bien equipado=well-appointed ; well-equipped ; well-resourced ; well-endowed ; well-hung.
* bien equipado de medios=well-resourced.
* bien equipado de recursos=well-resourced.
* completamente equipado=with all mods and cons.
* pobremente equipado=under-resourced.
* totalmente equipado=fully equipped [fully-equipped] ; with all mods and cons ; fully fitted.

equipaje
(n.)=baggage ; luggage.
Ex: This article examines the potential of electronic and computer based technology to improve passenger and baggage reconciliation at airports.
Ex: They are the best source for quality luggage, backpacks, travelgear, with the best customer service in the industry.
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* equipaje de mano=carry-on luggage ; cabin baggage ; cabin luggage.
* operario de equipaje=baggage handler.
* recogida de equipajes=baggage claim.

equipaje de mano
(n.)=carry-on luggage ; cabin baggage ; cabin luggage.
Ex: The airline officials found three baby crocodiles in a man's carry-on luggage. Ex: All cabin baggage must fit under the seat in front or in the overhead lockers. Ex: Typically, most airlines restrict the cabin luggage to a medium sized bag.
equipamiento
(n.)=facility.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
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* equipamiento opcional=extra.
* equipamiento técnico=technical equipment.
* equipamiento tecnológico=technological equipment.

equipamiento opcional
(n.)=extra.
Ex: Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
equipamiento tecnológico
(n.)=technological equipment.
Ex: The general purpose for this programme is to assist university libraries in acquiring technological equipment.
equipamiento técnico
(n.)=technical equipment.
Ex: Soviet libraries are not sufficiently well equipped with technical equipment, such as word processors, copiers, and information systems.
equipar
(v.)=equip ; fit ; rig ; tool up ; outfit ; resource ; fit out.
Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.
Ex: The worst interruptions of all, in my experience, come from those public address systems rigged in many schools in every room and used apparently without a second thought by administrative staff.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tooling up for a revolution'.
Ex: Five-year IFLA Treasurer Derek Law of Scotland, outfitted in a kilt, said he had been boosting Glasgow for his entire term.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.
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* equipar de/con=kit out with ; equip with.
* equipar de medios=resource.
* equipar de recursos=resource.
* volver a equipar=re-equip [reequip].

equipar de medios
(v.)=resource.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
equipar de recursos
(v.)=resource.
Ex: Britain's maritime defences are not properly resourced or co-ordinated to deal with the threat of terrorist attack, MPs has warned.
equipar de/con
(v.)=kit out with ; equip with.
Ex: They purchased a van which was kitted out with a desk, locker seats, and wall display racks. Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information.
equiparable
(adj.)=commensurate ; coterminous [co-terminous] ; isomorphous ; isomorphic.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.
Ex: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.
Ex: The row of special auxiliary subdivisions is completely isomorphous with that of principle divisions.
Ex: They attempt to develop an isomorphic relationship between the human mind and a computer's logic.
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* equiparable a=comparable to.
* ser equiparable a=be commensurate with.

equiparable a
=comparable to.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
equiparación
(n.)=equity ; levelling-off ; levelling [leveling, -USA].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.
Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.
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* equiparación con el profesorado=faculty status.
* equiparación de salarios=pay equity.
* equiparación económica=economic levelling.
* equiparación laboral=comparable worth.
* equiparación salarial=pay equity ; equal pay ; pay parity.
* equiparación social=social levelling.

equiparación con el profesorado
(n.)=faculty status.
Ex: The faculty status issue continues to hold considerable attention among academic librarians.
equiparación de salarios
(n.)=pay equity.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
equiparación económica
(n.)=economic levelling.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
equiparación laboral
(n.)=comparable worth.
Ex: Recent interest in comparable worth has led many to question whether librarians' salaries are too low.
equiparación salarial
(n.)=pay equity ; equal pay ; pay parity.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services. Ex: The issue is not that of equal pay, but equal opportunity. Ex: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions.
equiparación social
(n.)=social levelling.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
equiparar
(v.)=equate (with/to) ; mainstream ; liken ; rival ; place + Nombre + on the same footing as ; equalise [equalize, -USA] ; equalise [equalize, -USA].
Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.
Ex: This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.
Ex: Few pleasures for the true reader rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books.
Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.
Ex: This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
Ex: This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
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* equiparar a=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
* equiparar Algo a=bring + Nombre + up to.
* equiparar con=bring + Nombre + in line with ; stand up against.
* equipararse a=map to.
* equipararse con=be on (an) equal footing with.

equiparar Algo a
(v.)=bring + Nombre + up to.
Ex: An 'import levy' is then charged on the importer's price in order to bring it up to the threshold price.
equiparar a
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
Ex: There are importante tendencies to bring Bradford's distribution law to a par with some well-known laws within and outside bibliometrics.
equiparar con
(v.)=bring + Nombre + in line with ; stand up against.
Ex: It seems possible that the Americans will revise these rules to bring them in line with the British solution. Ex: Teletext stands up reasonably well against television news in terms of quantity of news delivered and ease of access.
equipararse a
(v.)=map to.
Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
equipararse con
(v.)=be on (an) equal footing with.
Ex: Public libraries serving special populations unfamiliar with the concept of a public library must have alternative use measures available to be on equal footing with libraries serving more traditional markets = Las bibliotecas públicas que atienden a comunidades específicas que no están familiarizadas con el concepto de la biblioteca pública deben disponer de indicadores alternativos para poder equipararse con las bibliotecas que atienden a unos mercados más tradicionales.
equipo administrativo
(n.)=administrative team.
Ex: The research suggests that archivists should look at themselves less as the historical voice in an institution and more as part of the administrative team.
equipo audiovisual
(n.)=audiovisual equipment.
Ex: There are still differing views on the location of audio visual equipment.
equipo contrario, el
(n.)=opposing team, the.
Ex: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.
equipo de atletismo
(n.)=athletic team ; track team.
Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater. Ex: Hunter has been suspended from the track team for a violation of school rules, according to sources.
equipo de búsqueda y rescate
(n.)=search and rescue team.
Ex: Search and rescue teams should have been better instructed about coordinating with local counterpart organizations.
equipo de casa
(n.)=home team ; home side.
Ex: This finding contradicts the general belief that spectators' cheering encourages better performance in a home team. Ex: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.
equipo de cámara
(n.)=camera crew.
Ex: Would you be embarrassed if you took a pee against a car only to find out there's a camera crew inside filming you?.
equipo de dirección
(n.)=management ; management team ; administrative team ; top management ; administration ; governing board ; top management team.
Ex: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose. Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year. Ex: Top management includes the library's director, assistant director, business manager, and any other members of the administartive team that operate at the highest level. Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management. Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices. Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library. Ex: It is hardly a harbinger of an effective top management team when what binds it together is a shared 'grin and bear it' strategy.
equipo de emergencia(s)
(n.)=emergency crew.
Ex: Emergency crews are mopping up after a devastating thunderstorm, which dumped 30mm of rain in two hours.
equipo de gestión
(n.)=management team.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
equipo de gobierno
(n.)=administration ; governing board ; management ; top management ; top management team.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices. Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library. Ex: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose. Ex: Nevertheless, performance evaluation can be made more effective if, as stated earlier, the program is strongly supported by top management. Ex: It is hardly a harbinger of an effective top management team when what binds it together is a shared 'grin and bear it' strategy.
equipo de impresión
(n.)=press crew.
Ex: Having imposed a forme, the compositor carried it to the press room, where a press crew was required to pause in its work and pull a proof for him, often on an old press kept for the purpose.
equipo de investigación
(n.)=research team.
Ex: The research team's immediate aim was to assist this group to become effective users of the Internet.
equipo de lectura de microfilm
(n.)=microfilm reading equipment.
Ex: Non-standard lighting might also be needed to avoid unacceptable reflections in the screens of microfilm reading equipment.
equipo de mantenimiento
(n.)=maintenance crew.
Ex: Then he noticed that the maintenance crews were varnishing the outside railings and painting the outside of the ship.
equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida
(n.)=life-support system.
Ex: This is a medical decision making system which predicts the survival rate of patients in intensive care and hence whether they should remain on life-support systems.
equipo de medición topográfica
(n.)=surveying equipment.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
equipo de música
(n.)=home stereo system ; stereo system.
Ex: The signals that can be viewed with an oscilloscope or be made audible with a home stereo system. Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
equipo de pesca
(n.)=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife. Ex: Fishing gear that produces an electric field in sea water could help prevent sharks from becoming accidental bycatch. Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8. Ex: Some people wrongly believe their household contents insurance will cover their angling equipment.
equipo de producción
(n.)=production equipment.
Ex: Some of the simpler maintenance routines necessary for production equipment can be carried out by the user.
equipo de protección
(n.)=protective gear ; protective equipment.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes. Ex: Wear the proper personal protective equipment when working with corrosive materials.
equipo de rescate
(n.)=rescue team ; rescue crew.
Ex: When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country. Ex: Both rescue crews and families are maintaining a 'sliver of hope' that the four missing miners made it to one of the airtight chambers.
equipo de salvamento
(n.)=rescue team.
Ex: When the area was jolted by a severe earthquake rescue teams rushed in from all over the country.
equipo de sonido
(n.)=sound system ; hi-fi system.
Ex: Most of the money meant for repairs eventually went towards redecorating the church and buying a new sound system. Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.
equipo de trabajo
(n.)=study team ; project team ; work team.
Ex: Code revision is occurring as a series of proposals which arise out of study teams. Ex: The 'project team' may only consist of the librarian and one other member of staff, but a methodical approach will still offer many benefits. Ex: Self-directed work teams were created and continued to function without any assessment until 1999.
equipo deportivo
(n.)=sports team.
Ex: Detroit is home to a number of great professional and college sports teams with a long and rich history and bright futures.
equipo directivo
(n.)=governing board.
Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.
equipo editorial
(n.)=editorial team.
Ex: And it has to be recognized that the very popularity of the scheme will always act as a brake on the most radical editorial team.
equipo especial
(n.)=skunkwork [skunk work].
Ex: A skunkworks is a group of people who, in order to achieve unusual results, work on a project in a way that is outside the usual rules.
equipo femenino
(n.)=women's team.
Ex: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points.
equipo ganador
(n.)=winning team.
Ex: A close competition, there was a winning team and two teams tied in second place.
equipo informático
(n.)=computer hardware ; computer equipment ; computer machinery.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user. Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back. Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.
equipo interdisciplinar
(n.)=cross-functional team.
Ex: The library has set up a cross-functional team to manage the acquisition of materials in electronic formats.
equipo investigador
(n.)=research team.
Ex: The research team's immediate aim was to assist this group to become effective users of the Internet.
equipo mixto
(n.)=cross-functional team.
Ex: The library has set up a cross-functional team to manage the acquisition of materials in electronic formats.
equipo nacional
(n.)=national team.
Ex: He was both the coach of a national team that never lost a match and a club that never won a title.
equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas
(n.)=audio tour unit.
Ex: Library users are introduced to the specifics and vagaries of each library in a variety of ways and instructional levels: signs, library guides, tape/slide shows, video display units, and audio tour units.
equipo protector
(n.)=protective gear ; protective equipment.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes. Ex: Wear the proper personal protective equipment when working with corrosive materials.
equipo solar
(n.)=solar equipment.
Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
equipo titular
(n.)=starting team.
Ex: Selecting starting team is always a headache for coaches.
equipo topográfico
(n.)=surveying equipment.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
equipo visitante
(n.)=visiting team.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
equipo^1
(n.)=apparatus ; equipment ; gear ; rig ; infrastructure.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent the methodology employed, in particular, apparatus, equipment, tools, materials.
Ex: A post-coordinate index depends upon specialised equipment and storage devices.
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.
Ex: Priority sectors are in energy, industry and infrastructure.
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* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador=hardware-based.
* equipo audiovisual=audiovisual equipment.
* equipo de emergencia(s)=emergency crew.
* equipo de lectura de microfilm=microfilm reading equipment.
* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida=life-support system.
* equipo de medición topográfica=surveying equipment.
* equipo de música=home stereo system ; stereo system.
* equipo de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* equipo de producción=production equipment.
* equipo de protección=protective gear ; protective equipment.
* equipo de sonido=sound system ; hi-fi system.
* equipo informático=computer hardware ; computer equipment ; computer machinery.
* equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas=audio tour unit.
* equipo protector=protective gear ; protective equipment.
* equipos ADP (para el proceso automático de datos)=ADP (automatic data processing) equipment.
* equipos de calefacción=heating equipment.
* equipos de reprografía=reprographic equipment.
* equipo solar=solar equipment.
* equipo topográfico=surveying equipment.
* material y equipos de oficina=office supply and equipment.
* suministrar material de equipo=supply + equipment.

equipo^2
(n.)=team ; crew ; squad.
Ex: Guidelines are also valuable introductory material for any new abstractors, whether geographically separated from the remainder of the abstracting team or not.
Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
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* basado en el trabajo en equipo=team-based.
* biblioteconomía en equipo=team librarianship.
* colaboración en equipo=collaborative teamwork.
* compañero de equipo=teammate.
* dejar fuera del equipo=sideline.
* deporte de equipo=team sport.
* equipo administrativo=administrative team.
* equipo contrario, el=opposing team, the.
* equipo de atletismo=athletic team ; track team.
* equipo de búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue team.
* equipo de cámara=camera crew.
* equipo de casa=home team ; home side.
* equipo de dirección=management ; management team ; administrative team ; top management ; administration ; governing board ; top management team.
* equipo de gestión=management team.
* equipo de gobierno=administration ; governing board ; management ; top management ; top management team.
* equipo de impresión=press crew.
* equipo de investigación=research team.
* equipo de mantenimiento=maintenance crew.
* equipo deportivo=sports team.
* equipo de producción=production team.
* equipo de rescate=rescue team ; rescue crew.
* equipo de salvamento=rescue team.
* equipo de trabajo=study team ; project team ; work team.
* equipo directivo=governing board.
* equipo editorial=editorial team.
* equipo especial=skunkwork [skunk work].
* equipo femenino=women's team.
* equipo ganador=winning team.
* equipo interdisciplinar=cross-functional team.
* equipo investigador=research team.
* equipo mixto=cross-functional team.
* equipo nacional=national team.
* equipo titular=starting team.
* equipo visitante=visiting team.
* esfuerzo de equipo=team effort.
* espíritu de equipo=team spirit.
* fomento de espíritu de equipo=team building.
* investigación en equipo=team research.
* partido entre equipos rivales=local derby.
* trabajar en equipo=work as + a team.
* trabajo en equipo=teamwork ; collaborative teamwork ; team management.
* un equipo de=a team of.

equipos ADP (para el proceso automático de datos)
=ADP (automatic data processing) equipment.
Ex: This article describes the rapid advance in the provision of ADP equipment at the workplace in libraries.
equipos de calefacción
(n.)=heating equipment.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.
equipos de reprografía
(n.)=reprographic equipment.
Ex: Reprographic equipment of one kind or another is to be found in practically every library.
equitación
(n.)=horse riding ; horseback riding ; riding.
Ex: Horse riding holidays in Ireland are a great way to see the famous Irish countryside at close quarters.
Ex: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.
Ex: To gain a trustful relationship with a horse, a rider must master the basics of riding, including how to hold reins.
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* escuela de equitación=riding school.

equitativamente
=fairly ; equitably.
Ex: Catalogues based on outdated classification schemes can hardly be used fairly as ammunition in an attack on the classified catalogue as such.
Ex: Printing may occasionally have been split up in this way for the sake of speed, but it is more likely to have been done in order to share out work equitably between the members of a partnership.

equitativo
(adj.)=equitable ; equal ; just.
Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.
Ex: For any concept of human rights to be universally accepted, equal respect and mutual comprehension between rival cultures is demanded.
Ex: Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.
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* justo y equitativo=fair and equitable.

equivalencia
(n.)=equivalency ; comparability ; equivalence ; mapping.
Ex: The article 'Algorithmisation of descriptor equivalency' addresses the problem of finding equivalent expressions when constructing multilingual natural language thesauri.
Ex: In order to ensure comparability of results between the UK and Canadian studies, there will be as few as possible alterations to the tools.
Ex: It was necessary to develop guidelines to find the correct equivalences.
Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
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* equivalencia verbal=verbal translation.
* establecer equivalencias entre=map onto/to ; crosswalk.
* relación de equivalencia=equivalence relationship.
* volver a establecer equivalencias=remap.

equivalencia verbal
(n.)=verbal translation.
Ex: The provision of 'guide' or 'feature' cards, displaying class numbers and their verbal translations, break up the classified sequence into manageable proportions and help in the process of guiding.
equivalente
(n.)=matching ; counterpart ; commensurate ; equivalent ; equivalent.
Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.
Ex: The American counterpart of parliamentary publications are called congressional publications.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.
Ex: Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.
Ex: The decision was taken to replace the conventional darkroom equipment with modern, digital equivalents.
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* de un modo equivalente=equivalently.
* equivalente a=equivalent to ; tantamount to.
* equivalente a tiempo completo=full-time equivalent (FTE).
* tener como equivalente=have + counterpart.
* término equivalente=equivalent term.

equivalente a
=equivalent to ; tantamount to.
Ex: Sometimes it is acceptable to treat such words or concepts as equivalent to one another, and on other occasions it is important to differentiate between such terms. Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
equivalente a tiempo completo
(n.)=full-time equivalent (FTE).
Ex: These five colleges together enroll more than 20,000 full-time equivalent students.
equivaler
(v.)=be equivalent to.
Ex: = is equivalent to UF; - is equivalent to Use; < is equivalent to BT, > is equivalent to NT; -- is equivalent to RT.
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* equivaler a=amount to.

equivaler a
(v.)=amount to.
Ex: One of the characteristic features of a post-coordinate indexing system is that searching amounts to more than making a note of the records listed under one index heading.
equivocadamente
=wrongly ; mistakenly.
Ex: Sheets wrongly printed should be distinguished from sheets correctly printed but wrongly folded.
Ex: International guidelines have been mistakenly applied as general rules for all libraries = Se han aplicado erróneamente las directrices internacionales como reglas generales para todas las bibliotecas.
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* creerse equivocadamente=lull + Nombre + into thinking.

equivocado
=false ; misconceived ; misguided ; wrong ; wrong-headed ; misplaced ; misinformed ; in error.
Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.
Ex: In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.
Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
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* agujero equivocado, el=wrong hole, the.
* aplicar un tratamiento equivocado=mistreat.
* dar una impresión equivocada=send + the wrong signals.
* diagnóstico equivocado=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
* estar completamente equivocado=be way off.
* estar equivocado=be mistaken ; be wide of the mark ; be wrong ; be in error ; miss + the mark ; miss + the point ; be in the wrong.
* estar equivocado en + Número + cosas=be wrong on + Número + count(s).
* estar totalmente equivocado=be way off.
* hacer Algo de forma equivocada=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de manera equivocada=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de modo equivocado=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* no andar muy equivocado=be in the right realm.
* número equivocado=wrong number.
* si no estoy equivocado=if my hunch is right ; if I am not mistaken.

equivocar
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* equivocarse=commit + error ; err ; mistake ; make + error ; bark up + the wrong tree ; get it + (all) wrong ; slip up.
* equivocarse en el diagnóstico=misdiagnose.
* equivocarse es humano=to err is human.

equivocarse
(v.)=commit + error ; err ; mistake ; make + error ; bark up + the wrong tree ; get it + (all) wrong ; slip up.
Ex: Let us perform a simple thought experiment: assume that a cataloger has committed a simple transposition error and transcribed YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER as YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER. Ex: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing. Ex: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course. Ex: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'. Ex: The article 'Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious. Ex: There are risks in assuming that the enquirer has got it all wrong. Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
equivocarse en el diagnóstico
(v.)=misdiagnose.
Ex: Scabies is frequently misdiagnosed and mistreated, partly because its symptoms mimic so many other skin diseases.
equivocarse es humano
=to err is human.
Ex: The article 'To err is human' describes 7 common searching errors when learning to do on-line searching.
equivocidad
(n.)=ambiguity ; equivocity.
Ex: In pursuing brevity, however, care must be exercised to avoid ambiguity.
Ex: And all the treatises of the Middle Ages are filled with long chapters on the univocity or equivocity of being.

equívoco
(adj.)=equivocal ; misapplied.
Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.
Ex: The word 'archival' has been rejected so as to avoid some misapplied promotional efforts by vendors.
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* palabra equívoca=weasel word.

era
(n.)=era ; epoch ; age.
Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.
Ex: The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.
Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.
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* en la era digital=in the digital era ; in the digital age.
* era anterior al Cristianismo=pre-Christian era.
* era cristiana, la=common era, the (C.E.).
* era de la copia electrónica, la=electrocopying era, the.
* era de la electrónica, la=electronic age, the.
* era de la fotocopia, la=photocopying era, the.
* era de la imprenta, la=print era, the.
* era de la información=information era.
* era de la información, la=information age, the.
* era de la informática, la=computer age, the.
* Era del Conocimiento, la=Knowledge Age, the.
* era digital, la=digital age, the.
* era moderna, la=modern era, the.
* era tecnológica=technological age.
* nacido antes de la era digital=digital immigrant.
* nacido en la era digital=digital native.
* nueva era=new age.
* pasar a la era de=move into + the age of.

era anterior al Cristianismo
(n.)=pre-Christian era.
Ex: The term 'public library' may be applied to some libraries in the pre-Christian era but its meaning differed considerably from that of today.
era cristiana, la
(n.)=common era, the (C.E.).
Ex: The codex was truly the invention that revolutionized the arrangement and processing of information in the earliest centuries of the common era.
era de la copia electrónica, la
=electrocopying era, the.
Ex: We argue strongly for the continuation into the electro-copying era of the fair dealing provisions in legislation designed for the photocopying era.
era de la electrónica, la
=electronic age, the.
Ex: We have to work out a 'modus vivendi' in the electronic age.
era de la fotocopia, la
=photocopying era, the.
Ex: We argue strongly for the continuation into the electro-copying era of the fair dealing provisions in legislation designed for the photocopying era.
era de la imprenta, la
=print era, the.
Ex: Rather than bemoan the inevitable loss of the distinctive characteristics of the print era, let us build on the extraordinary strengths of digital information to preserve the best of our heritage.
era de la información
(n.)=information era.
Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
era de la información, la
=information age, the.
Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age.
era de la informática, la
=computer age, the.
Ex: Interloans have regressed recently, despite the rapid advancement of the computer age.
era digital, la
(n.)=digital age, the.
Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?.
era moderna, la
(n.)=modern era, the.
Ex: The postcard collection consists of 292 postcards from the turn of the century to the modern era.
era tecnológica
(n.)=technological age.
Ex: This article considers the role of political education particularly in the technological age.
eramos pocos y parió la abuela
=it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
Ex: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up. Ex: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.
erario
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* erario público=public money ; public funds ; public cash.

erario público
(n.)=public money ; public funds ; public cash.
Ex: Rendering information services is one way to show that the library is using public money to good advantage. Ex: This is probably a misuse of public funds and a betrayal of public trust. Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

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erección
(n.)=erection.
Ex: The war years heralded several changes, one of them being the erection of a new library building.

eremita
(n.)=hermit ; recluse.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The electronic hermit: trends in library automation'.
Ex: Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.

ergonomista
(n.)=ergonomist.
Ex: Ergonomists ensure that equipment, facilities and systems are designed and organised to the highest standards of comfort, efficiency, health and safety for the people using them.

ergonomía
(n.)=ergonomics.
Nota: Disciplina que estudia el modo de hacer las condiciones de trabajo y los intrumentos usados lo más ameno posible para el trabajador de tal manera que su rendimiento mejore. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: It is therefore most important to assess the overall ergonomics of the system to ensure that fatigue and general discomfort are reduced to a minimum.

ergonómico
(adj.)=ergonomic.
Ex: This article touches upon issues concerning falsification and copyright, legal requirements regarding work with VDUs and controls placed upon the length of time working at VDUs and as ergonomic issues.

ergotismo
(n.)=ergotism.
Ex: Ergotism could be called a 'cereal killer' for its cause, ergot, comes from cereals such as rye and wheat and is quite capable of killing someone.

erguido
(v.)=erect ; stand + tall.
Ex: The irate patron stance is characterised by very erect posture, an angry facial expression, sustained eye contact, dilated pupils, emphatic head nods, and in rare cases, clenched fists.
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.
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* caminar erguido=walk + upright.
* mantener la cabeza erguida=keep + Posesivo + head held high.

ergónomo
(n.)=ergonomist.
Ex: Ergonomists ensure that equipment, facilities and systems are designed and organised to the highest standards of comfort, efficiency, health and safety for the people using them.

erigido
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* erigido por uno mismo=self-ordained.

erigido por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-ordained.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.
erigir
(v.)=erect ; elevate.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.
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* erigirse=self-appointed ; self-proclaimed.
* erigirse en=set + Reflexivo + up as.

erigirse
(adj.)=self-appointed ; self-proclaimed.
Ex: However the authors challenge the library's self-appointed role as the only research library in the country = No obstante, los autores cuestionan el hecho de que la biblioteca se haya eregido como la única biblioteca de investigación del país. Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.
erigirse en
(v.)=set + Reflexivo + up as.
Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.
erisipela
(n.)=erysipelas.
Ex: The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.

eritrocito
(n.)=red blood cell.
Ex: There is accumulating evidence of reductions in red blood cell membrane essential fatty acids in patients with schizophrenia.

erizado
(adj.)=spiny .
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.

erizar
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* erizar la crin=raise + Posesivo + hackles.
* erizar los pelos=bristle.

erizar la crin
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + hackles.
Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.
erizar los pelos
(v.)=bristle.
Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
erizo
(n.)=hedgehog.
Ex: The disease was found in rodents, hedgehogs, squirrels, hares, foxes, sheep and a number of avian species..
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* erizo de mar=sea urchin.

erizo de mar
(n.)=sea urchin.
Ex: The taste and smell of gonads were generally better in sea urchins collected from the wild than in sea urchins fed animal and vegetable diets.
ermita
(n.)=hermitage ; chapel.
Ex: The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar.
Ex: This article deals with the adaptation of churches as a whole, the choir or nave to library use, not single rooms or chapels for this purpose.

ermitaño
(n.)=hermit ; recluse.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The electronic hermit: trends in library automation'.
Ex: Despite fast becoming one of the most famous women on the planet, Paris Hilton says she won't turn into a recluse.

erosionable
(adj.)=erodible.
Ex: The results show that surface gravel-sand mulch provides a more favorable environment for plant growth than non-mulched fields in the highly erodible loess area of northwest China.

erosión
(n.)=erosion ; weathering.
Nota: Producida por los efectos del clima.
Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.
Ex: Science topics include weathering, erosion, streams, sedimentation, sedimentary rocks.
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* erosión de los ríos=river erosion.
* erosión del suelo=soil erosion.

erosión de los ríos
(n.)=river erosion.
Ex: This digital tapestry outlines the geologic story of continental collision and break-up, mountain-building, river erosion and deposition, glaciation, volcanism, and other events and processes that have shaped the region.
erosión del suelo
(n.)=soil erosion.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
erotismo
(n.)=eroticism ; sexiness.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Eroticism and erotic literature - a Swedish view'.
Ex: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with herwiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers.

erotómano
(n.)=eroticist.
Ex: One group of individuals using the library for unconventional purposes are public eroticists who use the toilets and other accessible areas for sexual purposes.

errabundo
(n.)=rover ; wanderer.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends.

erradicación
(n.)=eradication ; wiping out ; annihilation.
Ex: The background papers on education prepared for the conference did not include the role of libraries in the eradication of illiterary.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.

erradicador
(adj.)=annihilating.
Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.

erradicar
(v.)=eradicate ; erase ; root out ; stamp out ; stomp + Nombre + out.
Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
Ex: Libraries should root out unproductive and obsolete activities.
Ex: The existence of the Internet and World Wide Web has made it almost impossible to stamp out crimes committed by hackers.
Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.
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* erradicar falsas ideas=erase + misconceptions.
* erradicar una desigualdad=eradicate + inequality.
* erradicar una falsa idea=dispel + idea.
* erradicar una injusticia=eradicate + injustice.
* las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar=old habits die hard.

erradicar falsas ideas
(v.)=erase + misconceptions.
Ex: Measurement of library activities can provide the evidence to erase misconceptions and add weight to those aspects of service that present a more powerful image = La medición de las actividades bibliotecarias puede proporcionar las pruebas necesarias para erradicar falsas ideas y apoyar aquellos aspectos del servicio que presentan una mejor imagen de la biblioteca.
erradicar una desigualdad
(v.)=eradicate + inequality.
Ex: The raison d'etre of the ALA is not to erradicate racial injustice and inequalities and to promote human brotherhood.
erradicar una falsa idea
(v.)=dispel + idea.
Ex: The author aims to present Delphi as a practical method and to dispel the idea that Delphi is more of a guessing game.
erradicar una injusticia
(v.)=eradicate + injustice.
Ex: The raison d'etre of the ALA is not to erradicate racial injustice and inequalities and to promote human brotherhood.
errante
(adj.)=wandering ; errant.
Ex: I've tolerated his remarks and his wandering hands because, frankly, I need the job.
Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt.
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* mente errante=meandering mind.
* pensamiento errante=meandering thought.

errar^1
(v.)=miss + the mark ; err ; mistake ; miss + the point.
Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
Ex: Wherein had she erred? Try as she might she could think of nothing.
Ex: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

errar^2
(v.)=ramble ; roam (about/around) ; range ; rove.
Ex: Because by now comparative librarianship has a well-developed methodology, he does not have to waste his effort by rambling.
Ex: Unless children are given time to roam about unhindered among books of many kinds, left alone to choose for themselves, and to do what any avid adult reader does, then maybe we labor in vain.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.

errata
(n.)=misprint.
Nota: Error material cometido en la escritura o impresión de una obra.
Ex: An errata slip is a list of mistakes or misprints in a printed or written book or document.
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* fe de erratas=corrigenda [sing. corrigendum] ; errata [erratum, -sing.] ; errata slip ; errata sheet.

erre que erre
(n.)=hobby-horse.
Ex: They then lambasted her for interrupting the president and riding her hobby-horse of war and peace.

error
(n.)=error ; failure ; fault ; mistake ; pitfall ; bug ; stumble ; delusion ; goof ; blooper ; bobble ; muck-up ; goof-up.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
Ex: A mistake, say, in trasncribing Fergusson as Ferguson may cause some problems, copying Davinson as Davison will cause even more!.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
Ex: A bug is an error in a program or an equipment malfunction.
Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.
Ex: The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
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* a base de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a base de errores=the hard way.
* a fuerza de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a fuerza de errores=the hard way.
* análisis de errores=error analysis.
* aprender a fuerza de errores=learn by + trial and error.
* aprender Algo a base de cometer errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* aprender de errores=learn from + errors.
* aprender por el método de ensayo y error=learn by + trial and error.
* caer en el error de=fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
* cometer el error de=fall into + the error of ; blunder into.
* cometer errores por despiste=bump into + lampposts.
* cometer un error=commit + error ; make + mistake ; make + error ; be caught out ; slip up.
* cometer un error al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* cometer un error garrafal=commit + blunder ; make + a bloomer ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
* cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* con errores=flawed.
* con errores gramaticales=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect.
* corregir errores=debug.
* corregir un error=correct + error ; amend + mistake ; correct + a wrong ; correct + Posesivo + mistake.
* deshacer los errores cometidos=turn + the clock back.
* detección de errores=error identification.
* detectar un error=detect + error ; spot + mistake ; spot + error.
* eliminar un error=remove + error.
* error administrativo=clerical mistake ; clerical error.
* error craso=gross mistake ; crass mistake ; crass error ; blunder ; monumental mistake ; monumental error.
* error de cálculo=miscalculation ; mathematical mistake ; mathematical error ; calculation error ; calculation mistake.
* error de communicación=miscommunication.
* error de contenido=factual error.
* error de copia=clerical error ; clerical mistake.
* error de diagnóstico=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
* error de diseño=design error.
* error de entendimiento=misunderstanding.
* error de escritura=mistyping.
* error de estilo=stylistic error.
* error de juicio=misunderstanding ; error of judgement.
* error de la muestra=sampling error.
* error de la naturaleza=freak of nature.
* error de lectura=misreading.
* error del original=sic ; sic.
* error de mecanografía=typo ; typing error ; keying error ; typing mistake ; mistype.
* error de medición=error of measurement.
* error de muestreo=sampling error.
* error de percepción=misperception.
* error de probabilidad=probability of error.
* error de pronunciación=mispronunciation.
* error de transposición=transposition error.
* errores=floundering.
* error estilístico=stylistic error.
* error fatal=fatal mistake.
* error garrafal=blunder ; cock-up ; crass mistake ; crass error ; gross mistake ; monumental mistake ; monumental error ; clanger.
* error gramatical=grammatical error.
* error humano=human error.
* error matemático=mathematical mistake ; mathematical error.
* error mecánico=machine error.
* error mecanográfico=keying error ; typo ; typing error ; typing mistake ; mistype.
* error óptico=optical error.
* error ortográfico=misspelling [mis-spelling] ; orthographic error ; spelling mistake ; spelling error.
* error por omisión=omission failure.
* error tipográfico=typing error ; typing mistake ; typographical error ; typographical mistake ; typo ; keying error ; mistype.
* evitar un error=avoid + error.
* gramática con errores=poor grammar.
* identificación de errores=error identification.
* lista de errores=error report.
* lleno de errores=buggy .
* margen de error=margin of error.
* mensaje de error=error message.
* no tener errores=be error-free.
* nótese el error=sic.
* patrón de errores=error pattern.
* plagado de errores=buggy .
* plagar de errores=litter with + failure.
* por el método de ensayo y error=by trial and error ; trial and error.
* por error=by mistake.
* propenso a errores=error prone ; prone to error.
* rectificar un error=rectify + failure.
* sin errores=error-free.
* subsanar un error=extirpate + error.
* sujeto a errores=prone to error.
* susceptible de error=susceptible to error ; susceptible to mistake.
* tasa de error=error rate.
* tener errores=be flawed.
* tolerancia al error=error tolerance ; fault tolerance.
* tolerante al error=fault tolerant ; error tolerant.

error administrativo
(n.)=clerical mistake ; clerical error.
Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated. Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
error craso
(n.)=gross mistake ; crass mistake ; crass error ; blunder ; monumental mistake ; monumental error.
Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection. Ex: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes. Ex: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it. Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all. Ex: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes. Ex: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made.
error de communicación
(n.)=miscommunication.
Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.
error de contenido
(n.)=factual error.
Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint.
error de copia
(n.)=clerical error ; clerical mistake.
Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights. Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated.
error de cálculo
(n.)=miscalculation ; mathematical mistake ; mathematical error ; calculation error ; calculation mistake.
Ex: This article notes the brief and troubled history of this area of inquiry, which was prone to miscalculation, misinterpretation, and politicisation. Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated. Ex: Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors. Ex: This was important before computers were invented, when calculations were all done by hand, and also were done repeatedly to check for calculation errors. Ex: The author made some calculation mistakes in the comparison table.
error de diagnóstico
(n.)=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
Ex: The single most common cause of misdiagnosis is a doctor's failure to consider other possibilities after an initial diagnosis is reached.
error de diseño
(n.)=design error.
Ex: This article discusses the dangers of defective products and the difference between design errors and manufacturing defects.
error de entendimiento
(n.)=misunderstanding.
Ex: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.
error de escritura
(n.)=mistyping.
Ex: Misspellings tend to differ from the correct words more than mistyping do.
error de estilo
(n.)=stylistic error.
Ex: Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
error de juicio
(n.)=misunderstanding ; error of judgement.
Ex: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding. Ex: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.
error de la muestra
(n.)=sampling error.
Ex: User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.
error de la naturaleza
(n.)=freak of nature.
Ex: Despite statistics showing their phenomenal growth and use, on-line data bases in US libraries are still somewhat a freak of nature.
error de lectura
(n.)=misreading.
Ex: A few cases are known in printed texts of the hand-press period of errors which appear to have been caused by a mishearing rather than by a misreading of the copy.
error de mecanografía
(n.)=typo ; typing error ; keying error ; typing mistake ; mistype.
Ex: A recent survey showed that slightly more than one-third of executives recently cited typos or grammatical errors as the most common mistake on resumes. Ex: The BACKSPACE key, located above RETURN and marked with an arrow pointing left, erases typing errors. Ex: This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established. Ex: The software package such as spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes. Ex: Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur.
error de medición
(n.)=error of measurement.
Ex: In the second, major descriptor phrases that begin with the word 'error' are retrieved, such as 'error analysis (language),' 'error of measurement,' and 'error patterns'.
error de muestreo
(n.)=sampling error.
Ex: User figures must come from sample surveys of the general population and here there is always the margin of sampling error.
error de percepción
(n.)=misperception.
Ex: Part time librarians often suffer from colleagues' and administrators' misperceptions about their commitment to the profession = A menudo los bibliotecarios a tiempo parcial padecen los errores de percepción sobre su dedicación a la profesión por parte de colegas y directivos.
error de probabilidad
(n.)=probability of error.
Ex: Probability of error, generalised Chernoff bounds and related parameters will be used as performance criteria.
error de pronunciación
(n.)=mispronunciation.
Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
error de transposición
(n.)=transposition error.
Ex: Let us perform a simple thought experiment: assume that a cataloger has committed a simple transposition error and transcribed YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER as YEATS, WILLIAM BULTER.
error del original
=sic ; sic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'.
error estilístico
(n.)=stylistic error.
Ex: Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
error fatal
(n.)=fatal mistake.
Ex: In your first few comments I think you were making the point I was trying to make, namely, automating what you're doing already is always a fatal mistake.
error garrafal
(n.)=blunder ; cock-up ; crass mistake ; crass error ; gross mistake ; monumental mistake ; monumental error ; clanger.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all. Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy. Ex: We rely on the collective knowledge of our fans to help us catch our crass mistakes. Ex: And, since it is based on a series of crass errors, we can well do without it. Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection. Ex: We apologise for this apparent error of judgement but promise to keep you informed of any other similar monumental mistakes. Ex: Iraq and its future will be testimony to one of the most monumental errors in judgement the American and British people have ever made. Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
error gramatical
(n.)=grammatical error.
Ex: The author's intentions might also have been misunderstood if his manuscript contained obvious lacunae or grammatical errors.
error humano
(n.)=human error.
Ex: Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud.
error matemático
(n.)=mathematical mistake ; mathematical error.
Ex: Compared to the first group, the second group had significantly fewer errors, with careless mathematical and clerical mistakes almost eliminated. Ex: Some of the confusion encountered in electrochemistry due to misunderstandings of sign conventions and simple mathematical errors.
error mecanográfico
(n.)=keying error ; typo ; typing error ; typing mistake ; mistype.
Ex: This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established. Ex: A recent survey showed that slightly more than one-third of executives recently cited typos or grammatical errors as the most common mistake on resumes. Ex: The BACKSPACE key, located above RETURN and marked with an arrow pointing left, erases typing errors. Ex: The software package such as spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes. Ex: Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur.
error mecánico
(n.)=machine error.
Ex: This should not be done since terminal use is expensive, involves extra staff training, and introduces the possibility of machine error = Esto no debería hacerse puesto que el uso de los terminales es caro, requiere formación adicional del personal e introduce la posibilidad de errores mecánicos.
error ortográfico
(n.)=misspelling [mis-spelling] ; orthographic error ; spelling mistake ; spelling error.
Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated. Ex: The work has resulted in new techniques for computerised text analysis with great tolerance to orthographic errors. Ex: Spelling mistakes are the most common but there are also more misleading errors. Ex: There are also software packages to correct spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes.
error por omisión
(n.)=omission failure.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
error tipográfico
(n.)=typing error ; typing mistake ; typographical error ; typographical mistake ; typo ; keying error ; mistype.
Ex: The BACKSPACE key, located above RETURN and marked with an arrow pointing left, erases typing errors. Ex: The software package such as spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes. Ex: Some checking, such as that directed towards eliminating minor typographical error, can be performed separately from editing. Ex: He took it upon himself to correct what he appears to have considered typographical mistakes and even infelicities in the text = Asumió la responsabilidad de corregir lo que parece que había considerado que eran errores tipográficos e incluso cosas desacertadas que contenía el texto. Ex: A recent survey showed that slightly more than one-third of executives recently cited typos or grammatical errors as the most common mistake on resumes. Ex: This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established. Ex: Here are some of the common mistypes and some potential reasons on why they may occur.
error óptico
(n.)=optical error.
Ex: Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.
errores
(n.)=floundering.
Ex: Finding showed that too much time was spent on searching, partly because of floundering.
erráticamente
=erratically.
Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.

erráticl
(adj.)=inconstant.
Ex: His inconstant and bizarre behavior in a crisis makes me more convinced than ever that he's not mentally fit to hold the office.

errático
(adj.)=erratic.
Ex: The arrangement of headings into an overall sequence is important, and an order which is erratic, unpredictable, or with which the user is not familiar can lead to poor retrieval in any printed, card or microfilm index or catalogue.
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* de forma errática=erratically.
* de modo errático=erratically.
* mente errática=meandering mind.
* pensamiento errático=meandering thought.

erróneamente
=erroneously ; wrongly ; mistakenly.
Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.
Ex: Sheets wrongly printed should be distinguished from sheets correctly printed but wrongly folded.
Ex: International guidelines have been mistakenly applied as general rules for all libraries = Se han aplicado erróneamente las directrices internacionales como reglas generales para todas las bibliotecas.
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* denominar erróneamente=mislabel.
* describir erróneamente=mislabel.
* erróneamente llamado=ill-named.
* percibir erróneamente=misperceive.

erróneamente llamado
(adj.)=ill-named.
Ex: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.
erróneo
=erroneous ; false ; misguided ; misleading ; wrong ; wrong-headed ; misapplied ; fallacious ; misplaced ; misinformed ; in error.
Ex: Mistakes in check-in will occasionally lead to erroneous entries in the receipt history.
Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
Ex: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.
Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
Ex: His largest group of intentional alterations consisted of 27 relatively minor emendations, mostly wrong-headed.
Ex: The word 'archival' has been rejected so as to avoid some misapplied promotional efforts by vendors.
Ex: On the basis of current knowledge it seems fallacious to describe people's consumer behavior as having clear-cut objectives.
Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.
Ex: In the 1990s damaging stereotypes and misguided caricatures persist in dominating the American public's generally misinformed view of what it means to be a librarian.
Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
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* aplicar un tratamiento erróneo=mistreat.
* colocado en lugar erróneo=misplaced.
* correo con dirección errónea=misdirected mail.
* hacer Algo de forma errónea=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de manera errónea=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de modo erróneo=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* interpretación errónea=misinterpretation ; misrepresentation.
* llegar a una conclusión errónea=put two and two together to make five.
* llevar a conclusiones erróneas=mislead.
* representación errónea=misrepresentation.
* ser erróneo=be wide of the mark ; be wrong ; be in error.

eructar
(v.)=belch ; burp.
Ex: Everyone has gas and eliminates it by belching or farting (passing it through the rectum).
Ex: It's polite to burp after a meal in some countries.
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* propenso a eructar=belchy ; burpy .

eructo
(n.)=eructation ; belch ; burp.
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: Adding a touch of fish oil to farmyard animals' food could help cut gases they emit with their noxious belches.
Ex: The only thing grosser than a burp is what causes it: bacteria deep in your belly.
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* tirarse un eructo=belch ; burp.

erudición
(n.)=scholarship ; erudition ; scholarliness.
Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.
Ex: A further indication of the periodicals' scholarliness is the highreliance of its authors on periodicals for their citations.

erudito
(n.)=connoisseur ; learned ; scholar ; scholarly ; erudite ; polymath ; savant ; highbrow [high-brow] ; man of letters.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Abstracts will accompany various learned, technical or scholarly contributions.
Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.
Ex: Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.
Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.
Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.

erupción
(n.)=eruption ; rash ; flare.
Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
Ex: It is clear that foods such as cow's milk and hen's eggs can directly provoke flares of atopic dermatitis.
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* entrar en erupción=erupt.
* erupción solar=solar flare.
* erupción volcánica=volcanic eruption.
* hacer erupción=erupt.

erupción solar
(n.)=solar flare.
Ex: In her current work she has broadened her scope so as to follow energy as it is expressed in tidal waves, earthquakes, magnetic fields, solar flares, and stellar winds.
erupción volcánica
(n.)=volcanic eruption.
Ex: In Feb 73 a volcanic eruption destroyed the library but the books were rescued.
eréctil
(adj.)=erectile.
Ex: This is because the erectile and ejaculatory reflexes are two distinct processes.
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* disfunción eréctil=erectile dysfunction.

eróticamente
=lustily.
Ex: He lustily told her in one message that he wanted her lying on her back.

erótico
(adj.)=erotic ; lusty .
Ex: Erotic overtones are also present in some Victorian depictions of childhood.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
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* escena erótica=sex scene.
* juguete erótico=sex toy.

es
=it's [it is].
Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.
es de deducir que
=it follows that.
Ex: It follows that offenders who are remorseful should not be treated more leniently.
es de destacar
=notably.
Ex: In some subject fields, notably business, there may be both bibliographic and non-bibliographic data bases covering different aspects of the topic.
es de destacar que
=significantly.
Ex: Significantly, this framework and methodology is applicable to virtually every type and size of library.
es de esperar
=hopefully.
Ex: During searching the index user is expected to formulate headings in the same way, and hopefully to match his subject description with the indexer's description.
es de esperar que
=all being well.
Ex: All being well, your suggested resource should appear in our database in due course.
es de resaltar que
=significantly.
Ex: Significantly, this framework and methodology is applicable to virtually every type and size of library.
es de suponer que
=presumably.
Ex: Most of the additional documents retrieved will presumably deal with the subject in question at a more general level.
es decir
=i.e. (latín - id est) ; in other words ; that is ; that is to say ; which is to say.
Ex: Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area. Ex: In other words, the information supplied in the document matches, to an acceptable degree, the information demanded by the user. Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include. Ex: Our need is not for guided and controlled instruction, that is to say, for indoctrination. Ex: When you are unemployed, which is to say when you are underfed, harassed, bored, and miserable, you don't want to eat dull wholesome food.
es el momento adecuado
=the moment is ripe ; the time is ripe.
Ex: We must be ready to be flexible in our work, seizing the moment when it is ripe for introducing a book, and altering our methods to suit. Ex: The time is now ripe for library schools and libraries to work more closely on education for the profession.
es el momento oportuno
=the moment is ripe ; the time is ripe.
Ex: We must be ready to be flexible in our work, seizing the moment when it is ripe for introducing a book, and altering our methods to suit. Ex: The time is now ripe for library schools and libraries to work more closely on education for the profession.
es evidente
=clearly.
Ex: Clearly, the operation may not be so extensive that each abstractor can work in a narrow niche.
es importante destacar
=importantly.
Ex: The collections contain only books specifically published for children, feature a wide range of paperbacks and, importantly, introduce students to new ideas and the works of some unknown authors.
es inevitable que
=inevitably.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
es interesante que
=interestingly.
Ex: Interestingly, all of these were published between 1722 and 1726.
es lo que a mí me parece
=my two cents' worth.
Ex: Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
es lo que yo pienso
=my two cents' worth.
Ex: Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
es mi opinión
=my two cents' worth.
Ex: Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
es mi parecer
=my two cents' worth.
Ex: Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
es más
=more important ; moreover.
Ex: Objectives are tools; more important, they are tools that can relate closely to changing environments. Ex: Moreover, it was stated that only selected elements of subject indexing will be included.
es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo
=easier said than done.
Ex: In formulating strategies and choosing options to deal with Iraq, it is important to recognize that some things are easier said than done.
es por lo tanto de esperar que
=it therefore follows that.
Ex: It therefore follows that rules for use of the scientific literature should be designed to help achieve that goal.
es por lo tanto deducible que
=it therefore follows that.
Ex: It therefore follows that rules for use of the scientific literature should be designed to help achieve that goal.
es por lo tanto lógico que
=it therefore follows that.
Ex: It therefore follows that rules for use of the scientific literature should be designed to help achieve that goal.
esa es la cuestión
=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress. Ex: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.
esa es la dificultad
=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress. Ex: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.
esa es la razón por la que
=that is why.
Ex: That is why the professional teacher and librarian are necessary and always will be.
esa época ya pasó hace tiempo
=that time is long past.
Ex: There was a time, in US academia, when this was not possible, but that time is long past.
esbeltez
(n.)=thinness.
Ex: This article assesses the relationship between college men's media use and their endorsement of thinness for themselves and for women.

esbelto
(adj.)=slender.
Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.

esbirro
(n.)=henchman [henchmen, -pl.] ; flunky [flunkey].
Ex: Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

esbozar
(v.)=adumbrate ; outline ; rough out ; sketch.
Ex: Knud Larsen had been concerned in the 1950s to adumbrate the conditions necessary for the creation of the basic bibliographic records.
Ex: In many respects, principles and practices outlined in this chapter apply equally to AACR1 and AACR2 and the Concise AACR2.
Ex: Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.
Ex: Stories began to be roughed out, pictures sketched, layouts planned.
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* esbozar prestaciones=outline + capabilities.
* esbozar resultados=outline + results.
* esbozarse=shadow.
* esbozar un problema=outline + problem.

esbozar prestaciones
(v.)=outline + capabilities.
Ex: The capabilities of current systems, both experimental and commercially available, are outlined, focusing on new possibilities for authoring and design.
esbozar resultados
(v.)=outline + results.
Ex: This article lists committees in whose work Soviet delegates took part and outlines results.
esbozar un problema
(v.)=outline + problem.
Ex: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing.
esbozarse
(v.)=shadow.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
esbozo
(n.)=outline ; sketch ; adumbration ; rough sketch ; rough draft.
Ex: It may be helpful to begin with a careful reading of the definitions before attempting to deal with the outline.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
Ex: The article 'adumbrations on the information support centre' suggests that each type of library must examine the functions, circumstances, and needs of its particular clientele.
Ex: Intelligent software that brings rough sketches to life in a virtual world is promising to revolutionise the way children learn and to help engineers.
Ex: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form.

escabiosis
(n.)=scabies.
Ex: Balsam is used topically for scabies, prurigo, and pruritus as well as taken internally for bronchitis and to lessen mucous secretions.

escabrosidad
(n.)=ruggedness.
Ex: In the 10-year gap between the publication of her first book and her second, she stretched her imagination to match the diversity and ruggedness of America.

escabroso
(adj.)=rugged ; gory ; lurid.
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.
Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.

escabullir
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* escabullir el bulto=shirk + responsibility ; pass + the buck ; cop out ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
* escabullirse=steal away ; weasel (on/out of) ; skulk off ; sneak off ; sneak out of ; sneak away ; duck out ; give + Nombre + the slip ; decamp ; scurry ; cop out ; slope off.
* escabullirse de=duck out of ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.

escabullir el bulto
(v.)=shirk + responsibility ; pass + the buck ; cop out ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
Ex: Some libraries lean too heavily on the interloan network and shirk their own responsibility in book purchasing = Algunas bibliotecas dependen demasiado de la red de préstamo interbibliotecario y eluden la responsabilidad que tienen de comprar libros. Ex: The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials. Ex: Most persons use the excuse of time to cop out of their fitness routine. Ex: He's talked himself out of it by saying he had to work on Monday. Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
escabullirse
(v.)=steal away ; weasel (on/out of) ; skulk off ; sneak off ; sneak out of ; sneak away ; duck out ; give + Nombre + the slip ; decamp ; scurry ; cop out ; slope off.
Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible. Ex: Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it. Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!. Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off. Ex: The temptation will be for the borrower to bypass the issue desk and sneak out of the library with his chosen books = El usuario se sentirá tentado a eludir el mostrador de préstamo y salir inadvertidamente de la biblioteca con los libros que quiere. Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab. Ex: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend. Ex: Thankfully her ploy worked and she was able to give them the slip -- the problem was that she was in a foreign country she had never been to. Ex: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts. Ex: The fastest moving insect is the large tropical cockroach -- it scurries at speeds of up to 2.3 feet per second. Ex: Most persons use the excuse of time to cop out of their fitness routine. Ex: So with a full tummy we sloped off to bed, claiming we needed an early night to be in fine fettle for the next day.
escabullirse de
(v.)=duck out of ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party. Ex: He's talked himself out of it by saying he had to work on Monday. Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
escacharrarse
(v.)=conk out.
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.

escala
(n.)=echelon ; magnitude ; range ; scale ; scale ; shade ; spectrum [spectra, -pl.] ; continuum ; gradation ; stopover ; rating scale ; port of call ; rating ; sliding scale ; layover.
Ex: Involvement of lower echelon personnel in planning has the advantage of getting the practical point of view of those closer to the scene of the operations.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
Ex: The scale of a map is the distance as shown on the map in relation to actual distance.
Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.
Ex: Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.
Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.
Ex: This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast.
Ex: This process will allow institutional evaluators to compare their individual evaluations using a standardized format and rating scale.
Ex: 'Ports of Call' is an enchanting, lovely, scary and sad book, as good as any.
Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.
Ex: For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.
Ex: Whether you're headed to Italy or South Africa, you might have a long layover in London but you don't have to spend it holed up at the airport.
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* a + Adjetivo + escala=on a + Adjetivo + scale.
* a escala=drawn-to-scale.
* a escala industrial=on an industrial scale ; industrial-scale.
* a escala mundial=globally ; on a global scale.
* a escala natural=full-scale.
* a gran escala=large scale [large-scale] ; massive ; on a wide scale ; high-volume ; wide-scale ; on a broad scale ; in a big way ; on a grand scale.
* a menor escala=at a reduced rate.
* a pequeña escala=in a small way ; small scale [small-scale].
* a un extremo de la escala=at one end of the scale.
* en el otro extremo de la escala=at the other extreme.
* en el otro extremo de la escala=at the other end of the scale ; at the other end of the spectrum.
* en otra escala=on a different plane.
* en un extremo de la escala=at one extreme.
* escala de ampliación=enlargement ratio.
* escala de grises=grey scale [gray scale].
* escala de reducción=reduction ratio.
* escala de tarifas según los ingresos=sliding fee scale.
* escala de valores=graded range ; set of values.
* escala de Wechsler=Wechsler scale.
* escala móvil=sliding scale.
* escala que consta de nueve grados=nine-point scale.
* escala salarial=salary scale ; pay scale ; salary schedule ; salary range ; salary band ; sliding pay scale.
* escala temporal=time continuum.
* estar hecho a escala=be to scale.
* hacer escala=stop over.
* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala)=LSI (Large Scale Integration).
* IME (Integración a Media Escala)=MSI (Medium Scale Integration).
* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala)=SSI (Small Scale Integration).
* mención de escala=statement of scale.
* modelo a escala=scale model.
* Nombre + a gran escala=broad scale + Nombre.
* puerto de escala=port of call.
* seguir una escala=fall along + a continuum.
* vuelo sin escalas=non-stop flight.

escala de Wechsler
(n.)=Wechsler scale.
Ex: If Wechsler scale had not been required as a lead term, the appropriate operator would have been $n instead of $o.
escala de ampliación
(n.)=enlargement ratio.
Ex: The enlargement ratio is the relationship between the dimensions of a hard copy and the corresponding dimensions of the microimage.
escala de grises
(adj.)=grey scale [gray scale].
Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.
escala de reducción
(n.)=reduction ratio.
Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
escala de tarifas según los ingresos
(n.)=sliding fee scale.
Ex: Most government-funded health centers offer sliding fee scales in order to make treatment more affordable for low-income individuals.
escala de valores
(n.)=graded range ; set of values.
Ex: Second, the attribute values in Table 1 may vary over a graded range (e.g., from pain = 'none' to pain = 'severe'). Ex: The library and information profession is built not only on a body of skills and knowledge but on a set of values inherent in the services it provides.
escala móvil
(n.)=sliding scale.
Ex: For insulin dosing, use a sliding scale based on patient weight as well as on blood sugar values.
escala que consta de nueve grados
(n.)=nine-point scale.
Ex: The horizontal axis indicates concern for production while the vertical axis indicates concern for people and each is expressed as a nine-point scale of concern.
escala salarial
(n.)=salary scale ; pay scale ; salary schedule ; salary range ; salary band ; sliding pay scale.
Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks. Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive. Ex: This performance-based pay scheme is based on a job classification and salary schedule and pay rises are flexible rather than automatic. Ex: By city-administered examination and promotion, his current salary range would be equalled and surpassed within a year to a year and a half. Ex: Salary breakdown in relation to continent showed that many people in senior posts in Western Europe, Africa and the Far East were in the lowest salary band, i.e. earning less than USD 20,000 per annum. Ex: We offer a sliding pay scale that quickly increases as you reach performance-related goals.
escala temporal
(n.)=time continuum.
Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.
escalada
(n.)=climbing ; rock climbing ; escalation ; spiral ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; ascent ; mountain climbing ; climb.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni tampoco en aplomb, bomb, numb, plumb, succumb).
Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: Includes an annotated bibliography of books covering rock climbing, winter sports, water sports, backpacking and mountain biking.
Ex: Such a formula would seek to contain the escalation in serial prices.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read.
Ex: The spiralling of periodical subscription prices is considered to have endangered the viability of the periodicals themselves.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
Ex: Mountain climbing is an extreme sport that can be highly dangerous, and even fatal.
Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
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* escalada bélica=escalation of war.
* escalada libre=free-climbing.

escalada bélica
(n.)=escalation of war.
Ex: Differing attitudes about nuclear war, the nuclear freeze, and escalation of war are discussed in their cultural contexts.
escalada libre
(n.)=free-climbing.
Ex: The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.
escalador
(n.)=climber.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni en bomber or plumber).
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.

escalafón
(n.)=step ; rung.
Ex: If a new salary scale is adopted by the institution, the employee who has moved up the scale should remain at the same step.
Ex: In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.
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* escalafón laboral=employment ladder ; career ladder.
* primer escalafón laboral=entry position.
* último escalafón, el=bottom rung, the.

escalafón laboral
(n.)=employment ladder ; career ladder.
Ex: This measure has allowed women to meet their familial duties whilst maintaining their foothold on the employment ladder. Ex: Women's climb up the career ladder has been fostered through programmes which aim to instil gender awareness in existing male members of staff.
escalamiento
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* escalamiento multidimensional=multidimensional scaling analysis.

escalamiento multidimensional
(n.)=multidimensional scaling analysis.
Ex: The findings, in the form of inclusion maps (resulting from multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis), provide new insights into geophysics national activity.
escalar
(v.)=climb ; spiral ; scale.
Ex: Stanton felt a bit like someone who, after boasting that she could dive into water from a great height has climbed to the height and dares not jump, but knows that she must jump.
Ex: Hospital admissions doubled, out patient services quintupled, dental services quadrupled, and hospital births spiraled.
Ex: You'll be scaling walls, jumping between rooftops, swinging on ropes, hanging from pipes, sliding under 4WDs and doing anything you can to avoid those zombies.
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* análisis escalar de Guttman=Guttman scale analysis.
* análisis multidimensional escalar=multidimensional scaling analysis.
* escalar una montaña=scale + mountain.

escalar una montaña
(v.)=scale + mountain.
Ex: Scaling mountains and fording streams, a Chinese farmer walked alone for 219 days across 10,000 kilometers.
escaldado
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* salir escaldado=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

escaldar
(v.)=blanch ; scald.
Ex: The aim of this work was to examine the effect of blanching or soaking in different acid solutions on the acrylamide content in potato crisps.
Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.

escalera
(n.)=ladder ; rib ; stairways ; stepladder.
Ex: 2 metaphors in particular are considered: reading is a ladder; and reading is eating.
Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.
Ex: Librarians must be made aware of the dangers of open floor bookstacks and open stairways and budgets must provide funds to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety.
Ex: As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.
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* escalera de caracol=winding stair ; spiralling staircase ; spiral staircase ; winding staircase.
* escalera de cuerda=Jacob's ladder.
* escalera de mano=stepladder.
* escalera deslizante=escalator.
* escalera de tijera=stepladder.
* escalera mecánica=escalator.
* escalera plegable=telescopic ladder ; stepladder.
* escalera rodante=escalator.
* escaleras=stairs ; stairways.
* hueco de la escalera=stairwell.
* juego de serpientes y escaleras=game of chutes and ladders ; game of snakes and ladders.
* tramo de escaleras=flight of stairs.

escalera de caracol
(n.)=winding stair ; spiralling staircase ; spiral staircase ; winding staircase.
Ex: This also provides access to the progression of Yeats's ideas from the first to the final printed galleys of 'The Winding Stair'. Ex: Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances. Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make. Ex: Kids will love the experience of climbing centuries-old winding staircases, or striding along the castle ramparts.
escalera de cuerda
(n.)=Jacob's ladder.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: a Jacob's ladder built into an interesting shape, covered with sacking and decorated appropriately.
escalera de mano
(n.)=stepladder.
Ex: As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.
escalera de tijera
(n.)=stepladder.
Ex: As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.
escalera deslizante
(n.)=escalator.
Ex: You probably ride escalators all the time, but do you know how they move, and flatten, and keep the handrail in synch with the steps?.
escalera mecánica
(n.)=escalator.
Ex: You probably ride escalators all the time, but do you know how they move, and flatten, and keep the handrail in synch with the steps?.
escalera plegable
(n.)=telescopic ladder ; stepladder.
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder. Ex: As a result, the worker lost his balance, fell off the stepladder, and fractured his right leg.
escaleras
(n.)=stairs ; stairways.
Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?. Ex: Librarians must be made aware of the dangers of open floor bookstacks and open stairways and budgets must provide funds to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety.
escalerilla
(n.)=gangway.
Ex: The existing gangways are made of wood and exhibit signs of aging and some structural fatigue.

escalfado
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* huevo escalfado=poached egg.

escalfar
(v.)=poach.
Ex: The vegetables were then vacuum-packed, poached in water for 15 minutes and cooled rapidly to room temperature.

escalmo
(n.)=thole pin ; thole.
Ex: The fulcrum of the oar is the hole in the gunwale called the rowlock or the thole pin with a loose strap for securing the oar.
Ex: At the same time David, with that foresight which never forsook him, carefully examined the tholes which serve to keep the oars in place.

escalofriante
(adj.)=chilling ; spooky ; spine-tingling ; eerie ; creepy .
Ex: The article is entitled 'Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a 'spooky' atmosphere at home.
Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.

escalofrío
(n.)=chill ; shiver ; frisson ; shudder ; quiver.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.
Ex: The director noticed the shiver.
Ex: The frisson of excitement that accompanied these late-night chinwags was due in part to our fascination with death.
Ex: Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.
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* darle a Uno escalofríos por Algo desagradable=make + Nombre + flinch.
* sentir un escalofrío=experience + shiver.

escalonadamente
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* introducir escalonadamente=spiral.

escalonado
(adj.)=scaled ; staggered ; graduated ; tiered ; stepped.
Ex: This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: The Junctionville Board of Library Trustees is composed of five persons appointed by the city manager for staggered terms of five years.
Ex: The programme involves a graduated series of library assignments, with accompanying worksheets, and helps to reinforce and enhance the quality of student projects.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.
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* distribuir de un modo escalonado=lay out in + stages.

escalonamiento
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* principio del escalonamiento=scalar principle.

escalonar
(v.)=lay out in + stages ; grade ; stagger ; phase in ; graduate ; spiral.
Nota: Tiempo pasado spiralled-UK/spiraled-USA, participio presente spiralling-UK/spiraling-US.
Ex: These goals are presented in some kind of time frame, with the ultimate goals being in the future, and specific objectives for achieving the goals laid out in stages.
Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.
Ex: How about staggering lunch hours and break times? We could send smokers at one time and non-smokers at another.
Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.
Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.
Ex: The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.

escaléxtric
(n.)=spaghetti junction.
Ex: Congestion is a problem and can be addressed through building more roads, bridges, spaghetti junctions and by encouraging public transport.

escalón
(n.)=step.
Nota: De escalera de edificio.
Ex: The customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street, even though this meant going down some steps, the floor of the workshop being below road-level.
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* colocado sin escalón entre pieza y pieza=edge-flush.
* Cuidado con el escalón=Mind the step.

escama
(n.)=scale.
Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
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* con escamas=flaky.
* cubierto de escamas=scaly.
* en escamas=flaky.
* quitar las escamas=scale.
* raspar las escamas=scale.

escamoso
(adj.)=flaky ; scaly.
Ex: This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects.

escamotearse
(v.)=sneak out of ; sneak off ; sneak away ; slope off.
Ex: The temptation will be for the borrower to bypass the issue desk and sneak out of the library with his chosen books = El usuario se sentirá tentado a eludir el mostrador de préstamo y salir inadvertidamente de la biblioteca con los libros que quiere.
Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
Ex: So with a full tummy we sloped off to bed, claiming we needed an early night to be in fine fettle for the next day.

escanciador
(n.)=sommelier ; wine waiter.
Ex: So only a few expensive restuarants have dedicated sommeliers.
Ex: The art of the wine waiter is to serve the right wine at the right moment, the right vintage with the right dish, at the right temperature.

escanciar
(v.)=pour.
Ex: Bogardus poured a cup of coffee, plugged the pot back in so that refills would be ready and joined the other staff members around the table.
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* escanciar vino=pour + wine.

escanciar vino
(v.)=pour + wine.
Ex: Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine.
escandalizado
=scandalised [scandalized, -USA].
Ex: I can just picture her staring at the stage with a scandalized look on her face.
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* sentirse escandalizado=feel + scandalised.

escandalizar
(v.)=outrage + Posesivo + every fibre ; scandalise [scandalize, -USA].
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.
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* escandalizarse=throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror ; feel + scandalised.

escandalizarse
(v.)=throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror ; feel + scandalised.
Ex: This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
escandalosamente
=outrageously.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.

escandaloso
(n.)=scandalous ; monstrous ; boisterous ; shocking ; raucous ; a monster of a ; rumbustious ; juicy ; loudmouth.
Ex: The article 'SCANdalous behaviour' examines the possible uses of hand-held OCR scanners as a means of converting graphics (illustrations etc) into machine readable form.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.
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* de forma escandalosa=outrageously.
* de manera escandalosa=outrageously.
* muy escandaloso=highly visible.
* ser demasiado escandaloso=be a bit (too) loud.

escandinavo
(adj.)=Scandinavian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.

escaneado
(adj.)=scanned.
Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.

escanear
(n.)=scan ; scanning.
Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
Ex: The prototype is based on an existing hardware and software platform for scanning and OCR.

escapada
(n.)=flight ; getaway ; escapade.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: The article 'The great getaway' reviews a range of multimedia CD-ROM databases designed to assist in holiday travel planning.
Ex: His escapades often lead him into dangerous and desperate situations.

escapar
(v.)=escape ; bail out ; get away ; abscond ; lam (it).
Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
Ex: In the article 'Bailing out' 9 of the 10 librarians interviewed admitted that they were trying to get out of librarianship partly due to unrealistic expectations learned in library school.
Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.
Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.
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* dejar escapar a Alguien=let + Nombre + escape.
* escapar de la justicia=escape + justice.
* escapar de la realidad=escape + reality.
* escapar de noche=shoot + the moon.
* escapar ileso=escape + unscathed ; escape without + a scratch.
* escapar por los pelos=have + a close call ; have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close shave ; have + a narrow shave.
* escapar saltando en paracaídas=bale out.
* escaparse=slip away ; duck away ; run away ; fall through + the net ; break out ; slip out ; make off (with) ; do + a bunk ; flee away ; flee ; weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; give + Nombre + the slip ; get off.
* escaparse a=run off to.
* escaparse de=wriggle out ; break out of ; break + free of ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
* escaparse de la cárcel=break out of + prison.
* escaparse de la prisión=break out of + prison.
* escaparse de la red=fall through + the net.
* escaparse de las manos=lose + Posesivo + grip on.
* escaparse de las manos de=slip beyond + the grasp of.
* escaparse de los beneficios de Internet=fall through + the net.
* escaparse por los pelos=escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth.
* escapar sin un arañazo=escape without + a scratch.
* escapar sin un rasguño=escape without + a scratch.
* evitar que + escapar=keep + Nombre + in.
* ingeniárselas para escapar=contrive + an escape.
* que escapan a + Posesivo + control=beyond + Posesivo + control.

escapar de la justicia
(v.)=escape + justice.
Ex: More than 250000 fugitives have managed to escape justice in New York and are still on the lam.
escapar de la realidad
(v.)=escape + reality.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
escapar de noche
(v.)=shoot + the moon.
Ex: Realizing that the proprietor was angry enough to report them to the police, they decided to 'shoot the moon' leaving behind all their possessions.
escapar ileso
(v.)=escape + unscathed ; escape without + a scratch.
Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed. Ex: Luckily, he escaped without a scratch and now has a great story to tell his buddies.
escapar por los pelos
(v.)=have + a close call ; have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close shave ; have + a narrow shave.
Ex: Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving. Ex: I and all friends, thankfully, are safe -- although one or two had narrow escapes. Ex: A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra. Ex: A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform. Ex: Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
escapar saltando en paracaídas
(v.)=bale out.
Ex: Robert baled out of his aircraft over enemy territory on 27th of April 1944.
escapar sin un arañazo
(v.)=escape without + a scratch.
Ex: Luckily, he escaped without a scratch and now has a great story to tell his buddies.
escapar sin un rasguño
(v.)=escape without + a scratch.
Ex: Luckily, he escaped without a scratch and now has a great story to tell his buddies.
escaparate
(n.)=shopwindow [shop window] ; showcase.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
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* como vivir en un escaparate=like being in a (gold)fish bowl.

escaparatismo
(n.)=window dressing.
Ex: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.

escaparatista
(n.)=window-dresser.
Ex: The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.

escaparse
(v.)=slip away ; duck away ; run away ; fall through + the net ; break out ; slip out ; make off (with) ; do + a bunk ; flee away ; flee ; weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; give + Nombre + the slip ; get off.
Ex: He gradually let his original aims slip away until he was attempting the impossible -- a universal bibliography -- albeit highly selectively. Ex: The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them. Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts. Ex: For several years the library has had a successful arrangement with a local bookstore to supply it with unusual and important local material that would otherwise fall through the net of its collection development effort = Desde hace varios años, la biblioteca mantiene un acuerdo satisfactorio con una librería local para que le suministre fondo local importante y poco común que, de otro modo, se le escaparía en el desarrollo de la colección. Ex: The article 'Breaking out with books' describes a pilot project involving the offering of library courses to inmate library assistants and prison librarians. Ex: The two deflated employees exchanged looks and slipped quietly out of the room. Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off. Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again. Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty. Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique. Ex: Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it. Ex: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend. Ex: Thankfully her ploy worked and she was able to give them the slip -- the problem was that she was in a foreign country she had never been to. Ex: She managed to get off with just a year's probation but her hectic life will not be put on hold.
escaparse a
(v.)=run off to.
Ex: This is the legislative equivalent of running off to Canada to avoid the draft and is considered dereliction of duty.
escaparse de
(v.)=wriggle out ; break out of ; break + free of ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her. Ex: Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience. Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control. Ex: He's talked himself out of it by saying he had to work on Monday. Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
escaparse de la cárcel
(v.)=break out of + prison.
Ex: Librarians must break out of the prison they have erected for themselves that dictates their solutions must be professionally perfect; 'good enough' is often the right solution.
escaparse de la prisión
(v.)=break out of + prison.
Ex: Librarians must break out of the prison they have erected for themselves that dictates their solutions must be professionally perfect; 'good enough' is often the right solution.
escaparse de la red
(v.)=fall through + the net.
Ex: For several years the library has had a successful arrangement with a local bookstore to supply it with unusual and important local material that would otherwise fall through the net of its collection development effort = Desde hace varios años, la biblioteca mantiene un acuerdo satisfactorio con una librería local para que le suministre fondo local importante y poco común que, de otro modo, se le escaparía en el desarrollo de la colección.
escaparse de las manos
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + grip on.
Ex: She dismissed the acussation that he was out of form towards the end of the season, a period where he eventually lost the grip on the world championship.
escaparse de las manos de
(v.)=slip beyond + the grasp of.
Ex: A hundred years later, the ancillary skill of knowing where to find information had in its turn begun to slip beyond the grasp of those who needed it for their study and research.
escaparse de los beneficios de Internet
(v.)=fall through + the net.
Ex: In the US, in spite of efforts to extend Internet access to a broad population, some segments of the population are 'falling through the net,' to their economic peril = En los Estados Unidos, a pesar de los esfuerzos por extender el acceso a Internet a la población en general, algunos sectores "se escapan de los beneficios de Internet", con el riesgo económico que esto implica.
escaparse por los pelos
(v.)=escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: Zelda has since had numerous adventures, escaping by the skin of her teeth at times.
escapatoria
(n.)=loophole.
Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.
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* no hay escapatoria=needs must when the devil drives.

escape de agua
(n.)=water leakage ; water leak.
Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage. Ex: Far more common are the small disasters that all buildings are susceptible to: water leaks, storm damage or vandalism.
escape de la realidad
(n.)=escape from reality.
Ex: Most of the British public read pulp fiction instead of good literature as an escape from reality.
escape por los pelos
(n.)=close call ; close shave.
Ex: In the seconds after a close call, you might think of the consequences of the crash -- serious injuries, a hospital stay, rehabilitation, and recovery. Ex: I am glad that, after a close shave with near bankruptcy two years ago, you have successfully returned to profitability.
escape^1
(n.)=escape.
Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
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* escape de la realidad=escape from reality.
* escape por los pelos=close call ; close shave.
* literatura de escape=escape literature.
* ruta de escape=escape path ; escape route.
* tener un escape afortunado=have + a lucky escape.
* vía de escape=escape route ; escape path.

escape^2
(n.)=leakage ; outflow ; seepage.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.
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* escape de agua=water leakage ; water leak.
* gas del tubo de escape=exhaust fume ; exhaust gas ; exhaust.
* humo del tubo de escape=exhaust gas ; exhaust fume ; exhaust.
* tubo de escape=exhaust ; tail pipe ; exhaust pipe.
* válvula de escape=outlet.

escape^3
(n.)=escape character.
Ex: Secondly, there are characters or groups of characters which begin with an 'escape character'.
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* tecla de escape=ESC (escape).

escapismo
(n.)=escapism.
Ex: Some critics of romantic fiction claim that escapism can be a dangerous thing and condemn this genre for that reason.

escaquearse
(v.)=weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; decamp.
Ex: Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it.
Ex: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.
Ex: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts.
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* escaquearse de=duck out of.
* escaquearse de una responsabilidad=weasel out of + responsibility.

escaquearse de
(v.)=duck out of.
Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.
escaquearse de una responsabilidad
(v.)=weasel out of + responsibility.
Ex: They have a wide and well-practiced arsenal of tactics for weaseling out of responsibility.
escaqueo
(n.)=cop-out.
Ex: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.

escarabajo
(n.)=beetle.
Ex: The Smirnov beetle, which originated in Kenya, has found favourable conditions for existence in European libraries, especially in the USSR.
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* escarabajo del espárrago=asparagus beetle.

escarabajo del espárrago
(n.)=asparagus beetle.
Ex: Find information about the use of malathion to combat the asparagus beetle.
escaramujo
(n.)=briar ; brier.
Nota: También escrito briar.
Ex: They live in a wood among briars and brambles trying to survive in the daunting and strange land of human giants.
Ex: The rest of the tombstones were scattered randomly among briers and weeds.

escaramuza
(n.)=skirmish ; scuffle ; scuffling ; scrimmage ; running battle.
Ex: Specifically he is studying why the short Turkish bow was apparently superior to the English long bow of the skirmishes of the Crusades.
Ex: The focus of the discussion is less on the altercation than on the reactions of the teacher and the students not only to the fight but also to the atmosphere of the classroom after the scuffle.
Ex: Violence in public places (eg, pubs, clubs, discos) is limited mainly to threats & scuffling.
Ex: He makes reference to a scrimmage with a Spaniard when Ahab spat into a silver calabash.
Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.

escaramuzador
(n.)=skirmirsher.
Ex: The enemy stubbornly resisted every effort of our skirmishers to press them back.

escarbar
(v.)=burrow ; root.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.

escarcha
(n.)=frost.
Ex: Cosmos, petunia and salvia die if exposed to the cold, so they can't go into the garden until after the last frost.

escarchado
(adj.)=half-soaked ; frosty .
Ex: Three half-soaked security guards sat around a desk at the main entrance letting through more than they checked.
Ex: This picture was taken a little over a month ago on a cold, foggy, and frosty morning.

escarlata
(adj.)=scarlet.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

escarlatina
(n.)=scarlet fever.
Ex: Evidence is slight that books ever helped spread the epidemics of smallpox, tuberculosis, and scarlet fever that raged in US and European cities at the turn of the century.

escarmentado
(adj.)=hardbitten.
Ex: Many others besides Rothstein have suspected the truth of these figures for years, bearing in mind Robert Kennedy's hardbitten politician's conclusion that `one fifth of the people are against everything all of the time' = Muchos otros junto con Rothstein han sospechado durante años de la verdad de estos datos, teniendo presente la conclusión del político escarmentado Robert Kennedy de que "una quinta parte de la gente está en contra de todo siempre".

escarmentar
(v.)=learn + Posesivo + lesson.
Ex: One lesson soon learned was that cultural and library needs are only a small part of a municipality's overall policy.

escarnio
(n.)=derision ; ridicule ; mockery ; taunt ; jeer ; sneer ; scoff ; snigger.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.
Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
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* escarnio público=public ridicule.
* provocar escarnio=evoke + response.

escarnio público
(n.)=public ridicule.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
escarola
(n.)=endive ; chicory.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.

escarpa
(n.)=ridge.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.

escarpado
(adj.)=rough ; craggy ; rugged ; rough and rugged.
Ex: In addition they are able to sustain the library services in this rough terrain.
Ex: This is a series of meditative poems in which the author chronicles an encounter with the craggy Atlantic coastline of Brittany.
Ex: Due to their lighter weight optical-fibre cables can be suspended to form aerial cables in the rugged countryside of Wales where the laying of ducts would be prohibitively expensive.
Ex: The western shoreline of Lake Superior has rough and rugged beauty.

escarpadura
(n.)=escarpment ; ridge.
Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
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* escarpadura costera=coastal ridge.

escarpadura costera
(n.)=coastal ridge.
Ex: The darker areas represent the areas located along the coastal ridge that are at elevations above the floodplain.
escarpe
(n.)=ridge.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.

escarpín^1
(n.)=bootee [bootie].
Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.

escarpín^2
(n.)=sport sock.
Ex: Sport socks are a must for preventing athletes foot.

escarzano
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* arco escarzano=segmental arch.

escasa comunicación
(n.)=poor communication.
Ex: There are also language differences and poor communication.
escasa probabilidad
(n.)=slim chance.
Ex: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.
escasamente
=sparsely ; barely ; meagrely [meagerly, -USA] ; scantily.
Ex: It would be useful to have at least optional, bracketed, supplied, possible subject tracings with the FICTION subhead, whereas now these are almost never, or at least most sparsely, supplied.
Ex: There are fewer women library directors now than in 1964, and in all types of employment women earn barely more than half the earnings of men.
Ex: Patents are meagrely covered in scitech journals.
Ex: Imagine that you are sitting in a rocking-chair near the fireplace, and the room is scantily lit only by the burning firewood.
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* escasamente poblado=thinly populated.

escasamente poblado
(adj.)=thinly populated.
Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.
escasear
(v.)=be in short supply ; become + scarce ; be few and far between ; be at a premium.
Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
Ex: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.
Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.

escasez
(n.)=poverty ; scarcity ; shortage ; dearth ; paucity ; starvation ; sparsity ; sparseness ; indigence.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
Ex: One obvious implication of this situation for the humanities is the dearth of relevant databases.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
Ex: The new and rapidly developing information technology systems can be used to overcome distance and sparsity of population.
Ex: This problem is referred to as the data sparseness problem = A este problema se le conoce como el problema de la escasez de datos.
Ex: In this context, poverty and indigence will most likely increase moderately, continuing the negative trend begun in 2008.
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* escasez de agua=water shortage.
* escasez de alimentos=food scarcity ; food shortage.
* escasez de crédito=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
* escasez de información=information scarcity ; information underload.
* escasez de liquidez=liquidity crunch.
* escasez de mano de obra=labour shortage.
* haber escasez de=be in short supply ; be at a premium.
* una escasez de=a dearth of.

escasez de agua
(n.)=water shortage.
Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat.
escasez de alimentos
(n.)=food scarcity ; food shortage.
Ex: Post-harvest systems of agriculture, as distinguished from production systems, occupy a position of increasing prominence in the international search of solutions to food scarcity. Ex: Food shortages could bring down not only individual governments but also our global civilization.
escasez de crédito
(n.)=credit crunch ; credit squeeze.
Ex: Tourism takes a tumble in Australia due to the global credit crunch. Ex: The bank, like many others, needs extra capital to ride out the credit squeeze.
escasez de información
(n.)=information scarcity ; information underload.
Ex: This new partnership relation will make it possible for people to overcome both information scarcity and overload. Ex: This system tackles the problems of both information overload and underload.
escasez de liquidez
(n.)=liquidity crunch.
Ex: Liquidity crunch is on and the market is in the red.
escasez de mano de obra
(n.)=labour shortage.
Ex: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
escaso
(adj.)=light ; low ; meagre [meager, -USA] ; poor ; scant ; scarce ; slight ; slim ; scanty ; sparse ; little in the way of ; thin ; skimpy .
Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
Ex: If staff time and expertise for initial evolution of the thesaurus are scarce, the system can usually function with a less thoroughly refined thesaurus.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.
Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.
Ex: The popular libraries in Lima are sparse and lack the technology and the cultural and information instruments popular in Italy.
Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.
Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.
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* andar escaso de=be short of.
* andar (muy) escaso de dinero=be strapped for + cash ; be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* con medios muy escasos=on a shoestring (budget).
* escasa comunicación=poor communication.
* escasa probabilidad=slim chance.
* escaso de dinero=cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money ; strapped.
* escaso de ideas=short of ideas.
* escaso de tiempo=time-strapped ; short of time.
* evidencia + ser + escasa=evidence + be + slight.
* hacerse escaso=become + scarce.
* ser escaso=be few and far between.
* ser muy escaso=be at a premium.
* ya de por sí escaso=already-scarce.

escaso de dinero
(adj.)=cash strapped ; financially strapped ; short of money ; strapped.
Ex: As a result, the society's publishing programme went from cash strapped to thriving, even while making the periodical free online. Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game. Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money. Ex: This open source book is a welcome relief for strapped college students who are paying $100 and more for textbooks.
escaso de ideas
=short of ideas.
Ex: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
escaso de tiempo
=time-strapped ; short of time.
Ex: Computers can help teachers accomplish many of their tasks more efficiently and effectively, but how can a time-strapped teacher determine which pieces of technology are likely to be most helpful?. Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money.
escasísimo
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* margen escasísimo=razor-thin margin.

escatimar
(v.)=cut + corners ; stint ; begrudge ; grudge.
Ex: Consequently, we would probably often consider cutting corners and not effecting the change under all of the added entries.
Ex: The answer to an inefficient system, however, is not to stint on care, but rather to restructure the system to remove the inflationary pressures.
Ex: She did not begrudge the money spent on her children's education.
Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.
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* no escatimar dinero=lavish + money.
* no escatimar (en) gastos=spare + no expense.
* no escatimar gastos=go to + town on ; lash out (on).
* sin escatimar=without stint ; unstinting ; unstintingly ; unstintingly.

escatología
(n.)=eschatology ; scatology.
Nota: Comentarios, anécdotas, chistes, etc. relacionados con los excrementos.
Ex: Thus, this is an important document in the contemporary debate on eschatology.
Ex: Even Shakespeare was not above wallowing in the mire, though unlike Marlowe he usually reserved scatology for humorous purposes.

escatológico
(adj.)=scatological ; eschatological.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.

escayola
(n.)=plaster ; plaster of paris.
Ex: After cooling, the plate and mould were removed from the box and the plaster was broken off and discarded.
Ex: Stereotype was the process of making metal printing plates carrying a printing surface in relief by pouring stereotype metal into a papier-mache (called 'flong') or plaster of paris mould.
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* molde de escayola=plaster cast.
* panel divisorio de escayola=plaster partition.

escayolista
(n.)=plasterer.
Ex: The author discusses possible reasons for the abandonment of plasterwork for ceiling decoration in favor of coffered ceiling designs using timber and the impact this had on plasterers.

escaño
(n.)=seat.
Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.

escena
(n.)=scene ; sight ; landscape.
Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
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* aparecer en escena=hit + the scene.
* escena de amor=love scene.
* escena del crimen, la=scene of the crime, the.
* escena de sexo=sex scene.
* escena erótica=sex scene.
* escena final=closing scene.
* escena mundial, la=global scene, the.
* escena pintoresca=picturesque scene.
* escena retrospectiva=flashback [flash back].
* escena sangrienta=gore.
* irrumpir en escena=burst upon + the scene.
* poner en escena=stage.
* primera escena, la=opening scene, the.
* puesta en escena=staging.
* sin poner en escena=unproduced.

escena de amor
(n.)=love scene.
Ex: Close attention to the interaction of these two characters (excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
escena de sexo
(n.)=sex scene.
Ex: The only sex scenes I thought were decent were when Muffy buffed her boyfriend at the start.
escena del crimen, la
(n.)=scene of the crime, the.
Ex: In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.
escena erótica
(n.)=sex scene.
Ex: The only sex scenes I thought were decent were when Muffy buffed her boyfriend at the start.
escena final
(n.)=closing scene.
Ex: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
escena mundial, la
(n.)=global scene, the.
Ex: It is reasoned that in the 21st century, the nexus between development and environment will dominate the global scene.
escena pintoresca
(n.)=picturesque scene.
Ex: The ride to Central Station first takes you through several drab suburbs, showing none of the picturesque scenes promoted by the tourist office.
escena retrospectiva
(n.)=flashback [flash back].
Ex: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.
escena sangrienta
(n.)=gore.
Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.
escenario
=stage ; playing area ; set and prop.
Ex: If the pieces cannot be named concisely, add 'various pieces' and optionally give the details of the pieces in a note; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) - Note: Contains 1 small stage and 1 easel.
Ex: The tone then abruptly changed from comedy to ritual as the music started, and the actors streamed into the playing area carrying torches and lighting more candles.
Ex: The second section of the paper discusses general methods for preparing corrugated materials for set and prop construction.
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* en el escenario=on stage.
* en el escenario mundial=on the world stage.
* escenario de la guerra=theatre [theater, -USA] ; theatre of war.
* escenario del crimen=scene of the crime, the.
* escenario de operaciones=theatre of operations.
* escenario de operaciones, el=scene of operations, the.
* estrella del escenario=stage star.
* fuera del escenario=off stage.
* miedo al escenario=stage fright.
* tarima de escenario=stage platform.

escenario de la guerra
(n.)=theatre [theater, -USA] ; theatre of war.
Ex: This journal provides a social and military history of the GI in the European theater in World War 2. Ex: The author examines the role of codebreaking in MacArthur's theater of war.
escenario de operaciones
(n.)=theatre of operations.
Ex: He examines recently published general works on this conflict and also surveys more specialized books on the various theaters of operations.
escenario de operaciones, el
(n.)=scene of operations, the.
Ex: Involvement of lower echelon personnel in planning has the advantage of getting the practical point of view of those closer to the scene of the operations.
escenario del crimen
(n.)=scene of the crime, the.
Ex: In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.
escenificar
(v.)=stage.
Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.
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* sin escenificar=unproduced.

escepticismo
(n.)=scepticism ; skepticism.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: Forecasting techniques should be viewed not with skepticism and dread but with hope and a positive attitude.
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* grado de escepticismo=degree of skepticism.

escindido
(adj.)=severed.
Ex: Gericault's paintings of severed heads and limbs explored the taste for the macabre and uncanny rampant in the popular terror novels of his time.

escindir
(v.)=hive off ; sever ; splinter.
Ex: Non-fiction is normally shelved according to the Dewey decimal system with perhaps a major category such as autobiography and biography hived off as a completely separate ad hoc classification.
Ex: This art is is mass produced, often mechanically, and thus severed from tradition.
Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.
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* escindirse (de)=secede (from).

escindirse (de)
(v.)=secede (from).
Ex: The only republic to secede peacefully from the former Yugoslavia, Macedonia has the potential to become a wealthy and stable nation, a beacon of reform in southeastern Europe.
escisión
(n.)=fission ; rift ; splinter.
Ex: New topics develop not merely by fission -- the splitting up of established subjects -- but also by fusion -- the merging of previously distinct subjects.
Ex: Chief among these challenges is the technological rift that exists between the Third World and on-line systems that have their roots in technologically advanced societies.
Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.

escita
(n./adj.)=Scythian ; Scyth.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The stag, which had an important role in the myths and art of the Scythians, continues to play a central role in Magyar mythology.
Ex: Much of the surviving information about the Scyths comes from the Greek historian Herodotus.

esclarecedor
(adj.)=enlightening ; illuminating.
Ex: But the information can be interesting as well as enlightening.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.

esclarecer
(v.)=elucidate ; shed + light (on/upon) ; throw + light on ; untangle ; shed + understanding ; see through ; cast + light on ; bring + clarity (to) ; get to + the bottom of ; get to + the root of ; clear up.
Ex: An abstract may also serve to elucidate an unclear title.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
Ex: It may be that a study of such associations might throw further light on the kinds of relationship we need to cater for in our index vocabularies.
Ex: Once this relationship is untangled, it becomes possible to represent a document by a sequential data stream which can be readily stored in a file.
Ex: The author aims to shed a little understanding on the general nature of archives in order to expose certain misconceptions.
Ex: It is important to use oral history information in an informed and sophisticated way, and to be able to see through some popular misconceptions about it.
Ex: The results cast light on the changing nature of information handling in the new environment.
Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.
Ex: He does not always get to the bottom of the questions raised in this ambitious study.
Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
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* esclarecer un misterio=unravel + a mystery ; figure out + mystery ; solve + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.

esclarecer un misterio
(v.)=unravel + a mystery ; figure out + mystery ; solve + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.
Ex: The author attempts to unravel the mystery of how Microsoft came to fall foul of the Department of Justice. Ex: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves. Ex: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries. Ex: Scientists are still trying to crack this and other cicada mysteries.
esclarecimiento
(n.)=clarification ; elucidation.
Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the revision or elucidation of the text.

esclava
(n.)=bracelet.
Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.

esclavista
(n.)=enslaver.
Ex: The article 'Microcomputer, liberator or enslaver' assesses the advantages and disadvantages of using micromputers in the library.
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* posterior a la época esclavista=post-slavery.

esclavitud
(n.)=slavery ; chattel slavery ; enslavement ; bondage.
Ex: In this instance we have also modified chain procedure order to produce the specific subject heading: slavery - Abolition - USA.
Ex: The farm family has been crucial to shaping agriculture and rural life in the USA since the abolition of chattel slavery.
Ex: Technology has both liberated people and brought new forms of enslavement.
Ex: The story of Cinque becoming a slave trader does not diminish his heroism in saving himself and his compatriots from a life of bondage.
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* a favor de la esclavitud=pro-slavery.
* romper las cadenas de la esclavitud=cast off + Posesivo + chains.
* yugo de la esclavitud, el=yoke of slavery, the.

esclavizar
(v.)=enslave.
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
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* esclavizar a Alguien=harness + to treadmills.

esclavizar a Alguien
(v.)=harness + to treadmills.
Ex: She told him that these management techniques seemed to her designed to harness people to treadmills, to make them slaves to their schedules, and to convert them into employees crippled by anxiety, stretching themselves incessantly against unrealistic goals.
esclavo
(n.)=slave ; drudge.
Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
Ex: People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.
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* comercio de esclavos=slave trade.
* dar libertad a un esclavo=manumit.
* emancipar a un esclavo=manumit.
* esclavo del trabajo=workaholic.
* esclavo fugitivo=maroon.
* ser esclavo de=be slave to.
* ser esclavo de la rutina=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
* taller de trabajo esclavo=sweatshop.
* trata de esclavos=slave trade.
* vender a Alguien como esclavo=sell + Nombre + into slavery.

esclavo del trabajo
(n.)=workaholic.
Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
esclavo fugitivo
(n.)=maroon.
Ex: The discussion contributes to the growing body of literature on African-American naming patterns among slave, maroon, and free communities.
esclerosis
(n.)=sclerosis.
Ex: Labor market inefficiencies generally lead to technological 'sclerosis,' characterized by excessively slow renovation.
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* esclerosis lateral amiotrófica=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* esclerosis múltiple=multiple sclerosis (MS).

esclerosis lateral amiotrófica
(n.)=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
Ex: Electromyograms can detect abnormal muscle electrical activity in conditions such as pinched nerves, damage to the peripheral nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disc herniation, and others.
esclerosis múltiple
(n.)=multiple sclerosis (MS).
Ex: This is a study of the nature of information needed by women with multiple sclerosis.
esclerótico
(adj.)=sclerotic.
Ex: Brazil has finally embraced modern capitalism and broken decisively with a sclerotic old economic model.

esclusa
(n.)=sluice gate ; sluice ; floodgate.
Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.
Ex: An important part of meeting this challenge was to build better sluices.
Ex: I always think of you as a great river dammed up by a floodgate, so that the water only escapes here and there through holes and by channels.

escoba
(n.)=broom.
Ex: Curling, a version of bowls, but played on ice and involving the astute application of brooms, is a sport in which Scotland is a world leader.
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* palo de (la) escoba=broomstick.

escobero
(n.)=broom cupboard.
Ex: The article 'From the broom cupboard' discusses the recently rediscovered and reorganized archives of the Royal Watercolour Society.

escobilla
(n.)=whisk.
Ex: Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.
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* escobilla de batir=wire whisk.

escobilla de batir
(n.)=wire whisk.
Ex: This collection of similar objects such as wire whisks, trumpets, and soup ladles subtly suggests society's materialism.
escocedura
(n.)=rash ; chafe.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
Ex: I do have a couple of nasty chafes on my feet from my new and ruinously expensive sandals, if that counts in any way.
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* escocedura causada por el pañal=nappy rash.

escocedura causada por el pañal
(n.)=nappy rash.
Ex: Clearly nappy rashes occur in the area where the nappy is being worn, i.e. in the groin, on the buttocks and on the thighs.
escocer
(v.)=smart ; itch.
Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
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* que escuece=itchy .

escocido
(adj.)=chafed.
Ex: Vanash is a moisturizer and groundbreaking solution to dry, chafed or ashy skin for both men and women.

escocés
(adj.)=Scot ; Scotsman [Scotsmen, -pl.] ; Scottish.
Ex: There was a steady haemorrhage of Scots going abroad, and a gap between morality and experience which saw Scotland with a terrible record in terms of drink and illegitimacy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
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* güisqui escocés=Scottish whisky.
* productos decorados con tela escocesa=tartanware.
* tela escocesa=tartan.
* tela escocesa de cuadros=tartan.
* tela típica escocesa=tartan.
* tela típica escocesa de cuadros=tartan.
* whisky escocés=Scottish whisky.

escoger
(v.)=choose ; click off ; cull ; opt (for) ; pick out ; select ; single out ; pick and mix ; mix and match ; elect ; pick ; take + Posesivo + pick ; go for.
Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
Ex: We may some day click off arguments on a machine with the same assurance that we now enter sales on a cash register.
Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
Ex: This process proceeds by examining in turn every one of a large set of items, and by picking out those which have certain specified characteristics.
Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
Ex: Conference proceedings are singled out for special attention because they are an important category of material in relation to abstracting and indexing publications.
Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
Ex: This Act defined the right of workers to organize and to elect representatives.
Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
Ex: We can offer them both and let our users take their pick.
Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system.
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* escoger al azar=pick at + random.
* escoger aleatoriamente=pick at + random.
* escoger con cuidado=pick and choose.
* escoger con esmero=pick and choose.
* escoger cuidadosamente=handpick.
* escoger las palabras=choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).
* escoger una opción=choose + setting ; take up + option.
* ser exigente al escoger=pick and choose.

escoger al azar
(v.)=pick at + random.
Ex: So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.
escoger aleatoriamente
(v.)=pick at + random.
Ex: So, in practice, instead of exploiting the rich coordination of natural language, most systems ignore these links between concepts and resort to picking words from text at random.
escoger con cuidado
(v.)=pick and choose.
Ex: You cannot look at this area of the world and pick and choose among the countries that you're going to deal with.
escoger con esmero
(v.)=pick and choose.
Ex: You cannot look at this area of the world and pick and choose among the countries that you're going to deal with.
escoger cuidadosamente
(v.)=handpick.
Ex: Every rally the president goes to everyone is cheering for him because they're handpicked.
escoger las palabras
(v.)=choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).
Ex: She even speaks the way she writes, choosing her words with the fondness and care of a mother embracing her child. Ex: There should be an official apology, in addition to showing more wisdom in picking his words in the future.
escoger una opción
(v.)=choose + setting ; take up + option.
Ex: More often, you will be asked to enter information or choose certain SETTINGS. Ex: If the option is taken up, the system automatically expands the search by adding to the original query.
escogido
(adj.)=chosen ; selected.
Ex: A menu-based information retrieval system displays, on a television or other terminal connected to a computer, a list of categories from which the user must select one by keying the code which represents the chosen category.
Ex: This month-long fellowship will offer participants an opportunity to train at selected North American libraries.
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* escogido al azar=randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].
* escogido con acierto=well-chosen.
* escogido cuidadosamente=hand-picked.
* escogido por uno mismo=self-chosen.
* momento escogido=timing.

escogido al azar
(adj.)=randomly chosen [randomly-chosen].
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
escogido con acierto
(adj.)=well-chosen.
Ex: Without a well-chosen collection of library materials, patrons will be frustrated in their searches for desired books and/or information.
escogido cuidadosamente
(adj.)=hand-picked.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
escogido por uno mismo
=self-chosen.
Ex: Inevitably, a large proportion of these self-chosen books will be slight in stature.
escolar^1
(n.)=school child [school children, -pl.] ; schoolboy [school-boy] ; schoolgirl [school-girl].
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: When a schoolboy, coming to the library with nothing better than grades in mind, discovers incidentally the fascination of books that have nothing to do with his homework.
Ex: Students and their parents sued the school authorities for banning a young adult novel, 'Ë†nnie on my mind', about two schoolgirls who fall in love.

escolar^2
(adj.)=school.
Ex: School events may be regular and seasonal, like Christmas and vacations, or occasional and minor like sports matches.
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* absentismo escolar=truancy.
* almuerzo escolar=school lunch ; school dinner.
* año escolar=school year.
* ausentismo escolar=truancy.
* autobús escolar=school bus.
* autoridades escolares=school authorities.
* beca escolar=school grant.
* biblioteca escolar=school library.
* biblioteconomía relacionada con los temas de las bibliotecas esco=school librarianship.
* centro de material didáctico escolar=school resource centre.
* comida escolar=school lunch ; school dinner.
* curso escolar=school year.
* desertor escolar=dropout ; school dropout.
* día escolar=school day.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar=SLA List.
* fracaso escolar=school failure.
* horario escolar=school timetable.
* índice de abandono escolar=dropout rate.
* índice de deserción escolar=dropout rate.
* índice de fracaso escolar=failure rate ; dropout rate.
* libro de texto escolar=school text.
* niño de edad escolar=school-age child.
* niño en edad escolar=school-age child.
* período escolar=school days.
* preescolar=preschool [pre-school].
* problema escolar=school problem.
* reforma escolar=school reform.
* refuerzo escolar=homework assistance.
* rendimiento escolar=school achievement ; school performance ; learning achievement ; learning performance.
* semana escolar=school week.
* sistema escolar, el=school system, the.
* tasa de abandono escolar=dropout rate.
* tasa de deserción escolar=dropout rate.
* tasa de fracaso escolar=dropout rate ; failure rate.
* transporte escolar=school transport.

escolarización
(n.)=schooling.
Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.
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* escolarización en casa=homeschool ; homeschooling [home schooling].
* escolarización en el hogar=homeschool ; homeschooling [home schooling].
* escolarización para todos=universal schooling.
* escolarización universal=universal schooling.
* preescolarización=pre-schooling.

escolarización en casa
(n.)=homeschool ; homeschooling [home schooling].
Ex: This article provides a list of homeschool resources including World Wide Web sites, books and journal articles. Ex: This is an annotated bibliography of materials dealing with the issue of homeschooling, that is parents teaching their children at home rather than sending them to school.
escolarización en el hogar
(n.)=homeschool ; homeschooling [home schooling].
Ex: This article provides a list of homeschool resources including World Wide Web sites, books and journal articles. Ex: This is an annotated bibliography of materials dealing with the issue of homeschooling, that is parents teaching their children at home rather than sending them to school.
escolarización para todos
(n.)=universal schooling.
Ex: Universal schooling does not guarantee a daily reading habit, and the emphasis on teaching the techniques of reading can obscure the real joy of reading, of engaging emotionally with the text.
escolarización universal
(n.)=universal schooling.
Ex: Universal schooling does not guarantee a daily reading habit, and the emphasis on teaching the techniques of reading can obscure the real joy of reading, of engaging emotionally with the text.
escolarizar
(v.)=school.
Ex: Apprenticeship is more realistic than expecting everyone to be schooled by a parent at home.
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* escolarizar en casa=homeschool.

escolarizar en casa
(v.)=homeschool.
Ex: Upon hearing that we homeschool, she responded with, 'You must have the patience of a Saint!'.
escoliosis
(n.)=scoliosis.
Nota: Desviación de la columna.
Ex: The system is applied to real-life medical databases for limb fracture and scoliosis.

escollo
(n.)=reef ; snare ; stumbling block ; shoal.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding the reefs and rips while riding a relevant technology wave into rural regions'.
Ex: Whilst telematics for Africa is full of snares, it is the way towards the road to mastery in the future.
Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.
Ex: This article examines the political shoals, currents, and rip tides associated with off campus library programmes and suggests that awareness and involvement are key ways to avoid running aground.
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* escollos=rocks and shoals ; logjam [log-jam] ; straits and narrows.
* esconder escollos para=hold + pitfalls for.

escollos
=rocks and shoals ; logjam [log-jam] ; straits and narrows.
Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered. Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects. Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.
escolta
(n.)=escort ; chaperon.
Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.
Ex: Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.
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* escolta policial=police escort.
* trabajo de escolta=escort work.

escolta policial
(n.)=police escort.
Ex: A convoy of 80 buses headed by two limousines and a police escort (complete with siren) hurtled its way through the streets of Beijing.
escoltar
(v.)=escort.
Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.

escombrera
(n.)=slag heap.
Ex: Sometimes slag will be the most visible sign of the siting of a furnace nearby -- large slag heaps sometimes have a different vegetation cover to that of the surrounding area.

escombros
(n.)=rubble ; debris ; wreckage ; builders' rubble ; construction debris ; building debris.
Ex: The article 'Rubble with a cause: earthquake preparedness in California' assesses the impact in academic libraries in California of 2 major earthquakes.
Ex: Nothing is left except debris and there remains nothing to salvage: only to bulldoze, clear and throw into rubbish dumps.
Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
Ex: As part of his guilty plea, he admitted that he discharged the construction debris in the barrels and buckets overboard into San Diego Harbor.
Ex: No person shall throw any waste, building debris or vehicle scrap into the public domain or defile the public domain.
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* vertedero de escombros=landfill site ; landfill.

esconder
(v.)=hide ; obscure ; ensconce ; tuck away ; dissimulate ; hide out ; conceal ; stash away ; cache.
Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.
Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.
Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano=hit-and-run.
* esconder de la vista=hide + Nombre + from view.
* esconder escollos para=hold + pitfalls for.
* esconder la cabeza como el avestruz=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
* esconder peligros para=hold + pitfalls for.
* esconderse=skulk ; go into + hiding ; hole up.
* esconderse de la luz=hide from + the light.
* esconderse de miedo=cower.
* esconderse detrás de=hide behind.

esconder de la vista
(v.)=hide + Nombre + from view.
Ex: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.
esconder escollos para
(v.)=hold + pitfalls for.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
esconder la cabeza como el avestruz
(v.)=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
Ex: Parents said bullying was being ignored, and accused the headmaster of burying his head in the sand. Ex: For all we know, this department may never have put together a policy for something like this -- some prefer to keep sticking their heads in the sand.
esconder peligros para
(v.)=hold + pitfalls for.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
esconderse
(v.)=skulk ; go into + hiding ; hole up.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience. Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons. Ex: Whether you're headed to Italy or South Africa, you might have a long layover in London but you don't have to spend it holed up at the airport.
esconderse de la luz
(v.)=hide from + the light.
Ex: I'd love to see more of you, but you seem to be hiding from the light.
esconderse de miedo
(v.)=cower.
Ex: The stereotype of a librarian i a 'fussy old woman of either sex, myopic and repressed, brandishing or perhaps cowering behind a date-stamp and surrounded by an array of notices which forbid virtually every human activity'.
esconderse detrás de
(v.)=hide behind.
Ex: There is evidence of a backlash against wireless networks from some faculty who would prefer that students not hide behind their computer screens during class.
escondidas
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* a escondidas=stealthily ; furtively ; on the quiet ; on the sly ; in secret ; in secrecy ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
* mirada a escondidas=sneak peek.
* reírse a escondidas=laugh up + Posesivo + sleeve.

escondido
=off the beaten track.
Ex: The article 'Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.
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* andar escondido=abscond.
* lugar escondido=secluded spot.
* tesoro escondido=hoard.

escondite
(n.)=hiding hole ; hideout ; hiding ; hideaway ; hidden storage place ; secret storage location ; secret storage place ; secret holding location ; secret cell ; hiding spot ; den.
Nota: Generalmente, lugar en una casa donde una persona se siente más cómodo y en el que busca la privaacidad.
Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.
Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.
Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.
Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities.
Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990.
Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll.
Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew.
Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.
Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.
Ex: How to build wall-to-wall bookcases to make your study, den or computer room much nicer to be in and more adaptable for space.
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* escondite, el=hide and seek.
* juego del escondite=hide and seek game.
* jugar al escondite=play + hide and seek.
* salir de + Posesivo + escondite=raise + Posesivo + head above the parapet.

escondite, el
=hide and seek.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
escondrijo
(n.)=nook ; hideout ; hiding ; hiding hole ; hideaway ; den.
Nota: Generalmente, lugar en una casa donde una persona se siente más cómodo y en el que busca la privaacidad.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.
Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.
Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.
Ex: This the perfect hideaway for newlyweds.
Ex: How to build wall-to-wall bookcases to make your study, den or computer room much nicer to be in and more adaptable for space.

escopeta
(n.)=shotgun.
Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.
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* escopeta de aire comprimido=air rifle.

escopeta de aire comprimido
(n.)=air rifle.
Ex: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales.
escorar
(v.)=careen.
Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean.

escoria
(n.)=dross ; scum ; slag.
Ex: They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.
Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
Ex: Sometimes slag will be the most visible sign of the siting of a furnace nearby -- large slag heaps sometimes have a different vegetation cover to that of the surrounding area.
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* escoria de la humanidad, la=dregs of humanity, the.
* escoria de la sociedad, la=scum of the earth, the ; dregs of the earth, the ; dregs of society, the.
* escoria social de raza blanca=white trash.
* la escoria de la sociedad=the gutter.

escoria de la humanidad, la
(n.)=dregs of humanity, the.
Ex: You people are the dregs of humanity, like zombies from a cesspool.
escoria de la sociedad, la
(n.)=scum of the earth, the ; dregs of the earth, the ; dregs of society, the.
Ex: Somebody said freemasons are the scum of the earth and I don't understand that hatred. Ex: The guards are certain that the incarcerated are the dregs of the earth and must be held down at all costs. Ex: The real problem here is the dregs of society and our inability to deal with them.
escoria social de raza blanca
(n.)=white trash.
Ex: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.
escoriación
(n.)=chafe.
Ex: I do have a couple of nasty chafes on my feet from my new and ruinously expensive sandals, if that counts in any way.

escoriar
(v.)=chafe.
Ex: Among other things, staying well hydrated will help prevent chafing by allowing you to perspire.

escorpión
(n.)=scorpion.
Ex: Scorpion venoms are optimized for action upon other arthropods and therefore most scorpions are relatively harmless to humans.
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* pez escorpión=scorpion fish.

escorrentía
(n.)=runoff.
Nota: Agua que fluye al no ser absorbida.
Ex: The runoff from Sunday's heavy rain has caused many rivers and streams in the area to swell, causing some flooding.

escotado
(adj.)=V-neck(ed) ; low-cut.
Ex: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.
Ex: I only had one issue, because my dress was low cut and because I have the chest size of a 12 year old girl I looked simply ridiculous.

escotadura
(n.)=nick.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

escote
(n.)=cleavage ; neckline.
Ex: The supermodel put her cleavage on show with a daring neckline that plunged right down to her middle
.
Ex: The supermodel put her cleavage on show with a daring neckline that plunged right down to her middle
.
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* con escote=V-neck(ed).

escotilla
(n.)=hatch.
Ex: Because of the need to open and close the hatch, the traditional method of insulation has been to staple a glass fibre batt to the topside of the hatch.
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* cerrar las escotillas=batten down + hatches.

escozor
(n.)=itching ; itch.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.

escoñar
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* escoñarse=give up + the ghost.

escoñarse
=give up + the ghost.
Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
escriba
(n.)=scribe.
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.

escribano
(n.)=scribe ; scrivener.
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.

escribir
(v.)=put down ; set down ; spell ; tap out ; transcribe ; type ; write ; write down ; write up ; pen ; put + pen to paper ; set + pen to paper ; register in ; drop + a line ; script ; take down ; bang out.
Nota: Generalmente de forma rápida.
Ex: Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.
Ex: Set the components down as an ordered string of symbols, according to the filing value of the role operator.
Ex: For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.
Ex: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press <Enter>.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.
Ex: Statistical research into ILL is valuable but can cause problems unless written up well for a more general audience.
Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.
Ex: Some writers of fiction write because they cannot do otherwise they have an almost uncontrollable urge to put pen to paper or finger to keyboard.
Ex: Once pen was set to paper, the graphic record superseded the need to retain large amounts of information within human memory.
Ex: Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.
Ex: The article 'E-mail: turn on, tune in, drop a line...' gives a brief outline of the commands used on the electronic mail system Data-Mail.
Ex: The program was designed and scripted using the Apple Macintosh computer with HyperCard software.
Ex: All technical processes that take place before, during and directly after the flight are taken down automatically by the flight recorder in the cockpit.
Ex: Young people don't talk, they bang out text messages.
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* arte de escribir=penmanship.
* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro=playwriting.
* brazo de silla para escribir=writing board arm.
* capacidad de saber leer y escribir=literacy skills.
* cometer un error al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* en el momento de escribir estas líneas=at the time of writing.
* escribir a mano=handletter.
* escribir a máquina=type ; type in.
* escribir como negro=ghost ; ghosting.
* escribir con sentido=write + sense.
* escribir con tiza=chalk.
* escribir en coautoría=co-author [coauthor].
* escribir en colaboración=co-write [cowrite].
* escribir mal=misspell.
* escribir mal a máquina=mistype.
* escribir mucho sobre Algo=a lot + be written about ; much + be written about.
* escribir rápidamente=dash off.
* escribir un artículo=write + a paper ; write + piece.
* escribir un trabajo=write + essay.
* forma de escribir=writing style.
* máquina de escribir=typewriter.
* máquina de escribir de margarita=daisy-wheel typewriter.
* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf=golf-ball typewriter.
* máquina de escribir eléctrica=electric typewriter ; electronic typewriter.
* papel de escribir=writing paper.
* para escribir con mayúsculas=in a shifted position.
* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas=unshifted.
* saber leer y escribir=be literate.
* sala de escribir=scriptorium [scriptoria, -pl.].
* sobreescribir=type over.
* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas=SHIFT key.
* volver a escribir=retype [re-type] ; rewrite [re-write].

escribir a mano
(v.)=handletter.
Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time.
escribir a máquina
(v.)=type ; type in.
Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press <Enter>. Ex: The following qualifiers may be added to any search by tabbing over to the appropriate heading and typing in the desired data.
escribir como negro
(n.)=ghost ; ghosting.
Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist. Ex: This type of help can extend from the assistant who does routine collecting of facts which the author uses, right across to the virtual ghosting of the book which the author has given little more to than a name.
escribir con sentido
(v.)=write + sense.
Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
escribir con tiza
(v.)=chalk.
Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
escribir en coautoría
(v.)=co-author [coauthor].
Ex: An analysis of 3174 papers published in laser science and technology journals indicate that only 401 were single authored and the remaining 2773 were co-authored.
escribir en colaboración
(v.)=co-write [cowrite].
Ex: He wrote, co-wrote, edited, or coedited ten books and more then 60 scholarly articles.
escribir mal
(v.)=misspell.
Ex: We may misspell a search term, either through ignorance or lack of typing skills.
escribir mal a máquina
(v.)=mistype.
Ex: German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.
escribir mucho sobre Algo
=a lot + be written about ; much + be written about.
Ex: A lot has been written about the plunge in consumer confidence since that day. Ex: Much has been written about why females don't play the same games or as many digital games as males do.
escribir rápidamente
(v.)=dash off.
Ex: From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.
escribir un artículo
(v.)=write + a paper ; write + piece.
Ex: She is writing a paper comparing tungsten and bismuth deficiency in relation to liver disease. Ex: Ms. Hinton has written several pieces on cataloging.
escribir un trabajo
(v.)=write + essay.
Ex: Such books have to be zealously guarded by library staff in the interests of other students who may well be required to write an essay on the same subject at the same time.
escrito a lápiz
(adj.)=pencilled [penciled, -USA].
Ex: A penciled note on the catalog card that a publication is temporarily suspended is better than unconfirmed surmise that a publication has ceased.
escrito a mano
(adj.)=handwritten [hand-written] ; in black and white ; in handwriting ; longhand [long-hand].
Ex: Anthony read the handwritten note he found in his mailbox from the principal of the high school at which he had been employed as head of the school media program for one month. Ex: Despite continued assurances about the arrival of the paperless society, it remains a fact that most people want to see information down in black and white. Ex: The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour. Ex: On this are placed longhand notes, photographs, memoranda, all sorts of things.
escrito a máquina
(adj.)=typewritten.
Ex: It should be noted that in a typewritten text the edition statement is always underlined as indeed it is in a manuscript text.
escrito en coautoría
(adj.)=co-authored.
Ex: The number of co-authored articles published in scientific journals and bulletins, conference papers, books, chapters of books, reports were taken into consideration to measure the total scientific output.
escrito por un negro
=ghosted ; ghost-written.
Ex: The pop star who perhaps cannot write at all can still be the 'author' of a ghosted autobiography. Ex: 'If a work written by one person for another person to present as his own is never so presented (e.g. a ghost-written speech that was never delivered by the other person or published under his name), enter it under the person who wrote it'.
escrito por un solo autor
(adj.)=single authored [single-authored].
Ex: This has resulted in a corresponding increase in multiauthored papers and a decrease in single authored papers = Esto ha producido un aumento de los artículos escritos por varios autores y, al mismo tiempo, una disminución de los artículos escritos por un solo autor.
escrito por varios autores
(adj.)=multiauthored [multi-authored] ; collaboratively authored.
Ex: This has resulted in a corresponding increase in multiauthored papers and a decrease in single authored papers = Esto ha producido un aumento de los artículos escritos por varios autores y, al mismo tiempo, una disminución de los artículos escritos por un solo autor. Ex: The acceptance rate of articles which are collaboratively authored tends to be higher than that for single-authored papers, thereby suggesting a positive relationship between collaboration and quality.
escrito sólo por un lado
(adj.)=one-sided.
Ex: Those wishing to present a paper on any of the above mentioned topics should send three copies of the full text (maximum 15 one-sided pages) to the Organizing Committee.
escrito^1
(n.)=writing.
Ex: His library, a rare survival of the Graeco-Roman period, comprised his own writings and philosophical readings.
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* escritos=writings.

escrito^2
=scripted ; written ; in writing.
Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.
Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
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* acuerdo escrito=written agreement.
* borrador escrito a mano=manuscript draft.
* borrador escrito a máquina=typewritten draft.
* comentario escrito=write-up.
* compromiso por escrito=written commitment ; promissory.
* escrito a lápiz=pencilled [penciled, -USA].
* escrito a mano=handwritten [hand-written] ; in black and white ; in handwriting ; longhand [long-hand].
* escrito a máquina=typewritten.
* escrito en coautoría=co-authored.
* escrito por un negro=ghosted ; ghost-written.
* escrito por un solo autor=single authored [single-authored].
* escrito por varios autores=multiauthored [multi-authored] ; collaboratively authored.
* escrito sólo por un lado=one-sided.
* historia escrita=written history.
* historia escrita, la=recorded history.
* lengua escrita=written language.
* lenguaje escrito=written language.
* llevar escrito en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* llevar escrito en la frente=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* mal escrito=mistyped ; badly written.
* no escrito=unwritten.
* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés=formula fiction.
* palabra escrita, la=written word, the.
* por escrito=in writing ; in print ; written.
* sobre gustos no hay nada escrito=everyone to their (own) taste ; each to their own (taste) ; different strokes for different folks ; to each his own ; different strokes for different folks.
* sociedad de tradición escrita=literate society.
* solicitud por escrito=written application.
* tener escrito en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* tener escrito en la frente=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).

escritor
(n.)=writer.
Ex: Authors may be persons or corporate bodies, and the term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.
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* bloqueo mental del escritor=writer's block.
* escritor de canciones=songwriter [song writer].
* escritor de casos prácticos=case writer [case-writer].
* escritor de ciencia ficción=science-fiction writer.
* escritor de diarios=diarist.
* escritor de discursos a sueldo=speechwriter.
* escritor de enciclopedias=encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].
* escritor de fábulas=fabulist.
* escritor de novela romántica=romantic novelist.
* escritor de novelas=fiction writer.
* escritor de novelas de misterio=mystery writer.
* escritor residente=writer in residence.
* escritor satírico=satirist.
* grandes escritores, los=great imaginative writers, the.
* programa de escritores en estancia=writers in residence programme.

escritor de canciones
(n.)=songwriter [song writer].
Ex: It is an engagingly rhapsodical book devoted to the poet Rimbaud, to songwriter and rock musician Morrison, and to Fowlie himself.
escritor de casos prácticos
(n.)=case writer [case-writer].
Ex: Case-writers are the students' proxies on the scene.
escritor de ciencia ficción
(n.)=science-fiction writer.
Ex: One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
escritor de diarios
(n.)=diarist.
Ex: The author discusses the phenomenon of online diaries or personal journals and lists some Web sites which give advice to would be diarists.
escritor de discursos a sueldo
(n.)=speechwriter.
Ex: He used to work as a speechwriter for the current president but is now a syndicated columnist.
escritor de enciclopedias
(n.)=encyclopaedist [encyclopedist, -USA].
Ex: The article 'Encyclopedists head for cyberspace' discusses changes in the publishing of encyclopaedias in the USA, tracing the rise of CD-ROM encyclopaedias to the detriment of print sets.
escritor de fábulas
(n.)=fabulist.
Ex: Krylov, one of Russia's most beloved fabulists, wrote in verse, which Heins has changed to prose.
escritor de novela romántica
(n.)=romantic novelist.
Ex: Romantic novelists have a quality of imagination which is creative in this extraordinarily limited yet highly popular field.
escritor de novelas
(n.)=fiction writer.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
escritor de novelas de misterio
(n.)=mystery writer.
Ex: The article 'Elmore Leonard's legman' describes the work of Gregg Sutter, the full time researcher of the US mystery writer Elmore Leonard.
escritor residente
(n.)=writer in residence.
Ex: Writers in residence are expected to teach, lecture to the public and settle fiery online debates about the best way to translate their oeuvre.
escritor satírico
(n.)=satirist.
Ex: What arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically.
escritorio
(n.)=desktop ; writing desk ; work desk.
Ex: One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.
Ex: The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed.
Ex: The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.
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* artículos de escritorio=stationery.
* lámpara de escritorio=desk light.
* mesa de escritorio=desktop.

escritorzuelo
(n.)=hack ; pen-pusher.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: The workers, mostly pen-pushers and bureaucrats, were also given higher pay rises than teachers, policemen or firemen.

escritos
(n.)=writings.
Ex: He had yet to immerse himself in the writings of the mid-life crisis researchers.
escritura a mano
(n.)=handwriting.
Ex: The main advantage of facsimile is that it transmits text and graphics diagrams, handwriting etc.
escritura a máquina
(n.)=typewriting.
Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.
escritura barata
(n.)=hack writing.
Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
escritura creativa
(n.)=creative writing.
Ex: This might be achieved by the setting up of a network of housebound readers and writers for the sharing and discussion of their creative writing.
escritura cursiva
(n.)=cursive hand.
Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.
escritura de cartas
(n.)=letter writing.
Ex: He had a penchant for letter writing, and offered his collection of letters to the Bodleian Library for the use of future historians.
escritura de compra
(n.)=deed of purchase.
Ex: The final signature of the deed of purchase takes place at the Notary's office.
escritura de compraventa
(n.)=deed of sale ; deed of purchase.
Ex: Deed of sale forms are required in most states to protect both the buyer and seller in any sales transaction. Ex: The final signature of the deed of purchase takes place at the Notary's office.
escritura de renuncia
(n.)=quitclaim deed.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').
escritura de transferencia
(n.)=quitclaim deed ; deed of transfer.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee'). Ex: A deed of transfer is a legal document that transfers the ownership of property from one person to another.
escritura de traspaso
(n.)=deed of transfer ; quitclaim deed.
Ex: A deed of transfer is a legal document that transfers the ownership of property from one person to another. Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').
escritura de venta
(n.)=deed of sale.
Ex: Deed of sale forms are required in most states to protect both the buyer and seller in any sales transaction.
escritura libraria
(n.)=book hand.
Ex: Although all the early types were copied from existing book hands, the medium of the steel punch both eliminated the random irregularities of hand-written letters.
escritura^1
(n.)=script ; writing.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: This is a project for collaboration in formal report writing based on current social theories of writing.
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* ahorrar tiempo de escritura=save + typing.
* anterior a la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* anterior a la introducción de la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* anterior a la invención de la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* ayudas para la escritura=writing tools.
* cuaderno de reconocimiento de escritura=handwriting recognition notepad.
* de escritura a máquina=typing.
* de una sola escritura=write-once.
* error de escritura=mistyping.
* escritura a mano=handwriting.
* escritura a máquina=typewriting.
* escritura barata=hack writing.
* escritura creativa=creative writing.
* escritura cursiva=cursive hand.
* escritura de cartas=letter writing.
* escritura libraria=book hand.
* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura=writing aid.
* objetos y utensilios de escritura=stationery.
* papel de escritura=bond paper.
* posterior a la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* posterior a la introducción de la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* posterior a la invención de la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* sagrada escritura=sacred scripture ; scripture.
* Sagrada(s) Escritura(s), la=Holy Scripture(s), the.
* sistema de escritura=writing system.
* tablillas con escritura cuneiforme=cuneiform tablet.

escritura^2
(n.)=deeds ; title deeds ; conveyance.
Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.
Ex: As well as clients' papers, draft conveyances, ledgers and letter books, the archive contained important finds including one 17th and 2 18th century maps.
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* escritura de compra=deed of purchase.
* escritura de compraventa=deed of sale ; deed of purchase.
* escritura de renuncia=quitclaim deed.
* escritura de transferencia=quitclaim deed ; deed of transfer.
* escritura de traspaso=deed of transfer ; quitclaim deed.
* escritura de venta=deed of sale.
* escrituras=deeds.

escrituras
(n.)=deeds.
Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
escroto
(n.)=scrotum.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.

escrupulosamente
=scrupulously.
Ex: Both public and academic libraries have long neglected, hidden away, or scrupulously avoided nonprint materials as part of their basic collection and services.

escrupuloso
(adj.)=scrupulous ; squeamish.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: While the idea of an ossuary makes some individuals squeamish, ossuaries have been a part of human life for thousands of years.

escrutable
(adj.)=fathomable.
Ex: Among other things, this would impede assessing the health needs of our population, and would serve no fathomable purpose.

escrutador
(n.)=scrutineer ; teller.
Ex: A panel of independent scrutineers appointed by the chief excecutive officer shall check the results = Un panel de escrutadores independientes elegidos por el director ejecutivo comprobará los resultados.
Ex: The Secretariat shall take steps to arrange for at least three tellers to be appointed for each council meeting = La Secretaría tomará medidas para que se designen al menos tres escrutadores para cada reunión del consejo.
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* escrutador de votos=scrutineer.

escrutador de votos
(n.)=scrutineer.
Ex: A panel of independent scrutineers appointed by the chief excecutive officer shall check the results = Un panel de escrutadores independientes elegidos por el director ejecutivo comprobará los resultados.
escrutinio
(n.)=scrutiny.
Ex: This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.

escrúpulo
(n.)=qualm ; scruple ; squeamishness.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: This proposed system of organized concepts will allow retrieval of any particular element, and the computer, thank goodness, has no aesthetic scruples about long numbers.
Ex: I had no squeamishness or fear of hurting the aggressor.
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* abogado sin escrúpulos=shyster ; shark lawyer.
* no tener ningún escrúpulo en=have + no qualms about.
* político sin escrúpulos=shyster.
* sin escrúpulos=unscrupulous ; unconscionable ; without scruples ; unprincipled.

esctricto
(adj.)=hard-line.
Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.

escuadra
(n.)=squad ; set-square ; square ; bracket ; wall bracket ; mounting bracket ; squadron.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
Ex: The guide provides step-by-step instructions for completing each instructional objective (e.g., use a square and scribe to mark lines on metal, use a hand drill and rivet gun).
Ex: workers can easily drill through structural steel beams, making it easy to attach brackets, bolts and other components.
Ex: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.
Ex: There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.
Ex: The primary operational unit of an air force is a squadron.

escuadrilla
(n.)=squadron.
Ex: The primary operational unit of an air force is a squadron.

escuadrón
(n.)=squadron.
Ex: The primary operational unit of an air force is a squadron.
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* escuadrón de caballería=cavalry squadron.
* escuadrón de la muerte=death squadron ; death squad.
* jefe de escuadrón=squadron leader.

escuadrón de caballería
(n.)=cavalry squadron.
Ex: Cavalry squadrons perform reconnaissance and security missions.
escuadrón de la muerte
(n.)=death squadron ; death squad.
Ex: According to Hussein, the death squadrons acted without authority and instructions from the Minister. Ex: These death squads abducted members of the civilian population torturing and often executing them.
escucha
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* escucha telefónica=wiretapping [wire-tapping] ; wiretap [wire-tap].

escucha telefónica
(n.)=wiretapping [wire-tapping] ; wiretap [wire-tap].
Ex: Freely available encryption software can make government wiretapping of phones and computers largely ineffective. Ex: They have recommended that Congress revise 'wiretap' laws to strengthen protective provisions.
escuchar
(v.)=hear ; listen (to) ; hark(en) to ; play ; give + an ear to ; lend + an ear ; hearken to.
Ex: When the correctly scanned number appears on the screen, the keyboard clicks so that the user can both see the number on the screen and hear that is has been read correctly.
Ex: Only through listening to words in print being spoken does anyone discover their color, their life, their movement and drama.
Ex: As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.
Ex: Once a willing ear is given to the suggestions and complaints, then morale will increase, as will production.
Ex: Secondly, the teacher should just 'lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion.
Ex: Let us hearken to the melody which will stir the world of humanity, so that the people may be transformed with joy.
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* al escuchar=at the sound of.
* capacidad de escuchar=listening skills.
* equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas=audio tour unit.
* escuchar a escondidas=eavesdropping.
* escuchar con una actitud abierta=lend + a sympathetic ear to.
* escuchar la opinión de Alguien=hear + opinion.
* escuchar la radio=listen to + the radio.
* escuchar la voz de la conciencia=listen to + the voice within.
* escuchar la voz de la experiencia=listen to + the voice of experience.
* escuchar la voz de la razón=listen to + the voice of reason.
* escuchar la voz del corazón=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
* escuchar la voz interior=listen to + the voice within.
* escuchar lo que dice el corazón=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
* escuchar mal=mishearing.
* escuchar secretamente=eavesdropping.
* hacer que se + Pronombre + escuche=make + Posesivo + voice heard.
* hacerse escuchar=make + Posesivo + voice heard.
* mantenerse a la escucha=stay + tuned.
* oído que escuche=receptive ear.
* permanecer a la escucha=stay + tuned.
* puesto de escucha=listening post.
* que se puede escuchar=playable.
* saber escuchar=listening skills ; listening capacity.
* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de=echo + still resound from.

escuchar a escondidas
(n.)=eavesdropping.
Ex: The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.
escuchar con una actitud abierta
(v.)=lend + a sympathetic ear to.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
escuchar la opinión de Alguien
(v.)=hear + opinion.
Ex: A day away from it now and then, mixing with children, hearing their opinions, trying to answer their questions, can be an invigorating relief.
escuchar la radio
(v.)=listen to + the radio.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.
escuchar la voz de la conciencia
(v.)=listen to + the voice within.
Ex: Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.
escuchar la voz de la experiencia
(v.)=listen to + the voice of experience.
Ex: I've been living with it for nearly six years, so listen to the voice of experience -- the green will creep into your life and you will eventually hate it.
escuchar la voz de la razón
(v.)=listen to + the voice of reason.
Ex: Members of this elite organization do not listen to the voice of reason, nor do they take advice from friends, relatives, or professionals.
escuchar la voz del corazón
(v.)=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
escuchar la voz interior
(v.)=listen to + the voice within.
Ex: Do not follow the ideas of others, but learn to listen to the voice within yourself.
escuchar lo que dice el corazón
(v.)=listen to + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
escuchar mal
(n.)=mishearing.
Ex: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon.
escuchar secretamente
(n.)=eavesdropping.
Ex: The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.
escuchimizado
(adj.)=scrawny ; puny ; nesh ; gaunt.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.
Ex: Usually, half of us would sleep on the ground outside and the other half would go for the nesh option of sleeping in a tent or hut.
Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.

escudar
(v.)=shield.
Ex: Both types of printer are noisy and will have to placed away from public areas and/or shielded with an acoustic cover (which can be very expensive).

escudero
(n.)=squire.
Ex: This story about the life of a knight's squire gives students an opportunity to learn the steps to knighthood and the ideals of chivalry.

escudilla
(n.)=bowl.
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.

escudo
(n.)=badge ; shield.
Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, badges, Bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
Ex: Display cases are thermostatically controlled to 68F and heat shields are fitted.
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* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS)=International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
* escudo antidisturbios=riot shield.
* escudo antimisiles=missile shield.
* Escudo Azul, el=Blue Shield, the.
* escudo de armas=escutcheon [scutcheon].
* escudo heráldico=coat of arms.

escudo antidisturbios
(n.)=riot shield.
Ex: Despite its representation in videogames, most riot shields cannot block bullets from large caliber firearms.
escudo antimisiles
(n.)=missile shield.
Ex: The United States has plans to deploy a national missile shield within the next decade.
escudo de armas
(n.)=escutcheon [scutcheon].
Ex: The ornaments that surround escutcheons were introduced to denote the birth, dignity, or office of the person to whom the coat of arms belongs.
escudo heráldico
(n.)=coat of arms.
Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
escudriñable
(adj.)=fathomable.
Ex: Among other things, this would impede assessing the health needs of our population, and would serve no fathomable purpose.

escudriñar
(v.)=comb trough ; scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA] ; put + Nombre + under the spotlight ; bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.
Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
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* escudriñar en=scramble through.

escudriñar en
(v.)=scramble through.
Ex: There was a heavy and prolonged silence as Datto scrambled through his mind, trying to recollect the details of the event that had apparently trigerred this violent reaction.
escuela
(n.)=day school ; school ; college ; seedbed.
Ex: This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.
Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
Ex: The article has the title 'The last thirty years as the seedbed of the future'.
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* archivo de escuela=school records.
* dentro de la escuela=in-school.
* después de la escuela=after-school hours ; after-school time.
* director de escuela=school principal ; head teacher.
* echar de la escuela=kick out of + school.
* en la escuela=at school.
* escuela convencional=mainstream school.
* escuela de biblioteconomía=library school.
* escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida=accredited library school.
* escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación=LIS school.
* escuela de buceo=diving school ; scuba diving school.
* escuela de capacitación=training school.
* escuela de enseñanza primaria=primary school.
* escuela de equitación=riding school.
* escuela de formación=training school.
* escuela de formación profesional=vocational school.
* escuela de gestión=business school.
* escuela de negocios=business school.
* escuela de niños menores=infant school.
* escuela de pago=public school.
* escuela de pensamiento=school of thought.
* escuela de pequeños=infant school.
* escuela de primaria=primary school.
* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria=intermediate school.
* escuela de submarinismo=diving school ; scuba diving school.
* escuela dominical=Sunday school.
* escuela primaria=lower school ; elementary school ; grade school ; primary school.
* escuela privada=public school.
* escuela rural=rural school.
* escuela secundaria=junior school ; middle school ; upper school.
* escuela taller=technical school.
* escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD)=school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).
* expediente académico de la escuela=high school record.
* granja escuela=animal farm.
* horas después de la escuela=after-school hours ; after-school time.
* ir a la escuela=go to + school.
* junta de dirección de la escuela=school board.
* maestro de escuela=school teacher.
* más hambre que un maestro de escuela=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* patio de la escuela=schoolyard [school yard].
* problema en la escuela=school problem.
* relacionado con la escuela=school-related.
* terminar la escuela=break from + school.
* vieja escuela, la=old school, the.
* violencia en la escuela=school violence.

escuela convencional
(n.)=mainstream school.
Ex: This is important for the school library service now that an increasing number of children who have disabilities attend mainstream schools.
escuela de biblioteconomía
(n.)=library school.
Ex: Today, it is difficult to conceive of a library school that neglects to offer its students a chance to experiment with databases and gain at least a nodding acquaintance with programming and a computer language.
escuela de biblioteconomía reconocida
(n.)=accredited library school.
Ex: Each director possessed a library degree from an accredited library school.
escuela de biblioteconomía y documentación
(n.)=LIS school.
Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.
escuela de buceo
(n.)=diving school ; scuba diving school.
Ex: All dives must be planned using a decompression tool, which your diving school should teach you to use. Ex: And most scuba diving schools offer courses that are designed to teach the divers survival techniques, in case accidents should happen.
escuela de capacitación
(n.)=training school.
Ex: The visitors were shocked by the situation in the Gaza Strip, where there are no school, public or special libraries, library associations or training schools.
escuela de enseñanza primaria
(n.)=primary school.
Ex: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.
escuela de equitación
(n.)=riding school.
Ex: There were no significant differences between riding schools and studs.
escuela de formación
(n.)=training school.
Ex: The visitors were shocked by the situation in the Gaza Strip, where there are no school, public or special libraries, library associations or training schools.
escuela de formación profesional
(n.)=vocational school.
Ex: Many vocational school libraries have limited stocks and staffing and teachers fail to promote reading.
escuela de gestión
(n.)=business school.
Ex: This paper describes the various approaches used by business schools in the USA to internationalize their curricula.
escuela de negocios
(n.)=business school.
Ex: This paper describes the various approaches used by business schools in the USA to internationalize their curricula.
escuela de niños menores
(n.)=infant school.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.
escuela de pago
(n.)=public school.
Ex: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.
escuela de pensamiento
(n.)=school of thought.
Ex: Despite the school of thought that believes only informative and indicative abstracts can be regarded as true abstracts we will explore many other additional terms.
escuela de pequeños
(n.)=infant school.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.
escuela de primaria
(n.)=primary school.
Ex: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.
escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria
(n.)=intermediate school.
Ex: This project involved a 5th intermediate school class and 10 students from LUSE during the 1988 summer semester, resulting in a 35-minute video recording.
escuela de submarinismo
(n.)=diving school ; scuba diving school.
Ex: All dives must be planned using a decompression tool, which your diving school should teach you to use. Ex: And most scuba diving schools offer courses that are designed to teach the divers survival techniques, in case accidents should happen.
escuela dominical
(n.)=Sunday school.
Ex: This boy has never been to day school or Sunday school, can't read but he is said to be one of the best workers in the room.
escuela primaria
(n.)=lower school ; elementary school ; grade school ; primary school.
Ex: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school. Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee. Ex: The writer describes his uncomfortable experiences at grade school and high school, until a sympathetic high school librarian took an interest in him and set him on course to becoming an avid reader. Ex: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.
escuela privada
(n.)=public school.
Ex: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.
escuela rural
(n.)=rural school.
Ex: These reflections coincide with considerations from previous studies about the education of rustics in their rural schools.
escuela secundaria
(n.)=junior school ; middle school ; upper school.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms. Ex: He graduated from library school a year and a half ago, and served a one year stint as an assistant media specialist in a middle school media center = El se graduó en biblioteconomía hace un año y medio y durante un año trabajó como auxiliar especialista en multimedia en un centro multimedia de una escuela secundaria. Ex: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school.
escuela taller
(n.)=technical school.
Ex: The investigations have encompassed 200 pupils from 4 secondary schools preparing for university as well as from 4 technical schools.
escuela universitaria de biblioteconomía y documentación (EUBYD)
(n.)=school of librarianship and information science (SLIS).
Ex: As a follow-up to a study carried out in 1984 of the constraints upon curriculum developments in Schools of Librarianship and Information Science (SLIS), a survey of other types of information education was commissioned.
escuetamente
=in a nutshell ; in a few words ; in short.
Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information.
Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words.
Ex: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves.

escueto
(adj.)=stark ; bald ; lean ; terse.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
Ex: While Baskerville's italic was a lean, elegant letter, the most radical departure from tradition since the French academic italic of the 1690s.
Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.
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* para ser escueto=in short ; in a few words ; in sum.

esculpir
(v.)=carve ; sculpt ; carve out.
Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: People write, speak, compose, paint, sculpt, and in many other ways attempt to communicate their knowledge to others.
Ex: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.

escultismo
(n.)=Scouting.
Ex: Even today, we can still say, Scouting is about three things: It's about fun, it's about values, and it's about learning.
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* escultismo, el=Scouts Movement, the.

escultismo, el
=Scouts Movement, the.
Ex: The basic philosophy of the Scouts Movement is to create cohesion, service to humanity and unselfishness among different segments of the society.
escultista
(n.)=Scout.
Ex: Scouts will now be a little worse prepared after they were banned from carrying their traditional penknives due to the new law.

escultor
(n.)=sculptor.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.

escultura
(n.)=sculpture ; carving.
Ex: If, in a multipart item, the objects and/or their containers differ in size, give the smallest or smaller and the largest or larger size, separated by a hyphen; e.g., 3 sculptures : 150-210 cm high.
Ex: She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.
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* escultura de figura humana=figure sculpture.

escultura de figura humana
(n.)=figure sculpture.
Ex: The author examines the background to Ireland's public memorials (crosses, obelisks, cenotaphs and figure sculptures) to those who died in World War I.
escultórico
(adj.)=sculptural.
Ex: Any of these three letter forms could be waried endlessly by changes of weight and of proportion o by sculptural effects such as the engraving of lines within the strokes of the letters.

escupidera
(n.)=chamber pot ; potty.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
Ex: Currently, she'll take off her diaper and sit on her potty.

escupir
(v.)=spitting ; spit ; spit out.
Ex: Focusing on such behaviors as blowing one's nose, spitting, & table manners, the author shows that innovations, eg, the fork & the handkerchief, marked a fundamental shift in the 'threshold features of embarrassment & shame'.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.
Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.

escurridizo
(adj.)=slick ; slippery ; slimy ; slippy .
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: Peter was trying to convince himself that it wasn't his fault as he navigated the glistening slippery streets.
Ex: The only real hazard in rock-pooling is a bad fall off a slimy rock, so make sure you wear suitable footwear.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
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* nudo escurridizo=slipknot ; noose.

escurrir
(v.)=drain away ; drain off ; drain ; strain ; wring.
Ex: As the water was draining away between the wires of the sieve, he gave the mould a sideways shake locking the fibres together and 'shutting' the sheet.
Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.
Ex: The garden had obviously been flooded with sea-water although now it was all drained.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
Ex: The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.
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* escurrir el bulto=pass + the buck ; weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; cop out ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
* escurrirse=slide off.
* lavadora con rodillo para escurrir la ropa=wringer washer.
* rodillo para escurrir la ropa=wringer ; clothes wringer.
* sin escurrir=undrained.

escurrir el bulto
(v.)=pass + the buck ; weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; cop out ; talk + Reflexivo + out of ; talk + Posesivo + way out of.
Ex: The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials. Ex: Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it. Ex: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend. Ex: Most persons use the excuse of time to cop out of their fitness routine. Ex: He's talked himself out of it by saying he had to work on Monday. Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
escurrirse
(v.)=slide off.
Ex: This will prevent the bandage from sliding off.
escuálido
(adj.)=grungy ; emaciated ; squalid ; scrawny ; puny ; skinny ; gaunt.
Ex: It is primarily a story about a girl who, pregnant, flees her disapproving family to search for the father of her child in the grungy and sinister Midlands of England.
Ex: The non-white anorexic subjects reported ealier menarche, were shorter in stature, less emaciated, and practiced veganism slightly more commonly.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.
Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.

escálamo
(n.)=thole pin ; thole.
Ex: The fulcrum of the oar is the hole in the gunwale called the rowlock or the thole pin with a loose strap for securing the oar.
Ex: At the same time David, with that foresight which never forsook him, carefully examined the tholes which serve to keep the oars in place.

escándalo
(n.)=fuss ; scandal ; rumpus ; outrage ; disgrace ; racket.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
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* armar escándalo=make + a ruckus.
* armar un escándalo=raise + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* de escándalo=outrageous.
* escándalo político=political scandal.
* escándalo público=public scandal.
* escándalos sexuales=sleaze.
* incitar escándalo=arouse + furor.
* obra que revela un escándalo=exposé.
* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción=muckraker.
* ¡qué escándalo!=how outrageous!.
* revelación de escándalos o corrupción=muckraking.

escándalo político
(n.)=political scandal.
Ex: This is political intrigue and scandal to rival the Fall of the Roman Empire.
escándalo público
(n.)=public scandal.
Ex: It was Swinburne who bore the brunt of public scandal.
escándalos sexuales
(n.)=sleaze.
Ex: This Internet site presents crime news and reports, mixing high-mindedness and sleaze appeal.
escáner
(n.)=scanner.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
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* escáner de alimentación manual=sheet fed [sheet-fed].
* escáner de sobremesa=flatbed scanner [flat-bed scanner] ; flat-bed [flatbed].
* escáner OCR=OCR scanner.
* leer con escáner=scan.
* legible por escáner=scannable.
* leído con escáner=scanned.
* reconocible por escáner=scannable.

escáner OCR
(n.)=OCR scanner.
Ex: The article 'SCANdalous behaviour' examines the possible uses of hand-held OCR scanners as a means of converting graphics (illustrations etc) into machine readable form.
escáner de alimentación manual
(adj.)=sheet fed [sheet-fed].
Ex: This article describes the 3 basic types of scanner available: the handheld; the flatbed; and the sheet-fed.
escáner de sobremesa
(n.)=flatbed scanner [flat-bed scanner] ; flat-bed [flatbed].
Ex: A flatbed scanner takes around 45 seconds to scan a sheet of A4. Ex: This article describes the 3 basic types of scanner available: the handheld; the flatbed; and the sheet-fed.
escápula
(n.)=scapula.
Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.

escénico
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* cambio escénico=scene changing.
* miedo escénico=stage fright.
* presencia escénica=stage presence.

escéptico
(adj.)=skeptical ; sceptic ; sceptical ; skeptic ; incredulous ; unconvinced.
Ex: Many people were skeptical that the compact disc (CD) would replace the phonograph record.
Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.
Ex: Bill Gates, once sceptical about the Internet, has now changed his mind.
Ex: The article 'The conversion of a secondary school skeptic' defines a stations approach to learning as a series of activities and supporting resources designed to develop student knowledge and/or skills.
Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.
Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.

escúter
(n.)=scooter.
Ex: Remember, if you take the road test on your motorbike, scooter or moped, you will receive a driver's licence that allows you to operate these types of vehicles only.

ese es el asunto
=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress. Ex: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.
ese es el problema
=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress. Ex: And there's the rub, as far as California is concerned we don't stand a very good chance in this competition.
ese tipo de cosas
=that sort of thing.
Ex: There will always be differences between the races and the genders and all that sort of thing.
ese^1
=that.
Ex: It is important to know what police or fire responses are triggered by alarms and how that reaction can be aborted and the alarm silenced.
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* además de eso=beyond that.
* a eso=thereto.
* con ese fin=to that end.
* con eso=thereto ; by this.
* de ese modo=in this ; thereby.
* de eso=thereof.
* desde ese momento=from that point ; from that moment on.
* después de eso=thereafter.
* en ese ámbito=on that front.
* en ese asunto=on that front.
* en ese caso=in that case.
* en ese mismo instante=at that very moment.
* en ese mismo momento=at that very moment.
* en ese momento=at that point ; just then ; at that point in time.
* en ese sentido=to that effect.
* en ese tema=on that front.
* en esos casos=in those cases.
* en lo que a eso se refiere=on that score.
* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo=that time is long past.
* esa es la cuestión=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* esa es la dificultad=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* esa es la razón por la que=that is why.
* ese es el asunto=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* ese es el problema=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* ese tipo de cosas=that sort of thing.
* eso=that sort of thing.
* eso demuestra que=it (just) goes to show that.
* eso es=that's the ticket!.
* eso es casi todo=that's about it.
* eso es lo que toca=that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).
* esos=those.
* ¡eso se dice pronto!=easier said than done.
* hasta ese momento=up to that point.
* justamente eso=just that.
* justo en ese momento=just then.
* más allá de eso=beyond that.
* ¡nada de eso!=no dice!.
* o eso parece=or so it seems.
* para eso=therefor.
* por encima de eso=beyond that.
* por esa razón=thereby ; for that reason.
* por eso=on that score ; therefore.
* por eso que=hence.
* si eso cuenta para algo=if that counts in any way ; if that counts for anything.
* si eso no es posible=failing that/these.
* si eso sirve de algo=if that counts in any way ; if that counts for anything.
* simplemente eso=just that.
* si vamos a eso=for that matter.

ese^2
(n.)=ess.
Nota: Pronunicación de la letra s.
Ex: In both typeset and handwritten documents, it appeared that words with two esses were spelled fs.
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* andar haciendo eses=walk all over + the road.
* conducir haciendo eses=drive all over + the road.
* hacer eses=zigzag ; walk all over + the road ; drive all over + the road.

esencia de eucalipto
(n.)=eucalyptus oil.
Ex: Some health products that contain camphor and/or eucalyptus oils can cause serious health problems including seizures.
esencia de, la
(n.)=pith and marrow of, the.
Ex: And therein lies the secret of the unshakeable belief of reference librarians that what they do is the very pith and marrow of librarianship.
esencia irlandesa
(n.)=Irishness.
Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.
esencia vegetal
(n.)=plant essence.
Ex: Aromatherapy is the use of plant essences in healing.
esencia^1
(n.)=essence ; nature ; substance ; flavour [flavor, -USA] ; marrow ; crux.
Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.
Ex: The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.
Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.
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* en esencia=in essence ; essentially.
* en su esencia=in substance.
* esencia de, la=pith and marrow of, the.
* esencia irlandesa=Irishness.

esencia^2
(n.)=extract ; essence.
Ex: Their main ingredients are harvested from nature as juice, oils and extracts from organic fruits.
Ex: Fig. 118 represents one form of hydraulic oil-press suitable for extracting oils or essences from seed and roots.
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* aceite de esencias=essential oil.
* esencia de eucalipto=eucalyptus oil.
* esencia vegetal=plant essence.

esencial
(adj.)=bare ; essential ; paramount ; vital ; baseline [base line] ; bread and butter ; mission critical [mission-critical] ; rock-bottom ; indispensable ; constitutive ; cardinal ; critical.
Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
Ex: Practice is paramount.
Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
Ex: The bread and butter business of public libraries, especially branch libraries, is the lending of fiction.
Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
Ex: Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.
Ex: Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.
Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical.
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* cosas esenciales, las=basic essentials, the.
* esencial, lo=gist, the ; bottom line, the.
* función esencial=vital role.
* libro esencial=bedside book.
* lo esencial=essential, the ; nuts and bolts ; bare necessities, the ; the lowdown (on).
* no entender lo esencial=miss + the point.
* no esencial=non-essential [nonessential].
* papel esencial=vital role ; pivotal role.
* punto esencial=essential point.
* tiempo + ser esencial=time + be of the essence.

esencial, lo
=gist, the ; bottom line, the.
Ex: It is the gist of this explanation that the librarian has to try to convey to the enquirer. Ex: The article 'Service is the bottom line' describes the development of a personal book order service by a library.
esencialismo
(n.)=essentialism.
Ex: They are approaches which nevertheless retain a residual essentialism by shifting the locus of essentialism to the user or the situation respectively.

esencialista
(n.)=essentialist.
Ex: The author views the essentialist/anti-essentialist dichotomy as a discursive debate deployed in constructing and sustaining boundaries between different interpretative communities.

esencialmente
=essentially ; substantially.
Ex: Corporate authors present difficulties essentially because a corporate body cannot think or write.
Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item produced from substantially the same type image, whether by direct contact or by photographic method.

esfagno
(n.)=sphagnum.
Ex: Sphagnum spores are carried by turbulent wind currents to establish colonies many kilometers away.
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* musgo esfagno=sphagnum moss ; peat moss.
* turba de esfagno=sphagnum peat.

esfera
(n.)=province ; purview ; sphere ; territory ; dial.
Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.
Ex: This article discusses the fact that no library is able to acquire all published material within its subject purview.
Ex: I am not convinced that people become connoisseurs -- experts: educated and discriminating people in any sphere -- from limited knowledge and experience, no matter how rich in quality.
Ex: The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.
Ex: Electricity meters usually have four or five main dials.
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* altas esferas del poder, las=echelons of power, the.
* altas esferas, las=corridors of power, the.
* esfera celeste=celestial sphere.
* esfera de influencia=sphere of influence.
* esfera de la información, la=infosphere, the.
* esfera del reloj=clock face.
* esfera pública, la=public sphere, the.
* ser como una esfera=wrap around.

esfera celeste
(n.)=celestial sphere.
Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.
esfera de influencia
(n.)=sphere of influence.
Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.
esfera de la información, la
(n.)=infosphere, the.
Ex: A long-term international programme of action is needed to preserve cultural diversity and multilingualism in the infosphere.
esfera del reloj
(n.)=clock face.
Ex: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.
esfera pública, la
(n.)=public sphere, the.
Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
esforzarse
(v.)=put forth + effort ; put forth + energy ; strive ; strain ; labour [labor, -USA] ; toil ; struggle ; work + hard ; slave away ; try + hard.
Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort.
Ex: The goal may be of little value or of high scientific or cultural significance, but energy is put forth to accomplish a task.
Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory.
Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .
Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
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* esforzarse al máximo=do + Posesivo + utmost ; stretch + Reflexivo ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit ; give + Posesivo + utmost ; lean over + backwards ; work + hard ; give + Posesivo + best.
* esforzarse mucho=play + hard.
* esforzarse por=endeavour [endeavor, -USA] ; try + Posesivo + best ; go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo ; do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; exert + effort ; try + Posesivo + heart out ; give + Posesivo + best ; take + (great) pains to ; strive for ; make + every effort to.
* esforzarse por conseguir=strive for ; work toward(s).
* esforzarse por lograr=strive for.
* seguir esforzándose=plug away (at).

esforzarse al máximo
(v.)=do + Posesivo + utmost ; stretch + Reflexivo ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit ; give + Posesivo + utmost ; lean over + backwards ; work + hard ; give + Posesivo + best.
Ex: But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school. Ex: She told him that these management techniques seemed to her designed to harness people to treadmills, to make them slaves to their schedules, and to convert them into employees crippled by anxiety, stretching themselves incessantly against unrealistic goals. Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further. Ex: Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final. Ex: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied. Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards. Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
esforzarse mucho
(v.)=play + hard.
Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
esforzarse por
(v.)=endeavour [endeavor, -USA] ; try + Posesivo + best ; go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo ; do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; exert + effort ; try + Posesivo + heart out ; give + Posesivo + best ; take + (great) pains to ; strive for ; make + every effort to.
Ex: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation. Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use. Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with. Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Ex: While excessive effort is exerted by authorities to control contents and free online access, the same authorities exhibit an almost deliberate tolerance of software pirating and copyright infringement. Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out. Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing. Ex: Nevertheless, every effort should be made to build in the potential for the use of IT in as many areas as possible around the library.
esforzarse por conseguir
(v.)=strive for ; work toward(s).
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing. Ex: Library staff can work towards this by putting themselves in the position of the users.
esforzarse por lograr
(v.)=strive for.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
esfuerzo
(n.)=endeavour [endeavor, -USA] ; labour [labor, -USA] ; leg work ; struggle ; effort ; toil ; elbow grease.
Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the preparation of the item for the manufacturer.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
Ex: For example, with such a system a change of the heading AEROPLANES -- ASSISTED TAKE-OFF in figure 7 would without further effort be reflected in the six associated cross-reference records.
Ex: Furthermore, the computer can be used, and is already being used, to eliminate drudgery, busywork, and useless toil in library systems.
Ex: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat.
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* ahorro de esfuerzo=savings in energy ; savings in effort.
* aumentar el esfuerzo=increase + effort.
* aunar esfuerzos=join + forces ; coordinate + efforts ; join + hands ; pool + efforts ; pull together.
* ausencia de esfuerzo=effortlessness.
* compartir esfuerzos=share + efforts.
* concentrar el esfuerzo=concentrate + effort ; direct + effort ; direct + energy ; concentrate + Posesivo + energy.
* concentrar el esfuerzo en=divert + effort into.
* con mucho esfuerzo=painfully.
* conseguir con esfuerzo=mine.
* consumir esfuerzo=take up + energy.
* coordinar esfuerzos=coordinate + efforts.
* de bajo esfuerzo=low-effort.
* dedicación de esfuerzo=expenditure of effort.
* dedicar el tiempo y el esfuerzo=take + the time and effort.
* dedicar esfuerzo=expend + effort ; spend + effort ; devote + energy ; give + effort.
* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien=tax + Posesivo + imagination.
* dinero ganado con esfuerzo=hard-earned money.
* dirigir el esfuerzo=direct + effort ; direct + energy.
* duplicidad de esfuerzos=duplication of effort.
* empezar a sudar por el esfuerzo=work up + a sweat ; work up + a lather.
* en + Posesivo + esfuerzo de=in + Posesivo + quest for/to ; on + Posesivo + quest for/to.
* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo=work up + an appetite.
* entrar sed después del esfuerzo=work up + a thirst.
* en un esfuerzo por=in an effort to.
* esfuerzo cognitivo=cognitive overhead.
* esfuerzo común=concerted effort.
* esfuerzo conjunto=team effort.
* esfuerzo de equipo=team effort.
* esfuerzo denodado=strenuous effort.
* esfuerzo físico=physical effort.
* esfuerzo físico humano=human power.
* esfuerzo + fracasar=effort + founder.
* esfuerzo + hacer sudar=work up + a sweat ; work up + a lather.
* esfuerzo heroico=all out effort.
* esfuerzo humano=human energy.
* esfuerzo intelectual=cognitive overhead ; intellectual effort.
* esfuerzo inútil=wasted energy.
* esfuerzo mental=cognitive overhead ; mental effort.
* esfuerzo sobrehumano=Herculean effort ; Herculanian effort.
* exigir esfuerzo=take + effort.
* frustrar el esfuerzo=frustrate + effort.
* frustrar un esfuerzo=thwart + effort.
* ganado con mucho esfuerzo=hard-earned.
* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* gastar esfuerzos en vano=spin + Posesivo + wheels.
* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo=plod (along/through).
* hacer el esfuerzo necesario=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.
* hacer el último esfuerzo=go + the last mile ; go + the extra mile.
* hacer grandes esfuerzos por=take + (great) pains to.
* hacer un esfuerzo=make + effort.
* hacer un gran esfuerzo=go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
* invertir esfuerzo intelectual en=invest + Posesivo + thoughts in.
* justificar el esfuerzo=justify + the effort.
* ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo=take + time and effort.
* merecer la pena el esfuerzo=repay + effort.
* mucho esfuerzo=hard work.
* necesitar esfuerzo=take + effort.
* no concentrar el esfuerzo=spread + Nombre + thinly.
* poner esfuerzo=give + effort.
* propulsado con el esfuerzo físico humano=human-powered.
* realizar esfuerzo=exert + effort.
* realizar un esfuerzo=put forth + effort ; make + effort.
* realizar un esfuerzo común=make + a concerted effort.
* redirigir el esfuerzo=refocus + effort.
* redirigir un esfuerzo=divert + impetus.
* redoblar esfuerzos=redouble + efforts.
* reducir el esfuerzo=reduce + effort.
* reorientar el esfuerzo=refocus + effort.
* seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo=follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance.
* sin esfuerzo=effortless ; effortlessly.
* sin esfuerzo alguno=effortlessly.
* sin ningún esfuerzo=effortlessly.
* sin ningún esfuerzo mental=thought-free.
* tener hambre después del esfuerzo=work up + an appetite.
* tener sed después del esfuerzo=work up + a thirst.
* tirar dinero y esfuerzo por la borda=be money and effort down the drain.
* trabajo y esfuerzo=toil and trouble.
* unir esfuerzos=join + hands.
* vehículo propulsado por el esfuerzo físico humano=human-powered vehicle.

esfuerzo + fracasar
(n.)=effort + founder.
Ex: Many outreach efforts foundered because they were primarily public relations gimmicks aimed at changing the public rather than the library.
esfuerzo + hacer sudar
(v.)=work up + a sweat ; work up + a lather.
Ex: You can work up a sweat in a swimming pool just as quickly as you can in a gym. Ex: There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.
esfuerzo cognitivo
(n.)=cognitive overhead.
Ex: Disorientation and cognitive overhead are two of the most significant problems associated with navigating in a complex information space.
esfuerzo común
(n.)=concerted effort.
Ex: The conference represented the 1st concerted and coordinated effort in the USA to develop standards for controlling machine-readable data files.
esfuerzo conjunto
(n.)=team effort.
Ex: The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.
esfuerzo de equipo
(n.)=team effort.
Ex: The planning of the library represented a total team effort of librarian, architect, consultant, and interior designer.
esfuerzo denodado
(n.)=strenuous effort.
Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
esfuerzo físico
(n.)=physical effort.
Ex: The expenditure of physical and mental effort in work is as natural as play or rest.
esfuerzo físico humano
(n.)=human power.
Ex: A journey in which he will circumnavigate the globe solely through the use of human power.
esfuerzo heroico
(n.)=all out effort.
Ex: The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.
esfuerzo humano
(n.)=human energy.
Ex: The primary objective of systems design today is to minimise the expense of human energy.
esfuerzo intelectual
(n.)=cognitive overhead ; intellectual effort.
Ex: Disorientation and cognitive overhead are two of the most significant problems associated with navigating in a complex information space. Ex: The major advantage of indexing systems based on titles is that little or no intellectual effort is involved in putting items into the system.
esfuerzo inútil
(n.)=wasted energy.
Ex: However, the time spent at the front end of the process saves frustration and wasted energy farther into the process.
esfuerzo mental
(n.)=cognitive overhead ; mental effort.
Ex: Disorientation and cognitive overhead are two of the most significant problems associated with navigating in a complex information space. Ex: The expenditure of physical and mental effort in work is as natural as play or rest.
esfuerzo sobrehumano
(n.)=Herculean effort ; Herculanian effort.
Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'. Ex: The magnitude of her Herculanian efforts grow upon us as we contemplate the adverse circumstances under which she undertook the enterprise.
esfumarse
(v.)=evaporate ; fizzle out ; etherealise [etherealize, -USA] ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue ; skulk off ; sneak off ; sneak away ; decamp ; end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.
Ex: It is pointless to create interest if it is then allowed to evaporate because the books cannot be obtained.
Ex: Over the weekend, she started three articles and each one fizzled out for lack of inspiration.
Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.
Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.
Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.
Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.
Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
Ex: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts.
Ex: There was a similar event in North Korea, but the difference is that the North Korean coup ended up in smoke.
Ex: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
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* oportunidad + esfumarse=opportunity + evaporate.

esfuminarse
(v.)=disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
Ex: We're all puzzled by the mystery of the Bermuda Triangle where hundreds of boats and planes have disappeared into the blue leaving no trace at all.
Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.

esférico
(adj.)=spherical.
Ex: This method is used to model the gallbladder as a spherical membrane containing liquid, in an interactive simulated environment for laproscopic cholecystectomy.
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* rótula esférica=ball joint.
* válvula esférica=spherical valve ; rotary valve.

esgrima
(n.)=fencing.
Ex: The author examines dogfights where the act of each dog provokes a response from the other dog in what is viewed as a 'conversation of gestures' similar to that found in boxing & fencing.

esgrimir
(v.)=brandish.
Nota: Tercera persona singular brandishes.
Ex: She brandishes a 'Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up.
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* esgrimir un argumento=put forward + argument.

esgrimir un argumento
(v.)=put forward + argument.
Ex: Focusing on historical/genealogical holdings, an argument is put forward for the inception of special collections.
esguince
(n.)=muscle strain ; strain injury ; strain ; sprain ; dislocation.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
Ex: Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
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* hacerse un esguince=sprain.
* hacerse un esguince de tobillo=sprain + Posesivo + ankle.

eslabón
(n.)=link.
Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
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* eslabón débil=weak link.
* eslabón perdido=missing link.

eslabón débil
(n.)=weak link.
Ex: They are the weak link in the playoffs, but they are good enough to beat any of their competitors on any given Sunday.
eslabón perdido
(n.)=missing link.
Ex: This female aviator is considered to represent a 'missing link' in the story of American feminism.
eslavo
(adj.)=Slavic ; Slav.
Ex: This article considers the maturing and professionalisation of Slavic librarianship in the USA since the 2nd World War.
Ex: The Bibliotheque Nationale is the least prolific producer of special collection catalogues but amongst their most important are their catalogues of doctoral dissertation holdings and of Slav and Cyrillic alphabet periodicals.

eslogan
(n.)=slogan ; catchphrase.
Ex: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.
Ex: Catchphrases like this are all the rage these days, especially among those who allow current trends to dictate their lifestyles.
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* con un eslogan=slogan-bearing.
* eslogan publicitario=advertising slogan ; sales pitch.

eslogan publicitario
(n.)=advertising slogan ; sales pitch.
Ex: Searching is available by code, spokesperson, advertising slogan, and trade name, and by article type fields. Ex: The term 'commercial communications' covers all forms of advertising promoting products and services but not packaging and sales pitches by individual salesperson.
eslovaco
(adj.)=Slovak ; Slovakian.
Ex: Each network is headed by a central library and subordinated to the Matica Slovenska, the Slovak national library.
Ex: The Slovakian association has 3,000 members.
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* República Eslovaca, la=Slovak Republic, the.

esloveno
(adj.)=Slovenian ; Slovene.
Ex: This article describes the history and composition of the Slovenian collection at the University of Harvard.
Ex: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).

esmaltado
(adj.)=enamelled.
Ex: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.

esmaltar
(v.)=enamel.
Ex: Some of the objects found had been enamelled for decoration.

esmalte
(n.)=enamel ; polish.
Ex: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.
Ex: Oils extracted from these dried seeds are used for the preparation of resin, oil paints, polish, wood varnish and skin cream.
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* esmalte de uñas=fingernail polish ; nail polish.

esmalte de uñas
(n.)=fingernail polish ; nail polish.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives. Ex: There are a large number of nail polish manufacturing companies across the world.
esmeradamente
=painstakingly ; busily ; studiously.
Ex: The audience interaction with the speakers at all three meetings has been painstakingly transcribed and edited.
Ex: However, it should be noted that at the same time DDC was busily involved in a full-scale revision of its retrieval and indexing terminology.
Ex: It was a boring performance in the sense that nothing happened except what was studiously prepared in advance.

esmerado
(adj.)=sedulous.
Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.

esmeralda
(n.)=emerald.
Ex: The article 'An Irish gem in an emerald setting' describes the new university library building at Maynooth, Republic of Ireland = El artículo "Una joya irlandesa en un entorno esmeralda" describe el nuevo edificio de la biblioteca universitaria en Mainooth, República de Irlanda.
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* verde esmeralda=emerald green.

esmerarse
(v.)=get on + Posesivo + running shoes ; pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.
Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!.
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* esmerarse por=take + (great) pains to ; strive ; strive for.
* esmerarse por conseguir=strive for.
* esmerarse por lograr=strive for.

esmerarse por
(v.)=take + (great) pains to ; strive ; strive for.
Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition. Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
esmerarse por conseguir
(v.)=strive for.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
esmerarse por lograr
(v.)=strive for.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
esmeril
(n.)=emery.
Ex: Most women use nail files that are made from emery or steel.
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* lima de esmeril=emery board.
* papel de esmeril=emery paper.
* papel esmeril=emery paper.
* tela de esmeril=emery cloth.

esmerilado
(adj.)=frosted.
Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.
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* cristal esmerilado=ground glass.
* vidrio esmerilado=ground glass.

esmero
(n.)=carefulness.
Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.
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* con esmero=sedulously ; studiously.
* elegir con esmero=pick and choose.
* escoger con esmero=pick and choose.
* falta de esmero=sloppiness.
* poner mucho esmero por=take + (great) pains to.

esmoquin
(n.)=tuxedo ; tux ; evening suit ; dinner jacket ; white tie and tails ; morning suit.
Ex: A surprising number of men will get through most of their lives only having to wear a tuxedo a handful of times, including to their own weddubg.
Ex: It's actually refreshing to see a lesbian wedding where no one is wearing a tux.
Ex: If you're looking for the perfect evening suit you've come to the right place!.
Ex: The dinner jacket emerged from an era when it was considered proper for upper-class men to dress formally for the evening meal.
Ex: Our members come from all walks of life but we maintain a strict standard of dress with men in white tie and tails and women in evening gowns.
Ex: I have heard that grey morning suits are correct but my aunt swears blind that navy is the only correct colour.
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* esmoquin, smoking=black tie.

esmoquin, smoking
(n.)=black tie.
Ex: Indeed the musicians came on stage wearing black ties, and Toshiko Mariano, a wisp of a girl pianist, was dressed in an evening gown.
esnifador
(n.)=sniffer.
Ex: This paper examines the social networks characteristics of two different groups of heroin users -- sniffers and injectors.

esnifar
(v.)=sniff.
Ex: Boys and young men are more likely to sniff petrol than girls and young women.

esnob
(n.)=snobbish ; snooty ; snobby ; snob.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
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* esnob a la inversa=inverted snob.

esnob a la inversa
(n.)=inverted snob.
Ex: You've shown your colours as a bit of an inverted snob here and there when it comes to music.
esnobismo
(n.)=snobbery.
Ex: Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.
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* esnobismo a la inversa=inverted snobbery.

esnobismo a la inversa
(n.)=inverted snobbery.
Ex: The problem with inverted snobbery is that it tends to celebrate the wrong kind of working-class culture: the non-working kind, in fact.
eso
=that sort of thing.
Ex: There will always be differences between the races and the genders and all that sort of thing.
eso demuestra que
=it (just) goes to show that.
Ex: It goes to show that you just never know people until you've been down the road with them a few miles.
eso es
=that's the ticket!.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
eso es casi todo
=that's about it.
Ex: 'That's about it', he shrugged his shoulders indifferently, as if to say 'So what!'.
eso es lo que toca
=that's + Posesivo + lot (in life).
Ex: I guess that's our lot in life as teachers: we have to take the limited material available to us and do unlimited things.
esos
=those.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
esoterismos
(n.)=esoterics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

esotérico
(adj.)=arcane ; esoteric.
Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: However, I do not readily see that there is an esoteric punctuation, for example, produced for the benefit of the computer that necessarily has to appear on the card.

espabilado
(adj.)=streetwise [street-wise] ; savvy ; tout ; on the ball ; shrewd .
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
Ex: The article 'Survival of the savvy: rethinking library public relations' suggests strategies for promoting the corporate libraries image within an organization.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

espabilar
=wake up ; smarten.
Ex: I do anticipate, however, that we will wake up sooner or later to this enormous competitive threat.
Ex: Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.
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* espabilarse=get on + the ball ; smarten up ; get + Posesivo + act together.

espabilarse
(v.)=pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out.
Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977.
Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!.

espachurrar
(v.)=squash.
Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.

espaciado
(n.)=spaced ; spacing.
Ex: Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: instructions on the way in which abstracts are to be presented, e.g. typing, paper, layout, spacing.
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* espaciado interlineal=line spacing.

espaciado interlineal
=line spacing.
Ex: Standard features of text formatting are: left and right margins, line spacing, page-breaks, page size, page numbering and justification.
espaciador
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* barra espaciadora=space bar.
* desplazarse en pantalla pulsando la barra espaciadora=space over.

espacial
(adj.)=spatial ; steric.
Nota: En química, relativo a la distribución de los átomos en el espacio.
Ex: There are, of course, many other internal aspects of layout and spatial relationships.
Ex: This article discusses the importance of molecular bulkiness and the steric factor for sweetness.
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* alfabetización espacial=spatial literacy.
* análisis espacial=spatial analysis.
* cadete espacial=space cadet.
* capacidad de interpretar información espacial=spatial literacy.
* cápsula espacial=space capsule.
* estación espacial=space station.
* lanzamiento espacial=moon shot.
* misión espacial=space mission.
* nave espacial=spaceship [space ship] ; spacecraft.
* vuelo espacial=space flight.

espacialmente
=spatially.
Ex: When the unrelated material is more concentrated spatially, efficiency of retrieval is increased.

espaciar
(v.)=space.
Ex: This article reports the results of an analysis performed on samples spaced at 5 year intervals over the past 40 years.

espacio abierto
(n.)=open space.
Ex: The problem of tucking a building unobtrusively into one of the few remaining open spaces on a crowded site led to the planners of the library to decide on an underground construction.
espacio abierto público
(n.)=public open space.
Ex: Glasgow is also home to a large number of well-tended parks and possesses more public open spaces than any other city in the United Kingdom.
espacio al aire libre
(n.)=outdoor space.
Ex: Natural light, natural ventilation and outdoor spaces have been integrated into the operation of the building.
espacio aéreo
(n.)=airspace.
Ex: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
espacio cerrado
(n.)=closed space.
Ex: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home.
espacio de almacenamiento
(n.)=storage space.
Ex: Therefore, if you perform a lot of deletions or editing of MARC records held on a data disk, running this utility will recapture the 'dead' space and maximize your disk storage space.
espacio de almacenamiento en disco
(n.)=drive storage space.
Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.
espacio de trabajo
(n.)=workspace.
Ex: The space requirements of catalogues or indexes in microform arise mainly from the necessity of supplying workspace for users.
espacio dedicado a estanterías
(n.)=stack space.
Ex: Preventive conservation involves the safe housing and handling of materials and includes the provision of optimum environmental conditions, adequate stack space and suitable storage containers for fragile materials.
espacio destinado a encuentros de todo tipo
(n.)=meeting space.
Ex: The library occupies a neutral position by providing meeting space, computers and audio-visual materials.
espacio en blanco
(n.)=blank ; blank space.
Ex: The space bar inserts a space (blank) on the screen and, at the same time, moves the cursor one space to the right. Ex: Pressing the delete key erases a characters without leaving a blank space.
espacio en blanco final
(n.)=trailing blank.
Ex: In this figure, the character 'b' is used to indicate beginning or trailing blanks which belong the ISBD punctuation.
espacio en blanco inicial
(n.)=beginning blank.
Ex: In this figure, the character 'b' is used to indicate beginning or trailing blanks which belong the ISBD punctuation.
espacio en disco
(n.)=disc space.
Ex: It takes advantage of any 'dead' disk space generated by previous deletions or editing of MARC records saved to the output diskette.
espacio entre columnas
=intercolumn spacing.
Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: intercolumn spacing, and interline spacing.
espacio exterior
(n.)=outer space.
Ex: 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.
espacio extra
(n.)=spare room.
Ex: I am reluctant to sell this cheap but I need to get rid of it as I have no spare room for it anymore.
espacio físico
(n.)=physical facility ; physical space.
Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso. Ex: Traditionally, libraries have sought to collect and preserve a representative slice of the world's knowledge under one roof, in one physical space.
espacio físico disponible
(n.)=floor space.
Ex: Interior decoration is white and there is ample floor space = La decoración interior es de color blanco y la superficie útil es amplia.
espacio interlineal
=interline spacing.
Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: intercolumn spacing and interline spacing.
espacio interpersonal
(n.)=personal boundaries.
Ex: Rhys's novels are usually about women who have an intimate knowledge of loss, weak personal boundaries, and neither education, skill, nor families.
espacio libre
(n.)=vacant space ; spare room.
Ex: A radical new approach was adopted by which returned materials would be shelved in the least accessible 16% of vacant space. Ex: I am reluctant to sell this cheap but I need to get rid of it as I have no spare room for it anymore.
espacio para las piernas
(n.)=legroom.
Ex: Reading desks should have under them legroom of 60-65 cm. in height.
espacio para los expositores
(n.)=display space.
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
espacio para respirar
(n.)=breathing room.
Ex: This blog is about my life, and my battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma; a struggle for both literal and figurative breathing room.
espacio para trabajar
(n.)=workspace.
Ex: The space requirements of catalogues or indexes in microform arise mainly from the necessity of supplying workspace for users.
espacio personal
(n.)=personal space ; territorial space ; personal space territory.
Ex: The article 'How to set up your own Web cam' describes ways of linking cameras, including camcorders, to a World Wide Web personal web site to make available to the world at large images of personal spaces and other similar areas. Ex: This is a report on a study of how male and female library users use the space at library tables based on the ways in which people reveal their territorial space (defined as personal space territory). Ex: This is a report on a study of how male and female library users use the space at library tables based on the ways in which people reveal their territorial space (defined as personal space territory).
espacio privado
(n.)=personal space ; territorial space ; personal space territory.
Ex: The article 'How to set up your own Web cam' describes ways of linking cameras, including camcorders, to a World Wide Web personal web site to make available to the world at large images of personal spaces and other similar areas. Ex: This is a report on a study of how male and female library users use the space at library tables based on the ways in which people reveal their territorial space (defined as personal space territory). Ex: This is a report on a study of how male and female library users use the space at library tables based on the ways in which people reveal their territorial space (defined as personal space territory).
espacio público
(n.)=public space ; public area ; commons.
Ex: Public libraries, as perhaps the last great public space, could yet become agents for transforming a private and selfish technology into a public and benevolent one. Ex: The symptoms of agoraphobia, a condition in which an individual fears entering public areas, include fears of leaving home, fainting, entering open and closed spaces, shopping, entering social situations, and traveling far from home. Ex: The commons anchors neighborhoods, downtown districts, and schools and links with other public facilities like cafés and museums = Los espacios públicos comunes ayudan a consolidar los barrios, los centros de las ciudades y las escuelas al mismo tiempo que facilitan la creación de vínculos con otros servicios públicos como cafeterías y museos.
espacio público común
(n.)=commons.
Ex: The commons anchors neighborhoods, downtown districts, and schools and links with other public facilities like cafés and museums = Los espacios públicos comunes ayudan a consolidar los barrios, los centros de las ciudades y las escuelas al mismo tiempo que facilitan la creación de vínculos con otros servicios públicos como cafeterías y museos.
espacio reservado para el estudio
(n.)=study space.
Ex: Books further into the library may be those judged suitable for detailed study within the library building, and may be stored adjacent to study space.
espacio social
(n.)=social space.
Ex: These reflect tactics, stratagems and plans by means of which respondents navigate social space.
espacio territorial
(n.)=territorial space.
Ex: This is a report on a study of how male and female library users use the space at library tables based on the ways in which people reveal their territorial space (defined as personal space territory).
espacio vacío
(n.)=vacant space.
Ex: A radical new approach was adopted by which returned materials would be shelved in the least accessible 16% of vacant space.
espacio virtual
(n.)=virtual space.
Ex: The author discusses ethics, qualitative research, and ethnography in virtual space.
espacio vital
(n.)=life-space ; living space.
Ex: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people. Ex: By extending the interior floor towards the outside terrace, you create the illusion of more living space.
espacio^1
(n.)=space.
Nota: Vacío que separa los planetas del universo.
Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, Monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.
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* agricultura en el espacio=astroculture.
* ciencias del espacio, las=space science(s), the.
* ciencias sobre la vida en el espacio=space life sciences.
* criatura del espacio=space monster.
* cultivo en el espacio=astroculture.
* espacio aéreo=airspace.
* espacio exterior=outer space.
* espacio para respirar=breathing space.
* fotografía del espacio=space photograph.
* NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio)=NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).

espacio^2
(n.)=capacity ; gap ; room ; slot ; space ; spacing ; spaciousness ; span ; headroom ; elbow room.
Ex: Marginal storage cards normally have capacity for storing citations and abstracts.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: It then displays a screen with room to enter 28 copy numbers.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: instructions on the way in which abstracts are to be presented, e.g. typing, paper, layout, spacing.
Ex: The overall plan of the library is to provide an atmosphere of spaciousness and calm, in contrast to the urban bustle outside = El proyecto general de la biblioteca es ofrecer un ambiente de amplitud y calma, en contraste con el bullicio urbano exterior.
Ex: The disc held an 18-month span of data from CAB ABSTRACTS.
Ex: I was also encouraged to read a subscriber to this list has over 40,000 items meaning this software has plenty of headroom = También me sentí animado al leer que un miembro de esta lista tiene más de 40.000 registros lo que significa que este software tiene bastante capacidad.
Ex: People will work at a higher level when they have adequate elbow room for decision making.
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* acabarse el espacio=run out of + space.
* a doble espacio=double-spaced.
* agotar el espacio=run out of + space.
* ahorrar espacio=conserve + space ; save + space.
* ahorro de espacio=economy of space.
* asignación de espacio=space allocation.
* a un solo espacio=single-spaced.
* barrera espacio-temporal=space-time barrier.
* compartir espacio=share + space.
* dejar espacio para=leave + room for.
* derrochar espacio=waste + space.
* desperdicio de espacio=space waster.
* en el espacio=spatially.
* en el espacio de=in the space of ; in the span of ; in a matter of.
* en el espacio de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en espacios cerrados=indoors.
* en un corto espacio de tiempo=in a short space of time.
* espacio abierto=open space.
* espacio abierto público=public open space.
* espacio al aire libre=outdoor space.
* espacio cerrado=closed space.
* espacio de almacenamiento=storage space.
* espacio de almacenamiento en disco=drive storage space.
* espacio dedicado a estanterías=stack space.
* espacio destinado a encuentros de todo tipo=meeting space.
* espacio de trabajo=workspace.
* espacio en blanco=blank ; blank space.
* espacio en blanco final=trailing blank.
* espacio en blanco inicial=beginning blank.
* espacio en disco=disc space.
* espacio entre columnas=intercolumn spacing.
* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES)=European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).
* espacio extra=spare room.
* espacio físico=physical facility ; physical space.
* espacio físico disponible=floor space.
* espacio interlineal=interline spacing.
* espacio interpersonal=personal boundaries.
* espacio libre=vacant space ; spare room.
* espacio para las piernas=legroom.
* espacio para los expositores=display space.
* espacio para respirar=breathing room.
* espacio para trabajar=workspace.
* espacio personal=personal space ; territorial space ; personal space territory.
* espacio privado=personal space ; territorial space ; personal space territory.
* espacio público=public space ; public area ; commons.
* espacio público común=commons.
* espacio reservado para el estudio=study space.
* espacio social=social space.
* espacio territorial=territorial space.
* espacio vacío=vacant space.
* espacio virtual=virtual space.
* espacio vital=life-space ; living space.
* falta de espacio=tightness of space.
* falto de espacio=cramped.
* invasión del espacio personal=invasion of space.
* limitaciones de espacio=space constraints.
* mantenimiento de espacios exteriores=ground maintenance.
* muchísimo espacio=stacks of room.
* necesidades de espacio=space requirements.
* ocupar espacio=occupy + space ; take up + space ; take up + room.
* optimizar el espacio de almacenamiento=maximise + storage space.
* problema de espacio=space problem.
* que ocupa mucho espacio=space-consuming.
* que ocupa poco espacio=space-saving.
* relativo al espacio físico=spatial.
* rellenar con ceros los espacios vacíos=zero fill.

espacioso
(adj.)=spacious ; airy ; capacious ; roomy .
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
Ex: In the questionnaire young people answered that the bookshops in their town were airy, well-lit and very pleasant shops to visit.
Ex: This is an efficient method of storing large amounts of programs and data, which is faster, more reliable and much more capacious than the floppy disc.
Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

espaciotemporal
(adj.)=spatiotemporal [spatio-temporal].
Ex: The current focus is on developing spatiotemporal reasoning techniques which can be applied to GIS.

espacir
(v.)=space out.
Ex: The results of a study suggest that people remember more high school material when learning occurs spaced out over several years.

espada
(n.)=sword.
Ex: The author uses the example of a public library to show that private funding is a two-edged sword'.
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* cambiar las espadas por arados=turn + swords into ploughshares.
* cogido entre la espada y la pared=caught between two stools.
* cruzar la espada con=cross + swords with.
* de capa y espada=cloak-and-dagger ; swashbuckling.
* entre la espada y la pared=between the rock and the hard place ; between the devil and the deep blue sea ; between a rock and a hard place ; double bind.
* Espada de Damocles, la=Sword of Damocles, the.
* espada de dos filos=sword with two edges ; two-edged sword.
* estar entre la espada y la pared=be on the horns of a dilemma.
* héroe de capa y espada=swashbuckler.
* pez espada=swordfish.
* poner entre la espada y la pared=press to + the point.

espada de dos filos
(n.)=sword with two edges ; two-edged sword.
Ex: The article has the title 'A sword with two edges: the role of children's literature in the writings of N.K'. Ex: The author uses the example of a public library to show that private funding is a two-edged sword'.
espadachín
(n.)=swashbuckler.
Ex: Many swashbucklers lived by the credo 'Better lucky than good'.

espadín
(n.)=sprat.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.

espaguetis
(n.)=spaghetti.
Ex: Pour the spaghetti back into the pan together with the diluted tomato purée, a generous splash of olive oil, and a big blob of butter.

espalda
(n.)=back.
Ex: Now he hasn't tried to kiss me, but he's always putting his hand on my shoulder or my arm or my back.
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* a espaldas de=out of sight of.
* ancho de espaldas=broad-shouldered.
* a + Posesivo + espaldas=behind + Posesivo + back.
* apuñalar por la espalda=stab + Alguien + in the back ; backstab.
* caer de espaldas=fall on + Posesivo + back.
* con la espalda contra la pared=up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall.
* criticar a Alguien a sus espaldas=cut + Nombre + up + behind + Posesivo + back.
* cubrirse las espaldas=cover + Posesivo + behind.
* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* dar a Alguien una puñalada por la espalda=stab + Alguien + in the back.
* dar la espalda=turn + aside ; turn + Posesivo + back.
* dar la espalda a=turn + Posesivo + back (up)on.
* de espaldas anchas=broad-shouldered.
* dolor de espalda=backache [back-ache] ; back pain.
* en la espalda=in the back ; at the back.
* estar con la espalda contra la pared=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
* la espalda de=the back of.
* llevar sobre la espalda=carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.
* natación de espalda=backstroke.
* nudo en la espalda=knot in + Posesivo + back.
* palmaditas en la espalda=tap on the shoulder.
* para cubrirse las espaldas=as a backup.
* puñalada por la espalda=stab in the back.
* responsabilidad + recaer sobre + espaldas=responsibility + rest on + shoulders.
* tumbarse de espaldas=lie on + Posesivo + back.
* una palmada en la espalda=a pat on the back.
* una palmadita en la espala=a pat on the back.
* volver la espalda=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder ; turn + Posesivo + back.
* volver la espalda a=turn + Posesivo + back (up)on.

espaldar
(n.)=backrest.
Ex: By depressing a foot pedal, the force on the backrest increases and the vertical force on the seat decreases.

espantadizo
=skittish.
Ex: One of my cats was terribly skittish for a few months but after he got to know us he calmed down.

espantado
(adj.)=awestruck ; spooked.
Ex: I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.

espantajo
(n.)=minger ; stooge ; bugbear ; bugaboo.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: In this sense, a hobgoblin is like a bugbear, something which is viewed as irritating or annoying, but which lacks corporeal form.
Ex: He's like a little boy who is afraid of bugaboos without knowing anything about them except their name.

espantar
(v.)=chase away ; scare away ; drive away ; spook ; drive off.
Ex: Any recommendations on how to chase away the Monday blues?.
Ex: Falling state support for higher education has a number of onerous effects: increased tuition fees, more student debt, and a greater likelihood of scaring away low-income students.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
Ex: So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.
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* espantarse=shy.

espantarse
(v.)=shy.
Ex: Even when their animals, frightened at the unusual sight, shied up a bank or into a field, they took it in good humour.
espanto
(n.)=terror.
Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.

espantosamente
=hideously ; horribly.
Ex: What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.
Ex: What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care .
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* espantosamente + Adjetivo=excruciatingly + Adjetivo.

espantosamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=excruciatingly + Adjetivo.
Ex: Budgets are becoming excruciatingly tight.
espantosidad
(n.)=hideousness.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.

espantoso
(adj.)=frightening ; harrowing ; atrocious ; awful ; frightful ; dire ; ghastly ; fear-inducing ; hideous ; shocking ; horrible ; dreadful ; grisly ; god-awful ; groundshaking ; nightmarish.
Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
Ex: The public library's selection of books for small boys is atrocious.
Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
Ex: True, ghastly additions were made to XML.
Ex: The author suggests that the ability to enjoy fear-inducing media increases with age.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years.
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* dolor de cabeza espantoso=splitting headache.

esparcido
(adj.)=disseminated.
Ex: Miliary tuberculosis was first described in 1700 by John Jacob Manget, who likened the tiny, disseminated caseous lesions to millet seeds.
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* estar esparcido=lie + scattered.

esparcimiento
(n.)=recreation ; relaxation.
Ex: We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.
Ex: But, yet again, the categories of cultura and leisure may suggest books read simply for pleasure or relaxation.
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* para el esparcimiento=recreational.

esparcir
(v.)=scatter ; spread (over/throughout) ; sprinkle ; strew.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado strewed, participio strewed/strewn.
Ex: Similar and closely related subjects are likely to be scattered under different keywords.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.
Ex: In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods.
Ex: For instance, think of the reading material he sees at home strewn around and reads regularly.
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* camión que esparce sal en las carreteras=gritter.
* esparcir carnada=chum.
* esparcir cebo=chum.
* esparcir mucho=spread + Nombre + thinly.

esparcir carnada
(v.)=chum.
Ex: After chumming, take the rod and reel out to the chosen spot, tie the hook to the line and pinch a weight or two about two-feet above the hook.
esparcir cebo
(v.)=chum.
Ex: After chumming, take the rod and reel out to the chosen spot, tie the hook to the line and pinch a weight or two about two-feet above the hook.
esparcir mucho
(v.)=spread + Nombre + thinly.
Ex: Reviews of works for young adults are spread thinly over a number of journals, and are often of limited value.
esparraguera
(n.)=asparagus fern.
Ex: Asparagus ferns are popular garden ornamentals, especially for use in hanging baskets.

espartano^1
(n./adj.)=Spartan.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The town, small though it was, was an Athenian fortress, so the Spartans were eager to raze it to the ground.

espartano^2
(adj.)=Spartan.
Ex: I haven't forgotten those days of making a 'Herculean effort on a Spartan budget'.

esparto
(n.)=esparto ; esparto grass ; rope-fibre.
Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: The article of international commerce was, not paper, but the raw materials from which paper was made: rags, esparto grass, and wood pulp.
Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.
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* papel de esparto=esparto paper.

espasmo
(n.)=spasm ; twitch.
Ex: Beneath his courteous exterior he hid a sudden spasm of profound agitation.
Ex: Drinking beverages with caffeine can also cause eyelid twitches.
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(n.)=muscle spasm.
Ex: It causes muscle spams which can be deadly if the breathing muscles are affected.
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* espasmo nefrítico=renal spasm ; kidney spasm.
* espasmo renal=renal spasm ; kidney spasm.
* espasmos mortales=death rattle.

espasmo nefrítico
(n.)=renal spasm ; kidney spasm.
Ex: Any urinary tract abnormality will result in renal spasm. Ex: If it ruptures, the patient may experience pain similar to that of kidney spasms.
espasmo renal
(n.)=renal spasm ; kidney spasm.
Ex: Any urinary tract abnormality will result in renal spasm. Ex: If it ruptures, the patient may experience pain similar to that of kidney spasms.
espasmos mortales
(n.)=death rattle.
Ex: One could then ask: Does this represent the death rattle of their belief system?.
espasmódico
(adj.)=fitful ; spastic ; spasmodic ; jerky .
Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.
Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.
Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.
Ex: By whipping these tails back and forth the organism can swim about in a brisk, if rather jerky, fashion.

español
(n.)=Spanish ; Spaniard.
Ex: This subdivision requires that DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION be further modified to specify who did the discovering; for example, AMERICA-DISCOVERY AND EXPLORATION, Spanish.
Ex: By the 1920s a small number of Spaniards had settled in Chicago, attracted to the area by jobs in steel mills and other industries.

especia
(n.)=spice.
Ex: These spices are used mostly for the treatment of gastrointestinal and respiratory disorders and as seasoning.

especial
=ad hoc ; one-off ; special ; specified ; gala ; particular ; with a difference.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and 'one-off' expert lecturers.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.
Ex: The 3 elements of the event are: weekday visits; evening sessions; and 'Super Saturday' gala days.
Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.
Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
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* a precio especial=discounted ; cut-rate ; cut-price ; at a discounted rate.
* a precios especiales=at preferential rates.
* a tarifa especial=at a discounted rate.
* a tarifas especiales=at preferential rates.
* a un precio especial=at a discount.
* celebrar una ocasión especial=mark + a special occasion.
* día memorable=red-letter day.
* efecto especial=special effect.
* especial apertura=opening special.
* invitado especial=special guest.
* merecer mención especial=deserve + special mention.
* niño con necesidades especiales=special needs child.
* no ser nada especial=be nothing to shout about ; be no great shakes ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* oferta especial=special offer.
* precio especial=discounted price ; discount price ; preferential rate.
* precio especial por compra al por mayor=bulk deal.
* prestar especial atención=focus.
* ser de un valor especial=be of particular value.
* servicio especial de autobuses=bus shuttle service ; bus shuttle ; shuttle bus service ; shuttle bus.
* servicio especial de transporte=shuttle service ; shuttle.
* sin condiciones especiales=with no strings attached.
* tarifa especial=preferential rate.
* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada=early-bird registration fee ; early registration fee.
* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales=assistive technology.
* tener un valor especial=be of particular value.
* trato especial=special treatment.

especial apertura
(n.)=opening special.
Ex: More than 500 swimmers took the plunge on its first morning, taking advantage of the opening special offer of free entrance.
especialidad
(n.)=arena ; field of endeavour ; field of study ; field of work ; speciality ; specialty ; specialism ; track ; specialisation [specialization, -USA] ; stock-in-trade ; field of enquiry ; knowledge domain ; subject domain ; subject speciality ; subject specialty.
Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are the novel contributions to a given field of endeavour.
Ex: For example, in an academic library, guides to literature searching in the various fields of study undertaken by the students in that institution are an effective means of explaining the use of various information retrieval tools.
Ex: Client needs and preferences concerning relatively briefer or longer abstracts may depend upon the field of work or the ease of access to originals or to library and information services.
Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
Ex: ERIC material is acquired and indexed in 16 clearinghouses, each with a subject specialty.
Ex: Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.
Ex: The Columbia program offers two different tracks in preservation education.
Ex: There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.
Ex: We librarians ought to have a clearer understanding of our stock-in-trade (books) and their function of social mechanism.
Ex: Also, full-text searches tend to be better at finding specific topics, whereas index terms are better at finding documents relating to a field of enquiry.
Ex: Researchers gather and disseminate information outside their core knowledge domains through personal networks.
Ex: However graphic design tend to focus on external aspects of representation that apply at a general level across a wide range of subject domains.
Ex: Subject specialists are those who have a subject speciality and devote most time to collection development.
Ex: Images and text are supplied by 2,000 doctors worldwide in 75 subject specialties.
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* de varias especialidades=multispeciality [multi-speciality].
* especialidad de la casa, la=house specialty, the.
* especialidad del anticuario=antiquarianism.
* especialidad de medicina=medical speciality ; medical specialty.
* especialidad médica=medical speciality ; medical specialty.

especialidad de la casa, la
(n.)=house specialty, the.
Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
especialidad de medicina
(n.)=medical speciality ; medical specialty.
Ex: Both periodicals were found to concentrate particularly on 3 medical specialities, cardiovascular, central nervous system and gastrointestinal medicine. Ex: The article presents a bibliometric analysis of collaboration in a medical specialty.
especialidad del anticuario
(n.)=antiquarianism.
Ex: What survived was a tiny remnant, sometimes, to judge from the binding, a relic of earlier antiquarianism.
especialidad médica
(n.)=medical speciality ; medical specialty.
Ex: Both periodicals were found to concentrate particularly on 3 medical specialities, cardiovascular, central nervous system and gastrointestinal medicine. Ex: The article presents a bibliometric analysis of collaboration in a medical specialty.
especialista
(adj.)=skilled ; specialist ; stunt man [stunt men, -pl.] ; guru ; specialty.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: Abstracts and indexes organize the literature so that a specialist can identify documents of interest more easily.
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
Ex: Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.
Ex: Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.
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* base de datos de referencia a especialistas=referral database.
* comunicación entre especialistas=scholarly communication ; scholarly discourse.
* consultar con otro especialista=get + a second opinion.
* conversación entre especialistas=scholarly discourse.
* diálogo entre especialistas=scholarly communication.
* envío a un especialista=referral.
* especialista de la información=information specialist.
* especialista en agricultura=agricultural specialist.
* especialista en anatomía=anatomist.
* especialista en bibliometría=bibliometrician.
* especialista en bibliotecas=library specialist.
* especialista en conservación=preservationist ; conservationist.
* especialista en conservación de libros=book conservation specialist.
* especialista en econometría=econometrician.
* especialista en el desarrollo=developmentalist.
* especialista en genética=geneticist.
* especialista en inmunología=immunologist.
* especialista en la lógica=logician.
* especialista en medio ambiente=environmentalist.
* especialista en metadatos=metadata specialist.
* especialista en microscopista=microscopist.
* especialista en mobiliario=furnisher.
* especialista en multimedia=media specialist.
* especialista en osteopatía=osteopathic physician.
* especialista en recuperación=retrievalist.
* especialista en reformatear=reformatter.
* especialista en retórica=rhetorician.
* especialista en una materia=subject specialist.
* especialista en ciencias de la tierra=earth scientist.
* especialista temático=subject specialist.
* herramienta para especialistas=specialist tool.
* no especialista=non-expert [nonexpert].
* producto para especialistas=specialist product.

especialista de la información
(n.)=information specialist.
Ex: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
especialista en agricultura
(n.)=agricultural specialist.
Ex: The members of these cabinets are agricultural specialists who read and recommend new publications, each in his own sphere of interest.
especialista en anatomía
(n.)=anatomist.
Ex: He challenged the work of anatomists such as Galen (2nd century AD), whose understanding of the human body was based on the study of farm animals and Barbary apes.
especialista en bibliometría
(n.)=bibliometrician.
Ex: This is an area to which bibliometricians could usefully turn their attention.
especialista en bibliotecas
(n.)=library specialist.
Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.
especialista en ciencias de la tierra
(n.)=earth scientist.
Ex: This may be because the 'revolution' has continued earth scientists to think that present-day lateral crustal motions have been dominant throughout earth history.
especialista en conservación
(n.)=preservationist ; conservationist.
Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work. Ex: The one year research project is based on interviews with librarians, archivists and conservationists.
especialista en conservación de libros
(n.)=book conservation specialist.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
especialista en econometría
(n.)=econometrician.
Ex: Indian econometricians give equal importance to periodical and non periodical materials for their research work.
especialista en el desarrollo
(n.)=developmentalist.
Ex: These findings have led many developmentalists to conclude that moral identity plays a powerful role in mediating social conduct.
especialista en genética
(n.)=geneticist.
Ex: Librarians worked with geneticist, computer experts, social scientists and many others to develop this database.
especialista en inmunología
(n.)=immunologist.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The immunologist and the Internet -- a tale of the tortoise and the hare?.
especialista en la lógica
(adj.)=logician.
Ex: This article recalls the memory of the Rumanian mathematician, logician and philosopher, Grigore C. Moisil = Este artículo es un homenaje a la memoria del matemático rumano, especialista en la lógica y filósofo, Grigore C. Moisil.
especialista en medio ambiente
(n.)=environmentalist.
Ex: Librarians and environmentalists share a fundamental commitment of the principle of access to information.
especialista en metadatos
(n.)=metadata specialist.
Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
especialista en microscopista
(n.)=microscopist.
Ex: Medically affiliated researchers who dominate most anatomy journals are generally microscopists.
especialista en mobiliario
(n.)=furnisher.
Ex: Just as the best libraries have been built when there has been consultation between the user, architect and furnisher, so must this consultation extend to the construction of mobile libraries.
especialista en multimedia
(n.)=media specialist.
Ex: He graduated from library school a year and a half ago, and served a one year stint as an assistant media specialist in a middle school media center = El se graduó en biblioteconomía hace un año y medio y durante un año trabajó como auxiliar especialista en multimedia en un centro multimedia de una escuela secundaria.
especialista en osteopatía
(n.)=osteopathic physician.
Ex: Free library reference services for all osteopathic physicians in Texas through the library are to be provided.
especialista en recuperación
(n.)=retrievalist.
Ex: Information scientists may, therefore, be divided into bibliometricians, retrievalists, and a growing number of gallants who are both.
especialista en reformatear
(n.)=reformatter.
Ex: Does anyone out there have example job descriptions for reformatters in one or more of these areas?.
especialista en retórica
(n.)=rhetorician.
Ex: The rhetorician Longinus advises writers to 'transport' their readers by aligning the readers' perspective with the writer's.
especialista en una materia
(n.)=subject specialist.
Ex: There is a need for more practical computer courses and education and training of manpower in such a way that library personnel may be both subject specialists and information specialists.
especialista temático
(n.)=subject specialist.
Ex: There is a need for more practical computer courses and education and training of manpower in such a way that library personnel may be both subject specialists and information specialists.
especialización
(n.)=speciality ; specialism ; specialisation [specialization, -USA] ; pathway ; expertise ; specialty.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
Ex: Thus all students will initially follow a common core syllabus, then opt for particular specialisms linked to specific fields of activity.
Ex: There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research.
Ex: The course is composed of 5 pathways, 1 of which is information and communication.
Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
Ex: ERIC material is acquired and indexed in 16 clearinghouses, each with a subject specialty.
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* área de especialización=niche ; area of competence.
* campo de especialización=area of competence ; field of specialisation.
* con una nivel de especialización medio=semi-skilled.
* especialización académica=academic major.
* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones=prison librarianship.
* especialización temática=subject specialism ; subject speciality ; subject specialty.
* especialización universitaria=major.
* sin ningún nivel de especialización=unskilled.

especialización académica
(n.)=academic major.
Ex: Academic level and age of students affect the preference toward the use of an OPAC, but academic major of the students does not affect the preference.
especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones
=prison librarianship.
Ex: There is a limited market for professionally educated librarians with specialisation in prison librarianship.
especialización temática
(n.)=subject specialism ; subject speciality ; subject specialty.
Ex: Within a large library system, a file could provide details of particular staff subject specialisms or the strengths of subject collections. Ex: Subject specialists are those who have a subject speciality and devote most time to collection development. Ex: Images and text are supplied by 2,000 doctors worldwide in 75 subject specialties.
especialización universitaria
(n.)=major.
Ex: The longitudinal study suggests that students change majors, select programs, and complete courses that are congruent with their cognitive styles.
especializado
(adj.)=in-depth [in depth] ; skilled ; specialised [specialized, -USA] ; specialist ; domain-specific ; specialty ; special.
Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: It is mentioned here as an example of a specialised list of subject headings, special in the sense that it is intended for a particular type of application.
Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
Ex: This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.
Ex: Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.
Ex: Going back to our Waterloo question, a special or general encyclopedia may include useful titles at the end of an article on Waterloo, gunnery, or military science.
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* abogado especializado en divorcios=divorce lawyer.
* biblioteca especializada=special library ; specialised library.
* biblioteca especializada en música=music library.
* biblioteca especializada en temas polares=polar library.
* biblioteconomía especializada en documentación para enfermería=nursing librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas académicas=college librarianship.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas universitar=academic librarianship.
* colección especializada=special collection.
* enciclopedia especializada=specialised encyclopaedia.
* especializado en=with a special focus on.
* especializado en un área temática=domain-specific.
* especializado en un mercado concreto=niche.
* fuente bibliográfica especializada=specialist bibliographic source.
* imprenta especializada en remendería=jobbing house.
* índice especializado=special index ; specialist index.
* muy especializado=highly specialised.
* producto especializado=specialist product.
* revista especializada=specialist journal.
* sistema de clasificación especializado=special classification scheme ; special scheme.
* tesauro especializado=specialised thesaurus.

especializado en
=with a special focus on.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
especializado en un mercado concreto
(adj.)=niche.
Ex: Sales figures for individual titles compare well with other niche media products.
especializado en un área temática
=domain-specific.
Ex: This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.
especializar
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* especializarse=specialise [specialize, -USA] ; major.
* especializarse en=deal in.
* especializarse en + Infinitivo=specialise in + Gerundio.
* sin especializar=non-specialised.

especializarse
(v.)=specialise [specialize, -USA] ; major.
Ex: Journeyman printers generally specialized as compositors or pressmen and, although a compositor might on occasion take a turn at the press (especially in a small shop), few pressmen could set type efficiently. Ex: Percentage of books in a discipline charged out by students majoring in other disciplines was defined as the 'supportiveness' of that discipline.
especializarse en
(v.)=deal in.
Ex: SCOCLIS is the umbrella body for the 30 UK local networks which deal in commercial and technical information resources.
especializarse en + Infinitivo
(v.)=specialise in + Gerundio.
Ex: Classification schemes specialise in showing networks of subjects and displaying the relationships between subjects, and thus are particularly suited to achieving the first objective.
especialmente
=especially (specially) ; particularly ; specially (especially) ; distinctively ; unusually ; in particular.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
Ex: In the note area, contents notes can be particularly appropriate.
Ex: In addition, the library has also set up a centre specially for immigrant workers.
Ex: The quality of the library circulation is neither distinctively high nor low.
Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.
Ex: In particular, most were constructed before the ideas of facet analysis were developed.
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* creado especialmente para la televisión=made-for-television.
* encargar especialmente=special order.
* especialmente + Adjetivo=notoriously + Adjetivo ; singularly + Adjetivo.
* especialmente para ti=just for you.
* pedir especialmente=special order.

especialmente + Adjetivo
=notoriously + Adjetivo ; singularly + Adjetivo.
Ex: A great variety of book-cloths was manufactured and used from 1830 to 1850 (though no more than a few types of grain were really common) and the description of patterns is notoriously difficult. Ex: When the library becomes an agent of propagandists, it usually offends someone else and jeopardizes the unique and singularly valuable contribution it makes as an impartial resource responsive to the particular individual.
especialmente para ti
=just for you.
Ex: Extensive profiling in modern clients create a 'Just for You' software environment increasing ease of use.
especie
(n.)=breed ; species.
Nota: Dícese del concepto o conceptos inferiores dentro de una jerarquía semántica entre conceptos.
Ex: He is one of the new breed of librarians, a person with traditional library training enhanced by formal training in mathematics and computer science.
Ex: The relationship of a species to its genus is one of subordination.
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* en especie=in kind.
* especie acuática=aquatic species.
* especie amenazada=threatened species.
* especie animal=animal species.
* especie cercana=close cousin ; close relation ; close relative ; near relative ; near relation.
* especie de=kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
* especie en peligro=endangered species.
* especie en (vías de) extinción=endangered species ; dying breed.
* especie protegida=protected species.
* especie rara=rare species ; rare breed.
* especie vegetal=plant species.
* evolución de la especie humana=human evolution.
* Origen de las Especies, el=Origin of Species, the.
* pagar en especie=pay in + kind.
* pago en especie=payment in kind.
* relación género=genus/species relationship.
* ser único en su especie=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* una especie de=a kind of.
* una especie de + Nombre=Nombre + of sorts.

especie acuática
(n.)=aquatic species.
Ex: The Web site provides information useful for addressing toxic threats to fish, marine mammals, other aquatic species, and their supporting habitats.
especie amenazada
(n.)=threatened species.
Ex: A variety of organisations have established lists of endangered, threatened, or rare species of wildlife that fall within their purview.
especie animal
(n.)=animal species.
Ex: Almost all native animal species, and many species of native plants, are protected by law in Australia.
especie cercana
(n.)=close cousin ; close relation ; close relative ; near relative ; near relation.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids. Ex: Another close relation is the findings-oriented abstracts they emphasize the results or findings of an investigation, rather than selecting material according to the interest of a given audience. Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution. Ex: The hire of a near relative of a current employee is permitted when it is in the best interest of the University. Ex: A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a part.
especie de
=kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system. Ex: I feel sorta guilty for spending most of this beautiful afternoon bed.
especie en peligro
(n.)=endangered species.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species.
especie en vías de extinción
(n.)=endangered species ; dying breed.
Ex: Environment Abstracts compiles, summarises, and indexes contribution on such topics as air, water, and soil pollution, toxicology, land use and misuse, waste management, weather modification, and endangered species. Ex: Data is rare in this area, but what they do have suggests that atheists are a dying breed.
especie protegida
(n.)=protected species.
Ex: On occasions, interactions with protected species occur as a result of an unavoidable accident or incident.
especie rara
(n.)=rare species ; rare breed.
Ex: A variety of organisations have established lists of endangered, threatened, or rare species of wildlife that fall within their purview. Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
especie vegetal
(n.)=plant species.
Ex: It is generally accepted that one plant species will support 10 species of animals.
especificaciones técnicas
(n.)=data sheet [datasheet].
Ex: Manufacturers detail the requirements to set the chemistry, processing temperatures and processing time of films on data sheets = Los fabricantes detallan en las especificaciones técnicas los requisitos necesarios para determinar los productos químicos, la temperatura y tiempo de proceso de las películas.
especificación
(n.)=detail ; specification ; level of detail.
Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
Ex: The Working Group was charged with the specification of the procedures and studies needed to undertake the tasks.
Ex: The richness of the data generated about Web usage offers researchers opportunities to investigate people's information seeking habits on a scale and at a level of detail previously unachievable.
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* especificación de la región de pertenencia=regionalisation [regionalization, -USA].
* especificaciones técnicas=data sheet [datasheet].
* fijar las especificaciones de algo=set + specifications.

especificación de la región de pertenencia
=regionalisation [regionalization, -USA].
Ex: All place names could be either subdivided for direct regionalization or used as subdivisions of other headings in indirect regionalization.
especificado
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* especificado previamente=pre-specified [prespecified].

especificado previamente
(adj.)=pre-specified [prespecified].
Ex: Information extraction (IE) may be defined as the activity of extracting information about a pre-specified set of entities, relations or events from natural language texts and to record this information in structured representations called templates.
especificador
(n.)=specifier.
Ex: As the specifier is unique within a single phrase, specifiers cannot co-occur, and indeed none of the determiners co-occur.

especificar
(v.)=detail ; make + explicit statement ; qualify ; specify ; structure ; make + the point that ; spell out ; narrow down.
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.
Ex: However, they do make the very important point that the notation is not an essential part of the scheme.
Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
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* no especificar=leave + undefined.
* permanecer sin especificar=remain + undefined.
* sin especificar=unspecified.
* volver a especificar=respecify.

especificidad
(n.)=specificity ; minuteness of detail ; minuteness ; narrowing.
Ex: Specificity of a system is the extent to which the system permits the indexer to be precise about the subject of a document.
Ex: General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.
Ex: The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.
Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.
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* falta de especificidad=indeterminacy.
* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad=sideways link.

especioso
(adj.)=specious.
Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.

espectacular
(adj.)=grandiose ; phenomenal ; spectacular ; dramatic ; smoking hot.
Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros.
Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.
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* avance espectacular=quantum leap.
* de un modo espectacular=spectacularly.
* subida espectacular=steep rise.

espectacularidad
(n.)=grandiosity.
Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.

espectacularmente
=dramatically.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet.

espectador
(n.)=spectator ; viewer ; cinemagoer [cinema-goer] ; theatregoer [theatre-goer] ; moviegoer [movie-goer] ; bystander ; member of the audience.
Ex: This finding contradicts the general belief that spectators' cheering encourages better performance in a home team.
Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.
Ex: The complete James Bond has sold 60 million copies but is today more familiar to cinemagoers than readers.
Ex: Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.
Ex: Surveys show that only 26% of the US population are regular moviegoers.
Ex: High-speed chases are dangerous not only for police and suspects, but also for innocent bystanders.
Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.

espectral
(adj.)=spectral.
Ex: Algorithmic identification of new compounds can be incorrect because of spectral deviations of new substances from the norms.

espectro
(n.)=spectrum [spectra, -pl.] ; spectre [specter, -USA] ; wraith ; spook ; phantasm ; phantom.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.
Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.
Ex: The article 'Ghosts, spooks and spectres' looks briefly at some of the ways in which public librarians have been portrayed in popular fiction.
Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.
Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.
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* cubrir todo el espectro=run + the gamut.
* espectro político, el=political spectrum, the.
* un amplio espectro de=a broad band of ; a broad spectrum of ; a wide band of.
* un gran espectro de=a wide band of.

espectro político, el
(n.)=political spectrum, the.
Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.
espectrofotometría
(n.)=spectrophotometry.
Ex: In physics, spectrophotometry is the quantitative study of electromagnetic spectra.

espectrometría
(n.)=spectrometry.
Ex: The great importance of standardizing wavelengths in the field of spectrometry should be stressed.
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* espectrometría atómica=atomic spectrometry.
* espectrometría de masas=mass spectrometry.
* espectrometría molecular=molecular spectrometry.

espectrometría atómica
(n.)=atomic spectrometry.
Ex: The aim of this project is the application of sophisticated spectrometers for atomic and molecular spectrometry.
espectrometría de masas
(n.)=mass spectrometry.
Ex: Mass spectrometry not only provides a specific molecular mass value, but it may also establish the molecular formula of an unknown compound.
espectrometría molecular
(n.)=molecular spectrometry.
Ex: The aim of this project is the application of sophisticated spectrometers for atomic and molecular spectrometry.
espectroscopia
(n.)=spectroscopy.
Ex: Spectroscopy is a technique used by astronomers and physicists to study the make-up of an object based on the light it emits.
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* espectroscopia por infrarrojos=infrared spectroscopy.

espectroscopia por infrarrojos
(n.)=infrared spectroscopy.
Ex: This feature, along with the fact that it is a non-destructive technique, have made infrared spectroscopy a valuable method in chemical analysis.
espectroscopio
(n.)=spectroscope.
Ex: A spectroscope is a device that lets us find out what things are made of.

espectroscópico
(adj.)=spectroscopic.
Ex: Most spectroscopic methods are differentiated as either atomic or molecular based on whether or not they apply to atoms or molecules.

espectrómetro
(n.)=spectrometer.
Ex: The aim of this project is the application of sophisticated spectrometers for atomic and molecular spectrometry.

espectáculo
(n.)=sight ; spectacle ; show.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.
Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
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* cartelera de espectáculos=playbill.
* dar el=make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.
* deporte espectáculo=spectator sport.
* espectáculo de baile=dance show.
* espectáculo de striptease=strip show.
* espectáculo de variedades=variety show.
* espectáculo en el que perros acosan a un oso=bear-baiting.
* espectáculo extraordinario=spectacular.
* espectáculo individual=one-man show.
* espectáculo privado=peep show.
* espectáculos de la ciudad=local attractions.
* espectáculo teatral=theatre show.
* gran espectáculo=extravaganza.
* hombre espectáculo=showman [showmen, -pl.].
* industria del espectáculo, la=show business.
* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos=Billboard chart.
* montar un espectáculo=put on + show.
* mundo del espectáculo, el=show business ; showbiz world, the ; showbiz.
* presenciar el espectáculo de=be presented with + the spectacle of.
* un espectáculo digno de contemplar=a sight to behold.
* un espectáculo digno de ver=a sight to behold.

espectáculo de baile
(v.)=dance show.
Ex: And she tells MTV that she's 'out of her element' on the dance show.
espectáculo de striptease
(n.)=strip show.
Ex: The author reports an ethnographic investigation of amateur strip shows, drawing on interviews with male & female contestants, announcers, disk jockeys, & security staff.
espectáculo de variedades
(n.)=variety show.
Ex: Variety shows began to fade from popularity in the early 1970s, when research began to show that variety shows appealed to an older audience that was less appealing to advertisers.
espectáculo en el que perros acosan a un oso
(n.)=bear-baiting.
Ex: By modern morality, the sport of bear-baiting is a repugnant form of blood sport: a bear would be chained to a post in the ring, still able to move, but not escape, and dogs would be set on the animal.
espectáculo extraordinario
(n.)=spectacular.
Ex: Viewers, now conditioned by spectaculars to the biggest name stars, will often tune to a show only if it can boast well-known personalities.
espectáculo individual
(n.)=one-man show.
Ex: His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
espectáculo privado
(n.)=peep show.
Ex: Internet peep shows, known as cam pages, spy pages, and office cams offer a type of telepresence.
espectáculo teatral
(n.)=theatre show.
Ex: He has also collaborated on six theatre shows that have toured both in Britain and Europe.
espectáculos de la ciudad
(n.)=local attractions.
Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.
especulación
(n.)=flight ; speculation.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: The number of non-bibliographical data bases which have been created is a matter for open speculation.

especulador
(n.)=speculator ; market timer.
Ex: His position was pivotal because he was not only the organizer but also the financier and indeed the speculator of the book trade.
Ex: This explains why even famous market timers rarely have winning streaks more than 4 to 5 years in length.
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* especulador del mercado=market timer.

especulador del mercado
(n.)=market timer.
Ex: This explains why even famous market timers rarely have winning streaks more than 4 to 5 years in length.
especular
(v.)=speculate.
Ex: Speculate as to the index entries that the index string will cause to be generated, and make any necessary adjustments to indexing.
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* aventurarse a especular sobre=hazard + a guess at.

especulativamente
=speculatively.
Ex: The patterns I am seeking can all be classed, theoretically and speculatively, as expressions of utopic practice.

especulativo
(adj.)=speculative.
Ex: However, much of the published literature on this issue is speculative.
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* de forma especulativa=speculatively.
* de modo especulativo=speculatively.

específicamente
=specifically ; strictly ; namely.
Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
Ex: Thus there are many different thesauri, some published and others strictly in-house.
Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.
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* centrado específicamente en=narrowly focused in/on.

específico
(adj.)=given ; individual ; narrow ; niche-specific ; one ; one-off ; specific ; single ; bounded ; determinate ; particular ; defined ; designated ; circumscribed ; targeted ; focused [focussed] ; narrowly focused.
Ex: The notation for any given geographical division varies between classes and between different parts of the same classes.
Ex: The series area includes the series title, an indication of the responsibility for the series (often series editors), and the number of the individual work within the series, if the work is one of a numbered series.
Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.
Ex: The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and 'one-off' expert lecturers.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
Ex: There is no coherent and determinate body of legal doctrine and the categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine.
Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.
Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
Ex: It is tremendously valuable to library staff (particularly in libraries with a designated departmental structure) to maintain close professional ties with local academic departments.
Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.
Ex: Threats to the integrity of science include interest in paranormal phenomena, sensationalism of science and pressure for targeted research.
Ex: These include a series of focused workshops and a four day national conference.
Ex: Some articles cover broad themes while others are more narrowly focused.
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* área de datos específicos de la clase de documento=material (or type of publication) specific details area.
* area temática específica=narrow subject area.
* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico=niche database.
* centrado en un tema específico=topic-centred.
* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico=secure + a niche.
* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador=hardware-based.
* dedicado a una aplicación específica=dedicated.
* del documento específico=document-related.
* dirigido a un sector de la población específico=sector-orientated.
* específico a la biblioteca=library-specific.
* específico de=peculiar to.
* específico de la biblioteca=library-specific.
* específico de la edición=edition-specific.
* específico de las empresas=company-specific.
* específico del documento=document-related ; document-specific.
* específico de una agencia=agency-specific.
* específico de una base de datos=database-specific.
* específico de una disciplina=discipline-specific.
* específico de un trabajo concreto=job-specific.
* específico para cada edición=edition-specific.
* grupo específico=niche.
* hecho para una situación específica=niche-specific.
* índice específico=specific index.
* información específica=data element.
* mención específica del formato de música impresa=musical presentation statement.
* mercado específico=niche market.
* para ser específico=to be specific.
* peso específico=specific gravity.
* público específico=niche audience.
* término específico=specific term.
* término específico genérico (NTG)=narrower term generic (NTG).
* término específico partitivo (NTP)=narrower term partitive (NTP).
* término más específico=narrower term.
* tratamiento específico de la información=specific approach.
* valor específico=weighting.

específico a la biblioteca
(adj.)=library-specific.
Ex: Including library-specific social capital research within the wider social capital research community can benefit social capital research in general.
específico de
=peculiar to.
Ex: This article aims to clarify some of the classification and computerization problems peculiar to art collections.
específico de la biblioteca
(adj.)=library-specific.
Ex: Including library-specific social capital research within the wider social capital research community can benefit social capital research in general.
específico de la edición
(adj.)=edition-specific.
Ex: Recent editions of the Dewey Decimal Classification, however, provide considerably changed, quite intricate, and edition-specific rules.
específico de las empresas
(adj.)=company-specific.
Ex: This paper outlines a few of the thousands of sites which are helpful in obtaining general business information and company specific information.
específico de un trabajo concreto
=job-specific.
Ex: A survey of staff revealed a need for better and more varied training that was not job-specific.
específico de una agencia
=agency-specific.
Ex: Evidence suggests that emerging state efforts to manage information fall along a continuum that ranges from agency-specific to formalised central management activities.
específico de una base de datos
(adj.)=database-specific.
Ex: The fields of a record are defined in the database-specific documentation.
específico de una disciplina
(adj.)=discipline-specific.
Ex: In 2000 there will be support also for complementary discipline-specific metadata produced by special working groups = En el 2000 también existirán mecanismos de apoyo para metadatos complementarios específicos para las distintas disciplinas producidos por grupos de trabajo especiales.
específico del documento
=document-related ; document-specific.
Ex: The additional document-related information required for each access-point file entry can be seen in Figure 52. Ex: Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.
específico para cada edición
(adj.)=edition-specific.
Ex: Recent editions of the Dewey Decimal Classification, however, provide considerably changed, quite intricate, and edition-specific rules.
espejismo
=mirage ; smoke and mirrors.
Nota: Expresión cuyo origen se encuentra en el mundo del ilusionismo practicado por los magos.
Ex: It is now accepted that the idea of a definitive edition of a work is a mirage.
Ex: The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit.

espejo
(n.)=mirror ; looking glass.
Nota: Uso muy especial.
Ex: By serving the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as becoming itself part of the process of social change rather than a passive mirror of mankind.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Beyond the looking glass: cracking the codes and conventions of wonderland'.
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* como un espejo=spotlessly.
* creación de servidor espejo=site mirroring.
* creación de sitio espejo=site mirroring.
* cristal de espejo=one-way mirror.
* espejo de aumento=magnifying mirror.
* espejo de cortesía=vanity mirror.
* espejo retrovisor=rear-view mirror ; driving mirror ; side-view mirror.
* limpio como un espejo=spotlessly clean.
* servidor espejo=mirror site.
* sitio espejo=mirror site.

espejo de aumento
(n.)=magnifying mirror.
Ex: Use the comedone extractor loop, place it over your blackhead or whitehead and press down gently while looking into the magnifying mirror.
espejo de cortesía
(n.)=vanity mirror.
Ex: While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.
espejo retrovisor
(n.)=rear-view mirror ; driving mirror ; side-view mirror.
Ex: Do our current programs really prepare our students for that future, or do they cater to our familiar present and past? -- looking toward the future through a rear-view mirror as it were. Ex: The experiment was designed to observe the use of driving mirrors as novice andexperienced drivers manoeuvred three sections of roadway. Ex: The driver's side door, part of the bonnet and the side-view mirror were also damaged.
espeleología
(n.)=speleology ; potholing ; caving.
Ex: The present study investigates the main differences between the following four mountain disciplines: free-climbing, alpinism, speleology and ski jumping.
Ex: The author examines what drives people to do potholing, a worldwide pursuit with its own unique joys and dangers.
Ex: This article focuses on the leisure pursuit of caving and those who participate in it.

espelezunante
(adj.)=scary .
Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.

espeluznante
(adj.)=horrifying ; shocking ; spooky ; grisly ; chilling ; lurid ; spine-tingling ; hair-raising ; creepy .
Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a 'spooky' atmosphere at home.
Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.
Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
Ex: This 'hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
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* de un modo espeluznante=spookily.

espeluznantemente
=spookily.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.

espeluznar
(v.)=make + Nombre + flinch.
Ex: This selfish attitude of some librarians make me flinch sometimes.

espera
(n.)=wait ; waiting ; holdout.
Nota: Actitud de una persona de negarse a hacer algo con la esperanza de conseguir lo que busca en mejores condiciones, por ejemplo en una compra, contrato, etc..
Ex: After the wait, her first words emerged with an amused laugh.
Ex: Perhaps a little waiting on the part of the Library of Congress is good if we're going in the direction of international cooperation.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
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* a la espera=awaiting.
* aparcado en espera=in dry dock.
* billete en lista de espera=standby seat.
* cola de espera=queue.
* comportarse como se espera=be a sport.
* en espera=on hold ; awaiting.
* lista de espera=waiting list.
* mantenerse en espera=stay + tuned.
* período de espera=waiting period.
* poner en cola de espera=place + in queue.
* poner en espera=put on + hold.
* poner en lista de espera=put on + a waiting list.
* procesar una cola de espera=clear + queue.
* sala de espera=waiting room.
* tiempo de espera=lead time ; wait time ; waiting time ; waiting period.

esperado
(adj.)=hoped for [hoped-for] ; expected.
Ex: The hoped for panaceas are either not materialising or proving illusory = Las panaceas tan esperadas no se materializaron o resultaron ser ficticias.
Ex: A much more effective method is to count the number of occurrences of a word in relation to the expected number.
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* ansiosamente esperado=eagerly-awaited [eagerly awaited].
* esperado ansiosamente=expectantly-awaited.
* esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad=long-and-expectantly-awaited.
* esperado hace tiempo=overdue.
* no cumplir lo esperado=fall + short of expectations.

esperado ansiosamente
=expectantly-awaited.
Ex: In that year the first volume of a long-and-expectantly-awaited catalog of the British Museum library was published.
esperado durante tiempo y con ansiedad
=long-and-expectantly-awaited.
Ex: In that year the first volume of a long-and-expectantly-awaited catalog of the British Museum library was published.
esperado hace tiempo
(adj.)=overdue.
Ex: The article 'The role of legal bibliographies in law collection development: an overdue debunking' evaluates the merit of the works recommended in the AALS list of law books recommended for libraries.
esperamos su repuesta
=look forward to + hearing from you.
Ex: We look forward to hearing from you.
esperamos sus noticias
=look forward to + hearing from you.
Ex: We look forward to hearing from you.
esperando
=in hope(s) of ; with the hope(s) of.
Ex: In 1976, he conducted interviews with various booksellers in hope of getting a clear idea of publisher-bookseller relations.
Ex: The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hope of retributive capital punishment.
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* esperando que=in hope(s) that.

esperando que
=in hope(s) that.
Ex: These are opportunities that lend themselves to a diversity of initiatives at this point, in hopes that we can better understand some of the questions.
esperanto
(n.)=Esperanto.
Ex: This article discusses its links with algorithmic languages and automatic language translation with Esperanto as a catalyst.

esperanza
(n.)=hope ; prospect.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
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* abandonar toda esperanza=give up + hope.
* abandonar (toda=abandon + (all) hope.
* abrigar esperanza=foster + hope ; cherish + hope.
* albergar esperanza=hold out + hope ; hold out + prospect ; hold out + promise.
* alentar la esperanza=foster + hope.
* alimentar la esperanza=nurture + hope ; kindle + hope.
* con esperanza=in hopeful expectation.
* con la esperanza de=in hope(s) of ; with the hope(s) of.
* con la esperanza de que=in the hope(s) that ; in hope(s) that.
* dar alguna esperanza=give + some cause for hope.
* dar esperanza=nurture + hope ; give + hope ; bring + visions of ; kindle + hope.
* dar esperanzas=raise + expectations ; raise + hopes.
* dar falsas esperanzas=string + Nombre + along ; give + Nombre + false hopes ; give + Nombre + false promises ; lead + Nombre + on.
* destruir la esperanza=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
* devolver las esperanzas=a new lease of life.
* en estado de buena esperanza=pregnant ; in the family way.
* engañar con falsas esperanzas=string + Nombre + along.
* esperanza de vida=life expectancy ; lifespan [life span].
* esperanza + estar=hope + lie.
* esperanzas renovadas=a new lease of life.
* esperanza vana=forlorn hope.
* estar en estado de buena esperanza=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* falsa esperanza=false hope.
* frustrar las esperanzas=shatter + Posesivo + hopes ; dampen + Posesivo + hopes ; dash + Posesivo + hopes.
* guardar muchas esperanzas=get + Posesivo + hopes up.
* hacer perder las esperanzas=dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
* mantener viva la esperanza=keep + Posesivo + hope(s) alive.
* mientras hay vida hay esperanza=where there's life there's hope.
* ofrecer esperanzas=hold + promise.
* perder esperanza=lose + hope.
* perder la esperanza=despair ; throw in + the towel ; give up + hope ; throw in/up + the sponge.
* perder (toda=abandon + (all) hope.
* rayito de esperanza=glimmer of hope.
* rayo de esperanza=ray of hope ; silver lining ; the light at the end of the tunnel ; glimmer of hope ; beacon of hope ; ray of light.
* resquicio de esperanza=ray of hope ; beacon of hope.
* siempre queda una esperanza=where there's life there's hope.
* sin esperanza=hopeless ; dispiritedly ; hopelessly.
* truncar la esperanza=dash + Posesivo + hopes ; dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
* un rayito de esperanza=a sliver of hope.
* un rayo de esperanza=a faint glimmer of light.

esperanza + estar
(n.)=hope + lie.
Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.
esperanza de vida
(n.)=life expectancy ; lifespan [life span].
Ex: According to the article, persons who eat onions with every meal have a life expectancy of some 1% above the national average, but they are invited to only 20% as many parties and their divorce expectancy is 200% above the national average = De acuerdo con el artículo, las personas que comen cebollas en cada comida tienen una esperanza de vida de un 1% por encima de la media nacional, pero se les invita sólo a un 20% de las fiestas y su índice de divorcios es del 200% por encima de la media. Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.
esperanza vana
(n.)=forlorn hope.
Ex: As the student has been warned, referral must never be used as a forlorn hope = Como el estudiante ha sido advertido, el envío a un especialista nunca debe usarse como una esperanza vana.
esperanzado
(adj.)=hopeful.
Ex: Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-day international against Australia after suffering a groin injury.

esperanzador
(adj.)=encouraging ; hopeful.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven.
Ex: The majority of libraries in Britain have been quietly and patiently building up the kind of community information services most appropriate to the needs of their individual communities, and that is a healthy and hopeful sign for the future.
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* darse una situación más esperanzadora=sound + a note of hope.
* un rayo de luz esperanzador=a faint glimmer of light.

esperanzadoramente
=in hopeful expectation.
Ex: His name has become synonymous with someone who lives in hopeful expectation.

esperanzas renovadas
=a new lease of life.
Ex: It is surely only right to modernise this package and thus ensure it has a new lease of life.
esperar + Posesivo + turno
(v.)=stand in + line.
Ex: This might just be the one time you don't mind standing in line to use the restroom.
esperar con ansiedad
(v.)=hope for ; hold + Posesivo + breath.
Ex: Last evening her doctor had given her the news she had been eagerly hoping for: she was going to have a baby. Ex: At the moment, I need to use Unicode and I'm not going to hold my breadth until ISI incorporates it in the next version.
esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo)
(v.)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
Ex: We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
esperar con impaciencia
(v.)=kick + Posesivo + heels.
Ex: Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.
esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo)
(v.)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
Ex: We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
esperar continuar
(v.)=look to + continue.
Ex: Milan have struck a rich vein of form of late, and will look to continue the same in this match.
esperar el turno de Uno
(v.)=wait + Posesivo + turn.
Ex: I think they should wait their turn like everyone else.
esperar en el futuro
(n.)=be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; future + have in store.
Ex: This article looks at the school library now and what is in store for it in the future. Ex: This article describes the architecture and layout of the British Library Reading Room within the British Museum and outlines what the future has in store within the new British Library.
esperar entre bastidores
(v.)=wait in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
Ex: The author brings us up to date on developments in a technology that still appears to be waiting in the wings. Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne. Ex: A point of note is that even as the competition intensifies between the two top players, a whole bunch of newcomers are warming up in the wings.
esperar impacientemente
(v.)=kick + Posesivo + heels.
Ex: Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.
esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo)
(v.)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
Ex: We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future.
esperar lo imposible
(v.)=shoot (for) + the moon ; cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Ex: The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon. Ex: In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon. Ex: Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
esperar lo mejor
(v.)=hope for + the best.
Ex: This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor
=hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst ; hope for the best and/but plan for the worst.
Ex: You might be an optimist, but with software projects, as the saying goes, you can hope for the best but you should prepare for the worst. Ex: While no one knows exactly what 2010-11 will bring, we can all hope for the best and plan for the worst.
esperar lo peor
(v.)=expect + the worst.
Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
esperar mejores tiempos
(v.)=wait for + better times.
Ex: All we can do is sit tight, accept cuts in our living standards, and wait for better times to return.
esperar que la suerte + Pronombre + acompañe
(v.)=hope for + the best.
Ex: This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar que todo salga bien
(v.)=hope for + the best.
Ex: This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar sentado
(v.)=sit + tight.
Ex: All we can do is sit tight, accept cuts in our living standards, and wait for better times to return.
esperar sin nada que hacer
(v.)=kick + Posesivo + heels.
Ex: Very recently, after spending most of the season kicking his heels on the bench at Barcelona, Bojan Krkic finally got the opportunity to start a match.
esperar su momento
(v.)=wait in + the wings ; stand in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
Ex: The author brings us up to date on developments in a technology that still appears to be waiting in the wings. Ex: As Toni McNaron points out, new teachers stand in the wings waiting to take our places. Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne. Ex: A point of note is that even as the competition intensifies between the two top players, a whole bunch of newcomers are warming up in the wings.
esperar su oportunidad
(v.)=wait in + the wings ; stand in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
Ex: The author brings us up to date on developments in a technology that still appears to be waiting in the wings. Ex: As Toni McNaron points out, new teachers stand in the wings waiting to take our places. Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne. Ex: A point of note is that even as the competition intensifies between the two top players, a whole bunch of newcomers are warming up in the wings.
esperar tener suerte
(v.)=hope for + the best.
Ex: This will certainly be a learning experience for me especially since it's my first book so cross your fingers and let's hope for the best.
esperar un bebé
(v.)=expect + a baby.
Ex: We just found out my husband's niece and her husband are expecting a baby.
esperar una (gran) sorpresa
(v.)=be in for a (big) surprise.
Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass

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esperar una sorpresa desagradable
(v.)=rude awakening + be in store ; be in for a rude awakening.
Ex: A rude awakening may be in store when they discover that their college or university professors require them to use scholarly resources. Ex: The incoherence of the existing norms still protects each of us in our individual spheres, but we might be in for a rude awakening.
esperar^1
(v.)=await ; wait ; wait for ; hang on ; be in store for ; tarry ; put on + hold ; sit + tight.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: Otherwise documents will have to wait in cataloguing departments until the record does become available.
Ex: Please accept this from the person who was probably the biggest sceptic in the State of Ohio at the beginning -- if we had waited for this from the start, I think we never would have started.
Ex: 'Hang on a sec, okay?' the senior assistant librarian in charge of serials said as she put the phone down.
Ex: A worse fate is in store for those whose integrated library sustem vendor goes out of business or is bought by another vendor.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
Ex: All we can do is sit tight, accept cuts in our living standards, and wait for better times to return.
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* de aquí te espero=tremendous ; humongous [humungous] ; massive ; enormous ; gianormous.
* esperamos su repuesta=look forward to + hearing from you.
* esperar con impaciencia=kick + Posesivo + heels.
* esperar el turno de Uno=wait + Posesivo + turn.
* esperar en el futuro=be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; future + have in store.
* esperar entre bastidores=wait in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
* esperar impacientemente=kick + Posesivo + heels.
* esperar mejores tiempos=wait for + better times.
* esperar + Posesivo + turno=stand in + line.
* esperar sentado=sit + tight.
* esperar sin nada que hacer=kick + Posesivo + heels.
* esperar su momento=wait in + the wings ; stand in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
* esperar su oportunidad=wait in + the wings ; stand in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
* esperar una sorpresa desagradable=rude awakening + be in store ; be in for a rude awakening.
* hacer esperar=cool + Posesivo + heels ; put on + hold.
* hacer + Pronombre + esperar=keep + Pronombre + waiting.
* lo que espera a=what is on store for.
* lo que nos espera=things to come.
* protesta + no hacerse esperar=cry + ring out.
* que espera=awaiting.
* ser lo que nos espera=be the shape of things to come.
* todo le llega a aquel que espera=everything comes to those who wait.

esperar^2
(v.)=call on/upon ; expect ; hope ; count on ; look to ; bank on.
Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
Ex: In a journal most formal items including articles, essays, discussions and reviews can be expected to be accompanied by an abstract.
Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.
Ex: Bookstores can no longer count on customers buying books if there is a more attractive entertainment option.
Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.
Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
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* como cabe esperar=unsurprisingly ; as one might expect ; as expected ; true to form.
* como cabía esperar=as expected ; true to form.
* como cabría esperar=as might be expected ; as one might expect.
* como era de esperar=as expected ; true to form.
* como es de esperar=predictably ; not surprisingly ; as expected ; true to form.
* cuando menos te lo esperes=on any given Sunday.
* decir + esperar=express + hope.
* es de esperar=hopefully.
* esperamos sus noticias=look forward to + hearing from you.
* esperando que=in hopeful expectation that.
* esperar con ansiedad=hope for ; hold + Posesivo + breath.
* esperar con ansiedad (+ Infinitivo)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
* esperar continuar=look to + continue.
* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
* esperar lo imposible=shoot (for) + the moon ; cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* esperar lo mejor=hope for + the best.
* esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor=hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst ; hope for the best and/but plan for the worst.
* esperar lo peor=expect + the worst.
* esperar que la suerte + Pronombre + acompañe=hope for + the best.
* esperar que todo salga bien=hope for + the best.
* esperarse=hold + Posesivo + horses.
* esperarse Algo=come as + no surprise.
* esperar tener suerte=hope for + the best.
* esperar una (gran) sorpresa=be in for a (big) surprise.
* esperar un bebé=expect + a baby.
* llegar a esperar=come to + expect.
* mucha gente + esperar que=be widely expected.
* que espera demasiado=over expectant.
* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera=come out of + the woodwork.
* sin esperarlo=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.

esperarse
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + horses.
Ex: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.
esperarse Algo
(v.)=come as + no surprise.
Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.
esperma
(n.)=sperm.
Ex: An embryo, unlike a sperm or an egg, is identical to the human it may become.
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* banco de esperma=sperm bank.
* donante de esperma=sperm donor.
* eyacular esperma estéril=shoot + blanks ; fire + blanks.

espermatozoide
(n.)=sperm ; spermatozoon [spermatozoa, -pl.] ; spermatozoid.
Ex: An embryo, unlike a sperm or an egg, is identical to the human it may become.
Ex: Mice that produce an unusually high proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were used as sperm donors.
Ex: Primordial germinal cells, which are precursors to spermatozoids, apparently have the capacity of turning into embryonic stem cells.

espermatozoo
(n.)=sperm ; spermatozoon [spermatozoa, -pl.].
Ex: An embryo, unlike a sperm or an egg, is identical to the human it may become.
Ex: Mice that produce an unusually high proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were used as sperm donors.

espermicida
(n.)=spermicide.
Ex: The changes in the level of vaginal tissue glucose and protein of rats, after the administration of almond oil as vaginal spermicide were explored.

esperpento
(n.)=minger.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.

espesamente
=densely.
Ex: Alternatively, the disc may rotate more slowly (about 500 rev/min) but with the signals more densely 'packed' than on the faster-rotating disc.

espesamiento
(n.)=thickening.
Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.

espesar
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* espesarse=thicken.

espesarse
(v.)=thicken.
Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
espeso
(adj.)=thick ; dense ; bushy ; thickened.
Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.
Ex: The author describes in detail the development of an integrated system of children's libraries in Singapore which has a dense, mostly urban, multilingual population.
Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.
Ex: Psoriasis is a non-contagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin.
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* con cola espesa=bushy-tailed.
* hacerse más espeso=thicken.
* sangre espesa=thick blood.
* sangre poco espesa=thin blood.

espesor
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* aumento en espesor=thickening.

espiar
(v.)=spy ; peep.
Ex: I am sure I am being spied upon by foreign agents.
Ex: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.
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* espiar al enemigo=spy + the flagship.

espiar al enemigo
(v.)=spy + the flagship.
Ex: The article 'Spying the flagships' is a report of an Association of Assistant Librarians national weekend school, 8-10 May 87, on the theme of 'Off the peg, tailored or patchwork?' in relation to choosing library computer systems.
espicharla
(v.)=kick + the bucket ; pop + Posesivo + clogs.
Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).
Ex: A tenth of the population is planning on working until popping their clogs in an attempt to pay the bills.

espiga
(n.)=tenon ; ear ; tang.
Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.
Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.
Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.
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* en espiga=herringbone.
* espiga de la somera=head tenon.
* unir mediante espigas=tenon.

espiga de la somera
(n.)=head tenon.
Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.
espigador
(n.)=gleaner.
Ex: All these scenes pass before a meditative mind while gazing over the fields, filled with busy reapers and gleaners.

espigón
(n.)=breakwater.
Ex: On Bearskin Neck some may go to the granite breakwater for the views, others may choose the peaceful quiet of the bluss overlooking the harbor.

espina
(n.)=thorn.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
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* buena espina=good vibes.
* con espinas=prickly ; spiny ; thorny .
* dar buena espina=give + Nombre + good vibes ; give off + good vibes.
* dar mala espina=give off + bad vibes.
* de la espina dorsal=spinal.
* espina bífida=spina bifida.
* espina dorsal=backbone ; backbone ; spinal cord ; spine.
* espina dorsal, la=spinal column, the.
* espina lumbar=lumbar spine.
* lesión de la espina dorsal=spine injury.
* lleno de espinas=bony .
* mala espina=bad vibes.
* quitar las espinas=bone ; de-bone.
* ser una espina que Alguien tiene clavada=be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.
* sin espinas=boneless.

espina bífida
=spina bifida.
Ex: In this tutorial, you will use the thesaurus in a search for information about the diagnosis and treatment of spina bifida, a congenital defect.
espina dorsal
(n.)=backbone ; backbone ; spinal cord ; spine.
Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography. Ex: A backbone is a high-speed line or series of connections that forms a major pathway within a network. Ex: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis. Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
espina dorsal, la
(n.)=spinal column, the.
Ex: The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column.
espina lumbar
(n.)=lumbar spine.
Ex: You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine but most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine).
espinaca
(n.)=spinach.
Ex: Research has shown that the concentration of nutrients in spinach may vary.
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* brotes de espinaca=baby spinach.

espinal
(adj.)=spinal.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.
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* médula espinal=spinal cord.
* médula espinal, la=spinal column, the.

espinazo
(n.)=backbone.
Ex: Since 1950 the backbone of British current bibliographic control has been British national bibliography.

espinela
(n.)=spinel.
Ex: Most of these (like the photo on the right) are aluminum oxide, but a few grains of spinel have also been found.

espinilla
(n.)=shin ; spot.
Ex: Sooner or later almost all runners experience pain in the calf or shin.
Ex: Due to this antimicrobial activity, sandalwood oil can be used to clear skin from blackheads and spots.
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* espinillas=acne.

espinillas
(n.)=acne.
Ex: The most common side effects of using steroids reported were heightened libido, acne, and increased body hair.
espinillera
(n.)=shin pad ; shin guard.
Ex: Shin pads are a 'must have' protection for every level of play.
Ex: When trying on soccer cleats, wear them with the socks and shin guards that will be used in practice and at games.

espino
(n.)=hawthorn ; hawthorn bush ; hawthorn tree.
Ex: At one time hawthorns were believed to be witches who had transformed themselves into trees.
Ex: This hawthorn bush has a fine crop of berries that will be of great interest to the birds this wintertime.
Ex: Hawthorn trees prefer a loamy, sandy soil combination.
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* alambre de espino=barbed wire.
* espino blanco=whitethorn.
* espino negro=blackthorn ; blackthorn tree ; blackthorn bush.

espino blanco
(n.)=whitethorn.
Ex: The hawthorn or whitethorn is very popular in Irish countryside hedges.
espino negro
(n.)=blackthorn ; blackthorn tree ; blackthorn bush.
Ex: These canes are made out of authentic blackthorn which is a reddish black wood with numerous knots. Ex: Blackthorn trees are said to be held sacred by fairies. Ex: The sloe is the fruit of the blackthorn bush, and you'll often find them making up part of a hedgerow, or growing near the edge of a field.
espinoso^1
(adj.)=spiny ; prickly ; thorny .
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.
Ex: Although rubbing up against a prickly plant is a pleasant experience, the world would be a less colorful and interesting place without them.
Ex: It is thorny and has small white flowers and red or orange fruit.

espinoso^2
(adj.)=thorny ; ticklish ; nettlesome ; prickly .
Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.
Ex: The reunion between siblings was prickly and the tension grew with every passing moment.
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* asunto espinoso=thorny issue ; prickly issue ; thorny question ; prickly question.
* problema espinoso=knotty problem ; prickly issue ; prickly problem ; prickly question.
* tema espinoso=sore subject ; sore spot ; sore point ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.

espionaje
(n.)=espionage ; snooping ; spying.
Ex: The author concludes that the 6 major threats are: error; embezzlement; eavesdropping; espionage; enmity; and extortion.
Ex: Data scrambling can take place prior to its transmission and can guard against wire-tapping or other electronic snooping.
Ex: With each passing day, it becomes more evident that the main purpose behind Bush's illegal, warrantless spying program is not collecting intelligence on terrorists.
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* espionaje industrial=industrial espionage.
* novela de espionaje=spy fiction ; spy story.
* novela espionaje=spy novel.

espionaje industrial
(n.)=industrial espionage.
Ex: This article evaluates the legal standing of methods used in industrial espionage.
espira
(n.)=whorl.
Ex: The flowers consists of four distinct whorls, the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

espiración
(n.)=inhalation.
Ex: It appears that inadequate working conditions & prolonged inhalation of toxic products contributed to the deaths.

espiral
(n.)=spiral ; coil ; whorl.
Ex: The inter-library loan network operates like a spiral with the individual library at the centre and the local, regional, national and international back-up services forming an ever-widening circle around it.
Ex: It was known that alternating current (AC) voltage could be varied by use of induction coils, but no practical coil system had been invented.
Ex: The flowers consists of four distinct whorls, the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.
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* abrirse en espiral=spiral out.
* encuadernación en espiral=spiral binding.
* resistencia en espiral=heating coil.
* resorte de espiral=slinky.

espirar
(v.)=breathe out ; exhale.
Ex: When you breathe out, the body delivers carbon dioxide to the alveoli, and you release it in your exhalation.
Ex: This tissue allows the lungs to inflate during inhalation and return to their original shape after exhaling.

espiritismo
(n.)=spiritualism ; spiritism.
Ex: Earlier collections deal with witchcraft while more recently subjects of hysteria, phrenology, mesmerism and hypnosis, spiritualism, alcoholism and drug abuse have been included.
Ex: This text is based on a field research developed in a popular neighborhood of Caracas, Venezuela, where informal economy & spiritism converge.

espiritual
(adj.)=spiritual ; otherworldly.
Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.
Ex: He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.
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* asesor espiritual=spiritual advisor.
* consejero espiritual=spiritual advisor.
* director espiritual=spiritual advisor.
* energía espiritual=spiritual energy.
* espiritual negro=gospel song ; spiritual.
* peregrinaje espiritual=spiritual journey.
* retiro espiritual=spiritual retreat.
* viaje espiritual=spiritual journey.

espiritual negro
(n.)=gospel song ; spiritual.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or gospel songs, which has just now been established. Ex: Barnes uses a combination of spirituals, popular and protest songs that were adapted to introduce, review, or heighten students' interest in the 1950s and 1960s.
espiritualidad
(n.)=spirituality.
Ex: Books on spirituality constitute one of the fastest growing areas in publishing, and niches within this giant category are numerous and diverse.

espiritualismo
(n.)=spiritualism.
Ex: Earlier collections deal with witchcraft while more recently subjects of hysteria, phrenology, mesmerism and hypnosis, spiritualism, alcoholism and drug abuse have been included.

espita
(n.)=spigot.
Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.

esplendidez
(n.)=largesse.
Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.

esplendor
(n.)=splendour [splendor, -USA] ; lustre [luster, -USA] ; radiance.
Ex: The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
Ex: Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.
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* antiguo esplendor=Posesivo + former glory.
* con gran esplendor=grandly.
* recuperar + Posesivo + antiguo esplendor=regain + Posesivo + former glory.

esplendoroso
=many splendoured.
Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.

espliego
(n.)=lavender.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

espléndidamente
=lavishly ; royally.
Ex: Yellow-backs were a largely English phenomenon, but the fashion for annuals -- generally anthologies, lavishly produced as gift-books -- came to Britain from France and Germany around 1820, and was immediately imitated by British publishers.
Ex: It was all very beautiful and I was treated royally.

espléndido
(adj.)=generous ; lavish ; splendid ; gorgeous ; princely.
Ex: Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
Ex: By my most delightful excursion was to Hamilton itself, one of the most princely places I have ever visited.
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* una espléndida variedad de=a panoply of.

espolear
(v.)=goad.
Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.

espoleta
(n.)=fuse.
Ex: The book contains the following chapters: Sparking the fuse for literacy; Home is where the start is; Library lures to literacy; and Independent study programs in literature.

espolvorear
(v.)=dust.
Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.

espolón
(n.)=spur.
Ex: The length of the spurs will give some idea of the age of the bird.
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* espolón calcáneo=heel spur.
* espolón del caballo=fetlock.
* espolón óseo=bone spur.

espolón calcáneo
(n.)=heel spur.
Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus).
espolón del caballo
(n.)=fetlock.
Ex: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.
espolón óseo
(n.)=bone spur.
Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus).
espondilitis
(n.)=spondylitis.
Ex: Spondylitis takes several forms; the most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis.
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* espondilitis anquilosante=ankylosing spondylitis.
* espondilitis hipertrófica=hypertrophic spondylitis.
* espondilitis tuberculosa=tuberculous spondylitis.

espondilitis anquilosante
(n.)=ankylosing spondylitis.
Ex: Spondylitis takes several forms; the most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis.
espondilitis hipertrófica
(n.)=hypertrophic spondylitis.
Ex: Spondylitis takes several forms; the most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis.
espondilitis tuberculosa
(n.)=tuberculous spondylitis.
Ex: Spondylitis takes several forms; the most widely occurring forms are ankylosing spondylitis, hypertrophic spondylitis, and tuberculous spondylitis.
esponja marina
(n.)=sea sponge.
Ex: Right before sponging, wash and rinse your sea sponge several times.
esponja^1
(n.)=sponge.
Ex: This is a good start on the biology of sponges, including phylogeny, life history, and ecology.
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* arrojar la esponja=throw in/up + the sponge.
* dar con una esponja húmeda=sponging.
* enjuague con esponja=sponge bath.
* esponja marina=sea sponge.
* lavar(se) con una esponja=sponge.
* pintar a la esponja=sponging.
* tirar la esponja=throw in/up + the sponge.

esponja^2
(n.)=guzzler.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.

esponjosidad
(n.)=sponginess.
Ex: This treatment has been proven to help reduce sponginess often associated with cellulite.

esponjoso
(adj.)=spongy ; bready ; squishy .
Ex: Paper is brittle and crumbling, bindings are disintegrating, print is fading and covers are soft and spongy.
Ex: The crust is crispy yet bready and the toppings aren't excessive, which is a common problem with local pizzerias.
Ex: Life is like a grapefruit -- it's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.

espontaneidad
(n.)=spontaneity.
Ex: But to prevent any meandering at all, or to dam the flow of talk too soon and too often by intruding, generally only frustrates spontaneity = Aunque evitar cualquier divagación o cortar el flujo de la conversación demasiado pronto y con demasiada frecuencia con interrupciones generalmente sólo coarta la espontaneidad.

espontáneamente
=spontaneously.
Ex: It is widely agreed that informal communication systems emerge spontaneously in organisations.

espontáneo
=off-the-cuff ; unplanned ; autonomic ; impromptu ; spontaneous ; unconstrained ; off the top of + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
Ex: In fact, it is exactly these unplanned events that give him an insight into the country which he could not get from written sources.
Ex: A search for literature on the relationship between the autonomic nervous system and speech was performed on four data bases.
Ex: Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
Ex: The results indicate that students regard book theft as a spontaneous and individual act.
Ex: Libraries need to tackle issues that can ensure that their clients will have an unconstrained access to electronic information.
Ex: Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session.
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* acto espontáneo de=random act of.

espora
(n.)=spore.
Ex: Spore germination of these pathogens was significantly suppressed by all three bicarbonates, especially potassium bicarbonate.

esporozoito
(n.)=sporozoite.
Ex: The serum of the protected animals did not contain antibodies against sporozoites.

esporádicamente
=sporadically ; off and on ; on and off.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.
Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.
Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.

esporádico
(adj.)=occasional ; sporadic ; one-time ; odd ; fitful.
Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.
Ex: This article describes how a sporadic outbreak of mould in this section of the collection was treated with a special cleaning machine.
Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.
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* de forma esporádica=sporadically.
* de manera esporádica=sporadically.
* de modo esporádico=sporadically.

esposa
(n.)=wife [wives, -pl.].
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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* abnegada esposa=helpmate.
* antigua esposa=ex-wife.
* esposa de la que está separado=estranged wife.

esposa de la que está separado
(n.)=estranged wife.
Ex: The book tells the story of an estranged wife who returns to attend to a dying husband.
esposar
(v.)=handcuff ; cuff.
Nota: Abreviatura de handcuff.
Ex: Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
Ex: After three hours, the police cuffed her hands to a window and tortured her for five hours.

esposas^1
=wives [wife, -sing.].
Ex: This article presents the results of a survey of over 60 husbands and wives who work together to create children's books.

esposas^2
(n.)=handcuffs.
Ex: When the police searched his home after the murder they discovered a bag containing handcuffs, rope and rolls of packing tape.
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* poner las esposas=handcuff.

esposo
(n.)=husband.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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* abnegado esposo=helpmate.
* esposo del que se ha separado=estranged husband.
* ex-esposo=ex-husband.
* futuro esposo=bridegroom ; husband-to-be.

esposo del que se ha separado
(n.)=estranged husband.
Ex: A ban was issued on the publication of information about the trial for manslaughter of Karla Homolka in order to ensure her estranged husband Paul Teale gets a fair trial.
espray
(n.)=aerosol ; spray.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners, drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
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* almidón en espray=spray starch.
* bronceado de espray=spray tan.
* espray bronceador=tan spray.
* espray bucal=breath freshener.
* espray de aire comprimido=compressed air can.
* pintar con espray=spray-paint.
* pintura en espray=spray paint.

espray bronceador
(n.)=tan spray.
Ex: Applying a fake tan spray is relatively easy, but it may take a few applications before you get the hang of it.
espray bucal
(n.)=breath freshener.
Ex: He keeps a supply of breath fresheners of various sorts in the credenza, too.
espray de aire comprimido
(n.)=compressed air can.
Ex: The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores.
esprintar
(v.)=sprint.
Ex: Ammar Yaser remembers sprinting across the campus of Baghdad University in the hours after Saddam Hussein's government collapsed.

esprínt
(n.)=sprint.
Ex: If I was running at a dead sprint going full tilt, I do not think I could make it much more than maybe one mile before I would keel over.

espuela
(n.)=spur.
Ex: Instinctively, he struck spurs into his horse, and accelerated his pace.

espuerta
(n.)=basket.
Ex: Type that was not in use was stored in baskets or paper wrappers.
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* a espuertas=by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
* dinero a espuertas=big money.
* ganar dinero a espuertas=earn + big money ; make + big money.

espuma de afeitar
(n.)=shaving lather.
Ex: There are probably as many different techniques to developing a great shaving lather as there are men who use it.
espuma de jabón
(n.)=soap suds ; suds.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds. Ex: We're still brushing away the suds left behind after the bursting of this year's price bubble and facing the deepest global economic downturn in decades.
espuma de poliestireno
(n.)=polystyrene ; styrofoam.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 2 models (various pieces) : polystyrene. Ex: Styrofoam cannot be recycled and if such non-organic waste is ignored, it will contribute to environmental damage.
espuma de poliuretano
(n.)=polyurethane foam.
Ex: Rigid polyurethane foams have been used as insulating material in home appliances such as refrigerators and freezers for many years.
espuma^1
(n.)=foam.
Ex: The article illustrates book supports developed at the Bodleian Library using units of wedge-shaped foam cut to standard sizes.
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* colchón de espuma=foam mattress.
* colchón de espuma con memoria=memory foam mattress.
* gomaespuma=sponge rubber.

espuma^2
(n.)=lather ; froth ; soap suds ; suds.
Ex: Adding sugar to your soap helps increase lather and bubbles.
Ex: This study shows correlation between concentration and the froth produced by five detergents.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.
Ex: We're still brushing away the suds left behind after the bursting of this year's price bubble and facing the deepest global economic downturn in decades.
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* batir hasta hacer espuma=work up + a lather.
* capa de espuma sucia=scum.
* echar espuma=foam ; froth.
* echar espuma por la boca=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* espuma de afeitar=shaving lather.
* espuma de jabón=soap suds ; suds.
* espuma de poliestireno=polystyrene ; styrofoam.
* espuma de poliuretano=polyurethane foam.
* frotar hasta hacer espuma=lather.
* hacer espuma=work up + a lather ; froth ; foam.

espumajear
(v.)=foam ; froth.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow.
Ex: Thus, one way of improving the frothing capacity of milk is to heat it and cool it before trying to froth it.

espumajo
(n.)=foam.
Ex: The article illustrates book supports developed at the Bodleian Library using units of wedge-shaped foam cut to standard sizes.

espumar
(v.)=foam ; froth.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow.
Ex: Thus, one way of improving the frothing capacity of milk is to heat it and cool it before trying to froth it.

espumarajo
(n.)=foam.
Ex: The article illustrates book supports developed at the Bodleian Library using units of wedge-shaped foam cut to standard sizes.
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* echar espumarajos=foam ; froth.
* echar espumarajos por la boca=froth at + the mouth ; foam at + the mouth.
* hacer espumarajos=foam ; froth.

espumoso
(adj.)=frothy ; sudsy .
Ex: Then he coughed up pink frothy sputum.
Ex: Before you lather your car with nice hot sudsy water, you want to wash it down first with a hose.
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* vino espumoso=sparkler.

espurrear
(v.)=sprinkle ; spurt ; drizzle.
Ex: In the center of town are the usual cluster of banks, stores, and office buildings; shopping centers are sprinkled throughout the various neighborhoods.
Ex: Her compositions were combinations of objects and hidden containers of pigment that spurted their contents when struck by bullets.
Ex: Strawberry ice cream drizzled with balsamic vinegar is an extraordinary combination of flavors.

esputar
(v.)=cough up.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.

esputo
(n.)=sputum ; spittle.
Ex: Then he coughed up pink frothy sputum.
Ex: The evolution of this disease is often worsened by periods when its symptoms increase, particularly coughing, dyspnea, and the quantity and purulence of a patient's spittle.

espárrago
(n.)=asparagus ; asparagus spear.
Ex: Full-flavoured, deliciously sweet and tender, British asparagus is regularly described as the 'best in the world'.
Ex: As asparagus spears age after harvest, shoot fibers can lignify and toughen.
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* ¡a freír espárragos!=on your bike!.
* escarabajo del espárrago=asparagus beetle.
* mandar a freír espárragos=send + Nombre + packing.
* punta de espárrago=asparagus tip.
* tallo de espárrago=spear of asparagus ; asparagus spear.

espástico
(adj.)=spastic.
Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.

espátula para masilla
(n.)=putty knife.
Ex: It is usually applied via a mastic gun and smoothed with a putty knife.
espátula rosada
(n.)=roseate spoonbill.
Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.
espátula^1
(n.)=putty knife ; spatula.
Ex: It is usually applied via a mastic gun and smoothed with a putty knife.
Ex: Using a large rubber spatula, gently fold the blueberries into the whipped mixture, being careful not to overmix.
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* espátula para masilla=putty knife.

espátula^2
(n.)=spoonbill.
Nota: Ave acuática.
Ex: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.
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* espátula rosada=roseate spoonbill.

espécimen
(n.)=specimen.
Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.

espía
(n.)=foreign agent ; infiltrator ; spy ; undercover agent ; mole ; spook ; secret agent ; stool pigeon ; snoop.
Ex: I am sure I am being spied upon by foreign agents.
Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.
Ex: During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.
Ex: During the one-day trials of the arrested dissidents four independent librarians testified for the prosecution, revealing themselves to be undercover agents.
Ex: On the one hand it is a tale of espionage and mole hunting, and on the other it is an elegiac drama of remembrance and departure.
Ex: Wherever there are diplomats, spooks are not far away.
Ex: He used the University as his recruiting ground to enlist bright, patriotic young men to serve as secret agents.
Ex: There is only one proper method of exposing the stool pigeons -- and that is mass exposure, creating mass hatred against these rats.
Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.
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* espía doble=double agent.
* hacerse espía=go undercover.
* jefe de espías=spymaster.
* página espía=spy page.
* programas espía=spyware.
* programas espía de anuncios=adware.
* propio de espías=cloak-and-dagger.
* virus espía=snoop.

espía doble
(n.)=double agent.
Ex: Ken talked his way out of it by revealing he was in fact also a double agent.
espín
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* puerco espín=hedgehog.

espíritu
(n.)=soul ; spirit ; ghost ; phantom ; phantasm.
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.
Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.
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* alimentar el espíritu=refresh + the spirit.
* capturar el espíritu=capture + the spirit.
* casa frecuentada por los espíritus=haunted house.
* con un espíritu de=in a spirit of.
* de espíritu cívico=public-spirited.
* de espíritu comunitario=public-spirited.
* de espíritu libre=free-spirited.
* el espíritu de la época=the spirit of the times.
* espíritu combativo=fighting spirit.
* espíritu corporativo=esprit-de-corps.
* espíritu critico=critical spirit.
* espíritu de aventura=spirit of adventure.
* espíritu de equipo=team spirit.
* espíritu de la contradicción=contrary nature.
* espíritu de la ley, el=spirit of the law, the.
* espíritu deportivo=sportsmanship.
* espíritu empresarial=entrepreneurship ; business acumen.
* espíritu fronterizo, el=frontier spirit, the.
* espíritu humano, el=human soul, the ; human spirit, the.
* espíritu libre=free spirit.
* espíritu molesto=poltergeist.
* Espíritu Santo, el=Holy Spirit, the.
* estar poseído por los espíritus=haunt.
* fomento de espíritu de equipo=team building.
* frecuentado por los espíritus=haunted.
* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu=you are as old as you feel.
* paz de espíritu=peace of mind.
* plasmar el espíritu=capture + the spirit.
* poseído por los espíritus=haunted.
* quebrantar el espíritu de Alguien=break + Posesivo + spirit.
* que levanta el espíritu=uplifting.

espíritu combativo
(n.)=fighting spirit.
Ex: Her death was tragic but her life was testimony to her fighting spirit.
espíritu corporativo
=esprit-de-corps.
Ex: Mayo's conclusion was that 'the singling out of certain groups of employees for special attention had the effect of coalescing previously indifferent individuals into cohesive groups with a high degree of group ride or esprit-de-corps'.
espíritu critico
(n.)=critical spirit.
Ex: The author discusses 5 bibliographies published since 1985 by Greenwood Press; looks at reviews they received in the library press; and wonders what became of the critical spirit in reference book reviewing.
espíritu de aventura
(n.)=spirit of adventure.
Ex: He concludes that ceremonious leave-taking was a means of ensuring that the social web did not rupture when the spirit of adventure took hold.
espíritu de equipo
(n.)=team spirit.
Ex: The system works when there is good productivity, high morale, a friendly, competitive team spirit, and a dedication to the organization goals and objectives.
espíritu de la contradicción
(n.)=contrary nature.
Ex: After reading the early chapters and discussing Mary's contrary nature, we looked at her Indian hibiscus garden and the nursery rhyme she appears in, seeing how both reflected Mary's own nature.
espíritu de la ley, el
(n.)=spirit of the law, the.
Ex: Sometimes when we keep strictly To the letter of the law, we forget the spirit of the law, what the lawgiver intended.
espíritu deportivo
(n.)=sportsmanship.
Ex: The book examines good sportsmanship, fair play, and cheating and their true places in today's sporting environment.
espíritu empresarial
(n.)=entrepreneurship ; business acumen.
Ex: Various categories of entrepreneurship have been identified -- the idealist, the inventor, the organiser and the innovator -- of which the last two types can exist within the library environment. Ex: They have business acumen -- the ability to focus on the basics and make money for the company.
espíritu fronterizo, el
(n.)=frontier spirit, the.
Ex: Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness.
espíritu humano, el
(n.)=human soul, the ; human spirit, the.
Ex: To show one's worth, to feel important -- that is the secret of the human soul. Ex: War heroes are admired as embodiments of the human spirit at its most dazzling.
espíritu libre
(n.)=free spirit.
Ex: In any case, around 1200 the cult of the free spirit began to emerge as an identifiable heresy in Western Christendom.
espíritu molesto
(n.)=poltergeist.
Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
esquech
(n.)=comedy sketch ; television sketch.
Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
Ex: Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
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* esquech de humor=comedy sketch.
* esquech de televisión=television sketch.
* esquech humorístico=comedy sketch.

esquech de humor
(n.)=comedy sketch.
Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
esquech de televisión
(n.)=television sketch.
Ex: Linder's writings also included a series of television sketches that lasted in duration from 15 minutes to 1 hour.
esquech humorístico
(n.)=comedy sketch.
Ex: Another comedy sketch consists of a routine in which a dancer, invisible except for white hat, gloves and shoes, hoofs merrily until suffering a fatal seizure.
esqueje
(n.)=cutting ; scion.
Ex: Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.
Ex: Scions are selected from the previous season's growth, while they are dormant, but before growth begins in the spring.

esquela
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* esquelas mortuoria=obituary.

esquelas mortuoria
(n.)=obituary.
Ex: The online version of a periodical might not include syndicated matters, obituaries, editorials or letters to the editor.
esqueleto
(n.)=skeleton.
Ex: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.
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* esqueleto muscular=muscular-skeletal.
* estar hecho un esqueleto=be a bag of bones.
* menear el esqueleto=trip + the light fantastic.
* mover el esqueleto=trip + the light fantastic.

esqueleto muscular
(adj.)=muscular-skeletal.
Ex: This article discusses some of the muscular-skeletal injuries that can be caused by operating computers in libraries such as Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) and Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI).
esquelético^1
(adj.)=skeletal.
Ex: The abstractor wants to construct a miniature surrogate of the document, written in his or her own words, a skeletal representation of the document.
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* músculo esquelético=skeletal muscle.

esquelético^2
(adj.)=scrawny ; puny ; rickety ; raw-boned.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.
Ex: Only the nomads travel by camel, other desert travellers have to depend on aged and rickety vehicles.
Ex: Harley is a large, raw-boned, plain person with a ragged haircut and a white t-shirt coming unstitched along the shoulder.

esquema
(n.)=framework ; schema [schemas/schemata, -pl.] ; schematisation [schematization, -USA] ; schematic ; landscape.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: A schema of information sciences is put forward with the plea that any discussion of information and information science should first declare the definitions to be used.
Ex: The proposed schematisation provides librarians who have collection development responsibilities with a mechanism for assigning a specific priority to each selection.
Ex: The schematic for this structure can be found in figure 2.1.
Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
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* esquema del cableado eléctrico=wiring diagram.
* esquema general=outline ; overview.
* esquemas=schemata [schema, -sing.].
* romper esquemas=break + the mould.
* romper los esquemas=think out(side) + (of) the box.

esquema del cableado eléctrico
(n.)=wiring diagram.
Ex: This article gives a wiring diagram for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile).
esquema general
(n.)=outline ; overview.
Ex: It may be helpful to begin with a careful reading of the definitions before attempting to deal with the outline. Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
esquemas
(n.)=schemata [schema, -sing.].
Ex: The role of such schemata in the specification and design of information bases is now widely recognised.
esquematización
(n.)=schematisation [schematization, -USA].
Ex: The proposed schematisation provides librarians who have collection development responsibilities with a mechanism for assigning a specific priority to each selection.

esquemático
(adj.)=diagrammatic ; schematic.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer.
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* de manera esquemática=briefly.
* presentar de manera esquemática=give + overview.
* representación esquemática=rich picture.

esquiador
(n.)=skier.
Ex: With the increase in the number of snowboarders, the degree of conflict situations with skiers seems likely to increase at winter resorts.
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* esquiador de fondo=cross-country skier.

esquiador de fondo
(n.)=cross-country skier.
Ex: Laboratory treadmill running tests are commonly used to assess the effects of training programs and to prescribe training intensity for cross-country skiers.
esquiar
(v.)=ski.
Ex: An estimated two million adults in the UK have skied on dry slopes, although less than half are thought to be recent users.
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* pista de esquiar=piste.

esquife
(n.)=skiff.
Ex: A ferryman in a traditional costume will pole the skiff through a seemingly endless labyrinth of brooks, rivers and canals which earned the land the name of Venice of the North.

esquilador
(n.)=shearer.
Ex: Other records are slowly coming to light: of small farmers, village artisans, storekeepers, drovers, harbour masters, captains of coasters, shearers and commercial travellers.

esquilar
(v.)=fleece ; shear.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado sheared y participio pasado shorn.
Ex: By then they had developed an improved method for fleecing sheep.
Ex: All the activity on a sheep station was directed to one end: shearing the sheep and sending the wool away to the city.

esquilmar
(v.)=fleece ; take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
Ex: Roosevelt's measures to prevent big business fleecing the public were popular and the election of 1904 provided him with the chance to run for president in his own right.
Ex: Let me guess ... you work in an all male workplace full of divorced men whose wives took them to the cleaners?.

esquimal
(n.)=Eskimo.
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.
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* perro esquimal=husky.

esquina
(n.)=corner ; end.
Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
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* aparecer por la esquina=come (a)round.
* con las esquinas dobladas=dog-eared.
* doblar la esquina=come (a)round.
* doblar una esquina=turn + a corner ; go (a)round + a corner ; go (a)round + a bend.
* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina=the future + be + just around the corner.
* esquina de la izquierda=left hand corner.
* esquina de una calle=street corner.
* esquina inferior derecha=right bottom corner ; bottom right.
* esquina inferior izquierda=left bottom corner ; bottom left.
* esquina superior derecha=upper right corner ; upper right-hand corner.
* esquina superior izquierda=top left corner ; upper left corner ; top left-hand corner ; upper left-hand corner.
* estar a la vuelta de la esquina=be just around the corner.
* hacer esquina con=form + right angles with.
* justo a la vuelta de la esquina=just around the corner.
* saque de esquina=corner kick.
* tienda de la esquina=corner shop, the.
* tienda de la esquina, la=corner drugstore, the.

esquina de la izquierda
(n.)=left hand corner.
Ex: Notice that the record is automatically placed into the 'Edit Record' mode as shown in the lower left hand corner of the screen.
esquina de una calle
(n.)=street corner.
Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
esquina inferior derecha
=right bottom corner ; bottom right.
Ex: The card counter area at the right bottom corner contains the card sequence number, if the catalog record requires more than one card. Ex: The icon that appears at the bottom right of the screen is really bugging me.
esquina inferior izquierda
=left bottom corner ; bottom left.
Ex: The copy area at the left bottom corner contains the copy number. Ex: In the back of refrigerator on the bottom left, there is a black box full of fluid and something very nasty looking and rotten smelling.
esquina superior derecha
(n.)=upper right corner ; upper right-hand corner.
Ex: The system displays an error message in the upper right corner of the screen if an invalid answer is entered at any point in the command chain. Ex: This error message is displayed in the upper right-hand corner of the screen and reads: DAWT008, 107, DFCR....
esquina superior izquierda
(n.)=top left corner ; upper left corner ; top left-hand corner ; upper left-hand corner.
Ex: The header area at the top left corner is used to print either the main or added entry, the main entry is printed below it. Ex: The cursor should appear in the upper left corner of the screen and the system should be available. Ex: The young professor said thanks with a smile and glanced at the name and address at the top left-hand corner. Ex: Each frame is labeled in the upper left-hand corner.
esquinazo
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* dar esquinazo=dodge ; give + Nombre + the slip.
* dar esquinazo (a)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).

esquirla
(n.)=splinter ; chip ; sliver.
Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.
Ex: We've used this method with good success to remove even slivers embedded under a fingernail.

esquirol
(n.)=blackleg ; scab.
Ex: By mass picketing, striking workers and their supporters prevented the mine owners re-opening the mines with blacklegs.
Ex: Workers must be prepared to defend their strike picket lines against scabs and official repression.

esquisto
(n.)=shale.
Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.

esquistosomiasis
(n.)=schistosomiasis.
Nota: Enfermedad causada por una infección parasitaria.
Ex: The study looked at the publications of the 152 grantees versus the total literature on schistosomiasis.

esquivar
(v.)=dodge ; eschew ; skate over ; parry ; skirt ; fend off ; steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.
Ex: 'What if we got the other departments to pay for their own services and materials?' she parried, seeing a faint ray of hope in the idea.
Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
Ex: During the rutting season, they are used to fend off other males in an attempt to gather a harem of females to breed with.
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! .
Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
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* esquivar el problema=sidestep + the problem.
* esquivar la cuestión=sidestep + the issue.
* esquivar la mirada de Alguien=avert + Posesivo + eyes.
* esquivar una cuestión=dodge + issue.
* esquivar un problema=duck + the issue.

esquivar el problema
(v.)=sidestep + the problem.
Ex: This strategy uses the full-text database as a document delivery tool and sidesteps the problems of retrieval.
esquivar la cuestión
(v.)=sidestep + the issue.
Ex: Her article warns that this pressure may encourage librarians to sidestep the issue entirely, not purchasing materials relating to abortion, contraception and sexuality.
esquivar la mirada de Alguien
(v.)=avert + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.
esquivar un problema
(v.)=duck + the issue.
Ex: The theme of the conference was 'Censorship and librarians: meeting the challenge - or ducking the issue?'.
esquivar una cuestión
(v.)=dodge + issue.
Ex: I agree with you on your general point: I don't want to dodge the issue but I think we should listen to the papers on AACR first.
esquivo
(adj.)=avoiding ; evasive.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.

esquizofrenia
(n.)=schizophrenia.
Ex: Mentall illnesses encompass schizophrenia, anxiety disorders and depressive disorders.
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* esquizofrenia paranoide=paranoid schizophrenia.

esquizofrenia paranoide
(n.)=paranoid schizophrenia.
Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
esquizofrénico
(n.)=schizophrenic ; schizophrenic ; basket case.
Ex: The article is entitled 'I love me, I love me not: schizophrenic behavior among accquisitions/collection development librarians'.
Ex: Examples of 3 library users afflicted by mental illness are given, a boy with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, and 2 adult schizophrenics.
Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.

esquí
(n.)=skiing ; ski.
Ex: Further out into the hills and mountains, skiing and other winter sports are undertaken in increasing numbers.
Ex: Since the invention of the new skis, not only the act of skiing, but also the method of learning to ski has changed.
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* centro de esquí artificial=dry ski centre.
* esquí acuático=water skiing ; water ski.
* esquí alpino=alpine skiing.
* esquí de competición=downhill skiing.
* esquí de fondo=cross-country skiing.
* esquí estilo libre=freestyle skiing.
* esquí libre=freestyle skiing.
* estación de esquí=ski resort.
* pista de esquí=ski slope ; ski run.
* pista de esquiar=piste.
* pista de esquí artificial=dry slope ; dry ski slope.
* rampa para salto de esquí=ski jumping ramp.
* salto de esquí=ski jumping ; ski jump.

esquí acuático
(n.)=water skiing ; water ski.
Ex: Sports with decreased participation rates in the 1990s were ice skating, downhill skiing and water skiing. Ex: When using a boat to tow a person on water skis or an aquaplane, there must be in the boat, in addition to the operator, one other person who can observe the person being towed.
esquí alpino
(n.)=alpine skiing.
Ex: Some evidence of home advantage was found in figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and alpine skiing.
esquí de competición
(n.)=downhill skiing.
Ex: Sports with decreased participation rates in the 1990s were ice skating, downhill skiing and water skiing.
esquí de fondo
(n.)=cross-country skiing.
Ex: The results of the present study highlight the importance of exercise intensity in cross-country skiing.
esquí estilo libre
(n.)=freestyle skiing.
Ex: Some evidence of home advantage was found in figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and alpine skiing.
esquí libre
(n.)=freestyle skiing.
Ex: Some evidence of home advantage was found in figure skating, freestyle skiing, ski jumping, and alpine skiing.
esta
=this.
Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad
=here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
Ex: He then said: 'Here's your chance!'.
esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre
=here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
Ex: He then said: 'Here's your chance!'.
esta mañana
=early today.
Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
esta mañana temprano
=early this morning.
Ex: Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
esta noche
=tonight ; tonite.
Ex: In December, Mars will be twice as bright as it is tonight, staging its brightest appearance until the year 2016!. Ex: The next concert will be tonite and tomorrow night.
esta vez
=this time (a)round ; this time.
Ex: It is the complacency and lack of reflectiveness surrounding machines, not the machines themselves, that need to be smashed this time round. Ex: His heart is telling him to hang on for dear life because deep down he knows she's letting go for good this time.
estabalización
(n.)=levelling [leveling, -USA].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.

estabilidad
(n.)=stability ; steadiness ; fastness ; fixity ; equipoise ; inertness ; even keel.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: They exhibit a tendency to adhere to traditional classified arrangements (which is in keeping with stability in Library of Congress catalogues).
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
Ex: Because of their inertness, the noble gases form no chemical compounds in nature.
Ex: That even keel, that unflappable demeanor is what made him such a steady player.
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* estabilidad biológica=biostability.
* estabilidad laboral=job security.

estabilidad biológica
(n.)=biostability.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Biodeterioration and biostability of library materials'.
estabilidad laboral
(n.)=job security.
Ex: Irvine considers status and job security, and Matarazzo discusses career development and job mobility.
estabilización
(n.)=stabilisation [stabilization, -USA] ; steadying ; levelling-off.
Ex: Results show a trend in increasing cost-effectiveness due in part to intensive training of subject specialists and to stabilisation of the exchange rate of the Rand since 1985.
Ex: Analysis of prices over the first 4 months of 1976 shows an apparent steadying of the rate of increase.
Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.

estabilizador^1
(n.)=stabiliser [stabilizer, -USA] ; outrigger.
Ex: Some fighter planes have two vertical stabilizers and rudders because of the need to control the plane with multiple, very powerful engines.
Ex: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.

estabilizador^2
=stabilising [stabilizing, -USA].
Ex: However, as we shall see, the public librarian's dedication to his civilizing and stabilizing role in society was to surface with a vengeance in those times when the nation appeared threatened.

estabilizar
(v.)=level ; stabilise [stabilize, -USA].
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
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* estabilizarse=become + stagnant ; stabilise [stabilize, -USA] ; reach + a plateau ; plateau ; plateau out ; hit + a plateau.

estabilizarse
(v.)=become + stagnant ; stabilise [stabilize, -USA] ; reach + a plateau ; plateau ; plateau out ; hit + a plateau.
Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences. Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000. Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau. Ex: If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued. Ex: It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months. Ex: When hitting a plateau while losing weight, what steps did you take to overcome it?.
estable
=reliable ; stable ; fast + Color ; stable ; established ; even-keel ; on an even keel.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.
Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.
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* permanecer estable con el tiempo=be stable over time.
* poco estable=unsettled ; unsound.

establecer
(v.)=call for ; determine ; establish ; institute ; instruct ; lay down ; set ; set up ; settle ; map out ; set forth ; set out ; bring into + being.
Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
Ex: This assignment of intellectual responsibility is important, as we have seen earlier, since it determines the heading for the main entry.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.
Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.
Ex: The searcher now decides to set up an SDI profile.
Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.
Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
Ex: MARC was brought into being originally to facilitate the creation of LC catalogue cards.
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* establecer alianzas=make + alliances.
* establecer canales para=establish + channels for.
* establecer características=lay down + features.
* establecer comparaciones=make + comparisons.
* establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables=compare + like with like.
* establecer conexión=establish + link ; make + connection.
* establecer contacto=make + contact.
* establecer contactos=liaise (with/between).
* establecer contactos profesionales=networking.
* establecer criterios para=make + provision for.
* establecer directrices=chart + direction.
* establecer disposiciones para=make + provisions for.
* establecer el contexto=set + context.
* establecer el origen de=trace + the origin of.
* establecer el tema=set + the theme.
* establecer el tono=set + the theme.
* establecer equivalencias entre=map onto/to ; crosswalk.
* establecer lazos=build up + links ; build + bonds.
* establecer lazos afectivos=bond.
* establecer límites=draw + limits ; set + boundaries.
* establecer norma=legislate.
* establecer normas=make + provision ; establish + standards.
* establecer normas de funcionamiento=establish + policy.
* establecer normativa=govern.
* establecer prioridades=prioritise [prioritize, -USA] ; establish + priorities ; set + priorities ; triage.
* establecer reglas=make + provision.
* establecer reglas para=lay down + rules for.
* establecer relaciones=build + relationships ; develop + relationships ; develop + relations ; build + relations ; structure + relationships.
* establecer relaciones con=forge + links with ; forge + relationships with ; forge + ties.
* establecerse=settle in ; settle down.
* establecer sectores=sectoring.
* establecer una analogía=draw + analogy.
* establecer una colaboración=forge + collaboration.
* establecer una condición=specify + requirement.
* establecer una conexión=achieve + connection.
* establecer una convención=establish + convention.
* establecer un acuerdo=work out + agreement.
* establecer una diferencia=draw + demarcation.
* establecer una norma=lay down + standard ; set down + rule.
* establecer una normalización=impose + standardization.
* establecer una política=institute + policy.
* establecer una regla=frame + rule.
* establecer un equilibrio=establish + a balance.
* establecer un límite=set + limit.
* establecer un norma=give + prescription.
* establecer un orden de prioridades=triage.
* establecer un paralelismo=draw + parallel.
* establecer un paralelo=draw + parallel.
* establecer un principio=establish + principle ; set forth + cause.
* establecer un record=establish + a record.
* establecer un vínculo=provide + an interface.
* establecer valores=establish + values.
* establecer vínculos=build + bonds ; build up + links.
* establecer vínculos afectivos=bond.
* volver a establecer equivalencias=remap.

establecer alianzas
(n.)=make + alliances.
Ex: Major publishers of travel books and hotel guides have made alliances with software and hardware producers.
establecer canales para
(v.)=establish + channels for.
Ex: Channels for the acquisition of some of these excluded categories had already been established.
establecer características
(v.)=lay down + features.
Ex: The promulgation of Community law represents the culmination of an often tortuous legal process whose main features are laid down in the Treaty of Rome.
establecer comparaciones
(v.)=make + comparisons.
Ex: Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.
establecer comparaciones entre elementos comparables
(v.)=compare + like with like.
Ex: Modelling public library information services on those provided by the private information industry is not comparing like with like, the objectives of the public and private sector are quite different.
establecer conexión
(v.)=establish + link ; make + connection.
Ex: ISI's indexes are unique in establishing links between articles based on the references cited in their bibliographies. Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.
establecer contacto
(v.)=make + contact.
Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
establecer contactos
(v.)=liaise (with/between).
Ex: A full-time professional librarian, who could promote the service both internally and externally and liaise with other agencies, was never appointed.
establecer contactos profesionales
(n.)=networking.
Ex: The article focusses on the need for and the importance of networking as a strategy for effective sharing, exchange and dissemination of information.
establecer criterios para
(v.)=make + provision for.
Ex: In any subject device it is necessary to distinguish between syntactic and semantic relationships and to make a different kind of provision for the two types of relationship.
establecer directrices
(v.)=chart + direction.
Ex: This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.
establecer disposiciones para
(v.)=make + provisions for.
Ex: Before we discuss the provision that libraries and information workers make for the subject approach, it will be profitable to pause for a moment and consider the preliminary question.
establecer el contexto
(v.)=set + context.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
establecer el origen de
(v.)=trace + the origin of.
Ex: Dr Judy Batt set the political scene and traced the origin of changes in Eastern Europe including the Soviet Union.
establecer el tema
(v.)=set + the theme.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
establecer el tono
(v.)=set + the theme.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
establecer equivalencias entre
(v.)=map onto/to ; crosswalk.
Ex: The model embodies a semantic synthesiser, which is based on an algorithm that maps the syntactic representation of a tuple or a record onto a semantic representation. Ex: The technical risks should have been crosswalked to cost.
establecer lazos
(v.)=build up + links ; build + bonds.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers. Ex: Some of these stories are great examples of how humor can be used to build bonds among colleagues.
establecer lazos afectivos
(v.)=bond.
Ex: This encourages students to quickly bond with each other at the beginning of the program.
establecer límites
(v.)=draw + limits ; set + boundaries.
Ex: He can, after all, draw the limits, retaining for himself the right to veto or to select a certain proportion of the stock on his own. Ex: I feel the need to compartmentalise my activities and set boundaries for each of them.
establecer norma
(v.)=legislate.
Ex: Overall, there has occurred a deliberate reduction in the number of situations for which the AACR legislates with regard to bibliographic description in the second edition.
establecer normas
(v.)=make + provision ; establish + standards.
Ex: No special provision need be made for analytical entries. Ex: According to Freud, the latency period serves as a time for establishing standards and values.
establecer normas de funcionamiento
(v.)=establish + policy.
Ex: As used in their book, planning covers a wide range of activities, including establishing policies, clarifying objectives, and making decisions.
establecer normativa
(v.)=govern.
Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.
establecer prioridades
(v.)=prioritise [prioritize, -USA] ; establish + priorities ; set + priorities ; triage.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children. Ex: Money should be spent wisely by establishing proper priorities and eliminating the trivial and pointless tasks often assigned to libraries. Ex: When procedures are spelled out and priorities set, goals are clarified. Ex: Of course, there are sensible ways in which to 'triage' our overburdened prison system.
establecer reglas
(v.)=make + provision.
Ex: No special provision need be made for analytical entries.
establecer reglas para
(v.)=lay down + rules for.
Ex: This article presents the text of the guidelines which lay down rules for the organisation of union libraries.
establecer relaciones
(v.)=build + relationships ; develop + relationships ; develop + relations ; build + relations ; structure + relationships.
Ex: The library association hope to build relationships with newcomers to the profession that will continue throughout their careers. Ex: The relationships developed inside and outside the classroom are perhaps the best pedagogy. Ex: Libraries must develop good relations with vendors. Ex: This approach not only builds good relations for the library, but also allows more input of ideas. Ex: Reconceptualizing the role librarians and publishers play may enable us, in the digital environment, to structure relationships that allow both to accomplish their important goals = El replanteamiento de la función que los bibliotecarios y editores desempeñan pueden permitirnos, dentro de este entorno digital, establecer relaciones que nos ayuden a conseguir nuestros objetivos.
establecer relaciones con
(v.)=forge + links with ; forge + relationships with ; forge + ties.
Ex: Its main value, however, was in forging close links with the community workers, which proved invaluable when it came to compiling the local information file. Ex: The information professional must have the communication skills needed to forge effective relationships between a diverse array of individuals. Ex: Russia is to start pricing its huge oil and gas exports in euros instead of dollars as part of a stragetic shift to forge closer ties with the European Union.
establecer sectores
(n.)=sectoring.
Ex: There are two methods of sectoring of floppy disks: hard sectors and soft sectors.
establecer un acuerdo
(v.)=work out + agreement.
Ex: We have to seek and work out partnership agreements with other stakeholders.
establecer un equilibrio
(v.)=establish + a balance.
Ex: Copyright has established a balance between the users and rights holders.
establecer un límite
(v.)=set + limit.
Ex: Limits on total index size are set by the practicalities of searching several sets of index cards in order to complete a search.
establecer un norma
(v.)=give + prescription.
Ex: Prescriptions are given for conducting text retrieval operations iteratively using relevance feedback.
establecer un orden de prioridades
(v.)=triage.
Ex: Of course, there are sensible ways in which to 'triage' our overburdened prison system.
establecer un paralelismo
(v.)=draw + parallel.
Ex: This article draws a parallel between the growth of video collections and the earlier introduction of paperbacks into libraries.
establecer un paralelo
(v.)=draw + parallel.
Ex: This article draws a parallel between the growth of video collections and the earlier introduction of paperbacks into libraries.
establecer un principio
(v.)=establish + principle ; set forth + cause.
Ex: Document descriptions may be drafted for a wide variety of different kinds of library material, but some common principles can be established. Ex: Public relations for librarians, then, is an art through which information and persuasion solicit public support for the causes that have been set forth in the goals of the library.
establecer un record
(v.)=establish + a record.
Ex: ACPAD has established a record as an efficient and effective distributor of publications to libraries in the Pacific.
establecer un vínculo
(v.)=provide + an interface.
Ex: This service called A.S.K. (Access to Sources of Knowledge) will provide an interface between users and suppliers.
establecer una analogía
(v.)=draw + analogy.
Ex: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
establecer una colaboración
(v.)=forge + collaboration.
Ex: In spite of bureaucratic boundaries, seemingly conflicting interests, and threats to professional and organizational identities, I believe that effective collaborations can be forged = A pesar de las barreras burocráticas, los intereses aparentemente contradictorios y del riesgo de perder la identidad profesional e institucional, pienso que se pueden establecer colaboraciones fructíferas.
establecer una condición
(v.)=specify + requirement.
Ex: The 'Guidelines for Authority and Reference Entries' specifies requirements for the display of information pertaining to uniform headings and references in print and micro-print form in listings of authorities, in catalogues, and in bibliographies.
establecer una conexión
(v.)=achieve + connection.
Ex: Acoustic couplers serve a similar purpose except that they are not permanently wired; the handset is placed in the acoustic coupler to achieve a connection once a telephone line had been opened.
establecer una convención
(v.)=establish + convention.
Ex: Capitalization should follow the conventions established by the cataloguing agency responsible for the entry.
establecer una diferencia
(v.)=draw + demarcation.
Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences.
establecer una norma
(v.)=lay down + standard ; set down + rule.
Ex: Although each CAB (Citizens' Advice Bureau) is independent, they must be members of the National Association of Advice Bureaux (NACAB), which lays down certain minimum standards for the registration of bureaux. Ex: These relationships are all managed separately, according to the rules set down by the company -- take it or leave it.
establecer una normalización
(v.)=impose + standardization.
Ex: Organisations employing a large team of abstractors will normally abide by a set of abstracting guidelines which impose some standardization with respect to style and content.
establecer una política
(v.)=institute + policy.
Ex: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
establecer una regla
(v.)=frame + rule.
Ex: Further, rules can be framed with greater regard for the convenience of the user without imposing undue burdens on the cataloging department.
establecer valores
(v.)=establish + values.
Ex: According to Freud, the latency period serves as a time for establishing standards and values.
establecer vínculos
(v.)=build + bonds ; build up + links.
Ex: Some of these stories are great examples of how humor can be used to build bonds among colleagues. Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
establecer vínculos afectivos
(v.)=bond.
Ex: This encourages students to quickly bond with each other at the beginning of the program.
establecerse
(v.)=settle in ; settle down.
Ex: She still had more than two weeks in which to return to Deuxville, settle in and find an apartment, and get to know the city. Ex: A once closed society suddenly opened its doors to allow other ethnic groups to come in and settle down in their midst, which led to many cross-marriages.
establecido
(adj.)=set ; agreed.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.
Ex: Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country.
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* desacatar las normas establecidas=flout + convention.
* establecido de antemano=pre-established [preestablished].
* establecido desde hace tiempo=long-established.
* establecido, lo=old ways, the.
* establecido previamente=already-established.
* periodicidad establecida=set schedule.

establecido de antemano
(adj.)=pre-established [preestablished].
Ex: EDI refers to the exchange of electronic data in a pre-established standardized format between a sender and receiver using telecommunications links.
establecido desde hace tiempo
(adj.)=long-established.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
establecido previamente
=already-established.
Ex: This decision would place the main entries where they logically belong, adjacent to such already-established forms as HUMAN BIOLOGY, HUMAN ECOLOGY, HUMAN EVOLUTION, and HUMAN GENETICS.
establecido, lo
=old ways, the.
Ex: It would be a mistake to cling to the seeming comforts of the old ways at the cost of being unable to get the full advantages of the new ones.
establecimiento comercial
(n.)=retail outlet ; commercial establishment ; retail shop.
Ex: It has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books. Ex: Others believe that a library should not leave the provision of desired services to commercial establishments and research firms who must make a profit. Ex: Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.
establecimiento de comida para llevar
(n.)=takeaway.
Ex: Lenton has lots of takeaways, off-licenses, pubs, a cinema, video shop, florist and a number of locally owned businesses.
establecimiento de objetivos
(n.)=objective setting.
Ex: Staff should be made to feel involved in the Plan through personal objective setting.
establecimiento penitenciario
(n.)=penal institution ; penal establishment.
Ex: The article 'Public libraries in penal institutions' describes the history of the evolution of prison libraries as well as the role of library use as a cultural activity in the education system of prisoners. Ex: Prisoners, male and female, in all penal establishments in England and Wales in 1997 were surveyed.
establecimiento^1
(n.)=establishment ; fixing.
Ex: Music, especially classical works, often requires the establishment of a uniform title.
Ex: The latter are the day-to-day, usually temporary, regulations for the practical management of the CAP, for example the fixing of import levies and export refunds, etc.
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* establecimiento de objetivos=objective setting.

establecimiento^2
(n.)=establishment ; parlour [parlor, -USA].
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
Ex: This article focuses especially on cultural practices that encourage reading in social settings, including the school, Sunday school, public library, and domestic parlour.
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* asequible en establecimiento comercial=over the counter.
* establecimiento comercial=retail outlet ; commercial establishment ; retail shop.
* establecimiento de comida para llevar=takeaway.
* establecimiento penitenciario=penal institution ; penal establishment.
* venta para consumo dentro del establecimiento=on-trade sale.
* venta para consumo fuera del establecimiento=off-trade sale.

establo
(n.)=riding-stable ; cowshed ; cattle shed ; animal shed ; barn ; livery ; livery stable ; livery yard.
Nota: Generalmente de alquiler.
Ex: The present library, opened in 1988, was adapted from a former riding-stable.
Ex: The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.
Ex: The specimens were collected and marked with different colours according to whether they were caught in human dwellings or in cattle sheds.
Ex: Mosquitoes were collected from vegetation surrounding animal sheds and pigsties in villages at dusk.
Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
Ex: Click on the map to find where the approved liveries are in your region and then select the county(s) required.
Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.
Ex: Levels of provision and service at a livery stable or livery yard vary greatly, as do the fees.

estaca
(n.)=stake.
Ex: Prior to releasing the ferret the rabbit holes are covered by nets held in place by stakes.
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* una estaca en el corazón=a stake in the heart.

estacada
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* dejar a Alguien en la estacada=leave + Nombre + high and dry ; leave + Alguien + in the lurch ; be left out on a limb ; hang + Nombre + out to dry ; leave + Alguien + stranded.
* en la estacada=out on a limb.
* quedarse en la estacada=be left out on a limb.

estacional
(adj.)=seasonal.
Nota: Que varía con la estación del año.
Ex: Reading crazes pass through groups of children like emetics, just as crazes for certain seasonal pastimes do.
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* ajuste de la componente estacional=seasonal adjustment.
* ajuste estacional=seasonal adjustment.
* cambio estacional=seasonal change.
* demanda de temporada=seasonal demand.
* lluvia estacional=seasonal rain.

estacionamiento
(n.)=car park [car-park] ; parking ; parking facilities ; parking lot ; parking place.
Nota: Referido al espacio individual que ocupa un vehículo en un aparcamiento.
Ex: In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks.
Ex: Registration for the conference is $75, and includes continental breakfast and lunch, along with free parking at the Executive Towers parking garage.
Ex: Library use, expressed as the ratio between those eligible to vote and those registered as adult readers, was related to such factors as class, topograhy, communications and parking facilities.
Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.
Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.
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* controlador de estacionamiento=traffic warden ; parking attendant ; parking warden.
* estacionamiento en doble fila=double parking.
* permiso de estacionamiento=parking permit.

estacionamiento en doble fila
(n.)=double parking.
Ex: The City Council members are introducing a bill to legalize double parking, the source of thousands of parking tickets.
estacionario
(adj.)=stationary.
Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.

estación central
(n.)=central station.
Ex: The ride to Central Station first takes you through several drab suburbs, showing none of the picturesque scenes promoted by the tourist office.
estación de autobuses
(n.)=bus station.
Ex: Community activities include going to a park, library, fire station, train or bus station, grocery store, laundromat, festival, and a scavenger hunt.
estación de energía solar
(n.)=solar power station.
Ex: And those rays could soon power thousands of homes if plans for a large solar power station come through.
estación de esquí
(n.)=ski resort.
Ex: This is a 5 day residential programme of leadership training for librarians early in their careers held at a ski resort near Salt Lake City.
estación de ferrocarril
(n.)=railway station.
Ex: Information kiosks are designed for use in any location in which there is significant footfall, including public libraries, shopping centres and railway stations.
estación de invierno
(n.)=winter resort.
Ex: With the increase in the number of snowboarders, the degree of conflict situations with skiers seems likely to increase at winter resorts.
estación de lluvias
(n.)=rainy season.
Ex: On the other hand, places on or near the coast have two rainy seasons with maximum rainfall in May or June and again in October.
estación de lluvias, la
(n.)=wet season, the.
Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
estación de metro
(n.)=metro station ; subway station.
Ex: This article discusses the results of a survey of users of the Metro McGill Library situated on the pedestrian walkway of the McGill metro station, Montreal, Quebec. Ex: The Bibliotheque Metro McGill is a public library located in the McGill subway station on the Montreal underground railway.
estación de otoño
(n.)=fall season.
Ex: This fall season is all about making a bold fashion statement with trendy bright colors.
estación de primavera
(n.)=spring season.
Ex: During the spring season, days are longer and the weather is severe.
estación de proceso
(n.)=processing station.
Ex: Four soldiers then carried him, hogtied, to the next processing station for interrogation and propped him in a kneeling position.
estación de radio
(n.)=radio station ; broadcasting station.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations. Ex: An amateur radio operator's license, thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment, and a lofty antenna are is required to listen to many international broadcasting stations.
estación de seguimiento
(n.)=monitoring station.
Ex: A project to set up a network of monitoring stations is on the verge of being approved by the EU, though individual member states (which will have to cough up most of the money) have yet to give it the nod.
estación de servicio
(n.)=gas station ; petrol station ; service station ; gasoline station.
Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels. Ex: For rural youth, Internet cafes provide an alternative to the local petrol station as a place to meet in public. Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer. Ex: The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.
estación de televisión
(n.)=television station ; broadcasting station.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations. Ex: An amateur radio operator's license, thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment, and a lofty antenna are is required to listen to many international broadcasting stations.
estación de trabajo
(n.)=workstation [work station] ; desktop workstation.
Ex: Information for the whole system is immediately updated as data is processed through the work stations. Ex: This technology matured quietly, until desktop workstations became available around 1983.
estación de trabajo remota
(n.)=outstation.
Ex: The completed system will comprise 5700 control points distributed across 100 outstations and all connected by a looped network.
estación de tren
(n.)=rail yard ; train station ; railway station.
Ex: Rail yards dispatcher must determine how cars are transferred from one inbound train to another outbound train and what is the makeup of each outbound train, how to use yard engines, and how to arrange yard track occupation. Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels. Ex: Information kiosks are designed for use in any location in which there is significant footfall, including public libraries, shopping centres and railway stations.
estación de verano
(n.)=summer season.
Ex: I am looking for advice from anyone who has worked a summer season abroad.
estación espacial
(n.)=space station.
Ex: Wreckage from the space station Mir that plunged into the Pacific Ocean this week could wash up on Pacific islands, experts believe.
estación experimental agrícola
(n.)=agricultural experiment station.
Ex: State agricultural experiment station publications are a valuable resource for agricultural historians and sociologists, as well as for scientists, students, the agribusiness community, farmers, and the general public.
estación húmeda, la
(n.)=wet season, the.
Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
estación lluviosa
(n.)=rainy season.
Ex: On the other hand, places on or near the coast have two rainy seasons with maximum rainfall in May or June and again in October.
estación meteorológica
(n.)=weather station.
Ex: Company information of all kinds can be aggregated with external data, from customers, suppliers, news services or even weather stations.
estación otoñal
(n.)=fall season.
Ex: This fall season is all about making a bold fashion statement with trendy bright colors.
estación primaveral
(n.)=spring season.
Ex: During the spring season, days are longer and the weather is severe.
estación repetidora
(n.)=relay station.
Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth along the up-link and retransmitting them along the down-link.
estación seca, la
(n.)=dry season, the.
Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.
estación terminal
(n.)=terminus.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The terminal and the terminus: the prospect of free online bibliographic searching'.
estación terrestre
(n.)=ground station.
Ex: For some time past satellites have been orbiting the Earth and sending back images of it to ground stations.
estación veraniega
(n.)=summer season.
Ex: I am looking for advice from anyone who has worked a summer season abroad.
estación^1
(n.)=station.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.
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* con varias estaciones de trabajo=multi-workstation.
* estación central=central station.
* estación de autobuses=bus station.
* estación de energía solar=solar power station.
* estación de esquí=ski resort.
* estación de ferrocarril=railway station.
* estación de invierno=winter resort.
* estación de metro=metro station ; subway station.
* estación de proceso=processing station.
* estación de seguimiento=monitoring station.
* estación de servicio=gas station ; petrol station ; service station ; gasoline station.
* estación de trabajo=workstation [work station] ; desktop workstation.
* estación de trabajo remota=outstation.
* estación de tren=rail yard ; train station ; railway station.
* estación espacial=space station.
* estación experimental agrícola=agricultural experiment station.
* estación meteorológica=weather station.
* estación terminal=terminus.
* estación terrestre=ground station.

estación^2
(n.)=season.
Ex: At first limited to the summer, tourism now flourishes in every season.
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* de acuerdo con la estación del año=seasonally.
* estación de lluvias=rainy season.
* estación de lluvias, la=wet season, the.
* estación de otoño=fall season.
* estación de primavera=spring season.
* estación de verano=summer season.
* estación húmeda, la=wet season, the.
* estación lluviosa=rainy season.
* estación otoñal=fall season.
* estación primaveral=spring season.
* estación seca, la=dry season, the.
* estación veraniega=summer season.
* según la estación del año=seasonally.

estación^3
(n.)=station.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.
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* estación de radio=radio station ; broadcasting station.
* estación de televisión=television station ; broadcasting station.
* estación repetidora=relay station.

estadio
(n.)=sport arena ; stadium [stadiums/stadia, -pl.].
Ex: They measured emotional responses of basketball fans as they exited the sport arena after their team had won or lost an official game.
Ex: The country has established itself as one of the leaders in world cricket, boasting some of the finest stadiums in the world.
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* estadio cubierto=indoor arena.
* estadio de béisbol=ballpark.
* estadio de fútbol=soccer stadium ; football stadium.

estadio cubierto
(n.)=indoor arena.
Ex: This differential in success rates raises the question of whether new indoor arenas, complete with artificial turf, should be constructed for professional teams.
estadio de béisbol
(n.)=ballpark.
Ex: It seems that meatless menu alternatives are becoming more and more popular at ballparks across the country.
estadio de fútbol
(n.)=soccer stadium ; football stadium.
Ex: Thousands of Turkish workers took refuge in a soccer stadium last night and are awaiting evacuation from Libya. Ex: Although you may not think of football stadiums when you consider green buildings, that didn't stop the University of Minnesota from building one.
estadistica descriptiva
(n.)=descriptive statistics.
Ex: The author explains the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.
estado actual
(n.)=current state.
Ex: The author describes the development, current state and future plans of the British Library Document Supply Centre.
estado actual, el
(n.)=present state, the ; present situation, the.
Ex: The author sketches the present state of information resource sharing in South Africa. Ex: Library education is now more than 100 years old in India, and it is
time to take stock of the present situation to develop a vision for
the near future.
estado anímico
(n.)=state ; mood.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room. Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
estado civil
(n.)=marital status.
Ex: This article examines personal characteristics such as age, sex and marital status of the librarians.
estado de abandono
(n.)=state of neglect.
Ex: Their books and quarters after some vicissitudes ended up in a state of neglect or in the possession of a private society.
estado de alarma
(n.)=state of alarm.
Ex: The lack of vaccines and antivirals leaves the 2 billion people at risk, mainly in poor countries, in a constant state of alarm.
estado de alerta
(n.)=state of alert.
Ex: Given the imminence of the war, the country was placed on the highest state of alert.
estado de amenaza terrorista
(n.)=terror alert.
Ex: Efforts to train thousands of federal agents to protect commercial flights during heightened terror alerts have been abandoned.
estado de cambio
(n.)=state of flux.
Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
estado de confusión
(n.)=state of confusion.
Ex: Some of the reasons for the current state of confusion are discussed in terms of the operation of a nonprofit scholarly publisher.
estado de derecho
(n.)=rule of law.
Ex: The rule of law calls for both individuals and the government to submit to the law's supremacy.
estado de emergencia
(n.)=state of emergency.
Ex: He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959.
estado de excepción
(n.)=state of emergency ; state of exception.
Ex: He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959. Ex: These efforts at delegitimation were not isolated events, taking place in a state of exception around the world leaders' meeting.
estado de hecho
(n.)=rule of men.
Ex: Every law student promptly learns the national ideal that our country is governed by the rule of law, not the rule of men.
estado de inactividad
(n.)=state of dormancy.
Ex: The general conclusion of the forum is that, while the scholarly book is not dead, it may be in a state of dormancy.
estado de la circulación
(n.)=traffic conditions.
Ex: Weather, road and traffic conditions change rapidly, and those relying on information presented on this site do so at their own risk.
estado de la cuestión
(n.)=state of the art.
Ex: Recent attempts to arrive at understandings of current states of the art in SLIS have done little more than expose the shortcomings of the method.
estado de las artes
(n.)=state of the arts.
Ex: Since the bibliographers favour capitalist trends, the produced bibliographies do not reflect the true state of the arts throughout the world.
estado de las carreteras
(n.)=traffic report ; road conditions.
Ex: It can be used to present a wide variety of content channels such as stock quote, sports score, traffic report and weather forecast. Ex: Weather, road and traffic conditions change rapidly, and those relying on information presented on this site do so at their own risk.
estado de salud
(n.)=state of health.
Ex: Although it is important to assess the library's vital signs and state of health, it is equally important to keep staff up to date on the effectiveness and efficiency of the library's service.
estado de trance
(n.)=state of trance.
Ex: Sacred mushrooms produce a state of trance that allows the shaman to gain a heightened level of self-consciousness & an objective consciousness of the world.
estado de una situación
(n.)=state of being.
Ex: Basic data are raw facts that describe events or states of being.
estado de vigilia
(n.)=wakefulness.
Ex: A powerful source of 'visitations' is the so-called 'waking dream' which occurs in the twilight between wakefulness and sleep and combines features of both.
estado de ánimo
=mood ; state of mind ; frame of mind ; humour [humor, -USA].
Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience. Ex: It should be evident from the previous comments that planning is an attitude, a state of mind, a way of thinking. Ex: First, the participants were in the wrong frame of mind to enjoy what was happening to them. Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
estado del arte
(n.)=state of the art.
Ex: Recent attempts to arrive at understandings of current states of the art in SLIS have done little more than expose the shortcomings of the method.
estado del bienestar
(n.)=welfare state.
Ex: The same period had witnessed also the creation of a centralized welfare state with the simple concept of ensuring that all citizens should not fall below a certain standard of living.
estado del ordenador en fuera de línea
(adj.)=offlineness.
Ex: I think I stated twice that the medium supporting the catalog -- onlineness or offlineness -- is not a very relevant issue.
estado del ordenador en línea
(adj.)=onlineness.
Ex: Is it possible that the issue is not whether you and Mr. Kilgour disagree about the onlineness of it all or whether you use 3,3, or 5,4, or twice the square root of pi as the key?.
estado del tiempo
(n.)=weather conditions.
Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
estado físico
(n.)=physical condition ; physical shape ; physical state.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales. Ex: The indicator triplet; transience, renewal, and dynamism is used to describe the 'physical shape' of a national scientific community = Los tres indicadores de transitoriedad, renovación y dinamismo se utilizan para describir la "forma física" de la comunidad científica de una nación. Ex: The present physical state of these collections, which represent so much of the national heritage, now make this imperative.
estado híbrido
(n.)=hybridity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Hybridity, mutability, multiplicity: theorizing electronic library collections'.
estado incompleto
(n.)=incompleteness.
Ex: The Dainton Report takes up the old cry: The UGC report on libraries has shown how far the incompleteness of the NCL's union catalogues has contributed to the overall delays in its services.
estado isleño
(n.)=island nation.
Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
estado laico
(n.)=secular state.
Ex: By creating a secular state and regarding religion as a natural right outside the jurisdiction of the state, the founders opted for persuasion rather than coercion.
estado latente
(n.)=latency ; state of dormancy.
Ex: According to Freud, the latency period serves as a time for establishing standards and values. Ex: The general conclusion of the forum is that, while the scholarly book is not dead, it may be in a state of dormancy.
estado líquido
(n.)=molten state.
Ex: Sometime in the later eighteenth century an ingenious version of stereotyping called dabbing was developed, whereby a pattern of wood or metal was dabbed into the surface of a quantity of type-metal that was half way between its solid and its molten state; the dabbed metal was then used as a matrix for striking a copy of the original in similarly half-molten metal.
estado miembro
(n.)=member government ; member state.
Ex: Enter an agreement contracted by the member governments of an international intergovernmental body acting as individual entities rather than collectively as instructed in 21.35A. Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
estado molecular
(n.)=molecular state.
Ex: Entities may be physical, eg matter, or physical phenomena; chemical, eg molecular states, minerals; biological, ie living beings; or artefacts, ie manufactured items.
estado nacional
(n.)=nation state ; national state.
Ex: Since Europe consists of independent nation states, only partially unified through the European Union, the development of academic and research networks has been a complex process. Ex: This means that library matters rest with the departments of education of each of the national states.
estado natural
(n.)=natural state.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
estado niñera
(n.)=nanny state.
Ex: In fact, conservatives rely on a range of 'nanny state' policies that ensure the rich get richer while leaving most Americans worse off.
estado paternalista
(n.)=nanny state.
Ex: In fact, conservatives rely on a range of 'nanny state' policies that ensure the rich get richer while leaving most Americans worse off.
estado soberano
(n.)=sovereign state.
Ex: Below are the flags for each of the 50 sovereign states that form the union of states we know as the United States of America.
estado socialista
(n.)=socialist state.
Ex: A purely socialist state is one in which the state is responsible for 100% of economic output and spends all of it on social programs.
estado sólido
(n.)=solid state.
Ex: Sometime in the later eighteenth century an ingenious version of stereotyping called dabbing was developed, whereby a pattern of wood or metal was dabbed into the surface of a quantity of type-metal that was half way between its solid and its molten state; the dabbed metal was then used as a matrix for striking a copy of the original in similarly half-molten metal.
estado vegetativo
(n.)=vegetative state.
Ex: But perhaps people do take as certain some things that might not be quite true - namely, that vegetative states cannot be treated.
estado vegetativo persistente
(n.)=persistent vegetative state.
Ex: It is also not known whether the results are applicable to others in presumed persistent vegetative states.
estado árabe
(n.)=Arab state.
Ex: In the last decade, however, remarkable progress has been achieved in peace negotiations among Israel, the Palestinians, and adjacent Arab states.
estado^1
(n.)=state ; commonwealth.
Ex: WLN (Western Library Network) is composed of libraries in the states of Washington and Alaska in the United states, and is expanding to cover other states and libraries in Canada.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.
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* abogado del estado=Queen's Counsel (QC).
* al norte del estado=upstate.
* capital del estado=nation-state capital ; state capital.
* Capitolio del Estado=State Capitol.
* condición de estado=statehood.
* controlado por el estado=state-controlled.
* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la C=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
* de varios estados=multi-state [multistate].
* empleado del estado=state employee.
* en el norte del estado=upstate.
* en todo el estado=statewide [state-wide].
* estado árabe=Arab state.
* estado de derecho=rule of law.
* estado de hecho=rule of men.
* estado del bienestar=welfare state.
* estado isleño=island nation.
* estado laico=secular state.
* estado miembro=member government ; member state.
* estado nacional=nation state ; national state.
* estado niñera=nanny state.
* estado paternalista=nanny state.
* estados bálticos, los=Baltic States, the.
* estado soberano=sovereign state.
* estado socialista=socialist state.
* Estados Unidos continental=continental United States, the.
* Estados Unidos de América, los (EE.UU., los)=USA, the (United States of America, the).
* Estados Unidos, los=US ; US, the [U.S.] ; United States, the.
* financiado por el estado=state-supported ; state-funded.
* Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos=US Military.
* golpe de estado=coup d'etat ; putsch.
* golpe de estado militar=military coup.
* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la=Spanish-American War, the.
* hombre de estado=statesman [statesmen, -pl.].
* intento de golpe de estado=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* jefe de estado=head of state ; chief of state.
* jefe del estado mayor=Chief of Staff.
* localizado en los Estados Unidos=US-based.
* nación sin estado=stateless nation.
* objeto de delito contra el estado=impeachable.
* papá estado=nanny state.
* poder del estado=state power.
* propiedad del estado=state property.
* región central de los Estados Unidos, la=American midwest, the.
* regulado por el estado=state-regulated.
* secretario de Estado=Secretary of State.
* Secretario de Estado, el=State Secretary, the.
* secreto de estado=state secret.
* subvencionado por el estado=state-subsidised.
* supervisado por el estado=state-regulated.
* tentativa de golpe de estado=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* visita de estado=state visit.
* zona de los tres estados=tristate area.

estado^2
(n.)=stage ; state ; status ; condition.
Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: Before she could respond and follow up with a question about her distraught state, Feng escaped to the women's room.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
Ex: He was laid upon the bed and upon examination his head was found in a terrible condition, swelled and bruised from the effect of sandbag blows.
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* alternar de un estado a otro=toggle.
* base de datos en estado original=raw database.
* buen estado físico=fitness ; physical fitness.
* datos en estado bruto=raw facts.
* dejar a Alguien en estado=knock + Alguien + up.
* dejar en estado=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
* el estado de las cosas=the lay of the land [the lie of the land, -UK].
* en buen estado=in good condition ; in good working condition ; in good shape ; in good nick ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
* en buen estado de funcionamiento=in good working condition.
* en estado=pregnant ; in the family way.
* en estado de abandono=decaying ; dilapidated.
* en estado de alerta=on standby ; on alert.
* en estado de buena esperanza=pregnant ; in the family way.
* en estado de cambio=in a state of flux.
* en estado de descomposición=decaying.
* en estado de deterioro=decaying ; dilapidated.
* en estado de reserva=on standby.
* en estado de sitio=in a state of siege ; under siege.
* en estado embrionario=embryo ; embryonic ; in embryonic stage ; in embryo ; in the embryo stage.
* en excelente estado=in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
* en mal estado=in bad condition ; in poor condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form.
* en perfecto estado=intact ; in mint condition ; in immaculate condition.
* en su estado embrionario=in its embryonic stage.
* en su estado natural=in the wild.
* en tado de deterioro=dilapidated.
* en un estado de optimismo=in a mood of optimism.
* en un estado embrionario=in an embryonic stage.
* estado actual=current state.
* estado actual, el=present state, the ; present situation, the.
* estado anímico=state ; mood.
* estado civil=marital status.
* estado de abandono=state of neglect.
* estado de alarma=state of alarm.
* estado de alerta=state of alert.
* estado de amenaza terrorista=terror alert.
* estado de ánimo=mood ; state of mind ; frame of mind ; humour [humor, -USA].
* estado de cambio=state of flux.
* estado de confusión=state of confusion.
* estado de emergencia=state of emergency.
* estado de excepción=state of emergency ; state of exception.
* estado de inactividad=state of dormancy.
* estado de la circulación=traffic conditions.
* estado de la cuestión=state of the art.
* estado del arte=state of the art.
* estado de las artes=state of the arts.
* estado de las carreteras=traffic report ; road conditions.
* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea=offlineness.
* estado del ordenador en línea=onlineness.
* estado del tiempo=weather conditions.
* estado de salud=state of health.
* estado de trance=state of trance.
* estado de una situación=state of being.
* estado de vigilia=wakefulness.
* estado físico=physical condition ; physical shape ; physical state.
* estado híbrido=hybridity.
* estado incompleto=incompleteness.
* estado latente=latency ; state of dormancy.
* estado líquido=molten state.
* estado molecular=molecular state.
* estado natural=natural state.
* estado sólido=solid state.
* estado vegetativo=vegetative state.
* estado vegetativo persistente=persistent vegetative state.
* estar en estado=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* estar en estado de buena esperanza=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* estar en estado de cambio=be in flux.
* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión=review.
* estudio del estado de la cuestión=survey.
* física del estado sólido=solid state physics.
* información en su estado primario=raw information.
* informe del estado de la cuestión=state of the art report ; state of the art review.
* informe sobre el estado de la nación=state of the nation report.
* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras=road report.
* mal estado=disrepair ; state of disrepair.
* mal estado de salud=poor health.
* mantenerse en buen estado físico=keep + fit.
* morir en estado de gracia=die in + a state of grace.
* mujer en estado=pregnant woman.
* perfecto estado=intactness.
* poner en estado de alerta=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
* que conserva su estado natural=unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].
* quedarse en estado=become + pregnant ; be up the spout.
* sin información sobre el estado anterior=stateless.
* volver Algo a su estado anterior=put + Nombre + back on track.

estados bálticos, los
=Baltic States, the.
Ex: Representatives from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, will report on public library problems in those countries.
estadounidense
(adj.)=US [U.S.].
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether there exist any biases which might adversely affect search results (for example, emphasis on US or European published material).

estadía
(n.)=sojourn.
Ex: The author briefly describes two professional sojourns, one in Barbados and the other in Kenya.
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* estadía de trabajo=work visit.

estadía de trabajo
(n.)=work visit.
Ex: The costs of work visits and conference attendance are part of the project budget and can no longer be applied for separately.
estadística
(n.)=statistics ; metric.
Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.
Ex: The more advanced techniques are presented in Simpson's standard work on statistics for librarians.
Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.
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* agencia de estadística=statistical agency.
* Denominación de Productos para las Estadísticas del Comercio Externo de la=Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE).
* estadística de circulación=circulation statistics.
* estadística deductiva=inferential statistics.
* estadística demográfica=population statistics.
* estadística de población=population statistics.
* estadística de préstamo=circulation statistics.
* estadística de préstamos=loan statistics.
* estadistica descriptiva=descriptive statistics.
* estadísticas=data report ; stats.
* estadísticas de búsqueda=searching statistics.
* estadísticas de la biblioteca=library statistics.
* estadísticas demográficas=vital statistics.
* estadísticas desegregadas por sexo=gender-disaggregated data.
* estadísticas de uso=usage statistics ; use statistics.
* instituto de estadística=statistical institute.
* realizar estadísticas=collect + statistics.
* recoger datos para hacer estadísticas=collect + statistics.

estadística de circulación
(n.)=circulation statistics.
Ex: The project was clearly a success, with circulation statistics for documents increasing nearly 500 per cent and continuing to rise.
estadística de población
(n.)=population statistics.
Ex: The data, in the form of points, lines, or polygons, can describe geology, soils, water, forest cover, or population statistics.
estadística de préstamo
(n.)=circulation statistics.
Ex: The project was clearly a success, with circulation statistics for documents increasing nearly 500 per cent and continuing to rise.
estadística de préstamos
(n.)=loan statistics.
Ex: Management information is available for loan statistics.
estadística deductiva
(n.)=inferential statistics.
Ex: The author explains the difference between descriptive and inferential statistics.
estadística demográfica
(n.)=population statistics.
Ex: The data, in the form of points, lines, or polygons, can describe geology, soils, water, forest cover, or population statistics.
estadísticamente
=on a statistical count ; statistically.
Ex: If support for Southey's usage has been limited on a strictly statistical count, it can, nevertheless, claim to have had some authoritative support.
Ex: It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.
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* estadísticamente significativo=statistically significant.
* no significativo estadísticamente=statistically insignificant.

estadísticamente significativo
=statistically significant.
Ex: Only one of the 12 variables, book expenditures for adult services, showed a statistically significant difference in the relationships among the age-level services.
estadísticas
=data report ; stats.
Ex: The fund structure, report formats, and management data reports have been designed locally for the specific needs of a specific library. Ex: The article is entitled 'University libraries under the microscope: facts and stats'.
estadísticas de búsqueda
(n.)=searching statistics.
Ex: They responded affirmatively to the suggestion that indexers and vendors should use searching statistics for data base management purposes.
estadísticas de la biblioteca
(n.)=library statistics.
Ex: The Machlup article about scarcity of library statistics leaves a false impression, for academic librarians collect many useful statistics.
estadísticas de uso
(n.)=usage statistics ; use statistics.
Ex: Usage statistics increase each month and the collection continues to grow. Ex: Data base use statistics are reported for each of the 12 data bases.
estadísticas demográficas
=vital statistics.
Ex: Vital statistics data relating to natality provide demographic and health data for births occurring during the calendar year = Las estadísticas demográficas relacionadas con la natalidad proporcionan información demográfica y de salud de los nacimientos que ocurren durante el año natural.
estadísticas desegregadas por sexo
(n.)=gender-disaggregated data.
Ex: The official document calls for the collection & improvement of gender-disaggregated data because of their importance for planning & evaluating means of achieving women's empowerment.
estadístico^1
(n.)=statistician.
Ex: Survey methodology, the modus operandi of statisticians, is important to professional groups such as librarians as a function of operations management.

estadístico^2
(adj.)=statistical.
Ex: Most of the data bases are bibliographic in nature, but DIALOG does offer some statistical and directory files.
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* alfabetización estadística=statistical literacy.
* análisis estadístico=statistical analysis.
* capacidad de interpretar información estadística=statistical literacy.
* datos estadísticos de la biblioteca=library records ; library statistics.
* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto=peak-shape.
* método estadístico=statistical method.
* resumen estadístico=statistical abstract.
* significación estadística=statistical significance.

estafa
(n.)=scam ; swindle ; rip-off ; swindling ; cheating ; confidence scam ; con trick ; con ; con job ; diddle.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
Ex: The author discerns 3 levels of cheating and deceit and examines why scientists stoop to bias and fraud, particularly in trials for new treatments.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
Ex: Some of the case studies were actually quite disturbing - charities raising money then sending it to Switzerland with no record of what it was spent on, for example, and other such diddles.
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* estafa comercial=business scam.
* estafa de la venta en cadena=pyramid scam.

estafa comercial
(n.)=business scam.
Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.
estafa de la venta en cadena
(n.)=pyramid scam.
Ex: This group voluntarily look for and report any illegal activity conducted over the Internet, such as pyramid scams, transmission of stolen credit card and calling card numbers, and pedophilia.
estafador
(n.)=con man ; crook ; swindler ; cheater ; fraudster ; scammer ; cuckoo in the nest ; con artist ; scamster ; fraud ; hoaxer ; hoaxster ; duper ; scam artist.
Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
Ex: The title of the book is 'Net crimes & misdemeanors: outmaneuvering the spammers, swindlers, and stalkers who are targeting you online'.
Ex: Intenrnet also enables enterprising would-be cheaters to cut and paste material for easy and relatively thought-free composition of essay assignments.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
Ex: Phishing (also known as phising or carding) is the practice whereby a scammer who is pretending to be from a legitimate organisation, sends misleading emails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people.
Ex: This type of relgion is a cuckoo in the nest that, in the name of secular society and pluralism, is pushing out all other gods.
Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
Ex: Small business operators can be easy prey for scamsters trying to winkle out money for unsolicited - and unneeded - 'services'.
Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.
Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.
Ex: Where the community was at one point solidly cooperative and helpful, it had been overrun by dupers and shysters.
Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change.

estafar
(v.)=cheat (on) ; defraud ; rip off ; swindle ; shortchange ; bilk ; humbug ; con ; hoax ; scam ; diddle ; flim-flam.
Ex: Students who cheat on literature searching, for instance, will not get the full benefit of the course.
Ex: The librarian wishes to maximise access to information while not defrauding authors and publishers.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
Ex: More persons, on the whole, are humbugged by believing in nothing than by believing in too much.
Ex: A number of victims have contacted police after seeing Masterson's mug shot and recognizing him as the man who conned them.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
Ex: It should be remembered that the last time they were here, they were diddled -- Could it be a case of 'once bitten twice shy'?.
Ex: You are being flim-flammed by just another industry shill.

estafeta
(n.)=maildrop.
Ex: Choosing a maildrop service is an important decision and we will handle your affairs with the discretion and care you deserve.
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* estafeta de correos=maildrop.

estafeta de correos
(n.)=maildrop.
Ex: Choosing a maildrop service is an important decision and we will handle your affairs with the discretion and care you deserve.
estafilococo
(n.)=staphylococcus [staphylococci, -pl.].
Ex: Both staphylococci and streptococci have round, spherical cell shape, but the arrangement of cells is different due to a different binary fission.

estalactita
(n.)=stalactite.
Ex: The stalactite is above, and hangs downward like an icicle; the stalagmite is below and sticks up growing in pairs.

estalagmita
(n.)=stalagmite.
Ex: The stalactite is above, and hangs downward like an icicle; the stalagmite is below and sticks up growing in pairs.

estalinista
(adj.)=Stalinist.
Ex: Mr. Pateman's statement is not 'a distinctly bourgeois position', but rather a Stalinist one.

estallar
(v.)=reach + a head ; detonate ; break out ; burst forth ; flare ; blow up ; blow + sky high ; blow + a fuse ; pop ; let off ; reach + boiling point ; go off ; blow out.
Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.
Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
Ex: The visual manifestation of the recent Hale-Bopp comet reminds us how telling are those rare objects which suddenly flare in the sky.
Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
Ex: The azaleas are popping, the redbuds are in their finest attire, and the dogwoods are lacy jewels at the edge of the wood.
Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point.
Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.
Ex: Last week the old basswood tree was hit by lighting and the whole side was blown out.
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* estallar a borbotones=splurt out.
* estar a punto de estallar=be at boiling point.
* guerra + estallar=war + break out.
* hacer estallar=spark ; ignite ; touch off ; blow up ; let off.
* hacer estallar en añicos=blow + sky high.
* hacer estallar una bomba=bomb.
* hacer estallar un guerra=ignite + war.
* rebelión + estallar=rebellion + break out.

estallar a borbotones
(v.)=splurt out.
Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.
estallido
(n.)=detonation ; bang ; blast ; blowout.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Ex: Obama orders US flags to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in blast.
Ex: The cause of the oil well blowout remains unclear.

estambre
(n.)=crewel ; stamen.
Ex: The adult programs at both branches seem well received by the area people, though some are attended by the same group of people all the time -- book discussions, for instance, and the crewel group.
Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.

estamento
(n.)=level ; rung ; rank.
Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
Ex: In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.
Ex: However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.

estampa
(n.)=art reproduction ; engraving.
Nota: Reproducción obtenida por estampación de una plancha o matriz sobre la que se ha grabado una imagen por medio de un procedimiento manual o mecánico.
Ex: An art reproduction is a mechanically reproduced copy of a work of art, generally as one of a commercial edition.
Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.
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* estampa de jugadores=sport(s) card.

estampa de jugadores
(n.)=sport(s) card.
Ex: Most sports cards were originally promotional items given out by tobacco companies to promote their products.
estampado
(adj.)=blocking ; tooled.
Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
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* estampado de cachemir=paisley.
* estampado de lunares=polka dot.
* estampado en oro=gold tooling ; goldblocking ; gilt-tooled.
* pasta estampada=printed paper board.

estampado de cachemir
(n.)=paisley.
Ex: The book tells the history of the paisley pattern in textiles from antiquity to the present, emphasizing the production of shawls in the Scottish town of Paisley in the first half of the 19th c.
estampado de lunares
(n.)=polka dot.
Ex: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
estampado en oro
=gold tooling ; goldblocking ; gilt-tooled.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased. Ex: Sixteenth-century examples are also known of goldblocking with wooden tools, used cold. Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.
estampar
(v.)=rubber stamp ; tool.
Ex: The procedure to be followed if the decision to withdraw has been taken would be: rubber stamp the book so that the word 'withdrawn' clearly appears on it.
Ex: In bindings of the later hand-press period the title of the book was tooled on the spine.
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* máquina de estampar en relieve=embossing machine.

estampida
(n.)=stampede.
Ex: Although most stampedes were associated with longhorn cattle, there were also Buffalo stampedes which were even more dangerous than cattle stampedes.
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* huir en estampida=stampede.
* salir en estampida=stampede.

estancado
(adj.)=stagnant ; stagnating ; moribund ; in (the) doldrums ; stuck.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.
Ex: Libraries must show that they are not moribund institutions sinking into obsolescence but community catalysts.
Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
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* agua estancada=stagnant water.
* estar estancado=be stuck in a groove ; be (stuck) in a rut.
* quedarse estancado=stagnate.

estancamiento
(n.)=stagnancy ; stagnation ; plateauing ; stasis.
Ex: This strategy enables companies to learn of new technologies, stay abreast of dynamic changes and trends, and avoid creative stagnancy.
Ex: After a period of decline and stagnation, the Artothek Centre was started as a pilot project in 1983.
Ex: Plateauing is reaching a stage in work or life where there is no more growth or movement and it can destroy motivation, allegiance, commitment, and productivity.
Ex: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.
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* período de estancamiento=plateau [plateaux, -pl.].

estancarse
(v.)=stall ; run into + the sand(s) ; become + stagnant ; plateau ; reach + a plateau ; hit + a plateau ; plateau out.
Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
Ex: Research in the social sciences has become increasingly stagnant and impoverished, largely because of the insistence on using objective, quantitative methods derived from the natural sciences.
Ex: If you take 2002 as your point of reference, then temperatures have plateaued.
Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
Ex: When hitting a plateau while losing weight, what steps did you take to overcome it?.
Ex: It looks like global warming has plateaued out in our region over the past 12 months.
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* estancarse en la rutina=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.

estancarse en la rutina
(v.)=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
Ex: So if you find yourself stuck in rut ask yourself if living in the past is the problem. Ex: It was like she was stuck in a groove and could not get out of it!.
estancia
(n.)=stay ; sojourn.
Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay.
Ex: The author briefly describes two professional sojourns, one in Barbados and the other in Kenya.
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* estancia breve=short stay.
* estancia de larga duración=long stay.
* estancia en hotel=hotel accommodation.
* programa de escritores en estancia=writers in residence programme.

estancia breve
(n.)=short stay.
Ex: Because the hospital caters mainly for short-stay patients, emphasis has been placed on magazines, and a jigsaw puzzle library has been established.
estancia de larga duración
(n.)=long stay.
Ex: This kind of facility is needed by long-stay hospital clients.
estancia en hotel
(n.)=hotel accommodation.
Ex: As demand for hotel accommodation begins to pick up, albeit very unevenly, attention is turning again to how the major companies can gain market share.
estanco^1
(n.)=tobacconist ; tobacconist's shop.
Ex: But outlets known in the trade as 'CTNs' (confectioners, tobacconists, and newsagents) can often sell quite a variety of books.
Ex: Even in tobacconists' and newsagents' shops there are plenty of examples to be seen of those books which are commonly referred to as 'coffee-table' books.

estanco^2
(adj.)=watertight.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
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* compartimento estanco=watertight compartment ; silo.

estand
(n.)=booth ; stand.
Ex: On balance, the library booth at the exhibition was a resounding success.
Ex: A leaflet stand is placed outside the van when the weather permits.

estandarizado
(adj.)=patterned ; standardised [standardized, -USA] ; typified.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.
Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.
Ex: A role, then, may be defined as a typified response to a typified expectation.
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* no estandarizado=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].

estandarte
(n.)=banner ; standard ; byword.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.
Ex: This Russian Memorial Church has a rare icon wall and original Russian standards from 1813, crypta.
Ex: Hackman became a byword for everything that was authentic about the cerebral American New Wave of the late 1960s and 1970s.

estando de acuerdo
=approvingly.
Ex: Preston Huish smiled approvingly, expressed his thanks, and walked away with suave confidence.
estando de servicio
(n.)=while on the job.
Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
estando sentado
=from a seated position.
Ex: Exercises are described which can be done from a seated position at a VDU workstation and which improve relaxation, memory and cognition and reduce tension.
estanque
(n.)=pond.
Ex: This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.
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* estanque con peces=fish pond [fishpond].

estanque con peces
(n.)=fish pond [fishpond].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Optimising fisheries information for decision making among Kenyan fish pond smallholders'.
estanqueidad
(n.)=watertightness.
Ex: During the construction of these basements for book storage careful considerations given to watertightness and groundwater level monitoring.

estante
(n.)=shelf [shelves, -pl.] ; display rack ; rack.
Ex: Guides to individual sets of books on a specific shelf.
Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
Ex: Conversely, in the era of paperbacks, the community might decide that the library's main goal ought to be the provision of books and other materials not available on the drugstore rack.
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* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes=shelving.
* colocación de los documentos de vuelta en los estantes=reshelving.
* colocar de nuevo en los estantes=reshelve [re-shelve].
* colocar en los estantes=shelve.
* estante para folletos=pamphlet rack ; leaflet rack.
* estantes=shelves ; stack.
* estantes giratorios=revolving wire rack.
* estantes inclinados=face-out shelving.
* mala colocación en los estantes=misshelving.
* mal ordenado en los estantes=misshelved.
* número de documentos devueltos a los estantes=shelving statistics.
* ordenación en los estantes=lateral filing.
* revisión de los estantes=shelf reading.

estante para folletos
(n.)=pamphlet rack ; leaflet rack.
Ex: The van has an area that can be curtained off for private interviews, storage for equipment and pamphlet racks. Ex: A feature of the interior of the bus has been the creation of an office at the rear, with seats, table, filing cabinet, leaflet racks and radio-phone.
estantería
(n.)=bookcase ; case.
Nota: Abreviatura de bookcase.
Ex: Each group was then arranged alphabetically by authors' surnames on the shelves of bookcases and listed in the same order on sheets attached to these cases to show the contents of each case.
Ex: Each group was then arranged alphabetically by authors' surnames on the shelves of bookcases and listed in the same order on sheets attached to these cases to show the contents of each case.
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* bloque de estanterías=bank of shelves ; tier.
* cuerpo de estanterías=bay of shelves ; range of shelving ; range ; bay of shelving.
* cuerpo de estanterías por materia=subject bay.
* espacio dedicado a estanterías=stack space.
* estantería de panadero=bakers' shelf.
* estantería de reserva=hold shelf.
* estantería móvil=movable shelving.
* estantería para libros=book racks.
* estanterías=bookshelves [bookshelf, -sing.] ; bookstacks [book stacks] ; shelving ; stack area ; stackroom [stack room, stack-room].
* estanterías abiertas=open shelving.
* estanterías adosadas=stack ; stack range.
* estanterías compactas=compact shelving.
* estanterías de libre acceso=open shelves.
* estanterías regulables=adjustable shelving.
* grupo de estanterías=stack ; stack range.

estantería de panadero
(n.)=bakers' shelf.
Ex: The flattening was done using a small room as a humidifying chamber, plastic bakers' shelves to support the maps, humidifiers, plexiglass sheets and blotting paper.
estantería de reserva
(n.)=hold shelf.
Ex: The book should be placed on the hold shelf.
estantería móvil
=movable shelving.
Ex: Until recently movable shelving was used mainly in closed access stacks, but since some systems can be operated safely by anyone, it is being used increasingly in open access stacks.
estantería para libros
(n.)=book racks.
Ex: They have several models of book racks and book display stands that are great for displaying all kinds of books.
estanterías
(n.)=bookshelves [bookshelf, -sing.] ; bookstacks [book stacks] ; shelving ; stack area ; stackroom [stack room, stack-room].
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 Kn/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building. Ex: On the two main reading floors the user is encouraged physically to pass through the bookstacks en route for the perimeter reading areas. Ex: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves. Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment. Ex: The lower level consists of the general workroom, librarian's office, bindery, stackroom, staff restroom, and soundproof listening rooms for students.
estanterías abiertas
=open shelving.
Ex: Feedback showed that microfilm open shelving had a definite advantage over cabinet storage.
estanterías adosadas
(n.)=stack ; stack range.
Ex: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves. Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
estanterías compactas
(n.)=compact shelving.
Ex: Compact shelving is defined as moveable shelving driven, in the main, by electric power.
estanterías de libre acceso
=open shelves.
Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
estanterías regulables
=adjustable shelving.
Ex: It is always preferable to have adjustable shelving so that the distance between shelves can be altered to suit the stock.
estantes
(n.)=shelves ; stack.
Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves. Ex: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves.
estantes giratorios
(n.)=revolving wire rack.
Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
estantes inclinados
=face-out shelving.
Ex: Merchandising techniques such as face-out shelving, displays, paperbacks near the checkout area may be used.
estaquilla
(n.)=peg.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.

estar
(v.)=be ; become ; live with ; stand (up)on.
Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
Ex: Medical advances are improving the lives of people living with HIV/AIDS, while prevention remains the key to stopping the spread of this disease.
Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will continue in the forms now available.
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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe!=while the cat's away, the mice will play.
* ahí está el problema=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* ahí está la dificultad=herein lies the rub ; there's the rub.
* bien está lo que bien acaba=all is well that ends well.
* creer que estar bien=feel + right.
* creer que estar mal=feel + wrong.
* dar la señal de estar listo=prompt.
* dejar como + estar=leave + untouched.
* dejar las cosas como están=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* de tal forma que + ser/estar=in such form as to + be.
* el diablo está en los detalles=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina=the future + be + just around the corner.
* esperanza + estar=hope + lie.
* estando de acuerdo=approvingly.
* estando de servicio=while on the job.
* estando sentado=from a seated position.
* estar a años de distancia=be years away.
* estar a bajos mínimos=be at rock bottom.
* estar abarrotado=be chocker with.
* estar abierto a=be open to.
* estar abocado a ser=be doomed.
* estar absorto en=be wrapped up in.
* estar aburridísimo=be bored stiff ; be bored to death ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
* estar aburrido como una ostra=be bored stiff.
* estar acabado=be dead in the water.
* estar a caballo entre=stand + midway between ; straddle (between).
* estar a caballo entre ... y ...=lie + midway between ... and ... ; tread + a fine line between ... and ; tread + the thin line between ... and ; tread + a delicate line between ... and.
* estar acabando con=eat away at.
* estar acabándose=be on the way out ; be on + Posesivo + last legs.
* estar a + Cantidad + de distancia=Cantidad + distant from.
* estar a cargo de=man ; be the responsibility of.
* estar accesible=be up.
* estar accesible en línea=go + online.
* estar accesible en red=go + online.
* estar acertado=be right on track ; be (right) on the mark.
* estar achacoso=feel + achy.
* estar acostado=lie in + bed.
* estar acostumbrado a=be familiar with ; be no stranger to ; be used to.
* estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo=be accustomed to + Gerundio.
* estar a dos velas=not have a bean.
* estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia=be + Número + away.
* estar a favor de=be for ; be in favour (of) ; come down in + favour of.
* estar a favor de una idea=favour + idea.
* estar a favor o en contra=be for or against.
* estar agobiado de=be snowed under with.
* estar agradecido=be thankful.
* estar a la alerta de=be wary of.
* estar a la altura de=live up to ; be equal to ; match up to.
* estar a la altura de la circunstancias=make + the cut.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=come up with + the goods ; cut + the mustard.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=rise (up) to + challenge.
* estar a la altura de las circunstancias=be up to the mark ; be up to scratch ; be equal to the occasion ; rise (up) to + the occasion ; deliver + the goods ; measure up (to) ; be up to snuff.
* estar a la altura de las expectativas=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
* estar a la altura de las posibilidades=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
* estar a la altura de lo que se espera=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
* estar a la baja=be down.
* estar al acecho=lie in + wait.
* estar a la entera disposición de Alguien=be at + Posesivo + feet.
* estar a la expectativa de=be on the alert for.
* estar a la gresca=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* estar al alcance de la mano=be at hand.
* estar a la misma altura que=rank with.
* estar a la orden del día=be the order of the day.
* estar a la par de=rank with.
* estar a las duras y a las maduras=take + the bad with the good.
* estar a la vuelta de la esquina=be just around the corner.
* estar al borde de=teeter + on the edge of ; stare + Nombre + in the face.
* estar al completo=overbook.
* estar al control=be in command.
* estar al corriente=monitor + developments.
* estar al día=monitor + developments ; stay on + top of the game ; stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* estar al día de=stay on + top of.
* estar alejado + Expresión Numérica=be + Número + away.
* estar alerta ante=keep + an eye out for ; be on the alert for.
* estar alicaído=be off-colour.
* estar al lado de=stand by + Lugar.
* estar al loro de=be on the lookout for ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* estar al mando=be in command.
* estar al máximo=overstretch.
* estar al mismo nivel=be on a par.
* estar al rojo vivo=be at boiling point.
* estar al tanto=monitor + developments.
* estar al tanto de=be on the alert for ; be on the lookout for ; keep + track of ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + watch (upon/on/over) ; keep + an eye out for.
* estar al tanto de las cosas=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* estar a mano=be on hand ; be around.
* estar a matar=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* estar a medio camino entre ... y ...=lie + midway between ... and ....
* estar a merced de=be at the mercy of.
* estar ansioso por=be eager to ; be raring to.
* estar ante=be faced with.
* estar apagado=be off.
* estar a punto de=be poised to ; be about to ; be on the point of ; stand + poised ; come + very close to.
* estar a punto de caer enfermo=be sickening for.
* estar a punto de cascarlas=be on + Posesivo + last legs.
* estar a punto de coger Algo=be sickening for.
* estar a punto de decir=be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.
* estar a punto de estallar=be at boiling point.
* estar a punto de + Infinitivo=be about + Infinitivo.
* estar a punto de romper a hervir=be at boiling point.
* estar aquí ya=be upon us.
* estar ardiendo=be on fire.
* estar a resultas de=keep + track of.
* estar arraigado en=be rooted in.
* estar arrestado=be under arrest.
* estar arriba=sit on + top.
* estar a salvo=be in safe hands.
* estar asociado a=be associated with ; be bound up with.
* estar atado a=hold + hostage to.
* estar atareado=be tied up.
* estar atento a=be on the lookout for ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* estar aterrorizado=be petrified of ; be frightened to death ; be scared stiff ; be terrified.
* estar atestado=be chocker with.
* estar a tope=overstretch ; be chocker with.
* estar atrancado=be stuck.
* estar atrapado en la rutina=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
* estar atrasado en el pago=be in arrears.
* estar aumentando=be on the increase.
* estár aún más alejados=be one step further removed.
* estar aún por llegar=be yet to come.
* estar ausente=lack.
* estar ausente de=be absent (from).
* estar avanzado=be well under way.
* estar avergonzado=be ashamed.
* estar averiado=be out of order.
* estar aviado=be (in) a (real) mess.
* estar bajo arresto=be under arrest.
* estar bajo la tutela de=fall under + the auspices of.
* estar bajo medicación=be on medication.
* estar bajo presión=be under stress.
* estar bastante acostumbrado a=be all too familiar with.
* estar bastante alejado=be a distance apart.
* estar bebido=be the worse for wear ; be the worse for drink ; be the worse for drink.
* estar bien=be okay ; be in good shape ; be in good health.
* estar bien de salud=be in good health.
* estar bien encaminado=be on the right track.
* estar bien pensado=be carefully thought out.
* estar borracho=be drunk ; see + double ; be the worse for wear ; be the worse for drink.
* estar borracho, estar bebido=be the worse for drink.
* estar calado hasta los huesos=be wet through (and through).
* estar callado=keep + quiet.
* estar cansado de=be sick and tired of.
* estar capacitado para=be qualified to.
* estar casi finalizado=near + completion.
* estar casi terminado=be nearing completion ; reach + near completion.
* estar castigado=be in the doghouse.
* estar cerca=be at hand ; be on hand ; be around.
* estar cerca de=be close to.
* estar chalado=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
* estar chalado por=be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* estar chiflado=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental ; be nuts ; be crackers.
* estar chiflado por=have + a crush on ; be hung up on ; be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* estar chulo=look + cool.
* estar chungo=be on the blink.
* estar chupado=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* estar clarísimo=be patently clear.
* estar claro=be plain ; be out in the open.
* estar colado por=have + a crush on ; be hung up on.
* estar como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* estar como pez en el agua=be in + Posesivo + element.
* estar como una cabra=be a real nutter ; be off + Posesivo + head ; be nuts ; be crackers.
* estar como un cencerro=be nuts ; be crackers.
* estar completamente a favor de=be all for.
* estar completamente borracho=be drunk and incapable.
* estar completamente convencido de=be all for.
* estar completamente de acuerdo con=agree + wholeheartedly with ; be all for.
* estar completamente despierto=be wide awake.
* estar completamente equivocado=be way off.
* estar comprometido a=hold + hostage to.
* estar comprometido a + Infinitivo=be committed to + Gerundio.
* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada=hang out + on the street.
* estar condenado a ser=be doomed.
* estar conectado=be on.
* estar con el alma en vilo=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
* estar con el tema=be on the topic.
* estar confinado=be confined.
* estar confuso=blur ; be at sixes and sevens with ; be at a nonplus ; be all at sea.
* estar congelado=be frozen stiff.
* estar con la espalda contra la pared=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
* estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja=smell + a rat.
* estar constipado=have + a cold.
* estar contentísimo=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* estar contento=be merry.
* estar contraindicado=be contraindicated.
* estar contra las cuertas=be against the ropes.
* estar contrapuestos=be at odds.
* estar convencido=there + be + strong feeling.
* estar convencido de la idea de que=be committed to the idea that.
* estar convirtiéndose rápidamente=be fast becoming.
* estar correcto=be correct.
* estar correlacionado con=be correlated with.
* estar cortados con la misma tijera=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* estar cortados por el mismo patrón=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* estar de acorde con=be commensurate with.
* estar de acuerdo=approve ; be in agreement ; concur (with) ; be agreed ; agree.
* estar de acuerdo con=accord with ; conform to ; fit ; go along with ; fit with ; be in conformity with ; mesh with ; see + eye to eye (with/on) ; jive with ; be consistent with.
* estar de acuerdo (con/en)=see + eye to eye (with/on).
* estar de acuerdo con una idea=subscribe to + idea.
* estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo=agree to + disagree.
* estar de acuerdo sobre=agree (on/upon).
* estar de acuerdo unánimemente=agree on + all hands.
* estar de baja=be off work.
* estar de baja por enfermedad=be off work sick.
* estar debatiéndose=be under discussion.
* estar de borrachera=be on a drunk.
* estar de bote en bote=be chocker with.
* estar de brazos cruzados=stand + idle ; sit + idle ; sit + idly.
* estar de broma=be joking.
* estar de buena racha=be on a roll.
* estar de buenas=be on good terms ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms.
* estar de buen humor=be high.
* estar de cachondeo=be joking.
* estar de camino a=be on the road to.
* estar de capa caída=be in the doldrums.
* estar de cháchara=chinwag.
* estar decidido a=be determined to ; be of a mind to ; be intent on ; be all set to.
* estar decidido a continuar=be set to continue.
* estar decidido a + Infinitivo=be set to + Infinitivo.
* estar de guasa=be joking.
* estar de mala leche=be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood.
* estar de malas=be in a bad mood ; be on bad terms.
* estar de mala uva=be in a foul mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in an awful mood.
* estar de malhumor=be in a bad mood.
* estar demasiado representado=overrepresent.
* estar de moda=be in.
* estar de morros=be in a bad mood.
* estar densamente poblado de=be dense with.
* estar dentro de=fall within/into.
* estar dentro de la competencia=be the province of.
* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno=lie within + Posesivo + power.
* estar de palique=chinwag.
* estar de parloteo=chinwag.
* estar de pie=stand.
* estar de pie por encima de=stand over.
* estar desacertado=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.
* estar desacreditado=hold in + disrepute.
* estar desapareciendo=be on the way out.
* estar desasosegado=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
* estar desbordado de=be snowed under with.
* estar desbordante de=spill over with.
* estar descaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* estar descontento con=express + dissatisfaction with.
* estar deseando=be raring to.
* estar desempleado=be out of work.
* estar deseoso de=be anxious to ; be more than ready for ; be itching to.
* estar desesperado=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
* estar desocupado=stand + idle.
* estar desordenado=be out of order.
* estar despabilado=be wide awake.
* estar despampanante=look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars.
* estar desquiciado=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* estar destinado a=be intended for/to.
* estar destrozado=be + wreck ; be a (complete) shambles.
* estar de suerte=be in luck ; be on a roll.
* estar detenido=be under arrest.
* estar de uñas=be at daggers drawn (with) ; be at each other's throats.
* estar de vacaciones=be on vacation ; be off on vacation.
* estar de vuelta=be back.
* estar de vuelta dentro de=be back in + Expresión Temporal.
* estar directamente relacionado con=be directly correlated to.
* estar disgustado por=feel deeply about.
* estar disperso=lie + scattered.
* estar disponible=be available ; be forthcoming ; be at hand.
* estar dispuestísimo a=be more than willing to.
* estar dispuesto=be game.
* estar dispuesto a=be keen to ; be prepared to ; be willing to ; be of a mind to ; be willing and able to ; be ready, willing and able ; be fain to.
* estar dispuesto a todo=be ready, willing and able.
* estar dispuesto y deseoso a=be willing and able to.
* estar doblemente seguro=be doubly sure.
* estar dolorido=feel + achy.
* estar dominado por Alguien=be under + Posesivo + thumb.
* estar ducho en=be adept at.
* estar dudoso=be doubtful.
* estar embarazada=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* estar emocionado=be thrilled.
* estar empachado=have + indigestion.
* estar empapado=be wet through (and through).
* estar empeorando=be in decline.
* estar en=be in the course of.
* estar en alza=be up.
* estar enamorado de=carry + a torch for + Nombre ; have + a crush on.
* estar en apuros=be in trouble ; be in a fix.
* estar en ascuas=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold ; sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.
* estar en auge=go + strong.
* estar en Babia=be in cloud cuckoo land ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; live in + a dream world.
* estar en barbecho=lie + fallow.
* estar en buenas manos=be in safe hands ; be in good hands.
* estar encaminado a=be on the road to.
* estar en camino=be in the works.
* estar en camino de=be on the way to.
* estar encantadísimo=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* estar encantado=be thrilled.
* estar encantado de Hacer Algo=be more than happy to + Infinitivo.
* estar en casa=be in.
* estar en celo=be on heat ; be in heat ; be in rut.
* estar encendido=be on.
* estar encerrado en celda de aislamiento=be in solitary confinement.
* estar enchufado=be on.
* estar encinta=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* estar en consonancia con=be consonant with ; attune to ; align + Reflexivo + with ; be consistent with ; out of line with.
* estar en contacto (con)=stay in + touch (with) ; be in touch (with).
* estar en contra de=be against.
* estar en debate=be under discussion.
* estar en decadencia=be in decline ; be in retreat.
* estar en declive=be in decline.
* estar en desacuerdo=be at variance ; disagree ; quarrel with ; beg to differ ; be at odds ; be at sixes and sevens with each other.
* estar en desacuerdo con=be at odds with ; be at loggerheads with.
* estar en desacuerdo sobre=be at odds over.
* estar en desigualdad=be under par.
* estar en desventaja=be disadvantaged ; be at a disadvantage.
* estar en deuda=be in debt.
* estar en deuda con=be beholden to.
* estar endeudado=be in debt ; be in the red.
* estar endeudado con=be indebted to.
* estar en dificultades=be in trouble.
* estar en duda=be in question.
* estar en el aire=be unaccounted for.
* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el séptimo cielo=be on cloud nine ; float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air ; be in seventh heaven.
* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso=be on the spot.
* estar enemistados=be at loggerheads.
* estar en estado=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* estar en estado de buena esperanza=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* estar en estado de cambio=be in flux.
* estar enfermizo=be in ill health ; be in bad health.
* estar enferm
estar (todo) nervioso
(v.)=be (all) in a flutter.
Ex: The legal establishment is all in a flutter because it is slowly starting to realise that social media is creating a space within which it is powerless.
estar + Gerundio
(v.)=be on the way to.
Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
estar a + Cantidad + de distancia
=Cantidad + distant from.
Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
estar a + Expresión Numérica + de distancia
(v.)=be + Número + away.
Ex: It would not be good, for example, just giving someone who claimed to have a social security problem the address of the nearest office, which might be many miles and several bus rides away.
estar a años de distancia
(v.)=be years away.
Ex: Much research is being done in the area, but the optimal solution to these routing problems is still years away.
estar a bajos mínimos
(v.)=be at rock bottom.
Ex: I was at rock bottom, being abused by different men, drinking heavily and taking more and more drugs.
estar a caballo entre
(v.)=stand + midway between ; straddle (between).
Ex: Cutter stands midway on this subject between the AA and the BM. Ex: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion.
estar a caballo entre ... y ...
(v.)=lie + midway between ... and ... ; tread + a fine line between ... and ; tread + the thin line between ... and ; tread + a delicate line between ... and.
Ex: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts. Ex: These ferocious competitors tread a fine line between controlled aggression and illegality. Ex: Therapists must be able to tread the thin line between too much involvement with patients and too little. Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
estar a cargo de
(v.)=man ; be the responsibility of.
Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep. Ex: It has recently been decided that the United Kingdom parliamentary archive, which is the responsibility of the House of Lords Record Office, will not include European Communities material.
estar a dos velas
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar a favor de
(v.)=be for ; be in favour (of) ; come down in + favour of.
Ex: The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences. Ex: The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them. Ex: The author comes down in favour of adding notes to cataloguing records on the grounds that the educational purpose that they are intended to serve is clear.
estar a favor de una idea
(v.)=favour + idea.
Ex: Half the respondents favoured the idea when it was explained; the rest opposed it, one of the main reasons given being that there was a lack of neighbour agreement.
estar a favor o en contra
(v.)=be for or against.
Ex: However, whether you are for or against, and even if no cash actually changes hands, the whole process of assessing how much your information costs you to provide, who uses it and how, will give you a useful view of supply and demand.
estar a la alerta de
(v.)=be wary of.
Ex: Libraries must also be wary of illegally-produced tapes.
estar a la altura de
(v.)=live up to ; be equal to ; match up to.
Ex: There is one area where librarians ought to live up to what their public expects of them and this is in the accuracy and quality of their bibliographic citation practice = Hay un área en donde los bibliotecarios deberían estar a la altura de lo que los usuarios experan de ellos que es la precisión y calidad de sus citas bibliográficas. Ex: She wanted to prove that she was equal to Bernice Washington's confidence in her. Ex: She deeply despises feeble, inconsistent souls who do not match up to her passion for a good life, in any way.
estar a la altura de la circunstancias
(v.)=make + the cut.
Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.
estar a la altura de las circunstancias
(v.)=come up with + the goods ; cut + the mustard.
Ex: They will come up with the goods; the police know what they are doing; they would not have mounted such a massive operation based on nothing. Ex: His performance certainly wouldn't cut the mustard should he decide to become a professional.
estar a la altura de las expectativas
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
Ex: If I make the assumption that they're top notch, I'll transmit that confidence to them and they'll live up to my expectations.
estar a la altura de las posibilidades
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: Historically, on-line searching has not lived up to its potential because of hardware and software limitations = Históricamente, la búsqueda línea no ha estado a la altura de sus posibilidades debido a limitaciones de hardware y software.
estar a la altura de lo que se espera
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
Ex: If I make the assumption that they're top notch, I'll transmit that confidence to them and they'll live up to my expectations.
estar a la baja
(v.)=be down.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
estar a la entera disposición de Alguien
(v.)=be at + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: She smiled and thought, if only these people could see into her heart and understand her, they would all be at her feet.
estar a la expectativa de
=be on the alert for.
Ex: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'.
estar a la gresca
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
estar a la misma altura que
(v.)=rank with.
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.
estar a la orden del día
(v.)=be the order of the day.
Ex: Now that financial stringencies were the order of the day, libraries had to compete with the more pressing needs of other programme areas, like education, social services, and housing, for dwindling resources.
estar a la par de
(v.)=rank with.
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.
estar a la vuelta de la esquina
(v.)=be just around the corner.
Ex: Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.
estar a las duras y a las maduras
(v.)=take + the bad with the good.
Ex: Ya gotta take the bad with the good -- without pain joy wouldn't feel so good.
estar a mano
(v.)=be on hand ; be around.
Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación. Ex: Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.
estar a matar
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
estar a medio camino entre ... y ...
(v.)=lie + midway between ... and ....
Ex: Typography at present is treated as an aspect of communication; it should instead be considered as lying midway between the plastic and the graphic arts.
estar a merced de
(v.)=be at the mercy of.
Ex: Plus, being at the mercy of train signals and jams on the roads is not my idea of a good start to the day.
estar a punto de
(v.)=be poised to ; be about to ; be on the point of ; stand + poised ; come + very close to.
Ex: The compact disc, which has already revolutionised domestic audio entertainment, is poised to exert quite as big an influence on the world of the business user. Ex: The very meanings of words like 'library' and 'university' are about to undergo mutations too radical to conceive, much less predict = Los significados mismos de palabras como "biblioteca" y "universidad" están a punto de experimentar cambios demasiado radicales de concevir y cuanto mucho menos de predecir. Ex: She was on the point of saying 'How dare you call him that?' but she checked herself. Ex: The Arabian Gulf Libraries stand poised at the threshold of networking. Ex: A new hypothesis about recent human evolution suggests that we came very close to extinction because of a 'volcanic winter' that occurred 71000 years ago.
estar a punto de + Infinitivo
(v.)=be about + Infinitivo.
Ex: Too often the author has no clear objective in preparing an abstract other than that he has been instructed to do so by the agency that is about to publish his contribution.
estar a punto de caer enfermo
=be sickening for.
Ex: Most parents know instinctively when their child is sickening for something: the child may not be as lively as usual; he may refuse his food; he may become clingy.
estar a punto de cascarlas
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + last legs.
Ex: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs.
estar a punto de coger Algo
=be sickening for.
Ex: Most parents know instinctively when their child is sickening for something: the child may not be as lively as usual; he may refuse his food; he may become clingy.
estar a punto de decir
(v.)=be on the tip of + Posesivo + tongue to say.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
estar a punto de estallar
(v.)=be at boiling point.
Ex: Tensions among Rwandans were at boiling point, public order was in anarchy and the nation was in tears.
estar a punto de romper a hervir
(v.)=be at boiling point.
Ex: Two hours later and the heat in the room was at boiling point.
estar a resultas de
(v.)=keep + track of.
Ex: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials.
estar a salvo
(v.)=be in safe hands.
Ex: If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people.
estar a tope
(v.)=overstretch ; be chocker with.
Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench. Ex: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.
estar abarrotado
(v.)=be chocker with.
Ex: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.
estar abierto a
(v.)=be open to.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
estar abocado a ser
(v.)=be doomed.
Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
estar absorto en
(v.)=be wrapped up in.
Ex: He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
estar aburrido como una ostra
(v.)=be bored stiff.
Ex: Instead of spending hours being bored stiff in church, most families spend Christmas with family and loved-ones or are still recovering from the hangover .
estar aburridísimo
(v.)=be bored stiff ; be bored to death ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
Ex: Instead of spending hours being bored stiff in church, most families spend Christmas with family and loved-ones or are still recovering from the hangover . Ex: Three years on, and we are bored to death with the war on terror. Ex: The tiger was bored to tears with his viewers and started yawning to show it. Ex: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.
estar acabado
(v.)=be dead in the water.
Ex: Unfortunately the project is officially dead in the water.
estar acabando con
(v.)=eat away at.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
estar acabándose
(v.)=be on the way out ; be on + Posesivo + last legs.
Ex: Today, many things indicate that we are going thorough a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born. Ex: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs.
estar accesible
(v.)=be up.
Ex: DIALOG is one of the most accessible services, being up for twenty-two hours on weekdays and six hours on Saturdays.
estar accesible en línea
(v.)=go + online.
Ex: For smaller libraries it would be cheaper and more current to go online.
estar accesible en red
(v.)=go + online.
Ex: For smaller libraries it would be cheaper and more current to go online.
estar acertado
(v.)=be right on track ; be (right) on the mark.
Ex: There is every indication from this study that the program is right on track in terms of employment. Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark.
estar achacoso
(v.)=feel + achy.
Ex: He complained about feeling achy and tired, fell asleep in the car on the way home, and was dead to the world for the next 16 or so hours.
estar acorde con
(adj.)=be consistent with ; be consistent with.
Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings. Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
estar acostado
(v.)=lie in + bed.
Ex: In order to study the long-term effects of gravity on the human body, NASA is looking for a few good lazy people to lie in bed all day sleeping.
estar acostumbrado a
(v.)=be familiar with ; be no stranger to ; be used to.
Ex: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve = El que hace la búsqueda debe estar suficientemente familiarizado con lo que desea recuperar. Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities. Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.
estar acostumbrado a + Infinitivo
(v.)=be accustomed to + Gerundio.
Ex: The indexes should reveal the skills of an indexer who is at least accustomed to indexing.
estar agobiado de
(v.)=be snowed under with.
Ex: Thus they may have periods with nothing to do interspersed with times of being snowed under with work.
estar agradecido
(v.)=be thankful.
Ex: Looking back from the present days of austerity one must be thankful that the EEC libraries were able to lay the foundations of strong collections in their respective fields.
estar al acecho
(v.)=lie in + wait.
Ex: The hurdles that lie in wait for us include ones called 'connectivity', 'electronic journals', 'new software', 'new computers', 'more RAM', 'local area networks' and 'more time and energy'.
estar al alcance de la mano
(v.)=be at hand.
Ex: A shortage of books makes things slightly difficult but help is at hand from the USSR.
estar al borde de
(v.)=teeter + on the edge of ; stare + Nombre + in the face.
Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it. Ex: Bankruptcy stared him in the face unless he could obtain this increase of capital.
estar al completo
(v.)=overbook.
Ex: At any rate, since hotels in Vienna are usually overbooked in May we strongly recommend you to book your hotel as early as possible.
estar al control
(v.)=be in command.
Ex: Being in command means making tough decisions.
estar al corriente
(v.)=monitor + developments.
Ex: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.
estar al día
(v.)=monitor + developments ; stay on + top of the game ; stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
Ex: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día. Ex: Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome. Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out. Ex: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things. Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
estar al día de
(v.)=stay on + top of.
Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.
estar al lado de
(v.)=stand by + Lugar.
Ex: As she stood by the secretary's desk waiting for her to terminate a telephone call, she continued to wonder why he has asked her to take his place and to do these assignments.
estar al loro de
(v.)=be on the lookout for ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
Ex: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public. Ex: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material. Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound.
estar al mando
(v.)=be in command.
Ex: Being in command means making tough decisions.
estar al mismo nivel
(v.)=be on a par.
Ex: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.
estar al máximo
(v.)=overstretch.
Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
estar al rojo vivo
(v.)=be at boiling point.
Ex: Tensions among Rwandans were at boiling point, public order was in anarchy and the nation was in tears.
estar al tanto
(v.)=monitor + developments.
Ex: Users of federal statistics have to rely on a wide variety of sources to monitor developments = Los usuarios de las estadísticas federales tienen que utilizar una amplia variedad de fuentes para estar al día.
estar al tanto de
(v.)=be on the alert for ; be on the lookout for ; keep + track of ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + watch (upon/on/over) ; keep + an eye out for.
Ex: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'. Ex: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public. Ex: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials. Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound. Ex: It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers. Ex: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .
estar al tanto de las cosas
(v.)=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out. Ex: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things. Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
estar alejado + Expresión Numérica
(v.)=be + Número + away.
Ex: It would not be good, for example, just giving someone who claimed to have a social security problem the address of the nearest office, which might be many miles and several bus rides away.
estar alerta ante
=keep + an eye out for ; be on the alert for.
Ex: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct . Ex: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'.
estar alicaído
(v.)=be off-colour.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
estar ansioso por
(v.)=be eager to ; be raring to.
Ex: They are also both eager to tap any funds for which they may be eligible. Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
estar ante
(v.)=be faced with.
Ex: The indexer is faced with the choice of which off the themes of the document to provide access to via an index.
estar apagado
(v.)=be off.
Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.
estar aquí ya
(v.)=be upon us.
Ex: The knowledge society, then, is upon us.
estar ardiendo
(v.)=be on fire.
Ex: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
estar arraigado en
(v.)=be rooted in.
Ex: There is a definite problem in that the cataloging rules we've had have been firmly rooted in a bygone era.
estar arrestado
(v.)=be under arrest.
Ex: Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
estar arriba
(v.)=sit on + top.
Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption (soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
estar asociado a
(v.)=be associated with ; be bound up with.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials. Ex: This article suggests that the status and image of librarianship is inextricably bound up with its history as a female profession.
estar atado a
(v.)=hold + hostage to.
Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
estar atareado
(v.)=be tied up.
Ex: Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.
estar atento a
(v.)=be on the lookout for ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
Ex: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public. Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound.
estar aterrorizado
(v.)=be petrified of ; be frightened to death ; be scared stiff ; be terrified.
Ex: Instead, it has involved coming to terms with being gay and with not being petrified of someone finding out that he is gay. Ex: However there are a number of reports out there of people being frightened to death by ghosts. Ex: Students hate numbers; they are scared stiff of numbers. Ex: Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad.
estar atestado
(v.)=be chocker with.
Ex: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.
estar atrancado
(v.)=be stuck.
Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval.
estar atrapado en la rutina
(v.)=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
Ex: So if you find yourself stuck in rut ask yourself if living in the past is the problem. Ex: It was like she was stuck in a groove and could not get out of it!.
estar atrasado en el pago
(v.)=be in arrears.
Ex: All Members who are not in arrears are eligible to nominate for these positions and to vote in the subsequent elections.
estar aumentando
(v.)=be on the increase.
Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
estar ausente
(v.)=lack.
Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.
estar ausente de
(v.)=be absent (from).
Ex: Consideration of information issues was absent from most courses studied.
estar avanzado
(v.)=be well under way.
Ex: Planning for DC 20 is well under way.
estar avergonzado
(v.)=be ashamed.
Ex: Recreation is not something to be ashamed of.
estar averiado
(v.)=be out of order.
Ex: If you try to insert money and the machine doesn't respond to it, the most likely reason is that the machine is out of order.
estar aviado
(v.)=be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar aún por llegar
=be yet to come.
Ex: But I would imagine that the greatest cost of the code is yet to come.
estar bajo arresto
(v.)=be under arrest.
Ex: Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
estar bajo la tutela de
(v.)=fall under + the auspices of.
Ex: UK public libraries fall under the auspices of the Department of National Heritage.
estar bajo medicación
(v.)=be on medication.
Ex: The number of kids who are on medication has jumped dramatically.
estar bajo presión
(v.)=be under stress.
Ex: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.
estar bastante acostumbrado a
(v.)=be all too familiar with.
Ex: Librarians are all too familiar with the user who returns a book with the comment that it was not quite what was wanted = Los bibliotecarios están bastante acostumbrados al usuario que devuelve un libro con el comentario de que no es lo que buscaba.
estar bastante alejado
(v.)=be a distance apart.
Ex: Such an arrangement is well suited to the conditions of an administration dispersed around several buildings, some of which are a distance apart.
estar bebido
(v.)=be the worse for wear ; be the worse for drink ; be the worse for drink.
Ex: Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984. Ex: Churchill suffered from both a slight stammer and a lisp: speech impediments that often lead him to be accused of being the worse for drink. Ex: Churchill suffered from both a slight stammer and a lisp: speech impediments that often lead him to be accused of being the worse for drink.
estar bien
(v.)=be okay ; be in good shape ; be in good health.
Ex: 'Anything wrong?' 'Oh, I'm okay, I guess,' volunteered Datto cautiously. Ex: China's economy is in good shape and capable of maintaining financial stability despite global chaos. Ex: EU doctors kidnapped in Somalia by gunmen are in good health, a local elder says.
estar bien de salud
(v.)=be in good health.
Ex: EU doctors kidnapped in Somalia by gunmen are in good health, a local elder says.
estar bien encaminado
=be on the right track.
Ex: A quick scan of the headings and subheadings will indicate whether or not one is on the right track for the question.
estar bien pensado
(v.)=be carefully thought out.
Ex: Unfortunately, librarians were unable to bring themselves to whole-heartedly accept and implement this new philosophy, and as a result it has never been carefully thought out or thoroughly tested.
estar borracho
(v.)=be drunk ; see + double ; be the worse for wear ; be the worse for drink.
Ex: The secretary continued: 'He was drunk when he wrote your appraisal one night last week'. Ex: Children who develop strabismus usually don't see double because the brain is still developing and can correct for the problem. Ex: Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984. Ex: Churchill suffered from both a slight stammer and a lisp: speech impediments that often lead him to be accused of being the worse for drink.
estar borracho, estar bebido
(v.)=be the worse for drink.
Ex: Churchill suffered from both a slight stammer and a lisp: speech impediments that often lead him to be accused of being the worse for drink.
estar calado hasta los huesos
(v.)=be wet through (and through).
Ex: Hair that is wet through and through cuts like butter, a good razor blade will cut through it smoothly and effortlessly.
estar callado
(v.)=keep + quiet.
Ex: How to know when to keep quiet is an art.
estar cansado de
(v.)=be sick and tired of.
Ex: I am sick and tired of how Win 2000 runs DOS apps, but I need Windows for other reasons.
estar capacitado para
(v.)=be qualified to.
Ex: All of her work has been with public service aspects of librarianship; she's especially well qualified to talk about the reader's side of catalog use.
estar casi finalizado
(v.)=near + completion.
Ex: The project to revise the AACR is nearing completion.
estar casi terminado
(v.)=be nearing completion ; reach + near completion.
Ex: Cataloguing of these holdings is nearing completion and the collection should prove of great value in historical, archaeological and developmental studies. Ex: In 1989 Vanderbilt University library's 5 year conversion project reached near completion.
estar castigado
(v.)=be in the doghouse.
Ex: This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.
estar cerca
(v.)=be at hand ; be on hand ; be around.
Ex: A shortage of books makes things slightly difficult but help is at hand from the USSR. Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación. Ex: Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.
estar cerca de
(v.)=be close to.
Ex: The company, which was close to bankruptcy in 1988, repaid its debts in 1989.
estar chalado
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
Ex: Nobody with any sense whatsoever would voluntarily swim in the waters of San Francisco Bay unless they were off their rocker. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
estar chalado por
(v.)=be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back. Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!. Ex: He was crackers about her and I felt very sorry for him. Ex: I am not sure whether she knew I was bonkers about her, but if she did, she was kind enough no to let it intrude on our general friendship. Ex: She's embarrassed to confess that, although she is dotty about dogs, she lives in a tiny non-dog-friendly flat.
estar chiflado
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental ; be nuts ; be crackers.
Ex: Nobody with any sense whatsoever would voluntarily swim in the waters of San Francisco Bay unless they were off their rocker. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit. Ex: Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?. Ex: They're crackers if they think they have a chance to win.
estar chiflado por
(v.)=have + a crush on ; be hung up on ; be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
Ex: How would you feel if your significant other had a crush on someone else?. Ex: The only trouble is she's still totally hung up on her ex-boyfriend, even after 6 months!. Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back. Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!. Ex: He was crackers about her and I felt very sorry for him. Ex: I am not sure whether she knew I was bonkers about her, but if she did, she was kind enough no to let it intrude on our general friendship. Ex: She's embarrassed to confess that, although she is dotty about dogs, she lives in a tiny non-dog-friendly flat.
estar chulo
(v.)=look + cool.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.
estar chungo
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
estar chupado
(v.)=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices. Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving. Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze. Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'. Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat. Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. Ex: The Zionists will discover that the war they had in July was a walk in the park if we compare it to what we've prepared for every new aggression.
estar claro
(v.)=be plain ; be out in the open.
Ex: It should be plain that the making of a classification scheme by this process involves analysis, as single concepts must be identified, and distinguished one from another. Ex: Now it is out in the open that those of us in the academic world who have passed the student phase in our lives also use Google extensively!.
estar clarísimo
(v.)=be patently clear.
Ex: Yet it is patently clear, so far as reading and books are concerned, that most homes play no such role.
estar colado por
(v.)=have + a crush on ; be hung up on.
Ex: How would you feel if your significant other had a crush on someone else?. Ex: The only trouble is she's still totally hung up on her ex-boyfriend, even after 6 months!.
estar como el perro y el gato
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
estar como pez en el agua
(v.)=be in + Posesivo + element.
Ex: It's like how William is totally in his element when he talks about cosmology, because he's an astrophysicist.
estar como un cencerro
(v.)=be nuts ; be crackers.
Ex: Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?. Ex: They're crackers if they think they have a chance to win.
estar como una cabra
(v.)=be a real nutter ; be off + Posesivo + head ; be nuts ; be crackers.
Ex: He seems to be a real nutter rather than someone who becomes gradually ensnared by a cause that appears to have some appeal. Ex: Clearly he is off his head and has no idea what he was talking about. Ex: Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?. Ex: They're crackers if they think they have a chance to win.
estar completamente a favor de
=be all for.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
estar completamente borracho
(v.)=be drunk and incapable.
Ex: I believe that it was in a West Riding town that three successive chief constables were relieved of their duties because they were drunk and incapable.
estar completamente convencido de
=be all for.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
estar completamente de acuerdo con
=agree + wholeheartedly with ; be all for.
Ex: I would like to wholeheartedly agree with what the previous speaker said and to express my thanks to the Library of Congress and its staff members. Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
estar completamente despierto
(v.)=be wide awake.
Ex: I was wide awake before this class, now it is a challenge to keep my eyes open.
estar completamente equivocado
(v.)=be way off.
Ex: Most sellers think they know at least a ballpark figure for their house, but most are way off.
estar comprometido a
(v.)=hold + hostage to.
Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
estar comprometido a + Infinitivo
(v.)=be committed to + Gerundio.
Ex: The LA is committed to combatting discrimination and to promoting equality of opportunities.
estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada
(v.)=hang out + on the street.
Ex: Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).
estar con el alma en vilo
=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
Ex: Among those putting life on hold this year, 28 percent said it was due to a lack of savings. Ex: Her life was on hold for almost 18 months as she waited for a kidney transplant.
estar con el tema
(v.)=be on the topic.
Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
estar con la espalda contra la pared
=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
Ex: What do you do when your back's against the wall following a breast cancer diagnosis?.
estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja
(v.)=smell + a rat.
Ex: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said.
estar condenado a ser
(v.)=be doomed.
Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
estar conectado
(v.)=be on.
Ex: Our system allowed us to accept four messages and queue them so that the person sitting at a terminal thought s/he was the only person on.
estar confinado
(v.)=be confined.
Ex: They were confined within, and even exhausted by, a study of what could be regarded as the enabling mechanics.
estar confuso
(v.)=blur ; be at sixes and sevens with ; be at a nonplus ; be all at sea.
Ex: Much of what is written about the information society is blurred by vague definitions. Ex: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me. Ex: I liked the methodology cited in the article, but was quite at a nonplus as to description of why several items were taken out of consideration. Ex: There is so much materal to prepare that she is all at sea as to how to do it.
estar congelado
(v.)=be frozen stiff.
Ex: There was no snow upon the ground, but the earth was frozen stiff and the road was rough with little ridges.
estar constipado
(v.)=have + a cold.
Ex: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
estar contento
(v.)=be merry.
Ex: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.
estar contentísimo
(v.)=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product. Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out. Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
estar contra las cuertas
(v.)=be against the ropes.
Ex: The novel is about how hard you fight back when you are against the ropes.
estar contraindicado
(v.)=be contraindicated.
Ex: The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.
estar contrapuestos
=be at odds.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
estar convencido
(v.)=there + be + strong feeling.
Ex: Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.
estar convencido de la idea de que
(v.)=be committed to the idea that.
Ex: Most librarians were committed to the idea that the capabilities of men varied and were controlled by 'nature's laws'.
estar convirtiéndose rápidamente
(v.)=be fast becoming.
Ex: Image processing is fast becoming a major success in the hardware field, and in its footsteps could come the first significant attempt at image archiving and subsequent on-line retrieval.
estar correcto
(v.)=be correct.
Ex: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.
estar correlacionado con
(v.)=be correlated with.
Ex: Major findings are that square footage and seating were all directly correlated with size, type, and complexity of institutions.
estar cortados con la misma tijera
(v.)=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush. Ex: On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind. Ex: Twins may appear to be cut from the same cloth, but their genes reveal a different pattern. Ex: To me they all looked alike, the same size, and seemed to have been cast in the same mould.
estar cortados por el mismo patrón
(v.)=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush. Ex: On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind. Ex: Twins may appear to be cut from the same cloth, but their genes reveal a different pattern. Ex: To me they all looked alike, the same size, and seemed to have been cast in the same mould.
estar de acorde con
(v.)=be commensurate with.
Ex: We can offer you a salary that will be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities that the job demands.
estar de acuerdo
(v.)=approve ; be in agreement ; concur (with) ; be agreed ; agree.
Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984. Ex: While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be. Ex: These four national libraries have also concurred on the matter of fullness of personal name. Ex: Everyone who has examined the topic, librarians and non-librarians alike, are agreed that the reference interview is essential to the success of the computer search. Ex: She would get out of bed in the morning and look fabulous, though she wouldn't agree.
estar de acuerdo (con/en)
(v.)=see + eye to eye (with/on).
Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others.
estar de acuerdo con
(adj.)=accord with ; conform to ; fit ; go along with ; fit with ; be in conformity with ; mesh with ; see + eye to eye (with/on) ; jive with ; be consistent with.
Ex: So while that tracing may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense. Ex: These basic permutation rules are modified somewhat to conform to bibliographic requirements. Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order. Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision. Ex: The data has to be tested to fit with other models. Ex: These results are in conformity with the findings of most past studies. Ex: How much do we know about information-seeking behaviors in the digital age and how well e-reference services mesh with users' expectations?. Ex: Although there is consensus on the priority of some strategies, execs from different departments don't see eye to eye on many others. Ex: For the most part my experiences jived with the authors commentary. Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings.
estar de acuerdo con una idea
(v.)=subscribe to + idea.
Ex: Too many people subscribe to this idea in principle only.
estar de acuerdo en que no + estar + de acuerdo
=agree to + disagree.
Ex: Just agree to disagree, move on and learn to live with people that do not share your views.
estar de acuerdo sobre
(v.)=agree (on/upon).
Ex: Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts).
estar de acuerdo unánimemente
(v.)=agree on + all hands.
Ex: It is agreed on all hands that peace should be restored without delay and that law and order must be established and maintained at any cost.
estar de baja
(v.)=be off work.
Ex: While being off work he decided that he wanted to move on and resigned from the post.
estar de baja por enfermedad
(v.)=be off work sick.
Ex: If by that you mean not having two pennies to rub together, then its because being off work sick on half pay tends to do.
estar de borrachera
(v.)=be on a drunk.
Ex: They were on a drunk at the time and the deal is attributable to that cause since they were regarded as peaceable men when sober.
estar de bote en bote
(v.)=be chocker with.
Ex: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.
estar de brazos cruzados
(v.)=stand + idle ; sit + idle ; sit + idly.
Ex: A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy. Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll. Ex: The police and the University rector cannot be blamed for following the law but the government should not sit idly and should work quickly to revamp the laws.
estar de broma
(v.)=be joking.
Ex: He has assured fans he's not performing at next week's royal wedding, confessing he was joking when he said he'd be playing the organ .
estar de buen humor
(v.)=be high.
Ex: There are 3 days in a week when he's really high.
estar de buena racha
(v.)=be on a roll.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
estar de buenas
(v.)=be on good terms ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms.
Ex: Tulisa was happy to get the call and they made up and were on good terms by the end of the call. Ex: But reducing a small workplace entails the excruciating task of laying off people you know well and are on friendly terms with. Ex: There's always a way out if you move with times and are on close terms with the computer technologies.
estar de cachondeo
(v.)=be joking.
Ex: He has assured fans he's not performing at next week's royal wedding, confessing he was joking when he said he'd be playing the organ .
estar de camino a
(v.)=be on the road to.
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
estar de capa caída
(v.)=be in the doldrums.
Ex: CATV is in the doldrums after the initial enthusiasm of investors and this is the time for librarians to step in.
estar de cháchara
(v.)=chinwag.
Ex: After a pleasant few hours chinwagging, eating and drinking, we ventured out into the Parisian night and home.
estar de guasa
(v.)=be joking.
Ex: He has assured fans he's not performing at next week's royal wedding, confessing he was joking when he said he'd be playing the organ .
estar de mala leche
=be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood.
Ex: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Ex: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood.
estar de mala uva
=be in a foul mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in an awful mood.
Ex: Lucy was in a foul mood for much of the show's filming, partially because she had elected to stop smoking for health reasons when the show began. Ex: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Ex: When I finally got to Boston (having missed the wedding and most of the reception) I was in an awful mood.
estar de malas
(v.)=be in a bad mood ; be on bad terms.
Ex: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it. Ex: He thinks her mother used witchcraft against him and they are on bad terms.
estar de malhumor
(v.)=be in a bad mood.
Ex: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it.
estar de moda
(v.)=be in.
Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.
estar de morros
(v.)=be in a bad mood.
Ex: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it.
estar de palique
(v.)=chinwag.
Ex: After a pleasant few hours chinwagging, eating and drinking, we ventured out into the Parisian night and home.
estar de parloteo
(v.)=chinwag.
Ex: After a pleasant few hours chinwagging, eating and drinking, we ventured out into the Parisian night and home.
estar de pie
(v.)=stand.
Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.
estar de pie por encima de
(v.)=stand over.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
estar de suerte
(v.)=be in luck ; be on a roll.
Ex: We were in luck in that the cheese was both in season and in stock and
we bought a huge wheel for 11 euros. Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
estar de uñas
(v.)=be at daggers drawn (with) ; be at each other's throats.
Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn. Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
estar de vacaciones
(v.)=be on vacation ; be off on vacation.
Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation. Ex: I have been off on vacation and just got back.
estar de vuelta
(v.)=be back.
Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
estar de vuelta dentro de
(v.)=be back in + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: 'I'd like you to tell the director that I'll be back in a day or so to see her to challenge this policy'.
estar debatiéndose
(v.)=be under discussion.
Ex: A proposal for an ISADN is under discussion within the IFLA Working Group on an International Authority System.
estar decidido a
(v.)=be determined to ; be of a mind to ; be intent on ; be all set to.
Ex: Native Americans are determined not only to remain in control of their art but also to have a say in how it is interpreted. Ex: I don't think the Council on Library Resources is of any mind to go shelling out money for ten years the way it did before. Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics. Ex: With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
estar decidido a + Infinitivo
(v.)=be set to + Infinitivo.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
estar decidido a continuar
(v.)=be set to continue.
Ex: Co-operatives have played a much more extensive role in recent years and are set to continue in their expanded role.
estar demasiado representado
(v.)=overrepresent.
Ex: Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.
estar densamente poblado de
(v.)=be dense with.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
estar dentro de
(v.)=fall within/into.
Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile.
estar dentro de la competencia
(v.)=be the province of.
Ex: The bibliographical control of such items is the province of in-house indexing.
estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno
(v.)=lie within + Posesivo + power.
Ex: He must assure himself that he has indeed eliminated every possibility that lies within his power before concluding that he has indeed drawn a blank.
estar desacertado
(v.)=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.
Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark. Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
estar desacreditado
(v.)=hold in + disrepute.
Ex: 'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.
estar desapareciendo
(v.)=be on the way out.
Ex: Today, many things indicate that we are going thorough a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born.
estar desasosegado
=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
Ex: Among those putting life on hold this year, 28 percent said it was due to a lack of savings. Ex: Her life was on hold for almost 18 months as she waited for a kidney transplant.
estar desbordado de
(v.)=be snowed under with.
Ex: Thus they may have periods with nothing to do interspersed with times of being snowed under with work.
estar desbordante de
(v.)=spill over with.
Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.
estar descaminado
(v.)=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
Ex: Education is on the wrong track largely because of 'solutions' that have isolated teachers and students from one another . Ex: More than half of 103 news directors polled in a nationwide survey expressed concern that their profession was headed down the wrong track.
estar descontento con
(v.)=express + dissatisfaction with.
Ex: They expressed dissatisfaction with graduates they had employed who, whilst possessing the requisite technical skills, lacked judgement and flexibility in information.
estar deseando
(v.)=be raring to.
Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
estar desempleado
(v.)=be out of work.
Ex: However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny.
estar deseoso de
(v.)=be anxious to ; be more than ready for ; be itching to.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing. Ex: By the time the first Italian parliament was formed in 1861, Italy was more than ready for political union. Ex: She was itching to give them a ringing good clip on the ear but she didn't because she thought their father was watching.
estar desesperado
=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
Ex: What do you do when your back's against the wall following a breast cancer diagnosis?.
estar desocupado
(v.)=stand + idle.
Ex: A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy.
estar desordenado
(v.)=be out of order.
Ex: The messages are out of order from a chronological point of view.
estar despabilado
(v.)=be wide awake.
Ex: I was wide awake before this class, now it is a challenge to keep my eyes open.
estar despampanante
(v.)=look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars.
Ex: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night. Ex: So follow the example of the Hollywood elite this year and enjoy feeling fabulous and looking like a million dollars.
estar desquiciado
(v.)=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years. Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar destinado a
(v.)=be intended for/to.
Ex: Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.
estar destrozado
(v.)=be + wreck ; be a (complete) shambles.
Ex: I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks. Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
estar detenido
(v.)=be under arrest.
Ex: Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
estar directamente relacionado con
(v.)=be directly correlated to.
Ex: Accuracy is directly correlated to the librarian's professional expertise.
estar disgustado por
(v.)=feel deeply about.
Ex: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
estar disperso
(v.)=lie + scattered.
Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
estar disponible
(v.)=be available ; be forthcoming ; be at hand.
Ex: This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation. Ex: Until additional funds are forthcoming, it is most helpful to 'push' such a plan. Ex: A shortage of books makes things slightly difficult but help is at hand from the USSR.
estar dispuesto
(v.)=be game.
Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game.
estar dispuesto a
(v.)=be keen to ; be prepared to ; be willing to ; be of a mind to ; be willing and able to ; be ready, willing and able ; be fain to.
Ex: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation. Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus. Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book. Ex: I don't think the Council on Library Resources is of any mind to go shelling out money for ten years the way it did before. Ex: It was the first time any government had committed itself to providing work for any person who was willing and able to work. Ex: However, unlike most artists, Ritchie was ready, willing and able to explain the deeper meanings in his pieces. Ex: With this assurance she was fain to content herself, but even this assurance did not make her happy.
estar dispuesto a todo
(v.)=be ready, willing and able.
Ex: However, unlike most artists, Ritchie was ready, willing and able to explain the deeper meanings in his pieces.
estar dispuesto y deseoso a
(v.)=be willing and able to.
Ex: It was the first time any government had committed itself to providing work for any person who was willing and able to work.
estar dispuestísimo a
(v.)=be more than willing to.
Ex: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry.
estar doblemente seguro
(v.)=be doubly sure.
Ex: Nothing unusual was felt in the breast exam but she sent me for an ultrasound - just to be doubly sure.
estar dolorido
(v.)=feel + achy.
Ex: He complained about feeling achy and tired, fell asleep in the car on the way home, and was dead to the world for the next 16 or so hours.
estar dominado por Alguien
(v.)=be under + Posesivo + thumb.
Ex: They hate her for not being under their thumb, for saying and doing anything without fear of them.
estar ducho en
(v.)=be adept at.
Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
estar dudoso
(v.)=be doubtful.
Ex: This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.
estar embarazada
(v.)=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way. Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
estar emocionado
(v.)=be thrilled.
Ex: When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'.
estar empachado
(v.)=have + indigestion.
Ex: A teenager died of stomach cancer after being repeatedly told by doctors that she only had indigestion.
estar empapado
(v.)=be wet through (and through).
Ex: Hair that is wet through and through cuts like butter, a good razor blade will cut through it smoothly and effortlessly.
estar empeorando
(v.)=be in decline.
Ex: She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline.
estar en
(v.)=be in the course of.
Ex: This article also describes a multi-million pound extension scheme which is in the course of construction at Glasgow's Mitchell Library = Este artículo también describe una ampliación de varios millones de libras que está en construcción en la Biblioteca Mitchell de Glasgow.
estar en + Posesivo + elemento
(v.)=be in + Posesivo + element.
Ex: It's like how William is totally in his element when he talks about cosmology, because he's an astrophysicist.
estar en + Posesivo + salsa
(v.)=be in + Posesivo + element.
Ex: It's like how William is totally in his element when he talks about cosmology, because he's an astrophysicist.
estar en Babia
(v.)=be in cloud cuckoo land ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; live in + a dream world.
Ex: There are always those, who, if they cannot see any immediate relationship between what is being taught and the present state of practice, declare that the schools of librarianship are 'in cloud cuckoo land' or some other improbable location. Ex: He argued that those who believe the status quo is the best way forward for sustainable development were living in cloud cuckoo land. Ex: Don't ever change that -- the ones that live in a dream world are the ones that ended making this world better.
estar en alza
(v.)=be up.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
estar en apuros
(v.)=be in trouble ; be in a fix.
Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble. Ex: The political leaders, social reformers and Nobel Peace Laureates were appalled by this dangerous phenomenon but they were all in a fix as to what to do.
estar en ascuas
(v.)=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold ; sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.
Ex: Among those putting life on hold this year, 28 percent said it was due to a lack of savings. Ex: Her life was on hold for almost 18 months as she waited for a kidney transplant. Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
estar en auge
(v.)=go + strong.
Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems.
estar en barbecho
(v.)=lie + fallow.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
estar en buenas manos
(v.)=be in safe hands ; be in good hands.
Ex: If you ever need hope that world is in safe hands, then my advice is to be in touch with young people. Ex: The future is in good hands: look at the ends of your arms!.
estar en camino
(v.)=be in the works.
Ex: Maybe we won't see a complete double dip recession, but a serious slowdown in growth does seem to be in the works.
estar en camino de
(v.)=be on the way to.
Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today).
estar en casa
(v.)=be in.
Ex: He wasn't in when we arrived at the farm, but we hung about like 2 freaky stalkers and finally got to speak to him.
estar en celo
(v.)=be on heat ; be in heat ; be in rut.
Ex: Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days. Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us. Ex: When the male is in rut he loses his ordinary sense of caution.
estar en consonancia con
(v.)=be consonant with ; attune to ; align + Reflexivo + with ; be consistent with ; out of line with.
Ex: The curricula of a few SLIS displayed a degree of emphasis upon IT which was likely to be consonant with the possibility of credible aspiration in that direction. Ex: In the early 1960s they began developing information services more attuned to the information needs of their clients. Ex: This article argues that fiction is an area of stock development which would readily achieve the goals of development with which public librarians have aligned themselves. Ex: If these two questions are considered the choice of titles will be consistent with the choice of author headings. Ex: Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?.
estar en contacto (con)
(v.)=stay in + touch (with) ; be in touch (with).
Ex: Special librarians usually work alone and need library associations to stay in touch with other librarians and with changes in librarianship. Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
estar en contra de
(v.)=be against.
Ex: Who can be against training one's staff to make them more effective? It's like being against motherhood and apple pie.
estar en debate
(v.)=be under discussion.
Ex: A proposal for an ISADN is under discussion within the IFLA Working Group on an International Authority System.
estar en decadencia
(v.)=be in decline ; be in retreat.
Ex: She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline. Ex: Those institutions and persons representing a progressive and hopeful future for Iraq are under assault and in retreat.
estar en declive
(v.)=be in decline.
Ex: She gives a personal assessment of the Congress, attempting to discover whether IFLA is growing healthily and usefully, or whether it is in decline.
estar en desacuerdo
(v.)=be at variance ; disagree ; quarrel with ; beg to differ ; be at odds ; be at sixes and sevens with each other.
Ex: I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance. Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects. Ex: What we would quarrel with is not CAS's 'motives', but what CAS 'did'. Ex: Many librarians were literally incredulous that weeding could be considered, in any shape or form, as a timesaver; others begged to differ. Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable. Ex: The two companies were permanently at sixes and sevens with each other.
estar en desacuerdo con
(v.)=be at odds with ; be at loggerheads with.
Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination. Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
estar en desacuerdo sobre
(v.)=be at odds over.
Ex: Librarians and publishers are at odds over the solution to these new preservation problems.
estar en desigualdad
(v.)=be under par.
Ex: Libraries are significantly under par on both of these activities, largely because of mind set, less because of budget.
estar en desventaja
(v.)=be disadvantaged ; be at a disadvantage.
Ex: Well, community information is just about that, helping those who are in anyway disadavantaged find the means to solve their daily problems and to find a better life. Ex: They felt that they were increasingly at a disadvantage in not having the same access to the free flow of scientific information as the industrialized world.
estar en deuda
(v.)=be in debt.
Ex: Some of the arguments in the article say that the reason why people are in debt is because expenses are higher now than they were in the 1970's.
estar en deuda con
(v.)=be beholden to.
Ex: Many libraries are beholden to their retired 'volunteers' who return to perform special cataloging or bibliographic research projects.
estar en dificultades
=be in trouble.
Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble.
estar en duda
(v.)=be in question.
Ex: The introduction sums up the present situation: The fate of the American institutional phenomenon, the public library, is in question.
estar en el aire
(v.)=be unaccounted for.
Ex: A total of 234354 centenarians are unaccounted for across Japan despite still being registered as alive under the family registry.
estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado
(v.)=be in the right place at the right time.
Ex: She attributes her success to being in the right place at the right time.
estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado
(v.)=be in the right place at the right time.
Ex: She attributes her success to being in the right place at the right time.
estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno
(v.)=be in the right place at the right time.
Ex: She attributes her success to being in the right place at the right time.
estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso
(v.)=be on the spot.
Ex: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.
estar en el séptimo cielo
(v.)=be on cloud nine ; float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air ; be in seventh heaven.
Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine). Ex: She felt the rush of adrenaline and sense of floating on air as the plane lifted off for a tour over the harbor. Ex: She is 'walking on air' after grabbing the limelight by flaunting her fabulous new figure. Ex: Who is this young woman who goes out stealthily like this, and meets a young man, and comes back feeling as if she had been treading on air?. Ex: The salary was barely enough to get by, but I was in seventh heaven: at long last, I had the opportunity to do scientific research.
estar en estado
(v.)=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way. Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
estar en estado de buena esperanza
(v.)=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way. Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
estar en estado de cambio
(v.)=be in flux.
Ex: The law of copyright in relation to electronic media is still very much in flux.
estar en flor
(v.)=be in bloom ; be in flower.
Ex: The spring is beautiful when the magnolia trees are in bloom. Ex: The first meeting was held on 8 March with the first real judging taking place on 22 March when several tulips were in flower.
estar en floración
(v.)=be in bloom ; be in flower.
Ex: The spring is beautiful when the magnolia trees are in bloom. Ex: The first meeting was held on 8 March with the first real judging taking place on 22 March when several tulips were in flower.
estar en forma
(v.)=be in shape ; be in good shape ; be in form.
Ex: This article explores whether 'being in shape' could be considered a legitimate central educational goal. Ex: China's economy is in good shape and capable of maintaining financial stability despite global chaos. Ex: He is displaying all the hallmarks of a striker in form, as his wonderful goal at the weekend would suggest.
estar en funcionamiento
(v.)=be up.
Ex: DIALOG is one of the most accessible services, being up for twenty-two hours on weekdays and six hours on Saturdays.
estar en función de
(v.)=be a function of.
Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.
estar en guardia
(v.)=be on guard (against) ; be on + Posesivo + guard.
Ex: Searchers need to be aware of the characteristics of the services and be on guard against bias, incompleteness, and lack of relevancy. Ex: There is a need for successful companies to be on their guard in the face of new competition.
estar en guerra con
(v.)=be at war with.
Ex: Overnight it changed the style of Britain's relations with other European countries, with some of which it had been at war in recent history.
estar en igualdad de condiciones con
(v.)=be on (an) equal footing with.
Ex: Public libraries serving special populations unfamiliar with the concept of a public library must have alternative use measures available to be on equal footing with libraries serving more traditional markets = Las bibliotecas públicas que atienden a comunidades específicas que no están familiarizadas con el concepto de la biblioteca pública deben disponer de indicadores alternativos para poder equipararse con las bibliotecas que atienden a unos mercados más tradicionales.
estar en inferioridad de condiciones
(v.)=punch above + Posesivo + weight.
Ex: So although the Philippines is not the largest of countries, it, in using a phrase from boxing, punches above its weight in the international arena.
estar en juego
(v.)=be at stake.
Ex: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk.
estar en la cresta de la ola
(v.)=ride on + the crest of a wave.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
estar en la gloria
(v.)=be on cloud nine ; float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air ; be in seventh heaven.
Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine). Ex: She felt the rush of adrenaline and sense of floating on air as the plane lifted off for a tour over the harbor. Ex: She is 'walking on air' after grabbing the limelight by flaunting her fabulous new figure. Ex: Who is this young woman who goes out stealthily like this, and meets a young man, and comes back feeling as if she had been treading on air?. Ex: The salary was barely enough to get by, but I was in seventh heaven: at long last, I had the opportunity to do scientific research.
estar en la inopia
(v.)=live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.
Ex: He argued that those who believe the status quo is the best way forward for sustainable development were living in cloud cuckoo land. Ex: There are always those, who, if they cannot see any immediate relationship between what is being taught and the present state of practice, declare that the schools of librarianship are 'in cloud cuckoo land' or some other improbable location.
estar en la luna de Valencia
(v.)=live in + a dream world ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.
Ex: Don't ever change that -- the ones that live in a dream world are the ones that ended making this world better. Ex: He argued that those who believe the status quo is the best way forward for sustainable development were living in cloud cuckoo land. Ex: There are always those, who, if they cannot see any immediate relationship between what is being taught and the present state of practice, declare that the schools of librarianship are 'in cloud cuckoo land' or some other improbable location.
estar en la mejor posición para
(v.)=be best positioned to.
Ex: In the small number of cases where threats are insufficient, the library will be best positioned to institute legal action.
estar en la misma categoria que
(v.)=rank with.
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.
estar en la onda
(v.)=attune to + wavelength.
Ex: Being attuned to society's wavelengths is the essence of all information-related work.
estar en las mismas
(v.)=be back to square one.
Ex: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me.
estar en las últimas
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + last legs ; scrape + the bottom of the barrel.
Ex: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs. Ex: Well, friends, we were really scraping the bottom of the barrel, and there was no joy, no joy at all.
estar en llamas
(v.)=be in flames.
Ex: She had not been gone long before the city swarmed with soldiers, and that night all the public buildings were in flames.
estar en lo cierto
(v.)=hit + the truth ; be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
Ex: He hit the truth in one point only, the number of windows on one side of the house. Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark. Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids. Ex: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
estar en manos privadas
(v.)=hold in + private hands.
Ex: The author outlines a pilot project to identify manuscript and archives collections held in private hands.
estar en marcha
(v.)=tick over.
Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
estar en mayoría
(v.)=be in the majority.
Ex: Little attention has been paid to fields in which women were in the majority or to the issue of gender in professions.
estar en medio de
=caught in the middle.
Ex: As the group of professionals most often caught in the middle of copyright infringement disputes, librarians have a duty to teach their users about these issues and hopefully avoid these disputes.
estar en minoría
(v.)=be in the minority.
Ex: Nonetheless, as Table 9 makes clear, these librarians are in the minority.
estar en misa y repicando
(v.)=have + a finger in every pie.
Ex: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
estar en números rojos
(v.)=be in the red.
Ex: Liquidity crunch is on and the market is in the red.
estar en paz
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + dues.
Ex: And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
estar en peligro
(v.)=be in jeopardy ; be in question ; be endangered ; be at risk ; be at stake.
Ex: I get the feeling from both of them that my job may be in jeopardy if I'm not a better sport. Ex: The introduction sums up the present situation: The fate of the American institutional phenomenon, the public library, is in question. Ex: This article discusses whether national security would actually be endangered by a lack of exchange and communication of scientific ideas, and how extensive is the leakage of national security information in academia. Ex: The on-line information industry may be at risk from such moves. Ex: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk.
estar en peligro (de)
(v.)=be in danger (of).
Ex: If they continue to resist change and ignore renewal, they too are in danger of slipping to the last notch on our diagram, the one of dissolution and displacement.
estar en plena forma
(v.)=be in top form ; be in top condition ; be in top shape.
Ex: She will need to be in top form from the get go this year, when he takes on her opponent on Wednesday evening. Ex: Airflow outside of the servers is similarly key to ensuring servers are in top condition. Ex: She hopes to be back in top shape for next week's league game in Monaco.
estar en pleno apogeo
=be in full cry.
Ex: During the 1st period, 1895-1912, American liberalism was in full cry, the basic idea being to improve the level of knowledge among the masses and thus aid the development of society.
estar en pleno auge
=be in full cry.
Ex: During the 1st period, 1895-1912, American liberalism was in full cry, the basic idea being to improve the level of knowledge among the masses and thus aid the development of society.
estar en posición de
(v.)=be in a position to.
Ex: At some stage, the librarian will be in a position to examine closely a number of programs that are likely candidates for purchase.
estar en proceso
(v.)=be in the works.
Ex: Maybe we won't see a complete double dip recession, but a serious slowdown in growth does seem to be in the works.
estar en proceso de
(v.)=be on the way to ; be in the process of ; be in the course of.
Ex: We are on the way to a transformed library service, total in design (and anything less than totality is doomed as a has-been today). Ex: Special libraries are in the process of transformation from their traditional approach to modernity. Ex: This article also describes a multi-million pound extension scheme which is in the course of construction at Glasgow's Mitchell Library = Este artículo también describe una ampliación de varios millones de libras que está en construcción en la Biblioteca Mitchell de Glasgow.
estar en proceso de + Infinitivo
(v.)=be on to + Infinitivo.
Ex: 'She's also on to look into the matter of merit increases and faculty evaluation,' she coughed discreetly.
estar en proceso de cambio
(v.)=be in flux.
Ex: The law of copyright in relation to electronic media is still very much in flux.
estar en punto muerto
(v.)=be at a standstill.
Ex: Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill.
estar en racha
(v.)=be on a roll.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
estar en retirada
(v.)=be in retreat.
Ex: Those institutions and persons representing a progressive and hopeful future for Iraq are under assault and in retreat.
estar en ruinas
(v.)=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years. Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar en sintonía con
(v.)=attune to.
Ex: In the early 1960s they began developing information services more attuned to the information needs of their clients.
estar en situación de
(v.)=be in a position to.
Ex: At some stage, the librarian will be in a position to examine closely a number of programs that are likely candidates for purchase.
estar en suspense
(v.)=sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.
Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
estar en tensión
(v.)=sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.
Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
estar en todo
(v.)=have + a finger in every pie.
Ex: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
estar en trance de
(v.)=be in the process of.
Ex: Special libraries are in the process of transformation from their traditional approach to modernity.
estar en trámite
(v.)=be in the works.
Ex: Maybe we won't see a complete double dip recession, but a serious slowdown in growth does seem to be in the works.
estar en un aprieto
(v.)=be in a fix.
Ex: The political leaders, social reformers and Nobel Peace Laureates were appalled by this dangerous phenomenon but they were all in a fix as to what to do.
estar en un berenjenal
(v.)=be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar en un mar de dudas
(v.)=feel at + sea ; be all at sea.
Ex: With my daughter, I definitely felt at sea in the beginning, as I think most new mothers do. Ex: There is so much materal to prepare that she is all at sea as to how to do it.
estar en un momento clave
(v.)=be at a watershed.
Ex: Cooperation amongst American academic libraries is at a watershed.
estar en un momento decisivo
(v.)=be at a watershed.
Ex: Cooperation amongst American academic libraries is at a watershed.
estar en un sinvivir
=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold.
Ex: Among those putting life on hold this year, 28 percent said it was due to a lack of savings. Ex: Her life was on hold for almost 18 months as she waited for a kidney transplant.
estar en una situación diferente
(v.)=be on a different track.
Ex: The greatest handicap was the fact that we weren't as receptive to change as we should have been and I think we're now on a different track.
estar en venta
(v.)=be up for sale.
Ex: This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.
estar en vilo
(v.)=put + Posesivo + life on hold ; Posesivo + life + be + on hold ; sit on + the edge of + Posesivo + seat.
Ex: Among those putting life on hold this year, 28 percent said it was due to a lack of savings. Ex: Her life was on hold for almost 18 months as she waited for a kidney transplant. Ex: The audience members will alternately find themselves roaring with laughter and sitting on the edge of their seats in suspense.
estar en vías de
(v.)=be on the road to ; be in the process of.
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time. Ex: Special libraries are in the process of transformation from their traditional approach to modernity.
estar en vías de conseguir
(v.)=be on the road to.
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
estar enamorado de
(v.)=carry + a torch for + Nombre ; have + a crush on.
Ex: When he deserts her and her child, Charity is forced to turn to another man who has long carried a torch for her. Ex: How would you feel if your significant other had a crush on someone else?.
estar encaminado a
(v.)=be on the road to.
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
estar encantado
(v.)=be thrilled.
Ex: When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'.
estar encantado de Hacer Algo
(v.)=be more than happy to + Infinitivo.
Ex: 'I'll be more than happy to help in any way that I can,' Suttie offered.
estar encantadísimo
(v.)=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product. Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out. Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
estar encendido
(v.)=be on.
Ex: The computer, in essence, can do one thing and one thing only; it can recognize the difference between the two states 'on' and 'off'; rather like a person being able to tell whether a light is on or off.
estar encerrado en celda de aislamiento
(v.)=be in solitary confinement.
Ex: Alone in a cell for years or even decades, more than 80000 Americans are estimated to be in solitary confinement.
estar enchufado
(v.)=be on.
Ex: The coffee pot is always on, and music is often to be heard.
estar encinta
(v.)=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way. Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
estar endeudado
(v.)=be in debt ; be in the red.
Ex: Some of the arguments in the article say that the reason why people are in debt is because expenses are higher now than they were in the 1970's. Ex: Liquidity crunch is on and the market is in the red.
estar endeudado con
(v.)=be indebted to.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
estar enemistados
(v.)=be at loggerheads.
Ex: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.
estar enfermizo
(v.)=be in ill health ; be in bad health.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time. Ex: The evidence suggests that people who live in poor housing are more likely to be in bad health than persons living in good housing.
estar enfermo
(v.)=be ill.
Ex: This is the first known case of an exotic plant that 'pretends' to be ill as an evolutionary advantage in order to avoid being eaten.
estar enfermo de amor
(v.)=be lovesick.
Ex: Being 'lovesick' is possibly one of the most painful experiences in life; not only is it manifested mentally, but we feel distinct physical pain as well.
estar enfrascado en Algo
(v.)=have + Nombre + on the go.
Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.
estar enfrentados
(v.)=be at loggerheads.
Ex: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.
estar enfurruñado
(v.)=be in a bad mood.
Ex: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it.
estar enojado
(v.)=get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life. Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
estar entablillado
(v.)=be in a splint.
Ex: His thumb will be in a splint for five weeks but his doctors expect him to make a full recovery.
estar entre
(v.)=fall between.
Ex: In the second example, records with the terms 'catalog' and 'catalogues,' as well as any other terms in the Basic Index that fall between the two, are retrieved.
estar entre dos aguas
(v.)=fall between + two stools.
Ex: The article is entitled 'ADONIS: a happy medium or falling between two stools'.
estar entre la espada y la pared
=be on the horns of a dilemma.
Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening.
estar entre los primeros
(v.)=stay on + top.
Ex: Staying on top in any profession is difficult, particularly in golf, where there is so much competition.
estar entre rejas
(v.)=be behind bars.
Ex: Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.
estar entusiasmado
(v.)=be thrilled.
Ex: When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'.
estar equivocado
(v.)=be mistaken ; be wide of the mark ; be wrong ; be in error ; miss + the mark ; miss + the point ; be in the wrong.
Ex: If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities. Ex: Your answer is wide of the mark. Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back. Ex: If the information supplied is in error to such an extent that the client suffers demonstrable harm, then legal action for redress is available = Si la información suministrada es errónea hasta el punto de que el usuario sufra daños demonstrables, existe la posibilidad de entablar un juicio para buscar compensación. Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark. Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting. Ex: When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
estar equivocado en + Número + cosas
(v.)=be wrong on + Número + count(s).
Ex: The resulting A/Z subject index entry is wrong on two counts.
estar erróneo
(v.)=be in error.
Ex: If the information supplied is in error to such an extent that the client suffers demonstrable harm, then legal action for redress is available = Si la información suministrada es errónea hasta el punto de que el usuario sufra daños demonstrables, existe la posibilidad de entablar un juicio para buscar compensación.
estar esparcido
(v.)=lie + scattered.
Ex: So we see many wits and ingenuities lying scattered up and down the world, whereof some are now labouring to do what is already done and puzzling themselves to reinvent what is already invented.
estar estancado
(v.)=be stuck in a groove ; be (stuck) in a rut.
Ex: It was like she was stuck in a groove and could not get out of it!. Ex: So if you find yourself stuck in rut ask yourself if living in the past is the problem.
estar estrechamente ligado a
(v.)=be closely tied to.
Ex: He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
estar estreñido
(v.)=be constipated.
Ex: In general, however, you are likely constipated if you pass a hard, dry stool less than three times a week.
estar estropeado
(v.)=be kaput.
Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
estar estropeándose
(v.)=be on the way out.
Ex: Today, many things indicate that we are going thorough a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born.
estar exento de
(v.)=be exempt from.
Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
estar exento de pagar impuestos
=write off.
Ex: Difficulties experienced by publishers include loss of property, overstocking and no effective mechanism for writing off.
estar eximido de
(v.)=be exempt from.
Ex: The public library is not exempt from this rule, and in conformity with it this report has been prepared to offer a detailed answer to the challenge of the public.
estar falto de
(v.)=be short of.
Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.
estar falto de práctica
(v.)=get + rusty.
Ex: I must be getting rusty or something, but I can't seem to work this one out for myself - maybe it's my age!.
estar familiarizado con
(v.)=have + familiarity with.
Ex: The most effective searchers are those who have both system experience and some familiarity with the subject area in which they are searching.
estar fascinado por
(v.)=have + a fascination for.
Ex: If you have read some of my articles you will know that I have a fascination for haystacks.
estar feliz
(v.)=be merry.
Ex: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.
estar firmemente convencido
(n.)=strongly held opinion.
Ex: My second strongly held opinion is that as many items as possible in a browsing collection should be intershelved.
estar fraguándose
(v.)=be in the works.
Ex: Maybe we won't see a complete double dip recession, but a serious slowdown in growth does seem to be in the works.
estar frenético
(v.)=be furious.
Ex: You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.
estar frito de sed
(v.)=be parched ; spit + feathers ; be parched with thirst.
Ex: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days. Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers. Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
estar frío
(v.)=be cold.
Ex: For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.
estar fuera
(v.)=be out.
Ex: The security firm, famous for its eagle-eyed officers, responded to a distress call from a teenager who was attacked while his parents were out.
estar fuera con los amigos
(v.)=be out with the guys.
Ex: Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.
estar fuera de + Posesivo + control
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + hands ; be out of + Posesivo + control.
Ex: She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands. Ex: There was no way that Mary could get her sight back -- that was out of her control.
estar fuera de + Posesivo + elemento
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + element.
Ex: His urbane manner, formidable erudition, and background experience might have led one to conclude that perhaps he was somewhat out of his element there on the prairie.
estar fuera de + Posesivo + manos
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + hands ; be out of + Posesivo + control.
Ex: She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands. Ex: There was no way that Mary could get her sight back -- that was out of her control.
estar fuera de contienda
(v.)=be out of contention.
Ex: Rhode Island was almost out of contention with a little over 2 million.
estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + league.
Ex: Every leader faces them: times when they are out of their league, times when they feel like a fish out of water.
estar fuera de lugar
(v.)=be out of place ; be out of order.
Ex: The 'Afrocentric-Eurocentric approaches' dichotomy is strangely out of place in an African context and is curiously out of touch wit the issues that are significant in library and information work. Ex: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.
estar fuera de quicio
(v.)=be beside + Reflexivo ; be beside + Reflexivo + with anger ; be beside + Reflexivo + with rage.
Ex: We have all experienced times when we felt out of character or 'beside ourselves,' acting in unexpected or inconsistent ways. Ex: A woman identifying herself as Beard's mother attempted to calm the young man down, but Beard was beside himself with anger. Ex: He was beside himself with rage over the goal that never was .
estar fuera de rumbo
(v.)=be off course.
Ex: Then our skipper, David Proctor, noticed that we were off course.
estar fuera de secuencia
(v.)=be out of order.
Ex: The messages are out of order from a chronological point of view.
estar fuera de sí
(v.)=be beside + Reflexivo ; be beside + Reflexivo + with anger ; be beside + Reflexivo + with rage ; be beside + Reflexivo + with grief.
Ex: We have all experienced times when we felt out of character or 'beside ourselves,' acting in unexpected or inconsistent ways. Ex: A woman identifying herself as Beard's mother attempted to calm the young man down, but Beard was beside himself with anger. Ex: He was beside himself with rage over the goal that never was . Ex: She is said to be beside herself with grief after losing her custom-made diamond wedding ring.
estar fuera del alcance
(v.)=lie outside + the scope of.
Ex: Consideration of PRECIS and the chain procedure lies outside the scope of this particular volume.
estar fuera del interés
(v.)=lie outside + the scope of.
Ex: Consideration of PRECIS and the chain procedure lies outside the scope of this particular volume.
estar fuera del interés de uno
(v.)=lie beyond + concern.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.
estar funcionando
(v.)=be in place.
Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
estar fundido
(v.)=be dead beat ; be bushed.
Ex: I was dead beat after dinner and so went back to the hotel, showered, and passed out. Ex: I can't vouch for the others, but I was bushed after hauling my boat up the bank and through the tangled brush and over the slippery rocks.
estar furioso
(v.)=fume.
Ex: Who has not had occasion to fume at the need to consult a large number of Official journals in order to reconstitute the current text of a particular regulation from all its amendments and corrigenda!.
estar gafado
(v.)=be jinxed.
Ex: So today I just came to realization that I've been jinxed somewhere along the way in my life.
estar gestándose
(v.)=be in the works.
Ex: Maybe we won't see a complete double dip recession, but a serious slowdown in growth does seem to be in the works.
estar hablando del tema
(v.)=be on the topic.
Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
estar haciendo
(v.)=be up to.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
estar haciendo Algo
(v.)=have + Nombre + on the go.
Ex: For example, an obvious question is do most people only have one book on the go at the one time?.
estar haciendo algo que no se debe
(v.)=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
Ex: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have. Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
estar hambriento
(v.)=starve.
Ex: Spain's vultures are starving because of regulations that aim to stop the spread of mad-cow disease.
estar harto
(v.)=have had enough ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home. Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'. Ex: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby. Ex: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
estar harto de
(adj.)=be all too familiar with ; be sick and tired of ; be sick of.
Ex: Librarians are all too familiar with the user who returns a book with the comment that it was not quite what was wanted = Los bibliotecarios están bastante acostumbrados al usuario que devuelve un libro con el comentario de que no es lo que buscaba. Ex: I am sick and tired of how Win 2000 runs DOS apps, but I need Windows for other reasons. Ex: I think this song means just being sick of the same old thing and routine you do everyday.
estar hasta el moño de
(adj.)=be sick of.
Ex: I think this song means just being sick of the same old thing and routine you do everyday.
estar hasta en la sopa
=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
Ex: However, like my professor likes to say, 'A bad penny always turns up'. Ex: To make matters worse, Rebecca seems to be after Mark, turning up like a bad penny at every social event that he and Bridget are attending. Ex: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
estar hasta la coronilla
(v.)=be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
Ex: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby. Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'. Ex: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
estar hasta la coronilla de
(v.)=be sick and tired of ; have had it up to here with ; be sick to death of ; be (pretty) browned off.
Ex: I am sick and tired of how Win 2000 runs DOS apps, but I need Windows for other reasons. Ex: The king had had it up to here with the court jester's puns, so he ordered him to be locked in a closet. Ex: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now. Ex: She was pretty browned off about this but decided not to say anything until later.
estar hasta las narices
(v.)=be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
Ex: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby. Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'. Ex: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
estar hasta las narices de
(v.)=have had it up to here with ; be sick to death of ; be (pretty) browned off ; be sick and tired of.
Ex: The king had had it up to here with the court jester's puns, so he ordered him to be locked in a closet. Ex: I'm sick of it, and everyone else in this room is fucking sick to death of it, and you need to shut the fuck up now. Ex: She was pretty browned off about this but decided not to say anything until later. Ex: I am sick and tired of how Win 2000 runs DOS apps, but I need Windows for other reasons.
estar hasta los topes
(v.)=be chocker with.
Ex: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.
estar hecho a escala
(v.)=be to scale.
Ex: It is important to note that reproductions of screen formats are not necessarily to scale and screen images may be compressed.
estar hecho con la intención de
(v.)=be intended for/to.
Ex: Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography.
estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original
(v.)=be to scale.
Ex: It is important to note that reproductions of screen formats are not necessarily to scale and screen images may be compressed.
estar hecho el uno para el otro
(v.)=be well suited to each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
Ex: This booklet covers methods to make a marriage work, why many marriages fail, how to determine if partners are well suited to each other, and how to save a failing marriage. Ex: On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind. Ex: They're a right pair, always getting into trouble with the family with whom they live.
estar hecho para
(v.)=be geared to ; be intended for/to ; mean ; be cut out for.
Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems. Ex: Notes given in the information note area are restricted to those intended for display in a catalogue or bibliography. Ex: It is not meant to be that. Ex: If you consider eating out a couple times a week a necessity rather than a lark, you aren't cut out for living on a shoestring.
estar hecho polvo
(v.)=be + wreck ; be dead beat ; be bushed.
Ex: I think if some people couldn't smoke on the job, they'd be wrecks. Ex: I was dead beat after dinner and so went back to the hotel, showered, and passed out. Ex: I can't vouch for the others, but I was bushed after hauling my boat up the bank and through the tangled brush and over the slippery rocks.
estar hecho un (verdadero) desastre
(v.)=be a (complete) shambles.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years.
estar hecho un desastre
(v.)=look like + a wreck ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus ; look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: Showing up looking like a wreck when the other waitresses can manage to look presentable isn't the smartest form of rebellion against the dress code. Ex: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know. Ex: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw. Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar hecho un esqueleto
(v.)=be a bag of bones.
Ex: Would you prefer to be a bag of bones to look at or a bit overweight?.
estar hecho un flan
(v.)=shake like + a leaf ; tremble like + a leaf.
Ex: 15 minutes later she was eating her breakfast like nothing ever happened, but I was shaking like a leaf. Ex: During the wedding ceremony he trembled like a leaf, and made the wrong responses to the clergyman.
estar hecho un lío
(v.)=be at sixes and sevens with ; be in a tizz(y).
Ex: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me. Ex: Apparently the school was in a tizzy not knowing how to handle the situation.
estar hecho un perla
(v.)=be a bit of a lad.
Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad.
estar hecho un pinta
(v.)=be a bit of a lad.
Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad.
estar hecho un prenda
(v.)=be a bit of a lad.
Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad.
estar hecho una sopa
(v.)=be wet through (and through).
Ex: Hair that is wet through and through cuts like butter, a good razor blade will cut through it smoothly and effortlessly.
estar helado
(v.)=be frozen stiff.
Ex: There was no snow upon the ground, but the earth was frozen stiff and the road was rough with little ridges.
estar implícito en
(v.)=run through.
Ex: What else but this quality of individual feeling and intelligence running through the network of librarians working sympathetically and single-mindedly throughout the community can determine the public value of our national library system?.
estar inactivo
(v.)=lie + fallow ; lie + dormant.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on. Ex: Such special duty can be intensely challenging, freeing creative energies that would otherwise lie dormant.
estar incluido
(v.)=be embedded.
Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
estar incomunicado
(v.)=be in solitary confinement.
Ex: Alone in a cell for years or even decades, more than 80000 Americans are estimated to be in solitary confinement.
estar indeciso
(v.)=be hesitant (to).
Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
estar indeciso entre ... o ...
(v.)=be torn between ... and ....
Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.
estar indispuesto
(v.)=be off-colour.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
estar inerte
(v.)=lie + fallow.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
estar informado puntualmente sobre
(v.)=monitor + information on.
Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
estar inmune a
(v.)=be immune against.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued.
estar inquieto
(v.)=be disturbed.
Ex: I was disturbed before coming here I am really frightened now.
estar inspirado
(v.)=be on a roll.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
estar interesado en
(v.)=be interested in ; be keen to.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh. Ex: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
estar inundado de
(v.)=be snowed under with.
Ex: Thus they may have periods with nothing to do interspersed with times of being snowed under with work.
estar junto a
(v.)=stand by + Lugar.
Ex: As she stood by the secretary's desk waiting for her to terminate a telephone call, she continued to wonder why he has asked her to take his place and to do these assignments.
estar juntos
(v.)=be together ; stand + together.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan". Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject IMPRESSIONISM, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.
estar justo en medio de
(v.)=stand + squarely in.
Ex: We stand squarely in a no-man's land between a rough technology and a vague science.
estar la mar de contento
(v.)=be over the moon.
Ex: Obviously I'm over the moon, but the hard work starts now -- it's the first step for me, but hopefully the first of many.
estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo
(v.)=be far from + Gerundio.
Ex: Locating documents on concepts that must be described by a string of words is far from straightforward in a title index.
estar levantado
(v.)=be up.
Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .
estar libre de
(v.)=be free from.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.
estar ligado a
(v.)=be bound up with.
Ex: This article suggests that the status and image of librarianship is inextricably bound up with its history as a female profession.
estar listo
(v.)=stand + ready ; be ready.
Ex: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people. Ex: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day.
estar listo para
(v.)=be poised to ; stand + poised ; be all set to.
Ex: The compact disc, which has already revolutionised domestic audio entertainment, is poised to exert quite as big an influence on the world of the business user. Ex: The Arabian Gulf Libraries stand poised at the threshold of networking. Ex: With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
estar lleno de
(v.)=be full of.
Ex: The rhetoric of curriculum change in SLIS is full of such large judgements and unanswered questions.
estar lleno de energía
(v.)=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life. Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
estar lleno de problemas
(v.)=bristle with + problems.
Ex: The vast majority of management problems, even those which seem at first glance to be wholly planning or organizing or controlling problems, usually turn out to be bristling with ticklish human relations problems.
estar lleno de vitalidad
(v.)=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life. Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
estar localizable
(adj.)=be locatable.
Ex: Patrons often assume that the information they want is easily locatable in a book or somewhere on the Internet.
estar locamente enamorado de
(v.)=be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back. Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!. Ex: He was crackers about her and I felt very sorry for him. Ex: I am not sure whether she knew I was bonkers about her, but if she did, she was kind enough no to let it intrude on our general friendship. Ex: She's embarrassed to confess that, although she is dotty about dogs, she lives in a tiny non-dog-friendly flat.
estar loco
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
Ex: Nobody with any sense whatsoever would voluntarily swim in the waters of San Francisco Bay unless they were off their rocker. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
estar loco de alegría
(v.)=be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be tickled pink.
Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out. Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product. Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
estar loco de atar
(v.)=be nuts ; be crackers.
Ex: Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?. Ex: They're crackers if they think they have a chance to win.
estar loco de contento
=be beside + Reflexivo + with joy ; be over the moon ; be over the moon.
Ex: They were beside themselves with joy. Ex: Obviously I'm over the moon, but the hard work starts now -- it's the first step for me, but hopefully the first of many. Ex: Obviously I'm over the moon, but the hard work starts now -- it's the first step for me, but hopefully the first of many.
estar loco de remate
(v.)=be a real nutter ; be off + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He seems to be a real nutter rather than someone who becomes gradually ensnared by a cause that appears to have some appeal. Ex: Clearly he is off his head and has no idea what he was talking about.
estar loco perdido
(v.)=be nuts ; be crackers.
Ex: Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?. Ex: They're crackers if they think they have a chance to win.
estar loco por
(v.)=have + a crush on ; be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
Ex: How would you feel if your significant other had a crush on someone else?. Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back. Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!. Ex: He was crackers about her and I felt very sorry for him. Ex: I am not sure whether she knew I was bonkers about her, but if she did, she was kind enough no to let it intrude on our general friendship. Ex: She's embarrassed to confess that, although she is dotty about dogs, she lives in a tiny non-dog-friendly flat.
estar majareta
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental ; be nuts ; be crackers.
Ex: Nobody with any sense whatsoever would voluntarily swim in the waters of San Francisco Bay unless they were off their rocker. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit. Ex: Do you have to be nuts to be a genius?. Ex: They're crackers if they think they have a chance to win.
estar mal
(v.)=be wrong ; feel under + the weather ; be under the weather.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back. Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long. Ex: Michael Jackson is 'a little bit under the weather,' but hasn't sought hospital treatment, his spokeswoman said.
estar mal comunicado con
(v.)=have + poor connections with.
Ex: However, many airports still have poor connections with their metropolitan areas because of congestion.
estar mal de la sesera
(v.)=be soft in the head.
Ex: One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
estar mal de salud
(v.)=be in ill health ; be in bad health.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time. Ex: The evidence suggests that people who live in poor housing are more likely to be in bad health than persons living in good housing.
estar mal encaminado
(v.)=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
Ex: Education is on the wrong track largely because of 'solutions' that have isolated teachers and students from one another . Ex: More than half of 103 news directors polled in a nationwide survey expressed concern that their profession was headed down the wrong track.
estar mal visto
(v.)=frown on/upon.
Ex: This kind of transfer is usually frowned upon by budgeting authorities, however.
estar malhumorado
(v.)=be in a bad mood.
Ex: If you are in a bad mood, then there's obviously a reason for it.
estar malo
(v.)=be ill.
Ex: This is the first known case of an exotic plant that 'pretends' to be ill as an evolutionary advantage in order to avoid being eaten.
estar manga por hombro
(v.)=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years. Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar mano sobre mano
(v.)=sit on + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
estar maravilloso
(v.)=look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars.
Ex: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night. Ex: So follow the example of the Hollywood elite this year and enjoy feeling fabulous and looking like a million dollars.
estar marcado por
(adj.)=be pockmarked with.
Ex: The earth is pockmarked with the evidence of ancient collisions - huge craters blasted into its surface by asteroids or comets.
estar mareado de tanto trabajo
(v.)=be reeling.
Ex: I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.
estar medicándose
(v.)=be on medication.
Ex: The number of kids who are on medication has jumped dramatically.
estar mejor
=be better off ; be better served by.
Ex: Everybody would be better off if academic libraries provided research services on a pay as you go basis. Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.
estar metido en todo
(v.)=have + a finger in every pie.
Ex: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
estar metido en una rutina
(v.)=be stuck in a groove ; be (stuck) in a rut.
Ex: It was like she was stuck in a groove and could not get out of it!. Ex: So if you find yourself stuck in rut ask yourself if living in the past is the problem.
estar molesto
(v.)=be displeased ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; put off ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
Ex: They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way. Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life. Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
estar molido
(v.)=be dead beat ; be bushed.
Ex: I was dead beat after dinner and so went back to the hotel, showered, and passed out. Ex: I can't vouch for the others, but I was bushed after hauling my boat up the bank and through the tangled brush and over the slippery rocks.
estar motivado
(v.)=be motivated ; have + motivation.
Ex: Professionals are expected to be highly skilled and motivated, which I certainly am, so that little external surveillance over us should be required. Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
estar moviéndose en terreno seguro
(v.)=be on secure ground.
Ex: I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way.
estar muerto de asco
(v.)=be bored to death ; be bored stiff ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
Ex: Three years on, and we are bored to death with the war on terror. Ex: Instead of spending hours being bored stiff in church, most families spend Christmas with family and loved-ones or are still recovering from the hangover . Ex: The tiger was bored to tears with his viewers and started yawning to show it. Ex: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.
estar muerto de frío
(v.)=be frozen stiff.
Ex: There was no snow upon the ground, but the earth was frozen stiff and the road was rough with little ridges.
estar muerto de hambre
(v.)=be starving to death.
Ex: If you were starving to death and you had a way to surgically amputate parts of your body could you prolong your life by eating yourself.
estar muerto de miedo
(v.)=be scared stiff ; be frightened to death ; be petrified of ; be terrified.
Ex: Students hate numbers; they are scared stiff of numbers. Ex: However there are a number of reports out there of people being frightened to death by ghosts. Ex: Instead, it has involved coming to terms with being gay and with not being petrified of someone finding out that he is gay. Ex: Americas are suckers for being terrified, it is very sad.
estar muerto de sed
(v.)=spit + feathers ; be parched ; be parched with thirst.
Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers. Ex: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days. Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink.
estar muy acostumbrado a
(v.)=be all too familiar with.
Ex: Librarians are all too familiar with the user who returns a book with the comment that it was not quite what was wanted = Los bibliotecarios están bastante acostumbrados al usuario que devuelve un libro con el comentario de que no es lo que buscaba.
estar muy agobiado
(v.)=be in a fret.
Ex: What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet?.
estar muy agradecido a
(v.)=be indebted to.
Ex: I am particularly indebted to her for a wealth of information gathered on a recent lecture tour of Australia and New Zealand.
estar muy alejado de
(v.)=be a long way from.
Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
estar muy apenado
(v.)=be beside + Reflexivo + with grief.
Ex: She is said to be beside herself with grief after losing her custom-made diamond wedding ring.
estar muy apurado
(v.)=be in a fret.
Ex: What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet?.
estar muy arraigado en
(v.)=be well embedded in.
Ex: Controlled indexing languages are well embedded in many of the bibliographic and catalogue databases created today.
estar muy asustado
(v.)=be beside + Reflexivo + with fear.
Ex: One of the riots happened right outside my daughter's apartment and she was beside herself with fear.
estar muy atemorizado
(v.)=be beside + Reflexivo + with fear.
Ex: One of the riots happened right outside my daughter's apartment and she was beside herself with fear.
estar muy bajo
(v.)=be way down.
Ex: A major story in yesterday's national newspapers, here in the US, reports that remaining library school enrollments are way down.
estar muy cerca de
(v.)=be one step away from ; be steps away from ; come + very close to.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness. Ex: The convention centre is just steps away from dozens of the city's most popular hotels and attractions. Ex: A new hypothesis about recent human evolution suggests that we came very close to extinction because of a 'volcanic winter' that occurred 71000 years ago.
estar muy convencido de
(v.)=have + strong feelings about.
Ex: Of the 17% using libraries, the majority (11%) do not have strong feelings about the library as an information provider.
estar muy emocionado con/por
(v.)=be excited about.
Ex: I'm not a catalog person, I'm a computer person, and I'm very excited about this concept.
estar muy esparcido
(v.)=spread + Nombre + thinly.
Ex: Reviews of works for young adults are spread thinly over a number of journals, and are often of limited value.
estar muy inquieto
(v.)=be in a fret.
Ex: What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet?.
estar muy lejano
(v.)=be far off.
Ex: The customer appeal of the conventional journal remains and its demise is far off.
estar muy lejos
(v.)=be far off ; be a long way off.
Ex: The customer appeal of the conventional journal remains and its demise is far off. Ex: This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.
estar muy pendiente de
(v.)=keep + close tabs on.
Ex: Police busted the group after keeping close tabs on their activities.
estar muy por delante de
(v.)=be way out ahead of.
Ex: Information technology definitely is way out ahead of its law at the moment.
estar muy por delante de su tiempo
(v.)=be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
Ex: Dewey was years ahead of his time in making some notational provision for this.
estar muy preocupado
(v.)=be beside + Reflexivo + with worry.
Ex: He was beside himself with worry over me having yet another brain surgery.
estar muy puesto
(v.)=stay on + top of the game ; stay on + top.
Ex: Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome. Ex: Staying on top in any profession is difficult, particularly in golf, where there is so much competition.
estar muy separado
(v.)=set + far apart.
Ex: Most of the monkeys found here are flat nosed and have round nostrils set far apart.
estar muy usado
(v.)=be well thumbed.
Ex: It is possible to turn over two cards at once, particularly if the cards have been well thumbed in the past; in this way, important entries might be missed, and the searching process is necessarily slowed down by the attempt to avoid this.
estar nervioso
(v.)=be in a tizz(y) ; have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
Ex: The shipping industry is understandably in a tizzy, as the implications of the new norms are sinking in. Ex: It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship. Ex: She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
estar nostálgico
(v.)=feel + homesick ; be homesick.
Ex: Most people will have felt homesick at some time in their lives and it is easy to forget just how overwhelming it can be. Ex: But all through my growing years, I've been around a mother who was homesick for Pakistan and a grandmother who was homesick for Mumbai.
estar obcecado con Algo
(v.)=have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about).
Ex: What do you do when a calm puppy is suddenly in a frenzy, as if he had a bee in his bonnet? .
estar obsesionado con
(v.)=be hung up on/about.
Ex: Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have.
estar oculto
(v.)=lie + hidden.
Ex: For six years, the torture chamber lay hidden in the cellars of what had once been an orphanage for deaf children.
estar ocupado
(v.)=busyness ; be engaged ; be tied up.
Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk. Ex: All telephone lines to the computer may be engaged at peak periods. Ex: Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.
estar opuestos
=be at odds.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
estar ordenado en forma circular
(v.)=be on a wheel.
Ex: By the chain indexing method the constituent elements of a compound class number can be thought of as being on a wheel.
estar orgulloso de
(v.)=be proud (of/to).
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
estar orientado a/para
(v.)=be geared to.
Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems.
estar orientado hacia
(v.)=target.
Ex: Four major approaches to art historical scholarship are defined and the iconographical approach is targeted.
estar orientado hacia + Nombre
(v.)=be + Nombre + driven.
Ex: The study revealed that it was possible to draw a distinction between course programmes which were information driven and those, by far the majority, which were technology driven.
estar pachucho
(v.)=be off-colour.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
estar para comérselo
(v.)=look like + a million bucks ; look like + a million dollars.
Ex: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night. Ex: So follow the example of the Hollywood elite this year and enjoy feeling fabulous and looking like a million dollars.
estar patas arriba
(v.)=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
Ex: While the economy is a 'shambles' and likely to stay that way for some time, he remains optimistic there will eventually be a recovery over a period of years. Ex: The economy is in a real mess now, and we need to create as many jobs as possible.
estar peleados
(v.)=be on bad terms.
Ex: He thinks her mother used witchcraft against him and they are on bad terms.
estar pendiente de
(v.)=be on the lookout for ; pay + attention to ; keep + an eye on ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + an eye out for ; be on the alert for ; keep + tabs on ; give + Nombre + attention.
Ex: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public. Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users. Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted. Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound. Ex: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct . Ex: Of course the perceptive librarian is on the alert for signs of this reaction on the part of the reader, but, sad to relate, there are those who will be deterred by nothing short of a loud cry of 'Stop'. Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage. Ex: The only way chippies like her will stop acting so cheap is if men stop giving them attention.
estar pendiente de todo
(v.)=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out. Ex: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things. Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
estar pendiente de, estar al tanto de, estar atento a, estar alerta ante, pres
(v.)=keep + an eye out for.
Ex: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct .
estar perdido
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + league ; be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head ; be all at sea.
Ex: Every leader faces them: times when they are out of their league, times when they feel like a fish out of water. Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head. Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head. Ex: There is so much materal to prepare that she is all at sea as to how to do it.
estar perfecto
(v.)=be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
Ex: For a directorial debut with no big-name movie stars, the acting is right on the mark. Ex: The program is spot on -- you can't fault it with the presentation and it's totally inoffensive and suitable for kids. Ex: We focus on quality rather than quantity and hit the spot every time.
estar permitido
(v.)=be permissible.
Ex: You are still failing to observe a PME...ST citation order where this is permissible in the construction of a compound class number in UDC.
estar petado
(v.)=be kaput ; be chocker with.
Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: Needless to say the garden was absolutely chocker with weeds.
estar plagado de
(v.)=be rife with.
Ex: Educational terminology is rife with concepts that are best described with pre-coordinated terms.
estar plenamente convencido de Algo
(v.)=feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.
Ex: Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it.
estar pletórico de energía
(v.)=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life. Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
estar pletórico de vitalidad
(v.)=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life. Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
estar pluriempleado
(v.)=moonlight ; work + a second job.
Ex: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not. Ex: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
estar poco acostumbrado a
(v.)=be unaccustomed to.
Ex: I just want to make sure that you know that it's not a grammatical error and it's just a writing style you seem to be unaccustomed to.
estar poco dispuesto
(v.)=be reluctant.
Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.
estar poco representado
(v.)=underrepresent [under-represent].
Ex: None the less the large number of women in Austrian libraries are seriously under-represented at management levels.
estar por delante de
(v.)=be ahead of.
Ex: Now it seems that museums are ahead of libraries.
estar por demostrar
(v.)=be unproven.
Ex: New releases of existing products should often be considered to be unproven.
estar por detrás
(v.)=be behind.
Ex: The British business community is generally thought to be behind those of other European countries in getting a share of aid-funded contracts.
estar por encima de
(v.)=overlay ; overlie ; overarch.
Ex: There may be a very flexible communication system that overlays the administrative structure, or there may be a fairly rigid pattern of communication that adheres to the administrative lines of authority. Ex: The disputes between islanders and outsiders overlie the deeper problem of administrative denial of indigenous lagoon rights. Ex: This will provide a multi-disciplinary forum, where differences in
methodologies, languages and techniques are overarched and hopefully overcome.
estar por las nubes
(v.)=be through the roof.
Ex: The one justified reason to hate Valentine's Day is that chocolate prices are through the roof -- the bane of all chocolate addicts.
estar por los suelos
(v.)=be at rock bottom.
Ex: I was at rock bottom, being abused by different men, drinking heavily and taking more and more drugs.
estar por ver
(v.)=be an open question.
Ex: Whether such a solution would be agreed by users, and in particular the users of the Library of Congress itself, is still an open question.
estar poseído por los espíritus
(v.)=haunt.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
estar precavido
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + guard ; be on guard (against).
Ex: There is a need for successful companies to be on their guard in the face of new competition. Ex: Searchers need to be aware of the characteristics of the services and be on guard against bias, incompleteness, and lack of relevancy.
estar predestinado a
(v.)=be predestined to.
Ex: The credibility of BPR as a management tool is weakening and without efforts to unify vocabulary and definition, BPR is predestined to become another has-been management theory.
estar predispuesto
(v.)=feel + partial.
Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.
estar predispuesto a
(v.)=be predisposed to/toward(s).
Ex: A person will be predisposed, or not, to seek and use information depending upon his or her goals and habits.
estar preocupado por
(v.)=be anxious to.
Ex: If there are excessive delays in the record becoming available, and long delays become a common phenomenon, the librarian who is anxious to make new stock available for the user as soon as possible will resort to local cataloguing.
estar preocupadísimo
(v.)=be worried stiff (about) ; be worried sick ; be beside + Reflexivo + with worry.
Ex: Like any other young woman of her time, she would have been worried stiff about pregnancy. Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!. Ex: He was beside himself with worry over me having yet another brain surgery.
estar preparado
(v.)=be readied ; stand + ready ; be ready.
Ex: Library users ordinarily are unable to find if what they need is in the process of being cataloged, readied for the bindery, or being repaired. Ex: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people. Ex: We are not ready for it yet, but we are getting closer every day.
estar preparado para
(v.)=be geared up for/to ; stand + poised.
Ex: This article questions whether the library and information services profession is geared up for the 1990s. Ex: The Arabian Gulf Libraries stand poised at the threshold of networking.
estar preparado y dispuesto a
(v.)=be willing and able to.
Ex: It was the first time any government had committed itself to providing work for any person who was willing and able to work.
estar preparado y dispuesto a todo
(v.)=be ready, willing and able.
Ex: However, unlike most artists, Ritchie was ready, willing and able to explain the deeper meanings in his pieces.
estar presente
(v.)=be manifest ; be present ; be in evidence.
Ex: In this example, only four facets of the class Library science are manifest in the compound subject of the document. Ex: Class 2, Library Science, is a good illustration of facet analysis in CC as all three facets, Personality, Matter and Energy are present. Ex: Despite its low international profile, Danish music is always in evidence in music catalogues and at music festivals.
estar presionado
(v.)=be under the gun.
Ex: 'We're a bit under the gun because of trustee interests, either expressed or anticipated'.
estar preñada
(v.)=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way. Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
estar profundamente dormido
(v.)=be fast asleep.
Ex: So fast asleep they were, they were not able to wake up for one hundred years.
estar propuesto a
=be intent on.
Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.
estar próximo
(v.)=be at hand.
Ex: A shortage of books makes things slightly difficult but help is at hand from the USSR.
estar que + subirse + por las paredes
(v.)=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
Ex: People are clearly extremely upset, apparently tearing their hair out at having to deal with spam
.
estar quedándose sin
(v.)=run + low (on).
Ex: Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low.
estar raído
(v.)=be the worse for wear.
Ex: Charlie was clearly the worse for wear in this very rare interview from around 1984.
estar realizándose
(v.)=underway [under way] ; be in progress ; be in hand.
Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way. Ex: Several studies are currently in progress to analyze the needs of libraries to determine the best kinds of microform and the most useful cumulation patterns. Ex: Such developments are in hand in several countries, although the cost of replacing the existing telephone network is quite considerable.
estar rebosante de
(v.)=spill over with.
Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.
estar rebosante de salud
=fit as a fiddle.
Ex: Tall, handsome, fit-as-a-fiddle Louis Ronsard is the French businessman who has been selling this application for huge profits.
estar relacionado con
(v.)=be associated with ; regard.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials. Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.
estar relacionado con el trabajo
(v.)=be work related.
Ex: Since this mishap was not work related he was not eligible for Workmen's Compensation.
estar repleto de
(v.)=be full of.
Ex: The rhetoric of curriculum change in SLIS is full of such large judgements and unanswered questions.
estar repleto de energía
(v.)=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life. Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
estar repleto de vitalidad
(v.)=be full of energy ; be full of beans.
Ex: They were full of energy and that brought the party to life. Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
estar resentido
(v.)=carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
Ex: Sixteen years later, the truth remains indeterminable but this much is clear: Thomas carries a huge chip on his shoulder.
estar resfriado
(v.)=have + a cold.
Ex: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
estar respaldado por Alguien
(v.)=have + Nombre + behind + Pronombre.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
estar restringido
(v.)=be constrained.
Ex: This proposal was later withdrawn in recognition of the fact that the time frame for the current revision project is too constrained.
estar resuelto a
(v.)=be intent on ; be all set to.
Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics. Ex: With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
estar reventado
(v.)=be dead beat ; be bushed.
Ex: I was dead beat after dinner and so went back to the hotel, showered, and passed out. Ex: I can't vouch for the others, but I was bushed after hauling my boat up the bank and through the tangled brush and over the slippery rocks.
estar reñidos
=be at odds.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
estar saliendo con alguien
(n.)=be in a dating relationship.
Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
estar salpicado de
(v.)=be dotted with.
Ex: The management landscape surrounding diversity is dotted with political consent that is often at odds with judicial approval.
estar sano y salvo
(v.)=be alive and well.
Ex: The article 'God is alive and well at the reference desk' describes an increase in the number of religious references enquiries in public libraries.
estar satisfecho (de)
(v.)=be satisfied (with).
Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
estar saturado de trabajo
(v.)=work to + capacity.
Ex: The Consumer Protection Department's inspectors were already working to capacity and did not want actively to encourage more casework = Los inspectores del Departamento de Protección al Consumidor ya estaban saturados de trabajo y no querían propiciar nuevos casos.
estar sediento
(v.)=be thirsty ; spit + feathers ; be parched ; be parched with thirst ; feel + thirsty.
Ex: They soon complained about the heat and being thirsty and hungry, even though they had only been out in the field about an hour. Ex: I ended up parking about two miles away, and by the time I'd lugged the cases through the labyrinth of alleyways and switchbacks, I was spitting feathers. Ex: It is smooth and refreshing with a taste that must be like drawing water from a cactus after being parched in a desert for days. Ex: The day was sultry, and some of the party, being parched with thirst, left the line of march, and scrambled down the bank of the river to drink. Ex: It's important to drink plenty of water, but feeling thirsty all or most of the time can signal a medical problem.
estar seguro
=be sure ; make + sure ; set + your watch by.
Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document. Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS first checks the borrower's number to make sure that it is in the files and is valid. Ex: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.
estar seguro (de)
(v.)=be certain (of) ; be confident about ; feel + confident.
Ex: Using this in-depth search system, you can be certain you are conducting your search in the most efficient and accurate way. Ex: Such variations make it difficult for users to be confident about the form of a heading. Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
estar seguro de que
(v.)=be confident that.
Ex: Nobody can be confident that the US yet has a workable solution to its banking disaster.
estar sentado sin hacer o decir nada
(v.)=sit by.
Ex: Kate and Jones laughed merrily, while Hernandez and the fourth member of the group, head of technical services, Pershing, sat glumly by.
estar separado
(v.)=set apart.
Ex: However, in Pratt's complex model, the receiver may be set apart in time and space from the sender.
estar separado de
(v.)=be remote from.
Ex: Incunabulists tend to inhabit a world of their own which is remote from those concerned with later printed books.
estar sesgado
(v.)=bias ; slant.
Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection. Ex: Initially the course was oriented towards academic library services, but in recent years has become more slanted towards information technology.
estar siempre + Adjetivo
(v.)=be ever + Adjetivo.
Ex: They should be ever mindful that their role as instructors is to give students opportunities and occasions for learning.
estar siempre a disposición de Alguien
(v.)=be at + Posesivo + beck and call.
Ex: Don't be at her beck and call -- women love a challenge and as soon as they find out that they can't have something they want it 100 times more.
estar siempre al servicio de Alguien
(v.)=be at + Posesivo + beck and call.
Ex: Don't be at her beck and call -- women love a challenge and as soon as they find out that they can't have something they want it 100 times more.
estar siempre buscando
(v.)=be on the lookout for.
Ex: Librarians should be constantly on the lookout for ways in which to improve their basic services to the public.
estar siempre dispuesto a ayudar
=be always willing to assist.
Ex: All of the sample agreed that the library staff are always willing to assist.
estar siendo + Participio
(v.)=be in process of + Nombre.
Ex: A stand-alone cataloguing system is, however, in process of development.
estar sin blanca
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar sin hacer nada
(v.)=sit + idle ; stand + idle.
Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll. Ex: A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy.
estar sin trabajo
(v.)=stay out of + work ; be out of work.
Ex: This author discusses the qualities people need to stay in work, and how long they can expect to stay out of work if they lose their job. Ex: However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny.
estar sin un centavo
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar sin un chavo
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar sin un céntimo
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar sin un duro
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar sin una pela
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar sin vivir
(v.)=be worried stiff (about) ; be worried sick.
Ex: Like any other young woman of her time, she would have been worried stiff about pregnancy. Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.
estar sobrecargado de
(v.)=be snowed under with.
Ex: Thus they may have periods with nothing to do interspersed with times of being snowed under with work.
estar solo
(v.)=stand + alone ; be on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Index terms do not always stand alone, but are sometimes defined more precisely by the use of both qualifiers and scope notes. Ex: As she sat alone in the staff lounge at the end of her exhausting day, she reflected grimly that she was on her own as far as the assignments were concerned = Mientras se sentaba sola en la sala de personal al final de un día agotador, reflexionaba sombríamente que estaba sola en lo relativo a sus tareas.
estar sometido a
(v.)=be subject to.
Ex: This is not intended to imply that their ideas and views should be forever withheld, but to say that their ideas an views should be subject to the same scrutiny as those of the others.
estar sometido a presión
(v.)=face + pressure.
Ex: At the moment the printed newspaper has to face considerable pressure from new technologies.
estar sonado
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
Ex: Nobody with any sense whatsoever would voluntarily swim in the waters of San Francisco Bay unless they were off their rocker. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
estar soñoliento
(v.)=be sleepy ; feel + sleepy.
Ex: The day was definitely ending and she was sleepy from work, hunger, lack of sleep and probably dehydration. Ex: If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.
estar suficientemente bien + Participio Pasado
(v.)=be sufficiently well + Participio Pasado.
Ex: Soviet libraries are not sufficiently well equipped with technical equipment, such as word processors, copiers, and information systems.
estar sujeto a
(v.)=make + Nombre + subject to ; be bound to.
Ex: This article discusses the proposal by the European Parliament to make books and journals subject to a band of taxation between 4 and 9%. Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.
estar sujeto a cambios
(v.)=be written in sand, not stone ; be subject to change.
Ex: However, an assumption must undergird the entire process: All decisions are written in sand, not stone. Ex: Most serial publications are intended to be issued indefinitely and are subject to change of authorship.
estar sujeto a la obligación de
(n.)=be under the obligation to.
Ex: Although the library had awarded him a fellowship, he was not under the obligation to work there following graduation = Aunque la biblioteca le había concedido una beca, no tenía la obligación de trabajar allí tras su graduación.
estar sumido en una crisis
(v.)=be deep in crisis.
Ex: In 1893 when the nation was deep in one of its worst financial crises, librarians across the land were emphasizing the public library's role as a conservator of order.
estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer
=moreish.
Ex: Public health research also stands to gain if we can understand why certain foods are so moreish.
estar temblando de miedo
(v.)=be frightened to death.
Ex: However there are a number of reports out there of people being frightened to death by ghosts.
estar terminándose
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + last legs ; be on the way out.
Ex: The world's carefully constructed international system for maintaining peace and security, built around the UN charter, is now on its last legs. Ex: Today, many things indicate that we are going thorough a transitional period, when it seems that something is on the way out and something else is painfully being born.
estar tieso
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
estar tieso de frío
(v.)=be frozen stiff.
Ex: There was no snow upon the ground, but the earth was frozen stiff and the road was rough with little ridges.
estar tirado
(v.)=be a snap ; be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a cinch ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhancing digital images is a snap'. Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices. Ex: That was a piece of cake compared with getting the resulting research agency off the ground. Ex: The article 'Singing with Children Is a Cinch!' explains how children learn to sing and discusses criteria for selecting songs suitable for young voices. Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze. Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat. Ex: Even driving the Taliban out of power from Afghanistan was duck soup compared to Iraq. Ex: The Zionists will discover that the war they had in July was a walk in the park if we compare it to what we've prepared for every new aggression.
estar tocado de la cabeza
(v.)=be soft in the head.
Ex: One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
estar todavía en pañales
(v.)=be wet behind the ears ; be a bit green.
Ex: Obama has many sterling qualities but he is wet behind the ears. Ex: He is a bit green, but learns quickly and has a great personality.
estar todo ilusionado
(v.)=be all excited.
Ex: She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
estar todos en el mismo barco
(v.)=be all in the same boat.
Ex: We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
estar tomando + Fármaco
(v.)=be on + Fármaco.
Ex: Being on drugs all the time can 'protect' people from all the negative feelings they have about themselves and the world around them.
estar tomando antibióticos
(v.)=be on antibiotics.
Ex: He was also battling a sinus infection and was on antibiotics, so he was not one hundred percent.
estar tomando la píldora anticonceptiva
(v.)=be on the pill.
Ex: Women who have been on the pill for 10 or more years cut their risk of ovarian cancer by about 45%.
estar tomando medicamentos
(v.)=be on medication.
Ex: The number of kids who are on medication has jumped dramatically.
estar totalmente a favor de
=be all for.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
estar totalmente convencido de
=be all for.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
estar totalmente de acuerdo con
=be all for.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
estar totalmente equivocado
(v.)=be way off.
Ex: Most sellers think they know at least a ballpark figure for their house, but most are way off.
estar tramando algo malo
(v.)=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
Ex: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have. Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
estar tramando alguna barrabasada
(v.)=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
Ex: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have. Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
estar tranquilo que
(v.)=rest + assured that.
Ex: Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
estar traumatizado con
(v.)=be hung up on/about.
Ex: Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have.
estar un poco anticuado
(v.)=be some years old.
Ex: Armstrong Sperry's 'Call It Courage' is now some years old but still to my mind an attractive and alive book.
estar verde
(v.)=be wet behind the ears ; be a bit green.
Ex: Obama has many sterling qualities but he is wet behind the ears. Ex: He is a bit green, but learns quickly and has a great personality.
estar zumbado
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
Ex: Nobody with any sense whatsoever would voluntarily swim in the waters of San Francisco Bay unless they were off their rocker. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
estasis
(n.)=stasis.
Ex: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.

estatal
(adj.)=statewide [state-wide] ; state-owned ; all-Russian ; state-operated ; state ; state-run.
Ex: Statewide boards would have to be set up to monitor books and periodicals.
Ex: We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection.
Ex: Of considerable value is documentation produced by the all-Russian Bureau of Military Organisations which reflects the transformation of the army into an active revolutionary force.
Ex: All state-operated colleges of arts and science in New York state were given funds in fiscal year 1987-88 for collection preparation and barcoding.
Ex: Slower economic growth coupled with federal and state budget restraints puts a great deal of uncertainty into the outlook for library budgets.
Ex: The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres.
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* a nivel estatal=statewide [state-wide].
* apoyo estatal=state support.
* archivo estatal=state archive.
* autoridad estatal=state official.
* ayuda estatal=state aid ; state support.
* capital estatal=state capital.
* colegio universitario estatal=state college.
* de alcance estatal=nationwide [nation-wide].
* documento estatal=state document.
* intervención estatal=state intervention.
* paraestatal=parastatal [para-statal].
* policía estatal=state police ; state troops ; state trooper ; trooper.
* prisión estatal=state prison.
* propiedad estatal=state property.
* subvención estatal=state aid ; state support.

estatua
(n.)=statue.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 statue : marble.

estatuilla
(n.)=figurine ; statuette.
Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.
Ex: Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.

estatura
(n.)=stature.
Ex: He says he has finally accepted his short stature and sometimes even cracks jokes at his size rather than feeling bitter.
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* baja estatura=shortness of stature ; shortness.
* bajo de estatura=short in stature.
* corto de estatura=short in stature.
* de baja estatura=short in stature.
* de corta estatura=short in stature.

estatus
(n.)=standing ; status.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: AACR2 assigns this main entry status to the person who is chiefly responsible for the creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a work.
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* de bajo estatus social=low-status.
* estatus académico=academic status ; academic status ; academic status.
* estatus actual=current status.
* estatus económico=economic status.
* estatus profesional=job status.
* estatus social=social status ; social standing ; class standing.
* estatus socioeconómico=socioeconomic status.
* obtener un estatus=gain + status.
* preocupación por el estatus=status-anxiety.
* que confiere cierto estatus social=status-conferring.
* que mejora el estatus social=status-enhancing.
* tener el estatus profesional de + Nombre=have + Nombre + status.

estatus académico
(n.)=academic status ; academic status ; academic status.
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance. Ex: Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time. Ex: Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role.
estatus actual
(n.)=current status.
Ex: This program offers an overview of the current status of usage statistics and the major initiatives that are driving improvement.
estatus económico
(n.)=economic status.
Ex: The determination of Cypriot provenances for amphorae and roof tiles provide important evidence regarding the economic status of Cyprus at that time.
estatus profesional
(n.)=job status.
Ex: Envy and jealousy, particularly regarding salaries and job status, will not help librarians to stay competitive in the 21st century.
estatus social
(n.)=social status ; social standing ; class standing.
Ex: A significantly higher percentage of female librarians were satisfied with the social status of their job and with their work. Ex: Their observations give a fascinating and humorous insight into the social standing of public libraries in the Ireland of the early 1900's. Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.
estatus socioeconómico
(n.)=socioeconomic status.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.
estatutario
(adj.)=statutory.
Nota: Establecido o creado por ley o estatutos.
Ex: As we saw earlier, I&R services were not invented by public libraries, but developed as a tool of other statutory and voluntary social work agencies.
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* disposición estatutaria=statutory provision.

estatuto
(n.)=statute.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
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* estatuto civil=civil statute.
* estatuto criminal=criminal statute.
* estatutos=statute book ; charter.
* reconocido por los estatutos=statutory.

estatuto civil
(n.)=civil statute.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.
estatuto criminal
(n.)=criminal statute.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.
estatutos
(n.)=statute book ; charter.
Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books. Ex: Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters.
estañar
(v.)=tinplate.
Ex: Radioactive isotopes of iron and lead are being used to work out a new technology in tinplating.

estaño
(n.)=tin ; solder.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.
Ex: The technique of attaching the watermark to the cover of the mould with solder rather than with wire, used in paper-making machines from about 1870, does not appear to have been much copied.
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* soldar con estaño=tinplate.

este tipo de
=such.
Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
este tipo de cosas
(n.)=this sort of thing.
Ex: Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do.
este^1
(n.)=east.
Ex: The plan of the temple is round instead of rectangular, and unlike the rest, faces north instead of east.
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* Alemania del Este=East Germany.
* al este=in the east.
* al este de=east of.
* bloque del este, el=Eastern bloc, the.
* de Europa del Este=Eastern European.
* del este=eastern ; easternly ; easterly.
* del este asiático=East Asian.
* derecho hacia el este=due east.
* en dirección este=eastward(s) ; eastbound.
* Europa Central del Este=East Central Europe.
* exactamente al este=due east.
* habitante del este=Easterner.
* hacia el este=eastward(s) ; eastbound ; easterly ; easternly.
* la Europa del Este=Eastern Europe.
* país de Europa del Este=Eastern European country.
* rumbo al este=eastward(s) ; eastbound.
* sudeste=southeast [south east].
* sureste=southeast [south east].
* viento del este=easternly wind ; easterly wind.

este^2
=present ; such ; this.
Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.
Ex: Preferential relationships generally indicate preferred terms or descriptors and distinguish such terms from non-descriptors or non-preferred terms.
Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
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* a este fin=to this end.
* a este paso=at this rate.
* a este respecto=in this respect.
* a este ritmo=at this rate.
* al hacer esto=by so doing ; in so doing ; in doing so.
* a partir de esto=on this basis.
* como esto=like this.
* como ocurre en estos casos=as is the way with these things.
* con este fin=to that effect.
* con esto=by so doing ; in so doing ; in this ; by doing so ; by this ; in doing so.
* de esta forma=in this way.
* de esta manera=in this manner ; in this way.
* de este modo=by this means ; in so doing ; this way ; thus ; in this way ; in doing so ; thusly.
* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá=about this and that and everything else.
* de esto y de lo otro=about this and that.
* de nuevo en este caso=here again.
* desde esta misma perspectiva=along the same lines.
* dicho esto=that said.
* directamente hacia el este=due east.
* durante este período=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* en el momento de escribir estas líneas=at the time of writing.
* en esta época del año=at this time of year.
* en este caso=in this case.
* en este contexto=against this background.
* en este documento=herein.
* en este mismo sentido=along the same lines.
* en este momento=at this stage ; right now.
* en este período=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* en este punto=at this point ; in this respect.
* en este sentido=along these lines ; in this connection ; in this direction ; in this sense ; on this score ; to that effect.
* en estos casos=in these cases.
* en estos tiempos=in this day and age.
* entre éstos se incluyen=amongst these are numbered.
* esta=this.
* esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre=here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
* ésta es la razón por la que=this is why.
* esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad=here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
* ¡esta es tu oportunidad!=here's your chance!.
* esta mañana=early today.
* esta mañana temprano=early this morning.
* esta noche=tonight ; tonite.
* esta vez=this time (a)round ; this time.
* éste es también el caso de=the same is true (for/of/with).
* éste no es el caso en=not so in.
* este tipo de=such.
* este tipo de cosas=this sort of thing.
* esto es así=this is the case.
* esto no ocurre en el caso de=the same is not true (for/of/with).
* esto no quiere decir que=this is not to say that.
* esto no se debe hacer así=this just won't do.
* esto no vale=this just won't do.
* estos=these.
* estos días=these days.
* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado=pootle ; piddle around/about.
* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas=pootle ; pot about/around.
* haciendo esto=by so doing ; by doing so.
* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa=broken letter.
* para esto=therefor.
* para hacer esto=in this.
* para que este sea el caso=for this to be the case.
* para que esto sea así=for this to be the case.
* partiendo de esto=on that basis.
* pensando en esto=with this/that in mind.
* por esta razón=for this reason.
* por este motivo=for this reason.
* por esto=thus ; accordingly ; therefore.
* presentado desde esta perspectiva=cast in this light.
* teniendo esto como telón de fondo=against this background.
* teniendo esto como trasfondo=against this background.
* teniendo esto presente=with this/that in mind.
* todo esto=the whole thing.
* una vez dicho esto=having said that.

esteatosis
(n.)=steatosis.
Ex: Taken together, these two studies suggest that chronic hepatitis C patients with steatosis may have a more urgent need for treatment.

estela de humo
(n.)=vapour trail.
Ex: Vapour trails caused by jet aircraft over Britain can cause clouds covering 20,000 square miles, thus reducing sunshine by up to 10 per cent.
estela^1
(n.)=vapour trail ; wake ; ship wake.
Ex: Vapour trails caused by jet aircraft over Britain can cause clouds covering 20,000 square miles, thus reducing sunshine by up to 10 per cent.
Ex: Ships and boats, at sea or on rivers and lakes, always have a wake when moving.
Ex: Radar systems mounted on satellites can also detect ship wakes.
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* estela de humo=vapour trail.

estela^2
(n.)=stela ; stele.
Nota: Inscripción conmemorativa en piedra. También escrito stela.
Ex: However, the stela remained unfinished when he died two years later under mysterious circumstances at the hands of enemies.
Ex: The Forest of Steles is a library of engraved slabs of stone known as steles.

estelar
(adj.)=stellar.
Ex: Marx was once treated negatively but now holds a stellar position.
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* actuación estelar=star performance.
* atmósfera estelar=stellar atmosphere.
* constelación estelar=star cluster.
* con un reparto estelar=star-studded.
* papel estelar=starring role.
* viento estelar=stellar wind.

estenotipo
(n.)=stenotype.
Ex: The other element is found in the stenotype, that somewhat disconcerting device encountered usually at public meetings.

estenógrafo
(n.)=stenographer.
Ex: He does so indirectly, by talking to a stenographer or a wax cylinder.

estepa
(n.)=moor.
Ex: The emperor moth is a European moth that lives in moors.

estera
(n.)=rug ; mat.
Ex: This article compares an expert system to a rug and the shell to the loom on which it was woven.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.

estereofónico
(adj.)=stereophonic.
Ex: The collation for the general run of records specifies number of volumes or sides, diameter of the record, speed, and the term `microgroove' or 'stereophonic' as appropriate.
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* sonido estereofónico=stereo sound ; stereophonic sound.

estereografía
(n.)=stereograph.
Nota: Fotografía tomada desde un ángulo diferente a otra y juntas se combinan para ser vista por un estereoscopio con un solo ojo de tal manera que da la impresión de estar viendo una imagen tridimensional.
Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion, by means of an optical device (e.g., filmstrips, stereographs, slides).
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* cartucho de estereografías=stereograph reel.

estereograma
(n.)=stereograph.
Nota: Fotografía tomada desde un ángulo diferente a otra y juntas se combinan para ser vista por un estereoscopio con un solo ojo de tal manera que da la impresión de estar viendo una imagen tridimensional.
Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion, by means of an optical device (e.g., filmstrips, stereographs, slides).

estereoscópico
(adj.)=stereoscopic.
Ex: Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.

estereotipado
(adj.)=stereotyped ; clichéd.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.
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* estereotipado, lo=cliched, the.

estereotipado, lo
=cliched, the.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
estereotipar
(v.)=stereotype.
Ex: But, while people are complimented by having their interests recognized, very often they deeply resent being summarily categorized or stereotyped.

estereotipia
(n.)=stereotyping ; stereotype.
Nota: En imprenta, procedimiento empleado para obtener planchas de impresión de metal vertiendo una aleación especial en un molde de cartón piedra o yeso.
Ex: There had always been some shrinkage in stereotyping because the metal of the plate shrank as it cooled.
Ex: Stereotype was the process of making metal printing plates carrying a printing surface in relief by pouring stereotype metal into a papier-mache (called 'flong') or plaster of paris mould.
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* metal para estereotipia=stereotype metal.
* plancha de estereotipia=stereotype plate.

estereotipo
(n.)=stereotype.
Ex: They make us look like the stereotype of old fogies.
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* caja de fundir estereotipos=casting-box [casting box].
* estereotipo nacional=national stereotype.
* estereotipo racial=racial stereotype.

estereotipo nacional
(n.)=national stereotype.
Ex: This article presents an analysis of a story published in the collection 'Badger on the barge' in 1984 to illustrate to what literary uses national stereotypes can be put.
estereotipo racial
(n.)=racial stereotype.
Ex: Many publications perpetuate racial and national stereotypes = Muchas publicaciones perpetuan los estereotipos raciales y nacionales.
estereotípica
(n.)=stereo.
Ex: The solution to the problem proved to be a curved stereo plate, cast from a flong mould bent to the shape of a curved casting-box.

estereotípicamente
=stereotypically.
Ex: There are fewer women in management than men and they earn less and this is not caused by stereotypically female qualities and behaviour.

estereotípico
(adj.)=stereotypical ; stereotypic ; clichéd.
Ex: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.
Ex: The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.
Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.

esterilidad
(n.)=infertility.
Ex: The author describes the scope of consumer health information relating to fertility and infertility on the Internet.

esterilización
(n.)=sterilisation [sterilization, -USA].
Ex: Some subjects have one stem, for example, sterilizer, sterilizing, sterilized, sterilization.

esterilizado^1
(adj.)=sterilised [sterilized, -USA] ; germ-free.
Ex: A sterilised nipple is also furnished with each bottle.
Ex: A research team at the University of Georgia has come up with a new technology that can make clothing and lingerie permanently germ free.

esterilizado^2
(adj.)=castrated ; neutered ; spayed ; sterilised [sterilized, -USA].
Ex: Even if a castrated man can't maintain an erection, he can temporarily reverse the effect by taking testosterone.
Ex: My vet assures me he's shooting blanks, but I've never heard of a neutered dog actually mating; have any of you?.
Ex: Does anyone know if it is possible for a spayed female cat to attract and possibly mate with tomcats?.
Ex: What are the options for a sterilised male, when he would like to have children again?.

esterilizador
(n.)=steriliser [sterilizer, -USA].
Ex: Some subjects have one stem, for example, sterilizer, sterilizing, sterilized, sterilization.

esterilizar^1
(v.)=sterilise [sterilize, -USA].
Ex: Honeybees keep disease at bay by sterilising their hives with antimicrobial resin, scientists discover.

esterilizar^2
(v.)=spay ; sterilise [sterilize, -USA] ; castrate ; neuter ; wether.
Nota: Generalmente referido al ganado bovino.
Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
Ex: Rwanda denies plan to forcibly sterilise people with learning difficulties.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.
Ex: There are those, not usually librarians, who believe the library is so neutral as to be neutered, whereas others see it as not neutral enough.
Ex: Breeders with limited amounts of pasturage may find it necessary to wether the male kids in order prevent them from breeding the female goats.

esterilla
(n.)=mat ; rubber mat.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
Ex: The installation of interlocking rubber mats is easy even if you're not particularly knowledgeable.
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* esterilla de entrada=doormat.
* esterilla de la entrada de la casa=welcome mat.
* esterilla de la puerta=doormat.

esterilla de entrada
(n.)=doormat.
Ex: Khan was overwhelmed by the flood of post landing on her doormat everyday, but is clearly chuffed to bits to know the people care.
esterilla de la entrada de la casa
(n.)=welcome mat.
Ex: There were silvery snail tracks on the welcome mat in the vestibule.
esterilla de la puerta
(n.)=doormat.
Ex: Khan was overwhelmed by the flood of post landing on her doormat everyday, but is clearly chuffed to bits to know the people care.
esternón
(n.)=breastbone ; sternum.
Ex: Researchers have created an innovative method which can repair the breastbone after it is broken to provide access to the heart during open-heart surgery.
Ex: The sternum is part of the rib cage and helps protect the heart and chest.

esteroide
(n.)=steroid.
Ex: This article looks at basic research on anti-inflammatory and anti-rheumatism drugs, considering the characteristics and treatment of chronic rheumatoid arthritis, with or without steroids.

estertor
(n.)=rale.
Ex: Rales are caused by fluid in the small airways or atelectasis.

esteta
(n.)=aesthete [esthete, -USA].
Ex: Ravaisson (1813-1900), a philosopher, historian, and aesthete, is best known for his years as conservator of the Louvre Museum but he also occupied the post of Inspector General of Libraries (1839-52).

esteticista
(n.)=aesthetician [esthetician, -USA].
Ex: ABMP is a professional massage association representing massage, bodywork, somatics practitioners, and estheticians.

estetoscopia
(n.)=stethoscopy.
Ex: This article presents an evaluation of remote stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology.

estetoscopio
(n.)=stethoscope.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to investigate the interobserver reliability and diagnostic validity of a commercial electronic stethoscope for telemedicine applications.

estibador
(n.)=longshoreman [longshoremen, -pl.].
Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.

estibar
(v.)=stow.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

estigma social
(n.)=social stigma.
Ex: In the Dominican Republic, curly hair carries a social stigma & is considered to be worse than AIDS.
estigma^1
(n.)=stigma ; disgrace.
Ex: Illiteracy in our society is not only terribly inconvenient, it also carries with it a stigma.
Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.
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* estigma social=social stigma.
* quitar el estigma=destigmatise [destigmatize, -USA].

estigma^2
(n.)=stigma.
Nota: Parte de una flor.
Ex: The bees settle down on the anthers of the male flowers and the stigmas of the female flowers respectively to collect droplets of fragrant oils.

estigmatizar
(v.)=stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA] ; brand (as).
Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.

estilete
(n.)=stylus ; dirk.
Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
Ex: The full-dress uniforms -- white for summer and sea green for the remainder of the year -- were worn with dirks and white gloves.

estilista
(n.)=stylist ; hair stylist.
Ex: Do not memorize a story, unless it is a story by Kipling, Sandburg, or Walter de la Mare, for the great stylists must be memorized, especially when they use language in ways of their own.
Ex: Find out the tips that hair stylists use to get great results from blow-drying.

estilizado
=stylised [stylized, -USA].
Nota: Que sique un conjunto de normas artificiales de representación.
Ex: The indexer then expresses the subject using a standardized set of stylized symbols.

estilo
(n.)=form ; delivery ; hand ; idiom ; writing style ; style ; panache.
Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.
Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
Ex: The dialogue style is well-suited to occasional and novice users but can be slow.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
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* al estilo de=a la ; along the lines ; in the mould of.
* al estilo de los índices de materia=subject-type.
* al estilo de + Nombre=in a + Nombre + sort of way.
* al estilo militar=military-style.
* con estilo=stylish.
* corrector de estilo=style checker ; copy editor [copyeditor] ; subeditor.
* corregir el estilo=copy edit [copyedit].
* del estilo de los directorios=directory-type.
* error de estilo=stylistic error.
* esquí estilo libre=freestyle skiing.
* estilo abstracto=abstract style.
* estilo ampuloso=turgid style ; plethoric style.
* estilo arquitectónico=architectural style.
* estilo artístico=artistic style.
* estilo barato=kitsch.
* estilo bibliotecario=library chic.
* estilo de aprendizaje=learning style.
* estilo de gestión=managerial style ; management style.
* estilo de la casa=house style.
* estilo de natación=swimming stroke.
* estilo de pelo=hairstyle.
* estilo de resumir=abstracting style.
* estilo de vida=lifestyle [life style/life-style] ; style of life ; way of life.
* estilo de vida alternativo=alternative life-style.
* estilo directo=direct speech ; direct discourse.
* estilo esloveno=Slovenica.
* estilo gótico=Gothic style.
* estilo indirecto=indirect speech ; indirect discourse.
* estilo libre=freestyle.
* estilo literario=literary style ; writing style.
* estilo periodístico=journalese.
* estilo perrito=doggy style.
* estilo personal=individual style ; persona [personae, -pl.].
* estilo pobre=impoverished style.
* estilo rústico=rustic style.
* estilo telegráfico=telegraphese.
* estilo tipográfico=typographical style.
* estilo tradicional=traditional style.
* freír al estilo chino=stir-fry.
* frito al estilo chino=stir-fry.
* guía de estilo=style guideline.
* hoja de estilo=style sheet.
* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia=subject-type title indexes.
* manual de estilo=style manual ; style guideline.
* Manual de Estilo de Chicago=Chicago Manual of Style.
* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el=MLA Style Manual, the.
* natación estilo libre=freestyle swimming.
* sin estilo=dowdy .

estilo abstracto
(n.)=abstract style.
Ex: The author discusses the abstract style and patterns of Norwegian folk art, especially weaving, embroidery, and wood carving.
estilo ampuloso
(n.)=turgid style ; plethoric style.
Ex: That is not to say his writing is without merit, despite his turgid style, the stories themselves can be strangely effective. Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers .
estilo arquitectónico
(n.)=architectural style.
Ex: Throughout history, architectural styles have been primarily and distinctively regional.
estilo artístico
(n.)=artistic style.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.
estilo barato
(n.)=kitsch.
Ex: Quality has deteriorated both through the arrival of Western style kitsch.
estilo bibliotecario
(n.)=library chic.
Ex: Library chic is a fashion style that uses elements of, or is inspired by, the styles stereotypically attributed to librarians.
estilo de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning style.
Ex: These findings may have implications for those concerned with student learning styles and absorptive capacity.
estilo de gestión
(n.)=managerial style ; management style.
Ex: Factors to be taken into consideration include: managerial style; attitude to personnel and customers; the importance of information technology; corporate culture; criteria for creativity; charisma; and the role of quality. Ex: These are some of the personal habits and management styles that make a good/bad library director.
estilo de la casa
(n.)=house style.
Ex: Many academic publishers insist upon any references supplied to books and papers being cited in their particular house style.
estilo de natación
(n.)=swimming stroke.
Ex: The butterfly stroke is one of the fastest of all swimming strokes.
estilo de pelo
(n.)=hairstyle.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
estilo de resumir
(n.)=abstracting style.
Ex: Each abstracting organisation must consider many factors before settling upon a specific abstracting format and style.
estilo de vida
(n.)=lifestyle [life style/life-style] ; style of life ; way of life.
Ex: Through guided discussions of novels that represent different lifestyles and backgrounds librarians and teachers can help students deal with their own differences and those that they see in others. Ex: For he prided himself on being the leader of Boston's brahmin class, and his hallmark was a conservative and aristocratic style of life = Porque él se enorgullecía de ser el líder de la clase superior de Boston y su sello personal era un estilo de vida aristocrático y conservador. Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
estilo de vida alternativo
(n.)=alternative life-style.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for MEN'S LIBERATION, DISCOTHEQUE DANCES, CLONES AND CLONING, or alternative life-styles.
estilo directo
(n.)=direct speech ; direct discourse.
Ex: In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism. Ex: As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.
estilo esloveno
(n.)=Slovenica.
Ex: The article 'Libraries in profile: a look at Harvard's Slovenica' describes the history and composition of the Slovenian collection in the University of Harvard Libraries.
estilo gótico
(n.)=Gothic style.
Ex: Users can zoom in to examine intricate details of the cathedral's Gothic style of architecture.
estilo indirecto
(n.)=indirect speech ; indirect discourse.
Ex: In particular, the paper deals with direct speech, indirect speech, irony, and deceit in children with autism. Ex: As rhetorical mechanisms, direct and indirect discourse are used to privilege certain characters over others in terms of social or moral standing.
estilo libre
(adj.)=freestyle.
Ex: Originally, the World Wide Web was used only for freestyle unrestricted browsing and its foundation technologies reflect this.
estilo literario
(n.)=literary style ; writing style.
Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style. Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
estilo periodístico
(n.)=journalese.
Ex: A constant annoyance in news writing is journalese -- a trade jargon that relies on worn-out, copycat, cliche-ridden phrasing.
estilo perrito
(n.)=doggy style.
Ex: It's a common accident during doggy style sex to stick your wood in the wrong hole.
estilo personal
(n.)=individual style ; persona [personae, -pl.].
Ex: So long as the department carries out its responsibilities well and violate no regulations, there is little likelihood that the library director will attempt to impose his or her individual style of management on the independent section head. Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.
estilo pobre
(n.)=impoverished style.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
estilo rústico
(n.)=rustic style.
Ex: Homes filled with wood furniture in a rustic style lend themselves to warm white light, whereas white furniture looks better in cool white light.
estilo telegráfico
(n.)=telegraphese.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
estilo tipográfico
(n.)=typographical style.
Ex: One of the duties of the compositors is to ensure that the typographical 'style' of the result -- the spelling, capitalization, punctuation, italicization, and abbreviation, which we call the accidentals -- accords with the conventions of the time and place.
estilo tradicional
(n.)=traditional style.
Ex: Traditional style scientific articles can be downloaded from it to laser printers, bypassing the journal printing process.
estilográfico
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* pluma estilográfica=fountain pen.

estilística
(n.)=stylistics.
Nota: Disciplina. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The study of comparative stylistics attempts to catalogue and explain the differences in style between languages.

estilísticamente
=stylistically.
Ex: The second paragraph came down to earth stylistically.

estilístico
(adj.)=stylistic.
Ex: Factors here may be: any guidelines set internally, by external agencies or networks restricting the length and content of abstracts, and prescribing stylistic features.

estima
(n.)=esteem ; regard ; respect ; reputation.
Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
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* autoestima=self-regard.
* tener en gran estima=have + a very high regard for ; think + the world of ; think + highly of.

estimable
(adj.)=estimable ; venerable.
Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded.
Ex: The men who made the venerable and often beautiful books of the hand-press period must have loved their work.

estimación
=estimate ; reckoning ; valuation ; guess ; estimation.
Ex: By the early 1980s one estimate put the number of publicly available files at five hundred.
Ex: On the most superficial reckoning it is a matter of national concern.
Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
Ex: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.
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* estimación aproximada=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate.
* estimación bruta=grossed-up estimate.
* estimación de costes=costing ; cost estimate.
* hacer una estimación=estimate.

estimación aproximada
(n.)=ballpark figure ; ballpark estimate.
Ex: Most sellers think they know at least a ballpark figure for their house, but most are way off. Ex: As a rough ballpark estimate, say about 6 ml of blood is pumped with every heartbeat.
estimación bruta
(n.)=grossed-up estimate.
Ex: As this table shows, the grossed-up estimate adds a considerable sum of money to the total turnover, as expected from using a multiplier of 1.441.
estimación de costes
(n.)=costing ; cost estimate.
Ex: The aim was to identify and document current trends and practices in costing and pricing, and cost recovery and performance measurement in order to provide assistance to colleagues attempting to resolve financial management issues. Ex: Cost estimates often did not include overheads, and quite often did not include staff costs.
estimado
(adj.)=beloved ; projected ; loved ; esteemed ; valued ; dear ; estimated.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: The areas allowed for housing books were based on the size of the existing collection, plus the projected annual acquisition rate multiplied by ten years.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.
Ex: This tremendous outpouring of titles is one reason why British publishing has such a highly esteemed place in the world.
Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
Ex: This youthfulness explains the estimated loss to the profession of 105 librarians by 1983.
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* muy estimado=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed.

estimar
(v.)=appraise ; deem ; estimate ; reckon ; gauge [gage, -USA] ; esteem ; hold in + esteem ; prize [prise, -USA] ; look up to ; hold + Nombre + dear.
Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.
Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.
Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.
Ex: Book form is easy to use, readable, and reckoned to be an acceptable format for many users.
Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
Ex: But women value social progress and consciousness of success less than men and esteem freedom and love.
Ex: However, staff of reference libraries are not always held in such high esteem.
Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
Ex: No mattter how high I get, I'll still be looking up to you.
Ex: Cuts in Government agriculture spending are an attack on everything we hold dear in this country.
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* estimar grosso modo=guesstimate.
* estimar la demanda de Algo=gauge + the demand for.
* estimar los costes=cost out.
* subestimar=understatement.

estimar grosso modo
(v.)=guesstimate.
Ex: In a nutshell, geolocation analyzes the user's IP address (the number associated with your computer) to guesstimate where the user is accessing the Internet.
estimar la demanda de Algo
(v.)=gauge + the demand for.
Ex: Gauging the potential demand for a 'difficult' novel by a completely new author is obviously a hazardous business and might result in books standing unwanted on the shelves.
estimar los costes
(v.)=cost out.
Ex: Using such a method, a reference librarian would have to evaluate and cost out every activity.
estimulación
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* estimulación excesiva=overstimulation.

estimulación excesiva
(n.)=overstimulation.
Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.
estimulador
(adj.)=stimulating.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.
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* poco estimulador=unchallenging.

estimulante^1
(n.)=stimulant ; pep pill ; pick-me-up.
Nota: Generalmente referido a una bebida.
Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term 'stimulants' appears.
Ex: Drugs used as pep pills include amphetamines, caffeine, and epinephrine.
Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.

estimulante^2
(adj.)=exciting ; heady ; stimulating ; challenging ; invigorating ; nurturing ; piquant ; prodding ; titillating ; inspiring ; refreshing ; heart-warming.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
Ex: Anyone using LC copy and the AACR is well aware of the stimulating challenges provided by superimposed headings.
Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
Ex: The most rewarding part of being a reference administrator is in creating the opportunity for one's staff to perform work that they love in an invigorating pleasant environment.
Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.
Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
Ex: But there are outsiders whose presence in the classroom and refreshing unfamiliarity and enthusiasm for reading can help change the pace of everyday encounters between teacher and taught = Pero hay personas ajenas a la clase cuya presencia en el aula y su novedad y entusiasmo revitalizador por la lectura pueden contribuir a cambiar el ritmo del encuentro diario entre el profesor y los alumnos.
Ex: The recent rain has been a heart-warming sight but it doesn't mean the drought is over.
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* poco estimulante=unexciting ; uninspiring ; unmoving.

estimular
(v.)=encourage ; give + a boost ; prompt ; provide + boost ; spur ; spur on ; stimulate ; whip up ; provide + stimulus ; set + Nombre + off ; abet ; buoy ; prod ; egg on ; stir up ; nudge ; reawaken [re-awaken] ; kick-start [kickstart] ; pep up ; hearten ; incite ; light + the fire under ; bolster.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: CD-ROM has given the library a public relations boost but this has led to higher expectations of the library by users at a time of budgetary restraint.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
Ex: This local tale could have been used to set me and my classmates off on a search for other similar stories that litter the area up and down the east coast of Britain.
Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
Ex: 'Well,' recommenced the young librarian, buoyed up by the director's interest, 'I believe that everybody is a good employee until they prove differently to me'.
Ex: Science Citation Index (SCI) depends for intellectual content entirely on citations by authors, who are sometimes prodded by editors and referees.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: The goal of this guidebook is to help writers activate their brains to stir up more and better ideas and details.
Ex: By the 1980s, leftist philosophies had fallen into disfavor, & globalization & neoliberalism nudged the unions to seek other alliances.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
Ex: We are heartened by the fact that we are still so far a growth story in the midst of this global challenge.
Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
Ex: Too bad it took a breast cancer diagnosis to light the fire under me.
Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.
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* estimular el debate=provoke + discussion ; prompt + discussion ; pepper + debate ; stimulate + discussion.
* estimular el desarrollo de=stimulate + the development of.
* estimular la economía=stimulate + the economy ; spur + the economy.
* estimular la imaginación=spark + imagination.

estimular el debate
(v.)=provoke + discussion ; prompt + discussion ; pepper + debate ; stimulate + discussion.
Ex: And let me stress yet again that I do not mean we should be constantly stopping in midstream during a reading to ask questions and provoke discussion. Ex: E-mail reference also has prompted discussions in the literature about the relative advantages and disadvantages inherent in providing this service. Ex: The manuscript and the printed papers reflect different phases of the controversies which peppered debates among company directors and proprietors at the turn of the century. Ex: The seminar will bring together a wide range of experiences and practices in order to share these and stimulate the discussion.
estimular el desarrollo de
(v.)=stimulate + the development of.
Ex: The public library now has an opportunity to demonstrate its services in broadening individual horizons and stimulating development of community life.
estimular la economía
(v.)=stimulate + the economy ; spur + the economy.
Ex: If we really want to stimulate our economy, we should put money in the hands of the people most likely to spend it. Ex: There are demands from various quarters for pruning interest rates to spur the economy.
estimular la imaginación
(v.)=spark + imagination.
Ex: Given his seemingly wide-ranging interests, one might have expected her ideas to have sparked his imagination.
estipendio
(n.)=stipend ; allowance.
Ex: The incumbent is appointed by the Librarian of Congress, serves one or two years, and receives a $35,000 annual stipend from an endowed fund.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
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* estipendio diario=daily allowance.

estipendio diario
(n.)=daily allowance.
Ex: About MPs have decided not to take their daily allowance for the days Parliament did not meet.
estipulaciones de un contrato
=contract stipulations.
Ex: Several features that need to be addressed include storage capacity, quality and accessibility of information content, information retrieval speed, economic factors, contract stipulations, workstation configurations, system security, and new staff training requirements.
estipulación
(n.)=provision ; stipulation ; proviso.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.
Ex: The city fathers endorsed this project with the stipulation that a librarian or 'book-lover' should be available to assist patrons.
Ex: The term thesaurus will be used here to denote such lists, with the proviso that this is strictly speaking a misuse of the term.
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* estipulaciones de un contrato=contract stipulations.

estipular
(v.)=stipulate ; set out.
Ex: The ADI became the American representative of FID, though not without stipulating that the action neither expressed nor implied endorsement of the UDC.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.

estirada
(n.)=full-stretch dive.
Nota: En fútbol, parada espectacular del portero.
Ex: He kicked a superb volley from the edge of the area, but found that the quality was matched by the goalie's full-stretch dive to tip it away for a corner kick.

estirado
(n.)=stuffy ; outstretched ; pulled-out ; stuck-up ; prim ; starched ; starchy ; hoity-toity ; stiff.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
Ex: Portraits of that nature are a thing of the past with people sitting around looking stiff and starched.
Ex: This is a collection of pictures of codgers from all over the world who look starchy, pompous, haughty or grumpy.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.

estirar
(v.)=stretch ; elongate ; stretch out.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: Jeanne Leforte's neck was elongated at the sound of the words 'statistical methods'.
Ex: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
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* estirar el cuello=crane + Posesivo + neck.
* estirar la pata=give up + the ghost ; kick + the bucket ; pop + Posesivo + clogs.
* estirar las piernas=stretch + Posesivo + legs.
* estirarse=stretch + Reflexivo ; stretch out.

estirar el cuello
(v.)=crane + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: He paused as she squirmed suddenly, twisting and craning her neck to look at the floor.
estirar la pata
(v.)=give up + the ghost ; kick + the bucket ; pop + Posesivo + clogs.
Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage. Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine). Ex: A tenth of the population is planning on working until popping their clogs in an attempt to pay the bills.
estirar las piernas
(v.)=stretch + Posesivo + legs.
Ex: He also has a problem to sleep because he cannot stretch his legs.
estirarse
(v.)=stretch + Reflexivo ; stretch out.
Ex: She yawned, stretched herself, and allowed her gaze to wander around the room. Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.
estirpe
(n.)=ancestry ; strain ; stock ; bloodline ; line of ancestry.
Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.

estirón
(n.)=growth spurt.
Ex: Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty.
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* estirón de crecimiento=growth spurt.
* pegar un estirón=shoot up.

estirón de crecimiento
(n.)=growth spurt.
Ex: Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine that occurs most often during the growth spurt just before puberty.
estival
(adj.)=summery.
Ex: The weather across Germany is expected to be warm and summery over the next few days.
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* clima estival=summer weather.
* tiempo estival=summer weather.

estiércol
(n.)=muck ; manure ; dung.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
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* estiércol de vaca=cowdung.
* estiércol líquido=slurry.

estiércol de vaca
(n.)=cowdung.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
estiércol líquido
(n.)=slurry.
Ex: Over 80% of the slurry and about half of the solid manure is spread on grassland.
esto
(n.)=this sort of thing.
Ex: Large corporate bureaucracies like those of traditional music and movie publishers do this sort of thing much better than most little beginner 'startups' do.
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* debido a esto=because of this.
* por esto=because of this.
* por estos contornos=hereabout(s).
* por estos entornos=hereabout(s).

esto es así
=this is the case.
Ex: If this is the case, the definition will have to be used by the design and programming staff to build the system.
esto no ocurre en el caso de
=the same is not true (for/of/with).
Ex: The same is not true, of course, of the humanities or social sciences, where the method is less likely to be successful.
esto no quiere decir que
=this is not to say that.
Ex: This is not to say that every book was proofed in three definable stages, for some books were less proofed than others.
esto no se debe hacer así
=this just won't do.
Ex: We know, as information professionals, that this just won't do.
esto no vale
=this just won't do.
Ex: We know, as information professionals, that this just won't do.
estoc
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* exceso de estoc=overage.

estocástico
(adj.)=stochastic.
Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.
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* modelación estocástica=stochastic modelling.
* modelo estocástico=stochastic model.

estofado
(n.)=stew ; casserole.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: The beauty of casseroles is that they barely require any tending.

estofar
(v.)=stew.
Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.

estoicamente
=stoically.
Ex: He sat very stoically watching the judge while the judge read the verdict which took several minutes.
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* aguantar estoicamente=weather ; take it on + the chin.

estoicidad
(n.)=cool head.
Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.

estoico
(n./adj.)=cool-headed ; stoic.
Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
Ex: The overwhelming response was a surprise as I was not aware of the numbers of people who consider themselves as stoics around the globe.

estola
(n.)=stole.
Ex: They are among the most famous manufacturers of embroidered stoles and graduation sashes.

estomacal
(adj.)=ventral.
Ex: The ventral portion of the urinary bladder was marked with India ink to facilitate identification.
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* acidez estomacal=heartburn.
* dolor estomacal=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* malestar estomacal=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* trastorno estomacal=upset stomach ; stomach upset.

estomatología
(n.)=dentistry ; stomatology.
Ex: These data bases include MEDLINE, which gives references in all aspects of medicine, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, veterinary science, dentistry and nursing.
Ex: Since 1982, French university librarians have been collaborating with professional odontologists and stomatologists in the development of a bibliographical data bank for French language documents in odontology and stomatology.

estomatólogo
(n.)=stomatologist.
Ex: Since 1982, French university librarians have been collaborating with professional odontologists and stomatologists in the development of a bibliographical data bank for French language documents in odontology and stomatology.

estorbar
(v.)=hamper ; stand in + the way (of) ; get in + the way (of) ; stand in + Posesivo + way.
Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
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* estorbarse=trip over + each other.

estorbarse
(v.)=trip over + each other.
Ex: Republicans have been tripping over each other for days trying to get their stories straight on who knew what and when.
estorbo
(n.)=encumbrance ; hindrance ; albatross.
Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.

estornino
(n.)=starling.
Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.

estornudar
(v.)=cough ; sneeze.
Ex: 'She's also on to look into the matter of merit increases and faculty evaluation,' she coughed discreetly.
Ex: As the days get shorter and summer winds down, allergy sufferers begin another period of sniffling and sneezing with the start of ragweed season.

estornudo
(n.)=cough ; sneeze ; sneezing.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: I would like to make an analogy: One goes to a physician and says, 'What have you got for sneezing and what is causing the sneeze?'.
Ex: I would like to make an analogy: One goes to a physician and says, 'What have you got for sneezing and what is causing the sneeze?'.

estos
=these.
Ex: These institutes brought together some of the most influential people in the field to discuss the technological environment created by library automation in the 1970s.
estos días
=these days.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
estrabismo
(n.)=strabismus.
Ex: Children who develop strabismus usually don't see double because the brain is still developing and can correct for the problem.

estrado
(n.)=dais ; podium.
Ex: One eminent librarian remarked upon how odd it was that the unpopular reference desk at a university library was set upon a dais.
Ex: Libraries need an extra room for meetings and discussions, preferably containing a podium for lectures and other local activities.

estrafalario
(adj.)=zany ; bizarre ; cranky ; way out in/of left field ; freakish.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
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* de un modo estrafalario=bizarrely ; freakishly.
* estrafalario, lo=bizarre, the.
* idea estrafalaria=outlandish idea.
* lo estrafalario=zaniness.

estrafalario, lo
(n.)=bizarre, the.
Ex: The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).
estrago
(n.)=ravages ; decimation ; shattering ; mayhem ; havoc.
Ex: Problems faced maybe entirely new ones, such as protecting the library's stock from the ravages of climate or of insects.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.
Ex: Ten days after the mayhem in Detroit, a riot rocked Harlem, triggered by a rumor that a white policeman had shot and killed a black soldier.
Ex: However, protests are happening all over the world, especially after the havoc in the Gulf of Mexico.
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* causar estragos=wreak + havoc ; ravage ; run + amok ; cause + havoc ; create + havoc ; play + havoc with.
* estragos=destruction.
* estragos de la enfermedad, los=ravages of disease, the.
* estragos de la guerra, los=ravages of war, the.
* estragos del tiempo, los=ravages of time, the.
* hacer estragos=lay + waste to ; create + havoc ; wreak + havoc ; cause + havoc ; take + Posesivo + toll (on).
* hacer estragos en=play + havoc with.
* ocasionar estragos=wreak + havoc.
* provocar estragos=create + havoc ; wreak + havoc ; cause + havoc.
* provocar estragos en=play + havoc with.

estragos
(n.)=destruction.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
estragos de la enfermedad, los
(n.)=ravages of disease, the.
Ex: Vaccines are among the most effective weapons for protecting horses against the ravages of disease.
estragos de la guerra, los
(n.)=ravages of war, the.
Ex: The ravages of war devastated Afghanistan's infrastructure, breaking people away from their homes and from each other.
estragos del tiempo, los
=ravages of time, the.
Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll.
estragón
(n.)=tarragon.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

estrambóticamente
=bizarrely.
Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.

estrambótico
(adj.)=fancy ; zany ; bizarre ; wacky ; freaky ; freakish.
Ex: This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
Ex: His zany humor, gawky production, and sexual exhibitionism have grown in this new film into a confident, ironic account of a world in which it pays to be rich and beautiful.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
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* lo estrambótico=zaniness.

estrangulamiento
(n.)=constriction ; stenosis.
Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.
Ex: The exercise demonstrates flow in a major blood vessel, such as the aorta, with and without a stenosis.

estrangular
(v.)=strangle ; tie off ; choke.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid.
Ex: Several years of belt-tightening measures have started to choke programs and further cuts could make them unsustainable.

estratagema
(n.)=course of action ; stratagem ; ruse ; ploy ; artifice ; power play ; scheme ; stalking horse ; trick ; gaff ; smoke and mirrors ; gambit.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
Ex: The library did not burn and the purchase of Thomas Jefferson's library as a replacement was a ruse to help pay the former President's debts.
Ex: They are using such ploys as citing budget cuts as the reason for making government information more expensive.
Ex: Such canons need not transcend human artifice to be of enduring significance.
Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.
Ex: The truth is that the government has relied for years on smoke and mirrors to create the illusion of sound finances in the face of a serious budget deficit.
Ex: She's not only the most hated person in America, she's also appears to be pushing her luck with her latest gambit.
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* estratagema comercial=marketing ploy.
* estratagema de marketing=marketing ploy.

estratagema comercial
(n.)=marketing ploy.
Ex: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.
estratagema de marketing
(n.)=marketing ploy.
Ex: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.
estratega
(n.)=tactician ; strategist.
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
Ex: This technology is moving from the relatively obscure domains of oil companies and military strategists to the attention of those concerned with the consequences of access to and distribution of information.

estrategia
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.] ; course of action ; strategy ; tactics ; tack ; power play.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.
Ex: Purists might argue that this is tactics rather than strategy.
Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
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* cambiar de estrategia=change + tack.
* crear estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* desarrollar estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* diseñar estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* elaborar una estrategia=formulate + strategy.
* estrategia cognitiva=cognitive strategy.
* estrategia comercial=business plan ; market strategy ; business strategy.
* estrategia de ahorro=saver.
* estrategia de búsqueda=search strategy ; search process.
* estrategia de búsqueda de información=information seeking pattern.
* estrategia de defensa=defence strategy.
* estrategia de gestión=management strategy ; managerial strategy.
* estrategia de gestión de la información=information management strategy.
* estrategia de investigación=research strategy.
* estrategia de marketing=marketing strategy.
* estrategia de mercado=marketing strategy.
* estrategia de planificación=planning strategy.
* estrategia de salida=exit strategy ; exit strategy.
* estrategia de supervivencia=coping strategy ; coping skill.
* estrategia de ventas=sales strategy.
* estrategia documental=documentation strategy.
* estrategia final=endgame.
* estrategia militar=military strategy.
* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias=coping strategy ; coping skill.
* estrategia publicitaria=sales pitch.
* estrategia que ahorra dinero=money saver.
* estrategia que ahorra trabajo=labour saver.
* formular una estrategia=formulate + strategy.
* idear estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* planear estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* seguir una estrategia=take + tack.

estrategia cognitiva
(n.)=cognitive strategy.
Ex: There is an interconnection between the type of the object encountered and the physician's choice of linearization or lateralization as cognitive strategy.
estrategia comercial
(n.)=business plan ; market strategy ; business strategy.
Ex: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan. Ex: Following the information gathering phase the next step is to build the market strategy. Ex: A business strategy is what is used when an opportunity or a crisis occurs.
estrategia de ahorro
(n.)=saver.
Ex: This article examines the computer and its validity as a saver of time and labour.
estrategia de búsqueda
(n.)=search strategy ; search process.
Ex: Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids. Ex: This article considers the need for information professionals to re-think the part of the search process that occurs after the data has been retrieved on-line.
estrategia de búsqueda de información
(n.)=information seeking pattern.
Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
estrategia de defensa
(n.)=defence strategy.
Ex: Safety in numbers serves as a defense strategy in many organisms, as aggregation can reduce the probability of predation for individual group members.
estrategia de gestión
(n.)=management strategy ; managerial strategy.
Ex: Library managers can utilise a set of management strategies designed to increase the likelihood of library survival. Ex: Apologists for this managerial strategy often fail to define it adequately.
estrategia de gestión de la información
(n.)=information management strategy.
Ex: As information now has a dominant role in society, an information management strategy has to be developed and integrated into the existing corporate structure.
estrategia de investigación
(n.)=research strategy.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
estrategia de marketing
(n.)=marketing strategy.
Ex: To enable libraries to reach this sector a marketing strategy is required and staff-training needs must be examined.
estrategia de mercado
(n.)=marketing strategy.
Ex: To enable libraries to reach this sector a marketing strategy is required and staff-training needs must be examined.
estrategia de planificación
(n.)=planning strategy.
Ex: Since multiple choice exams are common in courses which cover a lot of factual information, the most important planning strategy is to stay on top of your coursework.
estrategia de salida
(n.)=exit strategy ; exit strategy.
Ex: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq. Ex: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq.
estrategia de supervivencia
(n.)=coping strategy ; coping skill.
Ex: Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in curricula were expected to be adequate as a coping strategy. Ex: Learning will be a coping skill needed to survive the vagaries of change.
estrategia de ventas
(n.)=sales strategy.
Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.
estrategia documental
(n.)=documentation strategy.
Ex: Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
estrategia final
(n.)=endgame.
Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.
estrategia militar
(n.)=military strategy.
Ex: This is a membership organization for the study of military strategy, arms control, regional security and conflict resolution = Ésta es una organización de socios para el estudio de la estrategia militar, el control de armas, la seguridad en las regiones del mundo y la resolución de conflictos.
estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias
(n.)=coping strategy ; coping skill.
Ex: Evolutionary rather than revolutionary changes in curricula were expected to be adequate as a coping strategy. Ex: Learning will be a coping skill needed to survive the vagaries of change.
estrategia publicitaria
(n.)=sales pitch.
Ex: The term 'commercial communications' covers all forms of advertising promoting products and services but not packaging and sales pitches by individual salesperson.
estrategia que ahorra dinero
(n.)=money saver.
Ex: It's possible that a no fines policy at the library could be a real money saver.
estrategia que ahorra trabajo
(n.)=labour saver.
Ex: It is difficult to assess the economics of on-line systems, but most have proved to be labour savers.
estratificación
(n.)=stratification ; layering.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: The organisation of the data base is based on the same layering concept.
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* estratificación social=social stratification.

estratificación social
(n.)=social stratification.
Ex: With the rise of social stratification, humankind has developed 'class warfare' to heavily dysgenic proportions.
estratificado
(adj.)=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; stratified ; tiered.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
Ex: The author presents an integrated system in which a knowledge-based decision support system is integrated with a multilayer artificial neural network for urban planning = El autor presenta un sistema que integra un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones basado en el conocimiento con una red neuronal articial multidimensional para la planificación urbanística.
Ex: A stratified, proportional random sample of faculty was taken and data collected from questionnaires, faculty vitae, on-line data bases, and standard bibliographical and reference sources.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.

estratificar
(v.)=stratify ; layer.
Ex: The accuracy of the study was ensured by stratifying the sample population and by performing tests for statistical significance.
Ex: For future metacatalogues to be successful, methods must be developed to use all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging and translating data within a loosely coupled organizational system.

estratificativo
(adj.)=stratificational.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The model of stratificational structure of patent information retrieval language'.

estratigrafía
(n.)=stratigraphy.
Ex: A list of 108 keywords in volcanic stratigraphy were separated into single terms and searched using truncated forms and Boolean logic.

estratigráfico
(adj.)=stratigraphic.
Ex: It provides a summary of the stratigraphic and sedimentary history of the United States Atlantic Margin.

estrato
(n.)=stratum [strata, -pl.].
Ex: However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.
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* estrato sedimentario=rock stratum.
* estrato social=social stratum.
* provenir de todos los estratos sociales=come from all + walks of life.

estrato sedimentario
(n.)=rock stratum.
Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.
estrato social
(n.)=social stratum.
Ex: This system was described 'pillarisation' which was rooted in an agreement that divisions between different religious and social strata were so profound that individuals should live substantially within their own communities.
estratosfera
(n.)=stratosphere.
Ex: The ozonosphere is the lower region of the stratosphere, 15-25 kilometres above the earth's surface, in which there is an appreciable ozone concentration.

estratosférico
(adj.)=stratospheric.
Ex: Methyl bromide has been phased-out in industrialized countries because of international regulatory measures designed to reduce substances that potentially deplete the stratospheric ozone layer.

estratégicamente
=strategically ; tactically.
Ex: This automation of information files will mean that, within a few years, terminals will become standard equipment at a reference desk or at a site strategically located within the department.
Ex: In the first approach, the database is used tactically as a high quality mailing list.
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* estratégicamente situado=centrally placed.
* superar estratégicamente=out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA].

estratégicamente situado
=centrally placed.
Ex: This district with 3,100 inhabitants is centrally placed on a peninsula surrounded by fjords.
estratégico
(adj.)=strategic ; tactical ; strategical.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
Ex: Information systems technology plays a critical role in both the strategic and tactical operations of commercial banks.
Ex: The characteristic of such economies is interactive development of strategical know how and skills.
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* arma estratégica=strategic weapon.
* visión estratégica=strategic vision.

estraza
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* papel estraza=brown paper.

estrechamente
=closely ; tightly.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.
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* colaborando estrechamente=in close collaboration.
* estar estrechamente ligado a=be closely tied to.
* estrechamente ligado=closely intertwined ; tightly bound.
* estrechamente relacionado=closely linked ; strongly linked.
* estrechamente relacionado (con)=closely related (to).
* trabajar estrechamente=work + closely together.

estrechamente ligado
(adj.)=closely intertwined ; tightly bound.
Ex: Notice that the definitions of information and knowledge are both closely intertwined. Ex: However, this book may be too tightly bound to its particular German setting for direct translation into English.
estrechamente relacionado
=closely linked ; strongly linked.
Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising. Ex: self-efficacy is strongly linked to prior Internet experience with a threshold of up to two years' experience being required.
estrechamente relacionado (con)
=closely related (to).
Ex: The underlying fundamentals of abstracting are closely related to indexing.
estrechamiento
(n.)=constriction ; stenosis.
Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.
Ex: The exercise demonstrates flow in a major blood vessel, such as the aorta, with and without a stenosis.

estrechar
(v.)=constrict.
Ex: The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle.
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* estrechar el cerco=close in on.
* estrechar el control=tighten + the grip ; tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
* estrechar filas=close + ranks.
* estrechar la relación=strengthen + links.
* estrechar lazos=build + bonds ; build up + links.
* estrechar los lazos=strengthen + links.
* estrecharse=taper ; taper in.

estrechar el cerco
(v.)=close in on.
Ex: As he closed in on the killer, he discovered evidence that points to the unimaginable -- a revelation that could rock the entire world.
estrechar el control
(v.)=tighten + the grip ; tighten + Posesivo + grip on.
Ex: Every claimant on the public purse knows that the grip and scrutiny of authority in all its forms is tightening. Ex: This paper reports on measures being taken by the government to tighten its grip on what universities do with their money.
estrechar filas
(v.)=close + ranks.
Ex: The profession in general would probably be better served by closing ranks and promoting the generic skills of the information professional.
estrechar la relación
(v.)=strengthen + links.
Ex: The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.
estrechar lazos
(v.)=build + bonds ; build up + links.
Ex: Some of these stories are great examples of how humor can be used to build bonds among colleagues. Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
estrechar los lazos
(v.)=strengthen + links.
Ex: The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.
estrecharse
(v.)=taper ; taper in.
Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip. Ex: Some of these trenches have walls that taper in at the bottom or flare at the top.
estrecheces económicas
(n.)=distressed circumstances.
Ex: In these challenging times, the sale of assets or companies often in distressed circumstances has become particularly difficult to execute.
estrechez
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* estrecheces económicas=distressed circumstances.
* estrechez de miras=narrowness ; tunnel vision.

estrechez de miras
(n.)=narrowness ; tunnel vision.
Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems. Ex: The endless pursuit of market share, the tunnel vision without regard to right and wrong, is what we are paying for.
estrecho de Gibraltar, el
=Strait of Gibraltar, the.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
estrecho de mente
=narrow-minded.
Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
estrecho de miras
=narrow-minded.
Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
estrecho^1
(n.)=sound ; strait.
Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.
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* Estrecho de Bering, el=Bering Straits, the.
* estrecho de Gibraltar, el=Strait of Gibraltar, the.

estrecho^2
(adj.)=cramped ; tight ; narrow .
Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.
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* con lazos muy estrechos=close-knit.
* en estrecha colaboración con=hand-in-glove with ; hand and glove with.
* estrecho de mente=narrow-minded.
* estrecho de miras=narrow-minded.
* muy estrecho=poky .

estrella de cine
(n.)=movie star ; film-star.
Ex: This curler creates movie star eyelashes in seconds and also beats mascara allergy. Ex: This type of film-stars are increasingly getting paid in kind rather than cash for their work.
estrella de la música pop
(n.)=pop star.
Ex: The pop star who perhaps cannot write at all can still be the 'author' of a ghosted autobiography.
estrella de mar
(n.)=starfish ; sea star.
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers. Ex: Many believed that this sea star was a pest species invading the coral reef habitat predating on and killing corals in great numbers.
estrella de rock
(n.)=rock star.
Ex: Public executions used to be a form of entertainment and executioners were like rock stars.
estrella del escenario
(n.)=stage star.
Ex: He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
estrella fugaz
(n.)=rustling star.
Ex: The article 'A galaxy of rustling stars: places on the web and other library and information paths for the deaf' discusses the potential of the World Wide Web (WWW) as a source of information for deaf users.
estrella polar
(n.)=Pole Star [polestar. -USA] ; lodestar.
Ex: Its polestar nature has the ability to guide us through the drossy deserts that poetry sometimes founders in. Ex: Reason is to be our lodestar, and we must understand the workings of the noumenal world in order to live properly in this one.
estrella polar, la
=Polaris ; North Star, the.
Ex: Polaris has long been an important star to sailors of old winding their way over the oceans by night. Ex: The North Star has been historically used by explorers to determine their latitude.
estrella venida a menos
(n.)=fallen star.
Ex: From shooting stars to fallen stars, we look at the top 5 celebrites who've fallen out with fame.
estrella^1
(n.)=star.
Ex: The two sat gravely in silence, Modjeski fingering the stars on her necklace while she thought.
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* aficionado a contemplar las estrellas=stargazer.
* aficionado a mirar las estrellas=stargazer.
* aficionado a observar las estrellas=stargazer.
* a la luz de las estrellas=by starlight.
* Posesivo + buena estrella=Posesivo + lucky star.
* con forma de estrella=star-shaped [star shaped].
* contemplación de las estrellas=star watch.
* contemplar las estrellas=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
* de cinco estrellas=5-star [five-star] ; five-star.
* de cuatro estrellas=four-star.
* dormir bajo las estrellas=sleep under + the stars.
* en forma de estrella=star-shaped [star shaped].
* estrella de mar=starfish ; sea star.
* estrella fugaz=shooting star ; falling star.
* estrella polar=Pole Star [polestar. -USA] ; lodestar.
* estrella polar, la=Polaris ; North Star, the.
* fruta estrella=starfruit.
* guerra de las estrellas=battle of the stars.
* lleno de estrellas=starry.
* llorarle a las estrellas=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* luz de las estrellas=starlight.
* mirar las estrellas=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
* observar las estrellas=gaze at + the stars.
* polvo de estrellas=stardust.
* puntuación con estrellas=star rating.
* red en forma de estrella=star network [star-network].
* súper estrella=superstar.
* tener buena estrella=be lucky.
* valoración con estrellas=star rating.
* ver las estrellas=see + stars.

estrella^2
(n.)=star.
Ex: The background music is sung by the stars of the show, with each singing a different verse.
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* estrella de cine=movie star ; film-star.
* estrella de la música pop=pop star.
* estrella del escenario=stage star.
* estrella de rock=rock star.
* estrella fugaz=rustling star.
* estrella venida a menos=fallen star.
* joven estrella=starlet.

estrella^3
(n.)=flagship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material.
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* pieza estrella=showpiece.
* producto estrella=star product.

estrellado
(adj.)=starry.
Ex: Her view was that 'a scholar had no more concern with the merits of the literature with which he deals than Newton with the beauties of the countryside or of the starry heavens.
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* cielo estrellado=starry sky.

estrellarse
(v.)=crash.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
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* estrellarse contra=crash into.

estrellarse contra
(v.)=crash into.
Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself.
estrellato
(n.)=stardom.
Ex: The simplicity of Chayanne's lifestyle is rooted in his upbringing, which focused not on stardom but family life.
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* alcanzar el estrellato=rise to + stardom ; reach + stardom.
* camino hacia el estrellato=road to stardom.
* catapultarse al estrellato=shoot to + stardom ; catapult to + stardom.
* lanzarse al estrellato=shoot to + stardom.
* lanzarse al estrellato=catapult to + stardom.
* saltar al estrellato=jump into + stardom.
* salto al estrellato=jump into stardom.

estremecedor
(adj.)=eerie ; heart-rending ; heart-rendering ; touching ; spooky ; spine-tingling ; groundshaking ; heart-wrenching ; thrilling.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: Their heart-rending plight stretching over centuries is a blot on Indian civilization.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
Ex: In a world of daily genocide, where two-thirds of humanity are condemned, it is touching to see a spark of what solidarity can do.
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a 'spooky' atmosphere at home.
Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.

estremecedoramente
=heart-renderingly.
Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.

estremecer
(v.)=shake up ; rock ; thrill.
Ex: This will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: The earth tremor that rocked the centre of Melbourne was one of three quakes that hit Australia in the one day.
Ex: The abundance of information on the World Wide Web has thrilled some, but frightened others.
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* estremecerse=shake ; shudder ; shiver ; wince ; quiver ; tremble.
* estremecerse de emoción=tremble with + excitement.

estremecerse
(v.)=shake ; shudder ; shiver ; wince ; quiver ; tremble.
Ex: This attitude had to go and by the 1830s it was shaking. Ex: He shuddered when he thought of the budget Dennis Baldwin had put together. Ex: I shivered with the intensity of my desire to do this wondrous thing myself. Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion. Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out. Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
estremecerse de emoción
(v.)=tremble with + excitement.
Ex: Her bare feet felt the throbbing earth and her body trembled with excitement.
estremecido
(adj.)=shaken.
Ex: I felt lorn and bereft, then suddenly it was gone, leaving me empty and shaken the way a storm shakes the land and the sea.

estremecimiento
(n.)=trembling ; frisson ; shudder ; quiver ; tremble ; shuddering.
Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.
Ex: The frisson of excitement that accompanied these late-night chinwags was due in part to our fascination with death.
Ex: Not without a shudder may the human hand reach into the mysterious urn of destiny.
Ex: It's a very intense throbbing pain that sends her body into quivers and shakes.
Ex: In all experimental embryos, neurological disorders such as trembles and loss of equilibrium were observed.
Ex: Almost every time I use my brakes anything more than gently I feel a shuddering in the car and in the steering wheel.

estrenar
=premiere ; .
Ex: But subscription and sales of spin-off products turns out not to be the only financial model, so britannica.com (a free site sponsored by advertising) premiered last September.
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* a estrenar=brand new.

estreno
(n.)=new release ; recent release ; premiere.
Ex: Attempts to order items can be problematical due to many catalogues no keeping up with deletions and new releases.
Ex: Coverage is said to encompass 'all the award winners, big box office success, top rental movies, and most recent releases'.
Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
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* fiesta de estreno de una vivienda=housewarming party ; housewarming.

estrepitosamente
=with a bang.
Ex: The Cretaceous period was the heyday of the dinosaurs and ended with a bang!.
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* fracasar estrepitosamente=fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.

estreptococal
=streptococcal ; strep.
Nota: Abreviatura tnto de streptococcus como de streptococcal.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
Ex: We have had in the recent past an instance of where we noticed a problem with strep resistance to penicillin.

estreptococo
=streptococcus [streptococci, -pl.] ; strep.
Nota: Abreviatura tnto de streptococcus como de streptococcal.
Ex: Both staphylococci and streptococci have round, spherical cell shape, but the arrangement of cells is different due to a different binary fission.
Ex: We have had in the recent past an instance of where we noticed a problem with strep resistance to penicillin.

estresado
(adj.)=stressed.
Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.

estresante
(adj.)=stressful.
Ex: On the other hand, a prolonged sequence of interviews can be equally stressful, and 'free time' should be interspersed with the successive appointments.

estresar
(v.)=stress.
Ex: The animals are captured for only a few minutes, to avoid stressing them too much.
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* estresarse=stress + Nombre + out.

estresarse
(v.)=stress + Nombre + out.
Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.
estreñido
(adj.)=constipated.
Ex: The stool of a constipated person is typically hard because it contains less water than normal.
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* estar estreñido=be constipated.

estreñimiento
(n.)=constipation.
Ex: The most frequently reported adverse events were headache, diarrhoea, nausea, insomnia, somnolence, constipation, dizziness, sweating and taste abnormalities.
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* que causa estreñimiento=constipating.

estreñir
(v.)=be constipating.
Ex: High-fat foods of all kinds are constipating, so avoid any food that is greasy or fried.
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* que estriñe=constipating.

estreñirse
(v.)=get constipated.
Ex: At one time or another, almost everyone gets constipated.

estriación
(n.)=striation.
Ex: The length and orientation of each striation have been determined with a semiautomatic program.

estriado
(adj.)=ribbed.
Ex: The boots are ankle length and have a ribbed slip-resistant sole.

estriar
(v.)=rifle ; streak.
Ex: Although manufactured in 1877 the 6.6-inch howitzers were not rifled until 1880.
Ex: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.

estribación
(n.)=spur ; foothill.
Ex: His empire stretches out from the spurs of the Alps, north, and east, and south.
Ex: It is our professional duty to help the reader, leading him from author to author, book to book, with enough sure-footed confidence that he is guided up the literary mountain and not left wandering in the viewless foothills because of one's own incompetence.

estribillo
(n.)=refrain.
Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.

estribo
(n.)=abutment ; pier ; stirrup.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
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* perder los estribos=lose + Posesivo + cool ; fly off + the handle ; lose + Posesivo + head ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.

estribor
(n.)=starboard.
Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.

estrictamente
=strictly ; tightly + Adjetivo ; stringently.
Ex: Thus there are many different thesauri, some published and others strictly in-house.
Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
Ex: Emergency measures had to be taken and long-range plans had to be made to reduce binding costs stringently.
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* atenerse estrictamente a=stick closely to.
* desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico=technically speaking.
* estrictamente hablando=strictly speaking.

estrictamente hablando
=strictly speaking.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to those cases in which the concerned titles are duly registered for protection = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción se puede aplicar sólo a aquellos casos en los que los títulos en cuestión estén debidamente registrados para su protección.
estricto
(adj.)=strict ; stringent ; tight ; straitlaced [strait-laced].
Ex: This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.
Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
Ex: Title indexes suffer from absence of tight terminology control.
Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.
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* cada vez más estricto=tightening.
* en estricto secreto=tight-lipped.
* en su estricto sentido=strictly speaking.
* hacer las leyes más estrictas=tighten + laws.
* hacer más estricto=tighten.
* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos=work to + deadlines.

estridente
(adj.)=raucous ; garish ; lurid ; rumbustious.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

estro
(n.)=oestrus [estrus, -USA].
Nota: Período de celo en los animales.
Ex: Female guinea pigs come into oestrus (commonly called being 'on heat') and are receptive to males every 15-17 days.

estrofa
(n.)=stanza.
Ex: To prove their point they set four stanzas of doggerel in type from three different foundries using different matrices, different moulds, and different machines and defied the experts to say which type was which.
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* estrofa de cuatro versos=quatrain.

estrofa de cuatro versos
(n.)=quatrain.
Ex: As an aide-memoire to the questions they should consider putting to the enquirer during the course of the interview, reference librarians have quoted to themselves Rudyard Kipling's quatrain: 'I keep six honest serving men (They taught me all I knew); Their names are What and Why and When And How and Where and Who'.
estroncio
(n.)=strontium.
Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.

estropajo
(n.)=scrubber.
Ex: Sprinkled on a damp scrubber, baking soda can be used as a gently abrasive cleanser for kitchen counter tops, sinks, bathtubs, and ovens.
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* estropajo de aluminio=steel wool.
* estropajo mecánico=mechanised scrubber.

estropajo de aluminio
(n.)=steel wool.
Ex: Consider using steel wool on the dresser to give the entire piece a rougher texture and look.
estropajo mecánico
(n.)=mechanised scrubber.
Ex: The range of mechanized sweepers and scrubbers available for cleaning floors is discussed.
estropeado
(adj.)=damaged ; tatty ; ruined ; beat-up.
Ex: A replacement for the damage bar-code label can be made by using the replace label function.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.
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* estar estropeado=be kaput.
* mercancía estropeada=damaged goods.

estropear
(v.)=break down ; mar ; ruin ; spoil ; mutilate ; disfigure ; vandalise [vandalize, -USA] ; corrupt ; despoil ; deface ; bungle ; fudge ; wash out ; cast + a blight on ; blight ; put + a damper on ; make + a (real) mess ; muck up ; screw up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up ; mess up.
Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
Ex: Libraries which have public access computers should take precautions to prevent their systems being corrupted.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: Some sections of road washed out by flood waters.
Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
Ex: Heavy and gusty storms will put a damper on the end of the weekend in parts of Texas.
Ex: I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
Ex: Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up.
Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
Ex: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.
Ex: They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!
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Ex: What has Obama done to eff up my country today?.
Ex: I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.
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* algo que estropea el paisaje=a blot on the landscape.
* estar estropeándose=be on the way out.
* estropear el efecto=spoil + effect.
* estropear el placer=spoil + pleasure.
* estropearlo=crap it up.
* estropear los planes=upset + the applecart.
* estropearlo todo=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.
* estropear + Posesivo + imagen=ruin + Posesivo + style ; cramp + Posesivo + style.
* estropear + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* estropearse=go down ; sour ; give up + the ghost ; conk out ; go + kaput ; be kaput ; go to + seed ; go + haywire ; go + haywire ; be up the spout ; go + bad ; go off.
* estropear una relación=poison + a relationship.
* estropear un chiste=kill + a joke ; kill + a joke.
* que estropea el paisaje=eyesore.

estropear + Posesivo + imagen
(v.)=ruin + Posesivo + style ; cramp + Posesivo + style.
Ex: Katie ruined her style with the rolled up baggy jeans -- just pure ugliness and not flattering for any figure. Ex: As New York's premiere party promoter, she has glitz, riches, and steers clear of any man who threatens to cramp her style.
estropear + Posesivo + planes
(v.)=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
Ex: The trouble for all the imperialist scoundrels is that working people keep upsetting their plans. Ex: She has filed a lawsuit against the actor and his business manager for allegedly ruining her plans to sell her house. Ex: She agreed but threatened that the deal was off as long as there was still a witness who could spoil her plans.
estropear el efecto
(v.)=spoil + effect.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
estropear el placer
(v.)=spoil + pleasure.
Ex: My problem was to make the other children aware of that truth about literature without at the same time spoiling William's pleasure in reading 'Ransome'.
estropear los planes
(v.)=upset + the applecart.
Ex: It looks like the Board didn't want to upset the applecart and took the easy way out.
estropear un chiste
(v.)=kill + a joke ; kill + a joke.
Ex: Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it. Ex: Under normal circumstances, nothing kills a joke faster than trying to explain it.
estropear una relación
(v.)=poison + a relationship.
Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
estropearlo
=crap it up.
Ex: What the Americans have found is that no matter how carefully you do it, you always crap it up somehow.
estropearlo todo
(v.)=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works. Ex: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water. Ex: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa. Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
estropearse
(v.)=break down.
Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

estropicio
(n.)=mess ; breakage.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: If you brush or comb your hair too often or in the wrong way, this can lead to breakage.
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* hacer un estropicio=make + a (real) mess.

estroptococo
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* del estroptococo=streptococcal.

estructura
(n.)=frame ; framework ; pattern ; structure ; texture ; lattice ; fabric ; carcass.
Ex: Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
Ex: This chapter does not consider the principles underlying AACR, nor does it review the structure of the code to any significant extent.
Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.
Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.
Ex: The conventional pattern of change has been an evolutionary introduction of the use of technology with no unusual signs of strain in the organizational fabric.
Ex: The bathroom cabinet carcass is made of plywood.
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* con estructura de acero=steel-framed.
* con estructura de madera=timber-framed.
* de estructura de acero=steel-framed.
* de estructura de madera=timber-framed.
* DSIS (Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda)=DISI (Deep Structure Indexing System).
* estructura arbórea=tree structure.
* estructura básica=skeleton.
* estructura de apoyo=support structure.
* estructura de datos=data structure.
* estructura de ficheros=file design.
* estructura de la institución=organisational structure.
* estructura del edificio=building shell.
* estructura del registro=record structure.
* estructura de madera=wood structure.
* estructura demográfica=demographics.
* estructura de poder=power structure.
* estructura de red=network structure.
* estructura jerárquica=chain of command ; hierarchical structure.
* estructura jerárquica de gestión=line management.
* estructura jerárquica de una organización=hierarchy ladder.
* estructura laboral=job structuring.
* estructura lógica=logical data structure.
* estructura molecular=molecular structure.
* estructura organizativa=organisational structure.
* estructura piramidal=pyramid structure.
* estructura química=chemical structure.
* estructura relacional=relation structure.
* estructura social=social structure.
* fichero con estructura de red=networked file.
* ingeniero de estructuras=structural engineer.
* libro con estructura plegable=pop-up book.
* reparador de estructuras altas=steeplejack.
* sin estructura=unstructured.
* Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda (DSIS)=Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).
* una estructura de=a pattern of.
* vivienda con estructura de madera=frame dwelling.

estructura arbórea
(n.)=tree structure.
Ex: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.
estructura básica
(n.)=skeleton.
Ex: A description of the main subject areas forms the skeleton of the main list of terms.
estructura de apoyo
(n.)=support structure.
Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
estructura de datos
(n.)=data structure.
Ex: This article proposes an architecture and data structures for a fuzzy query processor that uses a high level of abstraction and the data items of the data base records.
estructura de ficheros
(n.)=file design.
Ex: This application has been found to be efficient in terms of response time and this may be attributed to its file design.
estructura de la institución
(n.)=organisational structure.
Ex: As the organisational structures of libraries have become more complex, library administrators have sought various ways to coordinate more effectively and integrate functions and responsiblities.
estructura de madera
(n.)=wood structure.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
estructura de poder
(n.)=power structure.
Ex: The challenge to libraries of these institutions calls for reassessment of programmes and realignment in their power structures.
estructura de red
(n.)=network structure.
Ex: The following types of data structure are common: network, which is similar to a hierarchy, but here each node can have more than one owner and movement between nodes can be in either direction.
estructura del edificio
(n.)=building shell.
Ex: Of greatest import are the siting of libraries, the building shell, fire alarms, intruder alarms, internal layout of the building, and methods combating damage and theft.
estructura del registro
(n.)=record structure.
Ex: System designers can use these statistics to determine record structures and estimate space allocations.
estructura demográfica
(n.)=demographics.
Ex: Given similar demographics (age, size, and user population), to what extent do community hospital libraries differ in collection content?.
estructura jerárquica
(n.)=chain of command ; hierarchical structure.
Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command. Ex: The following types of data structure are common: hierarchical, or tree, with a single root element at the top, plus node elements at the ends of the branches that spread out from the root.
estructura jerárquica de gestión
(n.)=line management.
Ex: The good manager should use line management (i.e. the people in charge of branches, service points, and public counters) to reach the user.
estructura jerárquica de una organización
(n.)=hierarchy ladder.
Ex: But I've always found that if I sent a decision down the hierarchy ladder, it almost always came back up for a final decision.
estructura laboral
(n.)=job structuring.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.
estructura lógica
(n.)=logical data structure.
Ex: The logical data structure is the structure that is important to the computer-system user.
estructura molecular
(n.)=molecular structure.
Ex: It is well recognized that the relationship between sequence, molecular structure and biochemical function is a complicated one in biomolecules.
estructura organizativa
(n.)=organisational structure.
Ex: As the organisational structures of libraries have become more complex, library administrators have sought various ways to coordinate more effectively and integrate functions and responsiblities.
estructura piramidal
(n.)=pyramid structure.
Ex: Proposals are currently being considered to streamline these organisations by developing a pyramid structure similar to that which exists in England.
estructura química
(n.)=chemical structure.
Ex: This project will look at ways of using information to predict the biological activity or inactivity of a three-dimensional chemical structure = Este proyecto estudiará las formas de usar la información para predecir la actividad o inactividad biológica de una estructura química tridimensional.
estructura relacional
(n.)=relation structure.
Ex: The following types of data structure are common: relational, where all information is held in a form that can be represented by two-dimensional tables.
estructura social
(n.)=social structure.
Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.
estructuración
(n.)=structuring.
Ex: There are also suggestions for rules for structuring corporate body names.
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* estructuración del conocimiento=knowledge structuring.

estructuración del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge structuring.
Ex: In this new context, concepts such as 'knowledge navigation' rather than 'reading' will become critical, and developments will take place in domains such as knowledge structuring, mapping, knowledge filters, shadows, etc.
estructurado
(adj.)=structured.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
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* altamente estructurado=highly-structured.
* bien estructurado=well-structured [well structured].
* de forma estructurada=in a structured fashion.
* de modo estructurado=in a structured fashion.
* estructurado en disciplinas=discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].
* mal estructurado=ill-structured.
* muy estructurado=highly-structured.
* notación estructurada=structured notation.
* registro estructurado=structured record.

estructurado en disciplinas
(adj.)=discipline-oriented [discipline oriented].
Ex: Because these quasi-common facets are still discipline-oriented, they do not cause any problems, but we also find that there are certain facets which can occur in more than one place but are not discipline-oriented.
estructural
(adj.)=structural.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
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* daños estructurales=structural damage.
* fatiga estructural=structural fatigue.
* medida estructural=structural measure.

estructuralismo
(n.)=structuralism.
Ex: The author presents 3 different text theories in order to explain what is meant by text, i.e. pragmatics, structuralism and deconstructivism = El autor presenta tres teorías diferentes sobre los textos para explicar qué se entiende por texto, es decir, la pragmática, el estructuralismo y el deconstructivismo.

estructuralista
(adj.)=structuralist ; structuralist.
Ex: As a structuralist, Weber, a German sociologist, gave a great deal of importance to the hierarchy of the decision- making process.
Ex: Urban sociology has developed subjectivism from its structuralist perspectives, rooted in the Marxian intellectual tradition.

estructurar
(v.)=structure.
Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.

estruendo
(n.)=rumble ; detonation ; roar.
Ex: Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

estruendoso
(adj.)=roaring ; thundering ; raucous.
Ex: Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
Ex: The thundering feet of the dancers was distracting, and the overall activity threatened to undermine the two singers.
Ex: This is an important point which has been poorly neglected in this lively and, at times, raucous debate.

estrujar
(v.)=squeeze ; extrude ; wring.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.
Ex: The statue depicted a nymph coming out of the water and wringing her wet hair.
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* estrujarse el cerebro=rack + Posesivo + brains ; put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
* estrujarse el coco=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
* estrujarse los sesos=rack + Posesivo + brains.
* que queda por estrujar=unsqueezed.

estrujarse el cerebro
(v.)=rack + Posesivo + brains ; put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
Ex: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful. Ex: When teachers use the tongue-in-cheek phrase, 'put on your thinking cap,' they're asking students to concentrate and do their best.
estrujarse el coco
(v.)=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
Ex: When teachers use the tongue-in-cheek phrase, 'put on your thinking cap,' they're asking students to concentrate and do their best.
estrujarse los sesos
(v.)=rack + Posesivo + brains.
Ex: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful.
estrés
(n.)=stress.
Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
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* causado por el estrés=stress-induced.
* combatir el estrés=cope with + stress.
* control del estrés=stress management.
* estrés causado por el calor=heat stress.
* estrés debido al calor=heat stress.
* estrés emocional=emotional stress.
* estrés en el trabajo=job stress.
* estrés laboral=job stress.
* inducido por el estrés=stress-induced.
* ocasionado por el estrés=stress-induced.
* que reduce el estrés=stress-reducing.
* situación de estrés=stress situation.
* trastorno por estrés postraumático=post traumatic stress disorder.

estrés causado por el calor
(n.)=heat stress.
Ex: Similarly, heat stress is still most neglected occupational hazard in the tropical and subtropical countries like India.
estrés debido al calor
(n.)=heat stress.
Ex: Similarly, heat stress is still most neglected occupational hazard in the tropical and subtropical countries like India.
estrés emocional
=emotional stress.
Ex: It is believed that telemedicine services may help offset the emotional stress and sense of inequality experienced by islanders and civilians living around military bases.
estrés en el trabajo
(n.)=job stress.
Ex: Job stress is related both to neuroticism.
estrés laboral
(n.)=job stress.
Ex: Job stress is related both to neuroticism.
estría
(n.)=striation ; groove.
Ex: The length and orientation of each striation have been determined with a semiautomatic program.
Ex: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.
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* hacer estrías=rifle.

estrógeno
(n.)=oestrogen [estrogen, -USA].
Ex: Two experiments were conducted to understand the influence of estrogen exposure on cardiovascular responses to acute stress measured by impedance cardiography.

estuario
(n.)=estuary.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.

estucado
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* papel soporte para estucado=body paper.

estuche
(n.)=packaging ; dispenser ; case ; slipcase ; deedbox ; pencil case.
Ex: Terms which are to be used are likely to be specified, and synonyms recognized and possibly eliminated (for example, perhaps 'packaging' is to be used rather than 'wrapping').
Ex: The caravan had a seated waiting room lined with leaflet dispensers and display boards and two interview rooms.
Ex: Alternatively, the cassettes themselves may be kept on closed access and only the empty cases left on open display.
Ex: The text of each entry supplies appropriate bibliographic information, including paper description, typeface, and notation where applicable, to prospectuses, illustrations, dustjackets, and slipcases.
Ex: The manuscript was sold in a deedbox along with other material relating to Seymour.
Ex: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.
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* en estuche=boxed.

estuco
(n.)=stucco.
Ex: The author describes the working methods of the two Iranian architects and the role of stucco in Islamic architecture.

estudiante
(n.)=student.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
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* atención al estudiante=student services.
* basado en el estudiante=student-centred.
* centrado en el estudiante=student-centred.
* descuento por ser estudiante=student rate.
* estudiante a distancia=distance student.
* estudiante adulto=mature student.
* estudiante con buenas notas=high achiever.
* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios=high-school dropout.
* estudiante de ciencias de la educación=education student ; student teacher.
* estudiante de cursos superiores=upperclassman.
* estudiante de diplomatura=undergraduate ; undergraduate student ; honours student.
* estudiante de doctorado=doctoral student ; Ph.D. candidate ; Ph.D. student ; doctoral candidate ; doctoral graduate.
* estudiante de empresariales=business student.
* estudiante de enfermería=nursing student.
* estudiante de enseñanza superior=tertiary student.
* estudiante de intercambio=exchange student.
* estudiante de licenciatura=graduate student.
* estudiante de magisterio=student teacher.
* estudiante de matrícula libre=external student.
* estudiante de medicina=medical student.
* estudiante de penúltimo año=junior student ; junior.
* estudiante de primaria=elementary student.
* estudiante de recuperación=remedial.
* estudiante destacado=achiever.
* estudiante de último año=senior student ; senior.
* estudiante de último curso=final year student.
* estudiante de un día a la semana=day release student.
* estudiante escogido para pronunciar el discurso de despedida en la cere=valedictorian.
* estudiante externo=off campus student.
* estudiante extranjero=foreign student ; overseas student ; international student ; exchange student.
* estudiante fracasado=dropout ; high-school dropout ; school dropout.
* estudiante pos(t)doctoral=postdoc.
* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura=postgraduate student.
* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad=transfer student.
* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios=high school graduate ; high school leaver.
* estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar=student assistant ; student aid.
* estudiantes=school population ; student body.
* estudiante superdotado=gifted achiever.
* estudiante trabajador=student worker.
* estudiante universitario=university student ; college student.
* estudiante universitario de primer año=fresher ; first year.
* estudiante universitario de primer año=freshman [freshmen, -pl.] ; first-year student ; college freshman.
* estudiante universitario de segundo año=sophomore.
* estudiante universitario de último curso=senior major.
* estudiante universitario externo=off-campus university student.
* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios=college dropout.
* estudiante virtual=e-learner (electronic learner).
* generación de estudiantes=cohort of students.
* habitación de residencia de estudiantes=dorm room.
* intercambio de estudiantes=student exchange.
* precio para estudiantes=student rate.
* promoción de estudiantes=cohort of students.
* relacionado con los estudiantes=student-related.
* representante de los estudiantes=student representative.
* residencia de estudiantes=dormitory [dorm, -abbr.] ; dorm ; students' home ; hall of residence ; residence hall ; student residence.
* sala de estudiantes=student common room.
* semana de orientación a los estudiantes=student orientation week.
* servicios a los estudiantes=student services.
* servicios de atención al estudiante=student services.
* sindicato de estudiantes=students' union.

estudiante a distancia
(n.)=distance student.
Ex: Bibliographic instruction is one of the major challenges facing libraries that support distance students.
estudiante adulto
(n.)=mature student.
Ex: You will be defined as a mature student if you are aged 21 or over at the start of your course.
estudiante con buenas notas
(n.)=high achiever.
Ex: Gifted and high achievers are related terms to Academic achievement in that Academic achievement is a Property of the gifted and the high achiever.
estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios
(n.)=high-school dropout.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
estudiante de ciencias de la educación
(n.)=education student ; student teacher.
Ex: During the winter semester of 1988, 231 education students from Concordia University, Montreal, were surveyed. Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight during a visit to a college to speak to student teachers by the explosive entrance of a lecturer.
estudiante de cursos superiores
(n.)=upperclassman.
Ex: This article presents and compares results from 2 surveys of basic library skills administered to freshmen and upperclassmen.
estudiante de diplomatura
(n.)=undergraduate ; undergraduate student ; honours student.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them. Ex: For example, a university library might have several types of borrowers for circulation purposes, graduate students (intermediate-term loans) and undergraduate students (short-term loans). Ex: This paper is a proposal to enhance the research capabilities of undergraduate honours students.
estudiante de doctorado
(n.)=doctoral student ; Ph.D. candidate ; Ph.D. student ; doctoral candidate ; doctoral graduate.
Ex: Danton's study stressed 2 urgent issues: the need for financial support in doctoral programmes and the low research productivity of doctoral students. Ex: Despite the cynical opinion of the general public, important original research can originate from Ph.D. candidates at universities. Ex: It cannot be taken for granted that a successful Ph.D. student with some highly cited papers connected with his/her doctoral thesis will become a prolific successful researcher. Ex: Scientists, visiting fellows, and doctoral candidates participated in the survey. Ex: Data on doctoral graduates are discussed in terms of socioeconomic factors, educational background, position held, prior professional experience, salaries, professional membership, and publications.
estudiante de empresariales
(n.)=business student.
Ex: The multimedia programme designed to teach research skills to business students, from one based on an instructivist model to one underpinned with a constructivist philosophy.
estudiante de enfermería
(n.)=nursing student.
Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.
estudiante de enseñanza superior
(n.)=tertiary student.
Ex: Improvement in the effectiveness of school libraries (e.g., the appointment of qualified librarians instead of seconded teachers) would mean an improvement in the performance of tertiary students.
estudiante de intercambio
(n.)=exchange student.
Ex: Exchange students may have different enrolment procedures, depending on the university's agreement with the university in the student's home country.
estudiante de licenciatura
(n.)=graduate student.
Ex: For example, a university library might have several types of borrowers for circulation purposes, graduate students (intermediate-term loans) and undergraduate students (short-term loans).
estudiante de magisterio
(n.)=student teacher.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight during a visit to a college to speak to student teachers by the explosive entrance of a lecturer.
estudiante de matrícula libre
(n.)=external student.
Ex: This article aims to examine the effects which free access to tertiary libraries close to home has on the library use patterns of external students.
estudiante de medicina
(n.)=medical student.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Teaching third-year medical students to search MEDLINE'.
estudiante de penúltimo año
(n.)=junior student ; junior.
Ex: The joint programme includes visits to the library by junior students. Ex: The frequency of document use was highest among political science students and lowest among history students, and more frequent among seniors and juniors than freshmen and sophomores.
estudiante de primaria
(n.)=elementary student.
Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities.
estudiante de recuperación
(n.)=remedial.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
estudiante de un día a la semana
(n.)=day release student.
Ex: By comparison with universities, many colleges house a constantly changing population of full-time, part-time, day release, sandwich course and evening class students.
estudiante de último año
(n.)=senior student ; senior.
Ex: The aim of this project is to provide a specialised reference service to faculty and senior students. Ex: The frequency of document use was highest among political science students and lowest among history students, and more frequent among seniors and juniors than freshmen and sophomores.
estudiante de último curso
(n.)=final year student.
Ex: 96% of final year students consider the Library a 'very good' to 'satisfactory' place to study, with 78% rating it 'good' or 'very good'.
estudiante destacado
(n.)=achiever.
Ex: Gifted and High achievers are related terms to Academic achievement in that Academic achievement is a Property of the gifted and the high achiever.
estudiante escogido para pronunciar el discurso de despedida en la cere
(n.)=valedictorian.
Ex: He was class valedictorian at Princeton University, where he graduated with highest honors in 1950.
estudiante externo
(n.)=off campus student.
Ex: Off campus students' perceptions of the technology's effectiveness were more positive than local students.
estudiante extranjero
(n.)=foreign student ; overseas student ; international student ; exchange student.
Ex: Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students. Ex: The present increasse in numbers of overseas students in Australian tertiarian institutions has implications for libraries. Ex: The librarians in Uris Library at Cornell University, New York, have worked closely with faculty in the Intensive Program for 10 years to develop a programme of library instruction for international students. Ex: Exchange students may have different enrolment procedures, depending on the university's agreement with the university in the student's home country.
estudiante fracasado
(n.)=dropout ; high-school dropout ; school dropout.
Ex: Thus, if one has already had an online search to produce a large retrospective bibliography on pregnancy as a factor in high school dropouts, the librarian can instruct the computer to perform the same search each month when new data have been added to the file. Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout. Ex: Early childhood interventions are critical to reducing school dropouts over the long term.
estudiante pos(t)doctoral
(n.)=postdoc.
Ex: The main goal of this school is to introduce graduate students and postdocs to active fields of current research in the theory of moduli.
estudiante posterior a la diplomatura
(n.)=postgraduate student.
Ex: A different case was the young lecturer whose PhD supervisor was an editor of a series for a publishing house and who made it clear to the postgraduate student that he hoped the thesis could also be a book.
estudiante proveniente de otra universidad
(n.)=transfer student.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios
(n.)=high school graduate ; high school leaver.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults. Ex: CAAT is designed to train high school leavers in varying occupations (bakers, plumbers, journalists, library technicians).
estudiante que trabaja como auxiliar
(n.)=student assistant ; student aid.
Ex: They believed that taking on student assistants would not solve the problem because they cannot handle the complex problems involved in the work. Ex: France has the same problem which the US and other places do: student aides and part-timers and other non-professionals increasingly perform many library functions, including 'answering the fones...'.
estudiante superdotado
(n.)=gifted achiever.
Ex: Gifted and High achievers are related terms to Academic achievement in that Academic achievement is a Property of the gifted and the high achiever.
estudiante trabajador
(n.)=student worker.
Ex: The library has a staff of 23 people -- 5 professionals, 11 clerks, and 8 student workers.
estudiante universitario
(n.)=university student ; college student.
Ex: Because Denmark is small, university students have to use foreign, mostly English, textbooks. Ex: She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.
estudiante universitario de primer año
(n.)=fresher ; first year.
Ex: University freshers lack basic life skills, with many never having cooked, cleaned, or shopped for themselves, according to research. Ex: They have a mentoring system in place whereby older students take some responsibility for first years within the induction week
.
estudiante universitario de segundo año
(n.)=sophomore.
Ex: The frequency of document use was highest among political science students and lowest among history students, and more frequent among seniors and juniors than freshmen and sophomores.
estudiante universitario de último curso
(n.)=senior major.
Ex: The target user group was the approximately 100 senior economics major completing theses.
estudiante universitario externo
(n.)=off-campus university student.
Ex: This article deals with the problems of providing library collection and acquisitions services to off-campus university students throughout a sparsely populated region of northeastern Ontario in Canada.
estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios
(n.)=college dropout.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
estudiante virtual
(n.)=e-learner (electronic learner).
Ex: The learning programs themselves can influence whether e-learners sink or swim.
estudiantes
(n.)=school population ; student body.
Ex: The real issue was whether school populations can be fully served by a media specialist commuting between several campuses = El cuestión real era si un único especialista en multimedia desplazándose por varios campus universitarios podía atender bien la población estudiantil. Ex: The microcomputer is a time and labour saving device which frees the librarian to perform the most imporant aspects of library services to the faculty and student body.
estudiantil
(adj.)=student-related.
Ex: Instead of football and basketball games, Greene says his school hosts as many student-related events as possible.
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* movilidad estudiantil=student mobility.
* semana benéfica estudiantil=rag week.

estudiar
(v.)=analyse [analyze, -USA] ; envisage ; examine ; explore ; look ; look at ; look into ; ponder (over/on/upon) ; present + discussion ; study ; survey ; think out ; weigh ; work on ; get into ; see about ; observe ; weigh up ; look toward(s) ; review ; work through ; probe ; quarry for ; bone up on.
Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.
Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.
Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.
Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
Ex: I've been working on next year's budget, and it would be fair to add eight percent to materials and salaries.
Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramï‹éï‹ and wanted to get into computers?'.
Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
Ex: 141 data bases were observed, most of them had been developed in the life sciences as well as in the earth, ocean and space sciences.
Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
Ex: Libraries are looking towards some sort of cooperative system.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
Ex: The surviging chronicles, annals, and histories have been extensively quarried for the information they reveal about the events of their time.
Ex: Gain a strategic advantage in pharmaceutical litigation by boning up on epidemiology.
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* al estudiar Algo más detenidamente=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* estudiar Algo=be under consideration.
* estudiar alternativas=explore + alternative.
* estudiar desde una perspectiva=see through.
* estudiar detenidamente=take + a hard look at ; take + a long hard look at ; go through ; be carefully considered ; think through.
* estudiar el modo de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* estudiar en detalle=study + at length.
* estudiar en el extranjero=study abroad ; study + abroad.
* estudiar en una Universidad=attend + Universidad.
* estudiar hasta muy tarde=burn + the midnight oil.
* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo=historicise [historicize, -USA].
* estudiar la manera de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* estudiar la posibilidad=explore + the possibility.
* estudiar minuciosamente=study + in great depth ; pore.
* estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre=place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.
* estudiar una necesidad=analyse + need.
* estudiar una posibilidad=explore + idea.
* estudiar una Titulación=work toward/on + Titulación.
* estudiar un tema=pursue + subject.
* merecer la pena estudiar Algo=repay + study.

estudiar + Nombre + teniendo en cuenta + Nombre
(v.)=place + Nombre + against the background of + Nombre.
Ex: What is needed is a sound historical study that will place the ADI/ASIS development against the background of the documentation movement in Europe and America.
estudiar Algo
(v.)=be under consideration.
Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
estudiar alternativas
(v.)=explore + alternative.
Ex: Its aim is to explore alternatives to storing and photcopying the paper issues.
estudiar desde una perspectiva
(v.)=see through.
Ex: This is an examination of attitudes towards the reference interview by librarians over the past 100 years as seen through the literature.
estudiar detenidamente
(v.)=take + a hard look at ; take + a long hard look at ; go through ; be carefully considered ; think through.
Ex: Data base producers should take a hard look at the compact disc (DC) market before introducing information products based on optical storage technology. Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them. Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up. Ex: Of course, this very broad analysis contains a number of problems which must be carefully considered. Ex: The survey did not provide much evidence that ethical issues relating to the Internet are being thought through in any depth.
estudiar el modo de
(v.)=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
Ex: Ways are explored in which public library children's librarians can help sighted children increase their understanding of persons with visual impairment. Ex: The author challenges librarians to explore ways and means of extending library facilities to the disadvantaged -- physically handicapped, blind, and deaf and dumb.
estudiar en detalle
(v.)=study + at length.
Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook.
estudiar en el extranjero
(v.)=study abroad ; study + abroad.
Ex: 143 first professors in American medical schools before the Civil War were selected, and records of their academic origins, places of birth, and study abroad were collected from various biographical sources. Ex: When everyone looks back on it they always seem to say that studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime.
estudiar en una Universidad
(v.)=attend + Universidad.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
estudiar hasta muy tarde
(v.)=burn + the midnight oil.
Ex: It was by burning the midnight oil that Churchill achieved such a phenomenal output, doing his best work in the quiet hours of the night.
estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo
(v.)=historicise [historicize, -USA].
Ex: This volume aims to historicize and theorize the writing of early modern women.
estudiar la manera de
(v.)=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
Ex: Ways are explored in which public library children's librarians can help sighted children increase their understanding of persons with visual impairment. Ex: The author challenges librarians to explore ways and means of extending library facilities to the disadvantaged -- physically handicapped, blind, and deaf and dumb.
estudiar la posibilidad
(v.)=explore + the possibility.
Ex: We are also exploring the possibility, with our sister organization in the US, of producing a joint issue possibly on the theme of how the so-called 'war on terror' is affecting library and information services.
estudiar minuciosamente
(v.)=study + in great depth ; pore.
Ex: We need to study in great depth what it is other new and successful information institutions are doing. Ex: It uses computer power to pore through document text, to find and extract segments of relevant text information.
estudiar un tema
(v.)=pursue + subject.
Ex: Bowers has always placed great stress of his opinion that analytical bibliography is a subject which can be pursued as an entirely independent area of study for its own sake.
estudiar una Titulación
(v.)=work toward/on + Titulación.
Ex: Mr. Malinconico has a bachelor's and a master's degree in physics, and is working toward a doctorate from Columbia University in that subject.
estudiar una necesidad
(v.)=analyse + need.
Ex: Several studies are currently in progress to analyze the needs of libraries to determine the best kinds of microform and the most useful cumulation patterns.
estudiar una posibilidad
(v.)=explore + idea.
Ex: Cosmologists have begun exploring the idea that the evolution of the universe is cyclic.
estudio Delphi
(n.)=Delphi study.
Ex: The Finnish Council for Scientific Information and Research Libraries funded a Delphi study on the extent of use of information technology in the years 1996 and 2010.
estudio académico
(n.)=academic study.
Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.
estudio basado en un cuestionario
(n.)=questionnaire survey.
Ex: This article describes results of a questionnaire survey to gauge users' reactions and to examine the suitability of continuing the system on a permanent basis.
estudio bibliométrico
(n.)=bibliometric analysis.
Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.
estudio cartográfico
(n.)=ordnance survey.
Ex: The principal sources are ordnance surveys, geological surveys, aerial photography, satellite imagery, and agricultural and forestry land use data.
estudio cinematográfico
(n.)=film location ; film studio.
Ex: Alternative uses for farmland include conversion to golf courses, dry ski slopes, hotels, film locations, animal sanctuaries, and campsites. Ex: Currently, film studios, amusement parks, theme parks and water parks are all being studied by investors and developers.
estudio clásico
(n.)=classic study.
Ex: This is a classic study, important because, for the first time, procedures were established and conclusions drawn about obsolescence rates for general classes of books.
estudio comparativo
(n.)=correlation study.
Ex: Each dive is characterised by 52 parameters selected for future computer correlation studies.
estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión
(n.)=review.
Ex: A review, as opposed to a survey, should be a critical, liberally, documented assessment of work in a particular field, and is usually supported by an extensive bibliography.
estudio cualitativo
(n.)=qualitative study.
Ex: This is a qualitative study of the impact that Internet distributed e-conferences have begun to have on the information seeking behaviour of library and information science professionals.
estudio cuantitativo
(n.)=quantitative study.
Ex: A quantitative study was undertaken to find out how students and staff made use of CD-ROM databases to locate information.
estudio de alcance
(n.)=scoping study.
Ex: It is expected that the scoping study will define a service to facilitate effective access to the UK scholarly resource.
estudio de arquitectos
(n.)=architecture firm ; architectural firm.
Ex: The purpose of the system is to assist architecture firms under contract with the Army Corps Engineers in locating regulations or guidelines on the planning, design or construction of army facilities. Ex: This is an interview with Hugh Hard of Hardy Holmzan Pfeiffer Associates, an architectural firm specializing in library design and renovation.
estudio de arquitectura
(n.)=architectural firm.
Ex: This is an interview with Hugh Hard of Hardy Holmzan Pfeiffer Associates, an architectural firm specializing in library design and renovation.
estudio de caso
(n.)=case study.
Ex: It is now time to turn to a case study, and this section is devoted to one indexing system in rather more depth.
estudio de cine
(n.)=film location ; film studio.
Ex: Alternative uses for farmland include conversion to golf courses, dry ski slopes, hotels, film locations, animal sanctuaries, and campsites. Ex: Currently, film studios, amusement parks, theme parks and water parks are all being studied by investors and developers.
estudio de grabación
(n.)=recording studio ; sound recording studio.
Ex: Facilities include 2 rooms for music-making, a recording studio, an audio centre and organisation of public concerts. Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.
estudio de impacto
(n.)=impact study.
Ex: This impact study is related to earlier library user studies.
estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente
(n.)=environmental impact study.
Ex: Geographic information systems have been used for a variety of purposes, including land use inventories and environmental impact studies.
estudio de la productividad
(n.)=time-and-motion study ; time study ; motion study.
Ex: Vanderbilt University Library, Tennessee, carried out a time and motion study to determine whether it is more or less cost-effective to purchase direct from the publisher via a vendor (wholesaler or agent). Ex: This article presents a description of the methods used and the data collected from a time study of digitising photographs. Ex: For instance, the first record of motion studies even predates Cicero.
estudio de los himnos
(n.)=hymnology.
Ex: This article evaluates the contribution to hymnology made by a number of recently published works = Este artículo evalúa la contribución hecha por una serie de obras de reciente publicación al estudio de los himnos.
estudio de mercado
(n.)=marketing research.
Ex: The future of marketing research is being threatened by increased shortcomings in data quality.
estudio de música
(n.)=music studio.
Ex: The building has two levels, the first being a café where people can sit and hang out with some finger food whereas the upper storey is a music studio.
estudio de radio
(n.)=radio studio.
Ex: The author discusses some special services including, film laboratories, recording studios, and radio and television studios.
estudio de seguimiento
(n.)=follow-up study.
Ex: In this follow-up study four years later, volumes were checked to determine how the original results may have changed.
estudio de televisión
(n.)=television studio.
Ex: The author discusses some special services including, film laboratories, recording studios, and radio and television studios.
estudio de usabilidad
(n.)=usability study.
Ex: Indeed, most usability studies have focused on the needs of younger adults, to the neglect of the elderly.
estudio de uso
(n.)=use study.
Ex: Use studies are examined to discover what types of materials are most frequently used and what kind of information is most desired by business users.
estudio de usuario
(n.)=reader survey ; consumer survey ; customer survey.
Ex: This article describes a method of readers survey, based on testing their understanding of words and concepts. Ex: Libraries should consider carefully before re-inventing the wheel with further customer surveys. Ex: The project will undertake a customer survey to establish market need.
estudio de usuarios
(n.)=user study ; marketing audit ; user survey.
Ex: This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys. Ex: Kotler defines the marketing audit as a 'comprehensive, systematic, independent, and periodic examination of the library's total environment, objectives, strategies, activities, and resources in order to determine problem areas and opportunities and to recommend a plan of action'. Ex: One of the factors to be identified by a user survey is the sufficiency of existing resources and efficiency of services.
estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca
(n.)=library user study.
Ex: This impact study is related to earlier library user studies.
estudio de viabilidad
(n.)=demonstration project ; feasibility study.
Ex: Support for a project or feasibility study takes the form of a contribution of up to 49% of the eligible costs of the project, half of which are repayable in the case of demonstration projects. Ex: Support for a project or feasibility study takes the form of a contribution of up to 49% of the eligible costs of the project.
estudio del estado de la cuestión
(n.)=survey.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
estudio discográfico
(n.)=record studio.
Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
estudio epidemiológico
(n.)=epidemiological study.
Ex: The author presents the results of an an epidemiological study examining 127 victims of a flash fire in a ballroom.
estudio geológico
(n.)=geological survey.
Ex: The principal sources are ordnance surveys, geological surveys, aerial photography, satellite imagery, and agricultural and forestry land use data.
estudio local
(n.)=area study.
Ex: An area study is the study of the whole of librarianship in one geographical area, eg libraries in France.
estudio longitudinal
(n.)=longitudinal study.
Ex: The longitudinal study has followed most of the 71 students through their university careers, using methods which include the completion of diaries, interviews and observation.
estudio piloto
(n.)=pilot study ; pilot test.
Ex: Another aspect of cooperative effort is COMARC (Cooperative MARC), a pilot study being conducted with a grant from the CLR to expand the LC/MARC services to the nation's libraries. Ex: Pilot tests with 21 teenagers and with 24 older respondents suggest that the technology poses little difficulty for most respondents.
estudio por simulación
(n.)=simulation study.
Ex: A simulation study has been performed to verify the model.
estudio regional
(n.)=area study.
Ex: An area study is the study of the whole of librarianship in one geographical area, eg libraries in France.
estudio sicométrico
(n.)=psychometric study.
Ex: An earlier psychometric study of a mine revealed that pitmen have by far the highest incidence of psychological complaints, & that their complaints are related to conflicts at work.
estudio topográfico
(n.)=surveying.
Ex: The main criteria is that the collection should represent as complete a record as possible of the surveying of the land surface, coastline and adjacent seas of the nation.
estudio universitario
(n.)=academic study.
Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.
estudio^1
(n.)=studio ; den.
Nota: Generalmente, lugar en una casa donde una persona se siente más cómodo y en el que busca la privaacidad.
Ex: The author describes the design of the new studios which aim to be as flexible as possible.
Ex: How to build wall-to-wall bookcases to make your study, den or computer room much nicer to be in and more adaptable for space.
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* estudio de arquitectura=architectural firm.
* estudio de cine=film location ; film studio.
* estudio de grabación=recording studio ; sound recording studio.
* estudio de mercado=marketing research.
* estudio de música=music studio.
* estudio de radio=radio studio.
* estudio de televisión=television studio.
* estudio discográfico=record studio.
* filmar en el estudio=film in + the studio.
* grabar en el estudio=film in + the studio.
* rodar en el estudio=film in + the studio.

estudio^2
(n.)=review ; scholarship ; study [studies, -pl.] ; work ; calibration ; surveying ; analysis [analyses, -pl.].
Nota: Proceso de estudio de un todo para encontrar sus partes esenciales y las relaciones existentes entre ellas.
Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.
Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.
Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
Ex: This requires careful calibration of reader response and the use of as many quantitative indices as possible.
Ex: The author describes one effort made to counter this trend, through the surveying of the records of a library and the identification of materials to be preserved.
Ex: The operation of investigating a whole with the aim of finding out its essential parts and their relationship to each other is known as analysis.
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* abandonar los estudios=drop out (from school) ; drop out of + school.
* ámbito de estudio=scope.
* área de estudio=study area ; study area.
* asignatura de estudios=curriculum subject.
* beca de estudio(s)=study grant ; education grant.
* bolsa de estudios=bursary.
* campo de estudio=field of study.
* centro de apoyo a los programas de estudios=curriculum material center.
* centro de estudios=study centre.
* comisionar un estudio=commission + study.
* compañero de estudios=co-student.
* con estudios=schooled ; educated ; educated.
* con estudios superiores=highly educated.
* con un nivel de estudios alto=well educated [well-educated].
* dejar los estudios=drop out (from school) ; drop out of + school.
* desarrollo del plan de estudios=curriculum development.
* disciplina de estudio=field of study.
* diseñado para el estudio=curriculum-oriented.
* diseño de planes de estudios=curriculum design.
* edad de finalización de los estudios=terminal education age.
* encargar un estudio=commission + study.
* en el estudio=at study.
* enseñanza a través del estudio de casos=case-teaching.
* espacio reservado para el estudio=study space.
* estudiante de bachiller que abandona los estudios=high-school dropout.
* estudiante que ha completado los estudios secundarios=high school graduate ; high school leaver.
* estudiante universitario que abandona los estudios=college dropout.
* estudio académico=academic study.
* estudio basado en un cuestionario=questionnaire survey.
* estudio bibliométrico=bibliometric analysis.
* estudio cartográfico=ordnance survey.
* estudio cinematográfico=film location ; film studio.
* estudio clásico=classic study.
* estudio comparativo=correlation study.
* estudio crítico del estado de la cuestión=review.
* estudio cualitativo=qualitative study.
* estudio cuantitativo=quantitative study.
* estudio de alcance=scoping study.
* estudio de arquitectos=architecture firm ; architectural firm.
* estudio de caso=case study.
* estudio de impacto=impact study.
* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente=environmental impact study.
* estudio de la productividad=time-and-motion study ; time study ; motion study.
* estudio del estado de la cuestión=survey.
* estudio de los himnos=hymnology.
* estudio Delphi=Delphi study.
* estudio de mercado=market survey ; market research ; marketing audit ; consumer research.
* estudio de seguimiento=follow-up study.
* estudio de usabilidad=usability study.
* estudio de uso=use study.
* estudio de usuario=reader survey ; consumer survey ; customer survey.
* estudio de usuarios=user study ; marketing audit ; user survey.
* estudio de usuarios de la biblioteca=library user study.
* estudio de viabilidad=demonstration project ; feasibility study.
* estudio epidemiológico=epidemiological study.
* estudio geológico=geological survey.
* estudio local=area study.
* estudio longitudinal=longitudinal study.
* estudio piloto=pilot study ; pilot test.
* estudio por simulación=simulation study.
* estudio regional=area study.
* estudios=academic background ; course of study ; educational career.
* estudios africanos=African studies.
* estudios afroamericanos=black studies.
* estudios culturales=cultural studies.
* estudios de administración=management studies.
* estudios de auxiliar administrativo=information administration.
* estudios de gestión=management science.
* estudios de la mujer=women's studies ; gender studies.
* estudios de la paz y los conflictos=peace and conflict studies.
* estudios de licenciatura=graduate work ; graduate education.
* estudios de literatura clásica=classical studies.
* estudios del medio ambiente=environmental studies.
* estudios de secretariado=secretarial studies.
* estudios de tipografía=typographical studies.
* estudios empresariales=business studies.
* estudios en el extranjero=study abroad.
* estudios europeos=European studies.
* estudio sicométrico=psychometric study.
* estudios jurídicos=legal studies.
* estudios literarios=literary studies.
* estudios relacionados con las misiones religiosas=missiology.
* estudios religiosos=religious studies.
* estudios sobre la mujer=women's studies ; gender studies.
* estudios sobre paz y conflictos=peace and conflict studies.
* estudios sociales=cultural studies.
* estudios socioculturales=cultural studies.
* estudio topográfico=surveying.
* estudio universitario=academic study.
* finalización de los estudios=graduation.
* finalizar los estudios de BUP=complete + high school.
* grupo de estudio=study circle.
* habitación de estudio=private study ; study facilities.
* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio cult=heritage organisation.
* libro de estudio=study book.
* materia de estudio=subject of study.
* material de estudio=study material ; course material ; curriculum material ; curriculum resource ; study package.
* mesa de estudio=carrel ; study table.
* mesa individual de estudio=study carrel.
* metodología de estudio=study skills.
* nivel de estudios=educational background ; level of education ; educational level.
* objeto de estudio=subject ; object of study ; under study.
* partitura de estudio=miniature score.
* permiso de estudios=study leave.
* persona que elabora el plan de estudios=syllabus maker.
* plan de estudios=curriculum [curricula, -pl.] ; syllabus [syllabi/syllabuses, -pl.] ; school curriculum ; study plan.
* planes de estudios=syllabi.
* primer año de estudios superiores=freshman year.
* programa de estudio=programme of study.
* programa de estudios=course brochure ; educational program(me) ; school program(me) ; study program(me) ; syllabus [syllabi/syllabuses, -pl.] ; education programme.
* programa de estudios común=common core syllabus.
* programas de estudios=syllabi.
* realización de los estudios escolares en casa=homeschooling [home schooling].
* realizar estudios=do + study.
* realizar un estudio=carry out + survey ; conduct + survey ; undertake + study ; undertake + survey ; conduct + study.
* realizar un estudio evaluativo=conduct + review.
* reanudar + Posesivo + estudios=resume + Posesivo + studies.
* reforma del plan de estudios=curriculum development.
* relacionado con los estudios=course-related.
* relativo a los estudios de diplomatura=undergrad (undergraduate).
* relativo a los estudios de licenciatura=grad (graduate) ; postgraduate [post-graduate].
* sala de estudio=study facilities ; study room.
* sin estudios=ill-educated.
* técnicas de estudio=study skills.
* tema de estudio=study area ; under study.
* terminar los estudios=graduate.
* tiempo de estudio=study time.
* unidad de estudio=unit of study ; study unit.
* viaje de estudio=study trip.
* zona de estudio=study area ; study facilities.

estudios
(n.)=academic background ; course of study ; educational career.
Ex: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance. Ex: The notion that a course of study, whether academic or vocational/technical, prepares a person for a lifetime career is outdated and dangerous. Ex: Adults who have chosen to interrupt their educational careers often face the problem of rusty academic skills.
estudios africanos
=African studies.
Ex: The contents of the collection are described suggesting that they will be of interest and value to social, economic and urban historians, demographers, and other researchers in African studies.
estudios afroamericanos
(n.)=black studies.
Ex: The bookshop also has sections on feminism, black studies, third world countries and many more topics.
estudios culturales
(n.)=cultural studies.
Ex: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.
estudios de administración
(n.)=management studies.
Ex: Business schools and management studies are now the main arenas for social science research.
estudios de auxiliar administrativo
(n.)=information administration.
Ex: It should be noted that 'information administration' for example, is increasingly the descriptor for programmes more accurately described as 'secretarial studies'.
estudios de gestión
(n.)=management science.
Ex: Librarians can improve library service, operations and fiscal control through the application of computer technology and management science to library procedures.
estudios de la mujer
(n.)=women's studies ; gender studies.
Ex: About 80 publishers were interviewed for this survey, and the subject area has expanded to overlap with diet, fitness, psychology, religion, ethnology and women's studies. Ex: There is a need for further qualitative research in the area of gender studies in librarianship.
estudios de la paz y los conflictos
(n.)=peace and conflict studies.
Ex: This yearbook will provide teachers and researchers interested in peace and conflict studies with practical information.
estudios de licenciatura
=graduate work ; graduate education.
Ex: He has a bachelor's degree from Harvard College, and has done graduate work at Harvard and Columbia universities which included studies in library service. Ex: Gilman (1831-1908) is best remembered as the first president of Johns Hopkins University and vigorous advocate of graduate education.
estudios de literatura clásica
(n.)=classical studies.
Ex: Though the essays cluster separately about the themes of religion, science, and classical studies, the author adopts a broadly interdisciplinary approach, leaving the boundaries between topics appealingly open.
estudios de secretariado
=secretarial studies.
Ex: It should be noted that 'information administration' for example, is increasingly the descriptor for programmes more accurately described as 'secretarial studies'.
estudios de tipografía
=typographical studies.
Ex: Papaleography is rarely associated now with typographical studies, whereas they were once indivisible.
estudios del medio ambiente
=environmental studies.
Ex: This development saw the introduction of other umbrella courses such as environmental studies.
estudios empresariales
(n.)=business studies.
Ex: There are more users in the Science and Engineering faculties than in the Arts or Business Studies.
estudios en el extranjero
(n.)=study abroad.
Ex: 143 first professors in American medical schools before the Civil War were selected, and records of their academic origins, places of birth, and study abroad were collected from various biographical sources.
estudios europeos
=European studies.
Ex: During the early 1970s European studies became a fashionable growth area boosted by the trend towards inter-disciplinarity in taught courses.
estudios jurídicos
(n.)=legal studies.
Ex: Legal studies is the study of the philosophy, theory, and ethics surrounding law and law practice.
estudios literarios
(n.)=literary studies.
Ex: Linguistics and literary studies, like most of the other liberal arts, have undergone considerable changes since the 1960s.
estudios relacionados con las misiones religiosas
(n.)=missiology.
Ex: The library consists of approximately 2,500 books and pamphlets covering theology, church history, evangelism, missiology, and Christianity.
estudios religiosos
(n.)=religious studies.
Ex: They publishe a wide range of academic books in theology and religious studies.
estudios sobre la mujer
(n.)=women's studies ; gender studies.
Ex: About 80 publishers were interviewed for this survey, and the subject area has expanded to overlap with diet, fitness, psychology, religion, ethnology and women's studies. Ex: There is a need for further qualitative research in the area of gender studies in librarianship.
estudios sobre paz y conflictos
(n.)=peace and conflict studies.
Ex: This yearbook will provide teachers and researchers interested in peace and conflict studies with practical information.
estudios sociales
(n.)=cultural studies.
Ex: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.
estudios socioculturales
(n.)=cultural studies.
Ex: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.
estudioso
(adj.)=connoisseur ; scholar ; studious.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.
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* estudioso de la metodología=methodologist.
* estudioso de los incunables=incunabulist.

estudioso de la metodología
(n.)=methodologist.
Ex: This article examines what the narratological approach for medical records can teach the clinician and the information methodologist = Este artículo analiza lo que la forma narrativa de completar los historiales médicos puede enseñarle al doctor y al estudioso de la metodología de la información.
estudioso de los incunables
(n.)=incunabulist.
Ex: Incunabulists tend to inhabit a world of their own which is remote from those concerned with later printed books.
estufa
(n.)=stove.
Ex: We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it; like the cat that sits down on a hot stove and will never sit down on a hot stove again.
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* estufa con ventilador=blow heater.
* estufa de leña=log-burning stove.
* estufa de parafina=oil stove.
* estufa de queroseno=oil stove.
* estufa por convección=convection heater.
* tubo de la estufa=stovepipe.

estufa con ventilador
(n.)=blow heater.
Ex: The blow heater is a fairly effective little machine, it fans out warm air all day and keeps us nice and toasty.
estufa de leña
(n.)=log-burning stove.
Ex: If it's not your turn to cook, you can lie in front of the log-burning stove, before laying the table.
estufa de parafina
(n.)=oil stove.
Ex: There was an oil stove with a saucer of water on top of it and low cushioned seat with a little coffee table in front of it.
estufa de queroseno
(n.)=oil stove.
Ex: There was an oil stove with a saucer of water on top of it and low cushioned seat with a little coffee table in front of it.
estufa por convección
(n.)=convection heater.
Ex: Convection heaters draw cold air from the floor; the air is warmed by heating coils and emitted from the top of the heater.
estupefacción
(n.)=puzzlement.
Ex: Often we 'hide' our puzzlement behind comments like, 'I didn't like the way the story ended, did you?' or 'I wasn't convinced by the husband as a character'.

estupefaciente
(n.)=narcotic ; drug.
Ex: This finding supports the hypothesis that the toxicity of narcotics is directly related to the accumulation in biological membranes.
Ex: For example, 'FIND: drug and abuse' retrieves records that contain these two words but also locates records that contain the words drug and sexual abuse (and not necessarily drug abuse).
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* brigada de estupefacientes=drug squad.

estupefacto
(adj.)=astounded ; staggered ; dumbfounded ; speechless ; stunned ; flabbergasted ; thunderstruck ; gobsmacked ; astonished ; bemused.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
Ex: The confrontation with this reality is understood as a consequence of the speechless horror that evil produces.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.
Ex: No wonder he was often seen with a bemused smile or poker face during Obama's address.
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* dejar a Alguien estupefacto=make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out) ; leave + Nombre + speechless ; astound ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
* dejar estupefacto=stagger ; stupefy.
* quedarse estupefacto=stun into + speechlessness ; eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head ; be speechless ; be gobsmacked ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket ; bemuse ; boggle.

estupendamente
=wonderfully ; marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
Ex: Technological and human networks intertwine in wonderfully complex and shifting patterns.
Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.

estupendo
(adj.)=fantastic ; wonderful ; wayout ; gee whiz [gee wizz] ; glorious ; lovely ; smash ; crackerjack ; a helluva ; a stormer of ; great ; swell ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt ; super-duper ; grand ; splendid.
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.
Ex: By asking readers to indicate whether the reference had been of interest or not, a degree of feedback can be obtained which can be used to modify their profiles, but there will never be any means of foretelling the 'wayout' article which may prove of interest.
Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
Ex: In other words, compare the glorious statements made about the purpose of libraries in 1849 with the opening of Manchester Public Library, with one ceremony for the working class and one for the 'nobs'.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
Ex: What is needed is a crackerjack reference librarian who could help research this question.
Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.
Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business.
Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.
Ex: He recently passed away due to a heart attack and he was a super-duper awesome guy.
Ex: As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
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* de manera estupenda=marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
* ser estupendo=sound + great ; be fine and dandy.

estupideces
(n.)=drivel ; nonsense ; baloney ; blather [blether] ; piffle ; palaver ; claptrap ; buncombe ; bunkum ; bunk ; blathering ; crock of (bull)shit.
Ex: The article 'In defense of 'ignorant drivel'' criticises the reforms in scholarly serials publication proposed by John Lubans. Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results. Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem. Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things. Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things. Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do. Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice. Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement. Ex: The word 'buncombe,' often misspelled as 'bunkum,' soon came to refer to any sort of spurious or questionable statement. Ex: Henry Ford is often quoted as saying 'History is bunk'. Ex: And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone. Ex: In that pea-sized brain of yours you have to know that's a crock of bullshit.
estupideces al cuadrado
=nonsense on stilts.
Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
estupidez
(n.)=foolishness ; stupidity ; balderdash ; denseness ; crock.
Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
Ex: The stupidity of such classroom grind is usually obvious to the children forced into it, if not to their teachers.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
Ex: At the beginning, her denseness was sooooo irritating!.
Ex: The whole idea is such a crock that I'm amazed anyone takes it seriously.
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* decir estupideces=talk + rubbish ; talk + nonsense ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; blather [blether] ; haver ; maunder.
* estupideces=drivel ; nonsense ; baloney ; blather [blether] ; piffle ; palaver ; claptrap ; buncombe ; bunkum ; bunk ; blathering ; crock of (bull)shit.
* estupideces al cuadrado=nonsense on stilts.
* estupidez descomunal=manifest absurdity ; nonsense on stilts.
* salir con estupideces=talk + nonsense ; haver.

estupidez descomunal
=manifest absurdity ; nonsense on stilts.
Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place. Ex: In fact, Bentham said: 'The idea of rights is nonsense and the idea of natural rights is nonsense on stilts'.
estupor
(n.)=stupor.
Ex: It was hypothesized that unconsciousness was due to a dissociative stupor.

esturión
(n.)=sturgeon.
Ex: This gourmet food store offers everything for your special taste buds, sturgeon caviar, truffles, pasta etc..

estándar
(adj.)=standard ; standard ; standardised [standardized, -USA] ; mainline ; stock ; mainstream ; received ; commonly seen.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.
Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
Ex: True personal discrimination cannot be forced by exercises in selecting the good and rejecting the bad by the application of stock critical formulas: it may indeed be stunted.
Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.
Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.
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* conseguir un estándar=attain + standard.
* de tamaño estándar=standard-sized ; full-sized.
* estándar de evaluación=benchmark.
* estándar de la industria=industry standard.
* estándar de proceso=processing standard.
* mantener un estándar=uphold + standard.
* obra de referencia estándar=standard reference work.
* SGML (Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos)=SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).

estándar de evaluación
(n.)=benchmark.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
estándar de la industria
(n.)=industry standard.
Ex: Industry standards are increasingly used in courtrooms as proof that manufacturers comply with nationally accepted rules for the quality of their products.
estándar de proceso
(n.)=processing standard.
Ex: This article describes film processing standards and the role of sensitometry, film base material and emulsion fragility.
estár aún más alejados
(v.)=be one step further removed.
Ex: Getting information to elected members poses even greater problems because they are one step further removed and do not have the daily opportunity of scanning relevant material passing through their offices.
estática
(n.)=static ; statics.
Ex: If static is a problem, it can usually be cured by the use of an anti-static mat and regular applications of anti-static sprays, both available from accessory suppliers.
Ex: Numerical techniques are introduced in a highly visual context to teach statics concepts to students who have very little mathematical background.
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* descarga estática=static discharge.
* electricidad estática=static discharge.

estático
(adj.)=static ; unmoving ; motionless.
Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.
Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
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* máquina de andar o correr estática=treadmill.

estéreo
=hi-fi.
Ex: Hi-fi enthusiasts and connoisseurs of music prefer open-spool tape because it gives a better quality of reproduction than cassette.
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* sonido estéreo=stereo sound.

estérico
(adj.)=steric.
Nota: En química, relativo a la distribución de los átomos en el espacio.
Ex: This article discusses the importance of molecular bulkiness and the steric factor for sweetness.

estéril^1
(adj.)=sterile ; barren ; infertile.
Ex: Such a stance appears to ignore the many warnings to the effect that theory without practice may be sterile, but practice without theory is blind.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
Ex: This study aimed to assess the attitudes of both fertile and infertile women as well as egg donors and recipients towards the use of donated eggs for treatment, diagnosis and research.
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* eyacular esperma estéril=shoot + blanks ; fire + blanks.
* ser estéril=shoot + blanks ; fire + blanks.

estéril^2
(adj.)=germ-free.
Ex: A research team at the University of Georgia has come up with a new technology that can make clothing and lingerie permanently germ free.

estética
(n.)=aesthetics [esthetics, -USA] ; aestheticism [estheticism, -USA].
Ex: For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.
Ex: This book explores the underlying institutional factors that help museum-based connoisseurship and aestheticism and university-based critical theory and revisionist scholarship exist.
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* desde el punto de vista de la estética=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].
* estética maxilofacial=maxillofacial surgery.

estética maxilofacial
(n.)=maxillofacial surgery.
Ex: These problems can be corrected thanks to maxillofacial surgery.
estéticamente
=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].
Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.

estético
(adj.)=aesthetic [esthetic, -USA] ; tasteful.
Ex: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.
Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
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* cirugía estética de la nariz=nose job.
* dentística estética=cosmetic dentistry.
* desde un punto de vista estético=aesthetically [esthetically, -USA].

estímulo
(n.)=boost ; incentive ; leaven ; prodding ; spur ; stimulation ; stimulus [stimuli, -pl.] ; encouragement ; enhancer ; facilitator ; prod ; kick-start [kickstart] ; kick-start [kickstart] ; word of encouragement ; nudge ; titillation ; driving force ; stimulant ; pick-me-up.
Nota: Generalmente referido a una bebida.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.
Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
Ex: The reader of this work can relive with some degree of verisimilitude the excitement and stimulation created by these institutes and such colloquies as the Kilgour-Lubetzky exchange.
Ex: This was not intended as a criticism of their hard working colleagues but simply as an admission that they needed additional support and stimulus.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
Ex: Information technology may have acted as a catalyst or facilitator for some of the changes which have occurred.
Ex: She sat back in her chair and considered her supervisor's gentle prods.
Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
Ex: This he knew happens to employees who are not given a word of encouragement, some recognition.
Ex: Results showed that student teachers needed additional support, either via nudge or overt expectations, to actually apply what they had learned.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.
Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term 'stimulants' appears.
Ex: Maybe it's just a passing mood or maybe it's a particularly bad string of events, but sometimes in this hectic life we just need a pick-me-up.
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* dar estímulo=provide + boost.
* estímulo excesivo=overstimulation.
* estímulos visuales=visual stimuli.
* ofrecer estímulo=provide + stimulus.
* recibir un estímulo=get + a boost.
* ser un estímulo=be motivating.

estímulo excesivo
(n.)=overstimulation.
Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.
estímulos visuales
=visual stimuli.
Ex: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.
estómago
(n.)=stomach ; belly ; tummy ; midriff.
Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: She fell to her knees, the water now lapping at her midriff.
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* ardor de estómago=heartburn.
* boca del estómago, la=pit of the stomach, the.
* cáncer del estómago=stomach cancer.
* dar patadas en el estómago=stick in + Posesivo + craw.
* dar una patada en el estómago=kick + Nombre + in the teeth ; give + Nombre + a kick in the teeth ; kick + Posesivo + teeth in.
* descomposición de estómago=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* descompuesto del estómago=upset stomach.
* dolor de estómago=stomach ache ; upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* estómago descompuesto=upset stomach.
* estómago + doler=stomach + ache.
* estómago liso=flat stomach.
* estómago + revolverse=stomach + turn.
* estómago revuelto=nauseated stomach.
* malo del estómago=upset stomach.
* meter el estómago=hold + Posesivo + stomach in.
* molestia de estómago=stomach ache.
* nudo en el estómago=knot in + Posesivo + stomach.
* pared del estómago=stomach lining ; stomach lining ; lining of the stomach.
* sentir un cosquilleo en el estómago=have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
* tener los nervios en el estómago=have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
* úlcera de estómago=stomach ulcer.

estómago + doler
(n.)=stomach + ache.
Ex: It made her stomach ache just thinking about the divorce.
estómago + revolverse
(n.)=stomach + turn.
Ex: The first time I saw my husband I went weak in the knees -- now when I
see him, my stomach turns.
estómago descompuesto
(n.)=upset stomach.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
estómago liso
(n.)=flat stomach.
Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.
estómago revuelto
(n.)=nauseated stomach.
Ex: Mint has been known to calm an upset, nauseated stomach, freshen our breath (after morning sickness), and even help with headaches.
estúpidamente
=stupidly ; idiotically.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
Ex: What arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically.

estúpido
(adj.)=crazy ; dummy ; foolish ; silly ; mindless ; moron ; stupid ; daft ; mad ; dumb ; nuts ; witless ; bonehead ; boneheaded ; twit ; dolally tap ; dolally [do-lally] ; imbecile ; cretinous ; arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; brainless ; dimwit ; dim-witted [dimwitted] ; twat ; nonsensical ; mug ; berk ; prick ; cretin ; dumbbell ; dull-witted ; asinine ; lemon ; ditsy ; dits ; ditz ; ditzy ; airhead ; airheaded ; duffer ; schmuck ; schmo ; nonce ; moke ; twerp ; dweeb ; chump ; birdbrained ; birdbrain ; off + Posesivo + knocker ; off + Posesivo + rocker ; dork ; moonstruck ; plonker ; pumpkin head ; git ; prat ; wally ; goof ; goofball ; lame ; dink ; idiotic ; dense .
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: When any librarian is trying to find material on behalf of a user from a poor citation it leads to that librarian appearing slow and stupid to the user.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
Ex: Techniques such as the automatic detection of anaphora enable systems to appear to be intelligent rather than dumb.
Ex: I think some people would think my approach is nuts.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
Ex: That was a big boneheaded error.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
Ex: He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.
Ex: They're such goofs -- they were pretending like they forgot that the webcam was on.
Ex: Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
Ex: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
Ex: The only real unfairness in all of this is that a guy with such great oratory skills should turn out to be such a dink - total waste.
Ex: Marc basically can't believe that someone he is so close to would make such an idiotic purchase.
Ex: This usually causes more trouble for other people than himself, but because he's so dense, he never minds.
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* algo estúpido=no-brainer.
* como un estúpido=stupidly ; idiotically.
* hacerse el estúpido=dumb down ; act + dumb.
* lo suficientemente estúpido como para=dumb enough to.
* persona estúpida=no-brainer.
* rubia estúpida=dumb blonde.
* ser de estúpidos + Verbo=be crazy to + Verbo.
* ser estúpido=be off + Posesivo + rocker.
* ser estúpido + Verbo=be crazy to + Verbo.
* típica rubia estúpida=bimbo.
* viejo estúpido=old coot.
* volverse estúpido=go off + Posesivo + rocker.

esvástica
(n.)=swastika ; fylfot.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
Ex: The fylfot is an ancient symbol for good luck.

esófago
(n.)=oesophagus [esophagus, -USA] ; gullet.
Ex: The gastrointestinal tract anatomically comprises the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, mesentery and associated lymph nodes.
Ex: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.
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* cáncer del esófago=oesophageal cancer.
* del esófago=oesophageal [esophageal, -USA].

et (&)
(n.)=ampersand (&).
Nota: Símbolo que procede de la fusión de las dos letras que forman la conjunción latina 'et' (y), utilizada en inglés con el significado de 'and' (y).
Ex: You must retain hyphens (-) and ampersands (&) in your query.

etanol
(n.)=ethanol.
Nota: Alcohol etílico.
Ex: Beverage alcohol (ethanol) is a depressant that has important pharmacological and biochemical effects on the brain and the central nervous system.
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* etanol de maíz=corn ethanol.

etanol de maíz
(n.)=corn ethanol.
Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
etapa
(n.)=phase ; stage ; step ; chapter.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.
Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
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* eliminación por etapas=phase-out ; phasing-out.
* eliminar por etapas=phase out.
* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida=turn over + a new page ; turn over + a new leaf.
* en tres etapas=three-step.
* en varias etapas=multistage [multi-stage] ; multi-step.
* etapa anterior a la impresión=prepress [pre-press].
* etapa culminante=peak period.
* etapa de desarollo=stage of development.
* etapa de la vida=life stage.
* etapa de planificación=planning stage.
* etapa final=output stage.
* etapa inicial=input stage.
* llegar a una etapa=reach + point.
* marcar una etapa=mark + a stage.
* por etapas=staged.
* primera etapa=early days.
* subetapa=sub-stage.
* superar la etapa de=move on from.
* volver a la etapa de planificación=return to + the drawing boards ; back to the drawing board.

etapa anterior a la impresión
(n.)=prepress [pre-press].
Ex: Advances in digital prepress that have occurred during 1980-81 are reviewed, and the continuing progress in electronic publishing techniques is described.
etapa culminante
(n.)=peak period.
Ex: Where relevant, to monitor change, this is set in the context of earlier research, notably during the peak period of the 70s.
etapa de desarollo
(n.)=stage of development.
Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries.
etapa de la vida
(n.)=life stage.
Ex: These guidelines are predicated on the belief that young adulthood is a unique life stage.
etapa de planificación
(n.)=planning stage.
Ex: The planning stage included a market survey of library furniture manufacturers.
etapa final
(n.)=output stage.
Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
etapa inicial
(n.)=input stage.
Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
etc.
=and whatnot ; and so forth ; etcetera ; and so on ; etc.
Ex: I'd been toying with the idea of having my hair cut at a hairdressing academy for a while and took the plunge when my hair got out of control with split ends and whatnot.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: How would you organize it? What would its goal be? What sort of timetable would you set up? etcetera.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.
Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
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* etc., etc=and so on, and so on....
* etc., etc=and so on and so forth.

etc., etc
=and so on, and so on....
Ex: They'll tell two friends... and they'll tell two friends... and so on, and so on....
etcétera
=and so forth ; and so on ; and the like ; etc ; so on ; etcetera ; and the kind.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.
Ex: And it can be used in management courses in schools of library and information science, but also in less formal settings, such as workshops, conferences, in-service training programs, and the like.
Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
Ex: In each class the most significant facet is placed first, the next most significant next, and so on.
Ex: How would you organize it? What would its goal be? What sort of timetable would you set up? etcetera.
Ex: The main finding was that the foreign language holdings of the British Library were an extremely important resource for those working in disciplines, such as archeology, classics, and the kind.
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* etcétera, etcétera=and so on and so forth ; and so on, and so on....
* y un largo etcétera=and so on, and so on....

etcétera, etcétera
=and so on and so forth ; and so on, and so on....
Ex: Make sure, too, that your citations are in good order, that quotations and footnotes are properly formatted, and so on and so forth. Ex: They'll tell two friends... and they'll tell two friends... and so on, and so on....
eteno
(n.)=ethene.
Ex: Polyethylene is created through polymerization of ethene.

eternamente
=for good ; eternally ; ever after ; for evermore ; evermore ; forever.
Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.
Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled.
Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after.
Ex: I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore.
Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.

eternidad
(n.)=eternity.
Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
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* llevar una eternidad=take + ages (and ages).
* para la eternidad=in perpetuity.
* parecer una eternidad=seem like + an eternity.
* una eternidad=ages and ages (and ages).

eternizar
(v.)=perpetuate ; drag out.
Ex: Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.

eterno
(adj.)=eternal ; everlasting ; never-finishing ; haunting ; timeless ; never-ending ; ageless.
Ex: In conversing with her you hadn't got to tread lightly and warily, lest at any moment you might rupture the relationship, and tumble into eternal disgrace.
Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
Ex: There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.
Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
Ex: I will be back soon with more of what this blog is all about: how to live well, have fun, and remain ageless, in any economy.
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* ciudad eterna, la=Eternal City, the.
* derecho eterno=eternal right.
* descanso eterno=eternal rest.
* verdades eternas=nuggets of truth.
* verdades eternas, las=eternal verities, the.
* verdad eterna=eternal truth.

etileno
(n.)=ethene.
Ex: Polyethylene is created through polymerization of ethene.
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* gas de óxido de etileno=ethylene oxide gas.
* óxido de etileno=ethylene oxide.

etimología
(n.)=etymology.
Ex: Some specialized dictionaries cover acronyms, usage, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, slang, rhymes, and so on.

etimológicamente
=etymologically.
Ex: It has frequently been pointed out that the word itself is unfortunate since, etymologically, it means the writing of books.

etimológico
(adj.)=etymological.
Ex: Despite its etymological connection with children (paidia), contemporary use of the term has lost its exclusive reference to childhood.
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* diccionario etimológico=etymological dictionary.

etimólogo
(n.)=etymologist.
Ex: Think of etymologists as people who concern themselves with the history of words.

etiología
(n.)=etiology.
Ex: Thorough documentation of patient-related details is required in order to supply necessary data for research on the epidemiology, etiology, and therapy of chronic pain.

etiqueta
(n.)=label ; label ; designer label.
Nota: Especialmente referido a ropa.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: Enter your search term preceded by the label and a colon; for example, 'ti:veterinary medicine' searches titles (ti) for 'veterinary' adjacent to 'medicine'.
Ex: They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.
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* de etiqueta=in full regalia.
* etiqueta antirrobo=anti-theft strip.
* etiqueta con el nombre=name tag.
* etiqueta de advertencia=warning label.
* etiqueta de campo=field label ; field tag.
* etiqueta de código de barras=barcode label.
* etiqueta de código de barras sin codificar=dumb barcode.
* etiqueta de identificación=name tag.
* etiqueta de identificación del lector=borrower identification label.
* etiqueta del documento=document label.
* etiqueta de lector=borrower label.
* etiqueta de metadatos=metadata tag.
* etiqueta de préstamo=label.
* etiqueta identificadora del libro=label.
* etiqueta identificativa del ejemplar=book label.
* traje de etiqueta=evening dress ; evening wear ; evening suit ; tuxedo ; tux ; dinner jacket ; black tie ; white tie and tails ; tails ; morning suit.
* vestido de etiqueta=evening gown.
* vestido de noche=evening dress.
* vestir de etiqueta=dress to + kill ; dress (up) to + the nines.
* vestirse de etiqueta=dress up.

etiqueta antirrobo
(n.)=anti-theft strip.
Ex: For libraries and information centres that have an electronic surveillance system anti-theft strips can be affixed to the journals = Aquellas bibliotecas y centros de documentación que dispongan de sistemas de vigilancia electrónica también pueden solicitar que se coloquen pegatinas antirrobo en sus revistas.
etiqueta con el nombre
(n.)=name tag.
Ex: Attendants will also be provided with lanyards so that they can wear their name tags around the neck.
etiqueta de advertencia
(n.)=warning label.
Ex: But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
etiqueta de campo
(n.)=field label ; field tag.
Ex: Field labels are characters that identify specific fields. Ex: In order to signal the beginning of each field each field is identified by a three character tag followed by two numeric indicators.
etiqueta de código de barras
(n.)=barcode label.
Ex: If the book is not presented at the counter for renewal there is no means of reading its bar code label with the data pen.
etiqueta de código de barras sin codificar
(n.)=dumb barcode.
Ex: During the summer of 1987 the library began a massive barcoding of the library's circulating collection using a combination of smart and dumb barcodes prepared by the bibliographic utility UTLAS = Durante el verano de 1987 la biblioteca comenzó la codificación masiva de su colección de préstamo usando una mezcla de etiquetas de código de barras precodificadas y sin codificar preparadas por el servicio bibliográfico UTLAS.
etiqueta de identificación
(n.)=name tag.
Ex: Attendants will also be provided with lanyards so that they can wear their name tags around the neck.
etiqueta de identificación del lector
(n.)=borrower identification label.
Ex: Both the borrower identification label and the document label are read with a bar-code scanner.
etiqueta de lector
(n.)=borrower label.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
etiqueta de metadatos
(n.)=metadata tag.
Ex: These documents documents not only contain metadata tags but also the application code for interpreting and manipulating this metadata.
etiqueta de préstamo
(n.)=label.
Ex: Each book is opened to reveal its label, and placed on the platen of the photocharging machine.
etiqueta del documento
(n.)=document label.
Ex: Both the borrower identification label and the document label are read with a bar-code scanner.
etiqueta identificadora del libro
(n.)=label.
Ex: Each book is opened to reveal its label, and placed on the platen of the photocharging machine.
etiqueta identificativa del ejemplar
(n.)=book label.
Ex: By creating one file that defines the format for the book label and a number of easy-to-define macros this procedure can be stimulated.
etiquetado
=labelling [labeling, -USA].
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for.
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* etiquetado de documentos=document markup.
* etiquetado por el usuario=user tagging.
* etiquetado social=social tagging.

etiquetado de documentos
(n.)=document markup.
Ex: These standards view documents as hierarchical objects and it is likely that languages such as SGML will become widely used in the future for document markup.
etiquetado por el usuario
(n.)=user tagging.
Ex: Equally important, such an analysis might well show important differences between user tagging and conventional indexing.
etiquetado social
(n.)=social tagging.
Ex: That would create chaos in a shared folder scheme, but works well in a social tagging system.
etiquetar
(v.)=tag ; pigeonhole ; peg.
Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.
Ex: The information specialist can identify reference questions by subject area if the requests seem to fit into 1 of the 3 technologies; but he or she cannot pigeonhole requests which have blurred boundaries.
Ex: After a couple of months, I had his overall behavior pretty well pegged.

etnia
(n.)=ethnic.
Nota: Grupo étnico.
Ex: Archivists have been less successful in collecting documentation on white ethnics than in gathering materials on other neglected groups in American society.
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* etnia Cuanza=Kwanza.

etnia Cuanza
(adj.)=Kwanza.
Ex: It would be nice for individual libraries themselves to create and apply headings for themes of special ethnic or local interest, e.g., BAGELS, ROSEMALING, GHETTOES, Kwanza, KIBBUTZ, SHTETL, and KUBBESTOLS.
etnobibliografía
(n.)=ethnobibliography.
Ex: The article 'The trout and the milk: an ethnobibliographical talk'discusses the nature of analytical bibliography in general and coins the phrase 'ethnobibliography'.

etnobibliográfico
(adj.)=ethnobibliographical.
Ex: The article 'The trout and the milk: an ethnobibliographical talk'discusses the nature of analytical bibliography in general and coins the phrase 'ethnobibliography'.

etnocentricidad
(n.)=ethnocentricity.
Ex: The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.

etnocentrismo
(n.)=ethnocentrism.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.

etnocéntrico
(adj.)=ethnocentric.
Ex: Libraries are rigidly preserving the status quo by the ethnocentric attitude that the white, modern, male-dominated society is inherently superior to any other.

etnografía
(n.)=ethnography.
Ex: This article discusses the problems associated with adapting the Library of Congress Classification (LC) class GN for African ethnography.

etnográfico
(adj.)=ethnographic.
Ex: This article attempts to evaluate the ethnographic information that has been drawn from a worldwide sample of cultural units.

etnolingüístico
(adj.)=ethnolinguistic [ethno-linguistic].
Ex: Ethnolinguistic misrepresentations of the Alaskan native languages are mirrored in the Library of Congress system of cataloguing and classification.

etnología
(n.)=ethnology.
Ex: About 80 publishers were interviewed for this survey, and the subject area has expanded to overlap with diet, fitness, psychology, religion, ethnology and women's studies.

etnomusicología
(n.)=ethnomusicology.
Ex: This article was first presented at the 29th Annual Meeting of the Society for ethnomusicology held in Los Angeles, Oct 84.

etnomusicológico
(adj.)=ethnomusicological.
Ex: Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.

etnomusicólogo
(n.)=ethnomusicologist.
Ex: This article describes the long and productive career of pioneer ethnomusicologist Alan Lomax and a bibliography and discography of his work in music and folklore.

etnotronia
(n.)=ethnotronics.
Ex: 'Ethnotronics' can be defined as the studying and designing of inorganic electronic devices which have interactive cultural characteristics shared with people and/or other systems.

etnógrafo
(n.)=ethnographer.
Ex: Brown and Duguid seem to be asking librarians to become ethnographers (or failing that, to hire some).

etnólogo
(n.)=ethnologist.
Ex: Anthropologists, psychologists, sociologists, and ethnologists are among the investigators.

etología
(n.)=behavioural sciences ; ethology.
Nota: Estudio científico y objetivo del comportamiento animal.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: All the necessary information is to be found on the dust-jacket on in the introduction to confirm that this is a work of empirical science in which Jung's theory of archetypes is supported by the latest research in ethology and sociobiology.

etrusco
(n.)=Etruscan.
Ex: This a special issue devoted to sources for the photographic documentation of Roman and Etruscan art.

etéreo
(adj.)=ethereal ; lissom(e).
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
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* volverse etéreo=etherealise [etherealize, -USA].

etílico
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* coma etílico=alcohol coma ; alcohol-induced coma.
* intoxicación etílica=alcoholic intoxication.
* sopor etílico=drunken stupor.

etíope
(n.)=Ethiopian.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Like many other foreign names Ethiopian personal names pose problems in cataloguing because of their unique form and composition.

etólogo
(n.)=behavioural scientist.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.

eucalipto
(n.)=eucalyptus ; eucalyptus tree.
Ex: Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on.
Ex: Eucalyptus trees are quick growers and many species reach a great height.
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* aceite de eucalipto=eucalyptus oil.
* bálsamo de eucalipto=eucalyptus oil.
* esencia de eucalipto=eucalyptus oil.

eufasiáceo
(n.)=euphausiids ; krill.
Ex: Oarfish feed primarily on zooplankton, selectively straining tiny euphausiids, shrimp, and other crustaceans from the water.
Ex: Krill is a general term used to describe about 85 species of open-ocean crustaceans known as euphausiids.

eufemismo
(n.)=euphemism.
Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.

eufemísticamente
=euphemistically.
Ex: The library office is in the basement, 'downstairs' as it is euphemistically referred to, along with a staff lounge, the washrooms, heating equipment, and electrical and janitor's closets.

eufemístico
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* blasfemia eufemística=minced oath.

euforia
(n.)=euphoria ; exuberance ; exhilaration ; feel-good factor.
Ex: In short, when the participants in IFLA's Second Congress arrived, they found the country in the throes of a library euphoria.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
Ex: Wine's feel-good factor makes it easy to forget that too many of the world's grape growers and pickers live on the poverty line.
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* calmar la euforia=dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
* euforia desmedida=irrational exuberance.
* sensación de euforia=feel-good factor.

euforia desmedida
(n.)=irrational exuberance.
Ex: After years of experimentation and the irrational exuberance that characterized the late 1990s, we find our views of e-learning more sober and realistic.
eufórico
(adj.)=euphoric ; ecstatic.
Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.

eugenesia
(n.)=eugenics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: This article introduces an expert system the purpose of which is propose some candidate bull breeds for a cow to give birth to calves who might have improved properties in the point of eugenics.
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* eugenesia negativa=negative eugenics.

eugenesia negativa
(n.)=negative eugenics.
Ex: Darwin is the founder neither of negative eugenics nor of dogmas of the elimination of the weak.
eugenésico
(adj.)=eugenic.
Ex: The common editorial practice of creating eclectic texts is essentially a eugenic practice based on Romanticism's desire for racial and textual purity.

eulogio
(n.)=panegyric.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

eunuco
(n.)=eunuch.
Ex: Daniel used good sense in that he did not cause a confrontation over the matter but went to the eunuch and asked for permission to eat pulse and water.

euphausiacea
(n.)=euphausiids ; krill.
Ex: Oarfish feed primarily on zooplankton, selectively straining tiny euphausiids, shrimp, and other crustaceans from the water.
Ex: Krill is a general term used to describe about 85 species of open-ocean crustaceans known as euphausiids.

eurasiático
(adj.)=Eurasian.
Ex: A distinctive new civilization developed in the European peninsula of the Eurasian land mass in the course of the millennium that followed.

euro
(n.)=euro.
Ex: Russia is to start pricing its huge oil and gas exports in euros instead of dollars as part of a stragetic shift to forge closer ties with the European Union.
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* zona del euro, la=euro zone, the ; euro area, the.

eurocentrismo
(n.)=eurocentricism.
Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.

eurocéntrico
(adj.)=Eurocentric.
Nota: Usado especialmente para indicar la tendencia a preferir todo aquello que proviene de Europa.
Ex: Research has also found that the fair skinned Eurocentric model is the somatic norm for advertising.

eurodiputado
=MEP (Member of the European Parliament).
Ex: In certain member states, MEPs (Member of the European Parliament) have the right to use the services of their national parliamentary libraries, but this is not the case in the UK.

europeización
(n.)=Europeanisation [Europeanization, -USA].
Ex: The convergence of technologies and markets and the Europeanisation of communications polices work as levelling forces on differences across countries.

europeo
(adj.)=European.
Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
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* acreditación europea en informática=European computer driving licence (ECDL).
* ánade silbón europeo=Eurasian wigeon.
* CE (Comunidad Europea)=EC (European Community).
* Comisión de las Comunidades Europeas (CEC)=Commission of the European Communities (CEC).
* Comisión Europea, la=European Commission, the.
* Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA)=European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).
* Comunidad Económica Europea (CEE)=European Economic Community (EEC).
* Comunidad Europea de la Energía Atómica (Euratom/EAEC)=European Atomic Energy Community (Euratom/EAEC).
* Espacio Europeo para la Educación Superior (EEES)=European Space for Higher Education (ESHE).
* estudios europeos=European studies.
* europeo occidental=Western-European.
* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo=European Regional Development Fund.
* Mercado Unico Europeo=Single European Market.
* Parlamento Europeo=European Parliament.
* red de comunicaciones europea=EURONET.
* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
* silbón europeo=Eurasian wigeon.

europeo occidental
=Western-European.
Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
eurásico
(adj.)=Eurasian.
Ex: A distinctive new civilization developed in the European peninsula of the Eurasian land mass in the course of the millennium that followed.

euskera, el
(n.)=Basque language, the.
Ex: The Basque language is an inflected language whose origin is still somewhat puzzling.

eusquera, el
(n.)=Basque language, the.
Ex: The Basque language is an inflected language whose origin is still somewhat puzzling.

eustasia
(n.)=eustasy.
Nota: Cambios del nivel del agua de mar debido a los cambios climáticos.
Ex: The processes of isostasy and eustasy involve the dynamic adjustment of the earth's lithosphere and hydrosphere over glaciation intervals.

eustático
(adj.)=eustatic.
Nota: Relativo a los cambios del nivel del agua de mar debido a los cambios climáticos.
Ex: Local climatic variations, eustatic sea level fluctuations, and tectonic uplift have influenced the development of quaternary marine deposits along the Red Sea coast.

eutanasia
(n.)=euthanasia.
Ex: This article reviews a selection of valuable books, periodical articles, organizations and agencies providing information on euthanasia and right-to-die laws of US states.

evacuación
(n.)=evacuation.
Ex: There can be many dangers associated with evacuation, and the procedures must be determined by local conditions.

evacuado
(n.)=evacuee.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.

evacuar
(v.)=evacuate ; flush ; exhaust ; void.
Ex: This article outlines the strenuous efforts to renew the library after the books had been destroyed by enemy action during World War II (the periodicals had already been evacuated).
Ex: The sea swept in across a newly and solidly-built bus stand to come into the river which quickly and conveniently flushed the waters back into the sea.
Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.
Ex: There were, of course, serious day-to-day problems, such as the garderobes which voided into the street or the cesspools which overflowed into a neighbour's garden.
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* evacuar un edificio=clear + building.

evacuar un edificio
(v.)=clear + building.
Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.
evadir
(v.)=dodge ; evade ; skate over ; weasel (on/out of) ; duck out ; welsh on.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
Ex: I'm sorry; I didn't wish to skate over that.
Ex: Christians have of course been weaseling on this issue since Jesus himself evasively weaseled on it.
Ex: Everyone and their mother (literally) will be ducking out from work early today to be with their nearest and dearest for the long weekend.
Ex: I am afraid that double dealer Brookenfuehrer has welshed on the deal.
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* evadir la realidad=escape + reality.
* evadirse=break out.
* evadirse de la realidad=escape + reality.

evadir la realidad
(v.)=escape + reality.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
evadirse
(v.)=break out.
Ex: The article 'Breaking out with books' describes a pilot project involving the offering of library courses to inmate library assistants and prison librarians.
evadirse de la realidad
(v.)=escape + reality.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
evaluable
(adj.)=assessable.
Ex: This is one of the first assessable skills which the young child can demonstrate and literacy normally carries greater prestige than numeracy.

evaluación
(n.)=appraisal ; assaying ; assessing ; assessment ; evaluation ; measurement ; trial ; rating ; evaluation rating ; post mortem [postmortem].
Ex: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.
Ex: Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.
Ex: Consequently, the skill of shopping around and assessing the cost-effectiveness of a supplier's goods and services is important for the librarian to develop.
Ex: However, although the subject may be the primary consideration in the assessment of relevance, subject is not the only factor that determines whether a user wishes to be alerted to the existence of a document.
Ex: There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.
Ex: Here 'Measurement' is an action term, and so, the operator for an action term is assigned to 'Measurement'.
Ex: The intention was to determine which department within each library has the responsibility for arranging trials of products.
Ex: But the rater must not be afraid to give negative ratings.
Ex: In order to make sure that no prejudice or bias influences an evaluation rating, the rating should be reviewed by the supervisor's supervisor -- the next person in the hierarchy.
Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
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* comisión de evaluación=review panel ; review board.
* comité de evaluación=review panel ; review board ; review committee.
* de evaluación=evaluative.
* estándar de evaluación=benchmark.
* evaluación anónima=blind review.
* evaluación comparativa=benchmarking.
* evaluación continua=continuous assessment ; formative evaluation.
* evaluación crítica=critical evaluation.
* evaluación cualitativa=qualitative evaluation.
* evaluación cuantitativa=quantitative evaluation.
* evaluación de la calidad=quality assessment.
* evaluación de la colección=collection assessment ; collection evaluation ; collection analysis.
* evaluación de la productividad=performance appraisal ; performance review.
* evaluación de la seguridad=safety evaluation.
* evaluación de las necesidades económicas=means-testing ; means test.
* evaluación del avance realizado=progress evaluation.
* evaluación del impacto en función del género=gender-impact assessment.
* evaluación de los ingresos=means-testing ; means test.
* evaluación de los productos=product rating.
* evaluación del personal=personnel evaluation.
* evaluación del profesorado=faculty evaluation.
* evaluación del rendimiento=performance appraisal ; performance evaluation ; performance measurement ; performance review ; performance rating.
* evaluación de metales=metallurgical assaying.
* evaluación de necesidades=needs assessment.
* evaluación de procedimientos=process rating.
* evaluación de procesos=process rating.
* evaluación de productos=product rating.
* evaluación de riesgos=risk assessment.
* evaluación de sistemas=system(s) evaluation.
* evaluación de usuario=user rating.
* evaluación final=summative evaluation ; final assessment.
* evaluación iluminativa=illuminative evaluation.
* evaluación interviniente=obtrusive evaluation.
* evaluación intrusiva=obtrusive evaluation ; obtrusive test.
* evaluación no intrusiva=unobtrusive evaluation.
* evaluación objetiva=objective evaluation.
* evaluación por comparación=benchmarking.
* evaluación por expertos=peer review ; refereeing ; peer reviewing.
* evaluación por expertos abierta=open refereeing.
* evaluación por expertos anónima=blind refereeing.
* evaluación por pares=peer review ; refereeing ; peer reviewing.
* evaluación por resultados obtenidos=outcomes assessment.
* evaluación sin intervención del examinador=unobtrusive testing.
* herramienta de evaluación=assessment tool ; evaluation tool.
* impreso de evaluación=evaluation form.
* instrumento de evaluación=assessment tool ; evaluation tool.
* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso=post-occupancy evaluation method.
* nueva evaluación=reappraisal.
* para la evaluación de hipótesis=hypothesis-testing.
* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos=refereeing procedure.
* proceso de evaluación=review process ; evaluation process.
* realizar una evaluación=administer + evaluation.
* sistema de evaluación=rating system.
* sistema de evaluación anónima=double-blind.
* sistema de evaluación por paresanónima=double-blind refereeing system.
* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble=double referee.
* test de evaluación=evaluative test.

evaluación anónima
(n.)=blind review.
Ex: All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.
evaluación comparativa
(n.)=benchmarking.
Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.
evaluación continua
(n.)=continuous assessment ; formative evaluation.
Ex: Emphasis has been placed on cost-benefit analysis and the continuous assessment of the effectiveness and profitability of the information and documentation unit. Ex: Both formative (monitoring) and summative (final assessment) evaluation are required if planning is to be an effective and meaningful management function = Se necesitan tanto la evaluación continua (de seguimiento) como la evaluación final para que la planificación sea una función de la gestión eficaz y con sentido.
evaluación crítica
(n.)=critical evaluation.
Ex: The aspect of literary content with wich bibliography must disclaim any connection is that of critical evaluation.
evaluación cualitativa
(n.)=qualitative evaluation.
Ex: This article discusses the differences between quantitive and qualitative evaluation and the instances in which one approach may be preferred over the other.
evaluación cuantitativa
(n.)=quantitative evaluation.
Ex: This article discusses the differences between quantitive and qualitative evaluation and the instances in which one approach may be preferred over the other.
evaluación de la calidad
(n.)=quality assessment.
Ex: Quality assessment of scientific databases by well defined standards is becoming increasingly important for users of scientific information.
evaluación de la colección
(n.)=collection assessment ; collection evaluation ; collection analysis.
Ex: This paper examines collection assessment in terms of the general direction that ideas and trends have taken in 3 areas. Ex: Collection evaluation has proved valuable at the State Library of New South Wales. Ex: Sample applications are described in the areas of periodical claiming, budgetary control, and collection analysis.
evaluación de la productividad
(n.)=performance appraisal ; performance review.
Ex: Such performance appraisal assures the organization that the individual is meeting the standard set and also reassures the individual that the contribution being made is significant. Ex: The article 'Reviewing the situation: performance reviews in Surrey' discusses the 3 year review of public library services in Surrey.
evaluación de la seguridad
(n.)=safety evaluation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information retrieval for the safety evaluation of cosmetic products'.
evaluación de las necesidades económicas
(n.)=means-testing ; means test.
Ex: For example, when analyzing means-testing data, it became apparent that several clients had substantial income that was unaccounted for. Ex: To get a grant you must also qualify through a means test.
evaluación de los ingresos
(n.)=means-testing ; means test.
Ex: For example, when analyzing means-testing data, it became apparent that several clients had substantial income that was unaccounted for. Ex: To get a grant you must also qualify through a means test.
evaluación de los productos
(n.)=product rating.
Ex: In general, process and product ratings by students and supervisors were very positive.
evaluación de metales
(n.)=metallurgical assaying.
Ex: Suppose you have classified, by UDC, the document 'Select methods of metallurgical assaying', class number 669.9.
evaluación de necesidades
(n.)=needs assessment.
Ex: This needs assessment should be part of a broader planning process.
evaluación de procedimientos
(n.)=process rating.
Ex: In general, process and product ratings by students and supervisors were very positive.
evaluación de procesos
(n.)=process rating.
Ex: In general, process and product ratings by students and supervisors were very positive.
evaluación de productos
(n.)=product rating.
Ex: In general, process and product ratings by students and supervisors were very positive.
evaluación de riesgos
(n.)=risk assessment.
Ex: The interweaving of 3 different sorts of software based on different algorithms and applied on a file (in the field of risk assessment through the introduction of transgenic plants) has enabled the provision of 3 types of results.
evaluación de sistemas
(n.)=system(s) evaluation.
Ex: Results of the shared experience and preliminary system evaluation and user response are presented.
evaluación de usuario
(n.)=user rating.
Ex: Information Today, Inc. and I are teaming to create a series of articles to be published in Computers in Libraries which will provide user ratings of library automation software.
evaluación del avance realizado
(n.)=progress evaluation.
Ex: A progress evaluation will take place twice per annum, during which the successful candidate will report to the joint directors of the appointment.
evaluación del impacto en función del género
(n.)=gender-impact assessment.
Ex: Gender-impact assessment will make the effects of economic policies on gender inequalities transparent.
evaluación del personal
(n.)=personnel evaluation.
Ex: Few topics within the area of public library administration have generated as much print and speculation as the area of personnel evaluation.
evaluación del profesorado
(n.)=faculty evaluation.
Ex: 'She's also on to look into the matter of merit increases and faculty evaluation,' she coughed discreetly.
evaluación del rendimiento
(n.)=performance appraisal ; performance evaluation ; performance measurement ; performance review ; performance rating.
Ex: Such performance appraisal assures the organization that the individual is meeting the standard set and also reassures the individual that the contribution being made is significant. Ex: All parts of a personnel program except the results of the performance evaluation are public and should be explained thoroughly to employees. Ex: Performance measurement involves the evaluation of a programme or service in relation to its appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency. Ex: The article 'Reviewing the situation: performance reviews in Surrey' discusses the 3 year review of public library services in Surrey. Ex: A performance rating should be administered at the end of the probationary period.
evaluación final
(n.)=summative evaluation ; final assessment.
Ex: Both formative (monitoring) and summative (final assessment) evaluation are required if planning is to be an effective and meaningful management function = Se necesitan tanto la evaluación continua (de seguimiento) como la evaluación final para que la planificación sea una función de la gestión eficaz y con sentido. Ex: Both formative (monitoring) and summative (final assessment) evaluation are required if planning is to be an effective and meaningful management function = Se necesitan tanto la evaluación continua (de seguimiento) como la evaluación final para que la planificación sea una función de la gestión eficaz y con sentido.
evaluación iluminativa
(n.)=illuminative evaluation.
Ex: A possible solution is that of 'illuminative evaluation', a technique which gives evaluation a humanistic rather than a scientific base (objective evaluation).
evaluación interviniente
(n.)=obtrusive evaluation.
Ex: The difference in the results of the obtrusive and unobtrusive evaluations are small but statistically significant at the .05 level.
evaluación intrusiva
(n.)=obtrusive evaluation ; obtrusive test.
Ex: The difference in the results of the obtrusive and unobtrusive evaluations are small but statistically significant at the .05 level. Ex: The percentage of correct answers rose to 86% in an obtrusive test.
evaluación no intrusiva
(n.)=unobtrusive evaluation.
Ex: The difference in the results of the obtrusive and unobtrusive evaluations are small but statistically significant at the .05 level.
evaluación objetiva
(n.)=objective evaluation.
Ex: A possible solution is that of 'illuminative evaluation', a technique which gives evaluation a humanistic rather than a scientific base (objective evaluation).
evaluación por comparación
(n.)=benchmarking.
Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.
evaluación por expertos
(n.)=peer review ; refereeing ; peer reviewing.
Ex: The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations. Ex: Refereeing is central to scholarly communication and is 1 of the most important elements in determining what will and will not be published. Ex: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.
evaluación por expertos abierta
(n.)=open refereeing.
Ex: Data collection includes sample forms sent to referees, total number of referees used and referees used per article, annual numbers of manuscripts submitted and accepted and solicited, blind or open refereeing, and advice to authors = Entre los datos recogidos están formularios de muestra enviados a los expertos, número toal de expertos utilizados y expextos usados por artículo, total anual de manuscritos enviados, aceptados y solicitados, evaluación por expertos anónima o abierta y normativa enviada a los autores.
evaluación por expertos anónima
(n.)=blind refereeing.
Ex: Data collection includes sample forms sent to referees, total number of referees used and referees used per article, annual numbers of manuscripts submitted and accepted and solicited, blind or open refereeing, and advice to authors = Entre los datos recogidos están formularios de muestra enviados a los expertos, número toal de expertos utilizados y expextos usados por artículo, total anual de manuscritos enviados, aceptados y solicitados, evaluación por expertos anónima o abierta y normativa enviada a los autores.
evaluación por pares
(n.)=peer review ; refereeing ; peer reviewing.
Ex: The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations. Ex: Refereeing is central to scholarly communication and is 1 of the most important elements in determining what will and will not be published. Ex: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.
evaluación por resultados obtenidos
(n.)=outcomes assessment.
Ex: The concept of outcomes assessment reflects an increasingly widespread desire to evaluate educational programs in terms of clear and objective criteria.
evaluación sin intervención del examinador
(n.)=unobtrusive testing.
Ex: Reports of unobtrusive testing in public reference libraries suggest that relative probability can be a long way from certainty.
evaluado
(n.)=reviewee.
Ex: This allows reviewers and reviewees to discuss what has been achieved during the previous period and to determine what further development or support might be required.
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* evaluado por expertos=peer-reviewed ; expertly appraised ; refereed.
* evaluado por pares=peer-reviewed ; refereed.
* persona evaluada=reviewee.
* revista evaluada por expertos=refereed journal ; peer-reviewed journal.
* revista evaluada por pares=refereed journal ; peer-reviewed journal.

evaluado por expertos
(adj.)=peer-reviewed ; expertly appraised ; refereed.
Ex: Two peer-reviewed journals, begun in 1940 and 1959, are supplemented by a congressionally mandated International Cancer Research Data Bank established in 1972. Ex: The need for selective listings of material available from publishers was referred to earlier in the special sense of the provision of expertly appraised selections for the benefit of public librarians. Ex: Scientists in 11 laboratories described their research activities over 5 years and provided output indicators, including publications in the refereed and general literature = Científicos de 11 laboratorios describieron sus actividades investigadoras durante 5 años y proporcionaron indicadores de producción, incluidas publicaciones en la literatura general y en la evaluada por expertos.
evaluado por pares
(adj.)=peer-reviewed ; refereed.
Ex: Two peer-reviewed journals, begun in 1940 and 1959, are supplemented by a congressionally mandated International Cancer Research Data Bank established in 1972. Ex: Scientists in 11 laboratories described their research activities over 5 years and provided output indicators, including publications in the refereed and general literature = Científicos de 11 laboratorios describieron sus actividades investigadoras durante 5 años y proporcionaron indicadores de producción, incluidas publicaciones en la literatura general y en la evaluada por expertos.
evaluador
(n.)=referee ; reviewer ; evaluator ; rater ; awards administrator ; publication referee ; assessor.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
Ex: Usefulness depends on the values and motives of the index users or evaluators, and is not inherent in the index alone.
Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.
Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.
Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.
Ex: This article examines the role of the external assessor in the process of reviewing academic libraries.

evaluar
(v.)=appraise ; assess ; evaluate ; judge ; rate ; gauge [gage, -USA] ; take + stock of ; size up.
Ex: Historical archives may be briefly be defined as that portion of the total mass of records which, being no longer current, have been appraised and selected for permanent preservation.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
Ex: A critical abstract evaluates a document and the work that it records.
Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
Ex: A brief but representative passage read aloud is better than a lot of talk about the book and how much one liked it, for then each child has a chance to size up the book for himself, letting his own antennae tell him whether it is something for him or not.
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* evaluar anónimamente por pares=double-blind review.
* evaluar anónimante=blind review.
* evaluar el éxito de Algo=gauge + the success of.
* evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo=evaluate + work performance.
* evaluar la eficacia de Algo=gauge + the effectiveness of.
* evaluar las implicaciones de Algo=gauge + the implications of.
* evaluar las necesidades económicas=means test.
* evaluar los ingresos=means test.
* evaluar los resultados=assess + results.
* evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos=rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
* evaluar por comparación=benchmark.
* evaluar por expertos=referee.
* evaluar por expertos doblemente=double referee.
* sin evaluar=unevaluated.
* sin ser evaluado por expertos=unrefereed.
* volver a evaluar=reassess [re-assess] ; reevaluate [re-evaluate] ; reappraise.

evaluar anónimamente por pares
(v.)=double-blind review.
Ex: Papers in this section will be double-blind reviewed by 3 reviewers for rigor, relevance, originality and clarity of presentation.
evaluar anónimante
(v.)=blind review.
Ex: Submissions will be blind reviewed by one or more recognised expert(s) in the topics under discussion.
evaluar el rendimiento en el trabajo
(v.)=evaluate + work performance.
Ex: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.
evaluar el éxito de Algo
(v.)=gauge + the success of.
Ex: The commercial success of a book must always be gauged according to the expectations of the publisher.
evaluar la eficacia de Algo
(v.)=gauge + the effectiveness of.
Ex: This section considers a few devices with which it is possible to gauge the effectiveness of an index or set of search keys.
evaluar las implicaciones de Algo
(v.)=gauge + the implications of.
Ex: This study was conducted to gauge the practical and theoretical implications of fees for services in libraries on a national and an international basis.
evaluar las necesidades económicas
(v.)=means test.
Ex: Gordon Brown always claims that he has to means test benefits because that is the only way to help the poorest people.
evaluar los ingresos
(v.)=means test.
Ex: Gordon Brown always claims that he has to means test benefits because that is the only way to help the poorest people.
evaluar los resultados
(v.)=assess + results.
Ex: This article assesses the results of the project and the reasons for its success.
evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos
(v.)=rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
Ex: Generally respondents rated the abilities of the CEOs high on all criteria.
evaluar por comparación
(v.)=benchmark.
Ex: This article considers some of the common questions raised by librarians interested in benchmarking: how to determine what to benchmark; the best way to collect and analyze benchmarking information; and what needs to be done with the data.
evaluar por expertos
(v.)=referee.
Ex: The texts will be refereed and edited by the publisher, then made available in the form of an electronic journal to users throughout the world = Los textos serán evaluados por expertos y publicados por el editor y, a continuación, están disponibles en forma de revista electrónicas para los usuarios de todo el mundo.
evaluar por expertos doblemente
(v.)=double referee.
Ex: This publication contains short research papers that are double refereed and published in their traditional format within one month = Esta publicación contiene artículos de investigación breves que han sido evaluados por expertos dos veces y publicados en su formato tradicional en un plazo de un mes desde su recepción.
evaluativo
(adj.)=judgmental [judgemental].
Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
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* realizar un estudio evaluativo=conduct + review.

evanescencia
(n.)=evanescence.
Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.

evanescente
(adj.)=evanescent.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.

evangelio
(n.)=gospel ; Gospel book.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's gospel MUSIC or gospel SONGS, which has just now been established.
Ex: In order to determine the composition of pigments used in the miniatures of these Gospel books, 2 techniques of neutron activation have been used.
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* difundir el evangelio=spread + the gospel.
* predicar el evangelio=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].

evangelismo
(n.)=Evangelicalism ; evangelism ; revivalism.
Ex: The conservative Protestant traditions of Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, and Pentecostalism have few archives.
Ex: The library consists of approximately 2,500 books and pamphlets covering theology, church history, evangelism, missiology, and Christianity.
Ex: This book analyzes the mix of classicism and medieval revivalism in Gherardesca's architecture.

evangelista
(n./adj.)=evangelist ; evangelical ; revivalist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: This content analysis evaluates political topics and themes of telly evangelist Pat Robertson's high profile news programme during the early months of the 1992 presidential campaign.
Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists.
Ex: It is to be hoped that the successful meetings of the revivalists in this city will not pass away without some permanent benefit gained.
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* predicador evangelista=revivalist.

evangelizar
(v.)=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].
Ex: Through the three centuries of colonial domination printing and the book were used as much for evangelizing the natives as for supporting the administration.

evangélico
(adj.)=evangelical.
Ex: The archives of the Billy Graham Center document the nondenominational efforts of North American fundamentalist and evangelical Protestants to spread the gospel.

evaporación
(n.)=evaporation.
Ex: The 'vinegar syndrome' is the term used to describe the deterioration of the triacetate cellulose bases of safety films and sound tapes caused by the evaporation of acetic acid.
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* índice de evaporación=evaporation rate.
* tasa de evaporación=evaporation rate.

evaporarse
(v.)=etherealise [etherealize, -USA] ; vaporise [vaporize, -USA] ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; evaporate into + thin air.
Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services.
Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.
Ex: The Soviet Union's cultural presence in Prague, Budapest, and Warsaw vanished into thin air the moment the last Russian soldier departed.
Ex: Another trick makes an enormous elephant seem to disappeared into thin air.
Ex: Their debates have operated with a more fluid notion of power, which at times has become so fluid as to evaporate into thin air.

evasiva
(n.)=stall ; avoidance ; evasion ; cop-out.
Ex: Getting back to studies, I don't know what you mean by study, but I'm leery of stalls in the name of study.
Ex: This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.
Ex: The PNB covers only 30 per cent of the country's total production owing to evasion of deposit laws by publishers.
Ex: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.
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* dar evasivas=stonewall ; play for + time.
* recurrir a evasivas=prevaricate.
* responder con evasivas=prevaricate.

evasivamente
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* responder evasivamente=hedge + Posesivo + answer.

evasivo
(adj.)=non-committal ; evasive ; avoiding.
Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
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* ser evasivo=escapist.

evasión
(n.)=avoidance ; escape ; evasion.
Ex: This avoidance of unnecessary repetition in the listing of concepts is a feature of CC and of all faceted classification schemes.
Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
Ex: The PNB covers only 30 per cent of the country's total production owing to evasion of deposit laws by publishers.
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* evasión de impuestos=tax evasion.
* evasión de la realidad=escape from reality.
* evasión fiscal=tax evasion.
* literatura de evasión=escapist literature.

evasión de impuestos
(n.)=tax evasion.
Ex: Examples of 'petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.
evasión de la realidad
(n.)=escape from reality.
Ex: Most of the British public read pulp fiction instead of good literature as an escape from reality.
evasión fiscal
(n.)=tax evasion.
Ex: Examples of 'petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.
evasor
(n.)=evader.
Ex: Their knowledge also helped them be effective hunters of prey, and evaders of potential predators.
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* evasor de impuestos=tax dodger.
* evasor del servicio militar obligatorio=draft evader ; draft dodger.
* evasor fiscal=tax dodger.

evasor de impuestos
(n.)=tax dodger.
Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
evasor del servicio militar obligatorio
(n.)=draft evader ; draft dodger.
Ex: The basic question is what will be the effects if amnesty is granted to all draft evaders of the Vietnam War. Ex: Israel is having a growing problem with draft dodgers.
evasor fiscal
(n.)=tax dodger.
Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
evento
(n.)=event ; episode ; happening.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: No critics review issues of magazines or the weekly episodes of Crossroads or Coronation Street but women's magazines and these television serials all have readership and viewers numbered in millions.
Ex: These cases are drawn from actual happenings.
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* con muchos eventos=event-filled.
* evento deportivo=sport(s) event ; sporting event.
* evento importante=milestone.
* evento social=social event ; social.
* lleno de eventos=event-filled.

evento deportivo
(n.)=sport(s) event ; sporting event.
Ex: These programs include not only sports events and athletic competitions but also cultural activities and live entertainment. Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure going to the cinema, the theatre, the pub, to sporting events or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.
evento importante
(n.)=milestone.
Ex: The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning.
evento social
(n.)=social event ; social.
Ex: Also covered are the finances of the CLA, social events during the conference, funds and support for gays, and the year ahead for CLA. Ex: Socials take place every Thursday evening, usually at around 8pm.
eventual
(adj.)=temporary ; casual.
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments.
Ex: There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.
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* trabajador eventual=jobber.
* trabajo eventual=jobbing.

eventualidad
(n.)=eventuality ; contingency.
Ex: It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.
Ex: The results also suggest that there is a range of factors and contingencies that affect the extent to which a library does, in fact, provide economic benefits.

evidencia
(n.)=evidence.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are final reports, or other reports well supported by sound methodology and convincing evidence.
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* aducir como evidencia=adduce as + evidence.
* basado en la evidence=evidence based [evidence-based].
* basado en la evidencia empírica=evidence based [evidence-based].
* dar evidencia=furnish with + evidence.
* dejar en evidencia=call + Posesivo + bluff.
* encontrar evidencias=find + evidence.
* evidencia + apuntar a=evidence + points towards.
* evidencia convincente=convincing evidence.
* evidencia + demostrar=evidence + show.
* evidencia documental=documentary evidence.
* evidencia empírica=empirical evidence.
* evidencia escrita=written evidence.
* evidencia + indicar=evidence + suggest ; evidence + indicate.
* evidencia oral=oral evidence.
* evidencias anteriores=prior art.
* evidencia + ser + escasa=evidence + be + slight.
* evidencia tangible=tangible evidence.
* falta de evidencia=lack of evidence.
* la evidencia=the writing on the wall.
* poner en evidencia=make + it + clear ; underline ; bring to + light ; put + Nombre + to shame ; bring to + the fore.
* poner en videncia=call + Posesivo + bluff.
* poseer evidencias=have + evidence.
* presentar evidencia a favor de=present + case for.
* recoger evidencia=collect + evidence.
* suministrar evidencia=furnish with + evidence.

evidencia + apuntar a
(n.)=evidence + points towards.
Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
evidencia + demostrar
(n.)=evidence + show.
Ex: There is evidence to show that the kind of type face used affects the ease of reading and the legibility.
evidencia + indicar
(n.)=evidence + suggest ; evidence + indicate.
Ex: Evidence suggests that many titles in what were designed to be lean 'working' reference collections are rarely if ever consulted. Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.
evidencia + ser + escasa
(n.)=evidence + be + slight.
Ex: Evidence is slight that books ever helped spread the epidemics of smallpox, tuberculosis, and scarlet fever that raged in US and European cities at the turn of the century.
evidencia convincente
(n.)=convincing evidence.
Ex: There is no convincing evidence that a higher being exists.
evidencia documental
(n.)=documentary evidence.
Ex: This paper identifies the walled towns of Ireland through surviving structures and documentary evidence.
evidencia empírica
(n.)=empirical evidence.
Ex: Empirical evidence collected from a variety of disciplines over the years, however, does not support the notion that sex is a predictor of productivity.
evidencia escrita
=written evidence.
Ex: The associations have submitted both oral and written evidence to the European Communities on the transfrontier shipment of hazardous wastes.
evidencia oral
=oral evidence.
Ex: The associations have submitted both oral and written evidence to the European Communities on the transfrontier shipment of hazardous wastes.
evidencia tangible
=tangible evidence.
Ex: The chairwoman of the board had decided that as part of the screening process those who had successfully survived the initial winnowing should furnish the board with tangible evidence of how they might perform on a specific assignment.
evidenciar
(v.)=bespeak ; evidence ; evince.
Ex: I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.
Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.
Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.

evidencias anteriores
(n.)=prior art.
Ex: To be patentable, a new product or process must never have been described or suggested in the prior art.
evidente
(adj.)=apparent ; evident ; notable ; noticeable ; plain ; perceptible ; axiomatic ; glaring ; flagrant ; visible ; manifest ; patent.
Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: Complete agreement had not been possible, but the numbers of rules where divergent practices were evident is limited.
Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
Ex: To reiterate, there are two main categories of relationship: the syntactic relationships referred to in the last paragraph and plain, for example, in a topic such as 'sugar and health'.
Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
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* es evidente=clearly.
* evidente en=in evidence in.
* evidente por sí mismo=self-evident.
* hacerse evidente=become + apparent ; come through.
* poco evidente=unnoted.
* prueba evidente=living proof.
* ser evidente=stand to + reason.

evidente en
=in evidence in.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future.
evidente por sí mismo
=self-evident.
Ex: Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
evidentemente
=plainly ; evidently ; recognisably [recognizably, -USA].
Ex: Plainly much of the schedules of the second edition remain to be published.
Ex: In 1956, research from the United States confirmed this: 'Reference in the small library is evidently centred in the circulation department'.
Ex: Librarians, like anthropologists, are recognizably and self-consciously members of one single tribe.

evitable
(adj.)=avoidable ; preventable.
Ex: This article describes the techniques of locating and reading library materials and also includes a few basic rules and some avoidable pitfalls = Este artículo describe las técnicas de localización y lectura de los fondos de una biblioteca y también incluye unas cuantas reglas básicas y algunos errores que se pueden evitar.
Ex: A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.

evitar
(v.)=avoid ; bypass [by-pass] ; eschew ; guard against ; impede ; prevent ; shy away from ; deflect ; forestall ; avert ; preempt [pre-empt] ; shun ; be shy of + Gerundio ; sidestep [side-step] ; steer + clear (of) ; steer away from ; get (a)round ; shy from ; stay away from ; stave off ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; hamstring ; ward off ; head off ; skirt ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: This situation requires a very skilled information worker if total disaster is to be avoided.
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
Ex: However, most contributors to the debate about the future of SLIS have eschewed practicalities in favour of sweeping and dramatic generalizations.
Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
Ex: Those who conscientiously attempt to keep abreast of current thought might well shy away from an examination calculated to show how much of the previous month's efforts could be produced on call.
Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
Ex: This article discusses how to start projects on the right footing by defining objectives and planning properly to help sidestep pitfalls which can be associated with bespoke software development.
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library.
Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software.
Ex: The view of most users is that they can get around the restriction in a number of ways.
Ex: I have not shied from identifying some of the obstacles to achieving this vision.
Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
Ex: They resorted to exercising to stave off unwanted weight gain believed to be caused by alcohol use.
Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty.
Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
Ex: Bridleways that cross arable land may be legally ploughed up, but not those that skirt a field.
Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! .
Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
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* acto de evitar=avoidance.
* agacharse para evitar=duck out of + harm's way.
* el evitar=avoidance.
* evitar discutir una cuestión=circumvent + issue.
* evitar el desastre=ward off + disaster.
* evitar el encuentro (con)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* evitar el enfrentamiento=avoid + confrontation.
* evitar el mal=shun + evil.
* evitar la confrontación=avoid + confrontation.
* evitar la fama=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* evitar la publicidad=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* evitar + Nombre=get (a)round + Nombre.
* evitar polémicas=eschew + issues.
* evitar problemas=stay out of + trouble.
* evitar que=keep from.
* evitar que + entrar=keep + Nombre + out ; keep + Nombre + out of it.
* evitar que + escapar=keep + Nombre + in.
* evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo=save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
* evitar que + salir=keep + Nombre + in.
* evitar ser afectado=escape + unaffected.
* evitar temas delicados=eschew + issues.
* evitar una cuestión=skirt + issue ; tiptoe around + issue.
* evitar una infección=prevent + infection.
* evitar un error=avoid + error.
* evitar un problema=avoid + problem.
* evitar un riesgo=duck + risk.
* evitar un tema=skirt + issue ; tiptoe around + issue.
* forma de evitar Algo=way round + Algo.
* forma de evitar una dificultad=way (a)round + difficulty.
* forma de evitar un problema=way round + problem.
* intentar evitar=fight + shy of.
* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar=do's and don'ts ; rights and wrongs.
* no poder evitar + Infinitivo=cannot help + Gerundio ; cannot help but + Verbo.
* no poder evitar mencionar=cannot but notice.
* no pude evitar notar que=couldn't help but notice (that).
* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.
* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.

evitar + Nombre
(v.)=get (a)round + Nombre.
Ex: This article focuses on ways of getting round incompatibilities between different manufacturers' communication architectures and protocols, and the problem posed by synchronisation.
evitar discutir una cuestión
(v.)=circumvent + issue.
Ex: Old Langeford -- God bless him! -- didn't feel this was necessary and always found ways of circumventing the issue = El viejo Langeford, ¡Dios lo bendiga!, no pensaba que esto fuese necesario y siempre encontraba el modo de evitar discutir la cuestión.
evitar el desastre
(v.)=ward off + disaster.
Ex: Political ecologists, like the scientists, use their own forte to ward off disaster in the industrial United States.
evitar el encuentro (con)
(v.)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights. Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software. Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
evitar el enfrentamiento
(v.)=avoid + confrontation.
Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
evitar el mal
(v.)=shun + evil.
Ex: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.
evitar la confrontación
(v.)=avoid + confrontation.
Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
evitar la fama
(v.)=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
Ex: Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'. Ex: He prefers to keep out of the public eye as much as possible.
evitar la publicidad
(v.)=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
Ex: Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'. Ex: He prefers to keep out of the public eye as much as possible.
evitar polémicas
(v.)=eschew + issues.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.
evitar problemas
(v.)=stay out of + trouble.
Ex: This article examines the nature of the complaints and provides a list of tips for staying out of trouble.
evitar que
(v.)=keep from.
Ex: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still.
evitar que + Nombre + Subjuntivo
(v.)=save + Nombre + from + Gerundio.
Ex: The use of such 'see references' from a synonym to a preferred indexing term is restricted as it saves the user from having to consult two parts of the A/Z subject index.
evitar que + entrar
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out ; keep + Nombre + out of it.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
evitar que + escapar
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.
evitar que + salir
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.
evitar ser afectado
(v.)=escape + unaffected.
Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
evitar temas delicados
(v.)=eschew + issues.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.
evitar un error
(v.)=avoid + error.
Ex: The trend seems to be towards holding information managers responsible for errors as a matter of policy because they would be the best placed to avoid the errors.
evitar un problema
(v.)=avoid + problem.
Ex: To avoid problems, build complex searches one step at a time.
evitar un riesgo
(v.)=duck + risk.
Ex: In our opinion, what CAS did was to duck the risk and to try to get the best of all worlds.
evitar un tema
(v.)=skirt + issue ; tiptoe around + issue.
Ex: The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge. Ex: It's about time that people stopped tiptoeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
evitar una cuestión
(v.)=skirt + issue ; tiptoe around + issue.
Ex: The author claims that by skirting the issue in the past with their video collections librarians have left themselves ill equipped to handle these new challenge. Ex: It's about time that people stopped tiptoeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
evitar una infección
(v.)=prevent + infection.
Ex: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
evocación
(n.)=evocation ; reminiscence.
Ex: The eschatological evocations underlying Colonna's text seem to imply a prophecy of recovery through faith and divine love.
Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences.
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* evocación del pasado=stroll down memory lane.
* evocación poética=poetic evocation.

evocación del pasado
(n.)=stroll down memory lane.
Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
evocación poética
(n.)=poetic evocation.
Ex: Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.
evocador
(adj.)=reminiscent ; atmospheric.
Ex: This is a reminiscent article on R.D. Macleod, dealing mainly with his career in public libraries.
Ex: The music is very atmospheric and the melody is beautiful.
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* evocador e inquietante=haunting.

evocador e inquietante
(adj.)=haunting.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
evocar
(v.)=conjure ; evoke ; interpellate ; conjure up ; hark(en) back to ; hearken back to ; beckon forth ; call forth.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: If my comments yesterday managed to evoke the landscape of the State of Ohio, I offer no apologies.
Ex: The writers examine how contemporary discourses of advertising interpellate individuals as subjects.
Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images.
Ex: The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.
Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.
Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.
Ex: In most people, this perfectly natural self-destructive subpersonality sleeps unless extreme conditions call it forth to influence events.
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* evocar a=reek of.
* evocar una imagen de=conjure up + an image of ; conjure up + a vision of.

evocar a
(v.)=reek of.
Ex: To the founders of Artificial Intelligence, this argument reeked of obscurantism.
evocar una imagen de
(v.)=conjure up + an image of ; conjure up + a vision of.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins. Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
evocatividad
(n.)=evocativeness.
Ex: He saw the modern use of form in terms of symbolic mediation and evocativeness.

evocativo
(adj.)=evocative.
Ex: The 'paper storm' or the 'literature explosion' are evocative terms coined to draw attention to the dramatic nature of the growth of literature.

evolucionar
(v.)=evolve ; grow ; undergo + evolution ; develop.
Ex: Virtually all software packages offer the purchaser the opportunity to evolve a record format which suits a specific application.
Ex: No true reader can be expected to grow on a diet of prescribed texts only regardless of how well chosen they are.
Ex: The communications capabilities of office microcomputers have undergone startling evolution since the early 1980s.
Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature.

evolucionista
(adj.)=evolutionist.
Ex: The result of knowledge gleaned from libraries is to make men not violent revolutionists, but cautious evolutionists; not destroyers, but careful improvers.

evolución
(n.)=development ; evolution.
Ex: Enumerative schemes can be difficult to revise to take account of new developments.
Ex: A number of ancillary factors about the development of knowledge can be examined such as the extent of self-citation and the evolution of concepts.
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* estudiar la evolución histórica de Algo=historicise [historicize, -USA].
* evolución de la especie humana=human evolution.
* evolución de la raza humana=human evolution.
* evolución del hombre=human evolution.
* evolución de los datos=data trend.
* evolución histórica=historical evolution.
* evolución humana=human evolution.
* evolución temporal=temporal development ; timeline [time line].
* línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica=trend line [trend-line].
* presentar la evolución de Algo=chart + the history.
* que está en constante evolución=ever-evolving.
* teoría de la evolución, la=theory of evolution, the.
* trazar la evolución de=trace + the development of ; trace + the evolution of.
* trazar la evolución de Algo=chart + progress ; chart + the history.

evolución de la especie humana
(n.)=human evolution.
Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.
evolución de la raza humana
(n.)=human evolution.
Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.
evolución de los datos
(n.)=data trend.
Ex: There is a preference for the linear rather than the exponential method of calculating data trends.
evolución del hombre
(n.)=human evolution.
Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.
evolución histórica
(n.)=historical evolution.
Ex: This article discusses the historical evolution of public libraries in Great Britain.
evolución humana
(n.)=human evolution.
Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.
evolución temporal
(n.)=temporal development ; timeline [time line].
Ex: This is a necessary precondition for maintaining that the universe exhibits no temporal development. Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
evolutivamente
=developmentally.
Ex: Other theorists assert that although stages are indeed sequential, one can pass developmentally through this progression -- but ultimately must return to those stages that were left unfinished.

evolutivo
(adj.)=developmental ; evolutionary.
Ex: This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.
Ex: The transition to this new system will be evolutionary, not revolutionary.
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* genética evolutiva=developmental genetics.
* sicología evolutiva=developmental psychology.

ex oficio
=ex officio.
Ex: While deputy administrators are frequently involved ex officio as chairpersons of these groups, the chief librarian usually will reserve the final decision-making authority on major issues to him or herself.
ex profeso
=purposely.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
ex- + Nombre
=sometime + Nombre.
Ex: One of the most successful is the system devised by Dyson, sometime editor of CA.
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* ex-amante=old flame.
* ex-libris=ex-libris plate ; bookplate [book plate].
* ex-novio=old flame.
* ex oficio=ex officio.
* ex profeso=purposely.

ex-amante
(n.)=old flame.
Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
ex-esposo
(n.)=ex-husband.
Ex: Like her ex-husband, Ms. Aniston's cheeks are filled with pockmarks.

ex-libris
(n.)=bookplate [book plate] ; ex-libris plate.
Nota: Sello que se coloca normalmente en las primeras hojas de un libro que contiene la palabra latina "ex-libris" y a continuación los datos personales del propietario del documento.
Ex: A wide variety of stationery is inserted into library books: a book plate, a rule sheet, a date label, a book pocket, combined date label and pocket, combined book and rule sheet.
Ex: Many of the books contained letters, ex-libris plates or handwritten dedications; those bound with the book have been xeroxed, others left loose have been removed, replaced by xerox copies and put in the library's autograph collection.

ex-marido
(n.)=ex-husband.
Ex: Like her ex-husband, Ms. Aniston's cheeks are filled with pockmarks.

ex-novia
(n.)=ex-girlfriend.
Ex: Benny submitted these pics of his nude ex-girlfriend, posing with her pearls laid across her puss.

ex-novio
(n.)=old flame.
Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
exacerbación
(n.)=exacerbation.
Ex: Information asymmetry has been aggravated and information technology use has played a role in this exacerbation.

exacerbado
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* no exacerbado=non-exacerbating.

exacerbar
(v.)=exacerbate.
Ex: They exist in manual systems, and as we have already pointed out, they are only exacerbated by automated systems.

exactamente
=exactly ; precisely.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
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* exactamente al este=due east.
* exactamente al norte=due north.
* exactamente al oeste=due west.
* exactamente al sur=due south.
* más exactamente=more nearly.

exactamente al este
=due east.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
exactamente al norte
=due north.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
exactamente al oeste
=due west.
Ex: An azimuth of 0 degrees is due north, 90 degrees is due east, 180 degrees is due south, and 270 is due west.
exactamente al sur
=due south.
Ex: By the way, this region and surrounding areas of the sky - being due south - are not seen from the Northern Hemisphere.
exactitud
(n.)=accuracy ; correctness ; exactness ; unambiguity ; preciseness ; rightness.
Ex: This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.
Ex: Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.
Ex: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.
Ex: The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.
Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.
Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
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* con exactitud=precisely.
* con poca exactitud=loosely.

exacto
(adj.)=accurate ; exact ; undeviating.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: The exact location of any term in such languages is determined by its position in the alphabetical sequence of terms, as in a dictionary.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
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* ciencias exactas, las=exact sciences, the ; hard sciences, the.
* copia exacta=replica.
* ser una copia exacta dd=be a dead ringer for.
* valor numérico exacto=crisp value.

exageración
(n.)=exaggeration ; overplaying [over-playing] ; hyperbole ; overstatement.
Ex: To say, however, that the Library of Congress subject headings and the application of the subject heading list serves no users is a distortion and an exaggeration.
Ex: For the reference librarian his big scene is the reference search: the trap to be avoided here is over-playing.
Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.
Ex: Ignoring saturation leads to an overstatement of the potential importance of sequestration strategies.
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* exageración de las cualidades de Algo=overselling.
* exageración de los méritos de Algo=overselling.

exageración de las cualidades de Algo
(n.)=overselling.
Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.
exageración de los méritos de Algo
(n.)=overselling.
Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.
exageradamente
=extravagantly.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
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* subir exageradamente=rise + steeply.

exagerado
(adj.)=exaggerated ; far-fetched [farfetched] ; hyperbolic ; over-the-top ; fulsome ; overboard.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.
Ex: The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford.
Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
Ex: This can give rise to ambiguity: for one person 'fulsome praise' may be no more than 'generous', while for another it may mean 'nauseating sycophancy'.
Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
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* alcanzar proporciones exageradas=reach + epic proportions.
* demasiado exagerado=overly-exaggerated.
* exagerado (con respecto a)=out of all proportion (to) ; out of (all) proportion (to).

exagerado (con respecto a)
=out of all proportion (to) ; out of (all) proportion (to).
Ex: Certainly the study of management has developed out of all proportion to its relevance for the majority of assistant librarians. Ex: Technical difficulties and operational costs are out of proportion to the financial gains.
exagerar
(v.)=exaggerate ; overstate ; inflate ; make + a mountain out of a molehill ; overplay + Posesivo + hand ; go + overboard ; dramatise [dramatize, -USA] ; get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing ; hype ; throw + Nombre + out of proportion ; blow + Nombre + out of proportion.
Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
Ex: There is a tendency for people interviewed to overstate their use of public libraries.
Ex: However, their average results were considerably inflated by one query which retrieved 412 items.
Ex: 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.
Ex: Whatever the situation, prepared for or unexpected, it is always too easy to overplay one's hand, praising a book so extravagantly, so effusively, that many children are put off.
Ex: The article 'Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers.
Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.
Ex: Here's why I think this really was a mistake, and why we're getting worked up about nothing in this particular instance.
Ex: I suggest that we are fretting about nothing and that we would do well to go with the flow and let the systems be introduced, as has been proposed.
Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.
Ex: What do you guys think, is this all being thrown out of proportion or is Simon now covering his behind?.
Ex: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
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* exagerar las cualidades de Algo=oversell.
* exagerar los méritos de Algotiene=oversell.

exagerar las cualidades de Algo
(v.)=oversell.
Ex: Has the library and information profession, by oversell and too narrow development programmes, encouraged exaggerated expectations in developing countries as to the power of information in problem solving?.
exagerar los méritos de Algotiene
(v.)=oversell.
Ex: Has the library and information profession, by oversell and too narrow development programmes, encouraged exaggerated expectations in developing countries as to the power of information in problem solving?.
exaltación
(n.)=elevation ; exaltation ; glorification.
Ex: Within the last 40 years, information has undergone remarkable elevation.
Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.
Ex: The book business is in crisis for reasons such as the glorification of mass popular entertainment.

exaltado
(adj.)=light-headed ; glamourised [glamorized, -USA] ; hothead ; hot-headed [hotheaded] ; exalted.
Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
Ex: Illegally transferring information can range from the extreme of the often glamourised international espionage to the more traditional and common gathering of competitive intelligence.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: To his intimates Poe frequently spoke of the exalted state, which he defined as ecstasy, in which he wrote his poems of imagination.

exaltar
(v.)=glorify ; exalt ; put + Nombre + on a pedestal ; hold out as ; laud ; glamourise [glamorize, -USA] ; enthrone ; aggrandise [aggrandize, -USA] ; celebrate.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
Ex: Community information services seem light years away from the kind of electronic wizardry that is held out as the brave new information world of tomorrow.
Ex: Libraries are also lauded for providing other public services with economic benefits.
Ex: Librarians now have recognized that automated information retrieval is a logical extension of good reference service and is not usually categorized or glamorized as a separate function.
Ex: Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
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* exaltarse=fire up ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up.

exaltarse
(v.)=fire up ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross. Ex: I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up.
examen
(n.)=examination ; inspection ; exam ; test ; proof ; close look ; test session ; question paper ; achievement test ; performance test ; vetting.
Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
Ex: Even where a catalogue or index to a collection is available, users do not always consult these tools, and may prefer to locate either individual documents, or documents with specific characteristics by inspection of the stock.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The suppliers claim that tests show this to be sufficient for 980 of all entries.
Ex: The catalogue has been automated since 1984, and further proof of the library's value and ability to move with the times are shown by its 8,400 plus individual members.
Ex: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.
Ex: A cognitive walkthrough consists of a re-enactment of a test session in which the user is queried about their movements and decisions throughout the test session.
Ex: There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.
Ex: Stepchildren score lower than biological children on achievement tests and exhibit more behavior problems.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
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* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación=on approval acquisition ; sending on approbation ; sending on approval.
* a examen=under the microscope.
* antes del examen=pretest [pre-test].
* aprobar un examen=pass + examination ; pass + an exam.
* corrector de exámenes=examiner.
* corregir exámenes=mark + exams.
* después del examen=posttest [post-test].
* examen crítico=critical examination.
* examen de acceso a la licenciatura=Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
* examen de área=area scanning.
* examen de conciencia=soul-searching ; self-examination.
* examen de conducir=road test.
* Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua (TOEFL)=TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
* examen de ingreso=entrance exam(ination).
* examen detallado=close examination.
* examen de teoría=theory test.
* examen diagnóstico=diagnostic test.
* examen escrito=written examination.
* examen estatal=public exam.
* examen final=final ; final exam.
* examen más minucioso=closer examination.
* examen médico=medical examination.
* examen minucioso=close examination.
* examen parcial=midterm [mid-term] ; midterm exam.
* examen práctico=practical examination.
* examen rápido=quiz form ; quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
* examen semanal=weekly quiz.
* examen teórico=theory test.
* examen tipo test=multiple choice test ; multiple choice exam.
* hacer un examen=take + test ; sit + a paper ; sit + an exam.
* no presentado a examen=absent from exam.
* preguntas de examen=question paper.
* reexamen=re-examination [reexamination].
* someter a examen=expose to + examination.
* superar un examen=pass + examination ; pass + an exam.
* volver a hacer un examen=retake + an exam.

examen crítico
(n.)=critical examination.
Ex: The new system opens up limitless possibilities to the library and may stimulate further critical examination of other methods of information handling.
examen de acceso a la licenciatura
=Graduate Record Examination (GRE).
Ex: Undergraduate grade point average, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, ethnicity, gender and library experience were variables which tended to predict GSLIS grade point average and completion of the programme.
examen de conciencia
(n.)=soul-searching ; self-examination.
Ex: Soul-searching and perhaps a shift of priorities may be necessary, but with only 1/4 of public libraries possessing good basic resources the major priority is an obvious one. Ex: It is most appropriate on Ash Wednesday, when we begin a period of sober reflection, self-examination, and spiritual redirection.
examen de conducir
(n.)=road test.
Ex: Remember, if you take the road test on your motorbike, scooter or moped, you will receive a driver's licence that allows you to operate these types of vehicles only.
examen de ingreso
(n.)=entrance exam(ination).
Ex: Passing the entrance examination is a prerequisite for acceptance into the programme.
examen de teoría
(n.)=theory test.
Ex: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
examen de área
(n.)=area scanning.
Ex: Browsing the materials that are physically collocated with materials located earlier in a search is a widely used and effective technique known as area scanning.
examen detallado
(n.)=close examination.
Ex: Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
examen diagnóstico
(n.)=diagnostic test.
Ex: In addition to their music audition, they will be given a diagnostic test in music theory.
examen escrito
(n.)=written examination.
Ex: Promotions are arrived at by seniority, written examinations, and oral interviews.
examen estatal
(n.)=public exam.
Ex: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.
examen final
(n.)=final ; final exam.
Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines. Ex: Results demonstrated that there was no significant difference in the mean scores achieved on either the midterm exam or the final exam.
examen minucioso
(n.)=close examination.
Ex: Close examination of many recent technical publications reveals an increase in stylistic and grammatical errors.
examen más minucioso
(n.)=closer examination.
Ex: Specific aspects of this study needs closer examination.
examen médico
(n.)=medical examination.
Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation.
examen parcial
(n.)=midterm [mid-term] ; midterm exam.
Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines. Ex: Results demonstrated that there was no significant difference in the mean scores achieved on either the midterm exam or the final exam.
examen práctico
(n.)=practical examination.
Ex: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
examen rápido
(n.)=quiz form ; quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
Ex: Nevertheless, a spirit duplicator could be very useful in a children's library for the production of project worksheets or quiz forms. Ex: Just to make sure you pay attention to these e-lessons; each e-lesson will include a self-marking quiz.
examen semanal
(n.)=weekly quiz.
Ex: Weekly quizzes are graded on a pass/fail basis, and they are worth 20% of your grade.
examen teórico
(n.)=theory test.
Ex: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
examen tipo test
(n.)=multiple choice test ; multiple choice exam.
Ex: The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read. Ex: Since multiple choice exams are common in courses which cover a lot of factual information, the most important planning strategy is to stay on top of your coursework.
examinado
(n.)=examinee.
Ex: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.
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* no examinado=unexamined.

examinador
(n.)=examiner ; scorer.
Ex: There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.
Ex: Each essay will be scanned into computers and read by at least two scorers.
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* evaluación sin intervención del examinador=unobtrusive testing.
* examinador externo=external examiner.
* tribunal examinador=examining board ; examining committee.

examinador externo
(n.)=external examiner.
Ex: The examining committee normally consists of professors from the university and sometimes, an external examiner.
examinando
(n.)=examinee.
Ex: The onset of examinations, particularly important 'public' exams which will determine the examinees' future, has a disturbing effect.

examinar
(v.)=analyse [analyze, -USA] ; assess ; discuss ; examine ; go over ; look at ; look into ; overhaul ; study ; survey ; probe into ; offer + an account of ; go through ; vet ; test ; look over ; check out ; check up on ; keep + tabs on ; review ; question ; peruse ; screen ; probe.
Ex: With a clear objective, the next step is to analyse the concepts that are present in a search.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: The article 'Home schoolers: a forgotten clientele?' examines ways in which the library can support parents and children in the home schooling situation.
Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
Ex: This article looks at three interrelated issues regarding on-line services based on the recent literature.
Ex: The main concern is to look into current use of, and interest in, electronic information services, and also to gauge opinion on setting up a data base concerned solely with development issues.
Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme.
Ex: Each of the binders is portable and can be separately studied.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up.
Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library.
Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
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* al examinar Algo de cerca=on closer examination ; on closer inspection.
* examinar cómo=look at + ways in which.
* examinar detenidamente=scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA] ; put + Nombre + under the spotlight ; bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
* examinar el modo de=examine + way.
* examinar el papel de Algo=investigate + role.
* examinar la función de Algo=investigate + role.
* examinar la posibilidad de (que)=examine + the possibility that/of.
* examinar los conocimientos=test + knowledge.
* examinar más detenidamente=look + closer ; take + a closer look at ; take + a close look.
* examinar más minuciosamente=examine + in greater detail.
* examinar minuciosamente=pull apart.
* examinar + Posesivo + conciencia=search + Posesivo + conscience.
* examinar rápidamente=scan.
* examinar un tema=explore + theme.
* sin examinar=unexamined.

examinar + Posesivo + conciencia
(v.)=search + Posesivo + conscience.
Ex: Each of us -- no matter what our politics, our religion, our race, or our station in life -- must search his conscience for the answer to that question.
examinar cómo
(v.)=look at + ways in which.
Ex: This article looks at ways in which names and titles may be used in on-line searching.
examinar detenidamente
(v.)=scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA] ; put + Nombre + under the spotlight ; bring + Nombre + under the spotlight.
Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'. Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes. Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
examinar el modo de
(v.)=examine + way.
Ex: This article examines ways in which preservation planning may be made politically attractive and managerially effective.
examinar el papel de Algo
(v.)=investigate + role.
Ex: A survey of music librarians was carried out to investigate the role of the Institute of Popular Music, UK, as a source of information on popular music.
examinar la función de Algo
(v.)=investigate + role.
Ex: A survey of music librarians was carried out to investigate the role of the Institute of Popular Music, UK, as a source of information on popular music.
examinar la posibilidad de (que)
(v.)=examine + the possibility that/of.
Ex: The author examines the possibility that increased traffic load may bring the information superhighway to a grinding halt.
examinar los conocimientos
(v.)=test + knowledge.
Ex: Twenty questions are presented to test users' knowledge of available arts and humanities data bases and the vendors who supply access to them.
examinar minuciosamente
(v.)=pull apart.
Ex: When the point is reached at which the instructor begins to fade into the background, individual students can select cases to analyze and solve on their own before the class period, literally pulling them apart and putting them together again -- 'working them to death'.
examinar más detenidamente
(v.)=look + closer ; take + a closer look at ; take + a close look.
Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5. Ex: Further economies could perhaps be made by taking a closer look at the way in which our university libraries are used. Ex: Libraries must now take a close look at the nature of their service provision.
examinar más minuciosamente
(v.)=examine + in greater detail.
Ex: Having proclaimed the merits of pre-coordination in effective and efficient retrieval, the next chapter examines pre-coordinate indexing systems in greater detail.
examinar rápidamente
(v.)=scan.
Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
examinar un tema
(v.)=explore + theme.
Ex: In comparison with adult literature, South African children's literature presents issues more bluntly and also explores themes barely touched on in adult fiction.
exarcerbar
(v.)=inflame.
Ex: Focuses on two areas, economics and race, and argues that government policy has done much to inflame the conflict.
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* exarcerbar un problema=inflame + problem.

exarcerbar un problema
(v.)=inflame + problem.
Ex: Paradoxically, the world may become stronger through the process of learning but this may itself inflame the problem.
exasperacion
(n.)=vexation ; exasperation.
Ex: Its absence from the ninth edition must have caused some vexation among cataloguers.
Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.

exasperado
(adj.)=exasperated ; enraged.
Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both.

exasperante
(adj.)=abrasive ; nerve-wracking [nerve-racking] ; maddening ; exasperating ; infuriating ; aggravating.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: A program should always tell the operator what it is doing once an instruction has been given: there is nothing more nerve-wracking than to enter a command and have the screen go totally blank!.
Ex: For people with 'print disabilities' this is maddening and frustrating.
Ex: While information appliances will proliferate, they will not lessen the perception of an exasperating electronic environment.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.
Ex: Finding dirt cheap airline tickets these days can be extremely aggravating because it's hard to know what a cheap price really is.
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* de manera exasperante=infuriatingly.

exasperar
(v.)=outrage + Posesivo + every fibre ; roil ; drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend ; rile ; enrage ; exasperate ; grind on + Posesivo + nerves ; piss + Nombre + off ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; make + Nombre + impatient ; vex ; hit + a hot button ; rankle.
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
Ex: If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.
Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: We can often see in someone's face, or hear in his response to us, the times when we are grinding on his nerves.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
Ex: Usually, kids tend to be active making them impatient in a confined space like your car.
Ex: The powers-that-be at ISU seem to be a little vexed by the attention they're getting for denying tenure to astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.
Ex: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds .
Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
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* exasperar a Alguien=drive + Alguien + up a wall ; drive + Alguien + to despair ; get on + Posesivo + nerves ; drive + Alguien + mad ; drive + Alguien + insane ; drive + Alguien + crazy ; drive + Alguien + nuts ; drive + Alguien + potty ; drive + Alguien + dotty.
* exasperarse=chafe (at) ; lose + Posesivo + patience ; chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit ; strain at + the leash.
Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics.
* exasperarse por=become + carried away by.

exasperar a Alguien
(v.)=drive + Alguien + up a wall ; drive + Alguien + to despair ; get on + Posesivo + nerves ; drive + Alguien + mad ; drive + Alguien + insane ; drive + Alguien + crazy ; drive + Alguien + nuts ; drive + Alguien + potty ; drive + Alguien + dotty.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall. Ex: Ironically, Weber later changed his attitude and stated that 'a passion for bureaucracy is enough to drive one to despair'. Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment. Ex: This is a superb translation of the memoirs of the wife of Sado, the crown prince of Korea, who was driven mad and became a serial killer. Ex: As 'The Police' put it in their song, now a long time ago: 'Too much information running through my brain - Too much information driving me insane'. Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth. Ex: Jack's father and wife drove him nuts. Ex: I can understand why he wants to go -- he's normally very active and being stuck indoors during the day is driving him potty. Ex: She and her neighbours are being driven dotty by a pesky crow.
exasperarse
=chafe (at) ; lose + Posesivo + patience ; chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit ; strain at + the leash.
Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics. Ex: He has never refused to answer any question, however provocative it might be, nor has he ever lost his patience. Ex: He was the perfect agent but you got the feeling that underneath it all he was chafing at the bit. Ex: But when the first game does get underway, this new team will be champing at the bit to start leaving an impression in people's minds. Ex: It's that time of year when many of you are chomping at the bit to fertilize your lawn. Ex: When rulers and military leaders spend so much on building up a military force, they are sometimes straining at the leash to use it.
exasperarse por
(v.)=become + carried away by.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
excarcelar
(v.)=release + Nombre + from jail ; release + Nombre + from gaol.
Nota: La palabra gaol también se escribe jail, principalmente en inglés americano.
Ex: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail.
Ex: She is about 53 years old in this photo and she was released from gaol in 1931, three years after this photo was taken.

excavación
(n.)=excavation.
Ex: This article describes Pagitz's significant contribution to the Salzburg Cathedral excavations during 1966-69.
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* excavación arqueologica=archaeological dig ; archaeological site.

excavación arqueológica
(n.)=archaeological dig ; archaeological site.
Ex: Examples which might be found in a resource centre are tools excavated locally in archaeological digs. Ex: This program has been tested on 2 large archaeological sites with good results in terms of speed and accuracy of data entry.
excavador
(n.)=excavator ; digger ; burrower.
Nota: Generalmente referido a aquellos animales que hacen sus madrigueras bajo tierra.
Ex: This is the kind of excavator that is particularly suited to the work in a confined place.
Ex: Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.
Ex: Razor shells are deep burrowers and are rarely seen alive; when disturbed they rapidly move down deeper into the sediment.
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* máquina excavadora=excavator.
* pala excavadora=excavator.

excavadora
(n.)=backhoe ; excavator ; digger ; mechanical digger.
Ex: The network itself is assumed to be unreliable; any portion of the network could disappear at any moment (pick your favorite catastrophe -- these days backhoes cutting cables are more of a threat than bombs).
Ex: This is the kind of excavator that is particularly suited to the work in a confined place.
Ex: Based on real events on the Australian goldfields in the 1850s, 'Three Diggers' chronicles the adventures of three gold prospectors.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
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* excavadora hidráulica=hydraulic excavator.
* excavadora mecánica=excavator.

excavadora hidráulica
(n.)=hydraulic excavator.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: phrases of two or three words, often comprising a noun and an adjective, e.g. Western languages, hydraulic excavators, Power stations.
excavadora mecánica
(n.)=excavator.
Ex: This is the kind of excavator that is particularly suited to the work in a confined place.
excavar
(v.)=excavate ; burrow ; dig up.
Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.
Ex: If it is your land and a company has dug it up without your consent they do not have a legal leg to stand on.

excedencia
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* excedencia en el trabajo=leave of absence.
* excedencias de fabricación=factory surplus.
* tomarse excedencia en el trabajo=take + leave from + employment.
* tomarse + Tiempo + de excedencia=take + Tiempo + off from work ; take + Tiempo + off.

excedencia en el trabajo
(n.)=leave of absence.
Ex: Bajalovic had heard that Faye Weir (the Medical Center library director for the past three years) had suffered a nervous breakdown and would be on leave of absence for at least six months.
excedencias de fabricación
(n.)=factory surplus.
Ex: This new wholesaler buys up factory surplus items and then sells them direct to the consumer for incredibly cheap prices.
excedente
(n.)=surplus [surpluses, -pl.] ; excess ; surplus excess ; excess capacity ; spillover.
Ex: Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.
Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.
Ex: This article describes a system concept for the revenue producing disposition of surplus capacity at off peak times in real trunking networks.
Ex: Huge excess capacity could potentially destabilize the long distance market.
Ex: We're close to spillover, as the reservoir is about a foot from coming over the top.
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* excedente de población=overspill.

excedente de población
(n.)=overspill.
Ex: Such dislocation, in a more extreme form, can be found as a result of some schemes for absorbing overspill populations from London and other large conurbations.
exceder
(v.)=exceed ; overshoot ; top ; outrank ; overstep.
Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.
Ex: The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation.
Ex: As public library circ declines, spending continues to top inflation.
Ex: One node in the star graphic completely outranks the others, while the other six themselves are interchangeable.
Ex: Permission is not sought when purchasing other categories of materials and so the board is overstepping its policy and fiscal authority and assuming management responsibilities.
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* exceder en número=outnumber.
* excederse=overrun [over-run] ; go + too far ; go + overboard ; go over + the top ; overdo ; go + way too far ; step over + the line ; step over + the edge ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line.
* exceder un límite=exceed + limit.

exceder en número
(v.)=outnumber.
Ex: In the UK, recent surveys indicate that fax messages outnumber postal communications by about 60 per cent, and around 46 per cent of telephone bills can be attributed to fax traffic.
exceder un límite
(v.)=exceed + limit.
Ex: Detector devices mounted in cars would emit a radio signal when deceleration exceeds a certain limit.
excederse
(v.)=overrun [over-run] ; go + too far ; go + overboard ; go over + the top ; overdo ; go + way too far ; step over + the line ; step over + the edge ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line.
Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond. Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights. Ex: The article 'Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers. Ex: It is just sometimes the case that going over the top is a lot more fun than being sensible or reasonable about anything. Ex: If you overdo the exercises there are consequence that can occur including muscle damage, heart problems, and osteoarthritis. Ex: I think this plastic surgery fad has gone way too far. Ex: By stepping over the line, you're looking into the face of fear, the dangers that threaten to destroy you, the giant issues you face. Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'. Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking. Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
excelencia
(n./adj.)=excellence.
Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
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* margen de excelencia=margin of excellence.
* por excelencia=par excellence ; quintessential ; unique.

excelente
=excellent ; fantastic ; outstanding ; supine ; superb ; vintage ; sterling ; upscale ; fantastical ; fantastical ; tip-top ; great ; princely ; out of this world ; to die for.
Ex: The use of clear armoured glass walls gives excellent visual supervision in the Rare Book Room and in the Manuscript and Local History Reading Room.
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
Ex: His point is apparently that the public library needs to be more than a supine service.
Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
Ex: Indeed, advantage was taken of the tenth anniversary of British membership to make 1983 a vintage year for monographs on the European Communities.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
Ex: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: By my most delightful excursion was to Hamilton itself, one of the most princely places I have ever visited.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.
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* ejemplo excelente=shining example.
* en excelente estado=in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
* en excelentes condiciones=in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
* forma excelente=commanding form.
* sentirse excelente=feel + tip-top.
* ser un + Nombre + excelente=be a prince of a + Nombre.

excelentemente
=excellently.
Ex: This survey, excellently presented by the writers, gives a remarkably clear and simple picture of customer behaviour.

excentricidad
(n.)=oddity ; quirk ; geekiness ; eccentricity ; eccentricity ; crankiness ; whimsicality.
Ex: A brief description of the catalogue and some of its oddities and idiosyncrasies is given.
Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.
Ex: We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.
Ex: This animation shows elliptical orbits with different eccentricities.
Ex: In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.
Ex: The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack.
Ex: The whimsicality of the mind ensure human relationships and sentiments are a minefield of confusion and disorientation.

excepcional
(adj.)=exceptional ; one-off ; outstanding ; outstandingly + Adjetivo ; with a difference ; non-recurrent ; out of the ordinary ; unusual ; non-recurring.
Ex: All abstracts, barring possibly those of exceptional length, should consist of one paragraph only.
Ex: Associated with full-time staffing reductions has been the virtual elimination of part-time teachers and 'one-off' expert lecturers.
Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
Ex: It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW).
Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
Ex: In the past, there was a tendency to label a person as abnormal simply because he or she possessed traits that were considered out of the ordinary.
Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
Ex: Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income.
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* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC)=Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
* ser algo excepcional=be in a league of its own.
* ser un caso excepcional=be in a league of its own.

excepcionalmente
=exceptionally ; uncommonly.
Ex: Projects from bigger companies may be considered exceptionally.
Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.
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* excepcionalmente elevado=exceptionally high.

excepcionalmente elevado
(adj.)=exceptionally high.
Ex: Recently there has been more than the usual talk about the exceptionally-high and constantly-rising costs of scholarly journals and what scholar, editors, and libraries can do about the situation.
excepciones que confirman la regla
=exceptions to prove the rule.
Ex: Praiseworthy piecemeal modifications of this library rigour stand out as exceptions to prove the rule.
excepción
(n.)=exception.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
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* a excepción de=barring ; except for ; excepting ; other than ; with the exception of ; short of ; excluding.
* a excepción de que=except that.
* a excepción de uno=with one exception.
* con excepción de=with the exception of ; except for.
* con muy pocas excepciones=with few exceptions ; with a few exceptions.
* estado de excepción=state of emergency ; state of exception.
* excepción de combatir=combat exclusion.
* excepciones que confirman la regla=exceptions to prove the rule.
* hacer excepciones=make + exceptions.
* no ser una excepción=be no exception.
* salvo contadas excepciones=with few exceptions ; with a few exceptions.
* salvo + Número + excepción=with + Número + exception.
* salvo raras excepciones=with rare exceptions.
* ser la excepción=be the exception.
* ser la excepción a la regla=constitute + the exception to the rule.
* ser la excepción que confirma la regla=be the exception rather than the rule.
* sin excepción=without exception ; without fail.

excepción de combatir
(n.)=combat exclusion.
Ex: The author reviews the history and meaning of the combat exclusion policy for United States servicewomen.
excepto
=barring ; except ; except for ; excepting ; other than ; save ; but ; with the exception of ; excluding.
Ex: All abstracts, barring possibly those of exceptional length, should consist of one paragraph only.
Ex: After all, everyone except bibliographers and librarians have found the text on the title page adequate for the past 500 years.
Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.
Ex: Close attention to the interaction of these two characters (excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.
Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.
Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.
Ex: Durable goods excluding transportation soared by 2.0% in June in the U.S.
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* excepto en=save in.
* excepto en el caso de que=except when.
* hacerlo todo excepto=stop at + nothing short of.
* nadie excepto=no one but.
* todo excepto=everything except (for).
* todos excepto=everyone except ; everybody except.
* todos excepto + Número=all but + Número.
* todos excepto unos cuantos=all but a few.
* todos excepto unos pocos=all but a few.

excepto en
=save in.
Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
excepto en el caso de que
=except when.
Ex: There is therefore no justification for repeating the author's name except when the name in the heading differs significantly from that following the title.
exceptuando
=barring ; excepting ; to the exclusion of ; except for ; with the exception of.
Ex: All abstracts, barring possibly those of exceptional length, should consist of one paragraph only.
Ex: Close attention to the interaction of these two characters (excepting the love scenes!) provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
Ex: Many students use CD-ROM databases to the exclusion of other sources and are blissfully unaware of the information that they may be missing.
Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.
Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.

excesivamente
=excessively ; unduly ; inordinately ; extortionately.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
Ex: Library usage was not unduly affected after the advent of television.
Ex: As a result of the study, 3 suppliers with inordinately low scores were dropped by the library.
Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.
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* calentarse excesivamente=overheat.
* comer excesivamente=overeat.
* excesivamente + Adjetivo=too narrowly + Adjetivo ; unreasonably + Adjetivo ; outrageously + Adjetivo.
* excesivamente ansioso=overeager [over-eager].
* excesivamente beato=over-pious.
* excesivamente comedido=mealy-mouthed.
* excesivamente entusiasmado=overeager [over-eager].
* hacer trabajar excesivamente=overwork.
* trabajar excesivamente=overwork.
* usado excesivamente=overused [over-used].
* usar excesivamente=overuse.

excesivamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=too narrowly + Adjetivo ; unreasonably + Adjetivo ; outrageously + Adjetivo.
Ex: The concern is expressed that the focus is too narrowly practical and thereby divorced from established principles of information retrieval. Ex: Factors that may delay development of effective classification retrieval mechanisms include unclear terminology and unreasonably high (or low) expectations. Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
excesivamente ansioso
(adj.)=overeager [over-eager].
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
excesivamente beato
=over-pious.
Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious.
excesivamente comedido
(adj.)=mealy-mouthed.
Ex: Such a mealy-mouthed attempt to get us to switch to Endnote is an insult to our intelligence.
excesivamente entusiasmado
(adj.)=overeager [over-eager].
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
excesivo
(adj.)=excessive ; overwide [over-wide] ; overkill ; unreasonable ; inordinate ; extortionate ; unconscionable ; overabundant ; bloated ; over-the-top ; outrageous ; excess ; fulsome ; bloated ; exorbitant.
Ex: Excessive emphasis on the need to exact payment will stifle the flow of information.
Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms.
Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.
Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
Ex: Sometimes cataloguers will spend an inordinate length of time searching for the best heading.
Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.
Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
Ex: It seems all Hollywood can do now is take an original classic and flog it to death with over-the-top special effects.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
Ex: The aim of the present study is to examine whether work-related factors contribute to excess male mortality.
Ex: This can give rise to ambiguity: for one person 'fulsome praise' may be no more than 'generous', while for another it may mean 'nauseating sycophancy'.
Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
Ex: The banks were habitually charging exorbitant rates on overdraft fees without prior notice.
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* capacidad excesiva=overcapacity [over-capacity].
* carga excesiva=overload.
* confianza excesiva=overconfidence.
* consumidor excesivo=overspender [over-spender].
* dependencia excesiva=over reliance [over-reliance].
* de un modo excesivo=extortionately.
* énfasis excesivo=overemphasis [over-emphasis].
* estimulación excesiva=overstimulation.
* estímulo excesivo=overstimulation.
* precio excesivo=steep price.
* simplificación excesiva=oversimplification [over-simplification].
* trabajo excesivo=overwork.
* uso excesivo=prodigality.

exceso
(n.)=excess ; surfeit ; superfluity ; extravagance ; superabundance ; slack ; spree ; binge ; binging ; oversupply [over-supply] ; bloat ; glut.
Ex: Pressure is being brought to bear on the library to readdress its priorities in terms of services rendered and to scale down excesses in terms of funds and manpower.
Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.
Ex: The true cause of the decline is likely to have been too much competition, not too little, with a superfluity of printers everywhere competing by offering ever cheaper products.
Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.
Ex: Given that within the superabundance of information there are subject gaps, this paper looks at the responsibility of the information worker in transmitting 'facts'.
Ex: Therefore, there must be some slack in the system to absorb the additional I & R services or the service must be reduced in other areas.
Ex: Although it is entertaining to note the extravagant purchases of the very rich, many stories do little beyond documenting sprees of consumption.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: A feminist theory of eating problems (anorexia, bulimia, extensive dieting, & binging) is developed.
Ex: The worldwide oversupply of offshore drilling rigs has decreased rapidly in the past six years.
Ex: The book falls apart in the second half when its excess of cultural references eventually makes it suffer from bloat.
Ex: Almost no one is publishing literary criticism and yet a glut of self-help titles are published every year.
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* abundante en exceso=lavish.
* comer en exceso=overeat.
* en exceso=overflow ; overflowing ; excessively ; excess ; to excess.
* exceso de carga=overload.
* exceso de confianza=overconfidence.
* exceso de estoc=overage.
* exceso de existencias=overstocking ; overage.
* exceso de fondos=overstock.
* exceso de gastos=overrun [over-run] ; cost overrun.
* exceso de habitantes=overcrowding [over-crowding].
* exceso de información=information overload.
* exceso de medios=overkill.
* exceso de mortalidad=excess mortality.
* exceso de personal administrativo=administrative bloat.
* exceso de peso=overweight.
* exceso de plantilla administrativa=administrative bloat.
* exceso de población=overpopulation.
* exceso de publicaciones=overpublishing.
* exceso de riego=overwatering.
* exceso de tirada=overrun [over-run].
* exceso de trabajo=overwork.
* exceso de vello=hirsutism.
* exceso de velocidad=speeding.
* exceso en el presupuesto=budget overrun ; overrun [over-run] ; cost overrun.
* exceso en la bebida=intemperance.
* excesos=overindulgence.
* gastar en exceso=overspend.
* hacer Algo en exceso=push + Nombre + too far.
* hacer trabajar en exceso=overwork.
* liberar del exceso de trabajo=relieve + overload.
* llenar en exceso=overfill.
* multa por exceso de velocidad=speeding ticket ; speed ticket.
* por exceso=excessively ; to excess.
* regar en exceso=overwater.
* representar en exceso=overrepresent.
* simplificado en exceso=oversimplified [over-simplified].
* simplificar en exceso=oversimplify.
* trabajar en exceso=overwork.
* usado en exceso=overused [over-used].
* usar en exceso=overuse.

exceso de carga
(n.)=overload.
Ex: Overload occurs when individuals cannot feasibly meet the demands made upon them.
exceso de confianza
(n.)=overconfidence.
Ex: Was it due to overconfidence, too much reliance on the efficient markets model, or an explosive mixture of human nature and the free market?.
exceso de estoc
(n.)=overage.
Ex: Hence the effective control of overage will enhance the business's profitability by minimising the inventory investment.
exceso de existencias
(n.)=overstocking ; overage.
Ex: Mobile livestock herders have long been seen as the main culprits of overstocking & rangeland degradation. Ex: Hence the effective control of overage will enhance the business's profitability by minimising the inventory investment.
exceso de fondos
(n.)=overstock.
Ex: The publishing industry might give paperback and hard-cover overstock to libraries in low-income neighborhoods.
exceso de gastos
(n.)=overrun [over-run] ; cost overrun.
Ex: Findings show that both the Cobol and Natural projects experienced similar overruns. Ex: Following cost overruns of 330 million pounds on the British Library, the government's record of building procurement is being examined.
exceso de habitantes
(n.)=overcrowding [over-crowding].
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
exceso de información
(n.)=information overload.
Ex: The 1st of these problems is information overload caused by the proliferation of available data and publications.
exceso de medios
(n.)=overkill.
Ex: Full USMARC is overkill for many library operations.
exceso de mortalidad
(n.)=excess mortality.
Ex: In Europe, it has been usual to observe excess mortality in cities compared to the countryside.
exceso de personal administrativo
(n.)=administrative bloat.
Ex: Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.
exceso de peso
(n.)=overweight.
Ex: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
exceso de plantilla administrativa
(n.)=administrative bloat.
Ex: Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.
exceso de población
(n.)=overpopulation.
Ex: It is seen that open access to land can lead to overpopulation in a ceteris paribus sense.
exceso de publicaciones
(n.)=overpublishing.
Ex: In the face of overpublishing and growing scepticism, this once booming area is now retrenching and broadening its coverage = En vista del exceso de publicaciones y del creciente escepticismo, este área que una vez estuvo en auge ahora ha venido a menos.
exceso de riego
(n.)=overwatering.
Ex: Many times, the rootstock on a tree will start to grow plant suckers when the additional stresses, like drought, overwatering, disease or pests, threaten the tree.
exceso de tirada
(n.)=overrun [over-run].
Ex: Canadian book publishing is organized and economically based on importing books from outside which are produced as overruns at a very low cost.
exceso de trabajo
(n.)=overwork.
Ex: He was unmarried and died of exhaustion through overwork, leaving many debts.
exceso de vello
(n.)=hirsutism.
Ex: Hirsutism in women is the growth of hair in a typical male distribution.
exceso de velocidad
(n.)=speeding.
Ex: These circumstances include being stopped by the police for speeding, where a policeman might feel sorry for the offender being a 'harmless' librarian.
exceso en el presupuesto
(n.)=budget overrun ; overrun [over-run] ; cost overrun.
Ex: Problems like delay, budget overruns, sub-standard performance or even complete failure still occur frequently in IT projects. Ex: Findings show that both the Cobol and Natural projects experienced similar overruns. Ex: Following cost overruns of 330 million pounds on the British Library, the government's record of building procurement is being examined.
exceso en la bebida
(n.)=intemperance.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
excesos
(n.)=overindulgence.
Ex: In this world of instant gratification and overindulgence we lose sight of the fact that we are what we eat.
excisión
(n.)=excision.
Ex: In the light of unpopular decisions about the financing of local government, public libraries have been prime candidates for excision.

excitación
(n.)=excitement ; titillation ; arousal ; exhilaration ; hoopla.
Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: A similar pattern for heart rate was found, suggesting that arousal was implicated in the effect.
Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
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* calmar la excitación=dampen + Posesivo + excitement.
* excitación sexual=sexual arousal.

excitación sexual
(n.)=sexual arousal.
Ex: These include: the consecration of images and their use in devotion and pilgrimage; the role of images in infamy, justice and witchcraft; sexual arousal by image; censorship and iconoclasm.
excitado
(adj.)=edgy ; nervy .
Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
Ex: The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.

excitante
(adj.)=exciting ; heady ; exhilarating ; rousing ; titillating ; stimulant ; pulsating ; electrifying ; thrilling ; thrilling.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: This was the first time that MLA had attempted a multi-level distance learning project and it proved to be a rousing success.
Ex: Television shows foster titillating discussion topics and trivialize troubles.
Ex: The system consequently retrieves any record in which the term 'stimulants' appears.
Ex: Thus the pulsating magnetic field enables an effective therapy which can be used for a broad range of indications.
Ex: He gave an electrifying performance and he deserved all the accolades he received.
Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.
Ex: This makes autobiography a thrilling ingredient of biography.
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* algo excitante=rouser.

excitar
(v.)=turn on ; titillate ; electrify ; wow.
Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
Ex: He makes science easy to understand and 'wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.
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* excitarse=excite ; fire up ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up.

excitarse
(v.)=excite ; fire up ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change. Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross. Ex: I'm not sure if it actually worked or if I was just so excited about getting high that I got all worked up.
exclamación
(n.)=exclamation ; ejaculation.
Ex: In the English language, for example, there are acknowledged patterns of words for the expression of statements, exclamations, questions, etc.
Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.
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* signo de exclamación (!¡)=exclamation point (!).

exclamar
(v.)=ejaculate ; exclaim.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: 'Old geezer!' exclaimed Carpozzi, staggered, dumbfounded.
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* exclamar con admiración=ooh and aah.

exclamar con admiración
(v.)=ooh and aah.
Ex: I cannot understand the mentality of people who stand around a stage door to ooh and aah at some actor or actress.
excluido
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* excluido del préstamo=uncirculated ; non-circulating [noncirculating].
* sentirse excluido=feel out of it.

excluido del préstamo
(adj.)=uncirculated ; non-circulating [noncirculating].
Ex: Normally, a hold should not be placed on a document when there are uncirculated copies. Ex: The method is especially useful in assessing collection use for non-circulating titles.
excluir
(v.)=escape + inclusion ; exclude ; leave out ; preclude ; rule out ; bar ; exempt ; ban ; foreclose ; shut out ; shut + Nombre + out.
Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
Ex: This definition does not exclude the names of persons, bodies, chemicals, trade names and so on.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
Ex: Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred.
Ex: Schools and libraries are not exempted although tax is not payable on fixed educational costs.
Ex: In the Soviet Union the introduction of glasnost has allowed the publication of some books previously banned, but has had little effect on libraries.
Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
Ex: The Immigration Service has vowed to shut out foreigners from registering in preparation for this year's general elections.
Ex: It's pretty important to understand my frustration with this whole situation and why I feel it is necessary to shut him out of my life.
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* protección para excluir o aislar=excluder.

exclusivamente
=exclusively ; squarely.
Ex: This is the only American publication devoted exclusively to cataloging.
Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
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* creado exclusivamente para=born and bred.
* hecho exclusivamente para=born and bred.

exclusividad
(adj.)=uniqueness ; exclusiveness.
Ex: In general the very uniqueness of titles makes it less likely that they will be remembered.
Ex: Corporate authors give rise to a further group of problems which, because of their exclusiveness, demand separate treatment.

exclusivismo
(n.)=exclusivity.
Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.

exclusivista
(adj.)=cliquish ; cliquey [cliquy] ; insular.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

exclusivo
(adj.)=exclusive.
Ex: It is important that the characteristics of division used in this process should be mutually exclusive, in order to avoid cross-classification.
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* derecho exclusivo=exclusive right.
* en exclusiva=exclusively.
* propiedad exclusiva=exclusive right.

exclusión
(n.)=barring ; exclusion ; ostracism.
Ex: Such control may involve the barring of certain terms from use as index headings or access points.
Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.
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* cláusula de exclusión voluntaria=opt-out clause.
* exclusión social=social exclusion.
* zona de exclusión aérea=no-fly zone.

exclusión social
(n.)=social exclusion.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
excluyendo
=to the exclusion of ; not including ; excluding.
Ex: Many students use CD-ROM databases to the exclusion of other sources and are blissfully unaware of the information that they may be missing.
Ex: According to this story, owning a horse can cost about $10000 a year, not including the horse.
Ex: Durable goods excluding transportation soared by 2.0% in June in the U.S.

excluyente
(adj.)=exclusive ; inhospitable.
Ex: It is important that the characteristics of division used in this process should be mutually exclusive, in order to avoid cross-classification.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
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* no excluyente=inclusive ; socially-inclusive.

excomulgar
(v.)=excommunicate.
Ex: Another early hero of Surrealism, Salvador Dali, had been excommunicated for a rankling crime: success.

excomunión
(n.)=excommunication.
Ex: Excommunication is the most severe punishment that a church disciplinary council can hand down against a member.

exconvicto
(n.)=ex-convict [exconvict].
Ex: We got a book of memoirs by an ex-convict who works for the Western Behavioral Institute in La Jolla, California, which is very closely associated with publication of the work.

excoriación
(n.)=chafe.
Ex: I do have a couple of nasty chafes on my feet from my new and ruinously expensive sandals, if that counts in any way.

excoriar
(v.)=chafe.
Ex: Among other things, staying well hydrated will help prevent chafing by allowing you to perspire.

excremento
(n.)=faeces [feces, -USA] ; excrement ; dung ; scat ; stool.
Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
Ex: The results showed that the amphibian remains entered the cave deposits in the scats of a mammalian predator.
Ex: The stool of a constipated person is typically hard because it contains less water than normal.
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* excrementos=waste.

excrementos
(n.)=waste.
Ex: Some bugs pollinate plants, while others help to decompose plant and animal waste.
excretar
(v.)=excrete ; pass + stool.
Ex: Although the substance is not decomposed by the gastric juice, it has been proved to be excreted via the bile.
Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty.

exculpar
(v.)=exonerate ; exculpate ; acquit.
Ex: In addition most of the men offered explanations to exonerate their fathers for their inadequacies as sexuality educators.
Ex: Criminal law should allow duress to mitigate, as well as to exculpate, for certain crimes.
Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
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* exculparse=acquit + Reflexivo.

exculparse
(v.)=acquit + Reflexivo.
Ex: In a sense she was relieved, because, while she thought that she had acquitted herself reasonably well, she wanted next time to be better prepared.
excursiones
(n.)=sightseeing [sight-seeing].
Ex: The uninitiated may be easily distracted and prone to browse in peripheral or tangential material; however, such sightseeing while online increases the cost of the search.
excursionista
(n.)=walker ; hill-goer ; tripper ; hiker.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
Ex: In this book, the author the complex paradoxes of the seaside resort experience for residents, visitors, and trippers.
Ex: The greatest numbers of deaths occurred in hikers who were three times more likely to be involved in an accident than climbers.
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* excursionista de día=day hiker.
* excursionista de un día=day-tripper.
* sendero para excursionistas=walking trail.

excursionista de día
(n.)=day hiker.
Ex: The author describes appropriate gear for day hikers and backpackers including boots, clothing, insulators, raingear, and parkas.
excursionista de un día
(n.)=day-tripper.
Ex: Venice is overcrowded and the latest tactic in the battle of locals vs. tourists is to ban day-trippers.
excursión
(n.)=outing ; sightseeing tour ; excursion ; hike ; trek ; trip ; ramble ; jaunt.
Ex: The 1st calendar of events included a slide show, a literary afternoon, travel tips, and a picnic and outing.
Ex: Sightseeing tours were also arranged.
Ex: Excursions are arranged to historically important libraries.
Ex: A section on alpine environments discusses recommended equipment for mountain day hikes.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
Ex: The approach may differ according to whether the person is preparing for a trip, settling a bet, beginning work on a 15-minute talk to a service club, or is undertaking to write a book on the subject.
Ex: On summer evenings one of our favourite rambles took us across the sloping fields, sweet with clover and thyme and wild roses, between Kingswood and Chipstead.
Ex: If all this wandering around isn't exercise enough, you can enjoy a jaunt along many hiking trails throughout the countryside.
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* excursión del colegio=school trip.
* excursión de un día de duración=day trip.
* excursión en bicicleta=biking.
* excursiones=sightseeing [sight-seeing].
* excursión organizada=guided tour.
* iniciar una excursión=hit + the trail.
* ir de excursión=hike ; go for/on a jaunt ; jaunt.
* ir de excursión por la montaña=go + tracking.
* salir de excursión=go for/on a jaunt ; hike ; jaunt.

excursión de un día de duración
(n.)=day trip.
Ex: The tour will include visits to several important libraries and day trips to explore the beautiful Highland lochs and glens.
excursión del colegio
(n.)=school trip.
Ex: Lots of kids are missing out on exciting school trips because teachers are increasingly worried about accidents.
excursión en bicicleta
(n.)=biking.
Ex: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.
excursión organizada
(n.)=guided tour.
Ex: The Australians went on guided tours round the National Library and a number of academic and national libraries.
excusa
(n.)=excuse ; apology ; false pretence ; pretence [pretense, -USA] ; cop-out.
Ex: The excuse for this is to allow a clerk to easily make a title entry for it.
Ex: I shall not quickly forget being halted in full flight by the explosive entrance of a lecturer who, without pause for reflection or apology, set about an unfortunate student for not being at a tutorial.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.
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* con la excusa de=in the name of ; under the mantle of ; under the flag of ; under the guise of ; in the guise of.
* dar una excusa=give + excuse ; make + excuse.
* excusa justificada=justified excuse.
* excusa muy pobre=lame excuse.
* excusa poco convincente=lame excuse.
* excusas=alibi.
* sin excusa justificada=unexcused.

excusa justificada
(n.)=justified excuse.
Ex: I don't think that killing in polytheistic societies gives monotheistic religion the right to do the same, that's not a justified excuse.
excusa muy pobre
(n.)=lame excuse.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
excusa poco convincente
(n.)=lame excuse.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
excusable
(adj.)=excusable ; pardonable.
Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
Ex: It is a pardonable error that has not deprived the [opponent] of any fundamental rights.
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* de manera excusable=excusably ; pardonably ; forgivably.

excusablemente
=excusably.
Ex: The only issue is whether the 'new' evidence was 'excusably unavailable' for presentation to the Board.

excusar
(v.)=let + Nombre + off the hook ; excuse ; condone.
Ex: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.
Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.
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* excusándose=apologetically.
* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad=call in + sick.

excusas
(n.)=alibi.
Ex: The article 'Myths and alibis' suggests that the enormity of the nuclear threat is now sufficient to prompt Western librarians to acknowledge the political and moral dimensions of their work.
excusándose
=apologetically.
Ex: He told me -- somewhat apologetically I think -- that students are selected by their score on an IQ test.
excéntrico
(adj.)=eccentric ; crank ; oddball [odd ball] ; kooky ; flaky [flakey] ; wacky .
Nota: También escrito whacky.
Ex: The person who never throws away a newspaper is regarded as an eccentric; the person who never throws away a book is more likely to be regarded as a bibliophile no matter what the resulting motley assortment of books may be.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.
Ex: Some librarians think people making these kinds of requests for responsive, contemporaneous headings, and for different cataloging practices are sort of kooky, unrealistic, oddballs.
Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or 'flaky'.
Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.

exempleado
(n.)=ex-employee.
Ex: You have to have a different mindset when you think about the possibility of an ex-employee or contractor sitting out in the car park late one night, with his laptop siphoning the company's data.

exempto
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* quedar exempto de=discharge from.

exención
(n.)=waiver ; exemption ; write-off [writeoff].
Nota: Generalmente aplicado a una deuda.
Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
Ex: Exemption from membership charges for the elderly on a national scale might mean 280,000 new users.
Ex: The problem of non-repayment of debts should not be tackled therefore through populist measures such as conversions of loans, interest waivers or absolute write-off.
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* exención de impuestos=tax exemption.
* exención del IVA=zero-rate ; zero-rating.
* exención de responsabilidad=disclaimer.
* exención fiscal=tax write-off.
* hacer exenciones=make + exemptions.

exención de impuestos
(n.)=tax exemption.
Ex: Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.
exención de responsabilidad
(n.)=disclaimer.
Ex: Many libraries have found it necessary to develop policies that describe acceptable Internet use, restrict access to children, or serve as a disclaimer to limit the library's liability.
exención del IVA
(n.)=zero-rate ; zero-rating.
Ex: The article 'Don't tax reading -- the case for a zero-rate for books' outlines the plea made by all those concerned with books in the European Economic Community that zero-rating should be applied to books and learned journals in forthcoming legislation. Ex: The article 'Don't tax reading -- the case for a zero-rate for books' outlines the plea made by all those concerned with books in the European Economic Community that zero-rating should be applied to books and learned journals in forthcoming legislation.
exención fiscal
(n.)=tax write-off.
Ex: The suggested solution to the copyright problem would allow producers limited tax write-off in exchange for the schools' rights to copy their programs.
exento
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* estar exento de=be exempt from.
* estar exento de pagar impuestos=write off.
* exento de culpa=blameless ; guilt-free.
* exento de cuota=non-quota.
* exento de toda sospecha=above suspicion.

exento de culpa
(adj.)=blameless ; guilt-free.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in. Ex: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.
exento de cuota
(adj.)=non-quota.
Ex: The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.
exento de toda sospecha
=above suspicion.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
exequias
(n.)=funeral service.
Ex: Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death.

exesposa
(n.)=ex-wife.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.

exfoliación
(n.)=exfoliation.
Ex: This is the ultimate -- a complete body exfoliation, a massage, manicure or pedicure and a facial.

exhalación
(n.)=exhalation.
Ex: When you breathe out, the body delivers carbon dioxide to the alveoli, and you release it in your exhalation.

exhalar
(v.)=vent ; give off ; billow out ; spout ; breathe out ; exhale.
Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
Ex: When you breathe out, the body delivers carbon dioxide to the alveoli, and you release it in your exhalation.
Ex: This tissue allows the lungs to inflate during inhalation and return to their original shape after exhaling.
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* exhalar humo=steam.

exhalar humo
(v.)=steam.
Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.
exhaltación
(n.)=bold statement.
Ex: A single drawing can have a highly emotional impact and can be effective as either a heavy, bold statement or a tender reminder.

exhaltar
(v.)=make + a bold statement.
Ex: In addition, both were controversial libraries when they were constructed, and each was designed to make a bold statement about the important role of libraries within their respective city = Además, ambas fueron polémicas cuando se construyeron y se diseñaron para reafirmar el importante papel de las bibliotecas dentro de sus respectivas ciudades.

exhaustivamente
=comprehensively ; thoroughly ; exhaustively.
Ex: We would like to be able to cover materials published throughout the country comprehensively.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
Ex: The method eventually adopted was to have a small subset of the collection indexed as exhaustively as possible = El método que finalmente se adoptó fue indizar un pequeño subgrupo de la colección tan exhaustivamente como fuese posible.
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* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente=be thoroughly tested.
* hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente=work + Nombre + to death.
* trabajar Algo exhaustivamente=work + Nombre + to death.

exhaustividad
(n.)=depth ; exhaustiveness ; exhaustivity ; thoroughness.
Ex: A more specialised collection or indexing service may be indexed in greater depth, or with greater exhaustivity.
Ex: An indication of the exhaustiveness and currency of a review can be gleaned from an examination of the bibliography.
Ex: The exhaustivity of the indexing of a document is the number of themes that are indexed in a document.
Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the standard of indexing, e.g. thoroughness, consistency.
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* coeficiente de exhaustividad=coefficient of recall ; recall ratio.
* exhaustividad de la cobertura=depth of coverage.
* exhaustividad en la indización=depth of indexing.
* exhaustividad en la recuperación=recall.
* exhaustividad relativa=relative recall.
* índice de exhaustividad=recall ratio.
* índice de exhaustividad de la recuperación=recall measure.
* mejorar la exhaustividad=improve + recall.
* tasa de exhaustividad=recall ratio.

exhaustividad de la cobertura
(n.)=depth of coverage.
Ex: Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.
exhaustividad en la indización
(n.)=depth of indexing.
Ex: The depth of indexing is the degree to which a subject is represented in detail in an indexing process.
exhaustividad en la recuperación
(n.)=recall.
Ex: As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.
exhaustividad relativa
(n.)=relative recall.
Ex: Relative recall = number of documents retrieved in system 1 / number of documents retrieved in system 2 X 100%.
exhaustivo
=comprehensive ; exhausting ; exhaustive ; in-depth [in depth] ; thoroughgoing.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: A computer search will explore every avenue in a network of cross references in a manner that would prove both exhausting and time-consuming if pursued in a manual search.
Ex: The enumeration of isolates should be exhaustive or complete for the subject area.
Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.
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* de un modo exhaustivo=comprehensively ; in depth ; exhaustively.
* servicio exhaustivo=service in-depth.

exhausto
(adj.)=extinguished ; washed-out ; dog tired ; drained.
Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.
Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.
Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.
Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.

exhibicionismo
(n.)=exhibitionism.
Ex: The article 'An exercise in archival exhibitionism' describes the display to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University's Faculty of Medicine.

exhibición
(n.)=showcase ; show ; exhibit.
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.
Ex: Models and displays set up in the salesrooms or as special exhibits are both decorative and interesting.
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* adiestramiento ecuestre de exhibición=dressage.
* doma de exhibición=dressage.
* doma ecuestre de exhibición=dressage.

exhibidor
(n.)=exhibitor.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.

exhibir
(v.)=exhibit ; put + Nombre + on show ; showcase.
Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
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* exhibirse en público=expose + Reflexivo.

exhibirse en público
(v.)=expose + Reflexivo.
Ex: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant.
exhortación
(n.)=exhortation.
Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.

exhortar
(v.)=exhort.
Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.

exhuberante
(adj.)=lush.
Ex: Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes.
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* crecer de modo exhuberante=grow + rampant.
* crecer exhuberante=grow + rampant.

exhumación
(n.)=disinterment ; exhumation.
Ex: Interments and disinterments are not permitted on Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas Day.
Ex: In some cases, the remains of unidentified individuals may be buried in mass graves in potter's fields, making exhumation and future identification troublesome.

exhumar
(v.)=exhume ; disinter.
Ex: This article describes a human rights investigation designed to identify bodies exhumed from mass graves in Bosnia.
Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.
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* exhumar una tumba=exhume + a tomb.

exhumar una tumba
(v.)=exhume + a tomb.
Ex: Olsson went on to add that she was considering pressing her claim in court and secure the right to exhume the tomb.
exigencia
(n.)=requirement ; exigency.
Nota: Normalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
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* adaptar a una exigencia=tailor to + requirement.
* ajustarse a exigencias=suit + demands.
* imponer exigencias a=place + demands on.

exigente
(adj.)=demanding ; exacting ; hard-driving ; exigent ; nitpicking [nit-picking] ; choosy ; discerning ; fussy ; fastidious ; quality-sensitive.
Ex: It is clear to me that they face a professional role that will be far more complicated and far more demanding that the one we have known.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: She did observe, however, that his conduct was pretty well as it had been described: he was a hard-driving taskmaster and thoroughly autocratic.
Ex: The exigent demands library managers face often result in highly dramatic events.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
Ex: I became a hungry reader who was not choosy at all about the food.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: This segment of the population is relatively quality-sensitive and not very price sensitive.
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* poco exigente=untaxing ; undemanding.
* ser exigente al elegir=pick and choose.
* ser exigente al escoger=pick and choose.

exigido
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* postura exigida por el trabajo=work posture.

exigir
(v.)=have + calls for ; call for ; demand ; make + demand ; mandate ; require ; place + demands on ; clamour for [clamor, -USA] ; finger-snapping ; exact.
Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: Also, informative abstracts make greater demands upon appreciation of subject content than indicative abstracts.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.
Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex: The stereotype of the decision-maker as a person who does nothig but finger-snapping and button-pushing fades with systematic research and analysis.
Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
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* exigir demasiado=overtax.
* exigir demasiado a los recursos=stretch + Posesivo + resources.
* exigir demasiado de=put + strain on.
* exigir el derecho a=press + Posesivo + claim.
* exigir esfuerzo=take + effort.
* exigir justicia=press + Posesivo + claim.
* exigir + Posesivo + atención=demand + Posesivo + attention.
* exigir rescate por Algo=hold + Nombre + for ransom.
* exigir responsabilidades=hold + Nombre + liable ; hold + Nombre + accountable for.
* exigir un rescate=ransom.

exigir + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=demand + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.
exigir demasiado
(v.)=overtax.
Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks.
exigir demasiado a los recursos
(v.)=stretch + Posesivo + resources.
Ex: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources.
exigir demasiado de
(v.)=put + strain on.
Ex: Patrons' voracious appetite for new videos is already putting a strain on budgets.
exigir el derecho a
(v.)=press + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne.
exigir esfuerzo
(v.)=take + effort.
Ex: Personal indexes maintained by manual methods can take more effort than many scientists and engineers are able or willing to devote to them.
exigir justicia
(v.)=press + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: Olsson went on to add that she was considering pressing her claim in court and secure the right to exhume the tomb.
exigir rescate por Algo
(v.)=hold + Nombre + for ransom.
Ex: This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.
exigir responsabilidades
(v.)=hold + Nombre + liable ; hold + Nombre + accountable for.
Ex: The author asssesses the likelihood of health-care librarians being held liable for the service they provide and discusses methods of reducing this risk. Ex: Moreover, librarians increasingly will be held accountable for the information they supply as we charge fees for particular services.
exigir un rescate
(v.)=ransom.
Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
exiguamente
(adj.)=meagrely [meagerly, -USA].
Ex: Patents are meagrely covered in scitech journals.

exiguo
(adj.)=meagre [meager, -USA] ; skimpy .
Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.
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* con medios muy exiguos=on a shoestring (budget).
* con un presupuesto muy exiguo=on a shoestring (budget).
* presupuesto exiguo=shoestring budget.

exiliado
(n.)=exile.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This article summarises the results of field work on refugee and exile publishing in Western European countries focusing on Surinamese publishing in the Netherlands and Afghan and Iranian refugee publishing in West Berlin and Switzerland.

exiliar
(v.)=exile.
Ex: He was unjustly court-martialed in 1894 for high treason and exiled to a penal colony on the coast of South America.

exilio
(n.)=exile.
Ex: Slake's Limbo belongs to a large category of fiction that deals in exile, whether enforced or self-sought.
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* morir en el exilio=die in + exile.

eximente
(adj.)=exonerating.
Ex: The men were freed because exonerating evidence was found.
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* circunstancia eximente=exonerating circumstance.
* factor eximente=exonerating factor.

eximido
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* estar eximido de=be exempt from.

eximir
(v.)=exempt ; grant + exemption.
Ex: Schools and libraries are not exempted although tax is not payable on fixed educational costs.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
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* eximir de obligación=absolve + Nombre + from obligation.
* eximir de responsabilidad=absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.

eximir de obligación
(v.)=absolve + Nombre + from obligation.
Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.
eximir de responsabilidad
(v.)=absolve + Nombre + from/of + responsibility.
Ex: While librarians must not be overly censorious in their classification, they should not adopt a completely relativist stance that would absolve the profession of all responsibility.
existencia
(n.)=availability ; existence ; provision ; living.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Cross-classification, or the availability of more than one place for a subject, is quite common in a discipline oriented scheme, that is a scheme which starts by producing main classes which coincide with major disciplines.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
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* conocimiento de la existencia=awareness.
* en existencia=remain + in being ; in existence.
* existencia humana=human existence.
* existencia precaria=precarious existence.
* ganarse la existencia=earn + a living ; earn + Posesivo + living ; make + a living.
* justificar la existencia=justify + Posesivo + existence.
* seguir en existencia=remain + in being.

existencia humana
(n.)=human existence.
Ex: Set against the span of human existence, the five-hundred-year-history of the printed book is but an instant.
existencia precaria
(n.)=precarious existence.
Ex: He contends that the black protagonist's precarious existence after his accident recalls the death of Robert Lewis who was lynched in the summer of 1892.
existencial
(adj.)=existential.
Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.

existencialista
(n.)=existentialist.
Ex: To prove his point, Mr. Dreyfus calls on existentialist philosophers from the 19th and 20th centuries, most of whom never saw a computer or heard of the Internet.

existencias
(n.)=holdings ; stock ; stock ; stocking.
Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries.
Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.
Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.
Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.
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* con suficientes existencias=properly stocked.
* exceso de existencias=overstocking ; overage.
* existencias de papel=paper stock.
* fichero de existencias del sistema=system holdings file.
* haber existencias=be in stock.
* información de existencias por bibliotecas=local holdings information.
* información sobre localización y existencias=copy-specific holdings and location information.
* información sobre ubicación y existencias=holdings and location information ; holdings information ; holdings statement.
* liquidación de existencias=stock clearance ; stock clearance sale ; clearance sale.
* lista de existencias=stock list [stocklist].
* mientras haya existencias=while stocks last ; subject to availability.
* nota de ubicación y existencias=holdings note.
* sin existencias=out-of-stock.

existencias de papel
(n.)=paper stock.
Ex: As far as durability is concerned, comic books are now published on heavier, higher quality paper stock; the days of newsprint are largely gone = En lo que respecta a la durabilidad, los tebeos se publican ahora en papel de mayor grosor y calidad; los días del papel de "periódico" de baja calidad en general pertenecen al pasado.
existente
(adj.)=available ; existing ; extant ; in existence ; existential.
Ex: Mini and micro computers will become cheaper and information retrieval software will become available in more financially attractive, user friendly and tried and tested packages.
Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules.
Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.
Ex: There are very few examples of large scale, generally accessible, hypertexts in existence.
Ex: Commentators who assert their views premised upon a unity of aims for SLIS not only fail to appreciate existential realities, they also distort perceptions about what is the best speed of curriculum evolution.
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* conducir o andar con cuidado debido a la dificultad existente=navigate.
* inexistente=non-existent [nonexistent].

existir
(v.)=be ; be available ; be forthcoming ; come in ; exist ; there + be ; be in place ; be in existence ; be around.
Ex: Systems such as Dialog, IRS, ORBIT and BLAISE may be accessed by libraries and information units.
Ex: This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.
Ex: Until additional funds are forthcoming, it is most helpful to 'push' such a plan.
Ex: Such records come in a variety of physical forms.
Ex: Difficulties may arise where equivalent terms do not exist in all of the languages of the thesaurus.
Ex: There are a relatively large number of documents under each heading.
Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
Ex: Libraries have been in existence for a long time in many countries and so should have become an integral part of the culture.
Ex: The author suggests that the book will be around for generations to come simply because it costs less.
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* coexistir=coexist [co-exist].
* debería existir=there + ought to be.
* dejar de existir=be no more.
* existir razones para=there + be + ground(s) for.
* existir constancia de=anecdotal record ; anecdotal evidence.
* existir de antemano=pre-exist [preexist].
* existir de muchos tipos=come in + many guises.
* existir desde hace años=be around for years.
* existir independientemente de=stand + independent of.
* existir indicios de=there + be + signs of.
* existir indicios de que=there + be + evidence that.
* existir la posibilidad de=there + be + scope for.
* existir la posibilidad de que=there + be + room for.
* existir la tendencia a=there + be + a tendency (to/for).
* existir mucha diferencia entre ... y ...=be a far cry from ... to ....
* existir pruebas de que=there + be + evidence that.
* existir una demanda de=there + be + call for.
* existir una necesidad de=there + be + call for.
* no existir=be out of the picture.
* no existir como tal=there + be + no such thing as.
* no existir límites=there + be + no limit.
* no existir muchos indicios de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no existir ningún indicio de que=there + be + no sign of.

existir constancia de
=anecdotal record ; anecdotal evidence.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats. Ex: Anecdotal evidence indicates that pollen shed from anthers remains viable longer at low temperature and high relative humidity.
existir de antemano
(v.)=pre-exist [preexist].
Ex: The development of a retrospective programme is based on the premise that some fragmentary retrospective provision must pre-exist the establishment of a formal organization charged with the responsibility to do so.
existir de muchos tipos
(v.)=come in + many guises.
Ex: Abstractors come in many guises.
existir desde hace años
(v.)=be around for years.
Ex: Several examples are the veritable overnight adoption of FAX transmission, even though the technology had been around for years.
existir independientemente de
(v.)=stand + independent of.
Ex: In that a highlight abstract cannot stand independent of its associated article it is not a true abstract.
existir indicios de
(n.)=there + be + signs of.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
existir indicios de que
(n.)=there + be + evidence that.
Ex: MacKeller mentions the companionship system in connection with hurried work, but there is evidence that it was also used for ordinary work by the middle of the century.
existir la posibilidad de
(n.)=there + be + scope for.
Ex: There is nevertheless some scope in some African countries for the exploitation of basic information technologies for such actitivies as the internal husbanding and sharing of decision-making data.
existir la posibilidad de que
(n.)=there + be + room for.
Ex: There is room for everyone to profit from academic software - both in royalties from sales and intellectually.
existir la tendencia a
(n.)=there + be + a tendency (to/for).
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.
existir mucha diferencia entre ... y ...
(v.)=be a far cry from ... to ....
Ex: It is a far cry from the abacus to the modern keyboard accounting machine.
existir pruebas de que
(n.)=there + be + evidence that.
Ex: MacKeller mentions the companionship system in connection with hurried work, but there is evidence that it was also used for ordinary work by the middle of the century.
existir razones para
=there + be + ground(s) for.
Ex: In fact, as far as IT infrastructure is concerned, there is some ground for optimism almost everywhere in the world.
existir una demanda de
(n.)=there + be + call for.
Ex: There is a call from certain copyright owners to curtail or even abolish fair dealing in the electronic environment.
existir una necesidad de
(n.)=there + be + call for.
Ex: There is a call from certain copyright owners to curtail or even abolish fair dealing in the electronic environment.
exitazo
(n.)=smashing success ; blockbuster.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Colgate conference: a smashing success'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'ASIS meeting 'celebrates change' with blockbuster success'.
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* ser todo un exitazo=bring + the house down ; hit it out of + the park ; go (over/off) with + a bang ; raise + the roof.

exitoso
(adj.)=successful.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.

exocrino
(adj.)=exocrine.
Ex: Scattered throughout the exocrine tissue are clusters of endocrine cells which produce the hormones insulin and glucagon.

exoneración
(n.)=exemption ; vindication ; exoneration.
Ex: Exemption from membership charges for the elderly on a national scale might mean 280,000 new users.
Ex: Hitchens' vigorous defense and vindication of Orwell consists of ten shortish chapters examining his hero's credentials in relation to various matters.
Ex: An attempt is made to explain why, of all people Popper ever criticized for historicism, Charles Darwin alone was singled out for exoneration.

exonerar
(v.)=grant + exemption ; exonerate ; acquit ; remit.
Ex: The regulation sets out the requirement for compulsory notification of agreements to the Commission and gives the Commission powers to grant exemption to the rules.
Ex: In addition most of the men offered explanations to exonerate their fathers for their inadequacies as sexuality educators.
Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
Ex: The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.
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* exonerar a Alguien de culpa=exonerate + Nombre + from blame.
* exonerar a Alguien de responsabilidad=exonerate + Nombre + from responsibility.

exonerar a Alguien de culpa
(v.)=exonerate + Nombre + from blame.
Ex: The belief that health professionals were 'doing everything they could' in conditions of constraint also tended to exonerate them from blame for the suffering that carers or ill people experienced, and thus to disarm complaints about health care.
exonerar a Alguien de responsabilidad
(v.)=exonerate + Nombre + from responsibility.
Ex: This view has helped exonerate the majority of drinkers & the alcohol industry from responsibility.
exorbitante
(adj.)=extortionate ; outrageous ; exorbitant.
Ex: This is an important and interesting book, but given that much of the material has previously been published, the price seems extortionate.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
Ex: The banks were habitually charging exorbitant rates on overdraft fees without prior notice.
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* pagar un precio exorbitante=pay through + the nose.

exorcismo
(n.)=exorcism.
Ex: It is particularly miracle healing and exorcism, however, that establishes a strong phenomenological link with traditional Indian popular religion.

exorcista
(n.)=exorcist.
Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.

exotismo
(n.)=exoticism.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.

expandible
(adj.)=expandable.
Ex: This article outlines the inherent characteristics of information - human, expandable, compressible, substitutable, transportable, diffusive and shareable and discusses what effect these qualities have on the library profession.

expandir
(v.)=expand ; expand upon/on + Tema.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
Ex: We must now return to the consideration of indexes and here we shall recapitulate, and expand, upon some of the points already made in Section 1.
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* expandirse=branch out (into) ; branch into.
* posibilidad de expandir=expandability.

expandirse
(v.)=branch out (into) ; branch into.
Ex: The company now has offices in the UK, the USA and Asia, and has branched out into consultancy and software development. Ex: The book also examines the epistemological, theoretical, socio-technical, and practice directions that social work has branched into.
expansionista
(adj.)=expansionary ; expansionist.
Ex: Staff recruitment in SLIS was buoyant in the expansionary 1960s.
Ex: Much of the blame for international terrorism can be put on the expansionist and hegemonist tendencies by the US.

expansivo
(adj.)=expansive.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
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* onda expansiva=shockwave.

expansión
(n.)=growth ; expansion ; waxing.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.
Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.
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* de expansión=expanded.
* en constante expansión=ever-expanding ; ever-growing.
* en continua expansión=expanding.
* en expansión=expanded.
* en rápida expansión=fast expanding.
* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro=thesaurus expansion.
* expansión urbana=urban expansion ; urban growth.
* expansión urbana descontrolada=urban sprawl ; suburban sprawl.
* expansión urbanística=urban growth ; urban expansion.

expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro
(n.)=thesaurus expansion.
Ex: In such a case, it would make more sense to display all levels of the hierarchy below any term for which the user requests a thesaurus expansion.
expansión urbana
(n.)=urban expansion ; urban growth.
Ex: They wish to demonstrate the importance of millponds as a refuge for wildlife in areas suffering from urban expansion. Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
expansión urbana descontrolada
(n.)=urban sprawl ; suburban sprawl.
Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat. Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
expansión urbanística
(n.)=urban growth ; urban expansion.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development. Ex: They wish to demonstrate the importance of millponds as a refuge for wildlife in areas suffering from urban expansion.
expatriado
(n.)=expatriate ; expat.
Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.

expectación
(n.)=anticipation.
Ex: They expressed anticipation at being able to search the bibliography by computer.
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* con expectación=expectantly.
* haber un aire de expectación=there + be + an air of expectation.
* respirarse un aire de expectación=there + be + an air of expectation.

expectante
(adj.)=expectant.
Ex: And they are coming after years of comparative plenty, with the expectant attitudes generated by such plenty another force with which to contend.

expectativa
(n.)=expectation ; prospect ; outlook ; anticipation.
Ex: This may be an unrealistic expectation.
Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
Ex: They expressed anticipation at being able to search the bibliography by computer.
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* a la expectativa de=on the lookout for.
* con demasiadas expectativas=over expectant.
* con la expectativa de que=in hopeful expectation that.
* cumplir las expectativas=come up to + expectations.
* estar a la altura de las expectativas=live up to + Posesivo + expectations.
* estar a la expectativa de=be on the alert for.
* expectativas de vida=life expectancy.
* expectativas laborales=job expectations.
* expectativas profesionales=career expectations.
* más allá de las expectativas=beyond expectation.
* más allá de toda expectativa=beyond expectation.
* no cumplir las expectativas=fall + short of expectations.
* no estar a la altura de las expectativas=fall below + expectations.
* pocas expectativas=low expectation.
* satisfacer una expectativa=meet + expectation.
* superar las expectativas=exceed + expectations.
* tener expectativas=hold + expectations ; have + expectations.

expectativas de vida
(n.)=life expectancy.
Ex: According to the article, persons who eat onions with every meal have a life expectancy of some 1% above the national average, but they are invited to only 20% as many parties and their divorce expectancy is 200% above the national average = De acuerdo con el artículo, las personas que comen cebollas en cada comida tienen una esperanza de vida de un 1% por encima de la media nacional, pero se les invita sólo a un 20% de las fiestas y su índice de divorcios es del 200% por encima de la media.
expectativas laborales
=job expectations.
Ex: Over half the respondents were vague on job expectations.
expectativas profesionales
=career expectations.
Ex: Additional questions sought to determine the career expectations of these students.
expectorar
(v.)=cough up.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.

expedicionario
(adj.)=expeditionary.
Ex: French expeditionary photographer Claude Charnay was doing similar work in Mexico and Madagascar just before Agassiz went to Brazil.
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* cuerpo expedicionario=expeditionary force.
* fuerza expedicionaria=expeditionary force.

expedición
(n.)=expedition.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
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* expedición científica=scientific expedition.
* expedición geográfica=geographical exploration.

expedición científica
(n.)=scientific expedition.
Ex: The writer describes a scientific expedition to study humpback whales.
expedición geográfica
(n.)=geographical exploration.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North America which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.
expediente
(n.)=dossier ; record ; file.
Nota: En tecnología de la información, conjunto de información codificada por métodos que requieren la utilización de un ordenador; también se dice computer file.
Ex: A daily press dossier is issued and sent to European Parliament officials and political groups.
Ex: The Committee has the normal powers of select committees to send for persons, papers and records, and to appoint sub-committees.
Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.
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* cubrir el expediente=do + enough to get by.
* expediente académico=academic record ; transcripts.
* expediente académico de la escuela=high school record.
* expediente de matrícula de honor=first class degree.
* expediente de sanción=disciplinary proceedings ; disciplinary action.
* expediente disciplinario=disciplinary proceedings ; disciplinary action.
* expediente personal=personnel file ; personal records.
* licenciarse con un expediente de honor=graduate with + honours.

expediente académico
(n.)=academic record ; transcripts.
Ex: Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Adolph Hitler to name but three, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records. Ex: Degree verification and official transcripts provided when requested by employers and others authorized by the graduate.
expediente académico de la escuela
(n.)=high school record.
Ex: These researches indicate that it is important to consider whether the applicant is fresh out of high school, or a repeater, and better selection will be made if the university looks at the high school record.
expediente de matrícula de honor
(n.)=first class degree.
Ex: After gaining a first class degree en English from Queen's University, Belfast, he lectured there from 1966 until 1972.
expediente de sanción
(n.)=disciplinary proceedings ; disciplinary action.
Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct. Ex: Students caught using mobile telephones were cautioned, three cautions leading to disciplinary action.
expediente disciplinario
(n.)=disciplinary proceedings ; disciplinary action.
Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct. Ex: Students caught using mobile telephones were cautioned, three cautions leading to disciplinary action.
expediente personal
(n.)=personnel file ; personal records.
Ex: A library personnel officer, for example, may have the responsibility of receiving applications, interviewing applicants, maintaining personnel files, recommending promotion, transfer, etc. Ex: All requests must include a consent signed by the individual who is requesting access to his or her personal records.
expedir
(v.)=forward ; ship ; ship off ; issue.
Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
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* volver a expedir=reissue [re-issue].

expeler
(v.)=expel ; spew (out) ; billow out ; exhaust.
Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
Ex: Nearly everyone has seen a factory's smokestack billowing out black sooty smoke that dirties the air and blackens buildings.
Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.

expendedora
(n.)=dispensing machine.
Ex: This paper presents arguments for and against libraries in the USA having condom dispensing machines in their public toilets.
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* máquina expendedora de sellos=stamp dispenser.

expensas
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* a expensas de=at + Nombre's + expense.
* a expensas de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a expensas de otros=at other people's expense.
* a + Posesivo + expensas=at + Posesivo + (own) expense.

experiencia
(n.)=experience ; exposure ; connoisseurship ; seasoning.
Ex: Any reliance on principles alone is rejected, and an attempt is made to codify experience.
Ex: This article also examines the need for exposure to AI by all students in order to become familiar with capabilities and limitations of AI-based systems.
Ex: This book explores the underlying institutional factors that help museum-based connoisseurship and aestheticism and university-based critical theory and revisionist scholarship exist.
Ex: All the artists were influenced by their seasoning as commercial illustrators.
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* acumular experiencia=garner + experience.
* adquirido con la experiencia=experiential.
* adquirir experiencia=gain + experience ; cut + Posesivo + teeth (on).
* ámbito de experiencia=circle of experience.
* ampliar la experiencia=extend + experience ; broaden + experience.
* aprender de la experiencia=learn from + experience.
* aprendizaje a través de la experiencia=experiential learning.
* aprovechar la experiencia profesional=harness + expertise.
* ASTINFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de l=ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).
* aumentar la experiencia=deepen + experience.
* compartir experiencias=share + experience.
* compartir la experiencia profesional=pool + expertise.
* con experiencia=experienced.
* con experiencia profesional=professionally-qualified.
* con la sabiduría que da la experiencia=with the benefit of hindsight.
* conocer por experiencia=know (by/from) + experience.
* con poca experiencia=inexperienced.
* contar experiencias=tell + tales.
* contar la experiencia=relate + experience ; recount + experience.
* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales=pool + expertise.
* en + Posesivo + experiencia=in + Posesivo + experience.
* escuchar la voz de la experiencia=listen to + the voice of experience.
* experiencia aleccionadora=awakening.
* experiencia amarga=bitter experience.
* experiencia cercana a la muerte=near death experience.
* experiencia cotidiana=flux of experience.
* experiencia de la vida=experience of life.
* experiencia del mundo=worldliness.
* experiencia del mundo real=real-world training.
* experiencia + demostrar=experience + show.
* experiencia de primera mano=first-hand experience.
* experiencia desalentadora=downer.
* experiencia difícil=bumpy ride.
* experiencia docente=teaching experience.
* experiencia en bibliotecas=library experience.
* experiencia enriquecedora=learning experience.
* experiencia + enseñar=experience + teach.
* experiencia incomparable=experience of a lifetime.
* experiencia inolvidable=experience of a lifetime ; unforgettable experience ; memorable experience.
* experiencia irrepetible=experience of a lifetime.
* experiencia laboral=work experience.
* experiencia lectora=reading life.
* experiencia liberadora=liberating experience.
* experiencia maravillosa=experience of a lifetime.
* experiencia mística=mystic experience.
* experiencia personal=life experience ; living experience ; personal experience.
* experiencia política=political experience.
* experiencia positiva=success story.
* experiencia práctica=field experience ; hands on experience ; practical experience.
* experiencia profesional=career experience ; expertise ; staff expertise ; professional skills ; professional expertise ; professional experience.
* experiencia profesional común=pool of expertise.
* experiencia traumática=traumatic experience.
* experiencia única=experience of a lifetime.
* experiencia vital=living experience.
* experiencia vivida=life experience ; living experience.
* intercambiar experiencias=exchange + experience ; share + experience.
* intercambio de experiencias=exchange of experience.
* la voz de la experiencia=the voice of experience.
* mala experiencia=horror story ; awful experience.
* recoger experiencia=garner + experience.
* según + Posesivo + experiencia=in + Posesivo + experience.
* servir de experiencia=chart + the waters.
* servirse de la experiencia=draw on/upon + background.
* servirse de la experiencia de=draw on/upon + experience of.
* sin experiencia=inexperience ; callow .
* sufrir una experiencia=undergo + experience.
* tener experiencia=have + experience.
* terrible experiencia=ordeal.
* toda una vida de experiencia=a lifetime of experience.
* una gran experiencia=a wealth of experience.
* un caudal de experiencia=a wealth of experience.

experiencia + demostrar
(n.)=experience + show.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
experiencia + enseñar
(n.)=experience + teach.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
experiencia aleccionadora
(n.)=awakening.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
experiencia amarga
(n.)=bitter experience.
Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.
experiencia cercana a la muerte
=near death experience.
Ex: A fisherman ordered to remain at sea by his employer as a cyclone battered Bangladesh has spoken of his near death experience.
experiencia cotidiana
(n.)=flux of experience.
Ex: The author will be offering, no matter how provisionally, a way of ordering the flux of experience.
experiencia de la vida
(n.)=experience of life.
Ex: In this mood we select books that connect with the way we are now, with the experiences of life we are presently encountering = En este estado de ánimo escogemos libros relacionados con nuestra forma de ser ahora, con las experiencias de la vida que estamos teniendo en la actualidad.
experiencia de primera mano
(n.)=first-hand experience.
Ex: The author offers first-hand experience in setting up and developing public access CD-ROM service.
experiencia del mundo
(n.)=worldliness.
Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
experiencia del mundo real
(n.)=real-world training.
Ex: The location has not only provided real-world training but it has also given them the chance to experience an environment that differs greatly from their home state.
experiencia desalentadora
(n.)=downer.
Ex: Financial crime in the press is seen as a downer in the market and therefore not encouraged.
experiencia difícil
(n.)=bumpy ride.
Ex: The article 'Online world: the bumpy ride of the Web engine' highlights problems identified with World Wide Web search engines.
experiencia docente
(n.)=teaching experience.
Ex: Librarians with teaching experience are also better able to enforce discipline.
experiencia en bibliotecas
(n.)=library experience.
Ex: Undergraduate grade point average, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, ethnicity, gender and library experience were variables which tended to predict GSLIS grade point average and completion of the programme.
experiencia enriquecedora
(n.)=learning experience.
Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.
experiencia incomparable
(n.)=experience of a lifetime.
Ex: When everyone looks back on it they always seem to say that studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime.
experiencia inolvidable
(n.)=experience of a lifetime ; unforgettable experience ; memorable experience.
Ex: When everyone looks back on it they always seem to say that studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime. Ex: When asked to recall our most unforgettable experiences, we often bring up something that marked a turning point in our life. Ex: High school and college are where some of the most memorable experiences take place.
experiencia irrepetible
(n.)=experience of a lifetime.
Ex: When everyone looks back on it they always seem to say that studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime.
experiencia laboral
(n.)=work experience.
Ex: This article presents information on number and type of employees, education, work experience and reporting levels.
experiencia lectora
(n.)=reading life.
Ex: Various adults should from time to time share the burden so that no one adult's tastes and prejudices dominate a child's reading life.
experiencia liberadora
(n.)=liberating experience.
Ex: I don't think that is a very liberating experience, especially a terminal that's hooked to a large computer that almost no one understands, no one but a very few people.
experiencia maravillosa
(n.)=experience of a lifetime.
Ex: When everyone looks back on it they always seem to say that studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime.
experiencia mística
(n.)=mystic experience.
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.
experiencia personal
(n.)=life experience ; living experience ; personal experience.
Ex: I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience. Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age, living experience. Ex: He is moving on from the past and looking forward to a tremendous future helping to educate parents from his personal experiences.
experiencia política
(n.)=political experience.
Ex: She hates being described as a war-horse next to Kelly the filly, but she has had 20 more years of political experience.
experiencia positiva
(n.)=success story.
Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
experiencia profesional
(n.)=career experience ; expertise ; staff expertise ; professional skills ; professional expertise ; professional experience.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service. Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members. Ex: By centralizing stock and staff it is possible for everyone to have access to a wider range of staff expertise. Ex: Chapter 1 provides an overview of today's reference services, suggesting the rich possibilities for applying basic professional skills. Ex: This article points the way to success through marketing, professional expertise and the personal touch. Ex: Data on doctoral graduates are discussed in terms of socioeconomic factors, educational background, position held, prior professional experience, salaries, professional membership, and publications.
experiencia profesional común
(n.)=pool of expertise.
Ex: Its relevance and quality benefit from the considerable pool of expertise available in the organisation.
experiencia práctica
(n.)=field experience ; hands on experience ; practical experience.
Ex: From evaluation of findings, practical field experience is singled out as the most important prerequisite for effective university training in agricultural extension. Ex: A wholly estimable rush of enthusiasm on the part of IT staff could devour all available spare resources overnight if severely rationed 'hands on' experience time was exceeded. Ex: The practical experience of any librarian at an information desk will confirm this over and over again.
experiencia traumática
(n.)=traumatic experience.
Ex: Visual imagery associated with past traumatic experience is a fundamental part of oral narratives.
experiencia vital
(n.)=living experience.
Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age, living experience.
experiencia vivida
(n.)=life experience ; living experience.
Ex: I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience. Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age, living experience.
experiencia única
(n.)=experience of a lifetime.
Ex: When everyone looks back on it they always seem to say that studying abroad is the experience of a lifetime.
experiencial
(adj.)=experiential.
Ex: This necessitates the sharing of experiential knowledge at various levels and in various forms.

experimentación
(n.)=experimentation.
Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
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* experimentación con animales=animal experimentation.

experimentación con animales
(n.)=animal experimentation.
Ex: It is hardly surprising that animal experimentation raises complex questions.
experimentado
(adj.)=experienced ; mature ; veteran ; well-tried ; tried.
Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
Ex: There may be conflicts between the needs of new and mature users.
Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
Ex: The following are some well-tried activities.
Ex: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.

experimentador
(n.)=experimenter.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.

experimental
(adj.)=experimental ; tentative.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work, and document with a central theme.
Ex: In 1943, he was offered a three-month appointment by the Director of the Library of Congress' Processing Department, the purpose of which was to make a tentative study of the ALA rules of description.
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* ciencia experimental=hard sciences, the.
* estación experimental agrícola=agricultural experiment station.
* investigador experimental=experimentalist.
* proyecto experimental=experimental project.

experimentalmente
=experimentally.
Ex: Sulphite chemical wood was made experimentally in the United States in 1866.

experimentar
(v.)=experience ; experiment ; institute + experiments ; pass through ; suffer ; undergo ; prototype ; mess with ; feel ; go through.
Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.
Ex: We need not abandon our professional library studies programs, but we must also be willing to experiment with future oriented programs and structures at the same time.
Ex: In an open-planned building designed flexibly to cater for adaptations, the librarian is not inhibited for making changes or instituting experiments.
Ex: The scheme has passed through nineteen editions.
Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.
Ex: Syntactic relationships arise from the syntax of the document which is undergoing analysis, and derive solely from literary warrant.
Ex: The electronic book (e-book) is already available commercially in Japan, and a British company is currently prototyping a handwriting recognition notepad.
Ex: Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it.
Ex: Public libraries, especially in New York City, are feeling severe budget crunches, because we really haven't been relevant to people and, therefore, nobody uses us = Las bibliotecas públicas, especialmente de la ciudad de Nueva York, están sufriendo graves recortes presupuestarios debido a que la gente no nos ha encontrado necesarios y, por lo tanto, nadie nos utiliza.
Ex: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder.
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* experimentar recortes=suffer + cuts.
* experimentar una revolución=enter + a revolution.
* experimentar una subida=experience + rise.
* experimentar una transformación=undergo + transformation.
* experimentar un aumento=experience + rise.
* experimentar un aumento vertiginoso=experience + explosion.
* experimentar un cambio=bring about + change ; undergo + modification ; undergo + change ; undergo + transition.
* experimentar un cambio + Adjetivo=take + a + Adjetivo + turn.
* experimentar un crecimiento=experience + growth.
* experimentar un descenso=experience + drop.

experimentar recortes
(v.)=suffer + cuts.
Ex: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.
experimentar un aumento
(v.)=experience + rise.
Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
experimentar un aumento vertiginoso
(v.)=experience + explosion.
Ex: Contemporary society has experienced an extraordinary explosion in knowledge which has resulted in a corresponding increase in the publication of books and other materials which act as information carriers.
experimentar un cambio
(v.)=bring about + change ; undergo + modification ; undergo + change ; undergo + transition.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about. Ex: In this laboratory situation, students' analyses and programs of action may undergo some modification as collectively the class debates alternatives. Ex: The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again. Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
experimentar un cambio + Adjetivo
(v.)=take + a + Adjetivo + turn.
Ex: He wrote an article titled 'The New Library project takes a favourable turn: a progress report'.
experimentar un crecimiento
(v.)=experience + growth.
Ex: Biotechnology has experienced rapid growth in recent years.
experimentar un descenso
(v.)=experience + drop.
Ex: The library has experienced a drop in the number of persons visiting it but a sharp rise in the number of volumes lent on interlibrary loan.
experimentar una revolución
(v.)=enter + a revolution.
Ex: And yet, over the last twenty-five years, other fields of librarianship have entered upon a veritable revolution in theory and practice.
experimentar una subida
(v.)=experience + rise.
Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
experimentar una transformación
(v.)=undergo + transformation.
Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.
experimento
(n.)=experiment ; experimentation ; test run.
Ex: Experiments in improved document delivery systems, and the establishment of networks between libraries are under way.
Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
Ex: Test run results show that by taking advantage of the favourable properties of holography shorter response times are obtained.
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* del experimento=experimental.
* experimento mental=thought experiment.
* experimentos con animales=animal experimentation.
* hacer experimentos=institute + experiments.
* realizar un experimento=conduct + experiment.

experimento mental
(n.)=thought experiment.
Ex: Let us perform a simple thought experiment: assume that a cataloger has committed a simple transposition error and transcribed YEATS, WILLIAM BUTLER as YEATS, WILLIAM BULTER.
experimentos con animales
(n.)=animal experimentation.
Ex: It is hardly surprising that animal experimentation raises complex questions.
experiodista
(n.)=ex-journalist.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction.

experto bibliotecario
(n.)=library expert.
Ex: A literature review was followed by a questionnaire survey sent to selected library experts.
experto empresarial
(n.)=industry observer.
Ex: Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp.
experto en
=well versed in.
Ex: He spent most of his career in the reference department from which he emerged well educated in local history and literature and well versed in the repair of the vacuum cleaner and window blinds.
experto en cerveza
(n.)=beer expert.
Ex: At the final, eight beers from across the country will be tasted, and judged by beer experts.
experto en conservación
(n.)=preservationist.
Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
experto en desactivación de bombas
(n.)=detonation expert.
Ex: The services is made up of three avalanche rescue dogs, five policemen, and two detonation experts.
experto en desactivación de explosivos
(n.)=detonation expert.
Ex: The services is made up of three avalanche rescue dogs, five policemen, and two detonation experts.
experto en dietética
(n.)=dietitian [dietician] ; diet expert.
Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges. Ex: I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.
experto en informática
=computer expert.
Ex: Librarians worked with geneticist, computer experts, social scientists and many others to develop this database.
experto en la confección de documentos web
(n.)=text mark-up expert.
Ex: The workshop brought together librarians, digital library researchers, content providers, and text-markup experts to improve discovery standards for information resources.
experto en la materia
=subject expert.
Ex: The person engaged as an abstractor may be anyone from the author of a work, an information officer, a specialist abstractor or a subject expert to a library assistant or clerk.
experto en medicina
(n.)=medical expert.
Ex: An online encyclopedia of medical images each accompanied by detailed and informative text ranging from allergy to cardiology to neurology to urology, with contributions from over 2000 medical experts.
experto en nutrición
(n.)=nutritionist.
Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.
experto en recursos
(n.)=resource person [resource people -pl.].
Ex: The author explains the role of an information professional as a resource person attached to a research team.
experto en tecnología
(n.)=technologist.
Ex: Although still wide, this definition excluded programmes in the computing science and information technology field designed for technologists.
experto en vinos
(n.)=wine expert.
Ex: Oenologist is the learned word for a wine expert.
experto fiscal
(n.)=fiscal officer.
Ex: In many library situations, either the library or the municipality (or both) will have fiscal officers with expertise in these technical areas.
experto jurídico
=legal expert.
Ex: The documentation centre was assigned the task of organising a public service of legal information for legal experts.
experto técnico
(n.)=technical expert.
Ex: All too often, risk prevention is a domain which is left to technical experts, scientists and possibly politicians.
experto^1
(n.)=expert ; referee ; talent ; expert witness ; pundit ; publication referee ; techie ; peer reviewer ; technie ; leading expert ; hired gun ; scholar.
Ex: Standard reference works and experts may be consulted.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: The company sponsoring the award wants to find out how much can be done in terms of effective public relations and publicity using only local library talent.
Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.
Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.
Ex: This does not imply that the abstractor becomes a publication referee, trying to second-guess decisions already made by editors.
Ex: The article 'CD-ROMs for techies' profiles CD-ROM based tools providing personal computer technical support.
Ex: All papers undergo blind review by external peer reviewers.
Ex: The information superhighway is more than just a technies' playground.
Ex: Each session will be chaired by a leading expert on the topic.
Ex: Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.
Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
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* círculo de expertos=network.
* comité de expertos=professional committee.
* como un experto=expertly.
* consultar con otro experto=get + a second opinion.
* encuentro entre expertos=meeting of (the) minds.
* evaluación por expertos=peer review ; refereeing ; peer reviewing.
* evaluación por expertos abierta=open refereeing.
* evaluación por expertos anónima=blind refereeing.
* evaluado por expertos=peer-reviewed ; expertly appraised ; refereed.
* evaluar por expertos=referee.
* evaluar por expertos doblemente=double referee.
* experto bibliotecario=library expert.
* experto empresarial=industry observer.
* experto en=well versed in.
* experto en cerveza=beer expert.
* experto en conservación=preservationist.
* experto en desactivación de bombas=detonation expert.
* experto en desactivación de explosivos=detonation expert.
* experto en dietética=dietitian [dietician] ; diet expert.
* experto en informática=computer expert.
* experto en la confección de documentos web=text mark-up expert.
* experto en la materia=subject expert.
* experto en medicina=medical expert.
* experto en nutrición=nutritionist.
* experto en recursos=resource person [resource people -pl.].
* experto en tecnología=technologist.
* experto en vinos=wine expert.
* experto fiscal=fiscal officer.
* experto jurídico=legal expert.
* expertos, los=experienced, the.
* experto técnico=technical expert.
* grupo de expertos=cadre ; brains trust ; group of experts ; network ; think tank.
* panel de expertos=expert panel.
* predicciones de expertos=punditry.
* previsiones de expertos=punditry.
* procedimiento de evaluación por expertos=refereeing procedure.
* pronósticos de expertos=punditry.
* pronunciamientos de expertos=punditry.
* reunión de expertos=expert meeting [experts' meeting].
* revista evaluada por expertos=refereed journal ; peer-reviewed journal.
* ser un experto en=be knowledgeable about.
* ser un experto en la materia=know + Posesivo + stuff.
* sin ser evaluado por expertos=unrefereed.
* someter a una evaluación por expertos doble=double referee.
* toma de contacto entre expertos=meeting of (the) minds.

experto^2
(adj.)=adept ; experienced ; master ; skilled ; trained ; seasoned ; qualified ; virtuoso ; expert ; deft ; technically minded.
Ex: The machine is indeed quite adept at creating alternate access points and customized sequences.
Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
Ex: The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: The WILSONDISC system appears easier to the trained searcher who can gather a great body of relevant material by using Boolean free text searching.
Ex: At the same time, seasoned librarians are faced with new learning requirements for computer seaching.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.
Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
Ex: The building was without electricity for much of the day as some planned system upgrades were implemented (for the technically minded, some old gubbings were apparently replaced with sleek shiny new ones).
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* conocimiento experto=expertise.
* enviar a un asesor experto=refer.
* inexperto=naive [naïve].
* mecanógrafo experto=master typist.
* no experto=non-expert [nonexpert].
* parecido a un sistema experto=expert-type.
* persona no experta=non-scholar.
* ser experto en=be skilled at.
* sistema experto=expert system ; knowledge-base system.

expertos, los
(n.)=experienced, the.
Ex: It will be readily accessible to all types of users, novices as well as the experienced.
expiación
(n.)=expiation.
Ex: The Catholic concept of purgatory, a place where the expiation of venial sins was to take place, developed during the twelfth century.

expiar
(v.)=atone (for).
Ex: It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.

expiatorio
(adj.)=sacrificial.
Ex: Rock paintings there may perform the same function as the sacrificial aspersion of rocks with blood & chyme.
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* chivo espiatorio=whipping boy.
* chivo expiatorio=sacrificial lamb ; sacrificial goat ; patsy ; scapegoat.
* cordero expiatorio=sacrificial lamb.
* rito expiatorio=sacrificial rite.

expiración
(n.)=expiration.
Ex: Failure to make a renewal fee payment can result in the expiration of the patent prior to its statutory term.

expirado
(adj.)=expired.
Ex: This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
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* no expirado=unexpired.

expirar
(v.)=expire ; run towards + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.
Ex: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
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* sin expirar=unexpired.
* vida + expirar=life + expire.

explanada
(n.)=esplanade ; concourse.
Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
Ex: The station has a single large concourse populated with the usual assortment of shops and eateries.
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* Explanada de las Mezquitas, la=Temple Mount, the.

explanar
(v.)=clear up.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.

explayarse^1
(v.)=dwell on/upon ; expound (on).
Ex: Annotations found in bibliographies may be less stylized and are more likely to dwell on the subject content.
Ex: The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.

explayarse^2
(v.)=get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + chest.
Ex: It really feels good to get my dissatisfaction and frustrations off my chest by complaining.

explicable
(adj.)=explicable ; explainable.
Ex: In both schemes philosophy, psychology, and religion are clustered together, a grouping explicable in terms of their nineteenth-century origins.
Ex: These discrepancies in success in the job market are explainable in highly specified situations.

explicación
(n.)=amplification ; annotation ; clarity ; designation ; explanation ; exposition ; explication ; walkthrough [walk-through] ; elucidation.
Ex: Some amplification is therefore desirable to place it in its full context.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information of a document by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.
Ex: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere.
Ex: Ninety-nine years ago Charles Cutter began his exposition of a set of cataloging rules with the following objectives.
Ex: Reference librarians make heavy use of their many literary checklists as well as their indexes to literary, drama, and poetry explication and criticism.
Ex: A cognitive walkthrough consists of a re-enactment of a test session in which the user is queried about their movements and decisions throughout the test session.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the revision or elucidation of the text.
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* a modo de explicación=parenthetically.
* dar más explicaciones=elaborate on.
* dar una explicación=present + explanation.
* de difícil explicación=defy + explanation.
* explicación de las signaturas=statement of signing.
* explicación del formato=format statement.
* falto de explicación=unaccounted.
* necesitar explicación=be unaccounted for.
* ofrecer una explicación=present + explanation.
* quedar sin explicación=be unaccounted for.
* sin explicación=unaccounted.
* sin lógica ni explicación=without rhyme or reason.

explicación de las signaturas
(n.)=statement of signing.
Ex: The formula will be completed with a statement of signing, described below, which indicates which leaves are signed and which are not.
explicación del formato
(n.)=format statement.
Ex: Note that the format statement is separated from the collation by a colon, and that this simple formula is not punctuated.
explicar
(v.)=account for ; explain ; present + discussion ; set out ; spell out ; explicate ; expound (on) ; set forth.
Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
Ex: This may help explain why many working in this field fail to practise what they preach.
Ex: This article presents a detailed discussion of the use of Hypermedia for authoring, organisation and presentation of information.
Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
Ex: Certain obligations of public and university libraries and publicly supported library networks often are also spelled out in statutory form.
Ex: Sometime around the turn of the century the American library community decided against continuing its analysis of the periodical literature that we find so well explicated in the printed catalogs of Enoch Pratt and other major libraries at that time.
Ex: The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.
Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.
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* encontrar difícil de explicar=be hard put to explain.
* explicar Algo a Alguien=interpret + Algo + to + Alguien.
* explicar cómo=give + instructions for.
* explicar en detalle=explain + at length.
* explicar largamente=dwell on/upon.
* explicar la situación=explain + the situation.
* explicar las razones de=set out + the reasons for.
* explicar + Posesivo + versión del incidente=explain + Posesivo + side of the incident.
* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos=explain + Posesivo + side of the story.
* explicarse=puzzle out.
* explicar una noción=put across + conception.
* explicar un Tema con más detalle=expand upon/on + Tema.
* muy difícil de explicar=defy + explanation.
* no saber cómo explicarlo=be at a loss to explain it.
* quedar por explicar=be unaccounted for.
* que se explica por sí mismo=self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].
* sin explicar=unexplained.

explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos
(v.)=explain + Posesivo + side of the story.
Ex: They will have an appropriate opportunity to explain their side of the story before the teacher takes disciplinary action.
explicar + Posesivo + versión del incidente
(v.)=explain + Posesivo + side of the incident.
Ex: He said he would feel better and get a weight off his chest if he explained his side of the incident.
explicar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=interpret + Algo + to + Alguien.
Ex: This is helpful in interpreting the organization chart to a large constituency.
explicar cómo
(v.)=give + instructions for.
Ex: This article gives instructions for installing an Uninterruptible Power Supply (UPS) in a mobile library van (bookmobile).
explicar en detalle
(v.)=explain + at length.
Ex: Cutter, as if anticipating the ISBD a hundred years later, took pains to explain at length and emphatically the importance of brevity and clarity in catalog entries.
explicar la situación
(v.)=explain + the situation.
Ex: The director resumed: 'Thirdly, we could post a notice on the bulletin board, explaining the situation and telling them that 10% of the staff will be laid off'.
explicar largamente
(v.)=dwell on/upon.
Ex: Annotations found in bibliographies may be less stylized and are more likely to dwell on the subject content.
explicar las razones de
(v.)=set out + the reasons for.
Ex: The author argues that young adult involvement in choices about their library services is all too rare and sets out the reasons for this state of affairs.
explicar un Tema con más detalle
(v.)=expand upon/on + Tema.
Ex: We must now return to the consideration of indexes and here we shall recapitulate, and expand, upon some of the points already made in Section 1.
explicar una noción
(v.)=put across + conception.
Ex: The metaphor of the network aptly expresses the conception I am trying to put across.
explicarse
(v.)=puzzle out.
Ex: It is certainly easier to ask for the trusted opinion of a relative or friend than to try and puzzle out where other sources of answers might be found.
explicativo
(adj.)=explanatory ; expository.
Nota: Relativo a la exposición.
Ex: The ISBD(M) is merely an explanatory framework.
Ex: The paper discusses some remaining 'grey areas' in faceted classification and the value for expository purposes of a mildly polemic approach to issues in classification.
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* referencia explicativa=explanatory reference.

explicatorio
(adj.)=interpretative ; interpretive.
Ex: These problems are of both methodological and interpretative character.
Ex: The need to include interpretive analyses in addition to conventional objective description is also discussed.

explicit
(n.)=explicit.
Nota: Palabra latina que significa 'termina' y designa las últimas palabras del texto propiamente dicho de un manuscrito o impreso antiguo.
Ex: An explicit is a statement at the end of the text of a manuscript or early printed book, or at the end of one of its divisions, indicating its conclusion and sometimes giving the author's name and the title of the work.

explicitud
(n.)=explicitness of detail ; explicitness.
Ex: Users of the information system may influence the explicitness of the detail in a list.
Ex: Other issues of concern include the various complexities of titles proper of serials and areas of description where the code lacks explicitness.

exploración
(n.)=exploration ; probing look.
Ex: This section goes no further than the exploration of ideas which are important for the appropriate support of software packages.
Ex: From Ancient Egypt to the lodges that dot America today, this is a probing look at the world's most famous secret brotherhoods.
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* exploración complementaria=diagnostic test.
* exploración geográfica=geographical exploration.
* exploración pélvica=pelvic exam.

exploración complementaria
(n.)=diagnostic test.
Ex: In addition to their music audition, they will be given a diagnostic test in music theory.
exploración geográfica
(n.)=geographical exploration.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North America which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.
exploración pélvica
(n.)=pelvic exam.
Ex: Your doctor also may do a pelvic exam to find out if your reproductive organs are tender.
explorado
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* no explorado=unexplored.

explorador
(n.)=explorer ; pathfinder ; rover ; expeditionary ; scout.
Ex: The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.
Ex: These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
Ex: French expeditionary photographer Claude Charnay was doing similar work in Mexico and Madagascar just before Agassiz went to Brazil.
Ex: This was built prior to W.W.II and very little arial if any was available so they used local scouts and trappers knowledge.
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* encuentro entre exploradores e indígenas=palaver.
* Explorador de Internet=Internet Explorer.

explorar
(v.)=explore ; scout ; wind + Posesivo + way.
Ex: Next I will illustrate a simple search profile which does not explore all possible synonyms, but does serve to illustrate weighted term logic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scouting new horizons: an annotated bibliography introducing subject access in visual image databases'.
Ex: Polaris has long been an important star to sailors of old winding their way over the oceans by night.
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* explorar métodos=explore + roads.
* explorar nuevos horizontes=move on to + pastures new.
* explorar territorio=explore + territory.
* explorar una dirección=chart + direction.
* sin explorar=unexplored.

explorar métodos
(v.)=explore + roads.
Ex: This seminar brought together librarians, educators, publishers and community activists to explore 'New Roads to Promoting Reading'.
explorar nuevos horizontes
(v.)=move on to + pastures new.
Ex: After spending 7 years of our lives at this establishment, we will move on to pastures new and begin our journeys into the vast abyss of real life.
explorar territorio
(v.)=explore + territory.
Ex: The theme of the conference was 'Border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.
explorar una dirección
(v.)=chart + direction.
Ex: This method can be extremely helpful in charting future directions and gathering data for decision-making.
explorativo
(adj.)=explorative.
Ex: The project, qualitative and explorative in nature, investigates young people's attitudes to information.

exploratorio
(adj.)=exploratory ; investigational.
Ex: This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.
Ex: The most exciting development appears to be the combined use of more than one investigational technique, across one or more tissues simultaneously.

explosivo de alta potencia
(n.)=high explosive.
Ex: Either armor piercing or high explosive ammunition may be selected with the flick of a switch.
explosivo nuclear
(n.)=nuclear explosive.
Ex: This article discusses are the commercial uses of nuclear explosives as well as the testing of nuclear weapons.
explosivo sin detonar
(n.)=dud.
Ex: If you suspect you have found a dud, or unexploded device from a professional display, DO NOT attempt to transport or dispose of it.
explosivo^1
(n.)=explosive.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Libraries still remain as 'windows on the world' and 'warehouses of explosives whose shelves are ranked with the most furious combustibles in the world -- the brains of men'.
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* brigada de desactivación de explosivos=bomb squad.
* experto en desactivación de explosivos=detonation expert.
* explosivo de alta potencia=high explosive.
* explosivo nuclear=nuclear explosive.
* explosivo sin detonar=dud.
* plantar explosivos=plant + explosives.

explosivo^2
(adj.)=explosive.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The explosive growth of Internet resources has generated an intense need for support in the search for and assessment of those resources.
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* carga explosiva=explosive charge.
* mezcla explosiva=explosive mixture.
* no explosivo=non-explosive.

explosión
(n.)=explosion ; detonation ; bang ; blast ; blowout.
Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Ex: Obama orders US flags to be flown at half staff in honor of 29 miners killed in blast.
Ex: The cause of the oil well blowout remains unclear.
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* explosión de bomba=bomb attack ; bomb blast ; bombing ; bomb explosion.
* explosión de la edición, la=publishing explosion, the.
* explosión de la información, la=information explosion, the.
* explosión de la literatura, la=literature explosion, the.
* explosión de las búsquedas=explosion of searches.
* explosión de las publicaciones=publication explosion.
* explosión de las publicaciones, la=literature explosion, the.
* explosión demográfica, la=population explosion, the.
* motor de explosión=combustion engine.
* motor de explosión interna=internal combustion engine.
* teoría de la gran explosión=big bang, the.
* una explosión de=an explosion of.

explosión de bomba
(n.)=bomb attack ; bomb blast ; bombing ; bomb explosion.
Ex: The ARPAnet was an experimental network designed to support military research -- in particular, research about how to build networks that could withstand partial outages (like bomb attacks) and still function. Ex: This article describes the experiences of coping with the effects of damage caused by an IRA bomb blast which severely damaged the library. Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict. Ex: Their latest weapon of choice is poisonous chlorine gas, which they use in bomb explosions to cause more casualties and spread panic.
explosión de la edición, la
=publishing explosion, the.
Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.
explosión de la información, la
(n.)=information explosion, the.
Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines.
explosión de la literatura, la
=literature explosion, the.
Ex: The 'paper storm' or the 'literature explosion' are evocative terms coined to draw attention to the dramatic nature of the growth of literature.
explosión de las búsquedas
(n.)=explosion of searches.
Ex: A thesaurus module that is integrated into the software used for database creation, maintenance and searching can support the automatic explosion of searches to include specified types of related terms.
explosión de las publicaciones
(n.)=publication explosion.
Ex: This example does tend to reinforce the point of view held by many writers that what we are facing is a publication explosion rather than an information explosion.
explosión de las publicaciones, la
=literature explosion, the.
Ex: The 'paper storm' or the 'literature explosion' are evocative terms coined to draw attention to the dramatic nature of the growth of literature.
explosión demográfica, la
=population explosion, the.
Ex: It is easy to become carried away by the sheer size of the so-called 'information explosion' and to regard the growth of literature as a phenomenon as threatening to civilization as a virulent epidemic or the 'population explosion' in the third world.
explotable
(adj.)=exploitable.
Ex: Information must be viewed as a precious public asset to be leveraged for the benefit of society as a whole, not as an exploitable economic commodity for the monetary gain of a few = La información debería verse como un valor público precioso que se debe usar en beneficio de toda la sociedad, no como un artículo de consumo explotable económicamente para que unos pocos ganen dinero.

explotación
(n.)=exploitation ; tapping ; mining.
Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to and the exploitation of information, documents and data.
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
Ex: This article is a case study of the interaction between research and the discovery and mining of ores for nuclear fuels.
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* de explotación=exploitative.
* explotación comercial=commercial exploitation.
* explotación de canteras=quarrying.
* explotación de menores=child labour.
* explotación forestal=logging.
* explotación infantil=child labour.

explotación comercial
(n.)=commercial exploitation.
Ex: The article 'Businesses are rushing onto the Net at warp speed' is devoted to the commercial exploitation of the Internet = El artículo "Las empresas están precipitándose hacia la red a velocidad estelar" se dedica a la explotación comercial de Internet.
explotación de canteras
(n.)=quarrying.
Ex: Eligible projects include mining, quarrying, processing, packaging, hotels, tourist facilities and services which can benefit industry or tourism.
explotación de menores
(n.)=child labour.
Ex: Child labour is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
explotación forestal
(n.)=logging.
Ex: Unrestricted logging will destroy the coniferous forests in 10 to 15 years if there is not a change in policy.
explotación infantil
(n.)=child labour.
Ex: Child labour is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
explotado
(adj.)=burst.
Ex: This article describes the discovery of a burst pipe and subsequent flood at a university library in Tennessee in the winter of 1995/96.

explotador
(adj.)=sweater ; exploitative.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.

explotar
(v.)=deploy ; explode ; exploit ; harness ; tap ; burst ; blow up ; cash in on ; prey on/upon ; detonate ; milk ; mine ; blow + a fuse ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails ; go off.
Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
Ex: Other systems also employ a thesaurus in offering the facility to explode search profiles.
Ex: The Library of Congress List of Subject Headings (LCSH) can be exploited as a general index, since it shows LCC numbers for many of the headings listed.
Ex: When computers were first harnessed for information retrieval and cataloguing applications, the information retrieval systems, and some of the cataloguing systems developed in different environments.
Ex: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.
Ex: The article 'Will the CD bubble burst: conflicting messages on the future of electronic publishing' considers the future of the CD-ROM market.
Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists.
Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
Ex: A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.
Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.
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* explotar al máximo=realise + to its full potential ; realise + the potential.
* explotar beneficios=exploit + benefits.
* hacer explotar=blow up.
* por explotar=untapped.
* sin explotar=untapped ; unexploded.

explotar al máximo
(v.)=realise + to its full potential ; realise + the potential.
Ex: There is still a great deal to be learned about information, its use by people and the way people interact with machines before information technology can realize its full potential as an aid to human communication and decision-making. Ex: What do we have to do to realize the potential of digital libraries? = ¿Qué debemos hacer para aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades que nos ofrecen las bibliotecas digitales?.
explotar beneficios
(v.)=exploit + benefits.
Ex: The 'freezer model' for change in libraries has three phases -- freezing for stability, unfreezing to introduce change, and refreezing to achieve control of the change and exploit its benefits fully.
explícitamente
=explicitly.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS explicitly says on each screen what can be done at the terminal.
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* explícitamente sexual=sexually-explicit.

explícitamente sexual
(adj.)=sexually-explicit.
Ex: The article 'Pornography, publishing, and preservation: a womanist view' relates problems libraries have encountered when making pornographic or sexually-explicit materials available to users.
explícito
(adj.)=explicit ; overt ; professed ; expressed.
Ex: Subject field to be covered must be determined by making explicit statements concerning the limits of topic coverage, and the depth in which various aspects of the subject are to be treated.
Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: Much of the bombing was carried out against the expressed demands of the allied military leadership.
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* conocimiento explícito=explicit knowledge.
* deseo explícito=explicit wish.
* hacer explícito=make + explicit.
* para ser más explícito=to elaborate a little further.

expoliador
(n.)=cuckoo in the nest.
Ex: This type of relgion is a cuckoo in the nest that, in the name of secular society and pluralism, is pushing out all other gods.

expoliar
(v.)=despoil.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

expolio
(n.)=depredation ; plundering.
Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.

exponenciación
(n.)=exponentiation.
Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.

exponencial
(adj.)=exponential ; epidemic.
Ex: There is a preference for the linear rather than the exponential method of calculating data trends.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".
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* aumento exponencial=exponential increase ; exponential growth.
* crecimiento exponencial=exponential increase ; exponential growth.

exponencialmente
=exponentially.
Ex: The amount of published research continues to grow exponentially.

exponente
(n.)=spokesman [spokesmen, -pl.] ; exponent ; expositor ; spokeswoman [spokeswomen, -pl.].
Nota: Femenino.
Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.
Ex: The Commission of the European Communities is also the exponent of Community as distinct from national interests in the Council of Ministers.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
Ex: The UK Labour Party spokeswoman on information technology reviewed some of the future applications of the information superhighway to education.
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* exponente de un número=superscript numeral.

exponente de un número
(n.)=superscript numeral.
Ex: The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.
exponer a la luz
=expose to + light.
Ex: Inks, dyes and other materials may undergo physical changes when exposed to light = Las tintas, los colorantes y otros materiales pueden experimentar cambios físicos cuando se exponen a la luz.
exponer a la luz del día
(v.)=expose to + daylight.
Ex: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.
exponer a la luz del sol
(v.)=expose to + sunlight.
Ex: Copies are liable to fade if left exposed to sunlight.
exponer las razones
(v.)=discuss + the reasons.
Ex: The article 'Buttering the toast evenly' discusses the reasons for the closure of the University of Chicago Graduate Library School and the Columbia University School of Library Service.
exponer las razones de
(v.)=set out + the reasons for.
Ex: The author argues that young adult involvement in choices about their library services is all too rare and sets out the reasons for this state of affairs.
exponer una cuestión
(v.)=raise + point.
Ex: I agree generally with the points raised by Professor Lubetzky.
exponer una razón
(v.)=give + reason.
Ex: Good reasons were given why the state need not finance all education.
exponer^1
(v.)=discuss ; explain ; set out ; expound (on).
Ex: This review also illustrates some of the issues which cataloguers have discussed over the years, and demonstrates other solutions to standards in cataloguing than those embodied in modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: This may help explain why many working in this field fail to practise what they preach.
Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
Ex: The philosophy of building CD-ROM data bases with files with common subject interests is expounded with reference to the OSH-ROM, CHEM-BANK and CANCER-CD data bases.
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* exponer las razones=discuss + the reasons.
* exponer las razones de=set out + the reasons for.
* exponer una cuestión=raise + point.
* exponer una razón=give + reason.

exponer^2
=display ; exhibit ; expose ; put + Nombre + on show ; on exhibit.
Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.
Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.
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* exponer a la luz=expose to + light.
* exponer a la luz del día=expose to + daylight.
* exponer a la luz del sol=expose to + sunlight.
* exponerse a=expose + Reflexivo + to.
* exponerse a un percance=court + disaster.

exponerse a
(v.)=expose + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: In more than one occasion he exposed himself to enemy fire and grenades by covering the bodies of those whom he was aiding with his own.
exponerse a un percance
(v.)=court + disaster.
Ex: Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?.
exportación
(n.)=export ; exporting.
Ex: Expert service is paid for by a reduction in the receiving department's establishment unless there can be similar levels of 'export' of servicing to other departments.
Ex: As the world price declines, the difference between the value of exporting and the value of storing decreases.
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* devolución por exportación=export refund.
* número de exportaciones=export figures.

exportador
(n.)=exporter ; shipper ; shipping agent.
Ex: The importance of the completion of a common market in goods and services cannot be overstated for British exporters = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia para los exportadores británicos de la consecución de un mercado común de bienes y servicios.
Ex: The purposes and application of demurrage charges are not well understood, and this work should be valuable to shippers and railway officials.
Ex: Gibraltar is home to an impressive range of shipping agents offering every kind of support service to vessels of all sizes.
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* OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo]=OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].
* país exportador=exporting country.

exportar
(v.)=port ; export.
Ex: Increasingly, traditional online services are being ported onto the Web.
Ex: The results in the matrix will be exported to this file.

exposiciones de fotografía
(n.)=salon photography.
Ex: The author discusses vision based resolution requirements for accurate electronic imaging of fine art and salon photography.
exposición
(n.)=account ; display ; exhibition ; exposition ; exposure ; show ; exhibit ; art show ; viewing.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: Ninety-nine years ago Charles Cutter began his exposition of a set of cataloging rules with the following objectives.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.
Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.
Ex: Models and displays set up in the salesrooms or as special exhibits are both decorative and interesting.
Ex: The library provides a range of services to its community, including homebound service, story hours, film series, literacy tutoring, income tax assistance, art shows, to name a few.
Ex: There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
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* ajustar la exposición=adjust + exposure.
* catálogo de exposición=exhibit catalogue ; exhibition catalogue.
* celebrar una exposición=hold + exhibition.
* claridad de exposición=clarity of exposition.
* en exposición=on exhibit ; on show ; on display.
* exposición a la intemperie=exposure to the elements.
* exposición a los elementos=exposure to the elements.
* exposición al sol=sun exposure.
* exposición comercial=trade show ; trade exhibition.
* exposición de arte=art exhibit ; art exhibition.
* exposición de fotografías=photographic exhibition.
* exposición de inauguración=opening exhibition.
* exposición de libros=book display.
* exposición de los hechos=statement of fact.
* exposición de museo=museum exhibit.
* exposición de productos artesanales=craft show.
* exposiciones de fotografía=salon photography.
* exposición fotográfica=photographic exhibition ; photo gallery.
* exposición indecente=indecent exposure.
* exposición itinerante=travelling exhibition.
* inauguración de la exposición=exhibition opening.
* industria de las exposiciones comerciales=trade show industry.
* montar una exposición=mount + display ; mount + exhibition ; put on + display ; put on + exhibition.
* participante en la exposición comercial=exhibitor.
* sala de exposiciones=exhibition room ; exhibit hall.
* sala de exposición y venta=show room [showroom].
* salón de exposición y ventas=salesroom [saleroom].

exposición a la intemperie
=exposure to the elements.
Ex: After four decades of exposure to the elements, the garden has been fully renovated and restored to its former glory.
exposición a los elementos
=exposure to the elements.
Ex: After four decades of exposure to the elements, the garden has been fully renovated and restored to its former glory.
exposición al sol
(n.)=sun exposure.
Ex: The questions concerned primary prevention (alcohol, smoking, diet, sun exposure, etc.) and cancer screening (breast, cervix, colorectal, prostate and other cancers).
exposición comercial
(n.)=trade show ; trade exhibition.
Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86. Ex: This article reports on the Computers in Libraries (CIL) '98 conference and trade exhibition held in Washington, DC, 2-4 March 1998.
exposición de arte
(n.)=art exhibit ; art exhibition.
Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time. Ex: Libraries must also attempt to draw in the public by promoting fringe activities such as art exhibitions, concerts, talks by writers, craft demonstrations and films.
exposición de fotografías
(n.)=photographic exhibition.
Ex: His 1997 photographic exhibition had the title 'Manure, nettles, and dandelions'.
exposición de inauguración
(n.)=opening exhibition.
Ex: The gallery re-opens on 19 March with three opening exhibitions.
exposición de libros
(n.)=book display.
Ex: One of the things that he's known for doing well is creating interesting book displays.
exposición de los hechos
(n.)=statement of fact.
Ex: That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.
exposición de museo
(n.)=museum exhibit.
Ex: Public libraries can arrange expeditions at reduced cost to museum exhibits, concerts, etc.
exposición de productos artesanales
(n.)=craft show.
Ex: While living in upstate New York, Mark sold his woodcraft at craft shows and flea markets.
exposición fotográfica
(n.)=photographic exhibition ; photo gallery.
Ex: His 1997 photographic exhibition had the title 'Manure, nettles, and dandelions'. Ex: A photo gallery of over 1200 images is included.
exposición indecente
(n.)=indecent exposure.
Ex: A photofit of a man accused of indecent exposure has been released by Police in the hope that someone will be able to identify him.
exposición itinerante
(n.)=travelling exhibition.
Ex: Other topics include the establishment of a pool of resources for promoting reading, travelling exhibitions and recommendations for projects, as well as events for reading animation.
expositor
(n.)=display shelf ; exhibitor ; display stand ; display case ; display unit ; glass case.
Ex: In many libraries, periodical copies are put on a display shelf for a period of time.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences.
Ex: Such items may be kept in locked cupboards, bookcases or display cases to which some type of alarm device is fitted.
Ex: The popular department could be divided into 'interest areas' by book stacks, display units and interior landscaping, so as to assure a sense of identity and enclosure without inhibiting circulation between the areas.
Ex: The collection, housed in glass cases, includes 3,500 letters, 400 photographs, about 10,000 newspaper cuttings.
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* en los expositores=on display.
* espacio para los expositores=display space.
* expositor de baldas inclinadas=wall display rack.
* expositor de libros=book display stand.
* expositores móviles=mobile racking.

expositor de baldas inclinadas
(n.)=wall display rack.
Ex: They purchased a van which was kitted out with a desk, locker seats, and wall display racks.
expositor de libros
(n.)=book display stand.
Ex: They have several models of book racks and book display stands that are great for displaying all kinds of books.
expositores móviles
=mobile racking.
Ex: This article describes the main options available (filing cabinets, open shelving, cabinets, carousels, mobile racking, rotary storage) and assesses how these can be applied.
expresable
(adj.)=expressable ; expressible ; communicable ; utterable.
Ex: The application of these skills to all subjects expressable in documents obviously requires a breadth of knowledge lying far beyond the capabilities of a course such as this to inculcate.
Ex: For something to count as knowledge it must be expressible in words.
Ex: Wisdom is not communicable.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

expresado
(adj.)=stated ; worded.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
Ex: The library planned to supplement this service with a series of simply worded multilingual pamphlets in subject areas which occasioned most enquiries.
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* bien expresado=well-articulated.
* claramente expresado=well-articulated.
* concepto expresado con varias palabras=database host.
* expresado claramente=clearly articulated.
* expresado con claridad=clearly articulated ; well-articulated.
* frecuentemente expresado=oft-spoken.
* mal expresado=inarticulate.
* no expresado=unspoken.

expresado claramente
(adj.)=clearly articulated.
Ex: Feedback from the client and flexibility within a clearly articulated set of objectives and priorities, closely monitored, is essential.
expresado con claridad
(adj.)=clearly articulated ; well-articulated.
Ex: Feedback from the client and flexibility within a clearly articulated set of objectives and priorities, closely monitored, is essential. Ex: All the contributions provide well-articulated, fresh insights, even on well-tread subjects.
expresamente
=expressly ; purposefully.
Ex: The computer operates by indexing under every word with which it is provided unless expressly instructed to do otherwise.
Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
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* construido expresamente=purpose-built.
* construido expresamente para tal fin=purpose-built.
* hecho expresamente para=intended for.

expresar
(v.)=communicate ; convey ; couch ; express ; reflect ; specify ; voice ; articulate ; profess ; phrase ; word ; give + voice to.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: Now these requests are couched in a variety of ways which express differing approaches to information needs.
Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
Ex: The schedules are divided into three main areas, as reflected in Figure 14.
Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.
Ex: The enquiry phrased in very broad terms almost always needs narrowing down.
Ex: Research questionnaires should therefore be worded carefully while avoiding the use of the broad term.
Ex: The agora has been resurrected in electronic form, giving voice to many.
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* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente=give + voice to.
* expresar afecto por=profess + affection for.
* expresar agradecimiento=express + thanks ; express + appreciation.
* expresar amor por=profess + love for.
* expresar angustia=express + Posesivo + anguish.
* expresar aprecio=express + appreciation.
* expresar con palabras=verbalise [verbalize, -USA].
* expresar de otra manera=rephrase.
* expresar desacuerdo=register + disagreement.
* expresar desesperación=express + despair.
* expresar dudas=express + doubts ; express + misgivings ; voice + misgivings ; voice + reservations.
* expresar en términos=couch + in terms.
* expresar gratitud=express + thanks ; express + gratitude.
* expresar ideas=express + thoughts ; put over + ideas.
* expresar irritación=express + irritation.
* expresar la opinión=volunteer + view.
* expresar la opinión de uno=make + Posesivo + feelings known ; put + viewpoint across.
* expresar la opinión de uno sobre=give + Posesivo + thoughts on.
* expresar lo que Uno quiere decir=make + Posesivo + point.
* expresar los deseos de uno=make + Posesivo + wishes known.
* expresar los sentimientos=release + feelings.
* expresar los sentimientos con palabras=put + Posesivo + feelings into words.
* expresar malestar=express + discomfort.
* expresar miedo=express + fear.
* expresar opinión=express + view.
* expresar opinión (sobre)=express + opinion (on).
* expresar + Posesivo + opinión=find + Posesivo + (own) voice ; find + voice ; find + a voice.
* expresar + Posesivo + oposición=voice + Posesivo + opposition.
* expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos=find + Posesivo + (own) voice ; find + voice ; find + a voice.
* expresar preocupación=voice + concern.
* expresar preocupación por=express + alarm at.
* expresar queja=voice + complaint.
* expresarse=proceed.
* expresarse en detalle=express + Reflexivo + at length.
* expresar (según)=cast (in/into).
* expresar sentimientos=echo + sentiments.
* expresar temor=voice + fear.
* expresar una opinión=voice + opinion.
* expresar una opinión sobre=state + opinion on ; venture + opinion on.
* expresar una pregunta=couch + question.
* expresar verbalmente=verbalise [verbalize, -USA].
* no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* no saber expresarse bien=inarticulateness.
* para expresar dimensiones=by.

expresar (según)
(v.)=cast (in/into).
Ex: Which of the following subject analyses is cast in the citation order PMEST?.
expresar + Posesivo + opinión
(v.)=find + Posesivo + (own) voice ; find + voice ; find + a voice.
Ex: In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father. Ex: But the practical question that gets asked again and again is how does the reader find voice on the printed page. Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.
expresar + Posesivo + oposición
(v.)=voice + Posesivo + opposition.
Ex: Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos
(v.)=find + Posesivo + (own) voice ; find + voice ; find + a voice.
Ex: In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father. Ex: But the practical question that gets asked again and again is how does the reader find voice on the printed page. Ex: The author argues that people must find a voice to address cuts in funding for the arts.
expresar afecto por
(v.)=profess + affection for.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
expresar agradecimiento
(v.)=express + thanks ; express + appreciation.
Ex: I would like to wholeheartedly agree with what the previous speaker said and to express my thanks to the Library of Congress and its staff members. Ex: I should like first of all to express my appreciation to the enterprising and energetic partnership of Freedman and Malinconico for their indefatigable efforts to focus attention and foster discussion on current developments and issues in cataloging.
expresar amor por
(v.)=profess + love for.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
expresar angustia
(v.)=express + Posesivo + anguish.
Ex: The author discusses recent books and graphic works by this Yugoslav-born artist that express her anguish resulting from the Bosnian War.
expresar aprecio
(v.)=express + appreciation.
Ex: I should like first of all to express my appreciation to the enterprising and energetic partnership of Freedman and Malinconico for their indefatigable efforts to focus attention and foster discussion on current developments and issues in cataloging.
expresar con palabras
(v.)=verbalise [verbalize, -USA].
Ex: This concept is not generally verbalized in American society.
expresar de otra manera
(v.)=rephrase.
Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
expresar desacuerdo
(v.)=register + disagreement.
Ex: Later in the same year, Sir Stephen Gaselee registerd his complete disagreement with this viewpoint.
expresar desesperación
(v.)=express + despair.
Ex: In this passage, Macbeth expresses despair at the realization that death is inevitable.
expresar dudas
(v.)=express + doubts ; express + misgivings ; voice + misgivings ; voice + reservations.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations. Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries. Ex: Substantial misgivings have been voiced over the years about the methodologies used to evaluate information retrieval procedures. Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.
expresar en términos
(v.)=couch + in terms.
Ex: The problem is couched in factual and legalistic terms, sometimes hiding the real situation.
expresar gratitud
(v.)=express + thanks ; express + gratitude.
Ex: I would like to wholeheartedly agree with what the previous speaker said and to express my thanks to the Library of Congress and its staff members. Ex: This is the farewell and vote of thanks by the Library Association's outgoing President, Ken Stockham, expressing gratitude for the treatment he received.
expresar ideas
(v.)=express + thoughts ; put over + ideas.
Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts. Ex: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.
expresar irritación
(v.)=express + irritation.
Ex: A number of respondents expressed understandable irritation at the failure of individuals fully to comprehend the nature and constraints of SLIS work.
expresar la opinión
(v.)=volunteer + view.
Ex: A number of respondents to the study volunteered the view that the leading example of an 'information-related' programme is the MSc in Information Systems at the London School of Economics.
expresar la opinión de uno
(v.)=make + Posesivo + feelings known ; put + viewpoint across.
Ex: I think all of you have an opportunity to make your feelings known to the descriptive cataloging committee and to its parent body in the development of the rules. Ex: In Spring '87 the Danish archives decided to publish flysheets as a way of putting their viewpoint across to the public.
expresar la opinión de uno sobre
(v.)=give + Posesivo + thoughts on.
Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
expresar lo que Uno quiere decir
(v.)=make + Posesivo + point.
Ex: Thank you for that comment, because it helps to make my point.
expresar los deseos de uno
(v.)=make + Posesivo + wishes known.
Ex: Make your wishes known.
expresar los sentimientos
(v.)=release + feelings.
Ex: Many people will have experienced the power of literature or other art forms to offer new insight, to provide sources of identification, to stir the emotions, and to release feelings.
expresar los sentimientos con palabras
(v.)=put + Posesivo + feelings into words.
Ex: Teenagers may find it difficult to put their feelings into words, and may not show their feelings openly, for fear of upsetting others.
expresar malestar
(v.)=express + discomfort.
Ex: If the child continues to express severe discomfort or if the herniated bulge returns to the navel area, contact your physician immediately.
expresar miedo
(v.)=express + fear.
Ex: This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.
expresar opinión
(v.)=express + view.
Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
expresar opinión (sobre)
(v.)=express + opinion (on).
Ex: This is not an institution but a consultative body which considers and expresses an opinion on commission proposals for legislation.
expresar preocupación
(v.)=voice + concern.
Ex: The article 'The invisible drip: how data seeps away in various ways' voices concern at the vulnerability of electronically held data, as especially in many cases only a single copy may exist.
expresar preocupación por
(v.)=express + alarm at.
Ex: Those who question the relevance of IT express alarm at the rise of an electronic elite which has the potential to exclude others from access to electronic information.
expresar queja
(v.)=voice + complaint.
Ex: Occasional users did not, as a rule, voice complaints.
expresar sentimientos
(v.)=echo + sentiments.
Ex: Such sentiments were echoed in several government reports which called for more public participation in the decisions of government that affect the citizens' daily lives.
expresar temor
(v.)=voice + fear.
Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
expresar una opinión
(v.)=voice + opinion.
Ex: At the same time, the library is placing at the individual's disposal vast resources of information, and more accessible means of voicing an informed opinion.
expresar una opinión sobre
(v.)=state + opinion on ; venture + opinion on.
Ex: He asked for a discussion of the practical problems which face practicing librarians and media specialists and urged me to state my opinion on all matters. Ex: It is folly for the librarian to venture an opinion on such matters.
expresar una pregunta
(v.)=couch + question.
Ex: The question was innocently and diplomatically couched.
expresar verbalmente
(v.)=verbalise [verbalize, -USA].
Ex: This concept is not generally verbalized in American society.
expresarse
(v.)=proceed.
Ex: Instructions should be clear and unambiguous, and they should proceed in a logical manner.
expresarse en detalle
(v.)=express + Reflexivo + at length.
Ex: The enquirer should be encouraged to express himself freely and if necessary at length, so that we have as complete a statement as he is able to give of what he wants, in his own words.
expresionismo
(n.)=expressionism.
Ex: Different movements in art are briefly covered, and examples of artists of that period are offered: Dadaism, impressionism, pointillism, expressionism, cubism, surrealism, and neoprimitivism.

expresionista
(adj.)=Expressionist.
Ex: The name of the great Expressionist sculptor Ernst Barlach is linked with the town in which he lived for nearly 30 years.

expresividad
(n.)=expressiveness.
Ex: Expressiveness: an expressive notation expresses or displays the relationship structure of subjects within the scheme.

expresivo
(adj.)=expressive.
Ex: Expressiveness: an expressive notation expresses or displays the relationship structure of subjects within the scheme.
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* cara expresiva=expressive face.
* notación expresiva=expressive notation.
* sucinto y expresivo=pithy .

expresión
(n.)=expression ; manifestation ; sentence ; statement ; utterance ; phrasing ; phrase ; locution.
Ex: The first two steps require the recognition of the individual concepts present in the topic, and their expression in the terms available in the controlled vocabulary.
Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon : (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
Ex: The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: One natural strategy for reducing the impact of miscommunication is selective verification of the user utterance meanings.
Ex: Round-the-fireside tales are usually told nevertheless with careful attention to rhythm and phrasing, pace and subtlety of vocal tone.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: While we're at it, let's get rid of locutions that imply that men are inherently better than women.
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* acuñar una expresión=coin + a phrase ; coin + an expression.
* derecho a la libertad de expresión=right to free speech ; right of free speech.
* encontrar expresión=find + expression.
* expresión científica=scientific locution.
* expresión cotidiana=everyday locution.
* expresión de búsqueda=access vector ; search expression.
* expresión de interés=application.
* expresión de lo que uno piensa=self-disclosure.
* expresión en blanco=blank expression ; blank look.
* expresión facial=facial expression ; facial posture.
* expresión familiar=colloquialism.
* expresión favorita=catchphrase.
* expresión idiomática=idiom ; idiomatic expression.
* expresión libre=free speech.
* expresión preferida=catchphrase.
* expresión puente=transitional phrase.
* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña=Briticism.
* expresión típica del Canadá=Canadianism.
* forma de expresión=way of expression ; mode of expression.
* libertad de expresión=freedom of expression ; freedom to speak ; freedom of speech ; free speech.
* mirar con una expresión vacía=look + blank.
* modo de expresión=way of expression ; mode of expression.

expresión científica
(n.)=scientific locution.
Ex: The most natural choice is to give preference to the hypothesis that preserves our everyday and scientific locutions by taking them at face value.
expresión cotidiana
(n.)=everyday locution.
Ex: The most natural choice is to give preference to the hypothesis that preserves our everyday and scientific locutions by taking them at face value.
expresión de búsqueda
(n.)=access vector ; search expression.
Ex: As can be seen, the access vector needs no additional 'rogue' entry, 'ZZZ' in this case, to point one beyond the last entry in the record number list. Ex: Every time a term was employed in a search expression, a count in the dictionary file was updated.
expresión de interés
(n.)=application.
Ex: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.
expresión de lo que uno piensa
(n.)=self-disclosure.
Ex: The author suggests openness -- self-disclosure, candour, and honesty -- as a means of enhancing the abilities of the individual librarian and the library to survive or succeed.
expresión en blanco
(n.)=blank expression ; blank look.
Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements. Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.
expresión facial
(n.)=facial expression ; facial posture.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language. Ex: One's facial posture can vastly affect the willingness of the patron to pose a question.
expresión familiar
(n.)=colloquialism.
Ex: Academic writing tends to use more formal vocabulary and avoids colloquialisms and slang.
expresión favorita
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
expresión idiomática
(n.)=idiom ; idiomatic expression.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?. Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.
expresión libre
(n.)=free speech.
Ex: Because true censorship restricts freedom of information, public libraries must promote free thought and free speech through free books.
expresión preferida
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
expresión puente
(n.)=transitional phrase.
Ex: In the final strategy, students re-write textual paragraphs in their own words, using transitional words and phrases to combine sentences.
expresión típica de Gran Bretaña
(n.)=Briticism.
Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.
expresión típica del Canadá
(n.)=Canadianism.
Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.
expreso^1
(n.)=express.
Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.

expreso^2
(adj.)=express.
Nota: Dicho explícitamente.
Ex: A number of publications of the institutions contain express limited authorizations to quote from them.
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* café expreso=espresso.

exprimido
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* recién exprimido=freshly squeezed.

exprimidor
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* exprimidor de ropa=wringer ; clothes wringer.

exprimidor de ropa
(n.)=wringer ; clothes wringer.
Ex: Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders. Ex: This hand crank clothes wringer may look antique, but it's brand new.
exprimir
(v.)=milk.
Ex: A satisfactory balance between public and private involvement has not yet been reached and the companies involved are milking public funds.
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* exprimir a Alguien=suck + Nombre + wealth ; milk + Nombre + dry.
* exprimirse el cerebro=rack + Posesivo + brains.
* exprimirse el coco=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
* exprimirse los sesos=rack + Posesivo + brains.

exprimir a Alguien
(v.)=suck + Nombre + wealth ; milk + Nombre + dry.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: How do you really treat your customers, do you milk them dry or do you really want to offer your products and services without stepping beyond the law?.
exprimirse el cerebro
(v.)=rack + Posesivo + brains.
Ex: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful.
exprimirse el coco
(v.)=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
Ex: When teachers use the tongue-in-cheek phrase, 'put on your thinking cap,' they're asking students to concentrate and do their best.
exprimirse los sesos
(v.)=rack + Posesivo + brains.
Ex: She racked her brains for a way out but could not find anything successful.
expropiación
(n.)=dispossession ; condemnation.
Ex: The article 'Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.
Ex: In addition, findings showed that wide-scale condemnations of public school lands by governmental agencies should be discouraged.
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* expropiación de propiedades=property condemnation.

expropiación de propiedades
(n.)=property condemnation.
Ex: Also included are data on new school construction, property condemnations, and modernization projects over the past two decades.
expropiar
(v.)=disentail ; expropriate ; commandeer.
Ex: A law passed in 1835 disentailed Church properties, making it possible to create libraries in each provincial capital with the acquired religious and scholarly works.
Ex: This law allows the U.S. to impose sanctions against foreign investors in Cuba whose investments allegedly involve properties expropriated from Cubans who are now U.S. nationals.
Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.

expropriación
(n.)=expropriation.
Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.

exprés
(n.)=express.
Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.
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* café exprés=espresso.
* correo exprés=express mail.
* Oriente Exprés, el=Orient Express, the.

expuesto
(adj.)=on show ; on display ; on view ; exposed.
Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
Ex: The products and services on display underscored the degree to which the Internet has become an integral part of everyday life.
Ex: Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.
Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation so that the surface can be cleaned, etched and reoxidized.
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* expuesto a la intemperie=open to the elements.
* expuesto a los elementos=open to the elements.
* lo anteriormente expuesto=the preceding.
* no expuesto a la luz=unexposed.
* objeto expuesto=exhibit.
* parte expuesta al viento=windward.

expuesto a la intemperie
=open to the elements.
Ex: The old building was cramped, expensive and open to the elements.
expuesto a los elementos
=open to the elements.
Ex: The old building was cramped, expensive and open to the elements.
expulsado
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* ser expulsado de=be dropped from.

expulsar
(v.)=pass out ; push out ; eject ; drive out ; expel ; evict ; exhaust.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.
Ex: There is today culture of all sorts at all levels (high culture, middle-brow culture and mass culture) and there is no evidence to show that the one sort pushes out the other.
Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).
Ex: The development of user-friendly interfaces to data bases may drive out the unspecialised information broker in the long run.
Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.
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* expulsar temporalmente=suspend.

expulsar temporalmente
(v.)=suspend.
Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
expulsión
(n.)=expulsion.
Ex: The offenders vary from forgetful lecturers to a student who lost the books and cannot pay the fine, to a student who had torn out pages from a book and now faces an expulsion from the Institute.

expurgado
(n.)=withdrawn.
Ex: It is of course possible to stamp 'Withdrawn' on the accessions card, but it would be better not to lead the reader up this blind alley if it can be avoided.
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* expurgado por censura=bowdlerized.

expurgado por censura
(adj.)=bowdlerized.
Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'.
expurgar
(v.)=discard ; weed ; withdraw ; deselect.
Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered.
Ex: It seems to me that the electronic catalog provides the ability to build a file that can, in fact, be easily weeded.
Ex: List and describe the steps involved in withdrawing and disposing of books which are no longer required.
Ex: There is a need to provide public access to the Internet and to develop guidelines for selecting and deselecting appropriate resources.

expurgo
(n.)=relegation ; scrapping ; withdrawal ; expurgation ; weeding ; discarding ; deaccession ; deacquisition [de-acquisition] ; jettisoning ; deselection ; purge.
Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.
Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
Ex: Also it is difficult to correct any errors in punching, and to make any modifications to the index, corresponding, for instance, to withdrawals.
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
Ex: Weeding is the process of removing materials which are no longer useful from a library collection.
Ex: The discarding of literature can only offer limited help in relieving the space shortage for seating.
Ex: These rules are concerned with access, deaccession, appraisals, preservation, and theft of books.
Ex: Most deacquisitions research is carried out in college and university libraries, since serious space problems exist in such libraries.
Ex: Part 1 deals with library processes, including selection, checking and claiming, cataloguing and jettisoning.
Ex: No, it is not the deselection of contentious literature about, say, politics or sex, that is at issue.
Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
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* expurgo de documentos=records disposition.
* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos=collection weeding ; stock weeding.
* expurgo de publicaciones periódicas=periodical collection weeding.
* expurgo por censura=bowdlerization.
* expurgos=withdrawn material ; withdrawn books.
* fecha de expurgo=purge date.
* plan de expurgo=weeding policy ; weeding project.
* política de expurgo=weeding policy.

expurgo de documentos
(n.)=records disposition.
Ex: And this study will examine how new technology actually is affecting records creation, recordkeeping, and records disposition.
expurgo de fondos bibliográficos
(n.)=collection weeding ; stock weeding.
Ex: This article discusses how to manage issues affecting public service such as building closures and collection weeding. Ex: At Reading University library a working group analyzed the problem and considered the solution of stock weeding.
expurgo de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=periodical collection weeding.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Periodical collection weeding in the academic library'.
expurgo por censura
(n.)=bowdlerization.
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
expurgos
=withdrawn material ; withdrawn books.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials. Ex: The number of withdrawn books from academic libraries has fallen to about one third of the quantity in the 'pre Atkinson' period, whereas public library relegations have increased.
expósito
(n./adj.)=foundling.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
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* niño expósito=foundling.

exquisitamente
=exquisitely.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.

exquisitez
(n.)=delicacy ; titbit [tidbit, -UK] ; morsel.
Ex: What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.
Ex: Her young companion was exceedingly perturbed by this titbit of news; he knew that Kate Lespran was not one to make empty threats.
Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.

exquisito
(adj.)=exquisite ; delicious ; delectable ; luscious ; dainty ; scrumptious ; flavourful [flavorful, -USA].
Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
Ex: This cookbook is designed to help teachers and librarians engage in beneficial collaborations to bring reading to the lips of students in new and 'delicious' ways.
Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
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* de forma exquisita=exquisitely.

exsoldado
(n.)=ex-soldier.
Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.

extasiadamente
=ecstatically.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.

extasiado
=rapturous ; ecstatic ; ecstatically.
Ex: Then I had a romantic taste in poetry; I thought it ought to be dreamy and rapturous and inspiring.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.

extasiante
(adj.)=face-melting ; mind-blowing ; mind-bending.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: So with this in mind, let's examine some of the more popular mind-bending movies of the last twenty years or so, and see what you all have enjoyed most.

extasiar
(v.)=electrify ; entrance.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
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* extasiarse=go into + raptures.
* extasiarse hablando de Algo=wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous.

extasiarse
(v.)=go into + raptures.
Ex: Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
extasiarse hablando de Algo
(v.)=wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous.
Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour. Ex: But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs.
extemporáneo
=unseasonably.
Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.

extender
(v.)=broaden ; extend ; lengthen ; widen ; stretch ; unfold ; stretch out.
Ex: The program's purpose is to enable U.S. librarians and publishers to enrich and broaden their career experience through a short period of overseas service.
Ex: The term author is normally extended to include writers, illustrator, performers, producers, translators, and others with some intellectual or artistic responsibility for a work.
Ex: It is needless to lengthen the list.
Ex: The quality of machine indexing can be enhanced by widening the indexing field.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
Ex: Everyone knows the benefits of stretching out both before and after your workouts.
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* cada vez más extendido=spreading.
* extender la influencia=spread + influence.
* extender la mano=put out + Posesivo + hand ; reach out ; put forth + Posesivo + hand.
* extender la mano para coger algo=hand + reach for.
* extenderse=spread (over/throughout) ; gain + currency ; spread over ; take off ; catch on ; ricochet ; sweep through ; sprawl.
* extenderse a=pervade.
* extenderse a modo de abanico=fan out.
* extenderse como el fuego=spread like + wildfire.
* extenderse como un reguero de pólvora=spread like + wildfire.
* extenderse de ... a ...=stretch from ... to ....
* extenderse por todas partes=reach + far and wide ; extend + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* extenderse por todos lados=extend + far and wide ; reach + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* extender un cheque=issue + check.
* que se extiende sobre una zona muy amplia=sprawling.
* reputación + extenderse=reputation + spread.

extender la influencia
(v.)=spread + influence.
Ex: MARC now spreads its influence across the whole spectrum of library activity.
extender la mano
(v.)=put out + Posesivo + hand ; reach out ; put forth + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: With a sudden uncontrollable outburst of feeling which staggered while it satisfied him, he put out his hand. Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel. Ex: And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
extender la mano para coger algo
(n.)=hand + reach for.
Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
extender un cheque
(v.)=issue + check.
Ex: The point to be made for the novice abstractor is that editors are not ghouls who must be thrown raw meat before a check is issued.
extenderse
(v.)=spread (over/throughout) ; gain + currency ; spread over ; take off ; catch on ; ricochet ; sweep through ; sprawl.
Ex: This should illustrate rather dramatically how failure to adopt a single well-defined form of name could spread entries throughout the alphabet. Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency. Ex: Files will have to be spread over two or more disks, and it may not be convenient to divide the file in this way. Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information. Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries. Ex: The subsequent changes that threaten to ricochet through the higher education sector can be described as evolutionary. Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead. Ex: Atlanta, too, has been sprawling outward, with three suburban counties making the nation's top 10 list for fastest rate of population growth.
extenderse a
(v.)=pervade.
Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.
extenderse a modo de abanico
(v.)=fan out.
Ex: The search fans out through a is-a relationship from the original two nodes to all node.
extenderse como el fuego
(v.)=spread like + wildfire.
Ex: The story has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.
extenderse como un reguero de pólvora
(v.)=spread like + wildfire.
Ex: The story has spread like wildfire across the blogosphere.
extenderse de ... a ...
(v.)=stretch from ... to ....
Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial.
extenderse por todas partes
(v.)=reach + far and wide ; extend + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
Ex: These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports. Ex: The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide. Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
extenderse por todos lados
(v.)=extend + far and wide ; reach + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
Ex: The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide. Ex: These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports. Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
extendido
(adj.)=pervasive ; outstretched ; epidemic ; widespread.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
Ex: The 'law of the outstretched arm', by which is understood the rule that information which is further away than can be physically reached has a major impact on information use patterns.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
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* muy extendido=commonly-held ; widely held.

extensamente
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* extensamente anunciado=much-publicised [much-publicized, -USA].

extensamente anunciado
(adj.)=much-publicised [much-publicized, -USA].
Ex: Through the much-publicized bankruptcies and other failures this company has become a laughing stock and investors have lost confidence.
extensibilidad
(n.)=scalability ; extensibility.
Ex: This new kind of network infrastructure has a number of advantages, such as low cost and scalability, and opens the way for numerous new kinds of application scenarios.
Ex: These advantages of increased extensibility, portability and tailorability of hypermedia structures can be obtained by using the functional model of the link.

extensible
(adj.)=extendible ; extensible ; scalable ; extendable.
Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.
Ex: The results of this research are extensible to other multimedia database applications.
Ex: The result is an open, scalable, and interoperable architecture, implemented as a client server approach over a low cost equipment set.
Ex: The system is adaptable, extendable, modular and fast.
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* XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos)=XML (Extensible Markup Language).

extensivamente
=extensively ; expansively.
Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
Ex: Their survey is expansively scripted and probes for a variety of information from the interviewee = Su encuesta está muy detallada y obtiene una gran variedad de información de los encuestados.

extensión
(n.)=extension ; extension ; extent of item ; length ; expansion ; massiveness ; great length ; widening ; tract.
Ex: Searches saved ondisc are saved as disk files and are given the file name extension .SRC.
Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups.
Ex: The first element of the physical description area is the extent of item and it gives the number and the specific material designation of the units of the item being described and, in some cases, other indications of the extent (e.g. duration).
Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
Ex: This is not a simple general expansion of a description but an increasing emphasis upon aspects of the book.
Ex: With praise for the completeness and the massiveness of the project is mixed a lack of confidence in the method of arrangement and the accuracy with which some of the entries are compiled.
Ex: Nor has this richness, this density, necessarily to do with complexity and great length.
Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.
Ex: Protecting the remaining large tracts of tropical forests is not a financially impossible task.
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* actividad de extensión bibliotecaria=outreach activity.
* aplicar por extensión=extend.
* con la extensión de un libro=book-length.
* con una extensión similar a la de un libro=book-length.
* de extensión=in length.
* de extensión normal=standard-length.
* de la extensión de un libro=book-length.
* en extensión=in length.
* extensión agraria=agricultural extension.
* extensión bibliotecaria=extension activity ; outreach [out-reach] ; library outreach.
* extensión de=mass of.
* extensión de la cultura=cultural outreach.
* extensión del nombre del fichero=file name extension.
* extensión de página=page length.
* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado=range management.
* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto=rangeland.
* perito de extensión agraria=agricultural extension worker.
* por extensión=by extension.
* programa de extensión bibliotecaria=library outreach programme.
* servicio de extensión bibliotecaria=outreach service ; library extension work ; extension service ; outreach programme ; reach out.
* servicios de extensión bibliotecaria=library outreach.
* una gran extensión de=a sea of.

extensión agraria
(n.)=agricultural extension.
Ex: From evaluation of findings, practical field experience is singled out as the most important prerequisite for effective university training in agricultural extension.
extensión bibliotecaria
(n.)=extension activity ; outreach [out-reach] ; library outreach.
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library. Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law. Ex: The author looks at library outreach services for children and emphasizes the value of 'partnering': the process of 2 or more entities coming together for the purpose of developing synergistic solutions to their challenges.
extensión de
(n.)=mass of.
Ex: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records.
extensión de la cultura
(n.)=cultural outreach.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Community and cultural outreach services at Boulder Public Library'.
extensión de página
(n.)=page length.
Ex: Use this command to set number of lines per page to 55 lines (a good page length for most personal computer printers).
extensión del nombre del fichero
(n.)=file name extension.
Ex: Searches saved ondisc are saved as disk files and are given the file name extension .SRC.
extenso
(adj.)=vast ; comprehensive ; full-blown ; full-length ; lengthy ; long ; wide-sweeping ; widespread ; ample ; widespan ; extended ; epidemic ; pandemic ; fully blown ; large .
Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: Reference transactions can range from the ready-reference, or short-answer question, to the full-blown research inquiry to establish methodology.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children require less arduous preparation than a full-length public performance.
Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.
Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
Ex: The brief abstracts and extended abstracts of papers, not published in full in the proceedings, are excluded.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".
Ex: Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.
Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
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* bastante extenso=longish.
* en extenso=at length ; in full.
* lo bastante extenso=adequately scoped.
* lo extenso=comprehensiveness.
* por extenso=in full ; at length.
* una extensa gama de=an extensive range of.
* una extensa variedad de=an extensive range of.

extenuado
(adj.)=overworked ; washed-out.
Ex: So there may be a useful place for some modest AI to support the overworked professional.
Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.

extenuante
(n.)=strenuous ; backbreaking [back-breaking] ; fatiguing ; gruelling [grueling, -USA].
Ex: This article outlines the strenuous efforts to renew the library after the books had been destroyed by enemy action during World War II (the periodicals had already been evacuated).
Ex: His book plumbs the elusive depths of slaves' resistance by showing how they created opportunities for autonomy even while immersed in backbreaking work.
Ex: These fatiguing illnesses were similarly distributed in the four regions, being somewhat more common in rural than in urban areas.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.

extenuar
(v.)=emaciate ; exhaust ; weaken.
Ex: As European diseases, eg, dysentery & tuberculosis, began to emaciate the native peoples of the Americas, social spaces were opened up into which Europeans & their African slaves transplanted themselves.
Ex: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.
Ex: The gangplank can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command.

exterior
(adj.)=exterior ; outside ; extra- + Nombre ; outermost ; outer ; outdoor.
Ex: An academic library should be accessible from the exterior into the building and from the entrance to all parts of the building.
Ex: A facility which extends beyond library housekeeping permits the viewing of outside data bases.
Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.
Ex: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.
Ex: The three outer edges of the book (or occasionally the top edge, or the top and fore-edges, only) were next cut with the plough, which was a long vice in which the book was clamped with the edge to be cut upwards.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
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* alumbrado exterior=outdoor lighting.
* aspecto exterior=facade.
* comercio exterior=foreign trade.
* de miras hacia el exterior=outward looking.
* filmar en exteriores=film on + location.
* grabar en exteriores=film on + location.
* hacia el interior y el exterior de=in and out of.
* iluminación exterior=outdoor lighting.
* juego de exterior=outdoor game.
* lado exterior, el=far side, the.
* mantenimiento de espacios exteriores=ground maintenance.
* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el=Foreign Office, the.
* mobiliario de exterior=outdoor furniture.
* mundo exterior, el=outside world, the.
* pago de la deuda exterior=debt repayment.
* planta ornamental exterior=bedding plant.
* plató de exteriores=backlot.
* política exterior=foreign policy.
* que procede del exterior=inbound.
* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior=outbound.
* retrete exterior=dunny ; outhouse.
* rodar en exteriores=film on + location.
* salir al exterior=go out into + the open ; go out into + the elements ; go out into + the open air.

exterioridad
(n.)=outward appearance.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

exteriorización
=airing ; externalisation [externalization, -USA].
Ex: To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.
Ex: Education is a personal process, and externalisation of education is recommended.

exteriorizar
(v.)=externalise [externalize, -USA].
Ex: If the reader wishes to externalize that relationship, this will happen best as an act of free choice.
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* exteriorizar los sentimientos=wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve ; show + Posesivo + feelings.
* exteriorizar un problema=externalise + problem.

exteriorizar los sentimientos
(v.)=wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve ; show + Posesivo + feelings.
Ex: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting. Ex: Teenagers may find it difficult to put their feelings into words, and may not show their feelings openly, for fear of upsetting others.
exteriorizar un problema
(v.)=externalise + problem.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
exterminación
(n.)=annihilation ; die-off.
Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.
Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.
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* campo de exterminación=death camp.

exterminador
(adj.)=exterminator ; annihilating.
Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.
Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.

exterminar
(v.)=eradicate ; wipe out ; exterminate ; decimate ; kill off ; annihilate ; stomp + Nombre + out.
Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop.
Ex: Strong economic forces, inflation and an over-strong pound wiped out any noticeable benefits of EEC membership to industry.
Ex: This article reports on the modification and use of a supermarket ice cream freezer to exterminate insects.
Ex: Insect pests decimate a significant proportion of the world's food supply and transmit a number of deadly human diseases.
Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.
Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
Ex: Like I said, no wonder racism won't die, it takes BOTH sides to stomp it out, not just one!.

exterminio
(n.)=killing ; extermination ; decimation ; wiping out ; annihilation.
Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.
Ex: That is to say, they do not deny the Holocaust, but are sceptical of claims of 6 million dead, gas chambers, and an extermination policy.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.

externalización
=externalisation [externalization, -USA].
Ex: Education is a personal process, and externalisation of education is recommended.
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* externalización de servicios=outsourcing [out-sourcing] ; externalisation of services.

externalización de servicios
(n.)=outsourcing [out-sourcing] ; externalisation of services.
Ex: This article presents results of a case study of the outsourcing (contracting out) of non core library activities by a public library. Ex: The externalization of services that has been a driving force behind development in the West does not seem to exist to the same extent in Japan.
externamente
(adj.)=externally ; outwardly.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The in-house abstracting bulletin is frequently viewed as an alternative dissemination tool to externally produced information services.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.

externo
(adj.)=external ; off-site [offsite] ; outside ; superficial ; outward ; outwardly ; off-side ; outdoor ; outdoor ; outer ; outhouse.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
Ex: These technologies will enhance the trend toward increased direct patron access to information in data bases and on-line catalogues often from off-site locations.
Ex: A facility which extends beyond library housekeeping permits the viewing of outside data bases.
Ex: There is a distinct superficial similarity between a KWOC index and an index arranged under assigned or controlled subject headings.
Ex: Microcomputers communicate with other devices by means of interfaces and the outward sign of these are sockets in the back of the machine.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
Ex: The three outer edges of the book (or occasionally the top edge, or the top and fore-edges, only) were next cut with the plough, which was a long vice in which the book was clamped with the edge to be cut upwards.
Ex: The author identifies the various types of material which might be relegated to outhouse facilities.
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* apariencia externa=outward appearance.
* aspecto externo=outward appearance.
* auditor externo=external auditor.
* base de datos externa=external database.
* borde externo=outside edge.
* canto externo=fore-edge [fore edge] ; outside edge.
* deuda externa=external debt ; foreign debt.
* de uso externo=for external use only.
* estudiante externo=off campus student.
* estudiante universitario externo=off-campus university student.
* examinador externo=external examiner.
* fractura externa=compound fracture.
* lado externo, el=far side, the.
* paciente externo=out-patient ; outpatient [out-patient].

extinción
(n.)=extinction ; die-off.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.
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* al borde de la extinción=on the verge of extinction ; on the edge of extinction ; on the brink of extinction.
* animal en vías de extinción=endangered animal.
* especie en (vías de) extinción=endangered species ; dying breed.
* extinción de incendios=fire-fighting.
* extinción masiva=mass extinction.
* sistema de extinción de incendios=fire extinguishing system ; extinguishing system.
* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante gas halón=halon gas fire extinguishing system.
* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua=water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.
* tareas de extinción de incendios=fire-fighting.
* un arte en extinción=a dying art.

extinción de incendios
=fire-fighting.
Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.
extinción masiva
(n.)=mass extinction.
Ex: The world's largest mass extinction was probably caused by poisonous volcanic gas.
extinguido
(adj.)=defunct ; extinct.
Ex: The now defunct ultra-fiche could carry up to 3000 images on the same area of film, at the reduction ratio of 150.
Ex: He researched existing and extinct cricket grounds in order to write the biographies of 400 cricketers who had represented the county.

extinguir
(v.)=extinguish.
Ex: His sudden gust of audacity was quickly extinguished by her words and by her glance.
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* extinguirse=die out ; go + the way of the dodo ; follow + the dodo ; go + the way of the horseless carriage ; go + the way of the dinosaur(s) ; become + extinct ; peter out.
* extinguirse gradualmente=die off.
* extinguirse poco a poco=die off.
* extinguir un incendio=extinguish + fire.
* sin poder extinguirlo=inextinguishably.

extinguir un incendio
(v.)=extinguish + fire.
Ex: Water was used to extinguish the fire.
extinguirse
(v.)=die out ; go + the way of the dodo ; follow + the dodo ; go + the way of the horseless carriage ; go + the way of the dinosaur(s) ; become + extinct ; peter out.
Ex: These changes accelerated through much of the nineteenth century, with the older material such as the chivalric romance dying out about the 1960s. Ex: Today, all of the early independents have gone the way of the dodo = En la actualidad, todas las empresas independientes originales han desaparecido. Ex: It has the choice: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix. Ex: When databases of information (particularly in full text) first became available on the Internet, many users felt that thesauri and subject classifications were no longer needed and would go the way of horseless carriages. Ex: The library will have to learn to cope with new technology and even larger amounts of material if it wishes to avoid going the way of the dinosaur. Ex: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct. Ex: Press demands for information soon petered out but enquiries from the general public continued for many months.
extinguirse gradualmente
(v.)=die off.
Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.
extinguirse poco a poco
(v.)=die off.
Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.
extinto
(adj.)=defunct ; extinct.
Ex: The now defunct ultra-fiche could carry up to 3000 images on the same area of film, at the reduction ratio of 150.
Ex: He researched existing and extinct cricket grounds in order to write the biographies of 400 cricketers who had represented the county.
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* animal extinto=extinct animal.
* lengua extinta=extinct language.
* volcán extinto=extinct volcano.

extintor
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* extintor de incendios=fire extinguisher.

extintor de incendios
(n.)=fire extinguisher.
Ex: Pre-emergency planning in the library should cover displaying of emergency telephone numbers, marking locations of fire extinguishers, and organising alternative storage sites.
extirpación
(n.)=extirpation.
Ex: The patient underwent successful thoracoscopic tumor extirpation without undergoing major thoracotomy.

extirpar
(v.)=excise.
Ex: Once a new digitized system has been introduced irrelevancies and redundant features can more easily be seen and excised.

extorsionador
(n.)=extortionist.
Ex: Migrants have become organized pickpockets, petty thieves, & extortionists.
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* de un modo extorsionador=extortionately.

extorsionadoramente
=extortionately.
Ex: Publishers charge extortionately while paying nothing to authors and these are increasingly bypassing publishers by publishing on the Web.

extorsionar
(v.)=screw ; extort.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Are you being screwed electronically? -- ethical issues in an electronic age'.
Ex: After extorting cash and valuables from the victims at knife point, the gang would kill them.
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* extorsionar dinero=extort + money.

extorsionar dinero
(v.)=extort + money.
Ex: Two men going about as traffic police officers are being investigated by the force after they extorted money from a driver.
extorsionista
(n.)=extortionist.
Ex: Migrants have become organized pickpockets, petty thieves, & extortionists.

extorsión
(n.)=extortion.
Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.

extra
(n.)=add-on ; added ; additional ; extra ; perquisite ; extra ; perk ; frill.
Ex: As noted in earlier chapters, some possible services are already being explored on a smaller scale as 'add-on' options to the telephone service: electronic mail, banking, publishing, etc.
Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
Ex: Volunteers are not substitutes for paid staff; the latter provides the essential services, the volunteers the extras.
Ex: At almost every conference I've spoken at one of the perks is free conference registration.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
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* accesorios extras=bells and whistles.
* aceite de oliva virgen extra=extra virgin olive oil.
* beneficio extra=bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
* con todos los extras=with the works!.
* espacio extra=spare room.
* extra grande=extra-large.
* hacer horas extras=work + overtime.
* horas extras=overtime.
* pagar por horas extra=pay + overtime.
* servicio extra=frill.
* sin extras=no-frills.
* todos los accesorios extras=all the bells and whistles.
* todos los adornos extras=all the bells and whistles.
* trabajar horas extras=work + overtime.

extra grande
(adj.)=extra-large.
Ex: For many people, extra-large dogs seem to be the only choice with their generally calm nature and usually protective instincts.
extracción
(n.)=extraction ; extracting ; removal ; parentage.
Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.
Ex: The information seeking patterns of a variety of academic social scientists were broken down into 6 characteristics: starting; chaining; browsing; differentiating; monitoring; and extracting.
Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.
Ex: The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.
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* extracción de información (EI)=information extraction (IE).
* extracción inteligente de datos=data mining.
* extracción socioeconómica=socioeconomic background.
* función de extracción y copiado=pull function.
* pozo de extracción=mine shaft.

extracción de información (EI)
=information extraction (IE).
Ex: Information extraction (IE) may be defined as the activity of extracting information about a pre-specified set of entities, relations or events from natural language texts and to record this information in structured representations called templates.
extracción inteligente de datos
(n.)=data mining.
Ex: Data mining tools search large databases and recognize patterns within the database entries, thus revealing useful information which has remained hidden in the data.
extracción socioeconómica
(n.)=socioeconomic background.
Ex: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
extracontractual
(adj.)=tortious.
Ex: The author examines the potential pitfalls of the contractual and tortious areas of information provision.
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* responsabilidad extracontractual=tort.

extracraneal
(adj.)=extracranial.
Ex: This device was able to retrieve and remove clots efficiently from the intracranial and extracranial circulation.

extracto de coco
(n.)=coconut extract.
Ex: The paints were then scented with lemon, peppermint, coconut and vanilla extracts.
extracto de cuentas
(n.)=bank statement.
Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
extracto de levadura
(n.)=yeast extract.
Ex: Sugar molasses is the main raw material for yeast extracts.
extracto de limón
(n.)=lemon extract.
Ex: The paints were then scented with lemon, peppermint, coconut and vanilla extracts.
extracto de menta
(n.)=peppermint extract.
Ex: The paints were then scented with lemon, peppermint, coconut and vanilla extracts.
extracto de vainilla
(n.)=vanilla extract.
Ex: The paints were then scented with lemon, peppermint, coconut and vanilla extracts.
extracto fiscal
(n.)=tax statement ; income tax statement.
Ex: Most tax statements are mailed by January 31 of each year to university employees, students, vendors, and annuitants. Ex: Artists can claim these donations as charitable deductions on their income tax statements.
extracto lípido
(n.)=lipid extract.
Ex: The different methodologies and techniques used to extract and analyse lipids and lipid extracts from food (milk, milk products, oil seeds, fat products) and biological materials are discussed.
extracto tributario
(n.)=tax statement ; income tax statement.
Ex: Most tax statements are mailed by January 31 of each year to university employees, students, vendors, and annuitants. Ex: Artists can claim these donations as charitable deductions on their income tax statements.
extracto^1
(n.)=excerpt ; extract ; snippet.
Ex: Abstracts, excerpts, synopsis are kinds of reductions.
Ex: An extract is one or more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.
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* extracto de cuentas=bank statement.
* extracto fiscal=tax statement ; income tax statement.
* extractos selectos=selected extracts.
* extracto tributario=tax statement ; income tax statement.
* sacar extractos de=excerpt.

extracto^2
(n.)=extract ; essence.
Ex: Their main ingredients are harvested from nature as juice, oils and extracts from organic fruits.
Ex: Fig. 118 represents one form of hydraulic oil-press suitable for extracting oils or essences from seed and roots.
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* extracto de coco=coconut extract.
* extracto de levadura=yeast extract.
* extracto de limón=lemon extract.
* extracto de menta=peppermint extract.
* extracto de vainilla=vanilla extract.
* extracto lípido=lipid extract.

extractor^1
(n.)=remover ; extractor.
Ex: The installation of a peel remover for the peeling of tomatoes is described.
Ex: Another effective and easy method is to remove blackheads with the help of an extractor.

extractor^2
(n.)=extractor fan.
Ex: On the ground floor there is a kitchen with a 4 gas ring stove, dishwasher, a wood-burning stove and an extractor fan.
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* ventilador extractor=extractor fan.

extractos selectos
=selected extracts.
Ex: Selected extracts is a derivative document consisting of a collection of documents or extracts of documents.
extraer
(v.)=cull ; derive ; dig out ; draw from ; extract ; draw ; mine ; distil ; excerpt ; pull off.
Ex: The contents of an extract will often be culled from the results, conclusions or recommendations, i.e. the concluding segments, of the document.
Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.
Ex: I would also have dug out information references to which readers can be directed who want to know more about the setting.
Ex: These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.
Ex: The keywords are extracted from the titles and displayed as a heading.
Ex: The 'Root Thesaurus' presents other refinements which permit the part of the hierarchy from which a term is drawn to be specified.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders.
Ex: From studying the seven libraries, the report was able to distil the following characteristic features of a community information service.
Ex: This article was excerpted from 'The Internet for everyone: a guide for users and providers,' McGraw-Hill, 1994.
Ex: The ionisation in the air pulls off massive, if random charges so the speed of lightning is actually less than that of the speed of light.
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* extraer conclusiones=derive + conclusions.
* extraer con palanca=pry + Nombre + out ; prise + Nombre + out.
* extraer de=extract from ; wretch from ; take from.
* extraer de cantera=quarry.
* extraer + Nombre + de=wring + Nombre + out of/from ; extricate + Nombre + from.
* extraer pasajes de=excerpt.
* extraer una conclusión=draw + conclusion.
* extraer una idea=draw + idea.

extraer + Nombre + de
(v.)=wring + Nombre + out of/from ; extricate + Nombre + from.
Ex: It seems that American executives will not be happy until they have wrung more sweat, blood, and tears out of the American worker. Ex: A driver and his 11 year old passenger had to be extricated from the vehicle after it overturned yesterday morning.
extraer con palanca
(v.)=pry + Nombre + out ; prise + Nombre + out.
Ex: This can be done by prying it out with a razor blade or small flathead screwdriver. Ex: Eventually he had to use a cold chisel to damage the seal sufficiently to prise it out.
extraer conclusiones
(v.)=derive + conclusions.
Ex: Qualitative models are useful because they provide a logical framework for asking specific questions and deriving conclusions systematically.
extraer de
(v.)=extract from ; wretch from ; take from.
Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine. Ex: When these studies are wrenched from their historical contexts the readers are given an impoverished version of the development of the field. Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
extraer de cantera
(v.)=quarry.
Ex: Granite millstones were quarried in Louisiana as early as 1810.
extraer pasajes de
(v.)=excerpt.
Ex: This article was excerpted from 'The Internet for everyone: a guide for users and providers,' McGraw-Hill, 1994.
extraer una conclusión
(v.)=draw + conclusion.
Ex: These and various correlation coefficients are discussed and the type of conclusions to be drawn are pointed out.
extraer una idea
(v.)=draw + idea.
Ex: The first idea, however, to be drawn from this analogy concerns selection.
extraescolar
(adj.)=out-of-school ; after-school.
Ex: Out-of-school services are for school-age children to play and learn and have fun in groups.
Ex: Many more parents are seeking after-school programs now than ever before.
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* actividad extraescolar=extra-mural event ; out-of-school activity.
* horario extraescolar=after-school hours ; after-school time.

extrafalario
(adj.)=freaky .
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

extrafino
(adj.)=superfine.
Ex: With wool prices on the rise, superfine wool is certainly looking good at the moment, but it has not always been that way.

extrajudicial
(adj.)=extra-judicial.
Ex: These extra-judicial costs shall be considered at least 15% of the amount due, with a minimum of 150 euros = Estos gastos extrajudiciales serán de al menos el 15% de la cantidad debida, con un mínimo de 150 euros.

extralimitarse
(v.)=overstep + the mark ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; cross over + the line ; go + too far.
Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking.
Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'.
Ex: By stepping over the line, you're looking into the face of fear, the dangers that threaten to destroy you, the giant issues you face.
Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.

extramarital
=extramarital ; outside (of) marriage ; out of wedlock.
Ex: Many people will sheepishly confirm that falling into an extramarital situation is surprisingly easy.
Ex: Sex outside marriage is not allowed in Islam.
Ex: Common-law marriage & births out of wedlock are still common.
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* relación extramarital=out-of-wedlock affair ; extramarital affair.

extramatrimonial
(n.)=extramarital ; out of wedlock ; outside (of) marriage.
Ex: Many people will sheepishly confirm that falling into an extramarital situation is surprisingly easy.
Ex: Common-law marriage & births out of wedlock are still common.
Ex: Sex outside marriage is not allowed in Islam.
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* relación extramatrimonial=extramarital affair ; out-of-wedlock affair.
* relación sexual extramatrimonial=extramarital sex.

extranet
(n.)=extranet.
Nota: En telecomunicaciones, red interna de una compañía (intranet) que se conecta con proveedores, clientes, etc. a través de Internet.
Ex: In the past few years, there has been a technological progression from the Internet to intranets and, now, to extranets.

extranjero^1
(n.)=foreigner ; outlander ; expat ; foreign national ; alien.
Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
Ex: All persons in the United States, including foreign nationals, have certain basic rights that must be respected.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
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* en manos de extranjeros=foreign-owned.
* en propiedad de extranjeros=foreign-owned.

extranjero^2
(adj.)=foreign ; overseas ; alien.
Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
Ex: The National Library of Australia is the only library in the country with a large collection of overseas documents and in this capacity holds exhibitions of these materials.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
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* agente extranjero=foreign agent.
* con destino en el extranjero=serve + overseas.
* de origen extranjero=foreign-born.
* estudiante extranjero=foreign student ; overseas student ; exchange student.
* inversionista extranjero=foreign investor.
* lengua extranjera=foreign language.
* mano de obra extranjera=foreign labour.
* mercado de moneda extranjera=foreign currency market.
* moneda extranjera=foreign currency.
* ocupación extranjera=foreign occupation.
* país extranjero=foreign country ; overseas country.
* potencia extranjera=foreign power.
* turista extranjero=foreign tourist.

extranjero^3
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* en el extranjero=abroad ; overseas ; offshore.
* estudiar en el extranjero=study abroad ; study + abroad.
* estudios en el extranjero=study abroad.
* hecho en el extranjero=foreign-made.
* nacido en el extranjero=foreign-born.
* vacaciones en el extranjero=overseas holidays.
* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen=dump.
* viajar al extranjero=visit + abroad.
* viaje al extranjero=foreign travel.

extraoficial
(adj.)=unofficial ; off the record.
Ex: To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.
Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.

extraoficialmente
=unofficially.
Ex: 45 libraries have been unofficially recognised by librarians as serving as model children's libraries.

extraordinariamente
=remarkably ; unusually.
Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.
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* cosecha extraordinariamente buena=bumper crop.
* extraordinariamente + Adjetivo=superbly + Adjetivo.

extraordinariamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=superbly + Adjetivo.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
extraordinario
(adj.)=extraordinary ; formidable ; incredible ; bumper ; non-recurrent ; remarkable ; bionic ; non-recurring.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.
Ex: The period of 1967 and late 1966 brought in a bumper crop of user studies.
Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
Ex: Police say the bullet hit the underwire of her bionic brassiere and never even pierced her skin.
Ex: Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income.
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* belleza extraordinaria=scenic beauty.
* de tamaño extraordinario=outsize.
* espectáculo extraordinario=spectacular.
* hacer horas extraordinarias=work + overtime.
* horas extraordinarias=overtime.
* nada extraordinario=unremarkable.
* trabajar horas extraordinarias=work + overtime.

extrapolación
(n.)=extrapolation.
Ex: An extrapolation of the UK regional ILL figures shows that the Gross Domestic Product can be used to predict the volume of the interlending market.

extrapolar
(v.)=extrapolate.
Ex: In order to ensure that we do in fact produce the specific A/Z index entry by chain procedure it is necessary to extrapolate (ie extend) the chain verbally as follows....

extrasensorial
(adj.)=extrasensory.
Ex: This suggests the existence of extrasensory information transfer in the subconscious.
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* percepción extrasensorial=ESP (extrasensory perception).

extraterrestre
(n.)=extraterrestrial ; alien.
Ex: Then, in the 1930s extraterrestrial radio signals were detected, and during the last four decades a whole new intellectual area of science has developed, namely radio astronomy.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
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* abducción por seres extraterrestres=alien abduction.
* llegada de seres extraterrestres=alien visitation.
* ser extraterrestre=alien creature.
* vida extraterrestre=alien life.

extravagancia
(n.)=flamboyance ; extravagance ; quirk ; outrageousness ; exoticism ; whimsy ; waywardness ; geekiness ; eccentricity ; whim ; peculiarity ; whimsicality.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
Ex: Sometimes even an added entry is considered an extravagance.
Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.
Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Diplomatics for photographic images: academic exoticism?'.
Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.
Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.
Ex: We will evaluate proposals on criteria of usefulness, newness, geekiness, and diversity of topics.
Ex: In spite of his growing eccentricity, fruitful ideas continued to spring from his imagination.
Ex: If terms are drawn from a controlled vocabulary, the selection of index headings no longer depends entirely upon the whim of the author in framing a title.
Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.
Ex: The whimsicality of the mind ensure human relationships and sentiments are a minefield of confusion and disorientation.
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* extravagancia típica de los hippies=hippiedom.

extravagancia típica de los hippies
(n.)=hippiedom.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
extravagante
(adj.)=extravagant ; fancy ; fanciful ; outrageous ; flamboyant ; outlandish ; way out in/of left field ; freakish ; quirky .
Ex: The claims that ISBD will make the entries produced in any country 'easily understood' in any other country and integrable with the entries produced in any other country are obviously and incredibly extravagant.
Ex: This kind of research, whether on processes of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot, should produce results to show that, with due respect to all the fancy mathematics, the specific arts of cataloging, acquisitions, or whatnot are being done as well as can be expected.
Ex: Their terminology is confusing and unrealistic, and the ideas about education for librarianship are fanciful but unoriginal.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
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* de colores extravagantes=crazy-coloured.
* extravagante, lo=fanciful, the.

extravagante, lo
=fanciful, the.
Ex: Maturity brings a dislike of highly colored representation of things and a preference for keen and satirical observation over the merely fanciful.
extravagantemente
=flamboyantly ; outrageously.
Ex: Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.

extravangancia
(n.)=oddity.
Ex: A brief description of the catalogue and some of its oddities and idiosyncrasies is given.

extraviado
(v.)=missing ; mislaid.
Nota: Pasado y participio del verbo mislay (perder).
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.

extraviar
(v.)=mislay ; misplace ; lose.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio lost.
Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.
Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.
Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.
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* extraviar en el trayecto=lose + Nombre + in transit.
* extraviarse=go + astray ; lose + Posesivo + way ; straggle.

extraviar en el trayecto
=lose + Nombre + in transit.
Ex: If a cheque is lost in transit, you can request a reissue a month after it was sent.
extraviarse
(v.)=go + astray ; lose + Posesivo + way ; straggle.
Ex: If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray. Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment. Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride.
extravío
(n.)=misplacement.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.

extraíble
(adj.)=removable.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.

extrañado
(adj.)=puzzled.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
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* poner cara de extrañado=look + puzzled.

extrañamente
=strangely ; extraordinarily.
Ex: Visible indexes, strangely, are normally used for catalogues.
Ex: Yet, rather extraordinarily, very little is known about reading habits or the actual effects that books have upon their readers.

extrañar
(v.)=miss.
Nota: Tercera persona singular misses.
Ex: He had been her assistant since she arrived, and she was going to miss him.
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* extrañarse=raise + eyebrows.
* no es de extrañar que=no wonder that ; small wonder that.

extrañarse
(v.)=raise + eyebrows.
Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
extrañeza
(n.)=uncanniness ; eeriness.
Ex: The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.
Ex: The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.
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* mostrar extrañeza=raise + eyebrows.

extraño
(adj.)=bizarre ; extraneous ; queer ; strange ; eccentric ; odd ; alien ; outlander ; weird ; awry ; funny ; outlandish ; freaky ; uncanny ; outsider ; kinky ; freakish ; quirky .
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.
Ex: If the catalog is to fulfill any of the requirements just enumerated, then it must be capable of responding to a user's query in a manner which does not result in extraneous citations.
Ex: Several years later, his talk with a friend turns to the queer ways in which a people resist innovations, even of vital interest.
Ex: The style of recording instructions for references differs from that in Sears', and can at first seem strange, but instructions are clear.
Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
Ex: Could she not have detected that something in his behavior was awry?.
Ex: The article 'What's that funny noise? Videogames in the library' explains how videogames have attracted many young irregular library users who may, in time, extend their attention to other library facilities.
Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
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* aunque parezca extraño=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* cita con un extraño=blind date.
* cuerpo extraño=foreign body.
* de apariencia extraña=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de aspecto extraño=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* de forma extraña=oddly ; funnily.
* de manera extraña=oddly ; funnily.
* de una manera extraña=strangely.
* de un modo extraño=freakishly.
* extraño (a)=foreign (to).
* país extraño=foreign country.
* por muy extraño que parezca=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough ; funnily.
* resultar extraño=be unfamiliar with.
* ser extraño para=be alien to.
* ser mirado de forma extraña=get + some funny looks.
* ser un extraño=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.

extraño (a)
(adj.)=foreign (to).
Ex: Foreign disc in CD-ROM player, correct the problem and press any key to continue.
extrema derecha
(n.)=far right.
Ex: This means that the religious far right was unwilling to have a democratic vote on the floor of the convention.
extrema precaución
(n.)=extreme caution.
Ex: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .
extrema prudencia
(n.)=extreme caution.
Ex: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .
extremadamente
(adj.)=grossly ; in the extreme ; darn.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
Ex: However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.
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* extremadamente + Adjetivo=alarmingly + Adjetivo ; astronomically + Adjetivo ; bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre ; extremely + Adjetivo ; impossibly + Adjetivo ; incredibly + Adjetivo ; devastatingly + Adjetivo ; dauntingly + Adjetivo ; outrageously + Adjetivo ; abysmally + Adjetivo ; awfully + Adjetivo ; shockingly + Adjetivo ; bloody + Adjetivo ; blisteringly + Adjetivo.
* extremadamente caro=prohibitively expensive.
* extremadamente improbable=unlikely to the extreme.
* extremadamente polémico=highly controversial.
* ser extremadamente + Adjetivo=be too + Adjetivo + by half.

extremadamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=alarmingly + Adjetivo ; astronomically + Adjetivo ; bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre ; extremely + Adjetivo ; impossibly + Adjetivo ; incredibly + Adjetivo ; devastatingly + Adjetivo ; dauntingly + Adjetivo ; outrageously + Adjetivo ; abysmally + Adjetivo ; awfully + Adjetivo ; shockingly + Adjetivo ; bloody + Adjetivo ; blisteringly + Adjetivo.
Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell. Ex: To give this advice, the computer would have to store an astronomically large number of possible positions on the board. Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset, she was one great bleeding resentment. Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information. Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically. Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use. Ex: The teacher flipped over the document and examined her scored evaluations: all, except for attendance and punctuality, were in the low 70's, a devastatingly dramatic plunge from the former heights of her 97 to 99 scores. Ex: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be. Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable. Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper. Ex: Searching these full-text files may be awfully confusing. Ex: Despite shockingly poor current resource levels, Cuban librarians are enthusiastically planning for better times in the future. Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour. Ex: A colleague today showed me a cool, new browser that he's been using to browse the web at blisteringly fast speeds.
extremadamente caro
(adj.)=prohibitively expensive.
Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
extremadamente improbable
=unlikely to the extreme.
Ex: The genetic structure of the human species makes such a possibility unlikely to the extreme.
extremadamente polémico
(adj.)=highly controversial.
Ex: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.
extremado
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* de extremada urgencia=serious.

extremar
(v.)=maximise [maximize, -USA].
Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
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* extremar la vigilancia=be extra vigilant.

extremar la vigilancia
(v.)=be extra vigilant.
Ex: Consumers in the market for faux fur must be extra vigilant after an investigation has revealed that real fur from animals is being used instead.
extremedamante
=acutely.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.

extremidad
(n.)=limb ; extremity.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
Ex: Use of other types of protective equipment, such as wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads, should be considered for prevention of injuries to the extremities during ice-skating.
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* extremidad anterior=forelimb.
* extremidades inferiores=lower extremities ; lower limbs.
* extremidades superiores=upper extremities ; upper limbs.
* extremidad posterior=hindlimb.

extremidad anterior
(n.)=forelimb.
Ex: The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.
extremidad posterior
(n.)=hindlimb.
Ex: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.
extremidades inferiores
(n.)=lower extremities ; lower limbs.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities. Ex: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.
extremidades superiores
(n.)=upper extremities ; upper limbs.
Ex: In this study, in-line skating injuries most commonly involved the upper extremities. Ex: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.
extremista islámico
(n.)=Islamist extremist.
Ex: Radical Islamist extremists have out-spent, out-manoeuvred and out-strategised democracies around the world.
extremista^1
(n.)=extremist ; hardliner.
Ex: This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.
Ex: Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
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* extremista islámico=Islamist extremist.

extremista^2
(adj.)=fire-breathing ; radical ; extremist ; over zealous [overzealous].
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.
Ex: Extremist material, although housed separately, is classified in the same manner as the regular collection, preceded by a designation signifying literature of an anti-Semitic nature.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.

extremo + Punto Cardinal
(adj.)=furthest + Punto Cardinal.
Ex: The article 'Furthest North' describes the catalogue of the library aboard one of the ships involved in the search for the explorer Sir John Franklin and companions, lost in the search for the North West Passage.
extremo delantero
(n.)=fore-end.
Ex: In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the more usual position for the horse was on the near side of the press, set out at slightly less than a right angle from the fore-end of the ribs = En los siglos XVII y XVIII, la posición más habitual del banco era al lado más cercano de la prensa, casi en angulo recto rspecto a los extremos delanteros de las escaleras.
extremo inferior izquierdo
(adj.)=lower left.
Ex: The MARC record is automatically placed into the Edit Record mode as shown in the lower left corner of the screen.
extremo superior
(n.)=high end.
Ex: This distribution is highly positively skewed, with a float tail and a small upturn at the high end.
extremo^1
(n.)=end ; extreme ; far + Localización ; reaches ; extreme end ; end point [endpoint] ; tip.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
Ex: At the two extremes, the order may simply be decided for each topic as and when it arises, and followed thereafter.
Ex: We'll select record '75' which is located on CD-ROM disc #4 (shown by the number on the far right side of the screen).
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: However, it was possible to identify queries from the extreme ends of the specificity continuum.
Ex: The process reaches its end point when information is gathered, indexed and compiled into a useful format for public and library staff use.
Ex: Reportedly the tip of his nose is so damaged from the operations that the tissue has died.
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* al extremo=to the extreme.
* al extremo norte=northernmost.
* al extremo oeste=westernmost.
* a lo extremo=to the extreme.
* al otro extremo=at the receiving end.
* a un extremo de la escala=at one end of the scale.
* del Extremo Oriente=Far Eastern.
* desde un extremo ... al otro=from one end ... to the other.
* de un extremo al otro=from the ridiculous to the sublime ; from the sublime to the ridiculous.
* de un extremo a otro del país=cross-country.
* de un extremo de la ciudad a otro=cross-town.
* en el extremo opuesto=at the far end.
* en el otro extremo=at the other extreme.
* en el otro extremo de la escala=at the other extreme.
* en el otro extremo de la escala=at the other end of the scale ; at the other end of the spectrum.
* en este extremo=to this extent.
* en un extremo de la escala=at one extreme.
* en un extremo ... en el otro=at one end ... at the other.
* extremo delantero=fore-end.
* extremo inferior izquierdo=lower left.
* Extremo Oriente, el=Far East, the.
* extremo + Punto Cardinal=furthest + Punto Cardinal.
* extremo superior=high end.
* hasta el extremo de=to the point of ; up to the point of.
* hasta el extremo que=up to the point where ; to the point where.
* jugar de extremo derecho=play + the left wing.
* llegar al extremo de=get to + the point of ; go to + the extreme of.
* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo=go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.
* llegar a un extremo=reach + epic proportions.

extremo^2
(adj.)=extreme.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.
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* calor extremo=extreme heat.
* condiciones meteorológicas extremas=severe weather ; severe weather conditions.
* condición extrema=extreme condition.
* deporte extremo=extreme sport.
* en extremo=no end ; to no end.
* extrema derecha=far right.
* extrema precaución=extreme caution.
* extrema prudencia=extreme caution.
* frío extremo=extreme cold.
* necesidad extrema=dire need.
* temperaturas extremas=extreme temperatures.

extroversión
(n.)=extroversion [extraversion].
Ex: Early success in journalism was related positively to extroversion and negatively to neuroticism.

extrovertido
(n.)=outgoing ; extroverted ; extrovert [extravert].
Ex: University librarians must adopt a more outgoing strategy to convince staff and students of the value of their collections.
Ex: Results indicate that reference librarians in general tend to be introverted rather than extroverted.
Ex: Although there are real barriers involved, extroverts seek out and benefit from courses, and introverts do not.

extrínsico
(adj.)=extrinsic.
Nota: Característico de un objeto sólo en su relación con otro.
Ex: Frequently occurring types of extrinsic characteristics are the characteristics of origin and of purpose.

extático
(adj.)=ecstatic ; rapturous.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: Then I had a romantic taste in poetry; I thought it ought to be dreamy and rapturous and inspiring.

exuberancia
(n.)=exuberance ; lavishness ; flamboyance.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
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* con exuberancia=lushly.
* exuberancia desmedida=irrational exuberance.

exuberancia desmedida
(n.)=irrational exuberance.
Ex: After years of experimentation and the irrational exuberance that characterized the late 1990s, we find our views of e-learning more sober and realistic.
exuberante
(adj.)=exuberant ; larger-than-life.
Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.

exuberantemente
=lushly.
Ex: The passages describing the environment, though lushly written, are inclined to weigh down the narrative thrust of the novel.

exánime
(adj.)=overworked ; lifeless.
Ex: So there may be a useful place for some modest AI to support the overworked professional.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.

exégesis
(n.)=exegesis.
Ex: The hebrew, Arabic, and other Near-Eastern alphabets cut as type during the hand-press period for works of biblical exegesis were narrowly confined to specialist printers.

exégeta
(n.)=exegete.
Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

exógenamente
=exonegously.
Ex: This is a new database dealing with the direct effects of exogenously supplied organic chemicals on terrestrial vascular plants is described.

exógeno
(adj.)=exogenous.
Ex: The author distinguishes endogenous articles (produced in Brazil) from exogenous articles (produced abroad by Brazilian biochemists), in terms of the spectrum of journals in which they were published and the number of citations generated per article.
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* variable exógena=exogenous variable.

exótico
(adj.)=exotic.
Ex: Lays for exotic fonts were usually adaptations of those used for the latin alphabet.
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* planta exótica=exotic plant.

eyaculación
(n.)=ejaculation ; ejaculate.
Ex: Ejaculation frequency was not significantly correlated with the distribution of X and Y chromosomes.
Ex: Species with relatively large testes also produced ejaculates with a high sperm concentration.
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* eyaculación precoz=premature ejaculation.
* eyaculación rápida=rapid ejaculation.

eyaculación precoz
(n.)=premature ejaculation.
Ex: Premature ejaculation (also known as rapid ejaculation) is the most common type of sexual dysfunction in men younger than 40 years.
eyaculación rápida
(n.)=rapid ejaculation.
Ex: Premature ejaculation (also known as rapid ejaculation) is the most common type of sexual dysfunction in men younger than 40 years.
eyacular
(v.)=ejaculate.
Ex: Females should be selected so as not to mate exclusively with males that have recently ejaculated and thus may have sperm stores insufficient for pregnancy.
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* eyacular esperma estéril=shoot + blanks ; fire + blanks.

eyacular esperma estéril
(v.)=shoot + blanks ; fire + blanks.
Ex: My vet assures me he's shooting blanks, but I've never heard of a neutered dog actually mating; have any of you?. Ex: However, my friend's dog has been done and he still wants to hump everything he can, just doesn't realise he's firing blanks.
eyaculatorio
(adj.)=ejaculatory.
Ex: This is because the erectile and ejaculatory reflexes are two distinct processes.

eólico
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* central eólica=wind farm ; wind park.
* energía eólica=wind energy ; wind power.
* generador eólico=wind generator.
* granja eólica=wind farm ; wind power farm.
* impulsado por energía eólica=wind-powered.
* parque eólico=wind farm ; wind park ; wind power farm ; wind power farm.
* que funciona con energía eólica=wind-powered.
* turbina eólica=wind turbine.

eón
(n.)=aeon [eon].
Ex: In general usage, an aeon (sometimes spelled eon ) is a period of time arbitrarily designated by humans.

fabliau
(n.)=fabliau.
Nota: Pequeño cuento cómico en verso usado en la literatura francesa del siglo XII y XIII.
Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.

fabricación
(n.)=make ; manufacture ; manufacturing ; fabrication ; making.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.
Ex: Products from the same raw material are grouped then subdivided according to stage of fabrication.
Ex: A producer is the person with final responsibility for the making of a motion picture, including business aspects, management of the production, and the commercial success of the film.
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* cadena de fabricación=production line.
* coste de fabricación=manufacturing cost.
* de fabricación casera=homemade.
* defecto de fabricación=manufacturing defect.
* excedencias de fabricación=factory surplus.
* fabricación de acero=steelmaking [steel making].
* fabricación de bombas=bomb manufacture.
* fabricación de libros=bookmaking [book making].
* fabricación de monedas=coinage ; minting.
* fabricación de papel=paper-making [papermaking] ; paper manufacturing.
* fabricación de tapas=casemaking [case-making].
* fabricación de velas=chandlery.
* fabricación en serie=mass production.
* máquina de fabricación=manufacturing equipment.
* técnica de fabricación=construction technique.

fabricación de acero
(n.)=steelmaking [steel making].
Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
fabricación de bombas
(n.)=bomb manufacture.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
fabricación de libros
(n.)=bookmaking [book making].
Ex: Excavation in Qumran suggests that the people were organised on a highly communal basis and adept in the art of pottery and bookmaking.
fabricación de monedas
(n.)=coinage ; minting.
Ex: Monasteries frequently profited from the minting of coinage throughout the Middle Ages. Ex: Monasteries frequently profited from the minting of coinage throughout the Middle Ages.
fabricación de papel
(n.)=paper-making [papermaking] ; paper manufacturing.
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers. Ex: Drying is an important process in paper manufacturing, where steam-heated cylinders are used to dry paper.
fabricación de tapas
(n.)=casemaking [case-making].
Ex: In 1843 this prestigious bindery had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses, but folding, gathering, sewing, rounding and backing, ploughing, casemaking, and casing-in were all carried out by hand.
fabricación de velas
(n.)=chandlery.
Ex: The first recorded use of molds for chandlery was in Paris in the fifteenth century.
fabricación en serie
(n.)=mass production.
Ex: Publishing is the printing mass production and distribution of information, in the form of books, periodicals, newspapers and other printed matter.
fabricado
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* fabricado a mano=hand-made.
* fabricado en cadena=manufactured.
* fabricado en cantidad=mass-produced.
* fabricado en serie=mass-produced ; off-the-shelf ; out of the box ; manufactured.

fabricado a mano
(adj.)=hand-made.
Ex: It was not until the 1820s that the production of machine-made paper exceeded that of hand-made, even in Britain.
fabricado en cadena
(adj.)=manufactured.
Ex: The company accounts for 99.9% of the UK manufactured glace cherry market.
fabricado en cantidad
=mass-produced.
Ex: The needs of business assured the advent of mass-produced arithmetical machines just as soon as production methods were sufficiently advanced.
fabricado en serie
(adj.)=mass-produced ; off-the-shelf ; out of the box ; manufactured.
Ex: The needs of business assured the advent of mass-produced arithmetical machines just as soon as production methods were sufficiently advanced. Ex: A standard off-the-shelf version costs 450 and fully tailored systems usually fall into the range 1,250 -- 1,450. Ex: Software vendors provide manuals for the 'out of the box' programs they sell. Ex: The company accounts for 99.9% of the UK manufactured glace cherry market.
fabricante
(n.)=manufacturer ; builder ; maker.
Ex: Added entries under corporate names are made for a prominently named corporate body, unless it functions solely as distributor or manufacturer.
Ex: No significant differences were observed between tool users and tool builders in terms of any key constructs examined in the study.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
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* fabricante de automóviles=automaker ; auto manufacturer.
* fabricante de carrocerías=coachbuilder ; bodybuilder [body-builder].
* fabricante de cartón=paperboard maker ; paperboard manufacturer.
* fabricante de coches=automaker ; car firm ; auto manufacturer.
* fabricante de jabón=soapmaker.
* fabricante de maquinaria agrícola=farm equipment manufacturer.
* fabricante de moldes=die-sinker.
* fabricante de ropa=clothing company.
* fabricante ilegal de bebidas=shiner.
* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner.
* instrucciones del fabricante=firmware.

fabricante de automóviles
(n.)=automaker ; auto manufacturer.
Ex: The table below measures sales satisfaction ratings among the major automakers. Ex: The proposal fires a warning shot across the bows of auto manufacturers in Europe and across the world.
fabricante de carrocerías
(n.)=coachbuilder ; bodybuilder [body-builder].
Ex: Papers were presented on requirements for hi-tech mobile libraries, and the coachbuilder's viewpoint = Se presentaron ponencias sobre los requisitos de las bibliotecas móviles de última generación y el punto de vista de sus fabricantes. Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
fabricante de cartón
(n.)=paperboard maker ; paperboard manufacturer.
Ex: Europe's leading paperboard maker, Stora Enso, Helsinki, Finland, will eliminate 1700 jobs as part of plans to improve profits. Ex: North America's paperboard manufacturers are increasing their prices in response to rising costs for raw material.
fabricante de coches
(n.)=automaker ; car firm ; auto manufacturer.
Ex: The table below measures sales satisfaction ratings among the major automakers. Ex: Spain has become the latest European nation to stump up billions in public cash to bail out car firms bludgeoned by the economic crisis

. Ex: The proposal fires a warning shot across the bows of auto manufacturers in Europe and across the world.
fabricante de jabón
(n.)=soapmaker.
Ex: Born to a family of Jewish soapmakers, Bronner also had a keen interest in religion and politics.
fabricante de maquinaria agrícola
(n.)=farm equipment manufacturer.
Ex: They decided one day to take it upon themselves without his knowledge to go out and solicit funds from some of the large corn processors and farm equipment manufacturers.
fabricante de moldes
(n.)=die-sinker.
Ex: In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths.
fabricante de ropa
(n.)=clothing company.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
fabricante ilegal de bebidas
(n.)=shiner.
Ex: He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.
fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas
(n.)=moonshiner.
Ex: A recipe for moonshine whiskey is included in the reminiscences of an 82 year old moonshiner.
fabricar
(v.)=manufacture ; fabricate.
Ex: This simple keypad, with no alphabetical characters, can be manufactured cheaply.
Ex: This means that it will become possible to fabricate many complete processors on one chip.
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* calandria para fabricar tela=cloth-maker's calender.
* fabricar cerveza=brew + beer.
* fabricar en serie=mass-produce.
* fabricar un artefacto=manufacture + artifact.
* máquina de fabricar tapas=casemaking machine.

fabricar cerveza
(v.)=brew + beer.
Ex: If you have never brewed beer at home before, and would like to get started with a complete home brewing kit, click here.
fabricar en serie
(n.)=mass-produce.
Ex: Hand-printing was already an efficient means of mass-producing books.
fabricar un artefacto
(v.)=manufacture + artifact.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
fabulista
(n.)=fabulist.
Ex: Krylov, one of Russia's most beloved fabulists, wrote in verse, which Heins has changed to prose.

fabulosamente
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* fabulosamente + Adjetivo=fantastically + Adjetivo.

fabulosamente + Adjetivo
=fantastically + Adjetivo.
Ex: We all recognize that the National Union Catalog is a fantastically helpful publication.
fabuloso
(adj.)=stunning ; terrific ; tremendous ; fabulous ; fabled ; dynamite ; light fantastic ; sizzling ; awesome ; divine ; great ; super-duper ; grand .
Ex: The trends themselves are not hard to anticipate, although the stunning pace of development is often not fully appreciated.
Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.
Ex: This is one of America's most fabled summer watering holes.
Ex: Administrators usually do not know that a central serials file is dynamite.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.
Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: He recently passed away due to a heart attack and he was a super-duper awesome guy.
Ex: As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.
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* pasárselo fabuloso=have + a good time ; have + a great time ; have + a whale of a time.

faccionalismo
(n.)=factionalism.
Ex: If factionalism prevails, some groups exploit resources to the detriment of other groups.

facción
(n.)=camp ; faction ; faction group.
Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.
Ex: Both factions realize that new expenditures must not be undertaken if they mean increasing taxes.
Ex: These awful experiences caused some women to take up arms and joined various faction groups.
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* facción disidente=splinter group ; splinter party.

facción disidente
(n.)=splinter group ; splinter party.
Ex: The tendency for the members of a professional body dividing up into interest groups is commendable, although splinter groups should be guarded against. Ex: In 1928 the National Socialist Party was only a marginal splinter party but by 1932 it had mobilized 14 million voters.
faceta común
(n.)=common facet.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
faceta de Energía
(n.)=Energy facet.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
faceta de Personalidad
(n.)=Personality facet.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
faceta de forma
(n.)=Form facet.
Ex: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the Form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
faceta de tiempo
(n.)=Time facet.
Ex: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
faceta diferencial
(n.)=differential facet.
Ex: Differential facets are subfacets which are placed adjacent to specific facets to which they are applicable; they are not generally used with all of the facets in the scheme.
faceta^1
(n.)=facet ; venue ; hat.
Ex: The extent to which each of these facets contributes towards a good abstract is a function of the style and type of abstract and the documents being abstracted.
Ex: Considers the emerging market and the traditional market for library-information professionals, in conjunction with the stereotype as a conditioner of acceptability in new employment venues.
Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
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* asumir una nueva faceta=take on + new dimension.
* con dos facetas=double-faced.
* tener una faceta=wear + hat.

faceta^2
(n.)=facet.
Nota: Conjunto de subdivisiones producidas al aplicar una característica a una clase.
Ex: A facet, then, is the sum total of isolates formed by the division of a subject by one characteristic of division.
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* análisis por facetas=facet analysis.
* basado en facetas=facet-based.
* conector entre facetas=intra-facet connector.
* faceta común=common facet.
* faceta de Energía=Energy facet.
* faceta de forma=Form facet.
* faceta de Personalidad=Personality facet.
* faceta de tiempo=Time facet.
* faceta diferencial=differential facet.
* indicador de faceta=facet indicator.
* subfaceta=subfacet [sub-facet].

facetado
=facet-based.
Ex: This is a facet-based system which allows the subjects investigated to be processed in terms of visuality.
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* clasificación facetada=faceted classification.
* sistema de clasificación facetado=faceted classification scheme.
* tesauro facetado=faceted thesaurus.

facha
(n.)=righty.
Ex: The righties in this country keep yammering about 'we shouldn't be giving terrorists the same rights Americans enjoy'.

fachada
(n.)=frontage ; facade ; front.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: Other factors that may have affected use were the unattractive facade of the library and cuts in library staffing which limited contact with the community.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.

facial
(adj.)=facial.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
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* cirugía facial=facial surgery.
* expresión facial=facial expression ; facial posture.
* gesto facial=grimace.
* masaje facial=facial.
* máscara facial=facemask.
* vello facial=facial hair.

facilidad
(n.)=ease ; easiness ; effortlessness.
Ex: However, the rules numbers which are cited here for ease of reference to AACR2 apply to AACR2 alone.
Ex: With the emerging importance of practicality in this field, easiness in adopting formal technology should be taken into account.
Ex: Unfortunately, effortlessness is a highly subjective measure including many factors.
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* con cierta facilidad=with some ease.
* con demasiada facilidad=all too easily ; all too easy.
* con facilidad=without difficulty ; fluently ; with ease ; easily.
* facilidad de acceso=reachability.
* facilidad de alcance=reachability.
* facilidad de búsqueda=scannability ; soughtness ; searchability ; findability.
* facilidad de comunicar=communicability.
* facilidad de consulta=browsability.
* facilidad de instalación=ease of installation.
* facilidad de lectura=ease of reading.
* facilidad de memorizar=memorability.
* facilidad de recordar=memorability.
* facilidad de ser comprendido=understandability.
* facilidad de ser transportado=transportability.
* facilidad de transmitir=communicability.
* facilidad de transporte=transportability.
* facilidad de uso=usability ; user-friendliness ; ease of use.
* hacer Algo con facilidad=make + light work of.
* superar con facilidad=make + light work of.
* valérselas con facilidad=make + Posesivo + way around.

facilidad de acceso
(n.)=reachability.
Ex: Most important factors were reachability of the udder for the piglets and reachability of the sow and piglets for the stockman.
facilidad de alcance
(n.)=reachability.
Ex: Most important factors were reachability of the udder for the piglets and reachability of the sow and piglets for the stockman.
facilidad de búsqueda
(n.)=scannability ; soughtness ; searchability ; findability.
Ex: The typefaces available for computer print-out may detract from the scannability of an index. Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation. Ex: This could be achieved by either enhancing content representation in the records within the OPAC data base or by enhancing the searchability and browsability of the OPAC. Ex: Again in the realm of findability, an average 1.3 subject tracings per title is too low to maximize subject-access to materials especially in small-and medium-sized collections.
facilidad de comunicar
(n.)=communicability.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Different contexts in electronic communication: some remarks on the communicability of scientific knowledge'.
facilidad de consulta
(n.)=browsability.
Ex: This could be achieved by either enhancing content representation in the records within the OPAC data base or by enhancing the searchability and browsability of the OPAC.
facilidad de instalación
(n.)=ease of installation.
Ex: On a 4 star rating, the drive was rated 4 on ease of installation, ease of use, and overall value; and 3 on product support.
facilidad de lectura
(n.)=ease of reading.
Ex: There is evidence to show that the kind of type face used affects the ease of reading and the legibility.
facilidad de memorizar
(n.)=memorability.
Ex: Memorability is important, and the factors contributing to it must be carefully weighed when a notation is selected for a classification scheme.
facilidad de recordar
(n.)=memorability.
Ex: Memorability is important, and the factors contributing to it must be carefully weighed when a notation is selected for a classification scheme.
facilidad de ser comprendido
(v.)=understandability.
Ex: The criteria were availability, searchability, understandability, credibility, and applicability.
facilidad de ser transportado
(n.)=transportability.
Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
facilidad de transmitir
(n.)=communicability.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Different contexts in electronic communication: some remarks on the communicability of scientific knowledge'.
facilidad de transporte
(n.)=transportability.
Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
facilidad de uso
(n.)=usability ; user-friendliness ; ease of use.
Ex: In general an online catalog possesses high usability, indeed far greater usability than does a bookform or card catalog. Ex: This is the text of a paper presented at a meeting on library image and user-friendliness, held in the Netherlands. Ex: The author discusses the scope and quality of the information provided, ease of use and pricing structure.
facilitación
(n.)=facilitation.
Ex: This article examines ideas published by librarians on the facilitation of international exchanges of publications.

facilitador
(n.)=enabler.
Ex: Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.

facilitar
(v.)=ease ; expedite ; facilitate ; issue ; make + it + easier ; pave + the way (for/towards/to) ; smooth + the path of ; make + easy ; smooth ; smooth + the way ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; provide + grounds for ; provide for ; enable ; pave + the road (for/towards/to).
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: And since the main entry is the hub and most exacting aspect of our cataloging process, its replacement by a title-unit entry would greatly simplify the problem and expedite the operation of cataloging.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
Ex: Bottom shelves which are tilted at an angle make it easier to see the books' spines.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
Ex: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.
Ex: It became imperative that books be arranged to make it easy for the reader to find what he wanted.
Ex: This activity leads to the unearthing of information that smooths daily working in the library itself.
Ex: Continued communication regarding procedures and results smooths the way for long-term understanding and willingness to participate = La comunicación permanente con respecto a procedimientos y resultados facilita el entendimiento a largo plazo y el deseo de participar.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions'.
Ex: On the positive side, a number of digital library services may be an excellent way to extend the reach out to old and new constituencies and provide grounds for cooperation.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: Together, these technologies pave the road for the introduction of interactive television to fully exploit the benefits of the conversion to digital.
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* facilitar las cosas=make + things easier.
* facilitarle Algo a Alguien=play into + the hands of.
* facilitarle la vida a todos=simplify + life for everyone.

facilitar las cosas
(v.)=make + things easier.
Ex: The newer projectors are self-threading which makes things easier for the projectionist.
facilitarle Algo a Alguien
(v.)=play into + the hands of.
Ex: Unfortunately the process on both sides has become sluggish and is playing into the hands of the antiquarian book trade, which is now dealing in trophy books on a large scale.
facilitarle la vida a todos
(v.)=simplify + life for everyone.
Ex: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
facilísimo
=dead easy ; be a doddle ; easy peasy ; easy peasy lemon squeezy ; easy peasy japanesey.
Ex: This way you can get all the information you'll ever need, dead easy, though probably not dirt cheap.
Ex: Sitting on top of a launch rocket waiting for somebody to push a button and send you hurtling off into outer space is a doddle when compared with diving.
Ex: It was easy peasy to set-up and has been very easy to use ever since.
Ex: Anyway, it works like a charm and was easy peasy lemon squeezy to install -- as easy as squeezing lemon on a lobster.
Ex: Words to that effect are meaningless in any debate as he may as well just say it was 'easy peasy japanesey'.
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* ser algo facilísimo=be a cinch ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser facilísimo=be a snap ; be a piece of cake ; be a piece of cake.

facilón
(adj.)=cushy .
Ex: Convicts pass up the chance to escape because conditions are too cushy, experts say.
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* trabajo facilón=cushy number ; cushy job ; cushy deal ; gravy train.

facistol
(n.)=lectern.
Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.

facsímil
(n.)=facsimile.
Ex: Improvements in document delivery services (DDS) via the further application of techniques such as facsimile transmission will also have an important role to play.
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* edición facsímil=facsimile reproduction.
* editor de facsímiles=facsimilist.
* facsímil de línea=line-block facsimile.
* facsímil fotolitografiado=photolitho facsimile.
* reproducción casi facsímil=quasi-facsimile.
* transmisión de facsímiles=facsimile transmission.

facsímil de línea
(n.)=line-block facsimile.
Ex: Photo-etched blocks, which became available in the 1870s, give the colour and impression of letterpress printing but they lose definition in the process of reproduction, so that line-block facsimiles combine rough edges with an improbably even colour.
facsímil fotolitografiado
(n.)=photolitho facsimile.
Ex: The early photolitho books of 1856-7 were again collections of reproductions of art photographs, but in 1858 there was an event of greater bibliographical significance: the production of a photolitho facsimile of a printed book.
factibilidad
(n.)=practicality.
Ex: Limits on total index size are set by the practicalities of searching several sets of index cards in order to complete a search.

factible
(adj.)=workable ; feasible ; practicable ; realisable [realizable, -USA] ; satisfiable ; doable.
Ex: The type of environment in which the principles of pre-coordination are workable are restricted by the acceptable bulk or length of index headings.
Ex: Other words which might be feasible access points in a general index prove worthless in an index devoted to a special subject area.
Ex: Now, with computerized data-bases and vast amounts of data in transit, access to it -- authorized and unauthorized -- is more practicable.
Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.
Ex: The result is a pair of overlapping sets of sufficient conditions for autonomy that are argued to be satisfiable by real human agents.
Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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* hacer factible=make + feasible.
* no factible=unfeasible.
* ser factible de=be amenable to.
* solución factible=workable solution.

facticio
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* título facticio=supplied title.

facto
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* de facto=de facto.
* ipso facto=ipso facto ; on the double.

factor
(n.)=factor ; issue.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
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* factor agravante=aggravating factor.
* factor atenuante=mitigating factor ; extenuating factor.
* factor clave=key success factor ; key factor.
* factor condicionante=conditioning factor.
* factor + contribuir=factor + contribute.
* factor de atracción=pull factor.
* factor decisivo=deciding factor ; decisive factor ; decider.
* factor decisorio=decider.
* factor de impacto=impact factor.
* factor de impacto de la revista=journal impact ; journal impact factor.
* factor de impacto web=Web impact factor (WIF/Web-IF).
* factor de multiplicación=multiplier.
* factor de ponderación=weighting factor.
* factor de rechazo=push factor.
* factor de riesgo=risk factor.
* factor determinante=determinant ; determining factor.
* factores económicos=economic forces.
* factores políticos=political forces.
* factores sociales=social forces.
* factor estresante=stressor.
* factor eximente=exonerating factor.
* factor humano=human factor.
* factor impacto en la web=Web impact factor (WIF/Web-IF).
* factor importante=major force.
* factor incriminatorio=incriminating factor.
* factor + influir=thread + pull upon.
* factor influyente=force ; influencer ; force multiplier.
* factor nivelador=levelling force.
* factor socioeconómico=socioeconomic factor.
* factor sorpresa=cuckoo factor ; element of surprise.
* factor tiempo=time factor.
* factor vital=vital factor.
* ponderación por factores=factor loading.
* servir de factor de predicción de=be predictive of.
* si no intervienen otros factores=ceteris paribus ; all (other) things being equal.

factor + contribuir
(n.)=factor + contribute.
Ex: Factors that contributed to this inflationary trend and that caused payers to take drastic action are analysed.
factor + influir
(n.)=thread + pull upon.
Ex: Therefore, any discussion of control must take into account the multiple threads that pull upon the director.
factor agravante
(n.)=aggravating factor.
Ex: Aggravating factors are those factors that make a crime seem more egregious, such as prior felony convictions or choosing an especially vulnerable victim.
factor atenuante
(n.)=mitigating factor ; extenuating factor.
Ex: This management style can also be a mitigatng factor when promotional opportunities are scarce. Ex: South African courts have recently accepted social psychological phenomena as extenuating factors in murder trials.
factor clave
(n.)=key success factor ; key factor.
Ex: It is the quality of the collection, rather than its quantity, that is the key success factor. Ex: These descriptions are seen as a key factor to finding a way out of the growing problems of traversing an ever expanding Web.
factor condicionante
(n.)=conditioning factor.
Ex: The affirmation of freedom against constructivism does not mean the denial of the existence of conditioning factors in society or history.
factor de atracción
(n.)=pull factor.
Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.
factor de impacto
(n.)=impact factor.
Ex: A further ranking was therefore calculated showing the impact factor, ie the number of times a journal was cited as a function of the total number of articles it contained.
factor de impacto de la revista
(n.)=journal impact ; journal impact factor.
Ex: The author proposes that the numerator should be taken as a more valid measure of journal impact. Ex: This article presents the summaries of major contributions to conference sessions on the use of journal impact factors and on cybermetrics.
factor de impacto web
(n.)=Web impact factor (WIF/Web-IF).
Ex: This article reports on investigations into the feasibility and reliability of calculating impact factors for web sites, called Web Impact Factors (WIF or Web-IF).
factor de multiplicación
(n.)=multiplier.
Ex: The multiplier that appears in the mathematical expression of Bradford's Law of Scatter is neither the average production of articles per authors nor the average number of articles per periodical.
factor de ponderación
(n.)=weighting factor.
Ex: This index is obtained by multiplying the number of pages in any publication by a weighting factor that acknowledges each author's proportional or absolute contribution to the work.
factor de rechazo
(n.)=push factor.
Ex: Unsurprisingly such misuse is triggered by push factors, such as fear of failure, and also pull factors, such as ease of use and the ubiquitous cut and paste.
factor de riesgo
(n.)=risk factor.
Ex: Problem drinking, drink driving and criminality are important risk factors for receipt of disability pension and high levels of sickness absence in young men.
factor decisivo
(n.)=deciding factor ; decisive factor ; decider.
Ex: These properties may be the deciding factor in a particular design application of the data system. Ex: The class position of groups is the decisive factor in accessing and using information. Ex: Although it may always be helpful to have a powerful benefactor promoting library and information interests at a senior level, teamwork is often the ultimate decider.
factor decisorio
(n.)=decider.
Ex: Although it may always be helpful to have a powerful benefactor promoting library and information interests at a senior level, teamwork is often the ultimate decider.
factor determinante
(n.)=determinant ; determining factor.
Ex: This study uses multiple regression analysis to investigate the determinants of the variations in prices for a random sample of 439 periodicals. Ex: The study also attempted to examine by using a multivariate analysis, what characteristics are possible determining factors in user satisfaction, or dissatisfaction.
factor estresante
(n.)=stressor.
Ex: Both role stressors were found to correlate positively with burnout.
factor eximente
(n.)=exonerating factor.
Ex: Chatigny's theory was that sexual sadism was a mental defect and therefore a mitigating, if not entirely exonerating, factor in sentencing.
factor humano
(n.)=human factor.
Ex: For them, a constellation of human factors and professional insight should, instead, guide every weeding decision.
factor impacto en la web
(n.)=Web impact factor (WIF/Web-IF).
Ex: This article reports on investigations into the feasibility and reliability of calculating impact factors for web sites, called Web Impact Factors (WIF or Web-IF).
factor importante
(n.)=major force.
Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
factor incriminatorio
(n.)=incriminating factor.
Ex: The case against the companies was based on a number of 'incriminating factors' that strongly suggested they had all been run for fraudulent purposes.
factor influyente
(n.)=force ; influencer ; force multiplier.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it. Ex: The seminar aimed at identifying the decision makers and influencers within the educational community. Ex: The article 'Television: force multiplier or town crier in the global village?' discusses how television has changed from being a passive observer of events to being a significant player in international affairs.
factor nivelador
(n.)=levelling force.
Ex: The convergence of technologies and markets and the Europeanisation of communications polices work as levelling forces on differences across countries.
factor socioeconómico
(n.)=socioeconomic factor.
Ex: Data on doctoral graduates are discussed in terms of socioeconomic factors, educational background, position held, prior professional experience, salaries, professional membership, and publications.
factor sorpresa
(n.)=cuckoo factor ; element of surprise.
Ex: The article has the title 'Cuckoo factor: an investigation into the effects of transient populations in the development of library services'. Ex: This short activity has an element of surprise that illustrates how enjoyable learning can be when people discover the answer for themselves.
factor tiempo
(n.)=time factor.
Ex: The time factor was shown to be important in enough cases to be significant.
factor vital
(n.)=vital factor.
Ex: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet.
factores económicos
(n.)=economic forces.
Ex: Destabilisation of the economic forces governing publishers' prices has meant that subscription agents no longer work on firm ground.
factores políticos
(n.)=political forces.
Ex: The author describes and analyses the political forces surrounding public library legislation in England and Wales.
factores sociales
(n.)=social forces.
Ex: The author takes a realistic look at the political and social forces which have shaped libraries in Hungary.
factorial
(adj.)=factorial.
Ex: Twenty subjects participated in a nested factorial experiment.

factorización
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* factorización semántica=semantic factoring.

factorización semántica
=semantic factoring.
Ex: The method by which the terms representing specific concepts are post-coordinated is known as semantic factoring.
factoría
(n.)=manufactory.
Ex: The strength of the book 'The American manufactory' lies in its detailed narratives of success and failure.

factual
(adj.)=declarative ; factual.
Ex: In this model declarative knowledge is the knowledge of facts, whereas procedural knowledge is the knowledge of the steps necessary to perform a particular task.
Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.
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* base de datos factual=factual database.
* contenido factual=factual content.
* datos factuales=factual data.
* información factual=factual information.

factura
(n.)=bill ; invoice ; receipt ; billhead ; sales receipt ; sales ticket.
Ex: At the end of the month a machine can readily be made to read these and to print an ordinary bill.
Ex: When the invoice for the order is received, an invoice record is place in the invoice file.
Ex: When he pulls a lever, contacts are made through the holes, machinery at a central point makes the necessary computations and entries, and the proper receipt is printed for the salesman to pass to the customer.
Ex: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic.
Ex: The textbooks must be in mint condition and the original sales receipt presented.
Ex: Reimbursement will not be made until original sales tickets are furnished.
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* cobrar una factura=collect + payment ; receive + payment.
* dar el visto bueno a una factura=clear + invoice.
* factura de electricidad, agua o gas=utility bill.
* factura de hotel=hotel bill.
* factura de la calefacción=heating bill.
* factura de la electricidad=electricity bill.
* factura del agua=water bill.
* factura de la luz=electricity bill.
* factura del gas=gas bill.
* factura del teléfono=phone bill ; telephone bill.
* factura pendiente=outstanding invoice.
* factura proforma=proforma [pro forma] ; proforma invoice.
* hacer cuadras las facturas=reconcile + receipts.
* hacer una factura=make out + bill.
* liquidar una factura=settle + invoice.
* pagar la factura=pay + the tab.
* pagar una factura=settle + invoice ; pay + a bill.
* pagar una factura atrasada=pay off + bill.
* presentar una factura=submit + bill.
* recibir facturas=invoice.

factura de electricidad, agua o gas
(n.)=utility bill.
Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.
factura de hotel
(n.)=hotel bill.
Ex: Furthermore, such visitors spend larger sums on shopping, meals, hotel bills, local transport, etc.
factura de la calefacción
(n.)=heating bill.
Ex: Try to save on heating bills by eliminating cold air draughts from windows and doors.
factura de la electricidad
(n.)=electricity bill.
Ex: Motion detectors that control lights can save you money on your electricity bill.
factura de la luz
(n.)=electricity bill.
Ex: Motion detectors that control lights can save you money on your electricity bill.
factura del agua
(n.)=water bill.
Ex: Direct debit is the most convenient way to pay your water bill.
factura del gas
(n.)=gas bill.
Ex: In fact, gas bills have almost trebled in the past six years.
factura del teléfono
(n.)=phone bill ; telephone bill.
Ex: An Australian respondent earned AUD 105,000 but pointed out this was part of a package which came with a car, free petrol, mobile phone, part home phone bill paid, business class travel, etc.. Ex: In the UK, recent surveys indicate that fax messages outnumber postal communications by about 60 per cent, and around 46 per cent of telephone bills can be attributed to fax traffic.
factura pendiente
(n.)=outstanding invoice.
Ex: This is a good method to record outstanding orders, outstanding invoices, titles sent to the bindery, etc.
factura proforma
(n.)=proforma [pro forma] ; proforma invoice.
Ex: Any payment due requires the completion of a proforma to be sent with payment to a central agency = Cualquier importe que se deba necesita enviarse a una agencia central junto con una factura pro forma debidadamente rellenada. Ex: Payment by telegraphic transfer against a proforma invoice prior to shipment is the simplest and most cost effective method of paying for goods.
facturable
(adj.)=chargeable ; billable.
Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
Ex: This library can only e furnished with commercial products if usage is billable and protected.

facturación
(n.)=billing ; turnover ; stock turnover ; turnover of stock.
Ex: The availability of a range of services and many channels, and the commercial element introduce the technical problems of channel selection (by the user) and charging and billing (by the service provider).
Ex: Yet the genuine stockholding bookseller is committed to holding good stocks of books for the customers' benefit which means that he does not aim simply at buying in the books with the quickest turnover.
Ex: The booksellers in the sample 'turned over their stocks on average about four times a year' though rates of stock turnover varied widely.
Ex: 'Turnover of stock' is, then, an important part of successful and lively bookselling.
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* dirección de facturación=billing address ; invoice address.
* facturación anual=annual turnover ; yearly turnover.
* facturación directa=direct billing.
* facturación por tiempo de conexión=metered pricing ; metered billing.
* jefe de facturación=billing clerk.
* mostrador de facturación=check-in desk.
* sistema de facturación=billing system.
* sistema de facturación por uso=cost billing system.

facturación anual
(n.)=annual turnover ; yearly turnover.
Ex: All companies included have an annual turnover of over £60m. Ex: According to those in the know there's a debt of 1.2 million on a yearly turnover of about 3 million.
facturación directa
(n.)=direct billing.
Ex: They also have a small network of private hospitals where the insurer pays the bills on a direct billing basis.
facturación por tiempo de conexión
(n.)=metered pricing ; metered billing.
Ex: Metered pricing would cause CD-ROM databases to behave in a similar way to online databases, in which a metering system is built into the CD-ROM and the meter is monitored either when the old CD-ROM is returned or remotely, using an online link. Ex: The author argues that metered billing in Internet will be rendered obsolete as the bandwidth becomes cheap and plentiful.
facturar
(v.)=bill ; invoice ; ship off ; ship.
Ex: The invoice record contains the amount billed and is the basis for the financial information in DOBIS/LIBIS.
Ex: Similarly, if all the copies ordered have been invoiced, there will be no 'i' at the bottom of the screen.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.
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* facturar a los clientes=bill + clients.

facturar a los clientes
(v.)=bill + clients.
Ex: Optical storage can help firm administrators control costs and bill clients more promptly which boost income.
facultad de biblioteconomía y documentación
(n.)=graduate library school ; LIS school.
Ex: Schools of library and information science are once again intellectually impoverished, and the graduate library school ought to be reinvented or re-created. Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.
facultad de ciencias de la educación
(n.)=teachers college ; teacher training college.
Ex: Library instruction for professional education was gaining acceptance in teachers colleges. Ex: Students from a local teacher training college assist at times in the library.
facultad de derecho
(n.)=law school.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
facultad de medicina
(n.)=medical school ; university medical school.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided. Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.
facultad de recordar
(n.)=power of recall.
Ex: His voracious appetite for detail and numbers is coupled with astounding powers of recall.
facultad física
(n.)=physical faculty.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
facultad mental
(n.)=mental faculty.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
facultad universitaria
(n.)=college.
Ex: Mr. Bierman received his B.A. degree from Hanover college, Hanover, Indiana and an M.L.S. from the University of Oklahoma, Norman.
facultad^1
(n.)=faculty.
Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.
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* conceder facultades=endow with + powers.
* en plenitud de facultades=at + Posesivo + (very) best.
* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales=of (a) sound mind ; of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory ; physically and mentally fit.
* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + Posesivo + facultades mentales=mentally fit.
* facultad de recordar=power of recall.
* facultades humanas=human faculties.
* facultad física=physical faculty.
* facultad mental=mental faculty.
* no estar en plenitud de facultades=be past + Posesivo + best.
* perder las facultades=lose + Posesivo + faculties.
* tener la facultad de=have + powers to.

facultad^2
(n.)=graduate school ; university college ; faculty.
Ex: It was decided that checking of content and format should be left to the graduate school and academic departments = Se decidió que la comprobación del contenido y el formato debería dejarse a la facultad y a los departamentos universitarios.
Ex: This article describes the setting up of a permanent exhibition in the newly-created Clinical Research Unit Library at university college Galway, Eire.
Ex: The article 'An exercise in archival exhibitionism' describes the display to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the University's faculty of Medicine.
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* facultad de biblioteconomía y documentación=graduate library school ; LIS school.
* Facultad de Biblioteconomía y Documentación (FBYD)=Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS).
* facultad de ciencias de la educación=teachers college ; teacher training college.
* facultad de derecho=law school.
* facultad de empresariales=Graduate School of Management ; business school.
* facultad de medicina=medical school ; university medical school.
* facultad universitaria=college.
* junta de facultad=faculty board.

facultades humanas
=human faculties.
Ex: Are we not perhaps then amputating our human faculties by limiting ourselves to the kind of meaningless cacophonation of symbols with which computers deal?.
facultar
(v.)=empower.
Ex: This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.

facultativo
(n.)=chief librarian.
Ex: The chief librarian or director of libraries, by which title the post is sometimes now known, will in general be fully occupied with making decisions on internal professional policy, committee work, and administration and management in the widest sense.
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* facultativos de bibliotecas=library faculty.

facultativos de bibliotecas
(n.)=library faculty.
Ex: Library faculty must often meet research and publication requirements to be awarded tenure at their institutions.
faena
(n.)=task ; work ; job ; chore.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.
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* faena diaria=daily grind.
* todos a la faena=all hands on deck ; all hands to the pump(s).
* traje de faena=fatigues.

faena diaria
(n.)=daily grind.
Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
fagas
(n.)=eyewear.
Ex: Modern bioptic eyewear design of includes many, small lightweight systems that have improved patient acceptance.

faire
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* laissez-faire=laissez-faire.

faisán
(n.)=pheasant.
Ex: Because of its characteristics, the region is a natural breeding area for pheasants, partridges, and wood pigeons.

faja
(n.)=gaff ; sash ; girdle.
Ex: As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.
Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.
Ex: Elizabethan men would sometimes wear girdles, the equivalent of the female corset, to obtain the wasp-waisted look!.

fajar
(v.)=gird.
Nota: Participio pasado girt o girded.
Ex: The peaks and rocks of grotesque shapes are girded by clear streams and embraced by green trees and bamboo plants.

fajín
(n.)=gaff ; sash.
Ex: As gaffs are an undergarment, they cannot be returned for hygienic reasons.
Ex: Just one other question: why are some of the sashes worn from left shoulder to right hip or right shoulder to left hip?.

falacia
(n.)=fallacy ; factoid.
Ex: The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.

falange
(n.)=phalange.
Ex: The skeleton of the foot consists of three parts: the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges.

falaz
(adj.)=bogus ; meretricious ; deceptive ; distortive ; mendacious.
Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: Its distortive influence on feminist research has so far remained undiscussed.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

falciforme
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* anemia de células falciformes=sickle-cell anaemia.
* célula falciforme=sickle cell.

falda
(n.)=lap ; skirt ; flank.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
Ex: First, I should make it clear that I have not provoked him in any way: my skirts are always far below my knees and I usually wear a jacket.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.
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* con la falda típica escocesa=kilted.
* falda de cama=bed skirt ; valance.
* falda de res=brisket.
* falda típica escocesa=kilt.
* gobierno de faldas=petticoat government.
* gustar las faldas=be a bit of a lad.

falda de cama
(n.)=bed skirt ; valance.
Ex: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw. Ex: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.
falda de res
(n.)=brisket.
Ex: Brisket must be cut across the grain or it will be just about impossible to chew!.
falda de ternera
(n.)=brisket ; beef brisket.
Ex: Brisket must be cut across the grain or it will be just about impossible to chew!. Ex: Barbecue beef brisket is the national dish of the Republic of Texas.
falda típica escocesa
(n.)=kilt.
Ex: Five-year IFLA Treasurer Derek Law of Scotland, outfitted in a kilt, said he had been boosting Glasgow for his entire term.
falda^2
(n.)=brisket ; beef brisket.
Ex: Brisket must be cut across the grain or it will be just about impossible to chew!.
Ex: Barbecue beef brisket is the national dish of the Republic of Texas.
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* falda de res=beef brisket.
* falda de ternera=brisket ; beef brisket.

faldellín
(n.)=christening robe.
Ex: When christening robes first came into fashion, they were invariably high-waisted and richly decorated with lace or embroidery.

faldero
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* perro faldero=pug ; lap dog.
* seguir como + Posesivo + perro faldero=follow + Nombre + like + Posesivo + shadow.

faldón
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* faldón bautismal=christening gown ; christening robe.

faldón bautismal
(n.)=christening gown ; christening robe.
Ex: Proper care and storage of textile heirlooms such as wedding gowns and christening gowns can prolong their longevity for subsequent generations. Ex: When christening robes first came into fashion, they were invariably high-waisted and richly decorated with lace or embroidery.
falibilidad
(n.)=fallibility.
Ex: Such is human fallibility, particularly in the matter of authors and titles, that problems of bibliographical verification are common in all libraries.

falible
(adj.)=fallible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Author cocitation analysis is a powerful but potentially fallible tool and the methodology may need refinement.

falla
(n.)=fault line ; fault.
Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
Ex: Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.
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* línea de falla=fault line.

fallar^1
(v.)=fail ; falter ; misfire ; derail ; crash ; backfire ; come + unstuck.
Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.
Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
Ex: Our computer crashed, the motherboard died, taking along with her the hard drive.
Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
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* empezar a fallar=be on the blink.
* no falla=reliable.
* sin fallar=without fail.
* si no me falla la memoria=if memory serves me right.
* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria=to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.

fallar^2
(v.)=pass + judgement.
Ex: Judge Peter Moss allowed him one final chance to prove he could comply with the terms before he passed judgement on the latest offence.

fallecer
(v.)=pass away.
Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.

fallecido
(adj.)=deceased ; deceased person ; late.
Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.
Ex: Most countries have an inheritance law regarding the bequests that a deceased person includes in a will or living trust.
Ex: My late husband's aunt died and left a will with him named as one of 5 people to inherit her assets.
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* fallecido, el=late, the.
* fallecido en + Fecha=d. + Fecha.

fallecido en + Fecha
=d. + Fecha.
Ex: While Lillian Smith was the major historical figure in the development of Canada's children's library services, the work of Patricia Spereman d. 1946 merits recognition.
fallecido, el
=late, the.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
fallecimiento
(n.)=passing.
Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.
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* fallecimiento traumático=sudden death.
* misa aniversario de fallecimiento=ceremonial service.

fallecimiento traumático
(n.)=sudden death.
Ex: To date medical research has provided no adequate explanation for these sudden deaths.
fallidamente
=abortively.
Ex: The plan to compose a third oratoria 'The Last Judgement' ended abortively.

fallido
(adj.)=abortive ; failed ; unsuccessful ; bungled.
Ex: The Consumers' Association had been founded in 1957 following a similar abortive service set up by the British Standards Institution two years previously.
Ex: The project studies the interaction between users and automated information retrieval systems with the aim of reducing the number of failed searches.
Ex: Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.
Ex: He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959.
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* intento de atraco fallido=failed robbery attempt.
* intento de robo fallido=failed robbery attempt.
* intento fallido=failed attempt ; bungled attempt.
* resultar fallido=nothing + come of.

fallo cardíaco
(n.)=heart attack ; heart failure.
Ex: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out. Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.
fallo de vestuario
(n.)=wardrobe malfunction.
Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
fallo mecánico
(n.)=machine failure.
Ex: Supplement 1 contains a list of machine failures = El suplemento 1 contiene una lista de fallos mecánicos.
fallo^1
(n.)=breakdown ; failing ; failure ; fault ; flaw ; malfunction ; pitfall ; slip ; dysfunction ; miss ; crash ; slip-up.
Ex: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
Ex: The author lists 10 advantages of procuring the journals through STC, but counterbalances these by listing 14 flaws in the corporation's organisation.
Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).
Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.
Ex: Dysfunctions in performance were chiefly attributable to user failure to locate books (bad signposting and disappearance of stock through theft).
Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.
Ex: In addition, programmers may not always anticipate all the mistakes which can be made, and so crashes occur anyway, though under more limited circumstances.
Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
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* a prueba de fallos=fail-safe.
* arreglar un fallo=fix + fault.
* detectar un fallo=detect + fault.
* fallo cardíaco=heart attack ; heart failure.
* fallo de vestuario=wardrobe malfunction.
* fallo mecánico=machine failure.
* sin fallos=flawlessly.
* tener fallos=be flawed.

fallo^2
(n.)=ruling.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.

falo
(n.)=phallus.
Ex: The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.

falsa alabanza
(n.)=lip service.
Ex: Lip service (and reading gets plenty of that in educational circles) is not enough.
falsa alarma
(n.)=false alarm.
Ex: The 1979 incident was not the only false alarm to nearly trigger nuclear war.
falsa esperanza
(n.)=false hope.
Ex: However, false hope provided by false prophets that robs desperate people of their dignity and their money remains illegal in this country.
falsa ilusión
(n.)=delusion.
Ex: The article 'Illusions, delusions, conclusions' reminds searchers that the most important issue when looking at search results is to make sure that all information is reliable and true.
falsa inmodestia
(n.)=false immodesty.
Ex: We neither lack in ambition nor suffer from false immodesty.
falsa modestia
(n.)=false modesty.
Ex: False modesty is only one of a series of feigned behaviours.
falsa política de integración de minorías
(n.)=tokenism.
Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks.
falsa pretensión
(n.)=false pretence.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
falsa promesa
(n.)=false promise.
Ex: In essence a great idea, but in reality lots of false promises.
falsa sensación de seguridad
(n.)=false sense of security.
Ex: The problem can be compounded because people also usually overvalue their houses, often by as much as 20 per cent, giving them a false sense of security.
falsa verdad
(n.)=false truth.
Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
falsamente
=falsely ; misleadingly ; spuriously.
Ex: When a concept is falsely subordinated to another this must be regarded as a fault in the classification schedules.
Ex: And since computerized data bases charge according to use, are we going to have to rethink our ideas on what we have so long enticingly but misleadingly called free library services?.
Ex: These 'spuriously loyal' customers are not willing to churn just because of switching costs.

falsear
(v.)=falsify ; fake ; counterfeit.
Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.

falsedad
(n.)=falsehood ; factoid ; inauthencity ; falsity ; fallacy ; mendacity ; untruth ; deceptiveness ; deceitfulness.
Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
Ex: Most of the textbooks contain catalogues of decontextualized cultural factoids rather than strategies for identifying and understanding cultural differences.
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
Ex: The article was titled 'Serial pricing and copyrights: prophecies, strategies and fallacies'.
Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
Ex: Deceitfulness is sometimes remains ignored because a significant majority of people indulge in it.

falsificación
(n.)=forgery ; counterfeiting ; fake ; falsification.
Ex: Examples include: Border patrols, Forgeries, Birds, Spelunkers, Train robberies, etc.
Ex: The problems of piracy, misappropriation and counterfeiting of intellectual property rights are a hot issue in international trade.
Ex: This article presents a review of the problems for archivists in identifying fakes and facsimiles in manuscripts and other documents.
Ex: This article touches upon issues concerning falsification and copyright, legal requirements regarding work with VDUs and controls placed upon the length of time working at VDUs and as ergonomic issues.

falsificado
(adj.)=fabricated ; forged.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.
Ex: This article deals with the nature of forgery and scholarly attempts over time to identify forged texts.
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* documento falsificado=forged document.
* pasaporte falsificado=forged passport.

falsificador
(n.)=forger ; counterfeiter.
Ex: This article details the means available for uncovering forgery attempts by tracing the process a forger might use to introduce spurious correspondence into a presidential archive = Este artículo detalla los medios disponibles para descubrir los intentos de falsificación averiguando el proceso que un falsificador podría usar para introducir correspondencia falsa en un archivo presidencial.
Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.

falsificar
(v.)=falsify ; fake ; counterfeit ; trump up.
Ex: These multipliers are low in comparison with those applied by commercial publishers, though the comparison is substantially falsified by the high costs for the institutions of originating publications in a number of parallel language versions.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.
Ex: All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.

falso
(adj.)=dummy ; false ; sham ; spurious ; unauthentic ; faked ; untrue ; bogus ; deceitful ; pseudo ; fake ; two-faced ; inauthentic ; phony [phoney] ; meretricious ; counterfeit ; insincere ; hocus pocus ; specious ; dishonest ; mendacious ; delusional.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
Ex: The concept 'Senses' constitutes a false link in the chain.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
Ex: Examples would include giving a spurious impression of busyness at the reference desk.
Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
Ex: Libri was accused of stealing manuscripts of unique importance and rarity from French provincial libraries in the 1840s and inserting faked notes of provenance, substituting Italian place names for French ones.
Ex: Public library collections are of little use to scholars and have failed to provide the communications links that might prove this hypothesis untrue.
Ex: The article 'A bogus and dismal science, or the eggplant that ate library schools' discusses the reasons for the perennial professional indentity crisis amongst librarians.
Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.
Ex: Sometimes authors write 'pseudo abstracts' to meet deadlines for articles or for talks to be delivered.
Ex: This article deals with the detection of fake letters and documents.
Ex: This course looks at this two-faced society with guided field trips to cemeteries and to the architecture of Edinburgh's underworld below the great banks and public buildings.
Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
Ex: Much of the culture of Western democracies has increasingly become inauthentic or phony.
Ex: The responsibility of the critic must be to maintain rigorous standards, and strive to alert the public to the implications for the future of a market flooded with meretricious productions.
Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories.
Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the 'hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
Ex: This comparative frame of reference is specious and irrelevant on several counts.
Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
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* abeto falso=spruce.
* alegación falsa=ipse dixit.
* charlatanería falsa=cant.
* costilla falsa=false rib.
* crear falsas ilusiones=create + false illusions.
* dar falsas esperanzas=string + Nombre + along ; lead + Nombre + on ; give + Nombre + false hopes ; give + Nombre + false promises ; lead + Nombre + on.
* dar una falsa impresión=keep up + facade ; put on + an act.
* dar un paso en falso=make + a false move.
* democracia falsa=travesty democracy.
* diamante falso=rhinestone.
* documento falso=forged document ; fake document.
* engañar con falsas esperanzas=string + Nombre + along.
* erradicar falsas ideas=erase + misconceptions.
* erradicar una falsa idea=dispel + idea.
* falsa alabanza=lip service.
* falsa alarma=false alarm.
* falsa esperanza=false hope.
* falsa ilusión=delusion.
* falsa inmodestia=false immodesty.
* falsa modestia=false modesty.
* falsa política de integración de minorías=tokenism.
* falsa pretensión=false pretence.
* falsa promesa=false promise.
* falsa sensación de seguridad=false sense of security.
* falsa verdad=false truth.
* falso pretexto=false pretence.
* falso sentimiento=false sentiment.
* falso testimonio=perjury.
* hablar en falso=speak with + a split tongue ; speak with + a forked tongue ; speak with + a twisted tongue.
* hacer un movimiento en falso=make + a false move.
* idea falsa=misconception ; bogus idea ; illusion.
* llamada de emergencia falsa=hoax (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
* movimiento en falso=false move.
* nivel jerárquico falso=false link.
* pasaporte falso=forged passport.
* paso en falso=false move.
* pista falsa=red herring.
* principiante falso=false beginner.
* resultar falso=prove + false.
* sonar falso=have + a hollow ring.
* toma falsa=outtake.

falso pretexto
(n.)=false pretence.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
falso sentimiento
(n.)=false sentiment.
Ex: After the shootings came an orgy of mawkishness, sloppiness, and false sentiment.
falso testimonio
(n.)=perjury.
Ex: He was tried for perjury in 1685, duly convicted, and sentenced to jail.
falta de
=lack of.
Ex: Obviously one of the unique features of natural language indexing is the lack of control of vocabulary.
falta de acceso
(n.)=unavailability.
Ex: The unavailability of a document for examination deprives the user of a theoretically perfect decision about the relevance of an item.
falta de actividad
(n.)=inactivity ; inaction.
Ex: This project will look at ways of using information to predict the biological activity or inactivity of a three-dimensional chemical structure = Este proyecto estudiará las formas de usar la información para predecir la actividad o inactividad biológica de una estructura química tridimensional. Ex: This article discusses reasons for inaction in this area = Este artículo expone las razones por la falta de actividad en este área .
falta de actualidad
(n.)=datedness.
Ex: The relative datedness of most in print guides implies that they will not always serve as a means of avoiding the considerable chore of searching the recent individual parts of current cumulative bibliographies.
falta de adecuación
(n.)=misfit.
Ex: For the benefit of both users and vendors, this misfit should be overcome.
falta de agua
(n.)=water shortage.
Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat.
falta de aliento
(n.)=shortness of breath.
Ex: Shortness of breath is a very serious symptom in children and should never be ignored.
falta de alineación
(n.)=misalignment.
Ex: These problems range from misalignment of priorities in information technology budgeting to extraordinary difficulties in human resources areas = Estos problemas van desde falta de coordinación en las prioridades del presupuesto para la tecnología de la información a dificultades extraordinarias en las cuestiones referentes a los recursos humanos.
falta de ambigüedad
(n.)=unambiguity.
Ex: The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.
falta de armonía
(n.)=disharmony.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
falta de asistencia
(n.)=lack of attendance ; non-attendance.
Ex: According to some report I read, one-third of all public library adult programs done back a few years in an eastern state were cancelled due to lack of attendance. Ex: The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
falta de atención
(n.)=inattention ; inattention.
Ex: Principal components analysis was used to explore in detail the separate dimensions of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity. Ex: Principal components analysis was used to explore in detail the separate dimensions of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
falta de autenticidad
(n.)=inauthencity.
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
falta de brillo
(n.)=dullness.
Ex: One problem I have with my hair is dullness -- after so many color experiments I have been left with no shine.
falta de certeza
(n.)=uncertainty.
Ex: A language interface based on fuzzy set techniques is proposed to handle the uncertainty inherent in natural-language semantics.
falta de civismo
(n.)=lack of public spirit.
Ex: But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.
falta de claridad
(n.)=fuzziness ; obscurity ; murkiness ; indistinctiveness ; indistinctness.
Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault. Ex: Obscurity in the law is against the public interest. Ex: Given the murkiness surrounding the identification of which spaces are public and which are private, it seems rather futile to attempt to define public space by a single characteristic = Dada la falta de claridad que rodea la identificación de qué espacios son públicos y cuáles son privados o semiprivados, parece bastante inútil intentar definir lo que es un espacio público con una sola característica. Ex: An ambiguity only exists when there is duplicity, indistinctiveness, or uncertainty in the meaning of the words used in the contract. Ex: Ambiguity is defined as a state in which there is more than one intended meaning, resulting in obscurity, indistinctness, and uncertainty.
falta de coincidencia
(n.)=mismatch.
Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.
falta de comprensión
(n.)=incomprehension ; lack of understanding.
Ex: Stanhope frowned his incomprehension, and began to comb his memory for some clue as to what she was speaking of. Ex: There is a lack of understanding over what benefits offshore banking can provide to people retiring abroad.
falta de comunicación
(n.)=poor communication.
Ex: There are also language differences and poor communication.
falta de conciencia
(n.)=unconsciousness.
Ex: It was hypothesized that unconsciousness was due to a dissociative stupor.
falta de concienciación
(n.)=unawareness.
Ex: In such circumstances SLIS need to be jolted out of their states of unawareness and unpreparedness.
falta de confianza en
(n.)=disbelief.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
falta de conocimiento
(n.)=unfamiliarity.
Ex: In order to overcome the unfamiliarity with or hesitation to use new data bases and techniques users of all levels must become familiar with search aids.
falta de control
=dirty data.
Ex: This article 'The dark side of online information dirty data' discusses the problem of product defects (or dirty data) in on-line data bases.
falta de convencionalismo
(n.)=unconventionality.
Ex: The sensibility, unconventionality and capacity for enthusiasm of women are underestimated.
falta de convicción
(n.)=unbelief.
Ex: While reading this passage a light bulb went off, and I realized my biggest obstacle for breaking free from bulimia was my unbelief.
falta de cooperación
(n.)=uncooperation.
Ex: There seems to be no doubt that some librarians have become specialists in what D J Campbell calls 'inter-personal uncooperation'.
falta de coordinación
(n.)=misalignment.
Ex: These problems range from misalignment of priorities in information technology budgeting to extraordinary difficulties in human resources areas = Estos problemas van desde falta de coordinación en las prioridades del presupuesto para la tecnología de la información a dificultades extraordinarias en las cuestiones referentes a los recursos humanos.
falta de coraje
(n.)=act of cowardice.
Ex: Form my history of clans , all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.
falta de correspondencia
(n.)=mismatch.
Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.
falta de cuidado
(n.)=sloppiness.
Ex: Although editorial sloppiness detracts somewhat from the book's appearance, it will be a standard text in the field for many years to come.
falta de decoro
(n.)=impropriety ; immodesty.
Ex: Librarians must recognize their moral obligation to the public and act to avoid even the appearance of impropriety. Ex: Immodesty and the lack of respect for women are two sides of the same coin.
falta de deseo
(n.)=unwillingness.
Ex: His autocracy is manifested by his unwillingness and inability to delegate responsibility and authority.
falta de deseo por la lectura
=aliteracy.
Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.
falta de dirección
(n.)=indirection.
Ex: The reason for doing this is that we remove the present indirection in retrieval.
falta de disciplina
(n.)=disruptive behaviour.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Disorderly conduct: crime and disruptive behaviour in the library'.
falta de disponibilidad
(n.)=unavailability.
Ex: The unavailability of a document for examination deprives the user of a theoretically perfect decision about the relevance of an item.
falta de educación
(n.)=impoliteness ; bad manners.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness. Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
falta de elasticidad
(n.)=inelasticity.
Ex: This paper deals with the economic concepts of elasticity and inelasticity of demand as applied to academic periodicals prices = Este artículo trata de los conceptos económicos de elasticidad e inelasticidad de la demanda aplicados a los precios de las publicaciones periódicas académicas.
falta de entendimiento
(n.)=lack of understanding.
Ex: There is a lack of understanding over what benefits offshore banking can provide to people retiring abroad.
falta de esmero
(n.)=sloppiness.
Ex: Although editorial sloppiness detracts somewhat from the book's appearance, it will be a standard text in the field for many years to come.
falta de espacio
(n.)=tightness of space.
Ex: The librarian who will have to decide whether the greatest squeeze is coming from the budget or tightness of space.
falta de especificidad
(n.)=indeterminacy.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
falta de evidencia
(n.)=lack of evidence.
Ex: You may only say that, given the presence of evidence of innocence, a lack of evidence of guilt would provide further evidence of innocence.
falta de fe
(n.)=unbelief.
Ex: While reading this passage a light bulb went off, and I realized my biggest obstacle for breaking free from bulimia was my unbelief.
falta de fiabilidad
(n.)=unreliability.
Ex: Moreover, it would have been subject to frequent breakdown, for at that time and long after complexity and unreliability were synonymous.
falta de flexibilidad
(n.)=inelasticity.
Ex: This paper deals with the economic concepts of elasticity and inelasticity of demand as applied to academic periodicals prices = Este artículo trata de los conceptos económicos de elasticidad e inelasticidad de la demanda aplicados a los precios de las publicaciones periódicas académicas.
falta de fondos
(n.)=underfunding.
Ex: Although library provision was in some respects comprehensive it was based on small administrative units and underfunding was endemic.
falta de gravedad
(n.)=weightlessness.
Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.
falta de honradez
(n.)=dishonesty.
Ex: This system lends itself to dishonesty.
falta de idoneidad
(n.)=unsuitability ; inaptness.
Ex: Existing general classification schemes were acknowledged to suffer from unsuitability for machine manipulation. Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
falta de importancia
(n.)=worthlessness.
Ex: A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance.
falta de información
(n.)=lack of information.
Ex: It is surprising, therefore, that people still talk about a lack of information on the European Community.
falta de interés por cooperar
(n.)=unresponsiveness.
Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
falta de linealidad
(n.)=nonlinearity [no-linearity] ; nonlinearity [no-linearity].
Ex: This article examines new methods for constructing functions with different degrees of nonlinearity. Ex: This article examines new methods for constructing functions with different degrees of nonlinearity.
falta de madurez
(n.)=immaturity.
Ex: Barriers to business researchers are lack of reliable official statistics and data sources, market immaturity, political interference in the information and communications industry, and corruption and misreporting in the stock market.
falta de mano de obra
(n.)=labour shortage.
Ex: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
falta de misericordia
(n.)=ruthlessness.
Ex: Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.
falta de moderación
(n.)=intemperance.
Ex: And so, the public library was conceived as a deterrent to irresponsibility, intemperance, and rampant democracy.
falta de modestia
(n.)=immodesty.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
falta de moralidad
(n.)=amorality ; immoral conduct.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare. Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.
falta de mérito
(n.)=unworthiness.
Ex: Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.
falta de notoriedad
(n.)=low profile.
Ex: The author examines the reasons for the low profile of libraries and the low expectation of the community of its library service.
falta de ortografía
(n.)=spelling error.
Ex: There are also software packages to correct spelling errors or various minor typing mistakes.
falta de oxigenación
(n.)=oxygen starvation.
Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.
falta de oxígeno
(n.)=oxygen starvation.
Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.
falta de personal
(n.)=undermanning.
Ex: As a result of undermanning the university's computer centre has abrogated any constructive influence on libraries' choice of computer systems.
falta de pertinencia
(n.)=irrelevance.
Ex: Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.
falta de peso
(adj.)=underweight.
Ex: We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.
falta de piedad
(n.)=ruthlessness.
Ex: Aggression and ruthlessness are inappropriate in this context: the librarian must be sensitive to the realities of power and influence and be able to present library issues in a manner that demonstrates their importance to the academic community.
falta de precisión
(n.)=fuzziness ; looseness ; looseness of fit.
Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault. Ex: Good information storage and retrieval systems should not only meet the looseness of human memory but also the looseness of natural language = Los buenos sistemas de almacenamiento y recuperación d ela información deberían hacer frente no sólo a la falta de precisión de la memoria humana sino también a la falta de precisión del lenguaje natural. Ex: Provided that key people are not being circumvented by the informal structure a certain looseness of fit is quite acceptable.
falta de predisposición
(n.)=disinclination.
Ex: The base of higher education is shrinking because of an evident disinclination on the part of growing numbers of eligible students to extend their education.
falta de preparación
(n.)=unpreparedness.
Ex: In such circumstances SLIS need to be jolted out of their states of unawareness and unpreparedness.
falta de profesionalidad
(n.)=amateurism ; unprofessional conduct ; professional misconduct.
Ex: The title of the article is 'On egotism, amateurism, masochism, narcissism, sadism, masturbation and flagellation in African bibliography'. Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct. Ex: Malpractice may be defined as any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill in the performance of professional duties through intentional carelessness or simple ignorance.
falta de pruebas
(n.)=lack of evidence to the contrary ; lack of evidence.
Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty. Ex: You may only say that, given the presence of evidence of innocence, a lack of evidence of guilt would provide further evidence of innocence.
falta de puntualidad
(n.)=unpunctuality.
Ex: Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
falta de recato
(n.)=immodesty.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
falta de renovación
(adj.)=non-renewal.
Ex: There is a suggestion of sterilization in McLuhan's observation, one of negative growth and non-renewal.
falta de representación
=under-representation [underrepresentation].
Ex: Ann Thompson emphasised the need for an anti-racist approach throughout the library service and highlighted the question of under-representation of black and ethnic minority people in libraries.
falta de resolución
(n.)=procrastination.
Ex: Procrastination must be recognized as a serious waste of time, affecting not only the amount of work people are able to accomplish but its quality as well.
falta de respeto
(n.)=disrespect ; irreverence ; diss ; diss ; lack of respect.
Ex: Passive managerial techniques foster discontent and disrespect among staff members, and aggressive techniques create defensiveness, mistrust, and hostility. Ex: 'Nation Review' was an Australian national newspaper of the 70s, noted for its irreverence and its liberal attitudes. Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation. Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation. Ex: Immodesty and the lack of respect for women are two sides of the same coin.
falta de rigidez
(n.)=looseness ; looseness of fit.
Ex: Good information storage and retrieval systems should not only meet the looseness of human memory but also the looseness of natural language = Los buenos sistemas de almacenamiento y recuperación d ela información deberían hacer frente no sólo a la falta de precisión de la memoria humana sino también a la falta de precisión del lenguaje natural. Ex: Provided that key people are not being circumvented by the informal structure a certain looseness of fit is quite acceptable.
falta de sensibilidad
(n.)=insensitivity.
Ex: The chief character in the book exhibits gross insensitivity.
falta de sentido
(n.)=meaninglessness.
Ex: According to Tolstoy, one's sadness is born of despair (sadness over the apparent meaninglessness of life or of life as one has lived it).
falta de seriedad
(adj.)=flippancy.
Ex: Satisfactory results were obtained for straightforward questions but an occasional tendency towards flippancy by staff was highlighted.
falta de sinceridad
(n.)=insincerity.
Ex: Godwin argues that insincerity is the most stubborn obstacle to social reform and political revolution in the widest sense.
falta de tiempo
(n.)=tightness of scheduling ; shortness of time.
Ex: There is frustration at the limited number of databases and the tightness of scheduling. Ex: We all sorely complain of the shortness of time, and yet have much more than we know what to do with.
falta de uniformidad
(n.)=patchiness ; unevenness.
Ex: Its patchiness is therefore not surprising, but frequently it gives access to relevant and up-to-date documents not easily accessible by other means. Ex: Database suppliers argue that the present unevenness of the European legal protection setting creates an uncertain and risky environment which is not conductiveto investment.
falta de unión
(n.)=disunity.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.
falta de valor
(n.)=worthlessness ; act of cowardice ; lack of courage ; lack of backbone.
Ex: A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance. Ex: Form my history of clans , all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people. Ex: He knew what the price of war would be, but he failed to do what he knew was right and that's lack of backbone, a lack of courage. Ex: He knew what the price of war would be, but he failed to do what he knew was right and that's lack of backbone, a lack of courage.
falta de valía
(n.)=unworthiness.
Ex: Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.
falta de visión de futuro
(n.)=shortsightedness ; nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria. Ex: The nearsightedness in these works is mirrored in contemporary American analysis of events & life. Ex: We have demonstrated that managerial myopia may result in actions that maximize the short-term market value, not the fundamental value, of the firm.
falta de voluntad
(n.)=reluctance.
Ex: Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.
falta de ética académica
(n.)=academic dishonesty.
Ex: The problems of academic dishonesty may be less well researched in the school system than in the tertiary education sector.
falta de ética científica profesional
(n.)=scientific misconduct.
Ex: The author of 'Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
falta de ética profesional
(n.)=misconduct ; professional misconduct ; unethical behaviour ; unethical conduct ; unprofessional conduct ; unprofessional conduct ; malpractice.
Ex: Misconduct in research and publication have led to a loss in public confidence in science and publications = La falta de ética profesional en la investigación y publicación ha llevado a una pérdida de confianza por parte del público en la ciencia y en las publicaciones. Ex: Malpractice may be defined as any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill in the performance of professional duties through intentional carelessness or simple ignorance. Ex: The pressure to publish leads to unethical behaviour by researchers producing wasteful publication in order to remain visible. Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct. Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct. Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct. Ex: Malpractice may be defined as any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill in the performance of professional duties through intentional carelessness or simple ignorance.
falta de ética profesional de género
(n.)=sexual misconduct.
Ex: Sexual misconduct in schools is a problem that has gained increasing attention, from the headlines to the High Court, in the last decade.
falta de ética profesional sexual
(n.)=sexual misconduct.
Ex: Sexual misconduct in schools is a problem that has gained increasing attention, from the headlines to the High Court, in the last decade.
falta directa
(n.)=direct free kick.
Ex: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.
falta indirecta
(n.)=indirect free kick.
Ex: An offence punishable by an indirect free kick that takes place in the area does not result in a penalty kick, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
falta leve
(n.)=peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.] ; lesser sin.
Ex: On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users. Ex: Further, Lim has shown that students perceive cheating in exam-related situations to be serious but plagiarism is viewed as a lesser sin.
falta ortográfica
(n.)=spelling mistake.
Ex: Spelling mistakes are the most common but there are also more misleading errors.
falta^1
(n.)=failing ; fault ; infringement ; defect ; misdeed ; petty crime ; foul ; free kick.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.
Ex: Examples of 'petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.
Ex: Taking a dive is cheating, but it's up to the skill of referees to recognise a genuine foul from a 'dive'.
Ex: There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free kicks over the wall into the back of the net.
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* encontrarle faltas a todo=nitpick.
* falta de coraje=act of cowardice.
* falta de disciplina=disruptive behaviour.
* falta de ortografía=misspelling [mis-spelling].
* falta directa=direct free kick.
* falta indirecta=indirect free kick.
* falta leve=peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.] ; lesser sin.
* falta ortográfica=spelling mistake.
* lanzamiento de falta=free kick.
* lanzamiento de falta directo=direct free kick.
* lanzamiento de falta indirecto=indirect free kick.
* sacar faltas=find + fault with.
* sacarle faltas a todo=nitpick.
* sacar una falta=take + a free kick.
* saque de falta=free kick.
* saque de falta directa=direct free kick.
* saque de falta indirecto=indirect free kick.
* subsanar una falta=remedy + fault.
* ver faltas en=see + faults in.

falta^2
(n.)=anaemia [anemia, -USA] ; deprivation ; inadequacy ; scarcity ; shortage ; starvation ; gaping hole.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
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* adolecer de falta de=suffer from + lack of ; lack.
* a falta de=for want of ; in the absence of ; in default of ; for lack of ; short of.
* a falta de pan, buenas son tortas=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* con falta de aire=out of breath.
* echar muchísimo en falta=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar mucho en falta=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* falta de=lack of.
* falta de acceso=unavailability.
* falta de actividad=inactivity ; inaction.
* falta de actualidad=datedness.
* falta de adecuación=misfit.
* falta de agua=water shortage.
* falta de aliento=shortness of breath.
* falta de alineación=misalignment.
* falta de ambigüedad=unambiguity.
* falta de armonía=disharmony.
* falta de asistencia=lack of attendance ; non-attendance.
* falta de atención=inattention ; inattention.
* falta de autenticidad=inauthencity.
* falta de brillo=dullness.
* falta de certeza=uncertainty.
* falta de civismo=lack of public spirit.
* falta de claridad=fuzziness ; obscurity ; murkiness ; indistinctiveness ; indistinctness.
* falta de coincidencia=mismatch.
* falta de comprensión=incomprehension ; lack of understanding.
* falta de comunicación=poor communication.
* falta de conciencia=unconsciousness.
* falta de concienciación=unawareness.
* falta de confianza en=disbelief.
* falta de conocimiento=unfamiliarity.
* falta de control=dirty data.
* falta de convencionalismo=unconventionality.
* falta de convicción=unbelief.
* falta de cooperación=uncooperation.
* falta de coordinación=misalignment.
* falta de coraje=lack of courage ; lack of backbone.
* falta de correspondencia=mismatch.
* falta de cuidado=sloppiness.
* falta de decoro=impropriety ; immodesty.
* falta de deseo=unwillingness.
* falta de deseo por la lectura=aliteracy.
* falta de dirección=indirection.
* falta de disciplina=indiscipline.
* falta de disponibilidad=unavailability.
* falta de educación=impoliteness ; bad manners.
* falta de elasticidad=inelasticity.
* falta de entendimiento=lack of understanding.
* falta de esmero=sloppiness.
* falta de espacio=tightness of space.
* falta de especificidad=indeterminacy.
* falta de ética académica=academic dishonesty.
* falta de ética científica profesional=scientific misconduct.
* falta de ética profesional=misconduct ; professional misconduct ; unethical behaviour ; unethical conduct ; unprofessional conduct ; unprofessional conduct ; malpractice.
* falta de ética profesional de género=sexual misconduct.
* falta de ética profesional sexual=sexual misconduct.
* falta de evidencia=lack of evidence.
* falta de fe=unbelief.
* falta de fiabilidad=unreliability.
* falta de flexibilidad=inelasticity.
* falta de fondos=underfunding.
* falta de gravedad=weightlessness.
* falta de honradez=dishonesty.
* falta de idoneidad=unsuitability ; inaptness.
* falta de importancia=worthlessness.
* falta de información=lack of information.
* falta de interés por cooperar=unresponsiveness.
* falta de linealidad=nonlinearity [no-linearity] ; nonlinearity [no-linearity].
* falta de madurez=immaturity.
* falta de mano de obra=labour shortage.
* falta de mérito=unworthiness.
* falta de misericordia=ruthlessness.
* falta de moderación=intemperance.
* falta de modestia=immodesty.
* falta de moralidad=amorality ; immoral conduct.
* falta de notoriedad=low profile.
* falta de ortografía=spelling error.
* falta de oxigenación=oxygen starvation.
* falta de oxígeno=oxygen starvation.
* falta de personal=undermanning.
* falta de pertinencia=irrelevance.
* falta de peso=underweight.
* falta de piedad=ruthlessness.
* falta de precisión=fuzziness ; looseness ; looseness of fit.
* falta de predisposición=disinclination.
* falta de preparación=unpreparedness.
* falta de profesionalidad=amateurism ; unprofessional conduct ; professional misconduct.
* falta de pruebas=lack of evidence to the contrary ; lack of evidence.
* falta de puntualidad=unpunctuality.
* falta de recato=immodesty.
* falta de renovación=non-renewal.
* falta de representación=under-representation [underrepresentation].
* falta de resolución=procrastination.
* falta de respeto=disrespect ; irreverence ; diss ; diss ; lack of respect.
* falta de rigidez=looseness ; looseness of fit.
* falta de sensibilidad=insensitivity.
* falta de sentido=meaninglessness.
* falta de seriedad=flippancy.
* falta de sinceridad=insincerity.
* falta de tiempo=tightness of scheduling ; shortness of time.
* falta de uniformidad=patchiness ; unevenness.
* falta de unión=disunity.
* falta de valía=unworthiness.
* falta de valor=worthlessness ; act of cowardice ; lack of courage ; lack of backbone.
* falta de visión de futuro=shortsightedness ; nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
* falta de voluntad=reluctance.
* faltas y defectos=faults and inadequacies ; snags and pitfalls ; snags and problems.
* hacer falta=need ; must ; have to ; it + take.
* lanzar una falta=take + a free kick.
* no hace falta decir que=it goes without saying that ; needless to say.
* por falta de=for want of ; for lack of.
* que falta=missing.
* remediar la falta de=remedy + the lack of.
* sin falta=without fail.
* tarea falta de interés=chore.
* tener lo que hace falta=have + what it takes.

faltar
(v.)=lack ; be lacking ; be short of ; be unaccounted for.
Ex: I think that we have established a communication which we have lacked in the past.
Ex: The blame was not theirs that they were so lacking in gumption.
Ex: Libraries are ordinarily short of space for collections, staff, and readers = Generalmente, las bibliotecas andan faltas de espacio para las colecciones, el personal y los lectores.
Ex: A total of 234354 centenarians are unaccounted for across Japan despite still being registered as alive under the family registry.
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* al que no se puede dejar de faltar=unmissable.
* contar los días que faltan=count down.
* contar los días que faltan para=count down + the days until/till/to.
* empezar a faltar=be in short supply ; be at a premium.
* faltar a clase=play + hooky ; skip + class ; play + truant ; bunk off ; bunk + classes ; skive ; bunk + school.
* faltar al respeto=disrespect ; diss.
* faltar a una clase=miss + class ; cut + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
* faltar a una promesa=go back on + Posesivo + promise.
* faltar de=be absent (from).
* faltar el canto de un duro para=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; come + very close to.
* faltar el respeto=disrespect ; diss.
* faltar mucho=be a long way off.
* faltar mucho (para)=there + be + a long way to go (before) ; have + (still) a long way to go (before).
* faltar poco (para)=have + a short way to go (before).
* faltar un poco=be some way off.
* faltar un tornillo=be soft in the head.
* faltar un tornillo, tener serrín en la cabeza, estar tocado de la cabeza, es=be soft in the head.
* faltar versatilidad=be a one-trip pony.
* no faltar el respeto=be civil towards.
* para que no falte=for good measure.
* para que no falte de nada=for good measure.
* para que no vaya a faltar=for good measure.
* pieza clave que falta=missing piece.
* trabajo + no faltar=have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre ; have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

faltar a clase
(v.)=play + hooky ; skip + class ; play + truant ; bunk off ; bunk + classes ; skive ; bunk + school.
Ex: She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky. Ex: Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course. Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant. Ex: Kids are bunking off school with their parent's permission, according to a new report. Ex: Bunking classes might soon become a thing of the past in schools across the city thanks to radio frequency identification (RFID). Ex: He sat on walls, with the others when they skived school, swigging the very cheapest, tartest cider straight from two-litre bottles. Ex: Poverty means they are more likely to bunk school, enter crime and die younger.
faltar a una clase
(v.)=miss + class ; cut + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
Ex: Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days. Ex: Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
faltar a una promesa
(v.)=go back on + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: Obama will take a negative hit for appearing to go back on his promise to leave Iraq.
faltar al respeto
(v.)=disrespect ; diss.
Ex: Imagine if it was your house and people were disrespecting you, cursing, urinating and fornicating on your lawn. Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
faltar de
(v.)=be absent (from).
Ex: Consideration of information issues was absent from most courses studied.
faltar el canto de un duro para
(v.)=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; come + very close to.
Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families. Ex: A new hypothesis about recent human evolution suggests that we came very close to extinction because of a 'volcanic winter' that occurred 71000 years ago.
faltar el respeto
(v.)=disrespect ; diss.
Ex: Imagine if it was your house and people were disrespecting you, cursing, urinating and fornicating on your lawn. Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
faltar mucho
(v.)=be a long way off.
Ex: This pie in the sky solution is a long way off and I am doubtful that it will really solve the problem of tieing individual records into the authority file.
faltar mucho (para)
(v.)=there + be + a long way to go (before) ; have + (still) a long way to go (before).
Ex: However, there is a long way to go before such a system can be implemented. Ex: The point being that these systems are very much in their infancy and have a long way to go before they reach the comparable sophistication of space probes and reusable rocketry.
faltar poco (para)
(v.)=have + a short way to go (before).
Ex: We have only a short way to go but this is the most important last step.
faltar un poco
(v.)=be some way off.
Ex: Online fiction may be still some way off achieving a market.
faltar un tornillo
(v.)=be soft in the head.
Ex: One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
faltar un tornillo, tener serrín en la cabeza, estar tocado de la cabeza, esta
(v.)=be soft in the head.
Ex: One of the curses of being a well-known science-fiction writer is that unsophisticated people assume you to be soft in the head.
faltar versatilidad
(n.)=be a one-trip pony.
Ex: He accused her of being a one-trip pony only suited to one type of song and that to be the an all-round singer you need to be diverse.
faltas y defectos
=faults and inadequacies ; snags and pitfalls ; snags and problems.
Ex: Despite its faults and inadequacies the public library brings pleasure to, and satisfies some of the needs of, millions the world over. Ex: The pitfalls and snags of on-line bibliographic data base searching are indicated. Ex: What are the snags and problems of this kind of attitude towards library users?.
falto
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* andar (muy) falto de dinero=be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money.
* andar (muy) falto de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* estar falto de=be short of.
* estar falto de práctica=get + rusty.
* falto de=lacking in ; starved of ; devoid of.
* falto de agua=waterless.
* falto de alegría=joyless.
* falto de aliento=breathless.
* falto de civismo=uncivic.
* falto de claridad=nebulous.
* falto de compañerismo=unsupportive.
* falto de coordinación=uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].
* falto de dinero=short of money ; strapped ; financially strapped ; cash strapped.
* falto de espacio=cramped.
* falto de explicación=unaccounted.
* falto de fundamento=without foundation.
* falto de fundamentos=unsupported.
* falto de ideas=short of ideas.
* falto de imaginación=unimaginative.
* falto de inteligencia=unintelligent.
* falto de orden=unordered.
* falto de oxígeno=rarefied.
* falto de personal=understaffed [under-staffed].
* falto de práctica=rusty .
* falto de recursos=resource-starved.
* falto de sensibilidad=insensitive.
* falto de sentido crítico=uncritical.
* falto de sentimientos=unsentimental.
* falto de servicios=underserved.
* falto de sueño=sleep-deprived.
* falto de tiempo=crunched for time ; time-crunched ; short of time.
* falto de visión de futuro=myopic.
* personas faltas de servicios, las=underserved, the.

falto de
(adj.)=lacking in ; starved of ; devoid of.
Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats. Ex: Britain seems on the way to becoming an intellectual and academic backwater, starved of research facilities including libraries. Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
falto de agua
(adj.)=waterless.
Ex: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.
falto de alegría
(adj.)=joyless.
Ex: Cataloging should certainly not be a joyless, irrelevant, and zombielike process.
falto de aliento
(adj.)=breathless.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
falto de civismo
(adj.)=uncivic.
Ex: They found that a clear line could be drawn between civic and `uncivic' regions - and that `public affairs are more successfully ordered' in the former.
falto de claridad
(adj.)=nebulous.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
falto de compañerismo
(adj.)=unsupportive.
Ex: I feel that librarians tend to be terribly critical and unsupportive of each other.
falto de coordinación
(adj.)=uncoordinated [unco-ordinated].
Ex: Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline.
falto de dinero
=short of money ; strapped ; financially strapped ; cash strapped.
Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money. Ex: This open source book is a welcome relief for strapped college students who are paying $100 and more for textbooks. Ex: Many of our group are financially strapped, and that presents a problem but I'm game. Ex: As a result, the society's publishing programme went from cash strapped to thriving, even while making the periodical free online.
falto de espacio
(adj.)=cramped.
Ex: Vissenbjerg Library, Funen, serving a population of 5,860 and converted to full-time status in 1980, is placed in a stagnant shopping centre in cramped conditions.
falto de explicación
(adj.)=unaccounted.
Ex: The raids have revealed that the actress has an unaccounted wealth worth millions of dollars in the form of jewellery, property and business.
falto de fundamento
=without foundation.
Ex: He acquits Brissot on all counts but finds that Darnton's suspicions were not entirely without foundation.
falto de fundamentos
(adj.)=unsupported.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
falto de ideas
=short of ideas.
Ex: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
falto de imaginación
(adj.)=unimaginative.
Ex: The author suggests ways in which publishers can improve their book marketing which at present tends to be staid, out of date and unimaginative.
falto de inteligencia
(adj.)=unintelligent.
Ex: Hurling emotional and unintelligent missives to those who may be vulnerable is tantamount to 'mental abuse' or 'bullying'.
falto de orden
(adj.)=unordered.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
falto de oxígeno
(adj.)=rarefied.
Ex: More serious is the objection that this scheme would involve putting the film inside a vacuum chamber, for electron beams behave normally only in such a rarefied environment.
falto de personal
(adj.)=understaffed [under-staffed].
Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.
falto de práctica
=rusty .
Ex: Adults who have chosen to interrupt their educational careers often face the problem of rusty academic skills.
falto de recursos
(adj.)=resource-starved.
Ex: Librarians trained in developed countries face severe psychological problems on their return to their resource-starved home countries where librarianship is a low-status, poorly-regarded, unappreciated profession.
falto de sensibilidad
(adj.)=insensitive.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
falto de sentido crítico
(adj.)=uncritical.
Ex: He then went on to note sardonically that, 'this may not be a major drawback because of the increasingly uncritical acceptance of cataloging data which probably conflicts with previous practice at a given library'.
falto de sentimientos
(adj.)=unsentimental.
Ex: Books which portray these self-same tasks in an unsentimental, believable way, can influence the manner in which girls cope with similar personal experiences.
falto de servicios
(adj.)=underserved.
Ex: The branch became a model of public library services to an underserved minority.
falto de sueño
(adj.)=sleep-deprived.
Ex: America is raising a nation of sleep-deprived kids, with only 20 percent getting the recommended nine hours of shut-eye on school nights.
falto de tiempo
=crunched for time ; time-crunched ; short of time.
Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. Ex: Whether a time-crunched professional or busy mother of three, anyone can succeed with the right knowledge and passion. Ex: This brings me to the third factoid, the most important of the three: most Americans are more aware of being short of time than short of money.
falto de visión de futuro
(adj.)=myopic.
Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
faltriquera
(n.)=pouch.
Ex: When using the belt loop, the pouch can be removed without taking off your belt.

faltriquera de reloj
(n.)=watch pocket.
Ex: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.

fama
=record ; reputation ; fame ; limelight ; acclaim ; visibility ; notoriety ; renown ; glory days ; kudos ; cred.
Nota: Palabra de moda formada por abreviación de credibility .
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
Ex: Maybe when that young author looks back in a few years' time, she'll realize just how much more she got out of it than a bit of fun and fame.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.
Ex: The author of 'Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
Ex: That may be true, but then you have to get people to your site, which you won't do without cred.
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* adquirir fama=achieve + notoriety.
* alcanzar la fama=rise to + stardom ; reach + stardom.
* atribuirse la fama=take + the credit (for).
* buena fama=well respected ; good repute ; good reputation.
* buscar la fama=grab at + a headline.
* camino hacia la fama=road to stardom.
* catapultarse a la fama=shoot to + fame ; catapult to + fame.
* con buena fama=respected.
* con mala fama=disreputable.
* cumbre de la fama, la=pinnacle of renown, the ; pinnacle of fame, the.
* de buena fama=of good repute.
* de fama=of note.
* de fama internacional=of international renown.
* de fama mundial=world-renowned ; internationally renowned ; world-renown.
* de la fama al olvido=riches to rags.
* de mala fama=of bad repute ; notorious.
* describir el ascenso a la fama de=chart + the rise of.
* evitar la fama=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* fama ajena=reflected glory.
* fama + preceder=Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.
* ganar fama=win + fame.
* ganarse la fama de=earn + a reputation as.
* lanzarse a la fama=shoot to + fame ; catapult to + fame.
* llevarse la fama=take + the credit (for).
* mala fama=ill-repute ; bad repute ; bad reputation ; ill reputation.
* pináculo de la fama, el=pinnacle of fame, the ; pinnacle of renown, the.
* saltar a la fama=jump into + stardom.
* salto a la fama=jump into stardom.
* tener la fama de=have + a good record for.
* tener mala fama por=hold in + disrepute ; be infamous for.

fama + preceder
=Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.
Ex: His fame preceded him to Europe, and he moved there semipermanently during the American Civil War.
fama ajena
(n.)=reflected glory.
Ex: But with all the reflected glory from Austen's books, the movie never truly shines on its own.
familia
(n.)=family ; home ; household.
Ex: Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.
Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
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* biógrafo de familias=family historian.
* cabeza de familia=head of the household ; householder ; head of the family.
* conciliación del trabajo y la familia=reconciliation of work and family.
* crear una familia=have + a family.
* de la familia=family-owned.
* desintegración de la familia=family breakdown.
* el que mantiene a la familia=breadwinner [bread winner].
* enano de la familia, el=runt of the litter, the.
* entre los miembros de la familia=intergenerational.
* familia adoptiva=foster care home ; foster family ; adoptive family.
* familia analfabeta=illiterate home.
* familia biológica=biological family.
* familia casi analfabeta=subliterate home.
* familia con dos coches=two-car family.
* familia con dos sueldos=two-income family.
* familia de acogida=foster care home ; foster home.
* familia de agricultores=farming family.
* familia de bajos ingresos=low-income family.
* familia de la madrastra=stepfamily.
* familia de las mostazas, la=mustard family, the.
* familia del padrastro=stepfamily.
* familia dividida=divided family.
* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan=two-parent working family.
* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan=dual-income family.
* familia hacendada=landholding family.
* familia monoparental=one parent family ; single parent ; single-parent working family ; single-parent family ; lone-parent family.
* familia nuclear=nuclear family ; nuclear family.
* familia política=in-laws.
* familia problemática=problem family.
* familia real=royal family.
* familia rota=broken family ; broken home.
* joyas de la familia=family jewels.
* juzgado de familia=divorce court ; family court.
* lectura en familia=family reading.
* libro de familia=family register ; household register.
* mantener a la familia=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* médico de familia=family practitioner ; general practitioner (GP) ; family doctor.
* miembro de la familia=family member.
* mis pensamientos están contigo (y tu familia)=my thoughts go out to you (and your family).
* orientado hacia la familia=family-oriented.
* oveja negra de la familia, la=black sheep of the family, the.
* padre de familia=pater familias ; family man.
* principal sostén de la familia=breadwinner [bread winner].
* propiedad de la familia=family-owned.
* reliquia de familia=heirloom.
* residencia para familias=family residence.
* secreto de familia=skeleton in the closet.
* terapeuta de familia=family therapist.
* vengador de la familia=avenger of blood.
* violencia en la familia=family violence.

familia adoptiva
(n.)=foster care home ; foster family ; adoptive family.
Ex: The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes. Ex: This information system was developed to support child welfare agencies working with foster children and foster families. Ex: The article 'Periodicals for adoptive families' is intended to help adoptive families locate current literature on adoption and other adoptive families.
familia analfabeta
(n.)=illiterate home.
Ex: There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes.
familia biológica
(n.)=biological family.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
familia casi analfabeta
(n.)=subliterate home.
Ex: There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes.
familia con dos coches
(n.)=two-car family.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
familia con dos sueldos
(n.)=two-income family.
Ex: As the cost of maintaining a decent standard of living within the family increases, the two-income family is becoming essential in practice if not in ideology.
familia de acogida
(n.)=foster care home ; foster home.
Ex: The aim of the project is to put library materials in the hands of young adults in juvenile correctional facilities, rehabilitation clinics, runaway shelters, and foster care homes. Ex: Hollis is an orphan who is shuffled from foster home to foster home despite her heart of gold.
familia de agricultores
(n.)=farming family.
Ex: The original Siamese twins were born to a farming family in Siam (now Thailand).
familia de bajos ingresos
(n.)=low-income family.
Ex: This law permitted private schools to charge whatever tuition would assure that no low-income families would darken their door.
familia de la madrastra
(n.)=stepfamily.
Ex: This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.
familia de las mostazas, la
(n.)=mustard family, the.
Ex: The wonderful thing about growing curly kale, a member of the mustard family, is that it keep growing slowly in the winter and is very hardy.
familia del padrastro
(n.)=stepfamily.
Ex: This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.
familia dividida
(n.)=divided family.
Ex: The problems posed by these divided families is a pressing humanitarian issue that has been used for political ends by both countries.
familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan
(n.)=two-parent working family.
Ex: They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of two-parent working families.
familia en la que los dos padres trabajan
(n.)=dual-income family.
Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families.
familia hacendada
(n.)=landholding family.
Ex: A cartulary is a work in which the muniments, that is the title deeds to lands, properties, rights and privileges of a monastery, church, corporation or landholding family are recorded.
familia monoparental
(n.)=one parent family ; single parent ; single-parent working family ; single-parent family ; lone-parent family.
Ex: Allied to these sections were the compilation of self-help packs of information, each dealing with a particular problem or area of enquiry, eg buying or selling a house, one parent families, legal aid, redundancy etc. Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband. Ex: They have become very popular with library patrons, especially in time-rationed, gridlocked metropolitan areas with a high proportion of single-parent working families. Ex: Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, single-parent family instead of the catch-all FAMILY. Ex: This article examines the effects of changes in family structure (from a family with two original parents to a lone-parent family or a stepfamily) on young children.
familia nuclear
(n.)=nuclear family ; nuclear family.
Ex: The modern nuclear family, often idyllically portrayed as a refuge and a retreat from a demanding world, is fast disappearing. Ex: The modern nuclear family, often idyllically portrayed as a refuge and a retreat from a demanding world, is fast disappearing.
familia política
(n.)=in-laws.
Ex: The traditional practices, in which dowry was not the crucial point in a marriage, began to change when families sought to have in-laws share the costs of a son's education abroad.
familia problemática
(n.)=problem family.
Ex: It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.
familia real
(n.)=royal family.
Ex: Libraries founded by the endowments of the royal family and statesmen not only as independent entities but also within mosques, dervish convents and other institutions.
familia rota
(n.)=broken family ; broken home.
Ex: Her books reflect many children's current reality with little money, broken families and school bullies. Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
familiar a cargo
(n.)=dependent.
Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependents on this occasion.
familiar femenino
(n.)=kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].
Ex: Also, a man may never marry a kinswoman in the category of daughter, sister, or father's sister.
familiar que cuida de los mayores
(n.)=kinkeeper.
Ex: Most kinkeepers are women, & their kinkeeping roles are transmitted to their daughters, who serve as apprentices to these roles during the aging of the oldest generation.
familiar^1
=relative ; next of kin ; kin ; kinsman [kinsmen, -pl.] ; family member.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.
Ex: Marriage is prohibited with all direct kin.
Ex: The article 'Two noble kinsmen: libraries and museums' explains how libraries and museums reflect a common ancestry yet they have evolved separately.
Ex: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.
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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano=bereaved.
* familiar a cargo=dependent.
* familiares=kinfolk [kinsfolk].
* familiar femenino=kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].
* familiar que cuida de los mayores=kinkeeper.
* muerte de un familiar=bereavement ; death in the family.

familiar^2
(adj.)=familiar ; conversational ; familial ; old friend ; family-oriented ; colloquial ; homey ; homely .
Ex: For anyone involved with online searching, the equipment needed for electronic mail will be familiar: in addition to the microcomputer itself (which is the terminal), an acoustic coupler or modem will be needed.
Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.
Ex: These librarians are thoroughly sensitised to the social, familial, ethnic, economic and political characteristics of the people in their neighbourhoods.
Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.
Ex: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.
Ex: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: We are always on the lookout for homely traditions that work.
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* asunto familiar=family affair.
* ayuda familiar=family income supplement ; family worker.
* casa familiar=family home.
* centro de planificación familiar=family planning clinic.
* coche familiar=family car.
* conflicto familiar=family conflict.
* desintegración familiar=family breakdown.
* dicho familiar=familiar saying.
* expresión familiar=colloquialism.
* genealogía familiar=family genealogy.
* historia familiar=family history.
* lazo familiar=family bond.
* lazos familiares=family ties.
* lenguaje familiar=colloquial language ; familiar language.
* negocio familiar=family-run business.
* nido familiar=family nest.
* permiso por razones familiares=family leave.
* planificación familiar=family planning.
* reliquia familiar=heirloom.
* responsabilidades familiares=family responsibilities.
* restaurante familiar=family restaurant.
* reunión familiar=family gathering.
* riña familiar=domestic argument.
* ser familiar=strike + familiar chords.
* servicio auxiliar de apoyo familiar=respite care.
* terapeuta familiar=family therapist.
* tiempo familiar=quality time.
* tradición familiar=family tradition.
* VHS (Sistema de Vídeo Familiar)=VHS (Video Home System).
* vida familiar=family life.
* violencia familiar=domestic violence.

familiares
(n.)=kinfolk [kinsfolk].
Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.
familiaridad
(n.)=familiarity.
Ex: The most effective searchers are those who have both system experience and some familiarity with the subject area in which they are searching.

familiarizado
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* estar familiarizado con=have + familiarity with.
* familiarizado con=conversant with ; be familiar with.
* familiarizado con el correo electrónico=e-mail literate.
* no familiarizado con=unfamiliar with.

familiarizado con
=conversant with ; be familiar with.
Ex: Whilst indexers may be expected to familiarise themselves with spelling out procedures, searchers are rarely likely to be fully conversant with these. Ex: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve = El que hace la búsqueda debe estar suficientemente familiarizado con lo que desea recuperar.
familiarizado con el correo electrónico
(adj.)=e-mail literate.
Ex: As the general public becomes increasingly e-mail literate, e-mail reference will most likely be considered an essential service of public library reference departments.
familiarizar
(v.)=acquaint ; make + familiar.
Ex: We have attempted to acquaint you with a set of basic principles that will help you to classify documents.
Ex: In 1988 a pilot project was carried out to make people more familiar with the new technology.
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* familiarizar a Alguien con Algo=make + Nombre + familiar with.
* familiarizarse=become + acquainted with ; gain + familiarity.
* familiarizarse con=acquaint + Reflexivo + with ; become + conversant with ; become + familiar (with) ; familiarise + Reflexivo + with [familiarize, -USA] ; get + a feel for ; find + Posesivo + way round/through ; gain + an acquaintance with ; get in + touch with.
* no estar familiarizado con=be unfamiliar with.

familiarizar a Alguien con Algo
(v.)=make + Nombre + familiar with.
Ex: This paper examines aspects of collection building and the various activities and services to make users familiar with collections and documents.
familiarizarse
(v.)=become + acquainted with ; gain + familiarity.
Ex: This information is displayed to allow the borrower to become acquainted with the subject terminology used by the library. Ex: Finally, no reference librarian can afford to ignore any opportunity of gaining familiarity with computers.
familiarizarse con
(v.)=acquaint + Reflexivo + with ; become + conversant with ; become + familiar (with) ; familiarise + Reflexivo + with [familiarize, -USA] ; get + a feel for ; find + Posesivo + way round/through ; gain + an acquaintance with ; get in + touch with.
Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further. Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: This first step involves the indexer in becoming conversant with the subject content of the document to be indexed. Ex: Browsing time provided in school is the only way many children will ever become familiar with books en masse. Ex: Whilst indexers may be expected to familiarise themselves with spelling out procedures, searchers are rarely likely to be fully conversant with these. Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world. Ex: This is obviously not a practical means of finding our way round the library. Ex: Martin Bircher, a visiting professor in the German Department of the University of California at Berkeley, gained an intimate acquaintance with the rare books in several collections of the University Library. Ex: Topics covered range from how to get in touch with the chosen speaker to how to pay his restaurant bill.
familiarmente
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* conocido familiarmente=familiarly known.

famoso
(adj.)=famous ; well-known ; honoured [honored, -USA] ; celebrity ; renowned ; famed ; celebrated ; hit ; reputed ; legendary ; notorious ; noted ; acclaimed ; big name ; of note ; celeb ; popular.
Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
Ex: A very successful novelist, such as Graham Greene, would clearly fall into this category and would be an honoured writer as well as a well-paid one.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
Ex: Jorge Luis Borges, though renowned chiefly as author, reflects in his works the very essence of libraries and librarians.
Ex: Many recipes not taken from books, magazines or famed chefs remain untested and thus less reliable.
Ex: Hoppe is one of the most celebrated photographers of the early 20th century.
Ex: Her novels have been adapted for the screen most famously as the hit film Mrs Doubtfire starring Robin Williams.
Ex: This article studies the works of an internationally reputed virologist (Indian born) settled in Canada.
Ex: Information highways which have now become the first legendary step towards the information society.
Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
Ex: The 6 day residential programme, open to Australian and New Zealand information professionals, was based on the acclaimed Snowbird Institutes, held annually in Utah.
Ex: Such programs as rock groups, big name entertainers, and jazz concerts were excluded.
Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
Ex: He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.
Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
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* ciudad famosa por el golf=golfing town.
* codearse con los famosos=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* codearse con los ricos y famosos=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* famoso en el mundo entero=world-renowned ; world-renown.
* famoso en todo el mundo=world-famous [world famous] ; world-renowned ; world-renown.
* famoso internacionalmente=of international renown ; internationally renowned.
* famoso por=noted for ; best remembered for ; famed for.
* famosos, los=famous, the ; glitterati.
* gente famosa=famous people.
* hacerse famoso=rise to + stardom.
* lleno de famosos=celebrity-studded.
* locutor famoso=radio personality.
* muy famoso=highly acclaimed ; widely acclaimed ; well-acclaimed.
* persona famosa=famous person ; celebrity ; celeb.
* personaje famoso=celebrity ; celeb.
* plagado de famosos=celebrity-studded.
* presentador de radio famoso=radio personality.
* rico y famoso=rich and famous.
* ser famoso=gain + recognition ; be popular.
* ser famoso por=famously ; have + a track record of.
* tan famoso=much acclaimed.
* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas=famous last words.

famoso en el mundo entero
(adj.)=world-renowned ; world-renown.
Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating. Ex: Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
famoso en todo el mundo
(adj.)=world-famous [world famous] ; world-renowned ; world-renown.
Ex: Paul Erdos (1913-1996) was a world famous Hungarian mathematician. Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating. Ex: Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
famoso internacionalmente
(adj.)=of international renown ; internationally renowned.
Ex: Led by experts of international renown, the workshop will focus on the creation, delivery and preservation of digital resources. Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.
famoso por
=noted for ; best remembered for ; famed for.
Ex: Clwyd, noted for innovatory policies, has a Centre for Educational Technology with a theatre, cinema, arts centre, television studies, and a full range of audio-visual materials. Ex: Low was possibly the most celebrated political cartoonist of the 20th century, best remembered for the way he mercilessly ridiculed Hitler and Mussolini in a humorous vein. Ex: Players famed for their diving headers are fearless when diving in amongst flying boots to poach a goal in the six-yard box.
famosos, los
(n.)=famous, the ; glitterati.
Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera. Ex: It's a firm favourite with the glitterati who come not just for the décor but also for the very fine food.
famélico
(adj.)=gaunt.
Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.

fan
(adj.)=fan.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
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* club de fans=fandom ; fan club.
* fans, los=fandom.

fanatismo
(n.)=bigotry ; fanaticism.
Ex: Religion is associated with oppression and bigotry on the one hand and with liberation and compassion on the other.
Ex: Careful reasoning can inoculate us against religious fanaticism and political doublespeak.

fandango
(n.)=fandango.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.

faneca
(n.)=pout.
Ex: I've never caught a pout, and I'm not sure I'd know what to do with it if I did!.

fanega
(n.)=bushel.
Nota: Medida poco utilizada hoy día para medir áridos y cuyo peso varía de región a región.
Ex: With a flail, one man could thresh 7 bushels of wheat, 8 of rye, 15 of barley, 18 of oats, or 20 of buckwheat in a day.

fanfaria
(n.)=fanfare ; hooting.
Ex: The recommendations were accepted without fanfare.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.

fanfarronada
(n.)=bluster ; swagger ; bragging ; boasting ; bluff.
Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.

fanfarronear
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + own trumpet ; brag ; boast ; grandstand ; bluster ; blow + smoke.
Ex: Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
Ex: Anyone claiming to be a big noise in the business who doesn't have an address in one of those cities is probably blowing smoke.

fanfarronería
(n.)=boastfulness ; bragging ; boasting.
Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.
Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

fanfarrón^1
(n.)=blowhard ; show-off ; showboat ; hot dog ; braggart ; loudmouth ; crapster ; bullshitter.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
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* ser un fanfarrón=be all mouth.

fanfarrón^2
(adj.)=boastful ; swashbuckling.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
Ex: He was one of the best-known highwaymen of the day with a swashbuckling, devil-may-care character.

fango
(n.)=slime ; sludge ; muck ; mire.
Ex: One cannot infer from the sexist analogies of slime and holes the claim that woman occupies an inferior ontological status.
Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
Ex: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry.
Ex: This international network of specialists promote, encourage and co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems.
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* revolcarse en el fango=wallow in + the mire.

fangoso
(adj.)=mucky .
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.

fans, los
(n.)=fandom.
Ex: This is due, in part, to structural similarities between fandom and populism, stressing negative modes of identification and desire to return to a mythic past.
fantasear
(v.)=fantasying ; daydream.
Ex: An effort is made to differentiate between imagining on the one hand and remembering, hallucinating and fantasying on the other.
Ex: These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills .

fantasioso
(adj.)=whimsical ; fey ; airy-fairy.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
Ex: When he tries to address other topics, such as politics, the results are fey and inconsequential.
Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an 'airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
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* fantasioso, lo=fantastic, the.

fantasioso, lo
=fantastic, the.
Ex: Much of the older science fiction had paramilitary overtones and was concerned with pseudo-science or the fantastic.
fantasma^1
(n.)=ghost ; spectre [specter, -USA] ; wraith ; spook ; phantasm ; phantom.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wraiths, revenants and ritual in medieval culture'.
Ex: The article 'Ghosts, spooks and spectres' looks briefly at some of the ways in which public librarians have been portrayed in popular fiction.
Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.
Ex: The phantoms of the book's name are those sensed by amputees who have vividfeeling, even pain, in limbs they know are gone.
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* cazar fantasmas=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
* historia de fantasmas=ghost story.
* perseguir fantasmas=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
* pueblo fantasma=ghost town.
* ver un fantasma=see + a ghost.

fantasma^2
(n.)=show-off ; showboat ; hot dog ; braggart ; crapster ; bullshitter.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
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* ser un fantasma=be all mouth.

fantasmagoría
(n.)=phantasmagoria.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.

fantasmagórico
(adj.)=eerie.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.

fantasmón
(n.)=young whippersnapper ; show-off.
Ex: They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.

fantasía
(n.)=fantasy [phantasy] ; fancy ; daydream ; fantasia ; flight of fancy ; make-believe.
Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.
Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.
Ex: This volume is in fact three books shuffled together under one luscious cover, unfurling as a fantasia on technique that explores, among other things, Mau's riffs on modernism.
Ex: The play is clearly presented as an author's flight of fancy rather than as history.
Ex: The first precursor of make-believe in a child's life may be the game of peekaboo, which babies start to play at about six months.
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* fantasías=imaginings.
* hacer realidad + Posesivo + fantasía=live (out) + Posesivo + fantasy.
* mundo de fantasía=fantasy world ; world of fancy.
* mundo de la fantasía, el=world of make-believe, the ; land of make-believe, the.
* novela de fantasía=fantasy novel.
* personaje de fantasía=fantasy character.
* vivir en un mundo de fantasía=live in + a dream world.
* vivir + Posesivo + fantasía=live (out) + Posesivo + fantasy.

fantasías
(n.)=imaginings.
Ex: When we come to deal with our imaginings, our thoughts, emotions, past and present experiences, in an attempt to sort them out, the power of language is indispensable = Cuando pasamos a tratar con nuestras imaginaciones, nuestras ideas, emociones, experiencias pasadas y presentes, en un intento de ordenarlas, el poder del lenguaje es indispensable.
fantochada
(n.)=swagger ; bragging ; boasting.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

fantoche
(n.)=young whippersnapper ; stooge ; poseur.
Ex: They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
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* gobierno fantoche=puppet regime.

fantochear
(v.)=brag ; boast.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.

fantástico, lo
=fantastic, the.
Ex: Much of the older science fiction had paramilitary overtones and was concerned with pseudo-science or the fantastic.
fantástico^1
(adj.)=fantastic ; fantastical.
Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.
Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.
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* fantástico, lo=fantastic, the.
* personaje fantástico=fantasy character.

fantástico^2
(adj.)=fantastic ; wayout ; out of this world ; smash ; fantastical ; light fantastic ; a stormer of ; tip-top ; picture-perfect ; kick-arse/ass ; to die for ; mind-boggling [mind boggling].
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: By asking readers to indicate whether the reference had been of interest or not, a degree of feedback can be obtained which can be used to modify their profiles, but there will never be any means of foretelling the 'wayout' article which may prove of interest.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.
Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
Ex: It's a tip-top place from top to bottom with no letdowns whatsoever.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.
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* sentirse fantástico=feel + tip-top.

fanzine
(n.)=zine ; fanzine [fan magazine].
Nota: Revista producida por un aficcionado o un grupo de seguidores de alguna actividad o persona sin fines comerciales y sin anuncios, generalmente en formato electrónico.
Ex: Zines are electronic magazines available on the World Wide Web generally produced by one person or a small group usually not produced for profit and containing no advertising.
Ex: Fanzines (fan magazines) are periodicals written and published by pop music fans for other fans.

fanático
(adj.)=radical ; fanatic ; over zealous [overzealous] ; hothead ; hot-headed [hotheaded] ; zealot ; bigot ; freak ; bigoted ; dyed-in-the-wool ; dyed-in-the-tweed.
Ex: A similar approach to arrangement, but one which is less radical than reader interest arrangement, is to rely upon broad categorisation rather than detailed specification.
Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: The author points to the threat posed to the success of the Linux open source operating system by Linux zealots determined to wage war on Microsoft by challenging in on the basis of desktop computing.
Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
Ex: It's still a good send-up of Broadway shows, but I doubt if anyone except hardcore Zappa freaks would really appreciate it.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.
Ex: He's just a dyed-in-the-tweed academic who lives to prove that any large, profitable company is necessarily sinister and exploitative.
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* casi fanático=near-frantic.
* fanático del deporte=sports freak.
* fanático religioso=religious zealot ; religionist ; religious bigot.

fanático del deporte
(n.)=sports freak.
Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
fanático religioso
(n.)=religious zealot ; religionist ; religious bigot.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot. Ex: His use of religious and political discourse during the presidential campaign reaffirmed people's faith in America and served as a source of identification with evangelicals and religionists. Ex: This is very similar to the religious bigots of the past that took Bible passages to condone slavery and keep women down.
faquir
(n.)=fakir.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.

farallón
(n.)=rock face ; steep rock face.
Ex: The article is entitled 'View from the rock face: survey of overseas students currently studying in the UK'.
Ex: Following the narrator across endless ash fields, lava fields and steep rock faces, the reader easily gets lost in a dream in which the mysterious and the familiar merge.

faraón
(n.)=pharaoh.
Ex: Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamen have been found bulbs of garlic probably left there in order to keep away evil ghosts.

faraónico
(adj.)=Pharaonic.
Ex: From the beginning of the Pharaonic period, Ancient Egypt was run as a theocracy.

fardar
(v.)=grandstand.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

fardo
(n.)=bale.
Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.

fardones
(n.)=coattails.
Ex: They wore field dress uniforms, which were deep blue with red woolen collars, cuffs, and lapels and coattails lined in white.

fardón
(n.)=show-off ; showboat.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.

farfolla
=a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.
Ex: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.

farfollar
(v.)=shuck ; husk.
Ex: All ears were harvested, shucked and dried on 24 October.
Ex: For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.
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* farfollar de indignación=sputter with + indignation.
* farfollar de rabia=sputter with + rage.

farfollar de indignación
(v.)=sputter with + indignation.
Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now.
farfollar de rabia
(v.)=sputter with + rage.
Ex: She claims Cole was 'sputtering with rage' during the conversation and she felt physically threatened.
farfullar
(v.)=babble ; splutter ; sputter ; stammer ; jabber ; stumble.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
Ex: 'Jeanne ... I don't ... I need to talk ...,' she spluttered.
Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
Ex: People who stammer may find they are quite fluent if they sing, whisper or speak as part of a group.
Ex: She has managed to pick up the fag ends of a good many languages during her life and can jabber French a little.
Ex: For some people the best way of progressing through the Internet may be by stumbling at the obstacles but persevering in the effort to move forward.

faringe
(n.)=pharynx [pharynxes/pharynges, -pl].
Ex: These organs may become tubercular but those which are in close communication with the pharynx are usually the first ones affected.

faringitis
(n.)=strep throat ; pharyngitis.
Ex: Garlic is used as a home remedy to help speed recovery from strep throat or other minor ailments because of its antibiotic properties.
Ex: Pharyngitis is one of the most common reasons for visits to family physicians.

farisaico
(adj.)=self-righteous.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.

farmacia
(n.)=chemist ; pharmaceutics ; pharmacy ; pharmacy.
Nota: Disciplina.
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
Ex: This article discusses requirements of retrospective searches in pharmaceutics, comparing the effectiveness of on-line and manual searches.
Ex: The aim is to identify the basic information structure common to all community pharmacies.
Ex: The schools of dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, social work and community planning are served by a centralised library.
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* biblioteca de farmacia=pharmaceutical library.
* farmacia de guardia=emergency pharmacy.
* mancebo de farmacia=chemist's assistant.
* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA)=International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).

farmacia de guardia
(n.)=emergency pharmacy.
Ex: Emergency pharmacies are available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
farmacobiología
(n.)=pharmacobiology.
Ex: Available studies of the pharmacobiology and disease related pathology of human pregnancy have considered none of these issues.

farmacodinámica
(n.)=pharmacodynamics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: However, the index entry: Laxatives, pharmacodynamics 615.732 must surely be judged highly appropriate.

farmacogenética
(n.)=pharmacogenetics.
Ex: There is a new trend in the pharmaceutical industry towards the use of pharmacogenetics techniques for new drug development.

farmacognosis
(n.)=pharmacognosy.
Nota: Estudio de los medicamentos obtenidos de las plantas y otras fuentes naturales.
Ex: The author applies indicators of research performance and indicators of sources used to the fields of immunology, neuroscience and pharmacognosy.

farmacología
(n.)=pharmacology.
Ex: These data bases include MEDLINE, which gives references in all aspects of medicine, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, veterinary science, dentistry and nursing.

farmacológico
(adj.)=pharmacological ; drug.
Ex: Beverage alcohol (ethanol) is a depressant that has important pharmacological and biochemical effects on the brain and the central nervous system.
Ex: The system also provides information on over 300 diseases, their prognosis and treatment from leading medical and drug reference books.

farmacopea
=pharmacopoeia [pharmacopeia, -USA].
Ex: The list consists of bibliographies and guides to the literature, dictionaries, handbooks and pharmacopoeias, titles reflecting different geographic areas and cultures, adverse effects, herbals, and journals.

farmacéutico^1
(n.)=pharmacist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The Product Liability Law does not directly apply to doctors and to pharmacists who are engaged in the preparation of medicines.

farmacéutico^2
(adj.)=pharmaceutical.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The article '1,000 pages of biological information to microstorage for retrieval in a pharmaceutical information system' contains one section devoted to compare optical optical storage with other microstorage media such as microforms and digitised media.
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* compañía farmacéutica=pharmaceutical company.
* industria farmacéutica, la=pharmaceutical industry, the.
* laboratorio farmacéutico=pharmaceutical laboratory.
* litigio farmacéutico=pharmaceutical litigation.
* pleito farmacéutico=pharmaceutical litigation.

faro
(n.)=spotlight ; lighthouse ; headlight ; beacon ; beacon light ; headlamp.
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
Ex: Many private companies, oil-rig workers and lighthouse keepers are benefitting from this library service.
Ex: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.
Ex: Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement.
Ex: The article 'Under the beacon light of a great inspiring teacher' is included in a special festschrift issue celebrating the 71st birthday of Professor P. N. Kaula.
Ex: By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs.
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* faro antiniebla=fog light ; fog lamp.
* faro antiniebla delantero=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* faro antiniebla trasero=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.

faro antiniebla
(n.)=fog light ; fog lamp.
Ex: As the name implies, a fog light is used to enhance road visibility during foggy or misty conditions. Ex: Current legislation does make it an infringement to drive with fog lamps on whist visibility is good.
faro antiniebla delantero
(n.)=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
Ex: In visibility of less than 100 yards, one may use front fog lights. Ex: Why are so many people driving around with their front fog lamps on?.
faro antiniebla trasero
(n.)=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
Ex: When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on. Ex: For several years now, a rear fog lamp has been mandatory for trailers and caravans in order to improve visibility under foggy conditions. Ex: The tail fog lamp only switches on if the headlights are on. Ex: I took my car to Germany and to get it on the road, they required a tail fog light!.
farol de calabaza
(n.)=jack-o'-lantern.
Ex: The writer discusses how Jack-o'-Lanterns and Will-o'-the-Wisps got their name.
farol^1
(n.)=lantern.
Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.
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* farol de calabaza=jack-o'-lantern.

farol^2
(n.)=bluff.
Ex: The most dramatic way to spot a bluff is to look your opponent in the eye and attempt to sense his fear.
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* tirarse un farol=bullshit.

farola
(n.)=lamppost ; street lamp ; street light ; lamp light.
Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
Ex: To compare the performance of street lamps, the energy use of each lamp will have to assessed.
Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.
Ex: The town has kerosene lamp lights and the footpaths are gravelled.
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* farola de gas=gas lamp.

farola de gas
(n.)=gas lamp.
Ex: He could see the gas lamp at the far end of the station shining indistinctly through the fog.
farolero^1
(n.)=lamplighter.
Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.
Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

farolero^2
(n.)=crapster ; bullshitter ; braggart.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.

farolillo
(n.)=lantern.
Ex: He investigates the evolution of these vegetable lanterns from such sources as Irish traditional myths about a figure who carried a lantern lit with a coal = Investiga la evolución de estos farolillos hechos de verdura a partir de los mitos tradicionales irlandeses sobre una figura que lleva un farolillo con un ascua.
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* farolillo de papel=Chinese lantern.
* farolillo rojo=back marker.

farolillo de papel
(n.)=Chinese lantern.
Ex: Chinese lanterns are lightweight frames which gently float into the air powered by the heat of a candle.
farolillo rojo
(n.)=back marker.
Ex: I went right off Hamilton when he referred to back markers as something like 'those monkeys who get in the way' half way through the first season.
farruco
(adj.)=stroppy ; in a strop ; bolshie [boshy].
Ex: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her.
Ex: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.
Ex: I showed one of the staff the video and he got quite bolshie with me, as my taping her was, according to him, a breach of her human rights.
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* ponerse farruco=get + stroppy.

farsa
(n.)=farce ; travesty of justice ; masquerade ; theatrics ; whitewash ; charade ; travesty.
Ex: University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.
Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.
Ex: The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
Ex: The trials in Jakarta have been a whitewash -- Indonesia has failed in its promise to hold the military accountable for the atrocities commited.
Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.
Ex: It's great that Connecticut finally decided to drop the charges, but the whole thing remains a travesty.

farsante
(n.)=charlatan ; con artist ; con man ; humbug ; fabricator ; fraud ; fraudster ; hoaxer ; hoaxster ; scam artist.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and an idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
Ex: His supporters call him a 'smoothie', while his critics generally portray him as a 'glib con man'.
Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.
Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.
Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.
Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change.

farse
(n.)=flim-flam.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.

faríngeo
(adj.)=pharyngeal [pharyngal].
Ex: Worker bees have one pair of pharyngeal glands that produce food, especially royal jelly, for the young larvae.

fascia
(n.)=fascia.
Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus).

fascinación
(n.)=fascination.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
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* con fascinación=rhapsodically.

fascinado
(adj.)=fascinated.
Ex: I only know that everything about poetry continues to hold me in its trance like a fascinated beast.
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* estar fascinado por=have + a fascination for.

fascinador
(adj.)=fascinating ; intriguing ; ever-dashing.
Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.

fascinante
(adj.)=fascinating ; intriguing ; enthralling ; piquant ; entrancing ; arresting ; face-melting ; mind-blowing ; riveting ; mind-bending.
Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: This novel is still as fresh and vivid and fascinating and enthralling as it was when I was fifteen years old.
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: It's a riveting, glorious film from beginning to end.
Ex: So with this in mind, let's examine some of the more popular mind-bending movies of the last twenty years or so, and see what you all have enjoyed most.
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* misterio fascinante=intriguing mystery.

fascinar
(v.)=fascinate ; relish ; mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA] ; enchant ; charm ; rivet ; enthral [enthrall, -USA] ; love + every minute of it ; entrance ; catch + Posesivo + fancy.
Ex: Classification fascinated him and he devoted his entire life to its study.
Ex: They all relish a fast paced working environment, rapid change and constant challenges to traditional notions of what a library and library work should be.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.
Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
Ex: According to this reporter, news is not solely information that shocks and rivets but a reflection of people's chosen lifestyles and the effects those choices have on us.
Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
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* fascinar a=hold + fascination for.

fascinar a
(v.)=hold + fascination for.
Ex: Look, for example, at the fascination murder holds for many people.
fascismo
(n.)=fascism.
Ex: He maintains that racism is a site in which older forms of oppression and social exclusion, particularly fascism, have chosen to hibernate.

fascista
(adj.)=fascist ; fascist.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: As a result, librarians have been reluctant to accept that racialism can be communicated through books and unprepared to accept the 'no platform for fascists' position = Como resultado, los bibliotecarios han sido reacios a aceptar que el racismo pueda comunicarse a través de los libros y no están preparados para aceptar la postura "ninguna plataforma para los fascistas".
Ex: The author presents a study of the development of school books during the fascist period in Italy.

fascitis necrotizante
(n.)=necrotising fasciitis.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.

fascículo
(n.)=fascicle ; issue.
Nota: Obra que forma parte de una publicación en serie indentificada dentro de ella por un número o fecha.
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves; they do not necessarily coincide with any formal division of the work into parts, etc.
Ex: This is an issue devoted in part to papers presented at the conference arranged and hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.
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* fascículo especial=special issue.
* fascículo perdido=missing issue.
* fascículo que falta=missing issue.
* número de fascículo=issue number.
* registrar un fascículo=check in + issue.

fascículo especial
(n.)=special issue.
Ex: A special issue is one which is not expected in the normal run of the periodical.
fascículo perdido
(n.)=missing issue.
Ex: Missing issue records contain information about the copies of issues that have been declared overdue.
fascículo que falta
(n.)=missing issue.
Ex: Missing issue records contain information about the copies of issues that have been declared overdue.
fase
(n.)=building block ; phase ; stage ; step.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.
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* en cada fase=at each stage.
* en fase terminal=terminally ill.
* enfermo en fase terminal=terminally ill patient.
* enfermos en fase terminal, los=terminally ill, the.
* en tres fases=three-step.
* fase anterior a la impresión=prepress phase.
* fase de actuación=stage of implementation.
* fase de la luna=phase of the moon.
* fase eliminatoria=qualifying round.
* fase final=phase-out ; endgame.
* fase lunar=moon phase.
* fase de actuación=implementation stage.
* por fases=staged.
* suministro eléctrico por fases=phase supply.
* tratamiento por fases=phased approach.

fase anterior a la impresión
(n.)=prepress phase.
Ex: Desktop publishing is a technology that brings the prepress phases of publishing in-house.
fase de actuación
(n.)=implementation stage.
Ex: The categorization is based on the diverse needs from our clients and also the different implementation stages of a typical project.
fase de la luna
(n.)=phase of the moon.
Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.
fase eliminatoria
(n.)=qualifying round.
Ex: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.
fase final
(n.)=phase-out ; endgame.
Ex: There will be an inevitable decline of the product because of changing conditions, and, finally, there must come a time of phase-out. Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.
fase lunar
(n.)=moon phase.
Ex: The lunar cycle (moon phases) repeats with a period of 29.5 days.
fastidiar
(v.)=irk ; hassle ; bug ; bungle ; spite ; annoy ; nag (at) ; niggle ; grudge ; gall ; peeve ; piss + Nombre + off ; cast + a blight on ; blight ; screw + Nombre + up ; play up ; fuck + Nombre + over ; spoil ; injure ; do in.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.
Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.
Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them.
Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
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* fastidiarla=muck up ; screw up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up ; mess up.
* fastidiarlo todo=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.

fastidiarla
(v.)=muck up ; screw up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up ; mess up.
Ex: Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up. Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity. Ex: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up. Ex: They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!
. Ex: What has Obama done to eff up my country today?. Ex: I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.
fastidiarlo todo
(v.)=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works. Ex: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water. Ex: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa. Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
fastidio
(n.)=annoyance ; nuisance ; aggravation ; vexation ; hassle ; irritant ; bummer ; pest.
Nota: Referido a personas que irritan con su comportamiento.
Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.
Ex: Its absence from the ninth edition must have caused some vexation among cataloguers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.
Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
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* ser un fastidio=be a pest ; be a (real) nuisance.

fastidiosamente
=annoyingly ; frustratingly.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: Unfortunately, after such a long time of waiting, some women find themselves frustratingly unable to get pregnant right away.

fastidioso
(adj.)=annoying ; tiresome ; vexatious ; vexing ; gnawing ; pesky ; nagging ; importunate ; bothersome ; niggling ; nettlesome.
Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
Ex: Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.

fastuosidad
(n.)=lavishness.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.

fastuoso
(adj.)=splendid ; lavish ; ostentatious ; plush.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
Ex: She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.

fatal
(adj.)=fatal ; god-awful.
Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Ex: The director and deputies deserve the most recognition because they actually had to give up time with their families for the god-awful places we sent them.
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* atracción fatal=fatal attraction.
* casi fatal=near-fatal.
* con consecuencias fatales=fatally.
* mujer fatal=femme fatale ; man-eater.
* salir fatal=go + pear-shaped.
* sentirse fatal=feel + rotten.

fatalismo
(n.)=fatalism.
Ex: Collectivism & fatalism were not significantly associated with substance use.

fatalista
(adj.)=fatalistic ; doomsayer ; fire-and-brimstone.
Ex: Bogardus maintained a fatalistic silence while the director consulted her jottings.
Ex: Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.
Ex: Yes, those 'press releases' have threatening statements and name-calling and fire-and-brimstone predictions, but they add no facts to the discussion on Cuba.

fatiga
(n.)=fatigue.
Ex: The shift from 99.9 to 99.8 percent can result from fatigue or any of a number of other factors.
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* compañero de fatigas=brother in arms.
* dar fatiga=be embarrassing.
* fatiga del metal=metal fatigue.
* fatiga emocional=emotional fatigue.
* fatiga estructural=structural fatigue.
* fractura de fatiga=stress fracture.

fatiga del metal
(n.)=metal fatigue.
Ex: A topic such as metal fatigue assumed a new importance in the 1950s as the unexpected cause of at least two major disasters.
fatiga emocional
(n.)=emotional fatigue.
Ex: The nature of contemporary media coverage may contribute to emotional fatigue with society's problems = La naturaleza de la covertura de los medios de comunicación modernos puede contribuir a desarrollar la insensibilidad con respecto a los problemas de la sociedad.
fatiga estructural
(n.)=structural fatigue.
Ex: The existing gangways are made of wood and exhibit signs of aging and some structural fatigue.
fatigado
(adj.)=fatigued ; washed-out ; wearied.
Ex: In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.
Ex: He calls himself a writer but he never produces anything because he says he's always too washed-out to write.
Ex: 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.

fatigar
(v.)=exhaust ; fatigue.
Ex: The potential areas of application of PRECIS are far from being exhausted.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
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* fatigarse=weary.

fatigarse
(v.)=weary.
Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.
fatigosamente
=painfully.
Ex: It is not easy to maintain and advance the remarkable literary and cultural traditions so slowly and painfully created over two and a half millenia.

fatigoso
(adj.)=strenuous ; fatiguing.
Ex: This article outlines the strenuous efforts to renew the library after the books had been destroyed by enemy action during World War II (the periodicals had already been evacuated).
Ex: These fatiguing illnesses were similarly distributed in the four regions, being somewhat more common in rural than in urban areas.

fatuitamente
=fatuitly.
Ex: There is something fauitly ridiculous in employing the term to describe materials libraries are collecting with the intention of preserving for posterity.

fatuo
(adj.)=fatuous.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
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* fuego fatuo=ignis fatuus [ignes fatui, -pl.] ; jack-o'-lantern ; will-o'-the-wisp.

fatídico
(adj.)=doomsday ; fateful ; star-crossed ; fatal ; unfortunate.
Ex: Problems are never solved by doomsday proclamations and categorical statements of 'That won't work'.
Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.

fauna
(n.)=fauna.
Ex: The only way for a biologist to reconcile these two faunas is to make non fiction less educational.
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* delito contra la flora y la fauna=wildlife crime.
* fauna y flora=wildlife ; fauna and flora.
* fauna y flora marina=marine wildlife ; marine life.
* flora y fauna=biota.

fauna y flora
=wildlife ; fauna and flora.
Ex: The National Sound Archive aims to preserve and record all kinds of recorded sound including music and wildlife sounds. Ex: The article is entitled 'African fauna and flora: a guide to reference material'.
fauna y flora marina
(n.)=marine wildlife ; marine life.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife. Ex: An underwater mountain with some of the richest diversity of marine life in the Caribbean has been found by scientists.
favor
(n.)=favour [favor, -USA].
Ex: Any favours librarians receive from vendors will be minimal.
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* a favor=in favour.
* a favor de=in favour of.
* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto=pro-choice.
* a favor de la esclavitud=pro-slavery.
* a favor de la raza negra=pro-black [problack].
* a favor de la vida humano=pro-life.
* a favor y en contra=pro and con.
* a + Posesivo + favor=in + Posesivo + favour ; to + Posesivo + credit.
* argumentar a favor de=put + the case for ; present + case for ; make + a case for.
* argumentos a favor o en contra=arguments for (and/or) against.
* conceder un favor=bestow + favour.
* decir a favor de=say in + favour of.
* declarar a favor de=testify (to/of).
* devolución de un favor=repayment of debt.
* devolver un favor=return + a favour.
* dicho sea a su favor=to + Posesivo + credit.
* en favor de=in favour of.
* estar a favor (de)=be in favour (of).
* estar a favor de=be for.
* estar a favor de una idea=favour + idea.
* estar a favor o en contra=be for or against.
* estar completamente a favor de=be all for.
* estar totalmente a favor de=be all for.
* favor sexual=sexual favour.
* ganarse el favor de=win + the favour of.
* hablar a favor de=speak up for.
* hablar en favor de=put + a word in for.
* hacer un favor=put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
* hacer un favor a Alguien=do + Nombre + a favour.
* hay que decir a su favor que=to + Posesivo + credit.
* perder el favor de=lose + popularity with.
* por favor=please.
* por favor, responda=RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
* predispuesto a favor de=disposed for.
* presentar argumentos a favor=make + a case for.
* presentar argumentos a favor de=present + arguments in favour of.
* presentar evidencia a favor de=present + case for.
* probabilidades a favor de=odds in favour of.
* pronunciarse a favor o en contra de Algo=take + sides.
* punto a favor=asset.
* romper una lanzar en favor de=stick up for.
* saldo a favor=credit balance.
* tiempo + estar a favor de Alguien=time + be + on + Posesivo + side.
* trato de favor=preferential treatment.
* viento a favor=tailwind.

favor sexual
(n.)=sexual favour.
Ex: However, as with some recent controversies about sexual harassment, it is uncertain whether Dewey's behaviour was pressure for sexual favours or attempted gallantry.
favorabilidad
(n.)=favourability [favorability, -USA].
Ex: A week-by-week analysis found that photographs of the 2 candidates rose and fell together in favourability.

favorable
(adj.)=favourable [favorable, -USA] ; promising ; sympathetic ; propitious ; nurturing.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
Ex: Some type of sympathetic arrangement is not only important for the location of specific documents, but assists users in browsing.
Ex: She suggests that the times are not propitious for measures that would sanction the removal of public documents from public control.
Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
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* crítica muy favorable=rave review.
* favorable para=conducive (to).
* lo favorable=propitiousness.
* poco favorable=unpromising.
* recibir críticas muy favorables=receive + rave reviews.
* resultado favorable=favourable outcome.
* ser favorable=be a plus.

favorable para
=conducive (to).
Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
favorablemente
=favourably [favorably, -USA] ; advantageously.
Ex: Another point is that you have referred favorably to a rule in the 1949 ALA that collections should be entered under the editor or compiler, except when better known under title.
Ex: This article suggests four technological facts which might advantageously affect libraries by the year 2000.
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* compararse favorablemente=compare + favourably.
* contestar favorablemente=respond + favourably.
* responder favorablemente=respond + favourably.

favorecedor
(adj.)=flattering.
Ex: There have, at the same time, been very few accounts of users' reactions to the reference interview, and those are not too flattering to the profession.
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* poco favorecedor=unflattering.

favorecer
(v.)=favour [favor, -USA] ; feather-bed ; advantage ; enthrone.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.
Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
Ex: Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'.
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* favorecer a Alguien=be in + Posesivo + favour.

favorecer a Alguien
(v.)=be in + Posesivo + favour.
Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largely in their favor.
favorecido
(adj.)=advantaged.
Ex: What are called 'advantaged' homes, by which we mean those that offer their children the benefits every child should have, possess their own small libraries.
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* area menos favorecida=less favoured area.
* menos favorecido=less-advantaged ; less favoured [less favored].
* región menos favorecida=less favoured region (LFR).
* zona menos favorecida=less favoured area.

favoritismo
(n.)=favouritism [favoritism, -USA] ; spoils system ; nepotism.
Ex: I always thought the civil service system was created to eliminate any possibility of favoritism.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.
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* hacer favoritismos=play + favourites.

favorito
(adj.)=favourite [favorite, -USA] ; favourite [favorite, -USA] ; pick ; Nombre + of choice ; front runner ; best-loved.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source.
Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
Ex: In the future this may become the method of choice.
Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
Ex: Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.
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* dicho favorito=catchphrase.
* el más favorito del mes=pick of the month.
* expresión favorita=catchphrase.
* frase favorita=catchphrase.
* materia favorita=pet subject.
* tema favorito=hobby-horse.

fax
(n.)=telefacsimile machine ; fax [faxes, -pl.] ; telefacsimile ; facsimile machine ; fax machine ; fax message.
Ex: This allows us -- with the help of devices such as telefacsimile machines, to see our libraries as nodes in a national network of libraries.
Ex: Use of fax for ordering of periodicals from SAMPER is being tested.
Ex: Photocopying, bibliographic data bases, and telefacsimile are all contributing factors to the decrease in subscriptions to scientific journals.
Ex: It can interconnect text processors, personal computers and terminals to high-quality printers, computer-based file stores, facsimile machines, digital voice, video and other electronic office equipment.
Ex: Every fax machine is to be assigned to a person-in-charge who will have the responsibility of distributing incoming fax messages to recipients.
Ex: Every fax machine is to be assigned to a person-in-charge who will have the responsibility of distributing incoming fax messages to recipients.
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* comunicación por fax=telefacsimile communication.
* disponer de fax=be telefacsimile capable.
* máquina de fax=fax machine.
* transmisión por fax=facsimile transmission.

faz
(n.)=mien ; face ; face.
Ex: He was a little old man with an apologetic mien and watery eyes.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
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* borrar de la faz de la tierra=wipe off + the face of the earth.
* desaparecer de la faz de la tierra=vanish from + the face of the earth ; disappear from + the face of the earth.
* desaparecere de la faz de la tierra=drop off + the face of the earth.

fe
(n.)=faith ; shibboleth.
Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laisser-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shibboleth and substance in North American library and information science education'.
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* acto de fé=act of faith.
* actuar de buena fe=act in + good faith.
* buena fe=goodwill [good will].
* crisis de fe=crisis of faith.
* dar fe=attest ; certify.
* dar fe de=testify (to/of) ; vouch (for) ; be testimony to ; notarise [notarize, -USA].
* dar fe de que=attest to + the fact that.
* de buena fe=bona fide ; in good faith.
* defensor de la fe=defender of faith.
* falta de fe=unbelief.
* fe católica=Catholic faith.
* fe ciega=blind faith ; blind trust.
* fe de erratas=corrigenda [sing. corrigendum] ; errata [erratum, -sing.] ; errata slip ; errata sheet.
* fe inquebrantable=unshakeable faith.
* fe religiosa=religious faith.
* la fe mueve montañas=faith will move mountains.
* obrar de buena fe=act in + good faith.
* perder la fe=lose + Posesivo + faith.
* salto de fe=leap of faith.
* tener fe=have + faith (in).
* tener fe en=have + faith (in).

fe católica
(n.)=Catholic faith.
Ex: The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.
fe ciega
(n.)=blind faith ; blind trust.
Ex: His faith was pretty blind and his arrogance, luckily, borne with uncomplaining good humor by his colleagues. Ex: The trust in science and technology is based on the universal benefits acquired through publicly funded research rather than blind trust in any research efforts.
fe de erratas
(n.)=corrigenda [sing. corrigendum] ; errata [erratum, -sing.] ; errata slip ; errata sheet.
Ex: Corrigenda is a list of errors and the corrections to be made in a manuscript or printed work, included in a book or issued separately. Ex: The errata is a part of a document which lists errors in the text and their corrections and which may be inserted in the book or published subsequently. Ex: An errata slip is a list of mistakes or misprints in a printed or written book or document. Ex: Errata sheets are stuck to one of the preliminary pages of the respective issue.
fe inquebrantable
(n.)=unshakeable faith.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
fe religiosa
(n.)=religious faith.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.
fealdad
(n.)=ugliness.
Ex: The problem was chaos on the web and the ugliness of the stupid, raw power method used for full text searching.

febrero
=February (Feb.).
Ex: Assume a monthly magazine without a day on the cover: January 1982, February 1982, and so forth.

febril
(adj.)=feverish ; febrile.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
Ex: Healthy children with an acute febrile illness were eligible to participate in the study.

febrilmente
=feverishly.
Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.

fecal
(adj.)=faecal [fecal, -USA].
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
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* incontinencia fecal=faecal incontinence ; bowel incontinence.

fecha
(n.)=date.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
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* al cumplir la fecha=at term.
* certificado de fecha de registro=time stamp [timestamp].
* como fecha final=at the very latest.
* con fecha=dated.
* con fecha + Fecha=dated + Fecha.
* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante=at a time to be announced later.
* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante=at a time to be determined later.
* fecha de caducidad=date due ; expiry date ; expiration date ; best by date ; best before date ; limited life ; sell-by date.
* fecha de cierre=closed date.
* fecha de cobertura=date of coverage.
* fecha de comienzo=starting date ; beginning date ; date of commencement.
* fecha de defunción=date of death.
* fecha de devolución=return date.
* fecha de edición=edition date.
* fecha de entrega=delivery date.
* fecha de expurgo=purge date.
* fecha de finalización=completion date ; completion target.
* fecha de impresión=imprint date.
* fecha de inicio=trigger date.
* fecha de la cubierta=cover date.
* fecha del copyright=copyright date.
* fecha de llegada=arrival date.
* fecha de nacimiento=birth date ; date of birth.
* fecha de pedido=date of order.
* fecha de publicación=age ; date of issue ; date of publication.
* fecha de registro=accession date ; time stamp [timestamp].
* fecha de reimpresión=reprint date.
* fecha de retención=retention date.
* fecha de salida=departure date.
* fecha de vencimiento=date due ; expiry date ; due date ; expiration date ; deadline ; best by date ; best before date ; dateline ; sell-by date.
* fecha límite=cut-off date ; closing date ; deadline ; timeline [time line] ; dateline.
* fecha tope=deadline ; dateline.
* fijar fecha con antelación=predate.
* hasta la fecha=to date ; up to now ; so far.
* hoja de fecha de devolución=date label.
* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la=International Date Line, the.
* ordenado por fecha=in date order.
* poner la fecha=date-stamp.
* sello de fecha=date stamp.
* sin fecha=undated.
* tener la fecha de + Fecha=be dated + Fecha.

fecha de caducidad
(n.)=date due ; expiry date ; expiration date ; best by date ; best before date ; limited life ; sell-by date.
Ex: A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library. Ex: If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below. Ex: The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy. Ex: Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box. Ex: It should be safe to eat food after the 'best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best. Ex: Cambelts have a limited life, if they break while the engine is running major damage can occur. Ex: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.
fecha de cierre
(n.)=closed date.
Ex: If a branch-specific list of closed dates is not necessary, the closed dates defined for the local library as a whole are taken instead.
fecha de cobertura
(n.)=date of coverage.
Ex: The date of coverage is the period or date designated by the publisher on a bibliographic unit to define the chronological limits of the content of the unit.
fecha de comienzo
(n.)=starting date ; beginning date ; date of commencement.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is the length of the data base available online, or its starting date. Ex: Each entry contains details of full title, place, publisher, editor, beginning date, frequency, and contents. Ex: A chart gives details of 12 university library buildings in India -- date of commencement, completion date, cost, area, and cost of furniture.
fecha de defunción
(n.)=date of death.
Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
fecha de devolución
(n.)=return date.
Ex: A record would contain reader and book number, return date and a field to take messages such as `reserved'.
fecha de edición
(n.)=edition date.
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
fecha de entrega
(n.)=delivery date.
Ex: We therefore reserve the right to revise delivery dates in the event of circumstances beyond our control.
fecha de expurgo
(n.)=purge date.
Ex: The deletion is done on the basis of the date on which each record was added to the data base and the purge date in each record.
fecha de finalización
(n.)=completion date ; completion target.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date. Ex: The completion target is November 1999.
fecha de impresión
(n.)=imprint date.
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
fecha de inicio
(n.)=trigger date.
Ex: After confirmation of the action, the system request a trigger date from the terminal user.
fecha de la cubierta
(n.)=cover date.
Ex: All copies from all subscriptions are listed together in reverse chronological order by cover date (Figure 176).
fecha de llegada
(n.)=arrival date.
Ex: Prediction of the arrival date for irregular serials is a major problem.
fecha de nacimiento
(n.)=birth date ; date of birth.
Ex: If the local number is used to store the birth date of the borrower, all borrowers in a specified age range can be selected. Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
fecha de pedido
(n.)=date of order.
Ex: This copy will have the supplier's name and date of order added to it.
fecha de publicación
(n.)=age ; date of issue ; date of publication.
Ex: A helpful arrangement supports browsing by grouping documents which have some characteristic in common, for example, author, subject, age. Ex: The components of a full citation for a periodical article will normally be: source reference, including periodical title, date of issue, volume number, issue number and pagination.... Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
fecha de registro
(n.)=accession date ; time stamp [timestamp].
Ex: The accession date of a document is the date on which it was entered into the accessions register. Ex: This pan-European service enables copyright owners to register their content online followed by certification and a time stamp.
fecha de reimpresión
(n.)=reprint date.
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
fecha de retención
(n.)=retention date.
Ex: The default is that a record is deleted when the retention date exceeds the purge date in the record.
fecha de salida
(n.)=departure date.
Ex: Data pertaining to student arrival and departure dates were collected in Washington and Michigan, two of the largest migrant receiving states.
fecha de vencimiento
(n.)=date due ; expiry date ; due date ; expiration date ; deadline ; best by date ; best before date ; dateline ; sell-by date.
Ex: A screen is then displayed which lists the locations, call numbers and dates due of each copy held by the chosen library. Ex: If you wish to pay with a VISA, MASTERCARD or AMERICAN EXPRESS Credit Card, please write you Credit Card Number and its expiry date below. Ex: Also, various strategies using publicity should be tested in order to find ways to increase the percentage of books returned by the due date. Ex: The file contains information about journal subscriptions, such as the publisher, vendor, issue frequency, expiration date, and price per copy. Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975. Ex: Each carton is marked with a 'Best By' date, which is located on the bottom of the box. Ex: It should be safe to eat food after the 'best before' date, but the food will no longer be at its best. Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it. Ex: The sell-by dates on the egg cartons are just to appease those who want a date on everything.
fecha del copyright
(n.)=copyright date.
Ex: If no edition or imprint date can be ascertained, then an attempt is made to provide a date from amongst any other dates given on the work, such as copyright dates, and reprint dates.
fecha límite
(n.)=cut-off date ; closing date ; deadline ; timeline [time line] ; dateline.
Ex: The borrower file is then searched to obtain a list of all those borrowers with registration dates before the cut-off date. Ex: In all, 93 proposals were submitted by the closing date of 2nd December, involving 379 different organisations from all EC Member States = En total, para la fecha límite del 2 de diciembre se habían presentado 93 propuestas de 379 organizaciones diferentes de todos los estados miembros de la Comunidad Europea. Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975. Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline. Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
fecha tope
(n.)=deadline ; dateline.
Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975. Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
fechable
(adj.)=datable [dateable].
Ex: Data warehouses have the attraction that they are repositories of stable and datable information but considerable harm could be done to the integrity of the electronic record if used inappropriately.

fechador
(n.)=date stamp.
Ex: The issue terminal is equipped with a data pen to which may be attached a self-inking date stamp.

fechar
(v.)=date ; date-stamp.
Ex: The overdues should be printed the same day this function is run so that they are properly dated.
Ex: When an invoice is received all copies and attachments must be date-stamped the same day it is received.
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* sin fechar=undated.

fechoría
(n.)=misdeed.
Ex: By preserving and ensuring access to the sordid history told in the tales of the tobacco industry documents, there is hope that as a nation we will not allow a repeat of the mistakes and misdeeds of the past.

fecundación
(n.)=fertilisation [fertilization, -USA].
Ex: The thesis of this paper is that most human individuals begin at fertilization and that both morality and law should consider all living human individuals to be persons.
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* fecundación en vitro=in-vitro fertilisation.

fecundación en vitro
(n.)=in-vitro fertilisation.
Ex: The author shows in detail how this can happen in a prediction system for use in in-vitro fertilisation.
fecundado
(adj.)=fertilised [fertilized, -USA].
Ex: A zygote is the the cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.

fecundar
(v.)=fructify ; fertilise [fertilize, -USA] ; inseminate.
Ex: This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.
Ex: Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.
Ex: 24 healthy large white sows were naturally inseminated and were confirmed to be pregnant after 23 days by echography.

fecundidad
(n.)=birthrate [birth rate] ; fruitfulness.
Ex: The base of higher education is shrinking because of the drop in the birthrate and rising costs.
Ex: The fruitfulness of our life depends in large measure on our ability to doubt our own words and to question the value of our own work.

fecundo
(adj.)=fertile ; productive.
Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.

federación
(n.)=federation ; league.
Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the federation.
Ex: The ALA has never possessed those unique qualities which characterise a professional association, trade association, or business league.
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* Federación Internacional de Archivos de Películas (FIAF)=International Federation of Film Archives (FIAF).
* Federación Internacional de Archivos de Televisión (FIAT)=International Federation of Television Archives (FIAT).
* Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotecas (IF=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
* Federación Internacional de Documentación (FID)=FID (Fédération Internationale de Documentation) ; International Federation for Documentation (FID).
* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF)=International Booksellers Federation (IBF).
* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC)=National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).

federado
(adj.)=federated.
Nota: Formando una federación.
Ex: Overall, the findings support the proposition that there is an effect of belonging to a federated system of public libraries = En general, los hallazgos apoyan el principio de que hay un sentimiento de pertenencia a un sistema federal de bibliotecas públicas.

federal
(adj.)=federal.
Ex: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.
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* agencia federal=federal agency.
* agente federal=federal agent.
* agentes federales, los=feds, the.
* asentamiento en tierras federales=homesteading.
* autoridad federal=federal official.
* ayuda federal=federal aid.
* Comisión Federal de Comercio=Federal Trade Commission.
* federales, los=feds, the.
* FEDRIP (Investigación Federal en Realización)=FEDRIP (Federal Research in Progress).
* gobierno federal=federal government.
* subsidio federal=federal aid.
* subvención federal=federal aid.

federales, los
(n.)=feds, the.
Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.
federalismo
(n.)=federalism.
Ex: This article attributes the Americans' accomplishments to political and cultural reasons such as the progressive tradition of service to the community; federalism that allowed for higher tax bases in certain localities; professional concerns such as status-anxieties.

federalmente
=federally.
Ex: Brown focussed on the extent to which federally and privately generated information should be restricted = Brown habló principalmente de hasta qué punto se debería restringir el acceso a la información producida a nivel federal y privado.

federar
(v.)=federate.
Ex: The usefulness of the many online periodicals and scientific digital libraries that exist today is limited by the inability to federate these resources through a unified interface.

federativo
(adj.)=federative.
Ex: The article is entitled 'FIGARO, federative European academic e-publishing initiative'.

fedualismo
(n.)=feudalism.
Ex: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.

feedback
(n.)=feedback.
Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.

fehaciente
=irrefutable ; incontrovertible.
Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.
Ex: Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example.
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* prueba fehaciente=competent proof ; living proof ; evidential proof.

felación
(n.)=oral sex ; cunnilingus ; fellatio.
Ex: Women often complain about men's ability to perform cunnilingus or, as it's more commonly called, oral sex.
Ex: Women often complain about men's ability to perform cunnilingus or, as it's more commonly called, oral sex.
Ex: Fellatio is widely used in human foreplay, but rarely documented in other animals.

feldespato
(n.)=feldspar.
Ex: Raw clay materials manufactured for stoneware use are typically compounds of kaolins, silicas and feldspars.

felicidad
(n.)=happiness ; felicity.
Ex: I thank you most sincerely for the happiness your books have given me.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
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* curva de la felicidad, la=middle-age spread.
* felicidad absoluta=bliss.
* ignorancia es felicidad, la=ignorance is bliss.

felicidad absoluta
(n.)=bliss.
Ex: Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
felicitaciones
(n.)=congrats ; kudos.
Ex: Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done. Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
felicitación
(n.)=tap on the shoulder ; compliment ; felicitation.
Ex: 'But we certainly have to establish some fair criteria to determine who gets the tap on the shoulder,' reflected Bough = "Pero ciertamente tenemos que establecer algunos criterios justos para determinar quién recibe las palmaditas en la espalda", dijo Bough.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.
Ex: A 'Festschrift' is usually described defined as a biographical, autobiographical and a felicitation work.
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* dar las felicitaciones=congratulate (on).
* felicitaciones=congrats ; kudos.
* ¡felicitaciones!=the way to go! ; congratulations!.
* Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
* tarjeta de felicitación=greeting card [greetings card] ; congratulatory card.

felicitar
(v.)=compliment ; give + congratulations ; take + a bow.
Ex: Most library users have not noticed AACR2's effects or do not care enough about them to compliment or complain.
Ex: Particular congratulations are also given to the 73 public libraries which have joined the Scottish Library Network.
Ex: Thank you so much for teaching me, take a bow, I worked out the first part by ear but I couldnt work out the rest.
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* felicitar a Alguien=tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
* felicitar a Alguien por Algo=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* felicitar (por)=congratulate (on).
* tener + que felicitar a Alguien=have to hand it to + Nombre.

felicitar (por)
(v.)=congratulate (on).
Ex: If the book fulfils a useful function for the students of this subject at the appropriate level then the author should congratulate himself on having done a useful workmanlike job.
felicitar a Alguien
(v.)=tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
Ex: There's nothing else you can do except tip your hat to them, offer them congratulations and wish them all the best in the future.
felicitar a Alguien por Algo
(v.)=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
Ex: 'I don't expect to be patted on the back for this -- it's my job'.
felicitatión
(n.)=congratulation.
Ex: I really couldn't make out what his congratulation was all about.

feligreses
(n.)=congregation.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
feligrés
(n.)=parishioner.
Ex: Parochial libraries, both for clergy and for parishioners are discussed in a social and historical context.
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* feligreses=congregation.
* referido a una congregación de feligreses=congregational.

felino^1
(n./adj.)=feline.
Ex: Rather than using a collar with a leash, cats should be walked using a proper harness designed specifically for felines.

felino^2
(adj.)=feline.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Find an article written by C.K. Grant on the subject of feline leukemia.

feliz
(adj.)=content ; happy ; blissful ; joyful.
Ex: Many librarians viewed AACR1 as such a significant improvement upon its predecessors, that they were content.
Ex: The user who is ignorant of the expansion of the abbreviations in these headings, will be happier to be able to find these headings file under their abbreviated form, than under a spelt-out version or complete version.
Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.
Ex: It's that joyful leap from one place to another that symbolises the freedom to explore on the web.
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* desenlace feliz=success story ; happy ending ; happy end.
* estar feliz=be merry.
* ¡felices fiestas!=season's greetings!.
* Feliz Año Nuevo=Happy New Year.
* final feliz=happy ending ; happy end.
* hora feliz=happy hour.
* mundo feliz=brave new world.
* sentirse feliz=feel + happy.
* vivir feliz=live + happily.

felizmente
=contentedly ; happily.
Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
Ex: The value of reading good novels was easily explained as helping the working class to rub shoulders with the best of English manners and thought and encouraging them to pass their time happily and harmlessly.
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* vivir felizmente=live + happily.

felonía
(n.)=felony.
Ex: Every state has its own statutes and codes that may make the theft or mutilation of library materials a misdemeanor or even a felony.

felpa
(n.)=headband ; elastic hair band ; hair band.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 2 feather headbands, 1 pair beaded moccasins.
Ex: Elastic hair bands are the best way to secure ponytails and braids.
Ex: Many women use hair bands or hair clasps as decorative fashion.
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* de felpa=plush.
* tela de felpa=terry cloth [terrycloth] ; towelling [toweling, -USA].

felpudo
(n.)=doormat.
Ex: Khan was overwhelmed by the flood of post landing on her doormat everyday, but is clearly chuffed to bits to know the people care.

femenino
(adj.)=female ; feminine ; feminised [feminized, -USA] ; womanly .
Ex: A balance should be preserved between male staff and female staff.
Ex: At the heart of the ancient Hippopotamian culture is the worship of the feminine principle.
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.
Ex: In addition to being swayed by womanly hormones, women are also affected by testosterone.
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* ciclo sexual femenino=menstrual cycle.
* disfunción sexual femenina=female sexual dysfunction.
* equipo femenino=women's team.
* fútbol femenino=women's soccer ; women's football.
* grupo de cantantes femenino=girl band.
* Profesión + femenina=woman + Profesión.

femicidio
(n.)=femicide.
Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.

femineidad
(n.)=femaleness ; femininity.
Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.
Ex: Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.

feminidad
(n.)=womanhood ; femininity ; femaleness ; womanliness.
Ex: This article presents a selected listing of references devoted to the subject of ageing womanhood.
Ex: Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.
Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.
Ex: But she was also an exemplar of the beauty inherent in female strength, held up as a role model of glamour and womanliness.

feminismo
(n.)=feminism.
Ex: This article considers the role of feminism in the library profession with particular regard to the work done by the American Library Association to improve the lot of women librarians.

feminista
(n.)=feminist ; feminist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The Fawcett Library's collection of materials concerning the feminist theorist and activist, Teresa Billington-Grieg, is described.
Ex: Most librarians, as well as most feminists, have long held liberal views on most issues, including freedom of information or free speech.
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* movimiento feminista, el=women's movement, the.

feminización
(n.)=feminisation [feminization, -USA].
Ex: The feminisation hypothesis holds that the extensive presence of women is responsible for hindering the development of the profession.
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* feminización de la pobreza=feminisation of poverty.

feminización de la pobreza
(n.)=feminisation of poverty.
Ex: One of the widely accepted findings was that the poor were often women, and therefore, the term 'feminization of poverty was coined to describe the relationship between gender and poverty.
feminizado
(adj.)=feminised [feminized, -USA].
Ex: Dissatisfaction is being expressed with the public library's feminised world of propriety and respectability.

feminizar
(v.)=feminise [feminize, -USA].
Ex: It is plausible that hormones from one human fetus could masculinize or feminize an opposite-sex twin fetus.

femoral
(adj.)=femoral.
Ex: Injury to the femoral area may also injure the femoral artery which can cause bleeding and other problems.
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* arteria femoral=femoral artery.
* hernia femoral=femoral hernia.

fenicio
(n.)=Phoenician.
Ex: Hebrew letters are things and numbers from the Phoenician alphabet.

fenol
(n.)=phenol.
Ex: People who had skin exposure to high amounts of phenol had skin burns, liver damage, dark urine, irregular heart beat, and some died.

fenología
(n.)=phenology.
Nota: Ciencia que estudia la influencia del clima y los cambios estacionales sobre los animales y plantas.
Ex: Phenology can have a profound effect on growth and climatic adaptability of northern tree species.

fenológico
(adj.)=phenological.
Ex: For these phenological stages the maximum mean deviation between calculations and observations is 5 days.

fenomenal
(adj.)=phenomenal ; great ; swell ; portentous ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt.
Ex: Over the last 10 years public archive material has come under increased pressure because of the growing numbers of users and the phenomenal expansion in the range of material.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.
Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business.
Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.

fenomenalmente
=famously.
Ex: He gets along famously with the head of reference, by the way.

fenomenografía
(n.)=phenomenography.
Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.

fenomenología
(n.)=phenomenology.
Ex: In this limited respect, we may say that Hume opened the door to phenomenology, but as a sacrificial lamb.

fenomenológico
(adj.)=phenomenological.
Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.

fenotipo
(n.)=phenotype.
Ex: We are selecting embryonal stem cells in vitro for phenotypes that may retard aging.

fenómeno
(n.)=phenomenon [phenomena, -pl.].
Ex: We must not draw the distinction between disciplines and the phenomena, or things, studied by disciplines.
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* fenómeno físico=physical phenomenon.
* fenómeno inexplicable=unexplained phenomenon.
* fenómeno reciente=latecomer [late-comer].

fenómeno físico
(n.)=physical phenomenon.
Ex: Entities may be physical, eg matter, or physical phenomena; chemical, eg molecular states, minerals; biological, ie living beings; or artefacts, ie manufactured items.
fenómeno inexplicable
(n.)=unexplained phenomenon.
Ex: Moody explorations of unexplained phenomenon can also be found = También se pueden encontrar exploraciones taciturnas de fenómenos inexplicables.
fenómeno reciente
(n./adj.)=latecomer [late-comer].
Ex: In China, bibliometrics, though a latecomer, has begun to convince librarians and information scientists that it is a useful aid in collection development.
feo
(adj.)=ugly ; unsightly ; nasty ; unlovely ; minging ; nasty looking ; shanky .
Ex: This is not to say that the library should be cluttered with ugly signs; all notices should be carefully contrived and aesthetically pleasing.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
Ex: Everyone is attractive to someone, there is no such thing as a minger, but there are many people who I think are minging.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.
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* cosas + ponerse feas=things + get rough.
* grotescamente feo=grotesquely ugly.
* patito feo=ugly duckling.
* Patito Feo, el=Ugly Duckling, the.
* vieja fea=old hag ; old bag ; old crone ; old bat.

feria
(n.)=fair ; fete [fête] ; funfair ; carnival ; carnival fair.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Held in September annually in Sydney, it is perhaps the largest fete in this hemisphere.
Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.
Ex: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves.
Ex: Theatres, cafés, cabarets, bars, bordellos, carnival fairs and the gutter. were the places where the artist found his subject matter.
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* asistente a la feria=fairgoer.
* atracción de feria=funfair ride.
* atracción de la feria=carnival ride ; ride ; fairground ride ; fair ride ; ride attraction ; amusement ride.
* columpio de la feria=carnival ride ; ride ; fairground ride ; fair ride ; ride attraction ; amusement ride.
* en época de feria=carnivalistically.
* en la feria=carnivalistically.
* en tiempo de feria=carnivalistically.
* feria ambulante=travelling carnival.
* feria de la biblioteca=library fair.
* feria del empleo=job fair ; career fair.
* feria del libro=book fair.
* feria de muestras=trade show ; trade fair.
* industria de las ferias de muestras=trade show industry.

feria ambulante
(n.)=travelling carnival.
Ex: This article presents a view of the Internet as comparable to an American travelling carnival of olden days, the sort operated by con men and hucksters.
feria de la biblioteca
(n.)=library fair.
Ex: The year saw a library fair in Gothenburg and a 3 minutes silent strike by cultural workers during the general election campaign.
feria de muestras
(n.)=trade show ; trade fair.
Ex: This article gives highlights of a trade show on the applications of optical information systems in publishing organised by Learned Information and held in New York City, 15-17 Oct 86. Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
feria del empleo
(n.)=job fair ; career fair.
Ex: This job fair is open to all students interested in working in the newspaper industry. Ex: A career fair gives you the opportunity to practice your interview skills in a less formidable environment than a formal interview.
feria del libro
(n.)=book fair.
Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.
ferial
(n.)=fairground(s).
Ex: Emergency officials say a carnival ride has collapsed at a fairgrounds, injuring three people severely.
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* recinto ferial=fairground(s).

fermentación
(n.)=fermentation.
Ex: Besides the main unit for this development which covers technology there are special units dealing with fermentation and biotechnology; hospital organisation and building theory; air transport; and fruit cultivation.
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* agente de fermentación=leavening agent ; leavening ; raising agent.
* fermentación alcohólica=alcoholic fermentation.

fermentación alcohólica
(n.)=alcoholic fermentation.
Ex: These packages deal with alcoholic fermentation and the reversal of glycolysis and the reactions of the citric cycle.
fermentar
(v.)=ferment.
Ex: The still use the old-fashioned way of making dill pickles by fermenting cucumbers in salt-brine.

fermento
(n.)=ferment ; leavening ; leavening agent.
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with added salt and leavening (baking powder).
Ex: Self-raising flour contains a leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate.

ferocidad
(n.)=ferocity.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
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* con ferocidad=ferociously.

feromona
(n.)=pheromone.
Ex: The honey bee queen produces pheromones in order to attract a retinue of male workers around her.

feroz
(adj.)=fierce ; savage ; swingeing ; ferocius ; ferocious ; cutthroat ; truculent.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years.
Ex: Faced with the prospect of a swingeing cut of 15% in the periodical budget, the library had to determine which titles could be cancelled with least damage to the integrity of the research collections.
Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
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* crítica feroz=hatchet job.

ferozmente
=fiercely ; ferociously.
Ex: Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.

ferralla
(n.)=reinforcing steel ; rebars ; reinforcing bars.
Ex: However, the concrete walls erected before 1975 often lack enough reinforcing steel to keep them from being damaged beyond repair.
Ex: These concrete posts are preferably made of reinforced concrete using rebars or the like as reinforcing elements.
Ex: There are several reasons for such deterioration but in virtually all cases accidental corrosion of the reinforcing bars was the cause of the problems noted.

ferretero
(n.)=ironmonger.
Ex: Born in Lesmahagow on 11 February 1911, the son of an ironmonger, Alec Cairncross was one of a talented family of eight.

ferretería^1
(n.)=hardware store ; ironmonger's ; ironmonger's shop ; hardware shop.
Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado.
Ex: England's oldest ironmonger's is shutting after 480 years of trading due to the recession and the rise of hardware chains.
Ex: Once an ironmonger's shop and now a trendy restaurant, this charming bistro is visited regularly by famous people from all over Europe.
Ex: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.
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* cadena de tiendas de ferretería=hardware chain.

ferretería^2
(n.)=ironmongery.
Ex: All critical ironmongery fitted to fire doors must be tested and approved.

ferrita
(n.)=ferrite.
Ex: These consisted of a large number of ferrite rings or cores each about the size of a typewriter '0'.

ferrocarril
(n.)=railroad(s) ; railway(s) ; rail.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and the railroads -- or sitting on a siding watching the freight trains go by' compares the possible future of libraries and information centres with the state of US railways.
Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
Ex: The main mode of transportation is by truck, although some is by rail and a minute part by stationwagons.
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* compañía de ferrocarriles=railroad company.
* estación de ferrocarril=railway station.
* ferrocarril elevado=elevated railroad.
* línea de ferrocarril=rail line ; rail link ; railway line ; railroad(s) ; railway(s).
* ramal de ferrocarril=branch-line.
* traviesa de ferrocarril=railway sleeper.
* vía de ferrocarril=railway line.

ferrocarril elevado
(n.)=elevated railroad.
Ex: The author discusses paintings of the elevated railroad in New York made from the 1890s to the 1930s by Robert Henri.
ferromanganeso
(n.)=ferromanganese.
Ex: This ancient cave contains an abundance of ferromanganese deposits, the origin of which is uncertain.

ferroso
(adj.)=ferrous.
Ex: Metals, ferrous metals, iron, aluminium, non-ferrous metals and similar terms denote concepts which are closely related.
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* no ferroso=non-ferrous [nonferrous].

ferroviario
(n.)=trainman [trainmen, -pl.].
Ex: Ill with pneumonia, he is rescued by a subway trainman and taken to Bellevue Hospital.
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* tráfico ferroviario=train traffic.

ferry
(n.)=ferry ; car ferry ; ferry boat.
Ex: The public transport system consists of train, underground, bus, coach and ferry, thus making movement around and to Glasgow relatively easy.
Ex: In March 1987, a car ferry capsized killing 193 passengers.
Ex: This ferry boat capsized just outside the Belgian harbour of Zeebrugge.

fertilidad
(n.)=fertility ; fruitfulness.
Ex: POPLINE covers references on fertility, contraception and demography.
Ex: The fruitfulness of our life depends in large measure on our ability to doubt our own words and to question the value of our own work.
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* dios de la fertilidad, el=god of fertility, the.
* fertilidad de la tierra=soil fertility.
* fertilidad del suelo=soil fertility.
* rito de la fertilidad=fertility rite.
* símbolo de fertilidad=fertility symbol.
* tratamiento de fertilidad=fertility treatment.

fertilidad de la tierra
(n.)=soil fertility.
Ex: Soil fertility refers to the amount of nutrients in the soil, which is sufficient to support plant life.
fertilidad del suelo
(n.)=soil fertility.
Ex: Soil fertility refers to the amount of nutrients in the soil, which is sufficient to support plant life.
fertilización
(n.)=fertilisation [fertilization, -USA].
Ex: The thesis of this paper is that most human individuals begin at fertilization and that both morality and law should consider all living human individuals to be persons.

fertilizado
(adj.)=fertilised [fertilized, -USA].
Ex: A zygote is the the cell formed by the union of two gametes, especially a fertilized ovum before cleavage.

fertilizante
(n.)=fertiliser [fertilizer, -USA].
Ex: The U.N.'s many agencies offer over 1000 titles annually on subjects as varied as women's rights, basic accounting and fertilizers.

fertilizar
(v.)=fertilise [fertilize, -USA] ; cross-pollinate ; fructify.
Ex: Christians act as salt in disinfecting, enriching and fertilising.
Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.
Ex: This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.

ferviente
(adj.)=zealous ; fervent ; red-blooded.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: There is little fervent advocacy in the professional literature for a much greater emphasis on multidisciplinary knowledge.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
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* imaginación ferviente=wild imagination.

fervientemente
=ardently.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.

fervor
(n.)=fervour [fervor, -USA] ; zeal ; elan ; ardour [ardor, -USA].
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning.
Ex: It is a perky love story filmed with wonderful elan in black and white.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

fervoroso
(adj.)=passionate ; fervent ; hard-core ; dedicated.
Ex: At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.
Ex: There is little fervent advocacy in the professional literature for a much greater emphasis on multidisciplinary knowledge.
Ex: Crafton unearths material with which even hard-core buffs will be unfamiliar.
Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.

festejar
(v.)=celebrate ; pull out + the corks ; party.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.

festejo
(n.)=fete [fête] ; feast.
Ex: Held in September annually in Sydney, it is perhaps the largest fete in this hemisphere.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
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* festejos=revels.

festejos
(n.)=revels.
Ex: Virtually all of the revels at court and many of the temporary, purpose built banqueting houses used to celebrate diplomatic occasions between 1543 and 1559 were produced and built under the supervision of Sir Thomas Cawarden.
festival
(n.)=festival.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
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* festival cinematográfico=film festival.
* festival de cine=film festival.
* festival de cine corto=short film festival.
* festival de cortometrajes=short film festival.
* festival de cortos=short film festival.
* festival de música=music festival.
* festival de música pop=pop festival.
* festival en honor del sol=solar festival.
* festival solar=solar festival.

festival cinematográfico
(n.)=film festival.
Ex: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night.
festival de cine
(n.)=film festival.
Ex: She looked like a million bucks when she walked the red carpet for the opening ceremony of the Film Festival last night.
festival de cine corto
(n.)=short film festival.
Ex: Founded in 1993, Australia's Tropfest has grown to be the largest short film festival in the world.
festival de cortometrajes
(n.)=short film festival.
Ex: Founded in 1993, Australia's Tropfest has grown to be the largest short film festival in the world.
festival de cortos
(n.)=short film festival.
Ex: Founded in 1993, Australia's Tropfest has grown to be the largest short film festival in the world.
festival de música
(n.)=music festival.
Ex: Despite its low international profile, Danish music is always in evidence in music catalogues and at music festivals.
festival de música pop
(n.)=pop festival.
Ex: The librarian searching for material on pop festivals who finds three substantial reports listed in the annual Government publications may be hard put to explain why he looked in such an apparently unlikely source.
festival en honor del sol
(n.)=solar festival.
Ex: The spring equinox is one of the four great solar festivals of the year.
festival solar
(n.)=solar festival.
Ex: The spring equinox is one of the four great solar festivals of the year.
festividad
(n.)=feast ; festivity.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
Ex: Festivity is a way that humans keep alive to time by relating past, present, and future.
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* festividad de Pentecostés, la=Feast of Pentecost, the.
* festividad navideña=Christmas festivity.

festividad de Pentecostés, la
=Feast of Pentecost, the.
Ex: Whitsuntide, or the Feast of Pentecost, starts on the 7th Sunday after Easter, and celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost to the 12 Apostles at Pentecost.
festividad navideña
(n.)=Christmas festivity.
Ex: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
festivo^1
(n.)=holiday ; public holiday ; bank holiday.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
Ex: When a holiday falls on a weekend, the following day becomes a public holiday.
Ex: They are dedicated to out of hours emergency veterinary care for sick and injured pets during evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

festivo^2
(adj.)=celebratory ; festive.
Ex: And the atmosphere, especially in elementary schools, should be celebratory, the events more akin to a literary workshop than to an adult lecture course.
Ex: Christmas was especially festive with granma and granpa here to share it.
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* día festivo=holiday ; public holiday ; bank holiday.

festín
(n.)=feast ; feast.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital feast and famine in US'.
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* darse un festín de=feast on.

festón
(n.)=festoon.
Ex: Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze.

fetal
(adj.)=foetal [fetal, -USA].
Ex: Of those that proceeded beyond the fetal stage, few survived the close of the decade in their original form.
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* muerte fetal=foetal death.

fetiche
(n.)=fetish.
Ex: Despite the notions of some not-too-well-informed critics, the main entry has not been observed in cataloging as a fetish, but as a device to serve some well-considered functions.

fetichismo
(n.)=fetishism.
Ex: This article discusses the perceived malaise which besets the field in terms of fundamentalism, xenophobia, censorship, fetishism, feminism, genetic inbreeding and social activism.

fetichista
(adj.)=fetishistic.
Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books.

feticidio
(n.)=feticide ; foetal homicide.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.

feto
(adj.)=foetus [fetus, -USA] ; unborn.
Ex: The colon may also be used within words as a substitute character when searching text words; for example, F:ETUS will retrieve the American spelling FETUS, but also the English spelling FOETUS = Los dos puntos también se pueden usar dentro de las palabras como un carácter sustituto cuando se buscan palabras del texto, por ejemplo, "F:ETUS" recuperará la grafía americana "FETUS" [feto], aunque también la inglesa "FOETUS".
Ex: A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.
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* homicidio del feto=foetal homicide.

feucho
(adj.)=homely .
Ex: Men find the homely shape of the girl-next-door more appealing than the 'perfect' proportions of models and centrefolds, a study found.

feudal
(adj.)=feudal ; manorial.
Ex: This article traces the historical development of library and information studies in developing countries, particularly in the Asian region, under 4 phases, ancient, feudal, colonial and post-independence.
Ex: Globalization and all of its problems now, for example, is labeled 'nothing new', by some historians: the known world was as 'global' under British Empire hegemony or under the medieval European manorial system.
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* señor feudal=suzerain.
* sistema feudal, el=feudal system, the.

feudo
(n.)=fief ; manor ; fiefdom.
Ex: Feudalism was built upon a relationship of obligation and mutual service between vassals and lords, vassals holding their lands, or fief, as a grant from their lords.
Ex: These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.
Ex: These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.

fiabilidad
(n.)=accuracy ; reliability ; trustworthiness ; dependability.
Ex: This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.
Ex: The benchtests in the journals are, generally speaking, more objective though they can rarely assess long-term reliability and in most cases assume a degree of technical knowledge.
Ex: The trustworthiness of information is increased if it can be verified, that is, corroborated by independent means.
Ex: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance , and 3) self-control.
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* falta de fiabilidad=unreliability.
* fiabilidad entre observadores=interobserver reliability.

fiabilidad entre observadores
(n.)=interobserver reliability.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to investigate the interobserver reliability and diagnostic validity of a commercial electronic stethoscope for telemedicine applications.
fiable
(adj.)=dependable ; reliable ; trustworthy ; authoritative ; creditable ; legit ; as good as gold ; trusted.
Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
Ex: When developing a system one must use available and trustworthy equipment and standards must be defined and maintained.
Ex: While the operating instructions must be regarded as authoritative, they should not be seen as sacrosanct tablets of stone.
Ex: Maybe there is not creditable model, but a lot of publishers are trying to be the onw who discovers the best approach.
Ex: What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
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* fuente fiable=trusted source.
* hacer que sea fiable=render + reliable.
* información fiable=accurate information.
* poco fiable=unreliable ; undependable ; flaky [flakey].
* totalmente fiable=safety critical [safety-critical].

fiablemente
=reliably.
Ex: Obviously the most effective means of evolving accurate and reliably produced retrospective records is to have developed a current national bibliography.

fiador
(n.)=surety.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.

fiambre
(n.)=luncheon meat.
Ex: Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but rather a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) usually eaten cold or at room temperature as a luncheon meat.

fiambrera
(n.)=lunch box.
Ex: These muffins are a delicious snack you can eat piping hot from the oven, or cold in lunch boxes.

fianza
(n.)=bond ; bail ; security deposit ; damage deposit.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
Ex: This article investigates ways in which computer technology could be adapted in future to make the bail stage of the criminal justice system more humane and fair = Este artículo investiga las formas en las que se podría adaptar la tecnología informática para hacer que la libertad bajo fianza de la justicia penal sea más humana y justa.
Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.
Ex: Landlords have the right to keep the damage deposit to cover damages and any other amounts they think they may be owed by the tenant.
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* decretar libertad bajo fianza=remand.
* libertad bajo fianza=bail.
* poner en libertad bajo fianza=release + Nombre + on bail.
* sin fianza=without bail.

fiar
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* de fiar=legit ; on the level.
* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien=take + Posesivo + word for it.
* fiarse de lo que Alguien dice=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* fiarse demasiado=be lulled into a false sense of security.
* fiarse de + Posesivo + instintos=trust + Posesivo + (own) instincts.
* que no es de fiar=untrustworthy.

fiarse de + Posesivo + instintos
(v.)=trust + Posesivo + (own) instincts.
Ex: Perhaps Giovanni should have trusted his instincts when he laid eyes on Rappaccini as the scientist tended to his perverse garden.
fiarse de la palabra de Alguien
(v.)=take + Posesivo + word for it.
Ex: We're also expected to take their word for it, because they're professionals, despite no real evidence.
fiarse de lo que Alguien dice
(v.)=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Let's try for a minute to take the religious conservatives at their word and define marriage as the Bible does.
fiarse demasiado
(v.)=be lulled into a false sense of security.
Ex: Our starting point is that in order to do justice to the importance of the issue of their own material welfare and that of the women they work with, women social workers must not be lulled into a false sense of security about 'progress' in this respect.
fiasco
(n.)=fiasco ; write-off [writeoff] ; stinker ; dud.
Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.
Ex: Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.
Ex: Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.
Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
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* fiasco total=total write-off ; complete failure.

fiasco total
(n.)=total write-off ; complete failure.
Ex: Not expecting much from a chain pizza restaurant, we thought the day was going to be total write-off. Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
fibra
(n.)=grain ; fibre [fiber, -USA] ; strand.
Ex: Flong moulds were liable to shrink as they dried, often differentially according to the grain of the paper of which they were made.
Ex: FIB? will cope with both English and American spellings, FIBRE and FIBER, as well as plural.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.
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* alto en fibras=high-fibre.
* cable de fibra óptica=optical fibre cable ; fibre optic cable.
* cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial=hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).
* fibra de carbón=carbon fibre.
* fibra de papel=paper fibre.
* fibra de vidrio=glass-fibre ; fibreglass [fiberglass, -USA].
* fibra muscular=muscle fibre.
* fibra natural=natural fibre.
* fibra óptica=optical fibre ; optic fibre ; fibre optic.
* fibra sintética=synthetic fibre.
* información transmitida por fibra óptica=fibre optic-based information.
* óptica de fibra de vidrio=fibre optics.
* red de fibra óptica=fibre optic network.
* rico en fibras=high-fibre.
* tocar la fibra sensible de=strike + a chord with.

fibra de carbón
(n.)=carbon fibre.
Ex: The advanced materials studied were those composites based on carbon fibres = Los materiales avanzados estudiados fueron los compuestos de fibras de carbón.
fibra de papel
(n.)=paper fibre.
Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.
fibra de vidrio
(n.)=glass-fibre ; fibreglass [fiberglass, -USA].
Ex: For example, a document on 'the cutting of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics for use in the hulls of yachts' draws together the concepts: cutting, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, hulls and yachts. Ex: Some caulking guns are made from metal and others from a combination of fiberglass and nylon.
fibra muscular
(n.)=muscle fibre.
Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.
fibra natural
(n.)=natural fibre.
Ex: The author dscusses the advantages and disadvantages of natural and synthetic fibers as insulating material for climbers.
fibra sintética
(n.)=synthetic fibre.
Ex: The author dscusses the advantages and disadvantages of natural and synthetic fibers as insulating material for climbers.
fibra óptica
(n.)=optical fibre ; optic fibre ; fibre optic.
Ex: Apart from telecommunication applications, optical fibres are also used for transmitting signals in aircraft, in measuring instruments, in high-voltage installations, etc. Ex: Two of the most important new media are satellite links and optic fibre, or lightwave transmission lines. Ex: Coaxial cables have been the principal transmission medium for most local area networks (LANs) but other types of cabling, including shielded and unshielded twisted pair and fibre optic, are gaining acceptance.
fibrilación
(n.)=fibrillation.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
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* fibrilación atrial=atrial fibrillation.
* fibrilación ventricular=ventricular fibrillation.

fibrilación atrial
(n.)=atrial fibrillation.
Ex: Atrial fibrillation is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and involves the two upper chambers (atria) of the heart.
fibrilación ventricular
(n.)=ventricular fibrillation.
Ex: The cause of death was ventricular fibrillation induced by hard muscle exercise after either propane or butane gas inhalation.
fibrilar
(adj.)=fibrillar ; fibroid.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: It is readily apparent that the morphology is fibrillar in nature.
Ex: For women, tumor formation in the breast area of a cyst or fibroid nature may be brought on by consumption of too many caffeine products.

fibrilla
(n.)=fibril.
Ex: Rows of microtubules were found either between the cytoplasmic membrane and the ectoplasmic layer (longitudinal fibrils).

fibrina
(n.)=fibrin.
Ex: Gamgee endeavored to establish Buchanan as the discoverer of fibrin ferment, a clotting factor first isolated and named in 1872 by Alexander Schmidt.

fibroma
(n.)=fibroid.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Rarely, fibroids press against the muscles and nerves of the lower back and cause back pain.
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* fibroma del útero=uterine fibroid.
* fibroma uterino=uterine fibroid.

fibroma del útero
(n.)=uterine fibroid.
Ex: The exact cause of uterine fibroids is unknown, but hormones are believed to play an important role.
fibroma uterino
(n.)=uterine fibroid.
Ex: The exact cause of uterine fibroids is unknown, but hormones are believed to play an important role.
fibromioma
(n.)=fibromyoma.
Ex: Uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumors in women, are also known as myomas, fibromyomas, or fibroids.

fibrosis
(n.)=fibrosis.
Ex: These pancreatic cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis and inflammation.
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* fibrosis quística=cystic fibrosis.

fibrosis quística
(n.)=cystic fibrosis.
Ex: The database contains abstracts of over 1239 documents published between 1974-79 and indexed with the term cystic fibrosis.
fibroso
(adj.)=fibrous.
Ex: This is a thesaurus of textile terms covering fibrous materials and processes.

ficción
(n.)=fiction.
Nota: Obras literarias en prosa que presentan caracteres y acontecimientos imaginados por el autor con objeto de entretener al lector.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
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* ciencia ficción=science fiction ; sci-fi.
* escritor de ciencia ficción=science-fiction writer.
* ficción infantil=children's fiction.
* ficción literaria=literary fiction.
* ficción narrativa=fiction.
* ficción para adolescentes=young adult fiction.
* ficción para adultos=adult fiction.
* literatura de ficción=imaginative literature ; imaginative writing.
* literatura de no ficción=subject literature.
* llevar a la ficción=fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].
* novela de ciencia ficción=science fiction novel.
* obras de ficción=fiction.
* obras de no ficción=non-fiction [nonfiction].
* personaje de ficción=fictional character.
* separar la realidad de la ficción=distinguish + fact from fiction.

ficción infantil
(n.)=children's fiction.
Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.
ficción literaria
(n.)=literary fiction.
Ex: It is quite pointless to write of 'authors' as if that term and that term alone is reserved for the writers of literary fiction.
ficción narrativa
(n.)=fiction.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
ficción para adolescentes
(n.)=young adult fiction.
Ex: Perhaps future works of young adult fiction will contribute more to the understanding of the mother/daughter relationship.
ficción para adultos
(n.)=adult fiction.
Ex: This bibliography covers the work of 123 women authors of adult fiction and poetry who published one or more books between 1962-1992.
ficha
(n.)=index card ; token ; card.
Ex: Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings.
Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs.
Ex: The most convenient manual format for recording terms is to write each term on a card.
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* área de numeración de la ficha=card counter area.
* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas=filing clerk.
* basado en fichas=card-based.
* catálogo de fichas=card catalogue ; card index.
* cuerpo de la ficha=body of the card.
* de fichas=card-based.
* ficha anotada=annotated card.
* ficha básica=basic-entry card.
* ficha Batten=Batten card.
* ficha catalográfica=catalogue card.
* ficha comentada=annotated card.
* ficha de almacenamiento marginal=marginal storage card.
* ficha de borde perforado=edge notch card.
* ficha de coincidencia óptica=Batten card ; optical coincidence card ; Peek-a-boo card.
* ficha de dígito terminal=terminal digit card.
* ficha de empalme=electrical connector.
* ficha de juego=playing piece.
* ficha del lector=borrower record.
* ficha de número de registro=accessions card.
* ficha deportiva=sport(s) card.
* ficha de préstamo del libro=book card [bookcard].
* ficha de referencia=reference entry ; reference card.
* ficha de término=term card.
* ficha de trabajo=worksheet ; project worksheet.
* ficha de tres por cinco pulgadas=three-by-five card.
* ficha de unitérminos=uniterm card.
* ficha de ventanilla=aperture card.
* ficha modelo=form.
* ficha peek-a-boo=Peek-a-boo card.
* ficha perforada=punched card.
* ficha principal=main entry card.
* ficha secundaria=added entry card.
* ficha unitérmino de número de registro=accessions card.
* índices postcoordinados de fichas=card based post-coordinate index.
* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas=needling the pack.
* intercalación de fichas=filing.
* juego de fichas=card set ; deck of cards.
* ordenación de fichas=filing.
* Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo=ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.
* sistema de fichas=card based system.
* sistema de fichas peek-a-boo=peek-a-boo system.
* sistema de indización de fichas=card index system.

ficha Batten
(n.)=Batten card.
Ex: Such cards, alternatively known as Peek-a boo or Batten cards are available in various sizes and styles.
ficha anotada
(n.)=annotated card.
Ex: I think the annotated card program for children's literature -- sometimes known as kiddy lit -- demonstrates that we can be responsive and that the problem is akin to getting the radio audience to communicate.
ficha básica
(n.)=basic-entry card.
Ex: The best method for recording all this information is the system of basic-entry cards combined with overriding slips.
ficha catalográfica
(n.)=catalogue card.
Ex: Small documents, such as cuttings, can alternatively be mounted on catalogue cards.
ficha comentada
(n.)=annotated card.
Ex: I think the annotated card program for children's literature -- sometimes known as kiddy lit -- demonstrates that we can be responsive and that the problem is akin to getting the radio audience to communicate.
ficha de almacenamiento marginal
(n.)=marginal storage card.
Ex: Marginal storage cards or edge notch cards are probably the commonest form of non-computerised item record index.
ficha de borde perforado
(n.)=edge notch card.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
ficha de coincidencia óptica
(n.)=Batten card ; optical coincidence card ; Peek-a-boo card.
Ex: Such cards, alternatively known as Peek-a boo or Batten cards are available in various sizes and styles. Ex: Optical coincidence cards are one of the more popular physical formats for a post-co-ordinate index. Ex: Such cards, alternatively known as Peek-a boo or Batten cards are available in various sizes and styles.
ficha de dígito terminal
(n.)=terminal digit card.
Ex: Sometimes known as term cards, terminal digit cards have the document numbers listed on each card arranged in an order which is designed to facilitate scanning and comparison of lists of numbers.
ficha de empalme
(n.)=electrical connector.
Ex: The company's products range from the familiar Scotch tapes to surgical drapes, optical discs, abrasives, electrical connectors, and more than 40,000 other products.
ficha de juego
(n.)=playing piece.
Ex: Some of the blackgammon playing pieces lost included a centaur with bow, a hooded archer, a violinist and a seated harpist.
ficha de número de registro
(n.)=accessions card.
Ex: It is of course possible to stamp 'Withdrawn' on the accessions card, but it would be better not to lead the reader up this blind alley if it can be avoided.
ficha de préstamo del libro
(n.)=book card [bookcard].
Ex: The date label in each book is stamped with the date of return; the book card is removed from each book and inserted into the reader's tickets (one book card per ticket).
ficha de referencia
(n.)=reference entry ; reference card.
Ex: A reference entry is an entry for which the initial element is either a variant heading or a uniform heading, and which is designed to direct the user to the appropriate heading. Ex: Printed documentation takes different forms, including user and reference manuals, tutorials, reference cards and cheat sheets.
ficha de trabajo
(n.)=worksheet ; project worksheet.
Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching. Ex: Nevertheless, a spirit duplicator could be very useful in a children's library for the production of project worksheets or quiz forms.
ficha de tres por cinco pulgadas
(n.)=three-by-five card.
Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
ficha de término
(n.)=term card.
Ex: An index based on term cards appears superficially little different from an ordinary card index, although in searching it must be noted that the index is in fact a post-coordinate index.
ficha de unitérminos
(n.)=uniterm card.
Ex: Taube's indexes were based upon 'uniterm cards', a card based system.
ficha de ventanilla
(n.)=aperture card.
Ex: Aperture cards are a special form of marginal storage card in a microform insert which contains the full text of the document being indexed is attached to the centre of the card.
ficha del lector
(n.)=borrower record.
Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
ficha deportiva
(n.)=sport(s) card.
Ex: Most sports cards were originally promotional items given out by tobacco companies to promote their products.
ficha modelo
(n.)=form.
Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
ficha peek-a-boo
(n.)=Peek-a-boo card.
Ex: Such cards, alternatively known as Peek-a boo or Batten cards are available in various sizes and styles.
ficha perforada
(n.)=punched card.
Ex: Punched cards are pieces of card of specified size in which holes are punched in columns according to a code in order to represent data.
ficha principal
(n.)=main entry card.
Ex: The <F4> function displays the main entry card followed by the rest of the card set.
ficha secundaria
(n.)=added entry card.
Ex: You can also specify whether you want Added Entry, Subject, or Series cards to be included.
ficha unitérmino de número de registro
(n.)=accessions card.
Ex: It is of course possible to stamp 'Withdrawn' on the accessions card, but it would be better not to lead the reader up this blind alley if it can be avoided.
fichaje
(n.)=signing.
Ex: Dalglish says Liverpool's new signings need time to gel.

fichero
(n.)=card file ; catalogue case ; data file ; file ; index file.
Nota: Se asume que está ordenado de algún modo.
Ex: Here again, Sharp's SLIC indexing procedure provides a solution though one that is prohibitively expensive for a conventional card file.
Ex: You know many libraries have had telephone jacks at the end of the catalog cases and reference people were running around, except they didn't do it very much.
Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.
Ex: Information is held in files or databases, which are comprised of records, which in turn are comprised of fields or data items, which again may be comprised of subfields or data elements.
Ex: This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.
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* adjuntar ficheros=file attachment.
* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental=signature-based search.
* búsqueda cruzada de ficheros=cross-file searching.
* búsqueda de varios ficheros a la vez=multi-file searching.
* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros=cross-file searching.
* captura de ficheros de audio=audio capture.
* captura de ficheros de vídeo=video capture.
* comprimir un fichero=zip + file.
* copiar un fichero=load + file.
* depurar un fichero=clean up + file.
* descomprimir un fichero=unzip + file.
* diseño de ficheros=file design.
* en varios ficheros=cross-file [crossfile].
* estructura de ficheros=file design.
* extensión del nombre del fichero=file name extension.
* fichero adjunto=file attachment ; attachment ; email attachment.
* fichero alfabético=alphabetical file.
* fichero automatizado=machine file ; computer-based file.
* fichero binario=binary file.
* fichero central=master file.
* fichero comprimido=zip file.
* fichero con estructura de red=networked file.
* fichero de acceso aleatorio=random access file.
* fichero de adquisiciones=acquisition(s) file.
* fichero de autoridades=authority file.
* fichero de autoridades de nombres=name authority file.
* fichero de catalogación en curso=in-process cataloguing file.
* fichero de circulación=circulation file.
* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas=periodicals file [periodical file] ; periodical holdings file.
* fichero de cuentas=accounting file.
* fichero de direcciones=addresses file.
* fichero de ejecución por lotes=batch file.
* fichero de entrada=incoming file.
* fichero de existencias del sistema=system holdings file.
* fichero de identificaciones documentales=signature file.
* fichero de imágenes=graphic file ; image file.
* Fichero de Información del Proceso de Automatización (APIF)=APIF (Automated Process Information File).
* fichero de lectores=registration file.
* fichero de materias=descriptor file.
* fichero de ocurrencias=postings file.
* fichero de operaciones realizadas=transaction file.
* fichero de pedidos=on-order file ; order file.
* fichero de préstamo=circulation file.
* fichero de punto de acceso=access-point file.
* fichero de recursos humanos=resource file.
* fichero de registro de transacciones=log ; service log ; computer log ; server log.
* fichero de registro por documento=item record file.
* fichero de registro por término=term record file.
* fichero de salida=outgoing file.
* fichero de salida de datos=communication output file.
* fichero de sonido=audio file ; sound file.
* fichero de sonido simultáneo=streaming audio.
* fichero de texto=text file.
* fichero de usuarios del sistema=system user file.
* fichero de vídeo=video file.
* fichero en disco=disc file.
* fichero invertido=inverted file.
* fichero jerárquico=hierarchical file.
* fichero manual=manual file.
* fichero matriz=master file.
* fichero ordenado por materias=subject file.
* fichero plano=flat file.
* fichero relacional=relational file.
* fichero retrospectivo=backfile [back file].
* fichero sistemático=systematic file.
* fichero topográfico local=local copy file.
* fichero viejo=backfile [back file].
* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero=store + search results + in disc file.
* inclusión de ficheros=file attachment.
* menú de Seleccione un Fichero=Select a File menu.
* nombre de fichero=filename.
* programa de análisis de ficheros de transacciones=log analysis software.
* servidor de ficheros=server computer ; file server.
* subfichero=subfile.
* transferencia de ficheros=file transfer.

fichero adjunto
(n.)=file attachment ; attachment ; email attachment.
Ex: Electronic management of mail and file attachment are under development and will be implemented in 1995. Ex: Use caution when opening attachments, even if they appear to have been sent by someone you know. Ex: While email attachments are a popular and convenient way to send documents, they are also a common source of viruses.
fichero alfabético
(n.)=alphabetical file.
Ex: In an alphabetical file, words may be misspelt, while in a systematic file notation may be incorrectly typed or copied.
fichero automatizado
(n.)=machine file ; computer-based file.
Ex: However, it doesn't take very long before the supporting machine file attains greater importance than the manual catalog. Ex: At this point it is opportune to attempt to distinguish briefly between the cataloguer's sort of database, in essence a computer-based file of bibliographic records, and the computer professional's, which is a much more general collection of data.
fichero binario
(n.)=binary file.
Ex: Xworld is a good communications package that is most suitable for users interested in sending and receiving binary files, and to a lesser degree text files.
fichero central
(n.)=master file.
Ex: It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file.
fichero comprimido
(n.)=zip file.
Ex: Python can work directly with data in zip files.
fichero con estructura de red
(n.)=networked file.
Ex: The structure of a networked file is similar to that of a hierarchical file except that each node can have more than one owner and movement between nodes can be in either direction.
fichero de acceso aleatorio
(n.)=random access file.
Ex: This article considers a random access file which consists of a given number of buckets.
fichero de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisition(s) file.
Ex: The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day.
fichero de autoridades
(n.)=authority file.
Ex: Authority files, also called access point files, are indexes to documents and library files.
fichero de autoridades de nombres
(n.)=name authority file.
Ex: If original cataloguing is necessary the LC name authority file is available to help in establishing headings.
fichero de catalogación en curso
=in-process cataloguing file.
Ex: The ideal LC/GPO cooperation will happen in a few years when GPO can access LC's in-process cataloging file and input records directly into the MARC system.
fichero de circulación
(n.)=circulation file.
Ex: The circulation file is indexed by borrower name and number.
fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=periodicals file [periodical file] ; periodical holdings file.
Ex: The periodicals file is indexed indirectly by the bibliographic indexes. Ex: The system uses programs written in Turbo Pascal to compare the publication year and ISSN in each downloaded record with periodical holdings files, and to add a message to the record if the periodical is available in the library.
fichero de cuentas
(n.)=accounting file.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, dealing with accounting files and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
fichero de direcciones
(n.)=addresses file.
Ex: This paper gives examples of the computer program's main menu structure, the customer addresses file, the types of job completed, pricing structures and cumulative statistics.
fichero de ejecución por lotes
(n.)=batch file.
Ex: Batch file programs can call other executable files and have control return to the calling program on termination.
fichero de entrada
(n.)=incoming file.
Ex: The most important are that the program should recognise the various data elements in the incoming file and that it should produce an outgoing file according to requirements of the pertinent storage and retrieval program.
fichero de existencias del sistema
(n.)=system holdings file.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
fichero de identificaciones documentales
(n.)=signature file.
Ex: Signature files is a probabilistic method for indexing text.
fichero de imágenes
(n.)=graphic file ; image file.
Ex: Types of data files iclude numeric files, text files, graphic files. Ex: The author explains the differences between image files, ASCII full text which is searchable, and ASCII full text which is displayable and downloadable but not searchable, and gives examples of these.
fichero de lectores
(n.)=registration file.
Ex: The services centre on an online short title catalogue and an online registration file.
fichero de materias
(n.)=descriptor file.
Ex: For example, instead of using the standard system subject headings, a library may prefer to maintain its own descriptor file in the local catalog.
fichero de ocurrencias
(n.)=postings file.
Ex: The entries in the inverted lists are often linked to their respective records in the main file through a postings file which stores the record numbers corresponding to the entries in the inverted lists.
fichero de operaciones realizadas
(n.)=transaction file.
Ex: For other reasons it is also necessary to have a fireproof safe elsewhere in the building to hold security copies of data and transaction files.
fichero de pedidos
(n.)=on-order file ; order file.
Ex: The acquisitions system operates in conjunction with on-line catalogue support systems, to give an integrated system for maintenance of library catalogue and on-order files. Ex: Because the order file was used by librarians outside the department it was necessary to provide access to the automated version = Puesto que los bibliotecarios usaban el fichero de pedidos fuera de la sección, fue necesario que tuvieran acceso a la versión automatizada.
fichero de préstamo
(n.)=circulation file.
Ex: The circulation file is indexed by borrower name and number.
fichero de punto de acceso
(n.)=access-point file.
Ex: Access-point files are the equivalent of library catalogs, each from a different point of view.
fichero de recursos humanos
(n.)=resource file.
Ex: And in chapter five mention was also made of the central feature of such services -- the specially compiled resource file or index of names and places to which enquirers can be referred for specialist advice and help.
fichero de registro de transacciones
(n.)=log ; service log ; computer log ; server log.
Ex: A log in which equipment 'downtime' is noted will provide documentation useful for the justification of replacements or the arrangement of suitable maintenance schedules. Ex: Findings from the service logs gave rise to a list of library services that have the potential to result in economic benefits. Ex: In this study, a computer log is used to identify the individual differences among students in terms of contents usage and the amount of contents that are presented in Web-supported course sites. Ex: Server logs were designed to measure traffic and demand loads on a computer server, and they work well for this purpose.
fichero de registro por documento
(n.)=item record file.
Ex: An 'item record file' is a file in which records are serially ordered by document identifier or number; each entry or record stores the total information relating to the document that is available in the system, including reference and index terms.
fichero de registro por término
(n.)=term record file.
Ex: A 'term record file' conversely, is a file that is ordered by index terms, with each entry an index term and the document representations 'listed' in association with that term.
fichero de salida
(n.)=outgoing file.
Ex: The most important are that the program should recognise the various data elements in the incoming file and that it should produce an outgoing file according to requirements of the pertinent storage and retrieval program.
fichero de salida de datos
(n.)=communication output file.
Ex: Prior to using this utility you must have established a communication output file using the System Configurator.
fichero de sonido
(n.)=audio file ; sound file.
Ex: The author explains how compressed audio files are streamed into a buffer to save time. Ex: The user may open, close, record and play sound files as well as import them from an audio CD.
fichero de sonido simultáneo
(n.)=streaming audio.
Ex: Some information has a real-time delivery component as with streaming audio and video materials.
fichero de texto
(n.)=text file.
Ex: Print records or save them in a text file for use with your word-processing or database-management software.
fichero de usuarios del sistema
(n.)=system user file.
Ex: When you log on, DOBIS/LIBIS checks your name and password in the system user file before allowing you to use the system.
fichero de vídeo
(n.)=video file.
Ex: The technique of streaming enables Internet users to speed up the viewing of video files almost as quickly as the data is being received.
fichero en disco
(n.)=disc file.
Ex: A print spooler is a software program used to capture printer output and send it to the computer's RAM or to disc file, then sending it to the printer at a rate it can handle.
fichero invertido
(n.)=inverted file.
Ex: An entry in the inverted file consists of the term to be searched, the number of records containing the term (known as the number of postings), and the reference number of those records (known as the addresses).
fichero jerárquico
(n.)=hierarchical file.
Ex: The structure of a hierarchical file can be represented as a tree with a single root element at the top, plus node elements at the ends of the branches that spread out from the top to the bottom.
fichero manual
(n.)=manual file.
Ex: Then due to the difficulty of altering a manual file and the pressure to catalog more new books faster, s/he is administratively enjoined from attending to such details.
fichero matriz
(n.)=master file.
Ex: It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file.
fichero ordenado por materias
(n.)=subject file.
Ex: If we decide to take on making up a subject file there'd be a lot of footwork even if we use that list as a basis = Si decidimos aceptar crear un fichero ordenado por materias habría mucho trabajo incluso si usamos esta lista como base.
fichero plano
(n.)=flat file.
Ex: The two basic types of databases are flat file and relational.
fichero relacional
(n.)=relational file.
Ex: In an relational file all information is held in a form that can be represented by two-dimensional tables and the relationship of a record in one table to a record in another is indicated by having similar fields in each table.
fichero retrospectivo
(n.)=backfile [back file].
Ex: Weekly tapes of current records, or cumulated back files available as separate year cumulations or at block rates can be supplied.
fichero sistemático
(n.)=systematic file.
Ex: In an alphabetical file, words may be misspelt, while in a systematic file notation may be incorrectly typed or copied.
fichero topográfico local
(n.)=local copy file.
Ex: The local copy file is indexed by call number or shelf list number.
fichero viejo
(n.)=backfile [back file].
Ex: Weekly tapes of current records, or cumulated back files available as separate year cumulations or at block rates can be supplied.
ficticiamente
=fictitiously.
Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.

ficticio
(adj.)=dummy ; illusory ; fictitious ; fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA] ; fictional ; fancied ; make-believe ; fictious ; delusional.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.
Ex: This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.
Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.
Ex: It is suggested that differences between children's spoken words and the words in school texts may be more fancied than factual.
Ex: This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.
Ex: Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.
Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
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* amenaza ficticia=bogeyman [bogeymen] ; bogey [bogie].
* elemento de búsqueda ficticio=rogue string.
* entrada ficticia=rogue entry.
* pasado ficticio=imaginary past.
* resultar ser ficticio=prove + illusory.

fidedigno
(adj.)=accurate ; authoritative ; true ; undeviating.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: Some authoritative texts on the subject are listed at the end of this chapter.
Ex: The Concise AACR2 by Michael Gorman is not a true abridged edition of the full edition, but rather a rewritten distillation of the essential rules and principles.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
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* información de fuente fidedigna=authoritative information.

fideicomiso
(n.)=trusteeship ; escrow.
Ex: The article discusses the evaluation of mass records (tax documents, estate documents, trusteeship documents).
Ex: Using this protocol, people would place donations in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the promised work be put in the public domain.
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* fideicomiso de propiedades comunitarias=community land trust.
* fideicomiso testamentario=living trust.
* ondo fideicomiso=trust fund.

fideicomiso de propiedades comunitarias
(n.)=community land trust.
Ex: A community land trust is a nonprofit organization created to hold land for the benefit of a community and individuals within the community.
fideicomiso testamentario
(n.)=living trust.
Ex: Most countries have an inheritance law regarding the bequests that a deceased person includes in a will or living trust.
fidelidad
(n.)=loyalty ; fidelity ; faithfulness.
Ex: 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.
Ex: The fidelity of transmission in these media is dependent on the signal being able to retain its pertinent characteristics (shape, bandwidth, etc.).
Ex: Expanding the character set would have consequences for transcription and faithfulness of transcription has implications for retrieval.
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* música de alta fidelidad=hi-fi music.

fideo
(n.)=noodle.
Ex: Noodles are made from flour and water and there are many methods for shaping noodles.
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* sopa de fideos=noodle soup.

fiduciario
(n.)=fiduciary.
Nota: Basado en la fe o confianza.
Ex: The article 'The fiduciary relationship of libraries and subscription agencies' presents the legal relationships between libraries and periodical subscription agencies which affect the quantity and quality of services.

fiebre
(n.)=fever ; high temperature.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
Ex: A total of 87 people had been admitted to hospital with the same symptoms: high blood pressure, splitting headache, high temperature and sore throat.
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* fiebre aftosa=foot and mouth disease.
* fiebre amarilla=yellow fever.
* fiebre catarral=catarrhal fever.
* fiebre consumista=shopping fever.
* fiebre de dengue=dengue fever.
* fiebre de las compras=shopping fever.
* fiebre del heno=hay fever.
* fiebre del oro, la=gold rush, the.
* fiebre del pollo=bird flu.
* fiebre de San Antonio=St. Anthony's fire.
* fiebre miliar=prickly heat.
* fiebre palúdica=malarial fever ; paludic fever.
* fiebre porcina=swine flu ; swine fever ; swine influenza.
* fiebre reumática=rheumatic fever.
* fiebre tifoidea=typhoid fever.
* tener fiebre=have + a temperature ; have + a fever.

fiebre aftosa
(n.)=foot and mouth disease.
Ex: The 2001 foot and mouth disease outbreak in the UK had a significant impact on the economic and social well-being of rural communities.
fiebre amarilla
(n.)=yellow fever.
Ex: The question can be raised about whether the 'noise' created by Beauperthuy drowned out the cries of pain and suffering of the victims of yellow fever.
fiebre catarral
(n.)=catarrhal fever.
Ex: Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants.
fiebre consumista
(n.)=shopping fever.
Ex: Malls with hundreds of stores offering the latest designs and pleasant surroundings all under one roof can spark shopping fever.
fiebre de San Antonio
=St. Anthony's fire.
Ex: The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.
fiebre de dengue
(n.)=dengue fever.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
fiebre de las compras
(n.)=shopping fever.
Ex: Malls with hundreds of stores offering the latest designs and pleasant surroundings all under one roof can spark shopping fever.
fiebre del heno
(n.)=hay fever.
Ex: R. Shaw examined a collection of documents on hay fever in detail, and came to the conclusion that all the information to be found was contained in 96 of the total of four thousand!.
fiebre del oro, la
=gold rush, the.
Ex: However, in California, after the gold rush, the number of libraries grew much faster that population.
fiebre del pollo
(n.)=bird flu.
Ex: The case study of the recent bird flu crisis offers a specific account of political & cultural challenge to bureaucratic paternalism in the postcolonial context.
fiebre miliar
(n.)=prickly heat.
Ex: Prickly heat is red itchy rashes on the body which are caused due to heat or over exposure to sun.
fiebre palúdica
(n.)=malarial fever ; paludic fever.
Ex: He also argues that inducing high malarial fevers can stimulate the immune system to fight AIDS. Ex: Goiter, paludic fever and brucellosis were common in the region.
fiebre porcina
(n.)=swine flu ; swine fever ; swine influenza.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis. Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week. Ex: Swine influenza is a virus disease that can cause epidemics of acute respiratory disease in pigs.
fiebre reumática
(n.)=rheumatic fever.
Ex: The nine diseases for which statistics are reported are: ear infection, tonsillitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, mononucleosis, hepatitis, meningitis, and rheumatic fever.
fiebre tifoidea
(n.)=typhoid fever.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
fiel
(adj.)=accurate ; faithful ; undeviating ; staunch [stanch, -USA] ; stalwart ; true blue.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
Ex: Make no mistake, Danning, in his own words, is a 'true blue Aussie boy' though he was born in Ghana.
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* fiel (a)=loyal (to).
* fiel a la palabra de Uno=true to + Posesivo + word.
* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia=historically accurate.
* fieles, los=faithful, the.
* fiel históricamente=historically accurate.
* mantenerse fiel a=stick with.
* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno=stick to + Posesivo + principles.
* permanecer fiel=remain + faithful.
* público fiel=devoted audience.
* ser fiel con Uno mismo=be true to + Reflexivo.

fiel (a)
=loyal (to).
Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
fiel a la palabra de Uno
=true to + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Ever true to her word, Kate Lespran found an appropriate vehicle for her revenge: the local press = Fiel a su palabra, Kate Lespran encontró el vehículo apropiado para su venganza: la prensa local.
fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia
(adj.)=historically accurate.
Ex: The article is entitled 0To be politically correct or historically accurate? 'Truth' in the computer age'.
fiel históricamente
(adj.)=historically accurate.
Ex: The article is entitled 0To be politically correct or historically accurate? 'Truth' in the computer age'.
fieles
(n.)=flock.
Ex: The priest is just another body, however, a dark blot on the landscape, a mere spectator who becomes transparent in the eyes of his flock.

fieles, los
(n.)=faithful, the.
Ex: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.
fielmente
=accurately ; closely ; faithfully.
Ex: Headings tend to be broad and cannot represent complex or specific subjects accurately.
Ex: In some circumstances natural language indexing may reflect more closely the terms used by the searcher.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies.

fieltro
(n.)=felt.
Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.
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* almohadilla de fieltro=felt pad.
* sombrero de fieltro=felt hat.

fiera
(n.)=shrew.
Ex: Though Mrs. Lincoln was by no means such a shrew as has been asserted, she was difficult to live with.
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* domar la fiera=tame + the beast.
* ponerse como una fiera=get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + top ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
* ponerse hecho una fiera=go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; blow + Posesivo + top ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; blow + a fuse ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; throw + a wobbly ; throw + a wobbler ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.

fiero
(adj.)=ferocius ; ferocious.
Ex: Fuller's novel make for a form of intellectual clarity, even if that clarity, paradoxically, is expressed in a ferocious hell-bent manner.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.

fiesta
(n.)=party ; celebration ; feast ; bash ; festive occasion ; social gathering.
Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
Ex: The 'Book bash' designed to recruit special needs children and their families to the library.
Ex: The sale, nearly stopped on legal technicalities, was held as a festive occasion with tea and auction of more valuable books.
Ex: The study room was transformed for an evening into a coffee house where an intellectual and social gathering took place.
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* aguar la fiesta=put + a damper on.
* animar la fiesta=bring + the party to life.
* asiduo a las fiestas=party-goer.
* dar una fiesta=give + a party ; throw + a party.
* día de fiesta=holiday ; public holiday.
* droga de fiesta=club drug.
* el alma de la fiesta=the life (and soul) of the party.
* ¡felices fiestas!=season's greetings!.
* fiesta de aniversario=anniversary celebration ; anniversary party.
* fiesta de apertura=opening party.
* fiesta de borrachos=drunken party.
* fiesta de despedida=farewell dinner ; goodbye party.
* fiesta de despedida de soltera=bachelorette party ; bridal shower ; bachelorette shower.
* fiesta de despedida de soltero=stag night ; bachelor party ; stag party.
* fiesta de disfraces=costume party ; fancy dress ball.
* fiesta de estreno de una vivienda=housewarming party ; housewarming.
* fiesta de guardar=holiday of obligation.
* fiesta de inauguración=opening party ; launch party.
* fiesta de inauguración de una vivienda=housewarming party ; housewarming.
* fiesta de la cerveza=beer party.
* fiesta de lanzamiento=launch party.
* fiesta de Navidad=festive season holiday.
* fiesta de Nochevieja=New Year's Eve party.
* fiesta de Pentecostés, la=Feast of Pentecost, the.
* fiesta de pijamas=slumber party ; pyjamas party.
* fiesta de precepto=holiday of obligation.
* fiesta de recién nacido=baby shower.
* fiesta en honor al sol=solar festival.
* fiesta rave=rave.
* fiesta sorpresa=surprise party.
* hacer una fiesta=throw + a party ; give + a party.
* invitado a una fiesta=party-goer.
* ofrecer una fiesta=host + party.
* organizar una fiesta=throw + a party ; give + a party.
* reina de las fiestas=beauty queen.
* sala de fiestas=dance-hall.
* salir de fiesta=party.
* salón de baile=ballroom.
* ser el éxito de la fiesta=steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* traje de fiesta=party frock.
* vestido de fiesta=party frock ; cocktail dress ; cocktail dress.

fiesta de Navidad
(n.)=festive season holiday.
Ex: There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.
fiesta de Nochevieja
(n.)=New Year's Eve party.
Ex: The writer provides an example of how Mark Twain shaped the public's perception of him by describing an instance that took place during the New Year's Eve party that Twain gave in 1906.
fiesta de Pentecostés, la
=Feast of Pentecost, the.
Ex: Whitsuntide, or the Feast of Pentecost, starts on the 7th Sunday after Easter, and celebrates the descent of the Holy Ghost to the 12 Apostles at Pentecost.
fiesta de aniversario
(n.)=anniversary celebration ; anniversary party.
Ex: The closing ceremony of the anniversary celebration included congratulatory remarks from Director for Operations Cliff Cohen. Ex: The idea of a cash bar at an anniversary party would be in such bad taste that my advice would be not to do it.
fiesta de apertura
(n.)=opening party.
Ex: The author describes an opening party thrown by the Chicago Museum complaining that what purported to be an event for the public turned into a private bash for the city's elite.
fiesta de borrachos
(n.)=drunken party.
Ex: In the movies, a bachelorette party is nothing more than a drunken party with a male stripper.
fiesta de despedida
(n.)=farewell dinner ; goodbye party.
Ex: The rites of spring among the snowbirds were farewell dinners, goodbye parties, exchanges of address, return of loaned radios, frying pans, and road maps. Ex: The rites of spring among the snowbirds were farewell dinners, goodbye parties, exchanges of address, return of loaned radios, frying pans, and road maps.
fiesta de despedida de soltera
(n.)=bachelorette party ; bridal shower ; bachelorette shower.
Ex: The bachelorette party, similar to yet, in many ways different from, the bachelor party, affords women the opportunity to enjoy their 'last night of freedom'. Ex: The traditional bridal shower does so by showering a woman with gifts and advice necessary for becoming a 'successful' wife. Ex: Etiquette dictates that the people in the wedding party still give wedding gifts, and bachelorette shower gifts as well.
fiesta de despedida de soltero
(n.)=stag night ; bachelor party ; stag party.
Ex: This is a likable, well-organized, and quite funny comedy that tells the story of a man who is left on a remote Scottish island on his stag night. Ex: The bachelorette party, similar to yet, in many ways different from, the bachelor party, affords women the opportunity to enjoy their 'last night of freedom'. Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.
fiesta de disfraces
(n.)=costume party ; fancy dress ball.
Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party. Ex: This book examines four Canadian fancy dress balls which were among the country's most highly acclaimed society entertainments of the late 19th c.
fiesta de estreno de una vivienda
(n.)=housewarming party ; housewarming.
Ex: Housewarming parties are always a pleasure to attend but invariably can be a hassle to host. Ex: It was a fantastic housewarming that people would remember for a while!.
fiesta de guardar
(n.)=holiday of obligation.
Ex: Through the years we made sure we attended Mass as a family every Sunday and on all holidays of obligation.
fiesta de inauguración
(n.)=opening party ; launch party.
Ex: The author describes an opening party thrown by the Chicago Museum complaining that what purported to be an event for the public turned into a private bash for the city's elite. Ex: On Friday 14th of May Federal bikes staged a launch party to celebrate their release of the Summer 2010 range of products.
fiesta de inauguración de una vivienda
(n.)=housewarming party ; housewarming.
Ex: Housewarming parties are always a pleasure to attend but invariably can be a hassle to host. Ex: It was a fantastic housewarming that people would remember for a while!.
fiesta de la cerveza
(n.)=beer party.
Ex: One newspaper staff in an Iowa high school decided to publish the names of students arrested at a large beer party.
fiesta de lanzamiento
(n.)=launch party.
Ex: On Friday 14th of May Federal bikes staged a launch party to celebrate their release of the Summer 2010 range of products.
fiesta de pijamas
(n.)=slumber party ; pyjamas party.
Ex: Junk food at slumber parties is a time-honored tradition. Ex: In this room we've had so many pillow fights and pyjamas parties, so many good times.
fiesta de precepto
(n.)=holiday of obligation.
Ex: Through the years we made sure we attended Mass as a family every Sunday and on all holidays of obligation.
fiesta de recién nacido
(n.)=baby shower.
Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was.
fiesta en honor al sol
(n.)=solar festival.
Ex: The spring equinox is one of the four great solar festivals of the year.
fiesta rave
(n.)=rave.
Ex: Club drugs are frequently used at raves, in bars or clubs, and at home with friends.
fiesta sorpresa
(n.)=surprise party.
Ex: The biggest surprise of a surprise party is how to pull the whole thing off.
figura de cartón
(n.)=cardboard cutout.
Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.
figura de culto
(n.)=cult figure ; cult hero.
Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris. Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.
figura de guitarra
(n.)=hourglass figure.
Ex: The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.
figura de ánfora
(n.)=hourglass figure.
Ex: The stereotypic female hourglass figure has often been attributed to sexual selection.
figura decorativa
(n.)=figurehead.
Ex: Brodetsky is portrayed here as an active determinant of the tone of the Zionist struggle & not merely as a figurehead.
figura destacada
(n.)=leading figure.
Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
figura geométrica
(n.)=geometric shape ; geometric pattern.
Ex: His writings are filled with references to mysticism relating religious concepts to darkness, geometric shapes, and cruciform imagery. Ex: The ease with which thin cigar-box cedar could be cut contributed to the proliferation of complex geometric patterns combining many different shapes.
figura histórica
(n.)=historical figure.
Ex: While Lillian Smith was the major historical figure in the development of Canada's children's library services, the work of Patricia Spereman d. 1946 merits recognition.
figura materna
(n.)=mother figure.
Ex: Almost invariably, good mother figures produce good children while bad mothers yield sinister offspring.
figura mediadora
(n.)=mediating figure.
Ex: In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.
figura paterna
(n.)=father figure ; parental figure.
Ex: That simply doesn't jibe with sociological and psychological facts since most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader = Eso simplemente no cuadra con los factores sociológicos y sicológicos pues la mayoría de la gente desea, y necesita, una figura paterna idealizada como líder. Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
figura política
(n.)=political figure.
Ex: Material has also been received from Congressman Madden (the central political figure in the area).
figura prominente
(n.)=outstanding leader.
Ex: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.
figura recortada
(n.)=cutout [cut-out].
Ex: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).
figura recortada de cartón
(n.)=cardboard cutout.
Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body.
figura retórica
(n.)=figure of speech ; trope.
Ex: The same spelling may arise by a figure of speech such as metonymy or synecdoche, in which we use part of a description to mean the whole = La misma ortografía puede ocurrir en las figuras retóricas como, por ejemplo, la metonimia o el sinécdoque, en donde utilizamos parte de una descripción para referirnos al todo. Ex: The most familiar trope is that of 'the active audience', a terme which is used often in relevant literature.
figura venida a menos
(n.)=fallen star.
Ex: From shooting stars to fallen stars, we look at the top 5 celebrites who've fallen out with fame.
figura^1
(n.)=figure ; icon ; shape.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
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* buena figura=curvaceous.
* Caballero de la Triste Figura, el=Knight of the Doleful Countenance, the.
* escultura de figura humana=figure sculpture.
* figura de ánfora=hourglass figure.
* figura de cartón=cardboard cutout.
* figura decorativa=figurehead.
* figura de guitarra=hourglass figure.
* figura geométrica=geometric shape ; geometric pattern.
* figura recortada=cutout [cut-out].
* figura recortada de cartón=cardboard cutout.
* figura retórica=figure of speech ; trope.
* genio y figura hasta la sepultura=old habits die hard.

figura^2
(n.)=figure ; outstanding leader.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
Ex: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work.
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* con figuras en movimiento=animated.
* figura de culto=cult figure ; cult hero.
* figura destacada=leading figure.
* figura histórica=historical figure.
* figura materna=mother figure.
* figura mediadora=mediating figure.
* figura paterna=father figure ; parental figure.
* figura política=political figure.
* figura prominente=outstanding leader.
* figura venida a menos=fallen star.

figuradamente
=figuratively.
Ex: Organizations are figuratively brought into the classroom and students are allowed, in imagination, to place themselves in the setting.
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* hablando figuradamente=figuratively speaking.

figurar
(v.)=appear ; feature ; figure.
Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
Ex: If a corporate body is deemed to have some intellectual responsibility for the content of a work, then the name of that body will usually feature as a heading on either a main or added entry.
Ex: It is important not to let the early sections figure disproportionately in the final abstract merely because they are encountered first.
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* no figurar=be not included.

figurativo
(adj.)=representational.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.

figurilla
(n.)=figurine.
Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.

figurín
(n.)=fashion plate.
Ex: Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.

fija
(adj.)=invariant.
Ex: Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.

fijación de objetivos
(n.)=objective setting ; direction-setting ; goal setting.
Ex: Staff should be made to feel involved in the Plan through personal objective setting. Ex: The library manager holds the reins of control in terms of daily operations and long-range direction-setting. Ex: Long-term planning and goal setting combined with strategic grants from funders resulted in the massive conversion of library catalogs.
fijación de políticas
(n.)=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
fijación de precio de venta
(n.)=pricing.
Ex: The aim was to identify and document current trends and practices in costing and pricing, and cost recovery and performance measurement in order to provide assistance to colleagues attempting to resolve financial management issues.
fijación de precios
(n.)=fixing.
Ex: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
fijación^1
(n.)=commitment ; fixing.
Ex: But the formulation of standards and their commitment to printed form do not mean that they will always be noted.
Ex: The latter are the day-to-day, usually temporary, regulations for the practical management of the CAP, for example the fixing of import levies and export refunds, etc.
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* cuña de fijación=quoin.
* de fijación de normas=standard(s) setting.
* fijación de objetivos=objective setting ; direction-setting ; goal setting.
* fijación de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
* fijación de precio de venta=pricing.
* fijación de precios=fixing.
* mecanismo de fijación=locking/releasing mechanism.
* política de fijación de precios=pricing policy.

fijación^2
(n.)=fixation ; obsession.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: The article concludes that the recent obsession with image and stereotype extends beyond librarianship.
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* tener fijación por=be hipped (on/to) ; get hipped (on/to).

fijado
(adj.)=appointed ; set.
Ex: When she arrived at her boss's office at the appointed time, she learned why she had been asked for the breakdown of her day's activities.
Ex: With a set number of categories the specificity of the headings to be included in the index must be determined to a large extent.

fijador
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* fijador de imágenes=image setter.

fijador de imágenes
(n.)=image setter.
Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing.
fijamente
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* mirar fijamente=stare at ; look + hard ; gaze ; stare (at).
* mirar fijamente a los ojos=eyeball ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.

fijar
(v.)=attach ; fix ; set ; brace ; fasten together ; clamp ; lay down ; fasten ; set forth ; clip ; peg.
Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.
Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.
Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.
Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.
Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.
Ex: The original is clamped around the left hand cylinder and a special stencil fastened around the other cylinder.
Ex: She sets forth some of the conditions which may have led to this situation in the hope that it may bring about further study.
Ex: Plastic-covered wire or metal supports are designed to clip firmly to the shelf itself or to the base of the shelf above.
Ex: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.
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* fijar fecha con antelación=predate.
* fijar la atención=fix + Posesivo + attention.
* fijar la mirada=fasten + glance.
* fijar las especificaciones de algo=set + specifications.
* fijar precios=price ; fix + price.
* fijar precios altos=price + high.
* fijar precios bajos=price + low.
* fijarse=set up + camp ; lay + eyes on ; clap + eyes on ; set + eyes on.
* fijarse una meta=set + goal.
* fijarse una tarea=set + Reflexivo + task.
* fijarse un objetivo=set + goal.
* fijar una nota en un sitio público=post.
* fijar un color=fix + colour.
* fijar un límite=set + cut-off point.
* volver a fijar=reattach.

fijar fecha con antelación
(v.)=predate.
Ex: Orders may be predated by up to 30 days, if desired.
fijar la atención
(v.)=fix + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: Our reading may fix all its attention on this element, in which case, as many readers do, we concentrate on the what-happens-next part of the narrative.
fijar la mirada
(v.)=fasten + glance.
Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
fijar las especificaciones de algo
(v.)=set + specifications.
Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
fijar precios
(v.)=price ; fix + price.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing. Ex: Production costs are only one of the determining factors when it comes to fixing a book's price.
fijar precios altos
(v.)=price + high.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
fijar precios bajos
(v.)=price + low.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
fijar un color
(v.)=fix + colour.
Ex: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.
fijar un límite
(v.)=set + cut-off point.
Ex: The cut-off point for the ranked output was set to match the number of documents retrieved by MEDLARS.
fijar una nota en un sitio público
(v.)=post.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
fijarse
(v.)=set up + camp ; lay + eyes on ; clap + eyes on ; set + eyes on.
Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels. Ex: Perhaps Giovanni should have trusted his instincts when he laid eyes on Rappaccini as the scientist tended to his perverse garden. Ex: Seriously, the blobfish is the worst looking creature I've ever clapped eyes on. Ex: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!.
fijarse un objetivo
(v.)=set + goal.
Ex: Librarians sometimes set goals that conflict with their ideal of professional service.
fijarse una meta
(v.)=set + goal.
Ex: Librarians sometimes set goals that conflict with their ideal of professional service.
fijarse una tarea
(v.)=set + Reflexivo + task.
Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
fijeza
(n.)=fixity.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.

fijo
(adj.)=fixed ; stationary ; unwavering ; standing ; unmoving ; motionless ; permanent.
Ex: Affinitive relationships that exist between terms are not necessarily connected to one another in any fixed hierarchical manner.
Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
Ex: Abstracts planned primarily as alerting devices may be shorter than those abstracts which are to be stored for permanent reference.
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* activo fijo tangible=tangible fixed assets.
* bienes fijos tangibles=tangible fixed assets.
* campo de longitud fija=fixed length field.
* capital fijo=fixed capital.
* caravana fija=mobile home.
* clave de longitud fija=fixed-length key.
* cliente fijo=loyalty of custom.
* de campos fijos=fixed-field.
* de longitud fija=fixed-length.
* demanda fija=inelastic demand.
* disco fijo=fixed disc.
* imagen fija=still ; still image ; movie still.
* imposición a plazo fijo=certificate of deposit.
* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo=freewheel.
* línea fija=fixed line.
* llave fija=spanner.
* norma fija=firm rule.
* permanecer fijo=remain + in place.
* préstamo de periodo fijo=fixed date loan period.
* registro de longitud fija=fixed-length record.
* regla fija=firm rule.
* sin domicilio fijo=of no fixed abode.
* sin norte fijo=aimlessly.
* sin residencia fija=of no fixed abode.
* sin rumbo fijo=aimlessly.
* teléfono fijo=fixed telephone ; landline [land line].

fila
(n.)=row ; line ; file.
Ex: The loan period is given at the intersections of the rows and columns.
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: There were three files of seats with ten chairs to a row.
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* aparcamiento en doble fila=double parking.
* asiento de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* butaca de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* cerrar filas=close + ranks.
* codificación de doble fila=double row coding.
* codificación directa de fila sencilla=single row direct coding.
* en fila=in procession.
* en fila india=in single file.
* estacionamiento en doble fila=double parking.
* estrechar filas=close + ranks.
* formar fila=line up.
* llamamiento a filas=draft, the ; military draft.
* llamar a filas=draft.
* ponerse en fila=line up.
* romper filas=break + ranks.
* traer a Alguien a filas=whip + Nombre + into shape.
* visión de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside view.

filamento
(n.)=filament.
Ex: Such valves required a great deal of power, generated an excessive amount of heat (each valve having a hot filament) and occupied an enormous amount of space.

filantropía
(n.)=philanthropy ; selflessness.
Ex: The big philanthropy of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries came as a mixed blessing to the American library profession.
Ex: It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.

filantrópicamente
=selflessly.
Ex: However, care has to be taken to ensure the future of the former incumbents within the organizations if they are to perform selflesslyduring their limited tenure.

filantrópico
(adj.)=philanthropic ; selfless ; self-forgetful.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of the cooperation of philanthropic organisations and the assistance of librarians, library associations and news media.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
Ex: Taoism teaches that we must become self-forgetful, act in the natural way of things rather than forcing our will on events.

filatelia
(n.)=philately ; stamp collecting.
Ex: This article outlines a core collection of reference books on US philately appropriate for a large research library.
Ex: This article emphasises the importance of stamp collecting as a hobby in the survival of these essentially ephemeral items = Este artículo destaca la importancia de la filatelia como una afición para la supervivencia de este material esencialmente efímeros.

filatélico
(n.)=philatelic ; stamp collector.
Ex: This article looks at the 4 categories of damage affecting philatelic materials: physical; atmospheric; chemical; and biological.
Ex: Research done in the field of collecting has primarily focused on those people who are known collectors such as gun, stamp, or coin collectors.

filete
(n.)=fillet ; steak.
Ex: Some of the most usual designs used in binding consisted of lines set on curved rockers (pallets); wheels with lines on the circumference (fillets); and wheels with elaborate designs on the circumference (rolls).
Ex: Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.
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* cortar en filetes=fillet.
* filete a la brasa=grilled steak.
* filete a la parrilla=grilled steak.
* filete a la plancha=griddled steak.
* filete de lomo=tenderloin.
* filete de lomo de ternera=rump steak.
* filete de pescado=fish fillet.
* filete de ternera=beef steak.

filete a la brasa
(n.)=grilled steak.
Ex: Toasted walnuts is the perfect finishing touch on grilled steaks.
filete a la parrilla
(n.)=grilled steak.
Ex: Toasted walnuts is the perfect finishing touch on grilled steaks.
filete a la plancha
(n.)=griddled steak.
Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
filete de lomo
(n.)=tenderloin.
Ex: For our Christmas dinner, I seared 6 whole beef tenderloins on the griddle and finished in the oven.
filete de lomo de ternera
(n.)=rump steak.
Ex: Rump steak is one of the most common although this can sometimes be a little tough so a bit of care is needed when cooking.
filete de pescado
(n.)=fish fillet.
Ex: Fish fillets, boneless poultry, pork cutlets, and veal cutlets are some of the foods that are often dredged in flour before cooking.
filete de ternera
(n.)=beef steak.
Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
filiación
(n.)=affiliation.
Nota: Afinidad de ideología.
Ex: No differences could be detected as a result of different institutional affiliations in the capacity or desire of SLIS to enter the IT field.
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* filiación política=political affiliation ; political allegiance.

filiación política
(n.)=political affiliation ; political allegiance.
Ex: Libraries have the responsibility to serve all of the members of their communities, regardless of age, race, nationality, religion, culture, political affiliation, physical or other disabilities, gender or sexual orientation, or any other status. Ex: Results suggest that party political allegiance does produce some differences of opinion.
filial
(adj.)=off-shoot [offshoot] ; site ; affiliated ; subsidiary ; affiliate ; branch ; chapel ; off-site outlet ; filial.
Nota: Relativo a la relación padre(s) e hijo(s).
Ex: These can be either off-shoots of a main bureau or a necklace of sub-bureaux run from a purely administrative centre.
Ex: These sites have been operating CARTO-NET in close collaboration with one another.
Ex: AACR gives a ruling similar to Lubetzky's for affiliated societies.
Ex: This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.
Ex: The visits to Pharmaproducts in the UK, an affiliate of Scrip, is outlined as well as a discussion of the pharmaceuticals information service which is available on Datastar.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth.
Ex: Filial therapy teaches the parent a new way of interacting with their child, thus improving the parent-child relationship.
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* amor filial=filial love.
* director de filial=branch head.
* empresa filial=subsidiary company.
* respeto filial=filial respect.

filibustero
(n.)=filibuster ; buccaneer ; freebooter.
Ex: After the filibuster has been eliminated, they can pass any bill they want.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
Ex: Thus equipped, he abused the trust, and becoming a freebooter, attacked and plundered alike Muslim and apostate.

filigrana
(n.)=watermark ; paper image.
Ex: Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet.
Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.
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* filigranas=watermarking.
* marcar con filigrana=watermark.

filigranador
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* rodillo filigranador=dandy roll ; dandy.

filigranas
(n.)=watermarking.
Ex: Watermarking did not become more than locally systematic during the sixteenth century, however.
filipino
(n.)=Philippine ; Filipino.
Ex: Data derived from studies of Philippine scientists and Korean mathematicians do suggest that place of publication may exert some influence on citation behaviour.
Ex: The British in Malaya used education as a divisive factor to prolong their rule, while the Americans in the Philippines adopted a 'Philippines for the Filipinos' policy = Los británicos en Malaya usaron la educación como un factor divisorio para prolongar su dominio, mientras los americanos en las Filipinas adoptaron una política de "Las Filipinas para los filipinos".

filisteo
(adj.)=philistine.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.

film
(n.)=movie.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
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* film transparente=cling film.
* videofilm=video film.

film transparente
(n.)=cling film.
Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.
filmación
(n.)=filming.
Ex: It might be cheaper to use acid-free paper than to pay costs of filming or restoration.

filmado
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* grabaciones filmadas de archivo=library footage ; stock footage.

filmar
(v.)=film.
Ex: Where microfilming has been undertaken to preserve originals a comprehensive union list of titles filmed should be maintained.
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* filmar en el estudio=film in + the studio.
* filmar en exteriores=film on + location.

filmar en el estudio
(v.)=film in + the studio.
Ex: The actual crash down an embankment was filmed in the studio using scale models.
filmar en exteriores
(v.)=film on + location.
Ex: In modern filmmaking, many productions film on location, away from the backlots of Hollywood.
filmina
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* tira de filminas=filmstrip [film-strip].

filmografía
(n.)=filmography.
Ex: This is a survey of the major filmographies in existence.

filmoteca
(n.)=film library ; film and video archive ; film archive ; film holdings.
Ex: A film library is an organization or service for collecting cinematographic documents and video documents for storing them and making them available for use.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.
Ex: The question of the worth of a film archive for posterity looms large = La cuestión del valor de la filmoteca para la posteridad es motivo de preocupación.
Ex: This computer-generated catalog presents the Manitoba Department of Education's 16mm film holdings found in its bookable and its self-serve collections.

filo
(n.)=edge.
Ex: As used in an index each card acts as a surrogate for one document, and the index terms for that document are encoded around the edge of the card.
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* al filo de=on the brink of ; on the edge of ; on the verge of.
* al filo de la acera=kerbside [curbside, -USA] ; curbside [kerbside, -UK].
* arma de dos filos=double-edged sword.
* con un filo más pronunciado=sharper-edged.
* con un solo filo=single-edge.
* de doble filo=double-edged.
* de filo=edgeways ; edgewise.
* de un solo filo=single-edge.
* espada de dos filos=sword with two edges ; two-edged sword.
* ser arma de dos filos=be a mixed blessing.

filogenia
(n.)=phylogeny.
Ex: This is a good start on the biology of sponges, including phylogeny, life history, and ecology.

filogénesis
(n.)=phylogeny.
Ex: This is a good start on the biology of sponges, including phylogeny, life history, and ecology.

filología
(n.)=philology.
Ex: Material exists on philology, philosophy and literature in Sanskrit.

filológico
(adj.)=philological.
Ex: 'Miscellanea' is a collection of 100 diverse philological notes and essays, one of the most popular printed books of the early humanists.

filosofal
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* piedra fisosofal, la=philosopher's stone, the.

filosofía
(n.)=philosophy ; philosophy.
Ex: For example, class R philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.
Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.
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* filosofía de la ciencia=philosophy of science.
* filosofía de vida=philosophy of life.
* filosofía educativa=educational philosophy.
* filosofía política=political philosophy.
* filosofía y letras=arts and humanities, the ; arts and letters.
* la filosofía de=the reason behind ; the reasoning behind.
* seguir una filosofía=espouse + philosophy.

filosofía de la ciencia
(n.)=philosophy of science.
Ex: The philosophy of science lacks a time dimension and seems to have run out of language to cope with all the abstractions needed.
filosofía de vida
(n.)=philosophy of life.
Ex: As they grow up, children have to develop an identity and a working philosophy of life.
filosofía educativa
(n.)=educational philosophy.
Ex: Even the modern educational philosophy we espouse may be at variance with cultural values.
filosofía política
(n.)=political philosophy.
Ex: Political philosophy is the study of how we can and how we ought to live together.
filosofía y letras
(n.)=arts and humanities, the ; arts and letters.
Ex: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities. Ex: Political science was the most popular undergraduate degree for lawyers working in all sectors, followed either by education or arts and letters.
filosóficamente
=philosophically.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.

filosófico
(adj.)=philosophical ; philosophic.
Ex: Within some main classes CC recognizes that the entire subject field can be studied from different philosophical and theoretical viewpoints.
Ex: The article 'A classification system with an ontological basis' traces the philosophic development of the ICC and the influence of Nicolai Hartmann on Dahlberg's thought regarding ontology.
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* desde un punto de vista filosófico=philosophically.

filtración
(n.)=leakage ; filtration ; seepage.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: Preventative measures are discussed including: air-conditioning and filtration; protection from ultraviolet light; and the use of insecticides along with good housekeeping.
Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.
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* filtración de información=leakage of information.
* filtración de secreto industrial=industry leak.

filtración de información
(n.)=leakage of information.
Ex: This article discusses whether national security would actually be endangered by a lack of exchange and communication of scientific ideas, and how extensive is the leakage of national security information in academia.
filtración de secreto industrial
(n.)=industry leak.
Ex: The final results were distorted in the press at least partly through industry leaks.
filtrado
(n.)=filtering.
Ex: Additional techniques were developed for filtering, ranking and reducing information retrieval system output.
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* filtrado de contenido=content filtering.
* software de filtrado=filtering software.

filtrado de contenido
(n.)=content filtering.
Ex: Most of this software takes the form of content filtering software, but there are some applications that are based on the idea of 'selection' of approved Web sites.
filtrar
(v.)=filter (out) ; winnow ; strain ; leach.
Ex: Central libraries are an important part of the interlending system and by ensuring regional utilisation of public library resources and thus filtering requests they protect research libraries.
Ex: Not only are entries weeded in order to be subject-specific, but those weeded entries are winnowed even further so that only useful information is left.
Ex: Sampling for immature stages of mosquito was done weekly between May 1999 and January 2000 by straining them from the water in ravines and gutters.
Ex: Other chemicals have been used to leach gold, and they include bromine, chlorine, and thiourea.
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* filtrar el acceso=filter + access.
* filtrar + Información=leak + Información.
* filtrarse=seep through ; percolate ; seep into ; seep.

filtrar + Información
(v.)=leak + Información.
Ex: Authorised at national level and not intended for general publication, the report has been selectively circulated, widely leaked and generally discussed.
filtrar el acceso
(v.)=filter + access.
Ex: This law requires public libraries in the USA to filter access to the Internet.
filtrarse
(v.)=seep through ; percolate ; seep into ; seep.
Ex: The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern. Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools. Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture. Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.
filtro
(n.)=filter ; filtering device.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
Ex: At the beginning the teams served as a necessary filtering device.
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* con filtros=filtered.
* filtro de aceite=oil filter.
* filtro de agua=water filter.
* filtro de aire=air filter.
* filtro de amor=love potion.
* filtro de importación=import filter.
* filtro del aceite=oil filter.
* filtro de la gasolina=gas filter.
* filtro del aire=air cleaner.
* filtro del carburante=fuel filter.
* filtro del conocimiento=knowledge filter.
* filtro de pantalla=screen filter.
* filtro polarizador=polarising filter.
* filtro solar=sunscreen ; sun block.

filtro de aceite
(n.)=oil filter.
Ex: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.
filtro de agua
(n.)=water filter.
Ex: While both water filters and water purifiers are excellent when it comes to removing bacteria, keep in mind that only a water purifier will remove viruses from your drinking water.
filtro de aire
(n.)=air filter.
Ex: Each of the air filters listed below have been tested, rated and reviewed to make shopping for an air filter as easy as breathing fresh air.
filtro de amor
(n.)=love potion.
Ex: One of the oldest and best-known of these legendary love potions is Spanish fly, a powder made from ground-up beetles.
filtro de importación
(n.)=import filter.
Ex: Rather than hand-correcting hundreds of records, have you considered modifying the import filters so that the information is imported more cleanly?.
filtro de la gasolina
(n.)=gas filter.
Ex: Polypropylene is a common material used in the construction of gas filters.
filtro de pantalla
(n.)=screen filter.
Ex: This article reviews glare control measures, including the location and design of lighting systems, managing outdoor light and using screen filters and hoods.
filtro del aceite
(n.)=oil filter.
Ex: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.
filtro del aire
(n.)=air cleaner.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers exhaust systems (air cleaners, turbochargers, exhaust manifolds, mufflers, and crankcase ventilationes).
filtro del carburante
(n.)=fuel filter.
Ex: Biodiesel has a higher lubricity than conventional diesel so be sure and replace the fuel filter after the first couple of tanks.
filtro del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge filter.
Ex: In this new context, concepts such as 'knowledge navigation' rather than 'reading' will become critical, and developments will take place in domains such as knowledge structuring, mapping, knowledge filters, shadows, etc.
filtro polarizador
(n.)=polarising filter.
Ex: Screen displays can often be improved by attaching a polarizing filter to eliminate glare and reflections, and to improve contrast.
filtro solar
(n.)=sunscreen ; sun block.
Ex: Sunscreen is one of the most effective skin-care products used to prevent wrinkles. Ex: Protect your skin everyday from the harmful rays of the sun with a dermatologist recommended sun block product.
filántropo
(n.)=philanthropist ; do-gooder.
Ex: For representatives of Carnegie libraries from around the world, a special programme will commemorate the Scottish-born philanthropist's extraordinary impact on public libraries.
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.

filólogo
(n.)=philologist.
Ex: The initial BAMBI project developed a workstation for historians and more particularly philologists, which allows them to make transcriptions, annotation and indexing on manuscripts.

filón
(n.)=lode ; vein.
Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
Ex: Legend has it that Spanish explorers found a vein of silver around here and enslaved local people to mine it.
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* encontrar un filón=strike + a (rich) vein.

filósofo
(n.)=philosopher.
Ex: He should examine all of the Bradleys in the Harvard University library catalog in order to determine what other works by that philosopher the library holds.

fin
(n.)=aim ; end ; goal ; purpose ; quit ; STOP ; goodbye [good-bye] ; objective.
Nota: Acción específica que se pretende llevar a cabo, siendo necesarias varias de ellas para alcanzar una meta.
Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: The final choice, 'Quit (LOGOFF),' takes you back to the Welcome screen.
Ex: The command function 'STOP' is used to end the session and logoff.
Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.
Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
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* a este fin=to this end.
* a fin de cuentas=at the end of the day ; in the end ; in the final count ; in the grand scheme of things ; when all is said and done ; after all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
* a fin de que=in order that.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + fin=reach + Posesivo + end.
* al fin=at last ; at long last.
* al fin y al cabo=in the end ; after all ; all in all ; after all is said and done ; when all is said and done ; in the last analysis.
* cinta sin fin=endless belt ; conveyor belt ; conveyor [conveyer].
* con el fin de=in order to ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to ; in order that ; in the attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of.
* con ese fin=to that end.
* con este fin=to this end ; to that effect.
* con fines + Adjetivo=for + Nombre + purposes.
* con fines electorales=pork-barrel.
* con fines lucrativos=profit-making ; profit-orientated ; profit-oriented ; profit-generating.
* confundir los medios con el fin=confuse + the means with the ends.
* conseguir un fin=secure + end.
* construido expresamente para tal fin=purpose-built.
* dar fin=bring to + a close ; draw to + a close ; wind down.
* de fin de año=end of the year.
* de fin de milenio=millennial.
* de principio a fin=from start to finish ; gavel to gavel ; from beginning to end.
* de principio a fin (documento)=cover to cover.
* desde principio a fin=throughout.
* discurso de fin de curso=commencement salutatory.
* durante el fin de semana=over the weekend.
* el fin del mundo=the ends of the earth.
* el fin de semana=over the weekend ; at the weekend.
* el fin de todos los fines=the end of all ends.
* el fin justifica los medios=the end justifies the means.
* el principio del fin=the beginning of the end.
* en el fin de semana=over the weekend ; at the weekend.
* fin de año=EOY (end of year) ; end of the year.
* fin de semana=weekend.
* fines de semana, los=at weekends.
* fines lucrativos=financial gain.
* generación del fin del milenio, la=Millennial Generation, the ; Millennium Generation, the.
* hasta el fin del mundo=until the end of the world.
* leer de principio a fin=read + from cover to cover.
* llegar a su fin=wind down ; draw to + a close ; draw to + an end.
* no llevar a ningún fin=beat + a dead horse ; flog + a dead horse ; fart in + the wind.
* no tener fin=there + be + no end to.
* para este fin=to this end.
* para fines múltiples=multipurpose [multi-purpose].
* película sin fin=filmloop [film loop/film-loop].
* perseguir los mismos fines=work + on the same lines.
* perseguir un fin=pursue + end.
* persona nacida en el fin del milenio=Millennial.
* poner fin=curb ; bring to + a close ; draw to + a close.
* poner fin a=put + paid to ; put + an end to ; put + a stop to ; call + a halt on ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; sound + the death knell for ; kill off ; bring + the curtain down on.
* poner fin a un embarazo=terminate + pregnancy.
* por fin=at length ; at last ; finally ; at long last.
* por fin llegó la hora (de)=it's about time (that).
* seminario de fin de semana=weekend school.
* ser el fin de=sign + a death warrant (for).
* ser un fin en sí mismo=be an end in itself.
* ser un fin en sí mismos=be ends in themselves.
* ser un medio para llegar a un fin=be the means to an end.
* servir un fin=serve + end.
* significar el fin de Algo=mean + an end to.
* sin fin=never-finishing ; never-ending ; bottomless ; interminably ; unending.
* sin fines lucrativos=non-profit [nonprofit] ; non-profit making.
* tecla de fin=End key.
* tocar a su fin=draw to + a close ; draw to + an end ; wind down.
* todo el fin de semana=all weekend long.
* un medio para alcanzar un fin=a means to an end.
* un medio para conseguir un fin=a means to an end.
* un medio para llegar a fin=a means to an end.
* utilizar para un fin=put to + purpose.

fin de año
(n.)=EOY (end of year) ; end of the year.
Ex: I see that RefViz is a new product offering at ProCite, and currently (through EOY) on discount. Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
fin de semana
(n.)=weekend.
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
final apoteósico
(n.)=grandstand finish.
Ex: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.
final apropiado
(n.)=fitting end.
Ex: After all, the man died in his cell, knowing he would never see freedom again -- a fitting end for someone who started four wars.
final de la jornada laboral
(n.)=close of business.
Ex: The deadline for receipt of nominations is close of business on Monday 3rd February 2003.
final del plazo
(n.)=closing date ; deadline ; dateline.
Ex: In all, 93 proposals were submitted by the closing date of 2nd December, involving 379 different organisations from all EC Member States = En total, para la fecha límite del 2 de diciembre se habían presentado 93 propuestas de 379 organizaciones diferentes de todos los estados miembros de la Comunidad Europea. Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975. Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
final feliz
(n.)=happy ending ; happy end.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases. Ex: The plot diminishes the significance of difficulties and persuades the reader to see the story with a happy end.
final, la
=final, the.
Ex: Tony was disappointed the last time he was in the finals, and he's determined to leave everything on the dance floor this time.
final^1
(n.)=completion ; end ; ending ; finale ; goodbye [good-bye] ; output stage ; final.
Ex: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.
Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.
Ex: The article 'Books -- is it goodbye?' shows that while there was a sharp increase in fiction in Finland after the 2nd World War, the amount of fiction is now beginning to decline.
Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
Ex: A heavy reliance on midterms and finals were associated with lower teacher ratings across disciplines.
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* acercarse al final=draw to + an end ; draw to + a close ; come to + an end.
* a final de cuentas=after all is said and done.
* a finales de=by the end of ; in the late + Fecha.
* a finales de + Expresión Temporal=as of late + Expresión Temporal ; at the end of + Expresión Temporal ; at the close of + Expresión Temporal ; by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
* a finales de + Fecha=in late + Fecha.
* a finales de los + Década=late + Década, the.
* a finales del + Siglo=late + Siglo ; late period of + Siglo.
* aguantar hasta el final=stick it out.
* al final=in the end ; eventually ; in the final count ; terminally ; ultimately ; at the end of the day.
* al final (de)=at the (very) end (of).
* al final de cuentas=when all is said and done.
* al final del día=at the close of the day.
* al final de su mandato=lame duck.
* al final resultó que=in the event.
* al final todo + ser + para bien=turn out for + the best (in the end) ; turn out + right in the end.
* al principio y al final=both ends.
* al principio y al final de=at each end of.
* balance final, el=bottom line, the.
* cuartos de final=quarter-finals.
* de final de año=end-year.
* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX=turn-of-the-century.
* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
* el final de=the close of.
* el final de los problemas=the light at the end of the tunnel.
* empezar por el final=work back from.
* estrategia final=endgame.
* fase final=endgame.
* final apoteósico=grandstand finish.
* final apropiado=fitting end.
* final de la jornada laboral=close of business.
* final del plazo=closing date ; deadline ; dateline.
* final feliz=happy ending ; happy end.
* final, la=final, the.
* hacia finales del + Siglo=later + Siglo, the.
* hasta el final=until the end ; until the bitter end.
* hasta el final de los tiempos=till the end of time.
* incluir al final=append.
* llegar a final de mes=make + (both) ends meet.
* llegar al final de=come to + the end of ; get through.
* llegar al final de su vida útil=come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
* llevar Algo hasta el final=carry + Nombre + to the end.
* luchar hasta el final=battle + it out ; fight until + the end.
* marca de final de campo=delimiter.
* marcar el final=mark + the end.
* marcar + Posesivo + final=mark + Posesivo + end.
* nota al final=endnote.
* nota al final del texto=endnote.
* para finales de=by the end of.
* para finales de + Expresión Temporal=by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
* poner punto y final a=sound + the death knell for.
* puede que al final sea para bien=be a blessing in disguise.
* punto y final, el=final curtain, the ; final curtain call, the.
* salir bien al final=turn out + right in the end ; turn out for + the best (in the end).
* significar el final de=mean + the end of.
* toque final, el=finishing touch, the.

final^2
(adj.)=concluding ; eventual ; final ; terminal ; ultimate ; finished ; wrap-up.
Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.
Ex: If a concept is recognized in the subject analysis of a document, it will form part of the eventual index description of that document.
Ex: The final index will mirror current terminology.
Ex: Numbers may be grouped in columns according to their terminal digit.
Ex: Abstracting and indexing data are a vital component in the communication link between the originator of information and its ultimate consumer.
Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
Ex: The workshop itself will serve as the wrap-up event for a project that has spent the last two years seeking to improve access to environmental information in the Balkan region.
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* como fecha final=at the very latest.
* cuestionario final=exit survey.
* día del Juicio Final=Judgement Day.
* el día del Juicio Final=the Day of Judgement.
* El Juicio Final=The Last Judgement.
* escena final=closing scene.
* espacio en blanco final=trailing blank.
* examen final=final ; final exam.
* frase graciosa final=punchline [punch line].
* índice final=back-of-the-book index ; back-of-book index.
* informe final=final report.
* juicio final=doom.
* poner el colofón final=bookend.
* poner punto final a=bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; close + the book on ; bring + the curtain down on.
* poner punto y final a=put + a stop to.
* producto final=end product ; finished product ; final product.
* producto final, el=finished work, the.
* prueba final=final.
* remate final=the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin ; clearance sale.
* resultado final=end result.
* sondeo final=exit survey.
* sprint final=last-minute rush.
* telón final, el=final curtain, the ; final curtain call, the.
* usuario final=end user [end-user/enduser] ; ultimate consumer ; ultimate reader.
* ver la luz al final del túnel=see + the light at the end of the tunnel.

finalidad
(n.)=aim ; sense of purpose ; purpose ; objective ; goal ; end.
Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.
Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
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* con la finalidad de=in order to ; in order that ; in the attempt to ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to.
* para todo tipo de finalidades=for all manner of purposes.
* sin finalidad=purposeless.
* ver la finalidad=see + the point.

finalista
(n.)=finalist ; runner-up.
Ex: Once prescreening of applications is completed, the finalists (or 'short list') are considered again in anticipation of inviting one or more for interview.
Ex: This paper gives some information about the winners, highlights of their acceptance speeches at the awards ceremony, and lists the 4 runners up.

finalización
(n.)=completion ; finalisation [finalization, -USA] ; termination ; expiration ; passing.
Ex: The time period between the completion of a cycle (e.g. at the end of a volume or a year) and the publication of the associated cumulative indexes should be as short as possible.
Ex: The finalization of the thesaurus is also important; that is, terms should be reviewed for consistency and appropriate level of pre-coordination, word form and level of specificity.
Ex: This article discusses the terms of reference and aims of the project, the difficulties encountered in the creation of a centre for the whole of Latin America, and growth and termination of the UNESCO Technical Assistance Mission.
Ex: Failure to make a renewal fee payment can result in the expiration of the patent prior to its statutory term.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
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* edad de finalización de los estudios=terminal education age.
* fecha de finalización=completion date ; completion target.
* finalización de los estudios=graduation.
* finalización en segundo lugar=second place finish.
* tener programado su finalización=be scheduled for completion.

finalización de los estudios
(n.)=graduation.
Ex: However, in particular for cum laudes, productivity and impact decreased sharply in years after graduation.
finalización en segundo lugar
(n.)=second place finish.
Ex: With a damaged car, having to make a pit stop to change his front wing, the potential of a second place finish went up in smoke.
finalizado
(adj.)=discontinued.
Ex: Appendices include a section on recently discontinued dictionaries, a bibliography, and a directory of publishers and distributors.
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* no estar finalizado (con mucho)=fall (far) short of + completeness.

finalizar
(v.)=be over ; complete ; conclude ; end ; finalise [finalize, -USA] ; terminate ; put to + bed ; curtain + fall ; lay + Nombre + to rest ; carry through to + completion ; come to + an end ; round off ; be scheduled for completion ; wrap up ; draw to + a close ; draw to + an end ; wind up (in/at) ; finish off ; top + Nombre + off ; wind down ; call it + a day.
Ex: Alternatively, the loan policy may be changed to make documents due when the vacation is over.
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
Ex: Thus chapter 21 concludes with a number of special rules.
Ex: Each field also ends with a special delimiter, which signals the end of the fields.
Ex: Before the schedules can be finalised, the order of the facets in the schedules must be determined.
Ex: An SDI profile can be terminated at any future time by the commands.
Ex: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items.
Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.
Ex: A New Orleans style funeral provided a humorous backdrop for library staff to relive the tragedies and successes of the old system as it was laid to rest.
Ex: The author discusses the development process which began with a concept, continued with the formulation of objectives, and has been carried through to completion.
Ex: The era of paper-based information systems is coming to an end.
Ex: Klaus Ring will round off the plenary sessions with a lecture entitled: 'Are Internet and Print Products Interchangeable Reading Media?' = Klaus Ring culminará las sesiones plenarias el miércoles con una conferencia titulada: "¿Son los Productos Impresos y de Internet Soportes de Lectura Intercambiables?".
Ex: The 2nd phase is scheduled for completion by the end of 1995.
Ex: The article is entitled 'ACRL wraps up year 1 of Academic Library Statistics Project'.
Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.
Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.
Ex: Besides, winding up in an exclusive arrangement with a distributor that has rotten customer service ruins any advantage.
Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.
Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
Ex: If he gets in a mood over this then I think it's time to call it a day.
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* código de finalizar=end code.
* estar casi finalizado=near + completion.
* finalizar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
* finalizar (el) primero=come in + first ; finish + first.
* finalizar (el) segundo=finish + second ; finish + runner-up ; come in + second ; come in + runner-up.
* finalizar (el) tercero=finish + third ; come in + third.
* finalizar el último=finish + last ; come in + last.
* finalizar en empate=end in + a draw ; result in + a draw ; finish in + a draw.
* finalizar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* finalizar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
* finalizar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* finalizar en último lugar=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
* finalizar los estudios de BUP=complete + high school.
* finalizar repentinamente=come to + an abrupt end ; come to + a swift end.
* finalizar un mandato=leave + office.
* para finalizar=in closing.

finalizar (el) penúltimo
(v.)=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
Ex: The following two years the club struggled and finished second from bottom in both seasons. Ex: Season 2006 was very disappointing for the club, as they finished second to last and had to play promotion/relegation play-offs. Ex: They came in second to last in their division, which should make it easier to improve. Ex: There was one other rider who was slower than me, and I came in second to last.
finalizar (el) primero
(v.)=come in + first ; finish + first.
Ex: Of course, like any marathon you'll have the ones that come in first; only to be followed by the stragglers, an hour later. Ex: She finished first at last, for a split second.
finalizar (el) segundo
(v.)=finish + second ; finish + runner-up ; come in + second ; come in + runner-up.
Ex: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches. Ex: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions. Ex: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold). Ex: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.
finalizar (el) tercero
(v.)=finish + third ; come in + third.
Ex: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places. Ex: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.
finalizar el último
(v.)=finish + last ; come in + last.
Ex: There is nothing wrong with finishing last. Ex: Somebody has to come in last in any race.
finalizar en empate
(v.)=end in + a draw ; result in + a draw ; finish in + a draw.
Ex: The most important fact known about the game is that, unlike some other games, it can't end in a draw. Ex: They prefer a slow, reflective kind of game that, like chess, may quite often may result in a draw. Ex: The first leg in Moscow finished in a draw, and so all would be decided in Santiago.
finalizar en primer lugar
(v.)=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
Ex: The girls team came in first place overall in points. Ex: After three weeks of online voting by the general public, they finished in first place with almost 30% more votes than their closest competitor.
finalizar en segundo lugar
(v.)=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
Ex: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points. Ex: They came in second place in the 2003 season.
finalizar en tercer lugar
(v.)=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
Ex: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Ex: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.
finalizar en último lugar
(v.)=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
Ex: If you win the arms race you come in last place in the human race. Ex: The team's transformation process actually began after the 2000 season when they finished in last place.
finalizar los estudios de BUP
(v.)=complete + high school.
Ex: Chile was once her home, she grew up and completed high school there, and she knew first-hand some of the country's needs for advancing the field of librarianship.
finalizar repentinamente
(v.)=come to + an abrupt end ; come to + a swift end.
Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap. Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
finalizar un mandato
(v.)=leave + office.
Ex: There is a need for a law that requires all senior public officials to declare their assets upon taking office, every year thereafter and upon leaving office.
finalmente
=finally ; at length ; eventually ; ultimately.
Ex: Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts).
Ex: 'Well, if you can be patient,' he said at length, 'I'll see what I can do'.
Ex: Eventually this work on citation orders came to fruition in the rather unlikely context of a new indexing systems, PRECIS.
Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file.

financiabilidad
(n.)=fundability.
Ex: This worksheet is also a roadmap on how entrepreneurs can improve the fundability of their enterprises.

financiable
(adj.)=fundable.
Ex: Experience shows that there is a big difference between a feasible business idea and a fundable business idea.
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* autofinanciable=self-financing.

financiación
(n.)=financing ; funding ; grant support.
Ex: The Green Paper on the financing of the public library service forces librarians to look closely at the choices facing them on how libraries of the future are to be funded.
Ex: The mission, organisational structure, user needs, funding and technology of the library must all be made to match.
Ex: The article 'The citation impact of funded and unfunded research in economics' asks whether research which receives grant support is more cited than unfunded research.
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* autofinanciación=self-funding [self funding].
* con financiación independiente=self-funded.
* con financiación propia=self-funded.
* con una buena financiación=well-funded.
* Departamento de Financiación de las Universidades=University Grants Committee (UGC).
* Departamento de Financiación de las Universidades (UGC)=University Grants Committee (UGC).
* financiación estatal=tax dollars.
* financiación externa=outside funding.
* financiación gubernamental=government funding.
* financiación privada=private funding.
* financiación pública=public funding.
* organismo de financiación=funding agency.
* período de financiación=funding period.
* política de financiación=financing policy ; funding policy.
* recortar la financiación=cut + funding.
* sin financiación=unfunded.
* sin la suficiente financiación=underfinanced [under-financed].
* solicitud de financiación=funding bid.
* volver a recibir financiación=re-fund.

financiación estatal
(n.)=tax dollars.
Ex: Public libraries are supported by tax dollars and augmenting that support by charging fees not only is fiscally sound, it is equitable.
financiación externa
(n.)=outside funding.
Ex: Librarians and libraries are always asked to do too much with too little, so the search for outside funding through grants, gifts and fundraisers is a constant in library life.
financiación gubernamental
(n.)=government funding.
Ex: This article discusses management issues experienced by the information service of Employment Relations, a human resource consulting service, during a period of transition from government funding to private funding.
financiación privada
(n.)=private funding.
Ex: This article discusses management issues experienced by the information service of Employment Relations, a human resource consulting service, during a period of transition from government funding to private funding.
financiación pública
(n.)=public funding.
Ex: This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding.
financiado
(adj.)=funded.
Ex: The article 'The citation impact of funded and unfunded research in economics' asks whether research which receives grant support is more cited than unfunded research.
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* financiado con dinero público=publicly financed ; publicly funded [publicly-funded] ; public funded [public-funded].
* financiado con fondos privados=privately supported [privately-supported] ; commercially funded ; privately funded ; privately financed.
* financiado con fondos públicos=publicly funded [publicly-funded] ; public funded [public-funded] ; publicly held.
* financiado por el estado=state-supported ; state-funded.
* financiado por el gobierno=government-funded.
* financiado por el gobierno federal=federally funded [federally-funded].
* financiado por una fundación=foundation-funded.

financiado con dinero público
(adj.)=publicly financed ; publicly funded [publicly-funded] ; public funded [public-funded].
Ex: Library users are lucky to have supplies provided for them by a publicly financed service. Ex: The article carries the title 'Rich aunt or poor cousin? Policy dilemmas for publicly funded libraries'. Ex: The study reveals that public funded R&D (research and development) is the major contributor of research papers in the journal.
financiado con fondos privados
(adj.)=privately supported [privately-supported] ; commercially funded ; privately funded ; privately financed.
Ex: This university is a privately supported and largely residential institution and it offers a full roster of degrees. Ex: This Commission's mandate is to license and regulate commercially funded television services operated from within the UK whether terrestrial, cable or satellite. Ex: This is a privately funded civic group involved in the restoration and preservation of the city's old town and historic landmarks. Ex: Politics as a whole is debased when public servants are privately financed.
financiado con fondos públicos
(adj.)=publicly funded [publicly-funded] ; public funded [public-funded] ; publicly held.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Rich aunt or poor cousin? Policy dilemmas for publicly funded libraries'. Ex: The study reveals that public funded R&D (research and development) is the major contributor of research papers in the journal. Ex: The article 'Time to climb off the fence' discusses the policy concerning publicly held data both in the USA and Europe.
financiado por el estado
(adj.)=state-supported ; state-funded.
Ex: The city also boasts an excellent public library of 380,000 volumes, and a state-supported university with an enrollment of 14,000 students -- which coincidentally is Anthony Datto's Alma Mater. Ex: The author describes a state-funded scheme whereby Austrian libraries have introduced electronic data processing into their library system.
financiado por el gobierno
(adj.)=government-funded.
Ex: Most government-funded health centers offer sliding fee scales in order to make treatment more affordable for low-income individuals.
financiado por el gobierno federal
=federally funded [federally-funded].
Ex: Its goal is to expedite the transfer of federally funded technology to US business and industry.
financiado por una fundación
(adj.)=foundation-funded.
Ex: A foundation-funded coalition is calling on the Congress to recognize that digital developments can revolutionize American education.
financiador
(n.)=funder.
Ex: Public libraries have reacted to the need to account for their services to their funders, the tax payers.
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* entidad financiadora=funding body.

financiar
(v.)=finance ; fund ; underwrite ; bootstrap ; bankroll.
Ex: SCOLCAP is based on the National Library of Scotland and is financed by the Scottish Education Department, and through subscriptions.
Ex: Although a few library building projects will be adequately funded, many others will receive only partial funding, and cost will be a major factor in most cases.
Ex: Underwritten by a Council on Library Resources grant, she compiled a thesaurus for nonsexist subject headings entitled 'On Equal Terms'.
Ex: The future of LIS education will depend not only on the imaginativeness of all of those involved in the process but on the ability of those involved to organize the financial capital necessary to bootstrap these programs.
Ex: Not only did Posada admit this to The New York Times in 1998, but he acknowledged that the leaders of CANF had bankrolled his terrorist operations.
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* autofinanciarse=become + self-funding ; be self-funded.
* bien financiado=well-funded.
* financiar en colaboración=co-finance [cofinance].
* financiar los costes=underwrite + costs.
* volver a financiar=re-fund ; refinance.

financiar en colaboración
(v.)=co-finance [cofinance].
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes.
financiar los costes
(v.)=underwrite + costs.
Ex: The publishing industry could influence the use of CD-ROM data bases in the private sector by helping to underwrite the costs of training users in the academic sector.
financiero^1
(n.)=financier.
Ex: His position was pivotal because he was not only the organizer but also the financier and indeed the speculator of the book trade.

financiero^2
(adj.)=financial ; fiscal ; pecuniary.
Ex: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information.
Ex: The effect of fiscal pressures is particularly evident for government on-line systems, such as DOE/RECON.
Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
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* analista financiero=finance analyst.
* apoyo financiero=financial backing.
* asesor financiero=financial advisor.
* asuntos financieros=money matters.
* ayuda financiera=financial assistance ; fund assistance ; financial help.
* centro financiero=financial centre.
* cuestiones financieras=money matters.
* director financiero=finance director ; chief financial officer.
* incertidumbre financiera=economic uncertainty.
* industria de servicios financieros, la=financial services industry, the.
* industria financiera, la=finance industry, the.
* informe financiero=financial report.
* mercado financiero=financial market ; financial exchange.
* programa de gestión financiera=cash management package ; cash management software.
* riesgo financiero=financial risk.
* sector financiero, el=finance sector, the.
* solidaridad financiera=financial solidarity.
* solvencia financiera=credit standing.

finanzas
(n.)=finance.
Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
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* controlar las finanzas=control + the purse strings.
* director de finanzas=finance director.
* encargarse de las finanzas=control + the purse strings.
* industria de las finanzas, la=finance industry, the.

finbos
(n.)=fynbos.
Ex: Fynbos is the natural shrubland vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa.

finca
(n.)=farm ; estate ; farmhouse ; farmstead ; homestead ; manor ; country state.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The Portland Archive is one of the most valuable family and estate archives in the country describing how the Porland family built up its estates.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.
Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.
Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.
Ex: These manors were isolated, with occasional visits from peddlers, pilgrims on their way to the Crusades, or soldiers from other fiefdoms.
Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.
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* en la propia finca=on-farm.
* finca agrícola=arable farm.
* finca ganadera=cattle ranch ; ranch.
* finca pequeña=croft.
* finca privada=private estate.
* gestión de fincas=land management.
* terrenos de la finca=estate grounds.

finca agrícola
(n.)=arable farm.
Ex: Choice of crop rotation is an important determinant of arable farm incomes.
finca ganadera
(n.)=cattle ranch ; ranch.
Ex: The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region. Ex: One hundred and twelve farm and ranch operator couples completed surveys that were used to discover their level of retirement preparation.
finca pequeña
(n.)=croft.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
finca privada
(n.)=private estate.
Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales.
fines de semana, los
=at weekends.
Ex: Charges relate to the time connected: these are 10.5p per minute for the first 250 hours at peak rate (between 8.00 a.m. and 7.00 p.m.), or 3.5p per minute outside these hours and at weekends.
fines lucrativos
(n.)=financial gain.
Ex: Books are stolen for financial gain or out of an excessive passion for the volumes themselves.
fineza
(n.)=finesse.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
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* actuar con fineza=finesse.

finger
(n.)=finger.
Nota: En Internet, programa que permite localizar la dirección de las personas que tienen dirección en Internet.
Ex: Finger is an Internet software tool for locating people on other Internet sites.

fingido
(adj.)=contrived ; feigned.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
Ex: If nothing else, her feigned flattery is nauseating.
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* comportamiento fingido=feigned behaviour.

fingimiento
(n.)=pretence [pretense, -USA] ; dissimulation ; dissembling.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.
Ex: The report did not directly accuse them of lying, but used more nuanced terms such as 'mendacity' and 'dissembling'.

fingir
(v.)=feign ; dissimulate ; fake ; counterfeit ; sandbag ; keep up + facade ; put on + an act ; keep up + appearances ; pretend ; dissemble ; hoax ; bullshit.
Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.
Ex: First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.
Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.
Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.
Ex: He hoaxed the popular media into thinking that he had burnt a million quid for the publicity it would, and has continued to, generate.
Ex: Being able to bullshit effectively requires at least a modicum of knowledge about the subject at hand.
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* fingir debilidad=sandbagging.
* fingir estar enfermo=malinger.
* fingir estar muerto=feign + death.

fingir debilidad
(n.)=sandbagging.
Ex: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard.
fingir estar enfermo
(v.)=malinger.
Ex: This can lead to accusations of malingering, hypochondria, and/or mental illness.
fingir estar muerto
(v.)=feign + death.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
finiquito
(n.)=redundancy payment ; severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; redundancy pay ; severance scheme.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
Ex: Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring.
Ex: Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree.
Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000.
Ex: Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.
Ex: The severance scheme was seen by many as compensation to outgoing councillors, to sweeten the pill of their political demise.

finito
(adj.)=finite.
Ex: A number of data elements needed in a library system are items chosen from a finite list of possibilities.
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* finito en el tiempo=timebound [time-bound].

finito en el tiempo
(adj.)=timebound [time-bound].
Ex: A need is specific and generally timebound.
finlandés
(n.)=Finnish ; Finn.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The library of the University of Oulu has published a report on citations of Finnish scientific periodicals in international bibliographies and indexes.
Ex: Due to conflicts between the Finns and the Tsar, the Finnish army was dispersed at the beginning of this century and the army libraries were abandoned until the independence of Finland in 1917.

fino
(adj.)=fine ; thin ; pencil-thin ; chic ; voguish.
Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.
Ex: From the chic Princes Square and the monumental St Enoch Centre to the magnificent Buchanan Galleries, shopping is an essential part of the Glasgow experience.
Ex: Wearing a wedding gown from a charity shop is very voguish right now.
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* de granularidad fina=fine grain ; fine-grained.
* de textura fina=fine grain ; fine-grained.
* hilar demasiado fino=split + hairs.
* lonja fina y pequeña=sliver.
* rodaja fina y pequeña=sliver.
* sal fina=table salt.
* trocito fino=sliver.
* una capa fina de=a skim of.

finísimo
(adj.)=hairline.
Ex: Didot's first neo-classic type did not show marked contrast, but later developments of the form, by Didot himself and by Bodoni in Italy, resulted by 1800 in faces of great contrast combined with vertical stress and unbracketed, hairline serifs.

fiordo
(n.)=fjord.
Ex: This district with 3,100 inhabitants is centrally placed on a peninsula surrounded by fjords.

firecilla
(n.)=shrew.
Ex: Though Mrs. Lincoln was by no means such a shrew as has been asserted, she was difficult to live with.

firewall
(n.)=firewall.
Nota: En Internet, ordenador que se coloca como puerta de acceso entre una red local y otras redes para controlar quién accede y cómo se accede a la red local por razones principalmente de seguridad.
Ex: A firewall is a gateway through which all connections are made and offers a solution against intruders getting into and employees sending out unauthorized information.

firma comercial
(n.)=commercial firm ; firm ; business firm ; commercial enterprise.
Ex: Difficulties over access to these can arise when research project has been financed by a scientific organization or commercial firm who have an interest in maintaining security. Ex: The European Development Fund finances projects in overseas countries for which European-based firms can supply equipment and know-how. Ex: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one. Ex: Some commercial enterprises subsidise satellite communications for academic institutions.
firma de abogados
(n.)=legal assistance society ; law firm.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made with an attorney in a legal assistance society and conselors in abortion clinics or maternity homes. Ex: Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.
firma de arquitectos
(n.)=architectural firm.
Ex: This is an interview with Hugh Hard of Hardy Holmzan Pfeiffer Associates, an architectural firm specializing in library design and renovation.
firma de auditoría
(n.)=auditing firm ; audit firm.
Ex: External auditors are independent staff assigned by an auditing firm to assess and evaluate financial statements of their clients. Ex: Audit rotation is designed to overcome two problems that can occur if an organization hires the same audit firm year in and year out.
firma de autógrafos
(n.)=autograph-signing appearance.
Ex: Profiles in newspapers and magazines, autograph-signing appearances in bookshops -- any device at all that reveals the person behind the book -- does far more for an author's readership than yards of reviews or pages of expensive advertisements.
firma de correo electrónico
(n.)=e-mail signature.
Ex: Still another librarian includes the Website address as part of her e-mail signature = Además, otra bibliotecaria incluye la dirección de la página web en su firma de correo electrónico.
firma del contrato
(n.)=contract signature.
Ex: There are no arrangement fees and there is no formal commitment until contract signature, which is normally shortly before the date of each disbursement.
firma digital
(n.)=digital signature.
Ex: The author examines the potential of biometric authentication of a person and digital signature technologies to tackle these problems.
firma electrónica
(n.)=electronic signature.
Ex: Electronic signatures allow our sales reps to close deals in minutes instead of days.
firma especializada
(n.)=specialist firm.
Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.
firma^1
(n.)=signature ; signing.
Ex: The application form would normally show the applicant's name and address, and in addition a signature would be required below a statement of intent to comply with the library's rules and regulations.
Ex: Another recent development was the signing of an agreement in the spring of 1984 between the Quebec Ministere des Communications and UTLAS.
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* con firma=signed.
* firma de autógrafos=autograph-signing appearance.
* firma de correo electrónico=e-mail signature.
* firma del contrato=contract signature.
* firma digital=digital signature.
* firma electrónica=electronic signature.
* libro de firmas=guest book [guestbook].
* orden de firma=co-authorship order.
* sin firma=unsigned.

firma^2
(n.)=firm.
Ex: The European Development Fund finances projects in overseas countries for which European-based firms can supply equipment and know-how.
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* firma comercial=commercial firm ; firm ; business firm ; commercial enterprise.
* firma de abogados=legal assistance society ; law firm.
* firma de arquitectos=architectural firm.
* firma de auditoría=auditing firm ; audit firm.
* firma especializada=specialist firm.

firmado
(adj.)=signed.
Ex: The first study did not require evaluators to sign their forms and the director found that signed forms had higher ratings than unsigned forms.

firmamento, el
=empyrean, the ; firmament, the.
Ex: Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.
Ex: The sun passes through the underworld after leaving the heavens each night to hasten back to the opposite end of the firmament.

firmante
(n.)=signatory ; signer.
Ex: Please remember that the ballot papers should be signed by the authorised signatory of the Member registered for the Section concerned.
Ex: A favorite of King John (signer of the Magna Carta in 1215), Brewer served as sheriff in eleven different shires during his rule.
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* abajo firmantes, los=undersigned, the.
* los abajo firmantes=the parties hereto.
* país firmante=signatory country.

firmar
(v.)=sign ; autograph ; put + Posesivo + name to ; sign up.
Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
Ex: When the card catalogue was eliminated, those cards describing books by celebrities were posted to the celebrity with a request that it be autographed and returned so that they would be auctioned to raise funds for the library = Cuando se eliminó el catálogo de fichas, se enviaron las fichas que describian los libros escritos por famosos a sus autores pidiéndoles que las firmasen y devolviesen para su subasta con objeto de recaudar fondos para la biblioteca.
Ex: After a series of meetings in Amsterdam, 10 European publishers and librarians have put their names in a personal capacity to a joint statement on the Impact of Electronic Technology.
Ex: One of the first publishers to sign up for the new service is Tower Publishing, UK.
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* firmar acuerdo=write + agreement.
* firmar la cesión=sign away.
* firmar la sentencia de muerte a=sound + the death knell for.
* firmar un acuerdo=tie + the knot.
* firmar una sentencia de muerte=sign + a death warrant (for).
* firmar un contrato=issue + contract ; sign + contract ; make + contract ; enter into + contract.
* sin firmar=unsigned.

firmar acuerdo
(v.)=write + agreement.
Ex: So, one vendor, now called Ovid Technologies, wrote agreements with publishers to get them to open up acess to their journals.
firmar la cesión
(v.)=sign away.
Ex: The article is entitled 'License agreements in lieu of copyright: are we signing away our rights?'.
firmar la sentencia de muerte a
(v.)=sound + the death knell for.
Ex: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
firmar un acuerdo
(v.)=tie + the knot.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Oracle and Sun tie the knot'.
firmar un contrato
(v.)=issue + contract ; sign + contract ; make + contract ; enter into + contract.
Ex: The library staff is not unionized; contracts, which take the form of salary agreements, are issued annually. Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'. Ex: As a result of the tender procedure a contract was made to construct the new Library and Department of Library and Information Studies. Ex: One of the basic tenets of contract law is that both parties must be capable of understanding that they are entering into a contract.
firmar una sentencia de muerte
(v.)=sign + a death warrant (for).
Ex: If libraries do not catalog as many electronic resources as possible, this may effectively sign the death warrant for the library OPAC.
firme
(adj.)=firm ; powerful ; sound ; strong ; uncompromising ; steadfast ; assertive ; adamant ; taut ; tight ; uncompromised ; staunch [stanch, -USA] ; rock solid ; unswerving ; toned ; stout .
Ex: Full consideration of the above factors should form a firm basis for the design of an effective thesaurus or list of subject headings.
Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.
Ex: Thus the scheme has a sound organisational backing.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.
Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.
Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.
Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.
Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.
Ex: The guard (book) catalogue is a book form catalogue with several entries on each page, but each entry inserted by pasting slips on to the stout pages of the book.
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* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión=take + position on + issue.
* alcanzar tierra firme=come + ashore.
* con pie firme=sure-footed.
* de manera firme=stoutly.
* en tierra firme=on dry land.
* llegar a tierra firme=come + ashore.
* mantener firme=keep + steady ; hold in + line ; hold + steady.
* mantenerse firme=stand + Posesivo + ground ; stick to + Posesivo + guns ; stand + firm ; hold + Posesivo + ground.
* mantenerse firme como una roca=stand like + a rock.
* permanecer firm=stay in + place.
* poco firme=tenuous ; rocky .
* ponerse firme=stand to + attention.
* senos firmes y de punta=pert breasts.
* sobre suelo firme=on firm footing.
* terreno firme=safe ground ; solid ground.
* tierra firme=solid ground.

firmemente
=firmly ; steadily ; strongly ; uncompromisingly ; unshakably ; staunchly ; solidly ; robustly ; steadfastly ; securely ; stoutly.
Ex: It is, however, essential to keep the historical context of UDC firmly in mind when studying and using the scheme.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
Ex: The student is strongly recommended to examine the guiding provided in any libraries to which he has access.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.
Ex: He inspired intense lasting loyalties, but also made many enemies, being unshakably confident in his own judgement, stubborn, and racially prejudiced against Jews.
Ex: However, even though public libraries lack adequate funding and are typically small, Costa Ricans staunchly support their continuation.
Ex: New information studies curricula should be solidly based on principles of information management.
Ex: Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
Ex: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
Ex: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
Ex: Slavery was stoutly defended by those who benefited from it, the white plantation owners in the South.
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* estar firmemente convencido=strongly held opinion.
* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo=feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.

firmeza
(n.)=firmness ; steadiness ; sureness ; sturdiness.
Ex: To implement this policy without creating resentment requires firmness and sensitivity.
Ex: As the sobbing abated, the secretary's voice regained some steadiness.
Ex: In other words, to make sense of life-situations and to make intelligent decisions when we meet them, we need to have pondered the various possibilities either before the situations arise or with speed and sureness when they arise.
Ex: The life of military brats is a 'mixed bag': they're worldly and sophisticated, which civilians might label as 'sturdiness'.
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* con firmeza=assertively ; resolutely ; firmly ; unshakably ; staunchly.

fiscal^1
(n.)=prosecutor ; prosecuting attorney ; district attorney ; district counsel.
Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law.
Ex: Prosecuting attorneys are responsible for prosecution of all violations of state criminal law within their county.
Ex: District attorneys are the elected representatives of the state in all criminal and some juvenile matters.
Ex: The duty of the prosecuting counsel is not to obtain a conviction at all cost, but to act as a Minister of Justice.
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* acuerdo con el fiscal=plea bargaining.
* Fiscal General=Attorney General.
* oficina del fiscal, la=prosecutor's office, the.

fiscal^2
(adj.)=fiscal ; prosecuting.
Ex: The effect of fiscal pressures is particularly evident for government on-line systems, such as DOE/RECON.
Ex: Moreover, the investigating function is in principle kept separate from the prosecuting one, at least in the case of the more serious offences including those related to corruption.
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* abogado fiscal=prosecuting attorney ; district attorney ; district counsel ; prosecutor counsel.
* año fiscal=fiscal year ; business year ; accounting year ; tax year.
* beneficio fiscal=fiscal benefit.
* defraudador fiscal=tax evader.
* desgravación fiscal=tax deduction ; tax relief ; tax abatement.
* ejercicio fiscal=tax year ; fiscal year ; business year ; accounting year.
* evasor fiscal=tax dodger.
* exención fiscal=tax write-off.
* extracto fiscal=tax statement ; income tax statement.
* fraude fiscal=tax evasion.
* licencia fiscal=trading licence.
* paraíso fiscal=tax haven ; offshore banking.
* reducción fiscal=tax cut.
* residencia fiscal=tax residence.
* tipo fiscal=tax rate.
* tipo fiscal marginal=marginal tax rate.
* ventaja fiscal=tax advantage.

fisco, el
(n.)=tax collector.
Ex: In either instance, tax collectors are responsible for insuring that all property taxes due the municipality are collected.

fisgar
(v.)=poke about/(a)round/into/in ; lurk ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into).
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: On the rare occasions when I venture beyond lurking to pose the occasional query, I am often overwhelmed by the generosity of those who take the time to reply.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

fisgonear
(v.)=poke about/(a)round/into/in ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into) ; rubberneck.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.
Ex: Why do people rubberneck when they see an accident?.

fisgoneo
(n.)=snooping.
Ex: Data scrambling can take place prior to its transmission and can guard against wire-tapping or other electronic snooping.

fisgón
(n.)=snoop ; rubberneck.
Ex: Every single email she wrote in secret has been read by snoops.
Ex: We got so many rubbernecks and looks that we started counting, they don't get many Minis there apparently.

fisible
(adj.)=fissible ; fissile.
Ex: In nuclear technology 'critical mass' of fissible material is the amount needed to create a nuclear chain reaction.
Ex: Most of the global fissile material stockpile has been produced for nuclear-weapon purposes.

fisicalismo
(n.)=physicalism.
Nota: Pensamiento filosófico que mantiene que todo lo que es real, de algún modo, es físico.
Ex: The author discusses why Leibniz would not have accepted logical physicalism = El autor analiza por qué Leibniz no hubiera aceptado el fisicalismo lógico.

fisicalista
(adj.)=physicalistic ; physicalist.
Ex: Ellis calls the former a 'physicalistic' paradigm because of its allegiance to computer science and its data-driven characteristics.
Ex: The term 'library science' is an oxymoron and the physicalist paradigm is bankrupt = El término "ciencias de la documentación" es una contradicción y el paradigma fisicalista está en decadencia.

fisiculturista
(n.)=bodybuilder [body-builder].
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.

fisio
=physio.
Nota: Abreviatura de physiotherapist (fisioterapeuta).
Ex: He makes everyone feel important and has even taken time to speak to every member of the squad, from the kit manager to the physios to the players.

fisiográfico
(adj.)=physiographic.
Ex: Physiographic divisions of the earth's surface are also enumerated in the schedules.

fisiología
(n.)=physiology.
Ex: Thus, language and literature, medicine and physiology, and botany and agriculture could conveniently be placed close to each other.
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* fisiología vegetal=plant physiology.

fisiología vegetal
(n.)=plant physiology.
Ex: Plant physiology is part of the essential core curriculum every botanist has to master.
fisiológico
(adj.)=physiological.
Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.

fisionomía
(n.)=physiognomy.
Ex: In the sociology of the body, the analysis of physiognomy is a neglected topic.

fisioterapeuta
(n.)=physiotherapist.
Nota: A veces abreviado a physio (fisio).
Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.

fisioterapia
(n.)=physiotherapy.
Ex: The aim of the study was to determine the most frequently cited journal publications in 5 physiotherapy journals = El objetivo del estudio fue determinar las revistas más frecuentemente citadas en 5 revistas de fisioterapia.

fisiólogo
(n.)=physiologist.
Ex: The questions that fascinate physiologists and biochemists focus on how organisms of all kinds function.

fisión
(n.)=fission.
Ex: New topics develop not merely by fission -- the splitting up of established subjects -- but also by fusion -- the merging of previously distinct subjects.
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* energía producto de la fisión=fission energy.

fisonomía
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* la cambiante fisonomía de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.

fisura
(n.)=fissure ; cranny ; fracture.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.
Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in 'crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.
Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
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* fisura del grosor de un pelo=hairline fracture.

fisura del grosor de un pelo
(n.)=hairline fracture.
Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
fitomedicina
(n.)=phytomedicinal.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.

fitonutriente
(n.)=phytonutrient.
Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.

fitoquímico
(adj.)=phytochemical.
Ex: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.

fitosanitario
(adj.)=phytosanitary.
Ex: These new phytosanitary requirements are based on research that has shown that most insects are killed when temperature increases to above 56°C for 30 minutes.
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* certificado fitosanitario=phytosanitary certificate.

fixo
(n.)=Sellotape ; Scotch tape.
Ex: These tapes effect a permanent repair and do not discolour, but ordinary cellulose tapes such as Sellotape are not suitable for this purpose as they dry out, become discoloured and brittle, and cannot be removed without lifting a layer of paper and text.
Ex: The company's products range from the familiar Scotch tapes to surgical drapes, optical discs, abrasives, electrical connectors, and more than 40,000 other products.

flaco
(adj.)=skinny ; scrawny ; puny ; gaunt.
Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
Ex: They are for the most part, a puny, degenerate race, whose bodies are too weak for their overworked minds.
Ex: A dog standing in the middle of the road raised his hackles and growled as the line of filthy, gaunt humans marched down the dusty street towards him.
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* ahorrar para cuando lleguen las vacas flacas=save for + a rainy day.
* punto flaco=blind spot ; weak link.
* punto flaco, el=chink in the armour, the.
* ser el punto más flaco de Alguien=be at + Posesivo + weakest.

flacucho
(adj.)=skinny .
Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.

flacura
(n.)=thinness.
Ex: This article assesses the relationship between college men's media use and their endorsement of thinness for themselves and for women.

flagelación
(n.)=flagellation ; flogging ; whipping ; lashing.
Ex: The title of the article is 'On egotism, amateurism, masochism, narcissism, sadism, masturbation and flagellation in African bibliography'.
Ex: Bending's discussion of the representation of pain encompasses topics as diverse as childbirth, flogging, vivisection, and tattooing.
Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.
Ex: Unmarried people who break the law are subject to punishment by lashing.

flagelante
(n.)=flagellant.
Ex: As much as a pound of coagulated blood was noted to have been shed by individual flagellants during these paschal ceremonies.

flagelar
(v.)=flog ; whip ; lash ; bullwhip.
Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.
Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
Ex: She must be hunted down and bullwhipped for her obvious lack of mental acumen.

flagrante
(adj.)=flagrant ; gross .
Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
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* flagrante injusticia=gross injustice.
* injusticia flagrante=gross injustice.

flagrante injusticia
(n.)=gross injustice.
Ex: It would be a gross injustice if the intelligence agencies were now to carry the can for a war built on such slender foundations.
flamante
(adj.)=brand new ; spic(k)-and-span ; spanking new.
Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
Ex: She has brought out a spanking new album to please the ears of her fans.

flamenco^1
(adj.)=Flemish.
Ex: In the Flemish speaking region of Belgium students taking library and information science follow the same syllabus at all universities = En la región de habla flamenca de Bélgica los estudiantes de biblioteconomía y documentación siguen el mismo plan de estudios en todas las universidades.

flamenco^2
(n.)=flamingo [flamingoes/gos, -pl.].
Ex: Flamingoes are some of the only creatures designed to survive in the caustic environment of a volcanic lake.

flamenco^3
(n.)=flamenco.
Ex: The religious significance attached to the bullfight, flamenco & Passion Week celebrations in Andalusia, Spain, is examined.

flan
(n.)=flong ; flong mould ; crème caramel.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: The overwhelming advantages of flong moulds were that they were both quicker to make and quicker to cast from than plaster moulds.
Ex: This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.
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* estar hecho un flan=shake like + a leaf ; tremble like + a leaf.
* temblar como un flan=shake like + a leaf ; tremble like + a leaf.

flanco
(n.)=prong ; flank.
Ex: There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.

flanqueado
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* flanqueado de árboles=tree-lined.

flanqueado de árboles
(adj.)=tree-lined.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
flanquear
(v.)=line ; flank.
Ex: The maple trees that lined the Allenby Public Library parking lot reached toward the sun like a hedge of orange fire.
Ex: The bottom of the map is ornated with a large decorative allegoric city view of Stralsund flanked by two sea monsters.

flaquear
(v.)=flag ; falter ; falter ; waver.
Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.
Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.
Ex: The project faltered because the data became increasingly difficult to input and manipulate.
Ex: The first decision in establishing headings for the works of corporate bodies is the one over which code makers have wavered.
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* flaquear las rodillas=go + weak in the knees.

flaquear las rodillas
(v.)=go + weak in the knees.
Ex: The first time I saw my husband I went weak in the knees -- now when I see him, my stomach turns.
flaqueza
(n.)=infirmity ; foible ; weak point.
Ex: We must also consider those people who could and would use a library but are prevented from doing so by physical factors such as infirmity.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
Ex: Both earch engines has their own strong and weak points.
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* flaqueza humana=human frailty.

flaqueza humana
(n.)=human frailty.
Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.
flash
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* flash informativo=news flash.
* memoria flash=pen drive ; USB hard drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.

flash informativo
(n.)=news flash.
Ex: The idea of teletext is to supply, over the airwaves, such items of information as news flashes, the latest sport results, and commodity prices.
flashback
(n.)=flashback [flash back].
Ex: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.

flato
(n.)=flatulence.
Ex: Scientists say putting garlic in animal feed may cut flatulence in cattle and sheep.
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* dar el flato=bonk ; get + a/the (side) stitch ; hit + the wall.
* entrar el flato=bonk ; get + a/the (side) stitch ; hit + the wall.
* entrar un flato=hit + the wall.

flatulencia
(n.)=flatulence.
Ex: Scientists say putting garlic in animal feed may cut flatulence in cattle and sheep.
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* tener flatulencia=pass + gas ; break + wind ; pass + wind.

flatulent
(adj.)=flatulent.
Ex: A flatulent pig triggered a minor emergency in Australia when smells wafting from her farts sparked gas leak fears.

flatulento
(adj.)=gassy .
Ex: These past couple of months I have noticed that after eating, I am left feeling rather bloated around the tummy which is really uncomfortable, and I get very gassy and belchy.

flauta
(n.)=flute.
Ex: He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.
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* perroflauta=busker ; street musician ; street performer.

flautista
(n.)=piper.
Ex: When Queen Victoria died two personal pipers took part in the first stage of her funeral procession.
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* flautista de Hamelín, el=Pied Piper (of Hamelin), the.

flautista de Hamelín, el
=Pied Piper (of Hamelin), the.
Ex: He was wearing a coat of many colored, bright cloth, for which reason he was called the Pied Piper.
flautín
(n.)=pitch-pipe.
Ex: The reverse convention is used by LCSH, where we find pitch-pipe see Pitchpipe in which the hyphen is in effect deleted altogether.

flecha
(n.)=arrow.
Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.
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* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha=left/right arrows.
* gráfica de flechas=arrowgraph.
* gráfico de flechas=arrowgraph.
* punta de flecha=arrowhead.
* salir como una flecha=be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; bolt ; make + a bolt for ; shoot off ; dash off ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* ser una flecha=be quick off + Posesivo + feet.

flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha
(n.)=left/right arrows.
Ex: The left/right arrows on the keyboard move the cursor to a new position on the line so you can Insert or Delete a character or overtype a new character.
flechazo
(n.)=love at first sight ; crush.
Ex: This shows how quickly he lost his heart to his beloved, and that he believes in love at first sight.
Ex: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in.

fleco
(n.)=fringe.
Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.

flema
(n.)=phlegm ; mucus ; stiff upper lip.
Ex: Three days later, she started to cough up phlegm and spit blood.
Ex: Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.
Ex: The British stiff upper lip is even more in evidence in countless war films, especially those set during World War II.

flemático
(adj.)=phlegmatic ; matter-of-fact.
Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

flemón
(n.)=phlegmon ; tooth abscess ; gumboil ; tooth inflammation.
Ex: The type of surgery depends on the clinicopathological condition, including repair of the perforation, drainage of the abscess or phlegmon.
Ex: An untreated tooth abscess can result in the infection spreading to other areas of the body.
Ex: Because of risk of blood poisoning, consult your doctor if there is no improvement in 12 hours if a gumboil bursts.
Ex: Now, in addition to everything else, a dental examination might be required to rule out tooth inflammation.

flequillo
(n.)=fringe ; bangs.
Ex: Basically, it's a piece of embroidered fabric to which is added fringe, tassels, and sparkly things.
Ex: She likes to use clips to keep her bangs out of her eyes.

fletado
(n.)=chartering.
Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.

fletador
(n.)=shipper ; shipping agent.
Ex: The purposes and application of demurrage charges are not well understood, and this work should be valuable to shippers and railway officials.
Ex: Gibraltar is home to an impressive range of shipping agents offering every kind of support service to vessels of all sizes.

fletar
(v.)=charter.
Ex: The various forms of chartering of ship for the carriage of bulk cargoes are described.

flete
(n.)=freight charges ; haulage ; cartage ; drayage ; lighterage ; freight.
Ex: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.
Ex: The figure of the woman carried considerable ideological freight during England's commercial expansion from 1688 to 1730.
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* flete aéreo=air freight [airfreight] ; air cargo.
* flete marítimo=sea freight ; ocean freight.
* flete terrestre=land freight.

flete aéreo
(n.)=air freight [airfreight] ; air cargo.
Ex: This way periodicals arrive quickly by air freight and can be bought at USA prices, cheaper than those in Europe. Ex: Thus you can rest assured your goods by air cargo, bulk ocean freight or containerized shipment will receive the very best care at all times.
flete marítimo
(n.)=sea freight ; ocean freight.
Ex: Whether you are shipping your entire household or simply a few key items, we offer a cost effective sea freight service to many international destinations. Ex: Thus you can rest assured your goods by air cargo, bulk ocean freight or containerized shipment will receive the very best care at all times.
flete terrestre
(n.)=land freight.
Ex: Land freight is the best way to ship goods over short to medium distances.
fletán
(n.)=halibut.
Ex: Results with halibut, haddock and cod suggest that all three species are excellent candidates for cold water, marine aquaculture.

flexibilidad
(n.)=elasticity ; flexibility ; hospitality of notation ; suppleness ; latitude ; adaptability.
Ex: The differences found can be explained, at leas in part, by the elasticity of the term 'librarianship'.
Ex: New automated production systems allow greater flexibility, more economic throughput.
Ex: Hospitality of notation means that it is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
Ex: Many of the major sources of information are so deficient that suppleness is a most desirable attribute in any searcher.
Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
Ex: The duration of the cycle varies markedly from institution to institution, dependent upon the adaptability of the institutional structure to challenge and change.
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* con flexibilidad=flexibly.
* falta de flexibilidad=inelasticity.
* flexibilidad de horario=flexibility (in/of) working time ; flexibility (in/of) working hours.
* flexibilidad horaria=flexitime.

flexibilidad de horario
(n.)=flexibility (in/of) working time ; flexibility (in/of) working hours.
Ex: Current interests in greater flexibility in working time are leading to an increase in the extent of unsocial hours working. Ex: The two main features are continued wage moderation and negotiated flexibility of working hours, particularly part-time jobs.
flexibilidad horaria
(n.)=flexitime.
Ex: Non-traditional career patterns include part-time work; job share, flexitime, freelance and services by consultants and information brokers.
flexible
(adj.)=elastic ; flexible ; hospitable ; tensile ; accommodating ; limber ; compromising ; soft-line ; supple ; adaptable ; versatile ; lithe ; springy ; resilient ; conformable.
Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
Ex: Some users and classifiers find it beneficial to have a notation which is sufficiently flexible to permit a variety of citation orders to be adopted as appropriate to the document and the user's perspective.
Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
Ex: Unless we are clear about the answers, we are likely to make a number of gross mistakes in trying to bring children and books together in a tensile and lasting connection.
Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.
Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Ex: The intention was to make the interior finish as flexible and adaptable as possible.
Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable.
Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
Ex: For transducing, the proposal relies on conformable strips hosting pressure sensitive units directly placed on the aircraft aerodynamic surfaces.
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* de un modo flexible=flexibly.
* de uso flexible=hop-on/hop-off.
* disco flexible=floppy disc.
* encuadernación flexible en papel=limp paper binding.
* encuadernación flexible en vitela=limp vellum binding.
* hacer flexible=limber up.
* hacer que sea flexible=render + flexible.
* poco flexible=monolithic ; inelastic.

flexiblemente
=flexibly.
Ex: Readiness to alter the approach flexibly in the light of commercial impacts has proved necessary.

flexionado
(adj.)=inflected.
Ex: Gaps could be left in the passage where inflected nouns should be and students may be asked for suggestions on how gaps should be filled.
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* forma flexionada=inflected form.
* lengua flexionada=inflected language.

flexionar
(v.)=flex.
Ex: The following recommendations are made: select copying machines carefully (edge-flush platens are best; don't flex a book more than 180 degrees; educate patrons and staff to be gentle with books; and limit the number of pages copied from each volume.

flexión
(n.)=push-up ; flexure.
Ex: If a standard push-up is too difficult, you can start by doing push-ups against a wall, a table or a sturdy chair.
Ex: Gastrotomy was proposed as the only thing which could afford relief for the flexure of the colon.
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* flexión de brazos=push-up.
* flexión de piernas=squat.
* flexión de rodillas=squat.
* hacer flexiones=do + push-ups.
* hacer flexiones de brazos=do + push-ups.
* hacer una flexión de rodillas=do + a squat.

flexión de brazos
(n.)=push-up.
Ex: If a standard push-up is too difficult, you can start by doing push-ups against a wall, a table or a sturdy chair.
flexión de piernas
(n.)=squat.
Ex: Fitness instructors laud the squat as being among the best strengthening moves for the lower body.
flexión de rodillas
(n.)=squat.
Ex: Fitness instructors laud the squat as being among the best strengthening moves for the lower body.
flipar
(v.)=go + nuts ; be amazed at ; be amazed by ; astound ; be astonished ; be impressed ; be flabbergasted ; freak out ; flip out ; be speechless ; be gobsmacked.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: Delegates were amazed at the amount of research conducted.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times.
Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
Ex: Arriving at the Bouchaine Winery in early September, I was speechless as I glanced over the breathtaking views of the famous wine country for the first time.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.

flirtear
(v.)=flirt ; chat up.
Ex: While many artists have flirted with technology, however, there has not been a fully committed alliance between art & technology.
Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.

flirteo
(n.)=flirtation ; flirt ; flirting.
Ex: The article 'The flirtation that is paying off' describes the reasons for and the steps leading up to the decision to adopt a computerised information retrieval system = El artículo "El coqueteo que está dando resultados" describe las razones y los pasos que condujeron a la decisión de adoptar un sistema de recuperación de información automatizado.
Ex: The paper accounts for the need to differentiate between ecology as a science and ecologism which is an ideology born out of a 'flirt' of ecology with philosophy.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.

flojear
(v.)=loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

flojo
(adj.)=slacker ; feeble ; wobbly ; lazybones ; layabout ; lazy .
Ex: The article is entitled 'No slackers here: SLA's youngest members have the vision and enthusiasm to shape the profession'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.
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* andar por la cuerda floja=walk + the tightrope.
* caminar por la cuerda floja=walk + the tightrope ; walk + the tight wire.
* cuerda floja=tightrope [tight-rope].
* traérsela floja a Alguien=not give a shit.

floppy
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* disco floppy=floppy diskette.

flor
(n.)=flower ; blossom ; bloom.
Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.
Ex: Spring is prime hotel season in Washington, DC -- our fingers are crossed that the cherry blossoms come early.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Bermuda Library -- of books, and blooms, and little white devils'.
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* con los nervios a flor de piel=edgy ; nervy ; on edge ; highly-strung.
* corona de flores=wreath.
* cortar las flores marchitas=deadhead.
* cultivo de flores=flower growing ; flower cultivation.
* echarse flores=blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.
* en flor=in full blossom ; in blossom.
* estar en flor=be in bloom ; be in flower.
* fauna y flora=wildlife.
* flor de loto=lotus ; lotus flower ; lotus blossom.
* flor del tilo=linden flower.
* flor de regalo=cut flower.
* flor de un día=flash in the pan.
* flor para llevar en el ojal=boutonniere.
* flor prensada=pressed flower.
* flor que echa un chorro de agua=squirting flower.
* flor salvaje=wildflower [wild flower].
* flor seca=cut-and-dried flower.
* flor silvestre=wildflower [wild flower].
* flor y nata de la sociedad, la=cream of society, the.
* la flor de + Nombre=the prime of + Nombre.
* la flor y nata=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
* pétalo de la flor=flower petal.
* planta que echa flores=bloomer.
* semilla de flor silvestre=wildflower seed.
* tirarse flores=blow + Posesivo + own trumpet.

flor de loto
(n.)=lotus ; lotus flower ; lotus blossom.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described. Ex: Lotus flowers are amazing and have strong symbolic ties to many Asian religions especially throughout India. Ex: She sits at the hospital piano each afternoon with lotus blossoms and seashells braided in her hair.
flor de regalo
(n.)=cut flower.
Ex: He is a leading flower grower producing cut flowers from well over a million flower bulbs each year.
flor de un día
=flash in the pan.
Ex: The article is entitled 'WAP: a new phase in the technological revolution or a flash in the pan?'.
flor del tilo
(n.)=linden flower.
Ex: Linden flowers were once thought to be so effective in the treatment of epilepsy that a patient could be cured simply be sitting under the tree.
flor para llevar en el ojal
(n.)=boutonniere.
Ex: He was to be picked up by the secretary of the board of trustees, who would be wearing a blue blazer and a red carnation boutonniere.
flor prensada
(n.)=pressed flower.
Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.
flor que echa un chorro de agua
(n.)=squirting flower.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
flor salvaje
(n.)=wildflower [wild flower].
Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
flor seca
(n.)=cut-and-dried flower.
Ex: Best in a sunny, yet moist border, the delicate plum-coloured blooms make excellent cut-and-dried flowers.
flor silvestre
(n.)=wildflower [wild flower].
Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
flor y nata de la sociedad, la
(n.)=cream of society, the.
Ex: But in reality, those invited either want to mingle with 'the cream of society' or make sure their children marry into money.
flora
(n.)=flora ; plant life.
Ex: A four level character hierarchy allows subdivision of any flora description into as many as four levels in order to specify plant character precisely.
Ex: His paintings feature surrealistic and often disturbing views of animal and plant life.
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* delito contra la flora y la fauna=wildlife crime.
* fauna y flora=fauna and flora.
* fauna y flora marina=marine wildlife ; marine life.
* flora intestinal=intestinal flora.
* flora microbiana=microbial growth.
* flora y fauna=biota.

flora intestinal
(n.)=intestinal flora.
Ex: There is general consensus that the intestinal flora of healthy breast-fed infants has several beneficial effects.
flora microbiana
(n.)=microbial growth.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
flora y fauna
(n.)=biota.
Ex: A total of 38 species were identified in the biota examined.
floración
(n.)=bloom ; flowering ; efflorescence.
Ex: The rare book room in the Newman Library was besieged with a mould bloom in Aug 95.
Ex: Cultural programmes can bring the community together and build support for and interest in the library, while at the same time bringing about the flowering of knowledge.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle.
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* estar en floración=be in bloom ; be in flower.
* planta de floración=flowering plant.

floral
(adj.)=floral ; floral.
Ex: Spacious, well staffed, carpeted, decorated with floral displays -- it welcomes the user.
Ex: Spacious, well staffed, carpeted, decorated with floral displays -- it welcomes the user.
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* arreglo floral=flower arrangement.
* diseño floral=floral design.
* ofrenda floral=floral tribute.

floreado
(adj.)=floral.
Ex: Spacious, well staffed, carpeted, decorated with floral displays -- it welcomes the user.

florecer
(v.)=flourish ; bloom ; burgeon ; thrive ; boom ; flower ; blossom ; burst forth.
Ex: The reference librarian, on the other hand, wants a tool which is reflective of the approach that a user might take at that moment, not the approach of a user who might have flourished at the time when the record was made.
Ex: The article 'TULIP blooms in Tennesee' describes TULIP, a collaborative project to provide image access to 43 periodicals to members of the academic community.
Ex: The other principal omission from UNESCO's 1950 listing was report literature -- a field of published record which has burgeoned in the last thirty years = La otra omisión principal de la lista de 1950 de la UNESCO fueron los informes, un área que se ha desarrollado en los últimos treinta años.
Ex: Librarians need to pay greater attention to the politics of this organisational environment if libraries are to thrive.
Ex: Public libraries in China boomed at the beginning of the present century.
Ex: Librarians seek to provide a challenging, dynamic environment in which individual growth can flower.
Ex: At last, library schools and students recognise the true potential of the profession of librarianship, and the profession has the chance to blossom and flourish.
Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
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* florecer antes de tiempo=bolt.
* que florece en primavera=spring-flowering.

florecer antes de tiempo
(v.)=bolt.
Ex: Herbicide can be applied after bolting, but seed development remains a risk.
floreciente
(adj.)=thriving ; flourishing.
Ex: Now a thriving industrial city, it covers 40 square miles, has a population of 78,808, gives employment to 30,500 workers, and distributes an annual payroll of $640.6 million.
Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.

florecimiento
(n.)=flowering ; efflorescence.
Ex: Cultural programmes can bring the community together and build support for and interest in the library, while at the same time bringing about the flowering of knowledge.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle.

florentino
(adj.)=Florentine.
Ex: Florentine libraries are venerated institutions.

floricultor
(n.)=flower grower.
Ex: He is a leading flower grower producing cut flowers from well over a million flower bulbs each year.

floricultura
(n.)=flower cultivation ; flower growing ; floriculture.
Ex: Flower cultivation in China has a history of over 2,700 years.
Ex: Commercial flower growing is a significant industry in this area.
Ex: Floriculture or flower growing can provide an interesting and exciting career for those seeking outdoor work.

florido
(adj.)=flowering ; ornate.
Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.
Ex: Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances.
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* marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso=April showers bring May flowers.
* todo florido=in full blossom.

florista
(n.)=florist.
Ex: This book is intended for florists who want to expand their knowledge of techniques for extending the vase life of cut flowers.

floristería
(n.)=florist.
Ex: This book is intended for florists who want to expand their knowledge of techniques for extending the vase life of cut flowers.

floritura
(n./adj.)=frill.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
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* florituras=bells and whistles.
* florituras vocales=coloratura.
* todas las florituras=all the bells and whistles.

florituras
=bells and whistles.
Ex: It should also be noted that the various input tags have bells and whistles not mentioned in this short tutorial.
florituras vocales
(n.)=coloratura.
Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
florín
(n.)=florin.
Ex: His investment in the business in 1565 was about 20,000 florins, then worth about 2,750 sterling, a considerable sum in the sixteenth century.
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* florín holandés=Dutch guilder.
* florín húngaro=forint.

florín holandés
(n.)=Dutch guilder.
Ex: Annual subscription price is 310 Dutch guilders.
florín húngaro
(n.)=forint.
Ex: The data base contains data of every instrument and auxiliary equipment for research and development above the value of 100,000 forints.
flota
=fleet.
Ex: Much of the rural area is serviced by a fleet of mobile libraries.
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* información sobre la flota pesquera=fleet statistics.

flotabilidad
(n.)=buoyancy.
Ex: This amphibian vehicle has a pair of floaters for buoyancy and a helical blade fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the body.

flotación
(n.)=buoyancy.
Ex: This amphibian vehicle has a pair of floaters for buoyancy and a helical blade fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the body.
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* línea de flotación, la=water line, the.

flotador
(n.)=floater ; float.
Ex: This amphibian vehicle has a pair of floaters for buoyancy and a helical blade fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the body.
Ex: Attach the plummet to the hook and let it hang below the float.

flotante
(adj.)=transient ; floating.
Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.
Ex: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes.
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* costilla flotante=floating rib.
* mercadillo flotante=floating market.
* mercado flotante=floating market.
* tarima flotante=parquet ; parquet floor ; parquet flooring ; laminate flooring ; floating wood floor ; floating wood flooring.

flotar
(v.)=float.
Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
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* sentirse como flotando en las nubes=float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air.

flote
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* mantener a flote=keep + afloat ; carry + Nombre + on.
* mantenerse a flote=keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; keep + the wolves from the door ; stay + afloat ; stay in + business ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water.
* poner a flote=refloat ; refloat.
* poner nuevamente a flote=refloat.
* sacar a flote=get + Nombre + back on + Posesivo + feet ; refloat ; refloat.
* salir a flote=make + (both) ends meet ; get back on + Posesivo + feet.
* seguir a flote=stay in + business ; stay + afloat ; keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water.

fluctuaciones emocionales
=emotional ups and downs.
Ex: I've graphed myself, and I find that I have a twenty-one-day cycle of emotional ups and downs.
fluctuación
(n.)=fluctuation ; ebb and flow ; oscillation.
Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
Ex: This natural ebb and flow necessarily picks up speed as change accelerates.
Ex: This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.
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* fluctuaciones emocionales=emotional ups and downs.

fluctuante
(adj.)=fluctuating.
Ex: The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.

fluctuar
(v.)=ebb and flow ; fluctuate ; vacillate ; oscillate.
Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
Ex: The exchange rate is likely to fluctuate in unpredictable ways.
Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.

fluidez
(n.)=flow ; fluency ; fluidity.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Fluency with the English language is a predictor of successful assimilation into mainstream American society.
Ex: The article 'Fluidity and intangibility: the stunning impact of an expanded information base' examines the concept of the expanded information base and resulting changes which will greatly affect librarians and their libraries.
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* adquirir fluidez=gain + facility.
* con fluidez=fluent ; fluently ; proficiently.
* ganar fluidez=gain + facility.

fluido corporal
(n.)=body fluid.
Ex: The human tissues and body fluids found to be contaminated by these chemicals are listed.
fluido eléctrico
(n.)=power.
Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.
fluido vital
(n.)=vital fluid.
Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.
fluido^1
(n.)=fluid.
Ex: For example, the heading 'Circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.
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* corte en el fluido eléctrico=power cut ; power failure.
* fluido corporal=body fluid.
* fluido eléctrico=power.
* fluido vital=vital fluid.

fluido^2
(adj.)=fluent ; fluid ; flowing.
Ex: Any librarian who is fluent in Spanish will have an edge in applying for a public service position in most public libraries today = Cualquier bibliotecario que hable con fluidez el español tendrá una ventaja al solicitar un puesto público en la mayoría de las bibliotecas públicas actuales.
Ex: Literary language is vital, shifting, fluid; it looks constantly for new structures, new combinations that create new meanings.
Ex: He raised tympan and frisket in one flowing movement, lifted the new-printed sheet off the points, and laid it on the horse at the end of the unprinted heap; then turned immediately to laying on the next sheet = Levantaba el tímpano y la frasqueta con un movimiento fluido, sacaba de las punturas el pliego recién impreso y lo colocaba en el banco a un lado de la pila de pliegos no impresos; a continuación procedía a colocar rápidamente el siguiente pliego.

fluir
(v.)=flow.
Ex: At this disclosure, a flush flowed from Leforte's cheeks to her neck.
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* fluir abundantemente=stream in.
* fluir lentamente=trickle.

fluir abundantemente
(v.)=stream in.
Ex: Applications from newly graduated librarians continue to stream in for most well-advertised jobs in public and academic libraries.
fluir lentamente
(v.)=trickle.
Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it 'trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
flujo
(n.)=flow ; flux ; flood ; outflow ; stream.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: We might connect stream, current, flux, flow and evolution as being manifestations of motion; expurgation, disinfection, refining, bowdlerization and whitewashing as being manifestations of cleaning.
Ex: George Ticknor noted that this flood of new immigrants 'at no time, consisted of persons who, in general, were fitted to understand our free institutions or to be intrusted with the political power given by universal suffrage'.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: Voters felt the stream of news coming out of London had little to do with ordinary people.
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* constante flujo de=steady stream of.
* control de flujo del líquido=fluid-control.
* diagrama de flujo=flow diagram ; flow chart [flowchart/flow-chart].
* diagrama de flujos=process chart.
* flujo constante de=steady flow of.
* flujo continuo=continuum.
* flujo de caja=cash flow.
* flujo de capital=capital flow.
* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente=bursty traffic.
* flujo del aire=airflow.
* flujo de neutrones=neutro flux.
* flujo de tráfico=traffic flow.
* flujo libre=free flow.
* flujo sanguíneo=blood flow.
* flujo sanguíneo, el=bloodstream, the.
* flujo vaginal=vaginal discharge.
* velocidad de flujo=rate of flow.

flujo constante de
=steady flow of.
Ex: There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
flujo continuo
(n.)=continuum.
Ex: The process of information system development requires a continuum of activity and fragmentation of the process is undesirable.
flujo de caja
(n.)=cash flow.
Ex: Spreadsheet programs allow the manager to set up mathematical models of various aspects of the organization such as cash flow and production rates.
flujo de capital
(n.)=capital flow.
Ex: This paper presents a model to explain how IMF programmes can catalyse private capital flows following a financial crisis.
flujo de datos de un modo intermitente
(n.)=bursty traffic.
Ex: This article describes a mechanism that regulates access of bursty traffic to a LAN.
flujo de neutrones
(n.)=neutro flux.
Ex: For example, a user who wants to search for the determination of neutron flux in a boiling water reactor will look under the word REACTOR.
flujo de tráfico
(n.)=traffic flow.
Ex: The traffic flow in the building should be dictated by the compartmentalisation of the spaces and the arrangement of partitions and furniture.
flujo del aire
(n.)=airflow.
Ex: Asthma attacks can last minutes to days and can become dangerous if the airflow becomes severely restricted.
flujo libre
(n.)=free flow.
Ex: The author explains the danger of the information explosions and the factors that retard the free-flow of information.
flujo sanguíneo
(n.)=blood flow.
Ex: Syncope is temporary loss of consciousness and muscle tone due to decreased cerebral blood flow.
flujo sanguíneo, el
(n.)=bloodstream, the.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
flujo vaginal
(n.)=vaginal discharge.
Ex: Normal vaginal discharge has several purposes: cleaning and moistening the vagina and helping to prevent infections.
fluoración
(n.)=fluoridation.
Ex: Fluoridation is money down the drain -- children's cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not.

fluorar
(v.)=fluoridate.
Ex: Fluoridation is money down the drain -- children's cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not.

fluorescencia
(n.)=fluorescence.
Ex: This article deals with digital fluorescence imaging in restoration.
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* emitir fluorescencias=fluoresce.

fluorescente
(adj.)=fluorescent.
Ex: They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezo-electric lighters!.
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* bombilla fluorescente=fluorescent bulb ; fluorescent light bulb.
* tubo fluorescente=fluorescent lamp ; fluorescent tube ; fluorescent light.

fluorescina
(n.)=fluorescein.
Ex: The different appearance of fluorescein renders angiography a dynamic, cinematographic and deductive diagnostic method.

fluorización
(n.)=fluoridation.
Ex: Fluoridation is money down the drain -- children's cavity rates are similar whether water is fluoridated or not.

fluoruro
(n.)=fluoride.
Ex: A discontinuity was observed in the growth rate of the literature on the free molecular structures of binary fluorides.

fluvial
(adj.)=inland.
Ex: Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes.
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* vía fluvial=waterways.

flácido
(adj.)=flabby ; saggy ; flaccid ; limp.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
Ex: The flaccid length of the penis can be dictated by many things, including the temperature.
Ex: The sail just sat limp with barely a flutter.
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* flácido, flojo, lacio, fofo=limp.
* parálisis flácida=flaccid paralysis.

flácido, flojo, lacio, fofo
(adj.)=limp.
Ex: The sail just sat limp with barely a flutter.
flúor
(n.)=fluorine ; fluoride.
Ex: You have aggregated the class numbers for the concepts 'chlorine' and 'fluorine' to produce the distinct class number 546.13/14.
Ex: A discontinuity was observed in the growth rate of the literature on the free molecular structures of binary fluorides.
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* añadir flúor=fluoridate.
* dentífrico con flúor=fluoride toothpaste.
* pasta de dientes con flúor=fluoride toothpaste.

fobia
(n.)=phobia.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
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* fobia a las matemáticas=mathophobia.
* fobia a la tecnología=technophobia.
* fobia dental=dental phobia.
* fobia social=social anxiety.
* hidrofobia=hydrophobia ; aquaphobia.

fobia a la tecnología
(n.)=technophobia.
Ex: Variations in student computer literacy or technophobia result in unequal access to information.
fobia a las matemáticas
(n.)=mathophobia.
Ex: The article 'Overcoming mathophobia' discusses reasons for the resistance to mathematics, the importance of statistics, and the teaching of statistics and how to overcome the resistance to mathematics in librarianship students.
fobia dental
(n.)=dental phobia.
Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist.
fobia social
(n.)=social anxiety.
Ex: Without treatment, social anxiety is a torturous and horrible emotional problem; with treatment, its bark is worse than its bite.
foca^1
(n.)=seal.
Ex: The stories are accompanied by learning activities and discussion questions for students and are arranged under the headings of bear, mountain goat and deer, and seal and sea lion.
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* piel de foca=sealskin.

foca^2
(n.)=fattie ; fat lump ; fat lump of lard ; fatso.
Ex: That makes him sound bad, but he isn't -- He's a man who married a 22-year-old hottie only to wind up with a 35-year-old fattie.
Ex: I saw her on the telly the other day and she still looked like a fat lump to me.
Ex: This brand new book is going to turn you from a useless fat lump of lard into a tender caring, satisfying, lover for the woman you love.
Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.

focal
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* distancia focal=focal length.

focha
(n.)=coot.
Ex: To most people, coots are noisy, quarrelsome water birds that do a lot of splashing about.

foco
(n.)=focus ; focus [foci, -pl.] ; display spotlight ; spotlight ; focal point ; hotbed ; searchlight ; floodlight ; flood lamp.
Ex: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.
Ex: Once organised into facets, the single concepts that have previously been referred to as isolates, become known as foci (singular focus).
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
Ex: One of the most common misconceptions and criticisms held by the general public concerning universities is that they are hotbeds of radicalism, alcoholism, and sexism.
Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.
Ex: Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.
Ex: Intensity levels for flood lamps is relatively low because the energy is spread over a large area.
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* en el foco de atención=in the spotlight.
* foco de atracción de turistas=honeypot.
* foco de interés=focus of interest ; focus of concern ; focus of attention.
* foco de población=population centre.
* foco de resistencia=pocket of resistance.
* foco reflector=floodlight.
* iluminar con focos=floodlight.

foco de atracción de turistas
(n.)=honeypot.
Ex: Hitherto rural excursions have been confined to 'honeypots' with little penetration away from main roads.
foco de interés
(n.)=focus of interest ; focus of concern ; focus of attention.
Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest. Ex: In an era of exploding medical expenses, the linkage between health care providers and insurers becomes a focus of concern because its improvement is necessary if costs are to be contained. Ex: As most disabled students have been paraplegics, the focus of attention has been on wheelchair access and assistance.
foco de población
(n.)=population centre.
Ex: What was clear from the analysis was that major population centres such as Leeds, Bradford, Sheffield, Hull and York (all of which are university towns) had what might be called 'good' bookshop provision.
foco de resistencia
(n.)=pocket of resistance.
Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
foco reflector
(n.)=floodlight.
Ex: Attendance is significantly higher when the game is played in the evening under floodlights.
fofo
(adj.)=flabby ; saggy ; limp.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
Ex: The sail just sat limp with barely a flutter.

fogata
(n.)=campfire ; bonfire ; fire ; open fire.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.

fogonazo
(n.)=flash.
Ex: Be it his fiery temper, flamboyant clothes or his flashes of kindness and razor-sharp wit, when people talk of him, they tend to go from one extreme to the other.

fogosamente
=ardently.
Ex: They must take resolute measures for the abolition of this dictatorial regime and ardently defend the sovereign rights of its people.

fogosidad
(n.)=eagerness ; ardour [ardor, -USA] ; mettle.
Ex: The sense of alienation that had evolved over 50 years has gradually given way to a spirit of teamwork and eagerness to learn.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
Ex: A leader is often judged by his mettle in a crisis.

fogoso
(adj.)=hothead ; hot-headed [hotheaded] ; fiery ; spirited ; red-blooded ; torrid ; high-spirited ; mettlesome.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
Ex: He says he wants to have a torrid affair because he's too busy to commit to a proper relationship!.
Ex: It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
Ex: Brahman starts on his fateful expedition on a mettlesome horse.

fogueado
(adj.)=battle-hardened.
Ex: The Ethiopian soldiers fighting in Somalia are part of a much larger military force that is battle-hardened by major cross-border wars.

foguear
(v.)=toughen.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
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* foguearse=gain + experience.

foguearse
(v.)=gain + experience.
Ex: As the library gains experience with its vendors, these claim categories should be updated and the vendor records changed to reflect the delivery lags.
fogueo
(n.)=training ; baptism of fire ; real-world training.
Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
Ex: He was a militant trade-union leader who got his baptisms of fire under a ruthless military dictatorship.
Ex: The location has not only provided real-world training but it has also given them the chance to experience an environment that differs greatly from their home state.
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* disparar munición de fogueo=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
* munición de fogueo=blank ; blank shell.

fogón
(n.)=burner.
Ex: This paper describes an experiment in which chemistry students determine the efficiency of a laboratory burner used to heat water.

foja
(n.)=coot.
Ex: To most people, coots are noisy, quarrelsome water birds that do a lot of splashing about.

folclore
(n.)=folklore.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.

folclorista
(n.)=folklorist.
Ex: The book presents a selection of ten plays written by Hurston, author, anthropologist, and folklorist.

folclórico
(adj.)=folkloristic ; folkloric.
Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
Ex: Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.
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* arte folclórico=folk art.
* canción folclórica=folk song.
* literatura folclórica=folk literature.

folcsonomía
(n.)=folksonomy.
Nota: Sistema de indización del contenido de Internet por parte del usuario.
Ex: A folksonomy is an Internet-based information retrieval methodology consisting of collaboratively generated, open-ended labels that categorize content such as Web pages, online photographs, and Web links.

foliación
(n.)=foliation.
Nota: Numeración de las páginas de un documento.
Ex: The numbering of the leaves of a document is known as foliation.

foliaje
(n.)=greenery.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.

folio
(n.)=folio.
Nota: Se dice de un impreso que está 'en folio' cuando sus pliegos han sido doblados una sola vez.
Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
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* folio impreso a dos caras=doubling.

folio impreso a dos caras
(n.)=doubling.
Ex: Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos.
follable
(adj.)=fuckable.
Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.
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* mamá follable=MILF [Mother I'd Like to Fuck].
* papá follable=DILF [Dad I'd Like to Fuck].

follaje
(n.)=foliage.
Ex: The effects of precipitation and foliage attenuation and depolarization are considered to have negligible effect on the microwave mobile systems.

follar
(v.)=buff ; fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; have + sex ; hump ; bone ; eff ; get it on ; bonk.
Ex: The only sex scenes I thought were decent were when Muffy buffed her boyfriend at the start.
Ex: He said he wanted to fuck her loudly on a hard bed with rain beating on the windows.
Ex: For every beautiful woman, there's a guy that's tired of screwing her.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
Ex: However, my friend's dog has been done and he still wants to hump everything he can, just doesn't realise he's firing blanks.
Ex: If you had a super hot cousin by marriage, would you bone her?.
Ex: I would not really like to eff her but she's pretty for an older lady.
Ex: I read that she walked onto the boat and caught them getting it on.
Ex: After bonking her, the fella disappeared and up to now she has never seen him.
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* follarse=hump.

follarse
(v.)=shag.
Ex: The next best thing to getting married to a man you love and having a family is shagging your best friend (who happens to be gay) and having a family.

folleto
(n.)=booklet ; handout [hand-out] ; handbill ; leaflet ; pamphlet ; flyer [flier, -USA].
Nota: Hoja suelta que se distribuye normalmente en la calle como medio de publicidad.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
Ex: Many libraries attempt to predict their users' questions and have material ready for sale, or hand-outs to answer them.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
Ex: Files of small documents such as leaflets and newspaper cuttings are a means of storing full text.
Ex: The term nonbook may extend to pamphlets, microforms and serials.
Ex: Bibliographies were compiled from holdings of major research libraries, CIP records, and publishers' flyers.
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* caja para folletos=pamphlet box.
* estante para folletos=pamphlet rack ; leaflet rack.
* folleto informativo=prospectus [prospectuses, -pl.] ; information sheet ; information leaflet ; Y-ME publication.

folleto informativo
(n.)=prospectus [prospectuses, -pl.] ; information sheet ; information leaflet ; Y-ME publication.
Ex: The reference service can provide university and college prospectuses, printed material on all aspects of careers and their selection, and examination requirements of professional bodies. Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines. Ex: The van has improved facilities, including covered access to a two-tier display rack, so that passers-by can browse through a wide variety of information leaflets. Ex: Objectives were to provide information about breast cancer in an easily accessible language and promote Y-ME publications and resources = Los objetivos fueron ofrecer información sobre el cáncer de mama en un lenguaje fácilmente accesible y fomentar los recursos y folletos informativos.
follón
(n.)=muddle ; cock-up ; bedlam ; ruckus ; scandal ; a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; palaver ; rigmarole [rigamarole] ; can of worms ; ruck.
Ex: The author attempts to sort out the muddle in which librarians have found themselves = El autor intenta aclarar la confusión en la que se encuentran los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.
Ex: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.
Ex: She might look quite frail but you don't want to get into a ruck with this old bag.
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* ¡qué follón!=what a palaver!.
* en un follón=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil ; in a twirl.
* meterse en follones=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* montar un follón=raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus.

folículo
(n.)=follicle.
Ex: Your sebaceous glands are constantly producing oil to lubricate the hair and lining of these follicles.
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* folículo piloso=hair follicle.

folículo piloso
(n.)=hair follicle.
Ex: The depressions of the surface that give the appearance of orange skin are the exaggerated pits of the hair follicles.
fomentar
(v.)=advance ; boost ; cultivate ; encourage ; foster ; further ; nurture ; promote ; abet ; foment ; spur ; elicit ; stimulate ; drive.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
Ex: In addition to continuing and advancing programs begun prior to his directorship, Mr. Welsh has initiated the Cataloging in Publication program (CIP).
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
Ex: The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
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* fomentar apoyo=build + support.
* fomentar el conocimiento=advance + knowledge.
* fomentar el debate=foster + discussion ; stimulate + discussion.
* fomentar el interés=raise + interest ; foster + interest.
* fomentar interés=build + interest.
* fomentar la competencia=cultivate + competition.
* fomentar la lectura=promote + reading.

fomentar apoyo
(v.)=build + support.
Ex: Cultural programmes can bring the community together and build support for and interest in the library, while at the same time bringing about the flowering of knowledge.
fomentar el conocimiento
(v.)=advance + knowledge.
Ex: Researchers have long been able to advance knowledge because of the stability of information preserved in the printed word.
fomentar el debate
(v.)=foster + discussion ; stimulate + discussion.
Ex: I should like first of all to express my appreciation to the enterprising and energetic partnership of Freedman and Malinconico for their indefatigable efforts to focus attention and foster discussion on current developments and issues in cataloging. Ex: The seminar will bring together a wide range of experiences and practices in order to share these and stimulate the discussion.
fomentar el interés
(v.)=raise + interest ; foster + interest.
Ex: I might also use some information from it to help raise interest. Ex: Founded in London in 1964, the Society fosters interest in the history of printing.
fomentar interés
(v.)=build + interest.
Ex: Cultural programmes can bring the community together and build support for and interest in the library, while at the same time bringing about the flowering of knowledge.
fomentar la competencia
(v.)=cultivate + competition.
Ex: The United States and the United Kingdom have pursued the same goal by cultivating competition in both the telecommunications and information industries.
fomentar la lectura
(v.)=promote + reading.
Ex: This seminar brought together librarians, educators, publishers and community activists to explore 'New Roads to Promoting Reading'.
fomento
(n.)=propagation ; promoting ; furtherance ; promotion.
Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
Ex: Promoting can be via advertising, personal contact or atmospherics (building design for users).
Ex: The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.
Ex: In order to denote the concept 'promotion' you have used the special auxiliaries enumerated at 35.07/.08.
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* fomento de espíritu de equipo=team building.
* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP)=Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).
* fomento de la lectura=reading promotion.
* fomento de la salud=health promotion.
* fomento del hábito de la lectura=reading promotion.
* fomento del hábito lector=reading promotion.

fomento de espíritu de equipo
(n.)=team building.
Ex: Team building refers to the process of establishing and developing a greater sense of collaboration and trust between team members.
fomento de la lectura
(n.)=reading promotion.
Ex: This article outlines the creation of a new library and the subsequent reading promotion which took place throughout the school including: more class reading; visits by authors; taped stories; competitions, etc.
fomento de la salud
(n.)=health promotion.
Ex: Physical therapy is a fast growing profession because of the ageing population, medical advances, and the public's interest in health promotion.
fomento del hábito de la lectura
(n.)=reading promotion.
Ex: This article outlines the creation of a new library and the subsequent reading promotion which took place throughout the school including: more class reading; visits by authors; taped stories; competitions, etc.
fomento del hábito lector
(n.)=reading promotion.
Ex: This article outlines the creation of a new library and the subsequent reading promotion which took place throughout the school including: more class reading; visits by authors; taped stories; competitions, etc.
fonda
(n.)=inn.
Ex: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.

fondeado
=at anchor.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.

fondear
(v.)=drop + anchor.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.

fondeo
(n.)=anchorage.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

fondo antiguo
(n.)=antiquarian materials.
Ex: Annotations are provided indicating whether the dealer concentrates on current or antiquarian materials.
fondo bibliográfico
(n.)=bookstock [book stock].
Ex: Non-librarians find the logic of this principle easy to accept if it is related to the control of the size of the bookstock and user body.
fondo circulante
(n.)=circulating collection.
Ex: During the summer of 1987 the library began a massive barcoding of the library's circulating collection using a combination of smart and dumb barcodes prepared by the bibliographic utility UTLAS.
fondo común
(n.)=pool ; kitty.
Ex: Forming a pool, the participants share the cataloguing work and receive the contributions from all the others = Formando un fondo común, los participantes comparten el trabajo de catalogación y reciben las aportaciones de los demás. Ex: Some groups like to keep a 'kitty' to cover the costs of replacing any books that go astray.
fondo común de conocimientos
(n.)=pool of knowledge ; pool of expertise.
Ex: A major challenge in the climate of change is that of maintaining an adequate and well balanced collection and of fostering a universal pool of knowledge. Ex: Its relevance and quality benefit from the considerable pool of expertise available in the organisation.
fondo común de inversión
(n.)=mutual fund.
Ex: For the most part, hedge funds (unlike mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors.
fondo de acceso restringido
(n.)=reserve collection.
Ex: Many libraries planned to keep much stock in a reserve collection, not open to the public.
fondo de amortización
(n.)=sinking fund.
Ex: One proposal would allow districts to use 'sinking-fund' taxes.
fondo de auxilio
(n.)=benevolent fund.
Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
fondo de cobertura
(n.)=hedge fund.
Ex: For the most part, hedge funds (unlike mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors.
fondo de consulta en sala
(n.)=reserve reading collection ; reserve collection ; reserve shelves ; special reserve ; reserve book room.
Ex: For example, libraries with reserve reading collections might want to make online indexes by professor and course available. Ex: One aspect of circulation control which often causes problems is the short loan or reserve collection of books which are in great demand for a limited period (e.g. for tutorials) and which are therefore removed from the open shelves and loaned for limited periods sometimes by the hour. Ex: Students can get material required for classes more readily from courseware offerings than from reserve shelves. Ex: Few students wanting a specific book from the Special Reserve will make a reservation for it. Ex: The article is entitled 'Anatomy of a small step forward: the Reserve Book Room at San Diego State University'.
fondo de inversión
(n.)=mutual fund.
Ex: For the most part, hedge funds (unlike mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors.
fondo de inversión libre
(n.)=hedge fund.
Ex: For the most part, hedge funds (unlike mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors.
fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa"
(n.)=browser collection.
Ex: Some university libraries are now providing what are known in the USA as browser collections; that is, collections set out to cater for the leisure needs of students as well as for their professional needs, by providing material for recreational reading.
fondo de previsión
(n.)=provident fund.
Ex: Contributions to provident funds made by employers are tax deductible while contributions by members are not.
fondo de préstamo por horas
(n.)=short-loan collection.
Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.
fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido
(n.)=electronic reserve.
Ex: The user survey revealed that some academics were concerned about the 'spoon-feeding' possibilities of an electronic reserve.
fondo de registros bibliográficos
(n.)=bibliographic pool ; bibliographic record pool.
Ex: If your library is making use of a bibliographic pool, the index to this pool should also be searched. Ex: The bibliographic record pool is a part of the DOBIS/LIBIS data base in which a library can store bibliographic records online for use in the acquisitions and cataloguing functions.
fondo de reserva
(n.)=reserve fund.
Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserve funds.
fondo de revistas
=periodical holdings.
Ex: Secondly there is a union list of periodical holdings to enable locations to be identified quickly.
fondo del mar
(n.)=sea bottom ; seafloor [sea floor] ; ocean floor ; seabed [sea bed].
Ex: A tsunami is a billow induced by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the sea bottom. Ex: The mapping of the seafloor also revealed that these huge underwater mountain ranges are bisected by a deep trench which in places is more than 2000 meters deep. Ex: The continental shelf regions also contain the highest amount of benthic life (plants and animals that live on the ocean floor). Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
fondo del océano
(n.)=ocean bed ; ocean floor.
Ex: Implications of marine legislation and laws of the sea related to ocean bed exploration are described in detail. Ex: The continental shelf regions also contain the highest amount of benthic life (plants and animals that live on the ocean floor).
fondo documental
(n.)=document collection.
Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.
fondo económico
(n.)=funds.
Ex: For some time there have been insufficient funds to support the central management of the scheme.
fondo fideicomiso
(n.)=trust fund.
Ex: These trust funds will enable EU countries to pool resources to provide coordinated and prompt financial assistance in times of crisis.
fondo fudiciario
(n.)=trust fund.
Ex: These trust funds will enable EU countries to pool resources to provide coordinated and prompt financial assistance in times of crisis.
fondo local
(n.)=local material.
Ex: For several years the library has had a successful arrangement with a local bookstore to supply it with unusual and important local material that would otherwise fall through the net of its collection development effort.
fondo marino
(n.)=deep-sea floor.
Ex: This is a collection of igneous and metamorphic rocks from the deep-sea floor.
fondo mutualista
(n.)=mutual fund.
Ex: For the most part, hedge funds (unlike mutual funds) are unregulated because they cater to sophisticated investors.
fondo para gastos de funcionamiento
(n.)=operating funds.
Ex: Some 4 million dollars of that increase is dedicated to operating funds, representing an increase of 30 per cent over previous levels.
fondo^1
(n.)=background ; backing ; crux ; fundus.
Ex: In the background has often been the need, at a time of declining financial resources, to demonstrate the relevance of the library to all sectors of society and there can sometimes be detected an element of patronization.
Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.
Ex: The crux of the process is the development of multiple models.
Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.
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* a fondo=fully ; thoroughly ; full-scale.
* al fondo (de)=at the bottom (of).
* artículo de fondo=feature article.
* corredor de fondo=long-distance runner.
* desde el fondo del alma=from the bottom of + Posesivo + soul.
* desde el fondo del corazón=from the bottom of + Posesivo + heart.
* emplearse a fondo=spare + no expense.
* en el fondo=at heart ; deep down ; in the back of + Posesivo + mind ; in the back of + Posesivo + head ; at the back of + Posesivo + head ; bottom line, the ; in the bottom ; deep inside.
* en el fondo de=at the root of.
* esquiador de fondo=cross-country skier.
* esquí de fondo=cross-country skiing.
* fondo del mar=sea bottom ; seafloor [sea floor] ; ocean floor ; seabed [sea bed].
* fondo del océano=ocean bed ; ocean floor.
* fondo marino=deep-sea floor.
* forma de doble fondo=double-faced mould.
* forma de un solo fondo=single-faced mould.
* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado=single-faced laid mould.
* haber tocado fondo=be at rock bottom.
* ir al fondo de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al fondo del asunto=get down to + bedrock ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* limpiar a fondo=spring-clean ; clear out.
* limpieza a fondo=spring cleaning ; spring clean.
* llegar al fondo de la cuestión=see to the + bottom of things.
* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión=get to + the bottom of ; get to + the root of.
* mar de fondo=groundswell.
* material de fondo=backing.
* moral + haber tocado fondo=morale + be at rock bottom.
* movimiento de fondo=groundswell.
* música de fondo=background music.
* negro sobre fondo blanco=black on white.
* pez de fondo=groundfish ; bottom fish.
* pisar a fondo=give it + some welly.
* pozo sin fondo=bottomless pit.
* ruido de fondo=background noise.
* servir de telón de fondo=set + the backdrop.
* sin fondo=bottomless.
* telón de fondo=background ; backdrop.
* teniendo como telón de fondo=against + background of.
* teniendo esto como telón de fondo=against this background.
* tocar fondo=bottom out ; hit + rock-bottom ; reach + rock-bottom ; touch + rock bottom ; strike + bottom ; scrape + the bottom of the barrel.

fondo^3
(n.)=backlist ; stock ; collection ; stocking.
Ex: They not only provide detailed information about new books and those soon to be published, but also continue to list all of their books still in print (frequently called a 'backlist').
Ex: Consider, for example, the work of the shoe shop manager and the way he arranges his stock of shoes.
Ex: While there are a profusion of techniques in existence to gain access to the collections, there is no uniform system.
Ex: Because of the lack of stocking space, there are many products that we can order for next day pick-up.
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* colección de fondos electrónicos=e-collection [electronic collection].
* colección de fondos locales=local history collection ; local collection ; local studies collection.
* con suficientes fondos=properly stocked.
* consultar los fondos=search + holdings.
* dotar de fondos a una biblioteca=stock + library.
* exceso de fondos=overstock.
* expurgo de fondos bibliográficos=collection weeding ; stock weeding.
* fondo antiguo=antiquarian materials.
* fondo bibliográfico=bookstock [book stock].
* fondo circulante=circulating collection.
* fondo de acceso restringido=reserve collection.
* fondo de consulta en sala=reserve reading collection ; reserve collection ; reserve shelves ; special reserve ; reserve book room.
* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa"=browser collection.
* fondo de préstamo por horas=short-loan collection.
* fondo de recursos electrónicos de acceso restringido=electronic reserve.
* fondo de registros bibliográficos=bibliographic pool ; bibliographic record pool.
* fondo de revistas=periodical holdings.
* fondo documental=document collection.
* fondo local=local material.
* fondos bibliográficos=holdings ; stock.
* fondos de acceso libre=open stacks.
* fondos de acceso restringido=closed access collection ; closed stacks ; closed access stacks.
* fondos de la biblioteca=library's stock ; library materials.
* fondos de libre acceso=open access stacks.
* fondos de material audiovisual=AV holdings.
* fondos de publicaciones periódicas=serial holdings.
* fondos de revistas=journal holdings.
* fondos indioamericanos=American Indian materials.
* fondos integrados=integrated stock.
* fondos locales=local history material.
* fondos patrimoniales=heritage collection.
* ingresar en los fondos=accession.
* malvesador de fondos=embezzler.
* mención de fondos=holdings statement.
* provisto de buenos fondos=stockholding.
* renovación de fondos=turnover ; stock turnover ; turnover of stock.
* renovar fondos=turn over.
* replanteamiento de los fondos=stock revision.
* sección de fondos locales=local studies department ; local studies library ; local studies collection.
* sección para el fondo de consulta en sala=reserve room.
* selección de fondos=stock selection.

fondos bibliográficos
(n.)=holdings ; stock.
Ex: A union catalogue then is, a catalogue listing in one sequence the holdings or part of the holdings of two or more libraries. Ex: The second function of the catalogue is concerned with the housekeeping activity of keeping a record of the library stock.
fondos de acceso libre
=open stacks.
Ex: Consoles would replace the conventional catalogue and would provide the facility for browsing now afforded by the open stacks.
fondos de acceso restringido
=closed access collection ; closed stacks ; closed access stacks.
Ex: With closed access collections the choice of arrangement may present only limited problems, since the librarian will act as an intermediary between the stock and the user. Ex: Access to books has improved with transfer from closed stacks to open shelves. Ex: Until recently movable shelving was used mainly in closed access stacks, but since some systems can be operated safely by anyone, it is being used increasingly in open access stacks.
fondos de la biblioteca
=library's stock ; library materials.
Ex: Flexibility to allow easy insertion and withdrawal of records so that the catalogue can be amended to reflect the current state of a library's stock. Ex: This article examines the problems facing libraries as acquisitions budgets are severely reduced and library materials continue to rise in price.
fondos de libre acceso
=open access stacks.
Ex: Until recently movable shelving was used mainly in closed access stacks, but since some systems can be operated safely by anyone, it is being used increasingly in open access stacks.
fondos de material audiovisual
(n.)=AV holdings.
Ex: This represented a 9.9 per cent reduction in the library's book and AV holdings.
fondos de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=serial holdings.
Ex: 5 data collection instruments were used: printouts of data base searches executed by students; a questionnaire; bibliographies from student papers; serial holdings of the university library; and interviews with instructors.
fondos de revistas
=journal holdings.
Ex: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, which contracts for management of military hospitals, responded to the libraries' needs for more complete and extensive journal holdings.
fondos indioamericanos
=American Indian materials.
Ex: This article gives a broad overview of the kinds of American Indian materials currently available on microform.
fondos integrados
(n.)=integrated stock.
Ex: However, integrated stock certainly can present problems in terms of physically housing the items, and keeping an assortment of media in a tidy sequence.
fondos locales
(n.)=local history material.
Ex: The problems and solutions of organising and indexing the local history material in 2 neighbouring libraries in Sydney are summarised.
fondos patrimoniales
(n.)=heritage collection.
Ex: The author reports on the findings of a survey of heritage collections held by public libraries in England.
fondos públicos
(n.)=public funds ; public funding.
Ex: This is probably a misuse of public funds and a betrayal of public trust. Ex: This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding.
fondos^2
(n.)=finance ; fund ; monies [money, -sing.].
Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.
Ex: If the price is different, the default price should be changed so that the financial records for the fund are correctly committed.
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
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* actividad dirigida a recabar fondos=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
* a fondo perdido=non-refundable.
* asignar fondos=allocate + funds.
* cambiar de fondos=turn over.
* campaña de recaudación de fondos=fundraising campaign.
* captación de fondos=fundraising [fund-raising].
* cheque sin fondos=bounced cheque ; dud cheque ; rubber cheque.
* conseguir fondos=win + funds.
* crear un fondo común de conocimientos=pool + knowledge.
* crear un fondo común de experiencias profesionales=pool + expertise.
* desembolsar fondos=disburse + fund.
* destinar fondos=allocate + funds ; divert + funds.
* disponer de fondos=dispose of + funds.
* falta de fondos=underfunding.
* financiado con fondos privados=commercially funded ; privately supported [privately-supported] ; privately funded ; privately financed.
* financiado con fondos públicos=publicly funded [publicly-funded] ; public funded [public-funded].
* fondo común=pool ; kitty.
* fondo común de conocimientos=pool of knowledge ; pool of expertise.
* fondo común de inversión=mutual fund.
* fondo de amortización=sinking fund.
* fondo de auxilio=benevolent fund.
* fondo de cobertura=hedge fund.
* fondo de inversión=mutual fund.
* fondo de inversión libre=hedge fund.
* Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia [UNICEF]=UNICEF [United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund].
* fondo de previsión=provident fund.
* fondo de reserva=reserve fund.
* fondo económico=funds.
* fondo fideicomiso=trust fund.
* fondo fudiciario=trust fund.
* fondo mutualista=mutual fund.
* Fondo para el Desarrollo Europeo=European Development Fund.
* Fondo para el Desarrollo Regional Europeo=European Regional Development Fund.
* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento=operating funds.
* fondos públicos=public funds ; public funding.
* intercambio de fondos=stock exchange.
* inyección de fondos=injection of funds.
* librar fondos=allocate + funds.
* mantenido con fondos públicos=publicly held.
* obtener fondos de=derive + finances from.
* persona encargada de recabar fondos=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
* recabar fondos=pursue + money ; solicit + funds ; elicit + funds ; raise + funds.
* recaudación de fondos=fundraising [fund-raising] ; fund development.
* recaudar fondos=accumulate + fund ; raise + funds ; elicit + funds.
* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).
* solicitar fondos=canvass + funds.
* un fondo común de=a common pool of.

fonograma
(n.)=phonogram.
Nota: Grabación sonora de cualquier tipo.
Ex: In summer 75, legislation was introduced to provide for compulsory deposit of phonograms, i.e., sound recordings of all kinds.

fonoteca
(n.)=record library ; sound recordings library.
Nota: Organismo o servicio para la recogida de grabaciones sonoras para su almacenamiento y disposición a uso.
Ex: A sound recordings library or record library is an organization or service for collecting sound recordings, for storing them and making them available for use.
Ex: A sound recordings library or record library is an organization or service for collecting sound recordings, for storing them and making them available for use.

fontanero
(n.)=plumber ; pipefitter.
Ex: CAAT is designed to train high school leavers in varying occupations (bakers, plumbers, journalists, library technicians).
Ex: Chapter 4 outlines miscellaneous jobs such as lathers, plasterers, roofers, metalworkers, pipefitters, teacher aides and zookeepers.
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* llave de fontanero=pipe wrench.

fontanería
(n.)=plumbing.
Ex: Water damage protection can be optimised by a working knowledge of the building's plumbing.

fonéticamente
=phonetically ; phonically.
Ex: Faults includes the inability of the search engine to deal with phonetically or incorrectly spelt words.
Ex: Since I write in English I should really refer to the city as Florence, but Firenze is such a phonically beautiful sounding word, far more befitting of the beautiful Italian city.

fonético
(adj.)=phonetic ; phonetical.
Ex: The system, called 'T-Search', includes not only automatic phonetic searching but also capabilities of full text search and couples them with the capability to search the figurative elements of trademarks.
Ex: Final processing of morphemic coincidences eliminates all phonetical ambiguities including cases of doubling of the same consonants.

football
(n.)=footie.
Nota: Coloquial.
Ex: He seems to be suffering from withdrawl symptoms now that there is no footie on the telly at weekends.

footing
(n.)=jogging.
Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.
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* hacer footing=jog.

forajido
(n.)=outlaw ; desperado.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND outlaws; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Notorious outlaws, desperadoes, and gunslingers rustled up trouble in town after town but when the gold disappeared they all left.

forastero
(adj.)=stranger ; alien.
Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

forcejear
(v.)=struggle ; clinch.
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: Several times the two clinched and vigorously pounded each other s heads and bodies, and finally Blade was again knocked to the floor.
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* forcejear (con)=wrestle with ; lock + horns (with).

forcejear con
(v.)=wrestle with ; lock + horns (with).
Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional. Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.
forcejeo
(n.)=tug of war.
Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.

forense^2
(n.)=forensic ; forensic scientist.
Ex: When corporations suffer a disaster, they often fail to take forensic evidence at the scene of the accident and this can prove costly later on when details have been forgotten.
Ex: This article clarifies the differences between archivists and historians and draws an analogy between the archivist and the forensic scientist.
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* médico forense=coroner.
* pruebas forenses=forensic evidence.

forestación
(n.)=afforestation ; forestation.
Ex: The state government has embarked on an afforestation project and has prohibited bush burning to reduce desertification.
Ex: Rural population growth has a pernicious effect on forestation.

forestal^1
(n.)=forester.
Ex: Even in the conservation of nature, the forester aims at production and use, through 'cropping' of his trees.

forestal^2
(adj.)=forest.
Ex: TREECD represents the world's most comprehensive source of information on forestry and covers agroforestry and forest products.
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* ciencias forestales=forestry.
* explotación forestal=logging.
* guarda forestal=wildlife manager ; forestry official ; forest ranger ; ranger.
* incendio forestal=forest fire.
* ingeniería forestal=forestry.
* ingeniero forestal=wildlife manager.
* masa forestal=forest cover.
* repoblación forestal=reafforestation [re-afforestation] ; reforestation [re-forestation] ; forestation.
* selva forestal=rainforest [rain forest].

foribundo
(adj.)=rabidly + Adjetivo ; frenzied.
Ex: The rabidly anti-intellectual Cultural Revolution in 1966-76 brought unprecedented disasters to libraries of all types.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.

forja
(n.)=forge.
Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.

forjar
(v.)=fashion ; forge ; shape.
Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules.
Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.
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* forjar el futuro=forge + the future ; shape + the future.
* forjar la identidad=shape + identity.
* forjarse=take + shape.
* forjarse una identidad=forge + identity.
* idea + forjar=idea + shape.

forjar el futuro
(v.)=forge + the future ; shape + the future.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From Carnegie to Internet2: Forging the Serials Future'. Ex: The article suggests ways for the documentation specialist to exploit systematically all work potential created by information with regard to shaping the future.
forjar la identidad
(v.)=shape + identity.
Ex: Our enduring indigenous roots and the French, British, Scottish and Irish influences have shaped the identity of Canada.
forjarse
(v.)=take + shape.
Ex: We shall, therefore, attempt to illustrate by examples the subject that is currently taking shape under the umbrella term of 'information technology'.
forjarse una identidad
(v.)=forge + identity.
Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
forma
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.] ; form ; guise ; means ; mode ; shape ; way ; mould [mold, -USA] ; shaping ; complexion ; manner ; fashion.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
Ex: The process of shaping the scientific and technical propaganda into a legitimate specialisation is described.
Ex: These documents contain the Commission's sentiments on how policy should be evolved in particular sectors and what complexion it should take = Estos documentos contienen el sentir de la Comisión de cómo debería desarrollarse la política en sectores concretos y qué cariz debería tomar.
Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
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* acabar de forma positiva=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* acctuar de la misma forma=follow + suit.
* actuar de forma negligente=be remiss.
* adoptar forma=take + shape.
* adoptar la forma de=take + form ; take + the form of ; come in + the form of.
* aprender de la forma más difícil=learn + the hard way.
* asumir una forma=assume + form.
* botón en forma de palo=toggle fastener.
* buena forma física=fitness ; physical fitness.
* buscar la forma de=look for + ways to.
* buscar la forma de + Infinitivo=develop + way of + Gerundio.
* buscar una forma de hacer (algo)=develop + way + to make + Nombre.
* caer en forma de cascada=cascade.
* cambiar de forma=shape-shift.
* cambiar de forma de vivir=turn + Posesivo + life around.
* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de álbum=guard (book) catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de libro=bookform catalogue ; book catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado=bound book form catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado=computer print-out catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo impreso en forma de libro=printed book catalogue.
* como forma de vida=as a way of life.
* como una forma de=as a means of.
* concepto de forma=form concept.
* con forma de bulbo=bulbous.
* con forma de castillo=castellated.
* con forma de estrella=star-shaped [star shaped].
* con forma de pelo=hair-like.
* con forma de pera=pear-shaped.
* con forma de pico de pato=duck-billed.
* con forma de pirámide=trihedral ; pyramidal-shaped.
* con forma de tetraedro=trihedral.
* con forma de U=U-shaped.
* con forma piramidal=pyramidal-shaped.
* cubrir en forma de arco=overarch.
* cuerpo en forma=fit body.
* dar cuerpo y forma a=lend + substance and form to.
* dar forma=become + cast ; give + shape ; shape ; mould [mold, -USA] ; inform.
* dar nueva forma=reformat [re-format].
* de alguna forma=in one way or another ; one way or another ; in some way ; somehow.
* de alguna otra forma=in any other way.
* de cualquier forma=in any event ; in any way [in anyway] ; in any case ; in any way at all.
* de cualquier forma posible=in any and all ways.
* de esta forma=in this fashion ; in this manner ; in this way.
* de forma=in form.
* de forma abrumadora=overwhelmingly.
* de forma aburrida=dully.
* de forma aceptable=adequately ; acceptably.
* de forma adaptable=adaptively.
* de forma adecuada=adequately ; appropriately.
* de forma agraviante=offensively.
* de forma alarmante=troublingly.
* de forma alternada=in alternating fashion.
* de forma alternativa=alternatively.
* de forma amenazadora=menacingly.
* de forma anónima=anonymously.
* de forma aplastante=overwhelmingly.
* de forma apreciable=markedly.
* de forma apropiada=properly ; fitly ; appropriately.
* de forma audible=audibly.
* de forma autónoma=autonomously.
* de forma avariciosa=avariciously.
* de forma caótica=chaotically.
* de forma caprichosa=capriciously.
* de forma clara=clearly.
* de forma codiciosa=covetously.
* de forma colegiada=collegially.
* de forma coloquial=colloquially.
* de forma combinada=in combination.
* de forma competitiva=competitively.
* de forma complementaria=complimentarily.
* de forma completa=in full.
* de forma conjunta con=in partnership with.
* de forma considerable=considerably.
* de forma continuada=continuously.
* de forma cuadrada=squarish ; square-shaped.
* de forma deductiva=deductively.
* de forma desastrosa=disastrously.
* de forma deshonesta=dishonestly.
* de forma diferente=differently shaped.
* de forma digital=digitally.
* de forma divertida=funnily.
* de forma dramática=dramatically.
* de forma ecológica=organically.
* de forma económica=cost-effectively.
* de forma ejemplar=in (an) exemplary fashion.
* de forma elástica=elastically.
* de forma errática=erratically.
* de forma escandalosa=outrageously.
* de forma especulativa=speculatively.
* de forma esporádica=sporadically.
* de forma estructurada=in a structured fashion.
* de forma exquisita=exquisitely.
* de forma extraña=oddly ; funnily.
* de forma federal=federally.
* de forma frustrante=frustratingly.
* de forma fundamental=critically.
* de forma general=widely ; bulk.
* de forma global=holistically.
* de forma graciosa=funnily.
* de forma gratis=on a complimentary basis.
* de forma gratuita=on a complimentary basis.
* de forma grotesca=grotesquely.
* de forma heterogénea=heterogeneously [heterogenously].
* de forma heurística=heuristically.
* de forma humorística=in a humorous vein.
* de forma imaginativa=imaginatively.
* de forma indecisa=indecisively.
* de forma indirecta=circuitous route.
* de forma inesperada=like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.
* de forma innata=innately.
* de forma inolvidable=unforgettably.
* de forma inquietante=troublingly.
* de forma intuitiva=intuitively.
* de forma irregular=erratically.
* de forma lamentable=miserably.
* de forma lógica=in a meaningful way.
* de forma mágica=magically.
* de forma mecánica=mechanically ; by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
* de forma mordaz=pungently.
* de forma muy parecida a=in much the same way as.
* de forma muy similar a=in much the same way as.
* de forma natural=organically ; naturally.
* de forma nauseabunda=nauseatingly.
* de forma negativa=in a negative light.
* de forma neutral=neutrally.
* de forma no concluyente=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de forma no decisiva=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de forma notoria=markedly.
* de forma ofensiva=offensively.
* de forma olvidable=forgettably.
* de forma óptima=optimally.
* de forma personalizada=on a one-to-one basis.
* de forma pesada=heavily.
* de forma poco ética=unethically.
* de forma poco imaginativa=unimaginatively.
* de forma poco profesional=unprofessionally.
* de forma poco razonable=unreasonably.
* de forma positiva=in a positive light ; constructively.
* de forma práctica=pragmatically.
* de forma precisa=precisely.
* de forma preocupante=troublingly.
* de forma promiscua=promiscuously.
* de forma puntual=occasionally ; when necessary.
* de forma que=in ways that.
* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender=in digestible form.
* de forma rara=oddly ; funnily.
* de forma recíproca=reciprocally.
* de forma recurrente=recurrently.
* de forma regular=regularly.
* de forma rentable=cost-effectively.
* de forma repugnante=nauseatingly.
* de forma reversible=reversibly.
* de forma ridícula=grotesquely.
* de forma ruinosa=ruinously.
* de forma saludable=healthily.
* de forma sana=healthily.
* de forma significativa=to any significant extent ; to a significant extent.
* de forma sistemática=in a systematic fashion.
* de forma sofisticada=sophisticatedly.
* de forma subconsciente=subconsciously.
* de forma sublime=subliminally.
* de forma suscinta=in brief.
* de forma terapéutica=therapeutically.
* de forma tosca=in crude form.
* de forma trágica=tragically.
* de igual forma=in like manner ; in a like manner ; in like fashion ; in like vein.
* de la forma más difícil=the hard way.
* de la forma más fácil=the easy way .
* de la mejor forma posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* de la misma forma que=in the same way (as) ; in the same manner (as) ; in much the same way as.
* de la otra forma=the other way (a)round.
* de muchas formas=in more ways than one.
* de ninguna forma=in any way at all.
* de ninguna otra forma=in any other way.
* de nuevas formas=in new ways.
* de otra forma=in any other way.
* describir de forma general=outline.
* de (tal) forma que=so that.
* de tal forma que + ser/estar=in such form as to + be.
* de todas formas=anyway(s) ; at any rate ; anyhow.
* de todas las formas posibles=in any and all ways.
* de una forma=in a fashion.
* de una forma + Adjetivo=in + Adjetivo + manner.
* de una forma ambigua=ambiguously.
* de una forma brillante=brilliantly.
* de una forma deplorable=execrably.
* de una forma fácil=easily.
* de una forma hábil=skilfully [skillfully, -USA].
* de una forma intangible=intangibly.
* de una forma lógica=logically.
* de una forma monstruosa=monstrously.
* de una forma organizada=in an organised fashion.
* de una forma rápida=quickly.
* de una forma relativamente + Nombre=relatively + Adverbio.
* de una forma simple=in a simple manner ; simply.
* de una forma tautológica=tautologically.
* de una forma u otra=in some form or other ; in one way or another ; one way or another ; in one form or another.
* de una nueva forma=in a new way.
* dispuesto de forma uniforme=regimented.
* división de forma=form division.
* edificio en forma de cubo=cubic building.
* en buena forma=in good nick ; in good shape ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle ; in good form.
* encabezamiento de forma=form heading.
* encontrar la forma de=devise + ways.
* en forma=fit ; toned ; in good shape ; in fine whack ; in fine fettle.
* en forma de=in the form of ; in the shape of.
* en forma de A=A-shaped.
* en forma de arco=arched ; bowed.
* en forma de bulbo=bulbous.
* en forma de capa=cape-like.
* en forma de cruz=cross-shaped.
* en forma de cuadrado=square-shaped.
* en forma de cuña=wedge-shaped.
* en forma de cúpula=dome-shaped ; domed.
* en forma de D=d-shaped.
* en forma de estrella=star-shaped [star shaped].
* en forma de libro=in book form.
* en forma de medialuna=crescent-shaped.
* en forma de parásito=parasitically.
* en forma de pera=pear-shaped.
* en forma de pirámide=pyramidal-shaped.
* en forma de torpedo=torpedo-shaped.
* en forma de trompeta=trumpet-shaped.
* en forma de U=U-shaped.
* en forma de V=V-shaped.
* en forma física=physically fit.
* en forma física y mental=physically and mentally fit.
* en forma ovalada=oval-shaped.
* en forma piramidal=pyramidal-shaped.
* en mala forma=in bad nick ; in bad shape ; in bad form.
* en plena forma=in peak condition ; in tip-top form ; in tip-top condition.
* en su forma más básica=at its most basic.
* entintar la forma=beat + the forme.
* entrada de forma=form entry.
* estar en forma=be in shape ; be in good shape ; be in form.
* estar en plena forma=be in top form ; be in top condition ; be in top shape.
* estar ordenado en forma circular=be on a wheel.
* faceta de forma=Form facet.
* forma adjetival=adjectival form.
* forma artística=art form.
* forma de actuar=discourse.
* forma de comportamiento=mode of behaviour ; way of conduct.
* forma de conducta=mode of conduct ; way of conduct.
* forma de conseguir algo=lever.
* forma de doble fondo=double-faced mould.
* forma de escribir=writing style.
* forma de evitar Algo=way round + Algo.
* forma de evitar una dificultad=way (a)round + difficulty.
* forma de evitar un problema=way round + problem.
* forma de expresión=way of expression ; mode of expression.
* forma de funcionar=business model.
* forma de hablar=manner of speaking.
* forma de hacer papel=paper mould.
* forma de impresión=composing frame ; forme ; plate ; frame.
* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto=peak-shape.
* forma de pago=form of payment.
* forma de papel vitela=wove mould.
* forma de pensar=thinking ; belief system ; set of opinions ; mode of thought ; mode of thinking.
* forma de presentación=form of presentation.
* forma de trabajar=working practice ; work practice ; business model.
* forma de un solo fondo=single-faced mould.
* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado=single-faced laid mould.
* forma de ver las cosas=way of putting things together ; bent of mind.
* forma de vida=way of life.
* forma excelente=commanding form.
* forma física=physical form ; physical condition ; physical shape.
* forma flexionada=inflected form.
* forma geométrica=geometric shape ; geometric pattern.
* forma impresa=hard copy [hardcopy].
* forma intelectual=intellectual form.
* forma manual=hand mould.
* forma nominal=noun form.
* forma para papel verjurado=laid mould.
* ganar de forma abrumadora=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar de forma aplastante=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down ; win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
* ganar de forma arrolladora=win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
* guardar las formas=keep up + appearances.
* hacer Algo de forma equivocada=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de forma errónea=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* indicar las formas (de/en que)=point to + ways (of/in which).
* la forma correcta de hacer las cosas=the way to go.
* la forma de=ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
* la forma de + Infinitivo=the way to go about + Gerundio.
* la forma de ver las cosas=the way + to see things.
* la mejor forma de hacer Algo=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* mantenerse en forma=keep + fit.
* no haber forma de=there + be + no way.
* no hay forma de que=for the life of me.
* ofrecer una forma de=provide + a way of/to.
* orientado hacia la forma=form-oriented.
* participar de forma activa=involve.
* participar de forma activa en=engage in.
* participar de una forma activa=become + involved.
* pensar de forma creativa=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* poner en forma=buff up.
* ponerse en forma=get + fit.
* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa=get + beach-fit.
* por la forma=by the way.
* presentar en forma de tabla=tabulate.
* red en forma de estrella=star network [star-network].
* sentirse en plena forma=feel + tip-top.
* ser la forma abreviada de=be short for.
* ser la forma de=be a recipe for.
* ser mirado de forma extraña=get + some funny looks.
* ser una forma de=provide + a way of/to.
* ser una forma segura de=be a/one sure way of/to.
* sin forma=bodilessly ; formless.
* sugerir la forma de=suggest + way in which.
* tener forma + Adjetivo=be + Adjetivo + in shape.
* terminar de forma positiva=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* tomar forma=take + form ; take + shape ; assume + form ; shape up.
* una buena forma de empezar=a good way to start.
* volver a dar forma=reshape [re-shape].

forma adjetival
(n.)=adjectival form.
Ex: For the humanities -- literature, art -- we are recommended to use the adjectival form of the country or language as the entry word: English drama, French painting.
forma artística
(n.)=art form.
Ex: During the peformance, Chinese actors and actresses staged a variety of cultural art forms, including acrobatics and traditional Chinese music.
forma de actuar
(n.)=discourse.
Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.
forma de comportamiento
(n.)=mode of behaviour ; way of conduct.
Ex: The vast expansion in Internet users has caused difficulties in establishing and maintaining Internet protocols and modes of behaviour. Ex: There are ways of conduct which end inevitably in complications and perplexities.
forma de conducta
(n.)=mode of conduct ; way of conduct.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others. Ex: There are ways of conduct which end inevitably in complications and perplexities.
forma de conseguir Algo
(n.)=lever.
Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
forma de doble fondo
(n.)=double-faced mould.
Ex: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.
forma de escribir
(n.)=writing style.
Ex: Above all the journal wishes to provide research and comment in a form that is easily and quickly understood: a fresh, rigorous, but unfussy, writing style is what is aimed for.
forma de evitar Algo
(n.)=way round + Algo.
Ex: The only way round this is to allocate such topics to one of the disciplines concerned.
forma de evitar un problema
=way round + problem.
Ex: Ways round problems in dealing with innovation must be found.
forma de evitar una dificultad
=way (a)round + difficulty.
Ex: One way around the difficulty is to exploit the flexibility of the Internet and Internet facilities.
forma de expresión
(n.)=way of expression ; mode of expression.
Ex: One of the school's tasks is to enable pupils to acquire knowledge, skills and ways of expression which will contribute to their all round development. Ex: Success of any search for relevant information hinges on how readily predictable are the modes of expression for concepts and statements in the search file.
forma de funcionar
(n.)=business model.
Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive.
forma de hablar
(n.)=manner of speaking.
Ex: But 'spiritual energy' is just a vague manner of speaking and has no empirical content at all that I can see.
forma de hacer papel
(n.)=paper mould.
Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them.
forma de impresión
(n.)=composing frame ; forme ; plate ; frame.
Ex: If they stared up at the arbour of sheets of paper hanging from the cords attached to the ceiling, they bumped into composing frames. Ex: Finally the forme was checked for odd pieces of type lying on it, in danger of being picked up by the balls and deposited on a page. Ex: He was referring, of course, to his famous technological plan to reproduce the catalog from individual entries embossed on plates, a considerably more flexible and less costly method than that of printing the catalog. Ex: Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.
forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto
(n.)=peak-shape.
Ex: The publication count and published pages vary approximately in parallel, with the peak-shape being flat compared with the trends for author.
forma de pago
(n.)=form of payment.
Ex: All bulk rate discounts require a single person to be responsible for billing and payment to be made by a single check or other form of payment.
forma de papel vitela
(n.)=wove mould.
Ex: In the case of a wove mould the mesh of the wire pattern is measured in wires per cm.
forma de pensar
(n.)=thinking ; belief system ; set of opinions ; mode of thought ; mode of thinking.
Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period. Ex: Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service. Ex: Sometimes we perceive selectively hearing only those messages that fit our own worldview and set of opinions. Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification. Ex: For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism.
forma de presentación
(n.)=form of presentation.
Ex: Forms of presentation are concepts which refer to the organization of the subject content of a document within any particular form.
forma de trabajar
(n.)=working practice ; work practice ; business model.
Ex: While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres. Ex: The survey also indicated how the Internet has affected librarians' work practices. Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive.
forma de un solo fondo
(n.)=single-faced mould.
Ex: Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.
forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado
(n.)=single-faced laid mould.
Ex: Towards the end of the century a few makers exploited the antiquarian appeal of laid hand-made paper by reviving the single-faced laid mould.
forma de ver las cosas
(n.)=way of putting things together ; bent of mind.
Ex: As in real-life management situations, participants usually reflect different perceptions of the situations, of the people involved, and of the interpersonal relations, and reflect their own frames of reference and ways of putting things together. Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
forma de vida
(n.)=way of life.
Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
forma excelente
(n.)=commanding form.
Ex: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph.
forma flexionada
=inflected form.
Ex: This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.
forma física
(n.)=physical form ; physical condition ; physical shape.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases. Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales. Ex: The indicator triplet; transience, renewal, and dynamism is used to describe the 'physical shape' of a national scientific community = Los tres indicadores de transitoriedad, renovación y dinamismo se utilizan para describir la "forma física" de la comunidad científica de una nación.
forma geométrica
(n.)=geometric shape ; geometric pattern.
Ex: His writings are filled with references to mysticism relating religious concepts to darkness, geometric shapes, and cruciform imagery. Ex: The ease with which thin cigar-box cedar could be cut contributed to the proliferation of complex geometric patterns combining many different shapes.
forma impresa
(n.)=hard copy [hardcopy].
Ex: The enlargement ratio is the relationship between the dimensions of a hard copy and the corresponding dimensions of the microimage.
forma intelectual
(n.)=intellectual form.
Ex: Intellectual form tells us what a document is rather than what is about.
forma manual
(n.)=hand mould.
Ex: Early-nineteenth-century hand-made paper, however, differed from that of the hand-press period on account both of new methods of bleaching, and of changes in the form of the hand mould.
forma nominal
(n.)=noun form.
Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'Chest and Thoracic duct'.
forma para papel verjurado
(n.)=laid mould.
Ex: A certain amount of writing paper continued to be made in laid moulds even in the early nineteenth century (some people would not believe that the new-fangled wove paper could be as good).
formación
(n.)=formation ; instruction ; training ; schooling ; coaching ; fashioning ; seasoning ; grooming ; upbringing.
Ex: In 1970 she pointed to inconsistencies in the formation and arrangement of headings, the presence of useless ones, and variations in actual practice from what is thought to be practiced.
Ex: Probably in most libraries instruction in library use and the use of information retrieval tools needs to be available in a number of different modes.
Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.
Ex: Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.
Ex: The university is a major force in the fashioning of the constantly changing urban way of life.
Ex: All the artists were influenced by their seasoning as commercial illustrators.
Ex: Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
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* área de formación=teaching unit.
* beca de formación=in-service training.
* bibliotecario encargado de la formación de usuarios=instruction librarian.
* con cierta formación=educated.
* con la formación adecuada=adequately-trained.
* conseguir una buena formación en=get + a good grounding on.
* con una formación tecnológica digital=digitally-oriented.
* curso de formación=training course.
* curso de formación continua=continuing education course.
* departamento de formación=teaching unit.
* de reciente formación=newly-formed.
* escuela de formación=training school.
* escuela de formación profesional=vocational school.
* formación académica=academic background ; formal education.
* formación básica en tecnología=technical literacy.
* formación continua=continuing education (CE) ; continuous education ; continuing training ; continuing professional development ; continuing professional education ; professional development.
* formación continuada=continuing education (CE) ; continuing training.
* formación continua del personal=staff development.
* formación continua en el trabajo=workplace training ; workplace learning.
* formación continua en medicina=CME (Continuing Medical Education).
* formación de ampollas=blistering.
* formación de burbujas=blistering.
* formación de formadores=train the trainers.
* formación de grumos=caking.
* formación de grupos de presión=lobbying representation.
* formación de hielo=icing.
* formación de la colección=collection building.
* formación del personal=staff training ; professional development.
* formación del profesorado=teacher-training ; teacher education.
* formación de padres=parenting ; parenting education.
* formación de piquetes=picketing.
* formación de postgrado=postgraduate education ; postgraduate training.
* formación de profesorado en prácticas=in-service teacher training.
* formación de un núcleo=nucleation.
* formación de usuarios=information literacy ; library instruction ; information skills ; library user education ; bibliographic instruction (BI) ; user education ; library user training ; user instruction ; user training ; patron instruction ; reader education.
* formación documental=information education.
* formación en diferentes tareas=cross-training [cross training] ; multiskilling [multi-skilling].
* formación en el mundo real=real-world training.
* formación en el trabajo=in-service training ; in-service education ; in-service ; on-the-job training ; in-service support.
* formación en el uso de la biblioteca=library literacy.
* formación en enfermería=nursing education.
* formación en informática=computer literacy.
* formación en prácticas=in-service.
* formación geológica=geological formation.
* formación in situ=in-service training ; in-service.
* formación interna=in-service training ; in-service support ; in-service.
* formación laboral=job training ; job training.
* formación nubosa=cloud cover.
* formación ocupacional=work education.
* formación paternal=parenting education.
* formación permanente=lifelong learning ; lifelong education.
* formación práctica=hands-on training.
* formación profesional=vocational training ; professional education ; professional training ; further education.
* formación reglada=formal education.
* formación requerida=job specs.
* instituto de formación profesional=technical school.
* los que no han recibido formación específica=uninstructed, the.
* para la formación autodidacta=self-instructional.
* período de formación=formative period.
* proceso de formación=instructional process.
* programa de formación=training programme ; training scheme ; instructional programme.
* programa de formación en el trabajo=in-service training program(me).
* servirse de la formación de Uno=draw on/upon + background.
* sin formación=ill-educated.
* sin formación previa=untrained.

formación académica
=academic background ; formal education.
Ex: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
formación básica en tecnología
(n.)=technical literacy.
Ex: These two programmes are intended to foster technical literacy.
formación continua
(n.)=continuing education (CE) ; continuous education ; continuing training ; continuing professional development ; continuing professional education ; professional development.
Ex: Staff development and continuing education must be considered a high priority as data bases change and proliferate in on-line, CD-ROM, and other forms. Ex: This article points out the importance of continuous education and stresses that the completion of formal training is only the beginning of a life-long programme. Ex: Every library, regardless of size or type, needs a planned, continuing training program. Ex: Continuing professional development is necessary for librarians to anticipate and position themselves for the changing information field and changing client needs. Ex: Medical libraries have considerable potential as resources for formal continuing professional education. Ex: The first part of this article discusses motives for career choice and professional development.
formación continua del personal
(n.)=staff development.
Ex: Staff development and continuing education must be considered a high priority as data bases change and proliferate in on-line, CD-ROM, and other forms.
formación continua en el trabajo
(n.)=workplace training ; workplace learning.
Ex: Streaming video on the World Wide Web is widely used for workplace training, distance education are other applications. Ex: This article describes a decision support system which stimulates workplace learning by enabling previous and present users of the system to exchange experience.
formación continua en medicina
=CME (Continuing Medical Education).
Ex: The article 'Can the Internet raise the bar for CME?' describes the development of a Web site designed to deliver continuing medical education (CME).
formación continuada
(n.)=continuing education (CE) ; continuing training.
Ex: Staff development and continuing education must be considered a high priority as data bases change and proliferate in on-line, CD-ROM, and other forms. Ex: Every library, regardless of size or type, needs a planned, continuing training program.
formación de ampollas
(n.)=blistering.
Ex: Microbiological action contributes to loss of adhesion and blistering of anticorrosive organic coatings.
formación de burbujas
(n.)=blistering.
Ex: Microbiological action contributes to loss of adhesion and blistering of anticorrosive organic coatings.
formación de formadores
=train the trainers.
Ex: In short, the purpose of the workshops is to 'train the trainers' so that they, in turn, can directly educate others in their respective home countries.
formación de grumos
(n.)=caking.
Ex: It also acts as an excellent soil additive that prevents the caking of soil in potted plants.
formación de grupos de presión
(n.)=lobbying representation.
Ex: He recommends that research, fund-raising or development work, and political or 'lobbying' representation be added to the responsibilities of Slavic librarians.
formación de hielo
(n.)=icing.
Ex: Several chapters focus on precipitation, temperature, storms, icing, fog, and so forth.
formación de la colección
(n.)=collection building.
Ex: As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
formación de padres
(n.)=parenting ; parenting education.
Ex: The Internet is likely to prove a fruitful source of advice and chat on parenting topics. Ex: It contains 3 major components: adult literacy, early childhood education, and parenting education.
formación de piquetes
(n.)=picketing.
Ex: This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.
formación de postgrado
(n.)=postgraduate education ; postgraduate training.
Ex: Some institutions in England offer some form of post-graduate education in librarianship for those having a first degree, usually in other disciplines. Ex: There is a need for good postgraduate training in archives work.
formación de profesorado en prácticas
(n.)=in-service teacher training.
Ex: Nationwide in-service teacher training was organization and software development intensified.
formación de un núcleo
(n.)=nucleation.
Ex: This paper presents an algorithm for health care knowledge crystallization that, in addition to simulating the process of annealing, employs the notion of nucleation and growth on health care knowledge.
formación de usuarios
(n.)=information literacy ; library instruction ; information skills ; library user education ; bibliographic instruction (BI) ; user education ; library user training ; user instruction ; user training ; patron instruction ; reader education.
Ex: This article describes an information literacy programme which aims to equip students with the knowledge and ability to effectively use the full range of available tools for accessing, retrieving and managing information. Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians. Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información. Ex: Various recommendations are made for the improvement of the programmes, including the introduction of a course in library user education in the universities which will be taken by all first year students. Ex: Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction. Ex: It seems natural to employ the microcomputer for user education, since computer-aided learning (CAL) is one of the principal ways in which microcomputers are used in schools and colleges. Ex: This article examines the benefits of a good sense of humour to librarians involved in library user training. Ex: And as has often been pointed out, the increased provision of user instruction has tended to strengthen rather than dispel the myth of reader self-sufficiency. Ex: The project will measure the need for user training in the use of electronic journals. Ex: It has been found that the larger the library, the greater the tendency for both formal and informal patron instruction to occur = Se ha descubierto que mientras más grande es la biblioteca, mayor es la tendencia a que se ofrezcan cursos de formación de usuarios tanto formal como informal. Ex: The data considered by the Review Committee strongly suggests that reader education will need to be a major priority in the next few years.
formación del personal
(n.)=staff training ; professional development.
Ex: The literature available makes it very clear that staff training is extremely important, for all staff, from director to custodians. Ex: The first part of this article discusses motives for career choice and professional development.
formación del profesorado
=teacher-training ; teacher education.
Ex: This article describes the results of a survey to explore attitudes toward library instruction in teacher-training programmes. Ex: This is a new journal concerned with the implications for teacher education, both pre-service and in-service, of all aspects of information technology.
formación documental
=information education.
Ex: Information education should be carried out at all levels of the education system.
formación en diferentes tareas
(n.)=cross-training [cross training] ; multiskilling [multi-skilling].
Ex: Cross training is the process of teaching an individual new job skills in a position other than his or her normal one. Ex: Cross-training or multiskilling involves training employees to be prepared to perform tasks outside their normal work activities.
formación en el mundo real
(n.)=real-world training.
Ex: The location has not only provided real-world training but it has also given them the chance to experience an environment that differs greatly from their home state.
formación en el trabajo
(n.)=in-service training ; in-service education ; in-service ; on-the-job training ; in-service support.
Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians. Ex: The author discusses the importance of preservice and inservice education and suggests a training programme for special librarians. Ex: In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools. Ex: But only 20% had attended a taught course, been on atraining attachment or received on-the-job training. Ex: In-service support becomes especially important when teachers are not well trained.
formación en el uso de la biblioteca
(n.)=library literacy.
Ex: The author defines what is meant by 'library literacy' and suggests that librarians should aim to educate users, and in particular student users more broadly in the skills needed to make full use of a library.
formación en enfermería
=nursing education.
Ex: For instance, in the sample search, both the terms MEDICAL EDUCATION and nursing education might be pertinent.
formación en informática
(n.)=computer literacy.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
formación en prácticas
(adj.)=in-service.
Ex: In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.
formación geológica
(n.)=geological formation.
Ex: Facts about the geological formation of Niagara Falls are given in this article, the second in a series about natural wonders.
formación in situ
(adj.)=in-service training ; in-service.
Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians. Ex: In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.
formación interna
(adj.)=in-service training ; in-service support ; in-service.
Ex: However, even with shortcomings, the courses have played a positive role in the in-service training of librarians. Ex: In-service support becomes especially important when teachers are not well trained. Ex: In-service work indicates that many teachers welcome guidance on teaching information skills in primary schools.
formación laboral
(n.)=job training ; job training.
Ex: We should be strengthening our investments in job training to improve the job prospects of the unemployed when good jobs do become available. Ex: We should be strengthening our investments in job training to improve the job prospects of the unemployed when good jobs do become available.
formación nubosa
(n.)=cloud cover.
Ex: Refinements allow the user to search for: the originating agency; the date of exposure; the image format; the cloud cover; satellite; etc..
formación ocupacional
=work education.
Ex: This article discusses the work of libraries in the area of work education which includes the provision of career guidance.
formación paternal
(n.)=parenting education.
Ex: It contains 3 major components: adult literacy, early childhood education, and parenting education.
formación permanente
(n.)=lifelong learning ; lifelong education.
Ex: With the trend towards 'lifelong learning' in Japan, user demands are increasing and users require easier access to information. Ex: This article discusses the role that libraries play in education in general with emphasis on lifelong education.
formación profesional
=vocational training ; professional education ; professional training ; further education.
Ex: Vocational training is currently subject to strong pressure to change. Ex: Professional education got off to an early start in Spain. Ex: 80% find their professional training only partly corresponding to the job requirements. Ex: The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education.
formación práctica
(n.)=hands-on training.
Ex: Today most graduate students have few opportunities for hands-on training.
formación reglada
=formal education.
Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it.
formación requerida
(n.)=job specs.
Ex: So far, from looking at job specs, it is not obvious to me that there is a demand for elaborate technical skills at this point.
formado
(adj.)=constructed.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.
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* bien formado=shapely ; articulated.
* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle=grassroots [grass-roots].
* mal formado=ill-trained.
* recién formado=newly-formed.

formado por británicos
=British-trained.
Ex: There was a hard core of dedicated, British-trained librarians who practised their profession in tune with the social, economic and political situation of their time.
formado por gente cotidiana de la calle
(n.)=grassroots [grass-roots].
Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.
formador
(n.)=training officer ; trainer.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
Ex: Without these critical ingredients, we are in fact not educators, but, rather, 'trainers'.
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* formación de formadores=train the trainers.
* formador de usuarios=bibliographic instructor.

formador de usuarios
(n.)=bibliographic instructor.
Ex: The ever-increasing automation of libraries makes it incumbent upon bibliographic instructors to teach the use of computerised library resources.
formal
(adj.)=dependable ; formal ; formalised [formalized, -USA] ; business-like ; pro forma [proforma] ; staid ; ceremonious.
Ex: If the supplier is a dealer, then ensure that this is a reputable and dependable dealer who can provide help with installation, maintenance and support.
Ex: Obviously a more formal, and a more summarised profile is required in most indexing systems.
Ex: Examples of traditional less formalized pre-coordinate indexing systems will be considered in the next section.
Ex: It was generally felt that US libraries are organised on more business-like lines than those in the Netherlands.
Ex: Later, she realized that the interview was a pro forma procedure = Posteriormente, se dio cuenta de que la entrevista era un trámite meramente formal.
Ex: As many of the responding librarians pointed out, 'staid, adult-looking pages are not attractive to a teenage audience' = Como muchos de los bibliotecarios encuestados indicaron las "páginas con aspecto serio como si estuviesen dirigidas a adultos no resultan atractivas a un público joven".
Ex: From the time of the Celtic occupation of Ireland in 500 BC, music played by harpers has been associated with ancient warfare and with banquets and ceremonious occasions.
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* análisis formal de documentos=markup [mark-up].
* corrección formal=procedural justice.
* correcto y formal=prim and proper.
* formales, los=serious, the.
* lenguaje formal=formal language.
* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup language.
* palabra formal=formal word.
* relación formal=formal relation.
* ropa formal=formal wear.
* ser muy formal=stand on + ceremony.
* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos=markup code.
* sistema para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup system.
* titulación formal=formal degree programme.
* vestimenta formal=formal wear.
* vocabulario formal=formal vocabulary.

formales, los
=serious, the.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here in the hope that it will prompt the serious and the concerned in our ranks to think.
formalidad
(n.)=formality ; dependability.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century.
Ex: Dependability could be subdivided into 1) discharge of own job responsibilities, 2) regular and punctual attendance , and 3) self-control.

formalismo
(n.)=formalism ; conventionality.
Ex: This article sketches a general interdisciplinary research effort in information retrieval which would take into account the methodologies, formalisms, and/or findings from natural language processing and linguistic theory.
Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.
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* gustar los formalismos=stand on + ceremony.
* seguir un formalismo=go through + the motions.

formalista
(adj.)=formalistic.
Ex: This article refers to schemes of philosophy on matter and form to help establish whether librarianship is a materialistic or a formalistic discipline.

formalización
(n.)=formalisation [formalization, -USA].
Ex: The formalization of procedures for policy creation and adoption provides the necessary stamp of credibility.

formalizado
(adj.)=formalised [formalized, -USA] ; formularized.
Ex: Examples of traditional less formalized pre-coordinate indexing systems will be considered in the next section.
Ex: The PRECIS indexing system is a set of procedures for producing index entries which in theoretical terms represents an advance outstanding for its highly formularized approach to citation order and reference, or added entry, generation.
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* bien formalizado=well-formalised [well-formalized].

formalizar
(v.)=formalise [formalize, -USA].
Ex: As in many other instances, it would seem that Ranganathan's theory makes explicit and formalizes what had already been the practice, though unrecognized, in other schemes.

formalmente
=formally ; officially.
Ex: This was initiated formally by the calling of the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee in 1976.
Ex: Library staff members are officially hired by and report to the library director or designate.

formando
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* formando curvas=curving.
* formando un circuito cerrado=looped.

formando curvas
(adj.)=curving.
Ex: Finnish libraries in general are distinguished by the use of split-levels, skylights and curving lines.
formando remolinos
(adj.)=swirling.
Ex: Everywhere, where the waters had hit, one saw this total devastation and strange debris created by these churning swirling waters.
formando un circuito cerrado
(adj.)=looped.
Ex: The completed system will comprise 5700 control points distributed across 100 outstations and all connected by a looped network.
formar
(v.)=fall into ; form ; make up ; train ; coach ; make ; populate ; pull together ; groom.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
Ex: Formed in 1969, the first operational system was implemented in 1972-3.
Ex: Each volume is make up of several issues which appear in the next lower level.
Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
Ex: This library decided to launch an attack on illiteracy by pulling together a variety of approaches to learning to read.
Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
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* a medio formar=half-formed.
* cubrir formando un arco=overarch.
* entrar a formar parte de=enter in.
* formado por británicos=British-trained.
* formando remolinos=swirling.
* formar el núcleo=form + the nucleus.
* formar en su conjunto=weave + to form.
* formar fila=line up.
* formar la base=form + the foundation.
* formar la base de=form + the basis of.
* formar parejas=pair up ; pair off.
* formar parte=form + part.
* formar parte de=be part of ; build into ; enter into ; become + (a) part of ; be a part of ; inhere in ; become + one with ; inform ; fall under.
* formar parte del paisaje=blend into + the landscape.
* formar parte de un comité=serve on + committee.
* formar parte integral=form + an integral part.
* formar parte integral de=be part and parcel of ; be an integral part of.
* formar parte natural de su entorno=blend into + the landscape.
* formar parte + Posesivo + vida=be part of + Posesivo + life.
* formar personal=produce + personnel.
* formar remolinos=swirl ; eddy.
* formarse=shape up.
* formarse una opinión=form + impression.
* formar una cola=form + queue.
* formar una colección=build + collection.
* formar un comité=set up + committee.
* formar un consorcio=form + consortium.
* formar un grupo=set up + group.
* formar un grupo de presión=form + lobby.
* formar un piquete frente a=picket.
* formar un subcomité=set up + subcommittee.
* formar un subgrupo=form + subgroup.
* integrar formando un todo=articulate.
* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado=jury duty.
* piedra + charca + formar + ondas=stone + pond + cast + ripples.
* que forma parte de la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* que forma parte en=involved in.
* seda formando aguas=watered silk.
* volver a formarse=reform.

formar el núcleo
(v.)=form + the nucleus.
Ex: They form the nucleus of a science education team intended to ameliorate institutional barriers that impede intercollegial collaboration.
formar en su conjunto
(v.)=weave + to form.
Ex: Book collections of royal families, religious temples and scholarly institutions weaved to form a pattern of ancient Chinese civilization.
formar fila
(v.)=line up.
Ex: To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies.
formar la base
(v.)=form + the foundation.
Ex: Bibliographic instruction can be instrumental in developing the information handling, thinking and writing skills that form the foundation of the academic experience = La formación de usuarios puede contribuir positivamente a desarrollar la capacidad de manejar la información, la capacidad de razonamiento y las técnicas de redacción que forman la base de la experiencia universitaria.
formar la base de
(v.)=form + the basis of.
Ex: These two lists have formed the basis of indexing practice, theory, and discussion in respect of alphabetical subject catalogues for some years.
formar parejas
(v.)=pair up ; pair off.
Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus. Ex: Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.
formar parte
(v.)=form + part.
Ex: An element is a group of characters, a word, phrase, etc., representing a distinct unit of authority or reference information and forming part of an area of the entry.
formar parte + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=be part of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
formar parte de
(v.)=be part of ; build into ; enter into ; become + (a) part of ; be a part of ; inhere in ; become + one with ; inform ; fall under.
Ex: This is transparently part of the ideology of the title-unit-entry catalog where the book as such is the focus of the catalog. Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions. Ex: A girl stroked its keys and it emitted recognizable speech; no human vocal chords entered into the procedure at any point. Ex: By serving the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as becoming itself part of the process of social change rather than a passive mirror of mankind. Ex: Librarians have to work, to some extent, within the constraints of the organization of which they are a part. Ex: A literary work represents intellectual skill or labour in which intellectual property can inhere. Ex: Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service. Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'. Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it.
formar parte de un comité
(v.)=serve on + committee.
Ex: He has served on a wide variety of professional committees and has spoken at several workshops.
formar parte del paisaje
=blend into + the landscape.
Ex: Teenagers have been steeped in high technology to such a degree that it all but blends into the landscape.
formar parte integral
(v.)=form + an integral part.
Ex: Exhibitions and excursions formed an integral part of the congress.
formar parte integral de
(v.)=be part and parcel of ; be an integral part of.
Ex: Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline. Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.
formar parte natural de su entorno
=blend into + the landscape.
Ex: Teenagers have been steeped in high technology to such a degree that it all but blends into the landscape.
formar personal
(v.)=produce + personnel.
Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
formar remolinos
(v.)=swirl ; eddy.
Ex: It's as if the life force itself emanates directly from the oven and swirls around the kitchen island. Ex: A small breeze started to eddy, stirring up dust in a perfect circle just wide enough to encompass the giant horse.
formar un comité
(v.)=set up + committee.
Ex: But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.
formar un consorcio
(v.)=form + consortium.
Ex: Publishers in the province of Alberta formed a consortium called ALTABITS.
formar un grupo
(v.)=set up + group.
Ex: The group was set up to investigate and monitor developments within the media.
formar un grupo de presión
(v.)=form + lobby.
Ex: In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
formar un piquete frente a
(v.)=picket.
Ex: This Suffragist newspaper performed several important functions for its publisher, the National Woman's Party, which picketed the USA White House in 1917 to protest for votes for women.
formar un subcomité
(v.)=set up + subcommittee.
Ex: A small sub-committee of verderers needs to be set up who can be consulted when problems arise and agree solutions.
formar un subgrupo
(v.)=form + subgroup.
Ex: Since the site's launching in 2007, there have been several sub-groups formed to focus on key areas.
formar una cola
(v.)=form + queue.
Ex: Discharge is a lengthy process, therefore queues form at peak periods.
formar una colección
(v.)=build + collection.
Ex: It is difficult for librarians to judge objectively the accuracy of all materials and they should build collections that provide access to the views of the deniers as well as to those who refute them = Es difícil para los bibliotecarios evaluar objetivamente la fiabilidad de todos los materiales y deberían formar colecciones que ofrezcan acceso a las opiniones de los refutadores además de a las de aquellos que los refutan.
formarse
(v.)=shape up.
Ex: A major war may be shaping up over videotex advertising between cable television operators and the telephone companies.
formarse una opinión
(v.)=form + impression.
Ex: I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience.
formatear
(v.)=format.
Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.
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* volver a formatear=reformat [re-format].

formateo
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* formateo de página=page formatting.

formateo de página
(n.)=page formatting.
Ex: It integrates into a single system a wide range of IT capabilities, including CD-ROM and WORM optical discs, scanning, OCR, laser printers, low and high resolution displays, softstrips and page formatting techniques = Integra en un único sistema una amplia variedad de medios técnicos, como discos ópticos CD-ROM y WORM, escaneado, OCR, impresoras láser, presentaciones en pantalla de baja y alta resolución, códigos de barras y técnicas para el formateo de páginas.
formativo
(adj.)=formative ; instructional.
Ex: The formative period of library automation was characterized by an initiation ritual in which librarians were asked to explain principles in terms of a logic with which they were not entirely conversant.
Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
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* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa"=browser collection.
* período formativo=formative period.

formato
(n.)=form ; format ; format ; formatting ; medium [media, -pl.] ; media carrier ; layout.
Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
Ex: The command function 'FORMAT' is used to specify the format to be displayed.
Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
Ex: They can also convey complex instructions concerning the formatting and organisation necessary for computer inputting.
Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.
Ex: At present digital audio tape formats are considered to be a vulnerable media carrier.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
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* adaptarse a un formato=meet + format.
* cambiar de formato=reformat [re-format].
* conservación en formato electrónico=electronic preservation [e-preservation].
* contenido web en formato RSS=RSS feed.
* con un formato predefinido=preformatted [pre-formatted].
* creado originariamente en formato digital=born digital [born-digital].
* de gran formato=oversized ; oversize.
* en distintos formatos=multiform.
* en diversos formatos=multiform.
* en formato de libro moderno=in codex form.
* en formato digital=digitally.
* en formato electrónico=in electronic form.
* en formato impreso y electrónico=print-and-electronic.
* en formato MARC=in MARC form.
* en formato papel=in hard copy ; paper-based.
* en gran formato=oversize ; oversized.
* en varios formatos=multiform.
* explicación del formato=format statement.
* formato apaisado=landscape format.
* formato CD-ROM=CD-ROM format.
* formato de intercambio=exchange format.
* formato delimitado=delimited format.
* formato de presentación con identificadores=labelled format.
* formato de presentación en columnas=tabular format.
* formato de presentación en pantalla=display format ; screen display format.
* formato de presentación en papel=hard copy format.
* formato de registro=record format.
* formato destino=target format.
* formato digital=digital format ; digital form.
* formato electrónico=electronic format.
* formato físico=physical format.
* formato fuente=source format.
* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web=generalised markup format.
* formato horizontal=landscape format.
* formato impreso=hard copy [hardcopy] ; hard copy print-out.
* formato ISBD=ISBD format.
* formato legible por máquina=machine-readable form ; machine readable format ; machine scannable format.
* formato libro=book form [bookform].
* formato MARC=MARC format ; MARC record format.
* formato multimedia=media format.
* formato normalizado=standard form.
* formato patentado=proprietary format.
* formato propietario=proprietary format.
* formato retrato=portrait format.
* formato RSS=RSS [Real Simple Syndication].
* formato RTF=RTF format.
* formato UNIBID=UNIBID record format.
* formato vertical=portrait format.
* formato Word=Word format.
* mención del formato=format statement.
* mención específica del formato de música impresa=musical presentation statement.
* noticia web en formato RSS=RSS feed.
* regla de formato=rule.
* sin un formato determinado=unformatted.
* sólo en formato electrónico=electronic-only.
* sólo en formato impreso=print-only.

formato CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM format.
Ex: Just as with all earth science literature, commercial publishers, societies, and government agencies have hastened to produce a wide range of data bases in CD-ROM format.
formato ISBD
(n.)=ISBD format.
Ex: ISBD makes no provision for conventions to be followed in a record in machine-readable form from which an eye-legible catalogue record in ISBD format may be generated.
formato MARC
(n.)=MARC format ; MARC record format.
Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format. Ex: The MARC record format is employed in national, international and local cataloguing databases.
formato RSS
=RSS [Real Simple Syndication].
Ex: RSS is a format for aggregating Web content in one place.
formato RTF
(n.)=RTF format.
Ex: They should be single-spaced, A4 page size, 12 point font size, in Word or RTF format.
formato UNIBID
(n.)=UNIBID record format.
Ex: The UNIBID record format has been designed for application in databases associated with abstracting and indexing journals.
formato Word
(n.)=Word format.
Ex: They should be single-spaced, A4 page size, 12 point font size, in Word or RTF format.
formato apaisado
(n.)=landscape format.
Ex: So, for example, if your image is in landscape format, enter the width as 2000 pixels; and if your image is in portrait format, enter the height as 2000.
formato de intercambio
(n.)=exchange format.
Ex: DMARC, like MARC itself, is an exchange format.
formato de presentación con identificadores
(n.)=labelled format.
Ex: Recent studies recognize the importance of display format design and appear to indicate that tabular or labelled formats are preferred to traditional or narrative layouts by the user.
formato de presentación en columnas
(n.)=tabular format.
Ex: Recent studies recognize the importance of display format design and appear to indicate that tabular or labelled formats are preferred to traditional or narrative layouts by the user.
formato de presentación en pantalla
(n.)=display format ; screen display format.
Ex: Hard copy formats and display formats are not uniform; they comply with standards without having to force the formats into uniformity, as is the case with manual procedures. Ex: The screen display formats required by cataloguing staff may be not at all suitable for public consumption.
formato de presentación en papel
(n.)=hard copy format.
Ex: Hard copy formats and display formats are not uniform; they comply with standards without having to force the formats into uniformity, as is the case with manual procedures.
formato de registro
(n.)=record format.
Ex: All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.
formato delimitado
(n.)=delimited format.
Ex: This article examines ASCIIREF, which allows the user to reformat any file of ASCII bibliographic records into the delimited format and is completely user configurable.
formato destino
(n.)=target format.
Ex: The target format can be any spreadsheet format other than the source format.
formato digital
(n.)=digital format ; digital form.
Ex: A prerequisite to bring all these wonderful concepts such as knowledge servers, multimedia collections and the virtual library to life, is or wil be the use of digital formats in the library. Ex: There is, however, an increasing range of other devices to convert data to digital form: optical and magnetic document (character) readers, laser scanners, graphic tablets and digitizers, voice input devices, analogue-to-digital converters, telecommunication modems, etc.
formato electrónico
(n.)=electronic format.
Ex: The formats that emerge can be used by libraries, publishers, and information utilities worldwide to convert printed works to electronic forms or to create original works in electric format, and thus foment the creation of networked electronic library collections.
formato fuente
(n.)=source format.
Ex: The target format can be any spreadsheet format other than the source format.
formato físico
(n.)=physical format.
Ex: A uniform title is given to express a change in physical format when a serial changes from one physical format to another.
formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web
(n.)=generalised markup format.
Ex: This article describes the use of a generalised mark-up format for primary information that facilitates its conversion into an on-line full text data base.
formato horizontal
(n.)=landscape format.
Ex: So, for example, if your image is in landscape format, enter the width as 2000 pixels; and if your image is in portrait format, enter the height as 2000.
formato impreso
=hard copy [hardcopy] ; hard copy print-out.
Ex: The enlargement ratio is the relationship between the dimensions of a hard copy and the corresponding dimensions of the microimage. Ex: Hard copy print-out may allow a more 'conventional' catalogue type layout and will probably not require labels for field names.
formato legible por máquina
(n.)=machine-readable form ; machine readable format ; machine scannable format.
Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form. Ex: A computer-held data base is held in machine readable format. Ex: This was a test project to evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of a proposed serial issue identifier and its bar code symbology which converts the serial issue identifier into a machine scannable format.
formato libro
(n.)=book form [bookform].
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
formato multimedia
(n.)=media format.
Ex: It is used for ordering and paying for books, serials and all media formats.
formato normalizado
(n.)=standard form.
Ex: The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.
formato patentado
(n.)=proprietary format.
Ex: In both cases, what is needed is the ability to cnvert data from a proprietary format to an open format.
formato propietario
(n.)=proprietary format.
Ex: In both cases, what is needed is the ability to cnvert data from a proprietary format to an open format.
formato retrato
(n.)=portrait format.
Ex: So, for example, if your image is in landscape format, enter the width as 2000 pixels; and if your image is in portrait format, enter the height as 2000.
formato vertical
(n.)=portrait format.
Ex: So, for example, if your image is in landscape format, enter the width as 2000 pixels; and if your image is in portrait format, enter the height as 2000.
formidable
(adj.)=formidable ; crackerjack ; power-packed.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: What is needed is a crackerjack reference librarian who could help research this question.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

formulación
(n.)=formulation ; wording.
Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
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* formulación de leyes=rulemaking [rule-making].
* formulación de una búsqueda=query formulation.

formulación de leyes
(n.)=rulemaking [rule-making].
Ex: Rulemaking of this kind goes to the heart of the notion of the nation state as a sovereign entity.
formulación de una búsqueda
(n.)=query formulation.
Ex: Any MeSH terms used to describe the documents retrieved are incorporated into the query formulation for further iteration.
formulado
(adj.)=framed ; formulated.
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
Ex: Budgeting in libraries, which is usually on a yearly cycle, is the primary means by which formulated plans can be carried out.
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* bien formulado=well-formulated.
* mal formulado=badly formulated.

formular
(v.)=formulate ; frame ; lay down ; work out ; articulate ; phrase ; word.
Ex: AACR and other recent cataloguing codes have been drafted upon the 'condition' approach to formulating cataloguing rules.
Ex: Now to consider the various stages in framing a document profile.
Ex: He was the son of a bricklayer who laid down as early as 1859 that 'the assistance of readers in their researches' is one of the duties that 'have daily to be provided for' in ordinary public libraries.
Ex: The details of how the assignment of numbers by authorized agencies would be controlled have yet to be worked out.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: The enquiry phrased in very broad terms almost always needs narrowing down.
Ex: Research questionnaires should therefore be worded carefully while avoiding the use of the broad term.
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* formular cargos contra=bring + charges against.
* formular cargos contra Alguien=press + charges.
* formular una ecuación de búsqueda=formulate + search strategy.
* formular una estrategia=formulate + strategy.
* formular una política=frame + policy.
* formular una pregunta=articulate + question ; formulate + question ; frame + question.
* formular una propuesta=formulate + proposal.
* formular una regla=frame + rule.
* formular una respuesta=formulate + response.
* formular un argumento=advance + argument ; put forward + argument.
* formular un principio=formulate + principle.

formular cargos contra
(v.)=bring + charges against.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
formular cargos contra Alguien
(v.)=press + charges.
Ex: What kind of report and evidence is required if persons wish to enter formal complaints or press charges?.
formular un argumento
(v.)=advance + argument ; put forward + argument.
Ex: The argument advanced in the preface to Sears eleventh edition is that 'Specificity is relative, and depends on the size of the library, the nature of its collection, its function, and its patrons'. Ex: Focusing on historical/genealogical holdings, an argument is put forward for the inception of special collections.
formular un principio
(v.)=formulate + principle.
Ex: The epoch of management inquiry and research has largely developed during this century, and many schools of thought have tried to formulate the underlying principles of management.
formular una ecuación de búsqueda
(v.)=formulate + search strategy.
Ex: When using Command Search, it is important that you consult the database documentation before formulating a search strategy.
formular una estrategia
(v.)=formulate + strategy.
Ex: The teams must analyze the requests and formulate a strategy to locate the desired information.
formular una política
(v.)=frame + policy.
Ex: As data are received from many different sources, control is essential if the statistics needed to frame new policies are to be comparable.
formular una pregunta
(v.)=articulate + question ; formulate + question ; frame + question.
Ex: And he carefully articulated certain questions which were surely in his mind about whether technological developments and computerization would allow the preservation and retention of these values. Ex: If his decision is to ask about his need, then it becomes necessary to give it a sharper intellectual shape, to describe it in words, and to formulate it as a question. Ex: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.
formular una propuesta
(v.)=formulate + proposal.
Ex: This article formulates a proposal aiming at the building of a pattern in which the enigmatic concept of information need could be replaced by the analysis of goals to be achieved by means of information.
formular una regla
(v.)=frame + rule.
Ex: Further, rules can be framed with greater regard for the convenience of the user without imposing undue burdens on the cataloging department.
formular una respuesta
(v.)=formulate + response.
Ex: Recently they started floating that same comment again, only this time Democrats have had time to formulate a response.
formulario
(n.)=form ; workform.
Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.
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* formulario de envío de información=submission form.
* formulario de muestra=sample form.
* formulario de petición=request form.
* formulario de recogida de información=data collection form.
* formulario electrónico=online form.
* formulario en línea=online form.
* formulario web=web form.

formulario de envío de información
(n.)=submission form.
Ex: In another case, the library offered several interactive features, including online submission forms for music, book, and movie reviews and creative writing and artwork = En otro caso, la biblioteca ofrecía varios servicios interactivos, incluidos formularios electrónicos para el envío de reseñas sobre música, libros y películas y composiciones originales.
formulario de muestra
(n.)=sample form.
Ex: Data collection includes sample forms sent to referees, total number of referees used and referees used per article, annual numbers of manuscripts submitted and accepted and solicited, blind or open refereeing, and advice to authors = Entre los datos recogidos están formularios de muestra enviados a los expertos, número toal de expertos utilizados y expextos usados por artículo, total anual de manuscritos enviados, aceptados y solicitados, evaluación por expertos anónima o abierta y normativa enviada a los autores.
formulario de petición
(n.)=request form.
Ex: This finding led to substantial changes in the design of the request form, which now takes the form described in chapter 25.
formulario de recogida de información
(n.)=data collection form.
Ex: Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.
formulario electrónico
(n.)=online form.
Ex: Outlets for creativity included links to online literary magazines and art galleries and online forms for teenagers to submit book reviews to library staff = Para las cuestiones relacionadas con la creatividad, la página web incluía enlaces a revistas literarias y a galerías de arte en línea y a formularios electrónicos para que los jóvenes pudieran enviar sus reseñas de libros al personal bibliotecario.
formulario en línea
(n.)=online form.
Ex: Outlets for creativity included links to online literary magazines and art galleries and online forms for teenagers to submit book reviews to library staff = Para las cuestiones relacionadas con la creatividad, la página web incluía enlaces a revistas literarias y a galerías de arte en línea y a formularios electrónicos para que los jóvenes pudieran enviar sus reseñas de libros al personal bibliotecario.
formulario web
(n.)=web form.
Ex: This book is a must-read for all of us who design web forms.
fornicación
(n.)=fornication.
Ex: Penalties for fornication were influenced by the age and the social, religious, and marital status of the offenders.

fornicar
(v.)=fornicate.
Ex: Imagine if it was your house and people were disrespecting you, cursing, urinating and fornicating on your lawn.

fornido
(adj.)=brawny ; sturdy ; stalwart ; burly ; husky ; hefty .
Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: In the past decade or so, much stalwart work has been done in order to provide non-textbook reading material for primary school children.
Ex: I care because I happen to have a lech for big burly badass men, and there were a lot of them around me.
Ex: It has plenty of room unless you're a very husky person.
Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.

foro
(n.)=forum [fora, pl.] ; arena.
Ex: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas.
Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
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* foro abierto=open forum.
* foro de debate=discussion list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; newsgroup [news group] ; electronic forum ; open forum ; e-mail list ; distribution list ; electronic distribution list ; discussion forum.
* foro de debate en línea=online forum.
* foro de discusión=newsgroup [news group] ; electronic forum.
* foro de noticias=newsgroup [news group].
* foro internacional=international forum.

foro abierto
(n.)=open forum.
Ex: The panel discussion and open forum are also briefly described.
foro de debate
(n.)=discussion list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; newsgroup [news group] ; electronic forum ; open forum ; e-mail list ; distribution list ; electronic distribution list ; discussion forum.
Ex: Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists. Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions. Ex: Newsgroup is the name for discussion groups on USENET. Ex: Information World en Espanol (IWETEL), the first electronic forum for information professionals in Spain, was launched in Nov 93. Ex: The panel discussion and open forum are also briefly described. Ex: This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples. Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals. Ex: Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline. Ex: Listservs are discussion forums which revolve around a particular topic and are made possible through electronic mail technology.
foro de debate en línea
(n.)=online forum.
Ex: TTFN (Ta Ta For Now) is a shorthand appended to a comment written in an online forum.
foro de discusión
(n.)=newsgroup [news group] ; electronic forum.
Ex: Newsgroup is the name for discussion groups on USENET. Ex: Information World en Espanol (IWETEL), the first electronic forum for information professionals in Spain, was launched in Nov 93.
foro de noticias
(n.)=newsgroup [news group].
Ex: Newsgroup is the name for discussion groups on USENET.
foro internacional
(n.)=international forum.
Ex: It provides an international forum for sharing experiences among researchers from a variety of disciplines such as computer science, library and information science, archival and museum studies, and knowledge management.
forofo
(n.)=hound ; enthusiast ; diehard ; supporter.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
Ex: Videodiscs can provide high capacity secondary storage and it is possible for the personal computer enthusiast to make use of a home video recorder in this way.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
Ex: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.
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* forofo del fútbol=football supporter.

forofo del fútbol
(n.)=football supporter.
Ex: Football violence in the 90s decreased and the credit has been given to the increased use of ecstasy by football supporters .
forrado
(n.)=lining.
Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.
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* forrado en piel=leather-covered.

forrado en piel
(adj.)=leather-covered.
Ex: The room was large, and contained tables, newspaper shelves, and leather-covered chairs.
forraje
(n.)=forage ; fodder.
Ex: These surveyors reported on terrain character and presence of wood, water and forage, and studied Indian tribal customs and languages.
Ex: This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.

forrar
(v.)=cover ; line.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: packing cases used like building blocks and attractively covered and painted.
Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.
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* forrar de arcilla=clay.
* sin forrar=uncovered.

forrar de arcilla
(v.)=clay.
Ex: Refractory clay is slightly better but you do not need heat-resistant material for claying a forge.
forrarse
(v.)=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s) ; make + a killing ; fatten + Posesivo + pockets.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.
Ex: All this deterioration has been to complicate and thereby fatten the pockets of trial lawyers in collusion with our judges.

forrear
(v.)=snort.
Ex: 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.

forro
(n.)=paste-down ; backliner ; liner ; lining.
Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.
Ex: This article provides basic knowledge of how to prepare artwork for printing the colour label on the freshly lacquered CD-ROM and the backliner for insertion in the back of the jewel case.
Ex: In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.
Ex: The conference brought together the disciplines of painting, paper and textile conservation and covered their approaches and problems with regard to lining.
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* forro polar=fleece.
* pasarse Algo por el forro=flout.
* sobre forro de tela=cloth-backed.

forro polar
(n.)=fleece.
Ex: A fleece is an excellent garment to keep you warm and dry.
fortalecedor
(adj.)=empowering.
Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.

fortalecer
(v.)=boost ; strengthen ; empower ; fortify ; invigorate ; bring + strength ; beef up ; cement ; place + Nombre + on a firmer footing ; buff up ; bolster.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.
Ex: Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.
Ex: Must she fortify herself with an arsenal of stratagems in order to survive?.
Ex: This is a national project aimed at invigorating the rural economy through the introduction of agricultural and related technologies to farmers.
Ex: A shift of emphasis from facts to people brings strength and purpose to library operations.
Ex: The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.
Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.
Ex: Information security management has been placed on a firmer footing with the publication of standards by national bodies.
Ex: As a general rule, you can 'buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
Ex: Bibliometric studies used to bolster the subjective opinions of librarians are not always useful for specialized areas.
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* fortalecer el ego=provide + ego boost.
* fortalecer la confianza=bolster + confidence ; boost + Posesivo + confidence.
* fortalecer la relación=strengthen + links.
* fortalecer los cimientos=strengthen + foundations.
* fortalecer los lazos=strengthen + links.
* fortalecerse=draw + strength from ; take + heart ; gain + strength.

fortalecer el ego
(v.)=provide + ego boost.
Ex: This was not meant to be a piece of puffery designed to provide an ego boost for Balzac: the convivial atmosphere was contagious and he spoke with complete sincerity.
fortalecer la confianza
=bolster + confidence ; boost + Posesivo + confidence.
Ex: It is easy to be disheartened by the negative flow of news, but the strength of our labor market should bolster the confidence of our outlook. Ex: Saudi authorities have pumped money into the banking system to boost confidence but with strings attached.
fortalecer la relación
(v.)=strengthen + links.
Ex: The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.
fortalecer los cimientos
(v.)=strengthen + foundations.
Ex: An improved awareness of existing work should strengthen the foundations of new investigations, and reduce the degree of duplication.
fortalecer los lazos
(v.)=strengthen + links.
Ex: The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.
fortalecerse
(v.)=draw + strength from ; take + heart ; gain + strength.
Ex: By recognising their inter-relationships, the two professions will be able to draw strength and inspiration from each other. Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro. Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
fortalecimiento
(n.)=boost ; strengthening ; furtherance ; re-enforcement.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: The aims of the centre are the furtherance of teaching and research on any aspect of South Asia.
Ex: A famous gaolbreak there led to Henry VIII ordering re-enforcement of the floor with giant stone blocks.
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* fortalecimiento del ego=ego boost ; boost of ego.
* fortalecimiento militar=military build-up.

fortalecimiento del ego
(n.)=ego boost ; boost of ego.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase. Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
fortalecimiento militar
(n.)=military build-up.
Ex: As expected, newspapers provided an extensive coverage of the military build-up in the Gulf and the collapse of communism.
fortaleza^1
(n.)=fortress.
Nota: Plural fortresses.
Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.

fortaleza^2
(n.)=fortitude ; strength.
Ex: Coping with the disruptive person requires additional fortitude and even special knowledge and skill.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.

fortificación
(n.)=fort (ft) ; fortification.
Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
Ex: The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.
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* fortificación costera=coastal defence.

fortificación costera
(n.)=coastal defence.
Ex: The article deals with the role of the coastal defence system in coastal navigation.
fortificado
(adj.)=walled ; fortified ; fortified castle.
Ex: Rather than being walled, heavily fortified structures, these forts tended to be open collections of buildings, with barracks and quarters.
Ex: Rather than being walled, heavily fortified structures, these forts tended to be open collections of buildings, with barracks and quarters.
Ex: Over the course of time, numerous fortified castles were converted into palaces.
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* ciudad fortificada=fortified town.
* pueblo fortificado=walled town.
* vino fortificado=fortified wine.

fortificante
(adj.)=restorative.
Ex: The word 'restaurant' originally referred to a restorative broth served to people with weakened digestive systems.

fortificar
(v.)=wall ; fortify.
Ex: It was not extensively inhabited until the later half of the 13th c., and not walled until the later 13th or early 14th c..
Ex: He prepared for war by fortifying the cities and building a large, well-trained army.

fortuitamente
=fortuitously.
Ex: On one of them, fortuitously, there was a note entered by the cataloger which said, 'Usually published under the title American Scholar'.

fortuito
(adj.)=haphazard ; random ; stochastic ; unintended ; fortuitous ; pot luck ; hit (and/or) miss ; accidental ; serendipitous ; incidental.
Ex: However, much of the detail in the fourteenth edition was a product of haphazard revision.
Ex: Where the subcategory is small the subsequent arrangement is random.
Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: In addition to the 'pot luck' method which some indexers seem to favour, we now have the use of PRECIS to serve as the indexing method in BNB.
Ex: Funds are low, so libraries could benefit from interlibrary loan schemes, although without a national union catalogue, efforts to serve readers are hit and miss = Los fondos son escasos, por lo que las bibliotecas se podrían beneficiar del préstamo interbibliotecario, aunque, sin un catálogo colectivo nacional, los esfuerzos para atender a los usuarios son una lotería.
Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
Ex: The help given by libraries to children can be formal, informal or serendipitous.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically represent incidental findings (e.g. properties, side-effects, important inconsistencies in arguments or deductions, newly discovered data sources).
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* carácter fortuito=randomness.
* de un modo fortuito=haphazardly.
* hallazgo fortuito=serendipity.
* observación fortuita=chance observation.

fortuna^1
(n.)=fortune ; lot ; good fortune.
Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill.
Ex: This article reports on the 9th weekend school organised by the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group of the Library Association the theme of which was 'Improving your lot'.
Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
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* galleta de la fortuna=fortune cookie.
* huesecillos de la fortuna=oracle bones.
* mala fortuna=misfortune.
* por la mala fortuna=by ill fate.
* por mala fortuna=unfortunately ; unhappily ; sadly.
* revés de la fortuna=reversal of fortune.
* rueda de la fortuna, la=wheel of fortune, the ; fortune's wheel.

fortuna^2
(n.)=fortune.
Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
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* amasar una fortuna=amass + a fortune.
* costar una fortuna=cost + a fortune.
* de la fortuna a la pobreza=riches to rags.
* de la pobreza a la fortuna=rags to riches.
* hacer fortuna=make + Posesivo + fortune ; make + a fortune ; strike + it rich ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
* una fortuna=a king's ransom.
* valer una fortuna=cost + a fortune.

fortín
(n.)=fort (ft) ; blockhouse.
Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
Ex: The author describes, assesses and illustrates 216 sites which range from airfields and blockhouses, to searchlights and pillboxes, dating from the 16th c. to 1945.

forzado
(adj.)=enforced ; strained ; forced ; forcible ; stilted.
Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.
Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.
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* a marchas forzadas=in a rush ; against the clock.
* campo de trabajos forzados=labour camp ; forced labour camp.
* trabajos forzados=forced labour ; hard labour.
* verse forzado a=be pitchforked into.

forzar
(v.)=compel ; constrain ; force ; oblige ; force + Nombre + open ; strain ; extrude ; enforce ; shoehorn ; pry + Nombre + open ; push + Nombre + into a corner.
Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.
Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.
Ex: Do not force a book open, especially when it is new.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.
Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
Ex: We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.
Ex: If the paper clip has not rusted and the paper is sturdy, a paper clip can be removed by gently prying it open.
Ex: You never know what a person will do until you push him into a corner.
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* abrir forzando=force + Nombre + open.
* abrir forzando con palanca=prise + Nombre + open.
* forzar a=coerce (into) ; press into.
* forzar a Alguien=bludgeon + Nombre + into.
* forzar a cerrar un Negocio=drive out of + business.
* forzar el ritmo=pick up + Posesivo + pace ; quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
* forzar la separación de=coerce + Nombre + away from.
* forzar una respuesta=coerce + a response.
* que fuerza los músculos=muscle-straining.

forzar (a)
(v.)=coerce (into) ; press into.
Ex: Because of this human characteristic of dislike of work, most people must be coerced, controlled, directed, threatened with punishment to get them to put forth adequate effort. Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
forzar a Alguien
(v.)=bludgeon + Nombre + into.
Ex: In his official biography, Charles would later portray Philip as a bully and moan that his father had bludgeoned him into marrying her.
forzar a cerrar un Negocio
(v.)=drive out of + business.
Ex: However, those who do not imitate superior solution are driven out of business.
forzar el ritmo
(v.)=pick up + Posesivo + pace ; quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
Ex: I'm not sure what thoughts Mikayla was having, but she picked up her pace and vanished ahead of us into the woods. Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: He pulled his collar close to his neck, shoved his icy hands into his pockets and smartened his pace.
forzar la separación de
(v.)=coerce + Nombre + away from.
Ex: They were helpful in imparting the literacy and knowledge needed by modern technology without coercing the work-force away from its duty.
forzar una respuesta
(v.)=coerce + a response.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
forzosamente
=of necessity ; of necessity ; perforce ; compulsorily.
Ex: The quantity of scientific information available must of necessity grow with the increasing number of scientists doing research in an increasing number of disciplines.
Ex: The catalog is of necessity a complex instrument.
Ex: Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.
Ex: The government may, by agreement or compulsorily, acquire any historic monument for the purpose of securing its protection.

forzoso
(adj.)=enforced ; forcible.
Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.

forzudo
(adj.)=brawny .
Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

foráneo
(adj.)=alien.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.

fosa
(n.)=ditch.
Ex: The speciments were collected from different types of habitats, such as streams, springs, ditches, dams, swamps, wells and ponds.
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* fosa común=mass grave.
* fosa séptica=septic tank ; cesspool.

fosa común
(n.)=mass grave.
Ex: This article describes a human rights investigation designed to identify bodies exhumed from mass graves in Bosnia.
fosa séptica
(n.)=septic tank ; cesspool.
Ex: Technical and legal information is provided on various issues related to water quality such as waste disposal, mining activities, septic tanks, and agricultural activities. Ex: Waste water in these towns is poured into cesspools and ravines near the houses.
fosfato
(n.)=phosphate.
Ex: The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.

fosfolípido
(n.)=phospholipid.
Ex: In both male and female baboons, the rates of secretion of glyceride into the serum are about six times greater than the rates of secretion of phospholipid.

fosforecer
(v.)=glow ; phosphoresce.
Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: Luminescent powders, which fluoresce or phosphoresce when exposed to UV or laser light, are also available.
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* fosforecer en la oscuridad=glow in + the dark.

fosforecer en la oscuridad
(v.)=glow in + the dark.
Ex: A team of entomologists has unraveled the mystery of the world's only millipedes that glow in the dark.
fosforescencia
(n.)=glow in the dark ; phosphorescence.
Ex: The classic 'glow in the dark' or phosphorescent pigments consist of very fine crystals of zinc sulfide.
Ex: Phosphorescence is the ability of a mineral to glow after the initial activating ultraviolet light is removed.

fosforescente
(adj.)=neon ; phosphorescent.
Ex: The public library's marketing plan include a new logo and a neon library card displaying the library's Internet address.
Ex: The classic 'glow in the dark' or phosphorescent pigments consist of very fine crystals of zinc sulfide.

fosforescer
(v.)=glow ; phosphoresce.
Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: Luminescent powders, which fluoresce or phosphoresce when exposed to UV or laser light, are also available.
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* fosforescer en la oscuridad=glow in + the dark.

fosforescer en la oscuridad
=glow in + the dark.
Ex: A team of entomologists has unraveled the mystery of the world's only millipedes that glow in the dark.
fosfórico
(adj.)=phosphoric.
Ex: Experts confirmed the fact that after the use of napalm, phosphoric traces remain for a long time.
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* ácido fosfórico=phosphoric acid.

fosilización
(n.)=fossilisation [fossilization, -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Avoiding fossilization: migrating information between databases'.

fosilizado
(adj.)=fossilised [fossilized, -USA] ; stale.
Ex: The article deals with matters of image and status, professional associations, cultural policies, collections, censorship, outdated infrastructure and fossilised mentalities.
Ex: Does the library continue a stale tradition, or does it interpret social change?.
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* palabra fosilizada=fossil word.

fosilizar
(v.)=fossilise [fossilize -USA].
Ex: The inflexibility of notation tends to crystallize (fossilize!) the arrangement in a structure reflecting the approach to knowledge at one particular time.

foso
(n.)=moat.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.

foto
(n.)=photo ; shot ; mugshot [mug shot] ; pic ; still photo.
Ex: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; handling and drying wet papers and photos; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Mugshots from the morgue: profiles of deceased library periodicals'.
Ex: If you take a look at some of the pics, you'll see they just use a special lens on a cannon projector.
Ex: You can easily create your own animated promo videos from your still photos.
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* álbum de fotos=photo album.
* echar una foto=photograph.
* foto carnet=ID photograph.
* foto de medio cuerpo=mugshot [mug shot] ; mugshot [mug shot].
* hacer una foto=photograph.
* sacar una foto=take + a shot ; photograph ; take + photo.
* tomar una foto=snap + the camera ; take + photo.

foto carnet
(n.)=ID photograph.
Ex: Users names, professional addresses, qualifications, subjects of study, type and duration of reading privileges and a signed ID photograph are available in a central image database.
foto de medio cuerpo
(n.)=mugshot [mug shot] ; mugshot [mug shot].
Ex: The article carries the title 'Mugshots from the morgue: profiles of deceased library periodicals'. Ex: The article carries the title 'Mugshots from the morgue: profiles of deceased library periodicals'.
fotocopia
(n.)=photocopy ; photocopying ; ditto sheet ; ditto.
Nota: Especialmente hecha en multicopista y no fotocopiadora.
Ex: A search of these files may be useful in the ordering of photocopies and loans.
Ex: They then go back to libraries for interlibrary loan use or fulfillment of photocopying request.
Ex: The need for concrete learning experiences, rather than the use of materials such as workbooks and ditto sheets, is stressed.
Ex: Meetings ended with students submitting excerpts that could be used in preparing a class ditto for the following week.
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* era de la fotocopia, la=photocopying era, the.
* papeleta de petición de fotocopias=photocopy request form.
* servicio de fotocopia=copying facilities.
* servicio de fotocopias=photocopying service.

fotocopiado
(n.)=photoduplication [photo-duplication] ; photocopying.
Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
Ex: They then go back to libraries for interlibrary loan use or fulfillment of photocopying request.

fotocopiadora
(n.)=copier ; photocopier ; copying machine ; photocopying machine ; copy shop.
Ex: This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money is received from coin-operated machines such as photocopiers and microform reader/printer.
Ex: The teacher may use pre-prepared acetate sheets, either produced on various kinds of document copying machines or purchased from a commercial firm.
Ex: The question is: are libraries responsible for the potentially illegal use of coin-operated photocopying machines?.
Ex: An environment which recognises that copy machines are not free and that copy shops expect to be paid, but which gives short shrift to the intellectual property being copied, damages all in the information chain.

fotocopiar
(v.)=xerox ; photocopy.
Ex: Many of the books contained letters, ex-libris plates or handwritten dedications; those bound with the book have been xeroxed, others left loose have been removed, replaced by xerox copies and put in the library's autograph collection.
Ex: Only about half of the items photocopied were published copyright materials, the rest being lecture notes, essays, etc.

fotocélula
(n.)=photocell.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use, such as photocell capable of seeing things in a physical sense.

fotodocumentación
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* servicio de fotodocumentación=photocopying service.

fotoeléctrico
(adj.)=photoelectric.
Ex: Einstein noted that careful experiments involving the photoelectric effect could show whether light consists of particles or waves.
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* célula fotoeléctrica=photoelectric cell.

fotofísica
(n.)=photophysics.
Ex: The author describes the design, structure, and use of numeric data bases for property data derived from photochemistry, photophysics, and radiation chemistry.

fotogalvanografía
(n.)=photogalvanography.
Ex: The appearance of Pretsch's Photographic Art Treasures (London 1856-7), which consisted of large prints made by 'photogalvanography', showed the potential of the new process.

fotograbado
(n.)=photogravure.
Nota: Proceso para imprimir a partir de transferir los negativos fotográficos sobre planchas metálicos y grabadas al ácido.
Ex: Photogravure is an extremely faithful -- though expensive -- method of etching the image of a photograph directly on to a copper plate.
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* fotograbado directo=photo-etched block.

fotograbado directo
(n.)=photo-etched block.
Ex: Photo-etched blocks, which became available in the 1870s, give the colour and impression of letterpress printing but they lose definition in the process of reproduction, so that line-block facsimiles combine rough edges with an improbably even colour.
fotograbador
(n.)=photoengraver.
Ex: They maintain contact with printers, typographers, typesetters, photoengravers, and other suppliers, and are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

fotografiar
(v.)=take + picture ; photograph ; snap ; take + shot ; take + photo.
Ex: It takes pictures 3 millimeter square, later to be projected or enlarged, which after all involves only a factor of 10 beyond the present practice.
Ex: So he sets a reproducer in action, photographs the whole trail out, and passes it to his friend for insertion in his own memex.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
Ex: When using manual focus, you are more likely to take out-of-focus shots.
Ex: She is about 53 years old in this photo and she was released from gaol in 1931, three years after this photo was taken.

fotografía
(n.)=exposure ; photograph ; photography ; snapshot [snap-shot] ; picture ; shot.
Ex: There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.
Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
Ex: The article 'Cold and cool vault environments for the storage of historic photographic materials' was written in recognition of the sesquicentennial of the introduction of photography to the public.
Ex: To quote Towl, case studies 'are not an actual snap-shot or sound movie of what really took place'.
Ex: In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.
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* álbum de fotografías=photograph album.
* ampliar una fotografía=enlarge + picture.
* cuarto oscuro de fotografía=photographic darkroom.
* exposición de fotografías=photographic exhibition.
* exposiciones de fotografía=salon photography.
* fotografía aérea=aerial photograph ; aerial photography.
* fotografía artística=artistic photography.
* fotografía de cine=cinematic photography.
* fotografía del espacio=space photograph.
* fotografía de obra de arte=art photograph.
* fotografía de publicidad=advertising photography.
* fotografía en placa de cristal=glass-plate photography.
* fotografía en seco=dry photography.
* fotografía histórica=documentary photography.
* fotografía tamaño carnet=passport size photograph ; ID photograph.
* fotografía tomada por un satélite=satellite photograph.
* fotografía trucada=trick photograph.
* hacer fotografía=make + picture.
* hacer una fotografía=photograph.
* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía=photocharger ; photocharging machine.
* recuperación de fotografías=picture retrieval.
* sacar una fotografía=take + picture ; photograph ; take + shot.
* tomar una fotografía=take + picture ; take + shot.

fotografía artística
(n.)=artistic photography.
Ex: This article discusses the role of photography in literature and examines the value of artistic photography, advertising photography and documentary photography.
fotografía aérea
(n.)=aerial photograph ; aerial photography.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aerial, satellite, and space photographs; sections; atlases, etc. Ex: Studies are included on the use of these printers in computer graphics, aerial photography, cartography, and data processing.
fotografía de cine
(n.)=cinematic photography.
Ex: The author traces the history behind cinematic photography and film stills.
fotografía de obra de arte
(n.)=art photograph.
Ex: The early photolitho books of 1856-7 were again collections of reproductions of art photographs, but in 1858 there was an event of greater bibliographical significance: the production of a photolitho facsimile of a printed book.
fotografía de publicidad
(n.)=advertising photography.
Ex: This article discusses the role of photography in literature and examines the value of artistic photography, advertising photography and documentary photography.
fotografía del espacio
(n.)=space photograph.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aerial, satellite, and space photographs; sections; atlases, etc.
fotografía en placa de cristal
(n.)=glass-plate photography.
Ex: Ultimately, dry emulsions were to help destroy glass-plate photography, for they made possible the introduction of flexible roll-film.
fotografía en seco
(n.)=dry photography.
Ex: This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken.
fotografía histórica
(n.)=documentary photography.
Ex: This article discusses the role of photography in literature and examines the value of artistic photography, advertising photography and documentary photography.
fotografía tamaño carnet
(n.)=passport size photograph ; ID photograph.
Ex: A passport size photograph(s) of author(s) has to be submitted with the paper. Ex: Users names, professional addresses, qualifications, subjects of study, type and duration of reading privileges and a signed ID photograph are available in a central image database.
fotografía tomada por un satélite
(n.)=satellite photograph.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aerial, satellite, and space photographs; sections; atlases, etc.
fotografía trucada
(n.)=trick photograph.
Ex: This book of really simple ways to take amazing trick photographs comes with a real camera.
fotograma
(n.)=frame ; still ; film still ; movie still ; shot.
Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
Ex: This speed is necessary in television, for motion pictures rather than stills as the object.
Ex: The author traces the history behind cinematic photography and film stills.
Ex: The images discussed are mostly photographs and movie stills.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.
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* de fotograma completo=full-frame.
* de fotograma doble=half-frame.
* fotograma a fotograma=shot by shot.
* fotograma de vídeo=video frame.

fotograma a fotograma
=shot by shot.
Ex: The video story will be told shot by shot on paper as sketches to aid in communication of ideas before filming begins.
fotograma de vídeo
(n.)=video frame.
Ex: Future video applications such as video editing demand a random access capability at video frame level.
fotográficamente
=photographically.
Ex: All the COM catalogs can also be printed instead of being reproduced photographically with microform.

fotográfico
(adj.)=photographic.
Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item produced from substantially the same type image, whether by direct contact or by photographic method.
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* archivo fotográfico=photographic library.
* colección fotográfica=photographic library.
* exposición fotográfica=photographic exhibition ; photo gallery.
* material fotográfico=photographic material.
* montaje fotográfico=photomontage.
* negativo fotográfico en placa de vidrio=glass plate negative.
* recuperación de imágenes fotográficas=picture retrieval.
* safari fotográfico=photographic safari.
* sesión fotográfica=photo shoot ; photo session.
* trucaje fotográfico=trick photography.

fotogénico
(adj.)=photogenic.
Ex: The building isn't particularly photogenic, but its staggered roofline is remarkable.

fotolito
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* proceso de fotolito=photolitho process.

fotolitografía
(n.)=photolithography.
Nota: Litografía usando láminas preparadas mediante un proceso fotomecánico.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.
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* fotolitografía bicromática=bichromate photolithography.

fotolitografía bicromática
(n.)=bichromate photolithography.
Ex: Collotype was a version of bichromate photolithography in which tone was given by reticulation of the gelatine in the chemical film rather than by graining the underlying surface = La colotipia era una adaptación de la fotolitografía bicromática en la que la tonalidad se lograba por medio de la reticulación de la gelatina en la película química y no graneando la superficie.
fotomecánico
(adj.)=photomechanical.
Ex: The first formally organized photomechanical printing company in the world was created by Paul Pretsch in 1854 in England.

fotometría
(n.)=photometry.
Ex: Photometry is the science of measurement of light, in terms of its perceived brightness to the human eye.

fotomicroficha
(n.)=photomicrofiche.
Nota: Microficha como soporte de fotografías para facilitar su uso y asegurar la conservación del original.
Ex: This article describes the use of photomicrofiche as a means of preserving and increasing access to a rare photograph collection reflecting the history of Alaska.

fotomontaje
(n.)=photomontage.
Ex: It is a maze-like photomontage of pictures of the changing rooms and corridors of an indoor swimming pool.

fotométrico
(adj.)=photometric.
Ex: The conference will also deal with the photometric aspects of optical systems which have other primary purposes.

fotonovela
(n.)=graphic novel.
Nota: Comic con encuadernación en rústica de calidad.
Ex: Like European and Japanese prototypes, these new-wave comic books may appear in magazine or quality paperback format, often called 'graphic novels'.

fotoquímica
(n.)=photochemistry.
Ex: The author describes the design, structure, and use of numeric data bases for property data derived from photochemistry, photophysics, and radiation chemistry.

fotoreceptor
(n.)=photoreceptor.
Ex: Scientists refer to photoreceptors in the brain as encephalic photoreceptors.

fotoresistente
(n.)=photoresist.
Ex: A short 6-10 second spray followed by a spin-dry is generally adequate to remove the photoresist.

fotosensibilidad
(n.)=photosensitivity.
Ex: As for more general use of the Internet, the spectre of negative health risks is raised particularly in relation to photosensitivity.

fotosfera
(n.)=photosphere.
Ex: Rising cells of hot gas produce a mottling of the photosphere known as granulation, each granule being about 1000 km in diameter.

fototipia
=colotype.
Nota: Método fotomecánico de reproducir imágenes fotográficas.
Ex: Collotype was a version of bichromate photolithography in which tone was given by reticulation of the gelatine in the chemical film rather than by graining the underlying surface = La colotipia era una adaptación de la fotolitografía bicromática en la que la tonalidad se lograba por medio de la reticulación de la gelatina en la película química y no graneando la superficie.

fotovoltaico
(adj.)=photovoltaic.
Ex: A photovoltaic cell is a type of photoelectric cell that uses the photovoltaic effect to generate electrical energy.
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* célula fotovoltaica=photovoltaic cell.
* placa fotovoltaica=photovoltaic panel.

fotógrafo
(n.)=photographer ; photo journalist.
Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.
Ex: She found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists during the shoot of a film.
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* fotógrafo de prensa=press photographer.

fotógrafo de prensa
(n.)=press photographer.
Ex: Many professionals, particularly press photographers, were still using glass plates until the 1950s.
foveal
(adj.)=foveal.
Ex: Prior to transmission, the server divides the original image into a foveal area and a peripheral area.
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* visión foveal=foveal vision.

fox terrier
(n.)=fox terrier.
Ex: Most fox terriers are active, alert, feisty when provoked, and thrive on exercise.

foxtrot
(n.)=foxtrot.
Nota: Tipo de baile.
Ex: This book is intended for both students and teachers of ballroom dance and dances included are the foxtrot, the swing, the waltz, the cha-cha, the rumba, the samba, the tango, and the polka.

frac
(n.)=tails ; dinner jacket ; evening suit ; tuxedo ; tux ; black tie ; white tie and tails ; morning suit.
Ex: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post.
Ex: The dinner jacket emerged from an era when it was considered proper for upper-class men to dress formally for the evening meal.
Ex: If you're looking for the perfect evening suit you've come to the right place!.
Ex: A surprising number of men will get through most of their lives only having to wear a tuxedo a handful of times, including to their own weddubg.
Ex: It's actually refreshing to see a lesbian wedding where no one is wearing a tux.
Ex: Indeed the musicians came on stage wearing black ties, and Toshiko Mariano, a wisp of a girl pianist, was dressed in an evening gown.
Ex: Our members come from all walks of life but we maintain a strict standard of dress with men in white tie and tails and women in evening gowns.
Ex: I have heard that grey morning suits are correct but my aunt swears blind that navy is the only correct colour.
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* cobrador de morosos=debt collector.
* traje de frac=tails ; black tie ; white tie and tails ; tuxedo ; tux ; evening suit ; dinner jacket ; morning suit.

fracasado
(adj.)=failed ; bungled.
Ex: The project studies the interaction between users and automated information retrieval systems with the aim of reducing the number of failed searches.
Ex: He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959.
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* estudiante fracasado=dropout ; high-school dropout ; school dropout.

fracasar
(v.)=flounder ; fail ; misfire ; founder ; be unsuccessful ; bite + the dust ; backfire ; go under ; give up + the ghost ; meet with + failure ; flop ; fall apart ; come + unstuck ; fall + flat ; go + pear-shaped ; fizzle ; go out + the window ; come + a cropper ; fall through ; go + kaput ; go + haywire ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.
Ex: I have noticed in many walks of life, people doing jobs, paid or unpaid, in which they are floundering because they do not have what I might call a job description.
Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
Ex: While project ALBIS was seen as an exercise in networking that misfired it did produce some positive results = Aunque se consideraba que el proyecto ALBIS fue un intento de cooperación en red que fracasó, no obstante produjo algunos resultados positivos.
Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession.
Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
Ex: However, many attempts to actively involve the community in reducing its risks of becoming ill have met with failure.
Ex: This opera flopped at its premiere in 1819.
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck.
Ex: The performance nevertheless falls flat due to the singers' failure to create true exhilaration.
Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!.
Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire.
Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays.
Ex: Unfortunately the project is officially dead in the water.
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* esfuerzo + fracasar=effort + founder.
* fracasar debido a=fail out of.
* fracasar de manera lamentable=fail + miserably ; fail + dismally.
* fracasar estrepitosamente=fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
* fracasar miserablemente=fail + dismally ; fail + miserably ; come + a cropper.
* fracasar por=fail out of.
* hacer fracasar=foil ; derail.
* planes + fracasar=plan + fall through.
* prosperar o fracasar=sink or swim.

fracasar de manera lamentable
(v.)=fail + miserably ; fail + dismally.
Ex: However, in retrospect, the U.S. government's goal of eradicating Native American cultures failed miserably. Ex: The essays in this volume fail dismally to contribute anything of value to our understanding of the topic.
fracasar debido a
(v.)=fail out of.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.
fracasar estrepitosamente
(v.)=fall + flat on + Posesivo + face.
Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face.
fracasar miserablemente
(v.)=fail + dismally ; fail + miserably ; come + a cropper.
Ex: The essays in this volume fail dismally to contribute anything of value to our understanding of the topic. Ex: However, in retrospect, the U.S. government's goal of eradicating Native American cultures failed miserably. Ex: He had years of experience and common sense and to the best of my knowledge never came a cropper.
fracasar por
(v.)=fail out of.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.
fracaso
(n.)=flop ; failure ; underdog ; bust ; dog ; defeat ; fiasco ; flake out ; goof ; write-off [writeoff] ; foundering ; dud ; goof-up.
Ex: And at worst, if the trip is a flop (it happens!), at least he is glad to get back to work.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to cope with system failure and generate restart procedures.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
Ex: Indeed, in larger libraries, there are those who regard a referral as tantamount to an admission of defeat.
Ex: The history of the British Library is presented with particular reference to the political and administrative fiascos that have punctuated its development.
Ex: The show was a real flake out.
Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Ex: Gareth Jones's film makes a series of misjudgments so damaging that the whole thing is a virtual write-off.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.
Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
Ex: The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
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* abocado al fracaso=failing ; doomed.
* abocado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the beginning ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
* abocado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed to + failure ; doomed from + the beginning.
* camino seguro al fracaso=blueprint for failure.
* condenado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed from + the beginning ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the start.
* condenado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the beginning.
* conseguir éxitos y fracasos=encounter + problems and successes.
* éxitos o fracasos=successes or failures.
* éxitos y fracasos=pitfalls and successes ; successes and failures.
* fórmula para el fracaso=blueprint for failure.
* fracaso bochornoso=embarrassing failure.
* fracaso desde el principio=doomed failure.
* fracaso escolar=school failure.
* fracaso lamentable=embarrassing failure.
* fracaso miserable=miserable failure.
* fracaso rotundo=resounding failure ; complete failure.
* fracaso total=complete failure ; total write-off.
* fracaso vergonzoso=embarrassing failure.
* índice de fracaso escolar=failure rate ; dropout rate.
* obtener éxitos y fracasos=experience + problems and successes.
* predestinado al fracaso=doomed.
* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed to + failure ; doomed to + failure.
* ser un fracaso=nothing + come of ; prove + a failure.
* significar fracaso=signify + failure ; spell + failure.
* suponer la diferencia entre el éxito o el fracaso=make or break.
* tasa de fracaso escolar=dropout rate ; failure rate.
* traer consigo fracaso=spell + failure.
* traer fracaso=spell + failure.

fracaso bochornoso
(n.)=embarrassing failure.
Ex: Others have said that the painting lacks proportion, perspective, a sense of decorum and that it has been 'an embarrassing failure'.
fracaso desde el principio
(n.)=doomed failure.
Ex: It is difficult to police or control any of these activities, and attempts at legislation to do so are probably doomed failure.
fracaso escolar
(n.)=school failure.
Ex: Irvine claims that black children are subject to school failure because of their culture, race, and social class.
fracaso lamentable
(n.)=embarrassing failure.
Ex: Others have said that the painting lacks proportion, perspective, a sense of decorum and that it has been 'an embarrassing failure'.
fracaso miserable
(n.)=miserable failure.
Ex: The history of networking technology is full of great triumphs and miserable failures.
fracaso rotundo
(n.)=resounding failure ; complete failure.
Ex: How well it is done ulitmately represents the difference between conspicuous success and resounding failure. Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
fracaso total
(n.)=complete failure ; total write-off.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it. Ex: Not expecting much from a chain pizza restaurant, we thought the day was going to be total write-off.
fracaso vergonzoso
(n.)=embarrassing failure.
Ex: Others have said that the painting lacks proportion, perspective, a sense of decorum and that it has been 'an embarrassing failure'.
fraccionamiento
(n.)=segmentation.
Ex: Using this method, the segmentation of natural keywords can be handled flexibly.

fraccionar
(v.)=segment.
Ex: So, the state-of-the-art in speech recognition requires the speaker to pronounce words with definite pauses between them, or else it starts with segmenting the speech on the basis of its acoustical features.

fracción
(n.)=fraction ; segment ; fraction ; denomination ; moiety.
Ex: The ALA Rules provide guidance on how to file fractions and superscript and subscript numerals.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.
Ex: Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.
Ex: Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical.
Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
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* fracción decimal=decimal fraction.
* fracción de moneda=penny ; coin denomination ; coin denomination.
* fracción de segundo=split second.

fracción de moneda
(n.)=penny ; coin denomination ; coin denomination.
Ex: If a currency has pennies (for instance, German marks, French francs, or Canadian dollars), amounts must be entered with the pennies. Ex: This unit of study walks early elementary students through the basics of counting and using the smallest U.S. coin denominations (penny, nickel, and dime). Ex: This unit of study walks early elementary students through the basics of counting and using the smallest U.S. coin denominations (penny, nickel, and dime).
fracción de segundo
(n.)=split second.
Ex: If you can see why, then next time, in the split second before you click, you'll ask yourself, is there a better place to get my information?.
fracción decimal
(n.)=decimal fraction.
Ex: Had the numbers in the above example been decimal fractions, the Historical novel could have been accommodated at, say, 625 (or 62.5).
fractal
(n.)=fractal.
Ex: A demonstration search using the term 'fractal' yielded 85 domestic and foreign citations from 1980 to 1988 in geological periodicals.

fractura
(n.)=fracture.
Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
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* fractura abierta=open fracture ; compound fracture.
* fractura complicada=compound fracture.
* fractura de fatiga=stress fracture.
* fractura externa=compound fracture.

fractura abierta
(n.)=open fracture ; compound fracture.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in. Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
fractura complicada
(n.)=compound fracture.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
fractura de fatiga
(n.)=stress fracture.
Ex: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.
fractura externa
(n.)=compound fracture.
Ex: Open or compound fractures were usually fatal prior to the advent of antiseptics in the 1860s because infection would set in.
fracturado
(adj.)=fractured.
Ex: She spent long hours in a cramped conference room, her fractured ankle propped on a trash can, as lawyers took turns peppering her with questions.

fracturar
(v.)=fracture.
Ex: He will miss a month after fracturing his hand in practice.
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* fracturarse el cuello=break + Posesivo + neck.

fracturarse el cuello
(v.)=break + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Reeve broke his neck in May 1995 when he was thrown from his horse during an equestrian competition.
fragancia
=fragrance ; odour [odor, -USA].
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: Since 1946 multidimensional statistical methods have been applied to odour characterization and classification.

fragante
(adj.)=scented ; odoriferous ; perfumed ; smelling ; sweet-smelling.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: Skunks use a highly odoriferous secretion to deter predation.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.

fraganti
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* coger a Alguien in fraganti=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
* pillar a Alguien in fraganti=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.

fragata
(n.)=frigate.
Ex: On July 2, 1834, the figurehead of President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. frigate Constitution was beheaded.

fragilidad
(n.)=frailty ; brittleness ; fragility.
Ex: When discussing the undoubted deficiencies of LCSH, the errors are claimed to be the result of human frailty in the application of a basically sound system.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
Ex: This article describes film processing standards and the role of sensitometry, film base material and emulsion fragility.

fragmentación
(n.)=fragmentation ; splintering ; breakup [break-up].
Ex: The process of information system development requires a continuum of activity and fragmentation of the process is undesirable.
Ex: This splintering of membership hinders the development of library unionism as a factor within the profession.
Ex: This concern will likely increase due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and dispersal of its nuclear arsenal and the growth of global nuclear smuggling rings.

fragmentado
(adj.)=fragmented ; splintering.
Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.
Ex: Publishers will have to deal with a splintering market and to produce a variety of publication formats.

fragmentar
(v.)=fragment ; splinter ; break up.
Ex: The classification of literature by language can fragment national literatures.
Ex: The computers in education movement has further splintered rather than integrated these communities.
Ex: Subarrangement at entry terms can break up long sequences of entries listed under the same keyword.
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* fragmentar en=break up into.

fragmentar en
(v.)=break up into.
Ex: The technique, however, does not operate with complete messages, but rather with segments of them, broken up into blocks.
fragmentario
(adj.)=fragmentary.
Ex: Many libraries keep vertical files of pamphlets and newspapers clippings but such files are time-consuming to maintain, too often fragmentary, and each file serves only one institution.

fragmento
(n.)=fragment ; snippet ; splinter ; broken piece.
Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.
Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.
Ex: However, others see the splinters in the discipline as a step in its revitalization.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
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* fragmento de película=film clip ; movie clip.
* fragmento de vasija=potsherd ; potsherd.

fragmento de película
(n.)=film clip ; movie clip.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially. Ex: The result is an interactive campus map that provides information about the various campus buildings using text, photographs, and movie clips.
fragmento de vasija
(n.)=potsherd ; potsherd.
Ex: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking. Ex: The carbonaceous remains on the surface of the potsherds could be ancient food residues or soot from fuel for cooking.
fragor
(n.)=roar.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.

fragrante
(adj.)=fragrant.
Ex: Planting fragrant shrubs would benefit all users and in particular blind or visually impaired persons.

fragua^1
(n.)=forge.
Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.

fragua^2
(n.)=grouting ; grout.
Ex: In the present paper a grouting technique was studied in order to protect buried monuments against the presence of ground water.
Ex: The author examines the difficulties and solutions to wet environment repairs in pools and locker rooms such as crack and leak repairs, repairs to grout and tile, and underwater lights.

fraguado
(n.)=grouting ; grout.
Ex: In the present paper a grouting technique was studied in order to protect buried monuments against the presence of ground water.
Ex: The author examines the difficulties and solutions to wet environment repairs in pools and locker rooms such as crack and leak repairs, repairs to grout and tile, and underwater lights.

fraguar^1
(v.)=grout.
Ex: If you are not sure how to grout tile, this walkthrough will tell you how.

fraguar^2
(v.)=concoct.
Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
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* estar fraguándose=be in the works.
* polémica + fraguarse=controversy + brew.

fraile
(n.)=friar.
Ex: The last chapter explores specific ways in which the friars affected medieval society.
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* fraile mendicante=mendicant friar.

fraile mendicante
(n.)=mendicant friar.
Ex: Christ bears the cross on his shoulder at the head of a long shaft supported by a male prisoner fettered at the legs and a mendicant friar.
frailecillo
(n.)=puffin.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.

frambuesa
(n.)=raspberry.
Ex: Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.

francachela
(n.)=high jinks [hijinks] ; horseplay ; hijinks [high jinks].
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.

francamente
=candidly ; frankly ; baldly ; unreservedly ; in all honesty ; quite frankly.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: I've tolerated his remarks and his wandering hands because, frankly, I need the job.
Ex: The search may sometimes prove fruitless: this is also an 'answer', but it is rarely satisfactory to present it to the enquirer baldly as such = A veces la búsqueda puede resultar infructuosa, lo cual en sí es un tipo de "respuesta", pero no es siempre adecuado decírselo al usuario directamente como tal.
Ex: Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak said Thursday he had unreservedly discussed all issues with visiting U.S. President Barack Obama.
Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.

franciscano
(adj.)=Franciscan.
Ex: His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.
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* orden de los franciscanos, la=Franciscan order, the.

franco belga
(n.)=Belgian franc.
Ex: For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.
franco francés
(n.)=French franc.
Ex: If a currency has pennies (for instance, German marks, French francs, or Canadian dollars), amounts must be entered with the pennies.
franco^1
(n.)=franc.
Ex: For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.
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* franco belga=Belgian franc.
* franco francés=French franc.

franco^2
(adj.)=outspoken ; frank ; candid ; sincere ; up-front [up front] ; blunt ; avowedly ; forthright ; heart-to-heart ; open-hearted ; unreserved.
Ex: Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.
Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
Ex: There are many sincere librarians who are alert to the dangers inherent when libraries take positions on issues.
Ex: The author recommends the up-front negotiation of ownership accompanied by a written agreement to eliminate the possibility of doubt as to the identity of the owner.
Ex: The author discusses the range of enquiries he deals with, the sources of information he uses, and the blunt attitude with which he deals with many enquirers.
Ex: Thus Jewett's rules, avowedly 'founded upon those adopted for the compilation of the catalogue of the British Museum,' will be found on comparison to resemble more strikingly those of the AACR published one and a quarter century later than those of Panizzi, published only one decade earlier.
Ex: We have been told once, in clear and forthright terms, what it is that we need.
Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
Ex: I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.
Ex: I will be thankful to the readers for their unreserved comments on the book.
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* golpe franco=free kick.
* golpe franco directo=direct free kick.
* golpe franco indirecto=indirect free kick.
* para ser franco=to be blunt ; in all honesty.

francoalemán
(adj.)=Franco-German.
Ex: Franco-Soviet relations and Franco-German relations regarding the USSR in the 1920s have received little attention from historians = Las relaciones francosoviéticas y francoalemanas con respecto a la Unión Soviética en la década de 1920 han recibido poca atención por parte de los historiadores.

francosoviético
(adj.)=Franco-Soviet.
Ex: Franco-Soviet relations and Franco-German relations regarding the USSR in the 1920s have received little attention from historians = Las relaciones francosoviéticas y francoalemanas con respecto a la Unión Soviética en la década de 1920 han recibido poca atención por parte de los historiadores.

francotirador^1
(n.)=sniper ; franc-tireur ; sharpshooter.
Ex: In this novel, the protagonist, against the advice of his parents, chooses to remain in his apartment in war-torn West Beirut and is shot dead by a sniper.
Ex: At the other extreme, the grand tradition has come under fire from two franc-tireurs FN Hatt and DE Gerard.
Ex: A number of these rifles made their way across the Atlantic and into the hands of Confederate sharpshooters.
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* fuego de francotirador=sniper fire.

francotirador^2
(n.)=loose cannon.
Ex: It is becoming apparent that Ms Obama may well become a loose cannon and a serious liability for her husband should he win the nomination.

francés
(adj.)=French ; Frog.
Nota: Término peyorativo.
Ex: The Root Thesaurus designations are independent of specific language (that is, French, German, Italian).
Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and Gringos.
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* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa=Bibliotheque Nationale.
* canadiense de habla francesa=French Canadian.
* franco francés=French franc.
* pan francés=French bread.
* Revolución Francesa, la=French Revolution, the.

francófilo
(n./adj.)=Francophile.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: On the policymakers' main goals is to ameliorate animosities between Anglophiles and Francophiles.

francófobo
(n./adj.)=francophobe.
Ex: Believe it or not, there are Americans who understand that all of France doesn't fit the caricature spread by francophobes.

francófono
(adj.)=French-speaking ; francophone.
Ex: It is setting up a system of dual entries, so that the French-speaking people of Canada will have French language representation in the authorities established for Canadian catalog records.
Ex: This article assesses the current state of archives in African countries focusing on those of francophone West Africa.
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* canadiense francófono=French Canadian.

franela
(n.)=flannel.
Ex: The men who rushed to California soon adopted a unique uniform of broad-brimmed hats, flannel shirts, coarse trousers cinched with a leather belt, and tall boots.

franja
(n.)=band ; stripe ; swath [swathe] ; belt ; runner.
Ex: The cords themselves could be placed either outside the backs of the folded sheets, where they would show as raised bands across the spine of the book, or in slots sawn into the folds to give the book a flat back.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
Ex: Blair's determination to stand 'shoulder to shoulder' with a Bush administration on the warpath put him at odds with a vast swath of British public opinion.
Ex: While Singapore enterprises are active in China's thriving eastern and coastal belt, the western region remains almost virgin territory to them.
Ex: Even a plain, white material will work, when you crest it with a burgundy, russet, orange, red, or yellow runner.
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* franja decorativa=runner.
* franja de Gaza, la=Gaza Strip, the.
* franja horaria=time slot.
* franja salarial=salary scale ; salary band.

franja de Gaza, la
=Gaza Strip, the.
Ex: The visitors were shocked by the situation in the Gaza Strip, where there are no school, public or special libraries, library associations or training schools.
franja decorativa
(n.)=runner.
Ex: Even a plain, white material will work, when you crest it with a burgundy, russet, orange, red, or yellow runner.
franja horaria
(n.)=time slot.
Ex: each professional group (i.e., Sections and Round Tables) will receive one time slot of 2 1/2 hours.
franja salarial
(n.)=salary scale ; salary band.
Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks. Ex: Salary breakdown in relation to continent showed that many people in senior posts in Western Europe, Africa and the Far East were in the lowest salary band, i.e. earning less than USD 20,000 per annum.
franqueable
(adj.)=fordable.
Ex: It is a narrow stream, but perennial, and even during the spring and summar month is only fordable at certain places.

franqueado
(adj.)=prepaid [pre-paid] ; stamped.
Ex: Libraries may use this service through the medium of a prepaid voucher which covers the cost of handling and despatch of the document to be borrowed.
Ex: An initial letter of invitation should include a stamped, self-addressed envelope.

franquear
(v.)=circumvent ; frank.
Ex: Plainly, the familiarization stage is circumvented in a computer-based indexing system with machine-assigned terms.
Ex: It still involved a degree of staff time, however, in the folding of the overdues, inserting them in envelopes and finally franking them.
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* franquear una carta=frank + letter.
* franquear un paquete=frank + parcel.
* franquear un peligro=negotiate + hazard.
* franquear un problema=negotiate + problem.
* máquina de franquear=franking machine.

franquear un paquete
(v.)=frank + parcel.
Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.
franquear un peligro
(v.)=negotiate + hazard.
Ex: Ambiguity is another terminological hazard to negotiate.
franquear un problema
(v.)=negotiate + problem.
Ex: Such a list seeks to negotiate the problems of the alphabetical subject approach as outlined in the previous chapter.
franquear una carta
(v.)=frank + letter.
Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.
franqueza
(n.)=directness ; openness ; candour [candor, -USA].
Ex: The LA benefited greatly from his quiet influence, honesty, intelligence and directness.
Ex: The more productive companies were found to be characterised by greater openness to outside information.
Ex: The author suggests openness -- self-disclosure, candour, and honesty -- as a means of enhancing the abilities of the individual librarian and the library to survive or succeed.
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* con franqueza=frankly ; quite frankly.
* con toda franqueza=to put it frankly ; in all sincerity ; in all honesty.

franquicia
(n.)=franchise ; chain store ; franchiser [franchisor] ; concession stand.
Nota: Término americano para referirse a los bares que sirven comida y bebida en un complejo comercial, deportivo, cultural, etc.
Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.
Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.
Ex: The principle incorporates the basic advantage of franchising; where the franchisee buys access to the franchiser's products, product expertise, training, support and corporate branding.
Ex: Movie theaters now gave concession stands prime placement in their lobbies.
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* conceder en franquicia=franchise.
* concesión de franquicias=franchising.
* persona que concede una franquicia=franchiser [franchisor].
* persona que obtiene una franquicia=franchisee.
* seguro con franquicia=insurance with deductible.

frasco
(n.)=flask ; vial ; jar.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
Ex: She wrote the following article 'Of books, manuscripts and jars of snakes: reference service in the museum, archives and records management section'.
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* frasco de medicina=medicine bottle.
* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños=small is beautiful.
* tapa de frasco=jar lid.

frasco de medicina
(n.)=medicine bottle.
Ex: Illiteracy amounts to being unable to read the instructions on a medicine bottle, or to address an envelope, or to read a safety notice.
frase
(n.)=phrase ; sentence ; statement ; refrain.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: The importance of the right to information or the right to know is an increasingly constant refrain in the mouths of academics, the media and governments.
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* acuñar una frase=coin + a phrase.
* dentro de la frase=intra-sentence.
* encabezamiento de frase conjuntiva=conjunctive phrase heading.
* encabezamiento de frase preposicional=prepositional phrase heading.
* frase a modo de título=title-like phrase.
* frase como encabezamiento=phrase heading.
* frase de indización=indexing phrase.
* frase de texto libre=free-text phrase.
* frase favorita=catchphrase.
* frase graciosa final=punchline [punch line].
* frase hecha=bound phrase ; catch phrase ; cliche ; formulaic words ; formulaic phrase ; set phrase.
* frase nominal=noun phrase.
* frase preferida=catchphrase.
* frase prolija=verbose phrasing.
* frase publicitaria=catchphrase.
* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo=topic sentence.
* frase usada para ligar=chat-up line.
* relativo a la frase=sentential.
* ser analizado como una frase=be phrase parsed.
* Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS)=Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).
* subencabezamiento de frase preposicional=prepositional phrase subheading.

frase a modo de título
(n.)=title-like phrase.
Ex: Note that headings when read backwards with appropriate prepositions inserted make a title-like phrase describing the subject.
frase como encabezamiento
(n.)=phrase heading.
Ex: Subject headings beginning with the same word may be interfiled in different ways according to the filing value accorded to inverted headings, phrase headings and subdivided headings.
frase de indización
(n.)=indexing phrase.
Ex: A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.
frase de texto libre
(n.)=free-text phrase.
Ex: If you want to search for a free-text phrase that contains stopwords, such as 'far from the crowd', enter only the keywords in the phrase.
frase favorita
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
frase graciosa final
(n.)=punchline [punch line].
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
frase hecha
(n.)=bound phrase ; catch phrase ; cliche ; formulaic words ; formulaic phrase ; set phrase.
Ex: You may search subject headings as hyphenated, 'bound' phrases or as individual words. Ex: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language. Ex: The true meaning of the cliche 'A picture is worth more than ten thousand words,' is never more evident than when students first see themselves on camera after simulating reference interviews in the classroom. Ex: Liddy has studied the use of certain formulaic words and phrases in abstracts. Ex: Liddy has studied the use of certain formulaic words and phrases in abstracts. Ex: Much was made in the final interviews of Jim's inability to speak without using set phrases.
frase nominal
(n.)=noun phrase.
Ex: Terms in the form of noun phrases or singles words are 'tagged' with angular brackets, < and >, question mark, ?, or the @ symbol and the program responds to these by permuting the phrases in various ways to produce the index.
frase preferida
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
frase prolija
(n.)=verbose phrasing.
Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
frase publicitaria
(n.)=catchphrase.
Ex: Catchphrases like this are all the rage these days, especially among those who allow current trends to dictate their lifestyles.
frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo
(n.)=topic sentence.
Ex: Hence, any elements that might contribute to relevance assessment must be incorporated into the topic sentence.
frase usada para ligar
(n.)=chat-up line.
Ex: The study revealed the best chat-up lines were light-hearted questions such as 'What's your favourite pizza topping?'.
fraseología
(n.)=phraseology.
Ex: It stems from people in groups, subcommittees, and teams looking at particular rules, chapters, or sections of the AACR and trying to correct specific errors or phraseology.

frasqueta
(n.)=frisket.
Nota: En imprenta, rectángulo de metal montado en el lado superior del tímpano de la prensa de imprimir.
Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.

fraternalismo
(n.)=fraternity.
Ex: The French revolution, with its emphasis on 'liberty, equality and fraternity,' for all individuals, provided another dimension.

fraternidad
(n.)=brotherhood ; fraternity ; fraternity ; sisterhood.
Ex: The raison d'etre of the ALA is not to erradicate racial injustice and inequalities and to promote human brotherhood.
Ex: The author criticizes the provincialism of much of the bookselling fraternity in the USA = El autor critica el provincialismo de gran parte de la fraternidad del comercio del libro de los Estados Unidos.
Ex: The French revolution, with its emphasis on 'liberty, equality and fraternity,' for all individuals, provided another dimension.
Ex: It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.

fraude
(n.)=fraud ; scam ; confidence scam ; con trick ; con ; con job.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
Ex: The article 'Online scams, swindles, frauds and rip-offs' lists some of the most better known Internet frauds of recent times.
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: The social contract has been the con trick by which the bosses have squeezed more and more out of the workers for themselves.
Ex: He has long argued that populist conservatism is nothing more than a con.
Ex: The global warming hoax had all the classic marks of a con job from the very beginning.
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* autor de un fraude=fraudster ; scammer.
* combatir el fraude=combat + fraud.
* cometer un fraude=commit + fraud.
* fraude científico=scientific fraud.
* fraude de phishing=phishing scam.
* fraude fiscal=tax evasion.
* fraude informático=computer fraud.
* fraude telefónico=telephone fraud.
* luchar contra el fraude=combat + fraud.

fraude científico
(n.)=scientific fraud.
Ex: The author gives an earnest account of recent episodes of scientific fraud.
fraude de phishing
(n.)=phishing scam.
Ex: Despite the constant warnings to Internet users about phishing scams and other schemes, patrons who use the public computers in libraries seem totally unconcerned about protecting their personal information.
fraude fiscal
(n.)=tax evasion.
Ex: Examples of 'petty crimes' are riding the train without a ticket, reproducing copyright computer programs, traffic violations, tax evasion, & shoplifting.
fraude informático
(n.)=computer fraud.
Ex: This article outlines the new regulations concerning privacy, confidential information, computer fraud and intellectual and industrial property.
fraude telefónico
(n.)=telephone fraud.
Ex: Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud.
fraudulencia
(n.)=dishonesty.
Ex: This system lends itself to dishonesty.

fraudulentamente
=fraudulently.
Ex: A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research.

fraudulento
(adj.)=fraudulent ; dishonest ; fly-by-night.
Ex: In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.
Ex: Mostly facsimiles are made without dishonest intent, although some have certainly been intended to deceive, and the ease with which they can be identified varies with the reproduction process used.
Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
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* de un modo fraudulento=fraudulently.

frecuencia de actualización
(n.)=frequency of updating.
Ex: The author presents detailed information about 37 on-line data bases specifically concerned with patents information including content, period of coverage, frequency of updating and maximum costs.
frecuencia de aparición
(n.)=frequency of occurrence.
Ex: In computer indexing this will involve statistical analysis of the relative frequency of occurrence of terms.
frecuencia de cita
(n.)=citation rate.
Ex: Using the data presented by Lea Velho on the citation rates in and on Brazilian agricultural periodical articles, it is suggested that a given paper is cited by the non-Brazilian scientific literature at the same rate as a paper written anywhere else in the world would be.
frecuencia de citación
(n.)=citation frequency.
Ex: Demand for a periodical is based on citation frequency.
frecuencia de palabras
(n.)=word count.
Ex: Most formulas are based on word counts and sentence length.
frecuencia de préstamo del material
(n.)=turnover rate.
Ex: This article describes an experiment which tested the broader effect of displays on turnover rate and total circulation = Este artículo describe un experimento para comprobar el efecto general de los expositores en la frecuencia de préstamo del material y en la circulación total.
frecuencia de transmisión
(n.)=carrier frequency.
Ex: Communication satellites act as relay stations, by capturing the signals which arrive from the earth and retransmitting them on a different carrier frequency.
frecuencia de uso
(n.)=usage rate.
Ex: A survey was conducted to determine the usage rate and level of user satisfaction for InfoTrac, an optical disc bibliographic data base.
frecuencia modulada (FM)
=frequency modulated (FM).
Ex: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.
frecuencia^1
(n.)=extent ; frequency ; incidence ; posting.
Nota: Número de veces que un término de búsqueda aparece en un documento.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: The nature of the users, their background, their work, the frequency with which they use the system, and their mode of access to the system (that is, through an intermediary information officer, or directly) are all factors to be considered.
Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.
Ex: An entry in the inverted file consists of the term to be searched, the number of records containing the term (known as the number of postings), and the reference number of those records (known as the addresses).
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* con bastante frecuencia=quite frequently ; fairly often.
* con cierta frecuencia=not uncommonly.
* con demasiada frecuencia=all too often ; all too frequently ; too often.
* con frecuencia=frequently ; often ; oftentimes [often times] ; ofttimes [oft-times].
* con más frecuencia=most frequently.
* con mucha frecuencia=very often ; more often than not.
* con muy poca frecuencia=all too seldom ; all too seldom.
* con poca frecuencia=infrequently.
* con tanta frecuencia=so often.
* dispersión de frecuencias=frequency distribution.
* frecuencia de actualización=frequency of updating.
* frecuencia de aparición=frequency of occurrence.
* frecuencia de cita=citation rate.
* frecuencia de citación=citation frequency.
* frecuencia de palabras=word count.
* frecuencia de préstamo del material=turnover rate.
* frecuencia de uso=usage rate.
* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf=Zipf's word frequency law.
* método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF)=Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).
* regado con demasiada frecuencia=heavily watered.
* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser el que con mayor frecuencia=be (the) most likely to.
* ser el que con menor frecuencia=be (the) least likely to.
* usado con poca frecuencia=seldom used [seldom-used].
* utilizarse con demasiada frecuencia=be overworked.

frecuencia^2
(n.)=frequency.
Nota: Referido a las comunicaciones.
Ex: It is this kind of unequal circuit response to signals of differing frequency that will be our specific focus in the next chapter.
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* frecuencia de transmisión=carrier frequency.
* frecuencia modulada (FM)=frequency modulated (FM).
* identificación por radiofrecuencia=radio frequency identification (RFID).
* sintonizar una frecuencia=tune to + frequency.

frecuentado
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* casa frecuentada por los espíritus=haunted house.
* frecuentado por los espíritus=haunted.
* lugares más frecuentados=stamping ground ; stomping ground.
* muy frecuentado=heavily used.

frecuentado por los espíritus
(adj.)=haunted.
Ex: This is a guide to haunted places you can visit or stay overnight in.
frecuentar
(v.)=frequent ; patronise [patronize, -USA] ; patronage ; hang out.
Ex: The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most.
Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
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* frecuentar los pasillos del poder=stalk + the corridors of power.
* frecuentar una tienda=patronise + shop.

frecuentar los pasillos del poder
(v.)=stalk + the corridors of power.
Ex: Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.
frecuentar una tienda
(v.)=patronise + shop.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
frecuente
(adj.)=common ; frequent ; heavy ; prevalent ; recurrent ; recurring ; rife ; regular.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: These people make frequent copies of all the library files.
Ex: A leased line connection is useful for heavy users, since it offers higher speeds of transmission.
Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.
Ex: One of the major recurrent problems with volunteer and part-time abstractors is maintaining deadlines; delays in some of the documents covered by the service are almost inevitable.
Ex: After the probationary period, performance evaluations are administered on a recurring basis.
Ex: Chances for advancement were slim, and disillusionment at the lack of encouragement to participate in professional activities outside the job was rife.
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
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* costumbre cada vez más frecuente=growing practice.
* demasiado frecuente=all too frequent.
* FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes)=FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
* muy frecuente y rápido=rapid-fire.
* poco frecuente=infrequent.
* práctica cada vez más frecuente=growing practice.
* saer algo poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence.
* ser algo muy poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo poco frecuente=be a rare sight.

frecuentemente
=frequently ; often ; as often as not ; oftentimes [often times] ; prevalently ; ofttimes [oft-times].
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.
Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.
Ex: As often as not, especially with material-finding enquiries, the user's presence at the librarian's elbow permits an instantaneous reaction to each item found.
Ex: Oftentimes, we conduct our research on related areas to help solve problems in our own field.
Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.
Ex: Within each of us, ofttimes, there dwells a mighty and raging fury.
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* debatido frecuentemente=oft-debated.
* frecuentemente citado=oft-cited ; oft-quoted ; frequently cited ; much-quoted.
* frecuentemente expresado=oft-spoken.
* frecuentemente usado=oft-used.
* mencionado frecuentemente=oft-mentioned.
* muy frecuentemente=so often ; most often than not.
* usado frecuentemente=commonly-used.

frecuentemente citado
(adj.)=oft-cited ; oft-quoted ; frequently cited ; much-quoted.
Ex: An oft-cited example of an artificial barrier was the unacceptability, in prescriptive terms, of a statement such as 'Him and me loves Mary,' even though such a statement is fully comprehensible. Ex: This is a reference to the oft-quoted dictum of the great Dr Samuel Johnson over two hundred years ago. Ex: Housing, transport and consumer problems were the most frequently cited. Ex: It is not unusual these days to apply the much-quoted saying 'small is beautiful' to the needs of small and medium enterprises.
frecuentemente expresado
=oft-spoken.
Ex: The lack of attention is attributable to the oft-spoken thought that most library users are seeking a particular author and title in the catalog, and therefore subject cataloging is not as important as descriptive.
frecuentemente usado
=oft-used.
Ex: I think that this attitude is most succinctly and most prevelantly summed up by the oft-used sign-off in messages 'HTH' (Hope This/That Helps, Happy to Help).
freelance
(adj.)=freelance.
Ex: Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.

freenet
(n.)=freenet.
Nota: En Internet, ordenador que está conectado a la red Internet y cuya función es la de permitir que los ciudadanos de una comunidad puedan acceder gratis a Internet.
Ex: Freenet is a grassroots, community-based Internet host that is designed to bring free networking access to a community.

fregadero
(n.)=sink ; kitchen sink.
Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.
Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal.
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* desatascador de fregaderos=sink plunger.
* minibar con fregadero=wet bar.
* minibar sin fregadero=dry bar.

fregado
(n.)=mess ; row ; fray ; wrangle ; spat ; squabbling ; squabble ; bickering ; fracas ; fallout.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
Ex: This is a history of The Old Librarian's Almanack (a pamphlet produced as a hoax in 1909) and of the literary wrangles which ensued from its publication.
Ex: It also includes a blow-by-blow account of spats between management and labor.
Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
Ex: Two men who beat another to death in a fallout over a cannabis crop have been gaoled for life.
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* meterse en todos los fregados=have + a finger in every pie.

fregar
(v.)=scrub.
Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.
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* fregar el suelo=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
* fregar el suelo con=mop (up) + the floor with.
* fregar frotando=scrub.
* fregar los platos=do + the washing-up ; wash + dishes ; wash up.

fregar el suelo
(v.)=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
Ex: The bathroom is very cramped, and there is even a mop & bucket so you can mop the floor after taking a shower. Ex: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.
fregar el suelo con
(v.)=mop (up) + the floor with.
Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
fregar frotando
(v.)=scrub.
Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.
fregar los platos
(n.)=do + the washing-up ; wash + dishes ; wash up.
Ex: As it was me who did the washing-up I didn't put up too much resistence. Ex: The children were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not. Ex: After washing up clean the sink and taps and remember to disinfect these regularly.
fregona
(n.)=mop.
Ex: Firemen were called in to work with mops and a suction cleaner.
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* dar al suelo con la fregona=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
* mocho de fregona=mop-head.
* pasar la fregona al suelo=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.

frenado
=braking ; .
Ex: The behaviour of 2 agricultural vehicles during braking was studied.
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* distancia de frenado=braking distance.
* frenado de emergencia=emergency braking.
* luz de frenado=brake light ; stoplamp ; stoplight.
* sistema de frenado=brake system ; braking system.
* sistema de frenado antibloqueo=antilock braking system.

frenado de emergencia
(n.)=emergency braking.
Ex: The key to emergency braking is to stop the vehicle as quickly as possible without locking the wheels.
frenar
(v.)=put + the brakes on ; stultify ; rein in ; curb ; apply + the brakes ; slow down ; slow up ; brake ; hold + Nombre + back.
Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
Ex: If librarians hope to rein in escalating periodical prices, they must become more assertive consumers.
Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.
Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
Ex: Last year the system was upgraded so the car will brake if the driver fails to react to a dangerous situation.
Ex: Despite the improvements in the 17th edition, the scheme has been held back for years by the old policy of 'integrity of numbers' referred to above, the effects of which are not likely to be quickly mitigated.
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* frenar derrapando=skid to + a halt.
* frenar el gasto público=curb + public spending.

frenar derrapando
(v.)=skid to + a halt.
Ex: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
frenar el gasto público
(v.)=curb + public spending.
Ex: The high domestic rate of inflation and efforts to curb public spending has led to drastic increases in the prices of books and periodicals published abroad.
frenazo
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* marca de frenazo=skid mark.

frenesí
(n.)=frenzy ; abandon.
Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.

frenillo
(n.)=frenum.
Ex: The study investigated the associated problems of ankyloglossia, characterized by restricted movement of the tongue usually due to the adhesion of the tongue to the frenum.
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* tener frenillo=lisp.

freno antibloqueo
(n.)=antilock brake.
Ex: A few studies have tried to estimate the association between the presence of antilock brakes in a vehicle and the risk of injury in a crash.
freno de disco
(n.)=disc brake.
Ex: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
freno de emergencia
(n.)=emergency brake.
Ex: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
freno de mano
(n.)=hand brake [handbrake].
Ex: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
freno de pie
(n.)=foot brake [footbrake].
Ex: Cars are generally equipped with both hand brakes and foot brakes.
freno de tambor
(n.)=drum brake.
Ex: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
freno^1
(n.)=brake.
Ex: And it has to be recognized that the very popularity of the scheme will always act as a brake on the most radical editorial team.
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* freno antibloqueo=antilock brake.
* freno de disco=disc brake.
* freno de emergencia=emergency brake.
* freno de mano=hand brake [handbrake].
* freno de pie=foot brake [footbrake].
* freno de tambor=drum brake.
* líquido de frenos=brake fluid.
* luz de freno=brake light ; stoplamp ; stoplight.
* mordaza de frenos=brake caliper.
* pastilla de frenos=brake pad.
* pedal del freno=brake pedal.
* pisar el freno=apply + the brakes.
* sistema de frenos=brake system ; braking system.
* zapata de freno=brake shoe.

freno^2
(n.)=disincentive ; inhibition.
Ex: Reclassification can be a major exercise involving much relation of stock, and this is clearly a disincentive to the complete revision of the classified stock.
Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.
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* poner freno=curb.
* poner freno a=place + a curb on ; clamp down on ; stem ; stem + the tide of.

freno^3
(n.)=bit.
Nota: Generalmente de caballo.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.

frenología
(n.)=phrenology.
Nota: Ciencia que partía del presupuesto de la existencia de una relación estrecha entre la forma y relieve de la cráneo y las habilidades del individuo.
Ex: Earlier collections deal with witchcraft while more recently subjects of hysteria, phrenology, mesmerism and hypnosis, spiritualism, alcoholism and drug abuse have been included.

frenológico
(adj.)=phrenological.
Ex: His commitment to phrenological theory was in part responsible for the individualism of his busts and statues.

frente a
=opposite ; versus (vs - abreviatura) ; outside ; in the face of.
Ex: The subfield codes are entered on the left and the corresponding fields opposite them. Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification. Ex: Some of the information supplied by a library is directed towards solving pragmatic problems of everyday living such as 'What ca I do about an abandoned car outside my front door?', 'I want to buy my son out of the Navy', 'My friend has just taken an overdose'. Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
frente a la playa
(adj.)=beachfront.
Ex: Coastal scrub has been cleared for beachfront hotels, resorts, and housing developments.
frente al lago
(adj.)=waterfront.
Ex: With a waterfront location and striking bay views, this modern hotel has free Wi-Fi, a pool and a gym.
frente al mar
(adj.)=on the seafront ; seafront ; beachfront ; waterfront.
Ex: This is a popular eatery on the seafront. Ex: This luxury seafront licensed hotel is 'one of the best places to stay in the world'. Ex: Coastal scrub has been cleared for beachfront hotels, resorts, and housing developments. Ex: With a waterfront location and striking bay views, this modern hotel has free Wi-Fi, a pool and a gym.
frente al océano
(adj.)=oceanfront.
Ex: A man and a woman were killed at a luxury oceanfront resort when police fired into their bungalow after they refused to drop a handgun.
frente al río
(adj.)=waterfront.
Ex: With a waterfront location and striking bay views, this modern hotel has free Wi-Fi, a pool and a gym.
frente cálido
(n.)=warm front.
Ex: Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts, and are associated with less severe weather.
frente de altas presiones
(n.)=ridge of high pressure.
Ex: Ridges of high pressure often occur between two frontal systems and move with them.
frente de bajas presiones
(n.)=ridge of low pressure.
Ex: A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet.
frente de batalla, el
(n.)=battlefront, the.
Ex: There is a latent contradiction between the leadership role of intellectuals, while peasants man the battlefront.
frente de guerra, el
(n.)=war front, the.
Ex: She parachuted along with the troops & medical personnel & tended the wounded along the war front.
frente de investigación
(n.)=research front.
Ex: This article presents a method for identifying the research front of a scientific discipline based on constructing cocitation clusters and on a content analysis of citations.
frente frío
(n.)=cold front.
Ex: Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts, and are associated with less severe weather.
frente glacial
(n.)=cold front.
Ex: Warm fronts move more slowly than cold fronts, and are associated with less severe weather.
frente meteorológico
(n.)=weather front.
Ex: In meteorology, a weather front is a boundary between two air masses with differing characteristics (e.g., air temperature or humidity).
frente occidental, el
=Western Front, the.
Ex: The Monument to the Expeditionary Force in Bangkok is a memorial to the Thai soldiers killed on the Western Front in World War I.
frente^1
(n.)=brow ; forehead.
Nota: De la cabeza.
Ex: I can see a staff member in a sitting position with hand held on the brow covering the eye vision and engrossed in reading.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
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* con el sudor de + Posesivo + frente=by the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
* con la frente en alto=stand + tall.
* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente=hard-earned money.
* ganado con el sudor de la frente=hard-earned.
* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente=earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
* llevar escrito en la frente=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* no tener dos dedos de frente=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.
* sudor de la frente=sweat of the brow.
* tener escrito en la frente=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).

frente^2
(n.)=front.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
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* al frente (de)=in the forefront of/in ; in charge (of) ; at the forefront of ; at the front (of).
* choque de frente=head-on collision.
* dar un paso al frente=step up.
* de frente=head-on ; frontal.
* hacia el frente=ahead.
* mantenerse al frente=keep + ahead.
* mirar al frente=look + straight ahead ; look forward.
* poner a Alguien al frente de=put + Nombre + in charge of.
* viento de frente=headwind.

frente^3
(n.)=front.
Ex: Present auguries on the resource front are not good.
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* frente cálido=warm front.
* frente de altas presiones=ridge of high pressure.
* frente de bajas presiones=ridge of low pressure.
* frente de batalla, el=battlefront, the.
* frente de guerra, el=war front, the.
* frente de investigación=research front.
* frente frío=cold front.
* frente glacial=cold front.
* frente meteorológico=weather front.
* frente occidental, el=Western Front, the.
* hacer un frente común=stand up as + one.
* presentar un frente común=present + common front.

frente^4
=against.
Ex: Against this proliferation of hosts there is a distinct awareness amongst users of the need for the rationalisation.
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* en frente=ahead ; in front.
* en frente de=in front of.
* frente a=opposite ; versus (vs - abreviatura) ; outside ; in the face of.
* frente a la playa=beachfront.
* frente al lago=waterfront.
* frente al mar=on the seafront ; seafront ; beachfront ; waterfront.
* frente al océano=oceanfront.
* frente al río=waterfront.
* hacer frente=combat ; come to + terms with ; contain ; address + Nombre + head-on ; meet + Nombre + head-on ; tackle + Nombre + head-on ; face + Nombre + head-on ; engage.
* hacer frente a=confront ; deal with ; face ; face up to ; meet ; cope with ; stand up to ; brave ; breast ; address ; tackle.
* hacer frente a deudas=meet + debts.
* hacer frente a gastos=meet + expenses.
* hacer frente a la delincuencia=tackle + crime.
* hacer frente a la inflación=combat + inflation.
* hacer frente a la realidad=confront + reality ; face + (the) facts ; face + (up to) the fact that ; face + reality.
* hacer frente a la realidad (de que)=face + the truth (that).
* hacer frente a las diferencias=face + differences.
* hacer frente a la situación=tackle + situation.
* hacer frente a la vida=cope.
* hacer frente al cambio=manage + change.
* hacer frente al futuro=face up to + the future.
* hacer frente al hecho de que=face + (up to) the fact that.
* hacer frente a los elementos=brave + the elements.
* hacer frente a los hechos=face + facts.
* hacer frente a tiempos difíciles=cope with + difficult times.
* hacer frente a una amenaza=address + threat.
* hacer frente a una crisis=face + crisis ; meet + crisis.
* hacer frente a una incertidumbre=meet + uncertainty.
* hacer frente a una necesidad=meet + Posesivo + needs ; serve + need.
* hacer frente a una responsabilidad=meet + responsibility ; face up to + responsibility.
* hacer frente a un cambio=meet + change.
* hacer frente a un gasto=meet + cost.
* hacer frente a un problema=attack + problem ; combat + problem ; wrestle with + problem.
* hacer frente a un reto=rise (up) to + challenge ; confront + challenge ; meet + challenge ; embrace + challenge.
* superarse para hacer frente a Algo=rise to + meet.

frenéticamente
=wildly ; furiously ; frantically.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
Ex: A sentence may fill every requirement of syntax and be meaningless: Austin cites Chomsky's example 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously'.
Ex: Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.

frenético
(adj.)=frantic ; frenetic ; furious ; delirious ; ecstatic ; manic ; berserk ; frenzied.
Ex: Frantic assistants fell over each other's feet trying to retrieve tickets from the rows and rows of issue trays = Los frenéticos auxiliares tropezaban unos con otros intentando coger los tickets de las filas y filas de cajones de préstamo.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.
Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
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* estar frenético=be furious.
* ponerse frenético=go + postal ; go + crazy ; work up + a lather ; tear + Posesivo + hair out ; be furious.
* volverse frenético=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; work up + a lather.

fresa
(n.)=strawberry.
Ex: This article profiles four successful small farms that grow strawberries, blueberries, olives, and persimmons.
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* batido de fresa=strawberry shake ; strawberry milkshake.
* helado de fresa=strawberry ice cream.

fresadora
(n.)=routing machine.
Ex: In 1834 William Leavenworth of New York attached the routing machine to a pantograph and so was able to cut wood types from three-dimensional patterns with speed and precision.

fresca
(n.)=hussy.
Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.

fresco^1
(n.)=fresco [frescoes, -pl.].
Ex: The prototype has been used to develop an application concerning images of frescoes of the Sistine Chapel in the Vatican.

fresco^2
(adj.)=fresh ; crisp ; parky .
Nota: Forma coloquial usada principalmente en el inglés británico.
Ex: A fresh, constant temperature and humidity not only promotes efficiency of use, it encourages use.
Ex: But because of their relatively short shelf life, heads of lettuce have to be shipped quickly so that they remain crisp and fresh.
Ex: Give me rain, brisk winds, parky mornings rather than this dreadful boiling pot of weather we are being subjected to at the moment!.
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* alimento fresco=fresh food.
* fruta fresca=fresh fruit.
* hacer fresco=be cool.
* más fresco que una lechuga=as cool as a cucumber.
* producto fresco=fresh food.
* tan fresco como una lechuga=as cool as a cucumber.

fresco^3
(adj.)=cheeky ; sassy ; saucy .
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
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* ponerse fresco con=act + fresh with.
* quedarse tan fresco=not bat an eyelash ; not bat an eyelid.
* ser un fresco con=act + fresh with.
* tan fresco=as cool as a cucumber.

frescor
(adj.)=freshness ; cool .
Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.

frescura
(n.)=freshness ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shamelessness ; impudence ; brazenness ; insolence.
Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
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* tener la frescura de=have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.

fresno
(n.)=ash tree ; ash.
Ex: He then wrote an article with the title 'Between the town square and the ash tree: the new public library at Emmen'.
Ex: The very strong and yet elastic wood of the ash is used extensively for materials demanding high strength and resilience such as bows.
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* leña de fresno=ash wood.
* madera de fresno=ash wood.

fresquito
(adj.)=nippy .
Nota: Generalmente referido a la temperatura.
Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.

freudiano
(adj.)=Freudian.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are actually surrogates for Freudian types.

freático
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* nivel freático=groundwater table ; water table.

freír
(v.)=fry.
Ex: Even 1950-2000 is a fairly short time, considering that the first library catalog dates from a piece of clay fried in 3000 BC = Incluso 1950-2000 es un tiempo bastante corto, considerando que el primer catálogo de biblioteca data de un trozo de arcilla cocida del 3000 A.C.
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* ¡a freír espárragos!=on your bike!.
* freír al estilo chino=stir-fry.
* freír en aceite abundante=deep-fry.
* irse a freir espárragos=naff off.
* mandar a freír espárragos=send + Nombre + packing.

freír al estilo chino
(v.)=stir-fry.
Ex: Sometimes the vegetables are left raw, sometimes stir-fried, parboiled, boiled, or steamed.
freír en aceite abundante
(v.)=deep-fry.
Ex: Findings relate exposure to cooking oil fumes to lung cancer, particularly in people who commonly stir-fry or deep-fry foods at high temperature.
friable
(adj.)=friable.
Ex: The coucher carefully turned the first mould over on to a piece of felt, on which the new and still friable piece of paper was deposited.

frialdad
(n.)=coolness ; stiffness.
Ex: A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish.
Ex: Accompanying the person to the recommended source can be a valuable technique to diffuse the stiffness, formality, and nervousness of inexperienced librarians and the users by providing a more informal situation for eliciting information.

fricción
(n.)=friction ; rubbing.
Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.
Ex: Rubbing caused by repetitive movements and perspiration can cause hair follicle infection.

frigidez
(n.)=frigidity.
Ex: Frigidity in the past referred to a sexual dysfunction among females in the same way that the term impotence referred to the same broad phenomenon among males.

frigio
(n./adj.)=Phrygian.
Ex: Several dozen incriptions written in the Phrygian language have been found but they remain untranslated, and so much of what is thought to be known of Phrygia is second-hand information from Greek sources.

frigorífica
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* cámara frigorífica=cold vault ; cool vault.

frigorífico
(n.)=refrigerator [fridge, -abbrev.] ; fridge.
Nota: Abreviatura de refrigerator.
Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.
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* almacén frigorífico=freezer warehouse.
* barco frigorífico=reefer vessel ; reefer.
* buque frigorífico=reefer vessel ; reefer.
* contenedor frigorífico=reefer container ; refrigerated container.
* imán para la puerta del frigorífico=fridge magnet ; refrigerator magnet.

frijol
(n.)=bean.
Ex: The principal subject areas studied were soya, rice, beans, and seeds.

friki
(adj.)=nerdy ; nerd ; geek ; geeky .
Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
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* friki de la informática=computer geek ; computer whiz.
* friki informático=computer geek ; computer whiz.

friki de la informática
(n.)=computer geek ; computer whiz.
Ex: Some self-described computer geeks use this term in a positive sense and protest sense. Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
friki informático
(n.)=computer geek ; computer whiz.
Ex: Some self-described computer geeks use this term in a positive sense and protest sense. Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
frio polar
(n.)=freezing cold ; freezing temperatures ; freezing weather.
Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library. Ex: This causes a typical cycle of three successive cold days followed by four warmer days, relieving people from freezing temperatures. Ex: Snow and freezing weather swept parts of Europe on Saturday causing travel chaos for thousands
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friolera
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* la friolera de + Cantidad=whopping + Cantidad.
* por la friolera de + Cantidad=to the tune of + Cantidad.

friqui
(adj.)=nerdy ; nerd ; geek ; geeky ; freaky .
Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd.
Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings.
Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'.
Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
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* friqui de la informática=computer geek ; computer whiz.
* friqui informático=computer geek ; computer whiz.

friqui de la informática
(n.)=computer geek ; computer whiz.
Ex: Some self-described computer geeks use this term in a positive sense and protest sense. Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
friqui informático
(n.)=computer geek ; computer whiz.
Ex: Some self-described computer geeks use this term in a positive sense and protest sense. Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring.
frisio
(adj.)=Frisian.
Ex: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch).

frito
(adj.)=fried.
Ex: The meat tasted good, but they added this weird fried onion and a pat of butter, which seemed a bit like gilding the lily.
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* bocadillo de patatas fritas=chip butty.
* estar frito de sed=be parched ; spit + feathers ; be parched with thirst.
* frito al estilo chino=stir-fry.
* frito en abundante aceite=deep-fried.
* huevo frito con la yema hacia abajo=sunny side up egg ; sunny side down egg.
* masa frita=fritter.
* patata frita=chip.
* patata frita de bolsa=potato chip.
* patatas fritas=french fries ; fries.
* patatas fritas de bolsa=crisps ; potato crisps.
* quedarse frito=be dead to the world ; fall + fast asleep.
* tienda de pescado y patatas fritas=chippy ; fish and chips shop.

frito al estilo chino
(n.)=stir-fry.
Ex: In the spring, the plant produces long pointed leaves known as garlic shoots which can be used in salads and stir-fries.
frito en abundante aceite
(adj.)=deep-fried.
Ex: While I do enjoy some deep-fried foods (chicken, doughnuts, French fries), I think there are some foods that are better left alone.
fritura
(n.)=fritter.
Ex: Five species are well known to New Zealanders because they belong to the group known as whitebait, a seafood delicacy usually served up in fritters.

frivolidad
(n.)=frivolity ; levity.
Ex: As a kind of a 'frivolity' I ended by stating that it was hoped that after this meeting we could speak of the IFLA UNESCO Internet Manifesto.
Ex: Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past - the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders.

fronda
(n.)=frond.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.

frondosidad
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* con frondosidad=lushly.

frondoso
(adj.)=lush ; leafy .
Ex: Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes.
Ex: The cooperative's main product was fresh-cut leafy greens, but watermelons, huckleberry, gooseberry, blackberries, and grapes were also sold.

frontal
(adj.)=head-on ; frontal ; front.
Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
Ex: The bracelet is decorated with a trellis pattern containing frontal human heads, birds, hares and fruit.
Ex: In the end I decided to go for a detachable front section that is bolted .
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* de carga frontal=front-loaded.
* frontal de la tienda=shop-front [shopfront].
* lóbulo frontal=frontal lobe.
* ordenador frontal=head-end computer.
* procesador frontal=front end [front-end].

frontal de la tienda
(n.)=shop-front [shopfront].
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
frontera
(n.)=frontier ; national boundary ; border ; border crossing.
Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
Ex: The main aim of UAP (Universal Availability of Information) is to study the means of improving the flow of information across national boundaries and the various linguistic, cultural and political barriers which exist.
Ex: The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders.
Ex: The theme of the conference was 'border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.
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* abrir fronteras=break + new ground ; break + ground.
* abrir nuevas fronteras=forge + new frontiers.
* ampliar las fronteras de=push + the frontiers of ; push + the boundaries of.
* ampliar las fronteras del conocimiento=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
* atravesar fronteras=tread across + boundaries.
* control de frontera=border checkpoint ; border control.
* cruce de la frontera=border crossing.
* cruzar fronteras=span + boundaries.
* cruzar la frontera=cross + the boundary.
* cruzar las fronteras=breach + boundaries ; breach + barriers.
* entre fronteras=transborder.
* frontera del conocimiento=frontier of knowledge.
* frontera del tiempo=time boundary.
* frontera geográfica=geographic boundary.
* frontera lingüística=language boundary.
* no tener fronteras=have + no boundaries.
* nuevas fronteras=new horizons.
* protección de información entre fronteras=transborder data protection.
* que cruza fronteras=boundary spanning.
* rebasar fronteras=transcend + boundaries.
* sin fronteras=borderless.
* trascender fronteras=transcend + boundaries.
* vigilancia de la frontera=border control.

frontera del conocimiento
(n.)=frontier of knowledge.
Ex: There is the biographer or historian who can write at an acceptably scholarly level but who is not necessarily advancing the frontiers of knowledge.
frontera del tiempo
(n.)=time boundary.
Ex: We hope you can attend these webinars, as our speakers share their experiences that cross geographic, time, and language boundaries.
frontera geográfica
(n.)=geographic boundary.
Ex: We hope you can attend these webinars, as our speakers share their experiences that cross geographic, time, and language boundaries.
frontera lingüística
(n.)=language boundary.
Ex: We hope you can attend these webinars, as our speakers share their experiences that cross geographic, time, and language boundaries.
fronterizo
(adj.)=frontier.
Ex: The frontier and opportunist nature of Australia had tended to promote social advancement either in terms of good fortune, hard work, or ingenuity rather than by virtue of birthright.
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* ciudad fronteriza=frontier municipality.
* control fronterizo=border control ; border checkpoint.
* cruce fronterizo=border crossing.
* espíritu fronterizo, el=frontier spirit, the.
* patrulla fronteriza=border patrol.

frontispicio
(n.)=frontispiece.
Nota: En catalogación, página ornamental ilustrada que precede a la portada.
Ex: In cataloguing, the frontispiece is reproduced as faithfully as possible, translating the title and maintaining the punctuation, archaic forms and typographical errors.

frotación
(n.)=rub.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.

frotamiento
(n.)=rub.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.

frotar
(v.)=rub ; massage ; rub together ; have + a rub at.
Ex: Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.
Ex: 'Since we're on the topic,' he sighed, massaging his temples, 'let me share a few other thoughts with you'.
Ex: After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds.
Ex: While I was cleaning again (still not managed to get all the sand out), Jon decided to clamber in the pool and have a rub at the walls.
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* aceite para frotar=rubbing oil.
* alcohol para frotar=rubbing alcohol.
* bálsamo para frotar=rubbing oil.
* frotar con un cepillo=brush.
* frotar hasta hacer espuma=lather.
* frotarse las manos=salivate at/over.
* quitar frotando=rub off ; rub.
* untar frotando=rub.

frotar con un cepillo
(v.)=brush.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
frotar hasta hacer espuma
(v.)=lather.
Ex: When the hands were soaped, lathered, and rinsed underneath a faucet of flowing water there was a 99.7 reduction in the presence of microorganisms.
frotarse las manos
(v.)=salivate at/over.
Ex: A little over a year ago everyone was salivating over him and now, nothing.
frote
(n.)=rub.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.

frotis
(n.)=Pap smear ; cervical smear ; cervical screening.
Ex: The previous year, before the program was launched, a Pap smear was taken from 43% of women.
Ex: All patients were examined, and cervical smear was performed after interview.
Ex: In conclusion, the study supports the 2003 recommendations for changes to cervical screening intervals.

fructificar
(v.)=fructify.
Ex: This is an accomplishment that has taken half a century to fructify.
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* no fructificar=come to + nothing.

fructosa
(n.)=fructose ; fruit sugar.
Ex: The importance of the molecular structure is shown by the fact that sufferers from diabetes can safely use fructose, but not glucose.
Ex: Fructose is commonly called 'fruit sugar' because it is the main sugar in many fruits.

fructuosamente
=fruitfully.
Ex: First, they attempt to illustrate how moral principles or maxims might be most fruitfully applied or interpreted in concrete circumstances.

fructíferamente
=fruitfully.
Ex: First, they attempt to illustrate how moral principles or maxims might be most fruitfully applied or interpreted in concrete circumstances.

fructífero
(adj.)=fruitful ; successful.
Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that might prove fruitful, or that are related to the searcher's initial search term.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
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* poco fructífero=unfruitful.
* resultar poco fructífero=prove + unfruitful.
* ser fructífero=come to + fruition.

frugal
(adj.)=frugal ; parsimonious ; sparing.
Ex: In a small library this arrangement is not only frugal but also efficient.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
Ex: The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.

frugalidad
(n.)=frugality ; thriftiness.
Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.
Ex: Bubble and squeak is a triumph of thriftiness in that it uses leftover vegetables and meat.

frugalmente
=sparingly.
Ex: Traditionally analytical entries have been used, though sparingly, for this purpose; and very useful such analyticals might prove to the user of the catalogue.

frunce
(n.)=pucker ; ruck.
Ex: I have been embroidering for several years and still have trouble with puckers.
Ex: His hat hid the rucks on his forehead, above the right eye, where the front of his skull had been rebuilt.

fruncido
(n.)=pucker.
Ex: I have been embroidering for several years and still have trouble with puckers.
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* mirada con el ceño fruncido=scowl ; glower.
* mirar con el ceño fruncido=glower ; scowl (at).

frunciendo el ceño
=with a frown.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
fruncimiento
(n.)=pucker ; frown.
Ex: I have been embroidering for several years and still have trouble with puckers.
Ex: His usual open countenance was marred by a frown, and there was a quiet desperation in his tone as he said: 'Wanda, may I have a few minutes of your time, if you're not too busy?'.

fruncir
(v.)=ruffle ; pucker.
Ex: Most of you probably know how to ruffle fabric after the trend of ruffles this last year, but if not, follow one of the following methods.
Ex: When sewing polyester shirts, any suggestions how to avoid puckering on this material.
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* frunciendo el ceño=with a frown.
* fruncir el ceño=crease + brow ; frown ; raise + brow ; knot + Posesivo + brows ; scowl (at).

fruncir el ceño
(v.)=crease + brow ; frown ; raise + brow ; knot + Posesivo + brows ; scowl (at).
Ex: 'I needn't tell you,' he suggested tentatively, with brow creased, 'that Preston Huish is a very influential person in town'. Ex: Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'. Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on. Ex: They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined. Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
fruslería
(n.)=frippery ; tinsel.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.

frustración
(n.)=despair ; frustration.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing scenes of despair unfolding before his eyes with ever increasing frequency such as the children's librarian sobbing in frustration.
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* por frustración=out of frustration.

frustrado
=frustrated ; in frustration ; abortive ; bungled ; out of frustration.
Ex: First, Sholom Aleichem I recently spent something like twenty minutes talking over the telephone with a suitably irate and properly frustrated borrower.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
Ex: The Consumers' Association had been founded in 1957 following a similar abortive service set up by the British Standards Institution two years previously.
Ex: He was also blamed for the bungled imposition of a state of emergency in Nyasaland in March 1959.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
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* sentirse muy frustrado=be beside + Reflexivo + with frustration.

frustrante
(adj.)=frustrating.
Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user.
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* de forma frustrante=frustratingly.
* de manera frustrante=frustratingly.
* de modo frustrante=frustratingly.

frustrantemente
=frustratingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, after such a long time of waiting, some women find themselves frustratingly unable to get pregnant right away.

frustrar
(v.)=thwart ; scupper ; cripple ; frustrate ; baffle ; stymie ; foil ; defeat ; forestall ; spoil ; hamstring ; exasperate ; cast + a blight on ; blight.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: This arrangement could definitely help solve the librarian's problems, unless unexpected events scupper it.
Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: The psychologist Abraham H Maslow has warned of 'true psychopathological effects when the cognitive needs are frustrated'.
Ex: As the domain expands, the problem of rule formalisation may even baffle a human expert.
Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.
Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.
Ex: There are hundreds, if not thousands, of software programs intended to defeat some of these sabotage actions.
Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
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* frustrar el esfuerzo=frustrate + effort.
* frustrar las esperanzas=shatter + Posesivo + hopes ; dampen + Posesivo + hopes ; dash + Posesivo + hopes.
* frustrarse=become + frustrated ; run into + the sand(s).
* frustrar un esfuerzo=thwart + effort.

frustrar el esfuerzo
(v.)=frustrate + effort.
Ex: Users who experience these situations might get the idea that librarians stay awake nights dreaming up ways to frustrate their efforts to find material in the library.
frustrar las esperanzas
(v.)=shatter + Posesivo + hopes ; dampen + Posesivo + hopes ; dash + Posesivo + hopes.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war. Ex: The 51-year-old parted ways with her third husband in 2004 but she is refusing to let the break-ups dampen her hopes of finding true love. Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
frustrar un esfuerzo
(v.)=thwart + effort.
Ex: High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
frustrarse
(v.)=become + frustrated ; run into + the sand(s).
Ex: Management became frustrated with the lack of progress being made and prematurely cancelled the project. Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.
fruta
(n.)=fruit.
Ex: Most libraries exploit the fruits of centralised cataloguing in some way.
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* azúcar de fruta=fruit sugar.
* batido de fruta=smoothie.
* con olor a fruta=fruity .
* con sabor a fruta=fruity .
* conserva de fruta=fruit preserve.
* cosecha de fruta=fruit crop.
* ensalada de frutas=fruit salad.
* fruta acaramelada=glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
* fruta cítrica=citrus fruit.
* fruta confitada=crystallised fruit ; glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
* fruta cristalizada=crystallised fruit.
* fruta demasiado madura=overripe fruit.
* fruta ecológica=organic fruit.
* fruta en conserva=preserved fruit.
* fruta estrella=starfruit.
* fruta fresca=fresh fruit.
* fruta glaseada=glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
* fruta inmadura=unripe fruit.
* fruta orgánica=organic fruit.
* fruta prohibida=forbidden fruit.
* fruta seca=dried fruit.
* fruta verde=unripe fruit.
* fruta y verdura=fruits and veggies ; fruit and veges.
* macedonia de fruta=fruit cocktail.
* macedonia de frutas=fruit salad.
* mosca de la fruta=fruit fly.
* olor a fruta=fruitiness.
* puesto de fruta=fruit stand.
* sabor a fruta=fruitiness.
* tarta de fruta=shortcake.
* vendedor de fruta=fruit vendor.
* zumo de fruta=fruit juice.

fruta acaramelada
(n.)=glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products. Ex: About half the yield is consumed fresh and the rest is processed into juices, purees and candied fruit.
fruta confitada
(n.)=crystallised fruit ; glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
Ex: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé. Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products. Ex: About half the yield is consumed fresh and the rest is processed into juices, purees and candied fruit.
fruta cristalizada
(n.)=crystallised fruit.
Ex: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
fruta cítrica
(n.)=citrus fruit.
Ex: Cats hate citrus fruits so by spreading any orange, lemon, lime, lime, etc. peel around the garden they will stop pooing on your lawn.
fruta demasiado madura
(n.)=overripe fruit.
Ex: Unripe fruit is as dangerous for our bodies as overripe fruit.
fruta ecológica
(n.)=organic fruit.
Ex: Their main ingredients are harvested from nature as juice, oils and extracts from organic fruits.
fruta en conserva
(n.)=preserved fruit.
Ex: Exports of fruit products consisted mainly of fruit juice and canned, pulped, glacé and otherwise preserved fruits.
fruta estrella
(n.)=starfruit.
Ex: The best way to eat starfruit is to slice it crossways first so you get star shapes.
fruta fresca
(n.)=fresh fruit.
Ex: Sugary soft-drinks are over 20 times more popular than fresh fruit drinks and milk combined.
fruta glaseada
(n.)=glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
Ex: The plant produces canned beans, glace fruit, maraschino cherries, roasted peppers, etc., comprising a total 50 products. Ex: About half the yield is consumed fresh and the rest is processed into juices, purees and candied fruit.
fruta inmadura
(n.)=unripe fruit.
Ex: Unripe fruit is as dangerous for our bodies as overripe fruit.
fruta orgánica
(n.)=organic fruit.
Ex: Their main ingredients are harvested from nature as juice, oils and extracts from organic fruits.
fruta prohibida
(n.)=forbidden fruit.
Ex: Forbidden fruits are meant to be eaten, rules are meant to be broken.
fruta seca
(n.)=dried fruit.
Ex: The addition of sugar to the must produced from the dried fruit increased the alcohol content of the wine .
fruta verde
(n.)=unripe fruit.
Ex: Unripe fruit is as dangerous for our bodies as overripe fruit.
fruta y verdura
(n.)=fruits and veggies ; fruit and veges.
Ex: According to new research, if you're breastfeeding, you can help baby learn to like fruits and veggies by eating them yourself. Ex: A friend said, if you eat too much fruit and veges, it will just go straight through you.
frutal
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* árbol frutal=fruit tree.
* madera de árbol frutal=fruit wood.

frutariano
(n.)=fruitarian.
Nota: Persona que sólo come fruta.
Ex: The archtypical animal rights activist is embodied in Emma Peel, a suicidal grammar school dropout, a vowed fruitarian, & member of the Animal Liberation Front.

frutero
(n.)=fruit vendor.
Ex: He had been trying to help a local fruit vendor who was beaten unconscious for operating without a license by a security guard.

frutería
(v.)=fruit shop.
Ex: This area is well known to Singaporeans for its good food, fruit shops and exciting night life.

fruto
(n.)=fruit.
Ex: Most libraries exploit the fruits of centralised cataloguing in some way.
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* alergia a los frutos secos=nut allergy.
* dar fruto=bear + fruit ; come to + fruition.
* el fruto de + Nombre=the fruit of + Nombre.
* fruto de la combinación=recombinant.
* fruto seco=nut.
* frutos secos=nuts.
* frutos secos garrapiñados=marron glacé.
* frutos secos glaseados=marron glacé.
* hacer que Algo dé fruto=bring to + fruition.
* no dar fruto=come to + nothing.

fruto de la combinación
(adj.)=recombinant.
Ex: The author proposes a very different model, with examples to show how recombinant ideas can lead to previously unknown solutions to scientific problems.
fruto seco
(n.)=nut.
Ex: Nuts on the orchard floor gradually turn mouldy and rancid after a period of exposure to the orchard environment.
frutos secos
(n.)=nuts.
Ex: Many patients who are allergic to pollen display symptoms even after the ingestion of fresh fruit, vegetables and nuts.
frutos secos garrapiñados
(n.)=marron glacé.
Ex: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
frutos secos glaseados
(n.)=marron glacé.
Ex: A description is given of the manufacture of crystallized fruit, angelica, and marron glacé.
frágil
(adj.)=fragile ; brittle ; embrittled ; insubstantial ; frail ; breakable.
Ex: The material which carries the message is fragile.
Ex: The survey found that 37.0% of the items are seriously deteriorated (paper is embrittled), 33.6% are moderately deteriorated (paper is becoming brittle), and 29.4% are in good condition (paper shows no signs of deterioration) = El estudio encontró que el 37,0% de las obras están muy deterioradas (el papel es quebradizo), el 33,6% están moderadamente deterioradas (el papel se está volviendo quebradizo) y el 29,4% están en buen estado (el papel no muestra señales de deterioro).
Ex: The survey found that 37.0% of the items are seriously deteriorated (paper is embrittled), 33.6% are moderately deteriorated (paper is becoming brittle), and 29.4% are in good condition (paper shows no signs of deterioration) = El estudio encontró que el 37,0% de las obras están muy deterioradas (el papel es quebradizo), el 33,6% están moderadamente deterioradas (el papel se está volviendo quebradizo) y el 29,4% están en buen estado (el papel no muestra señales de deterioro).
Ex: The spectre that has been raised of reference librarians as the handloom weavers of the library revolution by the turn of the century is as insubstantial as the prediction fifty years ago that the coming of radio meant the death sentence for gramophone records.
Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
Ex: Mother who rely on physical punishment generally have infants who are more likely to ignore maternal prohibitions and manipulate breakable objects.
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* libro frágil=brittle book.

fríamente
=coldly ; stiffly.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
Ex: Gordon plays the role stiffly and impassively, which actually works well for this character.

frígido
(adj.)=frigid.
Ex: Most women who get labelled as frigid are actually warm, caring people but they find displaying overt sexual pleasure difficult.

frío como el hielo
(adj.)=frosty.
Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
frío cortante
(n.)=biting cold ; pinching cold.
Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone. Ex: They walked as fast as their bodies could bear in the pinching cold.
frío de muerte
(adj.)=freezing cold.
Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.
frío extremo
(n.)=extreme cold.
Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.
frío glacial
(adj.)=freezing cold.
Ex: This novel was written to cheer herself up when she and her baby were trapped inside their freezing cold flat in a blizzard, unable to get to the library.
frío penetrante
(n.)=biting cold ; pinching cold.
Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone. Ex: They walked as fast as their bodies could bear in the pinching cold.
frío^1
(n.)=cold ; chill.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.
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* cadena de(l) frío, la=cold chain, the.
* conservación en frío=cold storage.
* frío cortante=biting cold ; pinching cold.
* frío de muerte=freezing cold.
* frío extremo=extreme cold.
* frío glacial=freezing cold.
* frío penetrante=biting cold ; pinching cold.
* frío polar=freezing cold ; freezing temperatures ; freezing weather.
* hacer frío=be cold.
* hacer un frío cortante=be bitterly cold.
* hacer un frío de cojones=be brass monkey weather ; be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey ; be cold as hell.
* hacer un frío gélido=be bitterly cold.
* hacer un frío glacial=be bitterly cold.
* hacer un frío penetrante=be bitterly cold.
* hacer un frío que pela=be brass monkey weather ; be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey ; be freezing ; be bitterly cold.
* ola de frío=cold wave ; cold snap.
* oleada de frío=cold wave ; cold snap.
* tener un frío de cojones=be cold as hell.

frío^2
(adj.)=cool ; chilly ; cold ; chilled ; nippy ; frosty.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.
Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
Ex: This report analyses the markets for ice cream, yoghurts and chilled desserts (e.g. cheesecake, tiramisu and crème caramel) in Italy.
Ex: Nippy winter weather has forced farmers in Russia to make bras for their cows to protect their udders from extreme cold.
Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
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* agua fría=cold water.
* a sangre fría=in cold blood.
* coger en frío=catch + Nombre + cold.
* congelado de frío=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* corriente de aire frío=cold air draught.
* cuando hace frío=in the cold.
* dejar frío=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold ; leave + Nombre + cold.
* dejar frío a Alguien=knock + Nombre + cold.
* dejar frío y vacío=leave + Nombre + cold and empty.
* de sangre fría=cold-blooded.
* despertarse empapado en sudor frío=wake up in + a cold sweat.
* empapado en sudor frío=in a cold sweat.
* entrar un sudor frío=break out in + a cold sweat.
* estar frío=be cold.
* estar tieso de frío=be frozen stiff.
* frente frío=cold front.
* frío como el hielo=frosty.
* jarro de agua fría=slap in the face.
* lectura en frío=cold reading.
* mano fría de, la=cold hand of, the.
* maquina de componer en frío=cold-metal machine ; cold-metal composing machine.
* más frío que el mármol=as cold as ice.
* más frío que la nieve=as cold as ice.
* más frío que una piedra=as cold as a stone.
* más frío que un témpano (de hielo)=as cold as ice.
* morirse de frío=freeze to + death.
* muerto de frío=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* quedarse tieso de frío=be frozen stiff.
* secado en frío=freeze drying.
* tan frío como una piedra=as cold as a stone.
* tener frío=be cold.

frío^3
(adj.)=cool-headed ; unemotional.
Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
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* a sangre fría=cold-blooded.
* cabeza fría=cool head.
* guerra fría, la=cold war, the.
* mantener la cabeza fría=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* mirada fría=icy glare.
* sangre fría=presence of mind.

frívolo
(adj.)=airy ; frivolous ; flighty ; airheaded ; airhead ; dits ; ditz ; ditzy ; ditsy .
Nota: También escrito ditzy.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: No distinction is drawn between the citation of a document for serious academic purposes, and the citation for frivolous reasons.
Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.
Ex: If there is a stereo type for ditsy blondes she really has gone out of her way to fit it perfectly.

fucsia
(n.)=fuchsia.
Ex: These type of fuchsia usally only bloom at night and usually only once per year, however there are some day bloomers.

fudge
(n.)=fudge.
Nota: Dulce hecho de caramelo semisólido.
Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients.

fudiciario
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* fondo fudiciario=trust fund.

fue durante mucho tiempo
=long remained.
Ex: In the Mediterranean the galley propelled by oars long remained the principal type of war vessel.
fuego + apagar
(n.)=fire + be out.
Ex: Advanced design sprinklers shut off water when the fire is out, reducing the risk of water damage.
fuego + arrasar
(n.)=fire + sweep through.
Ex: In 1988 an electrically-caused fire swept through the Jewish archives in New York City.
fuego + destruir
(n.)=fire + destroy.
Ex: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.
fuego + destruir por completo
(n.)=fire + gut.
Ex: It gives an overview of the problems faced by the Los Angeles Public Library after it was gutted by the disastrous fire in 1986.
fuego + iniciar
(n.)=fire + break out.
Ex: In 1994 fire broke out in the Central Library building which housed the Norfolk Record Office.
fuego + prenderse
(n.)=fire + break out.
Ex: In 1994 fire broke out in the Central Library building which housed the Norfolk Record Office.
fuego amigo
(n.)=friendly fire.
Ex: The library was bombed by friendly fire in World War II, reducing most of its holdings to charred remains.
fuego antiaéreo
(n.)=flak [flack].
Ex: By using this method such unusual features as the German propensity for 'portmanteau' words (Flak was an obvious substitute for Flugzeugabwehrkannone) can be dealt with satisfactorily.
fuego arrasador
(n.)=wildfire.
Ex: The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.
fuego cruzado
(n.)=crossfire.
Ex: The developing world runs the risk of being caught in the cost based crossfire.
fuego de San Antonio
=St. Anthony's fire.
Ex: The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.
fuego de francotirador
(n.)=sniper fire.
Ex: On 15 November, he informed me that his institution had been bombed thrice in three weeks, and subjected to sniper fire, including directly into his own office.
fuego de gas
(n.)=gas ring ; gas ring burner.
Ex: The kitchen is equipped with a cooker with four gas rings and an oven, a refrigerator with freezer compartment and all the utensils needed for cooking. Ex: The cooker is in really good and clean condition and has 4 gas ring burners, a grill and a oven.
fuego de leña
(n.)=wood fire.
Ex: The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee.
fuego de mortero
(n.)=mortar fire.
Ex: The building had been shelled several times in the few days previous to the closing (by which I assume he meant mortar fire).
fuego del infierno
=St. Anthony's fire.
Ex: The history of erysipelas can be traced back to the Middle Ages when it was known as 'St. Anthony's Fire,' a bright red rash that was associated with a fungus found in contaminated rye.
fuego enemigo
(n.)=enemy fire.
Ex: In more than one occasion he exposed himself to enemy fire and grenades by covering the bodies of those whom he was aiding with his own.
fuego fatuo
=ignis fatuus [ignes fatui, -pl.] ; jack-o'-lantern ; will-o'-the-wisp.
Ex: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. Ex: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland. Ex: The will-o'-the-wisp, phenomenon known also as ignis fatuus and jack-o'-lantern, is seen at night as a pale, flickering light over marshland.
fuego incontrolado
(n.)=wildfire.
Ex: The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.
fuego repentino
(n.)=flash fire.
Ex: The author presents the results of an an epidemiological study examining 127 victims of a flash fire in a ballroom.
fuego sagrado
(n.)=sacred fire.
Ex: But to the person fortunate enough to possess the sacred fire of the art, his work is its own reward, and he blesses the men, living and dead, who kindled the spark within him.
fuego^1
(n.)=fire ; flame ; bonfire ; heat ; open fire ; blaze.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.
Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.
Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives.
Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.
Ex: Police say the blaze in the car factory was probably arson.
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* acción contra el fuego=fire response.
* a medio fuego=medium heat.
* apagar el fuego=put out + the flames.
* apagar un fuego=extinguish + fire ; put down + fire ; douse + a blaze.
* apagar un fuego con los pies=stomp out + fire.
* baño de fuego=baptism of fire.
* bautismo de fuego=baptism of fire.
* cocer a fuego lento=simmer.
* cocinar a fuego alto=cook over + a high heat ; cook at + a high heat.
* cocinar a fuego lento=coddle ; cook over + a low heat ; cook at + a low heat.
* como el fuego=like wildfire.
* daño causado por el fuego=fire damage.
* destruido completamente por el fuego=burnt out.
* donde hay humo, hay fuego=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* echar leña al fuego=pour + oil on the flames ; pour + oil on the fire ; throw + oil on the flames ; throw + oil on the fire.
* extenderse como el fuego=spread like + wildfire.
* fuego + apagar=fire + be out.
* fuego arrasador=wildfire.
* fuego + arrasar=fire + sweep through.
* fuego de gas=gas ring ; gas ring burner.
* fuego de leña=wood fire.
* fuego del infierno=St. Anthony's fire.
* fuego de San Antonio=St. Anthony's fire.
* fuego + destruir=fire + destroy.
* fuego + destruir por completo=fire + gut.
* fuego fatuo=ignis fatuus [ignes fatui, -pl.] ; jack-o'-lantern ; will-o'-the-wisp.
* fuego incontrolado=wildfire.
* fuego + iniciar=fire + break out.
* fuego + prenderse=fire + break out.
* fuego repentino=flash fire.
* fuego sagrado=sacred fire.
* fuegos artificiales=fireworks ; firework display.
* hervir a fuego lento=simmer.
* hornillo de dos fuegos=double gas ring burner.
* jugar con fuego=court + disaster ; play with + fire ; court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
* lengua de fuego=tongue of fire.
* llama de fuego=blaze of fire.
* luchar contra un fuego=fight + fire.
* precaución contra el fuego=fire precaution.
* prender fuego=set + Nombre + on fire ; torch ; ignite ; set + ablaze ; burn ; kindle.
* prenderle fuego a=set + fire to.
* prenderse fuego=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.
* propagarse como el fuego=spread like + wildfire.
* propenso al fuego=fire-prone.
* prueba de fuego, la=acid test, the.
* resistente al fuego=fire-resistant.
* retardador del fuego=fire retardant.
* sacar las castañas del fuego=sort out + the mess ; pick up + the pieces.
* sacarle las castañas del fuego a Alguien=pull + Posesivo + chestnuts out of the fire.
* ser la prueba de fuego de Algo=test + Nombre + to the limit.

fuego^2
(n.)=fire.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
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* abrir fuego=open + fire.
* alto del fuego=cease-fire.
* arma de fuego=firearm.
* arma (de fuego) prohibida=prohibited firearm.
* cese del fuego=cease-fire ; armistice.
* cogido entre dos fuegos=caught between two stools.
* coleccionista de armas de fuego=gun collector.
* control de armas de fuego=gun control.
* en la línea de fuego=in the hot seat ; in the front line ; on the front line.
* entre dos fuegos=crossfire ; pig(gy) in the middle.
* fuego amigo=friendly fire.
* fuego antiaéreo=flak [flack].
* fuego cruzado=crossfire.
* fuego de francotirador=sniper fire.
* fuego de mortero=mortar fire.
* fuego enemigo=enemy fire.
* herida por arma de fuego=gunshot wound.
* intercambio de fuego=exchange of fire.
* línea de fuego=firing line ; front-line ; line of fire.

fuegos artificiales
(n.)=fireworks ; firework display.
Ex: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks. Ex: Over recent years the number and frequency of firework displays (both public and private) has increased.
fuel
(n.)=fuel oil.
Ex: It was a common practice to fill empty fuel oil tanks with sea water to ballast ships.

fuelle
(n.)=bellows.
Ex: Greeks and Egyptians first used bellows before 1500 B.C to heat up furnaces in forges.
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* quedarse sin fuelle=run out of + steam.

fuelóleo
(n.)=fuel oil.
Ex: It was a common practice to fill empty fuel oil tanks with sea water to ballast ships.

fuente bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic source ; bibliographical source.
Ex: The printed catalogues of these libraries will, themselves, constitute important bibliographic sources. Ex: A stratified, proportional random sample of faculty was taken and data collected from questionnaires, faculty vitae, on-line data bases, and standard bibliographical and reference sources.
fuente bibliográfica especializada
(n.)=specialist bibliographic source.
Ex: The article 'Taipiece on bibliographies of special material' shows that in studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
fuente con peces
(n.)=fish pond [fishpond].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Optimising fisheries information for decision making among Kenyan fish pond smallholders'.
fuente de agua
(n.)=drinking fountain ; water fountain ; bubbler.
Ex: To this day, drinking fountains in the Navy are still referred to as scuttlebutt. Ex: The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services. Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
fuente de alimentación
(n.)=power source.
Ex: When the user turns to this heading he will find a very large number of entries, all beginning power sources : ALTERNATORS.
fuente de alimentos
(n.)=food supply ; supply of food.
Ex: This study investigated the mechanisms by which these changes have impacted on birds and their food supplies. Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
fuente de confianza
(n.)=trusted source.
Ex: This application comes from an unknown source, and for your security only applications from trusted sources can be installed.
fuente de conflicto
(n.)=source of conflict.
Ex: This book examines potential sources of conflict in three critical regions -- Asia, the Middle East, and the former Soviet Union.
fuente de energía
(n.)=energy source ; source of energy ; power source.
Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving. Ex: We need to act on this conviction (it means a shift in political and social consciousness that may be painful to many) if the library is to be a source of energy and not a drugstore. Ex: When the user turns to this heading he will find a very large number of entries, all beginning power sources : ALTERNATORS.
fuente de energía(s) alternativa(s)
(n.)=alternative energy source.
Ex: Projects eligible for support in alternative energy sources are geothermal energy, solar energy, biomass, wind and ocean energy and hydro-electric power.
fuente de ganancias
(n.)=money-maker.
Ex: Today, tourism is becoming the big money-maker, with rubbernecks preferring Fiji to overcrowded Hawaii.
fuente de información
(n.)=information source ; information store ; source of information ; source of data.
Ex: In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge, or to the contents of an information source of a given scope. Ex: It is obviously impracticable to search the entire information store in the satisfaction of a particular request for information. Ex: In general, the series statement is a source of information about the authority, approach and intention of the content of a document. Ex: The major sources of data are bibliographies and citations.
fuente de información electrónica
(n.)=electronic information source.
Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
fuente de ingresos
(n.)=revenue stream ; source of revenue ; source of income ; revenue base ; revenue earner.
Ex: Different publishers are exploring the marketplace to see what makes sense and how to protect their revenue streams from declining print sales. Ex: And, as one might expect, there are a variety of vendors offering e-book products, some of them clearly thinking about the library market as a potential source of revenue. Ex: Public libraries have to compete with other publicly funded services for funds, so the professional librarian has to look for additional sources of income. Ex: Therefore the city has been left with a very slowly growing revenue base. Ex: The largest revenue earners were those museums where money was assigned directly back to the service department to offset or recouped against costs.
fuente de los deseos
(n.)=wishing well.
Ex: The author describes a wishing well in which $1,500 in coins were collected in the lobby of Champaign public library in Illinois.
fuente de luz
(n.)=light source.
Ex: The limits are set by the graininess of the film, the excellence of the optical system, and the efficiency of the light sources employed.
fuente de marisco
(n.)=shellfish platter.
Ex: The all-time favourite dish is the shellfish platter with lobster, oysters, scallops, prawns, mussels, crab and sea snails, according to the day's catch.
fuente de pescado
(n.)=seafood platter.
Ex: Lunch and dinner menus include shrimp, soups and salads, seafood platters, chicken, steak, and pasta.
fuente de provisión
(n.)=source of supply.
Ex: The future goal is to use full text and full image databases as a source of supply.
fuente de radiación
(n.)=radiation source.
Ex: Radio waves are utilized for transmission between aerials (antennas), or radiation sources and sensors.
fuente de referencia
(n.)=information source ; reference source ; source of help.
Ex: In talking about a subject we generally refer to a given area of knowledge, or to the contents of an information source of a given scope. Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base. Ex: Escort can be seen as part of the referral process or as a separate activity of accompanying a client to ensure that the person reaches the source of help.
fuente de suministro
(n.)=source of supply.
Ex: The future goal is to use full text and full image databases as a source of supply.
fuente de todos los males, la
(n.)=root of all evil, the.
Ex: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.
fuente desconocida
(n.)=unknown source.
Ex: This application comes from an unknown source, and for your security only applications from trusted sources can be installed.
fuente digna de confianza
(n.)=trusted source.
Ex: This application comes from an unknown source, and for your security only applications from trusted sources can be installed.
fuente donde se puede encontrar todo sobre Algo
(n.)=one stop shop.
Ex: The service was initiated in 1992 to provide a local 'one stop shop' access to business support and information services for every firm in England = El servicio se inició en 1992 para ofrecer un única fuente de acceso local de apoyo empresarial y de servicios de información para todas las empresas de Inglaterra.
fuente fiable
(n.)=trusted source.
Ex: This application comes from an unknown source, and for your security only applications from trusted sources can be installed.
fuente histórica
(n.)=historical record.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
fuente jurídica
(n.)=legal source.
Ex: Computer-based management of legal sources has become a must for law firms wanting to be cost effective and meet quality standards.
fuente oficiosa
(n.)=unofficial source ; off-the-record source.
Ex: Unofficial sources estimate that about 2500 monks and more than 3000 people have been arrested over the last week. Ex: Too often reporters use off-the-record sources to fill in the gaps without doing the leg work that would make the off-the-record source unneeded.
fuente oral
(n.)=oral source.
Ex: Collected in 1907 from an oral source, this story depends for its charm and attraction on the colloquial flavour, its dialect.
fuente para beber
(n.)=water fountain ; bubbler.
Ex: The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services. Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler.
fuente primaria
(n.)=primary source ; source material.
Ex: Secondary sources are books, digests, articles, trend reports based on primary sources, both by native and foreign authors. Ex: Natural language indexing is particularly appropriate in searches that predominantly involve specific words or phrases known to have been used in the source material.
fuente principal de información
(n.)=chief source of information.
Ex: The chief source of information is the source of bibliographic data to be given first preference as the source from which a bibliographic description (or portion thereof) is prepared.
fuente secundaria
(n.)=secondary source ; finding aid.
Ex: Secondary sources are books, digests, articles, trend reports based on primary sources, both by native and foreign authors. Ex: Librarians will need to take an active role in teaching researchers how to use finding aids and source materials.
fuente sostenible de energía
(n.)=sustainable source of energy.
Ex: We need sustainable sources of energy for the future because we are using up our natural resources faster than the planet can replenish them.
fuente^1
(n.)=fountain ; spring ; water fountain.
Ex: This process is similar to the way jets of water in illuminated fountains trap the light from underwater light sources.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.
Ex: The farm supplies visitors with high-quality natural environment (landscape, forest, water fountains, ecological food), accommodation, and other services.
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* fuente con peces=fish pond [fishpond].
* fuente de agua=drinking fountain ; water fountain ; bubbler.
* fuente para beber=water fountain ; bubbler.
* fuentes termales=hot springs.

fuente^2
(n.)=parent ; source.
Ex: Most bibliographic databases evolved from a parent abstracting or indexing publication.
Ex: The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.
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* código fuente=source code.
* credibilidad de las fuentes=source credibility.
* documento fuente=original document ; parent document ; source document.
* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* formato fuente=source format.
* fuente bibliográfica=bibliographic source ; bibliographical source.
* fuente bibliográfica especializada=specialist bibliographic source.
* fuente de alimentación=power source.
* fuente de alimentos=food supply ; supply of food.
* fuente de confianza=trusted source.
* fuente de conflicto=source of conflict.
* fuente de energía=energy source ; source of energy ; power source.
* fuente de energía(s) alternativa(s)=alternative energy source.
* fuente de ganancias=money-maker.
* fuente de información=information source ; information store ; source of information ; source of data.
* fuente de información electrónica=electronic information source.
* fuente de ingresos=revenue stream ; source of revenue ; source of income ; revenue base ; revenue earner.
* fuente de los deseos=wishing well.
* fuente de luz=light source.
* fuente de provisión=source of supply.
* fuente de radiación=radiation source.
* fuente de referencia=information source ; reference source ; source of help.
* fuente desconocida=unknown source.
* fuente de suministro=source of supply.
* fuente de todos los males, la=root of all evil, the.
* fuente digna de confianza=trusted source.
* fuente donde se puede encontrar todo sobre Algo=one stop shop.
* fuente fiable=trusted source.
* fuente histórica=historical record.
* fuente jurídica=legal source.
* fuente oficiosa=unofficial source ; off-the-record source.
* fuente oral=oral source.
* fuente para beber=scuttlebutt ; drinking fountain.
* fuente primaria=primary source ; source material.
* fuente principal de información=chief source of information.
* fuentes de información=information base.
* fuente secundaria=secondary source ; finding aid.
* fuentes oficiosas=grapevine.
* fuente sostenible de energía=sustainable source of energy.
* guía de fuentes de información=pathfinder.
* Indice de Fuentes=source index ; Source Index.
* información de fuente fidedigna=authoritative information.
* obra fuente de la cita=citing work.
* programa fuente=source programme.
* tesauro fuente=source thesaurus.
* texto fuente=copy-text.
* una fuente de=a treasure trove of.
* una fuente inagotable de=a treasure house of.
* una única fuente para Algo=one-stop ; one-stop shopping ; one stop shop.

fuente^3
(n.)=platter.
Ex: All salads are served on platters with herbs, rolls or garlic bread.
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* fuente de marisco=shellfish platter.
* fuente de pescado=seafood platter.

fuente^4
(n.)=font.
Nota: Conjunto de letras, signos y espacios en blanco usados en la composición de un texto.
Ex: No longer is the user constrained to a supplied set of fonts.

fuente^5
(n.)=fount of type.
Ex: A fount of type was a set of letters and other symbols in which each was supplied in approximate proportion to its frequency of use, all being of one body-size and design.

fuentes de información
(n.)=information base.
Ex: The article 'Fluidity and intangibility: the stunning impact of an expanded information base' examines the concept of the expanded information base and resulting changes which will greatly affect librarians and their libraries.
fuentes oficiosas
(n.)=grapevine.
Ex: This has led to a new model for information retrieval: the word-of-mouth system or 'grapevine'.
fuentes termales
(n.)=hot springs.
Ex: A World Heritage City, Bath is renowned for its hot springs, Roman Baths, and Georgian architecture.
fuera
=in the open.
Ex: As expected, bats avoided obstacles while flying through vegetation and intercepted flying prey in the open.
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* bebida de fuera=outside drink.
* caer fuera de=fall outside ; lie beyond.
* caer fuera del alcance de=fall outside + the scope of.
* caer fuera de las responsabilidades de=be on the outer fringes of.
* caer fuera del interés de=lie outside + the scope of.
* caer fuera del interés de uno=fall outside + Posesivo + interest.
* caer fuera del objetivo de=fall outside + the scope of.
* circunstancias que están fuera de + Posesivo + control=circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* colocación fuera de lugar=misplacement.
* colocar fuera de alcance=place + out of reach.
* comer fuera=eat out.
* comida de fuera=outside food.
* con las garras fuera=knives-out.
* con las uñas fuera=knives-out.
* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad=extension course ; off-campus course.
* de dentro hacia fuera=inside outwards.
* de fuera=outside ; off-side.
* de fuera de la ciudad=out-of-town.
* dejar fuera=leave out ; cut out ; count + Nombre + out ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture ; shut + Nombre + out.
* dejar fuera de combate=lay + Nombre + low.
* dejar fuera del equipo=sideline.
* de miras hacia fuera=outwardly.
* dentro y fuera de=in and out of.
* desde dentro hacia fuera=from the inside-out.
* desde dentro y desde fuera de=within and without.
* desde fuera=from the outside.
* echar fuera=throw + Nombre + out.
* encontrarse fuera de lugar=be out of + Posesivo + element ; be out of place ; feel out of + Posesivo + element ; feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
* encontrarse fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* encontrarse fuera de sitio=feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea=offlineness.
* estar fuera=be out.
* estar fuera con los amigos=be out with the guys.
* estar fuera de contienda=be out of contention.
* estar fuera del alcance=lie outside + the scope of.
* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien=be out of + Posesivo + league.
* estar fuera del interés=lie outside + the scope of.
* estar fuera del interés de uno=lie beyond + concern.
* estar fuera de lugar=be out of place ; be out of order.
* estar fuera de + Posesivo + control=be out of + Posesivo + hands ; be out of + Posesivo + control.
* estar fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=be out of + Posesivo + element.
* estar fuera de + Posesivo + manos=be out of + Posesivo + hands ; be out of + Posesivo + control.
* estar fuera de quicio=be beside + Reflexivo ; be beside + Reflexivo + with anger ; be beside + Reflexivo + with rage.
* estar fuera de rumbo=be off course.
* estar fuera de secuencia=be out of order.
* estar fuera de sí=be beside + Reflexivo + with anger ; be beside + Reflexivo + with rage ; be beside + Reflexivo + with grief.
* estar fura de sí=be beside + Reflexivo.
* fuera de=outside (of) ; outwith.
* fuera de alcance=beyond reach ; out of range.
* fuera de banda=out of bounds ; out of play.
* fuera de circulación=out of circulation.
* fuera de clase=out-of-class.
* fuera de cobertura=out of range.
* fuera de control=out-of-control ; haywire.
* fuera de juego=offside.
* fuera de la casa=out-of-home.
* fuera del alcance=out of reach.
* fuera del alcance de=beyond the scope of.
* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien=beyond + Posesivo + powers.
* fuera del alcance del oído=out of earshot.
* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas=beyond the pale.
* fuera de la universidad=off-campus.
* fuera de la vista=out of view.
* fuera del campus=off-campus.
* fuera del control de=beyond the control of.
* fuera del escenario=off stage.
* fuera del horario normal=out of hours ; at odd times.
* fuera de línea=offline [off-line].
* fuera del matrimonio=out of wedlock ; extramarital ; outside (of) marriage.
* fuera de lo común=eccentric ; odd ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary ; a cut above the rest ; a cut above.
* fuera de lo normal=abnormally + Adjetivo ; with a difference ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
* fuera de los caminos trillados=off the beaten track.
* fuera del redil=beyond the pale.
* fuera de lugar=out of place ; without + Lugar ; uncalled-for ; like a whore at a christening.
* fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos=out of keeping with the times ; out of tune with the times.
* fuera de peligro=out of the woods ; out of harm's way.
* fuera de plazo=late.
* fuera de + Posesivo + competencia=outside + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
* fuera de + Posesivo + control=beyond + Posesivo + control.
* fuera de quicio=pissed off ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
* fuera de rumbo=off course.
* fuera de secuencia=out of range.
* fuera de serie=crackerjack.
* fuera de servicio=off-duty ; decomissioned ; out of commission.
* fuera de sitio=out of place ; like a whore at a christening.
* fuera de temporada=off-season ; out of season.
* fuera de tino=wide of the mark.
* fuera de toda duda=incontrovertible ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* fuera de toda sospecha=above suspicion.
* gol fuera de juego=offside goal.
* hacia dentro y hacia fuera=Verbo + in and out.
* hacia fuera=outwards.
* impresión fuera de línea=offline print.
* mantener Algo fuera del alcance de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo fuera de las manos de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo fuera de peligro=keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.
* mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + alcance=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mina fuera de ruta=roadside bomb.
* partido que se juega fuera de casa=away game.
* pitar fuera de juego=judge + offside.
* poner fuera de combate=lay + Nombre + low.
* por fuera=outwardly ; outwardly.
* proyectar hacia fuera=project + outward.
* salir fuera=be out and about ; get out and about.
* sentirse como pez fuera del agua=be out of + Posesivo + element ; feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* sentirse fuera de lugar=feel + inadequate ; feel out of + place ; feel out of it.
* sentirse fuera de + Posesivo + elemento=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* sentirse fuera de sitio=feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
* ser un fuera de serie=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* sin dejar nada fuera=the works!.
* tarifa por inscripción fuera de plazo=late registration fee.
* tiempo fuera de servicio=downtime.
* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal=work + unsocial hours.
* trabajar fuera de casa=work away from + home.
* un día fuera=a day out.
* usar fuera de contexto=use + out of context.

fuera (de)
=outside (of) ; outwith.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application. Ex: Researchers outwith the higher education system consider research library information services inadequate.
fuera de + Posesivo + competencia
=outside + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
Ex: By creating a secular state and regarding religion as a natural right outside the jurisdiction of the state, the founders opted for persuasion rather than coercion.
fuera de + Posesivo + control
=beyond + Posesivo + control.
Ex: The book trade can do nothing about this as the exchange rate is beyond their control.
fuera de alcance
=beyond reach ; out of range.
Ex: Excellence is certainly a superlative and may appear to be forever just beyond reach. Ex: Telephone companies put hundreds of cellular antennas in metropolitan areas so you are theoretically never out of range of a receiver.
fuera de banda
=out of bounds ; out of play.
Ex: Goal kicks are awarded when an offensive player knocks the ball past the goal line and out of bounds. Ex: A soccer ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the touch line independently on whether the ball is on the ground or in the air.
fuera de circulación
=out of circulation.
Ex: This quiet building, with its rows of old books, many of them out of circulation for years, would seem the last place where anything strange would happen.
fuera de clase
(adj.)=out-of-class.
Ex: Partly, this was informal, out-of-class chat; partly, it was group discussion led by the teacher.
fuera de cobertura
=out of range.
Ex: Telephone companies put hundreds of cellular antennas in metropolitan areas so you are theoretically never out of range of a receiver.
fuera de control
(adj.)=out-of-control ; haywire.
Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector. Ex: The concept is brilliant -- young Owen begins to get back his superpowers but they are, well, a little bit haywire.
fuera de juego
(n.)=offside.
Ex: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside.
fuera de la casa
(adj.)=out-of-home.
Ex: Fighting among adolescents was tested for association with alcohol/drug use & out-of-home activities without adult control (such as 'hanging out' on the streets).
fuera de la universidad
(adj.)=off-campus.
Ex: They rejected totally the notion of giving credit for work done off-campus.
fuera de la vista
(adj.)=out of view.
Ex: Out of view, but also in the code of space, is inserted a set of dots for photocell viewing.
fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas
=beyond the pale.
Ex: How long, and to what extent, can a library operate beyond the pale and still make use of any of the Library of Congress's bibliographic data?.
fuera de lo común
=eccentric ; odd ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary ; a cut above the rest ; a cut above.
Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets. Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES. Ex: He developed an alternative and unordinary way of talking about out thoughts. Ex: In the past, there was a tendency to label a person as abnormal simply because he or she possessed traits that were considered out of the ordinary. Ex: To put it quite simply, the building is a cut above the rest with facilities fitted to the highest standards. Ex: The article 'Is Redon a cut above?' critiques the work of Odilon Redon in light of a retrospective exhibition of his paintings, prints and drawings.
fuera de lo normal
(adj.)=abnormally + Adjetivo ; with a difference ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
Ex: The head of the serial department in our library must cope with an abnormally heavy workload and a transferred-in employee who refuses to work overtime in her department. Ex: The article 'Web authoring with a difference' reviews the current authoring tools available for organizations wishing to become involved in the World Wide Web (WWW). Ex: He developed an alternative and unordinary way of talking about out thoughts. Ex: In the past, there was a tendency to label a person as abnormal simply because he or she possessed traits that were considered out of the ordinary.
fuera de los caminos trillados
=off the beaten track.
Ex: The article 'Off the beaten track. Small publishers in India' reviews the efforts of small and alternative presses in India in publishing the most exciting and innovative books for children.
fuera de lugar
=out of place ; without + Lugar ; uncalled-for ; like a whore at a christening.
Ex: Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help. Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended. Ex: Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance. Ex: As a newbie I don't want to tread on toes nor seem out of place like a whore at a christening.
fuera de línea
=offline [off-line].
Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.
fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos
=out of keeping with the times ; out of tune with the times.
Ex: The EU ban on arms sales to China is political discrimination against China and out of keeping with the times. Ex: Political parties who want lower tax no longer seem out of tune with the times.
fuera de peligro
=out of the woods ; out of harm's way.
Ex: As regards risk, IDBI cannot be considered out of the woods as yet. Ex: Somehow, some way, officials were getting early evacuees out of harm's way as Hurricane Gustav bore down on the central Louisiana coast.
fuera de plazo
(n.)=late.
Ex: If the document is returned late, any fine is calculated according to the library's fine policy = Si el documento se devuelve tarde, la sanción se calcula de acuerdo con la politica sancionadora de la biblioteca.
fuera de quicio
=pissed off ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Pissed Off: The Ethnography of a Heavy Metal Musician'. Ex: The article 'Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law. Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
fuera de rumbo
=off course.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
fuera de secuencia
=out of range.
Ex: Telephone companies put hundreds of cellular antennas in metropolitan areas so you are theoretically never out of range of a receiver.
fuera de serie
(n.)=crackerjack.
Ex: What is needed is a crackerjack reference librarian who could help research this question.
fuera de servicio
=off-duty ; decomissioned ; out of commission.
Ex: An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard. Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard. Ex: It is being reported that after the surgery, Fidel Castro would be out of commission for two months.
fuera de sitio
=out of place ; like a whore at a christening.
Ex: Persons who appear nervous or out of place should be approached by the librarian since they may appreciate his help. Ex: As a newbie I don't want to tread on toes nor seem out of place like a whore at a christening.
fuera de temporada
=off-season ; out of season.
Ex: The key to any athlete's success is in the off-season. Ex: Greenhouses are used widely in the Mediterranean basin for the production of out of season vegetables such as aubergine, bean, cucumber, lettuce, pepper and tomato.
fuera de tino
=wide of the mark.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
fuera de toda duda
=incontrovertible ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Ex: Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example. Ex: This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the weirdest and probably disturbing postings I have ever had the pleasure to read. Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
fuera de toda sospecha
=above suspicion.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
fuera del alcance
=out of reach.
Ex: For small institutions paper conservation has been out of reach.
fuera del alcance de
=beyond the scope of.
Ex: To attempt to teach you the complete theory and practice of subject indexing is beyond the scope of this course.
fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien
=beyond + Posesivo + powers.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
fuera del alcance del oído
=out of earshot.
Ex: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan.
fuera del campus
(adj.)=off-campus.
Ex: They rejected totally the notion of giving credit for work done off-campus.
fuera del control de
=beyond the control of.
Ex: Obviously, some of these issues are beyond the control of the librarian, but others are not.
fuera del escenario
=off stage.
Ex: He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.
fuera del horario normal
=out of hours ; at odd times.
Ex: They are dedicated to out of hours emergency veterinary care for sick and injured pets during evenings, weekends and bank holidays. Ex: Maybe that guy has sleep apnea, and falls asleep at odd times, like when driving?.
fuera del matrimonio
(n.)=out of wedlock ; extramarital ; outside (of) marriage.
Ex: Common-law marriage & births out of wedlock are still common. Ex: Many people will sheepishly confirm that falling into an extramarital situation is surprisingly easy. Ex: Sex outside marriage is not allowed in Islam.
fuera del redil
=beyond the pale.
Ex: How long, and to what extent, can a library operate beyond the pale and still make use of any of the Library of Congress's bibliographic data?.
fuero
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* fueros=charter ; statute book.
* volver a por sus fueros=be back on track ; be on track ; bite back.

fueros
(n.)=charter ; statute book.
Ex: Libraries may operate under state law, county or municipal ordinances, or charters. Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.
fuerte como un roble
=as strong as an ox.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'.
fuerte como un toro
=as strong as an ox.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'.
fuerte temporal
(n.)=heavy storm.
Ex: A heavy storm sent a wall of water rushing down the river while most campers were sleeping, leaving them scrambling in the dark for safety .
fuerte tormenta
(n.)=heavy storm.
Ex: A heavy storm sent a wall of water rushing down the river while most campers were sleeping, leaving them scrambling in the dark for safety .
fuerte viento
(n.)=strong wind.
Ex: Heavy rains and strong winds have lashed Victoria overnight and into the day in a wintry blast that has felled trees and damaged homes.
fuerte^1
(n.)=fort (ft).
Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'.
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* defender el fuerte=hold + the fortress.
* plaza fuerte=garrison town.

fuerte^2
(adj.)=robust ; strong ; sturdy ; loud ; hefty ; tight ; forte ; brawny ; buoyant ; hard-wearing ; strong point ; nippy ; gusty .
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: Statistical analysis has long been a forte of sociological & social research.
Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
Ex: The foreign relations of the Community will probably remain a buoyant area.
Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.
Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation.
Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.
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* amarillo fuerte=bright yellow.
* andar pisando fuerte=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact.
* apretar fuerte=bear down on.
* bebida alcohólica fuerte=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* caja fuerte=safe ; safety deposit box.
* combinación de la caja fuerte=safe code ; safe combination.
* con fuertes aspiraciones profesionales=upward-mobile.
* con una fuerte orientación profesional=career-minded ; career-focused.
* dar fuerte=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
* delgado y fuerte=wiry.
* demasiado fuerte=over-strong.
* de olor fuerte=strong-smelling.
* fuerte como un roble=as strong as an ox.
* fuerte como un toro=as strong as an ox.
* fuertes lluvias=heavy rain.
* fuerte temporal=heavy storm.
* fuerte tormenta=heavy storm.
* fuerte viento=strong wind.
* golpear fuerte=wallop ; whack.
* golpe fuerte=whack.
* hacer más fuerte=toughen.
* hacerse más fuerte=gain in + strength ; grow in + strength.
* iluminación fuerte=task lighting.
* ley del más fuerte, la=law of the jungle, the ; survival of the fittest ; survival of the strongest.
* mantenerse fuerte=stand + strong.
* mar fuerte=heavy sea.
* más fuerte que un roble=as strong as an ox.
* más fuerte que un toro=as strong as an ox.
* naranja fuerte=bright orange.
* olor fuerte y penetrante=tang.
* pegar fuerte=pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
* permanecer fuerte=stand + strong.
* pisar fuerte=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact ; stomp.
* plato fuerte=main dish ; strong point ; entrée ; main entrée.
* poner más fuerte=crank up.
* punto fuerte=strength.
* sabor fuerte y penetrante=tang.
* seguir fuerte=stand + strong.
* supervivencia del más fuerte=survival of the fittest ; survival of the strongest.
* tener una fuerte vocación profesional=be career oriented.
* tener una personalidad muy fuerte=be full of character.
* tener un carácter muy fuerte=be full of character.
* tormenta con vientos fuertes=gusty storm.
* un fuerte sentimiento de=a strong sense of.
* viento fuerte=high wind.

fuerte^3
(adj.)=tangy .
Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.

fuertemente
=acutely ; drastically ; heavily ; powerfully ; sharply ; tightly ; lustily.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Ex: Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned.
Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.
Ex: France's national anthem was lustily jeered by the crowd at the opening of a France-Tunisia friendly match in Paris last night.
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* afectar fuertemente=hit + hard.
* desear fuertemente que Algo desaparezca=will + Nombre + away.
* fuertemente armado=heavily armed.
* fuertemente custodiado=heavily guarded.
* fuertemente vigilado=heavily guarded.
* sujetar fuertemente=keep + a tight hold on.

fuertemente armado
(adj.)=heavily armed.
Ex: Rebels armed with anti-aircraft guns and Soviet rifles were outgunned by the heavily armed pro-Gadhafi forces.
fuertemente custodiado
=heavily guarded.
Ex: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.
fuertemente vigilado
=heavily guarded.
Ex: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.
fuertes lluvias
(n.)=heavy rain.
Ex: In case of heavy rain, all or some of the photo sessions will be cancelled without prior notice.
fuerza
(n.)=drive ; force ; strength ; power ; might ; muscle power ; sinew ; powerfulness ; mightiness ; physical strength.
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.
Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.
Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.
Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.
Ex: Physical strength will affect how much weight you can lift and how much work you can do.
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* a fuerza de=by dint of.
* a fuerza de cometer errores=the hard way.
* a fuerza de errores=the hard way.
* a la fuerza=forcefully ; of necessity ; forcibly ; compulsorily.
* alimentar a la fuerza=force-feed.
* apartar a la fuerza=prise + Nombre + away.
* aprender a fuerza de errores=learn by + trial and error.
* aprender Algo a fuerza de errores=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* arrancar a la fuerza=prise + Nombre + away.
* camisa de fuerza=straitjacket [straightjacket].
* causa de fuerza mayor=act of God.
* cobrar fuerza=gather + strength ; grow in + power ; gain + strength.
* cobrar fuerzas=gain + strength.
* con fuerza=forcefully ; vigorously ; powerfully.
* con toda su fuerza=in full force.
* contra fuerzas superiores=against (all/the) odds.
* dar fuerza=empower ; bring + strength.
* de fuerza=forceful.
* desplazar a la fuerza=uproot [up-root].
* dividir las fuerzas de Uno=fragment + Posesivo + energies.
* en caso de fuerza mayor=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* fuerza aérea=Air Force.
* fuerza bruta=brute force ; raw power ; brute power.
* fuerza centrífuga=centrifugal force.
* fuerza de cohesión=bonding strength.
* fuerza de gravedad=gravitational force.
* fuerza de la convicción=courage of conviction.
* fuerza de la costumbre, la=force of habit.
* fuerza de la gravedad=G-force ; gravity pull ; gravitational pull.
* fuerza de la gravedad, la=force of gravity, the.
* fuerza de la naturaleza=force of nature.
* fuerza de las armas=force of arms.
* fuerza de la señal=signal strength ; tower strength.
* fuerza del hábito, la=force of habit.
* fuerza del orden público=law enforcement agency.
* fuerza de seguridad=law enforcement agency.
* fuerza de voluntad=force of will ; willpower [will power] ; strength of will.
* fuerza económica=economic leverage.
* fuerza expedicionaria=expeditionary force.
* fuerza física=physical strength.
* fuerza giratoria=turning power.
* fuerza gravitatoria=gravitational force.
* fuerza impulsora=moving force ; driving force ; thrust force.
* fuerza letal=deadly force.
* fuerza mayor=force majeure.
* fuerza militar=military forces.
* fuerza motriz=powerhouse ; power engine ; motive force.
* fuerza muscular=muscle power.
* fuerza niveladora=levelling force.
* fuerza política=political force ; political power.
* fuerzas aéreas británicas=RAF [Royal Air Force].
* fuerzas aliadas=coalition forces.
* fuerzas armadas=military forces.
* Fuerzas Armadas de los Estados Unidos=US Military.
* fuerzas armadas, las=armed forces, the.
* fuerzas de defensa, las=defence forces, the.
* fuerzas defensivas, las=defence forces, the.
* fuerzas del orden=police force.
* fuerzas del orden público=police force.
* fuerzas de paz=peacekeeping forces.
* fuerzas de paz de las Naciones Unidas, las=United Nations peacekeeping force, the .
* fuerzas de seguridad=security forces.
* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz=peacekeeping forces.
* fuerza vital=life force.
* fuerza viva=living force.
* ganar fuerza=gather + strength ; gather + steam.
* golpear con fuerza=smite.
* golpe de fuerza=coup de force.
* juego de fuerzas=interplay of forces.
* la fuerza de la mayoría=strength in numbers.
* la unión hace la fuerza=strength in numbers.
* medición de fuerzas=battle of wills.
* medida de fuerza=crackdown.
* medir fuerzas con=cross + swords with.
* medirse la fuerzas (con)=lock + horns (with).
* medirse las fuerzas=pit against.
* mermar las fuerzas=sap + the energy.
* perder fuerza=lose + power ; lose + steam.
* por la fuerza=forcibly.
* por la fuerza de la costumbre=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
* quedarse sin fuerza=lose + steam.
* quedarse sin fuerzas=bonk ; hit + the wall.
* recobrar fuerza=gather + Reflexivo ; make + a comeback.
* recobrar la fuerza=regain + Posesivo + strength.
* recuperar la fuerza=regain + Posesivo + strength ; gain + strength.
* recuperar las fuerzas=recoup + Posesivo + energy ; gain + strength.
* reponer fuerzas=gather + energy.
* resistir con todas las fuerzas=resist + with every cell in + Posesivo + body.
* restar fuerza=take + the bite out of ; tone down ; take + the teeth out of ; take + the sting out of + Algo.
* ser un pilar de fuerza=be a tower of strength.
* sujetar a la fuerza=hold down.
* toda la fuerza=full force.
* toda la fuerza de=the full force of.
* toda la fuerza del impacto=full force.
* unir fuerzas=join + forces ; pool + forces.

fuerza aérea
(n.)=Air Force.
Ex: Nonmilitary personnel in libraries maintained by the Department of Defense, such as those operated by the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps, are civil service appointments.
fuerza bruta
(n.)=brute force ; raw power ; brute power.
Ex: For this, the programs can employ either 'brute force' or a more 'intelligent' strategy. Ex: We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance. Ex: This illustrates the brute power of the market economy.
fuerza centrífuga
(n.)=centrifugal force.
Ex: Then a centrifugal force is applied to the substances in the closed vessels to centrifuge them.
fuerza de cohesión
(n.)=bonding strength.
Ex: From this we can assume that the bonding strength of this ion with monoxides and dioxides is the same in both the monomeric and dimeric complexes.
fuerza de gravedad
(n.)=gravitational force.
Ex: In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.
fuerza de la convicción
(n.)=courage of conviction.
Ex: I urge us all to envision success that is an outcome of these beliefs, of our hard work and courage of our convictions = Pensemos en el éxito como resultado de estas creencias, de nuestro esfuerzo y de la fuerza de nuestras convicciones.
fuerza de la costumbre, la
=force of habit.
Ex: After mulling this over for days, I have reached the conclusion that sheer force of habit has a whole lot to do with my track record.
fuerza de la gravedad
(n.)=G-force ; gravity pull ; gravitational pull.
Ex: The human body is better at surviving G-forces that are perpendicular to the spine. Ex: Only Neptune and Jupiter have a stronger gravity pull at their surface than Earth does. Ex: Below is a chart which lists the gravitational pull (relative to Earth's) of each planet in our solar system.
fuerza de la gravedad, la
(n.)=force of gravity, the.
Ex: The force of gravity is the force exerted by the gravitational field of a massive object on any body within the vicinity of its surface.
fuerza de la naturaleza
(n.)=force of nature.
Ex: The jet stream, one of the most dramatic forces of nature, was discovered during World War II when aviators first tried to cross the Pacific.
fuerza de la señal
(n.)=signal strength ; tower strength.
Ex: This calculator converts between standard units of power measurement and signal strength. Ex: This system allows for the quick installation of antennae as well as solving tower strength problems.
fuerza de las armas
(n.)=force of arms.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
fuerza de seguridad
(n.)=law enforcement agency.
Ex: Once a vehicle is impounded, law enforcement agencies often require it to remain locked up for at least a month.
fuerza de voluntad
(n.)=force of will ; willpower [will power] ; strength of will.
Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards. Ex: It is a matter of willpower, one librarian wrote, because 'with a little push, I (know that I) can find a readership for the item! Maybe a display on the subject?'. Ex: They are men who have been possessed by daemons and who, through shear strength of will, managed to destroy the daemon within themselves.
fuerza del hábito, la
=force of habit.
Ex: After mulling this over for days, I have reached the conclusion that sheer force of habit has a whole lot to do with my track record.
fuerza del orden público
(n.)=law enforcement agency.
Ex: Once a vehicle is impounded, law enforcement agencies often require it to remain locked up for at least a month.
fuerza económica
(n.)=economic leverage.
Ex: Large Japanese firms have the economic leverage to buy US data base producers.
fuerza expedicionaria
(n.)=expeditionary force.
Ex: The Monument to the Expeditionary Force in Bangkok is a memorial to the Thai soldiers killed on the Western Front in World War I.
fuerza física
(n.)=physical strength.
Ex: Physical strength will affect how much weight you can lift and how much work you can do.
fuerza giratoria
(n.)=turning power.
Ex: The propeller on an aircraft converts the turning power of an engine's crankshaft into the thrust force.
fuerza gravitatoria
(n.)=gravitational force.
Ex: In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.
fuerza impulsora
(n.)=moving force ; driving force ; thrust force.
Ex: Important moving forces in the area such as ADI, CESTA, DIELI, the Carrefour de la Communication, have disappeared. Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view. Ex: The propeller on an aircraft converts the turning power of an engine's crankshaft into the thrust force.
fuerza letal
(n.)=deadly force.
Ex: The course covers the following topics: revolver nomenclature and maintenance; inspecting revolvers and holsters; and legal issues and deadly force.
fuerza mayor
(n.)=force majeure.
Ex: Force Majeure: SWETS shall not be liable for any interruption of service resulting from any circumstance beyond its reasonable control, including acts of god, war riot, embargoes, strikes or labour shortages or failure of equipment = Fuerzas Mayores: SWETS no será responsable de cualquier interrupción del servicio resultante de cualquier circunstancia más allá de su control, incluidas las causas de fuerza mayor, los disturbios ocasionados por las guerras, embargos, huelgas o escasez de mano de obra o fallos del equipo.
fuerza militar
(n.)=military forces.
Ex: If the subject had been the role of British military forces in, say, Northern Ireland society, the substitution would of course not have taken place.
fuerza motriz
(n.)=powerhouse ; power engine ; motive force.
Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK. Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity. Ex: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.
fuerza muscular
(n.)=muscle power.
Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.
fuerza niveladora
(n.)=levelling force.
Ex: The convergence of technologies and markets and the Europeanisation of communications polices work as levelling forces on differences across countries.
fuerza política
(n.)=political force ; political power.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs. Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
fuerza vital
(n.)=life force.
Ex: He classified refined sugar as a poison because it has been depleted of its life forces, vitamins and minerals.
fuerza viva
(n.)=living force.
Ex: The public library as a democratic living force for education, culture and information, and as an essential agent for the fostering of peace and spiritual welfare through the minds of men and women.
fuerzas aliadas
(n.)=coalition forces.
Ex: Meanwhile, we call upon the coalition forces and other parties concerned to do everything they can to protect cultural institutions.
fuerzas armadas
(n.)=military forces.
Ex: If the subject had been the role of British military forces in, say, Northern Ireland society, the substitution would of course not have taken place.
fuerzas armadas, las
=forces, the.
Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
fuerzas aéreas británicas
=RAF [Royal Air Force].
Ex: This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services -- army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
fuerzas de defensa, las
(n.)=defence forces, the.
Ex: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.
fuerzas de paz
(n.)=peacekeeping forces.
Ex: This book raises issues about peacekeeping forces globally, showing the necessity for continued definition of their roles.
fuerzas de paz de las Naciones Unidas, las
(n.)=United Nations peacekeeping force, the .
Ex: The United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d'Ivoire is to establish eight new military camps.
fuerzas de seguridad
(n.)=security forces.
Ex: Iraqi security forces are growing stronger and more effective as they take the lead in more operations.
fuerzas defensivas, las
(n.)=defence forces, the.
Ex: As per estimates, the demand for armoured vehicles in the defence forces is pegged at about 2000 vehicles per year.
fuerzas del orden
(n.)=police force.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
fuerzas del orden público
(n.)=police force.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz
(n.)=peacekeeping forces.
Ex: This book raises issues about peacekeeping forces globally, showing the necessity for continued definition of their roles.
fuerzas, las
=forces, the.
Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
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* fuerzas armadas, las=forces, the.

fuga de agua
(n.)=water leakage ; water leak.
Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage. Ex: Far more common are the small disasters that all buildings are susceptible to: water leaks, storm damage or vandalism.
fuga de cerebros
(n.)=brain drain.
Ex: Study abroad can also lead to brain drain, the loss of well-educated personnel to developed countries.
fuga de gas
(n.)=gas leak.
Ex: The rotten egg smell helps you detect even the tiniest gas leak.
fuga de gas tóxico
(n.)=toxic gas leak.
Ex: A pump at a sewage plant in Beijing has exploded, killing three workers and causing a toxic gas leak that made at least 16 people ill.
fuga de la cárcel
(n.)=prison break ; jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK] ; gaolbreak [jailbreak, -USA].
Ex: Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened. Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco. Ex: A famous gaolbreak there led to Henry VIII ordering re-enforcement of the floor with giant stone blocks.
fuga de la prisión
(n.)=prison break ; jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK] ; gaolbreak [jailbreak, -USA].
Ex: Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened. Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco. Ex: A famous gaolbreak there led to Henry VIII ordering re-enforcement of the floor with giant stone blocks.
fuga por amor
(n.)=elopement.
Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
fuga^1
(n.)=getaway ; escape ; flight.
Ex: The article 'The great getaway' reviews a range of multimedia CD-ROM databases designed to assist in holiday travel planning.
Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
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* accidente en el que el causante se da a la fuga=hit-and-run accident.
* a la fuga=on the run ; on the lam.
* conductor que se da a la fuga tras causar un accidente o atropello=hit-and-run driver.
* darse a la fuga=flee ; lam (it) ; go into + hiding ; make + a quick getaway ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out.
* fuga de cerebros=brain drain.
* fuga de la cárcel=prison break ; jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK] ; gaolbreak [jailbreak, -USA].
* fuga de la prisión=prison break ; jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK] ; gaolbreak [jailbreak, -USA].
* fuga por amor=elopement.

fuga^2
(n.)=leakage ; outflow ; leak ; seepage.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.
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* fuga de agua=water leakage ; water leak.
* fuga de gas=gas leak.
* fuga de gas tóxico=toxic gas leak.
* tener una fuga=have + a leak.
* tener una fuga de aceite=leak + oil.

fugacidad
(n.)=impermanence ; transience ; evanescence ; ephemeralness ; temporariness.
Ex: The impermanence of magnetic media has led to a concern in the library and information community with the fate of the fast-increasing amount of information which is electronically published.
Ex: Of course, the insubstantiality of these conventions is mirrored in their transience.
Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.
Ex: Such ephemeralness and homogenization of library collections serve the interests of all community members.
Ex: Galt says that as technology develops, the temporariness of the artefacts of our civilisation increases.

fugarse
(v.)=escape ; abscond.
Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.
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* fugarse con (amante/novio)=elope with.
* fugarse una clase=skip + class.

fugarse con (amante/novio)
(v.)=elope with.
Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth.
fugarse una clase
(v.)=skip + class.
Ex: Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course.
fugaz
(adj.)=ephemeral ; fleeting ; meteoric ; evanescent ; short-lived [shortlived] ; transient ; vanishing ; hit-and-run.
Ex: Some books had to be rebound, some discarded and replaced on microfilm, and others, of ephemeral interest, received typed paper labels covered with Mylar tape.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.
Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.
Ex: The recent efforts by Congress to restrict invasions of privacy has many of the hallmarks of the typical Washington hit-and-run approach to legislation.
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* estrella fugaz=shooting star ; falling star.

fugillas
(n.)=fidget.
Ex: All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.

fugitivo
(n.)=fleeing ; fugitive ; runaway ; escapee.
Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
Ex: Many of the teenaged runaways left home in search of freedom from what they considered abusive treatment, whether physical, sexual, or emotional.
Ex: Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.
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* esclavo fugitivo=maroon.

fulana
(n.)=tart ; slag ; slapper ; whore ; strumpet ; drab ; slut ; chippy ; harlot ; hooker.
Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.
Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.
Ex: Prostitutes (whores, strumpets, drabs, harlots) are closely associated with the concepts of dishonesty, hypocrisy, and betrayal.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.
Ex: The only way chippies like her will stop acting so cheap is if men stop giving them attention.
Ex: Prostitutes (whores, strumpets, drabs, harlots) are closely associated with the concepts of dishonesty, hypocrisy, and betrayal.
Ex: The actual quotation from Castro's 1992 speech reads as follows: 'There are hookers, but prostitution is not allowed in our country'.

fulano
=nomen nescio [N.N.] ; Tom, Dick and Harry.
Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.
Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.
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* cualquier fulano=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* fulano de tal=so-and-so.

fulano de tal
=so-and-so.
Ex: Well, if I'm told beforehand that so-and-so is not too bright, I might approach that person differently than I would if I hadn't been told anything.
fulcro
(n.)=fulcrum.
Nota: Plural fulcrums/fulcra.
Ex: The fulcrum of the oar is the hole in the gunwale called the rowlock or the thole pin with a loose strap for securing the oar.

fulgor
(n.)=radiance.
Ex: Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.

fulgurante
(adj.)=meteoric.
Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.
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* dolor fulgurante=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.

fulgurar
(v.)=shine + brightly.
Ex: In the Pleiades star cluster only six of the stars shine brightly, the seventh, Merope, shines dully because she is shamed for eternity for having an affair.

fullero
(adj.)=cardsharp ; tricky .
Ex: He was a cold-blooded killer, cardsharp, gambler and a consumptive who also ran several confidence scams.
Ex: She was tricky and she had the house keys first and when I got to the house all her stuff was in the big room and she 'bagsed' it first.

fulminante
(adj.)=explosive.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The explosive growth of Internet resources has generated an intense need for support in the search for and assessment of those resources.
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* golpe fulminante=crushing blow.
* revés fulminante=crushing blow.

fulminar
(v.)=destroy ; turn + Nombre + into a grease spot.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West Coast.
Ex: Jet Li is a charming drunk with a devil-may-care grin and enough skill to keep himself from being turned into a grease spot.
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* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada=look + daggers at.
* fulminar con la mirada=glower ; scowl (at).
* fulminar los precios=slash + prices.

fulminar a Alguien con la mirada
(v.)=look + daggers at.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
fulminar con la mirada
(v.)=glower ; scowl (at).
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
fulminar los precios
(v.)=slash + prices.
Ex: In the meantime, they are slashing prices to woo would-be buyers.
fumador
(n.)=smoker.
Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff.
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* fumador compulsivo=chain smoker.
* fumador empedernido=chain smoker.
* fumadores pasivos=passive smoking.
* fumador pasivo=passive smoker ; second-hand smoker.
* no fumador=non-smoker ; non-smoking.
* sala de fumadores=smoking room.
* zona de fumadores=smoking area.
* zona de no fumadores=non-smoking area.

fumador compulsivo
(n.)=chain smoker.
Ex: The author gives a process analysis of the chain smoker's procedure in smoking.
fumador empedernido
(n.)=chain smoker.
Ex: The author gives a process analysis of the chain smoker's procedure in smoking.
fumador pasivo
(n.)=passive smoker ; second-hand smoker.
Ex: Passive smokers inhale the equivalent of just six cigarettes a year from other people's smoke. Ex: Second-hand smokers can suffer a range of smoking related diseases such as stroke, coronary heart disease and cancer.
fumadores pasivos
(n.)=passive smoking.
Ex: The association between passive smoking and increased risk for lung cancer is confounded with other lifestyle factors.
fumar
(v.)=smoking ; smoke.
Ex: What you don't understand, Juan, is that smoking is a tension reliever.
Ex: I don't see why the smokers can't leave the building briefly when they want to smoke.
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* dejar de fumar=stop + smoking ; quit + smoking ; smoking cessation.
* descanso para fumar=smoke break.
* empezar a fumar=take up + smoking.
* fumar como una chimenea=smoke like + a chimney ; chain smoke.
* fumar como un carretero=smoke like + a chimney ; chain smoke.
* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo=smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
* fumar la pipa de la paz=smoke + the peace pipe ; smoke + the pipe of peace.
* fumar mariguana=smoke + pot ; smoke + marijuana.
* fumar marihuana=smoke + marijuana ; smoke + pot.
* fumar pasivamente=passive smoking.
* fumarse un canuto=smoke + joint ; smoke + weed.
* fumarse un porro=smoke + joint ; smoke + weed.
* que no fuma=non-smoking.
* salir a fumarse un cigarro=go out for + a smoke.

fumar como un carretero
(v.)=smoke like + a chimney ; chain smoke.
Ex: She is just an example of the young tinsel town actresses that smoke like a chimney. Ex: After that, I have had suicidal thoughts recurrently and have been chain smoking and crying and not eating.
fumar como una chimenea
(v.)=smoke like + a chimney ; chain smoke.
Ex: She is just an example of the young tinsel town actresses that smoke like a chimney. Ex: After that, I have had suicidal thoughts recurrently and have been chain smoking and crying and not eating.
fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo
(v.)=smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
Ex: She sat back in her chair, crossed her legs, lighted a cigarette, and smoked herself into a cloud.
fumar la pipa de la paz
(v.)=smoke + the peace pipe ; smoke + the pipe of peace.
Ex: If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect. Ex: There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.
fumar mariguana
(v.)=smoke + pot ; smoke + marijuana.
Ex: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school. Ex: In 1930 there was no federal law against smoking marijuana, and the average American citizen had probably never heard of 'reefers'.
fumar marihuana
(v.)=smoke + marijuana ; smoke + pot.
Ex: In 1930 there was no federal law against smoking marijuana, and the average American citizen had probably never heard of 'reefers'. Ex: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.
fumar pasivamente
(n.)=passive smoking.
Ex: The association between passive smoking and increased risk for lung cancer is confounded with other lifestyle factors.
fumarada
(n.)=puff of smoke.
Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue.

fumarola
(n.)=volcanic vent ; hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
Ex: Scientists once thought that deep-sea volcanic vents were a rare occurrence.
Ex: Some specific aquatic ecosystems, including marine environments and hydrothermal vents, are described.
Ex: Established in 1984, it conducts research on the impacts and consequences of submarine volcanoes and hydrothermal venting on the global ocean.

fumarse un canuto
(v.)=smoke + joint ; smoke + weed.
Ex: He sat on the tailgate drinking a beer, smoking a joint, watching his friends play soccer. Ex: He made an analogy that the economy was like a bus being run by a monkey who let everyone drink, smoke weed and fornicate like crazy and then crashed it!.
fumarse un porro
(v.)=smoke + joint ; smoke + weed.
Ex: He sat on the tailgate drinking a beer, smoking a joint, watching his friends play soccer. Ex: He made an analogy that the economy was like a bus being run by a monkey who let everyone drink, smoke weed and fornicate like crazy and then crashed it!.
fumigación
(n.)=fumigation.
Ex: The best insecticide for fumigation is ethylene oxide.

fumigador
(n.)=exterminator.
Ex: Legal aid needs of off-campus students are greater due to possible disagreements concerning tenancy, security deposits, utility bills, exterminators, and increased risk of traffic tickets and accidents.

fumigar
(v.)=spray ; fumigate.
Ex: Parents have the right to know when pesticides are sprayed at many private day-care centers under a state law that took effect on Monday.
Ex: Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.

funambulismo
(n.)=funambulism.
Nota: Arte de caminar la cuerda floja.
Ex: This tightrope teaches the basics of funambulism, developing concentration, balance, and coordination skills as you traverse a 10 foot long tightrope.

funciona
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* que funciona con pilas=battery-operated.

funcional
(adj.)=functional.
Ex: Above all, we specified an inviting and functional, rather than impressive, building.
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* alfabetismo funcional=functional literacy ; functional literacy.
* bloque funcional de análisis de contenido=subject analysis block.
* bloque funcional de datos codificados=coded information block.
* bloque funcional de identificación=identification block.
* bloque funcional de información descriptiva=descriptive information block.
* bloque funcional de notas=notes block.
* bloque funcional de relaciones entre registros=linking entry block.
* bloque funcional de responsabilidad intelectual=intellectual responsibility block.
* bloque funcional de títulos relacionados=related title block.
* bloque funcional para uso internacional=international use block.
* bloque funcional para uso nacional=national use block.
* ecuación funcional=functional equation.

funcionalidad
(n.)=functionality ; usability ; operativeness ; affordance.
Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.
Ex: In general an online catalog possesses high usability, indeed far greater usability than does a bookform or card catalog.
Ex: The results seem to confirm that the definitions have a good level of operativeness.
Ex: In design terms, the degree to which an object is appropriate for its environment and thus likely to be employed by a user is termed an affordance.
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* desde el punto de vista de la funcionalidad=functionally.

funcionalismo
(n.)=functionalism.
Ex: He was an social anthropologist associated with what has become known as functionalism, in which he put forward the idea that questions concerning the origins, stages and law of development in culture are subordinate or secondary to discernment of functions.

funcionalmente
=functionally.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.

funcionamiento
(n.)=functioning ; operation ; working ; performance.
Ex: The proper education of the user of scientific information is essential to the efficient functioning of the whole system of information provision.
Ex: An operating system usually comprises a suite of programs that manages the operation of the microcomputer.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
Ex: When a library outgrows its second automated circulation system it sets stringent functional, performance and growth specifications and builds from scratch.
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* buen funcionamiento=smooth-running.
* control de funcionamiento=benchmark.
* controles de funcionamiento=benchmarking.
* costes de funcionamiento=running costs.
* de funcionamiento=operating ; operational.
* desde el punto de vista del funcionamiento=operationally.
* en buen estado de funcionamiento=in good working condition.
* en funcionamiento=in operation ; in train ; operational.
* en pleno funcioamiento=in full operation.
* en pleno funcionamiento=in full swing ; in full gear ; up to full speed.
* entrar en funcionamiento=go into + operation.
* establecer normas de funcionamiento=establish + policy.
* estar en funcionamiento=be up.
* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento=operating funds.
* funcionamiento conjunto=interworking.
* funcionamiento coordinado=synergy.
* funcionamiento defectuoso=malfunction.
* gastos de funcionamiento=operating costs ; operating expenditure ; operational costs ; operating expenses ; recurrent expenditure.
* horas de funcionamiento=operating hours.
* interrumpir el funcionamiento=go down.
* mal funcionamiento=malfunction ; malfunctioning.
* modelo de funcionamiento=business model.
* no estar en funcionamiento=be down.
* orden de funcionamiento del disco=disc operating command.
* partida para gastos de funcionamiento=operating budget ; operating funds.
* poner Algo en funcionamiento=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
* poner en funcionamiento=activate ; set in + action ; set up ; trip ; put into + working order ; put in + place ; put in + place ; put into + place ; set in + motion ; set in + train ; put in + train ; roll out.
* poner en funcionamiento un programa=implement + program(me).
* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento=operating budget ; operating funds.
* puesta en funcionamiento=activation ; deployment ; realisation [realization, -USA] ; setting up ; operationalisation [operationalization, -USA] ; startup [start-up] ; rollout [roll-out].
* tener en funcionamiento=have in + effect.
* velocidad de funcionamiento=speed of operation.

funcionamiento conjunto
(n.)=interworking.
Ex: Key issues include the global interworking of different access systems on a common platform.
funcionamiento coordinado
(n.)=synergy.
Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.
funcionamiento defectuoso
(n.)=malfunction.
Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction).
funcionando
=at work ; up and running ; up and rolling.
Ex: The introduction of mouldmade paper in about 1910 reduced the production of real hand-made yet further, until by the 1950s there were no more than about a dozen hand vats at work in the whole of Europe.
Ex: Off-the-shelf software, on the other hand, is readily available for many library routines, and it can be up and running immediately.
Ex: I will let you know when I have them up and rolling.
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* estar funcionando=be in place.
* funcionando al máximo=overstretched.
* funcionando a tope=overstretched.
* instalado y funcionando=up and running.
* mantener las cosas funcionando=keep + the ball rolling.

funcionando a tope
(adj.)=overstretched.
Ex: Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.
funcionando al máximo
(adj.)=overstretched.
Ex: Electronic publishing is something librarians shouldn't be doing, given their already overstretched human and financial resources.
funcionar
(v.)=be operational ; be operative ; function ; operate ; perform ; work ; be in working order ; tick ; do + the trick.
Ex: ORBIT has been operational since 1972, and has around seventy data bases mounted.
Ex: Sometimes truncation may be operative on both ends of a stem.
Ex: The DOBIS/LIBIS allows both the library and the computer center to function efficiently and at a lower cost by sharing one system.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: The advanced arithmetical machines of the future will be electrical in nature, and they will perform at 100 times present speeds, or more.
Ex: Files only work effectively for a limited number of documents.
Ex: It is therefore a point of wisdom to ensure beforehand that everything is in the best possible working order.
Ex: The article 'Is your infrastructure ticking?' discusses the issues associated with managing information technology (IT) infrastructure in large organizations.
Ex: We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.
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* dejar de funcionar=go down ; cease to + function ; go + belly up ; flake out ; go + dead ; pack up.
* empezar a funcionar=become + operational ; get off + the ground ; get + things going ; get + things rolling ; go + live ; get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + rolling ; get + going ; get + cracking ; kick in.
* forma de funcionar=business model.
* funcionar además como=double as ; double up as.
* funcionar a las mil maravillas=work + a treat ; work like + a charm ; go like + a charm.
* funcionar al máximo=stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* funcionar a plena capacidad=be fully into + Posesivo + stride.
* funcionar a tope=stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* funcionar bien=be in order ; work + fine.
* funcionar con dificultad=labour [labor, -USA].
* funcionar conjuntamente=work together ; interwork.
* funcionar con pérdidas=run + at a loss.
* funcionar correctamente=work + fine.
* funcionar de lo lindo=work like + a charm ; go like + a charm.
* funcionar de un modo autónomo=operate under + an autonomous hand.
* funcionar en/a=run over.
* funcionar mal=malfunction.
* funcionar mejor=work + best ; do + best.
* funcionar por un sistema de turnos=work to + a rota system ; work on + a rota system ; work on + a rota ; work + shifts.
* funcionar recíprocamente=work + both ways.
* funcionar también como=double as ; double up as.
* hacer Algo funcionar=make + Nombre + tick.
* hacer funcionar=service ; do + the trick.
* hacer que Algo empiece a funcionar=get + Nombre + off the ground.
* hacer que Algo funcione=make + Nombre + spin.
* mantener las cosas funcionando=keep + it rolling.
* máquina que funciona con monedas=coin-operated machine.
* no funcionar=be out of order.
* no funcionar bien=be on the blink.
* programa + dejar de funcionar=programme + crash.
* que funciona a base de órdenes=command-driven.
* que funciona con electricidad=electrically-powered ; electrically-operated.
* que funciona con energía eólica=wind-powered.
* que funciona con energía solar=solar-powered.
* que funciona con monedas=coin-operated ; coin-op.
* que funciona con vapor=steam-powered.
* que funciona manualmente=manually operated.
* si funciona, no lo toques=if it ain't broke, don't fix it.
* sistema + dejar de funcionar=system + crash.
* volver a funcionar=be back in business.

funcionar a las mil maravillas
(v.)=work + a treat ; work like + a charm ; go like + a charm.
Ex: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly. Ex: It worked like a charm. Ex: Restart your computer and presto, it will go like a charm.
funcionar a plena capacidad
(v.)=be fully into + Posesivo + stride.
Ex: The newly elected Scottish Local Government Authorities assumed their powers in May 75 and are not yet fully into their stride.
funcionar a tope
(v.)=stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
funcionar además como
(v.)=double as ; double up as.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on. Ex: With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.
funcionar al máximo
(v.)=stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
funcionar bien
(v.)=be in order ; work + fine.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to make sure that the book checking system is in order. Ex: After unattaching all three and then reattaching them, everything worked fine.
funcionar con dificultad
(v.)=labour [labor, -USA].
Ex: Document arrangement labours under some inherent limitations as a document or information retrieval device.
funcionar con pérdidas
(v.)=run + at a loss.
Ex: This simple rule obtains no matter what the type of book may be, unless the publishing house is enabled to run at a loss through some form of external subsidy.
funcionar conjuntamente
(v.)=work together ; interwork.
Ex: The principle of the cylinder platen was hardly a new one even then -- the rolling pin is an ancient device, and the copperplate press used two cylinders working together. Ex: It will be a long time before any terminal can interwork with any computer type although there has been some progress.
funcionar correctamente
(v.)=work + fine.
Ex: After unattaching all three and then reattaching them, everything worked fine.
funcionar de lo lindo
(v.)=work like + a charm ; go like + a charm.
Ex: It worked like a charm. Ex: Restart your computer and presto, it will go like a charm.
funcionar de un modo autónomo
(v.)=operate under + an autonomous hand.
Ex: Special libraries which operate under an autonomous hand may not fall under the purview of the local civil service agency.
funcionar en/a
(v.)=run over.
Ex: FT News Alert is a commercially available news alerting service which runs over a corporate intranet with access.
funcionar mal
(v.)=malfunction.
Ex: Traditional optical bar codes can malfunction if the bar code is damaged or obscured.
funcionar mejor
(v.)=work + best ; do + best.
Ex: There is a definite need for solitude, however; sometimes people cannot bear people; many scientists still work best alone. Ex: It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.
funcionar por un sistema de turnos
(v.)=work to + a rota system ; work on + a rota system ; work on + a rota ; work + shifts.
Ex: Legal advice centres are usually run and staffed part-time by groups of solicitors working to a rota system and open one or two evenings a week. Ex: Staff working in the centre are given some training in the work of the Town Hall, but the original proposal that they work on a rota system in each department has not materialized. Ex: The scale of the house-keeping is so large, that just to get fresh flower arrangements in the house takes a team of 15 volunteers, working on a rota. Ex: People working shifts tend to experience a relatively high number of accidents/injuries.
funcionar recíprocamente
(v.)=work + both ways.
Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
funcionar también como
(v.)=double as ; double up as.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on. Ex: With these models the screen itself doubles up as a translucent projection panel for projection by an overhead projector.
funcionario
(n.)=tenured ; civil servant ; functionary ; state employee ; government employee.
Ex: Craig Duff, aged 57 and a tenured professional librarian at the associate professor rank, had worked at the Medical Center library for 29 years.
Ex: This document is about civil servants in the Home Office, and the working conditions of civil servants.
Ex: But for books to act as media of communication there must be functionaries who work together to enable the person who has something to communicate to present the person being communicated to with the object, the book.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
Ex: For the first time there are decidedly more government employees than goods-producing employees according to the Department of Labor.
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* alto funcionario=high official.
* funcionario del ayuntamiento=city official ; city worker.
* funcionario de prisiones=prison warder ; gaoler [jailer, -USA] ; prison guard.
* funcionario público=civil servant ; public functionary ; public employee ; government servant ; public servant.
* no funcionario=non-tenured ; untenured.

funcionario de prisiones
(n.)=prison warder ; gaoler [jailer, -USA] ; prison guard.
Ex: This article examines library service in prisons from 1951, the stock, the range of prison readers, staffing, loans, and relations with administrative staff, prison warders and inmates. Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education. Ex: The average salary for California prison guards was $14400 a year.
funcionario del ayuntamiento
(n.)=city official ; city worker.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate. Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city.
funcionario público
(n.)=civil servant ; public functionary ; public employee ; government servant ; public servant.
Ex: This document is about civil servants in the Home Office, and the working conditions of civil servants. Ex: And because librarians are public functionaries this sensibility must presuppose an awareness of public values and virtues. Ex: The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most. Ex: This article emphasises the need for the on-going education of non-academics such as journalists, authors, lawyers, doctors, architects, government servants and social workers. Ex: The past and present can be saved for the future if the public archivist, as a public servant, is able to safeguard the integrity of the contractual relationship between citizens and their government which the records document.
funciones de edición
=editing facilities.
Ex: More sophisticated editors may offer full screen editing facilities, and automatic input and output.
funciones de modificación
=editing facilities.
Ex: More sophisticated editors may offer full screen editing facilities, and automatic input and output.
funciones del personal
(n.)=staff duties.
Ex: It is very important that staff duties, professional and non-professional, be noted.
funciones del puesto de trabajo
(n.)=position + entail + duty.
Ex: The position of deputy librarian or deputy director exists in all but the smallest libraries, and there is a measure of agreement as to what his duties should entail.
función
(n.)=capability ; feature ; function ; function ; purpose ; role ; hat ; functionality ; function.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
Ex: Another way of doing this search is to use the lateral searching feature.
Ex: The function of a catalog is to inform a library user whether or not the library contains a particular book specified by author and title.
Ex: Select a function from the menu by pressing the key listed to the left.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.
Ex: The city librarian has commonly been a general cultural consultant, often with more than one hat, with the curatorship of the museum and/or art gallery as additional offices.
Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.
Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function.
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* adaptarse a una función=step up to + role.
* adoptar una función=step up to + role.
* ambigüedad de funciones=role ambiguity.
* asumir una función=take upon + Reflexivo + role.
* claridad de funciones=role clarity.
* conferir una función=confer + function.
* conflicto de funciones=role conflict.
* con una función destacada=high profile.
* cumplir una función=fulfil + function.
* definir una función=formulate + role.
* descripción de las funciones=job description ; job profile.
* desempeñando muchas funciones=in many capacities.
* desempeñar bien una función=perform + well.
* desempeñar + Posesivo + funciones=do + Posesivo + business.
* desempeñar una buena función=produce + the goods.
* desempeñar una función=fulfil + purpose ; perform + function ; play + role ; discharge + function ; discharge + duty ; perform + role ; articulate + role ; fit into + the picture ; play + Posesivo + part.
* distribución en función del género=gender distribution.
* ejecutar una función=run + function.
* en función de=according to ; as a function of ; depending on/upon.
* en funciones=acting + Cargo.
* estar en función de=be a function of.
* evaluación del impacto en función del género=gender-impact assessment.
* examinar la función de Algo=investigate + role.
* función bibliotecaria=library function.
* función cognitiva=cognitive function.
* función de autoedición=authoring aid ; authoring tool.
* función de consulta=enquiry function.
* función de corrección=editing function.
* función de extracción y copiado=pull function.
* función de la biblioteca=library's function.
* función de la correlación de los cosenos=cosine correlation function.
* función de servicio=service function.
* función de solapamiento=overlap function.
* función dominante=alpha role.
* funciones de edición=editing facilities.
* funciones del personal=staff duties.
* funciones del puesto de trabajo=position + entail + duty.
* funciones de modificación=editing facilities.
* función esencial=vital role.
* función por tecla=keyboard function.
* función vital=vital role.
* indicador de función=operator ; role indicator.
* inversión de funciones=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
* operador de función=role.
* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas=means-tested.
* rol establecido en función del sexo=gender role.
* seleccionar una función=invoke + function.
* tecla de función=function key.
* tecla de función del programa=programme function key.
* tener la doble función=double as ; double up as.
* tener la función de=be in the business of.

función bibliotecaria
(n.)=library function.
Ex: The survey aimed to ascertain the degree of computerisation of any and all library functions in any type of school-related setting.
función cognitiva
(n.)=cognitive function.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oral health, bone health, thermogenesis, cognitive function, and kidney stones.
función de autoedición
(n.)=authoring aid ; authoring tool.
Ex: Advanced text processors incorporate various authoring aids. Ex: This article describes some of the authoring tools available for use with Apple Computer's HyperCard software to permit the integration of voice to produce multimedia applications.
función de consulta
(n.)=enquiry function.
Ex: Read-only access to title, supplier, and patron and fund accounting information is provided by a suite of general enquiry functions.
función de corrección
(n.)=editing function.
Ex: The system includes some other editing functions that can save time and typing.
función de extracción y copiado
(n.)=pull function.
Ex: The pull function allows you to copy terms from records into the query line.
función de la biblioteca
(n.)=library's function.
Ex: A sound policy with respect to these categories requires a clear sense of the library's function and priorities.
función de la correlación de los cosenos
(n.)=cosine correlation function.
Ex: In the SMART experiments, the cosine correlation function was found to give somewhat better results.
función de servicio
(n.)=service function.
Ex: Overwhelmingly, librarians were seen as professionals with a service function.
función de solapamiento
(n.)=overlap function.
Ex: A number of methods may be used to establish how closely a document description matches a search formulation, but the two most important developed by the SMART team are the cosine correlation coefficient and the overlap function.
función dominante
(n.)=alpha role.
Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
función esencial
(n.)=vital role.
Ex: Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.
función por tecla
(n.)=keyboard function.
Ex: When you are viewing your results, the following keyboard functions are available to assist you: CTRL+PGDN to display the next record and HOME to display first screen of current record.
función vital
(n.)=vital role.
Ex: Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.
funda
(n.)=book jacket ; dust cover ; dust jacket [dust-jacket] ; jacket ; sleeve ; protective sleeve ; slipcover ; slipcase ; cover ; scabbard ; sheath.
Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket.
Ex: The printed wrappers of paper or the like placed over the cover of a document at the time of its publication are known as the book jacket or dust cover.
Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.
Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
Ex: A jacket or sleeve is a protective envelope for a sound disc, made of cardboard or paper.
Ex: Also, this system is very sensitive to contamination of the surface of the disc and requires that the disc be kept in a protective sleeve, or 'caddie', at all times.
Ex: This section discusses design and construction techniques for making slipcovers, draperies, bedspreads, and coverlets.
Ex: The text of each entry supplies appropriate bibliographic information, including paper description, typeface, and notation where applicable, to prospectuses, illustrations, dustjackets, and slipcases.
Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.
Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.
Ex: A good knife deserves a good sheath.
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* con funda=jacketed.
* con funda de goma=rubber-coated.
* cubierto por una funda de plástico=plastic-covered.
* funda de almohada=pillow case.
* funda de asidero=handle grip.
* funda de CD-ROM=jewel case ; jewel box.
* funda de cojín=cushion cover.
* funda de colchón=mattress protector.
* funda de disco=record sleeve.
* funda de manillar=handle grip.
* funda de papel=paper jacket.
* funda de pistola=holster.
* funda de plástico=plastic jacket ; plastic coverup.
* funda de un disco=record cover.
* inserto en funda=jacketed.
* para hacer fundas=sleeving.
* título de la funda=sleeve title.

funda de CD-ROM
(n.)=jewel case ; jewel box.
Ex: The article 'Are the jewel box's days numbered?' reports on new methods of improving jewel cases for the packaging of CD-ROMs. Ex: The article 'Are the jewel box's days numbered?' reports on new methods of improving jewel cases for the packaging of CD-ROMs.
funda de almohada
(n.)=pillow case.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.
funda de asidero
(n.)=handle grip.
Ex: Apply a small amount of glue to the handlebars before sliding on the new handle grips.
funda de cojín
(n.)=cushion cover.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.
funda de colchón
(n.)=mattress protector.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.
funda de disco
(n.)=record sleeve.
Ex: The user is not concerned whether the text on a music score or a record sleeve is in a foreign language.
funda de manillar
(n.)=handle grip.
Ex: Apply a small amount of glue to the handlebars before sliding on the new handle grips.
funda de papel
(n.)=paper jacket.
Ex: However, the usual protection for a mid-nineteenth-century cloth-bound book -- if it had any -- was a plain paper jacket, sometimes cut with a window to show the lettering on the spine, and it was not until the 1880s that printed dust-jackets became common.
funda de pistola
(n.)=holster.
Ex: The course covers the following topics: revolver nomenclature and maintenance; inspecting revolvers and holsters; and legal issues and deadly force.
funda de plástico
(n.)=plastic jacket ; plastic coverup.
Ex: Most libraries now use plastic jackets on hard book covers and either laminate paperbacks or use one of the slip-on plastic jackets specially designed for paperbacks. Ex: Due to budgetary restrictions, serials librarians are being forced to find more economical methods of preservation than commercial binding such as pambinding, handibind, tack binding, comb binding and plastic coverups.
funda de un disco
(n.)=record cover.
Ex: Since the children's choice of recordings seemed to be influenced largely by the picture on the sleeve, it was decided to devise a project where children illustrated record covers themselves after hearing the music and being asked to visualise it.
fundación
(n.)=foundation ; founding ; foundation ; trust.
Ex: In the early part of the 20th century donations were received from William K. Bixby which led to the foundation of the rare book collection.
Ex: The article entitled 'the (British) Society of Archivists' describes the development of the Society of Archivists from the founding of a Society of Local Archivists in 1946, through its change into the Society of Archivists in 1955, to the present.
Ex: Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.
Ex: This Trust would support innovative uses of digital technologies to improve education.
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* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación=donor-endowed library.
* de reciente fundación=newly-founded.
* donación económica de fundación=endowment fund.
* financiado por una fundación=foundation-funded.
* fundación benéfica=charitable trust ; donor agency ; aid agency ; aid organisation ; charitable institution ; charitable organisation.
* fundación bibliotecaria=library foundation.
* fundación de beneficiencia pública=public trust.
* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos=Pan-African Book Foundation.
* Fundación Nacional para las Ciencias (NSF)=National Science Foundation (NSF).
* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH)=National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
* subvención de una fundación=foundation grant.

fundación benéfica
(n.)=charitable trust ; donor agency ; aid agency ; aid organisation ; charitable institution ; charitable organisation.
Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust. Ex: The importance of developing information systems in the water sector seems to have been seriously neglected, both by national government and donor agencies. Ex: Aid agencies have played a major role as sources of funding in assisting developing countries to implement projects involving information technology. Ex: The author suggests ways in which aid organizations can assist developing economies to develop information technology. Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake. Ex: This charitable organization was established nearly 50 years ago to provide cultural exchange opportunities for young people all over the world.
fundación bibliotecaria
(n.)=library foundation.
Ex: This article presents a basic overview of Ohio law on gambling as a guide to library foundations which are considering lotteries, raffles, and other charitable gambling activities as a means of raising money.
fundación de beneficiencia pública
(n.)=public trust.
Ex: In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.
fundado
(adj.)=informed.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
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* bien fundado=well-justified ; well-formulated.
* recién fundado=newly-founded.
* sospecha fundada=reasonable suspicion.

fundador
(n.)=founder.
Ex: The origins of informatics are ascribed to Paul Otlet, the founder of documentation theory.
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* miembro fundador=founder member.
* padre fundador=founding father.

fundamentación
(n.)=basis [bases, -pl.] ; foundation ; fundament.
Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.
Ex: As a consequence some cracks sneaked into the fundaments of this branch of physics.
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* con fundamentación teórica=principled.
* fundamentación teórica=theoretical underpinning ; theoretical foundation.

fundamentación teórica
(n.)=theoretical underpinning ; theoretical foundation.
Ex: The lack of a theoretical underpinning to provide a unified vision of librarianship, it is suggested, exacerbates this crisis. Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
fundamentado
(adj.)=informed ; supported.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
Ex: In order to support my thesis, I plan to include only the strongest and most supported arguments about the occurrence and effects of drugs.
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* bien fundamentado=well-founded ; well-supported.
* malamente fundamentado=poorly-supported.
* mal fundamentado=poorly-supported.
* pobremente fundamentado=poorly-supported.

fundamental
(adj.)=core ; fundamental ; seminal ; substantive ; underlying ; pivotal ; prime ; ultimate ; constitutive ; basal ; cardinal ; foundational.
Nota: En el sentido de ser el origen o razón de ser de algo.
Ex: The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.
Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.
Ex: In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.
Ex: One of the functions which I have not specified is that the underlying ideology represented by the AACR aims first at fixing a location for an author and then for a work.
Ex: His position was pivotal because he was not only the organizer but also the financier and indeed the speculator of the book trade.
Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
Ex: Three definitions of information are given: information as a resource, information as a commodity, and information as a constitutive force in society.
Ex: Basal textbooks, despite their well-publicized limitations in comparison with other media, remain the keystone of US school publishing.
Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
Ex: These foundational principles are the means by which we articulate what is and has been intrinsically important to the institution
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* actividad fundamental=core activity.
* de forma fundamental=critically.
* de fundamental importancia=of prime importance ; critically important.
* de importancia fundamental=critically important.
* de manera fundamental=critically.
* de modo fundamental=critically.
* disposición fundamental=basic provision.
* fundamental, lo=gist, the.
* idea fundamental=keynote.
* papel fundamental=pivotal role.
* principio fundamental=principium [principia, -pl.].
* razón fundamental=rationale.

fundamental, lo
=gist, the.
Ex: It is the gist of this explanation that the librarian has to try to convey to the enquirer.
fundamentalismo
(n.)=fundamentalism.
Ex: This article discusses the perceived malaise which besets the field in terms of fundamentalism, xenophobia, censorship, fetishism, feminism, genetic inbreeding and social activism.

fundamentalista
(adj.)=fundamentalist ; over zealous [overzealous].
Ex: The archives of the Billy Graham Center document the nondenominational efforts of North American fundamentalist and evangelical Protestants to spread the gospel.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.

fundamentalmente
=fundamentally ; critically ; crucially.
Ex: Dewey announced that the structure of the scheme would not be fundamentally changed.
Ex: These men critically and lastingly influenced the growth of the library.
Ex: Indeed the selection of an indexing approach is crucially dependent upon the way in which the index is to be used.
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* fundamentalmente hablando=fundamentally speaking.

fundamentalmente hablando
=fundamentally speaking.
Ex: I believe the most arduous task for librarians is to build databases which are, fundamentally speaking, the essential prerequisites for information services.
fundamentar
(v.)=found.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.
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* fundamentar conclusiones en=base + judgement on.
* fundamentarse en=be grounded in ; build on/upon.

fundamentar conclusiones en
(v.)=base + judgement on.
Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.
fundamentarse en
(v.)=be grounded in ; build on/upon.
Ex: Carrying this argument one step further, it is not unreasonable to assert that the public library's relationship to its community is grounded in the efforts and attiudes of the library staff. Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes.
fundamento
(n.)=basis [bases, -pl.] ; bedrock ; foundation ; fundamental ; underpinning ; warp and woof ; fundament.
Ex: These factors form the basis of the problems in identifying a satisfactory subject approach, and start to explain the vast array of different tolls used in the subject approach to knowledge.
Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: If this story is correct, it's the latest evidence that copyright law has become unmoored from its foundations.
Ex: The underlying fundamentals of abstracting are closely related to indexing.
Ex: The criteria must be subject to continuing review and annual updating if they are to remain valid as the underpinning for a professional activity.
Ex: Training in self-help is part of the warp and woof of any tenable theory of reference work.
Ex: As a consequence some cracks sneaked into the fundaments of this branch of physics.
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* con fundamentos=informed.
* con fundamentos sólidos=well-considered ; well-supported.
* falto de fundamento=without foundation.
* falto de fundamentos=unsupported.
* fundamentos=background.
* fundamentos del conocimiento, los=foundations of knowledge, the.
* no sin fundamento=not without basis.
* no tener fundamento=be unfounded.
* no tener ningún fundamento=not have a leg to stand on.
* sin fundamento=unsupported ; ungrounded ; without foundation ; without basis.
* sin fundamento alguno=without any basis.
* tener fundamento para pensar que=have + reason to believe that.

fundamentos
(n.)=background.
Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.
fundamentos del conocimiento, los
(n.)=foundations of knowledge, the.
Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
fundar
(v.)=found ; found.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.
Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.
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* fundarse=come into + existence.

fundarse
(v.)=come into + existence.
Ex: Some university libraries have been built up over the centuries; others have come into existence over the last 40 years.
fundición
(n.)=casting ; smelting ; smelter.
Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.
Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.
Ex: Until 1870, the rich ore was reduced in primitive smelters and the silver bullion transported by llamas 200 miles to Lima.
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* de baja fundición=low-melt.
* fundición de acero=steelmaking [steel making].
* fundición de tipos=typefounding.
* horno de fundición=smelter.
* planta de fundición=smelting plant.
* punto de fundición=melting point.
* taller de fundición=foundry.
* taller de fundición de tipos=type-foundry.

fundición de acero
(n.)=steelmaking [steel making].
Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
fundición de tipos
(n.)=typefounding.
Ex: International trade in cast type and in typefounding materials continued during this period, the chief exporters now being England and France = Durante todo este período siguió existiendo un mercado internacional de tipos fundidos y de materiales de fundición, siendo ahora los principales países exportadores Inglaterra y Francia.
fundido a negro
(n.)=fade-out.
Ex: During a fade-in, the value increases from 0 to 1, while during a fade-out it decreases from 1 to 0.
fundido de antemano
(adj.)=pre-cast.
Ex: The solution that was eventually discovered was to equip the machine with matrices, rather than pre-cast type, and to return the type after printing to the machine's metal pot for recasting.
fundido de negro
(n.)=fade-in.
Ex: During a fade-in, the value increases from 0 to 1, while during a fade-out it decreases from 1 to 0.
fundido^1
(adj.)=casting ; melted.
Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.
Ex: You may want to brush the tart edges with melted butter or egg yolk to let it gain a nice golden color while baking.
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* de hierro fundido=cast-iron.
* estar fundido=be dead beat ; be bushed.
* fundido de antemano=pre-cast.
* hierro fundido=cast-iron.
* metal fundido=molten metal.
* tipo fundido=cast type.

fundido^2
(n.)=fade-out ; fade-in.
Ex: During a fade-in, the value increases from 0 to 1, while during a fade-out it decreases from 1 to 0.
Ex: During a fade-in, the value increases from 0 to 1, while during a fade-out it decreases from 1 to 0.
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* fundido a negro=fade-out.
* fundido de negro=fade-in.
* hacer aparecer mediante un fundido=fade in.
* hacer desaparecer mediante un fundido=fade out.

fundidor
(n.)=founder.
Ex: The demand for the old faces came to an abrupt end and the founders withdrew them from sale, some even destroying the old punches and matrices as so much scrap.
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* fundidor de tipos=punch-cutter [punchcutter] ; type-founder [typefounder] ; cutter of type.
* máquina fundidora de tipos=typecasting machine.

fundidor de tipos
(n.)=punch-cutter [punchcutter] ; type-founder [typefounder] ; cutter of type.
Ex: In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths. Ex: In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan. Ex: To produce a printed book required coordinated teamwork by up to twenty such craftsmen, beginning with one highly skilled cutter of type, to a much larger number, maybe ten or more, of much less skilled bookbinders.
fundidora
(n.)=foundry.
Ex: These foundries bought up the best available materials and employed the finest punchcutters.

fundir
(v.)=amalgamate ; bring into ; cast ; confound ; weld into/together ; fuse ; melt ; mingle (with) ; melt down.
Ex: In 1971 its functions were divided, part amalgamated with the Ministry of Defence, and part amalgamated with the Board of Trade to form the Department of Trade and Industry.
Ex: Whether or not these specific proposals will be brought into some kind of overall approach and ideology remains to me a very questionable point.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.
Ex: The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.
Ex: The Department of Trade and Industry has undergone many changes over the years; it has been split into two separate departments and welded together again.
Ex: The experiment is financed externally and aims to fuse the functions of the 2 library types.
Ex: The heat melts the wax on those areas which correspond with the image areas of the original, and the melted wax is absorbed into the tissue sheet.
Ex: Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.
Ex: In 1588 Thomas Thomas, Cambridge University printer, had one press and 1,400 kg. of type, but 40 per cent of the type was old metal waiting to be melted down.
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* caja de fundir estereotipos=casting-box [casting box].
* fundir en=meld (in/into).
* fundirse=become + fused ; run together.
* fundirse con=blend into ; become + one with ; blend in with.
* fundir tipos=cut + punches ; cast + type.
* plomo + fundirse=blow + a fuse.

fundir en
(v.)=meld (in/into).
Ex: So 'Rosie's Walk' both uses the basic conventions of reading and adds new ones at the same time, melding both into the one story.
fundir tipos
(v.)=cut + punches ; cast + type.
Ex: In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths. Ex: They were cold-metal machines, which set pre-cast type, as distinct from the later hot-metal machines which cast fresh type as they went along.
fundirse
(v.)=become + fused ; run together.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'. Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
fundirse con
(v.)=blend into ; become + one with ; blend in with.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable. Ex: Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service. Ex: The goal in using these approaches was not to deceive but to have the observers blend in with the library surroundings = La razón de usar estas estratagemas no era la de engañar a los usuarios, sino más bien conseguir que los observadores se integrasen en el entorno de la biblioteca .
fundus
(n.)=fundus.
Ex: This is an extremely valuable clinical test that provides information about the circulatory system of the ocular fundus (the back of the eye) not attainable by routine examination.

funeral
(n.)=funeral ; funeral service.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death.
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* funeral militar=military funeral.

funeral militar
(n.)=military funeral.
Ex: It confirms that Handel's Dead March was at the top of the charts for military funerals at that time.
funeraria
(n.)=undertaker's workshop ; burial society.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: This sources of information may be, for example, local churches, burial societies, labor unions, legal aid services and firms offering different forms of public transport.
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* archivo de funeraria=funeral home library.
* director de funeraria=funeral director ; undertaker ; mortician.
* empleado de funeraria=mortician.

funerario
(adj.)=funerary.
Ex: The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.
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* pira funeraria=funeral pyre.
* rito funerario=funerary rite.
* servicio funerario=funeral service.

funeria
(n.)=funeral home.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.

funestamente
=disastrously.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

funesto
(adj.)=dire ; fateful ; baleful.
Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.
Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.
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* día funesto=bad hair day.

fungible
(n.)=fungible ; consumable.
Ex: One of the reasons why previous studies have failed to provide meaningful techniques for measuring the value of information is the predilection to analyse information as a fungible commodity or resource.
Ex: Increasingly worrying to all however was the provision of the expensive consumables of the IT trade -disks, tapes and stationery.

fungicida
(adj.)=fungicidal ; fungicide ; antifungal.
Ex: The resistance to microbiological attack of a commercial polyvinyl alcohol, used as a size for paper, was investigated and the fungicidal properties of borax were measured.
Ex: This study indicates the need of fungicides/bactericides as adjuvants in tissue culture medium for obtaining sterile and viable shoots.
Ex: Materials with antifungal properties may provide an important deterrent to these infections.

funk
(n.)=funk.
Ex: She brought the house down with her special blend of reggae, funk and R&B.
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* música funk=funk.

funículo
(n.)=funiculus.
Ex: The ovule is attached to the placental wall of the ovary through a structure known as the funiculus, the plant equivalent of an umbilical cord.

furcia
(n.)=slag ; slapper ; chippy ; drab ; strumpet ; tart.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: The only way chippies like her will stop acting so cheap is if men stop giving them attention.
Ex: Prostitutes (whores, strumpets, drabs, harlots) are closely associated with the concepts of dishonesty, hypocrisy, and betrayal.
Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.
Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.

furgoneta
(n.)=van ; stationwagon.
Ex: The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.
Ex: The main mode of transportation is by truck, although some is by rail and a minute part by stationwagons.
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* furgoneta de reparto=delivery van.
* servicio de reparto con furgoneta=van delivery service.

furgoneta de reparto
(n.)=delivery van.
Ex: The early mobile library served a dual role both as a delivery van to library centres scattered throughout the county and as travelling book van.
furgón
(n.)=van ; boxcar.
Nota: Del tren.
Ex: The vast majority of inquiries received by the van had nothing to do with consumer problems and, with the cutbacks of the 1980s, the service was withdrawn.
Ex: This program tells the Haggard story -- warts and all -- from his humble beginnings growing up in a boxcar to his election to the Hall of Fame.
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* asesoría itinerante en furgón=mobile advice van.
* asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón=mobile information and advice van.
* furgón celular=police van ; police wagon.
* furgón itinerante=travelling van.
* furgón policial=paddy wagon ; police wagon ; police van.

furgón celular
(n.)=police van ; police wagon.
Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance. Ex: Old-time police wagons were called 'Paddy Wagons', probably because most cops in those days were Irish.
furgón itinerante
(n.)=travelling van.
Ex: A travelling van not only delivers the books to be lent, it also acts as a place where book selection can be undertaken.
furgón policial
(n.)=paddy wagon ; police wagon ; police van.
Ex: Old-time police wagons were called 'Paddy Wagons', probably because most cops in those days were Irish. Ex: Old-time police wagons were called 'Paddy Wagons', probably because most cops in those days were Irish. Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance.
furia
(n.)=fury ; rage ; wrath.
Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.
Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.
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* arranque de furia=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* arrebato de furia=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* ataque de furia=fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* con furia=with a vengeance ; furiously.
* ponerse hecho una furia=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.

furiosamente
=furiously.
Ex: A sentence may fill every requirement of syntax and be meaningless: Austin cites Chomsky's example 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously'.
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* protestar furiosamente=rage against.

furioso
(adj.)=furious ; in a rage ; livid ; berserk ; enraged.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
Ex: Therefore he felt free to leave but the manager and the trustees were livid.
Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
Ex: This incredible newsreel from the 1930s shows the power of anger as an enraged mob stormed a prison holding two kidnappers and killed them both.
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* entrar furioso=storm in.
* estar furioso=fume.
* ponerse furioso=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched ; see + red.
* salir furioso=storm out (of).

furor
(n.)=furor [furore, -USA] ; fury ; rage.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: In a painfully detailed letter to the editor, Lespran allowed vent for her fury.
Ex: The article 'The new age rage and schoolbook protest' explores the myths, legends and misunderstandings surrounding attempts to remove textbooks and library materials from US public schools.
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* causar furor=raise + the roof ; bring + the house down ; cause + a sensation.

furtivamente
=by stealth ; furtively ; stealthily.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.
Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.
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* cazar furtivamente=poach.
* mirar furtivamente=peep.
* pescar furtivamente=poach.

furtivo
(adj.)=sneaky ; stealthy .
Ex: The article carries the title 'Holdouts and other sneaky vendor tactics: no one profits when providers keep searchers from finding information'.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
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* agente furtiva=infiltrator.
* cazador furtivo=poacher.
* caza furtiva=poaching.
* echar una mirada furtiva a=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.

fusible
(n.)=fuse.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .
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* caja de fusibles=fuse box.
* fusible + quemarse=blow + a fuse.
* fusible + saltar=blow + a fuse.

fusible + quemarse
(v.)=blow + a fuse.
Ex: You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.
fusible + saltar
(v.)=blow + a fuse.
Ex: You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.
fusil
(n.)=rifle.
Ex: A perusal of the text has revealed that the Napoleonic handgun was the musket and that rifles were used in special situations.
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* fusil semiautomático=self-loading rifle ; semi-automatic rifle.

fusil semiautomático
(n.)=self-loading rifle ; semi-automatic rifle.
Ex: Self-loading rifles, on the other hand, are claimed not to have recoil. Ex: There are many other semi-automatic rifles, but the ones listed are excellent examples of the semi-automatic rifle well worth owning.
fusilamiento
(n.)=shooting.
Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
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* pelotón de fusilamiento=firing squad ; shooting squad.

fusilar
(v.)=cannibalise [cannibalize, -USA] ; shoot.
Ex: This article considers that the potential for cannibalising existing data base products should be a cause for concern for those database products planning to introduce information products based on CD-ROM = Este artículo considera que la posibilidad de "fusilar" las bases de datos existentes debería ser motivo de preocupación para aquellos productores que planean introducir productos informativos en CD-ROM.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
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* fusilar en el acto=shoot on + sight.
* fusilar sobre la marcha=shoot on + sight.

fusilar en el acto
(v.)=shoot on + sight.
Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.
fusilar sobre la marcha
(v.)=shoot on + sight.
Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.
fusilero
(n.)=fusilier.
Ex: About two weeks into the battle Fusilier Turrington was shot in the neck by a sniper and died there and then.
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* compañía de fusileros=rifle company.

fusionado
(adj.)=blended ; merged.
Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.
Ex: We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.

fusionar
(v.)=amalgamate ; merge.
Ex: In 1971 its functions were divided, part amalgamated with the Ministry of Defence, and part amalgamated with the Board of Trade to form the Department of Trade and Industry.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.

fusión
(n.)=amalgamation ; coming together ; fusion ; joining together ; merger ; merging ; confounding ; piecing together ; blurring ; interweaving ; bringing together ; meld.
Ex: The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.
Ex: Knowledge generally evolves from an identifiable base, and often new subjects arise from the coming together of two previously separate subjects.
Ex: New topics develop not merely by fission -- the splitting up of established subjects -- but also by fusion -- the merging of previously distinct subjects.
Ex: Such schemes are essentially analytical in nature, but do not permit any synthesis or joining together of concepts that have been divided from one another.
Ex: Qualifiers function as an integral part of the index terms, so that terms of the form 'Moving (House)', 'Mergers (Industrial)' are created and used.
Ex: The merging of synonyms carries implications for the effectiveness of the index in terms of precision and recall.
Ex: The confounding of opposites is also common though, again, care has to be taken to see that we do not confound two subjects on which extensive literature exists.
Ex: Progress in research is dependent on the piecing together of items of information from many sources.
Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.
Ex: This paper illustrates the possible future interweaving of information retrieval and entertainment.
Ex: I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.
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* adhesivo de fusión en caliente=hot-melt adhesive.
* de baja fusión=low-melt.
* de fusión en caliente=hot-melt.
* energía de fusión=fusion power.
* fusión de empresas=consolidation.
* fusión nuclear=nuclear fusion.
* pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt glue.
* pistola de pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt gun.
* punto de fusión=melting point ; fusion point.

fusión de empresas
(n.)=consolidation.
Ex: Consolidations have reduced the number of publishing houses available.
fusión nuclear
(n.)=nuclear fusion.
Ex: Hydrogen bombs or H-bombs derive a large portion of their energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
fuste
(n.)=importance.
Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
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* de fuste=of consequence.

fustigador
(n.)=tormentor.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.

fustigar
(v.)=whip ; lash ; bullwhip.
Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
Ex: Indeed, if the rains failed, some tribes blamed the toads for withholding the rain, and would lash them in punishment.
Ex: She must be hunted down and bullwhipped for her obvious lack of mental acumen.

futbolista
(n.)=football player ; footballer.
Ex: The article 'Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!.
Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.

futilidad
(n.)=futility.
Ex: Quickly recognizing the futility of trying to decipher the purpose of the call, she dismissed it from her mind and continued on.

futura generación
(n.)=future generation.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.
futurista
(adj.)=visionary ; futuristic.
Ex: One of the similarities between the two is that individuals involved in both spheres are, to a large extent, visionaries.
Ex: This article describes the curved futuristic design of the new Cholla Library and the mixed public reactions to the building designed by the architect Will Bruder.

futuro
(adj.)=forthcoming ; future ; intending ; prospect ; would-be + Nombre ; outlook ; coming ; horizon ; long haul ; prospective ; yet-to-be ; future ahead ; intended.
Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
Ex: The use of a scheme in centrally or co-operatively produced catalogue records can also be important in establishing its future.
Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
Ex: I have myself seen, in a northern market, a bookstall where the stall-holder had over a dozen old shoeboxes under the counter in which each month the ten new titles were placed so that the customers could buy the whole new range gradually over the coming month.
Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Legacy for the long haul' = El artículo se titula "El patrimonio para el futuro".
Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.
Ex: If the past is an indicator, current, emerging and yet-to-be Web features and functionalities will have a significant impact on the content and publishing of serials.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
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* acondicionado para el futuro=future-proof.
* adivinación del futuro=fortune telling.
* adivinar el futuro=fortune telling.
* anticipar el futuro=anticipate + the future.
* apostar por el futuro=trust in + the future.
* apuesta por el futuro=trust in the future.
* a tener en cuenta en el futuro=for future reference.
* confianza en el futuro=trust in the future.
* confiar en el futuro=trust in + the future.
* con futuro=up-and-coming.
* con miras al futuro=forward-looking.
* con poca visión de futuro=short-sighted [shortsighted].
* con visión de futuro=far-sighted ; forward-thinking ; far-seeing ; long-sighted.
* ¿cuál es el futuro de?=quo vadis.
* del futuro=of the years to come ; yet to come.
* desear a Alguien lo mejor (para el futuro)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
* desear a Alguien mucha suerte (en el futuro)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
* determinar el futuro=shape + the future.
* donación futura=planned giving.
* el futuro=the way ahead ; the way of the future.
* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina=the future + be + just around the corner.
* encarar el futuro=face up to + the future.
* en cualquier momento en el futuro=at some stage.
* en el futuro=Número + Tiempo + ahead ; down the road ; in future ; in time(s) to come ; at + future date ; in (the) years to come ; at some future time ; in the years to come ; in the years ahead ; in years to come ; at some future point ; in the future ; for future reference ; for the years to come ; at some point in the future.
* en el futuro a largo plazo=in the long-term future.
* en el futuro cercano=in the foreseeable future.
* en el futuro inmediato=in the offing ; in the foreseeable future.
* en el futuro lejano=further in the future.
* enfrentarse al futuro=face up to + the future ; face + the future.
* en un futuro cercano=in the near future.
* en un futuro más o menos cercano=in the near future ; in the near future.
* en un futuro muy cercano=in the very near future.
* en un futuro no muy distante=in the not too distant future.
* en un futuro no muy lejano=in the not too distant future ; in the near future.
* en un futuro próximo=in the near future.
* esperar en el futuro=be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; future + have in store.
* falta de visión de futuro=shortsightedness ; nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
* falto de visión de futuro=myopic.
* forjar el futuro=forge + the future ; shape + the future.
* futura generación=future generation.
* futuro + aguardar=future + hold.
* futuro a largo plazo=long-term future.
* futuro cercano, el=near future, the.
* futuro + deparar=future + hold ; be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; future + have in store.
* futuro digital, el=digital future, the.
* futuro, el=years ahead, the ; road ahead, the.
* futuro esposo=bridegroom ; husband-to-be.
* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos=future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.
* futuro incierto=uncertain future.
* futuro inmediato=immediate future.
* futuro inmediato, el=near future, the.
* futuro marido=bridegroom ; husband-to-be.
* futuro previsible=foreseeable future.
* futuro profesional=professional future.
* futuro prometedor=bright future.
* hacer frente al futuro=face up to + the future.
* hacia el futuro=onward(s).
* hay que mirar hacia el futuro=the show must go on.
* hay que pensar en el futuro=the show must go on.
* hipotecar el futuro=mortgage + the future.
* labrar el futuro=shape + the future.
* lo que el futuro depara a=what is on store for.
* mirar hacia el futuro=look forward ; look + ahead.
* Nombre + futuro=further + Nombre.
* ocurrir en el futuro=go into + the future.
* para el futuro=for the years to come ; for the years ahead ; for the future.
* para futuras consultas=for future reference.
* para siempre en el futuro=for the indefinite future.
* para un futuro mejor=for a better future.
* perspectivas de futuro=future prospects ; future perspectives ; future development(s) ; future opportunities.
* perspectivas futuras=future perspectives ; future opportunities.
* planificación para el futuro=future proofing.
* por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro=for future reference.
* posibilidades de futuro=future possibilities.
* predecir el futuro=gaze into + crystal ball.
* preparación para el futuro=future proofing.
* preparado para el futuro=future-proof.
* preparar para el futuro=future-proof.
* prepararse para el futuro=embrace + the future.
* previsión de futuro=future proofing.
* previsiones para el futuro=future development(s).
* pronósticos de futuro=future predictions.
* proyectar hacia el futuro=project + ahead.
* repercutir en el futuro=shape + the future.
* salto hacia el futuro=leap into + the future.
* salvaguardar el futuro=safeguard + the future.
* tener futuro=have + potential ; there + be + a future for/in ; have + a future.
* vida futura=future life.
* visión de futuro=foresight ; future vision ; farsightedness [far-sightedness] ; vision ; vision into the future.
* visión del futuro=insight into the future.

futuro + aguardar
(n.)=future + hold.
Ex: It is difficult to predict what the future holds for LCC.
futuro + deparar
(n.)=future + hold ; be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; be in store for + Nombre + in the future ; future + have in store.
Ex: It is difficult to predict what the future holds for LCC. Ex: This article looks at the school library now and what is in store for it in the future. Ex: This article looks at the school library now and what is in store for it in the future. Ex: This article describes the architecture and layout of the British Library Reading Room within the British Museum and outlines what the future has in store within the new British Library.
futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos
=future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: They realized that their future was in their hands and no one else could do for them what they could do for themselves.
futuro a largo plazo
(n.)=long-term future.
Ex: Most journals are increasingly subsidised by members of their parent societies or from other sources, and their long-term future is unclear.
futuro cercano, el
(n.)=near future, the.
Ex: This article lists the measures proposed for the near future by the International Centre of Scientific and Technical Information.
futuro digital, el
=digital future, the.
Ex: A revolutionary new economic theory says that the digital future is one of abundance -- when the bottlenecks that stand between supply and demand disappear.
futuro esposo
(n.)=bridegroom ; husband-to-be.
Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party. Ex: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.
futuro incierto
(n.)=uncertain future.
Ex: Defeat ended slavery and brought an uncertain future for everyone.
futuro inmediato
(n.)=immediate future.
Ex: The purpose of the summit was to reach agreement on the most effective means of delivering library and information services to the nation for the immediate future.
futuro inmediato, el
(n.)=near future, the.
Ex: This article lists the measures proposed for the near future by the International Centre of Scientific and Technical Information.
futuro marido
(n.)=bridegroom ; husband-to-be.
Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party. Ex: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.
futuro previsible
(n.)=foreseeable future.
Ex: Catalogers are reluctant to adopt new terminology unless they can be assured that new terms will remain in effect for the foreseeable future.
futuro profesional
(n.)=professional future.
Ex: The article 'Professional futures - why the prospects are so rosy' considers the future prospects for the information professional in the information society.
futuro prometedor
(n.)=bright future.
Ex: The future of the CD-ROM and the business researcher is very bright.
futuro, el
(n.)=years ahead, the ; road ahead, the.
Ex: It is believed that the years ahead will see an increase in such programs. Ex: The conference topic, the future of library and information studies education, was a means for determining the road ahead through the three Cs of continuity, culture and competition.
futurología
(n.)=futurology.
Ex: Futurology has become a hot topic in today's world, particularly for managers.

futurológico
(adj.)=futurological.
Ex: The article 'Alternative information societies -- a futurological approach' presents a discussion about alternative information societies depending on the most appreciated type of knowledge of the societies: scientific, technical, narrative and sacred knowledge.

futuros
(n.)=futures.
Ex: The risk of trading futures and options can be substantial.

futurólogo
(n.)=futurist.
Nota: Analista de tendencias futuras.
Ex: This is a report of an interview with author and futurist James Burke on the ways in which the Internet is changing the future.

fábrica
(n.)=factory ; manufacturing firm ; manufactory ; manufacturing enterprise ; plant ; manufacturing plant.
Ex: A thesaurus might advise the searcher that the following alternative terms might prove fruitful: factories and other more specific terms, e.g. Printing works.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
Ex: The strength of the book 'The American manufactory' lies in its detailed narratives of success and failure.
Ex: The author attempts to determine whether South African manufacturing enterprises used information to their competitive advantage.
Ex: The author describes the approach and its application to 2 different processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination in a Nestle plant.
Ex: Greater London constituted Britain's most important interwar centre for new manufacturing plants.
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* como salido de fábrica=in mint condition.
* defecto de fábrica=manufacturing defect.
* fábrica azucarera=sugar mill.
* fábrica de asfalto=asphalt plant.
* fábrica de automóviles=car factory.
* fábrica de azúcar=sugar factory.
* fábrica de azúcar de remolacha=beet sugar factory.
* fábrica de carruajes=carriage-making plant.
* fábrica de cemento=cement plant.
* fábrica de cerámica=ceramics factory.
* fábrica de cerveza=brewery.
* fábrica de coches=car factory.
* fábrica de conservas=cannery.
* fábrica de diplomados=diploma mill.
* fábrica de laminación de acero=steel mill.
* fábrica de licenciados=diploma mill.
* fábrica de muebles=furniture factory.
* fábrica de papel=paper mill ; pulp and paper mill.
* fábrica de tejidos de algodón=mill ; cotton mill.
* fábrica de titulados=diploma mill.
* fábrica de toneles=cooperage.
* fábrica textil=mill.
* máquina de fábrica=manufacturing equipment.
* perforado de fábrica=pre-drilled.
* propietario de una fábrica textil=wool-factor.
* tienda de fábrica=factory outlet.
* trabajador de fábrica=factory worker ; factory hand.

fábrica azucarera
(n.)=sugar mill.
Ex: Literacy has been brought directly into the workplace with the introduction of libraries into factories and sugar mills.
fábrica de asfalto
(n.)=asphalt plant.
Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
fábrica de automóviles
(n.)=car factory.
Ex: Police say the blaze in the car factory was probably arson.
fábrica de azúcar
(n.)=sugar factory.
Ex: Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.
fábrica de azúcar de remolacha
(n.)=beet sugar factory.
Ex: This article presents an approach to help beet sugar factories reduce water and effluent.
fábrica de carruajes
(n.)=carriage-making plant.
Ex: Its first real economic stirrings occurred, however, in the early 1800s, when a cotton mill and a carriage-making plant began operations.
fábrica de cemento
(n.)=cement plant.
Ex: To save energy, modern cement plants preheat the materials before they enter the kiln.
fábrica de cerveza
(n.)=brewery.
Ex: The archive was set up with the aim of preserving the records of Scottish breweries in order to encourage research into the brewing industry in Scotland.
fábrica de cerámica
(n.)=ceramics factory.
Ex: The new library has been constructed on the site of a former ceramics factory.
fábrica de coches
(n.)=car factory.
Ex: Police say the blaze in the car factory was probably arson.
fábrica de conservas
(n.)=cannery.
Ex: Sections cover farms and ranches, towns, schools and churches, fisheries and canneries, railroads, mines and ghost towns, and graveyards.
fábrica de diplomados
(n.)=diploma mill.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital diploma mills: a dissenting voice'.
fábrica de laminación de acero
(n.)=steel mill.
Ex: This digital image collection documents the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution.
fábrica de licenciados
(n.)=diploma mill.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital diploma mills: a dissenting voice'.
fábrica de muebles
(n.)=furniture factory.
Ex: 48 woodworkers with respiratory disorders employed in a furniture factory were examined.
fábrica de papel
(n.)=paper mill ; pulp and paper mill.
Ex: Paper from several paper mills in the Slovak and Czech republics was tested to determine its aging resistance. Ex: With our employees, with our community, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
fábrica de tejidos de algodón
(n.)=mill ; cotton mill.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing. Ex: As women became a vital and very large source of labour, particularly in New England, where they worked in the cotton mills, they achieved access to libraries through obligatory attendance at Sunday Schools.
fábrica de titulados
(n.)=diploma mill.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital diploma mills: a dissenting voice'.
fábrica de toneles
(n.)=cooperage.
Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
fábrica textil
(n.)=mill.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
fábula
(n.)=fable ; cautionary tale.
Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.
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* escritor de fábulas=fabulist.

fácil
(adj.)=easy ; untaxing ; unobtrusive ; smooth ; painless ; undemanding ; effortless ; straightforward ; hassle-free ; no-brainer ; cushy .
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.
Ex: New technologies will enable interfaces composed of unobtrusive physiological monitors and prosthetics.
Ex: Some librarians anxious to make the transfer from the children's to the adult department as smooth as possible, often create a 'young adults' fiction section within the children's department.
Ex: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.
Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.
Ex: Even in this apparently straightforward situation, complications can arise.
Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
Ex: Convicts pass up the chance to escape because conditions are too cushy, experts say.
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* algo fácil=no-brainer.
* cada vez más fácil=ever easier.
* camino más fácil, el=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
* de consulta fácil=scannable.
* de fácil acceso=easily available ; over the counter ; handy.
* de fácil alcance para=within easy reach of.
* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender=in digestible form.
* de la forma más fácil=the easy way .
* de lectura fácil=easy reading.
* demasiado fácil=all too easy ; far too easy.
* de modo fácil=with the tip of a hat.
* dinero fácil=get-rich-quick ; easy money.
* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo=easier said than done.
* fácil de complacer=low maintenance ; easy-going [easygoing].
* fácil de comprender=easy to grasp.
* fácil de conseguir=readily available ; easy-to-get ; readily accessible ; easy to come by.
* fácil de consultar por el usuario=browser-friendly.
* fácil de contentar=easy-going [easygoing] ; low maintenance.
* fácil de cuantificar=measurable.
* fácil de definir=easy-to-define.
* fácil de entender=easy to understand.
* fácil de leer=easy-to-read.
* fácil de localizar=traceable ; retraceable.
* fácil de masticar=chewy .
* fácil de medir=measurable.
* fácil de obtener=easy to come by.
* fácil de olvidar=forgettable.
* fácil de recuperar=easily-retrievable.
* fácil de usar=easy-to-use ; user friendly.
* ganar dinero fácil=make + easy money ; make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck.
* hacer dinero fácil=make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck ; make + easy money.
* hacerse Algo fácil=make + it + easy on + Reflexivo.
* hacerse fácil=become + convenient.
* más fácil de entender para nosotros=closer to home.
* mujer fácil=loose woman.
* no ser fácil=have + a difficult time ; be no picnic ; not be easy.
* no ser nada fácil=be hard-pushed to.
* optar por la solución más fácil=take + the easy way out.
* para hacer más fácil=for ease of.
* para su fácil + Nombre=for ease of + Nombre.
* presa fácil=sitting duck ; easy prey.
* resultar fácil=be easy.
* se dice pronto, pero no es tan fácil=easier said than done.
* seguir el camino más fácil=follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance.
* ser algo fácil=be a cinch ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir=be there for the taking.
* ser fácil=be easy.
* ser fácil de conseguir=be readily available.
* solución fácil=easy recipe ; easy solution ; cut-and-dried solution.
* tan fácil como coser y cantar=as simple as ABC.
* tenerlo fácil=have + an easy ride.
* tenerlo fácil, tenerlo todo hecho=have + a cushy ride.
* vida fácil=fast living.

fácil de complacer
(adj.)=low maintenance ; easy-going [easygoing].
Ex: A low-maintenance girlfriend is certainly preferable to a high-maintenance girlfriend, and on this single point I agree with you. Ex: 'You know I'm an easy-going person, but this has made me furious! I don't know what else to do'.
fácil de comprender
(adj.)=easy to grasp.
Ex: The first quality is simplicity, by which we mean that it must be easy to grasp mentally.
fácil de conseguir
=readily available ; easy-to-get ; readily accessible ; easy to come by.
Ex: Librarians generally adopt the common strategy of simply using readily available sources of information. Ex: This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information. Ex: Much of the readily accessible visual information suffers from imperialistic, colonial, paternalistic, and propagandistic interpretations. Ex: While official political information and publications are easy to come by, they are seldom satisfactory or accurate.
fácil de consultar por el usuario
(adj.)=browser-friendly.
Ex: Particular attention is given to the development of the classification system and the 'browser-friendly' arrangement of resources in the centre.
fácil de contentar
(adj.)=easy-going [easygoing] ; low maintenance.
Ex: 'You know I'm an easy-going person, but this has made me furious! I don't know what else to do'. Ex: A low-maintenance girlfriend is certainly preferable to a high-maintenance girlfriend, and on this single point I agree with you.
fácil de cuantificar
(adj.)=measurable.
Ex: One of the goals of health care planning is to foster research which will lead eventually to measurable improvements in mortality and morbidity rates.
fácil de definir
(adj.)=easy-to-define.
Ex: By creating one file that defines the format for the book label and a number of easy-to-define macros this precedure can be stimulated.
fácil de entender
=easy to understand.
Ex: Consumer health information centres need to provide a wide range of medical information in easy-to-understand language.
fácil de leer
(adj.)=easy-to-read.
Ex: Easy-to-read books for people with reading difficulties have been published in Sweden for the last 15 years.
fácil de localizar
(adj.)=traceable ; retraceable.
Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable. Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable.
fácil de masticar
(adj.)=chewy .
Ex: Both batches of cookies turned out great and had a super nice texture -- crispy around the edge, but still soft and chewy in the middle.
fácil de medir
(adj.)=measurable.
Ex: One of the goals of health care planning is to foster research which will lead eventually to measurable improvements in mortality and morbidity rates.
fácil de obtener
=easy to come by.
Ex: While official political information and publications are easy to come by, they are seldom satisfactory or accurate.
fácil de olvidar
(adj.)=forgettable.
Ex: The series can easily be described as forgettable and vastly undistinguished.
fácil de recuperar
(adj.)=easily-retrievable.
Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
fácil de usar
=easy-to-use ; user friendly.
Ex: DGIS has as its objectives the provision of a single, easy-to-use interface with all these data bases. Ex: As information-retrieval software becomes available in more user friendly packages, the trend towards local computerized information-retrieval systems is likely to be reinforced.
fácilmente
=easily ; economy of effort ; painlessly ; readily ; straightforwardly ; effortlessly ; without difficulty ; with the tip of a hat ; with ease.
Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.
Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
Ex: However, this does not in itself make the actual resources readily available.
Ex: This subject is in fact by no means as complex as many to be found in the literature of aeronautics, and the notation for it could be handled quite straightforwardly by a computer.
Ex: Talking and writing are activities that most humans learn at a relatively early age and carry out fairly effortlessly for the rest of their lives.
Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
Ex: These people have absolutely no scruples, commiting genocide with the tip of a hat.
Ex: Like a seasoned politician, Mr. Gandhi handled the students' queries with ease during the one-hour session.
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* avanzar fácilmente=coast.
* conseguir Algo fácilmente=coast ; whistle + Posesivo + way.
* dejarse llevar fácilmente=be easily led.
* delatar fácilmente=be a dead giveaway.
* demasiado fácilmente=all too easily.
* fácilmente accesible=easily available ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* fácilmente accesible por=available at the fingertips of.
* fácilmente montable=rapidly deployable.
* ganar fácilmente=coast + home ; coast to + victory ; beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente=old habits die hard.
* no darse por vencido fácilmente=not take + no for an answer.
* no desgastarse fácilmente=wear + well.
* que se desmenuza fácilmente=crumbly .
* que se desmigaja fácilmente=crumbly .
* recordar fácilmente=produce + on call.
* tener Algo fácilmente accesible=have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* tener fácilmente accesible=have at + Posesivo + touch.

fácilmente accesible
=easily available ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
Ex: This means there must be plenty of books to select from and that they must be easily available. Ex: Once this is finished, acquiring lavish quality items at cheaper costs is at their fingertips.
fácilmente accesible por
=available at the fingertips of.
Ex: Large amounts of information are now available at the fingertips of the user through interactive systems.
fácilmente montable
(adj.)=rapidly deployable.
Ex: The author proposes a novel resource management technique for rapidly deployable wireless networks that can be operated in hostile environments.
fálico
(adj.)=phallic.
Ex: According to Freud, during the phallic stage the foundation for self-confidence, ambition, and curiosity is laid.

fármaco
(n.)=drug ; prescription drug ; pharmaceutical ; medical drug.
Ex: Martindale is a large directory of drugs produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Ex: The latest plan involves placing terminals into doctors' surgeries where they will be used, in the first instance, to report on observed side-effects of prescription drugs.
Ex: The emphasis of both developed and developing countries has been on pharmaceuticals.
Ex: Some groups of medical drugs are already well-known for their potential of causing skin reactions.
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* fármaco subvencionado=orphan drug.
* relacionado con los fármacos=drug-related.

fármaco subvencionado
(n.)=orphan drug.
Ex: There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
fático
(adj.)=phatic.
Ex: The concise Oxford dictionary defines 'phatic' as 'used to convey general sociability rather than to communicate specific meaning'.
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* los poderes fáticos=the powers-that-be.

fécula
(n.)=starch.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
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* fécula de arroz=rice starch.
* fécula de patata=potato starch.
* rico en féculas=starchy .

fécula de arroz
(n.)=rice starch.
Ex: Rice starch is also used for stiffening of clothing.
fécula de patata
(n.)=potato starch.
Ex: These are then placed in a mixer with breadcrumbs, potato starch or flour, salt, pepper and mustard.
fémur
(n.)=femur [femurs/femora, -pl.].
Ex: If the fracture is in the humerus or femur, bandaging is not helpful and can make the fracture worse.

fénico
(adj.)=carbolic ; phenic.
Ex: Due to new industry standards, this soap no longer contains any carbolic ingredients.
Ex: This piquant sensation in the throat is due to the action of phenic substances on the tip of the trigeminal nerve.
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* ácido fénico=carbolic acid ; phenic acid.
* jabón fénico=carbolic soap.

fénix
(n.)=phoenix.
Nota: Ave mitológica que renace de sus cenizas y, en consecuencia, utilizada para referirse a renovación, resurgir, renacimiento.
Ex: The public library has two choices: to follow the dodo or to rise again like the phoenix.
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* clase fénix=Phoenix schedule.

féretro
(n.)=coffin ; casket.
Ex: Undoubtedly in Dickens's 'Oliver Twist' we are meant to feel the eerie terror of Oliver's first night spent with the coffins in the undertaker's workshop, where he is made to sleep.
Ex: Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony.
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* portador del féretro=pallbearer.

férreo
(adj.)=iron ; iron ; unswerving.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid.
Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.
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* amante de la disciplina férrea=strict disciplinarian.
* partidario de la disciplina férrea=strict disciplinarian.
* voluntad férrea=iron will ; will of iron.

férrico
(adj.)=ferric.
Ex: This article deals with the degradation of cellulose with ferric and cupric ions in a low-acid medium = Este artículo trata de la degradación de la celulosa con iones de hierro y cobre en un medio bajo en ácido.

fértil
(adj.)=fertile ; productive.
Ex: There is no doubt that these reforms have produced a fertile climate for the development of better information for patients.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
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* imaginación fértil=vivid imagination.
* terreno nada fértil=stony ground.
* tierra fértil=loam.

férula
(n.)=bite guard ; stress guard ; teeth guard ; dental guard ; night guard.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
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* férula de descarga=bite guard ; stress guard ; teeth guard ; dental guard ; night guard.
* férula de relajación=bite guard ; stress guard ; teeth guard ; dental guard ; night guard.

férula de descarga
(n.)=bite guard ; stress guard ; teeth guard ; dental guard ; night guard.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
férula de relajación
(n.)=bite guard ; stress guard ; teeth guard ; dental guard ; night guard.
Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching. Ex: A bite guard, also known as a stress guard, teeth guard, dental guard or night guard, is a dental appliance provided by the dentist to protect your teeth from excessive grinding or clenching.
fétido
(adj.)=smelly ; malodourous [malodorous, -USA] ; reeking ; putrid ; noisome ; foul ; stinky .
Ex: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.
Ex: Well, we non-smokers also like to put our feet up and relax, too; but we have to breathe in their foul fumes = Pues bien, a nosotros los no fumadores también nos gusta poner los pies en alto y relajarnos pero tenemos que respirar su repugnante humo.
Ex: Scientists say that stinky feet and socks can be added to the list of factors that attract mosquitoes to feed off of human blood.
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* bomba fétida=stink bomb.

física
(n.)=physics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Examples of the subdisciplines within Physical Science are biology, zoology, botany, physics.
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* ciencias físicas=physical science.
* física aplicada=applied physics.
* física cuántica=quantum physics.
* física de altas energías=high energy physics.
* física del estado sólido=solid state physics.
* física de partículas=particle physics ; high energy physics.
* física espacial=space physics.
* física nuclear=nuclear physics.
* física solar=solar physics.
* leyes de la física=laws of physics.

física aplicada
(n.)=applied physics.
Ex: These subjects are more closely related to Applied physics in 621 than to the subjects of Municipal engineering in 628 with which they are in fact collocated.
física cuántica
(n.)=quantum physics.
Ex: This proposition is illustrated by examples drawn from the fields of quantum physics, psychology, and sociology.
física de altas energías
=high energy physics.
Ex: This number is much lower for solid state physics than for high energy or nuclear physics.
física de partículas
(n.)=particle physics ; high energy physics.
Ex: Here the goal was to use classical and quantum physics along with particle physics to describe aspects of the astrophysical universe, i.e. the whole shebang. Ex: This number is much lower for solid state physics than for high energy or nuclear physics.
física del estado sólido
(n.)=solid state physics.
Ex: Some fields are relatively swift; information and library sciences had a lower mean reference age than solid state physics and mathematics.
física espacial
(n.)=space physics.
Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.
física nuclear
(n.)=nuclear physics.
Ex: Particularities of activity of authors working in nuclear physics are investigated.
física solar
(n.)=solar physics.
Ex: This database provides full text access to a variety of publications in astronomy, astrophysics, the planetary sciences, solar physics, instrumentation, physics, and geophysics.
físicamente
=physically.
Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
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* abusado físicamente=physically abused.

físico-químico
(adj.)=physicochemical.
Ex: The data base carries information on over 6,000 patented drugs, their interactions, physicochemical (in)compatibilities, and contraindications.
físico^1
(n.)=physicist.
Ex: Rapid electrical counting appeared soon after the physicists found it desirable to count cosmic rays.

físico^2
(adj.)=physical ; corporeal.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
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* abuso físico=personal abuse ; physical abuse.
* acoso físico=physical harassment.
* actividad física=physical activity.
* agotamiento físico y mental=attrition.
* agresión física=physical aggression.
* área de descripción física=physical description area.
* bibliografía física=physical bibliography.
* biblioteca física=physical library ; brick and mortar library.
* capacidad física=physical capability.
* capital físico=physical capital.
* clase de educación física=physical education class.
* contacto físico=physical contact.
* daño físico=bodily harm ; physical injury.
* defecto físico=physical defect.
* descripción física=physical description.
* disminuidos físicos, los=physically handicapped, the ; physically disabled, the.
* educación física=physical education.
* enfermedad física=physical illness.
* en forma física y mental=physically and mentally fit.
* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales=physically and mentally fit.
* esfuerzo físico humano=human power.
* espacio físico=physical space.
* estado físico=physical state ; physical condition.
* facultad física=physical faculty.
* físico-químico=physicochemical.
* forma física=physical condition.
* formato físico=physical format.
* fuerza física=physical strength.
* habilidad física=physical ability.
* hacer ejercicio físico=work out.
* impedidos físicos, los=disabled people.
* incapacidad física=physical disability.
* instalación para el ejercicio físico=physical facility.
* integridad física=life and limb ; physical condition.
* libro físico=physical book.
* lugar físico=physical place.
* maltratador físico=batterer.
* maltrato físico=personal abuse.
* mantenerse en buen estado físico=keep + fit.
* mantenimiento físico=keep-fit.
* minusvalía física=physical handicap.
* no físico=non-physical.
* ordenación física=physical arrangement.
* postura física=physical posture.
* relativo al espacio físico=spatial.
* resistencia física=physical strength.
* salud física=physical health.
* síntoma físico=physical symptom.
* terapia física=physical therapy.
* unidad física=item.
* vehículo propulsado por el esfuerzo físico humano=human-powered vehicle.

físico^3
(n.)=build.
Ex: American bulldogs are stocky temperamental dogs that have a strong build and jaw structure.

físicoquímica
=physical chemistry.
Ex: This work is now divided into two sections the first covering biochemistry and organic chemistry, the second covering macromolecular materials, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry and chemical technology = Esta obra ahora se divide en dos secciones, la primera abarca la bioquímica y la química orgánica, la segunda los documentos macromoleculares, la química analítica, la físicoquímica y la tecnología química.

físicoquímico
(adj.)=chemo-physical.
Ex: The biochemical and chemo-physical processes which affect the character, flavour and bouquet of wine are described.

físil
(adj.)=fissible ; fissile.
Ex: In nuclear technology 'critical mass' of fissible material is the amount needed to create a nuclear chain reaction.
Ex: Most of the global fissile material stockpile has been produced for nuclear-weapon purposes.

fólico
(adj.)=folic.
Ex: Folic materials are formed under ecosystems different from those of peat materials.
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* ácido fólico=folic acid.

fónico
(adj.)=phonic.
Nota: Relativo al sonido.
Ex: Two types of homonyms are homophones or homographs depending on identity or their phonic or written form.

fórceps
(n.)=forceps.
Ex: The parasite was removed with forceps.
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* parto con fórceps=forceps-assisted delivery ; forceps delivery.

fórmico
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* ácido fórmico=formic acid.

fórmula
(n.)=formula [formulae, -pl.] ; formula approach ; scientific notation.
Ex: It may be helpful to use a formula to calculate the price in the local currency from the price in a foreign currency.
Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.
Ex: Compound documents are those which contain graphics, maps, photos, scientific notation, as well as those containing textual anomalies, such as footnotes, columnar text, handwriting and boxed text.
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* fórmula de facetas=facet formula.
* fórmula del coseno=cosine formula.
* fórmula del coseno de Salton=Salton's cosine formula.
* fórmula del éxito=formula for success ; recipe for success.
* fórmula matemática=mathematical formula.
* fórmula molecular=molecular formula.
* fórmula para el desastre=blueprint for disaster.
* fórmula para el éxito=blueprint for success.
* fórmula para el fracaso=blueprint for failure.
* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura=reading formula.
* fórmula para la medición de la información de Brillouin=Brillouin's information measure.
* fórmula química=chemical formula.
* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés=formula fiction.
* presupuestación según una fórmula=formula budgeting.
* presupuesto asignado según una fórmula=formula budget.
* ser la fórmula para=be a recipe for.

fórmula de facetas
(n.)=facet formula.
Ex: The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.
fórmula del coseno
(n.)=cosine formula.
Ex: The author shows that in most practical cases Salton's cosine formula yields a numerical value that is twice Jaccard's index.
fórmula del coseno de Salton
(n.)=Salton's cosine formula.
Ex: This article shows that in most practical cases Salton's cosine formula yields a numerical value that is twice Jaccard's index.
fórmula del éxito
(n.)=formula for success ; recipe for success.
Ex: It was bound to happen, and the formula for success has been laid down. Ex: After all, the chance to indulge in life's pleasures and do a little good at the same time is a recipe for success -- no matter how you slice it.
fórmula matemática
(n.)=mathematical formula.
Ex: Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.
fórmula molecular
(n.)=molecular formula.
Ex: Glucose also has the trivial names grape-sugar and diabetic sugar, the more formal name dextrose, and the simple molecular formula C6H1206.
fórmula para el desastre
(n.)=blueprint for disaster.
Ex: This was a blueprint for disaster but it is turning around.
fórmula para el fracaso
(n.)=blueprint for failure.
Ex: Their culture is steeped in bitterness and nihilism, a culture that is a virtual blueprint for failure.
fórmula para el éxito
(n.)=blueprint for success.
Ex: While her findings are not necessarily a blueprint for success, they do provide a glimpse into characteristics that successful people share.
fórmula para la dificultad de lectura
(n.)=reading formula.
Ex: Reasearchers using reading formulas, the Cloze method, or the Maze method are often interested primarily in assessing the readability of a particular item, such as a text.
fórmula para la medición de la información de Brillouin
=Brillouin's information measure.
Ex: The Brillouin measure of an author's importance to a subject literature relates closely to that author's total contribution to the literature.
fórmula química
(n.)=chemical formula.
Ex: Apart from errors due to general carelessness, proper names and chemical and mathematical formulae are particularly susceptible to mistakes.
fósforo
(n.)=phosphor(e) ; phosphorous ; matchstick ; match.
Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow.
Ex: Therefore, there is a need to accelerate the development of technologies for phosphorous recovery from waste and wastewater.
Ex: Nietzsche is shown as a degenerative matchstick instead of the explosive powder keg he fancied himself to be.
Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.
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* caja de fósforos=matchbox.
* fósforo blanco=white phosphorous.

fósforo blanco
(n.)=white phosphorous.
Ex: Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus.
fósil
(n.)=fossil.
Ex: The term realia refers to natural objects (eg., fossils) as opposed to man-made ones.
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* carburante obtenido de fósiles=fossil fuel.
* combustible fósil=fossil fuel.

fóvea
(n.)=fovea.
Ex: The fovea is a part of the eye, located in the center of the macula region of the retina = La fóvea forma parte del ojo y se ubica en la zona de la retina denominada mácula.
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* de la fóvea=foveal.

fúlica
(n.)=coot.
Ex: To most people, coots are noisy, quarrelsome water birds that do a lot of splashing about.

fúnebre
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* canto fúnebre=dirge.
* carroza fúnebre=horse-drawn hearse.
* coche fúnebre=hearse.
* comitiva fúnebre=funeral cortege ; funeral procession ; cortege.
* cortejo fúnebre=funeral procession ; funeral cortege ; cortege.
* director de pompas fúnebres=undertaker ; funeral director ; mortician.
* marcha fúnebre=dead march.
* pompas fúnebres=funeral service.

fútbol
(n.)=soccer ; football.
Ex: We cannot figure out why you haven't realized that soccer is the fastest-growing preferred sport of most children.
Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).
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* aficionado al fútbol=football supporter ; football fan.
* balón de fútbol=football ; soccer ball.
* bota de fútbol=football boot.
* botas de fútbol=soccer cleats.
* campeonato de fútbol=football competition ; football championship.
* campo de fútbol=football field.
* campo de fútbol de tierra=dirt football pitch.
* competición de fútbol=football competition.
* cromo de jugadores de fútbol=football card.
* enamorado del fútbol=football supporter ; football fan.
* estadio de fútbol=soccer stadium ; football stadium.
* forofo del fútbol=football supporter.
* fútbol americano=American football.
* fútbol cinco=5-a-side football.
* fútbol femenino=women's soccer ; women's football.
* fútbol once=11-a-side football.
* fútbol siete=7-a-side football.
* gamberrismo relacionado con el fútbol=football hooliganism.
* gamberro del fútbol=football hooligan.
* hincha de fútbol=football supporter ; football fan.
* hincha radical del fútbol=football hooligan.
* juego de fútbol=football game.
* jugador de fútbol=football player ; footballer ; soccer player.
* jugador de fútbol americano=footballer ; football player.
* liga de fútbol=football league.
* partido de fútbol=football game ; soccer game ; football match.
* pelota de fútbol=football ; soccer ball.
* peña de fútbol=Sunday football team.
* radicalismo de los hichas del fútbol=football hooliganism.
* torneo de fútbol=football tournament.
* zapatilla de fútbol=football shoe.

fútbol americano
(n.)=American football.
Ex: American football grew out of the English game of rugby and unlike soccer the foot hardly ever touches the ball.
fútbol cinco
(n.)=5-a-side football.
Ex: The frequency of participation in 5-a-side football therefore tends to be highest amongst those who are under 24 and also play 11-a-side football.
fútbol femenino
(n.)=women's soccer ; women's football.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer. Ex: The nice thing is that it shows how the gap is closing between the top teams and the ones behind, and that is good for women's football.
fútbol once
(n.)=11-a-side football.
Ex: The frequency of participation in 5-a-side football therefore tends to be highest amongst those who are under 24 and also play 11-a-side football.
fútbol siete
(n.)=7-a-side football.
Ex: The league was formed in 1997 with originally 10 teams approx 100 children playing 7-a-side football.
fútil
(adj.)=sterile ; inutile.
Ex: Such a stance appears to ignore the many warnings to the effect that theory without practice may be sterile, but practice without theory is blind.
Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.

g
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* G-20=G-20.
* punto g, el=G-spot, the.

gabarra
(n.)=lighter.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.

gabinete
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* gabinete estratégico=think tank.
* gabinete ministerial=Cabinet, the.
* remodelación del gabinete=cabinet reshuffle.

gabinete estratégico
(n.)=think tank.
Ex: The problem had been outlined in 1975 in a report from the government's Central Policy Review Staff, or 'Think Tank', as they were popularly called.
gabinete ministerial
=Cabinet, the.
Ex: It began with a study of the system used in the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet and led to the issue of guidelines in booklet form on the disposal of information from that system.
gacela
(n.)=gazzelle ; gazelle.
Ex: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.
Ex: Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.

gaceta
(n.)=gazette.
Ex: Australian government gazettes are the main vehicles for official announcements and notifications.

gacetilla
(n.)=gossip ; gossiper.
Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.

gacetillero
(n.)=hack journalist.
Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.

gacha
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* gachas de avena=porridge.

gachas
(n.)=pap.
Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.
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* con las orejas gachas=with a flea in + Posesivo + ear ; dejected ; downcast.

gachas de avena
(n.)=porridge.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
gacho
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* con las orejas gachas=depressed.
* oreja gacha=drop ear.

gachí
(n.)=broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

gafado
(adj.)=jinxed.
Ex: Will Jake be the good luck charm that puts Afia on a winning streak or, like everything else in her life, will he wind up jinxed?.
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* estar gafado=be jinxed.

gafar
(v.)=jinx.
Ex: She's afraid of becoming too involved with anyone for fear that she'll 'jinx' them like she 'jinxed' her husband.

gafas
(n.)=glasses ; eyeglasses ; spectacles ; specs.
Nota: Abreviatura de spectacles.
Ex: Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'.
Ex: Then he paused and adjusted his eyeglasses.
Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
Ex: For example, all the children interviewed said they had experienced teasing as a result of their wearing specs.
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* bucear con gafas y tubo=snorkel.
* buceo con gafas y tubo=snorkel(l)ing.
* gafas bifocales=bifocal glasses ; bifocals.
* gafas de bucear=scuba mask.
* gafas de buzo=scuba mask.
* gafas de protección=safety glasses.
* gafas de sol=sunglasses ; shades.
* gafas graduadas=prescription glasses.
* gafas para leer=reading glasses.
* gafas para nadar=swimming goggles.
* gafas protectoras=goggles ; protective goggles.
* gafas y tubo de bucear=snorkel ; snorkel.
* necesitar gafas para leer=need + reading glasses.
* patilla de gafas=glasses frame arm.

gafas bifocales
(n.)=bifocal glasses ; bifocals.
Ex: Wearing bifocal glasses forces a computer user to tilt the head back to focus on the screen through the lower part of the bifocal lenses. Ex: It is claimed that the use of bifocals will slow ocular growth in myopic children.
gafas de bucear
(n.)=scuba mask.
Ex: And if you need to demist a scuba mask, just spit in it!.
gafas de buzo
(n.)=scuba mask.
Ex: And if you need to demist a scuba mask, just spit in it!.
gafas de protección
(n.)=safety glasses.
Ex: Safety glasses should always be worn by anyone operating a power tool, or by anyone nearby.
gafas de sol
(n.)=sunglasses ; shades.
Ex: The study investigated the use of a video to teach 3 self-help skills (cleaning sunglasses, putting on a wristwatch, and zipping a jacket) to 3 elementary students with mental disabilities. Ex: Of course, the good thing is that he has his cool shades to hide his shiner.
gafas graduadas
(n.)=prescription glasses.
Ex: Lenses made to conform to the prescription of an ophthalmologist or optometrist are used to make prescription glasses.
gafas para leer
(n.)=reading glasses.
Ex: Students preferred reading standard print with reading glasses.
gafas para nadar
(n.)=swimming goggles.
Ex: The patient swam with daily disposable soft contact lenses and swimming goggles.
gafas protectoras
(n.)=goggles ; protective goggles.
Ex: The keynote address was entitled 'From goggles to GPS: how the information revolution is like the automotive revolution and what we can learn from it'. Ex: Always be sure to wear protective goggles when using power tools or when under a sunray lamp.
gafas y tubo de bucear
(n.)=snorkel ; snorkel.
Ex: However, if you are a fairly new swimmer, you might want to consider using a snorkel to help you get more comfortable in the water. Ex: However, if you are a fairly new swimmer, you might want to consider using a snorkel to help you get more comfortable in the water.
gafe
(n.)=jinx ; hoodoo.
Ex: Most of the people interviewed saw marriage as the ideal relationship whereas some thought of it as a jinx.
Ex: For the Reds to win this one they have to overcome a hoodoo that is becoming quite imposing.
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* echar el gafe=jinx.
* que tiene el gafe=jinxed.
* tener gafe=be jinxed.
* traer el gafe=jinx.

gagá
(adj.)=gaga.
Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.

gaita
(n.)=bagpipe.
Ex: Such subject bibliographies exist in huge quantities with their scope as wide as 'The Social Sciences' or as narrow as 'bagpipe Music'.

gaitero
(n.)=bagpiper ; piper.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.
Ex: When Queen Victoria died two personal pipers took part in the first stage of her funeral procession.

gaje
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* gaje del oficio=occupational hazard.

gaje del oficio
(n.)=occupational hazard.
Ex: Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.
gajo
(n.)=segment.
Nota: Aplicado principalmente a la fruta cítrica.
Ex: Mandarin oranges are little segments of bright citrus flavor suitable for salads, vegetables, main dishes and, of course, desserts.

gala
(n.)=elegance ; variety show.
Ex: But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.
Ex: Variety shows began to fade from popularity in the early 1970s, when research began to show that variety shows appealed to an older audience that was less appealing to advertisers.
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* de gala=gala ; in full regalia.
* gala de recepción=gala reception.
* hacer gala de=sport.
* hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene=air + knowledge.
* recepción de gala=gala reception.
* uniforme de gala=dress uniform ; full-dress uniform.
* vestido de gala=dressed (up) to the nines.
* vestir de gala=dress to + kill ; dress (up) to + the nines.

gala de recepción
(n.)=gala reception.
Ex: Leading members of the Royal family actively encourage the growth of tourism through their attendance at gala receptions and ceremonial openings.
galante
(adj.)=gallant.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

galantería
(n.)=gallantry.
Ex: However, as with some recent controversies about sexual harassment, it is uncertain whether Dewey's behaviour was pressure for sexual favours or attempted gallantry.

galardonado
(adj.)=award-winning [award winning] ; prize winning [prize-winning].
Ex: Sanford Berman, Editor of the award-winning Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletin, has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
Ex: In the absence of reviews, prize winning books are the ones that command attention in shops and libraries.

galardón
(n.)=guerdon.
Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.

galaxia
(n.)=galaxy.
Ex: This article shows the variety of uses for data mining: from analyzing customer purchases to analyzing Supreme Court decision, from discovering patterns in health care to discovering galaxies = Este artículo muestra la variedad de usos para el descubrimiento de datos: desde analizar las compras de los clientes a analizar la decisión del Tribunal Supremo, desde descubrir pautas en la atención sanitaria a descubrir galaxias.
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* Guerra de las Galaxias=Star Wars.

galena
(n.)=molybdenum.
Ex: Examples of this kind of open-ended question are 'What is the difference between management and administration?' 'Where would I find the physical and chemical properties of molybdenum?' 'What have you got on the history of jigsaw puzzles?'.

galeno
=medico ; Galen.
Nota: Médico y escrito griego de la antigüedad.
Ex: I think we should all take to heart Lady Wootton's classic cutting of this Gordian knot, when she points out that social workers are not medicos, not psychologists, not sociologists, they are essentially experts in communication, performing a 'middleman' role.
Ex: He challenged the work of anatomists such as Galen (2nd century AD), whose understanding of the human body was based on the study of farm animals and Barbary apes.

galera^1
(n.)=galley.
Nota: Barco.
Ex: If anyone had mentioned galleys to me a year ago, I would have thought of ancient ships powered by oarsmen, Ben-Hur style.

galera^2
(n.)=galley.
Nota: En la composición manual, utensilio empleado para colocar los tipos una vez que el componedor estaba lleno.
Ex: The compositor's apparatus was in three main parts: the type cases already described; a composing stick, which was a hand-held tray in which pieces of type from the case were assembled; and galleys, larger trays on which pieces of type from the case were transferred when the composing stick was full.

galerada
(n.)=galley ; proof ; proof slip ; proofsheet ; slip proof ; proof copy ; galley proof ; proof sheet.
Ex: Final editing and corrections are done on this terminal, and galleys are sent to the customer.
Ex: The author's correction of a clean proof could of course result in any amount of change, of accidentals as well as of substantives.
Ex: Since it seems clear that many libraries will not be automating, they will have to depend on traditional sources of cataloging data such as cards, proof slips, and book catalogs.
Ex: Alternatively a library may receive proofsheets of every LC catalogue record, and make a selection from these when items arrive.
Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
Ex: One can only point to the efforts being made at BNB to produce cataloguing records as quickly as possible from proof copies if at all feasible.
Ex: Checking is carried out by comparison of the galley proof against the manuscript.
Ex: These have the advantages of economy, and (if the subscriber desires) selectivity because the records on the proof sheets are divided into broad categories which can be obtained separately.
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* galeradas=proofs.
* imprenta de galeradas=galley press.

galeradas
(n.)=proofs.
Ex: Johnson's corrected proofs for the first edition of the 'Prefaces to the poets' show him skimming the text, tinkering with the accidentals but not revising them systematically.
galería
(n.)=balcony ; gallery ; loft ; gallery ; arcade ; atrium [atria, -pl.].
Nota: Usado en arquitectura.
Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.
Ex: Theirs is a large establishment with nearly three hectares of galleries.
Ex: The library was subsequently housed for some years in a local school until, in 1983, the loft of the village hall was converted for library use = Posteriormente, la biblioteca se albergó durante algunos años en una escuela local hasta que, en 1983, la galería del centro social se transformó para uso de la biblioteca.
Ex: A gallery is a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.
Ex: Another feature is an arcade running along 2 sides which the library will use for a gallery, information area, newspaper room and meeting rooms.
Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.
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* actuar de cara a la galería=play to + the gallery.
* galería comercial=shopping arcade ; walking arcade.
* galería con claraboyas=clerestory.
* galería de arte=art gallery.
* galería de personajes famosos=hall of fame.
* galería de tiendas=mall of shops ; mall.
* galería de tiro=gun range ; shooting range.
* hacer Algo de cara a la galería=play to + the gallery.
* hacer Algo para la galería=play to + the gallery.

galería comercial
(n.)=shopping arcade ; walking arcade.
Ex: This grid of streets contains a number of bars, restaurants, art galleries, cafes, shops, and shopping arcades. Ex: Similar types of studies also can be carried out to examine the distribution and social activities of people in extensive institutional spaces such as malls, plazas, walking arcades, and marketplaces.
galería con claraboyas
(n.)=clerestory.
Ex: Small opening windows provide fresh air from the sides of the roof, the ceiling fans sucking air into the clerestory and down to the saloon.
galería de arte
(n.)=art gallery.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
galería de personajes famosos
(n.)=hall of fame.
Ex: The author urges the profession to establish an American Library hall of fame which in addition to permanent exhibits at a central location, could be responsible for the production of a commemorative book to be distributed throughout the USA and abroad.
galería de tiendas
(n.)=mall of shops ; mall.
Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex. Ex: Customers seem to be tiring of malls and chain stores, seeking a more personal service and wanting to bargain.
galería de tiro
(n.)=gun range ; shooting range.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba. Ex: Anyone can visit a shooting range and fire weapons for a day, but this means that you will be constantly supervised.
galgo
(n.)=greyhound ; grayhound.
Nota: Escrito greyhound en inglés británico.
Ex: Canzone seems to be less afraid when there are other greyhounds around him, the more the better.
Ex: Grayhounds can sit altough it is strenuous for them to do so and they perfer to lay.
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* carreras de galgos=greyhound racing.
* galgo ruso=borzoi.

galgo ruso
(n.)=borzoi.
Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare.
galileano
(adj.)=Galilean.
Ex: Design paradigms presents a wide-ranging selection of examples of civil engineering which range from Roman columns to Galilean cantilevers.

galimatías
(n.)=welter ; gibberish ; a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; gobbledygook [gobbledegook] ; mumbo jumbo ; rigmarole [rigamarole].
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: 'Gibberish' in information science jeopardises the current state of archival literature and practice.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.
Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.
Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.

gallaneta
(n.)=rosefish.
Ex: Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the redfish is one of a number of red-coloured scorpion fish.

gallardo
(adj.)=gallant.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.

gallardía
(n.)=gallantry.
Ex: However, as with some recent controversies about sexual harassment, it is uncertain whether Dewey's behaviour was pressure for sexual favours or attempted gallantry.

gallego
(n./adj.)=Galician.
Ex: After Castilian became the language of the ruling classes, Galician survived only as a spoken language of farming and fishing communities.

galleta con pepitas de chocolate
(n.)=chocolate chip cookie.
Ex: The article 'Chocolate chip cookes and a recipe for friends' offers a workable formula for forming a friends of the library group.
galleta con trocitos de chocolate
(n.)=chocolate chip cookie.
Ex: The article 'Chocolate chip cookes and a recipe for friends' offers a workable formula for forming a friends of the library group.
galleta de bizcocho
(n.)=sponge finger ; ladyfinger.
Ex: If you do not find sponge fingers in your local supermarket, use any vanilla sponge cake. Ex: Ladyfingers are also employed as an integral part of some desserts.
galleta de la fortuna
(n.)=fortune cookie.
Ex: The article 'The fortune cookie: socio-political impact of information technology' predicts that information technologies will radically alter the nature of our society and affect the prevailing economic, political, and social values.
galleta de la suerte
(n.)=fortune cookie.
Ex: The article 'The fortune cookie: socio-political impact of information technology' predicts that information technologies will radically alter the nature of our society and affect the prevailing economic, political, and social values.
galleta escocesa de mantequilla
(n.)=shortbread.
Ex: You must also not miss tasting Scotland's shortbread or world-renowned whisky.
galleta salada
(n.)=cracker.
Ex: If you feel nauseated when you wake up in the morning, eat some crackers before getting out of bed.
galleta^1
(n.)=biscuit ; cookie.
Ex: The article 'Fruit not biscuits' looks at the nature of freelance work in the field of publishing and outlines the advantages and disadvantages of working from home.
Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.
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* caja de galletas=biscuit tin.
* galleta con pepitas de chocolate=chocolate chip cookie.
* galleta con trocitos de chocolate=chocolate chip cookie.
* galleta de bizcocho=sponge finger ; ladyfinger.
* galleta de la fortuna=fortune cookie.
* galleta de la suerte=fortune cookie.
* galleta escocesa de mantequilla=shortbread.
* galleta salada=cracker.

galleta^2
(n.)=slap.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
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* dar una galleta=slap ; slap in the face.

gallina de agua
(n.)=coot.
Ex: To most people, coots are noisy, quarrelsome water birds that do a lot of splashing about.
gallina de campo
(n.)=free-range hen.
Ex: But even if free-range hens were given all the space they could use, they will still be killed for meat when their egg production wanes.
gallina de corral
(n.)=free-range hen.
Ex: But even if free-range hens were given all the space they could use, they will still be killed for meat when their egg production wanes.
gallina de granja
(n.)=free-range hen.
Ex: But even if free-range hens were given all the space they could use, they will still be killed for meat when their egg production wanes.
gallina ponedora
(n.)=egg-laying hen.
Ex: Osteoporosis is another common ailment afflicting egg-laying hens, whose bodies lose more calcium to form egg shells than they can assimilate from their diets.
gallina^1
(n.)=hen.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her.
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* carne de gallina=goosebumps ; goosepimples ; gooseflesh ; gooseskin ; chickenskin ; chill bumps.
* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina=chicken and egg situation.
* gallina de agua=coot.
* gallina de campo=free-range hen.
* gallina de corral=free-range hen.
* gallina de granja=free-range hen.
* gallina ponedora=egg-laying hen.
* piel de gallina=goosebumps ; goosepimples ; gooseflesh ; gooseskin ; chickenskin ; chill bumps.
* poner la carne de gallina=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh.
* poner la piel de gallina=make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh.

gallina^2
(n.)=cowardly ; wussy ; wimpy ; wimpish ; wuss.
Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.
Ex: What is not true is the assumption that art that is modest and discreet automatically lacks nerve and is intrinsically boring and wimpish.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
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* poner la carne de gallina=get + the willies.

gallinazas
(n.)=droppings.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.

gallinazo
(n.)=turkey vulture.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.

gallinero, el
=gods, the ; balconies, the.
Ex: The gods is a theatrical term, common in Britain especially, referring to the highest areas of a theatre such as the balconies. Ex: The gods is a theatrical term, common in Britain especially, referring to the highest areas of a theatre such as the balconies.
gallinero^1
(n.)=henhouse ; hen-coop ; coop ; chicken-coop ; chickenshed.
Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
Ex: Which means I'd give the whole shooting match just to be back where I was before I quit sleeping under the stars and come into the hen-coops.
Ex: The two flocks of chickens are rotated through the three coops so that one chicken-coop is always empty.
Ex: The two flocks of chickens are rotated through the three coops so that one chicken-coop is always empty.
Ex: I first used the remedy when I had a problem with a pesky rat who kept tunnelling into the chickenshed.
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* alborotar el gallinero=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* amo del gallinero=king of the roost ; ruler of the roost.
* revolver el gallinero=set + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.

gallinero^2
(n.)=balcony seats.
Ex: The highest price orchestra seats were about $55, while the lowest-price balcony seats were about $17.
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* gallinero, el=gods, the ; balconies, the.

gallineta
(n.)=redfish ; ocean perch ; Norway haddock ; rock cod.
Ex: A solution of chloride was added to samples of bream, garfish, pike and redfish fillets.
Ex: Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the redfish is one of a number of red-coloured scorpion fish.
Ex: Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the redfish is one of a number of red-coloured scorpion fish.
Ex: One of the rock cod fishing tips is to use a sinker, so that the line goes down till the rocks, where the cod is.

gallináceas
(n.)=poultry.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.

gallito de las rocas
(n.)=cock-of-the-rock.
Ex: The cock-of-the-rock is Peru's national bird and it can be found in tropical and subtropical rain forests close to rocky areas, where they build their nests.
gallito del corral, el
=cock-of-the-walk.
Ex: As far as he could see, he was cock of the walk: many of the men in Sunset suffered from diseases that Horace had so far escaped.
gallito del lugar, el
=cock-of-the-walk.
Ex: As far as he could see, he was cock of the walk: many of the men in Sunset suffered from diseases that Horace had so far escaped.
gallito^1
(n.)=tough guy.
Ex: It seems like they are just some tough guys with no balls to pick a fight.
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* gallito de las rocas=cock-of-the-rock.
* gallito del corral, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* gallito del lugar, el=cock-of-the-walk.

gallito^2
(adj.)=cocky ; arrogant ; cocksure.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
Ex: Particularly in libraries, the attitude of the employee is to become arrogant toward the user.
Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
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* ponerse gallito=bluster.

gallo
(n.)=cock ; rooster ; cockerel.
Ex: And outside, a cock crowed, for it was now dawn.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.
Ex: The eggs a chicken lays without the help of a cockerel are not fertilised and will therefore never hatch.
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* canto del gallo=cockcrow.
* con el canto del gallo=at cockcrow.
* pelea de gallos=cock-fighting.

galludo
(n.)=spiny dogfish.
Ex: The spiny dogfish is a small schooling shark that forms groups of hundreds or thousands of individuals of the same sex and size.

galocha
(n.)=galosh ; overshoe.
Ex: Overshoes, commonly known as galoshes, were first worn during the Renaissance period to prevent mud and water damage to shoes.
Ex: Overshoes, commonly known as galoshes, were first worn during the Renaissance period to prevent mud and water damage to shoes.

galones
=gals..
Ex: This washing machine will wash, rinse and spin dry a regular washing load in just 8 minutes, using only 10 gals. of water.
galopante
(adj.)=galloping.
Ex: But the introduction of market economics, galloping inflation and the breakdown of old administrative structures are causing problems, especially over funding..

galopar
(v.)=gallop.
Ex: We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información.

galope
(n.)=gallop.
Ex: It was a popular question and most people had an opinion about it but no one could prove whether a horse ever lifts all of its four legs during a gallop.
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* a galope=at a gallop.
* a medio galope=at a canter.
* a todo galope=at full gallop.
* cabalgar a medio galope=canter.
* ir a medio galope=canter.
* medio galope=canter.

galvanización
(n.)=galvanism.
Ex: The first experiments in galvanism for printing, the electro-deposition of metal on to a mould in order to make a printing surface, were made in England and in Russia in 1839.

galvanizado
(adj.)=galvanised [galvanized, -USA].
Ex: As an alternative, surveyors may accept the insulation being secured by means of welded steel pins bent at right angles over the galvanised wire netting.

galvanizar
(v.)=galvanise [galvanize, -USA].
Ex: Therefore cars are often galvanised (the surface is coated with a thin layer of zinc) and always painted.

galvanotipo
(n.)=electrotype.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.

galvánico
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* respuesta galvánica de la piel=skin conductivity ; skin electrical conductivity.

galáctico
(adj.)=galactic.
Ex: The scheme took on all of the characteristics of a pyramid sales organization or galactic phenomenon which must continuously expand if it is not to collapse in upon itself.

galán
(n.)=gallant.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Information scientists may, therefore, be divided into bibliometricians, retrievalists, and a growing number of gallants who are both.
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* galán de noche=night jasmine ; clothes valet ; men's valet.

galán de noche
(n.)=night jasmine ; clothes valet ; men's valet.
Ex: Night jasmine is used for treating rheumatism, sciatica and severe coughs. Ex: Clothes valets are ideal for keeping your suits and slacks in perfect condition. Ex: These men's valets are made of super high quality wood with incredible attention to detail.
galápago
(n.)=terrapin ; sea turtle.
Ex: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.
Ex: Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.

galés
(n.)=Welsh ; Welshman [Welshmen, -pl.].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
Ex: Without a considerable knowledge of LCSH it is difficult to see how a user could find the heading Welshmen.
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* Nueva Gales del Sur=New South Wales.
* País de Gales=Wales.

galón
(n.)=gallon ; chevron.
Ex: The final stuff was transferred to the vat, a large open tub with a capacity of some 1,500 litres (330 gallons).
Ex: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.
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* galones=gals..

gama
(n.)=catalogue [catalog, -USA] ; mix ; spectrum [spectra, -pl.] ; gamut ; line-up ; range.
Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school - the catalogue is again endless.
Ex: There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.
Ex: As one respondent from this end of the information spectrum put it, 'Context is all in the information world'.
Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
Ex: It is unavoidable in such cases that provision will be less adequate in range, balance, colleciton size or physical quality for a language in which little is published.
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* cubrir toda la gama=run + the gamut.
* de la gama alta=high-end.
* de la gama baja=low-end.
* de la gama inferior=low-end.
* gama de colores=colour space ; palette ; palette of colours.
* gama de productos=product mix ; product range.
* la gama completa de=the full range of.
* toda la gama de=the full range of.
* una amplia gama de=a wide band of ; a wide variety of ; a wide range of ; a broad variety of ; a broad range of ; an extensive range of.
* una extensa gama de=an extensive range of.
* una gama de=a suite of ; a palette of.
* una gama de posibilidades=a palette of possibilities.
* una gama muy variada de=a whole gamut of.
* una gama variada de=a trawling of.
* una gran gama de=a wide range of ; a rich tapestry of ; a wide band of ; a broad variety of ; a wide variety of ; a broad range of ; a whole gamut of ; an extensive range of ; a full range of.
* una variada gama de=a whole gamut of.

gama de colores
(n.)=colour space ; palette ; palette of colours.
Ex: Kodak's new colour management system will handle colour space conversion and device calibration. Ex: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Ex: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.
gama de productos
(n.)=product mix ; product range.
Ex: The library's products can be arranged within the three-dimensional structure of product mix, product line and product item. Ex: Future demand is likely to be influenced by requirements for a wide product range.
gamaglobulina
(n.)=gamma-globulin.
Ex: First milk (beestings) of cows fed on a nitrate nitrogen diet had lower concentration of carotenes, retinol and gamma-globulin.

gamba
(n.)=shrimp ; prawn.
Ex: Seafood, including fish, shrimp, lobster, crab, crayfish, mussel, and clam are among the most frequent causes of food allergy.
Ex: According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns.
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* cóctel de gambas=prawn cocktail ; shrimp cocktail.

gamberra
(n.)=ladette ; yobette.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'ladettes' or 'yobettes'.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.

gamberrada
(n.)=prank ; lark ; act of vandalism ; act of hooliganism ; act of thuggery ; loutish act.
Ex: The writer discusses the pranks and lies that are practiced on April Fools' Day around the world.
Ex: He applied for the director's job in Earnscliffe library -- almost as a lark, for he did not think he had a chance of getting it.
Ex: The mayor said the move was necessary due to a rash of break-ins and acts of vandalism in the town.
Ex: Since September when schools reopened for the new academic year, there have been several serious acts of hooliganism.
Ex: It was an act of thuggery and stupidity and I have not one ounce of sympathy for him.
Ex: The worst thing is that this culture contributes to irresponsible sexual behaviour, loutish acts, drunk driving and people becoming alcoholics.
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* día de las gamberradas=muck-up day.

gamberrear
(v.)=loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

gamberrismo
(n.)=vandalism ; thuggery ; hooliganism ; yob culture.
Nota: Tendencia de algunos jóvenes a considerar el comportamiento antisocial como modelo a seguir.
Ex: This article describes patterns of vandalism for both the nation as a whole and for public libraries, and examines options for reducing and preventing vandalism.
Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.
Ex: Some tentative connections are made between these phenomena of violent conduct & contemporary issues, such as 'vandalism' & 'hooliganism'.
Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
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* cultura del gamberrismo=yob culture.
* gamberrismo relacionado con el fútbol=football hooliganism.

gamberrismo relacionado con el fútbol
(n.)=football hooliganism.
Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
gamberro
(n.)=vandal ; thug ; hooligan ; yob ; yobbo ; lout ; tearaway ; lager lout ; rowdy ; laddish ; hoodie.
Ex: Some Internet users have found their daily electronic mail swamped with large numbers of unwanted messages (spamming) caused by a type of computer vandal (hacker) called a mail bomber who places its victims on a large number of mailing lists.
Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
Ex: Some politicians firmly believe that parents are to blame for yobs on our streets.
Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.
Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.
Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.
Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.
Ex: Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.
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* gamberro del fútbol=football hooligan.

gamberro del fútbol
(n.)=football hooligan.
Ex: The violence wasn't caused by war vets but by football hooligans.
gambiano
(adj.)=Gambian.
Ex: This article examines events which led to the formation of the National Bibliographic Agency in the Gambia for the purpose of assigning ISBN and ISSN numbers to all Gambian publications.

gambito
(n.)=gambit.
Ex: She's not only the most hated person in America, she's also appears to be pushing her luck with her latest gambit.

gameto
(n.)=gamete.
Ex: None of the current accounts of parenthood provides good reason for ascribing parenthood to gamete donors.

gamma
(n.)=gamma.
Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants = En esta fórmula, las llaves {} indican actividades y alfa, beta y gamma son las constantes.
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* rayo gamma=gamma ray.

gamo
(n.)=fallow deer.
Ex: The analysis was applied to the identification of meats from red deer, fallow deer, roe deer, cattle, sheep, and goat .

gamuza
(n.)=buff ; suede.
Ex: The eight pieces are an embroidered saddle, two matching pistol-cases, an embroidered baldric, a buff coat, two felt hats, and a shoe.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.

ganadero
(n.)=stockman [stockmen, -pl.] ; cowman [cowmen, -pl.].
Ex: Most important factors were reachability of the udder for the piglets and reachability of the sow and piglets for the stockman.
Ex: This research project has studied a number of cowmen in order to elucidate factors likely to influence their efficiency.
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* finca ganadera=cattle ranch ; ranch.
* hacienda ganadera=cattle ranch ; ranch.
* rancho ganadero=cattle ranch ; ranch.

ganadería
(n.)=farming ; livestock ; ranching ; herding ; cattle raising.
Ex: Thus, for example, the number 630 might be used for every document concerned with farming and Agriculture.
Ex: There is also a livestock marketing and processing programme for Wales.
Ex: The traditional occupational structure involved agriculture & ranching, employing skilled sheepherders.
Ex: Their main sources of livelihood are reindeer herding and tourism.
Ex: It is an oversimplified view of cattle raising to say that all one has to do with cattle is leave them alone while they feed themselves.
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* ganadería intensiva=factory farming.

ganadería intensiva
(n.)=factory farming.
Ex: In the light of the increased demand for information on 'green' issues such as animal rights, vegetarianism and factory farming, this article lists relevant organisations.
ganado bovino
(n.)=beef cattle ; beef.
Ex: Under the entry CATTLE you will find beef cattle as a narrower term = Bajo la entrada GANADO se encontrará ganado bovino como término más específico. Ex: Rich countries consume 70 percent of the world's food grains, most of which is used to feed beef and dairy cattle.
ganado con el sudor de la frente
(adj.)=hard-earned.
Ex: There are still some things you can do to reduce what Uncle Sam will be looking to collect from your hard-earned income this year.
ganado con mucho esfuerzo
(adj.)=hard-earned.
Ex: There are still some things you can do to reduce what Uncle Sam will be looking to collect from your hard-earned income this year.
ganado porcino
(n.)=swine.
Ex: The words 'swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.
ganado vacuno
(n.)=beef cattle ; beef.
Ex: Under the entry CATTLE you will find beef cattle as a narrower term = Bajo la entrada GANADO se encontrará ganado bovino como término más específico. Ex: Rich countries consume 70 percent of the world's food grains, most of which is used to feed beef and dairy cattle.
ganado^1
(n.)=livestock ; cattle.
Ex: There is also a livestock marketing and processing programme for Wales.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
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* arrear Personas como si fueran ganado=herd.
* conducir Personas como si fueran ganado=herd.
* cría de ganado=cattle raising.
* ganado bovino=beef cattle ; beef.
* ganado porcino=swine.
* ganado vacuno=beef cattle ; beef.
* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado=range management.
* industria del ganado lanar=sheep farming.
* raza de ganado=breed of cattle.
* robar ganado=rustle + cattle.
* robo de ganado=cattle rustling.

ganado^2
(adj.)=earned.
Ex: Her earned income for year 2010 is $100000.
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* dinero ganado con el sudor de la frente=hard-earned money.
* dinero ganado con esfuerzo=hard-earned money.
* ganado con el sudor de la frente=hard-earned.
* ganado con mucho esfuerzo=hard-earned.
* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* no ganado=unearned.

ganador
(n.)=winner ; gainer ; winning ; victorious ; victor.
Ex: The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.
Ex: Is this claim based on a principle to which you would have subscribed even if, as far as you know, you were as likely to be a loser as a gainer by its implication?.
Ex: The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.
Ex: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
Ex: Sports are about winning and losing and that they will always demand great victors and tragic losers.
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* apoyar al ganador=side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* equipo ganador=winning team.
* ganador de la lotería=lottery winner.
* ganador de premio=award winner.
* ganador de un premio=awardee.
* ganador de votos=vote-getter.
* ganador sorpresa=dark horse.
* lista de ganadores=roll of honour.
* ponerse del lado del ganador=side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.

ganador de la lotería
(n.)=lottery winner.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
ganador de premio
(n.)=award winner.
Ex: Coverage is said to encompass 'all the award winners, big box office success, top rental movies, and most recent releases'.
ganador de un premio
(n.)=awardee.
Ex: Short case studies were conducted with eight of the awardees to confirm the findings and add richness to the study.
ganador de votos
(n.)=vote-getter.
Ex: The recorder tallies all responses and indicates the top vote-getters.
ganador sorpresa
(n.)=dark horse.
Ex: The best possible candidate, by a long way, is also one who is, for political reasons, a dark horse.
ganancia
(n.)=earnings ; gain ; profit ; profit margin ; financial gain.
Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.
Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.
Ex: This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.
Ex: Books are stolen for financial gain or out of an excessive passion for the volumes themselves.
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* fuente de ganancias=money-maker.
* ganancia bruta=gross profit.
* ganancias=proceeds ; return ; spoils ; winnings.
* ganancias de la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* ganancias en relación con la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* impuesto sobre las ganancias=profit(s) tax.
* margen de ganancia=markup rate ; markup [mark-up] ; profit margin.
* muchas ganancias=high return.
* obtener ganancia=gain + benefit.

ganancia bruta
(n.)=gross profit.
Ex: For 217 businesses for which comparable data were available, the gross profit was the same at 29.1 per cent for 1978/9 and 1979/80 but the net trading profit was down from 3.6 per cent to 3.1 per cent.
ganancial
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* bienes ganaciales=joint assets.

ganancias
(n.)=proceeds ; return ; spoils ; winnings.
Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves. Ex: Some CD-ROM publishers charge as much as possible and skim the market for the fastest and highest possible return. Ex: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising. Ex: The title of the article is 'The winnings, losings, loathings, fears, and fortunes of 8,500 American Library Association conferees who went to Las Vegas'.
ganancias de la inversión
(n.)=return on investment (ROI).
Ex: By using appropriate methods, economic impacts and benefits can be calculated as a valid representation of taxpayers' return on investment (ROI) for supporting public libraries.
ganancias en relación con la inversión
(n.)=return on investment (ROI).
Ex: By using appropriate methods, economic impacts and benefits can be calculated as a valid representation of taxpayers' return on investment (ROI) for supporting public libraries.
ganapán
(n.)=drudge.
Ex: People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.

ganar
(v.)=earn ; conquer ; win ; win out ; prevail ; go + one better ; net ; pip.
Ex: The article 'Women in industry: where and how they administrate' concludes that there are fewer women in management than men and they earn less.
Ex: The tools and technologies provided by the Internet enable scholars to communicate or disseminate information in ways which conquer the barriers of time and space.
Ex: Those who perform in this manner can be characterized as those who would 'rather fight than win'.
Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
Ex: Poland became the biggest net beneficiary from the European Union's budget in 2009, pipping Greece and Spain to the top spot.
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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiració=play to + Nombre.
* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie=play to + Nombre.
* dinero que tanto ha costado ganar=hard-earned money.
* ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar aceptación=gain + favour.
* ganar adeptos=gain + currency ; gain + followers.
* ganar a lo grande=win + big.
* ganar bastante dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money.
* ganar cada vez más importancia=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength.
* ganar cómodamente=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar con dificultar=eke out.
* ganar confianza en uno mismo=gain + confidence (with/in).
* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido=victory from the jaws of defeat.
* ganar de forma abrumadora=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar de forma aplastante=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down ; win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
* ganar de forma arrolladora=win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
* ganar dinero=make + money ; make + Dinero ; earn + money ; earn + a penny.
* ganar dinero a espuertas=earn + big money ; make + big money.
* ganar dinero fácil=make + easy money ; make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck.
* ganar el pulso=the nod + go to.
* ganar enemigos=make + enemies.
* ganar fácilmente=coast + home ; coast to + victory ; beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar fama=win + fame.
* ganar fluidez=gain + facility.
* ganar fuerza=gather + strength ; gather + steam.
* ganar ímpetu=gather + momentum ; gain + impetus ; gather + strength ; gather + steam ; gather + pace.
* ganar importancia=grow in + importance ; grow in + strength ; gain + prominence ; grow in + significance ; gain + significance ; gain in + importance.
* ganar la delantera=gain + the upper hand.
* ganar la lotería=win + the lottery.
* ganar la partida a=outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].
* ganarle la mano a Alguien=steal + a march on.
* ganarle la partida a Alguien=out-think [outthink] ; outfox ; outwit ; outsmart ; beat + Nombre + to the post ; out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA].
* ganarle la vez a=outdo ; trump.
* ganarle la vez a Alguien=beat + Nombre + to the post ; outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA] ; out-think [outthink] ; outfox ; outwit ; outsmart ; out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA].
* ganar mucho dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money ; make + big money ; earn + big money.
* ganar peso=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
* ganar popularidad=gain in + popularity ; gain + popularity ; increase in + popularity.
* ganar por los pelos=pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post.
* ganar prestigio=gain in + ascendancy.
* ganar prosélitos=proselytise [proselytize, -USA].
* ganar protagonismo=gain in + importance.
* ganar reconocimiento=gain + credit.
* ganar resistencia=grow in + stamina.
* ganarse=win over ; propitiate.
* ganarse a Alguien=win + Nombre + heart.
* ganarse a la gente=win + hearts and minds.
* ganarse el apoyo=earn + support.
* ganarse el aprecio=earn + appreciation.
* ganarse el cariño=endear.
* ganarse el corazón de Alguien=win + Nombre + heart.
* ganarse el favor de=win + the favour of.
* ganarse el pan=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter ; earn + a penny ; bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente=earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
* ganarse el pan de cada día=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.
* ganarse el pan honestamente=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse el pan honradamente=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse el respeto=earn + Posesivo + respect.
* ganarse el sueldo=earn + Posesivo + salary.
* ganarse la aceptación de Alguien=gain + favour with/among + Nombre ; gain + Posesivo + favour.
* ganarse la confianza=earn + trust.
* ganarse la confianza de=achieve + credibility with ; gain + the confidence of ; win + the confidence of.
* ganarse la existencia=earn + a living ; earn + Posesivo + living ; make + a living.
* ganarse la fama de=earn + a reputation as.
* ganarse las habichuelas=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* ganarse las lentejas=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* ganarse la vida=earn + a living ; make + a living ; earn + income ; earn + Posesivo + living ; make + Posesivo + living ; Verbo + for a living ; earn + a penny.
* ganarse la vida actuando en la calle=busk.
* ganarse la vida a duras penas=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
* ganarse la vida honestamente=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse la vida honradamente=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse los garbanzos=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* ganarse partidarios=gather + a following ; win + Nombre + a following ; gain + a following.
* ganarse seguidores=gather + a following ; win + Nombre + a following ; gain + a following.
* ganarse una reputación=achieve + reputation ; secure + reputation.
* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien=win + a place in + heart.
* ganarse unos ingresos=earn + income.
* ganar sin ninguna dificultad=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar sobradamente=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* ganar terreno=gain + ground ; make + headway.
* ganar tiempo=win + time ; buy + time ; free up + time.
* ganar una batalla=win + battle.
* ganar una elección=win + election.
* ganar una guerra=win + war.
* ganar un asalto=win + round.
* ganar un buen sueldo=make + good money ; earn + good money.
* ganar un premio=win + prize ; win + award ; earn + an award ; scoop + prize.
* ganar un título=win + title.
* ganar vigencia=gain + currency.
* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la ba=be only half the battle.
* hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso=give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.
* intentar ganar tiempo=play for + time ; temporise [temporize, -USA].
* interés por ganar dinero=profit motive.
* llevar las de ganar=have + the upper hand.
* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro=swings and roundabouts.
* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra=what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
* ni ganar ni perder=break + even.
* no se ganó Zamora en una hora=Rome wasn't built in a day.
* persona que gana mucho dinero=money-maker.
* ¡que gane el mejor!=may the best man win! ; may the best man win!.
* quien nada arriesga nada gana=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* salir ganando=make + a profit ; compare + favourably ; be better off ; win + the day ; win out ; be better served by ; come out on + top.
* salir sin ganar ni perder=break + even.
* se pierda o se gane=win or lose.
* tarjeta rasca y gana=lottery scratchcard ; scratchcard.
* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla=be only half the battle.
* tratar de ganar tiempo=temporise [temporize, -USA] ; play for + time.

ganar a Alguien sin apenas hacer ningún esfuerzo
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
ganar a lo grande
(v.)=win + big.
Ex: France wins big in European Swimming Championships.
ganar aceptación
(v.)=gain + favour.
Ex: One commercial application that is gaining favour in pig farming is the electronic sow feeder.
ganar adeptos
(v.)=gain + currency ; gain + followers.
Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency. Ex: To gain followers you have to communicate a vision, a mission, a shared purpose, a dream, a goal.
ganar bastante dinero
(v.)=make + good money ; earn + good money.
Ex: Thousands of ordinary people from all over the world are now making good money on the Internet, who once thought they never could. Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly by night, get rich quick scheme.
ganar cada vez más importancia
(v.)=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength.
Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit.
ganar con dificultar
(v.)=eke out.
Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
ganar confianza en uno mismo
(v.)=gain + confidence (with/in).
Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido
=victory from the jaws of defeat.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Victory from the jaws of defeat: a tribute to the Newark Public Library'.
ganar cómodamente
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
ganar de forma abrumadora
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
ganar de forma aplastante
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down ; win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time. Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now. Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
ganar de forma arrolladora
(v.)=win by + a landslide ; storm to + victory.
Ex: The polls mean nothing at this point -- if he wins by a landslide fantastic but we are in June not October, long way between there and now. Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
ganar dinero
(v.)=make + money ; make + Dinero ; earn + money ; earn + a penny.
Ex: Actually, we're in business to make money and we do need a mandate to do this kind of thing. Ex: There was justice in Dickens's complaint that his books would have made him many thousands of pounds in America if he had been able to copyright them there. Ex: This article examines whether there are significant differences in the member profiles, in the work they do, in the money they earn, or in the attitudes they hold. Ex: Grandma use to say, to save a penny, you have to earn a penny.
ganar dinero a espuertas
(v.)=earn + big money ; make + big money.
Ex: Unless you are extremely lucky and fall on the right thing at the right time you are going to have to work to earn big money. Ex: Making big money depends quite a bit on what one considers to be big money.
ganar dinero fácil
(v.)=make + easy money ; make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck.
Ex: Here we teach you the fundamentals to making easy money online. Ex: In this chapter, I will show you some ways to make a quick buck, either at school, work, or anywhere. Ex: They are in a race to make a fast buck and make it big.
ganar el pulso
(n.)=the nod + go to.
Ex: In a tie, the data suggests the nod would go to search engines = En igualdad de condiciones, los datos nos dan a entender que serían los buscadores los que ganarían el pulso, en última instancia.
ganar enemigos
(v.)=make + enemies.
Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
ganar fama
(v.)=win + fame.
Ex: A portraitist and draftsman, Leutze won fame as a history painter.
ganar fluidez
(v.)=gain + facility.
Ex: This approach to teaching ensures that you will receive individual attention and gain facility in the use of the state-of-the-art equipment.
ganar fuerza
(v.)=gather + strength ; gather + steam.
Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza. Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
ganar fácilmente
(v.)=coast + home ; coast to + victory ; beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: To no one's surprise, Vladimir Putin coasted home in Sunday's presidential election with 71.2 percent support. Ex: Arnold Schwarzenegger coasted to an easy victory over Democrat Phil Angelides on Tuesday. Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
ganar importancia
(v.)=grow in + importance ; grow in + strength ; gain + prominence ; grow in + significance ; gain + significance ; gain in + importance.
Ex: The serialization of new fiction in half-crown monthly magazines such as Blackwood's started in a small way in the 1820s, and grew in importance during the following decade. Ex: The author suggests that unions were slowly, though not uniformly, growing in strength. Ex: Issues such as the electronic library or the virtual library, and document delivery services are likely to gain prominence. Ex: As global networks grow in significance it is getting more important to share knowledge and standards. Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789. Ex: Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.
ganar la delantera
(v.)=gain + the upper hand.
Ex: And at the moment, many experts believe China may have gained the upper hand.
ganar la lotería
(v.)=win + the lottery.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Georgia's libraries and media centers win the lottery!.
ganar la partida a
(v.)=outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA].
Ex: This will turn out to be just another way for vendors to outmaneuver one another, with the more aggressive periodicals managers thriving at the expense of the others.
ganar mucho dinero
(v.)=make + good money ; earn + good money ; make + big money ; earn + big money.
Ex: Thousands of ordinary people from all over the world are now making good money on the Internet, who once thought they never could. Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly by night, get rich quick scheme. Ex: Making big money depends quite a bit on what one considers to be big money. Ex: Unless you are extremely lucky and fall on the right thing at the right time you are going to have to work to earn big money.
ganar peso
(v.)=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
Ex: She can eat like a horse and never put on weight. Ex: Obesity is a well known problem, however some people really want and need to gain weight.
ganar popularidad
(v.)=gain in + popularity ; gain + popularity ; increase in + popularity.
Ex: There is no doubt that since DCD and BNB healed the breach the LC scheme has gained in popularity. Ex: This technique is sure to gain popularity as more libraries become involved in the long-range planning process. Ex: CD drives are now cheap enough for CD-ROMs to increase in popularity.
ganar por los pelos
(v.)=pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post.
Ex: We were really impressed with the high level of entries to the competition, but Eloise just pipped the others at the finishing post.
ganar prestigio
(v.)=gain in + ascendancy.
Ex: As the awareness of information gains in ascendancy, the mechanisms of information access change with the development of new technologies.
ganar prosélitos
(v.)=proselytise [proselytize, -USA].
Ex: Provided that the library is accessible to them and offers an atmosphere of welcome, it is not our business to proselytize them into using it.
ganar protagonismo
(v.)=gain in + importance.
Ex: Since most of these Muslims are here to stay, the question of their integration is gaining in importance.
ganar reconocimiento
(v.)=gain + credit.
Ex: The work is very much akin to journalism in the way that time presses, the content must be dealt with in a craftsmanlike way but the author will gain credit more for 'reporting' skills than for philosophical analyses.
ganar resistencia
(v.)=grow in + stamina.
Ex: This part of the reading session can gradually be lengthened as the children grow in stamina and appetite.
ganar sin ninguna dificultad
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
ganar sobradamente
(v.)=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Candy, soda, pizza and other snacks compete with nutritious meals everyday with the junk food variety winning hands down every time.
ganar terreno
(v.)=gain + ground ; make + headway.
Ex: Standardisation of formats is less developed; however UNIMARC is gaining ground as a national exchange format, whilst USMARC is also used by university and public libraries. Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.
ganar tiempo
(v.)=win + time ; buy + time ; free up + time.
Ex: EURODICAUTOM is a dictionary which is invaluable to translators as a means of winning them more time to develop the stylistic aspects of their work and it also ensures the necessary concordance of vocabulary for use within the Community institutions. Ex: Companies mounted a successful campaign for federal preemption of all local moratoriums that communities had used to buy more time to assess issues, risks, and opportunities. Ex: In fact, our survey uncovered that 80 percent of respondents are using the Internet to free up time in their busy schedules by paying bills online.
ganar un asalto
(v.)=win + round.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Williams and Wilkins: librarians win round one'.
ganar un buen sueldo
(v.)=make + good money ; earn + good money.
Ex: Thousands of ordinary people from all over the world are now making good money on the Internet, who once thought they never could. Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly by night, get rich quick scheme.
ganar un premio
(v.)=win + prize ; win + award ; earn + an award ; scoop + prize.
Ex: The publishers whose books win the prizes obviously use the fact to try to boost sales. Ex: She won the award for his noteworthy contributions to the field of information science. Ex: Every time you travel and use a partner airline, hotel or car rental company, you increase your chances of earning an award. Ex: A waitress who spent her last £5 on a lottery scratchcard scooped a £1m prize.
ganar un título
(v.)=win + title.
Ex: He was both the coach of a national team that never lost a match and a club that never won a title.
ganar una batalla
(v.)=win + battle.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Fighting the middle-age blues -- is the public library winning the battle?'.
ganar una elección
(v.)=win + election.
Ex: Why did socialists win elections in some countries in Europe, and fascists in others, during the interwar period?.
ganar una guerra
(v.)=win + war.
Ex: Technology is now being implemented to arm organizations with this weapon -- competitor intelligence -- to improve business and win the war for customers.
ganar vigencia
(v.)=gain + currency.
Ex: It seems that around this late period of the seventeenth century this usage was beginning to gain currency.
ganar ímpetu
(v.)=gather + momentum ; gain + impetus ; gather + strength ; gather + steam ; gather + pace.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum. Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992. Ex: This north/south cooperation is a five-year-old initiative that is now gathering strength = Esta cooperación norte-sur es una iniciativa que cumple cinco años y que ahora está ganando fuerza. Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam. Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace.
ganarle la mano a Alguien
(v.)=steal + a march on.
Ex: The book 'To steal a march on God' explores how heroic acts have complex moral, ethical, and philosophical implications that can still affect people a generation later.
ganarle la partida a Alguien
(v.)=out-think [outthink] ; outfox ; outwit ; outsmart ; beat + Nombre + to the post ; out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA].
Ex: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets. Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them. Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him. Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn. Ex: Walker beat him to the post but there was no acrimony from Copland. Ex: Radical Islamist extremists have out-spent, out-manoeuvred and out-strategised democracies around the world.
ganarle la vez a
(v.)=outdo ; trump.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother. Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
ganarle la vez a Alguien
(v.)=beat + Nombre + to the post ; outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA] ; out-think [outthink] ; outfox ; outwit ; outsmart ; out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA].
Ex: Walker beat him to the post but there was no acrimony from Copland. Ex: This will turn out to be just another way for vendors to outmaneuver one another, with the more aggressive periodicals managers thriving at the expense of the others. Ex: Today's online information industry is playing a game of catch-up, and must out-think current market leaders in order to find profitable new markets. Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them. Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him. Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn. Ex: Radical Islamist extremists have out-spent, out-manoeuvred and out-strategised democracies around the world.
ganarse
(v.)=win over ; propitiate.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom. Ex: The latest news is that in India some residents are transforming themselves into ghosts in a ritual to propitiate Lord Shiva.
ganarse a Alguien
(v.)=win + Nombre + heart.
Ex: Well, if you really want to know how to make a man fall in love, the following are some top tips for winning his heart.
ganarse a la gente
(v.)=win + hearts and minds.
Ex: Real progress will remain elusive if the US keeps sending mixed signals, talking of winning hearts and minds and bombing Pakistani territory at the same time.
ganarse el apoyo
(v.)=earn + support.
Ex: Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.
ganarse el aprecio
(v.)=earn + appreciation.
Ex: Consensus was that women needed to involve themselves in projects and services to earn more appreciation and respect.
ganarse el cariño
(v.)=endear.
Ex: His description of Tycho's project in terms that are uncompromisingly modern may not endear his study to all readers.
ganarse el corazón de Alguien
(v.)=win + Nombre + heart.
Ex: Well, if you really want to know how to make a man fall in love, the following are some top tips for winning his heart.
ganarse el favor de
(v.)=win + the favour of.
Ex: The Celts were notorious for the bloody rituals with which they tried to win the favor of their gods.
ganarse el pan
(v.)=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter ; earn + a penny ; bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off. Ex: After the death of her father in 1767 she obtained permission to learn millinery and dressmaking with a view to earning her bread. Ex: These little kids have been left alone in the homes, missing the absence of their family members who are busy earning their bread and butter. Ex: Grandma use to say, to save a penny, you have to earn a penny. Ex: Are you one of the millions of people, who are still unemployed, and wondering how you are going to bring home the bacon?. Ex: His wife sewed for others to make a living for the family while he was gone. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente
=earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
Ex: An information society is one in which the expression 'to earn one's daily bread by the sweat of one's brow' appears decidedly anachronistic.
ganarse el pan de cada día
(v.)=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.
Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off. Ex: After the death of her father in 1767 she obtained permission to learn millinery and dressmaking with a view to earning her bread. Ex: These little kids have been left alone in the homes, missing the absence of their family members who are busy earning their bread and butter.
ganarse el pan honestamente
(v.)=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny ; turn + an honest dollar.
Ex: These crooked promoters could have turned an honest buck with their great ideas if they had not been so intent on cheating the public. Ex: They were primarily concerned with turning an honest penny and didn't care what the critics thought as long as the public bought the theatre tickets. Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change. Ex: The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar. Ex: However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny. Ex: The economic future of the region is tied in with our individual need to turn an honest dollar.
ganarse el pan honradamente
(v.)=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.
Ex: They were primarily concerned with turning an honest penny and didn't care what the critics thought as long as the public bought the theatre tickets. Ex: However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny. Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change. Ex: The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar. Ex: These crooked promoters could have turned an honest buck with their great ideas if they had not been so intent on cheating the public. Ex: The economic future of the region is tied in with our individual need to turn an honest dollar.
ganarse el respeto
(v.)=earn + Posesivo + respect.
Ex: Hence the all-too-common spectacle of a library trying -- worse still, claiming -- to do everything and not doing anything well enough to earn respect and thence support.
ganarse el sueldo
(v.)=earn + Posesivo + salary.
Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed.
ganarse la aceptación de Alguien
(v.)=gain + favour with/among + Nombre ; gain + Posesivo + favour.
Ex: Industry analysts forecast that South Africa will gain favour with international travellers who perceive it to be a 'safe' destination. Ex: For the rich and powerful it was important to give an expensive gift to the king or queen to gain their favour.
ganarse la confianza de
(v.)=achieve + credibility with ; gain + the confidence of ; win + the confidence of.
Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents. Ex: To date, it has carried out its work effectively and gained the confidence of all involved parties. Ex: To win the confidence of the business community, the library has to perform at a very high level.
ganarse la existencia
(v.)=earn + a living ; earn + Posesivo + living ; make + a living.
Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off. Ex: Professional abstractors earn their living by abstracting. Ex: Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops.
ganarse la fama de
(v.)=earn + a reputation as.
Ex: It has earned a reputation as a watchdog and consumers union in the medical equipment industry with its international problem reporting network, published in HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS (HDA) on DIALOG.
ganarse la vida
(v.)=earn + a living ; make + a living ; earn + income ; earn + Posesivo + living ; make + Posesivo + living ; Verbo + for a living ; earn + a penny.
Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off. Ex: Before leaving the problems of making a living from bookselling it is interesting to take note of one last set of figures in the surveys which give some details of the sales made by bookshops. Ex: This enables them to earn an income, which is usually higher than the national average. Ex: Professional abstractors earn their living by abstracting. Ex: The new hip agrarians, who are attempting to make their living from the land as did the early settlers, must rely on the printed word to bridge the gap between themselves and their ancestors. Ex: Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living. Ex: Grandma use to say, to save a penny, you have to earn a penny.
ganarse la vida a duras penas
(v.)=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
Ex: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities. Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him. Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort. Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.
ganarse la vida actuando en la calle
(v.)=busk.
Ex: Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.
ganarse la vida honestamente
(v.)=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny ; turn + an honest dollar.
Ex: These crooked promoters could have turned an honest buck with their great ideas if they had not been so intent on cheating the public. Ex: They were primarily concerned with turning an honest penny and didn't care what the critics thought as long as the public bought the theatre tickets. Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change. Ex: The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar. Ex: However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny. Ex: The economic future of the region is tied in with our individual need to turn an honest dollar.
ganarse la vida honradamente
(v.)=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.
Ex: They were primarily concerned with turning an honest penny and didn't care what the critics thought as long as the public bought the theatre tickets. Ex: However, it was his proud boast that he was seldom out of work and was prepared to do almost anything that would earn an honest penny. Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change. Ex: The great charm of cats is their rampant egotism, their devil-may-care attitude toward responsibility, and their disinclination to earn an honest dollar. Ex: These crooked promoters could have turned an honest buck with their great ideas if they had not been so intent on cheating the public. Ex: The economic future of the region is tied in with our individual need to turn an honest dollar.
ganarse las habichuelas
(v.)=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
Ex: Are you one of the millions of people, who are still unemployed, and wondering how you are going to bring home the bacon?. Ex: His wife sewed for others to make a living for the family while he was gone. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
ganarse las lentejas
(v.)=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
Ex: Are you one of the millions of people, who are still unemployed, and wondering how you are going to bring home the bacon?. Ex: His wife sewed for others to make a living for the family while he was gone. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
ganarse los garbanzos
(v.)=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
Ex: Are you one of the millions of people, who are still unemployed, and wondering how you are going to bring home the bacon?. Ex: His wife sewed for others to make a living for the family while he was gone. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
ganarse partidarios
(v.)=gather + a following ; win + Nombre + a following ; gain + a following.
Ex: They are also a place where untested ideas or authors can prove themselves and gather a following. Ex: His public statements on art quickly won him a following among young students of art. Ex: While the DVD format is gaining a following among video developers, its application in the education market has advanced only very slowly.
ganarse seguidores
(v.)=gather + a following ; win + Nombre + a following ; gain + a following.
Ex: They are also a place where untested ideas or authors can prove themselves and gather a following. Ex: His public statements on art quickly won him a following among young students of art. Ex: While the DVD format is gaining a following among video developers, its application in the education market has advanced only very slowly.
ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien
(v.)=win + a place in + heart.
Ex: The editor must ask himor herself whether a manuscript will become a book which will survive the attacks of censors to win a place in the hearts, minds and memories of its readers.
ganarse una reputación
(v.)=achieve + reputation ; secure + reputation.
Ex: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey. Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.
ganarse unos ingresos
(v.)=earn + income.
Ex: This enables them to earn an income, which is usually higher than the national average.
ganas
(n.)=urge ; thirst.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: The thirst grew not just for preservation but for circulation of stories that gave meaning to life and coherence to communities.
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* con ganas=with gusto.
* con ganas de=thirsty for.
* con ganas de comer algo=peckish.
* con ganas de pelear=on the warpath.
* con ganas de vomitar=queasy .
* dar de mala gana=begrudge ; grudge.
* de buena gana=fain.
* de mala gana=reluctantly ; grudgingly ; grudging ; begrudgingly ; unwillingly ; sullenly.
* ganas de aventura=thirst for adventure.
* ganas de comer=appetite.
* hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana=get away with + murder.
* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer=made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* morirse de ganas por=be raring to.
* morirse de las ganas=salivate at/over.
* no tener ganas=can't/couldn't be bothered ; can't/couldn't be bothered.
* no tener ganas de comer=be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats.
* perder las ganas de comer=go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* quitar las ganas de=kill + the momentum.
* quitársele a Uno las ganas de comer=go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* sentir las ganas de=get + the urge to.
* sentir más ganas de hacer Algo=grow in + appetite.
* sin ganas=half-heartedly.
* tener ganas de=be keen to ; have + an/the inclination to ; be in the mood for.
* tener ganas de + Infinitivo=feel like + Gerundio.
* tener muchas ganas de=be raring to.

ganas de aventura
=thirst for adventure.
Ex: What they do bring with them is enthusiasm and a thirst for adventure.
ganas de comer
(n.)=appetite.
Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
ganchillo
(n.)=crocheting ; crochet.
Ex: Crocheting, similar to knitting, consists of pulling loops of yarn through other loops.
Ex: Here you can learn crochet basics, step by step, with our illustrated instructions.
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* aguja de ganchillo=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer ganchillo=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* ganchillo a mano=hand crochet.
* hacer ganchillo=crochet.
* labores de ganchillo a mano=hand-crochet work.

ganchillo a mano
(n.)=hand crochet.
Ex: This type of hand crochet is almost a lost art.
gancho
(n.)=hook ; clip ; peg ; draw ; teaser ; loss-leader ; panache.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.
Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the 'teaser' -- the 'hot' item or service which leads consumers in to buy the other products offered by the company.
Ex: The Internet is the ideal place to offer the 'loss-leader,' the item or service offered cheap, in the hope that consumers will investigate and buy the others.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
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* alfiler de gancho=safety pin.
* gancho para el remolque=tow-bar [towbar].
* tener gancho=be engaging.

gancho para el remolque
(n.)=tow-bar [towbar].
Ex: The system was designed to be easily transported, of low maintenance, and adaptable to tractors and other vehicles with a tow-bar.
gandul
(n.)=dodger ; lazybones ; layabout ; idler ; lounger.
Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.
Ex: So which one of us will be the first one who gets fired because of being a lounger?.

gandulear
(v.)=loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

ganga
(n.)=bargain ; best buy ; good deal ; steal.
Ex: In general, the costs of packages vary considerably, but it is usually the case that you get what you pay for, although there are some notable bargains.
Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
Ex: We're heading into one of the biggest travel weekends of the year and experts say there are some good deals to be had.
Ex: A steal now but iron ore is set to soar.
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* a precio de ganga=at a steal ; for a steal ; for a bargain.
* cazador de gangas=bargain-hunter.
* ser una ganga=be a bargain.
* vender a precio de ganga=sell at + bargain price.

gangoso
(adj.)=twangy .
Ex: She was a mere sliver of a girl, short and skinny, who always spoke in a high-pitched twangy whine.

gangrena
(n.)=gangrene.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.

gangrenoso
(adj.)=nechrotic ; gangrenous.
Ex: One patient who spontaneously coughed up necrotic tissue via the bronchus survived.
Ex: Both holes were found to be perfectly closed by the stitches, but the tissue around each hole had become gangrenous.

gangsterismo
(n.)=gangsterism.
Ex: Libraries can play a role in countering social problems such as gangsterism, delinquency, illiteracy and vagrancy.

ganguear
(v.)=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.

gansada
(n.)=caper.
Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.
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* hacer gansadas=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.

gansear
(v.)=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business.
Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to.
Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning.
Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.

ganso
(n.)=gander ; goose [geese, -pl.].
Ex: The disease was accompanied by a drop in weight of the affected ganders, though no deaths of birds were recorded.
Ex: So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.
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* hacer el ganso=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.

ganso^2
(adj.)=dishy .
Nota: Generalmente referido al atractivo físico de una persona.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.

ganzúa
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* abrir una cerradura con ganzúa=pick + lock.

garabatear
(v.)=scrawl ; doodle.
Ex: The artist scrawled on some of the works with Chinese ink.
Ex: These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills .

garabato
(n.)=squiggle ; scribbling ; scrawl ; doodle.
Ex: Cleo Passantino produced a long sheet of graph paper with a sawtooth squiggle traced down the center of it.
Ex: From the crude-yet-poignant scribblings of those children who witnessed the Rwandan massacres to the sweet psychedelic landscapes dashed off in fits of childhood exuberance.
Ex: He makes small pencil sketches on paper as well as larger individual works drawn in a childlike scrawl on canvas or directly onto a wall.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings.
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* hacer garabatos=scribble ; scrawl ; doodle.

garaje de camiones
(n.)=truck depot.
Ex: The 7th building, a main library and administrative headquarters, was a converted truck depot = El séptimo edificio, ahora la biblioteca principal y la oficina administrativa central, era antes un garaje de camiones.
garaje mecánico
(n.)=mechanic garage ; mechanic workshop ; garage.
Ex: Both the mechanic garage and the bodywork workshop suffered extensive damage to the roof, and 11 cars belonging to customers were also damaged by heat and smoke during the fire. Ex: Thus, in order to replace the punctured tire by a new one, the automobile should be driven to a mechanic workshop nearby. Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
garaje^1
(n.)=mechanic workshop ; garage.
Ex: Thus, in order to replace the punctured tire by a new one, the automobile should be driven to a mechanic workshop nearby.
Ex: Each time it's been in the garage, it drives OK for about 10-15 miles, before starting to play up again.
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* garaje mecánico=mechanic garage ; mechanic workshop ; garage.
* más perdido que una cabra en un garaje=as lost as Hogan's goat.

garaje^2
(n.)=garage.
Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.
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* garaje de camiones=truck depot.

garantizado
(adj.)=guaranteed ; sure-fire [surefire].
Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
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* de éxito garantizado=sure-fire [surefire].

garantizar
(v.)=guarantee ; warrant ; ensure [insure, -USA].
Ex: First, it guarantees that the form already in the catalog and the one to be added for the document at hand are identical, thus ensuring a consistent catalog.
Ex: Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.
Ex: The acquisition policy's purpose is to ensure that the library has the right sort of material for its particular needs, and in the right quantities.
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* garantizar el éxito=guarantee + success ; ensure + success.

garantizar el éxito
(v.)=guarantee + success ; ensure + success.
Ex: It is not only political decision making that guarantee the success of firms in the European single market. Ex: As stated earlier, the purposes to which cases can be put vary almost without limit, and there is no 'correct' technique for using them, no formula to be offered to ensure success.
garantía
(n.)=assurance ; warranty ; guarantor ; guarantee ; escrow ; surety.
Ex: The agreement of both pieces of information with the borrower file is added assurance that the borrower is who he says he is.
Ex: Is there a warranty? TR assurance, guarantee.
Ex: University presses have acted as guarantors of high standards in scholarly communications.
Ex: This growth has been haphazard and unco-ordinated, with no guarantee of continuity.
Ex: Using this protocol, people would place donations in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the promised work be put in the public domain.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
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* dar en garantía=pawn.
* dejar en garantía=pledge.
* entregar en garantía=pledge.
* garantía de calidad=quality assurance (QA).
* garantía de compra=proof of purchase.
* garantía de devolución del dinero=money back offer ; money back guarantee.
* garantía del usuario=user warrant.
* garantía en depósito=escrow.
* ofrecer la garantía de=provide + the stamp of.
* poner en garantía=pawn.
* Sección de Garantía del Asesoramiento Agrícola y del Fondo de Garantía Europ=Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF) ; Guarantee Section of the European Agricultural Guidance and Guarantee Fund (EAGGF).

garantía de calidad
(n.)=quality assurance (QA).
Ex: This article relates users' experiences in searching for books to the library's overall interest in quality assurance.
garantía de compra
(n.)=proof of purchase.
Ex: If you no longer have a valid proof of purchase, warranty coverage will be determined by the manufacturing date code.
garantía de devolución del dinero
(n.)=money back offer ; money back guarantee.
Ex: It's worth a shot, there is a 60 day money back offer so try it out and if it doesn't work just request a refund. Ex: We are so certain that you will be completely satisfied with our wonderful, natural products, that we offer a 1 year unconditional money back guarantee.
garantía del usuario
=user warrant.
Ex: This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index.
garantía en depósito
(n.)=escrow.
Ex: Using this protocol, people would place donations in escrow, to be released to an author in the event that the promised work be put in the public domain.
garapiñar
(v.)=caramelise [caramelize, -USA].
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

garbanzo
(n.)=chickpea ; garbanzo bean.
Ex: Armed with a tin of chickpeas, a gloriously delicious and healthy meal is mere minutes away.
Ex: Garbanzo beans (like most legumes) have long been valued for their fiber content.
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* ganarse los garbanzos=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* garbanzo tostado=roasted chickpea.

garbanzo tostado
(n.)=roasted chickpea.
Ex: Roasted chickpeas are no news to the foodie world.
garbeo
(n.)=wander ; stroll ; walk.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A short stroll through Brazilian book publishing'.
Ex: A walk through the exhibit hall made it clear: the Web is everywhere.
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* darse un garbeo=mosey ; go for/on + a recce.

garbo
(n.)=jauntiness ; panache.
Ex: His jauntiness can wear a little thin, and the buff will be sorry there is no index, but there is much to be grateful for in this book.
Ex: It is a richly documented, smoothly narrated, and lavishly illustrated study by a historian who knows his stuff and tells it with panache.
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* con garbo=jauntily.

garbosamente
=jauntily.
Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.

garboso
(adj.)=jaunty ; rakish.
Ex: A wool beret, worn at just such a jaunty angle says 'I'm confident' in a most nonchalant way.
Ex: He looks rakish, wearing a cap and looking right at the camera.

garceta
(n.)=egret.
Ex: This threat to herons and egrets is primarily from sugar farming, which uses up more and more of this precious land every year.

garete
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* empezar a irse al garete=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
* irse al garete=go + kaput ; be kaput ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.

garfio
(n.)=gaff.
Ex: The use of a gaff is prohibited at all times when fishing for salmon, trout, freshwater fish or freshwater eels in England and Wales.

garganta
(n.)=throat ; gorge ; gullet.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
Ex: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.
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* cáncer de garganta=throat cancer.
* dolor de garganta=sore throat.
* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta=get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.
* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta=choking emotion + fill.
* nudo en la garganta=lump in + Posesivo + throat.

gargantilla
(n.)=chocker.
Ex: Stunning necklace with elegant chocker with sapphire slide.

gargarear
(v.)=gargle.
Ex: While the relief from pain and swelling is real, gargling with salt doesn't necessarily cure the ailment.

garra
(n.)=claw ; grip ; paw ; talon.
Ex: The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
Ex: The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.
Ex: Although rare, imperial eagles have been known to attack humans who come too close to their nests striking at them with their talons.
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* bajo las garras de=under the grip of.
* con las garras fuera=knives-out.
* garras=clutches.
* rescatar Algo/Alguien de las garras de=rescue + Nombre + from the jaws of.

garrafal
(adj.)=monumental.
Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
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* cometer un error garrafal=make + a bloomer ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder.
* error garrafal=crass mistake ; crass error ; gross mistake ; monumental mistake ; monumental error ; clanger.

garrapata
(n.)=tick ; animal tick.
Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: Leaders should be aware of the rare incidence of Lyme disease, which is transmitted by animal ticks.

garrapiñado
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* frutos secos garrapiñados=marron glacé.

garrapiñar
(v.)=caramelise [caramelize, -USA].
Ex: Searing meat is the process for caramelising the sugars present in meat and forming an aesthetic crust around its surface.

garras
(n.)=clutches.
Ex: But his mind, stimulated by the emotions of the encounter with the principal, ranged beyond his present world and sought satisfaction in the possibility of fleeing from her clutches.
garrido
(adj.)=comely .
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

garza
(n.)=heron.
Ex: This threat to herons and egrets is primarily from sugar farming, which uses up more and more of this precious land every year.

gas
(n.)=gas [gases/gasses, pl.].
Ex: The command 'SELECT OIL OR GAS' retrieves records with EITHER oil or gas.
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* a gas=gas-powered.
* agua con gas=carbonated water.
* agua sin gas=still water.
* a la luz de una lámpara de gas=by gaslight.
* asfixiar con gas=gas.
* a todo gas=full steam ahead ; full-tilt ; at full tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; at full stretch ; full speed ahead.
* avanzar a todo gas=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* bombona de gas=gas bottle ; gas cylinder ; gas canister.
* bombona de gas butano=butane cylinder ; butane gas cylinder.
* bombona de gas propano=propane cylinder ; propane gas cylinder.
* calentador de gas=gas heater.
* cámara de gas=gas chamber.
* cocina a gas=gas stove.
* cocina de gas=gas stove.
* colector de gases=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
* con gas=carbonated.
* contador del gas=gas meter.
* de gas=gas-powered.
* eliminar gases=pass + gas ; break + wind ; pass + wind.
* emisión de gases=exhaust emission.
* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero=carbon emission.
* emisión de gas invernadero=greenhouse gas emission.
* emitir gases=gas.
* enfríado por gas=gas-cooled.
* factura de electricidad, agua o gas=utility bill.
* factura del gas=gas bill.
* farola de gas=gas lamp.
* fuego de gas=gas ring ; gas ring burner.
* fuga de gas=gas leak.
* fuga de gas tóxico=toxic gas leak.
* gas amoniacal=ammonia gas.
* gas butano=butane gas.
* gas carbónico=carbonic gas.
* gas ciudad=city gas.
* gas combustible=fuel gas.
* gas de bombona=cylinder gas.
* gas del tubo de escape=exhaust fume ; exhaust gas ; exhaust.
* gas de óxido de etileno=ethylene oxide gas.
* gas de óxido de nitrógeno=nitrogen oxide gas.
* gas en bombona=bottled gas.
* gas halón=halon gas.
* gas inerte=inert gas.
* gas invernadero=greenhouse gas.
* gas irritante=burning gas.
* gas lacrimógeno=tear gas.
* gas líquido=liquid gas.
* gas metano=methane.
* gas mostaza=mustard gas.
* gas natural=natural gas.
* gas nervioso=nerve gas ; nerve agent.
* gas neurotóxico=nerve agent.
* gas noble=noble gas.
* gas propano=propane gas.
* gas que produce el efecto invernadero=greenhouse gas.
* gas tóxico=toxic gas.
* gas venenoso=poisonous gas.
* gas volcánico=volcanic gas.
* hinchado de gases=gassy .
* hornilla a gas=gas stove.
* hornilla de gas=gas stove ; gas hob ; gas ring stove ; gas ring cooker.
* industria del gas=gas industry.
* lámpara de gas=gaslight ; gas lamp.
* lleno de gases=gassy .
* matar con gas=gas.
* perder gas=lose + steam.
* quedarse sin gas=lose + steam.
* quemador de gas=gas ring ; gas ring burner.
* recibo del gas=gas bill.
* recursos de gas natural=gas resources ; natural gas resources.
* regulador de gas=gas regulator.
* regulador de presión de gas=gas regulator.
* sistema de emisión de gases=exhaust system.
* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante gas halón=halon gas fire extinguishing system.

gas amoniacal
(n.)=ammonia gas.
Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
gas butano
(n.)=butane gas.
Ex: The cause of death was ventricular fibrillation induced by hard muscle exercise after either propane or butane gas inhalation.
gas carbónico
(n.)=carbonic gas.
Ex: In 1869 he developed a process of bottling flavored drinks under pressure using carbonic gas.
gas ciudad
(n.)=city gas.
Ex: Essentially, city gas is a public service, and named such because its usually only available in the city, where its practical to build lines.
gas combustible
(n.)=fuel gas.
Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
gas de bombona
(n.)=cylinder gas.
Ex: NO SMOKING signs shall be posted in areas where cylinder gas is stored or in use.
gas de óxido de etileno
(n.)=ethylene oxide gas.
Ex: This project is designed to eliminate any risk of exposure of library personnel to ethylene oxide gas which may be slowly released by fumigated materials.
gas de óxido de nitrógeno
(n.)=nitrogen oxide gas.
Ex: As a result, the effects on acetate film of the 3 nitrogen oxide gases produced by the decomposition of nitrate film have been investigated.
gas del tubo de escape
(n.)=exhaust fume ; exhaust gas ; exhaust.
Ex: This article describes potential health risks of diesel exhaust fumes to students riding school buses. Ex: Diurnal carbon dioxice concentration seems to be controlled by wind velocity and the amount of exhaust gases from fossil fuel burning. Ex: The article focuses on the dangers of mold, pesticides, diesel exhaust, and radon.
gas en bombona
(n.)=bottled gas.
Ex: The maximum amount of bottled gas which may be stored per household without special authorisation is 60 litres.
gas halón
(n.)=halon gas.
Ex: Although Canada has pledged to phase out the use of halon gas by the year 2000, alternative gases are being developed.
gas inerte
(n.)=inert gas.
Ex: The lethal effect of displacement of oxygen by an inert gas, such as nitrogen, on insect populations was investigated.
gas invernadero
(n.)=greenhouse gas.
Ex: Unprecedented opportunities for biofuel development are occurring both as a result of rising fossil fuel prices and the need to reduce greenhouse gases.
gas irritante
(n.)=burning gas.
Ex: Such poisonous and burning gases as ozone and chlorine dioxide should be excluded in restoration workshops.
gas lacrimógeno
(n.)=tear gas.
Ex: Iran has imported high-tech armored anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with boiling water or tear gas.
gas líquido
(n.)=liquid gas.
Ex: In the Wei T'o process books are dried in a vacuum chamber and then treated with a neutrilising solution of liquid gas.
gas metano
(n.)=methane.
Ex: An equation expressing the contribution of the different fragments of the molecules to the boiling point of methane was obtained.
gas mostaza
(n.)=mustard gas.
Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.
gas natural
(n.)=natural gas.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
gas nervioso
(n.)=nerve gas ; nerve agent.
Ex: The classic example, quoted for generations by librarians, is the request for information on how to pick locks, but an up-to-date instance posing a similar problem for the librarian would be an enquiry about the manufacture of nerve gas. Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.
gas neurotóxico
(n.)=nerve agent.
Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.
gas noble
(n.)=noble gas.
Ex: Because of their inertness, the noble gases form no chemical compounds in nature.
gas propano
(n.)=propane gas.
Ex: The cause of death was ventricular fibrillation induced by hard muscle exercise after either propane or butane gas inhalation.
gas que produce el efecto invernadero
(n.)=greenhouse gas.
Ex: Unprecedented opportunities for biofuel development are occurring both as a result of rising fossil fuel prices and the need to reduce greenhouse gases.
gas tóxico
(n.)=toxic gas.
Ex: A toxic gas could improve the lives of patients with serious lung conditions, say scientists.
gas venenoso
(n.)=poisonous gas.
Ex: Such poisonous and burning gases as ozone and chlorine dioxide should be excluded in restoration workshops.
gas volcánico
(n.)=volcanic gas.
Ex: The world's largest mass extinction was probably caused by poisonous volcanic gas.
gasa
(n.)=gauze ; muslin.
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

gaseoducto
(n.)=gas pipeline.
Ex: The Americans withdrew their cooperation from France in retaliation for France's participation in the Soviet gas pipeline project.

gaseosa
(n.)=lemonade ; cream soda.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Making lemonade: the challenges and opportunities of forced reference serials cancellations; one academic library's experiences'.
Ex: This strawberry ice cream soda recipe is made with cream soda and strawberries and strawberry ice cream.

gaseoso
(adj.)=gaseous ; carbonated ; gassy .
Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.
Ex: If it's due to that, you should keep away from gassy drinks, coffee and other caffeinated drinks.
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* cloro gaseoso=chlorine gas.
* embolia gaseosa=gas embolism.
* embolismo gaseoso=gas embolism.
* líquido gaseoso=gas liquid.

gasificación
(n.)=gasification.
Ex: Projects eligible for support are the substitution of hydrocarbons (solid fuels, electric power, heat transmission, distribution and storage) and the gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels.

gasoil
(n.)=diesel.
Ex: The subjects of the searches were: acid rain; asbestos and water; diesel; and glass recycling.
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* de gasoil=diesel-powered.
* motor de gasoil=diesel engine.

gasolina
(n.)=petrol ; gasoline.
Ex: Many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs and the withdrawal of transport subsidies.
Ex: Burning things like wood, fossil fuels, and gasoline are the easy way of capturing energy in today's society.
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* bomba de gasolina=fuel pump.
* consumo de gasolina=petrol consumption.
* echar gasolina=pump + gas.
* filtro de la gasolina=gas filter.
* gasolina con plomo=leaded gasoline ; leaded gas.
* gasolina sin plomo=unleaded gasoline ; unleaded gas.
* gasolina súper=premium gasoline ; premium gas.
* llenar gasolina=pump + gas.
* motor de gasolina=gasoline engine.
* precio de la gasolina=fuel pump price.
* subida del precio de la gasolina=gas price hike.
* surtidor de gasolina=fuel pump.

gasolina con plomo
(n.)=leaded gasoline ; leaded gas.
Ex: Drops in average blood lead concentrations were attributed largely to the elimination of leaded gasoline. Ex: The finding also adds extra weight to the arguments of organizations campaigning to have leaded gas phased out everywhere in the world.
gasolina sin plomo
(n.)=unleaded gasoline ; unleaded gas.
Ex: It is a blend of 10 percent premium gasoline and 90 percent unleaded gasoline. Ex: It would seem that the unleaded gas has had an effect on extending engine life.
gasolina súper
(n.)=premium gasoline ; premium gas.
Ex: It is a blend of 10 percent premium gasoline and 90 percent unleaded gasoline. Ex: Engines requiring premium gas are typically the more powerful ones found in sports.
gasolinera
(n.)=filling-station ; gas station ; petrol station ; service station ; gasoline station.
Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
Ex: For rural youth, Internet cafes provide an alternative to the local petrol station as a place to meet in public.
Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.
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* en la gasolinera=at the pumps.

gastado por el uso
(adj.)=worn-out.
Ex: In times of economic constraint money for large purchases of new resources to rebuild worn-out collections is not there.
gastado^1
(adj.)=hackneyed ; worn ; shabby ; well-worn ; spent.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
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* batería gastada=dud battery.
* gastado por el uso=worn-out.
* muy gastado=worn-out.
* muy gastado por el uso=well-thumbed.

gastado^2
(adj.)=committed.
Ex: The estimated cost on the original order record is then deducted from the committed expenditure.

gastar
(v.)=disburse ; spend ; expend.
Ex: The final aspect of budgeting is that of keeping accurate records of what has been disbursed, what has been encumbered, and what remains.
Ex: In 1986/87 Glasgow District Library spent over £30,000 on vandalism -- both on putting it right and in trying to prevent it.
Ex: Command of various techniques for forecasting payments and managing funds is necessary to expend fully without overspending the annual materials budget.
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* apartar + Dinero + para gastárselo en=set + aside + Dinero + for.
* gastar bromas=prank ; play + pranks ; banter.
* gastar con prudencia=spend + wisely.
* gastar demasiado=overspend.
* gastar dinero=expend + funds ; spend + money.
* gastar en exceso=overspend.
* gastar esfuerzos en vano=spin + Posesivo + wheels.
* gastarle una putada a Alguien=do + this/that + across + Nombre.
* gastar más de la cuenta=overspend.
* gastar saliva=preach + to the converted.
* gastarse + Dinero + en=set + aside + Dinero + for.
* gastarse más dinero=dig + deep.
* gastarse una millonada=spend + a ton of money.
* gastarse un dineral=fork out + lots of money ; spend + a ton of money.
* gastarse un dineral en=go to + great expense to.
* gastarse un montón de dinero=lash out (on) ; go to + town on ; spend + a ton of money.

gastar bromas
(v.)=prank ; play + pranks ; banter.
Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point. Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good. Ex: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.
gastar con prudencia
(v.)=spend + wisely.
Ex: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
gastar demasiado
(v.)=overspend.
Ex: A statistical model has been developed to predict, at any point in the fiscal year, the number of orders that may be placed so as to spend the fund fully but not overspend.
gastar dinero
(v.)=expend + funds ; spend + money.
Ex: Management data, such as numbers of items borrowed, funds expended in various directions, current awareness notifications followed up (that is, items borrowed after announcement), are very important to a library. Ex: In principle, the terminals could be installed anywhere people spend money.
gastar en exceso
(v.)=overspend.
Ex: A statistical model has been developed to predict, at any point in the fiscal year, the number of orders that may be placed so as to spend the fund fully but not overspend.
gastar esfuerzos en vano
(v.)=spin + Posesivo + wheels.
Ex: I am beginning to think that the rest of the world will leave us behind if we keep spinning our wheels with all this tit for tat nonsense.
gastar más de la cuenta
(v.)=overspend.
Ex: A statistical model has been developed to predict, at any point in the fiscal year, the number of orders that may be placed so as to spend the fund fully but not overspend.
gastar saliva
(v.)=preach + to the converted.
Ex: Whereas summer reading programmes tend to preach to the already converted, outreach programmes can be taken to housing projects for low-income families.
gastarle una putada a Alguien
(v.)=do + this/that + across + Nombre.
Ex: I wouldn't do to you what a lot of you have done across me.
gastarse + Dinero + en
(v.)=set + aside + Dinero + for.
Ex: To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
gastarse más dinero
(v.)=dig + deep.
Ex: The article 'Digging deep for treasure' reports that many companies see data mining as a data warehouse's most important role, yet they have still not upgraded their IT architectures to include data warehousing.
gastarse un dineral
(v.)=fork out + lots of money ; spend + a ton of money.
Ex: Instead of forking out lots of money on specialist products she has now started to use camphor balls, or mothballs as they are also better known. Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
gastarse un dineral en
(v.)=go to + great expense to.
Ex: Cleopatra, considered the most beautiful woman in the world during her day, went to great expense to obtain exclusive rights over the Dead Sea.
gastarse un montón de dinero
(v.)=lash out (on) ; go to + town on ; spend + a ton of money.
Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity. Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
gastarse una millonada
(v.)=spend + a ton of money.
Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
gasterópodo
(n.)=gastropod.
Ex: Groups included are the bivalves, gastropods, cephalopods, sea turtles, sea birds and sea snakes.

gasto
(n.)=cost ; expense ; spending ; outlay ; spend.
Ex: If some records are acquired by only a limited number of libraries, it will be difficult to recoup the cost of creating and maintaining these records.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.
Ex: Whereas this proportion is dwindling as a percentage of the total budget, agricultural spending continues to rise in real terms.
Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.
Ex: Auctions also help smaller companies get into the market quickly without having to make a big spend on new equipment.
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* ahorro de gastos=savings in costs.
* central de gastos=budget fund ; budget head ; budget heading.
* compras fuera de acuerdos con proveedores=maverick spending.
* con cierto gasto=at some expense.
* congelar los gastos=freeze + expenditure.
* contención de gastos=cost containment.
* contener los gastos=contain + costs.
* controlar los gastos=control + costs ; contain + costs.
* control de gastos=belt-tightening ; cost containment.
* con un gasto mínimo=at minimal expense.
* con unos gastos menores=at a reduced expense.
* correr con los gastos=bear + the cost(s) ; bear + the cost(s) ; pick up + the tab ; pay + the piper.
* corriendo con los gastos=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* costear los gastos de Algo=pay + Posesivo + way.
* cubrir gastos=allow for + costs ; cover + costs ; cover + expenses.
* dieta para gastos de manutención=per diem food allowance ; per diem ; expense allowance.
* dinero de sobra para otros gastos=disposable income.
* dinero para gastos=per diem allowance.
* dinero para gastos imprevistos=cash float ; petty cash.
* dinero para gastos iniciales=seeding money ; seed money.
* dinero para gastos personales=pocket change ; pocket money.
* dinero para gastos varios=out-of-pocket allowance.
* dinero para pequeños gastos=out-of-pocket allowance.
* disminuir gastos=reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
* distribución de gastos=cost allocation.
* exceso de gastos=overrun [over-run] ; cost overrun.
* fondo para gastos de funcionamiento=operating funds.
* frenar el gasto público=curb + public spending.
* gasto adicional=hidden extra.
* gasto considerable=considerable expense.
* gasto de calorías=calorific output ; calorific expenditure.
* gasto de dinero=expenditure of money.
* gasto deducible=tax deduction ; income-tax deduction.
* gasto de empresa=business expense.
* gasto de gestión=administration fee.
* gasto descontrolado=runaway spending.
* gasto desgravable=tax deduction.
* gasto en comida=food bill.
* gasto excesivo=overspending ; overexpenditure.
* gasto innecesario de=drain on.
* gasto militar=military expenditure.
* gasto público=public expenditure ; government spending ; government expenditure.
* gastos=expenditure ; outgoings.
* gastos adicionales=overhead.
* gastos + correr a cuenta de=bear + the cost(s).
* gastos de alojamiento=lodging expenses ; lodging costs.
* gastos de avión=airfare [air fare].
* gastos de calefacción=heating costs.
* gastos de cancelación=cancellation fees.
* gastos de capital=capital costs ; capital investment ; capital expenditure.
* gastos de demora=demurrage.
* gastos de desplazamiento=travel costs ; travelling expenses ; travel expenses.
* gastos de envío=postage ; shipping costs ; shipping and handling ; shipping charges.
* gastos de estructura=overhead.
* gastos de funcionamiento=operating costs ; operating expenditure ; operational costs ; operating expenses ; recurrent expenditure.
* gastos de gestión=handling fee ; handling charge.
* gastos de libros=book expenditure.
* gastos del propio bolsillo=out-of-pocket expenditure.
* gastos de matrícula=tuition ; registration fee(s) ; tuition fee(s).
* gastos de refrigeración=cooling costs.
* gastos de transporte=freight charges.
* gastos de viaje=travelling expenses ; travel expenses.
* gastos directos=direct costs.
* gastos en personal=staff costs.
* gastos en sustitución de material=replacement costs.
* gastos generales=overhead.
* gastos indirectos=overhead ; indirect costs.
* gastos varios=sundries ; out-of-pocket costs.
* hacer frente a gastos=meet + expenses.
* hacer frente a un gasto=meet + cost.
* incurrir en gastos=incur + costs ; incur + charges ; incur + expense ; undertake + expenditure.
* medida de control de gastos=belt-tightening measure.
* no escatimar (en) gastos=spare + no expense.
* no escatimar gastos=go to + town on ; lash out (on).
* no reparar en gastos=go to + town on ; lash out (on) ; spare + no expense.
* pagar los gastos=repay + costs.
* pagarse + Posesivo + propios gastos=pay + Posesivo + own way.
* para cubrir gastos=on a cost-recovery basis.
* partición de gastos=cost sharing [cost-sharing].
* partida para gastos de funcionamiento=operating budget ; operating funds.
* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento=operating budget ; operating funds.
* recortar gastos=cut + expenditure ; cut + expenses.
* recuperar gastos=recoup + costs ; recoup against + costs.
* reducción de gastos=cost cutting ; cost saving [cost-saving] ; cost reduction.
* reducir gastos=cut + costs ; cut + spending ; make + economies ; make + cuts ; reduce + costs ; bring down + costs.
* sin gastos=no cost(s).
* sufragar gastos=meet + expenses ; defray + costs.
* sufragar un gasto=meet + cost.
* superar en gastos=out-spend.
* tasa para cubrir gastos=cost-recovery fee.
* tener gastos=incur + costs.
* tener gastos generales=incur + overheads.
* usar como gasto deducible=write off.

gasto adicional
(n.)=hidden extra.
Ex: The author also considers the hidden extras with the system.
gasto considerable
(n.)=considerable expense.
Ex: The person seeking information needs to have all the necessary documentation before setting out, otherwise it could result in considerable expense and much time wasting.
gasto de calorías
(n.)=calorific output ; calorific expenditure.
Ex: Weight loss is a fairly logical thing -- if calorific intake is less than calorific output, you lose weight. Ex: This gives calorific expenditure ranges during the working week of between 3000 to 4500 calories/day (men) and 2750 to 3500 (women).
gasto de dinero
(n.)=expenditure of money.
Ex: Retrospective catalogue conversion has to conform to certain standards in order to make the data gained with great effort and expenditure of money and manpower useful to other libraries.
gasto de empresa
(n.)=business expense.
Ex: Courts ruled that tax rebates paid to oculists cannot be deducted as business expenses.
gasto de gestión
(n.)=administration fee.
Ex: If your account balance is less than $1000, you will generally not be charged administration fees in excess of interest earned on your account.
gasto deducible
(n.)=tax deduction ; income-tax deduction.
Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, devoted to providing the sponsors with extra revenue and participants with tax deductions. Ex: The elimination of income-tax deductions for children & the establishment of a refundable tax credit to support poor families in the US is proposed.
gasto descontrolado
(n.)=runaway spending.
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
gasto desgravable
(n.)=tax deduction.
Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, devoted to providing the sponsors with extra revenue and participants with tax deductions.
gasto en comida
(n.)=food bill.
Ex: There is a way that we can all reduce the cost of our food bill and it involves adopting the 'waste not, want not' attitudes of our grandparents and great grandparents.
gasto excesivo
(n.)=overspending ; overexpenditure.
Ex: Among the factors which have contributed to the current troubles by the paperback publishing market are overbidding for blockbuster titles, distribution methods, overproduction and overspending. Ex: The project was significantly delayed and incurred an overexpenditure several times the original budget.
gasto innecesario de
(n.)=drain on.
Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.
gasto militar
(n.)=military expenditure.
Ex: The extra aid required is estimated to amount to less than 1% of the industrialized world's current military expenditure.
gasto público
(n.)=public expenditure ; government spending ; government expenditure.
Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers. Ex: While being a crusader against government spending, Congresswoman Marsha Blackburn has run afoul of problems in her personal finances. Ex: Seen like this, the importance of government expenditure to the economy is very clear.
gastos
(n.)=expenditure ; outgoings.
Ex: Acquisition involves maintaining records of materials on order, and financial data concerning expenditure, as well as details about suppliers. Ex: Access to catalogues can be very straightforward, requiring no additional expenditure and no regular outgoings.
gastos + correr a cuenta de
(v.)=bear + the cost(s).
Ex: The employer bears the total cost of this program, though there are different methods from state to state of maintaining insurance programs to cover this cost.
gastos adicionales
(n.)=overhead.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
gastos de alojamiento
(n.)=lodging expenses ; lodging costs.
Ex: Participants are responsible for their own travel and lodging expenses. Ex: These workshops give library paraprofessionals the opportunity for professional development without extensive travel or lodging costs, and only one day away from the worksite.
gastos de avión
(n.)=airfare [air fare].
Ex: I couldn't tell you how much it cost me in postage, resumes, airfare for interviews, etc.
gastos de calefacción
=heating costs.
Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.
gastos de cancelación
(n.)=cancellation fees.
Ex: The implications of conference and function cancellation fees for customer goodwill are examined.
gastos de capital
(n.)=capital costs ; capital investment ; capital expenditure.
Ex: There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs. Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell. Ex: When considered as capital expenditure, the true costs of book purchases are substantially greater than librarians have commonly imagined.
gastos de demora
(n.)=demurrage.
Ex: It is not uncommon for claims involving demurrage to run into considerable sums of money.
gastos de desplazamiento
(n.)=travel costs ; travelling expenses ; travel expenses.
Ex: Assistance under this programme may comprise the provision of travel costs. Ex: Board and lodging and travelling expenses for the recipients of vocational training were included. Ex: The category of travel expenses is one of the most commonly encountered type of business tax deduction.
gastos de envío
(n.)=postage ; shipping costs ; shipping and handling ; shipping charges.
Ex: The price, discount, and postage information is used to update the fund and vendor files and to pay the invoice. Ex: The effects of inflation, shipping costs, differential pricing by discipline and by publisher were considered = Se analizaron los efectos de la inflación, los gastos de envío y las diferencias de precio según la disciplina y la editorial. Ex: The disc costs $129 plus $10 for shipping and handling = El disco costa 129 dólares más 10 dólares de gastos de envío. Ex: Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice.
gastos de estructura
(n.)=overhead.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
gastos de funcionamiento
(n.)=operating costs ; operating expenditure ; operational costs ; operating expenses ; recurrent expenditure.
Ex: Unfortunately, continuing the assignment of Library of Congress subject headings -a sine qua non, according to the views of the American librarian community- would have meant an increase in operating costs of approximately $1,000,000 per annum. Ex: The data that will be collected include holdings, staff, operating expenditures, population, age distribution, and income. Ex: A number of unstructured telephone and face-to-face interviews with record producers and users were carried out, revealing a reluctance to talk about the operational costs of record creation. Ex: OCLC reported fiscal 2001 as another successful year with gross revenues increasing 8 per cent to 165.3 million dollars and with net revenues reaching 159.8 million dollars with operating expenses 156.9 million dollars. Ex: Findings revealed the current almost total dependence on donor assistance for both capital and recurrent expenditure.
gastos de gestión
(n.)=handling fee ; handling charge.
Ex: Accommodation deposit will be refunded minus $25 handling fee. Ex: A minimum handling charge of £200 is therefore applied.
gastos de libros
(n.)=book expenditure.
Ex: Only one of the 12 variables, book expenditures for adult services, showed a statistically significant difference in the relationships among the age-level services.
gastos de matrícula
=tuition ; registration fee(s) ; tuition fee(s).
Ex: This article considers the following models of payment: tuition reimbursement by employer; tuition paid by the student; and tuition assisted by scholarship or grant. Ex: Registration fees for conferences and meetings will be raised. Ex: Student numbers were limited to 30; those from New York State paid no tuition fee.
gastos de refrigeración
=cooling costs.
Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.
gastos de transporte
=freight charges.
Ex: Soon, if, as it is planned, freight charges are introduced for book cartons consigned within the State, this library service will be no more = Pronto dejará de existir este servicio bibliotecario si, como está planeado, se introducen gastos de transporte por las cajas de cartón con libros que se consignen dentro del estado.
gastos de viaje
(n.)=travelling expenses ; travel expenses.
Ex: Board and lodging and travelling expenses for the recipients of vocational training were included. Ex: The category of travel expenses is one of the most commonly encountered type of business tax deduction.
gastos del propio bolsillo
(n.)=out-of-pocket expenditure.
Ex: The average out-of-pocket expenditure for a mammogram in 2007 or 2008 was $33, representing 14.1% of the total mammogram expenditure ($266).
gastos directos
=direct costs.
Ex: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.
gastos en personal
(n.)=staff costs.
Ex: Cost estimates often did not include overheads, and quite often did not include staff costs.
gastos en sustitución de material
(n.)=replacement costs.
Ex: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.
gastos generales
(n.)=overhead.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
gastos indirectos
=overhead ; indirect costs.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead. Ex: Under the control of the supplier will be the extent to which only direct costs are charged back to the recipient, or whether the supplier charges a share of indirect costs.
gastos varios
(n.)=sundries ; out-of-pocket costs.
Ex: Statistics shown are: (1) lending; (2) interlibrary lending; (3) acquisitions and total holdings; (4) distribution of resources at end of year; (8) sundries; (9) university population. Ex: Too many decisions are made primarily on terms of immediate out-of-pocket costs.
gastritis
(n.)=gastritis.
Ex: Exercise-induced gastritis and gastric ulcers are common in humans and horses, and recently have been described in racing sled dogs.

gastroenteritis
(n.)=gastroenteritis.
Ex: Infection of the bacteria may result in a variety of clinical syndromes, including gastroenteritis, cellulitis, and septicemia.

gastrointestinal
(adj.)=gastrointestinal.
Ex: Both periodicals were found to concentrate particularly on 3 medical specialities, cardiovascular, central nervous system and gastrointestinal medicine.
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* tracto gastrointestinal, el=gastrointestinal tract, the.

gastronomía
(n.)=cookery ; gastronomy ; cuisine.
Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.
Ex: The idea of food as a source of amusement has been parallel to the experience of eating since gastronomy began.
Ex: Diet books are now more flexible, and there is a resurgence of interest in vegetarian cuisine.

gastronómico
(adj.)=gastronomical ; gastronomic.
Ex: It is a delectable opportunity to introduce a patron to the writings of a favorite author, such as M. Fisher, whose works, one hopes, will delight the patron both for their gastronomical tours de force as well as for the unforgettable anecdotes.
Ex: On the international travellers' menu, Lausanne is a veritable gastronomic destination, offering a truly exceptional wealth of good eateries.

gastrotomía
(n.)=gastrotomy.
Ex: Gastrotomy was proposed as the only thing which could afford relief for the flexure of the colon.

gastrónomo
(n.)=gourmet ; foodie [foody].
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for food and drink enthusiasts and gourmets.
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.

gasóleo
(n.)=fuel.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg energy conservation and fuel debt, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

gasómetro
(n.)=gasometer.
Ex: A 'gasometer' is a large container where gas is stored near normal pressure and temperature.

gatear
(v.)=crawl ; walk on + all fours.
Ex: Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls
.
Ex: In human evolution, the transition from walking on all fours to walking upright didn't occur in a single step.

gateway
(n.)=gateway.
Nota: En tecnología de la información, dispositivo que actúa de intermediario entre software con objeto de que se entiendan.
Ex: Finally, to allow for even further expansion, it should be possible to link the mail system with other systems through 'gateways'.
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* gateway de pago=payment gateway.

gateway de pago
(n.)=payment gateway.
Ex: If you have an outstanding balance you will receive a request for payment detailing your account overview and including a secure link to our payment gateway = En el caso de que tenga algún saldo pendiente, recibirá una petición de pago con los datos de su cuenta y un enlace seguro a nuestra pasarela de pago.
gatillo
(n.)=trigger.
Ex: Cops will point guns at people all the time to protect themselves, but putting a finger on the trigger implies that you are about to fire.
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* apretar el gatillo=pull + the trigger.

gatito
(n.)=kitten ; puss ; kitty ; pussy ; pussycat.
Ex: Parentheses help to clarify complex search requests, e.g. dog and (cat or kitten) vs. (dog and cat) or kitten.
Ex: The family puss should be taught not to meddle with birds; for cats are their worst enemies, destroying thousands of nestlings every year .
Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
Ex: I'd rather be a man who likes pussies, than a woman who only likes dogs.
Ex: In her spare time she says that she enjoys playing with her pussycats.

gato callejero
(n.)=stray cat ; alley cat.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes. Ex: A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot.
gato de roca
(n.)=meerkat.
Ex: Meerkats are an excellent model system to test hypotheses arising from the theory of evolution.
gato del coche
(n.)=car jack.
Ex: All of the 13 people killed in accidents involving car jacks were males aged between 30 and 89.
gato escaldado del agua fría huye
=once bitten, twice shy ; once bitten, twice shy.
Ex: To promote food products, it is essential that exaggerated claims must be avoided, for the consumer 'once bitten is twice shy'. Ex: To promote food products, it is essential that exaggerated claims must be avoided, for the consumer 'once bitten is twice shy'.
gato hidráulico
(n.)=hydraulic jack.
Ex: The thieves broke into the museum using a hydraulic jack and snatched both paintings in 3 minutes.
gato macho
(n.)=tomcat.
Ex: Does anyone know if it is possible for a spayed female cat to attract and possibly mate with tomcats?.
gato montés
(n.)=wildcat.
Ex: Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.
gato salvaje
(n.)=feral cat.
Ex: What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care .
gato siamés
(n.)=Siamese cat.
Ex: In the example quoted earlier, it was assumed that Siamese cats were to be considered as pets, but it is obvious that they can be regarded in many other ways as a branch of the zoological class Felidae, or as originating in a particular part of the world, to name but two approaches.
gato^1
(n.)=cat.
Ex: Parentheses help to clarify complex search requests, e.g. dog and (cat or kitten) vs. (dog and cat) or kitten.
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* acabar como el perro y el gato=end up at + each other's throats.
* a gatas=on all fours.
* andar a gatas=walk on + all fours ; crawl.
* andar como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* apenas cuatro gatos=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
* aquí hay gato encerrado=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* buscarle cinco pies al gato=split + hairs.
* buscarle los tres pies al gato=nitpick.
* buscarle tres pies al gato=split + hairs.
* cuatro gatos=four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
* dar gato por liebre=buy + a pig in a poke ; pass off + a lemon.
* el Gato con Botas=Puss in Boots.
* estar como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* gato callejero=stray cat ; alley cat.
* gato de roca=meerkat.
* gato escaldado del agua fría huye=once bitten, twice shy ; once bitten, twice shy.
* gato macho=tomcat.
* gato montés=wildcat.
* gato salvaje=feral cat.
* gato siamés=Siamese cat.
* haber gato encerrado=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* llevarse como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats.
* llevarse el gato al agua=steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + the limelight ; the nod + go to ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* oler a gato encerrado=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* ponerle el cascabel al gato=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for) ; stick out + Posesivo + neck.

gato^2
(n.)=car jack.
Ex: All of the 13 people killed in accidents involving car jacks were males aged between 30 and 89.
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* gato del coche=car jack.
* gato hidráulico=hydraulic jack.
* levantar con gato=jack up.

gaveta
(n.)=catalogue cabinet ; drawer ; drawer.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.
Ex: Cards are filed in drawers, approximately 1000 cards per drawer, which when stacked together may form a catalogue cabinet.

gavilán
(n.)=hawk ; sparrowhawk.
Ex: This suite of defensive adaptations has enabled hawks to forage and behave with near impunity virtually free from predation.
Ex: The term hawk is often applied to other birds in the same family such as the kites, buzzards, and harriers and sometimes sparrowhawks.
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* gavilán patirrojo=red-tailed hawk.
* gavilán pescador=osprey ; fish hawk.

gavilán patirrojo
(n.)=red-tailed hawk.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
gavilán pescador
(n.)=osprey ; fish hawk.
Ex: Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning. Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.
gaviota
(n.)=gull ; seagull.
Ex: Subjects addressed in this collection of newspaper articles are bioluminescence, beachcomber finds, gulls, barnacles, sand, seaweed, and jellyfish.
Ex: Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.

gay
(adj.)=gay ; queer.
Ex: There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.
Ex: Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.
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* bar de gays=gay bar.
* matrimonio gay=gay marriage.

gayomba
(n.)=broom.
Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

gayumbos
(n.)=underpants.
Ex: Trousers without a fly usually have an elastic waist band allowing lowering the front side like underpants.

gazapo
(n.)=blooper ; blunder ; clanger ; muck-up.
Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.

gazmoñería
(n.)=prudery ; prudishness.
Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.
Ex: Perhaps this is due to the clash between American prudishness and the culture of these other countries where people have a more balanced view of sex.

gaznate
(n.)=gullet.
Ex: Many people's lives are made miserable by heartburn, a sensation of heaviness at the pit of the stomach and a burning sensation in the gullet.

gazpacho
(n.)=gazpacho ; gazpacho soup.
Ex: The recipe for a classic gazpacho is fairly flexible, the main bone of contention being the inclusion of bread.
Ex: Iced gazpacho soup with herb croutons is incredibly easy to make and can be prepared in advance.
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* de gazpacho no hay empacho=you can't have too much of a good thing.

gaélico
(adj.)=Gaelic.
Ex: The lower class Gaelic monoglots were largely unable to read, being deprived of both libraries and alternative means of obtaining the limited Gaelic literature.
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* gaélico escocés=Scots Gaelic ; Scottish Gaelic.

gaélico escocés
(adj.)=Scots Gaelic ; Scottish Gaelic.
Ex: It is at present functioning in twelve languages (Welsh, Irish, Breton, Basque, English, French and Spanish, Scots Gaelic, Italian, Slovene, Frisian and Dutch). Ex: Steps were taken in the late 1960s to achieve a Scottish Gaelic union catalogue to include works held outside Scotland.
gañido
(n.)=whine ; whining ; yelp.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.

gañir
(v.)=whine ; yelp ; squawk.
Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Ex: If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others.
Ex: Within moments, however, the birds began to squawk, almost scream at each other.

gañán
(n.)=drudge ; farm-hand ; farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: People who called themselves 'climatologists' were mostly drudges who compiled statistics about weather conditions in regions of interest.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

geco
(n.)=gecko.
Nota: Tipo de salamanquesa que produce un sonido chirriante.
Ex: We started in Hawaii, in a small house let that we shared with several geckos on the isolated eastern end of Molokai.

gel
(n.)=gel.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.

gelatina
(n.)=gelatine ; jelly.
Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.
Ex: Artificially flavored jellies, soft drinks and candies have different flavors due to the use of different scents or fragrances.

gelificarse
(v.)=gel.
Ex: Dalglish says Liverpool's new signings need time to gel.

gema
(n.)=gem ; gemstone.
Ex: For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems.
Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
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* sal gema=rock salt.

gemelo idéntico
(n.)=identical twin.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
gemelo^1
(n.)=twin ; identical twin.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
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* alma gemela=kindred spirit ; soulmate.
* gemelo idéntico=identical twin.
* gemelos=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.

gemelo^2
(n.)=cufflink.
Ex: In these days of casual wear, cufflinks aren't quite the hot item they were many years ago.

gemelos
=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.
Ex: The core questionnaire asked for data on birth weight, age at first spoken word, and whether the twins were as alike as two peas in a pod. Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant.
gemelos^1
(n.)=binoculars ; fieldglasses.
Ex: The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.

gemelos^2, los
(n.)=calf muscle.
Ex: The Achilles tendon's origin connects the top of the calf muscle to the tendon that attaches to the tibia.

gemido
=groan ; groaning ; whining ; whimper ; cry ; whine ; wail ; cri de coeur.
Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
Ex: Visitors would be surprised by the loud creaking and groaning of the presses as the timbers gave and rubbed against each other.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
Ex: It is a cri de coeur on behalf of the oppressed people of Palestine.
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* gemidos=wailing.

gemidos
(n.)=wailing.
Ex: One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".
gemir
(v.)=moan ; whine ; groan ; wail ; blubber ; snivel ; bay ; whimper.
Ex: The article 'Don't you weep, don't you moan: a sermon on entrepreneurship for acquisitions librarians' urges librarians to become entrepreneurial, to market their services, and to become visible.
Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
Ex: 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.
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* gemir como alma en pena=wail like + a banshee.

gemir como alma en pena
(v.)=wail like + a banshee.
Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
gen
(n.)=gene.
Ex: The substances created by genes (hormones, enzymes, etc) also contain information.
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* banco de genes=gene bank.
* búsqueda de nuevos genes=gene-harvesting.
* determinado por los genes=genetically-driven.
* gen mutante=mutant gene.
* gen pool=gene pool.

gen mutante
(n.)=mutant gene.
Ex: A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
gen pool
(n.)=gene pool.
Ex: The result is a decreased tendency to select for drug-resistant genes in the global HIV gene pool.
genealogista
(n.)=genealogist.
Ex: Researchers planning to work in UK libraries and archives, whether they are professors, freelance writers, or genealogists, will need to consider practical matters such as photocopying policies and letters of recommendation.

genealogía
(n.)=genealogy ; family history.
Ex: In recent years there has been an explosion of interest in local history and genealogy, which many libraries find difficult to cope with.
Ex: After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to discover her own family history.
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* genealogía familiar=family genealogy.
* investigador de genealogías=ancestor hunter.

genealogía familiar
(n.)=family genealogy.
Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.
genealógico
(adj.)=genealogical.
Ex: This article offers librarians clues for helping users who descend from English and Welsh ancestry solve genealogical mysteries.
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* álbum genealógico=studbook.
* árbol genealógico=family tree.
* libro genealógico=studbook.

generacional
(adj.)=generational.
Ex: The author suggests reasons for this state of affairs of which generational bias and failure to connect with modern day issues is a contributory factor.

generación de estudiantes
(n.)=cohort of students.
Ex: This emersion means that the current cohort of students think in fundamentally different ways from those that have gone before.
generación de ingresos
(n.)=revenue-raising ; income generation.
Ex: Revenue-raising is more convenient in the case of computer data-bases. Ex: This article wards librarians against embracing the ideology of commerce and income generation.
generación de los videojuegos, la
(n.)=gaming generation, the.
Ex: The gaming generation wants to be entertained -- it wants action, colours or attention wanes.
generación del baby boom
(n.)=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
Ex: Today's students in the USA, considered to be members of Generation X, differ in many ways from those who design and conduct most academic library programmes, the latter considered to be members of the baby boom generation. Ex: The aims of the study also included an examination of the term 'generation' and a description of the characteristics of the baby-boomer generation.
generación del boom de la natalidad
(n.)=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
Ex: Today's students in the USA, considered to be members of Generation X, differ in many ways from those who design and conduct most academic library programmes, the latter considered to be members of the baby boom generation. Ex: The aims of the study also included an examination of the term 'generation' and a description of the characteristics of the baby-boomer generation.
generación del fin del milenio, la
(n.)=Millennial Generation, the ; Millennium Generation, the.
Ex: The 'Millennial Generation' -- also known as Generation Y -- are those who will graduate from high school in the first decade of the new millennium. Ex: The Millennium Generation was born at time when our country put a real focus on improving the live of kids and their families.
generación venidera
(n.)=future generation.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.
generación^1
(n.)=generation.
Ex: Information retrieval follows from the generation of an index.
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* generación de ingresos=revenue-raising ; income generation.

generación^2
(n.)=breed ; generation.
Ex: He is one of the new breed of librarians, a person with traditional library training enhanced by formal training in mathematics and computer science.
Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.
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* de antigua generación=low-end.
* de generación a generación=from generation to generation.
* de generación en generación=from generation to generation.
* de segunda generación=second-generation.
* de última generación=enhanced ; high-tech ; high-end ; leading edge.
* durante generaciones=for generations.
* generación de estudiantes=cohort of students.
* generación del baby boom=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
* generación del boom de la natalidad=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
* generación del fin del milenio, la=Millennial Generation, the ; Millennium Generation, the.
* generación de los videojuegos, la=gaming generation, the.
* generación venidera=future generation.
* Generación X=Generation X.
* Generación Y=Generation Y.
* pasar de generación en generación=pass down from + generation to generation.
* que afecta a varias generaciones=cross-generational.
* transmitir de generación en generación=pass down from + generation to generation.

generado
(adj.)=generated.
Ex: I suggest we set this up to run automatically once per day and add the generated contents somewhere public.
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* generado por el hombre=human-generated.

generado por el hombre
(adj.)=human-generated.
Ex: A new study has determined that human-generated sounds significantly affect the lives of aquatic animals.
generador
(n.)=generator ; begetter ; power unit ; power generator ; electrical generator.
Ex: Alternatively, the librarian may wish to purchase one of the wide range of products that other processors or generators may be stripping from the tape.
Ex: Citing authors' names in references can cause great difficulties, as ghosts, subterfuges, and collaborative teamwork may often obscure the true begetters of published works.
Ex: If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power.
Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.
Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support.
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* generador de energía eléctrica=power generator ; power unit ; electrical generator.
* generador de energía solar=solar energy generator.
* generador de ingresos=income-generating ; revenue-earning ; revenue-making ; revenue-generating ; revenue earner ; profit-generating ; profit-making.
* generador eléctrico=power unit ; electrical generator ; power generator.
* generador eólico=wind generator.

generador de energía eléctrica
(n.)=power generator ; power unit ; electrical generator.
Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators. Ex: If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power. Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support.
generador de energía solar
(n.)=solar energy generator.
Ex: 11.11% of the libraries in the sample plan to install solar energy generators within the next three years.
generador de ingresos
(adj.)=income-generating ; revenue-earning ; revenue-making ; revenue-generating ; revenue earner ; profit-generating ; profit-making.
Ex: This article considers the main motives for introducing entrepreneurial and other income-generating activities into academic libraries. Ex: This article reviews the results of a number of case studies carried out to determine the degree to which UK academic libraries offer revenue-earning services. Ex: The revenue-making services are glamorous, and their magic mists the fundamental democratic perspective of the free public library. Ex: Most of the applications discussed were revenue-generating services for which the end-user is expected to pay. Ex: The largest revenue earners were those museums where money was assigned directly back to the service department to offset or recouped against costs. Ex: Examples of determined efforts to erase the intellectual boundaries between the profit-generating models of business and the intellectual pursuits of the academic community are considered. Ex: Many types of budgets are not really applicable to libraries, since libraries are not primarily profit-making institutions.
generador eléctrico
(n.)=power unit ; electrical generator ; power generator.
Ex: If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power. Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support. Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.
generador eólico
(n.)=wind generator.
Ex: Wind generators are certainly cost effective in the nine to eight mph average wind.
general^1
(n.)=general.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: It should not be assumed that this has got to be a semiformal talk, followed by a few halfhearted questions: a kind of general's visit to the barracks.

general^2
(adj.)=all-embracing ; broad ; comprehensive ; general ; large ; sweeping ; ubiquitous ; umbrella ; widespread ; pervasive ; blanket ; all-encompassing ; broadly based ; wide-ranging [wide ranging] ; overriding ; broad-based [broad based] ; wide-scale ; overarching ; received ; epidemic ; pandemic ; wide-angle(d) ; generalised [generalized, -USA] ; embracing ; encompassing.
Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
Ex: This broader consideration of descriptive cataloguing problems serves to set a context for the consideration of cataloguing problems associated with nonbook materials.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is whether the data base is comprehensive or not.
Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
Ex: Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.
Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.
Ex: This article describes how an 'umbrella licence' was obtained covering a group of libraries within the region.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
Ex: Likert in no way attempts to make a blanket prescription for employee-centered supervisory styles.
Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.
Ex: Library schools are offering broadly based courses with increasing emphasis on technology and information systems, but practising librarians still need the traditional skills.
Ex: The contents of this handbook are comprehensive and wide-ranging.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
Ex: However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.
Ex: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.
Ex: There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.
Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".
Ex: Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.
Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.
Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.
Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.
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* abogado general=advocate-general.
* Acuerdo General sobre Aranceles y Comercio (GATT)=General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
* anestesia general=general anaesthesia.
* asamblea general=general assembly.
* biblioteca general=general library.
* como norma general=as a general rule ; as a general rule of thumb ; as a rough guide.
* consenso general=general consensus.
* creencia general=conventional wisdom.
* criterio general=rule of thumb.
* dar una idea general=paint + a broad picture.
* de aplicación general=general-purpose ; of general application.
* de forma general=bulk.
* de interés general=of general interest.
* de lo general a lo particular=from the general to the particular.
* de lo particular a lo general=from the particular to the general.
* de propósito general=general-purpose.
* describir en líneas generales=outline.
* desde un punto de vista general=in a broad sense.
* desde un punto de vista más general=in a broader sense.
* designación general de la clase de documento=general material designation.
* de tipo general=broad scoped ; coarse-grained.
* de un modo muy general=crudely.
* de utilidad general=all-purpose.
* director general=senior director.
* elección general=general election.
* encabezamiento demasiado general=much-too-broad heading.
* encabezamiento informativo general=general explanatory heading.
* en contra de la opinión general=contrary to popular belief.
* en el sentido más general=in the broadest sense.
* en general=at large ; by and large ; for the most part ; generally ; in general ; in the main ; on balance ; on the whole ; overall ; broadly ; as a whole ; generally speaking.
* en líneas generales=broadly speaking ; generally ; on the whole ; in basic outline ; roughly speaking ; as a rough guide.
* ensayo general=dress rehearsal.
* en su sentido más general=in its/their broadest sense.
* entender la idea general=get + the whole picture.
* en términos generales=in broad terms ; generally speaking.
* en un sentido general=in a broad sense.
* en un sentido más general=in a broader sense.
* esquema general=outline.
* gobernador general=Governor General.
* hablando en términos generales=loosely speaking.
* huelga general=general strike.
* idea general=rough idea.
* índice general=general index.
* información general=overview.
* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras=road report.
* instrucción general=blanket instruction.
* interés general=public interest.
* la comunidad en general=the community at large.
* la sociedad en general=society at large.
* libro de contabilidad general=general ledger.
* materia más general=broader subject.
* norma general=rule of thumb.
* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivvos (ISAD-G)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
* opinión general=consensus of opinion ; conventional wisdom.
* opinión general, la=received wisdom, the.
* parálisis general=general paresis.
* población en general, la=general population, the.
* por lo general=on the whole ; all in all ; in general ; generally ; generally speaking ; in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
* público en general=broader audience ; broad audience ; broad public ; broader public.
* público en general, el=general public, the.
* Secretaría General=Secretariat.
* ser de uso general=be generally available.
* sistema de clasificación general=general scheme.
* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO)=Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
* una guía general=a rough guide.
* una idea general=a rough guide.

generalidad
(n.)=generality ; pervasiveness.
Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.
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* generalidades=Generalities ; generalia class.

generalista
(n.)=generalist.
Nota: Persona que defiende una educación general más que específica.
Ex: The generalists upbraid the vocationalists for promoting mere 'training' for work that may quickly become obsolete rather than 'education' for a career with a future.

generalizable
=generalisable [generalizable, -USA].
Ex: A study to determine whether that model is generalisable to other types of libraries was conducted in academic, public, and school libraries.

generalización
(n.)=abstraction ; generalisation [generalization, -USA] ; generalism.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
Ex: Although this is inevitably a generalization, it is normally the case that profiles for retrospective searching specify a much more restricted subject area.
Ex: The author examines the debate on specialism as opposed to generalism as it relates to the training of librarians.

generalizado
(adj.)=generalised [generalized, -USA] ; all-pervasive [all pervasive] ; wide-scale ; widespread ; all-embracing ; embracing ; all-encompassing ; encompassing.
Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
Ex: Countries should adopt strategies to prepare themselves for the all-pervasive influence of IT in people's lives in the 21st century.
Ex: Without the stimuli of cooperative agencies, many programmes such as wide-scale interlibrary loan would not have developed so rapidly.
Ex: Comment published so far is favourable, but the code still awaits widespread adoption.
Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.
Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.
Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.
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* formato generalizado para la codificación de documentos web=generalised markup format.
* muy generalizado=commonly-held ; widely held.
* protesta generalizada=public outcry.

generalizar
(v.)=generalise [generalize, -USA].
Ex: Clearly this definition can be generalised in order to compare a number of different systems, and provides a useful comparative measure.

generalmente
=as a rule ; generally ; ordinarily ; typically ; popularly ; as often as not ; generally speaking ; in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
Ex: As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
Ex: Specific entry is generally recommended.
Ex: Library users ordinarily are unable to find if what they need is in the process of being cataloged, readied for the bindery, or being repaired.
Ex: Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.
Ex: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C.
Ex: As often as not, especially with material-finding enquiries, the user's presence at the librarian's elbow permits an instantaneous reaction to each item found.
Ex: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is.
Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
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* creencia generalmente aceptada=conventional wisdom.
* generalmente + pensarse que=be/have generally held that.
* opinión generalmente aceptada=conventional wisdom.
* usado generalmente=widely-used.

generalmente + pensarse que
=be/have generally held that.
Ex: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.
generar
(v.)=breed ; generate ; mother ; beget.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado begot, participio begotten.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.
Ex: This means that citations do not automatically beget more citations.
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* generar debate=generate + debate.
* generar discusión=generate + discussion.
* generar dudas=make + Nombre + doubt.
* generar ingresos=generate + revenue.
* generar interés=generate + interest.
* generar un campo magnético=generate + magnetic field.
* que genera polémica=confrontational.

generar debate
(v.)=generate + debate.
Ex: Each workshop was repeated 3 times, generating much interesting debate and discussion.
generar discusión
(v.)=generate + discussion.
Ex: Each workshop was repeated 3 times, generating much interesting debate and discussion.
generar dudas
(v.)=make + Nombre + doubt.
Ex: He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew.
generar ingresos
(v.)=generate + revenue.
Ex: As free Web sites find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet simply with the revenue generated from advertising, they are likely, either to close down or to start charging for access to the site.
generar interés
(v.)=generate + interest.
Ex: The newsletter has generated interest from all over the world.
generar un campo magnético
(v.)=generate + magnetic field.
Ex: They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezo-electric lighters!.
generatividad
(n.)=generativity.
Ex: This article distinguishes between a society's ability to generate a scientific and technological potential (generativity) and the country's capacity to absorb or recieve scientific and technological research results (receptivity).

generosamente
=generously ; richly ; without stint ; selflessly ; unstintingly.
Ex: Course brochure and prospectuses of course programmes were often generously supplied.
Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
Ex: However, care has to be taken to ensure the future of the former incumbents within the organizations if they are to perform selflesslyduring their limited tenure.
Ex: Cathy contributed unstintingly to her neighborhood association with wise counsel and encouragement.

generosidad
(n.)=generosity ; largesse ; selflessness.
Ex: The ideal, which we are laughably far from attaining, is that books should be spread with prodigal generosity throughout the community.
Ex: This situation has been severely aggravated by the sudden withdrawal of nearly a decade of federal largesse toward education and education-related activities.
Ex: It is commonly held that altruism, especially within ethics, requires selflessness or disinterestedness.
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* con generosidad=generously.

generoso
(adj.)=generous ; lavish ; liberal ; munificent ; sharing ; selfless ; unstinting ; unselfish ; open-hearted ; good-hearted ; big-hearted ; self-forgetful.
Ex: Many libraries have built I & R services into their budgets on a fairly generous scale.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
Ex: It is quite true that the liberal use of crossreferences can overcome these problems.
Ex: It's important that we not think we'd be munificent benefactors, bringing a sack full of goodies to share.
Ex: Tachers found girls more virile, obtrusive, mischievous, sharing, straightforward, careless, dependent, quiet, and cowardly.
Ex: Information technology should be viewed as an enabler of a larger system which builds a sharing, selfless working community.
Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.
Ex: True, we do have our unselfish heroes, men who willingly have laid down their lives for others, the wholly unselfish mother, the man who will step aside for the benefit of others.
Ex: I agree with you that there should be open-hearted dialogue and discussion between the people of these two countries.
Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
Ex: But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.
Ex: Taoism teaches that we must become self-forgetful, act in the natural way of things rather than forcing our will on events.

genetista
(n.)=geneticist.
Ex: Librarians worked with geneticist, computer experts, social scientists and many others to develop this database.

genial
=brilliant ; inspired ; masterly ; masterful ; great ; to die for.
Ex: This conference has been blessed with the presence of the brilliant mind of Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: The file-as-is principle means that collocation of similar headings is provided by the consistent use of uniform headings, and does not rely upon their inspired filing.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
Ex: He was a masterful storyteller who could modulate from the sublime to the scatological in the blink of an eye.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.
Ex: This is a story that can't possibly work or affect us, but it does, deeply, sweetly -- it's a novel to die for.
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* de una manera genial=in a masterful way.
* idea genial=brain wave ; bright idea.
* pasárselo genial=have + a whale of a time.

genialmente
=famously.
Ex: He gets along famously with the head of reference, by the way.

geniecillo
(n.)=elf [elves, -pl.].
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.

genio en ciernes
(n.)=budding genius.
Ex: The newspaper described Pam as 'a budding genius' on the violin.
genio y figura hasta la sepultura
=old habits die hard.
Ex: It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest -- it scares the hell out of me.
genio^1
(n.)=genius ; genie [genies/genii, -pl.] ; savant.
Ex: The mass-market novelist who would probably be happier to be described as a good 'craftsman' or 'craftswoman' than as a literary 'genius'.
Ex: The article 'The genie is out of the bottle' considers the growth of local on-line information retrieval in parallel with conventional methods.
Ex: The subsequent debate, which engaged astrologers, doctors, theologians, & savants, reveals the tensions in French culture at the dawn of the Enlightenment.
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* genio en ciernes=budding genius.
* genio y figura hasta la sepultura=old habits die hard.
* idiota genio=idiot savant.
* necesitar ser un genio=call for + nothing less than genius.
* tonto genio=idiot savant.

genio^2
(n.)=temper ; temperament.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
Ex: The temperaments of the two founders were such that lasting success was unlikely.
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* de mal genio=bad-tempered ; curmudgeonly ; crusty ; irascible ; shrewish ; short-tempered ; ill-natured ; stroppy ; in a strop.
* mal genio=bile ; short temper ; petulance.

genital
(adj.)=genital.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: According to Freud, the genital stage serves as the capstone and completes the development of the healthy sexual adult.
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* aparato genital=genital tract.
* herpes genital=genital herpes.

genitales
(n.)=genitalia.
Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.

genocida
(adj.)=mass murderer ; genocidal.
Ex: The fact that he is a notorious mass murderer justifies scrutiny of him in the public interest.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.

genocidio
(n.)=genocide ; mass murder ; mass killing.
Ex: Children in schools in California, USA, are not being told the truth about the gold rush, racism and the subsequent genocide of 95 per cent of the native Indian population of California.
Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.
Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.

genoma
(n.)=genome.
Ex: These genomes are inherited in strictly lineal fashion, without recombination.
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* genoma humano, el=human genome, the.
* relativo al genoma=genomic.

genoma humano, el
(n.)=human genome, the.
Ex: The Human Genome Project aims to map the structure and function of approximately 100,000 genes in the human body.
genotipo
(n.)=genotype.
Ex: The behaviour of genotypes differed significantly before and after budding on different rootstocks.

gente
(n.)=humans ; people ; folk ; public ; peeps.
Nota: Expresión coloquial derivada de la palabra people.
Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans.
Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
Ex: There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.
Ex: There were 6 peeps in the water and most were familiar faces.
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* ande yo caliente, ríase la gente=cry all the way to the bank ; laugh all the way to the bank.
* atraer gente=draw + people.
* campaña de concienciación de la gente=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
* caterva de gente=throng of people.
* círculo cerrado de gente=clique.
* concienciación de la gente=awareness raising [awareness-raising].
* concienciar a la gente=build + public awareness ; raise + awareness ; raise + people's awareness ; raise + public awareness ; raise + consciousness ; enhance + awareness.
* conquistarse a la gente=win + hearts and minds.
* contador de gente=people counter.
* contratar gente=take on + people.
* dignidad de la gente=people's dignity.
* dirigido a la gente=people-oriented ; people-centred ; people-centric ; people-driven.
* formado por gente cotidiana de la calle=grassroots [grass-roots].
* ganarse a la gente=win + hearts and minds.
* gente bien=well-to-do ; well-off.
* gente común=pleb [plebe] ; ruck.
* gente común, la=ordinary people ; common people, the.
* gente común y corriente, la=common people, the.
* gente con éxito=successful people.
* gente corriente, la=ordinary people.
* gente de a pie=ordinary people.
* gente de color=coloured people.
* gente de éxito=successful people.
* gente de la ciudad=townspeople.
* gente del circo=circus performer.
* gente de negocios=business people.
* gente de poca importancia=small fry, the.
* gente de poder=wielders of power ; powerful people.
* gente desfavorecida=small fry, the.
* gente de todo tipo=people from all walks of life.
* gente famosa=famous people.
* gente influyente=powerful people.
* gente, la=public, the.
* gente lectora=reading people.
* gente marginada socialmente=socially deprived people.
* gente mayor=elderly people.
* gente muy trabajadora=hard-working people.
* gente normal=pleb [plebe] ; straight people ; ordinary men and women.
* gente normal, la=ordinary people ; hoi polloi, the.
* gente sin hogar=homeless people.
* gente sin techo=homeless people.
* gente trabajadora=toiling crowd ; working people.
* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar=make + heads turn ; turn + heads.
* influir en la gente=influence + people.
* la gente decía que=rumour had it that.
* la gente dice que=rumour has it that.
* la gente pobre=the poor.
* la gente rica=the rich.
* la gente se está inquietando=the natives are nervous.
* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa=the natives are nervous.
* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir=standing ovation.
* la mayoría de la gente=most people ; the majority of the people.
* marea de gente=foot traffic ; maddening crowd.
* menospreciar a la gente=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* mezclarse con la gente=mix with + people.
* mirar a la gente con desprecio=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* mirar a la gente que pasa=street watch.
* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* mucha gente + esperar que=be widely expected.
* orientado al servicio de la gente=people-centred ; people-centric.
* orientado hacia la gente=people-driven.
* para alguna gente=to some people.
* paso de la gente=flow of people.
* pensado para la gente=people-driven.
* tarea orientada hacia la gente=people-oriented task.
* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a good judge of character.
* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a bad judge of character.
* un grupo de gente variada=a cast of people.
* un hombre de gentes=a man of the people.
* violación del derecho de la gente a + Nombre=invasion of people's right to + Nombre.

gente bien
(adj.)=well-to-do ; well-off.
Ex: Librarians deny that only the young and well-to-do use music libraries. Ex: Well-off women are more likely to survive breast cancer than less affluent sufferers, a new study shows.
gente común
(n.)=pleb [plebe] ; ruck.
Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies. Ex: The book stands out among the ruck of contemporary fiction unmistakably as a work of artistic and literary excellence.
gente común y corriente, la
=common people, the.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
gente común, la
=ordinary people ; common people, the.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization. Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
gente con éxito
(n.)=successful people.
Ex: While her findings are not necessarily a blueprint for success, they do provide a glimpse into characteristics that successful people share.
gente corriente, la
(n.)=ordinary people.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.
gente de a pie
(n.)=ordinary people.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization.
gente de color
(n.)=coloured people.
Ex: These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.
gente de la ciudad
(n.)=townspeople.
Ex: One of the assignments was for students to interview townspeople about their use of the public library.
gente de negocios
(n.)=business people.
Ex: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.
gente de poca importancia
(n.)=small fry, the.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
gente de poder
(n.)=wielders of power ; powerful people.
Ex: The influence of the library is not confined to those who will be wielders of power and who will probably come to positions of responsibility. Ex: The ALA has been sitting back while these powerful people get together and decide what should be good for us.
gente de todo tipo
=people from all walks of life.
Ex: She works with people from all walks of life and truly believes that home ownership is within anybody's reach.
gente de éxito
(n.)=successful people.
Ex: While her findings are not necessarily a blueprint for success, they do provide a glimpse into characteristics that successful people share.
gente del circo
(n.)=circus performer.
Ex: An artiste is a person who practices the performing arts; for example, a singer, a circus performer, dancer, magician, etc.
gente desfavorecida
(n.)=small fry, the.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
gente famosa
(n.)=famous people.
Ex: There are relatively few famous people with schizophrenia because it typically strikes people when they are quite young.
gente influyente
(n.)=powerful people.
Ex: The ALA has been sitting back while these powerful people get together and decide what should be good for us.
gente lectora
(n.)=reading people.
Ex: The informality of the modern library provides one of the richest pasture lands of all for breeding reading people = La informalidad de la biblioteca moderna ofrece una de las tierras de pasto más ricas de todas para producir gente lectora.
gente marginada socialmente
(n.)=socially deprived people.
Ex: We would like to hear from people who can tell us of innovations in giving access to socially deprived people.
gente mayor
(n.)=elderly people.
Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.
gente muy trabajadora
(adj.)=hard-working people.
Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hard-working people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.
gente normal
(n.)=pleb [plebe] ; straight people ; ordinary men and women.
Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies. Ex: Humour remains big in the repertoire found in gay and lesbian books, with straight people often the butt of jokes. Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
gente normal, la
=ordinary people ; hoi polloi, the.
Ex: For the majority of ordinary people the European Community remains a remote bureaucratic organization. Ex: On the negative side, it might offer too much functionality and flexibility for your users, i.e., be too good for hoi poloi.
gente sin hogar
(n.)=homeless people.
Ex: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.
gente sin techo
(n.)=homeless people.
Ex: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.
gente trabajadora
(n.)=toiling crowd ; working people.
Ex: He is a systematic 'sweater' who sucks wealth from toiling crowds by cunning and by stealth. Ex: The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people.
gente, la
=public, the.
Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
gentil
(adj.)=gracious.
Ex: It will be necessary to be gracious when accepting what seem to be peripheral assignments from a company vice president.

gentileza
(n.)=courtesy ; graciousness.
Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.
Ex: Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.

gentilicio
(n.)=family name.
Nota: Nombre de familia que se utiliza a veces como encabezamiento de una obra escrita por uno de los miembros de esa familia.
Ex: Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.

gentuza
(n.)=riffraff ; rabble.
Ex: And of course, journalism is a messy business often, that attracts riffraff like me.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.

gentío
(n.)=crowd ; mob ; foot traffic ; maddening crowd ; throng of people ; rabble.
Ex: The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.
Ex: Hidden among the shops (and foot traffic) of Reid Street, this new product requires sleuthlike skills to find.
Ex: Traffic in the morning, trash at the end of the day, and a chaos of people trying to navigate the maddening crowd in between.
Ex: We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.
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* lejos del gentío=away from the maddening crowds ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
* perderse entre el gentío=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

genuinamente
=genuinely.
Ex: 'I beg your pardon?' Rundle said, genuinely surprised.

genuino
(adj.)=authentic ; bona fide ; genuine.
Ex: These names are not the authentic names of these peoples.
Ex: Booksellers were forbidden to retail new books, other than bona fide remainders, at less than list prices, under threat of being black-listed and refused further supplies.
Ex: A general paper may be irrelevant to a specialist but of genuine value to someone seeking a brief introduction to a field peripheral to their main interest.

genéricamente
=generically.
Ex: This category of material is currently referred to generically as 'public documents'.

genérico
(adj.)=generic.
Ex: The terms present in these vocabularies are hierarchically arranged in order to indicate any fundamental generic relationships.
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* relación genérica=generic relation ; generic relationship.
* término específico genérico (NTG)=narrower term generic (NTG).
* TG (término genérico)=GT (generic term).

genética
(n.)=genetics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: This decision would place the main entries where they logically belong, adjacent to such already-established forms as HUMAN BIOLOGY, HUMAN ECOLOGY, HUMAN EVOLUTION, and HUMAN genetics.
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* determinado por la genética=genetically-driven.
* genética evolutiva=developmental genetics.
* genética humana=human genetics.

genética evolutiva
(n.)=developmental genetics.
Ex: One of the bases of developmental genetics resides in the alliance of clonal analysis and genetic analysis.
genética humana
(n.)=human genetics.
Ex: Technologies that create risks that might have incommunicable global consequences include atomic energy, genetic technology, human genetics, nanotechnology, & computer science.
genética molecular
(n.)=molecular genetics.
Ex: The flood of scholarly publications, stemming from the information explosion that has taken place in the field of molecular genetics, has been extensively indexed in MEDLINE.
genéticamente
=genetically.
Ex: The catalog must also be designed to reveal to him/her at the same time what other editions, translations, or versions of the work, as well as other genetically related works, the library has.
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* alimentos modificados genéticamente=genetically modified foods.

genético
(adj.)=genetic.
Ex: DEFORMITIES-GENETIC ASPECTS is an aspect of birth defects, and that has not yet become a standard LC heading.
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* acervo genético=gene pool.
* código genético=genetic code.
* defecto genético=gene defect ; birth defect.
* enfermedad genética=genetic disease.
* especialista en genética=geneticist.
* genética molecular=molecular genetics.
* ingeniería genética=genetic engineering.
* investigación genética=genetic research.
* manipulación genética=genetic manipulation.
* material genético=genetic material.
* perfil genético=genetic pattern.
* tecnología genética=gene technology ; genetic technology.

genómica
(n.)=genomics.
Nota: Disciplina que estudia el genome humano. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Genomics is a new discipline which marries molecular and cell biology with classical genetics and is fostered by computational science.

geocéntrico
(adj.)=geocentric.
Ex: The center of a geocentric ellipsoid is the same as the center of the Earth.

geodesia
(n.)=geodesy.
Ex: The author describes the activities of the Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing which has partial supervision of the Land Registry Offices.

geoeconomía
(n.)=geoeconomics.
Ex: Geoeconomics will play an important role in the coming five years.

geoecononómicamente
=geoeconomically.
Ex: However, the region is clearly important geopolitically and geoeconomically.

geoeconómico
(adj.)=geoeconomical ; geoeconomic.
Ex: Nevertheless, from a geoeconomical perspective there exist a regional competition between the USA and the EU.
Ex: It was only beginning in the 1970s that interstate institutions began to play a significant role in these geoeconomic struggles.

geoespacial
(adj.)=geospatial [geo-spatial].
Ex: Libraries are the natural choice as a central location for digital geospatial data.

geoestacionario
(adj.)=geostationary.
Ex: The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada.

geofísica
(n.)=geophysics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The findings, in the form of inclusion maps (resulting from multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis), provide new insights into geophysics national activity.

geofísico
(n.)=geophysical ; geophysicist.
Ex: A demonstration search using the term 'fractal' yielded 85 domestic and foreign citations from 1980 to 1988 in geophysical periodicals.
Ex: This article attempts to analyse the publication and citation patterns of geophysicists in order to identify their communication behaviour patterns.
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* de geofísica=geophysical.

geografía
(n.)=geography.
Ex: Examine the definition of geography in a few dictionaries and encyclopaedias.
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* geografía humana=human geography.
* paleogeografía=palaeogeography [paleogeography, -USA].

geografía humana
(n.)=human geography.
Ex: Human geography is a branch of geography that focuses on the study of patterns and processes that shape human interaction with the environment.
geográficamente
=geographically.
Ex: Guidelines are also valuable introductory material for any new abstractors, whether geographically separated from the remainder of the abstracting team or not.

geográfico
(adj.)=geographical ; geographic.
Ex: Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance).
Ex: Indexes provide access to subjects, names, geographic locations and special types of publication or data.
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* accidente geográfico=geographical feature.
* ámbito geográfico de actuación=catchment area.
* área geográfica=geographical area.
* barrera geográfica=geographic barrier.
* catálogo geográfico=geographical catalogue.
* diccionario geográfico=gazetteer.
* distribución geográfica=geographical disposition.
* división geográfica=geographical division.
* frontera geográfica=geographic boundary.
* históricogeográfico=historico-geographical.
* localización geográfica=geolocation.
* nombre geográfico=geographical name.
* orden geográfico=geographical order.
* posición geográfica=geolocation.
* sistema para información geográfica (SIG)=Geographical Information System (GIS).
* Sistema para la Información Geográfica (SIG)=Geographic Information System (GIS).
* ubicación geográfica=geographical disposition.
* zona geográfica=geographical area.

geolocalización
(n.)=geolocation.
Ex: In a nutshell, geolocation analyzes the user's IP address (the number associated with your computer) to guesstimate where the user is accessing the Internet.

geología
(n.)=geology.
Ex: Thus atoms, mountains and men are things studied by discipline such as physics, geology and biology.
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* relacionado con la geología=geology-related.

geológico
(adj.)=geological ; geologic.
Ex: In the notation for Time, T, capital letters denote centuries and certain geological periods and millennia.
Ex: With renewed geologic interest in the Arctic and Antarctic, polar libraries are becoming increasingly important to support the research efforts in these areas.
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* estudio geológico=geological survey.
* formación geológica=geological formation.
* origen geológico=geological origin.

geometría
(n.)=geometry.
Ex: In many subjects we find a steady development from basic ideas to their most complex application, a good example being mathematics: arithmetic, algebra, geometry, trigonometry, calculus.

geomorfología
(n.)=geomorphology.
Ex: This guide provides brief descriptive information on the geomorphology and ecology of sounds, beaches, inlets, and dunes.

geomática
(n.)=geomatics.
Ex: The rapid growth of geomatics within the broader IT discipline has resulted in graduates obtaining an exceptionally high level of industry employment worldwide.

geométricamente
=geometrically.
Ex: I haven't done the arithmetic so I could be wrong, but if you wait until you've acquired a significant number of records the effort is probably geometrically greater than if you had done it from the beginning.

geométrico
(adj.)=geometric.
Ex: The implications of this geometric trend can be understood by recalling the legend of the inventor of chess and his patron, the emperor of China = Las consecuencias de esta tendencia geométrica pueden entenderse recordando la leyenda del inventor del ajedrez y su mecenas, el emperador de China.
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* figura geométrica=geometric shape ; geometric pattern.
* forma geométrica=geometric shape ; geometric pattern.
* media geométrica=geometric mean.

geopolítica
(n.)=geopolitics.
Ex: The differences help explain why we get into so much trouble trying to use for the management of information concepts that worked in the management of things e.g. control, secrecy, ownership, monopoly and geopolitics.

geopolíticamente
=geopolitically.
Ex: But for democracies in the West, the strategic urgency to think geopolitically is greatly undermined by the politics of multiculturalism.

geopolítico
(adj.)=geopolitical.
Ex: With the present trend to extending territorial waters, from three miles to twelve miles to two hundred miles, cataloguers are going to need a geopolitical atlas to make some decisions, together with an accurate ruler.

geoquímica
(n.)=geochemistry.
Ex: This is an ideal textbook for undergraduate students in geochemistry.

geoquímico
(adj.)=geochemical.
Ex: Geochemical analyses showed a fourfold enrichment of oxidized iron and manganese from bedrock.

geotérmico
(adj.)=geothermal.
Ex: The new geothermal system still has a few kinks that need to be worked out.

geranio
(n.)=geranium.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

gerbo
(n.)=gerbil.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.

gerencial
(adj.)=managerial.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
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* economía gerencial=managerial economics.

gerente
(n.)=manager [manageress, -fem.] ; registrar ; manageress [manager, -masc.] ; office manager ; business manager ; financial officer ; city manager ; town manager ; city budget director ; secretary ; provost.
Ex: Such hosts are more likely to be accessed by end-users such as economists and managers, than information workers.
Ex: The article 'Museum data bank report: the yogi and the registrar' is a contribution to an issue devoted to linking art objects and art information.
Ex: Personality profiles of managers and managereses show little relevant difference.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
Ex: Watman wondered how the profession would react to the idea of a business manager instead of assistant.
Ex: Financial officers in publishing are responsible for the business operation of the company.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: Department heads estimate their expenditures for the coming year and submit them to the town manager, who approves or disapproves them.
Ex: The city budget director announced that in the next fiscal year the city of Deuxville will adopt a program budget format.
Ex: Donald P Hammer, Executive secretary of LITA, and Dorothy Butler, the Division's Administrative secretary, handled all of the administrative details, arrangements, and logistics.
Ex: Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.
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* gerente de restaurante=restaurant manager.
* gerente de ventas=sales manager.

gerente de restaurante
(n.)=restaurant manager.
Ex: A restaurant manager has been trying to order boiled ham, but the wholesaler keeps wanting to sell smoked ham.
gerente de ventas
(n.)=sales manager.
Ex: Sales managers see the virtue of common applications in all offices they visit and management see the value of common standards for business reports and resource utilisation.
geriatría
(n.)=geriatrics ; geriatric medicine.
Ex: For example, articles about the library needs of older persons are about as likely to be published in journals devoted to geriatrics as in journals in LIS.
Ex: This article discusses terms relating to geriatric medicine in Medical Subject Headings (MeSH), giving some equivalent Japanese terms.

gerifalte
(n.)=honcho ; head honcho ; boss [bosses, -pl.] ; chief honcho ; gaffer.
Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
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* gerifalte, el=big guy, the.

gerifalte, el
(n.)=big guy, the.
Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
geriátrico
(adj.)=geriatric hospital ; geriatric.
Ex: This is of particular importance in geriatric hospitals where elderly patients tend to have more complex needs.
Ex: This is especially true for geriatric services, as older people often have complex medical and social needs.
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* hospital geriátrico=geriatric hospital.

germen de la discordia, el
(n.)=seed of discord, the.
Ex: The seed of discord between Greece and Turkey might be the lack of energy resources.
germen de la duda, el
(n.)=seed of doubt, the.
Ex: Of course just like any seed, the seed of doubt needs proper environment to grow.
germen de trigo
(n.)=wheatgerm.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.
germen de una idea
=germ of an idea.
Ex: What began as a germ of an idea around a kitchen table in Toronto in 1997 is now being published out of Washington DC with contributors and subscribers from 20 countries.
germen^1
(n.)=germ.
Ex: The title of her doctoral dissertation was 'Americans and the Germ Theory of Disease'.
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* célula germen=germ cell ; germinal cell.
* germen de trigo=wheatgerm.
* libre de gérmenes=germ-free.

germen^2
(n.)=root cause.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
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* germen de la discordia, el=seed of discord, the.
* germen de la duda, el=seed of doubt, the.
* germen de una idea=germ of an idea.
* plantar el germen de la discordia=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* sembrar el germen de la discordia=sow + the seed(s) of discord.
* sembrar el germen de la duda=plant + the seed of doubt ; sow + the seed of doubt.

germicida^1
(n.)=germicide.
Ex: Wash and sterilize equipment using germicides and sterilizers.

germicida^2
(adj.)=germicidal.
Ex: The liquid in the container must be renewed every day, to revive the germicidal activity of the bleach.

germinación
(n.)=budding ; sprouting ; germination.
Ex: The behaviour of genotypes differed significantly before and after budding on different rootstocks.
Ex: Sprouting was earliest in the plants budded during the second week of September.
Ex: Spore germination of these pathogens was significantly suppressed by all three bicarbonates, especially potassium bicarbonate.
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* en germinación=budding.

germinal
(adj.)=germinal.
Ex: The presence of this mutation in blood suggests that it could be from germinal origin.
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* célula germinal=germ cell ; germinal cell.
* mutación germinal=germinal mutation.

germinar
(v.)=bud ; germinate ; sprout ; vegetate.
Nota: Aplicado generalmente a las plantas.
Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
Ex: Plants vegetate on an 18/6 light cycle (18 hours of light, 6 hours of darkness).
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* germinar antes de tiempo=bolt.

germinar antes de tiempo
(v.)=bolt.
Ex: Herbicide can be applied after bolting, but seed development remains a risk.
germánico
(adj.)=Germanic.
Ex: The focal point of the article is the Germanic collections in the humanities and social sciences = La idea central del artículo son las colecciones germánicas en las humanidades y las ciencias sociales.

gerontología
(n.)=gerontology.
Ex: Only journals published in the USA and devoted exclusively or in large part to the literature of social gerontology are described here.

gerundio
(n.)=gerund.
Ex: Content words are subdivided into nominals, attributives, predicatives, infinitives, adverbs, and gerunds.

gesta
(n.)=prowess ; derring-do ; heroic story.
Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.

gestación
(n.)=gestation.
Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
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* en gestación=in the making.
* en período de gestación=gestating.
* período de gestación=gestation period.

gestante
(n.)=expectant mother.
Ex: This manual was developed to help health workers in developing nations to teach expectant mothers about pregnancy and childbirth.

gestar
(v.)=incubate ; gestate.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.
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* estar gestándose, estar en proceso, estar en trámite, estar=be in the works.
* gestarse=gestate.
* polémica + gestarse=controversy + brew.
* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo=long-simmering.

gestarse
(v.)=gestate.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.
gesticulación
(n.)=signalling [signaling] ; gesticulation ; mannerism.
Ex: Fireflies are the classic example of organisms that use light signalling for sexual communication.
Ex: The findings have led to the conclusion that there is a direct causal relationship between familiarity/formality and the degree of gesticulation.
Ex: Videotaping is an excellent way to see oneself as others do, but observation of others also can be helpful in minimizing one's own distracting or offensive mannerisms.

gesticular
(v.)=gesticulate.
Ex: He gesticulates with an almost Latin frequency, but the range and direction of his movements are within the Anglo tradition.
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* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido=mouth.

gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido
(v.)=mouth.
Ex: He mouthed two words, the first word of which started with F, and the second word of which started with O.
gestionado
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* biblioteca gestionada por microordenador=microlibrary.
* bien gestionado=well-managed.
* gestionado por el ayuntamiento=city-administered.

gestionado por el ayuntamiento
(adj.)=city-administered.
Ex: By city-administered examination and promotion, his current salary range would be equalled and surpassed within a year to a year and a half.
gestionar
(v.)=deal with ; handle ; manage ; manipulate ; administer ; husband ; operate ; sort out.
Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials.
Ex: The document or photocopy is received and the invoice handled like an ordinary order.
Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.
Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
Ex: Until Groome appeared, city officials were chosen not so much for their ability to administer the affairs of their offices as for who they knew; hence, old-style machine politics with its accompanying corruption found a congenial atmosphere in which to operate.
Ex: Traditionally private collections were husbanded by private individuals until some institution felt it worthwhile to incorporate them into its own collection.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
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* gestionar información=handle + information.
* gestionar mal=mismanage.
* sin gestionar=unmanaged.

gestionar información
(v.)=handle + information.
Ex: Provided that the methods taught are applied rigorously, the student gets a good grounding in elementary research methods and he learns to handle information.
gestionar mal
(v.)=mismanage.
Ex: Previous attemps to implement IT have been doomed from the beginning because one crucial component has been mismanaged: people.
gestiones
(n.)=paperwork.
Ex: However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.
gestionismo
(n.)=managerialism.
Nota: Término despectivo usado para referirse a la introducción del concepto de 'gestión' en las bibliotecas y que se considera como estratagema de los gobiernos de derechas para reducir el gasto público.
Ex: The term 'managerialism' is used disparagingly by many public sector professionals to describe recent organisational changes in public services, often associated with right wing policies aimed at weakening the role of both professionals and trade unions in order to cut costs.

gestión
(n.)=handling ; husbanding ; management ; manipulation ; running ; dispensation ; stewardship ; manning ; managing ; back office ; keeping ; governance.
Ex: The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.
Ex: There is nevertheless some scope in some African countries for the exploitation of basic information technologies for such actitivies as the internal husbanding and sharing of decision-making data.
Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.
Ex: Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.
Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.
Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
Ex: All the things that follow in the chapter are subservient to the inquiry point and its proper manning.
Ex: Compiling, updating, managing and editing monolingual and multilingual thesauri without suitable software is extremely complex.
Ex: Benefits have been proven in the back office and now many organizations are applying it in customer facing applications.
Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
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* analista de sistemas de gestión bibliotecaria=library systems analyst.
* consultoría para la gestión=management consultant.
* cursos de gestión de información=management course.
* de gestión=back-office.
* de gestión del museo=curatorial.
* director ejecutivo de la gestión del conocimiento=knowledge executive.
* economía de gestión=managerial economics.
* encargado de la gestión de documentos=record(s) manager.
* encargado de la gestión documental=record(s) manager.
* equipo de gestión=management team.
* escuela de gestión=business school.
* estilo de gestión=managerial style ; management style.
* estrategia de gestión=management strategy ; managerial strategy.
* estrategia de gestión de la información=information management strategy.
* estructura jerárquica de gestión=line management.
* estudios de gestión=management science.
* gasto de gestión=administration fee.
* gastos de gestión=handling fee ; handling charge.
* gestión administrativa=housekeeping.
* gestión bibliotecaria=library management.
* gestión compartida=shared governance.
* gestión de aguas=water management.
* gestión de archivos=management of records ; archive(s) management.
* gestión de archivos personales=personal archives management ; personal records management.
* gestión de bases de datos=database management.
* gestión de calidad total=total quality management (TQM).
* gestión de casos clínicos=case management.
* gestión de crisis=crisis management.
* gestión de datos=data handling.
* gestión de documentación administrativa=record keeping [recordkeeping] ; record management [records management] ; record(s) management ; paperwork management.
* gestión de documentos=document management ; handling of documents ; record(s) management ; record keeping [recordkeeping].
* gestión de documentos electrónicos=electronic document management.
* gestión de empresas=business management.
* gestión de fincas=land management.
* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado=range management.
* gestión de imágenes=imaging ; image-handling ; image management.
* gestión de imágenes de documentos=document image management.
* gestión de imágenes digitales=digital imaging ; digital image management.
* gestión de imágenes electrónicas=electronic image management.
* gestión de imágenes por ordenador=computer imaging.
* gestión de la biblioteca=library management ; library administration.
* gestión de la colección=collection management.
* gestión de la información=information management ; information handling.
* gestión de la oferta de productos=range management.
* gestión del catálogo=catalogue management.
* gestión del comportamiento=behaviour management.
* gestión del conocimiento=knowledge management (KM).
* gestión del contenido=content management.
* gestión del medio ambiente=environmental management.
* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM)=Information Resources Management (IRM).
* gestión del tiempo=time management.
* gestión de objetos=object management.
* gestión de oficinas=office management.
* gestión de operaciones=operations management.
* gestión de personal=personnel management.
* gestión de recursos acuáticos=aquatic resource management.
* gestión de recursos acuíferos=water resource management.
* gestión de recursos hidráulicos=water management.
* gestión de recursos humanos=human resource management.
* gestión de registros=record keeping [recordkeeping].
* gestión de soportes=media management.
* gestión de terrenos=land management.
* gestión de tierras=land management.
* gestión diaria de, la=day-to-day running of, the.
* gestión documental=information management ; record management [records management] ; record(s) management ; record keeping [recordkeeping] ; record keeping [recordkeeping].
* gestión económica=economics.
* gestión electrónica de documentos=electronic record keeping ; electronic record keeping ; electronic record management.
* gestión entre pares=collegial management.
* gestiones=paperwork.
* gestión financiera=fiscal management.
* gestión mediante proyectos=project management.
* gestión medioambiental=environmental management.
* gestión participativa=participative management.
* gestión por objetivos=management by objectives (MBO).
* gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos=electronic document preservation and management.
* grupo de gestión=management team.
* herramienta de gestión=management tool ; managerial tool.
* herramienta para la gestión de la información=information-managing tool.
* información de gestión=management data ; management information.
* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento=chief knowledge officer (CKO).
* Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial=MBA (Master of Business Administration).
* mala gestión=mismanagement.
* método de gestión=managerial style.
* nivel alto de gestión=higher management.
* nivel medio de gestión=middle management.
* para la gestión de información textual=text-handling.
* profesional de la gestión documental=information management professional.
* profesional encargado de la gestión de documentos=records professional.
* programa de gestión bibliográfica personal=personal bibliographic software.
* programa de gestión bibliotecaria=library software package.
* programa de gestión de bases de datos=database management software.
* programa de gestión de datos=database management software.
* Programa de Gestión de Registros y Archivos (RAMP)=Records and Archives Management Programme (RAMP).
* programa de gestión documental=information retrieval software.
* programa de gestión financiera=cash management package ; cash management software.
* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas=integrated library system (ILS) ; integrated library management system (ILMS).
* programas para la gestión de mapas=map software.
* responsabilidad en la gestión=accountability.
* responsable de la gestión de documentos=record(s) manager.
* responsable de la gestión documental=record(s) manager.
* sin control de gestión=unmanaged.
* sistema de ayuda a la gestión=management support system (MSS).
* sistema de gestión bibliotecaria=library system ; library management system.
* sistema de gestión de documentos=record(s) system.
* sistema de gestión de documentos electrónicos=electronic document management system (EDMS).
* sistema de gestión de imágenes=imaging system ; image-based system ; image management system.
* sistema de gestión de la información (SGI)=information management system (IMS).
* sistema de gestión del conocimiento=knowledge management system (KMS).
* Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS)=Message Handling System (MHS).
* sistema de gestión de registros=record(s) system.
* sistema de gestión documental=information retrieval system (IRS) ; record(s) system.
* sistema integrado de gestión bibliotecaria=integrated library package.
* sistema para la información de gestión=management information system (MIS).
* sistema virtual de gestión de cursos=course management system.
* sociedad de gestión de derechos de autor=copyright collective ; copyright collecting society ; copyright collecting agency.
* teoría de la gestión=management theory.

gestión administrativa
(n.)=housekeeping.
Ex: The establishment of IT in both the housekeeping and information operations makes it necessary to cater for these kinds of facilities at varying levels.
gestión bibliotecaria
(n.)=library management.
Ex: The research programme is concerned mainly with research projects in library management, mechanisation and the history of printing.
gestión compartida
(n.)=shared governance.
Ex: Faculty and administration alike must join through a process of shared governance to identify administrative bloat when it does occur, select a strategy to combat it, and redeploy resources.
gestión de aguas
(n.)=water management.
Ex: This learning resources center collects print and non-print materials emphasizing aspects of land and water management.
gestión de archivos
(n.)=management of records ; archive(s) management.
Ex: Archivists need to know how information technology is applied to recordkeeping and to the management of records. Ex: Little used literary archives could be used for training practice for students in archive management.
gestión de archivos personales
(n.)=personal archives management ; personal records management.
Ex: Partnerships with other disciplines to develop solutions for personal archives management is a good commitment for the archival community to make. Ex: Our goal as a company is to provide affordable personal records management products that will enable each individual to store, track and retrieve their personal information easily.
gestión de bases de datos
(n.)=database management.
Ex: Students can use personal computers offering software for such tasks as word processing, financial analysis, database management, desktop publishing, drawing, and drafting.
gestión de calidad total
(n.)=total quality management (TQM).
Ex: The author describes the initial steps in introducing Total Quality Management within information services pointing out that there is more to quality management than the use of statistical tools.
gestión de casos clínicos
(n.)=case management.
Ex: They then assessed the quality of information received, its contribution to patient care, and its impact on case management.
gestión de crisis
(n.)=crisis management.
Ex: While a large-scale bar coding project can be intimidating, detailed planning can prevent hours of anxiety and the need for crisis management.
gestión de datos
(adj.)=data handling.
Ex: This research project is aimed specifically at the data handling requirements of such a system.
gestión de documentación administrativa
(n.)=record keeping [recordkeeping] ; record management [records management] ; record(s) management ; paperwork management.
Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it. Ex: This article discusses the OPAC revolution and the development of microcomputer for end-user searching and record management. Ex: This paper divides the life of a record into 8 stages: the first four stages -- from creation of a record to destruction or transfer to an archive -- may be regarded as records management. Ex: The evolution of information management is described in 5 steps: paperwork management; centralisation of data processing; Information Resources Management (IRM); competitive business intelligence; strategic information management.
gestión de documentos
(n.)=document management ; handling of documents ; record(s) management ; record keeping [recordkeeping].
Ex: The 1990s will see a productivity breakthrough in document management. Ex: In virtually all of her professional positions she has been involved with the handling of documents. Ex: This paper divides the life of a record into 8 stages: the first four stages -- from creation of a record to destruction or transfer to an archive -- may be regarded as records management. Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it.
gestión de documentos electrónicos
(n.)=electronic document management.
Ex: Our primary focus over the years has been in the arena of providing electronic document management solutions.
gestión de empresas
(n.)=business management.
Ex: The goal of this study was to identify the most productive reviewing journals for business management.
gestión de fincas
(n.)=land management.
Ex: This learning resources center collects print and non-print materials emphasizing aspects of land and water management.
gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado
(n.)=range management.
Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..
gestión de imágenes
(n.)=imaging ; image-handling ; image management.
Ex: This article describes IBM's new ImagePlus family of electronic document management systems which allow users to add imaging to data processing systems. Ex: Image-handling reminds us that information retrieval should have a broader scope. Ex: Designed to replace their existing system, Bookshelf, it offers document and image management and retrieval in addition to the full range of library housekeeping modules.
gestión de imágenes de documentos
(n.)=document image management.
Ex: Document image management, or imaging, presents possibilities for dealing with the paper problem.
gestión de imágenes digitales
(n.)=digital imaging ; digital image management.
Ex: We're rather understaffed in this area, so we need a variety of skills, including text encoding, digital imaging, and audio/video capture and transcoding. Ex: The author outlines the legal issues that arise in digital image management.
gestión de imágenes electrónicas
(n.)=electronic image management.
Ex: The author explains why 3 of the goals have not been fulfilled and presents analysis of applications that would have ruled out electronic image management.
gestión de imágenes por ordenador
(n.)=computer imaging.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling: electronic mail, synchronous and asynchronous communications networks, computer imaging, desktop publishing, facsimile transmission, just to name a few.
gestión de la biblioteca
(n.)=library management ; library administration.
Ex: The research programme is concerned mainly with research projects in library management, mechanisation and the history of printing. Ex: Library administration covers a number of topics, ranging from those paralleling the business world, such as personnel records and salaries, to routines more peculiar to the library world such as the timetabling of staff at enquiry points etc.
gestión de la colección
(n.)=collection management.
Ex: Discussion centred around the need for a single-source guide to collection management and electronic media.
gestión de la información
(n.)=information management ; information handling.
Ex: After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation. Ex: Considerable progress has been made in the area of information handling.
gestión de la oferta de productos
(n.)=range management.
Ex: The author advocates a shakeup in merchandise selection and range management.
gestión de objetos
(n.)=object management.
Ex: Many faculty would like to conceive of the 21st-century librarian as a polymath who is as sensitive to issues in the arts and humanities as he or she is knowledgeable about computers, networking and about related programming object management issues.
gestión de oficinas
(n.)=office management.
Ex: It embodied programmes in secretarial studies, publishing, office management and graphic design.
gestión de operaciones
(n.)=operations management.
Ex: Survey methodology, the modus operandi of statisticians, is important to professional groups such as librarians as a function of operations management.
gestión de personal
(n.)=personnel management.
Ex: Personnel management is a critical issue facing library administrators.
gestión de recursos acuáticos
(n.)=aquatic resource management.
Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..
gestión de recursos acuíferos
(n.)=water resource management.
Ex: Indigenous knowledge now surfaces in the fields of human health, aquatic resource management, rural sociology, agricultural education, range management, water resource management, etc..
gestión de recursos hidráulicos
(n.)=water management.
Ex: This learning resources center collects print and non-print materials emphasizing aspects of land and water management.
gestión de recursos humanos
(n.)=human resource management.
Ex: Personnel recruitment is an important part of human resource management and thus a significant means in improving effectiveness.
gestión de registros
(n.)=record keeping [recordkeeping].
Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it.
gestión de soportes
(n.)=media management.
Ex: The author reviews the development of media management and the basic principles involved.
gestión de terrenos
(n.)=land management.
Ex: This learning resources center collects print and non-print materials emphasizing aspects of land and water management.
gestión de tierras
(n.)=land management.
Ex: This learning resources center collects print and non-print materials emphasizing aspects of land and water management.
gestión del catálogo
(n.)=catalogue management.
Ex: Library management systems have reduced the manual tasks of checkin, checkout, catalogue management and the like.
gestión del comportamiento
(n.)=behaviour management.
Ex: Behaviour Management encourages leadership that is positive, helps prevent situations that are already unsatisfactory from deteriorating, and avoids head-on confrontations between people.
gestión del conocimiento
=knowledge management (KM).
Ex: This article considers the impact computer networks have had on American society, and the public policy questions they raise in the area of 'knowledge management', i.e. the production, dissemination and use of information.
gestión del contenido
(n.)=content management.
Ex: The author explores where content management has been, where it is and where it is headed.
gestión del medio ambiente
(n.)=environmental management.
Ex: The role of factual data banks as support to environmental management and legislation is reviewed based on experience.
gestión del tiempo
(n.)=time management.
Ex: She has done some of the best work on the use of time logs and time management.
gestión diaria de, la
(n.)=day-to-day running of, the.
Ex: Our senior managers are responsible for the day-to-day running of the organisation.
gestión documental
(n.)=information management ; record management [records management] ; record(s) management ; record keeping [recordkeeping] ; record keeping [recordkeeping].
Ex: After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation. Ex: This article discusses the OPAC revolution and the development of microcomputer for end-user searching and record management. Ex: This paper divides the life of a record into 8 stages: the first four stages -- from creation of a record to destruction or transfer to an archive -- may be regarded as records management. Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it. Ex: All of the processing, acquisitions, shelving, and record-keeping that is done in a library is for the purpose of making information available to those who need it.
gestión económica
(n.)=economics.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes economics, Politics, Law and Education.
gestión electrónica de documentos
(n.)=electronic record keeping ; electronic record keeping ; electronic record management.
Ex: The growth of electronic record keeping has not resulted in the paperless office predicted by many. Ex: The growth of electronic record keeping has not resulted in the paperless office predicted by many. Ex: Electronic document management can trigger automation of other business processes.
gestión entre pares
(n.)=collegial management.
Ex: In the context of collegial management in university libraries, this article presents the advantages and disadvantages of rotating headships.
gestión financiera
(n.)=fiscal management.
Ex: In the 1980's, declining budgetary support has made the fiscal management of libraries increasingly challenging.
gestión mediante proyectos
(n.)=project management.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Using project management to put client/server projects back on track' = El artículo se titula "El uso de la gestión mediante proyectos para reactivar los proyectos cliente/servidor".
gestión medioambiental
(n.)=environmental management.
Ex: The role of factual data banks as support to environmental management and legislation is reviewed based on experience.
gestión participativa
(n.)=participative management.
Ex: The process of full participative management, or workers' self-management, which turns hierarchy upside down, so that administrative function, veto power and decision making come from the bottom of the structure.
gestión por objetivos
(n.)=management by objectives (MBO).
Ex: The library is now run according to a marketing concept and on the principle of management by objectives (MBO).
gestión y conservación de documentos electrónicos
(n.)=electronic document preservation and management.
Ex: Companies who wish to avoid digital-related sactions must make fundamental changes in their approach to electronic document preservation and management.
gesto
(n.)=gesture ; mannerism.
Ex: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.
Ex: Videotaping is an excellent way to see oneself as others do, but observation of others also can be helpful in minimizing one's own distracting or offensive mannerisms.
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* decir adiós con un gesto=signal + goodbye.
* gesto de desprecio=gesture of disdain.
* gesto de disgusto=glower.
* gesto de dolor=wince of pain ; wince.
* gesto de enfado=glower.
* gesto facial=grimace.
* hacer un gesto de dolor=wince.
* reconocedor de gestos=gesture recognizer.

gesto de desprecio
(n.)=gesture of disdain.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain.
gesto de disgusto
(n.)=glower.
Ex: A glower on his face warned the uninvited to stay well away.
gesto de dolor
(n.)=wince of pain ; wince.
Ex: When people think about healthcare the thought is accompanied with a wince of pain stemming from the lower regions of their inner being!. Ex: He will be remembered with a wince, a scar on American history, the man who turned the world against America, a man who leaves the country much worse than he received it.
gesto de enfado
(n.)=glower.
Ex: A glower on his face warned the uninvited to stay well away.
gesto facial
(n.)=grimace.
Ex: She was once photographed in a slaughter house showing disgust as she turned away from a bloody carcass with a grimace on her face.
gestor
(adj.)=steward ; managing ; caretaker ; managerial.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
Ex: We have seen that the relationships of the Publications Office with the institutions and other bodies of the European Communities may in theory, but do not yet in practice extend far beyond those with the six managing institutions.
Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
Ex: The course had concentrated on executive decision making, with a side excursion into the study and findings of Henry Mintzberg as reported in his book, 'The Nature of managerial Work'.
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* basado en un gestor de bases de datos=DBMS-based.
* gestor de bases de datos=database management system (DBMS) ; database manager ; DBMS system.
* gestor de bases de datos relacionales=relational database management system.
* gestor de colas de impresión=print spooler.
* gestor de contenidos=content management software (CMS).
* gestor de documentación administrativa=record manager [records manager] ; record(s) manager.
* gestor de información=information software package.
* gestor de la información=information manager ; information handler.
* gestor del conocimiento=knowledge worker ; knowledge manager.
* gestor de nivel medio=middle manager.
* gestor de tesauros=thesaurus software.
* gestor documental=document retrieval system ; information retrieval system (IRS) ; text information management system ; document management software ; document management system ; information manager ; record manager [records manager].
* NAGARA (Asociación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobie=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
* organismo gestor de bibliotecas=library authority.

gestor de bases de datos
(n.)=database management system (DBMS) ; database manager ; DBMS system.
Ex: Loosely, the first type of base may be referred to as IR (Information Retrieval) and the second as DBMS (Data Base Management System). Ex: The article 'IZE: the all-terrain vehicle of database managers' presents details of IZE, an information retrieval program that can handle any ASCII text file, regardless of record structure. Ex: DBMS systems aim to allow data to be re-organised to accommodate growth, shrinkage and so on.
gestor de bases de datos relacionales
(n.)=relational database management system.
Ex: This article discusses the application of relational data base management systems to textual data bases and the problems involved in implementing the scaled-up hypertext techniques.
gestor de colas de impresión
(n.)=print spooler.
Ex: A print spooler is a software program used to capture printer output and send it to the computer's RAM or to disc file, then sending it to the printer at a rate it can handle.
gestor de contenidos
(n.)=content management software (CMS).
Ex: Content management software (CMS) provides a platform for managing the creation, editing, distribution, and storage of structured and unstructured content.
gestor de documentación administrativa
(n.)=record manager [records manager] ; record(s) manager.
Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles. Ex: This article explains how the introduction of automation will do away with the distinctions between librarians, archivists, and records managers.
gestor de información
(n.)=information software package.
Ex: The Institute was made a distribution centre for UNESCO's information software package CDS/ISIS = El Instituto pasó a ser centro de distribución del gestor de información CDS/ISIS de la UNESCO .
gestor de la información
(n.)=information manager ; information handler.
Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users. Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.
gestor de nivel medio
(n.)=middle manager.
Ex: Middle managers and administrators agreed that library schools were unsuccessful in teaching administration and management.
gestor de tesauros
=thesaurus software.
Ex: All 3 products comply with the minimum standards of a thesaurus software.
gestor del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge worker ; knowledge manager.
Ex: The subject specialist librarian admirably fulfils the definition of what sociologists call the 'knowledge worker'. Ex: Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique.
gestor documental
(n.)=document retrieval system ; information retrieval system (IRS) ; text information management system ; document management software ; document management system ; information manager ; record manager [records manager].
Ex: A document retrieval system may be described by 3 formal characteristics: the syntax employed to describe documents, the form of machine-processable queries it accepts as valid and the retrieval rules used to rank or retrieve documents. Ex: Modern information technology has opened up several new possibilities of conceptual design of information retrieval systems (IRS) that more fully reflect actual searching behaviour. Ex: Computer-based information retrieval systems include the services of the online search service suppliers, CD-ROM products, inhouse text information management systems and online public access catalogues. Ex: This article suggests document management software as a new approach to managing small or large files of evidentiary documents. Ex: Information professionals have come to recognise the importance of software in the performance of document management systems. Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users. Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.
geógrafo
(n.)=geographer.
Ex: Such documents as 'Statistics for the geographer' or 'Psychology for teachers' are not about geography or teaching but about statistics and psychology, respectively.

geólogo
(n.)=geologist.
Ex: Artificial intelligence techniques can be used effectively by geologists for automatic interpretation of geological data.

ghanés
(adj.)=Ghanaian.
Ex: This article examines problems associated with the use of technology and puts forward suggestions to improve the situation in Ghanian libraries.

giba
(n.)=humpback ; hump.
Ex: One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.
Ex: Camels have humps on their backs as places to store fat to live off when food and water are scarce.

gibón
(n.)=gibbon.
Nota: Especie de mono sin rabo.
Ex: He was incredulous when he sussed that the noises came from bona-fide gibbons.

gigante
(n.)=giant ; juggernaut.
Ex: Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
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* arteritis de células gigantes=giant cell arteritis.
* choque de gigantes=clash of giants.
* matagigantes=giant-killer.
* ser un gigante con los pies de barro=be a giant with feet of clay.

gigantesco
(adj.)=enormous ; gargantuan ; giant ; mammoth ; gigantic ; monstrous ; Herculean ; ginormous ; humongous [humungous] ; colossal ; a monster of a ; titanic ; Herculanian ; gianormous.
Nota: Formado por la combinación de giant y enormous.
Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
Ex: Prior to this appointment, he was Director of LC's Processing Department where his span of authority included traditional library processing functions on a gargantuan scale.
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
Ex: The only problem is the mammoth task of interfiling new cards, especially in catalogues where there are large numbers of new or amended entries.
Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
Ex: University libraries have a problem in theft of books which is running at a colossal rate.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
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* de tamaño gigantesco=wall-sized.

gili
(n./adj.)=daft ; wally.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

gilipollas
(n.)=dickhead ; arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; twat ; arse ; wanker ; tosser ; mug ; shithead ; prick ; schmuck ; schmo ; jerk ; plonker ; git ; prat ; dink.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
Ex: The only real unfairness in all of this is that a guy with such great oratory skills should turn out to be such a dink - total waste.

gilipolleces
(n.)=crap ; bollocks ; shite ; bullshit ; crock of (bull)shit.
Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?. Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'. Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone. Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008. Ex: In that pea-sized brain of yours you have to know that's a crock of bullshit.
gilipollez
(n.)=balderdash ; crock.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
Ex: The whole idea is such a crock that I'm amazed anyone takes it seriously.
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* decir gilipolleces=talk + nonsense ; talk + rubbish ; bullshit ; talk through + Posesivo + hat ; haver ; maunder.
* dejarse de gilipolleces=cut + the crap ; cut + the bullshit.
* gilipolleces=crap ; bollocks ; shite ; bullshit ; crock of (bull)shit.

gilipuertas
(n./adj.)=daft ; wally.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

gimnasia
(n.)=gymnastics.
Ex: A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.
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* clase de gimnasia=gym class.
* gimnasia de mantenimiento=fitness.

gimnasia de mantenimiento
(n.)=fitness.
Ex: Documents indexed in SPORT data base deal with all aspects of sport, fitness and recreation.
gimnasio
(n.)=gymnasium [gymnasiums/gymnasia, -pl.] ; fitness centre ; health club ; fitness facilities.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
Ex: All employees can access the intranet where they can find information on the company fitness centre, employee anniversaries, and discount tickets to local attractions.
Ex: Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.
Ex: Regardless of legal issues, owners of fitness facilities have a moral obligation to make their centers accessible to as many individuals as possible.
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* gimnasio, el=gym, the.

gimnasio, el
=gym, the.
Ex: Naturally, one thinks of sports novels in the gym and biographies of scientists in the labs.
gimnasta
(n.)=gymnast.
Ex: The author, a champion gymnast and long-time coach, shares practical suggestions for encouraging young females to begin and maintain participation in sports.
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* gimnasta de la cama elástica=trampolinist.

gimnasta de la cama elástica
(n.)=trampolinist.
Ex: The author discusses several different methods that divers and trampolinists use to initate somersaults and twists and presents concrete examples of each method.
gimotear
(v.)=snivel ; whimper ; yammer.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.
Ex: The righties in this country keep yammering about 'we shouldn't be giving terrorists the same rights Americans enjoy'.

gimoteo
(n.)=whimper ; sob.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.
Ex: Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

gincana
(n.)=treasure hunt ; scavenger hunt.
Ex: The article 'Treasure hunt in the USA' reports on a study tour of the USA by the Danish Research Library Association.
Ex: Community activities include going to a park, library, fire station, train or bus station, grocery store, laundromat, festival, and a scavenger hunt.

ginebra con tónica
=gin and tonic.
Ex: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
ginebra^1
(n.)=gin.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
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* ginebra con tónica=gin and tonic.

gineceo
(n.)=gynoecium.
Ex: The flowers consists of four distinct whorls, the calyx, corolla, androecium and gynoecium.

ginecología
(n.)=gynaecology [gynecology, -USA].
Ex: Other topics cover developments in the 1930s, specialist institutes for midwifery and gynaecology and sources for medical information.

ginecológico
(adj.)=gynaegolocic [gynecologic, -USA].
Ex: These families tend to be young and in need of gynegologic, obstetric, and pediatric services.

ginecólogo
(n.)=gynaecologist [gynecologist, -USA].
Ex: Two swabs were collected from each woman, one by the gynaecologist and one by the woman.

gingivitis
(n.)=gingivitis.
Ex: This study also reports on the prevalence of fillings decay and gingivitis in this population.

gingseng
(n.)=gingseng.
Ex: The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.

gira
(n.)=roadshow.
Ex: A Document Management roadshow has been touring some major cities in the UK, promoting the benefits of Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS).
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* autobús de gira turística=touring bus.
* gira relámpago=whistle-stop [whistlestop].
* gira turística=bus tour.
* gira turística en autobús=bus tour.
* hacer una gira de=tour.
* iniciar una gira=hit + the road ; hit + the trail.

gira relámpago
(n.)=whistle-stop [whistlestop].
Ex: The author gives random impressions of his 16-day whistle-stop lecture tour in India during which he visited 37 libraries, library schools, universities, and other institutions and delivered 16 lectures.
gira turística
(n.)=bus tour.
Ex: However there is considerable fear among certain sectors, such as travel companies and bus tour organizers in some countries.
gira turística en autobús
(n.)=bus tour.
Ex: However there is considerable fear among certain sectors, such as travel companies and bus tour organizers in some countries.
girado
(n.)=drawee.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.

girador
(n.)=drawer.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.

giralda
(n.)=weathervane ; weathercock ; windvane.
Ex: Balustrades, spiral staircases and weathervanes are just a few of the products they make.
Ex: Since olden times there has been a weathercock on the back roof of the cathedral which it is said to serve as protection from the devil.
Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.

girar
(v.)=deflect ; rotate ; turn ; whirl ; twist ; spin around ; revolve ; swing ; swing back ; wind ; swivel ; twirl ; gyrate ; spin.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado spun/span, participio spun.
Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each.
Ex: The computer creates a series of entries by rotating the component terms with which it has been provided.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use.
Ex: With considerable reluctance, he spun his chair around and was about to return to his papers when Preston Huish put his head into the room.
Ex: This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.
Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
Ex: Matrix and mould were pivoted and were brought up to the nozzle of a metal pump for the moment of casting, and then swung back to eject the new-made letter.
Ex: Bring the kite down by slowly winding the kite string around a kite spool.
Ex: The light direction can be controlled by swivelling the reflector.
Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction.
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* argumento + girar en torno a=argument + revolve around.
* cuestión + girar en torno a=question + revolve around.
* discusión + girar en torno a=discussion + centre around.
* girar 180 grados=move + 180 degrees.
* girar al descubierto=overdraw ; overdraft.
* girar alrededor de=spin about ; orbit.
* girar bruscamente=swerve.
* girar en torno a=hinge on/upon ; revolve around ; circle around.
* girar media vuelta=swing in + a half-circle.
* girar sobre un pivote=pivot.
* hacer girar=twiddle ; twirl.
* mundo + girar en torno a=enterprise + revolve on.
* polémica + girar en torno a=controversy + revolve around.
* problemas + girar en torno a=problems + turn on ; problems + revolve around.

girar 180 grados
(v.)=move + 180 degrees.
Ex: By focusing on the client, the library moves 180 degrees from the outdated approach to service.
girar al descubierto
(v.)=overdraw ; overdraft.
Ex: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment. Ex: So I ended up overdrafting several times -- in the end, they were charging me 30 dollars each for overdrafts of less than ten dollars.
girar alrededor de
(v.)=spin about ; orbit.
Ex: A disk is made up of a series of individual rigid disks, arranged one above another, and spinning about a vertical axis. Ex: For some time past satellites have been orbiting the Earth and sending back images of it to ground stations.
girar bruscamente
(v.)=swerve.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
girar en torno a
(v.)=hinge on/upon ; revolve around ; circle around.
Ex: It is important to recognise that citation indexing hinges upon the continuation of documents as separate units and the perpetuation of the practices of citing other words. Ex: Ordinarily the training of staff revolves around specific library procedures, but the location and use of various reference tools are sometimes the subject of special tours and briefings. Ex: The conversation on his final show circled around the supposed decline of the French language.
girar media vuelta
(v.)=swing in + a half-circle.
Ex: Drew Pope put down his pencil, pushed back in his chair, stretched his arms overhead, and swung in a half-circle so he could look out the window.
girar sobre un pivote
(v.)=pivot.
Ex: The method is to treat prepositions as points at which the phrases can be pivoted.
girasol
(n.)=sunflower.
Ex: The students painted sunflowers in the style of Vincent van Gogh over the rust spots of a pickup truck.
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* aceite de girasol=sunflower oil.
* pipa de girasol=sunflower seed.
* semilla de girasol=sunflower seed.

giratorio
(adj.)=revolving ; rotating.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
Ex: The carrier containing both items is then fed into the rotating rollers of the thermal copier and as it proceeds through the machine it activates an infra-red light.
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* archivador giratorio=revolving drum.
* fuerza giratoria=turning power.
* montado sobre un mecanismo giratorio=pivoted.
* movimiento giratorio=rotary motion.
* puerta giratoria=revolving door.
* silla giratoria=swivel chair.

girl band
(n.)=girl band.
Ex: A singer from a girl band has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform partners she was HIV positive.

giro
(n.)=deflection ; spin ; idiom ; twist ; whirl ; twirl ; idiomatic expression.
Ex: Deflection to the left gives him the same control backwards.
Ex: This paper dscusses the development in CD-ROM drive speeds since the 1985 base rate of a constant 150 KB/s with a spin range of 300-500 rotations per seconds.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.
Ex: Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.
Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.
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* giro bancario=bank transfer ; wire transfer ; credit transfer.
* giro en descubierto=overdraft.
* giro imprevisto en la trama=twist in the plot.
* giro inesperado=twist.
* giro postal=postal order ; post office payment ; money order.
* giro postal internacional=international money order.
* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados=turn + Posesivo + life around.

giro bancario
(n.)=bank transfer ; wire transfer ; credit transfer.
Ex: Bank transfers should be made out to: ABN-AMRO Bank NV. Ex: Redemption payments are made by wire transfer = El pago del reembolso se realiza mediante transferencia bancaria. Ex: In the past, card payments have not been as popular in the euro area as other payment instruments, such as credit transfers and direct debits.
giro en descubierto
(n.)=overdraft.
Ex: So I ended up overdrafting several times -- in the end, they were charging me 30 dollars each for overdrafts of less than ten dollars.
giro imprevisto en la trama
(n.)=twist in the plot.
Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.
giro inesperado
(n.)=twist.
Ex: 'But human creatures must not help each other nor must they make any maudlin twist'.
giro postal
(n.)=postal order ; post office payment ; money order.
Ex: Please enclose a cheque or postal order when returning this form. Ex: Post office payments should be paid to Giro Account No: 351460. Ex: While the U.S. Treasury has taken steps to make it harder to counterfeit American currency, it's still apparently easy to make up fake money orders.
giro postal internacional
(n.)=international money order.
Ex: A lot has been written about how fraudulent international money orders can look real, where even banks accept them as genuine.
gitano
(n.)=gypsy [gipsy] ; gippo [gyppo].
Ex: For instance: rhyme is still RIME; gypsy is spelled G-I-P -- most of us are instructed to spell it 'g-y-p'.
Ex: As a child he was bullied at school and called 'gippos'.

glaciación
(n.)=glaciation ; ice age.
Ex: This digital tapestry outlines the geologic story of continental collision and break-up, mountain-building, river erosion and deposition, glaciation, volcanism, and other events and processes that have shaped the region.
Ex: A bewildering array of information devices must now be exploited as effectively as books were during the ice age of librarianship.

glacial
(adj.)=icy ; frigid ; wint(e)ry .
Ex: In general, studless tires did best on snow, while those with studs were best on icy roads.
Ex: In such frigid conditions, spectators, coaches and even players were wearing neck warmers.
Ex: A major storm system passing through the central United States brought a wintery mess to the state of Minnesota this past weekend.
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* frente glacial=cold front.
* frío glacial=be bitterly cold.

glaciar
(n.)=glacier.
Ex: Rivers, erosion, towns and glaciers are all phenomena studied by geography.
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* como un glaciar=glacially.
* sobre los glaciares=glaciological.

glaciológico
(adj.)=glaciological.
Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.

glacé
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* glacé real=royal icing ; glacé royal.

glacé real
(n.)=royal icing ; glacé royal.
Ex: Royal icing or glacé royal is made by beating together sugar and egg whites. Ex: Royal icing or glacé royal is made by beating together sugar and egg whites.
glamor
(n.)=glamour [glamor, -USA] ; glitter.
Ex: In many cases needs other than those of the user are driving the further introduction of the Internet into libraries, e. g. the glamour and marketing value of connectivity, and the egos of librarians = En muchos casos necesidades diferentes a las de los usuarios están fomentando aún más la introducción de Internet en las bibliotecas, por ej., el carisma y el valor comercial de la red y el ego del bibliotecario.
Ex: Junctionville established itself early as an ordinary manufacturing city, a city without glitter or charm.

glamoroso
=glamorous ; dashing ; glam.
Nota: Abreviatura de glamorous.
Ex: Service is perhaps not a very glamorous concept, but we are nevertheless a service profession = El servicio quizás no es un concepto muy atractivo, pero no obstante somos una profesión dedicada al servicio.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
Ex: Ponytails are becoming glam, says the New York Times.

glandular
(adj.)=glandular.
Ex: Males of many animals provide females with 'nuptial gifts', such as prey items or glandular secretions, during courtship and mating.

glaseado
(adj.)=icing ; sugar icing ; glacé ; candied.
Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.
Ex: Her paintings and drawings depict food and her sculptures are made of marzipan, chocolate icing, sugar icing, and cookies.
Ex: Exports of fruit products consisted mainly of fruit juice and canned, pulped, glacé and otherwise preserved fruits.
Ex: Panelists rated the candied products from all treatments as slightly astringent to not astringent.
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* baño de azúcar glaseado=glacé icing.
* castañas glaseadas=marron glacé.
* cereza glaseada=glacé cherry.
* fruta glaseada=glacé fruit ; candied fruit.
* frutos secos glaseados=marron glacé.

glasear
(v.)=glaze.
Ex: Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.

glasnost
(n.)=glasnost.
Nota: Política de apertura exterior soviética.
Ex: The effects of glasnost on the Soviet information environment should not be underestimated.

glasé
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* azúcar glasé=powdered sugar.

glaucoma
(n.)=glaucoma.
Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.

glial
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* célula glial=glial cell.

gliceridico
(adj.)=glyceridic.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.

gliceridicos
(adj.)=glyceridic.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.

glicerina
(n.)=glycerin(e).
Ex: Glycerine is the main by-product of making biodiesel.

glicerol
(n.)=glycerin(e) ; glycerol.
Ex: Glycerine is the main by-product of making biodiesel.
Ex: Because it is hygroscopic, glycerol can actually absorb so much moisture that mold growths can develop unless an antiseptic is added.

glicerídica
(adj.)=glyceridic.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.

glicerídicas
(adj.)=glyceridic ; glyceridic.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.

gliceríidica
(adj.)=glyceridic.
Ex: Refined olive oil is the olive oil obtained from virgin olive oils by refining methods that do not lead to alterations in the initial glyceridic structure.

glicol
(n.)=glycol.
Ex: Glycol is frequently used at airports during the winter to de-ice aircraft prior to take-off.

glicérido
(n.)=glyceride.
Ex: In both male and female baboons, the rates of secretion of glyceride into the serum are about six times greater than the rates of secretion of phospholipid.

glicólisis
(n.)=glycolysis.
Ex: These packages deal with alcoholic fermentation and the reversal of glycolysis and the reactions of the citric cycle.

glifo
(n.)=glyph.
Ex: To be readable by humans, character codes require fonts that provide visual images, or glyphs, corresponding to the codes = Para que el sur humano los pueda leer, los códigos de caracteres necesitan tipos de letra que contenga imágenes visuales, o pictogramas, que se correspondan con los códigos.

glioma
(n.)=glioma.
Ex: These parameters enable quantifying the essential characteristics of malignant gliomas.

global
(adj.)=all-embracing ; global ; holistic ; overall ; sweeping ; umbrella ; inclusive ; pervasive ; all-encompassing ; overriding ; systemic ; overarching ; all-inclusive ; wide-angle(d) ; embracing ; encompassing.
Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
Ex: Any change made to a primary heading could be made to have a global effect on the entire authority file and hence the catalog.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.
Ex: There is not necessarily any overall plan for the development and maintenance of the schedules.
Ex: Such a statement of objectives may appear narrowly defined in its practices and yet, at the same time, rather sweeping in its assumptions.
Ex: This article describes how an 'umbrella licence' was obtained covering a group of libraries within the region.
Ex: A collective title is a title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
Ex: There is a need for an examination of the whole process of information dissemination from a 'systemic' framework.
Ex: There appears to be an unhealthy tendency among information technology professionals to elevate any single, highly successful practical experience instantly into an overarching paradigm for managerial success.
Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
Ex: Except for the principal no one besides the librarian has such a wide-angle view of the school's instructional programme.
Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.
Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.
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* aldea global, la=global village, the.
* búsqueda global=comprehensive search.
* cantidad global=lump sum.
* como unidad global=as a whole.
* concepción global=gestalt.
* dar una visión global=give + overview ; overview.
* de forma global=holistically.
* de manera global=holistically.
* descripción global=outline.
* presentar una visión global=present + an overview ; overview.
* suma global=lump sum.
* término global=umbrella.
* visión global=overall picture.

globalización
=globalisation [globalization, -USA].
Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.

globalizado
(adj.)=globalised [globalized, -USA].
Ex: This course uses geographical concepts to help you make sense of our complex, globalised world and the processes and patterns that shape it.

globalizador
(adj.)=globalising [globalizing, -USA] ; embracing.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.

globalizar
(v.)=globalise [globalize, -USA].
Ex: Now that so much of librarianship and publishing has been globalized, the international law on this has become very important too.

globalmente
=in toto ; globally.
Ex: Serials control in toto consists of a number of elements which are more or less closely related.
Ex: This article aims to examine both currently and globally the varying degrees of application of information technology to information services in several continents.

globo
(n.)=globe ; balloon.
Ex: A globe is a model of a celestial body, usually the earth or the celestial sphere, depicted on the surface of a sphere.
Ex: 'That's not realistic,' he said and looked at her, as if to indicate that the balloon of her argument had suddenly had a pin stuck in it, and was expiring with a hiss.
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* globo aerostático=hot-air balloon.
* globo de aire caliente=hot-air balloon.
* globo de ensayo=trial balloon.
* globo de prueba=trial balloon.
* globo, el=globe, the.
* globo ocular=eyeball.
* globo publicitario=advertising balloon.
* globo sonda=trial balloon.

globo aerostático
(n.)=hot-air balloon.
Ex: Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
globo de aire caliente
(n.)=hot-air balloon.
Ex: Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
globo de ensayo
(n.)=trial balloon.
Ex: And even if it is hard news, my guess is that this is just an official trial balloon to see what industry reaction will be.
globo de prueba
(n.)=trial balloon.
Ex: And even if it is hard news, my guess is that this is just an official trial balloon to see what industry reaction will be.
globo ocular
(n.)=eyeball.
Ex: Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.
globo publicitario
(n.)=advertising balloon.
Ex: Both advertising balloons and blimps are used by companies worldwide to increase sales and visibility.
globo sonda
(n.)=trial balloon.
Ex: And even if it is hard news, my guess is that this is just an official trial balloon to see what industry reaction will be.
globo, el
(n.)=globe, the.
Ex: South Asia must make efforts to reach other parts of the globe in order to make the information age truly viable.
globular
(adj.)=globular.
Ex: Their shell is globular in shape and covered with spines.
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* recuento globular=blood count.

globulina
(n.)=globulin.
Ex: When compared with the control group, their glucose, calcium, total protein, albumins, globulins, total cholesterol and triglycerides were significantly lower.

glomérulo
(n.)=glomerulus [glomeruli, -pl.].
Ex: Nephritic syndrome is a group of disorders that cause inflammation of the internal kidney structures (specifically, the glomeruli).
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* glomérulo renal=glomerulus [glomeruli, -pl.].

glomérulo renal
(n.)=glomerulus [glomeruli, -pl.].
Ex: Nephritic syndrome is a group of disorders that cause inflammation of the internal kidney structures (specifically, the glomeruli).
gloria
(n.)=glory ; laurels.
Nota: Usado en plural con este sentido.
Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
Ex: There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels.
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* antigua gloria=Posesivo + former glory.
* disfrutar de la gloria ajena=bask in + reflected glory.
* en la gloria=snugly.
* estar en la gloria=be on cloud nine ; float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air ; be in seventh heaven.
* gloria ajena=reflected glory.
* gloria bendita=out of this world.
* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua gloria=regain + Posesivo + former glory.

gloria ajena
(n.)=reflected glory.
Ex: But with all the reflected glory from Austen's books, the movie never truly shines on its own.
gloria bendita
(adj.)=out of this world.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
glorieta
(n.)=pergola ; arbor ; gazebo.
Ex: If you are thinking about constructing an arbor or pergola in your garden, the first questions that you should ask yourself are about function.
Ex: If you are thinking about constructing an arbor or pergola in your garden, the first questions that you should ask yourself are about function.
Ex: Gazebos are a popular place for marriages, but knowing how to decorate a gazebo for a wedding can be tricky.
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* glorieta de tráfico=traffic island ; roundabout.

glorieta de tráfico
(n.)=traffic island ; roundabout.
Ex: According to Lance Armstrong, whoever invented roundabouts and traffic islands must have hated bike racing. Ex: According to Lance Armstrong, whoever invented roundabouts and traffic islands must have hated bike racing.
glorificación
(n.)=glorification ; exaltation ; deification.
Ex: The book business is in crisis for reasons such as the glorification of mass popular entertainment.
Ex: The roots of modernism are traced to the Enlightenment period, with its exaltation of reason.
Ex: Among the topics discussed are the purification of the soul, assimilation and deification.

glorificar
(v.)=glorify ; exalt.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

glorioso
(adj.)=palmy .
Ex: In the palmier days of 1949, Bernard Berelson argued that 'the public library should be organized for those relatively few people in the community who can make 'serious' use of library materials'.

glosa
(n.)=gloss.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.

glosar
(v.)=gloss.
Ex: Any individual might engage in different information managament activities aimed at putting down new information through writing, glossing, assembling or extracting, and so forth.

glosario
(n.)=glossary.
Nota: Diccionario de palabras antiguas, poco conocidas o nuevas en una lengua concreta.
Ex: A glossary is a dictionary of ancient, little-known or new words in a given language.

glotonería
(n.)=gluttony.
Ex: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal.
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* con glotonería=gluttonously.

glotón^1
(n.)=glutton ; gourmand.
Ex: The writer discusses the designation of Jesus as a 'glutton and a drunkard'.
Ex: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad.

glotón^2
(adj.)=gluttonous.
Ex: This picture is evidence that his gluttonous ways are behind him.

glucagón
(n.)=glucagon.
Ex: Scattered throughout the exocrine tissue are clusters of endocrine cells which produce the hormones insulin and glucagon.

glucemia
(n.)=blood-sugar ; blood sugar.
Ex: Not only do lentils help lower cholesterol, they are of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders.
Ex: Just remember that alcohol and low blood sugars together are a real whammy for diabetics.

glucosa
(n.)=glucose.
Ex: Glucose also has the trivial names grape-sugar and diabetic sugar, the more formal name dextrose, and the simple molecular formula C6H1206.
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* glucosa en la sange=blood sugar.

glucosa en la sange
(n.)=blood sugar.
Ex: Just remember that alcohol and low blood sugars together are a real whammy for diabetics.
glucógeno
(n.)=glycogen.
Ex: At the beginning of the fast, you burn glycogen, fat, and protein for energy but after approximately two weeks you burn mainly fat.

gluten
(n.)=gluten.
Ex: The main protein in wheat is gluten.

glándula
(n.)=gland.
Ex: The gland was pale pink in colour with an hourglass shape that was constricted in the middle.
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* glándula del olfato=scent gland.
* glándula endocrina=endocrine gland.
* glándula linfática=lymph gland.
* glándula mamaria=mammary gland.
* glándula pineal, la=pineal body, the.
* glándula pituitaria, la=pituitary gland, the.
* glándula salival=salivary gland.
* glándula sebácea=sebaceous gland.
* glándula sudorípara=sweat gland.
* glándula tiroidea, la=thyroid gland, the.

glándula del olfato
(n.)=scent gland.
Ex: Sample of scent glands were analysed at 1 month and 1 year after inoculation.
glándula endocrina
(n.)=endocrine gland.
Ex: The major endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the pineal body, the thyroid gland .
glándula linfática
(n.)=lymph gland.
Ex: Tissues examined were: liver, mammary gland, tongue, intestine, lymph gland, testicle, ovary, and uterus.
glándula mamaria
(n.)=mammary gland.
Ex: Tissues examined were: liver, mammary gland, tongue, intestine, lymph gland, testicle, ovary, and uterus.
glándula pineal, la
(n.)=pineal body, the.
Ex: The major endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the pineal body, the thyroid gland .
glándula pituitaria, la
(n.)=pituitary gland, the.
Ex: The major endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the pineal body, the thyroid gland .
glándula salival
(n.)=salivary gland.
Ex: It's very important to spend extra time brushing the teeth near the salivary glands (the inside of the lower front teeth and the outside of the upper back teeth).
glándula sebácea
(n.)=sebaceous gland.
Ex: Your sebaceous glands are constantly producing oil to lubricate the hair and lining of these follicles.
glándula sudorípara
(n.)=sweat gland.
Ex: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.
glándula tiroidea, la
(n.)=thyroid gland, the.
Ex: The major endocrine glands are the pituitary gland, the pineal body, the thyroid gland.
glóbulo
(n.)=globule ; blood cell.
Ex: This new processing method has many effects on enzymes, microbes, globules and proteins in milk.
Ex: A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.
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* glóbulo blanco=white blood cell.
* glóbulo rojo=red blood cell ; red cell.

glóbulo blanco
(n.)=white blood cell.
Ex: Clear fluid called lymph flows through the lymphatic vessels and contains infection-fighting white blood cells known as lymphocytes.
glóbulo rojo
(n.)=red blood cell ; red cell.
Ex: There is accumulating evidence of reductions in red blood cell membrane essential fatty acids in patients with schizophrenia. Ex: Using reconstituted blood -- red cells and plasma that are mixed in the operating room -- for heart bypass surgery works better than using fresh blood.
glúteo
(n.)=buttocks ; gluteus [glutei, -pl.].
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.
Ex: Many people experience imbalance between the inner thighs and abductors, the hip and gluteus muscles.

gnomo
(n.)=gnome.
Ex: Gnomes have long been accused of having gruff personalities and of being a bit avaricious and even greedy.
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* gnomo de jardín=garden gnome.

gnomo de jardín
(n.)=garden gnome.
Ex: Garden gnomes have been banned from cemeteries by a church diocese because leaders say they are 'unnatural creatures'.
gobernación
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* ministerio de la gobernación=government ministry.

gobernado
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* bien gobernado=well-regulated ; well-governed.

gobernador
(n.)=governor ; bey.
Nota: Usado exclusivamente en algunos países musulmanes .
Ex: Louis de Poincy was the governor of the French island Saint Christopher (modern-day Saint Kitts) from 1639 to 1660.
Ex: Despite scrutinizing the evidence minutely, he reaches no conclusion as to the veracity of the incident in which Lawrence depits himself as being flogged by a Turkish bey.
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* del gobernador=gubernatorial.
* elección para gobernador=gubernatorial election.
* gobernador general=Governor General.

gobernador general
(n.)=Governor General.
Ex: The office of Governor General is the oldest institution in Canada's public life, going back in an unbroken line to Samuel de Champlain.
gobernanta
(n.)=hotel housekeeper.
Ex: Classroom techniques for teaching vocational English as a Second Language to hotel housekeepers are offered.

gobernante
(n.)=ruler.
Ex: This article looks at the libraries maintained by the rulers and other dignitaries of the time.
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* autoridad gobernante=ruling authority.
* clase gobernante, la=ruling class, the ; ruling elite, the.
* élite gobernante, la=ruling elite, the.
* gobernantes=people in high office.
* los gobernantes=the powers-that-be.
* partido gobernante=governing party.

gobernantes
=people in high office.
Ex: At these moments, America has carried on not simply because of the skill or vision of those in high office, but because we, the people, have remained faithful to the ideals of our forbears = En esos momentos, Estados Unidos ha seguido adelante, no sólo gracias a la pericia o la visión de quienes ocupaban el cargo, sino porque nosotros, el Pueblo, hemos permanecido fieles a los ideales de nuestros antepasados.
gobernanza
(n.)=governance ; management.
Nota: Utilización de los recursos humanos y materials para alcanzar las metas propuestas.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
Ex: The practice of librarianship requires performance of the same management functions irrespective of position.

gobernar
(v.)=govern ; rule over ; hold + sway (over) ; reign.
Ex: It is not sufficient merely to describe the processes that govern the creation and generation of indexing and abstracting data.
Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.
Ex: After reigning for sixteen years, Gandash was succeeded by his son.
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* arte de gobernar=statesmanship.
* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.

gobierno autonómico
(n.)=autonomous government.
Ex: South Sudan has formed an autonomous government as part of a January peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war.
gobierno autónomo
(n.)=autonomous region.
Ex: The autonomous regions are responsible for the public libraries, and in the majority of cases have enacted legislation at the local level for the operation of their systems.
gobierno central
(n.)=central government.
Ex: It has resulted in central government funding 'new blood' recruitment schemes for universities and polytechnics.
gobierno conservador
(n.)=Tory government.
Ex: It is obvious that a Tory government means cuts to this type of funding .
gobierno de coalición
(n.)=coalition government.
Ex: Coalition governments are actually a suitable alternative to a minority government.
gobierno de faldas
(n.)=petticoat government.
Ex: Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.
gobierno de la mayoría
(n.)=majority rule.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
gobierno del estado
(n.)=state government.
Ex: During this period both Federal and state governments made money available for experimental projects.
gobierno dominado por mujeres
(n.)=petticoat government.
Ex: Europeans noted with horror their habits of bathing frequently, derision of authoritarian structures, and worst of all, their 'petticoat governments'.
gobierno electrónico
(n.)=electronic government (e-government).
Ex: More than 10,000 people ventured into cyberspace in May 1995 when the Clinton administration opened its 'information superhighway' for suggestions on how to build an efficient electronic government (e-government).
gobierno en el poder
(n.)=ruling government.
Ex: This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of.
gobierno en minoría
(n.)=minority government.
Ex: Coalition governments are actually a suitable alternative to a minority government.
gobierno fantoche
(n.)=puppet regime.
Ex: They promoted an ideology of 'democratic' nation building that required the Iraqi puppet regime to at least give lip service to Western 'human rights' values.
gobierno federal
(n.)=federal government.
Ex: During this period both Federal and State governments made money available for experimental projects.
gobierno laico
(n.)=secular state.
Ex: By creating a secular state and regarding religion as a natural right outside the jurisdiction of the state, the founders opted for persuasion rather than coercion.
gobierno local
(n.)=local government.
Ex: The Group also produces specialized fortnightly publications, of which Europe Environment and Europe Energy have most relevance to local government.
gobierno marioneta
(n.)=puppet regime.
Ex: They promoted an ideology of 'democratic' nation building that required the Iraqi puppet regime to at least give lip service to Western 'human rights' values.
gobierno participativo
(n.)=participative management.
Ex: The process of full participative management, or workers' self-management, which turns hierarchy upside down, so that administrative function, veto power and decision making come from the bottom of the structure.
gobierno paternalista
(n.)=nanny state.
Ex: In fact, conservatives rely on a range of 'nanny state' policies that ensure the rich get richer while leaving most Americans worse off.
gobierno regional
(n.)=regional government.
Ex: When cataloguing a document issued by a regional government, the cataloguer must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.
gobierno tory
(n.)=Tory government.
Ex: It is obvious that a Tory government means cuts to this type of funding .
gobierno transitorio
(n.)=transitory government.
Ex: The following transitory government floundered and flip-flopped embarrassingly in trying to respond to the Persian Gulf crisis.
gobierno títere
(n.)=puppet regime.
Ex: They promoted an ideology of 'democratic' nation building that required the Iraqi puppet regime to at least give lip service to Western 'human rights' values.
gobierno unipartidista
(n.)=one-party rule.
Ex: Factors related to the nature of one-party rule in Zambia before 1991 have also inhibited archival services.
gobierno, el
(n.)=political establishment, el.
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
gobierno^1
(n.)=governance ; dispensation.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
Ex: The role of government publications in the provision of information is discussed as well as the new constitutional dispensation which came into being in September 1984 in the Republic of South Africa.
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* equipo de gobierno=administration ; governing board ; management ; top management ; top management team.
* gobierno de la mayoría=majority rule.
* gobierno participativo=participative management.
* junta de gobierno=ruling executive body ; governing board.
* órgano de gobierno=governing body ; administrative body ; governing board.
* sistema de gobierno=polity.

gobierno^2
(n.)=administration ; government ; parliament.
Ex: When cataloguing a document issued by a regional government, the cataloguer must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.
Ex: In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments.
Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.
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* a cargo del gobierno=government-operated.
* a iniciativas del gobierno=government-led.
* apoyado por el gobierno=government-supported ; government-backed.
* ayuda del gobierno=state aid ; state support.
* base de datos del gobierno de USA=CRECORD ; FEDREG.
* bono del gobierno=government bond.
* cargo ejecutivo del gobierno=government executive.
* científico del gobierno=government scientist.
* controlado por el gobierno=state-controlled.
* corrupción del gobierno=government corruption.
* del gobierno=government-owned ; government-operated ; government-run.
* departamento del gobierno=government office.
* dependiente del gobierno=government-supported.
* derrocar al gobierno=topple + the government.
* derrocar el gobierno=bring down + the government.
* elección del gobierno=political election.
* empleado del gobierno=government employee.
* en contra del gobierno=anti-government.
* financiado por el gobierno=government-funded.
* financiado por el gobierno federal=federally funded [federally-funded].
* gobierno autonómico=autonomous government.
* gobierno autónomo=autonomous region.
* gobierno central=central government.
* gobierno conservador=Tory government.
* gobierno de coalición=coalition government.
* gobierno de faldas=petticoat government.
* gobierno del estado=state government.
* gobierno dominado por mujeres=petticoat government.
* gobierno, el=political establishment, el.
* gobierno electrónico=electronic government (e-government).
* gobierno en el poder=ruling government.
* gobierno en minoría=minority government.
* gobierno fantoche=puppet regime.
* gobierno federal=federal government.
* gobierno laico=secular state.
* gobierno local=local government.
* gobierno marioneta=puppet regime.
* gobierno paternalista=nanny state.
* gobierno regional=regional government.
* gobierno títere=puppet regime.
* gobierno tory=Tory government.
* gobierno transitorio=transitory government.
* gobierno unipartidista=one-party rule.
* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano)=GPO (Government Printing Office).
* institución del gobierno=government establishment.
* ministerio del gobierno=government ministry.
* ministro del gobierno=government minister.
* NAGARA (Asocicación Nacional de Archiveros y Gestores de Documentos del Gobi=National Association of Government Archivists and Records Administrators (NAGARA).
* oficial del gobierno=government official.
* partido en el gobierno=governing party.
* patrocinado por el gobierno=government-sponsored.
* patrocinado por el gobierno federal=federally sponsored [federally-sponsored].
* por el gobierno=governmentally + Adjetivo.
* por el gobierno federal=federally.
* portavoz del gobierno=press spokesman.
* por todo el gobierno=government-wide.
* promovido por el gobierno=government-led.
* propiedad del gobierno=government-owned.
* publicación de documentos del gobierno=government publishing.
* publicación del gobierno=government publication.
* regulado por el gobierno=state-regulated.
* respaldado por el gobierno=government-backed.
* subvencionado por el gobierno=government-subsidised ; state-subsidised.
* subvención del gobierno=federal grant ; state aid ; state support.
* supervisado por el gobierno=state-regulated.

goce
(n.)=enjoyment.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.

godo
(n.)=Goth.
Ex: A gang of thugs attacked an innocent girl, stamping on her face five times, simply because she was a Goth.

gofrador
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* máquina gofradora=embossing machine.

gofre
(n.)=waffle.
Ex: It would be nice for libraries to practice more creative cross-referencing, for instance introducing cross-references from Flapjacks and Hotcakes to the primary heading, PANCAKES, waffles, etc.; or from 'Coke' and 'Snow' to COCAINE.
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* molde para hacer gofres=waffle iron.
* plancha para hacer gofres=waffle iron.

gogó
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* a gogó=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.

gol
(n.)=goal.
Ex: Kristen Taylor leads Carolina with three goals and an assist.
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* anular un gol=disallow + goal.
* diferencia de goles=goal difference.
* encajar un gol=let in + a goal.
* gol de la victoria=winning goal.
* gol del empate=equaliser [equalizer, -USA].
* gol en propia meta=own goal.
* gol en propia portería=own goal.
* gol fuera de juego=offside goal.
* marcar un gol=score + goal ; score ; poach + a goal ; net + a goal.
* sin goles=scoreless.
* tres goles en un mismo partido=hat trick.

gol de la victoria
(n.)=winning goal.
Ex: The blatant offside goal turned out to be the winning goal.
gol del empate
(n.)=equaliser [equalizer, -USA].
Ex: By the end last season he was established as a firm favourite with the crowds for scoring the equaliser in the local derby with Arsenal.
gol en propia meta
(n.)=own goal.
Ex: No one has ever lost a soccer game on a hat trick of three own goals -- at least not until recent developments in Washington.
gol en propia portería
(n.)=own goal.
Ex: No one has ever lost a soccer game on a hat trick of three own goals -- at least not until recent developments in Washington.
gol fuera de juego
(n.)=offside goal.
Ex: The blatant offside goal turned out to be the winning goal.
goleador
(n.)=scorer ; goal scorer.
Ex: At this rate, Bryant has a chance to become the greatest scorer the NBA has ever seen.
Ex: But goal-scorers don't give up the puck that easily -- especially in the offensive zone.
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* máximo goleador=leading scorer ; top scorer ; highest scorer.

golf
(n.)=golf.
Ex: Golf is, of course, a sport also indelibly linked to Scotland, and the suburbs of the city boast several golf courses.
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* campo de golf=golf course.
* carrito de golf=golf cart.
* ciudad famosa por el golf=golfing town.
* jugador de golf=golfer.
* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf=golf-ball typewriter.
* palo de golf=golf club.
* pistas de golf=links course.

golfear
(v.)=loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around ; hang about.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.

golfillo
(n.)=street urchin ; slum urchin ; urchin ; street arab ; ragamuffin ; street gamin ; gamin.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
Ex: He gradually spends more time on the streets with the gamins and less time at home.

golfista
(n.)=golfer.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.

golfo de la playa
(n.)=beach bum.
Ex: Central America is a beach bum's paradise -- white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.
golfo^1
(n.)=gulf.
Ex: The seas and gulfs in the region play a critical role in supporting a diverse variety of marine life.
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* Golfo de Méjico, el=Gulf of Mexico, the.
* Golfo Persa, el=Arabian Gulf, the.
* Golfo Pérsico, el=Persian Gulf, the.
* Golfo, el=Gulf, the.
* Guerra del Golfo, la=Gulf War, the.
* Guerra del Golfo Persa, la=Persian Gulf War, the.
* país del Golfo Persa=Arab Gulf country ; Gulf country ; Arabian Gulf state ; Persian Gulf country.
* región del Golfo, la=Gulf region, the.
* región del Golfo Persa, la=Arabian Gulf region, the.
* veterano de la Guerra del Golfo=Gulf War vet.

golfo^2
(n.)=street urchin ; slum urchin ; urchin ; street arab ; bum ; rapscallion ; ragamuffin ; street gamin ; gamin.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
Ex: He gradually spends more time on the streets with the gamins and less time at home.
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* golfo de la playa=beach bum.

golondrina
(n.)=swallow.
Ex: Swallows herald the arrival of spring as they arrive back in Britain after wintering in southern Africa.

golosina
(n.)=candy.
Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.
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* golosinas=confectionery.

golosinas
(n.)=confectionery.
Ex: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
goloso^1
(adj.)=sweet-toothed ; gluttonous.
Ex: The approval of a natural alternative to sugar could have the potential to provide thousands of sweet-toothed Australians with an alternative to artificial sweeteners.
Ex: This picture is evidence that his gluttonous ways are behind him.
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* ser goloso=have + a sweet tooth.

goloso^2
(adj.)=attractive ; inviting.
Ex: A particularly attractive feature of the notation is the expressiveness of the notation.
Ex: An easy and inviting route to the entrance needs to be unambiguously defined.

golpazo
(n.)=wallop ; thump.
Ex: Winter weather arrives with a wallop.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

golpe
(n.)=bonk ; punch ; coup ; blow ; rap ; knocking ; beat ; knock ; swipe ; hit ; bang ; thump ; stroke.
Ex: I heard a bonk on the patio door and found this little bird stunned on the ground.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: Nearly 1500 delegates from 67 countries attended the conference which was dominated by the 3 day coup designed to restore Communist party influence.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.
Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.
Ex: After a few knocks, it was clear that no one was going to answer.
Ex: In fact it is an exaltation of the Kyoto protocol and a thinly disguised swipe at those countries who have not signed up.
Ex: Nothing is more unrealistic that seeing the hero take in an unlikely number of hits without turning a hair.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.
Ex: Instead, by moving naturally, your forehand will feel and play better no matter what your stroke looks like

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* aguantar un golpe=take + a hit.
* amortiguar el golpe=soften + the blow.
* aprender Algo a fuerza de golpes=learn + Nombre + the hard way.
* asestar el golpe de gracia=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace.
* asestar un golpe=give + a blow ; bash ; deal + a blow ; strike + a blow.
* asestar un golpe mortal=deal + a death blow ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* atizar un golpe=deal + a blow.
* cerrar de golpe=slam.
* dar el golpe de gracia=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar el golpe de muerte=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar golpes=pound.
* darse golpes de pecho=beat + Posesivo + breast.
* darse golpes en el pecho=beat + Posesivo + breast.
* darse un golpe=bonk.
* dar un golpe=knock ; thump.
* dar un golpe por detrás=rear-end.
* de golpe=all at once.
* de golpe y porrazo=all at once ; suddenly ; unexpectedly ; all of a sudden ; out of the blue ; just like that.
* derribar a Alguien de un golpe=knock + Nombre + to the ground ; knock + Nombre + to the floor.
* derribar de un golpe=deck.
* de (un) golpe=at one blow ; in one lump ; at one whack ; at one pull ; in one shot ; in one action ; in one go ; in one fell swoop ; at one fell swoop ; all at once ; at a clip ; all at once ; at a stroke.
* duro golpe=cruel blow.
* eliminar de un golpe=eliminate + at a stroke.
* emprenderla(s) a golpes con=lam into ; lay into.
* encajar el golpe=take it on + the chin.
* golpe bajo=sucker punch.
* golpe corto=jab.
* golpe de estado=coup d'etat ; putsch.
* golpe de estado militar=military coup.
* golpe de fuerza=coup de force.
* golpe de gracia=coup de grace ; kiss of death ; killer blow ; death blow.
* golpe de mala suerte=stroke of misfortune.
* golpe de mala suerte doble=double whammy.
* golpe de revés=backhand drive ; backhand ; backhand stroke ; backhand shot.
* golpe de suerte=stroke of luck.
* golpe franco=free kick.
* golpe franco directo=direct free kick.
* golpe franco indirecto=indirect free kick.
* golpe fuerte=whack.
* golpe fulminante=crushing blow.
* golpe mortal=mortal blow ; killer blow ; death blow.
* golpe por detrás=rear end.
* golpe seco=flop.
* intento de golpe de estado=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* introducir a golpes=hammer into.
* no dar golpe=not lift a finger.
* quitar con un golpe=knock off.
* recibir un golpe=take + a hit.
* recobrarse de un golpe=lick + Posesivo + wounds.
* sacar a golpes=punch out.
* tentativa de golpe de estado=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* tirar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe=knock + Nombre + to the floor ; knock + Nombre + to the ground.
* todo de (un) golpe=all at once.
* tumbar a Alguien al suelo de un golpe=knock + Nombre + to the floor ; knock + Nombre + to the ground.
* tumbar de un golpe=deck.
* vivir sin dar golpe=live off + the fat of the land.

golpe bajo
(n.)=sucker punch.
Ex: The result is like a sucker punch to the gut, and I do mean that as a compliment.
golpe corto
(n.)=jab.
Ex: Learn about the 5 basics types of jabs in boxing.
golpe de estado
(n.)=coup d'etat ; putsch.
Ex: With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency. Ex: This campaign was pursued for more than 30 years since the 1965 putsch in Indonesia that eventually brought Suharto to power.
golpe de estado militar
(n.)=military coup.
Ex: Ethiopians came in droves after a bloody military coup in 1974, and they worked in low-paying jobs as cabbies and cooks and parking attendants.
golpe de fuerza
(n.)=coup de force.
Ex: Literary texts then may bear a certain coup de force in relation to institutionality.
golpe de gracia
(n.)=coup de grace ; kiss of death ; killer blow ; death blow.
Ex: The article 'Baker and Taylor's coup de grace' reports on how the book and video distributor Baker and Taylor has revamped its corporate outline and rethought its mission. Ex: The article 'The kiss of death...or life' looks at how changes in Uruguyan copyright laws will affect US publishers. Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night. Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.
golpe de mala suerte
(n.)=stroke of misfortune.
Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
golpe de mala suerte doble
(n.)=double whammy.
Ex: Researchers have found that two proteins which work in tandem in the brain's blood vessels present a double whammy in Alzheimer's disease.
golpe de revés
(n.)=backhand drive ; backhand ; backhand stroke ; backhand shot.
Ex: The forehand drive is stronger than the backhand drive due to the fact that the body is not in the way of the shot. Ex: It is perfectly acceptable to hit the backhand with two hands. Ex: The coach can also teach the student both the two-handed backhand and the one-handed backhand strokes. Ex: Anyone who plays badminton should be comfortable hitting both forehand shots and backhand shots.
golpe de suerte
(n.)=stroke of luck.
Ex: And in his still beating heart, he knew that his recovery was a miracle: a gift from God, a stroke of luck.
golpe franco
(n.)=free kick.
Ex: There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free kicks over the wall into the back of the net.
golpe franco directo
(n.)=direct free kick.
Ex: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.
golpe franco indirecto
(n.)=indirect free kick.
Ex: An offence punishable by an indirect free kick that takes place in the area does not result in a penalty kick, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
golpe fuerte
(n.)=whack.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
golpe fulminante
(n.)=crushing blow.
Ex: This was a crushing blow to European economies, which were already sinking into depression.
golpe mortal
(n.)=mortal blow ; killer blow ; death blow.
Ex: This ultimately resulted in a Supreme Court decision that supported the defendants, striking what the music industry claimed would be a 'mortal blow' to its livelihood. Ex: Three times she tracked him down and fought him, only to be thwarted as he somehow evaded her killer blow and disappeared into the night. Ex: Another employee said the plant's closure would be the death blow for the entire region.
golpe por detrás
(n.)=rear end.
Ex: A typical medical consequence of rear-ends, even in case of collisions at moderate speed, is whiplash.
golpe seco
(n.)=flop.
Ex: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.
golpe^2
(n.)=witticism ; witty remark ; quip.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.
Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.

golpear
(v.)=beat ; hit ; strike ; bang ; club ; bash ; knock ; punch ; thrash ; smite ; belt ; thump.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: The ribbon must be disengaged so that the metal typefaces strike the wax sheet directly.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
Ex: He said this was when the crocodile snuck up from behind and knocked her with its front paws.
Ex: In that time, she relates, she had been mugged at gunpoint, punched in the face, and harassed.
Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
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* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente=beat + Nombre + unconscious.
* golpear a traición=sucker punch.
* golpear con fuerza=smite.
* golpear con una porra=club.
* golpear con un martillo=hammer.
* golpear con violencia=smite.
* golpear duramente=pummel ; smite.
* golpear fuerte=wallop ; whack.
* golpear inesperadamente=sucker punch.
* golpear ligeramente=tap ; pat.
* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie=tap + fingers.
* golpear rozando=clip.
* golpearse=bump.
* golpearse el pecho=beat + Posesivo + breast.
* golpearse la cabeza=bonk + Posesivo + head.
* golpear violentamente=bash.
* intentar golpear Algo=take + a swing at.

golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente
(v.)=beat + Nombre + unconscious.
Ex: He had been trying to help a local fruit vendor who was beaten unconscious for operating without a license by a security guard.
golpear a traición
(v.)=sucker punch.
Ex: If a coworker sucker punches you while you're working and you need to go to the doctor who pays?.
golpear con fuerza
(v.)=smite.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
golpear con un martillo
(v.)=hammer.
Ex: Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.
golpear con una porra
(v.)=club.
Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
golpear con violencia
(v.)=smite.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
golpear duramente
(v.)=pummel ; smite.
Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns. Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
golpear fuerte
(v.)=wallop ; whack.
Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt. Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head' .
golpear inesperadamente
(v.)=sucker punch.
Ex: If a coworker sucker punches you while you're working and you need to go to the doctor who pays?.
golpear ligeramente
(v.)=tap ; pat.
Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk. Ex: Moisturisers should be patted gently over the face and massaged gently using upward strokes.
golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie
(v.)=tap + fingers.
Ex: Some reference librarians tapp their finger(s) on the counter when a request is made and twitch their mouth upon movement to fulfil the request.
golpear rozando
(v.)=clip.
Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.
golpear violentamente
(v.)=bash.
Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
golpearse
(v.)=bump.
Ex: While boarding a helicopter today Barack Obama misjudged either his height or the size of the door and bumped his head.
golpearse el pecho
(v.)=beat + Posesivo + breast.
Ex: Then the Jews priests realized how much evil they had done to themselves and began beating their breasts, saying 'Woe to us because of our sins!'.
golpearse la cabeza
(v.)=bonk + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.
golpecito
(n.)=pat.
Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.

golpeo
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* golpeo a mano=hand-beating.

golpeo a mano
(n.)=hand-beating.
Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
golpetazo
(n.)=bang ; blow ; thump.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

golpista
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* atentado golpista=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* intentona golpista=attempted coup ; coup attempt.

goma
(n.)=gum ; rubber ; rubber band ; elastic band.
Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
Ex: In time, however, the rubber on which these gurta percha (or caoutchouc) bindings depended perished, and the leaves fell out.
Ex: The artwork collection consists of 100 pictures and images of typical office supplies (paper clips, rubber bands, pencils) that can enhance the appearance of presentations and reports.
Ex: First, she put her hair into two pigtails using elastic bands.
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* bala de goma=rubber bullet.
* baldear con goma=hose down.
* boquilla de la goma de regar=spray nozzle.
* bota de goma=rubber boot ; welly ; Wellington boot.
* con funda de goma=rubber-coated.
* con suela de goma de neumático=tyre-tread soled.
* goma arábiga=gum arabic.
* goma de borrar=eraser ; rubber.
* goma de la ducha=shower hose.
* goma del limpiaparabrisas=wiper blade.
* goma del pelo=hair bobble.
* goma del radiador=radiator hose.
* goma de pegar=rubber solution.
* goma de regar=hose.
* goma elástica=bungee ; bungee cord ; elastic cord.
* goma laca=shellac.
* guante de goma=rubber glove.
* ligadura con gomas=rubber band ligature.
* suela de goma=rubber sole.

goma arábiga
(n.)=gum arabic.
Ex: The physical properties of gum arabic was not significantly altered by the electron beam irradiation.
goma de borrar
(n.)=eraser ; rubber.
Ex: Obviously this gives a much more satisfactory result than that achieved by the use of erasers or erasing fluid. Ex: This image processing software will perform the digital equivalents of a rubber, scissors, masking tape and photo-copier.
goma de la ducha
(n.)=shower hose.
Ex: Although the shower heads were routinely disinfected, a requirement was identified to also disinfect the shower hoses.
goma de pegar
(n.)=rubber solution.
Ex: The spine folds of the assembled sheets were simply cut off, separating all the leaves, which were then attached to each other and to a backing strip by a coating of rubber solution, and cased in the ordinary way.
goma de regar
(n.)=hose.
Ex: A well-established fire in bookstacks without automatic protection may have to be put down with large hoses, causing extensive water damage.
goma del limpiaparabrisas
(n.)=wiper blade.
Ex: In this article, we'll take a look inside windshield wipers, learn about the wiper blades and then explore a new rain-sensing wiper control.
goma del pelo
(n.)=hair bobble.
Ex: She went to the dollar store and bought a whole bunch of stickers and junk (hair bobbles etc) to send to her grandkids.
goma del radiador
(n.)=radiator hose.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .
goma elástica
(n.)=bungee ; bungee cord ; elastic cord.
Ex: Four performers tied to bungees swing, droop and fly in the air in ways that defy gravity. Ex: To avoid damaging the prototype, the team began by tethering the test vehicle with bungee cords. Ex: Bungee jumping is an activity in which a person jumps off from a high place with one end of an elastic cord attached to his/her body or ankles .
goma laca
(n.)=shellac.
Ex: Many conservators are confused about the nature of wax and resins such as shellac.
gomaespuma
(n.)=sponge rubber.
Ex: Sponge rubber is prepared by adding to ordinary rubber a powder that forms a gas during vulcanization.

gonadal
(adj.)=gonadal.
Ex: At this point, the male and female gonadal primordia cannot be distinguished.

gondolero
(n.)=gondolier.
Ex: 'Ciao!' I shouted to the gondoliers as they glided past, their passengers waving up to me as I stood on the balcony of my room.

gong
(n.)=gong.
Ex: A student entering should be announced by an English doorman while an eight foot Chinese gong is sounded.

googlear
(v.)=google.
Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.

googlización
(n.)=googlisation [googlization, -USA].
Nota: Término reciente utilizado para referirse al dominio de Google como herramienta de acceso a toda la información que existe en la web y de ahí a la globalización del conocimiento.
Ex: Though experts may argue over whether the googlization of the world is a good or bad process, it is honest to say that most people want it to happen: people want all aspects of their life (including the Internet) to be easy.

googlobalización
(n.)=googlisation [googlization, -USA].
Nota: Término reciente utilizado para referirse al dominio de Google como herramienta de acceso a toda la información que existe en la web y de ahí a la globalización del conocimiento.
Ex: Though experts may argue over whether the googlization of the world is a good or bad process, it is honest to say that most people want it to happen: people want all aspects of their life (including the Internet) to be easy.

gordezuelo
(adj.)=chubby .
Ex: Most chubby girls are viewed with disdain by their families and strangers alike.

gordiflón
(adj.)=fat ; plump ; chubby ; corpulent ; podgy ; pudgy .
Nota: También escrito podgy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
Ex: Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures.
Ex: Most chubby girls are viewed with disdain by their families and strangers alike.
Ex: My host and I had to squeeze up against a wall to make way for a rather corpulent man coming from the opposite direction.
Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts.
Ex: His team was mostly composed of short, pudgy, white boys -- these guys were definitely not on a sports team.

gordinflón
(adj.)=fat ; plump ; porky ; chubby ; pudgy ; podgy ; corpulent ; stout ; obese.
Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
Ex: Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures.
Ex: Anyone that knows me will tell you that this time last year, I was a very porky guy.
Ex: Most chubby girls are viewed with disdain by their families and strangers alike.
Ex: His team was mostly composed of short, pudgy, white boys -- these guys were definitely not on a sports team.
Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts.
Ex: My host and I had to squeeze up against a wall to make way for a rather corpulent man coming from the opposite direction.
Ex: He carries his weight well, and is quite athletic for such a stout guy.
Ex: Obese children who had lost weight substantially were compared to obese children without substantial weight loss matched for age, gender, and pubertal stage.

gordo^1
(adj.)=fattie ; fat lump ; fat lump of lard ; fatso ; porky ; lardy .
Ex: That makes him sound bad, but he isn't -- He's a man who married a 22-year-old hottie only to wind up with a 35-year-old fattie.
Ex: I saw her on the telly the other day and she still looked like a fat lump to me.
Ex: This brand new book is going to turn you from a useless fat lump of lard into a tender caring, satisfying, lover for the woman you love.
Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.
Ex: Anyone that knows me will tell you that this time last year, I was a very porky guy.
Ex: I am a lardy person, 18 stone, and as a part of my new fitness regime I have got myself back into cycling to work.

gordo^2
(adj.)=fat ; obese ; stout .
Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
Ex: Obese children who had lost weight substantially were compared to obese children without substantial weight loss matched for age, gender, and pubertal stage.
Ex: He carries his weight well, and is quite athletic for such a stout guy.
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* dedo gordo del pie, el=big toe, the.
* demasiado gordo=overweight.
* hacer la vista gorda=look + the other way ; turn + a blind eye to ; pretend + not to have seen.
* hacerle a Alguien sudar la gota gorda=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* hacer sudar la gota gorda=push + Nombre + to the edge.
* mentira gorda=big fat lie.
* pez gordo=power player ; big wheel ; big shot ; big noise ; big wig ; fat cat.
* premio gordo=jackpot.
* sal gorda=kitchen salt ; cooking salt ; coarse salt.
* sudar la gota gorda=sweat + buckets ; sweat + blood ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; sweat + bullets ; have + a hard time.
* sueldo de pez gordo=fat-cat salary.

gordo^3
(adj.)=chunky .
Ex: This is the best recipe you will find for making the most chunky and crispy chips in the world!.

gordura
(n.)=fatness ; obesity ; obeseness ; fattiness.
Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
Ex: His bodily frame, verging on obesity, appeared to have fallen into disrepair, as though he had ceased to be interested in it.
Ex: Celia is a victim in the conflict, greatly due to her obeseness, diabetic condition and because of the glasses that she wears.
Ex: She is a revolting person, not merely because of her fattiness and ambition in life, but also because of her incredible selfishness.

gordísimo
(adj.)=grossly overweight.
Ex: She is grossly overweight, no will power where food is concerned, looks far less attractive and seems to do little to rectify any of this.

gorgojear
(v.)=burble.
Ex: The river burbled gently in the sunlight, moving amiably past a patch of moss covered rocks under a spreading maple tree.

gorgojo
(n.)=weevil ; mealworm beetle.
Ex: For example, we find a reference 'Insects, Fossil see also Thrips, fossil' but not 'Insects see also Thrips' or 'Weevils see Beetles'.
Ex: Mealworm beetles are long, ovoid and slightly flat, and reddish black to black.

gorgorito
(n.)=warble ; twitter.
Ex: This little yellow bird sings but its warble has a plaintive sound.
Ex: I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.

gorgotar
(n.)=gurgle.
Ex: What can cause my toilet to gurgle when my washing machine drains?.

gorgotear
(n.)=gurgle.
Ex: What can cause my toilet to gurgle when my washing machine drains?.

gorgoteo
(n.)=burble ; gurgle ; gurgling.
Ex: Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.
Ex: The world will end with a gurgle not a bang, not a whimper.
Ex: I have noticed recently that the gurgling doesn't always happen.

gorila
(n.)=gorilla.
Ex: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.

gorjear
(v.)=warble ; twitter.
Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
Ex: We passed by a cherry tree already in full blossom, though it was only March, and noticed the sound of skylarks twittering above our heads.

gorjeo
(n.)=warble ; twitter.
Ex: This little yellow bird sings but its warble has a plaintive sound.
Ex: I then heard a twitter of distress immediately above me, and, looking up, was delighted to see the female perched on a twig above me.

gorra
(n.)=bonnet ; cap ; beret.
Ex: Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.
Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.
Ex: The restaurant has a well-uniformed security guard, with military-style chevrons on the shoulders and a beret on his head.
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* gorra de béisbol=baseball cap.

gorra de béisbol
(n.)=baseball cap.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.
gorrión
(n.)=sparrow.
Ex: When we read the statement 'Sparrow killed Cock Robin', the order of words contributes significantly to our understanding of who did what to whom.

gorro
(n.)=cap ; bonnet.
Ex: German, Scandinavian, and probably Italian presses, on the other hand, had no cap, and the head was adjusted by the insertion of packing both above and below the head tenons.
Ex: Costumes from the museum's collections include women's dresses and their intricate accoutrements, bonnets and shoes; men's suits and waistcoats; and children's clothes.
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* gorro de bufón=foolscap.
* gorro de ducha=shower cap.
* gorro de nadador=swim cap.
* gorro de natación=swim cap.

gorro de bufón
(n.)=foolscap.
Ex: Thus some once-common ordinary watermarks -- crown, foolscap, hand, etc. -- disappeared.
gorro de ducha
(n.)=shower cap.
Ex: Pubescent lads don't normally go round in shower caps and hairnets!.
gorro de nadador
(n.)=swim cap.
Ex: Competitors failing to wear the official swim caps or altering them may be subject to disqualification.
gorro de natación
(n.)=swim cap.
Ex: Competitors failing to wear the official swim caps or altering them may be subject to disqualification.
gorronear
(v.)=sponge (off/on) ; cadge.
Ex: Everyone knows people who have a tendency to sponge off other people -- free-riding has been a problem since civilization got started.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

gorroneo
(n.)=free-riding.
Ex: Everyone knows people who have a tendency to sponge off other people -- free-riding has been a problem since civilization got started.

gorrón
(n.)=scrounger ; deadbeat ; free rider ; freeloader ; freebooter ; ligger.
Nota: Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él.
Ex: Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.
Ex: It is generally recognized that collecting money from moneyed deadbeats is as much a social problem as street thuggery.
Ex: Free riders are those who use the information provided by others without contributing evaluations of their own.
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.
Ex: I recognise that there are many social issues domestically and that measures should be taken to reduce the number of freebooters in society.
Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.

gota
(n.)=drop.
Ex: The title of his address is 'How many drops to fill the bucket?'.
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* como dos gotas de agua=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.
* gota a gota=drop by drop.
* gota de agua=drop of water.
* gota de lágrima=teardrop.
* gota de lluvia=raindrop.
* gota de sudor=bead of sweat.
* hacerle a Alguien sudar la gota gorda=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* hacer sudar la gota gorda=push + Nombre + to the edge.
* la gota que colmó el vaso=the straw that broke the camel's back.
* no entender ni gota=not understand a (single) word ; not understand a jot ; be all Greek to.
* pez gota=blobfish.
* ser la gota que colma el vaso=bring + the situation to a head.
* sudar la gota gorda=sweat + buckets ; sweat + blood ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; sweat + bullets ; have + a hard time.
* unas gotas de=a twist of ; a drizzle of.

gota a gota
=drop by drop.
Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.
gota de agua
(n.)=drop of water.
Ex: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
gota de lluvia
(n.)=raindrop.
Ex: We can call the growing droplet a raindrop as soon as it reaches the size of 0.5mm in diameter or bigger.
gota de lágrima
(n.)=teardrop.
Ex: Putting all this together, we come out at a figure of two to three grains of salt in each teardrop.
gota de sudor
(n.)=bead of sweat.
Ex: And the shirt was soaking wet, beads of sweat were forming on his forehead then coursing down to the end of his nose.
gotear
(v.)=trickle ; dribble ; leak ; drip ; spring + a leak.
Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it 'trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
Ex: Beaten stuff was dribbled steadily across the width of an endless belt of woven wire which carried it away from the vat in an even film = La pasta de papel goteaba constantemente sobrre una cinta sin fin hecha de tela metálica, o tamiz, que la transportaba desde la tina formando una capa uniforme.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
Ex: The film seemed like a cross between theatrics and hippiedom, including the disembowelment of a bull, a unison hooting of brass bands, and the creation of paintings by dripping blood onto white surfaces.
Ex: While the region grapples with fixing its sewer infrastructure, another set of underground pipes are springing leaks.
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* que gotea=leaky ; leaking.

goteo
(n.)=drip ; trickle.
Ex: The article 'The invisible drip: how data seeps away in various ways' voices concern at the vulnerability of electronically held data, as especially in many cases only a single copy may exist.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.
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* mancha producida por goteo=drip mark.
* riego por goteo=trickle irrigation ; drip irrigation.

gotera
(n.)=leak.
Ex: Water can enter computer rooms from numerous sources: air conditioners; roof, floor, and wall leaks; backed-up floor drains; and fire sprinklers.
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* con goteras=leaking ; leaky .
* salir una gotera=spring + a leak ; spring + a leak.
* tener una gotera=have + a leak.

gotero
(n.)=pipet(te) dropper ; dropper.
Ex: The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.

goticismo
(n.)=Gothicism.
Ex: This is a guide to 'all things concerned with literary Gothicism and supernaturalist literature'.

gotita
(n.)=droplet.
Ex: We can call the growing droplet a raindrop as soon as it reaches the size of 0.5mm in diameter or bigger.

gourmet
(n.)=gourmet ; foodie [foody].
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for food and drink enthusiasts and gourmets.
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.

gozada
(n.)=treat.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
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* ser una gozada=be a treat.

gozar
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* hacer gozar=delight.

gr (gramo)
=gramme (gm) [gram, -USA].
Ex: Nowadays the weight of a paper can be conveniently expressed in terms of grammes per square metre of a sheet, but in the hand-press period it was given in pounds.

grabable
(adj.)=recordable ; writable.
Ex: This article reviews current trends and developments in the technology of optical discs with particular reference to erasable, rewritable and recordable technology.
Ex: This paper reviews the recently released standards for writable optical discs.
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* DVD-R (DVD-Grabable)=DVD-R (DVD-Recordable).

grabaciones de música
=music recordings.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
grabaciones en vídeo
(n.)=video footage.
Ex: Information included in the databases consists of extensive video footage of sights at the places described and details of hotels, rates and facilities.
grabaciones filmadas de archivo
(n.)=library footage ; stock footage.
Ex: The study aimed to establish how much use is made of library footage in the production of television news. Ex: It began as a research collection but now also provides stock footage to film production companies.
grabaciones fílmadas
(n.)=footage ; film footage.
Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders. Ex: For the rest of the war the Government of India relied on the various official propaganda organizations to provide it with film footage of the war.
grabación
(n.)=recording.
Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.
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* aparato de grabación=recorder.
* casete para grabación de sonido=sound cassette.
* colección de grabaciones sonoras=sound collection.
* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas=off-air recording right.
* estudio de grabación=recording studio ; sound recording studio.
* grabación de banda de música=band recording.
* grabación en audio=audio-recording ; audio-record.
* grabación en cinta=audio tape recording.
* grabación en vídeo=video recording [videorecording] ; videotaping ; video record.
* grabaciones de música=music recordings.
* grabaciones en vídeo=video footage.
* grabaciones filmadas=footage ; film footage.
* grabaciones filmadas de archivo=library footage ; stock footage.
* grabación magnética=magnetic recording.
* grabación magnetofónica=tape recording.
* grabación sonora=audio-recording ; sound recording ; recorded sound ; recorded music ; audio-record.
* programa de grabación en CD=burning software.
* sesión de grabación=recording session.
* software de grabación en CD=burning software.
* soporte de grabación=recording medium.
* ver grabación en vídeo=video playback.

grabación de banda de música
(n.)=band recording.
Ex: This article describes the transfer of the Frank E. McGrann collection of early 20th century band recordings from the Shadek-Fackenthal Library to the University of Maryland.
grabación en audio
(n.)=audio-recording ; audio-record.
Ex: An audiorecording is a recording on which sound vibrations have been registered by mechanical or electrical means so that the sound may be reproduced. Ex: Information about you will be kept private by keeping notes and original audio-records in a locked file cabinet.
grabación en cinta
(n.)=audio tape recording.
Ex: The archive material that belongs to the collection includes about 600 audio tape recordings.
grabación en vídeo
(n.)=video recording [videorecording] ; videotaping ; video record.
Ex: In recent times tape recordings, films, video recordings and photographs might also be termed, in a special sense, manuscripts - they can certainly be accepted as primary source materials. Ex: Videotaping is an excellent way to see oneself as others do, but observation of others also can be helpful in minimizing one's own distracting or offensive mannerisms. Ex: In a 2007 ruling, the Supreme Court was persuaded primarily as a result of viewing a video record of a car chase.
grabación magnetofónica
(n.)=tape recording.
Ex: You say that the phenomena tape recordings, books and book selection are not drawn from the same facet of librarianship.
grabación magnética
(n.)=magnetic recording.
Ex: Magnetic recording is the technology used in recording, storing and reproducing information in digital format, a technology used in audio and video recording and for mass storage in computers.
grabación sonora
(n.)=audio-recording ; sound recording ; recorded sound ; recorded music ; audio-record.
Ex: An audiorecording is a recording on which sound vibrations have been registered by mechanical or electrical means so that the sound may be reproduced. Ex: Some of these items will be audio-visual, such as sound recordings, filmstrips, motion pictures and video-recordings. Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms. Ex: Even in small communities each item of recorded music is, on average, used more than each book. Ex: Information about you will be kept private by keeping notes and original audio-records in a locked file cabinet.
grabado a la punta seca
(n.)=drypoint.
Ex: Drypoint was another method of engraving printing plates in the fifteenth century according to which the design was sketched directly on to the plate with a steel point, the burr being left alone.
grabado al ácido
(n.)=etching.
Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.
grabado de antemano
(adj.)=pre-recorded.
Ex: Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.
grabado de moda
(n.)=fashion plate.
Ex: Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.
grabado en cinta
(adj.)=tape-recorded ; audio-taped.
Ex: The study is based upon primary sources consisting of tape recorded interviews with 10 people. Ex: Audio-taped stories can lead children to books, help them to listen better, extend their attention spans and enhance their imaginations.
grabado en madera
(n.)=woodcut ; wood engraving.
Ex: A chapbook is a small book, without covers, containing about eight or twelve pages of popular matter or songs, with usually a woodcut on the title page. Ex: Despite the incompetence of most eighteenth-century block-makers, woodcuts never quite disappeared, and they returned to favour in the delicate form called 'wood-engraving' at the end of the hand-press period.
grabado en piedra
=carved in a tablet of stone.
Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
grabado en relieve
(adj.)=embossed.
Ex: Braille is the term used to refer to material intended for the visually impaired and using embossed characters formed by raised dots in six-dot cells.
grabado en vídeo
(adj.)=videotaped.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of the law on the preventive censorship of videotaped programmes.
grabado^1
(n.)=art reproduction ; engraving ; print.
Ex: An art reproduction is a mechanically reproduced copy of a work of art, generally as one of a commercial edition.
Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.
Ex: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print.
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* grabado al ácido=etching.
* grabado a la punta seca=drypoint.
* grabado de moda=fashion plate.
* prensa para grabados en cobre=copperplate press.

grabado^2
(adj.)=recorded.
Ex: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work.
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* algo grabado en piedra=tablet of stone.
* bloque de madera grabada=block.
* equipo para escuchar visitas grabadas=audio tour unit.
* grabado de antemano=pre-recorded.
* grabado en cinta=tape-recorded ; audio-taped.
* grabado en madera=woodcut ; wood engraving.
* grabado en piedra=carved in a tablet of stone.
* grabado en relieve=embossed.
* grabado en vídeo=videotaped.
* grabados en acero=steel engraving.
* libro grabado en audio=talking book.
* risas grabadas=canned laughter.

grabador
(n.)=engraver ; caster ; printmaker.
Ex: In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths.
Ex: The printer would own several sets of matrices and moulds of various sizes, and would employ specialist casters to make type for him with them, using his own metal.
Ex: This article discusses Benson's life, work, and critical reputation as a printmaker specializing in images of hunters and wild game birds.
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* grabadora de bobina=reel-to-reel recorder.
* grabadora de CD=CD-Rewritable drive.

grabadora
(n.)=tape machine.
Ex: Be sure any mechanical equipment required (tape machines, film projectors, etc.) does actually work, can be replaced at a moment's notice if it breaks down, and is handled by a competent operator.

grabadora de CD
(n.)=CD-Rewritable drive.
Ex: The aricle has the title 'Budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'.
grabadora de bobina
(n.)=reel-to-reel recorder.
Ex: Reel-to-reel recorders are available and their performance is very much better but they are expensive and are rarely used with microcomputers.
grabados en acero
(n.)=steel engraving.
Ex: Also discussed are plans printed by various technical processes over the centuries, such as copperplate and steel engravings, and modern poly-chromatic prints.
grabar
(v.)=cut into ; download ; etch ; brand (as) ; incise ; record.
Ex: For most of the period woodcuts for letterpress printing were made of a hard, fine-grained wood (such as box or a fruit wood) cut into the side of the plank along the grain.
Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.
Ex: The idea was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: Our books today mix CAPITALS, from letters Romans incised on stone monuments, and 'lower case' letters, derived from script developed in Ireland for parchment manuscripts.
Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.
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* estar grabado en la memoria=imprint on + consciousness.
* grabar al ácido=etch.
* grabar en audio=audio record.
* grabar en CD=burn to + disc.
* grabar en cinta=tape-record [tape record] ; tape.
* grabar en el estudio=film in + the studio.
* grabar en exteriores=film on + location.
* grabar en la memoria=imprint on + consciousness.
* grabar en la mente de Alguien=engrave in + Posesivo + mind.
* grabar en piedra=engrave in + stone.
* grabar en relieve=emboss.
* grabar en vídeo=videotape ; video record.
* sin grabar=unengraved.

grabar al ácido
(v.)=etch.
Ex: In fact the earliest 'zincographs' were not made photographically but by transferring a line drawing in a greasy and acid-resistant ink on to a zinc plate and then etching it.
grabar en CD
(v.)=burn to + disc.
Ex: I am using Nero as a burning software and I need to use a multi-session backup in order to burn to disc the images at the end of each working day.
grabar en audio
(v.)=audio record.
Ex: Is it illegal to audio record a conversation with my doctor during an appointment?.
grabar en cinta
(v.)=tape-record [tape record] ; tape.
Ex: Data were obtained from 332 transcripts of actual reference interviews previously tape-recorded in three public libraries. Ex: There are no special libraries for blind students in Japan, whereas in Denmark books can be taped on request within 6-8 weeks.
grabar en el estudio
(v.)=film in + the studio.
Ex: The actual crash down an embankment was filmed in the studio using scale models.
grabar en exteriores
(v.)=film on + location.
Ex: In modern filmmaking, many productions film on location, away from the backlots of Hollywood.
grabar en la memoria
(v.)=imprint on + consciousness.
Ex: A library is not, to use the language of Dallas, Texas, imprinted on the consciousness of each of us, simply a 'book depository'.
grabar en la mente de Alguien
(v.)=engrave in + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: One of George Santayana's dicta, which is engraved as a guiding principle in my mind, is his admonition that 'Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it'.
grabar en piedra
(v.)=engrave in + stone.
Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.
grabar en relieve
(v.)=emboss.
Ex: Daisy wheel printers have a series of petals radiating from a hub and each petal is embossed with a character.
grabar en vídeo
(v.)=videotape ; video record.
Ex: In a second session students' search behaviour was videotaped and their comments recorded as they were encouraged to think aloud. Ex: Is it legal to video record someone without consent in Florida?.
gracia
(n.)=amnesty ; grace ; wit.
Ex: Security at the library has been improved and recommendations for the future include: amnesty weeks for the return of books and severe penalties for offenders, e.g. expulsion for a student, dismissal for a member of staff.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.
Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.
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* asestar el golpe de gracia=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace.
* caer en gracia=take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to.
* con gracia=wittily ; funnily ; prettily.
* dar el golpe de gracia=administer + the coup de grace ; deliver + the coup de grace ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* golpe de gracia=coup de grace ; kiss of death ; killer blow ; death blow.
* gracia redentora=saving grace.
* hacer gracia=tickle + Posesivo + fancy ; feel + amused.
* lleno de gracia=graceful.
* morir en estado de gracia=die in + a state of grace.
* morir en gracia=die in + a state of grace.
* no hacer ninguna gracia=not take + kindly to.
* periodo de gracia=grace period ; time of grace.
* sin gracia=dowdy .
* sin nada de gracia=unfunny.
* verle la gracia a Algo=see + the funny side.

gracia redentora
(n.)=saving grace.
Ex: I sometimes think that the saving grace of America lies in the fact that the overwhelming majority of Americans are possessed of two great qualities -- a sense of humor and a sense of proportion.
gracias
=thanks ; thankyou ; thanx ; ta.
Nota: Abreviatura coloquial de Thanks.
Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
Ex: I would like to give a huge THANX to all of the wonderful people who contributed to our site, and helped make it an incredible, international, award-winning success.
Ex: 'You alright?' -- 'Yeah, ta,' she said.
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* dar gracias por lo que Uno tiene=count + Posesivo + blessings.
* gracias a=thanks to ; courtesy of.
* gracias a Dios=thank goodness.
* gracias a la TI=IT-enabled.
* gracias al cual=whereby.
* gracias de antemano=TIA [Thanks in advance] ; thanks in advance.
* gracias por=thanks for.
* muchas gracias=Thank you very much ; ta very much.
* muchísimas gracias=thanks a bunch!.

gracias a
=thanks to ; courtesy of.
Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer. Ex: The aim of this project is to create a network of computer centres, where members of the public are given free access to microcomputers, courtesy of those willing to volunteer their time and equipment.
gracias a Dios
=thank goodness.
Ex: Readers are not made by moneyed privilege only, thank goodness, or there would be little hope for most of us.
gracias a la TI
(adj.)=IT-enabled.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The role of software patents in sustaining IT-enabled competitive advantage: a call for research'.
gracias al cual
=whereby.
Ex: The basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another.
gracias por
=thanks for.
Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
graciciosamente
=wittily.
Ex: This lovely book interestingly and wittily makes us aware of the ancient and colourful lineage of which we are a part.

graciosamente
=funnily.
Ex: You should be a comedian, you look funny, you sound funny, you act funny, and your body even functions funnily.

gracioso^1
(n.)=prankster ; wisecracker ; crack-up.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
Ex: It was at this time that Haines got the reputation as a 'wisecracker'.
Ex: Sean is such a crack-up that I think these two pictures perfectly sum up his personality!.

gracioso^2
(adj.)=facetious ; humorous ; amusing ; funny ; cute ; joky [jokey] ; droll ; comical ; wisecracking.
Ex: This might, perhaps, be considered a facetious example; however, consider the effect of the indiscriminate use of LATIN AMERICA and SPANISH AMERICA.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
Ex: In the proceedings of the pioneer 1876 Conference of Librarians we can read that 'Mr Edmands gave some amusing illustrations to show that readers often had only the most vague idea of what they really wanted'.
Ex: This article reviews on-line data bases that may be used to search for references to humour (cartoons, funny articles and books, and medical aspects of humour).
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: Never sentimental, the movie has moments of droll, deadpan humor.
Ex: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
Ex: But that belief changed after she met Liang Jing Hao, a wisecracking guy who turned her world upside down.
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* chiste tonto pero gracioso=knee slapper.
* comentario gracioso=witty remark ; funny remark.
* de forma graciosa=funnily.
* de manera graciosa=funnily.
* de modo gracioso=comically ; funnily.
* dicho gracioso=witticism ; quip.
* frase graciosa final=punchline [punch line].
* ser muy gracioso=be a right laugh.

graciosísimo
(adj.)=hilarious.
Ex: In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
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* chiste graciosísimo=rib tickler ; side-splitter.

gradación
(n.)=shade ; gradation.
Ex: Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.
Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.

gradas
(n.)=bleachers.
Ex: Our selection of benches and bleachers feature unsurpassed construction and attention to detail.
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* gradas, las=stands, the.

gradas, las
(n.)=stands, the.
Ex: He was suspended five games for entering the stands during a game to confront a fan.
grado
(n.)=degree ; extent ; index [indices/indexes, -pl.] ; magnitude ; range ; rate ; scale ; to what extent ; grade ; quotient ; degree.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.
Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.
Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.
Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.
Ex: In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.
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* alumno de cuarto grado=fourth grader.
* asesinato en primer grado=first-degree murder.
* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* cada vez en mayor grado=ever-increasing.
* cierto grado de=a degree of.
* de buen grado=willing ; good-humouredly ; good-humoured ; good-naturedly ; with good nature ; fain.
* de grado básico=junior grade.
* de grado medio=middle-ranking.
* delito de menor grado=misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].
* de primer grado=in the first degree.
* de segundo grado=second-degree ; in the second degree.
* el grado de=the extent of.
* el grado de + Nombre=the breadth and depth of + Nombre.
* el grado en que=the extent to which.
* en cierto grado=something of.
* en diferente grado=differing ; in varying measures.
* en distinto grado=in varying measures ; differing ; to varying degrees ; in varying degrees.
* en diverso grado=to varying degrees.
* en diversos grados=to varying extents.
* en este grado=to this extent.
* en grado mínimo=minimally.
* en mayor grado=to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a greater extent ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent.
* en mayor o menor grado=to a greater or lesser degree.
* en menor grado=to a lesser extent ; to a lesser degree.
* en sumo grado=in the extreme.
* en tercer grado=in the third degree.
* en un grado bastante aceptable=to a fair extent.
* en un grado sumo=in the extreme.
* escala que consta de nueve grados=nine-point scale.
* girar 180 grados=move + 180 degrees.
* grado centígrado (ºC)=degree centigrade (ºC).
* grado de aceptación=acceptance rate.
* grado de acidez=pH ; ph value.
* grado de adecuación=degree of fit.
* grado de citación=citedness.
* grado de cobertura=depth of coverage.
* grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda=topicality.
* grado de compleción=completeness.
* grado de escepticismo=degree of skepticism.
* grado de integración=scale of integration.
* grado de no citación=uncitedness.
* grado de pertinencia=recall tendency.
* grado de precisión=degree of detail.
* grado de proximidad entre dos=betweenness.
* grado de relación=relatedness measure.
* grado medio=middle grade.
* grado superlativo=superlative.
* hasta tal grado que=so much so that.
* salón de grados=conference room.
* tomarse Algo de buen grado=take + Nombre + in good humour.
* un cierto grado de=a certain amount of ; a modicum of.
* vida + dar un giro de 180 grados=turn + Posesivo + life around.

grado centígrado (ºC)
=degree centigrade (ºC).
Ex: These figures are based on UK climate where the winter external temperature is about -1ºC (degree centigrade).
grado de aceptación
(n.)=acceptance rate.
Ex: The acceptance rate of articles which are collaboratively authored tends to be higher than that for single-authored papers, thereby suggesting a positive relationship between collaboration and quality.
grado de acidez
(n.)=pH ; ph value.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales. Ex: After treatment, the ph value, the alkali content and the tensile strength were determined.
grado de adecuación
(n.)=degree of fit.
Ex: This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).
grado de citación
(n.)=citedness.
Ex: A negative correlation was hypothesised between citedness and publication delay but this was not borne out.
grado de cobertura
(n.)=depth of coverage.
Ex: Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.
grado de coincidencia entre el tema de un documento y el tema de búsqueda
(n.)=topicality.
Ex: Since topicality is a major factor in relevance, it is crucial to identify the range of relationship types that occur between the topics o user needs and the topics of texts relevant to those needs.
grado de compleción
(adj.)=completeness.
Ex: The completeness of a catalog record for the volumes depends, of course, upon the kind of multi-volume work being cataloged.
grado de escepticismo
(n.)=degree of skepticism.
Ex: However, this means that 4 in every 10 employers are looking at online degrees with some degree of skepticism.
grado de integración
(n.)=scale of integration.
Ex: Scale of integration is the term used to refer to the number of circuits which can be stored on a single chip.
grado de no citación
(n.)=uncitedness.
Ex: Large scale uncitedness refers to the significant proportion of articles that do not receive a single citation within 5 years of publication.
grado de pertinencia
(n.)=recall tendency.
Ex: Recall tendency was defined as the degree to which recall was of concern in a search.
grado de precisión
(n.)=degree of detail.
Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.
grado de proximidad entre dos
(n.)=betweenness.
Ex: Betweenness is an important theme pervading much of mathematical thinking.
grado de relación
(n.)=relatedness measure.
Ex: From these we can calculate the relatedness measure, which serves as an indication of the strength of association between the term being studied and the documents retrieved.
grado medio
(adj.)=middle grade.
Ex: The author discusses the practical personnel problems facing junior and middle grade professional librarians = El autor analiza los problemas prácticos de personal a los que se enfrentan los bibliotecarios de grado medio y básico.
grado superlativo
(n.)=superlative.
Ex: Excellence is certainly a superlative and may appear to be forever just beyond reach.
graduación
(n.)=graduation.
Ex: However, in particular for cum laudes, productivity and impact decreased sharply in years after graduation.
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* baile de graduación=prom.
* beca de graduación=graduation sash.
* ceremonia de graduación=commencement ; graduation day ; graduation ceremony.
* de baja graduación=low-ranking.
* discurso de graduación=commencement address.

graduado escolar
(n.)=grade-school education.
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
graduado^1
(n.)=graduate ; grad (graduate).
Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
Ex: The article 'New directions for recent grads' surveys the employment of 1994 graduates of library schools in the USA.
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* graduado escolar=grade-school education.
* recién graduado=newly-qualified.

graduado^2
(adj.)=scaled ; graduated.
Ex: This article reports on the nature of scaled, dichotomous relevance judgements which questioned the use of the mid-point in a scale as the break between relevant and non-relevant documents.
Ex: The programme involves a graduated series of library assignments, with accompanying worksheets, and helps to reinforce and enhance the quality of student projects.
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* gafas graduadas=prescription glasses.
* jarra graduada para medir=measuring jug.
* taza graduada para medir=measuring cup.

gradual
(adj.)=gradual ; piecemeal ; progressive ; creeping.
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
Ex: Other references follow, with the progressive removal of terms.
Ex: Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs.
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* de un modo gradual=incrementally.

gradualmente
=gradually ; stepwise ; little by little ; bit by bit.
Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.
Ex: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.
Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
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* acercarse gradualmente (a)=edge (toward(s)).
* alejar gradualmente de=wean + Nombre + (away) from ; wean + Nombre + off.
* apartar gradualmente de=wean + Nombre + (away) from ; wean + Nombre + off.
* avanzar gradualmente (hacia)=edge (toward(s)).
* desaparecer gradualmente=fade into + the sunset.
* extinguirse gradualmente=die off.
* introducir gradualmente=phase in.
* morir gradualmente=die off.
* reducir gradualmente=scale down.
* separar gradualmente de=wean + Nombre + (away) from ; wean + Nombre + off.

graduar
(v.)=grade ; scale ; graduate.
Ex: In an area study the emphasis should be about equal, in a case or comparative study it should be graded depending on the focus of interest.
Ex: To produce a statewide estimate, this framework would need to be scaled to accommodate all public libraries in a particular state.
Ex: This article discusses whether library service fees should be graduated.
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* graduarse=graduate.

graduarse
(v.)=graduate.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
graffiti
(n.)=graffiti.
Ex: Graffiti, if found on the walls of the library, should be removed quickly as graffiti breeds graffiti.

graficos en movimiento
=animated media.
Ex: The CINE project will explore the potential of visual and animated media as a supplement or as an alternative to text.
grafista
(n.)=graphic artist.
Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time.

grafito
(n.)=graphite.
Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de grafito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.

grafía
(n.)=spelling ; hand.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.
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* grafía doble=digraph.

grafía doble
(n.)=digraph.
Ex: The text of the title-page or other subject is copied in full, including all punctuation and such things as long f, swash sorts, digraphs, and VV for W.
gragea
(n.)=pill ; tablet.
Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.
Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.

grama
(n.)=twitch grass ; couch grass.
Ex: If your garden is not very big, practically the only way to eradicate twitch grass is to cover the whole area with a light-excluding cover.
Ex: We are fully aware that the quickest and easiest way to clear an area of couch grass is to strim the grass to a height of about 2cm .

gramatical
(adj.)=grammatical.
Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.
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* con errores gramaticales=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect.
* error gramatical=grammatical error.

gramaticalmente
=grammatically.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
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* gramaticalmente incorrecto=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect.
* incorrecto gramaticalmente=grammatically challenged ; ungrammatically.

gramaticalmente incorrecto
(adj.)=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect.
Ex: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff. Ex: The writer lists a number of illogical, imprecise, and grammatically incorrect statements she recently encountered on television and radio.
gramo (gr)
=gramme (gm) [gram, -USA].
Ex: Nowadays the weight of a paper can be conveniently expressed in terms of grammes per square metre of a sheet, but in the hand-press period it was given in pounds.

gramola
(n.)=jukebox.
Ex: By about 1939, sales of records for use in jukeboxes was a large percentage of total record sales..

gramática
(n.)=grammar.
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
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* gramática con errores=poor grammar.
* gramática de casos=case grammar.

gramática con errores
(n.)=poor grammar.
Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated.
gramática de casos
(n.)=case grammar.
Ex: Some methods used for analyzing text are subjective, but many are based on linguistics, especially case grammar.
gramático
(n.)=grammarian.
Ex: A reader or a listener, the descriptive grammarians would argue, would not assume, despite the singular verb and the objective case pronouns, that Mary was the subject, rather than the object, of the sentence.

gran almacén
(n.)=discount retailer.
Ex: Discount retailers have started to feel the pinch from belt-tightening consumers as sales at US stores have fallen for the first time.
gran altura
(n.)=high altitude.
Ex: The databases consists of a high quality atlas consisting of maps based on images taken from high altitude aircraft and satellites.
gran aumento
(n.)=heavy increase.
Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.
gran bebedor
(n.)=heavy drinker.
Ex: Unlike most of their fellow workers, they have 'primitive' social interests, limited to games of cards & dominoes, & are heavy drinkers.
gran belleza
(n.)=scenic beauty.
Ex: Britain has the highest potential for wind power in Europe but it is greatest in areas valued for their scenic beauty.
gran calidad
(n.)=high standard.
Ex: Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.
gran cantidad de
(n.)=large crop of ; mass of.
Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up. Ex: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records.
gran categoría
(n.)=high standard.
Ex: Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.
gran cosa
(n.)=big deal.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Seven self-contradicting reasons why the World Wide Web is such a big deal'.
gran danés
(n.)=Great Dane.
Ex: Of the 882 dogs, 228 were German hepherds, 86 were Great Danes and 73 were mixed breeds.
gran ducado
(n.)=grand-duchy.
Ex: When Finnish was adopted as the language of learning and culture in the 19th century autonomous grand-duchy, printing business began to flourish and resulted in a dramatic growth of printed products.
gran espectáculo
(n.)=extravaganza.
Ex: In producing a star-studded extravaganza using alumni, make sure the campus has the right resources.
gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto
(n.)=rangeland.
Ex: This article discusses research conducted with wool producers in semi-arid rangelands in Australia.
gran grupo
(n.)=constellation.
Ex: For them, a constellation of human factors and professional insight should, instead, guide every weeding decision.
gran logro
(n.)=achievement of scale.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.
gran mentira
(n.)=big fat lie.
Ex: I had simply realized by then that everything an Indian girl is promised about her wedding and consequent marriage is a big fat lie.
gran nivel
(n.)=high standard.
Ex: Cataloging is of a very high standard throughout the country.
gran número de
=great numbers of.
Ex: We also know that there are great numbers of great libraries around the world.
gran pantalla de televisión
(n.)=large-screen television.
Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.
gran parte
=much.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
gran parte de
=much of.
Ex: Much of the debate is centred on maintaining and up-dating information files of local organizations.
gran peso
(n.)=heavy weight.
Ex: The heap was given to the pressmen the day before it was to be used, so that they might wet it and leave it to stand overnight under a heavy weight.
gran placer
(n.)=great pleasure.
Ex: A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
gran potencia
(n.)=great power.
Ex: The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers.
gran salto adelante
(n.)=giant leap ; great leap forward.
Ex: The People's Republic of China has taken a giant leap toward modernisation of its medical ibraries and information centres. Ex: In terms of intellectual evolution, it is a radical step up and great leap forward for mankind.
gran tiburón blanco
(n.)=great white shark.
Ex: Great white sharks are an enigma, as scientists are still trying to unravel the mysterious lifestyle of these denizens of the deep.
gran titular
(n.)=headline banner.
Ex: Yesterday's report on March retail sales was greeted with banner headlines proclaiming the comeback of the consumer.
granada de mano
(n.)=hand grenade.
Ex: My hand looks like a hand grenade went off near it -- all cut up, bruised and with perforations by small bits of flying glass.
granada^1
(n.)=pomegranate.
Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.

granada^2
(n.)=grenade.
Ex: Children were more likely to be injured by unexploded ordnance (which includes grenades, bombs, mortar shells, and cluster munitions), whereas adults were injured mostly by landmines.
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* granada de mano=hand grenade.
* lanzador de granadas=grenade launcher.

granado
(n.)=pomegranate tree.
Ex: The pomegranate tree is native from Iran to the Himalayas and has been cultivated since ancient times throughout the Mediterranean region.
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* más granado de la sociedad, lo=cream of society, the.

granangular
(n.)=wide-angle lens.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Library technology through a wide-angle lens'.

granar
(v.)=go to + seed.
Ex: This is a familiar sight for those who struggle with their lawns -- a dandelion has gone to seed insuring another crop of dandelions will arise shortly.

granate
(n.)=maroon ; garnet.
Nota: Piedra preciosa.
Ex: With its purchase the newspaper staff took on 99% of the press work required to print the 'Maroon and White' newspaper.
Ex: Information on the geological origin of raw garnet is a pre-requisite for the better understanding of garnet production and trade in ancient societies.

grande
(adj.)=vast ; big ; bulky ; considerable ; deep ; extensive ; great ; heavy ; high ; huge ; large ; large scale [large-scale] ; tremendous ; wide ; goodly ; abysmal ; heavyweight [heavy weight] ; broad ; of the highest order.
Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.
Ex: Like all enumerative schedules, the LC schedules are bulky, extending to some 8000 pages.
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
Ex: Clearly, great variations can be expected between different indexing languages for different databases.
Ex: In fact, the area was well served by a very good neighbourhood advice centre which had a heavy workload of advice and information-giving.
Ex: Lower specificity will be associated with lower precision but high recall.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
Ex: Serial searching for a string of characters is usually performed on a small subset of a large file.
Ex: It is in the development of such large-scale services that problems are seen most acutely.
Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
Ex: The major problem encountered in encouraging young adults to use public libraries is the abysmal lack of specialist young adult librarians = El principal problema que se encuentra para es incentivar a los jóvenes a usar las bibliotecas públicas es la enorme falta de bibliotecarios especialistas en temas relacionados con los adolescentes.
Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: I've got to tell you, and I do say this affectionately, but we're talking about a geek of the highest order.
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* a grandes rasgos=broadly ; rough draft.
* a gran escala=large scale [large-scale] ; massive ; on a wide scale ; high-volume ; wide-scale ; on a broad scale ; in a big way ; on a grand scale.
* a gran velocidad=at great speed.
* a lo grande=in a big way ; big time ; grandly ; on a grand scale.
* armar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* a un gran coste=at (a) great expense.
* avanzar con gran dificultad=grind on.
* bastante grande=largish.
* calabacín grande=marrow ; marrow squash.
* causar una gran sensación=make + a splash.
* causar un gran alboroto=make + a splash.
* causar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; make + a splash ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* celebrar a lo grande=make + a song and dance about.
* con gran capacidad=capacious.
* con gran colorido=brightly coloured.
* con gran densidad de población=densely populated.
* con gran dificultad=with great difficulty.
* con gran entusiasmo=ecstatically.
* con gran esplendor=grandly.
* con gran iluminación=brightly illuminated.
* con gran motivación=highly-motivated.
* con gran sentimiento=earnestly.
* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
* consumir en grandes cantidades=guzzle.
* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio ; go far in + Gerundio ; go far towards + Gerundio.
* con una gran ambición profesional=career-minded ; career-focused.
* con una gran cultura=well-read.
* con una gran diferencia=by a huge margin.
* con una gran tradición=long-standing.
* con un gran número de lectores=widely-read.
* con un gran suspiro=with a deep sigh.
* convertirse en un gran problema=grow to + a crisis.
* correr un gran riesgo=play (for) + high stakes.
* crear con gran destreza=craft.
* darse la gran vida=live it up ; live + the high life.
* dar un gran paso adelante=reach + milestone.
* de gran ahorro energético=energy-saving.
* de gran belleza=scenic.
* de gran calibre=high-calibre.
* de gran calidad=high-quality ; high-grade [high grade] ; high-calibre.
* de gran capacidad=large-capacity ; high capacity.
* de gran colorido=brightly coloured.
* de gran corazón=big-hearted.
* de gran efecto=wide-reaching.
* de gran éxito comercial=high selling.
* de gran formato=oversized.
* de gran impacto=high impact [high-impact].
* de gran influencia=seminal.
* de gran lucidez=clear-sighted.
* de gran lujo=top-class.
* de gran potencia=high-powered.
* de gran repercusión=far-reaching ; wide-reaching ; far-ranging.
* de gran talento=talented.
* de gran valor=highly valued ; highly valuable.
* de gran valor histórico=of great historical value.
* de gran venta=high selling.
* demasiado grande=oversized.
* describir a grandes rasgos=paint + a broad picture.
* desplazarse grandes distancias=travel + long distances.
* durante un gran período=for a long period ; for a long period.
* durante un gran período de tiempo=for a long period of time.
* ejercer una gran influencia en=play + a strong hand in.
* el gran hermano=big brother.
* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes=the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
* empresa de grandes derroches=high roller.
* en gran cantidad=prodigiously.
* en grandes cantidades=en masse ; in good number ; in bulk ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
* en grandes números=in record numbers ; in record numbers.
* en gran formato=oversize ; oversized.
* en gran medida=by and large ; extensively ; greatly ; heavily ; largely ; to a considerable extent ; to a high degree ; to a large extent ; tremendously ; vastly ; very much ; to a great extent ; in no small way ; to any great degree ; in many ways ; in large part ; in large measure ; in no small measure ; to a large degree ; to a great degree.
* en gran número=numerously.
* en gran parte=largely ; in large part ; in large measure ; for the most part ; to a great extent ; to a great degree.
* en un gran aprieto=in dire straits.
* en un gran apuro=in dire straits.
* esperar una (gran) sorpresa=be in for a (big) surprise.
* expresión típica de Gran Bretaña=Briticism.
* extra grande=extra-large.
* ganar a lo grande=win + big.
* gestión de grandes extensiones para la cría de ganado=range management.
* gran almacén=discount retailer.
* gran altura=high altitude.
* gran aumento=heavy increase.
* gran bebedor=heavy drinker.
* gran belleza=scenic beauty.
* Gran Bretaña=Britain ; Great Britain.
* gran calidad=high standard.
* gran cantidad de=large crop of ; mass of.
* gran categoría=high standard.
* gran cosa=big deal.
* gran danés=Great Dane.
* Gran Depresión, la=Depression, the ; Great Depression, the.
* grandes almacenes=department store.
* grandes cantidades de=storerooms of ; huge numbers of ; huge numbers of ; great numbers of.
* grandes escritores, los = great imaginative writers, the.
* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas=great oaks from little acorns grow.
* grandes sumas de dinero=vast sums of money.
* grande superficie=shopping mall ; shopping complex ; shopping centre.
* grandes y pequeños=great and small.
* grande y tenebroso=cavernous.
* gran ducado=grand-duchy.
* gran espectáculo=extravaganza.
* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de pasto=rangeland.
* gran grupo=constellation.
* gran logro=achievement of scale.
* gran mentira=big fat lie.
* gran nivel=high standard.
* gran número de=great numbers of.
* gran pantalla de televisión=large-screen television.
* gran parte=much.
* gran parte de=much of.
* gran peso=heavy weight.
* gran placer=great pleasure.
* gran potencia=great power.
* gran salto adelante=giant leap ; great leap forward.
* gran tiburón blanco=great white shark.
* gran titular=headline banner.
* hacer grandes esfuerzos por=take + (great) pains to.
* hacer grandes progresos=make + great strides.
* hacerlo a lo grande=make + it + big.
* hacer un gran esfuerzo=go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
* hacer un gran negocio=make + a killing.
* IGE (Integración a Gran Escala)=LSI (Large Scale Integration).
* influir en gran medida=become + a force.
* jaula grande para pájaros=aviary.
* jugador de grandes apuestas=high roller.
* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
* la Gran Manzana=the Big Apple.
* la gran mayoría de=the vast majority of ; the bulk of.
* levantar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa=be in for a (big) surprise.
* lo suficientemente grande=large enough ; big enough.
* más grande=greater.
* muy grande=big time.
* niño grande=grown-up child.
* Nombre + a gran escala=broad scale + Nombre.
* no ser gran cosa=not add up to much ; add up to + nothing.
* no ser una gran pérdida=be no great loss.
* no significar gran cosa=not add up to much.
* no suponer gran cosa=not add up to much.
* no valer gran cosa=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* pago único y bien grande=fat lump sum.
* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa=much to + Posesivo + surprise.
* pasarlo a lo grande=have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasarlo en grande=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasárselo a lo grande=have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time.
* pasárselo en grande=have + a whale of a time ; enjoy + every minute of ; love + every minute of it ; kick + Posesivo + heels up.
* Pedro el Grande=Peter the Great.
* pegarse la gran vida=live it up ; live + the high life.
* pensar a lo grande=think + big.
* Pie Grande=Bigfoot ; Sasquatch.
* por un gran margen=by a huge margin.
* producir con gran destreza=craft.
* provocar un gran alboroto=make + a splash.
* provocar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura=culture-conscious.
* recorrer grandes distancias=travel + long distances.
* revista que tiene una gran demanda popular=mass-market journal.
* salir a lo grande=go out with + a bang.
* ser de gran ayuda para=be a boon to.
* ser de gran beneficio para=be of great benefit to.
* ser una gran ayuda=be a tower of strength.
* ser un gran alivio=be a welcome relief.
* ser un gran apoyo=be a tower of strength.
* ser un gran avance=be half the battle.
* ser un gran paso adelante=be half the battle.
* super grande=extra-large ; king-size(d).
* taza grande=mug.
* tener en gran estima=have + a very high regard for ; think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* tener gran éxito=hit + a home run ; hit it out of + the park ; knock it out of + the park.
* tener gran importancia=be of high significance.
* tener gran repercusión=be far reaching.
* tener una gran demanda=be in huge demand.
* tener una gran pegada=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.
* tener una gran tradición=have + a long ancestry.
* tener un gran concepto de=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* tener un gran efecto=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.
* tener un gran impacto=have + a big impact.
* terminar a lo grande=go (over/off) with + a bang ; go out with + a bang.
* tomar un gran riesgo=play (for) + high stakes.
* una gran cantidad de=a good deal of ; a great deal of ; a large degree of ; a mass of ; a plethora of ; a supply of ; a vast amount of ; a city of ; a wealth of ; a sea of ; a cascade of ; an army of ; a good many ; a huge number of ; a great number of ; a multitude of ; scores of ; a host of ; a vast corpus of ; a whole host of.
* una gran cantidad y variedad de=a wealth and breadth of.
* una gran diversidad de=a wide range of ; a broad variety of ; a wide variety of ; a broad range of ; an extensive range of ; a full range of.
* una gran experiencia=a wealth of experience.
* una gran extensión de=a sea of.
* una gran gama de=a wide range of ; a rich tapestry of ; a wide band of ; a broad variety of ; a wide variety of ; a broad range of ; a whole gamut of ; an extensive range of ; a full range of.
* una gran mayoría de=a large proportion of.
* una gran número de=an extensive range of.
* una gran parte de=a broad population of ; a lion's share of.
* una gran pérdida=a great loss.
* una gran proporción de=a large proportion of.
* una gran variedad de=a wide range of ; a multiplicity of ; a rich tapestry of ; a plurality of ; a broad variety of ; a broad range of ; a whole gamut of ; an extensive range of ; a full range of.
* un gran espectro de=a wide band of.
* un gran número de=a good deal of ; a great deal of ; a plethora of ; a wide range of ; a full roster of ; a fair number of ; a great number of ; a broad variety of ; a wide variety of ; a broad range of ; a vast corpus of.
* un gran período de=a long period of.
* un gran repertorio de=an arsenal of ; an armoury of [armory].
* un gran volumen de=a vast corpus of.
* venirle Algo grande a Alguien=get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots.
* vivir la gran vida=live it up ; live + the high life.
* WAN (red de gran alcance)=WAN (wide area network).

grande superficie
(n.)=shopping mall ; shopping complex ; shopping centre.
Ex: The library may circulate materials at off-site outlets such as shopping malls, community facilities, nursing homes, jails, and so forth. Ex: Many central libraries are now built adjacent to or as an integral part of a shopping complex. Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
grande y tenebroso
(adj.)=cavernous.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.
grandemente
=keenly ; severely.
Ex: Those of us who deal with cooperatively produced catalogs and buy MARC tapes from a vendor will certainly feel the effects of all this keenly.
Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.

grandes almacenes
(n.)=department store.
Ex: Take the prosaic problem of the great department store.
grandes cantidades de
=storerooms of ; huge numbers of ; huge numbers of ; great numbers of.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency. Ex: The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices. Ex: The new machines would require huge numbers of matrices. Ex: We also know that there are great numbers of great libraries around the world.
grandes escritores, los
=great imaginative writers, the.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas
=great oaks from little acorns grow.
Ex: Much more will be needed, but at least a start will have been made; there is an English expression for this: 'great oaks from little acorns grow'.
grandes sumas de dinero
=vast sums of money.
Ex: In view of the increasing attention paid to pensions and planning for old age, together with the vast sums of money involved, there is a growing demand for information on the subject.
grandes y pequeños
=great and small.
Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information on all manner of matters great and small'.
grandeza
(n.)=greatness.
Ex: Log cabins were considered symbols of democracy and the frontier spirit, and President Abraham Lincoln was viewed as a symbol of unity, hope, and the American dream of rising from a humble background to greatness.
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* antigua grandeza=Posesivo + former glory.
* darse aires de grandeza=give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo.
* grandeza y decadencia=rise and fall.
* recuperar + Posesivo + antigua grandeza=regain + Posesivo + former glory.
* restituir Algo a su antigua grandeza=restore + Nombre + to + Posesivo + former glory.

grandeza y decadencia
(n.)=rise and fall.
Ex: The Arabic press has been maundering on pointlessly for decades about the rise and fall of Osama bin Laden.
grandilocuencia
(n.)=grandiosity ; bombast.
Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.
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* con grandilocuencia=grandly.

grandilocuente
(adj.)=grandiose ; sonorous ; bombastic.
Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
Ex: His natural vocal manner was declamatory and sonorous = Su forma natural de vocalizar era declamatoria y grandilocuente.
Ex: You don't have to be bombastic to be powerful [he says in a loud voice], you can be more intimate [he says in a quieter voice].

grandiosidad
(n.)=grandeur ; grandiosity.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.

grandioso
(adj.)=grand ; grandiose ; of epic proportions ; epic ; portentous.
Ex: As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.
Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.

grandote
(adj.)=husky .
Ex: It has plenty of room unless you're a very husky person.

grandísimo
(adj.)=humongous [humungous] ; gianormous ; whopping.
Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
Ex: Further developments in application techniques have enabled a whopping increase in power and speed ratings of up to 50%.

grandón
(adj.)=husky .
Ex: It has plenty of room unless you're a very husky person.

graneador
(n.)=rocker.
Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as lines set on curved rockers (pallets).

granear
(v.)=grain.
Ex: Collotype was a version of bichromate photolithography in which tone was given by reticulation of the gelatine in the chemical film rather than by graining the underlying surface.

granel
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* a granel=in bulk.

granero
(n.)=barn.
Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.

granito
(n.)=granite.
Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
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* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena=do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + bit.

granizada
(n.)=hailstone ; hail ; hailstorm.
Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
Ex: The wind was now blowing great guns, with frequent storms of hail, but on they went to Ballycastle.
Ex: The best way to keep safe in hailstorms is to immediately seek shelter.

granizar
(v.)=hail.
Ex: It was hailing cats and dogs the other day, and I was still tailgated by a moron in a large SUV (sport utilitarian vehicle).

granizo
(n.)=hail ; hailstone.
Ex: The wind was now blowing great guns, with frequent storms of hail, but on they went to Ballycastle.
Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
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* tormenta de granizo=hailstorm.

granja
(n.)=farm ; farmhouse ; farmstead ; homestead.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.
Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads.
Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.
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* animal de granja=farm animal ; farmyard animal.
* cría en granja=free-range farming.
* de granja=free-range ; free-ranging.
* en la propia granja=on-farm.
* gallina de granja=free-range hen.
* granja de cerdos=piggery.
* granja de cría intensiva=battery farm.
* granja de energía solar=solar power station.
* granja ecológica=free-range farm ; organic farm.
* granja eólica=wind farm ; wind power farm.
* granja escuela=animal farm.
* granja pequeña=croft.
* patio de granja=farmyard.
* pollo de granja=free-range chicken.

granja de cerdos
(n.)=piggery.
Ex: In addition, the author urges men to examine their own attitudes for evidences of what he referred to as 'chauvinist piggery'.
granja de cría intensiva
(n.)=battery farm.
Ex: In battery farms people have must less physical contact with the birds.
granja de energía solar
(n.)=solar power station.
Ex: And those rays could soon power thousands of homes if plans for a large solar power station come through.
granja ecológica
(n.)=free-range farm ; organic farm.
Ex: At a genuinely free-range farm chickens sometimes end up laying eggs somewhere else than the owner expected. Ex: New studies of bat and insect numbers bolster claims that organic farms are havens for wildlife.
granja escuela
(n.)=animal farm.
Ex: Success is attributed to the children being able to join in, not merely watch, a variety of activities, including arts and crafts, an animal farm, medieval games, shows, and storytelling.
granja eólica
(n.)=wind farm ; wind power farm.
Ex: The author demonstrates how Geographical Information Systems can be used to assess the visual impact of wind farms. Ex: The report urged federal officials to take a more active role in weighing the impact of wind power farms on bird and bat deaths.
granja pequeña
(n.)=croft.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
granjearse
(v.)=propitiate.
Ex: The latest news is that in India some residents are transforming themselves into ghosts in a ritual to propitiate Lord Shiva.
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* granjearse el cariño=endear.

granjearse el cariño
(v.)=endear.
Ex: His description of Tycho's project in terms that are uncompromisingly modern may not endear his study to all readers.
granjero
(n.)=farmer.
Ex: State agricultural experiment station publications are a valuable resource for agricultural historians and sociologists, as well as for scientists, students, the agribusiness community, farmers, and the general public.

grano de arena
(n.)=grain of sand.
Ex: Again, in the past, as many aeons ago as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, a Buddha named Jewel Nature appeared in the world.
grano de arroz
(n.)=grain of rice.
Ex: And if donating a few grains of rice is not enough the you can always loan a few dollars so a farmer can buy a bag of seeds to grow his own.
grano de cacao
(n.)=cacao bean ; cocoa bean.
Ex: As legend goes Cortes was greeted by natives that gave him a sackful of cacao beans in exchange for some of his own merchandise. Ex: Chocolate comes from the equatorial cacao tree's unassuming cocoa beans.
grano de café
(n.)=coffee bean.
Ex: In terms of dollars, what was the export of coffee beans from Brazil to the U.S.?.
grano de mijo
(n.)=millet seed.
Ex: Miliary tuberculosis was first described in 1700 by John Jacob Manget, who likened the tiny, disseminated caseous lesions to millet seeds.
grano de sal
(n.)=grain of salt.
Ex: Putting all this together, we come out at a figure of two to three grains of salt in each teardrop.
grano de trigo
(n.)=grain of wheat.
Ex: Children too exhausted even to wave the flies off their faces, and men and women in rags scrabbling in the dirt for grains of wheat.
grano^1
(n.)=grain.
Ex: Most of these (like the photo on the right) are aluminum oxide, but a few grains of spinel have also been found.
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* al grano=no-nonsense.
* de grano grueso=coarse-grained.
* grano de arena=grain of sand.
* grano de arroz=grain of rice.
* grano de cacao=cacao bean ; cocoa bean.
* grano de café=coffee bean.
* grano de mijo=millet seed.
* grano de sal=grain of salt.
* grano de trigo=grain of wheat.
* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena=get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing.
* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena=make + a mountain out of a molehill.
* ir al grano=cut to + the chase ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* separar el grano de la paja=divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats ; sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats ; separate + the wheat from the chaff ; sort out + the wheat from the chaff ; sift + the wheat from the chaff.
* un grano de arena en el desierto=a drop of water in a bucket.
* un grano de arena en el desierto=a drop in the ocean.

grano^2
(n.)=whitehead ; pimple ; bump.
Ex: If you try to squeeze the whitehead you may easily break the skin which will result in permanent, reddish scar.
Ex: Never squeeze or pick at a pimple as doing so may spread the inflammation and leave an ugly red scar behind.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.

granuja
(n.)=shyster ; miscreant ; villain ; tearaway ; lager lout ; street urchin ; slum urchin ; urchin ; street arab ; rascal ; scallywag [scalawag, -USA] ; rapscallion ; cad ; ragamuffin ; ruffian ; hoodlum ; swine ; pig ; crook ; street gamin ; gamin.
Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
Ex: It is routine for people to complain about the 'hordes of lager louts' who turn city centres into 'no-go areas'.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.
Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
Ex: In German law it is a criminal offense for A to insult B, for example, by calling him a swine.
Ex: He was waiting for the opportunity to unleash his fury, no one calls him a pig and gets away with it.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
Ex: He gradually spends more time on the streets with the gamins and less time at home.

granulaciones
(n.)=granulation.
Ex: Rising cells of hot gas produce a mottling of the photosphere known as granulation, each granule being about 1000 km in diameter.

granulación
(n.)=granulation.
Ex: Rising cells of hot gas produce a mottling of the photosphere known as granulation, each granule being about 1000 km in diameter.

granulado
(adj.)=grained ; textured ; granulated.
Ex: The artist then drew, sketched or painted on the grained surface using greasy crayon, pen, brush, or even a finger.
Ex: Tactile material embraces materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired.
Ex: We carry four convenient sizes: very fine powder, granulated, minced and chopped.
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* azúcar granulada=granulated sugar.

granular
(adj.)=granular.
Ex: The science of granular material has a long history and in the last few years there has been a resurgence of interest in this field.

granularidad
(n.)=granularity.
Ex: On the other hand, the use of keywords from Dewey as a means of generating additional keywords for records was extremely fruitful and allowed better retrieval even if, on occasions, there was some loss of precision due to the granurality of the classification.
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* de granularidad fina=fine grain ; fine-grained.
* de granularidad gruesa=coarse-grained.

grapa
(n.)=staple.
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
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* pistola de grapas=staple gun.

grapado
(n.)=stapling.
Ex: Consequently the book-stapling machines were generally replaced by sewing machines by the late 1880s; the stapling of pamphlets, however, had come to stay.
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* grapado por el lomo=saddle stitched.

grapado por el lomo
(adj.)=saddle stitched.
Ex: Most library materials are 'saddle stitched', ie stapled through the folded edge.
grapadora
(n.)=stapler.
Ex: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.
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* grapadora de hilo de alambre=wire stapler ; wire binder.

grapadora de hilo de alambre
(n.)=wire stapler ; wire binder.
Ex: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882). Ex: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.
grapar
(v.)=staple ; staple together.
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
Ex: The pages should not be bound or stapled together, as this makes insertions and corrections difficult.
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* maquina de grapar libros=book-stapling machine.

grasa
(n.)=grease ; fat ; blubber.
Nota: Generalmente de animal marino (cetáceos), como las ballenas.
Ex: Some grease had been transferred to the surface of the stone and the grease was repelling the rain water.
Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.
Ex: Large white sharks will also scavenge on the carcasses of whale sharks, and on the fat-rich blubber layer of dead whales.
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* alimento con alto contenido en grasa=high-fat food.
* alimento de bajo contenido en grasas=low-fat food.
* bajo en grasas=low fat.
* bulto de grasa=fat lump.
* de bajo contenido en grasas=low fat.
* grasa animal=animal fat.
* grasa corporal=body fat.
* grasa de cerdo=pork fat.
* grasa de la leche=milk fat ; butterfat.
* grasa lípida=lipid fat.
* grasas saturadas=saturated fat.
* grasa vegetal=shortening.
* pérdida de grasa=fat loss.
* producto derivado de la grasa animal=fat product.
* rico en grasa=fat-rich.
* sin grasa=nonfat.
* sin grasas=nonfat ; fat free.
* volver a untar grasa al cojinete=repack + bearing.

grasa animal
(n.)=animal fat.
Ex: Animal fats and cholesterol are not villains but vital factors in the diet.
grasa corporal
(n.)=body fat.
Ex: By limiting carbohydrates, dieters will decrease levels of insulin and body fat, and weight loss is the result of fat loss.
grasa de cerdo
(n.)=pork fat.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).
grasa de la leche
(n.)=milk fat ; butterfat.
Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients. Ex: Both fatty acids were provided as a natural component in butterfat.
grasa lípida
(n.)=lipid fat.
Ex: Myelin is a collection of lipid fats and proteins that sheathes the long extensions of nerve cells called axons.
grasa vegetal
(n.)=shortening.
Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.
grasas saturadas
(n.)=saturated fat.
Ex: Nine out of ten children take packed lunches to school that contain too much saturated fat, sugar and salt.
grasiento
(adj.)=greasy ; fatty ; oily ; lardy .
Ex: There is a need to preserve some materials from possible damage caused by dust, scratching, greasy fingerprints, and so forth.
Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
Ex: I am a lardy person, 18 stone, and as a part of my new fitness regime I have got myself back into cycling to work.

graso
(adj.)=fatty .
Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.
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* ácido graso=fatty acid.
* ácido graso saturado=saturated fatty acid.
* alimento con alto contenido graso=high-fat food.
* alimento graso=fatty food.
* comida grasa=fatty food.
* degeneración grasa=fatty degeneration.

grasoso
(adj.)=fatty ; oily .
Ex: A preliminary report by the Department of Agriculture shows that school lunches are still fattier and saltier than they should be.
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.

gratamente
=gratifyingly.
Ex: Gratifyingly often, their reaction is delight and gratitude.

gratificación
(n.)=reward ; gratification ; gratuity.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the 'gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
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* gratificación demorada=delayed gratification ; deferred gratification.
* gratificación inmediata=instant gratification.
* obtener gratificación=obtain + gratification.
* usos y gratificaciones=uses and gratifications.

gratificación demorada
(n.)=delayed gratification ; deferred gratification.
Ex: The research we have on delayed gratification tells us that differences in self-control skills are deeply rooted but also malleable. Ex: Deferred gratification was what capitalism was all about and the first industrial workers had to be taught not to quit once they'd earned enough to survive for a while.
gratificación inmediata
(n.)=instant gratification.
Ex: Careful design planning, balancing form and textural contrast can provide instant gratification and transform nature into art.
gratificante
(adj.)=rewarding ; gratifying ; satisfying ; fulfilling.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.
Ex: The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
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* poco gratificante=unrewarding ; unsatisfying.

gratificar
(v.)=reward.
Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

gratinado
(adj.)=grated.
Ex: Graters come in varying sizes which offer varying degrees of size to the final grated food.

gratis
=free ; freely ; free of charge ; giveaway [give-away] ; gratis ; complimentary ; without charge ; pro bono ; at no cost ; no cost(s) ; free of cost ; cost free ; freebie ; for free ; without cost ; freely available ; costless ; free for the taking ; at no charge ; on a complimentary basis.
Ex: Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.
Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.
Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
Ex: HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.
Ex: Answers were obtained from 102 centres, 1/2 of which provide information services gratis, but some charges for photocopying.
Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.
Ex: There is a drop-in centre with a fully equipped sound recording studio and video editing suite offering guitar tuition and rehearsal space to local teenagers without charge.
Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
Ex: Some commercial information providers are giving away a little information at no cost in order to attract customers onto the system.
Ex: Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.
Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.
Ex: In an attempt to overcome this problem, a group of small health related libraries responded by forming a cost free cooperative called GRATIS in 1982.
Ex: The article 'Professional reference service with 'freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.
Ex: In addition, most or all of the contents of the resources listed are available for free.
Ex: The author looks at how 'free' information really is and whether we can continue to expect high quality information to be available without cost.
Ex: Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.
Ex: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.
Ex: The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.
Ex: This latest move makes available at no charge more than 150 electronic publications for which fees were previously charged.
Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
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* billete gratis=free ticket.
* dar gratis=hand out + (for) free.
* de forma gratis=on a complimentary basis.
* de pago o gratis=fee or free ; fee versus free.
* distribuir gratis=hand out + (for) free.
* entrada gratis=free ticket.
* nada es gratis=nothing comes without a cost.
* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor=there is no such thing as a free lunch ; there is no such thing as a free ride.
* obtener gratis=obtain + free.
* recibir gratis=get + free.
* repartir gratis=hand out + (for) free.
* servicio gratis=frill.

gratitud
(n.)=gratitude ; thankfulness ; gratefulness.
Ex: Gratifyingly often, their reaction is delight and gratitude.
Ex: Of course I will post a summary of answers and please accept my thankfulness and grateful in advance.
Ex: Gratefulness is easier when one has good health, money in the bank and material comforts.
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* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* como prueba de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* como señal de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* con gratitud=gratefully.
* expresar gratitud=express + thanks ; express + gratitude.
* mostrar gratitud=show + gratitude.

grato
(adj.)=pleasant ; pleasurable ; gratifying ; welcome ; welcome ; fulfilling.
Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: OPACs are advantageous to users; they may be costly for the managers of libraries, but are gratifying to the librarians.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
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* dejar un grato sabor de boca=leave + a good taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* persona no grata=persona non grata.
* poco grato=unwelcome.
* ser un grato alivio=be a welcome relief.

gratuidad
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* principio de gratuidad, el=gratis principle, the.

gratuitamente
=freely.
Ex: The imposition of fee-based services may radically curtail the breadth of resources available to library users where historically information has been offered freely.

gratuito^1
=free ; free of charge ; giveaway [give-away] ; gratuitous ; toll-free ; complimentary ; freebie ; out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart ; freely available ; costless ; free for the taking ; free of cost ; no cost(s) ; on a complimentary basis.
Ex: Late in 1986, the Medical Library took advantage of Cambridge Scientific Abstracts' free trial offer of its compact Medline on CD-ROM.
Ex: Law centres employ qualified lawyers and they receive a waiver from the Law Society that allows them to provide their services free of charge.
Ex: HUD publications range from give-away pamphlets to multi-volume research tomes = Las publicaciones HUD van desde los folletos gratuitos a tomos de investigaciones en varios volúmenes.
Ex: It is the institutions' general practice to grant gratuitous permissions for photocopying except where substantial quantities of matter are involved.
Ex: For access and price information concerning the electronic version of Everyman's, contact Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or telephone toll-free 1-800-227-1927 (outside California).
Ex: This is a classified, annotated guide to magazines which fall into the general category of house magazines available to libraries on a complimentary basis.
Ex: The article 'Professional reference service with 'freebie' librarians' discusses the free online reference service offered by the Internet Public Library.
Ex: The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'.
Ex: Thus, resources should be freely available, or at the very last charge only nominal fees for their use.
Ex: Another property of DSMA protocols is a provision for a graceful dynamic reconfiguration and costless protocol recovery after a lost token.
Ex: The short answer of course is 'yes,' simply because we now live in a world where these resources are expected to be there, and many expect them to be there free for the taking.
Ex: An annexure reviews electronic journals available free of cost.
Ex: Respondents who preferred CD-ROM searching did so because they liked doing their own searches and the fact that there were no costs involved.
Ex: Mountain bikes are available on a complimentary basis for guests who wish to explore the scenic north coast of the island.
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* adquisición gratuita=free acquisition.
* de forma gratuita=on a complimentary basis.
* de modo gratuito=on a complimentary basis.
* ejemplar gratuito=gift copy.
* entrada gratuita=free ticket.
* llamada gratuita=toll-free.
* nada en la vida es gratuito=you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
* número de teléfono de llamada gratuita=toll free telephone number ; toll-free number.
* publicación gratuita=free publication.

gratuito^2
(adj.)=wanton ; gratuitous.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.
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* a título gratuito=gratuitous.

grava
(n.)=gravel ; stone chips.
Ex: The results show that surface gravel-sand mulch provides a more favorable environment for plant growth than non-mulched fields in the highly erodible loess area of northwest China.
Ex: Hot bitumen is sprayed on the prepared road surface and immediately covered with clean stone chips which are rolled in to ensure adhesion.
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* cubierto de grava=metalled [metaled, -USA].
* cubrir de grava=gravel.
* hecho de grava=metalled [metaled, -USA].

gravable
(adj.)=taxable.
Ex: Alimony payments are taxable to the wife & deductible by the husband.

gravamen
(n.)=encumbrance ; levy ; levy tax ; tax [taxes, -pl.].
Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
Ex: Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = No está incluido un 1% de canon que se añadirá al abonar la factura al final de la estancia.
Ex: Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.
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* libre de gravámenes=unencumbered.
* tipo de gravamen=tax rate.
* tipo de gravamen marginal=marginal tax rate.

gravar
(v.)=tax.
Ex: The administrative procedures to obtain foreign publications are cumbersome and highly taxed.
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* gravar con impuestos=tax.

gravar con impuestos
(v.)=tax.
Ex: The administrative procedures to obtain foreign publications are cumbersome and highly taxed.
grave^1
(adj.)=gross ; severe ; serious ; grievous ; acute.
Ex: She notes some gross inadequacies of these schemes in classifying African subjects, especially in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
Ex: Library users may not all be scholars -- they often do not have a particular title in mind -- but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection.
Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
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* causar graves daños a=bring + ruin to.
* condena por delito grave=felony conviction.
* culpa grave=gross negligence.
* declaración de culpabilidad por delito grave=felony conviction.
* delito grave=serious offence.
* herida grave=serious injury ; severe injury.
* herido grave=seriously wounded ; seriously hurt ; seriously injured ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
* infección grave=acute infection.
* infracción grave=serious offence.
* lesión grave=serious injury ; severe injury.
* miastenia grave=myasthenia gravis.
* negligencia grave=gross negligence.
* SARS (Síndrome Respiratorio Agudo y Grave)=SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome).

grave^2
(adj.)=grave .
Ex: I believe that literature is certainly in one sense 'play' -- grave and absorbed play.
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* acento grave=grave.

gravedad de la situación, la
(n.)=seriousness of the situation, la ; gravity of the situation, the.
Ex: The department head had hoped the latter request would lend credence to the seriousness of the situation. Ex: Even according to the official figures, which no doubt understate the gravity of the situation, more than 4 million people live on less than $1 a day.
gravedad^1
(n.)=seriousness ; severity ; gravity.
Ex: Each member state is allocated a fixed quota in proportion to the seriousness of its regional problems.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: The islands had been part of the British community since 1833 and the invasion was termed a matter of 'great gravity' by the Prime Minister.
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* gravedad de la situación, la=seriousness of the situation, la ; gravity of the situation, the.

gravedad^2
(n.)=gravity.
Ex: Examples include terms arising from energy (force, gravity, heat), matter (molecular states, elements, compounds), earth, plants, animals, man.
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* centro de gravedad=centre of gravity.
* desafiar la gravedad=defy + gravity.
* falta de gravedad=weightlessness.
* fuerza de gravedad=gravitational force.
* fuerza de la gravedad=G-force ; gravity pull ; gravitational pull.
* fuerza de la gravedad, la=force of gravity, the.
* ley de la gravedad, la=law of gravity, the.
* teoría de la gravedad, la=theory of gravity, the.

gravedad^3
(adj.)=gravitas.
Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.
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* con gravedad=grimly.

gravemente
=nastily ; critically ; badly.
Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.
Ex: The relationship between these 2 segments has been critically affected by the ready availability of cheap, high quality photocopying.
Ex: Then we were hitting each other and struggling; he scratched my face badly and tried to gouge my eye out with his fingers.
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* gravemente herido=seriously wounded ; seriously injured ; seriously hurt ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
* herir gravemente=be seriously wounded ; be badly hurt ; be badly injured ; be badly wounded.

gravemente herido
(adj.)=seriously wounded ; seriously injured ; seriously hurt ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
Ex: Picture of a medic looking up while applying mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a seriously wounded soldier north of Saigon

. Ex: Is it illegal to watch a seriously injured person and not call for medical help?. Ex: In many cases, a hospital can be held liable for refusing to treat a seriously hurt person in an emergency situation. Ex: Here is the picture of an innocent civilian man badly wounded in the head being helped into the hospital. Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery. Ex: Even if a wrong is done to one, and though badly hurt, it is good not to retaliate with an evil.
gravilla
(n.)=gravel.
Ex: The results show that surface gravel-sand mulch provides a more favorable environment for plant growth than non-mulched fields in the highly erodible loess area of northwest China.
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* cubrir de gravilla=gravel.

gravitacional
(adj.)=gravitational.
Ex: The gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Moon is strongest on the side of the Earth that happens to be facing the Moon, simply because it is closer.

gravitar
(v.)=gravitate.
Ex: Kinetic energy does not gravitate in the same way that rest mass does.
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* gravitar en torno a=centre around/on/upon.

gravitar en torno a
(v.)=centre around/on/upon.
Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
gravitatorio
(adj.)=gravitational.
Ex: The gravitational attraction between the Earth and the Moon is strongest on the side of the Earth that happens to be facing the Moon, simply because it is closer.
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* fuerza gravitatoria=gravitational force.
* pozo gravitatorio=gravity well.

graznar
(v.)=croak ; quack ; squawk ; gaggle.
Ex: The novel begins with five stories about the wolf and coyote, the race between the skunk and the coyote, the frog and the eagle, why the frog croaks, and the bear .
Ex: It may be difficult to hear the echo because it is usually too quiet to hear and ducks don't quack near reflecting surfaces, such as mountains or buildings.
Ex: Within moments, however, the birds began to squawk, almost scream at each other.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
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* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es=If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

graznido
(n.)=croak ; quack ; squawk ; gaggle.
Ex: The film offers a repulsive creature whose croaks and drools recall the demonic child in The Exorcist, instead of the feral but relatively articulate person that Morrison created.
Ex: 'A duck's quack doesn't echo' is a much quoted scientific myth.
Ex: Its song is a succession of loud creaks and squawks, lower in pitch than other warblers, and slower in delivery.
Ex: As I waited at her door, I heard the gaggle of kids voices laughing and chatting all the way to the door.

greba
(n.)=greave.
Nota: Pieza de las armaduras antiguas que cubría la pierna.
Ex: If the librarian is asked for a dictionary of enology or an illustration of greaves and he has not met these terms before, his first step must be to discover what they are.

grecochipriota
(n./adj.)=Greek Cypriot.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo. También escrito Cypriot Greek.
Ex: The island is divided into two, and the Turk Cypriots live to the north, the Greek Cypriots to the south.

grecocipriota
(n./adj.)=Greek Cypriot.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo. También escrito Cypriot Greek.
Ex: The island is divided into two, and the Turk Cypriots live to the north, the Greek Cypriots to the south.

grecorromano
(adj.)=Graeco-Roman ; Greco-Roman.
Nota: También escrito Graeco-Roman.
Ex: His library, a rare survival of the Graeco-Roman period, comprised his own writings and philosophical readings.
Ex: The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.

gregario
(adj.)=gregarious ; schooling.
Ex: The most popular activities are either those involving little physical effort (eg, listening to records), looking after the house & garden, or gregarious activities like going out for a drink.
Ex: The spiny dogfish is a small schooling shark that forms groups of hundreds or thousands of individuals of the same sex and size.

gregoriano
(adj.)=Gregorian.
Ex: In his letters to England he constantly stressed the Gregorian origin of the English church.
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* calendario gregoriano, el=Gregorian calendar, the.
* canto gregoriano=Gregorian chant.
* reforma gregoriana, la=Gregorian reform, the.

gremio
(n.)=guild [gild] ; fraternity ; gild [guild] ; livery company.
Ex: Its gossamer parts, the precise location and alignment involved in its construction, would have occupied a master craftsman of the guild for months.
Ex: The author criticizes the provincialism of much of the bookselling fraternity in the USA = El autor critica el provincialismo de gran parte de la fraternidad del comercio del libro de los Estados Unidos.
Ex: The journeymen, having no say in the affairs of the gild, organized their own associations within individual shops, which were known as chapels.
Ex: Trade and craft associations known as guilds or livery companies flourished all over Europe for centuries, but the City of London companies are unique in their survival.

gres
(n.)=stoneware.
Ex: Raw clay materials manufactured for stoneware use are typically compounds of kaolins, silicas and feldspars.
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* cerámica de gres=stoneware.
* solería de gres=stoneware flooring.

gresca
(n.)=donnybrook ; brawl ; ruckus ; fracas ; ruck.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.
Ex: About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
Ex: There are, as I see it, approximately three positions one can take on the matter, each with its own adherents in the current fracas.
Ex: She might look quite frail but you don't want to get into a ruck with this old bag.
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* andar a la gresca=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* estar a la gresca=be at each other's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).

greñudo
(adj.)=shaggy-haired ; shaggy .
Ex: One of the cartoons shows a shaggy-haired scientist working at the blackboard with a caption that reads 'Time is money'.
Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.

grial
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* santo grial=holy grail.

griego
(adj.)=Greek.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.
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* alfabeto griego aldino=Aldine greek.
* griego chipriota=Greek Cypriot.
* griego cipriota=Greek Cypriot.
* griego macarrónico=dog Greek.

griego chipriota
(n./adj.)=Greek Cypriot.
Ex: The island is divided into two, and the Turk Cypriots live to the north, the Greek Cypriots to the south.
griego cipriota
(n./adj.)=Greek Cypriot.
Ex: The island is divided into two, and the Turk Cypriots live to the north, the Greek Cypriots to the south.
griego macarrónico
(adj.)=dog Greek.
Ex: Writers and filmmakers also often employ dog Latin (or dog Greek) when in need of names for characters, places or objects.
grieta
(n.)=cleavage ; fissure ; crack ; cranny ; crevice ; crevasse ; chink ; fracture.
Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
Ex: Fissures within British society and inadequate public funding meant that libraries were not linked to communities to the degree that they were in America.
Ex: The author attempts to explain the events of 1997 in which the cracks and crumbling of the information industry showed in mergers and closures.
Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in 'crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.
Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.
Ex: Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.
Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: In soccer, females injured their toe 17% more than males and sustained 19% more fractures.
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* grieta del grosor de un pelo=hairline crack.
* grietas=cracks and crevices.
* salir grietas=develop + cracks.
* tapar grietas=caulk + cracks ; chink.

grieta del grosor de un pelo
(n.)=hairline crack.
Ex: Not always, but concrete countertops can develop hairline cracks.
grietas
=cracks and crevices.
Ex: Her terra cotta reliefs were obtained by pressing wet clay into cracks and crevices in sidewalks in New York City.
grifa
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* llave grifa=pipe wrench.

grifo
(n.)=faucet ; tap ; spigot.
Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.
Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.
Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.
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* agua del grifo=tap water.
* cerveza de grifo=draft beer.
* grifo de la cerveza=beer tap.

grifo de la cerveza
(n.)=beer tap.
Ex: In an ideal world, the beer cellar should be situated directly below the bar - thus ensuring the shortest possible distance between the barrels of beer and the beer taps on the bar.
grillado
(adj.)=barmy ; batty .
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: My very intelligent, yet slightly batty girlfriend has an interesting theory.

grillete
(n.)=shackle.
Ex: He was given a limited supply of food and water and just enough room in the shackles to allow him to feed himself.
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* grilletes y cadenas=balls and chains.

grilletes
(n.)=leg-irons ; fetters.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
Ex: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.

grilletes y cadenas
(n.)=balls and chains.
Ex: Equality of opportunity is a myth: whilst some people start the race highly trained and wearing spikes others have balls and chains attached to their ankles and wear hobnailed boots = La igualdad de oportunidades es un mito: mientras que algunas personas empiezan la carrera muy preparados y llevan zapatillas de clavos, otras arrastran grilletes y cadenas en sus tobillos y llevan botas con clavos.
grillo
(n.)=cricket.
Ex: Adult crickets spend their days in shallow burrows beneath a stone, clod of dirt or a tuft of plant.
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* jaula de grillos=madhouse.

grillos
(n.)=fetters.
Ex: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken.

grimorio
(n.)=grimorie ; grimoire.
Ex: This grimorie has been a cornerstone of occult thought, containing instructions for gaining the services of angels and thereby the obedience of infernal spirits.
Ex: Today, a grimoire is considered as a book of magical knowledge, with instructions for its use to achieve certain ends.

gringo
(adj.)=gringo.
Nota: Término peyorativo.
Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and gringos.

gripal
(adj.)=flu-related.
Ex: Second, seasonal influenza is infrequently listed on death certificates of people who die from flu-related complications.

gripe
(n.)=influenza [flu, - abrev.].
Ex: For example, influenza, measles, pneumonia share the common characteristic of being diseases.
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* ataque de gripe=bout of flu.
* gripe A=swine flu.
* gripe aviar=avian flu.
* gripe porcina=swine flu ; swine fever ; swine influenza.
* relacionado con la gripe=flu-related.
* virus de la gripe=influenza virus.

gripe A
(n.)=swine flu.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
gripe aviar
(n.)=avian flu.
Ex: The region is enduring the consequences of a global economic slump and the outbreak of SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome) and avian flu epidemics.
gripe porcina
(n.)=swine flu ; swine fever ; swine influenza.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis. Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week. Ex: Swine influenza is a virus disease that can cause epidemics of acute respiratory disease in pigs.
gris^1
(adj.)=grey [gray, -USA] ; gray [grey, -UK].
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
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* ardilla gris=grey squirrel.
* de diferentes tonalidades de gris=grey scale [gray scale].
* escala de grises=grey scale [gray scale].
* literatura gris=grey literature (GL).
* materia gris=grey matter [gray matter].
* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa)=SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).
* sustancia gris=grey matter [gray matter].
* usar la materia gris=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.

gris^2
(adj.)=murky ; drab.
Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
Ex: The ride to Central Station first takes you through several drab suburbs, showing none of the picturesque scenes promoted by the tourist office.

grisáceo
(adj.)=greyish [grayish, -USA].
Ex: At first, paper made from bleached stock was not so handsome as the unbleached papers of the hand-press period had been -- apart from any foxing, it tended to be greyish in tone.
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* de color grisáceo=drably.

gritar
(v.)=cry (out) ; screech ; shout ; bellow ; scream ; yell ; howl ; call out ; yelp ; shriek ; holler.
Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.
Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
Ex: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement.
Ex: As when 'Spider!' is bellowed at someone who does not exactly care for arachnids = Como cuando se le grita "¡Una araña!" a alguien que no se asusta de los arácnidos.
Ex: What's the ordinary response if you're a red-blooded American consumer? I mean, you scream like hell and run to the store and demand your money back.
Ex: 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.
Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.
Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.
Ex: He yelped in pain and she grabbed his wrists and pinned his arms to the floor.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
Ex: When McCall finished his book by saying, 'It makes me wanna holler and throw up my hands,' he almost described my reaction perfectly.
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* gritar como alma en pena=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* gritar como un condenado=scream like + a banshee.
* gritar como un energúmeno=shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* gritar como un loco=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* gritar consignas=shout + slogans.
* gritar desaforadamente=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.
* gritar hasta enronquecer=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.
* gritar hasta quedarse afónico=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.
* gritar hasta quedarse ronco=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.

gritar como alma en pena
(v.)=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee. Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
gritar como un condenado
(v.)=scream like + a banshee.
Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee.
gritar como un energúmeno
(v.)=shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
Ex: I can picture Mr. Mukhtar in the stands on a cold winter's afternoon, beer in hand, wearing his scarf, shouting bloody murder. Ex: Within ten minutes, the child suddenly woke up out of her semi-comatose state, stood up in the crib and started screaming bloody murder.
gritar como un loco
(v.)=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off. Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something. Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly. Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense. Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice. Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'. Ex: He was arrested for disorderly conduct because he was screaming like a banshee. Ex: In her arms she held a child, round, pink, and wailing like a banshee.
gritar consignas
(v.)=shout + slogans.
Ex: Anti-government protesters shouted slogans during a rally to celebrate the anniversary of South Yemen's independence from British colonial rule.
gritar desaforadamente
(v.)=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off. Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something. Ex: She shouted at the top of her lungs, causing Gabrielle to cringe slightly. Ex: By the time I had gotten to the front door, however, I could hear a woman screaming at the top of her head some incoherent nonsense. Ex: In no time she took off her sandals and thrashed one of the snatchers and started shouting at the top of her voice. Ex: She ran into the street stark naked, waving her arms wildly and screaming at the top of her voice, 'Stop, stop!'. Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
gritar hasta enronquecer
(v.)=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.
Ex: Pointing at the Greek parliament building and shouting herself hoarse, she added: 'These people aren't worthy of the Greek flag'. Ex: She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
gritar hasta quedarse afónico
(v.)=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.
Ex: Pointing at the Greek parliament building and shouting herself hoarse, she added: 'These people aren't worthy of the Greek flag'. Ex: She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
gritar hasta quedarse ronco
(v.)=shout + Reflexivo + hoarse ; scream + Reflexivo + hoarse.
Ex: Pointing at the Greek parliament building and shouting herself hoarse, she added: 'These people aren't worthy of the Greek flag'. Ex: She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
griterío
(n.)=hue and cry ; shouting ; yelling.
Ex: There was no great hue and cry from the coastal community when the two papers appeared in print.
Ex: All the yelling and shouting made her feel very excited.
Ex: All the yelling and shouting made her feel very excited.

grito
(n.)=cry ; shout ; yelp ; shriek ; scream ; holler ; yell.
Ex: The cry is often heard that it is impossible to put nonbook materials on open shelves because they will be stolen.
Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.
Ex: Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.
Ex: He heard curses of lost men and women; he heard shrieks and groans and all that goes with drunkenness, debauchery, lust and sin.
Ex: Research shows that chimpanzees vary their screams depending on the severity of the attack.
Ex: But luckily the animals were all fairly timid and with a holler they would take off running.
Ex: I heard a yell from down below and saw what seemed a hazy glow.
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* acallar a gritos=shout + Nombre + down.
* a grito limpio=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* a grito pelado=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* a gritos=vociferously.
* a voz en grito=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* cantar a grito pelado=belt out.
* chillar a grito pelado=scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; wail like + a banshee.
* dar gritos=shriek ; shout ; holler ; yell.
* de último grito=streamlined.
* el último grito=the last word ; the cat's meow ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* grito de aliento=cheer.
* grito de angustia=cry of anguish.
* grito de guerra=battle cry ; war cry.
* grito de horror=cry of horror.
* grito de inocencia=cry of innocence.
* gritos=screaming.
* hacer callar a gritos=shout + Nombre + down.
* lanzar gritos de protesta=cry of protest + go up.
* pegar gritos=shriek ; shout ; yell.
* poner el grito en el cielo=be (all) up in arms ; kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; blow + Posesivo + top ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; scream + blue murder ; froth at + the mouth ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; foam at + the mouth ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* ser el último grito=be all the rage.

grito de aliento
(n.)=cheer.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
grito de angustia
(n.)=cry of anguish.
Ex: This means of course that anyone wishing to adopt the new edition has to reclassify their collections and this has led to cries of anguish from librarians faced with extra work.
grito de guerra
(n.)=battle cry ; war cry.
Ex: The title of her paper is 'Let's get rid of it: a reference librarian's battle cry'. Ex: If we do not listen to other people whispering their prayers today we may have to meet them tomorrow when they are howling their war cries.
grito de horror
(n.)=cry of horror.
Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.
grito de inocencia
(n.)=cry of innocence.
Ex: She has spent weeks imprisoned, tearing her hair out, screaming herself hoarse with cries of innocence.
gritos
(n.)=screaming.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
gritón
(n.)=loudmouth.
Ex: In that respect, if, in fact, some people may think of her as a 'loudmouth' or 'showboat' or 'jerk,' it could be good for women's soccer.

grogui
(adj.)=punch-drunk ; groggy .
Ex: However, Shere cautioned against becoming 'punch-drunk' from the impact of machines.
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.
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* como grogui=drowsily ; groggily.

grosella
(n.)=gooseberry.
Ex: The cooperative's main product was fresh-cut leafy greens, but watermelons, huckleberry, gooseberry, blackberries, and grapes were also sold.
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* grosella negra=cassis.

grosella negra
(n.)=cassis.
Ex: Before swilling the wine around the glass notice the strong aroma of red and black fruit, especially cassis mingling with undertones of spice.
groseramente
=nastily.
Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.

grosero
(adj.)=rude ; churlish ; abusive ; vulgar ; uncouth ; coarse ; gross ; churl ; boorish ; short ; short-tempered ; off-hand [offhand] ; tasteless ; crass ; loutish ; roughshod.
Ex: 'That young man was terribly rude'.
Ex: 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.
Ex: Reference supervisors have a responsibility to protect their staff as well as other library users from the unpleasant, abusive behavior of some persons.
Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.
Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle.
Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
Ex: In these new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: The police were roughshod while interrogating and arresting the two for suspicion of involvement in the fray.
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* lenguage grosero=foul language.
* lenguaje grosero=offensive language ; rude language ; crude language.
* ser grosero con=be abusive of.

grosería
(n.)=rudeness ; vulgarism ; rude remark.
Ex: But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.
Ex: To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
Ex: The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.
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* decir una grosería=make + rude remark.
* groserías=foul language ; offensive language ; rude language ; crude language.

groserías
(n.)=foul language ; offensive language ; rude language ; crude language.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect. Ex: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?.
grosor
(n.)=thickness.
Ex: Consider film of the same thickness as paper, although thinner film will certainly be usable.
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* del grosor de un pelo=hairline.
* de un pie de grosor=foot-thick.
* fisura del grosor de un pelo=hairline fracture.
* grieta del grosor de un pelo=hairline crack.
* grosor de línea=line-width.

grosor de línea
(n.)=line-width.
Ex: Current techniques can produce line-widths and other features on silicon chips down to 1 micrometer.
grosso
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* estimar grosso modo=guesstimate.
* grosso modo=roughly ; crudely ; rough draft ; ballpark.

grosso modo
=roughly ; crudely ; rough draft ; ballpark.
Ex: This survey shows that roughly one in three of all people who enter bookshops go out with a book or books. Ex: Just as we can recognize stages of physical growth so we can isolate, rather crudely but nevertheless usefully, stages of psychological growth that have relevance to our theme. Ex: This paper describes the program devised to extract references from the OCLC data base and generate bibliographies in rough draft form. Ex: In hindsight about 350k dollars (ballpark) turned out to be the magic number.
grotescamente
=grotesquely.
Ex: His costume is grotesquely out of fashion and yet not without glamor.
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* grotescamente feo=grotesquely ugly.

grotescamente feo
(adj.)=grotesquely ugly.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
grotesco
(adj.)=ludicrous ; grotesque ; gross ; risible ; freaky ; way out in/of left field ; burlesque.
Ex: Hernandez described the encounter as futile and ludicrous, and concluded that it tallied entirely with Lespran's expectation of it..
Ex: The above examples are simple subjects; compound subjects such as 'Wiring methods in prefabricated steel-framed houses' would result in grotesque headings.
Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
Ex: By mixing two or more languages macaronic verse is a peculiar, rare and often burlesque form of poetry that sometimes borders on nonsense.
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* de forma grotesca=grotesquely.
* de manera grotesca=grotesquely.

grueso
(adj.)=thick ; fat ; thickened ; chunky .
Ex: They are true black letters in their great contrast between thick and thin strokes and they have mere thickenings for serifs.
Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'.
Ex: Psoriasis is a non-contagious common skin condition that causes rapid skin cell reproduction resulting in red, dry patches of thickened skin.
Ex: This is the best recipe you will find for making the most chunky and crispy chips in the world!.
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* corto y grueso=stubby .
* de grano grueso=coarse-grained.
* de granularidad gruesa=coarse-grained.
* de piel gruesa=thick-skinned.
* intestino grueso=large intestine.
* mar gruesa=heavy sea.
* sal gruesa=cooking salt ; kitchen salt ; coarse salt.
* sal guresa=rock salt.
* tejido grueso de lana=duffel [duffle].

grulla
(n.)=crane.
Nota: Avez zancuda.
Ex: The positive relationship between crane and farmer is threatened by growing amounts of crop damage caused by cranes.
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* grulla coronada=grey crowned crane.

grulla coronada
(n.)=grey crowned crane.
Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.
grumo
(n.)=lump.
Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
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* formación de grumos=caking.

grumoso
(adj.)=lumpy .
Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.

grunge
(n.)=grunge.
Nota: Tipo de música rock.
Ex: The article is an examination of the 'Seattle sound' or 'grunge' as a form of alternative rock music in the late 1980s and early 1990s.

grupa
(n.)=rump ; crupper ; croup ; haunch ; hunkers.
Ex: As you would expect, this steak is from the rump of the beast and is good for barbecue, broiler and skillet.
Ex: The mules lowered their cruppers and slid down the steepest slopes.
Ex: The hips give a slight inclination to its croup, which is well muscled.
Ex: The horse's weight is distributed over its haunches and forehand.
Ex: The bell rang and she jumped to the ground, sitting on her hunkers, hands over her ears.

grupera
(n.)=crupper.
Ex: Cruppers are made of leather, nylon, neoprene, and combinations of these materials.

grupo
(n.)=aggregate ; bank ; batch [batches, -pl.] ; body ; class ; cluster ; clutch ; congeries ; grouping ; pack ; cohort ; camp ; set ; group ; gang ; bunch ; corps ; band ; class group ; combine ; constituent group ; collective ; ensemble ; bevy ; line-up ; cluster ; segment ; pod ; order ; mob ; troupe.
Ex: The result of this is to provide a distinct class number for an aggregate of subjects which are adjacent in the UDC schedule order.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.
Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas.
Ex: The local system is designed to be flexible enough to meet the needs of a single library or those of a library cluster.
Ex: This approach does tend to lead to small clutches of periodicals on a given subject.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts.
Ex: This is a situation much debated between the two camps of those who would give everyone what he wants and those who would give each reader only the things of some constructive value.
Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.
Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.
Ex: Quality abstracting services take pride in their corps of abstractors.
Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.
Ex: If the panel members represent class groups, they must canvass for suggestions.
Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.
Ex: Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.
Ex: These collectives are at present seeking compensation for copies made of copyrighted material based on the nature, volume and use of copies made.
Ex: DIANE is the name that has been given to the ensemble of available information services.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
Ex: Various other methods of obtaining clusters have been described, including the use of fuzzy sets, but these are beyond the scope of this book.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: Afterwards, we had drinks and food with a troupe of friends at a Capitol Hill bar.
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* admitir a Alguien en un grupo=adopt + Nombre + into the fold.
* análisis de grupo=cohort analysis.
* atacar en grupo=swarm.
* camaradería de grupo=group ride.
* cena de grupo=dinner party.
* cena en grupo=group dinner ; dinner party.
* como grupo=collectively.
* crear un grupo=set up + group.
* debate de grupo=group discussion.
* debate en grupo=group discussion.
* dinámica de grupo=group dynamics.
* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores=market segmentation.
* empresa de nuestro grupo=sister company ; sister organisation.
* empresa de un grupo=operating company.
* en algunos grupos=in some quarters.
* en algunos grupos de la población=in some quarters.
* enano del grupo, el=runt of the litter, the.
* en muchos grupos=in many quarters.
* en muchos grupos de la población=in many quarters.
* entre grupos sociales=intergroup.
* entrevista en grupo=group interview.
* formación de grupos de presión=lobbying representation.
* formar un grupo=set up + group.
* formar un grupo de presión=form + lobby.
* G7 (Grupo de los Siete), el=G7 (Group of Seven), the.
* gran grupo=constellation.
* grupo activista=faction group.
* grupo al Algo que va dirigido=target group.
* grupo alimenticio=food group.
* grupo asesor=advisory group.
* Grupo Asesor sobre Redes (NAG)=Network Advisory Group (NAG).
* grupo chantajista=extortion racket.
* grupo cívico=civic group.
* grupo consultivo=advisory group.
* grupo coordinador=steering group.
* grupo cultural=cultural group.
* grupo de acción ciudadana=citizen action group ; community action group.
* grupo de amigos=clan of friends.
* grupo de amigos y conocidos=social network.
* grupo de apoyo=interest group ; support group.
* grupo de autoayuda=self-help group ; self-help group ; self-help group.
* grupo de cantantes femenino=girl band.
* grupo de cantantes masculino=boy band.
* grupo de ciudadanos desatentido=unserved, the.
* grupo de consumidores=consumer group.
* grupo de control=control group.
* grupo de datos=data set [dataset].
* grupo de debate=discussion group ; focus group ; discussion list ; electronic forum ; panel discussion ; panel debate.
* grupo de dirección=management.
* grupo de discusión=discussion group.
* grupo de edad=age bracket ; age group [age-group].
* grupo de empresas=business group.
* grupo de estanterías=stack ; stack range.
* grupo de estudio=study circle.
* grupo de expertos=cadre ; brains trust ; group of experts ; network ; think tank.
* grupo defensor=interest group.
* grupo de gestión=management team.
* grupo de incondicionales, el=hard core, the.
* grupo de intelectuales=intelligentsia.
* grupo de interés=focus group ; interest group.
* grupo de investigación=research group.
* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG)=Classification Research Group (CRG).
* grupo de la oposición=opposition group.
* grupo de los 20=G-20.
* grupo de los ocho, el=G8, the.
* grupo del proyecto=project team.
* grupo de negociación=bargaining unit.
* grupo de normalización=standards group.
* grupo de opinión=focus group.
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group.
* grupo de poder=power group.
* grupo de presión=lobby group ; pressure group ; lobbyist.
* grupo de protección a menores=Shelter group.
* grupo de protección ciudadana=civic trust group.
* grupo de recursos=clump.
* grupo de referencia=reference group.
* grupo de representantes=focus group.
* grupo de rock=rock group.
* grupo de seguidores=fandom.
* grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados=search hedge ; subject hedge.
* grupo de trabajo=study group ; study team ; task force ; working party ; task group ; research group ; working group ; project team.
* Grupo de Trabajo de Ingeniería de Internet (IETF)=Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF).
* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés=breakout group.
* Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la Asociaci=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
* grupo de tres=threesome.
* grupo de usuarios=user group ; users' group ; population served.
* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido=target user group.
* grupo disidente=splinter group ; splinter party.
* grupo dominante=dominant group.
* grupo eléctrico=power unit ; electrical generator ; power generator.
* grupo electrógeno=electrical generator ; power unit ; power generator.
* grupo especial=special interest group.
* grupo específico=niche.
* grupo etario=age bracket.
* grupo étnico=ethnic group ; racial group ; cultural group.
* grupo experimental=experimental group.
* grupo extremista=extremist group.
* grupo humanitario=humanitarian group.
* grupo incondicional, el=hard core, the.
* grupo influyente=force.
* grupo instrumental=ensemble.
* grupo integrante=constituent group.
* grupo interdisciplinar=cross-functional team.
* grupo intérprete=executant body.
* grupo marginado=deprived group ; marginalised group.
* grupo marginal=disadvantaged community ; marginalised group.
* grupo mayoritario=majority group.
* grupo mínimo relacionado=minimum zone cohort.
* grupo minoritario=minority group.
* grupo mixto=cross-functional team.
* grupo musical en directo=live band.
* grupo político=political group.
* grupo principal de usuarios=primary user group.
* grupo profesional=occupational group.
* grupo químico=chemical group.
* grupo racial=racial group.
* grupo racista=hate group.
* grupo referente=reference group.
* grupo religioso=denominational body ; religious group.
* grupos=quarters.
* grupo sanguíneo=blood group ; blood type.
* grupos de diez=tens of.
* grupo según edad=age group [age-group].
* grupo social=community group ; social group.
* grupo supervisor=steering group.
* grupo temáticamente afín=subject-related group.
* grupo terrorista=terrorist group.
* más débil del grupo, el=runt of the litter, the.
* obra para grupo instrumental=ensemble work.
* pensamiento de grupo=groupthink.
* perfil de grupo=group profile.
* por grupos=in batches.
* presión del grupo=peer pressure.
* relativo a un grupo=group-related.
* reserva de grupo=group booking.
* reunión de grupo=group meeting.
* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación)=RLG (Research Libraries Group).
* rodear en grupo=swarm.
* SDI por grupos=group SDI.
* sentimiento de grupo=togetherness.
* sesión de grupo=group session.
* tarifa de grupo=group rate.
* técnica de grupo nominal=nominal group technique.
* terapia de grupo=group therapy.
* trabajar en grupo=team.
* trabajar en grupo (con)=team up (with).
* una grupo impreciso de=a cloud of.
* un grupo aferrado de=a hard core of.
* un grupo cada vez mayor de=a growing body of.
* un grupo de=a set of ; a bunch of ; a crop of ; a pool of ; a cadre of ; a cluster of ; a galaxy of ; a clutch of ; a company of ; a gaggle of.
* un grupo de gente variada=a cast of people.
* un grupo incondicional de=a hard core of.
* un grupo variado de=a collection of.
* violación en grupo=gang rape.

grupo activista
(n.)=faction group.
Ex: These awful experiences caused some women to take up arms and joined various faction groups.
grupo al Algo que va dirigido
(n.)=target group.
Ex: The leaflets containing information about public libraries were arranged by date and by target group.
grupo alimenticio
(n.)=food group.
Ex: An unbalanced diet is when you don't get the minimium amounts of each food group every day.
grupo asesor
(n.)=advisory group.
Ex: I serve on the advisory group on National Bibliographic Control which was established by the National Science Foundation, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and the Council on Library Resources.
grupo chantajista
(n.)=extortion racket.
Ex: Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket under the guise of a news agency.
grupo consultivo
(n.)=advisory group.
Ex: I serve on the advisory group on National Bibliographic Control which was established by the National Science Foundation, the National Commission on Libraries and Information Science, and the Council on Library Resources.
grupo coordinador
(n.)=steering group.
Ex: A steering group was established earlier this year to oversee the development of the format, and detailed work has already begun.
grupo cultural
(n.)=cultural group.
Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
grupo cívico
(n.)=civic group.
Ex: This is a privately funded civic group involved in the restoration and preservation of the city's old town and historic landmarks.
grupo de acción ciudadana
(n.)=citizen action group ; community action group.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation. Ex: This is one of the major problems faced by public libraries aiding community action groups.
grupo de amigos
(n.)=clan of friends.
Ex: Children have a group, social life; they belong to a clan of friends.
grupo de amigos y conocidos
(n.)=social network.
Ex: Social networks are frequently used as sources of information for solving computing problems.
grupo de apoyo
(n.)=interest group ; support group.
Ex: The meeting agreed that the new organisation was needed to act as an interest group for the library, information science and documentation profession in the European Community. Ex: The work was carried out as part of the work of a support group set up to help in various aspects of an archaeological dig.
grupo de autoayuda
(n.)=self-help group ; self-help group ; self-help group.
Ex: The author discusses the self-help groups which have formed among the disabled, the chronically ill and the elderly.. Ex: The author discusses the self-help groups which have formed among the disabled, the chronically ill and the elderly.. Ex: The author discusses the self-help groups which have formed among the disabled, the chronically ill and the elderly..
grupo de cantantes femenino
(n.)=girl band.
Ex: A singer from a girl band has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform partners she was HIV positive.
grupo de cantantes masculino
(n.)=boy band.
Ex: We already knew these Irish lads were among the best boy bands out there, but they really hit it out of the park with this romantic song.
grupo de ciudadanos desatentido
=unserved, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The impact of serving the unserved on public library budgets'.
grupo de consumidores
(n.)=consumer group.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
grupo de control
(n.)=control group.
Ex: Cost-benefit validation of library services can only be achieved by identification of a control group so that what happens to those without library access can be ascertained.
grupo de datos
(n.)=data set [dataset].
Ex: String searching is only advisable with a dataset which is not too large.
grupo de debate
(n.)=discussion group ; focus group ; discussion list ; electronic forum ; panel discussion ; panel debate.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians. Ex: While lunches and exhibit booth encounters at ALA and state conferences help, neither replaces a good, structured focus group. Ex: Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists. Ex: Information World en Espanol (IWETEL), the first electronic forum for information professionals in Spain, was launched in Nov 93. Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function. Ex: The confeence offers a variety of activities, such as workshops, tutorials, panel debates etc.
grupo de dirección
(n.)=management.
Ex: They found that when the work group associated itself with management, productivity rose.
grupo de discusión
(n.)=discussion group.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
grupo de edad
(n.)=age bracket ; age group [age-group].
Ex: The sample comprised students, artisans, farmers and salaried workers of both sexes in the 20 to 45 age bracket. Ex: For example, audience level may be a criterion which is applied in order to divide a collection in a children's library into material suitable for different age groups.
grupo de empresas
(n.)=business group.
Ex: That this group took a thoughtful approach and had a significant impact on education reform is no indication that other business groups will do the same.
grupo de estanterías
(n.)=stack ; stack range.
Ex: Large guides to banks of shelving, typically placed on the end of the stack, but possibly also hung overhead or displayed in some other manner close to a bank of shelves. Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
grupo de estudio
(n.)=study circle.
Ex: Library use can be promoted by good publicity, study circles and group discussion, and library lectures.
grupo de expertos
(n.)=cadre ; brains trust ; group of experts ; network ; think tank.
Ex: The forthcoming reorganisation of Soviet librarianship will naturally require well educated library cadres. Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts. Ex: The existing committee will be dissolved and replaced by groups of experts to solve urgent short-term problems. Ex: Some of the barriers faced by women seeking senior international appointments are: glass ceiling; trailing spouse; career vs. long term relationship and children; lack of mentors; tokenism; and exclusion from networks. Ex: The problem had been outlined in 1975 in a report from the government's Central Policy Review Staff, or 'Think Tank', as they were popularly called.
grupo de gestión
(n.)=management team.
Ex: Right now the management team is beginning to come to grips with our annual budget process, as it does every year.
grupo de incondicionales, el
=hard core, the.
Ex: But each evening, another 50,000 join the hard core to listen to some particular programme; some concerts draw 250,000 = Pero cada tarde, otros 50.000 se suman al grupo de incondicionales para escuchar algún programa concreto y algunos conciertos atraen 250.000 oyentes.
grupo de intelectuales
(n.)=intelligentsia.
Ex: Successive waves of emigrant intelligentsia in the 1940s unveiled the magnitude of crimes against humanity.
grupo de interés
(n.)=focus group ; interest group.
Ex: While lunches and exhibit booth encounters at ALA and state conferences help, neither replaces a good, structured focus group. Ex: The meeting agreed that the new organisation was needed to act as an interest group for the library, information science and documentation profession in the European Community.
grupo de investigación
(n.)=research group.
Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
grupo de la oposición
(n.)=opposition group.
Ex: While in the past censorship laws have restricted access to materials considered unorthodox, many documents relating to opposition groups are now available over the Internet.
grupo de los 20
=G-20.
Ex: If the president wanted to speak directly to people in advance of the G-20 summit in London, he could do so by sending an op-ed to the world's top papers.
grupo de los ocho, el
=G8, the.
Ex: The G8 rule, and the rest can like it or lump it.
grupo de negociación
(n.)=bargaining unit.
Ex: The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).
grupo de normalización
(n.)=standards group.
Ex: Librarians must participate in standards groups and user groups.
grupo de opinión
(n.)=focus group.
Ex: While lunches and exhibit booth encounters at ALA and state conferences help, neither replaces a good, structured focus group.
grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría
(n.)=peer group.
Ex: The 10 journals published by the National Research Council of Canada were analysed using a peer group of journals constructed from cited and citing journal lists in JCR.
grupo de poder
(n.)=power group.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
grupo de presión
(n.)=lobby group ; pressure group ; lobbyist.
Ex: Europe Environment carries useful reports on the activities of the lobby groups in the environmental, consumer protection and research fields. Ex: Whether it be through government legislation, the lobbying of pressure groups, or the self-censorship of librarians themselves, the library profession has long resisted efforts to restrict access to information. Ex: Cutbacks will have the most severe impact on citizen activists who rely heavily on accessible data and least impact on the lobbyists who are least dependent on government data.
grupo de protección a menores
(n.)=Shelter group.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
grupo de protección ciudadana
(n.)=civic trust group.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, civic trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
grupo de recursos
(n.)=clump.
Ex: A clump may be no more than a list of databases that share some common features like regional location, content type, subject matter, etc = Un grupo de recursos pueder ser simplemente una lista de bases de datos que comparten algunas características como la ubicación geográfica, el tipo de contenido, la materia, etc.
grupo de referencia
(n.)=reference group.
Ex: Reference group theory is based upon the principle that people take the standards of significant others as a basis for making self-appraisals, comparisons, and choices regarding need and use of information.
grupo de representantes
(n.)=focus group.
Ex: While lunches and exhibit booth encounters at ALA and state conferences help, neither replaces a good, structured focus group.
grupo de rock
(n.)=rock group.
Ex: Such programs as rock groups, big name entertainers, and jazz concerts were excluded.
grupo de seguidores
(n.)=fandom.
Ex: This is due, in part, to structural similarities between fandom and populism, stressing negative modes of identification and desire to return to a mythic past.
grupo de trabajo
(n.)=study group ; study team ; task force ; working party ; task group ; research group ; working group ; project team.
Ex: This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector. Ex: Code revision is occurring as a series of proposals which arise out of study teams. Ex: She was chairperson of the task force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession. Ex: Recently the Government have accepted the recommendation of a working party that in future libraries should be self renewing and finite. Ex: One hopes, however, that a reference head will not overlook the benefits to be gained by selecting for service on a task group a librarian with 'potential' but little experience. Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck. Ex: The working group also felt that the new service ought to have a distinctive name and came up with the idea of AID (advice and information desk) later changed to Aid in order to avoid misinterpretation as Artificial Insemination by Donor!. Ex: The 'project team' may only consist of the librarian and one other member of staff, but a methodical approach will still offer many benefits.
grupo de trabajo por tema de interés
(n.)=breakout group.
Ex: The agenda consisted of lectures, discussions, workshops, reports and breakout groups.
grupo de tres
(n.)=threesome.
Ex: This unlikely threesome of a con artist, a hit man, and a idiot find themselves in deep water when their heist doesn't go off as planned.
grupo de términos de búsqueda relacionados
(n.)=search hedge ; subject hedge.
Ex: This article presents a step-by-step procedure for the compilation of search hedges applied to the topic of reactive chemicals. Ex: Subject hedges consist of lists of terms, related to particular subjects, that supplement or replace controlled vocabulary and comprise suggestions of supplementary subject terms that have been found by the experience of others to yield additional information.
grupo de usuarios
=user group ; users' group ; population served.
Ex: Special classification schemes are schemes which cover just one main subject area, or are complied in accordance with the interests of one user group. Ex: This article offers hints and advice to those wishing to put together a LAN users' group. Ex: This survey found that circulation increases erratically with size of population served and that circulation increases fairly consistently with collection size.
grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido
(n.)=target user group.
Ex: The target user group was the approximately 100 senior economics major completing theses.
grupo defensor
(n.)=interest group.
Ex: The meeting agreed that the new organisation was needed to act as an interest group for the library, information science and documentation profession in the European Community.
grupo del proyecto
(n.)=project team.
Ex: The 'project team' may only consist of the librarian and one other member of staff, but a methodical approach will still offer many benefits.
grupo disidente
(n.)=splinter group ; splinter party.
Ex: The tendency for the members of a professional body dividing up into interest groups is commendable, although splinter groups should be guarded against. Ex: In 1928 the National Socialist Party was only a marginal splinter party but by 1932 it had mobilized 14 million voters.
grupo dominante
(n.)=dominant group.
Ex: These types of newspapers are more critical because they are more likely to be located in pluralistic communities, which contain more social conflict and criticism of dominant groups and value systems.
grupo electrógeno
(n.)=electrical generator ; power unit ; power generator.
Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support. Ex: If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power. Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.
grupo eléctrico
(n.)=power unit ; electrical generator ; power generator.
Ex: If power units are underloaded, they will operate inefficiently, wasting fuel or electric power. Ex: This paper describes the design of a new diesel-powered air compressor and electrical generator for aircraft ground support. Ex: Some cabin cruisers are equipped with heating, air conditioning, and power generators.
grupo especial
(n.)=special interest group.
Ex: This article summarises the discussions of the special interest groups of the West German Society of Archivists (WGSA), held during the 10th International Congress on Archives in Bonn, 1984.
grupo específico
(n.)=niche.
Ex: Each cluster or niche of interests in the end user field will have specific individual needs and innovations will bend information technology to meet them.
grupo etario
(n.)=age bracket.
Ex: The sample comprised students, artisans, farmers and salaried workers of both sexes in the 20 to 45 age bracket.
grupo experimental
(n.)=experimental group.
Ex: Pretesting and posttesting, control and experimental groups, aggregate and individual comparisons, multiple regression, and other techniques were used.
grupo extremista
(n.)=extremist group.
Ex: Recruitment efforts of white extremist groups on the Internet were examined using qualitative methods.
grupo humanitario
(n.)=humanitarian group.
Ex: These specialists are joining a growing initiative to make humanitarian groups more responsible with their gas-guzzling four-wheel-drive cars.
grupo incondicional, el
=hard core, the.
Ex: But each evening, another 50,000 join the hard core to listen to some particular programme; some concerts draw 250,000 = Pero cada tarde, otros 50.000 se suman al grupo de incondicionales para escuchar algún programa concreto y algunos conciertos atraen 250.000 oyentes.
grupo influyente
(n.)=force.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.
grupo instrumental
(n.)=ensemble.
Ex: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments.
grupo integrante
(n.)=constituent group.
Ex: Different constituent groups tend to rate aspects of the library quite differently.
grupo interdisciplinar
(n.)=cross-functional team.
Ex: The library has set up a cross-functional team to manage the acquisition of materials in electronic formats.
grupo intérprete
(n.)=executant body.
Ex: Type of executant, size or complexity of executant body, accompanying executant, original executant (for arrangements).
grupo marginado
(n.)=deprived group ; marginalised group.
Ex: It is at least arguable that libraries ought to encourage other organisations to tackle the very different needs of various underpriviliged and deprived groups. Ex: The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.
grupo marginal
(n.)=disadvantaged community ; marginalised group.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Survival information: the role of the public library in the social and cultural development of disadvantaged communities'. Ex: The novel 'The Marrow of Tradition' analyzes and exposes the societal prejudices that alienate two marginalized groups from each other.
grupo mayoritario
(n.)=majority group.
Ex: Often the majority group in these councils is of the left, but the approach to obtaining finance has been bi-partisan and pragmatic, with groups of every political persuasion avidly pursuing Community money.
grupo minoritario
(n.)=minority group.
Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups.
grupo mixto
(n.)=cross-functional team.
Ex: The library has set up a cross-functional team to manage the acquisition of materials in electronic formats.
grupo musical en directo
(n.)=live band.
Ex: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions.
grupo mínimo relacionado
(n.)=minimum zone cohort.
Ex: A clustering index was introduced that relates the minimum zone cohort to the total recurring cases of a literature.
grupo político
(n.)=political group.
Ex: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups.
grupo principal de usuarios
(n.)=primary user group.
Ex: The primary user group is the population to be served by a library.
grupo profesional
(n.)=occupational group.
Ex: Over the past 10 years, role conflict, role ambiguity, role clarity and job satisfaction have been given increased attention in the study of organisational behaviour for a number of occupational groups.
grupo químico
(n.)=chemical group.
Ex: The system would also automatically note the chemical group relationship of bismuth with arsenic.
grupo racial
(n.)=racial group.
Ex: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group.
grupo racista
(n.)=hate group.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
grupo referente
(n.)=reference group.
Ex: Reference group theory is based upon the principle that people take the standards of significant others as a basis for making self-appraisals, comparisons, and choices regarding need and use of information.
grupo religioso
(n.)=denominational body ; religious group.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains. Ex: However, this iconography, along with the style of the monuments, became a bone of contention between different religious & political groups.
grupo sanguíneo
(n.)=blood group ; blood type.
Ex: So you can imagine what happened when our patron looked for the book 'Blood Groups and Blood Transfusion' under its well-known title and did not find it. Ex: A study was undertaken to examine the influence of age, blood type, gender and race on bacterial infection.
grupo según edad
(n.)=age group [age-group].
Ex: For example, audience level may be a criterion which is applied in order to divide a collection in a children's library into material suitable for different age groups.
grupo social
(n.)=community group ; social group.
Ex: These can be seen as extensions of the supportive role provided by Neighbourhood Advice Centres to community groups. Ex: The comic butt, the natural-born leader, and the bully are archetypal figures found in any social group.
grupo supervisor
(n.)=steering group.
Ex: A steering group was established earlier this year to oversee the development of the format, and detailed work has already begun.
grupo temáticamente afín
(n.)=subject-related group.
Ex: A more systematic approach involves assessing terms and their relationships in subject-related groups.
grupo terrorista
(n.)=terrorist group.
Ex: Terrorist groups use the Internet for the purpose of communication.
grupo étnico
(n.)=ethnic group ; racial group ; cultural group.
Ex: He added that in the early days of the city's development, the different ethnic groups had clustered in well-defined colonies. Ex: Student surveys and interviews indicate that all students perceive racial conflict on campus, though there are significant differences by racial group. Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
grupos
(n.)=quarters.
Ex: In modish quarters, it may even be de rigueur to appreciate the popular.
grupos de diez
=tens of.
Ex: The second L in (LLLL) gives the loan period in tens of minutes.
gruta
(n.)=grotto.
Ex: In the palace there are two special rooms: the grotto Room and the Mirror Room.

gruñido
(n.)=groan ; grunt ; snarl ; growl ; oink ; oinking.
Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
Ex: Non-verbal communication also includes para-language (grunts, sighs, tone of voice, silent pauses, etc), proxemics (concerned with the significance of physical distance between individuals), touching, and so on.
Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.
Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl.
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.
Ex: The oinking does not take place during feeding time, but rather all the time.

gruñir
(v.)=growl ; grunt ; snort ; snarl ; niggle ; groan ; grouch (about) ; oink.
Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
Ex: 'Humph!' grunted the director, accepting the check with a preoccupied air = "¡Humph!" gruñó el director, aceptando el cheque con un aire preocupado.
Ex: 'I have always attended those conferences,' he snorted.
Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth.
Ex: The House of Commons passed the week in niggling without result over a profusion of theoretical issues.
Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines.
Ex: You can choose to grouch about what they don't have OR open your mind up and see what they have to offer.
Ex: When going into her pen, she always started to oink me 'hello' and shortly after laid on her side to get fondled.

gruñón
(adj.)=grumpy ; cranky ; curmudgeon ; curmudgeonly ; cantankerous ; bad-tempered ; crusty ; irascible ; crabby ; ornery ; misery guts ; grouch ; sour puss ; testy .
Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.
Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.
Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.
Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.
Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
Ex: At the other end of the scale are misery guts, who are neither happy with their job role nor their employer.
Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.
Ex: It is no fun being around you when you are being such a sour puss.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.
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* vieja gruñona=grumpy old woman.
* viejo gruñón=grumpy old man ; grumpy old sod.

grácil
(adj.)=lissom(e).
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

gráfica
(n.)=chart ; graph ; plot ; table ; graphic.
Nota: Un gráfico es una representación bidimensional opaca (ej., una fotografía o un dibujo técnico) o para ser proyectada (ej., una filmina).
Ex: A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.
Ex: The graphs in Figure 1 show the fraction of records that can be expected to contain no errors as a function of record length, and keyboarding accuracy.
Ex: The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.
Ex: The document containing ordered data typically in rows and columns and possibly with an accompanying text is known as tables.
Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque (e.g., art originals and reproductions, flash cards, photographs, technical drawings) or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion, by means of an optical device (e.g., filmstrips, stereographs, slides).
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* gráfica bipartita=bipartite graph.
* gráfica comparativa=comparison table ; comparative chart.
* gráfica de flechas=arrowgraph.
* gráfica de líneas=line graph.
* gráfica de referencias conjuntas=cocitation graph.
* gráfica de tarta=pie chart.
* línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica=trend line [trend-line].
* representar con una gráfica=graph.
* trazador de gráficas=graph plotter.
* trazar con una gráfica=graph.
* trazar una gráfica de Algo=plot + Nombre + on a graph.

gráfica bipartita
(n.)=bipartite graph.
Ex: A notation based on the use of bipartite graphs is used to describe relational data bases and their procedures.
gráfica comparativa
(n.)=comparison table ; comparative chart.
Ex: The author made some calculation mistakes in the comparison table. Ex: Websites are littered with comparative charts of different complexity and criteria.
gráfica de flechas
(n.)=arrowgraph.
Ex: Amongst the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri are arrowgraphs in which related terms are joined by arrows leading from general terms out to their more specific partners.
gráfica de líneas
(n.)=line graph.
Ex: Spreadsheets also make it possible to convert tabular output into line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs.
gráfica de referencias conjuntas
(n.)=cocitation graph.
Ex: Using the random graph hypothesis, the statistical validity of co-citation graphs has been investigated as a function of co-citation strength for a given value of citation frequency.
gráfica de tarta
(n.)=pie chart.
Ex: Spreadsheets also make it possible to convert tabular output into line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs.
gráficamente
=graphically.
Ex: The technique 'Trend Projection' graphically plots future trends based on past experience.
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* representar gráficamente=map.

gráficas
(n.)=printing press ; printing company ; printing firm ; printing house.
Ex: The place of printing is the location where the printing press is situated, of failing this, the organization acting for it.
Ex: The first formally organized photomechanical printing company in the world was created by Paul Pretsch in 1854 in England.
Ex: These archives are so complete that they present a rare insight into the early history of a printing firm which under 4 generations of owners produced work for 127 years.
Ex: Companionship systems were operated in the Boston printing house of Hobart and Robins in the early 1850s.

gráfico animado
(n.)=motion graphic.
Ex: This new technology, Digital Video Interactive (DVI), provides full-motion, full-screen, three dimensional motion graphics, and high quality audio capabilities from a single compact disc.
gráfico de flechas
(n.)=arrowgraph.
Ex: Amongst the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri are arrowgraphs in which related terms are joined by arrows leading from general terms out to their more specific partners.
gráfico de tarta
(n.)=pie chart.
Ex: Spreadsheets also make it possible to convert tabular output into line graphs, pie charts, and bar graphs.
gráfico en movimiento
(n.)=animated graphic.
Ex: Different media will be supported: text, still graphics, animated graphics, sound, still images, video images, etc.
gráfico en vídeo
(n.)=video graphic.
Ex: One such programme is taking place at Utah State University, where a videodisc system has been coupled with a microcomputer to create teaching programs that offer extremely high quality video graphics.
gráfico fijo
(n.)=still graphic.
Ex: Different media will be supported: text, still graphics, animated graphics, sound, still images, video images, etc.
gráfico^1
(n.)=graphic.
Nota: Un gráfico es una representación bidimensional opaca (ej., una fotografía o un dibujo técnico) o para ser proyectada (ej., una filmina).
Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque (e.g., art originals and reproductions, flash cards, photographs, technical drawings) or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion, by means of an optical device (e.g., filmstrips, stereographs, slides).
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* gráfico animado=motion graphic.
* gráfico de flechas=arrowgraph.
* gráfico de tarta=pie chart.
* gráfico en movimiento=animated graphic.
* gráfico en vídeo=video graphic.
* gráfico fijo=still graphic.
* graficos en movimiento=animated media.
* gráficos por ordenador=computer graphics.
* interfaz por medio de gráficos=graphics interfacing.
* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos=tool palette.
* tarjeta de gráficos=graphics card.

gráfico^2
(adj.)=diagrammatic ; graphic ; pictorial ; figurative ; graphical ; representational.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: In addition, 10 non-bibliographic CD-ROMs, containing full-text, numeric or graphic data, were acquired and evaluated.
Ex: Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.
Ex: The system, called 'T-Search', includes not only automatic phonetic searching but also capabilities of full text search and couples them with the capability to search the figurative elements of trademarks.
Ex: There are learning advantages in using a graphical rather than a linear approach to the presentation of material in information systems.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
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* alfabetización gráfica=graphic literacy.
* artes gráficas, las=graphic arts, the.
* capacidad de interpretar información gráfica=graphic literacy.
* diseñador gráfico=graphic artist ; graphic designer.
* diseño gráfico=graphic design.
* ecualizador gráfico=graphic equaliser.
* GUI (Interfaze Gráfico de Usuario)=GUI (Graphic User Interface).
* guión gráfico=storyboard.
* historieta gráfica=cartoon.
* interfaz gráfico de consulta imprecisa=graphical browser.
* material gráfico=graphic material.
* presentación gráfica de términos permutados=permuted display.
* representación gráfica=graphic display.
* taller gráfico=printing company ; printing press ; printing firm ; printing house.

gráficos por ordenador
(n.)=computer graphics.
Ex: This framework breaks ground in integration of natural language with interactive computer graphics.
gránulo
(n.)=granule.
Ex: Rising cells of hot gas produce a mottling of the photosphere known as granulation, each granule being about 1000 km in diameter.

grúa
(n.)=derrick ; tow truck ; hoist ; crane ; winch ; capstan.
Ex: Using a similar analogy later in a presidential address to the ALA, he said that he thought of the public library as 'a derrick, lifting the inert masses'.
Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
Ex: The crane for lifting heavy loads was invented by the ancient Greeks in the late 6th century BC.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
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* elevar con grúa=winch.
* operador de grúa=crane operator ; crane driver.
* operario de grúa=crane operator ; crane driver.
* rescatar con una grúa=winch to + safety.

guacamole
(n.)=guacamole.
Ex: Top it off with spicy guacamole and it's worth the nosh.

guache
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* pintura al guache=gouache.

guadaña
(n.)=scythe.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.

guadañar
(v.)=scythe.
Ex: The latest swine fever scare scythed through stock markets, cutting back gains made last week.

guantada
(n.)=slap in the face ; slap.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
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* dar una guantada=slap.

guantazo
(n.)=slap in the face ; slap.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
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* dar un guantazo=slap ; slap in the face.

guante
(n.)=glove.
Ex: The puppets were simple creations: cardboard heads painted and stitched onto pieces of cloth which formed the glove.
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* guante de goma=rubber glove.
* guante informático=data glove.
* quedar como un guante=fit like + a glove.
* sentar como un guante=fit like + a glove.
* tan suave como un guante=as meek as a lamb.

guante de goma
(n.)=rubber glove.
Ex: The use of rubber gloves also reduces the risk of exposure to blood and other potentially infectious substances.
guante informático
(n.)=data glove.
Ex: Data gloves, gesture recognizers, speech recognizers, eye trackers, and other devices can provide alternative input modes for users.
guantear
(v.)=slap ; slap in the face.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Ex: Today one of the nursing students was slapped in the face by a grumpy old man.

guantera
(n.)=glove compartment ; glove box.
Ex: The only problem with it is that the glove compartment door will not open.
Ex: Tests have found that a front seat passenger not wearing a seat belt could strike the glove box door and sustain leg injuries in a crash.

guaperas
(n.)=heartthrob [heart throb].
Ex: He is the latest heartthrob of women of all generations.
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* guaperas tonto=himbo.
* típico guaperas tonto=himbo.

guaperas tonto
(n.)=himbo.
Ex: Our readership poll has concluded that while some himbos may be fun in bed, most are pretty mediocre.
guapo
(adj.)=handsome ; dinky ; ever-dashing ; beautiful.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.
Ex: Princess Cinderella and the ever-dashing Prince Charming are about to celebrate their tenth anniversary - and all the kingdom's abuzz!.
Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
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* el guapo de + Nombre=good old + Nombre.

guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A.
(n.)=meter maid.
Ex: The article is entitled 'From prostitutes to meter maids - unholy sources of urban information'.
guarda de seguridad
(n.)=security patrol ; security officer.
Ex: Security measures that urban academic libraries are utilizing to cope with crime are studied with special emphasis on student security patrols. Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.
guarda forestal
(n.)=wildlife manager ; gamekeeper ; forestry official ; forest ranger ; ranger.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner. Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad. Ex: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct. Ex: Forest rangers are the police officers of the wilderness; they protect both the forests and those who visit them. Ex: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away.
guarda^1
(n.)=attendant ; park attendant ; vigilante ; gamekeeper ; security officer.
Ex: Other libraries allow bags to be brought in but an attendant is employed to check the contents as the reader leaves the library.
Ex: Slake was disturbed in his daydream by shouts from the park attendant.
Ex: In a complex social mechanism librarians were often the most active vigilantes.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity.
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* ángel de la guarda=guardian angel.
* casa del guarda=lodge.
* guardabosques=forest ranger.
* guarda de los aparcamientos O.R.A.=meter maid.
* guarda de seguridad=security patrol ; security officer.
* guarda forestal=wildlife manager ; gamekeeper ; forestry official ; forest ranger ; ranger.

guarda^2
(n.)=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.] ; paste-down ; paper paste-down ; guard.
Ex: These books he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote his name.
Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.
Ex: A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards, the overlapping edges being turned in and secured inside the boards under a paper paste-down.
Ex: A guard is a strip of paper, muslin, or other thin material used to attach or reinforce leaves or inserts in books, permitting bending.
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* guardas=endpapers.
* guardas de la contratapa=lining papers.
* hoja de guarda=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].

guardabarros
(n.)=fender ; mudguard.
Ex: If you are a 'fair weather' cyclist, you don't need fenders.
Ex: That's why many cars are outfitted with mudguards to deflect that grime that may have an effect on your car.

guardabosques
(n.)=game warden ; gamekeeper ; forest ranger ; ranger ; verderer.
Nota: Término usado en la Edad Media.
Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
Ex: Forest rangers are the police officers of the wilderness; they protect both the forests and those who visit them.
Ex: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away.
Ex: A small sub-committee of verderers needs to be set up who can be consulted when problems arise and agree solutions.

guardacoches
(n.)=parking attendant ; parking lot attendant ; car park attendant.
Ex: Ethiopians came in droves after a bloody military coup in 1974, and they worked in low-paying jobs as cabbies and cooks and parking attendants.
Ex: This world needs more parking lot attendants and fewer jail inmates.
Ex: On arrival at the hotel the car park attendant pointed out damage to the left hand tyres.

guardacostas
(n.)=coast guard.
Ex: This system is designed to provide information needed for decision-making by responsible coast guard personnel during emergencies.

guardado
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* guardado en el ordenador=machine-stored.

guardado en el ordenador
=machine-stored.
Ex: Thus the go-list must be machine-stored and is used by the computer in the assignment of index terms.
guardaespaldas
(n.)=bodyguard.
Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.

guardafuegos
(n.)=fireplace fender ; fender.
Ex: Fireplace fenders were originally introduced to create a decorative edge to a hearth.
Ex: Fenders have been around since the first fireplace was built.

guardameta
(n.)=goalkeeper ; goalie.
Nota: Abreviatura de goalkeeper.
Ex: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.
Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.

guardamuebles
(n.)=furniture warehouse ; furniture repository.
Ex: But in structures without sprinklers, like this furniture warehouse, fires grow unchecked until the fire department arrives.
Ex: During the First World War the Opera House became a furniture repository and during the Second World War it became a dance hall.

guardar
(v.)=file ; house ; keep ; save ; store ; store away ; guard (against) ; pack up ; lodge ; stand + guard over ; squirrel away ; put away ; stow ; stash ; have in + store ; pack ; stash away ; cache.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
Ex: The shared systems are run on an IBM 4341 computer housed at BLCMP.
Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.
Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.
Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: This chain will not be processed, but will be stored away for later use.
Ex: The article 'Sealing criminal history records: shall we let the fox guard the henhouse in the name of privacy?' has once again raised the debate on the consequences of allowing press and public to view such data.
Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
Ex: The actual report has been lodged at the British Library but has not been published.
Ex: Librarians are doomed if they are seen by their patrons as standing guard over information and seemingly barring access to it.
Ex: The more which can be digitized, and the more rapidly, the more which then can be squirreled away into atmospherically-controlled & inexpensive archives.
Ex: She took all photos, sorted them out, stuffed them into boxes, and put them away in storage.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner.
Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
Ex: After various selection processes, the books are sorted into broad general categories and packed into consignments of up to 5,000 books.
Ex: Almost everybody we know had their treasures or some of their personal items stashed away in an old cigar box.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* ¡el Cielo nos guarde!=heaven forbid.
* acción de guardar documentos=save.
* ¡el Cielo nos guarde!=God forbid.
* fiesta de guardar=holiday of obligation.
* guardar Algo para otra vez=save for + a rainy day.
* guardar bajo llave=keep under + lock and key.
* guardar celosamente=guard + zealously.
* guardar como oro en paño=keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart ; treasure + Nombre + dearly ; treasure + Nombre + dearly.
* guardar como un tesoro=treasure.
* guardar con mucho cariño=treasure.
* guardar correspondencia=bear + correspondence (to).
* guardar en reserva=keep in + reserve ; hold in + reserve.
* guardar en secreto=keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; shroud in + secrecy ; wrap + Nombre + (up) in + secrecy ; cloak in + secrecy ; veil in + secrecy ; enshroud in + secrecy ; keep + a tight lid on.
* guardar la compostura=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; keep + a straight face ; put on/up + a brave face.
* guardar la compostura, mantenerse compuesto, mantenerse impasible, mantener=put on/up + a brave face.
* guardar las apariencias=preserve + appearance ; keep up + appearances.
* guardar las formas=keep up + appearances.
* guardar lo mejor para lo último=save + the best for last.
* guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero=store + search results + in disc file.
* guardar muchas esperanzas=get + Posesivo + hopes up.
* guardar paralelismo=have + parallel.
* guardar relación con=bear + relation to ; stand in + relation to ; stand in + relationship to ; bear + relationship to ; be commensurate with ; bear (up)on.
* guardar rencor=bear + a grudge ; harbour + resentment ; carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder ; hold + a grudge.
* guardar rencor (hacia)=bear + ill will (toward).
* guardar resentimiento=carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
* guardarse=keep for + Reflexivo ; be on guard (against).
* guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo=keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.
* guardarse de=beware (of/that) ; be shy of + Gerundio.
* guardárselas a Alguien=hold + it against.
* guardarse los sentimientos=keep + Posesivo + feelings to + Reflexivo.
* guardar silencio=keep + silent ; keep + silence.
* guardar sorpresas=hold + surprises.
* guardar una búsqueda en disco=save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
* guardar una relación directamente proporcional=vary + proportionately.
* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional=vary + inversely.
* guardar un secreto=keep + a secret.
* hacer guardar silencio=shush.
* nadar y guardar la ropa=have it + both ways.
* no guardar relación con=be incommensurate with.
* porche para guardar el coche=car port.
* que guarde relación con=in keeping with.
* quien guarda, halla=waste not, want not.
* sin guardar una correlación=uncorrelated.
* volver a guardar=rehouse [re-house].

guardar Algo para otra vez
(v.)=save for + a rainy day.
Ex: Americans have stopped saving for a rainy day, living paycheck to paycheck and depending on credit cards to get them through emergencies.
guardar bajo llave
(v.)=keep under + lock and key.
Ex: Obviously rare books will be kept under lock and key at all times and not made accessible to unauthorized persons.
guardar celosamente
(v.)=guard + zealously.
Ex: Such books have to be zealously guarded by library staff in the interests of other students who may well be required to write an essay on the same subject at the same time.
guardar como oro en paño
(v.)=keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart ; treasure + Nombre + dearly ; treasure + Nombre + dearly.
Ex: She gave her friend Cox a necklace when her daughter, Coco, was born, and she is still keeping it close to her heart almost seven years later. Ex: For many, the memories of sitting in Nana's kitchen is one that is treasured dearly. Ex: For many, the memories of sitting in Nana's kitchen is one that is treasured dearly.
guardar como un tesoro
(v.)=treasure.
Ex: I treasure the note sent by a reader to a publisher which said 'Between the covers of your books I can ignore the TV, transistors, politics, and the weather'.
guardar con mucho cariño
(v.)=treasure.
Ex: I treasure the note sent by a reader to a publisher which said 'Between the covers of your books I can ignore the TV, transistors, politics, and the weather'.
guardar correspondencia
(v.)=bear + correspondence (to).
Ex: However, many librarians remain unconvinced that the global citation data from the Journal Citation Report (JCR) bears enough correspondence to their local situation to be useful.
guardar en reserva
(v.)=keep in + reserve ; hold in + reserve.
Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion. Ex: What is most important is for referral to be regarded as a regular and usual procedure in appropriate cases, one of the quite legitimate weapons in the librarian's armoury, even though one that is normally held in reserve.
guardar en secreto
(v.)=keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; shroud in + secrecy ; wrap + Nombre + (up) in + secrecy ; cloak in + secrecy ; veil in + secrecy ; enshroud in + secrecy ; keep + a tight lid on.
Ex: Provided that passwords are kept confidential -- and it is also a good policy to change them regularly -- this may be sufficient. Ex: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Ex: India's first nuclear submarine remains shrouded in secrecy -- despite its public launch. Ex: But even after this tragedy, the sect had continued to function -- to this day its motivation and goals remain wrapped in secrecy. Ex: Cloaked in secrecy for years the project began as one of the world's biggest most ambitious and little-known undertakings. Ex: Tibet, a land veiled in secrecy for centuries, 'the roof of the world' full of mystery, grandeur and overwhelming sights. Ex: Though their methods are enshrouded in secrecy, magicians combine the art of performance with a variety of scientific disciplines to create their fascinating illusions
. Ex: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison.
guardar la compostura
(v.)=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; keep + a straight face ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
guardar la compostura, mantenerse compuesto, mantenerse impasible, mantener el
(v.)=put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
guardar las apariencias
(v.)=preserve + appearance ; keep up + appearances.
Ex: He sometimes preserves this appearance by adopting into the fold anyone who becomes logical, much in the manner in which a British labor leader is elevated to knighthood. Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
guardar las formas
(v.)=keep up + appearances.
Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
guardar lo mejor para lo último
(v.)=save + the best for last.
Ex: The awards were handed out in alphabetical order, but for us all, that just meant they saved the best for last.
guardar los resultados de una búsqueda en un fichero
(v.)=store + search results + in disc file.
Ex: Many searchers find it convenient to store search results in a disk file.
guardar muchas esperanzas
(v.)=get + Posesivo + hopes up.
Ex: We have been told that although officially an upgrade/revision is 'under development,' we shouldn't get our hopes up.
guardar paralelismo
(v.)=have + parallel.
Ex: There have also been examples of online sexual harassment some of which do not have parallels in the non electronic world.
guardar relación con
(v.)=bear + relation to ; stand in + relation to ; stand in + relationship to ; bear + relationship to ; be commensurate with ; bear (up)on.
Ex: If the resultant machine-readable file bore no relation to a coherent catalog, that was of no serious concern. Ex: By virtue of sharing the same characteristics of division, the isolates within a facet all stand in the same relationship to their subject area or containing class. Ex: Thus, in recognizing the existence of categories and facets we, at the same time, recognize that elementary concepts stand in various relationships to one another. Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book. Ex: We can offer you a salary that will be commensurate with the duties and responsibilities that the job demands. Ex: There have been a number of reference books/bibliographies produced which bear on this problem.
guardar rencor
(v.)=bear + a grudge ; harbour + resentment ; carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder ; hold + a grudge.
Ex: Bearing a grudge leads one to bitterness, wrath, and hatred. Ex: On the other hand, anonymous review does not always stop authors harbouring resentment if their paper is rejected. Ex: Sixteen years later, the truth remains indeterminable but this much is clear: Thomas carries a huge chip on his shoulder. Ex: When you're wronged, it's hard not to hold a grudge.
guardar rencor (hacia)
(v.)=bear + ill will (toward).
Ex: Bailey says he left Norfolk bearing no ill will toward anyone, though perhaps he had reason to.
guardar resentimiento
(v.)=carry + a chip on + Posesivo + shoulder.
Ex: Sixteen years later, the truth remains indeterminable but this much is clear: Thomas carries a huge chip on his shoulder.
guardar silencio
(v.)=keep + silent ; keep + silence.
Ex: As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent. Ex: Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.
guardar sorpresas
(v.)=hold + surprises.
Ex: This is the heart of the question and the answer holds no surprises.
guardar un secreto
(v.)=keep + a secret.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Telecommunications perspectives: `keeping a secret; encryption revisited (or, are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?)'.
guardar una búsqueda en disco
(v.)=save + Posesivo + search + to disc.
Ex: Choose from among the TRANSFER options to save your search to disk.
guardar una relación directamente proporcional
(v.)=vary + proportionately.
Ex: Which of the following statements is true? Recall and precision tend to vary proportionately or they tend to vary inversely?.
guardar una relación inversamente proporcional
(v.)=vary + inversely.
Ex: Which of the following statements is true? Recall and precision tend to vary proportionately or they tend to vary inversely?.
guardarropa
(n.)=cloakroom.
Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.

guardarse
(v.)=keep for + Reflexivo ; be on guard (against).
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand. Ex: Searchers need to be aware of the characteristics of the services and be on guard against bias, incompleteness, and lack of relevancy.
guardarse Algo para Uno Mismo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + to + Reflexivo.
Ex: In an age where large scale research are the norm rather than the exception, it is inevitable that the sponsors of such research will wish to keep the results to themselves.
guardarse de
(v.)=beware (of/that) ; be shy of + Gerundio.
Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos. Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
guardarse los sentimientos
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + feelings to + Reflexivo.
Ex: If the handwriting slopes to the left, the person is very good at keeping their feelings to themselves.
guardas
(n.)=endpapers.
Ex: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
guardas de la contratapa
=lining papers.
Ex: Lining papers are papers at the beginning and end of a book pasted to the binding and leaving an additional fly-leaf.
guardería
(n.)=kindergarten ; playgroup ; day-care centre ; crêche.
Ex: Rather more seriously and difficult is the problem of the stages of the educational system: preschool, nursery, kindergarten, elementary, etc.
Ex: This institution offers not only a wide range of information but also the facility of a meeting room, a drop-in lounge for social gatherings, meetings, workshops, exhibitions, displays, playgroups, coffee breaks, informal chats, seminars, study groups, films and slide shows.
Ex: Parents have the right to know when pesticides are sprayed at many private day-care centers under a state law that took effect on Monday.
Ex: Parents can leave their child at the crèche for up to 2 hours while participating in sporting activities.
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* guardería de la empresa=workplace crêche.
* guardería infantil=day-care centre.

guardería de la empresa
(n.)=workplace crêche.
Ex: For example, the productivity of women who have access to workplace crêches has risen beause they are able to concentrate more fully on their job.
guardería infantil
(n.)=day-care centre.
Ex: Parents have the right to know when pesticides are sprayed at many private day-care centers under a state law that took effect on Monday.
guardia
(n.)=guard ; patrolman ; watch.
Ex: This article reports on the results of a survey measuring student library users' perception of the effectiveness of using guards in the library.
Ex: Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.
Ex: During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.
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* bajar la guardia=lower + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + guard ; drop + Posesivo + defences ; lower + Posesivo + defences ; relax + Posesivo + vigilance.
* cambio de la guardia=changing of the guard.
* de guardia=on duty ; duty + Profesión ; on standby ; on call.
* de la vieja guardia=old-style.
* estar en guardia=be on guard (against) ; be on + Posesivo + guard.
* farmacia de guardia=emergency pharmacy.
* guardia de honor=guard of honour.
* guardia del alba=morning watch.
* guardia de seguridad=security guard.
* guardia de tráfico=traffic police officer ; traffic police(man/woman).
* Guardia Nacional, la=National Guard, the.
* poner a Alguien en guardia=put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.
* relevo de la guardia=changing of the guard.
* servicio en la Guardia Nacional=National Guard duty.
* turno de guardia=guard duty.
* vieja guardia, la=old guard, the.

guardia de honor
(n.)=guard of honour.
Ex: In Canada, guards of honour vary in strength according to the dignitaries being honoured.
guardia de seguridad
(n.)=security guard.
Ex: The decision to utilise security guards in a library is generally prompted by an incident, the threat of an incident or a loss problem.
guardia de tráfico
(n.)=traffic police officer ; traffic police(man/woman).
Ex: Two men going about as traffic police officers are being investigated by the force after they extorted money from a driver. Ex: In three days, the traffic police have already recommended cancellation of licences of 15 bikers guilty of traffic violations.
guardia del alba
(n.)=morning watch.
Ex: It was our morning watch; when, soon after the day began to break, a man on the forecastle called out, 'Land ho!'.
guardián
(n.)=custodian ; curator ; guardian ; storekeeper ; gatekeeper ; steward ; guard dog ; sentinel ; warden ; safekeeper [sake-keeper].
Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
Ex: Altick refers to himself as 'a pursuer of truth' and to his audience of librarians as 'curators and disseminators of truth'.
Ex: And so, the public library came in time to be viewed as a guardian of the people's right to know = Y así pues, la biblioteca pública con el tiempo se llegó considerar como protectora del derecho de la gente a saber.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
Ex: Research has shown that many people get their 'updates' from someone called 'the gatekeeper'.
Ex: This article explores whether the archivist is a steward for some wider amorphous body including past and future generations.
Ex: A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.
Ex: The quintessential expression of this ideal is our amazing public library system -- for which we must specially thank all thousands of dedicated librarians throughout America whom one of my predecessors called our 'sentinels of liberty.
Ex: Carers and wardens are encouraged to involve themselves in the service.
Ex: Libraries find themselves frustrated in their role as safekeepers of science: how can they ensure optimal access and availability if they do not control the access systems?.

guardárselas a Alguien
(v.)=hold + it against.
Ex: The employee must feel that any problem or complaint will be objectively heard and fairly resolved and that the supervisor will not hold it against the employee or consider him or her a troublemaker.
guarecer
(v.)=refuge ; shelter ; nestle ; give + shelter ; provide + shelter.
Ex: Some animals survive periods of forest inundation by refuging in knotholes or under loose bark.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter a 13 metre high, 60 ton ammonia retort and a 37 metre wingspan airliner.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.
Ex: Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama today said he was thankful to the Indian people for giving shelter to Tibetans.
Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
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* guarecerse=refuge ; take + refuge ; seek + refuge.

guarecerse
(v.)=refuge ; take + refuge ; seek + refuge.
Ex: Some animals survive periods of forest inundation by refuging in knotholes or under loose bark. Ex: Thousands of Turkish workers took refuge in a soccer stadium last night and are awaiting evacuation from Libya. Ex: The number of Nepalis who sought refuge in Japan in 2010 more than doubled.
guarida
(n.)=lair ; hideout ; den.
Ex: Hidden away in lairs behind the chaotic jumble of facades of all styles from stately Greek classical to the severe straight-line school of modern architecture, a thousand businesses plied their mysteries.
Ex: Seditious books continued to appear, nevertheless, both from secret presses in England moving furtively from hideout to hideout.
Ex: Warm spring temperatures are bringing snakes out of their dens where they hibernated during the winter.
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* guarida del león, la=lion's den, the.

guarida del león, la
(n.)=lion's den, the.
Ex: The author considers sources for two versions of a woodcut broadsheet showing Daniel in the lion's den and Jonah vomited out by the great fish.
guarnecer con tropas
(v.)=garrison.
Ex: Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.
guarnecer^1
(v.)=garnish.
Ex: Chocolate can be used for garnishing in the shape of chocolate chips or grated and sprinkled over dessert.

guarnecer^2
(v.)=garrison.
Ex: Saint Helena was garrisoned by the British during the 17th century.
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* guarnecer con tropas=garrison.

guarniciones
(n.)=horse trappings ; horse tack.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations. Ex: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.
guarnición de madera
(n.)=wooden furniture.
Ex: When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.
guarnición de metal
(n.)=metal furniture.
Ex: When a book was to be printed from type the pages were locked up in the composing room, usually with wooden furniture and quoins although metal furniture and mechanical quoins were used increasingly from the mid century.
guarnición militar
(n.)=garrison.
Ex: Thirty-five cannons with a range of one and one-half miles once defended the region, and 17 of them still lie within the garrison.
guarnición^1
(n.)=garnish ; garnishing ; trimming.
Ex: They are cooked in boiling salted water or stock, and are served as garnish to soups or other dishes.
Ex: For garnishing use a strand of lemon or orange peel on the plate.
Ex: Their patties are about 8 inches across, and served on huge buns with lots of trimmings.
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* con toda su guarnición=with all the trimmings.
* de guarnición=on the side.
* guarnición de madera=wooden furniture.
* guarnición de metal=metal furniture.
* guarniciones=horse trappings ; horse tack.
* tropas de guarnición=garrison troops.

guarnición^2
(n.)=garrison.
Ex: Thirty-five cannons with a range of one and one-half miles once defended the region, and 17 of them still lie within the garrison.
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* guarnición militar=garrison.

guarrazo
(n.)=thump.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

guarro^1
(n.)=mucky pup ; soap dodger.
Ex: I would recommend this product if you don't have many white clothes and if you don't have children, as we all know they are mucky pups.
Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.

guarro^2
(adj.)=dirty .
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.

guasa
(n.)=joking ; teasing ; banter.
Ex: In some instance the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
Ex: In some instances the joking or teasing is only verbal, in others it includes horseplay; in some it includes elments of obscenity, it others not.
Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
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* de guasa=teasingly ; kiddingly ; jokingly.
* estar de guasa=be joking.

guasón
(n.)=prankster ; wisecracker.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
Ex: It was at this time that Haines got the reputation as a 'wisecracker'.

guata
(n.)=batt ; batting ; underlayment.
Ex: Because of the need to open and close the hatch, the traditional method of insulation has been to staple a glass fibre batt to the topside of the hatch.
Ex: Today quilters are distinguishing the advantages and disadvantages of different types of batting.
Ex: The weather conditions of your area will determine the kind of underlayment material you need for sheathing walls.

guateado
(adj.)=quilted.
Ex: Their choices of local historical architecture and traditional quilt-making spiraled out to include photography, historical fiction, and quilted pillows, which were eventually exhibited at city hall.

guayaba
(n.)=guava.
Ex: Fruit flies were found to feed on gourds, cucumbers, marrows, cantaloupes and guavas.

guayabera
(n.)=guayabera ; guayabera shirt.
Ex: The guayaberas or guayabera shirts are the best tropical shirt in the market for beach weddings or any other outdoor event in the tropics.
Ex: The guayaberas or guayabera shirts are the best tropical shirt in the market for beach weddings or any other outdoor event in the tropics.

gubernamental
(adj.)=governmental.
Ex: At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.
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* agencia gubernamental=government agency ; government bureau.
* antigubernamental=anti-government.
* biblioteca gubernamental=government library.
* financiación gubernamental=government funding.
* información gubernamental=government information.
* institución gubernamental=government body.
* organización no gubernamental (ONG)=non-governmental organisation (NGO).

guerra
(n.)=war ; warfare.
Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, war and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.
Ex: For example, at Woking, the stock has been split into about thirty sections, such as Health and welfare, War and warfare, retaining the Dewey sequence within each section.
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* amenaza de guerra=threat of war.
* anterior a la guerra=pre-war [prewar] ; antebellum.
* anterior a la Guerra Civil=pre-Civil War.
* arrasado por la guerra=war-torn.
* arte de la guerra=warfare.
* avezado en la guerra=battle-hardened.
* avión de guerra=warplane.
* baja de guerra=war casualty.
* barco de guerra=warship ; naval ship ; war vessel.
* botín de guerra=war booty.
* botín de guerra, el=spoils of war, the ; victor's spoils.
* buque de guerra=warship.
* causar una guerra=precipitate + war.
* centro social para veteranos de guerra=Veterans' centre.
* comienzo de la guerra=outbreak of the war ; breakout of + the war.
* consejo de guerra=courts-martial ; court martial.
* corresponsal de guerra=war correspondent ; war journalist ; war reporter.
* crimen de guerra=war crime.
* criminal de guerra=war criminal.
* danza de guerra=war dance.
* dar guerra=act up ; play up ; make + waves.
* de antes de la guerra=pre-war [prewar].
* declaración de guerra=declaration of war.
* declarar la guerra=break out into + declared war ; go to + war ; take up + arms.
* declarar la guerra a=declare + war on.
* declarar la guerra a muerte a=declare + open season on.
* declararse en guerra=go to + war.
* de la guerra=wartime [wart-time].
* desatar una guerra=precipitate + war.
* desenterrar el hacha de guerra=take up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.
* despojos de la guerra, los=spoils of war, the.
* destrozado por la guerra=war-ravaged.
* devastado por la guerra=war-torn.
* disturbio ocasionado por la guerra=war riot.
* durante la guerra=during wartime ; wartime [wart-time] ; war years, the.
* efecto de la guerra=effect of war.
* embates de la guerra, los=ravages of war, the.
* en contra de la guerra=antiwar [anti-war].
* en épocas de guerra=in time(s) of war.
* en guerra=war-torn ; at war.
* en pie de guerra=on the warpath.
* en son de guerra=on the warpath.
* enterrar el hacha de guerra=bury + the hatchet ; bury + the tomahawk ; bury + the war axe.
* en tiempo de guerra=wartime [wart-time].
* en tiempos de guerra=in time(s) of war.
* escenario de la guerra=theatre [theater, -USA] ; theatre of war.
* estar en guerra con=be at war with.
* estragos de la guerra, los=ravages of war, the.
* frente de guerra, el=war front, the.
* ganar una guerra=win + war.
* grito de guerra=battle cry ; war cry.
* guerra árabe-israelí, la=Arab Israeli war, the.
* guerra asimétrica=asymmetric war ; asymmetric warfare.
* guerra a través de la red=netwar.
* guerra civil=civil war.
* guerra contra el despilfarro=war on waste.
* guerra contra el terrorismo=war on terror ; war on terrorism ; war against terrorism.
* guerra contra las drogas=war on drugs.
* guerra cósmica=cosmic war.
* guerra de almohadas=pillow fight.
* guerra de Bosnia, la=Bosnian War, the.
* guerra de clases=class war ; class warfare.
* guerra de desgaste=war of attrition.
* guerra de guerrillas=guerrilla warfare ; guerrilla war.
* Guerra de la Independencia=War of Independence.
* guerra de la información=information warfare.
* guerra de las estrellas=battle of the stars.
* Guerra de las Galaxias=Star Wars.
* Guerra del Golfo, la=Gulf War, the.
* Guerra del Golfo Persa, la=Persian Gulf War, the.
* Guerra de los Boers, la=Anglo-Boer War, the.
* guerra de nervios=war of nerves.
* guerra de precios=pricing competition ; price war.
* guerra en red=netwar.
* Guerra entre España y los Estados Unidos, la=Spanish-American War, the ; Spanish-American War, the.
* guerra + estallar=war + break out.
* guerra fría, la=cold war, the.
* guerra fronteriza=border war.
* guerra legal=legal battle.
* guerra mundial=world war.
* guerra nuclear=nuclear warfare ; nuclear war.
* guerra religiosa=religious war.
* Guerras Médicas, las=Persian Wars, the.
* guerra sucia=dirty war.
* guerra tribal=tribal war.
* Guerra Zulú, la=Zulu War, the.
* hacer estallar un guerra=ignite + war.
* hacer la guerra=make + war.
* hacer la guerra (contra=wage + war (against/on).
* hacha de guerra=tomahawk.
* héroe de guerra=fallen hero ; war hero.
* ir a la guerra=go to + war.
* juego de guerra=war game [wargame].
* juzgar en consejo de guerra=court-martial.
* libro trofeo de guerra=trophy book.
* los avatares de la guerra=the tides of war.
* males de la guerra, los=evils of war, the.
* Marina de Guerra=Royal Navy.
* misión de guerra=wartime mission.
* nave de guerra=naval ship.
* navío de guerra=warship.
* ocasionar una guerra=precipitate + war.
* pasión por la guerra=rage militaire.
* perder una guerra=lose + war.
* perro de guerra=dog of war ; war dog.
* ponerse en pie de guerra=dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.
* Primera Guerra Mundial=First World War (World War I) ; World War I [First World War].
* prisionero de guerra=prisoner of war ; war prisoner.
* provocar una guerra=ignite + war ; precipitate + war ; trigger + war.
* reportero de guerra=war journalist ; war correspondent ; war reporter.
* Segunda Guerra Mundial=2nd World War ; World War II [Second World War] ; Second World War [World War II].
* tras las guerra=in the postwar period.
* tribunal de guerra=court martial.
* veterano de guerra=war veteran ; vet ; war vet.
* veterano de la Guerra del Golfo=Gulf War vet.
* víctima de guerra=casualty of war ; war casualty.
* viuda de guerra=war widow.
* zona de guerra=war zone.

guerra + estallar
(n.)=war + break out.
Ex: When the Second World War broke out, my motherland was arduously fighting against Japanese imperialism.
guerra a través de la red
(n.)=netwar.
Ex: Netwar is an emerging mode of conflict in which the protagonists, ranging from terrorist and criminal organizations, to militant social activists, use networked forms of organization, doctrine, strategy and technology attuned to the information age.
guerra asimétrica
(n.)=asymmetric war ; asymmetric warfare.
Ex: The way to win an asymmetric war is to force the enemy to take and hold territory. Ex: The ongoing threat of terrorist attacks on North American soil and assets abroad, have brought asymmetric warfare to the home front.
guerra civil
(n.)=civil war.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
guerra contra el despilfarro
(n.)=war on waste.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
guerra contra el terrorismo
(n.)=war on terror ; war on terrorism ; war against terrorism.
Ex: We are also exploring the possibility, with our sister organization in the US, of producing a joint issue possibly on the theme of how the so-called 'war on terror' is affecting library and information services. Ex: The article 'War on terrorism: war on liberty' examines the key world wide web sites covering the 11 Sep 2001 terrorist attacks and the subsequent war against terrorism. Ex: The article 'War on terrorism: war on liberty' examines the key world wide web sites covering the 11 Sep 2001 terrorist attacks and the subsequent war against terrorism.
guerra contra las drogas
=war on drugs.
Ex: As the `war on drugs' escalates, a new class of client is emerging.
guerra cósmica
(n.)=cosmic war.
Ex: Religion has also provided the metaphor of cosmic war -- an image of spiritual struggle between good and bad that every religion has within its repository of symbols.
guerra de Bosnia, la
=Bosnian War, the.
Ex: The author discusses recent books and graphic works by this Yugoslav-born artist that express her anguish resulting from the Bosnian War.
guerra de almohadas
(n.)=pillow fight.
Ex: In this room we've had so many pillow fights and pyjamas parties, so many good times.
guerra de clases
(n.)=class war ; class warfare.
Ex: This article explains six of the ways the rich are waging a class war against the poor. Ex: With the rise of social stratification, humankind has developed 'class warfare' to heavily dysgenic proportions.
guerra de desgaste
(n.)=war of attrition.
Ex: This is partly because the 40-year civil war has developed into a war of attrition, with ransom money from kidnapping providing much of the financial backing.
guerra de guerrillas
(n.)=guerrilla warfare ; guerrilla war.
Ex: With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency. Ex: It also led to a continuing guerilla war between the authorities and caricaturists who sought to evade, outfox, or entirely defy them.
guerra de la información
(n.)=information warfare.
Ex: This article deals with the effect on libraries of the Internet, including the changing roles of librarians; information warfare, i.e. the role of electronic information and information systems in warfare, and of military information in peacetime; and enhanced interfaces to databases.
guerra de las estrellas
(n.)=battle of the stars.
Ex: The California vote became a veritable battle of the stars with Arnold Schwarzenegger backing the initiative and Mel Gibson opposing it.
guerra de nervios
(n.)=war of nerves.
Ex: The struggle for the release of the innocent Bulgarian nurses sentenced to death in Libya has turned into a war of nerves.
guerra de precios
(n.)=pricing competition ; price war.
Ex: Taiwan used to play a decisive role in the lighting industry, but has lost its shine in the midst of pricing competition against developing countries. Ex: Taking a long-term view, price wars don't really benefit consumers.
guerra en red
(n.)=netwar.
Ex: Netwar is an emerging mode of conflict in which the protagonists, ranging from terrorist and criminal organizations, to militant social activists, use networked forms of organization, doctrine, strategy and technology attuned to the information age.
guerra fronteriza
(n.)=border war.
Ex: The library of the South African National Museum of Military History provides an enquiry service which answers genealogical questions regarding who fought in border wars, the Zulu War, Anglo-Boer War, World War I and World War II.
guerra fría, la
=cold war, the.
Ex: The end of the cold war indicates a return to geography as the basis of economic exchanges.
guerra legal
(n.)=legal battle.
Ex: The Java language is seen as essential to the success of networked computers, but legal battles continue over its status.
guerra mundial
(n.)=world war.
Ex: In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.
guerra nuclear
(n.)=nuclear warfare ; nuclear war.
Ex: The library placed a bibliography of material on nuclear warfare and the nuclear issue in each branch. Ex: Differing attitudes about nuclear war, the nuclear freeze, and escalation of war are discussed in their cultural contexts.
guerra religiosa
(n.)=religious war.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Fear, software integration, and religious wars: Internet World 2001'.
guerra sucia
(n.)=dirty war.
Ex: The book is described as 'an irreverent look at professionals involved in a dirty war'.
guerra tribal
(n.)=tribal war.
Ex: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.
guerra árabe-israelí, la
=Arab Israeli war, the.
Ex: The author gives an insider's perspective on what it feels like to be an Arab since the groundshaking events of 1967 when Arab hopes were unexpectedly shattered by the outcome of the Arab Israeli war.
guerrear
(v.)=battle ; fight.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio fought.
Ex: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.
Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.
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* guerrear (contra)=wage + war (against/on).
* guerrear (por)=war (over).

guerrear (contra)
(v.)=wage + war (against/on).
Ex: The story of Muhammad's conquest of Khaybar disproves the theory that Muslims only wage war in self-defense.
guerrear (por)
(v.)=war (over).
Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.
guerrero
(adj.)=warrior ; martial.
Ex: This article provides an interpretation of a major historical and archaeological find, the 1st Emperor of China's terra-cotta figures of warriors and horses.
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.
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* guerrero indio=brave.

guerrero indio
(n.)=brave.
Ex: There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences.
guerrilla
(n.)=guerrilla [guerilla].
Ex: The article has the title 'Guerilla Web strategies: killer marketing tactics to make your site the most popular on the Web'.
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* guerra de guerrillas=guerrilla warfare ; guerrilla war.

guerrillero
(n.)=freedom fighter ; crusading ; guerrilla fighter ; guerrilla [guerilla].
Ex: As a freedom fighter at the end of World War 2 he resisted Dutch efforts to regain control of their former colony.
Ex: Jeanneney speaks for himself, in what he says about the Google digital library, but he is no crusading journalist merely grabbing at a headline.
Ex: Argentina has granted political asylum to a former Chilean guerrilla fighter charged in his country with assassinating a senator.
Ex: There was a pervading romanticised notion that all the liberation movements needed to do was train a few guerrillas and send them home to fire a few shots in order to spark an uprising.

gueto
(n.)=ghetto [ghettoes, -pl.].
Ex: In 1966, President Lyndon Johnson initiated the 'Neighborhood Pilot Centres' programme aimed at providing a neighbourhood centre to co-ordinate the programmes of other federal agencies in every urban ghetto.

guiado
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* guiado por el consumidor=consumer-driven [consumer driven].
* guiado por el usuario=customer driven [customer-driven].
* guiado por intereses propios=interest-determined.
* recorrido guiado=guided tour.
* visita guiada=guided tour.
* visita guiada a la biblioteca=library tour ; library orientation.

guiado por el consumidor
(adj.)=consumer-driven [consumer driven].
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
guiado por el usuario
(adj.)=customer driven [customer-driven].
Ex: However, by constantly assessing actual and potential customer wants and needs, prioritizing customer markets, and identifying the competition, libraries can (and must) enter the fray of a world that is customer-driven.
guiado por intereses propios
(adj.)=interest-determined.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
guiar
(v.)=lead ; steer ; guide ; signpost ; coach ; step + Nombre + through ; hold + Posesivo + hand ; shepherd.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.
Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.
Ex: There is a need for a firststop organization that could signpost the public through the maze of government agencies and social welfare organizations.
Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
Ex: At your convenience, our team would like to step you and your associates through a demonstration of the Digital Library Reserve System.
Ex: They sent me an update for the file and held my hand over the phone when I modified it.
Ex: He showed the ability of a single mind to shepherd cultural ventures.
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* dejarse guiar por el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* guiar a Alguien por=walk + Nombre + through.
* guiarse por=abide by.
* guiarse por el instinto=trust + Posesivo + (own) instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* que se guía por sí mismo=self-guiding.

guiar a Alguien por
(v.)=walk + Nombre + through.
Ex: This unit of study walks early elementary students through the basics of counting and using the smallest U.S. coin denominations (penny, nickel, and dime).
guiarse por
(v.)=abide by.
Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
guiarse por el instinto
(v.)=trust + Posesivo + (own) instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
Ex: Perhaps Giovanni should have trusted his instincts when he laid eyes on Rappaccini as the scientist tended to his perverse garden. Ex: Cruising the streets of Strasbourg on foot we followed our noses and found ourselves bumping into awesome buildings left, right and centre. Ex: But the struggle to leave conventionality behind and to follow her instincts was not an easy one for Edna. Ex: She had a strong will, independent views, some contempt for the world, and followed her own inclinations without servitude to the opinion of others.
guijarro
(n.)=pebble.
Ex: Could a pebble in a babbling brook be considered a document?.
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* guijarros=shingle.

guijarros
(n.)=shingle.
Ex: He created a garden on the shingle around his beach house.
guillotina
(n.)=guillotine.
Ex: Years ago, many libraries had their own binderies equipped with simple stitching presses, guillotines, etc.
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* guillotina trilateral=binder's plough ; plough [plow, -USA].
* ventana de guillotina=sash-window.

guillotina trilateral
=binder's plough ; plough [plow, -USA].
Ex: The other folds were normally opened later by the binder's plough, or with a paper knife. Ex: The three outer edges of the book (or occasionally the top edge, or the top and fore-edges, only) were next cut with the plough, which was a long vice in which the book was clamped with the edge to be cut upwards.
guillotinado
=ploughing [plowing, -USA].
Ex: In 1843 this famous bindery had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses, but folding, gathering, sewing, rounding and backing, ploughing, casemaking, and casing-in were all carried out by hand.

guillotinar
(v.)=trim.
Ex: The edges of the leaves may have been trimmed smooth by the binder, or left rough (uncut).

guinda
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* guinda, la=icing on the cake.
* ponerle la guinda=put + icing on the cake.

guinda, la
=icing on the cake.
Ex: The article 'Librarians as interior designers: the icing on the cake' describes how, in the absence of an interior designer, the library staff made major structural changes in the facility.
guindilla
(n.)=chili [chilli].
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.

guinea
(n.)=guinea.
Nota: Unidad monetaria inglesa en desuso.
Ex: The bargain which I made with Mr Johnson was seventy-five pounds (or guineas) a volume.

guionista
(n.)=scriptwriter.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.

guirnalda
(n.)=tinsel ; garland ; wreath.
Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.
Ex: The Red Room is decorated with garlands and topiaries made of pomegranates, pears and magnolia leaves.
Ex: She sat in the meadow by the river in her bridal robes and white veil and the wreath on her head, and from her thousand tears sprang the little brooks in the valley.
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* decorar con guirnaldas=festoon ; garland.
* engalanar con guirnaldas=festoon ; garland.

guisa
(n.)=guise.
Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.

guisante
(n.)=pea.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.
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* guisante pinto=cowpea.
* puré de guisantes=mushy peas.

guisante pinto
(n.)=cowpea.
Ex: Most articles were on cowpea and maize and the fewest on soybean.
guisar
(v.)=stew.
Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.
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* tú te lo guisas, tú te lo comes=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

guiso
(n.)=stew ; casserole ; chowder.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: The beauty of casseroles is that they barely require any tending.
Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.
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* guiso de pescado=fish stew.

guiso de pescado
(n.)=fish stew.
Ex: This fish stew was very spicy though, four spoonfuls and the lips were left burning.
guita^1
(n.)=twine ; rope.
Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

guita^2
(n.)=dough ; lolly ; dosh ; wonga ; readies ; the ready.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.
Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.
Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.
Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.
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* aflojar la guita=cough up + money ; shell out + money ; shell out ; cough up + cash ; stump up.
* soltar la guita=cough up + money ; cough up + cash.

guitarra
(n.)=guitar.
Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.
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* clases de guitarra=guitar tuition.
* figura de guitarra=hourglass figure.
* guitarra acústica=acoustic guitar.
* guitarra eléctrica=electric guitar.
* paleta de guitarra=peghead ; headstock.

guitarra acústica
(n.)=acoustic guitar.
Ex: Skiffle took off thanks to the growing availability of cheap acoustic guitars and the novelty appeal of home-made instruments.
guitarra eléctrica
(n.)=electric guitar.
Ex: Instructions on replacing a whammy bar on an electric guitar.
guitarrista
(n.)=guitarist.
Ex: Commonly known as a pick, the humble plectrum is the most important part of a guitarist's accessories.

guiñapo
(n.)=tatter.
Ex: I carried that letter in my wallet as a talisman of hope for a year, until it dissolved in tatters.
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* guiñapos=rags.

guiñapos
(n.)=rags.
Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
guiñar
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* guiñar a=wink at.

guiñar a
(v.)=wink at.
Ex: He said 'That's all I can say right now', winked at her and stood up.
guiño
(n.)=wink ; blink.
Ex: The painting depicts an owl perched on a sparsely budded branch with an enigmatic expression that can be seen as either a wink or a stare.
Ex: You could always see him smiling the moment you had contact with his eyes, giving a blink or two to assure you that he knew you were there and who you were.

guiñol
(n.)=puppet play ; puppet show ; puppetry ; puppet theatre.
Ex: Scenes from books done in polished improvisations, for instance, or puppet plays adapted from stories are just right.
Ex: A baby-sitting service was provided so that adults would have more freedom to view the exhibition, and puppet shows and story-telling were available for the younger children.
Ex: The library is distinguished by its extraordinarily active puppetry programme with many skilled and experienced puppeteers.
Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
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* muñeco de guiñol=puppet.
* película con personajes de guiñol=puppet film.

guión cinematográfico
(n.)=screenplay.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
guión de película
(n.)=screenplay.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
guión de representación teatral
(n.)=scenario.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
guión de secuencias cinematográficas
(n.)=scenario.
Ex: The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.
guión gráfico
(n.)=storyboard.
Ex: Storyboards need to be constructed as part of good planning to show what you and/or your team has agreed will take place in each shot.
guión^1 (-)
=dash (-) ; hyphen (-).
Ex: Commas are used frequently as facet indicator, and the dash (-) is used to synthesise elements from different main classes.
Ex: The notation uses uppercase letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen (-).
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* con guión=hyphenated.
* inserción de guiones=hyphenation.
* poner guiones=hyphenate.

guión^2
(n.)=close score ; script ; transcript.
Ex: A close score is a musical score giving all the parts on a minimum number of staves, normally two, as with hymns.
Ex: Books are either commissioned by publishers, or else authors (or their agents) offer scripts and ideas to publishing firms.
Ex: The cataloguer must make an exact transcript of the title on the title page.
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* guión cinematográfico=screenplay.
* guión de película=screenplay.
* guión de representación teatral=scenario.
* guión de secuencias cinematográficas=scenario.
* guión gráfico=storyboard.
* redacción de guiones=script-writing [scriptwriting].

gula
(n.)=gluttony ; greed ; greediness.
Ex: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal.
Ex: Appeals to pride, status, greed, and many other aspects of man's nature are sometimes successful.
Ex: That element of greediness, which has been a canker in our political hierarchy, should be avoided.
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* con gula=gluttonously.

gulag
(n.)=gulag.
Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.

gulas
(n.)=eel ; baby eels ; young eels ; elvers.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
Ex: A battle over lucrative baby eels has turned a Somerset fishing spot into a war zone.
Ex: Following hatching and a period of planktonic development, the young eels, or elvers, return to freshwater rivers, where they remain until they are ready to spawn.
Ex: Following hatching and a period of planktonic development, the young eels, or elvers, return to freshwater rivers, where they remain until they are ready to spawn.

gulo gulo
(n.)=wolverine.
Nota: Animal muy glotón parecido a la comadreja.
Ex: Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.

gulusmear
(v.)=poke about/(a)round/into/in ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into).
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

guppy
(n.)=guppy.
Nota: Pez tropical de acuario.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.

gurú
(n.)=guru.
Ex: Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.

gusanillo
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* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo=eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
* encuadernado con gusanillo=spiral bound [spiralbound].
* gusanillo de la conciencia, el=prickling conscience ; nagging conscience ; sting of remorse ; sting of conscience, the.

gusanillo de la conciencia, el
(n.)=prickling conscience ; nagging conscience ; sting of remorse ; sting of conscience, the.
Ex: Such idea of poverty also acted in solidarity. with the poor as well as functioning as a prickling conscience for the wealthy in society. Ex: To help with a nagging conscience, most people try justifying their actions. Ex: The stings of remorse never left her for as long as she lived. Ex: During the longest and most remote periods of the human past, the sting of conscience was not at all what it is now.
gusano
(n.)=worm ; worm ; caterpillar ; maggot.
Ex: The article 'Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a worm optical disc drive, comprising a worm drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
Ex: The article 'Computer viruses, Logic bombs, Trojan horses and worms: 'badware' in computers' reviews the different sorts of badware and what problems they cause.
Ex: For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.
Ex: One last thought as a parting shot: it does seem that having once taken a bite out of the fruit of the tree of knowledge, we are to be banished from paradise forever, but we really have to eat the maggots in the fruit as well?.
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* gusano de la harina=mealworm.
* gusano de la raíz=rootworm.
* gusano de seda=silkworm.

gusano de la harina
(n.)=mealworm.
Ex: Mealworms are a great natural food for birds and can be used to feed them throughout the year.
gusano de la raíz
(n.)=rootworm.
Ex: SA (see also) references may also be made to an entire group of headings as an economy measure, for instance, Cranberries - Diseases and Pests SA names of pests eg Cranberry rootworm.
gusano de seda
(n.)=silkworm.
Ex: The food here is generally excellent, but there's one menu item that's always interested me more than the others -- 'tasty crispy silkworm'.
gustar
(v.)=appreciate ; be fond of ; like ; wish ; love ; please ; have + a liking for ; be keen on ; be into ; strike + Posesivo + fancy ; fancy ; get + a buzz from ; take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to.
Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines.
Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.
Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.
Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
Ex: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.
Ex: Librarians were most keen on the self-help aspects of community information.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy.
Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.
Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.
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* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad=turnabout is fair play.
* ciertamente me gustaría=I sure wish.
* dejar de gustar=go off.
* empezar a gustar la idea=warm up to + the idea.
* gustar la ceremonia=stand on + ceremony.
* gustar la idea de=fancy + the idea of.
* gustar las faldas=be a bit of a lad.
* gustarle a Uno Algo=be amused by.
* gustar los formalismos=stand on + ceremony.
* gustar muchísimo=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
* gustar mucho=come up + a treat ; go down + a treat ; be fond of.
* gustar mucho las mujeres=womanise [womanize, -USA].
* gustar mucho lo dulce=have + a sweet tooth.
* gustar una hartá=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
* gustar + Verbo=be neat to + Verbo.
* me gustaría=I shoud like.
* me gustaría muchísimo=I sure wish.
* no gustar=have + a dislike for ; dislike ; be uncomfortable + Gerundio ; be uncomfortable with ; feel + uncomfortable with ; feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.
* nos gusten o no=like them or not.
* nos guste o no=like it or not.
* persona que no le gusta leer=aliterate.
* ser lo que a Uno le gusta=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
* ser lo que a Uno más le gusta=be + Posesivo + big scene.
* si no te gusta, te aguantas=like it or lump it ; if you don't like it you can lump it.
* te gusten o no=love 'em or hate 'em.

gustar + Verbo
(v.)=be neat to + Verbo.
Ex: I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing.
gustar la ceremonia
(v.)=stand on + ceremony.
Ex: Australians and Americans don't like to stand on ceremony and they will quickly move on to first name terms.
gustar la idea de
(v.)=fancy + the idea of.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
gustar las faldas
(v.)=be a bit of a lad.
Ex: Lee is normally a very quiet member of the crew, although we suspect that on the quiet he is a bit of a lad.
gustar los formalismos
(v.)=stand on + ceremony.
Ex: Australians and Americans don't like to stand on ceremony and they will quickly move on to first name terms.
gustar mucho
(v.)=come up + a treat ; go down + a treat ; be fond of.
Ex: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat. Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house. Ex: MARIAN EVANS, who wrote as GEORGE ELIOT, was at times fond of identifying herself as MRS. GEORGE HENRY LEWES, and eventually actually became MRS. JOHN WALTER CROSS.
gustar mucho las mujeres
(v.)=womanise [womanize, -USA].
Ex: I just hope this guy does not beat his wife regularly, gamble and womanise and have illigitimate children like Karl Marx did.
gustar mucho lo dulce
(v.)=have + a sweet tooth.
Ex: The fact that cancer has a sweet tooth firmly points a finger at excess carbohydrate intake.
gustar muchísimo
(v.)=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
Ex: But it was their first car and they loved it to bits. Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.
gustar una hartá
(v.)=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
Ex: But it was their first car and they loved it to bits. Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.
gustarle a Uno Algo
(v.)=be amused by.
Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).
gustativo
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* papila gustativa=taste bud.

gustazo
(n.)=pleasure ; bliss ; great pleasure ; treat.
Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.
Ex: Keats contrasted the grim facts of reality, as he had just seen them, with the sense of bliss stirred in him by the song of the nightingale.
Ex: A great pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
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* por un gustazo, un trancazo=a kingdom for a kiss.

gustillo
(n.)=aftertaste.
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.

gustirrinín
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* dar gustirrinín=tickle + Posesivo + fancy.

gusto
(n.)=appetite ; delight ; taste ; flavour [flavor, -USA] ; enjoyment ; liking ; tastefulness ; preference ; like ; pleasure ; treat ; aftertaste.
Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
Ex: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.
Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.
Ex: Plainly, in many documents sections that can be regarded as truly representative of the flavour of the original are absent or difficult to identify.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.
Ex: Sometimes this exchange can be sufficient to reshape our reaction from one of dislike and puzzlement to liking and understanding.
Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.
Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.
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* adquirir un gusto por=get + a taste for.
* agradable al gusto=palatable.
* a gusto de=to the liking of ; at the pleasure of.
* añadir + Nombre + según el gusto=add + Nombre + to taste.
* buen gusto, el=good taste.
* chiste de mal gusto=off-colour joke.
* cogerle el gusto a=acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for.
* comentario de mal gusto=off-colour remark.
* con buen gusto=tastefully.
* con gusto=happily ; satisfyingly ; stylish ; willingly ; gladly ; fain.
* con mucho gusto=gladly.
* dar gusto=oblige ; bring + pleasure ; flavour [flavor, -USA].
* darse el gusto de=indulge in.
* darse el gusto de comprar=splurge on.
* darse un gusto=spoil + Reflexivo ; give + Reflexivo + a treat.
* de buen gusto=tasteful ; fain.
* de mal gusto=in bad taste ; tawdry ; distasteful ; unbecoming ; tasteless ; tacky ; naff ; trashy ; off-colour.
* de pésimo gusto=tacky ; tawdry .
* de + Posesivo + gusto=of + Posesivo + choice ; of + Posesivo + choosing.
* discusiones sobre gustos y colores=flame war.
* encontrarse a gusto=be at ease.
* en la variedad está el gusto=variety is the spice of life ; it takes all kinds (to make a world).
* gusto adquirido=acquired taste.
* gusto personal=personal taste ; personal preference.
* gusto por lo dulce=sweet tooth.
* gusto refinado=refined taste.
* hacer a gusto del consumidor=make to + order.
* hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto=put + Nombre + at ease.
* mal gusto=bad taste ; tawdriness.
* para + Posesivo + gusto=for + Posesivo + liking.
* por gusto=for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* sentido del gusto=sense of taste.
* sentirse a gusto=feel + at home ; be at ease.
* sentirse a gusto con=be comfortable with.
* sentirse a gusto (con + Nombre)=feel + comfortable (with + Nombre).
* ser del gusto de Uno=be to + Posesivo + taste.
* sobre gustos no hay nada escrito=everyone to their (own) taste ; each to their own (taste) ; different strokes for different folks ; to each his own ; different strokes for different folks.
* tener el gusto de=take + pleasure.
* todo tipo de gustos=all shades of opinion.
* tomar el sol con gusto=bask.
* tomarle el gusto a=acquire + a taste for ; develop + a taste for.

gusto adquirido
(n.)=acquired taste.
Ex: She points out that Bishop's poetry is an acquired taste but one that easily turns other poets into addicts.
gusto personal
(n.)=personal taste ; personal preference.
Ex: In the end, what suits you is a matter of personal taste. Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference.
gusto por lo dulce
(n.)=sweet tooth.
Ex: When you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, don't forget to consider using maple syrup which contains fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey.
gusto refinado
(n.)=refined taste.
Ex: Bon vivant means 'A person with refined taste, especially one who enjoys superb food and drink'.
gustosamente
=happily ; willingly ; gladly ; fain.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who oblige happily when asked to undertake tasks.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
Ex: 'I would fain go myself,' Edmund said, 'and see how matters stand, and try to communicate with Freda'.

gustoso
(adj.)=mouth-watering ; flavourful [flavorful, -USA].
Ex: End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.

guyanés
(adj.)=Guyanese.
Ex: Donations from foreigners and expatriate Guyanese have been critical to maintaining book lists at the National Library.

guía
(n.)=feature card ; guidance ; guide ; guide book ; guide card ; mentor ; signpost ; guru ; ground rule ; pathfinder ; road map [roadmap] ; pointer ; listing magazine ; research guide ; route map ; guidebook.
Ex: The provision of 'guide' or 'feature' cards, displaying class numbers and their verbal translations, break up the classified sequence into manageable proportions and help in the process of guiding.
Ex: The command function 'HELP' is used to obtain guidance online when in difficulty.
Ex: In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
Ex: Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands Information scheme is one signpost for the future.
Ex: Many readers will need to consult a network guru in order to find out about access through a network connection.
Ex: It is possible to lay down some ground rules about the way various elements in a citation should be treated.
Ex: These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.
Ex: The Computing Information Directory (CID) has been a road map to the computing literature since 1981.
Ex: Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.
Ex: Various listing magazines are available that cover the arts and culture in Glasgow.
Ex: This is a bibliography identifying a number of research guides and sources intended to help the law librarian make better use of the Internet.
Ex: This service aims to provide refugees with a cultural route map through the confused and sometimes hostile environment in which they find themselves.
Ex: Examples include newsletters, annual reports and guidebooks, conference proceedings, technical reports and pamphlets.
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* como guía=for guidance.
* guía básica=laymen's guide.
* guía bibliográfica=bibliographical guide ; bibliographic guide.
* guía de biblioteca=library guide ; library guiding.
* guía de caza=hunting guide.
* guía de cazadores=hunting guide.
* guía de estilo=style guideline.
* guía de fuentes de información=pathfinder.
* guía de hoteles=hotel guide.
* guía del usuario=user guide.
* guía de teléfonos=white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory ; telephone directory.
* guía de trabajo=working guide.
* guía de turismo=tour guide.
* guía de viaje=travel brochure.
* guía de viajes=travel guide.
* guía informativa=brochure.
* guía para principiantes=beginners' guide.
* guía práctica=working guide ; field guide.
* guía principal=guiding principle.
* guía sonora=rumble strip.
* guía telefónica=telephone directory ; white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory.
* guía temática=subject guide.
* guía turística=travel guide.
* guía voluntario=docent.
* luz guía=beacon light.
* luz y guía=lodestar.
* perro guía=guide dog.
* perro lazarillo=guide dog.
* plantilla de guía=jig.
* servir de guía=carry + the torch.
* una guía general=a rough guide.

guía bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographical guide ; bibliographic guide.
Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works. Ex: Bibliographic guides, in particular, should be remembered for their special value in the selection process.
guía básica
(n.)=laymen's guide.
Ex: There was a need for more basic information materials, i.e. laymen's guides, so that people could help themselves.
guía de biblioteca
(n.)=library guide ; library guiding.
Ex: Instructions in the use of catalogues or indexes may be disseminated to users as part of a library guide. Ex: Complete books have been written on the subject of library guiding.
guía de caza
(n.)=hunting guide.
Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.
guía de cazadores
(n.)=hunting guide.
Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.
guía de estilo
(n.)=style guideline.
Ex: Consistency is the key design principle for all online information, and style guidelines are the way to achieve that key design principle.
guía de fuentes de información
(n.)=pathfinder.
Ex: The author presents a pathfinder (a bibliography-cum-directory) arising out of research into the relationship between domestic violence and child custody.
guía de hoteles
(n.)=hotel guide.
Ex: Major publishers of travel books and hotel guides have made alliances with software and hardware producers.
guía de teléfonos
(n.)=white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory ; telephone directory.
Ex: The article 'Will white page CD-ROM directories turn yellow, or, er, green of envy?' considers whether it is worth buying any white pages CD-ROM now that such information is freely available over the Internet. Ex: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information. Ex: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble.
guía de trabajo
(n.)=working guide.
Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
guía de turismo
(n.)=tour guide.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Windows Internet tour guide: cruising the Internet the easy way'.
guía de viaje
(n.)=travel brochure.
Ex: Libraries can order free material such as travel brochures on Prestel.
guía de viajes
(n.)=travel guide.
Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
guía del usuario
(n.)=user guide.
Ex: For detailed information on individual MARC record fields, indicators, and subfields, refer to the Appendix of your Bibliofile user guide.
guía informativa
(n.)=brochure.
Ex: People who will not stop to read pamphlets, brochures, etc produced by the library may be arrested by an eye-catching, colourful display.
guía para principiantes
(n.)=beginners' guide.
Ex: This tutorial is a beginners' guide to the Latin used in documents between 1086 and 1733.
guía principal
(n.)=guiding principle.
Ex: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.
guía práctica
(n.)=working guide ; field guide.
Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience. Ex: The article 'The birds and the bees' argues that children who use field guides may pick up information handling skills without noticing.
guía sonora
(n.)=rumble strip.
Ex: Noise and vibration produced by shoulder rumble strips are effective alarms for drivers who are leaving the roadway.
guía telefónica
(n.)=telephone directory ; white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory.
Ex: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble. Ex: The article 'Will white page CD-ROM directories turn yellow, or, er, green of envy?' considers whether it is worth buying any white pages CD-ROM now that such information is freely available over the Internet. Ex: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information.
guía temática
(n.)=subject guide.
Ex: The library has 9 staff who, apart from serving the 1,500 visitors a month, also find time to compile subject guides to the collection.
guía turística
(n.)=travel guide.
Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
guía voluntario
(n.)=docent.
Ex: The author examines the information needs of museum docents and the role of the library in their development.
gymkhana
(n.)=scavenger hunt ; treasure hunt.
Nota: Juego consistente en encontrar algo que se ha escondido a través de pistas.
Ex: Community activities include going to a park, library, fire station, train or bus station, grocery store, laundromat, festival, and a scavenger hunt.
Ex: The article 'Treasure hunt in the USA' reports on a study tour of the USA by the Danish Research Library Association.

gángster
(n.)=gangster ; mobster.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.

gárgara
(n.)=gargle.
Ex: I usually do 3 10-second gargles in a row, 3-4 times a day when I have a cold.
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* hacer gárgaras=gargle.

gárrulo
(adj.)=garrulous.
Ex: Often they are garrulous, even quarrelsome.

gástrico
(adj.)=gastric.
Ex: Gerry Smith's thoughtful survey in his book 'Satiation' outlined the principles of gastric and intestinal satiation.
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* banda gástrica=gastric band.
* jugo gástrico=gastric juice.
* úlcera gástrica=gastric ulcer.

gélido
(adj.)=icy ; freezing ; frigid ; wint(e)ry .
Ex: In general, studless tires did best on snow, while those with studs were best on icy roads.
Ex: He hoped a passerby would find him and lend him help, or at least some warmth to his freezing body.
Ex: In such frigid conditions, spectators, coaches and even players were wearing neck warmers.
Ex: A major storm system passing through the central United States brought a wintery mess to the state of Minnesota this past weekend.
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* frío gélido=be bitterly cold.

género
(n.)=gender ; genus ; sex.
Nota: Plural sexes.
Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession.
Ex: Semantic relationships show aspects of the genus-species relationships and are expected to reflect assumed and widely accepted subject relationships.
Ex: Examination of the LCSH list reveals that considerations of nationality, ethnic background, religion, and sex have been factors which have entered into the construction, over the years, of LC's hypothetical reader.
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* análisis por género=gender analysis.
* contrato basado en las diferencias de género=gender contract.
* demostrar sin ningún género de duda=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + emphatically ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* desigualdad de género=gender inequality.
* diferencia debida al género=gender gap.
* diferencia de género=gender difference.
* dimensión de género=gender dimension.
* discriminación de género=gender discrimination.
* distribución en función del género=gender distribution.
* estudios de género=gender studies.
* evaluación del impacto en función del género=gender-impact assessment.
* falta de ética profesional de género=sexual misconduct.
* género humano=humankind.
* género literario=genre.
* género musical=music genre.
* géneros de punto=knitwear.
* igualdad de género=gender equality ; sex equality ; sexual equality.
* insensible a las diferencias de género=gender blind.
* insulto de género=sexual insult.
* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas=gender mainstreaming.
* justicia de género=gender justice.
* modelo en su género=showpiece.
* perspectiva de género=gender perspective.
* pertinencia con respecto al género=gender relevance.
* planificación sensible al género=gender planning.
* relaciones de género=gender relations.
* relación género=genus/species relationship.
* sensible con respecto al género=gender sensitive.
* ser único en su género=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* sin ningún género de duda=without any doubt whatsoever.
* sin ningún género de dudas=indisputably.
* sistema de géneros=sex/gender system.
* violencia de género=sexual violence ; gender-related violence ; gender violence ; gender-based violence ; domestic violence.

género humano
(n.)=humankind.
Ex: Information has recently been qualified as a humankind's heritage.
género literario
(n.)=genre.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives little pleasure.
género musical
(n.)=music genre.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.
géneros de punto
(n.)=knitwear.
Ex: This article reports the positive experiences of a self-trained knitwear designer who successfully underwent distance learning, the only route for training that was open to her.
génesis
(n.)=genesis.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
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* Génesis, el=Genesis.

gónada
(n.)=gonad.
Ex: The taste and smell of gonads were generally better in sea urchins collected from the wild than in sea urchins fed animal and vegetable diets.

gótico
(adj.)=Gothic.
Ex: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
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* arquitectura gótica=Gothic architecture.
* estilo gótico=Gothic style.
* letra gótica=gothic type ; black letter.
* novela gótica=Gothic novel.

güisqui
(n.)=whisky [whiskey].
Ex: The price includes a visit to a malt whisky distillery (& a wee dram).
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* güisqui escocés=Scottish whisky.

güisqui escocés
(n.)=Scottish whisky.
Ex: Scottish whisky may have to be distilled from French barley in the future as a result of EU laws banning at least 22 pesticides.
ha de ser + Participio
(v.)=be to be + Participio.
Ex: If the document is to be delivered to the borrower, a hold slip is also printed.
haba
(n.)=bean ; broad bean.
Ex: The principal subject areas studied were soya, rice, beans, and seeds.
Ex: For centuries broad beans were a valuable source of protein when meat was scarce.
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* haba de cacao=cacao bean ; cocoa bean.

haba de cacao
(n.)=cacao bean ; cocoa bean.
Ex: As legend goes Cortes was greeted by natives that gave him a sackful of cacao beans in exchange for some of his own merchandise. Ex: Chocolate comes from the equatorial cacao tree's unassuming cocoa beans.
haber
(n.)=be available ; come in ; there + be ; there + have + been ; be in place ; accounts receivable.
Ex: This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.
Ex: Such records come in a variety of physical forms.
Ex: There are a relatively large number of documents under each heading.
Ex: Mr. Kilgour's publications are truly too voluminous to list; over a period of four decades, there have been few years in which he has not published.
Ex: Modular courses are already in place from which a student can pick and mix.
Ex: This software includes separate programs for general ledger: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and inventory.
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* deber haber ocurrido antes=be long overdue.
* debería haber=there + ought to be.
* en el haber de Uno=under + Posesivo + belt.
* en + Posesivo + haber=to + Posesivo + credit.
* en su haber=on the credit side.
* haber algo raro con=there + be + something fishy going on with.
* haber algo sospechoso con=there + be + something fishy going on with.
* haber bebido demasiado=be over the limit.
* haber decidido=be intent on.
* haber de muchos tipos=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
* haber de muy diversos tipos=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
* haber dinero de por medio=money + change hands.
* haber división de opiniones=be split on ; opinion + be divided.
* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos=critics + be divided.
* haberes=assets ; holdings.
* haber escasez de=be in short supply ; be at a premium.
* haber existencias=be in stock.
* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla=be only half the battle.
* haber gato encerrado=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* haber llegado=be upon us.
* haber muchísima diferencia=be in a different league.
* haber nacido en=be a native of.
* haber pasado por aquí antes=have been down this road before.
* haber poca duda de que=there + be + little doubt that.
* haber + que reconocer que=have to hand it to + Nombre.
* haber quórum=be quorate.
* haber recorrido mucho mundo=be well-travelled.
* habérselas con=cross + swords with.
* haberse propuesto=be intent on.
* haber sido aceptado=be here to stay ; have come + to stay.
* haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente=be thoroughly tested.
* haber (siempre) una salida=there + be + (always) a way out.
* haber terminado la jornada laboral=be off duty.
* haber tocado fondo=be at rock bottom.
* haber todavía más=there + be + more to it than that.
* haber un aire de emoción=there + be + an air of excitement.
* haber un aire de expectación=there + be + an air of expectation.
* haber una transacción económica de por medio=money + change hands.
* haber un viento huracanado=wind + blow great guns.
* haber viajado mucho=be well-travelled.
* Había una vez=Once upon a time.
* habido y por haber=in the book.
* ha de ser + Participio=be to be + Participio.
* he=I've (I have).
* hubo una época en la que=there was a time when.
* lo que haya que de ser, será=que sera sera ; what's meant to be, will be ; whatever will be, will be.
* mientras haya existencias=while stocks last ; subject to availability.
* no haber=be unavailable.
* no haber consecuencias=nothing + come of.
* no + haber + dos + Nombre que=no two + Nombre.
* no haber duda de que=there + be + no doubt that.
* no haber duda (que)=there + be + no question (that).
* no haber forma de=there + be + no way.
* no haber indicios de que=there + be + no indication that.
* no haber límites=there + be + no limit.
* no haber manera de=there + be + no way.
* no haber modo de=there + be + no means of.
* no haber mucha señal de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no haber muchas señales de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no + haber + nada como=there + be + nothing like.
* no haber nada de verdad en=there + be + any/no truth to.
* no + haber + nada malo en=there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
* no haber palabras para describirlo=beggar + description.
* no haber pero que valer=not take + no for an answer.
* no haber prisa=there + be + no hurry.
* no haber problemas=be fine.
* no haber señal de que=there + be + no sign of.
* no habiendo=in the absence of.
* no hay nada como=nothing beats....
* no hay nada mejor que=nothing beats....
* poner en el haber de=credit.
* sin haber contacto=non-contact.
* sin haberlo buscado=without asking for it.
* todos los trucos habidos y por haber=every trick in the book ; every trick in the trade.
* ya hemos hablado bastante de=so much for.

haber (siempre) una salida
(v.)=there + be + (always) a way out.
Ex: There's always a way out if you move with times and are on close terms with the computer technologies.
haber + que reconocer que
(v.)=have to hand it to + Nombre.
Ex: I have to hand it to you, maybe you've got some booze in you or maybe you just like to hang loose, but you put on quite a show.
haber algo raro con
=there + be + something fishy going on with.
Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
haber algo sospechoso con
=there + be + something fishy going on with.
Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
haber bebido demasiado
(v.)=be over the limit.
Ex: Convicted drink drivers could have breathalysers installed in their cars to prevent them starting the engine if they are over the limit.
haber de muchos tipos
(v.)=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
Ex: Printers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and with a range of print quality and speeds of operation.
haber de muy diversos tipos
(v.)=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
Ex: Printers come in all sorts of shapes and sizes and with a range of print quality and speeds of operation.
haber decidido
=be intent on.
Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.
haber dinero de por medio
(n.)=money + change hands.
Ex: The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información.
haber división de opiniones
=be split on ; opinion + be divided.
Ex: They were split on whether the library or bookstore had a more friendly environment = Hubo división de opiniones en cuanto a si la biblioteca o la libreria ofrecía un entorno más amigable. Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
haber división de opiniones entre los críticos
(n.)=critics + be divided.
Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
haber escasez de
(v.)=be in short supply ; be at a premium.
Ex: It is often precisely the talents in SLIS, recognized as being in short supply, which are most attractive to other departments. Ex: Mini-abstracts are particularly important where currency is paramount or abstracting time is at a premium.
haber existencias
(v.)=be in stock.
Ex: APIF makes it possible to determine whether an item is in stock and to speed up and improve processing techniques.
haber ganado la mitad de la batalla
(v.)=be half the battle.
Ex: Knowing the problem is half the battle.
haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla
(v.)=be only half the battle.
Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
haber gato encerrado
(v.)=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
Ex: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said. Ex: Something smells fishy alright but I'm starting to think it's the smell of plans gone seriously awry. Ex: It sounds fishy to me -- I would steer clear of this and use your $850 to invest in a mutual fund.
haber llegado
(v.)=be upon us.
Ex: The knowledge society, then, is upon us.
haber muchísima diferencia
(v.)=be in a different league.
Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
haber nacido en
(v.)=be a native of.
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
haber pasado por aquí antes
=have been down this road before.
Ex: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.
haber poca duda de que
(n.)=there + be + little doubt that.
Ex: There is little doubt in such cases that the enquirer has generalised his more specific need and a tactful librarian can soon arrive at the heart of the matter.
haber quórum
(v.)=be quorate.
Ex: A second resolution, altering the number of members required for a meeting to be quorate was also passed by a show of hands.
haber recorrido mucho mundo
(v.)=be well-travelled.
Ex: And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
haber sido aceptado
(v.)=be here to stay ; have come + to stay.
Ex: Such championship cannot be lightly set aside, nevertheless it is now quiet certain that 'bibliography', incorrect and unfortunate as it may be, is here to stay and the situation must be accepted. Ex: Consequently the book-stapling machines were generally replaced by sewing machines by the late 1880s; the stapling of pamphlets, however, had come to stay.
haber sido comprobado exhaustivamente
(v.)=be thoroughly tested.
Ex: Unfortunately, librarians were unable to bring themselves to whole-heartedly accept and implement this new philosophy, and as a result it has never been carefully thought out or thoroughly tested.
haber terminado la jornada laboral
(v.)=be off duty.
Ex: To enhance the productivity of reference librarians, libraries might consider ways to tap their expertise while the librarians themselves are off duty.
haber tocado fondo
(v.)=be at rock bottom.
Ex: I was at rock bottom, being abused by different men, drinking heavily and taking more and more drugs.
haber todavía más
(n.)=there + be + more to it than that.
Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
haber un aire de emoción
(v.)=there + be + an air of excitement.
Ex: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
haber un aire de expectación
(v.)=there + be + an air of expectation.
Ex: There was an air of excitement and expectation from the many spectators who followed the cavalcade of vehicles.
haber un viento huracanado
(n.)=wind + blow great guns.
Ex: The wind was now blowing great guns, with frequent storms of hail, but on they went to Ballycastle.
haber una transacción económica de por medio
(n.)=money + change hands.
Ex: The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información.
haber viajado mucho
(v.)=be well-travelled.
Ex: And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
haberes
(n.)=asset base.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.

haberse propuesto
=be intent on.
Ex: The Chinese government is intent on stifling debate in the country's blogosphere by restricting the activities of bloggers and preventing discussion of sensitive topics.
habichuela
(n.)=bean ; haricot bean ; haricot.
Ex: The principal subject areas studied were soya, rice, beans, and seeds.
Ex: Laia and Pau have eaten a big plate of haricot beans and botifarra, a delicious Catalan sausage.
Ex: Boil, then add haricots and peas or broad beans.
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* ganarse las habichuelas=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.

habido y por haber
=in the book.
Ex: This student offered her teacher every sexual favour in the book if he agreed to up her grades.
habilidad
(n.)=ability ; competence ; skill ; talent ; capacity ; savoir faire ; aptitude ; dexterity ; ingeniousness ; skilfulness [skillfulness, -USA] ; prowess ; faculty.
Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.
Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included.
Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
Ex: This example goes to show that talent for academic work is only one variety of giftedness.
Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.
Ex: Library staff should be provided with the opportunity to see blunders which they occasionally commit as well as the laudable 'savoir faire' with which they dispatch some reference question.
Ex: In tracking, schools categorize according to measures of intelligence, achievement, or aptitude and then assign students to ability or interest-grouped classes = En la subdivisión de los alumnos en clases según su nivel académico, las escuelas agrupan a los alumnos de acuerdo con su nivel de inteligencia, habilidad o aptitud y luego los asignan a las clases según su capacidad o por sus intereses.
Ex: Reference work is merely a practical skill -- of a high-grade kind, to be sure -- but a mere dexterity, a mental facility, acquired by practice.
Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.
Ex: At present, limited data concerning the conversational skilfulness of school-age children have been available.
Ex: The results endorse the need for continued application of marketing prowess, information science research, and library support systems.
Ex: Sophia no sooner saw Blifil than she turned pale, and almost lost the use of all her faculties.
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* con habilidad=adeptly.
* con pocas habilidades=poor-ability.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + habilidades=to the best of + Posesivo + ability ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* habilidad artística=artistry.
* habilidad cognitiva=cognitive skill ; cognitive ability ; cognitive capacity.
* habilidad de interpretar imágenes=visual literacy.
* habilidad de razonar=thinking skills.
* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes=media competency.
* habilidades=competency.
* habilidades comunicativas=speaking skills.
* habilidades lectoras=reading skills.
* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana=life skills.
* habilidades orales=speaking skills.
* habilidad especial=knack ; knack.
* habilidades sociales=social skills.
* habilidad física=physical ability ; physical ability.
* habilidad lectora=reading ability.
* habilidad manual=manual skill.
* habilidad mental=mental ability.
* habilidad natural=knack ; knack ; natural ability.
* habilidad política=statesmanship ; political wisdom.
* habilidad verbal=verbal skill.
* perfeccionar una habilidad=hone + skill.

habilidad artística
(n.)=artistry.
Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.
habilidad cognitiva
(n.)=cognitive skill ; cognitive ability ; cognitive capacity.
Ex: In addition, programming teaches cognitive skills, which may be transferable to domains such as cataloguing and classification. Ex: No technology can function beyond the cognitive abilities of its constructor. Ex: The author discusses the cognitive capacities of older adults, with particular attention paid to long- and short-term memory functioning.
habilidad de interpretar imágenes
(n.)=visual literacy.
Ex: The author advocates exposure to the arts as one way in which the librarian may help his patrons to gain visual literacy.
habilidad de razonar
=thinking skills.
Ex: Bibliographic instruction can be instrumental in developing the information handling, thinking and writing skills that form the foundation of the academic experience = La formación de usuarios puede contribuir positivamente a desarrollar la capacidad de manejar la información, la capacidad de razonamiento y las técnicas de redacción que forman la base de la experiencia universitaria.
habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes
(n.)=media competency.
Ex: The 9-month study resulted in the identification of library media competencies.
habilidad especial
(n.)=knack ; knack.
Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies. Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
habilidad física
(n.)=physical ability ; physical ability.
Ex: In the make-up of good players physical ability goes hand in hand with mental ability. Ex: In the make-up of good players physical ability goes hand in hand with mental ability.
habilidad lectora
(n.)=reading ability.
Ex: Reading ability is the result of a prolonged formal educational process requiring practice, experience and access to print materials = La habilidad lectora es el resultado de un prolongado proceso formal de aprendizaje que requiere práctica, experiencia y acceso a material impreso.
habilidad manual
(n.)=manual skill.
Ex: There will be emphasis on scientific knowledge rather than manual skills.
habilidad mental
(n.)=mental ability.
Ex: In the make-up of good players physical ability goes hand in hand with mental ability.
habilidad natural
(n.)=knack ; knack ; natural ability.
Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies. Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies. Ex: The human natural ability to store and process images and speech provides clues for improving access to online information.
habilidad política
(n.)=statesmanship ; political wisdom.
Ex: Making an organisational structure work is essentially a political process involving education, statesmanship and diplomacy. Ex: The use of political wisdom in implementing those policies cn make the difference between a static or dynamic library environment.
habilidad verbal
(n.)=verbal skill.
Ex: Before the early hominids developed verbal skills, they communicated with each other via body language (particularly facial expressions).
habilidades
(n.)=competency.
Ex: SLIS programmes intended to 'produce' librarians with competency in the use of IT have to be designed.
habilidades comunicativas
=speaking skills.
Ex: Effective speaking skills are essential for busy librarians faced with a variety of speaking situations daily = Unas buenas habilidades comunicativas son esenciales para los bibliotecarios que se enfrentan a una variedad de situaciones comunicativas todos los días.
habilidades lectoras
=reading skills.
Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.
habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana
=life skills.
Ex: In recent years there has been a growing realization that information skills relate not only to academic success but to life skills in general.
habilidades orales
=speaking skills.
Ex: Effective speaking skills are essential for busy librarians faced with a variety of speaking situations daily = Unas buenas habilidades comunicativas son esenciales para los bibliotecarios que se enfrentan a una variedad de situaciones comunicativas todos los días.
habilidades sociales
(n.)=social skills.
Ex: Teaching the importance of using appropriate social skills belongs in every classroom regardless of grade or subject.
habilidoso
(adj.)=adroit ; skilful [skillful, -USA] ; nifty ; artful.
Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
Ex: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.

habilitar
(v.)=fit out ; enable.
Ex: To get full use out of them, however, you have to fit them out with accessories.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.

habitable
(adj.)=liveable [livable].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Strategies for reclaiming the liveable city: information, regulation and public transport'.
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* hacerse habitable=become + habitable.

habitación
(n.)=room ; suite.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.
Ex: The centre includes information in many formats, computers, audiovisual facilities, a recording studio and an editing suite.
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* alquilar habitaciones=take in + lodgers.
* comida y habitación=board and lodging.
* compañero de habitación=roommate ; roomie.
* compartir habitación=room (with).
* en habitación doble=double occupancy.
* en habitación individual=single occupancy.
* en la misma habitación=ensuite.
* en la propia habitación=ensuite.
* habitación con cama doble=double room.
* habitación con vistas al mar=ocean view room.
* habitación con vistas al océano=ocean view room.
* habitación de estudio=private study ; study facilities.
* habitación de hotel=guest room.
* habitación de matrimonio=double room.
* habitación de residencia de estudiantes=dorm room.
* habitación doble=twin room ; double bedroom.
* habitación llena de=roomful.
* habitación para cambiar bebés=baby changing room.
* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales=room for music-making.
* habitación sencilla=single room.
* precio de la habitación=room rate.
* reservar una habitación=book + room.
* servicio de habitaciones=room service.

habitación con cama doble
(n.)=double room.
Ex: Apart from its single rooms, Villa Isis has one double room and three twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms.
habitación con vistas al mar
(n.)=ocean view room.
Ex: Our ocean view rooms have a king size bed that can be split into twins if you require.
habitación con vistas al océano
(n.)=ocean view room.
Ex: Our ocean view rooms have a king size bed that can be split into twins if you require.
habitación de estudio
(n.)=private study ; study facilities.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include four items found in every library and private study -- micrometer calipers, view finders, dividers and rulers. Ex: University readers, who are usually living away from home, need study facilities to be available to them for long periods of the day and evening.
habitación de hotel
(n.)=guest room.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
habitación de matrimonio
(n.)=double room.
Ex: Apart from its single rooms, Villa Isis has one double room and three twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms.
habitación de residencia de estudiantes
(n.)=dorm room.
Ex: This article discusses the process of implementing a telecommunications system in a universtiy campus which affected every office, dorm room, and family-residence on campus = Este artículo trata del proceso de implementación de un sistema de telecomunicaciones en un campus universitaria que afectó a todos y cada uno de los despachos, las habitaciones de residencia de estudiantes y las residencias para estudiantes con familia del campus.
habitación doble
(n.)=twin room ; double bedroom.
Ex: Apart from its single rooms, Villa Isis has one double room and three twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms. Ex: On the ground floor there is an additional double bedroom with one single bed and a truckle bed and ensuite shower room.
habitación llena de
(adj.)=roomful.
Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
habitación para cambiar bebés
(n.)=baby changing room.
Ex: The new building is open-plan and single storey, with a children's section, public toilet and baby changing room.
habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales
(n.)=room for music-making.
Ex: Facilities include 2 rooms for music-making, a recording studio, an audio centre and organisation of public concerts.
habitación sencilla
(n.)=single room.
Ex: Apart from its single rooms, Villa Isis has one double room and three twin rooms with en-suite bathrooms.
habitado
(adj.)=populated.
Ex: The earthquake generated a large amount of useful documentation as it was the first time that an earthquake has occurred in a populated area of Australia.

habitante
(n.)=citizen ; denizen ; inhabitant ; resident ; burgess ; dweller ; habitant.
Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.
Ex: The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.
Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.
Ex: They claimed that they and all of their ancestors as burgesses had held a market on these days from time out of mind, without interruption.
Ex: Most of the research and interest in leaves as habitats for bacteria have focused on the nature of the leaf surface and its dwellers.
Ex: I feel that they should be welcomed by the habitants of Northern Ireland since they will make our society more cosmopolitan.
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* exceso de habitantes=overcrowding [over-crowding].
* habitante de Junctionville=Junctionvillers.
* habitante de la ciudad=city dweller ; urban dweller ; urban resident ; urbanite.
* habitante de las islas del Pacífico=Pacific Islander.
* habitante de la urbe=urban dweller.
* habitante del campo=country dweller.
* habitante del desierto=desert dweller.
* habitante del este=Easterner.
* habitante de Liverpool=Scouse.
* habitante del lugar=local ; local resident.
* habitante del Medio Oriente=Middle Easterner.
* habitante del oeste=Westerner.
* habitante del pueblo=villager ; village man ; village woman.
* habitante de Mesopotamia=Hippopotamian.
* habitante de Misuri=Missourian.
* habitante de Singapur=Singaporean.
* habitante de un barrio residencial=suburbanite.
* habitante rural=rural resident.
* habitantes=population.
* habitantes del pueblo=village people.

habitante de Junctionville
(adj.)=Junctionvillers.
Ex: The 'standpatters' have seen power shift away from themselves to the newcomers and other lifelong 'progressive' Junctionvillers, who were muted under previous administrations.
habitante de Liverpool
(n./adj.)=Scouse.
Ex: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners.
habitante de Mesopotamia
(n.)=Hippopotamian.
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
habitante de Misuri
(n.)=Missourian.
Ex: Many Missourians have distinguished themselves as award-winning equestrian.
habitante de Singapur
(n./adj.)=Singaporean.
Ex: The Singaporean government has taken a large participatory role in the development of information technology throughout the country.
habitante de la ciudad
(n.)=city dweller ; urban dweller ; urban resident ; urbanite.
Ex: A table shows the number of students who passed through the courses during their 5-year existence, and characteristics such as city or country dweller, from public or special library. Ex: Because of the rigidity described earlier the library was not able to respond to the survival and safety/security needs of those who were urban dwellers in the mid twentieth century. Ex: The author discusses his study on 'The Development of Strategies for Dealing with the Information Needs of Urban Residents'. Ex: The rural communities are equally enthusiastic in obtaining information for their daily lives, as are urbanites in facing challenges of the modern world.
habitante de la urbe
(n.)=urban dweller.
Ex: Because of the rigidity described earlier the library was not able to respond to the survival and safety/security needs of those who were urban dwellers in the mid twentieth century.
habitante de las islas del Pacífico
(n.)=Pacific Islander.
Ex: This was done in May 81 when it changed from being a borstal to a youth institution for women, mainly Maori or Pacific Islanders.
habitante de un barrio residencial
(n.)=suburbanite.
Ex: To be a novel reader or a suburbanite is to be in a waking dream.
habitante del Medio Oriente
(n.)=Middle Easterner.
Ex: The mass media continually stereotype Muslims & Middle Easterners as terrorists.
habitante del campo
(n.)=country dweller.
Ex: Country dwellers were 'ignorant of many of the things which it is a pleasure and a happiness to know'.
habitante del desierto
(n.)=desert dweller.
Ex: Residents will be forced to live as the earliest desert dwellers, without any of today's conveniences.
habitante del este
(n.)=Easterner.
Ex: Western feminists must abandon their tendency to diminish diverse feminist discourses so Westerners & Easterners can enter into a dialogue on gender issues that includes the many existing feminisms.
habitante del lugar
(n.)=local ; local resident.
Ex: The information is either kept by the scientists themselves or deposited in local libraries in report forms, unrecorded, known only to the locals. Ex: Emphasis was placed on involving local residents in identifying needs of the community and implementing solutions.
habitante del oeste
(n.)=Westerner.
Ex: Western feminists must abandon their tendency to diminish diverse feminist discourses so Westerners & Easterners can enter into a dialogue on gender issues that includes the many existing feminisms.
habitante del pueblo
(n.)=villager ; village man ; village woman.
Ex: Most importantly, the villagers are responsible for the day to day operation and the upkeep of the units. Ex: Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man. Ex: Perhaps only 2% or less of village women can read and write.
habitante rural
(n.)=rural resident.
Ex: Nearly 36 million rural residents, or 3.8 percent of China's rural population, lived under the poverty line by the end of 2009.
habitantes
(n.)=population.
Ex: The new building was expected to provide for a university population of 5,500 students of which approximately 3,500 would be science and technology students and 2,000 arts and social science students.
habitantes del pueblo
(n.)=village people.
Ex: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.
habitar
(v.)=inhabit ; populate ; people ; dwell ; live in.
Ex: On the other hand, the large majority of us who inhabit this world do not like change: we tend to view it with suspicion and distrust.
Ex: In areas populated largely by older people, the library might provide more reading rooms, stocked with newspapers and magazines as well as books.
Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.

habituación
(n.)=habitualization.
Ex: All human activity is subject to habitualization.

habitual
(adj.)=commonplace ; chronic ; customary ; habitualized ; inveterate ; prevalent ; hardened ; habitual.
Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.
Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.
Ex: What I'm getting at is this: At least in the CIP entry that I have seen, LC, following customary practice, made a title entry for the main title, 'Women in Librarianship', but nothing under Melvil's 'Rib Symposium'.
Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and provide the psychological gain of narrowing choices.
Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.
Ex: There is a shift from considering children as innocent victims to viewing them as hardened criminals on a par with adults who commit similar acts.
Ex: A new study confirms that male gender, obesity, and weight gain are key determinants of habitual snoring in the adult population.
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* cliente habitual=habitué ; loyal patron.
* como es habitual=as always.
* de un modo habitual=as a matter of routine.
* dieta habitual=staple diet.
* normas habituales=standard practices.
* poco habitual=unaccustomed.
* ser algo habitual=become + a common feature ; be a fact of life.
* ser habitual=be customary.

habitualmente
=routinely ; typically ; as a matter of routine ; habitually ; customarily ; characteristically ; chronically ; prevalently.
Ex: Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.
Ex: Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.
Ex: In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.
Ex: We habitually use the word 'book' in two completely different senses.
Ex: We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.
Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.

habituar
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* habituar a=wean + Nombre + on.
* habituarse=inure ; find + Posesivo + feet.
* habituarse a=live with ; get used to.

habituar a
(v.)=wean + Nombre + on.
Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
habituarse
(v.)=inure ; find + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: It is believed that children, no matter when they were born, can never become inured to the death of a parent. Ex: Although it may have taken a little while to find its feet, this collection is now a most significant resource in its own right, due in no small measure by the stimulation provided by Victorian historians.
habituarse a
(v.)=live with ; get used to.
Ex: On any one occasion there will always be children who do not want to borrow or buy, but they are still learning to live with books and how to search out the ones that interest them. Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
habla
(n.)=speech ; parlance.
Ex: The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.
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* América de habla hispana=Spanish America.
* canadiense de habla francesa=French Canadian.
* canadiense de habla inglesa=English-Canadian.
* defecto del habla=speech impediment.
* de habla afrikaans=Afrikaans-speaking.
* de habla alemana=German-speaking.
* de habla francesa=French-speaking.
* de habla inglesa=English-speaking.
* de habla portuguesa=Portuguese-speaking.
* dejar sin habla=take + Posesivo + breath away.
* habla artificial=synthesised speech.
* habla con ritmo y rima=rap-talk.
* habla sintética=synthetic speech.
* impedimento del habla=speech impediment.
* mundo de habla inglesa, el=English-speaking world, the.
* quedarse sin habla=stun into + speechlessness ; be speechless ; be gobsmacked.
* reconocedor del habla=speech recognizer.
* reconocimiento del habla=speech recognition ; voice recognition.
* sintetizador del habla=speech synthesiser.
* trastorno del habla=speech disorder.

habla artificial
(n.)=synthesised speech.
Ex: The initial strangeness of the synthesized speech is said to become unnoticeable to listeners after a short time.
habla con ritmo y rima
(n.)=rap-talk.
Ex: When Slake's Limbo first appeared in 1974 the rap-talk narrative style was at a fashionable high point.
habla sintética
(n.)=synthetic speech.
Ex: By means of synthetic speech the blind can receive the information provided by the 950 information services available through the Minitel system developed by French Telecom.
hablado
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* historia hablada=oral history.
* palabra hablada, la=spoken word, the.

hablador
(adj.)=talker ; talkative ; chattery ; chatterbox ; chatty .
Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.
Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.

habladuría
(n.)=diss.
Nota: Derivado del nombre disrespect.
Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.

habladurías
(n.)=hearsay ; backbiting.
Ex: This is because readers learn of particular documents through reviews, hearsay, word-of-mouth, citations in other documents, and so on.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

hablando
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* hablando en términos generales=loosely speaking.

hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma
=speak of the devil ; talk of the devil.
Ex: Speak of the devil, we were just talking about him before he came in the room. Ex: The book is entitled 'Talk of the devil'.
hablando en plata
=crudely put.
Ex: Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
hablando en términos generales
=loosely speaking.
Ex: Loosely speaking, the more likely an act is to have an undesirable consequence, the more its agent is to blame.
hablando en términos muy generales
=crudely put.
Ex: Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
hablando figuradamente
=figuratively speaking.
Ex: One should note how the headings used for the reference entries have been, figuratively speaking, 'traced' in the authority entry.
hablando por teléfono
=on the line.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Privacy on the line: the politics of wiretapping and encryption'.
hablando sin rodeos
=crudely put.
Ex: Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
hablando sin tapujos
(n.)=straight talk.
Ex: The article 'Straight talk in the library' presents the views of 6 decision makers in the library sector of the children's book market.
hablando sinceramente
(n.)=straight talk.
Ex: The article 'Straight talk in the library' presents the views of 6 decision makers in the library sector of the children's book market.
hablante
(n.)=language user.
Ex: The average language user relies on a dictionary as authoritative source of information.
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* hispanohablantes=Spanish-speaking people.

hablar
(v.)=speak ; talk ; share + Posesivo + view ; speak up ; chat.
Ex: If, however, you wish to speak another language with DOBIS/LIBIS, enter the name of that language in this field by typing over the language displayed.
Ex: The philosophy was that every computer on the network would talk, as a peer, with any other computer.
Ex: The aim is to encourage children to read more and to share their views on the books they read.
Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
Ex: The guest might be better employed seeing small groups half a dozen or so for quarter of an hour, when they could chat about anything that crops up.
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* conseguir hablar con=catch up with.
* dar de qué hablar=raise + eyebrows ; fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
* dar que hablar=fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours ; raise + eyebrows.
* del que estamos hablando=in question.
* el dinero habla por sí solo y lo demás son tonterías=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* empezar a hablar de=make + noises about ; make + a noise about.
* estar hablando del tema=be on the topic.
* estrictamente hablando=strictly speaking.
* extasiarse hablando de Algo=wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous.
* forma de hablar=manner of speaking.
* hablando de Roma, por la puerta asoma=speak of the devil ; talk of the devil.
* hablando en plata=crudely put.
* hablando en términos muy generales=crudely put.
* hablando figuradamente=figuratively speaking.
* hablando por teléfono=on the line.
* hablando sinceramente=straight talk.
* hablando sin rodeos=crudely put.
* hablando sin tapujos=straight talk.
* hablar a=speak to.
* hablar a calzón quitado=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* hablar a favor de=speak up for.
* hablar a lo tonto=talk through + Posesivo + hat.
* hablar alto=be loud.
* hablar al unísono=speak with + one voice.
* hablar antes de tiempo=speak too soon.
* hablar bajo=speak + low.
* hablar ceceando=lisp.
* hablar claro=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* hablar como una cotorra=talk + Posesivo + socks off.
* hablar con=check with ; speak with ; talk with ; speak to.
* hablar con calma=speak + calmly.
* hablar con diplomacia=say + the right thing.
* hablar con entusiasmo=gush about.
* hablar con la boca llena=speak with + Posesivo + mouth full ; talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.
* hablar con la nariz=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
* hablar con la pared=talk to + air.
* hablar con lengua de serpiente=talk with + a twisted tongue ; speak with + a twisted tongue ; speak with + a split tongue ; speak with + a forked tongue.
* hablar con ritmo y rima=rap about.
* hablar con sensatez=talk + sense.
* hablar con sentido común=talk + sense.
* hablar con Uno Mismo=talk to + Reflexivo.
* hablar de=be on about ; talk about ; tell of.
* hablar de boquilla=pay + lip service.
* hablar del asunto con=take + the matter + up with.
* hablar del mismo modo=talk + alike.
* hablar del trabajo=talk + shop.
* hablar de mucho dinero=talk + big money.
* hablar despectivamente=speak + disparagingly.
* hablar efusivamente=gush about.
* hablar emotivamente y con efusividad=gush about.
* hablar en contra de=speak against.
* hablar en falso=speak with + a split tongue ; speak with + a forked tongue ; speak with + a twisted tongue.
* hablar en favor de=put + a word in for.
* hablar en lengua desconocida=speak in + tongues ; talk in + tongues.
* hablar en plata=put + it crudely.
* hablar en público=public speaking ; speak in + public.
* hablar entre dientes=mumble ; mutter.
* hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido=mumble.
* hablar en voz alta=talk in + a loud voice.
* hablar en voz baja=whisper ; speak + low.
* hablar explícitamente=speak out.
* hablar hasta la saciedad=talk until + be + blue in the face ; talk + Posesivo + socks off.
* hablar hasta por los codos=talk + Posesivo + socks off ; talk until + be + blue in the face.
* hablar hasta quedarse sin aliento=talk until + be + blue in the face.
* hablar hasta reventar=talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.
* hablar incoherentmente=babble.
* hablarle a la pared=talk to + air.
* hablar llanamente=speak + plainly.
* hablar mal de=speak against ; speak out against ; speak + ill of ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; slate ; diss ; talk + shit about.
* hablar mal de Alguien=talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back.
* hablar maravillas de=praise.
* hablar más de la cuenta=shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; have + loose lips.
* hablar monótonamente=drone on.
* hablar muy bien de=rave about ; rant and rave ; speak + highly of.
* hablar muy en serio=mean + business.
* hablar pestes=trash ; call + Nombre + all the names under the sun ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; cut + Nombre + up ; tear + Nombre + down ; rubbish.
* hablar pestes de=talk + shit about.
* hablar pestes de Alguien=talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back.
* hablar por hablar=waffle ; talk through + Posesivo + hat.
* hablar por la nariz=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
* hablar por los codos=talk + Posesivo + socks off ; talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.
* hablar por Uno mismo=speak for + Reflexivo.
* hablarse=on speaking terms.
* hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien=be well spoken of.
* hablar sensatamente=talk + sense.
* hablar sin decir nada=waffle.
* hablar sin parar=burble on.
* hablar sin pensar=shoot from + the hip.
* hablar sin ser entendido=speak in + tongues ; talk in + tongues.
* hablar sin ton ni son=talk through + Posesivo + hat.
* hablar solo=talk to + Reflexivo.
* llevar a hablar de una cuestión=bring up + issue.
* loro viejo no aprende a hablar=you can't teach an old dog new tricks ; you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
* ¡mira quién habla!=look who's talking!.
* ¡ni hablar!=no dice!.
* ¡ni hablar del caso!=no dice!.
* no poder hablar=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* persona que sólo habla una lengua=monoglot.
* que habla en voz baja=quietly spoken.
* saber de lo que Uno estar hablando=know + Posesivo + stuff.
* ser como hablar con la pared=be like talking to a brick wall.
* ser como hablarle a la pared=be like talking to a brick wall.
* tratar de resolver hablando=talk it out.
* tratar de resolver las cosas hablando=talk + things out.
* tratar de solventar hablando=talk it out.
* tratar de solventar las cosas hablando,=talk + things out.
* volver a hablar innecesariamente=belabour [belabor, -USA].
* ya hemos hablado bastante de=so much for.

hablar a
(v.)=speak to.
Ex: The newsletter as a source of scientific communication was gradually displaced as the most important means of scientist speaking to scientist, by the periodical.
hablar a calzón quitado
(v.)=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
Ex: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq. Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
hablar a favor de
(v.)=speak up for.
Ex: Many people voiced fears that volunteers would be used to take over paid jobs from the workforce, but others spoke up for volunteers saying that in many cases they had created extra jobs for the permanent staff.
hablar a lo tonto
(v.)=talk through + Posesivo + hat.
Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
hablar al unísono
(v.)=speak with + one voice.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
hablar alto
(v.)=be loud.
Ex: Here, people can talk in the library, be loud, eat, drink, and not see a single librarian wearing a button-down sweater or orthotic shoes.
hablar antes de tiempo
(v.)=speak too soon.
Ex: But he spoke too soon -- since his outburst the national currency, the peso, has devalued by a third against the US dollar.
hablar bajo
(v.)=speak + low.
Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
hablar ceceando
(v.)=lisp.
Ex: In the meantime, pointing out that he's lisping won't help your child stop and may harm his self-esteem.
hablar claro
(v.)=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
Ex: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq. Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
hablar como una cotorra
(v.)=talk + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.
hablar con
(v.)=check with ; speak with ; talk with ; speak to.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration. Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards. Ex: She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done. Ex: The newsletter as a source of scientific communication was gradually displaced as the most important means of scientist speaking to scientist, by the periodical.
hablar con Uno Mismo
(v.)=talk to + Reflexivo.
Ex: A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.
hablar con calma
(v.)=speak + calmly.
Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
hablar con diplomacia
(v.)=say + the right thing.
Ex: The article 'Say the right thing' discusses 12 winning strategies for talking to the press.
hablar con entusiasmo
(v.)=gush about.
Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
hablar con la boca llena
(v.)=speak with + Posesivo + mouth full ; talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.
Ex: Nick speaking with his mouth full is a sight to behold. Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
hablar con la nariz
(v.)=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
hablar con la pared
(v.)=talk to + air.
Ex: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
hablar con lengua de serpiente
(v.)=talk with + a twisted tongue ; speak with + a twisted tongue ; speak with + a split tongue ; speak with + a forked tongue.
Ex: Developments in recent weeks have reaffirmed what some of us have been saying for a long time: Our present administration acts and talks with a twisted tongue. Ex: Do not on these high matters speak with a twisted tongue; do not use words with double meanings; do not use sentences with hidden purposes. Ex: Who is there still to trust if even the most 'reputable' and highly paid accountants, auditors and finance analysts speak with a split tongue. Ex: Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic.
hablar con ritmo y rima
(v.)=rap about.
Ex: The article 'African American leaders rap about libraries' reports the views of 6 prominent African Americans on the role of public libraries in their lives.
hablar con sensatez
(v.)=talk + sense.
Ex: 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.
hablar con sentido común
(v.)=talk + sense.
Ex: 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.
hablar de
(v.)=be on about ; talk about ; tell of.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back. Ex: All of her work has been with public service aspects of librarianship; she's especially well qualified to talk about the reader's side of catalog use. Ex: Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing.
hablar de boquilla
(v.)=pay + lip service.
Ex: Although lip service is paid to the 'behavioural' dimension, little serious attention is given to the social domain.
hablar de mucho dinero
(v.)=talk + big money.
Ex: Why mess about with the little numbers like make $100 a day or a week and lets just talk big money?.
hablar del asunto con
(v.)=take + the matter + up with.
Ex: O'Brien prevailed upon them to stay that night with the promise that she would take the matter up with Modjeski first thing in the morning.
hablar del mismo modo
(v.)=talk + alike.
Ex: The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged -- they think alike, talk alike, look alike -- both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.
hablar del trabajo
(v.)=talk + shop.
Ex: The article 'IBF talking shop' reports the annual general assembly of the International Booksellers Federation (IBF) held in Edinburgh in June 94.
hablar despectivamente
(v.)=speak + disparagingly.
Ex: She smiled archly and said: 'We decided it wouldn't be professional to speak disparagingly to a stranger -- which you were at the time -- about a colleague'.
hablar efusivamente
(v.)=gush about.
Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
hablar emotivamente y con efusividad
(v.)=gush about.
Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
hablar en contra de
(v.)=speak against.
Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them.
hablar en falso
(v.)=speak with + a split tongue ; speak with + a forked tongue ; speak with + a twisted tongue.
Ex: Who is there still to trust if even the most 'reputable' and highly paid accountants, auditors and finance analysts speak with a split tongue. Ex: Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic. Ex: Do not on these high matters speak with a twisted tongue; do not use words with double meanings; do not use sentences with hidden purposes.
hablar en favor de
(v.)=put + a word in for.
Ex: This also means that you almost have to know someone who can put a word in for you or have a well-known name in order to reasonably quickly rise to the top.
hablar en lengua desconocida
(v.)=speak in + tongues ; talk in + tongues.
Ex: The following papers were presented: 'Speaking in tongues: erecting a professional Tower of Babel'. Ex: Many Baptists think talking in tongues is a demonic thing.
hablar en plata
(v.)=put + it crudely.
Ex: Put crudely, it is only possible to observe how something works by taking it to bits.
hablar en público
(v.)=public speaking ; speak in + public.
Ex: The author offers some guidance on public speaking. Ex: Everytime I speak in public about nonbook cataloging, someone in the audience asks about color coding, and my advice always has been, and still is, don't.
hablar en voz alta
(v.)=talk in + a loud voice.
Ex: Seniors sometimes have hearing problems and talk in a loud voice to compensate.
hablar en voz baja
(v.)=whisper ; speak + low.
Ex: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien. Ex: She recommenced speaking low like a conspirator: 'Jeanne, I must prepare you for your interview with him'.
hablar entre dientes
(v.)=mumble ; mutter.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself. Ex: We would laugh and mutter that in his case the cap fitted.
hablar entre dientes sin ser entendido
(v.)=mumble.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
hablar explícitamente
(v.)=speak out.
Ex: As always, our members are ready to speak out clearly if the Cuban authorities dare to seize any of the uncensored books being sent to Cuba by President Carter.
hablar hasta la saciedad
(v.)=talk until + be + blue in the face ; talk + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'. Ex: There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time.
hablar hasta por los codos
(v.)=talk + Posesivo + socks off ; talk until + be + blue in the face.
Ex: There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time. Ex: He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.
hablar hasta quedarse sin aliento
(v.)=talk until + be + blue in the face.
Ex: He said Faulkner was a 'full-time mountain shiner' who could talk moonshine until he was 'blue in the face'.
hablar hasta reventar
(v.)=talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.
Ex: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
hablar incoherentmente
(v.)=babble.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
hablar llanamente
(v.)=speak + plainly.
Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
hablar mal de
(v.)=speak against ; speak out against ; speak + ill of ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; slate ; diss ; talk + shit about.
Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them. Ex: Such restraint creates a ridiculous and pathetic situation in which librarians refuse to speak out against, or work to defeat legislation destructive to libraries such as California's Propositions. Ex: All misanthropists hate or at least speak ill of the human race. Ex: He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media. Ex: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment. Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks. Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world. Ex: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar mal de Alguien
(v.)=talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back.
Ex: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar maravillas de
(v.)=praise.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them.
hablar monótonamente
(v.)=drone on.
Ex: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
hablar muy bien de
(v.)=rave about ; rant and rave ; speak + highly of.
Ex: Past delegates rave about how much they learn from colleagues in other fields. Ex: I ordered a cake for my 1st grandson's baby shower and people just ranted and raved about how delicious the lemon and raspberry filling was. Ex: He said to send his regards to everyone, and thanks especially to those who spoke so highly of him.
hablar muy en serio
(v.)=mean + business.
Ex: Tagan is once again letting its competitors know that they mean business when it comes to external portable storage devices.
hablar más de la cuenta
(v.)=shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; have + loose lips.
Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it. Ex: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
hablar pestes
(v.)=trash ; call + Nombre + all the names under the sun ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; cut + Nombre + up ; tear + Nombre + down ; rubbish.
Ex: Although many trashed her when she was still alive, her death granted her immortality. Ex: They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him. Ex: He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media. Ex: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment. Ex: Last week he listed a bunch of really stupid things Harriet had written, totally cutting her up, and then ended saying she was a great lady. Ex: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity. Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
hablar pestes de
(v.)=talk + shit about.
Ex: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar pestes de Alguien
(v.)=talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back.
Ex: If you're talking shit behind her back, how would I know you're not talking shit about me either?.
hablar por Uno mismo
(v.)=speak for + Reflexivo.
Ex: This list speaks for itself; there is a treasure chest of support available to supplement the services offered by individual libraries.
hablar por hablar
(v.)=waffle ; talk through + Posesivo + hat.
Ex: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled. Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
hablar por la nariz
(v.)=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
hablar por los codos
(v.)=talk + Posesivo + socks off ; talk + Reflexivo + blue in the face.
Ex: There is a massive gulf between us and it will not be resolved by allowing them to talk their socks off at this time. Ex: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
hablar sensatamente
(v.)=talk + sense.
Ex: 'Talking Sense' is one of those excellent and useful books that you can take up and put down when you have a spare minute.
hablar sin decir nada
(v.)=waffle.
Ex: In the last presidential election voters said they were turned off by leaders who waffled.
hablar sin parar
(v.)=burble on.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
hablar sin pensar
(v.)=shoot from + the hip.
Ex: It is therefore ironic that the one politican who has shown a willingness to act promptly is in fact accused of shooting from the hip.
hablar sin ser entendido
(v.)=speak in + tongues ; talk in + tongues.
Ex: The following papers were presented: 'Speaking in tongues: erecting a professional Tower of Babel'. Ex: Many Baptists think talking in tongues is a demonic thing.
hablar sin ton ni son
(v.)=talk through + Posesivo + hat.
Ex: Any lawyer who claims to be able to foresee perfectly the court's custody ruling, given the complexity of the issues at stake, is talking through his hat.
hablar solo
(v.)=talk to + Reflexivo.
Ex: A child may talk to himself after his parents have tucked them in for the night.
hablarle a la pared
(v.)=talk to + air.
Ex: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
hablarse
=on speaking terms.
Ex: The article `On speaking terms': towards virtual integration of art information' describes how previously separate databases are now being linked into multimedia, interdisciplinary information systems.
hablarse bien de Algo o Alguien
(v.)=be well spoken of.
Ex: Barnsley itself, a county borough, had at the time of this survey a medium-sized bookshop which had been refitted in 1974 and was well spoken of.
habrá
=there'll [there will] ; there'll [there will].
Nota: Contracción de there will.
Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.
Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.

habría
=there'd [there would].
Nota: Contracción de there would.
Ex: Work flow might even be smoother because there'd be no need to examine each book the moment it's returned to see whether or not it's overdue.

habérselas con
(v.)=cross + swords with.
Ex: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
habón
(n.)=wheal ; weal ; welt.
Ex: Wheals may appear suddenly and may also disappear within several hours.
Ex: Weals on exposed sites are smaller than those provoked in areas of skin normally covered.
Ex: As for the location of the bruises or welts (the closer to the center of the body, the more likely it is that they are non-accidental).

hace + Número + años
=Número + years ago.
Ex: Accordingly, it was decided some 7 years ago to replace the manual systems with a single automated library system.
hace algunos años
=some years ago.
Ex: Research by engineers some years ago showed that the probability of incorrect dialling began to rise steeply if the length of the number increased to nine or more digits.
hace algún tiempo
=some time ago ; a while back ; some while ago ; sometime back ; a while ago.
Ex: If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities. Ex: They co-operated a while back in the conversion of a supply vessel into a special maintenance vessel for sandblasting and painting offshore. Ex: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots. Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene. Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace años
=years ago.
Ex: This explains why some books that were enormously important to us years ago seem, on rereading them now, to be quite astonishingly lacking in value.
hace demasiado tiempo
=too long ago.
Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.
hace la tira (de tiempo)
=yonks ; yonks and yonks.
Ex: I've been pseudo-vegetarian for a few years now - I usually reserve meat for when we dine out - so it's been yonks since I cooked fish. Ex: Yonks and yonks since I was here - 20 years or more!.
hace meses
=for months now.
Ex: I have what I think is a hurt tendon and the pain has been going on for months now.
hace meses ahora
=for months now.
Ex: I have what I think is a hurt tendon and the pain has been going on for months now.
hace miles de años
=aeons ago.
Ex: Again, in the past, as many aeons ago as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, a Buddha named Jewel Nature appeared in the world.
hace muchas lunas
=all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
Ex: Things were different back then, all those many moons ago. Ex: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.
hace mucho tiempo
=long since ; all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales. Ex: Things were different back then, all those many moons ago. Ex: Many, many moons ago, they took up the tomahawk in tribal wars and many of their warriors were killed and their encampments destroyed.
hace muchos años
=many years ago.
Ex: The arbitrary surnames, for instance, given Jews in the German area many years ago were often derogatory, and those remain their personal names.
hace muchísimo tiempo
(n.)=ages (and ages) ago ; aeons ago ; yonks.
Ex: Fairy stories came from Asia, where they were made, ages and ages ago, by a people who spread themselves over our Western world. Ex: Again, in the past, as many aeons ago as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, a Buddha named Jewel Nature appeared in the world. Ex: I've been pseudo-vegetarian for a few years now - I usually reserve meat for when we dine out - so it's been yonks since I cooked fish.
hace muchísimos años
=a great many years ago.
Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, 'incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.
hace muy poco tiempo
=a short time ago.
Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.
hace poco
=a while ago.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace poco tiempo
=a short time ago.
Ex: What was billed a short time ago as the largest merger in the history of publishing, between Reed Elsevier and Wolters Kluwer, collapsed in 1998.
hace rato
=a while ago.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace siglos
(n.)=ages (and ages) ago ; aeons ago ; yonks.
Ex: Fairy stories came from Asia, where they were made, ages and ages ago, by a people who spread themselves over our Western world. Ex: Again, in the past, as many aeons ago as there are grains of sand in the Ganges, a Buddha named Jewel Nature appeared in the world. Ex: I've been pseudo-vegetarian for a few years now - I usually reserve meat for when we dine out - so it's been yonks since I cooked fish.
hace siglos y siglos
=yonks and yonks.
Ex: Yonks and yonks since I was here - 20 years or more!.
hace tiempo
=for some time ; long ago ; once ; long since ; a while ago.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world. Ex: Adding a column of figures is a repetitive thought process, and it was long ago properly relegated to the machine. Ex: Many reference sources which were once available only in hard copy are now available either in hard copy, or to be consulted by online access to a computer-held data base. Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales. Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace un año
=a year ago.
Ex: If anyone had mentioned galleys to me a year ago, I would have thought of ancient ships powered by oarsmen, Ben-Hur style.
hace un momento
=a moment ago.
Ex: I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with a model collection development policy rather than, as Ruth succinctly stated a moment ago, 'grandiose platitudes' with liberty and justice for all.
hace un montonazo de tiempo
=yonks and yonks.
Ex: Yonks and yonks since I was here - 20 years or more!.
hace un montón de tiempo
(n.)=yonks.
Ex: I've been pseudo-vegetarian for a few years now - I usually reserve meat for when we dine out - so it's been yonks since I cooked fish.
hace un par de años
(n.)=a couple of years ago.
Ex: We could begin such a service by adding to the directory of social services done a couple of years ago.
hace un poco
=a while ago.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace un rato
=earlier on ; a while ago.
Ex: It is helpful to the student to see this response-explanation stage of the reference process as the counterpart to the question-negotiation stage earlier on. Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace un tiempo
=a while ago.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
hace unos cuantos días
=a few days ago.
Ex: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.
hace unos cuantos meses
=a few months back.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
hace unos días
=a few days ago.
Ex: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.
hace unos momentos
=a few moments ago.
Ex: A few moments ago I was all ready to give up reading because the book was not going to be to my taste.
hace unos pocos años
=a few years ago.
Ex: Until a few years ago, the Internet was available only to institutions that could afford the high cost of an Internet mode.
hace unos pocos días
=a few days ago.
Ex: For example, a few days ago, he argued that McCain shouldn't choose Palin as his running mate.
hace unos pocos meses
=a few months back.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.
hace varios años
=several years ago.
Ex: Non-print media are extremely useful sources of information but, despite Marshall McLuhan's predictions of several years ago, the book has not yet been ousted.
hace ya mucho tiempo que
=gone are the days of.
Ex: Gone are the days of rock and roll music and jiving all night in the local dance hall.
hace ya tiempo
=long since.
Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales.
hacedor
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* hacedor de lluvias=rainmaker.
* hacedor de milagros=miracle worker.

hacedor de lluvias
(n.)=rainmaker.
Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
hacedor de milagros
(n.)=miracle worker.
Ex: 'I'm not a miracle worker,' Obama declared, after saying he's not 'content' when workers are out of jobs.
hacendado
(n.)=well-housed ; landowner.
Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
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* familia hacendada=landholding family.

hacendoso
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* hacendosos, los=tidy minded, the.

hacendosos, los
(n.)=tidy minded, the.
Ex: A great deal of difficulty encountered by historical researchers stems from the too ready tendency of the tidy minded and those with difficulties over space availability to throw away that which they consider unimportant.
hacer
(v.)=accomplish ; design (for/to) ; be up to ; cause ; conduct ; do ; devise ; produce ; render ; compose ; make ; get (a)round to ; make out ; get round to ; brew.
Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually.
Ex: In all these cases where scientists studied what crafstmen knew how to do the resulting benefits have accrued to science not to technology.
Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.
Ex: The present OCLC system does not produce catalog cards in sets, but if it did it could produce over 6,000 different sets for one title.
Ex: So strongly was it felt by proponents of change that just such unconscious biases rendered libraries 'part of the problem, instead of the solution'.
Ex: There have never been any attempts to compose a bibliography of US government documents relating to international law.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'.
Ex: The cards for those headings should be removed from the index and new cards made out if necessary.
Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
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* acceder haciendo clic=click.
* acusación + hacer=accusation + level.
* aficionado a hacer punto=knitter.
* aguja de hacer croché=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer ganchillo=crochet hook ; crochet needle.
* aguja de hacer punto=knitting needle.
* algo diverto que hacer=fun thing to do.
* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo=time filler.
* al hacer esto=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so ; in doing so.
* a medio hacer=halfway done ; half done ; half-baked.
* anunciado desde hace tiempo=long-heralded.
* aprender haciendo=learn by + doing.
* batir hasta hacer espuma=work up + a lather.
* ¡bien hecho!=the way to go!.
* buscar una forma de hacer (algo)=develop + way + to make + Nombre.
* contenedor para hacer compost=compost bin.
* continuar con el buen hacer=keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work.
* continuar haciendo algo=get on with + Nombre.
* cuando hace frío=in the cold.
* cumplido hace tiempo=long overdue.
* decidir hacer=spring for.
* decidir qué hacer con=make + disposition of.
* de hace años=of years ago.
* de hace muchos años=long-standing.
* de hace mucho tiempo=age-old ; long-lost.
* de hace siglos=of yore.
* de hace varios siglos=centuries-old.
* dejar Algo a medio hacer=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
* dejar de hacer huelga=cross + the picket line.
* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* dejar sin hacer=leave + undone.
* desde hace algún tiempo=for some time past ; for days ; for some time.
* desde hace años=over the years ; for years past ; for years.
* desde hace la tira (de tiempo)=for yonks ; for yonks and yonks.
* desde hace muchísimo tiempo=in ages (and ages and ages).
* desde hace muchos años=for years ; for many years now ; for many years.
* desde hace mucho tiempo=for ages ; long-time [longtime] ; long since ; in ages (and ages and ages).
* desde hace siglos=for yonks ; for yonks and yonks.
* desde hace tanto tiempo=so long.
* desde hace tiempo=long ; over the years ; for a long time ; long since ; for some time.
* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo=for yonks and yonks.
* desde hace un montón de tiempo=for yonks.
* desde hace un par de + Tiempo=in these past couple of + Tiempo.
* desde hace varios años + Presente=for several years + Pretérito Perfecto.
* desde hace ya algún tiempo=for some time now.
* desde hace ya años=for years now.
* difícil de hacer=hard to do.
* donde fueres haz lo que vieres=when in Rome (do as the Romans do).
* dos entuertos no hacen un derecho=two wrongs do not make a right.
* el que la hace, la paga=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* encargado de hacer el presupuesto=budgetmaker.
* esfuerzo + hacer sudar=work up + a lather.
* es más fácil decirlo que hacerlo=easier said than done.
* esperado hace tiempo=overdue.
* esperar sin nada que hacer=kick + Posesivo + heels.
* establecido desde hace tiempo=long-established.
* estar haciendo=be up to.
* estar haciendo Algo=have + Nombre + on the go.
* estar haciendo algo que no se debe=be up to no good.
* estar sin hacer nada=sit + idle ; stand + idle.
* existir desde hace años=be around for years.
* frotar hasta hacer espuma=lather.
* hace algunos años=some years ago.
* hace algún tiempo=some time ago ; a while back ; some while ago ; sometime back ; a while ago.
* hace años=years ago.
* hace demasiado tiempo=too long ago.
* hacer huir en batalla=rout.
* hace la tira (de tiempo)=yonks ; yonks and yonks.
* hace meses=for months now.
* hace meses ahora=for months now.
* hace miles de años=aeons ago.
* hace muchas lunas=all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
* hace muchísimos años=a great many years ago.
* hace muchísimo tiempo=ages (and ages) ago ; aeons ago ; yonks.
* hace muchos años=many years ago.
* hace mucho tiempo=long since ; all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
* hace muy poco tiempo=a short time ago.
* hace + Número + años=Número + years ago.
* hace poco=a while ago.
* hace poco tiempo=a short time ago.
* hacer a Alguien pasar por el rodillo=put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza=embarrass.
* hacer a Alguien precavido=put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.
* hacer abono orgánico=compost.
* hacer acampada=camp.
* hacer accesible a través de=make + available through.
* hacer acto de presencia=show + Posesivo + face.
* hacer ademanes=flail about ; gesticulate.
* hacer aflorar=bring to + the surface.
* hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo=bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.
* hacer ágil=limber up.
* hacer agua=Negativo + hold + water.
* hacer agua(s)=spring + a leak.
* hacer a gusto del consumidor=make to + order.
* hacer ajustes=make + adjustment.
* hacer alarde de=boast ; flaunt ; brag ; show off.
* hacer alegaciones=plead.
* hacer Algo a hurtadillas=sneak.
* hacer algo alocado=do + something footloose and fancy-free.
* hacer algo al respecto=do + something about it.
* hacer Algo con dificultad=muddle through ; plod (along/through).
* hacer Algo con facilidad=make + light work of.
* hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo=plod (along/through).
* hacer algo con respecto a=do + something about.
* hacer Algo de cara a la galería=play to + the gallery.
* hacer Algo de forma equivocada=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de forma errónea=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de manera equivocada=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de manera errónea=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de modo equivocado=go about + Nombre + the wrong way ; go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de modo erróneo=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo en exceso=push + Nombre + too far.
* hacer algo funcionar=make + Nombre + tick.
* hacer Algo mal=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo mecánicamente=go through + the motions.
* hacer Algo muy bien=do + an excellent job of ; make + an excellent job of.
* hacer Algo para la galería=play to + the gallery.
* hacer algo poco a poco=eat away at.
* hacer algo por amor al arte=labour of love.
* hacer Algo por inercia=go through + the motions.
* hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta=make + Posesivo + own arrangements.
* hacer Algo posible=make + provision for.
* hacer Algo puré=mash.
* hacer Algo rápidamente=put together.
* hacer Algo realidad=make + Nombre + come true.
* hacer Algo sin ser visto=sneak.
* hacer Algo sobre la marcha=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
* hacer Algo trocitos=tear + Nombre + to shreds ; tear + Nombre + to bits.
* hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho=take + a few cracks at.
* hacer alusión a=make + allusion to ; make + reference to.
* hacer a mano=handcraft.
* hacer a medida=custom-make ; make to + order ; tailor.
* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos=tailor to + meet the specification.
* hacer amigos=win + friends.
* hacer amistad=make + friend.
* hacer amistad con=make + friends with ; befriend.
* hacer amistades=friend.
* hacer ampollas=blister.
* hacer anotaciones=annotate ; mark + Nombre + up.
* hacer añicos=shatter ; blow + Nombre + to bits ; smash + Nombre + to bits ; tear + Nombre + to bits.
* hacer aparecer=cause + display of.
* hacer aparecer enfocando=fade in.
* hacer aparecer mediante un fundido=fade in.
* hacer a partir de=make out of.
* hacer apología=make + apology.
* hacer arreglos florales=arrange + flowers.
* hacer artesanalmente=handcraft.
* hacer asequible=make + amenable.
* hace rato=a while ago.
* hacer atractivo=endear.
* hacer a un lado=nudge + Nombre + aside ; push aside.
* hacer autostop=thumb + a lift ; hitch + a ride ; hitchhike.
* hacer avances=make + headway.
* hacer avanzar=nudge + Nombre + forward ; push + the frontiers of ; nudge + Nombre + along ; nudge + Nombre + into ; push + the boundaries of.
* hacer avanzar el conocimiento=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
* hacer avanzar hacia=nudge + Nombre + toward.
* hacer averiguaciones=make + enquiry.
* hacer bajar=force down.
* hacer balance=stocktake.
* hacer balance de=take + stock of.
* hacer balance de cuentas=stocktake.
* hacer barrabasadas=play + pranks.
* hacer basto=coarsen.
* hacer bien=do + good.
* hacer bochorno=be muggy.
* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva=start with + a clean slate ; cut + Posesivo + losses ; turn over + a new leaf.
* hacer borroso=blur.
* hacer broma de=make + fun of.
* hacer bromas=banter.
* hacer bucles=loop.
* hacer buenas migas=hit it off.
* hacer buen uso de Algo=put to + good use.
* hacer bulla=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* hacer bulto=bulge.
* hacer búsquedas en=search through.
* hacer cabriolas=prance.
* hacer caca=take + a dump ; do + a poo(h) ; have + a poo(h) ; take + a poo(h) ; poo(h) ; poop ; take + a shit ; pass + stool ; have + a poop.
* hacer caer=oust.
* hacer café=make + coffee.
* hacer caja=tally up + sales ; balance + the cash ; reconcile (with) ; balance + the cash drawer.
* hacer caja con=cash in on ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
* hacer callar=shush ; hush ; quieten.
* hacer callar a gritos=shout + Nombre + down.
* hacer cambiar=swing + Persona.
* hacer cambiar las cosas=turn + the tide on.
* hacer cambios en la búsqueda=renegotiate + search.
* hacer cambios indebidamente=tamper (with).
* hacer campaña=campaign ; stump ; go out on + the road.
* hacer cara a=brave.
* hacer caso=take + notice ; listen (to) ; love + Nombre + back ; give + Nombre + attention.
* hacer caso a Alguien=take + Posesivo + word for it.
* hacer caso (a/de)=pay + attention to.
* hacer caso omiso=disregard ; brush aside ; go + unheeded ; fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; fly in + the face of ; be oblivious of/to ; push aside.
* hacer castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* hacer chanchullos=fiddle.
* hacer chatting=chat.
* hacer circular=pass around ; float.
* hacer circular por=circulate round.
* hacer cisco=tear + Nombre + apart ; wipe + the floor with.
* hacer clic=click.
* hacer coincidir=match up.
* hacer coincidir (con)=reconcile (with).
* hacer cola=queue up ; stand in + line.
* hacer colectas=exact + contributions.
* hacer comentarios=air + comments.
* hacer como el avestruz=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
* hacer como si nada=play it + cool.
* hacer comparaciones=draw + comparisons ; make + comparisons.
* hacer comparecer=arraign.
* hacer compatible (con)=reconcile (with).
* hacer compost=compost.
* hacer compras=do + shopping.
* hacer comprender=bring + home.
* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera=be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.
* hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiere=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
* hacer concesiones=make + allowances.
* hacer conjeturas=speculate.
* hacer constar=state.
* hacer contrabando=smuggle.
* hacer copias=make + multiple copies.
* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente=spirit duplication.
* hacer correr la voz=spread + the word ; spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word ; spread + the news.
* hacer cosas=get + things done.
* hacer cosquillas=tickle.
* hacer creer=lead to + believe ; lull + Nombre + into thinking.
* hacer crítica=find + fault with.
* hacer croché=crochet.
* hacer cuadrar (con)=reconcile (with).
* hacer cuadrar las cuentas=reconcile + receipts.
* hacer cuadras las facturas=reconcile + receipts.
* hacer cualquier cosa=do + anything ; give + Posesivo + right arm.
* hacer cumplir=uphold.
* hacer cumplir la disciplina=enforce + discipline.
* hacer cumplir la legislación=enforce + legislation.
* hacer cumplir la ley=law enforcement ; enforce + law ; legal enforcement.
* hacer cumplir una norma=enforce + standard.
* hacer cumplir una política=uphold + policy.
* hacer cumplir unas normas=enforce + policy.
* hacer daño=do + harm ; hurt.
* hacer dar vueltas=gyrate.
* hacer de=make out of.
* hacer de carabina=play + gooseberry.
* hacer declamaciones=declaim.
* hacer declaraciones=make + statement.
* hacer dedo=hitch + a ride ; thumb + a lift ; hitchhike.
* hacer de la noche día=burn + the candle at both ends.
* hacer del mismo molde=cast in + the same mould as.
* hacer demasiado ruido=be a bit (too) loud.
* hacer de nuevo=redo [re-do] ; remake.
* hacer de + Posesivo + parte=do + Posesivo + bit.
* hacer de protagonista=star in.
* hacer derretir el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* hacer desaparecer=eradicate ; dispel ; banish ; wipe off ; wipe off.
* hacer desaparecer como por arte de magia=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer desenfocando=fade out.
* hacer desaparecer mediante un fundido=fade out.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar huella=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar rastro=spirit away.
* hacer desaparecer una división=blur + division.
* hacer desaparecer un mito=dispel + myth.
* hacer descuento=discount.
* hacer desfilar=parade.
* hacer desviarse de rumbo=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
* hacer detonar=detonate.
* hacer de tripas corazón=bite + the bullet ; put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face ; take + heart.
* hacer devolver=make + Nombre + sick.
* hacer diabluras=play + pranks.
* hacer diana=hit + home.
* hacer difícil=make + it + difficult ; make + difficult.
* hacer dinero=make + money ; make + Dinero ; make + a buck.
* hacer dinero fácil=make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck ; make + easy money.
* hacer dudar=make + Nombre + doubt ; misgive.
* hacer eco=echo ; resonate.
* hacer eco de=echo.
* hacer efectivo=cash in ; cash out (of).
* hacer efectivo en metálico=pay in + cash ; cash out (of).
* hacer ejercicio físico=work out.
* hacer ejercicios de calentamiento=limber up.
* hacer el aire irrespirable=choke + the air.
* hacer el amor=make + love ; get it on ; go + all the way.
* hacer el avío=get + ready.
* hacer el balance de cuentas=balance + the cash ; balance + the cash drawer.
* hacer el caballito=do + a wheelie.
* hacer el cambio=make + the change.
* hacer el chorra=pissing into the wind.
* hacer el deber de Uno=do + Posesivo + part.
* hacer el dobladillo=hem.
* hacer elecciones=make + choices.
* hacer el esfuerzo necesario=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.
* hacer el ganso=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
* hacer el indio=horse around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; clown around/about ; goof around/about.
* hacer el intento=have + a go ; give it + a shot ; give + Nombre + a try ; have + a stab at ; take + a stab at ; make + a stab at ; give it + a whirl ; give it + a try ; give it + a go ; give it + a twirl.
* hacer el mal=do + evil.
* hacer el mejor uso de=make + the best of.
* hacer el monigote=fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
* hacer el paripé=keep up + facade ; put on + an act.
* hacer el pasillo=form + a guard of honour.
* hacer el pasillo de honor=form + a guard of honour.
* hacer el payaso=clown around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
* hacer el recorrido normal=make + the rounds.
* hacer el ridículo=make + a fool of + Reflexivo ; make + an arse of + Reflexivo ; make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.
* hacer el testamento=testate.
* hacer el tonto=fool around/about ; horse around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
* hacer el último esfuerzo=go + the last mile ; go + the extra mile.
* hacer el vacío=give + Nombre + the silent treatment.
* hacer encaje=tat.
* hacer encaje de bolillos=do + the impossible ; jump through + hoops ; double over + backwards.
* hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo=juggle.
* hacer encargos=run + errands.
* hacer enemigos=make + enemies.
* hacer entender=get across.
* hacer entrar en razón=speak + sense into ; talk + sense into.
* hacer erupción=erupt.
* hacer escala=stop over.
* hacer eses=zigzag ; walk all over + the road ; drive all over + the road.
* hacer esperar=cool + Posesivo + heels ; put on + hold.
* hacer espuma=work up + a lather ; froth ; foam.
* hacer espumarajos=foam ; froth.
* hacer esquina con=form + right angles with.
* hacer estallar=spark ; ignite ; touch off ; blow up ; let off.
* hacer estallar
hacer (la) mona
(v.)=play + hooky ; play + truant ; skip + class.
Ex: She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky. Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant. Ex: Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course.
hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado
(v.)=do (all) + the donkey work.
Ex: If you tell him to take it easy, he'll sit back and let you do all the donkey work.
hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí
(v.)=get + Nombre + this far.
Ex: And getting children this far is the first aim of all the work we do with children and books.
hacer + Nombre + responsable de
(v.)=put + Nombre + in the driving seat.
Ex: This programme aims to put doctors and nurses back in the driving seat in managing their resources and information.
hacer + Posesivo + abluciones
(v.)=perform + Posesivo + ablutions.
Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
hacer + Posesivo + agosto
(v.)=make + a killing.
Ex: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.
hacer + Posesivo + necesidades
(v.)=relieve + Reflexivo ; go + potty.
Ex: When I went to the little boys/girls room to relieve myself I was suprised to see the amount of loo rolls stashed in the corner. Ex: Since we got him at 9 weeks, he has only gone potty in the backyard.
hacer + Posesivo + trabajo
(v.)=get on with + Posesivo + work ; do + Posesivo + business.
Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work. Ex: And those of us who manage the public's dollars will be held to account -- to spend wisely, reform bad habits, and do our business in the light of day -- because only then can we restore the vital trust between a people and their government = Y los que manejemos el dinero público tendremos que responder de ello (gastar con prudencia, cambiar malos hábitos y hacer nuestro trabajo a la luz del día) porque sólo entonces podremos restablecer la confianza entre el pueblo y su gobierno.
hacer + Pronombre + esperar
(v.)=keep + Pronombre + waiting.
Ex: As Ruttenberg hurried in she said 'Hi, sorry to keep you waiting'.
hacer Algo a hurtadillas
(v.)=sneak.
Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.
hacer Algo con dificultad
(v.)=muddle through ; plod (along/through).
Ex: The average user is not only frustrated by a library, but is working under the false notion that most of what he needs can be found by muddling through the card catalog. Ex: He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.
hacer Algo con facilidad
(v.)=make + light work of.
Ex: Gliding effortlessly through the ocean these masters of the ocean made light work of waves up to 25 feet high.
hacer Algo con mucho esfuerzo
(v.)=plod (along/through).
Ex: He or she has to plod through the menu each time, and so it is useful if mnemonics and/or abbreviated commands can be provided.
hacer Algo de cara a la galería
(v.)=play to + the gallery.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
hacer Algo de forma equivocada
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo de forma errónea
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo de manera equivocada
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo de manera errónea
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo de modo equivocado
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way ; go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it. Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo de modo erróneo
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo en exceso
(v.)=push + Nombre + too far.
Ex: I think that we must not push the progressive nature of computer work too far.
hacer Algo mal
(v.)=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
Ex: It may be that I'm going about it the wrong way, trying to learn it by rote rather than really understanding it.
hacer Algo mecánicamente
(v.)=go through + the motions.
Ex: To begin with, you cannot accept 'going through the motions' as a way of life.
hacer Algo muy bien
(v.)=do + an excellent job of ; make + an excellent job of.
Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law. Ex: For many years, however, librarians have made use of several firms of library binders who make an excellent job of rebinding damaged library books.
hacer Algo para la galería
(v.)=play to + the gallery.
Ex: A crowd-pleaser at any tournament, Didrikson played to the gallery with wisecracks and displays of athleticism.
hacer Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta
(v.)=make + Posesivo + own arrangements.
Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
hacer Algo por inercia
(v.)=go through + the motions.
Ex: To begin with, you cannot accept 'going through the motions' as a way of life.
hacer Algo posible
(v.)=make + provision for.
Ex: In search interfaces, provision is often made for the specification of search terms which must be entered.
hacer Algo puré
(v.)=mash.
Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.
hacer Algo realidad
(v.)=make + Nombre + come true.
Ex: Traveling around the world is a dream a lot of people have, and they want to make it come true.
hacer Algo rápidamente
(v.)=put together.
Ex: People needed housing, and providing this was left to jerry-builders who put together cheap flimsy dwellings that soon fell into disrepair.
hacer Algo sin ser visto
(v.)=sneak.
Ex: With a no fine policy there'll no longer be a need for patrons to sneak books back on the shelves after they're due and then pretend they were there all the time = Sin una política de sanciones los usuarios ya no tendrán la necesidad de devolver los libros a los estantes sin ser vistos después de haber vencido su préstamo y luego fingir que estaban allí desde hace tiempo.
hacer Algo sobre la marcha
(v.)=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear. Ex: As for the future, Jack is playing it by ear: 'I've long since given up on making strict plans, mostly because so many things seem to be out of my hands'.
hacer Algo trocitos
(v.)=tear + Nombre + to shreds ; tear + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together. Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.
hacer a Alguien pasar por el rodillo
(v.)=put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
Ex: Laurel is through with love; the last boyfriend put her through the wringer and she's got the police report to prove it. Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza
(v.)=embarrass.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
hacer a Alguien precavido
(v.)=put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.
Ex: That experience was instructive, and it puts us on our guard.
hacer a gusto del consumidor
(v.)=make to + order.
Ex: They sell great butties made fresh to order.
hacer a mano
(v.)=handcraft.
Ex: This exquisitely unique water fountain is handcrafted of 200 million year old slate.
hacer a medida
(v.)=custom-make ; make to + order ; tailor.
Ex: I think the way ahead for small libraries will be that the larger libraries in a small country like Britain will custom-make printed catalogs for them. Ex: They sell great butties made fresh to order. Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.
hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos
(v.)=tailor to + meet the specification.
Ex: A thesaurus is normally tailored to meet the specification of a particular application.
hacer a partir de
(v.)=make out of.
Ex: This brings us back to the fact that books are made out of other books; that there is a family tree to which each book belongs.
hacer a un lado
(v.)=nudge + Nombre + aside ; push aside.
Ex: It calls upon the leaders of the Union to respond without delay -- for, very quickly, the position will be taken, the habits will be formed, it will be to late to nudge them aside later on. Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
hacer abono orgánico
(v.)=compost.
Ex: Physical characteristics of the compost ingredients, including moisture content and particle size, affect the rate at which composting occurs.
hacer acampada
(v.)=camp.
Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time.
hacer accesible a través de
(v.)=make + available through.
Ex: Information providers in the countries of the EEC have agreed to make their services available through a common communications network.
hacer acto de presencia
(v.)=show + Posesivo + face.
Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
hacer ademanes
(v.)=flail about ; gesticulate.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall. Ex: He gesticulates with an almost Latin frequency, but the range and direction of his movements are within the Anglo tradition.
hacer aflorar
(v.)=bring to + the surface.
Ex: The rapidly increasing volume and variety of electronic information sources has brought to the surface new issues concerning intellectual property.
hacer aflorar sentimientos de antagonismo
(v.)=bring to + the surface + feelings of antagonism.
Ex: The influx of large numbers of Spanish-speaking people has brought to the surface feelings of antagonism on the part established residents, who feel threatened by the 'encroachment' of 'have-nots' into their neighborhoods.
hacer agua
(v.)=Negativo + hold + water.
Ex: Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.
hacer agua(s)
(v.)=spring + a leak.
Ex: While the region grapples with fixing its sewer infrastructure, another set of underground pipes are springing leaks.
hacer ajustes
(v.)=make + adjustment.
Ex: The appropriate size for a university's main library building or buildings should be assessed by making adjustment for special circumstances.
hacer alarde de
(v.)=boast ; flaunt ; brag ; show off.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together. Ex: After some sort of formal training, they flaunt the so-called basic rules of management. Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative. Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
hacer alegaciones
(v.)=plead.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.
hacer algo al respecto
(v.)=do + something about it.
Ex: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it.
hacer algo alocado
(v.)=do + something footloose and fancy-free.
Ex: I guess he should just break out of the box every once and a while and do something footloose and fancy-free.
hacer algo con respecto a
(v.)=do + something about.
Ex: Then he added, yet again frowning, 'You should do something about this young man's attitude'.
hacer algo funcionar
(v.)=make + Nombre + tick.
Ex: It is perfectly feasible to use a microcomputer without any idea of what makes it 'tick'.
hacer algo poco a poco
(v.)=eat away at.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
hacer algo por amor al arte
(n.)=labour of love.
Ex: In no way could it ever be suggested that the Reverend Keble Martin had spent virtually a lifetime working towards a successful market for a book; his was truly a labour of love which happily became a tremendous popular success.
hacer algunos comentarios sobre lo que Alguien ha dicho
(v.)=take + a few cracks at.
Ex: However, I would like to take a few cracks at Ms. Lipow.
hacer alusión a
(v.)=make + allusion to ; make + reference to.
Ex: At places in this exposition, I have made allusion to something that now needs emphasis in its own right. Ex: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
hacer amigos
(v.)=win + friends.
Ex: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people.
hacer amistad
(v.)=make + friend.
Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
hacer amistad con
(v.)=make + friends with ; befriend.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Making friends with the Web: traditional vendors must accept the Web, or die a horrible death'. Ex: He needs other people to befriend him or to draw him out of his shell.
hacer amistades
(v.)=friend.
Ex: Friending someone on a social network has become an every day activity.
hacer ampollas
(v.)=blister.
Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered.
hacer anotaciones
(v.)=annotate ; mark + Nombre + up.
Ex: Once users have loaded data, other users may add comments, or annotate other users' data. Ex: If you fax your document, please include a return address -- we will edit and mark it up by hand and return it to you by post.
hacer aparecer
(v.)=cause + display of.
Ex: Choosing a key will cause display of the short information for the pool records indexed by the key.
hacer aparecer enfocando
(v.)=fade in.
Ex: In this tutorial, we will examine how to fade in and out of a scene a cat creature.
hacer aparecer mediante un fundido
(v.)=fade in.
Ex: In this tutorial, we will examine how to fade in and out of a scene a cat creature.
hacer apología
(v.)=make + apology.
Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
hacer arreglos florales
(v.)=arrange + flowers.
Ex: There is a need for simple manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
hacer artesanalmente
(v.)=handcraft.
Ex: This exquisitely unique water fountain is handcrafted of 200 million year old slate.
hacer asequible
(v.)=make + amenable.
Ex: The introduction to this code certainly repays reading, and contains sensible advice about how to make a filing order amenable to the public.
hacer atractivo
(v.)=endear.
Ex: His description of Tycho's project in terms that are uncompromisingly modern may not endear his study to all readers.
hacer autostop
(v.)=thumb + a lift ; hitch + a ride ; hitchhike.
Ex: The article 'Exploiting new technologies -- or 'thumbing a lift on the communications highways of tomorrow'' reviews current trends in telecommunications and their application to information services. Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride. Ex: To the best of my knowledge it's not actually illegal to hitchhike in Australia, although some states make you believe it is.
hacer avances
(v.)=make + headway.
Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.
hacer avanzar
(v.)=nudge + Nombre + forward ; push + the frontiers of ; nudge + Nombre + along ; nudge + Nombre + into ; push + the boundaries of.
Ex: A concern of school librarians must be finding ways to nudge the reform process forward. Ex: A dynamic tension exists between the need for coordinated research and the continuation of individual efforts to push the frontiers of polar science. Ex: The author suggests what type of instruction might nudge the child along in learning. Ex: It may serve as a postmodern catalyst nudging American regional studies into the next century. Ex: The competition served as a focal point for so many bright young minds from across the world to focus on pushing the boundaries of fuel efficiency.
hacer avanzar el conocimiento
(v.)=push back + the frontiers of knowledge.
Ex: The scholar's work is based on his (or her) researches pushing back the frontiers of knowledge, as the saying goes.
hacer avanzar hacia
(v.)=nudge + Nombre + toward.
Ex: The goal of the article is to encourage investigation of behavioral dispositions that nudge the child toward proficiency in the use of the spoken language.
hacer averiguaciones
(v.)=make + enquiry.
Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.
hacer añicos
(v.)=shatter ; blow + Nombre + to bits ; smash + Nombre + to bits ; tear + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered. Ex: Even the most stable of industries, the most focused of business models and strongest of brands can be blown to bits by new information technology. Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits. Ex: According to a myth about the phases of the moon, the wicked god Seth plucked out the eye of Horus and tore it to bits.
hacer bajar
(v.)=force down.
Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.
hacer balance
(v.)=stocktake.
Ex: It's time to stocktake what science has accomplished -- the 20th century is noted for the great victory of the materialism, objectivism, and mechanism.
hacer balance de
(v.)=take + stock of.
Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
hacer balance de cuentas
(v.)=stocktake.
Ex: It's time to stocktake what science has accomplished -- the 20th century is noted for the great victory of the materialism, objectivism, and mechanism.
hacer barrabasadas
(v.)=play + pranks.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
hacer basto
(v.)=coarsen.
Ex: By shouting they may make themselves heard, but they also coarsen the quality of the sounds they produce, limiting the range and vocal color = Si gritan pueden hacerse oír, pero también embastecen la calidad de los sonidos que producen, limitando los rasgos de la voz y los tonos vocales .
hacer bien
(v.)=do + good.
Ex: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material.
hacer bochorno
(v.)=be muggy.
Ex: Today will be muggy with a slight chance of showers or thunderstorms, but most of the area will likely be rain free.
hacer borroso
(v.)=blur.
Ex: Much of what is written about the information society is blurred by vague definitions.
hacer borrón y cuenta nueva
(v.)=start with + a clean slate ; cut + Posesivo + losses ; turn over + a new leaf.
Ex: What I mean is, I can't then start with a clean slate toward everybody. Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike. Ex: The article is entitled 'Turning over a new leaf: the public library service: a report'.
hacer broma de
(v.)=make + fun of.
Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.
hacer bromas
(v.)=banter.
Ex: Each panelist comes with a distinct outlook and appreciation of this very sensitive issue and will be prepared to banter.
hacer bucles
(v.)=loop.
Ex: This algorithm handles cyclic graphs without unfolding the cycles nor looping through them.
hacer buen uso de Algo
(v.)=put to + good use.
Ex: Your advice, suggestions, comments are greatly appreciated and you can rest assured that they will be put to good use.
hacer buenas migas
(v.)=hit it off.
Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week.
hacer bulla
(v.)=kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
hacer bulto
(v.)=bulge.
Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.
hacer búsquedas en
(v.)=search through.
Ex: Users of the Web database will be able to search through this collection of American slave narratives by first and last name of narrator, county and state of servitude, year of birth, and name of master = Los usuarios de la base de datos web podrán consultar esta colección de relatos de esclavos americanos por nombre y apellido del narrador, país y condición de servidumbre, año de nacimiento y nombre del amo.
hacer cabriolas
(v.)=prance.
Ex: He immediately started prancing, running ahead excitedly and then back to me.
hacer caca
(v.)=take + a dump ; do + a poo(h) ; have + a poo(h) ; take + a poo(h) ; poo(h) ; poop ; take + a shit ; pass + stool ; have + a poop.
Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime. Ex: I have actually asked Jan why men take longer than women to do a poo. Ex: Maria always takes the most horrific pics of me -- so I got my own back by taking a video of her having a poo in a public toilet!. Ex: I recently have noticed that when my cat Miko takes a poo that there is quite a bit of blood in it. Ex: Cats hate citrus fruits so by spreading any orange, lemon, lime, etc. peel around the garden they will stop pooing on your lawn. Ex: The presence of somebody else in the bathroom makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, so you should always wait to poop when the bathroom is empty. Ex: No one likes taking a shit in the presence of others. Ex: Alumina is helpful for any stool that is passed with great difficulty. Ex: Having a poop while reading the paper is one of life's simple pleasures.
hacer caer
(v.)=oust.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by or ousted by the machine selection of terms.
hacer café
(v.)=make + coffee.
Ex: He sat down heavily and watched his wife sullenly as she made the coffee.
hacer caja
(v.)=tally up + sales ; balance + the cash ; reconcile (with) ; balance + the cash drawer.
Ex: At the end of the workday, retail stores tally up sales, and libraries tally circulation and other uses. Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals. Ex: The Catch 22 aspect of this attempt by the authors of the AACR to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency does not provide dual cataloging copy. Ex: The process of counting the money, reconciling the receipts and balancing the cash drawer creates an accountability of the day's transactions.
hacer caja con
(v.)=cash in on ; ride (on) + Posesivo + coattails.
Ex: At the same time, veteran fiction writers and new authors cashing in on fame from other media continued to rule the lists. Ex: Riding the coattails of Barack Obama, Democrats picked up seven seats held by Republicans in Tuesday's election to match the seven it gained two years ago.
hacer callar
(v.)=shush ; hush ; quieten.
Ex: Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake -- NO SHUSHING'. Ex: The paintings depict subjects such as terrorists and mothers hushing children. Ex: Sadly, you can't quieten the console using methods other than turning up the volume on your TV or wearing headphones.
hacer callar a gritos
(v.)=shout + Nombre + down.
Ex: But Singh was uncompromising in a speech to parliament as opposition lawmakers often tried to shout him down.
hacer cambiar
=swing + Persona.
Ex: New figures indicate a growing inflation, a pocketbook impact that has swung many voters in earlier elections.
hacer cambiar las cosas
(v.)=turn + the tide on.
Ex: The article 'Turning the Tide on Toxics' lists some of the toxic chemicals found around the home.
hacer cambios en la búsqueda
(v.)=renegotiate + search.
Ex: Interactive online systems do permit the user to renegotiate his/her search as s/he proceeds.
hacer cambios indebidamente
(v.)=tamper (with).
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
hacer campaña
(v.)=campaign ; stump ; go out on + the road.
Ex: Libraries must campaign more actively for funds. Ex: The article is entitled 'Businessmen try to stump librarians'. Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
hacer cara a
(v.)=brave.
Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought.
hacer caso
(v.)=take + notice ; listen (to) ; love + Nombre + back ; give + Nombre + attention.
Ex: Successful displays depend on two main ingredients: selection from the vast number of possible titles; and attractive layout, so that people will take notice of the books and want to know more about them. Ex: Only through listening to words in print being spoken does anyone discover their color, their life, their movement and drama. Ex: He's crazy about someone who doesn't love him back. Ex: The only way chippies like her will stop acting so cheap is if men stop giving them attention.
hacer caso (a/de)
(v.)=pay + attention to.
Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
hacer caso a Alguien
(v.)=take + Posesivo + word for it.
Ex: We're also expected to take their word for it, because they're professionals, despite no real evidence.
hacer caso omiso
(v.)=disregard ; brush aside ; go + unheeded ; fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; fly in + the face of ; be oblivious of/to ; push aside.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven. Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas. Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded. Ex: I realize that our pleas are no doubt continuing to fall on deaf ears at Thomson. Ex: The same argument on the part of librarians met deaf ears. Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention. Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next. Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure. Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve. Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
hacer caso omiso de
(v.)=be oblivious of/to.
Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
hacer castillos en el aire
(v.)=build + castles in the air.
Ex: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.
hacer chanchullos
(v.)=fiddle.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy.
hacer chatting
(v.)=chat.
Ex: Yet, as one librarian lamented, 'what I am seeing here, and we are not unique, is a large percentage of our Internet stations being used for e-mail and chat -- not what we envisioned when we started the service'.
hacer circular
(v.)=pass around ; float.
Ex: Pdf is good for where we think users might want to read in paper format or have something to archive or pass around, but it takes longer to download. Ex: Recently they started floating that same comment again, only this time Democrats have had time to formulate a response.
hacer circular por
(v.)=circulate round.
Ex: These displays are circulated round libraries, advice centres, community centres, etc.
hacer cisco
(v.)=tear + Nombre + apart ; wipe + the floor with.
Ex: He is a stickler for detail and can tear apart a budget or a balance sheet faster than anyone. Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
hacer clic
(v.)=click.
Ex: We click on the photo of the author, and he comes alive explaining the virtues of his book.
hacer coincidir
(v.)=match up.
Ex: A few universities are even using social media to match up roommates in advance.
hacer coincidir (con)
(v.)=reconcile (with).
Ex: The Catch 22 aspect of this attempt by the authors of the AACR to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency does not provide dual cataloging copy.
hacer cola
(v.)=queue up ; stand in + line.
Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services. Ex: This might just be the one time you don't mind standing in line to use the restroom.
hacer colectas
(v.)=exact + contributions.
Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
hacer comentarios
(v.)=air + comments.
Ex: After an additional brief discussion, during which several questions and comments were aired, a motion was made that an ad hoc committee be appointed 'to investigate the issue of employee performance appraisal systems'.
hacer como el avestruz
(v.)=bury + Posesivo + head in the sand (like an ostrich) ; stick + Posesivo + head in the sand.
Ex: Parents said bullying was being ignored, and accused the headmaster of burying his head in the sand. Ex: For all we know, this department may never have put together a policy for something like this -- some prefer to keep sticking their heads in the sand.
hacer como si nada
(v.)=play it + cool.
Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
hacer comparaciones
(v.)=draw + comparisons ; make + comparisons.
Ex: However, Figure 1.8 is a reasonably simple attempt to draw some broad comparisons. Ex: Quality in reviewing can be variable, but ARBA has a good record for providing critical comments when indicated and does not hesitate to make comparisons with similar tools.
hacer comparecer
(v.)=arraign.
Ex: 25.5 percent of the 247 juveniles arraigned in 3 months alone in 1989 had handicapping conditions.
hacer compatible (con)
(v.)=reconcile (with).
Ex: The Catch 22 aspect of this attempt by the authors of the AACR to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency does not provide dual cataloging copy.
hacer compost
(v.)=compost.
Ex: Physical characteristics of the compost ingredients, including moisture content and particle size, affect the rate at which composting occurs.
hacer compras
(v.)=do + shopping.
Ex: Shopping agents are intelligent agents that do shopping.
hacer comprender
(v.)=bring + home.
Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing.
hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiera
(v.)=be like putty in + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: Women will like it because it shows how men are nothing more than putty in their hands.
hacer con Alguien lo que Uno quiere
(v.)=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: Even though her performance lasted less than an hour, by the end she had them eating out of her hand and she received a standing ovation.
hacer concesiones
(v.)=make + allowances.
Ex: Title indexes then are not true subject indexes, and allowances should be made during searching.
hacer conjeturas
(v.)=speculate.
Ex: Speculate as to the index entries that the index string will cause to be generated, and make any necessary adjustments to indexing.
hacer constar
(v.)=state.
Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
hacer contrabando
(v.)=smuggle.
Ex: Terrorists have been known to use the underside of vehicles to plant explosives and for smuggling objects across security checkpoints.
hacer copias
(v.)=make + multiple copies.
Ex: The search results can be edited, possibly to eliminate unwanted references, to make multiple copies, or perhaps to make a more impressive-looking report.
hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente
(n.)=spirit duplication.
Ex: One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.
hacer correr la voz
(v.)=spread + the word ; spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word ; spread + the news.
Ex: It is divided into sections on the definition of information literacy, spreading the word outside the library profession, publications for librarians and information literacy in schools. Ex: The article 'Spreading the good word' studies the dissemination and relevance of research in the library-information field. Ex: Please keep me informed of e-democracy-related happenings in your community and nation so I can continue to pass on the good word to those around the world working to make a difference with ICTs in everyday politics and democracy. Ex: They have been doing their best to try to spread the news the genocide in Sri Lanka.
hacer cosas
(v.)=get + things done.
Ex: Networks are emerging as alternatives to bureaucratic hierarchies as ways to get things done.
hacer cosquillas
(v.)=tickle.
Ex: Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.
hacer creer
(v.)=lead to + believe ; lull + Nombre + into thinking.
Ex: The Act was launched with a glossy advertising campaign that led claimants to believe they were entitled to larger sums of money than they in fact received. Ex: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries.
hacer croché
(v.)=crochet.
Ex: You can teach yourself to crochet with these step-by-step photo tutorials for very beginners.
hacer crítica
(v.)=find + fault with.
Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
hacer cuadrar (con)
(v.)=reconcile (with).
Ex: The Catch 22 aspect of this attempt by the authors of the AACR to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency does not provide dual cataloging copy.
hacer cuadrar las cuentas
(v.)=reconcile + receipts.
Ex: The process of counting the money, reconciling the receipts and balancing the cash drawer creates an accountability of the day's transactions.
hacer cuadras las facturas
(v.)=reconcile + receipts.
Ex: The process of counting the money, reconciling the receipts and balancing the cash drawer creates an accountability of the day's transactions.
hacer cualquier cosa
(v.)=do + anything ; give + Posesivo + right arm.
Ex: The premise of the show is that gold diggers would do anything to marry money. Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
hacer cumplir
(v.)=uphold.
Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
hacer cumplir la disciplina
(v.)=enforce + discipline.
Ex: Librarians with teaching experience are also better able to enforce discipline.
hacer cumplir la legislación
(v.)=enforce + legislation.
Ex: A campaign to enforce legislation controlling the use of VDUs has achieved success in only one USA state.
hacer cumplir la ley
(n.)=law enforcement ; enforce + law ; legal enforcement.
Ex: The bibliography presents studies on the use of various communications media to inform the public on issues, such as mass transportation, driving safety, water resources, health, pollution, and law enforcement. Ex: But instead of trying to enforce the copyright law, they are claiming royalties which the private video libraries are willingly paying. Ex: Where harm over the Internet is caused by viruses, hidden in 'crannies' in the network, traditional legal enforcement is more difficult.
hacer cumplir una norma
(v.)=enforce + standard.
Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
hacer cumplir una política
(v.)=uphold + policy.
Ex: Every member of this university community is expected to uphold this policy as a matter of mutual respect and fundamental fairness in human relations.
hacer cumplir unas normas
(v.)=enforce + policy.
Ex: Clearly a more formal structure will be necessary if the commissioners are to establish and enforce policies on bodies such as Interpol.
hacer dar vueltas
(v.)=gyrate.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
hacer daño
(v.)=do + harm ; hurt.
Ex: Miss Laski suggests that the depiction of life found in many novels is naive, over-simplified and, as a constant diet, can do more harm than good. Ex: Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.
hacer de
(v.)=make out of.
Ex: This brings us back to the fact that books are made out of other books; that there is a family tree to which each book belongs.
hacer de + Posesivo + parte
(v.)=do + Posesivo + bit.
Ex: When it comes to the big issues, it's individuals that count, and so we asked some leading environmentalists how they were doing their bit.
hacer de carabina
(v.)=play + gooseberry.
Ex: Apart from the tale that babies are found under gooseberry bushes, to 'play gooseberry' was to act as a chaperon, or be an unwanted third presence when lovers wanted to be alone.
hacer de la noche día
(v.)=burn + the candle at both ends.
Ex: Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to 'burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.
hacer de nuevo
(v.)=redo [re-do] ; remake.
Ex: Clearly, the editor is not obligated to re-do the abstract, and if such is required, the professional competence of the abstractors must be questioned. Ex: The article 'The remaking of librarians in the knowledge era' details some of the efforts made to 'remake' the collection, advertise library services and rebuild membership.
hacer de protagonista
(v.)=star in.
Ex: She has starred in almost 100 films and twice won Cannes' best-actress prize.
hacer de tripas corazón
(v.)=bite + the bullet ; put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face ; take + heart.
Ex: The article 'Biting the Bullet on Education' discusses the crisis in science education which reflects larger educational problems and signals a possible economic disaster. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Ex: But I take heart from something that Bill Frye said when he agreed to outline a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Aunque me fortalezco con algo que Bill Frye dijo cuando aceptó esbozar un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.
hacer declamaciones
(v.)=declaim.
Ex: When the consultants are brought in, the people who have been pleading, asking, or declaiming don't seem to be the people who are invited to participate in the actual planning; they aren't brought in to discuss the delineation of plans.
hacer declaraciones
(v.)=make + statement.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
hacer dedo
(v.)=hitch + a ride ; thumb + a lift ; hitchhike.
Ex: After the music festival, campers began straggling out of town -- many of them looking to hitch a ride. Ex: The article 'Exploiting new technologies -- or 'thumbing a lift on the communications highways of tomorrow'' reviews current trends in telecommunications and their application to information services. Ex: To the best of my knowledge it's not actually illegal to hitchhike in Australia, although some states make you believe it is.
hacer del mismo molde
(v.)=cast in + the same mould as.
Ex: The British Library Information Service is cast in the same mould as the Library of Congress Referral Service.
hacer demasiado ruido
(v.)=be a bit (too) loud.
Ex: The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.
hacer derretir el hielo
(v.)=de-ice [deice].
Ex: Glycol is frequently used at airports during the winter to de-ice aircraft prior to take-off.
hacer desaparecer
(v.)=eradicate ; dispel ; banish ; wipe off ; wipe off.
Ex: In this instance links would be insufficient to eradicate the false drop. Ex: But years and experience do not always dispel the sense of unease. Ex: Microcomputers sets the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity. Ex: In the event of a nuclear war, India will emerge as the ultimate winner after wiping off Pakistan, but lose up to 500 million of its own people. Ex: Again, be very aware that this will wipe off everything that was on the disk.
hacer desaparecer como por arte de magia
(v.)=spirit away.
Ex: A band of thieves managed to find a secret entrance to the pyramid from which they spirited away piles of treasure in the dead of night.
hacer desaparecer desenfocando
(v.)=fade out.
Ex: In this tutorial, we will examine how to fade in and out of a scene a cat creature.
hacer desaparecer mediante un fundido
(v.)=fade out.
Ex: In this tutorial, we will examine how to fade in and out of a scene a cat creature.
hacer desaparecer sin dejar huella
(v.)=spirit away.
Ex: A band of thieves managed to find a secret entrance to the pyramid from which they spirited away piles of treasure in the dead of night.
hacer desaparecer sin dejar rastro
(v.)=spirit away.
Ex: A band of thieves managed to find a secret entrance to the pyramid from which they spirited away piles of treasure in the dead of night.
hacer desaparecer un mito
(v.)=dispel + myth.
Ex: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.
hacer desaparecer una división
(v.)=blur + division.
Ex: However, 22 per cent report that, within the last 5 years they have reorganized in a way that integrates or blurs these 2 divisions.
hacer descuento
(v.)=discount.
Ex: It is unusual that the agent's price, although discounted, is lower than the publisher's.
hacer desfilar
(v.)=parade.
Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.
hacer desviarse de rumbo
(v.)=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
Ex: His sudden death in 2006 threw her off course for a year before she could settle down to translate her copious notes into the novel. Ex: If you look around at the people you know, every one of them has done something stupid that threw them off track.
hacer detonar
(v.)=detonate.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
hacer devolver
(v.)=make + Nombre + sick.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
hacer diabluras
(v.)=play + pranks.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
hacer diana
(v.)=hit + home.
Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
hacer difícil
(v.)=make + it + difficult ; make + difficult.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases. Ex: These reforms may in turn make the implementation of proposal difficult.
hacer dinero
(v.)=make + money ; make + Dinero ; make + a buck.
Ex: Actually, we're in business to make money and we do need a mandate to do this kind of thing. Ex: There was justice in Dickens's complaint that his books would have made him many thousands of pounds in America if he had been able to copyright them there. Ex: Figure out your own way to make a buck, rather than waiting for the buck to come to you.
hacer dinero fácil
(v.)=make + a quick buck ; make + a fast buck ; make + easy money.
Ex: In this chapter, I will show you some ways to make a quick buck, either at school, work, or anywhere. Ex: They are in a race to make a fast buck and make it big. Ex: Here we teach you the fundamentals to making easy money online.
hacer dudar
(v.)=make + Nombre + doubt ; misgive.
Ex: He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew. Ex: When Sudaveh heard this message her mind misgave her, and she feared evil.
hacer eco
(v.)=echo ; resonate.
Ex: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected. Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries.
hacer eco de
(v.)=echo.
Ex: Kozol's emphasis on the rate of change must be echoed here.
hacer efectivo
(v.)=cash in ; cash out (of).
Ex: They have implemented a voluntary system for libraries of charging for photocopies with flat-rate 5 franc tokens, which can either be re-used by the recipient or cashed in for 4 francs. Ex: The next generation is opting to cash out of the small, family-owned farms that harbor centuries of rural wisdom and deep tradition.
hacer efectivo en metálico
(v.)=pay in + cash ; cash out (of).
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: The next generation is opting to cash out of the small, family-owned farms that harbor centuries of rural wisdom and deep tradition.
hacer ejercicio físico
(v.)=work out.
Ex: There's one option that lets you work out without working up a lather.
hacer ejercicios de calentamiento
(v.)=limber up.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
hacer el aire irrespirable
(v.)=choke + the air.
Ex: I should imagine that each time a book was removed from its shelf a cloud of dust would choke the air.
hacer el amor
(v.)=make + love ; get it on ; go + all the way.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another. Ex: I read that she walked onto the boat and caught them getting it on. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
hacer el avío
(v.)=get + ready.
Ex: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.
hacer el balance de cuentas
(v.)=balance + the cash ; balance + the cash drawer.
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals. Ex: The process of counting the money, reconciling the receipts and balancing the cash drawer creates an accountability of the day's transactions.
hacer el caballito
(v.)=do + a wheelie.
Ex: Learning how to do a wheelie is the first trick that most people learn on a bike.
hacer el cambio
(v.)=make + the change.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
hacer el chorra
=pissing into the wind.
Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.
hacer el deber de Uno
(v.)=do + Posesivo + part.
Ex: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.
hacer el dobladillo
(v.)=hem.
Ex: Young girls in the nineteenth century often learned to sew by hemming squares of cloth for handkerchiefs.
hacer el esfuerzo necesario
(v.)=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.
Ex: Sometimes one person is left with all the work because their partner doesn't pull their weight.
hacer el ganso
(v.)=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer el indio
(v.)=horse around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; clown around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister. Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer el intento
(v.)=have + a go ; give it + a shot ; give + Nombre + a try ; have + a stab at ; take + a stab at ; make + a stab at ; give it + a whirl ; give it + a try ; give it + a go ; give it + a twirl.
Ex: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go. Ex: I decided to give it a shot even though I was still skeptical. Ex: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try. Ex: If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow. Ex: Filled with an overwhelming inspiration, the two moviemakers decided to take a stab at the world of television by turning the camera on themselves. Ex: He decided to make a stab at a career in show business in New York but he only lasted in the Big Apple for a few weeks. Ex: Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now. Ex: I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising. Ex: Freshers' week is a festival to launch you into university life and as your first week at University, you should throw yourself into it and give everything a go!. Ex: Since a solid set of love-handles seems a positive asset when it comes to belly dancing, I decided to give it a twirl.
hacer el mal
(v.)=do + evil.
Ex: We all know that when evil is done it is very hard to repair the damage = Es de todos conocido que cuando se hace el mal es muy difícl reparar el daño.
hacer el mejor uso de
(v.)=make + the best of.
Ex: Careful cooperative planning is needed to make the best of these resources.
hacer el monigote
(v.)=fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer el paripé
(v.)=keep up + facade ; put on + an act.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up. Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act.
hacer el pasillo
(v.)=form + a guard of honour.
Ex: The England team form a guard of honour for retiring Australian batsman Justin Langer.
hacer el pasillo de honor
(v.)=form + a guard of honour.
Ex: The England team form a guard of honour for retiring Australian batsman Justin Langer.
hacer el payaso
(v.)=clown around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer el recorrido normal
(v.)=make + the rounds.
Ex: You may have seen the lines making the rounds of library e-mail: 'A Zen librarian searched for 'nothing' on the Internet and received 28 million hits'.
hacer el ridículo
(v.)=make + a fool of + Reflexivo ; make + an arse of + Reflexivo ; make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.
Ex: He made a fool of himself at a private function and was asked to leave. Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees. Ex: He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
hacer el testamento
(v.)=testate.
Ex: Martin Cungo, who testated in 1572, might have been a successful tailor from the large and diverse inventory of clothing in his will.
hacer el tonto
(v.)=fool around/about ; horse around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister. Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer el vacío
(v.)=give + Nombre + the silent treatment.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
hacer el último esfuerzo
(v.)=go + the last mile ; go + the extra mile.
Ex: Let me put it to you this way: the President is going the last mile for diplomacy. Ex: If everyone knew the great effects this gesture has, everyone would take the time to go the extra mile.
hacer elecciones
(v.)=make + choices.
Ex: Frequently it is necessary for the librarian or information worker to make choices concerning record size and field size.
hacer encaje
(v.)=tat.
Ex: I have been tatting steadily for a year now, but learned to tat twelve years ago from my husband's grandmother.
hacer encaje de bolillos
(v.)=do + the impossible ; jump through + hoops ; double over + backwards.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Helping the bumble bees to fly or teacher librarians to do the impossible'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'. Ex: Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web.
hacer encaje de bolillos para que cuadre Algo
(v.)=juggle.
Ex: Information technology managers face the challenge of juggling both information technology and business issues = Los encargados de la tecnología de la información se enfrente al reto de tener que compatibilizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología de la información con las cuestiones puramente empresariales.
hacer encargos
(v.)=run + errands.
Ex: A few days later, they were out running errands when they stopped by the post office to pick up the envelope.
hacer enemigos
(v.)=make + enemies.
Ex: However, her strong-mindedness, dictatorial tactics, and attempts to dominate her teachers and staff have made her many enemies.
hacer entender
(v.)=get across.
Ex: The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.
hacer entrar en razón
(v.)=speak + sense into ; talk + sense into.
Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Ex: You cannot talk sense into someone who is willing to do that to you.
hacer erupción
(v.)=erupt.
Ex: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear.
hacer escala
(v.)=stop over.
Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.
hacer eses
(v.)=zigzag ; walk all over + the road ; drive all over + the road.
Ex: The car zigzagged a 30 mile path in 10 minutes as the crow flies. Ex: It feels like a completely different car, and doesn't walk all over the road like it did. Ex: She was apparently pulled over after driving all over the road.
hacer esperar
(v.)=cool + Posesivo + heels ; put on + hold.
Ex: What's saved from lower-cost airline tickets can be more than offset by the income lost when travelers cool their heels for hours waiting for connecting flights. Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
hacer espuma
(v.)=work up + a lather ; froth ; foam.
Ex: After wetting the hands with clean, warm water, applying soap, and working up a lather, the hands should be rubbed together for at least 20 seconds. Ex: Thus, one way of improving the frothing capacity of milk is to heat it and cool it before trying to froth it. Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow.
hacer espumarajos
(v.)=foam ; froth.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow. Ex: Thus, one way of improving the frothing capacity of milk is to heat it and cool it before trying to froth it.
hacer esquina con
(v.)=form + right angles with.
Ex: The new library extension is in the style of the old farm houses and forms right angles with the old, now restored, main building which houses offices and local history collection.
hacer estallar
(v.)=spark ; ignite ; touch off ; blow up ; let off.
Ex: The nineteenth century was, quite rightly, fearful of any system of spreading knowledge which might spark the tinder box of unrest. Ex: In turn, that change ignited a body of literature that discussed those cataloguers' future roles. Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity. Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work. Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
hacer estallar en añicos
(v.)=blow + sky high.
Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
hacer estallar un guerra
(v.)=ignite + war.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Free MEDLINE ignites vendor wars'.
hacer estallar una bomba
(v.)=bomb.
Ex: The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo was bombed and burnt out with the loss of 90 per cent of its stock.
hacer esto
(v.)=go along + this road.
Ex: Higher education needs to go along this road because of financial incentives.
hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado
(v.)=pootle ; piddle around/about.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike. Ex: After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day.
hacer esto y aquello sin prisas
(v.)=pootle ; pot about/around.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike. Ex: In the meantime, we went back into town and just potted around trying to kill some hours before we had to leave.
hacer estragos
(v.)=lay + waste to ; create + havoc ; wreak + havoc ; cause + havoc ; take + Posesivo + toll (on).
Ex: The mutilation of periodicals is laying waste to vital and expensive periodical collections in all kinds of library across the USA, and it seems to strike academic libraries with particular virulence. Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere. Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system. Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc. Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
hacer estragos en
(v.)=play + havoc with.
Ex: To treat these reports differently only because some are serial and the others are monographic in form is to play havoc with the integrity of the catalog and to confound its users.
hacer estrías
(v.)=rifle.
Ex: Although manufactured in 1877 the 6.6-inch howitzers were not rifled until 1880.
hacer excepciones
(v.)=make + exceptions.
Ex: People tend to make rules for others and exceptions for themselves.
hacer exenciones
(v.)=make + exemptions.
Ex: It is, however, possible for member states to make exemptions to this restriction on grounds of important public interest.
hacer experimentos
(v.)=institute + experiments.
Ex: In an open-planned building designed flexibly to cater for adaptations, the librarian is not inhibited for making changes or instituting experiments.
hacer explotar
(v.)=blow up.
Ex: The article 'The library has blown up!' relates the short circuit in the main electrical circuit board of Porstmouth Public Library caused by electricians who were carrying out routine work.
hacer explícito
(v.)=make + explicit.
Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.
hacer extensivo + Posesivo + agradecimiento
(v.)=extend + Posesivo + thanks.
Ex: I would like to extend my thanks to our host who was kind enough to invite me.
hacer factible
(v.)=make + feasible.
Ex: However, one storage device which is making the retrieval of actual documents from a collection feasible now is the optical digital disc.
hacer falta
=need ; must ; have to ; it + take.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person. Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection. Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: Researchers have shown it takes about ten years to develop expertise in any of a wide variety of areas, including painting, swimming, tennis, and research in neuropsychology and topology.
hacer favoritismos
(v.)=play + favourites.
Ex: However, it was anything but neutral, and Pakistan's urge to play favourites distorted the Afghans' struggle, with disturbing longer-term consequences.
hacer flexible
(v.)=limber up.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
hacer flexiones
(v.)=do + push-ups.
Ex: If a standard push-up is too difficult, you can start by doing push-ups against a wall, a table or a sturdy chair.
hacer flexiones de brazos
(v.)=do + push-ups.
Ex: If a standard push-up is too difficult, you can start by doing push-ups against a wall, a table or a sturdy chair.
hacer footing
(v.)=jog.
Ex: Anyone jog at night before hitting the hay -- is it good for sleep or you become too awake?.
hacer fortuna
(v.)=make + Posesivo + fortune ; make + a fortune ; strike + it rich ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
Ex: Trading for cash, not credit, Lackington relied on the size of his turnover to make his fortune. Ex: Lester J. V. Halvorsen, a Swedish immigrant who made a fortune in lumber, built the mansion for his Italian bride. Ex: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', 'striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold. Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold. Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
hacer fotocopias
(n.)=photoduplication [photo-duplication].
Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
hacer fotografía
(v.)=make + picture.
Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.
hacer fracasar
(v.)=foil ; derail.
Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users. Ex: When organizational communication works well, every ofther facet of management is enhanced; if it derails, other aspects of directing falter as well = Cuando la comunicación dentro de una organización funciona bien, las demás facetas de la gestión mejoran; no obstante, si falla, los otros aspectos de la dirección flaquean también.
hacer frente
(v.)=combat ; come to + terms with ; contain ; address + Nombre + head-on ; meet + Nombre + head-on ; tackle + Nombre + head-on ; face + Nombre + head-on ; engage.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission. Ex: Much of the conventional wisdom of librarianship is going to have to undergo what is so aptly described as an 'agonizing reappraisal' before we can come to terms with the new information age. Ex: The huge upsurge in publishing activity outran the rudimentary abilities of libraries and contemporary bibliographers to contain it. Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on. Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us. Ex: The author emphasizes the importance for libraries of tackling copyright issues head on. Ex: Both stress the need to face the issues head on, but prudently, by documenting the extent of the problem before meeting with the library director. Ex: Australian destroyers engaged the Japanese shore guns and the mine sweepers carried out their task successfully, but not without loss.
hacer frente a
(v.)=confront ; deal with ; face ; face up to ; meet ; cope with ; wrestle with ; stand up to ; brave ; breast ; address ; tackle.
Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations. Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials. Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well. Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age. Ex: There may be a threat of over-capacity; if so, this could be met by diversification, an enlargement of the SLIS role. Ex: This latter period is when the air-conditioning has to work hardest to cope with high outside air temperature and solar gains through the building. Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional. Ex: In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy. Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought. Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause. Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on. Ex: Chapter 2 tackles books, pamphlets and printed sheets, and chapter 3 is dedicated to cartographic materials.
hacer frente a deudas
(v.)=meet + debts.
Ex: A company becomes insolvent when it is unable to meet its debts = Una empresa se hace insolvente cuando es incapaz de hacer frente a sus deudas.
hacer frente a gastos
(v.)=meet + expenses.
Ex: Those that cannot meet legal expenses can receive help from one of three legal aid schemes introduced by the government: legal advice and assistance, legal aid in civil proceedings and legal aid in criminal proceedings.
hacer frente a la delincuencia
(v.)=tackle + crime.
Ex: A new Federal regulation aimed at tackling white-collar crime has sobering implications for managers.
hacer frente a la inflación
(v.)=combat + inflation.
Ex: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation.
hacer frente a la realidad
(v.)=confront + reality ; face + (the) facts ; face + (up to) the fact that ; face + reality.
Ex: We must confront the reality that the new technology affects they way people understand the information it carries. Ex: This has, of course, always been so, but the facts have not always been faced. Ex: The fact must be faced that the world as a whole tends not to have a clue about the existence of the information profession. Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
hacer frente a la realidad (de que)
(v.)=face + the truth (that).
Ex: The existential theme of this play, the need to face the truth that there is no meaningful life, may have been too much for its first American audience.
hacer frente a la situación
(v.)=tackle + situation.
Ex: Outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.
hacer frente a la vida
(v.)=cope.
Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.
hacer frente a las diferencias
(v.)=face + differences.
Ex: The immense cultural differences facing the professions tends to render comparisons valueless.
hacer frente a los elementos
(v.)=brave + the elements.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
hacer frente a los hechos
(v.)=face + facts.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
hacer frente a tiempos difíciles
(v.)=cope with + difficult times ; cope with + difficult times.
Ex: The author outlines strategies developed by the publishing industry, booksellers and library managers to cope with difficult times. Ex: The author outlines strategies developed by the publishing industry, booksellers and library managers to cope with difficult times.
hacer frente a un cambio
(v.)=meet + change.
Ex: All professionals need consciously and continously to update their skills in order to meet the challenges and changes in technology and in their fields.
hacer frente a un gasto
(v.)=meet + cost.
Ex: Unesco has launched an international appeal to meet the cost of the library building.
hacer frente a un problema
(v.)=attack + problem ; combat + problem ; wrestle with + problem.
Ex: We know what our problems are, and we can attack them from that point of view. Ex: The majority of students condemn the theft or mutilation of library stock and welcome security measures to combat this problem. Ex: Libraries and other institutions currently have little or no guidance from their legislators as they wrestle with the problems related to Internet use.
hacer frente a un reto
(v.)=rise (up) to + challenge ; confront + challenge ; meet + challenge ; embrace + challenge.
Ex: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'Americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country. Ex: It is very important to establish information networks as a mechanism to confront the challenges presented by the 'information explosion'. Ex: They have to be reformed into organizations better fitted to meet the challenges of technology-dominated futures. Ex: A new energy efficiency survey reveals that business is embracing the challenge of becoming more environmentally friendly.
hacer frente a una amenaza
(v.)=address + threat.
Ex: This paper has described several endeavours which illustrate how we can address the threats from technological discontinuities.
hacer frente a una crisis
(v.)=face + crisis ; meet + crisis.
Ex: Calculated, moderate risk-taking in search of improvement and change must be the strategy of the dynamic librarian of the 1980s in the light of the crisis to be faced. Ex: There is significant optimism about technological innovation meeting any possible crisis in literature growth.
hacer frente a una incertidumbre
(v.)=meet + uncertainty.
Ex: Rather, SLIS should develop a variety of ways to meet uncertainties inherent in assessments of future trends.
hacer frente a una necesidad
(v.)=meet + Posesivo + needs ; serve + need.
Ex: Many common needs could be met by shared accommodation and equipment. Ex: The public library, the university library, the library of a commercial firm, for example, each serve the various needs of differing groups of users.
hacer frente a una responsabilidad
(v.)=meet + responsibility ; face up to + responsibility.
Ex: It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity. Ex: Regrettably, some people have considerable difficulty in facing up to responsibility and they procrastinate; others become notorious for making snap judgments.
hacer frente al cambio
(v.)=manage + change.
Ex: To implement the plan will require librarians to actively manage change and foster the cooperation of vendors.
hacer frente al futuro
(v.)=face up to + the future.
Ex: We must face up to the future and ensure that the unique value of the public library as a focus for community life are shared with others.
hacer frente al hecho de que
(v.)=face + (up to) the fact that.
Ex: The fact must be faced that the world as a whole tends not to have a clue about the existence of the information profession.
hacer fresco
(v.)=be cool.
Ex: In the school holidays a mobile library service targeted at children is operated early in the morning while it is cool.
hacer frío
(v.)=be cold.
Ex: For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold.
hacer funcionar
=service ; do + the trick.
Ex: Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised. Ex: We are currently in the process of looking at two products that seem to do the trick.
hacer gala de
(v.)=sport.
Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
hacer gala del conocimiento que uno tiene
(v.)=air + knowledge.
Ex: The child who has the advantage of being brought up enriched by hearing stories and reading books will have the opportunity to air his knowledge about the characters in nursery stories.
hacer ganchillo
(v.)=crochet.
Ex: You can teach yourself to crochet with these step-by-step photo tutorials for very beginners.
hacer gansadas
(v.)=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer garabatos
(v.)=scribble ; scrawl ; doodle.
Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them. Ex: The artist scrawled on some of the works with Chinese ink. Ex: These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills .
hacer girar
(v.)=twiddle ; twirl.
Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident. Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.
hacer gozar
(v.)=delight.
Ex: Libraries must begin seriously to assess how well they are anticipating, meeting, and delighting students and faculty.
hacer gracia
(v.)=tickle + Posesivo + fancy ; feel + amused.
Ex: Come on in and browse around -- hopefully you will find something that tickles your fancy. Ex: We even react as though it were all happening to us by feeling sad or happy, frightened or angry, amused or scandalized, and so on.
hacer grandes esfuerzos por
(v.)=take + (great) pains to.
Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
hacer grandes progresos
(v.)=make + great strides.
Ex: Although women have made great strides in sport, their achievements will continue to be meaningless as long as sports broadcasters undermine, trivialize, & minimize their performances through biased commentaries.
hacer guardar silencio
(v.)=shush.
Ex: Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake -- NO SHUSHING'.
hacer gárgaras
(v.)=gargle.
Ex: While the relief from pain and swelling is real, gargling with salt doesn't necessarily cure the ailment.
hacer hasta la presente
(v.)=do + all along.
Ex: I think one thing is certain: we cannot simply attempt to do better what it is we have been doing all along.
hacer hidrófugo
(v.)=render + water-repellent.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.
hacer hincapié
(v.)=emphasise [emphasize, -USA].
Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works.
hacer hincapié en
(v.)=put + a premium on.
Ex: Businesses work to deadlines that put a premium on convenience and ready availability.
hacer hincapié en una idea
(v.)=hammer + point.
Ex: To hammer the point again, this is only true when we are reading thoughtfully.
hacer historia
(v.)=make + history ; history in the making ; go down in + history.
Ex: This online service enables users to view and print out photographs of major current news stories, people, places and events that made history. Ex: We ask you to support what is by far the most important women's rights case in the country and be a witness to women's history in the making. Ex: The only thing he should go down in history for is for being the biggest idiot that ever lived.
hacer honor a
(v.)=honour [honor, -USA] ; live up to.
Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate. Ex: There is one area where librarians ought to live up to what their public expects of them and this is in the accuracy and quality of their bibliographic citation practice = Hay un área en donde los bibliotecarios deberían estar a la altura de lo que los usuarios experan de ellos que es la precisión y calidad de sus citas bibliográficas.
hacer honor a un acuerdo
(v.)=honour + agreement.
Ex: Nevertheless, it has never yet been seriously argued that there should be restrictions placed on any retail outlets wishing to sell books, so long as they honour the Net Book Agreement.
hacer honor a un compromiso
(v.)=live up to + commitment ; honour + commitment.
Ex: The consultant frequently is expected to live up to a commitment never made or a problem can be so defined as to beg the solution. Ex: Some unnecessary duplication of materials has been reduced because it is now agreed that certain libraries will honour commitments to collect books, serials and other materials in a particular subject intensively and to make the materials available to users from other member libraries.
hacer honor al nombre de Uno
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + name.
Ex: The article 'America Online may live up to its name' examines the services provided by this online vendor = El artículo "America Online puede hacer honor a su nombre" analiza los servicios ofrecidos por este distribuidor de información en línea.
hacer horas extraordinarias
(v.)=work + overtime.
Ex: But her words fell on deaf ears: The two employees remained adamant -- either Florence worked overtime too, or they would not.
hacer horas extras
(v.)=work + overtime.
Ex: But her words fell on deaf ears: The two employees remained adamant -- either Florence worked overtime too, or they would not.
hacer hueco
(v.)=make + room (for).
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
hacer huelga
(v.)=strike ; go on + strike.
Ex: School teachers have decided to strike for more money. Ex: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions.
hacer huella
(v.)=leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter. Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today. Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history. Ex: Their music redefined rock and roll for an entire generation, leaving an imprint that endures to this day. Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
hacer huir
(v.)=drive away ; chase + Nombre + off.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers. Ex: Wolverines are very ferocious scavengers that even chase wolves and bears off.
hacer huir en batalla
(v.)=rout.
Ex: His army was routed by Government troops in the last battle ever fought on British soil.
hacer ilusión
(v.)=look forward to (+ Gerundio) ; be excited about ; be thrilled ; be pleased (to).
Ex: We may look forward to more complete fulfilment of this objective in the near future. Ex: I'm not a catalog person, I'm a computer person, and I'm very excited about this concept. Ex: When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'. Ex: The staff will be very pleased to hear it.
hacer imaginar
(v.)=conjure up + an image of ; conjure up + a vision of.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins. Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
hacer impermeable
(v.)=render + water-repellent.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.
hacer inalterable
(v.)=set in + stone ; set in + tablets of stone.
Ex: Reciprocity and mutual understanding are necessary conditions for states who want establish firm relationships and this should be set in stone. Ex: Standards are not principles set in tablets of stone -- they are living and contextualised principles open to critique, adaptation and refinement in the light of evolving professional knowledge.
hacer incomprensible
(v.)=render + incomprehensible ; garble.
Ex: The dangers of abbreviations rendering material totally incomprehensible and indecipherable are most clearly to be seen in the matter of periodical titles. Ex: This software provides full text search for text corpora that may be garbled by OCR or transmission errors, and that may contain languages other than English = Este programa ofrece búsqueda en texto completo de corpus lingüísticos que puedan hacerse indescifrable por errores del OCR o de transmisión y que puedan contener otras lenguas diferentes al inglés.
hacer indescifrable
(v.)=render + indecipherable ; garble.
Ex: The dangers of abbreviations rendering material totally incomprehensible and indecipherable are most clearly to be seen in the matter of periodical titles. Ex: This software provides full text search for text corpora that may be garbled by OCR or transmission errors, and that may contain languages other than English = Este programa ofrece búsqueda en texto completo de corpus lingüísticos que puedan hacerse indescifrable por errores del OCR o de transmisión y que puedan contener otras lenguas diferentes al inglés.
hacer innecesario
(v.)=obviate + the need for ; make + redundant.
Ex: All the print in one book should be of the same kind, to obviate the need for optical adjustment. Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.
hacer insinuaciones
(v.)=make + innuendos.
Ex: He repeatedly comments on my appearance, makes sexual innuendoes, and touches me.
hacer insinuaciones sobre
(v.)=make + noises about ; make + a noise about.
Ex: The government have been making noises about it for some time but haven't quite got round to it. Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.
hacer insoluble
(v.)=render + insoluble.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.
hacer inutilizable
(v.)=render + useless.
Ex: This article concludes that cutting the number of words could lead to undesirable impoverishing of data bases rendering them useless as an independent source of information.
hacer inventario
(v.)=stocktake.
Ex: It's time to stocktake what science has accomplished -- the 20th century is noted for the great victory of the materialism, objectivism, and mechanism.
hacer jogging
(v.)=jog.
Ex: Anyone jog at night before hitting the hay -- is it good for sleep or you become too awake?.
hacer juego con
(v.)=go with.
Ex: The Crocs are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency that goes with their dynamic patriarchal system.
hacer juegos malabares
(v.)=juggle.
Ex: He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo
(v.)=juggle.
Ex: Information technology managers face the challenge of juggling both information technology and business issues = Los encargados de la tecnología de la información se enfrente al reto de tener que compatibilizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología de la información con las cuestiones puramente empresariales.
hacer justicia
(v.)=do + justice.
Ex: This approach does insufficient justice to the preliminary steps in the indexing process.
hacer la cama
(v.)=make + the bed.
Ex: Income is the payment people receive for doing work, such as earning a weekly allowance for making beds and emptying the wastebaskets.
hacer la colada
(v.)=do + the washing ; wash + clothes.
Ex: Like most mums with a large family, I usually do the washing every day. Ex: Bathing & washing clothes in the river are perceived as pleasurable & traditional social activities.
hacer la comida
(v.)=cook ; cook + meal ; do + the cooking.
Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate. Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office. Ex: Throughout history, women have always done the cooking around the house.
hacer la cuenta
(v.)=tot up ; tote up.
Ex: Babies cry for an average of five hours a day for the first three months and tot up 51 days in their first year, according to survey. Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
hacer la guerra
(v.)=make + war.
Ex: Culture may mean an acquaintance with the ways in which a particular people construct buildings, manufacture artifacts, worship deities, make war and love, raise children, and live with one another.
hacer la guerra (contra/a)
(v.)=wage + war (against/on).
Ex: The story of Muhammad's conquest of Khaybar disproves the theory that Muslims only wage war in self-defense.
hacer la paz
(v.)=make + (the) peace.
Ex: They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints.
hacer la pelota
(v.)=butter + Nombre + up ; toady ; fawn (on/upon/over) ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need. Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them. Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough. Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear. Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
hacer la pelota a + Alguien
(v.)=curry + favour with + Alguien.
Ex: Some even go so far as to curry favor with him, to keep him off their backs.
hacer la pelotilla
(v.)=toady ; butter + Nombre + up ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them. Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need. Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear. Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
hacer la prueba
(v.)=give it + a whirl ; give it + a shot ; give it + a try ; give it + a twirl.
Ex: Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now. Ex: I decided to give it a shot even though I was still skeptical. Ex: I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising. Ex: Since a solid set of love-handles seems a positive asset when it comes to belly dancing, I decided to give it a twirl.
hacer la transición
(v.)=make + the transition.
Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
hacer la vida imposible
(v.)=make + life hell.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
hacer la vista gorda
(v.)=look + the other way ; turn + a blind eye to ; pretend + not to have seen.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition. Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be. Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.
hacer largos
(v.)=swim + laps ; swim + lengths.
Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer. Ex: This is plenty big enough for swimming lengths, playing volleyball or just floating on a lilo reading a book.
hacer las leyes más estrictas
(v.)=tighten + laws.
Ex: This article describes Pakistan's initiatives for stopping piracy including tightening the copyright laws and halting the purchase of pirated editions by libraries.
hacer las maletas
(v.)=pack up ; pack + Posesivo + belongings ; pack + Posesivo + things ; pack + Posesivo + suitcases ; pack + Posesivo + bags.
Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone. Ex: She then returned to campus and finished packing her belongings in her dormitory room. Ex: And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone. Ex: With schools about to break up for the summer, millions of Brits will be packing their suitcases and jetting off on holiday over the next few weeks. Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off.
hacer las paces
(v.)=heal + the breach ; heal + the rift ; bury + the hatchet ; make + (the) peace ; smoke + the peace pipe ; smoke + the pipe of peace ; bury + the tomahawk ; bury + the war axe ; make up.
Ex: There is no doubt that since DCD and BNB healed the breach the LC scheme has gained in popularity. Ex: His initiatives helped heal the rift between authors and librarians. Ex: Idioms such as 'bury the hatchet' were presented to 48 college students in sentential contexts that either biased the subject toward a literal or a figurative interpretation or left the interpretation ambiguous. Ex: They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints. Ex: If the Americans and the Russians can smoke the peace pipe, so can the Indians and the Pakistanis; however, it has to be done on the basis of dignity and mutual respect. Ex: There he and his braves met with white settlers to smoke the pipe of peace and settle their differences. Ex: Now is the time of all times to bury the tomahawk, throw aside all differences and unite in one great purpose of saving the State from further turmoil. Ex: Long ago when tribes exchanged gifts and agreed to wash the spears or bury the war axe things were not as complex as they became later on. Ex: Martin and Ruthie are back to being bestfriends after they made up over spring break.
hacer las paces con
(v.)=make up to.
Ex: He had affronted every man who had tried to make up to him, although not quite offensively enough to require bloodshed.
hacer llamada telefónica
(v.)=make + telephone call.
Ex: Some clients many need practical help with writing letters, filling in forms or making a telephone call.
hacer llorar
(v.)=reduce + Nombre + to tears.
Ex: Teachers can reduce a child to tears by picking them out in an assembly and giving her a dressing down in front of the whole school.
hacer llorar de emoción
(v.)=move + Nombre + to tears.
Ex: By the time the 50 minutes of the show were up, everybody was moved to tears, but then, at the very last moment, it left them smiling.
hacer lo correcto
(v.)=do + the right thing.
Ex: Vendors should take this trouble not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it is a safeguard against consumer litigation.
hacer lo imposible
(v.)=bend over backwards ; do + the impossible ; lean over + backwards ; double over + backwards.
Ex: While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva. Ex: The article carries the title 'Helping the bumble bees to fly or teacher librarians to do the impossible'. Ex: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied. Ex: Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web.
hacer lo imposible para
(v.)=jump through + hoops.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'.
hacer lo imprescindible
(v.)=do + enough to get by.
Ex: Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda
(v.)=put + Posesivo + best into ; give of + Posesivo + best ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
Ex: Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time. Ex: If employees are led effectively, they will seek to give of their best voluntarily without the need for control through rules and sanctions. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
hacer lo mejor que uno puede
(v.)=try + Posesivo + best ; try + Posesivo + heart out.
Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use. Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
hacer lo mismo
(v.)=follow + suit ; reciprocate.
Ex: Israel pioneering use of 'bottled' solar energy now has many following suit. Ex: Rosemary boldly confessed her feelings for Dick, and he began to reciprocate them.
hacer lo más acertado dadas las circunstancias
(v.)=do + the best thing in the circumstances.
Ex: They have done the best thing in the circumstances.
hacer lo mínimo
(v.)=do + enough to get by.
Ex: Some employees just put in time, doing enough to get by, but never really trying to take on responsibility or learn anything new.
hacer lo que + Pronombre + corazón + desear
(v.)=do as + Posesivo + heart + desire.
Ex: As long as she's performing and doing as her heart desires, I'm sure she'll be happy.
hacer lo que + dictar + el corazón
(v.)=do as + Posesivo + heart + tell + Pronombre.
Ex: Soon she realised she couldnt resist opening it, so she did as her heart told her even though her brain told her not to.
hacer lo que Uno quiera
(v.)=get away with + murder.
Ex: Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.
hacer lo que a Uno le de la gana
(v.)=get away with + murder.
Ex: Seldom has someone so close to the echelons of power faced capital punishment since there is widespread belief in the country that the rich and powerful can literally get away with murder.
hacer lo que le corresponde a Uno
(v.)=do + Posesivo + part.
Ex: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.
hacer lo que uno dice que es capaz de hacer
(v.)=live up to + Posesivo + claim.
Ex: The system has lived up to its claims, fulfilling all specifications and proving highly reliable = El sistema ha cumplido lo dijo, haciendo realidad todas sus especificaciones y demostrando ser muy fiable.
hacer los deberes
(v.)=do + Posesivo + homework.
Ex: Children seek education deliberately when they use the library to do their homework while many of the other borrowers are looking for recreational fare.
hacer los primeros pinitos
(v.)=take + the first step.
Ex: If you would like to become a doer, this section aims to help you take the first steps.
hacer los votos
(v.)=take + vows.
Ex: The declining number of men and women taking vows has raised questions about this from inside and outside the Catholic church.
hacer malabarismos
(v.)=juggle.
Ex: He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo
(v.)=juggle.
Ex: Information technology managers face the challenge of juggling both information technology and business issues = Los encargados de la tecnología de la información se enfrente al reto de tener que compatibilizar las cuestiones relacionadas con la tecnología de la información con las cuestiones puramente empresariales.
hacer mandados
(v.)=run + errands.
Ex: A few days later, they were out running errands when they stopped by the post office to pick up the envelope.
hacer maravillas
(v.)=work + wonders.
Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.
hacer mejor
(v.)=give + Nombre + an edge.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
hacer mejoras
(v.)=make + improvements.
Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.
hacer mella
(v.)=take + Posesivo + toll (on) ; leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression ; hit + home.
Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll. Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness. Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter. Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today. Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history. Ex: Their music redefined rock and roll for an entire generation, leaving an imprint that endures to this day. Ex: The reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers. Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
hacer mella en
(v.)=dent ; make + a dent in ; take + a bite out of.
Ex: Perhaps by the year 2010 newspaper circulations might be seriously dented by online services. Ex: Office automation products and techniques will be able to make a sizeable dent in the growing number of office workers. Ex: Inflation has already taken a substantial bite out of educational programs, and the situation will probably get worse.
hacer mella en + Posesivo + ahorros
(v.)=eat into + Posesivo + savings.
Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
hacer mención de/a
(v.)=make + mention of.
Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.
hacer mezcla
(v.)=mix + cement.
Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.
hacer milagros
(v.)=work + wonders ; work + miracles.
Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest. Ex: This action will simply not work miracles unless all aspects of the library service, including staff attitudes, are outgoing and relevant to the needs of all the community.
hacer morritos
(v.)=pout ; pout + Posesivo + lips.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people. Ex: Kim pouted her lips as if she was Madonna and then fluttered her eyes.
hacer mucha ilusión
(v.)=be thrilled ; be excited about ; be pleased (to).
Ex: When accepting the appointment, Peter stated that he is 'thrilled to serve IFLA as Secretary General because IFLA has a unique role to empower library and information professionals'. Ex: I'm not a catalog person, I'm a computer person, and I'm very excited about this concept. Ex: The staff will be very pleased to hear it.
hacer mucho
(v.)=do + much.
Ex: Our great repositories can do much by sharing online more of their rarely seen but appealingly human multimedial and manuscript treasures.
hacer mucho dinero
(v.)=make + good money ; earn + good money.
Ex: Thousands of ordinary people from all over the world are now making good money on the Internet, who once thought they never could. Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly by night, get rich quick scheme.
hacer mucho por
(v.)=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate.
hacer mucho tiempo que Algo ha desaparecido
=be long gone.
Ex: Publishers should recognize that market conditions that drove this cycle are long gone and adjust to the realities of the 1990s.
hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo
(v.)=make + a song and dance about.
Ex: But nobody knows that because Ford don't make a song and dance about everything they work on or develop.
hacer más consciente de Algo
(v.)=heighten + awareness.
Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
hacer más copias de Algo
(v.)=produce + additional copies.
Ex: A line printer can only produce about four readable copies using carbon interleaved paper, so additional copies must either be produced by photocopying or by rerunning the computer, both of which are relatively costly.
hacer más eficiente
(v.)=streamline.
Ex: In the field of cataloguing he streamlined the cataloguing process and secured an international reputation with his cataloguing code and subject headings list.
hacer más estricto
(v.)=tighten.
Ex: Project Key Words aims to tighten national guidelines for use of key words in retrieval systems.
hacer más fuerte
(v.)=toughen.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
hacer más inteligente
(v.)=smarten.
Ex: Now look at him, he is more mature and has been smartened by adversity which has taught him its lessons on humility.
hacer más interesante
(v.)=spice up ; add + spice.
Ex: This article presents a number of sites on the Internet which are unusual or of special interest and are thereby recommended to spice up public access in libraries. Ex: The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders -- new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.
hacer más preciso
(n.)=tightening up.
Ex: This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.
hacer más rico
(v.)=add + richness to.
Ex: Short case studies were conducted with eight of the awardees to confirm the findings and add richness to the study.
hacer más riguroso
(n.)=tighten ; tightening up.
Ex: Project Key Words aims to tighten national guidelines for use of key words in retrieval systems. Ex: This appears to be a tightening up of the definition rather than a new approach.
hacer más sabroso
(v.)=pep up.
Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
hacer más sofisticado
(v.)=dumb up.
Ex: So the ISI journal-impact factor is merely a tiny dumbed-down portion of the rich emerging spectrum of objective impact indicators; it now needs to be dumbed-up, not dumped!.
hacer música
(v.)=make + music.
Ex: She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her.
hacer necesario
(v.)=render + necessary ; call forth.
Ex: The perceived disinterest among librarians and incompetence among researchers renders it necessary to establish whether there is any justification for these ideas. Ex: In most people, this perfectly natural self-destructive subpersonality sleeps unless extreme conditions call it forth to influence events.
hacer negocio
(v.)=make + business.
Ex: The boycott consists of a consumer boycott of Israeli products as well as a boycott of all the firms which make business with Israel.
hacer negocios
(v.)=do + business ; transact.
Ex: A CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983 which revealed that companies doing business in Europe employed 1/2 million people. Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
hacer notar
(v.)=bring to + Posesivo + attention ; bring to + the attention ; mark ; note ; bring to + notice ; bring + attention to ; bring to + Posesivo + notice.
Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros. Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time. Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week. Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above. Ex: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter. Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound. Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.
hacer notar la presencia de
(v.)=make + Posesivo + presence felt ; make + Posesivo + presence known.
Ex: Late on the scene though they may have been, public libraries are now making their presence felt, especially in the great cities of the United States. Ex: He is a fierce competitor who prefers to make his presence known with his play instead of his mouth.
hacer novillos
(v.)=play + hooky ; skip + class ; play + truant ; bunk off ; bunk + classes ; skive ; bunk + school.
Ex: She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky. Ex: Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course. Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant. Ex: Kids are bunking off school with their parent's permission, according to a new report. Ex: Bunking classes might soon become a thing of the past in schools across the city thanks to radio frequency identification (RFID). Ex: He sat on walls, with the others when they skived school, swigging the very cheapest, tartest cider straight from two-litre bottles. Ex: Poverty means they are more likely to bunk school, enter crime and die younger.
hacer nudos
(v.)=knot.
Ex: But he had knotted his tie so tight because he was so nervous that he couldn't get it off.
hacer objeciones contra
(v.)=urge against.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
hacer observaciones
(v.)=comment on/upon.
Ex: I'd like, instead of commenting on Mr Kilgour's speech, to ask him a question.
hacer obsoleto
(v.)=make + redundant.
Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.
hacer ojitos
(v.)=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
Ex: Rapists often try to blame the victim for dressing too provocatively or 'giving them the eye'. Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
hacer olas
(v.)=make + waves.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
hacer ordinario
(v.)=coarsen.
Ex: By shouting they may make themselves heard, but they also coarsen the quality of the sounds they produce, limiting the range and vocal color = Si gritan pueden hacerse oír, pero también embastecen la calidad de los sonidos que producen, limitando los rasgos de la voz y los tonos vocales .
hacer oídos sordos
(v.)=turn + a deaf ear to.
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.
hacer pagar tributos
(v.)=exact + tributes.
Ex: And having conquered all the mountains and the kings that reigned there, and bringing them under his sway, he exacted tributes from all.
hacer palmas
(v.)=clap.
Ex: Showstopper is a term used to indicate that some part of a show is so good that the audience literally stops the show by clapping.
hacer paradas
(v.)=make + stops.
Ex: Auckland has 2 mobile libraries which make stops daily at shopping centres, residential areas and nursing homes.
hacer parecer
(v.)=make + seem ; make + Nombre + out to be.
Ex: None of this is ever as schematic and neatly arranged, step-by-step, as my discussion of it here makes it seem = Nunca nada de esto es tan simple, bien ordenado y secuencial como lo hago parecer. Ex: The union would have to make me out to be nearly a criminal in order to make that sort of proof.
hacer parecer pequeño
(v.)=dwarf.
Ex: The author forecasts that the global market for intranet technologies will dwarf the Internet by the turn of the century.
hacer partícipe
(v.)=engage ; let + Nombre + know.
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments. Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.
hacer pasajero
(v.)=render + transitory.
Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
hacer patochadas
(v.)=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer payasadas
(v.)=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business. Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to. Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning. Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.
hacer pedazos
(v.)=shatter ; smash + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: Her feeling of well-being was soon rudely shattered. Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.
hacer peligrar
(v.)=place + in jeopardy ; imperil ; endanger ; pose + risk.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future. Ex: For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'. Ex: These events threaten to disrupt publishing and endanger the life of the book. Ex: Exhibition of original documents, books, and artifacts in libraries can pose risks to these materials.
hacer pensar
(v.)=provoke + thought ; make to + think ; lull + Nombre + into thinking ; summon up + image.
Ex: This article suggests different functions of printed material and computer use as educational media to provoke thought and combat all kinds of totalitarianism. Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed. Ex: One is sometimes lulled into thinking that there might be a grain of rationality in his commentaries. Ex: To most people in Britain, the phrase 'clotted cream' instantly summons up an image of teatime.
hacer pensar en
(v.)=conjure ; conjure up + a picture of ; bring to + mind ; conjure up + an image of ; conjure up ; conjure up + a vision of.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker. Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect. Ex: These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades. Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins. Ex: As we enter full-throttle into the Information Age, the mere mention of 'the information highway' conjures up a predictable set of high-tech images. Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
hacer pequeños ajustes
(v.)=tinker + around the edges ; tinker (about/around) with.
Ex: EU leaders are trying to raise the dead by taking the rejected constitution and tinkering around the edges. Ex: Johnson's corrected proofs for the first edition of the 'Prefaces to the poets' show him skimming the text, tinkering with the accidentals but not revising them systematically.
hacer perder el conocimiento
(v.)=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
Ex: She had over a dozen cavities and was given a liquid which knocked her out after about 30 minutes. Ex: A 22-year-old man was knocked unconscious in an attack while riding his bike late at night. Ex: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.
hacer perder el entusiasmo
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
Ex: I don't like to dampen her enthusiasm, but the chances are she will deliver at 20 weeks.
hacer perder el norte
(v.)=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
Ex: His sudden death in 2006 threw her off course for a year before she could settle down to translate her copious notes into the novel. Ex: If you look around at the people you know, every one of them has done something stupid that threw them off track.
hacer perder el rumbo
(v.)=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
Ex: His sudden death in 2006 threw her off course for a year before she could settle down to translate her copious notes into the novel. Ex: If you look around at the people you know, every one of them has done something stupid that threw them off track.
hacer perder el sentido a
(v.)=make + nonsense of.
Ex: Apparently minor errors in the use of notational symbols can make nonsense of class numbers.
hacer perder el tiempo
(v.)=waste + Pronombre + time.
Ex: Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time.
hacer perder la agilidad física
(v.)=stale.
Ex: This statement may truly stale one whose head is full of the exciting potential of biological cloning.
hacer perder la agilidad mental
(v.)=stale.
Ex: This statement may truly stale one whose head is full of the exciting potential of biological cloning.
hacer perder las esperanzas
(v.)=dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
Ex: The 51-year-old parted ways with her third husband in 2004 but she is refusing to let the break-ups dampen her hopes of finding true love.
hacer permanente
(v.)=render + permanent.
Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
hacer ping
(v.)=ping.
Ex: This program reads the raw data files and compiles a report for each node pinged for the day specified.
hacer pipí
(v.)=pee ; go for + a pee ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; tinkle.
Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?. Ex: And I also remember getting my bum stung on nettles as I was going for a pee. Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key. Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. Ex: Then when you think the child needs to wee, place on or over potty or toilet and turn the tap on. Ex: Men get an erection in the morning without wanting sex, because, well, they have to 'wee wee'. Ex: My child is pee peeing in toilet but still poops in pants -- what to do?. Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee. Ex: They drink non-stop, alcohol tea, yet none of them ever seem to go for a pee pee. Ex: Then there's spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open. Ex: I have a kitty who has decided to 'tinkle' in the same spot for a number of weeks.
hacer pis
(v.)=piss ; pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; widdle ; piddle ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
Ex: The title of this 1629 picture is 'Woman Pissing in a Man's Ear'. Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?. Ex: In his press conference today, the President also acknowledged -- perhaps in a related matter -- his difficulties taking leaks. Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train. Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal. Ex: His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President. Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key. Ex: And I also remember getting my bum stung on nettles as I was going for a pee. Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere. Ex: Then when you think the child needs to wee, place on or over potty or toilet and turn the tap on. Ex: Men get an erection in the morning without wanting sex, because, well, they have to 'wee wee'. Ex: My child is pee peeing in toilet but still poops in pants -- what to do?. Ex: Would you be embarrassed if you took a pee against a car only to find out there's a camera crew inside filming you?. Ex: Bill's sister is one of Dracula's babes and attacks Janet while she's taking a pee-pee on the toilet. Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee. Ex: They drink non-stop, alcohol tea, yet none of them ever seem to go for a pee pee. Ex: Then there's spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open. Ex: The bandage compressed my urethra somewhat so that when I had a pee there was considerable resistance to it coming out. Ex: I have a kitty who has decided to 'tinkle' in the same spot for a number of weeks.
hacer planes
(v.)=plan ; make + plans.
Ex: An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned. Ex: Subject access plays an important part when plans are made for an on-line public access catalogue (OPAC).
hacer poca distinción entre... y...
(v.)=make + little distinction between... and....
Ex: The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.
hacer poco
(v.)=do + little.
Ex: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
hacer popular
(v.)=popularise [popularize, -USA].
Ex: The information explosion has created a demand for analysing, organising and disseminating information and has popularised the subject approach to information.
hacer por encargo
(v.)=make to + order.
Ex: They sell great butties made fresh to order.
hacer posible
(v.)=enable ; provide for ; make + possible ; provide + a basis for ; make + an opportunity ; allow for.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person. Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers. Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching. Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively. Ex: He said that if he is put back into power he will make an opportunity for dialogue with other political forces in the country. Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
hacer posible el crecimiento
(v.)=accommodate + growth.
Ex: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
hacer preguntas
(v.)=ask + questions ; interrogate ; air + questions ; make + enquiry.
Ex: And let me stress yet again that I do not mean we should be constantly stopping in midstream during a reading to ask questions and provoke discussion. Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored. Ex: After an additional brief discussion, during which several questions and comments were aired, a motion was made that an ad hoc committee be appointed 'to investigate the issue of employee performance appraisal systems'. Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.
hacer preparativo
(v.)=make + arrangements.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
hacer preso
(v.)=imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist. Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo
(v.)=assert + own ideas and values.
Ex: Nevertheless the librarian must avoid the opposite extreme and he must avoid betraying his own ideals of freedom by attempting to assert his own ideas and values.
hacer prioritario
(v.)=make + a priority.
Ex: The US government has made a strong priority of pressing for better, stronger laws against those who would take without permission others' creative works and inventions.
hacer progresar
(v.)=nudge + Nombre + forward ; nudge + Nombre + along ; nudge + Nombre + into.
Ex: A concern of school librarians must be finding ways to nudge the reform process forward. Ex: The author suggests what type of instruction might nudge the child along in learning. Ex: It may serve as a postmodern catalyst nudging American regional studies into the next century.
hacer progresar hacia
(v.)=nudge + Nombre + toward.
Ex: The goal of the article is to encourage investigation of behavioral dispositions that nudge the child toward proficiency in the use of the spoken language.
hacer progresos
(v.)=make + headway.
Ex: Governments are making headway in negotiations aimed at reaching an ambitious and effective global greenhouse gas reduction treaty.
hacer prometer
(v.)=extort + promise.
Ex: She told him all about it after extorting the most solemn promises of secrecy.
hacer propaganda
(v.)=give + publicity ; propagandise [propagandize, -USA].
Ex: Virtually no publicity was given to the service, since the library administration did not want to raise expectations, as they were unsure whether it was going to be possible to continue the service, due to budgetary restrictions at the time. Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
hacer propaganda electoral
(v.)=make + electoral propaganda.
Ex: This is not the moment to take advantage of the circumstances to make electoral propaganda.
hacer proselitismo
(v.)=proselytise [proselytize, -USA].
Ex: Provided that the library is accessible to them and offers an atmosphere of welcome, it is not our business to proselytize them into using it.
hacer pruebas
(v.)=prove + trials.
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
hacer publicidad
(v.)=advertise [advertize, -USA].
Ex: A trailer is a short motion picture film consisting of selected scenes from a film to be shown at a future date, used to advertise that film.
hacer pucheros
(v.)=pout ; pout + Posesivo + lips.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people. Ex: Kim pouted her lips as if she was Madonna and then fluttered her eyes.
hacer puenting
(v.)=bungee jump.
Ex: Don't bungee jump if you have really bad knees or hips.
hacer punto
(v.)=knitting ; knit.
Ex: Another activities organized by the library are comic, jigsaw, knitting and dressmaking swap shops. Ex: I want to knit that to another Internet format, which is the Web log -- the 'blog'.
hacer puré
(v.)=puree.
Ex: This blender is fabulous -- I've used it for milkshakes but where it comes in handiest is when I use it to puree soups, which I do often.
hacer público
(v.)=launch ; make + public ; proclaim ; publicise [publicize, -USA] ; go + public ; issue + statement.
Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM. Ex: I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes. Ex: Having proclaimed the merits of pre-coordination in effective and efficient retrieval, the next chapter examines pre-coordinate indexing systems in greater detail. Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library. Ex: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth. Ex: King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.
hacer que
(v.)=see that ; galvanise into.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails. Ex: This article presents recommendations aimed at galvanizing policy makers and managers into using information more often.
hacer que + Nombre + avance
(v.)=take + Nombre + a/one step forward.
Ex: In 1911 J Kaiser published a work entitled 'Systematic Indexing,' which took the practice of alphabetical subject indexing an important step forward.
hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante
(v.)=take + Nombre + a/one step forward.
Ex: In 1911 J Kaiser published a work entitled 'Systematic Indexing,' which took the practice of alphabetical subject indexing an important step forward.
hacer que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo
(v.)=get + Nombre + Infinitivo ; have + Nombre + Verbo.
Ex: 'Well, we just wanted to tell you what we've been up to,' Hernandez defended himself, as Lespran tugged on his sleeve to get him to leave. Ex: A librarian should be as unwilling to allow an enquirer to leave the library with his question unanswered as a shop-keeper is to have a customer go out of his store without making a purchase.
hacer que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=get + Infinitivo.
Ex: The kitchen was full of glancing sunlight and clean color; and as she sat there her mind recurred to her attempts to get her assistant to stay.
hacer que Algo aflore
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to the surface.
Ex: Reading-reportage brings these prejudices to the surface and opens them to discussion not just by the teacher but by the reader's peers.
hacer que Algo dé fruto
(v.)=bring to + fruition.
Ex: The compilers are dismayed that there are so many promising initiatives which have not been brought to fruition.
hacer que Algo empiece a funcionar
(v.)=get + Nombre + off the ground.
Ex: Support is urgently needed to help get this program off the ground.
hacer que Algo funcione
(v.)=make + Nombre + spin.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
hacer que Algo levante el vuelo
(v.)=get + Nombre + off the ground.
Ex: Support is urgently needed to help get this program off the ground.
hacer que Algo se haga en casa
(v.)=bring + Nombre + in-house.
Ex: Desktop publishing is a technology that brings the prepress phases of publishing in-house.
hacer que Algo sea innecesario
(v.)=render + unnecessary.
Ex: There is a union catalogue but the development of a national data base should render this unnecessary.
hacer que Algo sea insignificante
(v.)=make + Nombre + pale by comparison.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Digital library will make today's Internet pale by comparison'.
hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso
(v.)=take + the sting out of + Algo ; take + the bite out of ; take + the teeth out of.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'. Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology. Ex: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.
hacer que Algo sea más importante e interesante
(v.)=put + a keener edge on + Nombre.
Ex: The fact that information is becoming recognized as being a commercially viable product puts a keener edge on LIS professional activities.
hacer que Algo sea más llevadero
(v.)=take + the sting out of + Algo ; take + the bite out of ; take + the teeth out of.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'. Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology. Ex: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.
hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien
(v.)=make + Nombre + relevant to.
Ex: The incentive to make library services more relevant to the community became increasingly urgent from the mid-seventies as the attacks on local government finance gathered momentum.
hacer que Algo sea un éxito
(v.)=make + Nombre + a hit.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Making our web site a hit'.
hacer que Alguien deje un Lugar
(v.)=send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.
Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
hacer que Alguien las pase canutas
(v.)=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
Ex: Dell had me jumping through hoops for two and a half days to no avail and ultimately sent a human tech here to fix my system. Ex: Oracle and Sun yesterday renewed their vows of collaboration and detailed their plans to give Microsoft a run for its money. Ex: Laurel is through with love; the last boyfriend put her through the wringer and she's got the police report to prove it. Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
hacer que Alguien las pase negras
(v.)=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
Ex: Dell had me jumping through hoops for two and a half days to no avail and ultimately sent a human tech here to fix my system. Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. Ex: Oracle and Sun yesterday renewed their vows of collaboration and detailed their plans to give Microsoft a run for its money. Ex: Laurel is through with love; the last boyfriend put her through the wringer and she's got the police report to prove it. Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
hacer que Alguien page sus culpas
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to justice.
Ex: He was an Israeli undercover agent who captured and brought to justice many Nazi war criminals.
hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of work.
Ex: I think it's not a question of putting people out of work; it's redeploying people.
hacer que Alguien se cuestione Algo
(v.)=make + Nombre + wonder.
Ex: Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.
hacer que Alguien se desinhiba
(v.)=draw + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + shell.
Ex: He needs other people to befriend him or to draw him out of his shell.
hacer que Alguien se lo gane a pulso
(v.)=give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money.
Ex: Oracle and Sun yesterday renewed their vows of collaboration and detailed their plans to give Microsoft a run for its money.
hacer que Alguien se percate de que
(v.)=give + Nombre + the vibe that.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
hacer que Alguien se pregunte Algo
(v.)=make + Nombre + wonder.
Ex: Apart from the fact that the lecturer was at fault for not attending to the well-announced changes in program, the incident did make one wonder about the way teachers are trained.
hacer que Alguien se sienta a gusto
(v.)=put + Nombre + at ease.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
hacer que Alguien se vaya de un Lugar
(v.)=send + Nombre + on + Posesivo + way.
Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
hacer que Alguien sude tinta
(v.)=give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
Ex: Oracle and Sun yesterday renewed their vows of collaboration and detailed their plans to give Microsoft a run for its money. Ex: Laurel is through with love; the last boyfriend put her through the wringer and she's got the police report to prove it. Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
hacer que Alguien trabaje exhaustivamente
(v.)=work + Nombre + to death.
Ex: When the point is reached at which the instructor begins to fade into the background, individual students can select cases to analyze and solve on their own before the class period, literally pulling them apart and putting them together again -- 'working them to death'.
hacer que Uno se quede dormido
(v.)=put + Nombre + to sleep.
Ex: You wait a little and catch your breath and hear the song of the mourning dove, its cooing nearly putting you to sleep.
hacer que algo sea irresistible
(v.)=make + irresistible.
Ex: This article discusses how it should be possible to lure children away from pure entertainment television by ensuring that books are made irresistible.
hacer que algo sea una realidad
(v.)=realise + opportunity.
Ex: But realizing this opportunity will, before anything else, require a huge investment in connectivity.
hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar
(v.)=make + heads turn ; turn + heads.
Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!. Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone.
hacer que la vida sea un infierno
(v.)=make + life hell.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
hacer que no se le preste atención a
(v.)=deflect + attention from.
Ex: The injection of foreign ownership into the debate over the privatisation of federal agencies has deflected attention from critical domestic concerns of economic efficiency and operational optimisation.
hacer que no se use
(v.)=render + unused.
Ex: This again extends the search time but may not be a decisive factor where the stock soon dates, rendering older catalogues largely unused.
hacer que pierda el interés
(v.)=take + the shine off things.
Ex: Not being able to run DP on IIS and not being able to find a commercial web hosting company who ran Apache, took the initial shine off things for me.
hacer que se + Pronombre + escuche
(v.)=make + Posesivo + voice heard.
Ex: In the USA and Canada women in librarianship have organised themselves and made their voices heard.
hacer que se dependa de
(v.)=place + reliance on.
Ex: Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.
hacer que se encienda una luz
(v.)=activate + light.
Ex: The carrier containing both items is then fed into the rotating rollers of the thermal copier and as it proceeds through the machine it activates an infra-red light.
hacer que se paguen las consecuencias
(v.)=make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.
Ex: If we turn Albert down, the union could make the roof fall in on us and you, as a member of the union, may become something of a pariah.
hacer que se produzca un resultado
(v.)=bring about + result.
Ex: The central characters' attitudes, prejudices, and sentiments have such a profound effect both in bringing about the situations and in their outcomes that they cannot be ignored.
hacer que se produzca una situación
(v.)=bring about + situation.
Ex: The central characters' attitudes, prejudices, and sentiments have such a profound effect both in bringing about the situations and in their outcomes that they cannot be ignored.
hacer que sea adaptable
(v.)=render + adaptable.
Ex: These representations render the interaction between diverse users and the data base more flexible and more adaptable.
hacer que sea adecuado
(v.)=render + suitable.
Ex: The characteristic features of the Waring distribution render it particularly suitable as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity.
hacer que sea apropiado
(v.)=render + suitable.
Ex: The characteristic features of the Waring distribution render it particularly suitable as a model for the frequency distribution of scientific productivity.
hacer que sea eficaz
(v.)=render + effective.
Ex: As continuing deterioration of postal services renders present methods of inter-library co-operation less and less effective, a radically different balance of cost-factors will emerge.
hacer que sea fiable
(v.)=render + reliable.
Ex: The haphazard approach to indexing illustrated here renders the indexes less reliable than they should be.
hacer que sea flexible
(v.)=render + flexible.
Ex: These representations render the interaction between diverse users and the data base more flexible and more adaptable.
hacer que sea importante
(v.)=render + important.
Ex: The first of these is the transfer of the library's bibliographical records to computer operation, which will render the shelf arrangement far less important in the system envisaged.
hacer que sea imposible
(v.)=render + impossible.
Ex: Ad hoc attempts to impose a rigorous structure will prove either impossible, or so expensive as to render the exercise impossible.
hacer que sea inconfundible
(v.)=render + unmistakable.
Ex: It distinguishes between pure anonymity, official designations or descriptions which render the author's identity unmistakable.
hacer que sea inofensivo
(v.)=render + harmless.
Ex: The public library was viewed as an agent in the 'Americanization' of the immigrant thus rendering him harmless to the American way of life.
hacer que sea obsoleto
(v.)=render + obsolete ; render + redundant.
Ex: Many developments have taken place rendering the present documented information obsolete. Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.
hacer que sea perjudicial para
(v.)=render + detrimental to.
Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
hacer que sea poco probable
(v.)=render + unlikely.
Ex: The good citation renders such possible confusion unlikely.
hacer que sea procesable por el ordenador
(v.)=render + machine-manipulatable.
Ex: For instance, were we to render this file machine-manipulatable.
hacer que suba por las paredes
(v.)=get on + Posesivo + wick.
Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
hacer que tenga más valor
(v.)=put + a premium on.
Ex: Businesses work to deadlines that put a premium on convenience and ready availability.
hacer que un color no se corra
(v.)=fix + colour.
Ex: This article presents a steam chamber to dissolve stubborn adhesives, to fix running colours and for other purposes pertaining to restoration.
hacer quebrar
(v.)=bankrupt.
Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.
hacer rabona
(v.)=play + hooky ; play + truant ; skip + class.
Ex: She admitted to having been the ringleader of the girls who played hooky. Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant. Ex: Some students, whose motivation is not too strong, resist the temptation to skip classes if they know that they will be examined at the end of the course.
hacer rappel
(v.)=abseil ; rappel.
Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time. Ex: A man apparently locked out of his apartment was seriously hurt when he tried to rappel down the roof of the building into a back window and fell four stories.
hacer reaccionar
(v.)=sting into + action ; light + the fire under.
Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries. Ex: Too bad it took a breast cancer diagnosis to light the fire under me.
hacer realidad
(v.)=fulfil [fulfill, -USA] ; realise [realize, -USA] ; make + good.
Ex: We can only depend upon a rectangular building to fulfil this if it has a small floor area. Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library). Ex: The British Library has announced a wide ranging programme using digital and networking technologies to make good its commitment to expedite access to its unparalleled collections.
hacer realidad + Posesivo + fantasía
(v.)=live (out) + Posesivo + fantasy.
Ex: Whatever the reason, it seems like she's been living out her fantasies through her heroine.
hacer realidad + Posesivo + ideales
(v.)=realise + Posesivo + ideals.
Ex: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
hacer realidad + Posesivo + sueño
(v.)=live (out) + Posesivo + dream.
Ex: A formidable woman, Augusta dared to live her dreams and in the process made a lasting contribution to her world which trickles down into ours.
hacer realidad Algo
(v.)=make + Nombre + a reality.
Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo
(v.)=unleash + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: For any technology to achieve its true potential, there must be a fundamental shift to open standards that unleashes its full potential.
hacer realidad un deseo
(v.)=fulfil + Posesivo + wish.
Ex: If you focus on the library market, you will fulfill my second wish.
hacer realidad un sueño
(v.)=realise + dream ; fulfil + dream ; make + vision + a reality ; realise + vision ; fulfil + vision ; make + Posesivo + dream come true.
Ex: Ironically, there are very few who have realized the capitalist dream of easy profits and the concept of a new knowledged-based economy now looks somewhat disheveled. Ex: What gets in the way of dreaming and fulfilling bigger dreams?. Ex: To make this vision a reality will require a number of major obstacles be overcome. Ex: The government aims to realize this vision through six programs. Ex: The library must then choose between the various options available to fulfil this vision. Ex: And they worked night and day to make their dream come true.
hacer realidad una aspiración
(v.)=make + vision + a reality ; realise + vision ; fulfil + vision.
Ex: To make this vision a reality will require a number of major obstacles be overcome. Ex: The government aims to realize this vision through six programs. Ex: The library must then choose between the various options available to fulfil this vision.
hacer realidad una idea
(v.)=follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.
Ex: But we simply don't have the physical or mental capability to follow through on every great idea we get.
hacer recados
(v.)=run + errands.
Ex: A few days later, they were out running errands when they stopped by the post office to pick up the envelope.
hacer recaer la responsabilidad sobre
(v.)=put + the onus on ; put + the burden on.
Ex: Clearly this must become part of the education of librarians, and that puts the onus on the teaching agencies and the syllabus makers. Ex: According to Kilgour, pre-coordinate indexing is better than post- coordinate because the latter puts a heavy burden on both the user and the computer.
hacer recordar
(v.)=jog + Posesivo + memory ; bring to + mind.
Ex: Library users can often associate a desired author or book title with a particular region or town and this guide can often be used to jog the enquirer's memory about the name of the actual author they are seeking. Ex: These commands bring to mind word frequency-based automatic indexing algorithms of the past 3 decades.
hacer referencia
(v.)=link.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
hacer referencia a
(v.)=refer to ; reference ; make + reference to.
Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports). Ex: Only a single copy of the name, subject heading, etc., would be maintained in the system and referenced by every bibliographic record using that heading. Ex: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
hacer reflexionar
=food for thought.
Ex: The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.
hacer reformas
(v.)=refurbish.
Ex: In 1978, funds became available to refurbish the library.
hacer rentable
(v.)=make + profitable.
Ex: The characteristics of financial information services have made them more profitable than bibliographic products.
hacer resaltar
(v.)=set off.
Ex: There are few departments within a school which do not possess or cannot produce objects that can be used as decorations to set off books.
hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de
(v.)=bring out + the best in.
Ex: All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
hacer responsable
(v.)=assume + responsibilitiy (for).
Ex: In the keynote speech each nation was urged to assume responsibility for preserving its own imprint while working cooperatively through IFLA to develop international bibliographic control.
hacer responsable de
(v.)=hold + Nombre + accountable for.
Ex: Moreover, librarians increasingly will be held accountable for the information they supply as we charge fees for particular services.
hacer retroceder
(v.)=roll back.
Ex: Some Russia specialists say President Putin is rolling back liberal economic and political reforms ushered in by his predecessor.
hacer reverencia a
(v.)=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
Ex: The system had treated my grandfather like dirt and kept him tugging his forelock at those whose only virtue was to have been born to wealthier familes. Ex: 'Aye, aye, sir,' answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.
hacer rozaduras
(v.)=chafe.
Ex: Among other things, staying well hydrated will help prevent chafing by allowing you to perspire.
hacer ruido
(v.)=be loud ; rattle ; make + a noise ; make + a sound.
Ex: Here, people can talk in the library, be loud, eat, drink, and not see a single librarian wearing a button-down sweater or orthotic shoes. Ex: Toys are grouped into the following categories: (1) toys that light up or sing; (2) toys that catch your eye; (3) toys that shake, rattle, and roll; (4) switch toys; and (5) toys for the creative artist. Ex: However, the car makes a noise when it is first started, but only sometimes. Ex: If a tree falls in the forest, and there's nobody around to hear, does it make a sound?.
hacer ruido al sorber
(v.)=slurp.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
hacer rápel
(v.)=abseil ; rappel.
Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time. Ex: A man apparently locked out of his apartment was seriously hurt when he tried to rappel down the roof of the building into a back window and fell four stories.
hacer rápidamente
(v.)=rustle up.
Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.
hacer saber
=let + Nombre + know ; let + it be known.
Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'. Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
hacer saber la intención de uno
(v.)=announce + intention.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
hacer sacrificios
(v.)=make + sacrifices.
Ex: It often meant working in sweatshops all day and studying at night; even the poorest made great sacrifices for the education of their youn.
hacer salir
(v.)=push out ; flush out.
Ex: There is today culture of all sorts at all levels (high culture, middle-brow culture and mass culture) and there is no evidence to show that the one sort pushes out the other. Ex: He is hounded by hired assassins and eventually flushed out of hiding for a final confrontation with his nemesis.
hacer saltar la banca
(v.)=break + the bank.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
hacer saltar por los aires
(v.)=blow + sky high.
Ex: This is all that can be done at this point to prevent the current violence from blowing sky-high, destabilising the region, and sending oil prices into the stratosphere.
hacer senderismo
(v.)=trek ; hike.
Ex: It makes sound sense to house all materials on the same subject together so that the information seeker needs to go to one place only rather than trek to half a dozen different areas to discover the books, pamphlets, periodicals, portfolios, cassettes and slides on his chosen subject. Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.
hacer sentir
(v.)=make + Nombre + feel.
Ex: Because he falls behind in his school work he is labelled by a term of educational jargon verging on abuse, and this is dispiriting, makes him feel somehow deficient.
hacer sentir bien
(v.)=make + Nombre + feel good.
Ex: Herzberg developed a questionnaire that required lengthy descriptive reports of events that made the worker feel good or bad.
hacer sentir enfermo
(v.)=make + Nombre + sick.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
hacer sentir la presencia de
(v.)=make + Posesivo + presence felt.
Ex: Late on the scene though they may have been, public libraries are now making their presence felt, especially in the great cities of the United States.
hacer sentir mal
(v.)=make + Nombre + feel bad.
Ex: Herzberg developed a questionnaire that required lengthy descriptive reports of events that made the worker feel good or bad.
hacer sentir orgulloso
(v.)=make + Nombre + proud.
Ex: Part of the program is to make the people aware of the improvements and make them proud of their city.
hacer shitón
(v.)=shush.
Ex: Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake -- NO SHUSHING'.
hacer sitio
(v.)=make + place.
Ex: The central compilers would then make a specific place in a subsequent edition for the new topic, an optimistic hope which has not always been borne out by practice.
hacer sitio (a)
(v.)=make + room (for) ; make + way (for).
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
hacer sonar el claxon
(v.)=honk + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle. Ex: Admittedly, while honking can seem oppressive in New York City, there are other places where it seems car horns never stop sounding. Ex: This animated screen saver has a train engine speeding down the tracks while blowing its horn. Ex: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights. Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
hacer sonar el pito
(v.)=honk + Posesivo + horn ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; blow + the whistle ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle. Ex: This animated screen saver has a train engine speeding down the tracks while blowing its horn. Ex: Sure, but if you watch the replay you'll see that Watson was behind the net and with a clear line of sight when he blew the whistle. Ex: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights. Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
hacer sonar el silbato
(v.)=blow + the whistle.
Ex: Sure, but if you watch the replay you'll see that Watson was behind the net and with a clear line of sight when he blew the whistle.
hacer sonar la bocina
(v.)=honk + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle. Ex: Admittedly, while honking can seem oppressive in New York City, there are other places where it seems car horns never stop sounding. Ex: This animated screen saver has a train engine speeding down the tracks while blowing its horn. Ex: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights. Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
hacer sonar un cascabel
(v.)=jingle ; tinkle.
Ex: When they walk down the street, you can hear them jingling and stomping their feet to the sounds of the accompanying drummer. Ex: The chandelier had stopped tinkling by the time Jane reached the bottom of the stairs.
hacer sonar un clic
(v.)=click.
Ex: When the correctly scanned number appears on the screen, the keyboard clicks so that the user can both see the number on the screen and hear that is has been read correctly.
hacer sonar una alarma
(v.)=sound + the alarm.
Ex: If loans to this borrower have been blocked, the system displays the screen shown in Figure 88 and sounds the alarm at the terminal.
hacer sonreír
(v.)=steal + a smile from.
Ex: My video will make you laugh, or at least steal a smile from you.
hacer sospechar
(v.)=misgive.
Ex: When Sudaveh heard this message her mind misgave her, and she feared evil.
hacer su debut
(v.)=make + Posesivo + debut.
Ex: Bowker's CD-ROM version of Books in Print made its debut at Tacoma Public library in Oct 86.
hacer sublime
(v.)=sublimate.
Ex: Historically, new technologies have evoked feelings of anxiety, often sublimated into worries about children.
hacer sudar la gota gorda
(v.)=push + Nombre + to the edge.
Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.
hacer sugerencias
(v.)=make + recommendation ; contribute + suggestions ; offer + suggestions.
Ex: In its final report, however, the Working Group made a number of recommendations concerning the future direction of development relating to authorities. Ex: So many colleagues and students contributed ideas and suggestions for the examples in this book that it would be impossible to thank them all personally by name. Ex: The author offers suggestions for taking a year off through library job exchanges and study programmes in foreign countries.
hacer superior
(v.)=give + Nombre + an edge.
Ex: Automated support services give vendors an edge in a competitive marketplace, but may be costly in terms of overhead.
hacer suposiciones
(v.)=make + assumption.
Ex: Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.
hacer surf
(n.)=surfing.
Ex: Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.
hacer surfing
(n.)=surfing.
Ex: Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.
hacer sustituciones
(v.)=do + locum jobs.
Ex: It's quite easy for me to arrange to have the same weeks off work, because I do locum jobs in the library.
hacer tabla rasa
(v.)=level + the playing field.
Ex: Technical standards are a good way to level the playing field among participating groups.
hacer teatro
(v.)=play-acting ; put on + an act ; keep up + appearances.
Ex: Dance is a physical form of enactment as opposed to play-acting, which is predominantly verbal. Ex: Singers, dancers, and actors must now all know how to sing, dance and put on an act. Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
hacer temblar los cimientos de Algo
(v.)=shake + foundations.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.
hacer temer
(v.)=misgive.
Ex: When Sudaveh heard this message her mind misgave her, and she feared evil.
hacer todo lo posible
(v.)=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + the best + Nombre + may ; do + the best + Nombre + can ; try + hard ; try + Posesivo + best ; try + Posesivo + heart out ; work + hard ; give + Posesivo + best.
Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Ex: So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference. Ex: We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual. Ex: We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made. Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings. Ex: Ward tried his best to draw together the extremely varied findings and give a general picture of reading habits and library use. Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out. Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the Peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards. Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
hacer todo lo posible (dado)
(v.)=do + the best possible (with).
Ex: The library's approach has been to do the best possible with available resources.
hacer todo lo posible para
=every effort + be + made to.
Ex: Every effort is made to ensure continuity of index terms from one year to another = Se hace todo lo posible para asegurar la continuidad de los descriptores de un año para otro.
hacer todo lo posible por
(v.)=make + every effort to ; go to + any lengths to ; go to + great lengths to ; endeavour [endeavor, -USA] ; take + (great) pains to.
Ex: Nevertheless, every effort should be made to build in the potential for the use of IT in as many areas as possible around the library. Ex: Some library staff will go to almost any lengths to avoid challenges, criticism, and controversy over which titles and which kinds of materials should be made available to their communities. Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality. Ex: There are many able people who are endeavouring to do the kind of things discussed in this article against the grain of an historically received pattern of organisation. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado)
(v.)=do + the best possible (with).
Ex: The library's approach has been to do the best possible with available resources.
hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos
(v.)=pull out + all the stops.
Ex: So, as you see we're pulling out all the stops to give you a memorable conference.
hacer todo lo que uno pueda
(v.)=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; do + the best + Nombre + may ; do + the best + Nombre + can ; give + Posesivo + best.
Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Ex: We are willing to try and do the best we may, however little or however much it may signify to any particular individual. Ex: We would suppose that we would like to do the best we can and get comment and input from you about the mistakes that are made. Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
hacer tosco
(v.)=coarsen.
Ex: By shouting they may make themselves heard, but they also coarsen the quality of the sounds they produce, limiting the range and vocal color = Si gritan pueden hacerse oír, pero también embastecen la calidad de los sonidos que producen, limitando los rasgos de la voz y los tonos vocales .
hacer trabajar demasiado
(v.)=overwork.
Ex: Although he did have an enlarged heart, he overworked it with excessive sports.
hacer trabajar en exceso
(v.)=overwork.
Ex: Although he did have an enlarged heart, he overworked it with excessive sports.
hacer trabajar excesivamente
(v.)=overwork.
Ex: Although he did have an enlarged heart, he overworked it with excessive sports.
hacer trampa
(v.)=fiddle.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy.
hacer transitorio
(v.)=render + transitory.
Ex: The sheer act of preservation renders the material permanent rather than transitory.
hacer trascendente
(v.)=consequentialise [consequentialize, -USA].
Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
hacer trastadas
(v.)=play + pranks.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
hacer travesuras
(v.)=play + pranks.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
hacer trizas
(v.)=wipe + the floor with.
Ex: One by one, he wiped the floor with opponents who had spoken in the debate -- with a ferocious blend of rant, rhetoric and rumbustious counterattack.
hacer trueques
(v.)=barter.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learn how valuable knowledge is acquired, created, bought and bartered'.
hacer turismo
(v.)=touring ; travel around ; sightsee ; rubberneck.
Ex: Of course, the IFLA Conference also offers an opportunity, particularly for those who combine it with the annual holiday, to do a bit of touring. Ex: If you plan to travel around Britain, a combination of trains and rental cars is usually the best way to do this. Ex: If you'd like more help finding unique places to sightsee in Los Angeles, don't hesitate to contact us. Ex: I've lived here for more than half of my 44 years, and I still rubberneck like a tourist.
hacer turnos
(v.)=work on + a rota ; work on + a rota system ; work + shifts.
Ex: The scale of the house-keeping is so large, that just to get fresh flower arrangements in the house takes a team of 15 volunteers, working on a rota. Ex: Staff working in the centre are given some training in the work of the Town Hall, but the original proposal that they work on a rota system in each department has not materialized. Ex: People working shifts tend to experience a relatively high number of accidents/injuries.
hacer un agujero
(v.)=punch + hole ; cut + hole ; drill out + hole.
Ex: When a document number is to be stored on the card pertaining to a given index term a hole is punched in the position that serves to represent that number. Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil. Ex: Then, using a punch of some kind, we drill out a hole in the position corresponding to the document number, and refile the cards.
hacer un agüjero en el bolsillo
(v.)=burn + a hole in + Posesivo + pocket.
Ex: Over a period of time, the electricity consumed by your aquarium can burn a hole in your pocket.
hacer un alto
(v.)=pause.
Ex: Since a number of different types of sequences have been attempted for serials, it is worth pausing to consider some of the alternatives.
hacer un amigo
(v.)=make + friend.
Ex: When a child is turned on to books and reading, a lifelong 'friend' of the library has been made.
hacer un arresto
(v.)=make + an arrest.
Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
hacer un buen trabajo
(v.)=do + a good job.
Ex: Hernandez decided that if he wished to survive in this restrictive atmosphere his options were clearly the following: don't make waves, do a good job with no fuss of which he could be proud, and try to gain Balzac's respect.
hacer un calor de cojones
(v.)=be hot as hell.
Ex: It was summer, of course, so it was hot as hell, but eventually the bus turned up.
hacer un cambio
(v.)=make + change.
Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
hacer un cliché
(v.)=cut + stencil.
Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
hacer un comentario
(v.)=make + observation ; make + remark ; offer + a comment.
Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations. Ex: Then he made a remark that struck her as almost iconoclastic. Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
hacer un contrato
(v.)=take out + contract.
Ex: In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.
hacer un crucero
(v.)=go on + a cruise.
Ex: If you are a newlywed couple, going on a cruise is possibly the best way of spending your honeymoon.
hacer un crítica a
(n.)=level + criticism at.
Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
hacer un cumplido
(v.)=pay + compliment.
Ex: She paid everyone the compliment of respecting what is subtle and unique in each of them.
hacer un curso
(v.)=take + course.
Ex: It is not unusual also for the staff to take courses (at company expense and often on company time) that will keep them alert and mentally alive.
hacer un desaire
(v.)=slight.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
hacer un descubrimiento
(v.)=make + discovery.
Ex: Discoveries are sometimes made by accident; they are never made by the dismayed or disheartened = A veces los descubrimientos se hacen por casualidad y nunca por los abatidos o los desmotivados.
hacer un descuento
(v.)=give + discount.
Ex: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale.
hacer un desprecio
(v.)=slight.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
hacer un disparo
(v.)=fire + shot.
Ex: The town grew at an unprecedented pace, and when the first shot was fired at ft Sumter it was home for 30,000.
hacer un encantamiento
(v.)=cast + a (magic) spell.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
hacer un esfuerzo
(v.)=make + effort.
Ex: For example, Chemical Abstracts makes an effort to cover dissertations of interest to the field of chemistry.
hacer un estropicio
(v.)=make + a (real) mess.
Ex: I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
hacer un examen
(v.)=take + test ; sit + a paper ; sit + an exam.
Ex: The software that allows students to take a multiple choice test on a computer to determine how well they understood what they have read. Ex: Around the country schoolchildren and university students are swotting and sweating as they prepare to sit papers that could decide their future. Ex: Your application should be submitted by this date if you wish to sit exams in December.
hacer un favor
(v.)=put + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + misery.
Ex: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries.
hacer un favor a Alguien
(v.)=do + Nombre + a favour.
Ex: By eating slugs and leatherjackets the centipedes are certainly doing the gardener a favour.
hacer un frente común
(v.)=stand up as + one.
Ex: The really good news is that we can stand up as one and that all we have to do is make a noise about it.
hacer un frío cortante
(v.)=be bitterly cold.
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
hacer un frío de cojones
(v.)=be brass monkey weather ; be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey ; be cold as hell.
Ex: It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain. Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening. Ex: And when she gets to Washington, it'll be cold as hell.
hacer un frío glacial
(v.)=be bitterly cold.
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
hacer un frío gélido
(v.)=be bitterly cold.
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
hacer un frío penetrante
(v.)=be bitterly cold.
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
hacer un frío que pela
(v.)=be brass monkey weather ; be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey ; be freezing ; be bitterly cold.
Ex: It's brass monkey weather here at the moment, but at least the sun is shining on the snow and ice, and we have no overcast skies and rain. Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening. Ex: Last night was freezing and now the sea below us is churning and the wind is roaring. Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
hacer un gesto de dolor
(v.)=wince.
Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion.
hacer un gran esfuerzo
(v.)=go out of + Posesivo + way to + Infinitivo.
Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.
hacer un gran negocio
(v.)=make + a killing.
Ex: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.
hacer un hechizo
(v.)=cast + a (magic) spell.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
hacer un ingreso
(v.)=make + a deposit.
Ex: Whether you pay a fee for making a deposit depends on your bank.
hacer un juego de rol
(v.)=role-play.
Ex: It is easy for me to role-play very different kinds of characters or personalities.
hacer un juramento
(v.)=swear + oath ; take + oath.
Ex: Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis. Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.
hacer un llamamiento
(v.)=summon.
Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
hacer un llamamiento a
(v.)=make + appeal to ; interpellate.
Ex: The national ethos is much more egalitarian than it was and more and more appeals can successfully be made to the argument of equality in political discussion. Ex: The writers examine how contemporary discourses of advertising interpellate individuals as subjects.
hacer un mapa
(v.)=map.
Ex: Defining a revolution in progress is like mapping the lava flow from an active volcano well nigh impossible and extremely dangerous.
hacer un mohín
(v.)=pout ; pout + Posesivo + lips.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people. Ex: Kim pouted her lips as if she was Madonna and then fluttered her eyes.
hacer un molde
(v.)=cast in + mould.
Ex: A separate type was then automatically cast in the mould, its width being determined by the position of the matrix in the grid.
hacer un movimiento en falso
(v.)=make + a false move.
Ex: A man with a gun said, 'If you make a false move, you're dead'.
hacer un pacto con el diablo
(v.)=make + a pact with the devil.
Ex: Witches were branded as evil for, among other reasons, having made a pact with the devil and then having intercourse with him.
hacer un pago
(v.)=make + payment.
Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
hacer un pago a nombre de
(v.)=make + payment payable to.
Ex: Payments must be made payable to the 67th IFLA conference exhibition.
hacer un pedido
(v.)=order ; place + order ; send + order.
Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies. Ex: For example, when placing an order, the vendor's name is chosen from the vendor files and does not have to be entered for each order. Ex: This article outlines an experiment that departs from the normal pattern that has been used by libraries to send orders electronically to a vendor.
hacer un plan
(v.)=draw up + plan ; figure out + plan.
Ex: A manager will establish aims and objectives for the library service, and will draw up plans for their implementation. Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
hacer un plan de emergencia
(v.)=produce + contingency plan.
Ex: This author asserts that a contingency plan should be produced in the library to meet disasters.
hacer un popurrí
(v.)=mash up.
Ex: The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.
hacer un presupuesto
(v.)=cost.
Ex: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.
hacer un préstamo
(v.)=charge ; issue.
Ex: The recording of the loan of the material is called 'charging' or 'issuing', the actual record of the loan is known as the 'charge' or the 'issue', and the cancellation of the record when the material is returned by the borrower is called 'discharging'. Ex: The recording of the loan of the material is called 'charging' or 'issuing', the actual record of the loan is known as the 'charge' or the 'issue', and the cancellation of the record when the material is returned by the borrower is called 'discharging'.
hacer un refrito
(v.)=rehash.
Ex: The author advocates that the Canadian LA needs rehashing and beefing up = El autor postula que la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Canadiense necesita reestructurarse y fortalecerse.
hacer un remiendo
(v.)=patch.
Ex: Soft, crumbly plaster should be removed down to the lath and out as far as the firmly attached areas in preparation for patching.
hacer un revoltijo
(v.)=cobble together.
Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.
hacer un revoltillo
(v.)=mash up.
Ex: The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.
hacer un ruido
(v.)=make + a noise.
Ex: However, the car makes a noise when it is first started, but only sometimes.
hacer un ruido metálico
(v.)=clank.
Ex: The tranquillity of the cold winter's day was shattered as Gill's auto puffed and clanked its way through city streets.
hacer un sacrificio
(v.)=make + a sacrifice.
Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.
hacer un seguimiento de
(v.)=follow through.
Ex: The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service.
hacer un sobreesfuerzo
(v.)=go + the last mile ; go + the extra mile.
Ex: Let me put it to you this way: the President is going the last mile for diplomacy. Ex: If everyone knew the great effects this gesture has, everyone would take the time to go the extra mile.
hacer un sonido metálico
(v.)=clank.
Ex: The tranquillity of the cold winter's day was shattered as Gill's auto puffed and clanked its way through city streets.
hacer un todo de
(v.)=lump + Nombre + into.
Ex: Whatever the product or service, the one person librarian is best advised to market it individually, and not attempt to lump it into an overall campaign to market the library as a whole.
hacer un trabajo
(v.)=do + work ; do + job.
Ex: Drawing largely on investigative work done on other professions, they have suggested that reference librarians too exhibit symptoms of what has been called 'avoidance behaviour'. Ex: Her sister-in-law worked as a school librarian, and so she convinced Jay to hire a professional to do the job.
hacer un trabajo sobre
(v.)=do + a project about.
Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight.
hacer un túnel
(v.)=tunnel.
Ex: I first used the remedy when I had a problem with a pesky rat who kept tunnelling into the chickenshed.
hacer un túnel a Alguien
(v.)=meg ; nutmeg.
Ex: Dani probably megged him fifteen times in one minute. Ex: I remember in high school we used to play a game where if you got nutmegged, you owed a bagel to the person who nutmegged you.
hacer un viento huracanado
(n.)=wind + blow great guns.
Ex: The wind was now blowing great guns, with frequent storms of hail, but on they went to Ballycastle.
hacer un índice digital
(n.)=thumb index.
Ex: The practising classifier is almost obliged to thumb index the volumes to make their use less time-consuming.
hacer una Titulación
(v.)=work toward/on + Titulación.
Ex: Mr. Malinconico has a bachelor's and a master's degree in physics, and is working toward a doctorate from Columbia University in that subject.
hacer una acusación
(v.)=level + charge.
Ex: Social parasitism is a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole.
hacer una advertencia
(v.)=raise + caveat.
Ex: As a footnote, two caveats should be raised.
hacer una analogía
(v.)=draw + analogy.
Ex: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
hacer una apuesta
(v.)=place + a wager ; make + a wager ; wager.
Ex: The game of roulette is very easy to play -- all that is required is to place a wager and wait for the result. Ex: If a wager is made after the race has begun, it will not be accepted. Ex: The win price is the result of dividing the amount of money wagered on the winner into the total win pool, less lawful deductions.
hacer una audición
(v.)=audition.
Ex: If you are auditioning for a character who wears sneakers or flip flops, wear them.
hacer una auditoría
(v.)=audit.
Ex: The number of auditors involved vary according to the scale of the institution being audited.
hacer una biopsia
(v.)=biopsy.
Ex: If a large area is biopsied, a skin graft may be used to replace the skin that was removed.
hacer una bola con Algo
(v.)=ball + Nombre + up.
Ex: Even this morning I've torn paper after paper out of the typewriter, balling them up and throwing them on the floor.
hacer una búsqueda
(v.)=look up ; submit + search ; do + search.
Ex: If so, the call number of the document is looked up and displayed. Ex: Hypersearch performs a very fast serial search of the complete database when a search request is submitted. Ex: But If you want to do a comprehensive search, you may need to search archival discs as well as the current disc.
hacer una búsqueda en Google
(v.)=google.
Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.
hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O
(v.)=OR together.
Ex: If you do this, the system Ors together the results of queries 1, 2, and 3.
hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y
(v.)=AND together.
Ex: If you do this, the system ANDs together the results of query 1, 'juvenile delinquent', and the new term, 'counseling'.
hacer una calva
(v.)=moon ; do + a moony.
Ex: The ordinance goes further than necessary 'to prevent or deter public urination, mooning or skinny dipping'. Ex: He once did a moony on stage in Italy unaware that the Pope was watching.
hacer una carnicería con
(v.)=butcher.
Ex: Thousands of peaceful Muslims were butchered by troops up and down the east coast.
hacer una chapuza
(v.)=botch ; bodge.
Ex: But the old printers were men who got on each other's nerves and lost their tempers; who had moments of disastrous clumsiness; and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment. Ex: This wall has been bodged together using breeze blocks at some point.
hacer una compra
(v.)=make + a purchase.
Ex: A librarian should be as unwilling to allow an enquirer to leave the library with his question unanswered as a shop-keeper is to have a customer go out of his store without making a purchase.
hacer una comprobación
(v.)=conduct + check ; execute + check.
Ex: Now is the time to conduct the final check on each of the features of the thesaurus. Ex: Checks on relationships that must be represented can be executed by examining each card in turn and seeking cards which show related terms.
hacer una confidencia
(v.)=tell + a secret.
Ex: Fully 50% of the respondents to my survey say the person to whom they're most likely to tell a secret is their significant other.
hacer una contribución
(v.)=make + a contribution.
Ex: Reading aids such as talking books, magnifiers and book stands have made a valuable contribution.
hacer una copia
(v.)=download.
Ex: To download is to capture data online from a remote host computer and transfer it to the store of an in-house standalone system, eg a microcomputer, for processing.
hacer una crítica
(v.)=formulate + criticism ; offer + criticism ; air + criticism ; raise + criticism ; critique.
Ex: Two criticisms were quickly formulated in respect of AACR1. Ex: I would not be so bold as to either attempt an answer to that question or to offer criticism of your present curricula. Ex: More serious criticisms have been aired of information supplied being impressionistic. Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709. Ex: This paper critiques the jurisprudential assumptions upon which legal resources are created, materials are collected, and research practices are justified.
hacer una de las suyas
(v.)=pull + a stunt.
Ex: 'This isn't the first time she's pulled a stunt like this' = "Ésta no es la primera vez que hace una de las suyas como esta".
hacer una deducción
(v.)=draw + inference ; make + inference.
Ex: The obvious inference to be drawn is that industry representatives believe that membership of the Community is certainly better for industry. Ex: Although the subject of vendor-produced online databases was not examined directly, inferences can be made from the topics that were studied.
hacer una demostración
(v.)=give + demonstration.
Ex: The method introduces a dimension of reality into the classroom by giving live demonstrations of textbook operations.
hacer una denuncia
(v.)=file + police report.
Ex: Filing a false police report is a felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.
hacer una descripción
(v.)=give + description.
Ex: In a flash, without a moment wasted on intelligent astonishment, the poor accosted earthling gives a detailed description of the instrument he apparently assumes without further investigation the stranded space man needs.
hacer una detención
(v.)=make + an arrest.
Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
hacer una digresión
(v.)=digress.
Ex: But let me digress for a moment.
hacer una distinción
(v.)=draw + distinction.
Ex: You have failed to draw the correct distinction between a discipline and a phenomenon studied by a discipline.
hacer una distinción entre ... y ...
(v.)=make + distinction between ... and ....
Ex: The Unesco guidelines allow a distinction to be made between the NTG (narrower term generic) and NTP (narrower term partitive) relationships.
hacer una enmienda
(v.)=make + amendment.
Ex: One the questions that has to be answered regarding this software is how easy it is to make amendments, for example to go back to amend a mistake in an earlier field.
hacer una entrada
(v.)=make + entry.
Ex: If the work is special to the use of a particular body within the church (e.g., a diocese, cathedral, monastery, religious order), make an added entry under the heading for that body.
hacer una estimación
(v.)=estimate.
Ex: For example, without scanning the entire index it is impossible to estimate the total number of relevant documents in the system, a figure that is required in the calculation of recall.
hacer una factura
(v.)=make out + bill.
Ex: A single bill was made out, and each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.
hacer una fiesta
(v.)=throw + a party ; give + a party.
Ex: The thought of throwing a party may seem daunting, however entertaining 20 people can sometimes be easier than giving a dinner party for 6 people. Ex: The writer provides an example of how Mark Twain shaped the public's perception of him by describing an instance that took place during the New Year's Eve party that Twain gave in 1906.
hacer una flexión de rodillas
(v.)=do + a squat.
Ex: To do a squat with dumbbells, hold a dumbbell in each hand and stand with your feet about shoulder-width apart.
hacer una foto
(v.)=photograph.
Ex: So he sets a reproducer in action, photographs the whole trail out, and passes it to his friend for insertion in his own memex.
hacer una fotografía
(v.)=photograph.
Ex: So he sets a reproducer in action, photographs the whole trail out, and passes it to his friend for insertion in his own memex.
hacer una genuflexión
(v.)=genuflect.
Ex: This team genuflects to nobody.
hacer una gira de
(v.)=tour.
Ex: A 5-day symposium was held at Champagne Public Library and an exhibition toured the public libraries of the state.
hacer una introducción
(v.)=set + the scene.
Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services.
hacer una introducción histórica
(v.)=give + background information.
Ex: This article gives some background information on markup systems and gives a brief account of the Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML).
hacer una invitación
(v.)=make + invitation ; make + invitation.
Ex: Since the invitation has been made in a business-like and considerate manner the answer is more likely to be favorable. Ex: Since the invitation has been made in a business-like and considerate manner the answer is more likely to be favorable.
hacer una llamada a larga distancia
(v.)=talk + long distance.
Ex: She also likes to talk long distance with her sister.
hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo
(v.)=mark + Posesivo + place.
Ex: Do not turn down the corners of pages to mark one's place.
hacer una montaña de un grano de arena
(v.)=make + a mountain out of a molehill.
Ex: 'After all,' he thought to himself, 'I may be making a mountain out of a molehill in this thing'.
hacer una mueca
(v.)=quirk ; grimace ; pull + a face.
Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'. Ex: 'I couldn't report directly to her,' Beck grimaced. Ex: She winced and pulled a face, which only made her friend laugh harder.
hacer una mueca con la boca
(v.)=twitch + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: Some reference librarians tapp their finger(s) on the counter when a request is made and twitch their mouth upon movement to fulfil the request.
hacer una mueca con los labios
(v.)=curl + lips.
Ex: 'Well, there's something else you might want to consider too,' said Passantino, curling her lips amicably.
hacer una mueca de dolor
(v.)=wince.
Ex: Librarians across the country winced at that notion.
hacer una nota mental
(v.)=make + note + in + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale.
hacer una objeción
(v.)=raise + objection.
Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.
hacer una oferta
(v.)=make + an offer.
Ex: In all reality, the power now lies with serious buyers who know they have more room to negotiate when making offers.
hacer una parada en el camino
(v.)=stop along + the way.
Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
hacer una pausa
(v.)=pause.
Ex: Since a number of different types of sequences have been attempted for serials, it is worth pausing to consider some of the alternatives.
hacer una petición
(v.)=frame + request ; place + request ; pose + request.
Ex: The librarian has to consider the needs of the library user and the way they frame their requests. Ex: A request is placed for documents by A N Whitehead. Ex: For instance, a request posed to the computer search for the occurrence of an individual term usually results in a statement which gives the number of documents whose records are stored in association with that terms.
hacer una petición de
(v.)=place + request for.
Ex: When a request is placed for information about a compound subject, the elementary concepts constituting that compound are searched for individually.
hacer una pirueta
(v.)=somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
Ex: They somersaulted and looped the loop. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults. Ex: But when his rear wheel clipped the last bus he summersaulted through the air and broke his pelvis -- ending his career.
hacer una plancha a partir de un molde
(v.)=cast + plate + from mould.
Ex: Finally a second set of plates was cast from the original, full-page, moulds.
hacer una pregunta
(v.)=put + question.
Ex: But the moment he puts his question to the librarian his problem becomes shared and the reference process enters its second phase.
hacer una presentación
(v.)=make + presentation ; give + a talk ; give + a presentation ; give + speech.
Ex: This paper is based on a presentation made at the Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, Washington, D.C., Sept 84. Ex: The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study. Ex: The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study. Ex: This article is based on a speech given at a workshop on children's libraries.
hacer una prohibición
(v.)=impose + ban.
Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
hacer una propuesta
(v.)=bring forth + proposal ; make + proposal.
Ex: Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression. Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
hacer una protesta
(v.)=make + protest.
Ex: This announcement caused a lot of concern among organisations such as OCLC and the library community in the USA, and many protests have been made.
hacer una prueba
(v.)=audition.
Ex: If you are auditioning for a character who wears sneakers or flip flops, wear them.
hacer una purga
(v.)=purge.
Ex: The system requests the number of the borrower and then purges that borrower's name and number from its files.
hacer una reclamación
(v.)=lodge + complaint ; place + claim.
Ex: In the case of gift and exchange documents, a complaint can be lodged with the respective institutions. Ex: Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal.
hacer una redada
(v.)=swoop ; bust.
Ex: Six people were arrested for possession of cannabis as police swooped on a number of homes. Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
hacer una relación de
(v.)=list.
Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
hacer una reserva
(v.)=make + reservation.
Ex: Few students wanting a specific book from the Special Reserve will make a reservation for it.
hacer una reverencia
(v.)=bow ; take + a bow.
Ex: In this position obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon their heels with their back and shoulders straight and head bowed. Ex: Thank you so much for teaching me, take a bow, I worked out the first part by ear but I couldnt work out the rest.
hacer una subcontrata
(v.)=outsource [out-source] ; contract out.
Ex: Some libraries have decided to outsource (contract out) their cataloguing operations in order to improve the quality and reduce the costs of cataloguing. Ex: Some libraries have decided to outsource (contract out) their cataloguing operations in order to improve the quality and reduce the costs of cataloguing.
hacer una sugerencia
(v.)=make + suggestion.
Ex: 'You don't waste any time making suggestions, do you?' said she, at length, musingly'.
hacer una tarea
(v.)=do + assignment.
Ex: As she stood by the secretary's desk waiting for her to terminate a telephone call, she continued to wonder why he has asked her to take his place and to do these assignments.
hacer una tintura
(v.)=tincture.
Ex: Some herbs demand more time to tincture comparing with others.
hacer una transferencia bancaria a nombre de
(v.)=make out + bank transfer to.
Ex: Bank transfers should be made out to: ABN-AMRO Bank NV.
hacer una valoración
(v.)=make + judgement.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
hacer una visita
(v.)=make + visit.
Ex: The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.
hacer uso
(v.)=put to + use.
Ex: Use to which the information system will be put impinges upon most of the earlier issues, but there are elements of the nature of use which can be considered in their own right.
hacer uso de
(v.)=make + use of ; draw on/upon ; leverage ; patronise [patronize, -USA] ; patronage ; tap into ; deploy ; eat into.
Ex: The example search in figure 8.3 shows how the statements in an online search make use of Boolean logic operators. Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material. Ex: Information seeking in electronic environments will become a collaboration among end user and various electronic systems such that users leverage their heuristic power and machines leverage algorithmic power. Ex: In the light of the continuing authoritarianism demonstrated by most librarians towards their patrons, it is small wonder that so few people patronized America's public libraries. Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library. Ex: It is clear that a powerful and mysterious force is pushing seniors toward greater volunteer involvement, and nonprofit groups should tap into this particularly civic age group before the Indian summer of volunteering reaches its end. Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations. Ex: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.
hacer uso de influencias
(v.)=pull + strings.
Ex: Perhaps he can pull some strings to get us one of the main lecture halls at the University.
hacer uso de recursos
(v.)=tap into + resources.
Ex: MANTIS taps into unique information resources that are not typically indexed by other databases.
hacer uso de un conocimiento
(v.)=draw on/upon + knowledge.
Ex: The region's researchers, particularly those in the smaller systems, may be drawing on an ageing knowledge base.
hacer uso personal
(v.)=make + personal use.
Ex: This is also a sad reminder of how your ability to make personal use of digital media is under attack.
hacer valer
(v.)=vindicate.
Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.
hacer valer sus derechos
(v.)=assert + Posesivo + rights.
Ex: Universities are beginning to assert their rights over their own intellectual property.
hacer valer una idea
(v.)=enforce + idea.
Ex: The idea must be enforced that that librarians have a duty to prohibit access to information and ideas whenever such limits are necessary to preserve family values.
hacer varias copias de Algo
(v.)=reproduce in + multiple copies ; produce + multiple copies.
Ex: It is a contradiction in terms to refer to something which has been written and reproduced in multiple copies as 'unpublished'. Ex: Multiple copies of entries cannot be produced with carbons and a typewriter due to the thickness of the card, but small duplicating machines and photocopiers can be utilized.
hacer ver
(v.)=alert to ; bring to + Posesivo + attention ; bring to + the attention ; call + attention to ; awaken ; bring + home ; open + Posesivo + eyes to ; bring + attention to ; bring to + Posesivo + notice ; get across.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read. Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros. Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time. Ex: The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences. Ex: Schools need to make deliberate, carefully planned efforts to awaken parents to the part they play in the literary education of their children. Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing. Ex: Everyone who is a reader has his own list of books which at different times opened his eyes anew. Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound. Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt. Ex: The first word, 'communication,' should be familiar to librarians since we are in the business of getting across, linking up, in this age of enlightenment.
hacer ver claramente
(v.)=hammer + home + message ; show + clearly.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes. Ex: The results show clearly that occupational prestige does not depend upon salary or money factors (teaching being ranked second only to medical doctor).
hacer vida social
(v.)=socialise [socialize, -USA].
Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her.
hacer visible
(v.)=render + visible.
Ex: In order to render the image visible, the copy paper must be developed.
hacer visitas a domicilio
(v.)=make + house calls.
Ex: For the next three months, Walsh and the team made house calls under the cloak of darkness into the dangerous city to help the baby.
hacer volver a la normalidad
(v.)=bring + Nombre + back to earth.
Ex: Australian house prices are massively out of whack and will be brought back to earth, an expert says.
hacer volver a la realidad
(v.)=bring + Nombre + back to earth.
Ex: Australian house prices are massively out of whack and will be brought back to earth, an expert says.
hacer vomitar
(v.)=make + Nombre + sick.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
hacer voto de abstinencia
(v.)=take + a vow of abstinence.
Ex: More and more American girls are taking a vow of abstinence from sex before marriage.
hacer voto de castidad
(v.)=take + a vow of chastity.
Ex: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.
hacer voto de celibato
(v.)=take + a vow of celibacy.
Ex: They have taken a vow of celibacy as they don't want to risk becoming the victims of a kiss-and-tell from their female fans.
hacer voto de obediencia
(v.)=take + a vow of obedience.
Ex: Sisters, for example, who take a vow of obedience, are willing to abide by the decisions made by their superiors.
hacer voto de pobreza
(v.)=take + a vow of poverty.
Ex: You believed this wholeheartedly, and took a vow of poverty to prove that belief.
hacer voto de silencio
(v.)=take + a vow of silence.
Ex: When someone takes a vow of silence, it is often with the intent of promoting religious contemplation.
hacer vulnerable a
(v.)=render + open to.
Ex: The prospect that they might render themselves open to the receipt of numerous requests for copies of the items is one they would view with some alarm in most cases.
hacer zoom
(v.)=zoom in.
Ex: The atlas includes a feature which allows the searcher to zoom in with the mouse to view smaller and smaller sections of the world.
hacer zoom in
(v.)=zoom in.
Ex: The atlas includes a feature which allows the searcher to zoom in with the mouse to view smaller and smaller sections of the world.
hacer zoom out
(v.)=zoom out.
Ex: If you want to zoom out further, just keep clicking on the button until you are at the view you want.
hacer ágil
(v.)=limber up.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
hacer único
(v.)=individualise [individualize, -USA].
Ex: If an entry acts as a substitute or representation of a document it must contain a description of that document in order to individualize it.
hacerle a Alguien pasar apuros
(v.)=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
Ex: When she rejected him everyone around the table gave him a hard time and called him a loser. Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.
hacerle a Alguien pasar un mal rato
(v.)=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
Ex: When she rejected him everyone around the table gave him a hard time and called him a loser. Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.
hacerle a Alguien pasarlo mal
(v.)=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
Ex: When she rejected him everyone around the table gave him a hard time and called him a loser. Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.
hacerle a Alguien sudar la gota gorda
(v.)=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
Ex: When she rejected him everyone around the table gave him a hard time and called him a loser. Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.
hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro
(v.)=brainwash.
Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
hacerle caso a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + the time of day.
Ex: She's incapable of getting a man to give her the time of day, unless she lies, manipulate, connive, blackmail, etc.
hacerle la vida más simple a todos
(v.)=simplify + life for everyone.
Ex: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
hacerle las cosas fáciles a Alguien
(v.)=play into + the hands of.
Ex: Unfortunately the process on both sides has become sluggish and is playing into the hands of the antiquarian book trade, which is now dealing in trophy books on a large scale.
hacerle un bombo a Alguien
(v.)=knock + Alguien + up.
Ex: One of the worst nightmare for the single man is having a one night stand with a girl and then finding out that he's knocked her up.
hacerle una paja a un muerto
(v.)=flog + a dead horse ; beat + a dead horse ; fart in + the wind.
Ex: When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse. Ex: Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings. Ex: Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better.
hacerlo
(v.)=manage + the trick.
Ex: All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick.

hacerlo a lo grande
(v.)=make + it + big.
Ex: They are in a race to make a fast buck and make it big.
hacerlo bien
(v.)=put + matters + right ; get it + right ; be right on track.
Ex: Thirdly, because it is the socializing that goes on in preschool years that matters above all we must do more to put matters right at this stage. Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place. Ex: There is every indication from this study that the program is right on track in terms of employment.
hacerlo de nuevo
(v.)=go and do it again.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.
hacerlo difícil de + Infinitivo
(v.)=make + it + hard to + Infinitivo.
Ex: If we do not know that set of rules, the game is confusing and difficult to understand, which in turn makes it hard to enjoy.
hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda
(v.)=do + Posesivo + utmost ; give + Posesivo + utmost ; give + Posesivo + best.
Ex: But all of them did their utmost and knew that their position was a key one within the school. Ex: Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final. Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat.
hacerlo mal
(v.)=get it + (all) wrong.
Ex: There are risks in assuming that the enquirer has got it all wrong.
hacerlo mejor
(v.)=do + a better job.
Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
hacerlo más llevadero
(v.)=make + life easier.
Ex: Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
hacerlo por uno mismo
(v.)=do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Unlike the nation's research libraries, which get what they need from LC, they must do it on their own, and it is very, very expensive.
hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie
(v.)=do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Unlike the nation's research libraries, which get what they need from LC, they must do it on their own, and it is very, very expensive.
hacerlo solo
(v.)=do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Unlike the nation's research libraries, which get what they need from LC, they must do it on their own, and it is very, very expensive.
hacerlo todo excepto
(v.)=stop at + nothing short of.
Ex: Special library practice implies special service, tailored to the reader's needs, and that such service stops at nothing short of participation in library research activities of readers by the librarian.
hacerlo todo menos
(v.)=stop at + nothing short of.
Ex: Special library practice implies special service, tailored to the reader's needs, and that such service stops at nothing short of participation in library research activities of readers by the librarian.
hacerse
(v.)=grow up to be ; grow up into.
Ex: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers. Ex: Smart and speedy start-ups blindside mature companies with their inventiveness then grow up into mature companies and are outsmarted in their turn.
hacerse + Adjetivo
(v.)=become + Adjetivo.
Ex: Expressiveness often relies upon decimal subdivision, and this may become less systematic with the addition of new subjects.
hacerse Algo fácil
(v.)=make + it + easy on + Reflexivo.
Ex: Sometimes it's a stretch to get all those home improvement or home repair jobs done so make it easy on yourself with this telescopic ladder.
hacerse a
(v.)=warm up to.
Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.
hacerse a imitación de
(v.)=model on.
Ex: This main library should ideally be modeled on a metropolitan main library like that of New York City.
hacerse a la mar
(v.)=set + sail ; cast off.
Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month. Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta
(v.)=tailor to + application.
Ex: All alphabetical indexing languages must be tailored to the application for which they are intended.
hacerse a un lado
(v.)=make + room (for) ; pull over.
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects. Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
hacerse a una idea
(v.)=deal with + concept.
Ex: In this age of financial restriction we have to see ourselves, even at the smallest unit, as an international library resource network, and unless we can deal with this concept we can't rework the ISBD into a viable tool.
hacerse agente secreto
(v.)=go undercover.
Ex: He went undercover for the Library of Congress to obtain forbidden maps, books and documents essential for victory in Europe.
hacerse amigo de
(v.)=befriend ; chum with ; strike up + friendship with ; establish + familiarity con.
Ex: He needs other people to befriend him or to draw him out of his shell. Ex: Cryptanalysts mostly work behind closed doors, and it is difficult to chum with a clever person doing such a secret research. Ex: One of the immediate results was that she struck up a friendship with Jeffrey Gordon, a young consultant assigned to the R&D section. Ex: Her attitude enabled him, and everyone else on the staff from what he could gather in the brief time he had been there, to establish a pleasant familiarity with her.
hacerse cada vez más importante
(v.)=increase in + importance.
Ex: Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.
hacerse camino
(v.)=foist + Posesivo + way into.
Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
hacerse cargo
(v.)=take over ; assume + role.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS can take over much of the housekeeping work necessary for a smoothly functioning library = DOBIS/LIBIS puede encargarse de la mayor parte del trabajo de gestión administrativa para que la biblioteca funcione sin problemas. Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
hacerse cargo de
(v.)=take + charge of.
Ex: Although one staff member is usually appointed to take charge of promotional activities, all search and reference staff should be involved.
hacerse cargo de Algo
(v.)=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre) ; hold + the fort ; hold + the fortress.
Ex: Library and information professionals need to take on board the recommendations of Roach and Morrison, translating them into policies and strategies to be acted upon. Ex: The article 'Leading the charge or holding the fort?' looks at the future role of librarians in the provision of online services. Ex: They lost mobility by being pinned down to hold the fortress.
hacerse cargo de Alguien
(v.)=take + Nombre + under + Posesivo + wings.
Ex: Peco then took Smile under his wings and taught him how to play the game of ping pong.
hacerse con el control de
(v.)=take over + control of ; take + control of.
Ex: Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information. Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.
hacerse conocido
(n.)=word + get out.
Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out.
hacerse daño
(v.)=get + hurt ; hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo.
Ex: To avoid getting hurt, before you exercise you should probably boost your intake of magnesium, which helps muscles stay flexible and toned. Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
hacerse de
=avail + Reflexivo + of ; grab ; buy in ; snag ; call + Nombre + Posesivo + own.
Ex: This paper deals with the advantages of optical publishing for information providers and traditional publishers, and how they can avail themselves of the technology. Ex: If we move fast, we can grab the space for the library. Ex: Yet the genuine stockholding bookseller is committed to holding good stocks of books for the customers' benefit which means that he does not aim simply at buying in the books with the quickest turnover. Ex: For sunny days, snag yourself a cute terry cloth hat and revel in the shade. Ex: This 12-room penthouse of the newly renovated Mark Hotel is up for sale but it will cost you a princely sum to call it your own.
hacerse de información
(v.)=secure + information.
Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
hacerse de rogar
(v.)=play + hard to get.
Ex: Playing hard to get is definitely one of the games of love.
hacerse de valor
(v.)=muster (up) + (the) courage.
Ex: Professional library managers must muster the courage to deal with these problems and make their choices.
hacerse el ciego
(v.)=pretend + not to have seen.
Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.
hacerse el duro
(v.)=play it + cool ; play + hard to get.
Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship. Ex: Playing hard to get is definitely one of the games of love.
hacerse el débil
(n.)=sandbagging.
Ex: The authors examined whether Machiavellianism moderates the use of sandbagging -- a manipulative strategy in which people display low ability to induce an opponent to reduce effort or lower his or her guard.
hacerse el enfermo
(v.)=malinger.
Ex: This can lead to accusations of malingering, hypochondria, and/or mental illness.
hacerse el estúpido
(v.)=dumb down ; act + dumb.
Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource. Ex: In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.
hacerse el interesante
(v.)=play + hard to get ; play it + cool.
Ex: Playing hard to get is definitely one of the games of love. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
hacerse el loco
(v.)=act + dumb ; turn + a blind eye to ; pretend + not to have heard ; pretend + not to have seen ; turn + a deaf ear to.
Ex: In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb. Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be. Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard. Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him. Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.
hacerse el muerto
(v.)=play + possum ; play + dead.
Ex: 'From what we gathered, somebody playing possum jumped up and shot him,' said his father. Ex: My dog found a possum playing dead once, and it freaked him out enough not to touch it.
hacerse el propósito de + Infinitivo
(v.)=make + it + a point to + Infinitivo ; make + a point of + Gerundio.
Ex: I made it a point to contact Balzac at least twice a day -- as I can do easily on my job -- and I graphed his mood, roughly, each time I saw him. Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
hacerse el sordo
(v.)=turn + a deaf ear to ; pretend + not to have heard ; turn + a blind eye to.
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor. Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard. Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
hacerse el tonto
(v.)=act + dumb.
Ex: In fact, his success was directly attributable to how smart he was by acting dumb.
hacerse entender
(v.)=make + Posesivo + meaning plain.
Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.
hacerse escaso
(v.)=become + scarce.
Ex: The implications are that as resources are become scarcer, librarians will need to adopt more forceful attitudes.
hacerse escuchar
(v.)=make + Posesivo + voice heard.
Ex: In the USA and Canada women in librarianship have organised themselves and made their voices heard.
hacerse espía
(v.)=go undercover.
Ex: He went undercover for the Library of Congress to obtain forbidden maps, books and documents essential for victory in Europe.
hacerse evidente
(v.)=become + apparent ; come through.
Ex: The meanings of these notational instructions will become apparent as you progress. Ex: More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.
hacerse famoso
(v.)=set + the river on fire ; rise to + stardom.
Ex: It is difficult to see how the following typical enquiries could be answered the consultation of a dictionary: 'Where does the phrase `to set the river on fire` come from?' or 'What does `credulous` mean?'. Ex: Instead, he rose to opera stardom and entranced stadium audiences with his singing voice rather than his soccer skills.
hacerse fácil
(v.)=become + convenient.
Ex: The use of video technology in education and training is changing as video programmes become more convenient to make.
hacerse habitable
(v.)=become + habitable.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.
hacerse ilusiones
(v.)=daydream ; build + castles in the air ; build up + Posesivo + hopes.
Ex: These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills . Ex: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them. Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
hacerse la boca agua
(v.)=make + Posesivo + mouth water ; salivate at/over.
Ex: Turkish politicians are not able to decide what the correct policies are without the EU telling them what to do, while making their mouth water with potential financial rewards. Ex: A little over a year ago everyone was salivating over him and now, nothing.
hacerse la luz
(n.)=light bulb + go off in + Posesivo + head.
Ex: While reading this passage a light bulb went off in my head, and I realized my biggest obstacle for breaking free from bulimia was my unbelief.
hacerse la manicura
(v.)=manicure.
Ex: This is a complete guide to manicure and pedicure.
hacerse la pedicura
(v.)=pedicure.
Ex: This is a complete guide to manicure and pedicure.
hacerse miembro de
(v.)=join + Asociación.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
hacerse millonario
(v.)=strike + it rich ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
Ex: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', 'striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold. Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold. Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
hacerse monótono
(v.)=go + stale.
Ex: The method has one big disadvantage: rote-learned material may go stale after a few performances, just as a play may go stale for actors.
hacerse más complejo
(v.)=grow in + complexity ; gain in + complexity.
Ex: The application of copyright law to electronic resources is receiving more attention as technologies grow in kind and complexity. Ex: It is a study which is still withing its first century of life and has gained in complexity throughout each decade.
hacerse más corto
(v.)=grow + shorter.
Ex: With days growing shorter, time was precious, and man was reminded of the long darkness ahead.
hacerse más denso
(v.)=thicken.
Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
hacerse más espeso
(v.)=thicken.
Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
hacerse más fuerte
(v.)=gain in + strength ; grow in + strength.
Ex: Syndicates tended to become smaller as their members gained in financial strength and in the ability to bear greater proportions of the risk. Ex: The author suggests that unions were slowly, though not uniformly, growing in strength.
hacerse más inteligente
(v.)=smarten up.
Ex: The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas.
hacerse más largo
(v.)=grow + longer.
Ex: Yule, also referred to as Yuletide, winter solstice, and Christmas, is a solar festival of pagan origin that marks the time when the days grow longer and the nights grow shorter.
hacerse más potente
(v.)=grow in + power.
Ex: Personal computers continue to grow in power and come down in price, but the field has become much more confusing since Apr 87.
hacerse obligatorio
(v.)=become + imperative.
Ex: It became imperative that books be arranged to make it easy for the reader to find what he wanted.
hacerse obvio
(v.)=become + clear.
Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other.
hacerse oír
(v.)=make + Reflexivo + heard ; make + Posesivo + voice heard.
Ex: By shouting they may make themselves heard, but they also coarsen the quality of the sounds they produce, limiting the range and vocal color = Si gritan pueden hacerse oír, pero también embastecen la calidad de los sonidos que producen, limitando los rasgos de la voz y los tonos vocales. Ex: In the USA and Canada women in librarianship have organised themselves and made their voices heard.
hacerse pasar por
(v.)=masquerade as ; impersonate.
Ex: Problems with selecting popular science books are discussed including: bias; conflicting viewpoints; and the problem of bogus science masquerading as respectable science. Ex: According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user.
hacerse patente
(v.)=become + clear ; bring + home ; come through.
Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other. Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing. Ex: More sophisticated accreditation systems are coming through, but these are currently relatively little used in these areas, and are more common in ecommerce applications.
hacerse pedazos
(v.)=fall to + pieces.
Ex: One must accept that it is impossible to satisfy all people all the time; this author has seen several prison librarians fall to pieces, while the librarian was drowning in details.
hacerse pelotillas con los mocos
(v.)=pick + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.
hacerse pipí
(v.)=pee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wet + Reflexivo.
Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself. Ex: We talked about one girl who weed herself in class when she was sitting next to me. Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
. Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
.
hacerse pis
(v.)=pee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wet + Reflexivo.
Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself. Ex: We talked about one girl who weed herself in class when she was sitting next to me. Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
. Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
.
hacerse popular
(v.)=catch on.
Ex: These new technologies are advancing rapidly in Japan and are likely to catch on quickly in other countries.
hacerse presa de
(v.)=prey on/upon.
Ex: Focusing on the situation of blacks, it is argued that their original status as slaves has preyed on the US conscience & kept affirmative action intact.
hacerse presa del pánico
(v.)=panic ; grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
Ex: For crying out loud, would everyone please stop panicking -- Don't you realize that this would be a good thing in the long run?. Ex: Still, people who are trying to sell their homes are growing panicky as they see their properties up for sale much longer than they expected. Ex: In most of the cases, people get panicky in situations which are beyond their control.
hacerse público
(v.)=go + live ; go + public ; come out in + the open.
Ex: The article 'BookTrack on track for lift off' discusses BookTrack, Whitaker's electronic project, which is about to go live = El artículo 'BookTrack listo para despegar' trata de BookTrack, el proyecto electrónico de Whitaker, que está a punto de salir a la luz. Ex: The article 'Can bibliotherapy go public?' advocates for the use of literature in the public library for total development and growth. Ex: The contradictions within the rural society of the nineteenth century came out in the open with the revolts of the summer of 1857.
hacerse querer
(v.)=endear.
Ex: His description of Tycho's project in terms that are uncompromisingly modern may not endear his study to all readers.
hacerse realidad
(v.)=materialise [materialize, -USA] ; come to + full flower ; become + a reality ; happen ; wish + come true ; come + true ; kick in.
Ex: There are several reasons why such integration is slow to materialize in practice. Ex: It is a time when old rules give way to new and when expectations com to full flower. Ex: Working together, librarians and indexers can ensure that one of the primary objectives of the Society of Indexers, the safeguarding and improvement of indexing standards, becomes a reality. Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal. Ex: She made another wish, and somehow, it came true. Ex: He predicted it and it came true. Ex: The first wave of long-awaited reforms to credit-card industry practices began kicking in on Aug. 20.
hacerse responsable
(v.)=assume + role.
Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
hacerse rico
(v.)=strike + it rich ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
Ex: 'Stagecoach robberies', 'shoot-outs', 'striking it rich' these are all typical events associated to the Wild West when men and women from the East went to California searching for gold. Ex: That was a Gold Rush term: the money a miner needed for grub until he struck gold. Ex: Many gamblers dream about the day that they will hit the jackpot.
hacerse sentir
(v.)=take + Posesivo + toll (on).
Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
hacerse sitio
(v.)=carve + niche.
Ex: Kodak optical disk and microfilm technologies are carving niches in specific applications.
hacerse socio de la biblioteca
(v.)=join + library.
Ex: The analysis of adults joining libraries indicate that almost half are in their twenties.
hacerse tarde
(v.)=get + late.
Ex: You may find that she may have trouble understanding what you mean when you tell her that 'it's getting late' or you 'should go to bed soon'.
hacerse un esguince
(v.)=sprain.
Ex: If you have sprained your ankle in the past, you may continue to sprain it if the ligaments did not have time to completely heal.
hacerse un esguince de tobillo
(v.)=sprain + Posesivo + ankle.
Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
hacerse un hueco en la vida
(v.)=get on in + life.
Ex: He believed that, to get on in life, you just needed to work fairly hard and be a nice guy.
hacerse un lugar
(v.)=carve out + a place.
Ex: Expert systems, remote access and other developments are just beginning to carve out a place in the field of library science.
hacerse un lío
(v.)=be in a tizz(y).
Ex: Apparently the school was in a tizzy not knowing how to handle the situation.
hacerse un piercing
(v.)=pierce.
Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.
hacerse un seguro
(v.)=take out + insurance policy.
Ex: By taking out an insurance policy, you are transferring the risk of an unforeseen event to the insurance company.
hacerse un siete
(v.)=tear.
Ex: The material chosen should be strong, easy to clean, difficult to tear and anti-static; velour is usually preferable to boucle.
hacerse un tatuaje
(v.)=have + a tattoo.
Ex: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.
hacerse un vagabundo
=take to + the road.
Ex: Sometimes, individuals, often alcoholics, bastards or others stigmatized by society, 'took to the road'.
hacerse una idea
(v.)=form + impression ; get + an inkling.
Ex: I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience. Ex: With sensitivity and luck, he may also get an inkling what it feels like to be a native.
hacerse una idea de
(v.)=catch + glimpse ; glean + indication ; glean + picture ; have + an inkling of.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia. Ex: An indication of the exhaustiveness and currency of a review can be gleaned from an examination of the bibliography. Ex: A good picture of the users of agricultural policy information and their needs can be gleaned from the AMIS study of agricultural management information systems. Ex: The writer describes how she came to have an inkling of what her husband experienced fighting in the war.
hacerse una idea mejor de
(v.)=glean + insights.
Ex: Their daily experiences provide grist for the writer's mill, from which insights concerning management processes may be gleaned.
hacerse una paja
(v.)=wank ; jerk + Reflexivo + off.
Ex: Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women. Ex: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.
hacerse una plasta
(v.)=cake (up).
Ex: He opened the jar to find that the powder had caked up and was no longer free flowing.
hacerse una póliza de seguros
(v.)=take out + insurance policy.
Ex: By taking out an insurance policy, you are transferring the risk of an unforeseen event to the insurance company.
hacerse ver
(v.)=gain + exposure.
Ex: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.
hacerse viejo
(v.)=grow + old ; grow + older ; get + old ; get + older.
Ex: Remember: You don't stop laughing because you grow old; You grow old because you stop laughing. Ex: This has been the case with newspapers which suddenly find that their audiences are both growing older and dwindling in size and they are facing great difficulty appealing to the new electronic generation. Ex: The best thing about getting old is you're not responsible for remembering things anymore. Ex: The changing name form problem is one that plagues us as our catalogs get older.
hacerse visible
(v.)=gain + exposure.
Ex: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.
hacerse vulnerable a
(v.)=lay + Reflexivo + open to.
Ex: When it employs methods and instruments of Western science then it begins to lay itself open to the same criticisms as 'Western science'.
hacerse útil
(v.)=come into + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Online access comes into its own for the type of search that has been introduced in Chapters 8 and 9.
hacha
(n.)=axe [ax, -USA] ; hatchet.
Ex: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.
Ex: The activities, based on Gary Paulsen's novel 'Hatchet,' focus on struggling for survival.
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* asesino con hacha=axe murderer.
* desenterrar el hacha de guerra=take up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.
* enterrar el hacha de guerra=bury + the hatchet ; bury + the tomahawk ; bury + the war axe.
* hacha de carnicero=meat cleaver ; cleaver.
* hacha de guerra=tomahawk.

hacha de carnicero
(n.)=meat cleaver ; cleaver.
Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings. Ex: Professional cleavers used for carcass and sectional cutting also work for chops and chickens.
hacha de guerra
(n.)=tomahawk.
Ex: So when the king gave the word his men pulled their tomahawks from under the coats and killed several and took the rest prisoners.
hachazo
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* dar un hachazo=hack.

hachuela
(n.)=hatchet.
Ex: The activities, based on Gary Paulsen's novel 'Hatchet,' focus on struggling for survival.

hachís
(n.)=cannabis ; hashish.
Ex: It is possible, with in-built online authority control, to switch from the term entered automatically so that, for example, whether the user enters MARIHUANA or cannabis relevant records will still be retrieved.
Ex: India is presently facing the problem of increased trafficking in drugs and heroin and hashish are supplied to the west through the subcontinent = Actualmente la India se enfrenta al problema del aumento del tráfico de drogas y se está suministrando heroína y hachís al occidente a través del subcontinente indio.

hacia
=in the direction of ; into ; toward(s).
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
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* dar un paso hacia delante=step up.
* de dentro hacia fuera=inside outwards.
* de miras hacia el exterior=outward looking.
* de miras hacia fuera=outwardly.
* desde hace mucho tiempo=for a long time.
* desplazar hacia la derecha=inset.
* desplazarse hacia arriba=move up.
* desplazarse hacia atrás=draw back ; move + backwards.
* directamente hacia el este=due east.
* directamente hacia el norte=due north.
* directamente hacia el oeste=due west.
* directamente hacia el sur=due south.
* enumerar hacia atrás=list + backwards.
* enumerar hacia delante=list + forwards.
* hacia abajo=downward ; downslope.
* hacia adelante=onward(s) ; straight ahead ; straight on.
* hacia adelante y hacia atrás=to and fro.
* hacia arriba=upwards ; upward ; upslope.
* hacia arriba y hacia abajo=up and down ; up and down.
* hacia atrás=backwards ; backward(s) ; astern ; rearward(s).
* hacia dentro=inward.
* ¿hacia dónde se dirige(n)...?=whither?.
* ¿hacia dónde va(n)...?=whither? ; whither?.
* hacia el centro de la ciudad=townward.
* hacia el este=eastward(s) ; eastbound ; easterly ; easternly.
* hacia el frente=ahead.
* hacia el futuro=onward(s).
* hacia el interior y el exterior de=in and out of.
* hacia el norte=northbound ; northerly ; northernly.
* hacia el oeste=westward(s) ; westbound ; westernly ; westerly.
* hacia el sur=southward(s) ; southbound ; southerly ; southernly ; in a southerly direction.
* hacia finales del + Siglo=later + Siglo, the.
* hacia fuera=outwards.
* hacia la izquierda=leftwards ; leftward.
* hacia la proa=abaft.
* hacia proa=abaft.
* hacia un lado(s)=sideways.
* inclinarse hacia delante=tip forward.
* mirando hacia atrás=in retrospect.
* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante=move back and forth ; move back and forth.
* presionar hacia atrás=press + Nombre + back.
* tambalearse hacia delante y hacia atrás=wobble back and forth ; wobble back and forth.
* tecla de desplazamiento hacia abajo=↓ (Down) key ; down arrow key.
* tecla de desplazamiento hacia arriba=↑ (up) key ; up arrow key.
* viajar hacia atrás en el tiempo=travel back in + time.

hacia abajo
=downward ; downslope.
Ex: The spiral begins its downward swirl very early in life when a child has difficulty learning to read. Ex: They flow upslope during the day as the result of surface heating, and downslope at night because of surface cooling.
hacia adelante
=onward(s) ; straight ahead ; straight on.
Ex: This idea appears implausible when one looks at the lack of interest outside the library and archive professions in the onward transmission of the human record. Ex: Since you can't prove it, we must continue straight ahead and not disrupt our schedule. Ex: After you enter the park by the main gate, walk straight on till you come to a stream.
hacia adelante y hacia atrás
=to and fro.
Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
hacia arriba
=upwards ; upward ; upslope.
Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode. Ex: The typical organizational chart is a hierarchical structure, and communction flows downward, with some upward movement. Ex: They flow upslope during the day as the result of surface heating, and downslope at night because of surface cooling.
hacia arriba y hacia abajo
=up and down ; up and down.
Ex: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'. Ex: And simultaneously he curled his index finger up and down that in the vocabulary of his gesture was meant to signify 'Come over here'.
hacia atrás
=backwards ; backward(s) ; astern ; rearward(s).
Ex: Note that headings when read backwards with appropriate prepositions inserted make a title-like phrase describing the subject. Ex: The tracing of citations backward in time creates a chain of relationships among documents, journals, scholars, and ideas. Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Ex: In addition to making women taller, high heels force the back to arch, pushing the bosom forward and the buttocks rearward, thus accentuating the female form.
hacia dentro
=inward.
Ex: Over the last few years I have developed a condition where both of my pinkie toes have become curled inward.
hacia el centro de la ciudad
=townward.
Ex: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre.
hacia el este
(adj.)=eastward(s) ; eastbound ; easterly ; easternly.
Ex: The dust clouds travel eastward, affecting air quality in China, Korea and Japan, and occasionally the continental United States. Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Ex: Byron Bay is Australia's most easterly point and has long been considered a sacred place by the Aboriginal people. Ex: In 1975, the lighthouse on this most easternly point in Canada was made a national historic site.
hacia el frente
(adj.)=ahead.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
hacia el futuro
=onward(s).
Ex: This idea appears implausible when one looks at the lack of interest outside the library and archive professions in the onward transmission of the human record.
hacia el interior y el exterior de
=in and out of.
Ex: Above all, we specified a variety of reader places and that all traffic in and out of the library be controlled from one point.
hacia el norte
(adj.)=northbound ; northerly ; northernly.
Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Ex: However, the most northerly and climatically extreme parts of the Arctic are inhabited by few species. Ex: South-west Scotland is the most nothernly big chunk of lowland grassland in the UK.
hacia el oeste
(adj.)=westward(s) ; westbound ; westernly ; westerly.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are beginning to look westwards for business initiatives. Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Ex: I observed a bright orange, pulsing object that moved around the Big Dipper for approximatley twenty minutes and then left in a westernly direction. Ex: The most westerly town in Europe, Dingle is also famous for its friendly dolphin.
hacia el sur
=southward(s) ; southbound ; southerly ; southernly ; in a southerly direction.
Ex: After lunch we'll travel southwards to Culzean Castle, the ancestral home of the Kennedy family. Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left. Ex: Scotland's most southerly distillery nestles on the green banks of the River Bladnoch, from which it takes its name. Ex: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden. Ex: Continue down this road, crossing various traffic lights, in a southerly direction, until the Rondebult intersection.
hacia finales del + Siglo
=later + Siglo, the.
Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century.
hacia fuera
=outwards.
Ex: From the later fifteenth century books were more often stored on their edges than on their sides, but for most of the sixteenth century they were normally placed fore-edge outwards on the shelf, the title of the book being written across the fore-edge in ink.
hacia la izquierda
(adj.)=leftwards ; leftward.
Ex: So Hutchins arranges her drawings in such a way that as your eye travels leftwards across the page you see the fox who is stalking the hen and trying to catch her. Ex: The leftward lurch in the Swedish Social-Democratic Party since 1973 led to a sudden demand for 'industrial democracy' & 'worker participation.
hacia la proa
=abaft.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
hacia proa
=abaft.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
hacia un lado(s)
=sideways.
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
hacienda
(n.)=homestead ; country state.
Ex: The scattered remains of homesteads also dot the rugged landscape.
Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.
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* ayuda con la declaración de hacienda=income tax assistance.
* devolución de hacienda=tax rebate.
* hacienda ganadera=cattle ranch ; ranch.
* hacienda pública=Treasury, the ; national treasury, the.
* Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda=Lord Chancellor's Office.
* Ministerio de Hacienda Americano=Inland Revenue Service (IRS).
* ministro de hacienda=finance minister.

hacienda ganadera
(n.)=cattle ranch ; ranch.
Ex: The high accuracy level obtained by validation tests of this model supports its utility for the management of rhea populations in other cattle ranches of the region. Ex: One hundred and twelve farm and ranch operator couples completed surveys that were used to discover their level of retirement preparation.
hacienda pública
(n.)=Treasury, the ; national treasury, the.
Ex: Focus of interest will be all libraries directly financed by the Treasury. Ex: In general a kleptocrat regards the national treasury as his own personal checking account.
haciendo
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* estar haciendo algo que no se debe=get up to + no good.
* haciendo caso omiso de=in defiance of.

haciendo caja con
=on the coattails of.
Ex: He's hardly the first candidate seeking to be elected on the coattails of a leader who captured the national imagination.
haciendo caso omiso de
=heedless of.
Ex: He tells of how he strayed, heedless of advice, from his camp one night and was unable to find his way back.
haciendo cosas
=up and about.
Ex: Active kids are happy kids - they like to be up and about, running around and having fun.
haciendo esto
=by so doing ; by doing so.
Ex: By so doing the public library might well take upon itself a distinctive role in the community's pattern of communication. Ex: By doing so, librarians find hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query.
haciendo juego
(adj.)=colour-coordinated.
Ex: Something very important for men at job interviews is to wear low-heeled, conservative dress shoes that are colour coordinated with the suit.
haciendo mención especial a
=with particular reference to.
Ex: This contribution traces the history of the Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE) with particular reference to themes that have not been consistent with one another.
haciendo pruebas
(n.)=trial and error.
Ex: There are a number of ways of finding out something one wants to know: observation, trial and error experiment; asking someone; looking it up for oneself.
haciendo referencia a
=with reference to.
Ex: General points have been illustrated with reference to the cataloguing of books.
haciendo ruido
=noisily.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
haciendo uso de
=by recourse to.
Ex: Access to less frequently consulted periodicals was provided by recourse to electronic document delivery.
hacinado
(adj.)=overcrowded.
Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.

hacinamiento
(n.)=overcrowding [over-crowding].
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).

hacinar
(v.)=cramp.
Ex: The goals are to reduce stress on the fingers and wrists and to keep your hands in a natural position rather than cramping them together.

hacker
(n.)=hacker ; computer hacker.
Ex: This network is vulnerable to hackers and unauthorized penetration, as recent incidents have demonstrated.
Ex: Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud.

hacking
(n.)=hacking.
Ex: Computer networks are under attack from viruses, traditional hacking and cyberattack.

hacérselas pasar canutas a Alguien
(v.)=push + Nombre + to the edge.
Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day.
hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta
(v.)=get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.
Ex: My legs were so weary from the climb I had already done and looking at the hill that remained, I got a distinctive lump in my throat and my eyes started to well up.
hada
(n.)=fairy ; faery [faerie].
Ex: The good and bad fairies are categories of experience, and the triumph of the good fairy is a reassuring generalization about overcoming danger.
Ex: Faeries could be either good or evil creatures, and at various points in history have been confused with witches and demons.
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* ala de hada=fairy wing.
* cuento de hadas=fairy story ; fairy tale [fairytale].
* hada madrina=fairy godmother.

hada madrina
(n.)=fairy godmother.
Ex: It seems that in the stories I've read that fairy godmothers seem to help mostly females, who are cruelly abused by their families or abandoned somehow.
hado
(n.)=doom.
Ex: There are two books published under the titles 'Denmark's Day of doom' and 'Rats in the Larder'.

hagiográfico
(adj.)=hagiographic.
Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.

haida
=Hajj.
Nota: Peregrinaje a la Meca que todo musulmán debe hacer al menos una vez en su vida.
Ex: The Centre was set up in 1975 to study the environment of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca performed by all Moslem adults once in their lifetime.

haitiano
(adj.)=Haitian.
Ex: To date, work has been completed on the Canadian, Haitian, Senegalese and Tunisian data = Hasta ahora, el trabajo se ha completado en lo referente a la información canadiense, haitiana, senegalesa y tunecí.

halagado
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* sentirse halagado por=be complimented by.

halagador
(adj.)=flattering ; laudatory ; fawning.
Ex: There have, at the same time, been very few accounts of users' reactions to the reference interview, and those are not too flattering to the profession.
Ex: Most statements about electronic communication (laudatory and critical) tend toward generalizaton and the bandying about of vast numbers rather than being evaluative or descriptive.
Ex: Over the past two days, the fawning American media has provided rave reviews of John McCain's visit to France.
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* poco halagador=unflattering.

halagar
(v.)=flatter ; pander ; butter + Nombre + up ; toady ; fawn (on/upon/over).
Ex: Library readers are not always flattered to think that their problems are so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
Ex: This may seem surprising, but complimenting a co-worker can seem like you are buttering them up for something you need.
Ex: The function of journalism is not to toady to those in power but to challenge them.
Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.

halago
(n.)=flattery ; compliment.
Nota: A veces confundido con "complement" = complemento.
Ex: The effects of flattery from a computer can produce the same general effects as flattery from humans, as described in the psychology literature.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo.

halagüeño
(adj.)=healthy ; rosy ; bright ; flattering.
Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
Ex: Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour'.
Ex: By the end of the century the picture was not a bright one.
Ex: There have, at the same time, been very few accounts of users' reactions to the reference interview, and those are not too flattering to the profession.
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* poco halagüeño=unflattering.

halconería
(n.)=falconry.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.

halcón
(n.)=falcon ; hawk.
Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.
Ex: This suite of defensive adaptations has enabled hawks to forage and behave with near impunity virtually free from predation.
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* halcón patirrojo=red-tailed hawk.
* halcón peregrino=peregrine falcon ; peregrine.
* halcón pescador=osprey ; fish hawk.

halcón patirrojo
(n.)=red-tailed hawk.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
halcón peregrino
(n.)=peregrine falcon ; peregrine.
Ex: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth. Ex: Peregrines are indeed the fastest creatures on the planet, diving steeply at speeds in excess of 300 km/h.
halcón pescador
(n.)=osprey ; fish hawk.
Ex: Osprey numbers declined drastically in 1950-1970s, from pesticide poisoning and eggshell thinning. Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.
halibut
(n.)=halibut.
Ex: Results with halibut, haddock and cod suggest that all three species are excellent candidates for cold water, marine aquaculture.

hall
(n.)=hall.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.
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* hall de entrada=entrance hall ; lobby ; entrance foyer.

hall de entrada
(n.)=entrance hall ; lobby ; entrance foyer.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms. Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby. Ex: Her photographs of of interiors include libraries, natural science museums, spas, entrance foyers, and zoos.
hallar
(v.)=trace ; turn up ; find ; disinter ; ferret out.
Ex: The author approach remains an important means of tracing a specific document.
Ex: Although I have not done a complete analytical search of library literature for discussions of the structures of catalogs, preliminary searches have turned up little except for historical discussions.
Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.
Ex: Tests such as this one will often disinter the real citation intended but it is a time consuming task.
Ex: As a rule analysts are left on their own to ferret out useful and appropriate areas to be investigated.
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* hallar defectos en=find + fault with ; see + faults in.
* hallar eco en=find + echo in.
* hallar el camino de la verdad=think + Posesivo + way to the truth.
* hallar lo buscado=achieve + match.
* hallarse=be poised.
* quien guarda, halla=waste not, want not.

hallar defectos en
(v.)=find + fault with ; see + faults in.
Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity. Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
hallar eco en
(v.)=find + echo in.
Ex: Many of the views of the public librarians surveyed here find echoes in prescriptive studies about the advantages of weeding.
hallar el camino de la verdad
(v.)=think + Posesivo + way to the truth.
Ex: They both hoped that men would be able to think their way to the truth when given all the information.
hallar lo buscado
(v.)=achieve + match.
Ex: To achieve a successful match is the central objective of information retrieval.
hallarse
(v.)=be poised.
Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.
hallazgo
(n.)=finding ; research finding ; find.
Ex: An informative abstract presents a clear condensation of the essential arguments and findings of the original.
Ex: These cases also serve as 'springboards' to more generalized discussions about issues, values, hypotheses, research findings, points of view, and so forth.
Ex: This article provides an interpretation of a major historical and archaeological find, the 1st Emperor of China's terra-cotta figures of warriors and horses.
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* hallazgo fortuito=serendipity.
* hallazgo secundario=incidental finding.
* hallazgos principales=salient findings.
* resultados + corroborar + hallazgos=results + corroborate + findings.

hallazgo fortuito
(n.)=serendipity.
Ex: This paper describes techniques by which hidden knowledge may be retrieved, e.g. serendipity in browsing, use of appropriate search strategies and methods based on artificial intelligence.
hallazgo secundario
(n.)=incidental finding.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically have each of the following: the purpose and scope of the investigation; the methodology employed; the results obtained; the conclusions drawn; incidental findings.
hallazgos principales
=salient findings.
Ex: A summary is a restatement, within the document, of the salient findings and conclusions of a document.
halo
(n.)=aura ; halo.
Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library.
Ex: Halos arise from the way minute ice crystals in the atmosphere scatter sunlight (or moonlight) into different angles.
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* efecto de halo=halo effect.
* halo de misterio=mystique.
* un halo de bruma=a veil of mist.
* un halo de misterio=a shroud of mystery.

halo de misterio
(n.)=mystique.
Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.
halocline
(n.)=halocline.
Nota: En masas de agua salada, variabilidad vertical en la concentración de la sal.
Ex: Blocked by the less dense fresh water, the movement stops in the halocline where the warm sea water mixes with brackish water.

halofílico
(adj.)=halophilic.
Nota: Atraído por la sal.
Ex: There was no difference in the effect of salt on the enzymes prepared from the two species although one is halophilic and the other halophobic.

halofítico
(adj.)=halophytic.
Nota: Tolerante a la sal.
Ex: In tropical regions, halophytic (salt tolerant) trees invade mudflats associated with estuaries and form mangrove swamps instead of tidal marshes.

halofóbico
(adj.)=halophobic.
Nota: Intolerante a la sal.
Ex: There was no difference in the effect of salt on the enzymes prepared from the two species although one is halophilic and the other halophobic.

halterofilia
(n.)=weightlifting [weight lifting].
Ex: He describes the weightlifting culture as a 'masculine cosmogony' based on a creed of dedication, determination, & discipline.

haluro
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* película de haluro de plata=silver halide film.

halón
(n.)=halon.
Ex: With the phase-out of halon some other inert gases have been introduced on the market.
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* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante gas halón=halon gas fire extinguishing system.

hamaca
(n.)=deck chair ; hammock ; sun lounger ; lounger ; sun lounger.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The cost of providing electronic resources: are we rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic?'.
Ex: There have been a lot of favourable comments about the delights of hammocks versus sleeping in bunks.
Ex: And with lush gardens, sun loungers, swim-up bars, and other nice poolside features to boot, it's no surprise many travelers wouldn't mind spending an entire day in or near the pool.
Ex: These are the loungers that are found in the most sophisticated back yards.
Ex: While basking in the sun on sun loungers, people are exposing their whole bodies to the full benefit of the best natural medicine.

hambre
(n.)=starvation ; hunger.
Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
Ex: This article highlights bibliometrically the degree of fit between the national research effort and the social aim of agriculture, (to prevent hunger and poverty).
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* a buena hambre no hay pan duro=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* con hambre de poder=power-hungry.
* con un poco de hambre=peckish.
* despertar el hambre=work up + an appetite.
* engañar el hambre=keep + the wolves from the door.
* entrar hambre después del esfuerzo=work up + an appetite.
* estar muerto de hambre=be starving to death.
* hambre insaciable=insatiable hunger.
* huelga de hambre=hunger strike.
* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer=made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* más hambre que el perro de un ciego=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* más hambre que un maestro de escuela=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* matar de hambre=starve to + death.
* morir de hambre=starve to + death ; die of + hunger ; starve of + hunger ; die of + starvation.
* morirse de hambre=starve.
* muerto de hambre=poverty-stricken ; starving.
* padecer hambre=suffer from + hunger.
* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana=rob Peter to pay Paul.
* pasar hambre=suffer from + hunger ; go + hungry ; starve.
* retortijón de hambre=hunger pang ; pang of hunger.
* sentir hambre=be hungry ; feel + hungry.
* tener hambre=be hungry ; feel + hungry.
* tener hambre después del esfuerzo=work up + an appetite.

hambre insaciable
(n.)=insatiable hunger.
Ex: This is because it's the insatiable hunger in the brain that tells your body to go into its fat-storing mode.
hambriento
(adj.)=hungry ; starving ; ravenous.
Ex: The article 'Text timeshares: sitting ducks for hungry dogs' examines how US text timesharing companies, responsible for deliver of information to users, are operating, against a background of US business in general.
Ex: The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.
Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
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* estar hambriento=starve.
* hambriento de poder=power-hungry.

hambriento de poder
(adj.)=power-hungry.
Ex: Power-hungry politicians are creating havoc everywhere.
hambruna
(n.)=famine.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.

hamburguesa
(n.)=hamburger ; burger ; patty.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.
Ex: Who else is going to flip the burgers, clean the resistant bomb-proof windows of the glitzy mile-high skyscrapers -- also take out the garbage, wash the dishes, park the cars, sweep up the papers in the parks?.
Ex: Their patties are about 8 inches across, and served on huge buns with lots of trimmings.
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* hamburguesa vegetariana=veggie burger.

hamburguesa vegetariana
(n.)=veggie burger.
Ex: According to new research, many veggie burgers as just as salty as meat ones.
hamburguesería
(n.)=burger joint.
Ex: Most burger joints, chicken places and smoothie shops link their star product to their name.

hampa
(n.)=underworld ; organised crime.
Ex: These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.
Ex: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.
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* mundo del hampa=criminal underworld.
* mundo del hampa, el=criminal scene, the ; criminal world, the.

handicap
(adj.)=liability.
Ex: Low-tech is not a liability in all cases; sometimes simple is better.

haraganear
(v.)=loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

harapiento
=ragged ; shabby ; in tatters ; in rags.
Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
Ex: Behind the shabby desk was a rather shabby man, with a tired and indecisive face.
Ex: Saddam Hussein, the tyrant of Iraq, was pitiful when he was discovered in his hiding spot dirty, hungry and in tatters.
Ex: Children too exhausted even to wave the flies off their faces, and men and women in rags scrabbling in the dirt for grains of wheat.

harapo
(n.)=tatter.
Ex: I carried that letter in my wallet as a talisman of hope for a year, until it dissolved in tatters.
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* harapos=rags.

harapos
(n.)=rags.
Ex: There was an old woman on the sidewalk, stooped-over scrawny and dressed up in nothing but rags.
hardware
(n.)=hardware ; computer hardware ; microcomputer hardware.
Ex: In the case of microcomputers the information worker needs to be more concerned with the maintenance of the hardware than might be the case with either mainframe or minicomputers.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.
Ex: The article 'Cutting edge' describes current developments in microcomputer hardware which are likely to become commonplace adjuncts to library microcomputers in the next decade.
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* hardware informático=computer hardware.

hardware informático
(n.)=computer hardware.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is a collection of computer hardware and software that enables geographic or spatial data to be recorded, manipulated and presented to the user.
harina
(n.)=flour ; meal.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
Ex: Meal obtained by processing of olive marc is used as additive to various bakery products intended for human nutrition.
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* gusano de la harina=mealworm.
* harina común=all-purpose flour ; plain flour.
* harina con levadura=self-raising flour ; self-rising flour.
* harina de almendra=almond meal.
* harina de avena=oatmeal.
* harina de maíz=cornmeal.
* harina integral=wholemeal flour.
* molino de harina=flour mill.
* ser harina de otro costal=be a whole new (ball) game.
* ser harina de otro costa=be a whole new story.
* ser harina de otro costal=be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a different kettle of fish ; be a different story.

harina común
(n.)=all-purpose flour ; plain flour.
Ex: Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with added salt and leavening (baking powder). Ex: Self-raising flour is plain flour with raising agents added.
harina con levadura
(n.)=self-raising flour ; self-rising flour.
Ex: Self-raising flour contains a leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate. Ex: Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with added salt and leavening (baking powder).
harina de almendra
(n.)=almond meal.
Ex: This version of pork chops that are 'breaded' with almond meal is a recipe I first posted back in 2005.
harina de avena
(n.)=oatmeal.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).
harina de maíz
(n.)=cornmeal.
Ex: Breading mixtures can be made of breadcrumb, flour, cornmeal, and seasoning that the item to be breaded is dredged in before cooking.
harina integral
(n.)=wholemeal flour.
Ex: Wholemeal flour is defined by law as the entire 100% result of the milling of cleaned wheat.
harpía
(n.)=dragon lady ; harridan.
Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.

hartarse
(v.)=get + fed up ; have had enough ; weary ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home.
Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.
Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'.
Ex: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby.
Ex: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
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* hartarse de=binge.
* hartarse de bailar=dance + Posesivo + heart out.
* hartarse de cantar=sing + Posesivo + heart out.
* hasta hartarse=to + Posesivo + heart's content ; to + Posesivo + heart's delight.

hartarse de
(v.)=binge.
Ex: 36% of women binged (4 or more drinks in one sitting), while 40% indicated that they ever drank to get drunk.
hartarse de bailar
(v.)=dance + Posesivo + heart out.
Ex: After dancing his heart out for an hour or two, and drinking more beers than he should, he flaked out earlier than most.
hartarse de cantar
(v.)=sing + Posesivo + heart out.
Ex: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out.
harto
(adj.)=fed up ; jaded.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
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* estar harto=have had enough ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* estar harto de=be all too familiar with ; be sick and tired of ; be sick of.
* harto de=sickened by.
* harto de comida=fullfed.

harto de
=sickened by.
Ex: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
harto de comida
(adj.)=fullfed.
Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
hartá
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* gustar una hartá=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.

harén
(n.)=harem.
Ex: The midnight film on the TV was the famous Hollywood saga 'The harems of Hippopotamia'.

hash
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* tabla hash=hash table.

hasta
=through ; till ; down to ; all the way to ; up to ; all the way up to.
Ex: Taking 197 as the base year, the price index of journals for an academic veterinary library has risen 143.00 points, an annual average of 15.89 points through 1986.
Ex: In this case when the <Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of record.
Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.
Ex: Indexes, abstracts, catalogues, bibliographies and so on, leading all the way to computer data bases, are set forth as the modern, timesaving and efficient ways to obtain information.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
Ex: This organization may vary from a one-person operation in a special library all the way up to an internationally known indexing and abstracting agency.
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* Adjetivo + hasta la saciedad=endlessly + Adjetivo.
* como mínimo hasta que=minimally until.
* comprar hasta caer muerto=shop 'til you drop.
* de hasta + Número=of up to + Número.
* desde el amanecer hasta el atardecer=from dawn (to/till/until) dusk.
* desde entonces hasta la actualidad=from then to the present day.
* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
* desde + Fecha + hasta ahora=from + Fecha + to the present.
* desde ... hasta ...=from ... through ... ; during the period + Período de Tiempo ; from ... right across ....
* desde ..., pasando por ..., hasta ...=from ..., through ..., to ....
* el mejor hasta ahora=the best yet.
* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora=Posesivo + best yet.
* encontrar hasta en la sopa=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* estar hasta en la sopa=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo=smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
* hacer hasta la presente=do + all along.
* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí=get + Nombre + this far.
* hasta 7 desde entonces (y) hasta ahora=between then and now.
* hasta ahora=as yet ; hitherto ; so far ; thus far ; to date ; up to now ; yet ; heretofore ; all along ; up to this point ; by now ; as of today ; until now ; up until now ; up till now ; till now ; to this day.
* hasta ahora, todo bien=so far, so good.
* hasta aquel entonces=until that time.
* hasta aquel momento=until that time.
* hasta aquí=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in ; thus far ; so far ; until now ; this far.
* hasta aquí de trabajo=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
* hasta cierto punto=up to a point ; to some degree ; to some extent.
* hasta donde=so far as ; as far as.
* hasta donde alcance=to the limits of.
* hasta donde alcanza la vista=as far as the eye can see ; as far as the eye can see.
* hasta donde es posible=as far as possible.
* hasta donde llegue=to the limits of.
* hasta donde + Pronombre + saber=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
* hasta donde sea posible=as far as possible.
* hasta el amanacer=till dawn.
* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo=cast no clout till May is out.
* hasta el cuello=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in ; to the hilt.
* hasta el cuello de trabajo=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
* hasta el día de hoy=up to this day ; up to the present day.
* hasta el extremo de=to the point of ; up to the point of.
* hasta el extremo que=up to the point where ; to the point where.
* hasta el final=until the end ; until the bitter end.
* hasta el final de los tiempos=till the end of time.
* hasta el fin del mundo=until the end of the world.
* hasta el límite de=to the limits of.
* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien=to + Posesivo + full potential.
* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien=to + Posesivo + full potential.
* hasta el mismo=right up to.
* hasta el momento=as yet ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
* hasta el momento de=up to the point of ; to the point of.
* hasta el momento que=up to the point where ; to the point where.
* hasta el presente=until now ; so far ; up to now ; to this day ; as of this time ; as of now ; as of today ; to date ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
* hasta el punto de=to the point of ; up to the point of.
* hasta el punto que=up to the point where ; to the point where.
* hasta el suelo=floor-length.
* hasta el último minuto=until the last minute.
* hasta entonces=hitherto ; up till then ; until that time ; until then ; till then.
* hasta ese momento=up to that point.
* hasta este momento=up to this point ; up to this point.
* hasta + Expresión Temporal=See you + Expresión Temporal ; as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive=on or before + Expresión Temporal.
* hasta + Fecha=by + Fecha ; up until + Fecha.
* hasta hace muy poco=until recently ; up until recently.
* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo=until relatively recently.
* hasta hace + Tiempo=up until + Tiempo.
* hasta hartarse=to + Posesivo + heart's content ; to + Posesivo + heart's delight.
* hasta hoy=to date ; up to now ; so far.
* hasta hoy (día)=up to the present day ; up to this day ; to this day.
* hasta la actualidad=to date ; up to now ; so far ; to this day.
* hasta la cintura=waist deep ; waist high ; waist length.
* hasta la empuñadura=to the hilt.
* hasta la fecha=to date ; up to now ; so far.
* hasta la médula=true blue ; to the core ; through and through.
* hasta la muerte=until the end ; forever ; until the bitter end.
* hasta la presente=to this day ; as of this time ; as of now ; as of today ; to date ; so far ; up to now ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
* hasta la rodilla=knee deep ; knee-high.
* hasta la saciedad=ad nauseam.
* hasta los codos=up to + Posesivo + armpits ; up to + Posesivo + elbows.
* hasta los hombros=shoulder-high ; shoulder-length.
* hasta los tobillos=ankle deep ; ankle high ; ankle length.
* hasta los topes=packed to capacity ; bursting at the seams ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; overloaded ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* hasta los topes (de)=bursting with ; jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
* hasta luego=I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
* hasta mañana=I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste=up to and including + Nombre.
* hasta + Nombre + inclusive=up to and including + Nombre.
* hasta nuevo aviso=until further notice.
* hasta + Número=up to + Número.
* hasta pasar a una nueva situación=tide-over.
* hasta pronto=bye for now ; I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
* hasta (que)=until.
* Hasta que la muerte nos separe=Till death do us part.
* hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario=until proven otherwise.
* hasta qué punto=how far ; the extent to which ; to what extent.
* hasta tal grado que=so much so that.
* hasta tal punto + Adjetivo=such a + Nombre.
* hasta tal punto que=to a point where.
* hasta última hora=until the last minute.
* hasta un máximo de + Número=up to + Número.
* hasta un punto limitado=to a limited extent.
* incluso hasta ahora=even to this day.
* incluso hasta el presente=even to this day.
* incluso hasta hoy (día)=even to this day.
* incluso hasta la actualidad=even to this day.
* incluso hasta la presente=even to this day.
* justo hasta=down to.
* llevar Algo hasta el final=carry + Nombre + to the end.
* metido hasta la rodilla=knee deep.
* metido hasta los tobillos=ankle deep.
* no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal=not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
* que cubre hasta la rodilla=knee deep.
* que cubre hasta los tobillos=ankle deep.

hasta (que)
=until.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive
=on or before + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Cancellation requests for refunds must be made in writing and received on or before Wednesday, 25 July.
hasta + Fecha
=by + Fecha ; up until + Fecha.
Ex: All choices expressed in applications received by 15 January 2005 will be considered, however the organizers reserve the right to allocate exhibitors to the most appropriate stands = Se estudiarán todas las opciones expresadas en las solicitudes recibidas hasta el 15 de enero del 2005, aunque los organizadores se reservan el derecho de asignar a los expositores el estand que ellos consideren más adecuado. Ex: Africans south of the Sahara lived largely in nomadic, hunter-gatherer groups up until 200 BC.
hasta + Nombre + incluido éste
=up to and including + Nombre.
Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
hasta + Nombre + inclusive
=up to and including + Nombre.
Ex: Up to and including the fourteenth edition progress led to ever-increasing detail.
hasta + Número
=up to + Número.
Ex: The MARC format includes up to sixty-one data elements, of which twenty-five are directly searchable.
hasta 7 desde entonces (y) hasta ahora
=between then and now.
Ex: Between then and now I have visited Europe for vacation nine or ten times.
hasta ahora
=as yet ; hitherto ; so far ; thus far ; to date ; up to now ; yet ; heretofore ; all along ; up to this point ; by now ; as of today ; until now ; up until now ; up till now ; till now ; to this day.
Ex: A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved. Ex: It offers to the librarian, the student, the teacher, the sociologist of knowledge, and the publisher a type of statistic not hitherto considered. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge. Ex: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way. Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date. Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?. Ex: The article suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised. Ex: If some or all of the suggested entries are made, many more entries will be made than heretofore. Ex: 'I know you want to do the best job you can -- not that you haven't all along'. Ex: Up to this point, the discussion has covered what kind of research is not needed. Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place. Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature. Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections. Ex: However, there are weaknesses with the formal notations used up until now. Ex: Nevertheless, femininity has up till now always been the dominant trait of the alienation of women, and masculinity that of men. Ex: Till now the comfort of fans has been the last thing on the minds of many clubs. Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
hasta ahora, todo bien
=so far, so good.
Ex: So far, so good.
hasta aquel entonces
=until that time.
Ex: Canada had depended mainly on British preferential tariffs until that time.
hasta aquel momento
=until that time.
Ex: Canada had depended mainly on British preferential tariffs until that time.
hasta aquí
=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in ; thus far ; so far ; until now ; this far.
Ex: Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment. Ex: Thus far the results are very encouraging and we definitely will be proceeding along this way. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge. Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections. Ex: If you've come this far, the rest is a breeze.
hasta aquí de trabajo
=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
Ex: Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters.
hasta cierto punto
=up to a point ; to some degree ; to some extent.
Ex: EJ Coates, former editor of the British Technology Index, has suggested a significance order of terms which helps us to determine the citation order in headings for compound subjects, at least up to a point. Ex: All successful managers are autocratic to some degree. Ex: To some extent, at least, any theory designed to study this process evolves from practice rather than vice versa.
hasta donde
=so far as ; as far as.
Ex: A couple of our crocks have hairline cracks but there's no leakage so far as I can tell. Ex: The abstractor is expected to reflect the authors' emphases, priorities, order and language as far as is reasonable.
hasta donde + Pronombre + saber
=to the best of + Posesivo + knowledge.
Ex: To the best of her knowledge, she has no professional affiliations that create conflicts of interest with her editorial responsibilities.
hasta donde alcance
=to the limits of.
Ex: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.
hasta donde alcanza la vista
=as far as the eye can see ; as far as the eye can see.
Ex: This region is blessed with scenic drives where the breathtaking color explosion in the fall and spring stretch as far as the eye can see. Ex: This region is blessed with scenic drives where the breathtaking color explosion in the fall and spring stretch as far as the eye can see.
hasta donde es posible
=as far as possible.
Ex: Expressiveness is maintained as far as possible, but has to be sacrificed on occasions in order to insert new subjects.
hasta donde llegue
=to the limits of.
Ex: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.
hasta donde sea posible
=as far as possible.
Ex: Expressiveness is maintained as far as possible, but has to be sacrificed on occasions in order to insert new subjects.
hasta el amanacer
=till dawn.
Ex: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn.
hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo
=cast no clout till May is out.
Ex: As she walked out of the library, he warned her 'cast no clout till May is out'.
hasta el cuello
=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in ; to the hilt.
Ex: Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment. Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
hasta el cuello de trabajo
=up to + Posesivo + eyeballs in work.
Ex: Around this time of year, professors are up to their eyeballs in work and. are likely handling lots of requests for reference letters.
hasta el día de hoy
=up to this day ; up to the present day.
Ex: Something about that film worked so well back then and still holds up to this day. Ex: Collisions between bodies have occurred continually up to the present day and have been central to the evolution of the solar system.
hasta el extremo de
=to the point of ; up to the point of.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process. Ex: The author comments on the activities of these companies regarding the collection of waste from a company's door up to the point of its destruction.
hasta el extremo que
=up to the point where ; to the point where.
Ex: This process stretchess up to the point where it can be mutually agreed that the original problem has been solved. Ex: Telecommunications services have deteriorated to the point where they are unable to satisfy the needs of a large fraction of the nation's population.
hasta el fin del mundo
=until the end of the world.
Ex: In this list, he gave a cryptic name to each of the popes who would reign from that time until the until the end of the world.
hasta el final
=until the end ; until the bitter end.
Ex: Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program 'until the end and would not be stopped by the West. Ex: The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.
hasta el final de los tiempos
=till the end of time.
Ex: The article 'Till the end of time' predicts that automated record processing will be the major distinguishing feature of libraries at the close of this century.
hasta el límite de
=to the limits of.
Ex: With ISI's CD Editions you can expand your searching power to the limits of your curiosity.
hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien
=to + Posesivo + full potential.
Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.
hasta el mismo
=right up to.
Ex: In these days of refresher courses right up to retirement I do not think we can be as dogmatic as that.
hasta el momento
=as yet ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
Ex: A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved. Ex: All animal hormones which have been isolated up to the present are either steroids or protein and amino acid derivatives. Ex: Up to the present time treatment of infantile paralysis has consisted in attempting to save as much as possible of the injured muscles. Ex: The only feelings which he is allowed to manifest are those which up to the present moment have been most distasteful to him.
hasta el momento de
=up to the point of ; to the point of.
Ex: The author comments on the activities of these companies regarding the collection of waste from a company's door up to the point of its destruction. Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
hasta el momento que
=up to the point where ; to the point where.
Ex: This process stretchess up to the point where it can be mutually agreed that the original problem has been solved. Ex: Telecommunications services have deteriorated to the point where they are unable to satisfy the needs of a large fraction of the nation's population.
hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien
=to + Posesivo + full potential.
Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.
hasta el presente
=until now ; so far ; up to now ; to this day ; as of this time ; as of now ; as of today ; to date ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
Ex: Until now, librarians have not been concerned with providing access to faculty owned collections. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge. Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?. Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe. Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases. Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form. Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature. Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date. Ex: All animal hormones which have been isolated up to the present are either steroids or protein and amino acid derivatives. Ex: Up to the present time treatment of infantile paralysis has consisted in attempting to save as much as possible of the injured muscles. Ex: The only feelings which he is allowed to manifest are those which up to the present moment have been most distasteful to him.
hasta el punto de
=to the point of ; up to the point of.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process. Ex: The author comments on the activities of these companies regarding the collection of waste from a company's door up to the point of its destruction.
hasta el punto que
=up to the point where ; to the point where.
Ex: This process stretchess up to the point where it can be mutually agreed that the original problem has been solved. Ex: Telecommunications services have deteriorated to the point where they are unable to satisfy the needs of a large fraction of the nation's population.
hasta el suelo
(adj.)=floor-length.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.
hasta el último minuto
(n.)=until the last minute.
Ex: The idea of waiting until the last minute to develop training for a system is good evidence that the system, particularly the user interface, was not thought out very well in the first place.
hasta entonces
=hitherto ; up till then ; until that time ; until then ; till then.
Ex: It offers to the librarian, the student, the teacher, the sociologist of knowledge, and the publisher a type of statistic not hitherto considered. Ex: He felt that, up till then, libraries had carried out their information function in a very passive way, relying, by and large, on the printed and published word. Ex: Canada had depended mainly on British preferential tariffs until that time. Ex: But some analysts wonder whether the domestic automakers can hang on until then without running out of cash. Ex: Till then things seems to be dicey.
hasta ese momento
=up to that point.
Ex: Whenever this code is entered, the system saves the document or list of documents being displayed and displays a summary of the documents saved up to that point.
hasta este momento
=up to this point ; up to this point.
Ex: Up to this point, the discussion has covered what kind of research is not needed. Ex: Up to this point, the discussion has covered what kind of research is not needed.
hasta hace + Tiempo
=up until + Tiempo.
Ex: Up until ten years ago, the status of library professionals made it difficult to consolidate the identity of the profession and affected the growth and virtuality of the professional associations.
hasta hace muy poco
=until recently ; up until recently.
Ex: Until recently all libraries and some architects have maintained that an academic library should be capable of extension and that land should be reserved for future expansion. Ex: Up until recently, these institutions have tended to view the stewardship of their art as a public trust, to be passed on to posterity.
hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo
=until relatively recently.
Ex: Until relatively recently all such transactions were recorded on paper and processed by hand or by means of slow electromechanical equipment = Hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo todas las transacciones de este tipo de registraban en papel y se procesaban a mano o por medios de equipos electromecánicos que eran lentos.
hasta hartarse
=to + Posesivo + heart's content ; to + Posesivo + heart's delight.
Ex: The exhibition organized to mark the occasion was titled 'Rummage to your heart's content'. Ex: She wore fairy wings & jumped to her heart's delight on the trampoline.
hasta hoy
=to date ; up to now ; so far.
Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date. Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
hasta hoy día
=up to the present day ; up to this day ; to this day.
Ex: Collisions between bodies have occurred continually up to the present day and have been central to the evolution of the solar system. Ex: Something about that film worked so well back then and still holds up to this day. Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
hasta la actualidad
=to date ; up to now ; so far ; to this day.
Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date. Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge. Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe.
hasta la cintura
(adj.)=waist deep ; waist high ; waist length.
Ex: More than a score or two of the young female members waded the stream that in places was waist deep. Ex: The shepherd led them across meadows where the warm, scented grass grew nearly waist high, toward the mighty waterfall. Ex: Since hair only grows an average of 1/2-inch per month, waist-length hair would require at least six years of growth.
hasta la empuñadura
=to the hilt.
Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
hasta la fecha
=to date ; up to now ; so far.
Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date. Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
hasta la muerte
=until the end ; forever ; until the bitter end.
Ex: Iran's president said yesterday his country would press on with its nuclear program 'until the end and would not be stopped by the West. Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting. Ex: The Liberals are refusing to give up the fight against forced mergers, and are vowing to keep the pressure on the government until the bitter end.
hasta la médula
=true blue ; to the core ; through and through.
Ex: Make no mistake, Danning, in his own words, is a 'true blue Aussie boy' though he was born in Ghana. Ex: These guys are corrupt to the core and should be sent packing by next elections. Ex: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through.
hasta la presente
=to this day ; as of this time ; as of now ; as of today ; to date ; so far ; up to now ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
Ex: Standardization never became quite complete, especially as regards height-to-paper; the Clarendon Press sturdily retains the so-called Dutch height of 23-851 mm. to this day, and various aberrant heights may still be found in Europe. Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases. Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form. Ex: As of today, there are no references to this issue in the literature. Ex: Two major projects in this area have been conducted to date. Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge. Ex: What is going to happen to those records that have been produced up to now under superimposition and therefore have headings that were created according to the ALA 1949 or even according to earlier codes?. Ex: All animal hormones which have been isolated up to the present are either steroids or protein and amino acid derivatives. Ex: Up to the present time treatment of infantile paralysis has consisted in attempting to save as much as possible of the injured muscles. Ex: The only feelings which he is allowed to manifest are those which up to the present moment have been most distasteful to him.
hasta la rodilla
(adj.)=knee deep ; knee-high.
Ex: The article 'Acid rain information: knee deep and rising' briefly describes the dramatic growth in acid rain literature which has occurred in the past 5 years. Ex: Knee-high boots are not only flattering and hip, they're also practical, keeping your legs warm on cold days.
hasta la saciedad
=ad nauseam.
Ex: At least there seems to be a tacit acknowledgment that the various denominations have something in common, though the nature of the common core is debated ad nauseam.
hasta los codos
=up to + Posesivo + armpits ; up to + Posesivo + elbows.
Ex: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry. Ex: It is a chance for youngsters to get up to their elbows in flour while learning about cookery.
hasta los hombros
=shoulder-high ; shoulder-length.
Ex: In some places the floodwater was shoulder-high and travellers had to literally swim across. Ex: Her shoulder-length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.
hasta los tobillos
(adj.)=ankle deep ; ankle high ; ankle length.
Ex: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said. Ex: Most men look good in black or brown boots that are ankle high with a short heel. Ex: The boots are ankle length and have a ribbed slip-resistant sole.
hasta los topes
=packed to capacity ; bursting at the seams ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; overloaded ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services. Ex: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author. Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs. Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
hasta los topes de
(adj.)=bursting with ; jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity.
Ex: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy. Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
hasta luego
=I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period. Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period.
hasta mañana
=I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period. Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period.
hasta nuevo aviso
=until further notice.
Ex: I have been appointed Acting Secretary General until further notice.
hasta pasar a una nueva situación
=tide-over.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
hasta pronto
=bye for now ; I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
Ex: 'Bye for now,' he said with a smile. Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period. Ex: 'I'll see you (or catch you) on the flipside' became a catch phrase for some DJ's when closing a radio show during the vinyl record period.
hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario
=until proven otherwise.
Ex: However, librarians are better served by presuming any given alternativa title is geared for adult audiences, until proven otherwise = No obstante, es aconsejable que los bibliotecarios asuman que cualquier título alternativo va dirigido a un público adulto, hasta que no se demuestre lo contrario.
hasta qué punto
=how far ; the extent to which ; to what extent.
Ex: The Dainton Report takes up the old cry: The UGC report on libraries has shown how far the incompleteness of the NCL's union catalogues has contributed to the overall delays in its services. Ex: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers. Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.
hasta tal grado que
=so much so that.
Ex: The number of circuits which can be stored on a single chip has increased rapidly over the last few years, so much so that there are now a number of degrees of integration.
hasta tal punto + Adjetivo
=such a + Nombre.
Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts.
hasta tal punto que
=to a point where.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
hasta un máximo de + Número
=up to + Número.
Ex: The MARC format includes up to sixty-one data elements, of which twenty-five are directly searchable.
hasta un punto limitado
=to a limited extent.
Ex: The notation from the Tables provides systematic mnemonics to a limited extent, since the same notation is used for a concept whichever main class numbers it qualifies.
hasta última hora
(n.)=until the last minute.
Ex: The idea of waiting until the last minute to develop training for a system is good evidence that the system, particularly the user interface, was not thought out very well in the first place.
hastiado
(adj.)=sated ; fed up ; jaded ; weary .
Ex: This article portrays archivists on the one hand as conscientious and orderly preservers of history, on the other as sated pragmatists who have lost their idealism.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
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* hastiado de=sickened by.
* hastiado de la recesión económica=recession-weary.

hastiado de
=sickened by.
Ex: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
hastiado de la recesión económica
(adj.)=recession-weary.
Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.
hastial
(n.)=gable ; gable end.
Ex: Some years ago Brande, a small textile town whose art exhibitions attracted little interest decided to experiment with the display of pictures on the gables of its houses.
Ex: According to the new design, the roof will have gable ends as opposed to being hipped with dormer windows.
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* con hastial=gabled.

hastiarse
(v.)=weary.
Ex: She wearies of the constant procession of visitors, and the round of invitations and commissions, which swallow up her time.

hastío
(n.)=doldrums.
Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.

hat trick
(n.)=hat trick.
Ex: The article 'The cutting edge: a hat trick (plus one!)' stresses the importance of mass market information systems, sets out reasons for close examination of currently available applications, and warns of the downside to present developments.

hato
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* levantar hato=pull + stakes.

hawaiano
(n./adj.)=Hawaiian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.

hay
=there's [there is].
Nota: Contracción de there is.
Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.
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* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo=time-consuming [time consuming].
* como + Nombre + no hay dos=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* como + Nombre + no hay otro=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* donde hay humo, hay fuego=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* hay miradas que matan=if looks could kill....
* hay que admitir=admittedly.
* hay que confesar=confessedly.
* hay que decir a su favor que=to + Posesivo + credit.
* hay que destacar=importantly.
* hay que empezar por el principio=first things must come first.
* hay que mirar hacia el futuro=the show must go on.
* hay que pensar en el futuro=the show must go on.
* hay que reconocer=admittedly.
* hay que seguir adelante=the show must go on.
* hay razones para pensar que=there + be + reason to believe that.
* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que=there + be + every reason to think that.
* imponer orden en donde hay caos=bring + order out of chaos.
* la idea que hay detrás de=the idea behind.
* lo que hay que hacer=do + the right thing ; the way to go.
* lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar=do's and don'ts ; rights and wrongs.
* los hay para dar y regalar=there's one born every minute.
* mientras hay vida hay esperanza=where there's life there's hope.
* no hay=there ain't [there aren't/isn't].
* no hay dos sin tres=things + come in threes.
* no hay duda de que=undoubtedly.
* no hay forma de que=for the life of me.
* no hay mal que por bien no venga=every cloud has a silver lining ; be a blessing in disguise.
* no hay manera de que=for the life of me.
* no hay modo de que=for the life of me.
* no hay + Nombre + que sean=no + Nombre + be.
* no hay palabras para describir=beyond words.
* que hay que dar muchas vueltas=circuitous.
* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo=time-intensive.
* si hay tiempo=time permitting.
* si no hay ningún contratiempo=all being well.
* tener lo que hay que tener=have + what it takes.

hay miradas que matan
=if looks could kill....
Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.
hay que admitir
=admittedly.
Ex: Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.
hay que confesar
=confessedly.
Ex: This then is confessedly a prescriptive work: it really does set out to advise young reference librarians of the best way to practise their art.
hay que decir a su favor que
=to + Posesivo + credit.
Ex: To their credit, they created an ambitious programme to maximise the digital opportunities and advantages.
hay que destacar
=importantly.
Ex: The collections contain only books specifically published for children, feature a wide range of paperbacks and, importantly, introduce students to new ideas and the works of some unknown authors.
hay que empezar por el principio
=first things must come first.
Ex: My main argument on this occasion is to say in effect that first things must come first.
hay que mirar hacia el futuro
=the show must go on.
Ex: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.
hay que pensar en el futuro
=the show must go on.
Ex: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.
hay que reconocer
=admittedly.
Ex: Admittedly, this relevant part of the classified file may not be the specific class he wants.
hay que seguir adelante
=the show must go on.
Ex: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.
hay razones para pensar que
=there + be + reason to believe that.
Ex: There is no particular reason to believe that the author interfered with the punctuation.
hay suficientes motivos para pensar que
=there + be + every reason to think that.
Ex: There is every reason to think that the same will be true of digital resources = Hay suficientes motivos para pensar que lo mismo ocurrirá con las colecciones digitales.
haz
(n.)=wisp.
Ex: A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
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* haz de luz=beam.

haz de luz
(n.)=beam.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
haz el bien y no mires a quién
=cast your bread upon the waters.
Ex: Your following the biblical saying to cast you bread upon the waters, certainly has been helpful to me.
haz lo que te plazca
=do as you please.
Ex: And he rejoined: "Do as you please" .
hazaña
(n.)=accomplishment ; achievement ; deed ; feat ; tour de force ; exploit ; derring-do ; heroic story.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: Even Hannibal's crossing of the Alps in 218 B.C., with his Carthaginian troops and equipment, was a remarkable organizational feat.
Ex: The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.
Ex: This book tells the exploits of a country carpenter who specializes in building privies.
Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
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* lograr una hazaña=accomplish + feat.
* realizar una hazaña=perform + feat.

hazmerreír
=comic butt ; laughing stock.
Ex: The comic butt, the natural-born leader, and the bully are archetypal figures found in any social group.
Ex: Through the much-publicized bankruptcies and other failures this company has become a laughing stock and investors have lost confidence.

hazte rico pronto
=get-rich-quick.
Ex: This dream suffered from a lack of funding and the distractions of the dot-com era's get-rich-quick schemes.
he
=I've (I have).
Ex: What I've learned I've learned by trial and error and not out of some book or from some course.
heavy metal
(n.)=heavy metal.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.

hebilla
(n.)=belt clasp ; buckle.
Ex: However, problems can arise with some electronic detection devices because other metal objects such as belt clasps may activate the alarm signal.
Ex: Among the items included are opera glasses, letter openers, clocks, buckles, stamp dispensers, and glue pots.

hebra
(n.)=thread ; yarn ; strand.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.
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* hebra de hilo=strand of thread.
* una hebra de=a strand of.

hebra de hilo
(n.)=strand of thread.
Ex: In structure, baskets were closely related to textiles: both were made by interlacing strands of threads by hand.
hebraico
(adj.)=Hebraic.
Ex: The published National Union Catalogs are helpful but their coverage of Hebraic titles is limited.

hebreo
(adj.)=Hebrew.
Ex: The Hebrews' understanding of hierarchy and the importance of delegation is reflected in the Old Testament.

heces
(n.)=faeces [feces, -USA] ; stool.
Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.
Ex: The stool of a constipated person is typically hard because it contains less water than normal.
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* sangre oculta en las heces=faecal occult blood.

hechicera
(n.)=sorceress.
Ex: Its origin is a German folktale in which a beautiful girl with long golden hair is kept imprisoned in a lonely tower by a sorceress.

hechicero
(n.)=medicine man ; shaman ; sorcerer ; witch doctor.
Ex: The medicine man establishes his suggestive charismatic authority by the performance of a conjuring trick that displays his magical powers.
Ex: But only good teaching and careful questioning can help students become the village shaman rather than the village fool.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Ex: The gray crowned crane is dwindling in number as witch doctors and poachers illegally take the birds for potions and pets.

hechicería
(n.)=wizardry ; witchcraft ; shamanism.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
Ex: Earlier collections deal with witchcraft while more recently subjects of hysteria, phrenology, mesmerism and hypnosis, spiritualism, alcoholism and drug abuse have been included.
Ex: There is no evidence that shamanism is an expression of psychopathology.

hechizado
(adj.)=enchanted ; charmed ; bewitched ; rapturous ; spellbound.
Ex: The article 'The enchanted island: a view of the future' considers the social values and attitudes that will shape the choices about economic and technological options in information technology.
Ex: The article 'A charmed brew: document delivery and collection in the fast lane' examines the implications of the proliferation of document delivery services and types of access available for librarians.
Ex: One of the commonest countercharms for a bewitched animal was to cut a piece off of it -- frequently an ear -- and burn it or boil it.
Ex: Then I had a romantic taste in poetry; I thought it ought to be dreamy and rapturous and inspiring.
Ex: Here was a world and a collection of people so strange that I was spellbound with fascination, as an explorer might stand staring at a new land and an alien people = Me encontraba ante un mundo y una colección de gente tan extraña que me sentía embelesado, como un explorador al contemplar una nueva tierra y una gente diferente.
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* tener a Alguien hechizado=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.

hechizar
(v.)=enchant ; weave + magic spell ; cast + a (magic) spell ; bewitch ; entrance ; enthral [enthrall, -USA] ; get + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell ; put + Nombre + under + Posesivo + spell.
Ex: The article 'The power to enchant: puppets in the public library' describes the construction of a puppet theatre in a public library.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
Ex: The player makes choices for his characters (such as whether to fight, cast a magic spell, or run away), and then the enemy takes a turn.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
Ex: If one encounters a young patron who is an animal lover, the recommendation of a book such as Kipling's 'The Jungle Book' may enthrall him or her.
Ex: After getting him under her spell, Clark reveals his powers to the woman, who immediately begins to exploit them for her own ends.
Ex: One glance from her eyes so dark and so brown, put him under her spell, his world spun around.

hechizo
(n.)=enchantment ; incantation ; spell ; magic spell.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: But beyond a fairly simple level (for example, rhythmic incantation) we have to work more and attend better if we want the best rewards, here as in any other activity.
Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells.
Ex: These love boats and the romantic Bahamas will no doubt continue to weave their magic spell.
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* hacer un hechizo=cast + a (magic) spell.
* remedio contra un hechizo=countercharm.

hecho a base de parches
(n.)=patchwork.
Ex: The article 'Spying the flagships' is a report of an Association of Assistant Librarians national weekend school, 8-10 May 87, on the theme of 'Off the peg, tailored or patchwork?' in relation to choosing library computer systems.
hecho a mano
(adj.)=hand-made ; hand-drawn ; handcrafted.
Ex: It was not until the 1820s that the production of machine-made paper exceeded that of hand-made, even in Britain. Ex: Surprisingly enough, expert hand-drawn facsimiles are amongst the hardest to spot. Ex: Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.
hecho a medida
(adj.)=customised [customized, -USA] ; purpose-designed ; tailored ; tailor-made [tailormade] ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored] ; bespoke ; made to measure ; fitted ; made-to-order.
Ex: Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well. Ex: This is to opt for local cataloguing using either a purpose-designed software package or a standard software package. Ex: Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records. Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues. Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs. Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating. Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system. Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs. Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems. Ex: The article 'Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode. Ex: Men of the upper classes went to a tailor for individually fitted garments. Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000.
hecho a máquina
(adj.)=machine-made.
Ex: In 1800 all paper was made, rather expensively, by hand; in 1900 more than 99 per cent of it was machine-made.
hecho a propósito
(adj.)=tailor-made [tailormade] ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored].
Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues. Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs. Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating. Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system. Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs.
hecho añicos
(adj.)=shattered ; smashed.
Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities. Ex: Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window.
hecho casual
(n.)=coincidence ; chance happening.
Ex: This coincidence between indexing and user approach is known as user warrant: in other words the indexing system must be tailored to the needs of the users of the index. Ex: Luck also called fortuity is a chance happening, or that which happens beyond a persons control.
hecho cisco
(adj.)=wrecked.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
hecho como de pasada
(adj.)=throwaway.
Ex: This film is really just a series of throwaway skits that the director and scriptwriter attempt to lard with parody and freaky fantasy.
hecho consumado
=fait accompli.
Ex: The matter of discontinuing the concept of corporate authorship began and ended at the special committee and came down to the librarians as a fait accompli.
hecho cotidiano
(n.)=everyday event ; everyday occurrence.
Ex: Investing in the foreign currency market without acknowledging the importance of everyday events is certainly not a recipe for success. Ex: An everyday occurrence, yet each birth is the culmination of one of nature's most complex, mysterious, and seemingly miraculous processes.
hecho de antemano
=off-the-peg ; ready-made.
Ex: Certain makes of microprocessor have achieved sufficient sales to stimulate the production of a wide range of off-the-peg application packages. Ex: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.
hecho de encaje
(adj.)=lacy.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.
hecho de grava
(adj.)=metalled [metaled, -USA].
Ex: The military effectiveness of Roman legionnaires was chiefly due to the metaled roads the soldiers built.
hecho de trozos
(adj.)=piecewise.
Ex: The constructed piecewise model generates the same portion of curve as the original one.
hecho de un modo gratuito
(n.)=pro bono.
Ex: Pro bono work should be a part of professional duty, not looked on as a charitable act = El trabajo desinteresado debería formar parte de los deberes profesionales y no considerarse como un acto caritativo.
hecho demostrado
(n.)=established fact.
Ex: Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.
hecho en América
=American-built.
Ex: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.
hecho en casa
(adj.)=homespun ; homemade.
Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'. Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
hecho en el Reino Unido
(adj.)=British-made.
Ex: This is a British-made general encyclopedia that dates back to 1913-14, is both authoritative and reliable as a source of information for adults and older students.
hecho en el extranjero
=foreign-made.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
hecho en lugar de otra persona
(adj.)=delegated.
Ex: Reference librarians should be prepared to be the 'intermediaries' and to perform 'delegated' searches for the majority of libraries' clientele.
hecho exclusivamente para
=born and bred.
Ex: By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
hecho exclusivamente para la web
(adj.)=Web-centric.
Ex: The author presents the obstacles and difficulties faced in making real video, Web-centric, network Java applications.
hecho expresamente para
=intended for.
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
hecho ineludible
(n.)=hard fact.
Ex: To speak of books as 'new products for the market' sounds crassly commercial, but is nevertheless a hard fact of book-trade life.
hecho para una situación específica
=niche-specific.
Ex: The history and analysis of CCML presented here is quite subjective and specific to BRS, but does reflect the issues associated with producing a niche-specific database.
hecho para una única ocasión
(adj.)=one shot.
Ex: I think 'one shot' programming only works for a time.
hecho pedazos
(adj.)=smashed ; shattered.
Ex: Her friend came out of work after 5:30pm and walked up to her car to find an old lady standing next to it and her car had a smashed window. Ex: It is clear that it will take a considerable period to fully assess the damage and loss and even longer to begin to rebuild damaged infrastructure and shattered communities.
hecho polvo
(adj.)=wrecked ; dog tired.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences. Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.
hecho por el autor
=author-designated ; author-prepared.
Ex: Citations, then, are explicit author-designated links between various items in the literature. Ex: The upshot has been that author-prepared abstracts vary considerably in quality.
hecho por el hombre
(adj.)=man-made.
Ex: The term realia refers to natural objects as opposed to man-made ones.
hecho por encargo
=tailor-made [tailormade] ; bespoke ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored] ; made-to-order ; made to measure.
Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues. Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems. Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs. Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating. Ex: Because of this absence of standardisation each modern archivist wants an individual custom-designed data base management system. Ex: The result is an optimal cluster of relevant data items, custom-tailored for each user's needs. Ex: The Daily Mail reports that made-to-order embryos are being offered, at a cost of about $10000. Ex: The article 'Made to measure' reviews available techniques for users of the Internet to customize their terminal and access mode.
hecho por la OCLC
(adj.)=OCLC-produced.
Ex: This article describes the problems of OCLC-produced union lists.
hecho por la propia biblioteca
=in-house [inhouse].
Ex: Thus there are many different thesauri, some published and others strictly in-house.
hecho por multicopista
(adj.)=mimeographed.
Ex: The lack of suitable textbooks, led the American Library Association to publish in mimeographed form in 1914 a Code for Classifiers.
hecho por uno mismo
=home-grown [home grown/homegrown] ; home-produced ; self-made.
Ex: Most media centers have not used AACR in the past but have followed their own home-grown rules. Ex: A golf-ball typewriter is very useful as a variety of typefaces can be used, thus giving a very professional look to home-produced reports and booklists. Ex: The lack of a clear understanding of the importance and function of the subject index is demonstrated in those libraries which substitute the printed index to the classification scheme for a self-made one.
hecho puré
(adj.)=mashed.
Ex: It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree.
hecho real
(n.)=brute fact.
Ex: The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.
hecho recientemente
=fresh-made.
Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.
hecho tiras
(adj.)=shredded.
Ex: As he picked up the shredded remains of his clothes he shook his head in sadness.
hecho un desastre
=in shambles ; like the wreck of the Hesperus ; upside down.
Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'. Ex: I certainly feel like the wreck of the Hesperus -- a zit on my forehead, a cold sore the size of Japan, and roots in need of a tint job. Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down.
hecho un toro
=as strong as an ox.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'.
hecho una salsa
(adj.)=saucy .
Ex: Add the diced tomatoes and 3/4 cup of water to the skillet and then cook the mixture until it is saucy.
hecho una sopa
(adj.)=drenched to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaked to the skin ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet ; drenched.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin. Ex: The water washes in over the sides of the raft and from the waist down you will be wringing wet. Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson. Ex: NASA scientists say the Mars rovers have found what they were looking for -- hard evidence that the red planet was once soaking wet. Ex: It rained all the way and we arrived about 12.45, wet through to the skin. Ex: Sweating is a natural thing but just because it's natural doesn't mean you need to always be dripping wet. Ex: To allow a 12 year old boy to wet himself every night and end up with a drenched bed is not good parenting -- it's cruel.
hecho y derecho
=full-bodied ; full-scale ; full-service ; fully-fledged.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers. Ex: Obviously, staff will have to be instructed in the use of the new system, be it word processing or a full-scale circulation system. Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service center, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: From 1892 to 1932, this small library was directed by Genevieve Walton, who developed a one-room, one-person operation into a fully-fledged academic library.
hecho^1
(n.)=event ; fact ; deed.
Ex: The concept of corporate body includes named occasional groups and events, such as meetings, conferences, congresses, expeditions, exhibitions, festivals, and fairs.
Ex: Apart from the fact that different librarians may consult different reference sources, there are other factors which may lead different cataloguers to different decisions.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
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* apuntar el hecho de que=point to + the fact that.
* cegarse ante el hecho de que=blind + Pronombre + to the fact that.
* de derecho pero no de hecho=in name only.
* de hecho=actually ; as a matter of fact ; as it happened ; de facto ; in actual fact ; in effect ; in fact ; indeed ; in point of fact ; in actuality ; as it happens ; as it is ; effectively ; for all intents and purposes ; to all intents and purposes ; for that matter.
* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho=easier said than done.
* del dicho al hecho hay mucho trecho=There's many a slip 'twixt cup and lip.
* demostración del hecho de que=evidence of the fact that.
* desde el punto de vista de los hechos=factually.
* dicho sin hecho no tiene provecho=actions speak louder than words.
* el hecho es que...=fact is ; the fact is that....
* el hecho es que...=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
* en cuanto a los hechos=factually.
* en el lugar de los hechos=at the scene.
* enfrentarse al hecho de que=face + (up to) the fact that.
* entre el dicho y el hecho hay un gran trecho=many a slip between the cup and the lip.
* enunciado de los hechos=statement of fact.
* estado de hecho=rule of men.
* explicar + Posesivo + versión de los hechos=explain + Posesivo + side of the story.
* exposición de los hechos=statement of fact.
* hacer frente al hecho de que=face + (up to) the fact that.
* hacer frente a los hechos=face + facts.
* hecho casual=coincidence ; chance happening.
* hecho consumado=fait accompli.
* hecho cotidiano=everyday event ; everyday occurrence.
* hecho demostrado=established fact.
* hecho ineludible=hard fact.
* hecho real=brute fact.
* hechos dispersos=random facts.
* hechos, los=plain fact, the.
* hechos reales=true story.
* no prestar atención al hecho de que=overlook + the fact that.
* olvidarse del hecho de que=lose + sight of the fact that.
* pareja de hecho=common-law husband ; common-law wife ; common-law marriage.
* partiendo del hecho de que=based on the understanding that.
* perder de vista el hecho de que=lose + sight of the fact that.
* por el hecho de que=because of the fact that.
* por el mero hecho de saber=for knowledge's sake.
* Posesivo + versión de los hechos=Posesivo + side of the story.
* presunción de hecho=prima facie.
* prueba del hecho de que=evidence of the fact that.
* ser un hecho ampliamente aceptado=it + be + widely agreed.
* ser un hecho ampliamente reconocido=it + be + widely recognised.
* ser un hecho bien conocido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser un hecho bien sabido que=it + be + a (well)-known fact that.
* ser un hecho cotidiano=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser un hecho poco conocido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser un hecho poco sabido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* sin meternos en el hecho de que=to say nothing of.
* sin tener en cuenta el hecho de que=overlook + the fact that.
* verificación de los hechos=fact checking.

hecho^2
(n.)=executed.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
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* a lo hecho, pecho=no use crying over spilt/spilled milk ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
* bien hecho=well-rendered ; well done.
* cartón hecho de paja=strawboard.
* comprar Algo hecho en serie=buy + off-the-shelf.
* comprar Algo ya hecho de antemano=buy + off-the-shelf.
* cosa hecha=plain sailing ; walkover.
* dado por hecho=foregone.
* dando por hecho que=based on the understanding that ; on the understanding that.
* dar por hecho=take for + granted.
* dejar hecho polvo=screw + Nombre + up.
* dicho y hecho=no sooner said than done.
* estar hecho a escala=be to scale.
* estar hecho con la intención de=be intended for/to.
* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original=be to scale.
* estar hecho el uno para el otro=be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* estar hecho para=be geared to ; be intended for/to ; mean ; be cut out for.
* estar hecho polvo=be + wreck ; be dead beat ; be bushed.
* estar hecho una sopa=be wet through (and through).
* estar hecho un desastre=be a (complete) shambles ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus ; look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* estar hecho un esqueleto=be a bag of bones.
* estar hecho un lío=be in a tizz(y).
* frase hecha=bound phrase ; cliche ; formulaic words ; formulaic phrase ; set phrase.
* hecho a base de parches=patchwork.
* hecho a mano=hand-made ; hand-drawn ; handcrafted.
* hecho a máquina=machine-made.
* hecho a medida=customised [customized, -USA] ; purpose-designed ; tailored ; tailor-made [tailormade] ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored] ; bespoke ; made to measure ; fitted ; made-to-order.
* hecho añicos=shattered ; smashed.
* hecho a propósito=tailor-made [tailormade] ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored].
* hecho cisco=wrecked.
* hecho como de pasada=throwaway.
* hecho de antemano=off-the-peg ; ready-made.
* hecho de encaje=lacy.
* hecho de grava=metalled [metaled, -USA].
* hecho de trozos=piecewise.
* hecho de un modo gratuito=pro bono.
* hecho en América=American-built.
* hecho en casa=homespun ; homemade.
* hecho en el extranjero=foreign-made.
* hecho en el Reino Unido=British-made.
* hecho en lugar de otra persona=delegated.
* hecho exclusivamente para=born and bred.
* hecho exclusivamente para la web=Web-centric.
* hecho expresamente para=intended for.
* hecho para una situación específica=niche-specific.
* hecho para una única ocasión=one shot.
* hecho pedazos=smashed ; shattered.
* hecho polvo=wrecked ; dog tired.
* hecho por el autor=author-designated ; author-prepared.
* hecho por el hombre=man-made.
* hecho por encargo=tailor-made [tailormade] ; bespoke ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored] ; made-to-order ; made to measure.
* hecho por la OCLC=OCLC-produced.
* hecho por la propia biblioteca=in-house [inhouse].
* hecho por multicopista=mimeographed.
* hecho por uno mismo=home-grown [home grown/homegrown] ; home-produced ; self-made.
* hecho puré=mashed.
* hecho recientemente=fresh-made.
* hechos el uno para el otro=made for each other.
* hecho tiras=shredded.
* hecho una salsa=saucy .
* hecho una sopa=drenched to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaked to the skin ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet ; drenched.
* hecho un desastre=in shambles ; like the wreck of the Hesperus ; upside down.
* hecho un toro=as strong as an ox.
* hecho y derecho=full-bodied ; full-scale ; full-service ; fully-fledged.
* ir hecho un desastre=look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.
* lo hecho hecho está=no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
* mal hecho para=ill suited to/for.
* medio hecho=halfway done ; half done.
* menos hecho=rarer.
* páguese por el uso hecho=pay-as-you-go.
* papel hecho a mano=hand-made paper.
* papel hecho a máquina=machine-made paper.
* papel verjurado hecho a máquina=machine-made laid paper.
* ponerse hecho una fiera=go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
* ponerse hecho una furia=go + berserk ; go + postal ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
* ponerse hecho un basilisco=go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
* ponerse hecho un energúmeno=go + ballistic ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off ; scream + blue murder ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* recién hecho=hot off the griddle.
* resumen hecho para una disciplina concreta=discipline-oriented abstract.
* sistema informático hecho por encargo=tailored system.
* solución hecha=cut-and-dried solution.
* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno=have + Nombre + cut out.
* tenerlo todo hecho=have + an easy ride ; have + a cushy ride.
* un trabajo bien hecho=a job well done.

hechos dispersos
(n.)=random facts.
Ex: This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
hechos el uno para el otro
=made for each other.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
hechos reales
(n.)=true story.
Ex: Another powerful true story is Joe Kubert's 'Fax from Sarajevo'.
hechos, los
=plain fact, the.
Ex: It may not be a startling revelation but its undoubted value is that the plain fact has gone on record.
hectárea
(n.)=hectare (ha.).
Ex: Theirs is a large establishment with nearly three hectares of galleries.

heder (a)
(v.)=reek (of).
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.

hedge
(n.)=hedge.
Nota: Palabra con la que se designa a un grupo de términos relacionados que normalmente se utilizan para buscar ciertos temas.
Ex: Hedges, developed by the National Library of Medicine, are search terms grouped according to concept, stored on computer and made accessible to users.

hediondo
(adj.)=stinking ; smelly ; malodourous [malodorous, -USA] ; rotting ; reeking ; putrid ; noisome ; stinky .
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
Ex: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.
Ex: Scientists say that stinky feet and socks can be added to the list of factors that attract mosquitoes to feed off of human blood.

hedonismo
(n.)=hedonism.
Ex: His system exhibits a number of similarities with classical hedonism and is in large measure subject to the same criticisms that have been aimed at hedonistic principles.

hedonista^1
(n.)=hedonist.
Ex: Such animalistic images are unedifying to all but the most unabashed hedonist.

hedonista^2
(adj.)=hedonistic.
Ex: His system exhibits a number of similarities with classical hedonism and is in large measure subject to the same criticisms that have been aimed at hedonistic principles.

hedor
(n.)=stench ; pestilence ; reeker ; funk ; stink.
Ex: The stench was unbearable.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.
Ex: Is there some sort of magic potion I can use to get rid of the funk from my shoes?.
Ex: Hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds are responsible for the 'stink' of most stink bombs.

hegemonía
(n.)=hegemony.
Ex: The hegemony of communication technology companies is undermining democracy and the individuals rights of freedom of expression.

hegemónico
(adj.)=hegemonic ; hegemonist.
Ex: The authors argues LIS curriculum aims at maintaining hegemonic control by the dominant class.
Ex: Much of the blame for international terrorism can be put on the expansionist and hegemonist tendencies by the US.

helada
(n.)=frost.
Ex: Cosmos, petunia and salvia die if exposed to the cold, so they can't go into the garden until after the last frost.
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* planta resistente a las heladas=hardy-annual.

heladero
(n.)=ice cream man.
Ex: He abandoned West Africa for a better life in America, trying his hand as an ice cream man.

heladería
(n.)=ice cream parlour.
Ex: With that phrase, Farrell's Ice Cream Parlours spread throughout the United States, with nearly 130 parlours from coast to coast.

helado de fresa
(n.)=strawberry ice cream.
Ex: This strawberry shake is made with both fresh strawberries and strawberry ice cream, blended with milk, sugar and ice.
helado de vainilla
(n.)=vanilla ice cream.
Ex: This fresh strawberry milkshake recipe uses fresh strawberries, milk, vanilla ice cream and a touch of brown sugar.
helado hasta la médula de los huesos
=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone. Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter. Ex: The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone. Ex: And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.
helado^1
(n.)=ice cream.
Ex: This article reports on the modification and use of a supermarket ice cream freezer to exterminate insects.
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* copa de helado=ice cream sundae ; sundae.
* cuchara para servir helado=ice cream scoop.
* helado de fresa=strawberry ice cream.
* helado de vainilla=vanilla ice cream.
* sorbete de helado=ice cream soda.
* vendedor de helados=ice cream man.

helado^2
(adj.)=icy ; frigid ; iced ; frosty ; freezing.
Ex: In general, studless tires did best on snow, while those with studs were best on icy roads.
Ex: In such frigid conditions, spectators, coaches and even players were wearing neck warmers.
Ex: Sand is used in some other states on snow and iced roads -- not quite as effective but it doesn't eat your vehicle with rust either.
Ex: This picture was taken a little over a month ago on a cold, foggy, and frosty morning.
Ex: He hoped a passerby would find him and lend him help, or at least some warmth to his freezing body.
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* agua helada=ice water.
* estar helado=be frozen stiff.
* helado hasta la médula de los huesos=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* lluvia helada=freezing rain.
* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve=wint(e)ry mix ; wint(e)ry shower.
* niebla helada=freezing fog.
* quedarse helado=be frozen stiff.
* té helado=iced tea.

helar
(v.)=ice.
Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
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* helarse=freeze over.

helarse
(v.)=freeze over.
Ex: Arctic belugas migrate southward in large herds when the sea freezes over.
helecho
(n.)=fern.
Ex: In fact, there are probably about 12000 species of ferns in the world, most of these found in the tropics.

helicoidal
(adj.)=helical.
Ex: This amphibian vehicle has a pair of floaters for buoyancy and a helical blade fixed to the outer circumferential surface of the body.

helicóptero
(n.)=helicopter ; copter ; chopper.
Nota: Palabra onomatopeica en imitación del sonido de las hélices del helicóptero.
Ex: A library of approximately 750 books was set up and a librarian visited the rig by helicopter once a fortnight to bring new books.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
Ex: A local nurse and an ambulance crew stabilised Caleb at the scene for three hours until a team of medics arrived by chopper.
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* desplazarse en helicóptero=helicopter.

helio
(n.)=helium.
Ex: The work of J Dewar, who liquefied hydrogen, is compared to that of H Kamerlingh Onnes, who liquefied helium = Se compara el trabajo de J. Dewar, que licuó el hidrógeno, con el de H. Kamerlingh Onnes, que licuó el helio.

helipuerto
(n.)=helipad.
Ex: The conference centre has a helipad for emergencies and special visits.

hematocito
(n.)=hemocyte.
Ex: According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns.

hematología
(n.)=haematology [hematology, -USA].
Ex: Another organization devoted to the oral history of science is the American Society of Hematology.

hematológico
(adj.)=haematological [hematological, -USA].
Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.
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* cáncer hematológico=blood cancer.

hematoma
(n.)=haematoma [hematoma, -USA].
Ex: A direct blow can cause bleeding withing the muscle or a haematoma.

hematopoyético
(adj.)=haematopoietic [hemotopoietic, -USA].
Ex: Development and homeostasis of the haematopoietic system is dependent upon stem cells that have the unique ability to self-renew.
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* célula madre hematopoyética=haematopoietic stem cell.

hematuria
(n.)=blood in the urine ; hematuria.
Ex: Blood in the urine of either men or women can be caused by infections that involve the kidneys, the ureters, the bladder or trauma to the penis (in men).
Ex: Hematuria can happen due to several infections, urinary or not, or inflammations.

hembra
(n.)=female ; baby girl.
Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.
Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
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* cabra hembra=nanny-goat ; she-goat.
* cedro hembra=cigar-box cedar.
* oveja hembra=ewe.

hemeroteca
(n.)=newspaper library ; newspaper room ; serials library ; newspaper reading room.
Ex: This article gives an overview of available automated systems used for indexing in newspaper libraries.
Ex: Soon he found himself fronting a door, on which were elaborately patterned the words 'Newspaper Room'.
Ex: The author discusses the issues facing serials libraries in the UK.
Ex: The areas surveyed included the circulation and reference areas, the book stacks, the computer terminals, the newspaper reading room, the benches outside of the entranceway, and all other public seating areas.
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* bibliotecario de hemeroteca=serials librarian.

hemiparesia
(n.)=hemiparesia.
Nota: Debilidad muscular de algunas zonas de la mitad del cuerpo.
Ex: He was shopping and suddenly began to laugh; the fit of laughter lasted 15 minutes and was followed by Wernicke's aphasia and right hemiparesia.

hemisferio
(n.)=hemisphere.
Ex: Diverse things do still come together in a book just as the hemispheres (east and west, north and south) come together in our single, fragile planet.
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* hemisferio cerebral derecho=right cerebral hemisphere.
* hemisferio cerebral izquierdo=left cerebral hemisphere.
* hemisferio derecho=right hemisphere.
* hemisferio izquierdo=left hemisphere.
* Hemisferio Norte, el=Northern Hemisphere, the.
* hemisferio occidental, el=Western Hemisphere, the.
* hemisferio oriental, el=Eastern Hemisphere, the.
* Hemisferio Sur, el=Southern Hemisphere, the.

hemisferio cerebral derecho
(n.)=right cerebral hemisphere.
Ex: The right cerebral hemisphere appears to be more activated than the left cerebral hemisphere during navigational learning in a virtual environment.
hemisferio cerebral izquierdo
(n.)=left cerebral hemisphere.
Ex: The right cerebral hemisphere appears to be more activated than the left cerebral hemisphere during navigational learning in a virtual environment.
hemisferio derecho
(n.)=right hemisphere.
Ex: This paper considers the recent thinking on the activities of the left and right hemispheres of the brain and their relevance to planning processes.
hemisferio izquierdo
(n.)=left hemisphere.
Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.
hemisferio occidental, el
=Western Hemisphere, the.
Ex: In addition, all countries west of the prime meridian are in the Western Hemisphere while those east of the prime meridian are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
hemisferio oriental, el
=Eastern Hemisphere, the.
Ex: In addition, all countries west of the prime meridian are in the Western Hemisphere while those east of the prime meridian are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
hemodinámico
(adj.)=haemodynamic [hemodynamic, -USA].
Ex: The long-term knowledge consists of a causal network which describes the main relationships between hemodynamic and metabolic quantities involved in the evolution after cardiac surgery.

hemofilia
(n.)=haemophilia [hemophilia, -USA].
Ex: Technically, haemophilia can be cured through a liver transplant but the risks involved may outweigh the benefits.

hemoglobina
(n.)=haemoglobin [hemoglobin, -USA].
Ex: Many English users of MEDLINE must have been infuriated by the inability of the system to spell even simple words such as Labour and haemoglobin correctly.

hemograma
(n.)=blood count.
Ex: Keeping track of their child's blood counts becomes a way of life for parents of children with cancer.

hemorragia
(n.)=haemorrhage [hemorrhage, -USA] ; bleeding ; bleed.
Ex: The primary purpose of the proposed research is to identify the data set used by clinical specialists to diagnose cases of haemorrhage.
Ex: Abnormal uterine bleeding is experienced by most women at sometime during their reproductive years.
Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks.
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* hemorragia cerebral=cerebral haemorrhage.
* hemorragia nasal=nosebleed.

hemorragia cerebral
(n.)=cerebral haemorrhage.
Ex: She received fifteen months of therapy and completely regained her health until she died suddenly of a cerebral hemorrhage 20 years later.
hemorragia nasal
(n.)=nosebleed.
Ex: Nosebleeds are caused by the rupture of a small blood vessel called a capillary in the nose.
hemorroide
(n.)=haemorrhoid(s) [hemorrhoid(s), -USA].
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid.

hemorrágico
(adj.)=haemorrhagic [hemorrhagic, -USA].
Ex: Hemorrhagic diseases are caused by, or result in, bleeding.

hemotopoyesis
(n.)=haemotopoiesis [hematopoiesis, -USA].
Ex: Haemopoiesis is the process of producing cellular constituents of the blood.

henazo
(n.)=haystack.
Ex: If you have read some of my articles you will know that I have a fascination for haystacks.

henchir
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* henchirse con el viento=billow.

henchirse con el viento
(v.)=billow.
Ex: He was puzzled by the annoying tendency of shower curtains to billow in during a shower and stick to the leg or arm of the person attempting to bathe.
hendedura
(n.)=crevice.
Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.

hender
(v.)=cleave ; sunder ; rive ; rend ; cut open.
Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
Ex: Both novels tell essentially the same story, that of a woman sundered from her high estate and her betrothed.
Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.
Ex: Christian Science, a faith that has epitomize a quiet, disciplined spirituality, is being rent by discord.
Ex: The best way to keep the avocados from browning once cut open is to wrap them in plastic.
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* hender en dos=rend in + two.

hender en dos
(v.)=rend in + two.
Ex: Anthropology as a discipline is in danger of being rent in two by the tensions between those who practice it.
hendido
(adj.)=cloven ; forked.
Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).
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* labio hendido=hare-lip.
* paladar hendido=cleft palate.
* pezuña hendida=cloven hoof ; cleft hoof.

hendidura
(n.)=cleavage ; chink ; opening ; cleft ; slit.
Ex: After the Civil War, Emerson saw in collegiate education 'a cleavage occurring in the hitherto firm granite of the past'.
Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
Ex: The cyber criminals are persistent -- if they can't get through one opening, they will keep trying until they find the chink in the armour.
Ex: Anterior view of child's face showing a cleft of the upper lip that extends upward to include the left nostril.
Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.

hendir
(v.)=cleave ; rive ; cut open.
Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
Ex: The novel presents a social world riven by contradictions that can best be understood through Marxian categories.
Ex: The best way to keep the avocados from browning once cut open is to wrap them in plastic.

heno
(n.)=hay.
Ex: These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.
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* fiebre del heno=hay fever.
* heno de alfalfa=alfalfa hay.

heno de alfalfa
(n.)=alfalfa hay.
Ex: Alfalfa hay, cut and baled for fodder, is a source of protein that rivals or surpasses soybeans.
henoteísmo
(n.)=henotheism.
Ex: This belief is not monotheism, the belief in only one God, but henotheism, the belief in a host of deities with only one who is to be worshiped.

hepatitis
(n.)=hepatitis.
Ex: A prototype viral hepatitis knowledge base has been under development since Nov 76 = Desde noviembre del 76 se está lleva desarrollando un prototipo de base de datos cognitiva sobre la hepatitis viral.
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* hepatitis A=hepatitis A.
* hepatitis alcohólica=alcoholic hepatitis.
* hepatitis B=hepatitis B.
* hepatitis C=hepatitis C.
* hepatitis infecciosa=infectious hepatitis.

hepatitis A
(n.)=hepatitis A.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
hepatitis B
(n.)=hepatitis B.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
hepatitis C
(n.)=hepatitis C.
Ex: Taken together, these two studies suggest that chronic hepatitis C patients with steatosis may have a more urgent need for treatment.
hepatitis alcohólica
(n.)=alcoholic hepatitis.
Ex: Alcoholic hepatitis is a syndrome of progressive inflammatory liver injury associated with long-term heavy intake of ethanol.
hepatitis infecciosa
(n.)=infectious hepatitis.
Ex: Cockroaches can be carriers of a high number of bacterial and viral diseases such as catarrhal colitis, infectious hepatitis, and salmonellosis.
hepático
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* conducto hepático=bile duct.

herbario
(adj.)=herbal ; herbarium [herbaria, -pl.] ; herbal.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The list consists of bibliographies and guides to the literature, dictionaries, handbooks and pharmacopoeias, titles reflecting different geographic areas and cultures, adverse effects, herbals, and journals.
Ex: The library was established primarily as a reference collection for the staff of the Herbarium and Botanic Gardens.
Ex: Problems associated with herbal literature are identified with suggestions for their resolution.

herbicida
(n.)=herbicide ; weed killer.
Ex: Find information about water or soil pollution caused by the use of herbicides, pesticides, or insecticides.
Ex: Household chemicals such as white spirit, paint stripper, weed killers, fertilisers, pesticides and photographic materials are considered to be hazardous.

herbolario
(n.)=herbalist.
Ex: The plant was called the woody nightshade by the old herbalists to distinguish it from the deadly nightshade.

herborista
(n.)=herbalist.
Ex: The plant was called the woody nightshade by the old herbalists to distinguish it from the deadly nightshade.

herbívoro^1
(n.)=herbivore.
Ex: The Webcrawlers and Altavistas of the world are information herbivores; they graze on WWW pages and regurgitate them as searchable indices.

herbívoro^2
(adj.)=herbivorous.
Ex: Those herbivorous quadrupeds which browse the scanty vegetation on mountains are invariably much smaller than their brethren which crop the luxuriant produce of the plains.
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* animal herbívoro=herbivorous animal.

hercio (Hz)
=hertz (Hz).
Ex: Bandwidth is expressed on a scale of frequencies, and is measured in units of hertz (Hz), thousands of hertz or kilohertz (kHz), millions of hertz or megahertz (MHz), etc..

hercúleo
(adj.)=Herculean ; Herculanian.
Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.

heredado
(adj.)=inherited.
Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.
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* enfermedad heredada=inherited disorder ; inherited illness ; inherited disease.
* ropa heredada=left-off ; cast-off ; hand-me-down.

heredar
(v.)=inherit.
Ex: Well, I happened to inherit a full set of Trollope, and I had the guts to throw it out.

heredera
(n.)=heiress [heir, -masc.].
Ex: In this novel, the plot involves two lovers who seek to take advantage of a sickly heiress.

heredero
(n.)=heir [heiress, -fem.] ; inheritor ; heir apparent [heiress apparent].
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
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* herederos=surviving family.
* presunto heredero=heir presumptive [heiress presumptive].
* primer heredero=heir apparent [heiress apparent].

herederos
(n.)=surviving family.
Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
hereditariamente
=congenitally.
Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.

hereditario
(adj.)=hereditary.
Ex: These tendencies were evident in speculation about the causes of conditions such as paresis & 'hereditary' mental disorders.
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* defecto hereditario=birth defect.

hereje
(n.)=heretic.
Ex: If I threaten literally to throw a book at the head of an obstinate heretic, I mean by 'book' something quite different from what I do if I refer him to some book in order to effect his conversion.

herejía
(n.)=heresy.
Ex: This attack is directed against a particular heresy; one which is widespread, but it is in my opinion none the less damnable.

herencia
(n.)=inheritance ; spillover ; heredity.
Ex: This involves the entire process by which man profits by his inheritance of acquired knowledge.
Ex: A third major trend that is a spillover from the 1980s is the proliferation of microcomputers in all sectors of society.
Ex: Their job is to make sense of all the empirical and statistical evidence of age, gender, health, heredity, life styles, and living and working conditions that serve as indicators of longevity, productivity, and obligation.
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* dejar en herencia=bequeath.
* herencia cultural=heritage ; cultural inheritance ; cultural heritage.
* herencia histórica=historical inheritance ; historical heritage.
* herencia intelectual=intellectual heritage.
* impuesto a la herencia=inheritance tax.

herencia cultural
(n.)=heritage ; cultural inheritance ; cultural heritage.
Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers. Ex: This article discusses the present situation of church libraries in terms of their cultural inheritance. Ex: Maintaining and making available the country's cultural heritage is a serious responsibility.
herencia histórica
(n.)=historical inheritance ; historical heritage.
Ex: Historical inheritance has an enormous influence on any culture. Ex: Presidential libraries have been established since 1929 to house the papers generated by the work of presidential administrations as part of the US historical heritage.
herencia intelectual
(n.)=intellectual heritage.
Ex: The mission of the library is to protect the intellectual heritage and to serve those who create new knowledge.
herida
(n.)=injury ; wound ; bruise ; lesion.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.
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* con heridas superficiales=superficially wounded.
* echar sal en la herida=add + salt to injury ; add + salt to the wound ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* el tiempo cura todas las heridas=time heals everything ; time heals all wounds.
* herida abierta=open wound.
* herida de arma blanca=stab wound.
* herida de bala=gunshot wound.
* herida en la cabeza=head injury.
* herida grave=serious injury ; severe injury.
* herida por arma de fuego=gunshot wound.
* heridas=bruising.
* herida superficial=superficial wound.
* hurgar en la herida=add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* hurgar en una antigua herida=open up + an old wound.
* lamerse las heridas=lick + Posesivo + wounds.
* no hurgar en la herida=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* para echar sal en la herida=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.
* sufrir una herida=sustain + injury.
* vendar una herida=dress + wound.

herida abierta
(n.)=open wound.
Ex: Once you are chafed, treat the area like an open wound.
herida de arma blanca
(n.)=stab wound.
Ex: Stab wounds are caused most obviously by knives, but are also caused by bayonets and swords, as well as scissors and screwdrivers.
herida de bala
(n.)=gunshot wound.
Ex: Unfortunately in this day in age, most gunshot wounds are not hunting related at all.
herida en la cabeza
(n.)=head injury.
Ex: Brain damage from head injuries, strokes and tumours results in cognitive and emotional disorders in a large section of society annually.
herida grave
(n.)=serious injury ; severe injury.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury. Ex: Falling debris can cause severe injury or death to workers and pedestrians.
herida por arma de fuego
(n.)=gunshot wound.
Ex: Unfortunately in this day in age, most gunshot wounds are not hunting related at all.
herida superficial
(n.)=superficial wound.
Ex: In similarly superficial wounds that were larger, the wounds were covered with skin grafts.
heridas
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
herido
(n./adj.)=bruised ; wounded ; injured ; hurt.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
Ex: When WWII broke out her large home became a convalescence home for wounded soldiers.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Ex: I have what I think is a hurt tendon and the pain has been going on for months now.
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* gravemente herido=seriously wounded ; seriously injured ; seriously hurt ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
* herido de amor=lovelorn.
* herido de desamor=lovelorn.
* herido de muerte=mortally wounded.
* herido grave=seriously wounded ; seriously hurt ; seriously injured ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
* heridos, los=wounded, the.
* hurgar en la herida=add + salt to the wound.
* mortalmente herido=mortally wounded.
* superficialmente herido=superficially wounded.

herido de amor
(adj.)=lovelorn.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
herido de desamor
(adj.)=lovelorn.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
herido de muerte
(adj.)=mortally wounded.
Ex: Problems were defined as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable, and staff time directed to the treatable problems.
herido grave
(adj.)=seriously wounded ; seriously hurt ; seriously injured ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
Ex: Picture of a medic looking up while applying mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a seriously wounded soldier north of Saigon

. Ex: In many cases, a hospital can be held liable for refusing to treat a seriously hurt person in an emergency situation. Ex: Is it illegal to watch a seriously injured person and not call for medical help?. Ex: Here is the picture of an innocent civilian man badly wounded in the head being helped into the hospital. Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery. Ex: Even if a wrong is done to one, and though badly hurt, it is good not to retaliate with an evil.
heridos, los
=wounded, the.
Ex: The wounded were classified as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable.
herir
(v.)=injure ; hurt ; wound ; bruise ; rankle.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: Some of the conflicts between labor and management were violent, and many people were hurt or killed.
Ex: You know about Susan B. Anthony and Rosie the Riveter, but did you know about the Civil War soldier who revealed her identity only when wounded? .
Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.
Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
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* herir con un cristal=glass.
* herir de muerte=fatally + shoot.
* herir el orgullo de Alguien=ruffle + Nombre + pride.
* herir en el alma=cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick.
* herir en lo más profundo=cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick.
* herir gravemente=be seriously wounded ; be badly hurt ; be badly injured ; be badly wounded.
* herir mortalmente=fatally + shoot.
* herir + Posesivo + orgullo=hurt + Posesivo + pride.
* herir + Posesivo + sentimientos=hurt + Posesivo + feelings.
* herirse=get + hurt ; hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo.
* herir suceptibilidades=ruffle + Nombre + feathers.

herir + Posesivo + orgullo
(v.)=hurt + Posesivo + pride.
Ex: You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.
herir + Posesivo + sentimientos
(v.)=hurt + Posesivo + feelings.
Ex: You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.
herir con un cristal
(v.)=glass.
Ex: He was recovering from facial surgery in hospital today after a woman allegedly glassed him during a bar room brawl.
herir de muerte
=fatally + shoot.
Ex: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.
herir el orgullo de Alguien
(v.)=ruffle + Nombre + pride.
Ex: I ruffled his pride a little bit but what's that compared to war?.
herir en el alma
(v.)=cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship. Ex: Although neither author specifically mentions consortia, the issues they raise cut to the quick of the purpose and goals of many academic consortia.
herir en lo más profundo
(v.)=cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick.
Ex: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship. Ex: Although neither author specifically mentions consortia, the issues they raise cut to the quick of the purpose and goals of many academic consortia.
herir gravemente
(v.)=be seriously wounded ; be badly hurt ; be badly injured ; be badly wounded.
Ex: Last Tuesday a priest in India was seriously wounded when two young men assaulted him at a school in southern Delhi. Ex: The son of my brother's ex-wife was badly hurt in Iraq. Ex: The stuntman missed the safety net and was badly injured. Ex: His attack was defeated and he was badly wounded, losing his right arm.
herir mortalmente
=fatally + shoot.
Ex: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.
herir suceptibilidades
(v.)=ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
Ex: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'.
herirse
(v.)=get + hurt ; hurt + Reflexivo ; injure + Reflexivo.
Ex: To avoid getting hurt, before you exercise you should probably boost your intake of magnesium, which helps muscles stay flexible and toned. Ex: The sack race and three-legged race have been banned from a school sports day because the children might fall over and hurt themselves. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
hermafrodismo
(n.)=hermaphrodism.
Ex: The fact is that hermaphrodism is a genetic defect, not a separate sex, and maleness and femaleness are not social inventions but imbedded in DNA.

hermafrodita^1
(n.)=hermaphrodite.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Among the best studied behaviors is egg-laying, the process by which hermaphrodites deposit developing embryos into the environment.

hermafrodita^2
(adj.)=androgynous ; hermaphroditic ; monoecious.
Ex: All of these can be painlessly transmuted into natural, androgynous forms, e.g., city councilmen becoming city council members; firemen: fire fighters; longshoremen: longshore workers.
Ex: Female plants start flowering about one month earlier than hermaproditic plants.
Ex: Castor-oil plants are monoecious, with separate female and male flowers on the same plant.

hermafroditismo
(n.)=androgyny ; hermaphrodism.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with affirmative action, alternative energy sources, homesteading, Chinese-American boys, androgyny, food co-ops.
Ex: The fact is that hermaphrodism is a genetic defect, not a separate sex, and maleness and femaleness are not social inventions but imbedded in DNA.

hermana
=sister ; sibling ; sis.
Nota: Abreviatura de sister.
Ex: Quite obviously, as most children spend their infant years aware of very few people, usually members of their family, it is from them -- parents, brothers and sisters, attendant relatives and friends -- that they learn the primary adaptive lessons.
Ex: The subjects were influenced about breast-feeding by their referents such as siblings and friends with breast-feeding experience, their mothers and husbands, and mothers-in-law.
Ex: After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day.
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* hermana adoptiva=foster sister.
* hermana de sangre=blood sister.
* hermana pequeña=baby sister.
* hermana religiosa=sister ; religious sister.

hermana adoptiva
(n.)=foster sister.
Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.
hermana de sangre
(n.)=blood sister.
Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.
hermana pequeña
(n.)=baby sister.
Ex: This is a good way of solving the baby brother and sister problem while visiting the library.
hermana religiosa
(n.)=sister ; religious sister.
Ex: In many instances it is the ward sister who administers the deposit collection left by the local library. Ex: The records of ordained priests, mother superiors and religious brothers and sisters are a neglected but rich source of genealogical information.
hermanado
(adj.)=twinned.
Ex: The author suggests how a local studies library can facilitate comparative local studies with twinned communities = El autor sugiere cómo los fondos locales de las bibliotecas pueden facilitar los estudios comparativos entre ciudades hermanadas.

hermanamiento
(n.)=twinning.
Ex: Twinning is the ongoing relationship between two libraries in different countries for the purpose of improving the practice of librarianship across national boundaries.
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* hermanamiento de bibliotecas=library twinning.

hermanamiento de bibliotecas
(n.)=library twinning.
Ex: There is now a possibility to enlist the benefits of exchange programmes through 'library twinning' arrangements.
hermanar
(v.)=twin ; match up.
Ex: For medical libraries, a library from the West would 'twin' with a Third World library, with activities sorted out between the libraries on a one-to-one basis = En el caso de las bibliotecas médicas, una biblioteca del mundo occidental se "hermanaba" con otra del tercer mundo, decidiendo entre ellas qué actividades iban a realizar.
Ex: A few universities are even using social media to match up roommates in advance.

hermanastra
(n.)=stepsister.
Ex: The results revealed that sisters were perceived more positively than stepsisters & brothers more positively than stepbrothers.

hermanastro
(n.)=stepbrother.
Ex: The results revealed that sisters were perceived more positively than stepsisters & brothers more positively than stepbrothers.

hermandad
(n.)=brotherhood ; fraternity ; sisterhood.
Ex: The raison d'etre of the ALA is not to erradicate racial injustice and inequalities and to promote human brotherhood.
Ex: The author criticizes the provincialism of much of the bookselling fraternity in the USA = El autor critica el provincialismo de gran parte de la fraternidad del comercio del libro de los Estados Unidos.
Ex: It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.
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* Santa Hermandad, la=Holy Order, the.

hermanita
(n.)=baby sister.
Ex: This is a good way of solving the baby brother and sister problem while visiting the library.
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* hermanita de la caridad=do-gooder.
* hermanita pequeña=baby sister.

hermanita de la caridad
(n.)=do-gooder.
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.
hermanita pequeña
(n.)=baby sister.
Ex: This is a good way of solving the baby brother and sister problem while visiting the library.
hermanito
(n.)=baby brother.
Ex: This is a good way of solving the baby brother and sister problem while visiting the library.
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* hermanito pequeño=baby brother.

hermanito pequeño
(n.)=baby brother.
Ex: This is a good way of solving the baby brother and sister problem while visiting the library.
hermano
(n.)=brother ; sister ; sibling.
Ex: You've talked about the point of availability, and I realize you've said that we're back where the Wright brothers were.
Ex: At the core of the collections lies an almost complete set of official publications issued by the European Commission and its sister institutions.
Ex: The subjects were influenced about breast-feeding by their referents such as siblings and friends with breast-feeding experience, their mothers and husbands, and mothers-in-law.
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* el gran hermano=big brother.
* hermano adoptivo=foster brother.
* hermano de armas=brother in arms.
* hermano de sangre=blood brother.
* hermano pequeño=baby brother.
* hermano religioso=religious brother.
* hermanos=brethren.
* primo hermano=first cousin.
* rivalidad entre hermanos=sibling rivalry.

hermano adoptivo
(n.)=foster brother.
Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.
hermano de armas
(n.)=brother in arms.
Ex: As the story unfolds, the main character must choose between the success of his mission and the lives of his men - his brothers in arms.
hermano de sangre
(n.)=blood brother.
Ex: The section on hygiene gives particular attention to methods caregivers can use to deal with blood, saliva, tears, bites, faeces, urine, vomit, and the ritual by which children become blood brothers or sisters.
hermano pequeño
(n.)=baby brother.
Ex: This is a good way of solving the baby brother and sister problem while visiting the library.
hermano religioso
(n.)=religious brother.
Ex: The records of ordained priests, mother superiors and religious brothers and sisters are a neglected but rich source of genealogical information.
hermanos
(n.)=brethren.
Ex: However, for the benefit of the weaker brethren the scheme will continue to give facet formulae for the main classes.
hermenéutica
(n.)=hermeneutics.
Ex: Hermeneutics states that the message of the literary text lies above the lexical and syntactic levels in the creative unconscious of the gifted individuals.

hermenéutico
(adj.)=hermeneutic.
Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.

hermetismo
(n.)=watertightness.
Ex: During the construction of these basements for book storage careful considerations given to watertightness and groundwater level monitoring.

hermosamente
=prettily.
Ex: He didn't even have the good grace to blush, even slightly, when she fluttered her eyelashes prettily and thrust her breasts forward.

hermosear
(v.)=beautify.
Ex: I must say it's quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn't burden the resources.

hermoso
(adj.)=beautiful ; comely ; handsome ; lovely ; bonny .
Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
Ex: He's a right proper Scottish piper with his bonny hat and bagpipes.
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* marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso=April showers bring May flowers.

hermosura
(n.)=prettiness.
Ex: She arrived at the conclusion that emphasis on prettiness is 1 of the criteria that accounts for exclusion of pictures of fat children.
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* ser una hermosura=be a gem.

herméticamente
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* cerrar herméticamente=seal.
* herméticamente cerrado=hermetically sealed.
* que puede volver a cerrarse herméticamente=resealable.
* volver a cerrar herméticamente=reseal.

herméticamente cerrado
=hermetically sealed.
Ex: IBM invented a disk drive which became known as the Winchester in which the whole disk pack was hermetically sealed and this design has become the basis for the Winchester disks available on microcomputers.
hermético
(adj.)=airtight ; watertight ; reserved ; sealed.
Ex: Another modification using an unaltered sparking plug screwed into an airtight, closed vessel was developed.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment.
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* cierre hermético=seal ; airtight seal.
* en hermético silencio=tight-lipped.

hernia
(n.)=hernia ; herniation ; rupture ; rupture.
Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y estaría ausente durante dos semanas.
Ex: For example, a herniation between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae will manifest itself by a patient having difficulty bending the big toe.
Ex: Nosebleeds are caused by the rupture of a small blood vessel called a capillary in the nose.
Ex: I took a good look at it and it did appear to be more of a belly button infection than a rupture.
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* hernia de disco=spinal disc herniation ; slipped disc ; disc herniation ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
* hernia discal=spinal disc herniation ; slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
* hernia femoral=femoral hernia.
* hernia inguinal=inguinal hernia.

hernia de disco
(n.)=spinal disc herniation ; slipped disc ; disc herniation ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
Ex: Other common causes of lumbago include spinal disc herniation, a degenerated disc, or other disc problems. Ex: A slipped disc in the lower back is most often seen between the ages of 30 and 50. Ex: Electromyograms can detect abnormal muscle electrical activity in conditions such as pinched nerves, damage to the peripheral nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disc herniation, and others. Ex: A ruptured disc may cause symptoms such as pain down the back of the leg (sciatica), numbness or weakness. Ex: You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine but most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine).
hernia discal
(n.)=spinal disc herniation ; slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
Ex: Other common causes of lumbago include spinal disc herniation, a degenerated disc, or other disc problems. Ex: A slipped disc in the lower back is most often seen between the ages of 30 and 50. Ex: A ruptured disc may cause symptoms such as pain down the back of the leg (sciatica), numbness or weakness. Ex: You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine but most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine).
hernia femoral
(n.)=femoral hernia.
Ex: A femoral hernia is less common than an inguinal hernia and tends to affect women, due to the wider female pelvis.
hernia inguinal
(n.)=inguinal hernia.
Ex: A femoral hernia is less common than an inguinal hernia and tends to affect women, due to the wider female pelvis.
herniación
(n.)=herniation.
Ex: For example, a herniation between the fourth and fifth lumbar vertebrae will manifest itself by a patient having difficulty bending the big toe.

herniado
(adj.)=herniated.
Ex: If the child continues to express severe discomfort or if the herniated bulge returns to the navel area, contact your physician immediately.

heroicidad
(n.)=derring-do.
Ex: The book is an old-fashioned tale of derring-do which reads somewhat stiltedly today.

heroico
(adj.)=heroic.
Ex: These people usually do not realize that it often takes greater strength of character and heroic self-discipline to refrain from changing feet every time one opens one's mouth.
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* actos heroicos=heroics.
* esfuerzo heroico=all out effort.
* historia heroica=heroic story.

heroinomanía
(n.)=heroin addiction.
Ex: He died at the age of 26 of a heroin overdose following a long struggle with heroin addiction.

heroinómano
(n.)=heroin addict.
Ex: One of the bigger reasons heroin addicts continue their addictive behaviors despite negative consequences is the withdrawal symptoms.

heroína^1
(n.)=heroine.
Nota: Femenino de héroe.
Ex: He admitted he read glossy modern thrillers in which the heroes are always taking three fingers of rye and the blonde heroines are voluptuous in bar after bar.

heroína^2
(n.)=heroin.
Nota: Droga.
Ex: India is presently facing the problem of increased trafficking in drugs and heroin and hashish are supplied to the west through the subcontinent = Actualmente la India se enfrenta al problema del aumento del tráfico de drogas y se está suministrando heroína y hachís al occidente a través del subcontinente indio.
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* adicción a la heroína=heroin addiction.
* consumidor de heroina=heroin user.
* sobredosis de heroína=heroin overdose.

heroísmo
(n.)=heroism.
Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.

herpes
(n.)=shingles ; herpes.
Ex: The herpes virus that causes shingles and chickenpox is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes mouth sores.
Ex: The herpes virus that causes shingles and chickenpox is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes mouth sores.
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* herpes de la boca=fever blister ; cold sore ; herpes mouth sore.
* herpes genital=genital herpes.
* herpes zóster=herpes zoster ; shingles.

herpes de la boca
(n.)=fever blister ; cold sore ; herpes mouth sore.
Ex: Both canker sores and fever blisters have plagued mankind for thousands of years. Ex: This article is particularly useful in clarifying that canker sores and cold sores are two very different entities sharing the common characteristics of making eating and drinking painful. Ex: The herpes virus that causes shingles and chickenpox is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes mouth sores.
herpes genital
(n.)=genital herpes.
Ex: The herpes virus that causes shingles and chickenpox is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes mouth sores.
herpes zóster
(n.)=herpes zoster ; shingles.
Ex: The varicella virus, which causes herpes zoster, can sometimes also cause an intense pain in the trigeminal area. Ex: The herpes virus that causes shingles and chickenpox is not the same as the herpes viruses that causes genital herpes or herpes mouth sores.
herpetología
(n.)=herpetology.
Nota: Estudio de reptiles y anfibios.
Ex: Characteristics of the monographs considered were: copyright date; circulation; citation frequency; and subdiscipline (ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammology).

herrado
(adj.)=shod.
Nota: Opuesto de descalzo.
Ex: Many children walk barefoot in South Africa and unshod or partially shod (thong-type sandals) leisure behaviour may persist in adulthood.

herrador
(n.)=farrier.
Ex: On flat footed horses, to many farriers are leery of cutting down the white line because they're afraid of blood.

herradura
(n.)=horseshoe [horse shoe].
Ex: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.
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* camino de herradura=bridle path ; bridleway.
* cangrejo herradura=horseshoe crab.
* con los clavos de las herraduras sobresaliendo=roughshod.

herrajes
(n.)=ironwork.
Ex: In the past, the local smith would do a bit of everything involving ironwork, including shoeing horses and even draught oxen.

herramienta
(n.)=instrument ; tool.
Ex: The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.
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* barra de herramientas=toolbar.
* caja de herramientas=toolbox [tool box] ; utility toolbox.
* herramienta bibliográfica=bibliographical tool.
* herramienta de apoyo=enabler.
* herramienta de autoedición=authoring aid ; authoring tool.
* herramienta de autoedición para páginas web=Web authoring tool.
* herramienta de ayuda a la escritura=writing aid.
* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura=reading aid.
* herramienta de búsqueda=search aid ; finding aid ; search tool.
* herramienta de desarrollo=development tool.
* herramienta de diagnóstico=diagnostic tool.
* herramienta de evaluación=assessment tool.
* herramienta de evalución=evaluation tool.
* herramienta de gestión=management tool ; managerial tool.
* herramienta de indización=indexing tool.
* herramienta de integración=integrator.
* herramienta de investigación=research tool.
* herramienta de jardín=garden tool.
* herramienta de la profesión=tool of the trade.
* herramienta de navegación=navigation tool.
* herramienta de programación=scripting tool.
* herramienta de recuperación de información=retrieval tool.
* herramienta de referencia=reference tool.
* herramienta de trabajo=tool.
* herramienta de uso de Internet=Internet appliance.
* herramienta educativa=educational aid.
* herramienta eléctrica=power tool.
* herramienta informática=computer tool.
* herramienta manual=hand tool.
* herramienta mecánica=machine tool.
* herramienta para el jardín=garden tool.
* herramienta para el uso de la información=information appliance.
* herramienta para especialistas=specialist tool.
* herramienta para la gestión de la información=information-managing tool.
* herramienta para profesionales=specialist tool ; professional tool.
* herramienta pedagógica=pedagogical tool.
* herramienta profesional=specialist tool ; professional tool.
* herramientas=toolbox [tool box] ; gear.
* herramientas de ayuda=helper utility.
* herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda=searching aid.
* herramientas de desarrollo=toolkit.
* herramientas de navegación=navigation facilities.
* herramientas para la selección=selection tools.
* juego de herramientas=toolkit.
* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos=tool palette.

herramienta bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographical tool.
Ex: It might be to the point to mention that most printed bibliographical tools are of this kind.
herramienta de apoyo
(n.)=enabler.
Ex: Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.
herramienta de autoedición
(n.)=authoring aid ; authoring tool.
Ex: Advanced text processors incorporate various authoring aids. Ex: This article describes some of the authoring tools available for use with Apple Computer's HyperCard software to permit the integration of voice to produce multimedia applications.
herramienta de autoedición para páginas web
(n.)=Web authoring tool.
Ex: Web authoring tools are little more than editors modified to output and display HTML.
herramienta de ayuda a la escritura
(n.)=writing aid.
Ex: This article reports possible future developments in the field of the electronification of information as envisaged by a developer of electronic writing aids for personal computers.
herramienta de ayuda a la lectura
(n.)=reading aid.
Ex: Reading aids such as talking books, magnifiers and book stands have made a valuable contribution.
herramienta de búsqueda
(n.)=search aid ; finding aid ; search tool.
Ex: Help desks, training courses, manuals, newsletters and other search aids can influence the effectiveness of a searcher. Ex: Librarians will need to take an active role in teaching researchers how to use finding aids and source materials. Ex: At the same time the search tool also has to accommodate common needs, such as simultaneous search on all library catalogues.
herramienta de desarrollo
(n.)=development tool.
Ex: The choice for those interested in creating an expert system lies between a specialised development tool and a scaled down version of an programming language = La alternativa para aquellos interesados en crear un sistema experto está entre una herramienta de desarrollo especializada o una versión reducida de un lenguaje de programación.
herramienta de diagnóstico
(n.)=diagnostic tool.
Ex: The use of transaction logs as an effective diagnostic tool is hampered by the large amount of raw data produced.
herramienta de evaluación
(n.)=assessment tool.
Ex: The project demonstrated the efficacy of conventional assessment tools adapted to a particular collection and user community.
herramienta de evalución
(n.)=evaluation tool.
Ex: Citation analysis provides a meaningful evaluation tool for bibliographers and collection managers.
herramienta de gestión
(n.)=management tool ; managerial tool.
Ex: For the business community in particular, statistics can be an invaluable management tool. Ex: The article is entitled 'Dusting off the cobwebs: turning the business archives into a managerial tool'.
herramienta de indización
(n.)=indexing tool.
Ex: These comments are also intended to demonstrate the similarity between indexing and searching and to show how indexing tools feature in the searching process.
herramienta de integración
(n.)=integrator.
Ex: Information technology can be an important enabler and integrator in this process = La tecnología de la información puede ser una herramienta de apoyo y de integración importante en este proceso.
herramienta de investigación
(n.)=research tool.
Ex: The article 'How Shepard's Citation lost its flock' notes the difficulties involved in teaching law students the intricacies of research tools such as Shepard's Citation.
herramienta de jardín
(n.)=garden tool.
Ex: The design of garden tools has barely changed in the last hundreds, or even thousands of years.
herramienta de la profesión
(n.)=tool of the trade.
Ex: Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.
herramienta de navegación
(n.)=navigation tool.
Ex: The course covered the structure of the Internet in general and navigation tools and was aimed at people 'allergic' to information technology looking for confidence.
herramienta de programación
(n.)=scripting tool.
Ex: SuperCard is a scripting tool for creating new Macintosh applications from scratch.
herramienta de recuperación de información
(n.)=retrieval tool.
Ex: In searching, a user will postcoordinate truncated keys derived from words in various elements of the entries, thereby making possible an extremely powerful retrieval tool.
herramienta de referencia
(n.)=reference tool.
Ex: The Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary reference tool that indexes over 3,300 of the world's most important science and technology journals.
herramienta de trabajo
(n.)=tool.
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.
herramienta de uso de Internet
(n.)=Internet appliance.
Ex: In order to serve these users, companies have developed what have become known as 'Internet appliances'.
herramienta educativa
(n.)=educational aid.
Ex: The alternative would be to return to the library's original purpose -- an educational aid to the poor.
herramienta eléctrica
(n.)=power tool.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
herramienta informática
(n.)=computer tool.
Ex: The development of new information techniques -- informatics, computerisation, teledocumentation -- has given rise to a new type of documentalist trained in the special skills necessary to facilitate user access to international data bases using modern computer tools.
herramienta manual
(n.)=hand tool.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
herramienta mecánica
(n.)=machine tool.
Ex: The same principal was resurrected in 1952 with the introduction of numerical control of machine tools.
herramienta para el jardín
(n.)=garden tool.
Ex: The design of garden tools has barely changed in the last hundreds, or even thousands of years.
herramienta para el uso de la información
(n.)=information appliance.
Ex: While information appliances will proliferate, they will not lessen the perception of an exasperating electronic environment.
herramienta para especialistas
(n.)=specialist tool.
Ex: Modern cars and vans require specialist tools and electronic devices to ensure the correct maintenance and corrective action is applied.
herramienta para la gestión de la información
(n.)=information-managing tool.
Ex: This article examines opportunities for collaboration between specialists and research users in creating information-managing tools.
herramienta para profesionales
(n.)=specialist tool ; professional tool.
Ex: Modern cars and vans require specialist tools and electronic devices to ensure the correct maintenance and corrective action is applied. Ex: To be successful you need professional tools, top quality supplies and also the knowledge of how to use them.
herramienta pedagógica
(n.)=pedagogical tool.
Ex: The MetaMap is a pedagogical tool in the form of a subway map, the goal of which is to help people understand metadata standards, sets, and initiatives related to information studies.
herramienta profesional
(n.)=specialist tool ; professional tool.
Ex: Modern cars and vans require specialist tools and electronic devices to ensure the correct maintenance and corrective action is applied. Ex: To be successful you need professional tools, top quality supplies and also the knowledge of how to use them.
herramientas
(v.)=toolbox [tool box] ; gear.
Ex: The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications. Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
herramientas de ayuda
(n.)=helper utility.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Encoders, decoders, compressors, decompressors, viewers, and helper utilities for an Internet tool box'.
herramientas de ayuda para la búsqueda
(n.)=searching aid.
Ex: Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.
herramientas de desarrollo
(n.)=toolkit.
Ex: KnowledgePro and its accompanying toolkits can be useful to libraries and information centres for computer-based tutorials and system documentation.
herramientas de navegación
(n.)=navigation facilities.
Ex: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.
herramientas para la selección
=selection tools.
Ex: In such a rapidly developing field as online services, the birth and death rate of reference and selection tools is impressive but dismaying to those trying to stay abreast of new titles.
herrar
(v.)=shoe.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio shod.
Ex: Farriers shoe horses basically for three reasons: to protect the foot, to enhance particular gaits and for theraputic/corrective treatment.
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* arte de herrar caballos=farriery.
* sin herrar=unshod.

herrero
(n.)=blacksmith ; farrier ; smith.
Nota: Abreviatura de blacksmith usada también como sufijo.
Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
Ex: On flat footed horses, to many farriers are leery of cutting down the white line because they're afraid of blood.
Ex: In the past, the local smith would do a bit of everything involving ironwork, including shoeing horses and even draught oxen.
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* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo=the cobbler's children run barefoot.

herrería
(n.)=blacksmith shop.
Ex: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.

hervidero
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* ser un hervidero de=buzz with.
* ser un hervidero de actividad=be a hive of activity.
* un hervidero de=a hive of.

hervidor
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* hervidora eléctrica de agua=electric kettle.
* hervidor de agua=kettle.

hervidor de agua
(n.)=kettle.
Ex: Eleven essays discuss aspects of the theme, including the trade, and such objects as beads, kettles and combs.
hervidora eléctrica de agua
(n.)=electric kettle.
Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.
hervir a fuego lento
(v.)=simmer.
Ex: Ham hocks should simmer for a couple of hours until the meat is ready to fall off the bone; then cut into bite or serving size pieces.
hervir agua
(v.)=boil + water.
Ex: If you can't boil water, you can disinfect it using household bleach.
hervir^1
(v.)=boil ; stew.
Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
Ex: Drying and stewing fruit was a picnic compared to the elaborate rituals involved in the preparation and preservation of meat.
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* estar a punto de romper a hervir=be at boiling point.
* hervir a fuego lento=simmer.
* hervir agua=boil + water.
* romper el hervor=reach + boiling point.
* tetera para hervir agua=kettle.

hervir^2
(v.)=buzz with.
Ex: The entire USA has begun to buzz with discusions on making this way of doing business the rule rather than the exception of 21st century life.

hervor
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* dar un hervor=parboil.
* romper el hervor=reach + boiling point.

heráldica
(n.)=heraldry.
Ex: Stocks covering military history, uniforms, weapons, flags and heraldry include over 50,000 books, manuscripts, maps and music scores.

heráldico
(adj.)=heraldic.
Ex: The common belief that the possession of the same surname allows you to use a family's arms has no legal or heraldic warrant.
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* escudo heráldico=coat of arms.

herético
(adj.)=heretical.
Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.

heterocigoto
(adj.)=heterozygous.
Ex: A person who is heterozygous for a mutation has two different alleles for the gene.

heterodoxo
(adj.)=heterodox.
Ex: Censorship has changed in nature from explicit suppression of heterodox points of view to vehement moral censure of them = La censura ha cambiado de naturaleza y ha pasado de la supresión explícita de los puntos de vista heterodoxos a su crítica moral vehemente.

heterogeneidad
(n.)=heterogeneity.
Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.

heterogenidad
(n.)=variegation.
Ex: Many experts believe that variegation in plants is caused by a virus.

heterogéneamente
=heterogeneously [heterogenously].
Ex: The new curriculum was taught to all students, in heterogeneously grouped classes.

heterogéneo
(adj.)=heterogeneous [heterogenous] ; diversified ; variegated.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that subdisciplines of anthropology seem to be quite heterogenous and mutually isolated from one another.
Ex: This is the way ahead for public services, based as they are on both social equity and diversified need.
Ex: The authors acknowledge that their model reduces the variegated nature of religion in this context to a homogeneous structure.
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* de forma heterogénea=heterogeneously [heterogenously].
* de un modo heterogéneo=heterogeneously [heterogenously].

heterosexual
(adj.)=heterosexual ; straight man ; straight.
Ex: The advent of the AIDS virus into both homosexual and heterosexual populations means that sexual ignorance can now result in death.
Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head' .
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* heterosexuales=straight people.

heterosexuales
(n.)=straight people.
Ex: Humour remains big in the repertoire found in gay and lesbian books, with straight people often the butt of jokes.
heterosexualidad
(n.)=heterosexuality.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the research revealed that young people in rural areas (like many of their urban peers) assumed heterosexuality as the norm, and penis-vagina sexual intercourse as the pivotal activity in sex.

heterosocial
(adj.)=heterosocial.
Nota: Aplicado a las relaciones sociales entre personas de diferente sexo.
Ex: McBee examines the ways in which immigrant women and men found new ways to define homosocial and heterosocial and sexual relationships in early-20th-century America.

heurística
(n.)=heuristics.
Ex: The term Web heuristics is used to refer to all the sets of principles, criteria, tips and tricks, and guidelines that are available to support Web designers.

heurísticamente
=heuristically.
Ex: Feedback from on-line interactive searching plays an important role allowing the searcher to heuristically interrogate the system = La retroalimentación obtenida de las búsquedas interactivas en línea desempeña una función importante ya que permite al usuario consultar el sistema de un modo heurístico.

heurístico
(adj.)=heuristic.
Ex: Methods, such as brainstorming, brain-writing, creative confrontation, use an heuristic approach to solving problems, and bring new stimuli to information work.

hexadecimal
(adj.)=hexadecimal.
Ex: Hexadecimal: a numbering system to base sixteen that uses the numbers 0-9 and letters A-F = Hexadecimal: un sistema de numeración de base diecisésis que usa los números del 0 al 9 y las letras de la A a la F.

hexagonal
(adj.)=hexagonal.
Ex: The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar.
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* tuerca hexagonal=hexagonal nut.

hexágono
(n.)=hexagon.
Ex: Censored books were marked with a hexagon and relegated to closed stacks = Los libros prohibidos se marcaban con un hexágono y se guardaban en los fondos de acceso restringido.

hiberbólico
(adj.)=hyperbolic.
Ex: The best known of these empirical hyperbolic distributions in library context is that of Bradford.

hibernación
(n.)=hibernation ; suspended animation.
Ex: Find studies about hibernation of squirrels.
Ex: But equilibrium can be a lot like suspended animation and, if it lasts too long, it is like being locked in ice.

hibernal
(adj.)=wint(e)ry .
Ex: A major storm system passing through the central United States brought a wintery mess to the state of Minnesota this past weekend.

hibernar
(v.)=hibernate ; go + dormant ; lie + dormant.
Ex: He maintains that racism is a site in which older forms of oppression and social exclusion, particularly fascism, have chosen to hibernate.
Ex: Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring.
Ex: Such special duty can be intensely challenging, freeing creative energies that would otherwise lie dormant.

hibiscus
(n.)=hibiscus.
Ex: After reading the early chapters and discussing Mary's contrary nature, we looked at her Indian hibiscus garden and the nursery rhyme she appears in, seeing how both reflected Mary's own nature.

hibridación
(n.)=hybridisation [hybridization, -USA].
Ex: The process of hybridization consists, first of all, of borrowing and lending concepts, methods, theories, and praxes = El proceso de hibridación se compone, en principio, de los conceptos, métodos, teorías y práxis del préstamo.

hibridez
(n.)=hybridity ; hybridicity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Hybridity, mutability, multiplicity: theorizing electronic library collections'.
Ex: The author outlines some of the key aspects of BUILDER and discusses some of the wider issues of 'hybridicity' that arise from the project..

hidalgo
(n.)=noble ; nobleman [noblemen, -pl.].
Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.

hidratación
(n.)=hydration.
Ex: Hydration is one of the most important factors to completing a safe and effective workout.
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* datación por hidratación de obsidiana=obsidian hydration dating.

hidratante
(adj.)=hydrating ; moisturising [moisturizing, -USA].
Ex: This is generally used an intensive overnight hydrating treatment.
Ex: This cream actively moisturises dry and sensitive skin and helps to retain the body's natural moisturising oils.
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* crema hidratante=moisturiser [moisturizer, -USA] ; moisturising cream.
* loción hidratante=moisturising lotion.

hidratar
(v.)=hydrate ; moisturise [moisturize, -USA].
Ex: Otherwise, drinking too much fluid at once, even a pint or two of spring water, simply overloads the kidneys without actually hydrating the body.
Ex: It thus provides all the benefits of the oil in the form of a soap, while at the same time moisturizing the skin.
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* volver a hidratar=rehydrate.

hidrato
(n.)=hydrate.
Ex: In organic chemistry, a hydrate is a compound formed by the addition of water to a host molecule.
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* bajo en hidratos de carbono=low-carb(ohydrate).
* dieta baja en hidratos de carbono=low-carb diet.
* hidrato de carbono=carbohydrate ; carb.
* rico en hidratos de carbono=starchy .

hidrato de carbono
(n.)=carbohydrate ; carb.
Ex: Lectins, the carbohydrate binding proteins, have emerged as indispensable biological tools in the last decade. Ex: They say that if carbohydrates raise blood sugar and insulin levels and cause weight gain, a decrease in carbs will result in weight loss.
hidroavión
(n.)=hydroplane ; seaplane.
Ex: The museum features an incredible collection of vintage hydroplanes spanning seven decades.
Ex: Biplanes and seaplanes dominated early aviation.

hidrocarburo
(n.)=hydrocarbon.
Ex: Projects eligible for support are the substitution of hydrocarbons (solid fuels, electric power, heat transmission, distribution and storage) and the gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels.
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* hidrocarburo mineral=mineral hydrocarbon.

hidrocarburo mineral
(n.)=mineral hydrocarbon.
Ex: Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 milligrams per kilogram.
hidrocortisona
(n.)=hydrocortisone.
Ex: This hydrocortisone is for external use only and avoid contact with the eyes.

hidrodeslizador
(n.)=hovercraft.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: single words, e.g. Government, hovercraft, Housing.

hidrodinámico
(adj.)=hydrodynamic.
Ex: The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.

hidroeléctrico
(adj.)=hydroelectric [hydro-electric].
Ex: Nepal's hydroelectric plans that may wipe out its best whitewater rivers and hence its rafting industry.

hidrofobia
(n.)=hydrophobia ; aquaphobia.
Ex: Hydrophobia (fear of water) was once an alternative name for rabies as the victim has violent spasms when he sees or tries to drink water.
Ex: Sufferers of aquaphobia experience anxiety even though they realize the water in an ocean, a river, a lake, a creek or even a bathtub may pose no imminent threat.

hidrolimpiadora
(n.)=pressure washer.
Ex: With two spray wands and an onboard detergent tank, this pressure washer will help keep your home gleaming like the day construction was finished.

hidrología
(n.)=hydrology.
Ex: The database consists of 126 resource variables, describing the topography, soils and geology, coastal features, vegetation, hydrology, and land use/ownership of a region along the Wisconsin Lake Superior shore.

hidromasaje
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* bañera de hidromasaje=hot tub.
* ducha hidromasaje=jet shower.
* piscina de hidromasaje=whirlpool.

hidromecánica
(n.)=hydromechanics.
Ex: This paper gives an overview of the British Hydromechanics Research Association (BHRA), its history and funding.

hidrometalurgia
(n.)=hydrometallurgy.
Ex: The author analyzes the patterns of research contributions in the field of hydrometallurgy.

hidromiel
(n.)=mead.
Ex: Mead is, simply put, fermented honey and water, and can be created naturally without the help of man.

hidropesía
(n.)=dropsy.
Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.

hidroplano
(n.)=hydroplane.
Ex: The museum features an incredible collection of vintage hydroplanes spanning seven decades.

hidropónico
(adj.)=hydroponic.
Nota: Relativo al cultivo de plantas en una solución salina artificial sin tierra.
Ex: In other words, the cultural products circulating in that elite will partly lose part of their flavour and purpose in much the same way as hydroponic agricultural products grown in an artificial saline solution without any soil.

hidroterapia
(n.)=hydrotherapy.
Ex: Hydrotherapy is a highly effective form of natural therapy which works by stimulating the endorphins which in turn helps you to control pain and alleviate tension.

hidrotermal
(adj.)=hydrothermal.
Ex: This study investigates variation in clay mineralogy and its relation to hydrothermal metamorphism and topography.
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* apertura hidrotermal=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
* chimenea hidrotermal=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.
* ventiladero hidrotermal=hydrothermal vent ; hydrothermal venting.

hidráulico
(adj.)=hydraulic.
Ex: The library has a van equipped with an hydraulic lift to unload book trucks.
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* gato hidráulico=hydraulic jack.
* gestión de recursos hidráulicos=water management.
* rueda hidráulica=water wheel [waterwheel].

hidrófugo
=water-repellent.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.

hidrógeno
(n.)=hydrogen.
Ex: The work of J Dewar, who liquefied hydrogen, is compared to that of H Kamerlingh Onnes, who liquefied helium = Se compara el trabajo de J. Dewar, que licuó el hidrógeno, con el de H. Kamerlingh Onnes, que licuó el helio.
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* átomo de hidrógeno=hydrogen atom.
* bomba de hidrógeno=hydrogen bomb (H-bomb).
* isótopo de hidrógeno=hydrogen isotope.
* sulfuro de hidrógeno=hydrogen sulphide [hydrogen sulfide, -USA].

hidrólisis
(n.)=hydrolysis.
Nota: En conservación, descomposición del papel debido a la descomposición de sus sustancias químicas por la acción del agua.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of paper deterioration caused by acid hydrolysis.

hidrólogo
(n.)=hydrologist.
Ex: Indian hydrologists are principally concerned with groundwater related problems.

hidróxido
(n.)=hydroxide.
Ex: As other studies show, this is likely to be the iron oxide and hydroxide content.
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* hidróxido de calcio=calcium hydroxide.

hidróxido de calcio
=calcium hydroxide.
Ex: Results show that for given pulps, calcium hydroxide treated celluloses degrade more slowly that those containing magnesium based alkalis.
hiedra
(n.)=ivy.
Ex: The myth of the liberal arts college, ivy covered cloistered, is increasingly less valid.

hiel
(n.)=bile ; gall.
Ex: This ultrasound image database comprises images of the liver and bile organs.
Ex: And by the same reason the gall causes anger; for choleric men are often angry, because they have much gall.
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* no miel sin hiel=no pain, no gain.

hielo
(n.)=ice.
Ex: The value of such efforts was demonstrated in 1994 when ice and snow caused structural damage to the library.
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* bebida con hielo=long drink.
* bloque de hielo flotante=pack ice.
* capa de hielo=ice sheet ; sheet of ice.
* cristal de hielo=ice crystal.
* cubito de hielo=ice cube.
* derretir el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* edad de hielo=ice age.
* eliminar el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* formación de hielo=icing.
* frío como el hielo=frosty.
* hacer derretir el hielo=de-ice [deice].
* hielo invisible sobre la calzada=black ice.
* hielo negro=black ice.
* hielo picado=crushed ice.
* hielo seco=dry ice powder.
* hielo seco en polvo=dry ice powder.
* hockey sobre hielo=ice hockey.
* hombre de la edad del hielo=iceman [icemen, -pl.].
* más frío que un témpano (de hielo)=as cold as ice.
* muestra de hielo=ice core.
* patinaje sobre hielo=ice-skating.
* pista de hielo=ice rink.
* poner en hielo=ice.
* romper el hielo=break + the ice.

hielo invisible sobre la calzada
(n.)=black ice.
Ex: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .
hielo negro
(n.)=black ice.
Ex: The National Weather Service is advising drivers to use 'extreme caution' and to beware of black ice as temperatures drop below freezing .
hielo picado
(n.)=crushed ice.
Ex: Some cocktails call for crushed ice rather than ice cubes.
hielo seco
(n.)=dry ice powder.
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.
hielo seco en polvo
(n.)=dry ice powder.
Ex: Animals were first anesthetized and then decapitated and brains were removed, frozen with dry ice powder, and stored in a deep freezer.
hiena
(n.)=hyena [hyaena].
Ex: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.
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* reírse como una hiena=laugh like + a hyena ; laugh like + a drain.

hierba
(n.)=grass ; herb.
Nota: Generalmente medicinal o culinaria.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: This article contains information related to the scientific literature on herbs, a group of plants important in the medicinal, perfume, culinary, and dye industries.
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* brizna de hierba=blade of grass ; grass blade.
* campo de hierba artificial=all-weather pitch.
* control de las malas hierbas=weed control.
* cortar la hierba=mow.
* cubierto de hierba=grassy .
* de hierbas=herbal.
* hierba artificial=artificial grass ; artificial turf.
* hierba culinaria=culinary herb.
* hierba curativa=healing herb.
* hierba doncella=periwinkle ; myrtle herb.
* hierba luisa=lemon verbena.
* hierba medicinal=medicinal herb.
* hierba para cocinar=culinary herb.
* hoja de hierba=grass blade ; blade of grass.
* limpieza de malas hierbas=weeding.
* mala hierba=weed ; bad apple ; bad apple ; rotten apple.
* mala hierba nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* remedio a base de hierbas=herbal remedy.
* tenis sobre hierba=lawn tennis.
* tratamiento a base de hierbas=herbal treatment.

hierba artificial
(n.)=artificial grass ; artificial turf.
Ex: The most influential factor in recent hockey success has been artificial grass. Ex: This differential in success rates raises the question of whether new indoor arenas, complete with artificial turf, should be constructed for professional teams.
hierba culinaria
(n.)=culinary herb.
Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
hierba curativa
(n.)=healing herb.
Ex: Mugwort is a plant used traditionally as a healing herb and to flavor some foods and beverages.
hierba doncella
(n.)=periwinkle ; myrtle herb.
Ex: Remember periwinkle also enjoys sun, but the leaves may be paler green in the sunshine. Ex: Results of one study indicated that myrtle herb extract can decrease the levels of blood sugar in mice.
hierba luisa
(n.)=lemon verbena.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
hierba medicinal
(n.)=medicinal herb.
Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
hierba para cocinar
(n.)=culinary herb.
Ex: Displays and exhibits include folk art and portraiture, fireams and militia accouterments, blacksmith shop, shoe repair shop, cooperage, gardens of culinary and medicinal herbs, and much more.
hierbabuena
(n.)=mint ; peppermint ; spearmint.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.

hierbajo
(n.)=weed.
Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.
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* lleno de hierbajos=weedy .

hierro
(n.)=iron.
Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.
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* cortina de hierro, la=iron curtain, the.
* de hierro=iron ; ferric.
* de hierro fundido=cast-iron.
* Edad de Hierro, la=Iron Age, the.
* hierro bruto=pig iron.
* hierro caliente=hot iron.
* hierro en bruto=pig iron.
* hierro fundido=cast-iron.
* hierro para dorar=hot tool.
* mano de hierro=iron fist ; iron hand.
* mineral de hierro=iron ore.
* minería de hierro=iron ore mining.
* objeto de hierro=ironwork.
* óxido de hierro=iron oxide.
* puño de hierro=iron fist ; iron hand.
* quitar hierro=take + the bite out of ; sugar-coat + the pill ; sugar + the pill ; sweeten + the pill ; tone down ; soft-pedal ; sugar-coat ; take + the teeth out of ; take + the sting out of + Algo.
* quitar hierro a Algo=play + Nombre + down.
* salud de hierro=cast-iron constitution.
* sargento de hierro=drill sergeant.
* tornillo de hierro=metal screw.
* voluntad de hierro=iron will ; will of iron.

hierro bruto
(n.)=pig iron.
Ex: Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel.
hierro caliente
(n.)=hot iron.
Ex: Some men, by continual sinning, sear even the conscience as with a hot iron, so that it becomes dead and past feeling.
hierro en bruto
(n.)=pig iron.
Ex: Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel.
hierro fundido
=cast-iron.
Ex: In 1800, however, Earl Stanhope built a hand press with a full-sized platen in a cast-iron frame, and the problem was solved.
hierro para dorar
(n.)=hot tool.
Ex: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
higiene
(n.)=hygiene.
Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.
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* higiene bucal=oral hygiene.
* higiene de los alimentos=food safety.
* higiene dental=dental hygiene ; dental care.
* higiene mental=mental hygiene.
* higiene oral=oral hygiene.
* higiene personal=personal hygiene.
* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo=health and safety standard.
* producto para la higiene=hygiene product.

higiene bucal
(n.)=oral hygiene.
Ex: The purpose of oral hygiene is to prevent the build-up of plaque, the sticky film of bacteria and food that forms on the teeth.
higiene de los alimentos
(n.)=food safety.
Ex: In food safety, 'fit for human consumption' generally means that a potentially dangerous substance is not present in or on a product at a harmful level for human health.
higiene dental
(n.)=dental hygiene ; dental care.
Ex: To prevent gingivitis, follow a good dental hygiene program as suggested above. Ex: The most important part of dental care is to brush and floss your teeth regularly (at least twice a day, better yet after every meal or snack).
higiene mental
(n.)=mental hygiene.
Ex: Beyond eating nutritious foods, regular attention to good mental hygiene is one of the essential building blocks of a healthy, balanced life.
higiene oral
(n.)=oral hygiene.
Ex: The purpose of oral hygiene is to prevent the build-up of plaque, the sticky film of bacteria and food that forms on the teeth.
higiene personal
(n.)=personal hygiene.
Ex: Reducing the high mortality rate, promoting population growth, health, personal hygiene, & nutrition were among the general concerns.
higienista
(n.)=hygienist.
Ex: Many hygienists were interested in attending continuing education courses on use of computers to acquire professional information.
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* higienista dental=dental hygienist ; dental nurse.

higienista dental
(n.)=dental hygienist ; dental nurse.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner. Ex: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse.
higiénico
(adj.)=sanitary ; hygienic.
Ex: They constructed many miles of sewer and can be seen as the true instigators of the 19th c. sanitary revolution.
Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.
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* papel higiénico=toilet paper ; loo paper.
* rollo de papel higiénico=loo roll.

higo
(n.)=fig.
Ex: But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs.
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* de higos a brevas=once in a blue moon.
* higo chumbo=prickly pear.
* higo inmaduro=unripe fig.
* pan de higo=fig bar ; fig roll.

higo chumbo
(n.)=prickly pear.
Ex: Good news for anyone who has ever had that queasy feeling the morning after tying one on: A study has found that an extract of prickly pear can prevent a severe hangover.
higo inmaduro
(n.)=unripe fig.
Ex: Figs do not ripen after picking and so unripe figs are to be avoided.
higroscópico
(adj.)=hygroscopic.
Ex: Because it is hygroscopic, glycerol can actually absorb so much moisture that mold growths can develop unless an antiseptic is added.
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* no higroscópico=non-hygroscopic.

higuera
(n.)=fig tree.
Ex: Most fig tree roots are close to the soil surface and can easily dry out.
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* higuera chumba=prickly pear cactus.

higuera chumba
(n.)=prickly pear cactus.
Ex: Although many people view the prickly pear cactus as an unwanted weed, you can eat the young cactus pads and fruits.
hija
(n.)=daughter.
Ex: She was eager to return and to show Chile to her daughter who accompanied her.
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* hija adoptiva=foster daughter ; adoptive daughter ; adopted daughter.
* hija biológica=biological daughter.
* hija o hijo adoptado=adopted child ; adoptee ; adoptive child.
* hija o hijo adoptivo=adopted child ; foster child ; adoptive child.
* hija o hijo biológico=biological child.
* hija política=daughter-in-law.

hija adoptiva
(n.)=foster daughter ; adoptive daughter ; adopted daughter.
Ex: About twenty years ago the foster daughters were subjected to much abuse in the homes of their adoption & then later sold into prostitution. Ex: In her essay, Montaigne's adoptive daughter struggled to find her own voice while speaking as the authorized representative of her father. Ex: In this book, the 304 letters of Simone de Beauvoir to Nelson Algren, written directly in English, have been edited and translated by her adopted daughter.
hija biológica
(n.)=biological daughter.
Ex: Chinese believe that biological daughters cannot carry on family lines.
hija o hijo adoptado
(n.)=adopted child ; adoptee ; adoptive child.
Ex: A work that we got lately -- maybe you know it, 'Jody' is its title -- is really all about a woman, an adopted child, trying to trace her identity. Ex: The author approaches the issue from 3 different perspectives: that of (1) the adoptee child; (2) the birth parents; and (3) the adoptive parents. Ex: Grandmothers seemed more protective of their own adult adoptive children than of the grandchildren.
hija o hijo adoptivo
(n.)=adopted child ; foster child ; adoptive child.
Ex: A work that we got lately -- maybe you know it, 'Jody' is its title -- is really all about a woman, an adopted child, trying to trace her identity. Ex: This information system was developed to support child welfare agencies working with foster children and foster families. Ex: Grandmothers seemed more protective of their own adult adoptive children than of the grandchildren.
hija o hijo biológico
(n.)=biological child.
Ex: Stepchildren score lower than biological children on achievement tests and exhibit more behavior problems.
hija política
(n.)=daughter-in-law.
Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.
hijastra
(n.)=stepdaughter.
Ex: Stepmothers & mothers-in-law, on the other hand, always appear as bad figures who mistreat their stepdaughters or daughters-in-law.

hijastro
(n.)=stepson.
Ex: Stepfather-stepdaughter relationships are more antagonistic than stepfather-stepson relations.

hijo
(n.)=Jr. (junior) ; son ; offspring.
Ex: John D. Byrum, Jr. is presently the Chief of Descriptive Cataloging at the Library of Congress.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: The time has come when organised knowledge should recognise and reward librarianship and its offspring information science.
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* cualquier hijo de vecino=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* hija o hijo adoptado=adopted child ; adoptee ; adoptive child.
* hija o hijo adoptivo=adopted child ; foster child ; adoptive child.
* hija o hijo biológico=biological child.
* hijo adoptivo=stepchild [stepchildren, -pl.] ; foster son ; adoptive son ; adopted son.
* hijo biológico=biological son.
* hijo de militares=military brat.
* hijo de puta=rotter ; fucker ; motherfucker.
* hijo pequeño=baby son.
* hijo político=son-in-law.
* hijo pródigo, el=prodigal son, the.
* hijos de Dios=children of God.
* madre que se dedica a sus hijos=practising mother.
* no tener hijos=be childless.
* tener hijos=father + children ; have + children.
* todo hijo de vecino=every Tom, Dick and Harry.

hijo adoptivo
(n.)=stepchild [stepchildren, -pl.] ; foster son ; adoptive son ; adopted son.
Ex: Stepchildren score lower than biological children on achievement tests and exhibit more behavior problems. Ex: Rik van Dam is the foster son of publisher, classical scholar and art collector Johan Polak. Ex: The article discusses the African origin of the black adoptive son of Peter the Great of Russia. Ex: The author suggests that some of the paintings attributed to Jacobello are instead the work of his adopted son Ercole.
hijo biológico
(n.)=biological son.
Ex: All families had a biological son who was 3-5 years old at study onset.
hijo de militares
(n.)=military brat.
Ex: The life of military brats is a 'mixed bag': they're worldly and sophisticated, which civilians might label as 'sturdiness'.
hijo de puta
(n.)=rotter ; fucker ; motherfucker.
Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'. Ex: Why are little kids such fuckers? -- my brother seriously needs to learn to grow up. Ex: Such motherfuckers like you should stay away from my country.
hijo pequeño
(n.)=baby son.
Ex: A paramedic who broke his baby son's arm in an 'unforgivably brutal and shocking' attack was jailed for three years today.
hijo político
(n.)=son-in-law.
Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.
hijo pródigo, el
(n.)=prodigal son, the.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.
hijoputa
(adj.)=scumbag ; bitchy .
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.

hijos
(n.)=offspring.
Ex: Regrettably, hardly any flags have been raised as to what it all will mean for our offspring.

hijos de Dios
(n.)=children of God.
Ex: In this prayer for unbelievers, we are reminded that they, too, are the children of God, and that their conversion would only increase our joy.
hilación
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* sin hilación=rambling.

hilado
(n.)=spinning.
Nota: Acción de hilar.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, Flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
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* hilado a mano=handspinning.
* hilado del algodón=cotton spinning.

hilado a mano
(n.)=handspinning.
Ex: This article presents a selection of periodicals, devoted to the craft hobby of handspinning, weaving or knitting yarns.
hilado del algodón
(n.)=cotton spinning.
Ex: This is made possible by the use of the initial capital letter which thus acts as an indicator, e.g.: H050 G572 Heart operations, E154 I222 Pruning of shrubs, I420 U505 cotton spinning.
hilandero
(n.)=spinner.
Ex: Spiders have always meant good luck to professional weavers and spinners for obvious reasons.

hilar
(v.)=texture ; spin.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado spun/span, participio spun.
Ex: The play was an entrancing production that was textured with ideas, witty, and cunningly crafted.
Ex: Then the fairies told them how happily the spiders lived among the green leaves spinning garments for their neigbbors.
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* hilar demasiado fino=split + hairs.
* rueda de hilar=spinning wheel.

hilar demasiado fino
(v.)=split + hairs.
Ex: This volume is too long, contains too many lengthy theoretical arguments that often split hairs, and is written in a tedious prose style.
hilarante
(adj.)=hilarious ; side-splitting ; rib-tickling.
Ex: In studying the structure of bibliographic control it is not difficult to discover strange, and even hilarious, examples of specialist bibliographic sources.
Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.
Ex: The show is a combination of spoofs, gags and stand-up comedy and is rib-tickling.

hilaridad
(n.)=hilarity.
Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.

hilera
(n.)=row ; line ; file.
Ex: The loan period is given at the intersections of the rows and columns.
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: There were three files of seats with ten chairs to a row.
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* en hilera=in single file.
* hileras e hileras=row upon row.

hileras e hileras
=row upon row.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
hilo
(n.)=thread ; strand ; thread ; linen ; yarn.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.
Ex: The thread linking these giants is the acknowledgement that libraries exist to serve their users.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: This is the perfect yarn for knitting when the luxury and durability of pure new wool is desired.
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* encaje de hilo=tatting.
* grapadora de hilo de alambre=wire stapler ; wire binder.
* hebra de hilo=strand of thread.
* hilo conductor=common thread.
* hilo de agua=trickle.
* hilo de bramante=twine.
* hilo dental=dental floss.
* hilo magnético=magnetic wire.
* hilo telegráfico=telegraph wire.
* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental=floss + teeth.
* perder el hilo=lose + the thread.
* retomar el hilo=pick up + the thread ; take up + the thread.
* seguir el hilo=follow + the thread.
* tanga de hilo=G-string ; gee-string.
* tanga de hilo dental=G-string ; gee-string.
* tirar del hilo=put two and two together.
* vida + pender + de un hilo=live on + the line.
* vivir pendiendo de un hilo=live on + the line.

hilo conductor
(n.)=common thread.
Ex: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.
hilo de agua
(n.)=trickle.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.
hilo de bramante
(n.)=twine.
Ex: This type of twine is thick and strong enough for most necklaces and bracelets, but still thin enough to accomodate many different bead sizes.
hilo dental
(n.)=dental floss.
Ex: The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.
hilo magnético
(n.)=magnetic wire.
Ex: Today we record conventionally by writing and photography, followed by printing; but we also record on film, on was disks, and on magnetic wires.
hilo telegráfico
(n.)=telegraph wire.
Ex: The first telegraph wires were laid underground but the standard practice soon became to hang them from insulators on telegraph poles.
hilvanar
(v.)=baste.
Ex: This may seem like a lot of pins (and it is) but the secret to good quilting is good basting.
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* hilvanar palabras=orchestrate + words.

hilvanar palabras
(v.)=orchestrate + words.
Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
himen
(n.)=hymen ; maidenhead.
Ex: I did not bleed, most probably because had always used tampax so my hymen (the thin skin at the entrance of your vagina) was already broken.
Ex: She was afraid of losing her virginity and made him promise to put in just the head of his penis and to stop when he got to her maidenhead.

himnario
(n.)=hymnbook.
Ex: This article describes the index included in the hymnbook 'Hymns and Psalms' and the method used to produce it.
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* himnario, el=hymnal, the.

himnario, el
(n.)=hymnal, the.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
himno
(n.)=hymn ; anthem.
Ex: A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.
Ex: This database contains the full text of a collection of 106 government study books as well as flags of all countries and anthems.
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* estudio de los himnos=hymnology.
* himno nacional=national anthem.

himno nacional
(n.)=national anthem.
Ex: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
himnología
(n.)=hymnology.
Ex: This article evaluates the contribution to hymnology made by a number of recently published works = Este artículo evalúa la contribución hecha por una serie de obras de reciente publicación al estudio de los himnos.

hincapié
(n.)=emphasis [emphases, -pl.].
Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
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* hacer hincapié=emphasise [emphasize, -USA].
* hacer hincapié en=put + a premium on.
* hacer hincapié en una idea=hammer + point.

hincar
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* hincarle el diente a=get + Posesivo + teeth into.
* hincar los codos=knuckle down to ; buckle down to.
* hincar una puntilla=drive + nail.
* hincar un clavo=drive + nail.
* hincar un cuchillo=knife.
* hincar un puñal=knife.

hincar los codos
(v.)=knuckle down to ; buckle down to.
Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: He later said that injury was 'the best thing that ever happened' to him because he finally buckled down to study.
hincar un clavo
(v.)=drive + nail.
Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
hincar un cuchillo
(v.)=knife.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.
hincar un puñal
(v.)=knife.
Ex: They became so angry that they knifed him in the head.
hincar una puntilla
(v.)=drive + nail.
Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
hincarle el diente a
(v.)=get + Posesivo + teeth into.
Ex: Once he's got his teeth into something, he just won't let go.
hincha
(n.)=fan.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
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* hincha de fútbol=football supporter ; football fan.
* hincha incondicional=loyal fan.
* hincha radical del fútbol=football hooligan.
* radicalismo de los hichas del fútbol=football hooliganism.
* ser hincha de=root for ; be a fan of.

hincha de fútbol
(n.)=football supporter ; football fan.
Ex: Football violence in the 90s decreased and the credit has been given to the increased use of ecstasy by football supporters . Ex: A football fan has paid the ultimate tribute to his favourite club by naming his daughter after it.
hincha incondicional
(n.)=loyal fan.
Ex: Hundreds of usually loyal fans booed and jeered as the tortured singer delivered a shambolic and apparently drunken performance.
hincha radical del fútbol
(n.)=football hooligan.
Ex: The violence wasn't caused by war vets but by football hooligans.
hinchable
(adj.)=inflatable.
Ex: These inflatable balls are used to strengthen muscles, to improve posture and help prevent back pain.
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* barca hinchable=dinghy.
* castillo hinchable=bouncy castle ; jumping castle.

hinchado
(adj.)=inflated ; puffy ; bulging ; turgid ; bloated ; bulgy .
Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
Ex: The puffy white clouds more suggestive of cotton candy than cumulonimbus.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: I recently found out that 'turgid,' which actually means 'swollen' and that I was confusing it with 'turbid,' a word I've never heard.
Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts.
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* con los ojos hinchados=bleary-eyed.
* hinchado de gases=gassy .

hinchado de gases
(adj.)=gassy .
Ex: These past couple of months I have noticed that after eating, I am left feeling rather bloated around the tummy which is really uncomfortable, and I get very gassy and belchy.
hinchar
(v.)=bulk ; swell ; bloat ; inflate.
Ex: Such entries bulk the catalogue, making its weeding increasingly difficult and time-consuming.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.
Ex: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.
Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses.
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* hinchar las pelotas=piss + Nombre + off.
* hinchar los cojones=piss + Nombre + off.
* hinchar los huevos=piss + Nombre + off.
* hincharse=bloat ; swell up.
* hincharse con el viento=billow.

hinchar las pelotas
(v.)=piss + Nombre + off.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
hinchar los cojones
(v.)=piss + Nombre + off.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
hinchar los huevos
(v.)=piss + Nombre + off.
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
hincharse
(v.)=bloat ; swell up.
Ex: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume. Ex: Outside the walls of the room, outside the walls of his skull, outside the impalpable energy walls of his mind, he felt those forces gathering, swelling up.
hincharse con el viento
(v.)=billow.
Ex: He was puzzled by the annoying tendency of shower curtains to billow in during a shower and stick to the leg or arm of the person attempting to bathe.
hinchazón
(n.)=puffiness ; swelling.
Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

hindi
(adj.)=Hindi.
Ex: This article discusses the collaboration between the school librarian and the humanities department at Little Ilford School in the acquistion of textbooks in the main community languages (Urdu, Bengali, Punjabi, Hindi).

hinduismo
(n.)=Hinduism.
Ex: In this section we have presented translations of many ancient scriptures of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, Zoroastrianism and other eastern religions
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hindú
(adj.)=Hindu ; Indian.
Ex: Books by authors of all origins, African, Chinese, Hindu, Muslim, have now become commonplace in even the most far-flung libraries of Europe and America.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
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* Cachemira hindú=Indian Kashmir.
* no hindú=non-Hindu.

hiniesta
(n.)=broom.
Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas.

hinojo
(n.)=fennel.
Ex: The experiment proved that some less popular vegetables such as cherry tomato, broccoli and fennel possessed high nutritional value.

hioides
(n.)=hyoid.
Ex: All remaining species of this family of felines have a completely ossified hyoid which enables them to purr but not to roar.
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* hueso hioides=hyoid bone.

hiper
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* hiperactivo=hyperactive.
* hiper-red=metanetwork.

hiper-red
(n.)=metanetwork.
Ex: Networks became joined together into larger metanetworks as the advantages of information sharing and person-to-person communication became quickly apparent.
hiperactividad
(n.)=hyperactivity.
Ex: The article 'Hypertext, hyperbole, and other hyperactivity' provides a lay perspective on hypertext.
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* síndrome de déficit de atención con hiperactividad=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.
* trastorno por déficit de atención con hiperactividad=attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

hiperactivo
(adj.)=hyperactive.
Ex: Learning disabled and mentally retarded children have limited attention span and may be hyperactive or lethargic.

hiperbóreo
(adj.)=Hyperborean.
Nota: En la mitología griega, pueblo que se decía vivía en una tierra donde el sol brillaba perpetuamente.
Ex: The author evaluates the classification patterns established by the Library of Congress for the 'Hyperborean languages of America and the kindred languages of Asia'.

hiperdistribuidor
(n.)=supermarket host.
Ex: Supermarket hosts are those hosts who purchase or license data bases from producers and convert data on tapes to a uniform format with standardised bibliographic element names so that the basic commands and search techniques apply across all data bases offered by a specific vendor.

hiperenlace
(n.)=hyperlink ; hotlink [hot-link].
Ex: The directory consists of a set of World Wide Web pages with hyperlinks to online museums and associated resources around the world.
Ex: Web based online public access catalogues enable cataloguers to provide hotlinks to Internet based resources of interests to their patrons.
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* conexión mediante hiperenlaces=hyperlinking.
* contener hiperenlaces=hotlink [hot-link].
* hiperenlace referencia=outlink [out-link].
* hiperenlace referente=inlink [in-link].
* hiperenlaces=hyperlinking.
* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces=linkability.
* unir mediante hiperenlaces=hotlink [hot-link].

hiperenlace referencia
(n.)=outlink [out-link].
Ex: Outgoing links (i.e., outlinks) are links pointing to other sites, while incoming links (i.e., inlinks) are links received from other sites.
hiperenlace referente
(n.)=inlink [in-link].
Ex: Outgoing links (i.e., outlinks) are links pointing to other sites, while incoming links (i.e., inlinks) are links received from other sites.
hiperenlaces
(n.)=hyperlinking.
Ex: Hyperlinking to gain access from one resource to another is sometimes an option, sometimes not.
hipergráfica
(n.)=hypergraph.
Ex: Transient hypergraphs are generated dynamically in response to a user query and exist only for the duration of a query or query session.

hiperindividualismo
(n.)=hyperindividualism.
Ex: Hyperindividualism is what, in the end, drives global warming: the sense that we each should have a big car and a big house and a big life.

hiperindividualizado
(adj.)=hyperindividualised [hyperindividualized].
Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print.

hipermedia
(n.)=hypermedia.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.

hipermercado
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* hipermercado de la=Carrefour de la.

hipermercado de la
=Carrefour de la.
Ex: Important moving forces in the area such as ADI, CESTA, DIELI, the Carrefour de la Communication, have disappeared.
hipermetropía
(n.)=farsightedness [far-sightedness].
Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.

hipermobilidad
(n.)=hypermobility.
Ex: I am learning that hypermobility in pregnancy is not a fun or a good thing -- actually, it really kind of stinks.

hipermotilidad
(n.)=hypermotility.
Ex: Those who experience hypermotility may have to follow a constipating diet and avoid laxative foods.

hipermóvil
(adj.)=hypermobile.
Ex: If you are hypermobile, your physician will most likely tell you that yoga is not the best deal for your joints.

hiperpotencia
(n.)=hyperpower.
Ex: Amongst other things, he compared the current relationship between America and China (financial/military hyperpower and industrial superpower respectively).

hipersecreción
(n.)=hypersecretion.
Ex: Catarrhal means 'containing mucous,' and refers to the hypersecretion of mucus in the intestine of affected animals, resulting in a slimy fecal mass.

hipersensible
(adj.)=hypersensitive.
Ex: We are becoming a nation of wimps, fatsos and crybabies because we have created a hypersensitive social and legal environment.

hipertensivo
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* antihipertensivo=antihypertensive.

hipertensión
(n.)=hypertension ; high blood pressure.
Ex: Half of the subjects had at least one biological parent with hypertension.
Ex: Pear-shaped bodies carry their extra weight below the waistline, and do not seem to have as high a risk of developing health problems like diabetes, heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure.
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* hipertensión sistólica=systolic hypertension.

hipertensión sistólica
(n.)=systolic hypertension.
Ex: The major problem in elderly people is isolated systolic hypertension, defined as a raised systolic pressure but normal diastolic pressure.
hipertenso
(adj.)=hypertense.
Ex: Menopausal women frequently are hypertense and have risk of developing osteoporosis.
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* ser hipertenso=be hyper.

hipertexto
(n.)=hypertext.
Nota: Cualquier texto que contiene enlaces con otros documentos; es decir, palabras, frases or gráficos que contienen códigos ocultos que los enlanzan con otros documentos.
Ex: This article discusses the application of relational data base management systems to textual data bases and the problems involved in implementing the scaled-up hypertext techniques.

hipertextual
(adj.)=hypertext.
Ex: This hypermedia model enables the description of structured multimedia documents, incorporating time at a fundamental level and extending the hypertext notion of links to time-based media and compositions of different media = Este model hipermedia permite la descripción de documentos multimedia estructurados, incorporando el tiempo a un nivel básico y extendiendo la noción hipertextual de enlaces a los multimedia con duración temporal y a las composiciones formadas de diferentes multimedia.

hipertiroide
(adj.)=hyperthyroid.
Ex: Thus, an assay may be done for example to determine the level of thyroid hormones in the blood of a person suspected of being hypothyroid (or hyperthyroid).

hipertrofia
(n.)=hypertrophy.
Ex: Hypertrophy, an increase in mass or girth, of a muscle can be induced by a number of stimuli.

hipertrofiar
(v.)=hypertrophy.
Ex: Tonsils tend to hypertrophy during childhood and atrophy after puberty.
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* hipertrofiarse=hypertrophy.

hipertrofiarse
(v.)=hypertrophy.
Ex: Tonsils tend to hypertrophy during childhood and atrophy after puberty.
hipertrófico
(adj.)=hypertrophic.
Ex: There are many organs and glands that can become hypertrophic.
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* espondilitis hipertrófica=hypertrophic spondylitis.

hiperónimo
(n.)=superordinate ; superordinate term.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
Ex: With any given class number, the first alphabetical index entry made for that subject commences, or leads with the last term in the chain and qualifies this with the minimum number of superordinate terms that are necessary to indicate its precise context.

hipnosis
(n.)=hypnosis.
Ex: The collection consists of some 900 books, pamphlets and news clippings on hypnosis and sleep.
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* hipnosis clínica=clinical hypnosis.

hipnosis clínica
(n.)=clinical hypnosis.
Ex: Clinical hypnosis teaches patients to use a deep relaxation state to address issues such as smoking cessation, weight loss, pain relief, or self-improvement.
hipnoterapia
(n.)=hypnotherapy.
Ex: This organisation exists to fund, encourage, promote and guide research into a variety of complementary medical therapies, chiefly acupuncture, chiropractic, hypnotherapy and herbal medicine.

hipnotismo
(n.)=hypnotism.
Ex: If you have then constructed a compound class number by subdividing 615.851 by the concept hypnotism you should have arrived at 615.851:159.962.

hipnotizador
(n.)=hypnotist.
Ex: Hypnotists generally bring out the subconscience in people.

hipnotizar
(v.)=hypnotize [hypnotise] ; mesmerise [mesmerize, -USA].
Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Have librarians become mesmerised by information technology?'.

hipnótico
(adj.)=hypnotic.
Ex: Patients hospitalized for treatment of psychiatric illness commonly receive pro re nata anti-anxiety and hypnotic agents.
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* sugestión hipnótica=hypnotic suggestion.

hipo
(n.)=hiccup [hiccough].
Ex: During the day, he didn't cry, but very burpy and lots of hiccups, very gassy.
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* dar hipo=hiccup [hiccough].
* entrar hipo=hiccup [hiccough].
* tener hipo=hiccup [hiccough].

hipocalemia
(n.)=hypokalemia.
Nota: Falta de potasio en la sangre.
Ex: We have also considered other possible mechanisms to explain the worsening of hypokalemia in this patient.

hipocampo
(n.)=hippocampus.
Ex: The differences in the hypothalamus, thalamus, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, and the hippocampus are described.

hipoclorito
(n.)=hypochlorite.
Ex: Hypochlorites can safely be used for bleaching paper objects.

hipocondría
(n.)=hypochondriasis ; hypochondriasis ; hypochondria.
Ex: He claimed he had hand, foot and mouth disease and was told he suffered from hypochondriasis.
Ex: He claimed he had hand, foot and mouth disease and was told he suffered from hypochondriasis.
Ex: This can lead to accusations of malingering, hypochondria, and/or mental illness.

hipocondríaco
(n./adj.)=hypochondriac.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Monique, the main character, is a 26-year-old hypochondriac living in a fantasy world.

hipocresía
(n.)=hypocrisy ; cant.
Ex: Hypocrisy cannot be easily eradicated from human conduct.
Ex: His book merits high praise for its thoroughness and complete lack of cant.

hipodérmico
(adj.)=hypodermic.
Ex: These findings suggest that children are knowledgeable about the major means of transmitting the AIDS virus (sexual intercourse and the sharing of hypodermic needles).

hipopnea
(n.)=hypopnoea [hypopnea, -USA].
Ex: Hypopnoeas are episodes of shallow breathing during which airflow is decreased by at least 50%.
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* hipopnea del sueño=sleep hypopnoea.
* hipopnea durante el sueño=sleep hypopnoea.

hipopnea del sueño
(n.)=sleep hypopnoea.
Ex: Some patients experience sleep hypopnoea which is not an entire cessation of breathing but a blockage of 50% of airflow to the lungs.
hipopnea durante el sueño
(n.)=sleep hypopnoea.
Ex: Some patients experience sleep hypopnoea which is not an entire cessation of breathing but a blockage of 50% of airflow to the lungs.
hipopótamo
(n.)=hippopotamus [hippopotamuses/hippopotami, -pl.] ; hippo.
Nota: Abreviación de hippopotamus.
Ex: The word hippopotamus comes from a Greek phrase meaning 'river horse,' but hippos are actually related to dolphins.
Ex: The word hippopotamus comes from a Greek phrase meaning 'river horse,' but hippos are actually related to dolphins.

hipoteca
(n.)=mortgage.
Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
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* ejecutar una hipoteca=foreclose.
* hipoteca asumible=assumable mortgage.
* pago de la hipoteca=mortgage payment ; mortgage repayment.

hipoteca asumible
(n.)=assumable mortgage.
Ex: To get an assumable mortgage from a seller you would need to qualify for it in the same manner the original borrower first attained the mortgage.
hipotecar
(v.)=mortgage.
Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
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* hipotecar el futuro=mortgage + the future.

hipotecar el futuro
(v.)=mortgage + the future.
Ex: The author argues that the country's future is mortgaged to its wasteful apartheid past.
hipotecario
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* cédula hipotecaria=bond.
* compañía hipotecaria=mortgage company.
* ejecución hipotecaria=foreclosure.
* empresa hipotecaria=mortgage company.

hipotensión
(n.)=hypotension.
Ex: The most common drug related adverse events were bloodshot eyes, nasal congestion, dry mouth, hypotension and dizziness.

hipotermia
(n.)=hypothermia.
Ex: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.

hipotetizar
(v.)=hypothesise [hypothesize, -USA].
Ex: Such hypothesizing may be necessary in selecting a heading from among synonyms.

hipotiroide
(adj.)=hypothyroid.
Ex: Thus, an assay may be done for example to determine the level of thyroid hormones in the blood of a person suspected of being hypothyroid (or hyperthyroid).

hipotiroidismo
(n.)=hypothyroidism.
Ex: Cretinism is a condition of severely stunted physical and mental growth due to untreated congenital deficiency of thyroid hormones (hypothyroidism).

hipotálamo
(n.)=hypothalamus.
Ex: The differences in the hypothalamus, thalamus, corpus callosum, anterior commissure, and the hippocampus are described.

hipotético
(adj.)=hypothetical ; speculative ; what-if ; hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA] ; conjectural.
Ex: Let us illustrate these terms by a hypothetical situation.
Ex: However, much of the published literature on this issue is speculative.
Ex: Several 'what-if' cases are also discussed.
Ex: The numerator of the ratio is simply the obtained difference between the sample statistic and the hypothesized parameter.
Ex: The mechanism responsible for this phenomenon is conjectural and its determination opens an interesting field for experimentation.
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* situación hipotética=scenario.

hipoxia
(n.)=hypoxia.
Ex: Infarction is irreversible damage to myocardial tissues caused by prolonged ischemia/hypoxia.

hippie
(n.)=hippie [hippy] ; bum.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
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* extravagancia típica de los hippies=hippiedom.
* hippie de la playa=beach bum.

hippie de la playa
(n.)=beach bum.
Ex: Central America is a beach bum's paradise -- white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.
hippy
(n.)=hippie [hippy].
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.

hipérbole
(n.)=hyperbole.
Ex: One of the challenges confronting librarians today is the overselling of high tech benefits in general and the hyperbole of the Net in particular.

hipócrita
=hypocritical ; hypocrite ; wolf in sheep's clothing.
Ex: This eminent scientist added that it would be hypocritical to ignore the fact that authors do receive payment.
Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.
Ex: China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a wolf in sheep's clothing who propagates the independence of Tibet.
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* ridículamente hipócrita=grotesquely hypocritical.

hipódromo
(n.)=horse racing track ; horse racing grounds ; racecourse ; race track.
Ex: At one time there were horse racing tracks on several of the islands but the sport died out in Hawaii by the 1950's.
Ex: In recent years, there has been considerable investment at horse racing grounds around Scotland, transforming the sometimes run-down facilities into first class venues.
Ex: About 38 per cent of these horses die on racecourses, while the others are destroyed as a result of training injuries, or are killed because they are no longer commercially viable.
Ex: When people make bets at the race track, they sometimes mistakenly think they have lost and throw away their ticket.

hipótesis
(n.)=hypothesis [hypotheses, -pl.] ; thesis.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the general public or the scientific community, the adult or the juvenile user.
Ex: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.
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* comprobar una hipótesis=test + hypothesis.
* confirmar una hipótesis=support + hypothesis ; validate + hypothesis.
* de la hipótesis=hypothesised [hypothesized, -USA].
* hipótesis nula=null hypothesis.
* negar una hipótesis=negate + hypothesis.
* para la evaluación de hipótesis=hypothesis-testing.
* rechazar una hipótesis=reject + hypothesis ; negate + hypothesis.
* validar una hipótesis=validate + hypothesis.

hipótesis nula
(n.)=null hypothesis.
Ex: The Pearson correlation coefficient has been calculated to find out the correlation and to test the null hypothesis that there is no correlation among publishing in journals, citing from journals and use of journals by a defined set of researchers.
hiriente
(adj.)=piercing ; stabbing ; hurtful.
Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.
Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.

hirsutismo
(n.)=hirsutism.
Nota: Generalmente debido a cuestiones hormonales.
Ex: Hirsutism in women is the growth of hair in a typical male distribution.

hirviendo
(adj.)=piping hot ; baking hot.
Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve.
Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
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* agua hirviendo=boiling water.
* reducir hirviendo=boil down.

hisopo
(n.)=hyssop.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

hispanoamericano
(adj.)=Spanish American.
Ex: The article bears the title 'The role of private libraries and public archives in nineteenth-century Spanish American historiography'.

hispanohablante
=Spanish-speaking.
Ex: Recent studies suggest that reading in Spanish may have positive effects on the reading attitudes and academic abilities of Spanish-speaking children and adolescents in the US.
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* hispanohablantes=Spanish-speaking people.

hispanohablantes
(n.)=Spanish-speaking people.
Ex: The influx of large numbers of Spanish-speaking people has brought to the surface feelings of antagonism on the part established residents, who feel threatened by the 'encroachment' of 'have-nots' into their neighborhoods.
histamina
(n.)=histamine.
Ex: However, little attention has been given to a possible involvement of histamine in the generation of such behavior.

histeria
(n.)=hysteria ; hype, the ; spin ; hysterics.
Ex: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: They have a track record of hysterics and exaggerations for political purposes.
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* ataque de histeria=attack of hysterics.
* histeria a medias=semi-hysteria.
* histeria publicitaria=media hype.

histeria a medias
(n.)=semi-hysteria.
Ex: This is not a new phenomenon -- just think of the semi-hysteria in North American libraries over audiovisual materials in the 1960s and 1970s.
histeria publicitaria
(n.)=media hype.
Ex: The perceived threat from computer viruses is exaggerated by media hype, misinformation and misunderstanding.
histograma
(n.)=histogram.
Ex: Several examples are given of pie charts, histograms, and line graphs which can be created.

histología
(n.)=histology.
Ex: The physicians runs rapidly through analogous case histories, with side references to the classics for the pertinent anatomy and histology.

histológicamente
=histologically.
Ex: Seven control and seven treated animals were castrated 56 days after the start of the experiment and the testes were examined histologically.

histológico
(adj.)=histological ; histologic.
Ex: This paper considers the classification of histological images.
Ex: For each cancer patient pertinent data on a standard list of characteristics including age, race, sex, place of residence, cancer site, and histologic type was recorded.

historia + desvelar
(n.)=story + unfold.
Ex: A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
historia + enseñar
=history + teach ; lesson from history.
Ex: One of my favorite quotes is by the German philosopher Hegel `history teaches that history teaches us nothing'. Ex: A lesson from history teaches us debt is a costly mistress.
historia + mostrar
(n.)=history + show.
Ex: History shows that people who are hatefully remembered always leave behind followers or admirers.
historia + remontarse a
(v.)=trace + ascendancy.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
historia + revelar
(n.)=story + unfold.
Ex: A riches-to-rags story could be unfolding in Horatio's hometown, where leaders are considering dropping his name from the festival next year.
historia accidentada
(n.)=chequered history.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history.
historia amorosa
(n.)=fling.
Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.
historia clínica
(n.)=case history.
Ex: The physicians runs rapidly through analogous case histories, with side references to the classics for the pertinent anatomy and histology.
historia de amor
(n.)=love story.
Ex: Librarians may group novels of a certain type together, eg all the love stories, all the westerns, all the detective stories, all the historical novels, and so on.
historia de detectives
(n.)=detective story.
Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'.
historia de fantasmas
(n.)=ghost story.
Ex: Most people love a good ghost story, especially one that takes place in a haunted house.
historia de la humanidad
(n.)=human history.
Ex: This article reviews the emerging role of information in human history.
historia de la humanidad, la
(n.)=history of humanity, the ; history of mankind, the.
Ex: Because of technology more people are writing and sharing their writing than at any time in the history of humanity. Ex: The history of mankind is a history of repeated injuries and usurpations on the part of man toward woman.
historia de la imprenta
(n.)=history of printing.
Ex: The history of printing can be considered in 2 stages: wood engraving and movable types.
historia de la literatura
(n.)=literary history.
Ex: It is yet too early to attempt the task of determining the due place of the nineteenth century in the literary history of France.
historia de las bibliotecas
(n.)=library history.
Ex: Our current professional syllabus includes much else, including library history and library co-operation.
historia de los archivos
(n.)=archival history.
Ex: Archival history is still insufficiently researched.
historia de nunca acabar
(n.)=endless story ; never-ending story.
Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests.
historia de un condado
(n.)=county history.
Ex: These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.
historia de vida
(n.)=life history.
Ex: One of the most challenging components of the archives is an oral history project, which aims to collect life histories and other oral sources from diverse communities.
historia del arte
(n.)=art history.
Ex: Computerized images may have great potential for research into art history.
historia del libro
(n.)=book history.
Ex: This surprising study draws together the disparate fields of postcolonial theory and book history in a challenging and illuminating way.
historia escrita
(n.)=written history.
Ex: Written histories not only reflect the personal and professional interests of individual historians, they also relate to the larger priorities of the professional discipline they represent.
historia escrita, la
(n.)=recorded history.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
historia familiar
(n.)=family history.
Ex: After a lifetime of silence and secrets, Fern had the sudden opportunity to discover her own family history.
historia hablada
(n.)=oral history.
Ex: Oral history is the recording of people's memories and a vital tool for our understanding of the recent past.
historia heroica
(n.)=heroic story.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
historia inacabable
(n.)=never-ending story ; endless story.
Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
historia interminable
(n.)=endless story ; never-ending story.
Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train. Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests.
historia literaria
(n.)=literary history.
Ex: It is yet too early to attempt the task of determining the due place of the nineteenth century in the literary history of France.
historia local
(n.)=local history.
Ex: The van tours around libraries, community centres and residential homes in the city, giving talks and presentations on local history and the resources available for its study.
historia marítima
(n.)=maritime history.
Ex: Students spend six weeks aboard the brigantine 'Cramer' studying oceanography, nautical science, and maritime history.
historia natural
(n.)=natural history.
Ex: This center holds one of the most significant collections (dare we call it potpourri?) of science, natural history, art, history, and culture in the world = Este centre posee uno de las colecciones (¿o quizás popurrí?) más significativas de la ciencia, historia natural, arte, historia y cultura del mundo.
historia nunca contada
(n.)=untold story.
Ex: This article relates the untold story of the secret pact between the Third Reich and Jewish Palestine.
historia oral
(n.)=oral history.
Ex: Oral history is the recording of people's memories and a vital tool for our understanding of the recent past.
historia personal
(n.)=personal history.
Ex: The influences described never work in isolation but interact in varying combinations and strengths depending on an individual's personal history.
historia pintoresca
(n.)=colourful story.
Ex: His end is to chat and regale one with colorful stories from the past or special insight into the future.
historia social
(n.)=social history.
Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.
historia trágica
(n.)=tragic history.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
historia verídica
(n.)=true story.
Ex: Another powerful true story is Joe Kubert's 'Fax from Sarajevo'.
historia^1
(n.)=history ; chronology.
Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This article provides a chronology of key developments in the evolution of standards for archival description = Este artículo presenta una cronología de los avances más importantes en la evolución de las normas para la descripción de documentos de archivo.
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* aficionado a la historia=history buff.
* a lo largo de la historia=over time ; throughout history.
* amante de la historia=history buff.
* a través de la historia=over time ; throughout history.
* clase de historia=history lesson.
* colección de historia local=local history collection.
* dejarse de historias=get down to + the nitty-gritty.
* de la historia reciente=in recent history.
* en el curso de la historia=in the course of history.
* en el transcurso de la historia=in the course of history.
* en la historia reciente=in recent history.
* fiel desde el punto de vista de la historia=historically accurate.
* hacer historia=make + history ; history in the making ; go down in + history.
* historia accidentada=chequered history.
* historia clínica=case history.
* historia de la humanidad=human history.
* historia de la humanidad, la=history of humanity, the ; history of mankind, the.
* historia de la imprenta=history of printing.
* historia de la literatura=literary history.
* historia del arte=art history.
* historia de las bibliotecas=library history.
* historia del libro=book history.
* historia de los archivos=archival history.
* historia de un condado=county history.
* historia de vida=life history.
* historia + enseñar=history + teach ; lesson from history.
* historia escrita=written history.
* historia escrita, la=recorded history.
* historia familiar=family history.
* historia hablada=oral history.
* historia literaria=literary history.
* historia local=local history.
* historia marítima=maritime history.
* historia + mostrar=history + show.
* historia natural=natural history.
* historia oral=oral history.
* historia personal=personal history.
* historia + remontarse a=trace + ascendancy.
* historia social=social history.
* historia trágica=tragic history.
* la historia + repetirse=history + come full circle.
* la historia + volverse a repetir=history + come full circle.
* lección de historia=lesson from history ; history lesson.
* libro de historia=history book.
* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia=reach + milestone.
* museo de historia natural=natural history museum.
* pasar a la historia=history in the making ; go down in + history.
* pasar a la historia como=go down as ; go down in + the history books as.
* pasar a la historia como=go down in + history as ; go down in + the annals of history as.
* pasar a los anales de la historia como=go down in + history ; go down in + history as ; go down in + the history books as ; go down in + the annals of history as.
* que hace historia=history-making.
* relatar la historia de=trace + the history of.
* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local=Manuscript and Local History Room.
* sentido de la historia=sense of history.
* tener una larga historia=extend + far back ; stretch + far back in time.

historia^2
(n.)=story ; story book [storybook] ; tale ; yarn ; account.
Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
Ex: 'I only wanted to write an interesting tale,' he will say, ignoring that the interest of a story almost always comes from seeing the human will in action -- against chaos or against order.
Ex: Every teacher, I suppose, has his own collection of favorite yarns based on personal experiences.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
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* contar historias=tell + tales.
* contar una historia=spin + a yarn ; weave + a tale ; narrate + story ; weave + story.
* dejarse de historias=get down to + brass tacks ; cut to + the chase ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* historia amorosa=fling.
* historia de amor=love story.
* historia de detectives=detective story.
* historia de fantasmas=ghost story.
* historia de nunca acabar=endless story ; never-ending story.
* historia + desvelar=story + unfold.
* historia heroica=heroic story.
* historia inacabable=never-ending story ; endless story.
* historia interminable=endless story ; never-ending story.
* historia nunca contada=untold story.
* historia pintoresca=colourful story.
* historia + revelar=story + unfold.
* historia verídica=true story.
* narrar una historia=narrate + story.
* recrear una historia=recreate + story.
* seguir una historia=follow + a story.
* ser otra historia=be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a whole new story ; be a different kettle of fish ; be a different story.
* tejer una historia=weave + story.
* urdir una historia=weave + story.

historiador
(n.)=historian.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
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* historiador de arquitectura=architectural historian.
* historiador de arte=art historian.
* historiador del libro=book historian.
* historiador económico=economic historian.
* historiador militar=military historian.

historiador de arquitectura
(n.)=architectural historian.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
historiador de arte
(n.)=art historian.
Ex: Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.
historiador del libro
(n.)=book historian.
Ex: However, as book historians know, works are often shaped by economic and political forces.
historiador económico
(n.)=economic historian.
Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.
historiador militar
(n.)=military historian.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
historial
(n.)=pedigree ; case history ; history ; track record.
Ex: The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on.
Ex: The concept of such co-operation is very interesting and we continue to build a history of Stumpers activity to assess the balance of 'giving and taking'.
Ex: The US government's track record on the management of information and information technology is mixed at best.
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* historial comprobado=proven track record.
* historial de búsqueda=search history.
* historial de éxitos=track record of success.
* historial demostrado=proven track record.
* historial de recepción=receipt history.
* historial médico=case history ; medical record ; medical report ; patient history.
* tener un historial de=have + a track record of.

historial comprobado
(n.)=proven track record.
Ex: Born and raised in Sonoma County and practicing real estate here for 18 years, her proven track record speaks for itself.
historial de búsqueda
(n.)=search history.
Ex: After pressing this key, the system automatically saves your search history.
historial de recepción
(n.)=receipt history.
Ex: The receipt history for the order is requested by entering an 'r'.
historial de éxitos
(n.)=track record of success.
Ex: Individuals at this level will have a demonstrated track record of successes with in-depth and expert knowledge in a number of areas.
historial demostrado
(n.)=proven track record.
Ex: Born and raised in Sonoma County and practicing real estate here for 18 years, her proven track record speaks for itself.
historial médico
(n.)=case history ; medical record ; medical report ; patient history.
Ex: The physicians runs rapidly through analogous case histories, with side references to the classics for the pertinent anatomy and histology. Ex: This article examines what the narratological approach for medical records can teach the clinician and the information methodologist = Este artículo analiza lo que la forma narrativa de completar los historiales médicos puede enseñarle al doctor y al estudioso de la metodología de la información. Ex: This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports. Ex: The manual paper-based system for keeping track of patient history was replaced with a computerized system.
historicidad
(n.)=historicity.
Nota: Cualidad de haber ocurrido o versión de los hechos.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A historicity and the library profession: perceptions of biographical researchers in LIS concerning research problems, practices, and barriers'.

historicismo
(n.)=historicism.
Ex: An attempt is made to explain why, of all people Popper ever criticized for historicism, Charles Darwin alone was singled out for exoneration.

historicista
(adj.)=historicist.
Ex: Different approaches to the classification of a knowledge field include empiristic, rationalistic, historicist, and pragmatic methods.

historieta
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* diálogo de historieta gráfica=cartoon blurb.
* dibujante de historietas cómicas=cartoonist.
* historieta gráfica=cartoon.

historieta gráfica
(n.)=cartoon.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
historificación
(n.)=historisation [historization, -USA] ; historicisation [historicization, -USA] ; historicising [historicizing, -USA].
Ex: Recent Western literature is emphasizing notions of diversity, partial modernization, tradition, & 'historization'.
Ex: The main project of this study is the historicization of theory, particularly feminist theory, from a postcolonial perspective.
Ex: The article 'Historicising Sexual Harassment' draws on a 1912 case study of a sexual harassment complaint to explore how feminists have treated such historical cases.

historiografía
(n.)=historiography.
Ex: Conversely the historian must publicise the importance of preservation, and keep the archivist 'au fait' with new developments in historiography.

historiográfico
(adj.)=historiographic.
Ex: Articles selected for analysis represent either historical scholarship or historiographic scholarship.

historización
(n.)=historisation [historization, -USA] ; historicisation [historicization, -USA] ; historicising [historicizing, -USA].
Ex: Recent Western literature is emphasizing notions of diversity, partial modernization, tradition, & 'historization'.
Ex: The main project of this study is the historicization of theory, particularly feminist theory, from a postcolonial perspective.
Ex: The article 'Historicising Sexual Harassment' draws on a 1912 case study of a sexual harassment complaint to explore how feminists have treated such historical cases.

historiógrafo
(n.)=historiographer.
Ex: Historiographers tend to differentiate these sources in terms of written and oral histories.

histriónico
(adj.)=histrionic.
Ex: Psychologists tend to describe drama queens as neurotic personalities who possess histrionic tendencies.

histérico
=edgy ; demented ; hysterical ; hysteric ; in a frenzy.
Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
Ex: It was in the course of treating hysterical patients in the 1980s that Freud began to form the major concepts of psychoanalytic theory.
Ex: Freud's typical patient in the early years was frequently hysteric -- often female, bright, sexually repressed, bursting with vivid dreams and fantasies, prone to psychosomatic symptomatology.
Ex: In those days, there was something unsavory about a woman being gripped in a man's embrace while whirling in a frenzy around the dance floor.
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* casi histérico=high-strung ; highly-strung.
* ponerse histérico=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather ; throw + a wobbly ; throw + a wobbler.

históricamente
=historically.
Ex: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve such basic functions by institutionalizing them.
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* fiel históricamente=historically accurate.

histórico
(adj.)=historic ; historical ; history-making.
Ex: We were witnesses to what was probably an historic confrontation between Professor Lubetzky and Mr Kilgour.
Ex: This description has historical value, but is also an effective means of conveying the basis concepts of post-coordinate indexing.
Ex: One sees the weakness of the church and concludes that it is impossible for this anemic body to be a history-making force.
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* acontecimiento histórico=historical event.
* adquirir importancia histórica=make + history ; go down in + history.
* alcanzar un máximo histórico=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
* archivo histórico=historical archives.
* arquitectura histórica=historical architecture.
* bibliografía histórica=historical bibliography.
* ciencias históricas=historical sciences.
* cuestión histórica=historical issue.
* de gran valor histórico=of great historical value.
* de proporciones históricas=larger-than-life.
* desde un punto de vista histórico=historically.
* documento histórico=historical paper.
* edificio de valor histórico=heritage-listed building.
* edificio histórico=historic building ; historical building.
* figura histórica=historical figure.
* hacer una introducción histórica=give + background information.
* histórico-científico=historico-scientific.
* hito histórico=historical milestone ; historical landmark.
* importancia histórica=historical significance.
* influencia histórica=historical influence.
* institución de interés histórico=heritage institution.
* institución de interés histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* investigación histórica=historical research.
* investigador histórico=historical researcher.
* literatura histórica=historic literature.
* lugar histórico=historical site.
* marcar un hito histórico=make + history.
* material histórico=historical material.
* máximo histórico=all-time high.
* mentira histórica=historical fabrication.
* monumento histórico=historical landmark ; historic landmark ; historic monument.
* narrativa histórica=historical narrative.
* novela histórica=historical fiction ; historical novel.
* periodo histórico=historical period.
* pintor histórico=history painter.
* político-histórico=politico-historical.
* prensa histórica=old newspapers.
* proceso histórico=history-making process.
* raíz histórica=historical root.
* sociohistórico=socio-historical [sociohistorical] ; socio-historic [sociohistoric].

histórico-científico
(adj.)=historico-scientific.
Ex: Particularly for historico-scientific studies, it is useful to make clusters in rectangular coordinates taking into account the value of citing the document and the year of its publication.
históricogeográfico
(adj.)=historico-geographical.
Ex: The author discusses historico-geographical approaches to studying New Zealand's frozen meat and timber industries.

hito
(n.)=landmark ; milestone ; watershed ; lasting legacy.
Ex: Three books were eventually to appear that were landmarks in the field.
Ex: The seminar was a significant milestones in British Academic Library Planning.
Ex: The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries.
Ex: This book is sure to have a lasting legacy among all whose job it is to care about students.
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* hito histórico=historical milestone ; historical landmark.
* marcar un hito=mark + a stage ; make + things happen ; mark + a watershed.
* marcar un hito histórico=make + history.
* que marca un hito=epoch-making.

hito histórico
(n.)=historical milestone ; historical landmark.
Ex: The author describes the historical milestones that led to our current understanding of the structure of cell membranes. Ex: The major historical landmarks of the problem are reviewed briefly.
hobby
(n.)=hobby.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
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* dedicarse a un hobby=pursue + hobby.

hobesiano
(adj.)=Hobbesian.
Nota: Relativo a la filosofía del filósofo inglés Thomas Hobbes.
Ex: In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.

hoc
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* ad hoc=ad hoc.
* comité ad hoc=ad hoc committee.

hocico
(n.)=mush ; muzzle ; snout ; snooter.
Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.
Ex: Its muzzle is somewhat shorter and broader than that of the river crocodile.
Ex: The reduction of the snout in primates is a correlate of the diminution of the sense of smell, or olfaction.
Ex: He wasn't thrown from a car, but the scars on his snooter pay homage to his fending for himself while on the streets.

hocino
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* hocino de carnicero=cleaver ; meat cleaver.

hocino de carnicero
(n.)=cleaver ; meat cleaver.
Ex: Professional cleavers used for carcass and sectional cutting also work for chops and chickens. Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.
hockey
(n.)=hockey.
Ex: Differences were found based on the sport (basketball or hockey) and the gender of the sport participants (men's sports or women's sports).
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* hockey sobre hielo=ice hockey.
* jugador de hockey=hockey player.

hockey sobre hielo
(n.)=ice hockey.
Ex: Other sports played within Glasgow include cricket, greyhound racing and ice hockey.
hogar
(n.)=home ; household ; fireside ; hearth.
Ex: It is recommended for a variety of applications, amongst which are records of suppliers, staff, household possessions and so on, and is likely to find users in both the home and business worlds.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
Ex: One will therefore be able to access the library catalogue from the comfort of one's own fireside.
Ex: The first phase of occupation was represented by at least one timber-framed house with a central hearth, dated to the early 13th c.
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* aparatos eléctricos del hogar=domestic appliances ; home appliances.
* arreglos del hogar=home repair.
* automatización del hogar=home automation.
* decoración del hogar=home decorating.
* decorar el hogar=decorate + the house.
* escolarización en el hogar=homeschool ; homeschooling [home schooling].
* gente sin hogar=homeless people.
* hogar de ancianos=care home ; old people's home.
* hogar de beneficiencia=almshouse.
* hogar de convalecencia=convalescence home ; convalescent home.
* hogar del jubilado=retirement centre.
* hogar del pensionista=day centre for the elderly ; old people's day centre ; retirement centre.
* hogar de reposo=convalescence home ; convalescent home.
* hogar deshecho=broken home.
* invasión del hogar=home invasion.
* mobiliario del hogar=home furniture.
* muebles del hogar=home furniture.
* no tener hogar=be homeless.
* persona sin hogar=waif ; homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
* personas sin hogar=homelessness.
* personas sin hogar, las=homeless, the.
* producto para el hogar=household product.
* sin hogar=homeless.
* tarea del hogar=domestic duty ; domestic task.
* vida en el hogar=home life.
* violencia en el hogar=domestic violence.

hogar de ancianos
(n.)=care home ; old people's home.
Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: If you add to this other access points, such as collections housed in old people's homes or day centres, prisons, hospitals, youth clubs, playgroups etc the coverage is vast.
hogar de beneficiencia
(n.)=almshouse.
Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
hogar de convalecencia
(n.)=convalescence home ; convalescent home.
Ex: When WWII broke out her large home became a convalescence home for wounded soldiers. Ex: This convalescent home provides high quality rest, recuperation and respite care for adults of all ages and from all walks of life.
hogar de reposo
(n.)=convalescence home ; convalescent home.
Ex: When WWII broke out her large home became a convalescence home for wounded soldiers. Ex: This convalescent home provides high quality rest, recuperation and respite care for adults of all ages and from all walks of life.
hogar del jubilado
(n.)=retirement centre.
Ex: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.
hogar del pensionista
(n.)=day centre for the elderly ; old people's day centre ; retirement centre.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87. Ex: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops. Ex: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.
hogar deshecho
(n.)=broken home.
Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
hogareño
(adj.)=homey ; homely .
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.
Ex: We are always on the lookout for homely traditions that work.
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* persona muy hogareña=homebody ; homelover.

hogaño
=nowadays ; in this day and age ; these days.
Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays.
Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).

hoguera
(n.)=campfire ; bonfire ; pyre ; open fire ; fire.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
Ex: This is an outtake from Wolfe's follow up to his 1987 'Bonfire of the Vanities'.
Ex: As Franklin indicates, 'the farmer weeping beside the blazing pyre of dead sheep is a complex portrait of a breach in the relationships between animals and humans'.
Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.

hoja adjunta
(n.)=rider.
Ex: If a serial is being routed, a so-called 'rider' (a blank or typed slip) is attached with the names of persons interested.
hoja con la información básica para Hacer Algo
(n.)=data sheet [datasheet].
Ex: The author covers the main headings which have to be considered when putting forward proposals and provides data sheets to act as a memory aid when completing a bid.
hoja con los datos básicos para Hacer Algo
(n.)=data sheet [datasheet].
Ex: The author covers the main headings which have to be considered when putting forward proposals and provides data sheets to act as a memory aid when completing a bid.
hoja de afeitar
(n.)=razor blade.
Ex: One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.
hoja de agua
(n.)=waterleaf.
Ex: At this stage the paper was called waterleaf, and was absorbent like blotting-paper.
hoja de arce
(n.)=maple leaf.
Ex: Since 1965, the maple leaf has been the centrepiece of the national flag of Canada.
hoja de circulación
(n.)=routing slip ; circulation slip.
Ex: The periodical issues are provided with a 'routing slip' which has to be signed and dated by each user concerned. Ex: If you use this application, you can also access and edit your cirulation slips online = Si utiliza esta aplicación, también puede acceder y modificar en línea sus hojas de circulación de las revistas.
hoja de control
(n.)=overriding slip.
Ex: The best method for recording all this information is the system of basic-entry cards combined with overriding slips.
hoja de control de tiempo
(n.)=timesheet.
Ex: Timesheets not received by the deadline may result in delayed payment, so please be sure to meet this deadline.
hoja de control horario
(n.)=timesheet.
Ex: Timesheets not received by the deadline may result in delayed payment, so please be sure to meet this deadline.
hoja de cortesía
(n.)=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].
Ex: These books he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote his name.
hoja de cristal
(n.)=pane.
Ex: Two wide windows stood with shattered panes, their glass slivered on the wide marble sill and scattered across the floor.
hoja de cálculo
(n.)=spreadsheet.
Ex: A transfer format may be specified if the report is to be used with spreadsheets or other database software.
hoja de cálculo electrónica
(n.)=electronic spreadsheet.
Ex: She admitted she hadn't read the article 'Planning and executing a major bookshift o bookmove using an electronic spreadsheet'.
hoja de códigos
(n.)=code sheet.
Ex: Each category of data was placed on a laminated code sheet for ease of data collection.
hoja de estilo
(n.)=style sheet.
Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.
hoja de fecha de devolución
(n.)=date label.
Ex: A wide variety of stationery is inserted into library books: a book plate, a rule sheet, a date label, a book pocket, combined date label and pocket, combined book and rule sheet.
hoja de guarda
(n.)=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].
Ex: These books he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote his name.
hoja de hierba
(n.)=grass blade ; blade of grass.
Ex: Set your mower at its highest level, to allow grass blades to be about 3 inches long. Ex: In the midst of green and growing lands was a moonscape city of blasted land where no leaf of tree or blade of grass could grow.
hoja de inscripción
(n.)=registration form.
Ex: The aim was to identify, through the study of library registration forms, characteristics of age, sex, occupation, and length of membership of adult users over a period of 6 years.
hoja de normas
(n.)=rule sheet.
Ex: A wide variety of stationery is inserted into library books: a book plate, a rule sheet, a date label, a book pocket, combined date label and pocket, combined book and rule sheet.
hoja de palmera
(n.)=palm leaf.
Ex: This paper analyzes samples of historic and modern palm leaf with regard to the physical and chemical properties determining the usability and the ageing behaviour of the material.
hoja de papel
(n.)=slip of paper ; sheet of paper.
Ex: With the advent of computers, transactions like payments of salaries, share dividends, tax deductions, etc., could now be handled by the transfer of data, rather than of slips of paper. Ex: A quire originally meant 4 sheets of paper or parchment folded over and sewn to make 8 leaves.
hoja de papel continuo
(n.)=web of paper.
Ex: From the 1820s a dry end was added to the Fourdrinier machine which dried and smoothed the web of paper as it emerged from the wet end.
hoja de papel encerada
(n.)=wax sheet.
Ex: While the stencil is held taut, the cylinder is slowly rotated until the bottom edge of the wax sheet can be clamped in position.
hoja de partitura
(n.)=ballad-sheet.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
hoja de pedido
(n.)=order form.
Ex: Several order forms are available.
hoja de pino
(n.)=pine needle.
Ex: They sell books on all methods of basket weaving and many styles, including pine needle, materials found in nature and more.
hoja de préstamo
(n.)=routing slip ; issue form ; circulation slip.
Ex: The periodical issues are provided with a 'routing slip' which has to be signed and dated by each user concerned. Ex: The borrower will be requested to fill in a triplicate issue form for each document he wishes to borrow. Ex: If you use this application, you can also access and edit your cirulation slips online = Si utiliza esta aplicación, también puede acceder y modificar en línea sus hojas de circulación de las revistas.
hoja de reserva
(n.)=hold slip ; booking form.
Ex: If the document is to be picked up in the library, a hold slip is printed with copy, title, and borrower information on it. Ex: Further details and a booking form are available at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/work.html.
hoja de reserva de hotel
(n.)=hotel booking form.
Ex: Make sure to indicate your selected hotel when filling in the hotel booking form.
hoja de respaldo
(n.)=backing sheet.
Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
hoja de ruta
(n.)=road map [roadmap] ; route map ; logbook [log book].
Ex: The Computing Information Directory (CID) has been a road map to the computing literature since 1981. Ex: This service aims to provide refugees with a cultural route map through the confused and sometimes hostile environment in which they find themselves. Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
hoja de toma de datos
(n.)=checklist [check-list] ; data sheet [datasheet].
Ex: This a checklist of features to consider in comparing and evaluating data bases. Ex: The author covers the main headings which have to be considered when putting forward proposals and provides data sheets to act as a memory aid when completing a bid.
hoja eliminada
(n.)=cancellandum [cancellanda, -pl.].
Ex: The leaf that was to be cancelled is nowadays called the cancellandum, plural cancellanda, and the leaf that was to replace it is called the cancellans, plural cancellantia.
hoja informativa
(n.)=news-sheet [newsheet] ; newsletter ; information sheet.
Ex: Short abstracts comprising only one or two sentences, for instance, may be valuable in commercial information services, or local government news-sheets of the type produced by public libraries. Ex: A newsletter is a serial publication consisting of one or a few printed sheets containing news and/or information of interest to a special group. Ex: Products under threat include; greeting cards, circulars, information sheets, newspapers and magazines.
hoja parroquial
(n.)=parish magazine.
Ex: Bookstalls, church libraries, newspaper agencies, parish magazines, and press officers all need consideration.
hoja perforada
(n.)=tear-off sheet ; tearsheet.
Ex: To facilitate communication, I wish there were a tear-off sheet on every direct mail. Ex: The brochure included instructions for returning the tearsheet in via campus mail or responding via telephone.
hoja prensada
(n.)=pressed leaf.
Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.
hoja publicitaria
(n.)=flyer [flier, -USA] ; advertising flyer ; publicity flyer.
Ex: Bibliographies were compiled from holdings of major research libraries, CIP records, and publishers' flyers. Ex: The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas. Ex: The author makes recommendations for improving the impact of publicity 'flyers'.
hoja repuesta
(n.)=cancel ; cancellans [cancellatia, -pl.].
Ex: But the first 28 sheets of Baskerville's Virgil of 1757 were printed on an unprecedented wove paper, and the rest, plus a number of whole-sheet and single-leaf cancels, were printed on laid paper. Ex: The leaf that was to be cancelled is nowadays called the cancellandum, plural cancellanda, and the leaf that was to replace it is called the cancellans, plural cancellantia.
hoja suelta
(n.)=sheaf ; slip ; flysheet ; handout [hand-out].
Ex: Early union catalogues were produced in card or sheaf form. Ex: Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location. Ex: In Spring '87 the Danish archives decided to publish flysheets as a way of putting their viewpoint across to the public. Ex: Many libraries attempt to predict their users' questions and have material ready for sale, or hand-outs to answer them.
hoja técnica
(n.)=bluesheet ; fact sheet.
Ex: All on-line users face the problem of coping with an ever-increasing amount of on-line documentation including: manuals; thesauri; data base chapters; bluesheets and aid pages; newsletters, etc. Ex: The Database fact sheet for each database provides information on the class, control, or identification numbers likely to appear in records in the database.
hoja^1
(n.)=leaf [leaves, -pl.].
Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.
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* árbol de hoja caduca=deciduous tree.
* árbol de hoja perenne=evergreen tree.
* bosque de árboles de hoja caduca=deciduous forest.
* brotar hojas=leaf out.
* cubierto de hojas=leafy .
* de hoja caduca=deciduous.
* de hoja perenne=evergreen.
* de hojas largas=long-leaved.
* echar hojas=leaf out.
* hoja de arce=maple leaf.
* hoja de palmera=palm leaf.
* hoja de pino=pine needle.
* hojas de té=tea leaves.
* libro de hojas de palmera=palm leaf book.
* manuscrito en hoja de palmera=palm leaf manuscript.
* planta de hoja perenne=evergreen plant ; evergreen.
* temblar como una hoja=shake like + a leaf ; tremble like + a leaf.
* trébol de cuatro hojas=four-leaf clover.

hoja^2
(n.)=leaf [leaves, -pl.] ; sheet.
Nota: Cada una de las partes iguales, numeradas o no, que resultan de doblar el papel para formar el pliego.
Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
Ex: As used in the description area, a sheet is a single piece of paper other than a broadside (q.v.) with manuscript or printed matter on one or both sides.
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* catálogo de hojas sueltas=sheaf catalogue.
* constituido por hojas superpuestas=in codex form.
* hoja adjunta=rider.
* hoja con la información básica para Hacer Algo=data sheet [datasheet].
* hoja con los datos básicos para Hacer Algo=data sheet [datasheet].
* hoja de agua=waterleaf.
* hoja de cálculo=spreadsheet.
* hoja de cálculo electrónica=electronic spreadsheet.
* hoja de circulación=routing slip ; circulation slip.
* hoja de códigos=code sheet.
* hoja de control=overriding slip.
* hoja de control de tiempo=timesheet.
* hoja de control horario=timesheet.
* hoja de cortesía=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].
* hoja de estilo=style sheet.
* hoja de fecha de devolución=date label.
* hoja de guarda=fly-leaf [fly-leaves, -pl.].
* hoja de inscripción=registration form.
* hoja de normas=rule sheet.
* hoja de papel=slip of paper ; sheet of paper.
* hoja de papel continuo=web of paper.
* hoja de papel encerada=wax sheet.
* hoja de partitura=ballad-sheet.
* hoja de pedido=order form.
* hoja de préstamo=routing slip ; issue form ; circulation slip.
* hoja de reserva=hold slip ; booking form.
* hoja de reserva de hotel=hotel booking form.
* hoja de respaldo=backing sheet.
* hoja de ruta=road map [roadmap] ; route map ; logbook [log book].
* hoja de toma de datos=checklist [check-list] ; data sheet [datasheet].
* hoja eliminada=cancellandum [cancellanda, -pl.].
* hoja informativa=news-sheet [newsheet] ; newsletter ; information sheet.
* hoja parroquial=parish magazine.
* hoja perforada=tear-off sheet ; tearsheet.
* hoja prensada=pressed leaf.
* hoja publicitaria=flyer [flier, -USA] ; advertising flyer ; publicity flyer.
* hoja repuesta=cancel ; cancellans [cancellatia, -pl.].
* hojas de cortesía=endpapers.
* hojas sueltas=looseleaf [loose-leaf] ; loose-leaf paper.
* hoja suelta=sheaf ; slip ; flysheet ; handout [hand-out].
* hoja técnica=bluesheet ; fact sheet.
* manual de hojas sueltas=loose-leaf manual.
* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus hojas=don't judge a book by its cover.
* pasar hojas=page (through) ; turn + pages ; flip + pages.
* pasar hojas hacia atrás=page + backward.
* pasar hojas hacia delante=page + forward.

hoja^3
(n.)=blade.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in finding and managing to keep a broken and discarded hacksaw blade he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
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* de doble hoja=double-hinged.
* hoja de afeitar=razor blade.
* hoja de cristal=pane.
* hoja de hierba=grass blade ; blade of grass.
* molde de dos hojas=two-sheet mould.

hojalata
(n.)=tinplate.
Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
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* industria de la hojalata, la=tinplate industry, the.

hojaldrado
(adj.)=flaky.
Ex: This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.

hojaldre
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* masa de hojaldre=flaky pastry.

hojarasca
=a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.
Ex: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.

hojas de cortesía
(n.)=endpapers.
Ex: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
hojas de té
(n.)=tea leaves.
Ex: Archeological evidence suggests that people consumed tea leaves steeped in boiling water as many as 500000 years ago.
hojas sueltas
(n.)=looseleaf [loose-leaf] ; loose-leaf paper.
Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items. Ex: Often the material will be collected on cards or loose-leaf paper so that internal reorganization is quite an easy matter and re-writing is thereby cut down to a minimum.
hojeable
(adj.)=browsable.
Nota: En la búsqueda de información, entorno o contexto que permite la consulta de un modo aleatorio como opuesto a una búsqueda de información concreta y exacta.
Ex: The Index Menu lists the browsable indexes for the database, with a two-letter label for each index.

hojeado
(adj.)=thumbed.
Ex: This is a very important and useful volume that is certain to become one of the most thumbed references of those who concern themselves with British history.

hojear
(v.)=browse ; flip through/over ; scroll ; view ; flipping ; thumb + pages ; leaf through.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: Had they even flipped through it a little, what would they have found?.
Ex: In this case when the <Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.
Ex: Thus it is possible in an author sequence to view easily the works of one author.
Ex: Due to the difficulty of rapid 'flipping' from one frame to another, the presentation of material on the 'frames' becomes a crucial factor.
Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
Ex: The implication is that these are books to be picked up, looked at, leafed through and put down again.
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* hojear rápidamente=flick.

hojear rápidamente
(v.)=flick.
Ex: Advantages are ease of scanning, and the ability to flick between different sequences (for example, author, subject).
hola
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* ¡hola!=hello! ; Hi! ; howdy.
* ¡hola!=Ahoy!.
* ¡Hola compa!=Ahoy matey!.

holandesa
(n.)=hollander.
Nota: En imprenta antigua, máquina trituradora de trapos inventada en Holanda.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century and commonly known as 'hollander' did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.

holandés
(adj.)=Dutch.
Ex: This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.
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* Sociedad de Archiveros Holandeses=Society of Dutch Archivists.
* vaca holandesa=Friesian cow.

holgadamente
=comfortably ; loosely.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: Having crocked the pot, fill it loosely with the cutting mix, making a hole with the hand for the reception of the bulb.

holgado
(adj.)=loose fitting ; loose fit ; roomy ; loosely hanging ; baggy ; saggy .
Ex: Documents should be kept in acid free boxes with loose fitting tops on shelves preferably made from baked enamel steel.
Ex: His offices and warehouses were one of the first designs which was subsequently described as loose fit, low energy building.
Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.
Ex: A nightgown (also called a nightdress) is a loosely hanging item of nightwear nowadays mostly for women.
Ex: After he returned from the outing, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.

holgazanear
(v.)=goof off ; loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around.
Ex: Some people believe that that most students students jsut goof off in college.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
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* holgazanear en el trabajo=lie down on + the job.

holgazanear en el trabajo
(v.)=lie down on + the job.
Ex: Anyway, we don't know much about Nicole yet, just that she's a babysitter who was caught lying down on the job.
holgazanería
(n.)=soldiering.
Ex: As a manager, he was interested in knowing how to get more work out of workers, who are 'naturally lazy and engage in systematic soldiering'.

holgazán
(n.)=bum ; shiftless ; lazybones ; layabout ; idler ; lounger.
Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
Ex: There is no evidence that inherited wealth is in itself responsible for turning young people into useless layabouts.
Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.
Ex: So which one of us will be the first one who gets fired because of being a lounger?.

holgura
(n.)=slack ; looseness of fit ; play ; end-play [endplay].
Ex: Therefore, there must be some slack in the system to absorb the additional I & R services or the service must be reduced in other areas.
Ex: Provided that key people are not being circumvented by the informal structure a certain looseness of fit is quite acceptable.
Ex: He also noticed that the freewheel had a few millimeters of rotational play and about a millimeter of lateral play.
Ex: This special tool has been designed to measure the end-play movement of crankshafts.

holismo
(n.)=holism.
Ex: The author first offers a definition of holism and then proposes a meaning for holistic information delivery systems for youth.

hollín
(n.)=soot.
Ex: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.
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* cubierto de hollín=sooty.
* ennegrecido por el hollín=sooty.

holografía
(n.)=holography.
Ex: Test run results show that by taking advantage of the favourable properties of holography shorter response times are obtained.

holograma
(n.)=hologram.
Nota: Documento que se obtiene por un proceso de proyección de imágenes sin lentes usando una técnica de rayo láser dividido.
Ex: A hologram is a document obtained by a process of optical imaging without lenses using a split laser beam technique.
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* proyector de hologramas=holographic display unit.

holísticamente
=holistically.
Ex: People absorb information holistically rather than separately from different levels.

holístico
(adj.)=holistic.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.
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* de un modo holístico=holistically.

hombre
(n.)=male ; man [men, -pl.].
Ex: The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
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* actuar como un hombre de verdad=man up.
* agujero de hombre=manhole.
* alimentación del hombre=human nutrition ; human nutrition.
* animal que ataca al hombre=man-eater.
* asignado por el hombre=humanly-assigned.
* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios=Lions club.
* basado en el hombre=human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
* causado por el hombre=man-made.
* centrado en el hombre=human-centred [human-centered, -USA] ; anthropocentric.
* centralización en el hombre=human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
* comportarse como un hombre de verdad=man up.
* contacto con el hombre=human contact.
* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres=male bonding.
* creado por el hombre=human-generated.
* de ilusiones vive el hombre=We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
* de la máquina y el hombre=human-machine.
* desastre provocado por el hombre=man-made disaster.
* devoradora de hombres=man-eater.
* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres=gender pay gap.
* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres=gender pay differential.
* dominado por el hombre=male dominated [male-dominated].
* el hombre de la calle=the average Joe.
* el hombre no es una isla=no man is an island.
* el hombre propone y Dios dispone=Man proposes, God disposes.
* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre=a dog is man's best friend.
* entre el hombre y el sistema=human-system.
* entre la máquina y el hombre=human-machine.
* equidad entre hombres y mujeres=gender equity.
* evolución del hombre=human evolution.
* generado por el hombre=human-generated.
* hecho por el hombre=man-made.
* hombre anuncio=sandwich man ; sandwich-board man ; human billboard.
* hombre blanco=white man [white men, -pl.].
* hombre bomba=suicide bomber.
* hombre con éxito=successful man.
* hombre corriente, el=common man, the.
* hombre de a pie, el=man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.
* hombre de color=coloured man.
* hombre de confianza=henchman [henchmen, -pl.].
* hombre de estado=statesman [statesmen, -pl.].
* hombre de éxito=successful man.
* hombre de la calle=layman [laymen, -pl.] ; lay person [layperson] ; layperson.
* hombre de la calle, el=common man, the ; man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.
* hombre de la edad del hielo=iceman [icemen, -pl.].
* hombre de las cavernas=prehistoric man ; caveman ; cave dweller.
* hombre de letras=man of letters.
* hombre del tiempo=weatherman ; weatherman.
* hombre de mar=seaman [seamen -pl.].
* hombre de mundo=man-about-town.
* hombre de Neanderthal=Neanderthal man.
* hombre de negocios=businessman [businessmen, -pl.] ; entrepreneur.
* hombre de paja=straw man ; straw figure ; frontman.
* hombre espectáculo=showman [showmen, -pl.].
* hombre latino=Latin man.
* hombre lobo=werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].
* hombre mayor=elderly man.
* hombre medio, el=average person, the.
* hombre muerto=goner.
* hombre negro=black man ; coloured man.
* hombre orquesta=one-man band.
* hombre para todo=handyman [handymen, pl.].
* hombre prehistórico, el=early man.
* hombre primitivo, el=early man.
* hombre que no tiene palabra=not a man of his word.
* hombre que tiene mucho mundo=a man of the world.
* hombre sabio=wise man.
* hombre santo=holy man.
* hombres de negocios=business people.
* hombre viril=virile man.
* hora hombre=man-hour.
* interacción hombre-ordenador=human-computer interaction.
* intervención del hombre=human intervention.
* liberación del hombre=men's liberation.
* orientación hacia el hombre=human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
* orientado hacia el hombre=human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
* parásito del hombre=human parasite.
* peluquería de hombres=barber's shop ; barbershop.
* pobre hombre=poor fellow.
* por el hombre=humanly.
* proporción hombres-mujeres=sex ratio.
* provocado por el hombre=man-made.
* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres=gender relations.
* seleccionado por el hombre=humanly-selected.
* un hombre de gentes=a man of the people.
* un hombre de mundo=a man of the world.
* un hombre de palabra=a man of his word.
* un hombre de pocas palabras=a man of few words.
* ¡vaya hombre!=oh dear!.

hombre anuncio
(n.)=sandwich man ; sandwich-board man ; human billboard.
Ex: As a young man he worked as a 'sandwich man' in order to make a living. Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them. Ex: The Spanish capital of Madrid has banned the use of human billboards, calling them an 'assault on people's dignity'.
hombre blanco
(n.)=white man [white men, -pl.].
Ex: How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
hombre bomba
(n.)=suicide bomber.
Ex: The writer discusses suicide bombers, focusing on the groups Hamas and al Qaeda.
hombre con éxito
(n.)=successful man.
Ex: Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.
hombre corriente, el
=common man, the.
Ex: Librarians in turn were forced to assess their successes and failures in reaching the common man.
hombre de Neanderthal
(n.)=Neanderthal man.
Ex: It is a curious fact of history that the first Neanderthal man to have been discovered did, indeed, walk with a stoop.
hombre de a pie, el
=man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.
Ex: On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States. Ex: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
hombre de color
(n.)=coloured man.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
hombre de confianza
(n.)=henchman [henchmen, -pl.].
Ex: Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.
hombre de estado
(n.)=statesman [statesmen, -pl.].
Ex: These descriptors are still alive: boatmen, city council-men, firemen, foremen, longshoremen, stunt men, statesmen, watchmen, man and manpower.
hombre de la calle
(n.)=layman [laymen, -pl.] ; lay person [layperson] ; layperson.
Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman. Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems. Ex: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.
hombre de la calle, el
=common man, the ; man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.
Ex: Librarians in turn were forced to assess their successes and failures in reaching the common man. Ex: On December 8, 1941, Lomax sent a telegram urging folklorists around the United States to collect and record man-on-the-street reactions to the bombing of Pearl Harbor and the subsequent declaration of war by the United States. Ex: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
hombre de la edad del hielo
(n.)=iceman [icemen, -pl.].
Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo prehistórico sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
hombre de las cavernas
(n.)=prehistoric man ; caveman ; cave dweller.
Ex: The park was set aside to preserve the works and relics of prehistoric man and Native American culture. Ex: The course is an audio and visual presentation of some of the works of music, art, architectural development and homey philosophy from caveman through the present day. Ex: The domestic dog, considered to be the first tamed animal, is coexisting with human beings since the days of the cave dwellers.
hombre de letras
(n.)=man of letters.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
hombre de mar
(n.)=seaman [seamen -pl.].
Ex: For this reason, a portable lending library programme with books in boxes was developed to serve the library needs of seamen from 1859 to 1967.
hombre de mundo
(n.)=man-about-town.
Ex: He is a dashing man-about-town and his rakish behaviour towards women has gained him a notorious reputation.
hombre de negocios
(n.)=businessman [businessmen, -pl.] ; entrepreneur.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen. Ex: Particular attention is paid to deregulation of telecommunications and the role of European entrepreneurs such as Robert Maxwell.
hombre de paja
(n.)=straw man ; straw figure ; frontman.
Ex: This has long been known to be a straw man (i.e., an obvious fallacy) to be knocked down. Ex: The form this 'hypothesis' has come to take is easily dismissed as a straw figure and serious consideration of the relation between language diversity and thinking has largely tumbled with it. Ex: By the time he made his shameless UN appearance, Powell had already spent almost four decades as a frontman for some of the most vicious and ugly elements in American politics and government.
hombre de éxito
(n.)=successful man.
Ex: Groucho Marx once said, 'Behind every successful man is a woman, behind her is his wife'.
hombre del tiempo
(n.)=weatherman ; weatherman.
Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer. Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
hombre espectáculo
(n.)=showman [showmen, -pl.].
Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere.
hombre latino
(n.)=Latin man.
Ex: Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.
hombre lobo
(n.)=werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
hombre mayor
(n.)=elderly man.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
hombre medio, el
(n.)=average person, the.
Ex: The average person does not basically dislike work, but may gain satisfaction from it or attempt to avoid it depending on past experiences.
hombre muerto
=goner.
Ex: The disease can be prevented by vaccination but once symptoms set in the victim is considered a goner.
hombre negro
(n.)=black man ; coloured man.
Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man. Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
hombre orquesta
(n.)=one-man band.
Ex: This library housekeeping facility is aimed primarily at the small, one-man band type library.
hombre para todo
(n.)=handyman [handymen, pl.].
Ex: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
hombre prehistórico, el
(n.)=early man.
Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
hombre primitivo, el
(n.)=early man.
Ex: Early man couldn't stomach milk, according to research.
hombre que no tiene palabra
=not a man of his word.
Ex: Why would tradesmen do work for him without being paid up-front, if he is not a man of his word?.
hombre que tiene mucho mundo
=a man of the world.
Ex: You can discuss anything with him -- he's a man of the world.
hombre sabio
(n.)=wise man.
Ex: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.
hombre santo
(n.)=holy man.
Ex: Many Mauritanians have faith in the supernatural powers of holy men called marabouts.
hombre viril
(n.)=virile man.
Ex: To determine whether 'folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.
hombrera
(n.)=shoulder pad ; epaulette [epaulet, -USA].
Ex: Some people say that the era of greed and materialism, shoulder pads and designer stubbles is now over.
Ex: Marine officers wore epaulettes on their special full dress uniforms until 1922.

hombres de negocios
(n.)=business people.
Ex: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.
hombro
(n.)=shoulder.
Ex: The predominant symptom is pain affecting the neck, shoulder and arm on the dominant side for movement.
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* a la altura de los hombros=shoulder-high.
* a la anchura de los hombros=shoulder-width.
* andar con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* arrimar el hombro=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight ; pull together ; lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
* caminar con los hombros caídos=slouch.
* con la anchura de los hombros=shoulder-width.
* encogerse de hombros=shrug + Posesivo + shoulders ; shrug.
* encogimiento de hombros=shrug.
* estar manga por hombro=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* hasta los hombros=shoulder-high ; shoulder-length.
* hombro en el que llorar=comforting shoulder.
* llevar a hombros=carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.
* llevar sobre los hombros=carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.
* manga por hombro=topsy-turvy ; in shambles ; upside down ; all over the place.
* mirar por encima del hombro=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; scorn.
* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* poner todo manga por hombro=turn + everything upside down.
* que llega hasta los hombres=shoulder-length.
* sentarse con los hombros caídos=slouch.

hombro en el que llorar
(n.)=comforting shoulder.
Ex: It is difficult to see Prestel, however interactive its buttons might become, providing a comforting shoulder or a receptive ear.
hombría
(n.)=manhood.
Ex: This article describes the exploration of Japanese boyhood, manhood and masculine values contained in Kazumi Yumoto's novel 'The Friends'.

home page
(n.)=home page [homepage].
Nota: En Internet, página principal con información sobre una empresa, organización o persona.
Ex: The more common meaning of 'home page' refers to the main web page for a business, organization, person or simply the main page out of a collection of web pages.

homeland
(n.)=homeland.
Nota: En Sud â€ frica, término utilizado para referirse a una región dentro del país donde vive la región de raza negra.
Ex: During the late 70s and early 80s national library services were established in South Africa's 10 homelands as a by-product of the apartheid policy.

homenaje
(n.)=tribute ; homage ; obeisance.
Ex: Numerous events are also to be held as a tribute to the work of artists and political personalities.
Ex: The title of the article is 'A remarkable mathematician on the activity of information and documentation: homage to Grigore C. Moisil'.
Ex: In this position obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon their heels with their back and shoulders straight and head bowed.
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* denominar en homenaje a=name after.
* en homenaje a=in honour of ; in memory of.
* homenaje a=testimonial to.
* libro homenaje=Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.] ; commemorative volume ; memorial volume.
* rendir homenaje=pay + tribute ; pay + homage ; pay + obeisance ; do + obeisance ; make + obeisance ; make + obeisance ; pay + (due) respect to ; pay + (due) recognition to ; pay + (due) regard to.
* ser un homenaje a la memoria de=recall + the memory of.
* torre del homenaje=donjon.
* tributar homenaje=do + obeisance ; pay + tribute ; pay + homage ; make + obeisance.
* tributar homenajke=pay + obeisance.

homenaje a
(n.)=testimonial to.
Ex: This inspiring collection of photographs serves as a testimonial to the lives of people society often overlooks .
homenajeado
(n.)=honoree.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.

homenajear
(v.)=honour [honor, -USA] ; pay + tribute.
Ex: Added entries under personal names are made in respect of persons with other relationships with the work, for example, addressees of a collection of letters, a person honoured by a Festschrift.
Ex: This event was held to celebrate the 61st birthday of Professor Kaula and pay tribute to his contribution to the library profession.

homeopatía
(n.)=homoeopathy [homeopathy, -USA].
Ex: This book offers the best short introduction to the history of homeopathy available.
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* practicante de la homeopatía=homoeopathic practitioner.

homeopático
(adj.)=homoeopathic [homeopathic, -USA].
Ex: Each institution has a library attached which is classifiable as medical, research, homeopathic, dental, and pharmaceutical.

homeópata
(n.)=homoeopath [homeopath, -USA].
Ex: Can any qualified homeopath help my father with trigeminal neuralgia of the right side of his face?.

homeóstasis
(n.)=homeostasis.
Ex: Development and homeostasis of the haematopoietic system is dependent upon stem cells that have the unique ability to self-renew.

homicidio
(n.)=homicide ; killing ; murder.
Ex: Crimes against the person include homicide, rape, assault and robbery.
Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.
Ex: Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.
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* detective de homicidios=homicide detective.
* homicidio del feto=foetal homicide.
* homicidio sin premeditación=manslaughter ; manslaughter.
* juicio por homicidio=murder trial.
* víctima de homicidio=murder(ed) victim.

homicidio del feto
(n.)=foetal homicide.
Ex: In the past decade, however, several states have amended their criminal or civil statutes to include the specific crime of 'feticide' or 'fetal homicide'.
homicidio sin premeditación
(n.)=manslaughter ; manslaughter.
Ex: A ban was issued on the publication of information about the trial for manslaughter of Karla Homolka in order to ensure her estranged husband Paul Teale gets a fair trial. Ex: A ban was issued on the publication of information about the trial for manslaughter of Karla Homolka in order to ensure her estranged husband Paul Teale gets a fair trial.
homiléctico
(adj.)=homiletic.
Nota: Relativo a los sermones o las homilías.
Ex: Evidence indicates that the Dead Sea Scrolls are the remains of the library of an apocalyptic sect who cut themselves off from worldly experience to devote their time to homiletic study.

hominización
(n.)=human evolution.
Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution.

hominizado
(adj.)=hominised [hominized, -USA].
Ex: To use the language of cyberspeak: Is this post-Gutenberg world that is becoming hominized (that is to say brought under the control of an individual with a keyboard and screen) also becoming dehumanized (no longer serving worthy human ends)?.

homocigoto
(adj.)=homozigous.
Ex: Spouses are not ordinarily blood relatives and when they are, the marriage is consanguineous and carries a higher risk than average of homozygous progeny by descent from ancestors in common.

homoerótico
(adj.)=homoerotic.
Nota: Atraído por individuos del mismo sexo.
Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.

homofilia
(n.)=homophily.
Ex: Verbal aggression was also found to be negatively related to both homophily and personal attraction.

homofobia
(n.)=homophobia.
Ex: This article looks at attitudes barriers such as homophobia and heterosexism which some librarians experience.

homofonía
(n.)=homophony.
Nota: Característica de una palabra que tiene la misma forma fonética que otra pero que varía en el significado.
Ex: Homophony is the quality of two or more terms having the same phonic form but independent meanings.

homogeneidad
(n.)=homogeneity.
Ex: The homogeneity, competitiveness and resulting synergy of this market is fostering significant advances in the capability of smaller computers to manage large massess of data.

homogeneización
(n.)=homogenisation [homogenization, -USA] ; unification.
Ex: Such ephemeralness and homogenization of library collections serve the interests of all community members.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them.

homogeneizador
(adj.)=homogenising [homogenizing, -USA].
Ex: To judge by some of the comments presented here, weeding may function as a homogenizing agent in many public libraries, creating a situation where the product lines (books) offered show little variation from library to library.

homogeneizar
(v.)=homogenise [homogenize, -USA] ; unify.
Ex: Libraries and their collections are becoming commodified, homogenized, and ephemeral.
Ex: The fifteenth edition, published in 1951, represented a determined effort to update and unify the schedules.

homografía
(n.)=homography.
Nota: Característica de una palabra que tiene la misma representación gráfica que otra pero varía en significado.
Ex: Homography is the quality of two or more terms having the same graphic form but independent meanings.

homogéneo
(adj.)=even ; homogen(e)ous ; seamless ; consistent.
Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
Ex: Unlike the academic community, for instance, they do not from a homogenous group whose information and documentation needs can be anticipated.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
Ex: In order to achieve good consistent indexing the indexer must have a thorough appreciation of the structure of the subject and the nature of the contribution that the document makes to the advancement of knowledge.

homologación
(n.)=accreditation ; accrediting.
Ex: There is need for reform of the curriculum and a national system of accreditation.
Ex: For example, the higher education accrediting bodies such as this one have an influence on the libraries of institutions they accredit.
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* agencia de homologación=accrediting agency ; accrediting body.
* homologación laboral=comparable worth.
* proceso de homologación=accreditation process.

homologación laboral
(n.)=comparable worth.
Ex: Recent interest in comparable worth has led many to question whether librarians' salaries are too low.
homologado
(adj.)=qualified.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
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* homologado por la ALA=ALA-accredited.

homologado por la ALA
=ALA-accredited.
Ex: This article presents the results of a survey of ALA-accredited schools to set the backdrop and to provide information on the ways that schools are integrating the new technologies.
homologar
(v.)=accredit.
Ex: This is a report of a survey of off-campus/extension courses in graduates library education programs accredited by the American Library Association.
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* homologar un programa=accredit + programme.

homologar un programa
(v.)=accredit + programme.
Ex: The master's degree in librarianship from a programme accredited by the American Library Association is a valid minimum educational requirement for library practice at the professional level.
homoneneidad
(n.)=smoothness.
Ex: In practice, we find that antonyms often fall into the category of quasi-synonyms which represent points on the same continuum, eg roughness -- smoothness.

homonimia
(n.)=homonymity ; homonymy.
Nota: Característica de dos o más términos que tienen la misma forma gráfica o fónica pero significados independientes.
Ex: Homonymy is the quality of two or more terms having the same graphic or phonic form but independent meanings.
Ex: Homonymy is the quality of two or more terms having the same graphic or phonic form but independent meanings.

homosexual
(n.)=gay ; gay man [gay men, -pl.] ; homosexual ; queer ; fag ; faggot ; poofter ; sissy ; poof ; mollycoddle ; homo.
Ex: There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.
Ex: It is the proper function of New Zealand libraries to provide affirmative and empowering information to minority groups such as lesbians and gay men.
Ex: The advent of the AIDS virus into both homosexual and heterosexual populations means that sexual ignorance can now result in death.
Ex: Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.
Ex: Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', 'fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.
Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.
Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.
Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.
Ex: Men who think bags make them look like poofs obviously need to become a bit more secure in their own sexuality.
Ex: These are the words not of a mollycoddle or a sentimentalist, but of a veteran soldier nation.
Ex: If the lesboes and homos had their way in the world, there wouldn't be any reproduction of the human race.
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* liberación de los homosexuales=gay liberation.
* no homosexual=straight man.
* pareja homosexual=homosexual couple.

homosexualidad
(n.)=homosexuality ; homophily.
Ex: Bibliographies on topics of current interest such as drug abuse, energy and homosexuality are published regularly.
Ex: Verbal aggression was also found to be negatively related to both homophily and personal attraction.

homosocial
(adj.)=homosocial.
Nota: Aplicado a las relaciones sociales entre personas del mismo sexo.
Ex: McBee examines the ways in which immigrant women and men found new ways to define homosocial and heterosocial and sexual relationships in early-20th-century America.

homotópico
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* resumen homotópico=homotopic abstract.

homérico
(adj.)=Homeric.
Ex: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.

homínido
(n.)=hominid.
Ex: Before the early hominids developed verbal skills, they communicated with each other via body language (particularly facial expressions).

homófilo
(n./adj.)=homophile.
Ex: Career counselors should reevaluate some personal attitudes toward gay individuals and consider the role of advocate for young homophiles seeking employment.

homófobo^1
(n.)=homophobe.
Ex: Its well known that a lot of homophobes are harbouring homosexual feelings and using these attacks to divert the attention from themselves.

homófobo^2
(adj.)=homophobic.
Ex: We librarians and to deal with these issues and the best way is through interculturalism and not through racial, xenophobic, homophobic, sexual, nationalist, or any other kind of discrimination.

homófono
(adj.)=homophone ; homophonic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Two types of homonyms are homophones or homographs depending on identity or their phonic or written form.
Ex: KWIC is an unusually apposite homophonic acronym = KWIC is un acrónimo homófono extraordinariamente apropiado.

homógrafo
(n.)=homograph.
Nota: Palabra que presenta la misma ortografía que otra pero con diferente significado.
Ex: Homographs, or words which have the same spelling as each other, but very diverse meanings, must be identified.

homólogo
(n.)=counterpart ; homologue.
Ex: The American counterpart of parliamentary publications are called congressional publications.
Ex: Such a pair of chromosomes are said to be homologues of one another.

homónimo
(n.)=namesake ; homonymic ; homonym.
Ex: The earliest community information service in Australia dates from as recently as 1958 when Citizens' Advice Bureaux, modelled on their British namesake, were founded in Perth = El primer servicio de información ciudadana de Australia es reciente y data de 1958 cuando se creó en Perth la Oficina de Información al Ciudadano, a imitación de su homónima británica.
Ex: The poem plays on the homonymic connection of the words 'to sweat' and 'to sweeten'.
Ex: Synonyms, antonyms, quasi-synonyms and homonyms are typical features of natural language which cause difficulties in free text searching in full text data bases.

honda
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* darle sopas con hondas a Alguien=knock + spots off + Nombre.

hondo
(adj.)=deep .
Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
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* calar hondo=hit + home.
* en lo más hondo=deep inside.
* muy hondo=deep inside.
* respirar hondo=take + a deep breath.

hondureño
(n./adj.)=Honduran.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The New Year's Eve edition of the New York Times asserted that Argentines and Nicaraguans helped U.S.-trained Honduran troops to kill leftists in the 1980s.

honestamente
=honestly ; in good conscience ; honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.
Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.
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* ganarse el pan honestamente=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse la vida honestamente=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny.
* ganarse la vida honradamente=turn + an honest dollar.

honestidad
(n.)=honesty.
Ex: But surely, if honesty prevails, library professionals will acknowledge that they have already felt the impact of those competing institutions upon our own.
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* con honestidad=honestly ; honourably [honorably, -USA].
* con toda honestidad=in all honesty.

honesto
(adj.)=honest ; salt of the earth ; forthcoming ; upright.
Ex: But there was a principle at stake here, and she too felt obligated to express her honest thoughts.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.
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* deshonesto=dishonest.

honeypot
(n.)=honeypot.
Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.

hongo
(n.)=fungus [fungi, -pl.] ; mushroom.
Ex: The analysis of the document 'The study of the cellular structure of fungi' would be Botany/Fungi/Cells.
Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
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* contra los hongos=antifungal.
* de hongos=fungal.
* hongo atómico=mushroom cloud.
* hongo de levadura=yeast cell.
* hongo nuclear=mushroom cloud.
* infección de hongos=fungal infection.
* infección por hongos=fungal infection.
* plaga de hongos=fungal infestation.

hongo atómico
(n.)=mushroom cloud.
Ex: The symbolism of the mushroom cloud is deeply evocative for adults, albeit fraught with ambiguity.
hongo de levadura
(n.)=yeast cell.
Ex: Scientists have genetically modified yeast cells to produce an antimalarial drug so powerful that it is regarded as the last line of defence against the disease.
hongo nuclear
(n.)=mushroom cloud.
Ex: The symbolism of the mushroom cloud is deeply evocative for adults, albeit fraught with ambiguity.
honor
=honour [honor, -USA].
Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
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* código de honor=code of honour.
* conceder el honor=accord + honour.
* cuadro de honor=roll of honour.
* dama de honor=matron of honour ; maid of honour ; bridesmaid.
* defender el honor de Uno=defend + Posesivo + honour.
* división de honor=premiership.
* en honor a=in honour of ; in memory of.
* en honor a la verdad=in fairness ; in all honesty.
* expediente de matrícula de honor=first class degree.
* festival en honor del sol=solar festival.
* fiesta en honor al sol=solar festival.
* guardia de honor=guard of honour.
* hacer el pasillo de honor=form + a guard of honour.
* hacer honor a=honour [honor, -USA] ; live up to.
* hacer honor al nombre de Uno=live up to + Posesivo + name.
* hacer honor a un acuerdo=honour + agreement.
* hacer honor a un compromiso=live up to + commitment ; honour + commitment.
* libro de honor=guest book [guestbook].
* licenciarse con un expediente de honor=graduate with + honours.
* lista de honor=roll of honour.
* lugar de honor=pride of place.
* mancha en + Posesivo + honor=blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.
* miembro de honor=honorary member.
* ocupar un lugar de honor=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
* otorgar el honor=accord + honour.
* palabra de honor=word of honour.
* rendir honor=pay + (due) respect to ; pay + (due) recognition to ; pay + (due) regard to.
* ser un honor para=be an honour for.
* tener el honor de=have + the honour of.
* vuelta de honor=lap of honour ; victory lap.

honorable
(adj.)=honourable [honorable, -USA] ; venerable.
Ex: So rapid has been the development of computer technology that GRACE went into honourable retirement some years ago and has been replaced by more modern equipment.
Ex: The men who made the venerable and often beautiful books of the hand-press period must have loved their work.

honorario
(adj.)=honorary.
Ex: He is the recipient of the Margaret Man Citation, the Beta Phi Award for good teaching, and the honorary Doctor of Laws from UCLA.
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* miembro honorario=honorary member.
* rector honorario=chancellor.

honorarios
(n.)=honoraria [honarium -sing.] ; emolument ; stipend ; fee.
Ex: Remuneration, often as honoraria, is another way of paying abstractors.
Ex: The master would normally direct the whole business personally, taking its profit as his emolument, but if he or she were incompetent to do so a trained manager would be employed at a fixed wage.
Ex: The incumbent is appointed by the Librarian of Congress, serves one or two years, and receives a $35,000 annual stipend from an endowed fund.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.
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* pagar honorarios=pay + fee.

honoris causa
=honoris causa.
Ex: Ordinance 24 states that: 'Titles of degrees may be conferred honoris causa to persons of conspicuous merit, who are outstanding in their field, or who have given exceptional service to the University'.
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* doctor honoris causa=doctoral honorary degree.
* título honoris causa=honorary degree ; honoris causa.

honorífico
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* título honorífico=title of honour.

honradamente
=honestly ; in good conscience ; honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: This paper describes how a middle grade school teacher uses a core list of books to capture the imagination of his students and to encourage them to write honestly about their lives.
Ex: By April 2003, when he began his year-long tour in Iraq, he was openly questioning whether he could participate in the war in good conscience.
Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.
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* ganarse el pan honradamente=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse la vida honradamente=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.

honradez
(n.)=trustworthiness.
Ex: The trustworthiness of information is increased if it can be verified, that is, corroborated by independent means.
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* falta de honradez=dishonesty.

honrado
=law abiding ; righteous ; upstanding ; upright ; on the level.
Ex: Rehabilitation, i.e. preparing the offender to function productively as a law abiding citizen in society, is very costly.
Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
Ex: Harris' defence attorney attempted to portray her as an upstanding, well-bred member of the community, and as a powerless, unwilling part of a love triangle.
Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.
Ex: Personally, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's on the level.

honrar
(v.)=honour [honor, -USA] ; grace ; pay + (due) regard to ; pay + (due) respect to ; pay + (due) recognition to.
Ex: Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: A firm must pay due regard to the interests of its customers and treat them fairly.
Ex: Week after week, he struck a delicate balance, paying due respect to his powerful guests while pressing them to answer tough questions.
Ex: It is therefore important to pay due recognition to both sides of the equation.
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* honrar la memoria de=honour + the memory of.
* honrarse=be an honour for.

honrar la memoria de
(v.)=honour + the memory of.
Ex: The Guust van Wesemael Literacy Prize was established by the IFLA Executive Board in November 1991 to honour the memory of the late Guust van Wesemael, Deputy Secretary General of IFLA from 1979 to 1991.
honrarse
(v.)=be an honour for.
Ex: Besides being an honor for Herbold, the nomination adds prestige to the law school.
honrosamente
=honourably [honorably, -USA].
Ex: That's why I think it's time for him to quit the national team honourably now the ovation is still loud.

honroso
=honourable [honorable, -USA].
Ex: So rapid has been the development of computer technology that GRACE went into honourable retirement some years ago and has been replaced by more modern equipment.

hopa
(n.)=cassock.
Ex: In Anglican churches, acolytes commonly wear surplices over red cassocks.

hora
(n.)=hour.
Ex: Most host are not available twenty-four hours a day, seven days of the week.
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* 24 horas al día=around the clock.
* a altas horas de la noche=late at night ; in the dead of night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* acercarse la hora de=come up for.
* a cualquier hora=anytime ; around the clock.
* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche=at any hour of the day or night ; at any time of the day or night.
* aguja de las horas=hour hand.
* a la hora de acostarse=at bedtime.
* a la hora de + Infinitivo=when it came to + Gerundio ; when it comes to + Gerundio.
* a la hora de la verdad=when push comes to shove ; if it comes to the crunch ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
* a la hora del café=at coffee.
* a primera hora de la mañana=first thing in the morning.
* a primera hora de + Período del Día=first thing + Período del Día.
* a primeras horas de la mañana=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning.
* a primeras horas de la tarde=late afternoon ; early evening ; in (the) early evening.
* a todas horas=at all hours ; around the clock.
* a última hora=at the last minute ; at the eleventh hour ; last minute [last-minute] ; at the very last minute ; at the very last moment ; at the very last.
* a última hora de anoche=late last night.
* a última hora de la noche=late at night.
* a últimas horas de la tarde=late evening.
* cada hora=hourly.
* cambio de hora estacional=daylight saving time.
* compras de última hora=last-minute shopping.
* cuando llegó la hora de + Infinitivo=when it came to + Gerundio.
* cuando llegue la hora=when the time comes.
* decisión de última hora=last-minute decision.
* dejarlo para última hora=leave + it until the last minute.
* depósito de préstamos después de las horas de apertura=after-hours book drop.
* de última hora=last minute [last-minute] ; up-to-the-minute ; late breaking [late-breaking] ; hot off the griddle.
* durante horas y horas=for hours on end.
* durante las horas de más calor=during the heat of the day.
* durante las horas puntas=at peak periods.
* durante muchas horas=for many long hours ; for hours on end.
* durante varias horas=over several hours.
* echar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* en cuestión de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en el espacio de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en el plazo de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en el transcurso de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* en las horas clave=at busy times.
* en las horas de más calor=in the heat of the day.
* en las horas punta=at busy times.
* fondo de préstamo por horas=short-loan collection.
* hacer horas extraordinarias=work + overtime.
* hacer horas extras=work + overtime.
* hasta última hora=until the last minute.
* hora con el dentista=dental appointment.
* hora de acostarse=bedtime.
* hora de apertura=opening time.
* hora de cierre=closing hour ; closing time.
* hora de clase=class period.
* hora de comer=mealtime [meal time].
* hora de comienzo=starting time ; start time.
* hora de conexión=connect hour.
* hora de encerrarse=curfew.
* hora de entrada=check-in time.
* hora de Greenwich=GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
* hora de inicio=trigger time ; start time.
* hora de la cerveza, la=beer time.
* hora de la comida=mealtime [meal time].
* hora del almuerzo=lunchtime ; lunch hour.
* hora de la verdad=moment of truth.
* hora de la verdad, la=showdown.
* hora del cuento=story hour [storyhour] ; storytelling [story-telling] ; storytime [story time].
* hora de llegada=arrival time.
* hora del té=teatime ; tea.
* hora de mayor demanda=peak time.
* hora de reloj=clock hour.
* hora de salida=departure time ; check-out time.
* hora de trabajo=man-hour.
* hora de vencimiento=time due.
* hora de volver a casa=curfew.
* hora feliz=happy hour.
* hora fija=set time.
* hora hombre=man-hour.
* hora intempestiva=unearthly time ; unearthly hour.
* hora punta=peak period ; rush hour ; peak hour.
* horas activas=waking day ; waking hours.
* horas al volante=driver's hours.
* horas de apertura=business hours.
* horas de clase=class time ; school hours.
* horas de consulta=surgery.
* horas de funcionamiento=operating hours.
* horas de menos aglomeración=off-peak times.
* horas de oficina=office hours ; business hours.
* horas de poca actividad=slack hours.
* horas de poco movimiento=slack hours.
* horas después de la escuela=after-school hours ; after-school time.
* horas de vuelo=flying hours.
* horas en las que Uno está despierto=waking time.
* hora señalada=set time.
* horas extraordinarias=overtime.
* horas extras=overtime.
* horas fuera de lo normal=unsocial hours.
* horas intespestivas=unsocial hours.
* horas libres=released time.
* horas no punta=off-peak times.
* horas posteriores al mediodía=afternoon times.
* Hora + y media=half past + Hora.
* información de última hora=news flash.
* las 24 horas=round the clock ; around the clock.
* las veinticuatro horas=day and night ; day or night ; night and day.
* liberar horas=time off.
* llegada la hora de la verdad=if it comes to the crunch ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
* llegar la hora de=time + come.
* llegar + Posesivo + hora=Posesivo + number + come up.
* manecilla de las horas=hour hand.
* media hora=half-hour.
* mph [millas por hora]=mph [miles per hour].
* muchas horas=long hours.
* no se ganó Zamora en una hora=Rome wasn't built in a day.
* noticia de última hora=hot off the press(es).
* noticias de última hora=breaking news.
* pagar por horas extra=pay + overtime.
* por fin llegó la hora (de)=it's about time (that).
* por hora=hourly.
* por horas=on an hourly basis.
* precipitación de última hora=last-minute rush.
* préstamo por horas=hourly loan.
* primeras horas de la madrugada=late night.
* prisa de última hora=last-minute rush.
* reservar hora=book + time.
* ser hora de=it + be + time to/for.
* ser hora de definirse=time to climb off the fence.
* ser hora de irse=be time to go.
* ser hora de marcharse=be time to go.
* ser hora ya de que=be about time (that) ; be high time (that/to/for).
* servicio las 24 horas=24 hour(s) service.
* ser ya hora de que=it + be + well past the time for ; be high time (that/to/for).
* trabajador por horas=time hand [time-hand].
* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal=work + unsocial hours.
* trabajar a horas intespestivas=work + unsocial hours.
* trabajar horas extraordinarias=work + overtime.
* trabajar horas extras=work + overtime.
* trabajar las veinticuatro horas del día=work (a)round + the clock.
* trabajar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche=a late night + Nombre.
* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la mañana=an early morning + Nombre.
* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana=a late morning + Nombre.
* un servicio las 24 horas=a 24-hour service.
* veinticuatro horas al día=24/7/365.
* veinticuatro horas al día, siete días a la semana=24/7.
* ya era hora=not a moment too soon ; not a minute too soon.
* ya es hora (de que)=it's about time (that).
* ya ir siendo hora de que=be high time (that/to/for) ; be about time (that).
* ya ser hora de que=be high time (that/to/for).

hora con el dentista
(n.)=dental appointment.
Ex: A dental appointment is one of the scariest things for about thirty percent of the population in the world.
hora de Greenwich
=GMT (Greenwich Mean Time).
Ex: The service entails loading the current day's FT content onto Dialog's three main platforms (Profound, DIALOG, DataStar) by 5 am GMT.
hora de acostarse
=bedtime.
Ex: 6 years ago the Monroe County Library in Indiana began weekly bedtime story hours for 2 to 6 year olds.
hora de apertura
(n.)=opening time.
Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
hora de cierre
(n.)=closing hour ; closing time.
Ex: Confirmation of the opening and closing hours for the library. Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
hora de clase
(n.)=class period.
Ex: When the point is reached at which the instructor begins to fade into the background, individual students can select cases to analyze and solve on their own before the class period, literally pulling them apart and putting them together again -- 'working them to death'.
hora de comer
(n.)=mealtime [meal time].
Ex: Comments were made on the starting time of the conference, mealtimes, the quality of speakers and the subject of next conference.
hora de comienzo
(n.)=starting time ; start time.
Ex: Comments were made on the starting time of the conference, mealtimes, the quality of speakers and the subject of next conference. Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
hora de conexión
(n.)=connect hour.
Ex: Discount charges are available by contracting to buy a predetermined number of connect hours per year.
hora de encerrarse
(n.)=curfew.
Ex: Juvenile arrests for curfew and loitering violations increased 113 percent between 1990-99.
hora de entrada
(n.)=check-in time.
Ex: A block of rooms at a group rate of $159 single/double has been reserved for conference attendants -- check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out time is 12 noon.
hora de inicio
(n.)=trigger time ; start time.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site. Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
hora de la cerveza, la
(n.)=beer time.
Ex: I'm embarrassed that you are my house guest and have to ask at 4pm if it's beer time yet -- it's always beer time on holidays around here.
hora de la comida
(n.)=mealtime [meal time].
Ex: Comments were made on the starting time of the conference, mealtimes, the quality of speakers and the subject of next conference.
hora de la verdad
(n.)=moment of truth.
Ex: Some single concepts can only be denoted by more than one word, eg mother of pearl, moment of truth.
hora de la verdad, la
(n.)=showdown.
Ex: The article 'Search engine showdown' reports the results of lab tests carried out on 7 major World Wide Web (WWW) search engines available free of charge on the Internet.
hora de llegada
(n.)=arrival time.
Ex: The arrival times are well advertised.
hora de mayor demanda
(n.)=peak time.
Ex: April and September are peak times for meetings.
hora de reloj
(n.)=clock hour.
Ex: However, real time is defined in clock hours -- specifically, the hours that the library's products are available to the clients.
hora de salida
(n.)=departure time ; check-out time.
Ex: For example, information on train departure times becomes the more 'valuable' the more crucial is the purpose of the journey. Ex: A block of rooms at a group rate of $159 single/double has been reserved for conference attendants -- check-in time is 3:00 p.m. and check-out time is 12 noon.
hora de trabajo
(n.)=man-hour.
Ex: To assist public library staff with the increased workload the Provincial Library Centre loans 2 staff for 20 man-hours each week.
hora de vencimiento
=time due.
Ex: Searchable fields include accession number, supplier, order number, invoice number, loan category, borrower number, date due and time due.
hora de volver a casa
(n.)=curfew.
Ex: Juvenile arrests for curfew and loitering violations increased 113 percent between 1990-99.
hora del almuerzo
(n.)=lunchtime ; lunch hour.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to see that work is prepared for the duty librarian to do during recess and lunchtime. Ex: Peak use of the libraries occurs during lunch hours.
hora del cuento
(n.)=story hour [storyhour] ; storytelling [story-telling] ; storytime [story time].
Ex: The mediatheque serves the local, deprived population with story hours, film shows, exchange of stamps and postcards. Ex: She accepts that at all sorts of intellectual and aesthetic levels there are people who read 'for the enjoyment of good storytelling and a good story'. Ex: Traditionally these books have been shunned because of their fragile nature, but librarians are finding that a small collection can enliven story times.
hora del té
(n.)=teatime ; tea.
Ex: To most people in Britain, the phrase 'clotted cream' instantly summons up an image of teatime. Ex: Before tea invaded Britain, the English ate only breakfast and dinner.
hora feliz
(n.)=happy hour.
Ex: Even the U.S. military got in the act, when in 1984 they abolished happy hours at military base clubs.
hora fija
(n.)=set time.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children at set times are always popular.
hora hombre
(n.)=man-hour.
Ex: To assist public library staff with the increased workload the Provincial Library Centre loans 2 staff for 20 man-hours each week.
hora intempestiva
(n.)=unearthly time ; unearthly hour.
Ex: Of course, the call to prayer from the local Mosque wakes virtually everyone at 5:30 (or some unearthly time like that). Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
hora punta
(n.)=peak period ; rush hour ; peak hour.
Ex: Libraries which had to cope with peak periods of borrowing faced the embarrassing prospect of queues of irate readers waiting at the discharge side of the issue desk. Ex: The prospect of transporting more than 2600 individuals through a capital city, in the middle of rush hour, would daunt even the most experienced conference organizers. Ex: Many demonstrations also suffered from the time delay which plagues Internet use at peak hours in the USA.
hora señalada
(n.)=set time.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children at set times are always popular.
horadado
(adj.)=pierced.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.

horario
(n.)=schedule ; timetable ; office hours ; operating hours.
Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
Ex: They are open normal office hours, though some have experimented with late evening opening and some now open on Saturday mornings.
Ex: Accurate determination of operating hours is vital in analyzing operating costs.
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* ampliar el horario de apertura=extend + hours.
* después del horario de trabajo=after hours [after-hours].
* después del horario normal=after hours [after-hours].
* diferencia de horario=time differences.
* en el horario de trabajo=on company time.
* flexibilidad de horario=flexibility (in/of) working time ; flexibility (in/of) working hours.
* fuera del horario normal=out of hours ; at odd times.
* hoja de control horario=timesheet.
* horario comercial=shopping hours ; business hours.
* horario de apertura=opening hours ; opening time ; opening day ; shopping hours ; office hours ; hours of operation.
* horario de apertura al público=banking hours.
* horario de apertura más amplio=extended hours.
* horario de atención al público=opening hours ; hours of operation ; banking hours.
* horario de autobuses=bus timetable ; bus schedule.
* horario de cierre=closing hour ; closing time.
* horario de clase=class time ; class schedule.
* horario de tarifa normal=prime time.
* horario de tarifa reducida=nonprime time.
* horario de trabajo=hours of operation ; working hours ; work hours.
* horario de trenes=train timetable.
* horario de tutorías=office hours.
* horario de vuelos=air timetable.
* horario escolar=school timetable.
* horario extraescolar=after-school hours ; after-school time.
* horario fijo=set time.
* horario flexible=flexitime ; working time flexibility ; flexibility (in/of) working time ; flexibility (in/of) working hours.
* horario intempestivo=unearthly hour.
* horario intenso de trabajo=long hours, the.
* horario laboral=hours of operation ; opening hours ; working hours ; work hours.
* horarios=scheduling.
* horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados=over-long hours.
* huso horario=time zone.
* según el huso horario de Europa Central=CET (Central European Time).
* sin restricciones de horario=unscheduled.
* tener horario ajustado=be under time constraint.
* zona horaria=time zone.

horario comercial
=shopping hours ; business hours.
Ex: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits. Ex: In order to improve the quality of library services it is essential to provide suitable equipment and premises and to determine suitable library business hours.
horario de apertura
(n.)=opening hours ; opening time ; opening day ; shopping hours ; office hours ; hours of operation.
Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget. Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden. Ex: Most of their libraries offer 9.00 a.m. to 10.00 p.m. opening on weekdays, and a somewhat curtailed opening day on Saturdays. Ex: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits. Ex: They are open normal office hours, though some have experimented with late evening opening and some now open on Saturday mornings. Ex: Days and hours of operation are always weather-dependent and can result in earlier closures without notice.
horario de apertura al público
(n.)=banking hours.
Ex: Standard banking hours are 9.30am-4pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.30am-5pm Friday, but some banks are open on Saturday mornings.
horario de apertura más amplio
(n.)=extended hours.
Ex: There is a continuing need for public libraries to offer extended hours of service.
horario de atención al público
(n.)=opening hours ; hours of operation ; banking hours.
Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget. Ex: Days and hours of operation are always weather-dependent and can result in earlier closures without notice. Ex: Standard banking hours are 9.30am-4pm Monday to Thursday, and 9.30am-5pm Friday, but some banks are open on Saturday mornings.
horario de autobuses
(n.)=bus timetable ; bus schedule.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc. Ex: The only problem with these new bus shelters is that they don't post the bus schedules, unlike the old shelters.
horario de cierre
(n.)=closing hour ; closing time.
Ex: Confirmation of the opening and closing hours for the library. Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
horario de clase
(n.)=class time ; class schedule.
Ex: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school. Ex: The content of these local area databases include course syllabi, class schedules, and materials placed on reserve by instructors.
horario de tarifa normal
(n.)=prime time.
Ex: The number of users on the MEDLARS system varied more during nonprime time than on prime time; there were times of higher than average use and times of much lower use.
horario de tarifa reducida
(n.)=nonprime time.
Ex: The number of users on the MEDLARS system varied more during nonprime time than on prime time; there were times of higher than average use and times of much lower use.
horario de trabajo
(n.)=hours of operation ; working hours ; work hours.
Ex: Days and hours of operation are always weather-dependent and can result in earlier closures without notice. Ex: As opening hours increase and working hours decrease, the role of part-time staff must be carefully considered. Ex: Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
horario de trenes
(n.)=train timetable.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
horario de tutorías
(n.)=office hours.
Ex: Information includes library hours, the academic calendar, daily weather information, faculty office hours and phone numbers, and computing facility locations.
horario de vuelos
(n.)=air timetable.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
horario escolar
(n.)=school timetable.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable.
horario extraescolar
(n.)=after-school hours ; after-school time.
Ex: The article 'The public library and the latchkey children' concludes that the majority of public libraries are being used to some extent for the purpose of caring for children during after-school hours. Ex: Today, far too many children spend most of their out-of-school time in unsupervised, non-educational activities.
horario fijo
(n.)=set time.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children at set times are always popular.
horario flexible
(n.)=flexitime ; working time flexibility ; flexibility (in/of) working time ; flexibility (in/of) working hours.
Ex: Non-traditional career patterns include part-time work; job share, flexitime, freelance and services by consultants and information brokers. Ex: Part-time work includes two phenomena: a process of working time reduction, & a process of working time flexibility. Ex: Current interests in greater flexibility in working time are leading to an increase in the extent of unsocial hours working. Ex: The two main features are continued wage moderation and negotiated flexibility of working hours, particularly part-time jobs.
horario intempestivo
(n.)=unearthly hour.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
horario intenso de trabajo
(n.)=long hours, the.
Ex: Bored out of her mind with the long hours and mundane tasks, she decided to give radio a try.
horario laboral
(n.)=hours of operation ; opening hours ; working hours ; work hours.
Ex: Days and hours of operation are always weather-dependent and can result in earlier closures without notice. Ex: Cuts in the 1988 budget have resulted in cuts in opening hours, staff hours, and book budget. Ex: As opening hours increase and working hours decrease, the role of part-time staff must be carefully considered. Ex: Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
horarios
(n.)=scheduling.
Ex: Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.
horarios de trabajo demasiado cargados
=over-long hours.
Ex: Their response to the grinding monotony of repetitive labour and over-long hours was frequent absenteeism.
horas activas
(n.)=waking day ; waking hours.
Ex: During as much as one fourth of his waking day the average adult is engaged in one or another of these activities. Ex: Librarians, led by men like Melvil Dewey, spent the majority of their waking hours attempting to reduce library work to a 'mechanical art', and their mind-numbing articles weighed heavily upon the pages of 'Library Journal'.
horas al volante
=driver's hours.
Ex: Into this category would come the regulations covering social provisions in respect of road transport, such as drivers' hours and the use of tachographs, which have an impact on the provision of public transport.
horas de apertura
=business hours.
Ex: In order to improve the quality of library services it is essential to provide suitable equipment and premises and to determine suitable library business hours.
horas de clase
=class time ; school hours.
Ex: Many respondents would have welcomed a less theoretical syllabus with a greater allocation of class time in the lower rather than upper school. Ex: Even though we were asked to by the truant officer we don't even report school age children who are in the library during school hours.
horas de consulta
(n.)=surgery.
Ex: The library may also arrange for local councillors to hold a rota of surgeries once a week.
horas de funcionamiento
(n.)=operating hours.
Ex: Accurate determination of operating hours is vital in analyzing operating costs.
horas de menos aglomeración
=off-peak times.
Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
horas de oficina
=office hours ; business hours.
Ex: They are open normal office hours, though some have experimented with late evening opening and some now open on Saturday mornings. Ex: In order to improve the quality of library services it is essential to provide suitable equipment and premises and to determine suitable library business hours.
horas de poca actividad
=slack hours.
Ex: Some libraries will accept questions only during slack hours and have arranged to have an answering device explain that telephone service is not available at that particular time.
horas de poco movimiento
=slack hours.
Ex: Some libraries will accept questions only during slack hours and have arranged to have an answering device explain that telephone service is not available at that particular time.
horas de vuelo
(n.)=flying hours.
Ex: But now, it seems the 15 months spent crafting a plan to lessen pilots' flying hours, thus reducing the dangers of pilot fatigue, are about to become a reality.
horas después de la escuela
(n.)=after-school hours ; after-school time.
Ex: The article 'The public library and the latchkey children' concludes that the majority of public libraries are being used to some extent for the purpose of caring for children during after-school hours. Ex: Today, far too many children spend most of their out-of-school time in unsupervised, non-educational activities.
horas en las que Uno está despierto
(n.)=waking time.
Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.
horas extraordinarias
(n.)=overtime.
Ex: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.
horas extras
(n.)=overtime.
Ex: The New Zealand Post Office Museum and Archives acquired the outward letterbooks and a number of registers (of correspondence, paid vouchers, overtime payments, registered letters etc) from several post offices in New Zealand.
horas fuera de lo normal
(n.)=unsocial hours.
Ex: Current interests in greater flexibility in working time are leading to an increase in the extent of unsocial hours working.
horas intespestivas
(n.)=unsocial hours.
Ex: Current interests in greater flexibility in working time are leading to an increase in the extent of unsocial hours working.
horas libres
(n.)=released time.
Ex: Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time.
horas no punta
=off-peak times.
Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
horas posteriores al mediodía
=afternoon times.
Ex: Afternoon times must be entered as 1300 to 2359.
horca^1
(n.)=hayfork ; pitchfork.
Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
Ex: A northern Missouri girl is recovering from an infection after being impaled by a pitchfork while doing chores on the family farm.
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* armado con horca=pitchforked.
* atravesar con una horca=pitchfork.
* manejar con una horca=pitchfork.
* manipular con una horca=pitchfork.

horca^2
(n.)=noose.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.

horcajadas
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* a horcajadas=astride.

horchata de chufa
(n.)=tigernut milk.
Ex: Sugar-free tigernut milk is suitable for diabetics due to its high content of arginine, which liberates the hormone that produces insulin.

horda
(n.)=horde.
Ex: This article discusses the emergence of front-end computer software to facilitate the needs of the growing hordes of end-users = Este artículo trata de la aparición de los software de interfaz de usuario para facilitar las necesidades de una multitud cada vez mayor de usuarios.

horizontal
(adj.)=horizontal.
Ex: We should be bring areas of library use in horizontal juxtaposition to each other for ease of movement of books, readers and staff.
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* formato horizontal=landscape format.
* línea horizontal=flat.
* orientación horizontal=landscape format.
* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal=horizontal positioning key.

horizontalmente
=horizontally ; at right angles.
Ex: Communication outlet necessitate the provision of adequate conduit for coaxial cable both vertically and horizontally through the building.
Ex: There was an ink table at each end of the bed, and two sets of inking rollers were fixed in the frame at right angles to its movement, with the platen between them = Había una mesa de tinta a cada extremo de la mesa y dos juegos de rodillos entintadores sujetos sobre la estructura en ángulo recto respecto a su movimiento, con la platina entre ambos.

horizonte
(n.)=skyline ; horizon.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.
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* abrir horizontes=open out + horizons.
* abrir nuevos horizontes=open + new realms ; forge + new frontiers.
* agrandar los horizontes=enlarge + horizons.
* ampliar el horizonte=broaden + perspective ; widen + the scope.
* ampliar los horizontes=broaden + horizons ; extend + horizons ; enlarge + horizons ; widen + horizons ; expand + Posesivo + horizons ; expand + views.
* desaparecer en el horizonte cabalgando al atardecer=ride off into + the sunset.
* en el horizonte=on the horizon.
* ensanchar horizontes=open out + horizons.
* ensanchar los horizontes=broaden + perspective.
* explorar nuevos horizontes=move on to + pastures new.
* horizonte dibujado por los edificios=skyline.
* horizonte dibujado por un edificio=roofline.
* línea del horizonte=skyline.
* nuevos horizontes=greener pastures ; pastures new.

horizonte dibujado por los edificios
(n.)=skyline.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
horizonte dibujado por un edificio
(n.)=roofline.
Ex: The building isn't particularly photogenic, but its staggered roofline is remarkable.
horma
(n.)=last.
Nota: Para zapatos.
Ex: The article 'New competitors for the publishers: the cobbler and his last' examines the role of the publisher in the age of information technology and electronic publishing.
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* encontrar la horma de + Posesivo + zapato=meet + Posesivo + match.

hormiga
(n.)=ant.
Ex: The potential of electromagnetism technology, a physical control method, in the control of hygiene pests (e.g., ants and cockroaches) is discussed.
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* hormiga voladora=flying ant.

hormiga voladora
(n.)=flying ant.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, flying ants are not always a sign of termites or termite infestations in a home.
hormigonera
(n.)=cement mixer.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.

hormigueo
=tingling ; pins and needles.
Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
Ex: Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.
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* sentir hormigueo en la piel=tingle.

hormiguero
(n.)=anthill [ant hill].
Ex: The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.
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* cerdo hormiguero=aardvark.
* oso hormiguero=anteater [ant-eater].

hormiguita
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* trabajar como una hormiguita=beaver away.

hormigón
(n.)=concrete.
Ex: An enquirer wishes to retrieve documents on the 'finishing of concrete floors for industrial buildings'.
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* bloque de hormigón=breeze block ; cinder block ; concrete block.
* hormigón armado=reinforced concrete.
* muro de hormigón=concrete wall.
* viga de hormigón=concrete beam.

hormigón armado
(n.)=reinforced concrete.
Ex: If however the furniture is built-in or built of reinforced concrete then it does present a more difficult problem.
hormona
(n.)=hormone.
Ex: The substances created by genes (hormones, enzymes, etc) also contain information.
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* hormona del crecimiento=growth hormone.

hormona del crecimiento
(n.)=growth hormone.
Ex: The use of genetically produced growth hormone in milk-producing cows may adversely impact the safety of the milk supply.
hormonal
(adj.)=hormonal.
Ex: Recent research has identified some of the genetic and hormonal mechanisms contributing to this type of disorder.
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* cambio hormonal=hormonal change.
* desequilibrio hormonal=hormone imbalance ; hormone unbalance.
* terapia hormonal=hormonal therapy.

hornilla
(n.)=stove ; hob ; kitchen hob ; cooker.
Ex: We should be careful to get out of an experience only the wisdom that is in it; like the cat that sits down on a hot stove and will never sit down on a hot stove again.
Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.
Ex: Kitchen hobs are one of the important kitchen accessories widely used in modular kitchen these days.
Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.
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* hornilla a gas=gas stove.
* hornilla de gas=gas stove ; gas hob ; gas ring stove ; gas ring cooker.

hornilla a gas
(n.)=gas stove.
Ex: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England.
hornilla de gas
(n.)=gas stove ; gas hob ; gas ring stove ; gas ring cooker.
Ex: The writer examines the employment of women in the gas stove industry in late Victorian England. Ex: Ceramic hobs in theory are great, they are easy to clean easy to use and are cheaper to run than gas hobs. Ex: On the ground floor there is a kitchen with a 4 gas ring stove, dishwasher, a wood-burning stove and an extractor fan. Ex: Fully fitted kitchen with a gas ring cooker with oven, electric hotplate and fridge freezer.
hornillo
(n.)=portable gas ring ; portable ring burner.
Ex: The other thing you can do is look for a portable gas ring that uses bottled gas for your wok.
Ex: These pans are available in any number of sizes along with portable gas ring burners for outdoor cooking.
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* hornillo de dos fuegos=double gas ring burner.

hornillo de dos fuegos
(n.)=double gas ring burner.
Ex: Most of your cooking will be done around the campfire but if there are fire restrictions there is a double gas ring burner provided.
horno de cal
(n.)=lime kiln.
Ex: Limestones were heated in lime kilns to produce quicklime which once slaked was used to cover walls.
horno de función
(n.)=smelter.
Ex: Until 1870, the rich ore was reduced in primitive smelters and the silver bullion transported by llamas 200 miles to Lima.
horno de leña
(n.)=wood-burning oven.
Ex: Another cook works the wood-burning oven, stoking it with almond wood, moving the coals to the back and taking the pizzas in and out with a long-handled peel.
horno de microondas
(n.)=microwave oven.
Ex: The article 'Nuke 'em! Library pest control' describes tests carried out to determine the effectiveness of microwaves (in the form of a domestic microwave oven) as a means of destroying insect pests in books and other library materials.
horno^1
(n.)=oven ; furnace ; kiln.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: The tools were heated for use at a small furnace, and no further preparation was necessary for blind tooling.
Ex: The clay tablet was then either baked in a kiln or dried by the sun.
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* alto horno=blast furnace.
* altos hornos=smelter.
* cocer al horno=bake.
* cocinado al horno=microwaved.
* cocinar al horno=baking.
* horno de cal=lime kiln.
* horno de función=smelter.
* horno de leña=wood-burning oven.
* horno de microondas=microwave oven.
* limpiador de hornos=oven cleaner.
* patata al horno=baked potato.
* recién salido del horno=hot off the griddle.

horno^2
(n.)=oven.
Nota: Usado para indicar calor extremo.
Ex: On a hot day parked in the sun, your car not only feels like an oven -- it really is one.

horquilla de moño
(n.)=hairpin.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
horquilla del pelo
(n.)=hair grip.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
horquilla para el pelo
(n.)=bobby pin.
Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
horquilla^1
(n.)=pitchfork ; hayfork.
Ex: A northern Missouri girl is recovering from an infection after being impaled by a pitchfork while doing chores on the family farm.
Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead.
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* montacargas de horquilla=forklift truck ; forklift [fork lift].

horquilla^2
(n.)=bobby pin ; hair grip.
Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
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* horquilla del pelo=hair grip.
* horquilla de moño=hairpin.
* horquilla para el pelo=bobby pin.

horrendamente
=horribly ; heinously.
Ex: What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care .
Ex: They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.

horrendo
(adj.)=harrowing ; frightful ; horrendous ; horrifying ; hideous ; horrible ; grotesquely ugly.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English Melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.
Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.

horrible
(adj.)=horrid ; lousy ; unsightly ; revolting ; nasty ; unpleasant ; awful ; terrible ; crummy ; hideous ; shocking ; horrible ; dreadful ; heinous ; frightening ; yucky ; pathetic.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.
Ex: These articles were written by those who have had first hand experience of the awful consequences of not devoting enough time to testing their security systems.
Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.
Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending 'crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.
Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.
Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.
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* morir una muerte horrible=suffer + a horrible death ; die + a horrible death.
* tener una muerte horrible=die + a horrible death ; suffer + a horrible death.
* tener un aspecto horrible=look + shit.

horriblemente
=hideously ; horribly.
Ex: What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.
Ex: What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care .
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* salir horriblemente mal=go + horribly wrong.

horripilado
(adj.)=horror-struck ; horror-stricken.
Ex: They looked at each other again, still horror-struck.
Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.

horripilante
(adj.)=horrifying ; gruesome ; grisly ; chilling ; gross ; hair-raising ; frightening ; creepy ; grotesquely ugly.
Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.
Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Chilling admissions: the affirmative action crisis and the search for alternatives'.
Ex: Janell has always had a soft spot in her heart for animals most people might find gross.
Ex: This 'hair-raising' experience will allow students to have a better understanding of what energy is and why it's so important.
Ex: No echo of so frightening a concept, 'class', ever lingers within the hushed precincts of our libraries.
Ex: For me, it's like those really creepy films I used to like watching when I was a kid.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.

horripilar
(v.)=horrify.
Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified by what they found the people reading.

horror
(n.)=horror ; abhorrence.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
Ex: This profound and subtle book asks how lobotomies, which have been regarded with abhorrence since the 1960s, could have been a preferred treatment for serious mental illnesses from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.
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* dar horror=give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies.
* grito de horror=cry of horror.
* manifestar horror=register + horror.
* novelas de horror=horror fiction.
* tener horror a=loathe ; hate.

horrorizado
(adj.)=shocked ; aghast ; horror-struck ; horror-stricken.
Ex: Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.
Ex: We sometimes get a record on the screen and look aghast at it, and say, 'Has somebody really cataloged this?'.
Ex: They looked at each other again, still horror-struck.
Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.

horrorizar
(v.)=horrify ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; cringe.
Ex: In the early nineteenth century the various education societies were horrified by what they found the people reading.
Ex: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies.
Ex: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps.
Ex: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within.
Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps.
Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it.
Ex: That Dennis! When I think of him, I... well ... to put it frankly, cringe.
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* horrorizarse=recoil in + horror ; throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror ; get + the willies.
* horrorizarse por=appal (at/by) [appall].

horrorizarse
(v.)=recoil in + horror ; throw + Posesivo + arms up in horror ; get + the willies.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds. Ex: This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it. Ex: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
horrorizarse por
(v.)=appal (at/by) [appall].
Ex: I was sort of appalled at Mr. Welsh's comments on the future of bibliographic services that the Library of Congress is willing to provide.
horrorosamente
=hideously ; appallingly ; horribly.
Ex: What is clear from a survey of this literature is that the Yugoslav war was hideously complex in its detail and in the range of issues raised.
Ex: Albert Einstein quote -- It has become appallingly obvious that our technology has exceeded our humanity.
Ex: What proponents fail to mention is that feral cats suffer horribly from the lack of food, water, shelter and regular medical care .

horroroso
(adj.)=appalling ; frightful ; horrendous ; horrifying ; shocking ; horrible ; dreadful ; hellish ; grisly ; horrid ; yucky .
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: If we were confronted with the alternatives that Mr. Gorman described this morning, it would have been a horrendous undertaking.
Ex: The article 'A horrifying problem' examines the controversial issue about whether to remove books about satanism from the library shelves.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
Ex: Not saving the wildlife is too horrible to contemplate, but saving it will require us to accept harsh realities and abandon romantic notions.
Ex: The same author also wrote the book 'Serials deselection: a dreadful dilemma'.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: I saw Gina's post the other day where she said she feels 'fat and frumpish and yucky'.

horroso
(adj.)=hideous.
Ex: The book focuses on images where hideous atrocities -- e.g., murder, blasphemy, wanton destruction and even cannibalism -- are shown to be part of the daily life of the common people of Paris during the revolution.

hortelano
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* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer=a dog in the manger.

hortera
(adj.)=tawdry ; tacky ; gaudy ; bad taste ; naff.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.
Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.

horterada
(n.)=kitsch.
Ex: Quality has deteriorated both through the arrival of Western style kitsch.

horticultor
(n.)=horticulturalist.
Ex: Mass squat on public lands began with the gold rush and continued with ranchers and dairymen, fishermen, horticulturalists, oil prospectors, etc.

horticultura
(n.)=horticulture.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
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* de horticultura=horticultural.

hortícola
(adj.)=horticultural ; horticultural.
Ex: This paper reports a bibliometric study of 511 articles, published in 4 leading horticultural periodicals during 1987 and 1988 = Este trabajo presenta un estudio bibliométrico de 511 artículos, publicados en cuatro destacadas revistas de horticultura durante 1987 y 1988.
Ex: This paper reports a bibliometric study of 511 articles, published in 4 leading horticultural periodicals during 1987 and 1988 = Este trabajo presenta un estudio bibliométrico de 511 artículos, publicados en cuatro destacadas revistas de horticultura durante 1987 y 1988.

horóscopo
(n.)=horoscope.
Ex: A good way to start your day is to read your horoscope.
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* signo del horóscopo=horoscope sign.

hoscamente
=sullenly.
Ex: He sat down heavily and watched his wife sullenly as she made the coffee.

hosco
(adj.)=sullen ; surly ; crusty ; morose ; crabby ; unfriendly ; disagreeable ; testy .
Ex: He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.
Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.

hospedar
(v.)=accommodate ; lodge ; put + Nombre + up for the night.
Ex: Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects.
Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
Ex: A very special thanks to Mary Miracle for putting me up for the night, thus saving me from the wet and wild wilderness.
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* hospedarse=board ; stay.
* hospedarse con=board and lodge with.

hospedarse
(v.)=board ; stay.
Ex: When she first arrived she was boarding with friends until she found a place to rent. Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
hospedarse con
(v.)=board and lodge with.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
hospicio
(n.)=hospice ; almshouse ; workhouse.
Ex: The article 'The librarian in the hospice' describes how the librarian seeks to support St Christopher's hospice staff in caring for dying patients while also handling many requests from health-care workers in the UK and abroad for information.
Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
Ex: During this period, most residents of workhouses consisted of the elderly, the sick, and orphaned children.

hospital
(n.)=hospital ; medical centre.
Ex: Librarians have recognized the relationship between Reader's Advisory service and bibliotherapy as it is practiced in a medical setting and through the patient libraries of hospitals.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
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* ayudante de hospital=hospital attendant.
* biblioteca de hospital=patient library ; hospital library.
* biblioteca de hospital clínico=teaching hospital library.
* bibliotecario de biblioteca de hospital=hospital librarian.
* buque hospital=hospital ship.
* cama de hospital=hospital bed.
* convalecer en el hospital=recover in + hospital ; convalesce in + hospital.
* en el hospital=at the bedside.
* hospital de día=day hospital.
* hospital general=general hospital.
* hospital geriátrico=geriatric hospital.
* hospital maternoinfantil=maternity clinic ; maternity hospital.
* hospital militar=military hospital.
* hospital siquiátrico=mental hospital ; psychiatric hospital.
* hospital universitario=academic medical centre ; university hospital ; teaching hospital.
* hospital veterinario=veterinary hospital.
* infección adquirida en el hospital=hospital-acquired infection.
* infección de hospital=hospital-acquired infection.
* ingresar en el hospital=admit into + hospital.
* ingresar en hospital=hospitalise [hospitalize, -USA].
* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* llevar al hospital urgentemente=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* médico de hospital=hospital physician.
* novela sobre hospitales=hospital romance.
* pabellón de hospital=hospital ward ; ward.
* recuperarse en el hospital=recover in + hospital.
* sala de hospital=hospital ward ; ward.
* tren hospital=hospital train.

hospital de día
(n.)=day hospital.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The day hospital at Pembury and an experiment on the therapeutic use of the talking book'.
hospital general
(n.)=general hospital.
Ex: Their information needs have implications for academic and public libraries as well as libraries in psychiatric facilities and general hospitals.
hospital geriátrico
(n.)=geriatric hospital.
Ex: This is of particular importance in geriatric hospitals where elderly patients tend to have more complex needs.
hospital materno-infantil
(n.)=maternity clinic ; maternity hospital.
Ex: Modern family health care is provided by hospitals, maternity clinics, & planned parenthood centers in urban areas. Ex: If data sampled at maternity hospitals are once transmitted to the data server on LAN via the public telephone circuit, these data are available for the specialists on LAN.
hospital militar
(n.)=military hospital.
Ex: The Saudi Arabian Ministry of Defense and Aviation, which contracts for management of military hospitals, responded to the libraries' needs for more complete and extensive journal holdings.
hospital siquiátrico
(n.)=mental hospital ; psychiatric hospital.
Ex: The library is located in a city with a very large state mental hospital that has been sharply downsized in the trend towards de-institutionalisation. Ex: Nursing homes, retirement centers, Veterans' centers, women's shelters, Head Start programs, prisons, and psychiatric hospitals were often the beneficiaries of weeded books.
hospital universitario
(n.)=academic medical centre ; university hospital ; teaching hospital.
Ex: The title of her paper was 'Computer assisted instruction: subject audience and program descriptors for an academic medical center'. Ex: At London, Ontario, the university hospital has been experimenting with the use of computers in hospital administration. Ex: This article describes an investigation of the library use by the staff and students of a large teaching hospital.
hospital veterinario
(n.)=veterinary hospital.
Ex: Footbaths are commonly used as a method to control infectious diseases in veterinary hospitals.
hospitalario^1
(adj.)=hospitable.
Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.

hospitalario^2
(adj.)=bedside.
Ex: Laennec was a master of pathological anatomy and his invention of the stethoscope helped to insure the relevance of this science to bedside medicine.
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* cama hospitalaria=hospital bed.
* tratamiento hospitalario=hospital treatment.

hospitalidad
(n.)=hospitality.
Ex: Topics covered include cooperation; decision making; initiative taking; storytelling; hospitality to customers; and networking.

hospitalista
(n.)=hospitalist.
Ex: In an effort to provide continuing quality care to in-patients, hospitals are adding hospitalists to their staffs.

hospitalización
=hospitalisation [hospitalization, -USA].
Ex: With the establishment of day care centres as alternatives to hospitalisation, hospital library services must adapt to cater for these new groups of patients.

hospitalizado
=hospitalised [hospitalized, -USA].
Ex: This article discusses the importance of the use of books as bibliotherapy for hospitalized patients.
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* paciente hospitalizado=in-patient.

hospitalizar
(v.)=hospitalise [hospitalize, -USA].
Ex: A majority said they had clients who were now hospitalized but, if there were adequate attendant care, they could live independently.

hosquedad
(n.)=surliness ; sullenness.
Ex: Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past - the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders.
Ex: In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against Nature not to go out and see her riches.
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* con hosquedad=sullenly.

hostal
(n.)=boarding house ; guesthouse [guest house] ; simple hotel ; hostel ; rooming house ; lodging house.
Ex: A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference.
Ex: The aim is to establish a central library with a network of branches in guest houses and other places of accommodation.
Ex: The picturesque harbor is lined with colorful wood houses and a few simple hotels.
Ex: The author discusses the design of information management systems for Assistance Centres for Homeless People, which include hostels for homeless people, soup kitchens and other services.
Ex: A rooming house is considered illegal if it contravenes city bylaws.
Ex: According to the law, all barber shops, hairdressing salons, lodging houses and eating houses are required to register with the City Council.

hostelería
(n.)=catering.
Ex: This article presents research on the influence of the introduction of IT on information work in catering and tourist enterprises.
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* hostelería, la=hospitality industry, the.

hostelería, la
=hospitality industry, the.
Ex: This article examines the interest in the application of information technology in the hospitality industry.
hostiar
(v.)=baste.
Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.

hostigador
(n.)=skirmirsher.
Ex: The enemy stubbornly resisted every effort of our skirmishers to press them back.

hostigar
(v.)=harass ; taunt ; tease ; twit ; tantalise [tantalize, -USA] ; pressurise [pressurize, -USA] ; nobble ; bear down on ; harry ; breathe down + Posesivo + neck ; rag.
Ex: I have reason to believe that my boss, the head of reference, has been sexually harassing me.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.
Ex: He was the best striker I ever saw, certainly before the injuries that nobbled him twice.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.
Ex: They have to realize that their kids are grown up and can make their own decisions and don't need their parents breathing down their necks anymore.
Ex: Someone ragged her in college and she hit him.

hostil
(adj.)=inimical ; antagonistic ; antipathetic ; hostile ; venomous ; aggressive ; chippy.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
Ex: In some respects, TREC in its present form is antipathetic to interactive information retrieval.
Ex: A proposal to open the library on holidays was initially met with a hostile reaction from some staff but eventually agreed.
Ex: The most likely short-term scenario is likely to be increasingly venomous exchanges between authors and publishers, leading to more lawsuits, threats and demonstrations.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
Ex: It was expected to be an intense game, but it quickly turned into a very chippy affair early.
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* ambiente hostil=icy wind.

hostilidad
(n.)=hostility ; unfriendliness ; harassment ; animosity ; bad blood ; uncongeniality.
Ex: At the same time, there appears to be a relentlessly spreading indifference, if not hostility, to the public library in the minds of Americans.
Ex: The article 'User unfriendliness' describes how in the UK and Netherlands outbreaks of violence and attacks on staff in libraries have led librarians to consider methods of tackling the situation.
Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
Ex: Working as a cataloguer and reference librarian helps diminish animosities that may exist between the 2 groups and promotes understanding and cooperation.
Ex: The conventional explanation of bad blood between Koreans and Japanese isthe 35 years of harsh Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945.
Ex: The monarchy has displayed its uncongeniality with the democratic process by exploiting the tensions persisting between the political parties.
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* cese de hostilidades=cease of hostilities.
* hostilidades + cesar=hostilities + cease.
* incitar hostilidad=arouse + hostility.

hostilidades + cesar
(n.)=hostilities + cease.
Ex: Among other things, the war context gives the President the authority to detain enemy combatants at least until hostilities cease.
hostilizar
(v.)=harry.
Ex: They stayed there for the winter, and spent the succeeding three summers harrying the coasts of Ireland and Scotland, after which they returned to Norway.

hotel
(n.)=hotel.
Ex: Eligible projects include mining, quarrying, processing, packaging, hotels, tourist facilities and services which can benefit industry or tourism.
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* alojamiento en hotel=hotel accommodation.
* bar de hotel=hotel bar.
* cadena de hoteles=hotel chain.
* cliente de hotel=hotel guest.
* estancia en hotel=hotel accommodation.
* factura de hotel=hotel bill.
* guía de hoteles=hotel guide.
* habitación de hotel=guest room.
* hoja de reserva de hotel=hotel booking form.
* hotel barato=budget hotel.
* hotel económico=budget hotel.
* Hotel Ritz, el=Ritz Hotel, the.
* impreso de reserva de hotel=hotel booking form.
* mozo de hotel=bellhop.
* registrarse en el hotel=check in + at the hotel.
* reserva de hotel=hotel reservation.
* turismo de hotel=hotel tourism.

hotel barato
(n.)=budget hotel.
Ex: But there are also excellent budget hotels in London to be found if you know where to look.
hotel económico
(n.)=budget hotel.
Ex: But there are also excellent budget hotels in London to be found if you know where to look.
hotelero
(n.)=hotelier.
Ex: Text-mining can be used by hoteliers to develop competitive and strategic intelligence.
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* industria hotelera, la=hotel industry, the.
* paquete hotelero=hotel package.
* tasa de ocupación hotelera=hotel occupancy rate.

hotentote
(n.)=Hottentot.
Nota: Grupo racial de Sudáfrica.
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

hoy
=today.
Nota: También escrito to-day hace años.
Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system.
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* a día de hoy=as of today.
* al día de hoy=as of today.
* a partir de hoy=as from today.
* de hoy=present-day.
* de hoy día=of today.
* de hoy en adelante=as from today.
* de hoy en día=of today.
* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta hoy día=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present day.
* desde hoy en adelante=as from today.
* hasta el día de hoy=up to this day ; up to the present day.
* hasta hoy=to date ; up to now ; so far.
* hasta hoy (día)=up to the present day ; up to this day ; to this day.
* hoy día=nowadays ; present day, the ; today ; in this day and age.
* hoy en día=in this day and age ; at the present time.
* hoy por la mañana=early today.
* hoy por mí y mañana por ti=You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ; quid pro quo ; if you do the laundry I'll do the cooking.
* incluso hasta hoy (día)=even to this day.
* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana=rob Peter to pay Paul.

hoy día
=nowadays ; present day, the ; today ; in this day and age.
Ex: There is a terrific interest in Holmesiana nowadays. Ex: Despite what amounts to undercutting by direct sale publishers calling themselves 'book clubs', the British net book agreement has remained in force until the present day. Ex: Those dates which are older than today's date are eliminated by the system. Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context.
hoy en día
=in this day and age ; at the present time.
Ex: In this day and age the library sociologist cannot do without using the word 'class' in the library context. Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries.
hoy por la mañana
=early today.
Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
hoy por mí y mañana por ti
=You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ; quid pro quo ; if you do the laundry I'll do the cooking.
Ex: I always thought 'you scratch my back and I'll scratch yours' was a good rule, but now because of this book I have realized I've been fooling myself. Ex: This has occurred because publishers have required a transfer of copyright as a quid pro quo for publication. Ex: Now, if the T-shirt had said something along the lines of, 'if you do the laundry I'll do the cooking' that would have been perfectly fine.
hoyo
(n.)=pit ; divot [divet] ; pockmark ; hole.
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.
Ex: The only problem with divots is when you walk along the golf course and see them strewn about like so much 'Fairway Roadkill'.
Ex: Many walls still bear the pockmarks left by bullets.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
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* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo=dead men have no friends.
* en un hoyo=sunken.
* marcado con hoyos=pockmarked.

hoz
(n.)=sickle ; scythe.
Ex: This type of tree gum is obtained by making deep cuts at the base of the tree using an axe or a sickle.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
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* la hoz y el martillo=the hammer and sickle.

hozar
(v.)=root.
Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.

http (Procolo para la Transferencia de Hipertexto)
=http (Hypertext Transport Protocol).
Nota: En Internet, protocolo usado para transferir ficheros de hipertexto de ordenador a ordenador en Internet.
Ex: Http (Hypertext Transport Protocol) is the protocol used for moving hypertext files across the Internet.

hubo una época en la que
=there was a time when.
Ex: There was a time when they could actually influence things -- these days they're just barking at the moon hoping they're not in the next layoff.
hucha
(n.)=piggy bank.
Nota: Generalmente en forma de cerdito.
Ex: British banks are banning piggy banks because they may offend some Muslims, who regard pigs as impure animals.

hueco de la escalera
(n.)=stairwell.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
hueco de servicio
(n.)=service core.
Ex: The title 'Torsion in the reinforced concrete in service cores in tall buildings' contains four separate elementary or unit concepts: torsion, reinforced concrete, service cores, tall buildings.
hueco del ascensor
(n.)=elevator shaft.
Ex: Police in Florida say a 14-year-old girl survived a three-story fall down an elevator shaft while playing tag with friends.
hueco^1
(n.)=gap ; slot ; hollow ; recess ; alcove ; cavity.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
Ex: He then dropped the metal suddenly into the mouth of the mould, and at the same instant gave it a jerk or toss to force the metal into the recesses of the matrix (the precise form of the jerk varying with the different letters).
Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.
Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.
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* dejar un hueco=leave + gap.
* encontrar un hueco=find + a home.
* hacer hueco=make + room (for).
* hacerse un hueco en la vida=get on in + life.
* hueco de la escalera=stairwell.
* hueco del ascensor=elevator shaft.
* hueco de servicio=service core.
* llenar un hueco=fill + gap ; fill in + gap ; fill + the breach.

hueco^2
(adj.)=hollow.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The other helpful procedure is venoclysis, the slow drop-by-drop introduction into a vein, through a hollow needle, of a salt or a sugar solution.
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* cabeza hueca=empty-headed ; ditzy ; ditz ; dits ; ditsy ; airhead ; airheaded ; bonehead ; nong ; ning-nong ; pumpkin head.
* en hueco=punched.

huecograbado
(n.)=gravure.
Ex: This is the first of a series of articles reviewing the basic elements of most common printing processes covers gravure, lithography and letterpress.
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* plancha de cobre para la impresión en huecograbado=intaglio copperplate.

huelga
(n.)=strike ; industrial action ; strike action.
Ex: What to one author is a 'strike' to another is an industrial dispute.
Ex: More than 500 library users returning items borrowed before the industrial action were interviewed during the 4 weeks following the reopening of the libraries.
Ex: The author considers what the attitude of the profession should be to proposed strike action.
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* declararse en huelga=strike ; stage + strike ; strike + break out ; go on + strike.
* de huelga=striking.
* dejar de hacer huelga=cross + the picket line.
* en huelga=striking.
* hacer huelga=strike ; go on + strike.
* huelga de camioneros=trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.
* huelga decir=needless to say.
* huelga de hambre=hunger strike.
* huelga del metal=metalworkers' strike.
* huelga del transporte=lorry strike ; trucker strike ; haulage strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.
* huelga del transporte público=public transport strike.
* huelga de silencio=silent strike.
* huelga de transportistas=trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.
* huelga general=general strike.
* huelga jurisdiccional=jurisdictional strike.
* huelga por solidaridad=sympathy strike.
* organizar una huelga=stage + strike.
* piquete de huelga=strike picket line ; picket line.
* ponerse en huelga=walk out ; go on + strike.
* romper la huelga=cross + the picket line.

huelga de camioneros
(n.)=trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.
Ex: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent. Ex: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition. Ex: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike. Ex: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent. Ex: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.
huelga de hambre
(n.)=hunger strike.
Ex: Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
huelga de silencio
(n.)=silent strike.
Ex: The year saw a library fair in Gothenburg and a 3 minutes silent strike by cultural workers during the general election campaign.
huelga de transportistas
(n.)=trucker strike ; haulage strike ; lorry strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.
Ex: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent. Ex: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition. Ex: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike. Ex: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent. Ex: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.
huelga decir
=needless to say.
Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
huelga del metal
(n.)=metalworkers' strike.
Ex: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s.
huelga del transporte
(n.)=lorry strike ; trucker strike ; haulage strike ; road haulage strike ; haulier strike.
Ex: The sudden spurt in crime in the city over the last few days has also been linked to the lorry strike. Ex: It's been talked about all over the news, the Internet, and the blogosphere, that a trucker strike is imminent. Ex: The Government last week caved in to a national haulage strike, agreeing to reduce fuel costs and crack down on cheap foreign competition. Ex: Many of Douala's three million people stayed indoors and kept stores closed after a road haulage strike was announced for Monday, fearing that the protest could turn violent. Ex: The demonstration coincides with haulier strikes in Spain and Portugal as commercial drivers across Europe face crippling costs for petrol and diesel.
huelga del transporte público
(n.)=public transport strike.
Ex: The Paris public transport strike that began last Tuesday evening is slated to continue through at least early this week.
huelga general
(n.)=general strike.
Ex: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain.
huelga jurisdiccional
(n.)=jurisdictional strike.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.
huelga por solidaridad
(n.)=sympathy strike.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.
huelguista
(n.)=striker.
Ex: The Kerala High Court on Tuesday observed that destruction of public property by strikers and agitators should be viewed seriously.

huella
(n.)=trace ; footprint ; imprint ; footprint ; footprint ; track ; print.
Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
Ex: Such compact drives are attractive devices for laptop computers and for internal installation in desktop computers with compact footprints.
Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Information footprint: a satellite-based information service'.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
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* borrar + Posesivo + huellas=cover up + Posesivo + tracks.
* dejar huella=leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + a trace ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + an impression ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* dejar huellas=leave + footprints.
* dejar una huella imborrable=leave + a lasting memory.
* dejar una huella imborrable=leave + a lasting impression.
* desaparecer sin dejar huella=evaporate into + thin air ; vanish into + thin air ; disappear into + thin air ; disappear without + a trace ; disappear into + the blue ; vanish into + the blue.
* hacer desaparecer sin dejar huella=spirit away.
* hacer huella=leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* huella dactilar=fingerprint [finger-print].
* huella de carbono=carbon imprint ; carbon footprint.
* huella dejada por el pulgar=thumb-mark.
* huella digital=fingerprint [finger-print].
* huella ecológica=ecological imprint ; ecological footprint.
* huellas=set of tracks.
* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares=finger-print identification.
* sin dejar huella=into thin air.
* tomar las huellas dactilares=fingerprint [finger-print].
* tomar las huellas digitales=fingerprint [finger-print].

huella dactilar
(n.)=fingerprint [finger-print].
Ex: There is a need to preserve some materials from possible damage caused by dust, scratching, greasy fingerprints, and so forth.
huella de carbono
(n.)=carbon imprint ; carbon footprint.
Ex: Realize that all of your basic activities of daily life can contribute to your carbon imprint: taking a shower, watching TV, commuting to work, eating lunch, traveling to visit family, cooking dinner, etc.. Ex: In general, the biggest contributors to the carbon footprints of individuals in industrialized nations are transportation and household electricity use.
huella dejada por el pulgar
(n.)=thumb-mark.
Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.
huella digital
(n.)=fingerprint [finger-print].
Ex: There is a need to preserve some materials from possible damage caused by dust, scratching, greasy fingerprints, and so forth.
huella ecológica
(n.)=ecological imprint ; ecological footprint.
Ex: The aviation industry uses environmentally-damaging fossil fuels free of taxation and we can no longer ignore its ecological imprint. Ex: An ecological footprint is the amount of productive land area required to sustain one human being.
huellas
(n.)=set of tracks.
Ex: The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope.
huerta
(n.)=orchard ; grove ; market garden.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
Ex: His works remain predominantly religious narratives, situated in sacred wilderness groves.
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
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* huerta de manzanos=apple orchard.
* huerta de naranjos=orange grove ; orange orchard.
* planta de huerta=orchard plant.

huerta de manzanos
(n.)=apple orchard.
Ex: They are the owners of one of the largest privately owned apple orchards in the world.
huerta de naranjos
(n.)=orange grove ; orange orchard.
Ex: Large wells formerly used for irrigation of orange groves have been abandoned because land is used for housing projects. Ex: The most extensive orchards in the United States are apple and orange orchards.
huertecillo
(n.)=allotment ; vegetable plot.
Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.
Ex: Vegetable plots found around British cities form a landscape type with its own particular human involvement.

huesecillo
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* huesecillos de la fortuna=oracle bones.

huesecillos de la fortuna
(n.)=oracle bones.
Ex: The library also collects old and rare books, rubbings from stone tablets, oracle bones and maps.
hueso calcáneo
(n.)=heel bone ; calcaneus.
Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus). Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus).
hueso de la risa
(n.)=funny bone.
Ex: This type of comedy appears to hit the British funny bone harder than most by depicting the exquisite pleasures of embarrassment.
hueso del talón
(n.)=heel bone.
Ex: A bone spur, sometimes called a heel spur, can form where the connective tissue (fascia) connects to your heel bone (calcaneus).
hueso duro
(n.)=tough nut.
Ex: Getting a car loan has never been a tough nut for the residents of UK.
hueso duro (de roer)
(n.)=tough cookie.
Ex: Tough cookies usually get what they want because they refuse to compromise or give up.
hueso duro de roer
=uphill struggle ; tough nut to crack ; hard nut to crack.
Ex: While I have received rave reviews for these courses I teach, I have an uphill struggle to fill them. Ex: Sudan's oil sector proves a hard nut to crack. Ex: Realizing that the UK market was a very hard nut to crack he moved to Switzerland which was a safer bet but it also took him time.
hueso hioides
(n.)=hyoid bone.
Ex: The primary function of the hyoid bone is to serve as an anchoring structure for the tongue.
hueso metatarsiano
(n.)=metatarsal.
Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
hueso roto
(n.)=broken bone.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
hueso temporal
(n.)=temporal bone.
Ex: The results show that only eight per cent of routine post mortems have temporal bones removed.
hueso^1
(n.)=bone.
Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.
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* blanco hueso=off-white.
* calado hasta los huesos=drenched to the skin ; soaked to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
* cáncer de los huesos=bone cancer.
* carne + desprenderse del hueso=meat + fall off + the bone.
* color hueso=off-white.
* con muchos huesos y poca carne=bony .
* cortar llegando al hueso=cut to + the bone.
* de carne y hueso=flesh-and-blood.
* empapado hasta los huesos=drenched to the skin ; soaked to the skin ; wringing wet ; soaking wet ; wet through to the skin ; dripping wet.
* en carne y hueso=in the flesh.
* estar calado hasta los huesos=be wet through (and through).
* helado hasta la médula de los huesos=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* hueso calcáneo=heel bone ; calcaneus.
* hueso de la risa=funny bone.
* hueso del talón=heel bone.
* hueso duro=tough nut.
* hueso duro de roer=uphill struggle ; tough nut to crack ; hard nut to crack.
* hueso hioides=hyoid bone.
* hueso metatarsiano=metatarsal.
* hueso roto=broken bone.
* hueso temporal=temporal bone.
* lleno de huesos=bony .
* quitar el hueso=bone ; de-bone.
* salud de los huesos=bone health.
* ser un saco de huesos=be a bag of bones.
* sin hueso=boneless.

hueso^2
(n.)=pit ; stone.
Nota: De la fruta.
Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
Ex: Once you have removed the stones from fruits such as apricots and plums, you can turn the fruit halves inside out, then place them skin down on the tray.
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* hueso duro (de roer)=tough cookie.

hueste
(n.)=host.
Ex: This song is about what happened when our valley was attacked by the hosts of Mordor.

huesudo
(adj.)=bony ; osseous ; raw-boned.
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.
Ex: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal.
Ex: Harley is a large, raw-boned, plain person with a ragged haircut and a white t-shirt coming unstitched along the shoulder.

hueva
(n.)=spat.
Ex: This type of pearl culture using the spats produced in the hatchery is the first in its kind in India.
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* hueva de ostra=oyster spat.

hueva de ostra
(n.)=oyster spat.
Ex: Plastic bottles used in this way provided an efficient and cost-effective means of collecting oyster spat.
huevas
(n.)=fish roe ; roe.
Ex: Caviar represents the most consumed form of fish roe products.
Ex: Results show that allergy to roe is possible without concomitant fish allergy.

huevera
(n.)=egg cup.
Ex: Hard-boiled eggs can also be eaten warm in an egg cup without removing the shell complety.

huevo duro
(n.)=hard-boiled egg.
Ex: Hard-boiled eggs can also be eaten warm in an egg cup without removing the shell completely.
huevo escalfado
(n.)=poached egg.
Ex: This container enables microwave cooking of eggs in a variety of forms (e.g. poached and scrambled eggs and omelettes).
huevo frito con la yema hacia abajo
(n.)=sunny side down egg.
Ex: If all that runny yolk is unappealing, you can quickly flip it over at the end and have a sunny side down egg.
huevo frito con la yema hacia arriba
(n.)=sunny side up egg.
Ex: It takes time, patience and practise to cook sunny side up eggs that looks good enough to frame.
huevo podrido
(n.)=addled egg ; rotten egg.
Ex: The vast majority of addled parakeet eggs are due to infection. Ex: Hydrogen sulfide is a colorless, toxic, flammable gas that is responsible for the foul odor of rotten eggs.
huevo^1
(n.)=egg.
Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
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* andar pisando huevos=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* cartón de huevos=egg carton.
* cáscara de huevo=eggshell [egg shell].
* clara de huevo=egg white ; egg albumen.
* debilitamiento de la cáscara del huevo=eggshell thinning.
* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina=chicken and egg situation.
* huevo duro=hard-boiled egg.
* huevo escalfado=poached egg.
* huevo frito con la yema hacia abajo=sunny side down egg.
* huevo frito con la yema hacia arriba=sunny side up egg.
* huevo podrido=addled egg ; rotten egg.
* huevos revueltos=scrambled eggs.
* pasta de clara de huevo=glair.
* ponche de huevo=eggnog.
* poner huevos=lay + eggs ; oviposit.
* poner todos los huevos en una canasta=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
* producción de huevos=egg production.
* puesta de huevos=egg-laying.
* yema de huevo=egg yolk.

huevo^2
(n.)=ball.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: It seems like they are just some some tough guys with no balls to pick a fight.
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* echarle huevos=man up.
* hinchar los huevos=piss + Nombre + off.
* patada en los huevos=kick in + the balls.
* pisarse los huevos=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* rascarse los huevos=sit on + Posesivo + butt ; sit on + Posesivo + backside.
* tener los huevos de=have + the balls to.
* tocar los huevos=piss + Nombre + off.

huevos
(n.)=bollocks.
Nota: Usado en plural.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.

huevos revueltos
(n.)=scrambled eggs.
Ex: This container enables microwave cooking of eggs in a variety of forms (e.g. poached and scrambled eggs and omelettes).
huevón
(n.)=slowcoach [slow coach] ; arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; berk ; dickhead ; prick ; schmuck ; twat ; twerp ; wanker ; slowpoke ; schmuck ; schmo ; git ; prat ; dink.
Ex: By today's standards, this processor is a bit of a slowcoach.
Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
Ex: The United States is starting to look like a slowpoke on the Internet -- examples abound of countries that have faster broadband connections.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
Ex: The only real unfairness in all of this is that a guy with such great oratory skills should turn out to be such a dink - total waste.

huida
(n.)=getaway.
Ex: The article 'The great getaway' reviews a range of multimedia CD-ROM databases designed to assist in holiday travel planning.
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* huida blanca=white flight.
* huida de=flight from.
* huida de la realidad=escape from reality.

huida blanca
(n.)=white flight.
Ex: There is some evidence that racism toward minority schoolchildren may contribute to white flight.
huida de
=flight from.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
huida de la realidad
(n.)=escape from reality.
Ex: Most of the British public read pulp fiction instead of good literature as an escape from reality.
huidizo
(adj.)=reclusive ; shy .
Ex: Then, just days later, the usually reclusive leader of the Pakistani Taliban Mehsud held a news conference of his own, in the same region.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be.

huir
(v.)=flee ; escape ; flee + the scene ; get away ; abscond ; make off (with) ; lam (it) ; do + a bunk ; flee away ; make + a quick getaway.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
Ex: Other words may be included in a stop-wordlist for some applications, but escape inclusion in other circumstances.
Ex: Police are more likely to be killed by rational robbers fleeing the scene of a crime, who routinely use potentially lethal weapons as 'tools of the trade'.
Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
Ex: Hundreds of prisoners, including murderers, rapists and robbers, have absconded from open prisons since 1999.
Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.
Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.
Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.
Ex: For this is the way with these common people; they will work up an enthusiasm one minute, and an hour later it will have fled away and left them cold and empty.
Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.
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* coche utilizado para huir=getaway car.
* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera=boat people.
* hacer huir=drive away ; chase + Nombre + off.
* hacer huir en batalla=rout.
* huir a=run off to.
* huir de la justicia=lam (it).
* huir de la opresión=escape + the oppression.
* huir de la realidad=escape + reality.
* huir de noche=shoot + the moon.
* huir en desbandada=stampede.
* huir en estampida=stampede.
* huir en tropel=stampede.
* salir huyendo=make off (with) ; do + a bunk.

huir a
(v.)=run off to.
Ex: This is the legislative equivalent of running off to Canada to avoid the draft and is considered dereliction of duty.
huir de la justicia
(v.)=lam (it).
Ex: Though there were reports Bertollini was lamming it in Ireland, he told Michaud on Friday he never left the country.
huir de la opresión
(v.)=escape + the oppression.
Ex: Muriel saw a chance to escape the oppression of her family by tricking her mother into giving her a blank cheque.
huir de la realidad
(v.)=escape + reality.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
huir de noche
(v.)=shoot + the moon.
Ex: Realizing that the proprietor was angry enough to report them to the police, they decided to 'shoot the moon' leaving behind all their possessions.
huir en desbandada
(v.)=stampede.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
huir en estampida
(v.)=stampede.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
huir en tropel
(v.)=stampede.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
hula
(n.)=hula.
Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers.
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* hula hoop=hula hoop.

hula hoop
(n.)=hula hoop.
Ex: A hula hoop is a toy hoop that is twirled around the waist, limbs, or neck.
hule
(n.)=oilskin tablecloth ; oilskin.
Ex: There in the kitchen, on an oilskin tablecloth, I wrote my first real poems.
Ex: Far ahead two oxen pull a cart piled high with goods under an oilskin.
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* mantel de hule=oilskin tablecloth.

humanamente
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* humanamente posible=humanly possible.

humanamente posible
=humanly possible.
Ex: I'm looking forward to meeting as many of you as is humanly possible during what I know will prove to be a marvellous and eventful week.
humanidad^1
(n.)=humanity ; mankind ; humankind.
Ex: Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.
Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
Ex: Information has recently been qualified as a humankind's heritage.
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* cuna de la humanidad=cradle of mankind.
* diplomatura en humanidades=B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) ; B.A. degree.
* escoria de la humanidad, la=dregs of humanity, the.
* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH)=National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
* historia de la humanidad=human history.
* historia de la humanidad, la=history of humanity, the ; history of mankind, the.
* humanidades, las=humanities, the ; liberal arts, the.
* humanidades y ciencias sociales=arts and social sciences.
* Licenciatura de Humanidades=M.Phil. (Master in Philosophy).
* patrimonio de la humanidad=world heritage.

humanidad^2
(n.)=humanity.
Nota: Comportamiento humano.
Ex: Librarians need a special combination of tact, patience, and humanity to serve users satisfactorily.

humanidades y ciencias sociales
=arts and social sciences.
Ex: The new building was expected to provide for a university population of 5,500 students of which approximately 3,500 would be science and technology students and 2,000 arts and social science students.
humanidades, las
(n.)=humanities, the ; liberal arts, the.
Ex: The future of old libraries lies not only in their history but in the presence of old books which are an indispensable source for research into the humanities. Ex: This article surveys faculty perceptions of the status, role and contribution of librarians at Albion College, a small, selective liberal arts college in Michigan.
humanismo
(n.)=humanism.
Ex: As far as he was concerned Taylor's methods comported well with the principles of humanism.

humanista
(adj.)=humanistic ; humanist ; liberal.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This assumption follows the concept of hard supervision as compared to soft (permissive-humanistic) supervision.
Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
Ex: This article suggests that to limit research to that which is useful is a conservative reaction from a seemingly liberal profession.

humanitario
(adj.)=humane ; humanitarian ; caring.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.
Ex: One is to believe, for instance, that the public library movement began in a passion of liberal and humanitarian zeal, and yet public libraries were generally cold, rigidly inflexible, and elitist institutions from the beginning.
Ex: Public library services to children from birth have an essential role in developing a caring, informed and competent adult society.
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* ayuda humanitaria=humanitarian aid ; disaster relief ; humanitarian assistance ; humanitarian relief.
* grupo humanitario=humanitarian group.
* labor de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* operativo de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* proyecto de ayuda humanitaria=relief project.
* tarea de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.

humanizado
(adj.)=humanised.
Ex: For the information society to work it will require some adept engineering to create new interfaces that are humanized.

humanizador
=humanising [humanizing, -USA].
Ex: The librarian is the humanising link between the computer and the people.

humanizar
(v.)=humanise [humanize, -USA].
Ex: This article analyses the factors that call for humanising library and information activities.

humano^1
(n.)=human.
Ex: Intelligent agents are based on the concept of shared abilities and cooperative learning between humans and computers.

humano^2
(adj.)=human ; humane ; creaturely.
Ex: The indexes are produced by computer, without necessarily any human intervention.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.
Ex: Literature is the most creaturely of the arts.
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* a favor de la vida humana=pro-life.
* apto para el consumo humano=fit for human consumption.
* atentado contra la dignidad humana=assault on people's dignity ; assault on human dignity.
* cacería humana=manhunt.
* carne humana=human flesh.
* carta de derechos humanos=charter of human rights.
* centrado en el ser humano=anthropocentric.
* cerebro humano, el=human brain, the.
* civilización humana=human civilisation.
* clonación del ser humano=human cloning.
* clonación humana=human cloning.
* comportamiento humano=human behaviour.
* con cualidades humanas=anthropomorphic.
* condición humana, la=human condition, the.
* conocimiento humano=human consciousness.
* conocimiento humano, el=human record, the.
* consumo humano=human consumption.
* contacto con el ser humano=human contact.
* contacto humano=human contact.
* cuerpo humano, el=human body, the.
* debilidad del ser humano=mankind's frailty.
* debilidad humana=human frailty.
* defensor de la vida humana=pro-lifer.
* defensor de los derechos humanos=human rights activist ; human rights campaigner.
* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer=human rights of women.
* dignidad humana=people's dignity ; human dignity.
* encargado de recursos humanos=human resource manager.
* escultura de figura humana=figure sculpture.
* esfuerzo físico humano=human power.
* espíritu humano, el=human soul, the ; human spirit, the.
* evolución de la especie humana=human evolution.
* evolución de la raza humana=human evolution.
* evolución humana=human evolution.
* flaqueza humana=human frailty.
* genética humana=human genetics.
* genoma humano, el=human genome, the.
* geografía humana=human geography.
* gestión de recursos humanos=human resource management.
* infracción de + Posesivo + derechos humanos=breach of + Posesivo + human rights.
* inteligencia humana=human intelligence.
* jefe de recursos humanos=human resource manager.
* lenguaje humano=human language.
* mente humana, la=human mind, the.
* no apto para el consumo humano=unfit for human consumption.
* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el=unaided eye, the.
* para consumo humano=for human consumption.
* parásito humano=human parasite.
* pensamiento humano=human thought.
* pérdida humana=human loss.
* propulsado con el esfuerzo físico humano=human-powered.
* raza humana, la=human race, the.
* recursos humanos=human resources.
* relaciones humanas=human relations ; human relationships.
* responsable de recursos humanos=human resource manager.
* sentido del ser humano=human sense.
* sentido humano=human sense.
* ser humano=human person.
* sufrimiento humano=human suffering.
* todo ser humano=every living soul ; every single soul.
* tráfico de seres humanos=trafficking in human beings.
* trata de seres humanos=trafficking in human beings.
* vehículo propulsado por el esfuerzo físico humano=human-powered vehicle.
* violación de los derechos humanos=human rights abuse.
* virus del papiloma humano=human papillomavirus.
* voluntad humana, la=human will, the.

humanoide
(n./adj.)=humanoid.
Ex: From a mechanical point of view, wheeled robots were the most common form of robot, but the exhibit also featured several legged robots and two humanoids.

humanístico
(adj.)=humanistic.
Ex: This assumption follows the concept of hard supervision as compared to soft (permissive-humanistic) supervision.

humareda
(n.)=fug.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.

humeante
(adj.)=smoking ; smouldering [smoldering, -USA].
Ex: Reading rooms and the stacks where the collections were stored were reduced to smoking vistas of blackened rubble.
Ex: It took a week to reduce the East Timorese capital to a smouldering shadow of its former self.

humear
(v.)=smoulder [smolder, -USA] ; steam.
Ex: The remains of the tin-roofed food stalls still smouldered near the temple and adjoining settlement on a craggy hilltop about 4000 ft high.
Ex: Here, the earth still steams with the heat of the lava, and gusts of warm air seem to come from nowhere.

humedad
(n.)=damp ; humidity ; moisture ; moisture content.
Ex: In the diethyl zinc process damp is drawn from paper and a neutralising agent applied.
Ex: A fresh, constant temperature and humidity not only promotes efficiency of use, it encourages use.
Ex: In such circumstances, even where paper is not in direct contact with water, it rapidly absorbs moisture, resulting in mould and staining.
Ex: Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.
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* con olor a humedad=musty ; mousy .
* contenido de humedad=moisture content.
* humedad ambiental=ambient humidity.
* humedad atmosférica=atmospheric humidity.
* humedad relativa=relative humidity.
* que no absorbe el agua o la humedad=non-hygroscopic.
* quitar la humedad=dehumidify.

humedad ambiental
(n.)=ambient humidity.
Ex: They were then stored in an office for 24 hours to regain ambient humidity.
humedad atmosférica
(n.)=atmospheric humidity.
Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
humedad relativa
(n.)=relative humidity.
Ex: The films and magnetic tapes should be stored at a relative humidity of 30-40% and a temperature of 20-30ºC.
humedal
(n.)=wetland ; bogland.
Ex: The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.
Ex: It is estimated that 50 acres of gorseland and bogland were destroyed in the fire.

humedecer
(v.)=wet ; dab ; dampen ; moisten ; damp ; moisturise [moisturize, -USA].
Ex: In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.
Ex: Meanwhile the other man got the ink ready -- it was simply a black oil paint -- and dabbed it over the face of the type when the press was open.
Ex: At each rotation, one sheet of copy paper is fed into the machine where it is dampened with the spirit solvent.
Ex: This causes spirit fluid to moisten the felt pad in the duplicator.
Ex: Type was thrust deep into roughish paper which had been softened by damping.
Ex: It thus provides all the benefits of the oil in the form of a soap, while at the same time moisturizing the skin.
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* humedecer con la lengua=lick.

humedecer con la lengua
(v.)=lick.
Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.
humedecimiento
(n.)=moistening.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.

humidificación
(n.)=humidification.
Ex: This article discusses the use of artificial humidification and the advantages and disadvantages of full air-conditioning.

humidificador
(n.)=humidifier.
Ex: This paper explains how the after effects of flooding on library walls and shelving were dealt with by means of humidifiers and fans.

humidificar
(v.)=humidify.
Ex: The items to be humidified are placed inside the smaller bin and a cover put in place.

humildad
(n.)=humility ; self-effacement ; humbleness.
Ex: Perhaps surprisingly to some, one of the essential personal attributes of the reference librarian, as of the true scholar, is humility.
Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
Ex: Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.
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* con humildad=humbly.
* dar una lección de humildad=humble.
* lección de humildad=humbling experience.
* voto de humildad=vow of humility.

humilde
(adj.)=humble ; lowly ; self-deprecating.
Ex: In spite of much complexity, they perform reliably; witness the humble typewriter, or the movie camera or the automobile.
Ex: His is the lowly task of finding out what books exist.
Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.
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* de origen humilde=of low descent.
* ser humilde=hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

humildemente
=humbly.
Ex: Canadian biggest low-cost airline humbly apologizes to Air Canada for industrial espionage.

humillación
(n.)=indignity ; opprobrium ; put-down ; humiliation ; loss of face ; obloquy ; ignominy.
Ex: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.
Ex: Jealousy is an emotion to which opprobrium has traditionally been attached.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: Males are primarily concerned with a loss of face when confronted with a jealousy situation, while females are concerned with the possible loss of a partner.
Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.

humillado
=in shame.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.

humillante
(adj.)=humiliating ; mortifying ; humbling.
Ex: Nothing should be more humiliating to a borrowing librarian than to have overlooked a needed book in one's own library.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: What started as a bubble a couple of years ago has evolved into a horrific, humbling and scary atmosphere that has grown into a national economic crisis.
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* de manera humillante=abjectly.
* disculpa humillante=grovelling apology.

humillar
(v.)=be below + Posesivo + dignity ; degrade ; abase ; humble ; walk all over + Alguien ; put + Alguien + down ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over.
Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.
Ex: In point of fact, I am well aware that catalogers, as a group, resist with every cell in their bodies any attempt to erode or degrade or compromise the catalog.
Ex: Fairy tales not abased by the 'culture industry' might save us from our present state of barbarism resulting from a capitalism run wild.
Ex: After nine long years, Pakistan's fourth military dictator, General Musharraf, had been humbled by the masses.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
Ex: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
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* humillarse=grovel ; cringe.

humillarse
(v.)=grovel ; cringe.
Ex: However, after grovelling to my boss, the money is going to go into next month's wages so really I haven't lost out. Ex: It made him want to spit on himself, the way he cringed before the fat man.
humo
(n.)=smoke ; fume ; flue gas.
Ex: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.
Ex: The ammonia method of developing poses problems of smell and fumes.
Ex: In the far term novel techniques are being developed to remove carbon dioxide from fuel gas or flue gas from energy conversion systems.
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* anillo de humo=smoke ring.
* bajarle los humos a Alguien=knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size ; take + the wind out of + Posesivo + sails.
* bocanada de humo=puff of smoke.
* bomba de humo=smoke bomb.
* colector de humos=exhaust manifold ; inlet manifold.
* columna de humo=plume of smoke.
* con muchos humos=big head ; full of + Reflexivo.
* cortina de humo=smokescreen ; pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smoke and mirrors.
* daño causado por el humo=smoke damage.
* detector de humos=smoke detector ; smoke alarm.
* deteriorado por el humo=smoke-damaged.
* donde hay humo, hay fuego=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* echar humo=blow + smoke ; fume ; steam ; smoulder [smolder, -USA] ; foam at + the mouth.
* echar humo por las orejas=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather.
* estela de humo=vapour trail.
* exhalar humo=steam.
* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo=smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
* humo de cigarrillo=cigarette smoke.
* humo del tubo de escape=exhaust gas ; exhaust fume ; exhaust.
* humo de tabaco=tobacco smoke.
* humo + disiparse=smoke + clear.
* libre de humo=smokeless.
* libre de humos=smoke-free.
* negro de humo=lampblack.
* nube de humo=smoke pall ; pall of smoke ; smokescreen ; puff of smoke ; plume of smoke.
* paño de humo=pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smokescreen.
* que baja los humos=humbling.
* salida de humos=flue.
* salir echando humo=bolt ; take off ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; shoot off ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* señal de humo=smoke signal.
* sin emitir humo=smokeless.
* sin humo=smokeless.
* sin humos=smoke-free.
* sistema de emisión de humos=exhaust system.
* subírsele los humos a la cabeza=get + too big for + Posesivo + boots ; get + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + breeches ; grow + too big for + Posesivo + boots.
* voluta de humo=wisp.
* zona libre de humo=smoke-free zone ; smoke-free area.

humo + disiparse
(n.)=smoke + clear.
Ex: The article 'After the smoke clears. What it takes to produce a quality DVD-ROM disc' considers ways in which the DVD-ROM industry can learn from the mistakes of the early days of CD-ROM.
humo de cigarrillo
(n.)=cigarette smoke.
Ex: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.
humo de tabaco
(n.)=tobacco smoke.
Ex: Sources of indoor air pollution range from outdoor air to tobacco smoke, photocopiers, cleaning products and pesticides.
humo del tubo de escape
(n.)=exhaust gas ; exhaust fume ; exhaust.
Ex: Diurnal carbon dioxice concentration seems to be controlled by wind velocity and the amount of exhaust gases from fossil fuel burning. Ex: This article describes potential health risks of diesel exhaust fumes to students riding school buses. Ex: The article focuses on the dangers of mold, pesticides, diesel exhaust, and radon.
humor
(n.)=humour [humor, -USA] ; temper.
Ex: If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.
Ex: A society without a literature has that much less chance of embodying within its temper and so within its organizations something of the fullness of human experience.
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* buen humor=cheerfulness ; good humour.
* comedia de humor negro=black comedy.
* con buen humor=good-humouredly.
* con humor=humorously.
* con un humor de perros=like a bear with a sore head.
* de buen humor=good-humouredly ; in good humour.
* decir con mal humor=spit out.
* de humor=funny .
* de mal humor=crotchety.
* esquech de humor=comedy sketch.
* estar de buen humor=be high.
* humor acuoso=aqueous humour.
* humor barato=cheap laughs.
* humor corporal=body fluid.
* humor de perros=vicious temper ; fiery temper.
* humor serio=deadpan humour.
* humor visual=slapstick.
* humor vítreo=vitreous humour.
* perder el sentido del humor=lose + sense of humour.
* programa de humor=comedy programme.
* sentido del humor=sense of humour.
* sin humor=humourless [humorless, -USA].
* sketch de humor=comedy sketch.
* tener un humor de perros=be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood.
* tomarse Algo con humor=take + Nombre + in good humour.
* ver Algo con humor=a funny eye for.

humor acuoso
(n.)=aqueous humour.
Ex: Only a minute concentration of carbenicillin was found in the aqueous humor and retina.
humor barato
(n.)=cheap laughs.
Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs.
humor corporal
(n.)=body fluid.
Ex: The human tissues and body fluids found to be contaminated by these chemicals are listed.
humor de perros
(n.)=vicious temper ; fiery temper.
Ex: She has a vicious temper and is always screaming her head off about something. Ex: Be it his fiery temper, flamboyant clothes or his flashes of kindness and razor-sharp wit, when people talk of him, they tend to go from one extreme to the other.
humor serio
(n.)=deadpan humour.
Ex: Never sentimental, the movie has moments of droll, deadpan humor.
humor visual
(n.)=slapstick.
Ex: Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.
humor vítreo
(n.)=vitreous humour.
Ex: 5 sea gulls were inoculated with flukes from the lens, and 3 with flukes from the vitreous humor.
humorista
(n.)=humorist ; cartoonist.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: Writers, photographers, and cartoonists create their original literary and artistic works.

humorísticamente
=humorously.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.
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* decir humorísticamente=quip.

humorístico
(adj.)=humorous ; comedic.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
Ex: In the year 2000, news and entertainment programs dedicated a great deal of comedic attention to the presidential election.
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* de forma humorística=in a humorous vein.
* de modo humorístico=in a humorous vein.
* esquech humorístico=comedy sketch.
* monólogo humorístico=stand-up comedy.
* sketch humorístico=comedy sketch.

hundido^1
(adj.)=sunken.
Ex: The installation of a steel grate over a sunken sand moat reduces the safety hazard from spillage of molten metal.

hundido^2
(adj.)=demoralised [demoralized, -USA].
Ex: With a demoralised skeleton staff and severe budget issues, she is already disheartened.

hundimiento
(n.)=sinking ; subsidence ; foundering.
Ex: The article 'The sinking of the ALA' describes the background to the ship, S.S. ALA named by the US government for the American Library Association (ALA) in recognition of the services rendered by the ALA to military personnel during World War I.
Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Liberalism in a body bag: the foundering of the Middle East peace process'.

hundir
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* hundirse=collapse ; founder ; go under ; subside ; plummet ; hit + the wall.
* hundirse bajo el peso de=collapse under + the weight of.
* hundirse en=sink into ; lapse into.
* hundirse en la miseria=sink into + depression ; sink into + poverty.
* hundirse la moral=morale + plummet.
* hundirse por el peso=bog down.
* hundirse por su propio peso=sink under + its own weight.
* que se está hundiendo=sinking.

hundirse
(v.)=collapse ; founder ; go under ; subside ; plummet ; hit + the wall.
Ex: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization. Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater. Ex: Many of them are likely to go under in the next wave of economic recession. Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly. Ex: The costs of retrieval and distribution of information have plummeted and may be further reduced in future. Ex: These figures confirm that the jobs market has hit the wall.
hundirse bajo el peso de
(v.)=collapse under + the weight of.
Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.
hundirse en
(v.)=sink into ; lapse into.
Ex: This town library was in the latter part of the 17th century permitted to sink 'into careless guardianship and ultimate neglect' = A finales del siglo XVII no se hizo nada por evitar que esta biblioteca municipal se sumiese "en la negligencia y en el abandono total". Ex: Although he occasionally lapses into a sort of clotted prose, his book is a valuable study of McLuhan's cultural and geographical context.
hundirse en la miseria
(v.)=sink into + depression ; sink into + poverty.
Ex: This was a crushing blow to European economies, which were already sinking into depression. Ex: The poorest layer of the population is predominantly black, although an increasing number of white households are rapidly sinking into poverty.
hundirse la moral
(n.)=morale + plummet.
Ex: She said that morale would plummet among the rest of the staff if I permitted him to get away with taking off the way he did yesterday.
hundirse por el peso
(v.)=bog down.
Ex: Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.
hundirse por su propio peso
(v.)=sink under + its own weight.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
huracanado
(adj.)=blustery.
Ex: This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets.
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* haber un viento huracanado=wind + blow great guns.
* hacer un viento huracanado=wind + blow great guns.
* viento huracanado=hurricane-force wind ; strong wind.

huracán
(n.)=hurricane ; windstorm.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: A hipped roof is stronger in windstorms than a gabled one.
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* destrozado por un huracán=hurricane-ravaged.
* en el ojo del huracán=in the eye of the storm ; in the eye of the hurricane.
* ojo del huracán, el=eye of the hurricane, the.

hurgador
(n.)=poker.
Ex: A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.

hurgar
(v.)=rummage (among/through) ; forage ; root around (for).
Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.
Ex: We both woke up bright and early to forage for food nearby, which was a breeze.
Ex: Thieves do not like to root around for valuables, so they typically strike places where they know there are goods to be had.
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* hurgar en el pasado=delve into + Posesivo + past.
* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien=delve into + Posesivo + past.
* hurgar en la herida=add + salt to the wound ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
* hurgar en una antigua herida=open up + an old wound.
* hurgarse la nariz=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* no hurgar en la herida=let + sleeping dogs lie.

hurgar en el pasado
(v.)=delve into + Posesivo + past.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.
hurgar en el pasado de Alguien
(v.)=delve into + Posesivo + past.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.
hurgar en la herida
(v.)=add + salt to the wound ; add + salt to injury ; add + insult to injury ; rub + salt in the wound.
Ex: To add salt to the wound, weaknesses and vulnerabilities in computers have grown over 4 times in the past two years. Ex: Retailers are just adding salt to injury by rack up the price even more. Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Ex: He even rubbed salt in the wound when he indicated that Obama could turn on that 'Negro dialect' whenever it suited his demagogic purposes.
hurgar en una antigua herida
(v.)=open up + an old wound.
Ex: For many blacks, this opened up an old wound; Jewish issues taking precedence over African American concerns.
hurgarse la nariz
(v.)=pick + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.
hurgón
(n.)=poker.
Ex: A commonly quoted version of Edward's death is that he was murdered with a red-hot poker forced up his fundament.

hurra
(n.)=cheer.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.

hurtadillas
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* a hurtadillas=surreptitiously ; by stealth ; stealthily ; furtively ; on the sly ; secretly ; by the back door ; through the back door.
* entrar a hurtadillas=steal into.
* hacer Algo a hurtadillas=sneak.
* mirada a hurtadillas=sneak peek.
* mirar a hurtadillas=peep.
* salir a hurtadillas=steal away.

hurtar
(v.)=purloin ; thieve ; pilfer ; filch ; heist ; rifle.
Ex: Due to this fortunate circumstance, a thief who had been systematically purloining rare books from the Library was apprehended.
Ex: But it was no less misguided than the commonplace practice of setting passages thieved from literature for comprehension exercises.
Ex: In his work, Al pilfers fragments from a wide array of sources and glues them into collages.
Ex: Even in poems written directly out of his own experience, he is likely to use notions, phrases, and musical ideas filched from other recent poems.
Ex: This can vary, however, as sometimes banks are robbed and armored cars heisted to forward their causes, but this was not Kahl's way of doing things.
Ex: English, on the other hand, has been accused of waylaying other languages in dark alleys and rifling their pockets for loose vocabulary.
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* hurtar en una tienda=shoplift.

hurtar en una tienda
(v.)=shoplift.
Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.
hurto
(n.)=petty theft ; theft ; larceny ; stealing ; thieving ; pilfering ; pilferage ; thievery.
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
Ex: I have never seen any statistics showing that nonbook materials are more subject to theft than books.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Library and archival crime: some recent larcenies, misappropriations and other peccadilloes'.
Ex: The stealing of books and mutilation of reading materials are common in many libraries: only the magnitude of the crime may differ.
Ex: A major concern for organisations today is the protection of competitive information from thieving.
Ex: Through bad planning or management in any type of library, long queues develop at the check out points; this results in user frustration and, consequently, pilfering.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Book pilferage is not banditry: information interchange across cultural boundaries'.
Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.
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* hurto en tienda=shoplifting.

hurto en tienda
(n.)=shoplifting.
Ex: A recent law in Virginia does provide separate consideration for library theft and introduces the relatively new legal concepts from shoplifting legislation.
hurí
(n.)=houri.
Nota: En el Islam, mujer de gran belleza que acompaña al creyente en el paraíso.
Ex: Houris are not really like women -- they look like women and they're beautiful but there's a catch: a houri is incapable of love.

hurón
(n.)=ferret.
Ex: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.

husillo
(n.)=spindle.
Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.

husky
(n.)=husky.
Ex: She went to the husky and he leaped up against her, so that her arms were about him, with his wolfish muzzle reaching for her face.

husmear
(v.)=lurk ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into) ; root ; sniff.
Ex: On the rare occasions when I venture beyond lurking to pose the occasional query, I am often overwhelmed by the generosity of those who take the time to reply.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.
Ex: We let our 4 hens loose to root in the garden but I think it's not a good idea in the long run, as they would kill raspberries and other plants.
Ex: He stopped, sniffed the air, then began lapping up water, which the others did except five who kept watch in the brush.

huso
(n.)=spindle.
Ex: The movement of the bar turned the spindle through about ninety degrees, and the screw working in the nut caused it to descend about 15 mm.
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* huso horario=time zone.
* según el huso horario de Europa Central=CET (Central European Time).

huso horario
(n.)=time zone.
Ex: This article discusses the potential of electronic mail for exchanging information with a large number of other people regardless of their location and time zone.
huyendo
=on the run ; on the lam.
Ex: We will keep the terrorists on the run, until they have nowhere left to hide.
Ex: More than 250000 fugitives have managed to escape justice in New York and are still on the lam.
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* huyendo de la justicia=on the run ; on the lam.

huyendo de la justicia
=on the run ; on the lam.
Ex: We will keep the terrorists on the run, until they have nowhere left to hide. Ex: More than 250000 fugitives have managed to escape justice in New York and are still on the lam.
huérfano
(adj.)=orphan ; orphaned.
Ex: Accessibility is related to the density of the cross-reference network, while the connectedness ratio is a measure of the number of orphans, a term coined to denote terms which have no linkages.
Ex: A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
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* dejar huérfano=orphan.
* quedarse huérfano=orphan.

huésped
(n.)=host ; roomer ; boarder ; lodger ; guest ; visiting guest.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'.
Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
Ex: The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
Ex: As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.
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* casa de huéspedes=guesthouse [guest house] ; bed and breakfast (B&B) ; boarding house ; rooming house ; lodging house.
* cuarto de huéspedes=spare room ; guest room.

hábil
(adj.)=accomplished ; skilful [skillful, -USA] ; able ; nimble ; resourceful ; deft ; adroit ; nifty ; clever ; proficient.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
Ex: The acquisition of these materials is a skilful job demanding the sort of dedication that a housewife brings to the running of her home.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would knock their hips against the corner of a bench.
Ex: Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
Ex: In this live peformance video, Joan Sutherland's coloratura is as deft as ever.
Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
Ex: To begin with, this photocopier perhaps had the potential for resurrection by someone mechanically minded and nifty with a screwdriver.
Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
Ex: However, it should be stated at the outset that it is not the aim of this course to make you proficient in the use of the Colon Classification as a practical indexing language.
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* día hábil=business day ; workday ; weekday ; working day.
* poco hábil=poor-ability.
* ser hábil para=be adroit at.

hábilmente
=skilfully [skillfully, -USA] ; cunningly ; capably ; expertly ; expertly ; shrewdly ; nimbly ; handsomely ; cleverly ; proficiently.
Ex: But may, unless skilfully exploited and designed, lead to bulky catalogues which are difficult to read.
Ex: In this sense this book is reminiscent of the cunningly drawn pictures of our youth.
Ex: Many students and professionals in the health sciences are unable to capably use the biomedical indexing and abstracting tools.
Ex: The punch-cutters copied each other expertly = Los fundidores de tipos se copiaban hábilmente los unos a los otros.
Ex: The punch-cutters copied each other expertly = Los fundidores de tipos se copiaban hábilmente los unos a los otros.
Ex: Libraries will have to select shrewdly a complement of formats that address the varying uses library patrons have for information.
Ex: The author identifies fundamental attitudes necessary for information professionals to navigate 'nimbly' in a fast changing environment.
Ex: The book is handsomely illustrated with the linking narrative and captions serving as background information.
Ex: She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.
Ex: The ability to read proficiently is a cornerstone to becoming successful in today's society.
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* hábilmente, diestramente, competentemente=proficiently.

hábilmente, diestramente, competentemente
=proficiently.
Ex: The ability to read proficiently is a cornerstone to becoming successful in today's society.
hábitat
(n.)=habitat.
Ex: The academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
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* hábitat costero=coastal habitat.
* hábitat marino=marine habitat.
* hábitat natural=natural habitat ; wildlife habitat.

hábitat costero
(n.)=coastal habitat.
Ex: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.
hábitat marino
(n.)=marine habitat.
Ex: Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.
hábitat natural
(n.)=natural habitat ; wildlife habitat.
Ex: And the academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor. Ex: There are some limitations, however, including a neglect of issues such as water shortages, urban sprawl, noise and light pollution, and diminishing wildlife habitat.
hábito alimentario
(n.)=eating habit.
Ex: By preventing poor eating habits, diseases and retrograde behaviour, the consumption of honey and royal jelly could prove that the reintroduction of natural foods will protect the human body.
hábito alimenticio
(n.)=eating habit.
Ex: By preventing poor eating habits, diseases and retrograde behaviour, the consumption of honey and royal jelly could prove that the reintroduction of natural foods will protect the human body.
hábito de búsqueda de información
(n.)=information-seeking habit.
Ex: A survey was carried out into the information needs and information-seeking habits of hospital physicians.
hábito de citación
(n.)=citing habit.
Ex: This parallelism suggests similar citing habits of scientists in the fields studied.
hábito de compra
(n.)=shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit.
Ex: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits. Ex: There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies. Ex: In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits. Ex: Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
hábito de consumo
(n.)=shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit.
Ex: The author discusses the effects of the reform of the Sunday shopping hours on national shopping habits. Ex: There are firms that can compile profiles of users' buying habits based on the type of Web transactions and user behaviour recorded from the Web and sell this information on to other bodies. Ex: In the general book market, however, there is still a great deal of variety in purchasing habits. Ex: Between the ages of nine and twelve, children develop consumption habits that will stay with them for the rest of their lives.
hábito de consumo de alcohol
(n.)=drinking practice ; drinking habit.
Ex: Advertising may have a direct impact on youth drinking practices and drinking problems. Ex: Since World War II, British brewing, pubs and drinking habits have gone through fundamental changes.
hábito de lectura
(n.)=reading habit.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
hábito de publicación
(n.)=publishing habit.
Ex: In a period corresponding to 2 scientific generations, important changes in writing and publishing habits were observed.
hábito de trabajo
(n.)=work habit ; working habit.
Ex: The best assistants tend to be average students who are punctual and reliable with good work habits. Ex: This study reveals details of the working habits of authors.
hábito de uso
(n.)=usage pattern ; use pattern.
Ex: These characteristics were used to create a model to record and analyse usage patterns. Ex: The author discusses the use of bar codes as a method of assessing use patterns of bound periodicals.
hábito informativo
(n.)=information habit.
Ex: In physics traditional information habits are preserved with a few leading scientists publishing articles with few co-authors.
hábito lector
(n.)=reading habit.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
hábito personal
(n.)=personal habit.
Ex: These are some of the personal habits and management styles that make a good/bad library director.
hábito saludable
(n.)=healthy habit.
Ex: Healthy habits can protect everyone from getting germs or spreading germs at home, school, or work.
hábito social
(n.)=social pattern ; social custom.
Ex: T.V. has surely cut down the incentive to acquire the habit of reading where this is not already part of the accepted social pattern. Ex: Social customs sometimes caused problems in borrowing.
hábito^1
(n.)=habit ; practice.
Ex: This feature, portability, can be a mixed blessing-things which can be moved have a habit of disappearing.
Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.
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* abandonar un hábito=stop + habit.
* caer en un hábito=lapse into + habit.
* cultivar los hábitos de lectura=cultivate + reading habits.
* dejar el hábito=kick + the habit.
* dejar un hábito=stop + habit.
* fomento del hábito de la lectura=reading promotion.
* fomento del hábito lector=reading promotion.
* fuerza del hábito, la=force of habit.
* hábito alimentario=eating habit.
* hábito alimenticio=eating habit.
* hábito de búsqueda de información=information-seeking habit.
* hábito de citación=citing habit.
* hábito de compra=shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit.
* hábito de consumo=shopping habit ; buying habit ; purchasing habit ; consumption habit.
* hábito de consumo de alcohol=drinking practice ; drinking habit.
* hábito de lectura=reading habit.
* hábito de publicación=publishing habit.
* hábito de trabajo=work habit ; working habit.
* hábito de uso=usage pattern ; use pattern.
* hábito informativo=information habit.
* hábito lector=reading habit.
* hábito personal=personal habit.
* hábito saludable=healthy habit.
* hábitos de vida=lifestyle [life style/life-style].
* hábito social=social pattern ; social custom.
* perder el hábito=lose + the habit.
* Posesivo + viejos hábitos=Posesivo + old ways.
* que crea hábito=addictive.
* reformar malos hábitos=reform + bad habits.
* tener el hábito de=have + the habit of.

hábito^2
(n.)=habit ; frock.
Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.
Ex: This group tries to look and feel like it is affiliated with the Catholic church by dressing in frocks.
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* tomar los hábitos=take + vows.

hábitos de vida
(n.)=lifestyle [life style/life-style].
Ex: Through guided discussions of novels that represent different lifestyles and backgrounds librarians and teachers can help students deal with their own differences and those that they see in others.
hámster
(n.)=hamster.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.

hápax
(n.)=nonce word.
Nota: Palabra acuñada o inventada por una persona y que rara vez llega a integrarse en el lenguaje normal.
Ex: One of the enjoyable pastimes in human experience that has exploded with the onset of Web communities is the creation of nonce words.

hélice
(n.)=blade ; rotor blade ; propeller.
Ex: The more blades a helicopter has then the lower the weight that is carried on each.
Ex: The design of helicopter rotor blades presents one of the greatest challenges to flight.
Ex: The propeller on an aircraft converts the turning power of an engine's crankshaft into the thrust force.

héroe
(n.)=hero [heroes, -pl.].
Ex: There has been tremendous growth in libraries since then, but, fundamentally, it has been possible to build on the foundation that nineteenth-century heroes constructed.
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* antihéroe=antihero [anti-hero].
* héroe de capa y espada=swashbuckler.
* héroe de guerra=fallen hero ; war hero.
* héroe en la sombra=unsung hero.
* héroe olvidado=unsung hero.
* superhéroe=superhero.

héroe de capa y espada
(n.)=swashbuckler.
Ex: Many swashbucklers lived by the credo 'Better lucky than good'.
héroe de guerra
(n.)=fallen hero ; war hero.
Ex: The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark. Ex: War heroes are admired as embodiments of the human spirit at its most dazzling.
héroe en la sombra
(n.)=unsung hero.
Ex: He examines the courageous efforts of some 'unsung heroes' who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in democracy.
héroe olvidado
(n.)=unsung hero.
Ex: He examines the courageous efforts of some 'unsung heroes' who toppled barriers in education, voting, employment, housing, and other areas to participate more fully in democracy.
híbrido
(adj.)=hybrid ; hybridised [hybrydized, -USA] ; blended.
Ex: It was a hybrid letter, with the bracketed, inclined serifs of the old face combined with the vertical stress and sharp regularity of modern.
Ex: The hybrid nature of collection development (electronic and print) requires a corresponding hybridized system of collection exploitation.
Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.
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* biblioteca híbrida=brick and click library.
* cable híbrido de fibra de vidrio y coaxial=hybrid fiber-coax (HFC).

hígado
(n.)=liver.
Ex: All the phenomena within this facet, -- heart, liver, lungs, brain, kidneys etc -- share this characteristic in common.
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* aceite de hígado de bacalao=cod-liver oil.
* cáncer de hígado=liver cancer.
* hígado de pollo=chicken liver.
* transplante de hígado=liver transplantation ; liver transplant.

hígado de pollo
(n.)=chicken liver.
Ex: Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.
hípico
(adj.)=equestrian.
Ex: This online saddlery and equestrian shop offers everything for the horse, rider and yard.

hórrido
(adj.)=horrid.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.

húmedo
(adj.)=damp ; wet ; humid ; moist ; tacky .
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.
Ex: Before saying anything, she glanced long into the humid eyes of the woman sitting helplessly in front of her.
Ex: The causes were an unmonitored rise in heat and humidity from an air cooling system that continuously circulated hot moist air from the outside.
Ex: The process encompasses exposing the surface of the sheet to a saturated solution of long-lasting surfactant while it is still tacky.
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* dar con una esponja húmeda=sponging.
* estación húmeda, la=wet season, the.
* pedo húmedo=wet fart.
* piso húmedo=wet floor.
* sueño húmedo=wet dream.
* toallita húmeda=wipe ; baby wipe ; wet wipe ; wet tissue.
* toallita húmeda para bebé=baby wipe.
* toallita húmeda para la cara=face wipe ; facial wipe.

húmero
(n.)=humerus [humeri, -pl.].
Ex: The humerus is a long bone in the arm or forelimb that runs from the shoulder to the elbow.

húngaro
(adj.)=Hungarian ; Magyar.
Ex: This article examines the historical development of Hungarian librarianship and relates it to the late start and present situation of library science at both university and college levels in Hungary.
Ex: The stag, which had an important role in the myths and art of the Scythians, continues to play a central role in Magyar mythology.

húsar
(n.)=hussar.
Nota: Militar de caballería ligera.
Ex: Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.

iberoamericano
(adj.)=Spanish American ; Ibero-American.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The article bears the title 'The role of private libraries and public archives in nineteenth-century Spanish American historiography'.
Ex: The Ibero-American Summits which bring together the heads of State and Government of the 19 Ibero-american countries plus Spain and Portugal.
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* Cumbre Iberoamericana, la=Ibero-American Summit, the.

ibid.
=ibid..
Nota: Abreviatura utilizada para evitar la repetición de la cita bibliográfica de un documento (principalmente autor y año) que ya se ha mencionado anteriormente.
Ex: See Angus Wilson interview in ibid., p. 336 = Véase la entrevista de Angus Wilson en ibid.. p. 336.

ibis
(n.)=ibis.
Ex: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.

ibérico
(adj.)=Iberian.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Although neither of these initiatives have come to fruition, this is is likely to remain an Iberian issue in the foreseeable future.
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* águila imperial ibérica=Spanish imperial eagle.
* de la Península Ibérica=Iberian.
* lince ibérico=Iberian lynx.
* península ibérica=Iberia.
* Península Ibérica, la=Iberian Peninsula, the.

iceberg
(n.)=iceberg.
Ex: In other words, the elements of any single case may point to several concepts; in this sense, the cases are like icebergs -- more is hidden han appears on the surface.
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* punta del iceberg, la=tip of the iceberg, the.

iconizado
(adj.)=iconified.
Ex: One of the objectives of the work is to demonstrate the potential of using direct manipulation of iconified images.

icono
(n.)=icon ; dingbat.
Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
Ex: The Unicode Standard further includes punctuation marks, diacritics, mathematical symbols, technical symbols, arrows, dingbats, etc.
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* icono de usuario=avatar.
* WIMP (Ventanas, Iconos, Ratones y Punteros)=WIMP (Windows, Icons, Mice, and Pointers).

icono de usuario
(n.)=avatar.
Ex: This is a client-server system allowing to build arbitrary virtual spaces but in which every 'client' currently connected to the server is displayed by means of an icon, called an avatar.
iconoclasta
(adj.)=iconoclast ; iconoclastic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: While this may sound like a contradictory and reactionary sort of chauvinism coming from an iconoclast, our people have got to come first.
Ex: These manuscripts were kept underground, which enabled them to survive the iconoclastic years of Muslim supremacy in India.

iconoclastía
(n.)=iconoclasm.
Ex: This article surveys the tensions between idolatry and iconoclasm in the Christian tradition.

iconoclasía
(n.)=iconoclasm.
Ex: This article surveys the tensions between idolatry and iconoclasm in the Christian tradition.

iconografía
(n.)=iconography.
Ex: Icononography comprises the interpretation and classification of pictorial elements in order to understand the conceptual, symbolic, and allegoric significance of an image or work of art.

iconográfico
(adj.)=iconographical ; iconographic.
Ex: Barriers to access of iconographical research collections are discussed and future directions are outlined.
Ex: The author discusses the role played by authors and illustrators in the audiovisual adaptation of books and the process of deciding whether a film is to be iconographic, animated or live-action.

iconología
(n.)=iconology.
Ex: The article 'Capturing iconology: a study in image indexing' reviews the results of a study to design a computerized system for the classification, indexing and retrieval of information contained in pictures and other images.

ictericia
(n.)=jaundice ; itching ; itch.
Ex: Similar documentation of the management of jaundice in other countries is addressed in this project.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.

ictiología
(n.)=ichthyology.
Nota: Estudio de los peces.
Ex: Characteristics of the monographs considered were: copyright date; circulation; citation frequency; and subdiscipline (ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammology).

icónico
(adj.)=iconic.
Ex: None of the authors here provide us with definite definitions of what constitute iconic buildings.
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* documento icónico=iconic document.

ida
(n.)=leaving.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
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* billete de avión de ida y vuelta=round-trip airfare.
* billete de ida=one-way fare.
* billete de ida y vuelta=return ticket ; round-trip ticket.
* de ida y vuelta=return ; round-trip.
* encuentro de ida=first leg ; away game.
* idas y venidas=comings and goings.
* partido de ida=first leg.
* viaje de ida=one-way ticket.
* vuelo de ida y vuelta=return flight.

idas y venidas
=comings and goings.
Ex: The Governor believes his comings and goings should be secret from taxpayers.
idea
(n.)=idea ; insight ; notion ; perspective ; point ; thought ; conception ; rationality ; inkling ; perception.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.
Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.
Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.
Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.
Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
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* acariciar la idea de=toy with + idea of ; flirt with + the idea of.
* aceptar una idea=accept + notion ; deal with + concept ; come (a)round to + an idea.
* aclarar las ideas de Uno=clarify + Posesivo + mind.
* acoger con ahínco la idea de=seize upon + the idea of.
* acostumbrarse a una idea=get used to + idea ; deal with + concept.
* adquirir una idea=gain + impression.
* aferrarse a una idea=hold fast to + idea.
* aludir a una idea=allude to + idea.
* aportación de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
* aportar ideas=contribute + ideas ; brainstorm.
* apoyar la idea=endorse + the idea.
* apoyar una idea=favour + idea.
* atraer la idea de=fancy + the idea of.
* bombardeo de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
* cambio de idea=change of heart ; change of mind.
* cantera de ideas=hotbed.
* casarse con una idea=wed to + view.
* compartir ideas=share + ideas ; share + thoughts ; bounce off + ideas.
* compartir ideas con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* compartir las ideas=pool + ideas.
* composición por confrontación de ideas=brain-writing.
* concebir una idea=conceive + idea.
* confrontación de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
* confrontar ideas=brainstorm.
* con sólo una mínima idea de=with only the sketchiest idea of.
* contar las ideas a Alguien=run + ideas + past + Pronombre.
* contrastar ideas=brainstorm ; bounce off + ideas.
* contrastar ideas con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* contraste de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming].
* contribución de ideas=input of ideas.
* con una idea clara de lo que se quiere=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* con una idea muy superficial sobre=with only a sketchy idea of.
* corroborar una idea=substantiate + point.
* criticar las ideas de Alguien=trample on + Posesivo + ideas.
* dar con una idea=hit on/upon + idea.
* dar ideas=offer + clues.
* dar la idea=give + the impression that.
* darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo=put up to it.
* darle la idea a Alguien de que haga Algo=talk + Nombre + into.
* darle vueltas a la idea=toy with ; toy with + idea of.
* darle vueltas a la idea de=flirt with + the idea of.
* darle vueltas a una idea=toss around + idea.
* dar una idea=give + idea ; give + glimpse ; provide + an understanding.
* dar una idea de=give + a feel for ; give + indication ; provide + a glimpse of ; give + a flavour of ; be indicative of ; provide + insight into ; give + a picture ; give + an insight into ; give + an inkling of.
* dar una idea general=put in + the picture ; give + a general picture ; paint + a broad picture.
* debatir una idea=discuss + idea ; toss around + idea.
* deducir una idea=draw + idea.
* defender + Posesivo + idea=support + Posesivo + case.
* defender una idea=champion + idea.
* de ideas afines=like-minded.
* desaprobar una idea=disapprove of + the idea of.
* desarrollar una idea=amplify + idea.
* descartar una idea=dismiss + idea ; discount + notion.
* difundir una idea=spread + view ; spread + an idea ; circulate + Posesivo + idea.
* discutir una idea=float + concept.
* echar por tierra una idea=crush + idea.
* empezar a gustar la idea=warm up to + the idea.
* entender la idea general=get + the whole picture.
* entusiasmarse con la idea=warm up to + the idea.
* erradicar falsas ideas=erase + misconceptions.
* erradicar una falsa ide=dispel + idea.
* escaso de ideas=short of ideas.
* estar a favor de una idea=favour + idea.
* estar convencido de la idea de que=be committed to the idea that.
* estar de acuerdo con una idea=subscribe to + idea.
* expresar ideas=express + thoughts ; put over + ideas.
* extraer una idea=draw + idea.
* falto de ideas=short of ideas.
* germen de una idea=germ of an idea.
* gustar la idea de=fancy + the idea of.
* hacer hincapié en una idea=hammer + point.
* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo=assert + own ideas and values.
* hacer realidad una idea=follow through on/with + Posesivo + idea.
* hacerse a una idea=deal with + concept.
* hacerse una idea=form + impression ; get + an inkling.
* hacerse una idea de=catch + glimpse ; glean + indication ; glean + picture ; have + an inkling of.
* hacerse una idea mejor de=glean + insights.
* hacer valer una idea=enforce + idea.
* idea abstracta=abstract idea.
* idea + aparecer=idea + surface.
* idea aproximada=rough idea.
* idea arraigada=ingrained attitude.
* idea brillante=bright idea ; brain wave.
* idea buena=cool idea.
* idea central=focal point.
* idea clara=clear idea.
* idea comercial=business idea.
* idea cultural=meme.
* idea + dar forma=idea + shape.
* idea de reforma=reform idea.
* idea estrafalaria=outlandish idea.
* idea falsa=misconception ; misperception ; bogus idea ; illusion.
* idea favorita=pet idea.
* idea + forjar=idea + shape.
* idea fundamental=keynote.
* idea general=rough idea.
* idea genial=brain child [brainchild] ; brain wave ; bright idea.
* idea incoherente=disjointed idea.
* idea loca=wild thought.
* idea nueva=fresh idea.
* idea original=brain child [brainchild].
* idea pensada a posteriori=afterthought.
* idea peregrina=outlandish idea.
* idea preconcebida=preconception.
* idea principal=drift.
* idea reciclada=retread [re-tread].
* ideas=food for thought ; strands of thought.
* idea secundaria=side issue.
* ideas políticas=politics.
* ideas principales=significant ideas.
* idea + surgir=idea + come up.
* ilustrar una idea=illustrate + point.
* insinuar una idea=float + idea.
* inspirar ideas=spark off + ideas.
* intercambiar ideas=compare + notes ; exchange + ideas ; bounce off + ideas.
* intercambiar ideas con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* intercambio de ideas=exchange of ideas ; fertilisation [fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation of ideas.
* la idea que hay detrás de=the idea behind.
* lanzar una idea=pilot + idea.
* machacar un idea=squash + idea.
* mencionar una idea=bring up + idea.
* ¡ni idea!=beats me!.
* no captar la idea=miss + the point.
* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de=disapprove of + the idea of.
* no pillar la idea=miss + the point.
* no tener idea=have + no clue ; have + no idea.
* no tener idea de=be clueless about ; have + no understanding of.
* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo=Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
* no tener ni idea sobre Algo=not know the first thing about.
* no tener ni puta idea=not get + Posesivo + shit together.
* no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo=not know the first thing about.
* nueva idea=reform idea.
* obtener una idea=get + a sense of ; gain + a sense of.
* obtener una idea de=get + a taste of.
* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea=hit on/upon + idea.
* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea=think up + idea.
* ocurrírsele la idea=come up with + idea.
* pensar en una idea=think up + idea.
* perpetuar una idea preconcebida=perpetuate + preconception.
* plantear una idea=raise + idea.
* plasmar una idea en la realidad=translate + idea into + reality.
* poner a prueba una idea=test + idea ; pilot + idea.
* poner en práctica una idea=put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.
* presentar una idea=make + point ; put forward + idea ; offer + perspective ; present + idea.
* probar una idea=test + idea.
* profundizar en una idea=carry + argument + one step further.
* promover una idea=promote + idea ; pioneer + idea.
* proponer una idea=advance + proposition ; advance + idea ; put forward + idea.
* quitar la idea=wipe away + idea.
* recalcar una idea=hammer + point.
* rechazar una idea=turn + idea + down.
* reforzar una idea=reinforce + idea ; reinforce + notion ; strengthen + the view.
* refutar una idea=quarrel with + notion.
* replantearse las ideas=rethink + Posesivo + ideas.
* representar una idea=dramatise + idea.
* sacar a colación una idea=bring up + idea.
* ser la idea central de=be at the core of ; be at the heart of.
* ser partidario de una idea=favour + idea.
* ser una buena idea para=be the next best thing when it comes to.
* sin idea=clueless.
* sin ideas preconcebidas=open mind.
* sin la menor idea=clueless.
* sopesar una idea=weigh + idea.
* sugerir ideas=contribute + ideas ; brainstorm.
* sugerir una idea=advance + proposition ; suggest + idea ; float + concept ; float + idea.
* suscribir una idea=subscribe to + idea.
* tener idea=have + a clue.
* tener una idea=gain + impression ; capture + glimpse ; get + a sense of ; have + an inkling of ; gain + a sense of ; have + a clue.
* tener una idea de=gain + idea of.
* tormenta de ideas=brainstorming [brain-storming] ; brainstorm.
* una idea general=a rough guide.
* unas cuantas ideas=a rough guide.
* utilizar las ideas de (Alguien)=draw on/upon + Posesivo + ideas.

idea + aparecer
(n.)=idea + surface.
Ex: As a result many valuable ideas with regard to running of the library system have surfaced.
idea + dar forma
(n.)=idea + shape.
Ex: This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.
idea + forjar
(n.)=idea + shape.
Ex: This article focuses on the ideas and social forces shaping libraries.
idea + surgir
(n.)=idea + come up.
Ex: Even in casual discussions between the director and department heads ideas may come up which are suddenly translated into plans for action or procedural changes.
idea abstracta
(n.)=abstract idea.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
idea aproximada
(n.)=rough idea.
Ex: I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.
idea arraigada
(n.)=ingrained attitude.
Ex: Literature is conciliatory, comforting us in our shared humanity, and subversive, challenging our prejudices and ingrained attitudes, our complacency.
idea brillante
(n.)=bright idea ; brain wave.
Ex: Intuition is all very well, a few bright ideas are useful, an entertaining approach, and a charming personality put to work with energy are strong assets. Ex: There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes.
idea buena
(n.)=cool idea.
Ex: The chapter is titled 'More Cool Ideas'.
idea central
(n.)=focal point.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'.
idea clara
(n.)=clear idea.
Ex: The ability by skilful questioning, without appearance of curiosity or impertinence, to extract from the vaguest, most general requests, a clear idea of what the enquirer really needs is one of the greatest gifts of the successful librarian = La habilidad de indagar con maña, sin aparentar curiosidad o impertinencia, para extraer de la pregunta más general e indefinida una idea clara de lo que realmente necesita el usuario es una de las más grandes virtudes del buen bibliotecario.
idea comercial
(n.)=business idea.
Ex: Experience shows that there is a big difference between a feasible business idea and a fundable business idea.
idea cultural
(n.)=meme.
Ex: Memes are what is passed on when we imitate someone -- and can be 'an idea, an instruction, a behaviour, a piece of information'.
idea de reforma
(n.)=reform idea.
Ex: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
idea estrafalaria
(n.)=outlandish idea.
Ex: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years.
idea falsa
(n.)=misconception ; misperception ; bogus idea ; illusion.
Ex: Another lingering misconception is that reference work is restricted to reference libraries. Ex: Part time librarians often suffer from colleagues' and administrators' misperceptions about their commitment to the profession = A menudo los bibliotecarios a tiempo parcial padecen los errores de percepción sobre su dedicación a la profesión por parte de colegas y directivos. Ex: Hollywood is expounding the idea that the art world is full of bogus ideas, false values, and kinky sex. Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
idea favorita
(adj.)=pet idea.
Ex: A client who sees his pet idea squashed by the provision of information negating its novelty or value is often reluctant to admit that this can have a real value!.
idea fundamental
(n.)=keynote.
Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
idea general
(n.)=rough idea.
Ex: I have a rough idea of what I'd like to achieve, but I'm not sure when to start.
idea genial
(n.)=brain child [brainchild] ; brain wave ; bright idea.
Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart. Ex: There were hot discussions, hard solutions, brilliant brain waves and horrible mistakes. Ex: Intuition is all very well, a few bright ideas are useful, an entertaining approach, and a charming personality put to work with energy are strong assets.
idea incoherente
(n.)=disjointed idea.
Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
idea loca
(n.)=wild thought.
Ex: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.
idea nueva
(n.)=fresh idea.
Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.
idea original
(n.)=brain child [brainchild].
Ex: This paper reports an interview with Michael O'Donnell, whose brainchild, Salon Magazine is a successful World Wide Web only publication that has managed to forge a powerful identity without a printed counterpart.
idea pensada a posteriori
(n.)=afterthought.
Ex: Often the abstract is an ill-planned afterthought.
idea peregrina
(n.)=outlandish idea.
Ex: According to NASA, "astroculture" may not be an outlandish idea in a few years.
idea preconcebida
(n.)=preconception.
Ex: Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.
idea principal
(n.)=drift.
Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.
idea reciclada
(n.)=retread [re-tread].
Ex: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
idea secundaria
(n.)=side issue.
Ex: Even where food processing only features as a minor aspect of the document content or as a side issue.
ideal
(adj.)=ideal ; ideally suited ; idealised [idealized, -USA] ; picture-perfect.
Ex: This arrangement is ideal for well-defined subjects which coincide neatly with the interest of the library user.
Ex: For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.
Ex: Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
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* conseguir un ideal=attain + ideal ; achieve + ideal.
* hacer realidad + Posesivo + ideales=realise + Posesivo + ideals.
* ideal democrático=democratic ideal.
* ideal para=well suited to/for.
* ideal romántico=romantic ideal.
* mundo ideal, el=ideal world, the.
* no llegar a un ideal=fall + short of ideal.
* resultar ideal=prove + ideal.
* ser ideal=suit + best ; be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; be just perfect.
* ser ideal para Uno=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea.
* ser la persona ideal para=be the best placed to.
* situación ideal=ideal situation.
* traicionar los ideales de uno mismo=betray + Posesivo + own ideals.
* vivir de acuerdo con + Posesivo + ideales=live up to + Posesivo + ideals.

ideal democrático
(n.)=democratic ideal.
Ex: In the Balkans the transition to democracy has proven to be difficult in spite of democratic ideals expressed in peace agreements.
ideal para
=well suited to/for.
Ex: Lithography found favour with Moslems, being well suited to reproducing calligraphy and particularly the text of the Koran.
ideal romántico
=romantic ideal.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.
idealismo
(n.)=idealism.
Ex: Puberty, he describes as 'dreamy and sentimental' and though this may seem a far cry from the teenagers we would recognize that adolescence brings an awakening of emotions, idealism and commitment to a romantic ideal.

idealista
(n.)=idealistic ; visionary ; idealist ; stargazer.
Ex: In conclusion, I am sure you all believe me to be either idealistic, unrealistic, radical, or just plain silly.
Ex: One of the similarities between the two is that individuals involved in both spheres are, to a large extent, visionaries.
Ex: Various categories of entrepreneurship have been identified -- the idealist, the inventor, the organiser and the innovator -- of which the last two types can exist within the library environment.
Ex: His influence in Washington could root out the silly liberal stargazers who can't get anything done.

idealización
(n.)=romanticisation [romanticization, -USA].
Ex: The romanticisation of childhood has served as a justification for the exclusion of particular subjects in adult discourse from children's fiction.

idealizado
(adj.)=idealised [idealized, -USA] ; rose-tinted ; rose-coloured.
Ex: Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.
Ex: We always knew it but now it's official -- pet owners have rose-tinted views of their animals.
Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.

idealizar
(v.)=romanticise [romanticize, -USA] ; idealise [idealize, -USA].
Ex: This is a stimulating set of critical and empirical analyses that neither demonize nor romanticize 'Internet community'.
Ex: It is concluded that although people idealize the legal system & would like to have faith in it as it now stands, they also see the system as inherently unfair.

idealmente
=ideally.
Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.

idear
(v.)=design (for/to).
Ex: In lists designed for international use a symbolic notation instead of textual notes may be used.
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* idear estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* idear un plan=devise + a plan ; work out + plan ; craft + a plan.

idear estrategias
(v.)=strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
idear un plan
(v.)=devise + a plan ; work out + plan ; craft + a plan.
Ex: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan. Ex: Now you have the opportunity to work out a plan to pay off your debt to the lender within the next three to five years. Ex: But now, it seems the 15 months spent crafting a plan to lessen pilots' flying hours, thus reducing the dangers of pilot fatigue, are about to become a reality.
ideas
=food for thought ; strands of thought.
Ex: The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets. Ex: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.
ideas políticas
(n.)=politics.
Ex: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance.
ideas principales
=significant ideas.
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
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* idem de idem=amen to that! ; ditto.

idem de idem
(n.)=amen to that! ; ditto.
Ex: Amen to that!. Ex: Ditto!.
identidad
(n.)=identity.
Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
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* buscar la identidad de uno=trace + Posesivo + identity.
* comprobante de identidad=proof of identity.
* crearse una identidad=forge + identity.
* crear una marca de identidad=branding.
* crisis de identidad=crisis of confidence ; identity crisis ; crisis in confidence.
* desarrollo de la identidad nacional=nation building.
* documento acreditativo de identidad=proof of identity.
* forjar la identidad=shape + identity.
* forjarse una identidad=forge + identity.
* identidad clase-tipo=type-token identity.
* identidad colectiva=collective identity.
* identidad cultural=cultural identity.
* identidad nacional=national identity.
* identidad personal=self-identity.
* identidad suplantada=stolen identity.
* no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad=protect + Posesivo + identity.
* ocultar la identidad=conceal + identity.
* perder la identidad de uno=lose + Posesivo + identity.
* proteger + Posesivo + identidad=protect + Posesivo + identity.
* prueba de identidad=proof of identity.
* restablecer + Posesivo + propia identidad=re-establish + Posesivo + own identity.
* revelar + Posesivo + verdadera identidad=blow + Posesivo + cover.
* robo de identidad=identity theft.
* sentido de identidad=sense of identity.
* sentimiento de identidad=sense of identity.
* suplantación de identidad=impersonation ; spoofing ; phishing ; phising ; carding ; identity theft.

identidad clase-tipo
(n.)=type-token identity.
Ex: This article establishes a type-token identity relating the type-token ratio and the bilogarithmic type-token ratio.
identidad colectiva
(n.)=collective identity.
Ex: This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.
identidad cultural
(n.)=cultural identity.
Ex: In the UK school and public libraries try to assist peaceful racial integration while maintaining each race's cultural identity.
identidad nacional
(n.)=national identity.
Ex: National libraries, if they are to be successful over the longer term, must develop as agents of national identity and culture.
identidad personal
(n.)=self-identity.
Ex: The author explores the major themes of the novel: self-identity; love; and betrayal.
identidad suplantada
(n.)=stolen identity.
Ex: The stolen identity provides a cloak of anonymity for the subject while the groundwork is laid to carry out the crime.
identificable
(adj.)=identifiable ; mappable.
Ex: Knowledge generally evolves from an identifiable base, and often new subjects arise from the coming together of two previously separate subjects.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.

identificación
(n.)=empathy ; identification ; recognition ; authentication ; buy-in ; sign-up ; ID (identification) ; spotting.
Ex: They lack an understanding of an empathy with the character, and are hampered by an overabundance of unimportant detail.
Ex: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.
Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
Ex: Without the legal safeguards of authentication, the promise of electronic trading cannot be realized.
Ex: The seminar will deal with the processes of developing and ensuring corporate buy-in to a digital preservation policy.
Ex: Web workers want ease of use with a keep it simple approach to information retrieval, including the sign-up process for access to information services.
Ex: To make the product more closely resemble a CD-ROM service; IDs for 10 simultaneous users were obtained for a flat fee.
Ex: Directions are included for observing the moon, looking at constellations, measuring the sky, plotting the paths of shooting stars, and planet spotting.
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* bloque funcional de identificación=identification block.
* búsqueda a través de ficheros de identificación documental=signature-based search.
* etiqueta de identificación=name tag.
* etiqueta de identificación del lector=borrower identification label.
* fichero de identificaciones documentales=signature file.
* identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución=catch line.
* identificación de errores=error identification.
* identificación mediante las huellas dactilares=finger-print identification.
* identificación mediante la voz=voice-print identification.
* identificación mediante marcas=tagging.
* identificación por radiofrecuencia=radio frequency identification (RFID).
* identificación textual=text signature.
* número de identificación=ID number (identification number).
* número de identificación del documento=library registration number.
* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica=national bibliography number.
* pedir la identificación=card.
* PIN (número de identificación personal)=PIN (personal identification number).
* registro de identificación=cookie.
* rueda de identificación=police line-up ; identity parade ; identification parade.
* tarjeta de identificación=identification card.

identificación bibliográfica y de copyright de la contribución
(n.)=catch line.
Ex: A catch line (which should not be confused with a running head) should be printed in small type in a consistent position on the first page of each article in a journal.
identificación de errores
(n.)=error identification.
Ex: This database covers 87.5% of US mining and manufacturing activities and depends on user feedback for error identification.
identificación mediante la voz
(n.)=voice-print identification.
Ex: These latter may include control of access to stored data by, say, automatic finger-print or voice-print identification, or protection of data while in transit through a privacy transformation, better known as cryptography.
identificación mediante las huellas dactilares
(n.)=finger-print identification.
Ex: These latter may include control of access to stored data by, say, automatic finger-print or voice-print identification, or protection of data while in transit through a privacy transformation, better known as cryptography.
identificación mediante marcas
(n.)=tagging.
Ex: This article covers all the options from electronic markup or 'tagging' of the manuscript to desktop publishing and laser printing or image setting.
identificación por radiofrecuencia
=radio frequency identification (RFID).
Ex: If you want to find out what radio frequency identification (RFID) technology is and, more importantly, how it will change the basic operations of libraries in the 21st century, come to this session.
identificación textual
(n.)=text signature.
Ex: This article considers the implementation of document retrieval systems based on text signatures (fixed-length, bit string representations of document content).
identificado
(adj.)=mapped.
Ex: A Geographic Information System (GIS) is an automated system for creating, managing, analysing and displaying spatially referenced (mapped or mappable) data about a park's resources and facilities.
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* OVNI (Objeto Volador No Identificado)=UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).

identificador
=identifier ; label ; label ; ID (identification).
Ex: The identifier for each set of cataloguing rules or standard is preceded by a semi-colon.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: Enter your search term preceded by the label and a colon; for example, 'ti:veterinary medicine' searches titles (ti) for 'veterinary' adjacent to 'medicine'.
Ex: To make the product more closely resemble a CD-ROM service; IDs for 10 simultaneous users were obtained for a flat fee.
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* asignación de identificadores=tagging.
* etiqueta identificadora del libro=label.
* formato de presentación con identificadores=labelled format.
* identificador de campo=field label.
* identificador de campo abreviado=short field label.
* identificador de campo desarrollado=long field label.
* identificador del documento=document identifier.
* identificador de materia=subject label.
* Identificador de Objeto Digital (DOI)=DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
* identificador de registro=record identifier.
* identificador de subcampo=subfield identifier.
* identificador de usuario=user ID.
* señal identificadora=tell-tale sign.
* URI (Identificador Universal de Recursos)=URI (Uniform Resource Identifier).

identificador de campo
(n.)=field label.
Ex: To search a limit field use 'in' or '=' with field label, e.g. FIND: french in la; FIND: da=1979.
identificador de campo abreviado
(n.)=short field label.
Ex: The two- to four-letter abbreviations on the left side of the screen are the short field lables - the abbreviated field names.
identificador de campo desarrollado
(n.)=long field label.
Ex: If your system administrator has set the Show options to display long field labels, you will se the full field names rather than the abbreviations.
identificador de materia
(n.)=subject label.
Ex: Added entries may have subject labels, authors' names or titles as headings.
identificador de registro
(n.)=record identifier.
Ex: The directory, record identifier, reserved fields and bibliographic fields are terminated by the field separator.
identificador de subcampo
(n.)=subfield identifier.
Ex: The subfield identifier consists of one or more characters immediately preceding and identifying a subfield.
identificador de usuario
(n.)=user ID.
Ex: Vendors usually control access through some combination of Internet Protocol (IP) address and user ID and password.
identificador del documento
(n.)=document identifier.
Ex: An 'item record file' is a file in which records are serially ordered by document identifier or number.
identificar
(v.)=authenticate ; identify ; label ; pinpoint ; map out ; screen ; pick up.
Ex: Such records would be made available to other libraries in other systems and to some extent will be reviewed or authenticated by the Library as time permits.
Ex: Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.
Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
Ex: Critical abstracts are especially effective in pinpointing documents of excepcional interest.
Ex: Down the years, the information industry has mapped out for itself the categories of information with which it is prepared to deal.
Ex: Employers should take a preventive role in protecting women's general health, for example, screening women workers for cervical cancer.
Ex: The most successful are based on computational morphosyntax which will pick up inflexional forms of stems.
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* identificarse=resonate ; card.
* identificarse con=empathise with [empathize, -USA].
* identificarse con Alguien=feel + at one with + Nombre.
* identificarse con un papel=project + Reflexivo + into + role.
* identificar un problema=outline + problem ; identify + problem ; isolate + problem.
* que no se puede identificar con un término=unnameable.
* que se puede identificar con un término=nameable.
* sin identificar=unidentified ; unmapped.

identificar un problema
(v.)=outline + problem ; identify + problem ; isolate + problem.
Ex: This article outlines some of the problems which confronted students attempting to master the skills of back-of-book indexing. Ex: One of the problems identified by staff from the use of Prestel in the library has been the noise from the set or from onlookers. Ex: Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem.
identificarse
(v.)=resonate ; card.
Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries. Ex: If you're going to drive a boat with a motor, prepare to get carded.
identificarse con
(v.)=empathise with [empathize, -USA].
Ex: The only practical solution is to enhance understanding and tolerance so that people can empathize with one another.
identificarse con Alguien
(v.)=feel + at one with + Nombre.
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
identificarse con un papel
(v.)=project + Reflexivo + into + role.
Ex: They project themselves more easily into the roles of the characters who must frequently attempt to influence their superiors, rather than hand down decisions.
identificativo
(n.)=badge.
Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, badges, Bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
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* etiqueta identificativa del ejemplar=book label.
* tarjeta identificativa=badge ; name badge.

ideograma
(n.)=ideogram ; ideograph.
Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: The Chinese system of ideographs is such a set of symbols = El sistema chino de ideoagramas es un ejemplo de este tipo de sistemas de símbolos.
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* basado en ideogramas=ideographic.

ideográfico
(adj.)=ideographic.
Nota: Que usa ideogramas.
Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages = El problema se plantea con los lenguajes basados en ideogramas.

ideología
(n.)=ideology.
Ex: At the beginning of an institute on the nature and prospects of the catalog, it seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
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* abrazar una ideología=embrace + ideology.
* ideología política=politics ; political belief ; political ideology.
* ideología sionista=Zionist ideology.

ideología política
(n.)=politics ; political belief ; political ideology.
Ex: Not only is it an error of judgment but also a Constitutional violation to consider race, creed, color, religion, politics, nationality and sex in evaluating work performance. Ex: In Western democracies, the free expression and exchange of ideas and information is a cornerstone of political belief. Ex: Thoroughly revised and updated, this third edition provides a comprehensive account of the major political ideologies of the past two centuries.
ideología sionista
(n.)=Zionist ideology.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
ideológico
(adj.)=ideological.
Ex: Some of the proposals brought forth in this connection represent not technological progress but rather ideological retrogression.
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* conflicto ideológico=ideological conflict.
* marco ideológico=ideological framework.
* sistema ideológico=system of thought.

idilio
(n.)=idyll.
Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.

idiolecto
(n.)=idiolect.
Ex: Such subjective 'scientific idiolects' impede mutual understanding.

idioma
(n.)=language.
Nota: Sistema de símbolos para la comunicación que consta normalmente de vocabulario y reglas.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
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* idioma de intercambio=exchange language.
* idioma nacional=national language.
* laboratorio de idiomas=language lab ; language laboratory.
* programa para el aprendizaje de idiomas=language-learning sofware.
* software para el aprendizaje de idiomas=language-learning sofware.

idioma de intercambio
(n.)=exchange language.
Ex: An exchange language is the language used as a medium for data exchange in those multilingual systems which, as a matter of policy, decide to use terms selected from only one language for this purpose.
idioma nacional
(n.)=national language.
Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
idiomático
(adj.)=idiomatic.
Ex: Here are some common idiomatic pairs in English: peace and quiet, body and soul, life and limb, grin and bear it, bow and scrape, rant and rave.
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* expresión idiomática=idiomatic expression.

idiopático
(adj.)=idiopathic.
Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.

idiosincracia
(n.)=idiosyncrasy ; trademark ; vagary ; distinctiveness.
Ex: Nevertheless, the compiler of any information retrieval tool should seek as a minimum to explain the idiosyncrasies of that particular tool.
Ex: This slightly off-balance, whimsical remark was a Marsha James' trademark.
Ex: Clearly, a multi-lingual thesaurus has to control the vagaries of not just one natural language, but several.
Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.
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* idiosincracia nacional=national ethos.

idiosincracia nacional
(n.)=national ethos.
Ex: The national ethos is much more egalitarian than it was and more and more appeals can successfully be made to the argument of equality in political discussion.
idiosincrático
(adj.)=idiosyncratic ; peculiar ; idiomatic.
Ex: Personal values idiosyncratic to librarians include a conservative approach, an idealistic, humanistic view of society and a concern for excellence, beauty and truth.
Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
Ex: His career in composition produced some of the most idiomatic and popular short violin pieces ever penned.

idiota
(adj.)=idiot ; fool ; cretinous ; arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; dimwit ; dim-witted [dimwitted] ; brainless ; twat ; arse ; mug ; berk ; prick ; moron ; cretin ; dumbbell ; asinine ; lemon ; airhead ; airheaded ; bonehead ; duffer ; drongo ; schmuck ; schmo ; nonce ; moke ; twerp ; dweeb ; chump ; birdbrained ; birdbrain ; dork ; plonker ; clod ; pumpkin head ; twit ; git ; prat ; goof ; goofball ; lame ; dink ; idiotic.
Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
Ex: Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Ex: He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
Ex: They're such goofs -- they were pretending like they forgot that the webcam was on.
Ex: Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
Ex: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
Ex: The only real unfairness in all of this is that a guy with such great oratory skills should turn out to be such a dink - total waste.
Ex: Marc basically can't believe that someone he is so close to would make such an idiotic purchase.
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* como un idiota=stupidly.
* idiota de atar=blithering idiot.
* idiota de capirote=blithering idiot.
* idiota de remate=blithering idiot.
* idiota, estúpido, tonto, necio=goof.
* idiota genio=idiot savant.

idiota de capirote
(n.)=blithering idiot.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
idiota de remate
(n.)=blithering idiot.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
idiota genio
(n.)=idiot savant.
Ex: Since it was first described a century ago, the phenomenon of the idiot savant -- the juxtaposition of severe mental handicap & prodigious mental ability -- has remained unexplained.
idiota, estúpido, tonto, necio
(n.)=goof.
Ex: They're such goofs -- they were pretending like they forgot that the webcam was on.
idioteces
(n.)=crock of (bull)shit.
Ex: In that pea-sized brain of yours you have to know that's a crock of bullshit.
idiotez
(n.)=idiocy ; balderdash ; crock.
Ex: The article 'The circulation idiom and the idiocy of fashion' argues that the belief that high circulation figures are the preeminent measure of the quality of a library's service is dangerous = El artículo "El modismo de la circulación y la idotez de la moda" postula que es peligroso creer que la medida prevalente de la calidad del servicio de una biblioteca es un número elevado de préstamos.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
Ex: The whole idea is such a crock that I'm amazed anyone takes it seriously.
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* decir idioteces=blather [blether].
* idioteces=crock of (bull)shit.

idiotizar
(v.)=stupefy.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.

ido
(n./adj.)=potty ; daffy ; daft ; gormless ; wally.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

idolatría
(n.)=idolatry.
Ex: This article surveys the tensions between idolatry and iconoclasm in the Christian tradition.

idoneidad
(n.)=adequacy ; appropriateness ; suitability ; fitness ; eligibility ; propitiousness ; fitness for purpose.
Nota: Se utiliza para indicar el grado de adecuación de un producto, recurso, servicio, sistema, edificio, etc. a las necesidades de los usuarios.
Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
Ex: In evaluating the fitness of certain items for inclusion or exclusion in bibliographies it could, indeed, be argued that 'control' could be thought of as a repressive, censoring, device.
Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
Ex: The propitiousness of a situation influences mood, which in turn adjusts cognition, physiology, and behavior in coordinated ways that increase the ability to cope effectively with the situation at hand.
Ex: Use is better explained as a function of 'fitness for purpose': the extent to which the information resource is of appropriate quality for the situation in which it is to be used.
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* falta de idoneidad=unsuitability ; inaptness.
* no idoneidad=unsuitability.

idéntico
(adj.)=identical.
Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.
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* gemelo idéntico=identical twin.
* no idéntico=non-identical.

idénticos
=as alike as two peas in a pod ; like two peas in a pod.
Ex: The core questionnaire asked for data on birth weight, age at first spoken word, and whether the twins were as alike as two peas in a pod.
Ex: They were like two peas in a pod but the only problem was that they did not like school and often played truant.

idílicamente
=idyllically.
Ex: The modern nuclear family, often idyllically portrayed as a refuge and a retreat from a demanding world, is fast disappearing.

idílico
(adj.)=idyllic.
Ex: A region, 45 km long and 10 km wide, with romantic water ways weaving a lacework pattern through the forests, meadows, by-ways, and surrounding forests of this idyllic and unique province.

idólatra
(adj.)=idolater ; idolatrous.
Ex: Paul advised Christians that they should not be polytheists (idolaters) and that they must confine sex to marriage.
Ex: In colonial history, racism was expressed as a view of the Indian as savage, barbarous, & idolatrous.

idóneo
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* idóneo para=well suited to/for.
* poco idóneo=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
* ser idóneo para=be suited to.

idóneo para
=well suited to/for.
Ex: Lithography found favour with Moslems, being well suited to reproducing calligraphy and particularly the text of the Koran.
iglesia
(n.)=church ; church hall.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.
Ex: It is also generally true that there are no central facilities (school auditorium or gymnasium, public library, or church hall) for activities.
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* Iglesia Anglicana, la=Anglican Church, the.
* Iglesia Católica Apostólica Romana, la=Roman Catholic Church, the.
* Iglesia Católica, la=Catholic Church, the ; Roman Catholic Church, the.
* Iglesia Católica Romana, la=Roman Catholic Church, the.
* Iglesia Cristiana, la=Christian Church, the.
* Iglesia de Inglaterra, la=Church of England, the.
* iglesia parroquial=parish church.
* Iglesia Romana, la=Roman Church, the.
* nave de la iglesia=church hall.

iglesia parroquial
(n.)=parish church.
Ex: Parochial libraries were collections of books, normally kept in the parish church, which were maintained by the ecclesiastical authorites.
ignición
(n.)=ignition.
Ex: The booklet concludes with a section on motorcycle maintenance that addresses lubrication, ignition tune-up, electrical systems, carburetors, and general troubleshooting.

ignominia
(n.)=obloquy ; turpitude ; ignominy.
Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.
Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.

ignorado
(adj.)=unheeded.
Ex: This article is a synopsis of the author's previously expressed but unheeded criticisms of the online industry.
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* sentirse ignorado=feel + left out.
* ser ignorado=be unheeded.

ignorancia
(n.)=ignorance ; philistinism.
Ex: The searcher may be the end user, but the end user is approaching the search in some ignorance of his real requirements, or of the literature that might be available to meet those requirements.
Ex: Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.
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* dejar a Alguien en la ignorancia=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
* en la ignorancia=in the dark.
* ignorancia crasa=gross ignorance.
* ignorancia es felicidad, la=ignorance is bliss.
* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la=ignorance is very daring.
* ignorancia supina=gross ignorance.
* mantener a Alguien en la ignorancia=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
* quedarse en la ignorancia=leave + Nombre + in the dark.

ignorancia crasa
(n.)=gross ignorance.
Ex: Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major events, personalities, documents, and literary classics in Western civilisation.
ignorancia es felicidad, la
=ignorance is bliss.
Ex: 'Ignorance is bliss,' he liked to say, when refusing to embark upon a project that takes skills he doesn't have.
ignorancia es muy atrevida, la
=ignorance is very daring.
Ex: That's easy to say when the war and the bombs explode overseas -- ignorance is very daring.
ignorancia supina
(n.)=gross ignorance.
Ex: Data from a nation-wide survey reveal gross ignorance of major events, personalities, documents, and literary classics in Western civilisation.
ignorante
(adj.)=ignorant ; philistine ; ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.] ; clueless ; unenlightened.
Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.
Ex: Well, if you've come this far, and you started off clueless, I must congratulate you for wading through all these explanations.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.

ignorar
(v.)=be ignorant of ; be ignorant of ; ignore ; overlook ; turn + a blind eye to ; leave + aside ; outdistance ; close + the door on ; block off ; brush past ; pretend + not to have heard ; pretend + not to have seen ; turn + a deaf ear to ; give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder ; diss ; be unaware of ; give + Nombre + the silent treatment ; not know.
Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.
Ex: Clearly, the originators of the major schemes cannot be criticised for be ignorant of these principles.
Ex: Thus we can easily start to compile a list of prepositions, conjunctions and articles, for example, an, a, the, and, for, this, these, which can be ignored in indexing.
Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.
Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
Ex: Leaving aside the heretical thought that perhaps 'all things to all men' is exactly what the public library should be, this alone is not enough.
Ex: The public library cannot outdistance the intellectual climate in which it finds itself.
Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard.
Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.
Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone.
Ex: With its usual rhetoric, Iran has turned a cold shoulder to the latest sanctions.
Ex: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.
Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
Ex: To all intents and purposes he is unaware of its existence.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
Ex: It was hard not to know that last week's episode was the next to last episode for Atlantis.

ignífugo
(adj.)=fireproof [fire-proof] ; fireproofing.
Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
Ex: Locate records of patents assigned to the Celenese company for fireproofing substances.

igual da
=same difference, the.
Ex: The article 'Online, CD-ROM and Web: is it the same difference? discusses some obstacles to the use of electronic information.
igual para todos
=one size fits all.
Ex: And digital library developers might look at both situations before trying to offer simply a 'one size fits all' digital solution to some strange amalgam of Internet library users.
igual que
=on the lines (of).
Ex: The way forward for public libraries might be for them to be run more on the lines of bookshops.
igual^1
(n.)=equal.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: However, there is a lack of equality among equals that has to do with the way small libraries can get access to the data base = De cualquier manera, existe una falta de igualdad entre iguales que tiene que ver con la forma en que las bibliotecas pequeñas pueden acceder a la base de datos.
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* de igual a igual=as a peer.
* sin igual=unequalled ; unexampled ; unsurpassed ; unique unto itself ; unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA] ; without equal ; matchless ; peerless ; without peer.

igual^2
=identical ; matching ; equal ; same difference, the.
Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.
Ex: By selecting this qualifier all works having a matching number of pages will be included in the search.
Ex: Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.
Ex: The article 'Online, CD-ROM and Web: is it the same difference? discusses some obstacles to the use of electronic information.
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* al igual que=as with ; like ; in common with ; much as ; after the fashion of ; so too ; similar to ; much like ; and so.
* al igual que con todo en la vida=as with everything in life.
* al igual que + Nombre=not unlike + Nombre.
* a partes iguales=share and share alike ; in equal measure(s).
* así como ... de igual modo ...=just as ... so ....
* a todos por igual=one size fits all.
* de igual forma=in like manner ; in a like manner ; in like fashion ; in like vein.
* de igual longitud=of equal length.
* de igual manera=by the same token ; in like fashion ; in like manner ; in like vein ; in equal measure(s).
* de igual modo=alike ; equally ; in like fashion ; in like manner ; in like vein ; equivalently.
* de igual modo que=just as ; just as well ... as ... ; along the lines of ; on the lines (of).
* de igual + Nombre=equally + Adjetivo.
* en igual medida=similarly.
* entonces al igual que ahora=then as now.
* igual da=same difference, the.
* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor=equal pay for equal work.
* iguales de largo=of equal length.
* igual para todos=one size fits all.
* igual que=on the lines (of).
* las cosas siguen igual=business as usual.
* no somos todos iguales=one size doesn't fit all.
* para todos por igual=across the board [across-the-board].
* participar por igual en=have + an equal voice in.
* permanecer igual=remain + unchanged.
* por igual=alike ; on an equitable basis ; equally ; in equal measure(s).
* quedar igual=remain + the same.
* quedarse igual=be none the wiser.
* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad=sideways link.
* seguir igual=be none the worse for wear.
* ser igual a=be equivalent to ; equal.
* ser igual que=amount to + the same thing as.
* signo igual=equals sign.
* si todo sigue igual=all (other) things being equal.
* todos por igual=share and share alike.
* tratar a Alguien por igual=treat + Nombre + equally ; treat + Nombre + the same (way).
* tratar de igual modo=treat as + equal.

igualado
=neck and neck.
Ex: In recent months, DC has continued to close the gap, and the two leaders are now virtually neck and neck = En los últimos meses, DC ha continuado acortando distancias y ahora los dos líderes van bastante parejos.

igualar
(v.)=equal ; equate (with/to) ; level ; place + Nombre + on the same footing as ; equalise [equalize, -USA].
Ex: Wilson charge a flat one-time fee for backfiles of each data base which equals a one-year subscription to that file.
Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
Ex: The programme promotes the true integration of librarians into clinical teams and places them on the same footing as case workers, nutritionists and pharmacists.
Ex: This portal aims to equalize access to education and help people in developing countries improve their chances for a better life.
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* igualar a=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
* igualar las condiciones para todos=level + the playing field.

igualar a
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
Ex: There are importante tendencies to bring Bradford's distribution law to a par with some well-known laws within and outside bibliometrics.
igualar las condiciones para todos
(v.)=level + the playing field.
Ex: Technical standards are a good way to level the playing field among participating groups.
igualatorio
(adj.)=equilising [equilizing, -USA].
Ex: This is an excellent example of the equalizing role played by riparian zones.

igualdad
(n.)=equity ; parity ; equality ; equitability.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
Ex: The two cases perhaps indicate the beginning of attitudinal changes in awards administrators which will give parity of esteem to information-driven programmes.
Ex: The national ethos is much more egalitarian than it was and more and more appeals can successfully be made to the argument of equality in political discussion.
Ex: These variables ensured equitability by virtue of enabling each department to acquire the same percentage of the literature published in its field.
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* concienciacion de la igualdad de sexos=gender awareness.
* directiva sobre la igualdad de trato=equal treatment directive.
* en condiciones de igualdad=on an equal footing ; on equal terms ; on an equal basis ; equitable.
* en igualdad de condiciones=other things being equal ; on equal terms ; one of equals ; ceteris paribus ; in a tie ; on an equal footing ; on an equal basis ; all (other) things being equal ; equitable.
* en igualdad de condiciones para todos los sexos=gender-equitable.
* estar en igualdad de condiciones con=be on (an) equal footing with.
* igualdad ante la ley=equality before the law ; equality under the law.
* igualdad bajo la ley=equality under the law.
* igualdad de acceso=equity of access.
* igualdad de condiciones para todos=levelling of the playing field.
* igualdad de derechos=equal rights ; equality of rights.
* igualdad de género=gender equality ; sex equality ; sexual equality.
* igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo=equal employment opportunity.
* igualdad de oportunidades=equal opportunity ; equality of opportunities ; equity of opportunity.
* igualdad de poder=parity of power.
* igualdad de retribución=equal pay.
* igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de valor comparable=equal pay for equal work ; equal pay for comparable work.
* igualdad de tratamiento=fairness.
* igualdad de trato=equal treatment.
* igualdad entre las razas=race equality.
* igualdad entre los sexos=gender equality ; sex equality ; sexual equality.
* igualdad racial=race equality ; racial equality.
* igualdad retributiva=equal pay.
* igualdad social=social equity ; empowerment ; social equality.
* leyes sobre la igualdad=equity laws.
* principio de igualdad, el=egalitarian principle, the.

igualdad ante la ley
(n.)=equality before the law ; equality under the law.
Ex: The story of America's struggle to ensure equality before the law for all citizens is a story as old as America itself. Ex: Men are not equal, and the demand for equality under the law can by no means be grounded in the contention that equal treatment is due to equals.
igualdad bajo la ley
(n.)=equality under the law.
Ex: Men are not equal, and the demand for equality under the law can by no means be grounded in the contention that equal treatment is due to equals.
igualdad de acceso
(n.)=equity of access.
Ex: Reference services exist to help the less adroit find information and their fundamental value lies in equity of access to information.
igualdad de condiciones para todos
=levelling of the playing field.
Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
igualdad de derechos
(n.)=equal rights ; equality of rights.
Ex: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace. Ex: The data serves to show that the traditional model of non-remunerated work persists despite the equality of rights enshrined in the Constitution.
igualdad de género
(n.)=gender equality ; sex equality ; sexual equality.
Ex: Information professionals and librarians were among the first to experiment with gender equality in language. Ex: Despite laudable efforts at the Library of Congress to achieve sex equality in subject cataloguing, signicificant nomenclature remains sexist. Ex: The last decade, in particular, has seen a rash of legislation affecting people's rights in the areas of housing, race, sexual equality, employment and consumer protection.
igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo
(n.)=equal employment opportunity.
Ex: This article examines the policy of affirmative action and equal employment opportunity.
igualdad de oportunidades
(n.)=equal opportunity ; equality of opportunities ; equity of opportunity.
Ex: The British Library Association has issued several statements on recruitment of black librarians and on equal opportunities in employment. Ex: The LA is committed to combatting discrimination and to promoting equality of opportunities. Ex: However, too little policy attention is paid to enhancing equity of opportunity for those transitioning from adolescence to young adulthood.
igualdad de poder
(n.)=parity of power.
Ex: The marketing audit is a valuable ally in the struggle toward parity of power.
igualdad de retribución
(n.)=equal pay.
Ex: The issue is not that of equal pay, but equal opportunity.
igualdad de retribución por un trabajo de igual valor
=equal pay for equal work ; equal pay for comparable work.
Ex: The ruling upheld the complaint that government employees in female dominated categories were not receiving equal pay for equal work. Ex: Attainment of equal pay for comparable work should be a high priority in the profession.
igualdad de tratamiento
(n.)=fairness.
Ex: That's a federal agency I believe that what they've done in this particular case represents social justice and elementary fairness.
igualdad de trato
(n.)=equal treatment.
Ex: Clearly, every item that a library acquires cannot receive equal treatment.
igualdad entre las razas
(n.)=race equality.
Ex: The article 'Race equality and information technology in Europe' focuses on how information technology impacts on the quality of life of black people.
igualdad entre los sexos
(n.)=gender equality ; sex equality ; sexual equality.
Ex: Information professionals and librarians were among the first to experiment with gender equality in language. Ex: Despite laudable efforts at the Library of Congress to achieve sex equality in subject cataloguing, signicificant nomenclature remains sexist. Ex: The last decade, in particular, has seen a rash of legislation affecting people's rights in the areas of housing, race, sexual equality, employment and consumer protection.
igualdad racial
(n.)=race equality ; racial equality.
Ex: The article 'Race equality and information technology in Europe' focuses on how information technology impacts on the quality of life of black people. Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.
igualdad retributiva
(n.)=equal pay.
Ex: The issue is not that of equal pay, but equal opportunity.
igualdad social
(n.)=social equity ; empowerment ; social equality.
Ex: This is the way ahead for public services, based as they are on both social equity and diversified need. Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women. Ex: Social equality and economic growth should not be at odds.
iguales de largo
=of equal length.
Ex: This occurs at the vernal equinox on March 21, when day and night are of equal length.
igualitario
(adj.)=egalitarian ; equal.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The national ethos is much more egalitarian than it was and more and more appeals can successfully be made to the argument of equality in political discussion.
Ex: For any concept of human rights to be universally accepted, equal respect and mutual comprehension between rival cultures is demanded.

igualitarismo
(n.)=equalitarianism ; egalitarianism.
Ex: He was a frank elitist living in an age of rampant equalitarianism.
Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.
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* igualitarismo legal=legal egalitarianism.

igualitarismo legal
(n.)=legal egalitarianism.
Ex: Specifically, legal egalitarianism admits no class structures that entail separate legal practices.
igualmente
=as well ; for that matter ; likewise ; similarly ; correspondingly ; equally ; just as importantly ; equally importantly ; as importantly ; so too ; in like manner ; in a like manner ; in like fashion ; same here ; me too ; in like vein.
Ex: Again, the following statement is appropriate: A is permitted, but consider B or C or ... N, as well or instead.
Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
Ex: 'Bearings' are part of the Key system 'Dynamos', and thus may be denoted by (p), thus (p) Bearings and likewise (p) Diameter.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.
Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
Ex: And, just as importantly, computers have assumed an increasingly pervasive role in industrial automation.
Ex: Equally importantly, it strives to reflect the latest developments in the field of cooperative activities.
Ex: As importantly, I also want to look at the medium term management problems relating to the delivery of digital libraries.
Ex: Quality is important but so too is hard statistical evidence of the library's productivity.
Ex: In like manner, new books do not generally replace old ones in libraries.
Ex: The author suggests that certain types of people are attracted to certain occupations, and that people who choose the same occupation tend to behave in a like manner within their occupational group.
Ex: Since Michigan's pioneering move, two other schools have re-baptized themselves in like fashion.
Ex: Same here. I mean, I personally think that there is some divine power somewhere.
Ex: Unfortunately, this approach results mostly in 'me too' behavior and very little that's new.
Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.

ilegal
=illicit ; pirated ; illegal ; bootleg ; back-street ; piratical ; wrongful ; unlicensed ; fly-by-night ; against the law.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
Ex: The closed shop (an industry or organization in which employers may hire only union members) is illegal, as is the union shop (where union membership is mandatory for all employees included in a bargaining unit).
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
Ex: Women should be free to have legal abortions so that they are not 'forced' to go to 'back-street' abortionists.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
Ex: Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.
Ex: What I was reading about looked like a really genuine and reliable way of earning good money that didn't involve some fly-by-night, get-rich-quick scheme.
Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
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* bebida alcohólica ilegal=moonshine.
* caza ilegal=poaching.
* declarar ilegal=outlaw.
* destilador ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=shiner ; moonshiner.
* destilería ilegal=moonshine still.
* droga ilegal=illicit drug.
* entrada ilegal=trespassing.
* fabricante ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner ; shiner.
* inmigración ilegal=illegal immigration.
* inmigrante ilegal=illegal alien.
* ocupación ilegal=squat ; squatting.
* prácticas ilegales=unlawful practices.
* reproducción ilegal de libros=book piracy.
* ser ilegal=be against the law.
* sustancia ilegal=illegal substance.
* tráfico ilegal de drogas=illicit drug trafficking.
* vendedor ilegal de bebidas alcohólicas=moonshiner.
* vendedor ilegar de bebidas alcohólicas=shiner.

ilegalidad
(n.)=illegality ; illictness.
Ex: The legality or illegality of comparative advertising is a subject hard to define.
Ex: These modern gay magazines allow nothing of the bawdiness, illicitness, or impermissibility of gay culture to stick to their advertisers.

ilegalizar
(v.)=outlaw.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.

ilegalmente
=illegally ; illicitly ; unlawfully.
Ex: A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.
Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.
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* acceder ilegalmente=hack.
* entrar ilegalmente=break in ; break into.
* introducir ilegalmente=smuggle in.
* ocupar ilegalmente=squat.
* producido ilegalmente=illegally-produced.
* sacar ilegalmente=smuggle out.

ilegibilidad
(n.)=illegibility.
Ex: Illegibility at this stage will lead to errors in the final product.

ilegible
(adj.)=illegible ; unreadable.
Ex: 13% of the microfiche had illegible areas.
Ex: The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
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* volverse ilegible=become + unreadable.

ilegimitidad
(n.)=illictness.
Ex: These modern gay magazines allow nothing of the bawdiness, illicitness, or impermissibility of gay culture to stick to their advertisers.

ilegitimidad
(n.)=illegitimacy.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.

ilegítimamente
=illicitly.
Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.

ilegítimo
(adj.)=illicit ; illegitimate.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: Public libraries attract subscribers who use the library in both legitimate and illegitimate ways.

ileso
=unscathed ; unscarred ; unharmed ; unhurt ; safe and sound.
Ex: This time he made it unscathed to the car.
Ex: The statue of the Buddha facing the tidal waves sat serenely as it has always done and unscarred by the waters.
Ex: It was the only major library to emerge unharmed from the fire and earthquake which struck San Francisco in 1906.
Ex: In this way, the dragonflies are captured alive and unhurt.
Ex: The next morning she was found safe and sound by Leni, the search dog, and his handlers.
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* conseguir salir ileso=make it through in + one piece.
* escapar ileso=come out + unscathed ; escape + unscathed ; escape without + a scratch.
* salir ileso=escape + injury ; be left without + a scratch ; come out + unscathed ; escape + unscathed ; escape without + a scratch ; make it through in + one piece.

iletrado
(adj.)=unlettered.
Ex: It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.

ilicitud
(n.)=illictness ; impermissibility.
Ex: These modern gay magazines allow nothing of the bawdiness, illicitness, or impermissibility of gay culture to stick to their advertisers.
Ex: These modern gay magazines allow nothing of the bawdiness, illicitness, or impermissibility of gay culture to stick to their advertisers.

ilimitado
(adj.)=limitless ; unbounded ; unrestricted ; illimitable ; unlimited ; boundless ; bottomless ; open-ended ; endless ; uncapped.
Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
Ex: The public library is a way of escape from the narrow area of our individual lives into the field, finite, no doubt, but unbounded, of the wisdom and experience of all mankind.
Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
Ex: Distribution of this memo is unlimited.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
Ex: The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.
Ex: New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: While the rest of the world has been enjoying cheap uncapped Internet for long now, South African has been milked for every cent they have.
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* ser ilimitado=be boundless.
* viajes ilimitados=unlimited travel.

ilocalizable
(adj.)=irretraceable.
Ex: I supply the deficiency because its origin is behind me in an irretraceable past.
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* cuyo origen es ilocalizable=irretraceable.
* de origen ilocalizable=irretraceable.

iluminación
(n.)=illumination ; lighting ; illumination.
Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.
Ex: A flexible library building is one which permits flexibility in the layout of its planning arrangements, with structure, heating, ventilation and lighting arranged to facilitate adaptability.
Ex: Our digital facsimile editions can replicate manuscripts of alternating red and blue capitals, and gold-leafed illuminations, with hypertext commentaries.
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* con gran iluminación=brightly illuminated.
* con poca iluminación=dimly illuminated.
* con una mala iluminación=badly-lit.
* iluminación ambiental=ambient lighting.
* iluminación artificial=artificial lighting.
* iluminación ascendente=uplighting.
* iluminación embutida=recessed lighting.
* iluminación empotrada=recessed lighting.
* iluminación exterior=outdoor lighting.
* iluminación fuerte=task lighting.
* iluminación natural=natural lighting.
* iluminación reducida por economía=brownout.
* iluminación vertical=uplighting.
* industria de la iluminación, la=lighting industry, the.
* poca iluminación=poor lighting.
* sistema de iluminación=lighting system.

iluminación ambiental
(n.)=ambient lighting.
Ex: Screen visibility will be affected by the ambient lighting, and the screen should be positioned to avoid reflections.
iluminación artificial
(n.)=artificial lighting.
Ex: New artificial lighting was introduced to improve the ambient lighting and to provide better task lighting for readers.
iluminación ascendente
(n.)=uplighting.
Ex: There is an imaginative reuse of windowless central storage area, uplighting, and perimeter benching = Se hace una reutilización imaginativa de una zona de almacenamiento central sin ventanas, iluminación es ascendente y hay bancos en todo el perímetro.
iluminación embutida
(n.)=recessed lighting.
Ex: Most rooms -- including the living room, dining room, kitchen and master suite -- were designed with recessed lighting controlled by wall switches.
iluminación empotrada
(n.)=recessed lighting.
Ex: Most rooms -- including the living room, dining room, kitchen and master suite -- were designed with recessed lighting controlled by wall switches.
iluminación exterior
(n.)=outdoor lighting.
Ex: Outdoor lighting is light pollution which handicaps certain astronomical programs.
iluminación fuerte
(n.)=task lighting.
Ex: Task lighting or individual table lights have traditionally been used to upgrade the lighting at the reader's desk = Tradicionalmente, se ha utilizado una iluminación fuerte o lámparas individuales en las mesas del lector para mejorar la visibiliad.
iluminación natural
(n.)=natural lighting.
Ex: The new library is a elegant modern building with excellent natural lighting and a feeling of airiness and space throughout.
iluminación reducida por economía
(n.)=brownout.
Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.
iluminación vertical
(n.)=uplighting.
Ex: There is an imaginative reuse of windowless central storage area, uplighting, and perimeter benching = Se hace una reutilización imaginativa de una zona de almacenamiento central sin ventanas, iluminación es ascendente y hay bancos en todo el perímetro.
iluminado
(adj.)=illuminated ; lit-up.
Ex: This process is similar to the way jets of water in illuminated fountains trap the light from underwater light sources.
Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.
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* bien iluminado=well-lit.
* iluminado con velas=candlelight ; candlelit.
* iluminado por el sol=sunlit.
* iluminado por la luna=moonlit.
* mal iluminado=badly-lit.
* muy iluminado=brightly illuminated.
* poco iluminado=dimly illuminated.

iluminado con velas
(adj.)=candlelight ; candlelit.
Ex: The ruins remained a place of worship, however, with candlelight services on the anniversaries of the raids. Ex: A candlelit vigil is to take place in Manchester in memory of those killed every year as a result of domestic violence.
iluminado por el sol
(adj.)=sunlit.
Ex: They were recognized for their paintings of women relaxing in their boudoirs or in sunlit gardens.
iluminado por la luna
(adj.)=moonlit.
Ex: Instead of romantic moonlit walks on the beach, young couples' 'quality time' is limited to an hour or two at the local pizzeria.
iluminar
(v.)=illuminate ; floodlight ; light up ; brighten up.
Ex: Plenty of light, with a display spotlight if possible, should illuminate the exhibition (a number of inexpensive, safe little spotlights intended for the job are now on the market).
Ex: The local authorities have decided to floodlight the library at night to discourage vandalism.
Ex: These flares light up the surrounding area in a yellowish red glow for a short period of time, allowing you to see better.
Ex: The short, dreary days of winter are a good time to think about adding skylights to brighten up dark rooms.
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* caja para iluminar diapositivas=light box [light-box].
* iluminar con focos=floodlight.

iluminar con focos
(v.)=floodlight.
Ex: The local authorities have decided to floodlight the library at night to discourage vandalism.
iluminarse
(v.)=light up.
Ex: Toys are grouped into the following categories: (1) toys that light up or sing; (2) toys that catch your eye; (3) toys that shake, rattle, and roll; (4) switch toys; and (5) toys for the creative artist.

ilus.
=illus..
Nota: En catalogación, abreviatura de 'illustrations' (iluststraciones).
Ex: AACR allows the use of the term 'illus.' to cover the following types of illustrations: charts, coats of arms, facsimiles, forms, genealogical tables, maps, music, plans, portraits, and samples.

ilusionado
(adj.)=excited.
Ex: First of all, I was very excited by hematology, this field of medicine treating blood diseases.
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* estar todo ilusionado=be all excited.

ilusionar
(v.)=excite.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change.
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* ilusionarse=excite ; build up + Posesivo + hopes.

ilusionarse
(v.)=excite ; build up + Posesivo + hopes.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change. Ex: Over the last year he has pushed her around, fed her false truths, built up her hopes then crashed them to the ground.
ilusiones
(n.)=wishful thinking.
Ex: I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.
ilusionista
(n.)=conjurer [conjuror] ; illusionist.
Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.
Ex: Two Lithuanian illusionists have reportedly set three new world records for holding their breath underwater.

ilusión
(n.)=illusion ; yearning.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
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* con ilusión=eagerly.
* crear falsas ilusiones=create + false illusions.
* crear la ilusión=generate + illusion.
* crear una ilusión=create + illusion.
* de ilusiones vive el hombre=We are such stuff as dreams are made on.
* echar por tierra las ilusiones=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
* falsa ilusión=delusion.
* hacer ilusión=look forward to (+ Gerundio) ; be excited about ; be thrilled ; be pleased (to).
* hacer mucha ilusión=be thrilled ; be excited about ; be pleased (to).
* hacerse ilusiones=daydream ; build + castles in the air ; build up + Posesivo + hopes.
* ilusiones=wishful thinking.
* ilusión óptica=optical illusion.
* ilusión vana=wishful thinking.
* lleno de ilusiones=stardust in + Posesivo + eyes.
* perder la ilusión=lose + heart.
* romper las ilusiones=shatter + Posesivo + hopes.
* tener mucha ilusión=be thrilled.
* vivir de ilusiones=live in + a dream world.

ilusión vana
(n.)=wishful thinking.
Ex: I suspect that Mr Byrum's personal opinion that AACR2 will force libraries to close their catalogs is partly wishful thinking.
ilusión óptica
(n.)=optical illusion.
Ex: Optical illusion affects our sense of reality.
iluso
(adj.)=starry-eyed ; deluded ; daydreamer ; delusional.
Ex: It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.
Ex: On the one hand, Lynch gradually reveals a deluded, modestly talented, aspiring actress failing to achieve more than a stand-in role in her own life.
Ex: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.
Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
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* persona ilusa=daydreamer.

ilusorio
(adj.)=illusory ; starry-eyed ; hallucinatory ; deceptive ; delusional ; airy-fairy ; fantastical ; fantastic.
Ex: We can permit ourselves to be hypnotized by the gadgetry for access and by illusory cost reductions, or we can use the computer effectively to transform the catalog into a truly responsive instrument.
Ex: It would be starry-eyed to imagine that we the library ever reach into every home.
Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: Despite what false patriots tell us, we now have a delusional democracy, not one that citizens can trust to serve their interests.
Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an 'airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.
Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.

ilustración
(n.)=enlightenment ; figure ; illustration ; instantiation ; plate ; artwork.
Ex: Considered as necessary work in the interest of humanity and general enlightenment, bibliography gains ground as the years pass.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.
Ex: The system can then build an actual record as an instantiation of the category frame.
Ex: For monographs this statement gives the number of pages, and, if appropriate, the number of plates.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.
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* a modo de ilustración=by way of illustration.
* con muchas ilustraciones=copiously illustrated.
* ilustración a doble página=spread ; double-page spread.
* ilustración artística=artwork.
* ilustración de libros=book illustration.
* ilustración en color=coloured illustration.
* Ilustración, la=Enlightenment, the.
* libro con ilustraciones=picture book.
* lista de ilustraciones=list of illustrations.
* mención de ilustración=illustration statement.

ilustración a doble página
(n.)=spread ; double-page spread.
Ex: The spreads are 'printed' in handwriting as neat as the authors can manage; drawings are done, full-color crayon or felt-tip splendour. Ex: There are two double-page spreads showing the layout of the subject display and the corresponding alphabetical entries.
ilustración artística
(n.)=artwork.
Ex: In addition, many of photographs are badly cropped, with the tops of heads, towers, and artworks lopped off.
ilustración de libros
(n.)=book illustration.
Ex: Colour printing from suites of wood blocks, used hitherto chiefly for separate prints, became common for book illustration in the 1840s and soon afterwards for the printed covers of yellow-backs.
ilustración en color
(n.)=coloured illustration.
Ex: A coloured illustration is an illustration in two or more colours.
ilustrado
(adj.)=enlightened.
Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.

ilustrador
(n.)=illustrator ; draughtsman [draftsman, -USA] ; draughter [drafter, -USA].
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation, that is, the writer of a text, the illustrator in respect for illustrations and others responsible for the intellectual content of a work.
Ex: In the 'office of the present', a document is usually produced by several people: someone, say an administrator or manager, who originates and checks it, a typist, who prepares the text, and a draughtsman or artist who prepares the diagrams.
Ex: A drafter's salary is dependent on what type of drafter they are, where they work, and how much work they have.
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* ilustrador de libros=book illustrator.

ilustrador de libros
(n.)=book illustrator.
Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
ilustrar
(v.)=exemplify ; illustrate ; illustrate ; typify ; instantiate.
Ex: Natural language indexing is exemplified in many systems by the use of a character-string search.
Ex: These techniques will be illustrated later.
Ex: This indicated whether a work is illustrated, whether the illustrations are coloured o black and white, and the type of illustrations to be found in the work, for example maps.
Ex: The third significant category is typified by Urdu authors.
Ex: The weak model sees a limited role for mathematics in social sciences whereas a strong model sees mathematics as the model that instantiates theory.
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* ilustrar con ejemplos=illustrate + by examples.
* ilustrar una idea=illustrate + point.
* ilustrar un problema=illustrate + problem.

ilustrar con ejemplos
(v.)=illustrate + by examples.
Ex: We shall, therefore, attempt to illustrate by examples the subject that is currently taking shape under the umbrella term of 'information technology'.
ilustrar un problema
(v.)=illustrate + problem.
Ex: This article uses a content analysis of Ronald Reagan's comments concerning the downing of Korean Airlines 007 to illustrate potential problems arising from a lack of established guidelines.
ilustrar una idea
(v.)=illustrate + point.
Ex: A summary of the course content would do less than justice to a programme which serves to illustrate the point that libraries, information and IT can receive serious attention.
ilustrativo
(adj.)=illustrative.
Ex: A plate is a leaf containing illustrative matter, with or without explanatory text, that does not form part of either the preliminary or the main sequences of pages or leaves.

ilustre
(adj.)=illustrious ; distinguished ; eminent.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: This is a contribution to a festschrift in honour of Samuel Rothstein, the distinguished Canadian reference librarian.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.

ilícitamente
=illicitly ; unlawfully.
Ex: Traditionally, placing information in print, CD-ROM or online database format runs the risk of the information falling into the wrong hands or of being illicitly copied.
Ex: Members will not undertake actions that may unfairly or unlawfully jeopardise a candidate's employment.

ilícito
(adj.)=illicit ; unlawful ; unlicensed.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: This Act provides that it is 'an unlawful employment practice for an employer to discriminate between men and women with regard to fringes'.
Ex: Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.
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* acto ilícito=wrongful act.

ilógicamente
=illogically.
Ex: Similarly, it should be capable of either correcting, or refusing to accept, headings constructed illogically within the context of the rest of the file.

ilógico
(adj.)=irrational ; illogical.
Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
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* conclusión ilógica=non sequitur.

imagen a imagen
=shot by shot.
Ex: The video story will be told shot by shot on paper as sketches to aid in communication of ideas before filming begins.
imagen animada
(n.)=moving picture.
Ex: Telegraphy, photography, audio-recording, the transmission of music by cable networks, and moving pictures all preceded cinematography = La telegrafía, fotografía, las grabaciones sonoras, la transmisión de música a través de redes por cable y las imágenes animadas precedieron la cinematografía.
imagen comercial
(n.)=brand image.
Ex: Oxford University Press have been very successful in establishing their 'brand image' with the Oxford dictionaries which have distinguished editors of impeccable qualifications but the books are still marketed primarily as Oxford books.
imagen corporativa
(n.)=corporate image ; corporate branding.
Ex: Market pressures are forcing each on-line service to define its corporate image and market niche. Ex: Sports promotions and sponsorship have long been a mainstay of corporate branding.
imagen crediticia
(n.)=credit standing.
Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.
imagen de la biblioteca
(n.)=library's profile.
Ex: The library's profile has changed from that of an archive to a place where help is sought at an early stage.
imagen de pantalla
(n.)=screen shot [screen-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary. Ex: Screen captures are probably the most frequently used illustration in software manuals but have received little attention in the literature on technical documentation. Ex: The screen dump was accomplished by simply typing a control R at the keyboard. Ex: The number of screen images captured is limited only by the available memory on the computer. Ex: The screen snapshot captures the visual state of the system when the user clicked the mouse during recording.
imagen de satélite
(n.)=satellite image.
Ex: Satellite images have shown a large number of ground faults along the course of the river that would have drained the waters underground.
imagen de seguridad captcha
(n.)=captcha image.
Ex: In this tutorial I will show you how to create a captcha image to protect your form submissions.
imagen de uno mismo
(n.)=self-presentation ; body image.
Ex: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people. Ex: This study examined how discrepancies between actual and ideal body images are related to eating and exercise patterns.
imagen de vídeo
(n.)=video image.
Ex: Different media will be supported: text, still graphics, animated graphics, sound, still images, video images, etc.
imagen del pasado
(n.)=flashback [flash back].
Ex: I have a liking for novels which use techniques for disturbing the usual steady flow of sequential narrative with perhaps a flashback or two.
imagen digital
(n.)=digital image.
Ex: This system allows the user to perform a full text search and retrieve either the ASCII or the original digital image of the document.
imagen digital de un documento
(n.)=digital image document.
Ex: The group agreed to develop and maintain reliable and affordable mechanisms to gain access to digital image documents.
imagen digitalizada
(n.)=facsimile image.
Ex: The CD-ROM will contain 10000 facsimile images of the papers, indexed such that users can gain quick access to single documents = El CD-ROM contendrá 10.000 imágenes digitalizadas de los artículos, indizados de modo que los usuarios pueden acceder rápidamente a los documentos concretos.
imagen distorsionada
(n.)=distorted picture ; distorted image.
Ex: This has the effect of giving children an incomplete and distorted picture of a culture highlighting the exotic, the rural and the fantastic aspects rather than the common characteristics. Ex: This is necessary since television advertising has imbedded many distorted images in children's minds.
imagen en color
(n.)=colour image.
Ex: This client-server technology can provide worldwide access to multimedia information including stereophonic sound, colour images and full motion video.
imagen en miniatura
(n.)=thumbnail ; thumbnail image.
Ex: High quality (400dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script. Ex: In some collections, only thumbnail images display to those searching outside the Library of Congress because of potential rights considerations.
imagen en movimiento
(n.)=moving image ; animated image.
Ex: Electronic publishing enables moving image and sound information to be stored with text. Ex: This book introduces some of the more advanced Web graphics techniques, including: clickable image maps; and animated images.
imagen escaneada
(n.)=paper image.
Ex: Ariel is the Research Libraries Group document image transmission software for sending paper images (TIFF files, specifically) of scanned documents over the Internet to other Ariel sites.
imagen fija
(n.)=still ; still image ; still-picture ; film still ; movie still.
Ex: This speed is necessary in television, for motion pictures rather than stills as the object. Ex: The advantages of videodisc for storing still images as compared to microforms and optical discs are evident. Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc. Ex: The author traces the history behind cinematic photography and film stills. Ex: The images discussed are mostly photographs and movie stills.
imagen fotográfica
(n.)=photographic image.
Ex: This paper discusses the storage and retrieval of planetary photographic images by video disk technology.
imagen gráfica
(n.)=graphic image.
Ex: This CD-ROM contains bibliographic and textual data together with printable and viewable graphic images of patents.
imagen mental
(n.)=mental picture.
Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
imagen negativa
(n.)=negative image.
Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.
imagen pública
(n.)=public image.
Ex: The poor public image of library and information work implies that SLIS will continue to have difficulty in securing the resource base to compete effectively.
imagen visual
(n.)=visual image.
Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.
imagen^1
(n.)=frame ; image ; picture ; shot.
Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
Ex: No pretence is made of their being either a balanced or complete picture of the article.
Ex: Each video shot is logged using text descriptions, audio dialogue, and cinematic attributes.
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* almacenamiento de imágenes=image archiving ; image storage.
* archivo de imágenes=image archiving ; picture file.
* avance rápido de imágenes=fast motion.
* banco de imágenes=image bank.
* basado en imágenes gráficas=graphics-based.
* basado en las imágenes=image intensive.
* base de datos de imágenes=image database ; image bank.
* búsqueda y recuperación de imágenes=image matching.
* calidad de la imagen=picture quality.
* capacidad de interpretar imágenes=visual literacy.
* captura de imágenes=image capture ; image capturing.
* catalogación de imágenes=image cataloguing.
* centrado en las imágenes=image intensive.
* comparación de imágenes=image matching.
* composición de imágenes=image setting.
* congelación de la imagen=freeze-frame.
* congelar una imagen=freeze + frame.
* con imágenes en movimiento=animated.
* con muchas imágenes=image intensive.
* creación de imágenes digitales=digital imaging.
* crear una imagen=summon up + image.
* diagnóstico por imagen=diagnostic imaging.
* digitalización de imágenes=electronic imaging.
* digitalización electrónica de imágenes=electronic imaging.
* digitalizador de imágenes=image scanner.
* doble imagen=ghosting.
* documento de imagen en movimiento=moving image document.
* fichero de imágenes=graphic file ; image file.
* fijador de imágenes=image setter.
* gestión de imágenes=imaging ; image-handling ; image management.
* gestión de imágenes de documentos=document image management.
* gestión de imágenes digitales=digital imaging ; digital image management.
* gestión de imágenes electrónicas=electronic image management.
* gestión de imágenes por ordenador=computer imaging.
* habilidad de interpretar imágenes=visual literacy.
* imagen a imagen=shot by shot.
* imagen animada=moving picture.
* imagen del pasado=flashback [flash back].
* imagen de pantalla=screen shot [screen-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
* imagen de satélite=satellite image.
* imagen de seguridad captcha=captcha image.
* imagen de vídeo=video image.
* imagen digital=digital image.
* imagen digital de un documento=digital image document.
* imagen digitalizada=facsimile image.
* imagen distorsionada=distorted picture ; distorted image.
* imagen en color=colour image.
* imagen en miniatura=thumbnail ; thumbnail image.
* imagen en movimiento=moving image ; animated image.
* imágenes=imaging ; imagery ; video data ; image data.
* imagen escaneada=paper image.
* imágenes digitales=digital imagery.
* imágenes en movimiento=animation.
* imágenes por ordenador=computer graphics.
* imágenes vía satélite=satellite imagery ; satellite image data.
* imágenes y sonidos=sights and sounds.
* imagen fija=still ; still image ; still-picture ; film still ; movie still.
* imagen fotográfica=photographic image.
* imagen gráfica=graphic image.
* imagen mental=mental picture.
* imagen negativa=negative image.
* imagen visual=visual image.
* periodista reportero de imágenes=video journalist.
* que contiene muchas imágenes=image intensive.
* realce de imágenes=image-enhancement.
* reconocimiento de imágenes=image recognition.
* reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador=computer vision.
* recuperación de imágenes=image retrieval.
* recuperación de imágenes digitales=digital image retrieval.
* recuperación de imágenes fotográficas=picture retrieval.
* recuperación de imágenes por el contenido=content-based image retrieval.
* reportero de imágenes=video journalist.
* sistema basado en las imágenes=image-based system.
* sistema de gestión de imágenes=imaging system ; image-based system ; image management system.
* sistema de proceso de imágenes=imaging system.
* sistema de recuperación de imágenes=image retrieval system.
* sistema de tratamiento de imágenes=image processing system.
* tecnología para la creación de imágenes digitales=digital imaging technology.
* tratamiento de imágenes=image processing.
* Tratamiento de Imágenes de Documentos (DIP)=Document Image Processing (DIP).
* una imagen vale más que mil palabras=a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
* una imagen vale mil palabras=every picture tells a story.
* vídeo de imágenes fijas=image video.
* visor de imagen=view finder.
* visualización de imágenes=image display.

imagen^2
(n.)=image ; record ; stature ; profile ; persona [personae, -pl.] ; street cred ; street credibility.
Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.
Ex: Barack Hussein Obama has lost a lot of street cred with the country as of late, but maybe not in his world.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
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* adoptar una imagen=put on + image.
* arruinar + Posesivo + imagen=ruin + Posesivo + style ; cramp + Posesivo + style.
* borrar una imagen=eradicate + image.
* cambio de imagen=makeover [make-over].
* creador de imagen=image maker.
* crear una imagen=build + an image ; create + image.
* dar la imagen=give + the impression that.
* dar una imagen=convey + image ; present + picture ; paint + a picture ; present + an image ; present + a picture.
* dar una imagen de=give + an impression of.
* difundir buena imagen de=earn + credit for.
* difundir la imagen=spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word.
* empañar + Posesivo + imagen=tarnish + Posesivo + image.
* estropear + Posesivo + imagen=ruin + Posesivo + style ; cramp + Posesivo + style.
* evocar una imagen de=conjure up + an image of ; conjure up + a vision of.
* imagen comercial=brand image.
* imagen corporativa=corporate image ; corporate branding.
* imagen crediticia=credit standing.
* imagen de la biblioteca=library's profile.
* imagen de uno mismo=self-presentation ; body image.
* imagen pública=public image.
* manchar + Posesivo + imagen=tarnish + Posesivo + image.
* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen=raise + Posesivo + profile ; smarten up + Posesivo + image ; enhance + Posesivo + identity ; enhance + Posesivo + image ; buff up + Posesivo + image.
* ofrecer una imagen=present + picture.
* presentar una imagen=present + picture ; paint + a picture ; present + an image.
* problema de imagen=image problem.
* proyectar imagen=project + image.
* ser la imagen de=be a picture of.

imaginable
(adj.)=conceivable ; imaginable ; thinkable.
Ex: This article emphasises the importance of a preservation plan that includes ways of dealing with every conceivable type of disaster a library might experience.
Ex: The actual or potential availability of virtually any imaginable data bases on CD-ROM is now a reality.
Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
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* inimaginable=unimaginable.

imaginaciones
(n.)=imaginings.
Ex: When we come to deal with our imaginings, our thoughts, emotions, past and present experiences, in an attempt to sort them out, the power of language is indispensable = Cuando pasamos a tratar con nuestras imaginaciones, nuestras ideas, emociones, experiencias pasadas y presentes, en un intento de ordenarlas, el poder del lenguaje es indispensable.
imaginación
(n.)=imagination ; fancy.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.
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* con imaginación=imaginatively.
* con la imaginación=in imagination.
* con poca imaginación=unimaginatively.
* dale alas a tu imaginación=let + your imagination fly!.
* da rienda suelta a tu imaginación=let + your imagination fly!.
* despertar la imaginación=fire + the imagination.
* ejercitar la imaginación=stretch + imagination.
* estimular la imaginación=spark + imagination.
* falto de imaginación=unimaginative.
* imaginación desbocada=wild imagination.
* imaginación desbordante=wild imagination.
* imaginaciones=imaginings.
* imaginación fértil=vivid imagination.
* imaginación ferviente=wild imagination.
* imaginación muy despierta=vivid imagination.
* imaginación muy viva=vivid imagination.
* la imaginación no tiene límites=your imagination is the limit.
* literatura de imaginación=fiction.
* necesitar imaginación=take + imagination.
* pasar por la imaginación=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind.
* producto de la imaginación=work of imagination.

imaginación desbocada
(n.)=wild imagination.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
imaginación desbordante
(n.)=wild imagination.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
imaginación ferviente
(n.)=wild imagination.
Ex: It doesn't take a wild imagination to grasp what happens to a rider who crashes with protective gear on and one who goes down in street clothes.
imaginación fértil
(n.)=vivid imagination.
Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images.
imaginación muy despierta
(n.)=vivid imagination.
Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images.
imaginación muy viva
(n.)=vivid imagination.
Ex: A child with a vivid imagination can really scare herself with frightening images.
imaginado
(adj.)=imagined ; confabulated ; fancied.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
Ex: The number of correct, incorrect, and confabulated details were counted from written transcripts of the accounts.
Ex: It is suggested that differences between children's spoken words and the words in school texts may be more fancied than factual.
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* más allá de todo lo imaginado=beyond (all) description.

imaginar
(v.)=envision ; guess ; imagine ; visualise [visualize, -USA] ; dream ; confabulate.
Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.
Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person.
Ex: I do not imagine, as a result, that public libraries will, for instance, begin establishing inappropriate and complex transliterated forms of names.
Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed.
Ex: This has brought us nearer to UBC than anyone would have dreamed possible thirty years ago.
Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.
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* hacer imaginar=conjure up + a vision of ; conjure up + an image of.
* imaginarse=picture.
* imaginarse una situación=envision + situation.

imaginario
(adj.)=imaginary ; imagined ; fictitious ; fictionalised [fictionalized, -USA] ; fictional ; hallucinatory ; make-believe ; fictious ; fantastic ; fantastical.
Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
Ex: Certainly there are very serious novels which, by means of a fictitious story, have a great deal to say about human relationships and social structures.
Ex: This is a humourous and cautionary fictionalised account of a disastrous author visit to a public library to do a reading for children.
Ex: No one, in this purely hypothetical example, has thought that the reader might be happy with a factual account of an Atlantic convoy as well as, or in place of, a purely fictional account.
Ex: Subject-matter, portrayed with hallucinatory realism, is largely autobiographical -- mainly people connected with the artist and places associated with them.
Ex: This book illustrates and describes the features of a monster and reinsures the children not to be frightened of make-believe monsters.
Ex: Many of them are fictious, but there are also real artists and scientists, who play parts in the book, in one way or another.
Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.
Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.
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* pasado imaginario=imaginary past.

imaginarse
(v.)=picture.
Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
imaginarse una situación
(v.)=envision + situation.
Ex: I cannot evision a situation in which NIH would seek to suppress a rebuttal article.
imaginativamente
=imaginatively.
Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.

imaginatividad
(n.)=imaginativeness.
Ex: Children lose much of their imaginativeness and creativeness at about age 5.

imaginativo
(adj.)=imaginative ; confabulatory.
Ex: Various imaginative graphic displays have been proposed.
Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.
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* de forma imaginativa=imaginatively.
* de forma poco imaginativa=unimaginatively.
* de modo imaginativo=imaginatively.
* de modo poco imaginativo=unimaginatively.
* poco imaginativo=unimaginative.

imbatibilidad
(n.)=invincibility.
Ex: Going on an unbeaten run gives a team belief and a sense of invincibility at times.

imbatible
(adj.)=unbeatable.
Ex: The article 'Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.

imbatido
(adj.)=undefeated ; unbeaten.
Ex: The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.
Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.

imbebible
(adj.)=unpalatable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.

imbecilidad
(n.)=imbecility ; idiocy.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: The article 'The circulation idiom and the idiocy of fashion' argues that the belief that high circulation figures are the preeminent measure of the quality of a library's service is dangerous = El artículo "El modismo de la circulación y la idotez de la moda" postula que es peligroso creer que la medida prevalente de la calidad del servicio de una biblioteca es un número elevado de préstamos.

imberbe
(adj.)=beardless.
Ex: A possible explanation is related to the depiction of Christ as beardless.

imborrable
(adj.)=indelible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
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* dejar una huella imborrable=leave + a lasting impression ; leave + a lasting memory.
* impresión imborrable=indelible impression.
* recuerdo imborrable=lasting impression ; indelible impression ; indelible memory ; lasting memory ; long-lasting memory.

imbricado
(adj.)=interwoven.
Ex: The structure reveals a pair of interwoven frameworks that are mutually reinforced.

imbricar
(v.)=interweave.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado interwove, participio interwoven.
Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.

imbuir
(v.)=imbue ; infuse.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.

imbécil
(adj.)=feeble minded ; moron ; twit ; imbecile ; cretinous ; arsehole [asshole, -USA] ; dimwit ; dim-witted [dimwitted] ; brainless ; twat ; arse ; witless ; mug ; berk ; prick ; blockhead ; nonce ; jerk ; dweeb ; plonker ; git ; prat ; sucker ; dink ; idiotic.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: They'd all call him blockhead, the ribbing was endless.
Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight.
Ex: The only real unfairness in all of this is that a guy with such great oratory skills should turn out to be such a dink - total waste.
Ex: Marc basically can't believe that someone he is so close to would make such an idiotic purchase.
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* como un imbécil=idiotically.
* imbécil de atar=blithering idiot.
* imbécil de capirote=blithering idiot.
* imbécil de remate=blithering idiot.

imbécil de atar
(n.)=blithering idiot.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
imbécil de capirote
(n.)=blithering idiot.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
imbécil de remate
(n.)=blithering idiot.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.
imbécilmente
=idiotically ; stupidly.
Ex: What arouses the indignation of the honest satirist is not the fact that people in positions of power or influence behave idiotically.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.

imitación
(n.)=fake ; imitation ; mimicry ; shadowing ; impersonation ; simulacrum ; mimicking.
Ex: This article presents a review of the problems for archivists in identifying fakes and facsimiles in manuscripts and other documents.
Ex: Learning methods that have been used include: imitation, training, education and development.
Ex: The poor retention and transfer for the demonstration users appeared to be due to mimicry of the demonstrated procedures = La pobre retención y transferencia del conocimento adquirido por los usuarios que participaron en la demonstración parecía deberse a la imitación utilizada en los procedimientos de la demonstración.
Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.
Ex: In particular, the author examines the knowledge of Internet users regarding specific acts of computer abuse: piracy, unauthorized entry and impersonation.
Ex: The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.
Ex: At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.
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* a imitación de lo clásico=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
* de imitación=copycat.
* diamante de imitación=rhinestone.
* hacerse a imitación de=model on.
* la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno=imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
* por imitación=copycat.
* productos de imitación=imitation goods ; replica goods.
* programa de imitación=mimicry software.

imitador
(n.)=imitator ; impersonator ; mimic ; copycat ; epigone.
Ex: It was a clever and successful compromise, and it found numerous imitators not only in Britain but also in France, Germany, and America.
Ex: In 1849, Nicolas Marie Alexandre Vattemare, a French ventriloquist, impersonator and philanthropist came to North Carolina to gain support for his system of literary and scientific exchanges.
Ex: Pixie is introduced as a precocious character who is impatient with other people, a tease, and a mimic.
Ex: The article 'Library programmers: creators or copycats?' argues that attitudes to developing and marketing library software need changing.
Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.

imitando a lo clásico
(adj.)=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
Ex: By modelling her portraits on ancient Roman busts, she was responding to cultural and political forces which fostered a classicizing style. Ex: His Cubist still lifes with figures rendered in a sketchily classicized style echoes the conflict between the academic and the avant-garde in the early 20th century.
imitar
(v.)=parallel ; simulate ; mimic ; emulate ; imitate ; shadow ; impersonate ; take after ; take + a lead from.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: Cardbox, distributed by Caxton Software Publishing Company, London, is a small data base management system that simulates a stack of index cards.
Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
Ex: You must be a living example of what you expect your child to honor and emulate.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries must not necessarily attempt to imitate those of the developed nations but be based upon the social and cultural context in which they are set.
Ex: This shadowing project encourages children to read the books shortlisted for the Carnegie Medal, to 'shadow' it and decide on their own choice of winner.
Ex: According to the analysis, intruders cannot obtain any secret information from transmitted messages and impersonate another legal user.
Ex: Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.
Ex: Scotland should take a lead from Irish on gun control.
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* ejemplo a imitar=role model.
* imitando a lo clásico=classicising [classicizing, -USA] ; classicised [classicized, -USA].
* imitar a=take + a clue from.
* modelo a imitar=role modelling ; role model.

imitar a
(v.)=take + a clue from.
Ex: Taking a clue from the video-game arcades, the scores of the top 10 players are stored and displayed to later players.
impacción
(n.)=impaction.
Ex: Hairballs pose a potential danger for cats by blocking the passage of digested food through the intestines, causing an impaction.

impaciencia
(n.)=impatience.
Ex: But Stanton kew that this remark belied James' impatience with the situation.
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* con impaciencia=with bated breath.
* consumir la impaciencia=chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
* devorar la impaciencia=chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
* esperar con impaciencia=kick + Posesivo + heels.

impacientar
(v.)=exasperate ; irritate ; make + Nombre + impatient.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
Ex: Usually, kids tend to be active making them impatient in a confined space like your car.
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* impacientarse=chafe (at) ; lose + Posesivo + patience ; chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit ; strain at + the leash.
* impacientarse con=be impatient with ; get + short with.
* no impacientarse con=bear with + Pronombre.

impacientarse
=chafe (at) ; lose + Posesivo + patience ; chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit ; strain at + the leash.
Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics. Ex: He has never refused to answer any question, however provocative it might be, nor has he ever lost his patience. Ex: He was the perfect agent but you got the feeling that underneath it all he was chafing at the bit. Ex: But when the first game does get underway, this new team will be champing at the bit to start leaving an impression in people's minds. Ex: It's that time of year when many of you are chomping at the bit to fertilize your lawn. Ex: When rulers and military leaders spend so much on building up a military force, they are sometimes straining at the leash to use it.
impacientarse con
(v.)=be impatient with ; get + short with.
Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture. Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.
impaciente
(adj.)=impatient ; restless.
Ex: Premature publicity makes people impatient.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.

impacientemente
(v.)=impatiently ; with bated breath.
Ex: 'Look,' she pronounced impatiently, 'I have lots of work to do'.
Ex: Many in the crowd were lulled into a false sense of calm and nostalgia while others waited with bated breath for the real surprises to begin.
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* esperar impacientemente=kick + Posesivo + heels.
* esperar impacientemente (+ Infinitivo)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).

impactación
(n.)=impaction.
Ex: Hairballs pose a potential danger for cats by blocking the passage of digested food through the intestines, causing an impaction.

impactado
(adj.)=awestruck ; impressed ; impacted.
Ex: I remain awestruck by the advances in information technology in libraries.
Ex: On the other hand, Johnson's powerful baritone voice vibrated throughout the auditorium, captivating an impressed audience.
Ex: You should also be aware that toxins left in the colon can calcify and produce an impacted condition that induce the colon to expand.
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* diente impactado=impacted tooth.
* quedar impactado=be impressed.

impactante
(adj.)=impressive ; shocking ; striking ; impactful.
Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.
Ex: The author mentions several recent shocking revelations concerning the activities of the Japanese government and its officials.
Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.

impactar
(v.)=impact ; make + impact ; shock ; touch + Posesivo + life ; cast + an impact.
Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
Ex: Audiovisual materials have made an enormous impact on all societies.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.
Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.

impacto
(n.)=impact ; oomph ; full force.
Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: Many recent commentators speak as if they think that computers can painlessly deliver the oomph we need in curriculum.
Ex: Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.
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* cráter producido por impacto=impact crater.
* debatir el impacto de algo=discuss + the impact of.
* de gran impacto=high impact [high-impact].
* de menor impacto=low impact [low-impact].
* de poco impacto=low impact [low-impact].
* estudio de impacto=impact study.
* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente=environmental impact study.
* evaluación del impacto en función del género=gender-impact assessment.
* factor de impacto=impact factor.
* factor de impacto de la revista=journal impact ; journal impact factor.
* factor de impacto web=Web impact factor (WIF/Web-IF).
* factor impacto en la web=Web impact factor (WIF/Web-IF).
* impacto científico=scientific impact.
* impacto de citas=citation impact.
* impacto duradero=lasting impact.
* impacto económico=economic impact.
* impacto educativo=educational impact.
* impacto negativo=negative impact.
* impacto político=political impact.
* impacto positivo=positive impact.
* impacto visual=visual impact.
* indicador de impacto=impact indicator.
* índice de impacto=impact indicator ; impact factor.
* índice de impacto de una publicación periódica=periodical impact factor.
* índice de impacto inmediato=immediacy index.
* matriz de puntos de impacto=impact dot matrix.
* medir el impacto de Algo=gauge + the impact of.
* minimizar el impacto=minimise + impact ; minimise + impact.
* reducir el impacto=minimise + impact.
* tener impacto=make + impact.
* tener impacto (sobre)=have + impact (on).
* tener un gran impacto=have + a big impact.
* toda la fuerza del impacto=full force.

impacto científico
(n.)=scientific impact.
Ex: The author presents a model experiment for the quantitative selection of relative scientometric impact indicators used in evaluating the scientific impact of papers = El autor presenta un experimento modelo para la selección cuantitativa de indicadores de impacto cientométricos relativos usados en la evaluación del impacto científico de los artículos.
impacto de citas
(n.)=citation impact.
Ex: In order to test the robustness of their univariate and multivariate tests, multiple regressions were performed on 3 criteria: scientific productivity, citation impact, and individual performance index.
impacto duradero
(n.)=lasting impact.
Ex: There have been many applications of operational research methods in library management few of which seem to have made a lasting impact.
impacto económico
(n.)=economic impact.
Ex: Its economic impact has been a disappointment & is totally incommensurate with the size of the investment.
impacto educativo
(n.)=educational impact.
Ex: The author describes how her library used the assessment of educational impact as an alternative measure of quality.
impacto negativo
(n.)=negative impact.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife.
impacto político
(n.)=political impact.
Ex: This volume comprises a cosily iconoclastic set of essays about the death of Diana, the princess of Wales; her funeral; and its political impact.
impacto positivo
(n.)=positive impact.
Ex: 69 percent of business leaders in the Arab states of the region believe Iran will have a rather positive impact on the regional business.
impacto visual
(n.)=visual impact.
Ex: Perception now being more important than substance, the author considers first impressions given by library brochures or the visual impact of web pages.
impagado
(adj.)=unpaid.
Ex: She began her career in the Royal Library in Feb 38 as an unpaid assistant.

impago
(n.)=non-payment.
Ex: If full payment of arrears is not made customers will be reminded that continued non-payment will lead to disconnection of the service.

impalpable
(adj.)=impalpable.
Ex: The impalpable nature of human relations can add up to a situation that bears little resemblance to the logical and ordered material discussed in class.

impar
(adj.)=odd ; odd-numbered.
Ex: Results of comparisons are given in a number of tables and examined by factors such as results obtained in even and odd years and results of votes taken in spring and autumn.
Ex: More people vote in even-numbered years, so holding elections in odd-numbered years effectively disenfranchises thousands of voters.
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* número impar=odd number.
* página impar=odd page number ; odd page.

imparable
(adj.)=unstoppable.
Ex: The pace of Internet is unstoppable.

imparcial
(adj.)=non-biased ; non-judgmental [non-judgemental] ; impartial ; open-minded ; unbiased [unbiassed] ; compromise ; detached ; fair-minded [fairminded] ; non-partisan [nonpartisan] ; just ; neutral ; unemotional ; dispassionate ; objective ; unprejudiced.
Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
Ex: These centres should aim to promote a wide range of free, impartial information in a friendly and confidential atmosphere.
Ex: Is there any responsiveness at LC to the need for a close and open-minded examination of the problem?.
Ex: Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
Ex: We are confident that, after examining both sides of the issue, fair-minded judges will be able to determine who is reliable.
Ex: To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.
Ex: Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.
Ex: There is an objective, neutral name for those people, and that's Burakumin.
Ex: He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: Some say that journalism is not objective; others that it cannot be objective; and still others that it should not be objective.
Ex: Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
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* analizar de un modo imparcial=take + a cool look at.
* de un modo imparcial=impartially.

imparcialidad
(n.)=fairness ; open-mindedness ; impartiality.
Ex: That's a federal agency I believe that what they've done in this particular case represents social justice and elementary fairness.
Ex: In the spirit of open-mindedness that characterized the conference, Miller pointed out that librarians are extremely demanding.
Ex: In the past discussion centred on the role of fiction in the library and the need for impartiality in acquiring politics and religion.
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* imparcialidad política=political impartiality.

imparcialidad política
(n.)=political impartiality.
Ex: Political impartiality enables successive governments to have confidence in the public sector.
imparcialmente
=fairly ; impartially ; neutrally.
Ex: Catalogues based on outdated classification schemes can hardly be used fairly as ammunition in an attack on the classified catalogue as such.
Ex: Modern governments are prolific publishers of reliable and impartially authoritative information which deserves to be carefully studied.
Ex: In addition, political topics were addressed more neutrally than in the past.
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* tratar Algo imparcialmente=treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

impartir
(v.)=impart ; mete out.
Ex: The Council for National Academic Awards insists upon such skills being imparted as a condition of course approval.
Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.
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* impartir castigo=mete out + punishment ; administer + punishment.
* impartir clases=lecture.
* impartir conocimiento=impart + knowledge.
* impartir consejos=mete out + advice.
* impartir enseñanza=undertake + teaching.
* impartir una conferencia=lecture.

impartir castigo
(v.)=mete out + punishment ; administer + punishment.
Ex: The rhetorical strategy of much of the Hebrew Bible is to devise a God of justice who metes out reward & punishment in the world. Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
impartir clases
(v.)=lecture.
Ex: In addition, he has lectured in may places and has contributed numerous articles and reviews to library literature.
impartir conocimiento
(v.)=impart + knowledge.
Ex: I see training programs as attempting to do three things: impart knowledge, develop skills, and change attitudes.
impartir consejos
(v.)=mete out + advice.
Ex: Beliefs, attitudes, & practices regarding parents' care for their children have been changing over the past century, with new views being particularly reflected in the advice meted out to parents by professionals.
impartir enseñanza
(v.)=undertake + teaching.
Ex: The department undertakes teaching and research in library and information studies.
impartir una conferencia
(v.)=lecture.
Ex: In addition, he has lectured in may places and has contributed numerous articles and reviews to library literature.
impasibidad
(n.)=impassivity.
Ex: The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.

impasibilidad
(n.)=impassivity ; stiff upper lip.
Ex: The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.
Ex: The British stiff upper lip is even more in evidence in countless war films, especially those set during World War II.
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* con impasibilidad=impassively.

impasible
(adj.)=impassive ; stolid ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; unperturbed ; nonchalant ; nonplus ; unflappable ; straight-faced ; insensible.
Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
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* mantenerse impasible=keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* matenerse impasible=put + a brave face on.

impasiblemente
=unflappably ; stoically.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.
Ex: He sat very stoically watching the judge while the judge read the verdict which took several minutes.

impasse
(n.)=stalemate.
Ex: It appears that the stalemate over this issue has not arisen because instructional technologists and traditional professors are on opposite sides of a barricade, but because they are fighting different battles.

impecable
=immaculate ; impeccable ; flawless ; unimpeachable ; spic(k)-and-span ; speckless ; spotless ; neat and tidy ; spotlessly.
Ex: This article traces the life of Otto Rohse, his immaculate typography, imaginative and sensitive illustrations, and his private press.
Ex: Oxford University Press have been very successful in establishing their 'brand image' with the Oxford dictionaries which have distinguished editors of impeccable qualifications but the books are still marketed primarily as Oxford books.
Ex: No system is flawless, however, and this includes SC350.
Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
Ex: He wore black speckless clothes, silk stockings, silver buckles, and either a slim green silk umbrella, or a genteel brown cane.
Ex: A look into Jennifer's life revealed few clues -- she had a spotless reputation and was loved by everyone around her.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
Ex: Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.
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* de comportamiento impecable=prim and proper.

impecablemente
=flawlessly.
Ex: Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.
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* impecablemente limpio=spotlessly clean.

impecablemente limpio
(adj.)=spotlessly clean.
Ex: I have done absolutely no studying tonight, but my kitchen is spotlessly clean if that counts for anything.
impedancia
(n.)=impedance.
Ex: The impedance problem is at the root of the incompatibilities.
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* cardiografía por impedancia=impedance cardiography.

impedido
(adj.)=hampered.
Ex: Such effects are often explicable in terms of the inability of the hampered roots to supply the shoot with water or nutrients.
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* impedidos físicos, los=disabled people.

impedidos físicos, los
(n.)=disabled people.
Ex: The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries.
impedimenta
(n.)=impedimenta.
Nota: Equipaje que lleva un soldado y que hace que su avance se vea impedido en cierto modo.
Ex: He was to remain in his refuge for one hundred and twenty-one days, an urban Robinson Crusoe, venturing forth from his hiding hole to retrieve salvageable materials from the jettisoned impedimenta of restless travelers.

impedimento
(n.)=encumbrance ; handicap ; hurdle ; impediment ; limiting factor ; inhibition ; obstruction ; stumbling block ; bar ; blockage ; roadblock ; hindrance ; impairment ; albatross.
Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.
Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.
Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.
Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.
Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.
Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.
Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.
Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.
Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
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* creación de impedimentos=fence building.
* impedimento colateral por sentencia=collateral estoppel.
* impedimento del habla=speech impediment.
* impedimento legal=estoppel.
* personas confinadas a permanecer en casa por cualquier impedimento, las=housebound, the.
* poner impedimentos=stand in + Posesivo + way.
* ser un impedimento=stand in + Posesivo + way.
* sin impedimentos=unimpeded.

impedimento colateral por sentencia
(n.)=collateral estoppel.
Ex: These factors, the court held, gave further support to its conclusion that collateral estoppel does not apply to a decision of a private arbitrator.
impedimento del habla
(n.)=speech impediment.
Ex: Like many others, including Demosthenes and Moses, Lloyd lived with a speech impediment.
impedimento legal
(n.)=estoppel.
Ex: Generally speaking, a estoppel prohibits an individual or group from being harmed as a result of another's deeds, statements or promises, when later actions or statements contradict whas was originally stated, promised, or inferred.
impedir
(v.)=guard against ; impede ; inhibit ; prevent ; forestall ; restrain from ; foreclose ; get in + the way (of) ; hamstring ; head off ; ward off ; hamper ; thwart ; stymie.
Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors.
Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change.
Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.
Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
Ex: 'We also need to know the kinds of questions we are legally restrained from asking'.
Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.
Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.
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* impedir el paso=block in.
* impedir la entrada=keep out ; shut out.
* impedirle Algo a Alguien=stand in + Posesivo + way.
* impedir que=keep from.
* impedir que + Subjuntivo=prevent from + Gerundio.
* si no lo impide el tiempo=weather permitting.

impedir el paso
(v.)=block in.
Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
impedir la entrada
(v.)=keep out ; shut out.
Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime. Ex: The Immigration Service has vowed to shut out foreigners from registering in preparation for this year's general elections.
impedir que
(v.)=keep from.
Ex: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still.
impedir que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=prevent from + Gerundio.
Ex: There are some features of citation indexes which prevent them from completely ousting other indexes.
impedirle Algo a Alguien
(v.)=stand in + Posesivo + way.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
impenetrabilidad
(n.)=imperviousness to ; opacity ; impenetrability.
Ex: 'All this is not very likely,' she observed at last, 'not only because of the strength of the selection process -- its imperviousness to proof before an arbitrator'.
Ex: This collection of poems is a good alternative to the opacity and egocentricity of much contemporary American poetry.
Ex: The theory he provided was focused around two pairs of properties: divisibility/indivisibility and penetrability/impenetrability.

impenetrable
(adj.)=impenetrable.
Ex: The variety of services, programmes and agencies, both official and voluntary, created an impenetrable maze for the individual.

impenitente
(adj.)=unrepentant.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reflections of an unrepentant editor'.

impensable
(adj.)=unimagined ; unthinkable.
Ex: These factors, when combined with the computer's ability to select all items meeting a bewilderingly complex set of conditions, do provide an access capability unimagined with the book or card catalogs of Mr Cutter.
Ex: Replacement of librarians with computers that have Internet access is unthinkable.

imperante
(adj.)=prevailing ; reigning.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: This week the Queen achieved a momentous milestone by becoming the second longest reigning monarch in British history.

imperar
(v.)=prevail ; reign.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
Ex: After reigning for sixteen years, Gandash was succeeded by his son.

imperativismo
(n.)=imperativism.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perilous allure of moral imperativism'.

imperativo
=imperative ; Let's + Verbo.
Ex: Future imperatives include further development of premium information services to the science, technology and business communities and renewed efforts to underline the contribution of information to the national economy.
Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
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* imperativo económico=economic imperative.

imperativo económico
(n.)=economic imperative.
Ex: Public institutions should be guided by economic imperatives.
imperceptibilidad
(n.)=invisibility.
Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.

imperceptible
(adj.)=unnoticeable ; undetectable.
Ex: Dilution is used to reduce the color to unnoticeable levels.
Ex: These errors are undetectable by traditional spelling correction techniques.
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* de un modo imperceptible=unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.

imperceptiblemente
=unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.
Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip.
Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.

imperdible
(n.)=safety pin.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.

imperdonable
(adj.)=unforgivable ; unpardonable ; inexcusable ; irremissible.
Ex: The way Coy handled Rowena in front of the department heads is unforgivable.
Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.
Ex: Child labor is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
Ex: Perhaps, though, the term 'venial' is a relic of the idea of 'remissible' as opposed to 'irremissible' sin.
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* de modo imperdonable=unforgivably ; unpardonably.

imperdonablemente
=unforgivably ; inexcusably ; unpardonably ; irremissibly.
Ex: A paramedic who broke his baby son's arm in an 'unforgivably brutal and shocking' attack was jailed for three years today.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.
Ex: They succeeded in convincing her that she would be utterly and unpardonably foolish if she were to turn their offer down.
Ex: She perfectly blends the feeling of the song with the pleasure of singing, and as a result those who listen to her are irremissibly trapped by her wonderful voice.

imperecedero
=enduring ; everlasting ; enduringly + Adjetivo.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
Ex: Appraisal is the single most important function performed by an archivist because it has wide-reaching and everlasting social implications.
Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.

imperfección
(n.)=imperfection ; disfigurement.
Ex: And some of those imperfections are a result of the LC subject headings, the syndetic structure, the lack of cross-references, the obsolescence of terminology, and all the other criticisms.
Ex: Owners of rare and valuable books face a special dilemma -- identification marks can be disfigurements and actually reduce the value of the books.

imperfectamente
=imperfectly.
Ex: As with any categorisation, the categories are likely to be imperfectly defined.

imperfecto
(adj.)=faulty ; imperfect ; lacking ; flawed.
Ex: This would imply, given a 99.9 percent accuracy rate, that approximately 11 percent of all records would have at least one faulty access point!.
Ex: KWIC indexes are imperfect because titles do not always constitute an accurate summary of the content of a document.
Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the BM code by modern standards for catalogue codes, but there are obvious areas in which it would now be regarded as lacking.
Ex: Librarians should welcome this document, which is nonetheless considered flawed = Los bibliotecarios deberían acoger bien este documento, aunque se considera defectuoso.

imperial
(adj.)=imperial.
Ex: The types of materials include imperial writings, noble diaries, books on protocol and ceremonies, books relating to imperial tombs and early Chinese material.
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* águila imperial=imperial eagle.
* águila imperial ibérica=Spanish imperial eagle.
* poder imperial=imperial power.

imperialismo
(n.)=imperialism.
Ex: Now it is easy to realize this because they no longer stand for living controversies: Kipling's brand of imperialism and Shaw's brand of revolutionary socialism are both things of the past.

imperialista
(n.)=imperialist ; imperialistic ; imperialist.
Ex: At the same time, militant imperialist kinds of people couldn't admire Shaw, who, they thought, was a dangerous socialist revolutionary.
Ex: Much of the readily accessible visual information suffers from imperialistic, colonial, paternalistic, and propagandistic interpretations.
Ex: The war was a futile exercise brought on by capitalist imperialists.

imperio
(n.)=empire.
Ex: No clear evidence was found to indicate that Roman Iberian had public libraries similar to those established elsewhere in the empire.
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* caída del imperio romano, la=Fall of the Roman Empire, the.
* imperio editorial=publishing empire.
* Imperio Otomano, el=Ottoman Empire, the.
* Imperio Romano, el=Roman Empire, the.

imperio editorial
(n.)=publishing empire.
Ex: This article discusses the organisation of the proposed Open Polytechnic and the contribution of the Robert Maxwell publishing empire, as well as its implications for library resources.
imperiosamente
=peremptorily.
Ex: In the Bible, mankind is made peremptorily different from animals.
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* necesitarse imperiosamente=be badly needed.

imperioso
(adj.)=imperious ; driving ; peremptory.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: Self-actualization is the driving need to reach one's own potential.
Ex: The author's argumentation is vehement, sometimes peremptory, but not conclusive.
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* necesidad imperiosa=desperate need.

impermeabilización
(n.)=waterproofing ; sealing.
Ex: Waterproofing is necessary below the ground of the library.
Ex: The perfect sealing of a masonry wall surface is almost impossible since fine cracks and joints will allow the passage of water into the wall.

impermeabilizador
(n.)=sealant ; sealer.
Ex: In addition to sealants or paint, a number of simple yet preservationally sound liners are now available for use on wooden shelves.
Ex: These finishes and sealers are far less toxic than what you might find at the local hardware store.

impermeabilizar
(v.)=waterproof ; waterproof ; waterproof.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
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* impermeabilizar con alquitrán=tar.
* impermeabilizar con brea=tar.

impermeabilizar con alquitrán
(v.)=tar.
Ex: He helped Craig repair it by tarring the bottom of the hull.
impermeabilizar con brea
(v.)=tar.
Ex: He helped Craig repair it by tarring the bottom of the hull.
impermeable para la lluvia
(n.)=rainwear.
Ex: A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.
impermeable^1
(n.)=slicker ; raincoat ; oilskin.
Ex: An example is a scene of two men, dressed in yellow slickers, in a rowboat rescuing people during a flood.
Ex: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.
Ex: Always hang your oilskin after use, and allow to dry naturally in a well ventilated area.
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* impermeable para la lluvia=rainwear.

impermeable^2
=impermeable ; waterproof ; water-repellent.
Ex: The sheets of paper were dipped by handfuls into hot size, a solution of animal gelatine made from vellum or leather shavings boiled in water, to make them relatively impermeable.
Ex: The next step is to minimise the effects of any possible disaster by using waterproof ownership stamps.
Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light.

impermisibilidad
(n.)=impermissibility.
Ex: These modern gay magazines allow nothing of the bawdiness, illicitness, or impermissibility of gay culture to stick to their advertisers.

impersonal
(adj.)=impersonal.
Ex: The speed of service at the issue desk makes the system more impersonal.

impersonalidad
(n.)=impersonalism ; impersonality.
Ex: Such women exhibit personality characteristics of low self-esteem, passivity, impersonalism, and submissiveness.
Ex: Education can provide the essential bulwark against the forces of impersonality and standardization.

impertinencia
(n.)=importunity ; impertinence ; pertness.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
Ex: The ability by skilful questioning, without appearance of curiosity or impertinence, to extract from the vaguest, most general requests, a clear idea of what the enquirer really needs is one of the greatest gifts of the successful librarian = La habilidad de indagar con maña, sin aparentar curiosidad o impertinencia, para extraer de la pregunta más general e indefinida una idea clara de lo que realmente necesita el usuario es una de las más grandes virtudes del buen bibliotecario.
Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
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* responder con impertinencia=talk back.

impertinente
(adj.)=cheeky ; short ; short-tempered ; off-hand [offhand] ; saucy ; pert.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.

impertubablemente
=unflappably.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.

imperturbabilidad
(n.)=impassivity ; cool head.
Ex: The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.
Ex: Nothing fazes Paula and with her cool head she thrives on the daily challenges that come her way.

imperturbable
(adj.)=imperturbable ; impassive ; stolid ; unflappable ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; unperturbed ; nonchalant ; nonplus ; cool-headed ; unruffled.
Ex: 'I always hit him on the top of his highs when I want something,' the imperturbable Passantino answered = "Siempre espero a que esté eufórico para darle el sablazo cuando quiero algo", respondió el imperturbable Passantino.
Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
Ex: But it is obvious that modern leftist philosophers are not simply cool-headed logicians systematically analyzing the foundations of knowledge.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

impertérritamente
=unflappably.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.

impertérrito
(adj.)=undeterred ; unabashed ; undaunted ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; unperturbed ; nonchalant ; nonplus ; unflappable ; unfazed ; unafraid ; unruffled.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: The article is entitled 'What's the number?: an unofficial and unabashed guide to the Library of Congress Classification for the social sciences'.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
Ex: Freedom is to stand alone, unattached and unafraid, free in the understanding of desire which breeds illusion.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.

impetuosidad
(n.)=rashness ; ardour [ardor, -USA].
Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.

impetuoso
(adj.)=heady ; fast and furious ; power-packed.
Ex: The heady integration scenario is that given a seemingly simple query the system would automatically expand the search beyond the capabilities of an inexperienced user.
Ex: The pace was fast and furious and the noise was non-stop.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

implacabilidad
(n.)=relentlessness.
Ex: The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.

implacable
(adj.)=unrelenting ; relentless ; ruthless ; remorseless ; unforgiving ; bitter ; implacable ; inexorable ; nagging ; unsparing ; cutthroat.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
Ex: Unlike other Swedish illustrators, he used the time consuming and unforgiving technique of wood engraving for his illustrations.
Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.
Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
Ex: The book is so ferociously unsparing in detailing the systematic torment as well as wanton cruelty that the reconstruction of the past is often unbearable.
Ex: As the saying goes, 'Be as innocent as a lamb, and as wily as a fox' -- shrewdness is a valuable attribute in this cutthroat world.
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* actuar de un modo implacable=play + hardball.
* ser implacable=play + hardball.

implacablemente
=inexorably ; remorselessly ; relentlessly ; ruthlessly ; unrelentingly ; implacably.
Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: The number of abstracts has increased remorselessly; at present over 350,000 a year, the figure seems likely to reach the 400,000 mark in the foreseeable future.
Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
Ex: The traditional lending services were revamped and the book collection ruthlessly weeded to books that are used frequently.
Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
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* continuar implacablemente=march on.

implantable
(adj.)=implantable.
Ex: With the introduction of the multifunction implantable pacemaker/cardioverter/defibrillator, it is increasingly important to detect and identify arrhythmias automatically.

implantación
(n.)=implementation.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.

implantar
(v.)=put in + place ; implant.
Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
Ex: Such a reaction demonstrates that the reference habit has been successfully implanted.
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* implantarse=take off ; take + hold.

implantarse
(v.)=take off ; take + hold.
Ex: But at some stage they are going to take off and public librarians will need to be ready to stake their claim to be the most appropriate people to collect and organize local community information. Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist.
implante
(n.)=implantation ; implant.
Ex: The information stored was analysed according to implantation procedure and the healing process.
Ex: The most interviewed sources were the spokespersons for the implant manufacturers, while the least interviewed sources were the women with implants.
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* implante coclear=cochlear implant.
* implante dental=dental implant ; teeth implant.
* implante de pecho=breast implant.
* implante de pelo=hair implant.

implante coclear
(n.)=cochlear implant.
Ex: A cochlear implant is a small electronic device that can help to provide a sense of sound to a person who is profoundly deaf or severely hard-of-hearing.
implante de pecho
(n.)=breast implant.
Ex: Maybe now is the time to lift the ban on silicone breast implants.
implante de pelo
(n.)=hair implant.
Ex: The cost of hair implants is determined by the amount of hair that needs to be transplanted.
implante dental
(n.)=dental implant ; teeth implant.
Ex: Because dental implants fuse with the jawbone, bone loss is generally not a problem. Ex: Teeth implants are permanent, so it is important to get quality work.
implementación
(n.)=deployment ; execution ; implementation ; enablement ; delivery.
Ex: In the context of this report any such policy would have to accept that speedy response to current problems requires the deployment of resources in favour of innovative information-driven programmes.
Ex: Those are the elements which will contribute directly to the execution of these skills with greater competence.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
Ex: The aim was that the edge would come from leveraging its knowledge assets, ie the leadership and expertise of its worldwide work force, through information technology enablement.
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.

implementador
(n.)=implementor [implementer].
Ex: This could only be discovered by talking to the principal policy implementors and resource gatherers.

implementar
(v.)=implement ; put into + place ; deploy.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus.
Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.

implemento
(n.)=implement.
Ex: Object language comprises all intentional and non-intentional display of material things, such as implements, machines, art objects, architectural structures, and last but not least, the human body and whatever clothes cover it.

implicación
(n.)=implication ; involvement.
Ex: Chapter 25 deals with uniform titles, and its implications are considered in chapter 11.
Ex: This software is normally self-contained and can be set up with a minimum of involvement of computer specialist staff.
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* evaluar las implicaciones de Algo=gauge + the implications of.
* implicación de la comunidad=community involvement.
* implicación económica=cost implication.
* tener implicaciones para=have + implication for.

implicación de la comunidad
(n.)=community involvement.
Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.
implicación económica
=cost implication.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.
implicado
(adj.)=concerned ; involved.
Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
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* ambas partes implicadas=both sides of the equation.
* partes implicadas, las=parties involved, the ; parties concerned, the.
* todas las partes implicadas=all concerned.
* todas las personas implicadas=all concerned.

implicar
(v.)=amount to ; assume ; entail ; imply ; involve ; mean ; implicate.
Ex: One of the characteristic features of a post-coordinate indexing system is that searching amounts to more than making a note of the records listed under one index heading.
Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
Ex: Omission does not imply that those areas are not important.
Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
Ex: These changes have meant modifications, some very time-consuming, to serials catalogues in libraries.
Ex: Therefore aesthetic criteria of value are not objective but deeply implicated in social ideology.
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* implicarse=involve ; implicate + Reflexivo.
* implicarse en=get + involved with/in.

implicarse
(v.)=involve ; implicate + Reflexivo.
Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust. Ex: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves.
implicarse en
(v.)=get + involved with/in.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
implorar
(v.)=implore.
Ex: Several members of the group raised polite brows and implored him to go on.

implosivo
(adj.)=implosive.
Ex: The main character is precarious, untrustworthy, explosive, and implosive by turns.

implosión
(n.)=implosion.
Ex: This paper alerts the library community to the possible implosion, collapse, or disintegration of the cataloguing function listing eight indicators that cataloguing is in danger.

implícitamente
=implicitly.
Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.

implícito
(adj.)=covert ; implicit ; implied ; tacit.
Ex: Whether the conditioning was the result of overt analysis of the failure to learn lessons or whether they simply become covert factors subconsciously affecting the way later thought developed is something of a moot point.
Ex: They are considered to be implicit in the general expression 'social anthropology' ie in the summarization of the total subject of the document.
Ex: Desiderata contained or implied in cataloging codes, abandoned because of the expense or difficulty of application, can be implemented with relative ease by properly employing the computer's capabilities.
Ex: Finally, the tacit assumption so far has been that we are dealing with a single document collection.
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* estar implícito en=run through.
* sentido implícito=subtext.

impoluto
(adj.)=unblemished.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.

imponderable
(adj.)=imponderable.
Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.

imponente
(adj.)=awesome ; daunting ; grandiose ; awe-inspiring ; awe-inspiring ; forbidding ; redoubtable ; imposing ; mighty ; breathtaking ; mind-blowing ; towering ; formidable ; face-melting ; mind-bending.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: One of the most daunting aspect of music cataloguing arises from the fact that music and music recordings have international value.
Ex: It was initially intended for use in the classified arrangement of a grandiose index to all recorded human knowledge, a 'universal index'.
Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
Ex: All those shelves full of books are forbidding, daunting.
Ex: The city has returned a majority for every Democratic presidential candidate since 1916, when Woodrow Wilson took 65% of the city's vote against the redoubtable Charles Evans Hughes.
Ex: Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.
Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.
Ex: So with this in mind, let's examine some of the more popular mind-bending movies of the last twenty years or so, and see what you all have enjoyed most.
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* ser Algo imponente=loom + large.
* ser imponente=be awe-inspiring.

imponer
(v.)=be awe-inspiring ; dictate ; lay on ; impose ; enjoin ; inflict ; enforce ; thrust on/upon ; mete out ; hand down.
Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.
Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
Ex: Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.
Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.
Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.
Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
Ex: Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.
Ex: Governmental intervention has been criticized for the lenience of penalties meted out & the lack of a cohesive strategy.
Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.
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* imponer a=intrude on.
* imponer autoridad=lay down + the law.
* imponer castigo=mete out + punishment.
* imponer condena=impose + prison sentence.
* imponer exigencias a=place + demands on.
* imponer impuestos=impose + VAT.
* imponer orden=impose + order ; bring + order.
* imponer orden en donde hay caos=bring + order out of chaos.
* imponer + Posesivo + autoridad=pull + rank.
* imponer recortes=impose + cuts.
* imponer respeto=stand in + awe.
* imponer restricciones a=impose + limits on.
* imponer sanción económica=levy + fine.
* imponer sanciones=exercise + sanctions.
* imponerse=prevail ; obtrude (into) ; take + hold ; put + Posesivo + foot down ; overrule.
* imponerse a Uno mismo=self-mandate.
* imponerse disciplina=discipline + Reflexivo.
* imponer sentencia=mete out + sentence.
* imponerse una tarea=task + Reflexivo.
* imponer una carga=place + burden.
* imponer una condición=place + limitation.
* imponer una limitación=place + restraint ; impose + limitation.
* imponer una limitación (sobre)=place + constraint (on/upon).
* imponer una limitación sobre Algo=impose + constraint upon.
* imponer una multa=impose + penalty ; impose + fine ; level + fine against.
* imponer una norma=place + prescription.
* imponer una restricción=place + requirement ; place + restraint.
* imponer una restricción sobre Algo=impose + constraint upon.
* imponer una sanción=impose + sanction ; level + fine against ; impose + penalty.
* imponer una tarea=task.
* imponer una tarea a Alguien=foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.

imponer + Posesivo + autoridad
(v.)=pull + rank.
Ex: Teachers should be cautious not to 'pull rank' and interfere with the learning process by stepping in and taking over.
imponer a
(v.)=intrude on.
Ex: Witness the fate of the rules intruded on Panizzi and of those similarly intruded on the AACR = Véase como ejemplo el destino de las reglas impuestas a Panizzi y de las que del mismo modo se impusieron en las AACR.
imponer autoridad
(v.)=lay down + the law.
Ex: In principle he is correct but who else can lay down the law to prevent the disgusting antics we saw in Goa?.
imponer castigo
(v.)=mete out + punishment.
Ex: The rhetorical strategy of much of the Hebrew Bible is to devise a God of justice who metes out reward & punishment in the world.
imponer condena
(v.)=impose + prison sentence.
Ex: The volunteer librarians have been subjected to an ongoing campaign of persecution, culminating in the recent harsh crackdown which, after one-day trials, imposed prison sentences of up to 26 years on librarians.
imponer exigencias a
(v.)=place + demands on.
Ex: The latest developments in pharmacology are placing new demands on pharmaceutical libraries especially for information on the field of biopharmacology.
imponer impuestos
(v.)=impose + VAT.
Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.
imponer orden
(v.)=impose + order ; bring + order.
Ex: Basically it is a matter of deciding how far we can impose conceptual order on the chaos of terminology. Ex: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process.
imponer orden en donde hay caos
(v.)=bring + order out of chaos.
Ex: O'Donnell summarizes the process of organizing as 'a process by which the manager brings order out of chaos'.
imponer respeto
(v.)=stand in + awe.
Ex: Many people stand in awe of 'classification', believing it to be a skill completely beyond their capabilities.
imponer restricciones a
(v.)=impose + limits on.
Ex: The smaller microcomputer-based systems may impose limits on either field size or record size or both.
imponer sanciones
(v.)=exercise + sanctions.
Ex: This entails restricting membership to properly qualified persons only, and exercising sanctions on members who infringe professional standards.
imponer sanción económica
(v.)=levy + fine.
Ex: The Commission also has powers to investigate any infringement of the rules and to levy fines in cases where a breach of the rules has been established.
imponer sentencia
(v.)=mete out + sentence.
Ex: Rural courts have typically meted out stiffer sentences than urban courts .
imponer una carga
(v.)=place + burden.
Ex: This article discusses the out-of-control situation of federal paperwork and the consequent burdens it places on the US public and business sector.
imponer una condición
(v.)=place + limitation.
Ex: The limitations placed upon the documents indexed in a bibliography might be, for example, place or date of publication, or subject content rather than possession by a particular library.
imponer una limitación
(v.)=place + restraint ; impose + limitation.
Ex: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service. Ex: Interactive TV could overcome some of the limitations imposed on the types of banking and retailing services already being offered via the Internet.
imponer una limitación (sobre)
(v.)=place + constraint (on/upon).
Ex: Obviously, computers and the use of notation in computerised systems may place additional constraints upon the nature of the notation, or may eliminate the need to consider some of the characteristics below.
imponer una limitación sobre Algo
(v.)=impose + constraint upon.
Ex: Resources of the information system will impose constraints upon the nature of the indexing language.
imponer una multa
(v.)=impose + penalty ; impose + fine ; level + fine against.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless. Ex: Most courts in India are unwilling to impose heavy fines and jail terms for wildlife crimes. Ex: But some have also wondered why these first fines were leveled against two almost unknown singers rather than more famous stars.
imponer una norma
(v.)=place + prescription.
Ex: The question that should be asked is not whether bibliographic cataloging is or should be prescriptive or descriptive, but whether, or why, the same prescriptions must be placed on all catalogs.
imponer una restricción
(v.)=place + requirement ; place + restraint.
Ex: Page sizes and programm restrictions place certain requirements on the data in the online system. Ex: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
imponer una restricción sobre Algo
(v.)=impose + constraint upon.
Ex: Resources of the information system will impose constraints upon the nature of the indexing language.
imponer una sanción
(v.)=impose + sanction ; level + fine against ; impose + penalty.
Ex: This law allows the U.S. to impose sanctions against foreign investors in Cuba whose investments allegedly involve properties expropriated from Cubans who are now U.S. nationals. Ex: But some have also wondered why these first fines were leveled against two almost unknown singers rather than more famous stars. Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
imponer una tarea
(v.)=task.
Ex: The National Archives of Namibia has been tasked to recover evidence of this historical past.
imponer una tarea a Alguien
(v.)=foist + Nombre + on + Alguien + as a duty.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
imponerse
(v.)=prevail ; obtrude (into) ; take + hold ; put + Posesivo + foot down ; overrule.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails. Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process. Ex: New computer-supported systems such as PRECIS will probably take hold only in languages and countries where a subject analysis system does not already exist. Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
imponerse a Uno mismo
(v.)=self-mandate.
Ex: Public libraries are self-mandated to provide equal access to a wide range of educational and informational materials based upon an analysis of the immediate population's unique characteristics = El objetivo que se ha impuesto la propia biblioteca es ofrecer acceso igualitario a una gran variedad de material educativo e informativo a partir del análisis de las características específicas de la población en donde se ubica .
imponerse disciplina
(v.)=discipline + Reflexivo.
Ex: I question whether people are naturally good and capable of disciplining themselves = Me cuestiono si la gente es buena por naturaleza y capaz de imponerse una disciplina.
imponerse una tarea
(v.)=task + Reflexivo.
Ex: Canada has tasked itself with delivering e-government to its citizensby the year 2005.
impopular
(adj.)=unpopular.
Ex: The Research Library Council must be prepared to make unpopular recommendations.

impopularidad
(n.)=unpopularity.
Ex: In the tide of criticism which finally engulfed this edition of the classification scheme, it was these relocations which were often blamed for its unpopularity.

importación
(n.)=importation.
Ex: The lack of consensus as to what constitutes the field is in part explained by the extensive importation of ideas from other disciplines.
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* filtro de importación=import filter.
* importación en masa=bulk import.
* impuesto de importación=import levy.
* producto de importación=imported product.
* restricción de importación=import restriction.

importación en masa
(n.)=bulk import.
Ex: The first section covers the bulk import of records from other systems.
importado
(adj.)=imported.
Ex: A vast quantity of (usually illegally) imported material produced on the continent did not find its way into the registers either.
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* producto importado=import.

importador
(n.)=importer.
Ex: The impasse facing many SLIS is that they have always been net importers of service teaching in the past and have very little 'currency' available to pay for imported expertise.

importancia
(n.)=importance ; merit ; notability ; pre-eminence [preeminence] ; prominence ; significance ; standing ; stature ; value ; distinction ; visibility ; centrality ; meaningfulness ; worthwhileness ; profile ; premium ; import ; fuse ; consequence.
Ex: This format is becoming common in new thesauri, partly because the recognition of the importance of viewing both relationships and subject terms in one tool.
Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.
Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
Ex: Gilman advocated the academic library's centrality to research.
Ex: The author challenges the meaningfulness of precision and recall values as a measure of performance of a retrieval system.
Ex: But it always assumes the importance, the worthwhileness, of human experience even when -- as in tragedy -- it finds much in that experience evil.
Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
Ex: To presuppose that clients will continue to travel to defined locations earmarked as libraries in search of information is to deny the premium on time prevalent in today's culture.
Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
Ex: Accessibility is the most important factor in determining the level of fuse of an information source.
Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
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* adquirir importancia=assume + importance ; attain + importance ; come up ; take on + added weight ; gain + significance ; move up + the agenda ; gain + importance ; gain in + importance.
* adquirir importancia histórica=make + history ; go down in + history.
* asunto de importancia=matter of weight ; matter of consequence.
* asunto sin importancia=matter of no consequence.
* aumentar de importancia=grow in + importance ; grow in + significance.
* clasificar en orden de importancia=rank + in order of importance.
* cobrar importancia=assume + importance ; take on + added weight ; move up + the agenda ; gain + importance ; be on the agenda.
* conceder importancia=accord + significance level ; attach + importance ; place + importance.
* conceder mucha importancia a=lay + great store on.
* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información=raise + information awareness.
* consciente de la importancia de la información=information conscious.
* crecer en importancia=grow from + strength to strength ; increase in + importance.
* cuestión de importancia=matter of consequence.
* cuestión sin importancia=matter of no consequence.
* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene=oversell.
* dar bastante importancia a=place + great store on.
* dar importancia=attach + importance ; give + prominence ; stress ; give + pre-eminence ; give + relevance ; place + importance ; give + importance.
* dar importancia a=give + weight to ; place + emphasis on ; attach + weight to ; create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile ; place + weight on.
* dar importancia a Algo=put + Algo + on the agenda ; be on the agenda.
* dar mayor importancia a=give + pride of place to.
* dar mucha importancia=put + a premium on.
* dar mucha importancia a la profesión=be career oriented.
* darse aires de importancia=get on + Posesivo + high horse.
* de capital importancia=momentous ; of cardinal importance.
* de creciente importancia=of growing importance.
* de crucial importancia=crucially important.
* de especial importancia=of particular note.
* de fundamental importancia=of prime importance ; critically important.
* de importancia=of note ; of consequence.
* de importancia creciente=of growing importance.
* de importancia crucial=crucially important.
* de importancia fundamental=critically important.
* de importancia secundaria=incidental.
* de mayor o menor importancia=great and small.
* de menor importancia=fringe subject ; of fringe interest.
* de menor importancia para=on the fringe of.
* de poca importancia=menial ; small-time.
* de primordial importancia=of prime importance ; of paramount importance.
* de segunda importancia=marginal ; back burner ; on the back burner ; second in importance.
* de segunda importancia en relación con=secondary to.
* destacar la importa=underscore + importance.
* destacar la importancia de=stress + the importance of ; emphasise + the importance of ; highlight + the importance of.
* de suma importancia=of the utmost importance ; of utmost importance.
* de suprema importancia=of the highest significance.
* de tercera importancia=tertiary.
* de vital importancia=vitally important.
* disminuir la importancia de=lessen + the importance of.
* donde el tiempo es de suma importancia=time-critical.
* en orden de importancia=in rank order ; in order.
* falta de importancia=worthlessness.
* ganar cada vez más importancia=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength.
* ganar importancia=grow in + importance ; grow in + strength ; gain + prominence ; grow in + significance ; gain + significance ; gain in + importance.
* gente de poca importancia=small fry, the.
* importancia cada vez mayor=growing importance ; growing significance.
* importancia histórica=historical significance.
* importancia primordial=key importance.
* importancia + radicar=the importance of + Nombre + lie.
* importancia + residir=the importance of + Nombre + lie.
* importancia + yacer=the importance of + Nombre + lie.
* minimizar la importancia=minimise + importance.
* nada de importancia=nothing in particular ; nothing major.
* no dar la merecida importancia=understate.
* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo=think + little of.
* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo=think + nothing of + Gerundio.
* no darle importancia a=think + very little about/of.
* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo=have + no feeling for.
* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo=cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo=the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
* no tener importancia=be of no importance ; make + no difference ; be of no consequence.
* no tener la menor importancia=be of no particular concern.
* ordenar por orden de importancia=rank + in order.
* orden decreciente de importancia=decreasing order of importance.
* orden de importancia=significance order of terms ; pecking order ; significance order.
* pérdida de importancia=demise ; swing away from.
* poca importancia=unimportance ; low profile.
* poner de relieve la importancia=underscore + importance.
* prestar importancia a=place + weight on.
* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura=culture-conscious.
* quitar importancia=de-emphasise [de-emphasize, -USA] ; understate ; trivialise [trivialize, -USA] ; minimise + importance ; downplay ; gloss over ; negate ; soft-pedal ; play + Nombre + down.
* quitar importancia a un problema=trivialise + trouble.
* quitarle importancia a Algo=make + light of.
* quitarle importancia a las cosas=make + light of things.
* realzar la importancia=heighten + importance.
* recalcar la importancia de=stress + the importance of.
* recibir importancia=enjoy + prominence.
* recobrar importancia=make + a comeback.
* remarcar la importancia=underline + importance.
* resaltar la importancia=underscore + importance.
* resaltar la importancia de=stress + the importance of ; emphasise + the importance of ; highlight + the importance of.
* restar importancia=minimise + importance ; downplay ; gloss over ; negate ; soft-pedal ; play + Nombre + down ; tone down ; sugar-coat + the pill ; sugar + the pill ; sugar-coat ; take + the teeth out of ; take + the bite out of ; take + the sting out of + Algo.
* restarle importancia a Algo=make + light of.
* restarle importancia a las cosas=make + light of things.
* ser de importancia primordial=be of key importance.
* ser de importancia vital=lie at + the heart of.
* sin darle importancia=airily.
* sin importancia=negligible ; unimportant ; trifling ; immaterial ; of no consequence ; nothing major.
* subrayar la importancia=underline + importance ; underscore + importance.
* tema de secundaria importancia=footnote.
* tener gran importancia=be of high significance.
* tener importancia=carry + weight ; have + high profile ; be of consequence.
* tener la misma importancia=carry + equal weight.

importancia + radicar
(n.)=the importance of + Nombre + lie.
Ex: The importance of serials lies in the relative speed at which they are able to communicate information on the results of scholarly research = La importancia de las publicaciones seriadas radica en la velocidad relativa con que son capaces de informar sobre los resultados de la investigación científica.
importancia + residir
(n.)=the importance of + Nombre + lie.
Ex: The importance of serials lies in the relative speed at which they are able to communicate information on the results of scholarly research = La importancia de las publicaciones seriadas radica en la velocidad relativa con que son capaces de informar sobre los resultados de la investigación científica.
importancia + yacer
(n.)=the importance of + Nombre + lie.
Ex: The importance of serials lies in the relative speed at which they are able to communicate information on the results of scholarly research = La importancia de las publicaciones seriadas radica en la velocidad relativa con que son capaces de informar sobre los resultados de la investigación científica.
importancia cada vez mayor
(n.)=growing importance ; growing significance.
Ex: The author briefly reviews the growing importance of international telecommunications networks and computers to the business activities of companies. Ex: Information retrieval, particularly from new media, is of growing significance and requires continuing research effort.
importancia histórica
(n.)=historical significance.
Ex: The author discusses the historical significance of the goblets, identified as chalices, which were found in late Byzantine graves.
importancia primordial
(n.)=key importance.
Ex: An information section has been an integral part of the library structure for some considerable time and is thus of key importance.
importante
(adj.)=considerable ; important ; major ; notable ; prominent ; relevant ; remarkable ; significant ; significantly ; substantial ; weighty ; consequential ; solid ; acute ; appreciable ; major ; mighty ; goodly ; key ; meaningful ; vital ; hefty ; of consequence ; meaty ; seminal.
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Ex: Classification is also prominent in the physical arrangement of documents.
Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: This data base will eventually become a very substantial bibliographic data base.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
Ex: The democratisation of Russian intellectual life was one of the most consequential of the dramatic social and political changes that took place in Russia in the 1860s.
Ex: There is no doubt that the ideas put forward by Coates and their implementation in BTI have been a solid step forward in the theory of alphabetical subject headings.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
Ex: Cannabis often shows no appreciable effects the first time it is taken.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system.
Ex: The October 2002 issue of CONVERGE magazine lists their picks for the 'Shapers of the Future 2002' -- 'today's leaders and innovators who have dreamed and accomplished mighty things in technology and education'.
Ex: However, we must not forget the book which the critics acclaim and which also sells in goodly numbers.
Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.
Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
Ex: We have the right and responsibility to make wise decisions in 'times of consequence'.
Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.
Ex: He has published seminal papers on automated cataloging and authority control in Library Journal, Library Quarterly, and Journal of Library Automation.
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* acontecimiento importante=milestone ; red carpet event.
* considerar importante=hold + Nombre + dear.
* continuar siendo importante=remain + big.
* economizar en cosas importantes y derrochar en nimiedades=penny wise, pound foolish.
* el último pero no el menos importante=the last but by no means least.
* es importante destacar=importantly.
* evento importante=milestone.
* hacer que sea importante=render + important.
* hacerse cada vez más importante=increase in + importance.
* la parte más importante=the heart of.
* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia=reach + milestone.
* logro más importante=crowning achievement.
* lo más importante=most of all.
* lo que es más importante=most importantly ; more importantly ; most of all ; most important.
* lo que es muy importante=importantly.
* más importante=foremost.
* más importante aun=more significantly.
* menos importante, el=least, the.
* muy importante=critical ; very importantly ; big time.
* nada importante=nothing major.
* ocupar un lugar importante=have + pride of place.
* persona importante y arrogante=high muck-a-muck ; muck-a-muck.
* poco importante=small-time.
* por último pero no menos importante=last but not least.
* sentirse importante=feel + important.
* ser Algo muy importante=loom + large.
* ser cada vez más importante=increase in + importance.
* ser importante=be of importance ; be of consequence.
* suceso importante=critical incident.
* suma importante=princely sum.
* último pero no el menos importante, el=final and not the least important, the.
* uno de los + Nombre + más importante=not the least + Nombre ; not the least of + Nombre.

importantísimo
=all-important ; of the highest significance.
Ex: Each is currently a vogue word (often a vague word as well), and each is suddenly all-important to the unlocking of social problems.
Ex: July 20th and 21st 1919 will go down in the annals of history as a red-letter day of the highest significance.
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* avance importantísimo=great leap forward.
* ser importantísimo=make + all the difference in the world ; make + difference in the world.
* ser importantísimo (para)=be central (to).

importar un bledo
=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
Ex: The sad truth of the matter is a lot of public libraries don't give a damn about cataloging. Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit. Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help. Ex: My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot. Ex: What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.
importar un comino
=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
Ex: The sad truth of the matter is a lot of public libraries don't give a damn about cataloging. Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit. Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help. Ex: My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot. Ex: What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.
importar un pepino
=not give a/two hoots ; not give a damn ; not give a fuck ; not give a shit ; not give a darn.
Ex: My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot. Ex: The sad truth of the matter is a lot of public libraries don't give a damn about cataloging. Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help. Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit. Ex: What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.
importar un pito
=could not care less.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
importar un rábano
=could not care less.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
importar^1
(v.)=import.
Ex: Cannot IT expertise not readily available to SLIS be imported from other relevant departments in parent institutions?.

importar^2
(v.)=matter ; mind ; care ; make + a difference.
Ex: It does not matter where the cursor is when the ENTER key is pressed.
Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
Ex: In a survey carried out in the US, it became apparent that about 90% of the respondents did not know what it meant, and even fewer cared.
Ex: If that cannot be determined, it hardly makes a difference which you use as main entry.
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* a nadie le importa nada=nobody + gives a damn.
* importar un bledo=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
* importar un comino=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
* importar un pepino=not give a/two hoots ; not give a damn ; not give a fuck ; not give a shit ; not give a darn.
* importar un pito=could not care less.
* importar un rábano=could not care less.
* no importa=never mind ; regardless of.
* no importa cómo=no matter how ; howsoever.
* no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo=no matter how + Adjetivo ; howsoever.
* no importa lo bien=no matter how well.
* No importa lo que se conoce, sino a quién se conoce=It's not what you know, but who you know.
* no importar=be all right with + Persona ; make + no difference ; cope with.
* no importar Algo a Alguien=think + little of.
* no importar en absoluto=have + no qualms about.
* no importar + Infinitivo=think + nothing of + Gerundio.
* no importar lo más mínimo=could not care less.
* no importar lo que + pensar de=whatever + Pronombre + make of.
* no importar nada=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
* no importa si ... o=no matter whether ... or.
* no meterse donde a Uno no le importa=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* sin importar=regardless of ; independently of ; disregarding ; without regard to ; irrespective of ; irrelevant of.
* sin importar cómo=no matter what.
* sin importar el tiempo=all-weather.
* sin importar las consecuencias=regardless of the consequences.
* sin importar qué=no matter what/which.

importe
=amount ; amount due.
Ex: Certain processes in a library, such as circulation and reference, are directly related to the amount of personnel.
Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.
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* devolución del importe=cash refund.
* devolver el importe=refund + payment.
* importe a pagar=amount payable ; amount due.

importe a pagar
=amount payable ; amount due.
Ex: Please note that the amount payable depends on the current bank commissions and shipping charges, and is subject to change without notice. Ex: The minimum amount due is the amount you are required to pay to keep your account in good credit standing.
importunar
(v.)=intrude ; importune ; pester ; molest.
Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
Ex: I swear I have never seen a person who gets bit, stung and otherwise molested by insects and spiders the way he does.

importuno
(adj.)=obtrusive ; inopportune ; importunate ; untimely ; bothersome ; ill-timed.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.

imposibilidad
=inability ; impossibility ; unfeasibility.
Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).
Ex: The argument against it is the impossibility of accommodating the needs of all types of libraries.
Ex: Fusion power is sometimes mocked for its alleged unfeasibility.
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* creer en imposibilidades=believe in + impossibilities.
* imposibilidad de toma de decisiones=undecidability.

imposibilidad de toma de decisiones
(n.)=undecidability.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Complexity, decidability and undecidability results for domain-independent planning'.
imposibilitado
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* imposibilitado para salir de casa=housebound [house-bound] ; homebound [home-bound].

imposibilitado para salir de casa
(n.)=housebound [house-bound] ; homebound [home-bound].
Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service. Ex: The library extends its traditional services to those homebound due to illness or handicaps through its community services librarian.
imposibilitar
(v.)=preclude ; foreclose.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: The USA must act quickly before the rush of events forecloses some of the options now available for developing and managing this technology.

imposible
(adj.)=impossible ; hopeless.
Ex: Inaccuracies can lead to its being impossible to identify the documents to which citations relate.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
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* conseguir lo imposible=achieve + the impossible ; accomplish + the impossible ; shoot (for) + the moon.
* creer en lo imposible=believe in + the impossible.
* esperar lo imposible=shoot (for) + the moon ; cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* hacer lo imposible=do + the impossible ; lean over + backwards ; double over + backwards.
* hacer lo imposible para=jump through + hoops.
* hacer que sea imposible=render + impossible.
* imposible de comparar=incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
* imposible de delimitar=unmappable.
* imposible de entregar=undeliverable.
* imposible de localizar=untraceable.
* imposible de medir=incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
* imposible de mezclar=unmixable.
* imposible de representar=unmappable.
* imposible de resistir=impossible to resist.
* intentar algo imposible=bang + Posesivo + head against.
* intentar lograr lo imposible=square + the circle.
* intentar lo imposible=attempt + the impossible ; be an attempt at the impossible ; square + the circle.
* lograr lo imposible=achieve + the impossible ; accomplish + the impossible.
* mejor imposible=as good as it gets.
* no hay nada imposible=all bets are off.
* pretender lograr lo imposible=square + the circle.
* pretender lo imposible=square + the circle.
* resultar imposible=prove + impossible.
* ser imposible=be out of the question ; be dead meat ; be a dead man/woman (walking).
* sueño imposible=impossible dream.

imposible de comparar
(adj.)=incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable. Ex: The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
imposible de delimitar
(adj.)=unmappable.
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
imposible de entregar
(adj.)=undeliverable.
Ex: Of the mailed surveys, 91 were undeliverable for various reasons, and 155 were completed and returned for a response rate of 17 percent.
imposible de localizar
(adj.)=untraceable.
Ex: It is a false economy to double the effective size of your hard disk with a compression system, only to experience an untraceable glitch and not be able to recover your data.
imposible de medir
(adj.)=incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable. Ex: The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
imposible de representar
(adj.)=unmappable.
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
imposible de resistir
=impossible to resist.
Ex: Her radiant smile is marked with confidence and happiness and is impossible to resist.
imposición
(n.)=diktat ; imposition.
Ex: Where we individually place ourselves within this spectrum is ultimately a matter of personal conviction rather than diktat.
Ex: The imposition of any such system from outside will inevitably result in failure.
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* imposición a plazo fijo=certificate of deposit.

imposición a plazo fijo
(n.)=certificate of deposit.
Ex: To be sure, big banks also are reaching out for new depositors and are advertising new rates on certificates of deposit.
impositivo
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* banda impositiva=income tax bracket ; tax bracket.
* base impositiva=tax base.
* reducción de tipo impositivo=tax abatement.
* tipo impositivo=income tax bracket ; tax rate ; tax bracket.
* tipo impositivo marginal=marginal tax rate.

impositor
(n.)=depositor.
Nota: Generalmente, persona que hace un depósito en una cuenta bancaria.
Ex: To be sure, big banks also are reaching out for new depositors and are advertising new rates on certificates of deposit.

imposta
(n.)=fascia board ; fascia.
Ex: In other instances, soffits may be hidden under the eave, invisible behind the fascia board.
Ex: Use this as a guide for attaching gutters to the fascia of the house.

impostergable
(adj.)=pressing.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
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* algo impostergable=a matter of urgency.

impostor
(n.)=imposter [impostor] ; humbug ; fraud ; fraudster ; wolf in sheep's clothing ; hoaxer ; hoaxster.
Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.
Ex: Worldly people and even monks without spiritual discernment are nearly always attracted by humbugs, imposters, hypocrites and those who are in demonic delusion.
Ex: You know what they say, if it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck, or in this case, a lying, stealing, cheating fraud.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
Ex: China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a wolf in sheep's clothing who propagates the independence of Tibet.
Ex: In a subsequent call the hoaxer suggested that another bomb had been planted on the highway leading to the airport.
Ex: This recent tsunami is not the first disaster to be exploited by email hoaxsters.

impotencia
(n.)=impotence ; helplessness ; powerlessness ; impotency.
Ex: She was overpowered by a feeling of impotence.
Ex: A picture of dissatisfaction and helplessness emerged, with no pattern of action.
Ex: Powerlessness may be a reaction to the size of a problem or may be created by fear of the consequences of action.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
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* impotencia sexual=sexual impotence.

impotencia sexual
(n.)=sexual impotence.
Ex: This study was carried out mainly to document medicinal plants used in the treatment of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction disorders.
impotente
(adj.)=powerless ; helpless ; impotent.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.

impotentemente
=impotently.
Ex: So overset was she by the dramatic surprise of his remarks that she was reduced to staring impotently at him.

impracticable
(adj.)=impracticable ; unworkable ; unrunnable ; unplayable ; unfeasible.
Ex: A local group, initially, felt there was a need in the community for a library, but financially this was deemed impracticable.
Ex: The present situation is completely unworkable and of benefit neither to copyright owners nor to users.
Ex: It's a fortress guarding sacred waterfalls, and a cauldron of savage white-water and unrunnable rapids.
Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego.
Ex: Evidence and rumors are mounting to support the idea that free music websites are unfeasible.

imprecar
(v.)=speak + angry words.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.

imprecisamente
=fuzzily.
Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.

imprecisión
(n.)=imprecision ; vagueness.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: The author stresses the need to distinguish between fact and opinion and to make explicit all sorts of assumptions and vaguenesses that tend to cloud the view.

impreciso
(adj.)=fuzzy ; nebulous ; non-crisp ; vague ; imprecise ; loose ; wooly ; crude .
Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
Ex: The database model presented in this article is suitable for applications in which queries may require noncrisp references to certain attributes.
Ex: Some of the terms are vague.
Ex: The colon is the most widely used of the synthetic devices, but is an imprecise weapon which may have several different meanings.
Ex: Kast points out that there is a 'rather loose, conglomeration of interests and approaches' in this developing field.
Ex: On the other side, some aspects of the planning study remains wooly.
Ex: Keywords or indexing terms may serve as a crude indicator of subject scope of a document.
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* conjunto impreciso=imprecise set.
* de un modo impreciso=fuzzily.
* término impreciso=fuzzy term.

impredecible
(adj.)=unpredictable ; unforecastable.
Ex: The arrangement of headings into an overall sequence is important, and an order which is erratic, unpredictable, or with which the user is not familiar can lead to poor retrieval in any printed, card or microfilm index or catalogue.
Ex: The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.

impredeciblemente
=unpredictably.
Ex: In most cases, the routing we have today works, but sub-optimally and sometimes unpredictably.

impredicibilidad
(n.)=unpredictability.
Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the 'messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

impregnación
(n.)=impregnation.
Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint based on combined impregnation of volumes with an aqueous solution of methyl cellulose followed by vacuum freeze drying.

impregnar
(v.)=coat ; impregnate ; imbue ; permeate ; spice ; pervade.
Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.
Ex: There have long been films impregnated with diazo dyes which form a picture without development, so it is already there as soon as the camera has been operated.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.
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* impregnarse de=imbibe.

impregnarse de
(v.)=imbibe.
Ex: Librarians must make an effort to break out of their insularity by imbibing foreign experience.
imprenta
(n.)=book house ; printing house ; printing office ; printing press ; press [presses, -pl.] ; establishment ; printing machine ; printing company ; printing firm ; print shop.
Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
Ex: Companionship systems were operated in the Boston printing house of Hobart and Robins in the early 1850s.
Ex: Companionships had probably been developed in late eighteenth-century London for dealing with rush jobs in the larger printing offices.
Ex: The place of printing is the location where the printing press is situated, of failing this, the organization acting for it.
Ex: Several of the commercial and university publishers that had been prominent in 1983 have been replaced by new presses.
Ex: Certainly the larger establishments of the early machine-press period, which produced comparable numbers of damp sheets, found it necessary to install heated drying rooms.
Ex: The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
Ex: The first formally organized photomechanical printing company in the world was created by Paul Pretsch in 1854 in England.
Ex: These archives are so complete that they present a rare insight into the early history of a printing firm which under 4 generations of owners produced work for 127 years.
Ex: The only feminist print shop in North America has closed down after 23 years.
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* al principio de la imprenta=early printing.
* cajista de imprenta=compositor ; typesetter.
* carácter de imprenta=block capital ; block letter.
* era de la imprenta, la=print era, the.
* GPO (Imprenta del Gobierno Americano)=GPO (Government Printing Office).
* historia de la imprenta=history of printing.
* imprenta de galeradas=galley press.
* imprenta de material efímero=jobbing house ; jobbing office ; jobbing printer.
* imprenta de periódico=news press.
* imprenta especializada en remendería=jobbing house.
* imprenta pequeña=small press.
* imprenta privada=private press.
* industria de la imprenta, la=printing industry, the.
* letra de imprenta=block capital ; block letter.
* máquina de imprenta=printing machine.
* metal de imprenta=type-metal [typemetal].
* oficial aprendiz de imprenta=journeyman printer.
* papel de imprenta=printing paper ; copy paper.
* pie de imprenta=edition imprint ; imprint statement ; imprint.
* taller de imprenta=printing house ; printing firm ; printing company ; print shop.
* tinta de imprenta=printing ink.
* tipo de imprenta=book face ; printing type ; type.

imprenta de galeradas
(n.)=galley press.
Ex: Although most London book houses owned galley presses for making slip proofs by the 1870, it appears that companionship bookwork was generally made up into pages and imposed before proofing until the mid 1880s.
imprenta de material efímero
(n.)=jobbing house ; jobbing office ; jobbing printer.
Ex: The division of the printing trade into specialized book, news and jobbing houses had already begun to take place by the beginning of the nineteenth century. Ex: The average performance of cylinder machines in jobbing offices, on long and short runs, rarely exceeds 3,500 impressions a day, and oftener falls below that number. Ex: A great deal of ephemera is produced by jobbing printers for individuals and organizations.
imprenta de periódico
(n.)=news press.
Ex: Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.
imprenta especializada en remendería
(n.)=jobbing house.
Ex: The division of the printing trade into specialized book, news and jobbing houses had already begun to take place by the beginning of the nineteenth century.
imprenta pequeña
(n.)=small press.
Ex: 'Vanity' presses are not the same as small presses and are held in disrepute.
imprenta privada
(n.)=private press.
Ex: A private press is a printing press that issues small editions at the pleasure of its owner, not necessarily for financial gain.
imprescindible
(adj.)=imperative ; essential ; indispensable ; mission critical [mission-critical] ; driving.
Ex: It is imperative that the indexer should have an appreciation of how the index is to be used.
Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
Ex: Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.
Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
Ex: Self-actualization is the driving need to reach one's own potential.
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* cuestión imprescindible=imperative.
* hacer lo imprescindible=do + enough to get by.
* lo imprescindible=bare necessities, the ; bare minimum.
* ser imprescindible=be a must ; be a must.

impresentable
(adj.)=unpresentable ; disgraceful.
Ex: What is really unpresentable is the immorality of our conduct in Vietnam.
Ex: He maintains that indexers are shamefully treated, their pay is disgraceful and they are almost never acknowledged in the book.

impresionado
(adj.)=shocked ; impressed.
Ex: Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.
Ex: On the other hand, Johnson's powerful baritone voice vibrated throughout the auditorium, captivating an impressed audience.
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* nada impresionado=unimpressed.
* poco impresionado=unimpressed.
* quedar impresionado=be impressed.
* quedarse impresionado=be bowled over.

impresionante
(adj.)=dazzling ; formidable ; impressive ; striking ; awe-inspiring ; awe-inspiring ; imposing ; breathtaking ; bedazzling ; astonishing ; spectacular ; awesome ; towering.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: Given such an impressive array of advantages it may seem surprising that conventional subject indexes to the literature continue to be produced.
Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring.
Ex: Today's imposing array of courses is seen as a worthy monument to the efforts of those who have given so much to education for librarianship.
Ex: This breathtaking building is 213 meters long and has over 300 windows.
Ex: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.
Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
Ex: There were some quite spectacular success stories reported of SLIS exporting their IT talents to the rest of the institution.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: We will stop along the way to visit towering forests, waterfalls and scenic lakes.
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* de un modo impresionante=impressively.
* paisaje impresionante=breathtaking scenery.
* vista impresionante=breathtaking view ; overwhelming sight.

impresionantemente
=impressively.
Ex: Although PRECIS was designed for the computer manipulation of printed headings, it has functioned impressively in on-line catalogues.
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* impresionantemente bien=impressively.

impresionantemente bien
=impressively.
Ex: Although PRECIS was designed for the computer manipulation of printed headings, it has functioned impressively in on-line catalogues.
impresionar
(v.)=move ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; dazzle ; shock ; bedazzle ; wow ; impress ; touch + Posesivo + life ; make + a splash ; astound ; knock + Posesivo + socks off.
Ex: Twenty years ago, I was moved by Lubetzky's document, as I was a library school student, and today I am just slightly disappointed because he has added confusion for me rather than clarity to the situation.
Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.
Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.
Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.
Ex: He makes science easy to understand and 'wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.
Ex: When children are aware that records are kept there are always some who will want to impress or please.
Ex: Despite his faults, he still manages to change and touch many people's lives through his infectious laughter.
Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide.
Ex: For a decade or so, Liszt thrilled and astounded audiences at a time when virtuosity was the norm.
Ex: One person that manages to perk up Simon's moods however, is his fiancé who he claims knocked his socks off.
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* para impresionar=for effect.

impresionismo
(n.)=impressionism.
Ex: For instance, in reproduction of Renoir's work under the subject impressionism, Renoir's works would not stand together in the catalog but be spread out according to their titles.

impresionista
(adj.)=impressionist ; impressionistic.
Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.
Ex: More serious criticisms have been aired of information supplied being impressionistic.

impresión a chorros de tinta
(n.)=ink-jet printing.
Ex: This article describes in detail the various methods of ink-jet printing employing electrostatic steering, electromagnetic steering, and multiple ink jets.
impresión a color
(n.)=colour printing.
Ex: Nineteenth-century colour printing was both more complex and more precise than the two-colour work of the hand-press period, frequently involving elaborate ornamentation in three or more colours.
impresión de libros
(n.)=book-printing.
Ex: The use of hand-made paper for commercial book- and news-printing dropped away sharply during the 1820s, and it was scarcely seen after 1830 except in de luxe editions.
impresión de noticias
(n.)=news-printing.
Ex: The use of hand-made paper for commercial book- and news-printing dropped away sharply during the 1820s, and it was scarcely seen after 1830 except in de luxe editions.
impresión de tamaño reducido
(n.)=microprint ; microprinting.
Ex: It contains about as much information as it is possible to cram into a single liftable volume, without recourse to microprint or CD-ROM = Contiene tanta información como es posible meter en un único volumen de fácil manejo sin tener que recurrir a la microimpresión o al CD-ROM. Ex: The author describes present microprinting methods and the space and binding costs which they would save for libraries if they were more widely accepted.
impresión duradera
(n.)=lasting impression.
Ex: The landscape is the first impression the prospective tenant has of a building, and first impressions are usually lasting impressions, be they good or bad.
impresión en línea
(n.)=online print.
Ex: Print charges are usually charged per reference retrieved with online and offline prints often attracting different tariffs.
impresión en oro
(n.)=gold tooling.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
impresión en papel
=print on paper.
Ex: While many believe that print on paper will never die, new formats are already changing working practice in many spheres.
impresión en plancha de madera
(n.)=woodblock printing.
Ex: The greatest boost to the spreading of knowledge through vastly increased book production was the invention of woodblock printing which was well developed by the late 9th century.
impresión en seco
(n.)=blind tooling ; blind impression.
Ex: The tools were heated for use at a small furnace, and no further preparation was necessary for blind tooling. Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
impresión fuera de línea
(n.)=offline print.
Ex: Print charges are usually charged per reference retrieved with online and offline prints often attracting different tariffs.
impresión imborrable
(n.)=indelible impression.
Ex: He left an indelible impression on the minds of the people of his age group.
impresión manual
(n.)=hand-printing.
Ex: Hand-printing was already an efficient means of mass-producing books.
impresión mecánica
(n.)=machine printing.
Ex: The increasing efficiency of machine printing did reduce the average price of reprints and of popular works but new literature remained disgracefully expensive.
impresión offset litográfica
(n.)=offset litho.
Ex: By setting tabulators on the typewriter three columns can be produced for a two-fold A4 stencil for offset litho.
impresión por láser
(n.)=laser printing.
Ex: This article covers all the options from electronic markup or 'tagging' of the manuscript to desktop publishing and laser printing or image setting.
impresión serigráfica
(n.)=silkscreen printing ; silkscreen.
Ex: Silkscreen printing has its origins in China almost 3000 years ago. Ex: Each coaster has a white cedar base with a silkscreen on recycled paper and coated for waterproofing.
impresión tipográfica
(n.)=letterpress.
Ex: An atlas is a volume of maps, plates, engravings, tables, etc., with or without letterpress, which may be an independent publication or it may have been issued to accompany one or more volumes of text.
impresión^1
(n.)=excitement ; impression ; perception ; shock ; illusion.
Nota: Falso amigo.
Ex: If done effectively, displays can add interest and even excitement to the process of information discovery.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
Ex: The shock of Sputnik precipitated a near-frantic concern about our technological complacency, sending the country into a crash program of science education and space exploration in order to regain a lost prestige.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
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* causar buena impresión=impress ; come across.
* causar una buena impresión en=make + a good impression on.
* causar una buena primera impresión=make + a good first impression.
* causar una impresión=leave + an impression ; make + impression ; make + an impression ; make + a statement.
* causar una primera impresión=make + a first impression.
* crear una buena impresión en=make + a good impression on.
* dar la impresión=convey + impression ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; give + the impression that ; confer + impression ; come off as.
* dar la impresión de=contrive ; conjure up + a picture of ; come across as.
* dar la impresión de seriedad en el trabajo=appear + businesslike.
* dar mala impresión=look + bad.
* dar una falsa impresión=keep up + facade ; put on + an act.
* dar una impresión=make + an impression ; leave + an impression ; present + an image.
* dar una impresión de=give + an impression of.
* dar una impresión equivocada=send + the wrong signals.
* dejar una impresión=leave with + the impression ; leave + an impression ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* impresión duradera=lasting impression.
* impresión imborrable=indelible impression.
* no dar una impresión clara=send + mixed signals.
* obtener una impresión=gain + picture.
* primera impresión=first impression.
* sacar una impresión=gain + picture.
* tener la impresión=have + the impression ; get + the impression.
* tener la impresión de que=get + the feeling that.

impresión^2
(n.)=impression ; printing ; blowback.
Nota: Específicamente, de documento o imagen que ha sido convertido a formato electrónico.
Ex: An impression consists of all those copies of an edition printed at one time.
Ex: In the process of the search, prior to display or printing, the computer ranks references according to their weighting.
Ex: Blowback refers to the practice of printing electronic documents to paper (blowing them back to tangible form).
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* cabeza de impresión=print head.
* cadena de impresión=print chain.
* cola de impresión=print queue.
* correr la impresión=slur + impression.
* en el momento de la impresión=at the time of going to print.
* equipo de impresión=press crew.
* etapa anterior a la impresión=prepress [pre-press].
* fase anterior a la impresión=prepress phase.
* fecha de impresión=imprint date.
* forma de impresión=composing frame ; forme ; plate.
* gestor de colas de impresión=print spooler.
* impresión a chorros de tinta=ink-jet printing.
* impresión a color=colour printing.
* impresión de libros=book-printing.
* impresión de noticias=news-printing.
* impresión de tamaño reducido=microprint ; microprinting.
* impresión en línea=online print.
* impresión en oro=gold tooling.
* impresión en papel=print on paper.
* impresión en plancha de madera=woodblock printing.
* impresión en seco=blind tooling ; blind impression.
* impresión fuera de línea=offline print.
* impresión manual=hand-printing.
* impresión mecánica=machine printing.
* impresión offset litográfica=offset litho.
* impresión por láser=laser printing.
* impresión serigráfica=silkscreen printing ; silkscreen.
* impresión tipográfica=letterpress.
* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa=broken letter.
* lugar de impresión=place of printing.
* margarita de impresión=print wheel.
* permiso de impresión=imprimatur.
* petición de impresión=print request.
* plancha de cobre para la impresión en huecograbado=intaglio copperplate.
* plancha de impresión=plate ; printing plate.
* plancha de impresión de cobre=copperplate.
* plancha de impresión de latón=pewter plate.
* plancha de impresión en relieve de cobre=engraved copper plate.
* plancha de impresión litográfica=lithographic plate.
* proceso de impresión=printing process.
* puntura de impresión=press point.
* sala de impresión=press room [pressroom].
* servicio de impresión=offline print facility.
* superficie de impresión=printing surface.
* taller de impresión=print shop ; printing firm ; printing house.
* tarifa de impresión=print charge.
* terminal de impresión=typewriter terminal.
* trabajo de impresión=bookwork.
* trabajo de impresión de material efímero=ephemeral jobbing.
* trabajos de impresión de material efímero=jobbing work.

impreso antiguo
(n.)=old print.
Ex: As amazing as it seems, original Victorian old prints have survived into the twenty-first century.
impreso de antemano
(adj.)=preprinted.
Ex: If your library has decided to operate this way, there will be a supply of preprinted labels at the circulation desk.
impreso de autorización
(n.)=proxy form.
Ex: Proxy forms authorize third parties to cast votes on behalf of corporate shareholders.
impreso de declaración de la renta
(n.)=income tax form ; tax form.
Ex: Over the years the US Inland Revenue Service (IRS) has relied increasingly upon public libraries as principal centres for distributing federal income tax forms. Ex: Libraries assist patrons in meeting their civic duty by offering meeting space for civic organizations, assisting in voter registration, and making tax forms available.
impreso de evaluación
(n.)=evaluation form.
Ex: Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.
impreso de inscripción
(n.)=registration form.
Ex: The aim was to identify, through the study of library registration forms, characteristics of age, sex, occupation, and length of membership of adult users over a period of 6 years.
impreso de inscripción electoral
(n.)=electoral registration form.
Ex: This technique usually involves the distribution of a simple population survey form with the electoral registration form.
impreso de pedido
(n.)=order form.
Ex: Several order forms are available.
impreso de perfil de búsqueda
(n.)=profile search form.
Ex: One way of drawing out such a statement is to request the completion of a profile search form.
impreso de recogida de datos
(n.)=enquiry form ; inquiry form.
Ex: The article discusses the data obtained from an enquiry form handed to persons entering the library during a 6 day operation in 7 public libraries in Nigeria. Ex: Inquiry forms were distributed over a period of 2 weeks to all undergraduate users.
impreso de reserva
(n.)=booking form.
Ex: Further details and a booking form are available at http://www.ukoln.ac.uk/events/work.html.
impreso de reserva de hotel
(n.)=hotel booking form.
Ex: Make sure to indicate your selected hotel when filling in the hotel booking form.
impreso de solicitud
(n.)=application form ; proposal form.
Ex: The file will start with the job description and personnel description, and will contain copies of the advertisement, the completed application form, references taken up, comments made during interview and the letter of appointment. Ex: Proposal forms for projects seeking financial assistance must be sent to UNESCO.
impreso de solicitud de seguro
(n.)=insurance form.
Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
impreso en papel
=paper-printed.
Ex: The publishers send the citations to these paper-printed articles to MEDLINE so that they are indexed.
impreso en seco
=blind-tooled.
Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
impreso^1
(n.)=print ; imprint.
Ex: Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print.
Ex: The Making of America digital collection consists of 267 monographs and 100,000 journal articles from 19th century imprints.
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* acción de rellenar un impreso=filling in.
* impreso antiguo=old print.
* impreso de autorización=proxy form.
* impreso de declaración de la renta=income tax form ; tax form.
* impreso de evaluación=evaluation form.
* impreso de inscripción=registration form.
* impreso de inscripción electoral=electoral registration form.
* impreso de pedido=order form.
* impreso de perfil de búsqueda=profile search form.
* impreso de recogida de datos=enquiry form ; inquiry form.
* impreso de reserva=booking form.
* impreso de reserva de hotel=hotel booking form.
* impreso de solicitud=application form ; proposal form.
* impreso de solicitud de seguro=insurance form.
* rellenado de impresos=form filling.
* rellenar un impreso=fill in + form ; fill out + form ; complete + form.

impreso^2
(adj.)=printed ; in print ; paper-based ; print-based.
Ex: Other indexes based on titles, both printed and machine-held, may provide access to words other than the first in a title.
Ex: It also shows what information is available in print, and in other media such as gramophone records, filmstrips, etc on topics of current interest.
Ex: Moving from traditional paper-based publishing system to publishing in electronic form on CD-ROM is not a straightforward task.
Ex: Universities in the UK still have predominantly print-based libraries unlike colleges and polytechnics which now provide a similar range of course and most of which have multimedia libraries.
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* aparecer impreso=appear + in print.
* catálogo impreso=printed catalogue.
* catálogo impreso en forma de libro=printed book catalogue.
* colección impresa=print set.
* ejemplar impreso=printed copy.
* formato impreso=hard copy print-out.
* impreso de antemano=preprinted.
* impreso en papel=paper-printed.
* impreso en seco=blind-tooled.
* índice impreso=printed index.
* libro impreso en pastas duras=board book.
* materia impresa=printed matter.
* material impreso=print ; offline material ; printed material.
* material no impreso=non-print [nonprint] ; non-print media.
* mención específica del formato de música impresa=musical presentation statement.
* mundo de la letra impresa, el=print world, the.
* mundo impreso, el=print world, the.
* obra impresa=printed work.
* palabra impresa=words in print.
* palabra impresa, la=printed word, the.
* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa=print disabled people.
* pliego impreso=printed sheet.
* recurso impreso=print resource.
* reproducción impresa=blowback.
* resultado impreso=print output.
* texto impreso=letterpress ; printed text.
* trabajo impreso=printed work.

impresor
(n.)=pressman [pressmen, -pl.] ; printer.
Nota: Persona individual o jurídica que se dedica a imprimir y cuyo nombre suele figurar en las obras que imprime.
Ex: Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
Ex: A colophon is a statement at the end of an item giving information about one or more of the following: the title, author(s), publisher, printer, date of publication or printing; it may include other information.
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* impresora amplificadora=enlarger-printer.
* impresora de agujas=dot matrix printer.
* impresora de chorro de tinta=ink-jet printer.
* impresora de líneas=line printer.
* impresora de margarita=daisy wheel ; daisywheel printer.
* impresora en mosaico=tile printer.
* impresora en serie=serial printer.
* impresora láser=laser printer.
* impresora matricial=matrix printer.
* impresora para microformas=microform printer.
* impresor de libros=bookmaker.
* impresor de pequeños trabajos=jobbing house ; jobbing office ; jobbing printer.
* listado de impresora=printout [print-out].
* listado de impresora de líneas=line printer output.
* margarita de impresora=daisy wheel.
* poner papel en la impresora=load + printer.
* sacar por impresora=print + off-line ; print out + off-line.

impresor de libros
(n.)=bookmaker.
Ex: The survey revealed a collection that was basically intact and reaffirmed the skill and craftmanship of the traditional Chinese bookmaker.
impresor de pequeños trabajos
(n.)=jobbing house ; jobbing office ; jobbing printer.
Ex: The division of the printing trade into specialized book, news and jobbing houses had already begun to take place by the beginning of the nineteenth century. Ex: The average performance of cylinder machines in jobbing offices, on long and short runs, rarely exceeds 3,500 impressions a day, and oftener falls below that number. Ex: A great deal of ephemera is produced by jobbing printers for individuals and organizations.
impresora
(n.)=hard copy terminal ; printer ; computer printer.
Ex: They have to pay connect time and telecommunications charges while a lengthy list of references is printed out on a hard copy terminal.
Ex: An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.
Ex: This article presents laboratory test reports on 28 computer printers applicable to library use including: daisy wheel; dot-matrix and laser printers.

impresora amplificadora
(n.)=enlarger-printer.
Ex: Since the cessation of production of enlarger-printers, libraries and their clienteles have had little recourse in having paper copies made from micro-opaques.
impresora de agujas
(n.)=dot matrix printer.
Ex: Dot matrix printers have a matrix or 'grid' of pins which are pushed against the ribbon by solenoids in response to CPU signals.
impresora de chorro de tinta
(n.)=ink-jet printer.
Ex: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.
impresora de líneas
(n.)=line printer.
Ex: A line printer can only produce about four readable copies using carbon interleaved paper, so additional copies must either be produced by photocopying or by rerunning the computer, both of which are relatively costly.
impresora de margarita
(n.)=daisy wheel ; daisywheel printer.
Ex: Daisy wheels tend to print more slowly than matrix printers, though they are still capable of respectable speeds, and they tend to be more expensive. Ex: A daisywheel printer has a wheel to do the actual printing which looks like a daisy and which has a character at the end of each 'petal'.
impresora en mosaico
(n.)=tile printer.
Ex: If tile printer cannot cope with the graphic output from the program, additional devices such as a graph plotter may be required.
impresora en serie
(n.)=serial printer.
Ex: For example, enter SET PRINT COM2 if you want to direct output to a serial printer that is connected to the COM2 port of your computer.
impresora láser
(n.)=laser printer.
Ex: It is possible to redirect output from the printer to another device such as a laser printer.
impresora matricial
(n.)=matrix printer.
Ex: Daisy wheels tend to print more slowly than matrix printers, though they are still capable of respectable speeds, and they tend to be more expensive.
impresora para microformas
(n.)=microform printer.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money is received from coin-operated machines such as photocopiers and microform reader/printer.
imprevisibilidad
(n.)=unpredictability.
Ex: Management theorists seem unable to cope with the unpredictability, the multivariate nature and the 'messiness' of human organizations in cultural contexts.

imprevisible
(adj.)=unpredictable ; unforeseeable ; unanticipated ; freakish.
Ex: The arrangement of headings into an overall sequence is important, and an order which is erratic, unpredictable, or with which the user is not familiar can lead to poor retrieval in any printed, card or microfilm index or catalogue.
Ex: In February 1986 an unforeseeable financial crisis at the Georgia Institute of Technology's library made it necessary to divert the binding budget to other areas and without warning binding activities were halted.
Ex: Nonetheless, despite both anticipated and unanticipated obstacles, the enthusiasm among the consortium members remains high.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

imprevisiblemente
=unpredictably.
Ex: In most cases, the routing we have today works, but sub-optimally and sometimes unpredictably.

imprevisto^1
(n.)=contingency.
Ex: The results also suggest that there is a range of factors and contingencies that affect the extent to which a library does, in fact, provide economic benefits.
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* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto=all (other) things being equal.

imprevisto^2
(adj.)=unannounced ; unforeseen ; unanticipated ; unexpected.
Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.
Ex: Each Fellow's experience was unique and posed exciting and unusual challenges as well as unforeseen obstacles.
Ex: Nonetheless, despite both anticipated and unanticipated obstacles, the enthusiasm among the consortium members remains high.
Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.
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* consecuencias imprevistas=unintended consequences.
* dinero para gastos imprevistos=cash float ; petty cash.
* giro imprevisto en la trama=twist in the plot.
* resultado imprevisto=unintended result.

imprimación
(n.)=priming.
Ex: The fluid-control button should then be moved to the 'on' position and the priming button pressed several times.
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* aplicar una capa de imprimación=prime.

imprimir
(v.)=print ; print out ; run off ; impress ; pull ; come off + the press.
Ex: Accessions lists contain information about the documents received since the last time the list was printed.
Ex: Like the stop-list, the go-list can also be displayed or printed out for consideration prior to updating or other modification.
Ex: Not only are they the same work, they were run off from the same plates.
Ex: A typical opening of the book shows two pages of text with the unfamiliar long 'f' often heavily impressed into a rough-looking paper.
Ex: Until the later seventeenth century a special form of piecework payment was common in French and English houses, whereby journeymen contracted with the master to set so many pages or pull so many sheets in a day.
Ex: The number of copies of an edition which have come off the press at any one time is known as the size of the edition.
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* empezar a imprimir=go to + press.
* encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine-minder.
* imprimir en letra realzada=print in + double density.
* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine boy.
* letra rota o a medio imprimir=broken letter.
* máquina de imprimir direcciones=addressograph ; addressing machine.
* que se puede imprimir=printable.
* reimprimir=reprint.
* volver a imprimir=reprint.

imprimir en letra realzada
(v.)=print in + double density.
Ex: Headings are printed in double density to make them easier to find.
imprimátur
(n.)=imprimatur.
Nota: Permiso oficial para imprimir.
Ex: A final attempt to control the output of the English press was embodied in the Licensing Act of 1662, whereby every publication was to be censored and awarded an official imprimatur = Un intento final de controlar la producción de la imprenta inglesa se reflejó en la Ley de Licencias de 1662, por la que cada publicación tenía que pasar la censura tras lo cual se le concedía un permiso oficial de impresión.

improbabilidad
(n.)=improbability.
Ex: Some people have thought that King Lear contains improbabilities which undermine the credibility of the play from the beginning.

improbable
(adj.)=improbable ; unlikely ; far-fetched [farfetched].
Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: This has led to some unlikely liaisons.
Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.
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* en el improbable caso de que=in the unlikely case (that).
* extremadamente improbable=unlikely to the extreme.

improcedencia
(n.)=wrongfulness.
Ex: Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.

improcedente
(adj.)=wrongful.
Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
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* despido improcedente=wrongful dismissal.
* ser improcedente=be out of order.

improductivo
(adj.)=unproductive.
Ex: Miss Visser comments that she underwent extensive training in preparation for automation, but feels that training given at too early a stage is unproductive.
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* trabajo improductivo=busywork.

impronosticable
(adj.)=unforecastable.
Ex: The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.

impronta
(n.)=imprint ; import ; stamp.
Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
Ex: A new set of conventions has had to be developed, using mathematical symbols mainly, which have international import.
Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
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* dejar su impronta en=set + Posesivo + stamp on.
* llevar la impronta de=bear + the imprint of ; bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.

impronunciable
(adj.)=unutterable.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

improperio
(n.)=expletive.
Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
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* improperios=invective.

improperios
(n.)=invective.
Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
impropiamente
=improperly.
Ex: The subdivision 'Addresses, essays, lectures' was dropped properly from LCSH but left improperly without a replacement.

impropiedad
(n.)=impropriety.
Ex: Librarians must recognize their moral obligation to the public and act to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.

impropio
(adj.)=abusive ; unbecoming ; ignoble ; improper.
Ex: This article discusses the ability of privacy laws that are presently on the books to protect us from abusive information collection, dissemination, and management practices.
Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.
Ex: Some religions (e.g. Judaism) explicitly demand ignoble attitudes in their followers.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
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* impropio de un caballero=ungentlemanlike.

impropio de un caballero
(adj.)=ungentlemanlike.
Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.
improvisación
(n.)=improvisation.
Ex: Scenes from books done in polished improvisations, for instance, or puppet plays adapted from stories are just right.

improvisadamente
=right off the bat.
Ex: I can't think of an exact example to give you right off the bat.

improvisado
(adj.)=ad hoc ; improvised ; off-hand [offhand] ; off-the-cuff ; impromptu ; makeshift ; unscripted ; off the top of + Posesivo + head ; rough and ready.
Ex: Begun in 1973, CONSER was conceived by an ad hoc discussion group on Serials Data Bases of American and Canadian librarians.
Ex: A program consisting of readings, improvised scenes, and scripted extracts from the author's work is the kind of project I have in mind.
Ex: They suggest that instead of undergoing off-hand destruction, ephemera be considered a necessary part of a comprehensive archival collection.
Ex: Someone's off-the-cuff idea may be the clue that will tap another's thought and lead to a successful solution.
Ex: Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control and anything tatty, botched-up and sloppily makeshift should be avoided.
Ex: Loud, unscripted quarrels between unshaven peasants break out in odd corners of the auditorium and add to the liveliness.
Ex: Pricing trends for periodicals are discussed with reference to charts not reproduced in the article 'Publishing policies, off the top of my head' but shown at the conference session.
Ex: The opposite situation occurs when a rough and ready translation is needed.
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* campamento improvisado=bivouac.
* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor=soapbox derby race ; soapbox derby.
* de un modo improvisado=right off the bat.
* orador improvisado=soapbox orator.

improvisar
(v.)=improvise ; throw together ; play + Nombre + by ear ; wing it ; rustle up ; cobble together ; fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; play it + by ear.
Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
Ex: A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.
Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear.
Ex: 'Winging it' becomes necessary when something unexpected comes up and the teacher has to improvise at the last minute.
Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.
Ex: By cobbling together these essays without any attempt to integrate them, Mills reveals a disregard for his audience.
Ex: One of the persistent arguments about Mr. Gorbachev is whether he ever had a clear strategic vision, or was flying by the seat of his pants.
Ex: As for the future, Jack is playing it by ear: 'I've long since given up on making strict plans, mostly because so many things seem to be out of my hands'.
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* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.

improvisar Algo sobre la marcha
(v.)=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
Ex: The main problem lay in deciding which subjects were to be treated in which way, and staff played things by ear. Ex: As for the future, Jack is playing it by ear: 'I've long since given up on making strict plans, mostly because so many things seem to be out of my hands'.
improviso
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* así de improviso=off-hand [offhand].
* de improviso=unawares ; spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment ; unexpectedly.

imprudencia
(n.)=unwisdom ; imprudence ; recklessness ; endangerment ; wantonness ; rashness.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.
Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection.
Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.
Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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* cometer una imprudencia=commit + imprudence ; be reckless.
* imprudencia temeraria=endangerment ; wanton endangerment ; criminal negligence.
* imprudencia temeraria al volante=reckless driving.

imprudencia temeraria
(n.)=endangerment ; wanton endangerment ; criminal negligence.
Ex: This article postulates that communities are achieved through endangerment and are not founded on proximity or convenience but rather an opening of the self to the risks of human connection. Ex: A perpetrator, who wantonly engages in conduct that creates a substantial danger of physical injury to his victim, commits the crime of wanton endangerment. Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
imprudencia temeraria al volante
(n.)=reckless driving.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reckless driving on the information highway, or, is the scholar of the research library effectively using the available resources?'.
imprudente
(adj.)=unwise ; rash ; injudicious ; reckless ; ill-judged ; foolhardy ; indiscreet ; imprudent.
Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.
Ex: The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.
Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: One particularly complex situation clouded my judgment and led me to imprudent decisions with harmful consequences.
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* ser imprudente=be reckless.

imprudentemente
=recklessly ; wantonly ; unwisely.
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'.
Ex: Anyone who wilfully or wantonly and without cause writes upon, injures, defaces, tears or destroys any book, plate, picture, engraving, or statue belonging to the Library shall be punished to the full extent of the law of the State.
Ex: Find an example of an intelligent person who acted unwisely and had to pay the consequences such as fines or jail time.

imprímase
(n.)=imprimatur.
Nota: Permiso oficial para imprimir.
Ex: A final attempt to control the output of the English press was embodied in the Licensing Act of 1662, whereby every publication was to be censored and awarded an official imprimatur = Un intento final de controlar la producción de la imprenta inglesa se reflejó en la Ley de Licencias de 1662, por la que cada publicación tenía que pasar la censura tras lo cual se le concedía un permiso oficial de impresión.

impudencia
(n.)=brazenness ; impudence ; rudeness ; insolence.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.

impudente
(adj.)=sassy ; brazen.
Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.

impudicia
(n.)=ribaldry ; immodesty.
Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
Ex: Immodesty and the lack of respect for women are two sides of the same coin.

impuesto a la herencia
(n.)=inheritance tax.
Ex: The inheritance tax payable assumes that the ownership of the joint assets will pass to the surviving spouse.
impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)
(n.)=local rates ; council tax ; local tax rates ; tax rates ; local taxes ; property tax ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates. Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year. Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries. Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries. Ex: Local taxes have been raised 10 percent, but library funding has not changed. Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible. Ex: In some states, it is permissible to separate the real estate tax into two separate taxes -- one the land value and one on the building value. Ex: Real estate property taxes are generally due in January and July of each calendar year.
impuesto de bienes y servicios
(n.)=goods and services tax.
Ex: The total price includes shipping and handling but excludes any applicable goods and services taxes.
impuesto de circulación
(n.)=road tax.
Ex: Perhaps if the council used less money on laying the many many sleeping policeman on our roads, then there would be no need to increase our council and road tax each year.
impuesto de importación
(n.)=import levy.
Ex: The latter are the day-to-day, usually temporary, regulations for the practical management of the CAP, for example the fixing of import levies and export refunds, etc.
impuesto de sucesión
(n.)=inheritance tax.
Ex: The inheritance tax payable assumes that the ownership of the joint assets will pass to the surviving spouse.
impuesto de ventas
(n.)=sales tax.
Ex: Generally, sales taxes apply on the sale of just about anything to just about anyone.
impuesto del timbre
(n.)=stamp duty.
Ex: This practice enabled newspaper publishers to avoid half the stamp duty payable between 1712 and 1794.
impuesto municipal
(n.)=city tax.
Ex: University officials have repeatedly said the campus is exempt from all city taxes.
impuesto por uno mismo
(adj.)=self-imposed.
Ex: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.
impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo
(n.)=excise tax.
Ex: The price in 1800 was made up of rags, 9d.; labour, capital charges, chemicals, etc , 4d.; and excise tax, 5d.
impuesto sobre el patrimonio
(n.)=wealth tax.
Ex: The number of those who move abroad, often quietly, to escape burdensome income and wealth taxes is estimated at 'one per day'.
impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA)
=value added tax (VAT).
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria
(n.)=property tax.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
impuesto sobre la renta
(n.)=income tax.
Ex: When can I deduct the cost of meals from my income tax?.
impuesto sobre las ganancias
(n.)=profit(s) tax.
Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.
impuesto sobre las ventas
(n.)=sales tax.
Ex: Generally, sales taxes apply on the sale of just about anything to just about anyone.
impuesto sobre sucesiones
(n.)=inheritance tax.
Ex: The inheritance tax payable assumes that the ownership of the joint assets will pass to the surviving spouse.
impuesto sucesorio
(n.)=inheritance tax.
Ex: The inheritance tax payable assumes that the ownership of the joint assets will pass to the surviving spouse.
impuesto^1
(n.)=levy ; tariff ; tax burden ; tax [taxes, -pl.] ; levy tax ; tribute.
Ex: These 'own resources' comprise agricultural and sugar levies, customs duties and a percentage of value added tax (VAT).
Ex: Print charges are usually charged per reference retrieved with online and offline prints often attracting different tariffs.
Ex: Even with Groome's effort to ease tax burden pressures on individual property owners through industrial development, the tax rate is very steep.
Ex: Financed with taxes voted by the county and with state and federal aid, the central library maintains eight branch libraries and three bookmobiles.
Ex: Excluded is the 1% levy tax which will be added to invoice upon check-out = No está incluido un 1% de canon que se añadirá al abonar la factura al final de la estancia.
Ex: In this case, after collecting tributes from places that could be reached by sea, the commander of the expedition marched inland.
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* aumentar los impuestos=increase + taxes.
* aumento de los impuestos=tax increase.
* costeado con los impuestos=tax-supported.
* defraudador de impuetos=tax evader.
* devolución de impuestos=tax rebate.
* dinero procedente de los impuestos=tax money (tax monies).
* distintivo de impuesto de circulación=road tax disc.
* estar exento de pagar impuestos=write off.
* evasión de impuestos=tax evasion.
* evasor de impuestos=tax dodger.
* exención de impuestos=tax exemption.
* gravar con impuestos=tax.
* imponer impuestos=impose + VAT.
* impuesto a la herencia=inheritance tax.
* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)=rates.
* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)=local rates ; council tax ; local tax rates ; tax rates ; local taxes ; property tax ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
* impuesto de bienes y servicios=goods and services tax.
* impuesto de circulación=road tax.
* impuesto de importación=import levy.
* impuesto del timbre=stamp duty.
* impuesto de sucesión=inheritance tax.
* impuesto de ventas=sales tax.
* impuesto municipal=city tax.
* impuestos=taxation ; income tax.
* impuestos locales=local taxes.
* impuestos municipales=local tax rates ; rates ; local taxes.
* impuesto sobre artículos de uso y consumo=excise tax.
* impuesto sobre el patrimonio=wealth tax.
* impuesto sobre el valor añadido (IVA)=value added tax (VAT).
* impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria=property tax.
* impuesto sobre la renta=income tax.
* impuesto sobre las ganancias=profit(s) tax.
* impuesto sobre las ventas=sales tax.
* impuesto sobre sucesiones=inheritance tax.
* impuesto sucesorio=inheritance tax.
* ingresos procedentes de los impuestos=tax revenues ; income tax revenue.
* libre de impuestos=tariff-free ; duty-free ; tax-free.
* mantenido con los impuestos=tax-supported.
* pagar impuestos=pay + taxes.
* persona que paga impuestos=taxpayer [tax-payer].
* poner impuestos=impose + VAT.
* recaudador de impuestos=tax collector.
* reducción de impuestos=tax cut.
* reducir los impuestos=cut + taxes.
* sin impuestos=duty-free ; tax-free.
* subir los impuestos=push + taxes.
* sujeto a impuestos=taxable.
* tipo de impuestos=band of taxation.

impuesto^2
(adj.)=enforced.
Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
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* impuesto por uno mismo=self-imposed.

impuestos
(n.)=taxation ; income tax.
Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts. Ex: When can I deduct the cost of meals from my income tax?.
impuestos locales
=local taxes.
Ex: Local taxes have been raised 10 percent, but library funding has not changed.
impuestos municipales
=local tax rates ; rates ; local taxes.
Ex: The decision in Sweden not to raise local tax rates during the economic recession has hit all public services hard, including public libraries. Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground. Ex: Local taxes have been raised 10 percent, but library funding has not changed.
impugnar
(v.)=impugn.
Ex: If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.

impulsadas por los vientos
(adj.)=wind-driven.
Ex: Wind-driven ocean currents behave in ways that, at first appearance do not make sense.
impulsado
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* impulsadas por los vientos=wind-driven.
* impulsado a mano=hand-powered.
* impulsado por el agua=water-powered.
* impulsado por el viento=wind-driven.
* impulsado por los vientos=wind-driven.
* impulsado por vapor=steam-powered.
* impulsados por los vientos=wind-driven.

impulsado a mano
(adj.)=hand-powered.
Ex: All printers used what was substantially the same sort of printing press throughout the hand-press period, a hand-powered screw press built in a wooden frame = Durante el periodo de la imprenta manual, todos los impresores utilizaron fundamentalmente el mismo tipo de prensa; era ésta una prensa de tornillo accionada a mano y encajada en un armazón de madera.
impulsado por el agua
=water-powered.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.
impulsado por el viento
(adj.)=wind-driven.
Ex: Wind-driven ocean currents behave in ways that, at first appearance do not make sense.
impulsado por energía eólica
(adj.)=wind-powered.
Ex: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
impulsado por los vientos
(adj.)=wind-driven.
Ex: Wind-driven ocean currents behave in ways that, at first appearance do not make sense.
impulsado por vapor
(adj.)=steam-powered.
Ex: Similarly, scarcely any binderies were steam-powered before the 1850s, the earlier (and simpler) binding machines being hand-operated = Igualmente, apenas ningún taller de encuadernación funcionaba con vapor antes de la década de 1850, las encuadernadoras anteriores (más sencillas) eran manuales.
impulsados por los vientos
(adj.)=wind-driven.
Ex: Wind-driven ocean currents behave in ways that, at first appearance do not make sense.
impulsar
(v.)=further ; impel ; propel ; thrust forward ; drive ; mobilise [mobilize, -USA] ; pioneer ; give + impetus ; power ; jump-start [jump start] ; kick-start [kickstart] ; forward.
Ex: IFLA's International Office for Universal Bibliographic Control was established in order to further international control of bibliographic records.
Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
Ex: A magnetic field propels the bubbles in the right direction through the film.
Ex: The acid rain literature illustrated the 1st paradigm, where journals from the unadjusted literature were thrust forward in the adjusted literature, and no unadjusted journal fell into obscurity.
Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
Ex: Two concepts given much impetus lately through the increasing study of sociology have been 'communication' and 'class'.
Ex: The other method was to increase the effective size of the press by using a cylindrical platen, powered either by hand or by steam.
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
Ex: In order to forward the mission of the University, specific programs will be targeted for growth, consolidation, and possible elimination.
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* impulsado por energía eólica=wind-powered.
* impulsar a=galvanise into.
* impulsar a la acción=galvanise into + action.

impulsar a
(v.)=galvanise into.
Ex: This article presents recommendations aimed at galvanizing policy makers and managers into using information more often.
impulsar a la acción
(v.)=galvanise into + action.
Ex: From a not unexpected situation of distant interest in European war activities US libraries became galvanised into action by the events of Pearl Harbor.
impulsividad
(n.)=impulsivity ; impulsiveness.
Ex: Principal components analysis was used to explore in detail the separate dimensions of inattention, hyperactivity, and impulsivity.
Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.

impulsivo
(adj.)=untethered ; impulsive.
Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
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* de un modo impulsivo=impulsively.

impulso
(n.)=drive ; force ; impetus ; thrust ; push ; impulse ; momentum ; urge ; kick-start [kickstart] ; burst ; jump-start [jumpstart].
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.
Ex: The original impetus has been diverted into specific applications.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: That would be a great kick-start to raising awareness of IFLA 2002.
Ex: Fueled by inspiration, coffee and Benzedrine, Kerouac sat down at his typewriter and -- in one burst of creative energy -- wrote the novel that would make him the voice of his generation in just 20 days.
Ex: No hospital creates a healthier community all by itself but it can give its neighbors a jump-start.
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* actuar por impulso=act on + impulse.
* cobrar impulso=gain + strength.
* dar un impulso=kick-start [kickstart].
* dar un nuevo impulso=pep up.
* impulso básico=primitive urge.
* impulso eléctrico=electrical impulse.
* impulso primitivo=primitive urge.
* impulso sexual=sexual urge.
* recibir un impulso=get + a boost.
* resistir un impulso=resist + impulse.
* sentir un impulso=have + an impulse.
* un nuevo impulso=a new lease of life.

impulso básico
(n.)=primitive urge.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
impulso eléctrico
(n.)=electrical impulse.
Ex: Optical character recognition (OCR) is a method by which printed characters can be 'read' by a computer; a light-sensitive machine converts the print into electrical impulses which can be stored in machine readable form.
impulso primitivo
(n.)=primitive urge.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
impulso sexual
(n.)=sexual urge.
Ex: This is the first herbal all-natural anaphrodisiac that assists individuals to temporarily suppress distracting sexual urges.
impulsor
(n.)=prime mover ; driving force ; driver.
Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.
Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
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* defensor e impulsor=booster.
* el impulsor de=the power behind.
* fuerza impulsora=driving force ; thrust force.
* impulsor del cambio=driver of change.

impulsor del cambio
(n.)=driver of change.
Ex: However, less attention has been paid to the technological and social drivers of change in the music industry.
impune
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* quedar impune=go + scot-free ; get away + scot-free.
* salir impune=get away with it ; get away with + murder ; get away + scot-free.

impunemente
=with impunity.
Ex: The directors of the college libraries felt free to make suggestions and to criticize policies and programs with impunity.

impunidad
(n.)=impunity.
Ex: This climate of impunity not only enables the military to evade prosecution from rape but also fosters a culture of continuing and escalating violence.
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* con impunidad=with impunity.

impuntualidad
(n.)=unpunctuality.
Ex: Each man took an equal share of the payment, regardless of how many pages he had set; deductions were made only for failings such as unpunctuality.

impureza
(n.)=impurity.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers, impurities being carried off through filters by running water.
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* agua limpia de impurezas=purified water.
* limpiar de impurezas=purify.
* sin impurezas=purified.

impuro
(adj.)=unholy ; unclean.
Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
Ex: The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.

imputable
(adj.)=attributable ; chargeable.
Ex: But the lack of attention is also attributable to the thought that most library users are seeking a particular author and title in the catalog, and therefore subject cataloging is not as important as descriptive.
Ex: Error is here taken to be an ever-present, but undesired, part of the world, rather than a 'chargeable offense'.

imputación
(n.)=ascription ; imputation.
Ex: Correct ascription of the authorship of a literary work anonymously or pseudonymously published is a major bibliographical problem.
Ex: The imputation was totally without basis and was motivated purely by malice.

imputado
(n.)=accused.
Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.

imputar
(v.)=ascribe ; impute.
Ex: The citation order PMEST and various other facet formulae can be ascribed to Ranganathan.
Ex: There is nothing bad imputed to the German people by the use of German instead of Deutsche.

impás
(n.)=dead end ; bottleneck ; deadlock ; impasse ; dead end street ; standoff.
Ex: Shannon's approach proved something of a dead end.
Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: By doing so, they could help break a deadlock that seems to have paralyzed cooperative effort in Britain.
Ex: This apparent impasse between what we may want to communicate and the way we communicate is resolved by separating the content of information from its representation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.
Ex: A 12-hour standoff ended with a man lobbing Molotov cocktails at police before taking his own life rather than vacate a home he'd lost to foreclosure.
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* encontrarse en un impás=face + impasse.
* enfrentarse a un impás=face + impasse.
* salir de un impás=circumvent + impasse.

impávidamente
=unflappably.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.

impávido
(adj.)=unflappable ; straight-faced ; dauntless ; undaunted ; unafraid ; unruffled ; undeterred.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
Ex: Satire and comedy can be better vehicles for social commentary than straight-faced, serious drama.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: Freedom is to stand alone, unattached and unafraid, free in the understanding of desire which breeds illusion.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.

impío
(adj.)=sinful.
Ex: Neoclassical theorists, by contrast, saw man as an imperfect being, inherently sinful, whose potential was limited.

impúdico
(adj.)=immodest ; indecent ; obscene ; ribald.
Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, 'Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

imágenes
(n.)=imaging ; imagery ; video data ; image data.
Ex: This article describes IBM's new ImagePlus family of electronic document management systems which allow users to add imaging to data processing systems. Ex: Sources from which the designer can draw inspiration include paintings and visual imagery from the theatre, cinema, and popular culture. Ex: The video data are carried by a pitted spiral track, as shown in Fig. 12. Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and grey scale image data.
imágenes digitales
(n.)=digital imagery.
Ex: The group agreed to verify and monitor the usefulness of digital imagery for preservation and access to documents.
imágenes en movimiento
(n.)=animation.
Ex: The Web offers many downloadable CGI scripts for basic functions, including counters, timers, guest books, image maps, and server-push animations.
imágenes por ordenador
(n.)=computer graphics.
Ex: This framework breaks ground in integration of natural language with interactive computer graphics.
imágenes vía satélite
=satellite imagery ; satellite image data.
Ex: Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography. Ex: The article 'Data-mining the cosmos' describes a series of intelligent, trainable image analysis tools, for helping astronomers manage satellite image data = El artículo "El descubrimiendo de datos del cosmos" describe una serie de herramientas, inteligentes y capaces de aprender, para el análisis de las imágenes, con objeto de ayudar a los astrónomos a gestionar las imágenes vía satélite.
imágenes y sonidos
(n.)=sights and sounds.
Ex: The author describes the sights and sounds of main street long ago with photographs from earlier days.
imán para la puerta del frigorífico
(n.)=fridge magnet ; refrigerator magnet.
Ex: Some people also collect fridge magnets from everywhere they go on vacations. Ex: Her hobbies were ceramics, bingo and collecting refrigerator magnets.
imán^1
(n.)=magnet.
Ex: A bubble is a minute cylindrical magnetic domain, (basically a small magnet) held in a thin film of magnetic material.
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* imán para la puerta del frigorífico=fridge magnet ; refrigerator magnet.

imán^2
(n.)=imam.
Nota: Líder religioso musulmán.
Ex: Though anyone leading a Muslim prayer may be called an imam, in practice imams are revered leaders with years of study behind them.

in
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* in absentia=in absentia.
* in situ=on-site [on site/onsite] ; in situ.
* in vitro=in vitro.
* localizado in situ=locally mounted ; locally based [locally-based].
* montado in situ=locally mounted.
* prueba in situ=field test.

in absentia
=in absentia.
Ex: The article 'Reinventing the Jew in absentia' discusses the remarkable growth of Judaica publishing, books and periodicals, in modern Poland.
in situ
=on-site [on site/onsite] ; in situ.
Ex: Training workshops for paraprofessional staff were provided on-site wherever possible. Ex: The author describes a new indexing algorithm designed to create large compressed inverted indexes in situ.
in vitro
=in vitro.
Ex: The terms such as 'animal', 'human', 'female', 'in vitro', 'vitamin' are very useful in MEDLINE for narrowing down a search.
inabordable
(adj.)=unapproachable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.

inacabable
(adj.)=never-finishing ; never-ending.
Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
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* cuento inacabable=never-ending story ; endless story.
* historia inacabable=never-ending story ; endless story.

inacabado
=undone.
Ex: After he returned from the ousting, students were complaining that he was wearing the same baggy pants, minus boxers and with zipper undone.

inaccesibilidad
(n.)=inaccessibility ; unapproachability.
Ex: In order to overcome the problem of inaccessibility of the data in the library, it was decided to take remedial action.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.

inaccesible
(adj.)=inaccessible ; unreachable ; out of reach ; unapproachable.
Ex: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/uninviting, etc.
Ex: Convinced that most Americans were unappreciative and unreachable, they became increasingly autocratic and elitist and made their libraries even less appealing to the common man.
Ex: For small institutions paper conservation has been out of reach.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.

inacción
(n.)=inaction.
Ex: This article discusses reasons for inaction in this area = Este artículo expone las razones por la falta de actividad en este área .

inaceptabilidad
(n.)=unacceptability.
Ex: An oft-cited example of an artificial barrier was the unacceptability, in prescriptive terms, of a statement such as 'Him and me loves Mary,' even though such a statement is fully comprehensible.

inaceptable
(adj.)=unacceptable ; inadmissible.
Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.
Ex: Results of breath tests administered to persons wearing tongue studs are inadmissible in court.
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* casi inaceptable=borderline.
* ser completamente inaceptable=be bang out of order.
* ser totalmente inaceptable=be bang out of order.

inaceptablemente
=unacceptably.
Ex: Searching can be unacceptably slow if the file is large.

inactividad
(n.)=inactivity ; inaction ; dormancy.
Ex: This project will look at ways of using information to predict the biological activity or inactivity of a three-dimensional chemical structure = Este proyecto estudiará las formas de usar la información para predecir la actividad o inactividad biológica de una estructura química tridimensional.
Ex: This article discusses reasons for inaction in this area = Este artículo expone las razones por la falta de actividad en este área .
Ex: The book depicts a world in which life, death, joy, and sorrow are out of sync with the seasons' natural cycle of dormancy and rebirth.
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* estado de inactividad=state of dormancy.
* período de inactividad=doldrums.
* sacar de la inactividad=take + Nombre + out of the doldrums.

inactivo
(adj.)=dormant ; stagnant ; inactive.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: Sleep is the simplest category to deal with as the person asleep is unconscious and can be said therefore to be inactive.
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* colección inactiva=inactive collection.
* estar inactivo=lie + fallow.
* permanecer inactivo=go + dormant ; lie + dormant.
* publicación seriada inactiva=inactive serial.

inadaptación
(n.)=maladjustment.
Ex: The findings indicated that antisocial behavior was relatively stable across the elementary school years and seemed indicative for increasing maladjustment during adolescence.
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* inadaptación sicológica=psychological maladjustment.
* inadaptación social=social maladjustment.

inadaptación sicológica
(n.)=psychological maladjustment.
Ex: Children who experience parental divorce are at risk for academic difficulties, low self-esteem, and general psychological maladjustment.
inadaptación social
(n.)=social maladjustment.
Ex: Children of alcoholic mothers develop social maladjustment problems and addictions.
inadaptado
(adj.)=maladjusted ; ill-adapted.
Ex: Its children's library runs story telling workshops and works with chronically ill and maladjusted schoolchildren.
Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.
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* inadaptado social=misfit ; social misfit.

inadaptado social
(n.)=misfit ; social misfit.
Ex: A humane response to society's misfits will ultimately prove to be the best social defence against crime and the criminal = Una respuesta humanitaria a los inadaptados sociales resultará ser en última instancia la mejor defensa social contra la delincuencia y los delincuentes. Ex: Many see his art as a vocation for lazybones and social misfits.
inadecuación
(n.)=inadequacy ; unsuitability ; inappropriateness ; inaptness.
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: Existing general classification schemes were acknowledged to suffer from unsuitability for machine manipulation.
Ex: This article shows the extreme inaccuracy and inappropriateness of the statistics on library use published so far.
Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.

inadecuadamente
=inadequately + Participio ; inappropriately ; unsuitably ; inaptly.
Ex: School libraries are inadequately funded, and until the mid 1960s, poorly sited and too small.
Ex: Data warehouses have the attraction that they are repositories of stable and datable information but considerable harm could be done to the integrity of the electronic record if used inappropriately.
Ex: Part of the stock was heavily duplicated which does not suggest good library management and the collection was, on the whole, unsuitably housed under makeshift conditions.
Ex: The artist of its 32 miniatures was probably the same person as the artist usually, but inaptly, called the Master of the Older Prayerbook of Maximilian I.
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* usar inadecuadamente=misuse.

inadecuado
(adj.)=unsuited ; improper ; inadequate ; inappropriate ; unsuitable ; inadequately + Participio ; inapplicable ; inapt ; ill-adapted.
Ex: In particular, some would argue that the discipline-oriented approach of such schemes is unsuited to any applications.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision.
Ex: School libraries are inadequately funded, and until the mid 1960s, poorly sited and too small.
Ex: Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.
Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.
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* inadecuado para=ill suited to/for.
* resultar inadecuado=prove + inadequate.
* uso inadecuado=misuse.

inadecuado para
=ill suited to/for.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
inadmisible
(adj.)=inadmissible.
Ex: Results of breath tests administered to persons wearing tongue studs are inadmissible in court.

inadvertencia
(n.)=oversight ; inadvertence.
Ex: Equally important, the cataloger can be assured that changes will be applied with mechanical consistency, without any possibility of clerical error or oversights.
Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.

inadvertidamente
=unintentionally.
Ex: The Hawthorne effect, ie the well-established fact that individuals who know that they are being observed usually change their patterns of behaviour, even unintentionally, will obviously come into play if the observation is obtrusive.
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* colarse inadvertidamente=slip through.
* irse inadvertidamente=slip away.
* pasar inadvertidamente=slip ; creep + past ; sneak + past.
* salir inadvertidamente=sneak out of.

inadvertido
(adj.)=inadvertent ; inconspicuous ; unnoticed ; unnoted ; unobserved ; unseen.
Ex: Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.
Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.
Ex: Differentials long attributed to marital status may in part reflect previously unobserved effects of sexual orientation.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway.
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* pasar inadvertido=be unnoticeable ; escape + notice ; go + unnoticed ; lie + unnoticed ; remain + unnoticed ; slip by + unnoticed ; become + unnoticeable ; go + unrecognised ; go + unnoted ; sneak under + the radar.
* que pasa inadvertido=inconspicuous.
* tratar de pasar inadvertido=keep + a low profile ; lie + low.

inagotable
(adj.)=inexhaustible ; never-finishing ; unfailing ; unflagging ; never-ending ; tireless.
Ex: This is a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.
Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.

inagotablemente
=tirelessly.
Ex: She worked tirelessly to raise awareness for organ donation.

inaguantable
(adj.)=unbearable ; unendurable ; insufferable.
Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.

inalcanzable
(adj.)=unattainable ; unwinnable ; unreachable ; unachievable.
Ex: Some recent national libraries have been founded as symbols of nationhood, with either no clear mission or a clearly unattainable one.
Ex: To those of you who think the goal of having a national library system is unwinnable or that the costs are still too great, I must ask, 'Is the cost of a national, online bibliographic retrieval system greater than the construction of a bomber?.
Ex: Convinced that most Americans were unappreciative and unreachable, they became increasingly autocratic and elitist and made their libraries even less appealing to the common man.
Ex: The richness of the data generated about Web usage offers researchers opportunities to investigate people's information seeking habits on a scale and at a level of detail previously unachievable.

inalienable
(adj.)=inalienable ; unalienable.
Ex: There are no such things as authors' rights in the UK, copyright can be leased or sold or otherwise disposed of; in other EEC countries authors have certain inalienable rights over their own works.
Ex: Things which are not in commerce, as public roads, are in their nature unalienable.
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* derecho inalienable=inalienable right ; birthright ; unalienable right.

inalterabilidad
(n.)=fastness.
Ex: This paper discusses the influence of fixing treatments on the fastness of ink dyes on paper in aqueous deacidification.

inalterable
(adj.)=fast + Color ; unalterable ; unchanged.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
Ex: Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.
Ex: The most recent book on the subject, almost fifty years later, makes it plain that the situation is unchanged.
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* hacer inalterable=set in + stone ; set in + tablets of stone.
* ser inalterable=set in + stone ; set in + tablets of stone.

inalterado
(adj.)=inviolate.
Ex: The number should remain inviolate regardless of the heading's metamorphoses.

inalámbrico
(adj.)=cordless ; wireless.
Ex: The cordless LAN involves radio replacing copper or fibre as the physical medium for providing local area connections.
Ex: In the proposed setup only one of six or seven computers would be have wireless connectivity which is of course sufficient for making a big security hole.

inamovible
(adj.)=unchangeable ; immovable ; adamant.
Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.
Ex: One wall is our common mortality; it is rigid and immovable, for death comes to all men.
Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.
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* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible=hardwire [hard wire].
* quedarse inamovible=stay in + place.

inanición
(n.)=starvation.
Ex: This approach let to the financial starvation of public libraries.
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* morir de inanición=starve to + death ; die of + hunger ; starve of + hunger ; die of + starvation.

inanimado
(adj.)=inanimate.
Ex: No matter how well-engineered IT systems (hardware, firmware, software) may be, they remain totally inanimate until people are introduced.
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* materia inanimada=dead matter ; inanimate matter.

inaplazable
(adj.)=pressing.
Ex: As the quantity of knowledge expands the need to organise it becomes more pressing.
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* algo inaplazable=a matter of urgency.

inaplicable
(adj.)=inapplicable.
Ex: Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.

inapreciable
(adj.)=invaluable ; minute ; sterling ; unnoticeable ; undetectable.
Ex: Readings as a tool that enables us to do something else, rather than reading which has invaluable ends and purposes in itself.
Ex: However, a detailed comparison of the fourth with the third edition turned up only 13 differences that pertained to card catalogs, and these differences were minute.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
Ex: Dilution is used to reduce the color to unnoticeable levels.
Ex: These errors are undetectable by traditional spelling correction techniques.
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* resultar inapreciable=prove + invaluable.

inapropiadamente
=unsuitably ; inaptly.
Ex: Part of the stock was heavily duplicated which does not suggest good library management and the collection was, on the whole, unsuitably housed under makeshift conditions.
Ex: The artist of its 32 miniatures was probably the same person as the artist usually, but inaptly, called the Master of the Older Prayerbook of Maximilian I.

inapropiado
=inappropriate ; insensitive ; wide of the mark.
Ex: A scheme should allow relocation, in order to rectify an inappropriate placement, to eliminate dual provision (more than one place for one subject) to make room for new subjects.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.

inarmónico
(adj.)=unharmonious.
Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.

inarticulable
(adj.)=unutterable.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

inasequibilidad
(n.)=unapproachability.
Ex: Social distance, the aloofness and unapproachability of persons of different social strata, is both a symbol of class standing.

inasequible
(adj.)=unreachable ; out of reach ; unapproachable ; unattainable.
Ex: Convinced that most Americans were unappreciative and unreachable, they became increasingly autocratic and elitist and made their libraries even less appealing to the common man.
Ex: For small institutions paper conservation has been out of reach.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.
Ex: Some recent national libraries have been founded as symbols of nationhood, with either no clear mission or a clearly unattainable one.

inaudible
(adj.)=inaudible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.

inauditamente
=uncharacteristically.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.

inaudito
(adj.)=unheard of ; unprecedented ; unheard.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
Ex: We might next note the unprecedented success of the Library of Congress' MARC Distribution Service, which provides authoritative, quality cataloging data in machine-readable, and hence, machine-manipulatable, form.
Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.

inauguración
(n.)=inauguration ; opening ; unveiling ; opening day.
Ex: This article gives a history of ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems) project from the late 1970s to its inauguration in 1987.
Ex: Some of the common auxiliaries are allocated notations in which the facet indicators possess both an opening and a closure sign.
Ex: The unveiling of the mural took place during National Library Week.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
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* ceremonia de inauguración=opening ceremony.
* día de la inauguración=opening day.
* discurso de inauguración=inaugural speech ; inaugural address.
* exposición de inauguración=opening exhibition.
* fiesta de inauguración=opening party ; launch party.
* fiesta de inauguración de una vivienda=housewarming party ; housewarming.
* inauguración de la exposición=exhibition opening.
* inauguración oficial=ceremonial opening.
* invitación a inauguración privada=private view card (PVC).

inauguración de la exposición
(n.)=exhibition opening.
Ex: Late evening exhibition opening has been introduced for day 1 to give delegates the opportunity to visit the exhibition without missing any of the conference sessions.
inauguración oficial
(n.)=ceremonial opening.
Ex: Leading members of the Royal family actively encourage the growth of tourism through their attendance at gala receptions and ceremonial openings.
inaugural
(adj.)=inaugural.
Ex: The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.
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* ceremonia inaugural=opening ceremony.
* discurso inaugural=keynote presentation.
* sesión inaugural=opening session.

inaugurar
(v.)=launch ; inaugurate ; open.
Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
Ex: In the beginning staff delivered books to readers in their homes, while in 1972 a mobile library service was inaugurated enabling readers to choose their own materials.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.

inca
(n./adj.)=Inca.
Ex: Men in the Mayan, Aztec, and Inca empires all wore loincloths, the most basic form of male clothing in many ancient cultures.

incalculable
(adj.)=incalculable ; immeasurable ; untold.
Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.
Ex: Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.
Ex: Cable TV offers US libraries an avenue of community information service with untold possibilities for both the public and librarianship.
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* de incalculable valor=priceless.
* de valor incalculable=invaluable.

incandescente
(adj.)=incandescent ; lit-up.
Ex: An incandescent light bulb is an electric light bulb in which an electric current passes through a filament, heating it up until it becomes incandescent.
Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.
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* bombilla incandescente=incandescent bulb ; incandescent light bulb.
* brillo incandescente=glow.
* luz incandescente=incandescent light.

incansable
(adj.)=untiring ; indefatigable ; unflagging ; avid ; tireless ; unwearied.
Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
Ex: This collection of more than 22,000 items bound into over 2,000 volumes is most interestingly described and the motives of its indefatigable collector discussed by G K Fortescue in a bibliographical introduction to the catalogue.
Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
Ex: He had been beloved of the gods, but his foolish arrogance had incurred their wrath, and the rest of his unwearied life was the punishment for his pride.

incansablemente
=tirelessly ; indefatigably.
Ex: She worked tirelessly to raise awareness for organ donation.
Ex: They have campaigned indefatigably for humane prison conditions and have been documenting and exposing human rights abuses.

incapacidad
(n.)=disability ; inability ; inadequacy ; ineptitude ; ineptness ; incapacity.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: The catalog user is perhaps not quite so amused by his/her inability to divine why it's not GALERIE MIKRO BERLIN, but BERLIN, MUSEUM FUR VOLKERKUNDE (WEST BERLIN).
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
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* incapacidad física=physical disability.
* incapacidad laboral=work disability ; work incapacity.
* pensión por incapacidad=disability pension.
* seguro de incapacidad=disability insurance.

incapacidad física
(n.)=physical disability.
Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
incapacidad laboral
(n.)=work disability ; work incapacity.
Ex: Section 3 discusses how occupational injuries and illnesses affect work disability. Ex: There has been a growing concern about the proportion and socioeconomic consequences of work incapacity due to mental health problems.
incapacitado
(n.)=unfit ; lame duck.
Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of 'unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.

incapacitar
(v.)=incapacitate.
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.

incapaz
(adj.)=incapable ; powerless ; incompetent.
Ex: It is not always correct to conclude that if users fail to frame their questions more specifically it is because they are incapable of doing so.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, 'incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.
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* incapaz de=unable to.
* incapaz de matar una mosca=wouldn't hurt a fly.
* ser incapaz de=be unable to.

incapaz de
(adj.)=unable to.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
incapaz de matar una mosca
=wouldn't hurt a fly.
Ex: Whoever said Moby is the leader of dickheads that beat people up? He is just a bald-headed hippie who wouldn't hurt a fly.
incautación
(n.)=dispossession ; confiscation ; seizure ; expropriation.
Ex: The article 'Dispossession of the general public: a dispute on fundamentals' records the text of an interview with Hans Martin Sonn covering fundamental cultural and political questions.
Ex: This is a historical survey of the management of the stocks derived from the revolutionary confiscations and gathered in literary stores.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: Expropriation is legal in just about every country, but most developed countries have laws providing for some sort of compensation.

incautado
(adj.)=impounded.
Ex: If you're after a cheap car then learning how to buy police impounded cars is a skill worth acquiring.

incautar
(v.)=seize ; confiscate ; commandeer ; requisition ; impound.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door.
Ex: Under the Treaty of Riga in 1922, the return of important library collections and national archives confiscated by Russia in 1772 was secured.
Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.
Ex: The delay could have been avoided, if senior officials were empowered to requisition aircraft from any operator.
Ex: Once a vehicle is impounded, law enforcement agencies often require it to remain locked up for at least a month.

incauto
(adj.)=unwary ; reckless.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.
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* incautos, los=unwary, the.

incautos, los
(n.)=unwary, the.
Ex: Library statistics invite the unwary to draw illicit conclusions from mismated numbers.
incendiar
(v.)=set + fire to ; torch ; set + ablaze.
Ex: There was opposition from the Chinese, however, and someone set fire to the library in September 1938.
Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270.
Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze.
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* incendiarse=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.

incendiario
(adj.)=incendiary ; arsonist ; inflammatory.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Incendiary guilt: when your labels go up in smoke'.
Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.
Ex: This defense, needless to say, proved more inflammatory than the original doctrines for which he was charged, and was published posthumously in 1688.
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* bomba incendiaria=incendiary device ; incendiary bomb.

incendiarse
(v.)=catch + fire ; catch on + fire.
Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May. Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
incendio
(n.)=conflagration ; fire ; wildfire.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 Floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
Ex: The area burned by wildfire in the states of Arizona and New Mexico in the southwestern US has been increasing in recent years.
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* alarma contra incendios=fire warning ; fire alarm.
* a prueba de incendios=fireproof [fire-proof].
* aspersor contra incendios=fire sprinkler.
* boca de incendios=fire hydrant.
* extinción de incendios=fire-fighting.
* extinguir un incendio=extinguish + fire.
* extintor de incendios=fire extinguisher.
* incendio de monte=bushfire.
* incendio forestal=forest fire.
* incendio premeditado=arson attack ; arson ; arson fire.
* incendio provocado=arson attack ; arson ; arson fire.
* normativa en caso de incendio=fire regulations.
* peligro de incendio=fire risk ; fire hazard.
* póliza de seguros contra incendios=fire insurance policy.
* propenso a los incendios=fire-prone.
* protección contra incendios=fire protection.
* puerta contra incendios=fire door.
* riesgo de incendio=fire risk ; fire hazard.
* salida de incendios=fire exit.
* seguridad contra incendios=fire security ; fire safety.
* señal de aviso de incendio=fire warning.
* simulacro de incendio=fire drill.
* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante rociadores de agua=water sprinkler fire extinguishing system.
* sistema de extinción de incendios=fire extinguishing system.
* sistema de extinción de incendios mediante gas halón=halon gas fire extinguishing system.
* tareas de extinción de incendios=fire-fighting.
* tormenta causada por un incendio=firestorm [fire storm].

incendio de monte
(n.)=bushfire.
Ex: A great deal of the material evidence of Australian art of the past has been lost as a result of bushfires.
incendio forestal
(n.)=forest fire.
Ex: Involving local communities is crucial to prevent and control destructive forest fires.
incendio premeditado
(n.)=arson attack ; arson ; arson fire.
Ex: The article discusses the use of the public library by the children at Princess Anne High School after the school library had been destroyed in an arson attack. Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users. Ex: In August, 1992, during a 2 week hiatus between summer school and fall semester, the library suffered an arson fire.
incendio provocado
(n.)=arson attack ; arson ; arson fire.
Ex: The article discusses the use of the public library by the children at Princess Anne High School after the school library had been destroyed in an arson attack. Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users. Ex: In August, 1992, during a 2 week hiatus between summer school and fall semester, the library suffered an arson fire.
incensario
(n.)=incense burner ; censer ; swinging incense burner ; thurible.
Ex: Giant incense burners in the temple were full of the remains of joss sticks and big boxes for people to make donations were full.
Ex: The swinging incense burner called a censer, also known as a thurible, is an example of a pendulum.
Ex: The swinging incense burner called a censer, also known as a thurible, is an example of a pendulum.
Ex: The swinging incense burner called a censer, also known as a thurible, is an example of a pendulum.

incentivación
(n.)=enticement.
Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.
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* sistema de incentivación=incentive system.

incentivar
(v.)=fuel ; lead + Nombre + on ; provide + incentive ; mobilise [mobilize, -USA] ; set + alight ; incentivise [incentivize, -USA].
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limiting to provide incentives to graduates to enter.
Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.
Ex: For authors to be incentivised to change their behaviour and submit their articles for e-publishing, the incentive system needs to be modified to reward this behaviour.
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* incentivar la economía=stimulate + the economy.

incentivar la economía
(v.)=stimulate + the economy.
Ex: If we really want to stimulate our economy, we should put money in the hands of the people most likely to spend it.
incentivo
(n.)=boost ; incentive ; motivation ; reward ; spur ; thrust ; inducement ; perquisite ; enticement.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: This article considers the strengths of a pay scale as a work incentive.
Ex: What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
Ex: The National IT plan proposes 7 building blocks each with a strategic thrust which will serve as the overall impetus for the national IT movement.
Ex: Some inducements to work may be negative, but the majority will be positive.
Ex: Journeymen traditionally had the perquisite of a free copy of each book that they had helped to print, besides occasional gratuities from authors.
Ex: The current concerns about enticement of young and vulnerable people into abusive relationships and damaging behaviours cannot be overlooked.
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* incentivo económico=economic incentive ; financial incentive.
* incentivo en efectivo=cash reward.
* incentivo en el trabajo=work incentive ; labour incentive.
* incentivo en metálico=cash reward.
* incentivo fiscal=tax incentive.
* incentivo laboral=work incentive ; labour incentive.
* incentivo laboral a largo plazo=golden handcuffs.
* ¿incentivos o amenazas?=the carrot vs. the stick ; the carrot vs. the stick.
* incentivos y amenazas=carrots and sticks.
* ofrecer incentivo=provide + incentive ; offer + inducement.
* ser un incentivo=be motivating.
* sistema de incentivos=reward system ; system of incentives [incentive system] ; incentive system.

incentivo económico
(n.)=economic incentive ; financial incentive.
Ex: One of the principles that was demonstrated in this study was that workers are more motivated by social rewards and sanctions than by economic incentives. Ex: Higher education needs to go along this road because of financial incentives.
incentivo en efectivo
(n.)=cash reward.
Ex: They are considering cash rewards to employees who give early warning that they're quitting.
incentivo en el trabajo
(n.)=work incentive ; labour incentive.
Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives. Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
incentivo en metálico
(n.)=cash reward.
Ex: They are considering cash rewards to employees who give early warning that they're quitting.
incentivo fiscal
(n.)=tax incentive.
Ex: With manuscript prices soaring on the open market, the government has introduced tax incentives to encourage donations.
incentivo laboral
(n.)=work incentive ; labour incentive.
Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives. Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
incentivo laboral a largo plazo
(n.)=golden handcuffs.
Ex: The lures to keep the employees include given them 'golden handcuffs' in the form of bonuses that are not payable until the end of a year or stock options that vest over time.
incentivos y amenazas
=carrots and sticks.
Ex: The article is entitled 'TI: Carrots and sticks, profits and risks'.
incertidumbre
(n.)=limbo ; uncertainty ; ambivalence ; perplex ; quandary ; vacillation.
Ex: We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.
Ex: A language interface based on fuzzy set techniques is proposed to handle the uncertainty inherent in natural-language semantics.
Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.
Ex: The article 'The print perplex' asserts that librarians must deal with a future of mixed print and digital material, since most books will never be in digital form.
Ex: The increasing use and popularity of the Internet and phytomedicinals (medicinal herbs and medical botanics) have created a quandary for researchers, consumers and information professionals.
Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.
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* despejar una incertidumbre=relieve + uncertainty.
* hacer frente a una incertidumbre=meet + uncertainty.
* incertidumbre económica=economic uncertainty.
* incertidumbre financiera=economic uncertainty.

incertidumbre económica
(n.)=economic uncertainty.
Ex: Despite today's economic uncertainty, there are organizations that continue to fund projects both locally and overseas.
incertidumbre financiera
(n.)=economic uncertainty.
Ex: Despite today's economic uncertainty, there are organizations that continue to fund projects both locally and overseas.
incesable
(adj.)=incessant ; unceasing ; ceaseless.
Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.

incesante
(adj.)=unrelenting ; incessant ; ceaseless ; relentless ; implacable ; inexorable ; unremitting ; unceasing ; non-stop.
Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
Ex: Children in modern society are faced with a ceaseless stream of new ideas, and responsibility for their upbringing has generally moved from parents to childminders and teachers.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
Ex: A British yachtswoman has become the first woman to sail solo, non-stop, both ways around the world.

incesantemente
=ceaselessly ; steadily ; incessantly ; endlessly ; relentlessly ; unrelentingly ; implacably.
Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.
Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on.
Ex: She told him that these management techniques seemed to her designed to harness people to treadmills, to make them slaves to their schedules, and to convert them into employees crippled by anxiety, stretching themselves incessantly against unrealistic goals.
Ex: Computers can work endlessly without having to stop to rest unless there is a breakdown.
Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.

incesto
(n.)=incest.
Ex: The holdings of elementary and secondary media centres on the topics of AIDS, child abuse, family violence, homosexuality, and incest were examined.

incestuoso
(adj.)=incestuous.
Ex: Although authors presented incestuous families as psychologically dysfunctional, the adolescent victims were given intelligence and determination enough to escape from the incest and to rebuild their lives.

incidencia
(n.)=impact ; incidence ; critical incident ; repercussion ; consequence ; bearance.
Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.
Ex: Each respondent was asked to relate 2 critical incidents of information use.
Ex: The installation of automation in libraries has some repercussions on their organisation.
Ex: I am looking for guidance on a potential digitization project of some consequence.
Ex: In the world of weather forecasting, conventional wisdom is that past weather has no bearance on future weather.
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* incidencia de conflictos=conflict incidence.
* tasa de incidencia=incidence rate.
* técnica de incidencias=critical incident technique.
* tener alguna incidencia en=have + some bearing on.

incidencia de conflictos
(n.)=conflict incidence.
Ex: This is because research to date has found that 'economic welfare is the single factor most consistently associated with conflict incidence'.
incidental
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* de un modo incidental=incidentally.
* música incidental=incidental music.

incidentalmente
=in passing ; by the way of (a) digression.
Ex: She also indicated in passing that in future authors would not automatically pass over the copyright of research results in papers to publishers.
Ex: That, I may say by way of a digression, has never been my main objection to socialism.

incidente
(n.)=incident.
Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.
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* explicar + Posesivo + versión del incidente=explain + Posesivo + side of the incident.
* relatar un incidente=relate + incident.

incidir
(v.)=influence.
Ex: However, although data base producers choose to adhere to in-house practices, there are international standards which can be applied, and indeed do influence practice.
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* incidir en=have + a bearing on/upon ; impinge on/upon ; operate on ; bear (up)on.

incidir en
(v.)=have + a bearing on/upon ; impinge on/upon ; operate on ; bear (up)on.
Ex: Three decisions made subsequent to that initial review have had a significant bearing on the scope of the present document. Ex: Many changes in cataloguing and classification can be expected in the next ten years and these must impinge upon DC. Ex: However, the date limitation for saved document lists operates only on the first date. Ex: There have been a number of reference books/bibliographies produced which bear on this problem.
incienso
(n.)=incense.
Ex: Incense has its roots back in mankind's first experiences with fire itself.
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* quemador de incienso=incense burner ; censer ; thurible.
* varilla de incienso=joss stick ; incense stick.

incierto
=dodgy ; uncertain ; unsettled ; dicey ; iffy ; in doubt.
Ex: The statistical procedures from Czchekoslovakia and Romania have been pretty dodgy and unsatisfactory.
Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
Ex: No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled.
Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy.
Ex: When in doubt about what to include in a citation err on the side of generosity in the information supplied rather than risk not supply in sufficient.
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* futuro incierto=uncertain future.

incineración
(n.)=cremation ; incineration.
Ex: Records created by the cemetery industry include cemetery plot cards, lot diagrams, burial records, lot ownership records, and cremation records.
Ex: There is currently considerable controversy over waste incineration and this book gives a dispassionate view of the scientific and technical issues involved.

incinerar
(v.)=incinerate.
Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.

incipiente
(adj.)=burgeoning ; emerging ; nascent ; inchoate ; fledging ; fledgling [fledgeling] ; incipient ; developing ; undeveloped ; budding.
Ex: It was apparent that the responders to the investigation were somewhat unsure of their future situation relative to the burgeoning information education market = Era claro que los entrevistados en la investigacion no se sentían muy seguros sobre su situación futura en relación con el incipiente mercado de las enseñanzas de documentación.
Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
Ex: The library symbolises freedom for the reader to pursue his own desires, however inchoate.
Ex: Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
Ex: They are also helpful in the revision of existing systems that show signs of incipient weakness.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
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* barba incipiente=stubble ; stubble beard.
* barba incipiente de moda=designer stubble.

incipientemente
=incipiently.
Ex: This article discusses the current situation, emphasising the apparent complacency of the government in the face of incipiently deteriorating prospects for public libraries.

incipit
(n.)=incipit.
Nota: Palabra latina que significa 'comienza' y designa las primeras palabras del texto propiamente dicho de un manuscrito o impreso antiguo.
Ex: The incipit are the opening words of a manuscript or early printed book, or of one of its divisions.

incisivo^1
(adj.)=trenchant ; stinging ; razor-sharp ; waspish.
Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
Ex: I've always wondered how samurai sword makers made their swords razor-sharp.
Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.

incisivo^2
(n.)=incisor ; front tooth.
Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.
Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.

incisión
(n.)=incision.
Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.

inciso
(n.)=digression ; interpolation.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].
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* a modo de inciso=in passing ; by the way of (a) digression.

incitación
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* incitación al pánico colectivo=scaremongering.

incitación al pánico colectivo
(n.)=scaremongering.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
incitador
(n.)=instigator.
Ex: Technological change has long been the instigator of significant shifts in curriculum emphasis.

incitar
(v.)=arouse ; fuel ; prompt ; spur ; spur on ; abet ; exhort ; instigate ; tease ; egg on ; emplace ; twit ; taunt ; tantalise [tantalize, -USA] ; set off ; goad ; incite.
Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
Ex: This is in line with recent trends in the historical sciences generally fuelled by the feeling that in the past historians did not pay enough attention to what is, after all, the majority of humanity.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: Spurred by press comments on dumping of withdrawn library books in rubbish skips, Birkerd Library requested the Ministry of Culture's permission to sell withdrawn materials.
Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
Ex: As he began to speak, she exhorted herself to pay close attention, not to let herself be so distracted by the earlier event that her mind would be off in some obscure cavern of her soul.
Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.
Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself.
Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer.
Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Ex: Al Qaeda will goad us into war with Iran because it serves their own interests.
Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
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* incitar a=sting into.
* incitar a Alguien a hacer Algo=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
* incitar a Alguien a la acción=stir + Nombre + into action.
* incitar camorra=rustle up + trouble.
* incitar controversia=arouse + controversy.
* incitar el odio=incite + hatred.
* incitar escándalo=arouse + furor.
* incitar hostilidad=arouse + hostility.
* incitar la curiosidad=provoke + curiosity ; excite + curiosity.
* incitar la violencia=incite + violence.
* incitar polémica=rattle + Posesivo + cage.
* incitar una respuesta=provoke + response.
* preguntas para incitar el debate=discussion question.
* que incita a la reflexión=provocative of.

incitar a
(v.)=sting into.
Ex: As a result of the NCC review, several library authorities were stung into an examination of the relevance of their information services.
incitar a Alguien a hacer Algo
(v.)=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
incitar a Alguien a la acción
(v.)=stir + Nombre + into action.
Ex: The role of the organizer is to stir people into action around the things that are important to them.
incitar camorra
(v.)=rustle up + trouble.
Ex: Notorious outlaws, desperadoes, and gunslingers rustled up trouble in town after town but when the gold disappeared they all left.
incitar controversia
(v.)=arouse + controversy.
Ex: When published, the ninety-one rules covering author and title headings and description aroused great controversy.
incitar el odio
(v.)=incite + hatred.
Ex: The Government is to make it a crime to incite hatred because of a person's sexual orientation.
incitar escándalo
(v.)=arouse + furor.
Ex: The appearance of this volume aroused such a furor within and without the British Museum that further publication of the catalog was suspended.
incitar hostilidad
(v.)=arouse + hostility.
Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
incitar la curiosidad
(v.)=provoke + curiosity ; excite + curiosity.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street. Ex: This software is still in its infancy, but its launch excited the curiosity of many users, and produced a spin-off in the form of increased usage of the other two databases.
incitar la violencia
(v.)=incite + violence.
Ex: France has expelled a Muslim preacher for making public speeches in a mosque near Paris inciting violence against the West.
incitar polémica
(v.)=rattle + Posesivo + cage.
Ex: The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.
incitar una respuesta
(v.)=provoke + response.
Ex: A book may also of course provoke responses based primarily on the text itself rather than on intrusions from our personal and reading histories.
incivilidad
(n.)=incivility.
Ex: She ought to have fired him on the spot ... blasted him for his incivility.

incivilizado
(adj.)=uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA] ; philistine.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.

incivismo
(n.)=lack of public spirit ; uncivic behaviour.
Ex: But there were other factors which retarded the growth of San Francisco, chief among which was the lack of public spirit among the citizens.
Ex: While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.

inclemente
(adj.)=inclement.
Ex: While some retractable awnings can be used during a light rain if they are pitched sufficiently to shed the water, most are not designed for use in inclement weather.
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* meteorología inclemente=intemperate weather.
* tiempo inclemente=intemperate weather.

inclinación
(n.)=bent ; penchant ; leaning ; inclination ; slope ; pitch ; tilt ; bent of mind.
Ex: This factor was a constant theme especially in those programmes with a highly technical bent.
Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.
Ex: Finally, this new philosophy did not conflict with the librarian's elitist leanings.
Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: This method results in saving maximum space in the stacks as the pitch of the shelves can be adjusted accordingly.
Ex: This has contributed to a tilt toward English-language publications in Web of Science.
Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
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* con una inclinación hacia las tecnología digital=digitally-oriented.
* inclinación sexual=sexual orientation.
* sentir la inclinación de=be inclined to.

inclinación sexual
(n.)=sexual orientation.
Ex: The term diversity refers to racial and ethnic characteristics and to characteristics such as age, gender, sexual orientation, religion and marital status.
inclinado
(adj.)=slanting ; steep ; sloping ; obliquely-stressed ; pitched ; sloped ; canted ; slanted ; angled ; leaning.
Ex: On the top are slanting translucent screens, on which material can be projected for convenient reading.
Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
Ex: The baroque designers retained the sloped and bracketed serifs that derived from obliquely-stressed pen forms.
Ex: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.
Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
Ex: The library building has a V-shaped, pitched oversailing roof, a splayed structure and canted walls with glass bays.
Ex: Certain elements of the typical Carnegie building are proving superior to many of the innovations of the second half of the century, including the use of natural lighting, slanted surfaces for better reading.
Ex: The main feature of this learning resources center consists of white metal angled sunshades over each window.
Ex: So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall.
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* con los lados inclinados hacia afuera en la base=splayed.
* inclinado a=disposed to.
* sentirse inclinado a=be inclined to.
* torre inclinada de Pisa, la=Leaning Tower of Pisa, the.

inclinado a
=disposed to.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have again become more disposed to cooperate with educational associations.
inclinar
(v.)=tilt ; tilt + at an angle ; incline ; pitch.
Ex: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.
Ex: Bottom shelves which are tilted at an angle make it easier to see the books' spines.
Ex: She inclined her head toward a chair by her desk = Inclinó la cabeza en la dirección de la silla que había junto a su escritorio.
Ex: While some retractable awnings can be used during a light rain if they are pitched sufficiently to shed the water, most are not designed for use in inclement weather.
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* inclinarse=lean over ; lean forward ; lurch ; bow ; bend down ; bend over ; stoop ; slope ; slope down(ward) ; slant.
* inclinarse a=be inclined to.
* inclinarse ante=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
* inclinarse ante las circunstancias=accept + the circumstances.
* inclinarse hacia delante=tip forward.
* inclinarse por=gravitate to(wards) ; lean toward.
* inclinarse sobre=lean toward.

inclinarse
(v.)=lean over ; lean forward ; lurch ; bow ; bend down ; bend over ; stoop ; slope ; slope down(ward) ; slant.
Ex: Lateral filing is preferable to vertical filing as one does not have to lean over to reach items at the back of a drawer. Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles. Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine. Ex: In this position obeisance, the slave kneels and sits upon their heels with their back and shoulders straight and head bowed. Ex: The one other symptom that developed is that I have a slight to moderate pain in my forehead to top of my head when I bend down. Ex: When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode. Ex: In agriculture and construction, workers often resort to stooping because it demands less energy expenditure than kneeling or squatting. Ex: If the handwriting slopes to the left, the person is very good at keeping their feelings to themselves. Ex: For nearly two hundred yards they bored their way steadily into the mountain, their path gradually sloping downward. Ex: This well descends towards the bottom of the pyramid by a line not quite perpendicular to the horizon but slanting a little.
inclinarse a
(v.)=be inclined to.
Ex: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.
inclinarse ante
(v.)=tug + Posesivo + forelock at/to ; touch + Posesivo + forelock at/to.
Ex: The system had treated my grandfather like dirt and kept him tugging his forelock at those whose only virtue was to have been born to wealthier familes. Ex: 'Aye, aye, sir,' answered the cook, and touching his forelock, he disappeared at once in the direction of his galley.
inclinarse ante las circunstancias
(v.)=accept + the circumstances.
Ex: We each have a different ways of coping with stress situations and our own attitudes influence how we accept the circumstances.
inclinarse hacia delante
(v.)=tip forward.
Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
inclinarse por
(v.)=gravitate to(wards) ; lean toward.
Ex: Use of this library is not still more extensive because those living on the townward side are cut off by an intersecting main road and gravitate naturally to the city centre. Ex: He leaned toward the document and began to go through it page by page.
inclinarse sobre
(v.)=lean toward.
Ex: He leaned toward the document and began to go through it page by page.
incluido
=and all ; including ; complete with ; inclusive of.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
Ex: Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.
Ex: Pagination is inclusive of these sessions.
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* con todo incluido=with the works!.
* estar incluido=be embedded.
* hasta + Nombre + incluido éste=up to and including + Nombre.
* no estar incluido=be not included.
* no incluido=unlisted.
* todo incluido=all-inclusive.

incluir
(v.)=add ; cover ; embed [imbed, -USA] ; enclose ; encompass ; file ; fit ; give ; include ; inject ; list ; put in ; put into ; record ; span ; store ; subsume ; throw in ; interpolate ; embrace ; design into ; build in ; register in ; go under + Nombre ; graft ; comprise (of).
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: This started in 1980, and has around forty members who receive some support to cover telephone charges.
Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema.
Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: Document descriptions may be included in catalogues, bibliographies and other listings of documents.
Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.
Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.
Ex: If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.
Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.
Ex: The shelflist itself had problems, since it consisted of cataloging practices that spanned some fifty years.
Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: The fourth principle does not sanction subsuming saleswomen under salesmen.
Ex: There is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.
Ex: The library community is now ready to embrace the most revolutionary technology for libraries -- CD-ROM.
Ex: User-friendliness is sometimes assumed rather than designed into any specific project.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: Authors must register in their own name and not a pseudonym or maiden name under which the book may be written.
Ex: In general preference is for entry under name of organization but there are many exceptions in particular, official organizations go under place.
Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.
Ex: The first edition comprised basic classes analysed into facets, using the colon as the notational device for synthesis.
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* al incluirse en=on admission to.
* entre estos se incluyen=amongst these are numbered.
* incluir a Alguien=count + Pronombre + in.
* incluir al final=append.
* incluir anotaciones=annotate.
* incluir a todo el mundo=inclusivity.
* incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario=trace.
* incluir como tracing=trace.
* incluir con dificultad=squeeze in/into.
* incluir dentro de=fall into.
* incluir en=lump + Nombre + into.
* incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados=explode.
* incluir en la lista de morosos=blacklist [black-list].
* incluir en la lista negra=blacklist [black-list].
* incluir entre=go between.
* incluir en una categoría=fall into + category.
* incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado=shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
* incluirlo todo=be all inclusive.
* incluir referencias cruzadas=cross-reference.
* incluir todas las posibilidades=run + the gamut.
* incluye=inclusive of.
* incluyendo=counting.
* que lo incluye todo=all-embracing.
* sin incluir=unlisted ; exclusive of ; not including ; excluding ; barring.
* sin incluir las comidas=self-catering.
* volver a incluir=reinstate.

incluir a Alguien
(v.)=count + Pronombre + in.
Ex: She responded that if the folks against the war decided to hold a march 'for peace,' then they could count her in.
incluir a todo el mundo
(n.)=inclusivity.
Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.
incluir al final
(v.)=append.
Ex: A list of book review sources in psychology and related fields is appended.
incluir anotaciones
(v.)=annotate.
Ex: Once users have loaded data, other users may add comments, or annotate other users' data.
incluir como registro de encabezamiento secundario
(v.)=trace.
Ex: This was assigned no subject tracings by LC and only the title was traced.
incluir como tracing
(v.)=trace.
Ex: This was assigned no subject tracings by LC and only the title was traced.
incluir con dificultad
(v.)=squeeze in/into.
Ex: Indeed, one problem in trying to write within the length agreed with my publisher has been deciding what can be squeezed in and what must be left out.
incluir dentro de
(v.)=fall into.
Ex: References will also be necessary, and will fall into the same types as those identified for personal authors, that is, 'see', 'see also', and explanatory references.
incluir en
(v.)=lump + Nombre + into.
Ex: Whatever the product or service, the one person librarian is best advised to market it individually, and not attempt to lump it into an overall campaign to market the library as a whole.
incluir en la búsqueda los términos relacionados
(v.)=explode.
Ex: 'Tree' will show related terms linked by the tree structure; 'explode' will automatically expand the search term to include those terms in the same tree, using OR logic.
incluir en la lista de morosos
(v.)=blacklist [black-list].
Ex: A borrower is automatically blacklisted by the system when one of the documents he has borrowed is overdue by a length of time specified in the overdue matrix.
incluir en la lista negra
(v.)=blacklist [black-list].
Ex: A borrower is automatically blacklisted by the system when one of the documents he has borrowed is overdue by a length of time specified in the overdue matrix.
incluir en una categoría
(v.)=fall into + category.
Ex: Many medical enquiries also fall into this category, eg, 'What is conjunctivitis?'.
incluir entre
(v.)=go between.
Ex: This usually added up to about 150 sorts, and there were in addition spaces to go between words (short pieces of type of various thicknesses without letters cast on them) and quads (very wide spaces) for filling out blank lines.
incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado
(v.)=shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
Ex: The author examines several court cases concerning the enforceability of software licences, details of which are shrink-wrapped into the packaging and therefore not available to the buyer at point of purchase, particularly if sale is by telephone order.
incluir referencias cruzadas
(v.)=cross-reference.
Ex: Each of the book's 1,700 entries is listed in alphabetical order and cross-referenced where necessary.
incluir todas las posibilidades
(v.)=run + the gamut.
Ex: The elements to be included are fairly well standardized, but the order of presentation can run the gamut and is usually an individual choice of the abstracting agency.
incluirlo todo
(v.)=be all inclusive.
Ex: Since no site is all inclusive, their relative value will vary depending on the individual's particular needs.
inclusa
(n.)=foundling home ; foundling hospital.
Ex: By contrast, in the foundling home, the infants were cared for by nurses, each of whom was responsible for seven children.
Ex: Foundling hospitals have for the most part been replaced by foster care programs under the supervision of state welfare agencies.

inclusive
(adj.)=inclusive.
Ex: Pagination should be inclusive and show full page numbers.
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* hasta + Expresión Temporal + inclusive=on or before + Expresión Temporal.
* hasta + Nombre + inclusive=up to and including + Nombre.

inclusividad
(n.)=inclusivity.
Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.

inclusivo
(adj.)=inclusive.
Nota: Que incluye varios elementos.
Ex: A collective title is a title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works.
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* sociedad inclusiva=inclusive society.

inclusión
(n.)=addition ; entry ; inclusion ; incorporation ; injection ; inclusiveness ; inclusivity ; subsumption.
Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.
Ex: The inclusion of related subjects can help even the user with a specific search, particularly where the user is not adequately familiar with the subject that is sought.
Ex: The incorporation of such features into a system would permit us to create a machine-based catalog rather than a reference file of bibliographic records.
Ex: The injection of foreign ownership into the debate over the privatisation of federal agencies has deflected attention from critical domestic concerns of economic efficiency and operational optimisation.
Ex: The aim of a true bibliography is inclusiveness rather than selectivity.
Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.
Ex: It may therefore be questioned whether the subsumption of the public library into a recreational-leisure service is an appropriate avenue of advancement for the library -- or for librarians.
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* inclusión de ficheros=file attachment.
* inclusión en el mundo de las redes=e-inclusion.
* inclusión en el mundo electrónico=e-inclusion.
* inclusión en la lista de morosos=blacklisting.
* inclusión social=social inclusion.
* relación de inclusión=part-whole relation.

inclusión de ficheros
(n.)=file attachment.
Ex: Electronic management of mail and file attachment are under development and will be implemented in 1995.
inclusión en el mundo de las redes
(n.)=e-inclusion.
Ex: Proposals should aim at explaining to the citizens in Latin America the benefits of the Information Society in the following four areas: local governance, education and cultural diversity, public health and social inclusion (or e-inclusion).
inclusión en el mundo electrónico
(n.)=e-inclusion.
Ex: Proposals should aim at explaining to the citizens in Latin America the benefits of the Information Society in the following four areas: local governance, education and cultural diversity, public health and social inclusion (or e-inclusion).
inclusión en la lista de morosos
(n.)=blacklisting.
Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.
inclusión social
(n.)=social inclusion.
Ex: Proposals should aim at explaining to the citizens in Latin America the benefits of the Information Society in the following four areas: local governance, education and cultural diversity, public health and social inclusion (or e-inclusion).
incluso
=even ; if not ; yet even ; yet.
Ex: Even a dictionary catalogue uses the symbols of a classification scheme to indicate the shelf location of documents.
Ex: Consultation of contemporary documents are more reliable, if not infallible.
Ex: Yet even under these auspicious circumstances, it is important that clients become stakeholders in the entire process = Aun incluso con estas circunstancias tan prometedoras, es importante que los clientes participen de lleno en todo el proceso.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
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* incluso así=even so.
* incluso después de=even after.
* incluso entonces=even then.
* incluso hasta ahora=even to this day.
* incluso hasta el presente=even to this day.
* incluso hasta hoy (día)=even to this day.
* incluso hasta la actualidad=even to this day.
* incluso hasta la presente=even to this day.
* incluso yendo más lejos=even farther afield.
* ni incluso=for that matter ; not even.

incluso así
=even so.
Ex: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.
incluso después de
=even after.
Ex: Even after the patient has been successfully defibrillated, they are still at risk of developing ventricular fibrillation again..
incluso entonces
=even then.
Ex: During the Golden Age, more than forty-five publishing companies competed for a share of the ever-growing pie, but even then, a few large firms dominated the market.
incluso hasta ahora
=even to this day.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
incluso hasta el presente
=even to this day.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
incluso hasta hoy (día)
=even to this day.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
incluso hasta la actualidad
=even to this day.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
incluso hasta la presente
=even to this day.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.
incluso yendo más lejos
=even farther afield.
Ex: Even farther afield, education for library professionals is provided by schools offering programs of library and informations studies.
incluye
=inclusive of.
Ex: Pagination is inclusive of these sessions.
incluyendo
=counting.
Ex: Counting the media center (which everyone persists in calling the library), there are 26 classrooms, 2 shops (one for auto repair and one for woodworking), a basement gymnasium, and a flat-floor auditorium.
incognito
(adj.)=incognito.
Ex: Anonymity reflects the desire of an author to remain incognito.
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* de incógnito=incognito.

incoherencia
(n.)=incoherency ; non sequitur ; mixed signal ; disjoitness.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
Ex: Apart from the non sequitur, this takes no account of the fact that terrorists are effective.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.
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* incoherencias=mumblings ; cracks and crevices.

incoherencias
=mumblings ; cracks and crevices.
Ex: I have just read a paper with the strange title 'An opinion: mumblings of a slide librarian'. Ex: Her book is most exciting as an examination of the cracks and crevices of Victorian biomedical discourse.
incoherente
(adj.)=disjointed ; disjoint ; unreconciled.
Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
Ex: The three periods allow us to test our techniques with citations from wholly disjoint sets of writings.
Ex: Any items left unreconciled in the central fund such as bank transfers, should now be reconciled.
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* idea incoherente=disjointed idea.
* ser incoherente=Negativo + hold + water.

incoherentemente
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* hablar incoherentemente=babble.

incoloro
=colourless [colorless, -USA].
Ex: A sentence may fill every requirement of syntax and be meaningless: Austin cites Chomsky's example 'Colourless green ideas sleep furiously'.

incombustible
(adj.)=fireproof [fire-proof] ; fireproofing.
Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
Ex: Locate records of patents assigned to the Celenese company for fireproofing substances.

incomestible
(n./adj.)=inedible ; uneatable.
Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.

incomible
(n./adj.)=unpalatable ; inedible ; uneatable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Spam is unpalatable any way it's served up: things you can do to reduce the amount of unwanted e-mail'.
Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.

incomodar
(v.)=disturb.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.

incomodidad
(n.)=unease ; awkwardness ; clunkiness ; cumbersomeness.
Ex: There is an underlying unease concerning the relevance of AACR2 to a largely and growing computerised cataloguing environment.
Ex: Long pauses caused awkwardness and discomfort for the user.
Ex: They managed to recreate the look and feel of Britannica without the clunkiness of the paper index and difficult page navigation of the paper Encyclopaedia Britannica.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.

incomparable
=unparalleled ; unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA] ; incomparable ; unsurpassed ; incommemsurable ; incommensurate ; inimitable ; without equal ; matchless ; peerless ; unequalled ; without peer.
Ex: But these designers did more than copy the Aldine original: they developed it in a whole range of new sizes, and produced a series of romans hitherto unparalleled for elegance and utility.
Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
Ex: A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
Ex: He was a scholar-librarian whose Catalogue of Anglo-Saxon Manuscripts remained unsurpassed for 250 years, and is still useful.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
Ex: The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.
Ex: The Iberian horse was already regarded as a war horse without equal.
Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
Ex: He had a peerless ability to coin expressions of invective and to hurl them against his chosen enemies.
Ex: Information and communication technologies (ICTs) have generated a level of common international interest on a level unequalled since the construction of the railways.
Ex: A wide-ranging survey without peer, it also elucidates the universal truths that Christianity shares with other traditions and spiritual paths.
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* el único e incomparable=the one and only.
* experiencia incomparable=experience of a lifetime.
* ser incomparable=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.

incomparablemente
=incomparably.
Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.

incompatibilidad
(n.)=incompatibility.
Ex: An increased number of access points and free text searching should minimise problems arising from incompatibilities between catalogues and indexes from various sources.

incompatible
(adj.)=incompatible ; ill matched ; unreconciled.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about.
Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
Ex: Any items left unreconciled in the central fund such as bank transfers, should now be reconciled.
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* algo incompatible=a square peg in a round hole.
* ser incompatible (con)=be irreconcilable (with).

incompetencia
(n.)=incompetence ; ineptitude ; ineptness ; incompetency.
Ex: The perceived disinterest among librarians and incompetence among researchers renders it necessary to establish whether there is any justification for these ideas.
Ex: Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.

incompetente
(adj.)=incompetent ; inadequate.
Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, 'incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'.
Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
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* de un modo incompetente=inefficiently.
* incompetente social=geek ; nerd ; nerdy ; geeky .

incompetente social
(adj.)=geek ; nerd ; nerdy ; geeky .
Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'. Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings. Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd. Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
incompletamente
=incompletely.
Ex: Others have used possibility distributions for representing fuzzily known or incompletely known attribute values.

incompleto
(adj.)=fragmentary ; incomplete ; unfinished ; spotty ; qualified.
Ex: Many libraries keep vertical files of pamphlets and newspapers clippings but such files are time-consuming to maintain, too often fragmentary, and each file serves only one institution.
Ex: Incomplete orders can thus be entered which will automatically be deferred.
Ex: But clearly a book read and enjoyed is more likely to lead on to further reading than is a book unread or unfinished.
Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
Ex: The majority of projects are small, poorly funded, and only a qualified success.
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* dejar incompleto=leave + unfinished.
* de un modo incompleto=incompletely.
* estado incompleto=incompleteness.

incomprensible
(adj.)=incomprehensible ; unfathomable ; garbled ; unaccountable.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
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* hacer incomprensible=render + incomprehensible ; garble.
* incomprensible, lo=incomprehensible, the.

incomprensible, lo
=incomprehensible, the.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
incomprensión
(n.)=incomprehension.
Ex: Stanhope frowned his incomprehension, and began to comb his memory for some clue as to what she was speaking of.

incomprimible
(adj.)=incompressible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.

incomunicable
(adj.)=incomunicable.
Ex: Technologies that create risks that might have incommunicable global consequences include atomic energy, genetic technology, human genetics, nanotechnology, & computer science.

incomunicación
(n.)=solitary confinement ; confinement.
Ex: With the exception of the death penalty, solitary confinement is the most extreme sanction which may be legally imposed on prisoners.
Ex: Omarska also provides a textbook case of unlawful confinement, a war crime.

incomunicado
=in solitary confinement.
Ex: I initially believed that his time in solitary confinement was a decision made in the interests of his safety.
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* estar incomunicado=be in solitary confinement.

incomunicar
(v.)=place in + solitary confinement.
Ex: As incarceration rates explode in the US, thousands are placed in solitary confinement, often without cause.

inconcebible
(adj.)=inconceivable ; unthinkable.
Ex: It is inconceivable that a librarian can function effectively in a reference department without a strong foundation in cataloging and in the variety of classification schemes.
Ex: Replacement of librarians with computers that have Internet access is unthinkable.
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* pasar a ser inconcebible=render + inconceivable.

inconclusividad
(n.)=inconclusiveness ; inconclusiveness.
Ex: Despite the inconclusiveness of empirical evidence, this area is deemed worthy of additional investigation.
Ex: Despite the inconclusiveness of empirical evidence, this area is deemed worthy of additional investigation.

incondicional
(adj.)=stalwart ; unqualified ; wholehearted [whole-hearted] ; unconditional ; staunch [stanch, -USA] ; loyal (to) ; diehard ; unreserved ; true blue.
Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
Ex: Wing has not had the almost unqualified praise from the reviewers that Pollard and Redgrave received.
Ex: The project never achieved wholehearted international support and encouragement.
Ex: In relating to client, therefore, there are fundamental conditions that need expression: unconditional positive regard from others and self-regard and valuing from the client.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
Ex: Clinton diehards remain unreconciled to Obama.
Ex: It is also important that we all give them our unreserved support.
Ex: Make no mistake, Danning, in his own words, is a 'true blue Aussie boy' though he was born in Ghana.
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* amor incondicional=unconditional love.
* defensor incodicional=stalwart.
* grupo de incondicionales, el=hard core, the.
* grupo incondicional, el=hard core, the.
* hincha incondicional=loyal fan.
* incondicionales, los=faithful, the.
* partidario incondicional=stalwart.

incondicionales, los
(n.)=faithful, the.
Ex: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.
incondicionalmente
=unquestioningly ; staunchly ; wholeheartedly [whole-heartedly] ; unconditionally ; to the hilt.
Ex: We should be cautious about accepting the recall-precision curve unquestioningly.
Ex: However, even though public libraries lack adequate funding and are typically small, Costa Ricans staunchly support their continuation.
Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
Ex: She links Quentin's suicide at the end of the Maundy Thursday of the novel with the death of Judas, who also betrayed one who loved unconditionally and then committed suicide.
Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
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* aceptar incondicionalmente=accept + whole-heartedly.

inconexión
(n.)=disjoitness.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.

inconexo
(adj.)=disjointed ; desultory ; disjoint ; unrelated ; fragmented ; inarticulate.
Ex: A fully informative abstract will be impossible to prepare for many discussion papers and reviews, since too many individual and disjointed ideas must be represented.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted.
Ex: The three periods allow us to test our techniques with citations from wholly disjoint sets of writings.
Ex: Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.
Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.
Ex: The overt arguments presented by the daughter, the son-in-law and the wife, are ineffective and incredulously inarticulate.

inconformista
(n.)=anti-establishment ; nonconformist ; maverick ; rebel.
Ex: There was also a swell of private endeavour, particularly from people who thought of themselves as anti-establishment, counter-culture groups.
Ex: There were popular religious works, mainly by later seventeenth century nonconformist divines, of which the most famous was of course John Bunyan.
Ex: The third example from Canada is somewhat of a maverick, in that it is related more to the British models of Bretton and Longsight.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Luddites and their war on the Industrial Revolution: rebels against the future: lessons for the computer age'.
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* joven inconformista=beatnik.

inconfundible
(adj.)=unmistakable.
Ex: The study revealed an unmistakable move towards networking.
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* de modo inconfundible=unmistakably.
* hacer que sea inconfundible=render + unmistakable.

inconfundiblemente
=distinctly.
Ex: Some were distinctly unhappy with the quality of the effort.

incongruecia
(n.)=disjoitness.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.

incongruencia
(n.)=incongruity ; mismatch ; maladjustment ; non sequitur ; mixed signal.
Ex: The author defines information needs in terms of conceptual incongruities whose parameters are drawn from cognitive and social psychology.
Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.
Ex: The findings indicated that antisocial behavior was relatively stable across the elementary school years and seemed indicative for increasing maladjustment during adolescence.
Ex: Apart from the non sequitur, this takes no account of the fact that terrorists are effective.
Ex: Instead, this may come off as a sort of mixed signal considering that God has chosen to smite California right after a proposition was passed banning same sex marriage.
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* incongruencias=rantings and ravings ; rantings.

incongruencias
(n.)=rantings and ravings ; rantings.
Ex: She was the 'insane' counterpart to the overly serious world of computers and everybody loved her rantings and ravings. Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
incongruente
(adj.)=disjoint.
Ex: The three periods allow us to test our techniques with citations from wholly disjoint sets of writings.

incongruo
(adj.)=incongruous.
Ex: The idea is incongruous in our general catalogs where a publication is to be represented by a main entry as an edition of a particular work by a particular author.

inconmensurabilidad
(n.)=incommensurability.
Ex: This waning of one discipline and waxing of another represents the fundamental incommensurability, yet mutual dependence, of existing disciplinary categories of knowledge.

inconmensurable
(adj.)=unfathomable ; incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.
Ex: As they stand, these two theories of pictorial representation are neither in agreement nor at odds, but incommensurable.
Ex: The purpose of this paper is to bring to the fore the incommensurate political differences that separate the work of the two authors.
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* de manera inconmensurable=above measure ; beyond measure.

inconmensurablemente
=above measure ; beyond measure.
Ex: Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Ex: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.

inconsciencia
(n.)=unconsciousness.
Ex: It was hypothesized that unconsciousness was due to a dissociative stupor.

inconsciente
(adj.)=unconscious ; unthinking ; unwitting ; insensible.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.
Ex: Moreover, in order to save unwitting duplication of work, sources that have already been checked should be indicated.
Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
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* dejar a Alguien inconsciente=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
* dejar inconsciente=overcome ; leave + unconscious.
* deseo inconsciente de morir=death-wish.
* golpear a Alguien hasta dejarlo inconsciente=beat + Nombre + unconscious.
* inconsciente colectivo, el=collective unconscious, the.
* inconsciente, el=unconscious mind, the.

inconsciente colectivo, el
(n.)=collective unconscious, the.
Ex: The subconscious mind is halfway between the conscious thinking mind and the unconscious mind or collective unconscious.
inconsciente, el
(n.)=unconscious mind, the.
Ex: The subconscious mind is halfway between the conscious thinking mind and the unconscious mind or collective unconscious.
inconscientemente
=unconsciously ; unwittingly ; unknowingly.
Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.

inconsecuente
(adj.)=inconsequential ; a bit of a fluff ; fluff.
Ex: They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.
Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
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* de manera inconsecuente=inconsistently.

inconsiderado
(adj.)=inconsiderate.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.

inconsistencia
(n.)=inconsistency.
Ex: In this case there is no possibility, as there is with human indexers, of inconsistency in the allocation of terms.
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* debido a su inconsistencia=mercurially.
* inconsistencias=cracks and crevices.

inconsistencias
=cracks and crevices.
Ex: Her book is most exciting as an examination of the cracks and crevices of Victorian biomedical discourse.
inconsistente
(adj.)=inconsistent ; flighty ; spotty.
Ex: Trivial words can be suppressed and inconsistent spellings handled at the input stage.
Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
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* de un modo inconsistente=vagrantly.
* ser inconsistente=Negativo + hold + water.

inconsistentemente
=vagrantly.
Ex: He treads the line between reportage and memoir rather vagrantly and thus trivializes what might have been a highly compelling story.

inconstancia
(n.)=inconstancy ; flightiness ; fickleness.
Ex: There is nothing so subject to the inconstancy of fortune as war.
Ex: And in keeping with the flightiness of youth, Thieriot leaves the commentary halfway through, because there's somewhere else he has to be.
Ex: The fickleness of the women I love is only equaled by the infernal constancy of the women who love me.

inconstante
(adj.)=unsustained ; lapsed ; fickle ; inconstant.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
Ex: However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.
Ex: The rise and dramatic fall of E-businesses is a testimony of the fickle electronic commerce (E-commerce) market.
Ex: His inconstant and bizarre behavior in a crisis makes me more convinced than ever that he's not mentally fit to hold the office.

inconstitucional
(adj.)=unconstitutional.
Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.

inconstitucionalidad
(n.)=unconstitutionality.
Ex: Parliament can override a declaration of unconstitutionality only by amending the Constitution.
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* recurso de inconstitucionalidad=judicial review.

incontable
(adj.)=countless ; uncountable.
Ex: But since we, and countless similar institutions, are dependent upon the Library of Congress, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
Ex: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
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* nombre incontable=uncountable noun ; mass noun.

incontenible
(adj.)=unstoppable ; irrepressible.
Ex: The pace of Internet is unstoppable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey declassified: a revelatory look at the irrepressible reformer'.

incontestable
=undisputed ; irrefutable ; unanswerable ; beyond contention.
Ex: So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.
Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.
Ex: He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

incontinencia
(n.)=incontinence.
Ex: It aims at raising community awareness about bladder and bowel health and the prevention of incontinence.
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* incontinencia fecal=faecal incontinence ; bowel incontinence.
* incontinencia urinaria=urinary incontinence.

incontinencia fecal
(n.)=faecal incontinence ; bowel incontinence.
Ex: Faecal incontinence is more common in children and in the elderly than it is in young and middle-aged people. Ex: Treatment of bowel incontinence should begin with identifying the cause of the incontinence and taking measures to correct the dysfunction.
incontinencia urinaria
(n.)=urinary incontinence.
Ex: Urinary incontinence is common and women are affected much more commonly than men.
incontrolable
(adj.)=uncontrollable.
Ex: With a sudden uncontrollable outburst of feeling which staggered while it satisfied him, he put out his hand.

incontrolado
(adj.)=unrestrained ; uncontrolled.
Ex: 'Hello, Tom!' said the director, greeting him enthusiastically, as he rounded his desk to shake hands, which he did with unrestrained ardor.
Ex: Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication.
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* fuego incontrolado=wildfire.

incontrovertible
=incontrovertible ; axiomatic ; unanswerable ; beyond contention.
Ex: Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example.
Ex: It is axiomatic that backup copies of software are made and stored safely, so that, should anything happen to the cassette or disk, the program is not lost.
Ex: He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

inconveniencia
=inconvenience ; undesirability.
Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
Ex: This confirms the long-suspected undesirability of the intravenous use of bismuth compounds in the treatment of syphilis.

inconveniente
(n.)=disadvantage ; drawback ; inconvenience ; inconvenient ; snag ; untoward ; downside ; inopportune ; ill-timed ; kicker.
Ex: Item record indexes, whatever their physical format, share certain advantages and disadvantages.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.
Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
Ex: For many other types of information fixed length fields can be inconvenient.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.
Ex: The article 'The upside and downside of information highway capitology' compares the writings of optimistic futurists and pessimistic visionaries on the subject of the information superhighway.
Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.
Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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* sin muchos inconvenientes=without much grudging.
* sufrir un inconveniente=suffer + inconvenience.
* todo tiene sus ventajas y sus inconvenientes=swings and roundabouts ; what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
* ventajas e inconvenientes=trade-off [tradeoff/trade off] ; ins and outs.
* ver inconvenientes=see + drawbacks.

incordiar
(v.)=pester ; niggle ; importune ; hassle ; molest.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.
Ex: I swear I have never seen a person who gets bit, stung and otherwise molested by insects and spiders the way he does.

incordio
(n.)=pest ; nuisance ; irritant ; hassle.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
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* ser un incordio=be a thorn in + Posesivo + side ; be a pest ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials ; be a (real) nuisance.

incorporación
(n.)=incorporation ; accession ; entry ; addition.
Ex: The incorporation of such features into a system would permit us to create a machine-based catalog rather than a reference file of bibliographic records.
Ex: The documents concerning the accession of Greece to the European Communities were published in the official journal in 1979.
Ex: The entry, change, and extraction of word and phrases from abstracts is described in detail in Chapter 9.
Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.
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* incorporación social=social inclusion.

incorporación social
(n.)=social inclusion.
Ex: Proposals should aim at explaining to the citizens in Latin America the benefits of the Information Society in the following four areas: local governance, education and cultural diversity, public health and social inclusion (or e-inclusion).
incorporado
=built-in.
Ex: To use the 'default' or built-in command settings, simply press RETURN.

incorporar
(v.)=accommodate ; assimilate ; embody ; take (in/into) ; bring + Nombre + into the matter ; design into ; build in ; take in ; mainstream.
Ex: Changes have been made to accommodate modern approaches or new groupings of subjects.
Ex: The concern is that this sudden and increased flow of information is simply going to overwhelm us -- far more information than any of us can monitor and assimilate.
Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically.
Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
Ex: User-friendliness is sometimes assumed rather than designed into any specific project.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: People like to browse the books and magazines, take in the ambiance, and be seen and perceived as a patron of the arts and literature.
Ex: This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
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* incorporar (a)=build into ; incorporate (into).
* incorporar Algo=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
* incorporarse=sit up.
* incorporarse a=join.

incorporar Algo
(v.)=take (+ Nombre) + on board (+ Nombre).
Ex: Library and information professionals need to take on board the recommendations of Roach and Morrison, translating them into policies and strategies to be acted upon.
incorporar a
(v.)=build into ; incorporate (into).
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions. Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology, to allow for new subject descriptions to be incorporated into the scheme as subjects change their names.
incorporarse
(v.)=sit up.
Ex: Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.
incorporarse a
(v.)=join.
Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.
incorrección
(n.)=impropriety ; incorrectness.
Ex: Librarians must recognize their moral obligation to the public and act to avoid even the appearance of impropriety.
Ex: For each choice, an explanation is offered for the correctness or incorrectness of the response.
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* incorrección formal=lack of due process.
* incorrección política=political incorrectness.

incorrección formal
(n.)=lack of due process.
Ex: She alleged that there had been a lack of due process, unethical behaviour, and possible sex discrimination in her dismissal.
incorrección política
(n.)=political incorrectness.
Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
incorrectamente
=incorrectly ; improperly ; inaccurately.
Ex: If you have incorrectly typed 'DOBIS/Leuven is xzxg' you can correct this by positioning the cursor under the first 'x' and pressing the ERASE FIELD key.
Ex: The subdivision 'Addresses, essays, lectures' was dropped properly from LCSH but left improperly without a replacement.
Ex: Directing and leading are two major components of managament that are often inaccurately viewed as synonymous.
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* diagnosticar incorrectamente=misdiagnose.

incorrecto
(n.)=improper ; incorrect ; without due process.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
Ex: If an entry with cross-references or notes must be corrected, add the correct form and then delete the incorrect form.
Ex: Its findings are that the dismissal was without due process.
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* adelantar por el lado incorrecto=undertake.
* diagnóstico incorrecto=misdiagnosis [misdiagnoses, -pl.].
* gramaticalmente incorrecto=grammatically challenged.
* incorrecto gramaticalmente=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect ; ungrammatically.
* incorrecto políticamente=politically incorrect.
* posición incorrecta, en=wrong way round, the.

incorrecto gramaticalmente
=grammatically challenged ; grammatically incorrect ; ungrammatically.
Ex: In addition to how poorly it would reflect on us to point someone to a grammatically challenged web site, it's a big hint that the content on the site is generally not up to snuff. Ex: The writer lists a number of illogical, imprecise, and grammatically incorrect statements she recently encountered on television and radio. Ex: He seemed rather thoughtful and absent-minded, spoke jerkily and ungrammatically, transposing words in rather a strange way.
incorrecto políticamente
(adj.)=politically incorrect.
Ex: The author presents the counter arguments asking whether the principle of intellectual freedom protects the politically incorrect as well as the politically correct.
incorregible
(adj.)=incorregible.
Ex: She is an incorregible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.

incorregiblemente
=incurably ; incorrigibly.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
Ex: The logic of nuclear deterrence is incorrigibly probabilistic, but probabilistic reasoning in this area is inappropriate.

incorrigible
(adj.)=unrepentant.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reflections of an unrepentant editor'.

incorruptible
(adj.)=uncorruptible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The maintenance of complex networks of uncorruptible links among disparate records is one of the fundamental attributes of any computing system.

incorrupto
(adj.)=unspoilt [unspoiled, -USA].
Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.

incredulidad
(n.)=disbelief ; incredulity ; unbelief.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
Ex: A choking emotion, partly made up of incredulity and in part a burning resentment filled Drew Pope.
Ex: While reading this passage a light bulb went off, and I realized my biggest obstacle for breaking free from bulimia was my unbelief.
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* con incredulidad=incredulously.
* mostrar incredulidad=express + disbelief.
* suspensión de incredulidad=suspension of disbelief.

incrementalismo
(n.)=incrementalism.
Ex: The author suggests that action to alleviate information inequity should be guided by the principles of contextualism, incrementalism, and motivation of information users.

incrementar
(v.)=augment ; increment ; rise ; deepen ; escalate ; ramp up ; step up ; crank up ; ratchet up ; mark + Nombre + up ; turn up ; up ; jump.
Ex: These sources which form the basis of the intellectual selection of terms may be augmented by the machine selection of terms.
Ex: If a periodical increases its volume number more than once during the year, the volume pattern should contain a '1' each time the volume number is incremented.
Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition.
Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
Ex: EGND has hit a home run with the introduction of a new product line, increasing sales projections, and ramping up production schedules.
Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.
Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.
Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.
Ex: Determine how much it costs to make the item, how much it costs to market that item, and then mark it up by 15-30% or more.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.
Ex: I still think normal speed is too slow, you should up it a bit.
Ex: The number of kids who are on medication has jumped dramatically.

incremento
(n.)=increase ; increment ; rise ; tide ; blossoming ; augmentation ; increase in numbers ; growth in number ; surge ; jump ; upswing ; widening ; mark-up [markup].
Nota: Generalmente referido a los precios.
Ex: The term you have chosen indicates an increase in specificity, since it is one of the members of the group described by the basic term.
Ex: The volume increment gives information about the numbering scheme for volumes.
Ex: The rapid rise of computer literacy in the world has led to a demand for the easy availability of many kinds of information.
Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: There has been a blossoming in new consumer health information services.
Ex: If the budget will not permit staff augmentation, then the reference librarian must help the department head to make the most of available resources.
Ex: The present increase in numbers of overseas students in Australia tertiary institutions has implications for libraries.
Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.
Ex: The Internet is also creating a new surge of interest in information in all forms, and a revitalized interest in reading.
Ex: One of these proposals, a large jump in the dues for students and retired members, was watered down before finally being passed.
Ex: The author discusses the current upswing in paperback sales of children's books in the USA and the slump in hardback sales.
Ex: Despite growth in export volume in recent years, there has been a widening of the national current account deficit from 8.8% to over 20%.
Ex: Customers will be charged either a mark-up or a mark-down, depending on whether they are buying or selling.
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* incremento de=increased.
* incremento de la demanda=increased demand.
* incremento de la producción=increased production.
* incremento del salto=jump increment.
* incremento del uso=increased use.
* incremento notable=rising tide.
* incremento presupuestario=budget increase.
* incremento salarial=salary increase.
* por incremento gradual=incremental.
* por incrementos graduales=incrementally.

incremento de
(adj.)=increased.
Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
incremento de la demanda
(n.)=increased demand.
Ex: The need for a method of ensuring secure communication over insecure channels, such as the Internet, has seen an increased demand for good cryptography.
incremento de la producción
(n.)=increased production.
Ex: One means to combat this problem involves the increased production of acid-free paper.
incremento del salto
(n.)=jump increment.
Ex: Press this key to display the next 10th record (your library may have changed the 'jump' increment to another number, such as 20, or even 50).
incremento del uso
(n.)=increased use.
Ex: However, the consequences of progressive deterioration, both as a result of acid paper and environmental conditions as well as by increased use, are just beginning to be realised.
incremento notable
(n.)=rising tide.
Ex: Depository libraries in the USA can no longer cope with the rising tide of government information and they serve only a select segment of the population.
incremento presupuestario
(n.)=budget increase.
Ex: It is in their interests to promote budget increases and institutional cooperation necessary to expand the public library's value to them.
incremento salarial
(n.)=salary increase.
Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
increpar
(v.)=rebuke ; reprimand ; tell + Nombe + off ; berate ; shout + abuse at ; scold ; objurgate ; shout angrily at.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
Ex: Teachers should tackle bad behaviour in class by praising their pupils instead of telling them off, according to research published today.
Ex: Unfortunately, many of the writers are simply berating the current situation, holding to rather ancient models of mass culture.
Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.
Ex: Deciding whether an unruly child has something wrong in his genes or is just full of beans may determine whether he's scolded or offered remedial education.
Ex: On being objurgated for breaking the ranks, and asked whether he thought he could beat the enemy single-handed, replied naively, 'Maybe'.
Ex: They had no time to waste; Luigi started shouting angrily at the employees in desperation of what was happening.

increíble
=extraordinary ; fantastic ; incredible ; terrific ; unbelievable ; fantastical ; astonishing ; beyond belief ; out of this world ; marvel ; mind-bending ; mind-blowing ; wow.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: GODORT has done a fantastic job of dealing with and solving documents problems.
Ex: I could tell you many things about Cutter that you probably would find incredible.
Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.
Ex: The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.
Ex: Adorno's distinction between fantastical thought & the commodification of fantasy in the form of literature is addressed.
Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.
Ex: His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.
Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.
Ex: So with this in mind, let's examine some of the more popular mind-bending movies of the last twenty years or so, and see what you all have enjoyed most.
Ex: The implications of this are mind-blowing, since oil provides 40 per cent of all energy.
Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!.
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* aunque parezca increíble=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* parecer increíble=beggar + belief.
* por muy increíble que parezca=incredible though it may seem ; incredibly ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* ser increíble=beggar + belief.

increíblemente
=unbelievably ; beyond belief ; amazingly ; stunningly.
Ex: Yet expenditure on formal education has multipled unbelievably because of a growing general conviction about the social necessity of a progressive and egalitarian education system.
Ex: His conclusion is both beyond belief and in conflict with common sense.
Ex: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
Ex: This is a stunningly intelligent and deeply moving account of the autobiographies of 33 women.
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* increíblemente + Adjetivo=incredibly + Adjetivo ; fantastically + Adjetivo ; shockingly + Adjetivo.

increíblemente + Adjetivo
=incredibly + Adjetivo ; fantastically + Adjetivo ; shockingly + Adjetivo.
Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use. Ex: We all recognize that the National Union Catalog is a fantastically helpful publication. Ex: Despite shockingly poor current resource levels, Cuban librarians are enthusiastically planning for better times in the future.
incriminador
(adj.)=inculpatory.
Ex: This article deals with the criminal law's treatment of exculpatory and inculpatory mistakes.

incriminante
(adj.)=damning.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.

incriminar
(v.)=incriminate ; inculpate ; indict.
Ex: Min's autobiography is an exception to this silence in the respect that she incriminates herself, acknowledging her personal responsibility and guilt.
Ex: In criminal laws mistakes inculpate.
Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.

incriminatorio
(adj.)=incriminating ; damning.
Ex: Other wrongdoers in public office have reprehensibly blamed the legal system or tampered with incriminating evidence.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.
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* circunstancia incriminatoria=incriminating circumstance.
* factor incriminatorio=incriminating factor.

incrustación
(n.)=encrustration [incustration] ; incrustration [encustration].
Ex: After a few weeks (or days, if you have very bad encrustation) the catheter will drain less well and then block.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.
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* cubierto de incrustaciones=barnacled.

incrustado
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* incrustado de=encrusted with ; incrusted with.

incrustado de
=encrusted with ; incrusted with.
Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations. Ex: There is a pulpit on the northeast side of the nave, which is made of marble, though originally it was made of wood, incrusted with ebony and ivory.
incrustar
(v.)=embed [imbed, -USA] ; encase ; incrust [encrust] ; encrust [incrust].
Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
Ex: There may be millions of fine thoughts, all encased within stone walls of acceptable architectural form.
Ex: The hilt is of solid gold incrusted in every part with diamonds, sapphires, rubies, and emeralds.
Ex: The sultan requited the king of China's present by sending him ten swords with scabbards encrusted in pearls.

incrustrar
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* incrustrarse=become + embedded.

incrustrarse
(v.)=become + embedded.
Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and provide the psychological gain of narrowing choices.
incrédulamente
=incredulously.
Ex: She looked incredulously at the single photocopied page from the last self-study report.

incrédulo
(n.)=incredulous ; apostate ; unbeliever.
Ex: 65% reported that they were both unhappy & incredulous.
Ex: Thus equipped, he abused the trust, and becoming a freebooter, attacked and plundered alike Muslim and apostate.
Ex: In this prayer for unbelievers, we are reminded that they, too, are the children of God, and that their conversion would only increase our joy.

incuantificable
=non-quantifiable.
Ex: Sometimes results cannot be verified since the researcher is dealing with non-quantifiable objectives.

incubación
(n.)=hatching.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Penguin story: hatching and breeding'.
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* período de incubación=incubation period.

incubadero
(n.)=breeding ground.
Ex: This serves as an example of the Web acting as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual.
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* un incubadero de=a hive of.

incubadora
(n.)=incubator.
Ex: More than 15,000 agricultural students have used the learning materials, which include incubators.

incubar
(v.)=hatch ; incubate ; gestate.
Ex: The article 'TEAL being hatched on Teeside' discusses Teeside Polytechnic Library's change of plan from its original intention to use a UNIVAC computer to its present system involving a PRIME computer.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.

incuestionable
(adj.)=unquestionable ; unassailable ; unchallenged ; unchangeable ; unchallengeable.
Ex: This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand the situation, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.
Ex: Widely acknowledged to be an educator of the highest professional standing, she has published two books on education and numerous articles -- she is a woman of unassailable integrity.
Ex: In the sales field, however, the Publications Office's responsibility is largely unchallenged, and a number of factors have led to an increase in its scope.
Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.
Ex: Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.

incuestionablemente
=unquestionably.
Ex: Unquestionably staff numbers and operational resources will be reduced.

inculcar
(v.)=inculcate ; instil [instill, -USA] ; impress ; rub into ; implant ; infuse.
Ex: The application of these skills to all subjects expressable in documents obviously requires a breadth of knowledge lying far beyond the capabilities of a course such as this to inculcate.
Ex: With many concept headings consistency must be instilled into the terms used to describe the individual concepts.
Ex: This early opportunity should also be taken to impress upon the new entrant the right attitudes to work and to the public.
Ex: Communication is making unique experience common; that definition should be at the head of every library textbook and should be rubbed into every member of staff as he goes on duty.
Ex: Such a reaction demonstrates that the reference habit has been successfully implanted.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
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* inculcar conocimiento=instil + knowledge.
* inculcar en=drill into.
* inculcar respeto=instil + respect.
* inculcar responsabilidad=instil + responsibility.

inculcar conocimiento
(v.)=instil + knowledge.
Ex: It is not so clear how the profession can best instill a working knowledge of information technology in its members.
inculcar en
(v.)=drill into.
Ex: So if ALA won't speak out when books are burned and librarians are tossed into the Cuban gulag, then they would betray the values drilled into us in graduate school.
inculcar respeto
(v.)=instil + respect.
Ex: This booklet offers suggestions for instilling respect and responsibility in young children in early childhood settings.
inculcar responsabilidad
(v.)=instil + responsibility.
Ex: This booklet offers suggestions for instilling respect and responsibility in young children in early childhood settings.
inculpado
(n.)=accused.
Ex: In both areas, a much higher proportion of men than women were both accusers & accused.

inculpar
(v.)=incriminate ; inculpate ; indict ; charge ; hold + Nombre + liable.
Ex: Min's autobiography is an exception to this silence in the respect that she incriminates herself, acknowledging her personal responsibility and guilt.
Ex: In criminal laws mistakes inculpate.
Ex: Another problem with the statistical analysis used to indict this and similar schools was the sample.
Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company.
Ex: The author asssesses the likelihood of health-care librarians being held liable for the service they provide and discusses methods of reducing this risk.

inculto
(adj.)=uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA] ; uneducated ; uncultured ; ignoramus [ignoramuses, -pl.] ; lowbrow [low-brow] ; lowbrow [low-brow] ; unenlightened.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
Ex: In Japan, where literacy rates are high, the importance of illiteracy as a problem is not well recognised and 'illiterate' is equated with 'uncultured'.
Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.

incultura
(n.)=barbarism ; barbarity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Barbarism is the absence of standards: applying standards to untangle the electronic jumble'.
Ex: The author also evokes the story of the wolf who nursed Romulus and Remus in order to suggest the barbarity of Renaissance Rome.

incumbencia
(n.)=incumbency ; remit.
Ex: This incumbency is no less binding upon those in the arena of 'professional education' than for those elsewise situated in the educational community.
Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.
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* no ser de la incumbencia de Uno=be none of + Posesivo + business.
* no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo=have + no business + Gerundio.

incumbir
(v.)=regard ; behoove [behove, -USA].
Ex: The question I have regards natural concerns about the computer going down, and the situation that may exist when the library is cut off for an extended period of time from the online catalog.
Ex: With the vendors ready to listen it behoves the information profession to work out what it wants.
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* incumbir a=be incumbent on/upon.
* por lo que incumbe a Uno=on + Posesivo + side.

incumbir a
(v.)=be incumbent on/upon.
Ex: Recognising that society feels little need for librarians, it is incumbent upon the profession to do something about this.
incumplimiento
(n.)=infringement ; breach.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: The key is through controls, which must be built in so that breaches are detected.
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* incumplimiento de contrato=breach of contract.
* incumplimiento del deber=neglect of duty ; breach of duty.
* incumplimiento de licencia=breach of license agreement.
* incumplimiento de normas=rule breaking.

incumplimiento de contrato
(n.)=breach of contract.
Ex: In August 1990, ACS sued DIALOG over breach of contract alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures.
incumplimiento de licencia
(n.)=breach of license agreement.
Ex: In the case of a software protection program, the producer claimed breach of license agreement against a software producer whose software unlocks the protection program.
incumplimiento de normas
(n.)=rule breaking.
Ex: Accidents, circumventing regulations and various personal reasons were the most common motivations for rule breaking.
incumplimiento del deber
(n.)=neglect of duty ; breach of duty.
Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct. Ex: Compensatory damages are paid to compensate the claimant for loss, injury, or harm suffered by another's breach of duty.
incumplir
(v.)=violate ; default ; infringe (on/upon) ; go back on ; welsh on.
Ex: Women who self-promote may suffer social reprisals for violating gender prescriptions to be modest.
Ex: If the contractor defaults in his performance and fails to fulfill his contractual promises, the surety can itself complete the contract, or pay damages up to the limit of the bond.
Ex: The Act undoubtedly has the potential to infringe gravely upon the civil liberties of UK citizens.
Ex: The Commission has downgraded university librarians in terms of both pay and academic status, thus going back on a right granted as early as 1960.
Ex: I am afraid that double dealer Brookenfuehrer has welshed on the deal.
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* incumplir una norma=infringe + standard ; violate + rule ; violate + regulation ; break + rules.
* incumplir una regla=violate + rule ; break + rules.

incumplir una norma
(v.)=infringe + standard ; violate + rule ; violate + regulation ; break + rules.
Ex: This entails restricting membership to properly qualified persons only, and exercising sanctions on members who infringe professional standards. Ex: It seemed to him that they had violated some of their rules. Ex: So long as the department carries out its responsibilities well and violate no regulations, there is little likelihood that the library director will attempt to impose his or her individual style of management on the independent section head. Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
incumplir una regla
(v.)=violate + rule ; break + rules.
Ex: It seemed to him that they had violated some of their rules. Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
incunable
(n.)=early printed book ; incunable.
Nota: Anglicismo de la palabra de origen latino "incunabula".
Ex: The incipit are the opening words of a manuscript or early printed book, or of one of its divisions.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Some thoughts on the card catalogue description of incunables'.
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* estudioso de los incunables=incunabulist.
* incunables=incunabula [incunabulum, -sing.].

incunables
(n.)=incunabula [incunabulum, -sing.].
Ex: Incunabula are those documents printed from moveable type and dating from before the year 1500.
incurable
(adj.)=incurable.
Ex: I am an incurable teacher of cataloging.
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* enfermo incurable=incurably ill.

incurablemente
=incurably.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.

incurrir
(v.)=incur.
Ex: The project was significantly delayed and incurred an overexpenditure several times the original budget.
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* incurrir en gastos=incur + costs ; incur + charges ; incur + expense ; undertake + expenditure.
* incurrir en multa=incur + fine.

incurrir en gastos
(v.)=incur + costs ; incur + charges ; incur + expense ; undertake + expenditure.
Ex: The feasibility study will look at the costs that might be incurred in relation to the benefit accrued (cost-benefit analysis). Ex: Viewing the thesaurus at the terminal will take time and incur telecommunications and other charges, which would not be due if a printed thesaurus were consulted. Ex: Other forms of catalogue and index need to be copied, and, accordingly, expense is incurred. Ex: Both factions realize that new expenditures must not be undertaken if they mean increasing taxes.
incurrir en multa
(v.)=incur + fine.
Ex: It then deletes all fines incurred before that date.
incursionismo
(n.)=foraging.
Ex: This article describes parallels between subsistence foraging and scholarly information seeking in the context of the World Wide Web.

incursionista
(n.)=forager.
Ex: This article divides readers into 3 categories: 'bulimic' readers who read voraciously for no utilitarian purpose, 'swotters' who read to cram for examinations, and 'information foragers' who read only occasionally to seek specific data, mainly in their field of work.

incursión
(n.)=excursion ; foray ; incursion ; descent.
Ex: The Optical Disk Pilot Program is an innovative research and development excursion into laser-based information storage and retrieval that is now under way at the Library of Congress.
Ex: This attitude can be regarded as a first hypothetical attempt at clearing the ground for a large-scale foray into the world of empirical reality.
Ex: It soon became apparent that incursions of IT into curricula were presenting heads of SLIS and their staffs with issues and problems of difficult resolution.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
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* incursión aérea=flight mission.
* incursión enemiga=enemy incursion.

incursión aérea
(n.)=flight mission.
Ex: The collection is composed of more than 400,000 prints and negatives from photographs taken during 1,258 separate flight missions, most of which were flown over California.
incursión enemiga
(n.)=enemy incursion.
Ex: It was part of an artificial defense system, a buffer zone to slow down enemy incursions.
incólume
(adj.)=unharmed ; unscarred ; unscathed ; unhurt ; squeaky clean.
Ex: It was the only major library to emerge unharmed from the fire and earthquake which struck San Francisco in 1906.
Ex: The statue of the Buddha facing the tidal waves sat serenely as it has always done and unscarred by the waters.
Ex: This time he made it unscathed to the car.
Ex: In this way, the dragonflies are captured alive and unhurt.
Ex: There is one final question we tutors need to pose as arbiters of academic good practice, namely is our own work squeaky clean?.

incómodamente
=uncomfortably ; uneasily ; awkwardly ; cumbrously.
Ex: Sawyer's works are at once uncomfortably personal and uncannily universal.
Ex: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.
Ex: However, the rules of 1908 and 1949 included no such provision, save in the case of anonymous works where this was accomplished awkwardly and indirectly by the use of added entries under the original title.
Ex: In order to avoid cumbrously constructed sentences, the term 'library' henceforth will be used in this introduction to encompass 'libraries,' 'media centers,' and 'information systems'.

incómodo
(adj.)=cumbersome ; uncomfortable ; ill-at-ease.
Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
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* de una modo incómodo=cumbrously.
* de un modo incómodo=awkwardly.
* lo incómodo de=cumbersomeness.
* sentirse incómodo=look + uncomfortable ; feel + awkward.
* sentirse incómodo con=be uncomfortable with ; feel + uncomfortable with.
* verdad incómoda=inconvenient truth.

indagación
(n.)=inquiry [enquiry, -UK] ; probing ; probing look.
Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
Ex: From Ancient Egypt to the lodges that dot America today, this is a probing look at the world's most famous secret brotherhoods.

indagador
(adj.)=exploratory.
Ex: This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.

indagar
(v.)=delve into ; enquire into [inquire into, -USA] ; investigate ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; probe ; question ; probe into ; check up on ; keep + tabs on ; make + enquiry ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into).
Ex: The objective is to enable the reader to eliminate possibly relevant documents, which, in fact, prove to be of little interest without delving into the body of the abstract.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: The librarian sometimes must probe to discover the context of the question and to be able to discuss various possible approaches and explore their merits.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.
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* indagar el pasado de Alguien=delve into + Posesivo + past.

indagar el pasado de Alguien
(v.)=delve into + Posesivo + past.
Ex: As Richman goes to tedious lengths to build a damning portrait of the obnoxious reporter, Chas delves into Laurenge's past, trying to find some way of spiking his guns.
indagatorio
(adj.)=searching.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.

indebidamente
=unduly ; improperly.
Ex: Library usage was not unduly affected after the advent of television.
Ex: The subdivision 'Addresses, essays, lectures' was dropped properly from LCSH but left improperly without a replacement.
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* apropiarse indebidamente=embezzle ; misappropriate.
* hacer cambios indebidamente=tamper (with).
* manejar indebidamente=tamper (with).
* usar indebidamente=misuse.

indebido
(adj.)=undue.
Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
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* apropiación indebida=misappropriation ; embezzlement.
* multa por aparcamiento indebido=parking ticket.
* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.
* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.
* uso indebido=misuse.

indecencia
(n.)=obscenity ; filth ; indecency ; sleaze ; bawdiness ; licentiousness ; rude remark.
Ex: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.
Ex: That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.
Ex: The author examines some associated problems with the Internet such as spamming, abusive behaviour, excessive crossposting, and the political controversy over 'indecency'.
Ex: This Internet site presents crime news and reports, mixing high-mindedness and sleaze appeal.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
Ex: The cities witness licentiousness and wantonness whereas the villages still try to keep some conservative traditions especially in family matters.
Ex: The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.

indecente
(adj.)=filthy ; indecent ; abject ; abjected ; obscene.
Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
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* exposición indecente=indecent exposure.

indecible
(adj.)=inexpressible ; unspeakable ; unsayable ; unutterable.
Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

indecidible
(adj.)=undecidable.
Ex: They show conditions under which planning is decidable and undecidable.

indecisamente
=indecisively.
Ex: She stood indecisively by the poolside while other girls dived straight in.

indecisión
(n.)=ambivalence ; hesitancy ; vacillation ; dilly-dallying ; shilly-shallying.
Ex: J E Tucker and E E Willoughby reviewed Wing's bibliography twice and reveal an ambivalence about it repeated by almost every reviewer.
Ex: Librarian hesitancy to weed individual titles or types of titles also was cited as an important factor discouraging weeding.
Ex: She was born in the outback of Australia where all people were powerless in the face of the vacillations of nature.
Ex: Such dilly-dallying should stop if the government wants to keep its credibility.
Ex: The officials know in no uncertain terms that you understand your rights under the law and will not stand for any such shilly-shallying.
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* con indecisión=indecisively.

indeciso
(adj.)=undecided ; hesitant ; wavering ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally ; indecisive.
Ex: Poul Qvist Joergensen, Social Democratic MP, expressed his Party's undecided attitude towards tax exemption for sponsorship.
Ex: Although our library has long offered computer training classes, many of the senior citizens seemed hesitant to sign up for them.
Ex: The writer reflects on his wavering Catholic faith.
Ex: I am unable to understand why government has shown such a dilly-dally attitude till now on such a sensitive issue.
Ex: The general masses prefer a brave, courageous leader over a shilly-shally indecisive Prime Minister, no matter how much popular votes he or his party has gained in the elections.
Ex: The general masses prefer a brave, courageous leader over a shilly-shally indecisive Prime Minister, no matter how much popular votes he or his party has gained in the elections.
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* de forma indecisa=indecisively.
* de manera indecisa=indecisively.
* estar indeciso=be hesitant (to).
* estar indeciso entre ... o ...=be torn between ... and ....
* indecisos, los=hesitant, the.
* indeciso sobre=on the fence on.

indeciso sobre
=on the fence on.
Ex: Analysts are also on the fence on this subject.
indecisos, los
=hesitant, the.
Ex: This is a small service for the bold and resolute would find a way of escape anyhow: the faint-hearted and hesitant are those who need to be enticed into a wider world, and they are very numerous.
indecoroso
(adj.)=improper ; indecent ; unbecoming.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.

indefatigable
(adj.)=unremitting ; tireless.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.

indefatigablemente
=tirelessly.
Ex: She worked tirelessly to raise awareness for organ donation.

indefectible
(adj.)=unfailing ; infallible ; indefectible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
Ex: Consultation of contemporary documents are more reliable, if not infallible.
Ex: For this reason, the Roman Church must be considered as both infallible and indefectible.

indefectiblemente
=infallibly ; unfailingly.
Ex: In spite of a few dangers, these methods infallibly bring results.
Ex: The publications and documentation sections of these institutions are unfailingly helpful in spite of the pressure under which they are placed.

indefensible
(adj.)=indefensible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The recommendation to change, viewed in the current library context, is irresponsible and indefensible on both a theoretical and practical level.

indefensión
(n.)=defencelessnes [defenselessness, -USA].
Ex: She cultivated vulnerability in order to refute the argument that woman's natural defenselessness incapacitated her for public speaking.

indefenso
(adj.)=defenceless [defenseless, -USA] ; helpless ; unprotected ; vulnerable.
Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: Society is falling apart at the seams, causing individuals who have not been able to cope with the changes to feel unprotected and hopeless.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
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* dejar indefenso=leave + unprotected.
* indefensos, los=little guy, the.

indefensos, los
=little guy, the.
Ex: He states that he has always admired Woody Allen, explaining that when he first saw his films he was happy to see that someone was sticking up for the little guy.
indefinible
(adj.)=indefinable ; undefinable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The indefinable librarian'.
Ex: The editing process is a specialized, professional activity, involving an undefinable affinity between the author and the editor.

indefinición
(n.)=drift.
Ex: In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.

indefinidamente
=ad infinitum ; indefinitely ; for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: Items can be added almost ad infinitum.
Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
Ex: The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come.
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* aplazar indefinidamente=shelve.

indefinido
=undefined ; vague ; indefinite ; undelineated ; open-ended.
Ex: The flexibilities possible with machine processing will, at some time in the undefined future, obviate most of the problems not addressed.
Ex: Some of the terms are vague.
Ex: Indefinite growth of stock is impossible, and yet no one dares throw material away, because it might come in useful one day.
Ex: Archivists can serve as anchors restoring boundaries in an increasingly undelineated world where cultures are falling apart because of technological developments.
Ex: New systems incorporating such resources will produce an information environment that is dynamic and open-ended.
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* lo indefinido=indefiniteness.

indeleble
(adj.)=indelible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
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* marcador indeleble=permanent marker.
* rotulador indeleble=permanent marker.

indeleblemente
=indelibly.
Ex: Movies are a major part of American pop culture and the songs that have accompanied them have often remained indelibly fixed in the consciousness long after the film source has been forgotten.

indemne
(adj.)=unscathed ; unscarred ; unharmed ; unhurt.
Ex: This time he made it unscathed to the car.
Ex: The statue of the Buddha facing the tidal waves sat serenely as it has always done and unscarred by the waters.
Ex: It was the only major library to emerge unharmed from the fire and earthquake which struck San Francisco in 1906.
Ex: In this way, the dragonflies are captured alive and unhurt.

indemnizaciones
(n.)=compensation coverage.
Ex: The personnel policy should make provision for pension plans, income continuation insurance, workers's compensation coverage, vacation and other leaves.
indemnización
(n.)=indemnity ; reparation ; settlement ; compensation ; payout.
Ex: This is a proposal for a directive to approximate the laws relating to guarantees and indemnities.
Ex: This government agency was established to administer claims and reparations arising from World War 1.
Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.
Ex: Therefore to bind up more copies of an edition than could be sold within a short period of time tied up capital without any compensation.
Ex: The most important factor to be considered when calculating a whiplash payout is the severity of the injury.
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* como indemnización=in compensation.
* indemnizaciones=compensation coverage.
* indemnización por daños y perjuicios=compensatory damages.
* indemnización por despido=severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; severance scheme ; redundancy pay.
* póliza contra indemnizaciones=indemnity insurance ; indemnity policy.
* seguro contra indemnizaciones=indemnity policy.
* seguro contra indemnizaciones profesionales=indemnity insurance.

indemnización por daños y perjuicios
(n.)=compensatory damages.
Ex: Compensatory damages are paid to compensate the claimant for loss, injury, or harm suffered by another's breach of duty.
indemnización por despido
(n.)=severance compensation ; severance pay ; golden handshake ; severance scheme ; redundancy pay.
Ex: Severance compensation has been a topic of growing importance as many organizations strive to gain competitiveness by downsizing and restructuring. Ex: Severance pay is probably the most significant benefit for both the academic institution and the retiree. Ex: She is quitting as finance director of the Sainsbury supermarket chain after a boardroom shake-up with a golden handshake likely to top £500000. Ex: The severance scheme was seen by many as compensation to outgoing councillors, to sweeten the pill of their political demise. Ex: Whether or not you are entitled to redundancy pay will depend on your individual circumstances.
indemnizar
(v.)=indemnify ; pay + compensation.
Ex: No-fault insurance is a type of automobile insurance where insureds are indemnified by their own insurer regardless of fault in the incident.
Ex: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.

indenfensible
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* defender lo indenfensible=defend + the indefensible.

indentificable
(adj.)=nameable.
Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.

independencia
(n.)=independence ; governance ; empowerment ; self-reliance ; self-direction ; self-independence.
Ex: This article relates what happened to the records of the German era after the colony became a mandate under the British administration and after the attainment of independence.
Ex: Public libraries specifically face enormous problems of funding and governance.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
Ex: Information work demands interactive, dynamic, flexible information services which can contribute towards greater self-determination and self-reliance.
Ex: The opposing view is that the nature of adult learning presuppoes free choice, self-direction, and internal motivation.
Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.
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* con independencia de=in spite of ; despite ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
* Guerra de la Independencia=War of Independence.
* independencia económica=economic emancipation.
* independencia nacional=national freedom ; national independence.
* obtener la independencia=gain + independence.
* posterior a la independencia=post-independence.

independencia económica
(n.)=economic emancipation.
Ex: Within less than 2 decades most African nations have become independent, but have not achieved full economic emancipation.
independencia nacional
(n.)=national freedom ; national independence.
Ex: This group of Republican women organized the first picket of Armagh and saw feminist demands as part of the struggle for national freedom. Ex: The records of the past in Rumanian libraries contain much information which might be potentially embarassing in the struggle to maintain national independence.
independiente
(adj.)=freebooting ; self-contained ; self-supporting ; separate ; stand-alone [standalone] ; free-standing ; non-partisan [nonpartisan] ; self-directed ; self-reliant ; independent ; independent ; self-organising [self-organizing, -USA].
Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.
Ex: From mainframe and mini-computers in the 60s and 70s the trend of the 80s is towards micro-based, self-contained personal computers on the one hand, and superfast, high-performance computers on the other.
Ex: Three self-supporting scales for the measurement of reading attitude were used, namely, the questionnaires of Estes, Heathington, and La Pray.
Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
Ex: BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.
Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
Ex: To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.
Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
Ex: The modern concept of helping library users become information literate, self-reliant learners must replace traditional BI = El concepto moderno de ayudar a los usuarios de la biblioteca a adquirir los conocimientos básicos en el manejo de la información, a ser alumnos autosuficientes, debe sustituir a la formación de usuarios tradicional.
Ex: The organization wants employees to be dependent and the employee wants to be independent.
Ex: However, recent book industry statistics show that the market share held by the independents is shrinking.
Ex: These techniques may lead to the study of science as a self-organizing system in the form of neural network like structures.
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* actuar de un modo independiente=go it alone.
* con financiación independiente=self-funded.
* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC)=National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).
* nación independiente=independent nation.
* país independiente=independent nation.
* semiindependiente=semi-independent.
* ser independiente=go + Posesivo + own way ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) feet ; stand on + Posesivo + own (two) legs.

independientemente
=independently.
Ex: Returning to government agencies, some agencies are treated as subordinate to a government, whilst others are entered independently.
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* actuar independientemente=fly + solo.
* existir independientemente de=stand + independent of.
* independientemente de=independent of ; irrespective of ; regardless of ; independently of ; disregarding ; without regard to ; irrelevant of.
* independientemente de lo que=whichever.
* independientemente de + Nombre=whichever + Nombre.

independientemente de
=independent of ; irrespective of ; regardless of ; independently of ; disregarding ; without regard to ; irrelevant of.
Ex: UNIBID is an attempt to offer a standard record format for use by abstracting and indexing services, independent of any existing description or cataloguing rules. Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document. Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading. Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors. Ex: 'Affirmative action' was used by John F. Kennedy over 30 years ago to imply equality and equal access to all, disregarding race, creed, color, or national origin. Ex: The term 'corporate name heading' is used to designate the type of heading by reference to the type of name or title on which the heading is based, without regard to its function or relationship to other headings. Ex: Irrelevant of its cytology, a neoplasm of epithelial origin with this form of growth is also called papilloma.
independientemente de + Nombre
=whichever + Nombre.
Ex: Whichever word in the term is used as the main entry point in an index, the user might choose to seek the subject under the other word in the term first.
independientemente de lo que
=whichever.
Ex: Whichever he chooses he will still have to sift out and categorize the numerous errors that disfigure all the early texts of the play.
independizar
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* derecho a independizarse, el=right to secede, the.
* independizarse=gain + independence.
* independizarse (de)=secede (from).

independizarse
(v.)=gain + independence.
Ex: This is because names of women authors frequently undergo transformations as a result of marriage and divorce; political jurisdictions also are annexed or gain independence and sometimes a new name; etc.
independizarse (de)
(v.)=secede (from).
Ex: The only republic to secede peacefully from the former Yugoslavia, Macedonia has the potential to become a wealthy and stable nation, a beacon of reform in southeastern Europe.
indescifrable
(adj.)=indecipherable ; garbled ; unbreakable.
Ex: Librarians should show authors how poorly their works are often indexed and abstracted, and should protest by simply refusing to purchase indecipherable indexes.
Ex: The client phoned in the afternoon to tell me that there was garbled data again in the large text field they use for notes.
Ex: The great fear is not just that the code will be unbreakable, but that it will be easily available to everyone.
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* hacer indescifrable=render + indecipherable ; garble.

indescribible
(adj.)=indescribable.
Ex: This is a paper presented at the American Library Association conference San Francisco, Jun 92, for the session `Describing the undescribable'.

indescriptible
(adj.)=inexpressible ; ineffable.
Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: The difficulties of this logic lead to an ineffable, negative mysticism.
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* resultar indescriptible=beggar + description.
* ser indescriptible=beggar + description.

indescriptiblemente
=indiscribably.
Ex: Only one of the two flasks contains the magic potion that makes you superhuman, the other will turn you into something indescribably horrible.

indeseabilidad
=undesirability.
Ex: This confirms the long-suspected undesirability of the intravenous use of bismuth compounds in the treatment of syphilis.

indeseable
(n.)=undesirable ; unwanted ; pariah.
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature buildup in confined areas.
Ex: Contextual logic may help in the elimination of unwanted uses of the homograph.
Ex: If we turn Albert down, the union could make the roof fall in on us and you, as a member of the union, may become something of a pariah.
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* cosa indeseable=beast.

indestructibilidad
(n.)=invulnerability.
Ex: Boys were found to believe more strongly in their own uniqueness, invulnerability, and omnipotence than were girls.

indestructible
(adj.)=indestructible ; invulnerable.
Ex: The article 'The indestructible, indispensable Internet' provides a brief background to the Internet's origins as a defense communications network of the cold war era designed to withstand nuclear attack = El artículo "Internet, indestructible e indispensable" ofrece una introdución breve a los orígenes de Internet como red de comunicaciones de defensa de la época de la guerra fría diseñada para resistir un ataque nuclear.
Ex: This network is almost completely invulnerable due to the far and wide distribution of both capability and responsibility.

indeterminable
(adj.)=indeterminable.
Ex: Sixteen years later, the truth remains indeterminable but this much is clear: Thomas carries a huge chip on his shoulder.
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* de origen indeterminable=irretraceable.

indeterminación
(n.)=indeterminacy ; drift.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
Ex: In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.

indeterminado
(adj.)=undefined ; unknown ; indeterminate.
Ex: The flexibilities possible with machine processing will, at some time in the undefined future, obviate most of the problems not addressed.
Ex: Works with unknown or uncertain personal authorship, or works emanating from a body that lacks a name are to be entered under title.
Ex: Results from use surveys indicated that stock could be divided into 3 types: live; dead; and indeterminate.

indexable
(adj.)=indexable.
Ex: Abstracts concentrate the indexable subjects so that indexing proceeds at two to four times the rate required for original documents.

indexación
(n.)=indexation.
Ex: Furthermore, these results support the hypothesis that the indexation of images in French can be accomplished using the English terms and vice versa.

indicación
(n.)=indication ; prodding ; straws in the wind ; intimation ; instruction.
Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
Ex: Computers are quite adroit at such simple yes/no response without much prodding.
Ex: Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.
Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
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* indicación de la relevancia=relevance feedback.

indicación de la relevancia
(n.)=relevance feedback.
Ex: Relevance feedback is an automatic process, introduced over 20 years ago, designed to produce improved query formulations following an initial retrieval operation.
indicado
(adj.)=stated.
Ex: Throughout, the code is based upon clearly stated principles.
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* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado=be in the right place at the right time.
* indicado con colores=colour-coded.

indicado con colores
(adj.)=colour-coded.
Ex: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.
indicador
(n.)=guide card ; indicator ; measure ; pointer ; predictor ; sign ; tell-tale [telltale] ; tracing ; marker ; metric ; indicant ; tracer ; bellwether.
Ex: Guide cards help to break up the classified sequence and direct the user to the required class.
Ex: To indicate from which field a given work was Cuttered, these second indicators could be further redefined = Para indicar de qué campo se le había asignado la marca de Cutter a una obra, se podían delimitar aún más estos segundos indicadores.
Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.
Ex: Seven pointers follow which are useful for discriminating between documents to be abstracted and those not worth abstracting.
Ex: If I'm not mistaken the military decided some time ago that IQ tests were a poor predictor of leadership qualities.
Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.
Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.
Ex: The word tracing is used to denote the identification within an authority entry of all variant and related headings from which references have been made to the authority heading itself.
Ex: Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics (markers, connectors, indicators).
Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.
Ex: Productivity, it is speculated, may be a good indicant of academic socialization.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Drivers and tracers of business process changes'.
Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
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* indicador bibliométrico=bibliometric indicator.
* indicador cienciométrico=scientometric indicator.
* indicador cientométrico=scientometric indicator.
* indicador cualitativo=qualitative indicator.
* indicador cuantitativo=quantitative indicator.
* indicador de campo=field indicator.
* indicador de citas=citation indicator.
* indicador de clasificación=classificatory indicator.
* indicador de comienzo de subcampo=delimiter sign.
* indicador de contenido=content designator.
* indicador de dirección=signpost.
* indicador de eficacia=performance indicator ; effectiveness indicator.
* indicador de estar listo=screen prompt.
* indicador de faceta=facet indicator.
* indicador de función=operator ; role indicator.
* indicador de impacto=impact indicator.
* indicador de la eficiencia=efficiency indicator.
* indicador del trabajo realizado=workload indicator.
* indicador de producción=output indicator.
* indicador de relación=relation indicator ; relational operator ; role operator.
* indicador de rendimiento=benchmark ; performance indicator ; performance measure ; output measure.
* indicador de resultados=outcome indicator.
* indicadores de eficacia=performance criteria.
* indicadores de rendimiento=performance criteria ; benchmark figures.
* número indicador de materia=SIN ; Subject Indicator Number.
* señal indicadora=signpost.

indicador bibliométrico
(n.)=bibliometric indicator.
Ex: A new bibliometric indicator, the hierarchically-adjusted author proportiometric index, is described.
indicador cienciométrico
(n.)=scientometric indicator.
Ex: The application of a recently introduced set of scientometric indicators provides clues to understanding the growth of a new research speciality from a core body of seminal literature.
indicador cientométrico
(n.)=scientometric indicator.
Ex: The application of a recently introduced set of scientometric indicators provides clues to understanding the growth of a new research speciality from a core body of seminal literature.
indicador cualitativo
(n.)=qualitative indicator.
Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
indicador cuantitativo
(n.)=quantitative indicator.
Ex: Moreover, in addition to quantitative measures, qualitative indicators of benefits should be considered so as to present a complete picture when articulating the case for a library's total positive impact.
indicador de campo
(n.)=field indicator.
Ex: In addition to a tag, each of the main fields also has two field indicators; indicators are used to distinguish between the different types of information that can be entered in the same field.
indicador de citas
(n.)=citation indicator.
Ex: Improvements on the above measures lead to 2 new citation indicators: the Openness Index and the Affinity Index.
indicador de clasificación
(n.)=classificatory indicator.
Ex: Classificatory or other indicators of relationships should be checked and recorded in their final form.
indicador de comienzo de subcampo
(n.)=delimiter sign.
Ex: If you see the error message shown above while attempting to save a record, it means that a subfield (subfields begin with the delimiter sign &#9660;) was left blank.
indicador de contenido
(n.)=content designator.
Ex: Working with the library community both in this country and abroad, the Library has taken a leadership role in the standardization of the structure and content designators of machine-readable bibliographic records.
indicador de dirección
(n.)=signpost.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands Information scheme is one signpost for the future.
indicador de eficacia
(n.)=performance indicator ; effectiveness indicator.
Ex: A performance indicator is the formula which management uses to measure the progress of a programme towards achieving the organization's goals and objectives. Ex: Effectiveness indicators measure the extent to which programmes achieve objectives.
indicador de estar listo
(n.)=screen prompt.
Ex: Ideally, screen prompts should be in a natural language and should be answerable by a single keystroke as often as possible.
indicador de faceta
(n.)=facet indicator.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
indicador de función
(n.)=operator ; role indicator.
Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries. Ex: A role indicator is an auxiliary symbol that may be chosen from a special list and attached to a descriptor to indicate in which sense the descriptor is being used.
indicador de impacto
(n.)=impact indicator.
Ex: The author presents a model experiment for the quantitative selection of relative scientometric impact indicators used in evaluating the scientific impact of papers = El autor presenta un experimento modelo para la selección cuantitativa de indicadores de impacto cientométricos relativos usados en la evaluación del impacto científico de los artículos.
indicador de la eficiencia
(n.)=efficiency indicator.
Ex: Efficiency indicators compare resource inputs against resulting outputs.
indicador de producción
(n.)=output indicator.
Ex: Scientists in 11 laboratories described their research activities over 5 years and provided output indicators, including publications in the refereed and general literature = Científicos de 11 laboratorios describieron sus actividades investigadoras durante 5 años y proporcionaron indicadores de producción, incluidas publicaciones en la literatura general y en la evaluada por expertos.
indicador de relación
(n.)=relation indicator ; relational operator ; role operator.
Ex: A relation indicator is a special symbol indicating a certain relation in the sequence of the elements of a class symbol. Ex: One significant product which emerged from the research was a set of relational operators (for relating concepts within a subject) which carried an in-built filing order. Ex: Operators, also called role operators, are numbers and letters which are assigned to terms in a string to specify their grammatical function or role within that string.
indicador de rendimiento
(n.)=benchmark ; performance indicator ; performance measure ; output measure.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars. Ex: A performance indicator is the formula which management uses to measure the progress of a programme towards achieving the organization's goals and objectives. Ex: Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization. Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.
indicador de resultados
(n.)=outcome indicator.
Ex: This survey will be used to analyse empirically the relationship between a range of measures of 'social class' and various outcome indicators, such as health and possession of consumer goods = Este sondeo se usará para analizar empíricamente la relación entre una serie de indicadores de "clase social" y varios indicadores de resultados como por ejemplo la salud y la posesión de bienes de consumo.
indicador del trabajo realizado
(n.)=workload indicator.
Ex: Workload indicators measure the amount of work done.
indicadores de eficacia
=performance criteria.
Ex: 3 performance criteria can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of access: costs, turnaround time, and fill rate.
indicadores de rendimiento
=performance criteria ; benchmark figures.
Ex: 3 performance criteria can be used to evaluate the effectiveness of access: costs, turnaround time, and fill rate. Ex: Such statistics can be used to establish benchmark figures for staff productivity.
indicar
(v.)=bespeak ; bring to + Posesivo + attention ; demarcate ; denote ; flag ; indicate ; mark ; note ; point ; point out ; point to ; signal ; signify ; prompt ; mark out ; suggest ; betoken ; illustrate ; bring to + Posesivo + notice ; hold + clue ; mark + Nombre + down as.
Ex: I think this attitude somewhat bespeaks a professional abdication by a lot of us.
Ex: Errors in colleagues' work should be brought to their attention tactfully and not in the presence of others = A los compañeros se les debería hacer ver sus errores discretamente y no en presencia de otros.
Ex: The framework was designed to demarcate certain of those elements by means of prescribed punctuation.
Ex: The notation is primarily letters, but also uses numbers to denote concepts in the auxiliary schedules.
Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
Ex: The general index of CC lists isolates and indicates where they may be found as in a relative index.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.
Ex: An arrow pointing upwards indicates when the terminal is in insert mode.
Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.
Ex: This article points to economically feasible and communication-based indexing methods which fit the potentials of current information technology.
Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses.
Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.
Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
Ex: In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.
Ex: The faintly irritating moralising tone of this book betokens a real human interest, which must be recovered if there is to be a dialogue of real content.
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.
Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.
Ex: One look convinced the employer that she was unsuited for the work, and he marked her down as unsuitable.
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* como se indicó en=as was pointed out in.
* entenderse que indica=take to + indicate.
* evidencia + indicar=evidence + suggest ; evidence + indicate.
* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo=mark + Posesivo + place.
* indicar a=point + the way to.
* indicar claramente=make + it + clear.
* indicar diferencias=point out + differences ; note + difference ; point to + differences.
* indicar el camino a seguir=point + the way forward.
* indicar el camino a seguir para=point + the way to.
* indicar el camino correcto=point + Nombre + in the right direction.
* indicar las dificultades=note + difficulties.
* indicar las formas (de/en que)=point to + ways (of/in which).
* indicar similitudes=point out + similarities.
* resultados + indicar=results + indicate.
* según quedó indicado en=as was pointed out in.

indicar a
(v.)=point + the way to.
Ex: Several divisions are already taking advantage of these capabilities in their daily work and their experience has pointed the way to refinements in the system.
indicar claramente
(v.)=make + it + clear.
Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.
indicar diferencias
(v.)=point out + differences ; note + difference ; point to + differences.
Ex: This article points out the similarities and differences between the 2 countries as they both strive to develop national information policies and improve information services. Ex: Some points of difference with Canadian practices, especially as regards staffing, are noted. Ex: This article points to a major difference emerging between the provision of patent information by the United States Patent and the European Patent Office.
indicar el camino a seguir
(v.)=point + the way forward.
Ex: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.
indicar el camino a seguir para
(v.)=point + the way to.
Ex: Several divisions are already taking advantage of these capabilities in their daily work and their experience has pointed the way to refinements in the system.
indicar el camino correcto
(v.)=point + Nombre + in the right direction.
Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.
indicar las dificultades
(v.)=note + difficulties.
Ex: The article 'How Shepard's Citation lost its flock: or, can the police smell probable cause?' notes the difficulties involved in teaching law students the intricacies of research tools such as Shepard's Citation.
indicar las formas (de/en que)
(v.)=point to + ways (of/in which).
Ex: This article points to ways in which information technology can be of assistance to healthcare professionals.
indicar similitudes
(v.)=point out + similarities.
Ex: This article points out the similarities and differences between the 2 countries as they both strive to develop national information policies and improve information services.
indicativo
(adj.)=indication ; indicative.
Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
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* indicativo del contenido=subject-descriptive.
* línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica=trend line [trend-line].
* rápidamente + Indicativo=be quick to + Infinitivo.
* resumen indicativo=indicative abstract.
* resumen indicativo-informativo=indicative-informative abstract.

indicativo del contenido
(adj.)=subject-descriptive.
Ex: A database comprising records for recent acquisitions of Bath University Library will be enriched with subject-descriptive material (contents pages, abstracts, etc) derived from the database of Book Data Ltd.
indicio
(n.)=clue ; cue ; hint ; indication ; sign ; straws in the wind ; tell-tale indication ; tell-tale sign ; intimation ; the writing on the wall ; glimmer.
Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
Ex: Clearly, the only totally adequate indication of the content of a document is the text of the document in its entirety.
Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.
Ex: Recently, however, there have been a number of straws in the wind.
Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: The tell-tale signs that mark a KWOC index include in a KWOC index all of the words that appear as headings have been extracted from titles.
Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
Ex: To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.
Ex: The recent bookshop survey carried out to try to discover how book sales are being lost was the first real glimmer indicating a change of thought from the provider to the user.
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* dar indicios de=show + signs of ; give + early warning.
* dar indicios y pistas=drop + hints and clues.
* existir indicios de=there + be + signs of.
* existir indicios de que=there + be + evidence that.
* indicios=stirrings.
* no dar indicios de=show + no sign(s) of.
* no existir muchos indicios de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no existir ningún indicio de que=there + be + no sign of.
* no haber indicios de que=there + be + no indication that.
* obtener indicios sobre=get + an indication of.

indicios
(n.)=stirrings.
Ex: Its first real economic stirrings occurred, however, in the early 1800s, when a cotton mill and a carriage-making plant began operations.
indiferencia
(n.)=indifference ; unconcern ; emotional fatigue ; compassion fatigue ; impassivity ; indolence ; disregard ; detachment ; insouciance ; nonchalance ; cold shoulder ; lassitude ; listlessness.
Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
Ex: Now most users are not even aware that their problems are always treated confidentially by the librarian, and so are filled with unconcern.
Ex: The nature of contemporary media coverage may contribute to emotional fatigue with society's problems = La naturaleza de la covertura de los medios de comunicación modernos puede contribuir a desarrollar la insensibilidad con respecto a los problemas de la sociedad.
Ex: Compassion fatigue encompasses desensitisation and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about social problems = La fatiga compasiva incluye la insensibilización y la apatía emocional, como fenómeno asociado a la insistente bombardeo informativo sobre los problemas sociales.
Ex: The most significant conclusion drawn was the librarian's impassivity in their day to day interactions with users.
Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.
Ex: There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.
Ex: The author surveys a group of information aliterate students identifying the possible causes of reluctance or detachment on the part of some students.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.
Ex: 'Look, Mel, these are your people, not mine,' said the director with an assumption of nonchalance.
Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.
Ex: The condition of listlessness or general lack of energy is usually related to insomnia.
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* con indiferencia=indifferently ; casually.
* indiferencia descarada=blithe disregard.
* mostrar indiferencia=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder.

indiferencia descarada
(n.)=blithe disregard.
Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests.
indiferente
(adj.)=listless ; unsympathetic ; indifferent ; half-hearted [halfhearted] ; uninterested ; regardless ; uncaring ; unconcerned ; detached ; impassive ; unengaged ; apathetic ; careless ; feckless ; insouciant ; nonchalant ; nonplus ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; soulless ; unemotional.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, people who have been deaf from birth are not indifferent to aesthetic literature.
Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
Ex: Other staff of the library remained at best uninterested in the project and at worst resented it as a diminution of traditional library services.
Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can 'bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
Ex: The principal problem which faces archives is that of saving significant material from indiscriminate destruction by ignorant or uncaring owners.
Ex: Then, with an elfin smile she said: 'You see, I haven't been entirely unconcerned!'.
Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
Ex: There is a commonly-held stereotype which views librarians as being isolated, uninformed, unengaged, impassive, and either uninterested in, or ignorant of, the world around them.
Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
Ex: The author wrings sick humor from its feckless heroes' forlorn attempts to escape from a drug habit that they do not really enjoy any longer.
Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
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* de un modo indiferente=listlessly.
* mostrarse indiferente=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder.

indiferentismo
(n.)=indifferentism.
Ex: Different answers -- ranging from theism, through fatalism, pantheism, atheism, & indifferentism -- were given to the direct question: 'What is God for you, regardless of whether you are believer?'.

indigencia
(n.)=destitution ; indigence.
Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: In this context, poverty and indigence will most likely increase moderately, continuing the negative trend begun in 2008.

indigente
(adj.)=needy ; poverty-stricken ; impecunious ; indigent ; destitute ; vagrant ; bag lady ; pauper ; shopping-bag lady ; bagwoman ; bagman ; necessitous.
Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.
Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
Ex: This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.
Ex: A sample of New York City's vagrant females were interviewed in the main bag lady territory in Manhattan.
Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.
Ex: Shopping-bag ladies do not overtly beg, but they do not refuse what is offered.
Ex: I've always been afraid of somehow winding up as a bagwoman in the streets.
Ex: His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.
Ex: The design of this institution is, as far as their funds will admit, to prevent mendicity, and to relieve beggars, and especially other necessitous poor.
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* albergue para indigentes=poorhouse.
* indigentes, los=destitute, the.

indigentes, los
(n.)=destitute, the.
Ex: The author examines 17th-18th-c. writings on the treatment of the destitute.
indigestar
(v.)=give + Nombre + indigestion.
Ex: We can ease indigestion by knowing foods that aid indigestion or give indigestion.

indigestible
(adj.)=indigestible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: However, their bulk and the comprehensive nature of their coverage make them rather unwieldy and indigestible as current-awareness media.

indigestión
(n.)=indigestion ; dyspepsia.
Ex: Indigestion is a common condition that many people -- even kids -- have at one time or another.
Ex: Doctors sometimes give indigestion the rather grander name of dyspepsia -- but the two words actually mean the same thing.
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* dar una indigestión=give + Nombre + indigestion.
* indigestión ácida=acid indigestion.
* tener indigestión=have + indigestion.

indigestión ácida
(n.)=acid indigestion.
Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
indigesto
(adj.)=indigestible ; dyspeptic.
Ex: However, their bulk and the comprehensive nature of their coverage make them rather unwieldy and indigestible as current-awareness media.
Ex: The article 'Dyspeptic ramblings of a retiring past president' considers issues facing the profession of law librarianship.
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* ser indigesto=give + Nombre + indigestion.

indignación
(n.)=outrage ; indignation ; wrath.
Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.
Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.
Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.
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* barbotar de indignación=sputter with + indignation.
* con indignación=disgustedly ; indignantly.
* farfollar de indignación=sputter with + indignation.
* indignación por haber sido tratado injustamente=righteous indignation.
* indignación pública=public outrage.
* mascullar de indignación=sputter with + indignation.

indignación por haber sido tratado injustamente
(n.)=righteous indignation.
Ex: Your righteous indignation I can understand, and even sympathise, but getting stroppy and fighting authority will only exacerbate the situation.
indignación pública
(n.)=public outrage.
Ex: Public outrage can reshape political discourse and policy making.
indignado
(adj.)=in disgust ; indignant ; outraged.
Ex: The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.
Ex: Can't you just see some indignant parent working his fine off shovelling snow from the library steps! = ¡Te imaginas a algún padre indignado quitando nieve con una pala de los escalones de la biblioteca para pagar la multa!.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
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* sentirse indignado (por)=be indignant (at).

indignante
(adj.)=infuriating.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.

indignar
(v.)=outrage.
Ex: And yet the thought of what he was being asked to do to salvage the jeopardized budget outraged his every fiber.
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* indignarse=incense ; wax + indignant ; chafe (at).

indignarse
(v.)=incense ; wax + indignant ; chafe (at).
Ex: She was very incensed about what she believed was an ignorant remark he made during a sales call. Ex: To wax indignant about a President's telling lies makes no more sense than to do so about a wrestler's faking falls. Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics.
indignidad
(n.)=indignity ; unworthiness.
Ex: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.
Ex: Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.

indigno
(adj.)=unworthy .
Ex: In Matthew's gospel, when Jesus comes to John to be baptised, John hesitates, as he feels unworthy.
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* indigno de confianza=untrustworthy.

indigno de confianza
(adj.)=untrustworthy.
Ex: The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.
indinferente
(adj.)=insensible.
Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.

indio
(n.)=Indian ; all-India ; indium.
Nota: Elemento de la tabla periódica.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
Ex: This article presents an overview of the all-India coordinated research projects.
Ex: CD-E (CD-Erasable) uses an alloy composed of silver, indium, antimony and tellurium as the recording medium.
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* guerrero indio=brave.
* hacer el indio=horse around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; clown around/about ; goof around/about.
* indio americano=American Indian.
* indio de méjico=Mexican Indian.
* indio nativo americano=American Indian ; Native American.
* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio=completely burned-out ; totally burned-out.
* mujer india norteamericana=squaw.
* que no es de la India=non-Indic.
* subcontinente indio, el=subcontinent, the.
* tienda india=tepee ; wigwam.
* tribu india=Indian tribe.

indio americano
(adj.)=American Indian.
Ex: This article examines some of the interests, needs, and concerns of rural American Indians which arise out of their socio-economic and cultural position in the USA.
indio de méjico
=Mexican Indian.
Ex: Berlin scholars have shown interest in the deciphering and publication of Mexican Indian manuscripts since the early 19th century.
indio nativo americano
(n.)=American Indian ; Native American.
Ex: This article examines some of the interests, needs, and concerns of rural American Indians which arise out of their socio-economic and cultural position in the USA. Ex: However, in retrospect, the U.S. government's goal of eradicating Native American cultures failed miserably.
indirecta
(n.)=hint.
Ex: Her first hint that all was not well was with the sudden appearance of Consuelo Feng, head of the cataloging division.
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* coger una indirecta=take + a hint ; get + a hint.
* dejar caer una indirecta=drop + a hint.
* lanzar una indirecta=drop + a hint.
* soltar una indirecta=drop + a hint.

indirectamente
=indirectly ; obliquely ; vicariously.
Ex: The periodicals file is indexed indirectly by the bibliographic indexes.
Ex: Although both the above requests are for information about a particular subject, the first is stated obliquely and can be met relatively easily.
Ex: Biographies enable the reader to look into, and even share vicariously in, the life of an interesting person.

indirecto
(adj.)=indirect ; vicarious ; circuitous ; oblique.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This means that about a third of the users of the catalog wanted to find material on a specific subject, but only half of those were able to do so without making a somewhat indirect approach to the catalog.
Ex: The hypotheses are tested for direct personal contact and vicarious contact via television.
Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
Ex: 'It's certainly worth looking into,' Bogardus caught the oblique directness of the statement.
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* beneficio indirecto=spillover benefit.
* estilo indirecto=indirect speech ; indirect discourse.
* golpe franco indirecto=indirect free kick.
* lanzamiento de falta indirecto=indirect free kick.
* lo indirecto=indirectness.
* saque de falta indirecto=indirect free kick.
* tiro libre indirecto=indirect free kick.

indiscernible
(adj.)=unnoticeable.
Ex: Dilution is used to reduce the color to unnoticeable levels.

indisciplina
(n.)=indiscipline.
Ex: Duplication of publications, debasement of quality, misleading titles, and an unplanned, uncoordinated and piecemeal growth of secondary publications are part and parcel of this information indiscipline.

indisciplinado
(adj.)=unruly ; undisciplined ; disorderly ; ill-disciplined.
Ex: 'Sometimes the kids get a little unruly!' she announced in that easy familiar style of hers as she sat down.
Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.
Ex: As expected, students in disorderly schools tend to have higher misbehavior and lower achievement.
Ex: British troops can't patrol properly, are ill-disciplined and injury-prone and have bad personal hygiene.

indiscreción
(n.)=indiscretion.
Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.

indiscreto
(adj.)=intrusive ; meddlesome ; indiscreet ; prying.
Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
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* miradas indiscretas=prying eyes.

indiscriminadamente
=indiscriminately.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
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* aplicar indiscriminadamente=apply across + the board.
* matar indiscriminadamente=take + no prisoners.

indiscriminado
(adj.)=indiscriminate.
Ex: Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences.
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* matanza indiscriminada=shooting rampage.

indisculpable
(adj.)=inexcusable.
Ex: Child labor is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.

indisculpablemente
=inexcusably.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.

indiscutible
=indisputable ; unquestionable ; undisputed ; unchangeable ; hands down ; unchallengeable ; beyond contention.
Ex: Despite the proponents of the media revolution the continued preeminence of the book into the foreseeable future is an indisputable fact.
Ex: This may be an optimistic view, but the converse is unquestionable: if he does not understand the situation, his chance of being equal to the occasion is remote.
Ex: So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.
Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.
Ex: The absolute, hands down, without question best social network in the blogosphere.
Ex: Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.

indiscutiblemente
(adj.)=unarguably ; undeniably ; hands down.
Ex: Prolonged periods of underload or overload are unarguably dysfunctional.
Ex: Technology undeniably has produced significant and far-reaching changes in the information professions.
Ex: The absolute, hands down, without question best social network in the blogosphere.
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* casi indiscutiblemente=arguably.

indiscutido
(adj.)=unchallenged ; undisputed.
Ex: In the sales field, however, the Publications Office's responsibility is largely unchallenged, and a number of factors have led to an increase in its scope.
Ex: So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.

indispensabilidad
(n.)=indispensability.
Ex: It is hardly necessary to emphasise here the absolute indispensability of bibliographies and indexes for any kind of reference work.

indispensable
(adj.)=indispensable ; mission critical [mission-critical].
Nota: Generalmente algo considerado de suma importancia para el funcionamiento de una institución.
Ex: Of course, these catalogs will still remain indispensable guides to LC holdings not represented by MARC records.
Ex: Effectiveness is often measured as the resultant quality of mission critical products of the institution = A menudo la eficacia se mide como la calidad resultante de los productos esenciales de la institución.
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* lo indispensable=bare necessities, the ; bare minimum.
* ser indispensable=be a must.

indisponer
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* indisponer contra=prejudice + Nombre + against.
* indisponerse con=run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.

indisponer contra
(v.)=prejudice + Nombre + against.
Ex: Many biased headings still persist that disparage or distort the topic itself, prejudice the user against the material cited, or demean the very people who use the catalog.
indisponerse con
(v.)=run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe. Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
indisponibilidad
(n.)=unavailability.
Ex: The unavailability of a document for examination deprives the user of a theoretically perfect decision about the relevance of an item.

indisposición
(n.)=unwillingness.
Ex: His autocracy is manifested by his unwillingness and inability to delegate responsibility and authority.

indispuesto
(adj.)=out of sorts ; unwell.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: Sometimes there is no doubt that your child is unwell, however there may be times when you can't tell.
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* estar indispuesto=be off-colour.
* sentirse indispuesto=feel under + the weather ; be under the weather ; feel + off-colour ; feel out of + sorts ; feel out of it.

indisputable
(adj.)=incontrovertible ; unchallenged.
Ex: Let me take an absolutely incontrovertible example.
Ex: In the sales field, however, the Publications Office's responsibility is largely unchallenged, and a number of factors have led to an increase in its scope.

indistinguible
(adj.)=indistinguishable ; undifferentiated.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: On the other hand, in a library with many documents on these subjects, it will lead to an undifferentiated build-up of entries at the broad heading.

indistintamente
=indiscriminately ; interchangeably ; indistinctively.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
Ex: But most people nowadays object to the use of either word to refer indistinctively to Japanese or Chinese characters.
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* usar indistintamente=use + interchangeably.

indistinto
(adj.)=indistinct ; indistinctive ; shadowy.
Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
Ex: It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.

individual
(adj.)=detached.
Ex: The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.
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* cama individual=single bed ; twin bed ; twin size bed.
* de modo individual=on a case-by-case basis.
* en habitación individual=single occupancy.
* espectáculo individual=one-man show.
* mesa individual de estudio=study carrel.
* ocupación individual=single occupancy.
* responsabilidad individual=individual responsibility.
* trabajo individual=self-study ; independent study.

individualidad
(n.)=individuality ; distinctiveness ; selfdom ; selfhood.
Ex: Personality isolates are those which characterize a subject area and give it individuality.
Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.
Ex: Maybe everyone else should become more comfortable in their 'selfdom' and realize that the police exist to serve the good of the community.
Ex: But here is something we are just beginning to understand -- that the Internet affects our sense of selfhood, and on a deep functional level.

individualismo
(n.)=individualism.
Ex: Librarians must examine more closely the values defining community and individualism in a changing society.

individualista
(adj.)=individualistic ; individualist ; maverick.
Ex: Karup Library is known for its individualistic approach to services.
Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
Ex: The third example from Canada is somewhat of a maverick, in that it is related more to the British models of Bretton and Longsight.

individualización
=individualisation [individualization, -USA].
Ex: In general the illustration statement has little bearing on individualization; it is of interest mainly in helping to indicate the character of the book.
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* individualización de los derechos=individualisation of rights.

individualización de los derechos
(n.)=individualisation of rights.
Ex: This policy should facilitate the individualization of rights, even if this should result in the further demise of the traditional nuclear family.
individualizado
=one-to-one ; individualised [individualized, -USA] ; individualistic ; one-on-one.
Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.
Ex: Group SDI, these services are not individualised, but rather are based either on set of standard profiles (Standard SDI) from which the user can choose, or on a group profile which bridges the interest of a group of people.
Ex: Karup Library is known for its individualistic approach to services.
Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.

individualizar
(v.)=individualise [individualize, -USA] ; personalise [personalize, -USA].
Ex: If an entry acts as a substitute or representation of a document it must contain a description of that document in order to individualize it.
Ex: The catalog should be personalized for individual use; it should be designed for neither a large library nor small library, but for individual users.

individualmente
=face-to-face [face to face] ; individually ; singly ; on a one-to-one basis.
Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
Ex: They are first published singly, numbered serially within each year, then in annual bound volumes.
Ex: This reading practice programme for primary school children who are reading below their grade level is run by volunteers who meet with students on a one-to-one basis for an hour weekly throughout the school year.

individuo
(n.)=individual ; self ; subject.
Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.
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* adaptado a cada individuo=individually-tailored.
* derecho del individuo=individual's right.
* individuo que continúa aprendiendo a lo largo de su vida=lifelong learner.
* por individuo=per capita ; per person.
* reconocimiento del individuo=affirmation.

individuo que continúa aprendiendo a lo largo de su vida
(n.)=lifelong learner.
Ex: Government policy is firmly directed to creating a learning society hich will require a revolution at the level of the individual, to become an independent lifelong learner.
indivisibilidad
(n.)=indivisibility.
Ex: The theory he provided was focused around two pairs of properties: divisibility/indivisibility and penetrability/impenetrability.

indivisible
(adj.)=indivisible ; monadic.
Ex: We librarians are the ambassadors of an indivisible world, of culture and books and ideas.
Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.

indización
(n.)=index description ; indexing ; indexation.
Ex: The translated subject analysis, either in form of words or code numbers, will constitute the index description of the document.
Ex: The features which contribute to UDC's suitability for detailed indexing are particularly valued in special libraries.
Ex: Furthermore, these results support the hypothesis that the indexation of images in French can be accomplished using the English terms and vice versa.
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* agencia de indización=indexing agency.
* cadena de indización=index string ; indexing string.
* DSIS (Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda)=DISI (Deep Structure Indexing System).
* exhaustividad en la indización=depth of indexing.
* frase de indización=indexing phrase.
* herramienta de indización=indexing tool.
* indización alfabética=alphabetical indexing.
* indización automática=automatic indexing.
* indización automatizada=computer indexing.
* indización canónica=canonical indexing.
* indización cíclica=cycled indexing.
* indización coordinada=coordinate indexing.
* indización derivada automáticamente de los títulos=derivative indexing ; derived indexing.
* indización en cadena=chain indexing.
* indización en lenguaje controlado=controlled-language indexing.
* indización en lenguaje libre=free language indexing.
* indización en lenguaje natural=natural language indexing.
* indización en profundidad=depth indexing.
* indización exhaustiva=depth indexing.
* indización general=summarisation [summarization, -USA].
* indización global=summarisation [summarization, -USA].
* indización humana=human indexing.
* indización manual=manual indexing.
* indización mecanizada=machine indexing.
* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI)=Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).
* indización permutada de títulos=permuted title indexing.
* indización por ciclos=cyclic indexing.
* indización por descriptores=descriptor indexing.
* indización por materias=subject indexing.
* indización por palabras clave=keyword indexing.
* indización por palabras clave del título=catchword indexing ; catchword title indexing.
* indización por palabras del título=title-term indexing.
* indización por rotación=rotated indexing.
* indización postcoordinada=post-coordinated indexing.
* indización PRECIS=PRECIS indexing.
* indización precoordinada=pre-coordinated indexing.
* indización según el objeto=entity-oriented indexing.
* indización según la demanda=request-oriented indexing.
* indización sistemática=systematic indexing.
* indización SLIC=SLIC indexing.
* lenguaje de indización=index language.
* lenguaje de indización alfabética=alphabetical indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización controlado=controlled indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización libre=free indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización natural=natural indexing language.
* método de indización en cadena=chain procedure.
* proceso de indización=indexing process.
* revista de indización=indexing periodical.
* servicio de indización de publicaciones periódicas=periodicals indexing service ; periodicals indexing service.
* servicio de indización y resumen=abstracting and indexing service ; indexing and abstracting service.
* sistema automatizado de indización=computer-based indexing system.
* sistema de indización=indexing system ; index system.
* Sistema de Indización de Estructura Profunda (DSIS)=Deep Structure Indexing System (DSIS).
* sistema de indización de fichas=card index system.
* Sistema de Indización por Frases Anidadas (NEPHIS)=Nested Phrase Indexing System (NEPHIS).
* sistema de indización postcoordinada=post-coordinate indexing system.
* sistema de indización PRECIS=PRECIS indexing system.
* sistema de indización precoordinada=pre-coordinate indexing system.
* término de indización=indexing term.
* término de indización controlado=controlled index term ; controlled indexing term.
* término del lenguaje de indización controlado=controlled index-language term.
* vocabulario de indización controlado=controlled indexing vocabulary.

indización PRECIS
=PRECIS indexing.
Ex: PRECIS indexing, cycled indexing, rotated indexing and SLIC indexing are all different types of shunted indexes in which the components of index headings are moved to generate additional entries.
indización SLIC
=SLIC indexing.
Ex: SLIC indexing or Selective Listing in Combination involves the combination of elements, but in one direction only.
indización alfabética
(n.)=alphabetical indexing.
Ex: This brief chapter merely serves to draw together some common problems in alphabetical indexing (which feature in a different way in classification schemes).
indización automatizada
(n.)=computer indexing.
Ex: In computer indexing this will involve statistical analysis of the relative frequency of occurrence of terms.
indización automática
(n.)=automatic indexing.
Ex: Automatic indexing consist in the representation of the content of a document by automated selection of words or terms from its text or by automatic assignment of terms from a documentary language.
indización canónica
=canonical indexing.
Ex: A canonical indexing of molecular graphs based on the maximal digital code corresponding to the lower triangle part of the adjacency matrix is suggested.
indización coordinada
=coordinate indexing.
Ex: In searching, we have to have some method of combining concepts, or coordinating them, so that we can perform the required matching operation, and this second method is often known as coordinate indexing.
indización cíclica
(n.)=cycled indexing.
Ex: Cycled indexing involves the movement of the first lead term to the last position in the subsequent entry.
indización derivada automáticamente de los títulos
=derivative indexing ; derived indexing.
Ex: A number of writers have pointed out that derivative indexing or the automatic manipulation of title words offers an economical way to index documents at the expense of increased effort during the search stage. Ex: Derived indexing involves the minimum of intellectual effort and is therefore well suited to computer processing.
indización en cadena
(n.)=chain indexing.
Ex: Chain indexing is so-called because, by this method, the lead term in each alphabetical index entry for a given subject is systematically chosen from the chain of concepts present in the class assigned to that subject.
indización en lenguaje controlado
(n.)=controlled-language indexing.
Ex: Controlled-language indexing is extremely time-consuming and costly.
indización en lenguaje libre
=free language indexing.
Ex: Free language indexing is distinct from natural language indexing in that natural indexing is constrained by the language of the document being indexed; free language indexing does not even recognise these constraints.
indización en lenguaje natural
=natural language indexing.
Ex: Natural language indexing has its own solutions for the problems identified below.
indización en profundidad
(n.)=depth indexing.
Ex: Depth indexing aims to extract all the main concepts dealt with in a document for indexing purposes.
indización exhaustiva
(n.)=depth indexing.
Ex: Depth indexing aims to extract all the main concepts dealt with in a document for indexing purposes.
indización general
(n.)=summarisation [summarization, -USA].
Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
indización global
(n.)=summarisation [summarization, -USA].
Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured.
indización humana
=human indexing.
Ex: It will also be necessary for humans to add call number and subject indexing, although a considerable amount of work has already been done on mechanized subject classification and subject indexing, which is at least as good as human indexing.
indización manual
=manual indexing.
Ex: The more important physical forms for the future are those which can most effectively be produced from computerised cataloguing systems; however manual cataloguing and indexing are still performed.
indización mecanizada
=machine indexing.
Ex: With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.
indización permutada de títulos
=permuted title indexing.
Ex: Permuted title indexing selects keywords from the title to be used as subject headings.
indización por ciclos
(n.)=cyclic indexing.
Ex: Cycled or cyclic indexing is a technique for the movement of the components of index headings in order to generate additional entries.
indización por descriptores
(n.)=descriptor indexing.
Ex: First, a large number of databases that use descriptor indexing still avoid instructions for free-text retrieval.
indización por materias
(n.)=subject indexing.
Ex: A fundamental theoretical rule of subject indexing is that each heading should be co-extensive with the subject of the document, that is, the label and the information or documents found under that label should match.
indización por palabras clave
=keyword indexing.
Ex: Co-word analysis of keywords and titles was undertaken and results suggest that keyword indexing does not distort co-word findings = Se realizó un análisis de coocurrencia de las palabras clave y de los títulos y los resultados indican que la indización por palabras clave no distorsiona los hallazgos de la coocurrencia de palabras.
indización por palabras clave del título
(n.)=catchword indexing ; catchword title indexing.
Ex: One particular development of catchword indexing is now widely used to produce title indexes on computers. Ex: Catchword title indexing has been used for many years in such bibliographical tools as British Books in Print and in the indexes issued by periodicals.
indización por palabras del título
=title-term indexing.
Ex: It has been said that Cutter in developing his method of alphabetic subject indexing 'dealt the death blow' to ninenteenth-century title-term indexing.
indización por rotación
=rotated indexing.
Ex: Rotated indexing involves each element in turn becoming the heading under which an entry is filed, but no change in citation order takes place.
indización postcoordinada
=post-coordinated indexing.
Ex: The indexing of documents without a pre-established order of terms of class marks is known as post-coordinated indexing.
indización precoordinada
=pre-coordinated indexing.
Ex: The indexing of documents where the order of terms or class marks is established according to a documentary language or indexing system is known as pre-coordinated indexing.
indización según el objeto
=entity-oriented indexing.
Ex: Hutchins' and Moron's concepts of aboutness are described and compared to Soergel's ideas of request-oriented and entity-oriented indexing.
indización según la demanda
(n.)=request-oriented indexing.
Ex: Hutchins' and Moron's concepts of aboutness are described and compared to Soergel's ideas of request-oriented and entity-oriented indexing.
indización sistemática
=systematic indexing.
Ex: In 1911 J Kaiser published a work entitled 'Systematic Indexing,' which took the practice of alphabetical subject indexing an important step forward.
indizador
(n.)=indexer.
Ex: All the careful work of a cataloguer or indexer is to no avail, if a heading is not filed in the expected place.
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* indizador de noticias web=newsbot.

indizador de noticias web
(n.)=newsbot.
Ex: It employs a 'dynamic Web database' using agent technology or 'newsbots' to scour any Web-based source for content.
indizar
(v.)=index.
Nota: Tercera persona singular indexes.
Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
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* indizar de modo KWIC=KWIC.
* indizar en cadena=chain index.
* indizar según el método KWIC=KWIC-index.
* instrumento para resumir e indizar=abstracting and indexing tool.
* volver a indizar=re-index [reindex].

indizar de modo KWIC
(v.)=KWIC.
Ex: If the entries are KWIC indexed in the regular files, they are KWICed in the pool index as well.
indizar en cadena
(v.)=chain index.
Ex: In order to overcome some of the inherent weaknesses of the structure of DC it is important to chain index with reference to the essential relationships between subjects.
indizar según el método KWIC
(v.)=KWIC-index.
Ex: For example, the name, title and subject indexes are KWIC-indexed, to make every significant word in these headings available in context.
indocumentado
(adj.)=undocumented.
Ex: The existence of non professional library staff within libraries has a long, though largely undocumented, history.
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* inmigrante indocumentado=illegal alien.

indoeuropeo
(n./adj.)=Indo-European.
Ex: The Visigoths, like other German peoples, were originally Indo-European.

indolencia
(n.)=indolence ; negligence ; neglection ; listlessness.
Ex: Sunday remains a 'people's day,' a consensus of indolence = El domingo sigue siendo el 'día de la gente', donde predomina la indolencia.
Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.
Ex: The condition of listlessness or general lack of energy is usually related to insomnia.

indolente
(adj.)=indolent ; insensible.
Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.
Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.

indomable
(adj.)=indomitable.
Ex: This demonstrates that even in the face of devastation and hopelessness, the indomitable spirit to survive carries on in all species.

indonesio
(adj.)=Indonesian.
Ex: The failings of the disorganised and under-used Indonesian library services led to the development of a national system of information networks.

indostaní
(adj.)=Hindustani.
Ex: Lin Tang described music provision to the Chinese community, Vernon Hyde focused on Hindustani music, and Gerry Ingram described the supply of Afro-Caribbean music.

indostánico
(adj.)=Hindustani.
Ex: Lin Tang described music provision to the Chinese community, Vernon Hyde focused on Hindustani music, and Gerry Ingram described the supply of Afro-Caribbean music.

indubitable
(adj.)=indubitable.
Ex: The project was directed toward the testing of various strategies for collecting and archiving of Internet material in a narrowly defined area of indubitable broad general interest.

inducción
(n.)=induction.
Ex: Feasibility of computer induction of new knowledge from examples has been shown in more than one laboratory.
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* bobina de inducción=induction coil.

inducido
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* inducido por el ejercicio=exercise-induced.
* inducido por el estrés=stress-induced.
* inducido por la luz=light-induced.

inducido por el ejercicio
(adj.)=exercise-induced.
Ex: Exercise-induced gastritis and gastric ulcers are common in humans and horses, and recently have been described in racing sled dogs.
inducido por el estrés
(adj.)=stress-induced.
Ex: It has been found to prevent the formation of stress-induced gastric ulcers.
inducido por la luz
(adj.)=light-induced.
Ex: Light-induced oxidation reactions are crucially important in the degradation of lignin.
inducir
(v.)=induce ; abet.
Ex: Then, the reference librarian has better justification to buy and perhaps to induce others to contribute to the purchase.
Ex: This article questions the pricing policies of some publishers for journals suggesting that librarians have inadvertently aided and abetted them in some cases.
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* que induce a confusión=confounding.

inductivamente
=inductively.
Ex: In devising a classification scheme inductively, ie on the basis of the concepts present in the literature, we saw in chapter 8 that we can identify certain basic classes which we can usefully analyse into facets.

inductivo
(adj.)=inductive.
Ex: The behaviourist perspective on superstition is explained and an analogy is drawn between superstitious behaviour and inductive learning.
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* de un modo inductivo=inductively.
* método inductivo=inductive method.

inductor
(n.)=inducer.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholarly use of the Web: What are the key inducers of links to journal Web sites?'.

indudable
(adj.)=undoubted ; unassailable ; indubitable.
Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.
Ex: Widely acknowledged to be an educator of the highest professional standing, she has published two books on education and numerous articles -- she is a woman of unassailable integrity.
Ex: The project was directed toward the testing of various strategies for collecting and archiving of Internet material in a narrowly defined area of indubitable broad general interest.

indudablemente
=decidedly ; most definitely ; undoubtedly ; without question ; indubitably ; unquestionably ; without doubt ; assuredly ; by all means.
Ex: Your answer is decidedly wrong.
Ex: Your answer is most definitely wrong.
Ex: Undoubtedly the most important citation indexes are the products of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
Ex: Without question, information has most assuredly become the competitive edge for business and industry.
Ex: These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.
Ex: Unquestionably staff numbers and operational resources will be reduced.
Ex: Magnetic disks are, without doubt, the most important medium for bulk data storage in microcomputers.
Ex: Without question, information has most assuredly become the competitive edge for business and industry.
Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.

indulgencia
(n.)=lenience ; leniency ; indulgence.
Ex: Large companies that produce a great deal of off-the-shelf computer software usually have the greatest lenience in their licences.
Ex: The error of 'leniency, softness, or spinelessness' is the most common one -- taking the easy way out.
Ex: This information method allows for the creation of mechanical systems that combine looseness with indulgence.
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* con indulgencia=leniently.

indulgente
(adj.)=forgiving ; permissive ; indulgent ; lenient.
Ex: Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.
Ex: This assumption follows the concept of hard supervision as compared to soft (permissive-humanistic) supervision.
Ex: Then he added, with a knowing and indulgent smile, 'When you're looking at the organization chart and job descriptions, Maude, you might want to consider reclassifying some positions' = A continuación añadió con una sonrisa consciente e indulgente: "Maude, cuando mires el organigrama y las descripciones de los puestos de trabajo quizás podrías pensar en reclasificar algunos de los puestos'.
Ex: In 5 of the 7 cases, women are consistently more lenient or men consistently more strict in their evaluations of ethics = En 5 de los 7 casos, las mujeres son sistemáticamente más benévolas o los hombres sistemáticamente más estrictos en sus evaluaciones sobre cuestiones éticas.
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* demasiado indulgente con uno mismo=self-indulgent.

indultar
(v.)=reprieve ; pardon.
Ex: In 1993 the music library was threatened with closure but was reprieved because of public protest.
Ex: I wouldn't worry too much about him -- his political career is dead after pardoning a guy who went on to murder 4 cops.

indulto
(n.)=reprieve ; acquittal ; pardon.
Ex: A small, but growing, number of employers are allowing workplace naps; some are actively encouraging this little reprieve from consciousness.
Ex: After a preliminary acquittal, they were retried and convicted, causing public outrage, especially among artists.
Ex: Campaigners are seeking a posthumous pardon for the men and women who were executed as witches centuries ago.

indumentaria
(n.)=apparel ; attire ; wear ; garb.
Ex: This firm is engaged in the design, manufacturing, and sales distribution of branded women's apparel.
Ex: Unlike most of the fashion world, the styles of formal attire take their names from men's wear rather than female attire.
Ex: Unlike most of the fashion world, the styles of formal attire take their names from men's wear rather than female attire.
Ex: Despite her garb, which was reminiscent of the late Renaissance, she seemed like a down-to-earth person.
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* indumentaria verde=greens.

indumentaria verde
(n.)=greens.
Ex: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.
industria
(n.)=industry ; industrial organisation.
Ex: Library automation has become a multimillion dollar industry.
Ex: This article discusses the changing information needs of users in industrial organisations.
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* analista de la industria=industry analyst.
* científico de la industria=industrial scientist.
* crisis de la industria del libro=book crisis.
* estándar de la industria=industry standard.
* industria aeroespacial, la=aerospace industry, the.
* industria aeronáutica, la=airline industry, the ; aviation industry, the.
* industria agrícola=agro-industry.
* industria agrícola, la=agricultural industry, the.
* industria alcoholera, la=alcohol industry, the.
* industria alimentaria=food industry.
* industria alimenticia=food industry.
* industria artesanal=cottage industry.
* industria bancaria, la=banking industry, the.
* industria cárnica, la=meat industry, the.
* industria cinematográfica, la=film making industry, the ; film industry, the ; movie industry, the.
* industria de actividades al aire libre, la=outdoor industry, the.
* industria de defensa, la=defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].
* industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la=beef industry, the.
* industria de la aeronáutica, la=aviation industry, the ; airline industry, the ; aeronautics industry, the.
* industria de la aviación, la=aviation industry, the.
* industria de la bebida, la=beverage industry, the.
* industria del acero=steel industry.
* industria de la cerveza, la=brewing industry, the.
* industria de la comida rápida, la=fast-food industry, the.
* industria de la confección=clothing industry.
* industria de la confección, la=garment industry, the.
* industria de la conserva, la=canned goods industry, the ; tinned goods industry, the.
* industria de la construcción, la=construction industry, the ; building industry, the.
* industria de la cosmética, la=cosmetic industry, the.
* industria de la edición=book publishing industry.
* industria de la edición de libros=book publishing industry.
* industria de la edición impresa=print industry.
* industria de la edición, la=publishing industry, the.
* industria de la fabricación de muelles, la=spring industry, the.
* industria de la hojalata, la=tinplate industry, the.
* industria de la iluminación, la=lighting industry, the.
* industria de la imprenta, la=printing industry, the.
* industria de la información electrónica=electronic information industry.
* industria de la información en línea, la=online industry, the ; online information industry, the.
* industria de la información, la=information industry, the.
* industria de la informática=computer industry.
* industria de la ingeniería eléctrica, la=electrical engineering industry, the.
* industria de la ingeniería química, la=chemical engineering industry, the.
* industria del alcohol, la=alcohol industry, the.
* industria del aluminio, la=aluminium industry, the.
* industria de la madera=timber industry.
* industria de la moda, la=fashion industry, the.
* industria de la prensa, la=newspaper industry, the.
* industria de la propiedad=property industry.
* industria de la propiedad intelectual=intellectual property industry.
* industria de la publicidad, la=publicity industry, the ; advertising industry, the.
* industria de la radio y televisión, la=broadcasting industry, the.
* industria de las bases de datos=database industry.
* industria de las comunicaciones=communications industry.
* industria de las exposiciones comerciales=trade show industry.
* industria de las ferias de muestras=trade show industry.
* industria de las finanzas, la=finance industry, the.
* industria de las publicaciones periódicas, la=serial industry, the.
* industria de las publicaciones seriadas, la=serials industry, the.
* industria de las telecomunicaciones, la=telecommunications industry, the.
* industria del automóvil, la=automotive industry, the ; automobile industry, the ; motor trade, the ; motor industry, the.
* industria del carbón, la=coal industry, the.
* industria del CD-ROM=CD-ROM industry.
* industria del cerdo, la=pig farming.
* industria del cine, la=film making industry, the ; film industry, the ; movie industry, the.
* industria del cuero=leather industry.
* industria del espectáculo, la=show business.
* industria del ganado lanar=sheep farming.
* industria del gas=gas industry.
* industria del libro=book industry.
* industria del libro, la=bookmaking industry, the.
* industria del motor, la=motor industry, the.
* industria del ocio, la=entertainment industry, the.
* industria de los alimentos=food industry.
* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas=mass communications industry.
* industria de los productos lácteos, la=dairy industry, the.
* industria del papel=paper industry.
* industria del periódico, la=newspaper industry, the.
* industria del petróleo=petroleum industry.
* industria del sector turístico=tourism industry.
* industria del software, la=software industry, the.
* industria del tabaco, la=tobacco industry, the.
* industria del turismo=tourism industry.
* industria del vestir=clothing industry.
* industria de servicios=service industry.
* industria de servicios financieros, la=financial services industry, the.
* industria discográfica, la=record production industry, the ; music industry, the ; record industry, the ; recording industry, the ; music business, the.
* industria editorial=book industry.
* industria editorial, la=publishing industry, the.
* industria energética=energy industry ; energy company.
* industria energética, la=energy utility business, the.
* industria farmacéutica, la=pharmaceutical industry, the.
* industria financiera, la=finance industry, the.
* industria hotelera, la=hotel industry, the.
* industria láctea, la=dairy industry, the.
* industria ligera=light industry.
* industria maderera=timber industry.
* industria manufacturera=manufacturing industry.
* industria marina, la=marine industry, the.
* industria marítima, la=maritime industry, the.
* industria metalúrgica, la=metallurgical industry, the.
* industria naval, la=shipping industry, the.
* industria naviera=shipbuilding industry.
* industria naviera, la=shipping industry, the.
* industria nuclear, la=nuclear industry, the.
* industria papelera=paper industry.
* industria para la preparación de alimentos=food processing industry.
* industria pesada=heavy industry.
* industria pesquera, la=fishing industry, the ; fishery industry, the.
* industria petroquímica=petrochemical industry.
* industria publicitaria, la=advertising industry, the ; publicity industry, the.
* industria química=chemical industry.
* industria química, la=chemical industry, the.
* industrias que dependen de los recursos humanos=personnel based industries.
* industria textil=textile industry.
* industria turística=tourism industry.
* industria turística, la=tourist industry, the.
* la industria de la informática=computer industry.
* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria=Department of Trade and Industry.
* norma de la industria=industry standard.
* para toda la industria=industry-wide.
* período de prácticas en la industria=industrial placement.
* sector de la industria farmacéutica, el=pharmaceutical sector, the.
* sector de la industria pesquera, el=fish industry sector, the ; fishery industry sector, the.
* trabajador de la industria=industrial worker ; industry worker.

industria aeroespacial, la
(n.)=aerospace industry, the.
Ex: In the chemical, energy and aerospace industries, it is inevitable that research sponsors will wish to keep the results to themselves.
industria aeronáutica, la
(n.)=airline industry, the ; aviation industry, the.
Ex: The Internet has changed the economic ground rules of scholarly publishing in a fashion comparable to the deregulation of the airline industry in the USA. Ex: While global economic turmoil continues to undermine air transport, die-hards within the aviation industry are left clutching at straws.
industria agrícola
(n.)=agro-industry.
Ex: The future of Madagascar is firmly intertwined with agriculture, and particularly with agro-industry.
industria agrícola, la
(n.)=agricultural industry, the.
Ex: The research has led to recommendations on ways of improving the flow of information among the different sectors of the agricultural industry.
industria alcoholera, la
(n.)=alcohol industry, the.
Ex: This view has helped exonerate the majority of drinkers & the alcohol industry from responsibility.
industria alimentaria
(n.)=food industry.
Ex: Freezing of bread dough is widely applied in food industry.
industria alimenticia
(n.)=food industry.
Ex: Freezing of bread dough is widely applied in food industry.
industria artesanal
(n.)=cottage industry.
Ex: This article sees a trend away from large conglomerates back to publishing as a cottage industry.
industria bancaria, la
(n.)=banking industry, the.
Ex: Few mutual savings banks exist in the modern economy due to changes in the banking industry that have blurred the lines among depository institutions.
industria cinematográfica, la
(n.)=film making industry, the ; film industry, the ; movie industry, the.
Ex: This article examines some serious problems which are seen to be facing the publishing, record production, broadcasting, and film making industries in the UK because of outdated copyright laws. Ex: Hollywood film industry is guilty of cultural supremacism, unable to represent issues of cultural difference, heterogeneity, and regionality. Ex: While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startled by a box-office surge that has little precedent in the modern era.
industria cárnica, la
(n.)=meat industry, the.
Ex: The time is now for the ostrich, emu and rhea meat industry.
industria de actividades al aire libre, la
(n.)=outdoor industry, the.
Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
industria de defensa, la
(n.)=defence industry, the [defense industry, -USA].
Ex: 'Aerospace Online' is a network of aerospace intelligence databases providing current, historical and forecast information on the aerospace/defence industry = "Aerospace Online" es una red de bases de datos con información confidencial sobre el espacio que ofrece información actual, histórica y de pronóstico sobre la industria aeroespacial y de defensa.
industria de la aeronáutica, la
(n.)=aviation industry, the ; airline industry, the ; aeronautics industry, the.
Ex: While global economic turmoil continues to undermine air transport, die-hards within the aviation industry are left clutching at straws. Ex: The Internet has changed the economic ground rules of scholarly publishing in a fashion comparable to the deregulation of the airline industry in the USA. Ex: Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the pachyderm's flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on aeroplanes.
industria de la aviación, la
(n.)=aviation industry, the.
Ex: While global economic turmoil continues to undermine air transport, die-hards within the aviation industry are left clutching at straws.
industria de la bebida, la
(n.)=beverage industry, the.
Ex: Bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar business and is now the fastest growing segment of the entire beverage industry.
industria de la cerveza, la
=brewing industry, the.
Ex: The archive was set up with the aim of preserving the records of Scottish breweries in order to encourage research into the brewing industry in Scotland.
industria de la comida rápida, la
(n.)=fast-food industry, the.
Ex: Although named after the fast-food industry, Ritzer argues that the McDonaldization process has expanded to a variety of situations and venues, including credit cards, theme parks, and universities.
industria de la confección
(n.)=clothing industry.
Ex: This article contains information on the textile and clothing industry, abstracted from journals, patents, research reports and trade literature.
industria de la confección, la
(n.)=garment industry, the.
Ex: These are services that are considered essential in the garment industry.
industria de la conserva, la
(n.)=canned goods industry, the ; tinned goods industry, the.
Ex: A spokeswoman for the canned goods industry said the California bill is vague and could lead to unintended consequences. Ex: In a word, the American tinned goods industry -- tinned fruit, meat, fish, and oil -- depends for its prosperity to a considerable extent on the British tinplate industry.
industria de la construcción, la
(n.)=construction industry, the ; building industry, the.
Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations. Ex: He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney.
industria de la cosmética, la
(n.)=cosmetic industry, the.
Ex: Sederma is a worldwide leader in the development of active ingredients for the cosmetic industry.
industria de la edición
(n.)=book publishing industry.
Ex: The author examines the future of the book publishing industry and presents strategies for publishers to decrease risk and increase profit.
industria de la edición de libros
(n.)=book publishing industry.
Ex: The author examines the future of the book publishing industry and presents strategies for publishers to decrease risk and increase profit.
industria de la edición impresa
(n.)=print industry.
Ex: Most electronic journals are, of course, based on the products of a flourishing print industry.
industria de la edición, la
=publishing industry, the.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export.
industria de la fabricación de muelles, la
=spring industry, the.
Ex: This article presents and discusses experience with design and use of a hypermedia type training material, SPRING, to be used by new machine setters in the spring industry.
industria de la hojalata, la
(n.)=tinplate industry, the.
Ex: In a word, the American tinned goods industry -- tinned fruit, meat, fish, and oil -- depends for its prosperity to a considerable extent on the British tinplate industry.
industria de la iluminación, la
(n.)=lighting industry, the.
Ex: Taiwan used to play a decisive role in the lighting industry, but has lost its shine in the midst of pricing competition against developing countries.
industria de la imprenta, la
(n.)=printing industry, the.
Ex: The overall development of the printing industry is a good indicator for the development of a country's economy as a whole.
industria de la información electrónica
(n.)=electronic information industry.
Ex: The quoted figures are used as a framework for a discussion of the dangers of overvaluing the electronic information industry.
industria de la información en línea, la
=online industry, the ; online information industry, the.
Ex: The legal information market is one which is both large and virtually untapped by the online industry. Ex: The on-line information industry may be at risk from such moves.
industria de la información, la
=information industry, the.
Ex: The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.
industria de la informática
(n.)=computer industry.
Ex: The development of the 'micro-computer', built around the silicon chip (an electronic circuit comprising many separate inter-connected components manufactured as a single integrated unit) has revolutionized the computer industry.
industria de la ingeniería eléctrica, la
=electrical engineering industry, the.
Ex: Up to the 60s information and documentation were little developed in the automobile industry compared to the chemical or electrical engineering industry.
industria de la ingeniería química, la
=chemical engineering industry, the.
Ex: Up to the 60s information and documentation were little developed in the automobile industry compared to the chemical or electrical engineering industry.
industria de la madera
(n.)=timber industry.
Ex: The author discusses historico-geographical approaches to studying New Zealand's frozen meat and timber industries.
industria de la moda, la
(n.)=fashion industry, the.
Ex: The writer discusses the fashion industry's obsession with skinny models.
industria de la prensa, la
(n.)=newspaper industry, the.
Ex: This job fair is open to all students interested in working in the newspaper industry.
industria de la propiedad
(n.)=property industry.
Ex: The author identifies the major components of the property industry around most of which information departments have developed.
industria de la propiedad intelectual
(n.)=intellectual property industry.
Ex: New markets for transactions of digital copyright material put copyright management at risk to the potential detriment of the 'intellectual property industry'.
industria de la publicidad, la
(n.)=publicity industry, the ; advertising industry, the.
Ex: Working in the publicity industry has definitely made me a believer of the old cliché 'Good things come to those who wait'. Ex: The advertising industry is complex, and many different types of skills are required to create a successful ad campaign.
industria de la radio y televisión, la
=broadcasting industry, the.
Ex: This article examines some serious problems which are seen to be facing the publishing, record production, broadcasting, and film making industries in the UK because of outdated copyright laws.
industria de las bases de datos
(n.)=database industry.
Ex: Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential.
industria de las comunicaciones
(n.)=communications industry.
Ex: A brief description is given of the existing communications industry, emphasising its regional rather than national structure.
industria de las exposiciones comerciales
(n.)=trade show industry.
Ex: They are warning municipalities to be leery of building new convention halls because of recent and projected reductions in the nation's trade show industry.
industria de las ferias de muestras
(n.)=trade show industry.
Ex: They are warning municipalities to be leery of building new convention halls because of recent and projected reductions in the nation's trade show industry.
industria de las finanzas, la
(n.)=finance industry, the.
Ex: The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money.
industria de las publicaciones periódicas, la
(n.)=serial industry, the.
Ex: The book and serial industry has recently witnessed several takeovers, buy-outs, and mergers.
industria de las publicaciones seriadas, la
(n.)=serials industry, the.
Ex: A panel of experts representing the various sectors of the serials industry -- librarians, publishers, and subscription agents -- gave participants the chance to answer a number of burning questions.
industria de las telecomunicaciones, la
=telecommunications industry, the.
Ex: The rate of growth of the telecommunications industry in the countries of the Pacific Basin has also been phenomenal.
industria de los alimentos
(n.)=food industry.
Ex: Freezing of bread dough is widely applied in food industry.
industria de los medios de comunicación de masas
(n.)=mass communications industry.
Ex: The language and contents of the mass communications industry could degrade rationalism and thus jeopardize the production of scientific knowledge.
industria de los productos lácteos, la
(n.)=dairy industry, the.
Ex: The dairy industry is a very classic case of how we've managed liberalisation to our own detriment since imported milk is no longer cheap.
industria de servicios
(n.)=service industry.
Ex: Its wide range of activities includes consumer goods, industrial products, animal feeds, tropical plantations and various service industries.
industria de servicios financieros, la
(n.)=financial services industry, the.
Ex: It is worth noting that far more people are employed in the banking sector than any other part of the financial services industry.
industria dedicada a la producción de carne de vaca, la
(n.)=beef industry, the.
Ex: The apparent success of the project suggests it can be used or adapted for other members of the beef industry, having regard for their particular circumstances = El aparente éxito del proyecto sugiere que se puede utilizar o adaptar para otros miembros de la industria dedicada a la produccion de carne de vaca, teniendo en cuenta sus circunstancias particulares.
industria del CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM industry.
Ex: Libraries and public and private information centres are a primary market targetted by the rapidly evolving CD-ROM industry.
industria del acero
(n.)=steel industry.
Ex: The Commission made readaptation grants available to help workers affected by fundamental changes in market conditions in the steel and coal industries.
industria del alcohol, la
(n.)=alcohol industry, the.
Ex: This view has helped exonerate the majority of drinkers & the alcohol industry from responsibility.
industria del aluminio, la
(n.)=aluminium industry, the.
Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.
industria del automóvil, la
(n.)=automotive industry, the ; automobile industry, the ; motor trade, the ; motor industry, the.
Ex: This article examines the inter-organizational impact that electronic data interchange (EDI) has had on the Australian automotive industry. Ex: Up to the 60s information and documentation were little developed in the automobile industry compared to the chemical or electrical engineering industry. Ex: Prestel is being used in an increasing number of commercial applications including: travel; the motor trade; insurance broking; medicine; and farming. Ex: In the present climate of national reconstruction the Ministry of motor industry was one of the first to focus on questions of economics.
industria del carbón, la
(n.)=coal industry, the.
Ex: The Commission made readaptation grants available to help workers affected by fundamental changes in market conditions in the steel and coal industries.
industria del cerdo, la
(n.)=pig farming.
Ex: One commercial application that is gaining favour in pig farming is the electronic sow feeder.
industria del cine, la
(n.)=film making industry, the ; film industry, the ; movie industry, the.
Ex: This article examines some serious problems which are seen to be facing the publishing, record production, broadcasting, and film making industries in the UK because of outdated copyright laws. Ex: Hollywood film industry is guilty of cultural supremacism, unable to represent issues of cultural difference, heterogeneity, and regionality. Ex: While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startled by a box-office surge that has little precedent in the modern era.
industria del cuero
(n.)=leather industry.
Ex: On page 10, paragraph 6, of the scheme you can find a statement of the UDC filing order exemplified by class 675 leather industry.
industria del espectáculo, la
(n.)=show business.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
industria del ganado lanar
(n.)=sheep farming.
Ex: His dream is to leave the USA, in favor of sheep farming in Australia.
industria del gas
(n.)=gas industry.
Ex: Selective dissemination of information amongst the employees of the petroleum and gas industries is carried out with the help of the automated system ES-1022.
industria del libro
(n.)=book industry.
Ex: The book industry in this country is becoming increasingly commercialized, with an attendant lowering of critical standards.
industria del libro, la
(n.)=bookmaking industry, the.
Ex: To date, the UK bookmaking industry has been largely untouched by information technology.
industria del motor, la
(n.)=motor industry, the.
Ex: In the present climate of national reconstruction the Ministry of motor industry was one of the first to focus on questions of economics.
industria del ocio, la
(n.)=entertainment industry, the.
Ex: BASELINE is a collection of online databases devoted to the entertainment industry, particularly film and television.
industria del papel
(n.)=paper industry.
Ex: During the same period an English white paper industry was developed which supplied an increasing proportion of the paper used by English printers, even though the finest qualities had still to be imported from abroad.
industria del periódico, la
(n.)=newspaper industry, the.
Ex: This job fair is open to all students interested in working in the newspaper industry.
industria del petróleo
(n.)=petroleum industry.
Ex: Selective dissemination of information amongst the employees of the petroleum and gas industries is carried out with the help of the automated system ES-1022.
industria del sector turístico
(n.)=tourism industry.
Ex: This aims to commemorate and promote the history of slavery and integrate this history into the tourism industry.
industria del software, la
(n.)=software industry, the.
Ex: This case is important because it demonstrates the high stakes inherent in the software industry.
industria del tabaco, la
(n.)=tobacco industry, the.
Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
industria del turismo
(n.)=tourism industry.
Ex: This aims to commemorate and promote the history of slavery and integrate this history into the tourism industry.
industria del vestir
(n.)=clothing industry.
Ex: This article contains information on the textile and clothing industry, abstracted from journals, patents, research reports and trade literature.
industria discográfica, la
(n.)=record production industry, the ; music industry, the ; record industry, the ; recording industry, the ; music business, the.
Ex: This article examines some serious problems which are seen to be facing the publishing, record production, broadcasting, and film making industries in the UK because of outdated copyright laws. Ex: The data base contains audio listings, music reviews, music samples, images and articles about recordings and the music industry. Ex: Fact is, in 2006, the record industry is doubling over backwards in its attempt to remedy its decision a decade ago to ignore the onset of the web. Ex: And it is those temptations that have placed college students squarely in the crosshairs of the recording industry. Ex: Apple now controls the largest share of the music business.
industria editorial
(n.)=book industry.
Ex: The book industry in this country is becoming increasingly commercialized, with an attendant lowering of critical standards.
industria editorial, la
=publishing industry, the.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export.
industria energética
(n.)=energy industry ; energy company.
Ex: In the chemical, energy and aerospace industries, it is inevitable that research sponsors will wish to keep the results to themselves. Ex: The writer discusses the collapse of Enron, the huge energy company that went bankrupt, destroying both the jobs and the life savings of thousands of employees.
industria energética, la
=energy utility business, the.
Ex: Deregulation compelled the energy utility business to restructure its inwardly directed culture and its overgrown and rivalrous internal services function.
industria farmacéutica, la
(n.)=pharmaceutical industry, the.
Ex: There is a new trend in the pharmaceutical industry towards the use of pharmacogenetics techniques for new drug development.
industria financiera, la
(n.)=finance industry, the.
Ex: The finance industry encompasses a broad range of organizations that deal with the management of money.
industria hotelera, la
(n.)=hotel industry, the.
Ex: Travel agents constitute a large and relatively inexpensive labour force for the hotel industry.
industria ligera
(n.)=light industry.
Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
industria láctea, la
(n.)=dairy industry, the.
Ex: The dairy industry is a very classic case of how we've managed liberalisation to our own detriment since imported milk is no longer cheap.
industria maderera
(n.)=timber industry.
Ex: The author discusses historico-geographical approaches to studying New Zealand's frozen meat and timber industries.
industria manufacturera
(n.)=manufacturing industry.
Ex: In applications, in the office, in manufacturing industries, in commerce, the new technology is on trial.
industria marina, la
(n.)=marine industry, the.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
industria marítima, la
(n.)=maritime industry, the.
Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.
industria metalúrgica, la
=metallurgical industry, the.
Ex: A thermochemical data bank has been established that can be used interactively to solve problems in the chemical and metallurgical industries.
industria naval, la
=shipping industry, the.
Ex: As a result of the study, the ultimate objective was refined to make available to the shipping industry an approach to the development of an integrated management information system = Como resultado del estudio, se especificó aún más el objetivo últimó para poner a disposición de la industria naval un método para el desarrollo de un sistema integrado de información para la gestión.
industria naviera
(n.)=shipbuilding industry.
Ex: The shipbuilding industry received massive state aid despite its terminal decline.
industria naviera, la
=shipping industry, the.
Ex: As a result of the study, the ultimate objective was refined to make available to the shipping industry an approach to the development of an integrated management information system = Como resultado del estudio, se especificó aún más el objetivo últimó para poner a disposición de la industria naval un método para el desarrollo de un sistema integrado de información para la gestión.
industria nuclear, la
(n.)=nuclear industry, the.
Ex: Newspapers took advantage of the accident to attack or 'bash' the nuclear industry or nuclear power in general.
industria papelera
(n.)=paper industry.
Ex: During the same period an English white paper industry was developed which supplied an increasing proportion of the paper used by English printers, even though the finest qualities had still to be imported from abroad.
industria para la preparación de alimentos
(n.)=food processing industry.
Ex: Other libraries have special collections on such subjects as animal husbandry, veterinary medicine, food processing industries, agricultural economics and water supply, ranging from 10,000 up to 35,000 items.
industria pesada
(n.)=heavy industry.
Ex: This article describes the problems and successes experienced by the Central Library of the Miskolc Technical University for heavy industry, Hungary, in extending their sources of acquisitions.
industria pesquera, la
(n.)=fishing industry, the ; fishery industry, the.
Ex: This article gives an overview of the state of culture in a time of acute economic crisis in the Faroe Islands occasioned by the disappearance of the cod fishing industry. Ex: Fish meals and shellfish meals are manufactured as by-products from the waste or inedible parts of fish and shellfish found in our fishery industries.
industria petroquímica
(n.)=petrochemical industry.
Ex: This article studies the information needs 80 specialists in the field of technology of piston driven compressors in petrochemical and gas industries.
industria publicitaria, la
(n.)=advertising industry, the ; publicity industry, the.
Ex: The advertising industry is complex, and many different types of skills are required to create a successful ad campaign. Ex: Working in the publicity industry has definitely made me a believer of the old cliché 'Good things come to those who wait'.
industria química
(n.)=chemical industry.
Ex: In the chemical, energy and aerospace industries, it is inevitable that research sponsors will wish to keep the results to themselves.
industria química, la
=chemical industry, the.
Ex: A thermochemical data bank has been established that can be used interactively to solve problems in the chemical and metallurgical industries.
industria textil
(n.)=textile industry.
Ex: In the 1920s and 30s factory libraries grew up in all types of industries, particularly textile industries, but their size and quality varied.
industria turística
(n.)=tourism industry.
Ex: This aims to commemorate and promote the history of slavery and integrate this history into the tourism industry.
industria turística, la
=tourist industry, the.
Ex: The article 'Sea, sand and surf: the effects of tourism on Newquay library' describes the ways in which the social and economic consequences of a town heavily dependent on the tourist industry shape the services of Newquay Public Library, Cornwall.
industrial
(n.)=industrial ; industrialist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: And, just as importantly, computers have assumed an increasingly pervasive role in industrial automation.
Ex: Producers, whether scientists, inventors or industrialists, must record all their technological achievements.
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* académico-industrial=academic-industrial.
* analista industrial=industry analyst.
* ciudad industrial=industrial town.
* Clasificación Industrial General de las Actividades Económicas (NACE)=General Industrial Classification of Economic Activities (NACE).
* compañía industrial=industrial firm.
* complejo industial=industrial park.
* desarrollo industrial=industrial development.
* diseño industrial=industrial design.
* disputa industrial=industrial dispute.
* encuadernación industrial=edition binding ; trade binding.
* filtración de secreto industrial=industry leak.
* industrial del motor, la=motor trade, the.
* información industrial=industrial information.
* máquina industrial=manufacturing equipment.
* para uso industrial=heavy-duty.
* polígono industrial=industrial park.
* potencia industrial=industrial power.
* producto industrial=industrial product.
* proletariado industrial=industrial proletariat.
* revolución industrial, la=industrial revolution, the.
* ruido industrial=industrial noise.
* secreto industrial=trade secret ; competitive information.
* sector industrial, el=industrial sector, the.
* sociología de las relaciones industriales=industrial sociology ; sociology of industrial relations.
* sociología industrial=industrial sociology.
* suministro industrial=industrial supply.
* superpotencia industrial=industrial superpower.
* vertido industrial=industrial effluent.
* zona industrial=industrial area.

industrial del motor, la
(n.)=motor trade, the.
Ex: Prestel is being used in an increasing number of commercial applications including: travel; the motor trade; insurance broking; medicine; and farming.
industrialismo
(n.)=industrialism.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.

industrialización
=industrialism ; industrialisation [industrialization, -USA].
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: Developing nations have come to recognise that industrial and technological information is a key element in accelerating the process of industrialisation.

industrializado
(adj.)=industrialised [industrialized, -USA] ; manufactured.
Ex: The author discusses the communication infrastructure in Greece, an EU member lying between the rich industrialised North and the poor developing South.
Ex: The company accounts for 99.9% of the UK manufactured glace cherry market.
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* mundo industrializado, el=industrialised world, the.
* país industrializado=industrialised country.

industrialmente
=industrially.
Ex: The 2nd part concerns the problem of transferring scientific results of government-supported research to industry, so that it can be exploited industrially.

industrias que dependen de los recursos humanos
=personnel based industries.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries.
industrioso
(adj.)=industrious.
Ex: The article 'Books made to order: libraries as publishers' reviews the practice of publishing as an activity for industrious smaller libraries.

indígena^1
(n.)=aboriginal ; native person.
Ex: Governmental perceptions of them as aboriginals holds back self-determination.
Ex: It involved the right of a native person to follow his religious tradition which involved smoking an hallucinogenic substance.
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* encuentro entre exploradores e indígenas=palaver.

indígena^2
(adj.)=aboriginal ; autochthonous.
Ex: This article raises some of the issues associated with the collection and documentation of aboriginal archival material which is secret/sacred in nature.
Ex: The paper argues that autochthonous language communities should be formally recognised as distinct ethnic groups.
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* población indígena=indigenous people.

indígenas
(n.)=indigenous people.
Ex: If the word battle does not appropriately describe an armed encounter between an indigenous and a colonizing people, the neutral word incident should be used.
indígeno
(adj.)=indigenous.
Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.
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* encuentro entre indígenas=palaver.
* indígenas=indigenous people.
* lengua indígena=indigenous language.

indómito
(adj.)=indomitable.
Ex: This demonstrates that even in the face of devastation and hopelessness, the indomitable spirit to survive carries on in all species.

inedintificable
(adj.)=unrecognisable [unrecognizable, -USA].
Ex: With a computerized issue system, security system and closed-circuit TV, the new library is almost unrecognisable from the dark, old-fashioned place that preceded it.

inefabilidad
(n.)=ineffability.
Ex: The author argues that, although there are no ineffable truths, the concept of ineffability nevertheless does have application -- to certain states of knowledge.

inefable
(adj.)=inexpressible ; untold ; ineffable ; unutterable.
Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: Cable TV offers US libraries an avenue of community information service with untold possibilities for both the public and librarianship.
Ex: The difficulties of this logic lead to an ineffable, negative mysticism.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

inefablemente
=inexpressibly.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.

ineficacia
(n.)=inefficiency ; ineffectiveness.
Ex: Back-ache, eye strain, tiredness, irritability, absenteeism and inefficiency are some of the problems that result from bad workstation design.
Ex: This article examines the ineffectiveness of search and screen committees in hiring for professional positions in academic libraries.

ineficaz
(adj.)=powerless ; ineffective ; inefficient ; ineffectual ; non-efficient ; lame ; toothless.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.
Ex: Microcomputers are best at single tasks, having limited addressing capability, and are difficult to program except in relatively high level (and inefficient) programming languages.
Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
Ex: These difficulties are of such a magnitude that the use of law in international situations becomes non-efficient.
Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.
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* ser ineficaz=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.

ineficazmente
=inefficiently.
Ex: Funds as well as manpower are being inefficiently utilised to the detriment of these collections.

inelasticidad
(n.)=inelasticity.
Ex: This paper deals with the economic concepts of elasticity and inelasticity of demand as applied to academic periodicals prices = Este artículo trata de los conceptos económicos de elasticidad e inelasticidad de la demanda aplicados a los precios de las publicaciones periódicas académicas.

ineligibilidad
(n.)=ineligibility.
Ex: Bell's two-year period of ineligibility begins on November 10, 2006.

ineludible
(adj.)=inescapable.
Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.

ineludiblemente
=inescapably ; perforce ; inevitably.
Ex: The notion of mutual causality implies that interlocking institutions can be either mutually beneficial or mutually destructive -- but the key is that the outcomes are inescapably an enterprise of their mutual activity.
Ex: Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.

inelástico
(adj.)=inelastic.
Ex: Problems include: high cost of paper and printing supplies; high capital investment required; small and inelastic markets; low literacy = Los problemas incluyen: alto coste del papel y del material de papelería, gran inversión de capital, mercados pequeños y poco flexibles y bajo nivel de alfabetización.

inenarrable
(adj.)=inexpressible ; untold ; unspeakable ; ineffable ; unutterable.
Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: Cable TV offers US libraries an avenue of community information service with untold possibilities for both the public and librarianship.
Ex: The article 'My life and hard times: a tale of unspeakable horrors' is a light hearted account of the author's experiences as a part time indexer.
Ex: The difficulties of this logic lead to an ineffable, negative mysticism.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

inencontrable
(adj.)=unfindable.
Ex: Searching for a book to borrow is an everlasting quest for the unfindable.

ineptitud
(adj.)=inadequacy ; ineptitude ; ineptness.
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: Our ineptitude in getting at the record is largely caused by the artificiality of systems of indexing.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.

inepto
(n.)=inept ; unfit ; bumbler ; inadequate ; lame ; lame duck.
Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
Ex: As Townsend cynically writes, a committee developed to make decisions is a group of 'unfits appointed by the incompetent to do the unnecessary'.
Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
Ex: There are no other library facilities in the immediate area, except for a woefully inadequate public library.
Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.
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* inepto social=nerdy ; nerd ; geek ; geeky .

inepto social
(adj.)=nerdy ; nerd ; geek ; geeky .
Ex: I've always considered myself something of a nerd, even back when being nerdy wasn't cool -- nowadays, everyone thinks they're a nerd. Ex: A stereotypical image of a teenage nerd emerged in the drawings of secondary students but not in elementary children's drawings. Ex: The book has the title 'The geek's guide to Internet business success'. Ex: At the heart of the novel is a geeky high-school student who lives in Preston, Idaho.
inequívocamente
=unequivocally.
Ex: The term information education cannot be unequivocally defined.

inequívoco
(adj.)=unequivocal.
Ex: The exhaustive and unequivocal definition of the nature and types of material qualifying to be described as ephemera could probably form the basis of a learned dissertation.
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* de modo inequívoco=unambiguously.
* prueba inequívoca=ironclad proof.

inercia
(n.)=inertia ; passiveness ; inertness.
Ex: However, large systems with many users have an element of built-in inertia, and are likely to be more stable.
Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).
Ex: Because of their inertness, the noble gases form no chemical compounds in nature.
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* causado por la inercia=inertial.
* debido a la inercia=inertial.
* hacer Algo por inercia=go through + the motions.
* por inercia=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.

inerte
(adj.)=inert ; numb ; lifeless.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds.
Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.
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* estar inerte=lie + fallow.

inescrutabilidad
(n.)=inscrutability.
Ex: Quine's thesis of the inscrutability of reference maintains that it is senseless to ask what the referent of a term is.

inescrutable
(adj.)=inscrutable ; unfathomable.
Ex: He had become unpredictable and inscrutable.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.

inesperadamente
=unexpectedly ; unawares ; before I know what's happened ; out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue ; at the drop of a hat.
Ex: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism.
Ex: 'Oh!' the exclamation escaped her unawares.
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Software out of the blue'.
Ex: The election results came like a bolt out of the blue, threatening his loss of power.
Ex: A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air.
Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.
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* cosas + cambiar inesperadamente=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
* decir inesperadamente=blurt out ; pipe.
* golpear inesperadamente=sucker punch.
* presentarse inesperadamente=turn up out of the + blue.

inesperado
(adj.)=unannounced ; unexpected ; midstream ; adventitious.
Nota: Referido a algo que sucede accidentalmente.
Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.
Ex: The teacher should not give away any details which would be best enjoyed when met for the first time in a full reading, such as twist in the plot, unexpected endings, and the like.
Ex: For my first example, let me take the problem of midstream changes in series, using as the guinea pig the series 'Advances in Experimental Social Psychology'.
Ex: There are a number of these adventitious industries alive and well in the Northwest.
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* de forma inesperada=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.
* de modo inesperado=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.
* dinero inesperado=windfall ; windfall moneys.
* giro inesperado=twist.
* ingresos inesperados=windfall.
* pasar algo inesperado=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
* puñetazo inesperado=sucker punch.
* ser algo totalmente inesperado=come out of + left field.
* ser un beneficio inesperado para=be a boon to.
* vencedor inesperado=dark horse.

inestabilidad
(n.)=volatility ; precariousness ; insecurity ; capriciousness.
Ex: The rapid obsolescence of technology, the volatility of ephemeral standards and the high cost of maintenance have underscored the importance of adopting mainstream products and standards of the commercial market.
Ex: In the 1980s, both groups became subject to greater instability, an increasing precariousness of contracts and decreases in real wages.
Ex: Both staff and users may suffer from fear, insecurity and general apprehension of new technology.
Ex: Caught between the violence of human will and the capriciousness of fate these characters refuse to become what nature intended them to be.
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* inestabilidad política=political instability.
* inestabilidad sísmica=seismic instability.

inestabilidad política
(n.)=political instability.
Ex: The ending of the war did not, in the circumstances of political instability, end the need for secrecy and security in the transfer of information.
inestabilidad sísmica
(n.)=seismic instability.
Ex: Find information on building design in areas of seismic instability.
inestable
(adj.)=unsettled ; instable ; unstable ; unfixed ; wobbly ; rocky ; capricious ; shaky ; unsteady.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
Ex: There is also a further dilemma concerning formats such as film and audio which have tended to receive a lower profile in the library world (too awkward, too cluttered with copyright restrictions, too technically instable).
Ex: The library automation marketplace is unstable, immature and unprofitable, causing vendors to fail.
Ex: From incomplete networks, questions of quality control and copyright, to unfixed pricing policies, the route to fully electronic scientific communication has many pitfalls.
Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.

inestimable
(adj.)=invaluable ; priceless ; inestimable ; sterling.
Ex: Readings as a tool that enables us to do something else, rather than reading which has invaluable ends and purposes in itself.
Ex: The libraries have spent centuries with the collections and storage of priceless information.
Ex: Over the years this title has established itself as a respected standard reference work of inestimable value.
Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
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* el + Nombre + es inestimable=the + Nombre + cannot be overestimated.

inevitabilidad
(n.)=inevitability.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.

inevitable
(v.)=inescapable ; inevitable ; unavoidable ; unpreventable ; see it + coming.
Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.
Ex: Without such guidelines each document would need to be assessed individually, and inconsistencies would be inevitable.
Ex: Equally it could be a product of unavoidable circumstances.
Ex: The future of pediatric medicine, however, lies in being able to prevent disorders that are as yet unpreventable.
Ex: The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.
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* accidente inevitable=unavoidable accident.
* aceptar lo inevitable=accept + the inevitable.
* es inevitable que=inevitably.
* inevitable, lo=inevitable, the.
* ser algo inevitable=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall.

inevitable, lo
=inevitable, the.
Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.
inevitablemente
=ineluctably ; inevitably ; perforce ; unavoidably ; willy-nilly.
Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.
Ex: Development was unavoidably slow during these 5 years because of the need for reconstruction after the war, but basic principles and guidelines for the future were formulated.
Ex: But to make the distinction in this simplistic fashion is misleading because it suggests that books are willy-nilly of one of these two kinds only, each possessing intrinsic, absolute qualities which inevitably affect readers in one way or the other.

inexactitud
(n.)=inaccuracy ; inexactness ; incorrectness.
Ex: Inaccuracies can lead to its being impossible to identify the documents to which citations relate.
Ex: Hindrances are queues, lack of confidence in users, inexactness of requests.
Ex: For each choice, an explanation is offered for the correctness or incorrectness of the response.
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* corregir inexactitudes=set + the record straight.

inexacto
(adj.)=inaccurate ; inexact.
Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: Forecasting the adoption of new technologies for home and other users remains an inexact science.

inexcusable
(adj.)=inexcusable ; crass .
Ex: Child labor is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
Ex: The crass ignorance he showed then created a huge stir upsetting very many people.
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* de manera inexcusable=inexcusably.

inexcusablemente
=inexcusably.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.

inexistencia
(n.)=non-existence.
Ex: In theory, at least, information provision has always been seen as an integral part of the library service, but in practice this had tended to become extruded to the point of non-existence by the time it reaches the smaller rural branches and mobile libraries = En teoría, al menos, la difusión de la información siempre se ha visto como una parte integral del servicio bibliotecario, aunque en la práctica se ha tendido a forzarla hasta el punto de su inexistencia cuando llega a las bibliotecas sucursales rurales más pequeñas y a las bibliotecas móviles.

inexistente
(adj.)=non-existent [nonexistent].
Ex: Rare or non-existent are those books and articles which discuss staff's responsibilities toward top administrators.

inexorabilidad
(n.)=relentlessness.
Ex: The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.

inexorable
(adj.)=unrelenting ; grim ; inexorable ; relentless ; ruthless ; remorseless ; bitter ; grim-faced ; implacable ; adamantine.
Ex: Unrelenting tuition increases are pricing private institutions out of the reach of many middle-class parents.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking.
Ex: They need to be relentless in their fight for adequate funding so that the library service and the profession are not jeopardised.
Ex: The ruling also coincided with a flood of mergers and acquisitions that transformed gentlemen publishers into ruthless entrepreneurs.
Ex: The population explosion and the remorseless growth of knowledge are discussed.
Ex: The author notes the work of Melvyl Dewey in espousing library education and the bitter opposition from some library leaders.
Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
Ex: The implacable reduction in the dissemination of public documents constitutes a rebarbative policy that threatens the quality of reference services in libraries.
Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history.
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* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable=time + march on.

inexorablemente
=inexorably ; remorselessly ; relentlessly ; unrelentingly ; implacably.
Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: The number of abstracts has increased remorselessly; at present over 350,000 a year, the figure seems likely to reach the 400,000 mark in the foreseeable future.
Ex: Computers, on the other hand adhere to their initial instructions and execute these relentlessly until the task that is set is completed.
Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.
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* continuar inexorablemente=march on.
* tiempo + avanzar inexorablemente=time + march on.

inexperto
(adj.)=inexperienced ; naive [naïve] ; callow .
Ex: The cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: The difference between naive readers (whether adult or child) and sophisticated readers (whether adult or child) is that the naive reader has not acquired a language in which to express his criticism.
Ex: Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.

inexplicable
(adj.)=inexplicable ; unexplainable ; idiopathic ; unaccountable.
Ex: These are all problems which are inexplicable now to the users = Éstos son todos problemas que en la actualidad son inexplicables para los usuarios.
Ex: In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
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* fenómeno inexplicable=unexplained phenomenon.

inexplicablemente
=inexplicably ; mysteriously ; unaccountably.
Ex: Inexplicably, principals rated instruction 7th in importance out of 10 librarian's skills, but they expected librarians to spend more time on instruction than on any other library function.
Ex: A book not available in October which is eventually delivered in the January following mysteriously becomes less needed by the students over a period of three months.
Ex: Due to the recent political and economic changes began issues of well-known periodicals have been delayed or unaccountably stopped coming.

inexplorado
(adj.)=uncharted ; unchartered.
Nota: Es recomendable usar en su lugar con este mismo significado "uncharted".
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.

inexpresable
(adj.)=inexpressible ; incomunicable ; unutterable.
Ex: Natural language searching of full text data bases does not solve this problem, because the aspect of a topic of interest to researchers is often inexpressible in concrete terms = La búsqueda en lenguaje natural en las bases de datos de texto completo no resuelve este problema, ya que ciertos aspectos del tema que le interesa al investigador con frecuencia son inexpresables en palabras concretas.
Ex: Technologies that create risks that might have incommunicable global consequences include atomic energy, genetic technology, human genetics, nanotechnology, & computer science.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

inexpresivo
(adj.)=deadpan.
Ex: The story is told with a kind of deadpan surrealism.
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* cara inexpresiva=poker face.
* deliberadamente inexpresivo=deadpan.
* mirada inexpresiva=blank look ; blank expression.
* rostro inexpresivo=poker face.

inexpugnabilidad
(n.)=invulnerability.
Ex: Boys were found to believe more strongly in their own uniqueness, invulnerability, and omnipotence than were girls.

inexpugnable
(adj.)=invulnerable.
Ex: This network is almost completely invulnerable due to the far and wide distribution of both capability and responsibility.

inextiguible
(adj.)=unquenchable.
Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

inextricablemente
=inextricably.
Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.

infalibilidad
(n.)=infallibility.
Ex: All philosophy was turned into the opinions of Aristotle, and Plato; and all theology was lodged in the opinion of the church, or in the Pope's infallibility.

infalible
(adj.)=sure-fire [surefire] ; foolproof ; infallible ; watertight ; unfailing ; unerring ; fail-safe.
Ex: For example, asking where someone was born is not a sure-fire way of finding out what their accent is and may lead to erroneous assumptions.
Ex: Theoretically, encryption is foolproof but as security threats increase, smart card encryption will be necessary to help companies improve security systems.
Ex: Consultation of contemporary documents are more reliable, if not infallible.
Ex: Before multimedia producers can protect their rights against users and reap the benefits of their investment, they must ensure that their own licensing position is watertight because they cannot sue to protect rights they do not have.
Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
Ex: The real challenge lies in the library profession's unerring commitment to the canon as the keystone of library and information service.
Ex: The technical safeguards available are not fail-safe.

infaliblemente
=unerringly ; infallibly ; unfailingly.
Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations; it proceeds rapidly and almost unerringly to the selected station.
Ex: In spite of a few dangers, these methods infallibly bring results.
Ex: The publications and documentation sections of these institutions are unfailingly helpful in spite of the pressure under which they are placed.

infame
(adj.)=slanderous ; infamous ; despicable ; unholy ; notorious ; dastardly ; beyond evil ; loathsome.
Ex: That's slanderous; they're not the names of the people.
Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.
Ex: Gestation, menstruation, & pregnancy were often considered shameful and despicable.
Ex: The unholy and more holy sources of community information are mentioned from pimps and prostitutes to the preacher and the policeman.
Ex: Iraqi secret police believed that the notorious Palestinian assassin Abu Nidal was working for the Americans as well as Egypt and Kuwait.
Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
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* coalición infame=unholy alliance.

infamemente
=heinously.
Ex: They felt this sick feeling then that we are now experiencing when one of their own was heinously attacked.

infamia
(n.)=infamy ; slur ; ignominy ; villainy.
Ex: The subjects with which Foucault dealt with are such as madness, hospitals, prisons, infamy, sexuality, etc.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.
Ex: The comments sections on web pages are wretched hives of scum and villainy, and the last place you'd expect to encounter the internet equivalent of a literary coterie.

infancia
(n.)=childhood ; infancy ; babyhood.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: For some time after infancy many children continue to regard books as they regard their toys, as objects to be played with and looked at rather than read.
Ex: The author offers a rich variety of detailed descriptions and anecdotes on the development of children of both sexes from babyhood to adolescence.
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* atención a la infancia=child care [childcare].
* biblioteca de jardín de infancia=kindergarten library.
* en su infancia=in + Posesivo + infancy.
* jardín de infancia=kindergarten ; nursery.
* primera infancia=babyhood ; early childhood.
* UNICEF [Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia]=UNICEF [United Nation's International Children's Emergency Fund].

infanta
(n.)=princess.
Nota: Masculino prince.
Ex: The article discusses the use of the public library by the children at Princess Anne High School after the school library had been destroyed in an arson attack.

infante
(n.)=prince.
Nota: Femenino princess.
Ex: Prince Schwarzenberg, honorary member of the Verband Osterreichischer Archivare (Austrian Archivists' Association), died in Apr '86.

infantería
(n.)=infantry.
Ex: The handbook is intended to serve as a guide to the resources and ervices available in the United States Army infantry School.
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* infantería acorazada=armoured infantry.
* soldado de infantería=infantryman ; foot soldier.

infantería acorazada
(n.)=armoured infantry.
Ex: The men of the 6th Armored Infantry secured the beachhead without opposition.
infanticida
(n.)=infanticide.
Ex: Police crackdown on the infanticides is almost nonexistent, as they are easily bribed to look the other way.

infanticidio
(n.)=infanticide.
Ex: One product of that economic upheaval was an increasing problem of infanticides and infant abandonments.

infantil
(adj.)=infantile ; infant ; childish ; puerile ; childlike [child-like].
Ex: The writer sets out the stages of infantile theories of sexuality.
Ex: Quite obviously, as most children spend their infant years aware of very few people, usually members of their family, it is from them -- parents, brothers and sisters, attendant relatives and friends -- that they learn the primary adaptive lessons.
Ex: Selection must be based on certain criteria -- they must not describe childish exploits, and illustrations must be well reproduced.
Ex: However, it is ironic that the author's first venture into the world of children's books is a disappointment because it does not have the puerile outrageousness of her 'adult' work.
Ex: She added, her voice taking on a curious quality of childlike appeal, 'I'll give you that new typewriter if you agree to Albert'.
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* biblioteca infantil=children's library.
* canción infantil=nursery rhyme.
* champú infantil=baby shampoo.
* chiste infantil=infantile joke.
* comida infantil=baby food.
* cuidados infantiles=child care [childcare].
* de manera infantil=childishly.
* dermatitis seborroica infantil=cradle cap.
* disputa infantil=petty bickering ; petty fighting ; petty fight.
* explotación infantil=child labour.
* guardería infantil=day-care centre.
* hospital maternoinfantil=maternity hospital.
* índice de morbosidad infantil=infant morbidity rate.
* índice de mortalidad infantil=infant mortality rate.
* juego infantil=children's play.
* lenguaje infantil=baby talk.
* libro infantil=children's book.
* literatura infantil=kiddy lit(erature).
* mano de obra infantil=child labour.
* morbosidad infantil=infant morbidity.
* mortalidad infantil=child mortality.
* narración infantil=children's story.
* obra de teatro infantil=children's play.
* parálisis infantil=infantile paralysis.
* parque infantil=children's playground.
* pelea infantil=petty bickering ; petty fighting ; petty fight.
* piscina infantil=children's pool.
* salud infantil=child health.
* salud materno-infantil=mother and child health.
* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS)=sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
* terapeuta infantil=children's therapist.
* trabajo infantil=child labour ; child work.

infantilismo
(n.)=childishness ; infantilism.
Ex: The terms child, childishness, & child-like are used to indicate that there is something that is not quite right about a point of view, an individual, or a political position.
Ex: Previous investigation has shown that in certain cases of infantilism the amount of nitrogen in the urine is low.

infantilmente
=childishly.
Ex: She fell onto the bed childishly, kicking her feet up in the air.

infarto
(n.)=heart attack ; infarction.
Ex: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out.
Ex: Infarction is irreversible damage to myocardial tissues caused by prolonged ischemia/hypoxia.
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* infarto cerebral=cerebral infarction.
* infarto de miocardio=myocardial infarction.

infarto cerebral
(n.)=cerebral infarction.
Ex: These ligations were quite frequently followed by cerebral infarction.
infarto de miocardio
(n.)=myocardial infarction.
Ex: This is a video material to teach corpsmen response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetic coma, insulin shock, and epileptic seizure.
infatigable
(adj.)=indefatigable ; unflagging ; unremitting ; tireless ; unwearied.
Ex: This collection of more than 22,000 items bound into over 2,000 volumes is most interestingly described and the motives of its indefatigable collector discussed by G K Fortescue in a bibliographical introduction to the catalogue.
Ex: Colleagues from all the regions of the world harnessed their combined intellectual capital, tenacity, good will and unflagging spirit of volunteerism for the good of our profession = Colegas de todas las regiones del mundo utilizaron su capital intelectual, su tenacidad, su buena voluntad y su inagotable espíritu de voluntarismo para el bien de nuestra profesión.
Ex: This unremitting castigation of the Nazi masks both the historical complicity of the United States with Nazi crimes and our own racist and genocidal histories.
Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.
Ex: He had been beloved of the gods, but his foolish arrogance had incurred their wrath, and the rest of his unwearied life was the punishment for his pride.

infatigablemente
=tirelessly ; indefatigably.
Ex: She worked tirelessly to raise awareness for organ donation.
Ex: They have campaigned indefatigably for humane prison conditions and have been documenting and exposing human rights abuses.

infeccioso
(adj.)=infectious ; infective.
Ex: Startlingly, we find also that Rule 2.44 would permit either Horses -- Diseases or Horse -- Diseases -- Strangles for a document on strangles in horses (an infectious streptococcal fever); the first of these is blatantly class entry rather than specific, while the second is equally blatantly alphabetico classed.
Ex: Water contaminated by bacteria or other germs is another common cause of infective diarrhoea, particularly in countries with poor sanitation.
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* antiinfeccioso=infection-fighting.
* hepatitis infecciosa=infectious hepatitis.
* mononucleosis infecciosa=glandular fever.
* no infeccioso=non-infective ; non-infectious.

infección
(n.)=infection.
Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.
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* evitar una infección=prevent + infection.
* infección adquirida en el hospital=hospital-acquired infection.
* infección aguda=acute infection.
* infección bacteriana=bacterial infection.
* infección de hongos=fungal infection.
* infección de hospital=hospital-acquired infection.
* infección de las vías urinarias=urinary tract infection.
* infección de la vagina=vaginal infection.
* infección de oído=ear infection.
* infección de parásitos=parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].
* infección grave=acute infection.
* infección micótica=fungal infection.
* infección por hongos=fungal infection.
* infección pulmonar=pulmonary infection.
* infección vaginal=vaginal infection.
* infección viral=viral infection.
* prevenir una infección=prevent + infection.

infección adquirida en el hospital
(n.)=hospital-acquired infection.
Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.
infección aguda
(n.)=acute infection.
Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.
infección bacteriana
(n.)=bacterial infection.
Ex: Most primary care physicians diagnose and treat common medical conditions, from strep throat to bacterial infections and simple viruses.
infección de hongos
(n.)=fungal infection.
Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.
infección de hospital
(n.)=hospital-acquired infection.
Ex: Several hundred women die every year in the United States from hospital-acquired infections, but it's so hush-hush here that we rarely hear about them.
infección de la vagina
(n.)=vaginal infection.
Ex: A frequently asked question concerns the use of yoghurt for vaginal infections.
infección de las vías urinarias
(n.)=urinary tract infection.
Ex: The nine diseases for which statistics are reported are: ear infection, tonsillitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, mononucleosis, hepatitis, meningitis, and rheumatic fever.
infección de oído
(n.)=ear infection.
Ex: The nine diseases for which statistics are reported are: ear infection, tonsillitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, mononucleosis, hepatitis, meningitis, and rheumatic fever.
infección de parásitos
(n.)=parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].
Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
infección grave
(n.)=acute infection.
Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.
infección micótica
(n.)=fungal infection.
Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.
infección por hongos
(n.)=fungal infection.
Ex: Garlic cloves continue to be used by aficionados as a remedy for digestive disorders and fungal infections such as thrush.
infección pulmonar
(n.)=pulmonary infection.
Ex: The pulmonary infections were due to viruses, bacteria, fungi and protozoa.
infección vaginal
(n.)=vaginal infection.
Ex: A frequently asked question concerns the use of yoghurt for vaginal infections.
infección viral
(n.)=viral infection.
Ex: The centre, which has opened a telephone help line, deals mainly with requests for information on the occurrence of salmonella, viral infections, and existing legislation with regard to infectious diseases.
infectado
(adj.)=infected ; pussy .
Ex: Any eating utensils used by an infected person should be immediately washed in hot soapy water or in a dishwasher.
Ex: Unfortunately I caught an infection in my leg causing the ulcer to inflame and become very pussy and sore.

infectar
(v.)=infect.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.

infecundidad
(n.)=infertility.
Ex: The author describes the scope of consumer health information relating to fertility and infertility on the Internet.

infecundo
(adj.)=barren ; infertile.
Ex: Seeds blown by wind or carried by animals germinated and began sprouting green life in the barren area.
Ex: This study aimed to assess the attitudes of both fertile and infertile women as well as egg donors and recipients towards the use of donated eggs for treatment, diagnosis and research.

infelicidad
(n.)=unhappiness.
Ex: They are afraid to complain or express their unhappiness because of fear of reprisal by the supervisor.
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* con infelicidad=miserably.

infeliz
(adj.)=unhappy.
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment.

inferencia
(n.)=inference.
Ex: Although he was referring to American systems being used in Australian libraries, the inference has general implications.

inferencial
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* procesador inferencial=inference engine.

inferior
(adj.)=inferior ; low ; lower ; nether ; low-end.
Ex: A subordinate body is a corporate body that forms an integral part of a larger body in relation to which it holds an inferior hierarchical rank.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: The upper and lower limits for the value are first entered.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
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* clases inferiores, las=lower orders, the.
* cubierta inferior=lower deck.
* de calidad inferior=low-end.
* de inferior calidad=low-end ; sub-par.
* de la gama inferior=low-end.
* esquina inferior derecha=right bottom corner ; bottom right.
* esquina inferior izquierda=left bottom corner ; bottom left.
* extremidades inferiores=lower extremities ; lower limbs.
* extremo inferior izquierdo=lower left.
* inferior a=no match for.
* inferior al título=sub-degree [subdegree].
* labio inferior=lower lip.
* límite inferior=lower bound.
* mandíbula inferior=lower jaw.
* margen inferior=bottom margin.
* maxilar inferior=lower jaw.
* miembros inferiores=lower extremities ; lower limbs.
* mitad inferior=lower half.
* parte inferior=bottom.
* parte inferior derecha=lower right.
* paso inferior=underpass ; subway.
* paso inferior de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso inferior para peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* quijada inferior=lower jaw.
* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen=dump.

inferior a
=no match for.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
inferior al título
(adj.)=sub-degree [subdegree].
Ex: At the first and sub-degree level only a few employ the term 'information technology' as a whole or part programme title.
inferioridad
(n.)=inferiority.
Ex: Avoid words which connote inferiority or peculiarity in establishing subdivisions for concepts applicable to all classes of people.
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* complejo de inferioridad=inferiority complex.
* estar en inferioridad de condiciones=punch above + Posesivo + weight.

inferir
(v.)=infer.
Ex: In many cases this has to be inferred from the position in any given class.

infernal
(adj.)=hellish ; scorching ; infernal.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.
Ex: It is widely known that black robes help the Bedouins to keep cool in the scorching heat of the desert.
Ex: This grimorie has been a cornerstone of occult thought, containing instructions for gaining the services of angels and thereby the obedience of infernal spirits.
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* calor infernal=blistering heat.

infertilidad
(n.)=infertility.
Ex: The author describes the scope of consumer health information relating to fertility and infertility on the Internet.

infestación
(n.)=infestation.
Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
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* infestación micótica=fungal infestation.

infestación micótica
(n.)=fungal infestation.
Ex: This paper discusses the means suggested by conservators and microbiologists to cope with the problem of fungal infestation in libraries and archives.
infestado
(adj.)=infested.
Ex: Affected animals become depressed, stand with their heads down, do not feed, and attempt to bite the infested areas.
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* infestado de bichos=bug-ridden.
* infestado de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* infestado de ratas=rat-infested.

infestado de bichos
(adj.)=bug-ridden.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.
infestado de delincuencia
(adj.)=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists. Ex: In the 1990s, the area sunk into a state of utter horror, as it became one of the most crime-riddled areas in the entire city. Ex: It is like claiming that because crime in certain areas of Miami is bad that all Miami is crime-infested and should not be visited.
infestado de ratas
(adj.)=rat-infested.
Ex: She was forced to deliver her own babies in a rat-infested dungeon with nothing but a dog-eared book on pregnancy to help her.
infestar
(v.)=infest.
Ex: The wizard then cursed the underground shrine, infesting it with swarms of nasty vermin.

infidelidad
(n.)=infidelity.
Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.

infiel^1
(adj.)=unfaithful.
Ex: This story is about Joe, a man who had been unfaithful but felt no guilt.
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* cónyuge infiel=cheating spouse.

infiel^2
(n.)=unbeliever.
Ex: In this prayer for unbelievers, we are reminded that they, too, are the children of God, and that their conversion would only increase our joy.
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* infieles, los=heathen, the.

infieles, los
=heathen, the.
Ex: Both books are also essentially epistles to the heathen, attempts to convert the unconvinced into true believers.
infierno
(n.)=inferno ; underworld ; hell.
Ex: He maintains that this evocation of the Inferno is apt because, though not a sodomite, Bulstrode can be seen in medieval terms as both a blasphemer and usurer.
Ex: These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.
Ex: According to Shakespeare's age, if she had agreed, she would have committed a mortal sin and been in danger of hell.
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* atravesar un infierno=go through + (sheer) hell.
* atravesar un invierno=go through + a (real) ordeal.
* en el quinto infierno=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* fuego del infierno=St. Anthony's fire.
* hacer que la vida sea un infierno=make + life hell.
* infierno del dolor, el=hurt locker, the.
* pasar por el infierno=be to hell and back.
* pasar (por) un auténtico infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar (por) un verdadero infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* ser un infierno=be hell.
* un auténtico infierno=a living hell.
* vivir un infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.

infierno del dolor, el
=hurt locker, the.
Ex: The movie is about a man who could not choose his family over his career, and as a result he would forever be in the hurt locker.
infiltración
(n.)=infiltration.
Ex: Innately conservative Muslims prefer to exclude Western infiltration and influence.

infiltrado
(n.)=infiltrator.
Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.

infiltrar
(v.)=infiltrate.
Ex: Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and 'infiltrate' to change things from the inside.
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* infiltrarse=creep (up) (in/into) ; infiltrate ; make + Posesivo + way (into/onto) ; weasel + Posesivo + way into ; worm + Posesivo + way through.

infiltrarse
(v.)=creep (up) (in/into) ; infiltrate ; make + Posesivo + way (into/onto) ; weasel + Posesivo + way into ; worm + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts. Ex: Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and 'infiltrate' to change things from the inside. Ex: Although electronic books (eBooks) are beginning to make their way into libraries collections, the question remains as to why it has taken so long for this to happen. Ex: He then rented a hidden camera and weaseled his way into the private ceremony to take a shot of the singer. Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.
infinidad
(n.)=infinity.
Ex: Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.
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* infinidad de veces=countless times.

infinidad de veces
=countless times.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
infinitamente
=endlessly ; in perpetuity.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.
Ex: Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality.
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* infinitamente + Adjetivo=infinitely + Adjetivo ; endlessly + Adjetivo.

infinitamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=infinitely + Adjetivo ; endlessly + Adjetivo.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain. Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book romantic fiction we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.
infinitas veces
=countless times.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
infinitesimal
(adj.)=infinitesimal.
Ex: Librarians of special libraries, operating with infinitesimal budgets, hould share operational techniques and hopefully the methods can be dapted to similar situations.

infinitivo
(n.)=infinitive.
Ex: Content words are subdivided into nominals, attributives, predicatives, infinitives, adverbs, and gerunds.

infinito^1
(n.)=infinity.
Ex: Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.
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* al infinito=ad infinitum.
* mirar al infinito=stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly.

infinito^2
(adj.)=countless ; endless ; infinite ; bottomless.
Ex: But since we, and countless similar institutions, are dependent upon the Library of Congress, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: It is still the same inexorably literal logic which must ultimately glance into the chaos, and small differences create infinite displacements between records.
Ex: The novel is a bottomless quagmire of melodramatic weirdness.
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* infinitas veces=countless times.
* las posibilidades son infinitas=the possibilities are endless.

inflable
(adj.)=inflatable.
Ex: These inflatable balls are used to strengthen muscles, to improve posture and help prevent back pain.
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* colchoneta inflable=air mattress ; air bed [airbed] ; lilo.
* colchón inflable=air bed [airbed] ; air mattress ; lilo.
* piscina inflable=paddling pool ; wading pool.
* piscina inflable para chapotear=paddling pool ; wading pool.
* piscina inflable para niños=paddling pool ; wading pool.

inflacionario
(adj.)=inflationary.
Ex: During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.

inflacionista
(adj.)=inflationary.
Ex: During the economic crisis of the inter-war years, the development of Polish libraries was hampered by lack of funds and the inflationary cost of books.
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* tendencia inflacionista=deflationary spiral.

inflación
(n.)=inflation.
Ex: The article 'The acquisitions librarian as informed consumer: mad as hell, and not going to take it any more!' considers some of the underlying practices used by publishers which keep prices increasing faster than inflation.
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* aumento asociado a la inflación=inflation-adjusted.
* combatir la inflación=combat + inflation.
* hacer frente a la inflación=combat + inflation.
* inflación desbocada=rampant inflation ; triple digit inflation ; soaring inflation ; runaway inflation.
* inflación disparada=triple digit inflation ; rampant inflation ; soaring inflation ; runaway inflation.
* luchar contra la inflación=combat + inflation ; fight + inflation.
* tasa de inflación=inflation rate ; rate of inflation.

inflación desbocada
(n.)=rampant inflation ; triple digit inflation ; soaring inflation ; runaway inflation.
Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation. Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict. Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation. Ex: Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.
inflación disparada
(n.)=triple digit inflation ; rampant inflation ; soaring inflation ; runaway inflation.
Ex: Despite damage from bombing, triple digit inflation, and staff shortages, many libraries functioned throughout the conflict. Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation. Ex: Hopes for rate cuts have been dashed by soaring inflation. Ex: Virtually all historic runaway inflations have taken place in the wake of wars or revolutions, in an economic setting that involved physical shortages of consumer goods.
inflado
(adj.)=inflated ; bulging ; bloated.
Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.

inflamable
(adj.)=flammable ; inflammable.
Ex: As both a fire and safety precaution flammable liquids must be kept in a cabinet which can contain fire.
Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
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* líquido inflamable=flammable liquid.
* material inflamable=flammable material.
* sustancia inflamable=flammable substance.

inflamación
(n.)=inflammation ; swelling.
Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

inflamado
(adj.)=swollen ; puffy .
Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: The puffy white clouds more suggestive of cotton candy than cumulonimbus.

inflamar
(v.)=inflame.
Ex: The disease is called temporal arteritis because the temporal arteries, which course along the sides of the head just in front of the ears (to the temples), often become inflamed.

inflamatorio
(adj.)=inflammatory.
Ex: However, this is a degenerative, not an inflammatory, condition.
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* antiinflamatorio=anti-inflammatory.
* enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria=inflammatory bowel disease.

inflar
(v.)=bloat ; inflate.
Ex: During feeding the ciliate bloats in a few minutes to 10 to 20 times its original volume.
Ex: It can take as little as one minute to inflate or deflate some air mattresses.
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* inflar Alguien a hostias=baste.
* inflar de hostias a Alguien=beat + Nombre + black and blue.
* inflarse=swell up.
* inflarse de llorar=cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
* inflar un presupuesto=pad + a budget.

inflar Alguien a hostias
(v.)=baste.
Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him.
inflar de hostias a Alguien
(v.)=beat + Nombre + black and blue.
Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
inflar un presupuesto
(v.)=pad + a budget.
Ex: By the way, what are your thoughts on 'padding' a budget?.
inflarse
(v.)=swell up.
Ex: Outside the walls of the room, outside the walls of his skull, outside the impalpable energy walls of his mind, he felt those forces gathering, swelling up.
inflarse de llorar
(v.)=cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
Ex: George Michael reportedly cried his eyes out after being sentenced to jail.
inflexibilidad
(n.)=inflexibility ; rigidness ; monolithicism ; tough-mindedness.
Ex: An inherent difficulty posed by this, however, is that the flexibility sought in this way is limited by the inflexibility imposed by cables, ducts, etc.
Ex: The personality characteristics included impunitive responses to frustration, rigidness, lack of self-confidence, & inefficient use of intellectual resources.
Ex: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterpoised to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.
Ex: The questionnaire measures four features of personality: tough-mindedness, extraversion, emotionality, and lying.

inflexible
(adj.)=inflexible ; uncompromising ; hidebound ; unbending ; uncompromised ; hard-nosed ; tough-minded ; hard and fast ; ironclad [iron-clad].
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: This difference between these two types of libraries we shall be well advised to observe though we should not be too hidebound as to the means by which we may secure the end.
Ex: Warren has stalked the corridors of power and can appear at first sight stern and unbending.
Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.
Ex: Companies must adopt a hard-nosed attitude in judging the cost benefits of teletext.
Ex: Carnegie was a conservative, rigidly moralistic, and tough-minded individualist.
Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.
Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.
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* norma inflexible=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
* permanecer inflexible=remain + adamant.
* regla inflexible=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.

inflexiblemente
=rigidly ; obdurately ; uncompromisingly.
Ex: The questions raised by these developments and possible alternatives form the subject of this discussion, specifically: the need to impose a rigidly controlled structure on a machine-readable catalog.
Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin.
Ex: For the first time the stress was uncompromisingly vertical, while the italic was intended to be a mechanically sloped roman, quite unconnected with calligraphy.

inflexión
(n.)=droop.
Ex: This article describes a study undertaken in Brazil to investigate the phenomenon of the droop at the end of the graph demonstrating Bradford's law which corresponds to the journals of low productivity.
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* inflexión de Groos=Groos droop.
* inflexión lingüística=inflexion.
* inflexión lingüística de una palabra=word form.

inflexión de Groos
(n.)=Groos droop.
Ex: The author concludes that the Groos droop can be explained through Bradford's law and hence that they do not contradict each other.
inflexión lingüística
(n.)=inflexion.
Ex: To deal with problems of inflexions in languages such as German, it is necessary to develop a more detailed set of differencing operators.
inflexión lingüística de una palabra
(n.)=word form.
Ex: As synonyms are rarely exactly synonymous and as we extend such control by confounding quasi-synonyms, word forms, etc., we may at the same time be reducing the precision ratio.
inflingir
(v.)=inflict.
Ex: This article discusses the budget cuts inflicted on Australian libraries.

influencia
(n.)=force ; influence ; lever ; leverage ; say ; clout ; good offices ; sway ; bearance.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.
Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more 'clout', stature and visibility.
Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area.
Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.
Ex: In the world of weather forecasting, conventional wisdom is that past weather has no bearance on future weather.
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* área de influencia=remit.
* buena influencia=good influence.
* campaña contra la conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink-drive campaign ; anti-drink-drive campaign.
* conducción bajo la influencia del alcohol=drink driving ; drunk driving.
* conducir bajo la influencia del alcohol=drive while under + the influence of alcohol.
* de gran influencia=seminal.
* ejercer influencia=exert + influence ; wield + influence ; deliver + clout.
* ejercer influencia (sobre)=come to + bear influence (on).
* ejercer una gran influencia en=play + a strong hand in.
* esfera de influencia=sphere of influence.
* extender la influencia=spread + influence.
* hacer uso de influencias=pull + strings.
* influencia de los amigos=peer influence.
* influencia económica=economic influence.
* influencia electoral=coattails ; political coattails ; electoral coattails.
* influencia histórica=historical influence.
* influencia política=political clout ; political influence.
* influencia social=social influence.
* mala influencia=bad seed ; bad influence.
* perder influencia=lose + clout.
* tener influencias=have + pull.
* tener influencia sobre=have + hold on.
* traficante de influencias=power broker.
* tráfico de influencias=spoils system ; nepotism.
* valerse de influencias=pull + strings.

influencia de los amigos
(n.)=peer influence.
Ex: The third point is one that harks back to the chapter on peer influences.
influencia económica
(n.)=economic influence.
Ex: The political, social and economic influences driving the movement are described in broad terms.
influencia electoral
(n.)=coattails ; political coattails ; electoral coattails.
Ex: One way to measure that mandate is to estimate Obama's 'coattails', that is, the degree to which members of Congress feel that their own election depended in part on voters who came to the polls to support Obama. Ex: Obviously, too, how well his Republican colleague does on Election Day will depend to a degree on how long Mr. Bush's political coattails are. Ex: There are also elections where a presidential candidate has long electoral coattails that pull many members of his party to victory in congressional races.
influencia histórica
(n.)=historical influence.
Ex: This paper examines the historical influences on the development of American school libraries to 1978.
influencia política
(n.)=political clout ; political influence.
Ex: Even sympathetic librarians may not have the political clout to force their local government to mandate minority business set-asides. Ex: Librarians need to exert more political influence.
influencia social
(n.)=social influence.
Ex: The future of the National Library of Medicine will be shaped by a number of scientific, technical, and social influences.
influenciado
(adj.)=influenced.
Ex: In other words, the influenced person believes that the person influencing has the right to do this through formal authority in the organization.
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* no influenciado=uninfluenced.

influenza
(n.)=influenza [flu, - abrev.].
Ex: For example, influenza, measles, pneumonia share the common characteristic of being diseases.
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* virus de la influenza=influenza virus.

influido
(adj.)=influenced.
Ex: In other words, the influenced person believes that the person influencing has the right to do this through formal authority in the organization.
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* influido por los medios de comunicación=media-influenced.
* no influido=uninfluenced.

influido por los medios de comunicación
(adj.)=media-influenced.
Ex: The problems which these media-inspired and media-influenced books present to children's librarians are touched upon.
influir
(v.)=exert + influence ; influence ; sway ; bias ; impact.
Ex: The subject analysis of a document exerts a controlling influence on all the subsequent steps involved in its subject content.
Ex: However, although data base producers choose to adhere to in-house practices, there are international standards which can be applied, and indeed do influence practice.
Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
Ex: A sample would be biased if some elements in the population have no chance of selection.
Ex: Factors that might adversely impact the ethical behaviour of the publishing, vending and librarianship community are examined, and the need for professionalism and vigilance of the community is emphasised.
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* factor + influir=thread + pull upon.
* influir en=have + an influence on ; have + impact (on).
* influir en gran medida=become + a force.
* influir en la gente=influence + people.
* influir en la opinión pública=shape + public opinion ; influence + public opinion.
* influir sobre=have + a bearing on/upon.

influir en
(v.)=have + an influence on ; have + impact (on).
Ex: There is, however, no reason to despair of schools having an influence on children from subliterate and illiterate homes. Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
influir en gran medida
(v.)=become + a force.
Ex: The points of view of non-Western Europeans/Americans, non-Christians, nonWhites, and non-males are becoming a force in society.
influir en la gente
(v.)=influence + people.
Ex: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people.
influir en la opinión pública
(v.)=shape + public opinion ; influence + public opinion.
Ex: Librarians are aware of the ability of the press to shape public opinion. Ex: It appears that this criticism will not diminish in the future and has the potential to influence public opinion.
influir sobre
(v.)=have + a bearing on/upon.
Ex: Three decisions made subsequent to that initial review have had a significant bearing on the scope of the present document.
influjo
(n.)=sway.
Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.

influyente
(adj.)=influential ; heavyweight [heavy weight].
Ex: The relative index has been influential in indexing practice.
Ex: Heavyweight information technology firms such as IBM are appearing in the market and challenging traditional players.
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* gente influyente=powerful people.

infografía
(n.)=infographics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Infographics: Infographic analytical tools for decision makers' = El artículo se titulaba "Infografía: instrumentos analíticos infográficos para los responsables de tomar decisiones".

infográfico
(adj.)=infographic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Infographics: infographic analytical tools for decision makers' = El artículo se titulaba "Infografía: instrumentos analíticos infográficos para los responsables de tomar decisiones".

infometría
(n.)=infometrics.
Nota: Variante menos común de "informetrics".
Ex: The study of inequality, dispersion, or concentration is a major topic in infometrics and bibliometrics.

infométrico
(adj.)=infometric.
Nota: Variente menos frecuente de "informetric".
Ex: This article has the title 'Microlevel infometric investigation in phytochemistry'.

informacional
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* alfabetización informacional=information literacy.
* brecha informacional=information gap.

información
(n.)=data [datum, -sing.] ; datum [data, -pl.] ; details ; information ; informativeness ; piece of information ; info ; information coverage ; field data ; bit of information.
Ex: Statistical tabular and numerical abstract are a means of summarising numerical data, which may be presented in its original format in a tabular form.
Ex: Thus, having entered the authority datum correctly once, we could be sure that no matter how many bibliographic records used it they would all do so with mechanical consistency.
Ex: With minimum authorization, details of the circulation and order records are not displayed.
Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to and the exploitation of information, documents and data.
Ex: The informativeness of the index depends upon the information contents of the titles that comprise the index.
Ex: On other occasions a user wants every document or piece of information on a topic traced, and then high recall must be sought, to the detriment of precision.
Ex: The article is entitled 'CD-ROM reader as info walkman'.
Ex: Serious attention should be given to the coordination and improvement of bibliographic control at a national level to avoid duplication of effort and gaps in information coverage.
Ex: This paper discusses the technological revolution in field data collection systems for health sciences.
Ex: Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.
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* abuso de información confidencial=insider trading ; insider dealing.
* abuso de información privilegiada=insider trading ; insider dealing.
* acceso a la información por el autor=author approach.
* acceso a la información por el título=title approach.
* acceso a la información por la materia=subject approach to information ; subject approach.
* actuación relacionada con la información=information action.
* ADONIS (Distribución automática de documentos a través de sistemas de inform=ADONIS (Automated Document Delivery Over Networked Information Systems).
* agencia de información=information agency.
* AGRIS (Sistema Internacional de Información sobre Agricultura)=AGRIS (International Agricultural Information System).
* aldea mundial de la información, la=global information village, the.
* alfabetización en información=information literacy.
* alfabeto en información=information literate [information-literate].
* almacenamiento de la información=information storage.
* almacenamiento y recuperación automatizada de la información=computerised information retrieval and storage.
* almacenamiento y recuperación de la información=information storage and retrieval (ISR).
* analfabetismo en información=information illiteracy.
* aparato para el uso de la información=information appliance.
* aplicaciones para la información=information solutions.
* área de información=communications area.
* asesor de información=information consultant.
* asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón=mobile information and advice van.
* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB)=National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
* ASTINFO (Red Regional para el Intercambio de Información y Experiencias de l=ASTINFO (Regional Network for the Exchange of Information and Experience in Science and Technology in Asia and the Pacific).
* atender una petición de información=satisfy + request for information.
* auditoría de la información=information audit ; information auditing.
* auditoría de sistemas de información=information systems auditing ; information systems audit.
* autopista de la información=information highway.
* basado en la información=information-based ; information-intensive.
* base de datos con información confidencial=intelligence database.
* BLAISE (Servicio de Información Automatizada de la Biblioteca Británica)=BLAISE (British Library Automated Information Service).
* bloque funcional de información descriptiva=descriptive information block.
* broker de información=information broker ; broker.
* buscador de información=information seeker ; searcher.
* buscar información=mine + information ; seek + information.
* búsqueda de información=fact-finding ; quest for + information ; information seeking.
* cadena de la información=information chain, the ; information provision chain, the.
* campo de información=data field.
* capacidad de interpretar información espacial=spatial literacy.
* capacidad de interpretar información estadística=statistical literacy.
* capacidad de interpretar información gráfica=graphic literacy.
* capacidad de manejar la información=information handling.
* cargar información=load + information.
* centro coordinador de información=clearinghouse [clearing house].
* centro de análisis de la información=information analysis centre.
* centro de información=information agency ; information centre.
* Centro de Información al Ciudadano=Public Information Center (PIC).
* centro de información ciudadana=community information centre ; neighbourhood information centre (NIC).
* centro de información laboral=job information centre.
* centro de información sectorial=sectoral information centre.
* Centro de Información sobre el Ayuntamiento=Kommune Information Centre.
* centro especializado de proceso de información=clearinghouse [clearing house].
* centro municipal de información=local authority information outlet.
* circuito de la información=information chain, the ; information provision chain, the.
* circulación de la información=flow of information.
* comercialización de la información=information brokerage ; information broking ; information brokering.
* Comité Conjunto para Sistemas de Información (JISC)=Joint Information Systems Committee (JISC).
* compañía dedicada a la información=information company.
* competencias de información=information literacy.
* competencias en información=information literacy.
* compilador de información=information gatherer.
* comportamiento de búsqueda de información=information-seeking behaviour.
* compresión de información=data compression.
* concienciar a Alguien de la importancia de la información=raise + information awareness.
* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información=information literate [information-literate].
* con información=information-bearing.
* con mucha información=populated.
* conocimientos básicos de búsqueda, recuperación y organización de la informa=information literacy.
* conocimientos en el manejo de la información=info-savvy.
* consciente de la importancia de la información=information conscious.
* consumo de información=consumption of information.
* contener información=carry + information.
* contenido de la información=information content.
* conversión de información=data conversion.
* crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, el=information explosion, the.
* CRISP (Recuperación Automatizada de Información sobre Proyectos Científicos)=CRISP (Computer Retrieval of Information on Scientific Projects).
* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información=World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
* cursos de gestión de información=management course.
* dar información=provide + information ; give + information ; release + information.
* dar información adicional=give + further details.
* dar información de=give + details of.
* derecho de acceso a la información=right of access to information.
* descubrimiento de información en las bases de datos=knowledge discovery in databases (KDD).
* destreza en la búsqueda de información en una biblioteca=library research skills.
* destrezas relacionadas con el uso de la información=information skills.
* destrezas relacionadas con la información=information skills.
* difundir información=hand out + information.
* difusión de información=information provision ; provision of information ; dissemination of information.
* difusión de la información=information diffusion ; information dissemination.
* difusión selectiva de la información=SDI (selective dissemination of information).
* difusor de información=information disseminator.
* dirigir información a=direct + information towards.
* disco con información=data diskette ; data disk.
* dispositivo de entrada de información mediante la voz=voice input device.
* distribución de información=content distribution ; content delivery.
* distribución de información por suscripción=syndication.
* distribuidor de información=information provider.
* distribuidor de información en línea=host ; online host.
* dosier de información=topic pack ; package of information.
* dosiers de información para el público=self-help pack of information.
* ecología de la información=information ecology.
* economía de la información=information economy.
* elaborar información=digest + information.
* empresa de servicios de información=information broker ; broker ; information broking.
* empresario de la información=infopreneur.
* encargado de la tecnología de la información=information technologist.
* encontrar información=dredge up + information.
* enseñanza en la búsqueda de información=information instruction.
* enviar información a=direct + output.
* enviar información de un modo automático=push + information.
* envío de información por suscripción=syndication feed.
* era de la información=information era.
* era de la información, la=information age, the.
* escasez de información=information scarcity ; information underload.
* esfera de la información, la=infosphere, the.
* especialista de la información=information specialist.
* estrategia de búsqueda de información=information seeking pattern.
* estrategia de gestión de la información=information management strategy.
* exceso de información=information overload.
* explosión de la información, la=information explosion, the.
* extracción de información (EI)=information extraction (IE).
* falta de información=lack of information.
* filtración de información=leakage of information.
* fórmula para la medición de la información de Brillouin=Brillouin's information measure.
* formulario de recogida de información=data collection form.
* fuente de información=information source ; information store ; source of information ; source of data.
* fuente de información electrónica=electronic information source.
* fuente principal de información=chief source of information.
* fuentes de información=information base.
* gestionar información=handle + information.
* gestión de la información=information management ; information handling.
* Gestión de los Recursos de Información (IRM)=Information Resources Management (IRM).
* gestor de información=information software package.
* gestor de la información=information manager ; information handler.
* guerra de la información=information warfare.
* guía de fuentes de información=pathfinder.
* hábito de búsqueda de información=information-seeking habit.
* hacerse de información=secure + information.
* herramienta de recuperación de información=retrieval tool.
* herramienta para el uso de la información=information appliance.
* herramienta para la gestión de la información=information-managing tool.
* hoja con la información básica para Hacer Algo=data sheet [datasheet].
* industria de la información electrónica=electronic information industry.
* industria de la información en línea, la=online industry, the ; online information industry, the.
* industria de la información, la=information industry, the.
* información adicional=further information ; additional information.
* información administrativa=management information.
* información al consumidor=consumer information ; consumer advice ; consumer affairs.
* información a modo de ejemplo=sample data.
* información anterior al pedido=preorder information.
* información a través de la voz=voice information.
* información automatizada=computerised information.
* información básica=background information ; background note.
* información bibliográfica=bibliographic data ; bibliographic information.
* Información Bibliográfica Automatizada (MARBI)=MARBI (Machine-Readable Bibliographic Information).
* información bursátil=share prices.
* información catalográfica=cataloguing data.
* información científica=scientific information ; scholarly information.
* información científica y técnica=scientific and technical information (STI).
* información clínica=clinical information.
* información comerciable=tradeable information.
* información comercial=business information.
* información como artículo de consumo, la=information commodity.
* información como materia prima, la=information commodity.
* información complementaria=supplementary information ; further information ; further details.
* información comunitaria=community information.
* información confidencial=inside information ; confidential information ; insider information.
* información corporativa=economic intelligence.
* información de agencia=syndicated matters.
* información de alojamiento=housing information.
* información de archivo=archival information.
* información de autoridades=authority data ; authority information.
* información de contacto=contact details ; contact information.
* información de existencias por bibliotecas=local holdings information.
* información de fuente fidedigna=authoritative information.
* información de gestión=management data ; management information.
* información de novedades=press release.
* información de ocio=infotainment.
* información deportiva=sporting news.
* información de precios=price information.
* información de precios de productos para el consumo=retail prices.
* información de supervivencia=survival information.
* información de texto completo=full-text information.
* información de última hora=news flash.
* información digital=digital information ; digital data ; digital content.
* información documentada=documented information.
* información documental=documentary information ; document information.
* información económica=business news.
* información electrónica=electronic content [e-content] ; electronic information.
* información empresarial=business information ; company information ; industry information.
* información en defensa de las minorías=affirmative information.
* información en línea=online information.
* información en soporte=recorded information.
* información en su estado primario=raw information.
* información envasada=packaged data.
* información errónea=misinformation ; dirty data ; misstatement [mis-statement] ; misreporting.
* información específica=data element.
* información estadística=statistics ; statistical data.
* información estratégica=strategic information.
* información factual=factual information.
* información fiable=accurate information.
* información general=overview.
* información geoespacial=geospatial data.
* información geográfica=geoinformation.
* información gráfica=graphic information.
* información gubernamental=government information.
* información indígena=indigenous information.
* información industrial=industrial information ; industry information.
* información legal=legal information.
* información local=community information ; local knowledge.
* información no codificada=non-coded information.
* información numérica=numeric data.
* información obtenida a través de intermediarios=mediated information.
* información oficial=official information ; public information.
* información oficial del municipio=municipal information.
* información oral=voice information.
* información para hacer pedidos=order information.
* Información para la Administración Pública (IPA)=Information for Public Administration (IPA).
* información personal=personal information.
* información pictórica=pictorial information ; pictorial data.
* información por defecto=default.
* información pormenorizada=step-by-step details.
* información por omisión=default.
* información práctica=practical information.
* información preempaquetada=pre-packaged information.
* información primaria=primary information.
* información privada=property data ; private information.
* información privilegiada=insider information ; privileged information.
* información pública=public information.
* información puntual=timely information.
* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien=empowering information.
* información sanitaria=health information.
* información secreta=secret information.
* información secreta sobre un adversario=intelligence.
* información secundaria=secondary information.
* información sobre dietética=dietary information.
* información sobre educación=education information.
* información sobre el contenido=subject information.
* información sobre el tiempo que un determinado producto se anuncia en l=air play data.
* información sobre empresas=business intelligence.
* información sobre la competencia=business intelligence ; competitive intelligence ; competitive business intelligence ; competitor intelligence.
* información sobre la flota pesquera=fleet statistics.
* información sobre la materia=subject data.
* información sobre localización y existencias=copy-specific holdings and location information.
* información sobre nutrición=nutrition information.
* información sobre patentes=patent information.
* información sobre propiedades inmobiliarias=real estate information.
* información sobre química=chemical information.
* información sobre salidas profesionales=career(s) information.
* información sobre ubicación=location information.
* información sobre ubicación y existencias=holdings information ; holdings statement.
* información sobre ubicación y existencias=holdings and location information.
* información sobre una disciplina=discipline-oriented information.
* información sobre un producto=product literature.
* información sobre viajes=travel information.
* información técnica=technical information.
* información textual=textual information ; text information ; text knowledge ; textual data ; textual matter ; textual document.
* información transmitida por fibra óptica=fibre optic-based information.
* información valiosísima=nugget of information.
* información visual=visual information.
* información viva=live information.
* Infraestructura Mundial para la Información=Global Information Infrastructure (GII).
* institución relacionada con la información=information organisation ; information institution.
* Instituto de Información Científica (ISI)=Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
* intercambiar información=exchange + data.
* intercambio de información=information exchange ; information interchange.
* intercambio electrónico de información=electronic exchange of information.
* intermediario de la información=information intermediary ; infomediary.
* introducir información=provide + input.
* jefe de los servicios de información=chief information officer (CIO).
* ladrón de información=info-thief.
* libertad de información=freedom of information (FOI).
* libre circulación de la información=free flow of information.
* licencia de acceso a información electrónica=license [licence, -USA] ; licensing.
* lleno de información=populated.
* localizar información=track down + information.
* más información=further information ; further details.
* medios de difusión de la información=information media.
* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información=microstorage media.
* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información=digitised media.
* mercado de la información=information market place ; information market.
* metainformación=meta-information.
* microalmacenamiento de información=microstorage.
* minipaquete de información=mini-pack.
* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima=best match model.
* mostrador de información=information desk ; enquiry desk.
* mundo de la información, el=information world, the ; information business, the ; infosphere, the.
* navegar por la red en busca de información=surf for + information.
* necesidad de información=information need.
* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
* no revelar información=keep + silent ; keep + silence.
* no tener información=be undocumented.
* objeto de información electrónico=electronic information object.
* obtener información=obtain + information ; glean + information ; gain + information ; pick up + information ; secure + information.
* obtener información de=elicit + information from.
* oficina de información=information office ; visitor's centre.
* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB)=Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).
* oficina de información turística=tourism information office.
* ofrecer información=provide + information ; provide + details ; supply + information ; offer + information ; package + information ; furnish + information.
* operaciones de información=information operations.
* orientado hacia la información=information-driven.
* PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana)=PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).
* PADIS (Sistema de Información para el Desarrollo de Africa)=PADIS (Pan-African Development Information System).
* país productor de información científica=science producer.
* panel luminoso de información de tráfico=variable road sign.
* pantalla de información=frame ; screen display.
* pantalla de información breve=short information display ; short information screen.
* pantalla de información completa=full information display ; full information screen.
* paquete de información=pack ; information kit.
* para la gestión de información textual=text-handling.
* para más información=for further details.
* para mayor información sobre=for details of.
* para mayor información véase + Nombre=see + Nombre + for further details.
* pedir información=request + information.
* pedir información de=ask for + details of.
* pedir información sobre=enquire of [inquire of, -USA].
* petición de información de referencia=reference enquiry.
* plantilla de recogida de información=data collection form.
* pobre en información=info-poor.
* pobres en información=information have-nots.
* pobres en información, los=information-poor, the.
* pobreza de información=information poverty.
* política de información=i
información a modo de ejemplo
=sample data.
Ex: Sample data for the rest of the MARC record will be entered with the corresponding field indicator and subfield descriptions highlighted in the lower half of the screen.
información a través de la voz
=voice information.
Ex: This article proposes that Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) can be used to educate groups of people by means of dialogue featuring an interactive exchange of textual, voice, graphic, and pictorial information.
información adicional
(n.)=further information ; additional information.
Ex: Notes may give further information, therefore, about the title, author, edition, imprint, collation or series. Ex: Some additional information that might serve a user are descriptive notes, sources for obtaining the document, and price.
información administrativa
=management information.
Ex: A variety of the software packages which are available will support library housekeeping routines, such as: cataloguing, acquisitions and ordering, serials control, circulation control and management information.
información al consumidor
=consumer information ; consumer advice ; consumer affairs.
Ex: The recent closure of many CACs (Consumer Advice Centre) has seriously affected the availability of consumer information and advice. Ex: The information may range from the same kind as is available through teletext -- news, stock market reports, weather forecast -- to train timetables, what's on at the local cinema, or consumer advice. Ex: Such libraries now offer advice on benefits, employment, careers, housing, pensions, consumer affairs and other similar matters, or put people in touch with other sources.
información anterior al pedido
=preorder information.
Ex: The vendor's data base was not used as a source file for preorder information.
información automatizada
(n.)=computerised information.
Ex: The US federal government is planning a super network or 'information superhighway' -- the National Research and Education Network (NREN) -- which will provide users with high speed access to enormous resources of computing power and enable them to exchange large quantities of computerised information.
información bibliográfica
=bibliographic data ; bibliographic information.
Ex: Another interesting data base is BOOKS-INFO, a file of bibliographic data on books in print, from Brodart Inc. Ex: In a nutshell, I believe we must support all efforts to provide online computer access to bibliographic information.
información bursátil
=share prices.
Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.
información básica
(n.)=background information ; background note.
Ex: For example, the child doing a project about birds will require books to give him background information, a record or cassette to let him hear a bird-song, and a film to help him to appreciate bird flight. Ex: Each section includes a background note, general information on library services and a detailed account of specific services.
información catalográfica
(n.)=cataloguing data.
Ex: Centralized cataloguing relates to a situation where one central agency assumes responsibility for the production of cataloguing data which is then made available to any library that may require it.
información científica
=scientific information ; scholarly information.
Ex: They felt that they were increasingly at a disadvantage in not having the same access to the free flow of scientific information as the industrialized world. Ex: The author emphasises the importance of cooperation between publishers as producers and librarians as purchasers of scholarly information.
información científica y técnica
(n.)=scientific and technical information (STI).
Ex: The importance of scientific and technical information (STI) to the research and development (R&D) and technological innovation processes is generally recognized.
información clínica
(n.)=clinical information.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Privacy in clinical information systems in secondary care'.
información comerciable
=tradeable information.
Ex: A broad review of the UK information industry is followed by a discussion of the economics of tradeable information and data base publishing.
información comercial
(n.)=business information.
Ex: Information brokers are of use to organisations looking for industrial and business information.
información como artículo de consumo, la
(n.)=information commodity.
Ex: The form and structure of information commodities is fundamentally different from the form and structure of the material commodities that dominated our past ideas about value.
información como materia prima, la
(n.)=information commodity.
Ex: The form and structure of information commodities is fundamentally different from the form and structure of the material commodities that dominated our past ideas about value.
información complementaria
=supplementary information ; further information ; further details.
Ex: Last, a volume number or other supplementary information is requested. Ex: Notes may give further information, therefore, about the title, author, edition, imprint, collation or series. Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.
información comunitaria
(n.)=community information.
Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens.
información confidencial
(n.)=inside information ; confidential information ; insider information.
Ex: The introductions to the chapters are by outstanding leaders in their fields who provide inside information about the nature of the work. Ex: This article outlines the new regulations concerning privacy, confidential information, computer fraud and intellectual and industrial property. Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews.
información corporativa
(n.)=economic intelligence.
Ex: This is a comparative study of economic intelligence systems in Quebec, Canada, in European countries, in the US and in Japan.
información de agencia
=syndicated matters.
Ex: The online version of a periodical might not include syndicated matters, obituaries, editorials or letters to the editor.
información de alojamiento
(n.)=housing information.
Ex: The author concentrates on the collection of housing information in the furnished rented housing market.
información de archivo
=archival information.
Ex: This article describes the major categories of information and problems relating to the use of audio recordings as archival information = Este artículo describe los tipos principales de información y problemas relacionados con el uso de las grabaciones en audio como información de archivo.
información de autoridades
=authority data ; authority information.
Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form. Ex: I did de-emphasize it, because authority information is not nearly as important in an online catalog as it is in a bookform catalog, where it is absolutely imperative to have it.
información de contacto
=contact details ; contact information.
Ex: Contact details of suppliers of the materials used are given. Ex: The author discusses alternative approaches to identifying potential experts in North America as well as their contact information using the Internet.
información de existencias por bibliotecas
=local holdings information.
Ex: CATIE can be used to maintain local holdings information by editing existing records, deleting unneeded records and adding new records.
información de fuente fidedigna
(n.)=authoritative information.
Ex: Modern governments are prolific publishers of reliable and impartially authoritative information which deserves to be carefully studied.
información de gestión
=management data ; management information.
Ex: Management data, such as numbers of items borrowed, funds expended in various directions, current awareness notifications followed up (that is, items borrowed after announcement), are very important to a library. Ex: A variety of the software packages which are available will support library housekeeping routines, such as: cataloguing, acquisitions and ordering, serials control, circulation control and management information.
información de novedades
(n.)=press release.
Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
información de ocio
(n.)=infotainment.
Ex: Electronic networks must become not just technological pipelines for marketing and infotainment, but a healthy circulatory system that regenerates all parts of the body of humanity.
información de precios
=price information.
Ex: For price and order information, write or phone the address given above.
información de precios de productos para el consumo
=retail prices.
Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with retail prices, share prices and amusement.
información de supervivencia
(n.)=survival information.
Ex: The white, middle-class-oriented public library still very much neglects the survival information needs of the disadvantaged.
información de texto completo
(n.)=full-text information.
Ex: He predicts that the demand for on-line full-text information will rise due to the increased importance of information in national economics.
información de última hora
(n.)=news flash.
Ex: The idea of teletext is to supply, over the airwaves, such items of information as news flashes, the latest sport results, and commodity prices.
información deportiva
(n.)=sporting news.
Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with current news events, weather and sporting news.
información digital
(n.)=digital information ; digital data ; digital content.
Ex: Rather than bemoan the inevitable loss of the distinctive characteristics of the print era, let us build on the extraordinary strengths of digital information to preserve the best of our heritage. Ex: A second new technology is digital video interactive (DVI) an all-digital integrated system which has the ability to display one hour of motion video from compressed digital data stored on a single, standard CD-ROM disc. Ex: The library will supply the digital content during the project.
información documentada
(n.)=documented information.
Ex: Many developments have taken place rendering the present documented information obsolete.
información documental
(n.)=documentary information ; document information.
Ex: The author presents arguments in favour of automating libraries and documentary information. Ex: 1037 Web objects were examined for data in 4 categories: document information; use of meta fields; use of images and use of chemical names.
información económica
=business news.
Ex: These systems provide as a free service a wide variety of regularly updated information under such headings as news, finance, business news, weather, travel, sport etc.
información electrónica
(n.)=electronic content [e-content] ; electronic information.
Ex: The author questions whether the technology is available to ensure broad access to electronic content in a convenient form. Ex: High percentages of respondents of all kinds in all fields and types of institutions expressed comfort with electronic information.
información empresarial
(n.)=business information ; company information ; industry information.
Ex: Information brokers are of use to organisations looking for industrial and business information. Ex: The article 'The seas of change: new sources for company information' briefly describes two new company information data bases. Ex: Some of the most valuable industry information can be compiled from company directory databases.
información en defensa de las minorías
=affirmative information.
Ex: It is the proper function of New Zealand libraries to provide affirmative and empowering information to minority groups such as lesbians and gay men.
información en línea
=online information.
Ex: This RFC is being distributed to members of the Internet community in order to make available some 'hints' which will allow new network participants to understand how to acquire online information and how to be a good Internet neighbor.
información en soporte
=recorded information.
Ex: Recorded information is information stored in, on or by a data medium.
información en su estado primario
=raw information.
Ex: In many industrial and governmental libraries this kind of 'repackaging' is often an absolute requirement of the clients, who may with certain enquiries expect the librarian to select and digest the raw information for them as a matter of routine.
información envasada
=packaged data.
Ex: The Library will continue to take initiative in providing packaged data such as the book forms of the National Union Catalog, Films and Other Materials for Projection, Chinese Cooperative Catalog, and Monographic Series.
información errónea
(n.)=misinformation ; dirty data ; misstatement [mis-statement] ; misreporting.
Ex: This article examines the legal implications of supplying negligent misinformation, which only arises outside of contractual relationships. Ex: This article 'The dark side of online information dirty data' discusses the problem of product defects (or dirty data) in on-line data bases. Ex: The author examines the risk which the law librarian runs in crossing the boundary between identifying sources of information and offering legal advice, by a consideration of the law with respect to the liability for negligent misstatement. Ex: Barriers to business researchers are lack of reliable official statistics and data sources, market immaturity, political interference in the information and communications industry, and corruption and misreporting in the stock market.
información específica
(n.)=data element.
Ex: The Working Group undertook to determine from the data available what data elements should be included for each type of authority.
información estadística
=statistics ; statistical data.
Ex: Management information is available for loan statistics. Ex: Librarians must assess community needs by compiling a community profile based upon sources of local statistical data and administering questionnaires to community workers and those people living in the community.
información estratégica
=strategic information.
Ex: The primary role of strategic information is to convince the receptor to make a decision favourable to the information provider (initiator).
información factual
=factual information.
Ex: Factual information, in the form of statistics, and full text will become more central.
información fiable
=accurate information.
Ex: Accurate, timely information is particularly important in the field of pharmaceutical marketing.
información general
(n.)=overview.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
información geoespacial
(n.)=geospatial data.
Ex: Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.
información geográfica
(n.)=geoinformation.
Ex: The RLG has completed the design for a geoinformation control and retrieval system, GEODATA.
información gráfica
=graphic information.
Ex: This article proposes that Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) can be used to educate groups of people by means of dialogue featuring an interactive exchange of textual, voice, graphic, and pictorial information.
información gubernamental
=government information.
Ex: The private sector is under no obligation to make government information available to the public at an affordable price.
información industrial
(n.)=industrial information ; industry information.
Ex: Information brokers are of use to organisations looking for industrial and business information. Ex: Some of the most valuable industry information can be compiled from company directory databases.
información indígena
(n.)=indigenous information.
Ex: I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.
información legal
=legal information.
Ex: The documentation centre was assigned the task of organising a public service of legal information for legal experts.
información local
(n.)=community information ; local knowledge.
Ex: This paper reports a conference on present and future possibilities for interstate cooperation in the effective delivery of community information to citizens. Ex: Every person has the right to ask questions about his or her environment and the quest for local knowledge is not restricted to any age group or level.
información no codificada
=non-coded information.
Ex: All non-coded (textual) information which is not to be indexed is kept in the notes area of the record.
información numérica
=numeric data.
Ex: Text-numeric databases contain a mixture of textual and numeric data (such as company annual reports) and handbook data.
información obtenida a través de intermediarios
(n.)=mediated information.
Ex: A telephone survey of US daily newspapers show that mate finding is becoming a matter of mediate information, suggesting a new function for the media.
información oficial
(n.)=official information ; public information.
Ex: The government has been concerned about people's access to official information and feelings of alienation from the political process. Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
información oficial del municipio
(n.)=municipal information.
Ex: An experiment was set up in 1977 in which the library is acting as a centre for municipal information.
información oral
=voice information.
Ex: This article proposes that Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) can be used to educate groups of people by means of dialogue featuring an interactive exchange of textual, voice, graphic, and pictorial information.
información para hacer pedidos
(n.)=order information.
Ex: For price and order information, write or phone the address given above.
información personal
(n.)=personal information.
Ex: The author discusses the influence of technology on the processing of personal and private information.
información pictórica
(n.)=pictorial information ; pictorial data.
Ex: This article proposes that Integrated Services Digital Networks (ISDNs) can be used to educate groups of people by means of dialogue featuring an interactive exchange of textual, voice, graphic, and pictorial information. Ex: There is a growing need for the storage and management of pictorial data.
información por defecto
(n.)=default.
Ex: To use the 'default,' or built-in command settings, simply press RETURN.
información por omisión
(n.)=default.
Ex: To use the 'default,' or built-in command settings, simply press RETURN.
información pormenorizada
(n.)=step-by-step details.
Ex: Their 'best' alternative will also outline exactly how they plan to implement it, and provide step-by-step details of exactly what they would do.
información preempaquetada
(n.)=pre-packaged information.
Ex: The traditional role of libraries and librarians as handlers of pre-packaged information will still be relevant in most organisations for some time to come.
información primaria
=primary information.
Ex: From 1986 primary information has been retrievable using optical disc files and facsimiles.
información privada
(n.)=property data ; private information.
Ex: The author describes the design, structure, and use of numeric data bases for property data derived from photochemistry, photophysics, and radiation chemistry. Ex: The author discusses the influence of technology on the processing of personal and private information.
información privilegiada
(n.)=insider information ; privileged information.
Ex: Although it may be a bit thin in its use of standard academic sources of information, it is exceedingly strong on insider information and personal interviews. Ex: There are certain situations that may seem harmless but may result in the disclosure of privileged information to a third party.
información práctica
(n.)=practical information.
Ex: This yearbook will provide teachers and researchers interested in peace and conflict studies with practical information.
información puntual
=timely information.
Ex: Accurate, timely information is particularly important in the field of pharmaceutical marketing.
información pública
(n.)=public information.
Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien
(n.)=empowering information.
Ex: It is the proper function of New Zealand libraries to provide affirmative and empowering information to minority groups such as lesbians and gay men.
información sanitaria
(n.)=health information.
Ex: High demands for health care elicit the provision of access to basic and specialized health information.
información secreta
=secret information.
Ex: I hope I'm not disclosing any secret information.
información secreta sobre un adversario
(n.)=intelligence.
Ex: Intelligence means either an individual's analytical or reasoning abilities or information on an adversary.
información secundaria
=secondary information.
Ex: A half of the secondary information currently available will be transformed into electronic form, as another source predicts.
información sobre dietética
=dietary information.
Ex: Food/Analyst is unique as a CD-ROM product being the only title that provides nutrition and dietary information.
información sobre educación
(n.)=education information.
Ex: The author describes 3 data bases used for career education in Oregon where she is Education Information Specialist = La autora describe tres bases de datos utilizadas para la orientación profesional en Oregon donde es Especialista en Información sobre Educación.
información sobre el contenido
=subject information.
Ex: The exploration aims to view table of contents terminology in the context of functions served by other representations of subject information, including Library of Congress subject headings, work title terminology, and author-contributed front matter.
información sobre el tiempo que un determinado producto se anuncia en l
(n.)=air play data.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
información sobre empresas
(n.)=business intelligence.
Ex: This article presents 5 examples of ways in which the Internet can be used by companies to gather business intelligence in a range of industries.
información sobre la competencia
(n.)=business intelligence ; competitive intelligence ; competitive business intelligence ; competitor intelligence.
Ex: This article presents 5 examples of ways in which the Internet can be used by companies to gather business intelligence in a range of industries. Ex: Competitive intelligence systems enable an organisation to learn from what its competitors are doing now and have done in the past, and they integrate an organisation's internal information sources - reports, studies, numeric information, verbal information - with information available from outside sources. Ex: This is a system that automates the day to day tasks of gathering of competitive business intelligence from the Internet. Ex: Technology is now being implemented to arm organizations with this weapon -- competitor intelligence -- to improve business and win the war for customers.
información sobre la flota pesquera
(n.)=fleet statistics.
Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.
información sobre la materia
=subject data.
Ex: In UNIMARC the subject analysis block, block 6 -- , contains subject data constructed according to various systems, both verbal and notational.
información sobre localización y existencias
(adj.)=copy-specific holdings and location information.
Ex: There is online access to current, detailed copy-specific holdings and location information in the individual library and from union list groups.
información sobre nutrición
=nutrition information.
Ex: Food/Analyst is unique as a CD-ROM product being the only title that provides nutrition and dietary information.
información sobre patentes
(n.)=patent information.
Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
información sobre propiedades inmobiliarias
=real estate information.
Ex: This article describes the general area of real estate information, which as with so many business topics can be found in general business data bases, specialised related data bases, full text newspaper data bases and in niche data bases.
información sobre química
=chemical information.
Ex: This article discusses the limitations implicit in the indexing of chemical information suggesting that the principal solution for these problems is to load this class of information into separate, chemical, indexing fields.
información sobre salidas profesionales
(n.)=career(s) information.
Ex: Examples of such literature are careers information, educational courses handouts.
información sobre ubicación
(n.)=location information.
Ex: Its purpose is to improve access to location information for more effective interlibrary loan.
información sobre ubicación y existencias
(n.)=holdings and location information.
Ex: One major factor of importance in system design is the varying library and archival needs for authority control and holdings and location information.
información sobre un producto
(n.)=product literature.
Ex: It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system.
información sobre una disciplina
=discipline-oriented information.
Ex: She appeals to developing countries to develop information and documentation services for both discipline and mission-oriented information in order to enhance balanced intellectual and industrial development.
información sobre viajes
=travel information.
Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available.
información textual
(n.)=textual information ; text information ; text knowledge ; textual data ; textual matter ; textual document.
Ex: All non-coded (textual) information which is not to be indexed is kept in the notes area of the record. Ex: A multimedia computer system can integrate two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as audio, image, full-motion video, and text information. Ex: A prototype, natural language, text-knowledge system has emerged from the project and includes a data base manager to compile the text knowledge and to make it available to navigational commands. Ex: Text-numeric databases contain a mixture of textual and numeric data (such as company annual reports) and handbook data. Ex: A word processor is simply a computer which is dedicated to the manipulation of textual matter. Ex: Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.
información transmitida por fibra óptica
(n.)=fibre optic-based information.
Ex: I mentioned Japan's plan to install a fiber optic-based information superhighway into every home and office early in the next century.
información técnica
(n.)=technical information.
Ex: It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system.
información valiosísima
(n.)=nugget of information.
Ex: As mentioned before, reference departments often maintain files of such nuggets of information.
información visual
=visual information.
Ex: Much of the readily accessible visual information suffers from imperialistic, colonial, paternalistic, and propagandistic interpretations.
información viva
=live information.
Ex: When Sam experimented with his idea in the research centre, he needed a live information base; and he found a nearby newspaper = Cuando Sam experimentó con su idea en el centro de investigación, necesitaba una fuente de información viva y encontró un periódico allí mismo.
informado
(adj.)=informed.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
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* bien informado=well-informed ; informed.
* consentimiento informado=informed consent.
* estar informado puntualmente sobre=monitor + information on.
* mal informado=ill-informed.
* mantener a Alguien informado de=keep + Nombre + posted on.
* mantener informado=keep + informed.
* mantenerse informado=keep up to + date (with) ; keep + current ; stay up to + date.
* mantenerse informado de=keep + abreast of.
* no muy bien informado=not-too-well-informed.

informal
(adj.)=informal ; conversational ; playful ; unstuffy .
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: The old expressions 'spin a yarn', 'weave a tale' suggest the anecdotal, conversational quality that must be striven for by the storyteller.
Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
Ex: The book is often funny, occasionally heart-renderingly tragic, and written in an unstuffy modern style.
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* de manera informal=casually.
* de modo informal=informally.
* reunión informal=get together [get-together] ; social.
* ropa informal=informal dress ; casual wear.
* sondeo informal de opinión=straw poll.
* vestimenta informal=informal dress.

informalidad
(n.)=casualness ; informality.
Ex: 'I can certainly understand your concern,' she ventured, speaking with a certain amiable casualness which she hoped would keep the edge off his annoyance, 'but we're really trying to protect the taxpayer's investment and the library's materials'.
Ex: The informality of the modern library provides one of the richest pasture lands of all for breeding reading people = La informalidad de la biblioteca moderna ofrece una de las tierras de pasto más ricas de todas para producir gente lectora.

informalmente
=conversationally.
Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed.

informante
(n.)=informant.
Ex: Most of the information was obtained by way of interviews with informants working and living in black urban townships = La mayoría de la información se obtuvo mediante entrevistas con informantes que trabajan y viven en municipios urbanos negros.

informar
(v.)=inform ; report ; offer + an account of ; brief ; hip.
Ex: This chain informs the system that a new document is to be cataloged and the main entry author should be added.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.
Ex: He was aghast after having been hipped to the fact there are hookers on the Internet.
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* informar a=report to ; report back to.
* informar a Alguien=let + Nombre + in on.
* informar a Alguien de=apprise + Nombre + of the fact that.
* informar de=alert to.
* informar mal=misinform.
* informar pormenorizadamente=document + blow by blow.
* informarse=educate + Reflexivo.
* informarse de=become + conversant with.
* informar sobre=communicate + information on ; inform on.
* informar sobre lo ocurrido=debrief.
* prohibición de informar por secreto de sumario=gag order.

informar a
(v.)=report to ; report back to.
Ex: The university has a single library system whose director reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor. Ex: So, it's that time of the year to assess our student's reading levels, and report back to the parents about it.
informar a Alguien
(v.)=let + Nombre + in on.
Ex: If I decide to spring for this I'll let you in on what I find out.
informar a Alguien de
(v.)=apprise + Nombre + of the fact that.
Ex: At coffee yesterday Jeff Gordon had apprised her of the fact that three of his engineers had been summarily terminated.
informar de
(v.)=alert to.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
informar mal
(v.)=misinform.
Ex: The paper tended to misinform and confuse its readers by discounting, ignoring, and even withholding disturbing facts and ominous signs that most other major publications included in their analyses.
informar pormenorizadamente
(v.)=document + blow by blow.
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
informar sobre
(v.)=communicate + information on ; inform on.
Ex: The importance of serials lies in the relative speed at which they are able to communicate information on the results of scholarly research = La importancia de las publicaciones seriadas radica en la velocidad relativa con que son capaces de informar sobre los resultados de la investigación científica. Ex: Some view whistleblowing -- defined as informing on illegal or unethical practices in the workplace -- as being undesirable.
informar sobre lo ocurrido
(v.)=debrief.
Ex: This article describes how the library developed a strategic disaster plan, staff training and implementation, and the role of debriefing following incidents.
informarse
(v.)=educate + Reflexivo.
Ex: Much time and much of the agony associated with the reference interview would be avoided if librarians were subject specialists and did not have to educate themselves about a question before starting to answer it.
informarse de
(v.)=become + conversant with.
Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: This first step involves the indexer in becoming conversant with the subject content of the document to be indexed.
informativo
(adj.)=explanatory ; informative ; informatory ; informational ; newscast ; information-bearing.
Ex: The ISBD(M) is merely an explanatory framework.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: The preferred term is automatically assigned by the system, and an informatory message is displayed.
Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.
Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.
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* alerta informativa=news alerts.
* alfabetización informativa=information literacy.
* avance informativo=advance news summary ; news headline.
* boletín informativo electrónico=electronic newsletter.
* comportamiento informativo=information behaviour.
* encabezamiento informativo=explanatory heading.
* encabezamiento informativo general=general explanatory heading.
* hábito informativo=information habit.
* hoja informativa=news-sheet [newsheet].
* laguna informativa=information gap.
* medios informativos=information media.
* mensaje informativo=informatory message.
* nota informativa=information note ; information notice.
* poco informativo=uninformative.
* producto informativo=information product.
* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA=RLIN.
* resumen indicativo-informativo=indicative-informative abstract.
* resumen informativo=informative abstract.
* reunión informativa de prensa=press briefing.
* sensacionalismo informativo=media hype.
* sesión informativa=orientation session.
* tablón informativo=information board.
* vacío informativo=information vacuum.

informatización
(n.)=informatization [informatisation, -UK].
Ex: Informatization is affecting political decision making by altering information properties, aspects of information processing and information behaviour in political decision making practices.
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* informatización de la archivística=archival informatics.

informatización de la archivística
(n.)=archival informatics.
Ex: The Diploma was restructured into the following 5 subjects: introduction to archival studies; archival theory and methodology; archival and related legislation; archival techniques; and archival informatics.
informe
(n.)=account ; brief ; filing ; memo [memorandum] ; memorandum [memoranda -pl.; memo -abr.] ; news report ; report ; review ; survey ; briefing ; debriefing ; briefing paper ; write-up.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.
Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.
Ex: In most cases there was little substitution of e-mail for letters, memos, telephone calls, meetings or travel.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are those which convey information that is likely to be difficult to access, such as foreign documents or internal reports and memoranda and other documents which a limited circulation.
Ex: It covers selected news reports which include the president's programme, power for youth services workers, pay equity, and equity in information services.
Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.
Ex: The review is supported by a complete list of LIPs completed or in progess at Aug 88, followed by references to their reports.
Ex: Indicative abstracts abound in phrases such as 'is discussed' or 'has been surveyed', but do not record the outcome of the discussion or survey.
Ex: This briefing summarises the history and development of libraries in US higher education.
Ex: Students will write final essays on their search, and debriefings will be conducted in the classroom.
Ex: The company has launched a series of briefing papers to assist customers in making sense of market.
Ex: If you read some of their write-ups, you can be sure that their endgame is to give a part of this country to Tamils.
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* elaboración de informes=report writing.
* emitir un informe=issue + statement.
* informe anual=annual report.
* informe bursátil=stock market report.
* informe científico=scientific report.
* informe del estado de la cuestión=state of the art report ; state of the art review.
* informe del resultado de una investigación=research report.
* informe del viaje realizado=travel report.
* informe de progreso=status report.
* informe de propuestas=proposals report.
* informe de resultados=report of findings.
* informe de seguimiento=progress report.
* informe de situación=status report.
* informe de tendencias=trends report.
* informe de tráfico=traffic report.
* informe de una comisión=committee paper.
* informe económico=economic report ; financial report.
* informe final=final report.
* informe financiero=financial report.
* informe legal=legal brief.
* informe médico=medical report.
* informe numérico=data report.
* informe policial=police report.
* informe secreto=intelligence report.
* informes, los=report literature.
* informe sobre el avance de un proyecto=progress report.
* informe sobre el estado de la nación=state of the nation report.
* informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras=road report.
* informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto=progress report.
* informe sobre la situación actual=state of the art report.
* informe técnico=report ; technical report.
* informe trimestral=quarterly report.
* presentación de informes=reporting.
* presentar un informe=give + a report ; present + report.
* programa creador de informes=report writer.
* redacción de informes=report writing.
* redacción de informes técnicos=technical writing.
* redactar un informe=draw up + report.
* rendir informes=debrief.

informe anual
(n.)=annual report.
Ex: The meeting was called to discuss LISC (Library and Information Services Council)'s annual report.
informe bursátil
(n.)=stock market report.
Ex: The information may range from the same kind as is available through teletext -- news, stock market reports, weather forecast -- to train timetables, what's on at the local cinema, or consumer advice.
informe científico
(n.)=scientific report.
Ex: Some of these pilot projects have been: an index to scientific report literature; indexes to public records and an index to monographs and microdocuments on housing.
informe de progreso
(n.)=status report.
Ex: This status report is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries.
informe de propuestas
(n.)=proposals report.
Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
informe de resultados
(n.)=report of findings.
Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
informe de seguimiento
(n.)=progress report.
Ex: This article presents a progress report on the impact of funding on research.
informe de situación
(n.)=status report.
Ex: This status report is the first broad assessment of the road safety situation in 178 countries.
informe de tendencias
(n.)=trends report.
Ex: The report of findings may consist simply of a few pages, or be a trends and proposals report, or may suggest tie-ups with other groups.
informe de tráfico
(n.)=traffic report.
Ex: It can be used to present a wide variety of content channels such as stock quote, sports score, traffic report and weather forecast.
informe de una comisión
(n.)=committee paper.
Ex: They can help in effective note-taking, digestion of current literature, and the analysis of committee papers.
informe del estado de la cuestión
(n.)=state of the art report ; state of the art review.
Ex: An state of the art report is a report of the various studies issued on a given subject during a specified period usually including a bibliography. Ex: This is the welcome address by the President of the Indian Library Association presenting a state of the art review of the current library situation.
informe del resultado de una investigación
(n.)=research report.
Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
informe del viaje realizado
(n.)=travel report.
Ex: The Centre also provides input into centralised information systems for the storage of information on theses, research reports, travel reports, translations and bibliographies.
informe económico
(n.)=economic report ; financial report.
Ex: The economic reports this past week eased both growth and inflation concerns, increasing the market's confidence. Ex: You can download our most recent financial report, as well as previous annual and interim reports in this section.
informe final
(n.)=final report.
Ex: The Commission's final report is expected to appear in 1983.
informe financiero
(n.)=financial report.
Ex: You can download our most recent financial report, as well as previous annual and interim reports in this section.
informe legal
(n.)=legal brief.
Ex: He supports this ambitious thesis in what reads like a short, dense, and bone dry legal brief.
informe médico
(n.)=medical report.
Ex: This paper discusses the medical application of reconstructing complicated cerebral blood vessel structures and associated pathologies from images and medical reports.
informe numérico
(n.)=data report.
Ex: The fund structure, report formats, and management data reports have been designed locally for the specific needs of a specific library.
informe policial
(n.)=police report.
Ex: The information is taken from official police reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved in each case.
informe secreto
(n.)=intelligence report.
Ex: Kelly reportedly said that top aides of Prime Minister Tony Blair had 'sexed up' intelligence reports to help justify an invasion of Iraq.
informe sobre el avance de un proyecto
(n.)=progress report.
Ex: This article presents a progress report on the impact of funding on research.
informe sobre el estado de la nación
(n.)=state of the nation report.
Ex: A 'state of the nation' report today reveals that less than 20% of UK organisations surveyed have a strategy in place to deal with the risk of loss or degradation to their digital resources.
informe sobre el estado general de las carreteras
(n.)=road report.
Ex: Index pages are provided so normally the user will initially key in the number of the main index page in order to discover the page numbers of the required subject area, whether it is sports results, the latest news, weather or road reports or cookery recipes.
informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto
=progress report.
Ex: This article presents a progress report on the impact of funding on research.
informe sobre la situación actual
(n.)=state of the art report.
Ex: An state of the art report is a report of the various studies issued on a given subject during a specified period usually including a bibliography.
informe trimestral
(n.)=quarterly report.
Ex: Katherine suggests sending ticklers to grantees before quarterly reports are due.
informe técnico
(n.)=report ; technical report.
Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction. Ex: The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.
informes, los
(n.)=report literature.
Ex: Report literature is rarely 'published' in the sense that they are available through the normal book trade channels or purchaseable from a local bookshop.
informetría
(n.)=informetrics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: This article considers the use of informetrics and scientometrics in scientific disciplines and the use of bibliometrics in librarianship in particular.

informática
(n.)=computer science ; computing science ; computing ; computing field.
Ex: The subject is an interdisciplinary one, with connections with computer science, the new media and the humanities and sciences generally.
Ex: Although still wide, this definition excluded programmes in the computing science and information technology field designed for technologists.
Ex: Developments in computing and telecommunication have brought about fundamental changes in worldwide business practices.
Ex: The author summarises the subject coverage of the computing field, sources abstracted/indexed, content of the records and indexing practice.
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* acreditación en informática=computer driving licence.
* acreditación europea en informática=European computer driving licence (ECDL).
* aficionado a la informática=computer buff.
* alfabetización en informática=computer literacy.
* amante de la informática=computer buff.
* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano=palm computing device.
* chiflado de la informática=computer geek.
* con conocimiento de informática=computer literate [computer-literate].
* conocimiento básicos de informática=computer literacy.
* desde el punto de vista de la informática=computationally.
* en la sala de informática=lab based [lab-based].
* era de la informática, la=computer age, the.
* experto en informática=computer expert.
* formación en informática=computer literacy.
* friki de la informática=computer geek ; computer whiz.
* friqui de la informática=computer geek ; computer whiz.
* informática a distancia=telecomputing.
* informática aplicada a los museos=museum computing field.
* informática caótica=chaotic computing.
* informática documental=library computing ; library computing field.
* informática educativa=educational computing.
* la industria de la informática=computer industry.
* microinformática=micro-informatics.
* negocio de la informática, el=computer business, the.
* revistas de informática=computer press, the.
* sala de informática=computer room ; computer lab ; computer laboratory.
* servicio de informática=computing service.

informática a distancia
(n.)=telecomputing.
Ex: Large-scale telecomputing in Japan dates only from 1985, but development of electronic mail and bulletin board systems has been rapid.
informática aplicada a los museos
(n.)=museum computing field.
Ex: Workshops will be given by leaders in the museum computing field.
informática caótica
(n.)=chaotic computing.
Ex: Chaotic computing allows you to use different types of elements that are more biological, because our brains have evolved to solve problems that are very hard for standard computers to do.
informática documental
(n.)=library computing ; library computing field.
Ex: This article provides a brief summary of the 3 generations of library computing. Ex: These complex and interactive technologies should alert managers, educators and participants in the library computing field to several key trends.
informática educativa
(n.)=educational computing.
Ex: While both critics and proponents of educational computing attest to the holding power of digital technologies, fundamental questions are raised by this power to attract the young.
informáticamente
=computationally.
Ex: They analytical techniques range from the simple convolution technique which is fast but inaccurate, to the approach proposed by Eckberg and Hou, which is accurate, but computationally slow = Las técnicas analíticas van desde la simple técnica convolucionista, que es rápida pero inexacta, al método propuesto por Eckberg y Hou, que es preciso pero lento desde el punto de vista de la informática.

informático^1
(n.)=computer scientist ; computer specialist.
Ex: Others engaged in organizing and exploiting information, such as managers, computer scientists and administrators, should also find something of interest.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist provides a glimpse of the world behind the reference desk.
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* informáticos=computer staff.

informático^2
(adj.)=computational ; computering.
Ex: This article considers the future impact of exponential increases in computational, storage and telecommunication capacities on automated information systems.
Ex: The 1980s have seen a significant increase in the quantity and breadth of offshore computering services -- those based in the developing countries.
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* animación informática=computer animation.
* auditoría informática=computer audit ; computer auditing.
* fraude informático=computer fraud.
* friki informático=computer geek ; computer whiz.
* friqui informático=computer geek ; computer whiz.
* ingeniero informático=computer engineer.
* jerga informática=geek speak.
* modelo informático=computer model.
* operador informático=computer operator.
* piratería informática=hackery.
* programa informático comercial=commercial application ; commercial software.
* programa informático con mantenimiento incluido=supported software.
* programa informático hecho por encargo=tailor-made software.
* sistema informático=computer system.

informáticos
(n.)=computer staff.
Ex: There are three sources of applications software: (a) bought off-the-shelf; (b) commissioned from a software house; (c) written in-house, either by the librarian or by the computer staff.
informétrico
(adj.)=informetric.
Ex: Informetric systems are formalised in order to make them suitable for mathematical dual analysis: the duality of sources vs. items.
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* distribución informétrica=informetric distribution.

infortunado
(adj.)=ill-fated ; star-crossed ; unfortunate.
Ex: This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.
Ex: The 1996 film of 'Romeo and Juliet' is a gripping presentation of Shakespeare's story of star-crossed lovers in an impulsive, hot-headed, violent world.
Ex: It is an unfortunate fact that many external services cannot hope to mirror the interests of a specific organisation.

infortunio
(n.)=mishap ; reversal ; mischance ; misfortune ; ill fate.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.
Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.

infracatalogación
(n.)=undercataloguing [undercataloging, -USA].
Ex: However, fiction -- from a public library standpoint, but not from a research or academic standpoint -- is a terrific example of undercataloging.

infracatalogar
(v.)=undercatalogue [undercatalog, -USA].
Ex: When libraries find no outside copy for new media titles they often elect to either undercatalog the material or perform totally original cataloging, which can be costly.

infracción
(n.)=infringement ; violation ; breach ; contravention.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.
Ex: The key is through controls, which must be built in so that breaches are detected.
Ex: Some local authorities are currently under investigation for their alleged contravention of the Rome Treaty by their imposition of a 'buy British' requirement.
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* infracción de las normas=breach of regulations ; infringement of the rules ; breach of the rules.
* infracción del derecho de autor=copyright infringement.
* infracción de normas=rule breaking.
* infracción de + Posesivo + derechos humanos=breach of + Posesivo + human rights.
* infracción de tráfico=traffic violation.
* infracción de tránsito=traffic violation.
* infracción grave=serious offence.

infracción de + Posesivo + derechos humanos
(n.)=breach of + Posesivo + human rights.
Ex: I showed one of the staff the video and he got quite bolshie with me, as my taping her was, according to him, a breach of her human rights.
infracción de las normas
(n.)=breach of regulations ; infringement of the rules ; breach of the rules.
Ex: It is, moreover, not easy for the competent authorities to keep a careful watch upon potential breaches of the regulations precisely because the producers are difficult to recognize as publishers. Ex: The Commission also has powers to investigate any infringement of the rules and to levy fines in cases where a breach of the rules has been established. Ex: The Commission also has powers to investigate any infringement of the rules and to levy fines in cases where a breach of the rules has been established.
infracción de normas
(n.)=rule breaking.
Ex: Accidents, circumventing regulations and various personal reasons were the most common motivations for rule breaking.
infracción de tráfico
(n.)=traffic violation.
Ex: This guide was prepared as an instructional tool for use with adults who are on probation because of traffic violation.
infracción de tránsito
(n.)=traffic violation.
Ex: This guide was prepared as an instructional tool for use with adults who are on probation because of traffic violation.
infracción del derecho de autor
(n.)=copyright infringement.
Ex: There are laws which prohibit unlawful copyright infringement, but these are frequently contradictory and open to interpretation.
infracción grave
(n.)=serious offence.
Ex: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.
infractor
(n.)=offender ; abuser ; defaulter ; harmdoer ; victimiser [victimizer, -USA] ; lawbreaker ; violator.
Ex: The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE offenders in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.
Ex: Libraries make special arrangements for short-term loans lasting as little as two hours in some cases, and charge heavy fines to act as a deterrent to defaulters.
Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.
Ex: The victimizers acted with impunity & largely went unpunished.
Ex: Blacks are generally overrepresented as lawbreakers and Latinos and Whites are underrepresented as lawbreakers on television news compared to their respective crime rates.
Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
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* infractor de la ley=scofflaw.
* infractor de tráfico=scofflaw.

infractor de la ley
(n.)=scofflaw.
Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
infractor de tráfico
(n.)=scofflaw.
Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
infradotado
(adj.)=underfunded ; under-resourced.
Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.
Ex: Under this Labour Government our Armed Forces have been under-resourced for the commitments they have been asked to undertake.

infraequipado
(adj.)=under-resourced.
Ex: Under this Labour Government our Armed Forces have been under-resourced for the commitments they have been asked to undertake.

infraestructura
(n.)=facility ; infrastructure.
Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
Ex: Priority sectors are in energy, industry and infrastructure.
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* infraestructura de comunicaciones=communications infrastructure.
* Infraestructura Mundial para la Información=Global Information Infrastructure (GII).

infraestructura de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications infrastructure.
Ex: The need to develop the communications infrastructure in low and middle income countries is now recognized by donor agencies as a prerequisite for the provision of aid.
infraestructural
(adj.)=infrastructural.
Ex: The eligible projects include infraestructural works, industry, tourism and some services.

inframundo
(n.)=underworld.
Ex: These clients seek services not as drug abusers nor as criminals, but as war refugees from an underworld of violence and emotional deprivation.
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* criatura del inframundo=underworld being.

infranqueable
(adj.)=impassable ; insurmountable.
Ex: Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the 'insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.

infrarrojo
(n.)=infrared [infra-red].
Ex: The carrier containing both items is then fed into the rotating rollers of the thermal copier and as it proceeds through the machine it activates an infra-red light.
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* espectroscopia por infrarrojos=infrared spectroscopy.
* rayo infrarrojo=infrared ray.

infrautilización
(n.)=underuse [under-use] ; underutilisation/under-utilization [underutilization/under-utilisation, -USA] ; under-exploitation [underexploitation].
Ex: There appears to be serious under-use and widespread ignorance of medical information sources.
Ex: This may explain the underutilisation of secondary information services by scholars.
Ex: The problems of under-exploitation of stock could be solved by integrating at least part of the children's stock with the adult stock.

infrautilizado
(adj.)=under-exploited [underexploited] ; underused [under-used].
Ex: This opportunity remains under-exploited for a sector of the profession which is undervalued and poorly remunerated.
Ex: The failings of the disorganised and under-used Indonesian library services led to the development of a national system of information networks.

infrautilizar
(v.)=underuse [under-use] ; underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA] ; under-exploit [underexploit].
Ex: This congressional material was vastly underused before CIS (Congressional Information Service) hit the scene.
Ex: Although information needs are increasing, many information services remain under-utilised.
Ex: Yet, many library collections efforts are still under-exploiting possibilities for cooperation.

infravaloración
(n.)=undervaluation.
Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination.

infravalorado
(adj.)=undervalued [under-valued] ; underappreciated [under-appreciated] ; underrecognised [underrecognized, -USA].
Ex: Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.
Ex: This article presents interviews with 6 of America's foremost book illustration collectors, demonstrating their single-minded approach to this largely underappreciated field.
Ex: The key propositions of this initiative are that the meeting of unrecognized or underrecognized needs requires new or enhanced services.

infravalorar
(v.)=undervalue [under-value] ; understate.
Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
Ex: University faculty generally understate prices of textbooks for their courses = El profesorado universitario generalmente subestima los precios de los libros de textos de sus cursos.

infrecuente
(adj.)=infrequent.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.

infrecuentemente
=infrequently.
Ex: Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.

infringir
(v.)=be in violation of ; breach ; violate ; infringe (on/upon) ; transgress.
Ex: A 'self-help' approach, whereby libraries cooperate to boycott periodical publishers who are considered to be culpable, may also be in violation of antitrust legislation.
Ex: He defends the right to breach voluntary codes of practice so long as they are within the laws passed by country, state and city.
Ex: Women who self-promote may suffer social reprisals for violating gender prescriptions to be modest.
Ex: The Act undoubtedly has the potential to infringe gravely upon the civil liberties of UK citizens.
Ex: But it is Islam's strict code of sexual modesty that Islamists most often transgress.
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* infringir la confidencialidad=breach + confidentiality.
* infringir la ley=break + the law ; step beyond + the law.
* infringir una ley=infringe + law ; violate + law ; breach + law ; be in breach of + law.
* infringir una norma=infringe + standard ; violate + rule ; violate + regulation ; break + rules.
* infringir una regla=violate + rule ; break + rules.
* infringir un derecho=infringe + right ; violate + right.
* infringir un principio=violate + principle.
* no infringir las leyes=stay on + the right side of the law ; keep on + the right side of the law.

infringir la confidencialidad
(v.)=breach + confidentiality.
Ex: The author warns against the many ways in which confidentiality could be breached through carelessness.
infringir la ley
(v.)=break + the law ; step beyond + the law.
Ex: Unmarried people who break the law are subject to punishment by lashing. Ex: How do you really treat your customers, do you milk them dry or do you really want to offer your products and services without stepping beyond the law?.
infringir un derecho
(v.)=infringe + right ; violate + right.
Ex: The Act was finally allowed to lapse in 1695 and the Stationers' Company was unable to protect its members' rights against those who chose to infringe them. Ex: This article briefly reviews some of the research on stress and links this back to assertiveness -- standing up for one's rights without violating the rights of others -- as a stress-reducing technique which might be applicable in the library situation.
infringir un principio
(v.)=violate + principle.
Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
infringir una ley
(v.)=infringe + law ; violate + law ; breach + law ; be in breach of + law.
Ex: For a library to provide a copy of a periodical article without infringing copyright laws, a form of declaration should be completed and signed by the person requesting the copy. Ex: ASCAP has suggested that the libraries in question may have violated the copyright laws because they neglected to obtain permission from copyright owners to perform the music included in their events. Ex: This law is probably breached daily by millions of computer users. Ex: The EU has started to clamp down on websites offering mobile phone services after more than half were found to be in breach of EU consumer laws.
infringir una norma
(v.)=infringe + standard ; violate + rule ; violate + regulation ; break + rules.
Ex: This entails restricting membership to properly qualified persons only, and exercising sanctions on members who infringe professional standards. Ex: It seemed to him that they had violated some of their rules. Ex: So long as the department carries out its responsibilities well and violate no regulations, there is little likelihood that the library director will attempt to impose his or her individual style of management on the independent section head. Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
infringir una regla
(v.)=violate + rule ; break + rules.
Ex: It seemed to him that they had violated some of their rules. Ex: These policies indiscriminately suspend, expel, & punish harshly students who break rules under these policies.
infructuoso
(adj.)=fruitless ; unproductive ; unsuccessful.
Ex: It is fruitless trying to revise the subjects represented in a scheme, unless a notation can be appended to any new or modified subjects.
Ex: Miss Visser comments that she underwent extensive training in preparation for automation, but feels that training given at too early a stage is unproductive.
Ex: Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.

infundado
(adj.)=undue ; unsupported ; unfounded ; ill-founded ; ungrounded ; misplaced ; gratuitous.
Ex: Some are poorly written giving either too much or too little data, and giving undue emphasis to the author's priorities.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
Ex: The common fear of the computer is unfounded, as computers are merely an extension of man's capacity for thought and action.
Ex: The society appears to have assumed that these bibliographies would remain valid indefinitely, an assumption that is unfortunately ill-founded.
Ex: This is an ungrounded notion = Ésta idea es infundada.
Ex: Because of the nature of AIDS, much misinformation, prejudice, and misplaced fear exist both within the general public and in professional communities worldwide.
Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.
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* ser infundado=be unfounded.

infundir
(v.)=instil [instill, -USA] ; infuse.
Ex: With many concept headings consistency must be instilled into the terms used to describe the individual concepts.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
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* infundir emoción=infuse + emotion.
* infundir energía=energise [energize, -USA].
* infundir miedo=instil + fear.
* infundir nueva vida a=breathe + (new) life into.
* infundir vigor=energise [energize, -USA].

infundir emoción
(v.)=infuse + emotion.
Ex: In the drama of spoken language pauses frame words, form them into significant phrases, can even alter meaning, and infuse emotion.
infundir energía
(v.)=energise [energize, -USA].
Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
infundir miedo
(v.)=instil + fear.
Ex: Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician with 20 years of clinical and medical teaching experience, discusses how the medical profession has instilled fear of our bodies and of illness.
infundir nueva vida a
(v.)=breathe + (new) life into.
Ex: The article 'Breathe new life into your collection' describes how a book collection might be improved in order that its use may be maximised.
infundir vigor
(v.)=energise [energize, -USA].
Ex: This will enhance the utility of the public libraries and energise the public librarian as a change agent.
infusión
(n.)=infusion.
Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
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* infusión de ortigas=nettle tea.

infusión de ortigas
(n.)=nettle tea.
Ex: Relieving premenstrual symptoms is one of the health benefits of nettle tea.
ingeniar
(v.)=engineer.
Ex: So, in telephone transmission the bandwidth of each speech circuit is engineered to be 4kHz.
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* cómo nos las ingeniamos para=how in the world....
* ingeniarse=contrive ; devise.
* ingeniarse el modo de=dream up + ways to.
* ingeniárselas=manage to ; finesse ; get by ; craft + a plan.
* ingeniárselas para=figure out how.
* ingeniárselas para escapar=contrive + an escape.
* ingeniárselas solo=manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own.

ingeniarse
(v.)=contrive ; devise.
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance. Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.
ingeniarse el modo de
(v.)=dream up + ways to.
Ex: Users who experience these situations might get the idea that librarians stay awake nights dreaming up ways to frustrate their efforts to find material in the library.
ingeniero
(n.)=engineer.
Ex: Scientists, engineers and other subject specialists may be employed together with information scientists as full-time abstractors.
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* ingeniero agrónomo=agronomist.
* ingeniero astronáutico=rocket scientist.
* ingeniero civil=civil engineer.
* ingeniero de caminos=civil engineer.
* ingeniero de estructuras=structural engineer.
* ingeniero del conocimiento=knowledge engineer.
* ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores=Army Corps engineer.
* ingeniero de minas=mining engineer.
* ingeniero de sonido=sound engineer.
* ingeniero de telecomunicaciones=telecom engineer.
* ingeniero forestal=wildlife manager.
* ingeniero informático=computer engineer.
* ingeniero militar=military engineer.

ingeniero agrónomo
(n.)=agronomist.
Ex: While the majority of agriculturists in the fields of agricultural economics and forestry preferred technical reports, agronomists preferred conference proceedings.
ingeniero astronáutico
(n.)=rocket scientist.
Ex: Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought.
ingeniero civil
(n.)=civil engineer.
Ex: The main findings are that civil engineers are, relatively speaking, not information conscious.
ingeniero de caminos
(n.)=civil engineer.
Ex: The main findings are that civil engineers are, relatively speaking, not information conscious.
ingeniero de estructuras
(n.)=structural engineer.
Ex: Not only that, you have to make sure the modification is approved by a structural engineer who works with trusses.
ingeniero de minas
(n.)=mining engineer.
Ex: The minimum academic qualification for mining engineers is a bachelor's degree in mining engineering.
ingeniero de sonido
(n.)=sound engineer.
Ex: As any experienced sound engineer will tell you, no two equalisers sound quite the same.
ingeniero de telecomunicaciones
(n.)=telecom engineer.
Ex: The Government (with the exception of the police and the armed forces and the telecom engineers, water board engineers and electricity supply people) seems still to be talking about what to do rather than doing.
ingeniero del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge engineer.
Ex: The current interest in establishing the skill credentials of so-called 'knowledge engineers' illustrates the point neatly enough.
ingeniero del cuerpo de zapadores
(n.)=Army Corps engineer.
Ex: 'The goal is to not just to restore the beach, but also to stabilize it so we don't lose it,' Army Corps engineer Milton Yoshimoto said.
ingeniero forestal
(n.)=wildlife manager.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.
ingeniero informático
(n.)=computer engineer.
Ex: Recently computer engineers, systems analysts and programmers have paid increasing attention to the point where computers and humans interact, known as the user interface.
ingeniero militar
(n.)=military engineer.
Ex: He started his career under satrap Ptolemy as a military engineer and explorer of the Nile valley.
ingeniería
(n.)=engineering ; engineering science.
Ex: For example, a book on Bridges should be entered under Bridges and not under a broader heading such as engineering, nor doubly under both headings.
Ex: The primary focus of the journal is on stochastic modelling in the physical and engineering sciences.
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* creado por la ingeniería genética=genetically engineered.
* industria de la ingeniería eléctrica, la=electrical engineering industry, the.
* industria de la ingeniería química, la=chemical engineering industry, the.
* ingeniería aeroespacial=aerospace engineering.
* ingeniería agrónoma=agricultural engineering.
* ingeniería biológica=bioengineering.
* ingeniería civil=civil engineering.
* ingeniería computacional=computer engineering.
* ingeniería de aviación=aviation engineering.
* ingeniería de caminos=civil engineering.
* ingeniería de canales=canal engineering.
* ingeniería de control=control engineering.
* ingeniería de la construcción=construction engineering.
* ingeniería del automóvil=automotive engineering ; car engineering.
* ingeniería del conocimiento=knowledge engineering.
* ingeniería de minas=mining engineering.
* ingeniería de software=software engineering.
* ingeniería eléctrica=electrical engineering.
* ingeniería electrónica=electronic engineering.
* ingeniería forense=forensic engineering.
* ingeniería forestal=forestry.
* ingeniería genética=genetic engineering.
* ingeniería informática=computer engineering.
* ingeniería marina=marine engineering.
* ingeniería mecánica=mechanical engineering.
* ingeniería minera=mining engineering.
* ingeniería municipal=municipal engineering.
* ingeniería nuclear=nuclear engineering.
* ingeniería química=chemical engineering.
* ingeniería sanitaria=sanitary engineering.
* tecnología de la ingeniería=engineering technology.

ingeniería aeroespacial
(n.)=aerospace engineering.
Ex: Other branches of engineering include: 629.1 aerospace engineering, .2 Motor land vehicles and cycles, .3 Air-cushion vehicles (Hovercraft), and .4 Astronautics.
ingeniería agrónoma
(n.)=agricultural engineering.
Ex: The citations from 11 publications released by the Department of agricultural engineering between 1981-1984 were examined.
ingeniería biológica
(n.)=bioengineering.
Ex: They support research in fields like bioengineering, quantum mechanics, and quantum electronics.
ingeniería civil
(n.)=civil engineering.
Ex: Suppose you have to produce A/Z subject index entries by chain indexing procedure for the subject of the document 'A yearbook of civil engineering'.
ingeniería computacional
(n.)=computer engineering.
Ex: Expanded Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) schedules for data processing, computer science, and computer engineering were published in 1985.
ingeniería de aviación
(n.)=aviation engineering.
Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
ingeniería de caminos
(n.)=civil engineering.
Ex: Suppose you have to produce A/Z subject index entries by chain indexing procedure for the subject of the document 'A yearbook of civil engineering'.
ingeniería de canales
(n.)=canal engineering.
Ex: On the other hand, 626 is now unused, for the subject to which it was originally allocated, canal engineering, has so decreased in importance that it no longer justifies a separate heading.
ingeniería de control
(n.)=control engineering.
Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
ingeniería de la construcción
(n.)=construction engineering.
Ex: The highest research activity was in medicine, agriculture, geology, water and desalination, petroleum energy and construction engineering.
ingeniería de minas
(n.)=mining engineering.
Ex: The minimum academic qualification for mining engineers is a bachelor's degree in mining engineering.
ingeniería de software
(n.)=software engineering.
Ex: This article examines the potential power of hypertext technology for the domains of journal and book publishing, insurance policy management, and software engineering.
ingeniería del automóvil
(n.)=automotive engineering ; car engineering.
Ex: Some of the books recently published in the field of automotive engineering can perhaps best be described as awe-inspiring. Ex: Clearly, car engineering and aviation engineering are similar to mechanical engineering rather than civil or sanitary engineering.
ingeniería del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge engineering.
Ex: Knowledge engineering divides knowledge into object knowledge and meta-knowledge and into deep and shallow knowledge.
ingeniería electrónica
(n.)=electronic engineering.
Ex: Programmes have so far been produced in: Physics; and Electrical and electronic engineering.
ingeniería eléctrica
(n.)=electrical engineering.
Ex: In the first edition, electrical engineering was omitted, but this was included in the second edition as a subdivision of mechanical engineering; while this may have been an acceptable subordination at the time, it would not now find general agreement.
ingeniería forense
(n.)=forensic engineering.
Ex: The forensic engineering librarian must understand the imperatives of standards-producing organisations and monitor their progress in developing new standards and revising old ones.
ingeniería forestal
(n.)=forestry.
Ex: While the majority of agriculturists in the fields of agricultural economics and forestry preferred technical reports, agronomists preferred conference proceedings.
ingeniería genética
(n.)=genetic engineering.
Ex: The article 'Future tense: science fiction confronts the new science' reviews recent science fiction novels for young adults that deal with artificial intelligence, robotics and genetic engineering.
ingeniería informática
(n.)=computer engineering.
Ex: Expanded Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) schedules for data processing, computer science, and computer engineering were published in 1985.
ingeniería marina
(n.)=marine engineering.
Ex: It acts as a focal point for marine technology and marine engineering research.
ingeniería mecánica
(n.)=mechanical engineering.
Ex: In the first edition, electrical engineering was omitted, but this was included in the second edition as a subdivision of mechanical engineering; while this may have been an acceptable subordination at the time, it would not now find general agreement.
ingeniería minera
(n.)=mining engineering.
Ex: The minimum academic qualification for mining engineers is a bachelor's degree in mining engineering.
ingeniería municipal
(n.)=municipal engineering.
Ex: These subjects are more closely related to Applied physics in 621 than to the subjects of Municipal engineering in 628 with which they are in fact collocated.
ingeniería nuclear
(n.)=nuclear engineering.
Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
ingeniería química
(n.)=chemical engineering.
Ex: Among the former we find a new group of 'distilled' classes, including Cybernetics, Management and Research methodology; among the latter another new group of 'fused' main classes, arising from the fusion of previously distinct subject areas, for example chemical engineering and Biophysics.
ingeniería sanitaria
(n.)=sanitary engineering.
Ex: Clearly, car engineering and aviation engineering are similar to mechanical engineering rather than civil or sanitary engineering.
ingenio
(n.)=acumen ; invention ; wit ; genius ; ingeniousness ; finessing ; finesse.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.
Ex: The tone of voice should suggest that the inquirer's interest demonstrates something positive about the person -- if not charm, wit, or intelligence, then perhaps earnestness.
Ex: Kipling and Shaw are both writers of genius.
Ex: But if, in the digital era, libraries must continue to compete, it will be about services -- the ingeniousness with which individual libraries tailor resource access to particular needs of their user communities.
Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities.
Ex: Having failed apparently with her trump card, she fell back on finesse.
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* agudeza de ingenio=smartness.
* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio=necessity mothers invention ; necessity is the mother of invention.
* lucha de ingenio=battle of wits.

ingeniosamente
=ingeniously ; cleverly ; subtly ; wittily.
Ex: However ingeniously index entries are manipulated to provide multiple approaches to the sequence of documents in the classified file, the fact remains that so long as each document is entered once only in the classified file the reader may be seriously inconvenienced.
Ex: She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.
Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
Ex: This lovely book interestingly and wittily makes us aware of the ancient and colourful lineage of which we are a part.

ingeniosidad
(n.)=ingenuity.
Ex: Retrieval of documents on a search topic, but using terms for a broader or narrower concept, relies heavily upon the searcher's ingenuity.

ingenioso
(adj.)=inventive ; ingenious ; witty ; resourceful ; nifty ; artful.
Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
Ex: This book offers pithy and witty advice on how to write, defects in prose style, punctuation, and preparing a manuscript.
Ex: Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
Ex: Another reason why this is nifty is because this site has plenty of resources available for your use, so you're not having to re-invent the wheel should you decide to adopt this assignment for your course.
Ex: She is not just lissome and beautiful, but also cultured, artful, expressive, and energetic.
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* comentario ingenioso=witty remark.
* dicho ingenioso=witticism ; quip.

ingeniárselas
(v.)=manage to ; finesse ; get by ; craft + a plan.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up. Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets. Ex: A small book fair lasting only a day, such as might be held in a kindergarten or small elementary school, can get by with a couple of members of staff and a parent as the organizing committee. Ex: But now, it seems the 15 months spent crafting a plan to lessen pilots' flying hours, thus reducing the dangers of pilot fatigue, are about to become a reality.
ingeniárselas para
(v.)=figure out how.
Ex: As she tried to figure out how to change her and the library's image, she made some interesting observations.
ingeniárselas para escapar
(v.)=contrive + an escape.
Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
ingeniárselas solo
(v.)=manage on + Posesivo + own ; fend for + Reflexivo ; get by on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: Unfortunately, the arthritis was worsening to the point that she had trouble managing on her own at home. Ex: We who run libraries are equally for this kind of emancipation, so that we feel that leaving readers to fend for themselves is to sterilise the idea of libraries. Ex: Sickened by this parasitic femininity, she resolved to get by on her own and to see life for herself.
ingenua
(adj.)=ingenue.
Nota: Femenino.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How the 'ingenue' became an 'old maid': images of female librarians in modern, English language short fiction'.
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* mujer ingenua=ingenue.

ingenuamente
=ingenuously ; naively [naïvely] ; foolishly ; blithely.
Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.
Ex: Of course we also naively thought that anything sent to LC would be kept and treasured.
Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
Ex: The people who blithely assert that we could do this job instead of immigrants are wildly underestimating what's involved in becoming a skilled picker.

ingenuidad
(n.)=naivety [naïvete/naivete] ; gullibility.
Ex: He was struck favorably by the board's naivety and obvious interest.
Ex: Gullibility may be an early warning sign of dementia.

ingenuo
(adj.)=ingenuous ; naive [naïve] ; innocent ; simple-minded ; gullible ; born yesterday ; guileless ; clueless ; corn-fed ; unwordly ; wide-eyed ; blithe.
Ex: She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.
Ex: At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: Granted the seemingly simple-minded examples that have been used, such as changing NEGROES to AFRO-AMERICANS and BLACKS, appear fairly straightforward.
Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.
Ex: He cites, for example, a popular reference book from the 1880s, which gushes about the Eskimo's guileless character, keen intelligence, and harmonious politics.
Ex: This is largely clueless enthusiasm focused on things that don't matter in the grand scheme of things.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
Ex: We are all born with a wide-eyed innocence, believing everyone is honest, having no pretence.
Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.
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* ingenuos, los=gullible, the.

ingenuos, los
(n.)=gullible, the.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
ingerencia
(n.)=meddling ; interference ; encroachment.
Ex: As if the Cuban people themselves have no right to uphold their own national sovereignty against outside meddling.
Ex: As chairman he objected to reduction of library budgets and to censorial interference in library work.
Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.

ingerir
(v.)=ingest ; put away ; consume ; intake.
Ex: When ingesting the glucose solutions with the two highest concentrations of saccharin the initial rate of ingestion was greater.
Ex: He put away twice as much wine as usual and it went to his head, so he stretched out on his bed for a nap.
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
Ex: As a general rule of thumb, you want front and side fans to intake, rear and top to exhaust.

ingestión
(n.)=ingestion ; intake.
Ex: The book recommends asphyxia by plastic bag combined with the ingestion of lethal doses of certain drugs.
Ex: The conclusion drawn is that the intake of gingseng improves the capacity for physical work.
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* ingestión de productos lácteos=dairy intake.
* reducir la ingestión de calorías=cut down on + calories.

ingestión de productos lácteos
(n.)=dairy intake.
Ex: mong children, there was no consistent association between dairy intake and anthropometric indices of body fat.
ingle
(n.)=groin ; crotch.
Ex: Despite the vitality of some poems, however, the reiterative imagery and the repeated return to the sites of ear, armpit, and groin contributes to a uniformity that can become wearying.
Ex: Police arrested a Florida woman after she allegedly lit her boyfriend's crotch on fire as he slept on the couch.
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* patada en la ingle=kick in + the crotch.

inglesa
(n.)=Englishwoman [Englishwomen, -pl.].
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
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* montar a la inglesa=ride + side-saddle.

inglete
(n.)=mitre [miter, -USA].
Ex: This is the first of two sheets showing you how to plan, mark up and cut mitres using a saw.

inglés
(n.)=Englishman [Englishmen, -pl.] ; English.
Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
Ex: In plain English, it means we don't have enough students and expenses must be cut.
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* canadiense de habla inglesa=English-Canadian.
* cerveza inglesa=ale.
* comillas inglesas (")=inverted commas (").
* inglés básico=everyday functional English.
* inglés hablado por los negros=Ebonics.
* llave inglesa=wrench ; monkey wrench ; adjustable wrench.
* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés=an English rose.
* mundo de habla inglesa, el=English-speaking world, the.
* no en inglés=non-English.
* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés=non-English-speaking country.
* para el inglés su casa es su castillo=an Englishman's home is his castle.
* pidgin inglés=pidgin English.
* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua)=TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).

inglés básico
(n.)=everyday functional English.
Ex: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.
inglés hablado por los negros
=Ebonics.
Ex: Even in the face of considerable linguistic and pedagogical evidence, opinions on Ebonics still run the gamut, from its deserving official language status in the United States, to its being dismissed as 'bad English'.
ingratificante
(adj.)=dissatisfying.
Ex: 21 per cent of respondents were unable to think of anything dissatisfying about their job.

ingrato
(adj.)=invidious ; thankless ; unappreciative ; unsavoury [unsavory, -USA] ; ungrateful.
Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
Ex: This article is entitled 'Thankless tasks': academics and librarians in the novels of Barbara Pym'.
Ex: Convinced that most Americans were unappreciative and unreachable, they became increasingly autocratic and elitist and made their libraries even less appealing to the common man.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
Ex: For this reason he dubbed man the 'ungrateful biped'.
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* ser un ingrato=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

ingravidez
(n.)=weightlessness.
Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.

ingrediente
(n.)=ingredient ; topping.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of a mixture, its ingredients.
Ex: Let guests decorate their sundaes with toppings of their choice.
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* ingrediente activo=active ingredient.
* ingrediente adicional de la pizza=pizza topping.
* ingrediente primordial=key ingredient.

ingrediente activo
(n.)=active ingredient.
Ex: Sederma is a worldwide leader in the development of active ingredients for the cosmetic industry.
ingrediente adicional de la pizza
(n.)=pizza topping.
Ex: The study revealed the best chat-up lines were light-hearted questions such as 'What's your favourite pizza topping?'.
ingrediente primordial
(n.)=key ingredient.
Ex: The development of a strategy to promote all these systems as one-stop information shopping was a key ingredient to success.
ingresado
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* no ingresado=unearned.

ingresar
(v.)=pay ; pull in.
Nota: Referido al dinero.
Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
Ex: The show, which only started gestating in May, has already pulled in over a million dollars in ticket sales.
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* ingresar en el hospital=admit into + hospital.
* ingresar en hospital=hospitalise [hospitalize, -USA].
* ingresar en los fondos=accession.
* ingresar en una orden religiosa=join + religious order.

ingresar en el hospital
(v.)=admit into + hospital.
Ex: She developed a urinary tract infection and became very confused, and was admitted into hospital for treatment.
ingresar en hospital
(v.)=hospitalise [hospitalize, -USA].
Ex: A majority said they had clients who were now hospitalized but, if there were adequate attendant care, they could live independently.
ingresar en los fondos
(v.)=accession.
Ex: Accession is the procedure by which acquisitions are entered into a collection after checking the order and after collating.
ingresar en una orden religiosa
(v.)=join + religious order.
Ex: This article briefly discusses her early life and education, her career as reporter, teacher and librarian, her decision to join a religious order, and her working life until her retirement and death in 1982 = Este artículo habla brevemente de sus primeros años de vida y educación recibida, su carrera como periodista, profesora y biblioteca, su decisión de ingresar en una orden religiosa y su vida laboral hasta su jubilación y muerte en 1982.
ingreso de dinero
(n.)=cash deposit.
Ex: This particular bank does not accept any cash deposits nor are direct cash withdrawals permitted.
ingreso de efectivo
(n.)=cash deposit.
Ex: This particular bank does not accept any cash deposits nor are direct cash withdrawals permitted.
ingreso^1
(n.)=admission.
Ex: Secondly, the admission of rules incompatible with the general ideology adopted inevitably entails subsequent remedial revision.
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* discurso de ingreso=acceptance speech.
* examen de ingreso=entrance exam(ination).
* ingresos=intake.

ingreso^2
(n.)=cash deposit.
Ex: This particular bank does not accept any cash deposits nor are direct cash withdrawals permitted.
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* aumentar los ingresos=boost + Posesivo + income.
* bajos ingresos=low income.
* comprobación de los ingresos=means-testing ; means test.
* comprobar los ingresos=means test.
* desigualdad de ingresos=income inequality.
* escala de tarifas según los ingresos=sliding fee scale.
* evaluación de los ingresos=means-testing ; means test.
* evaluar los ingresos=means test.
* familia de bajos ingresos=low-income family.
* fuente de ingresos=revenue stream ; source of revenue ; source of income ; revenue base ; revenue earner.
* ganarse unos ingresos=earn + income.
* generación de ingresos=revenue-raising ; income generation.
* generador de ingresos=income-generating ; revenue-earning ; revenue-making ; revenue-generating ; revenue earner ; profit-generating ; profit-making.
* generar ingresos=generate + revenue.
* hacer un ingreso=make + a deposit.
* ingreso de dinero=cash deposit.
* ingreso de efectivo=cash deposit.
* ingresos=income ; proceeds ; revenue ; income statement ; takings ; earnings.
* ingresos bajos=low income.
* ingresos brutos=gross profit ; gross benefits ; gross revenues ; gross receipts ; gross income.
* ingresos de ventas=sales revenue.
* ingresos disponibles=disposable income.
* ingresos económicos=income.
* ingresos familiares=family wage.
* ingresos fijos=fixed income.
* ingresos inesperados=windfall.
* ingresos medios=middle income.
* ingresos netos=net revenues ; net income.
* ingresos procedentes de los impuestos=tax revenues ; income tax revenue.
* ingresos públicos provenientes del petróleo=oil revenues.
* nivel de ingresos=income level ; earning capacity ; earning power.
* propios ingresos=earned income.
* reportar ingresos=generate + revenue.
* según los ingresos=means-tested.
* subsidio por bajos ingresos=supplementary benefit.

ingresos
(n.)=income ; proceeds ; revenue ; income statement ; takings ; earnings.
Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service. Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves. Ex: Resources -- revenue, capital, and, especially, staffing expertise -- are a serious problem for the future in all SLIS. Ex: The method employed is based on modifications of standard analytical financial tables (financial income statement, cash flow statement, balance sheet). Ex: The study has shown that smoke-free areas are overwhelmingly popular with both proprietors and customers, with no evidence of takings being hit once. Ex: It was noteworthy that nearly all SLIS were maintaining their IT materials as much, if not more, from earnings from entrepreneurial activity than out of institutional allocation.
ingresos bajos
(n.)=low income.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
ingresos brutos
(n.)=gross profit ; gross benefits ; gross revenues ; gross receipts ; gross income.
Ex: For 217 businesses for which comparable data were available, the gross profit was the same at 29.1 per cent for 1978/9 and 1979/80 but the net trading profit was down from 3.6 per cent to 3.1 per cent. Ex: The application of game theory to library networks consists of three basic subjects: the calculation of the costs of a network, the calculation of the gross benefits for the whole network, and the stability of the network. Ex: OCLC reported fiscal 2001 as another successful year with gross revenues increasing 8 per cent to 165.3 million dollars and with net revenues reaching 159.8 million dollars with operating expenses 156.9 million dollars. Ex: Publishing on commission, when the author paid all the costs of production and allowed the publisher a percentage of the gross receipts as a payment for producing and handling the book, had been used since early times for specialist publications. Ex: Information systems frequently cost organizations between one and ten per cent of their gross income.
ingresos de ventas
(n.)=sales revenue.
Ex: They have posted a 52 per cent jump in second-quarter sales revenue, after production rose and the price of crude oil soared.
ingresos disponibles
(n.)=disposable income.
Ex: The article 'Brain candy or brain manna?' argues that a market of readers with a decent disposable income, more sophisticated taste and lots of time to read might welcome titles that are more fulfilling than run of the mill commercial fiction.
ingresos económicos
(n.)=income.
Ex: Also, the supplier with a number of clients has enough maintenance income to justify the establishment of a sound maintenance service.
ingresos familiares
(n.)=family wage.
Ex: This makes mockery of the idea of a 'family wage' earned by the man on which wage negotiations and the idea of keeping women out of work are founded.
ingresos fijos
(n.)=fixed income.
Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
ingresos inesperados
(n.)=windfall.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
ingresos medios
(n.)=middle income.
Ex: The need to develop the communications infrastructure in low and middle income countries is now recognized by donor agencies as a prerequisite for the provision of aid.
ingresos netos
(n.)=net revenues ; net income.
Ex: OCLC reported fiscal 2001 as another successful year with gross revenues increasing 8 per cent to 165.3 million dollars and with net revenues reaching 159.8 million dollars with operating expenses 156.9 million dollars. Ex: Deductions for expenses can be used to lower the reportable net income for income tax purposes.
ingresos procedentes de los impuestos
(n.)=tax revenues ; income tax revenue.
Ex: Successful outcome of the legislation would mean the pooling of library, industry, and government based information resources towards the improvement of industry, the creation of more jobs, and new tax revenues. Ex: Ultimately, society in general receives indirect benefits from the library, because more people are working and more income tax revenue is being generated.
ingresos públicos provenientes del petróleo
=oil revenues.
Ex: This article describes the outpouring of official documents on cultural policy and mentions the hope of rescue from the crisis by means of oil revenues.
inguinal
(adj.)=inguinal.
Ex: Everything you need to know about what causes pain in the inguinal area, including the most common causes and treatments.
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* hernia inguinal=inguinal hernia.

inhabilidad
(n.)=disability.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.

inhabitable
(adj.)=uninhabitable.
Ex: Sderot has 58 public shelters, 30 of which have no electricity and are uninhabitable even for a short stay.

inhabitado
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* zonas inhabitadas del interior=back country.

inhalación
(n.)=inhalation ; sniff.
Ex: It appears that inadequate working conditions & prolonged inhalation of toxic products contributed to the deaths.
Ex: Not just for diabetics: A sniff of the hormone insulin may help Alzheimer's patients recover memory function.
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* inhalación de disolventes=solvent abuse.

inhalación de disolventes
(n.)=solvent abuse.
Ex: Issues covered in the survey included patterns in reading about social issues and about drugs, alcohol and solvent abuse.
inhalar
(v.)=inhale ; snuff ; breathe in.
Ex: Did you know that a non-smoker in an enclosed space can inhale the equivalent of one cigarette an hour?.
Ex: Most of these medicines are snuffed or inhaled.
Ex: When you breathe in, oxygen fills the alveoli and then enters the blood, so it can be delivered to the rest of the body.

inherente
=built-in ; in-built ; inherent ; built-in.
Ex: To use the 'default' or built-in command settings, simply press RETURN.
Ex: A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.
Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry.
Ex: However, large systems with many users have an element of built-in inertia, and are likely to be more stable.
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* problemas inherentes al crecimiento=growing pains.
* ser inherente a=inhere in.

inherentemente
=inherently.
Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.

inhibición
(n.)=doping ; self-consciousness.
Ex: The process is called doping and it interferes with the conducting properties of the semiconductor.
Ex: In other cases, straightforward alphabetical arrangement scatters topics within the same facet which could be arranged more helpfully; eg in Psychology we find BF575 Special forms of emotion eg .A5 Anger .A9 Awe .B3 Bashfulness .F2 Fear .H3 Hate .L8 Love. S4 self-consciousness.
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* sin inhibiciones=uninhibited.

inhibido
(adj.)=inhibited.
Ex: This game was developed in order to facilitate the therapeutic process for those children who are `inhibited, constrained or resistive'.

inhibidor
(adj.)=inhibiting ; inhibitor ; restraining ; dopant ; inhibitory.
Ex: This, of course, assumes that we consider the concept Primary Schools to be the inhibiting factor in the initial search.
Ex: All considerations of changing or developing curricula have to take account of inadequacies and inflexibilities in this area as probably the most potent inhibitors of change.
Ex: The author discusses the driving and restraining forces affecting the probability and desirability of interaction between the school and the public library in providing library services to children.
Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation or a dopant can be applied to join individual components together.
Ex: The addition of the yeast did not enhance or diminish the inhibitory capacity of the lab cultures.

inhibir
(v.)=inhibit ; dope ; hamstring.
Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.
Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.
Ex: Instead, the proposed regulations would hamstring public access.
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* inhibirse=inhibit.

inhibirse
(v.)=inhibit.
Ex: Likewise, a library or consortium -- and ultimately the user -- is ill-served by a system which inhibits the realization of a rational collection policy by permitting the duplication of expensive items.
inhumación
(n.)=inhumation ; interment.
Ex: One of these contained an inhumation which was radiocarbon dated to the Iron Age.
Ex: Interments and disinterments are not permitted on Easter, Thanksgiving, or Christmas Day.

inhumanidad
(n.)=inhumanity.
Ex: Humanism is seen as the last best way to combat inhumanity & injustice.

inhumano
(adj.)=inhumane.
Ex: This is part of the present government's inhumane and antisocial programme to diminish the value of people at work.
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* condiciones inhumanas=inhumane conditions.

inhumar
(v.)=inter.
Ex: The author talks about the funerary role played by chapter houses where bishops or important patrons were interred.

inhóspito
(adj.)=inhospitable.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
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* paraje inhóspito=unforgiving wilderness.
* terreno inhóspito=inhospitable terrain.

iniciación
(n.)=induction ; initiation ; instigation.
Ex: The author concludes that the new course offered an overall improvement in library induction.
Ex: The increase in emphasis on regional cooperation has resulted in the initiation of many regional projects.
Ex: This is a a history of the public library services of Bolton, Lancashire, from their instigation in 1853 to the present.
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* ceremonia de iniciación=initiation ritual ; rite of passage.
* curso de iniciación=induction course.
* rito de iniciación=rite of passage ; ritual of passage ; initiation ritual.
* ritual de iniciación=initiation ritual ; rite of passage.
* semana de iniciación=induction week.

iniciado
(adj.)=activated.
Ex: The article has the title 'Thermochemically activated oxidation: Mother Nature's book burning'.
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* iniciado por el usuario=user-driven.
* iniciados, los=initiated, the.

iniciado por el usuario
(adj.)=user-driven.
Ex: User-driven changes often involve multiple users, working sequentially or in parallel.
iniciador
(n.)=initiator ; starter.
Ex: The primary role of strategic information is to convince the receptor to make a decision favourable to the information provider (initiator).
Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.

iniciados, los
=initiated, the.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
inicial del primer nombre de pila
(n.)=first initial.
Ex: To search for a publication by its author, enter the author's last name, a comma, first initial if known, followed by a backslash (\).
inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona
=middle initial.
Ex: If you're not sure of the exact form of the phrase (Does the author have a middle initial?), enter as much of the phrase as you know.
inicial encuadrada
(n.)=factotum.
Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
inicial orlada
(n.)=ornamental initial ; illustrated initial.
Ex: The libraries were links between European and American printers and this would explain similarities observed in the motifs of ornamental initials seen in European and American books. Ex: The author analyzes the scriptural symbolism in an illustrated initial depicting the Crucifixion, focusing on the significance of a white-haired and bearded Christ.
inicial xilográfica
=woodcut initial.
Ex: Add to this his stock of unique woodcut ornaments and initials, and his finger-print is plain, a typographical equipment that belonged to him alone.
inicial^1
(adj.)=initial ; initialism.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
Ex: These recommendations specify the presentation of numbers, acronyms, and initialisms in headings and references.
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* inicial del primer nombre de pila=first initial.
* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona=middle initial.
* inicial encuadrada=factotum.
* inicial orlada=ornamental initial ; illustrated initial.
* inicial xilográfica=woodcut initial.
* palabras iniciales=opening statement.
* problemas iniciales=growing pains.
* todas las iniciales del nombre propio=full initials.

inicial^2
(adj.)=initial ; original ; up-front [up front] ; founding ; germinal.
Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.
Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
Ex: This article presents useful low cost options for on-line data base searching that allow even small libraries to offer searching without large up-front costs or ongoing investment.
Ex: The founding missions have being found increasingly ill-suited for the demands of the marketplace.
Ex: Unique as it is, this creation has its germinal origin in Morris's earlier works.
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* alineación inicial=starting line-up.
* comentario inicial=opening remark.
* cotización inicial=starting price.
* espacio en blanco inicial=beginning blank.
* jugador inicial=starting player.
* observación inicial=opening remark.
* posición inicial=starting position.
* precio inicial=starting price.
* problema inicial=startup problem.
* salario inicial=starting salary.
* término inicial=lead-in term ; leading term.
* termino inicial de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead term ; main heading.

inicialmente
=initially ; originally ; up-front [up front].
Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted.
Ex: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.
Ex: Meta search engines look pretty much the same up front, but their approach to presenting results varies widely.

iniciar
(v.)=initiate ; institute ; start ; inaugurate ; pioneer ; enter ; lead off ; detonate ; usher in ; set on + foot ; put in + train ; set in + train ; set in + motion.
Ex: The scheme was initiated under the auspices of UNISIST with the intention of providing a switching language.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
Ex: In the beginning staff delivered books to readers in their homes, while in 1972 a mobile library service was inaugurated enabling readers to choose their own materials.
Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
Ex: Laurence Prusak will lead off the guest lectures on Monday, August 20th.
Ex: There has been an explosion in terminology detonated by developments related to XML (eXtensible Markup Language).
Ex: Optical technology has ushered in a new phase in the storage and retrieval of information.
Ex: If such an experiment were set on foot in any part of England its success would be certain.
Ex: Following that vote, the Government put in train an analysis of the reasons the document was voted down.
Ex: The slightest disturbance may set in train a process of degradation-as from forest to grassland, or grassland to desert.
Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action.
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* fuego + iniciar=fire + break out.
* iniciar el día=start + the day.
* iniciar el vuelo=take to + the sky.
* iniciar la jornada=start + the day.
* iniciar las actividades=get + things going ; get + things rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling.
* iniciar los trámites=initiate + action.
* iniciarse=cut + Posesivo + spurs.
* iniciar una caminata=hit + the trail.
* iniciar una conversación=initiate + a conversation.
* iniciar una cruzada por=crusade for.
* iniciar una excursión=hit + the trail.
* iniciar una gira=hit + the road ; hit + the trail.
* iniciar una investigación=launch + investigation.
* iniciar una negociación=open + discussion.
* iniciar un proyecto=launch + effort.
* que se inicie la contienda=let battle commence.

iniciar el día
(v.)=start + the day.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
iniciar el vuelo
(v.)=take to + the sky.
Ex: A new flying invention has been unveiled in the US, which could see humans take to the sky.
iniciar la jornada
(v.)=start + the day.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
iniciar las actividades
(v.)=get + things going ; get + things rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling.
Ex: A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going. Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'. Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand. Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!.
iniciar los trámites
(v.)=initiate + action.
Ex: If events take an unfortunate turn and a dismissal action must be initiated, the supervisor must make certain that the applicable personnel rules and procedures have been followed.
iniciar un proyecto
(v.)=launch + effort.
Ex: In May 74 a retrospective cataloguing effort was launched; records for 34,000 items are to be converted to machine-readable form.
iniciar una caminata
(v.)=hit + the trail.
Ex: Before you hit the trail, make sure you have the right shoes.
iniciar una conversación
(v.)=initiate + a conversation.
Ex: Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
iniciar una cruzada por
(v.)=crusade for.
Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries.
iniciar una excursión
(v.)=hit + the trail.
Ex: Before you hit the trail, make sure you have the right shoes.
iniciar una gira
(v.)=hit + the road ; hit + the trail.
Ex: Before packing up and hitting the road, one thing none of us likes to stop and really think about is how to keep watch over our home while away. Ex: Before you hit the trail, make sure you have the right shoes.
iniciar una investigación
(v.)=launch + investigation.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
iniciar una negociación
(v.)=open + discussion.
Ex: E. M. d'Hondt, newly-appointed NBLC chairman, urged that discussions be opened with the Ministry of Social and Cultural Services to mitigate the effect of public lending right on library budgets.
iniciarse
(v.)=cut + Posesivo + spurs.
Ex: Lorene, who cut her spurs fighting for equal pay, said she was `absolutely gobsmacked' at having won the award.
iniciativa
(n.)=effort ; endeavour [endeavor, -USA] ; enterprise ; framework ; initiative ; leadership ; resourcefulness ; proaction ; move ; movement ; stake in the ground.
Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: These discussions will influence subsequent planning initiatives with regard to the design and layout of the new building.
Ex: Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness.
Ex: Based on their experience of mutual benefit over the past 3 years, both university libraries have transformed the goal of their interinstitutional agreement from protection to proaction.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.
Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.
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* agradecer una iniciativa=welcome + initiative.
* a iniciativa de=at the initiative of.
* a iniciativas del gobierno=government-led.
* con iniciativa=proactively [pro-actively] ; proactive [pro-active] ; enterprising.
* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa=first-mover disadvantage.
* emprender una iniciativa=undertake + enterprise.
* iniciativa empresarial=entrepreneurship.
* iniciativa privada=private initiative.
* lanzar una iniciativa=launch + initiative.
* llevar a cabo una iniciativa=take + initiative.
* persona con iniciativa=go-getter.
* por iniciativa de=at the instigation of ; under the auspices of.
* por propia iniciativa=self-directed.
* primero en tomar la iniciativa=first mover.
* recibir bien una iniciativa=welcome + initiative.
* seguir la iniciativa=follow + the lead.
* tener iniciativa=be proactive.
* toma de iniciativas=initiative taking.
* tomar la iniciativa=seize + the initiative ; take + initiative ; take + a lead ; step up.
* tomar la iniciativa en + Infinitivo=take + the lead in + Gerundio.
* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa=first-mover advantage.

iniciativa empresarial
(n.)=entrepreneurship.
Ex: Various categories of entrepreneurship have been identified -- the idealist, the inventor, the organiser and the innovator -- of which the last two types can exist within the library environment.
iniciativa privada
(n.)=private initiative.
Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.
inicio
(n.)=commencement ; kick-off ; startup [start-up] ; start ; tip-off.
Nota: Generalmente usado en el contexto deportivo.
Ex: The development of the course since its commencement is reviewed, and the reasons for changes in the course structure are discussed.
Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
Ex: I looked forward to my first night as a referee, but right after the tip-off, my fantasies faded -- these sweet, innocent boys transformed into demon children.
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* al inicio=at startup.
* en sus inicios=in + Posesivo + infancy ; budding.
* fecha de inicio=trigger date.
* hora de inicio=trigger time ; start time.
* menú de inicio, el=start menu, the.
* página de inicio=home page [homepage].
* tecla de inicio=Home key.
* tiempo de inicio=start time.

inidentificable
(adj.)=unnameable.
Ex: But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.

inigualable
(adj.)=unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA] ; unbeatable ; matchless ; one-of-a-kind.
Ex: On-line data banks are still expanding, as they provide unrivalled services, even when these have to be paid for by users.
Ex: The article 'Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.
Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
Ex: Join leading experts in cultural heritage informatics for a one-of-a-kind learning experience.
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* ser inigualable=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.

inimaginable
(adj.)=unimaginable.
Ex: The article 'The unimaginable made real: Center for Holocaust Studies' describes this centre the purpose of which is to gather material based on the accounts of survivors of the Holocaust, rather than texts based primarily on Nazi records.
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* ser inimaginable=beggar + imagination.

inimitable
(adj.)=inimitable ; matchless.
Ex: Right now, there is no clear Republican candidate, though the inimitable Joe Kelly can never be counted out until the deadline passes.
Ex: My reaction to both of them was not one of despair or of envy, but of pleasure in watching a matchless performance.
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* el único e inimitable=the one and only.

ininteligible
(adj.)=unintelligible ; unfathomable.
Ex: Minor editorial changes have been made as necessary, and comments which were unintelligible from the tapes have been deleted.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.

inintencionadamente
=unintentionally.
Ex: The Hawthorne effect, ie the well-established fact that individuals who know that they are being observed usually change their patterns of behaviour, even unintentionally, will obviously come into play if the observation is obtrusive.

inintencionado
(adj.)=unintended ; unwilling.
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
Ex: The author concentrates on the negative aspects of information, both the unwilling, innocent or accidental error and the interest-based disinformation.

ininterrumpidamente
=uninterruptedly ; round the clock ; ongoingly.
Ex: Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.
Ex: The National Institute of Nutrition has a library which operates round the clock for students and research workers.
Ex: The United Nations Library at Geneva was actively involved in both organizations since their inception, and ongoingly for many years.

ininterrumpido
(adj.)=continued ; continuous ; ongoing [on-going] ; running ; sustained ; unbroken ; steady ; uninterrupted ; unobstructed ; in a row ; back-to-back ; on-the-go.
Ex: Instructional development is a goal-oriented, problem-solving process involving techniques such as development of specific objectives, analysis of learners and tasks, preliminary trials, formative and summative evaluation, and continued revision.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision.
Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
Ex: Tom Hernandez knew that there had been a 'running feud' between Lespran and Balzac during the last year or so.
Ex: Research has shown that strong centralized control of employees is not the best way to achieve operational efficiency or sustained productivity.
Ex: Ideally it would be preferable to keep the main monograph collection in one unbroken sequence.
Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
Ex: For this purpose it is assumed that the usual 23-letter latin alphabet, or an uninterrupted series of numerals, is used for signing the gatherings.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
Ex: The integrated library systems installed in Canandian libraries are surveyed for the 3rd year in a row.
Ex: The conference program includes back-to-back papers on techniques for sorting Unicode data.
Ex: With technologies such as SMS, Podcasting, voice over IP (VoIP), and more becoming increasingly mainstream, the potential to provide instant, on-the-go reference is limitless.
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* de modo ininterrumpido=in an unbroken line.
* trabajo ininterrumpido=continuous work.

iniquidad
(n.)=inequity ; iniquity ; turpitude.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.
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* iniquidad moral=moral turpitude.

iniquidad moral
(n.)=moral turpitude.
Ex: Thus, the Court must consider evidence of Burris's moral character in the form of a conviction for a crime of moral turpitude.
injertado
(adj.)=grafted.
Ex: Tree suckers can also grow on non-grafted trees, but are most common on grafted ones.
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* no injertado=non-grafted.

injertar
(v.)=graft ; bud.
Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.
Ex: Sprouting was earliest in the plants budded during the second week of September.

injerto
(n.)=infill ; graft ; grafting ; scion.
Ex: This paper discusses the following methods of treatment in the conservation of seals: cleaning; dealing with cracks; the questions of infill and reversibility; and polishing.
Ex: The problem of grafts not sticking sufficiently to the document was solved by beating and the correct solvents.
Ex: Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.
Ex: Scions are selected from the previous season's growth, while they are dormant, but before growth begins in the spring.
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* injerto cutáneo=skin graft.
* injerto de piel=skin graft.
* inserción de injertos=infilling.
* rechazo de injerto=graft rejection.

injerto cutáneo
(n.)=skin graft.
Ex: In similarly superficial wounds that were larger, the wounds were covered with skin grafts.
injerto de piel
(n.)=skin graft.
Ex: In similarly superficial wounds that were larger, the wounds were covered with skin grafts.
injuria
(n.)=insult ; outrage.
Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
Ex: The outrage expressed by users of the Internet brought about the passing an act aimed at ridding the Internet of pornography.

injuriar
(v.)=abuse ; vilify ; rave at ; insult ; revile.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.
Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.

injurioso
(adj.)=offensive ; libellous [libelous, -USA] ; outrageous.
Ex: WOMEN in LIBRARIANSHIP would have been just as offensive as WOMEN as LIBRARIANS.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.

injustamente
=unfairly ; unjustly.
Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.
Ex: I was accused this morning, I think unjustly, of thinking that all change was good and of equating it with progress.
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* indignación por haber sido tratado injustamente=righteous indignation.
* tratar injustamente=malign.

injusticia
(n.)=injustice ; inequity ; inequitability ; wrong ; miscarriage of justice ; iniquity ; wrongfulness ; unfairness.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
Ex: It is among such populations that the cynical, evasive, or merely muddled schemes of economic development have produced the greatest social inequity and human suffering.
Ex: The Bradford distribution is found to provide information of the degree of scientific-technological inequitability between advanced and developing nations.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: The Matsukawa Materials Room at Fukushima University, Japan, contains items relating to the Matsukawa Incident, an infamous miscarriage of justice in Aug 1949.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
Ex: Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.
Ex: However the unfairness of it does not escape my granddaughter who brings the subject up every time we get together for a yack.
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* cometer una injusticia=do + injustice.
* crear una injusticia=create + injustice.
* erradicar una injusticia=eradicate + injustice.
* flagrante injusticia=gross injustice.
* injusticia flagrante=gross injustice.
* injusticia social=social injustice.
* sentido de injusticia=sense of injustice.
* sentimiento de injusticia=sense of injustice.
* venganza de injusticias, la=righting of wrongs, the.

injusticia flagrante
(n.)=gross injustice.
Ex: It would be a gross injustice if the intelligence agencies were now to carry the can for a war built on such slender foundations.
injusticia social
(n.)=social injustice.
Ex: The much-vaunted 'neutrality' of libraries, it was argued, was really a benign passivity in the face of social injustice.
injustificable
(adj.)=unjustifiable.
Ex: Accusations levelled against publishers include unjustifiable price increases and a needless multiplication of the number of new journals.

injustificación
(n.)=wrongfulness.
Ex: Wieland is not responsible for his violence precisely because he also lacks the ability to appreciate its wrongfulness.

injustificadamente
=unreasonably.
Ex: This does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author.

injustificado
(adj.)=unwarranted ; unjustified ; uncalled-for ; wrongful ; ill-justified ; gratuitous.
Ex: Panizzi introduced what seemed to his critics unwarranted and capricious complications calculated to make the catalog much more difficult for the librarian to prepare and the reader to use.
Ex: Many citation analyses draw conclusions unjustified by the evidence, which could mislead unwary librarians.
Ex: Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance.
Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
Ex: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.
Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.

injusto
(adj.)=unfair ; invidious ; inequitable ; unjust ; wrongful.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
Ex: Librarianship is an occupation dominated by women and subject to inequitable compensation.
Ex: At about nine or ten, children are especially sensitive to the heroic virtue of justice and are beginning to notice why people are tempted to be unjust.
Ex: Something must be done to resolve freelance authors' rights to remuneration for wrongful use of their property.
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* proceder injusto=unfair practice.
* totalmente injusto=grossly unfair.

inmaculado
(adj.)=immaculate ; pristine ; unblemished ; stainless.
Ex: This article traces the life of Otto Rohse, his immaculate typography, imaginative and sensitive illustrations, and his private press.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

inmadurez
(n.)=immaturity ; childishness.
Ex: Barriers to business researchers are lack of reliable official statistics and data sources, market immaturity, political interference in the information and communications industry, and corruption and misreporting in the stock market.
Ex: The terms child, childishness, & child-like are used to indicate that there is something that is not quite right about a point of view, an individual, or a political position.

inmaduro
(adj.)=immature ; unripe ; unripened ; callow .
Ex: From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.
Ex: Unripe seeds do not have all the things they need to grow.
Ex: To ripen tomatoes, add a whole lime to unripened tomatoes in a paper bag and store at room temperature for a few days.
Ex: Marco Polo set out from Venice, with his father and uncle, a very callow 17-year-old.
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* fruta inmadura=unripe fruit.
* higo inmaduro=unripe fig.
* ser inmaduro=be wet behind the ears ; be a bit green.
* uva inmadura=unripe grape.

inmanencia
(n.)=immanence.
Ex: The author relies on immanence rather than transcendence for his effect.

inmanente
(adj.)=immanent.
Ex: It is also argued that the adequacy of any immanent interpretation is governed by aesthetic criteria.

inmaterial
(adj.)=immaterial.
Ex: Museums can offer a unique interpretation of authentic material culture to a generation comfortable in an immaterial world.

inmediaciones
=vicinity ; surrounding area ; surroundings ; outskirts of, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: Students should be encouraged to pay a visit to a library in their own vicinity to consult particular sources or to initiate an interlibrary loan request.
Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
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* en las inmediaciones de=in the vicinity of.

inmediatamente
=at once ; forthwith ; immediately ; right away ; instantly ; straight away ; right off ; straight off ; as a matter of urgency ; on the double ; thereupon [thereon] ; promptly ; at the drop of a hat.
Ex: You say that this A/Z index entry will direct him at once to the specific subject he is looking for.
Ex: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien.
Ex: The uniform heading area of the reference entry may be inserted in the authority entry immediately following the information note.
Ex: Forms that are required right away are printed immediately.
Ex: Union catalogues are an important element in interlibrary lending by locating instantly requested documents.
Ex: When he arrived back at the media center, Anthony Datto whisked straight away into his glass-enclosed office, to the right of the entrance.
Ex: She began, right off, without a greeting.
Ex: There is no technical reason why systems should not be designed so that people can plug in a new sound card, a modem, a graphics card, a CD-ROM drive or even a new processor, and have it work straight off with as little ado as changing a light bulb.
Ex: Piracy should be tackled as a matter of urgency.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'.
Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
Ex: Sometimes these tantrums start at the drop of a hat for often no apparent reason other than the fact that he's 2 years old.
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* inmediatamente después=thereupon [thereon].
* inmediatamente después de=fast on the heels of ; on the heels of ; on the coattails of.
* seguir inmediamente a=come on + the heels of.
* seguir inmediatamente=fast on the heels of ; on the heels of.

inmediatamente después
=thereupon [thereon].
Ex: Thereupon he rallied, and with an air of accepting the inevitable turned into the library parking lot and went to his office.
inmediatamente después de
=fast on the heels of ; on the heels of ; on the coattails of.
Ex: Fast on the heels of its bicentennial census, the US Census Bureau is at a crossroads with regard to conducting the next census. Ex: In a free market supply is always on the heels of demand. Ex: Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.
inmediatemente
=outright.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.

inmediato
(adj.)=immediate ; instant ; near-side.
Ex: This system offers immediate access when required by users and staff, preferably several users at the same time.
Ex: There is already a large and growing number of commercial data bases that allow the individual or corporate consumer to gain instant access to need information.
Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.
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* en el futuro inmediato=in the foreseeable future.
* éxito inmediato=instant success.
* futuro inmediato=immediate future.
* futuro inmediato, el=near future, the.
* gratificación inmediata=instant gratification.
* índice de impacto inmediato=immediacy index.
* satisfacción inmediata=instant gratification.

inmejorable
(adj.)=unbeatable ; unimprovable.
Ex: The article 'Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.
Ex: The big problem with bicycles, from a marketing perspective, is that they're a mature product - pretty much unimprovable, other than through the application of new materials.

inmemorial
(adj.)=age-old ; immemorial.
Ex: The current environment in higher education is providing an opportunity for librarians to define a future that will ensure their central role in the educational process and thus resolve these remaining age-old questions.
Ex: God is the immemorial refuge of the incompetent, the helpless, the miserable.
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* desde tiempo inmemorial=since earliest time ; since time immemorial ; from time immemorial ; since time out of mind ; from time out of mind.
* tiempo inmemorial=time immemorial.

inmencionable
(adj.)=unmentionable ; unutterable.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.
Ex: Things are not all so comprehensible and utterable as people would mostly have us believe -- most events are unutterable.

inmensamente
=no end ; hugely ; immensely ; massively ; to no end ; above measure ; beyond measure.
Ex: This decision will shake up library managers no end.
Ex: Catalogers would hugely benefit from a comprehensive index to DDC that swiftly and directly links topics and numbers.
Ex: Duplication of effort is still a problem even though communications have improved immensely.
Ex: It was hoped that this meeting would bring about reinstatement of the library funds which were so massively cut a year ago; these hopes were soon dashed.
Ex: I love chard stalks, and it annoys me to no end that people would throw them away.
Ex: Addames specifies the commodities vendible in Japan, describes the island and the people, who he says are of good nature, courteous above measure.
Ex: Our deepest fear is not that we are inadequate; our deepest fear is that we are powerful beyond measure.
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* inmensamente + Adjetivo=absurdly + Adjetivo.

inmensamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=absurdly + Adjetivo.
Ex: He was happy, absurdly and splendidly happy.
inmensidad
(n.)=vastness ; immensity.
Ex: Experience has shown that the vastness of this as yet unordered field holds many pitfalls for the unwary librarian and researcher.
Ex: This situation reflects the sheer immensity of the task that faces any researcher whose work deals with events on a colonial frontier.
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* inmensidad de=mass of.

inmensidad de
(n.)=mass of.
Ex: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records.
inmenso
=huge ; immense ; unbelievable ; immeasurable ; monstrous ; a monster of a.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
Ex: It is true that assignments were being heaped upon him with immense rapidity, but he would be able to sort them out and contrive solutions.
Ex: The development of digital technology has hastened this process until the point where we are today: the capacity to produce unbelievable volumes of information.
Ex: Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.
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* con una inmensa cantidad de=overflowing with.
* en la inmensa mayoría=overwhelmingly.
* una inmensa cantidad de=a treasure chest of ; a huge number of.

inmensurable
(adj.)=unmeasured.
Ex: However, other decisions are of unmeasured consequence and could change the library's course of action.

inmerecido
(adj.)=undeserved.
Ex: A person may get a reputation which peers think is undeserved.

inmergir
(v.)=soak.
Ex: In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.

inmersión
(n.)=dabbing ; immersion ; dive ; submergence ; submersion.
Ex: Sometime in the later eighteenth century an ingenious version of stereotyping called dabbing was developed, whereby a pattern of wood or metal was dabbed into the surface of a quantity of type-metal that was half way between its solid and its molten state; the dabbed metal was then used as a matrix for striking a copy of the original in similarly half-molten metal.
Ex: This is another reason for recognising that only total immersion in society will suffice.
Ex: Each dive is characterised by 52 parameters selected for future computer correlation studies.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
Ex: This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.
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* campana de inmersión=pressure vessel.

inmerso
(adj.)=immersed ; submerged.
Ex: The librarian must be the reader's alter ego, immersed in his politics, his religion and his morals.
Ex: This fishing lure has a weak point so as to avoid losing the body of the lure if the hook of the lure snags a large submerged object.
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* inmerso en=steep + Reflexivo + in.
* inmerso en la política=steeped in politics.
* inmerso en la tradición=steeped in tradition.
* inmerso en + Nombre=steeped in + Nombre.

inmerso en
(v.)=steep + Reflexivo + in.
Ex: The great storyteller, FC Sayers, having advised the beginner to 'steep himself in folklore until the elemental themes are part of himself,' explains how best to get command of a tale.
inmerso en + Nombre
=steeped in + Nombre.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Steeped in sticky statistics: adventures in collection development'.
inmerso en la política
=steeped in politics.
Ex: Libraries are steeped in politics which affect not only important, high level decisions but also everyday matters such as the location of a workstation or decaffeinated coffee.
inmerso en la tradición
=steeped in tradition.
Ex: These people are the champions of new ideas and they will need lots of support to flourish in an environment steeped in tradition.
inmezclable
(adj.)=unmixable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.

inmigración
(n.)=immigration.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
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* inmigración ilegal=illegal immigration.
* política de inmigración=immigration policy.

inmigración ilegal
(n.)=illegal immigration.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
inmigrante
(n.)=immigrant ; migrant.
Ex: Librarians, like all educators, rose to this new challenge, and programs designed to 'Americanize' the immigrant sprang up in all the major libraries in the country.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
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* inmigrante ilegal=illegal immigrant ; illegal alien.
* inmigrante indocumentado=illegal alien.
* mano de obra inmigrante=foreign labour.

inmigrante ilegal
(n.)=illegal immigrant ; illegal alien.
Ex: The majority of illegal immigrants are not criminally active. Ex: Usually legal residence and tax residence are defined differently in law in that one can be an illegal alien and resident for tax purposes in the same country.
inmigrante indocumentado
(n.)=illegal alien.
Ex: Usually legal residence and tax residence are defined differently in law in that one can be an illegal alien and resident for tax purposes in the same country.
inmigrar
(v.)=immigrate.
Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.

inminencia
(n.)=imminence.
Ex: Despite some hasty predictions about the imminence and inevitability of the virtual electronic library, universities around the world continue to build new libraries with growing printed collections = A pesar de algunas predicciones precipitadas sobre la inminencia y la inevitabilidad de la biblioteca electrónica virtual, las universidades de todo el mundo continúan construyendo nuevas bibliotecas con colecciones impresas cada vez mayores.

inminente
=imminent ; impending ; looming ; over the horizon ; on the horizon.
Ex: Faster material and lenses, more automatic cameras, finer-grained sensitive compounds to allow an extension of the minicamera idea, are all imminent.
Ex: This expansion together with the impending amalgamation with other colleges placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
Ex: The automated catalogue became a spectre of looming change because the same electronic advances that made the online catalogue a reality promised even greater transformations = El catálogo automatizado se convirtió en un espectro del inminente cambio ya que los mismos avances electrónicos que hicieron realidad el catálogo en línea prometían transformaciones aún mayores.
Ex: This article surveys the changes which have already occurred and those which are just over the horizon.
Ex: The author concludes with descriptions of advances in the technology currently on the horizon.
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* ser inminente=be on the cards.

inmiscuir
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* inmiscuirse=intrude ; meddle (in/with).
* inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
* no inmiscuirse=keep out of it.
* no inmiscuirse en=remain + uninvolved in ; stay away from.

inmiscuirse
(v.)=intrude ; meddle (in/with).
Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude. Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
inmiscuirse en la vida de Alguien
(v.)=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
inmobiliaria
(n.)=property developer.
Ex: After the demolition of these 19th-century buildings, archaeologists from the museum were allowed by the property developers to excavate the site.

inmobiliario
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* agencia inmobiliaria=real estate brokerage ; estate agent ; realtor.
* compañía inmobiliaria=real estate company.
* impuesto sobre la propiedad inmobiliaria=property tax.
* mercado inmobiliario=property market.
* mercado inmobiliario de alquiler=rented housing market.
* mercado inmobiliario, el=housing market, the.
* promoción inmobiliaria=property development.
* promotor inmobiliario=property developer.
* propiedad inmobiliaria=home ownership.

inmoderado
(adj.)=intemperate.
Ex: From hermeneutics to the most intemperate positivism, the real challenge is that of conceiving a general methodology.

inmodestia
(n.)=immodesty.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
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* falsa inmodestia=false immodesty.

inmodesto
(adj.)=immodest.
Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, 'Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.

inmolatorio
(adj.)=sacrificial.
Ex: Rock paintings there may perform the same function as the sacrificial aspersion of rocks with blood & chyme.

inmoral
(adj.)=filthy ; immoral ; unethical ; licentious ; unsavoury [unsavory, -USA].
Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, immoral is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
Ex: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
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* comportamiento inmoral=immoral conduct.
* conducta inmoral=immoral conduct.

inmoralidad
(n.)=immorality ; sleaze ; licentiousness.
Ex: As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.
Ex: This Internet site presents crime news and reports, mixing high-mindedness and sleaze appeal.
Ex: The cities witness licentiousness and wantonness whereas the villages still try to keep some conservative traditions especially in family matters.

inmortal
(adj.)=immortal.
Ex: This article describes Ranganathan as a good samaritan and considers him among the immortals of the country.

inmortalidad
(n.)=immortality ; deathlessness.
Ex: In contrast, machine readable documents do not have any of the tactile, tangible characteristics of books which provide the necessary reassurance of immortality.
Ex: While it is true that Wordsworth's ode would sound less impressive as Hints of Deathlessness than it does as Intimations of Immortality, the former is as correct a formulation of the subject as the latter = Aunque es verdad que la oda de Wordsworth sonaría menos impactante con el título 'Insinuaciones de inmortalidad' que con el título 'Intimidades de inmortalidad', el primero refleja el contenido tan correctamente como el segundo.

inmortalizar
(v.)=perpetuate.
Ex: Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.

inmovilidad
(n.)=inertness.
Ex: Because of their inertness, the noble gases form no chemical compounds in nature.

inmovilización
(n.)=immobility.
Ex: The reading may or may not be part of a bibliotherapy program relating to the illness or disability causing the immobility.

inmovilizado
(adj.)=in traction ; immobilised [immobilized, -USA].
Ex: With Wade in traction and Merle having just had her baby three days ago, we're really in a bind.
Ex: The wasp buried the immobilized tarantulas in special chambers excavated from the spider's burrows.
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* inmovilizado material=tangible assets.

inmovilizado material
(n.)=tangible assets.
Ex: Tangible assets will increase in quantity and value from 27 per cent to 82 per cent.
inmovilizar
(v.)=make + immobile ; paralyse [paralyze, -USA] ; immobilise [immobilize, -USA] ; pin down ; hold down.
Ex: The needs of readers housebound by physical disability, or made immobile by increasing age, are met by a supply of reading material from a van delivery service.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: Prior to white contact the Eskimos had a complex and progressive culture which was immobilized, fragmented, and exploited by European invaders -- hence the title 'Give or Take a Century'.
Ex: They lost mobility by being pinned down to hold the fortress.
Ex: The guards are certain that the incarcerated are the dregs of the earth and must be held down at all costs.
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* inmovilizar capital=tie up + capital.
* inmovilizar con tablillas=put + Nombre + in(to) a splint(s).
* inmovilizar contra=pin + Nombre + against.

inmovilizar capital
(v.)=tie up + capital.
Ex: Therefore to bind up more copies of an edition than could be sold within a short period of time tied up capital without any compensation.
inmovilizar con tablillas
(v.)=put + Nombre + in(to) a splint(s).
Ex: When you think you have a broken or fractured wrist, put it in a splint until you get to the doctor to prevent further damage and to help ease the pain.
inmovilizar contra
(v.)=pin + Nombre + against.
Ex: While in a speech therapy session when she got up and pushed the table violently, pinning her therapist against the wall.
inmueble
(n.)=real property.
Ex: A quitclaim deed is a type of deed by which a person (the 'grantor') grants real property (i.e., land) to another (the 'grantee').
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* bien inmueble=real property.
* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)=council tax ; local tax rates.
* impuesto de bienes inmuebles (IBI)=local rates ; tax rates ; local taxes ; property tax ; rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.

inmundicia
(n.)=sordidness.
Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.

inmune
(adj.)=immune.
Ex: This was only partly because SCI is beset by language-barrier problems to which CA is immune.
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* estar inmune a=be immune against.
* respuesta inmune=immune response.
* ser inmune a=be immune from ; be immune against.

inmunidad
(n.)=immunity.
Ex: This article assesses the form that the immunity to be granted to workers in these and related fields will take.

inmunización
(n.)=immunisation [immunization, -USA].
Ex: Immunisation is one of the most important weapons for protecting individuals and the community from serious diseases.

inmunocito
(n.)=immune cell.
Ex: Cytokines are small proteins used to communicate messages between the immune cells in the immune system to either turn up or down the immune response.

inmunodeficiencia
(n.)=immunodeficiency.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) and the epidemic growth of its literature' = El artículo se titula "El síndrome de inmunodeficiencia adquirida (SIDA) y el crecimiento exponencial de su literatura".
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* SIDA (Síndrome de Inmunodeficiencia Adquirida)=AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome).

inmunología
(n.)=immunology.
Ex: The author applies indicators of research performance and indicators of sources used to the fields of immunology, neuroscience and pharmacognosy.
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* especialista en inmunología=immunologist.

inmunológico
(adj.)=immunological ; immune.
Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.
Ex: This was only partly because SCI is beset by language-barrier problems to which CA is immune.
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* sistema inmunológico, el=immune system, the.

inmunoterapia
(n.)=immunotherapy.
Ex: Every two years a seminar on cancer immunotherapy is organized and a group of U.S. researchers attend.

inmunólogo
(n.)=immunologist.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The immunologist and the Internet -- a tale of the tortoise and the hare?.

inmutabilidad
(n.)=stiff upper lip.
Ex: The British stiff upper lip is even more in evidence in countless war films, especially those set during World War II.

inmutable
(adj.)=immutable ; nonplussed [nonplused] ; unperturbed ; nonchalant ; nonplus ; unfazed ; undaunted ; unruffled.
Ex: This is an immutable axiom, which can be assumed to hold true for the foreseeable generations of computing systems and systems analysts.
Ex: Considering all that has happened to them, the cousins were nonplussed.
Ex: In one of the projects, a robot cohabitated with two chickens, who were unperturbed by its presence.
Ex: Certainly the explanation was remarkably in accordance with the nonchalant character of the noble lord who gave it.
Ex: I remember reading an interview where Boll was nonplus about it, but then days later the site got shut down.
Ex: Polish Prime Minister said his country was unfazed by Russian threats to point missiles at a planned US missile shield site in Poland.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: Nothing gives one person so much advantage over another as to remain always cool and unruffled under all circumstances.
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* cara inmutable=poker face.
* rosto inmutable=poker face.

inmutarse
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* ni inmutarse=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* no inmutarse=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* sin inmutarse=undeterred ; impassively ; without batting an eyelid ; without turning a hair.

inmóvil
(adj.)=still ; stationary ; immobile ; static.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.
Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
Ex: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua.
Ex: The list or thesaurus cannot be static.
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* permanecer inmóvil=not + move + a muscle.
* quedarse inmóvil=stay + still.

innato
=innate ; inborn ; built-in.
Ex: No matter how simple the formula may seem to be, few men have the innate ability for this writing.
Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.
Ex: However, large systems with many users have an element of built-in inertia, and are likely to be more stable.
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* de forma innata=innately.

innatural
(adj.)=dysgenic.
Ex: With the rise of social stratification, humankind has developed 'class warfare' to heavily dysgenic proportions.

innecesariamente
=needlessly ; gratuitously ; unnecessarily.
Ex: The indexer should be careful not to introduce bias needlessly.
Ex: The proceedings of a conference are, under ISBD, to have the full name of the conference gratuitously repeated after the title only to encumber the entry and obscure the significant elements of its content.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
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* arriesgarse innecesariamente=flirt with + danger ; court + danger.
* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente=belabour [belabor, -USA].
* volver a hablar innecesariamente=belabour [belabor, -USA].

innecesario
(adj.)=innecessary ; needless ; unnecessary ; superfluous ; gratuitous ; uncalled-for ; unneeded.
Ex: The papers analysed were all published in biomedical or physical science journals, where the peer review process is strict with respect to verbosity and innecessary illustrations.
Ex: It is becoming urgently necessary for all information agencies to develop the closest co-operation to avoid wasting their resources through needless duplication and friction.
Ex: Consequently, it would be wasteful and unnecessary to list, or enumerate, Space and Time facets in every main class schedule.
Ex: The business community began to see the institutions of the Community as meddlesome or, as in the case of the European Parliament, superfluous.
Ex: However, most librarians do not have the training for counseling and should avoid gratuitous tampering with the lives of library patrons.
Ex: Reserve services are not noticeably curtailed; but the added clerical burden on the staff is cited as a serious, expensive, and possibly uncalled-for consequence of compliance.
Ex: The author concludes that science libraries buy many unneeded books.
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* hacer innecesario=obviate + the need for ; make + redundant.
* hacer que Algo sea innecesario=render + unnecessary.
* riesgo innecesario=unnecessary risk.

innegable
(adj.)=undeniable ; undisputed.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: So authors of all sorts find an audience so long as freedom to communicate remains an undisputed right.
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* acción innegable=estoppel.

innegablemente
=undeniably.
Ex: Technology undeniably has produced significant and far-reaching changes in the information professions.

innoble
(adj.)=ignoble.
Ex: Some religions (e.g. Judaism) explicitly demand ignoble attitudes in their followers.

innombrable
(adj.)=unmentionable ; unnameable.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.
Ex: But note the cost: documents tend increasingly to be about these unnameable subjects.

innovación
(n.)=breakthrough [break-through] ; innovation ; innovativeness ; discontinuity.
Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them were useful 'innovations' and others represented 'modifications adapted to the peculiar character of the system now proposed'.
Ex: It was apparent that, within their parent organizations, SLIS were favourably regarded for their willingness to adopt and adapt to IT initiatives, and for their educational innovativeness.
Ex: New strategies have to be invented by libraries to cope with a period of transition and discontinuity.
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* adaptarse a una innovación=meet + development.
* innovación tecnológica=technological innovation.
* investigación para la creación de innovaciones=innovation research.

innovación tecnológica
(n.)=technological innovation.
Ex: There is significant optimism about technological innovation meeting any possible crisis in literature growth.
innovador^1
(n.)=innovator ; trend-setter [trendsetter].
Ex: No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.
Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.

innovador^2
(adj.)=creative ; enhanced ; innovative ; forward-looking ; adventurous ; ground-breaking [ground breaking] ; forward-thinking ; innovatory.
Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
Ex: It is in this area that the computer can provide the greatest potential for a truly innovative advance in the maintenance of a catalog.
Ex: The 26-volume Compton's Encyclopedia intends to be 'an innovative, forward-looking reference work for young people'.
Ex: Many say the role of consumer advice centres as being simply mediators between the consumer and the retailer/manufacturer; only a few adventurous authorities encouraged the aggressive championing of consumer complaints.
Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.
Ex: Forward-thinking organizations are increasingly recognizing the crucial role played by electronic information.
Ex: Clwyd, noted for innovatory policies, has a Centre for Educational Technology with a theatre, cinema, arts centre, television studies, and a full range of audio-visual materials.
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* de un modo innovador=innovatively.
* persona innovadora=innovator.
* ser innovador=break + new ground ; break + ground.

innovar
(v.)=innovate.
Ex: This article explores the implications of these threats, maintaining that publishers annot afford to hang back, but must innovate or atrophy.

innumerable
(adj.)=countless ; innumerable ; myriad ; uncountable.
Ex: But since we, and countless similar institutions, are dependent upon the Library of Congress, service considerations gave way to economic considerations.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.
Ex: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
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* innumerables veces=countless times.
* ser innumerable=be without number ; be legion.
* ser innumerables=run into + the thousands.

innumerables veces
=countless times.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
inobjetable
(adj.)=unobjectionable.
Ex: Some actors, in order to try and help the meaning, pause slightly after the first line, and this is unobjectionable.

inocencia
(n.)=innocence ; naivety [naïvete/naivete] ; gullibility.
Ex: His solution to the problem of significance order had the sublimity of innocence: put the more significant term first.
Ex: He was struck favorably by the board's naivety and obvious interest.
Ex: Gullibility may be an early warning sign of dementia.
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* con inocencia=innocently.
* demostrar la inocencia de Alguien=prove + Posesivo + innocence.
* grito de inocencia=cry of innocence.
* presunción de inocencia=presumed innocent.
* probar la inocencia de Alguien=prove + Posesivo + innocence.

inocentada
(n.)=practical joke.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.

inocente
(adj.)=naive [naïve] ; innocent ; born yesterday ; April fool ; blameless ; guilt-free ; wide-eyed.
Ex: At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.
Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
Ex: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.
Ex: We are all born with a wide-eyed innocence, believing everyone is honest, having no pretence.
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* declararse inocente=protest + Posesivo + innocence ; plead + not guilty.
* Día de los (Santos) Inocentes, el=April Fools' Day.
* inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario=innocent until proven guilty.
* inocentes, los=innocent, the.
* presuntamente inocente=presumed innocent.
* tan inocente como un bebé=as innocent as a lamb.

inocente hasta que se demuestre lo contrario
=innocent until proven guilty.
Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.
inocentemente
=innocently.
Ex: The question was innocently and diplomatically couched.

inocentes, los
=innocent, the.
Ex: Life is full of pitfalls, into which the innocent often tumble.
inocentones, los
(n.)=gullible, the.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
inocentón
(n.)=simpleton ; dupe ; gullible ; fall guy ; April fool ; drongo.
Nota: Término coloquial usado en Australia.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
Ex: This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.
Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
Ex: Now I know to you inteligent types this sounds a simple problem but to a drongo like me it is like quantum physics!!!.
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* inocentones, los=gullible, the.

inoculación
(n.)=inoculation.
Ex: Sample of scent glands were analysed at 1 month and 1 year after inoculation.

inocular
(v.)=inoculate.
Ex: Careful reasoning can inoculate us against religious fanaticism and political doublespeak.

inocuo
(adj.)=innocuous.
Ex: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret.

inodoro con cisterna
(n.)=flushing toilet.
Ex: The camp area has two ablution blocks with solar lights, hot and cold running showers, and flushing toilets.
inodoro^1
(n.)=toilet.
Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, toilet provision, fire regulations and exits are all well covered in considerable detail.
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* asiento de inodoro=toilet seat.
* inodoro con cisterna=flushing toilet.
* taza del inodoro=toilet bowl.

inodoro^2
(adj.)=odourless [odorless, -USA].
Ex: 108 subjects completed a variety of tests in weakly scented (jasmine, lavender or odorless) rooms without having been made aware of the odor.

inofensivo
(adj.)=harmless ; innocuous.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret.
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* hacer que sea inofensivo=render + harmless.

inolvidable
(adj.)=unforgettable ; memorable.
Ex: When a library user comes to the reference desk in frustration and desperation -- perhaps in a rage or in tears, it is often an unforgettable (and sometimes unpleasant) opportunity to test one's problem-solving abilities and diplomatic talents.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
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* de forma inolvidable=unforgettably.
* de manera inolvidable=unforgettably.
* experiencia inolvidable=experience of a lifetime ; unforgettable experience ; memorable experience.

inolvidablemente
=unforgettably.
Ex: There was a time that the main reason Korean models were ignored at car-change time was that they were either forgettably plain or unforgettably ugly.

inoperante
(adj.)=dysfunctional.
Ex: In a dynamic environment, however, this strategy could be dysfunctional.

inopia
(n.)=poverty ; penury ; indigence.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
Ex: In this context, poverty and indigence will most likely increase moderately, continuing the negative trend begun in 2008.
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* estar en la inopia=live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.

inoportuno
(adj.)=unwelcome ; obtrusive ; inopportune ; importunate ; untimely ; ill-timed ; indiscreet.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.

inorgánico
(adj.)=inorganic.
Ex: In the above examples ENGINEERING and CHEMISTRY are added respectively to ELECTRICAL and INORGANIC to form a comprehensible heading.
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* materia inorgánica=dead matter ; inanimate matter.

inoxidable
(adj.)=stainless.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

inpune
(adj.)=unpunished.
Ex: This reinforces the interpretation that violence is frequently unpunished and socially acceptable.
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* quedar inpune=go + unpunished.

inquebrantable
(adj.)=steadfast ; unshakeable [unshakable] ; unwavering ; unfailing ; unswerving ; adamantine ; indomitable ; unbreakable.
Ex: He does admit, however, that 'this power is unusual, it is a gift which must be cultivated, an accomplishment which can only be acquired by vigorous and steadfast concentration'.
Ex: And therein lies the secret of the unshakeable belief of reference librarians that what they do is the very pith and marrow of librarianship.
Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
Ex: Public libraries can be characterized by an unfailing flexibility and sincere intent to help people solve problems.
Ex: His mistaken assumption that cult heroes are supermen, and his unswerving devotion to an empirical testing of the play impose significant limitations on his account.
Ex: Nilsson's adamantine voice cut a swathe through 20th-century operatic history.
Ex: This demonstrates that even in the face of devastation and hopelessness, the indomitable spirit to survive carries on in all species.
Ex: The object is stored as an aggregate of its components, not as an unbreakable unit, so the relevant parts of the object can be presented together with the corresponding questions.
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* fe inquebrantable=unshakeable faith.

inquietado
(adj.)=alarmed.
Ex: Melanie Stanton looked both shocked and alarmed.

inquietamente
=uneasily.
Ex: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.

inquietante
(adj.)=disquieting ; worrisome ; unsettling ; disturbing ; unnerving ; enervating.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.
Ex: These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.
Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.
Ex: Librarians have an unnerving habit of assuming that all libraries and all patrons are the same.
Ex: Plato warned that too much music of any kind was enervating to personal will and would `make a soft warrior'.
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* de forma inquietante=troublingly.
* de manera inquietante=eerily ; troublingly.
* de modo inquietante=troublingly.
* evocador e inquietante=haunting.
* lo que es aun más inquietante=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es todavía más inquietante=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly.
* lo que es todvía más inquietante=more troublingly.

inquietantemente
=uncomfortably ; disturbingly.
Ex: Sawyer's works are at once uncomfortably personal and uncannily universal.
Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.

inquietar
(v.)=alarm ; perturb ; disquiet ; heighten + concern ; unnerve.
Ex: Don't be alarmed if the record does not save.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
Ex: You must each have been deeply disquieted by the miserable scenes which have been acted in your native Ireland.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
Ex: World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis.
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* inquietarse=fret ; stew ; strain at + the leash.
* inquietarse por=be apprehensive (about) ; fret about.
* la gente se está inquietando=the natives are nervous.

inquietarse
=fret ; stew ; strain at + the leash.
Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit. Ex: When rulers and military leaders spend so much on building up a military force, they are sometimes straining at the leash to use it.
inquietarse por
(v.)=be apprehensive (about) ; fret about.
Ex: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive. Ex: I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.
inquieto
(adj.)=restive ; uneasy ; fidgeting ; restless ; anxious ; ill-at-ease ; fidgety ; frisky .
Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
Ex: As children we learn in converse with our parents the significance of a sigh, or a firmly closed mouth, or fidgeting hands, or raised eyebrows.
Ex: While scanning the area under supervision, the librarian may detect persons who appear restless or puzzled.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
Ex: A man sitting alone on a park bench is suddenly joined by two women that get very frisky with him, but they have other things on their mind than just sex.
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* estar inquieto=be disturbed.
* estar muy inquieto=be in a fret.
* persona inquieta=fidget.

inquietud
(n.)=concern ; disquiet ; agitation ; unrest ; trepidation ; uneasiness ; worry ; fidgets, the ; fidgeting ; restlessness ; interest ; unsettling ; fret.
Ex: There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.
Ex: There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.
Ex: Historically, similar forces appear to be responsible for the agitation to decentralise libraries on university campuses.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.
Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.
Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.
Ex: Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.
Ex: But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.
Ex: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.
Ex: The voice that caused such a fret wasn't even recognizable but it continued to scream and scream and scream.
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* inquietud motora=akathisia.

inquietud motora
(n.)=akathisia.
Ex: Adverse events included akathisia, insomnia, constipation, depression, drooling, and subjective weakness.
inquilino
(n.)=resident ; tenant ; occupant ; sharecropper ; roomer ; boarder ; lodger ; householder ; renter.
Ex: Since they were operated as part of the local authority, they achieved little credibility with residents.
Ex: This library serves a population displaying all the familiar features of low income, family social and financial crises, juvenile delinquency, and landlord/tenant problems.
Ex: The administrative assistant position is a new one, and its first occupant, Booth Slye, has been on the job one week.
Ex: The south London 'white trash' it portrays are as marginalized in their council flats as any poor sharecroppers, but the novel neither condescends toward them nor sentimentalizes their plight.
Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
Ex: In contrast, a roomer or boarder shares the same residence as the owner.
Ex: The plot has the serial killer hiding out as a lodger in an upstanding family's home.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the householder to ensure the refuse is bagged securely.
Ex: As a first time vacation home renter, the experience was like home away from home.
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* asociación de inquilinos=tenants' association.
* robo con los inquilinos dentro=home invasion.

inquisidor
(adj.)=questioning ; inquisitive ; searching ; prying.
Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.
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* ojos inquisidores=prying eyes.

inquisitivamente
=questioningly.
Ex: Her tongue was unloosed now, and she gazed at him questioningly, piercingly.

inquisitivo
(adj.)=questioning ; searching ; inquisitive ; enquiring [inquiring, -USA] ; quizzical ; prying.
Ex: Pope studied him with questioning eyes, his hand reaching for the coolish remainder of his coffee.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: Skilled and inquisitive use of libraries can enrich the academic and personal lives of students.
Ex: By means of advances in typography, layout and content, their indexes gradually evolved into ever more precise and useful aids to the enquiring reader.
Ex: Troche's quizzical eye has the capacity to make even the most mundane landscapes unsettling.
Ex: Our books are not open to general requests from the general public, or prying individuals seeking to find something with which to find fault.

inri
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* para más inri=to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
* para mayor inri=to cap it all (off) ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).

insaciable
(adj.)=voracious ; insatiable ; greedy ; avid reader ; avid ; unquenchable.
Ex: Technology is a voracious time consumer allowing no opportunity to assimilate the use of one development before another arrives.
Ex: Bibliographies are one of the largest group of reference material in a library; the demand appears insatiable and publishers are aware of this.
Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.
Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
Ex: She was an avid collector of historical manuscripts considered worthless by his contemporaries and priceless by scholars today.
Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
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* apetito insaciable=voracious appetite ; insatiable appetite.
* deseo insaciable=insatiable desire.
* hambre insaciable=insatiable hunger.
* lector insaciable=avid reader ; voracious reader.
* sed insaciable=insatiable thirst.

insalubre
(adj.)=unsanitary ; unwholesome ; insalubrious.
Ex: Many of these health problems are caused by unsanitary conditions related to manicure or pedicure services performed in these shops.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .

insalvable
(adj.)=insurmountable.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the 'insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.
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* diferencias insalvables=irreconcilable differences.
* obstáculo insalvable=insurmountable obstacle.

insatisfacción
(n.)=dissatisfaction.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).

insatisfacible
(adj.)=unsatisfiable.
Ex: The survey categorises 45 per cent of these lost sales as `unsatisfiable demand', half of which stems from inability to identify the books the customers believed they wanted and the rest from the books not being published, not in paperback, out of print or seen and rejected.

insatisfactorio
(adj.)=unsatisfactory ; dissatisfying.
Ex: This still leaves the eighteenth century retrospective bibliography scene in a highly unsatisfactory state.
Ex: 21 per cent of respondents were unable to think of anything dissatisfying about their job.

insatisfecho
(adj.)=dissatisfied ; unmet ; unsatisfied.
Ex: If you are dissatisfied with your responses, go back and revise such parts of the text as you think fit.
Ex: My reply to the objection of unmet expectations is that we have been looking at one reader when, in fact, we have many readers.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.

inscribir
(v.)=inscribe ; letter.
Nota: Inscribir letras en la cubierta o páginas de un libro.
Ex: Shelf notation: notation which is to be inscribed on the spine of books may be required to be shorter than the notation which is used in catalogues, indexes, databases and bibliographies.
Ex: A binder's title is the title lettered on the cover of an item by a binder, as distinguished from the title on the publisher's original cover.
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* inscribir de nuevo=reregister.
* inscribirse=register (with) ; sign up ; enrol [enroll -USA].
* volver a inscribir=reregister.

inscribir de nuevo
(v.)=reregister.
Ex: As a result of the nationalized health care overhaul he has announced he is switching his political affiliation and reregistering as a Republican.
inscribirse
(v.)=register (with) ; sign up ; enrol [enroll -USA].
Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes. Ex: One of the first publishers to sign up for the new service is Tower Publishing, UK. Ex: Summer enrollment generally exceeds 5,000, while various extension programs throughout the state enroll approximately 4,000 students.
inscripción
(n.)=inscription ; registration ; sign-up ; enrolment [enrollment, -USA].
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The borrower file is then searched to obtain a list of all those borrowers with registration dates before the cut-off date.
Ex: Web workers want ease of use with a keep it simple approach to information retrieval, including the sign-up process for access to information services.
Ex: If you are a continuing student you do not need to attend enrolment in person.
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* cuota de inscripción=registration fee(s) ; sign-up fees ; enrolment fee.
* descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird registration ; early bird price ; early-bird discount ; early bird rate ; early bird registration rate ; early registration.
* hoja de inscripción=registration form.
* impreso de inscripción=registration form.
* impreso de inscripción electoral=electoral registration form.
* inscripción en el censo electoral=voter registration.
* inscripción por un día=day registration.
* mostrador de inscripción=registration desk.
* no inscripción=non-registration.
* paquete de inscripción=registration package.
* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird period.
* procedimiento de inscripción=enrolment procedure.
* solicitud de inscripción=registration card.
* tarifa especial por inscripción anticipada=early-bird registration fee ; early registration fee.
* tarifa por inscripción fuera de plazo=late registration fee.
* tasa de inscripción=registration fee(s) ; enrolment fee.

inscripción en el censo electoral
(n.)=voter registration.
Ex: The library may provide equipment for community-sponsored programs such as book talks, speaker series, tax assistance, voter registration, and so on = La biblioteca puede disponer del material necesario para apoyar los programas patrocinados por la comunidad como por ejemplo presentaciones de libros, ciclos de coferencias, asesoría fiscal, inscripción en el censo electoral, etc.
inscripción por un día
(n.)=day registration.
Ex: Student rates and day registrations are also available.
inscrito
(n.)=registered ; registrant.
Ex: Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.
Ex: The conference drew some 365 registrants.

insecticida
(n.)=insecticide.
Ex: Find information about water or soil pollution caused by the use of herbicides, pesticides, or insecticides.

insecto
(n.)=insect ; bug.
Ex: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.
Ex: In this videotape, students learn about the similar characteristics that all bugs share and compare them to their close cousins, the arachnids.
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* insecto acuático=aquatic insect.
* insecto adulto=imago.
* insecto nocivo=insect pest.
* insecto portador de enfermedad=insect vector.
* lucha contra los insectos=pest control.
* repelente contra insectos=insect repellent.
* repelente de insectos=insect repellent.
* transmitido por los insectos=insect-borne.

insecto acuático
(n.)=aquatic insect.
Ex: A lot more work needs to be done for other groups, including caterpillars, aquatic insects, grasshoppers, snails, and spiders.
insecto adulto
(n.)=imago.
Ex: He examines Pliny's use of the word imago and notes that Pliny is not talking about paintings but window boxes.
insecto nocivo
(n.)=insect pest.
Ex: The article 'Nuke 'em! Library pest control' describes tests carried out to determine the effectiveness of microwaves (in the form of a domestic microwave oven) as a means of destroying insect pests in books and other library materials.
insecto portador de enfermedad
(n.)=insect vector.
Ex: The author reveals the close links between African ideas about the forcible extraction of vital fluids and European views about sleeping sickness, insect vectors, and deforestation.
inseguridad
(n.)=insecurity ; precariousness ; unsureness.
Ex: Both staff and users may suffer from fear, insecurity and general apprehension of new technology.
Ex: In the 1980s, both groups became subject to greater instability, an increasing precariousness of contracts and decreases in real wages.
Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.
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* inseguridad ciudadana=street crime.

inseguridad ciudadana
(n.)=street crime.
Ex: Because most street crime is committed to obtain cash, elimination of cash will dramatically reduce crime.
inseguro^1
(adj.)=unsecured ; unsafe.
Ex: This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.
Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.

inseguro^2
(adj.)=insecure ; uncertainly ; faltering ; wobbly ; unconfident ; skittish ; unsteady.
Ex: The public library, then, faces the future from a somewhat insecure position.
Ex: 'Look, you want to do this, don't you?' he coaxed her and she nodded uncertainly.
Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.
Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
Ex: When you're somebody like me who is nervous and unconfident, it is natural to feel a little intimidated when you get people looking at you.
Ex: One of my cats was terribly skittish for a few months but after he got to know us he calmed down.
Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.

inseminación
(n.)=insemination ; fertilisation [fertilization, -USA].
Ex: The working group also felt that the new service ought to have a distinctive name and came up with the idea of AID (advice and information desk) later changed to Aid in order to avoid misinterpretation as Artificial insemination by Donor!.
Ex: The thesis of this paper is that most human individuals begin at fertilization and that both morality and law should consider all living human individuals to be persons.
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* inseminación artificial=artificial insemination.

inseminación artificial
(n.)=artificial insemination.
Ex: The granddaddy of all fertility treatments, artificial insemination, dates to the early 1900s.
inseminar
(v.)=inseminate.
Ex: 24 healthy large white sows were naturally inseminated and were confirmed to be pregnant after 23 days by echography.

insensatamente
=senselessly ; unwisely.
Ex: Macbeth is the tragedy of a king so blinded by ambition and paranoia that he senselessly murders those in his path, eventually leading to his own demise.
Ex: Find an example of an intelligent person who acted unwisely and had to pay the consequences such as fines or jail time.

insensatez
(n.)=unwisdom ; foolishness ; bad judgement.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
Ex: That's partly because the foolishness or disasters that we as catalogers face daily are seldom translated into letters to LC.
Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.

insensato
(adj.)=reckless ; foolhardy ; senseless.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.
Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.
Ex: Above all the senseless rivalry between German academic and public libraries could eventually harm both groups.

insensibilidad
(n.)=callousness ; emotional fatigue ; compassion fatigue.
Ex: Lack of proper self-evaluation may explain both their callousness and their imprudence = La falta de una autoevaluación adecuada puede explicar su insensibilidad e imprudencia.
Ex: The nature of contemporary media coverage may contribute to emotional fatigue with society's problems = La naturaleza de la covertura de los medios de comunicación modernos puede contribuir a desarrollar la insensibilidad con respecto a los problemas de la sociedad.
Ex: Compassion fatigue encompasses desensitisation and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about social problems = La fatiga compasiva incluye la insensibilización y la apatía emocional, como fenómeno asociado a la insistente bombardeo informativo sobre los problemas sociales.

insensibilización
=desensitisation [desensitization, -USA].
Ex: Compassion fatigue encompasses desensitisation and emotional burnout, as a phenomenon associated with pervasive communication about social problems = La fatiga compasiva incluye la insensibilización y la apatía emocional, como fenómeno asociado a la insistente bombardeo informativo sobre los problemas sociales.

insensibilizado
(adj.)=numb.
Nota: La "b" no se pronuncia (ni tampoco en aplomb, bomb, climb, plumb, succumb).
Ex: Her most recent collection is a numb poem focused on the nameless slave who saved Oedipus.

insensibilizar
(v.)=desensitise [desensitize, -USA] ; numb ; dehumanise [dehumanize, -USA] ; deaden.
Ex: As the rate of change accelerates, the insistent clamor of problem situations can become deafening, desensitizing management of any activity beyond the immediate present.
Ex: The continous media coverage of contemporary wars, news, & terrorism is numbing the viewer.
Ex: The first option means fighting the resistance, brutalizing, barbarizing and dehumanising both ourselves and our victims, and resulting, at best, in a desolate and desocialized state.
Ex: This results in the epidural not reaching all of the nerve endings that should have been deadened by the anesthesia prior to the surgical process.
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* insensibilizarse=become + numb ; be numb.

insensibilizarse
(v.)=become + numb ; be numb.
Ex: Bertolt Brecht's theory of performance is used to explain how student become numb to pedagogy and teachers. Ex: In the initial stage of frostbite the flesh may tingle, be numb, or feel hot.
insensible
(adj.)=insensitive ; hard-hearted ; callous ; unfeeling ; thick-skinned ; insensible ; unemotional.
Ex: In addition, Ms. Marshall has done a great deal of research in the area of subject control, particularly with respect to ethnically and otherwise insensitive topical and name headings.
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: Not all large publishing companies are conducted in a callous and philistine manner, motivated solely by profit.
Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
Ex: Business was represented by hard-nosed, thick-skinned managers with no inclination to adopt academia's language and critiques.
Ex: Electrical stunning renders an animal instantly insensible by inducing a grand mal epileptic seizure.
Ex: Australian researchers have observed that four to eight year-old boys who have an unemotional temperament are less responsive to discipline.
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* insensible a las diferencias de género=gender blind.
* volverse insensible a=become hardened to.

insensible a las diferencias de género
(adj.)=gender blind.
Ex: Their analyses are steeped in a tradition that is largely gender blind.
inseparable
(adj.)=inseparable.
Ex: NACs see advocacy as an important part of their work and inseparable from the information and advice continuum.

inseparablemente
=inextricably ; inseparably ; inseparately.
Ex: Their objectives are however slightly different, even though in any discussion of computerised cataloguing systems co-operative networks and centralised cataloguing are inextricably linked.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
Ex: What does Levine mean when he says that the rules of punctuality are inseparably intertwined with cultural values?.

inserción
(n.)=addition ; insertion ; intercalation ; embedding ; tip-in ; interpolation ; grafting.
Ex: A scheme should allow expansion, to permit the additions of new subjects or more specific subdivision of existing subjects.
Ex: It is necessary that any notation be hospitable to the insertion of new subjects.
Ex: The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.
Ex: User wnat to see immediately just what is going to be printed (WYSIWYG - what you see is what you get) and find the embedding of control words into the text laborious.
Ex: Finally, the scores of amendments, which had been issued to change rules or clarify their meaning, had mounted to the point where catalogers copies of the AACR were seriously out-of-date, if they were not bulging with tip-ins.
Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].
Ex: Topics covered include planting the seed, transplanting the seed, propagation by cuttings, and grafting.
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* inserción de aguja=needling.
* inserción de datos=input.
* inserción de guiones=hyphenation.
* inserción de injertos=infilling.
* inserción laboral=job placement ; labour insertion.
* inserción social=social inclusion ; social insertion.
* marca de inserción=caret (^).
* muesca de inserción=locating cut.
* programa de inserción social=Head Start program.
* ranura de inserción=locating cut.
* tecla de inserción=insert key.

inserción de aguja
(n.)=needling.
Ex: He can select the relevant documents by a process of needling the pack of cards.
inserción de datos
(n.)=input.
Ex: The output from a post-co-ordinate index depends both on the input to the system, and the physical nature of the store.
inserción de guiones
(n.)=hyphenation.
Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: justification, indentation and hyphenation.
inserción de injertos
(n.)=infilling.
Ex: Treatment undertaken included consolidation of the flaking gouache, surface cleaning, mould reduction, washing on the low pressure suction table, infilling and toning.
inserción laboral
(n.)=job placement ; labour insertion.
Ex: The libraries are located in the fringe areas between low-income neighbourhoods and business districts and provide careers and educational guidance, job placement and referral to community facilities for diagnosis and remedial services. Ex: Poverty, the immediate environment and the consequent absence of social networks which could stimulate contact and interaction is a barrier to labour insertion.
inserción social
(n.)=social inclusion ; social insertion.
Ex: Proposals should aim at explaining to the citizens in Latin America the benefits of the Information Society in the following four areas: local governance, education and cultural diversity, public health and social inclusion (or e-inclusion). Ex: This programme programme offers juvenile delinquents an option of training, rehabilitation and social insertion during the period that they are serving their sentence.
inserta
(adj.)=inset.
Ex: To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated.

insertable
(adj.)=plug-in.
Ex: Such instructions, or 'programs', which will usually be held on disc or tape (although increasingly plug-in ROM chips are also being used), together with any accompanying explanatory documentation, are referred to as 'software'.

insertar
(v.)=embed [imbed, -USA] ; insert ; nest ; put into ; store ; type ; slot ; type in ; slip in between ; build in ; graft ; sandwich ; intromit ; pencil ; put in.
Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.
Ex: Searching facilities include Boolean logic, with nesting to as many levels as required.
Ex: If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.
Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press <Enter>.
Ex: He selects a medical textbook library, slots the disc into his book player and starts to read, pausing occasionally to write in comments with a stylus.
Ex: The following qualifiers may be added to any search by tabbing over to the appropriate heading and typing in the desired data.
Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.
Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.
Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.
Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.
Ex: After penceling some angles in the figure, it is quite easy to see that AaBb is parallel to AB.
Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.
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* insertar aguja=needle.
* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas=needling the pack.
* insertar con dificultad=squeeze in/into.
* insertar disco en disquetera=load + disc into drive.
* insertar en=lump + Nombre + into.
* insertar entre=go between.
* insertar mediante el teclado=keyboarding.
* mapa que se inserta en otro documento=inclusion map.
* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces=linkability.
* volver a insertar=reinsert.
* volver a insertar en el ordenador=rekey [re-key].

insertar aguja
(v.)=needle.
Ex: If the three concepts in our example were distributed along three edges of the cards concerned, then documents on Poetry would be dropped if the pack were needled at the appropiate hole.
insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas
(n.)=needling the pack.
Ex: To take an example of needling the pack, suppose it is necessary to identify all of the documents indexed under the term 'Secondary schools'.
insertar con dificultad
(v.)=squeeze in/into.
Ex: Indeed, one problem in trying to write within the length agreed with my publisher has been deciding what can be squeezed in and what must be left out.
insertar disco en disquetera
(v.)=load + disc into drive.
Ex: To retrieve the first record queued for Disc 1, load Disc #1 into the CD-ROM drive and press the <Enter> key.
insertar en
(v.)=lump + Nombre + into.
Ex: Whatever the product or service, the one person librarian is best advised to market it individually, and not attempt to lump it into an overall campaign to market the library as a whole.
insertar entre
(v.)=go between.
Ex: This usually added up to about 150 sorts, and there were in addition spaces to go between words (short pieces of type of various thicknesses without letters cast on them) and quads (very wide spaces) for filling out blank lines.
insertar mediante el teclado
(n.)=keyboarding.
Ex: Entries will have to be sorted prior to keyboarding.
inserto
(adj.)=insert ; embedded.
Ex: Aperture cards are a special form of marginal storage card in a microform insert which contains the full text of the document being indexed is attached to the centre of the card.
Ex: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly.
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* inserto en funda=jacketed.

inserto en funda
(adj.)=jacketed.
Ex: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
inservible
(adj.)=worn-out ; wasteful.
Ex: In times of economic constraint money for large purchases of new resources to rebuild worn-out collections is not there.
Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
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* batería inservible=dud battery.

insidia
(n.)=maliciousness.
Ex: Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.

insidioso
(adj.)=insidious ; designing ; scurrilous.
Ex: The view that the 'caring' professions, including librarianship, have of their clients is deeply insidious.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.

insigne
(adj.)=palmy ; eminent ; famous ; notable.
Ex: In the palmier days of 1949, Bernard Berelson argued that 'the public library should be organized for those relatively few people in the community who can make 'serious' use of library materials'.
Ex: The Colon Classification was devised by the eminent Indian librarian and classificationist the late S R Ranganathan.
Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.
Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.

insignia
(n.)=logo ; medal ; insignia ; badge ; crowning jewel.
Ex: The van is painted prominently in the CAB colours and logo of yellow and blue and is staffed by a driver and two volunteers.
Ex: Her contributions to the profession were recognized by her receipt of the EPA Bronze medal for Commendable Service in 1973.
Ex: It is now possible to search for the specific term 'insignia' as well as the more general preferred term 'emblems'.
Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, badges, Bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.

insignida
(n.)=button.
Ex: The mere indication of support through the wearing of a button or the posting of a slogan may deter persons with questions unrelated to the issue being aired.

insignificancia
(n.)=insignificance ; trifle.
Ex: This article discusses a number of areas in this regard, including Turing's claim as to the insignificance of hardware.
Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".

insignificante
(adj.)=insignificant ; petty ; trivial ; two-bit ; menial ; trifling ; of no consequence ; a bit of a fluff ; fluff ; light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted] ; paltry ; measly .
Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
Ex: A bit of a fluff episode, but it shows just how naive these boys can be.
Ex: Drama is, bottom line, seen as a fluff subject by many people.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.
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* algo insignificante=just a little dot.
* asunto insignificante=matter of no consequence.
* cuestión insignificante=matter of no consequence.
* hacer que Algo sea insignificante=make + Nombre + pale by comparison.
* parecer insignificante en comparación=pale by + comparison.
* ser insignificante=pale into + insignificance ; stick + Algo + on a pin-point ; be of no consequence.
* ser insignificante de=be slight in.

insinuación
(n.)=suggestion ; innuendo ; intimation ; overtone ; insinuation.
Ex: The suggestion that integration can be achieved via a reasoning engine seems fundamentally misconceived.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.
Ex: I keep telling her I'm not prepared to tolerate her risible, her tendentious, her rococo insinuations and garbled inventions.
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* dejar caer insinuaciones=throw + hints.
* hacer insinuaciones=make + innuendos.
* hacer insinuaciones sobre=make + noises about ; make + a noise about.
* insinuación sexual=sexual overture ; sexual innuendo.

insinuación sexual
(n.)=sexual overture ; sexual innuendo.
Ex: It is concluded that situational variables are the best predictors of women's reactions to unwanted sexual overtures. Ex: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language.
insinuante
(adj.)=flirtatious ; insinuating.
Ex: In describing the victims' behavior, 27.8% of respondents thought that their actions were provoked by the flirtatious behavior of women.
Ex: Another danger, which is more insinuating, is a market which is becoming less and less free.
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* de manera insinuante=suggestively.
* de modo insinuante=suggestively.

insinuantemente
=flirtatiously.
Ex: Similarly, an English woman visiting Italy who touches her earlobes a lot, without realising the cultural significance of this action, would be behaving flirtatiously in that context.

insinuar
(v.)=suggest ; hint ; imply ; insinuate ; drop + a hint ; intimate ; float.
Ex: In effect, we'd be suggesting to them we don't have the book.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
Ex: Omission does not imply that those areas are not important.
Ex: Novels are modes of prediction that insinuate visions of human relations not to be found in official rules or precepts or admonitions.
Ex: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
Ex: Recently they started floating that same comment again, only this time Democrats have had time to formulate a response.
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* insinuarse=throw + hints ; suggestion + float.
* insinuar una idea=float + idea.

insinuar una idea
(v.)=float + idea.
Ex: The idea is being floated that to prevent any recurrence, a central European authority should control the budgets of member states.
insinuarse
(n.)=throw + hints ; suggestion + float.
Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled. Ex: Suggestions are being floated that things will change.
insistencia
(n.)=insistence ; persistence.
Ex: At the heart of the debate on Community budget and agricultural reforms has been the UK's insistence on the need to put the brakes on runaway spending on agriculture.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
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* con insistencia=insistently.
* pedir con insistencia=urge ; urging.

insistente
(adj.)=insistent ; undaunted ; importunate ; pushy ; tenacious.
Ex: Increasingly insistent, however, are the voices of those who disagree.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many enemies as she has friends.

insistentemente
=insistently.
Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.

insistir
(v.)=insist ; persist ; plug on ; make + a point of + Gerundio ; plug away (at) ; harp on.
Ex: The others for the most part do have the right names in the catalog, but as cross-references to what I must insist are the wrong names.
Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
Ex: This may be obvious but circumstances do arise that will test the patience of a saint; those are the times to keep plugging on until solution is found.
Ex: Reference librarians shouldy make a point of constantly reminding themselves that serving these needs is what they are doing.
Ex: I keep trying to plug away at everything, but it's like there's no light at the end of the tunnel.
Ex: I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue.
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* insistir en la necesidad de=insist on + the necessity of ; insist on + the need for.
* seguir insistiendo=plug away (at).

insistir en la necesidad de
(v.)=insist on + the necessity of ; insist on + the need for.
Ex: He particularly insisted on the necessity of assuring military protection for the Archaeological Museum of Baghdad. Ex: Early management theory insisted on the need for a systematic analysis of all institutions.
insociable
(adj.)=unsocial ; asocial.
Ex: Social order is maintained through the concern of individuals for their reputations, which suffer if they are unsocial.
Ex: The 1956 movie 'The Bad Seed' provided a lasting cultural reference point for children who have attracted national attention for their asocial and violently structured lives.

insolación
(n.)=heat stroke.
Ex: Heat stroke is very serious so work during cooler hours of the day when possible.

insolencia
(n.)=effrontery ; effrontery ; blatancy ; blatancy ; shamelessness ; impudence ; pertness ; brazenness ; rudeness ; insolence.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
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* con insolencia=impudently.
* con toda insolencia=shamelessly.
* responder con insolencia=talk back.

insolentarse
(v.)=mouth off ; run + riot ; get + stroppy.
Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.
Ex: Most kids these days are not scared of a telling off and they are running riot.
Ex: Your righteous indignation I can understand, and even sympathise, but getting stroppy and fighting authority will only exacerbate the situation.

insolente
(adj.)=insolent ; brash ; cheeky ; petulant ; uncouth ; sassy ; flamer ; brazen ; impudent ; short ; short-tempered ; off-hand [offhand] ; saucy ; pert ; stroppy ; in a strop ; bolshie [boshy] ; mouthy ; forward.
Ex: He had always anathematized those who took unscrupulous advantage of their positions, and those who succumbed to their insolent methods.
Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
Ex: The young man in the picture is myself snapped twenty-five years or so ago by a cheeky thirteen-year-old during the first few months of my first teaching job.
Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.
Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
Ex: This series of personal essays are at various times sassy, profound, superficial, and maddening.
Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals (flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
Ex: The Library Association is impudent in suggesting that it will impose sanctions on those who fail to keep abreast of developments in librarianship.
Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
Ex: My 11-year-old daughter has become really stroppy and prone to emotional outbursts, swearing at us and acting in a way that's completely unlike her.
Ex: Do you ever get in a strop or behave like a toddler having a tantrum in public?.
Ex: I showed one of the staff the video and he got quite bolshie with me, as my taping her was, according to him, a breach of her human rights.
Ex: The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son because he was 'mouthy'.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.
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* de un modo insolente=defiantly.

insolentemente
=brazenly ; impudently.
Ex: The author brazenly insists that Woodman's family has compromised the documentation of the photographer's life by effectively quashing most of her work.
Ex: As to the matter of relics, it is almost incredible how impudently the world has been cheated.
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* contestar insolentemente=snap at.
* responder insolentemente=snap at.

insolubilidad
(n.)=intractability.
Ex: This obviously is only a starting point, but, given the intractability of the problem, it does represent one sure channel of information for councillors who wish to take advantage of it.

insoluble
(adj.)=unsolvable ; insoluble ; insolvable.
Ex: I think everybody is here because they are confronting problems with their card catalogs that are unsolvable within our budgets today.
Ex: Correct subscription to periodicals is an almost insoluble problem.
Ex: It is important that evil is not a thing or being or the problem of evil would be insolvable.
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* hacer insoluble=render + insoluble.
* problema insoluble=insoluble problem.

insolvencia
(n.)=insolvency ; bailout.
Ex: This article explains the process of insolvency and the order of priority in the payment of outstanding debts.
Ex: While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startled by a box-office surge that has little precedent in the modern era.
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* declaración de insolvencia=bailout.
* en venta por insolvencia=distressed.

insolvente
(n.)=insolvent ; bailout.
Ex: A company becomes insolvent when it is unable to meet its debts = Una empresa se hace insolvente cuando es incapaz de hacer frente a sus deudas.
Ex: While much of the economy is teetering between bust and bailout, the movie industry has been startled by a box-office surge that has little precedent in the modern era.

insomnio
(n.)=insomnia.
Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
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* persona que sufre de insomio=insomniac.

insondable
(adj.)=unfathomable.
Ex: Then, of course, there are those who always ask because that's easier than looking up anything in that unfathomable catalog.

insonorización
(n.)=soundproofing ; acoustic isolation ; acoustic insulation.
Ex: The demands made of libraries by new technologies have brought home the need for rethinking in the areas of electrical cabling and soundproofing.
Ex: An undisputed advantage of a ventilated curtain wall is acoustic isolation.
Ex: They are lightweight, flexible, and easy to handle and are designed for the thermal and acoustic insulation of flat and curved surfaces.
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* insonorización con placas acústicas=acoustic tiling.

insonorización con placas acústicas
(n.)=acoustic tiling.
Ex: Colours are discussed, and noise level (and its reduction by carpeting, acoustic tiling and baffles).
insonorizado
(adj.)=soundproof ; soundproofed.
Ex: The lower level consists of the general workroom, librarian's office, bindery, stackroom, staff restroom, and soundproof listening rooms for students.
Ex: The van has two main drawbacks, there is no telephone, which presents difficulties when a public callbox is not to hand, and the two interview rooms lack privacy as they are not soundproofed.

insoportable
(adj.)=unbearable ; insupportable ; unendurable ; excruciating ; insufferable.
Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: On the other hand people passionately devoted to a hobby or sport or their work will endure without complaint conditions which less ardent folk think outrageously insupportable.
Ex: She said that the smoke is making her job unendurable, that she becomes physically ill.
Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.
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* ser un insoportable=be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials.
* situación insoportable=unbearable situation.

insoportablemente
=intolerably.
Ex: Their quality ranges from intolerably poor to better than typewriter output.

insorrible
(adj.)=greedy .
Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business.

insostenible
(adj.)=untenable ; unbearable.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
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* situación insostenible=unbearable situation.

inspeccionar
(v.)=inspect ; scrutinise [scrutinize, -USA].
Ex: The binding trigger is a reminder to the library to inspect the shelves to see whether the volume is complete and can be bound.
Ex: This naive, and generally unfounded, belief in the average American's interest in cultural matters led men like Carnegie to scrutinize insistently the statistical records of public libraries, seeking evidence of a general 'elevation of the masses'.

inspección
(n.)=inspection ; inspectorate ; examination ; survey ; vetting ; checkout [check-out].
Ex: Even where a catalogue or index to a collection is available, users do not always consult these tools, and may prefer to locate either individual documents, or documents with specific characteristics by inspection of the stock.
Ex: But only in 1982 did the union set up a committee to examine the service, and the inspectorate also pressed for a reevaluation.
Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.
Ex: Criminal record checks have been an accepted form of pre-employment vetting for those with access to children for some years.
Ex: To do a proper checkout, you need to remove the driveshaft and pull the bearing cups off.
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* inspección al azar=spot check.

inspección al azar
(n.)=spot check.
Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
inspector
(n.)=checker ; inspector ; surveyor ; ticket inspector.
Ex: There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
Ex: The Consumer Protection Department's inspectors were already working to capacity and did not want actively to encourage more casework = Los inspectores del Departamento de Protección al Consumidor ya estaban saturados de trabajo y no querían propiciar nuevos casos.
Ex: Hospital librarians should assist in the development of library inspection guidelines for surveyors.
Ex: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door.
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* cuerpo de inspectores=inspectorate.
* inspector de aduanas=customs official ; immigration officer.
* inspector general=inspector general.

inspector de aduanas
(n.)=customs official ; immigration officer.
Ex: A majority of customs officials surveyed said they are demoralized and not getting the full support they need to protect the country. Ex: Immigration officers are stationed at every point of entry into the United Kingdom to check and monitor people who are arriving and leaving.
inspector general
=inspector general.
Ex: Ravaisson (1813-1900), a philosopher, historian, and aesthete, is best known for his years as conservator of the Louvre Museum but he also occupied the post of inspector general of Libraries (1839-52).
inspiración
(n.)=inspiration.
Ex: The thesaurus may simple be available for the searcher to view, in order to offer inspiration in the selection of search terms.

inspirado
(adj.)=inspired.
Ex: The file-as-is principle means that collocation of similar headings is provided by the consistent use of uniform headings, and does not rely upon their inspired filing.
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* andar inspirado=be on a roll.
* estar inspirado=be on a roll.
* inspirado en otros=copycat.
* inspirado por los medios de comunicación=media-inspired.
* inspirados por Dios, los=divinely ordained, the.

inspirado en otros
(adj.)=copycat.
Ex: The author concludes that the scientific journal market may not mirror the copycat behaviour found among newspapers or companies in other markets.
inspirado por los medios de comunicación
(adj.)=media-inspired.
Ex: The problems which these media-inspired and media-influenced books present to children's librarians are touched upon.
inspirador
(adj.)=inspirational ; inspiring.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.
Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.

inspirados por Dios, los
=divinely ordained, the.
Ex: Certainly public library catalogs do not need all that secret punctuation, such as slashes, dashes, and equal-signs, that only the divinely ordained can understand.
inspirar confianza
(v.)=inspire + trust ; inspire + confidence ; instil + confidence ; instil + trust.
Ex: Indeed, the librarian must inspire trust in the users if he is to act on their behalf. Ex: Good service ensures the production of information readily on request or without request, in a manner which inspires confidence and respect for the librarian. Ex: The author presents reading strategies and techniques that will bring about positive reading attitudes and instill confidence in reluctant readers. Ex: For e-commerce to fulfill its potential, methods for instilling trust into this environment must be studied and applied.
inspirar ideas
(v.)=spark off + ideas.
Ex: However, it is not a 'do-it-yourself' manual, though you may find some of the examples of what other libraries have achieved instructive or spark off ideas.
inspirar respeto
(v.)=inspire + respect.
Ex: Good service ensures the production of information readily on request or without request, in a manner which inspires confidence and respect for the librarian.
inspirar^1
(v.)=inspire ; inform.
Ex: They where to some extent inspired by the tables in UDC.
Ex: In so far as it embodies moral intelligence and psychic insight it may inform the moral will, be 'the soul of our moral being'.
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* inspirar confianza=inspire + trust ; inspire + confidence ; instil + confidence ; instil + trust.
* inspirar ideas=spark off + ideas.
* inspirar respeto=inspire + respect.
* inspirarse=draw + inspiration ; draw + inspiration from.
* inspirarse en=take + Posesivo + cue from ; take + a clue from.

inspirar^2
(v.)=take + a breath.
Ex: She took a breath, weighing her words. 'You're not possessed, but you've got spirits floating around your head, and they've got to go'.

inspirarse
(v.)=draw + inspiration ; draw + inspiration from.
Ex: Sources from which the designer can draw inspiration include paintings and visual imagery from the theatre, cinema, and popular culture. Ex: By recognising their inter-relationships, the two professions will be able to draw strength and inspiration from each other.
inspirarse en
(v.)=take + Posesivo + cue from ; take + a clue from.
Ex: Taking its cue from a previous study, the main body of the paper uses content analysis of press reports on management at BA and Marks and Spencer in the 1990s. Ex: Taking a clue from the video-game arcades, the scores of the top 10 players are stored and displayed to later players.
instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre
(n.)=leisure facilities.
Ex: This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.
instalación
(n.)=facility ; installation ; set-up ; bedding down ; physical facility ; fitting.
Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for access to a specific desired software package, which would demand too much hardware for the library to contemplate its own installation.
Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
Ex: This article describes the needs addressed by GRAVITY, the bedding down of the system and its integration into the library's procedures.
Ex: The physical facilities have been upgraded, the whole collection is being catalogued, and use of the Library of Congress Classification is under consideration = Se han mejorado las intalaciones, se está catalogando toda la colección y se está estudiando el uso de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
Ex: At a shoe fitting she was told that the vamp was too long and she should switch to a shoe that showed more of her foot.
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* cambiar la instalación eléctrica=rewire.
* cambio de instalación eléctrica=rewiring.
* facilidad de instalación=ease of installation.
* instalación deportiva=sports facility ; athletic facility.
* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre=leisure facilities.
* instalación para el ejercicio físico=physical facility.

instalación deportiva
(n.)=sports facility ; athletic facility.
Ex: The social need of relaxation has led to the appearance of many servicies including sports facilities, television and radio, theatre, cinema, and not least, libraries. Ex: This annotated bibliography focuses on the design and planning of athletic facilities.
instalación para el ejercicio físico
(n.)=physical facility.
Ex: This article describes a study of stress conducted in a university library using the following categories: workload; schedule and workday; feeling pulled and tugged; physical facilities; unchallenging work; and miscellaneous.
instalado
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* instalado en la propia institución=site-mounted.
* instalado y funcionando=up and running.

instalado en la propia institución
(adj.)=site-mounted.
Ex: Local on-line is provided by CD-ROM and site-mounted data base tapes.
instalado y funcionando
=up and running.
Ex: Off-the-shelf software, on the other hand, is readily available for many library routines, and it can be up and running immediately.
instalador
(n.)=installer.
Ex: Perry, from his experience as a supplier and installer of systems, succinctly paints a picture of what might happen: 'Installing and testing the system is quite likely to be a painful affair'.

instalar
(v.)=fit ; install [instal, -USA] ; mount ; rig.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.
Ex: These systems have been installed in a number of libraries in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom and Europe.
Ex: There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.
Ex: The worst interruptions of all, in my experience, come from those public address systems rigged in many schools in every room and used apparently without a second thought by administrative staff.
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* instalarse=make + a home for + Reflexivo ; set up + camp.
* instalarse en=move into.
* instalar un servicio=mount + service.

instalar un servicio
(v.)=mount + service.
Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
instalarse
(v.)=make + a home for + Reflexivo ; set up + camp.
Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself. Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.
instalarse en
(v.)=move into.
Ex: Libraries can't always choose an optimal location, since they are often forced to accept gifts of land, or to move into buildings once used for other purposes to save tax dollars.
instancia
(n.)=instance ; behest.
Ex: In these instances a reference is not only shorter than an added entry, but removes the need to make multiple added entries.
Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".
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* a instancia de=at the urging of.
* a instancias=under the auspices of.
* a instancias de=at the instigation of ; at the behest of.
* en primera instancia=in the first instance.
* en segunda instancia=second-removed.
* en última instancia=ultimately ; in the long run ; in the end ; in the last analysis ; in the last resort ; in the final analysis.
* proceso en primera instancia=proceeding in the first instance.

instante
(n.)=instant.
Ex: Set against the span of human existence, the five-hundred-year-history of the printed book is but an instant.
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* a cada instante=by the second.
* al instante=on-the-fly ; instantly ; on the spot ; straight away ; on the double ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; right away ; at once.
* durante unos instantes=for a bit.
* en el instante en que + Subjuntivo=the moment + Verbo.
* en ese mismo instante=at that very moment.
* en un instante=in a flash ; at a moment's notice ; in a twinkling ; in a snap ; in a heartbeat ; in a jiffy ; in a second ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
* morir al instante=die + there and then ; die on + the spot.

instantánea
(n.)=snapshot [snap-shot].
Ex: To quote Towl, case studies 'are not an actual snap-shot or sound movie of what really took place'.

instantáneamente
=instantaneously ; out of + Posesivo + head ; in no time at all ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
Ex: These contributions are then instantaneously available to the other participants.
Ex: Their problems are never so simple that the librarian can produce the answers out of his head.
Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
Ex: In no time at all, the printing revolution also changed institutions, including the educational system.
Ex: What we call the universe, in short, came from almost nowhere in next to no time.
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
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* morir instantáneamente=die + there and then ; die on + the spot.

instantáneo
(adj.)=instant ; instantaneous ; split second.
Ex: There is already a large and growing number of commercial data bases that allow the individual or corporate consumer to gain instant access to need information.
Ex: Online catalogues and indexes offer easy and instantaneous amendment of records, without the need to issue new editions.
Ex: It also provides split second image display for the manual capture of the remaining fields = También presenta una visualización instantánea de la imagen para la captura manual de los campos restantes.
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* café instantáneo=instant coffee.
* éxito instantáneo=instant success.
* mensajería instantánea=instant messaging.

instar
(v.)=call on/upon ; encourage ; urge ; urging ; coax.
Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: The reader is urged to examine some of these tools.
Ex: He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.

instaurar
(v.)=put in + place ; establish.
Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.

instigación
(n.)=instigation.
Ex: This is a a history of the public library services of Bolton, Lancashire, from their instigation in 1853 to the present.

instigador
(adj.)=gadfly ; instigator ; provocateur ; perpetrator ; abettor [abetter] ; rabble rouser ; rabble-rousing.
Ex: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: Technological change has long been the instigator of significant shifts in curriculum emphasis.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tomorrow's libraries: more than a telephone jack, less than a complete revolution; perspectives of a provocateur'.
Ex: This article looks at the case histories of 10 computer frauds together with a study of the profiles of the perpetrators.
Ex: Thereafter, it became clear to the city police that the hotel owners acted hand-in-glove with the abettors of prostitution.
Ex: To their contemporaries, the two men represented polar opposites: Hitler, a rabble rouser preaching a doctrine of blood and race, and Pius, a man of contemplation offering the Church's grace to all.
Ex: After arrival in Sydney, it took only three years for Norton's reputation as a rabble-rousing republican to be established.
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* cómplices e instigadores=aiders and abettors.

instigar
(v.)=instigate ; rabble-rouse.
Ex: The first mass removal of material was instigated by the trade unions and although admitted in 1932 to have been a mistake, the purges proved difficult to stop.
Ex: The head of the group representing Catholic school principals in Northern Ireland accuses the first minister of rabble rousing.
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* ayudar e instigar=aid and abet.
* instigar a Alguien a hacer Algo=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
* secundar e instigar=aid and abet.

instigar a Alguien a hacer Algo
(v.)=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
instintivamente
=instinctively.
Ex: The author discusses the virtual reality techniques developed to allow a human being to control a simulator instantly and instinctively, using body movements.
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* venir instintivamente a=come + naturally to ; be second nature to + Pronombre.

instintivo
(adj.)=instinctual ; instinctive ; knee-jerk.
Ex: The frequency with which the experienced reference librarian will chose the right path to follow owes more to some capacity of an instinctual nature than could be attributed to the operation of chance.
Ex: Children are occupied thus every day in their natural, instinctive play.
Ex: This publication reviews works on educational reform that represent attempts to do more than merely respond in knee-jerk fashion to political pressure for reform.
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* algo instintivo=gut feeling ; gut instinct.
* nada instintivo=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
* reacción instintiva=instinctive reaction.

instinto
=instinct ; nose ; hunch ; gut feeling ; gut instinct ; feelings in + Posesivo + bones.
Ex: A librarian who is well-acquainted with the library's clientely will have a sharp instinct for preserving needed materials.
Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.
Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
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* confiar en el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants.
* dejarse guiar por el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + instincts.
* dejarse llevar por el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s) ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* desarrollar el instinto para=develop + a nose for.
* fiarse de + Posesivo + instintos=trust + Posesivo + (own) instincts.
* guiarse por el instinto=follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* guiarse por el instinto=trust + Posesivo + (own) instincts.
* guiarse por el instinto=follow + Posesivo + nose.
* instinto agresivo=killer instinct.
* instinto animal=animal instinct.
* instinto asesino=killer instinct.
* instinto de conservación=instinct of self-preservation ; survival information.
* instinto de supervivencia=instinct of self-preservation ; survival instinct.
* instinto maternal=maternal instinct.
* instinto predador=killer instinct.
* instinto protector=protective instinct.
* instinto sexual=sexual urge.
* por instinto=instinctively ; by instinct.
* seguir + Posesivo + instinto=follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).

instinto agresivo
(n.)=killer instinct.
Ex: In libraries individuals who develop new programmes or services might possess the 3 entrepreneurial qualities: vision; self-motivation; and killer instinct.
instinto animal
(n.)=animal instinct.
Ex: The Orient in the novel represents the realm of untouched nature, a realm ruled by animal instinct.
instinto asesino
(n.)=killer instinct.
Ex: In libraries individuals who develop new programmes or services might possess the 3 entrepreneurial qualities: vision; self-motivation; and killer instinct.
instinto de conservación
(n.)=instinct of self-preservation ; survival information.
Ex: Her instinct of self-preservation was so strongly developed that he could without difficulty select the tone, the gesture, and the look that he felt would best serve his purpose. Ex: The white, middle-class-oriented public library still very much neglects the survival information needs of the disadvantaged.
instinto de supervivencia
(n.)=instinct of self-preservation ; survival instinct.
Ex: Her instinct of self-preservation was so strongly developed that he could without difficulty select the tone, the gesture, and the look that he felt would best serve his purpose. Ex: They should be encouraged to be aware that any fears they may have are based on very real survival instincts and that they should be guided by those instincts.
instinto maternal
(n.)=maternal instinct.
Ex: Refugee women frequently are successful advocates due to such traits as intuition, courage, perseverance, and maternal instinct.
instinto predador
(n.)=killer instinct.
Ex: In libraries individuals who develop new programmes or services might possess the 3 entrepreneurial qualities: vision; self-motivation; and killer instinct.
instinto protector
(n.)=protective instinct.
Ex: For many people, extra-large dogs seem to be the only choice with their generally calm nature and usually protective instincts.
instinto sexual
(n.)=sexual urge.
Ex: This is the first herbal all-natural anaphrodisiac that assists individuals to temporarily suppress distracting sexual urges.
institucional
(adj.)=institutional ; organisational [organizational, -USA] ; institution-wide.
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisational walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
Ex: The characteristics of a powerful institution-wide network, designed to overcome existing problems with a decentralised environment, are described.
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* barrera institucional=institutional barrier.
* cambio institucional=institutional change.
* marco institucional=organisational framework.
* repositorio institucional=institutional repository (IR).

institucionalidad
(n.)=institutionality.
Ex: Literary texts then may bear a certain coup de force in relation to institutionality.

institucionalismo
(n.)=institutionalism.
Ex: As the authors of this book suggest, the time has come for a reevaluation of the utility of new institutionalisms for the study of educational organizations.

institucionalización
=institutionalisation [institutionalization, -USA].
Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.

institucionalizar
(v.)=institutionalise [institutionalize, -USA].
Ex: Historically, however, humans have always sought to capture and preserve such basic functions by institutionalizing them.

institucionalmente
=institutionally.
Ex: SLIS did not appear to be seriously threatened by other information education provision in their traditional roles as providers of personnel for institutionally based information activities.

instituciones legales, las
(n.)=legal establishment, the.
Ex: The legal establishment is all in a flutter because it is slowly starting to realise that social media is creating a space within which it is powerless.
institución
(n.)=agency ; body ; corporation ; establishment ; facility ; institution ; organisation [organization, -USA] ; organisational setting ; organisation [organization, -USA] ; work organisation ; foundation.
Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: The main form of knowledge transfer and the basis for decision making within corporations has not been a paper, a document or a detailed report, but a set of overhead slides and the discussions around them.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
Ex: The distinction between 'societies' and 'institutions' lies at the heart of the code.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation.
Ex: Many students, after working with cases, have testified to the help they received in developing a clearer concept of the dynamics of human relationships in organizational settings.
Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
Ex: Quality of Work Life (QWL) can be defined as 'the degree to which members of a work organisation are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organisation'.
Ex: Often such things need to be funded through foundations or local businesses.
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* avanzar profesionalmente dentro de la institución=rise through + the ranks.
* biblioteca de institución de enseñanza superior=tertiary library.
* confinados en instituciones, los=institutionalised, the.
* cooperación entre instituciones=interagency cooperation.
* de toda la institución=institution-wide ; systemwide.
* en contra de las instituciones=anti-establishment.
* en toda la institución=systemwide.
* entre instituciones=interagency [inter-agency].
* entre varias instituciones=inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
* estructura de la institución=organisational structure.
* institución académica=educational institution ; educational establishment ; academic institution.
* institución a la que pertenece=host institution.
* institución a la que se pertenece=home institution.
* institución anfitriona=host institution.
* institución benéfica=charity ; charitable organisation ; charitable institution.
* institución bibliotecaria=library organisation.
* Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI)=British Standard Institution (BSI).
* institución civil=civic organisation.
* institución comercial=commercial organisation.
* institución compuesta de miembros=membership organisation.
* institución consolidada=established institution.
* institución consumada=established institution.
* institución cultural=cultural institution ; heritage institution.
* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio=memory institution.
* institución de educación pública=public education institution.
* institución de enseñanza pública=public education institution.
* institución de enseñanza superior=tertiary institution ; institution of higher education.
* institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria=college of further education ; college of higher education.
* institución de interés histórico=heritage institution.
* institución de interés histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* institución de investigación=research institution.
* institución de la que depende=parent institution.
* institución del conocimiento=institution of learning.
* institución del gobierno=government establishment.
* institución del matrimonio=institution of marriage.
* institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* institución del saber=institution of learning.
* institución donde se estudia=school affiliation.
* institución educativa=teaching agency ; institution of learning.
* instituciones legales, las=legal establishment, the.
* institución gubernamental=government body.
* institución miembro=member centre ; member institution.
* institución miembro de una asociación=partner institution.
* institución normativa=regulatory organisation.
* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio cultural=heritage organisation.
* institución privada=private institution.
* institución profesional=professional institution.
* institución pública=public institution ; public organisation.
* institución reconocida=accredit school.
* institución relacionada con la información=information organisation ; information institution.
* institución religiosa=religious body.
* institución responsable=governing agency ; host institution.
* institución social=social agency.
* institución voluntaria=volunteer agency.
* por todas las instituciones oficiales=government-wide.
* promovido por la institución=organisation-led.
* revista editada por la propia institución=house journal.

institución a la que pertenece
(n.)=host institution.
Ex: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
institución a la que se pertenece
(n.)=home institution.
Ex: These resources are too often on individual computers or on computers at a scholar's home institution.
institución académica
(n.)=educational institution ; educational establishment ; academic institution.
Ex: Within educational institutions, this will largely be determined by the subjects taught. Ex: Only the major educational establishments can be sufficiently well equipped with computing technology within the next five year plan. Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
institución anfitriona
(n.)=host institution.
Ex: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
institución benéfica
(n.)=charity ; charitable organisation ; charitable institution.
Ex: Denmark has no history of charities or voluntary bodies, so such groups are seen by the authorities as being subversive. Ex: This charitable organization was established nearly 50 years ago to provide cultural exchange opportunities for young people all over the world. Ex: The author explains the reconstruction of charitable institutions (including hospitals, cemeteries, almshouses, orphanages and schools) in California after the 1783 earthquake.
institución bibliotecaria
(n.)=library organisation.
Ex: Metaphorically, library organisations may be viewed as living organisms that respond with varying degrees of success to their environment.
institución civil
(n.)=civic organisation.
Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
institución comercial
(n.)=commercial organisation.
Ex: A library is not usually an independent commercial organization; it normally depends on a parent body for financial support.
institución compuesta de miembros
(n.)=membership organisation.
Ex: OCLC, as a membership organization, has, since its inception, sought advice from its members, or had advice thrust upon it.
institución consolidada
(n.)=established institution.
Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
institución consumada
(n.)=established institution.
Ex: Societal changes shaking all established institutions to their foundations also threaten to engulf the public library.
institución cultural
(n.)=cultural institution ; heritage institution.
Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards. Ex: California is rich with heritage institutions; it has 1,300 museums, 5,000 libraries and archives, 125 historical societies, and over 500 state parks facilities.
institución de educación pública
(n.)=public education institution.
Ex: Economists have estimated the regional impacts and social returns realized through the provision of public education institutions.
institución de enseñanza pública
(n.)=public education institution.
Ex: Economists have estimated the regional impacts and social returns realized through the provision of public education institutions.
institución de enseñanza superior
(n.)=tertiary institution ; institution of higher education.
Ex: The present increasse in numbers of overseas students in Australian tertiarian institutions has implications for libraries. Ex: Not unlike several other institutions of higher education today, private universities find themselves beset with an array of problems, most of which turn on two closely linked axes: student enrollment is declining and costs are rising.
institución de enseñanza superior no universitaria
(n.)=college of further education ; college of higher education.
Ex: The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education. Ex: The single term 'college library' covers a broad spectrum of further and higher education, ranging from those housed in colleges of further education, to those in polytechnics and colleges of higher education.
institución de interés histórico
(n.)=heritage institution.
Ex: California is rich with heritage institutions; it has 1,300 museums, 5,000 libraries and archives, 125 historical societies, and over 500 state parks facilities.
institución de interés histórico y cultural
(n.)=cultural heritage institution.
Ex: The Project's goal is to increase access to the special collections and unique resources of the cultural heritage institutions through digitisation.
institución de investigación
(n.)=research institution.
Ex: This article suggests ways in which these techniques can help librarians in synagogues, schools, community centres and research institutions.
institución de la que depende
(n.)=parent institution.
Ex: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises.
institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio
(n.)=memory institution.
Ex: Archives, libraries and museums are memory institutions: they contribute directly and indirectly to prosperity through support for learning, commerce, tourism, and personal fulfilment.
institución del conocimiento
(n.)=institution of learning.
Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
institución del gobierno
(n.)=government establishment.
Ex: Reports may be regarded as accounts from government establishments, scientific institutions, and industrial laboratories about work performed and results achieved, rendered to their clients and sponsors.
institución del matrimonio
(n.)=institution of marriage.
Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.
institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural
(n.)=cultural heritage institution.
Ex: The Project's goal is to increase access to the special collections and unique resources of the cultural heritage institutions through digitisation.
institución del saber
(n.)=institution of learning.
Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
institución donde se estudia
(n.)=school affiliation.
Ex: If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
institución educativa
(n.)=teaching agency ; institution of learning.
Ex: Clearly this must become part of the education of librarians, and that puts the onus on the teaching agencies and the syllabus makers. Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
institución gubernamental
(n.)=government body.
Ex: The rules for government bodies, both local and central, also pose problems.
institución miembro
(n.)=member centre ; member institution.
Ex: The policy of FIAC is determined by an annual conference and carried out during the year by its National Co-ordinating Group, which consists of regional representatives, network delegates, and individual co-options from member centres. Ex: Some member institutions from the USA, Europe and Australia will continue cooperative research.
institución miembro de una asociación
(n.)=partner institution.
Ex: The project will develop and implement prototype hybrid libraries in each of the 3 major partner institutions.
institución normativa
(n.)=regulatory organisation.
Ex: Information scientists, those who develop professional regulatory organizations, should promote debate on such topics.
institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio cultural
(n.)=heritage organisation.
Ex: The report is intended as a navigation tool for boards and directors of heritage organisations and research centres.
institución privada
(n.)=private institution.
Ex: Though these suggestions, taken separately or together, cannot guarantee that we will successfully ford the current crisis, they may help us avoid some of the rocks and shoals on which other private institutions have foundered.
institución profesional
(n.)=professional institution.
Ex: When the institution of education rubs up against the professional institution, there are bound to be some tensions.
institución pública
(n.)=public institution ; public organisation.
Ex: One obligation resting upon every public institution in a democracy is that of standing ready at all times to render an account of itself to the people. Ex: 158 public organisations with very diverse computer machinery formed a combine to develop an application which would make the database available on the organisations' different computer systems. = 158 instituciones públicas con equipos informáticos muy diversos crearon un grupo para desarrollar una aplicación que hiciera que la base de datos estuviese disponible en sus diferentes sistemas informáticos.
institución reconocida
(n.)=accredit school.
Ex: While there are some exceptions, the entry position usually requires five years of education beyond the secondary school with the fifth year culminating in graduation from an accredit school.
institución relacionada con la información
(n.)=information organisation ; information institution.
Ex: This will lead to the integration of the different categories of information organizations which have been created to manage different formats and media. Ex: The author describes briefly some of the information institutions involved in gathering and disseminating agricultural information in Romania.
institución religiosa
(n.)=religious body.
Ex: Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.
institución responsable
(n.)=governing agency ; host institution.
Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools. Ex: The vast majority of depository libraries are grossly understaffed and receive inadequate resources from their host institutions to carry out their responsibilities.
institución social
(n.)=social agency.
Ex: Interpretation and re-interpretation take place not in isolation, but in the context of overlapping social agencies.
institución voluntaria
(n.)=volunteer agency.
Ex: The data base is aimed at the needs of volunteer agencies and community workers.
instituir
(v.)=institute.
Ex: The librarians have instituted a series of campaigns, including displays and leaflets on specific issues, eg family income supplement, rent and rates rebates, and school grants.

instituto
(n.)=High ; high school ; institute ; college ; grammar school.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
Ex: The two had spent almost an hour in an informal discussion of various matters that came within his jurisdiction as head of the library media center at John Brown Junior high school in Los Pasos.
Ex: The offenders vary from forgetful lecturers to a student who lost the books and cannot pay the fine, to a student who had torn out pages from a book and now faces an expulsion from the institute.
Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
Ex: Even so, school library provision has been improved and increased out of all recognition since the days when only the long established grammar schools and public schools had libraries of their own.
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* Instituto Americano de Documentación (ADI)=American Documentation Institute (ADI).
* Instituto Australiano de Bibliotecarios (IAB)=Australian Institute of Librarians (AIL).
* Instituto de Cartografía Americano=US Geological Survey (USGS).
* Instituto de Cartografía Británico=Ordnance Survey.
* Instituto de Cartografía Estatal=State Geological Survey.
* instituto de desarrollo=development institute.
* instituto de enseñanza secundaria=secondary school.
* instituto de estadística=statistical institute.
* instituto de formación profesional=technical school.
* Instituto de Información Científica (ISI)=Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
* instituto de investigación=research institute.
* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD)=National Institutes of Health (NIH).
* instituto para el desarrollo=development institute.
* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo=research and development institute.

instituto de desarrollo
(n.)=development institute.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
instituto de enseñanza secundaria
(n.)=secondary school.
Ex: The investigations have encompassed 200 pupils from 4 secondary schools preparing for university as well as from 4 technical schools.
instituto de estadística
(n.)=statistical institute.
Ex: The national statistical institutes are responsible for selecting the sample, preparing the questionnaires, conducting the necessary interviews and forwarding the results to Eurostat.
instituto de formación profesional
(n.)=technical school.
Ex: The investigations have encompassed 200 pupils from 4 secondary schools preparing for university as well as from 4 technical schools.
instituto de investigación
(n.)=research institute.
Ex: This article gives some opinions on 3 main areas for reform in the library and information service of research institutes.
instituto para el desarrollo
(n.)=development institute.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Collection Management and Development Institute: pilot survives crush of juggernaut' = El título del artículo es "La gestión de la colección y el Instituto para el Desarrollo: piloto sobrevive el aplastamiento de un camión articulado'.
instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo
(n.)=research and development institute.
Ex: A higher degree of collaboration between research and development institutes, private industry, and the national government are needed.
institutriz
(n.)=governess.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality', could find genteel employment.

instrucciones
(n.)=brief.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
instrucciones de uso
(n.)=use instruction.
Ex: This study suggests that allaying the anxiety felt by library users is an effective tool for promoting use instructions.
instrucciones del fabricante
(n.)=firmware.
Ex: No matter how well-engineered IT systems (hardware, firmware, software) may be, they remain totally inanimate until people are introduced.
instrucciones para los autores
(n.)=style sheet.
Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.
instruccionismo
(n.)=instructionism.
Ex: The theories of learning discussed here are based on two alternative approaches: constructionism versus instructionism.

instrucción
(n.)=command ; direction ; instruction ; tuition ; schooling ; drill.
Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.
Ex: Explanatory references may be either 'see' or 'see also' references, which give a little more explanation than merely the direction to look elsewhere.
Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
Ex: This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.
Ex: Some people with little schooling do use the library, and for valuable purposes but they are more of an exception than the rule.
Ex: An example of the type of drill which might be applied to the study of bibliographies is given below.
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* campamento de instrucción=training camp.
* campo de instrucción=training grounds.
* instrucción al jurado=charge to jury.
* instrucción de "añádase a"=add to instruction ; add to instruction.
* instrucción de 'divídase al igual que'=divide like instruction.
* instrucción de manejo=operating instruction.
* instrucciones=brief.
* instrucciones del fabricante=firmware.
* instrucciones de uso=use instruction.
* instrucciones para los autores=style sheet.
* instrucción general=blanket instruction.
* instrucción mediante ejercicios=drilling.
* instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos=community education.
* juez de instrucción=coroner.
* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET=EURONET Common Command Language.
* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción=International Standard for Command Languages.
* sargento de instrucción=drill sergeant.

instrucción al jurado
(n.)=charge to jury.
Ex: Enter a charge to a jury under the heading for the court.
instrucción de "añádase a"
(n.)=add to instruction ; add to instruction.
Ex: The other synthetic device in DC is the 'add to' instructions which permits subdivisions which are enumerated under one subject in the schedules to be used in other specified part of the schedules, as instructed. Ex: The other synthetic device in DC is the 'add to' instructions which permits subdivisions which are enumerated under one subject in the schedules to be used in other specified part of the schedules, as instructed.
instrucción de 'divídase al igual que'
(n.)=divide like instruction.
Ex: In the interest of clarity the 'divide like' instructions of earlier editions were modified to 'add to' instructions.
instrucción de manejo
(n.)=operating instruction.
Ex: The applications, often not more than gimmicks, fulfil roles like announcements, operating instructions, audible warnings, etc.
instrucción general
(n.)=blanket instruction.
Ex: The instructions to the computer will be simpler if it relies upon a blanket instruction to file the characters as they are found in the text of the heading.
instrucción mediante ejercicios
(n.)=drilling.
Ex: Sschool libraries are used mainly for formal teaching and drilling.
instrucción sobre los derechos de los ciudadanos
(n.)=community education.
Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
instructivista
(adj.)=instructivist.
Ex: The multimedia programme designed to teach research skills to business students, from one based on an instructivist model to one underpinned with a constructivist philosophy.

instructivo
(adj.)=instructional ; instructive ; enlightening.
Ex: The advent of complex information technologies requires a new paradigm for library instruction and the instructional role of academic librarians.
Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
Ex: But the information can be interesting as well as enlightening.

instructor
(n.)=coach ; instructor ; training officer.
Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
Ex: Its effectiveness has been erratic because of rapid turnover of instructors.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.

instruir
(v.)=direct ; enlighten ; instruct.
Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.
Ex: Librarians often work with students who possess few library skills and teachers whose assignments neither improve these skills nor enlighten the students on their research.
Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
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* instruir una diligencia=deliver + charge.

instruir una diligencia
(v.)=deliver + charge.
Ex: Make an added entry under the heading for the judge delivering the charge.
instrumentación
(n.)=instrumentation.
Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on instrumentation, Earth satellites, Monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.

instrumental
(adj.)=contributory ; instrumental.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature.
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* grupo instrumental=ensemble.
* obra para grupo instrumental=ensemble work.
* tecnología instrumental=enabling technology.

instrumentar
(v.)=orchestrate.
Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

instrumento
(n.)=instrument ; mechanism ; tool ; vehicle.
Nota: Sentido figurado.
Ex: The Rowell observation scale for the measurement of reading attitude by teachers was included as a fourth instrument.
Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
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* cuadro de instrumentos=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento=poke.
* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales=room for music-making.
* instrumento acompañante=accompanying executant.
* instrumento bibliográfico=bibliographic aid ; bibliographic tool.
* instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza=teaching aid.
* instrumento de cuerda=stringed instrument (string instrument) ; string instrument [stringed instrument].
* instrumento de evaluación=assessment tool ; evaluation tool.
* instrumento de medición=measuring instrument.
* instrumento de metal=brass instrument.
* instrumento de percusión=percussion instrument.
* instrumento de precisión=precision device.
* instrumento de recogida de datos=data collection instrument.
* instrumento de recuperación=recall device.
* instrumento de referencia=reference tool.
* instrumento de selección=selection aid.
* instrumento de trabajo=tool.
* instrumento de viento=wind instrument.
* instrumento de viento de madera=woodwind.
* instrumento educativo=educational aid.
* instrumento geográfico=geographical artifact.
* instrumento musical=instrument ; musical instrument.
* instrumento musical con teclado=keyboard instrument.
* instrumento o intérprete de la música=executant.
* instrumento para la recuperación=access tool.
* instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos=fastener.
* instrumento para resaltar=spotlight.
* instrumento para resumir e indizar=abstracting and indexing tool.
* instrumentos de comunicación=communication media.
* instrumento sicométrico=psychometric instrument.
* panel de instrumentos=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* tablero de instrumentos=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* tocar un instrumento musical=play + instrument.
* uso de instrumentos=instrumentation.

instrumento acompañante
(n.)=accompanying executant.
Ex: Type of executant, size or complexity of executant body, accompanying executant, original executant (for arrangements).
instrumento bibliográfico
(n.)=bibliographic aid ; bibliographic tool.
Ex: The approach in this case is almost invariably by subject and the principal categories of bibliographic aid employed are abstracting and indexing services. Ex: Not all users are equally proficient in using abstracts and other bibliographic tools, and thus the user imposes a self-limitation on the tools.
instrumento de ayuda a la enseñanza
(n.)=teaching aid.
Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
instrumento de cuerda
=stringed instrument (string instrument) ; string instrument [stringed instrument].
Ex: We can thus say that violins, cellos, harps and guitars form part of musical instruments called stringed instruments. Ex: Individual instruments and instrumental groups are arranged according to their basic mode of performance: PW Keyboard instruments (Q Piano, R Organ); RW String instruments (RX Bowed (S Violin), SQ Plucked (T Viola)).
instrumento de evaluación
(n.)=assessment tool ; evaluation tool.
Ex: The project demonstrated the efficacy of conventional assessment tools adapted to a particular collection and user community. Ex: Citation analysis provides a meaningful evaluation tool for bibliographers and collection managers.
instrumento de medición
(n.)=measuring instrument.
Ex: Apart from telecommunication applications, optical fibres are also used for transmitting signals in aircraft, in measuring instruments, in high-voltage installations, etc.
instrumento de metal
(n.)=brass instrument.
Ex: Instead of valves like a brass instrument has, the sax has keys like a woodwind.
instrumento de percusión
(n.)=percussion instrument.
Ex: Other classes of musical instruments defined by the characteristic of sound production would be percussion instruments, wind instruments, etc.
instrumento de precisión
(n.)=precision device.
Ex: On the other hand precision devices are intended to ensure that non-relevant documents are not retrieved, and examples of such precision devices are co-ordination, links and roles.
instrumento de recogida de datos
(n.)=data collection instrument.
Ex: 5 data collection instruments were used: printouts of data base searches executed by students; a questionnaire; bibliographies from student papers; serial holdings of the university library; and interviews with instructors.
instrumento de recuperación
(n.)=recall device.
Ex: Recall devices are intended to increase the probability of retrieving more relevant documents by, for example, the grouping of synonyms, the confounding of word forms, or the formation of classes of related terms.
instrumento de referencia
(n.)=reference tool.
Ex: The Science Citation Index is a multidisciplinary reference tool that indexes over 3,300 of the world's most important science and technology journals.
instrumento de selección
(n.)=selection aid.
Ex: A questionnaire sought to determine which selection aids were rated as being important and which were seldom used.
instrumento de trabajo
(n.)=tool.
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.
instrumento de viento
(n.)=wind instrument.
Ex: Other classes of musical instruments defined by the characteristic of sound production would be percussion instruments, wind instruments, etc.
instrumento de viento de madera
(n.)=woodwind.
Ex: Instead of valves like a brass instrument has, the sax has keys like a woodwind.
instrumento educativo
(n.)=educational aid.
Ex: The alternative would be to return to the library's original purpose -- an educational aid to the poor.
instrumento geográfico
(n.)=geographical artifact.
Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.
instrumento musical
(n.)=instrument ; musical instrument.
Ex: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments. Ex: The article 'Encore! Integrating children's literature as a prelude or finale to music experiences with young children' shows how teachers and library specialists can integrate children's literature about song, dance, or musical instruments in music classes.
instrumento musical con teclado
(n.)=keyboard instrument.
Ex: A chorus score is a score of a vocal work showing only the chorus parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.
instrumento o intérprete de la música
(n.)=executant.
Ex: Type of executant, size or complexity of executant body, accompanying executant, original executant (for arrangements).
instrumento para la recuperación
(n.)=access tool.
Ex: This congressional material was vastly underused because at that time there were no good access tools.
instrumento para mantener papeles cogidos
(n.)=fastener.
Ex: Maps should lie unfolded one on the other, without intermediate fasteners and other objects that may cause abrasion, corrosion or discoloration, in appropriate enclosures made of suitable materials.
instrumento para resaltar
(n.)=spotlight.
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
instrumento para resumir e indizar
(n.)=abstracting and indexing tool.
Ex: Prior to the 1970s UDC was frequently to be found in large card indexes in special libraries and sometimes to be encountered in abstracting and indexing tools.
instrumento sicométrico
(n.)=psychometric instrument.
Ex: To define occupational stress operationally, as experience by library media specialists, and to conduct systematic research, a psychometric instrument was developed.
instrumentos de comunicación
=communication media.
Ex: Bibliometry is a branch of library and information science which is concerned with the techniques of measurement and evaluation of communication media and their accessibility.
insubordinación
(n.)=insubordination.
Ex: A chapter on adequate cause for dismissal addresses incompetency, neglect of duty, insubordination, and immoral or unethical conduct.

insubordinado
(adj.)=insubordinate.
Ex: It is frequently lack of knowing the children that causes teachers to accuse them of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.

insuficiencia
(n.)=disability ; inadequacy ; shortage ; underload ; insufficiency.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: Inadequacies in the specific A/Z subject index entry made for a subject can also occur if the indexer bases his analysis solely on the class number for that subject.
Ex: Universities currently facing a shortage of space for books should consider sending a proportion of lesser used journals to the British Library now.
Ex: Prolonged periods of underload or overload are unarguably dysfunctional.
Ex: These libraries encounter difficulties with shortage of space, finance and staff, and above all, an insufficiency of foreign literature.
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* insuficiencia cardíaca=heart failure.
* insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva=congestive heart failure.
* insuficiencia renal=renal failure ; kidney failure.

insuficiencia cardíaca
(n.)=heart failure.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.
insuficiencia cardíaca congestiva
(n.)=congestive heart failure.
Ex: This is a video material to teach corpsmen response procedures for each of seven emergency medical conditions: angina pectoris, acute myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, stroke, diabetic coma, insulin shock, and epileptic seizure.
insuficiencia renal
(n.)=renal failure ; kidney failure.
Ex: Renal failure typically causes nausea and vomiting, along with other symptoms that depend on the stage. Ex: Kidney failure is a serious disease which can have a major impact on life, and can ultimately be fatal.
insuficiente
(adj.)=insufficient ; deficient ; inadequate ; scanty .
Ex: The common auxiliaries allow for some synthesis but they are obviously insufficient by themselves.
Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.
Ex: Almost without exception these problems occurred in libraries with antiquated or inadequate ventilation without air-conditioning.
Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.
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* con medios insuficientes=on a shoestring (budget).
* insuficiente para todos=insufficient to go round.

insuficiente para todos
=insufficient to go round.
Ex: Cost and space often mean there are insufficient microfilm readers to go round = Con frecuencia, el coste y el espacio significa que no hay suficientes lectores de microfilm para todos.
insuficientemente
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* insuficientemente desarrollado=poorly developed [poorly-developed].
* representar insuficientemente=underrepresent [under-represent].

insufrible
(adj.)=unbearable ; overbearing ; insufferable.
Ex: Books are the best friends a man can have because they are loyal at a time when a man is unbearable to himself and his fellow human beings.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.

insular
(adj.)=insular.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.

insularidad
(n.)=insularity.
Ex: It is not a question of loss of sovereignty, or the so-called British 'insularity' much vaunted in Community circles.

insulina
(n.)=insulin.
Ex: She was responsible for developing the X-ray diffraction method of finding the exact structure of large and complicated molecules, such as penicillin, vitamin B-12 and insulin.
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* resistencia a la insulina=insulin resistance.

insulinodependiente
(adj.)=insulin dependent.
Ex: The author describes the principles and prototyping of a computer system to assist in the treatment of patients with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus.

insulso
(adj.)=listless ; bland ; insipid ; unexciting ; unmoving ; soulless ; vapid.
Ex: Rejuvenation of listless, stagnant, or failing library operations is possible through renewal methods dependent on strengthening the communication function.
Ex: While bending over backwards to avoid bias biographies present their subjects' lives in a bland and uninteresting way = Al hacer lo imposible por evitar la parcialidad, las biografías presentan las vidas de las personas de una forma sosa y poco atractiva.
Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.
Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
Ex: Our deliberate and passionate ambition is to avoid the traps of soulless, dead villages turned into museums, slowly sinking into oblivion.
Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
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* de un modo insulso=prosaically ; listlessly.

insultado
(adj.)=abused.
Ex: The program aimed at the introduction of neglected and abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.

insultador
(n.)=flamer.
Nota: En el correo electrónico, person que aprovechándose del anonimato o seudoanonimato que le brinda la red insulta a otros o utiliza un lenguaje insolente.
Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals (flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.

insultante
(adj.)=abusive.
Ex: Reference supervisors have a responsibility to protect their staff as well as other library users from the unpleasant, abusive behavior of some persons.

insultar
(v.)=slap ; curse ; insult ; namecall ; jeer ; rave at ; shout + abuse at ; abuse ; speak + angry words ; sledge ; eff ; eff and blind ; affront.
Ex: I wonder if she did quit if she could slap us with a lawsuit.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.
Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: In later sessions, he vented his rage towards his mother by shouting, swearing and raving at her and wanting to kill her.
Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by the improper use of the word 'intelligent'.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
Ex: The batsman were sledged beyond words, harassed and were pressured into making mistakes.
Ex: Then he started effing at me when I told him he was wasting my time.
Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.
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* insultar a=be abusive of.
* insultar a voces=scream + abuse (at).

insultar a
(v.)=be abusive of.
Ex: He's frequently abusive of his subordinates, been responsive to instructions from his director.
insultar a voces
(v.)=scream + abuse (at).
Ex: They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him.
insulto
(n.)=insult ; taunt ; jeer ; abuse ; slap in the face ; diss ; slur ; affront.
Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification.
Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.
Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
Ex: Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the
imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly.
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* insulto de género=sexual insult.
* insulto machista=sexual insult.
* insulto racista=racial slur.
* insultos=name-calling.
* insulto sexista=sexual insult.
* insulto sexual=sexual insult.
* insultos y amenazas racistas=hate speech.
* ser un insulto a la inteligencia=be an insult to the intelligence.
* tolerar insultos=tolerate + abuse.

insulto de género
(n.)=sexual insult.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
insulto machista
(n.)=sexual insult.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
insulto racista
(n.)=racial slur.
Ex: They got into a scrabble with him after he'd made a racial slur towards blacks in a hotel bar once.
insulto sexista
(n.)=sexual insult.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
insulto sexual
(n.)=sexual insult.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
insultos
(adj.)=name-calling.
Ex: Yes, those 'press releases' have threatening statements and name-calling and fire-and-brimstone predictions, but they add no facts to the discussion on Cuba.
insultos y amenazas racistas
(n.)=hate speech.
Ex: This article deals with the regulation of hate speech on college campuses and the Library Bill of Rights.
insultón
(n.)=flamer.
Nota: En el correo electrónico, person que aprovechándose del anonimato o seudoanonimato que le brinda la red insulta a otros o utiliza un lenguaje insolente.
Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals (flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.

insuperable
(adj.)=unbridgeable ; insurmountable ; insuperable ; invincible ; all-time.
Ex: I believe that what Ms. Marshall mooted yesterday and what has since arisen in discussion is a very real, and perhaps unbridgeable, difference of interest.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the 'insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.
Ex: The enforcement of a legal deposit regulation presents insuperable difficulties in making it a general requirement.
Ex: And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.
Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.

insuperado
(adj.)=undefeated ; unbeaten.
Ex: The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.
Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.

insurgente^1
(n.)=insurgent ; insurrectionist.
Ex: While the drug smugglers are said to be stronger than the states in which they live, Marxist insurgents have been fighting with them for several years.
Ex: Insurrectionist theory allows for this, but in practice insurrectionists do not always make the wisest choices.

insurgente^2
(adj.)=insurgent ; insurrectionist.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: This growth accompanied an insurgent professionalism.
Ex: Insurrectionist theory allows for this, but in practice insurrectionists do not always make the wisest choices.

insurreccional
(adj.)=rebellious ; insurrectionary.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: Most obviously, the insurrectionary movements of the late-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were informed by notions of nationality.

insurrección
(n.)=insurgency ; uprising ; insurrection.
Ex: With changing political circumstances there is an increased likelihood of low-intensity conflicts which may take the form of guerrilla warfare, coups d'etat, ethnic violence, terrorism, resistance movements or insurgency.
Ex: The author describes the destruction and dispersal of the contents of the Hanlin library in Beijing during the uprising in 1900, when the Western government diplomatic offices came under siege by the Chinese government.
Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.
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* insurrección armada=armed uprising.
* insurrección política=political uprising.

insurrección armada
(n.)=armed uprising.
Ex: In Dec 1837, New York Herald publisher James Gordon Bennett announced to his readers that he had decided to dispatch special correspondents to report on armed uprisings in Canada.
insurrección política
(n.)=political uprising.
Ex: Since the political uprising, the East Jerusalem Public Library has been fulfilling a triple mission as a public library, a school library and a a college library.
insurrecto^1
(n.)=insurgent ; revolutionary ; rebel ; insurrectionist.
Ex: While the drug smugglers are said to be stronger than the states in which they live, Marxist insurgents have been fighting with them for several years.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Praise the Net and pass the modem: revolutionaries and captives in the information society'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Luddites and their war on the Industrial Revolution: rebels against the future: lessons for the computer age'.
Ex: Insurrectionist theory allows for this, but in practice insurrectionists do not always make the wisest choices.

insurrecto^2
(adj.)=rebellious ; insurrectionary ; insurgent ; insurrectionist.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: Most obviously, the insurrectionary movements of the late-eighteenth and nineteenth centuries were informed by notions of nationality.
Ex: This growth accompanied an insurgent professionalism.
Ex: Insurrectionist theory allows for this, but in practice insurrectionists do not always make the wisest choices.

insustancial
(adj.)=anaemic [anemic, -USA] ; insubstantial.
Ex: Teachers and librarians cannot afford to turn a blind eye to the literature a child is brought up with at home, no matter how anemic and worthless it may seem to be.
Ex: The spectre that has been raised of reference librarians as the handloom weavers of the library revolution by the turn of the century is as insubstantial as the prediction fifty years ago that the coming of radio meant the death sentence for gramophone records.

insustancialidad
(n.)=insubstantiality.
Ex: Of course, the insubstantiality of these conventions is mirrored in their transience.

insustituible
(adj.)=irreplaceable.
Ex: Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'.

insípido
(adj.)=dull ; wishy-washy ; insipid ; unexciting ; unmoving ; tasteless ; cut and dried [cut and dry] ; vapid.
Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: This is not the way for many wishy-washy persons who have never considered Cutter, probably one of the greatest librarians of his day.
Ex: Otherwise, the result will probably be too small and insipid to be of any real use.
Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting.
Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
Ex: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.
Ex: I don't like to hear cut-and-dried sermons -- when I hear a man preach, I like to see him act as if he were fighting bees.
Ex: Television has become so vapid and devoid of information that I didn't see the point of watching the presidential debate.
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* sabor insípido=off-flavour.

insólitamente
=uncharacteristically.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.

insólito
(adj.)=extraordinary ; unheard of ; unlikely ; off-beat ; weird ; outlandish ; unheard.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
Ex: This has led to some unlikely liaisons.
Ex: Also, it must be remembered that since experts represent the establishment in a subject area, they may be intellectually reluctant to accept an off-beat new idea from an upstart young author.
Ex: This paper surveys some of the more weird World Wide Web sites.
Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope.

intachable
(adj.)=immaculate ; unblemished ; untainted ; speckless ; spotless ; blameless ; guilt-free.
Ex: This article traces the life of Otto Rohse, his immaculate typography, imaginative and sensitive illustrations, and his private press.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: The information needs of minorities are important and that libraries must organise to become neutral service points making untainted information available to all.
Ex: He wore black speckless clothes, silk stockings, silver buckles, and either a slim green silk umbrella, or a genteel brown cane.
Ex: A look into Jennifer's life revealed few clues -- she had a spotless reputation and was loved by everyone around her.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
Ex: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.

intacto
(adj.)=intact ; unscathed ; undamaged ; unscarred ; unharmed ; unhurt ; untouched.
Ex: Only the concepts in the facet cited first in citation order will be grouped intact.
Ex: This time he made it unscathed to the car.
Ex: A library from C. 2600 BC was discovered in Ebla, Syria, 15 years ago and C. 17,000 clay tablets were found, of which 1800 are undamaged.
Ex: The statue of the Buddha facing the tidal waves sat serenely as it has always done and unscarred by the waters.
Ex: It was the only major library to emerge unharmed from the fire and earthquake which struck San Francisco in 1906.
Ex: In this way, the dragonflies are captured alive and unhurt.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.
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* dejar intacto=leave + intact ; leave + untouched.

intangibilidad
(n.)=intangibility.
Ex: The article 'Fluidity and intangibility: the stunning impact of an expanded information base' examines the concept of the expanded information base and resulting changes which will greatly affect librarians and their libraries.

intangible
(adj.)=soft ; intangible ; immaterial.
Ex: Vendors save libraries the 'soft' costs of labour, time and data processing as well as sparing them countless problems inherent in direct ordering.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
Ex: Museums can offer a unique interpretation of authentic material culture to a generation comfortable in an immaterial world.

intangiblemente
=intangibly.
Ex: A reader's experience of a book is influenced by both the book-object itself, and by the patterns of meaning created quite intangibly in the reader's head.

integrabilidad
(n./adj.)=integrability.
Ex: ISBD is crucial for integrability of the entries produced in various countries.

integracionista
(adj.)=integrationist.
Ex: Introducing the lab brought an integrationist plot line that has interrupted the school's segregationist and separationist legacy.

integración
(n.)=assimilation ; convergence ; integration ; empowerment ; meshing ; blurring ; desegregation.
Ex: Fluency with the English language is a predictor of successful assimilation into mainstream American society.
Ex: These two are nevertheless treated in this one chapter together, because in some respects there is convergence of systems.
Ex: They provided an overall framework or structure for the authority entry to facilitate the integration of records from various national sources.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
Ex: This paper describes the importance of team management to career development, as well as the meshing of organizational and individual needs, and views the career as a longitudinal concept.
Ex: Read from the perspective of Bakhtin, this blurring of genres is also a blurring of idealogies.
Ex: Public school desegregation policies failed because the federal government delegated its responsibility to the states.
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* falsa política de integración de minorías=tokenism.
* grado de integración=scale of integration.
* herramienta de integración=integrator.
* IME (Integración a Media Escala)=MSI (Medium Scale Integration).
* Integración a Alta Escala (IAE)=VLSI (Very Large Scale Integration).
* Integración a Gran Escala (IGE)=LSI (Large Scale Integration).
* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas=gender mainstreaming.
* integración perfecta=seamless integration.
* integración racial=racial integration ; desegregation.
* integración social=social integration.
* integración total=seamlessness.
* integración transparente=seamless integration.
* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala)=SSI (Small Scale Integration).
* mecanismo de integración=integrator.

integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas
(n.)=gender mainstreaming.
Ex: For feminist scholars of international relations, gender mainstreaming in global public policy opens up an important new area for critical scrutiny.
integración perfecta
(n.)=seamless integration.
Ex: It offers seamless integration between the World Wide Web, the operating systems and the presentation interface.
integración racial
(n.)=racial integration ; desegregation.
Ex: In the UK school and public libraries try to assist peaceful racial integration while maintaining each race's cultural identity. Ex: Public school desegregation policies failed because the federal government delegated its responsibility to the states.
integración social
(n.)=social integration.
Ex: The studies analyse the role of mass media in cultural life, social integration, and national development.
integración total
(n.)=seamlessness.
Ex: The article covers the growth in World Wide Web based products, pricing, seamlessness, outsourcing, ease of use, and partnerships and alliances.
integración transparente
(n.)=seamless integration.
Ex: It offers seamless integration between the World Wide Web, the operating systems and the presentation interface.
integrado
(adj.)=built-in ; integrated ; seamless ; onboard ; coupled ; interwoven ; aggregated.
Ex: To use the 'default' or built-in command settings, simply press RETURN.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
Ex: It offers onboard spell checking.
Ex: For future metacatalogues to be successful, methods must be developed to use all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging and translating data within a loosely coupled organizational system.
Ex: The structure reveals a pair of interwoven frameworks that are mutually reinforced.
Ex: These numbers have no meaning or correlation to anything outside of the aggregated data file in which they appear.
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* bibliotecario integrado=embedded librarian.
* circuito integrado=integrated circuit.
* colección integrada=integrated collection.
* conjunto integrado de protocolos=a suite of + protocols.
* integrado en la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* orden integrado=integrated sequence.
* perfectamente integrado=seamless.
* programa integrado de gestión de bibliotecas=integrated library system (ILS) ; integrated library management system (ILMS).
* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar=sense of belonging.
* sistema de información integrado=integrated information system.
* sistema integrado de gestión bibliotecaria=integrated library package.
* teoría de niveles integrados=theory of integrative levels.
* un paquete integrado de programas=a suite of + programmes.

integrado en la cultura
=culturally-embedded.
Ex: Local knowledge is knowledge that is 'unique to a given culture or society, which is oral, rural, holistic, powerless, and culturally-embedded and the result of 'dynamic innovation' although informal and unsystematised'.
integrador
(adj.)=binding ; integrator ; integrative ; integrating ; inclusive.
Nota: Que incluye varios elementos.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.
Ex: Information technology can be an important enabler and integrator in this process = La tecnología de la información puede ser una herramienta de apoyo y de integración importante en este proceso.
Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: A collective title is a title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works.
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* sociedad integradora=inclusive society.

integral^1
(adj.)=integral ; all-inclusive ; all-embracing ; embracing ; all-encompassing ; encompassing.
Ex: The article 'Closing the gap between desirability and achievability' argues for a more central and integral role for the library on campus.
Ex: It is not an all-inclusive listing of materials on this topic.
Ex: Some databases are very all-embracing in their coverage and attempt to provide comprehensive coverage of entire disciplines.
Ex: What is needed is an embracing approach to guarantee freedom for Palestine and legitimacy for Israel.
Ex: In publishing itself there is little use made of the all-encompassing schemes such as Dewey or the Library of Congress.
Ex: By drawing Russia into an encompassing coalition with Europe and other powers, the risk of conflict will be diminished.
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* cocina integral=kitchenette.
* Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI)=Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
* ecuación integral=integral equation.
* formar parte integral=form + an integral part.

integral^2
(adj.)=wholewheat ; wholemeal ; wholegrain.
Ex: Her mid-morning meal is normally about 10:30 and consists of about a cup of wholewheat pasta, two tins of tuna, onion and mayo.
Ex: In this article I outline four compelling reasons for making the switch to wholemeal products.
Ex: Wholemeal breads and pastas, high-fibre cereals and brown rice are wholegrain foods.
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* arroz integral=brown rice.
* harina integral=wholemeal flour.
* pan integral=wholemeal bread.

integrante
(adj.)=constituent.
Ex: Although the basic constituent operations of networking are not new, the term itself is of comparatively recent origin.
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* integrante de un comando=commando.

integrante de un comando
(n.)=commando.
Ex: The hijacking of a passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by commandoes
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integrar
(v.)=absorb ; encompass ; integrate ; mainstream ; fit together ; interweave ; mesh ; plug into ; bring + Nombre + into the matter ; populate ; embed [imbed, -USA].
Ex: For the majority, however, IT was regarded as simply another topic to absorb into syllabuses.
Ex: The classification schemes that have been considered so far are general bibliographic classification schemes in that they attempt to encompass all of knowledge.
Ex: The acquisitions system integrates data from the Online Union Catalogue with local order and fund data, thus improving order processing and providing current accounting information.
Ex: This article describes the philosophy of some of the practical techniques used to achieve the goal of mainstreaming CD-ROMs into the library collection.
Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
Ex: Information services should also be interwoven with the social fabric and firmly rooted in a commuity in order to be acceptable.
Ex: Meshing together the many means of communication remains the central task of libraries and this task continues to require financial support = La tarea central de las bibliotecas sigue siendo la de combinar los númerosos medios de comunicación, algo que continúa necesitando apoyo económico.
Ex: In addition, when the heuristic approach is plugged into this interchange, the many additional facets of human personality and experience transform the exchange.
Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
Ex: One way librarians can add value is by carefully selecting, evaluating, and describing the resources that populate their Internet collections.
Ex: String searching is a technique for locating a string of characters, even if it is embedded within a larger term.
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* integrar en=merge into ; lump + Nombre + into.
* integrar formando un todo=articulate.
* integrarse con=interface to/with ; become + one with.
* integrarse en=blend into ; blend in with.
* integrarse en el paisaje=blend into + the landscape.
* integrarse en la sociedad=integrate into + society.
* poderse integrar en=be integrable in.

integrar en
(v.)=merge into ; lump + Nombre + into.
Ex: Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements. Ex: Whatever the product or service, the one person librarian is best advised to market it individually, and not attempt to lump it into an overall campaign to market the library as a whole.
integrar formando un todo
(v.)=articulate.
Ex: No course on management would be complete without articulating the principles of management (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling).
integrarse con
(v.)=interface to/with ; become + one with.
Ex: The system accesses existing host files, and can be interfaced easily to other packages. Ex: Information services are becoming one with consumer electronics appliances, cable TV, and telephone service.
integrarse en
(v.)=blend into ; blend in with.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable. Ex: The goal in using these approaches was not to deceive but to have the observers blend in with the library surroundings = La razón de usar estas estratagemas no era la de engañar a los usuarios, sino más bien conseguir que los observadores se integrasen en el entorno de la biblioteca .
integrarse en el paisaje
=blend into + the landscape.
Ex: Teenagers have been steeped in high technology to such a degree that it all but blends into the landscape.
integrarse en la sociedad
(v.)=integrate into + society.
Ex: An illiterate is a person who cannot read, write or do mathematical calculations well enough to be integrated into society as an individual with full rights.
integridad
(n.)=integrity ; wholeness ; fullness ; correctness ; intactness.
Ex: These might include security passwords, backup, restart and recovery programs and integrity checking, resumption after interruptions, skilled and novice level assistance, among other features.
Ex: The part chosen should have a unity of its own, a wholeness that offers a complete experience without at the same time giving away everything.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
Ex: Only entries without cross-references and notes may be changed because the system cannot judge the correctness of the cross-references and notes for the changed entry.
Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.
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* con integridad=honourably [honorably, -USA].
* integridad de los números=integrity of numbers.
* integridad física=life and limb ; physical condition.
* integridad moral=moral character.
* integridad referencial=referential integrity.

integridad de los números
(n.)=integrity of numbers.
Ex: Thus Dewey' policy of integrity of numbers has found great favour.
integridad física
(n.)=life and limb ; physical condition.
Ex: This is a special issue devoted partly to the theme: Life and limb: issues of security and safety. Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.
integridad moral
(n.)=moral character.
Ex: This section concerns issues of disciplinary proceedings, determination of good moral character in the professions, and unprofessional conduct.
integridad referencial
(n.)=referential integrity.
Ex: Referential integrity is extensively used in relational databases.
intelecto
(n.)=intellect.
Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and build a love of learning that will sustain them beyond the level of formal education.
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* del intelecto=noetic.
* ejercitar el intelecto=stretch + intellect.

intelectual^1
(n.)=scholar ; intellectual ; boffin ; highbrow [high-brow].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Under 'American scholar' he found editions published beginning, I believe, in the 1880s.
Ex: Reading thus becomes an activity for intellectuals -- for 'clever people' -- an elitist activity to be not just ignored but attacked.
Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
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* grupo de intelectuales=intelligentsia.
* intelectuales=literati ; intelligentsia.
* intelectuales digitales=digerati.

intelectual^2
(adj.)=scholarly ; intellectual ; cerebral ; highbrow [high-brow].
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world.
Ex: It should also be said that the intellectual effort of the cataloguer is still required.
Ex: The result may be less cerebral and challenging to the reader's understanding but it is not an inferior product it is simply different.
Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.
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* agudeza intelectual=intellectual acuity.
* antiintelectual=anti-intellectual.
* bibliografía intelectual=intellectual bibliography.
* bloque funcional de responsabilidad intelectual=intellectual responsibility block.
* capacidad intelectual=intellectual ability.
* clase intelectual=intellectual class.
* coeficiente intelectual=IQ (intelligence quotient).
* de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* de nivel intelectual medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* derechos de la propiedad intelectual=intellectual property rights.
* élite intelectual, la=intellectual elite, the.
* forma intelectual=intellectual form.
* industria de la propiedad intelectual=intellectual property industry.
* invertir esfuerzo intelectual en=invest + Posesivo + thoughts in.
* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la=Copyright Act, the.
* Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (WIPO)=WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
* persona de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* poco intelectual=lowbrow [low-brow].
* promesa intelectual=intellectual promise.
* propiedad intelectual=intellectual property.
* rigor intelectual=intellectual rigour.

intelectuales
(n.)=literati ; intelligentsia.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution. Ex: Successive waves of emigrant intelligentsia in the 1940s unveiled the magnitude of crimes against humanity.
intelectuales digitales
(n.)=digerati.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
intelectualismo
(n.)=intellectualism.
Ex: He was a rebel and an anti-establishment standard-bearer of intellectualism and internationalism.
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* antiintelectualismo=anti-intellectualism.

intelectualmente
=intellectually.
Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either with the aid of machine extraction or intellectually.
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* empobrecerse intelectualmente=be intellectually impoverished.

inteligencia
(n.)=intelligence ; cleverness ; brainpower [brain power].
Ex: Intelligence means either an individual's analytical or reasoning abilities or information on an adversary.
Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong.
Ex: The brainpower of its citizens is America's greatest natural resource but much is going to waste = La capacidad mental de sus ciudadanos es el principal recurso natural de América aunque mucho se está desperdiciando.
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* aplicar la inteligencia a=apply + intellect to.
* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia=knowledge-sparse learning.
* basado en la inteligencia artificial=AI-based.
* CIA (Agencia Central de Inteligencia)=CIA (Central Intelligence Agency).
* coeficiente de inteligencia=IQ (intelligence quotient).
* falto de inteligencia=unintelligent.
* inteligencia artificial=machine intelligence.
* Inteligencia Artificial (IA)=Artificial Intelligence (AI).
* inteligencia competitiva=competitive intelligence.
* inteligencia económica=economic intelligence.
* inteligencia empresarial=business intelligence.
* inteligencia humana=human intelligence.
* saber buscar con inteligencia=be search-savvy.
* señal de inteligencia=sign of intelligence.
* ser un insulto a la inteligencia=be an insult to the intelligence.
* servicio de inteligencia=intelligence community ; intelligence agency.
* test de inteligencia=IQ test.

inteligencia artificial
(n.)=machine intelligence.
Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
inteligencia competitiva
(n.)=competitive intelligence.
Ex: Competitive intelligence systems enable an organisation to learn from what its competitors are doing now and have done in the past, and they integrate an organisation's internal information sources - reports, studies, numeric information, verbal information - with information available from outside sources.
inteligencia económica
(n.)=economic intelligence.
Ex: This is a comparative study of economic intelligence systems in Quebec, Canada, in European countries, in the US and in Japan.
inteligencia empresarial
(n.)=business intelligence.
Ex: This article presents 5 examples of ways in which the Internet can be used by companies to gather business intelligence in a range of industries.
inteligencia humana
(n.)=human intelligence.
Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
inteligente
(adj.)=bright ; clever ; gifted ; intelligent ; sage ; smart ; enlightened ; brainy ; talented.
Ex: It is clear to me that we must be attracting the best, the brightest and the most creative students possible.
Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
Ex: BLAISE offers two packages for offline editing on intelligent terminals.
Ex: The proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness, coupled with sage assurances that the flexibilities possible with machine processing would obviate most of the problems not addressed.
Ex: They tend to think that they would be exposing ignorance such smart people are not supposed to have if they ask a question of the reference staff.
Ex: Even in prisons nowadays the enlightened gaoler aims at more than custodial retention: he aims at education.
Ex: It has been said that, with this show, a canny critic inaugurated the enticingly slick and brainy strain of 1980s art.
Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls.
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* agente inteligente=intelligent search agent ; search agent.
* agente inteligente de compras=shopping agent.
* búsqueda inteligente=savvy searching.
* de un modo inteligente=intelligently.
* extracción inteligente de datos=data mining.
* hacer más inteligente=smarten.
* hacerse más inteligente=smarten up.
* poco inteligente=unintelligent.
* semiinteligente=semi-intelligent.
* ser algo muy inteligente=be a smart move.
* ser inteligente=be talented ; intelligent being.
* sistema inteligente=intelligent system.
* software inteligente=intelligent software.
* tarjeta inteligente=smart card [smartcard].
* terminal inteligente=intelligent terminal.

inteligentemente
=intelligently.
Ex: We can program the computer to insure adherence to intelligently established principles, or we can permit it, in the absence of such guidance, to establish its own.

inteligibilidad
(n.)=intelligibility.
Ex: You should use other symbols, without necessarily having them reproduced on the card where they certainly do interfere with the intelligibility and ease of reading.

inteligible
(adj.)=intelligible ; fathomable.
Ex: As Carlyle saw it, 'the grand use of any catalog is to tell you, in any intelligible way, that such and such books are in the library'.
Ex: Among other things, this would impede assessing the health needs of our population, and would serve no fathomable purpose.

intemperie, la
=elements, the.
Ex: Constructed of polyethylene, these tanks resist damage from impact, are not affected by the elements or corrosion, and are easily maintained.
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* a la intemperie=in the open ; exposed ; exposed to the elements ; open to the elements ; outdoors ; exposure to the elements.
* exposición a la intemperie=exposure to the elements.
* expuesto a la intemperie=open to the elements.
* luchar contra la intemperie=brave + the elements.
* salir a la intemperie=go out into + the open ; go out into + the elements.

intempestivo
(adj.)=importunate ; untimely ; inopportune ; ill-timed.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: Each attacks the other's work as untimely, as out of step with today.
Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
Ex: His statement is not just ill-timed; it's devoid of common sense and of some significant humanity.
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* hora intempestiva=unearthly time ; unearthly hour.
* horario intempestivo=unearthly hour.

intemporal
(adj.)=timeless.
Ex: There are timeless social principles underlying the specific legislation of the Old Testament.

intencionadamente
=intentionally ; purposely ; wittingly ; purposefully ; by design ; on purpose ; knowingly ; wilfully [willfully, -USA] ; designedly.
Ex: In the cases where there was no match, we intentionally created a dirty authority file.
Ex: I have purposely refrained from discussing the theory of comparative librarianship which has up to now characterized much of the writing on the subject.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
Ex: Most consumers felt confident that once a letter is written and posted, no one will read it either accidently or on purpose except for the intended addressee.
Ex: The ways in which library professionals -- knowingly and unknowingly -- undermine intellectual freedom are discussed = Se analizan las formas en las que los profesionales de las bibliotecas, consciente o inconscientemente, socavan la libertad intelectual.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
Ex: In respect of those defects, the seller may be held liable where he has designedly concealed their existence from the purchaser.

intencionado
(adj.)=intended ; willing ; wilful [willful, -USA] ; willful [wilful, -UK] ; constructive ; knowing ; calculated ; non-accidental.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: Library rules and regulations are not enforceable at law, but wilful offenders may be blacklisted and banned from library use.
Ex: This article examines some of the policies and procedures that can be implemented to minimise the possibility of theft or of willful damage to manuscripts by researchers or staff.
Ex: A legal link was found between the 18th-century populist radical John Wilkes and the sensationalist tabloid neswpaper, the Sunday Sport, in the summary procedure for dealing with constructive contempts of court.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.
Ex: As for the location of the bruises or welts (the closer to the center of the body, the more likely it is that they are non-accidental).
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* bienintencionado=well-intentioned ; well meant ; well-intended ; well-meaning.

intencional
(adj.)=intentional ; purposive ; calculated.
Ex: This article reviews the influences of organisational evolution and intentional change.
Ex: The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

intencionalidad
(n.)=intentionality.
Ex: Dialogue embodies meanings and intentionalities, and represents epistemic inquiry.

intenciones
(n.)=designs.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wresting money from the canny Scotsman: Melvil Dewey's designs on Carnegie's millions, 1902-1906'.
intenciones ocultas
(n.)=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
Ex: This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives.
intención
(n.)=intent ; intention ; agenda.
Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
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* actuar con la intención de ganarse la admiración de Alguie=play to + Nombre.
* carta de intenciones=letter of intent.
* con buenas intenciones=well meant ; in good faith ; well-intentioned ; well-intended ; well-meaning.
* con intenciones desconocidas=with unknown intent.
* con intenciones ocultas=agenda-laden.
* con la intención de=designing ; with an eye toward(s) ; intending to ; aimed at ; purposefully ; intended to ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to.
* con las mejores intenciones=best-intentioned.
* con segundas intenciones=loaded.
* declaración de intenciones=policy statement ; statement of objectives ; mission statement ; purpose statement ; letter of intent ; declaration of intent ; vision statement.
* de intenciones desconocidas=of unknown intent.
* dudar de las buenas intenciones de Alguien=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
* estar hecho con la intención de=be intended for/to.
* hacer saber la intención de uno=announce + intention.
* intenciones=designs.
* intenciones ocultas=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
* intención maliciosa=malicious intent.
* mala intención=sinisterness.
* poner en entredicho las buenas intenciones de Alguien=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
* segundas intenciones=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
* ser la intención=be the intention.
* ser la intención de uno=be + Posesivo + intention.
* sin intención=involuntarily.
* tener buenas intenciones=be well-intentioned ; mean + well.
* tener la intención de=be intended to ; intend ; mean.
* tener la intención de + Infinitivo=set out to + Infinitivo.
* tener malas intenciones=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* venir con buenas intenciones=come in + peace.

intención maliciosa
(n.)=malicious intent.
Ex: Malicious intent beyond words cannot be taken back.
intendencia
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* cuestiones de intendencia=housekeeping.

intensamente
=powerfully ; vividly ; fiercely ; intensely ; vehemently ; outrageously ; brightly.
Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
Ex: But even today, people recall the 1951 Festival of Britain more vividly than they remember the day of accession to the Community.
Ex: Whether libraries are entirely suitable for extending their role into community information and advice has been fiercely debated.
Ex: Such special duty can be intensely challenging, freeing creative energies that would otherwise lie dormant.
Ex: She is not a 'progressive' educator in any sense of the word, and vehemently resists what she calls 'undigested novelties' and 'frills and fripperies' in teaching methodologies.
Ex: I tend to wonder if it's me sometimes who is the only one not laughing outrageously at lines that were apparently meant to be funny.
Ex: The light that burns twice as bright burns half as long, and you have burned so very very brightly.
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* Hacer Algo intensamente=Verbo + Posesivo + heart out.
* pensar intensamente=think + hard.
* trabajando intensamente=hard at work.
* trabajar intensamente=work + hard.
* Verbo + intensamente=Verbo + hard.
* vivir intensamente=live + life to the full ; live + Posesivo + life to the fullest.

intensidad
(n.)=darkness ; extent ; intensity ; momentum ; severity ; relentlessness ; vividness.
Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.
Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.
Ex: Exuberance and enthusiasm are proper to the young, as Quintillian remarked: 'The young should be daring and inventive and should rejoice in their inventions, even though correctiveness and severity are still to be acquired'.
Ex: The problem with this book lies in the relentlessness of Webb's interpretation and interpretative technique.
Ex: He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
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* alta intensidad=high-rate.
* cobrar intensidad=gather + momentum ; gain + momentum ; pick up + speed ; gather + pace.
* con intensidad=brightly.
* con más intensidad aun=with a vengeance.
* de baja intensidad=low-intensity [low intensity].
* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo=flash up.

intensificación
(n.)=deepening ; intensification ; escalation ; heightening.
Ex: There is a categorical moral imperative for a deepening and a renewal of the concept of collegiality -- that is a blend of intense competition and mutual support -- in relations between research scholars and research librarians.
Ex: This article outlines the measures agreed in Suzdal in April '87 in response to the all-Soviet plan for the intensification of information work in the field of electricity.
Ex: We find that mediators also caucus with disputants when they are hostile to each other or have a prior history of escalation.
Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.

intensificador
(n.)=intensifier ; booster.
Ex: Intensifiers, also known as boosters, use a large quantity of low-pressure fluid to produce a smaller quantity of higher-pressure fluid.
Ex: Intensifiers, also known as boosters, use a large quantity of low-pressure fluid to produce a smaller quantity of higher-pressure fluid.

intensificar
(v.)=enhance ; deepen ; intensify ; step up ; crank up ; move it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch ; ratchet up ; amp up ; up.
Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
Ex: One of the effects of reading in children is that their appreciation of the processes and function of literature is deepened.
Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
Ex: The intensity of marketing to schools and parents will have to be stepped up by publishers if they are to succeed in the more competitive market.
Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
Ex: The health department has ratcheted up efforts to prevent or slow down the spread of swine flu in schools.
Ex: In order to gain strength fast, you need to immediately begin amping up your strength thermostat in your mind.
Ex: I still think normal speed is too slow, you should up it a bit.
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* intensificar el efecto de algo=intensify + effect.
* intensificarse=escalate.

intensificar el efecto de algo
(v.)=intensify + effect.
Ex: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.
intensificarse
(v.)=escalate.
Ex: Over the past two to three years the numbers of full text data bases and data banks has started to escalate considerably.
intensivamente
=intensively.
Ex: I would suggest another intensively practical reason for author main entries over strict title entries.

intensivo
(adj.)=intensive.
Ex: The research libraries in Scandinavia have been facing a period of rapid expansion in library automation and of intensive reorganisation.
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* cría intensiva=battery farming.
* cría intensiva de animales=factory farming.
* crianza intensiva=battery farming.
* cuidados intensivos=critical care.
* curso intensivo=crash course.
* curso intensivo con residencia=residential programme.
* de cría intensiva=battery-caged.
* de crianza intensiva=battery-caged.
* ganadería intensiva=factory farming.
* granja de cría intensiva=battery farm.
* programa intensivo=crash program(me).

intenso
(adj.)=deep ; severe ; vivid ; intense ; fierce ; vehement ; high-powered.
Ex: The world's largest processing department's plans and policies are always of deep interest.
Ex: Obviously if it were not for the fact that such indexes also have severe limitations there would be little need to produce any other type of subject index.
Ex: There are vivid examples of serious fires and other natural disasters occuring in libraries that cause incalculable financial and academic losses to society.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: There was besides vehement opposition to the machines from the hand compositors.
Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
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* amarillo intenso=bright yellow.
* azul intenso=deep blue.
* brillo intenso de la pantalla=screen glare.
* horario intenso de trabajo=long hours, the.
* lluvia intensa=heavy rain.
* mirar intensa y amenazadoramente=stare + Nombre + down ; stare + Nombre + out.
* naranja intenso=bright orange.
* poco intenso=light .
* tráfico intenso=heavy traffic.

intentar
(v.)=aim ; attempt ; intend ; make + attempt ; make + pretence ; try ; essay ; be out to + Verbo ; have + a shot at ; purport ; try out.
Ex: Not all catalogues or other tools for the organisation of knowledge aim to fulfil all these functions, but this list shows the range of functions.
Ex: There is little mnemonic value to the notation, but some literal mnemonics have been attempted, por example, G for Geography, T for Technology.
Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
Ex: No attempt is made here to provide a full comparative study.
Ex: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.
Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.
Ex: But instead he essayed to give an account of what had occurred, with an affectation of bewildered simplicity.
Ex: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.
Ex: Our goal is to encourage more citizens to tap into the wealth of free, educational resources available online so more people have a shot at improving their lives and their future.
Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.
Ex: All they need is a willingness to experiment a bit and to try out a pedagogical method others testify to being of some value.
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* intentar abarcar demasiado=burn + the candle at both ends.
* intentar alcanzar=reach for.
* intentar Algo=give it + a whirl ; give it + a shot ; give it + a try ; give it + a twirl.
* intentar Algo con empeño=try + hard.
* intentar algo imposible=bang + Posesivo + head against.
* intentar coger=reach for.
* intentar conseguir=aim for ; work toward(s) ; jockey for.
* intentar conseguir Algo=take + a swing at.
* intentar convencer=work on + Persona.
* intentar dar un manotazo=take + a swat at ; swat at.
* intentar dar un zarpazo=take + a swat at ; swat at.
* intentar de nuevo=retry [re-try].
* intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...=tread + a delicate line between ... and.
* intentar evitar=fight + shy of.
* intentar ganar tiempo=play for + time ; temporise [temporize, -USA].
* intentar golpear Algo=take + a swing at.
* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo=try + Posesivo + own hand at.
* intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios=make + bricks without straw.
* intentar + Infinitivo=seek to + Infinitivo.
* intentar ligar=chat up.
* intentar lograr Algo=take + a swing at.
* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo=square + the circle.
* intentar lograr lo imposible=square + the circle.
* intentar lo imposible=attempt + the impossible ; be an attempt at the impossible ; square + the circle.
* intentar morder=snap at.
* intentar + Nombre=go at + Nombre.
* intentar persuadir=court.
* intentar responder a una pregunta=pursue + question.
* merecer la pena intentarlo=be worth + a try ; be worth + a shot.
* morir intentándolo=die + trying ; die in + the attempt ; die in + the process.
* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas=troubleshooter.
* por más que lo intento=for the life of me.
* por mucho que lo + intentar=try as + Pronombre + might.
* por mucho que lo intento=for the life of me.
* volver a intentar=retry [re-try].

intentar + Infinitivo
(v.)=seek to + Infinitivo.
Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
intentar + Nombre
(v.)=go at + Nombre.
Ex: 'Look, we don't have to decide today. Let's sleep on it. We'll get together tomorrow and go at it again'.
intentar Algo
(v.)=give it + a whirl ; give it + a shot ; give it + a try ; give it + a twirl.
Ex: Sorry, but I just don't have time to download & give it a whirl right now. Ex: I decided to give it a shot even though I was still skeptical. Ex: I gave it a try earlier today and it seems promising. Ex: Since a solid set of love-handles seems a positive asset when it comes to belly dancing, I decided to give it a twirl.
intentar Algo con empeño
(v.)=try + hard.
Ex: Over the years the profession has tried hard to ignore the steady stream of library school closings.
intentar abarcar demasiado
(v.)=burn + the candle at both ends.
Ex: Americans are attempting to fit ever more into 24 hours, and many appear willing to 'burn the candle at both ends' to accomplish that.
intentar alcanzar
(v.)=reach for.
Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
intentar algo imposible
(v.)=bang + Posesivo + head against.
Ex: The project was being developed here until a few months ago, when we stopped banging our heads against funding agencies that apparently could not see the merit in taking it further.
intentar coger
(v.)=reach for.
Ex: She said that a man came in with a ski mask on but that she was able to scare him away when she reached for a baseball bat.
intentar conseguir
(v.)=aim for ; work toward(s) ; jockey for.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools. Ex: Library staff can work towards this by putting themselves in the position of the users. Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.
intentar conseguir Algo
(v.)=take + a swing at.
Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
intentar convencer
(v.)=work on + Persona.
Ex: I went to work on Patterson this morning, and he's given me until two this afternoon to let me know.
intentar dar un manotazo
(v.)=take + a swat at ; swat at.
Ex: As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him. Ex: Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
intentar dar un zarpazo
(v.)=take + a swat at ; swat at.
Ex: As he was lowered out of the helicopter a polar bear took a swat at him. Ex: Don't swat at bees, this only makes them more defensive.
intentar de nuevo
(v.)=retry [re-try].
Ex: Students have the opportunity to retry any question missed until they get the correct answer or wish to leave the program.
intentar encontrar un término medio entre ... y ...
(v.)=tread + a delicate line between ... and.
Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.
intentar evitar
(v.)=fight + shy of.
Ex: The Social Security Administration has fought shy of providing I & R services through its many district offices because of heavy work loads.
intentar ganar tiempo
(v.)=play for + time ; temporise [temporize, -USA].
Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power. Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
intentar golpear Algo
(v.)=take + a swing at.
Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo
(v.)=try + Posesivo + own hand at.
Ex: Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.
intentar hacer Algo sin contar con los medios necesarios
(v.)=make + bricks without straw.
Ex: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the Israelites of old.
intentar ligar
(v.)=chat up.
Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.
intentar lo imposible
(v.)=attempt + the impossible ; be an attempt at the impossible ; square + the circle.
Ex: He gradually let his original aims slip away until he was attempting the impossible -- a universal bibliography -- albeit highly selectively. Ex: Because of lack of agreement in the public library profession on common objectives, efforts to produce staffing standards were an attempt at the impossible. Ex: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
intentar lograr Algo
(v.)=take + a swing at.
Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo
(v.)=square + the circle.
Ex: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
intentar lograr lo imposible
(v.)=square + the circle.
Ex: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
intentar morder
(v.)=snap at.
Ex: After the alligator snapped at one of them, the teenagers beat it to death with their snow shovels.
intentar persuadir
(v.)=court.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
intentar responder a una pregunta
(v.)=pursue + question.
Ex: It is important to ensure that one is pursuing the patron's question and has not gone off on another track.
intento
(n.)=attempt ; try ; bid.
Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.
Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
Ex: He has also applied NEPHIS to titles in a bid to produce index entries.
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* con el primer intento=at the first shot.
* disuadir los intentos=deter + efforts.
* el primer intento=the first time around.
* en + Posesivo + intento de=in + Posesivo + bid to.
* en + Posesivo + intento de=on + Posesivo + quest for/to.
* en un intento de=in an attempt to ; in an effort to.
* hacer el intento=have + a go ; give it + a shot ; give + Nombre + a try ; have + a stab at ; take + a stab at ; make + a stab at ; give it + a whirl ; give it + a try ; give it + a go ; give it + a twirl.
* intento de acercamiento=overture.
* intento de asesinato=attempt on + Posesivo + life ; attempted murder.
* intento de atraco fallido=failed robbery attempt.
* intento de conexión=login.
* intento de golpe de estado=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* intento de robo fallido=failed robbery attempt.
* intento de suicidio=suicide attempt ; suicidal attempt ; attempted suicide.
* intento fallido=false start ; failed attempt ; bungled attempt.
* intento suicida=suicide attempt ; suicidal attempt.
* mejor intento=best stab ; best shot.
* morir en el intento=die in + the attempt ; die + trying ; die in + the process.
* número de intentos fallidos=failure rate.
* superar el intento=resist + effort.
* un intento de=an exercise in ; attempted.

intento de acercamiento
(n.)=overture.
Ex: To have chosen this occasion to make this political overture was not free from premeditation.
intento de asesinato
(n.)=attempt on + Posesivo + life ; attempted murder.
Ex: His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April. Ex: He later told police he had no idea why someone would try to shoot him and, with few leads, no one was arrested for the attempted murder.
intento de atraco fallido
(n.)=failed robbery attempt.
Ex: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
intento de conexión
(n.)=login.
Ex: Internet access for electronic messaging, file transfer, and remote login to computer was originally only available to individuals in education and research institutions.
intento de golpe de estado
(n.)=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
Ex: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004. Ex: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.
intento de robo fallido
(n.)=failed robbery attempt.
Ex: After a string of failed robbery attempts including a purse snatching that goes terribly wrong, the two inept protagonists turn to gold digging.
intento de suicidio
(n.)=suicide attempt ; suicidal attempt ; attempted suicide.
Ex: Differences detected include age at evaluation, marital status, age at first psychiatric episode, level of symptomatology, and suicide attempts. Ex: Patients with a violent suicidal attempt have significantly lower cholesterol levels than the control subjects. Ex: Attempted suicides occur primarily among women, while completed suicides occur primarily among men.
intento fallido
(n.)=false start ; failed attempt ; bungled attempt.
Ex: This article looks at reasons why the electronic journal has suffered a false start, basing conclusions on an analysis of two electronic journal projects. Ex: The decision to terminate access to the database, which was started 15 years ago, followed a failed attempt to find a buyer. Ex: In fact, neither Hitler's bungled attempts nor mad cow disease have anything to do with modern genetic manipulation.
intento suicida
(n.)=suicide attempt ; suicidal attempt.
Ex: Differences detected include age at evaluation, marital status, age at first psychiatric episode, level of symptomatology, and suicide attempts. Ex: Patients with a violent suicidal attempt have significantly lower cholesterol levels than the control subjects.
intentona
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* intentona golpista=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
* una intentona de=attempted.

intentona golpista
(n.)=attempted coup ; coup attempt.
Ex: Simon Mann, a former British army officer, has been sentenced to 34 years in prison for his role in an attempted coup in 2004. Ex: The question of why some coup attempts fail while others succeed has never been asked, let alone answered.
interaccionar
(v.)=interoperate [inter-operate].
Nota: Especialmente entre hombre y máquina o máquina y máquina.
Ex: A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how.

interaccionismo
(n.)=interactionism.
Ex: The author presents the dualistic philosophy of psychophysical interactionism as something for library education to consider.

interacción
(n.)=feedback ; interaction ; interplay ; involvement ; intercourse ; interoperation [inter-operation] ; interactivity.
Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
Ex: One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
Ex: This software is normally self-contained and can be set up with a minimum of involvement of computer specialist staff.
Ex: The great practical education of the Englishman is derived from incessant intercourse between man and man, in trade.
Ex: Open systems are those those which meet national standards for interconnectivity, storage and retrieval of records, and interoperation.
Ex: In technical jargon, this reactive ability of a computer is known as 'interactivity'.
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* interacción hombre-ordenador=human-computer interaction.
* interacción humana=human-human interaction.
* interacción social=social interaction.

interacción hombre-ordenador
(n.)=human-computer interaction.
Ex: Newer technologies on offer include: expert systems; neural nets; hypertext; human-computer interaction; and intelligent computer-aided instruction.
interacción humana
(n.)=human-human interaction.
Ex: This article presents a method of discourse analysis used to specify the functions performed in human-human information interaction.
interacción social
(n.)=social interaction.
Ex: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
interactividad
(n.)=interactivity.
Ex: In technical jargon, this reactive ability of a computer is known as 'interactivity'.

interactivo
(adj.)=interactive ; interactional.
Ex: Here files are relatively compact as they include only references to the current literature, or where interactive retrieval is not regarded as essential.
Ex: Internet surveys also invade the interactional privacy of online communities.
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* búsqueda interactiva=interactive searching.
* modo no interactivo=non-interactive mode.
* televisión interactiva=interactive television.

interactuación
(n.)=interoperation [inter-operation].
Ex: Open systems are those those which meet national standards for interconnectivity, storage and retrieval of records, and interoperation.

interactuar
(v.)=interact (with) ; interoperate [inter-operate].
Nota: Especialmente entre hombre y máquina o máquina y máquina.
Ex: DBMS are essentially programming frameworks, and can offer good storage and retrieval, but often are intended for programmers to interact with, and thus may need a programmer in order to make them usable to libraries.
Ex: A Z39.50 clientand server will only interoperate if they agree which parts of the standard to implement, and how.

interanual
(adj.)=interannual ; year-on-year.
Ex: The representativeness of the locally observed interannual variations of temperature and precipitation was analyzed by a statistical method.
Ex: This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 28%.
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* variabilidad interanual=interannual variability.

interanualmente
(adj.)=year-on-year.
Ex: This corresponds to a year-on-year increase of 28%.

interbibliotecario
(adj.)=interlibrary [inter-library].
Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings from the fulfillment of catalog card orders, to cooperative acquisitions, interlibrary loan, union catalog, etc.
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* distribución de documentos de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan document delivery.
* préstamo interbibliotecario=ILL (Interlibrary Loan) ; interlending ; interlending transaction ; interlibrary lending ; interlibrary loan ; interloan.
* servicio de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlending service.
* sistema de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan system.

intercalación
(n.)=filing order ; intercalation ; interfiling ; filleting.
Ex: For classified catalogues, or shelf arrangement of non-fiction according to a classification scheme, it is necessary to establish a filing order for the symbols used in the notation of a classification scheme.
Ex: The scheme allows for the intercalation of Space concepts and therefore both class numbers are permissable in terms of UDC.
Ex: Such interfiling of entries is impossible in the case of the classified catalogue.
Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.
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* intercalación de fichas=filing.
* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la intercalación alfabética el or=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
* Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica=ISO7154.
* Reglas de Intercalación de BLAISE=BLAISE Filing Rules.
* Reglas de Intercalación de la ALA=ALA Filing Rules.
* Reglas de Intercalación de la Biblioteca del Congreso=Library of Congress Filing Rules.
* Reglas de la ALA para la Intercalación de Fichas de Catálogo=ALA Rules for Filing Catalog Cards.

intercalación de fichas
(n.)=filing.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing practices and subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules.
intercalado
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* con papel de calco intercalado=carbon interleaved paper.

intercalador
(n.)=filer ; intercalator.
Nota: Separador usado para indicar que un símbolo de clase de una notación se ha tomado en parte de otra clasificación.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.
Ex: An intercalator is a separator used to denote that a class symbol of a notation is partly taken from another classification.

intercalar
(v.)=intercalate ; interfile ; interject ; interpolate ; interleaf.
Ex: Another feature of UDC is the ability to intercalate certain concepts in compound class numbers.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
Ex: I'd like to interject a comment at this point.
Ex: A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.
Ex: Maps, interleafed with blotters, were laid out on tables in a drying-out location.
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* intercalar mal=misfile.

intercalar mal
(v.)=misfile.
Ex: Sets of fiche are inclined to become misfiled, and odd fiches may be lost.
intercambiabilidad
(n.)=interchangeability.
Ex: This document specifies the use of a wide magnetic tape for interchangeability of tape between information processing systems.

intercambiable
(adj.)=interchangeable ; exchangeable.
Ex: The need to design the buildings so that books, readers and staff are interchangeable remains unchanged.
Ex: Undoubtedly the absence of a reservoir of exchangeable material has severely reduced the overall level of appreciation of the value of thesis material.

intercambiador
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* intercambiador térmico=intercooler.

intercambiador térmico
(n.)=intercooler.
Ex: To overcome this problem, an intercooler (which utilizes a design similar to a radiator) is typically used.
intercambiar
(v.)=swap ; swop ; barter.
Ex: The program automatically swaps CONFIG.SYS and AUTOEXEC.BAT files and executes a warm boot in one step.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learn how valuable knowledge is acquired, created, bought and bartered'.
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* intercambiar comentarios=exchange + remarks.
* intercambiar experiencias=exchange + experience ; share + experience.
* intercambiar ideas=compare + notes ; exchange + ideas ; bounce off + ideas.
* intercambiar ideas con Alguien=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
* intercambiar ideas y métodos=cross-pollinate.
* intercambiar información=exchange + data.
* intercambiar opiniones=exchange + views ; share + opinions.
* intercambiar palabras=bandy + words.
* intercambiar saludos=exchange + greeting.

intercambiar comentarios
(v.)=exchange + remarks.
Ex: They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.
intercambiar experiencias
(v.)=exchange + experience ; share + experience.
Ex: The symposium was designed to exchange experience and to examine information services problem areas specific to small countries. Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
intercambiar ideas
(v.)=compare + notes ; exchange + ideas ; bounce off + ideas.
Ex: The remainder of the conference focused on aspects of computerisation with each representative comparing notes and sharing experience. Ex: Electronic mail makes it possible to exchange ideas and texts and to seek answers to queries immediately and easily. Ex: The men outnumbered us women and it was great to be able to chat to them about all kinds of subjects and bounce off ideas.
intercambiar ideas con Alguien
(v.)=bounce + ideas off + Nombre.
Ex: It was fantastic to have someone to bounce ideas off who has been there before.
intercambiar ideas y métodos
(v.)=cross-pollinate.
Ex: The purpose of the conference is to cross-pollinate the research of all fields that endeavor to inform clients.
intercambiar información
(v.)=exchange + data.
Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day.
intercambiar opiniones
(v.)=exchange + views ; share + opinions.
Ex: A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish. Ex: These are times when children share their opinions about books they have read, recommending them to others.
intercambiar palabras
(v.)=bandy + words.
Ex: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.
intercambiar saludos
(v.)=exchange + greeting.
Ex: The 'empty sincerity' of the greeting one might exchange on passing an acquaintance on the street is not sufficient for reference enquirers, as Thomas Lee Eichman has recently explained.
intercambio
(n.)=exchange ; exchange acquisition ; interchange ; exchange visit ; cross-pollination ; barter ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; transposition ; sharing ; bartering.
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.
Ex: The 'on approval', 'gift', and 'exchange' types are useful for statistical purposes.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.
Ex: The article 'To the Polar Circle on exchange visit' describes a 3 week exchange visit to the Regional Library in Rovaniemi, the largest of Finnish Lapland's 4 towns.
Ex: The conference disappointed in there was little cross-pollination of ideas between librarians in the developed and the developing countries.
Ex: International exchange of publications between libraries has long been a successful solution to the problem of barter where no absolute value is calculable.
Ex: Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields.
Ex: Transposition of digits in a number is usually invisible to editors.
Ex: There are other networks which support the sharing of cataloguing data.
Ex: Holdings will become increasingly important as a bartering tool to gain additional access benefits.
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* adquisición por compra o intercambio=non-gratuitous acquisition.
* Cinta de Intercambio de Regristros MARC=MARC Exchange Tape.
* efectuar un intercambio=effect + exchange.
* estudiante de intercambio=exchange student.
* formato de intercambio=exchange format.
* idioma de intercambio=exchange language.
* intercambio cultural=cultural exchange.
* intercambio de calor=heat exchange.
* intercambio de conocimientos=learning exchange ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation of knowledge.
* intercambio de conversación=conversation exchange ; language exchange.
* intercambio de direcciones=exchange of address.
* intercambio de estudiantes=student exchange.
* intercambio de experiencias=exchange of experience.
* intercambio de fondos=stock exchange.
* intercambio de ideas=fertilisation [fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation of ideas ; exchange of ideas.
* intercambio de información=information exchange ; information interchange.
* intercambio de opiniones sobre=exchange of opinion on.
* intercambio de puestos de trabajo=job exchange.
* Intercambio Electrónico de Datos (EDI)=EDI (Electronic Data Interchange).
* intercambio electrónico de información=electronic exchange of information.
* intercambio internacional=international exchange.
* intercambio lingüístico=language exchange.
* intercambio nacional=national exchange.
* intercambio verbal=exchange ; verbal transaction ; verbal exchange.
* lengua de intercambio=exchange language.
* programa de intercambio=exchange programme.
* sesión de intercambio=swap shop.
* visita de intercambio=exchange visit.

intercambio cultural
(n.)=cultural exchange.
Ex: But it was the cultural exchange between these Israeli athletes and the Americans who hosted them that made a lasting impact on both sides.
intercambio de calor
(n.)=heat exchange.
Ex: This is the only facemask and balaclava that warms the air you breath using heat exchange technology.
intercambio de conocimientos
(n.)=learning exchange ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation of knowledge.
Ex: Other services the library may provide include a learning exchange, adult programs on topics of high interest, or occupational counselling. Ex: Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields. Ex: There is a real need for broad cross fertilization of knowledge encompassing the humanities, social sciences and natural sciences.
intercambio de conversación
(n.)=conversation exchange ; language exchange.
Ex: This type of language exchange is known as conversation exchange. Ex: This type of language exchange is known as conversation exchange.
intercambio de direcciones
(n.)=exchange of address.
Ex: The rites of spring among the snowbirds were farewell dinners, goodbye parties, exchanges of address, return of loaned radios, frying pans, and road maps.
intercambio de estudiantes
(n.)=student exchange.
Ex: Twinning of libraries in different countries can bring benefits in terms of joint projects, student exchanges, and other buisness-related affairs.
intercambio de experiencias
(n.)=exchange of experience.
Ex: This user group was created for the exchange of experience, sharing of problems and discussion on data bases and equipment.
intercambio de fondos
(n.)=stock exchange.
Ex: Larger towns may have regional libraries that act as centres for the provision of reference services, inter-library loans, staffing expertise and stock exchange.
intercambio de ideas
(n.)=fertilisation [fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation [cross-fertilization, -USA] ; cross-fertilisation of ideas ; exchange of ideas.
Ex: The traditional methods of marketing and selling on-line bibliographic data base services have revolved around fertilisation between the marketing and sales departments. Ex: Results indicate that the patterns of cross-fertilization vary greatly among these scientific fields. Ex: This suggests not only cross fertilization of ideas, but also more complex research questions. Ex: In Western democracies, the free expression and exchange of ideas and information is a cornerstone of political belief.
intercambio de información
(n.)=information exchange ; information interchange.
Ex: The Broad System of Ordering (BSO) is a general classification scheme which was designed primarily for information exchange and switching. Ex: This document relates to information interchange utilizing magnetic tape by providing magnetically recorded labels to identify and structure files.
intercambio de opiniones sobre
=exchange of opinion on.
Ex: More exchange of opinion on and experiment with classification for on-line cataloguing is needed in Japan.
intercambio de puestos de trabajo
(n.)=job exchange.
Ex: This article describes the steps taken by the author in planning a job exchange with a librarian in the UK.
intercambio electrónico de información
(n.)=electronic exchange of information.
Ex: The expression 'transborder data flows' (TBDF) encompasses a complex set of issues resulting from the electronic transfer or exchange of information across national boundaries.
intercambio internacional
(n.)=international exchange.
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.
intercambio lingüístico
(n.)=language exchange.
Ex: This type of language exchange is known as conversation exchange.
intercambio nacional
(n.)=national exchange.
Ex: National exchange consists in the exchange of documents between organizations in one country.
intercambio verbal
(n.)=exchange ; verbal transaction ; verbal exchange.
Ex: Reports of interviews of exchanges are to be entered under the participant if the report is essentially confined to the words of the person(s) interviewed. Ex: It is not uncommon for a verbal transaction to present one message while nonverbal cues are communicating quite a different message. Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
intercampus
(adj.)=cross-campus.
Ex: The development of standards is a key issue for the library in its collaboration with the Computing Service in improving cross-campus communication.

interceder
(v.)=advocate.
Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.

intercepción
(n.)=interception.
Ex: The interception, subsequent disclosure or possible clandestine use of the content of private data may potentially occur whenever electronic communication takes place.

interceptar
(v.)=intercept.
Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.
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* dispositivo para interceptar al lector=trapping.

intercepto
(n.)=intercept.
Nota: Usado principalmente en la estadística.
Ex: If X sometimes = 0, the intercept is simply the expected mean value of Y at that value.

interceptor
(n.)=interception front end.
Nota: Ordenador que está programado para interrumpir una consulta que el usuario está realizando a un distribuidor en ciertas circumstancias.
Ex: The conception of the interception front end is of a system that can be programmed to look for certain cues or clues in the user-host dialogue, and to interrupt the dialogue when particular combinations of events occur.

intercomunicación
(n.)=intercommunication.
Ex: The Internet can be thought about in relation to its common protocols, as a physical collection of routers and circuits, as a set of shared resources, or even as an attitude about interconnecting and intercommunication.

intercomunicador
(n.)=intercom.
Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
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* intercomunicador para bebés=baby monitor ; baby alarm.

intercomunicador para bebés
(n.)=baby monitor ; baby alarm.
Ex: Answering machines, baby monitors, golf clubs, and toasters were used for testing consumers' shopping habits. Ex: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
intercomunicar
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* intercomunicarse=intercommunicate.

intercomunicarse
(v.)=intercommunicate.
Ex: Full service is not yet available except in part through other multidisciplinary data bases which themselves do not intercommunicate with each other or with MARC.
interconectado
(adj.)=interconnected [inter-connected].
Ex: The development of the 'micro-computer', built around the silicon chip (an electronic circuit comprising many separate inter-connected components manufactured as a single integrated unit) has revolutionized the computer industry.

interconectar
(v.)=interconnect [inter-connect].
Ex: It can interconnect text processors, personal computers and terminals to high-quality printers, computer-based file stores, facsimile machines, digital voice, video and other electronic office equipment.

interconectividad
(n.)=interconnectivity.
Ex: A valuable technique for accessing a library system with limited interconnectivity is to connect the system to a gateway computer that is a host in the local area network.

interconector
(n.)=interfixing.
Ex: The device known as links (sometimes referred to as 'interfixing') simply indicates that some connection exists between two or more terms (ie concepts) in a particular document.

interconexión
(n.)=interconnecting [inter-connecting] ; interconnection [inter-connection] ; interconnectivity ; interconnectedness.
Ex: The Internet can be thought about in relation to its common protocols, as a physical collection of routers and circuits, as a set of shared resources, or even as an attitude about interconnecting and intercommunication.
Ex: The benefits in terms of facilitating network development and interconnection will make it well worth the effort.
Ex: A valuable technique for accessing a library system with limited interconnectivity is to connect the system to a gateway computer that is a host in the local area network.
Ex: In this light, the pregnant body, as a site of material interconnectedness between woman, placenta, & embryo/fetus, can be viewed as an emblem of material interconnectedness of earth.
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* interconexión en red=networking.

interconexión en red
(n.)=networking.
Ex: The GEAC system includes the following modules: fines, reservation, public access system, catalogue, networking, statistical information, acquisition, local community information service.
intercontinental
(adj.)=intercontinental [inter-continental].
Ex: The workshop aimed to identify ways and means to foster European and intercontinental library cooperation.

intercooler
(n.)=intercooler.
Ex: To overcome this problem, an intercooler (which utilizes a design similar to a radiator) is typically used.

intercultura
(n.)=interculture.
Ex: He traces the creation of what he terms the Andean 'interculture', or the historical multiculture born of colonialism.

intercultural
(adj.)=cross-cultural [cross cultural] ; intercultural.
Ex: This article examines the library profession from a cross-cultural perspective.
Ex: This model also exposes students to conflict which inevitably accompanies intercultural communication.

interculturalismo
(n.)=interculturalism.
Ex: We librarians and to deal with these issues and the best way is through interculturalism and not through racial, xenophobic, homophobic, sexual, nationalist, or any other kind of discrimination.

interdepartamental
(adj.)=interdepartmental [inter-departmental] ; interdivisional.
Ex: There was also the difficulty that inter-departmental servicing was not undertaken in a co-operative, sharing, spirit.
Ex: MARBI is an acronym for a committee with the strange but useful name ALA/RTSD/ISAD/RASD interdivisional Committee on Representation of Bibliographic Information in Machine-Readable Form.

interdependencia
(n.)=interdependence ; interdependency ; interreliance.
Ex: As he is well informed about the library situation and aware of the interdependence of all parts of librarianship, he can take a shortcut and ask two specific questions.
Ex: Institutions, too, become so interdependent that to be effective they must operate synchronously, fully understanding the nature of their interdependency.
Ex: If libraries are to be the information centres for society, an effective system of interreliance will be indispensable to their performance.

interdependiente
(adj.)=interdependent ; interlocking.
Ex: The two objectives are interdependent, and this can be demonstrated first by examining the first objective.
Ex: The notion of mutual causality implies that interlocking institutions can be either mutually beneficial or mutually destructive -- but the key is that the outcomes are inescapably an enterprise of their mutual activity.

interdependizar
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* interdependizarse=become + interdependent.

interdependizarse
(v.)=become + interdependent.
Ex: Institutions, too, become so interdependent that to be effective they must operate synchronously, fully understanding the nature of their interdependency.
interdisciplinar
(adj.)=cross curricular ; cross-disciplinary ; interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary] ; cross-domain ; cross-functional ; boundary spanning.
Ex: Many LEA's and individual schools are seeing the school library as an appropriate location for computers to support the developments in cross curricular work and resource based learning.
Ex: Interesting perspectives of cross-disciplinary developments can be gathered from citation indexes in a way that would be difficult with traditional indexes.
Ex: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.
Ex: This article discusses techniques for building robust and domain-specific thesauri to assist in cross-domain scientific information retrieval.
Ex: In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.
Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
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* colaboración interdisciplinar=interdisciplinary collaboration.
* equipo interdisciplinar=cross-functional team.
* grupo interdisciplinar=cross-functional team.

interdisciplinaridad
(n.)=interdisciplinarity [inter-disciplinarity].
Ex: Disciplinarity and interdisciplinarity can be monitored in periodical literature through a simple citation study.

interdisciplinario
(adj.)=interdisciplinary [inter-disciplinary].
Ex: The scope of a citation index, especially those published by ISI, is interdisciplinary, and also crosses time barriers in a way that a normal index would not do.

interesado
(n.)=interested party ; intrigued ; interested ; self-serving ; concerned party ; proposer ; taker ; concerned ; applicant.
Ex: Other interested parties include the operators of the systems, and the suppliers of the various technical components.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.
Ex: Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward.
Ex: At the same time he warns against self-serving marketing.
Ex: As the electronic era dawns, it is particularly important that the concerned parties come together to agree how to manage rights in an international electronic environment.
Ex: This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.
Ex: When, a few years later, the typefounder Fry offered founts in Baskerville's eccentric design (which was well known to be bad for the eyes) he found few takers.
Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.
Ex: The inaugural 1988/89 class of eight Fellows was chosen from more than 200 applicants.
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* ambas partes interesadas=both sides of the equation.
* estar interesado en=be interested in ; be keen to.
* interesado en=with a stake in.
* interesado por los libros=book-conscious.
* interesados=interested people.
* persona interesada=taker.

interesado en
=with a stake in.
Ex: This web-based advisory service is open to all those with a stake in the preservation of, and the provision of access to, digital materials.
interesado por los libros
=book-conscious.
Ex: When children come from book-conscious homes, this presents no difficulty.
interesados
(n.)=interested people.
Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
interesante
(adj.)=interesting ; intriguing ; engaging ; newsworthy ; exhilarating ; piquant ; appealing ; inspiring.
Ex: The relationship between precision and recall and specificity is interesting.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
Ex: The focus on solutions to societal problems common to much interdisciplinary research makes such projects particularly newsworthy.
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
Ex: Savage's greatest claim to the attention of present-day librarians is his inspiring and unwavering belief in the value of librarianship.
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* de apariencia interesante=interesting-looking.
* de aspecto interesante=interesting-looking.
* es interesante que=interestingly.
* hacerse el interesante=play + hard to get ; play it + cool.
* lo interesante=the fun part.
* lo más interesante=highlights.
* poco interesante=dull ; uninteresting ; uninspiring ; unremarkable.
* prometer ser interesante=promise + to be interesting.
* ser interesante + Infinitivo=be as well + Infinitivo ; be well + Infinitivo.
* ser interesante para=be of interest (to/for).
* ser interesante + Verbo=be neat to + Verbo.

interesar
(v.)=be interested in ; interest ; catch + Posesivo + fancy.
Ex: Then something compelled her to blurt out: 'Are you interested in the job?' 'We haven't frightened you off, have we?' ejaculated another, with a nervous laugh.
Ex: The book 'Dors' by Diana Dors will undoubtedly interest her fans.
Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep.
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* interesarse=mark + interest ; work up + an interest.
* interesarse apasionadamente por + Nombre=be bitten by the + Adjetivo + bug.
* interesarse en/por=interest in.
* interesarse por=be concerned with ; take + interest in ; pursue + interest ; ask after.
* interesarse por Algo superficialmente=dabble in.
* interesarse por el tema=enter + the field.
* no interesar=can't/couldn't be bothered.
* porque + Pronombre + interesar=out of interest.
* ser lo que a Uno le interesa=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea.

interesarse
(v.)=mark + interest ; work up + an interest.
Ex: At the 2nd London Book Fair, attendance was down from 508 in 1982 to 497 in 1983 and some major publishers were absent although overseas interest was marked. Ex: It was at this time that John Hall, together with other public-spirited citizens of that community, worked up an interest in the matter, the proceeds of which were to be used in the construction of a railroad.
interesarse apasionadamente por + Nombre
(v.)=be bitten by the + Adjetivo + bug.
Ex: Robert Watt was thoroughly bitten by the bibliography bug and although he bequeathed an important piece of work to posterity, he and his surviving family can hardly be said to have enjoyed good fortune from it.
interesarse en/por
(v.)=interest in.
Ex: I am glad of the opportunity to discuss this subject for several reasons: firstly, I have been interested in it for some time and would like to share some of my thoughts with you.
interesarse por
(v.)=be concerned with ; take + interest in ; pursue + interest ; ask after.
Ex: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context. Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it. Ex: This policy benefits library staff through supporting the freedom to pursue a variety of professional interests. Ex: As I hugged her with relief and asked after her family and the situation in Palestine, she started crying.
interesarse por Algo superficialmente
(v.)=dabble in.
Ex: It is time for the ALA to establish its priorities, concerning itself with those things libraries do best before dabbling in other, peripheral affairs.
interesarse por el tema
(v.)=enter + the field.
Ex: The business community entered the field at a time when the world economy was shaken by the oil price rises of the seventies.
intereses
(n.)=breadth of interests.
Ex: Increasing competition and the 'global economy' is greatly affecting the geographic dispersement of these people and the breadth of their interests.
intereses comerciales
=market forces ; marketplace forces.
Ex: If market forces are given free rein, the new technology could result not only in an information elite among users, but perhaps more dangerously an elite group of information providers. Ex: There is not yet agreement on which marketplace forces affecting our information economy are important.
intereses comunes
=common ground ; community of interest.
Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification. Ex: Communities of interest will only prosper if they share an economic model which makes sense.
intereses contrapuestos
(n.)=conflicting interests.
Ex: The two sides may have conflicting interests, but each is dependent on the region's abundant aquatic resources.
intereses cotidianos
=life interests.
Ex: This article examines the ranges of life interests and reading interests among adult users of public libraries in communities of various sizes.
intereses de lectura
=reading interests.
Ex: This article examines the ranges of life interests and reading interests among adult users of public libraries in communities of various sizes.
intereses del capital
=capital charges.
Ex: The price in 1800 was made up of rags, 9d.; labour, capital charges, chemicals, etc , 4d.; and excise tax, 5d.
intereses encontrados
(n.)=competing interests.
Ex: We are not aiming at eradicating competing interests -- they are almost inevitable.
intereses ocultos
(n.)=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
Ex: This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives.
interestatal
(adj.)=interstate.
Ex: This paper reports on interstate teleconference sessions and relates it to the issue of library networking in general, and to New Zealand in particular.

interfaz
(n.)=front end [front-end] ; interface ; front end system.
Ex: It describes a prototype interface that acts as a front end to a document storage facility, which allows the specification of uncertain queries and combines evidence about the relevance of documents to produce an overall ranking.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: This article reviews the literature of front end systems designed for the on-line searching of chemical structure data bases.
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* diseñador de interfaces=interface designer.
* interfaz de búsqueda=search interface.
* interfaz de comunicación en paralelo=parallel interface.
* interfaz de comunicación en serie=serial interface.
* interfaz de comunicaciones=gateway ; proxy.
* interfaz de conexión=gateway ; gateway computer.
* interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes=command-based interface.
* interfaz de receptor=host interface.
* interfaz de usuario=front end [front-end] ; user interface ; front end system.
* interfaz de usuario final=end-user interface.
* interfaz en lenguaje natural=natural language interface.
* interfaz gráfico de consulta imprecisa=graphical browser.
* Interfaz Gráfico de Usuario (GUI)=GUI (Graphic User Interface).
* Interfaz Gráfico (GI)=GI (Graphical Interface).
* Interfaz para Sistemas Automatizados Pequeños=Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI).
* interfaz por medio de gráficos=graphics interfacing.
* interfaz usuario-sistema=user/system interface.
* realizar interfaz con=interface to/with.
* software de interfaz de usuario=front end software ; front-end computer software.

interfaz de búsqueda
(n.)=search interface.
Ex: There are two major components of the search interface: the search facilities which support the development of search strategies, and the interface through which such facilities can be accessed.
interfaz de comunicaciones
(n.)=gateway ; proxy.
Ex: Finally, to allow for even further expansion, it should be possible to link the mail system with other systems through 'gateways'. Ex: This makes proxies useful even to the people who do have full Internet access and do not really need the proxy just to get out of their local subnet = Esto hace que los proxies sean útiles incluso para la gente que tiene acceso completo a Internet y no los necesitan realmente para sair de su propia subred.
interfaz de comunicación en paralelo
(n.)=parallel interface.
Ex: Parallel interfaces are also available; they transmit a number of bits simultaneously.
interfaz de comunicación en serie
(n.)=serial interface.
Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
interfaz de conexión
(n.)=gateway ; gateway computer.
Ex: Finally, to allow for even further expansion, it should be possible to link the mail system with other systems through 'gateways'. Ex: A valuable technique for accessing a library system with limited interconnectivity is to connect the system to a gateway computer that is a host in the local area network.
interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes
(n.)=command-based interface.
Ex: These facilities have traditionally been offered via a command-based interface and are largely developed in the software used by online hosts.
interfaz de receptor
(n.)=host interface.
Ex: In order to facilitate the acceptance of the Small Computer Systems Interface (SCSI), a common host interface must be developed to isolate the hardware differences in host adaptors for applications developers.
interfaz de usuario
(n.)=front end [front-end] ; user interface ; front end system.
Ex: It describes a prototype interface that acts as a front end to a document storage facility, which allows the specification of uncertain queries and combines evidence about the relevance of documents to produce an overall ranking. Ex: In contrast to many data base management systems, Cardbox has a carefully refined user interface. Ex: This article reviews the literature of front end systems designed for the on-line searching of chemical structure data bases.
interfaz de usuario final
(n.)=end-user interface.
Ex: New input/output modalities must be tested and integrated into end-user interfaces.
interfaz en lenguaje natural
(n.)=natural language interface.
Ex: Except in systems with natural language interfaces, Boolean operators must still be used.
interfaz gráfico de consulta imprecisa
(n.)=graphical browser.
Ex: The present study examined the effect of a graphical browser on comprehension and retention of hypertext.
interfaz por medio de gráficos
=graphics interfacing.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of Graphic User Interfaces (GUIs), particularly the growing popularity of the Apple Macintosh, there has been little provision for graphics interfacing to dial-up on-line services.
interfaz usuario-sistema
(n.)=user/system interface.
Ex: Experience garnered in this context suggests that the user/system interface requires careful management.
interferencia
(n.)=interference.
Ex: As chairman he objected to reduction of library budgets and to censorial interference in library work.

interferente
(adj.)=intrusive.
Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.
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* no interferente=non-intrusive.

interferir
(v.)=interfere with ; intrude ; meddle (in/with).
Ex: You should use other symbols, without necessarily having them reproduced on the card where they certainly do interfere with the intelligibility and ease of reading.
Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.
Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
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* no interferir=keep out of it.

interfono
(n.)=intercom.
Ex: The library was badly vandalised and the intruders overturned 10 large bookcases, tore paintings down, emptied catalogues, and smashed intercoms, chairs, tables and windows.
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* interfono para bebés=baby monitor ; baby alarm.

interfono para bebés
(n.)=baby monitor ; baby alarm.
Ex: Answering machines, baby monitors, golf clubs, and toasters were used for testing consumers' shopping habits. Ex: Baby alarms, smoke alarms, alarm clocks, and rape alarms were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
intergaláctico
(adj.)=intergalactic.
Ex: The stories combine animals with a science-fiction intergalactic adventure saga.

intergeneracional
=intergenerational ; cross-generational.
Ex: Last year, we introduced americaslibrary.gov an interactive and child-friendly educational Website to promote intergenerational reading and storytelling.
Ex: The article 'The effects of entry arrangement on search times: a cross-generational study' describes an experiment to test the effects of a vertical versus a horizontal arrangement on search times.

intergubernamental
(adj.)=intergovernmental [inter-governmental].
Ex: An international intergovernmental body is an international body created by intergovernmental action.
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* organismo intergubernamental internacional=international intergovernmental body.

interinamente
=ad interim.
Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.

interinidad
(n.)=tenure track ; tenure ; temporariness.
Ex: This article describes factors which play an important role in making the tenure track less awesome for new faculty.
Ex: This article describes a study conducted to obtain information on feelings of librarians in institutions of higher education in South Carolina about tenure, faculty status, and publishing.
Ex: Galt says that as technology develops, the temporariness of the artefacts of our civilisation increases.
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* interinidad como profesor=faculty tenure.

interinidad como profesor
(n.)=faculty tenure.
Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.
interino
(adj.)=tenure-track ; ad interim.
Ex: One of the recurring questions faced by academic librarians in tenure-track positions is where to find the time to do the research and writing necessary for promotion and tenure.
Ex: The ad interim government of Texas operated from March 16 to October 22, 1836.
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* profesor titular interino=lecturer.

interinstitucional
(adj.)=inter-institutional [interinstitutional] ; interorganisational [inter-organisational/interorganizational/inter-organizational] ; cross-institutional.
Ex: Only then, within the framework of inter-institutional accord, will academic library cooperative activities move forward more rapidly and purposefully.
Ex: This article examines the inter-organizational impact that electronic data interchange (EDI) has had on the Australian automotive industry.
Ex: Six papers present research gathered from cross-cultural, cross-institutional, intra-institutional, and peer interaction analysis.

interinstitucionalmente
=inter-institutionally [interinstitutionally].
Ex: The EUROVOC thesaurus is being developed inter-institutionally.

interior
(adj.)=interior ; intra- + Nombre ; indoor ; inland.
Ex: The variety of reader places in a library adds interest to the interior but also provide for the many preferences of the users, some of whom seem to prefer a very busy location.
Ex: The Nomenclature of Goods for the External Trade Statistics of the Community and Statistics of Trade between Member States (NIMEXE) was devised in order to facilitate the presentation of comparable statistics on intra- and extra-Community trade.
Ex: If we wanted to gather everything on particular plants together under the general heading 'Horticulture,' we might change the above example to 635.9(582.675)65 to make the main facet the individual plant (in this case anemones), with environment (indoor... ) a secondary feature.
Ex: However, diaries and photos also show the efforts of all expedition members to fulfil Wegener's plans for a meteorological and glaciological profile of Greenland's entire inland ice cap.
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* camiseta interior de tirantes=singlet ; vest.
* decoración de interiores=interior landscaping ; interior decoration ; interior design.
* decorador de interiores=interior designer.
* del interior=inland.
* desierto interior de Australia, el=outback, the.
* diseño de interiores=interior design.
* en su interior=between its covers.
* escuchar la voz interior=listen to + the voice within.
* hacia el interior y el exterior de=in and out of.
* interior de la cubierta=inside cover.
* jardín interior=internal garden.
* la voz interior=the voice within.
* Ministerio del Interior, el=Home Office, the.
* Ministro del Interior=Minister of Internal Affairs ; Home Secretary.
* mobiliario y decoración interior=furnishings ; home furnishings.
* patio interior=enclosed courtyard.
* paz interior=peace of mind ; inner peace.
* planta de interior=houseplant.
* prenda de ropa interior=undergarment.
* prenda interior=undergarment.
* ropa interior=undies ; underclothes.
* sólo con la ropa interior puesta=in + Posesivo + underclothes.
* vaciar el interior de Algo=gut.
* vuelo interior=domestic flight.
* zona del interior=hinterland.
* zona interior despoblada=backcountry.
* zonas inhabitadas del interior=back country.
* zonas salvajes del interior=back country.

interior de la cubierta
(n.)=inside cover.
Ex: The inside cover of the report lists sources of additional information.
interiorismo
(n.)=interior landscaping ; interior decoration ; interior design.
Ex: The popular department could be divided into 'interest areas' by book stacks, display units and interior landscaping, so as to assure a sense of identity and enclosure without inhibiting circulation between the areas.
Ex: While money has been lavished on the conversion itself, extreme savings have been made on interior decoration.
Ex: This article presents the basic principles of interior design for libraries.

interiorista
(n.)=interior designer.
Ex: The team includes librarians, architects, engineers and interior designers.

interiorización
=internalisation [internalization, -USA].
Ex: A theoretical scheme classifies user behaviour into 3 domains of library activity (affective, cognitive, and psychomotor) and into 3 levels of learning (orientation, interaction, and internalisation).

interiorizar
(v.)=internalise [internalize, -USA].
Ex: Such externalization helps learners internalize concepts, and organize relevant knowledge and generally leads to improved learning.

interiormente
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* buscar interiormente=probe + Reflexivo + for.
* saber interiormente=know + underneath.

interlineado
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* interlineado sencillo=single-spaced.

interlineado sencillo
(adj.)=single-spaced.
Ex: They should be single-spaced, A4 page size, 12 point font size, in Word or RTF format.
interlineal
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* espaciado interlineal=line spacing.
* espacio interlineal=interline spacing.

interlinear
(v.)=lead.
Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.

interlocutor
(n.)=interlocutor ; speaker ; discussant ; conversant.
Ex: Her interlocutor shook his head.
Ex: The energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listener.
Ex: Results indicate that video can result in more fluent conversation, particularly where there are more than two discussants.
Ex: The author noted a high level of inequality in participation among conversants, with very few of the discussants responsible for an extraordinarily high proportion of the content.

interludio
(n.)=interlude ; intermission.
Ex: Between each story read there should be a brief interlude.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.

interlínea
(n.)=reglet ; interlinear lead.
Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.
Ex: It is important to make sure that the lines measured are set solid, that is to say without interlinear leads, the thin strips of typemetal, wood, or card that could be slipped in between each line of type.

intermediación
(n.)=intermediation.
Ex: This is because of the nature of computer intermediation which reduces both the librarian's responsibility to the user and user contact with the library.

intermediario
(adj.)=intermediary ; intermediate ; jobber ; middleman [middlemen, -pl.] ; mediator ; intermediator ; aggregator ; broker ; enabler ; go-between ; boundary spanning ; mediating.
Ex: The intermediary (information worker) also needs to be conversant with the sources to be searched.
Ex: Although the original intention was that this would be an intermediate language between two established languages, the product of the work has been a general classification scheme known as the Standard Reference Code or the Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
Ex: Many library managers believe that the services provided by jobbers and other middlemen are well worth the additional cost.
Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
Ex: The effects of the organisational change on the use of services and on the role of intermediators are reviewed.
Ex: Many publishers have decided to offer their electronic journals through an aggregator, an intermediate service, which aggregates the titles from many different publishers under one interface or search system.
Ex: Above all, the information manager is a resource manager as well as a kind of broker between increasingly complex information technology and managers/users.
Ex: Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.
Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.
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* eliminación del intermediario=disintermediation.
* eliminar al intermediario=cut out + the middleman.
* información obtenida a través de intermediarios=mediated information.
* intermediario de la información=information intermediary ; infomediary.
* intervención como intermediario=mediating ; mediating.
* prescindir del intermediario=cut out + the middleman.
* sin intervención de un intermediario=disintermediated.
* sistema intermediario=backend system.

intermediario de la información
(n.)=information intermediary ; infomediary.
Ex: These hosts are often searched by information intermediaries who have acquired specialist searching skills. Ex: The article carries the title 'Infomediaries in the Internet Era: Subscription Agents as Intermediaries and Aggregators in the Electronic Publishing World'.
intermedio^1
(n.)=interlude.
Ex: Between each story read there should be a brief interlude.

intermedio^2
(adj.)=in-between ; interim ; intermediate ; midway ; intervening ; halfway [half-way/half way] ; middle.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: After much subsequent discussion, and the publication of a series of interim reports, a new code was published.
Ex: Intermediate in size between mainframes and microcomputers, minicomputers offer considerable computing facilities, and are usually comprised of several microprocessors in a parallel group.
Ex: Nor is the librarian able to take a midway position.
Ex: Omit intervening elements in the hierarchy that are not essential to clarify the function of the smaller body.
Ex: This is an acceptable half-way stage to automation for older material.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
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* almacenamiento en memoria intermedia=buffering.
* almacenar en memoria intermedia=buffer.
* de posición intermedia=middle-ground.
* en el nivel intermedio de=in the middle range of.
* en los años intermedios=in the intervening years.
* memoria intermedia=buffer.
* memoria intermedia de datos=data buffer.
* memoria intermedia del teclado=type-ahead buffer.
* paso intermedio=half-way house ; stepping stone.
* préstamo de plazo intermedio=intermediate-term loan.
* programas intermedios=middleware.
* punto intermedio=middle ground.
* resultado intermedio=intermediate result.
* software intermedio=middleware.
* solución intermedia=happy medium.
* tamaño de la memoria intermedia=buffer size.

interminable
(adj.)=endless ; long-winded ; long drawn out ; interminable ; never-finishing ; unending ; never-ending.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
Ex: Instructors may sharpen a difference of opinion between two students and also may tactfully cut short long-winded contributions in a debate.
Ex: The long drawn out dispute over the India Office Library in London is probably the most well-known instance of what is a quite common phenomenon.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: And becoming aware (a never-finishing process of intelligent life) is in itself action.
Ex: In the mean time, the piles outside the library are multiplying and shapeshifting and, for every 100 books the library SWAT team rescues, 100 are added by the unending delivery trucks.
Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder.
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* carta interminable=epistle.
* historia interminable=endless story ; never-ending story.
* ser interminable=there + be + no end to.

interminablemente
=endlessly ; on and on ; interminably.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: Also unfortunately common is the lonely soul who visits interminably with whomever is on the desk -- and occasionally with other readers.

intermisión
(n.)=intermission.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.

intermitencia
(n.)=intermittence.
Ex: The intermittence of renewable energy sources like solar and wind energy is definitely a problem.
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* luz de intermitencia=blinker ; car indicator.

intermitente^1
(adj.)=intermittent ; discontinuous ; bursty ; choppy ; flashing ; fitful ; episodic.
Ex: A scale of piecework prices did not guarantee the average earnings of a man in intermittent employment.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.
Ex: Its design provides on one hand a service in which every node can try to transmit asynchronously in a bursty manner.
Ex: You will find that the choppy keyboard response is easier to tolerate after a few days of use.
Ex: Errors are indicated by a flashing light and the repositioning of the cursor at the item in error.
Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
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* de manera intermitente=intermittently.
* de un modo intermitente=in bursts.
* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente=bursty traffic.
* tráfico de datos de un modo intermitente=bursty traffic.

intermitente^2
(n.)=blinker ; car indicator.
Ex: Having operational lights and blinkers is a must for safe driving.
Ex: Polycarbonate is a hard plastic and can be used to make things like these car indicators.

intermitentemente
=intermittently ; on and off ; off and on ; on and off.
Ex: She had been working on this draft intermittently during her three weeks on the job.
Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.
Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.
Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.

internacional
(adj.)=international ; long-distance ; transnational ; cross-country ; cross-national [cross national] ; multi-country [multicountry].
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.
Ex: To get into these national and international networks which are suitable for long-distance communication, a telephone link must be used to access the closest node.
Ex: This article examines problems and practices relating to transborder data flows in the light of the growing trend to transnational venturing in the electronic information services sector.
Ex: There is significant cross-country variation in these figures.
Ex: This suggests an approach which includes cross-cultural as well as cross-national comparison.
Ex: In 1993, South Africa also became a member of the multi-country library consortium eIFL Direct.
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* acuerdo internacional=modus vivendi.
* aguas internacionales=international waters.
* a nivel internacional=internationally.
* Asociación Internacional de Archivos Sonoros (IASA)=International Association of Sound Archives (IASA).
* Asociación Internacional de Bibliotecarios y Documentalistas de Agricultura=International Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists (IAALD).
* Asociación Internacional de Editores (IPA)=International Publishers Association (IPA).
* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI)=Book Aid International (BAI).
* banca internacional=international banking.
* bibliografía internacional=international bibliography.
* carnet de conducir internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* Centro Internacional para la Descripción Bibliográfica del UNISIST=UNIBID.
* Coalición Internacional de Consorcios de Bibliotecas (ICOLC)=International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC).
* código para llamadas internacionales=outgoing international code.
* comercio internacional=world trade ; international trade ; international business.
* Comité Internacional del Escudo Azul (ICBS)=International Committee of the Blue Shield (ICBS).
* comunidad internacional, la=international community, the.
* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM)=International Council of Museums (ICOM).
* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS)=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
* control bibliográfico internacional=international bibliographical control.
* de prestigio internacional=of international renown.
* derecho internacional=international law.
* de renombres internacional=internationally renowned.
* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicaciones Seria=ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).
* día internacional de los trabajadores=Labour Day.
* día internacional del trabajo=Labour Day.
* economía internacional=international economy.
* Federación Internacional de Documentación (FID)=International Federation for Documentation (FID).
* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF)=International Booksellers Federation (IBF).
* foro internacional=international forum.
* giro postal internacional=international money order.
* IFLA (Federación Internacional de Asociaciones de Bibliotecarios y Bibliotec=IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions).
* intercambio internacional=international exchange.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional)=ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).
* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros)=ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
* ISDS (Sistema Internacional de Datos sobre Publicaciones Seriadas)=ISDS (International Serials Data System).
* ISSN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas)=ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la=International Date Line, the.
* mercado internacional=international trade ; international market.
* negocio internacional=international business.
* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD)=International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción=International Standard for Command Languages.
* organismo intergubernamental internacional=international intergovernmental body.
* Organización Internacional de Normalización=ISO.
* permiso de circulación internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* permiso de conducir internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* política internacional=international politics.
* préstamo internacional=international lending.
* relación internacional=international relation.
* Resúmenes Internacionales de Farmacia (IPA)=International Pharmaceutical Abstracts (IPA).
* Sistema Internacional de Unidades, el=International System of Units, the.
* terrorismo internacional=international terrorism.

internacionalidad
(n.)=internationality.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.

internacionalismo
(n.)=internationalism.
Ex: Standards pose unique problems, e.g., internationalism, and the need for detailed indexing, cross-referencing, translation, and updating.

internacionalista
(adj.)=internationalist.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.

internacionalización
=internationalisation [internationalization, -USA].
Ex: This article highlights needs and perspectives for further cooperative actions in relation to internationalization and modularization of LIS studies.

internacionalizar
(v.)=internationalise [internationalize, -USA].
Ex: Costs can be minimised by internationalizing code from the start.

internacionalmente
=internationally ; worldwide [world-wide].
Ex: However, this work cannot be prescriptive since local citation practices may deviate from internationally agreed norms.
Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.
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* aclamado internacionalmente=internationally acclaimed.
* conocido internacionalmente=internationally renowned.
* elogiado internacionalmente=internationally acclaimed.
* famoso internacionalmente=internationally renowned ; of international renown.
* reconocido internacionalmente=internationally-hailed ; internationally acclaimed ; internationally-recognised.

internado
(n.)=boarding school.
Ex: He gave a paper on reader education at a regular conference at Olsztyn for teachers in boarding schools.

internamente
=internally.
Ex: Truncation can also be used internally, usually in order to mark alternative spellings.
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* promocionarse internamente=rise through + the ranks.

internamiento
(n.)=internment.
Ex: The human costs of these internment operations are, of course, incalculable.
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* campo de internamiento=internment camp .

internauta
(n.)=Internet user ; clicker ; Web surfer ; net surfer ; Internet surfer.
Ex: Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists.
Ex: The revolution against the mindless click and the formation of a community of educated clickers has just begun.
Ex: Web surfers are more politically active than the general population.
Ex: Whilst net surfers enjoy web pages with exciting graphics, they don't like the slow download times that come with some of the larger pictures.
Ex: Internet surfers in China have been warned that too many visits to pornographic websites may result in hefty international phone bills.

internista
(n.)=internist.
Ex: The medical information needs of internists at an academic medical center.

interno
(adj.)=in-built ; internal ; local ; inner ; inward ; inwardly ; indoor ; backroom ; near-side ; embedded ; in situ ; domestic.
Ex: A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.
Ex: Although internal arrangements and library services vary from place to place, generally recent academic libraries have a number of common factors.
Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
Ex: As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.
Ex: The questions of outward and inward gateways are addressed.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.
Ex: For many years, we have used the new technology to tinker with the existing system, to achieve cost savings in the backroom processes, and to produce paper products more cheaply and rapidly.
Ex: The near-side press point was placed further in towards the middle of the tympan (and of the sheet) than the off-side point.
Ex: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly.
Ex: The author describes a new indexing algorithm designed to create large compressed inverted indexes in situ.
Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.
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* asunto interno=domestic issue.
* auditor interno=internal auditor.
* base de datos interna=in-house database.
* boletín interno=in-house bulletin.
* borde interno=inside edge.
* canto interno=inside edge.
* comunicado interno=internal memo.
* de uso interno=in-house [inhouse].
* formación interna=in-service training ; in-service support ; in-service.
* limpieza interna=internal cleansing.
* luchas internas=infighting [in-fighting].
* mercado interno=internal market.
* motor de explosión interna=internal combustion engine.
* normas internas=in-house guidelines.
* programa de trabajo como interno residente=residency programme.
* querellas internas=infighting [in-fighting].
* reloj interno=body clock ; biological clock.
* robo con cómplice interno=inside job.
* seguridad interna=internal security.
* sentimiento interno=inner feeling.
* ser más interno=inner being.

interoperabilidad
(n.)=interoperability [inter-operability].
Ex: The need to share information between computers, produced by different manufacturers, has given rise to 2 non-proprietary protocols to support interoperability and telecommunications compatibility: TCP/IP and OSI.
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* test de interoperabilidad=interoperability testing.

interoperable
(adj.)=interoperable.
Nota: En informática, capaz de funcionar entre dos sistemas.
Ex: The result is an open, scalable, and interoperable architecture, implemented as a client server approach over a low cost equipment set.

interparlamentario
(adj.)=interparliamentary [inter-parliamentary].
Ex: The Nordic Council is an intergovernmental and interparliamentary organ for economic, social and cultural cooperation among the 5 Scandinavian countries.

interpelación
(n.)=interpellation.
Ex: This work elaborates the concept of interpellation, advanced by Louis Althusser as the mechanism by which individuals become subjects.

interpelar
(v.)=interpellate.
Ex: The writers examine how contemporary discourses of advertising interpellate individuals as subjects.

interpenetración
(n.)=interpenetration.
Ex: Events during the last 10 years show an increased interpenetration of the telecommunications and information processing worlds = Los acontecimientos de los últimos 10 años muestran una mayor interrelación del mundo de las telecomunicaciones con el mundo del procesamiento de la información.

interpenetrar
(v.)=interpenetrate.
Ex: Text and context are seen as distinctions that interpenetrate each other.

interpersonal
(adj.)=interpersonal [inter-personal] ; person-to-person.
Ex: New techniques are constantly explored, and a few, like the use of the videocamera, are helpful in emphasizing the necessity of satisfactory interpersonal communication.
Ex: Networks became joined together into larger metanetworks as the advantages of information sharing and person-to-person communication became quickly apparent.
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* conflicto interpersonal=interpersonal conflict.
* espacio interpersonal=personal boundaries.

interpolación
(n.)=interpolation.
Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].

interpolar
(v.)=interpolate.
Ex: A word should be interpolated here about `made-up' copies.

interponer
(v.)=interject ; interpose.
Ex: I'd like to interject a comment at this point.
Ex: The normal inter-library loan channels of the telephone and the postal service must still be interposed between the identification of the existence and the location of a document, and the receipt of the same document.
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* interponer demanda=face + legal action.
* interponer en el camino de=put in + the way of.
* interponerse=obtrude (into) ; stand in + Posesivo + way.
* interponerse en el camino=stand in + Posesivo + way.
* interponer una contrademanda=file + countersuit.
* interponer una demanda=bring + a suit against.
* interponer una queja=file + complaint ; file + grievance.
* interponer una reclamación=file + complaint ; appeal.

interponer demanda
(v.)=face + legal action.
Ex: This article examines the question of whether fee-based information service producers could face legal action, from dissatisfied customers, if the information product is found wanting.
interponer en el camino de
(v.)=put in + the way of.
Ex: It discusses the non-tariff barriers that China puts in the way of American computer games.
interponer una contrademanda
(v.)=file + countersuit.
Ex: In August 1990 ACS filed countersuit against DIALOG, alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures by DIALOG which, says ACS, have resulted in a multi-million-dollar underpayment of royalties to ACS.
interponer una demanda
(v.)=bring + a suit against.
Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?.
interponer una queja
(v.)=file + complaint ; file + grievance.
Ex: Mechanisms for appealing decisions and filing complaints and grievances are also critical to the integrity of any accreditation process. Ex: Mechanisms for appealing decisions and filing complaints and grievances are also critical to the integrity of any accreditation process.
interponer una reclamación
(v.)=file + complaint ; appeal.
Ex: Mechanisms for appealing decisions and filing complaints and grievances are also critical to the integrity of any accreditation process. Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.
interponerse
(v.)=obtrude (into) ; stand in + Posesivo + way.
Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process. Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
interponerse en el camino
(v.)=stand in + Posesivo + way.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
interpretable
(adj.)=interpretable.
Ex: The measure is indexed by two parameters, which are interpretable as a location parameter and a dispersion parameter.
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* reinterpretable=re-enactive.

interpretaciones
(n.)=current accounts.
Ex: None of the current accounts of parenthood provides good reason for ascribing parenthood to gamete donors.
interpretación
(n.)=interpretation ; performance ; transcription ; re-enactment [reenactment] ; rephrasing ; rendition ; rendering ; acting ; reading.
Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
Ex: A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.
Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
Ex: This technique consists primarily of a rephrasing of a client statements, such as, 'If I am understanding correctly, you are looking for...'.
Ex: Librarians find this rendition of the public library story comforting, for it is quite fashionable to be identified with idealistic and humanitarian reform in this country.
Ex: It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
Ex: Most authorities rightly warn us, however, that telling and reading are not the same as acting.
Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
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* darle una interpretación=give + interpretation.
* dirigir interpretación musical=conduct.
* interpretación errónea=misinterpretation ; misrepresentation.
* interpretaciones=current accounts.
* interpretación musical=music performance ; musical performance.
* interpretación simultánea=simultaneous interpretation.
* mala interpretación=misinterpretation.
* malinterpretación=misreading.
* medio de interpretación=medium of performance.
* reinterpretación=reinterpretation [re-interpretation].

interpretación errónea
(n.)=misinterpretation ; misrepresentation.
Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation. Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
interpretación musical
(n.)=music performance ; musical performance.
Ex: Plays and music performances put on by staff and children at set times are always popular. Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.
interpretación simultánea
(n.)=simultaneous interpretation.
Ex: Simultaneous interpretation services will be available in five languages: English, French, German, Russian and Spanish.
interpretar
(v.)=execute ; interpret ; paraphrase ; place + interpretation ; read ; construe ; rephrase ; frame ; play out ; decipher.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Cataloguing codes give general guidance, which must be interpreted in specific instances.
Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).
Ex: If one word is used out of context as an index heading, plainly it will be difficult to establish the interpretation to be placed on the homograph.
Ex: For 'concept' may be read any relatively elementary term such as Libraries, Staff, Buildings, Recruitment, Chemistry.
Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.
Ex: To rephrase this in terms already used, they involve effort at the input stage in order to reduce effort at the output stage = Expresando esto con términos ya usados, suponen un esfuerzo en la etapa inicial con objeto de reducir el esfuerzo en la etapa final.
Ex: This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.
Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.
Ex: Such redundant entries are difficult to decipher and expensive to produce and maintain.
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* capacidad de interpretar imágenes=visual literacy.
* capacidad de interpretar información espacial=spatial literacy.
* capacidad de interpretar información estadística=statistical literacy.
* capacidad de interpretar información gráfica=graphic literacy.
* habilidad de interpretar imágenes=visual literacy.
* interpretar de nuevo=reinterpret [re-interpret].
* interpretar la ley=interpret + the law.
* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno=bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes ; bend + the rules ; circumvent + rules.
* interpretar música=perform + music.
* interpretarse como=be thought of as.
* malinterpretar=misread ; misconstrue.
* volver a interpretar=reinterpret [re-interpret].

interpretar de nuevo
(v.)=reinterpret [re-interpret].
Ex: The Victorians had unprecedented access to a wealth of manuscript sources, which helped them rediscover and reinterpret their cultural history.
interpretar la ley
(v.)=interpret + the law.
Ex: As to what the law will say; we leave this to the lawyers, since they are well paid to interpret the law and we are not.
interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno
(v.)=bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes ; bend + the rules ; circumvent + rules.
Ex: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes. Ex: In addition there are the ethical problems of how to get information without bending the rules. Ex: The new entrepreneur is largely left up to his own resources & connections & must possess the initiative to circumvent rules & take advantage of loopholes.
interpretar música
(v.)=perform + music.
Ex: ASCAP has suggested that the libraries in question may have violated the copyright laws because they neglected to obtain permission from copyright owners to perform the music included in their events.
interpretarse como
(v.)=be thought of as.
Ex: These Centres were usually thought of initially as being a part of a national library or, indeed, a precursor to the development of a national library.
interpretativo
(adj.)=interpretative ; interpretive.
Ex: These problems are of both methodological and interpretative character.
Ex: The need to include interpretive analyses in addition to conventional objective description is also discussed.

interprofesional
(adj.)=inter-professional [interprofessional] ; cross-occupational.
Ex: The author stresses the need for interdisciplinary and interprofessional qualification and cooperation in this area.
Ex: Analysis indicates that strikes were most likely to be successful if they did not involve cross-occupational alliances.

interracial
(adj.)=interracial.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Interracial children's books: problems and progress'.
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* matrimonio interracial=cross-marriage.
* relación interracial=interracial relationship.

interregional
(adj.)=inter-regional [interregional] ; cross-regional.
Ex: The aim was to create a model for speeding up the inter-regional supply of documents using appropriate new technologies.
Ex: It is suggested that providing better conditions for private investment will deepen, rather than flatten, cross-regional differences.

interregno
(n.)=interregnum ; interregnum period.
Ex: In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.
Ex: By 1660, Philip, a leading politician of the interregnum period, had built up one of the largest collections in England of art works.

interrelacionado
(adj.)=interacting.
Ex: On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.
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* estar interrelacionado=interrelated [inter-related].

interrelacionar
(v.)=interlink.
Ex: Let us first consider interlinked records.
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* interrelacionarse con=interrelate with.

interrelacionarse con
(v.)=interrelate with.
Ex: The library organization is a 'system' in which each part of the organization interrelates with other parts to form a whole.
interrelación
(n.)=interaction ; interplay ; interrelatedness [inter-relatedness] ; interrelationship [inter-relationship] ; trade-off [tradeoff/trade off] ; interrelation [inter-relation] ; interface ; interconnectedness.
Ex: One trend for the future is likely to be the development of hosts which are designed for interaction with the end user.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
Ex: This paper suggests research projects to determine the interrelatedness of archival records and to assess how to deal with the growing quantity of automated records.
Ex: However, the study of the nature, structure and interrelationships of areas of knowledge is a very useful and valid background study to indexing.
Ex: There are always trade-offs between the ability and ease of online updates, speed and accessibility in searching, integration of the data base, and data-base maintenance procedures.
Ex: The structure and interrelations of the biomedical journal literature are investigated.
Ex: Now my question has to do with this very important interface between abstracting and indexing services and our catalogs.
Ex: In this light, the pregnant body, as a site of material interconnectedness between woman, placenta, & embryo/fetus, can be viewed as an emblem of material interconnectedness of earth.

interrogación
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* lenguaje de interrogación=query language.
* signo de interrogación (¿?)=question mark (?).
* signo de interrogación (¿?)=interrogation mark (?) ; interrogation point (?).
* tarjeta de interrogación=poll card.

interrogador
(n.)=interrogator.
Ex: We want to help the learner become an active interrogator = Queremos ayudar al alumno a ser un interrogador activo.

interrogante
(adj.)=interrogative.
Ex: The interrogative dialogue to formulate the users search profile was developed during the 1st half of 1982.
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* abrir una interrogante sobre=leave + open the question of.
* ser una interrogante=be an open question.

interrogar
(v.)=interrogate ; grill.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: The police would like to grill her, but she steadfastly refuses to say anything.
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* interrogar un terminal=poll + terminal.

interrogar un terminal
(v.)=poll + terminal.
Ex: One factor affecting the efficiency of OPACs (On-line public access catalogues) is the amount of time that is allowed to elapse between user entries before the computer assumes that the terminal is abandoned and stops polling the terminal (called the interactive timeout interval or ITI).
interrogativo
(adj.)=interrogative.
Ex: The interrogative dialogue to formulate the users search profile was developed during the 1st half of 1982.

interrogatorio
(n.)=interrogation ; cross examination.
Ex: These include MUMS (Multiple Use MARC System) in connection with online interrogation and correction of MARC data.
Ex: Attorneys appearing in these hearings often have only 1 or 2 days to prepare a cross examination.

interrumpible
(adj.)=interruptible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The librarian at the reference desk should appear productively occupied but interruptible.

interrumpido
(adj.)=unsustained ; discontinuous ; discontinued.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
Ex: Discontinuous change is one of the major characteristics of the South African environment.
Ex: Appendices include a section on recently discontinued dictionaries, a bibliography, and a directory of publishers and distributors.
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* coito interrumpido=coitus interruptus.

interrumpir
(v.)=break ; discontinue ; interrupt ; cut in ; waylay ; intrude ; heckle.
Nota: Específicamente a un orador con preguntas, comentarios en voz alta, sonidos de desaprobación, etc.
Ex: The document arrangement adopted is often broken, in the sense that documents in libraries are rarely shelved in one single and self-evident sequence.
Ex: Systems like OCLC are going from classical catalogs in the direction of online catalogs, and at least one institution on the OCLC system has discontinued adding cards to its catalog.
Ex: Press these keys to stop printing or to interrupt a long search.
Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.
Ex: Librarians must not allow themselves to be thus waylaid in their commitment to their clients and must act with vision, flair, style, and passion.
Ex: Although every assistance should be given to the user of the microfilm collection, attendants should be careful not to intrude.
Ex: In stark contrast, these students, who heckled the ambassador in a much smaller venue, are being criminally charged and could potentially face prison.
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* interrumpir a Alguien=butt in.
* interrumpir el funcionamiento=go down.
* interrumpir la atención=interrupt + attention.
* interrumpir para abreviar=cut + Nombre + short.
* no poder interrumpir=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.

interrumpir a Alguien
(v.)=butt in.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
interrumpir el funcionamiento
(v.)=go down.
Ex: But this is much more of a problem than losing a machine and going down for two days or something like that.
interrumpir la atención
(v.)=interrupt + attention.
Ex: Sit where numerous momentary distractions constantly interrupt your attention and even the most willing reader will feel like giving up after a short time.
interrumpir para abreviar
(v.)=cut + Nombre + short.
Ex: May I just cut you short, because I've discussed this problem with Peter Jacobs just this week.
interrupciones
(n.)=heckling.
Ex: The 1st attempt was made in 1868 and was characterised by constant heckling.
interrupción
(n.)=breakdown ; disruption ; gap ; interruption ; stoppage ; hiatus ; break ; break ; discontinuance ; discontinuation ; let-up.
Ex: Problems arise from the breakdown of the expressiveness of the notation of DC.
Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: These might include security passwords, backup, restart and recovery programs and integrity checking, resumption after interruptions, skilled and novice level assistance, among other features.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: In terms of the reference process a break in the chain has occurred between the information need and the initial question.
Ex: Deliberate editing requires time, preferably with a break between editing stints.
Ex: If these students do not withdraw before the start of classes, they will be billed for tuition up to the official date of discontinuance.
Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.
Ex: Forecasters predicted no let-up in Britain's harshest cold snap in 30 years.
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* con interrupciones=discontinuous ; episodic.
* interrupción del suministro=power shutdown.
* interrupciones=heckling.
* sin interrupción=continuously ; without a break ; without (a) rest ; in an unbroken line.
* sin interrupciones=in a single phase.

interrupción del suministro
(n.)=power shutdown.
Ex: A reminder that the library is closed all day this Saturday due to a power shutdown in the building.
interruptor
(n.)=switch ; power switch.
Ex: With tube selection, in which no mechanical parts are involved in the switches, little time need be occupied in bringing the correct card into use -- a second should suffice for the entire operation.
Ex: An autoexec.bat DOS batch file gets the application up running by just pressing the power switch.
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* interruptor de encendido/apagado=ON/OFF switch.
* interruptor de pared=wall switch.

interruptor de encendido/apagado
(n.)=ON/OFF switch.
Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
interruptor de pared
(n.)=wall switch.
Ex: Most rooms -- including the living room, dining room, kitchen and master suite -- were designed with recessed lighting controlled by wall switches.
intersección
(n.)=intersection ; junction.
Ex: The loan period is given at the intersections of the rows and columns.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.

intersectorial
(adj.)=cross-sectoral.
Ex: Information for women and development is of a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral nature which makes the collection of information a difficult and time-consuming task.

intersticio
(n.)=interstice.
Ex: The light which penetrated the interstices of the screen made dots on the emulsion (and later on the etched plate) which varied in size according to its intensity, so that when the block was printed the dots merged in the eye of the beholder to give the effect of tone.

intertextual
(adj.)=intertextual.
Ex: These representations are obtained by means of a multiplicity of strategies (intra-sentence, intratextual, intertextual) applied to different units of information.

interuniversitario
(adj.)=inter-university [interuniversity] ; intercollegiate ; intercollegial.
Ex: The project aims to develop a collaborative inter-university, electronic resource bank which will significantly enhance student access to learning materials = El objetivo del proyecto es crear un banco de recursos electrónicos interuniversitario en colaboración que mejore significativamente el acceso de los estudiantes a material didáctico.
Ex: Founded in 1958, its programmes and activities extend to all aspects of university activity except intercollegiate athletics.
Ex: They form the nucleus of a science education team intended to ameliorate institutional barriers that impede intercollegial collaboration.

interurbano
(adj.)=intercity [inter-city].
Ex: This is a good guide for independent travellers looking for cheap, no-frills intercity transport around the country.
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* autobús interurbano=coach ; intercity bus.

intervalo
(n.)=gap ; interval ; interlude ; intermission.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: They agreed to publish a new edition at appropriate intervals, for example every few years.
Ex: Between each story read there should be a brief interlude.
Ex: In some theaters, it's still not uncommon to have a late start and three long intermissions to give people time to eat and drink and converse.
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* a intervalos=at intervals.
* a intervalos + Adjetivo=at + Adjetivo + intervals.
* a intervalos semanales=at weekly intervals.
* intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva=interactive timeout interval (ITI).
* intervalo de confianza=confidence interval.
* intervalo de tiempo=date range.

intervalo de cese de actividad interactiva
=interactive timeout interval (ITI).
Ex: One factor affecting the efficiency of OPACs (On-line public access catalogues) is the amount of time that is allowed to elapse between user entries before the computer assumes that the terminal is abandoned and stops polling the terminal (called the interactive timeout interval or ITI).
intervalo de confianza
(n.)=confidence interval.
Ex: Confidence intervals for every adjacent pair of journals in the list of ratings by the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) directors were also computed.
intervalo de tiempo
(n.)=date range.
Ex: It would be great to have a user selectable date range, rather than choosing a day or a week.
intervencionismo
(n.)=interventionism.
Ex: The author examines the role of state interventionism & the character of the new productivism of emerging world order.

intervencionista
(adj.)=policy-driven ; interventionist ; dirigiste.
Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.
Ex: Australia's treatment of information technology has vacillated between laissez faire and an interventionist strategy.
Ex: Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.
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* no intervencionista=hands-off ; isolationist.

intervención
(n.)=intercession ; intervention ; mediation ; presentation ; statement ; handwork ; intermediation.
Ex: In faceted schemes synthesis is often achieved with the intercession of a facet indicator.
Ex: The indexes are produced by computer, without necessarily any human intervention.
Ex: In 1926 collective bargaining was established in the railway system and procedures for the handling of grievances, arbitration, 'cooling-off' periods, fact finding, and mediation.
Ex: There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: The newspaper's suppression after the first issue was not, as some historians have declared, the handwork of Massachusetts' Puritan clergy = La supresión del periódico después de su primer número no fue, como algunos historiadores han declarado, por la intervención del clero puritano de Massachussetts.
Ex: This is because of the nature of computer intermediation which reduces both the librarian's responsibility to the user and user contact with the library.
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* con intervención directa=obtrusive.
* evaluación sin intervención del examinador=unobtrusive testing.
* intervención armada=armed intervention.
* intervención como intermediario=mediating.
* intervención del hombre=human intervention.
* intervención electrónica=wiretapping [wire-tapping] ; wiretap [wire-tap].
* intervención estatal=state intervention.
* intervención militar=military intervention ; military action.
* intervención quirúrgica=surgery ; operation ; surgical procedure.
* sin intervención de un intermediario=disintermediated.
* sin intervención directa=nonobtrusive.

intervención armada
(n.)=armed intervention.
Ex: He supported 'appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.
intervención como intermediario
(n.)=mediating.
Ex: The first 2 days of the conference were devoted to contributed papers which were presented in 4 broad topical sessions: cognitive aspects, mediating, the user and documents.
intervención del hombre
(n.)=human intervention.
Ex: The human intervention, that we were assured earlier is still so necessary to the cataloging process, in fact takes place largely at the Library of Congress.
intervención electrónica
(n.)=wiretapping [wire-tapping] ; wiretap [wire-tap].
Ex: Freely available encryption software can make government wiretapping of phones and computers largely ineffective. Ex: They have recommended that Congress revise 'wiretap' laws to strengthen protective provisions.
intervención estatal
(n.)=state intervention.
Ex: State intervention is unnecessary and an unfettered market is both a suitable conveyor of information and provides a means for the efficient allocation of resources.
intervención militar
(n.)=military intervention ; military action.
Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty. Ex: It was the first time the Mr Blair had even hinted at military action and his words are likely to alarm Labour MPs.
intervención quirúrgica
(n.)=surgery ; operation ; surgical procedure.
Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals. Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y estaría ausente durante dos semanas. Ex: Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a 'tummy tuck,' is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.
intervenir con
(v.)=chime in with.
Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.
intervenir en un conflicto
(v.)=enter + conflict.
Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
intervenir^1
(v.)=go into ; have + a hand in ; step in ; intervene ; jump in ; obtrude (into) ; cut in ; mediate ; intersect ; come into + play ; call into + play ; wiretap [wire-tap] ; weigh in ; chime in.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
Ex: And again, this is a point at which the teacher may need to intervene to provide examples.
Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.
Ex: The librarian will provide whatever help is required without obtruding into the process.
Ex: 'I'm not sure what 'arbitrary and capricious' means,' Stanton cut in reasonably.
Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.
Ex: Contingency plans can be devised to intersect at several points on this time continuum.
Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.
Ex: Ethical principles are called into play when deliberating about values, particularly when values run into conflict.
Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.
Ex: If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.
Ex: A few members of this list have done this, so wait for them to chime in here.
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* intervenir con=chime in with.
* intervenir en un conflicto=enter + conflict.
* que intervienen=at play.
* si no intervienen otros factores=ceteris paribus ; all (other) things being equal.

intervenir^2
(v.)=garnish.
Nota: Retener dinero de una cuenta o salario por débitos o multas contraídas.
Ex: As long as he is not financially responsible for the debt, the creditor cannot legally garnish his bank account or wages.

interventor
(n.)=auditor ; comptroller ; controller ; town manager ; city manager ; city budget director.
Ex: The records are often checked by auditors so complete accuracy is essential.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
Ex: When such suggestions are subjected to critical analysis by the discerning, uncommitted controllers of finance, one fundamental question must surely emerge -- 'Why?' = Cuando los interventores de finanzas exigentes y neutrales someten estas sugerencias a un análisis crítico, sin duda debe surgir una cuestión fundamental: "¿Por qué?".
Ex: Department heads estimate their expenditures for the coming year and submit them to the town manager, who approves or disapproves them.
Ex: This paper describes a case study where a proposal by the city manager to cut the budget of the public library by 40% has left the library director very disheartened.
Ex: The city budget director announced that in the next fiscal year the city of Deuxville will adopt a program budget format.

interés + centrarse en
(n.)=interest + lie with.
Ex: Our interest has lain with indexing practices rather than with search procedures.
interés + decaer
(n.)=interest + flag.
Ex: Once interest begins to flat then it it is time for a change.
interés bancario
(n.)=interest rate.
Ex: The investor model and the interest rate information are then used by the knowledge base to infer the appropriate investment strategy.
interés cada vez mayor
(n.)=growing interest.
Ex: The search for national identity and a strong sense of communion with nature fueled a growing interest in the genre.
interés comercial
(n.)=business interest ; commercial interest.
Ex: Special libraries in commercial organisations are the growth area and many, such as banks, have libraries containing collections in subjects outside their immediate business interests. Ex: The article 'Apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.
interés compuesto
(n.)=compound interest.
Ex: Compound interest is the concept of adding accumulated interest back to the principal, so that interest is earned on interest from that moment on.
interés común
(n.)=shared interest.
Ex: And like any group, any clan, a company of children is cemented together by shared interests, which we frequently recognize as 'crazes'.
interés creado
=vested interest.
Ex: At every level there are vested interests and any change threatens someone's special interests, privileges, authority, or status.
interés económico
(n.)=economic interest.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.
interés fijo
(n.)=fixed interest.
Ex: Loans are made at fixed interest rates with flexible repayment terms.
interés general
(n.)=public interest.
Ex: It is, however, possible for member states to make exemptions to this restriction on grounds of important public interest.
interés pasajero
(n.)=passing interest.
Ex: However, the book is broad enough to appeal to those who have a passing interest in science.
interés periodístico
(n.)=newsworthiness.
Ex: Results show that newsworthiness of a homicide is enhanced when whites are suspects or victims, males are suspects and victims are females, children or senior citizens.
interés personal
(n.)=vested interest ; self-interest ; axe + to grind ; personal interest.
Ex: At every level there are vested interests and any change threatens someone's special interests, privileges, authority, or status. Ex: Therefore, the library manager must walk a tightrope that is continually swayed by self-interest (on the part of oneself and others). Ex: The seventeenth century could tolerate the growth of a public library which was committed to the spread of knowledge without any particular axe to grind other than the rather vague one of promoting a happy Christian state. Ex: This, of course, is inevitable in an institution presided over by a committee which has infinitely less personal interest in books than in politics or the price of coal.
interés por ganar dinero
(n.)=profit motive.
Ex: In the UK many employers feel library science graduates do not appreciate the profit motive and do not exhibit the necessary outgoing personalities for successful marketing.
interés por los libros
(n.)=awareness of books.
Ex: Like the librarians and the bookshop staff, the club members are catalysts who spark off that fission which will spread from child to child an awareness of books and the habit of reading them.
interés público
(n.)=public interest.
Ex: It is, however, possible for member states to make exemptions to this restriction on grounds of important public interest.
interés renovado
(n.)=renewed interest.
Ex: There is now renewed interest in other biodegradable materials that have been found preserved in peat, including dried fruits, berries, and kegs of butter or cheese.
interés simple
(n.)=simple interest.
Ex: The loan can be a mortgage, car loan, or any other simple interest amortization over a fixed time with fixed monthly payments.
interés^1
(n.)=appeal ; appetite ; concern ; focus ; involvement ; interest ; knowledge interest ; piquancy ; penchant ; pursuit ; topicality.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
Ex: We need to know what and how consumers' information appetites have changed.
Ex: The use of agents is necessary but not ideal, because an agent often represents rival concerns, and aims for a quick turnover rather than long-term profitability.
Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
Ex: Clearly, anyone having any dealings at all with the CAP needs a general understanding of how the system works, at a level which is appropriate to their involvement.
Ex: An abstracting bulletin is generally a weekly or monthly current-awareness service containing abstracts of all documents of interest that have passed into the library or information unit during that time.
Ex: Phenomenography is an approach that builds on phenomenological and hermeneutic traditions; its knowledge interest is to describe the varying conceptions held within a specific group about a phenomenon = La fenomenografía es un método que parte de las tradicionaes fenomenológicas y hermenéuticas; su interés es describir las diversas concepciones que un grupo concreto tiene sobre un fenómeno.
Ex: Young was a man of singular eccentricity and piquancy of character, a person who was very interesting in his own right.
Ex: Our penchant to organize is perhaps as close to a biological imperative as any form of human behavior is likely to come.
Ex: What is more arguable is whether or not it is a bibliographical pursuit at all since it bears little relationship to the physical nature of the book.
Ex: This year, the event is gaining topicality because of the EU enlargement.
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* actuar en defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotec=library advocacy.
* adaptarse a un interés=accommodate + interest.
* ámbito de interés=sphere of interest.
* ampliar el interés=broaden + interest.
* aprovecharse del interés general por Algo=exploit + appeal.
* área de interés=field of interest ; focus area ; focal area.
* asunto de interés nacional=domestic issue.
* atraer el interés=capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest ; draw + interest.
* atraer el interés de=catch + the imagination of.
* caer fuera del interés de=lie outside + the scope of.
* caer fuera del interés de uno=fall outside + Posesivo + interest.
* campo de interés=sphere of interest.
* captar el interés=capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest.
* captar el interés de=catch + the imagination of.
* coincidir con + Posesivo + interés=match + Posesivo + interest.
* combinar intereses=bridge + interests.
* compartir intereses comunes=share + common interests.
* conflicto de intereses=conflict of interest(s) ; competing interests.
* con intereses ocultos=agenda-laden.
* con intereses propios=self-interested.
* conjunto de intereses=set of interests.
* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS)=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
* constatar el interés=gauge + interest.
* con un interés en=with a stake in.
* crear interés=build + interest.
* cuestión de interés nacional=domestic issue.
* dar interés=spice up ; add + spice.
* debate por tema de interés=breakout discussion.
* defender los intereses=defend + interests ; lobby for + interests.
* defender los intereses de=go to + bat for ; bat for.
* defensa de intereses=lobbying.
* defensa de los intereses de las bibliotecas y bibliotecarios=library advocacy.
* defensor de los intereses del ciudadano=watchdog.
* de interés especial=of particular concern ; special-interest.
* de intereses similares=of like interest.
* de interés general=general-interest ; of general interest.
* de interés humano=human interest.
* de interés periodístico=newsworthy.
* despertar el interés=provoke + interest ; stimulate + interest ; stir + interest ; whet + the appetite ; heighten + interest ; rouse + interest ; capture + the imagination ; capture + Posesivo + interest ; work up + an interest ; pique + interest.
* despertar el interés de=catch + the imagination of.
* despertar interés=arouse + interest ; attract + interest ; raise + interest ; spark + interest.
* despertar interés por=kindle + interest in.
* destinado a despertar el interés del usuario=highlight abstract.
* dirigir los intereses de uno=break into.
* el interés público=the public interest.
* en interés de=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
* esperar con interés (+ Infinitivo)=look forward to (+ Gerundio).
* estar fuera del interés=lie outside + the scope of.
* estar fuera del interés de uno=lie beyond + concern.
* expresión de interés=application.
* falta de interés por cooperar=unresponsiveness.
* foco de interés=focus of interest ; focus of concern ; focus of attention.
* fomentar el interés=raise + interest ; foster + interest ; foster + interest.
* fomentar interés=build + interest.
* generar interés=generate + interest.
* grupo de interés=focus group ; interest group.
* grupo de trabajo por tema de interés=breakout group.
* guiado por intereses propios=interest-determined.
* hacer que pierda el interés=take + the shine off things.
* institución de interés histórico=heritage institution.
* institución de interés histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* interés cada vez mayor=growing interest.
* interés + centrarse en=interest + lie with.
* interés comercial=business interest ; commercial interest.
* interés común=shared interest.
* interés creado=vested interest.
* interés + decaer=interest + flag.
* interés económico=economic interest.
* intereses=breadth of interests.
* intereses comerciales=market forces ; marketplace forces.
* intereses comunes=common ground ; community of interest.
* intereses contrapuestos=conflicting interests.
* intereses cotidianos=life interests.
* intereses de lectura=reading interests.
* intereses encontrados=competing interests.
* intereses ocultos=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
* interés general=public interest.
* interés pasajero=passing interest.
* interés periodístico=newsworthiness.
* interés personal=vested interest ; self-interest ; axe + to grind ; personal interest.
* interés por ganar dinero=profit motive.
* interés por los libros=awareness of books.
* interés público=public interest.
* interés renovado=renewed interest.
* ir en detrimento de los intereses=prejudice + interests.
* lleno de interés=solicitously.
* lugar de interés=attraction ; sight.
* lugares de interés=sights.
* mantener el interés=hold + the interest ; sustain + interest.
* mantener un interés=pursue + interest.
* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio=community literature.
* máximo interés=maximum interest.
* mostrar interés=mark + interest.
* mostrar interés en=show + interest in.
* mostrar interés por=express + interest in.
* motivado por intereses propios=interest-based.
* mucho interés=keen interest.
* muestra de interés=expression of interest.
* no tener ningún interés=can't/couldn't be bothered.
* noticias diarias de interés=daily news alerts.
* objeto de interés=object of interest.
* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector=reader interest arrangement.
* para personas con intereses similares=birds-of-a-feather.
* perder el interés=pall.
* perder interés=lapse ; lose + interest.
* perfil de interés=subject interest.
* perfil de interés del usuario=subject profile ; user interest profile.
* perjudicar los intereses=prejudice + interests.
* por interés=out of interest.
* por interés personal=self-interested.
* profundizar el interés=deepen + interest.
* promover un interés=promote + interest.
* proyección de cuestiones de interés=issues management.
* punto de interés=point of interest.
* quitar el interés=take + the shine off things.
* renovado interés=upsurge.
* resumen de interés=highlight abstract.
* reunión por temas de interés=breakout session.
* según los intereses personales de cada uno=interest-based.
* ser de interés para=be of interest (to/for).
* servir los intereses=serve + Posesivo + interests.
* sesión por tema de interés=breakout session.
* sin interés=unexciting ; uninteresting ; unmoving ; vapid.
* tarea falta de interés=chore.
* tema de interés=area of concern ; area of enquiry [area of inquiry] ; area of interest ; focus area ; issue of concern ; topic of interest.
* temas de interés de los usuarios=user interests.
* temas de interés particular=particular concerns.
* tenemos intereses en ambas partes=our feet are in both worlds.
* tener intereses comunes=have + common interests.
* tener intereses en juego=have + invested.
* tener interés por=have + an interest in.
* tener interés por=be interested in.
* tener mucho interés en=have + a high stake in.
* tener mucho interés por=be keen to.
* tener un interés muy personal en=have + a stake in ; hold + a stake in.
* tomarse interés por=take + an interest in.
* visitar lugares de interés=sightsee ; rubberneck.

interés^2
(n.)=interest ; rate ; interest charge.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.
Ex: And, most importantly, even if a company makes a loss, it still has to pay its interest charges.
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* interés bancario=interest rate.
* interés compuesto=compound interest.
* intereses del capital=capital charges.
* interés fijo=fixed interest.
* interés simple=simple interest.
* pago de los intereses=interest payment.
* recorte de los tipos de interés=rate cut ; interest-rate cut.
* reducción de los tipos de interés=rate cut ; interest-rate cut.
* subida de los tipos de interés=rate increase ; interest-rate increase.
* tema de interés=focal area.
* tipo de interés base=base rate ; prime rate.
* tipo de interés preferente=base rate ; prime rate.

intespestivo
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* trabajar a horas intespestivas=work + unsocial hours.

intestinal
(adj.)=intestinal ; ventral.
Ex: This article studies the prediction of human intestinal adsorption of drug compounds.
Ex: The ventral portion of the urinary bladder was marked with India ink to facilitate identification.
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* enfermedad intestinal inflamatoria=inflammatory bowel disease.
* flora intestinal=intestinal flora.
* lavado intestinal=bowel prep.
* oclusión intestinal=intestinal obstruction ; bowel obstruction.
* purga intestinal=bowel prep.
* tracto intestinal, el=digestive tract, el.

intestino
(n.)=bowel ; intestine ; gut.
Ex: Concerning these categories, parents should ask whether their child usually falls asleep easily and wakes up rested; eats with appetite; and has bowel and bladder control, especially during the day.
Ex: This paper reports the successful application of the method in the identification of the intracellular kinetics of thiamine from data collected in the intestine cells.
Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.
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* intestino delgado=small intestine.
* intestino grueso=large intestine.
* lavado del intestino=bowel prep.
* purga del intestino=bowel prep.

intestino delgado
(n.)=small intestine.
Ex: The gastrointestinal tract anatomically comprises the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, mesentery and associated lymph nodes.
intestino grueso
(n.)=large intestine.
Ex: The gastrointestinal tract anatomically comprises the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, mesentery and associated lymph nodes.
intimidación
(n.)=intimidation ; duress ; bullying ; mobbing ; intimidation tactic.
Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?.
Ex: Criminal law should allow duress to mitigate, as well as to exculpate, for certain crimes.
Ex: The author focuses on the issues of divorce, bullying and homelessness, with reference to books published by Penguin and Puffin.
Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.
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* maniobra de intimidación=intimidation tactic.
* táctica de intimidación=intimidation tactic.

intimidad
(n.)=intimacy ; privacy.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
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* intimidades=intimations.
* intimidad personal=personal privacy.
* invadir la intimidad de Alguien=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
* Posesivo + intimidades=Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates.
* violación de la intimidad=breach of privacy ; invasion of privacy.
* violar la intimidad=invade + privacy.

intimidad personal
(n.)=personal privacy.
Ex: This paper discusses reasons for freedom of information, information received by government in confidence and information violating personal privacy.
intimidades
(n.)=intimations.
Ex: While it is true that Wordsworth's ode would sound less impressive as Hints of Deathlessness than it does as Intimations of Immortality, the former is as correct a formulation of the subject as the latter = Aunque es verdad que la oda de Wordsworth sonaría menos impactante con el título 'Insinuaciones de inmortalidad' que con el título 'Intimidades de inmortalidad', el primero refleja el contenido tan correctamente como el segundo.
intimidante
(adj.)=intimidating ; scary ; menacing.
Ex: Line's survey of students in 1962 showed that nineteen percent found the library intimidating and forty-eight percent found it mildly intimidating -- a total of two out of every three users.
Ex: The very term 'outsourcing' is seen by many cataloguing departments as a scary word.
Ex: This is a collection of articles on the theme: Books for children with murderous, shocking, menacing endings.

intimidar
(v.)=browbeat ; intimidate ; daunt ; bully ; make + things scary for ; sandbag.
Ex: Care must be exercised in seeing that these teaching aids do not become weapons to browbeat with.
Ex: Older people have suffered some losses in sensory and physical capacity, and newer teaching techniques might intimidate them.
Ex: Scientists are well aware of the vast amount of primary material available and are daunted by it.
Ex: The director returned to his paperwork, nothing in his heart but hot shame at having permitted himself to be bullied into submission by this disagreeable public official.
Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
Ex: Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.
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* sin dejarse intimidar por=undaunted by.

intocable
(adj.)=harijan ; untouchable.
Ex: And similarly, for the LC heading 'UNTOUCHABLES' there is a perfectly acceptable Ghandi-endorsed name, harijans.
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

intolerable
(adj.)=intolerable ; insufferable.
Ex: Users do not find this intolerable, so it may be that we tend to exaggerate the hostility that would be aroused by a similar approach in library catalogues.
Ex: At times during the summer, residents across Ontario and southern Quebec either enjoyed or endured bouts of torrid heat and insufferable humidity.

intolerablemente
=intolerably.
Ex: Their quality ranges from intolerably poor to better than typewriter output.

intolerancia
(n.)=intolerance ; bigotry.
Ex: Concern about the misuse of the Internet by those who promote violence, intolerance and pornography has led to suggestions for new legislation.
Ex: Religion is associated with oppression and bigotry on the one hand and with liberation and compassion on the other.

intolerante
(adj.)=narrow-minded ; intolerant ; illiberal ; bigot ; bigoted.
Ex: Like all narrow-minded people, he dwelt contentedly in the absolute belief of being right.
Ex: The main clauses of the section are doctrinaire and intolerant and have no place in modern society.
Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.

intoxicación
(n.)=intoxication.
Ex: Some of effects and their consequences include intoxication, dependence and medical disorders.
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* intoxicación etílica=alcoholic intoxication.
* intoxicación por plomo=lead toxicity.
* intoxicación por salmonella=salmonella poisoning.

intoxicación etílica
(n.)=alcoholic intoxication.
Ex: Works on alcoholic intoxication as a criminal offense are entered under the heading Drunkenness.
intoxicación por plomo
(n.)=lead toxicity.
Ex: Find papers on the incidence of lead toxicity or lead poisoning in waterfowl.
intoxicación por salmonella
(n.)=salmonella poisoning.
Ex: Symptoms of food-borne salmonella poisoning include headache, diarrhea, abdominal pain, nausea, chills, fever and vomiting.
intoxicado
(adj.)=stoned.
Ex: Whether or not Ellen was stoned when she made this video is not important.
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* conducir intoxicado=DUI [driving under the influence].

intoxicar
(v.)=poison ; intoxicate.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
Ex: Tunisians are intoxicated by their newfound freedom.

intracelular
(adj.)=intracellular.
Ex: This paper reports the successful application of the method in the identification of the intracellular kinetics of thiamine from data collected in the intestine cells.

intracraneal
(adj.)=intracranial.
Ex: This device was able to retrieve and remove clots efficiently from the intracranial and extracranial circulation.

intradisciplinar
(adj.)=intradisciplinary.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that subdisciplines of anthropology seem to be quite heterogenous and mutually isolated from one another.

intraducible
(adj.)=untranslatable.
Ex: Some queries may be untranslatable due to the limitations of general dictionaries.

intrafamiliar
(adj.)=domestic.
Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.
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* violencia intrafamiliar=domestic violence.

intragable
(n./adj.)=inedible ; uneatable.
Ex: In a trash bin, he found the inedibles: fragile little calf legs with tiny cleft hooves.
Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.

intrainstitucional
(adj.)=intra-institutional.
Ex: Six papers present research gathered from cross-cultural, cross-institutional, intra-institutional, and peer interaction analysis.

intralaboral
(adj.)=intraoccupational.
Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination.

intranacional
(adj.)=intranational [intra-national].
Ex: The author argues that the best picture is obtained when the 2 methods are combined: intranational comparison as well as comparison with foreign departments.

intranet
(n.)=intranet.
Nota: Red de comunicaciones que utiliza el mismo tipo de software que Internet pero sólo se usa dentro de una empresa u organización.
Ex: An intranet is a private network inside a company or organization that uses the same kinds of software that you would find on the public Internet, but that is only for internal use = Una intranet es una red privada dentro de una empresa o institución que usa el mismo tipo de software que encontrarías en el Internet público, pero que sólo es de uso interno.
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* intranet de empresa=corporate intranet.

intranet de empresa
(n.)=corporate intranet.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Surfing corporate intranets: search tools that control the undertow'.
intranquilidad
(n.)=unrest ; disquiet ; uneasiness ; restlessness ; anxiety ; worry.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
Ex: There is not any great disquiet or discomfort.
Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
Ex: There is a concern that when presented too many information options, the individual begins to avoid being informed, and to relieve the anxiety, makes an uninformed decision.
Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.
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* sensación de intranquilidad=sinking feeling.

intranquilizante
(adj.)=disquieting.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.

intranquilizar
(v.)=heighten + concern.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
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* intranquilizarse=strain at + the leash.

intranquilizarse
=strain at + the leash.
Ex: When rulers and military leaders spend so much on building up a military force, they are sometimes straining at the leash to use it.
intranquilo
(adj.)=restive ; ill-at-ease ; uneasy.
Ex: We are increasingly restive about being held hostage to bindings that cost more than they are actually worth for library use.
Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.

intranscendente
(adj.)=inconsequential ; immaterial ; academic.
Ex: They exchanged inconsequential remarks as one by one the committee members arrived.
Ex: Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.
Ex: In any case, these arguments are all purely academic now and history will now be the best judge.

intransferible
(adj.)=untransferable ; nontransferable.
Ex: The passport is numbered and untransferable; its validity is limited and renewable.
Ex: All warranties are for the original purchaser and are nontransferable.

intransigencia
(n.)=intransigence ; bigotry.
Ex: While some directors declared unions guilty of resistance to change, entrenchment, intransigence and subterfuge, most agreed that life was better with the union than without.
Ex: Religion is associated with oppression and bigotry on the one hand and with liberation and compassion on the other.

intransigente
(adj.)=uncompromising ; intolerant ; intransigent ; uncompromised ; illiberal ; bigot ; bigoted.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: The main clauses of the section are doctrinaire and intolerant and have no place in modern society.
Ex: There will always be a depressingly high percentage of intransigent parents and arrogant professionals.
Ex: The Gazette advocated uncompromised racial equality and viewed the migration as a weapon against oppression.
Ex: It is argued that Israel, in spite of its free elections, is an illiberal democracy.
Ex: It has become far too easy for charlatans and bigots to harness religion to their own political agenda.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.
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* actuar de un modo intransigente=play + hardball.
* adoptar una postura intransigente=take + a hard stand.
* ser intransigente=play + hardball.
* tomar una postura intransigente=take + a hard stand.

intransitable
(adj.)=impassable.
Ex: Cyclonic weather conditions have made roads and bridges totally impassable.

intransitivo
(adj.)=intransitive.
Ex: Sociology is often confronted with the assumption that communication is an instrumental, intransitive activity.
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* verbo intransitivo=intransitive verb.

intraocular
(adj.)=intraocular.
Ex: Populary light response is poor and intraocular pressure is normal and smear shows no organisms.

intraocupacional
(adj.)=intraoccupational.
Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination.

intraprofesional
(adj.)=intra-professional ; intraoccupational.
Ex: This article argues for the maintenance of a high level of intra-professional respect amongst librarians as a means of strengthening the profession.
Ex: In addition to issues of undervaluation of the library profession, the focus is on intraoccupational intentional wage discrimination.

intrarregional
(adj.)=intra-regional [intraregional].
Ex: It should be possible for cooperation by type of library to be implemented both on an inter- and intra-regional basis.

intrascendencia
(n.)=unimportance.
Ex: A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance.

intrascendente
(adj.)=light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted] ; petty .
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.

intratable
(adj.)=intractable ; undealable.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: Some problems are simply 'undealable with' on the phone, so some back-up such as home-visiting is necessary.
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* resultar intratable por=prove + inhospitable to.

intratextual
(adj.)=intratextual.
Ex: These representations are obtained by means of a multiplicity of strategies (intra-sentence, intratextual, intertextual) applied to different units of information.

intravenoso
(adj.)=intravenous.
Ex: One group received intravenous synthetic human secretin at the first visit, followed by a saline placebo at week 6.
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* drogadicción intravenosa=intravenous drug use.
* suero intravenoso=intravenous drip.

intrepidez
(n.)=boldness ; aggresiveness ; fearlessness ; rashness.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: The innovative thrust of an organization significantly affects the aggressiveness of the firm's strategy for investment in information technology.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.
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* con intrepidez=fearlessly.

intricadamente
=elaborately.
Ex: Processes should be included in abstracts only when they are discussed elaborately.

intricado
(adj.)=convoluted ; knotted.
Ex: Many of Marshall McLuhan's observations were not new and often convoluted.
Ex: Its intricately knotted narrative begins in 1900 with the sequence of events leading to Oscar Wilde's deathbed conversion.

intricar
(v.)=tangle.
Ex: The more unsuccessful she was the more bitter she became, and the more tangled in the web drawn about her by her husband and children.

intriga
(n.)=intrigue.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
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* intriga política=political intrigue.
* maraña de intrigas=web of intrigue.
* red de intriga=web of intrigue.
* tejido de intrigas=web of intrigue.

intriga política
(n.)=political intrigue.
Ex: This is political intrigue and scandal to rival the Fall of the Roman Empire .
intrigado
(adj.)=intrigued.
Ex: Supporting material -- cartoons, quotations and humorous excerpts -- are used to keep students intrigued and clues are allowed if students are unable to formulate a research strategy.

intrigante
(adj.)=intriguing ; designing.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.

intrigar
(v.)=puzzle ; intrigue ; scheme.
Ex: During this decade, a number of the perennial information issues for which technological solutions are needed will persit and continue to puzzle librarians.
Ex: 'BookBrain', 'Bookmate' and 'BookWhiz' are computer programs designed to intrigue and entice students who do not have a specific idea of what they want to read.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.

intrigas
(n.)=scheming ; machinations.
Ex: He typifies the clever, mischievous character who, through his scheming, often overreaches himself and becomes the butt of his own joke.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.

intrincado
(adj.)=intricate.
Ex: The terminology, much of it being either newly coined or adapted to suit the purpose at hand, is sometimes rather intricate.

introducción
(n.)=background ; leading remark ; overview ; penetration ; prelude ; preparation ; infusion ; induction ; backgrounder ; entrée ; build-up [buildup] ; rollout [roll-out] ; taster.
Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.
Ex: Indeed, to spark reader's curiosity incomplete and leading remarks are possible the most effective.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
Ex: As a prelude to using the scheme, we will briefly outline the various sections of this book.
Ex: A study then of the underlying features of the classification process and the components of a classification scheme is a preparation for the more critical and informed application of classification schemes.
Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
Ex: The author concludes that the new course offered an overall improvement in library induction.
Ex: He provides information 'backgrounders' to 100-200 people.
Ex: Now that information is being distributed through the visual media, exhibitions can provide an entree for diversified and potentially larger audiences.
Ex: The work completed to date has only been a build-up to the main phase but its usefulness has already been shown.
Ex: The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
Ex: 'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.
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* anterior a la introducción de la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* hacer una introducción=set + the scene.
* hacer una introducción histórica=give + background information.
* introducción (a)=introduction (to).
* introducción de datos utilizando un teclado=keypunching.
* modo de introducción de datos=input mode.
* ofrecer una introducción a=provide + a background to.
* posterior a la introducción de la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* programa de introducción a la biblioteca=library training programme.
* servir de introducción=set + the backdrop ; set + the framework ; set + the context.
* servir de introducción a=provide + a background to.
* tecla de introducción de datos=ENTER key.

introducción (a)
=introduction (to).
Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
introducción de datos utilizando un teclado
(n.)=keypunching.
Ex: The cataloguer is expected to find to correct form and write it on a worksheet, so that it can be entered by the clerk doing the keypunching.
introducido
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* recién introducido=newly entered.

introducir
(v.)=enter ; feed ; input ; insert ; introduce ; key in ; load into ; put in ; put into ; read in ; usher in ; inaugurate ; carry in ; slip in between ; roll out.
Ex: Entry of an 'e' for end will bring back the screen shown in Figure 23 where you can make another choice or enter 'e' for end.
Ex: The computer merely needs to be fed with the source documents and their citation, and with the appropriate software, will generate the indexes.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: Gaps are left in the apportionment of notation in order to permit new subjects to be inserted.
Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.
Ex: The advantage is that information does not have to be keyed in.
Ex: Multiple copies of the catalogue or index in the conventional sense are not required, but the data base can be copied and loaded into various computer systems.
Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.
Ex: If the bibliographic record is found, it can be put into the system catalog immediately.
Ex: Light pens can be used to read in data from bar codes on borrowers' cards, books, records, audio-visual materials.
Ex: Optical technology has ushered in a new phase in the storage and retrieval of information.
Ex: In the beginning staff delivered books to readers in their homes, while in 1972 a mobile library service was inaugurated enabling readers to choose their own materials.
Ex: The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.
Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.
Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.
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* introducir a golpes=hammer into.
* introducir Algo/Alguien en=usher + Nombre + into.
* introducir Algo en=take + Nombre + into.
* introducir arrastrando=haul in.
* introducir datos=key + data.
* introducir datos en el ordenador=input.
* introducir datos partiendo de cero=enter from + scratch.
* introducir de contrabando=smuggle in.
* introducir de nuevo=re-enter [reenter].
* introducir en=merge into.
* introducir escalonadamente=spiral.
* introducir gradualmente=phase in.
* introducir ilegalmente=smuggle in.
* introducir información=provide + input.
* introducir mediante el teclado=keyboard.
* introducir mejoras=make + improvements.
* introducir poco a poco a=filter through to.
* introducir por primera vez=pioneer.
* introducir progresivamente=spiral.
* introducirse=creep (up) (in/into) ; enter into ; make + Posesivo + way (into/onto) ; gain + entry.
* introducirse completamente en=immerse + Reflexivo + in.
* introducirse en=insinuate + Posesivo + way through ; insinuate + Reflexivo + (into) ; insinuate into.
* introducirse poco a poco=ease + Reflexivo + in.
* introducirse sigilosamente=creep up on.
* introducir tirando=haul in.
* introducir un cambio=bring + change.
* volver a introducir=re-enter [reenter] ; reintroduce ; reinsert.

introducir Algo en
(v.)=take + Nombre + into.
Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.
introducir Algo/Alguien en
(v.)=usher + Nombre + into.
Ex: Library employees can transform their organisations into dynamic entities capable of ushering society into the Information Age.
introducir a golpes
(v.)=hammer into.
Ex: The punches were then hammered into small blocks of copper (matrices).
introducir arrastrando
(v.)=haul in.
Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.
introducir datos
(v.)=key + data.
Ex: Input is normally recorded by using a light pen to read bar-encoded patron IDs and bar-encoded book labels, but may also be achieved by keying data at a keyboard/display unit.
introducir datos en el ordenador
(v.)=input.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
introducir datos partiendo de cero
(v.)=enter from + scratch.
Ex: Records for this program, however, have to be entered from scratch.
introducir de contrabando
(v.)=smuggle in.
Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.
introducir de nuevo
(v.)=re-enter [reenter].
Ex: The message then can be deleted, read again on the screen filed electronically, printed out as a hard copy, or sent to a third party without the need to re-enter it.
introducir en
(v.)=merge into.
Ex: Once identified, all of these searchable elements are merged into an existing file or dictionary of searchable elements.
introducir escalonadamente
(v.)=spiral.
Ex: The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.
introducir gradualmente
(v.)=phase in.
Ex: The new pricing scheme will be phased in gradually, the plan being to reduce connect fees as other fees are increased.
introducir ilegalmente
(v.)=smuggle in.
Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.
introducir información
(v.)=provide + input.
Ex: The Centre also provides input into centralised information systems for the storage of information on theses, research reports, travel reports, translations and bibliographies.
introducir mediante el teclado
(v.)=keyboard.
Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.
introducir mejoras
(v.)=make + improvements.
Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.
introducir poco a poco a
(v.)=filter through to.
Ex: A further author explained how he hoped his work would appear first to the advanced scholars but might also filter through to students.
introducir por primera vez
(v.)=pioneer.
Ex: Icons, or pictorial representations of objects in systems, were pioneered by Xerox.
introducir progresivamente
(v.)=spiral.
Ex: The paper identifies and discusses seven concepts that should be spiraled throughout the curriculum and examined in each social context.
introducir tirando
(v.)=haul in.
Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.
introducir un cambio
(v.)=bring + change.
Ex: Surely these innovations already have and will continue to bring deep and wide-sweeping change to our profession - and because of their rapidity, these changes will be sudden and often tumultuous.
introducirse
(v.)=creep (up) (in/into) ; enter into ; make + Posesivo + way (into/onto) ; gain + entry.
Ex: Abstracting may not always be accorded a high priority by volunteer abstractors and undesirable delays may creep into the preparation of abstracts. Ex: Information in machine-readable form can be entered into and extracted from the DOBIS/Leuven files. Ex: Although electronic books (eBooks) are beginning to make their way into libraries collections, the question remains as to why it has taken so long for this to happen. Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
introducirse completamente en
(v.)=immerse + Reflexivo + in.
Ex: The indexer must become conversant with the subject content of the document, in just the same way as an abstractor must immerse himself in the text.
introducirse en
(v.)=insinuate + Posesivo + way through ; insinuate + Reflexivo + (into) ; insinuate into.
Ex: As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting. Ex: But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life. Ex: While endorsing the thought that language is insinuated into brains, I also identify what I believe is the theory's Achilles heel.
introducirse poco a poco
(v.)=ease + Reflexivo + in.
Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
introducirse sigilosamente
(v.)=creep up on.
Ex: Nationwide networking crept up on libraries, eager to share the resources they could not afford singly or even in small groups.
introductor
(n.)=introducer.
Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
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* introductor de datos en un ordenador=inputter.

introductor de datos en un ordenador
(n.)=inputter.
Ex: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.
introductorio
(adj.)=introductory.
Ex: Introductory paragraphs, on the other hand, are generally intended to offer orientation.
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* comentario introductorio=leading remark.
* nota introductoria=background note.
* sesión introductoria=orientation meeting.

intromisión
(n.)=encroachment ; interference ; meddling.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.
Ex: As chairman he objected to reduction of library budgets and to censorial interference in library work.
Ex: As if the Cuban people themselves have no right to uphold their own national sovereignty against outside meddling.

introspección
(n.)=soul-searching ; self-examination.
Ex: Soul-searching and perhaps a shift of priorities may be necessary, but with only 1/4 of public libraries possessing good basic resources the major priority is an obvious one.
Ex: It is most appropriate on Ash Wednesday, when we begin a period of sober reflection, self-examination, and spiritual redirection.

introspectivo
(adj.)=introspective.
Ex: Novelists, being writers who create books from their own imagination, are frequently introspective people who can cope with the solitariness of fiction writing.

introversión
(n.)=introversion.
Ex: Moreover, it appears that introversion increases with intelligence so that more than 75% of people with an IQ above 160 are introverted.

introvertido
(adj.)=inward-looking ; introvert ; introverted.
Ex: The profession has become very inward-looking, and only a few articles, written about libraries and librarians by librarians have had an impact on non-librarians.
Ex: Tests have shown that introverts are not underrepresented among delinquents attending approved schools.
Ex: Results indicate that reference librarians in general tend to be introverted rather than extroverted.

intrusismo
(n.)=encroachment.
Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.
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* intrusismo profesional=encroachment by other professionals ; encroachment by other professions.

intrusismo profesional
(n.)=encroachment by other professionals ; encroachment by other professions.
Ex: Let me remind readers of these memos that I am not an attorney and
have no particular incentive to help them protect their turf from
encroachment by other professionals. Ex: It will help protect our scope of practice from encroachment by other professions and help define exercise physiology as a true profession.
intrusivo
(adj.)=obtrusive.
Nota: En sociología, observación del comportamiento de una persona en una situación en la que el sujeto conoce que está siendo observado.
Ex: The Hawthorne effect, ie the well-established fact that individuals who know that they are being observed usually change their patterns of behaviour, even unintentionally, will obviously come into play if the observation is obtrusive.
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* no intrusivo=nonobtrusive.

intrusión
(n.)=entrenchment ; intrusion ; trespassing ; interpolation ; meddling ; encroachment.
Ex: The computer's entrenchment in our lives is a brute fact and not a debatable or negotiable point.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: The article 'Does online editing promote trespassing?' discusses the ethical implications of granting editors on-line access to authors' document files.
Ex: Editorial interpolations are placed in square brackets [].
Ex: As if the Cuban people themselves have no right to uphold their own national sovereignty against outside meddling.
Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.

intruso
(n.)=intruder ; interloper ; intrusive ; meddling ; trespasser ; invasive ; unwelcome guest.
Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder.
Ex: We noticed that while Johnny was entertaining his guests Mr McGregor was trying to capture an interloper.
Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.
Ex: Archaeologists are intruders from academe whose meddling presence upsets the balance of life.
Ex: The meeting was closed prematurely when police ordered the premises to be evacuated by the conferencers as well as the trespassers.
Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.
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* alarma contra intrusos=intruder alarm.
* no intruso=non-intrusive.

intrépidamente
=boldly ; fearlessly.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.

intrépido
(adj.)=intrepid ; bold ; fearless ; dauntless.
Ex: The article 'Aslib at war: the brief but intrepid career of a library organization as a hub of allied scientific intelligence 1942-1945' analyses the important role played by Aslib in the centralised microfilming and dissemination of enemy scientific periodicals during World War 2.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.

intrépidos
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* intrépidos, los=bold, the.

intrépidos, los
=bold, the.
Ex: This is a small service for the bold and resolute would find a way of escape anyhow: the faint-hearted and hesitant are those who need to be enticed into a wider world, and they are very numerous.
intrínseca
=in-built.
Ex: A citation index seeks to exploit these in-built links between documents and facilitate the identification of networks of cited, and thus associated documents.
intrínsecamente
=intrinsically.
Ex: Thus the catalog contemplated by Panizzi was to concern itself also with the more elusive but intrinsically more important aspects of the book: the identity of the work contained in it and of the author of that work.

intrínseco
(adj.)=inherent ; intrinsic.
Nota: Característico del objeto en sí, sin relacionarlo con otros.
Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry.
Ex: A category is a grouping of phenomena defined by their intrinsic nature, not by the role they play in a particular subject field.
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* intrínseca=in-built.

intrínsicamente
=inherently ; quintessentially.
Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.
Ex: They were associated with what was understood as the eccentric but quintessentially English love of mimesis.

intubación
(n.)=intubation.
Ex: The urgency of airway intubation is the most important factor in planning which technique of securing the airway is the safest and most appropriate.

intuición
(n.)=acumen ; hunch ; intuition ; insight ; gut feeling ; gut instinct ; feelings in + Posesivo + bones ; vibes.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: Some features of the process can be specified, but others rely to a large extent upon experience and intuition.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
Ex: The path of least resistance would be to go with his vibes and decide that marriage was not for him.
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* por intuición=intuitively.

intuido
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* intuido hace mucho tiempo=long-suspected.

intuido hace mucho tiempo
(adj.)=long-suspected.
Ex: This confirms the long-suspected undesirability of the intravenous use of bismuth compounds in the treatment of syphilis.
intuir
(v.)=intuit ; scent.
Ex: SALESPEOPLE AND SELLING and FIRE FIGHTERS would be specific, and the user would not have to intuit that these headings, perhaps, covered the activities of women as well as men.
Ex: And now, just as before, they scented the opportunity of doing their unsavory business.

intuitivamente
=intuitively.
Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.

intuitivo
(adj.)=intuitive.
Ex: He is a man of intuitive judgment in the choice of the manipulative processes he employs.
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* de forma intuitiva=intuitively.
* de manera intuitiva=intuitively.
* de modo intuitivo=intuitively.
* nada intuitivo=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].

intérprete
(n.)=performer ; interpreter ; performing artist.
Ex: Single personal authorship includes writers of books, composers of music, compilers of bibliographies, cartographers, artist, photographers, and, in certain cases, performers of sound recordings, films and videorecordings.
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries.
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* grupo intérprete=executant body.
* instrumento o intérprete de la música=executant.
* intérprete de comandos=command interpreter.
* intérprete de lenguaje de signos=sign language interpreter.
* intérprete de órdenes=command interpreter.

intérprete de comandos
(n.)=command interpreter.
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
intérprete de lenguaje de signos
(n.)=sign language interpreter.
Ex: Its aim is to provide information services for deaf people through telematics facilities and sign language interpreters.
intérprete de órdenes
(n.)=command interpreter.
Ex: Command interpreters work in the same way as a simultaneous interpreter in a meeting, translating 'on-the-fly'.
inundación
(n.)=flood ; flooding ; inundation ; floodwater [flood water] ; waterlogging.
Ex: In UDC under 361 SOCIAL RELIEF we find .9 Relief or aid in emergencies, disasters; .91 Earthquakes, storms, hurricanes; .92 floods; .93 War, civil war; .94 Epidemics; .95 Famine; and .96 Fires, conflagrations.
Ex: Flooding, fire, earthquake, collapsed buildings and landslides are the most frequent kinds of disasters to hit libraries: nearly all will lead to wet books.
Ex: She welcomed the attention, but the inundation became a problem = Agradecía la atención recibida, pero tal inundación le resultó ser un problema.
Ex: In 1975 flood water damaged 100,000 books and maps stored in a basement area.
Ex: With the introduction of irrigation, low-lying areas are prone to waterlogging and soil salinization.
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* afectado por las inundaciones=flood-hit.
* dañado por las inundación=flood-damaged.
* drenaje para inundaciones=flood drainage.
* inundación del correo electrónico=mail bombing.
* propenso a las inundaciones=flood-prone.
* simulacro de inundación=flood drill.

inundación del correo electrónico
(n.)=mail bombing.
Ex: This article lists some of these threats to privacy and security, including spamming, mail bombing, worms, trojans, cookies, viruses, crackers, etc..
inundado
(adj.)=flooded.
Ex: Pesticides may have contaminated waters in flooded areas.
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* estar inundado de=be snowed under with.
* inundado de=awash with/in.

inundado de
=awash with/in.
Ex: It would seem as if the country is almost awash with outlets for the sale of books.
inundar
(v.)=swamp ; wash over ; flood.
Ex: The recommendations seemed to indicate that the British Library would have been swamped with relegated books from the low-use stock of university libraries.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: Rising water levels in both rivers has flooded several villages causing massive loss to crops and property.
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* inundar con=deluge with.
* inundar (de)=flood with ; inundate (with).

inundar con
(v.)=deluge with.
Ex: Librarians are being deluged with ads for new bibliographical tools, some of which are unnecessary and many of which are poor.
inundar de
(v.)=flood with ; inundate (with).
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party. Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
inusitadamente
=uncharacteristically.
Ex: To be uncharacteristically succinct, he is a blithering idiot: I mean, really stupid.

inusual
(adj.)=unusual ; unaccustomed ; freakish.
Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.
Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.

inusualmente
=unusually.
Ex: The retreat, held in an off-campus community room during the Christmas break following an unusually hectic autumn term, lasted a full day.

inutilidad
(n.)=futility ; inutility.
Ex: Quickly recognizing the futility of trying to decipher the purpose of the call, she dismissed it from her mind and continued on.
Ex: Fred Kilgour, the modern father of networking, made a speech which described the inutility of traditional rules of cataloging which focused on bringing together all of the works of an author under the same heading.
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* culto a la inutilidad=cargo cult.

inutilizable
(adj.)=unusable.
Ex: The last set of rules, AACR1, was unusable for integrated collections.
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* hacer inutilizable=render + useless.

inutilizado
(adj.)=deactivated.
Ex: Deactivated accounts will be re-activated upon receipt of payment.
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* arma inutilizada=deactivated weapon.

inutilizar
(v.)=go out + the window.
Ex: The lack of centralisation means that good management goes out the window and everything gets sloppier.
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* inutilizarse=become + unusable.

inutilizarse
(v.)=become + unusable.
Ex: Looking internally at a data diskette shows us that whenever a MARC record is deleted, the record is marked as deleted and the space becomes unusable.
invadir
(v.)=encroach on/upon ; muscle in ; horn in ; invade ; overrun [over-run] ; come over ; wash over ; storm ; take over.
Ex: We have not been alone, of course, in our concentration on inessentials; and ours is not the only profession that is being encroached upon by alternative professionals.
Ex: They are, however, very much in a minority in the high technology field and any feeling that the products of such courses are 'muscling in' on library and information work is hard to substantiate.
Ex: There might be some difficulty with agencies who see us as 'horning in' on their territory.
Ex: Information technology invades every facet of industrial, business and personal life.
Ex: Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.
Ex: 'I better go in,' Leforte muttered, a wearied, disillusioned expression coming over her pallid features.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.
Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.
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* invadir el terreno (de Alguien)=encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.
* invadir la intimidad de Alguien=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.

invadir el terreno (de Alguien)
(v.)=encroach on/upon + Posesivo + domain.
Ex: There seems a natural resistance to public library I & R services by other agencies providing similar services, who fear that the library is encroaching on their domain.
invadir la intimidad de Alguien
(v.)=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
invalidación
(n.)=sterilisation [sterilization, -USA] ; annulment.
Ex: There is a suggestion of sterilization in McLuhan's observation, one of negative growth and non-renewal.
Ex: The king must have then realised, if he had not already done so, that his efforts to secure an annulment from the pope had run into the sand.

invalidar
(v.)=negate ; override ; overturn ; render + redundant ; render + suspect ; render + wrong ; rule out ; rule out ; short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; stultify ; eviscerate ; deflate ; invalidate ; preempt [pre-empt] ; pull + the plug on ; overrule ; void ; make + redundant ; disallow ; annul.
Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: On the final screen in the sequence, the default values for today's closing time and tomorrow's opening time may be overridden.
Ex: However, any refinement involves greater human intervention, and this in turn can easily overturn the arguments in favour of subject indexes based upon titles.
Ex: We need to replace those aspects of traditional public library service which have been taken over by other media or rendered redundant by social change.
Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect.
Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst.
Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
Ex: If, however, we index documents about primary schools under the term primary school, we can immediately rule out a lot of irrelevant documents in our search.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.
Ex: Excessive standardisation also tends to stultify development and improvement of IT products.
Ex: Also, to become emotionally wedded to a particular view is to eviscerate one's effectiveness in achieving a workable solution.
Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
Ex: However, in November 1976, with the eighth edition still hot from the press, the decision to revert wholly to indirect subdivision was implemented, thus invalidating a substantial part of the Introduction to the eighth edition.
Ex: This article concludes that the main value of the indicators is as a management tool, as a means of preempting problems.
Ex: However, the effects of media conglomeration on Times Mirror for bottom line results would pull the plug on the New York venture that was nearing its provisional term and beginning to show positive results.
Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
Ex: However, in the case when the user's input fails, we would like to void the reserved funds.
Ex: In one breath you say it's not very valuable and technologies will soon be here to make it redundant and in the next breath boast of its capabilities - you just can't have it both ways!.
Ex: Publishers still hoped to establish monopolies on individual books that were out of copyright, but this was eventually disallowed by a legal ruling in 1774.
Ex: In 2009 the court annulled the decision and remanded the case to the authority for further investigation.
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* invalidar las críticas=disarm + criticism.
* invalidar las quejas=disarm + complaints.
* invalidar un argumento=invalidate + argument.

invalidar las críticas
(v.)=disarm + criticism.
Ex: Most commentators on the subject protect themselves by employing the term 'printed ephemera' to describe the field and thus hope to disarm the potential criticism that a manuscript item can also be ephemeral.
invalidar las quejas
(v.)=disarm + complaints.
Ex: The belief that health professionals were 'doing everything they could' in conditions of constraint also tended to exonerate them from blame for the suffering that carers or ill people experienced, and thus to disarm complaints about health care.
invalidar un argumento
(v.)=invalidate + argument.
Ex: Although in the past it has been said that readers have a psychological aversion to computers, its present widespread use in offices and business and industry invalidates this argument.
invalidez
(n.)=invalidity.
Ex: In this transition from a macroscopic to a microscopic field of scientific communication, the author finds evidence for the invalidity of Bradford's Law.
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* pensión por invalidez=disability pension.
* seguro de invalidez=disability insurance.

invalorable
(adj.)=priceless.
Ex: The libraries have spent centuries with the collections and storage of priceless information.

invariabilidad
(n.)=fixity.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.

invariable
(adj.)=hard and fast ; invariant ; monotone ; unvarying ; invariable ; unchanged ; ironclad [iron-clad].
Ex: There is no hard and fast answer to this question.
Ex: Because authority file invariant and document-specific (variable) information are not separated in a MARC record, both are usually entered each time a document is cataloged.
Ex: The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.
Ex: An unvarying level of illumination, heating, cooling, ventilation and acoustics will give the even type of environment needed in an academic library.
Ex: The standardization of type-sizes never became complete or invariable during the hand-press period.
Ex: The most recent book on the subject, almost fifty years later, makes it plain that the situation is unchanged.
Ex: A review of the research shows that there are no clear and ironclad answers.

invariablemente
=invariably.
Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.

invasivo
(adj.)=invasive.
Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.
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* cáncer invasivo=invasive cancer.
* cirugía mínimamente invasiva=keyhole surgery.
* no invasivo=noninvasive [non-invasive].

invasión
(n.)=encroachment ; invasion ; onslaught.
Ex: It is really up to us to decide whether or not we can sustain that entity against the challenges and the encroachments that threaten it.
Ex: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
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* invasión del espacio personal=invasion of space.
* invasión del hogar=home invasion.
* invasión del papel, la=paper storm, the.

invasión del espacio personal
(n.)=invasion of space.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
invasión del hogar
(n.)=home invasion.
Ex: Thanks to fingerprints left on a glass of water, police have made a quick arrest in a home invasion last week in which two intruders terrorized an elderly couple.
invasión del papel, la
=paper storm, the.
Ex: The 'paper storm' or the 'literature explosion' are evocative terms coined to draw attention to the dramatic nature of the growth of literature.
invasor
(adj.)=encroaching ; invader ; invasive ; intrusive.
Ex: This article focuses on the business ethic and its encroaching influence in not-for-profit organizations like most libraries.
Ex: The author suggests that the Japanese, as a nation, are insensitive to the invasion of privacy, both from the standpoint of the invader and the sufferer.
Ex: The minimally invasive nature of endoscopic surgery allows operations to be performed on patients through small incisions, often under local anaesthesia.
Ex: Librarians should be careful during this critical stage not to become intrusive elements.
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* no invasor=non-intrusive.

invectiva
(n.)=tirade ; diatribe ; bashing ; fulmination.
Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
Ex: Although Limburg's attempt to cover such a wide range of issues is commendable, he runs foul of the dangers of simplistic diatribe and superficiality.
Ex: The persistent 'U.S. bashing' that goes on here is, however, imprecise and tiresome after a while.
Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.
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* invectivas=invective.

invectivas
(n.)=invective.
Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
invencibilidad
(n.)=invincibility.
Ex: Going on an unbeaten run gives a team belief and a sense of invincibility at times.

invencible
(adj.)=unbeatable ; invincible.
Ex: The article 'Unbeatable booktalks' describes how arranging booktalks around nonfiction titles has opened new realms.
Ex: And that apriorism engenders an argument not just of ignorance but of invincible ignorance.
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* Armada Invencible, la=Invincible Armada, the.

invención
(n.)=fabrication ; invention.
Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.
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* anterior a la invención de la escritura=preliterate [pre-literate].
* posterior a la invención de la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].

inventado
(adj.)=fabricated ; confabulated.
Ex: For their indifference, they were rewarded with personnel evaluations which reflected an imaginatively fabricated version of the truth, but which did afford the requisite ego boost and commensurate pay increase.
Ex: The number of correct, incorrect, and confabulated details were counted from written transcripts of the accounts.

inventar^1
(v.)=invent.
Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.
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* inventarse=devise.
* reinventar=reinvent [re-invent].

inventar^2
(v.)=confabulate ; fabricate ; cook up ; trump up ; make up.
Ex: His cognitive abilities were severely compromised, and he confabulated continuously and bizarrely.
Ex: Both the researcher and the student practice of 'fudging' involves faking, fabricating, or stealing data.
Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.
Ex: All summer long, the media have been trumping up stories that, while important, probably don't merit the attention they've been receiving.
Ex: The nation was shocked and even more outraged when it turned out she made it all up.

inventariado
(n.)=auditing.
Ex: In essence the characterising quality of these programmes relates to a body of experience and research in such areas as information storage and retrieval and information auditing.

inventariar
(v.)=inventory.
Ex: When the selection criteria are complete, the appropriate copy records in the holdings file are marked to be inventoried.
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* programa para inventariar=inventory program.

inventario
(n.)=stocktaking [stock-taking] ; inventory ; stocktake ; inventory list ; checklist [check-list].
Ex: Individual drawers can be carried to the shelves if necessary, perhaps for stocktaking, but normally a drawer 'stop' prevents the removal of a drawer by a reader.
Ex: The inventory programs make possible a partial inventory of a record collection.
Ex: Decisions and considerations prior to stocktaking in the school library must include an assessment of what is to be covered in the stocktake.
Ex: Not surprisingly, he soon found that the inventory lists were not quite adequate for his purposes.
Ex: This a checklist of features to consider in comparing and evaluating data bases.
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* catálogo inventario=inventory catalogue.
* hacer inventario=stocktake.

inventarse
(v.)=devise.
Ex: Special classification schemes are generally devised for an application in which no major general scheme is suitable.
inventiva
(n.)=ingenuity ; resourcefulness ; inventiveness ; confabulation ; creativity.
Ex: Retrieval of documents on a search topic, but using terms for a broader or narrower concept, relies heavily upon the searcher's ingenuity.
Ex: The impression left by the two early attempts to create universal bibliographic control was that the creation of one universal source of reference was beyond human resources and resourcefulness.
Ex: This article examines briefly the provision of books for troops and outlines examples of initiative and inventiveness within the public library system during the war.
Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.

inventivo
(adj.)=inventive ; confabulatory ; resourceful.
Ex: As time goes by, the modern inventive mind multiplies these media and the bibliographical picture becomes increasingly complicated.
Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.
Ex: Under a series of resourceful librarians, it rapidly achieved a high reputation for its collection of books, periodicals and prints.
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* tener inventiva=be inventive.

invento
(n.)=invention.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.

inventor
(n.)=inventor.
Ex: It is strange that the inventors of universal languages have not seized upon the idea of producing one which better fitted the technique for transmitting and recording speech.

invernadero
(n.)=glasshouse ; greenhouse ; hothouse.
Ex: For example, to pursue our simple example above, if Greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search.
Ex: For example, to pursue our simple example above, if greenhouses is not a term in our controlled language, then we might search under Glasshouses instead and then perform a string search on the term 'Greenhouses' to discover whether this term appeared in the text of any of the documents retrieved by the original search.
Ex: These plants are often not as hardy when placed in the garden under less than hothouse conditions.
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* efecto invernadero, el=greenhouse effect, the.
* emisión de gases de efecto invernadero=carbon emission.
* emisión de gas invernadero=greenhouse gas emission.
* gas invernadero=greenhouse gas.
* gas que produce el efecto invernadero=greenhouse gas.

invernal
(adj.)=wint(e)ry .
Ex: A major storm system passing through the central United States brought a wintery mess to the state of Minnesota this past weekend.
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* clima invernal=winter weather.
* tiempo invernal=winter weather.

invernar
(v.)=hibernate ; winter ; overwinter.
Ex: He maintains that racism is a site in which older forms of oppression and social exclusion, particularly fascism, have chosen to hibernate.
Ex: Hoopoes breed across most of Europe, except Scandinavia, and almost all migrate in autumn - usually at night - to winter in Africa.
Ex: Wagtail overwinters in areas of Southeast Asia and Indonesia where outbreaks of avian flu have occurred.

inverosimilitud
(n.)=improbability.
Ex: Some people have thought that King Lear contains improbabilities which undermine the credibility of the play from the beginning.

inverosímil
=implausible ; far-fetched [farfetched].
Ex: If the plot is trite, the characters cardboard and the action totally implausible and illogical these things do not matter so long as the reader is happy.
Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.

inversamente
=inversely.
Ex: More specifically, it is the case that recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
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* guardar una relación inversamente proporcional=vary + inversely.
* inversamente proporcional=inversely proportional.
* relación inversamente proporcional=inverse relationship.
* relación inversamente proporcional significativa=significant inverse relationship.

inversamente proporcional
=inversely proportional.
Ex: More specifically, it is the case that recall is inversely proportional to precision, and vice versa, or in other words, as one increases, the other must decrease.
inversionista
(n.)=investor.
Ex: Foreign investors are attracted by the numerous business opportunities that now exist in these countries.
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* demanda colectiva de los inversionistas=securities class action.
* inversionista extranjero=foreign investor.

inversionista extranjero
(n.)=foreign investor.
Ex: This law allows the U.S. to impose sanctions against foreign investors in Cuba whose investments allegedly involve properties expropriated from Cubans who are now U.S. nationals.
inversión de capital
(n.)=capital costs ; capital investment ; capital expenditure.
Ex: There is unfortunately a great tendency to try and reduce capital costs when planning a building and at the same time totally forget the annual energy costs. Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell. Ex: When considered as capital expenditure, the true costs of book purchases are substantially greater than librarians have commonly imagined.
inversión de funciones
(n.)=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
Ex: The French Revolution was a drama in itself with the reversal of roles (royalists and revolutionaries). Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
inversión de papeles
(n.)=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
Ex: The French Revolution was a drama in itself with the reversal of roles (royalists and revolutionaries). Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
inversión de poderes
(n.)=power reversal.
Ex: It has been noticed that, with some high-tech exhibits, there is a 'power reversal' with the children givin explanations to their parents rather than the other way round.
inversión de recursos
(n.)=commitment of resources.
Ex: The article 'Computer literacy in the library: from rags to riches' demonstrates how a library can introduce a computer literacy course with a modest commitment of time and resources.
inversión de roles
(n.)=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
Ex: The French Revolution was a drama in itself with the reversal of roles (royalists and revolutionaries). Ex: Role reversal seeks to answer some of these questions by having ordinary men and women switch genders for a month.
inversión de tiempo
(n.)=commitment of time.
Ex: The article 'Computer literacy in the library: from rags to riches' demonstrates how a library can introduce a computer literacy course with a modest commitment of time and resources.
inversión pública
(n.)=public investment.
Ex: With the increasing demand for accountability, libraries should be able to justify budgetary requests by translating public investment in libraries into an economic return.
inversión^1
(n.)=inversion ; reversal.
Ex: Cutter argued that when it could be established that the second term was definitely more significant then inversion of headings was acceptable.
Ex: This is an interesting reversal of the rank order of countries for both stock held and expenditure per head of population.
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* inversión de funciones=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
* inversión de papeles=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
* inversión de poderes=power reversal.
* inversión de roles=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
* método de la inversión de la frecuencia de los documentos (IDF)=Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).

inversión^2
(n.)=investment ; investing ; outlay.
Ex: Investment of resources in enhancing free-text retrieval is not cost effective to them.
Ex: This paper gives advice to librarians (primarily in the USA) on building and maintaining an up to date collection on investing and personal finance.
Ex: Educative work must continue to be publicised and libraries must make greater outlays of funds and staff.
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* atraer inversiones=lure + investment.
* beneficios de la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* beneficios en relación con la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* coste de la inversión=investment cost.
* desinversión=divestiture.
* fondo común de inversión=mutual fund.
* fondo de inversión=mutual fund.
* fondo de inversión libre=hedge fund.
* ganancias de la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* ganancias en relación con la inversión=return on investment (ROI).
* inversión de capital=capital costs ; capital investment ; capital expenditure.
* inversión de recursos=commitment of resources.
* inversión de tiempo=commitment of time.
* inversión pública=public investment.
* programa de inversiones=investment program(me).
* sociedad de inversiones=investment trust.
* sociedad de inversión mobiliaria=investment trust.

inverso
(adj.)=inverse ; reverse.
Ex: Most relationships should be shown in both their direct and inverse forms.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
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* a la inversa=mirror-fashion ; mirror image ; in reverse.
* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla=highlighting bar.
* búsqueda inversa=backtracking search.
* esnob a la inversa=inverted snob.
* esnobismo a la inversa=inverted snobbery.
* inverso, el=reverse, the.
* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado=inverse square law.
* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo=inverse cube law.
* orden inverso=reverse order.
* orden inverso de palabras=indirect word order.
* pijismo a la inversa=inverted snobbery.
* pijo a la inversa=inverted snob.
* relación inversa=inverse relationship.
* relación inversa significativa=significant inverse relationship.

inverso, el
=reverse, the.
Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
inversor
(n.)=investor.
Ex: Foreign investors are attracted by the numerous business opportunities that now exist in these countries.

invertebrado
(n.)=invertebrate.
Ex: Palaeontology collections (invertebrates, vertebrates and plants), housed by museums and universities and cared for by curators, serve a wide range of studies.

invertido
(adj.)=inverted ; upside-down ; reverse.
Ex: All statements indicating preferential relationships will usually appear in both directed and inverted forms.
Ex: Subfields within a field are indicated by the highlighted upside-down triangle <&#9660;> for ease of recognition.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
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* encabezamiento invertido=inverted heading.
* índice invertido=dictionary ; inverted index.
* índice invertido de las citas bibliográficas=citation dictionary.
* índice invertido de las palabras del título=title word dictionary.
* pezón invertido=inverted nipple.
* término invertido=inverted term.

invertir
(v.)=invert ; reverse ; invest.
Ex: How is a user to know which multi-word terms in a system have been inverted and which have not?.
Ex: Entry of the number '11' reverses the present blacklisting status.
Ex: Over the past 5 years Drew University has invested $3.5 million in cutting edge technology and installed an on-line library system.
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* invertir capital=sink + capital.
* invertir dinero=invest + money ; commit + money.
* invertir el tiempo de Uno en=invest + Posesivo + time in.
* invertir esfuerzo intelectual en=invest + Posesivo + thoughts in.
* invertir más dinero=dig + deep.

invertir capital
(v.)=sink + capital.
Ex: It was never normal for a printer to sink capital in a stock of paper sufficient for miscellaneous book-printing.
invertir dinero
(v.)=invest + money ; commit + money.
Ex: A great deal of money is invested in different methods of information retrieval, and the amount increases each year. Ex: Sometimes, for example, by not immediately liening funds for an expensive reference work that is just announced, one may benefit from reviews or an opportunity to examine the work before committing the money.
invertir el tiempo de Uno en
(v.)=invest + Posesivo + time in.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
invertir esfuerzo intelectual en
(v.)=invest + Posesivo + thoughts in.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
invertir más dinero
(v.)=dig + deep.
Ex: The article 'Digging deep for treasure' reports that many companies see data mining as a data warehouse's most important role, yet they have still not upgraded their IT architectures to include data warehousing.
investidura
(n.)=investiture.
Ex: This paper reports on the investiture of Alan Watkin as president of the Association of Assistant Librarians and business discussed at the ALA Council meeting.
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* discurso de investidura=acceptance speech.

investigaciones
(n.)=research evidence.
Ex: Research evidence demonstrates that grade retention does not improve achievement and may increase the chances of a student dropping out of school instead of persisting to graduation.
investigaciones operativas
(n.)=operations research.
Ex: Operations research is the use of scientific methods to study an organisation's function and to develop better planning methods.
investigaciones, las
(n.)=research literature ; literature of research.
Ex: In the 70s satisfying local demand on research literature became increasingly difficult. Ex: The author reviews the literature of research on minority librarianship in the USA (Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American and Mexican American) = El autor analiza las investigaciones sobre la biblioteconomía relacionada con las minorías en los Estados Unidos (Afroamericanos, indio americanos, americanos de origen asiático, americanos de origen mejicano).
investigación
(n.)=enquiry [inquiry, -USA] ; exploration ; inquiry [enquiry, -UK] ; investigation ; probe ; research ; scholarship ; line of enquiry ; a piece of + research ; research activity ; research effort ; academic study ; inquest.
Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
Ex: This section goes no further than the exploration of ideas which are important for the appropriate support of software packages.
Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
Ex: An improved awareness of existing work should strengthen the foundations of new investigations, and reduce the degree of duplication.
Ex: From 1985-89, a probe into library services took place into about 7,300 public and school libraries with some 53 million items in stock.
Ex: Abstracts may be submitted for editing and inclusion in bibliographies and bulletins by staff engaged in research.
Ex: The most important of the functions of librarians is the collection, preservation and affording access to the materials of scholarship.
Ex: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations.
Ex: Part of library legend is now a steel manufacturer's after-dinner statement that if a piece of research cost less than $100,000, it was cheaper to repeat it than to try to find out if it had already been done.
Ex: Bibliometric analyses confirmed that review articles on topics that are generating high levels of research activity tend to have relatively voluminous bibliographies made up of a disproportionate number of citations to source materials of very recent vintage.
Ex: With renewed geologic interest in the Arctic and Antarctic, polar libraries are becoming increasingly important to support the research efforts in these areas.
Ex: Cyberculture is emerging as an interdisciplinary subject of academic study.
Ex: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales.
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* ARL (Asociación de Bibliotecas de Investigación)=ARL (Association of Research Libraries).
* artículo de investigación=research paper ; research article ; research contribution.
* ayudante de investigación=research assistant.
* base de datos de investigación=research database.
* beca de investigación=research grant.
* becario de investigación=research grantee ; research student.
* biblioteca de investigación=research library.
* biblioteconomía especializada en las bibliotecas de investigación=research librianship.
* centro de investigación=research centre ; research unit.
* colaboración en la investigación=cooperative research.
* colaborador de investigación=research fellow.
* colección de investigación=research collection.
* comisión de investigación=commission of enquiry ; investigating committee ; investigation committee.
* contribución a la investigación=research contribution.
* dedicado a la investigación=research-oriented.
* de investigación=exploratory.
* departamento de investigación=research unit.
* documentos producto de investigación=research materials.
* empresa de investigación=research firm.
* equipo de investigación=research team.
* estrategia de investigación=research strategy.
* frente de investigación=research front.
* grupo de investigación=research group.
* Grupo de Investigación sobre la Clasificación (CRG)=Classification Research Group (CRG).
* herramienta de investigación=research tool.
* informe del resultado de una investigación=research report.
* iniciar una investigación=launch + investigation.
* institución de investigación=research institution.
* instituto de investigación=research institute.
* instituto para la investigación y el desarrollo=research and development institute.
* investigación-acción=action research.
* investigación aplicada=action research.
* investigación biomédica=biomedical research.
* investigación científica=academic research ; scientific research ; scientific enquiry ; scholarly research.
* investigación clínica=clinical research.
* investigación cooperativa=cooperative research.
* investigación criminal=criminal investigation.
* investigación cualitativa=qualitative research.
* investigación cuantitativa=quantitative research.
* investigación de campo=intervention research ; field research.
* investigación de despacho=desk research.
* investigación de mercado=market research ; consumer research ; marketing research.
* investigación educativa=educational research.
* investigación empírica=empirical research.
* investigación en biblioteconomía y documentación=library and information science research.
* investigación en biblioteconomía=library research.
* investigación en biomedicina=biomedical research.
* investigación en ciencias de la documentación=information science research.
* investigación en colaboración=collaborative research.
* investigación en documentación=information science research.
* investigación en educación=educational research.
* investigación en equipo=team research.
* investigación en medicina=medical research.
* investigaciones=research evidence.
* investigaciones, las=research literature ; literature of research.
* investigaciones operativas=operations research.
* investigación genética=genetic research.
* investigación histórica=historical research.
* investigación industrial=industrial research.
* investigación judicial=inquest.
* investigación mediante sondeos=survey research.
* investigación médica=medical research.
* investigación operativa=operational research.
* investigación para la creación de innovaciones=innovation research.
* investigación pedagógica=educational research.
* investigación y desarrollo (I+D)=research and development (R&D).
* línea de investigación=line of enquiry ; line of research ; line of enquiry ; research front ; avenue (for/of) research ; research avenue ; avenue of investigation ; research line ; research direction.
* línea de investigación futura=avenue (for/of) future research.
* línea de investigación posible=avenue for further research.
* metodología de investigación=research methodology.
* no dedicado a la investigación=non-research.
* nueva línea de investigación=research direction.
* periodismo de investigación=investigative reporting ; investigative journalism.
* permiso sabático para dedicarse a la investigación=research leave.
* producción científica de investigación=research literature.
* programa de investigación=research agenda.
* propuesta de proyecto de investigación=research proposal.
* protocolo de investigación=research protocol.
* proyecto de investigación=research project ; research initiative.
* realizar una investigación=carry out + research ; conduct + investigation ; conduct + research ; do + research ; undertake + investigation ; undertake + research.
* Red Informativa de las Bibliotecas de Investigación en USA=RLIN.
* rendimiento en la investigación=research performance.
* revista de investigación=research periodical.
* RLG (Grupo de Bibliotecas de Investigación)=RLG (Research Libraries Group).
* técnica de investigación=research technique.
* tema de investigación=area of enquiry [area of inquiry] ; research question ; research topic.
* trabajo de investigación=investigative work ; research paper ; research work.
* visita por motivos de investigación=research trip ; research visit.
* visita por razones de investigación=research trip ; research visit.

investigación aplicada
(n.)=action research.
Ex: One of the recommendations made by the report regarding the development of community information services in Britain was the need for 'an action-research project which could considerably assist the profession's development in this area'.
investigación biomédica
(n.)=biomedical research.
Ex: But in recent years, grand rounds have become didactic lectures focusing on technical aspects of the newest biomedical research.
investigación científica
(n.)=academic research ; scientific research ; scientific enquiry ; scholarly research.
Ex: However, there remains a considerable number of documents which enter the public domain and which provide invaluable raw material for academic research. Ex: There is a conflict between specialisation and interdisciplinary studies in education and in scientific research. Ex: The purpose of scientific enquiry is the production and dissemination of original knowledge. Ex: The author examines the principal categories of libraries that supplement the resources of academic libraries in supporting scholarly research: (1) subscription libraries; (2) scientific societies; (3) historical societies; (4) donor-endowed libraries = El autor analiza las principales categorías de bibliotecas que complementan los recursos de las bibliotecas académicas en apoyo de las investigaciones científicas: 1) bibliotecas de suscripción, 2) sociedades cientificas, 3) sociedades históricas, 4) bibliotecas mantenidas por las donaciones de una fundación.
investigación clínica
(n.)=clinical research.
Ex: This paper describes ways in which standards for clinical research can help with the activities of data management, data cleaning, and statistical analysis.
investigación cooperativa
(n.)=cooperative research.
Ex: Some member institutions from the USA, Europe and Australia will continue cooperative research.
investigación criminal
(n.)=criminal investigation.
Ex: Topics include bicycle safety, riot control, drug abuse, criminal investigations, and national security.
investigación cualitativa
(n.)=qualitative research.
Ex: The author looks at various approaches to research, in particular quantitative and qualitative research, andat the interpretation of findings.
investigación cuantitativa
(n.)=quantitative research.
Ex: The author looks at various approaches to research, in particular quantitative and qualitative research, andat the interpretation of findings.
investigación de campo
(n.)=intervention research ; field research.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Challenges and strategies for coducting intervention research with culturally diverse populations' = El título del artículo es "Retos y estrategias para realizar investigaciones de campo con poblaciones culturalmente diversas". Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
investigación de despacho
(n.)=desk research.
Ex: She has undertaken desk and field research and produced information sources on nutrition and reproductive health.
investigación de mercado
(n.)=market research ; consumer research ; marketing research.
Ex: New market research in developing countries requires deep knowledge of the society. Ex: Self-reports are a key source of information in consumer research. Ex: The future of marketing research is being threatened by increased shortcomings in data quality.
investigación educativa
(n.)=educational research.
Ex: Users of the service come from tertiary institutions, government departments or organisations undertaking educational research.
investigación empírica
(n.)=empirical research.
Ex: Unfortunately, as I have pointed out, there has been very little empirical research carried out into the functions of book reading.
investigación en biblioteconomía
(n.)=library research.
Ex: This article describes the problems and successes encountered in the use of an interactive video system for teaching basic library research skills.
investigación en biblioteconomía y documentación
(n.)=library and information science research.
Ex: This article considers the danger that inherent bias in such research might bring library and information science research into disrepute.
investigación en biomedicina
(n.)=biomedical research.
Ex: But in recent years, grand rounds have become didactic lectures focusing on technical aspects of the newest biomedical research.
investigación en ciencias de la documentación
(n.)=information science research.
Ex: Funding for information science research has declined, especially at the federal levels.
investigación en colaboración
(n.)=collaborative research.
Ex: Similarly, what are the key aspects of virtual research environments which can facilitate collaborative research?.
investigación en documentación
(n.)=information science research.
Ex: Funding for information science research has declined, especially at the federal levels.
investigación en educación
(n.)=educational research.
Ex: Users of the service come from tertiary institutions, government departments or organisations undertaking educational research.
investigación en equipo
(n.)=team research.
Ex: From the representative data collected for the last 4 decades, a tendency towards team research can be observed in geology as a whole.
investigación en medicina
(n.)=medical research.
Ex: Over the last century, medical research has arguably advanced human health more than all the previous 5000 years combined.
investigación genética
(n.)=genetic research.
Ex: He makes science easy to understand and 'wows' the reader with terrific examples of how modern genetic research is lifting the curtain on human history.
investigación histórica
(n.)=historical research.
Ex: The archives of the Vatican City contain valuable sources for historical research.
investigación industrial
(n.)=industrial research.
Ex: The modern creator is a synthesiser, a collator, a commentator, a disputer; collective intellectual endeavour is the norm for industrial research and academe = El autor moderno es un sintetizador, un compendiador, un comentarista, un polemista; el esfuerzo intelectual colectivo es la norma de la investigación industrial y del mundo académico.
investigación judicial
(n.)=inquest.
Ex: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales.
investigación mediante sondeos
(n.)=survey research.
Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.
investigación médica
(n.)=medical research.
Ex: Over the last century, medical research has arguably advanced human health more than all the previous 5000 years combined.
investigación operativa
(n.)=operational research.
Ex: There have been many applications of operational research methods in library management few of which seem to have made a lasting impact.
investigación para la creación de innovaciones
(n.)=innovation research.
Ex: In this study the concept of entropy well-known in information theory and thermodynamics is applied to the fields of scientometrics and innovation research.
investigación pedagógica
(n.)=educational research.
Ex: Users of the service come from tertiary institutions, government departments or organisations undertaking educational research.
investigación y desarrollo (I+D)
=research and development (R&D).
Ex: It can nevertheless be a valuable aid to decision-making in such areas as acquisitions and divestitures, R and D planning and new product development.
investigación-acción
(n.)=action research.
Ex: One of the recommendations made by the report regarding the development of community information services in Britain was the need for 'an action-research project which could considerably assist the profession's development in this area'.
investigador científico
(n.)=scholarly researcher.
Ex: The spread of computer skills among the general population of scholarly researchers have raised questions regarding end-user access for humanists = La difusión de las capacidades informáticas entre la población de investigadores científicos ha suscitado preguntas en relación con el acceso de los humanistas como usuarios finales.
investigador de campo
(n.)=fieldworker [field worker].
Ex: The fieldworker can learn more from perturbing the system than from pretending to be an invisible fly on the wall.
investigador de genealogías
(n.)=ancestor hunter.
Ex: Holiday-makers using the library are divided into 5 main types: book borrowers; book buyers; ancestor hunters; serious tourists; and art enthusiasts.
investigador de la biblioteconomía
(n.)=library scholar.
Ex: He won international recognition as a library scholar and authority on indexing.
investigador de mercado
(n.)=market researcher ; market research worker.
Ex: It is hardly surprising, therefore, that market researchers measure a library's efficiency by its loans statistics. Ex: Again, the same subject may be required for a number of reasons, e.g an article on population trends in a certain area may be of interest to the statistician, the actuary, the market research worker, the economist, the sociologist, and so on = De nuevo, pueden existir varias razones por las que se necesita una misma materia, por ejemplo, un artículo sobre los cambios demográficos en una zona determinada puede ser de interés para el estadístico, el actuario de seguros, el investigador de mercado, el economista, el sociólgo, etc.
investigador de pinturas
(n.)=picture researcher.
Ex: This system is well used by picture researchers.
investigador experimental
(n.)=experimentalist.
Ex: Brattain was a skilled experimentalist, and had a reputation for being able to build anything in the laboratory.
investigador histórico
(n.)=historical researcher.
Ex: I agree whole-heartedly that the subject approach is used chiefly by the beginner, whether it is a historical researcher or a high school student who is looking for term paper material.
investigador invitado
(n.)=research fellow.
Ex: Ed Walley's contribution came about as the result of research he had been conducting into community information services whilst research fellow at the School of Librarianship, Leeds Polytechnic.
investigador principal
(n.)=principal investigator ; principal researcher.
Ex: Each project record contains information about the institution, geographic location, principal investigator, duration, contract number, and dollar value. Ex: The author presents a brief history of superconductivity research and identifies the principal researchers, institutions and sources of information.
investigador privado
(n.)=private eye ; private detective ; private investigator.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Pioneers, passionate ladies and private eyes: dime novels, series books and paperbacks. Ex: Chandler's legendary private detective Phillip Marlowe is brought moodily to life in a film that epitomises the very soul of film noir. Ex: The Ministry of Justice is currently responsible for administering the licensing of private investigators and security guards.
investigador teórico
(n.)=theorist.
Ex: In parallel with the work of the classification theorists, general systems theory was evolved to consider similar problems.
investigador^1
(n.)=investigator ; research worker ; researcher ; research scientist ; research user ; research scholar.
Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
Ex: Most people come to me with problems and can't make their way around because the library catalog is structured for the research worker.
Ex: An alertness to work in related fields may stimulate creativity in disseminating ideas from one field of study to another, for both the researcher and the manager.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
Ex: This article examines opportunities for collaboration between specialists and research users in creating information-managing tools.
Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity.
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* comunidad académica de investigadores=academic research community.
* investigador científico=scholarly researcher.
* investigador de campo=fieldworker [field worker].
* investigador de genealogías=ancestor hunter.
* investigador de la biblioteconomía=library scholar.
* investigador de mercado=market researcher ; market research worker.
* investigador de pinturas=picture researcher.
* investigador experimental=experimentalist.
* investigador histórico=historical researcher.
* investigador invitado=research fellow.
* investigador principal=principal investigator ; principal researcher.
* investigador privado=private eye ; private detective ; private investigator.
* investigador teórico=theorist.
* uno de los dos investigadores principales=co-principal investigator.

investigador^2
(adj.)=investigative ; investigational ; investigating.
Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
Ex: The most exciting development appears to be the combined use of more than one investigational technique, across one or more tissues simultaneously.
Ex: Moreover, the investigating function is in principle kept separate from the prosecuting one, at least in the case of the more serious offences including those related to corruption.
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* comisión investigadora=commission of enquiry ; investigating committee ; investigation committee.
* equipo investigador=research team.
* personal investigador=research staff.
* productividad investigadora=research productivity.

investigar
(v.)=do + study ; do + research ; enquire into [inquire into, -USA] ; interrogate ; investigate ; research ; vet ; put + Nombre + under the spotlight ; bring + Nombre + under the spotlight ; launch + investigation ; quarry for.
Ex: I certainly think it would be very interesting for somebody to do a study of the whole question of storage.
Ex: Optical storage media can facilitate the type of research done in academic libraries.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
Ex: Kaiser also investigated the effect of grouping subheadings of a subject.
Ex: Archival history is still insufficiently researched.
Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.
Ex: It is paramount to put designers themselves under the spotlight for investigative purposes.
Ex: When the profession once more brought censorship under the spotlight in the 70s, it was less critical and more loath to take a stand.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
Ex: The surviging chronicles, annals, and histories have been extensively quarried for the information they reveal about the events of their time.
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* investigar un problema=investigate + problem.
* por investigar=unresearched.
* que se está investigando=under investigation.
* sin investigar=unresearched.

investigar un problema
(v.)=investigate + problem.
Ex: This article describes a study to investigate the problems caused by incorrect citations in periodical articles.
investir
(v.)=invest.
Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.

inveterado
(adj.)=chronic ; inveterate.
Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time.
Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.

inviabilidad
=intractability ; unfeasibility.
Ex: This obviously is only a starting point, but, given the intractability of the problem, it does represent one sure channel of information for councillors who wish to take advantage of it.
Ex: Fusion power is sometimes mocked for its alleged unfeasibility.

inviable
(adj.)=intractable ; unviable ; unfeasible.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: This would probably work as far as the middle classes and upwards are concerned, but for the common reader this method is unviable, for two reasons.
Ex: Evidence and rumors are mounting to support the idea that free music websites are unfeasible.

invicto
(adj.)=undefeated ; unbeaten.
Ex: The metaphor of boxing in particular helped reinforce the popular fantasy of the US as undisputed & undefeated 'champion of the free world'.
Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.

invierno
(n.)=winter ; wintertime.
Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, winter, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
Ex: This hawthorn bush has a fine crop of berries that will be of great interest to the birds this wintertime.
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* aislado por el invierno=winterbound.
* atrapado por el invierno=winterbound.
* bloqueado por el invierno=winterbound.
* clima de inverno=winter weather ; winter weather.
* deporte de invierno=winter sport.
* depresión de invierno=seasonal depression.
* descanso de invierno=winterbreak.
* en invierno=in winter.
* en lo más crudo del invierno=in the dead of winter.
* en mitad del invierno=in the dead of winter.
* estación de invierno=winter resort.
* juegos olímpicos de invierno=Winter Olympics.
* meses del invierno=winter months.
* pasar el invierno=winter ; overwinter.
* pleno invierno=midwinter [mid-winter].
* solsticio de invierno=winter solstice.
* trimestre del invierno=winter semester.
* vacaciones de invierno=winterbreak.

inviolabilidad
(n.)=sanctity.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.

inviolable
(adj.)=inviolable.
Ex: Serfdom is distinguished from slavery chiefly by the body of rights the serfs held by a custom generally recognized as inviolable.

invisibilidad
(n.)=invisibility.
Ex: They have literally faded now, at last, into the much longed-for invisibility background of daily life.

invisible
(adj.)=invisible ; intangible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Remote or invisible users are increasing in numbers as more libraries implement dial-access to their catalogues and investigate the viability of networks.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
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* amigo invisible=invisible friend ; Secret Santa.
* hielo invisible sobre la calzada=black ice.
* mano invisible, la=invisible hand, the.
* web invisible, la=invisible Web, the.

invisiblemente
=invisibly.
Ex: More than 38 million people in the USA are visibly or invisibly handicapped.

invitación
(n.)=invitation ; invitation card ; invite.
Ex: The result of this invitation was the formation of the Classification Research Group (CRG)1 in 1952.
Ex: As well as books, the Library contains collections of manuscripts, of press-cuttings, and of exhibition invitation cards and posters.
Ex: Ta very much for accepting the invite!.
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* aceptar una invitación=accept + invitation.
* a invitación de=at the invitation of.
* asistencia con invitación=invitational.
* asistencia por invitación=invitational.
* carta de invitación=letter of invitation ; invitation letter.
* cursar una invitación=extend + invitation ; make + invitation.
* enviar una invitación=send + invitation ; issue + invitation.
* invitación a inauguración privada=private view card (PVC).
* invitación a ofertar=invitation to tender (ITT).
* invitación a preestreno=private view card (PVC).
* invitación de boda=wedding invitation.
* por invitación=invitational.
* por invitación de=at the invitation of.
* responder a una invitación=RSVP.
* sólo con invitación=invitation only ; by invitation only.
* sólo por invitación=invitation only ; by invitation only.
* tarjeta de invitación=invitation card.
* tarjeta de invitación de boda=wedding invitation card.

invitación a inauguración privada
(n.)=private view card (PVC).
Ex: A private view card (PVC) is annnouncement of or invitation to a private viewing of an exhibition, usually at the time the exhibition opens.
invitación a ofertar
(n.)=invitation to tender (ITT).
Ex: The first four stages of the procedure will be used to short-list suppliers responding to an invitation to tender (ITT).
invitación a preestreno
(n.)=private view card (PVC).
Ex: A private view card (PVC) is annnouncement of or invitation to a private viewing of an exhibition, usually at the time the exhibition opens.
invitación de boda
(n.)=wedding invitation.
Ex: Wedding invitations can be any size, but you should remember you need envelopes which fit.
invitado
(n.)=visiting guest ; guest ; house guest.
Ex: As a visiting guest, you naturally have the same use of all the amenities as also enjoyed by our permanent customers.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
Ex: I'm embarrassed that you are my house guest and have to ask at 4pm if it's beer time yet -- it's always beer time on holidays around here.
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* atender a invitados=entertain + guests.
* cama para invitados=guest bed.
* cuarto de invitados=spare room ; guest room.
* invitado a una fiesta=party-goer.
* invitado especial=special guest.
* no invitados, los=uninvited, the.
* ponencia dada por invitado especial=key paper.

invitado a una fiesta
(n.)=party-goer.
Ex: A police officer accused of assaulting a group of party-goers said he acted in self defence, a court was told today.
invitado especial
(n.)=special guest.
Ex: Many authors and special guests are glad to help in this way in the cause of book promotion particularly when they live locally.
invitado^2
(adj.)=visiting.
Ex: Weekly press briefings on general and topical issues and press conferences are given by visiting members of the European Commission.
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* conferenciante invitado=guest speaker.
* no invitado=uninvited ; uninvited.
* personas no invitadas, las=uninvited, the.
* ponencia invitada=invited talk.
* profesor invitado=fellow ; visiting scholar ; visiting fellow.

invitar
(v.)=invite.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
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* invitar a Alguien a salir=ask + Nombre + out.
* invitar a formar parte de un grupo=co-opt.
* invitar al peligro=court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
* invitar a salir=take + Nombre + out.
* que invita a la reflexión=thought-provoking.

invitar a Alguien a salir
(v.)=ask + Nombre + out.
Ex: The problem is compounded by the fact that his boss, my second-removed boss, the director of the library, has asked me out.
invitar a formar parte de un grupo
(v.)=co-opt.
Ex: The honorary members, some of whom have co-opted, have high positions in the library hierarchy.
invitar a salir
(v.)=take + Nombre + out.
Ex: I sometimes take them out to eat and always use my own car.
invitar al peligro
(v.)=court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
Ex: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon. Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
invocar
(v.)=invoke ; emplace ; beckon forth.
Ex: To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.
Ex: For them musical performance emplaces and embodies community identities in very specific ways.
Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.

involución
(n.)=involution.
Ex: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.

involucrado
(adj.)=involved.
Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
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* no involucrado=uninvolved.

involucrar
(v.)=implicate.
Ex: Therefore aesthetic criteria of value are not objective but deeply implicated in social ideology.
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* involucrarse=involve ; implicate + Reflexivo.
* involucrarse con=get + involved with/in.

involucrarse
(v.)=involve ; implicate + Reflexivo.
Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust. Ex: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves.
involucrarse con
(v.)=get + involved with/in.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
involuntariamente
=involuntarily ; unintentionally.
Ex: Large libraries are thus involuntarily subsidising small libraries = De este modo las grandes bibliotecas están subsidiando de manera involuntaria a las pequeñas.
Ex: The Hawthorne effect, ie the well-established fact that individuals who know that they are being observed usually change their patterns of behaviour, even unintentionally, will obviously come into play if the observation is obtrusive.

involuntariedad
(n.)=inadvertence.
Ex: This Court has often reiterated that while ordinary negligence involves inadvertence, wantonness requires a showing of a conscious or an intentional act.

involuntario
(adj.)=unintended ; unintentional ; unwitting ; involuntary ; inadvertent.
Ex: However, membership of the European Community means that UK bussinesses are increasingly vulverable to NTBs, deliberate or unintended, which are determined on a Community basis.
Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
Ex: Moreover, in order to save unwitting duplication of work, sources that have already been checked should be indicated.
Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Ex: Inadvertent variations in author's names may also be grouped by this approach.
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* de manera involuntaria=involuntarily.

invulnerabilidad
(n.)=invulnerability.
Ex: Boys were found to believe more strongly in their own uniqueness, invulnerability, and omnipotence than were girls.

invulnerable
(adj.)=invulnerable.
Ex: This network is almost completely invulnerable due to the far and wide distribution of both capability and responsibility.

inválido^1
(adj.)=invalid ; null.
Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.
Ex: Null is a symbol used to indicate the absence of an expression or a result.

inválido^2
(n.)=invalid.
Nota: Incapacitado, disminuido. Acento en la primera sílaba.
Ex: One of the questions that a reference librarian might be asked is, 'Is there some organization that could find a sitter for my invalid brother so I could get out sometimes? I can't afford a nurse'.

inyección
(n.)=infusion ; injection ; jab ; jab.
Ex: The infusion of computers and data bases into the law office and the tremendous increase in published legal materials have given rise to the need for the law librarian.
Ex: The author reports the case of 15 transsexuals regarding their devastating long-term outcomes after the injection of up to 8 liters of silicone or mineral oil to feminize their bodies.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise.
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* bomba de inyección=fuel injection pump.
* inyección de carburante=fuel injection.
* inyección de combustible=fuel injection.
* inyección de dinero=cash injection ; injection of money.
* inyección de fondos=injection of funds.
* inyección de moral=shot in the arm.
* inyección letal=lethal injection.
* una inyección de=a shot of.

inyección de carburante
(n.)=fuel injection.
Ex: The electronic fuel injection, which is another kind of injection system, is made up of separate fuel injectors for each cylinder.
inyección de combustible
(n.)=fuel injection.
Ex: The electronic fuel injection, which is another kind of injection system, is made up of separate fuel injectors for each cylinder.
inyección de dinero
(n.)=cash injection ; injection of money.
Ex: Dilapidated housing will be brought up to scratch thanks to a cash injection which could total millions of pounds. Ex: This massive injection of money will not fix the core problems that caused this mess.
inyección de fondos
(n.)=injection of funds.
Ex: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
inyección de moral
=shot in the arm.
Ex: The article 'In-service training as basic diet and shot in the arm' describes how the Library School has shifted the emphasis from basic to in-service training.
inyección letal
(n.)=lethal injection.
Ex: This is a new death chamber at San Quentin where the condemned are put to death by lethal injection.
inyectable
(adj.)=injectable.
Ex: Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.

inyectar
(v.)=inject.
Ex: The abstractor injects his opinion and analysis.
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* inyectar dinero en=pump + money into.
* inyectar dinero en la economía=pump + money into the economy.

inyectar dinero en
(v.)=pump + money into.
Ex: Saudi authorities have pumped money into the banking system to boost confidence but with strings attached.
inyectar dinero en la economía
(v.)=pump + money into the economy.
Ex: It was a conscious decision to pump money into the economy since by investing in infrastructure we will all benefit in the future.
inyector
(n.)=injector.
Ex: This paper examines the social network characteristics of two different groups of heroin users -- sniffers and injectors.
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* inyector de carburante=fuel injector.
* inyector de combustible=fuel injector.

inyector de carburante
=fuel injector.
Ex: The electronic fuel injection, which is another kind of injection system, is made up of separate fuel injectors for each cylinder.
inyector de combustible
=fuel injector.
Ex: The electronic fuel injection, which is another kind of injection system, is made up of separate fuel injectors for each cylinder.
inédito
(adj.)=unpublished ; uncollected.
Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
Ex: Below is a list of all of the known uncollected short stories by Stephen King.

inútil
(adj.)=futile ; useless ; deadwood [dead wood] ; helpless ; ineffectual ; inutile ; wasteful ; good-for-nothing ; vain ; duffer ; toothless ; ineffective.
Ex: To describe discursively all that an imaginatively successful scene in fiction or drama or poem says, means and is would be futile.
Ex: Numerous titles which have to be entered under the title, as you prescribed are completely useless.
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
Ex: In imposing penalties for book stealing libraries are particularly helpless.
Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
Ex: However, only certain philosophies are deemed relevant to social scientific inquiry; linguistic theory & deconstructionism are identified as inutile.
Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
Ex: This is what happens when a company does not listen to their customers, you end up with a toothless and ineffective policy.
Ex: Too often US library professionals have difficulty 'code switching' in order to accommodate the foreign students' needs and resort to familiar but ineffective patterns.
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* algo inútil=a dead dog.
* cosa inútil=dead horse.
* misión inútil=fool's errand.
* ser inútil=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
* ser un auténtico inútil=be a dead loss.

inútilmente
=uselessly ; futilely ; vainly ; to no avail ; to no purpose ; to no effect ; pointlessly.
Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume.
Ex: What is true of mankind as a whole is true of each of us individually: we are here to no purpose.
Ex: My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect.
Ex: The Arabic press has been maundering on pointlessly for decades about the rise and fall of Osama bin Laden.

ionización
(n.)=ionisation [ionization, USA].
Ex: The ionisation in the air pulls off massive, if random charges so the speed of lightning is actually less than that of the speed of light.
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* ionización eléctrica=electrical ionisation.
* ionización química=chemical ionisation.

ionización eléctrica
(n.)=electrical ionisation.
Ex: Electrical ionization is the most common method used to generate air ions.
ionización química
(n.)=chemical ionisation.
Ex: Chemical ionisation is a softer form of ionisation and produces much less fragmentation.
iota^1
(n.)=iota.
Ex: Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.

iperita
(n.)=mustard gas.
Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.

ipso facto
=ipso facto ; on the double.
Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Learning on the double'.

ir
(v.)=attend ; go ; go over ; saunter ; come ; go forth.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.
Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.
Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
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* algo va mal=something is amiss.
* ¡allá voy!=here I come!.
* a punto de irse a pique=on the rocks.
* cosas + ir bien=things + go well.
* descanso para ir al baño=bathroom break.
* despedirse de Alguien deseándole que todo vaya bien=wish + well.
* donde fueres haz lo que vieres=when in Rome (do as the Romans do).
* el no va más=the be all and end all.
* empezar a ir bien=fall into + place.
* empezar a irse al garete=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
* grupo de usuarios al que va dirigido=target user group.
* ir a=get to ; turn to ; refer to ; be out to ; gonna [going to] ; head for ; come to ; take + a trip to ; go to ; head out (in)to ; head off for/to/toward(s).
* ir a caminar=go for + a walk.
* ir a casa de=make + house calls.
* ir acompañado de=come with.
* ir a continuación de=follow in + the footsteps of.
* ir a contra reloj=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
* ir a correr=go for + a run.
* ir a cuestas=ride + piggyback.
* ir a cuestas de=piggyback [piggy-back].
* ir a darse una vuelta=go for + a walk.
* ir a dar un paseo=go for + a stroll.
* ir adelantado=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* ir a echar un vistazo=go for/on + a recce.
* ir a + Infinitivo=be to + Infinitivo.
* ir a jucio=stand (for) + trial.
* ir a la baja=be down.
* ir a la bancarrota=go + belly up ; go into + receivership ; go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + bankruptcy ; go + bankrupt.
* ir a la cabeza=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* ir a la cárcel=serve + time ; do + time.
* ir a la escuela=go to + school.
* ir a la guerra=go to + war.
* ir a la par=proceed + in parallel.
* ir a la par con=go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
* ir a la quiebra=go into + bankruptcy ; go into + administration ; go into + liquidation ; go into + receivership ; go + bankrupt.
* ir a las mil maravillas=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* ir a la zaga=trail ; trail behind ; lag behind.
* ir al centro=go + downtown.
* ir al cine=go to + the cinema ; movie-going.
* ir al fondo de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al fondo del asunto=get down to + bedrock ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al grano=cut to + the chase ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al grano, ir al meollo de la cuestión, ir al meollo del asunto, ir al qui=get down to + brass tacks.
* ir allí=go out + there ; get over there.
* ir al meollo de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al meollo del asunto=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir a lo seguro=play it + safe.
* ir al pub=go to + the pub.
* ir al quid de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al teatro=go to + the theatre ; theatre-going.
* ir a + Lugar=trot off + Lugar.
* ir al unísono=be hand in hand.
* ir al unísono con=go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
* ir a medio galope=canter.
* ir andando=foot it.
* ir a otro sitio=go + elsewhere.
* ir a pata=foot it.
* ir a pie=leg it ; foot it.
* ir a por=go for.
* ir a por todas=go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go + all out.
* ir a tientas y a ciegas=bump around in + the dark ; fumble.
* ir a toda pastilla=zip.
* ir a toda prisa=race.
* ir a toda velocidad=hurtle ; zip.
* ir a un Lugar en coche=drive out to.
* ir aun más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* ir a un Sitio sin prisa=mosey.
* ir a ver=drop in on ; check out ; jaunt.
* ir a ver a Alguien=say + hi.
* ir a ver a Alguien a su casa=home-visiting.
* ir bien=go + well ; do + well ; go + strong ; go + smoothly.
* ir bien encaminado=be on the right track.
* ir cada vez mejor=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* ir caminando=foot it.
* ir como una bala=zip.
* ir como un cohete=zip.
* ir como un rayo=zip.
* ir con=go with ; come with.
* ir con adelanto=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* ir con la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* ir con la nueva ola=ride + wave.
* ir con mucho ojo=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* ir con retraso=run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule ; be late (for) ; run + late.
* ir con retraso con respecto a=lag behind.
* ir contra corriente=go against + the flow ; swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
* ir corriendo=hot-foot it to.
* ir corriendo a=dash off to ; run off to.
* ir cuesta abajo=go + downhill.
* ir de ... a ...=proceed from... to... ; run from ... to ....
* ir de ... a=make + transition from ... to ... ; range from ... to ... ; go from ... to ... ; work from... to ; stretch from ... to ... ; ricochet from ... to.
* ir de acampada=camp.
* ir de aquí a allá=go out and about.
* ir de aquí para allá=ply ; bustle ; jump ; live out of + a suitcase ; run + here and there ; go about.
* ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo=freewheel.
* ir de bares=bar-hop.
* ir de compras=go + shopping.
* ir de copas=go for + a drink ; bar-hop.
* ir de + Dirección=work from + Dirección.
* ir de excursión=hike ; go for/on a jaunt ; jaunt.
* ir de excursión por la montaña=go + tracking.
* ir de la mano=go + hand in hand (with) ; be hand in hand.
* ir delante=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* ir de mal en peor=go from + bad to worse.
* ir demasiado lejos=overstate + case ; go + too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line.
* ir de merienda al campo=go for + a picnic.
* ir de paquete=pillion riding ; ride + pillion .
* ir de perlas=come up + a treat ; work + a treat ; go down + a treat.
* ir de picnic=go for + a picnic.
* ir de puerta en puerta=go + door to door.
* ir de putas=whoring.
* ir descaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* ir de tranqui=play it + cool.
* ir detrás de=chase after ; lag behind.
* ir de un sitio a otro=shunt between ; go about.
* ir de un sitio para otro=run around.
* ir de vacaciones=go on + vacation ; go on + holidays.
* ir de viaje de novios=honeymoon.
* ir de vuelta a=head back (in)to.
* ir dirigido a=be geared to ; target ; aim at.
* ir en=ride.
* ir en aumento=be on the increase.
* ir en bici=bike.
* ir en bicicleta=cycle.
* ir encaminado hacia=be on + Posesivo + way to.
* ir en caravana=go in + (a) convoy ; drive in + (a) convoy ; be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* ir en contra de=contravene ; fly in + the face of ; go against ; militate against ; stand in + contrast to ; tell against ; be at odds with ; work at + cross purposes ; be at cross purposes ; turn against ; play against ; be contrary to ; run up against ; work against ; set against ; run + counter to ; run + contrary to ; be at loggerheads with ; argue against ; stand in + sharp contrast to ; speak against ; run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
* ir (en) contra (de) la corriente=go against + the flow ; swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
* ir en contra de la ley=be against the law.
* ir en contra del reloj=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
* ir en contra del sentido común=violate + common sense.
* ir en contra del sistema=buck + the system.
* ir en contra del tiempo=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios=violate + principle.
* ir en declive=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
* ir en detrimento de los intereses=prejudice + interests.
* ir en el asiento trasero=pillion riding ; ride + pillion .
* ir en el coche de San Fernando un ratito a pie y otro caminando=foot it.
* ir en moto=bike.
* ir en paralelo con=run + parallel to.
* ir entre=go between.
* ir hacia=head for.
* ir hacia atrás=page + backward.
* ir hacia delante=page + forward.
* ir hecho un desastre=look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.
* irle a las mil maravillas=never looked back ever since.
* irle Algo a Alguien=fare.
* irle a Uno=make out.
* irle muy bien=never looked back ever since.
* ir mal=go + wrong.
* ir mal encaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* ir marcha atrás=back up.
* ir más allá=go + one stage further.
* ir más allá de=go beyond ; go + deeper than ; transcend ; get beyond ; go far beyond ; move + beyond ; take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther ; go + past.
* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien=be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
* ir más despacio=slow down ; slow up.
* ir más lejos=go + one stage further.
* ir más rápido=go + faster.
* ir montado en + Vehículo=ride + Vehículo.
* ir muy atrasado=be way behind schedule.
* ir muy por detrás de=be far behind.
* ir pegado a=hug.
* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo=go little further than + Gerundio.
* ir por ahí=go + (a)round ; be out and about ; get out and about.
* ir por buen camino=be on the right track.
* ir por detrás=be behind ; trail ; trail behind ; lag.
* ir por detrás de=lag behind.
* ir por el buen camino=be right on track.
* ir por mal camino=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* ir primero=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* ir que volar=go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* ir rápido=fly.
* ir retrasado=be late (for) ; run + late ; run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule.
* ir retrasado con el trabajo=be behind in + Posesivo + work.
* ir rumbo a=be on the road to.
* irse=depart ; make + departure ; take + departure ; go off ; wend + Posesivo + way ; leave ; go away ; take + Posesivo + leave ; be gone ; head off ; walk out ; make + a quick getaway ; move away ; drive off ; make + Posesivo + exit.
* irse a casa=go + home.
* irse a dormir=hit + the sack ; go to + bed ; hit + the hay.
* irse a dormir pronto=go to + bed soon.
* irse a dormir temprano=go to + bed early ; have + an early night.
* irse a freír espárragos=naff off.
* irse a la cama=retire + at night ; hit + the sack ; go to + bed ; hit + the hay.
* irse a la cama pronto=go to + bed soon.
* irse a la cama temprano=go to + bed early ; have + an early night.
* irse a la mierda=naff off.
* irse a la porra=go + pear-shaped ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain.
* irse al carajo=go + pear-shaped ; go to + shit.
* irse al cuerno=naff off.
* irse al diablo=naff off.
* irse al garete=go + kaput ; be kaput ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.
* irse al traste=come + unstuck ; go + kaput ; be kaput ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain ; go to + shit ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water ; go to + pot.
* irse al trasto=go + pear-shaped.
* irse a paseo=naff off.
* irse a pique=founder ; bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost ; come + unstuck ; go + pear-shaped ; go + kaput ; be kaput ; go + haywire ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.
* irse a tomar por culo=naff off.
* irse corriendo=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* irse (de)=quit + Lugar ; ride away (from).
* irse de casa=leave + home ; move out.
* irse de jarana=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* irse de juerga=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* irse de la lengua=spill + the beans ; shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; let + the cat out of the bag ; blow + the gaff.
* irse de marcha=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* irse de parranda=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* irse de picos pardos=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* irse derecho a=make + a beeline for.
* irse de vacaciones=vacation.
* irse enojado dando zapatazos=stomp away.
* irse inadvertidamente=slip away.
* irse la cabeza=go + bananas.
* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos=get out of + hand.
* írsele a Uno el santo al cielo=lose + track of time ; it + go + right/straight out of + Posesivo + mind.
* írsele la cabeza=go off + Posesivo + head.
* írsele la mano a Uno=overplay + Posesivo + hand.
* írsele los ojos tras=lech ; have + a lech for.
* irse para siempre=go + forever.
* irse por las ramas=go off + the track ; get off + the track ; go off on + another track ; fly off at/on + a tangent ; go off on + a tangent ; wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off at + a tangent.
* irse por la tangente=wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off on + a tangent ; go off at + a tangent ; go off + the track ; get off + the track ; fly off at/on + a tangent.
* irse solo=go off by + Reflexivo.
* ir sobre ruedas=go off without + a hitch ; go off without + a glitch.
* ir sobre seguro=be on secure ground ; play it + safe.
* ir tirando=get along + in the world ; shuffle along ; tick over ; muddle along ; keep + the wolves from the door ; carry + Nombre + on.
* ir todavía más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* ir todo bien=be fine.
* ir (todo) de maravilla=come up + roses ; turn out + perfectly.
* ir todo seguido=follow + Posesivo + nose.
* ir unido a=go with + the territory (of) ; come with + the territory (of).
* ir uno tras otro juntos=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* ir uno tras otro pegados=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* ir viento en popa=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* ir volando=hurtle ; hot-foot it to.
* ir y venir=come and go.
* ir zumbando=whiz(z) ; zip.
* no ir bien=be on the blink.
* no tener que ir muy lejos=not have to look far.
* no voy a aguantarlo más=not going to take it any more.
* para que vayamos pensando=food for thought.
* partido de ida=away game.
* pendiente de ir a la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* persona que va al cine=moviegoer [movie-goer].
* público al que va dirigido=intended audience ; subject audience ; target audience ; targeted audience.
* que sabe muy bien a dónde va=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* que van dirigidos hacia el exterior=outbound.
* quién iba a decir entonces que...=little did + Verbo + then that....
* ser hora de irse=be time to go.
* ser lo que a Uno le va=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
* situación + irse de las manos=things + get out of hand.
* si vamos a eso=for that matter.
* todo + ir + a las mil maravillas=everything + be + hunky-dory.
* todo ir bien=all + be + well with the world.
* vete a la mierda=fuck off ; eff off.
* véte al carajo=drop dead!.
* véte al cuerno=drop dead!.
* vete a tomar por culo=fuck off ; eff off.
* ya ir siendo hora de que=be high time (that/to/for) ; be about time (that).

ir (en) contra (de) la corriente
(v.)=go against + the flow ; swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Going with the flow: many business are going against it'. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: And she is the ultimate model for every woman who has to swim against the current. Ex: If you want to become a leader, swim against the flow and be a non-conformist. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: When going against the tide, one must not be afraid of isolation. Ex: For Bruce Brown, going against the current comes naturally. Ex: Give it a name if you will, but we need to go against the stream. Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
ir a
(v.)=get to ; turn to ; refer to ; be out to ; gonna [going to] ; head for ; come to ; take + a trip to ; go to ; head out (in)to ; head off for/to/toward(s).
Ex: Be sure to use the tabulator key (not the space bar) to get to the beginning of the next field when typing in an entry. Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Ex: For further details, if needed, the reader can then refer to the main file, under the class number indicated. Ex: If the reference head is out to lunch, the exception to the lending policy must be handled by the new librarian. Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'. Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future. Ex: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship. Ex: I have always thought that it would be neat to take a trip to Israel -- as a Christian it would be so historically mind blowing. Ex: When our parents were in school, very few kids went to therapy -- now it's much more common. Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower. Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
ir a + Infinitivo
(v.)=be to + Infinitivo.
Ex: If the issue is to go on the display shelf, an 'X' appears under 'Display'.
ir a + Lugar
(v.)=trot off + Lugar.
Ex: 'I can't plan the center and do his work too, while he trots off somewhere on union business'.
ir a caminar
(v.)=go for + a walk.
Ex: It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
ir a casa de
(v.)=make + house calls.
Ex: For the next three months, Walsh and the team made house calls under the cloak of darkness into the dangerous city to help the baby.
ir a continuación de
(v.)=follow in + the footsteps of.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
ir a contra reloj
(v.)=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
Ex: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.
ir a correr
(v.)=go for + a run.
Ex: I went for a run with my friend last Saturday and we ran for ages.
ir a cuestas
(v.)=ride + piggyback.
Ex: There is a strong bind between mother and offspring: newborns soon learn to cling to the mother's belly and, when older, to ride piggyback.
ir a cuestas de
(v.)=piggyback [piggy-back].
Ex: His logic is simple: People need the help of others to be truly creative -- thought breeds thought and ideas 'piggyback' on other ideas.
ir a dar un paseo
(v.)=go for + a stroll.
Ex: She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.
ir a darse una vuelta
(v.)=go for + a walk.
Ex: It is hard to beat going for a walk as a way to take a break.
ir a echar un vistazo
(v.)=go for/on + a recce.
Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
ir a jucio
(v.)=stand (for) + trial.
Ex: Knowing that the trials were inherently unfair and he was almost certain to be convicted and executed, Corey refused to stand for trial.
ir a la baja
(v.)=be down.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
ir a la bancarrota
(v.)=go + belly up ; go into + receivership ; go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + bankruptcy ; go + bankrupt.
Ex: Our ISP (Internet Service Provider) went belly up 10 days ago and we have been unable to send & receive emails since. Ex: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week. Ex: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over. Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration. Ex: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience. Ex: One version of the story has the emperor going bankrupt.
ir a la cabeza
(v.)=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city. Ex: Northern India has the least number of female tobacco users while eastern India leads the pack, according to India's first-ever adult tobacco survey.
ir a la cárcel
(v.)=serve + time ; do + time.
Ex: All aspects of the criminal justice system are included, from bargaining with the police to considering plea bargaining to serving time. Ex: He did time after doing a job with buddies who left him holding the bag.
ir a la escuela
(v.)=go to + school.
Ex: Well, I was giving her the benefit of the doubt on knowing that women in Iraq under Saddam didn't have to wear burqas, did go to school, hold down jobs, etc.
ir a la guerra
(v.)=go to + war.
Ex: The article 'Some speculations on why the British library profession didn't go to war' compares the varying response of British and American libraries to World War I.
ir a la par
(v.)=proceed + in parallel.
Ex: The first two stages can proceed in parallel with the third, the remaining stages are sequential.
ir a la par (con)
(v.)=go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
Ex: Arts development can go hand in hand with libraries and information, but for librarians new to the field there can be pitfalls. Ex: It is also the case that successful quality initiatives go hand in glove with greater work force participation.
ir a la quiebra
(v.)=go into + bankruptcy ; go into + administration ; go into + liquidation ; go into + receivership ; go + bankrupt.
Ex: I am truly ashamed to have gone into bankruptcy and I don't know when I will recover emotionally from this experience. Ex: Dundee have been docked four points as a result of going into administration. Ex: When a company goes into liquidation, the directors cease to have control of the company, and the liquidator takes over. Ex: The company's employees face the likelihood of being made jobless after it went into receivership this week. Ex: One version of the story has the emperor going bankrupt.
ir a la zaga
(v.)=trail ; trail behind ; lag behind.
Ex: International comparisons show that the government's failure to take a lead on information policy leaves the UK trailing badly. Ex: With library services, women have been left trailing behind other user groups, a situation which is slowly being rectified. Ex: Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.
ir a las mil maravillas
(v.)=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Ex: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
ir a lo seguro
(v.)=play it + safe.
Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
ir a medio galope
(v.)=canter.
Ex: Generally, you can tell if the horse is balanced by recognizing whether it moves with ease while cantering.
ir a otro sitio
(v.)=go + elsewhere.
Ex: Why would authors choose to go elsewhere than to the highly prestigious and internationally recognized sources for publication?.
ir a pata
(v.)=foot it.
Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
ir a pie
(v.)=leg it ; foot it.
Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'. Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
ir a por
(v.)=go for.
Ex: In an exclusive conversation Gates reveals where he goes for information knowledge, insights and ideas.
ir a por todas
(v.)=go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go + all out.
Ex: The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87. Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Ex: The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
ir a tientas y a ciegas
(v.)=bump around in + the dark ; fumble.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught. Ex: In response to the decision, a Harvard Law professor critical of the decision commented: 'Your are dealing with the law of cyberspace -- it doesn't exist; we are fumbling here'.
ir a toda pastilla
(v.)=zip.
Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
ir a toda prisa
(v.)=race.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
ir a toda velocidad
(v.)=hurtle ; zip.
Ex: A convoy of 80 buses headed by two limousines and a police escort (complete with siren) hurtled its way through the streets of Beijing. Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
ir a un Lugar en coche
(v.)=drive out to.
Ex: At first members used their own cars to drive out to groups of children.
ir a un Sitio sin prisa
(v.)=mosey.
Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes.
ir a ver
(v.)=drop in on ; check out ; jaunt.
Ex: I'm already planning a quick train ride to Edinburgh to see the art museums there an drop in on the Edinburgh Festival. Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties. Ex: We borrowed my Grandmother's car for a few days to jaunt over to the Pacific coast.
ir a ver a Alguien
(v.)=say + hi.
Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.
ir a ver a Alguien a su casa
(n.)=home-visiting.
Ex: Some problems are simply 'undealable with' on the phone, so some back-up such as home-visiting is necessary.
ir acompañado de
(v.)=come with.
Ex: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.
ir adelantado
(v.)=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
Ex: Occasionally bus services may run early or behind schedule due to traffic congestion. Ex: What with planting running ahead of schedule, we will have a very good idea about the size of the crop by the second half of January. Ex: The bank's recovery is ahead of schedule as it slashed annual losses by more than half in 2010.
ir al centro
(v.)=go + downtown.
Ex: One afternoon, after she had been on the job a month, she went downtown to apply for life insurance.
ir al cine
(n.)=go to + the cinema ; movie-going.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation. Ex: The movies themselves were less important to them than the experience of movie-going and the social dimensions of that experience.
ir al fondo de la cuestión
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al fondo del asunto
(v.)=get down to + bedrock ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al grano
(v.)=cut to + the chase ; get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: This is a dating agency for sugar daddies, sugar babies and singles who are looking to cut to the chase and meet new adult singles online. Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al grano, ir al meollo de la cuestión, ir al meollo del asunto, ir al quid
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks.
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long.
ir al meollo de la cuestión
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al meollo del asunto
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al pub
(v.)=go to + the pub.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure going to the cinema, the theatre, the pub, to sporting events or any of a hundred other forms of recreation.
ir al quid de la cuestión
(v.)=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
Ex: When you get down to brass tacks, the fundamental reason why the UK is in its current mess is because we were borrowing too much for too long. Ex: But we must nevertheless weed through these various proposals and get down to bedrock to what Dirksen really wants. Ex: They promised much but these scholars never got down to the nitty-gritty . Ex: I was able to get down to the basics of things I needed but ran into some other problems for which I cannot find a solution anywhere.
ir al teatro
(n.)=go to + the theatre ; theatre-going.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure going to the cinema, the theatre, the pub, to sporting events or any of a hundred other forms of recreation. Ex: The trouble with all this are the implicit assumption that education is acquired primarily from ï¬nformational' programmes; that football, say, is a recreation of no or low `cultural value', whilst rugby or chess -- or certainly theatre-going -- are.
ir al unísono
(v.)=be hand in hand.
Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.
ir al unísono (con)
(v.)=go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
Ex: Arts development can go hand in hand with libraries and information, but for librarians new to the field there can be pitfalls. Ex: It is also the case that successful quality initiatives go hand in glove with greater work force participation.
ir allí
(v.)=go out + there ; get over there.
Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone. Ex: I feel very excited and can't wait to get over there and catch up with the boys.
ir andando
(v.)=foot it.
Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
ir aun más lejos
(v.)=go + a/one step further.
Ex: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.
ir bien
(v.)=go + well ; do + well ; go + strong ; go + smoothly.
Ex: The move went well and only took 6 of the 10 days and 320 of the 500 volunteers scheduled. Ex: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales. Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems. Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
ir bien encaminado
=be on the right track.
Ex: A quick scan of the headings and subheadings will indicate whether or not one is on the right track for the question.
ir cada vez mejor
(v.)=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Ex: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
ir caminando
(v.)=foot it.
Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
ir como un cohete
(v.)=zip.
Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
ir como un rayo
(v.)=zip.
Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
ir como una bala
(v.)=zip.
Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
ir con
(v.)=go with ; come with.
Ex: The Crocs are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency that goes with their dynamic patriarchal system. Ex: The documentation that comes with a program should be examined carefully.
ir con adelanto
(v.)=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
Ex: Occasionally bus services may run early or behind schedule due to traffic congestion. Ex: What with planting running ahead of schedule, we will have a very good idea about the size of the crop by the second half of January. Ex: The bank's recovery is ahead of schedule as it slashed annual losses by more than half in 2010.
ir con la corriente
(v.)=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
Ex: The author takes this case as a model to illustrate how academic libraries can go with the flow instead of being swept upstream. Ex: Finally, we have someone who is not just folding his arms and going along with the flow. Ex: Humans tend to follow the crowd because of an innate mechanism inside their brains, which triggers an alert signal when an individual's opinion diverges from the general one. Ex: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'. Ex: The only way to keep from drowning is to ride the currents -- the ocean will support us as long as we swim with the flow. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: There are those that are going with the tide that is globalisation and those that are going against with it. Ex: Are you aware of the fact that it is far easier to go with the stream than against it?. Ex: It reminds me of one of my favourite quotes: 'Only dead fish swim with the stream!'.
ir con la nueva ola
(v.)=ride + wave.
Ex: The article 'Information delivery -- riding the FAX wave' reviews the growth of facsimile transmission and the opportunities offered to libraries and on-line information providers by the technique.
ir con mucho ojo
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound. Ex: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material.
ir con retraso
(v.)=run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule ; be late (for) ; run + late.
Ex: The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule. Ex: A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently.
ir con retraso con respecto a
(v.)=lag behind.
Ex: Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.
ir contra corriente
(v.)=go against + the flow ; swim against + the tide ; swim against + the current ; swim against + the flow ; head into + the current ; go against + the tide ; go against + the current ; go against + the stream ; swim against + the stream.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Going with the flow: many business are going against it'. Ex: A person has two choices in life: You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can swim with the tide and let it take you where it wants you to go. Ex: And she is the ultimate model for every woman who has to swim against the current. Ex: If you want to become a leader, swim against the flow and be a non-conformist. Ex: Business owners need to understand the currents of the market and decide when it is good to go with the current and when it is better to head into the current. Ex: When going against the tide, one must not be afraid of isolation. Ex: For Bruce Brown, going against the current comes naturally. Ex: Give it a name if you will, but we need to go against the stream. Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream.
ir corriendo
(v.)=hot-foot it to.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
ir corriendo a
(v.)=dash off to ; run off to.
Ex: Why are some people always dashing off to meetings, but I only have the sessions and the exhibition to attend?. Ex: This is the legislative equivalent of running off to Canada to avoid the draft and is considered dereliction of duty.
ir cuesta abajo
(v.)=go + downhill.
Ex: The late James Bennet Childs, one-time head of Descriptive Cataloging at LC and long-time documents specialist, has often pointed out how the quality of documents cataloging went downhill after the special cataloging unit was abolished.
ir de + Dirección
(v.)=work from + Dirección.
Ex: Working from the inside outwards, there will probably be one or two leaves of blank paper at each end of the book, which are of a different colour or texture from the printed leaves; these are the endpapers, which were added by the binder.
ir de ... a ...
(v.)=make + transition from ... to ... ; range from ... to ... ; go from ... to ... ; work from... to ; stretch from ... to ... ; ricochet from ... to.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points. Ex: These options obviously range from the very informal to the very formal. Ex: Basic search principles are occasionally encountered in the literature: `move from the general to the specific', `go from the known to the unknown'. Ex: 'Work from the known to the unknown' is an old rule of teaching as true today as it ever was. Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial. Ex: Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.
ir de acampada
(v.)=camp.
Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time.
ir de aquí a allá
(v.)=go out and about.
Ex: Thursday 22 August is your opportunity to go out and about - seeing at first hand the great variety of library and information centres located in the Central Belt of Scotland.
ir de aquí para allá
(v.)=ply ; bustle ; jump ; live out of + a suitcase ; run + here and there ; go about.
Ex: Cooperation across the frontiers is manifested in two mobile libraries plying between the Norway, Sweden and Finland and in projects for the Lapp minorities. Ex: It was a just reward for the two hectic years she had spent since graduation from library school, answering telephones that never stopped ringing and bustling from one reference source to another. Ex: Field lengths are indicated as explained above and the cursor can be made to 'jump' from field to field for entry or amendment. Ex: In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm. Ex: The wedding day morning is usually a whirr of activity -- everybody running here and there. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
ir de aquí para allá sin rumbo fijo
(v.)=freewheel.
Ex: Prior to his imprisonment He just freewheeled around the country.
ir de bares
(v.)=bar-hop.
Ex: The ambience was great and the roast suckling pig was heavenly and after dinner we went bar-hopping.
ir de compras
(v.)=go + shopping.
Ex: The article 'Where to go shopping - the online way' describes recent developments in online shopping using a modem from home.
ir de copas
(v.)=go for + a drink ; bar-hop.
Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub. Ex: The ambience was great and the roast suckling pig was heavenly and after dinner we went bar-hopping.
ir de excursión
(v.)=hike ; go for/on a jaunt ; jaunt.
Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry. Ex: I went for a jaunt in the snow about an hour ago and my hands are still numb. Ex: We borrowed my Grandmother's car for a few days to jaunt over to the Pacific coast.
ir de excursión por la montaña
(v.)=go + tracking.
Ex: Today, we can take a package tour to see the Peking Opera or to go tracking in the Himalayas.
ir de la mano
(v.)=go + hand in hand (with) ; be hand in hand.
Ex: Arts development can go hand in hand with libraries and information, but for librarians new to the field there can be pitfalls. Ex: A constant reminder that, these days, retrospective bibliography and technology are hand in hand is the realization that all of the items listed in both Pollard and Redgrave and Wing are available to purchase in microform editions.
ir de mal en peor
(v.)=go from + bad to worse.
Ex: This reawakening brought a determination to help make atomic energy a positive factor for humanity but things have gone from bad to worse re genuine disarmament.
ir de merienda al campo
(v.)=go for + a picnic.
Ex: This park is the place to go for a picnic and a cold dip in the pool.
ir de paquete
(v.)=pillion riding ; ride + pillion .
Ex: From its humble beginnings as little more than a pad for pillion riding in medieval times, the side-saddle has endured many changes of style during the centuries. Ex: The Government has exempted women and children riding pillion from the helmet rule.
ir de perlas
(v.)=come up + a treat ; work + a treat ; go down + a treat.
Ex: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat. Ex: It works a treat and handles the embedded CRLF perfectly. Ex: After only two days rehearsal we did a stormer of a gig from my point of view which went down a treat to a packed house.
ir de picnic
(v.)=go for + a picnic.
Ex: This park is the place to go for a picnic and a cold dip in the pool.
ir de puerta en puerta
(v.)=go + door to door.
Ex: For the last 17 years, she has been going door to door in the outskirts of the Nepali capital to tell people about the services available at health centres.
ir de putas
(n.)=whoring.
Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.
ir de tranqui
(v.)=play it + cool.
Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
ir de un sitio a otro
(v.)=shunt between ; go about.
Ex: Till then, he will continue living out of a suitcase and shunt between the two continents. Ex: The police thought he was mental and arrested him when he was going about in his birthday suit.
ir de un sitio para otro
(v.)=run around.
Ex: This saves clients' time in running around and lessens the possibility of them 'dropping out'.
ir de vacaciones
(v.)=go on + vacation ; go on + holidays.
Ex: Some people also collect fridge magnets from everywhere they go on vacations. Ex: While most people prefer to go on holidays with their friends and family members, there are many who love to go on holidays alone.
ir de viaje de novios
(v.)=honeymoon.
Ex: We will visit the house where Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne honeymooned.
ir de vuelta a
(v.)=head back (in)to.
Ex: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.
ir de... a...
(v.)=proceed from... to... ; run from ... to ....
Ex: Goethe too hovers between the ideas of acquiring knowledge by proceeding from the whole to the parts or vice versa. Ex: Arabic numerals are used to denote further divisions, in an integral manner, running from 1 to 9999, as necessary.
ir delante
(v.)=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city. Ex: Northern India has the least number of female tobacco users while eastern India leads the pack, according to India's first-ever adult tobacco survey.
ir demasiado lejos
(v.)=overstate + case ; go + too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line.
Ex: It would be to overstate the case to compare this relationship as some have done with the doctor-patient or even the lawyer-client relationship. Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights. Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'. Ex: By stepping over the line, you're looking into the face of fear, the dangers that threaten to destroy you, the giant issues you face. Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking. Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
ir descaminado
(v.)=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
Ex: Education is on the wrong track largely because of 'solutions' that have isolated teachers and students from one another . Ex: More than half of 103 news directors polled in a nationwide survey expressed concern that their profession was headed down the wrong track.
ir detrás de
(v.)=chase after ; lag behind.
Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure. Ex: Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.
ir dirigido a
(v.)=be geared to ; target ; aim at.
Ex: Many of the problems facing society are so complex, the narrowness and resistance to change by many professions may lead to their extinction because they are not geared to contribute to the solution of those problems. Ex: Four major approaches to art historical scholarship are defined and the iconographical approach is targeted. Ex: This paper describes research carried out into the use of an on-line bulletin board service aimed at those in the academic community who are interested in applying computing to teaching in the Arts and Humanities.
ir en
(v.)=ride.
Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.
ir en aumento
(v.)=be on the increase.
Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
ir en bici
(v.)=bike.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
ir en bicicleta
(v.)=cycle.
Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.
ir en caravana
(v.)=go in + (a) convoy ; drive in + (a) convoy ; be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
Ex: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back. Ex: The truckers say they plan to drive in a convoy to the state capital, where they will call on policymakers to cut the gas tax. Ex: Cars are nose to tail, buyers elbow their way through the crowd, having no idea, that shopping in the unique city of Venice is as chicly as in Milan. Ex: Cars were bumper to bumper, and people were so thick on the sidewalks that one could hardly walk.
ir en contra de
(v.)=contravene ; fly in + the face of ; go against ; militate against ; stand in + contrast to ; tell against ; be at odds with ; work at + cross purposes ; be at cross purposes ; turn against ; play against ; be contrary to ; run up against ; work against ; set against ; run + counter to ; run + contrary to ; be at loggerheads with ; argue against ; stand in + sharp contrast to ; speak against ; run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated. Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure. Ex: But since the project, development have largely gone against it, with many libraries installing their own data systems. Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records. Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging. Ex: What factors told against them?. Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination. Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests. Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader. Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage. Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading. Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice. Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy. Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it. Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism. Ex: Unfortunately the Library of Congress still has a policy which runs counter to this need. Ex: This runs contrary to earlier user studies, particularly those of scientists and engineers, which concluded that perceived source accessibility was the overwhelming factor in source selection. Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee. Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious. Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging. Ex: As a result public libraries came into disrepute and even today authorities speak against them. Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe. Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
ir en contra de la ley
(v.)=be against the law.
Ex: Examples would be: 'Is it against the law to ride a bicycle on the pavement?' 'What are the symptoms of a duodenal ulcer?'.
ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios
(v.)=violate + principle.
Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
ir en contra del reloj
(v.)=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
Ex: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.
ir en contra del sentido común
(v.)=violate + common sense.
Ex: So while that may have accorded with a rule, it violated common sense.
ir en contra del sistema
(v.)=buck + the system.
Ex: The article 'How to buck the system and win' emphasises the importance of finding a job that demands one's highest skills and that encourages one's motivated interests.
ir en contra del tiempo
(v.)=race against + time ; race against + the clock.
Ex: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child. Ex: The emergency services were frantically racing against the clock to try and hold together their city which was coming apart at the seams.
ir en declive
(v.)=go into + a decline ; fall into + decline.
Ex: America is going into a decline the like of which the world has never seen before. Ex: After the Romans left, the city of London fell into a decline.
ir en detrimento de los intereses
(v.)=prejudice + interests.
Ex: This does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author.
ir en el asiento trasero
(v.)=pillion riding ; ride + pillion .
Ex: From its humble beginnings as little more than a pad for pillion riding in medieval times, the side-saddle has endured many changes of style during the centuries. Ex: The Government has exempted women and children riding pillion from the helmet rule.
ir en el coche de San Fernando un ratito a pie y otro caminando
(v.)=foot it.
Ex: So we footed it all the way back down the whole way that the ski-lift had taken us, and all the way back to the awaiting van.
ir en moto
(v.)=bike.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
ir en paralelo con
(v.)=run + parallel to.
Ex: Examine the backs of the folds with a lens; the one that is sharper-edged than the other runs parallel to the machine-direction of the paper.
ir encaminado hacia
(v.)=be on + Posesivo + way to.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
ir entre
(v.)=go between.
Ex: This usually added up to about 150 sorts, and there were in addition spaces to go between words (short pieces of type of various thicknesses without letters cast on them) and quads (very wide spaces) for filling out blank lines.
ir hacia
(v.)=head for.
Ex: Cataloguing, while changing direction, is heading for a secure future.
ir hacia atrás
(v.)=page + backward.
Ex: The borrower can page forward and backward, enter a new search term, switch to another file, do a truncated search, or end.
ir hacia delante
(v.)=page + forward.
Ex: If there are too many borrower and/or material types to be displayed on one screen, the system automatically pages forward each time the ENTER key is pressed.
ir hecho un desastre
(v.)=look like + drag + through a hedge backwards ; look like + the wreck of the Hesperus.
Ex: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw. Ex: You might get some funny looks if you turn up looking like the wreck of the Hesperus, but other than that, you're grand as far as I know.
ir mal
(v.)=go + wrong.
Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
ir mal encaminado
(v.)=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
Ex: Education is on the wrong track largely because of 'solutions' that have isolated teachers and students from one another . Ex: More than half of 103 news directors polled in a nationwide survey expressed concern that their profession was headed down the wrong track.
ir marcha atrás
(v.)=back up.
Ex: A train cruising at full speed hit an excavator that had backed up onto the track.
ir montado en + Vehículo
(v.)=ride + Vehículo.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.
ir muy atrasado
(v.)=be way behind schedule.
Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
ir muy por detrás de
(v.)=be far behind.
Ex: The Austrian telecommunications infrastructure is far behind the standards of Europe.
ir más allá
(v.)=go + one stage further.
Ex: Ranganathan has tried to go one stage further: to give the individual classifier the means to construct class numbers for new foci which will be in accordance with those that the central organization will allot, by means of a set of devices or rules of universal applicability.
ir más allá de
(v.)=go beyond ; go + deeper than ; transcend ; get beyond ; go far beyond ; move + beyond ; take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther ; go + past.
Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide. Ex: The real heart of the matter of selection, however, goes deeper than a lag in the adoption of mechanisms by library, or a lack of development of devices for their use. Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?. Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book. Ex: These changes in the physical form of the catalog have implications which go far beyond changes in form or even in improvements in speed and convenience to the catalog user. Ex: Over the course of the next 20 years libraries will be undergoing significant retooling so that they can move beyond their traditional roles. Ex: Taking this argument a step further, it is the mind of the librarian that makes the inicial screening assessment. Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.
ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien
(v.)=be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
Ex: Many people stand in awe of 'classification', believing it to be a skill completely beyond their capabilities.
ir más despacio
(v.)=slow down ; slow up.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change. Ex: Since cataloging is the most time consuming part of digitization, it has slowed up the placement of files.
ir más lejos
(v.)=go + one stage further.
Ex: Ranganathan has tried to go one stage further: to give the individual classifier the means to construct class numbers for new foci which will be in accordance with those that the central organization will allot, by means of a set of devices or rules of universal applicability.
ir más rápido
(v.)=go + faster.
Ex: Many, I would venture to say most, people would like to make their car go faster.
ir pegado a
(v.)=hug.
Ex: The first canal hugged the northern perimeter of the river, and the second ran along the valley's southern fringe.
ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo
(v.)=go little further than + Gerundio.
Ex: This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas.
ir por ahí
(v.)=go + (a)round ; be out and about ; get out and about.
Ex: Pubescent lads don't normally go round in shower caps and hairnets!. Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area. Ex: Use the links below for ideas to get out and about.
ir por buen camino
=be on the right track.
Ex: A quick scan of the headings and subheadings will indicate whether or not one is on the right track for the question.
ir por detrás
(v.)=be behind ; trail ; trail behind ; lag.
Ex: The British business community is generally thought to be behind those of other European countries in getting a share of aid-funded contracts. Ex: International comparisons show that the government's failure to take a lead on information policy leaves the UK trailing badly. Ex: With library services, women have been left trailing behind other user groups, a situation which is slowly being rectified. Ex: The study found that although library media specialists supported the instructional consultant role they lagged in practising it.
ir por detrás de
(v.)=lag behind.
Ex: Although the UK tended to lag behind the US in the development of online networks, there have, in recent years, been some major developments on a national and regional scale.
ir por el buen camino
(v.)=be right on track.
Ex: There is every indication from this study that the program is right on track in terms of employment.
ir por mal camino
(v.)=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
Ex: Education is on the wrong track largely because of 'solutions' that have isolated teachers and students from one another . Ex: More than half of 103 news directors polled in a nationwide survey expressed concern that their profession was headed down the wrong track.
ir primero
(v.)=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city. Ex: Northern India has the least number of female tobacco users while eastern India leads the pack, according to India's first-ever adult tobacco survey.
ir que volar
(v.)=go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Ex: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
ir retrasado
(v.)=be late (for) ; run + late ; run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule.
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently. Ex: The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule. Ex: A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
ir retrasado con el trabajo
(v.)=be behind in + Posesivo + work.
Ex: 'Hello, Preston,' he began brusquely, 'Lisa has been consistently late, she's usually behind in her work, and she's been absent 5 days out of 20'.
ir rumbo a
(v.)=be on the road to.
Ex: Follow each of these tips, and you'll be on the road to success in no time.
ir rápido
(v.)=fly.
Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
ir sobre ruedas
(v.)=go off without + a hitch ; go off without + a glitch.
Ex: Though she was sweating bullets, her show went off without a hitch. Ex: Though the event went off without a glitch, there were a few things that raised some eyebrows.
ir sobre seguro
(v.)=be on secure ground ; play it + safe.
Ex: I'm not sure you're on secure ground when you frisk people's briefcases this way. Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
ir tirando
(v.)=get along + in the world ; shuffle along ; tick over ; muddle along ; keep + the wolves from the door ; carry + Nombre + on.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts. Ex: So I say, we're just a bunch of poor, old, Midwestern pig farmers shuffling along trying to do what we can = Por eso digo que somos tan sólo un puñado de criadores de cerdos, viejos y pobres, de la región central de los Estados Unidos que vamos tirando como podemos. Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning. Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace. Ex: Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door. Ex: The mortgage carried him on for seven months, but at the end of that time he was hard pushed for money again.
ir todavía más lejos
(v.)=go + a/one step further.
Ex: I would be inclined to go one step further and treat the entire corpus of an author's writings as his/her work.
ir todo bien
(v.)=be fine.
Ex: Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say -- if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
ir todo de maravilla
(v.)=come up + roses ; turn out + perfectly.
Ex: The article 'Everything's coming up roses' provides an annotated list of selected books, information sources and software for those library users who wish to find information about rose gardening. Ex: It all turned out perfectly in the end, even though it wasn't what we intended.
ir todo seguido
(v.)=follow + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: We had no idea where we were going so we followed our noses down the main street.
ir unido a
(v.)=go with + the territory (of) ; come with + the territory (of).
Ex: However, they also feel that this kind of media scrutiny goes with the territory of participating in national politics. Ex: The article is entitled 'It comes with the territory: handling problem situations in libraries'.
ir uno tras otro juntos
(v.)=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
Ex: Cars are nose to tail, buyers elbow their way through the crowd, having no idea, that shopping in the unique city of Venice is as chicly as in Milan. Ex: Cars were bumper to bumper, and people were so thick on the sidewalks that one could hardly walk.
ir uno tras otro pegados
(v.)=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
Ex: Cars are nose to tail, buyers elbow their way through the crowd, having no idea, that shopping in the unique city of Venice is as chicly as in Milan. Ex: Cars were bumper to bumper, and people were so thick on the sidewalks that one could hardly walk.
ir viento en popa
(v.)=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Ex: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
ir volando
(v.)=hurtle ; hot-foot it to.
Ex: A convoy of 80 buses headed by two limousines and a police escort (complete with siren) hurtled its way through the streets of Beijing. Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
ir y venir
(v.)=come and go.
Ex: Smaller microcomputer-based systems are more likely to come and go.
ir zumbando
(v.)=whiz(z) ; zip.
Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth. Ex: When you get the hang of filleting, you can zip through a pile of fish pretty quickly.
ira
(n.)=wrath ; spleen ; bile ; rage ; anger.
Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Shamans, software, and spleens: law and the construction of the information society'.
Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.
Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
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* aplacar la ira=slake + Posesivo + anger.
* arranque de ira=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
* arrebato de ira=angry outburst ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; blaze of anger ; heat of passion.
* ataque de ira=blaze of anger ; fit of rage ; fit of anger ; outburst of anger ; outburst of rage ; heat of passion.
* con ira=angrily.
* desahogar + Posesivo + ira=vent + Posesivo + spleen (on) ; vent + Posesivo + rage.
* mirar con ira=glower ; scowl (at).
* provocar la ira de Alguien=incur + Posesivo + wrath.

iracundia
(n.)=wrath ; rage.
Ex: There is an element of scepticism about scholarly writing in the field of librarianship, and an element of fear of the wrath of those at the head of the profession.
Ex: Librarians would find their jobs a lot easier if they were relieved of the responsibility of being all things to all people, and should encouraged to accept their own human fallibility and express their rage, frustration, and fears.

iracundo
(adj.)=ornery ; waspish.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
Ex: But as you read this sentence, you cannot fail to hear his voice, cosy, waspish, inimitable.

iradiación
(n.)=irradiation.
Ex: The physical properties of gum arabic was not significantly altered by the electron beam irradiation.

iraní
(adj.)=Iranian.
Ex: This article summarises the results of field work on refugee and exile publishing in Western European countries focusing on Surinamese publishing in the Netherlands and Afghan and Iranian refugee publishing in West Berlin and Switzerland.

iraquí
(adj.)=Iraqi.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: All Arabic speaking migrants are included in the study and these include Egyptians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians.

irascibilidad
(n.)=crankiness ; tetchiness.
Ex: The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack.
Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.

irascible
(adj.)=tetchy ; peevish ; irascible ; crabby ; short ; short-tempered ; off-hand [offhand] ; ornery ; waspish ; explosive ; testy .
Ex: CC uses this device in Literature, where authors are specified by their date of birth (though Ranganathan has a rather tetchy note about the difficulty of establishing this in some cases).
Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.
Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: He first spotted trouble when she started being short with users and so he solved the problem by scaling back her workload.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
Ex: But as you read this sentence, you cannot fail to hear his voice, cosy, waspish, inimitable.
Ex: The explosive Cameron Shepherd then brought the Wallabies to within a point of France with the team's second try five minutes later.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.

iridiscencia
(n.)=tinge.
Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.

iris
(n.)=iris.
Ex: The smaller the size of the iris, the more likely for the diagnosis to be acute iritis.
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* arco iris=rainbow.
* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow ; the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
* trucha arco iris=rainbow trout.

iritis
(n.)=iritis.
Nota: Infección del iris.
Ex: The smaller the size of the iris, the more likely for the diagnosis to be acute iritis.

irlandés
(n.)=Irish ; Mick ; Paddy ; Irishman [Irishmen, -pl.].
Ex: If secondary concepts such as parliamentary reform or Irish home rule had been stated in the subject analysis it would have been representative of the policy of depth indexing.
Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and Gringos.
Ex: 'Paddy' is used as a disparaging term for a person, especially a man, of Irish birth or descent.
Ex: His legacy continue to inspire generations of Irishmen, Irishwomen, and Americans of all walks of life.
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* carácter irlandés=Irishness.
* esencia irlandesa=Irishness.
* policía nacional irlandesa=garda [gardai, -pl.].

irle Algo a Alguien
(v.)=fare.
Ex: She then said: 'If you want to fare reasonably well, you better play ball with me'.
irle a Uno
(v.)=make out.
Ex: 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly.
irle a las mil maravillas
=never looked back ever since.
Ex: Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since.
irle muy bien
=never looked back ever since.
Ex: Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since.
ironía
(n.)=irony.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

irracional
(adj.)=irrational ; senseless.
Ex: Thus, complex and irrational arrangements can be tolerated, since only relatively experienced staff need to be able to locate items.
Ex: Above all the senseless rivalry between German academic and public libraries could eventually harm both groups.
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* acto irracional=irrational act ; senseless act.

irracionalidad
(n.)=unreasonableness ; irrationality.
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
Ex: I also don't want to give the impression that my own catalog at UCB is fraught with irrationalities.

irradiar
(v.)=radiate ; exude ; zap.
Ex: One method to strengthen brittle paper without unbinding the books is to impregnate them with monomer acrylics and to radiate for polymerisation.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
Ex: Potatoes can be made healthier, simply by zapping them with ultrasound or electricity, say scientists.

irratibilidad
(n.)=crankiness.
Ex: The fact that she knows hormones are causing her temporary crankiness doesn't make her feelings any less real, so cut her some slack.

irreal
(adj.)=unreal ; surreal ; dream-like [dreamlike] ; airy-fairy ; fantastic ; fantastical.
Ex: Once an early proponent of cyberspace he now argues that computer networks offer an unreal universe luring people to waste their time on earth.
Ex: Even studies that make qualitative allowances will still imply a surreal causal analysis that is mostly speculation.
Ex: Classic examples of this technique are Jim Woodring's dream-like, wordless adventures of 'Frank,' the bucktoothed cat.
Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an 'airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.
Ex: Filled with allegory and allusion, his paintings portray a fantastical universe inhabited by mysterious and fanciful creatures.

irrealidad
(n.)=unreality.
Ex: The author expresses personal dissatisfaction with what is seen to be a sense of financial unreality in these reports.

irrealizable
(adj.)=unreachable ; unattainable ; unfeasible.
Ex: Convinced that most Americans were unappreciative and unreachable, they became increasingly autocratic and elitist and made their libraries even less appealing to the common man.
Ex: Some recent national libraries have been founded as symbols of nationhood, with either no clear mission or a clearly unattainable one.
Ex: Evidence and rumors are mounting to support the idea that free music websites are unfeasible.

irrealmente
=unrealistically.
Ex: They may assume, unrealistically, that it can provide a solution to all their needs.

irrebatible
(adj.)=unassailable ; watertight ; unanswerable ; unchangeable ; unchallengeable.
Ex: Widely acknowledged to be an educator of the highest professional standing, she has published two books on education and numerous articles -- she is a woman of unassailable integrity.
Ex: Before multimedia producers can protect their rights against users and reap the benefits of their investment, they must ensure that their own licensing position is watertight because they cannot sue to protect rights they do not have.
Ex: He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.
Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.
Ex: Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.

irreconciliabilidad
(n.)=irreconcilability.
Ex: This article presents a model in an attempt to reconcile two views of library research whose apparent irreconcilability inhibits discussion about the role of library research.

irreconciliable
(adj.)=irreconcilable ; unreconciled.
Ex: When the needs of research libraries and those of other libraries are irreconcilable, alternative rules have been provided for the use of the latter.
Ex: Any items left unreconciled in the central fund such as bank transfers, should now be reconciled.
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* continuar irreconciliable con=remain + unreconciled to.
* seguir irreconciliable con=remain + unreconciled to.

irreconocible
(adj.)=unrecognisable [unrecognizable, -USA].
Ex: With a computerized issue system, security system and closed-circuit TV, the new library is almost unrecognisable from the dark, old-fashioned place that preceded it.
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* cambiar tanto que resulta irreconocible=change + beyond (all) recognition.
* que resulta irreconocible=out of all recognition.

irrecuperabibilidad
(n.)=irretrievability.
Ex: Contemplation of the past evokes in some people an unmistakable impression of estrangement and irretrievability.

irrecuperable
(adj.)=irretrievable ; unsalvageable.
Ex: Entropy factors are analysed as devices likely to lead to cognitive equilibrium, as well as retrievable and irretrievable states of entropy.
Ex: Starved for cash, the New Orleans school district is taking a long shot and hoping to sell its flooded, unsalvageable school buses on eBay.

irredento
(adj.)=unredeemed.
Ex: The Jew is profoundly aware of the unredeemed character of the world.

irredimible
(adj.)=irredeemable.
Ex: Sumeria was a place where the souls of those who are totally irredeemable never escape.

irreducible
(adj.)=irreducible.
Ex: Censorship may never vanish, but librarians can keep it at an irreducible minimum.

irreemplazable
(adj.)=irreplaceable.
Ex: Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'.

irreflexivamente
=rashly.
Ex: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come.

irreflexivo
(adj.)=ill-considered ; mindless ; unthinking ; foolhardy ; thoughtless.
Ex: Questions such as 'Can I help you?' on the part of the librarian are easily deflected by a hasty, perhaps automatic and ill-considered, 'Oh, no thanks' by the user.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.
Ex: There is nothing wrong with killing enemy soldiers that are attacking you and it would seem foolhardy just to let them escape.
Ex: Frivolous or thoughtless spending can eat up your income and hence your future savings.

irreflexión
(n.)=rashness.
Ex: Courage stands halfway between cowardice and rashness, one of which is a lack, the other an excess of courage.

irrefrenable
(adj.)=unstoppable ; irrepressible.
Ex: The pace of Internet is unstoppable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey declassified: a revelatory look at the irrepressible reformer'.

irrefutable
(adj.)=unassailable ; irrefutable ; unanswerable ; unchangeable ; unchallengeable.
Ex: Widely acknowledged to be an educator of the highest professional standing, she has published two books on education and numerous articles -- she is a woman of unassailable integrity.
Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.
Ex: He observed 'when a naturally energetic man works for a few days beside a lazy one, the logic of the situation is unanswerable'.
Ex: In no sense are policies engraved in stone and unchangeable.
Ex: Despite this, he repeatedly asserts that we have unchallengeable authority in our reports about that experience.

irrefutablemente
=irrefutably.
Ex: The logic of the thing was spread out plainly and irrefutably before Pope.

irregular
=irregular ; spasmodic ; spotty ; ragged ; lapsed ; episodic ; scrappy ; fitful ; bitty ; spastic ; chequered [checkered, -USA].
Ex: Irregular, this frequency type is used not only for irregular periodicals, but also for periodicals issued less than once per year.
Ex: Progress in many sectors has been slow and spasmodic; positive measures have been implemented often only after protracted negotiations and their impact has usually been incremental rather than dramatic.
Ex: Enforcement of library policies is spotty at best.
Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
Ex: However, almost 30% of lapsed borrowers claimed to still use the library for other purposes, principally to find information.
Ex: Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable.
Ex: It is a scrappy book, apparently assembled in haste.
Ex: This is a compelling account of Twain's fitful creative life.
Ex: However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding.
Ex: The joints associated with spastic muscles need to be carried through a passive range of motion daily to delay the development of contractures.
Ex: An appraisal of the reforms following the report suggests that local councillors' workload has increased, and community councils have had a chequered career, although local authorities generally are stronger.
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* de forma irregular=erratically.
* de modo irregular=erratically.
* de un modo irregular=scrappily.
* pasado irregular=chequered history ; chequered past.
* plantación irregular=random clumping.

irregularidad
(n.)=irregularity ; patchiness ; unevenness ; discontinuity.
Ex: They may waste time seeking reasons for such irregularities.
Ex: Its patchiness is therefore not surprising, but frequently it gives access to relevant and up-to-date documents not easily accessible by other means.
Ex: Database suppliers argue that the present unevenness of the European legal protection setting creates an uncertain and risky environment which is not conductiveto investment.
Ex: New strategies have to be invented by libraries to cope with a period of transition and discontinuity.

irrelevancia
(n.)=irrelevance ; unimportance.
Ex: Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.
Ex: A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance.
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* coeficiente de irrelevancia=fallout ratio.
* índice de irrelevancia=fallout ; fallout ratio.
* tasa de irrelevancia=fallout ratio.

irrelevante
(adj.)=irrelevant ; immaterial ; inapplicable ; academic.
Ex: With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.
Ex: Coblans shows in his paper that the 'information explosion' is largely immaterial anyway due to the sheer irrelevance of much published literature.
Ex: Measures to alleviate the financial strain through cooperation, technology or fund-raising are often inapplicable.
Ex: In any case, these arguments are all purely academic now and history will now be the best judge.
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* ser irrelevante=be beside the point ; be beside the mark ; be beside the question.

irreligioso
(adj.)=irreligious.
Ex: Book selectors must observe the limitations imposed by ministry blacklists which forbid material which is irreligious, immoral or criticises Islam or the current government.

irreligión
(n.)=irreligion.
Ex: Works dealing with a condition of complete absence of religion are entered under the heading 'Irreligion'.

irremediable
(adj.)=incurable ; unmitigaged ; irredeemable ; irremediable ; beyond repair ; incorregible ; irremissible.
Ex: I am an incurable teacher of cataloging.
Ex: Only Bush could take a horrible situation and create an unmitigated disaster.
Ex: Subsequently, many of these German towns suffered slow but irredeemable decline.
Ex: `Unbearable suffering' was defined as `unbearable suffering whether by reason of pain or otherwise as a result of an irremediable condition.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: She is an incorregible romantinc who is looking for the love of her life.
Ex: Perhaps, though, the term 'venial' is a relic of the idea of 'remissible' as opposed to 'irremissible' sin.

irremediablemente
=hopelessly + Adjetivo ; irretrievably ; incorrigibly ; incurably ; terminally ; irremissibly.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
Ex: Without full descriptive cataloguing, newspapers were irretrievably lost in the online catalogue.
Ex: The logic of nuclear deterrence is incorrigibly probabilistic, but probabilistic reasoning in this area is inappropriate.
Ex: Regrettably, the well-intentioned publication of Devereux's typescript has been incurably bungled, and Rastell remains without either a complete or trustworthy bibliography.
Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.
Ex: She perfectly blends the feeling of the song with the pleasure of singing, and as a result those who listen to her are irremissibly trapped by her wonderful voice.

irremisible
(adj.)=unforgivable ; unpardonable ; inexcusable ; irremissible.
Ex: The way Coy handled Rowena in front of the department heads is unforgivable.
Ex: Incorrect reference entry is an unpardonable sin, since the purpose of the entry is to give exact steerage to the original paper from the abstract.
Ex: Child labor is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
Ex: Perhaps, though, the term 'venial' is a relic of the idea of 'remissible' as opposed to 'irremissible' sin.

irremisiblemente
=unforgivably ; inexcusably ; unpardonably ; irremissibly.
Ex: A paramedic who broke his baby son's arm in an 'unforgivably brutal and shocking' attack was jailed for three years today.
Ex: The government has been accused again of 'inexcusably dragging out' the construction of the new Pearl Harbor memorial.
Ex: They succeeded in convincing her that she would be utterly and unpardonably foolish if she were to turn their offer down.
Ex: She perfectly blends the feeling of the song with the pleasure of singing, and as a result those who listen to her are irremissibly trapped by her wonderful voice.

irremontable
(adj.)=unbridgeable.
Ex: I believe that what Ms. Marshall mooted yesterday and what has since arisen in discussion is a very real, and perhaps unbridgeable, difference of interest.

irreparable
=irreparable ; irredeemable ; beyond repair.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
Ex: Subsequently, many of these German towns suffered slow but irredeemable decline.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.

irreparablemente
=irretrievably.
Ex: Without full descriptive cataloguing, newspapers were irretrievably lost in the online catalogue.

irrepetible
=once in a lifetime.
Ex: The article 'Once in a lifetime: a student at Conference' presents a student's view of the Library Association's Centenary Conference, 1977.
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* experiencia irrepetible=experience of a lifetime.

irreprensible
(adj.)=blameless ; guilt-free.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
Ex: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.

irreprimible
(adj.)=irrepressible.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dewey declassified: a revelatory look at the irrepressible reformer'.

irreprochable
(adj.)=unimpeachable ; unobjectionable ; blameless ; guilt-free.
Ex: This is an eloquent, moving testament to the lifework of a major artist of unimpeachable technique and passion.
Ex: Some actors, in order to try and help the meaning, pause slightly after the first line, and this is unobjectionable.
Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
Ex: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming.

irresistible
(adj.)=irresistible ; disarming.
Ex: But influence of the gauche Aldine greek of the 1490s, and then of the superb reinterpretations of Garamont (1540s) and Granjon (1560s), was irresistible.
Ex: 'Can we debate this further?' she pressed, hoping her smile was disarming.
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* hacer que algo sea irresistible=make + irresistible.

irresoluble
(adj.)=unsolvable ; insoluble ; insolvable.
Ex: I think everybody is here because they are confronting problems with their card catalogs that are unsolvable within our budgets today.
Ex: Correct subscription to periodicals is an almost insoluble problem.
Ex: It is important that evil is not a thing or being or the problem of evil would be insolvable.

irresoluto
(adj.)=dilly-dally ; shilly-shally ; indecisive.
Ex: I am unable to understand why government has shown such a dilly-dally attitude till now on such a sensitive issue.
Ex: The general masses prefer a brave, courageous leader over a shilly-shally indecisive Prime Minister, no matter how much popular votes he or his party has gained in the elections.
Ex: The general masses prefer a brave, courageous leader over a shilly-shally indecisive Prime Minister, no matter how much popular votes he or his party has gained in the elections.

irrespestuoso
(adj.)=flip.
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.

irrespeto
(n.)=irreverence.
Ex: 'Nation Review' was an Australian national newspaper of the 70s, noted for its irreverence and its liberal attitudes.

irrespetuosidad
(n.)=irreverence.
Ex: 'Nation Review' was an Australian national newspaper of the 70s, noted for its irreverence and its liberal attitudes.

irrespetuoso
(adj.)=disrespectful ; irreverent ; ill-mannered ; discourteous.
Ex: I don't want to sound flippant or disrespectful, but I can't imagine us being able to defend or justify our present collection development policy.
Ex: This article takes an irreverent look at librarians involved in the fight against censors over obscenities and sexual freedom.
Ex: Results also show, however, that the average fan is egoistic & often ill-mannered, & lays claims to leadership & superiority.
Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
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* ser irrespetuoso con=disrespect ; diss.

irrespirable
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* hacer el aire irrespirable=choke + the air.

irresponsabilidad
(n.)=irresponsibility.
Ex: It's already difficult to find a lot of these things as it is, but it would be absolute irresponsibility to go to a title-main entry.
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* actuar con irresponsabilidad hacia=play + fast and loose with.

irresponsable
(adj.)=irresponsible ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; heedless ; reckless ; thoughtless.
Ex: In frequent cases, unionization is brought on by the inept or irresponsible action of management.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or free-wheeling additions to the collection.
Ex: In his wise and graceful book, Watts achieves a balance between the blind adulation and heedless scorn that distorts most commentary on Walt Disney.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become.
Ex: Above all things, this film is one woman's passionate protest against the thoughtless abuse of the weak by the strong.

irrevelable
(adj.)=incomunicable.
Ex: Technologies that create risks that might have incommunicable global consequences include atomic energy, genetic technology, human genetics, nanotechnology, & computer science.

irreverencia
(n.)=profanity ; irreverence.
Ex: Altemative comics are often associated with sex, profanity, antisocial themes, and raw attitude.
Ex: 'Nation Review' was an Australian national newspaper of the 70s, noted for its irreverence and its liberal attitudes.

irreverente
(adj.)=irreverent ; disrespectful.
Ex: This article takes an irreverent look at librarians involved in the fight against censors over obscenities and sexual freedom.
Ex: I don't want to sound flippant or disrespectful, but I can't imagine us being able to defend or justify our present collection development policy.

irreversible
(adj.)=irreversible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity.
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* situación de decadencia irreversible=terminal decline.

irreversiblemente
=irreversibly ; irrevocably.
Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
Ex: The tsunami that hit these coasts last year has irrevocably altered their marine ecology.

irrevocabilidad
(n.)=finality ; conclusiveness.
Ex: We're questioning whether it's really worth it in terms of finality of data and in terms of revision that we find we have to make sometimes after we've used the CIP data.
Ex: Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.

irrevocable
(adj.)=unalterable ; irrevocable.
Ex: Flexibility in the notation of a scheme enables us to make a choice, but once made that choice becomes unalterable.
Ex: In some situations it is possible to test the result of a decision before it is irrevocable.

irrevocablemente
=irrevocably.
Ex: The tsunami that hit these coasts last year has irrevocably altered their marine ecology.

irrigación
(n.)=irrigation.
Ex: Again, in Agriculture there are divisions for general Operations (Irrigation, Draining, Ploughing, Stock management, etc.).

irrisorio
(adj.)=derisory ; risible.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.
Ex: The film can be considered innovative for its frank (albeit risible) depiction of transvestism.

irritabilidad
(n.)=irritability ; testiness ; tetchiness ; petulance.
Ex: Back-ache, eye strain, tiredness, irritability, absenteeism and inefficiency are some of the problems that result from bad workstation design.
Ex: After a few additional pronouncements on Balzac's testiness, the children's librarian went back to work.
Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.
Ex: There are also those who all day long are mild, and courteous, and genial, and good-natured in public life, damming back their irritability, and their petulance, and their discontent.

irritable
(adj.)=tetchy ; irritable ; cranky ; irascible ; crabby ; waspish ; testy ; quarrelsome.
Ex: CC uses this device in Literature, where authors are specified by their date of birth (though Ranganathan has a rather tetchy note about the difficulty of establishing this in some cases).
Ex: Many librarians worry that the public, collective image of librarians is associated with the crone -- an older, single woman who is irritable and protective of her domain.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: He was a rag-and-bone man living with his irascible father in a junkyard with only their horse for company.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: But as you read this sentence, you cannot fail to hear his voice, cosy, waspish, inimitable.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.
Ex: Often they are garrulous, even quarrelsome.

irritación
(n.)=annoyance ; irritation ; exasperation ; redness ; fret.
Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady.
Ex: I can appreciate the frustration, annoyance, irritation, aggravation, and exasperation of having to start over.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
Ex: The voice that caused such a fret wasn't even recognizable but it continued to scream and scream and scream.
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* expresar irritación=express + irritation.
* irritación de la piel=skin irritation.
* irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal=nappy rash.
* irritación de la piel producida por el viento=windburn.
* motivo de irritación=pet peeve.

irritación de la piel
(n.)=skin irritation.
Ex: This article considers the problem of skin irritation and dermatitis caused by the chemical ingredients of printing inks.
irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal
(n.)=nappy rash.
Ex: Clearly nappy rashes occur in the area where the nappy is being worn, i.e. in the groin, on the buttocks and on the thighs.
irritación de la piel producida por el viento
(n.)=windburn.
Ex: The next morning I wasn't sore at all (since I had taken it easy) but both Jason and I had second-degree sun and wind burns.
irritado
(adj.)=sore ; irritated ; exasperated ; testy ; chafed.
Ex: The article 'A site for sore eyes' explains elements in a Web site that will ensure that users will want to use it: aesthetics, navigation, graphics tools, etc..
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.
Ex: Vanash is a moisturizer and groundbreaking solution to dry, chafed or ashy skin for both men and women.
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* ojos irritados=bloodshot eyes.

irritante
(adj.)=irritating ; irksome ; vexing ; jarring ; grating ; exasperating ; smarting ; infuriating ; nettlesome ; aggravating.
Ex: We want the understanding that we are not some irritating adjunct to bookstores but an alternate way.
Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
Ex: Sanborn was infamous for his grating personality, editorial liberties and inaccurate accounts of people and events.
Ex: While information appliances will proliferate, they will not lessen the perception of an exasperating electronic environment.
Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
Ex: And I know it might be hard, but please don't subject the workers in your office to annoying and infuriating computer tasks.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.
Ex: Finding dirt cheap airline tickets these days can be extremely aggravating because it's hard to know what a cheap price really is.
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* de manera irritante=infuriatingly.

irritantemente
=vexingly ; annoyingly.
Ex: The writer sheds light on the at times vexingly complex topic of exchange rates and their role in the serials marketplace.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.

irritar
(v.)=irk ; needle ; irritate ; rattle + Posesivo + cage ; rub + Nombre + up the wrong way ; spite ; annoy ; roil ; nerve ; gall ; rile ; peeve ; enrage ; hit + a (raw) nerve ; strike + a nerve ; exasperate ; touch + a (raw) nerve ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; vex ; ruffle ; hit + a hot button ; rankle.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
Ex: The author maintains that his poem makes an attempt to rattle the cage and is a gesture toward revolt, a call to abandon any vision of human life that does not embrace the sexual universe.
Ex: Relations between the two countries would now be difficult as our Prime Minister had rubbed theirs up the wrong way over ridiculous matters.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
Ex: But there's something which has nerved me before with the forum.
Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
Ex: On a recent field trip, he drank too much and became enraged with another student by whom he felt insulted.
Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day.
Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve.
Ex: Radical intellectuals often seem exasperated by what appears as excessive attention paid to conceptualization.
Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back.
Ex: The powers-that-be at ISU seem to be a little vexed by the attention they're getting for denying tenure to astronomer Guillermo Gonzalez.
Ex: He didn't mince words and that ruffled some people, but that was just the way he is.
Ex: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds .
Ex: Now it appears that everyday citizens' sensibilities have been rankled by the campaign.
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* irritar a Alguien=ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
* irritarse=chafe (at) ; chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
* irritarse con=get + short with.

irritar a Alguien
(v.)=ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
Ex: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'.
irritarse
(v.)=chafe (at) ; chafe at + the bit ; champ at + the bit ; chomp at + the bit.
Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics. Ex: He was the perfect agent but you got the feeling that underneath it all he was chafing at the bit. Ex: But when the first game does get underway, this new team will be champing at the bit to start leaving an impression in people's minds. Ex: It's that time of year when many of you are chomping at the bit to fertilize your lawn.
irritarse con
(v.)=get + short with.
Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.
irrompible
(adj.)=unbreakable.
Ex: The object is stored as an aggregate of its components, not as an unbreakable unit, so the relevant parts of the object can be presented together with the corresponding questions.

irrumpir
(v.)=storm ; burst forth ; barge in.
Ex: On October 6, 1976, an angry mob stormed the university to attack students who seemed to threaten the nation.
Ex: It seems the passions of the people were only sleeping and burst forth with a terrible fury.
Ex: 'Nah,' Kate chuckled, getting her drift, and then said 'I would've just barged in there and dared them to throw me out!'.
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* irrumpir en=swarm (into/in) ; burst into ; storm into ; storm in.
* irrumpir en escena=burst upon + the scene.

irrumpir en
(v.)=swarm (into/in) ; burst into ; storm into ; storm in.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore. Ex: In a minute, James burst into the room in her usual emphatic way, threw her briefcase on the desk, and said: 'Hi!'. Ex: A Serbian man who stormed into the Serbian presidential building with two hand grenades was disarmed by the police after a five-hour standoff. Ex: The robber panicked and took hostages after storming in to rob the bank with a gun.
irrumpir en escena
(v.)=burst upon + the scene.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling.
irse
(v.)=depart ; make + departure ; take + departure ; go off ; wend + Posesivo + way ; leave ; go away ; take + Posesivo + leave ; be gone ; head off ; walk out ; make + a quick getaway ; move away ; drive off ; make + Posesivo + exit.
Ex: He smiled again, waved goodbye, and departed. Ex: Before making his departure, however, a few hints upon the methods of examining bibliographic compilations are necessary. Ex: 'I'm sure we'll be in touch a lot this week!' Suttie took her departure, repeating the offer. Ex: In this novel, if you remember, Henry Crawford, having been refused by the heroine Fanny, goes off and elopes with an old flame, Mrs Rushworth. Ex: As she wended her way through the corridors, she pursued an inquiry with herself as to what she ought to have done with Mike. Ex: 'Do you ever let anyone leave without inspecting their bags?' Carpozzi asked as she sidled up to the checker. Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser. Ex: 'Let me know how you think we should break the news, uh?,' Cissy Bogardus replied and took her leave. Ex: They went backstage and looked high and low for Andre, but he was gone. Ex: The next day we shook off our hangovers with another refreshing dip under the waterfall, packed our bags and headed off. Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address. Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step. Ex: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away. Ex: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice. Ex: She had placed herself in an awkward situation and was anxious to make her exit.
irse a casa
(v.)=go + home.
Ex: Shortly after lunch, he went home without permission.
irse a dormir
(v.)=hit + the sack ; go to + bed ; hit + the hay.
Ex: These pants pants are perfect for lazy mornings around the house or having a late night sandwich before hitting the sack. Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door. Ex: Anyone jog at night before hitting the hay -- is it good for sleep or you become too awake?.
irse a dormir pronto
(v.)=go to + bed soon.
Ex: You may find that she may have trouble understanding what you mean when you tell her that 'it's getting late' or you 'should go to bed soon'.
irse a dormir temprano
(v.)=go to + bed early ; have + an early night.
Ex: To wake up early, go to bed early. Ex: As it was Sunday, everyone was having an early night in preparation for work the next day.
irse a freír espárragos
(v.)=naff off.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
irse a la cama
(v.)=retire + at night ; hit + the sack ; go to + bed ; hit + the hay.
Ex: Modern man is beset by many types of noise each day from the time he wakes until he retires at night. Ex: These pants pants are perfect for lazy mornings around the house or having a late night sandwich before hitting the sack. Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door. Ex: Anyone jog at night before hitting the hay -- is it good for sleep or you become too awake?.
irse a la cama pronto
(v.)=go to + bed soon.
Ex: You may find that she may have trouble understanding what you mean when you tell her that 'it's getting late' or you 'should go to bed soon'.
irse a la cama temprano
(v.)=go to + bed early ; have + an early night.
Ex: To wake up early, go to bed early. Ex: As it was Sunday, everyone was having an early night in preparation for work the next day.
irse a la mierda
(v.)=naff off.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
irse a la porra
(v.)=go + pear-shaped ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain.
Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again. Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting. Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable.
irse a paseo
(v.)=naff off.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
irse a pique
(v.)=founder ; bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost ; come + unstuck ; go + pear-shaped ; go + kaput ; be kaput ; go + haywire ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.
Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater. Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology. Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage. Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck. Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again. Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: They left a trail of destruction in the wake of a plan gone haywire. Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting. Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable. Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays. Ex: Unfortunately the project is officially dead in the water.
irse a tomar por culo
(v.)=naff off.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
irse al carajo
(v.)=go + pear-shaped ; go to + shit.
Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again. Ex: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it.
irse al cuerno
(v.)=naff off.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
irse al diablo
(v.)=naff off.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
irse al garete
(v.)=go + kaput ; be kaput ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.
Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays. Ex: Unfortunately the project is officially dead in the water.
irse al traste
(v.)=come + unstuck ; go + kaput ; be kaput ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain ; go to + shit ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water ; go to + pot.
Ex: Bright people will always manage towork out the technology but it is the higher-level issues and processes that usually cause a project to come unstuck. Ex: With oil at $76 a barrel, it won't be long until it all goes kaput!. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it. Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting. Ex: These businesses were growing rapidly until 1964 when the economy started to go down the drain and manufacturing was not anymore profitable. Ex: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it. Ex: Their email system has been up the spout since Saturday preventing the staff from communicating everyday matters and causing extensive housekeeping delays. Ex: Unfortunately the project is officially dead in the water. Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot.
irse al trasto
(v.)=go + pear-shaped.
Ex: The test on the new machines went pear-shaped: nothing really worked properly and they had to install everything again.
irse corriendo
(v.)=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off ; dart out (of).
Ex: One at a time a bird lands, picks out a fat sunflower seed and then dashes off. Ex: The witness said that the cockpit of the ill-fated Boeing 737 shot off 'like a meteorite' when the plane hit the ground on its belly
. Ex: Winnie decides she needs a seaside break, so she and Wilbur zoom off to the coast. Ex: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008. Ex: It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.
irse de
(v.)=quit + Lugar ; ride away (from).
Ex: She rose, took his hand, wished him well, and quitted the room. Ex: During the investigation, the officer learned the unknown subject was seen riding away from the building on a bicycle.
irse de casa
(v.)=leave + home ; move out.
Ex: Few researchers have applied this experience to the last remaining sibling when all other siblings have left home. Ex: This booklet covers how to give notice, legal ways to move out early, and what can happen if you do not follow the rules about moving out.
irse de jarana
(v.)=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
Ex: Another sign of middle age is when, after painting the town red, you have to rest a week before applying the second coat. Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
irse de juerga
(v.)=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
Ex: Another sign of middle age is when, after painting the town red, you have to rest a week before applying the second coat. Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
irse de la lengua
(v.)=spill + the beans ; shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; let + the cat out of the bag ; blow + the gaff.
Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships. Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff.
irse de marcha
(v.)=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
Ex: Another sign of middle age is when, after painting the town red, you have to rest a week before applying the second coat. Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
irse de parranda
(v.)=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
Ex: Another sign of middle age is when, after painting the town red, you have to rest a week before applying the second coat. Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
irse de picos pardos
(v.)=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
Ex: Another sign of middle age is when, after painting the town red, you have to rest a week before applying the second coat. Ex: A couple had only been married for two weeks and the husband, although very much in love, couldn't wait to go out on the town and party with his old buddies.
irse de vacaciones
(v.)=vacation.
Ex: They have waged campaigns aimed at discouraging Europeans from vacationing in Cuba.
irse derecho a
(v.)=make + a beeline for.
Ex: As they made a beeline for their favourite section their eye was attracted by books on other subjects and by different authors.
irse enojado dando zapatazos
(v.)=stomp away.
Ex: 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.
irse inadvertidamente
(v.)=slip away.
Ex: He gradually let his original aims slip away until he was attempting the impossible -- a universal bibliography -- albeit highly selectively.
irse la cabeza
(v.)=go + bananas.
Ex: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
irse para siempre
(v.)=go + forever.
Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
irse por la tangente
(v.)=wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off on + a tangent ; go off at + a tangent ; go off + the track ; get off + the track ; fly off at/on + a tangent.
Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question. Ex: Occasional wandering off topic is allowed, but should be kept to a bare minimum. Ex: The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly. Ex: If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc. Ex: The Commission, however, goes off the track with its structural and institutional recommendations on how to ensure the long-term availability of public information resources = No obstante, la Comisión se sale por la tangente con sus recomendaciones estructurales e institucionales sobre cómo asegurar la disponibilidad a largo plazo de los recursos de información pública. Ex: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente. Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.
irse por las ramas
(v.)=go off + the track ; get off + the track ; go off on + another track ; fly off at/on + a tangent ; go off on + a tangent ; wander off + track ; wander off + topic ; go off at + a tangent.
Ex: The Commission, however, goes off the track with its structural and institutional recommendations on how to ensure the long-term availability of public information resources = No obstante, la Comisión se sale por la tangente con sus recomendaciones estructurales e institucionales sobre cómo asegurar la disponibilidad a largo plazo de los recursos de información pública. Ex: 'This discussion is getting off the track,' he said politely = "Esta discusión se está saliendo por la tangente", dijo cortésmente. Ex: It is important to ensure that one is pursuing the patron's question and has not gone off on another track = Es importante asegurarse de que estamos intentando responder a la pregunta del usuario y no nos estamos desviando del tema en cuestión. Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that. Ex: The book encourages the reader to go off on a tangent and wander from thought to thought endlessly. Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question. Ex: Occasional wandering off topic is allowed, but should be kept to a bare minimum. Ex: If you go off at tangents, you could end up with pointless discussions about the best car to buy, the public transport alternatives, etc.
irse solo
(v.)=go off by + Reflexivo.
Ex: The climax occurs during a hunting party in the woods, when Olga goes off by herself and is later found murdered.
irónicamente
=ironically ; with tongue in cheek ; tongue-in-cheek ; wryly.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Ex: Rober Oppenheimer, with his tongue in cheek, said, some years ago, that if the American 'Physical review' went on expanding at its present rate, it would be fifteen times heavier than the earth by the end of the century!.
Ex: This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.
Ex: William A Katz has commented wryly that 'the introduction of the machine into the reference process will force even the most reluctant librarian to participate as one human being interacting with another'.

irónico
(adj.)=ironic ; tongue-in-cheek ; wry ; ironical.
Ex: It is ironic that reduced funding may threaten money-saving automation plans.
Ex: This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.
Ex: While another colleague of mine offered the wry comment that 'as the computer's capabilities have increased our expectations of what it can do have proportionally diminished'.
Ex: This is an ironical allusion to 1950s and 1960s catwalk shows.

isabelino
(adj.)=Elizabethan.
Ex: Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.
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* de la época isabelina=Elizabethan.

isla
(n.)=island ; isle.
Ex: The reading interests on Robinson's Crusoe island seem to be well defined though somewhat one-sided.
Ex: Another feature of the map is an isle situated to the southeast of Asia.
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* el hombre no es una isla=no man is an island.
* habitante de las islas del Pacífico=Pacific Islander.
* isla de cocina=kitchen island.
* Isla del Príncipe Eduardo=Prince Edward Island.
* Isla de Pascua=Easter Island.
* isla desierta=desert island ; deserted island.
* Isla Mauricio=Mauritius.
* Islas Británicas, las=British Isles, the.
* Islas Caimán, las=Cayman Islands, the.
* Islas Canarias, las=Canary Islands, the ; Canaries, the.
* islas caribeñas, las=Caribbean islands, the.
* Islas de Cabo Verde=Cape Verde Islands.
* Islas de la República de Cabo Verde=Cape Verde Islands.
* islas del Caribe, las=Caribbean islands, the.
* Islas de Malta, las=Maltese Islands, the.
* Islas Fereo, las=Faroes, the ; Faroe Islands, the.
* Islas Vírgenes, las=Virgin Islands, the.
* isla tropical=tropical island.
* isla volcánica=volcanic island.
* La Isla del Tesoro=Treasure Island.
* procedente de las islas del Pacífico=Pacific Islander.
* quedarse abandonado en una isla desierta=be stranded on a desert island.
* República de las Islas de Cabo Verde=Cape Verde Islands.
* saltar de una isla a otra=island-hop.

isla de cocina
(n.)=kitchen island.
Ex: It's as if the life force itself emanates directly from the oven and swirls around the kitchen island.
isla desierta
(n.)=desert island ; deserted island.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Accessing medical information from a desert island with telephone service: how to get and organize the information you need to practice most effectively'. Ex: Gilligan, Skipper and the rest of the crew were finally rescued fifteen years after shipwrecking on a mysterious deserted island.
isla tropical
(n.)=tropical island.
Ex: French explorer and adventurer Xavier Rosset is about to embark on a 300 day trip to live alone on a remote tropical island in the South Pacific.
isla volcánica
(n.)=volcanic island.
Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
islamista
(n./adj.)=Islamist ; Islamicist.
Ex: But it is Islam's strict code of sexual modesty that Islamists most often transgress.
Ex: Yet we cannot finish the Islamicists' war unless we understand why they started it.

islamización
=Islamisation [Islamization, -USA].
Ex: The author asserts that the term 'Islamization' is being used in many confusing ways.

islandismo
(n.)=Irishness.
Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings.

islandés
(adj.)=Icelandic.
Ex: The problem of entry is unusual because Icelandic personal names do not contain a surname, but rather a personal name, and occasionally, a toponym.

islas caribeñas, las
=Caribbean islands, the.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.
islas del Caribe, las
=Caribbean islands, the.
Ex: Some of the Caribbean islands with libraries with music collections include Aruba, Barbados, Bermuda, Cuba, Curaçao, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Puerto Rico, and Trinidad.
isleta
(n.)=islet.
Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
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* isleta de tráfico=traffic island ; roundabout.

isleta de tráfico
(n.)=traffic island ; roundabout.
Ex: According to Lance Armstrong, whoever invented roundabouts and traffic islands must have hated bike racing. Ex: According to Lance Armstrong, whoever invented roundabouts and traffic islands must have hated bike racing.
isleño
(adj.)=islander ; insular.
Ex: It is believed that telemedicine services may help offset the emotional stress and sense of inequality experienced by islanders and civilians living around military bases.
Ex: Within that chummy, insular world of imperial elites, Senator Jaguaribe recoiled in horror at the prospect of a permanent pauper class supported by public funds.
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* estado isleño=island nation.

islote
(n.)=islet.
Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.

islámico
(adj.)=Islamic.
Ex: The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.
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* arquitectura islámica=Islamic architecture.
* arte islámico=Islamic art.
* extremista islámico=Islamist extremist.
* mundo islámico, el=Islamic world, the.

ismo
=ism.
Nota: Sufijo.
Ex: Fighting isms is like chasing a phantom: What is it? Who is it? Where is it? Why is it?.

isobara
(n.)=isobar.
Nota: También escrito con acento isóbara.
Ex: That means, that at every point along a given isobar, the values of pressure are the same.

isomorfo
(adj.)=isomorphous ; isomorphic.
Ex: The row of special auxiliary subdivisions is completely isomorphous with that of principle divisions.
Ex: They attempt to develop an isomorphic relationship between the human mind and a computer's logic.

isomérico
(adj.)=isomeric.
Ex: The new centric indexes may be used for topological correlations, for estimating the topological shape of isomeric chemical structures, and for use in coding and computer processing of chemical information.

isométrico
(adj.)=isometric.
Ex: The length-weight relationships for males and females showed no significant difference from isometric growth.

isopropanol
(n.)=rubbing alcohol ; isopropanol.
Ex: Simply soak the edges of the glue with rubbing alcohol and it peels right off.
Ex: It is dangerous to give a child a sponge bath with isopropanol to reduce a fever.

isopropílico
(adj.)=isopropyl.
Ex: The stronger the isopropyl content, the better.
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* alcohol isopropílico=rubbing alcohol ; isopropyl alcohol.

isostasia
(n.)=isostasy.
Ex: The processes of isostasy and eustasy involve the dynamic adjustment of the earth's lithosphere and hydrosphere over glaciation intervals.

isotópico
(adj.)=isotopic.
Ex: Two of the topics considered are atomic weights and the effects of radioactivity and other anomalies in isotopic abundance.

isquemia
(n.)=ischemia.
Ex: The results suggest that aging and ischemia have functionally similar effects on working memory.

isquémico
(adj.)=ischemic.
Ex: The author discusses the guidelines for the management of patients with acute ischemic stroke.
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* enfermedad cardíaca isquémica=ischemic heart disease.

israelita
(n.)=israelite.
Ex: Reference librarians can no more make bricks without straw that could the israelites of old.
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* judío israelita=Israeli Jewish.

israelí
(adj.)=Israeli.
Ex: If you make an entry for that, would you make it Israeli PARLIAMENT, Israeli GENERAL ASSEMBLY, Israeli CONGRESS, or whatever?.
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* conflicto árabe-israelí, el=Arab Israeli conflict, the.
* guerra árabe-israelí, la=Arab Israeli war, the.

istmo
(n.)=isthmus [isthmuses, -pl.].
Ex: In modern times many isthmuses have been cut through by canals to eliminate the necessity of land transport.
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* istmo del encéfalo=isthmus of the encephalon.

istmo del encéfalo
(n.)=isthmus of the encephalon.
Ex: Isthmus of the encephalon is the term applied to that portion of the encephalic mass which unites the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the spinal bulb.
isómero
(n.)=isomer.
Ex: Even more severe problems arise when we consider isomers: compounds containing the same atoms in each molecule, but differently arranged.

isótopo
(n.)=isotope.
Ex: We can therefore use this principle to arrange the entities in our list in order: Level I - Fundamental particles; Level II - Atoms, isotopes; and Level III - Molecules = Por lo tanto, podemos utilizar este principio para ordenar las entidades de la lista: Nivel I - Partículas fundamentales; Nivel II - â€ tomos, isótopos; y Nivel III - Moléculas.
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* de isótopos=isotopic.
* isótopo de hidrógeno=hydrogen isotope.
* isótopo radioactivo=radioisotope.
* mediante isótopos=isotopically.
* por medio de isótopos=isotopically.

isótopo de hidrógeno
(n.)=hydrogen isotope.
Ex: Hydrogen bombs or H-bombs derive a large portion of their energy from the nuclear fusion of hydrogen isotopes.
isótopo radioactivo
(n.)=radioisotope.
Ex: These can be radioisotopes of nuclear fallout origin as well as radionuclides from primordial sources.
italiano
(adj.)=Italian ; wop.
Nota: Término peyorativo.
Ex: The Root Thesaurus designations are independent of specific language (that is, French, German, Italian).
Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and Gringos.
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* lira italiana=Italian lira.

italoamericano
(n.)=Italian American.
Ex: The city is home today to a colorful mix of Italian Americans and yuppies.

iterativamente
=iteratively.
Ex: Prescriptions are given for conducting text retrieval operations iteratively using relevance feedback.

iterativo
(adj.)=iterative.
Ex: Great benefits could be gained now from adopting simple iterative techniques programmable in BASIC.
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* búsqueda iterativa=iterative searching.

itinerante
=roving ; itinerant ; touring ; wayfaring ; travelling [traveling, -USA].
Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
Ex: In recent years the concept of the itinerant, or journeyman, cataloguer has been suggested as one solution to cataloguing backlogs and shortages of professionally trained cataloguers.
Ex: The work of the Parliament's information offices is to educate the general public on the work of the Parliament by means of touring displays, posters, booklets, slides, etc..
Ex: In the LAN world, there are several reasons to unite with other wayfaring librarians delving into the multifaceted world of computer networks.
Ex: There were no plans to revive either branch, so the bookmobiles had to fill the vacuum as traveling branches.
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* asesoría itinerante en furgón=mobile advice van.
* asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón=mobile information and advice van.
* furgón itinerante=travelling van.
* reportero itinerante=roving reporter.

itinerario
(n.)=itinerary ; road map [roadmap] ; route map ; pathway ; pathway ; course.
Ex: There will be full welcome kits (in the language of the travelers) with day to day itinerary and maps.
Ex: The Computing Information Directory (CID) has been a road map to the computing literature since 1981.
Ex: This service aims to provide refugees with a cultural route map through the confused and sometimes hostile environment in which they find themselves.
Ex: The course is composed of 5 pathways, 1 of which is information and communication.
Ex: This system automates the scientific task of determining the pathway of steps underlying a chemical reaction.
Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

izada
(n.)=raising.
Ex: They are intensively questioning nine people over the raising of the separatist flag in Bolakame, but they do not yet know what their motive is.
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* izada de bandera=flag-raising.

izada de bandera
(n.)=flag-raising.
Ex: Although the flag-raising was a spontaneous and unceremonious gesture, the photograph has become to many people the symbol of that terrible day.
izamiento
(n.)=raising.
Ex: They are intensively questioning nine people over the raising of the separatist flag in Bolakame, but they do not yet know what their motive is.

izar
(v.)=hoist.
Ex: The Supreme Court of India has declared that hoisting the tricolour is a fundamental right that the government cannot legislate away.
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* izar la bandera=raise + flag ; hoist + the flag.

izar la bandera
(v.)=raise + flag ; hoist + the flag.
Ex: To improve Friday attendance, the class with the highest weekly attendance was allowed to raise the flag the following week. Ex: In hoisting the flag, it must be elevated quickly to the top of the mast, and should be lowered slowly.
izquierda
(n.)=left hand.
Ex: Entry words may be aligned in a centre column or in a left hand column.
izquierda, la
=left wing, the.
Ex: Politically, the right wing favours private cultural initiative; the left wing wants state involvement in the arts.
izquierdista
(n.)=left-wing ; leftist ; lefty.
Ex: R. Lysholt Hansen warned against employing left-wing librarians.
Ex: The New Year's Eve edition of the New York Times asserted that Argentines and Nicaraguans helped U.S.-trained Honduran troops to kill leftists in the 1980s.
Ex: Their last straw poll listed Hillary at a 6% popularity among its members, who are considered 'lefties'.

izquierdo
(n.)=left.
Ex: Question marks on the extreme left of the printout are prompts from the host computer.
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* a la izquierda=at the left.
* alineado a la izquierda=left-justified.
* ángulo superior izquiero=upper left corner ; upper left-hand corner.
* cero a la izquierda=cipher ; non-entity ; zilch.
* comillas de la izquierda=left-hand quotation mark.
* de izquierdas=left-wing ; leftist ; lefty.
* esquina de la izquierda=left hand corner.
* esquina inferior izquierda=left bottom corner ; bottom left.
* esquina superior izquierda=top left corner ; upper left corner ; top left-hand corner ; upper left-hand corner.
* extremo inferior izquierdo=lower left.
* flechas de desplazamiento del cursor hacia la izquierda/derecha=left/right arrows.
* hacia la izquierda=leftwards ; leftward.
* hemisferio cerebral izquierdo=left cerebral hemisphere.
* hemisferio izquierdo=left hemisphere.
* izquierda=left hand.
* izquierda, la=left wing, the.
* jugar de ala izquierda=play + the left wing.
* lado izquierdo, el=left side, the.
* la parte superior izquierda de=the upper left of.
* levantarse con el pie izquierdo=wake up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get out of + bed on the wrong side.
* margen izquierdo=left margin.
* partido de izquierdas=left-wing party.
* retrovisor izquierdo=side-view mirror.
* ser de la izquierda=be of the left.
* ser un cero a la izquierda=be a dead loss.
* truncamiento hacia la izquierda=left-hand truncation.

izquierdoso
(n.)=lefty.
Ex: Their last straw poll listed Hillary at a 6% popularity among its members, who are considered 'lefties'.

ión
(n.)=ion.
Ex: A practical method of enriching water with alkaline ions using a water circulation system with dolomite is introduced.

iónico
(adj.)=ionic.
Ex: Any attempt to divide compounds into just two classes (ionic and covalent) is doomed to failure because the bonding in many compounds falls between these two extremes.

jabalí
(n.)=wild pig ; wild boar ; boar.
Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping.
Ex: The wild boars you see today in North America are the great grandchildren of the European boars.
Ex: The wild boars you see today in North America are the great grandchildren of the European boars.
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* jabalí africano=warthog.
* jabalí verrugoso=warthog.

jabalí africano
(n.)=warthog.
Ex: Another key physical aspect of male warthogs is the presence of warts on their face.
jabalí verrugoso
(n.)=warthog.
Ex: Another key physical aspect of male warthogs is the presence of warts on their face.
jabonadura
(n.)=suds ; soap suds.
Ex: We're still brushing away the suds left behind after the bursting of this year's price bubble and facing the deepest global economic downturn in decades.
Ex: The water, that trickles from it in a rivulet, leaves a white incrustation along its channel, in appearance exactly like soap suds.

jabonoso
(adj.)=soapy ; sudsy .
Ex: I don't know if it's paranoia or my subconscious acting up or a vitamin deficiency, but I have now twice had a soapy aftertaste when eating.
Ex: Before you lather your car with nice hot sudsy water, you want to wash it down first with a hose.
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* agua jabonosa=soapy water.

jabón
(n.)=soap.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
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* agua con jabón=soapy water.
* a jabón=soapy .
* cubierto de jabón=soapy .
* de jabón=soapy .
* espuma de jabón=soap suds ; suds.
* fabricante de jabón=soapmaker.
* jabón carbólico=carbolic soap.
* jabón fénico=carbolic soap.

jabón carbólico
(n.)=carbolic soap.
Ex: Carbolic soap contains carbolic acid which is very harmful for skin.
jabón fénico
(n.)=carbolic soap.
Ex: Carbolic soap contains carbolic acid which is very harmful for skin.
jacinto
(n.)=hyacinth.
Ex: For plants such as onions, garlic, tulip, daffodil, and hyacinth, the bulb is the unit of vegetative propagation.

jacobeo
(adj.)=Jacobean.
Ex: Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.

jactancia
(n.)=boastfulness ; swagger ; bragging ; boasting ; bluster.
Ex: For all their nationalistic boastfulness, the Spanish economy remained largely dependent on foreigners.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.
Ex: Listen to what is said, and judge whether it reflects real knowledge or just pretense or bluster.

jactancioso
(n.)=boastful ; show-off ; showboat ; hot dog ; braggart.
Ex: The main character displays a boastful attitude that smacks of hubris in the extreme.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.

jactarse
(v.)=boast ; brag ; crow ; bluster.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: New York City is crowing about the long-awaited arrival of a new biotech park.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.

jacuzzi
(n.)=jacuzzi ; hot tub.
Ex: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.
Ex: This form of bacteria survives in hot tubs, especially hot tubs made of wood.

jade
(n.)=jade.
Ex: She has created a database that can be used to identify bogus pre-Columbian jade, crystal, and other stone artifacts.

jadeando
=breathlessly.
Ex: These comedies, especially the seven he created in his glory years, lurch breathlessly in every direction, simultaneously sophisticated and boisterous, urbane and philistine.
jadeante
=breathless ; out of breath.
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
Ex: It's normal to feel out of breath when you're first starting to run.

jadear
(v.)=gasp ; pant ; huff and puff.
Ex: But then his breathing changes to what I can only describe as gasping or heaving.
Ex: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.
Ex: Why do feminists huff and puff over men who declare that they want traditional women, what do they want?.
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* jadeando=breathlessly.

jaeces
(n.)=horse trappings ; horse tack.
Ex: Horse-trappings include the saddle, stirrups, bridle (reins and bit), and ornamental fittings, such as bells and saddle decorations.
Ex: They offer a large selection of quality horse tack and supplies at great prices, including cinches.

jainismo
(n.)=Jainism.
Nota: Religión practicada en la India que cree que el alma nunca muere sino que se reencarna hasta alcanzar su perfección, que es cuando se libera.
Ex: The Jain Academy has also been recently established in Leicester to further the study of Jainism.

jainista
(adj.)=Jain.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The Jain Academy has also been recently established in Leicester to further the study of Jainism.
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* jainistas, los=Jains, The.

jainistas, los
=Jains, The.
Ex: The Jains have been the most successful of the traditional Indian communities in preserving their manuscript heritage.
jalar
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* jalarse=scoff.
* jalárselo todo=scoff + the lot ; eat + Posesivo + way through.

jalarse
(v.)=scoff.
Ex: The birds -- known as monk parakeets -- won't stop scoffing the farmers' crops -- they're not fussy about what they eat.
jalea
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* jalea real=royal jelly.

jalea real
(n.)=royal jelly.
Ex: By preventing poor eating habits, diseases and retrograde behaviour, the consumption of honey and royal jelly could prove that the reintroduction of natural foods will protect the human body.
jaleo
(n.)=fireworks ; buzz ; rumpus ; hoopla ; hubbub ; ruckus ; commotion ; racket ; palaver ; ruck.
Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.
Ex: Then reading of this story aloud to young children as they look at the pictures, needs a firm, quiet voice, until that glorious wordless pictorial passage showing the 'wild rumpus,' when at least one reader discovers it is necessary to give a one-man vocal performance of some rumbustious classical music as accompaniment to the viewing of those pages.
Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
Ex: She pleaded, futilely, in broken French, until an elderly man, hearing the commotion, came to her rescue.
Ex: He says the library science degree is a racket; that there's nothing taught in library school that can't be better learned on the job.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
Ex: She might look quite frail but you don't want to get into a ruck with this old bag.
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* ¡qué jaleo!=what a palaver!.

jalárselo todo
(v.)=scoff + the lot ; eat + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react. Ex: After demolishing the cakes and sandwiches, pots of tea and buns laid on the table, he proceeded to eat his way through the contents of the fridge.
jalón
(n.)=tug.
Ex: Most fish give up after a few tugs, but carp fight you right to the end.

jamba
(n.)=jamb ; door jamb.
Ex: You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.
Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
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* jamba de la puerta=door jamb.

jamba de la puerta
(n.)=door jamb.
Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
jamonero^1
(n.)=ham dealer.
Ex: Later, on the Internet, I learned that he is building a network of franchised ham dealers throughout Spain.

jamonero^2
(n.)=ham stand.
Ex: These ham stands are built solidly, crafted from wood and stainless steel, built for years of use.

jamás
=never ; ever! ; never in a month of Sundays.
Ex: Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
Ex: The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!.
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* jamás visto=unseen.
* nunca jamás=never again.
* para siempre jamás=for evermore ; evermore.
* por siempre jamás=for evermore ; evermore.

jamás visto
(adj.)=unseen.
Ex: His widow has opened her personal archive, hitherto unseen, including the private scrapbooks in which Eliot assiduously recorded their life together.
jamón ahumado
(n.)=smoked ham.
Ex: A restaurant manager has been trying to order boiled ham, but the wholesaler keeps wanting to sell smoked ham.
jamón cocido
(n.)=boiled ham.
Ex: A restaurant manager has been trying to order boiled ham, but the wholesaler keeps wanting to sell smoked ham.
jamón curado
(n.)=cured ham.
Ex: Parma ham is a dry cured ham grown in the Parma region of Italy.
jamón serrano
(n.)=cured ham.
Ex: Parma ham is a dry cured ham grown in the Parma region of Italy.
jamón serrano de Parma
(n.)=Parma ham.
Ex: Parma ham is a dry cured ham grown in the Parma region of Italy.
jamón york
(n.)=boiled ham.
Ex: A restaurant manager has been trying to order boiled ham, but the wholesaler keeps wanting to sell smoked ham.
jamón^1
(n.)=ham.
Ex: The article 'Green eggs and ham: the punk version' describes a talent contest for teenagers and young adults called held annually since 1992 by the Kitsap Regional Library in Bremerton, Washington State.
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* jamón ahumado=smoked ham.
* jamón cocido=boiled ham.
* jamón curado=cured ham.
* jamón serrano=cured ham.
* jamón serrano de Parma=Parma ham.
* jamón york=boiled ham.

jamón^2
(adj.)=dishy .
Nota: Generalmente referido al atractivo físico de una persona.
Ex: By chance, Giselle meets dishy divorce lawyer Robert Philip and his young daughter who are captivated by her sweetness and innocence.

japoneses, los
=Japs, the.
Ex: The Nords and the Japs also do whaling for profit, they're not for maintaining a way of life going back to time immemorial.
japonés
=Japanese ; all-Japan.
Ex: The rules permit the acquiring library to enter the work under the name of the institution in English, but the entry assigned by the Library of Congress will be the transliterated form of the institution's name in Japanese.
Ex: This paper was presented at the 72nd all-Japan Librarians Conference, Mar 20th 1988.
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* dibujos animados japoneses=Anime.
* japonés americano=Japanese-American.
* japoneses, los=Japs, the.
* yen japonés=Japanese yen.

japonés americano
(adj.)=Japanese-American.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
jaqueca
(n.)=migraine ; headache ; migraine headache.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
Ex: Even the ones who don't complain say they have coughing fits at times, and itchy eyes, and headaches.
Ex: Belladonna is also known as deadly nightshade and is used by many homeopathic practitioners for the treatment of migraine headaches.
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* jaqueca terrible=splitting headache.

jaqueca terrible
(n.)=splitting headache.
Ex: A total of 87 people had been admitted to hospital with the same symptoms: high blood pressure, splitting headache, high temperature and sore throat.
jarabe
(n.)=syrup.
Nota: Líquido muy espeso generalmente de color obscuro que se obtiene del azúcar que contiene diferentes cereales o vegetales.
Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
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* jarabe de arce=maple syrup.
* jarabe para la tos=cough syrup.

jarabe de arce
(n.)=maple syrup.
Ex: When you want to satisfy your sweet tooth, don't forget to consider using maple syrup which contains fewer calories and a higher concentration of minerals than honey.
jarabe para la tos
(n.)=cough syrup.
Ex: He has confessed that he used to guzzle cough syrup when he was at the peak of his drug addiction.
jarana
(n.)=fireworks ; high jinks [hijinks] ; horseplay ; hijinks [high jinks] ; revels ; partying ; beano.
Ex: 'You know, Tom, if I ever find another job -- and I'm already looking -- there will be some fireworks around here before I leave, I can guarantee you that!'.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
Ex: Virtually all of the revels at court and many of the temporary, purpose built banqueting houses used to celebrate diplomatic occasions between 1543 and 1559 were produced and built under the supervision of Sir Thomas Cawarden.
Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
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* de jarana=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
* irse de jarana=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* salir de jarana=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.

jaranero
(n.)=party animal.
Ex: Prince Harry has topped a survey to find the celebrity party animal of the year.

jarcia
(n.)=rigging ; fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
Nota: Con caña.
Ex: Every sailing ship has a hull, rigging and at least one mast to hold up the sails that use the wind to power the ship.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife.
Ex: Fishing gear that produces an electric field in sea water could help prevent sharks from becoming accidental bycatch.
Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8.
Ex: Some people wrongly believe their household contents insurance will cover their angling equipment.

jardinera
(n.)=window box.
Ex: He examines Pliny's use of the word imago and notes that Pliny is not talking about paintings but window boxes.

jardinero
(n.)=gardener.
Ex: Not all cooks, gardeners, athletes and sportsmen are necessarily good teachers or writers so often they need help with their work and this may be provided by the publisher.

jardinería
(n.)=gardening.
Ex: A book for instance on 'vegetable gardening' may contain equally valuable information on 'growing tomatoes' as a book devoted entirely to 'growing tomatoes'.
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* centro de jardinería=garden centre.
* colección de libros de jardinería=gardening collection.
* jardinería xeriscape=xeriscape [xeroscape] ; xeriscaping [xeroscaping] ; xerogardening [xerigardening].
* libro de jardinería=gardening book.
* utensilios de jardinería=garden implements.

jardinería xeriscape
(n.)=xeriscape [xeroscape] ; xeriscaping [xeroscaping] ; xerogardening [xerigardening].
Ex: A xeriscape is a landscape which uses plants that have low water requirements, making them able to withstand extended periods of drought. Ex: Xeriscaping can help keep a lush, green landscape from succumbing to drought and turning into a yellow wasteland. Ex: Chief among these practices is xerogardening, a form of landscaping that employs drought-resistant and native species of vegetation.
jardines
(n.)=landscaped gardens ; grounds.
Ex: Most of the building will be underground, and will incorporate a conference centre, planetarium and landscaped gardens, as well as restoration facilities for manuscripts, etc. Ex: Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.
jardín
(n.)=garden ; backyard ; patio.
Ex: I asked why Mr McGregor had a fence around the garden and whether or not Peter needed to go there for food.
Ex: Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.
Ex: Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.
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* biblioteca de jardín de infancia=kindergarten library.
* caseta de jardín=potting shed.
* caseta para jardín=potting shed.
* cobertizo de jardín=potting shed.
* cobertizo para jardín=potting shed.
* diseño de jardines=landscape design.
* gnomo de jardín=garden gnome.
* herramienta de jardín=garden tool.
* herramienta para el jardín=garden tool.
* jardín acuático=water garden.
* jardín amurallado=walled garden.
* jardín botánico=botanical garden ; botanic garden.
* jardín de infancia=kindergarten ; nursery.
* jardín delantero=front garden.
* Jardín del Edén=Garden of Eden.
* jardín de rosas=rose garden.
* jardines=landscaped gardens ; grounds.
* jardín interior=internal garden.
* jardín oriental=oriental garden.
* jardín público=public garden.
* jardín trasero=back-garden ; rear garden.
* mantenimiento de jardines=ground maintenance.
* mobiliario de jardín=lawn furniture ; garden furniture ; patio furniture.
* muebles de jardín=garden furniture ; patio furniture.
* nomo de jardín=garden gnome.
* planta de jardín=garden plant.
* prohibición de regar el jardín=hosepipe ban.

jardín acuático
(n.)=water garden.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.
jardín amurallado
(n.)=walled garden.
Ex: Like evil trolls guarding the gates, the copyright controllers are trying to hold sway over our actions and create walled gardens around knowledge repositories.
jardín botánico
(n.)=botanical garden ; botanic garden.
Ex: The typical botany library in this sample is small, narrowly focused in its collection, attached to a botanical garden and staffed by part-time or one full-time librarian. Ex: The library was established primarily as a reference collection for the staff of the Herbarium and Botanic Gardens.
jardín de infancia
(n.)=kindergarten ; nursery.
Ex: Rather more seriously and difficult is the problem of the stages of the educational system: preschool, nursery, kindergarten, elementary, etc. Ex: Rather more seriously and difficult is the problem of the stages of the educational system: preschool, nursery, kindergarten, elementary, etc.
jardín de rosas
(n.)=rose garden.
Ex: The article 'I wish I had a rose garden' muses on the pleasures and problems of the UK library scene in the decade leading up to 1st World War: 1910-1919.
jardín delantero
(n.)=front garden.
Ex: The problem with front gardens is that they rarely have enough space in which to create much of a design.
jardín interior
(n.)=internal garden.
Ex: The ambience of the learning environment can be further enhanced by paintings, sculptures, stained glass, internal gardens and other 'cultural artwork' = El ambiente del entorno para el aprendizaje que se puede mejorar aún más con cuadros, esculturas, vidrieras, jardines interiores y otras "obras de arte culturales".
jardín oriental
(n.)=oriental garden.
Ex: All of the mystery, exoticism, and romance of the East is found in this glorious evocation of an oriental garden.
jardín público
(n.)=public garden.
Ex: Parks and public garderns are examples of public spaces where individuals are free to mingle in the company of strangers = Los parques y los jardines públicos son ejemplos de espacios públicos donde la gente es libre de mezclarse con otros.
jardín trasero
(n.)=back-garden ; rear garden.
Ex: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday. Ex: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden.
jarra
(n.)=jug ; mug ; pitcher.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
Ex: The house was full of souvenir china, mugs, teapots and sugar basins commemorating every coronation from that of Edward VII to that of Elizabeth II.
Ex: It refers to the story of the milkmaid who planned what to do with the money she would get for her milk, but dropped the pitcher on the way to market.
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* jarra de cerveza=beer mug.
* jarra graduada para medir=measuring jug.

jarra de cerveza
(n.)=beer mug.
Ex: After that, many rules were issued which for the first time regulated the size of beer mugs and the purity and quality of beer.
jarra graduada para medir
(n.)=measuring jug.
Ex: I have estimated the flow rate of warm water through the shower at about 5 litres per minute by using a measuring jug and a stopwatch.
jarro
(n.)=jug.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
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* a boca de jarro=at close range ; point blank ; at point-blank range.
* jarro de agua fría=slap in the face.
* jarro para el café=coffee mug.

jarro de agua fría
(n.)=slap in the face.
Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.
jarro para el café
(n.)=coffee mug.
Ex: The same set of toys, which included a doll, a saucepan, a baby bottle, coffee mug, teacup, teaspoon, doll crib, blanket, toy phone and dump truck, was presented to children of all ages during individual 10-minute sessions.
jarrón
(n.)=vase.
Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.

jaspe
(n.)=jasper ; jasper.
Ex: This type of petrified wood is green, it's made out of jasper and calcedony and comes from Oregon.
Ex: This type of petrified wood is green, it's made out of jasper and calcedony and comes from Oregon.

jaspeado
(adj.)=marbling ; pebble ; mottled.
Ex: Ten workshops were held which included sizing, calligraphy, marbling, paper mending, limited edition binding techniques, sewing structures and 'pop-up' books.
Ex: Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.

jaspear
(v.)=marble ; streak.
Ex: The cut edges of the book might then be sprinkled or brushed with colour or (less commonly) marbled or gilded.
Ex: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.

jaula
(n.)=cage ; bird cage.
Ex: No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
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* encerrar en una jaula=cage.
* jaula de grillos=madhouse.
* jaula grande para pájaros=aviary.
* meter en una jaula=cage.

jaula de grillos
(n.)=madhouse.
Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
jaula grande para pájaros
(n.)=aviary.
Ex: A sampling technique was applied to measure and quantify visitor behavior at an enclosed hummingbird aviary in a museum.
javanés
(n./adj.)=Javanese.
Ex: Although the library's collection contains materials in such languages as Burmese, Javanese, Arabic, Persian, and Tamil, these were not tested because of constraints of staff and time.

jazmín
(n.)=jasmine.
Ex: 108 subjects completed a variety of tests in weakly scented (jasmine, lavender or odorless) rooms without having been made aware of the odor.

jazz
(n.)=jazz.
Ex: All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for jazz, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.
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* bailar jazz=jive.
* concierto de jazz=jazz concert.

jeep
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* recorrido en jeep=jeep tour.

jefa de oficina de correos
(n.)=postmistress.
Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.
jefatura de policía
(n.)=police headquarters.
Ex: Gunmen stormed a police headquarters in northern Mexico and escaped with around 70 firearms, officials said.
jefatura del tribunal supremo
(n.)=chief justiceship.
Ex: But it is a fact that since Marshall's time only a certified madman would resign the chief justiceship to become governor, let me say.
jefatura^1
(n.)=leadership.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.

jefatura^2
(n.)=headquarters (HQ -abrev.-).
Ex: These libraries located in villages and hamlets were, and still are, organized from a county headquarters (HQ), normally sited in their nearest county town.
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* jefatura del tribunal supremo=chief justiceship.
* jefatura de policía=police headquarters.

jefe
(n.)=boss [bosses, -pl.] ; chief ; employer ; chief honcho ; top official ; top position ; head honcho ; honcho ; gaffer ; leader.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: He subsequently served as chief of that Division, chief of the Serial Record Division, Assistant Director for Cataloging of the Processing Department, Director of the Processing Department, and Assistant Librarian of Processing Services.
Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
Ex: Some who felt that many of the top officials in libraries and professional organizations were men.
Ex: In spite of the preponderance of women in the profession 44 of 61 top positions are held by men.
Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe!=while the cat's away, the mice will play.
* editor jefe=editor-in-chief.
* enfermera jefe = matron.
* jefa de oficina de correos=postmistress.
* jefe de cocina=chef.
* jefe de comedor=head waiter.
* jefe de escuadrón=squadron leader.
* jefe de espías=spymaster.
* jefe de estado=head of state ; chief of state.
* jefe de facturación=billing clerk.
* jefe de la tribu=tribal chief.
* jefe del estado mayor=Chief of Staff.
* jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento=chief knowledge officer (CKO).
* jefe de los servicios de información=chief information officer (CIO).
* jefe del servicio de catalogación=cataloguing head.
* jefe del servicio de referencia=reference head.
* jefe de milicia=warlord.
* jefe de obra=site manager.
* jefe de oficina=office manager.
* jefe de oficina de correos=postmaster.
* jefe de personal=personnel officer ; welfare officer ; staff manager.
* jefe de personal de la biblioteca=library personnel officer.
* jefe de policía=chief constable ; police chief.
* jefe de prensa=press officer.
* jefe de producción=production manager.
* jefe de recursos humanos=human resource manager.
* jefe de sección=section head.
* jefe de seguridad=security official ; security officer ; safety official.
* jefe de taller=overseer.
* jefe, el=big guy, the.
* jefe militar=army official ; army officer.
* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores=too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
* ser el jefe=be in charge ; call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.

jefe de cocina
(n.)=chef.
Ex: Many recipes not taken from books, magazines or famed chefs remain untested and thus less reliable.
jefe de comedor
(n.)=head waiter.
Ex: He also worked as a head waiter on ferryboats for two years.
jefe de escuadrón
(n.)=squadron leader.
Ex: Their squadron leader was relieved of his duty immediately after arrest.
jefe de espías
(n.)=spymaster.
Ex: Even if CIA spymasters could infiltrate the innermost Kremlin, they would still be clueless about what was happening in the rest of Russia.
jefe de estado
(n.)=head of state ; chief of state.
Ex: If the laws are decrees of a head of state, chief executive, or ruling executive body (e.g. a junta), make an added entry under the corporate heading for the official or ruling executive body. Ex: The choice of entry for chiefs of state is the same as that for works by popes or other high ecclesiastical officials.
jefe de facturación
(n.)=billing clerk.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
jefe de la tribu
(n.)=tribal chief.
Ex: Divine law comes direct from God, usually with priests or tribal chief or king as intermediary.
jefe de los servicios de gestión del conocimiento
=chief knowledge officer (CKO).
Ex: This article discusses the emergence of 'chief knowledge officers' or 'knowledge executives' within organizations, viewed by many in the library profession as a logical, and perhaps deserved role for librarians.
jefe de los servicios de información
=chief information officer (CIO).
Ex: A recent study indicates that roughly 1/3 of major US companies now have a chief information officer (CIO) who manages information in its broadest sense.
jefe de milicia
(n.)=warlord.
Ex: Major industries had either been appropriated by the controlling warlords or driven out of business by raids and looting.
jefe de obra
(n.)=site manager.
Ex: A site manager is the person in charge of all on site operations, working with contractors and subcontractors and ensuring the building contract runs to schedule.
jefe de oficina
(n.)=office manager.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.
jefe de oficina de correos
(n.)=postmaster.
Ex: This mini-pack could be used by 'individuals in the community who are called upon to give information, such as parish clerks, the clergy, postmasters, trade union officials, mobile librarians, as well as people acting as village links'.
jefe de personal
(n.)=personnel officer ; welfare officer ; staff manager.
Ex: The personnel officer of a factory drops a stack of a few thousand employee cards into a selecting machine and produces in a short time a list of all employees who live in Trenton and know Spanish. Ex: In larger library systems there will be a welfare or personnel officer who can assist staff with personal problems relating to home life or their employment. Ex: Few executives will deny that staff managers contribute substantially to the performance of their organizations.
jefe de personal de la biblioteca
(n.)=library personnel officer.
Ex: An interview committee, consisting of the library personnel officer and the associate executive director for branches, convened to speak with applicants for the adult materials selection position = Un comité seleccionador, compuesto por el responsable del personal de la biblioteca y del subdirector ejecutivo de las sucursales, se reunió para hablar con los candidatos para el trabajo de selección de material de adultos.
jefe de policía
(n.)=chief constable ; police chief.
Ex: I believe that it was in a West Riding town that three successive chief constables were relieved of their duties because they were drunk and incapable. Ex: Colombia's Police Chief has said the government would continue to fumigate the country's crops of coca, the plant used to make cocaine, in the fight against illegal drugs.
jefe de prensa
(n.)=press officer.
Ex: This article seeks to evaluate the potential value of press releases to researchers by means of interviews with the press officers of two major government departments and two quasi-non-governmental organisations (quangos).
jefe de producción
(n.)=production manager.
Ex: A production manager is involved with the planning, coordination and control of manufacturing processes.
jefe de recursos humanos
(n.)=human resource manager.
Ex: Conflict resolution and improving overall workplace moral is a key part of the role of a human resource manager.
jefe de sección
(n.)=section head.
Ex: So long as the department carries out its responsibilities well and violate no regulations, there is little likelihood that the library director will attempt to impose his or her individual style of management on the independent section head.
jefe de seguridad
(n.)=security official ; security officer ; safety official.
Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp. Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity. Ex: Safety officials have examined two fairground rides after two people were killed and three injured in two separate accidents.
jefe de taller
(n.)=overseer.
Ex: In one, called working on time or in pocket, the clicker received copy and instructions from the overseer and divided the work among his companions.
jefe del estado mayor
(n.)=Chief of Staff.
Ex: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.
jefe del servicio de catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing head.
Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.
jefe del servicio de referencia
(n.)=reference head.
Ex: Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.
jefe militar
(n.)=army official ; army officer.
Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war. Ex: He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.
jefe, el
(n.)=big guy, the.
Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
jengibre
(n.)=ginger.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.

jerarquización
(adj.)=ranking ; grading.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.

jerarquizar
(v.)=prioritise [prioritize, -USA].
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.

jerarquía
(n.)=hierarchy ; ladder ; tree ; pecking order ; ranking order ; ranking.
Ex: Figure 12.1 shows a small hierarchy of subjects, or a group of ranked subjects which incorporates some statement of the relationships between those subjects.
Ex: Special attention should be given to Figure 2, which proposes two lattices (or ladders) for career movement in libraries.
Ex: 'Tree' will show related terms linked by the tree structure; 'explode' will automatically expand the search term to include those terms in the same tree, using OR logic.
Ex: Libraries have a peculiar pecking order -- public, academic, special.
Ex: Library applications may require special arrangements in order to overcome certain difficulties posed by a pre-determined ranking order.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
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* jerarquía "es un tipo de"=is-a hierarchy.
* jerarquía de poder=scalar chain.
* jerarquía social=social hierarchy.

jerarquía "es un tipo de"
(n.)=is-a hierarchy.
Ex: 'Is-a hierarchies' are defined as simplified semantic networks in which only is-a relationships are permitted.
jerarquía de poder
(n.)=scalar chain.
Ex: Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.
jerarquía social
(n.)=social hierarchy.
Ex: This an important step toward challenging the unscrutinized value system that supports social hierarchy.
jerbo
(n.)=gerbil.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.

jeremiada
(n.)=jeremiad.
Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.

jerez
(n.)=sherry.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
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* vino de Jerez=sherry.

jerga
(n.)=jargon ; parlance ; technospeak ; argot ; slang word ; ; lingo.
Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.
Ex: This article demystifies the technospeak surrounding the concept of workflow.
Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.
Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.
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* jerga burocrática=officialese.
* jerga de las iniciales=initialese.
* jerga de los abogados=legalease.
* jerga de una disciplina=subject jargon.
* jerga informática=computerese ; geek speak.
* jerga legal=legalease.

jerga burocrática
(n.)=officialese.
Ex: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.
jerga de las iniciales
(n.)=initialese.
Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.
jerga de los abogados
(n.)=legalease.
Ex: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
jerga de una disciplina
(n.)=subject jargon.
Ex: Ambiguity depends upon the background of the readers, but abbreviations, acronyms, trade names and subject jargon are all potentially confusing.
jerga informática
(n.)=computerese ; geek speak.
Ex: Attention has been paid to the interface between the system and the user in an effort to remove all computerese from the dialogue language. Ex: An entire lexicon of 'geek speak' has emerged from the world of hardware and software.
jerga legal
(n.)=legalease.
Ex: Amazingly, this has done little to temper their penchant for legalese and hair-splitting on international law.
jerigonza
(n.)=lingo ; gobbledygook [gobbledegook] ; mumbo jumbo ; rigmarole [rigamarole].
Ex: Every profession has its lingo, that is to say its list of frequently used terms familiar to practitioners of that profession.
Ex: Tired of printing scientific gobbledygook that almost no one can read, one of the world's top science journals has ordered its authors to write plain English.
Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.
Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.

jeringa
(n.)=syringe ; injection needle.
Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

jeringuilla
(n.)=syringe ; injection needle.
Ex: The exhibition was a retrospective and featured clippings from pornographic magazines, props from past performances (including syringes, chains, tampons, meat cleavers, and Vaseline), and press cuttings.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.

jeroglífico
(n.)=hieroglyphic ; hieroglyph.
Ex: Paintings, writings and Egyptian hieroglyphics are proof of African contribution to the development of information and communication.
Ex: Any scientist's explanation takes the form of a model: statues/icons, then paintings, cuneiform, hieroglyphs, written natural language, the language of mathematics, and finally computer programming languages.

jersey
(n.)=sweater ; jumper ; jersey.
Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
Ex: I hate it when I run past a door and the handle decides to grab my jumper.
Ex: The man in the jersey climbed onto the stage, started yelling and shot the guitarist five or six times at close range.

jerárquicamente
=hierarchically.
Ex: The terms present in these vocabularies are hierarchically arranged in order to indicate any fundamental generic relationships.
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* ajustado jerárquicamente=hierarchically-adjusted.
* resultado ordenado jerárquicamente=ranked output.

jerárquico
(adj.)=hierarchical ; syndetic ; hierarchic ; top-down.
Ex: A thesaurus could be defined as 'a compilation of words and phrases showing synonyms, hierarchical, and other relationships and dependencies'.
Ex: Cutter stressed that the catalogue should be 'syndetic,' that is, it should include a system of references relating the subjects scattered by the alphabetical arrangement.
Ex: Under the influences of information technology, most hierarchic levels of managing are lost, so that organizations become 'flatter' in structure.
Ex: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.
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* alfabético jerárquico=alphabetic-hierarchical.
* cadena jerárquica=hierarchy.
* en orden jerárquico=in ranked order.
* estructura jerárquica=hierarchical structure.
* estructura jerárquica de gestión=line management.
* estructura jerárquica de una organización=hierarchy ladder.
* fichero jerárquico=hierarchical file.
* nivel jerárquico falso=false link.
* no jerárquico=non-hierarchical.
* notación jerárquica=hierarchical notation.
* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda=output ranking.
* rango jerárquico=hierarchical rank.
* relación jerárquica=hierarchical relation ; hierarchical relationship.
* representación jerárquica=hierarchical display.
* sistema de clasificación jerárquico=hierarchical classification scheme.
* subdivisión jerárquica oculta=hidden link.

jeta
(n.)=mush.
Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list.
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* asomar la jeta=show + Posesivo + face.

jibia
(n.)=cuttlefish.
Ex: Cuttlefish recognise prey before they have hatched, the first known embryos to show such an ability.

jinete
(n.)=rider ; equestrian ; horseman [horsemen, -pl.].
Ex: Tim Winton's famous novel, `The Riders', was the overall winner of the award.
Ex: Many Missourians have distinguished themselves as award-winning equestrians.
Ex: Only a good horseman, in fine fettle, with Herculean reserves of pluck and verve should consider this challenge.
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* jinete de carreras=jockey.

jinete de carreras
(n.)=jockey.
Ex: Jockey Paul O'Neill received a one-day ban from racing for headbutting his horse.
jingoísmo
(n.)=jingoism.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

jingoísta
(n.)=jingo.
Ex: McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.

jirafa
(n.)=giraffe.
Ex: The giraffe is the tallest land animal, growing to be up to 19 feet (6 m) tall.

jirón
(n.)=tatter.
Ex: I carried that letter in my wallet as a talisman of hope for a year, until it dissolved in tatters.

jockey
(n.)=jockey.
Ex: Jockey Paul O'Neill received a one-day ban from racing for headbutting his horse.

jocoso
(adj.)=jocular ; joky [jokey].
Nota: Comparativo jokier y superlativo jokiest.
Ex: Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones.
Ex: However, his attempt to make cultural and social history more accessible to a wider audience by adopting a homey, jokey style often seems counterproductive.

jodeculos
(n.)=ass fucker.
Ex: why do people have to be such ass fuckers?.

joder a Alguien
(v.)=fuck + Nombre + over.
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.
joder^1
(v.)=fuck ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; get it on ; bonk.
Ex: He said he wanted to fuck her loudly on a hard bed with rain beating on the windows.
Ex: For every beautiful woman, there's a guy that's tired of screwing her.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.
Ex: I would not really like to eff her but she's pretty for an older lady.
Ex: I read that she walked onto the boat and caught them getting it on.
Ex: After bonking her, the fella disappeared and up to now she has never seen him.

joder^2
(v.)=spoil ; injure ; do in.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
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* joder a Alguien=fuck + Nombre + over.
* joderla=screw up ; muck up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up ; mess up.
* joderlo=crap it up.
* joderlo todo=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.

joderla
(v.)=screw up ; muck up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up ; mess up.
Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity. Ex: Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up. Ex: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up. Ex: They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!
. Ex: What has Obama done to eff up my country today?. Ex: I'm scared that somehow I will mess it up.
joderlo
=crap it up.
Ex: What the Americans have found is that no matter how carefully you do it, you always crap it up somehow.
joderlo todo
(v.)=throw + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a (monkey) wrench in the works ; put + a spanner in the works ; throw + a spanner in the works.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works. Ex: However, the one crucial factor that could put a wrench in the works is that the self-healing process is almost entirely dependent on the availability of water. Ex: Chelsea have put a spanner in the works of Real Madrid and Barcelona over the future destination of Valencia forward David Villa. Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
jodible
(adj.)=fuckable.
Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.

jodido
(adj.)=tricky ; skewed-up.
Ex: Bertrand Russell has written a great deal of sense about the tricky problem of individual liberty and achievement and its relationship to government control.
Ex: Thanks to the skewed-up policies of the state government the state's finances are in doldrums.
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* a veces sales jodido=shit happens.

jofaina
(n.)=wash bowl.
Ex: This wash bowl and pitcher set has been in our family for over 100 years.

jogging
(n.)=jogging.
Ex: Major risk factors for cardiovascular disease are discussed, as well as how development of coronary disease can be attenuated or arrested by a prolonged routine of jogging.
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* hacer jogging=jog.

jojoba
(n.)=jojoba.
Ex: The sweeper had 2 hand-operated blowing wands to help move the jojoba seeds from under the bushes into the sweeper's path.

jolgorio
(n.)=merrymaking.
Ex: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.

jordano
(adj.)=Jordanian.
Ex: All Arabic speaking migrants are included in the study and these include Egyptians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians.

jornada
(n.)=workday.
Ex: This article describes a study of stress conducted in a university library using the following categories: workload; schedule and workday; feeling pulled and tugged; physical facilities; unchallenging work; and miscellaneous.
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* a media jornada=half-time [half time].
* comenzar la jornada=start + the day.
* de media jornada=half-day [half day].
* empezar la jornada=start + the day.
* final de la jornada laboral=close of business.
* haber terminado la jornada laboral=be off duty.
* iniciar la jornada=start + the day.
* jornada de puertas abiertas=open day.
* jornada de reflexión=reflection-day.
* jornada de trabajo=workshop.
* jornada laboral=workday ; day's work ; working hours ; working day ; working time ; work hours.
* jornadas=conference ; institute.
* terminar la jornada laboral=clock off + work ; get off + work.

jornada de puertas abiertas
(n.)=open day.
Ex: This article describes the conferences and open days held to educate and encourage the Welsh library community.
jornada de reflexión
(n.)=reflection-day.
Ex: In many countries a legal term such as 'reflection-day' does not exist nor do any statutory provisions exist on this issue.
jornada de trabajo
(n.)=workshop.
Ex: He has served on a wide variety of professional committees and has spoken at several workshops.
jornada laboral
(n.)=workday ; day's work ; working hours ; working day ; working time ; work hours.
Ex: This article describes a study of stress conducted in a university library using the following categories: workload; schedule and workday; feeling pulled and tugged; physical facilities; unchallenging work; and miscellaneous. Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well). Ex: As opening hours increase and working hours decrease, the role of part-time staff must be carefully considered. Ex: A free-standing terminal is a computer in its own right, which processes and stores data about the transactions and which may also exchange data with a central computer at predetermined intervals, say at the end of a working day. Ex: The reduction and reorganization of working time is another policy area in which the Community is involved. Ex: Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
jornadas
(n.)=conference ; institute.
Ex: A conference is a meeting of individuals or representatives of various bodies for the purpose of discussing and acting on topics of common interest or a meeting of representatives of a corporate body that constitutes its legislative or governing body. Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975.
jornalero
(n.)=labourer [laborer, -USA] ; seasonal worker ; seasonal farmworker ; farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
Ex: These people are seasonal workers who are here on a temporary work permit and who should be leaving at the end of their legal contract.
Ex: Results indicate that untreated dental decay is significant among seasonal farmworkers who seek care at this dental clinic.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
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* jornalero agrícola=farm labourer ; farm worker.

jornalero agrícola
(n.)=farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals. Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
joroba
(n.)=humpback ; hump.
Ex: One of the patients had a symptomatic humpback deformity which could not be treated.
Ex: Camels have humps on their backs as places to store fat to live off when food and water are scarce.

jorobado
(n.)=humpbacked ; hunchback.
Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.
Ex: Dwarfs and hunchbacks were always preferred candidates for the jester role, from the Aztecs, to India, to China.
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* ballena jorobada=humpback whale.

jorobar
(v.)=screw + Nombre + up ; fuck + Nombre + over.
Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!.

jota
(n.)=iota.
Ex: Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.
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* no entender ni jota=not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word ; be all Greek to.

joven actriz
(n.)=starlet.
Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.
joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir
(n.)=machine boy.
Ex: Printing machines were operated by two new grades of worker, skilled machine-minders and unskilled machine boys.
joven casadero
(n.)=eligible party ; eligible bachelor.
Ex: As already indicated, funding has had to be limited to eligible parties that are least developed countries. Ex: Even more surprisingly, a significant number of eligible bachelors (22% percent) agreed with a statement that marriage just isn't for them.
joven estrella
(n.)=starlet.
Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.
joven inconformista
(n.)=beatnik.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
joven promesa
(n.)=whiz(z) kid.
Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
joven que deja los estudios
(n.)=school leaver.
Ex: School leavers who go directly into the work force -- the very people who most need and could best profit from libraries -- will never have effective library access.
joven que huye de su casa
(n.)=runaway.
Ex: Many of the teenaged runaways left home in search of freedom from what they considered abusive treatment, whether physical, sexual, or emotional.
joven y prometedor
(adj.)=up-and-coming.
Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.
joven^1
(n.)=girl ; youngster ; juvenile ; wench.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
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* despendolarse cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* echar una cana al aire cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.
* joven actriz=starlet.
* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine boy.
* joven casadero=eligible party ; eligible bachelor.
* jóvenes=youth ; young people.
* jóvenes, los=young, the ; youth culture.
* joven estrella=starlet.
* joven inconformista=beatnik.
* joven promesa=high flyer [high flier, -USA] ; promising star ; rising star ; whiz(z).
* joven que deja los estudios=school leaver.
* joven que huye de su casa=runaway.
* pandilla de jóvenes=gang of youths.
* para jóvenes=youth-serving.
* servicios bibliotecarios para jóvenes=youth services.
* soltarse la melena cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

joven^2
(n.)=young ; young lady ; young man [young men, -pl.] ; young woman ; youthful ; junior ; young person.
Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.
Ex: The junior librarian leaned forward, and resting her elbows on her knees, put her chin in her hands.
Ex: In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
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* amante joven=sugar baby.
* animal joven=kit.
* joven promesa=whiz(z) kid.
* joven y prometedor=up-and-coming.
* niño joven=young boy.
* personal joven=new blood.
* planta joven=seedling.
* Plinio el Joven=Pliny the Younger.
* público joven=young audience.
* queso joven=young cheese.
* siempre joven=ageless.
* vino joven=young wine.

jovencita
(n.)=lassie.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.

jovencito
(n.)=young man [young men, -pl.] ; laddie.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
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* no ser ningún jovencito=be no chicken.

jovial
(adj.)=cheerful ; jolly ; blithe ; light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted] ; breezy ; good-humoured ; jaunty .
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
Ex: 'Let folks alone and all will then be jolly'.
Ex: According to these librarians, prudent judgment and professional knowledge about the value of a title should never be replaced by a blithe trust in statistical data.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: This knowing sequel to the breezy glamor of 'Ocean's Eleven' provides more thieves, more heists, more twists, more locations, and more playfulness than the original.
Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
Ex: A wool beret, worn at just such a jaunty angle says 'I'm confident' in a most nonchalant way.

jovialidad
(n.)=cheerfulness.
Ex: Blood hypothesized that girls were dated because they exhibit such personality characteristics as consideration, cheerfulness, being a good sport, & a sense of humor = Blood formuló la hipótesis de que las chicas tenían citas debido a las características de su personalidad como consideración, alegría, ser una tía apañada y tener sentido del humor.

jovialmente
=blithely.
Ex: The people who blithely assert that we could do this job instead of immigrants are wildly underestimating what's involved in becoming a skilled picker.

joya
(n./adj.)=gem ; jewel ; cameo ; crowning jewel ; showpiece.
Ex: For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems.
Ex: The article 'Part-time librarians: jewels of the profession' reports the results of a survey of US part time library staff.
Ex: The article 'A passage to India: a bibliographical cameo' celebrates the bibliographical ties between the India and Britain.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
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* decorado con joyas=jewelled.
* joya arquitectónica=architectural jewel.
* joya preciada=prize(d) jewel.
* joyas=jewellery [jewelry, -USA].
* joyas de la corona=crown jewels.
* joyas de la familia=family jewels.
* la joya de=showpiece.
* ser una joya=be a gem.
* una joya=a little gem.

joya arquitectónica
(n.)=architectural jewel.
Ex: The conference takes place at the Semper-Depot, an architectural jewel, in the centre of Vienna.
joya preciada
(n.)=prize(d) jewel.
Ex: When they decided they would get married, Richard raised money for the wedding by selling one of his prized jewels.
joyas
=jewellery [jewelry, -USA].
Ex: This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.
joyas de la corona
(n.)=crown jewels.
Ex: So it is by no means uncommon to find a book being published about the person who, for example, stole the British crown jewels which is described as 'in collaboration with' or 'assisted by' a professional writer, usually a journalist.
joyas de la familia
(n.)=family jewels.
Ex: Today's parents have to hock the family jewels to afford the list of back-to-school items now requested by teachers and schools.
joyero^1
(n.)=jeweller [jeweler, -USA].
Ex: This is the biography of a jeweller who became a local dignitary and owner of a distinguished newspaper.

joyero^2
(n.)=jewel casket.
Ex: Sometimes a jewel casket can be as valuable as the jewels it contains.

joyería
(n.)=jewellery shop.
Ex: The robbers made a hole in the wall separating the two shops to gain access to the jewellery shop and make off with the loot.

joystick
(n.)=joystick.
Ex: It is possible, for example, to purchase optional extras such as bar-code readers, joysticks and paddles (usually only necessary for games), sound and speech synthesizers and graph plotters.

juanete
(n.)=bunion.
Ex: Not all bunions progress because if the patient starts wearing good shoewear and they are caught early enough they may not get any worse.

jubilación
(n.)=retirement ; superannuation ; old-age pension ; pension.
Ex: From 1960 until his retirement in 1970, he served in the new library school at UCLA as Professor of Cataloging and Classification.
Ex: Local authorities would be affected by measures concerned with ensuring the application of the principle of equal opportunities in terms of pensions and superannuation.
Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.
Ex: Such libraries now offer advice on benefits, employment, careers, housing, pensions, consumer affairs and other similar matters, or put people in touch with other sources.
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* edad de jubilación=retirement age.
* en vías de jubilación=retiring.
* jubilación anticipada=early retirement.
* jubilación temprana=early retirement.
* plan de jubilación=pension plan ; retirement plan.
* plan para después de la jubilación=retirement plan.
* seguro de jubilación=retirement fund ; retirement plan.

jubilación anticipada
(n.)=early retirement.
Ex: The first thing to do when considering early retirement is to get a rough estimate of how much money you will need to retire early.
jubilación temprana
(n.)=early retirement.
Ex: The first thing to do when considering early retirement is to get a rough estimate of how much money you will need to retire early.
jubilado^1
(n.)=senior citizen ; senior ; retiree ; pensioner.
Ex: Senior citizens' income tax problems were met by organizing a free service of help in filling in tax returns.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes.
Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improve cultivation of their small private plots of land.
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* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados=retirement town.
* hogar del jubilado=retirement centre.
* jubilados, los=retired, the.

jubilado^2
(adj.)=retired.
Ex: Naturally, there are always a few retired librarians who constitute the exception to the rule.

jubilados, los
(n.)=retired, the.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
jubilar
(v.)=put out to + grass ; put out to + pasture.
Ex: The article 'Should the computer be put out to grass?' argues that successful transfer of information relies more on quality than quantity.
Ex: Let the free market decide whether it wants to support Prince's way of doing business or it wants to put him out to pasture.
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* jubilarse=retire.

jubilarse
(v.)=retire.
Ex: Staff leaving for other jobs, retiring or simply dying (the age profile is inexorably rising in most SLIS) are nor replaced.
jubileo
(n.)=jubilee.
Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.

jubiloso
(adj.)=gleeful.
Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable.

judaico
(adj.)=judaic.
Ex: 'Judaic interest' is broadly defined and so some of the terms are not intrinsically Jewish concepts.

judaísmo
(n.)=Jewry ; Judaism.
Ex: This article reviews the awakening of interest in Jewish materials and libraries, by American Jewry, following World War 2.
Ex: Thus, it is affirmed that, for example, a book on the sociology of the jews should go in class 301 with sociology and not at 296, the number for Judaism.

judeocristiano
(n./adj.)=Judeo-Christian [Judaeo-Christian].
Ex: The United States of America is the only country in history to have defined itself as Judeo-Christian.

judeoespañol
(adj.)=Judeo-Spanish [Judaeo-Spanish].
Ex: Over the past few decades, Judeo-Spanish traditional songs have received a great deal of attention from scholars.

judería
(n.)=Jewry.
Ex: This article reviews the awakening of interest in Jewish materials and libraries, by American Jewry, following World War 2.

judicatura
(n.)=justiceship ; judgeship.
Nota: Puesto de juez.
Ex: There are numerous books about Marshall's life, justiceship, and writings.
Ex: Of the eight judgeships in the district, two are up for election this year.
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* judicatura, la=judiciary, the.
* la judicatura=the Bench.

judicatura, la
=judiciary, the.
Ex: This article examines, through a discussion of Provincial legislation and relevant case law, how the Canadian judiciary has defined unauthorised practice and whether reference librarians who dispense legal information contravene the law.
judicial
(adj.)=judicial.
Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.
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* administración judicial=receivership ; administrative receivership.
* auto judicial=writ.
* citación judicial=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
* costas judiciales=legal costs.
* costes judiciales=legal costs.
* demanda judicial=legal proceedings.
* emplazamiento judicial=subpoena ; judicial summons.
* encuesta judicial=inquest.
* entorpecer la labor judicial=pervert + the course of justice.
* investigación judicial=inquest.
* mandato judicial=writ.
* obstaculizar la labor judicial=pervert + the course of justice.
* orden judicial=warrant ; court order ; writ.
* orden judicial de alejamiento=protection order ; restraining order.
* orden judicial de distanciamiento=restraining order ; protection order.
* pesquisa judicial=inquest.
* poder judicial=judicial arm ; judicial system.
* presentar una demanda judicial=take + legal proceedings.
* proceso judicial=adjudicatory proceeding ; proceeding ; prosecution.
* proceso judicial ante jurado=jury trial.
* requerimiento judicial=summons ; subpoena ; judicial summons.
* sistema judicial=judicial system.

judicialmente
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* judicialmente hablando=judicially.

judicialmente hablando
=judicially.
Ex: These are discussed under the following headings: Constitution of Canada; division of powers; administration of justice in the provinces; statutes and regulations judicially considered; and computer-assisted legal research in Canada.
judo
(n.)=judo.
Ex: They were compared on their preference for participation in such sports as judo, lacrosse, sky diving, and motorcycle racing, among others.

judía blanca
(n.)=haricot bean.
Ex: Laia and Pau have eaten a big plate of haricot beans and botifarra, a delicious Catalan sausage.
judía carilla
(n.)=black-eyed pea ; black-eyed bean.
Ex: Black-eyed beans have a smooth texture and are good when mixed with other vegetables. Ex: Black-eyed beans are rich in soluble fiber, which helps to eliminate cholesterol from the body.
judía verde
(n.)=green bean ; runner bean ; French bean ; string bean.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna. Ex: But when runner beans are fresh, they do snap when you break them in half!. Ex: Because they come from a tropical climate, French beans need a warm soil in which to germinate and grow. Ex: String beans are one of the many veggies I eat on a weekly basis.
judía^1
(n.)=bean ; green bean ; runner bean ; French bean ; string bean ; haricot.
Ex: The principal subject areas studied were soya, rice, beans, and seeds.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna.
Ex: But when runner beans are fresh, they do snap when you break them in half!.
Ex: Because they come from a tropical climate, French beans need a warm soil in which to germinate and grow.
Ex: String beans are one of the many veggies I eat on a weekly basis.
Ex: Boil, then add haricots and peas or broad beans.
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* judía blanca=haricot bean.
* judía carilla=black-eyed pea ; black-eyed bean.
* judía verde=green bean ; runner bean ; French bean ; string bean.

judía^2
(n.)=Jewess.
Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.

judío
(adj.)=Jew ; Jewish ; Kike ; Judean [Judaean].
Nota: Referido al mundo antiguo.
Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.
Ex: Enter a Jewish liturgical work under its title.
Ex: Consider now what we're going to place in the right-hand column, one for one, analogous: Krauts, Wops, Frogs, Kikes, Polacks, Micks, and Gringos.
Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.
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* carácter judío=Jewishness.
* judío devoto=devout Jew.
* judío israelita=Israeli Jewish.
* judíos=Jewry.
* naturaleza judía=Jewishness.

judío devoto
(n.)=devout Jew.
Ex: Its powerful title story explores a crisis of faith experienced by a formerly devout Jew living in a 1930s Bronx tenement.
judío israelita
(n.)=Israeli Jewish.
Ex: Then Israeli Jewish supremacists, like their South African & US counterparts, may desire economic recovery over supremacist goals.
judíos
(n.)=Jewry.
Ex: This article reviews the awakening of interest in Jewish materials and libraries, by American Jewry, following World War 2.
juego al aire libre
(n.)=outdoor game.
Ex: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.
juego compulsivo
(n.)=compulsive gambling.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling in this environment.
juego de accesorios
(n.)=kit ; toolkit.
Ex: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained. Ex: This toolkit is designed to assist managers to blend today's multigenerational workforce to create harmony, mutual respect, and team effort.
juego de adivinanzas
(n.)=guessing game.
Ex: The author aims to present Delphi as a practical method and to dispel the idea that Delphi is more of a guessing game.
juego de bolos
(n.)=bowling.
Ex: If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds.
juego de búsqueda bibliográfica
(n.)=library scavenger hunt.
Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
juego de café
(n.)=coffee set.
Ex: The exhibition will include a display of sugar bowls and tea and coffee sets from throughout Australia's history.
juego de caracteres
(n.)=character set.
Ex: Apart from the different character sets that can be used for notation, there are two types of notation: pure notation and mixed notation.
juego de cartas
(n.)=euchre.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
juego de caza
(n.)=hunting game.
Ex: Primitive war dances, fertility rites, hunting games are all rituals human beings develop in their corporate as well as their private lives.
juego de colores
(n.)=colour scheme.
Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme.
juego de dados
(n.)=craps.
Ex: In the casino game of craps two dice are rolled and the players wager on the outcome.
juego de dedos
(n.)=fingerplay.
Ex: Fingerplays are rhymes for very young children that use hand movements coordinated with words to engage and sustain children's interest.
juego de exterior
(n.)=outdoor game.
Ex: The potato sack race is another outdoor game that is popular today.
juego de fichas
(n.)=card set ; deck of cards.
Ex: The <F4> function displays the Main Entry Card followed by the rest of the card set. Ex: Any new concepts or terms that emerge during this examination of relationships must also be inserted in the deck of cards = Cualquiera de los conceptos o términos nuevos que surjan durante este análisis de las relaciones deben insertarse también en el juego de fichas.
juego de fuerzas
(n.)=interplay of forces.
Ex: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises.
juego de fútbol
(n.)=football game.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
juego de guerra
(n.)=war game [wargame].
Ex: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.
juego de herramientas
(n.)=toolkit.
Ex: This toolkit is designed to assist managers to blend today's multigenerational workforce to create harmony, mutual respect, and team effort.
juego de la oca
(n.)=game of chutes and ladders ; game of snakes and ladders.
Ex: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life. Ex: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.
juego de la ruleta
(n.)=game of roulette.
Ex: There is a saying in roulette that you live and die by the bet that you choose in the game of roulette.
juego de las castañas
(n.)=conkers.
Ex: Conkers is a game which has been played every autumn for generations but nowadays fewer children are playing it.
juego de las pulgas
(n.)=tiddlywinks.
Ex: Whether tiddlywinks will ever become an Olympic sport is still unknown.
juego de letras
(n.)=letter set.
Ex: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).
juego de malabarismo
(n.)=balancing act.
Ex: The author considers planning as a balancing act between conflicting forces, the need for clear and specific objectives, and good communications between the staff concerned.
juego de manos
(n.)=sleight-of-hand.
Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
juego de mesa
(n.)=board game ; table game.
Ex: The author looks at some of the extra activities engaged in by libraries, such as the provision of board games vending machines for the sale of drinks and other items. Ex: Renaissance gamesters soon embraced backgammon as their table game of choice.
juego de niños
(n.)=child's play ; children's play ; children's play.
Ex: I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play. Ex: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies. Ex: Masters of Europe and America, the conquest of Asia and Africa will be merely children's play.
juego de ordenador
(n.)=computer game.
Ex: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.
juego de palabras
(n.)=turn of phrase ; pun ; play of words ; play on words.
Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today. Ex: When children bounce on mother's knee to a song or a nursery rhyme and maybe when they chuckle at special words, names, and puns, they are responding to the texture and rhythm of sounds. Ex: It is only five pages long, but was surprisingly tough to translate with all its plays of words and allusions. Ex: Hamlet speaks in riddles and plays on words in order to create a certain suspicion about his sanity.
juego de parches
(n.)=patch kit.
Ex: Some jumping castles come with a patch kit that can be used to repair them in most cases.
juego de patio de recreo
(n.)=playground game.
Ex: Playground games show that children like catastrophes and exhibitions of speed and power.
juego de pelota
(n.)=ball game.
Ex: Appropriate for both regular and special classes, activities include arm wrestling, ball games, and jumping jacks.
juego de piernas
(n.)=footwork.
Ex: A lot about the forehand stroke has to do with traditional footwork, body usage, and weight distribution.
juego de pies
(n.)=footwork.
Ex: A lot about the forehand stroke has to do with traditional footwork, body usage, and weight distribution.
juego de póker
(n.)=poker game.
Ex: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.
juego de póquer
(n.)=poker game.
Ex: Pseudohallucination is used as the 'joker' in a poker game (i.e. made to take diagnostic values according to clinical need) which has retarded important decisions as to the nature and definition of hallucinations.
juego de rol
(n.)=role-play.
Ex: Role-plays can be used in many educational settings as a means of engaging students actively with an issue or debate.
juego de salón
(n.)=parlour game.
Ex: The article 'Parlour games: the real nature of the Internet' argues that in order to take the opportunity presented by the Internet librarians should cease being passive spectators of the changing information scene.
juego de salón recreativo
(n.)=arcade game.
Ex: The discs have attracted a great deal of student attention but it has to be said that for the most part student use of Domesday is at arcade game level.
juego de serpientes y escaleras
(n.)=game of chutes and ladders ; game of snakes and ladders.
Ex: I am the most recent fallen angel to stumble into a game of chutes and ladders, and you best believe I will hold on for dear life. Ex: Life is more or less like a game of snake and ladders -- you are the top at some point of time, and at the very next moment, you are back at square one.
juego de trenes miniatura
(n.)=train set ; model train set.
Ex: This is the world's biggest train set which covers 1150 square metres, features almost six miles of track and is still not complete. Ex: If you're looking for something unique to add to your model train set, you may be interested in adding diner cars.
juego de té
(n.)=tea set.
Ex: The exhibition will include a display of sugar bowls and tea and coffee sets from throughout Australia's history.
juego del escondite
=hide and seek game.
Ex: The game was just a hide and seek game, except that when you finally found the people, you had to hold onto them long enough to say, 'Manhunt, Manhunt'.
juego del pilla-pilla
(n.)=game of tag.
Ex: If you played the game of tag when you were a little kid, you'd get a kick out of this: scientists have discovered that gorillas also play it.
juego educativo
(n.)=educational game.
Ex: The catalogue covers filmstrips, slides, films, filmloops, portfolios, posters, charts, overhead projection transparencies, kits, cassettes, gramophone records, work cards, educational games, spirit masters, etc.
juego infantil
(n.)=children's play.
Ex: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies.
juego informático
(n.)=computer game.
Ex: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.
juego interactivo
(n.)=interactive game.
Ex: The author discusses new possibilities of embedded scripts such as inline MPEG, interactive games and navigation facilities.
juego limpio
(n.)=fair play.
Ex: These values include such things as individualism, notions of fair play, & devotion to the principle of equality of opportunity.
juego obsesivo
(n.)=compulsive gambling.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling in this environment.
juego sucio
(n.)=foul play.
Ex: The article 'Foul play' reports the author's investigation into the behaviour of the Software Publishers Association (SPA).
juego^1
(n.)=game ; interplay ; play ; frolic ; match.
Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.
Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.
Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.
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* cambiar las reglas de juego=move + the goal posts.
* campo de juego=playing field ; pitch.
* campo de juego de tierra=dirt pitch.
* compañero de juego=teammate.
* cuarto de juegos=playroom.
* en el juego=at play.
* en juego=at stake ; at work.
* entrar en juego=bring into + play ; call into + play.
* estar en juego=be at stake.
* ficha de juego=playing piece.
* fuera de juego=offside.
* gol fuera de juego=offside goal.
* hacer juegos malabares=juggle.
* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo=juggle.
* hacer un juego de rol=role-play.
* juego al aire libre=outdoor game.
* juego compulsivo=compulsive gambling.
* juego de adivinanzas=guessing game.
* juego de bolos=bowling.
* juego de búsqueda bibliográfica=library scavenger hunt.
* juego de cartas=euchre.
* juego de caza=hunting game.
* juego de dados=craps.
* juego de dedos=fingerplay.
* juego de exterior=outdoor game.
* juego de fuerzas=interplay of forces.
* juego de fútbol=football game.
* juego de guerra=war game [wargame].
* juego de la oca=game of chutes and ladders ; game of snakes and ladders.
* juego de la ruleta=game of roulette.
* juego de las castañas=conkers.
* juego de las pulgas=tiddlywinks.
* juego del escondite=hide and seek game.
* juego de letras=letter set.
* juego del pilla-pilla=game of tag.
* juego de malabarismo=balancing act.
* juego de manos=sleight-of-hand.
* juego de mesa=board game ; table game.
* juego de niños=child's play ; children's play ; children's play.
* juego de ordenador=computer game.
* juego de palabras=turn of phrase ; pun ; play of words ; play on words.
* juego de patio de recreo=playground game.
* juego de pelota=ball game.
* juego de piernas=footwork.
* juego de pies=footwork.
* juego de póker=poker game.
* juego de póquer=poker game.
* juego de rol=role-play.
* juego de salón=parlour game.
* juego de salón recreativo=arcade game.
* juego de serpientes y escaleras=game of chutes and ladders ; game of snakes and ladders.
* juego educativo=educational game.
* juego infantil=children's play.
* juego informático=computer game.
* juego interactivo=interactive game.
* juego limpio=fair play.
* juego obsesivo=compulsive gambling.
* juegos=gaming.
* juegos de azar=gambling.
* juegos de manos=fingergame.
* juegos de rol=role playing.
* juegos malabares=juggling act.
* Juegos Olímpicos=Olympic games.
* juegos olímpicos de invierno=Winter Olympics.
* Juegos Paralímpicos, los=Paralympic Games, the.
* juego sucio=foul play.
* jugar a los juegos=game.
* jugar juegos=play + games.
* libro de reglas de un juego=rulebook.
* meterse en el juego=get in + the game.
* pitar fuera de juego=judge + offside.
* poner en juego=tap.
* practicar con juegos de rol=role-play.
* que entran en juego=at play.
* regla de juego=ground rule.
* reglas del juego, las=rules of the game, the.
* respetar las reglas de juego=play by + the rules.
* sala de juegos=game(s) room.
* salón de juegos=children's gallery ; video-game arcade ; amusement arcade ; game(s) room.
* salón de juegos recreativos=amusement arcade.
* seguirle el juego a Alguien=play along with ; string + Nombre + along.
* tener intereses en juego=have + invested.
* teoría de juegos=game theory.
* terreno de juego=playing field ; pitch.

juego^2
(n.)=set ; kit.
Ex: SELECT retrieves records containing the search term or terms you specify and stores them in sets.
Ex: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained.
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* hacer juego con=go with.
* haciendo juego=colour-coordinated.
* juego de accesorios=kit ; toolkit.
* juego de café=coffee set.
* juego de caracteres=character set.
* juego de colores=colour scheme.
* juego de fichas=card set ; deck of cards.
* juego de herramientas=toolkit.
* juego de parches=patch kit.
* juego de té=tea set.
* juego de trenes miniatura=train set ; model train set.
* juegos de=suites of.
* para hacer juego=to match.
* un juego de=a battery of.

juegos
(n.)=gaming.
Ex: There is no clearer example of non-technological factors affecting the digital divide than the case of on-line gaming.
juegos de
=suites of.
Ex: But in the late 1830s Engelmann in France and Hullmandel in England developed processes of 'chromolithography' whereby pictures in full colour were printed from suites of stones.
juegos de azar
(n.)=gambling.
Ex: The library was created as a mechanism of social control to act as an antidote to the miners' proclivity for drinking, whoring and gambling.
juegos de manos
(n.)=fingergame.
Ex: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.
juegos de rol
=role playing.
Ex: This article stresses that teaching methods are also to be updated to include, for example, individual tuition and role playing.
juegos malabares
(n.)=juggling act.
Ex: The article 'Adaptive technology: a juggling act' describes the wide range of adaptive technology available to help blind and vision impaired students = El artículo "Tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales: juegos malabares" describe la gran variedad de adaptaciones tecnológicas para ayudar a los estudiantes ciegos y con problemas visuales.
juegos olímpicos de invierno
=Winter Olympics.
Ex: This study tested that assumption by conducting a content analysis of sexual behaviours in ABC, ox, and NBC prime time programmes, when CBS was carrying the Winter Olympics.
juerga
(n.)=bash ; revels ; bout of boozing ; drinking bout ; boozing bout ; partying ; beano ; merrymaking.
Ex: The 'Book bash' designed to recruit special needs children and their families to the library.
Ex: Virtually all of the revels at court and many of the temporary, purpose built banqueting houses used to celebrate diplomatic occasions between 1543 and 1559 were produced and built under the supervision of Sir Thomas Cawarden.
Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.
Ex: After another of his boozing bouts his bride-to-be throws him out of her house.
Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
Ex: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.
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* correrse una juerga=have + a ball ; have + a great time ; live it up.
* de juerga=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
* irse de juerga=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* juerga de cerveza=beer bash.
* salir de juerga=go out + boozing ; paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.

juerga de cerveza
(n.)=beer bash.
Ex: Community law enforcement was described as very lax, allowing the students to have weekend beer bashes regularly.
juergista
(n.)=party animal.
Ex: Prince Harry has topped a survey to find the celebrity party animal of the year.

jueves
(n.)=Thursday.
Ex: A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday.
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* jueves por la noche, el=Thursday night.
* Jueves Santo=Maundy Thursday ; Holy Thursday.

jueves por la noche, el
(n.)=Thursday night.
Ex: Police are hoping security camera images will lead them to the suspect wanted for sexually assaulting a woman at knifepoint Thursday night.
juez
(n.)=judge ; arbiter ; justice.
Ex: Make an added entry under the heading for the judge delivering the charge.
Ex: In almost no circumstances can the librarian be said to be the sole arbiter of what is or is not acceptable to the user.
Ex: The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.
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* actuar de juez=don + Posesivo + judge's wig ; officiate.
* ejercer de juez=officiate.
* juez árbitro=arbitrator ; adjudicator.
* juez de instrucción=coroner.
* juez de línea=linesman ; assistant referee.
* juez de paz=justice of the peace.

juez de instrucción
(n.)=coroner.
Ex: Analysis of 19th-century London coroners' records suggest that it was rare for a coroner to label suspicious deaths as murders.
juez de línea
(n.)=linesman ; assistant referee.
Ex: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside. Ex: Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.
juez de paz
(n.)=justice of the peace.
Ex: The author explores the origins of law in 17th century Virginia by examining the interplay between the social origins of colonial justices of the peace and English legal literature of the times.
juez árbitro
(n.)=arbitrator ; adjudicator.
Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator. Ex: The most cost-effective way to select an adjudicator is for the parties to agree.
jugada
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* mala jugada=dirty trick.

jugador
(n.)=gambler ; punter ; gamester ; gamer ; player.
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for gambling and gambler.
Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.
Ex: Renaissance gamesters soon embraced backgammon as their table game of choice.
Ex: Johnson (2005) adds the additional argument that when playing such games, rather than reading the rulebook, gamers learn by doing.
Ex: Here is the first game for up to six players on the same keyboard.
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* cromo de jugadores de béisbol=baseball card.
* cromo de jugadores de fútbol=football card.
* estampa de jugadores=sport(s) card.
* jugador atacante=offensive player.
* jugador compulsivo=compulsive gambler.
* jugador de apuestas=gambler.
* jugador de bolos=bowler.
* jugador de cricket=cricketer.
* jugador defensivo=defensive player.
* jugador de fútbol=football player ; footballer ; soccer player.
* jugador de fútbol americano=footballer ; football player.
* jugador de golf=golfer.
* jugador de grandes apuestas=high roller.
* jugador de hockey=hockey player.
* jugador de primera división=major league player.
* jugador de rol=gamer.
* jugador de tenis=tennis player.
* jugador empedernido=compulsive gambler.
* jugador extranjero=foreign player.
* jugador inicial=starting player.
* jugador obsesivo=compulsive gambler.

jugador atacante
(n.)=offensive player.
Ex: Goal kicks are awarded when an offensive player knocks the ball past the goal line and out of bounds.
jugador compulsivo
(n.)=compulsive gambler.
Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.
jugador de apuestas
(n.)=gambler.
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet and World Wide Web (WWW) sites for gambling and gambler.
jugador de bolos
(n.)=bowler.
Ex: News, leagues, coming events and tournaments, and listings of bowling centres for bowlers in England.
jugador de cricket
(n.)=cricketer.
Ex: He researched existing and extinct cricket grounds in order to write the biographies of 400 cricketers who had represented the county.
jugador de fútbol
(n.)=football player ; footballer ; soccer player.
Ex: The article 'Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!. Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist. Ex: In order to evaluate the significance of taking vitamin complexes minutes before soccer games, 40 soccer players were tested.
jugador de fútbol americano
(n.)=footballer ; football player.
Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist. Ex: The article 'Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!.
jugador de golf
(n.)=golfer.
Ex: The author describes the story made up by a prankster about a crocodile eating a golfer in Florida.
jugador de grandes apuestas
(n.)=high roller.
Ex: You can receive massive casino bonuses and perks at online casinos if you are a high roller.
jugador de hockey
(n.)=hockey player.
Ex: A hockey player has received a conditional discharge, community service and a suspension until January 2010 after pleading guilty to all charges.
jugador de primera división
(n.)=major league player.
Ex: The database contains baseball statistics going back to 1871, including batting, pitching and fielding registers for all 13,000 major league players.
jugador de rol
(n.)=gamer.
Ex: Johnson (2005) adds the additional argument that when playing such games, rather than reading the rulebook, gamers learn by doing.
jugador de tenis
(n.)=tennis player.
Ex: Place your bet on the best tennis player on the tennis court with the world's leading sports betting site and get a chance to be a winner.
jugador defensivo
(n.)=defensive player.
Ex: If you watch a lot of football, you can see the defensive players play with a lot of passion.
jugador empedernido
(n.)=compulsive gambler.
Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.
jugador extranjero
(n.)=foreign player.
Ex: This article describes and explains the process of the importation of foreign players to the Israeli football league.
jugador inicial
(n.)=starting player.
Ex: The last 4 cards are simply used to determine starting players at the start.
jugador obsesivo
(n.)=compulsive gambler.
Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.
jugando
=at play.
Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.

jugar
(v.)=gamble ; play ; game.
Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.
Ex: A man who witnesses said was intoxicated and playing with a handgun died last night after shooting himself in the head.
Ex: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
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* empezar a jugar mejor=get back into + the game.
* jugar al ahorcado=play + Hangman.
* jugar a la ruleta rusa=play + Russian roulette.
* jugar a las apuestas=game.
* jugar a las canicas=play + marbles.
* jugar al azar=gamble.
* jugar al badminton=play + badminton.
* jugar al dominó=play + dominoes.
* jugar al escondite=play + hide and seek.
* jugar a los bolos=bowling.
* jugar a los dados=play + craps ; shoot + craps.
* jugar a lo seguro=play it + safe.
* jugar a los juegos=game.
* jugar al pilla-pilla=play + tag.
* jugar al squash=play + squash.
* jugar bien + Posesivo + baza=play + Posesivo + cards right.
* jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas=play + Posesivo + cards right.
* jugar con=mess with ; play + fast and loose with.
* jugar con ahínco=play + hard.
* jugar con fuego=court + disaster ; play with + fire ; court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
* jugar con tesón=play + hard.
* jugar de ala izquierda=play + the left wing.
* jugar de extremo derecho=play + the left wing.
* jugar juegos=play + games.
* jugar juntos=play along with.
* jugar limpio=play + fair.
* jugar peligrosamente=flirt with + danger ; court + danger.
* jugarse cualquier cosa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* jugarse el cuello=bet + Posesivo + life.
* jugarse el pellejo=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* jugarse el tipo=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* jugarse el tipo (por)=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
* jugarse el todo por el todo=take + the plunge ; risk + life and limb.
* jugarse la cabeza=bet + Posesivo + life.
* jugarse la camisa=bet + Posesivo + life.
* jugarse la piel=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* jugarse la vida=play + Russian roulette ; risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; bet + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* jugárselo todo=go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go + all out.
* jugárselo todo a una sola carta=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
* jugar sobre seguro=play it + safe.
* jugar una apuesta=place + bet.
* jugar un papel=play + role.
* mientras juega=at play.
* partido que se juega en casa=home game.
* partido que se juega fuera de casa=away game.

jugar a la ruleta rusa
(v.)=play + Russian roulette.
Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'.
jugar a las apuestas
(v.)=game.
Ex: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
jugar a las canicas
(v.)=play + marbles.
Ex: People have been playing marbles in some form for nearly 3000 years.
jugar a lo seguro
(v.)=play it + safe.
Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
jugar a los bolos
(n.)=bowling.
Ex: If you've ever been bowling you know that bowling balls range from about 8 to 16 pounds.
jugar a los dados
(v.)=play + craps ; shoot + craps.
Ex: This gave me the incentive to take the plunge and learn how to play craps -- a decision that I have never regretted. Ex: In a fit of despondency, caused by losses sustained at shooting craps, he committed suicide .
jugar a los juegos
(v.)=game.
Ex: The next thing you know, people will never leave their house for any real social interactions and everyone will be gaming all day long.
jugar al ahorcado
(v.)=play + Hangman.
Ex: Everyone who says 'words will never hurt,' obviously never played Hangman.
jugar al azar
(v.)=gamble.
Ex: In the case of bookshops the function of 'buying' calls for real skill since the bookseller is gambling with his (or her) capital in purchasing the goods.
jugar al badminton
(v.)=play + badminton.
Ex: Can anyone recommend a friendly place to play squash and or badminton in the Altona area?.
jugar al dominó
(v.)=play + dominoes.
Ex: We got stuck waiting for a train back for almost two hours, so we sat in a country pub in the arse of nowhere, stuffing our faces and playing dominoes.
jugar al escondite
(v.)=play + hide and seek.
Ex: The best sequence in the movie takes place at a deserted train station where the children play hide and seek amongst the abandoned train cars.
jugar al pilla-pilla
(v.)=play + tag.
Ex: Police in Florida say a 14-year-old girl survived a three-story fall down an elevator shaft while playing tag with friends.
jugar al squash
(v.)=play + squash.
Ex: Can anyone recommend a friendly place to play squash and or badminton in the Altona area?.
jugar bien + Posesivo + baza
(v.)=play + Posesivo + cards right.
Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.
jugar bien + Posesivo + cartas
(v.)=play + Posesivo + cards right.
Ex: He could have won that election, if he had played his cards right, not come off as such a stiff, and had some real conviction.
jugar con
(v.)=mess with ; play + fast and loose with.
Ex: Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it. Ex: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.
jugar con ahínco
(v.)=play + hard.
Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
jugar con fuego
(v.)=court + disaster ; play with + fire ; court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
Ex: Are you going to run risks and court disasters by opposing the existing social order in the name of those imaginary notions of yours which you call your convictions?. Ex: Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire. Ex: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon. Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger.
jugar con tesón
(v.)=play + hard.
Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle.
jugar de ala izquierda
(v.)=play + the left wing.
Ex: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.
jugar de extremo derecho
(v.)=play + the left wing.
Ex: He's right-footed although he plays the left wing.
jugar juegos
(v.)=play + games.
Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance; my social life is restricted; and I cannot, as I used, take much interest in the future of the world, for I shan't live long enough to see what is going to happen in it.
jugar juntos
(v.)=play along with.
Ex: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.
jugar limpio
(v.)=play + fair.
Ex: There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.
jugar peligrosamente
(v.)=flirt with + danger ; court + danger.
Ex: Just by being in the proximity of a motocross race or snowboarding competition can help you start flirting with danger. Ex: Always where the action is, he courts danger with a smile, but his charm can sometimes be a lethal weapon.
jugar sobre seguro
(v.)=play it + safe.
Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
jugar un papel
(v.)=play + role.
Ex: Role operators reflect the role that each concept plays in the context of this particular subject.
jugar una apuesta
(v.)=place + bet.
Ex: Placing bets over the Internet was effectively criminalized by the federal government last Friday.
jugarreta
(n.)=dirty trick.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.

jugarretas
(n.)=high jinks [hijinks] ; horseplay ; hijinks [high jinks].
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.

jugarse cualquier cosa
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
jugarse el cuello
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
jugarse el pellejo
(v.)=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
jugarse el tipo
(v.)=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
jugarse el tipo (por)
(v.)=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for).
Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results.
jugarse el todo por el todo
(v.)=take + the plunge ; risk + life and limb.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Internet access to OCLC: should the smaller library take the Internet plunge?'. Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder.
jugarse la cabeza
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
jugarse la camisa
(v.)=bet + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt.
jugarse la piel
(v.)=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
jugarse la vida
(v.)=play + Russian roulette ; risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; bet + Posesivo + life ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: People who buy foods from roadside vendors or caterers that do not have health permits 'are playing Russian roulette'. Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Ex: He bet his life that he would be found innocent because he believed there was insufficent eyewitness accounts that would render a shadow of a doubt. Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
juglar
(n.)=minstrel ; troubadour.
Ex: The banjo is in its origins a black folk instrument although it was adopted by the white minstrels in the mid 19th century.
Ex: The article 'Thespians, troubadours, hams and bad actors' discusses methods by which school and public libraries can come to terms with the behaviour of young adults.

jugo
(n.)=juice.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The unsqueezed juice of online -- a user's plea for new features'.
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* jugo gástrico=gastric juice.
* naranja de jugo=juice orange.
* salsa del jugo de la carne=gravy.

jugo gástrico
(n.)=gastric juice.
Ex: Although the substance is not decomposed by the gastric juice, it has been proved to be excreted via the bile.
jugoso
(adj.)=juicy ; meaty .
Ex: The stories are told in the breathless voice of a gossip, full of juicy tidbits, and a shrewd understanding of what makes one life connect to another.
Ex: We want Robyn to write about really meaty issues every week, instead of talking about spousal abuse.

juguete
(n.)=toy.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 1 clockwork toy train.
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* caballito de juguete=hobby-horse.
* coche de juguete=toy car.
* cuarto de los juguetes=playroom.
* juguete de cuerda=clockwork toy.
* juguete de peluche=cuddly toy.
* juguete erótico=sex toy.
* juguete móvil colgante=mobile.
* juguete sexual=sex toy.
* muelle de juguete=slinky.
* soldado de juguete=model soldier.
* teléfono de juguete=toy phone.
* tienda de juguetes=toy shop.
* tren de juguete=toy train ; train set ; model train set.

juguete de cuerda
(n.)=clockwork toy.
Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.
juguete de peluche
(n.)=cuddly toy.
Ex: A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
juguete erótico
(n.)=sex toy.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
juguete móvil colgante
(n.)=mobile.
Ex: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).
juguete sexual
(n.)=sex toy.
Ex: Hotel guests not only steal towels and toiletries, but some of them even take home unusual objects like sex toys, stuffed animals and toilet seats.
juguetear
(v.)=have + sport with ; play about ; romp ; frolic ; play ; horse around/about ; dink around/about.
Ex: He said 'Can't they see I'm just having sport with them?', and then he smiled, just a quirk of the corners of his mouth.
Ex: Then, leaning back in her chair and with an impish smile playing about her mouth, she said: 'You know I can't quite get used to the idea of him giving up his job to follow his wife'.
Ex: The author recommends an approach to reading a poem that treats the poem as an expansive space in which to romp and play, to explore and travel.
Ex: A major problem, however, is the author's pervasive use of jargon and his failure to recognize how such language might distance the text from the filth in which it wants to frolic.
Ex: A man who witnesses said was intoxicated and playing with a handgun died last night after shooting himself in the head.
Ex: Angus has a lot of energy -- he is always horsing around with his foster brothers and sister.
Ex: I have spent the last few days dinking around in the kitchen trying to come up with an economical, palatable and nutritious protein bar.
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* juguetear con=twiddle ; toy with ; fidget with ; fuss with ; monkey around with ; fool around with ; monkey with.

juguetear con
(v.)=twiddle ; toy with ; fidget with ; fuss with ; monkey around with ; fool around with ; monkey with.
Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident. Ex: The article is entitled 'Malays toying with Americans: the rare voices of Malay scribes in two Houghton Library manuscripts'. Ex: Actually to do something about a young crackhead fidgeting with a gun takes more than high-flown language -- it takes bravery. Ex: Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world. Ex: He was always monkeying around with his dad's truck. Ex: When you start fooling around with drugs, you're hurting your creativity, you're hurting your health -- drugs are death, in one form or another. Ex: It's out fault for letting political parties monkey with education.
jugueteo
(n.)=romp ; playfulness.
Ex: However, his book is more than a journalistic romp, being also an outstanding piece of investigation.
Ex: Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.

juguetón
(adj.)=playful ; coltish ; frisky .
Ex: The article is a playful attempt to describe the historical determinations of the subject.
Ex: His phrasing was as flowing and as elegant as his coltish stage movement.
Ex: A man sitting alone on a park bench is suddenly joined by two women that get very frisky with him, but they have other things on their mind than just sex.

jugular
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* tirarse a la jugular=go for + the jugular.

jugárselo todo
(v.)=go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; go + all out.
Ex: The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87. Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Ex: The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
jugárselo todo a una sola carta
(v.)=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
juicio

- =case ; judgement [judgment] ; litigation ; trial ; lawsuit [law suit] ; suit ; prosecution ; legal case ; court case ; legal action ; legal proceedings.
Ex: Enter a judgement and other judicial decisions of a court in a case under the heading for the court.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.
Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.
Ex: Some of these documents were used as evidence in the Tokyo War Crimes trials.
Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.
Ex: Prisoners rely on inadequate legal resources in prison law libraries to prepare legal cases to protect their constitutional rights.
Ex: This article reviews recent copyright court cases involving issues of information access and use.
Ex: However, the senders of these messages may be risking legal action for e-mail defamation.
Ex: In 1900, a 'Public Libraries Bill' was passed containing a provision exempting library managers and authorities from legal proceedings for libel.
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* acta de juicio=trial record.
* a juicio=on trial.
* a juicio público=in the public eye.
* a + Posesivo + juicio=in + Posesivo + estimation.
* buen juicio=good judgement.
* celebrarse un juicio=trial + come up.
* con juicio de valor=value-loaded.
* día del Juicio Final=doomsday ; Judgement Day.
* el día del Juicio Final=the Day of Judgement.
* El Juicio Final=The Last Judgement.
* emitir un juicio de valor=exercise + value judgment ; pass + value judgement.
* en + Posesivo + juicio cabal=of (a) sound mind.
* en + Posesivo + sano juicio=in + Posesivo + right mind.
* entablar un juicio=file + lawsuit against ; file + suit against.
* error de juicio=misunderstanding ; error of judgement.
* ir a jucio=stand (for) + trial.
* juicio con jurado=jury trial.
* juicio criminal=criminal trial.
* juicio crítico=critical judgement.
* juicio de valor=value judgement.
* juicio final=doom.
* juicio moral=moral judgement.
* juicio penal=criminal case.
* juicio por asesinato=murder trial.
* juicio por homicidio=murder trial.
* juicio que sienta jurisprudencia=test case.
* juicio temerario=snap judgement.
* llevar a Alguien a juicio=bring + lawsuit against + Alguien ; take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings.
* llevar a juicio=prosecute ; sue ; file + suit against ; bring + a suit against ; litigate ; bring + criminal charges against ; file + lawsuit against ; take + Nombre + to court ; bring + Nombre + to justice ; put on + trial ; try.
* mal juicio=bad judgement.
* muela del juicio=wisdom tooth.
* perder el juicio=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
* poner en tela de juicio=throw + doubt on ; contest.
* presidir un juicio=sit in + a case.
* sano de juicio=of (a) sound mind.
* sano juicio=sane.
* someter a juicio=try.

juicio con jurado
(n.)=jury trial.
Ex: The author uses the format of a jury trial to examine the status of books in the age of easily accessible computers, information technology and multimedia.
juicio criminal
(n.)=criminal trial.
Ex: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted.
juicio crítico
(n.)=critical judgement.
Ex: The eternal verities of collection management all stem from critical judgement.
juicio de valor
(n.)=value judgement.
Ex: The value judgments need not be the same.
juicio final
(n.)=doom.
Ex: There are two books published under the titles 'Denmark's Day of doom' and 'Rats in the Larder'.
juicio moral
(n.)=moral judgement.
Ex: Two factor analyses were conducted on data obtained from measurements of the reasoning, moral judgment, and moral conduct of 75 retarded subjects.
juicio penal
(n.)=criminal case.
Ex: In a criminal case, the suspect or defendant has the right to remain silent during questioning by police and prosecuting attorneys.
juicio por asesinato
(n.)=murder trial.
Ex: South African courts have recently accepted social psychological phenomena as extenuating factors in murder trials.
juicio por homicidio
(n.)=murder trial.
Ex: South African courts have recently accepted social psychological phenomena as extenuating factors in murder trials.
juicio que sienta jurisprudencia
(n.)=test case.
Ex: Test cases are useful because they establish legal rights or principles and thereby serve as precedent for future similar cases.
juicio temerario
(n.)=snap judgement.
Ex: Regrettably, some people have considerable difficulty in facing up to responsibility and they procrastinate; others become notorious for making snap judgments.
juiciosamente
=wisely ; judiciously.
Ex: Librarians must sharpen their skills at book selection so that they can select wisely.
Ex: I think we decide judiciously, and are swayed by intuitive appeal.

juicioso
(adj.)=judicious ; level-headed ; discriminating ; discerning.
Ex: They can also alert the user to unexpected filing orders by the judicious use of references.
Ex: The book represents a fascinating, level-headed account of a neglected theme.
Ex: Previous work has suggested that the most discriminating terms are those with medium frequencies of occurrence.
Ex: Moreover, the shady image of video libraries drove away discerning customers.
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* poco juicioso=injudicious.

juliano
(adj.)=julian.
Nota: Relacionado con el calendario juliano introducido por Julio César y usado actualmente.
Ex: AFAIK, most applications use some form of 'julian date formula' for storing dates.
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* calendario juliano, el=Julian calendar, the.

julio^1
(n.)=July.
Ex: For example, for a periodical published monthly except for a combined July-October issue, the pattern '111111c -- d11' is used.
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* cuatro de julio, el=Fourth of July, the.
* Julio César=Julius Caesar.

julio^2
(n.)=joule.
Nota: Unidad utilizada para medir la energía.
Ex: Biomass from forestry, agriculture, and the countryside as an energy source was calculated in terms of joules.

juncal
(n.)=reed bed.
Ex: Reed beds are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of both industrial and domestic effluents, offering a simple means of wastewater treatment.

juncar
(n.)=reed bed.
Ex: Reed beds are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of both industrial and domestic effluents, offering a simple means of wastewater treatment.

juncia
(n.)=sedge.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.

junco
(n.)=bulrush [bullrush] ; reed.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.

jungla
(n.)=jungle.
Ex: In preparing for the management 'jungle,' one should keep in mind that anyone who is supervising another -- whether another professional, a paraprofessional, a clerical worker, or a student assistant -- is involved in the management process.
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* en la jungla=in the wild.
* jungla del asfalto=asphalt jungle ; concrete jungle.

jungla del asfalto
(n.)=asphalt jungle ; concrete jungle.
Ex: John Huston directed some classic examples of film noir, including The Maltese Falcon and The Asphalt Jungle. Ex: People living in concrete jungles surrounded by graffiti are more likely to be obese than those from more green and pleasant areas.
junio
(n.)=June (Jun, -abrev.) ; Jun.
Nota: Abreviatura.
Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: This article describes a Moscow meeting in Jun 87 of socialist countries' library experts.

junior
=Jr. (junior).
Ex: John D. Byrum, Jr. is presently the Chief of Descriptive Cataloging at the Library of Congress.

junquera
(n.)=reed bed.
Ex: Reed beds are becoming increasingly popular for the treatment of both industrial and domestic effluents, offering a simple means of wastewater treatment.

junquillo^1
(n.)=beading ; beading strip.
Ex: I really like the beading around the doors and drawers, and that the glass door muntins align with the shelves inside.
Ex: Some of the beading strips will be held in with nails so be careful when removing them.

junquillo^2
(n.)=jonquil.
Nota: Planta perteneciente a la familia de los narcisos.
Ex: Jonquils are perfect cut flowers and are ideal for pots..

junta coordinadora
(n.)=coordinating board.
Ex: This project is being run by staff members from the coordinating board for Higher Education and was initiated in May 86.
junta de dirección
(n.)=board of directors.
Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.
junta de dirección de la escuela
(n.)=school board.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
junta de facultad
(n.)=faculty board.
Ex: The methods used to educate the university community on the effects of book theft include discussions at faculty board meetings.
junta de gobierno
(n.)=ruling executive body ; governing board.
Ex: If the laws are decrees of a head of state, chief executive, or ruling executive body (e.g. a junta), make an added entry under the corporate heading for the official or ruling executive body. Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.
junta directiva
(n.)=executive board ; board of directors ; governing board.
Ex: There are 50 members on the committee who are appointed by the ALA executive board to serve for one or two-year terms. Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance. Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.
junta estanca
(n.)=seal.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
junta militar
(n.)=military junta ; junta.
Ex: This shaggy-haired 27-year-old Burmese video journalist is considered a public enemy by his country's military junta. Ex: The protests have diminished and the monks have been scattered, as the junta lashes out at Burmese civilians.
junta^1
(n.)=board.
Ex: The librarian is also a member of the board of Education Studies and Humanities, indeed the university librarian served as Dean of the School for a period of three years.
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* junta coordinadora=coordinating board.
* junta de dirección=board of directors.
* junta de dirección de la escuela=school board.
* junta de facultad=faculty board.
* junta de gobierno=ruling executive body ; governing board.
* junta directiva=executive board ; board of directors ; governing board.
* Junta Directiva de la IFLA=IFLA's Executive Board.
* junta militar=military junta ; junta.
* Junta Profesional de la IFLA=IFLA's Professional Board.
* reunión de la junta directiva=board meeting.
* sala de juntas=boardroom [board room].
* sala de juntas del ayuntamiento=town council meeting room.

junta^2
(n.)=bond ; joint ; seal.
Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
Ex: Their purpose was, as paste-downs, to reinforce the joints of the covers and, as flyleaves, to give additional protection to the end pages of the book.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
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* junta estanca=seal.
* reparación de las juntas de los ladrillos=pointing.

junta^3
(n.)=gasket.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
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* reparación de la junta de culata=head work.

juntar
(v.)=assemble ; piece together ; bundle ; pool ; put together.
Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.
Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.
Ex: The results of two studies of the way reference librarians work were pooled to provide an understanding of the important features necessary in software for computerized reference work.
Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.
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* Dios los cría y ellos se juntan=birds of a feather flock together.
* juntarse=be together ; move together.
* juntarse con=kick + it with.
* juntarse de nuevo=get back together.
* juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer=made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* juntar sin solapar=butt together.

juntar sin solapar
(v.)=butt together.
Ex: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.
juntarse
(v.)=be together ; move together.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan". Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift.
juntarse con
(v.)=kick + it with.
Ex: Come share a beverage, listen to some good tunes and kick it with us.
juntarse de nuevo
(v.)=get back together.
Ex: I think the reason most people here are thinking that Rose and Nat might get back together is because their break up seemed to come out of left field.
juntarse el hambre con las ganas de comer
(v.)=made for each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'. Ex: On the surface, they're like oil and water, but deep down, they're two of a kind. Ex: They're a right pair, always getting into trouble with the family with whom they live.
junto
(adj.)=adjacent ; combined.
Ex: Before him there are the two items to be joined, projected onto adjacent viewing positions.
Ex: The joint code was the result of the combined efforts of the Library Association (UK) and the American Library Association.
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* aparecer juntos=stand + together.
* colocar juntos en el catálogo=collocate.
* estar junto a=stand by + Lugar.
* estar juntos=be together ; stand + together.
* ir uno tras otro juntos=be bumper to bumper.
* ir uno tras otro juntos=be nose to tail.
* jugar juntos=play along with.
* junto a=adjacent to ; along with ; alongside ; concurrent with ; coupled with ; in combination with ; in conjunction with ; in juxtaposition with ; in tandem with ; together with ; within one word of ; next to ; beside ; hand in hand (with) ; side by side with ; combined with ; complete with.
* junto a ..., hay otros + Nombre=with ..., there are + other + Nombre.
* junto a la cama=by the bedside ; at the bedside.
* junto a la chimenea=at the fireside.
* junto a la playa=beachside.
* junto al camino=by the roadside.
* junto al cuadrilátero=ringside.
* junto al mar=beachside ; at the seaside.
* junto al paciente=at the bedside.
* junto al ring=ringside.
* junto con=in alliance with ; combined with ; in association with ; in conjunction with ; along with ; together with ; in partnership with.
* juntos=together ; side by side.
* juntos por el lado más ancho=side by side.
* juntos por el lado más estrecho=end to end.
* mantener junto=keep together.
* más que todos nosotros juntos=more than all of us put together.
* salir juntos=be an item.
* tocar juntos=play along with.
* trabajar juntos=work together ; pull together.
* vivir juntos=live together.

junto a
=adjacent to ; along with ; alongside ; concurrent with ; coupled with ; in combination with ; in conjunction with ; in juxtaposition with ; in tandem with ; together with ; within one word of ; next to ; beside ; hand in hand (with) ; side by side with ; combined with ; complete with.
Ex: Most users would appreciate disciplines placed adjacent to related disciplines. Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink. Ex: For example, inversion to Hospitals, Military will cause this heading to file alongside other headings commencing with the word Hospitals. Ex: Concurrent with these activities, the Library of Congress has also been engaged in building the RAL file from location reports received in machine-readable form from outside libraries. Ex: And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission. Ex: The sort form in combination with the type determines the sequence or filing order of entries in access-point and authority files. Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class. Ex: The attraction of such displays is that the multidimensional relationships between subjects may be shown since any one subject can be displayed in juxtaposition with several others. Ex: Continuing education activities have to be offered in tandem with the service itself. Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area. Ex: The system searches each term separately and then combines the resulting lists into records containing the term 'library' within one word of 'periodical'. Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin. Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source. Ex: Hand in hand with this comes the need for nurses to be able to question, evaluate and reflect on existing practice. Ex: Side by side with the freedom to define their project, however, students are given a fairly rigid methodological structure which should be enforced even if they are reluctant to use it. Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references. Ex: Such moulds were called double-faced to distinguish them from the ordinary single-faced moulds which continued to be used for making laid paper, complete with bar shadows, for the rest of the eighteenth century.
junto a ..., hay otros + Nombre
=with ..., there are + other + Nombre.
Ex: With the onus on the searcher to achieve familiarity with filing orders, there are other factors that need to be considered.
junto a la cama
=by the bedside ; at the bedside.
Ex: Included in the portrait is Saltonstall's second wife, sitting by the bedside with the newest child, symbolizing the inclusive unity of the family. Ex: In this paper we attempt to show how the goal of resolving moral problems in a patient's care can best be achieved by working at the bedside.
junto a la chimenea
=at the fireside.
Ex: The ancient meanings are still to be found in the tales that are put now into children's books, and are told by nurses at the fireside.
junto a la playa
(adj.)=beachside.
Ex: This beachside plant community is important to the life and survival of many different species of wildlife.
junto al camino
=by the roadside.
Ex: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.
junto al cuadrilátero
=ringside.
Ex: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
junto al mar
=beachside ; at the seaside.
Ex: This beachside plant community is important to the life and survival of many different species of wildlife. Ex: In the past people in Britain often spent their free time at the seaside -- there were no package holidays to other countries.
junto al paciente
=at the bedside.
Ex: In this paper we attempt to show how the goal of resolving moral problems in a patient's care can best be achieved by working at the bedside.
junto al ring
=ringside.
Ex: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
junto con
=in alliance with ; combined with ; in association with ; in conjunction with ; along with ; together with ; in partnership with.
Ex: In alliance with ConstructionNet LLC, D&B are providing Internet services for members in the construction industry. Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references. Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem. Ex: Rules for any given class must be used in conjunction with the schedules for that class. Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink. Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area. Ex: The staff work in partnership with parents to meet the needs of the children, both individually and as a group.
juntos
=together ; side by side.
Ex: An entry is a logical grouping of elements arranged in a prescribed order which together constitute a single unit of information to be filed or arranged as such in a register, list, catalogue, etc. Ex: Finally, SPIRS looks for records that contain both words side by side.
juntos por el lado más ancho
=side by side.
Ex: Two-sheet moulds, which appear to have been a Dutch invention of the late seventeenth century, were constructed so that the two sheets were made either end to end or side by side.
juntos por el lado más estrecho
=end to end.
Ex: Two-sheet moulds, which appear to have been a Dutch invention of the late seventeenth century, were constructed so that the two sheets were made either end to end or side by side.
juntura
(n.)=gasket.
Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.

junípero
(n.)=juniper.
Ex: Junipers tolerate a wide range of soil types, including alkaline soils.

jurado^1
(n.)=jury ; trial jury ; panel of judges ; judging panel.
Ex: Enter a charge to a jury under the heading for the court.
Ex: This paper reviews a selection of films, television programmes, books and periodical articles that provide insights into the image of trial juries presented to the public through popular culture.
Ex: All sites will be reviewed by an international panel of judges, who will present awards at the conference in Vancouver.
Ex: The chair of the judging panel said, 'It was difficult last time and even more so this year as we received more excellent applications from across the world'.
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* instrucción al jurado=charge to jury.
* juicio con jurado=jury trial.
* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado=jury duty.
* panel de jurados=jury panel.
* proceso judicial ante jurado=jury trial.
* servicio de jurado=jury duty.

jurado^2
(adj.)=sworn.
Ex: The investigation revealed that he had made false statements under oath during sworn oral depositions in proceedings.
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* declaración jurada=sworn affidavit ; affidavit.
* decleración jurada=deposition.
* traductor jurado=sworn translator.

juramento
(n.)=oath.
Ex: Cold War loyalty oaths and investigations had a significant impact on an unknown number of US librarians between 1947 and 1957.
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* bajo juramento=under oath ; sworn.
* declaración bajo juramento=statement under oath.
* hacer un juramento=swear + oath ; take + oath.
* juramento hipocrático=Hippocratic oath, the.
* juramento presidencial=presidential oath.
* prestar declaración bajo juramento=testify + under oath.
* testificar bajo juramento=testify + under oath.

juramento hipocrático
(n.)=Hippocratic oath, the.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction.
juramento presidencial
(n.)=presidential oath.
Ex: Forty-four Americans have now taken the presidential oath = Son ya 44 los estadounidenses que han pronunciado el juramento presidencial.
jurar
(v.)=swear ; swear to + Infinitivo ; swear + oath ; take + oath ; vow ; take + a vow.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Sometimes users ask for documents that are difficult to find such as a photograph of an ostrich with its head in the sand, or the Hippocratic oath that all doctors have to swear, or something about yetis.
Ex: The library had a display of the Bible and the Koran for solicitors and others for purposes of taking oaths and swearing in.
Ex: The prosecutor vowed to fight what he considered an unjust law.
Ex: This means that you must take a vow and refuse to raise children in an atmosphere of violence, both physical and mental.
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* jurar como un carretero=swear like + a trooper.
* jurar un cargo=swear in.
* jurar y perjurar=swear + blind.

jurar como un carretero
(v.)=swear like + a trooper.
Ex: I'm pretty sure I should have been born a boy -- I swear like a trooper, I eat like an animal, I burp shamelessly and I constantly make rude remarks.
jurar un cargo
(v.)=swear in.
Ex: James Hadley Billington was sworn in as the Librarian of Congress on September 14, 1987.
jurar y perjurar
(v.)=swear + blind.
Ex: But my Dad's my Dad, whatever he's done in the past, and he swears blind that he'll be keeping on the straight and narrow from now on.
jurel
(n.)=horse-eye jack ; horse mackerel.
Ex: Horse-eye jacks are found in open water and occasionally they will travel up coastal streams and rivers when young.
Ex: Small blue whiting and horse mackerel are associated with coastal areas, where they feed on zooplankton.

jurisdiccional
(adj.)=jurisdictional.
Ex: The law of private sector labour management relations is further complicated by sometimes obscure jurisdictional standards.
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* aguas jurisdiccionales=jurisdictional waters.
* área jurisdiccional=jurisdiction.
* huelga jurisdiccional=jurisdictional strike.
* mar jurisdiccional=territorial sea.

jurisdicción
(n.)=remit.
Ex: The service was withdrawn from lack of use but because the State Telephone Service considered the department outside its remit.
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* dentro de + Posesivo + jurisdicción=within + Posesivo + jurisdiction.
* entrar dentro de la jurisdicción de=fall under + the jurisdiction of.
* tener jurisdicción=have + jurisdiction (over).

jurisprudencia
(n.)=case law ; jurisprudence ; legal studies.
Ex: This article examines, through a discussion of Provincial legislation and relevant case law, how the Canadian judiciary has defined unauthorised practice and whether reference librarians who dispense legal information contravene the law.
Ex: The need for a single jurisdiction and the consequent need for a single set of values to be imposed upon Internet activities is a fiction born out of centralist systems of western jurisprudence.
Ex: Legal studies is the study of the philosophy, theory, and ethics surrounding law and law practice.
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* caso que sienta jurisprudencia=test case.
* compendio de jurisprudencia=case law digest.
* juicio que sienta jurisprudencia=test case.
* relativo a la jurisprudencia=jurisprudential.
* repertorio de jurisprudencia=law report.

jurista
(n.)=legislator ; jurist ; computer lawyer ; lawmaker [law-maker].
Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.
Ex: In this article the president of the International Commission of jurists presents reflections on the impact of the Internet on personal freedoms.
Ex: Up to 1993, computer lawyers tended to stew in their own juice discussing the applicability of copyright law.
Ex: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.

jurídico
(adj.)=legal ; juridical.
Ex: University courses in legal information work should take on board the teaching of the new technology.
Ex: In the early days the contents of these town libraries were largely juridical.
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* asesoramiento jurídico=legal advice.
* asesoría jurídica=legal advice centre.
* documentos jurídicos=muniments.
* entidad jurídica=legal entity.
* estudios jurídicos=legal studies.
* experto jurídico=legal expert.
* fuente jurídica=legal source.
* marco jurídico=legal framework.
* preclusión jurídica=estoppel.
* procedimiento jurídico=legal process.
* proceso jurídico=legal process.
* sesión de asesoramiento jurídico=legal advice surgery.
* taller de asesoramiento jurídico=legal advice surgery.

justa
(n.)=tournament ; joust ; jousting.
Ex: The author traces the development of the tournament in Scotland from the 13th to 16th centuries and its relationship to European chivalric activity.
Ex: The spirit, if not the content, of Marx can be the joust to rouse the sleepy theory of academic sociology.
Ex: Henry VIII became the tyrannical monster remembered by history because of a personality change following a serious jousting accident.
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* combatirse en una justa=joust.

justamente
=fairly ; justly ; fair and square.
Ex: Catalogues based on outdated classification schemes can hardly be used fairly as ammunition in an attack on the classified catalogue as such.
Ex: The area of new technology in copyright has been justly called 'a swamp'.
Ex: Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.
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* injustamente=unjustly.
* justamente eso=just that.
* justamente todo lo contrario=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
* justamente todo lo contrario de=quite the opposite of.
* tratar Algo justamente=treat + Nombre + with an even hand.
* tratar justamente=treat + Nombre + fairly.

justamente eso
=just that.
Ex: Instructors, like students, should have their opinions and solutions, but they should remain just that: their opinions and then solutions, but not the opinions and the solutions.
justamente todo lo contrario
=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students. Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters. Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
justamente todo lo contrario de
=quite the opposite of.
Ex: This game represents quite the opposite of the classical learning and teaching method.
justar
(v.)=joust.
Ex: He has never ridden before but wants to learn to ride so he can eventually learn to joust.

justicia
(n.)=fairness ; justice ; equitability ; rightness.
Ex: That's a federal agency I believe that what they've done in this particular case represents social justice and elementary fairness.
Ex: This approach does insufficient justice to the preliminary steps in the indexing process.
Ex: These variables ensured equitability by virtue of enabling each department to acquire the same percentage of the literature published in its field.
Ex: The quiet and hallowed stacks provide comfort and solace to the bibliophile and a sense of rightness and order to the librarian.
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* administración de justicia=administration of justice.
* administrar justicia=dispense + justice.
* demandar justicia=press + Posesivo + claim.
* en justicia=to be fair.
* escapar de la justicia=escape + justice.
* exigir justicia=press + Posesivo + claim.
* hacer justicia=do + justice.
* huir de la justicia=lam (it).
* huyendo de la justicia=on the run ; on the lam.
* justicia administrativa=administrative justice.
* justicia de género=gender justice.
* justicia distributiva=distributive justice.
* justicia penal=criminal justice.
* justicia racial=racial justice.
* justicia retributiva=retributive justice.
* justicia social=social justice.
* la justicia=the Bench.
* luchar por la justicia=fight for + justice.
* Ministerio de Justicia, el=Ministry of Justice, the.
* ministro de justicia=Attorney General ; Minister of Justice ; justice minister.
* palacio de justicia=courthouse.
* para hacer justicia=in fairness to.
* reclamar justicia=press + Posesivo + claim.
* reivindicar justicia=press + Posesivo + claim.
* sala de justicia=courtroom.
* sistema de justicia penal=criminal justice system.
* tribunal de justicia=criminal court ; court of justice ; law court ; court of law.

justicia administrativa
(n.)=administrative justice.
Ex: This is the first comprehensive research study of the administrative justice systems of all 25 Member States of the European Union.
justicia de género
(n.)=gender justice.
Ex: There will never be gender justice without respect to differences of race and of religion.
justicia distributiva
(n.)=distributive justice.
Ex: Distributive justice focuses on the fairness of rewards, while procedural justice focuses on the fairness of the procedures used in allocating rewards.
justicia penal
(n.)=criminal justice.
Ex: This article investigates ways in which computer technology could be adapted in future to make the bail stage of the criminal justice system more humane and fair = Este artículo investiga las formas en las que se podría adaptar la tecnología informática para hacer que la libertad bajo fianza de la justicia penal sea más humana y justa.
justicia racial
(n.)=racial justice.
Ex: Will's social activism in regard to racial justice and human rights made him ill suited for the confines of the small-town Southern pulpit, and he left in 1954.
justicia retributiva
(n.)=retributive justice.
Ex: Reconciliation has been counterposed to retributive justice by new political & religious elites.
justicia social
(n.)=social justice.
Ex: The work on gaining acceptance for disabled people in the 1980s is to become more resolute in the 1990s in the name of social justice.
justiciero
(n.)=vigilante.
Ex: In a complex social mechanism librarians were often the most active vigilantes.

justificable
(adj.)=justifiable.
Ex: It is therefore justifiable, and helpful, to view UDC in terms of Ranganathan's analysis of the problems of classification.

justificación
(n.)=justification ; substantiation ; justification ; peg ; ratio decidendi ; apologia ; vindication ; warrant.
Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: justification, indentation and hyphenation.
Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
Ex: They should also provide a full justification of the factors and elements that have been taken into consideration.
Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
Ex: An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.
Ex: The article 'apologia for alternatives' examines the situation where professional standards may have to give way to commercial interests.
Ex: Hitchens' vigorous defense and vindication of Orwell consists of ten shortish chapters examining his hero's credentials in relation to various matters.
Ex: And the common belief that the possession of the same surname allows you to use a family's arms has no legal or heraldic warrant.
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* encontrar justificación=build + a case for.
* justificación bibliográfica=literary warrant.
* justificación documental=literary warrant.
* sin justificación=unreasonably ; unjustified.
* sin justificación alguna=wantonly.

justificación bibliográfica
=literary warrant.
Ex: On the basis of literary warrant, any classification scheme or indexing language will reflect the subjects, and the relationships between subjects present in the literature that the scheme or language has been designed to organise.
justificación documental
(n.)=literary warrant.
Ex: On the basis of literary warrant, any classification scheme or indexing language will reflect the subjects, and the relationships between subjects present in the literature that the scheme or language has been designed to organise.
justificadamente
=justifiably.
Ex: An item on, for example, 'The management of a chemical plant' might justifiably be listed in both Management abstracts and Chemical abstracts.

justificado^1
(adj.)=justified.
Ex: This new arrangement is meant to give the U.S. military a more justified presence in the eyes of many would-be critics.
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* bien justificado=well-founded ; well-formulated.
* excusa justificada=justified excuse.
* poco justificado=ill-justified.
* razón justificada=justified reason.
* sin causa justificada=without justified reason.
* sin excusa justificada=unexcused.
* sin motivo justificado=without justified reason.
* sin razón justificada=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* tener causa justificada=have + good cause.
* tener motivo justificado=have + good cause.

justificado^2
(adj.)=justified.
Ex: Opinions differ as whether justification facilitates or hinders reading; detractors point as well to a variety of increased costs due to the use of a justified format.

justificante
(n.)=receipt.
Ex: When he pulls a lever, contacts are made through the holes, machinery at a central point makes the necessary computations and entries, and the proper receipt is printed for the salesman to pass to the customer.

justificar
(v.)=build + a case for ; justify ; make + apology ; warrant ; justify ; excuse ; vindicate.
Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do.
Ex: Such broad selection may also warrant the use of go-and stop-lists.
Ex: The weaknesses of the cold-metal machines were that they did not justify the lines automatically as part of the type-setting process.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.
Ex: The relevance to a local library situation of British Library Lending Division data on periodical usage is vindicated.
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* el fin justifica los medios=the end justifies the means.
* justificar a la derecha=justify + right.
* justificar Algo=argue + Posesivo + corner.
* justificar el esfuerzo=justify + the effort.
* justificar la existencia=justify + Posesivo + existence.
* justificar la necesidad de=justify + the case for.
* sin justificar=unjustified.

justificar Algo
(v.)=argue + Posesivo + corner.
Ex: One of the objectives is to provide information for the professionals to alert management to the implications of their decisions and to 'argue their corner'.
justificar a la derecha
(v.)=justify + right.
Ex: The length is a 5-digit decimal number justified right with zero fill if necessary.
justificar el esfuerzo
(v.)=justify + the effort.
Ex: Most men would want to correct the deficiencies in their performance if they agreed that they were deficient and if there appeared to be enough advantage in correcting them to justify the effort.
justificar la existencia
(v.)=justify + Posesivo + existence.
Ex: The library and information sectors have to escalate their fight for every budget dollar, and some struggle to justify their very existence.
justificar la necesidad de
(v.)=justify + the case for.
Ex: The author presents the views of child psychologists which justify the case for toy libraries.
justo + Preposición
=right + Preposición.
Ex: Right behind commercialization comes privatization.
justo a la vuelta de la esquina
=just around the corner.
Ex: In Gothenburg everything is 'just around the corner,' and so a wide variety of restaurants, parks and shops can be found within walking distance of your hotel.
justo a tiempo
=(just) in the nick of time ; just in time ; not a moment too soon ; not a minute too soon.
Ex: Some would say that Britain managed to get into the Community in the nick of time, before the recession set in. Ex: The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation. Ex: Spring comes has come to Bloomington -- not a moment too soon. Ex: This highly anticipated follow-up album is due to hit the streets shortly, and not a minute too soon.
justo ahora
=right now ; just now.
Ex: At these words he gulped loudly, spilling his coffee recklessly, and then said 'Right now!'. Ex: I was struck by some of the techniques that you have presented just now on the screen.
justo antes (de que)
=immediately before.
Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off.
justo antes de
=on the eve of ; in the run up to ; during the run up to.
Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved. Ex: State libraries are expected to provide leadership in the run up to the 1991 White House Conference on Libraries on issues such as censorship, literacy and multiculturalism. Ex: A good illustration of this is the two-page advertisement placed in the Financial Times during the run up to the 1984 European Parliament election.
justo castigo
(n.)=nemesis.
Ex: When possible the victim will disappear upon the approach of the nemesis.
justo de la misma manera que
=in just the same way as.
Ex: The indexer must become conversant with the subject content of the document, in just the same way as an abstractor must immerse himself in the text.
justo después
(adj.)=immediately.
Ex: The uniform heading area of the reference entry may be inserted in the authority entry immediately following the information note.
justo después de
=right behind ; right after ; on the heels of ; on the coattails of.
Ex: Right behind commercialization comes privatization. Ex: Cooperation between libraries in the 2 groups of countries began right after the Baltic countries' independence, at the initiative of the Nordic countries. Ex: In a free market supply is always on the heels of demand. Ex: Putin, the Russian leader who came to power in 1999 on the coattails of a brutal war with Chechnya, was among the first visitors to this new mosque.
justo después de (que)
=immediately after.
Ex: Sprinkler systems fight fire, and transmit alarm at the same time, immediately after the beginning of a fire.
justo detrás de
=right behind.
Ex: Right behind commercialization comes privatization.
justo en
=right in/on ; fair and square on.
Ex: In this case, however, summer vacation resulted in universities and other institutions closing down completely right in the middle of her stay. Ex: And he lay the blame for the attack fair and square on the shoulders of the US president George W. Bush and the French president.
justo en el blanco
=dead on target.
Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
justo en el medio (de)
=plumb in the middle (of).
Ex: The best known is probably Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, just about plumb in the middle of the continent.
justo en en centro (de)
=plumb in the middle (of).
Ex: The best known is probably Yellowstone National Park, in Wyoming, just about plumb in the middle of the continent.
justo en ese momento
=just then.
Ex: There was no other way that William could just then express the understanding he had clearly reached that some books are impossible to read.
justo en la diana
=dead on target.
Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
justo encima de
=smack right on top of.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
justo entonces
(adj.)=immediately.
Ex: The uniform heading area of the reference entry may be inserted in the authority entry immediately following the information note.
justo hasta
=down to.
Ex: A user could formulate a request in natural language, which would then be processed by the system and matched against the data base to give a ranked output down to the set cut-off point.
justo lo contrario de
=quite the opposite of.
Ex: This game represents quite the opposite of the classical learning and teaching method.
justo lo que se necesita
=just the ticket ; that's the ticket!.
Ex: The article 'Just the ticket' describes how a resource library can provide answers to many questions that concern anxious health care users = El artículo "Como anillo al dedo" describe cómo una biblioteca de recursos puede dar respuesta a muchas cuestiones que preocupan a los usuarios de la asistencia sanitaria. Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'.
justo y equitativo
=fair and equitable.
Ex: The persona non grata must be given fair and equitable time to finish their business before warning them.
justo^1
(adj.)=fair ; rightful ; salt of the earth ; just.
Ex: It is hardly fair to assess the British Museum code by modern standards for catalogue codes.
Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.
Ex: In the novel, residents of the drought-plagued hamlet of Champaner, egged on by a salt-of-the-earth hothead leader, recklessly accept a sporting challenge thrown down by the commander of the local British troops.
Ex: Since neither position, in the extreme, represents a just or workable solution, a compromise must be introduced.
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* causa justa=good cause.
* comercio justo=fair trade.
* considerar en su justa medida=see + in proportion.
* justo castigo=nemesis.
* justo y equitativo=fair and equitable.
* oportunidad justa=sporting chance.
* pagar justos por pecadores=the innocent + suffer + for the guilty ; throw + the baby out with the bath water.
* palabra justa, la=mot juste, the.
* recibir un trato justo=treat + Nombre + fairly.
* recompensa justa=just reward.
* ser justo=play + fair.
* ser justo con todos=give the devil his due.
* ser justo hasta con el diablo=give the devil his due.
* ser justo que=there + be + justice in.
* una negociación justa=a square deal.
* un trato justo=a square deal.

justo^2
=squarely ; smack.
Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
Ex: Anyone who knows Jakarta at all will know that the Hotel Indonesia is smack in the middle of the city.
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* el futuro + estar + justo a la vuelta de la esquina=the future + be + just around the corner.
* en el momento justo=on cue.
* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso=be on the spot.
* estar justo en medio de=stand + squarely in.
* justo ahora=right now ; just now.
* justo a la vuelta de la esquina=just around the corner.
* justo antes de=on the eve of ; in the run up to ; during the run up to.
* justo antes (de que)=immediately before.
* justo a tiempo=(just) in the nick of time ; just in time ; not a moment too soon ; not a minute too soon.
* justo de la misma manera que=in just the same way as.
* justo después=immediately.
* justo después de=right behind ; right after ; on the heels of ; on the coattails of.
* justo después de (que)=immediately after.
* justo detrás de=right behind.
* justo en=right in/on ; fair and square on.
* justo encima de=smack right on top of.
* justo en el blanco=dead on target.
* justo en el medio (de)=plumb in the middle (of).
* justo en en centro (de)=plumb in the middle (of).
* justo en ese momento=just then.
* justo en la diana=dead on target.
* justo entonces=immediately.
* justo hasta=down to.
* justo lo contrario de=quite the opposite of.
* justo lo que se necesita=just the ticket ; that's the ticket!.
* justo + Preposición=right + Preposición.
* ser justo lo que se necesita=be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; be just perfect.
* ser justo lo que Uno necesita=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
* venir justo después de=come on + the heels of.
* vivir con lo justo=live on + a shoestring (budget).

juvenil
(adj.)=juvenile ; youthful.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.
Ex: Artists or their families have often wished to erase the memory of convict or immigrant origins, youthful indiscretions, or previous marriages.
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* banda juvenil=gang of youths.
* bibliotecario encargado de la sección juvenil=young adult librarian.
* cultura juvenil=youth culture.
* delincuente juvenil=juvenile offender.
* literatura juvenil=juvenile fiction.

juventud
(n.)=youthfulness ; maidenhood.
Nota: Aplicado a la mujer.
Ex: This youthfulness explains the estimated loss to the profession of 105 librarians by 1983.
Ex: Early marriage and a brief maidenhood makes use of the full female reproductive span and thus is preferred by cultures in which large families are valued.
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* juventud, la=youth culture.
* la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu=you are as old as you feel.
* Posesivo + juventud=Posesivo + salad days.

juventud, la
(n.)=youth culture.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
juzgado
(n.)=court ; criminal court ; law court ; crown court.
Ex: However, as a sub-class of 343, Criminal law, we require the entry courts : Criminal 343.19.
Ex: The verbal display in the schedules might lead to the A/Z index entry criminal courts 343.19.
Ex: The scope of copyright protection for computer programs has proved to be a vexing issue for the law courts.
Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance.
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* biblioteca de juzgado=court library.
* comparecencia en juzgado=appearance in court.
* juzgado de apelación=appellate court.
* juzgado de asuntos menores=magistrates' court.
* juzgado de familia=divorce court ; family court.
* juzgado de lo penal=crown court.
* llevar al juzgado=take + Nombre + to court.
* no perteneciente al juzgado=out-of-court.
* representación ante el juzgado=representation at tribunal.

juzgado de apelación
(n.)=appellate court.
Ex: Law libraries, legal research and legal education are based primarily on the written opinions of appellate courts.
juzgado de asuntos menores
(n.)=magistrates' court.
Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
juzgado de familia
(n.)=divorce court ; family court.
Ex: Year without a wash leads to divorce court. Ex: This isn't always possible and disputes end up with lawyers and judges in the family court.
juzgado de lo penal
(n.)=crown court.
Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance.
juzgar
(v.)=discern ; judge ; try + Persona ; adjudicate ; try ; pass + judgement.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: Nevertheless, whatever the basis for the major enumerative schemes they must be judged for their suitability for application in current libraries.
Ex: The two persons who committed the crime were apprehended and tried in 1964, receiving prison sentences of 10 years.
Ex: I know a large library catalog in this country where the person in charge of filing has to adjudicate on the average four times a day on where a particular card should go.
Ex: The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.
Ex: Passing judgement on others is reflective of how you feel about yourself internally.
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* a juzgar por=to judge by ; judging by ; judging from.
* juzgar a Alguien con el mismo patrón=tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; treat + Nombre + equally.
* juzgar de antemano=prejudge.
* juzgar en consejo de guerra=court-martial.
* juzgar mal=misjudge ; misconceive.
* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus hojas=don't judge a book by its cover ; don't judge a book by its cover.
* ser juzgado=stand (for) + trial.
* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a good judge of character.
* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a bad judge of character.
* volver a juzgar=retry [re-try].

juzgar a Alguien con el mismo patrón
(v.)=tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; treat + Nombre + equally.
Ex: I've not tarred him with the same brush as my ex but I can't help but be cautious!. Ex: If I treat everyone the same way, I am for sure being biased because each individual is unique. Ex: Equality means you treat everyone equally, not give special treatment to minorities.
juzgar de antemano
(v.)=prejudge.
Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.
juzgar en consejo de guerra
(v.)=court-martial.
Ex: He was unjustly court-martialed in 1894 for high treason and exiled to a penal colony on the coast of South America.
juzgar mal
(v.)=misjudge ; misconceive.
Ex: Should they have misjudged the availability of such a source, they can anticipate alternate approaches. Ex: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.
jóvenes
(n.)=youth ; young people.
Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth. Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.
jóvenes, los
(n.)=young, the ; youth culture.
Ex: 1/3 of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section. Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
júbilo
(n.)=elation ; jubilation ; glee ; joy.
Ex: She put her empty cup in the dirty-dish cart, and mounted on the wings of a pure and ingenuous elation the long flight of stairs leading to the offices on the first floor.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
Ex: But we see the pain in a person's face, hear the glee in his chortles, perceive the affection in the looks and gestures of lovers.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, joy and sorrow).
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* con júbilo=joyously ; gleefully.

kHz (kilohercios)
=kilohertz (kHz).
Ex: Bandwidth is expressed on a scale of frequencies, and is measured in units of hertz (Hz), thousands of hertz or kilohertz (kHz), millions of hertz or megahertz (MHz), etc..

kadish
(n.)=Kaddish.
Nota: Plegaria judía por los muertos.
Ex: This book centers around Leon's experience of the Jewish practice of saying the 'Kaddish' prayer for his father every day for a year after his death.

kaput
=kaput.

karaoke
(n.)=karaoke ; singalong.
Ex: After becoming popular in Japan, karaoke spread throughout Asia during the 1980s and subsequently to other parts of the world.
Ex: Turning almost every tune into a loud singalong, the crowd drowned out the band at times.
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* bar de karaoke=karaoke bar.

karst
(n.)=karst.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.

kayac
(n.)=kayak.
Ex: Bicycling, hiking, fishing (freshwater), tennis, golf, and canoe and kayak runs were selected as representative sports to examine.

kayaking
(n.)=kayaking.
Ex: The author lists 24 periodicals covering recreational canoeing, kayaking, and rafting in the USA and Canada.

kenaf
(n.)=kenaf.
Ex: Kenaf is a warm season annual row crop and a member of the Hibiscus family.

keniano
(adj.)=Kenyan.
Ex: Despite the problems, Kenyan publishing has a future.

kibbutz
(n.)=kibbutz [kibbutzim, pl.].
Ex: It would be nice for individual libraries themselves to create and apply headings for themes of special ethnic or local interest, e.g., BAGELS, ROSEMALING, GHETTOES, KWANZA, KIBBUTZ, SHTETL, and KUBBESTOLS.

kilo
(n.)=kilo.
Nota: Abreviatura de kilogramme.
Ex: Pots were filled with 2 kilos of soil and two seedlings were planted in each pot.
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* perder kilos=shed + kilos.
* seis kilos y medio=stone.

kilobyte
(n.)=kilobyte.
Nota: Mil bytes.
Ex: The available drive capacity for data will therefore be 50% of the drive's stated capacity, which is also measured in kilobytes.

kilocaloría
(n.)=kilocalorie.
Ex: One strategy to address the effect of portion size is decreasing the energy density (kilojoules per gram; kilocalories per gram) of foods.

kilogramo (kg)
(n.)=kilogramme (kg) [kilogram, -USA].
Ex: Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 milligrams per kilogram.

kilohercio
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* kilohercios (kHz)=kilohertz (kHz).

kilohercios (kHz)
=kilohertz (kHz).
Ex: Bandwidth is expressed on a scale of frequencies, and is measured in units of hertz (Hz), thousands of hertz or kilohertz (kHz), millions of hertz or megahertz (MHz), etc..
kilojulio
(n.)=kilojoule.
Ex: One strategy to address the effect of portion size is decreasing the energy density (kilojoules per gram; kilocalories per gram) of foods.

kilometraje
(n.)=mileage.
Ex: Mileage counting can be misleading when evaluating training.

kilométrico
=as long as (my/your) arm.
Ex: The waiting lists are closed and the existing list is as long as your arm.

kilovatio
(n.)=kilowatt.
Ex: An early Ferranti computer (1950) contained 4,000 valves, had six miles of wiring, 100,000 soldered joints, and needed 27 kilowatts of power before it could function.

kilómetro
(n.)=kilometer (km) [kilometre, -USA].
Ex: The bookmobile travels about 1,000 kilometres a fortnight.
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* a muchos kilómetros de=leagues away from.
* kilómetros y kilómetros de=mile after mile of.

kilómetros y kilómetros de
=mile after mile of.
Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
kinesiología
(n.)=kinesiology.
Ex: Kinesiology is a holistic complementary therapy that helps the body recover from illness, allergies, stress, etc. by restoring energy balance.

kinésico
(adj.)=kinaesthetic [kinesthetic, -USA].
Ex: In addition, they tend to prefer to receive information via the visual mode, but not via either tactile or kinesthetic modes.

kirguís
(adj.)=Kyrgyz.
Ex: A Kyrgyz woman who went to the Dubai police charging that she had been raped has been sentenced to jail for one year.

kirsch
(n.)=kirsch.
Nota: Especie de aguardiante derivado de un tipo de cereza.
Ex: In Germany, schnapps are any of a family of alcoholic beverages that are high in alcohol content and dry tasting, such as aquavit and kirsch.

kit
(n.)=kit ; kit.
Nota: Conjunto de materiales documentales en el que no hay ninguno que predomine sobre los demás.
Ex: Disk reading heads can be cleaned using special kits also easily obtained.
Ex: A kit is an item containing two or more categories of material, no one of which is identifiable as the predominant constituent of the item; also designated multimedia item.
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* kit de emergencia=emergency kit.

kit de emergencia
(n.)=emergency kit.
Ex: Therefore, it's vital to always carry along an eczema emergency kit for those times a flare-up does occur.
kitsch
(n.)=kitsch.
Ex: Quality has deteriorated both through the arrival of Western style kitsch.

kleenex
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* caja de kleenex=box of tissue.

koala
(n.)=koala.
Ex: Koalas are threatened by the rising level of carbon dioxide pollution in the atmosphere because it saps nutrients from the eucalyptus leaves they feed on.

kosher
(adj.)=kosher.
Nota: Permitido como alimento de consumo humano por la ley judía.
Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.

kubestol
(n.)=kubbestol.
Ex: Kubbestols are Norwegian log chairs still made by some wood-carvers in Minnesota.

kuwaití
(adj.)=Kuwaiti.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Prior to 1970, only about 100 papers were credited to Kuwaiti institutions, mostly medical reports in local journals.

kárate
(n.)=karate.
Ex: A monkey has caused a sensation in Japan after learning karate.

kárstico
(adj.)=karstified ; karstic.
Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.
Ex: This study is the first one to give exhaustive information on water table salination by seawater intrusion in a karstic area.
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* paisaje kárstico=karst.

la
=the ; ye.
Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975. Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
la Biblioteca y el Archivo de Canadá
=Library and Archives Canada.
Ex: Library and Archives Canada is an innovative knowledge institution that combines the collections, services and staff expertise of the former National Library of Canada and National Archives of Canada.
la Convención de la Haya de 1954
=the 1954 Hague Convention.
Ex: UNESCO calls on the coalition forces to observe the principles of the 1954 Hague Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict and its two Protocols.
la Gran Manzana
=the Big Apple.
Ex: The article 'Born again in the Big Apple' reports on the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association (USA) which was held in New York from 9-14 June 84.
la Vía Láctea
=the Milky Way.
Ex: He invites his audience to imagine themselves inside a space ship and join him on an expedition through the Milky Way.
la alternativa + ser
=the alternative + be.
Ex: The alternative is to limit the computer to addressing only the simple clerical aspects of bibliographic control.
la belleza es superficial
=beauty is only skin deep.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Planning a new youth services department or beauty's more than skin deep'.
la buena noticia
(n.)=the good news.
Ex: Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable.
la calidad es nuestro lema
=quality is our middle name.
Ex: Customers choose an establishment and spend hard-earned money and they want employees to exude appreciation through the attitude that 'we aim to please, the customer is always right, service is our business, and quality is our middle name'.
la calma que precede a la tormenta
=the lull before the storm.
Ex: The article 'University libraries -- the lull before the storm?' predicts steep rises in periodical subscription prices and increased student numbers.
la cambiante fisonomía de
=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
Ex: Complicated issues continue to expand as preservation tries to keep up with the changing face of technology. Ex: The themes were the changing nature of scholarly communication and the traditional role of libraries.
la cara oculta de
=underbelly.
Ex: It shows us that the underbelly of human nature and its curiosity for things that are taboo is stronger than any moral or ethical code.
la caridad empieza por uno mismo
(n.)=charity begins at home.
Ex: The article is entitled 'International co-operation between art libraries II: charity begins at home'.
la ciudad que nunca duerme
=the city that never sleeps.
Ex: Several cities (New York, Chicago, etc.) have claimed the title of 'the city that never sleeps'.
la ciudadana de a pie
=the average Jane.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
la ciudadana media
=the average Jane.
Ex: It is fair to assume that the average Joe/Jane is neither a college graduate nor a high-school dropout.
la clave de
=at the heart of.
Ex: At the heart of every computer is a large number of electronic circuits that manipulate electric currents and voltages.
la clave está en la letra pequeña
=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.
la comunidad en general
=the community at large.
Ex: The cost to the community at large if one of its individual members fails to find information he requires is considerably less than the cost of organizing the material adequately.
la confianza da asco
=familiarity breeds contempt.
Ex: Familiarity breeds contempt -- so the old saying goes -- and, indeed, there is considerable psychological evidence to back this up.
la copa del árbol
=the top of the tree.
Ex: The height of a tree is measured from the top of the tree to the ground.
la cosa es que
=the thing is.
Ex: The thing is, a new code allows us a fresh start.
la cosa principal
=the number one thing.
Ex: The number one thing to realize with the Millennials is that as a whole they reflect much more parental perfectionism than any generation in living memory.
la creme de la creme
=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
Ex: He has surveyed 'the cream of the crop' for this book; people who have credibility and experience in various fields of scientific inquiry. Ex: Bibliometric analysis has identified the crème de la crème in legal medicine in a quantitative and objective way by citation analysis .
la cuestión es que
=the thing is.
Ex: The thing is, a new code allows us a fresh start.
la demanda de
=a call for.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The role of software patents in sustaining IT-enabled competitive advantage: a call for research'.
la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los gr
=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
Ex: She and various others I have talked with about this situation all stressed that absence makes the heart grow fonder.
la diversidad de
=the range of.
Ex: In the face of emergencies, breadth of vision tends to contract, narrowing the range of responses.
la diversidad de + Nombre
=the many + Nombre.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The many roles of public libraries in Canada and the challenges they present' = La diversidad de funciones de las bibliotecas públicas de Canada y los retos que presentan.
la década de los + Número
=the + Número + s.
Ex: There is considerable interest in picture books from the social realism of the 70s to the growing interest in fantasy, myth, legend, science fiction and the emphasis on the farcical and absurd aspects of life in the 80s.
la edad se lleva en el alma
=you are as old as you feel.
Ex: They say you are as old as you feel but most often than not you are as old as you look.
la escoria de la sociedad
(n.)=the gutter.
Ex: This Internet site resides mostly in the gutter, with celebrity arrest reports, law-suits, and other crime-related legal documents.
la espalda de
=the back of.
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.
la evidencia
=the writing on the wall.
Ex: To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.
la fe mueve montañas
=faith will move mountains.
Ex: A wise man once said 'Faith will move mountains but you better bring along your shovel and be prepared to help with the work'.
la filosofía de
=the reason behind ; the reasoning behind.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer.
la flor de + Nombre
=the prime of + Nombre.
Ex: A disabled who is in the prime of his youth demands an equal opportunity and must therefore be offered a range of assistance.
la flor y nata
=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
Ex: He has surveyed 'the cream of the crop' for this book; people who have credibility and experience in various fields of scientific inquiry. Ex: Bibliometric analysis has identified the crème de la crème in legal medicine in a quantitative and objective way by citation analysis .
la forma correcta de hacer las cosas
=the way to go.
Ex: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.
la forma de
=ways and means (of/for/to/in/by).
Ex: The workshop aimed to identify ways and means to foster European and intercontinental library cooperation.
la forma de + Infinitivo
=the way to go about + Gerundio.
Ex: In determining whether to establish a branch library the most important considerations are its general purpose, usefulness and the ways to go about organising it.
la forma de ver las cosas
=the way + to see things.
Ex: So often the way one sees things depends on one's personal point of view.
la friolera de + Cantidad
=whopping + Cantidad.
Ex: The first year, 2005, went with a bang and we raised a whopping £2700, which was donated to the local hospital.
la fuerza de la mayoría
=strength in numbers.
Ex: Nowhere is the principle of strength in numbers more apparent than in the collective power of microbes.
la gama completa de
=the full range of.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
la gente decía que
=rumour had it that.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
la gente dice que
=rumour has it that.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
la gente pobre
=the poor.
Ex: As a consequence of their lack of contact with the problems of the poor, solicitors are often less familiar with the problems of the deprived.
la gente rica
=the rich.
Ex: This article explains six of the ways the rich are waging a class war against the poor.
la gente se está inquietando
=the natives are nervous.
Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
la gente se está poniendo nerviosa
=the natives are nervous.
Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir
=standing ovation.
Ex: His presentation has received standing ovations and rave reviews around the nation.
la gota que colmó el vaso
=the straw that broke the camel's back.
Ex: They've had their differences of opinion, but recently there was a blow-up that was the straw that broke the camel's back.
la gran mayoría de
=the vast majority of ; the bulk of.
Ex: As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van. Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.
la historia + repetirse
(n.)=history + come full circle.
Ex: History has come full circle and chemotherapists are now actively searching for new drugs against smallpox virus.
la historia + volverse a repetir
(n.)=history + come full circle.
Ex: History has come full circle and chemotherapists are now actively searching for new drugs against smallpox virus.
la hostia
=the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's pyjamas ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
la hoz y el martillo
=the hammer and sickle.
Ex: The author uses the most potent symbol of the cold war, the hammer and sickle, to denote the end of the novel.
la idea que hay detrás de
=the idea behind.
Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).
la imaginación no tiene límites
=your imagination is the limit.
Ex: The possibilities are endless, your imagination is the limit, but make sure that your handiwork is flawless.
la imitación es la mejor forma de que lo halaguen a uno
=imitation is the sincerest form of flattery.
Ex: While if imitation is the sincerest form of flattery, the formation of a similar group in the USA, the Classification Research Study Group, must have given the members of the CRG some pleasure.
la joya de
(n./adj.)=showpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
la judicatura
=the Bench.
Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
la justicia
=the Bench.
Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
la juventud no es cuestión de edad sino de espíritu
=you are as old as you feel.
Ex: They say you are as old as you feel but most often than not you are as old as you look.
la leche
=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.
la luz al final del túnel
=the light at the end of the tunnel.
Ex: The article 'The light at the end of the tunnel' describes the measures taken to reduce the serials cataloguing backlog in a university library.
la magistratura
=the Bench.
Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
la manera de + Infinitivo
=the way to go about + Gerundio.
Ex: In determining whether to establish a branch library the most important considerations are its general purpose, usefulness and the ways to go about organising it.
la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo
=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Ex: The saying, 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World' is indeed the insignia of us 'Women' -- it makes me feel worthy to be born a woman .
la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo
=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
Ex: The saying, 'The Hand that Rocks the Cradle Rules the World' is indeed the insignia of us 'Women' -- it makes me feel worthy to be born a woman .
la mar de
=a whole slew of.
Ex: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media.
la mayor parte de
(n.)=the majority of ; the main bulk of ; the lion's share of.
Ex: The names of the majority of persons are entered with surname as the entry element. Ex: The main bulk of the entries date from the 1990s, but the 1980s and 1970s are also represented. Ex: Men still take the lion's share of IT management salaries.
la mayor parte de las veces
=more often than not.
Ex: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.
la mayoría con mucho de
=the vast majority of.
Ex: As expected, the vast majority (98%) of items received were delivered by van.
la mayoría de
=the majority of ; most + Nombre ; the main bulk of.
Ex: The names of the majority of persons are entered with surname as the entry element. Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area. Ex: The main bulk of the entries date from the 1990s, but the 1980s and 1970s are also represented.
la mayoría de la gente
=most people ; the majority of the people.
Ex: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader. Ex: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.
la mayoría de las personas
=most people ; the majority of the people.
Ex: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader. Ex: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.
la mayoría de las veces
=most of the time ; more often than not.
Ex: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time. Ex: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections.
la mayoría del mundo
=the majority of the world ; most people ; the majority of the people.
Ex: Free trade is not working for the majority of the world. Ex: Most people want -- and need -- an idealized father figure as a leader. Ex: Mali is a country with a strong oral tradition and consequently books are marginal to the majority of the people.
la mayoría del tiempo
=most of the time ; half (of) the time.
Ex: Historically the Spanish Civil Service has been a service for the state rather than for the public most of the time. Ex: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.
la medida en que
=the extent to which.
Ex: Quite obviously, however, everything rests in the end on the extent to which people grow up to be avid, thoughtful readers.
la mejor forma de hacer Algo
=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices. Ex: Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
la mejor manera
=how best.
Ex: It dawned on her that what she was doing might be a mistake, and she began to think of how best to extricate herself.
la mejor manera de
=the best way of.
Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
la mejor oferta
=the best deal.
Ex: The aricle has the title 'Budget CD-Rewritable drives: to get the best deal, buy a CD-RW drive that's not top of the line'.
la mejor opción
=the best bet.
Ex: For the assessment of the overall quality of library services the user survey is the the best bet.
la mejor salida
=the best way forward.
Ex: The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials.
la mejor solución
=the best way forward.
Ex: The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials.
la menor duda de que
=no doubt whatsoever.
Ex: Powell said there was 'no doubt whatsoever' that Iraq possessed weapons of mass destruction.
la mentira
(n.)=lying.
Ex: This bibliography lists a selection of children's books on the theme of lying.
la mirada en
=eye(s) on.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Eye on publishing: Public Lending Right stirs debate'.
la misma persona
=one and the same person.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: indexing instructions, especially if the abstractor and indexer are one and the same person.
la mitad (1/2)
=one-half (1/2).
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.
la mitad del tiempo
=half (of) the time.
Ex: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.
la movida
=the happening ; the action ; the scene.
Ex: Friday or Saturday nights I will be wherever 'the happening' will be!. Ex: They're never apart, and always seem to pop up wherever the action is. Ex: At night, we've been going out on the town wherever the scene is on any given night.
la necesidad agudiza el ingenio
(n.)=necessity mothers invention.
Ex: Necessity mothers invention, and certainly invention in the presentation of books mothers surprised interest.
la ocasión la pintan calva
(v.)=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.
Ex: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'. Ex: So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'.
la opinión de otra persona
=a second opinion.
Ex: Find out why you need a second opinion, when to get a second opinion, and why it may be a matter of life and death.
la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida
=the opportunity of a lifetime.
Ex: Our South American Colleagues will have the opportunity of a lifetime, to experience the vibrance of the meeting of minds, as well as the forging of communities of practice across time zones, distance and linguistic barriers = Nuestros colegas sudamericanos tendrán la oportunidad de su vida de experimentar la vitalidad de este encuentro de expertos así como la creación de lazos profesionales por encima de barreras lingüísticas, de espacio y de tiempo.
la otra cara de la moneda
=the other side of the coin ; the flip side of the coin.
Ex: Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. Ex: The flip side of the coin is that the rich believe that they also deserve their fabulous wealth.
la paciencia es una virtud
=everything comes to those who wait.
Ex: She will undoubtedly prove that everything comes to those who wait and her time is definitely here.
la parte de atrás de
=the back of.
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.
la parte más dura de
=brunt of, the.
Ex: However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.
la parte más importante
=the heart of.
Ex: The schedules, or the list of subjects in a classification scheme are the heart of the scheme.
la parte más sórdida de
=underbelly.
Ex: It shows us that the underbelly of human nature and its curiosity for things that are taboo is stronger than any moral or ethical code.
la parte principal de
=the bulk of.
Ex: The bulk of the town's residents had little time for culture, for the theater, for the erudite lecture.
la parte superior izquierda de
=the upper left of.
Ex: The classification number stands on its own to the upper left of the card and this will probably be acceptable in most cases.
la parte trasera de
=the back of.
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.
la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo
=confidence personified.
Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and confidence personified.
la pesca del día
=the day's catch ; the catch of the day.
Ex: The all-time favourite dish is the shellfish platter with lobster, oysters, scallops, prawns, mussels, crab and sea snails, according to the day's catch. Ex: In keeping with tradition, they offer a selection of fresh fish daily, which will vary according to the catch of the day.
la petición de
=a call for.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The role of software patents in sustaining IT-enabled competitive advantage: a call for research'.
la plebe
=the great unwashed.
Ex: It was Burke who first called the mob 'the great unwashed,' but the term 'unwashed' had been applied to them before.
la polla
=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.
la primera tentativa
=the first time around.
Ex: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.
la primera vez
=the first time around.
Ex: Because your uterus has already been down this road before, and your abdominal muscles might not be as taut as they were the first time around, your second pregnancy will start showing sooner.
la proporción mayor de
(n.)=the lion's share of.
Ex: Men still take the lion's share of IT management salaries.
la práctica hace al maestro
=practice makes perfect.
Ex: 'Practice makes perfect' is a saying that can be applied to reading.
la próxima moda
(n.)=the next hot thing.
Ex: These could be the next hot thing but they are still very pricy, almost too pricy for most golfers.
la puntilla
=the final/last nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
Ex: The final nail in her coffin was when somehow during the interview she mentioned being a single mom.
la píldora
=the pill.
Ex: Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.
la que
(n.)=that ; the one.
Ex: The description of the component part is separated from that of the host document by a double slash. Ex: Numbers given in brackets refer to frames which have led to the one you are reading; this is to help you retrace your steps if necessary.
la razón de ser
=the reason for being.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
la realidad es que...
=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
Ex: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson. Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
la rehostia
=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney.
la responsabilidad ahora recae en + Nombre
=the ball is in + Posesivo + court.
Ex: The article 'Looks like the ball is in our court -- library support services from vendors' describes how vendors have responded to cuts in library staff by offering more services, such as book processing, cataloguing, and acquisitions plans.
la responsabilidad es de...
=the buck + stops....
Ex: The objective of this article is clearly to indicate 'where the buck stops'; owners being ultimately responsible for certain information, including its security.
la riqueza de
=the wealth of.
Ex: In addition, most guides are selective and only a few give a complete picture of the wealth of material available to a reference collection.
la seducción del éxito
=the sweet smell of success.
Ex: Despite difficult economic times, the shop is prospering, enjoying -- again, if you'll pardon the expression -- the sweet smell of success.
la segunda mitad de + Fecha
=the latter part of + Fecha.
Ex: This town library was in the latter part of the 17th century permitted to sink 'into careless guardianship and ultimate neglect' = A finales del siglo XVII no se hizo nada por evitar que esta biblioteca municipal se sumiese "en la negligencia y en el abandono total".
la segunda opción
=the next best choice.
Ex: They are the next best choice but they are suited best to low humidity situations as the air has greater potential to absorb water vapour.
la segunda vez
=the second time around.
Ex: His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April.
la semana pasada
=last week.
Ex: The secretary continued: 'He was drunk when he wrote your appraisal one night last week'.
la senda que lleva a
=a/the doorway to.
Ex: Users today expect the library to be a doorway to content that can be found in online databases, through institutional repositories, and beyond.
la situación
=the course of events.
Ex: It also covers the course of the events themselves in great detail. including the actions of various Jewish and Arab individuals.
la sociedad en general
=society at large.
Ex: Her paper considers action in society at large towards creating the computer literate population that is needed.
la suerte + cambiar
(n.)=the tide + turn.
Ex: However, due particularly to the contacts which Community organizations have had in recent years with British documentalists the tide is beginning to turn.
la suerte estaba echada
=the die was cast ; the die had been cast.
Ex: By the time Americans learned they'd been had, the die was cast -- we were committed to 58,000 dead!. Ex: The die had been cast, and the tides of war were gradually turning in our favour.
la suerte está echada
=the die is cast.
Ex: She stood up and said despondently: 'The die is cast; stake is life or death' .
la suma total de
=the total sum of ; the sum total of.
Ex: It is the type of compound that is of primary importance to researchers in chemistry, not the total sum of individual compounds that fall under it. Ex: There was a time when the sum total of human knowledge was sufficiently small for one man to be able to comprehend it all.
la temporada de Algo
=in season.
Ex: Athletes showed in-season improvements in academic performance.
la tierra de la abundancia
=the land of plenty.
Ex: The US is the land of plenty and one of the world's richest countries, but it has a serious and growing problem of homelessness.
la tierra de las oportunidades
=the land of opportunity.
Ex: It seems that America is the land of opportunity to milk the system.
la tira de
=a whole slew of.
Ex: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media.
la tira de tiempo
=donkey's years.
Ex: It had been donkey's years since she'd been to Mandeville and she was looking forward to seeing the place again.
la totalidad de
=the full range of.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
la triste realidad es que
=the sad fact is (that).
Ex: The sad fact is that the majority of web pages suffer this same ill fate.
la unión hace la fuerza
=strength in numbers.
Ex: Nowhere is the principle of strength in numbers more apparent than in the collective power of microbes.
la ventaja de
=the beauty of.
Ex: The beauty of casseroles is that they barely require any tending.
la ventaja es que
=on the positive side ; the advantage is that ; on the bright side.
Ex: On the positive side, this situation has led to a closer relationship between academics and librarians. Ex: This will take more staff time, but the advantage is that the items themselves generally cost nothing. Ex: On the bright side, by doing that they save a ton of money on makeup and costumes.
la verdad
=the lowdown (on).
Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
la verdad es que
=if the truth be known ; if the truth be told ; the fact is that... ; fact is.
Ex: If the truth be known, most successes are built on a multitude of failures. Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic. Ex: The fact is that income inequality is real -- it's been rising for more than 25 years. Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.
la verdad es que...
=the fact of the matter is that... ; the truth of the matter is that....
Ex: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson. Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
la verdad es que..., el hecho es que..., a decir verdad...
=the truth of the matter is that....
Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
la verdad sea dicha
=to tell the truth.
Ex: To tell the truth, I may speak, on this being indeterminate and indivisible, only tautologically: the being is the being.
la verdad sea dicha que
=if the truth be told.
Ex: If the truth be told, both sides of the political spectrum suffer from those who operate on emotions rather than logic.
la vida + continuar
(n.)=life + go on.
Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
la vida + seguir
(n.)=life + go on.
Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.
la vida continúa
=the show must go on.
Ex: He concludes that in both democracy and art, we have reached a point of stasis in which the show must go on because there is nothing to replace it.
la vida es así
=life's like that.
Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
la voz de
(n.)=the voice of.
Ex: IFLA is the global voice of the library and information profession = IFLA es el portavoz a nivel internacional de los profesionales de las bibliotecas y la documentación.
la voz de la conciencia
=the voice within.
Ex: I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.
la voz de la experiencia
=the voice of experience.
Ex: People make better personal finance decisions as they get older, since 'the voice of experience' is critical to smart money decisions.
la voz de la razón
=the voice of reason.
Ex: It is the responsibility of political leaders to create that situation where the voice of reason can prevail over the voices of hate, bigotry and ignorance.
la voz del odio
=the voice of hate.
Ex: It is the responsibility of political leaders to create that situation where the voice of reason can prevail over the voices of hate, bigotry and ignorance.
la voz interior
=the voice within.
Ex: I have listened to diet experts, well-meaning friends and family, and many 'other voices' while disregarding the voice within -- my body speaking wisdom to me.
la víspera de
=on the eve of.
Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
la época de Algo
=in season.
Ex: Athletes showed in-season improvements in academic performance.
la última palabra
=the last word ; the last word ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
Ex: The initial appraisal process is not the last word: reevaluation of materials must take place during processing and can be resumed long afterwards. Ex: The article 'The last word: ambivalence' sums up some of the ambivalent attitudes of the information profession to outsourcing. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
la última vez
=last time.
Ex: When they arrived, the body was there, but in a different position than they saw it last time.
la última vez que
=the last time.
Ex: 'The Last Time They Met' is a love story that draws together a myriad of issues and themes to challenge the reader.
la única pega
=the fly in the ointment ; a fly in the soup.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Fly in the Ointment or Why Couldn't They Just have Left Things as They Were; The Compensatory Effort in Higher Education'. Ex: In his book 'A fly in the soup' his frank confession of doubts about his memory has the paradoxical effect of endowing his memoir with an engaging authenticity.
laberinto
(n.)=maze ; labyrinth ; tangled web.
Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.
Ex: In the end few men are able to find their way through the labyrinth.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.
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* parecido a un laberinto=maze-like.

labia
(n.)=glibness.
Ex: Their expressed concern is far more with his remoteness, unresponsiveness, lack of sympathy, glibness, or dogmatism.
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* con mucha labia=glibly ; smooth-tongued ; smooth-talking.

labial
(adj.)=labial.
Ex: When the folds of skin outside the vagina stick together it is called labial adhesions.
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* bálsamo labial=lip balm.
* lápiz labial=lipstick.
* protector labial=chapstick.

labio
(n.)=lip.
Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.
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* arrugar los labios=screw + Posesivo + lips ; pucker + Posesivo + lips.
* barra de cacao de labios=chapstick.
* barra de labios=lipstick.
* brillo de labios=lip gloss.
* con una oración en los labios=on a wing and a prayer.
* hacer una mueca con los labios=curl + lips.
* labio hendido=hare-lip.
* labio inferior=lower lip.
* labio leporino=cleft lip.
* labios + permanecer sellados=lips + seal.
* labio superior=upper lip.
* leer los labios=lip-read.
* morderse el labio=bite + Posesivo + lip.
* pintarse los labios=wear + lipstick.
* protector de labios=chapstick.
* un minuto en los labios, para siempre en las caderas=a minute on the lips, forever on the hips.

labio hendido
(n.)=hare-lip.
Ex: Both hares and rabbits have a split lip, or hare-lip, although there are slight differences since it is only rabbits that have a layer of skin to cover the gums.
labio inferior
(n.)=lower lip.
Ex: Whether you're trying to be sexy, or you're just plain nervous, everyone bites their lower lip at one point or another.
labio leporino
(n.)=cleft lip.
Ex: The subject of AIDS was chosen for the 1st study and family/genetic studies of cleft lip and palate for the 2nd.
labio superior
(n.)=upper lip.
Ex: I have very fair hair on my upper lip and it has never bothered me much, but the other day i decided to pluck it.
labios + permanecer sellados
(n.)=lips + seal.
Ex: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
labor
(n.)=work ; task ; effort.
Ex: The Classification Research Group (CRG) has been a major force in the development of classification theory, and has made a major contribution towards work on a new general classification scheme.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
Ex: Co-operative, carefully planned and financed internationally backed efforts have been the keynote of more recent activity.
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* ardua labor=hard work.
* continuar la labor de otros=stand on + the shoulders of giants.
* desempeñar la labor encomendada=discharge + responsibility.
* entorpecer la labor judicial=pervert + the course of justice.
* labor de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* labor de detective=sleuthing.
* labor de rescate=rescue effort.
* labor detectivesca=sleuthing.
* labor editorial=editorship.
* labores de croché a mano=hand-crochet work.
* labores de ganchillo a mano=hand-crochet work.
* labores de rescate=rescue work.
* labores domésticas=housework.
* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada=deserve + credit.
* obstaculizar la labor judicial=pervert + the course of justice.
* realizar una buena labor=produce + the goods.
* realizar una labor detenidamente=work + Posesivo + way through.
* realizar una labor muy importante=maintain + a high profile.

labor de ayuda humanitaria
(n.)=relief effort.
Ex: The government has announced it is stepping up relief efforts for the devastating floods that hit the northwest.
labor de detective
(n.)=sleuthing.
Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.
labor de rescate
(n.)=rescue effort.
Ex: Rescue efforts in Haiti are said to be going slowly after Tuesday's earthquake left tens of thousands dead.
labor detectivesca
(n.)=sleuthing.
Ex: Sleuthing is like second-nature to her, and she can't possibly wrap her head around the concept of renouncing it completely.
labor editorial
(n.)=editorship.
Ex: Notes may relate to any of the previous elements of the description, i.e. title, authorship, edition, editorship, publisher area, physical description area or series area.
laborable
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* día laborable=business day ; weekday ; working day.

laboral
(adj.)=occupational ; work-related.
Ex: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.
Ex: Reading for education or reading for work-related information may be unpleasant chores for many people but nevertheless chores that cannot be avoided.
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* accidente laboral=occupational injury ; occupational accident.
* acoso laboral=workplace mobbing.
* ascenso laboral=job promotion.
* asunto laboral=work-related issue.
* comunidad laboral=working community.
* condiciones laborales=working conditions ; occupational conditions ; work conditions ; work life.
* condiciones laborales de calidad=quality of work life (QWL).
* convenio laboral=labour agreement ; labour-management agreement.
* cuestión laboral=work-related issue.
* derecho laboral=employment law ; labour right.
* enfermedad laboral=occupational disease.
* entorno laboral=work environment ; working environment.
* estrés laboral=job stress.
* formación laboral=job training.
* horario laboral=hours of operation ; opening hours ; working hours ; work hours.
* incapacidad laboral=work disability ; work incapacity.
* incentivo laboral=work incentive ; labour incentive.
* incentivo laboral a largo plazo=golden handcuffs.
* inserción laboral=job placement ; labour insertion.
* jornada laboral=day's work ; work hours.
* mercado laboral, el=employment market, the.
* mundo laboral=working world.
* política laboral=labour policy.
* precariedad laboral=job insecurity ; job instability.
* prevención de riesgos laborales=occupational hazard prevention.
* productividad laboral=labour productivity.
* promoción laboral=job promotion.
* puesto laboral=staff position.
* reforma laboral=labour reform.
* rendimiento laboral=work performance.
* riesgo laboral=occupational hazard.
* semana laboral=working week.
* situación laboral=employment status.
* terminar la jornada laboral=clock off + work ; get off + work.

laboratorio
(n.)=laboratory ; lab ; research laboratory ; resource room.
Ex: One can now picture a future investigator in his laboratory, his hands are free, he is not anchored.
Ex: Naturally, one thinks of sports novels in the gym and biographies of scientists in the labs.
Ex: Research laboratories are facing many problems regarding the disposal of nuclear waste.
Ex: The school design consisted of five classrooms, two seminar rooms, and a resource room grouped around a common room.
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* análisis de laboratorio=laboratory analysis.
* bata de laboratorio=lab coat.
* cultivo de laboratorio=lab culture.
* laboratorio cinematográfico=film laboratory.
* laboratorio de conservación=conservation laboratory.
* laboratorio de enseñanza=teaching lab.
* laboratorio de idiomas=language lab ; language laboratory.
* laboratorio de restauración=restoration laboratory.
* laboratorio farmacéutico=pharmaceutical laboratory.
* prueba de laboratorio=lab test.
* representante de laboratorio farmacéutico=pharmaceutical company representative.
* vaso de laboratorio=beaker.

laboratorio cinematográfico
(n.)=film laboratory.
Ex: The author discusses some special services including, film laboratories, recording studios, and radio and television studios.
laboratorio de conservación
(n.)=conservation laboratory.
Ex: The benefits of an on-site conservation laboratory and conservator are underlined.
laboratorio de enseñanza
(n.)=teaching lab.
Ex: Another of his many responsibilities is to maintain and operate booking systems for teaching labs, equipment, facilities, and services.
laboratorio de idiomas
(n.)=language lab ; language laboratory.
Ex: Its various services include: a children's library; language lab; media suite and reading areas. Ex: We can give advice on all major makes of language laboratory and language learning software.
laboratorio de restauración
(n.)=restoration laboratory.
Ex: This article outlines general requirements for a well-appointed restoration laboratory: filtered light, security alarms, good flood drainage, and lay-out.
laboratorio farmacéutico
(n.)=pharmaceutical laboratory.
Ex: Local officials can easily be bribed by foreign pharmaceutical laboratories.
labores de croché a mano
(n.)=hand-crochet work.
Ex: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.
labores de ganchillo a mano
(n.)=hand-crochet work.
Ex: Hand-crochet work also graces the hems of the sheets, bed skirts, pillowcases, valance and throw.
labores de rescate
(n.)=rescue work.
Ex: After the disastrous earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, many international teams assisted in the rescue work in response to an official request from the Soviet authorities.
labores domésticas
(n.)=housework.
Ex: Five options of help with housework are investigated: domestic help, take-out meals, the microwave, the dishwasher, & the dryer.
laboriosamente
=industriously ; laboriously ; painstakingly.
Ex: For years past, the harpies of power have been industriously inculcating the idea that all our difficulties proceed from the impotency of Congress.
Ex: First, 45 or 50 percent of that file consists of Library of Congress MARC records, the integrity of which is laboriously insured by manual methods.
Ex: The audience interaction with the speakers at all three meetings has been painstakingly transcribed and edited.

laboriosidad
(n.)=industry.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

laborioso
(adj.)=laborious ; painstaking ; labour-intensive [labour intensive].
Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.
Ex: Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.

laborista
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* Partido Laborista, el=Labour Party, the.

labrador
(n.)=Labrador retriever ; farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
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* perro labrador=Labrador retriever.

labranza
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* tierra de labranza=farmland [farm land].

labrar
(v.)=till ; carve out ; carve ; hew ; chisel.
Ex: Chapter 5 will focus on staffing issues and opportunities -- the roots and substance of a properly tilled organizational garden.
Ex: In consequence, deafened people have to carve out a sense of identity by developing associations & communicative strategies.
Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: Oak was shaped by splitting with wooden wedges, and by hewing with axes or adzes.
Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.
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* labrar el futuro=shape + the future.
* labrarse=hew.
* labrarse un porvenir=make + Posesivo + way in the world.

labrar el futuro
(v.)=shape + the future.
Ex: The article suggests ways for the documentation specialist to exploit systematically all work potential created by information with regard to shaping the future.
labrarse
(v.)=hew.
Ex: All of the women hewed unconventional career paths mostly using convention.
labrarse un porvenir
(v.)=make + Posesivo + way in the world.
Ex: He had already made his way in the world as a soloist before becoming a stage star.
labriego
(n.)=farm-hand ; farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

laca
(n.)=lacquer.
Ex: Japanese lacquers offer a wide and varied range of subtly differentiated manufacturing techniques and decoration.
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* goma laca=shellac.

lacayo
(n.)=menial worker ; menial ; flunky [flunkey].
Ex: These free Negro women could earn only such wages as were paid to menial workers.
Ex: However numerous the class of menials may be, it has not, as a rule, been able to absorb the whole number of those left propertyless.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.

laceración
(n.)=laceration.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.

lacerante
(adj.)=piercing ; stabbing.
Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.

lacio
(adj.)=flabby ; limp.
Ex: Ladies bemoan their fat tummies, wobbly thighs, bulging hips and flabby thighs.
Ex: The sail just sat limp with barely a flutter.
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* cabello lacio=straight hair ; limp hair.
* pelo lacio=straight hair ; limp hair.

lacra
(n.)=milestone ; blight.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.

lacrimógeno
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* gas lacrimógeno=tear gas.

lacrosse
(n.)=lacrosse.
Ex: They were compared on their preference for participation in such sports as judo, lacrosse, sky diving, and motorcycle racing, among others.

lactancia
(n.)=lactation.
Ex: Truncation serves as a means of merging different word forms, but not always; MILK* will retrieve milkman but not lactation or lactic.
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* lactancia materna=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
* madre en período de lactancia=nursing mother.
* mujer en período de lactancia=nursing woman.

lactancia materna
(n.)=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
Ex: Anthropologists, neurologists, child psychiatrists, and researchers into child development agree that breast-feeding and a supportive family structure are important for an infant to thrive.
lactante
(n.)=baby [babies, -pl.] ; infant ; suckling.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The estimation of milk consumption by sucklings is done by weighing both the litter and the mother before and after a period of suckling.
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* cólico del lactante=infant colic ; baby colic ; three-month colic ; infantile colic.

lactoovovegetariano
(n.)=lacto-ovo-vegetarian [lacto-ovovegetarian].
Ex: In this study, thirty-two healthy men, who regularly consumed an omnivorous diet, were randomly assigned to consume a weight maintaining, lacto-ovo-vegetarian or omnivorous diet for 26 days.

lactosa
(n.)=lactose.
Ex: Results indicate that panda milk has higher protein but lower lactose content than milk in domestic ungulates and humans.

lactovegetariano
(n.)=lactovegetarian.
Ex: This article outlines the health aspects of the three basic types of vegetarian diets: vegan, lactovegetarian, and ovolactovegetarian.

lacónico
(adj.)=laconic ; terse.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
Ex: This terse McLuhanesque turn of phrase is at the core of what I want to talk about today.

ladeado
(adj.)=askew ; leaning.
Ex: It is evident that the vision of the public library user as a person of catholic taste is a little askew.
Ex: So I went and got some pine poles and propped it up on its leaning side so it wouldn't fall.

ladera
(n.)=hillside ; mountainside.
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.
Ex: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside.
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* ladera de la montaña=mountainside.

ladera de la montaña
(n.)=mountainside.
Ex: In the distance we could see what looked like fog patches on the mountainside.
ladilla
(n.)=pubic louse.
Ex: On examination, lice and nits were noted on the eyelashes of both patients, and microscopic examination subsequently confirmed these as pubic lice.

ladino^1
(adj.)=astute ; canny ; sly ; shrewd .
Ex: It requires an extraordinarily astute librarian to uncover this shortcoming at the interview stage.
Ex: The principles behind successful commercial Web sites (clear mission, valuable content, clean design and canny publicity) can be applied by academics in establishing non-profit Web sites.
Ex: You must be a bit sly sometimes to succeed in the world.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.

ladino^2
=Ladino.
Ex: Ladino is a derivation of medieval Castilian Spanish, which is preserved among the descendants of the Jews expelled from Spain in 1492.

lado
(n.)=part ; quarter ; side.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
Ex: The red ON/OFF switch for the terminal is located at the left side of the screen.
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* a ambos lados de=on either side of.
* a ambos lados del Altántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* a ambos lados de + Lugar=on both sides of + Lugar.
* adelantar por el lado incorrecto=undertake.
* al lado de=beside ; at the side of ; by the side of.
* al otro lado de=across.
* al otro lado de la barrera=on the other side of the fence.
* al otro lado de la ciudad=cross-town.
* al otro lado del atlántico=across the pond.
* al otro lado del charco=across the pond.
* al otro lado del mundo=half way (a)round the world.
* al otro lado del océano=across the pond.
* ambos lados=both sides.
* ambos lados del argumento=both sides of the fence.
* andar de una lado para otro=go about.
* apartarse a un lado=pull over.
* a todos lados=far and wide.
* a uno y otro lado de=on either side of.
* aunque por otro lado=but otherwise.
* continuar al lado de=stand by.
* con una pierna a cada lado de=astride.
* dar de lado=short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; give + Nombre + the cold shoulder.
* dejando a un lado=apart from.
* dejar a una lado=put + Nombre + to one side.
* dejar a un lado=put + aside ; move + beyond ; lay + Nombre + aside ; leave by + the wayside.
* dejar de lado=leave + aside ; forego [forgo].
* de lado=sideways ; edgewise ; edgeways ; at a rakish angle.
* del otro lado de la ciudad=cross-town.
* denerse en el lado del camino=pull over.
* de todos lados=from far and wide.
* de un lado de la ciudad a otro=cross-town.
* de un lado para otro=on the move ; to and fro.
* echar a un lado=push aside.
* el lado sombrío de=the grim face of.
* el otro lado de la barrera=the other side of the fence.
* en el lado negativo=on the negative side ; on the downside.
* en el lado positivo=on the credit side ; on the positive side ; on the plus side ; on the bright side.
* en todos lados=far and wide.
* estar al lado de=stand by + Lugar.
* extenderse por todos lados=extend + far and wide ; reach + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* hacer a un lado=nudge + Nombre + aside ; push aside.
* hacerse a un lado=make + room (for) ; pull over.
* juntos por el lado más ancho=side by side.
* juntos por el lado más estrecho=end to end.
* lado del camino=wayside.
* lado derecho=right-hand side.
* lado derecho, el=right side, the.
* lado exterior, el=far side, the.
* lado externo, el=far side, the.
* lado izquierdo, el=left side, the.
* lado más cercano, el=near side, the ; near side, the.
* llegar a todos lados=extend + far and wide ; reach + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro=swings and roundabouts.
* mirar al otro lado=look + the other way.
* pararse en el lado del camino=pull over.
* pasar corriendo al lado de=run + past.
* pasar por el lado de=make + Posesivo + way past ; come + past.
* pero por otro lado=but then again.
* poner a un lado=lay + Nombre + aside ; set + aside.
* ponerse del lado de=side with.
* ponerse del lado de Alguien=side in + Posesivo + favour.
* ponerse del lado del ganador=side with + the winner.
* por otro lado=alternatively ; however ; on the other side ; for another thing ; on the flip side ; on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on the other side of the coin ; on the flip side of the coin.
* por otro lados=on other matters.
* por todos lados=left, right and centre ; far and wide.
* por una lado ... por otro=at one end ... at the other.
* por un lado=on the one hand ; on the one side.
* por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre=in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.
* tiempo estar de lado de Alguien=time + be + on + Posesivo + side.
* ver el lado cómico de Algo=see + the funny side.
* viento de lado=crosswind.

lado del camino
(n.)=wayside.
Ex: Bees from these apiaries flew around white mustard, plants on wastelands and wayside ditches.
lado derecho
(n.)=right-hand side.
Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
lado derecho, el
=right side, the.
Ex: The right side of the top three lines is used for error messages.
lado exterior, el
=far side, the.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
lado externo, el
=far side, the.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
lado izquierdo, el
=left side, the.
Ex: The left side of the top line identifies the main function in use (searching or cataloguing, for example).
lado más cercano, el
=near side, the ; near side, the.
Ex: When the heaps of all the sheets of a book had been dried and piled together again, they were set out in signature order on a long table, with the first recto pages upwards and to the near side. Ex: When the heaps of all the sheets of a book had been dried and piled together again, they were set out in signature order on a long table, with the first recto pages upwards and to the near side.
ladrador
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* perro ladrador, poco mordedor=Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; barking dogs seldom bite.

ladrar
(v.)=bark ; yelp ; yap.
Ex: A librarian should suspect that behind an enquiry such as `Where would I find the law about animals?' may lie an everyday irritation such as a neighbour's dog barking in the middle of the night.
Ex: If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others.
Ex: Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.
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* ladrarle a la luna=bay at + the moon ; bark at + the moon ; talk to + air.
* ser como ladrarle a la luna=be like talking to a brick wall.

ladrarle a la luna
(v.)=bay at + the moon ; bark at + the moon ; talk to + air.
Ex: Let us not bay at the moon in demanding additional resources, but rather let us seek greater freedom in using the resources we have. Ex: There was a time when they could actually influence things -- these days they're just barking at the moon hoping they're not in the next layoff. Ex: He soon found that he was talking to air, as the man suddenly tore out of the shop like his trousers were on fire.
ladrido
(n.)=bark ; yelp ; yap.
Ex: The goats were quite interesting to him, but a little too big to be intimidated by his barks.
Ex: Its shooting stabs of pain, its yelps of despair, its tears, its emotional zigzagging, all bear testimony to such a shattering.
Ex: Pets are allowed, and a couple times I heard a yap or two in the hallways, but it never bothered me.
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* a ladrido limpio=in full cry.

ladrillo
(n.)=brick.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in the laying of bricks as his day's work, he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game.
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* casa de ladrillos de adobe=mud-brick house.
* ladrillo de adobe=mud brick.
* ladrillo refractario=firebrick ; fireclay brick ; fireproof brick.
* ladrillos y libros=brick and book.
* mampostería de ladrillo=brickwork.
* muro de ladrillo=brick wall.
* pared de ladrillo=brick wall.
* poner ladrillos=lay + bricks.
* reparación de las juntas de los ladrillos=pointing.

ladrillo de adobe
(n.)=mud brick.
Ex: Mud brick has been one of the principal building materials in Egypt since prehistoric times.
ladrillo refractario
(n.)=firebrick ; fireclay brick ; fireproof brick.
Ex: Firebrick is set with a runny mix of clay and water, not with mortar. Ex: In blast furnaces, the lining is done almost entirely with fireclay bricks. Ex: The combustion chamber is lined with fireproof bricks.
ladrillos y libros
=brick and book.
Ex: Challenging the technocratic vision of 'virtual libraries' linking people to knowledge, librarians in Southern Africa say their 'brick and book' buildings will remain the primary information centres for communities for some time to come.
ladrona
(n.)=thieving woman.
Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.

ladronzuelo
(n.)=petty thief ; light-fingered ; small-time thief ; small-time crook ; pincher.
Ex: Migrants have become organized pickpockets, petty thieves, & extortionists.
Ex: Even a thorny trellis beneath your windows can provide a good deterrent to light-fingered thieves.
Ex: The film starts with two small-time thieves who spontaneously decide to hold up a restaurant.
Ex: This strategy is usually used by small-time crooks taking aim at lower- to middle-class investors.
Ex: A crew of pinchers sporting masks and war paint jumped a 26-year-old on March 31, taking his wallet and chain.

ladrón
(n.)=robber ; thief [thieves, -pl.] ; burglar ; crook ; pincher ; housebreaker.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: robbers AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; ROGUES AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport.
Ex: Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital = La mayoría de los niños pueden ver fácilmente que necesitan leer si quieren conocer lo que significa ser deportista, enfermero, ladrón, piloto, paciente de hospital.
Ex: The swindling & deception the immigrants encountered often preyed on their Zionist ideology & indeed, some of the crooks were Jewish themselves.
Ex: A crew of pinchers sporting masks and war paint jumped a 26-year-old on March 31, taking his wallet and chain.
Ex: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice.
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* argot de los ladrones=thieves' cant.
* argot secreto de los ladrones=thieves' cant.
* banda de ladrones=gang of robbers.
* ladrón armado=armed robber.
* ladrón de corazones=lady-killer.
* ladrón de información=info-thief.

ladrón armado
(n.)=armed robber.
Ex: There will be no let-up in the hunt for armed robbers who targeted the home of a local racehorse trainer, police promise.
ladrón de corazones
(n.)=lady-killer.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
ladrón de información
(n.)=info-thief.
Ex: Any element of an organization's information apparatus, from paper based files to computerized databases, from fax machines to cellular telephones, can render that organization easy prey to info-thieves.
lagartija
(n.)=lizard.
Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.

lagarto
(n.)=lizard ; green lizard.
Ex: In the abridged Bliss classification we find Tortoises, lizards, Snakes, Crocodiles, Alligators as specific terms of Reptiles.
Ex: Brown cattle grazed under the trees and large green lizards basked by the roadside or fell with a resounding flop from a ledge into the ditch.

lagartona
(n.)=bitch ; sneaky bitch ; thieving woman.
Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
Ex: Form my history of clans , all 'alliances' between clans are acts of cowardice and usualy ends with some sneaky bitch backstabbing people.
Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.

lagaña
(n.)=sleep in + Posesivo + eyes ; sleepy-dust ; rheum.
Ex: When you wake up with sleep in your eyes and your host gives you a cup of espresso with a smile - at that point you know your holiday trip is going to be a success.
Ex: Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.
Ex: Everything about him, even the rheum in his eyes, seemed thicker than in an ordinary man.
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* con lagañas en los ojos=bleary .

lagañoso
(adj.)=bleary .
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

lago
(n.)=lake ; loch.
Nota: Término utilizado principalmente en Escocia.
Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
Ex: Getting out of the city for some rural walking is particularly easy, especially to loch Lomond, one of Scotland's largest lochs.
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* a orillas de un lago=lakeside ; lakefront ; by the lakeside.
* Distrito de los Lagos, el=Lake District, the.
* frente al lago=waterfront.
* lago de cráter=crater lake.
* lago salado=inland sea.
* lago volcánico=volcanic lake ; crater lake.
* ribera de un lago=lakefront.

lago de cráter
(n.)=crater lake.
Ex: The caldera holding the crater lake was formed 7000 years ago when a volcanic cone collapsed.
lago salado
(adj.)=inland sea.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Water, water everywhere: one Iowa library in the inland sea'.
lago volcánico
(n.)=volcanic lake ; crater lake.
Ex: Flamingoes are some of the only creatures designed to survive in the caustic environment of a volcanic lake. Ex: The caldera holding the crater lake was formed 7000 years ago when a volcanic cone collapsed.
laguna
(n.)=gap ; pond ; loophole ; lagoon ; gaping hole.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
Ex: This article deals with the design of a computerised information system for managing ponds and lakes resources at the state level.
Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.
Ex: The author describes a technique for processing the collected data concerning water, particulate and sediments in the lagoon of Venice.
Ex: Questia contains thousands of books in the liberal arts, but gaping holes and many old titles diminish its value as a library collection.
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* cubrir lagunas=fill + lacunae.
* cubrir una laguna=fill + gap ; fill + the breach.
* laguna informativa=information gap.
* laguna legal=loophole.
* lagunas=lacuna [lacunae, -pl.].

laguna informativa
(n.)=information gap.
Ex: Moreover, the results show that the information gap between rich and poor nations seems to be greater than the social gap.
laguna legal
(n.)=loophole.
Ex: Problems in compiling these include loopholes in the legal deposit law, material which is not printed (leaflets, posters, speeches), exempted material, and excluded material.
lagunas
(n.)=lacuna [lacunae, -pl.].
Ex: The author's intentions might also have been misunderstood if his manuscript contained obvious lacunae or grammatical errors.
laicado, el
(n.)=laity, the.
Ex: The author endeavors to explore the religious aspirations or religious consciousness of the laity in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.

laicismo
(n.)=secularism.
Ex: The monument to King Robert is the apogee of this pious secularism.

laicos, los
(n.)=laity, the.
Ex: The author endeavors to explore the religious aspirations or religious consciousness of the laity in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages.
laissez-faire
=laissez-faire.
Nota: Política no intervencionista.
Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.

laja
(n.)=flake ; flagstone.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
Ex: The location of the quarries strongly supports the hypothesis that the Romans carried the flagstones by ship towards the coasts of the central Adriatic Sea.

lama
(n.)=lama.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.

lameculos
(n.)=arse licker ; flunky [flunkey] ; toady ; creep ; fawning ; sycophant.
Ex: The way this government and its arse lickers conduct themselves is beyond belief.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.
Ex: Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.
Ex: Over the past two days, the fawning American media has provided rave reviews of John McCain's visit to France.
Ex: He's too lazy and incompetent, a sycophant who would rather lick his boss' ass than earn his promotion the honest and hard way.

lamedura
(n.)=lick.
Ex: The control animals emitted approximately 1000 licks per session when given free access to a palatable sucrose solution.

lamentable
(adj.)=regrettable ; wretched ; sad ; deplorable ; miserable ; parlous ; embarrassing ; sorry ; woeful ; pitiful ; abject ; abjected.
Ex: All these networks have standard record formats, although it is regrettable that they all operate to different standards.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.
Ex: It is at least arguable that the discreditable popular image is to some extent a reflection of his own self-image, and that the sad irony of the librarian is that people have come to accept him at his own valuation.
Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
Ex: Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.
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* de forma lamentable=miserably.
* de manera lamentable=lamentably ; miserably.
* fracasar de manera lamentable=fail + miserably ; fail + dismally.
* fracaso lamentable=embarrassing failure.
* ser lamentable=be a pity ; be embarrassing.

lamentablemente
=regrettably ; unfortunately ; pitifully ; sadly ; regretfully ; lamentably ; embarrassingly.
Ex: There is an extensive theory of the evaluation of indexes and indexing, but regrettably there is not space to treat this topic at any length in this work.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable.
Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.
Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.
Ex: In the library I used to work at, they recently -- and regretfully -- discarded the card catalogs.
Ex: The 1960's are often viewed as lamentably as the 1950's are memorably.
Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.
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* lamentablemente + Adjetivo=woefully + Adjetivo.

lamentablemente + Adjetivo
=woefully + Adjetivo.
Ex: Unfortunately, the monthly and annual indexes to the official journal are woefully inadequate.
lamentación
(n.)=hand-wringing ; whining ; jeremiad.
Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
Ex: He offers an antidote to modern-day jeremiads that criticize easily duped consumers.
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* Muro de las Lamentaciones, el=Wailing Wall, the.

lamentar
(v.)=mourn ; regret ; lament ; express + regret.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
Ex: Sir Walter Greg also half regretted 'that 'bibliology' is past praying for' since it defined the study more precisely than the accepted word.
Ex: The article 'To perpetuate what is derisory without derision' laments the destruction of books.
Ex: The author expresses regret at the present state of the Association's affairs.
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* lamentarse=grieve ; whine ; wail.
* lamentarse de=bemoan.

lamentarse
(v.)=grieve ; whine ; wail.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve. Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining. Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
lamentarse de
(v.)=bemoan.
Ex: Rather than bemoan the inevitable loss of the distinctive characteristics of the print era, let us build on the extraordinary strengths of digital information to preserve the best of our heritage.
lamento
(n.)=hand-wringing ; lament ; regret ; plaint ; grieving ; mourning ; wail.
Ex: The book is simply an occasion for ritual hand-wringing about Northern Ireland's troubled past and present troubles = El libro es simplemente una ocasión para lamentarse sobre los problemas pasados y presentes de Irlanda del Norte.
Ex: His article was entitled 'AACR2: the first anniversary, celebration or lament'.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.
Ex: A common plaint among some critics is that resemblance is a necessary condition of pictorial representation.
Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.
Ex: During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
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* lamentos=wailing.

lamentos
(n.)=wailing.
Ex: One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".
lamer
(v.)=lick.
Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.
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* lamerle el culo a Alguien=kiss + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + ass/arse ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
* lamerse las heridas=lick + Posesivo + wounds.

lamerle el culo a Alguien
(v.)=kiss + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + butt ; lick + Posesivo + ass/arse ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
Ex: McCain also lashed out at evangelicals in 2000 and now he's kissing their butt saying he's a Baptist. Ex: Aspartame is another blatant example of America's fascist government licking the butt of big corporate greed. Ex: He's too lazy and incompetent, a sycophant who would rather lick his boss' ass than earn his promotion the honest and hard way. Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear. Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
lamerse las heridas
(v.)=lick + Posesivo + wounds.
Ex: The article 'Apple licks its online wounds comments on the demise of the Apple's online service, Eworld, and the transfer of its remnants on to the World Wide Web.
lamida
(n.)=lick.
Ex: The control animals emitted approximately 1000 licks per session when given free access to a palatable sucrose solution.

laminación
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* fábrica de laminación de acero=steel mill.
* planta de laminación de acero=steel mill.

laminado
(n.)=lamination.
Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.

laminar
(v.)=laminate.
Ex: Most libraries now use plastic jackets on hard book covers and either laminate paperbacks or use one of the slip-on plastic jackets specially designed for paperbacks.

lamparero
(n.)=lamplighter.
Nota: Persona que antigüamente se encargaba de encencer y apagar las luces de las calles.
Ex: On the streets of London we meet some of the denizens of the city -- there is the sandwich-board man, a blind old hag, and a lamplighter among them.

lamparilla
(n.)=blowlamp ; blowtorch.
Ex: In some blowlamps the fuel is paraffin.
Ex: Blowtorches are widely used in many trades especially plumbing.

lampiño
(adj.)=beardless.
Ex: A possible explanation is related to the depiction of Christ as beardless.

lana
(n.)=wool ; fleece.
Ex: In this subject context the concept wool plays the role of Material.
Ex: Most fleece is carded between two brushes to disentangle and align the fiber.
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* cardar lana=card + wool.
* lana regenerada=shoddy.
* lana virgen=virgin wool.
* ovillo de lana=ball of wool.
* paño de lana=woollen [woolen, -USA].
* productor de lana=wool producer.
* pura lana=pure wool.
* pura lana virgen=pure new wool.
* tejido grueso de lana=duffel [duffle].

lana regenerada
(n.)=shoddy.
Ex: Allegedly, they supplied the army with faulty uniforms made from shoddy rather than virgin wool.
lana virgen
(n.)=virgin wool.
Ex: Allegedly, they supplied the army with faulty uniforms made from shoddy rather than virgin wool.
lanar
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* industria del ganado lanar=sheep farming.

lancear
(v.)=spear.
Ex: The object found is designed for spearing or harpooning and may have formed part of a local medieval fishing kit.

lancero
(n.)=lancer.
Ex: Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.

lanceta
(n.)=lancet.
Ex: A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.
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* abrir con lanceta=lance.

lancha
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* lancha a motor=motorboat.
* lancha de desembarco=landing craft.
* lancha de motor=power boat.
* lancha motora=power boat ; speedboat ; motorboat.
* lancha neumática=dinghy.
* lancha patrullera=patrol boat.
* lancha salvavidas=lifeboat.

lancha a motor
(n.)=motorboat.
Ex: Today, people are looking for solutions that make motorboats more streamlined and seaworthy.
lancha de desembarco
(n.)=landing craft.
Ex: The victims had been herded onto a wooden landing craft by the captain of a Honduras-registered ship who then proceeded, by accident or design, to ram the craft, killing the majority of people aboard.
lancha de motor
(n.)=power boat.
Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files.
lancha motora
(n.)=power boat ; speedboat ; motorboat.
Ex: Library staff and volunteers used power boats and struggled waist high in water to rescue books and files. Ex: The results indicate that recreational boating is the main component of all boat traffic, being composed chiefly by sailing yachts, with a small contribution of jet-skis and speedboats. Ex: Today, people are looking for solutions that make motorboats more streamlined and seaworthy.
lancha neumática
(n.)=dinghy.
Ex: The illustration shows how air flows around a sail, explaining why a dinghy is able to move toward the wind rather than be blown backwards.
lancha patrullera
(n.)=patrol boat.
Ex: This article discusses organizational aspects on communication and information system for fast patrol boats.
lancha salvavidas
(n.)=lifeboat.
Ex: Most of the crew came abaft to where the lifeboats were and when the word was given to abandon ship they jumped in and swam for the life rafts.
lancinante
(adj.)=piercing ; stabbing.
Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.
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* dolor lancinante=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.

lanero
=woollen [woolen, -USA].
Ex: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.

langosta
(n.)=locust ; lobster ; spiny lobster.
Ex: Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library.
Ex: During the visit you may stroll the streets of this delightful community, have a lobster lunch, observe the natives, rent a bike, or go hiking or swimming.
Ex: Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods.
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* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta=lobster boat.
* cesta para pescar langostas=lobster trap.
* langosta marina=spiny lobster.

langosta marina
(n.)=spiny lobster.
Ex: Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods.
langostino
(n.)=king prawn.
Ex: At the same time, clean the artichokes, cut off the stem and hard leaves, and quarter and fry them gently along with the king prawns and mushrooms.

languidecer
(v.)=languish.
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.

languidez
(n.)=languor ; listlessness.
Ex: The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.
Ex: The condition of listlessness or general lack of energy is usually related to insomnia.

lanolina
(n.)=lanolin [lanoline].
Ex: Qualifications of qualifications by subsubheadings are permitted, eg Cattle -- Diseases, Diagnosis; Motor cars -- Painting, Spray; Chairs -- Upholstery, Leather, Natural preservation, Lanolin.

lanoso
(adj.)=wooly .
Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.

lanudo
(adj.)=fleecy ; wooly ; furry ; shaggy .
Ex: Results of experiments have indicated that because the beetles favour fleecy woollen material, this material can be used to trap insects in library book depositories.
Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.
Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.
Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.

lanza
(n.)=spear.
Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears.
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* atravesar con una lanza=spear.
* cabeza de lanza=spearhead.
* medir lanzas con=cross + swords with.
* punta de lanza=spearpoint.
* romper una lanzar en favor de=stick up for.
* ser la punta de lanza de=spearhead.
* traspasar con una lanza=spear.

lanzacohetes
(n.)=rocket launcher.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.

lanzadera espacial
(n.)=shuttle ; space shuttle.
Ex: The images all relate to space: astronauts; shuttle launches; images of Saturn and Jupiter; the Earth from space etc. Ex: The Space Shuttle program has produced a database of information on the cardiovascular responses to spaceflight.
lanzadera^1
(n.)=loom shuttle.
Ex: Children carded the wool, women operated the spinning wheel, and men worked the loom shuttles.
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* cohete lanzadera=launch rocket.
* lanzadera espacial=shuttle ; space shuttle.

lanzadera^2
(n.)=bus shuttle service ; shuttle service ; bus shuttle ; shuttle bus service ; shuttle bus.
Ex: The hotel provides a bus shuttle service to and from the airport.
Ex: Reservations for the shuttle service need to be made at least 48 hours in advance.
Ex: Bus shuttles are safer than driving a private vehicle and provide door to door service atno cost to you.
Ex: Free shuttle bus service is provided for passengers and airport staff.
Ex: All shuttle buses are wheelchair lift equipped.

lanzador
(n.)=launcher.
Ex: The describes the construction of a simple launcher for plastic bottle rockets.
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* lanzador de cohetes=rocket launcher.
* lanzador de granadas=grenade launcher.
* lanzador de misiles=missile launcher.
* lanzador de satélites=satellite launcher.

lanzador de cohetes
(n.)=rocket launcher.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
lanzador de granadas
(n.)=grenade launcher.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
lanzador de misiles
(n.)=missile launcher.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.
lanzador de satélites
(n.)=satellite launcher.
Ex: In 1960, Britain was ten years ahead of other European countries in developing satellite launchers.
lanzagranadas
(n.)=grenade launcher.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.

lanzamiento
(n.)=launch ; rollout [roll-out] ; pitching ; kick ; throw.
Ex: A gathering of 10 CD-ROM application developers resulted in the launch of the CD-ROM Standards and Practices Action Group.
Ex: The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
Ex: The database contains baseball statistics going back to 1871, including batting, pitching and fielding registers for all 13,000 major league players.
Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.
Ex: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it.
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* fiesta de lanzamiento=launch party.
* lanzamiento de falta=free kick.
* lanzamiento de falta directo=direct free kick.
* lanzamiento de falta indirecto=indirect free kick.
* lanzamiento de martillo=hammer throwing.
* lanzamiento de moneda=coin toss.
* lanzamiento de penalti=penalty kick.
* lanzamiento de penaltis=penalty shootout.
* lanzamiento espacial=moon shot.
* plataforma de lanzamiento=launch pad.

lanzamiento de falta
(n.)=free kick.
Ex: There is nothing more satisfying than bending the ball from free kicks over the wall into the back of the net.
lanzamiento de falta directo
(n.)=direct free kick.
Ex: A direct free kick is awarded to the opposing team if a player commits one of a number of offenses by playing in a careless, reckless, or overly forceful manner.
lanzamiento de falta indirecto
(n.)=indirect free kick.
Ex: An offence punishable by an indirect free kick that takes place in the area does not result in a penalty kick, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
lanzamiento de martillo
(n.)=hammer throwing.
Ex: The author focuses on five sports in which women are relative newcomers: boxing, ski jumping, hammer throwing, triple jump and pole vault.
lanzamiento de moneda
(n.)=coin toss.
Ex: The winner of the coin toss selects the goal to attack and the other team kicks off.
lanzamiento de penalti
(n.)=penalty kick.
Ex: An offence punishable by an indirect free kick that takes place in the area does not result in a penalty kick, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
lanzamiento de penaltis
(n.)=penalty shootout.
Ex: The article 'The Mathematical Equivalent of the Penalty Shootout' describes a library's mathematics competition question design policy and gives examples of tie-breaker questions.
lanzamiento espacial
(n.)=moon shot.
Ex: We do need the 'moon shot' kind of expertise in public libraries as in the world at large.
lanzamisiles
(n.)=missile launcher.
Ex: Examples range from guns -- revolvers, pistols, carbines, and assault rifles -- to grenade launchers, anti-tank guns, rocket launchers, and anti-aircraft missile launchers.

lanzar
(v.)=launch ; lob ; fling ; dart ; catapult ; spew (out) ; pitch ; hurl ; fire off.
Nota: Hacer o decir algo muy rápidamente.
Ex: It describes an attempt by leaders in the CD-ROM business to launch a logical file structure standard for CD-ROM.
Ex: Projection is really a matter of energy rather than volume, and the energy comes from the diaphragm, which propels the breath like stones from a catapult so that the words are lobbed from speaker to listeners.
Ex: A gust of wind flung a powder of snow from the window-sill into the room.
Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist.
Ex: The success of his last book catapulted him to the pinnacle of fame.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.
Ex: Palestinians hurled Molotov cocktails Friday at Israeli soldiers operating south of Nablus, the army said.
Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.
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* lanzar al mercado=ship ; put + Nombre + on the market.
* lanzar amenazas=rattle + Posesivo + saber.
* lanzar bombas=bomb.
* lanzar desde=throw + Nombre + off.
* lanzar gritos de protesta=cry of protest + go up.
* lanzar miraditas=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
* lanzarse=rush ; dart ; plunge into ; pounce (on).
* lanzarse a=launch into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
* lanzarse a la calle=take to + the streets.
* lanzarse a la fama=shoot to + fame ; catapult to + fame.
* lanzarse al estrellato=shoot to + stardom ; catapult to + stardom.
* lanzarse al mercado=hit + the streets.
* lanzarse al ruedo=toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
* lanzarse de cabeza=jump in with + both feet.
* lanzarse en paracaídas=parachute.
* lanzarse sin ton ni son=dive + head-first.
* lanzarse sobre=descend upon ; lam into ; lay into.
* lanzar una falta=take + a free kick.
* lanzar una idea=pilot + idea.
* lanzar una indirecta=drop + a hint.
* lanzar una iniciativa=launch + initiative.
* lanzar una mirada de=give + a look of.

lanzar al mercado
(v.)=ship ; put + Nombre + on the market.
Ex: SilverPlatter has recently shipped its first Full Text products. Ex: I have a new product i want to put on the market but I have no idea where to start.
lanzar amenazas
(v.)=rattle + Posesivo + saber.
Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.
lanzar bombas
(v.)=bomb.
Ex: The National Library of Bosnia and Herzegovina in Sarajevo was bombed and burnt out with the loss of 90 per cent of its stock.
lanzar desde
(v.)=throw + Nombre + off.
Ex: My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat.
lanzar gritos de protesta
(v.)=cry of protest + go up.
Ex: And some stories are so well known to children that a cry of protest goes up if the words are changed at all.
lanzar miraditas
(v.)=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
Ex: Rapists often try to blame the victim for dressing too provocatively or 'giving them the eye'. Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
lanzar una falta
(v.)=take + a free kick.
Ex: The objective of the game is to take free kicks and try to get the ball over the defenders and into the goal.
lanzar una idea
(v.)=pilot + idea.
Ex: One product of the initiatives described above has been action to pilot the ideas about managing information in 'opinion leaders' among government departments.
lanzar una indirecta
(v.)=drop + a hint.
Ex: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds.
lanzar una iniciativa
(v.)=launch + initiative.
Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector.
lanzar una mirada de
(v.)=give + a look of.
Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
lanzarse
(v.)=rush ; dart ; plunge into ; pounce (on).
Ex: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way. Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist. Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships. Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
lanzarse a
(v.)=launch into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
Ex: Faced by this situation a teacher who launches into the presentation of a new book without first doing something to settle the children down should hardly expect to succeed. Ex: Freshers' week is a festival to launch you into university life and as your first week at University, you should throw yourself into it and give everything a go!.
lanzarse a la calle
(v.)=take to + the streets.
Ex: It won't be long before Singaporeans take to the streets in protest.
lanzarse a la fama
(v.)=shoot to + fame ; catapult to + fame.
Ex: He shot to fame for his role in 'Titanic' in 1997. Ex: Susan began her career with several movies that went unnoticed until she was catapulted to fame when she starred in the movie 'Bill Durham'.
lanzarse al estrellato
(v.)=shoot to + stardom ; catapult to + stardom.
Ex: Mark has become a really good actor who kind of shot to stardom out of nowhere. Ex: For he's a ray of hope in a world where musicians are moulded, marketed and catapulted to stardom one moment, thrown to oblivion the next.
lanzarse al mercado
(v.)=hit + the streets.
Ex: This highly anticipated follow-up album is due to hit the streets shortly, and not a minute too soon.
lanzarse al ruedo
(v.)=toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring.
Ex: With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone. Ex: He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring. Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island. Ex: She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises.
lanzarse de cabeza
(v.)=jump in with + both feet.
Ex: He jumped in with both feet, opening five stores in one go and declaring his intention to open 30 more within five years.
lanzarse en paracaídas
(v.)=parachute.
Ex: She parachuted along with the troops & medical personnel & tended the wounded along the war front.
lanzarse sin ton ni son
(v.)=dive + head-first.
Ex: This article criticises the profession's readiness to dive head-first into the latest technology.
lanzarse sobre
(v.)=descend upon ; lam into ; lay into.
Ex: Their reluctance may result from past experience of tension created when the librarian envisioned three dozen classmates descending like locusts upon the library. Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip. Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.
lapa
(n.)=hanger-on ; limpet.
Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
Ex: Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.
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* bomba lapa=limpet bomb.
* mina lapa=limpet mine.
* pegarse como una lapa=cling like + a limpet ; stick like + a limpet.

laparoscopia
(n.)=laparoscopic surgery ; laparoscopy.
Ex: Laparoscopic surgery includes operations within the abdominal or pelvic cavities, whereas keyhole surgery performed on the thoracic or chest cavity is called thoracoscopic surgery.
Ex: Laparoscopy is typically used to perform tubal ligation in women.

laparoscopio
(n.)=laparoscope.
Ex: Next, a laparoscope is passed into the area so they doctor can see the pelvis and abdomen.

laparoscópico
(adj.)=laparoscopic.
Ex: Most laparoscopic instruments are partially dismountable so that they can be cleaned and washed properly.
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* cirugía laparoscópica=laparoscopic surgery.

laparotomía
(n.)=laparotomy.
Ex: The average arterial pressure fell down during laparotomy.

lapidación
(n.)=lapidation ; stoning to death.
Ex: They claim that public punishments such as lapidations and cutting the hands of thieves are very effective to prevent crimes.
Ex: Stoning to death is a cruel insane Islamic punishment given to people who are married but still voluntarily have sex outside marriage.

lapidar
(v.)=lapidate ; lapidate ; stone to + death ; stone.
Ex: A woman and a man were lapidated to death on charges of adultery and homicide.
Ex: A woman and a man were lapidated to death on charges of adultery and homicide.
Ex: The killing was committed in the traditional and extremely gruesome way Islam has in store for women accused of adultery: she was stoned to death.
Ex: Government militiamen attempting to supress the rallies were beaten and stoned by the crowds.

lapislázuli
(n.)=lapis lazuli.
Ex: The colored inks used in this antiphonary are probably of mineral pigments: vermilion, a compound of mercury and sulfur which is found naturally in the mineral cinnabar, and lapis lazuli.

laproscópico
(adj.)=laproscopic.
Ex: This method is used to model the gallbladder as a spherical membrane containing liquid, in an interactive simulated environment for laproscopic cholecystectomy.

lapso
(n.)=span.
Ex: The disc held an 18-month span of data from CAB ABSTRACTS.

lapsus
(n.)=lapse ; slip of the tongue ; lapsus.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
Ex: The use of short 'tongue-twister' phrases in eliciting spontaneous slips of the tongue is a useful technique for collecting spoonerism data from children.
Ex: According to Freud, a lapsus reflects subconscious content, which would normally be repressed by conscious censoring mechanisms.
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* lapsus de memoria=lapse of memory.
* lapsus mental=mental lapse.
* lapsus temporal=time lapse.
* tener lapsus=have + lapses.

lapsus de memoria
(n.)=lapse of memory.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
lapsus mental
=mental lapse.
Ex: A number of mental lapses were possible, of course, but only three were really common.
lapsus temporal
=time lapse.
Ex: The time lapse before the required page appears can become irritating.
lapón
(adj.)=Lapp.
Ex: Consider placing the following five or six names in the left-hand column, and then tell me what you feel: Eta, Untouchables, Bushmen, Hottentots, Eskimos, and Lapps.

laquear
(v.)=lacquer.
Ex: This article provides basic knowledge of how to prepare artwork for printing the colour label on the freshly lacquered CD-ROM and the backliner for insertion in the back of the jewel case.

larga
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* dar largas=fob + Alguien + off with + Algo.

larga distancia
=long haul.
Ex: The author proposes a general method for the solution of some basic delayed feedback schemes used in long haul, high speed data transport.
larga duración
(n.)=longevity.
Ex: This article discusses how the longetivity of paper is affected by paper acidity and trace metal compounds in the paper.
larga puesta de sol
(n.)=lingering sunset.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
largar
(v.)=shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; shoot off + at the mouth ; turf out ; fire off.
Nota: Hacer o decir algo muy rápidamente.
Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.
Ex: Perry has a lingering problem of shooting off at the mouth first, and asking questions later.
Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed.

largarse
(v.)=scoot ; make off (with) ; do + a bunk ; naff off ; skulk off ; sneak off ; sneak away ; decamp ; walk out ; bugger off ; slope off ; make + a quick exit.
Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.
Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.
Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.
Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
Ex: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts.
Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
Ex: But alas, it's time for me to bugger off again but I truly hope to be back one day.
Ex: So with a full tummy we sloped off to bed, claiming we needed an early night to be in fine fettle for the next day.
Ex: I sat near the back door, ready to make a quick exit once the interview session concluded.
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* ¡lárgate!=on your bike!.
* coger la puerta y largarse=make + a quick exit ; walk out.
* largarse con=make off with ; walk off with.
* largarse de=get out of.

largarse con
(v.)=make off with ; walk off with.
Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds. Ex: Police caught three drunken house burglars walking off with their loot in carrier-bags, a court was told.
largarse de
(v.)=get out of.
Ex: 'I better get out of here before I wind up with more jobs!' Rachel Bough gave a short laugh.
largas distancias
(n.)=large distances.
Ex: There are large distances between many population centres making the timely delivery of library materials to users in these areas problematic.
largirucho
(adj.)=spindly .
Ex: They flowered too soon I think, and then they were just spindly and weedy looking!.

largo
(adj.)=lengthy ; long ; protracted ; circuitous ; floor-length.
Ex: Informative abstract tend to be relatively lengthy.
Ex: Uneven allocation will lead to some subjects having relatively short notation at the expense of others with relatively long notation.
Ex: This project should soon become operational after a somewhat protracted developmental period.
Ex: The printed indexes provided are difficult to use and do not give enough detail, resulting in lengthy and sometimes circuitous searches for required information.
Ex: This floor-length wedding dress is made of fine apple green taffeta, high waisted, with a small train, and the bodice lined with coarse white linen.
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* a la larga=in the long term ; over the long term ; in the long run ; in the end ; eventually ; for the long pull ; over a period of time ; over the long run ; in the far term ; ultimately ; by and by.
* a largo plazo=in the long run ; over the long run ; long-run ; in the far term ; far-term ; for the long haul ; for the long pull ; for the long run.
* a lo largo=lengthwise ; lengthways.
* a lo largo de=down.
* a lo largo de + Expresión Temporal=sometime + Expresión Temporal.
* a lo largo de la historia=over time ; throughout history.
* a lo largo de la ruta=along the way.
* a lo largo del tiempo=longitudinal ; longitudinally.
* a lo largo de todo=the entire length of.
* a lo largo y ancho del país=countrywide [country-wide].
* a lo largo y ancho de + Lugar=up and down + Lugar.
* a más largo plazo=longer-term.
* aprendizaje a lo largo de la vida=lifelong learning.
* a todo lo largo de=the length of.
* autobús de largo recorrido=long-distance bus.
* camino largo y tortuoso=long and winding road.
* cara larga=a face as long as a fiddle ; a face as long as a wet weekend.
* con tallo largo y delgado=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
* con las manos muy largas=light-fingered.
* con tallo largo y enjuto=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
* dar largas=stonewall ; play for + time.
* darle largas=play + Nombre + along.
* darle largas a Algo=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally.
* de cuerpo largo=long-bodied.
* de dedos largos=fleet-fingered.
* de dientes grandes=large-toothed.
* de dientes largos=long-toothed.
* de hojas largas=long-leaved.
* de larga distancia=long-distance.
* de larga duración=long-lasting ; feature-length.
* de larga trayectoria=long-running.
* de mangas largas=long-sleeved.
* de mango largo=long-handed ; long-handled.
* de puño largo=long-handed ; long-handled.
* de talle largo=high waisted.
* de tiros largos=dressed (up) to the nines ; in full regalia.
* durante largos períodos=for extended durations.
* durante un largo período=for a long period ; for an extended duration.
* hacer largos=swim + laps ; swim + lengths.
* hacerse más largo=grow + longer.
* hacer una llamada a larga distancia=talk + long distance.
* iguales de largo=of equal length.
* incentivo laboral a largo plazo=golden handcuffs.
* larga distancia=long haul.
* larga duración=longevity.
* larga puesta de sol=lingering sunset.
* largas distancias=large distances.
* largo atardecer=lingering sunset.
* largos períodos de tiempo=long periods of time.
* largo y delgado=spindly .
* largo y tendido=long and protracted.
* llamada de larga distancia=long-distance call.
* llamada telefónica de larga distancia=long-distance (tele)phone call.
* llamar a larga distancia=talk + long distance.
* LP (disco de larga duración)=LP (long play record).
* más largo que un día sin pan=as long as (my/your) arm.
* meter de largo=take up.
* nadar largos=swim + laps ; swim + lengths.
* Número + de largo=Número + long.
* pantalones largos=long pants.
* pasar de largo=bypass [by-pass].
* pasar de largo rápidamente=race + past.
* que viene de largo=long-running.
* tener cuerda para largo=never + hear + the end/last of it.
* tener la mano larga=have + sticky fingers.
* tener una larga historia=extend + far back ; stretch + far back in time.
* tener una larga trayectoria de=have + a long story of ; have + a track record of.
* tener un día muy largo=have + a long day.
* una yarda de largo=a yard long.
* un largo período de=a long period of.
* vestido largo de mujer=frock.
* y un largo etcétera=and so on and so forth ; and so on, and so on....

largo atardecer
(n.)=lingering sunset.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
largo y delgado
(adj.)=spindly .
Ex: They flowered too soon I think, and then they were just spindly and weedy looking!.
largo y tendido
=long and protracted.
Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time.
largometraje
(n.)=feature film ; feature-length film.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.

largos períodos de tiempo
=long periods of time.
Ex: The model of the information process is made up of 5 stages which happen one after the other, but which may be separated by long periods of time.
larguero
(n.)=crossbar.
Ex: If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.
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* pegar en el larguero=hit + the crossbar.

larguirucho
(adj.)=lanky ; long-legged ; leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.
Ex: If i had to choose, the second horse would be my favorite although she is a little bit too leggy for my liking.

larguísimo
=as long as (my/your) arm.
Ex: The waiting lists are closed and the existing list is as long as your arm.

laringe
(n.)=larynx ; voice box.
Ex: The Adam's apple is a bulge in the larynx, or voice box, made of cartilage.
Ex: The Adam's apple is a bulge in the larynx, or voice box, made of cartilage.

laringectomía
(n.)=laryngectomy.
Ex: After a total laryngectomy, the patient will not be able to speak using their vocal cords.

laringitis
(n.)=laryngitis.
Ex: As mentioned above, even severe laryngitis only causes significant voice loss for a few days.

laringoscopia
(n.)=laryngoscopy.
Ex: He will go down to posterity inseparably connected with the discovery of laryngoscopy.

laringoscopio
(n.)=laryngoscope.
Ex: The laryngoscope has been the leading source of information on advances in the diagnosis and treatment of head and neck disorders for more than 100 years.

larva
(n.)=larva [larvae, -pl.] ; grub.
Ex: This is an investigation into the effects of widely-used synthetic insecticides on beetle, larvae and booklice.
Ex: Out of 50 grubs, 30 (60%) successfully completed their development and eclosed as adults.
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* larva de la típula=leatherjacket.

larva de la típula
(n.)=leatherjacket.
Ex: By eating slugs and leatherjackets the centipedes are certainly doing the gardener a favour.
las
=the ; ye.
Ex: The first institute, 'The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects,' was held in New York City on October 9 and 10, 1975. Ex: The article 'Ye olde smart card' presents an annotated list of information sources on the credit card industry.
las 24 horas
=round the clock ; around the clock.
Ex: The National Institute of Nutrition has a library which operates round the clock for students and research workers. Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
las Reglas de Cutter para un Catálogo Diccionario
=Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog.
Ex: Cutter's Rules for a Dictionary Catalog contains rules for filing in a dictionary catalogue.
las afueras de la ciudad
(n.)=uptown.
Ex: During the early nineteen-thirties, as the city's population moved uptown, so too did many library members.
las apariencias engañan
=don't judge a book by its cover ; there's more to it than meets the eye ; be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Ex: The old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is very appropriate in our lives today -- it is very important not to judge a person because of what you assume they are like. Ex: So don't be too hasty to write it off -- there's more to it than meets the eye. Ex: Knightley has warned children who dream of celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be. Ex: Though at first it seems that this project is charming and has strong appeal for poor countries and its poor children, it is not as it seems to be. Ex: Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
las ataduras de
=the shackles of.
Ex: They will have to free themselves from the shackles of convention or else pay the penalty.
las autoridades
=the powers-that-be.
Ex: I've been working very hard to establish good relations with the powers-that-be, and I don't want to see my labors wiped out by denying one of them a request.
las cosas + cambiar
(n.)=pendulum + swing.
Ex: Until 1949 American practices predominated, after which the pendulum swung to Soviet domination in librarianship.
las cosas + estar + claras
(v.)=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
Ex: Surely the writing is on the wall for Gordon Brown and ministers will act in October to put him out of his and our collective miseries. Ex: The inference is that they cannot be held accountable for something so unusual, so extraordinary, and so unforecastable that that no one saw it coming.
las cosas + seguir + igual
(n.)=business + revolve + as usual.
Ex: If she remained quiescent, business would revolve as usual, forever.
las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida
(n.)=the wheel + turn + full circle.
Ex: Interestingly the wheel turned full circle in 1980 for Cheshire acquired the system pioneered by Derbyshire.
las cosas buenas de la vida
=the good things in life.
Ex: Why are all the good things in life either illegal, fattening or immoral?.
las cosas no pasan (así) porque sí
=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
Ex: 'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses.
las cosas no pasan así como así
=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
Ex: 'Everything happens for a reason,' several of them told me last fall, when I was suffering through a string of losses.
las cosas no son tan simples como parecen
=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Ex: So don't be too hasty to write it off -- there's more to it than meets the eye. Ex: Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
las cosas pasan para bien
=everything happens for the best.
Ex: 'Everything happens for the best,' my mother said whenever I faced disappointment.
las cosas siguen igual
=business as usual.
Ex: These are the people who say that libraries should call a halt on 'business as usual', based on what is felt 'to be good for the community'.
las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen
=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
Ex: So don't be too hasty to write it off -- there's more to it than meets the eye. Ex: Despite this common sense observation, most economists have failed to see that 'there's more to the picture than meets the eye', as Neil Young once sang.
las cosas sólo pasan una vez
=lightning never strikes twice.
Ex: Tall television towers and large skyscrapers blow the 'lightning never strikes twice' myth out of the water.
las cosas tal y como son
=the birds and the bees.
Ex: The article 'The birds and the bees' argues that children who use field guides may pick up information handling skills without noticing.
las de
=those for.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
las degracias nunca vienen solas
=it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
Ex: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up. Ex: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.
las doce del mediodía
=noon.
Ex: Documents are delivered to the circulation desk for pick up at noon.
las dos caras de la moneda
=two sides of the coin.
Ex: Several professors teaching risk management invariably used to tell the students that risk and reward are two sides of the coin.
las mieles del éxito
=the sweet smell of success.
Ex: Despite difficult economic times, the shop is prospering, enjoying -- again, if you'll pardon the expression -- the sweet smell of success.
las posibilidades son infinitas
=the possibilities are endless.
Ex: The possibilities are endless, your imagination is the limit, but make sure that your handiwork is flawless.
las profundidades del mar
=the deep.
Ex: The photographs, which are of deceased creatures brought up from the deep, were shot by famed underwater photographer Norbert Wu.
las profundidades del océano
=the deep.
Ex: The photographs, which are of deceased creatures brought up from the deep, were shot by famed underwater photographer Norbert Wu.
las pruebas
=the writing on the wall.
Ex: To me the writing on the wall was pretty clear when we had this same discussion on this list last year and never received any reassurances from ISI.
las razones de
=the reason behind ; the thinking behind ; the reasoning behind ; the idea behind.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93. Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer. Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).
las raíces se encuentran
(n.)=roots + lie.
Ex: Its roots, however, lay at least two millenia in the past.
las raíces se remontan a
(n.)=roots + lie.
Ex: Its roots, however, lay at least two millenia in the past.
las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña
=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.
las uvas están verdes
=sour grapes.
Ex: Yet the cynical judgment of 'sour grapes' is often passed on a preference adjustment that is prompted by coming to believe that some alternative is no longer feasible.
las veinticuatro horas
=day and night ; day or night ; night and day.
Ex: As those seeking information expect rapid service, day and night, publishers must be innovative and adapt to the challenges ahead. Ex: Internet offers significant opportunities for teaching interactive research strategies at anytime, day or night. Ex: And they worked night and day to make their dream come true.
las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente
=old habits die hard.
Ex: It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest -- it scares the hell out of me.
las viejas costumbres son difíciles de erradicar
=old habits die hard.
Ex: It's become painfully obvious to me that old habits die hard, and I'll be honest -- it scares the hell out of me.
lascivamente
=wantonly ; lustily.
Ex: The correct Islamic behaviour required of Muslim women which keeps them from wantonly displaying their attractions is characterised by the lowering the gaze.
Ex: He lustily told her in one message that he wanted her lying on her back.
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* desear a Alguien lascivamente=lech ; have + a lech for.

lascivia
(n.)=lust ; lubricity ; wantonness.
Ex: The writer focuses on the innocent dead, violence, lust, and political treachery.
Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.
Ex: The struggle between Alex and Milena has to do with her desire for secrecy and his desire to know her, and with the contrast between her wantonness and his reserve.
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* con lascivia=lustily.

lascividad
(n.)=lechery.
Ex: It also shows how much homosexuality was linked to general sexual perversion and unnatural lechery.

lascivo^1
(n.)=lecher ; lech ; wanton.
Ex: And she was kind to him which is more than an aging drunken lecher like Peng could normally hope for.
Ex: And Zev is kind of funny sometimes but he's such a lech that he's starting to annoy me.
Ex: The mask of modesty is no less successfully worn by procuresses than by wantons.

lascivo^2
(adj.)=lewd ; lascivious ; salacious ; sex-hungry ; lusty ; leering ; wanton ; lustful ; lecherous.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: I'm appalled that this film was ever released, not because of its themes, but because of its lurid and leering portrayal of those themes.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.
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* mujer lasciva=wanton woman.

lasitud
(n.)=lassitude.
Ex: His lassitude does not appear to emanate from laziness, but rather from the stirrings of nihilistic restlessness.

lastimar
(v.)=bruise ; crock.
Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.
Ex: I crocked the cartilage in my knee big time around 7 years ago and even after surgery it was swollen, stiff and achey.
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* lastimarse=get + hurt.

lastimarse
(v.)=get + hurt.
Ex: To avoid getting hurt, before you exercise you should probably boost your intake of magnesium, which helps muscles stay flexible and toned.
lastimero
(adj.)=plaintive.
Ex: Many cats develop a complete vocabulary of mews which range from plaintive through to cheerful greeting.

lastimoso
(adj.)=pathetic ; sorry .
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: The author describes the sorry state of libraries in Portugal where 149 of the 558 libraries have a collection of less than 1,000 titles.

lastra
(n.)=toll ; milestone ; deadwood [dead wood].
Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.

lastrar
(v.)=weight down ; ballast.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.
Ex: It was a common practice to fill empty fuel oil tanks with sea water to ballast ships.

lastre^1
(n.)=ballast.
Ex: There is enough information to support the argument that the cobblestones were brought over as ballast on ships returning from Europe.
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* tanque de lastre=ballast tank.

lastre^2
(n.)=drag ; liability ; albatross.
Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.
Ex: Low-tech is not a liability in all cases; sometimes simple is better.
Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
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* el lastre de=the shackles of.
* ser un lastre para=be a drag on.

lata abrefácil de anilla
(n.)=ring pull can.
Ex: Nine subjects were chosen, including cardiac pacemakers, quadrophonic systems, ring pull cans, hovercraft, and magnetic bubble memories = Se eligieron nueve materias entre las que se incluían marcapasos, sistemas de sonido cuadrofónico, latas abrefácil de anilla, hidrodeslizadores y memorías de burbuja magnética.
lata de aire comprimido
(n.)=compressed air can.
Ex: The best cleaning solution in these cases is to use a dust cloth, and compressed air can such as those sold at electronics stores.
lata de atún
(n.)=tin of tuna.
Ex: Her mid-morning meal is normally about 10:30 and consists of about a cup of wholewheat pasta, two tins of tuna, onion and mayo.
lata de bebida
(n.)=beverage can.
Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
lata de cerveza
(n.)=beer can.
Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.
lata^1
(n.)=can ; tin.
Nota: Recipiente de metal.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: Thousands of tins of putrefying and poisonous meat were seized from this firm.
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* atún en lata=tinned tuna.
* cerveza de lata=canned beer.
* conservas en lata=tinned goods.
* en lata=canned ; tinned.
* lata abrefácil de anilla=ring pull can.
* lata de aire comprimido=compressed air can.
* lata de atún=tin of tuna.
* lata de bebida=beverage can.
* lata de cerveza=beer can.
* sopa en lata=tinned soup ; canned soup.

lata^2
=tin.
Ex: The cataloguing of Napoleonic miniatures (model soldiers made of tin or pewter) is used to demonstrate the feasibility of extending AACR2 to the realm of museums.

lata^3
(n.)=drag.
Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.
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* dar la lata=nag (at) ; play up ; harp on ; pester ; bug.

latazo
(n.)=bummer.
Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.

latencia
(n.)=latency.
Ex: According to Freud, the latency period serves as a time for establishing standards and values.

latente
(adj.)=dormant ; latent ; smouldering [smoldering, -USA].
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: What remains on the selenium drum is therefore an inverted, invisible latent image.
Ex: One of these smouldering conflicts is the unsolved problem of Jammu and Kashmir.

lateral
(adj.)=lateral.
Ex: This may be because the 'revolution' has continued earth scientists to think that present-day lateral crustal motions have been dominant throughout earth history.
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* búsqueda lateral=lateral searching.
* esclerosis lateral amiotrófica=amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.
* puerta lateral=side door.
* referencias laterales a términos de igual especificidad=sideways link.

lateralización
(n.)=lateralisation [lateralization, -USA].
Ex: There is an interconnection between the type of the object encountered and the physician's choice of linearization or lateralization as cognitive strategy.

lateralizar
(v.)=lateralise [lateralize, -USA].
Ex: The cortical network that supports reading seems to comprise components of the visual cortex of both hemispheres before it lateralizes to the left hemisphere.

lateralmente
=laterally.
Ex: Pamphlets may also be stored in wallets suspended inside filing cabinets and filed either vertically or laterally.
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* mover lateralmente=move from + side to side.

latido
(n.)=heartbeat ; beat ; pulse ; throb ; heart beating.
Ex: The heartbeat began with man's search for salvation the Vedas, the Sutras, the Torah, the Koran.
Ex: Immediately after the recognition of a cardiac cycle the program calculates mean values over a given time or a given number of beats.
Ex: Data like voices or text can be reduced to pulses of light.
Ex: Suddenly she felt a throb of regret, like a surge of pain in the gut.
Ex: I can bear the heart beatings of joy, but those of sorrow are too much to bear.
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* latido del corazón=heartbeat ; heart beating.
* latidos=throbbing.

latido del corazón
(n.)=heartbeat ; heart beating.
Ex: The heartbeat began with man's search for salvation the Vedas, the Sutras, the Torah, the Koran. Ex: I can bear the heart beatings of joy, but those of sorrow are too much to bear.
latidos
(n.)=throbbing.
Ex: The reader will feel the throbbing of a grateful heart in every page.
latiente
(adj.)=beating.
Ex: Until the late 20th century, the card catalogue was the beating heart of the library and its replacement with a computer database was nothing short of an organ transplant.

latifundio
(n.)=rangeland.
Ex: This article discusses research conducted with wool producers in semi-arid rangelands in Australia.

latifundista
(n.)=landowner.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.

latigazo
(n.)=whiplash.
Ex: He was found guilty as charged and sentenced to 140 whiplashes (75 for steeling a parabolic antenna, and 65 for the possession of alcohol).
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* dar latigazos=lash.

latin lover
(n.)=Latin lover.
Ex: Since most Latin men adore their mothers or grandmothers who raised them, the best bet to get your Latin lover back is to act like them.
latina
(n.)=Latin woman.
Ex: Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.
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* mujer latina=Latin woman.

latinajo
(adj.)=dog Latin ; mock Latin.
Ex: Writers and filmmakers also often employ dog Latin (or dog Greek) when in need of names for characters, places or objects.
Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.

latino^1
(n.)=Latino ; Latin man.
Ex: The author assesses the history and development of library services to users of Latin American origin in the USA (Chicanos or Latinos).
Ex: Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.
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* hombre latino=Latin man.

latino^2
(adj.)=Latin.
Ex: Julius Caesar had the idea of founding a national or public library in Rome 'to open to the public the greatest possible libraries of Greek and Latin books'.

latinoamericano
(adj.)=Latin American.
Ex: The data base covers all types of documents -- books, theses, conference reports, articles -- published by Latin American authors since 1980.

latir
(v.)=beat ; pulsate ; throb ; pulse ; lie + hidden.
Ex: The article 'New York beats at a high pulse rate' describes the visit to 13 libraries for young people in New York by 4 Danish librarians.
Ex: The place is pulsating with life from families at the restaurants and fruit shops.
Ex: This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.
Ex: When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.
Ex: For six years, the torture chamber lay hidden in the cellars of what had once been an orphanage for deaf children.

latitud
(n.)=latitude.
Ex: In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.

latoso
(adj.)=pesky ; troublesome.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.

latín
=Latin.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This tutorial is a beginners' guide to the Latin used in documents between 1086 and 1733.
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* en latín=Latin.
* latín clásico=Classical Latin.
* latin lover=Latin lover.
* latín macarrónico=dog Latin ; mock Latin.
* latín vulgar=Vulgar Latin.

latín clásico
(n.)=Classical Latin.
Ex: Between Classical Latin and the Romance languages came Vulgar Latin, the Latin that was spoken and changed faster than the literary language.
latín macarrónico
(adj.)=dog Latin ; mock Latin.
Ex: Writers and filmmakers also often employ dog Latin (or dog Greek) when in need of names for characters, places or objects. Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.
latín vulgar
(n.)=Vulgar Latin.
Ex: Between Classical Latin and the Romance languages came Vulgar Latin, the Latin that was spoken and changed faster than the literary language.
latón
=brass ; tin.
Ex: The system cannot interpret 'bronce' because it cannot recognize that it is not dealing with screw weight or color.
Ex: The cataloguing of Napoleonic miniatures (model soldiers made of tin or pewter) is used to demonstrate the feasibility of extending AACR2 to the realm of museums.
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* con techo de latón=tin-roofed.
* plancha de impresión de latón=pewter plate.

laudatorio
(adj.)=panegyric ; panegyrical.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

laude
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* magna cum laude=magna cum laude.

laureado
(n.)=honoree.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.

laurel
(n.)=bay.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
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* dormirse en los laureles=indulge in + complacency ; complacent ; rest on + Posesivo + laurels ; sit on + Posesivo + laurels ; lie on + Posesivo + oars ; rest on + Posesivo + oars.
* laureles=laurels ; kudos.

laureles
(n.)=laurels ; kudos.
Ex: There is a need to give credit to all involved in the development of quality products thus sharing the laurels. Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
lava
(n.)=lava.
Ex: The dark zones were partly flooded by lava when volcanoes erupted billions of years ago.
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* campo de lava=lava field.
* río de lava=lava flow.

lavable
(adj.)=washable.
Ex: Washable menstrual pads do not need to be disposed of after use and therefore offer a more economical alternative for women.

lavabo
(n.)=lavatory ; washbasin.
Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
Ex: The bathroom contains only an old bathtub resting on claws and a dirty washbasin with a crimson stain around the rim.

lavado
(n.)=washing ; wash-off ; washed-out ; lavage ; wash ; rinse.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
Ex: The wash-off of solid waste into the drainage systems of urban areas seriously interferes with aquatic life in the receiving streams, rivers, lakes and oceans.
Ex: When you get the wrong combination you get washed-out colors and bad blacks.
Ex: An enema is lavage of the rectum or distal colon.
Ex: Year without a wash leads to divorce court.
Ex: It's best after use to just use regular washing up liquid and water, giving it a good rinse and drying promptly.
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* dar un lavado de cara=spruce up.
* disolvente para el lavado=wash solvent.
* hacerle a Alguien un lavado de cerebro=brainwash.
* lavado a presión=pressure wash ; jet wash.
* lavado de cabello=shampooing.
* lavado de coches=car wash.
* lavado de la ropa=laundering.
* lavado del intestino=bowel prep.
* lavado de pelo=shampooing.
* lavado de platos=dishwashing.
* lavado intestinal=bowel prep.
* lavado manual a presión=jet wash.
* túnel de lavado=drive-through car wash.

lavado a presión
(n.)=pressure wash ; jet wash.
Ex: Pressure wash equipment is similar to a typical coin-op car wash only portable and more powerful. Ex: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
lavado de cabello
(n.)=shampooing.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
lavado de coches
(n.)=car wash.
Ex: Pressure wash equipment is similar to a typical coin-op car wash only portable and more powerful.
lavado de la ropa
(n.)=laundering.
Ex: This package contains a handbook explaining how to make laundering, cleaning, and dishwashing easier.
lavado de pelo
(n.)=shampooing.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
lavado de platos
(n.)=dishwashing.
Ex: This package contains a handbook explaining how to make laundering, cleaning, and dishwashing easier.
lavado del intestino
(n.)=bowel prep.
Ex: New studies highlight the importance of bowel prep and effectiveness of colonoscopy.
lavado intestinal
(n.)=bowel prep.
Ex: New studies highlight the importance of bowel prep and effectiveness of colonoscopy.
lavado manual a presión
(n.)=jet wash.
Ex: The effect was similar to using a high-pressured jet wash on your car.
lavadora
(n.)=washing machine ; washer.
Ex: The study aims at establishing a common European basis for defining efficiency in domestic washing mahines, clothes driers and dishwashers.
Ex: It is important not to underload or overload either your washer or dryer.
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* carga de lavadora=washing load ; load of washing.
* lavadora con rodillo para escurrir la ropa=wringer washer.
* lavadora-secadora=washer/dryer.

lavadora con rodillo para escurrir la ropa
(n.)=wringer washer.
Ex: When done properly, using a wringer washer also saves water.
lavadora-secadora
(n.)=washer/dryer.
Ex: Heavy-current electrical appliances (e.g. washers/dryers, dehumidifiers and electric kettles) should be supplied from individual socket outlets.
lavalunetas
(n.)=windscreen washer.
Ex: Most windscreen wipers operate together with a windscreen washer; a pump that supplies water and detergent (usually a blend called windscreen wiper fluid) from a tank.
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* líquido lavalunetas=windscreen wiper fluid.

lavamanos
(n.)=hand basin ; wash-hand basin.
Ex: For the ladies there are two toilets and two hand basins; for the gents, one toilet, two urinals and one hand basin.
Ex: Previously wash-hand basins needed to be fitted in all bedrooms.

lavanda
(n.)=lavender.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

lavandera alba
(n.)=pied wagtail.
Ex: Thanks to her we were alerted to a roost of pied wagtails in the grounds of a local hotel.
lavandera enlutada
(n.)=pied wagtail.
Ex: Thanks to her we were alerted to a roost of pied wagtails in the grounds of a local hotel.
lavandera^1
(n.)=washerwoman.
Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

lavandera^2
(n.)=wagtail ; sandpiper.
Ex: Wagtail overwinters in areas of Southeast Asia and Indonesia where outbreaks of avian flu have occurred.
Ex: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.
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* lavandera alba=pied wagtail.
* lavandera enlutada=pied wagtail.

lavandería
(n.)=laundry ; launderette ; laundromat ; launderer.
Ex: My own library system has more laundry tubs to transport books among branches than most commercial laundries.
Ex: The missing pages from of the script are from a scene in which Johnny and Omar are at a launderette.
Ex: This study compares the costs of purchasing and laundering diapers either at home or laundromat with the cost of purchasing disposable diapers.
Ex: Let someone else do something for you; get a manicure, a massage, drop your clothes off at the launderer.

lavantar
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* lavantar la moral=lift + Posesivo + spirits up.

lavantar la moral
(v.)=lift + Posesivo + spirits up.
Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.
lavar
(v.)=wash ; bathe ; launder ; wash out ; wash + Nombre + up ; rinse off ; leach ; wash down.
Ex: After disinfection the object should be thoroughly washed with tap and distilled water.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
Ex: This study compares the costs of purchasing and laundering diapers either at home or laundromat with the cost of purchasing disposable diapers.
Ex: They turned the boat over and washed it out but then Brad couldn't get back in the boat because he was too weak.
Ex: They scraped the sinew, washed it up, dried it up, and then they split it.
Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.
Ex: Other chemicals have been used to leach gold, and they include bromine, chlorine, and thiourea.
Ex: Before you lather your car with nice hot sudsy water, you want to wash it down first with a hose.
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* lavar con agua=rinse off.
* lavar con agua abudante=sluice.
* lavar con champú=shampoo.
* lavar el coche=wash + car.
* lavar la cara=spin-doctor.
* lavar la ropa=wash + clothes ; do + the washing.
* lavarle el cerebro a Alguien=brainwash.
* lavar los platos=wash + dishes ; wash up ; do + the washing-up.
* lavarse=perform + Posesivo + ablutions.
* lavar(se) con una esponja=sponge.
* lavarse el pelo=shampoo + Posesivo + hair ; wash + Posesive + hair.
* lavarse el pelo con champú=shampoo + Posesivo + hair.
* lavarse la cabeza=wash + Posesive + hair ; shampoo + Posesivo + hair.
* lavarse la cara=wash + Posesivo + face.
* paño para lavarse la cara=washcloth ; facecloth ; face flannel ; washrag.
* que se puede lavar con lejía=bleachable.
* sin lavar=unwashed.
* tabla de lavar=washboard.

lavar con agua
(v.)=rinse off.
Ex: The only thing that rinsing off baby carrots will do is remove any dirt that might be on the surface -- it won't wash away any bacteria.
lavar con agua abudante
(v.)=sluice.
Ex: Depleted uranium must be added to the tanks to dilute the isotopic ratio of the contents before they can be sluiced.
lavar con champú
(v.)=shampoo.
Ex: Cradle cap, which only develops in infants, can usually be controlled by shampooing more frequently with a baby shampoo and by softly brushing away the scales.
lavar el coche
(v.)=wash + car.
Ex: The children were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not.
lavar la cara
(v.)=spin-doctor.
Ex: The field is clouded by manufacturers hyping their own products and industry factions spin-doctoring new technologies.
lavar la ropa
(v.)=wash + clothes ; do + the washing.
Ex: Bathing & washing clothes in the river are perceived as pleasurable & traditional social activities. Ex: Like most mums with a large family, I usually do the washing every day.
lavar los platos
(v.)=wash + dishes ; wash up ; do + the washing-up.
Ex: The children were shown pictures of a figure washing dishes, washing a car, and washing clothes and stated whether they considered the activity work or not. Ex: After washing up clean the sink and taps and remember to disinfect these regularly. Ex: As it was me who did the washing-up I didn't put up too much resistence.
lavar(se) con una esponja
(v.)=sponge.
Ex: Right before sponging, wash and rinse your sea sponge several times.
lavarle el cerebro a Alguien
(v.)=brainwash.
Ex: 'Boy, have you been brainwashed! You've been taken in by the tobacco industry', she said = Ella dijo: "¡Chico, te han lavado el cerebro! la industrial del tabaco te ha timado".
lavarse
(v.)=perform + Posesivo + ablutions.
Ex: And having performed her ablutions, she decked herself in charming ornaments and splendid garlands of celestial odour.
lavarse el pelo
(v.)=shampoo + Posesivo + hair ; wash + Posesive + hair.
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily. Ex: Prince Harry has reportedly owned up to his friends that he has not washed his hair for two years.
lavarse el pelo con champú
(v.)=shampoo + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
lavarse la cabeza
(v.)=wash + Posesive + hair ; shampoo + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: Prince Harry has reportedly owned up to his friends that he has not washed his hair for two years. Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
lavarse la cara
(v.)=wash + Posesivo + face.
Ex: If during the day, you feel sleepy then it can help tremendously if you wash your face with cold water.
lavatorio
(n.)=lavatory.
Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.

lavavajillas
(n.)=dishwasher ; washing-up liquid.
Ex: The study aims at establishing a common European basis for defining efficiency in domestic washing mahines, clothes driers and dishwashers.
Ex: After use, wash all crockery and utensils with hot water and washing-up liquid.

laxante
(n.)=laxative.
Ex: However, the index entry: laxatives, pharmacodynamics 615.732 must surely be judged highly appropriate.

laxativo
(adj.)=laxative.
Ex: Those who experience hypermotility may have to follow a constipating diet and avoid laxative foods.

lazo
(n.)=tape ; tie ; knot ; bond ; lashing ; loop ; bonding ; tie.
Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.
Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
Ex: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.
Ex: Networking creates bonds where none may have existed and multiplies individual capabilities manifold.
Ex: This type of lashing is used to tie 4 or more poles together at one point.
Ex: Let us empower ourselves to bring those persons who cannot read, or those with a low level of literacy, or those who have been locked out of the information cycle, into the literacy loop.
Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
Ex: Her shoulder length hair was pushed back and held with a tie.
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* colgado de un lazo continuo=looped.
* con lazos muy estrechos=close-knit.
* creación de lazos de amistad entre hombres=male bonding.
* crear lazos=build up + links ; build + bonds.
* crear lazos afectivos=bond.
* establecer lazos=build up + links ; build + bonds.
* establecer lazos afectivos=bond.
* estrechar lazos=build + bonds ; build up + links.
* estrechar los lazos=strengthen + links.
* fortalecer los lazos=strengthen + links.
* lazo afectivo=human bonding.
* lazo corredizo=noose ; slipknot.
* lazo cultural=cultural bond.
* lazo étnico=ethnic bond.
* lazo familiar=family bond.
* lazos=ties.
* lazos de amistad=bonding.
* lazos de amor=bonding.
* lazos familiares=family ties.
* lazos sangüíneos=blood ties.
* romper los lazos con=sever + Posesivo + links with ; sever + Posesivo + ties with ; break + ties with.
* romper un lazo=sever + connection.
* ruptura de lazos=severing of ties ; breaking of ties.
* tender lazos=build + bridges.

lazo afectivo
(n.)=human bonding.
Ex: Due to its relative intelligence, strong human bonding characteristics, and trainability, the pot-bellied pig has become an increasingly popular companion.
lazo corredizo
(n.)=noose ; slipknot.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him. Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films.
lazo cultural
(n.)=cultural bond.
Ex: The gap between schools and native communities must be narrowed so that native students see the school as an extension of their cultural bonds.
lazo familiar
(n.)=family bond.
Ex: There is an increasing need to strengthen family bonds in a society marked by escalating violence.
lazo étnico
(n.)=ethnic bond.
Ex: The nature of an ethnic bond, defined as the social bond between an ethnic group created by emigration & the country of origin, is discussed.
lazos
(n.)=ties.
Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
lazos de amistad
(n.)=bonding.
Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
lazos de amor
(n.)=bonding.
Ex: The authors suggest that there should be a bonding between and among governing agencies and local schools.
lazos familiares
(n.)=family ties.
Ex: She was an internationally respected library leader who attempted to create an independent life without abandoning her strong family ties.
lazos sanguíneos
(n.)=blood ties.
Ex: Such universal ideals had to be replaced with nationalism, a concept of the nation based not on social contract, but on hereditary blood ties.
laíco
(n.)=secular ; lay ; layperson ; layman [laymen, -pl.].
Ex: 'See' references are made from different names such as pseudonyms, real names, secular names, earlier names and later names.
Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control.
Ex: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.
Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
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* estado laico=secular state.
* gobierno laico=secular state.
* laicos, los=laity, the.
* sociedad laica=secular society.

laúd
(n.)=lute.
Ex: For example, violins, cellos, harps, guitars and lutes are all musical instruments which produce sound through the bowing or plucking of strings.
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* música para laúd=lute-playing.

le
=him.
Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.
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* le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas=the pot calls the kettle black.
* les=them.

le dijo la sartén al cazo: apártate que tiznas
=the pot calls the kettle black.
Ex: The pot calls the kettle black may be used when one scoundrel reviles another -- they are tarred with the same brush.
leal
(adj.)=faithful ; stalwart ; true blue ; trusted.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: She went on to quote Jast, that stalwart defender of public libraries against all comers, who said, 'The librarian and teacher have almost opposite basic aims, the one deals with the literature, the other with the person'.
Ex: Make no mistake, Danning, in his own words, is a 'true blue Aussie boy' though he was born in Ghana.
Ex: The library is generally an accepted, welcome and non-threatening feature of the rural scene and librarians often build up close and trusted links with their readers.
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* cliente leal=loyal customer ; loyal patron.
* leal (a)=loyal (to).

leal (a)
=loyal (to).
Ex: He was said to be 100% loyal to the library and perfectly satisfied with his position.
lealtad
(n.)=allegiance ; loyalty ; faithfulness ; loyalty of custom ; fealty.
Ex: Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance).
Ex: 'Well, you're certainly to be applauded for your loyalty,' sighed Datto.
Ex: Expanding the character set would have consequences for transcription and faithfulness of transcription has implications for retrieval.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
Ex: In the Middle Ages when a vassal died, his heir was required to publicly renew his oath of fealty to his suzerain.
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* conflicto de lealtades=divided loyalties.
* lealtad del cliente=customer loyalty.
* mostrar lealtad=show + loyalty.
* sentido de lealtad=sense of loyalty.

lealtad del cliente
(n.)=customer loyalty.
Ex: In an industry with razor-thin margins and intense price competition, customer loyalty and repeat purchasing is critical to financial success.
lebiste
(n.)=guppy.
Nota: Pez tropical de acuario.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.

lebrel
(n.)=harrier.
Nota: Perro utilizado para cazar liebres.
Ex: Harrier is one of a small breed of hounds, used for hunting rabbits.

leccionario
(n.)=lectionary.
Ex: The writers offer reflections on the revised common lectionary covering most of Lent, Holy Week, and several weeks after Easter.

lecciones aprendidas
=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
Ex: Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
lección
(n.)=lesson ; cautionary tale.
Ex: There were lessons in this story which appear to have been ignored but remain valid for the future.
Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.
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* aprender la lección=learn + Posesivo + lesson.
* dar lecciones=give + lessons.
* darle una lección a Alguien=school.
* dar una lección de humildad=humble.
* enseñar una lección=give + a lesson ; teach + lesson.
* lección de historia=lesson from history ; history lesson.
* lección de humildad=humbling experience.
* lecciones aprendidas=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* lección magistral=lecture.
* sacar lecciones de=draw + lessons from.

lección de historia
(n.)=lesson from history ; history lesson.
Ex: A lesson from history teaches us debt is a costly mistress. Ex: The study of Britain's involvement in the slave trade is to be made compulsory as part of history lessons in English secondary schools.
lección de humildad
(n.)=humbling experience.
Ex: I wasn't prepared for the humbling experience of learning how far my expectations were from reality and how much I needed to learn.
lección magistral
(n.)=lecture.
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
lechada
(n.)=grout ; grouting ; slurry.
Ex: The author examines the difficulties and solutions to wet environment repairs in pools and locker rooms such as crack and leak repairs, repairs to grout and tile, and underwater lights.
Ex: In the present paper a grouting technique was studied in order to protect buried monuments against the presence of ground water.
Ex: Millet was cleaned, steeped in water, washed, spiced and milled to produce a slurry.

lechal
(n.)=suckling lamb ; sucking lamb.
Ex: The meat from suckling lambs provides significant amounts of necessary fatty acids and other nutrients, including iron.
Ex: Copper deficiency may cause anemia in both sucking pigs and lambs.
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* cordero lechal=suckling lamb ; sucking lamb.

leche
(n.)=milk.
Ex: The former monthly publications on statistics of eggs, meat and milk have been amalgamated since 1980 into a quarterly publication, 'Animal Production'.
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* cartón de leche=milk carton.
* darse una leche=come + a cropper.
* de mala leche=like a bear with a sore head.
* estar de mala leche=be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood.
* grasa de la leche=milk fat ; butterfat.
* la leche=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.
* leche condensada=condensed milk.
* leche de coco=coconut milk.
* leche del día=fresh milk.
* leche de paloma=crop milk.
* leche desnadata=skimmed milk.
* leche desnatada=skim milk ; nonfat milk.
* leche de soja=soya milk [soy milk].
* leche de vaca=cow's milk [cow milk].
* leche en polvo=dry milk ; powder milk ; powdered milk ; milk powder.
* leche en polvo desnatada=nonfat dry milk.
* leche enriquecida=fortified milk.
* leche entera=whole milk.
* leche evaporada=evaporated milk.
* leche materna=breast milk.
* leche semidesnatada=low-fat milk ; partly skimmed milk ; semi-skimmed milk.
* leche uperizada=UHT milk.
* mala leche=nastiness ; bad blood.
* nata de la leche=milk fat ; butterfat.
* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
* repartidor de leche=milkman [milkmen, -pl.].
* reparto de leche=milk round.
* salir echando leches=bolt ; take off ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; shoot off ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; fly off ; dart out (of).
* suero de leche=buttermilk.
* sustituto de la leche=non-dairy ; non-milk.
* sustituto de leche en polvo=coffee creamer ; creamer.
* vaca dedicada a la producción de leche=milk-producing cow.

leche condensada
(n.)=condensed milk.
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
leche de coco
(n.)=coconut milk.
Ex: Cumin, cayenne and coconut milk are among the diverse flavors of Brazil, where immigrants from Japan, Africa and Europe brought their cultures and cuisines.
leche de paloma
(n.)=crop milk.
Ex: Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.
leche de soja
(n.)=soya milk [soy milk].
Ex: For purposes of conservation soya milk should always be made fresh, diluted with water and used in a very weak solution.
leche de vaca
(n.)=cow's milk [cow milk].
Ex: In the United States, milk (usually cow's milk) is widely considered an 'essential food' to support bone growth.
leche del día
(n.)=fresh milk.
Ex: Participants in the German case studies were a delicatessen, health food cooperative, and large manufacturers of fresh milk products.
leche desnadata
(n.)=skimmed milk.
Ex: Drinking a glass of skimmed milk a day can cut blood pressure by up to a third, study finds.
leche desnatada
(n.)=skim milk ; nonfat milk.
Ex: The article 'Skim milk masquerades as cream: the myth of online data base searching' discusses some of the barriers which need to be overcome if on-line data base searching is to become fully integrated with everyday reference services. Ex: Nonfat yogurt is similar to regular yogurt, but is made with nonfat milk instead of whole milk.
leche en polvo
(n.)=dry milk ; powder milk ; powdered milk ; milk powder.
Ex: Be sure the dry milk you are buying has been fortified with vitamins A and D. Ex: Slovakia will grant food aid in the form of 250 tons of powder milk to people of Iraq suffering from war. Ex: With the price of milk soaring through the roof lots of folks are reconsidering powdered milk for it's economy. Ex: Milk powder prices fell for a second month as production in Europe and the US increased and concerns eased that drought would reduce global supplies.
leche en polvo desnatada
(n.)=nonfat dry milk.
Ex: Plus, as good cooks know, instant nonfat dry milk is so easy to use in cooking and baking for great results.
leche enriquecida
(n.)=fortified milk.
Ex: Increasing red meat or fortified milk intake can combat falling iron levels in toddlers, a common problem experienced by one in three babies.
leche entera
(n.)=whole milk.
Ex: Scientists found that women who consumed whole milk daily were less likely to miss ovulation.
leche evaporada
(n.)=evaporated milk.
Ex: The appendix offer information on sterilization of baby bottles and nipples and the preparation of evaporated milk.
leche materna
(n.)=breast milk.
Ex: The innate immune system in breast milk is complex and provides protection for the developing digestive tract of newborns.
leche semidesnatada
(n.)=low-fat milk ; partly skimmed milk ; semi-skimmed milk.
Ex: Whole milk is important for children below two years, but low-fat milk is a better option for most of the adults. Ex: Partly skimmed milks are the most popular types of milk for everyday use. Ex: After the age of five, provided a child is eating well and having a good, varied diet there is no reason why you shouldn't introduce semi-skimmed milk.
leche uperizada
(n.)=UHT milk.
Ex: UHT milk has a typical shelf life of six to nine months, until opened.
lechera
(n.)=milk can ; milkmaid ; dairymaid.
Ex: This milk can has several dents on the outside from normal use.
Ex: A robotic milkmaid with a laser-assisted vision system is allowing cows in a Swedish herd to be milked whenever they feel like it.
Ex: Benjamin reasoned that if dairymaids who caught cowpox accidentally were immune to smallpox, then someone who caught cowpox deliberately should be equally immune.

lechero
(n.)=milkman [milkmen, -pl.] ; dairyman.
Ex: Truncation serves as a means of merging different word forms, but not always; MILK* will retrieve milkman but not lactation or lactic.
Ex: A jury has awarded $22 million to 11 dairymen who were defrauded out of profits by the cooperative that sold their milk.
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* producción lechera=milk yield.
* región lechera=dairy region.
* sector lechero, el=dairy sector, the.
* vaca lechera=dairy cow ; milk-producing cow.
* vacas lecheras=dairy cattle.

lechería
(n.)=dairy.
Ex: Telephone calls were made to the following: dairy (to secure milk carton storage for books); grocery stores (for freezer space for books); fire department (for fans to dehumidify books); and aerospace companies (for vacuum freezing facilities).

lecho
(n.)=riverbed [river bed] ; bed.
Ex: The author discusses the hydrodynamic reasons why a riverbed meanders through a plain.
Ex: He recommended me to carry a small piece of brimstone sewed up in a piece of very thin linen to bed with me, and if I felt any symptom of cramp to hold it in my hand.
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* lecho del mar=seabed [sea bed].
* lecho de muerte=deathbed [death bed] ; dying bed.
* lecho de roca=bedrock.
* lecho marino=seafloor [sea floor] ; ocean floor ; seabed [sea bed].
* no ser un lecho de rosas=be not all roses.
* un lecho de rosas=a bed of roses.

lecho de muerte
(n.)=deathbed [death bed] ; dying bed.
Ex: For instance, Bernard Ruffin's 'Last words: a dictionary of deathbed quotations' is not very well known. Ex: Very soon after graduation, he was summoned to attend the dying bed of the mother whom he loved so much.
lecho de roca
(n.)=bedrock.
Ex: In addition to streams and thermal springs, groundwater discharges from alluvium, bedrock, and karstified tufa.
lecho del mar
(n.)=seabed [sea bed].
Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
lecho marino
(n.)=seafloor [sea floor] ; ocean floor ; seabed [sea bed].
Ex: The mapping of the seafloor also revealed that these huge underwater mountain ranges are bisected by a deep trench which in places is more than 2000 meters deep. Ex: The continental shelf regions also contain the highest amount of benthic life (plants and animals that live on the ocean floor). Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.
lechoso
(adj.)=milky .
Ex: These plants produce a typical milky juice that causes toxic reactions following contact with skin and mucous membranes.

lechuga
(n.)=lettuce ; head of lettuce.
Ex: Greenhouses are used widely in the Mediterranean basin for the production of out of season vegetables such as aubergine, bean, cucumber, lettuce, pepper and tomato.
Ex: But because of their relatively short shelf life, heads of lettuce have to be shipped quickly so that they remain crisp and fresh.
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* cogollo de lechuga=heart of lettuce.
* lechuga orejona=romaine ; cos ; cos lettuce ; romaine lettuce.
* lechuga romana=romaine ; cos ; cos lettuce ; romaine lettuce.
* más fresco que una lechuga=as cool as a cucumber.
* tan fresco como una lechuga=as cool as a cucumber.

lechuga orejona
(n.)=romaine ; cos ; cos lettuce ; romaine lettuce.
Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates). Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates). Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates). Ex: Due to its extremely low calorie content and high water volume, romaine lettuce is actually a very nutritious food.
lechuga romana
(n.)=romaine ; cos ; cos lettuce ; romaine lettuce.
Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates). Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates). Ex: Romaine is the term for this long-leaved lettuce, also called cos or cos lettuce because it is said to have originated on the Greek island of Cos (the birthplace of the physician Hippocrates). Ex: Due to its extremely low calorie content and high water volume, romaine lettuce is actually a very nutritious food.
lechuguino
(n.)=dude.
Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

lechuza
(n.)=barn owl.
Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
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* lechuza común=barn owl.

lechuza común
(n.)=barn owl.
Ex: In spite of the fact that over 98% of roads are minor roads, over 90% of all barn owl road casualties are found dead on major roads (such as motorways and dual carriageways).
lechón
(n.)=piglet ; suckling pig ; sucking pig.
Ex: The author studies medieval representations of Saint Anthony Abbot and his accompanying piglet on a halter.
Ex: The ambience was great and the roast suckling pig was heavenly and after dinner we went bar-hopping.
Ex: Copper deficiency may cause anemia in both sucking pigs and lambs.

lectina
(n.)=lectin.
Ex: Lectins, the carbohydrate binding proteins, have emerged as indispensable biological tools in the last decade.

lector
(n.)=borrower ; browser ; library member ; patron ; reader ; requester [requestor] ; scanner ; user ; drive.
Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
Ex: Documents which will not be evident to the browser of shelves include: documents out on loan, documents which might be obtained by inter-library loan, and any collections which are kept in closed access.
Ex: When a library member asks for a fictional book he usually frames his request in this way: 'I am looking for a book by Victor Canning'.
Ex: The level of specificity that is desirable in any index is a function of the collection being indexed, its use and its patrons.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: Users make suggestions for modifications and these are then channelled through a series of committees.
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software featuring multiple cd-rom drive access.
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* cabeza lectora=read head ; reading head.
* cajón del lector de CDROM=drive tray.
* carnet de lector=library card ; reader's ticket.
* chico lector=reading-boy.
* círculo de lectores=book club ; readership.
* club de lectores=book club.
* comprensión lectora=reading comprehension.
* comunidad de lectores=reader community.
* con muchos lectores=with a wide appeal.
* con un gran número de lectores=widely-read.
* con varios lectores de cintas=multi-drive.
* dispositivo para interceptar al lector=trapping.
* encargado de orientar al lector=readers' adviser.
* entrada de lectores=public entrance.
* etiqueta de identificación del lector=borrower identification label.
* etiqueta de lector=borrower label.
* fichero de lectores=registration file.
* hábito lector=reading habit.
* lector al que va dirigido=intended reader.
* lector asiduo=heavy reader.
* lector ávido=avid reader.
* lector con carnet=library cardholder.
* lector de aumento=magnifying reader.
* lector de CD=CD player.
* lector de CD-ROM=CD-ROM drive ; CD-ROM player ; optical disc drive ; CD-ROM reader.
* lector de cinta=tape drive.
* lector de cinta magnética=magnetic tape drive.
* lector de código de barras=barcode reader ; barcode scanner.
* lector de coordenadas=coordinate reader.
* lector de disco óptico WORM=WORM optical disc drive.
* lector de discos ópticos=optical disc drive.
* lector de documentos=document scanner.
* lector de DVD=DVD player.
* lector de libros=book reader.
* lector de microfichas=microfiche reader.
* lector de microfilm=microfilm reader.
* lector de microformas=microform reader ; reader ; viewer.
* lector de obras literarias=literary reader.
* lector de una biblioteca=library user.
* lector habitual=heavy reader.
* lector insaciable=avid reader ; voracious reader.
* lector láser=laser scanner.
* lector moroso=blacklisted borrower.
* lector múltiple de CD-ROM=jukebox.
* lector óptico=optical drive ; optical reader ; optical scanner.
* lector óptico de caracteres=optical character reader.
* lector poco habitual=light reader.
* lector voraz=avid reader ; voracious reader.
* lector WORM=WORM drive.
* no lector=non-reader [nonreader].
* número de lector=borrower number.
* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector=reader interest arrangement.
* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico=swipe.
* petición de documentos por el lector=document request.
* préstamo por lector=circulation per capita.
* salida de lectores=public exit.
* ser lector de una biblioteca=library membership.
* servicio de orientación al lector=readers' advisory service point ; readers' advisory service.
* servicios a lectores=readers' services.
* sociedad de lectores=book club.
* tapa del lector de CDROM=drive door.
* tarjeta de lector=borrower's card ; borrower's identification badge ; reader's card.
* tarjeta del lector=borrower identification label.

lector WORM
(n.)=WORM drive.
Ex: The article 'Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a WORM optical disc drive, comprising a WORM drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
lector al que va dirigido
(n.)=intended reader.
Ex: The writer goes out of her way to make her meaning plain, and to achieve a level of language and simplicity of structure she assumes most of her intended readers will feel at home with.
lector asiduo
(n.)=heavy reader.
Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
lector con carnet
(n.)=library cardholder.
Ex: However, even as late as 1939, male industrial workers, skilled and unskilled, made up only 5% of the library cardholders in an ordinary sized town.
lector de CD
(n.)=CD player.
Ex: I remember being hesitant to buy a CD player because I was attached to my extensive collection of LPs collected over a lifetime.
lector de CD-ROM
(n.)=CD-ROM drive ; CD-ROM player ; optical disc drive ; CD-ROM reader.
Ex: Before starting Bibliofile make sure that the CD-ROM drive is turned on and loaded with the index disc. Ex: When beginning a cataloging session, the index disc must be in the CD-ROM player. Ex: If an optical disc drive could be linked to a microcomputer, then the nature of distributed cataloguing as it is known today would be revolutionized. Ex: The article is entitled 'CD-ROM reader as info walkman'.
lector de DVD
(n.)=DVD player.
Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
lector de aumento
(n.)=magnifying reader.
Ex: To use microforms you need a special magnifying reader.
lector de cinta
(n.)=tape drive.
Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.
lector de cinta magnética
(n.)=magnetic tape drive.
Ex: A magnetic tape drive might transfer data to and from the processor at 20,000 characters per second.
lector de coordenadas
(n.)=coordinate reader.
Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.
lector de código de barras
(n.)=barcode reader ; barcode scanner.
Ex: The system hardly differs from existing bar-code readers operating on minicomputers and mainframes: the 'pen' is passed over the labels on the reader's card and on the book, thus recording a loan. Ex: Both the borrower identification label and the document label are read with a bar-code scanner.
lector de disco óptico WORM
(n.)=WORM optical disc drive.
Ex: The article 'Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a WORM optical disc drive, comprising a WORM drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
lector de discos ópticos
(n.)=optical disc drive.
Ex: If an optical disc drive could be linked to a microcomputer, then the nature of distributed cataloguing as it is known today would be revolutionized.
lector de documentos
(n.)=document scanner.
Ex: Incoming paper records, such as mortgage, deeds and liens are now captured electronically using document scanners and stored on optical discs for quick access during searches.
lector de libros
(n.)=book reader.
Ex: It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
lector de microfichas
(n.)=microfiche reader.
Ex: It can range from the simplest of slide viewers to microfiche readers and further to videodiscs, video projectors and holographic display units.
lector de microfilm
(n.)=microfilm reader.
Ex: While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.
lector de microformas
(n.)=microform reader ; reader ; viewer.
Ex: Microforms are portable, but must be read with the intercession of a reader, and although portable models exist, microform readers, in general, are less portable. Ex: Microforms are portable, but must be read with the intercession of a reader, and although portable models exist, microform readers, in general, are less portable. Ex: All the library records are in this small folder and can be retrieved by projection through a viewer.
lector de obras literarias
(n.)=literary reader.
Ex: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers.
lector de una biblioteca
(n.)=library user.
Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
lector habitual
(n.)=heavy reader.
Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
lector insaciable
(n.)=avid reader ; voracious reader.
Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity. Ex: Although this public takes most of the adult books, it seems to consist of a small number of voracious readers.
lector láser
(n.)=laser scanner.
Ex: There is, however, an increasing range of other devices to convert data to digital form: optical and magnetic document (character) readers, laser scanners, graphic tablets and digitizers, voice input devices, analogue-to-digital converters, telecommunication modems, etc.
lector moroso
(n.)=blacklisted borrower.
Ex: For example, a list of all blacklisted borrowers with information about their overdue documents and fines could be useful.
lector múltiple de CD-ROM
(n.)=jukebox.
Ex: The introduction of jukeboxes, daisy chaining, multiple access, multi-media systems and other advances will make CD-ROMs and CD-ROM data bases even more attractive to users.
lector poco habitual
(n.)=light reader.
Ex: Male heavy and light readers are found to have value systems so discrepant as to constitute almost distinct subcultures.
lector voraz
(n.)=avid reader ; voracious reader.
Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity. Ex: Although this public takes most of the adult books, it seems to consist of a small number of voracious readers.
lector ávido
(adj.)=avid reader.
Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
lector óptico
(n.)=optical drive ; optical reader ; optical scanner.
Ex: Write-once optical drives are ideally suited to store the large amounts of data created in a software development environment. Ex: The study carrel has a word processor, a keyboard with Braille display, a loudspeaker, and an optical reader. Ex: It is being used for library tours, oral presentations, data bases of organisations, as a front-end to on-line services, interactive videodiscs, and optical scanners.
lector óptico de caracteres
(n.)=optical character reader.
Ex: Examples of other input equipment are: bar-code and optical character readers (for direct reading of text or numbers without using a keyboard); light pens; and the 'Mouse'.
lectura
(n.)=perusal ; reading ; scan ; read ; reading.
Ex: Computer searching has many facilities and permits a more flexible approach to index searching, but printed indexes have the advantage of ease of perusal.
Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
Ex: If no data appears on the screen after scanning, the scan immediately be repeated.
Ex: I would deliberately avoid raising expectations that this is going to be an exciting action-packed read.
Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
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* acceso de sólo lectura=read-only access.
* adicto a la lectura=bookaholic.
* animación a la lectura=reading animation ; reading promotion.
* aparato de lectura=reading machine.
* área de lectura=reading floor.
* asesoramiento sobre la lectura=reading guidance.
* basado en la lectura=book-centred.
* cabeza de lectura=scanning head.
* campamento de lectura=readers' camp.
* club de lectura=reading club.
* comentario personal de una lectura=reading-reportage.
* con problemas de lectura=print disabled.
* continuar con la lectura de=carry on through.
* cultivar los hábitos de lectura=cultivate + reading habits.
* de lectura de datos=data-capture.
* de lectura fácil=easy reading.
* departamento de lectura "formativo-recreativa"=popular department.
* derecho a la lectura=right to read.
* de sólo lectura=read-only.
* dispositivo de lectura=reading device.
* dispositivo de lectura digital=scanning device.
* equipo de lectura de microfilm=microfilm reading equipment.
* error de lectura=misreading.
* facilidad de lectura=ease of reading.
* falta de deseo por la lectura=aliteracy.
* fomentar la lectura=promote + reading.
* fomento de la lectura=reading promotion.
* fomento del hábito de la lectura=reading promotion.
* fondo de lectura "formativo-recreativa=browser collection.
* fórmula para la dificultad de lectura=reading formula.
* hábito de lectura=reading habit.
* herramienta de ayuda a la lectura=reading aid.
* intereses de lectura=reading interests.
* lectura de cuentos=story reading.
* lectura de mapas=map-reading.
* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta=play-reading [play reading].
* lectura de obras literarias=literary reading.
* lectura de ocio=recreational reading ; leisure reading ; pleasure reading.
* lectura digital=scanning.
* lectura en clase=class reading.
* lectura en familia=family reading.
* lectura en frío=cold reading.
* lectura en silencio=silent reading.
* lectura en voz alta=reading aloud.
* lectura literaria=literary reading.
* lectura más minuciosa=closer reading.
* lectura minuciosa=close reading.
* lectura nocturna=bedtime reading.
* lectura no dirigida=undirected reading.
* lectura obligatoria=required reading.
* lectura óptica=optical scanning.
* lectura por encima=browsing.
* lectura rápida=skimming.
* lectura rápida buscando algo=scanning.
* lectura recomendada=further reading.
* lectura recomendada de clase=classroom reading.
* lectura recreativa=recreational reading.
* lecturas recomendadas=recommended background reading ; recommended reading.
* lectura superficial=browsing ; skimming.
* libertad de acceso a la lectura=freedom to read.
* lista de lecturas=reading list.
* lista de lecturas para el verano=summer reading list.
* lista de lecturas recomendadas=reading list ; select list ; recommended reading list.
* lista de lecturas sugeridas=suggested reading list.
* manual de lecturas recomendadas=reader ; course reader.
* material de lectura=reading material ; reading matter.
* material de lectura para adultos=adult reading matter.
* nivel de lectura=reading ability.
* nueva lectura=rereading [re-reading].
* obra de lectura obligatoria=a must-read.
* obsesionado con la lectura=bookaholic.
* obseso con la lectura=bookaholic.
* orientación a la lectura=readers' guidance.
* período previo a la lectura=prereading.
* persona reacia a la lectura=aliterate.
* personas con problemas de lectura=print handicapped people ; print handicapped, the.
* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa=print disabled people.
* placer de la lectura, el=joy of reading, the.
* predisposición a la lectura=reading readiness.
* problemas de lectura=reading difficulties.
* programa de lectura=reading programme.
* promoción de la lectura=reading promotion.
* promover la lectura=promote + reading.
* Proyecto Nacional de Lectura Optica de Textos de Agricultura (NATDP)=National Agricultural Text Digitizing Project (NATDP).
* puesto de lectura=reader place ; reader seat [reader's seat] ; study place.
* puestos de lectura=seating capacity ; seating space ; reading space.
* rechazo a la lectura=aliteracy.
* reserva de puestos de lectura=seat reservation.
* rincón de la lectura=classroom reading corner.
* rincón de lectura=book corner.
* sála de lectura=reading room ; reading area.
* sala de lectura de periódicos=newsroom.
* salón de lectura=browsing room.
* sed de lectura=book hunger.
* sesión de lectura=reading session.
* tertulia de lectura=book club evening.
* trabajo de lectura obligatoria=a must-read.

lectura de cuentos
(n.)=story reading.
Ex: This article describes story-reading events organised outside the libraries.
lectura de mapas
(n.)=map-reading.
Ex: The subject of the document is map-reading, ie it is about map-reading.
lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta
(n.)=play-reading [play reading].
Ex: Day centres should develop activity programmes such as story sessions, play readings, author visits, trips to the local library, heritage sessions and quizzes.
lectura de obras literarias
(n.)=literary reading.
Ex: The period when factual information makes its strongest appeal and when literary reading is at its lowest ebb is the stage at which most people reading habits stop developing.
lectura de ocio
(n.)=recreational reading ; leisure reading ; pleasure reading.
Ex: Bibliotherapy is not a mere extension of recommending a book for recreational reading. Ex: A library collection is only capable of fulfilling its intended function of providing a treasure of freely accessible materials for leisure reading if it is adequately organized for access. Ex: The article 'Virtual holiday excursions' covers metasites, holiday sites, virtual travel, pleasure reading, odd ball sites, personal psychology, personal ads, and fortune telling.
lectura digital
(n.)=scanning.
Ex: The prototype is based on an existing hardware and software platform for scanning and OCR.
lectura en clase
(n.)=class reading.
Ex: This article outlines the creation of a new library and the subsequent reading promotion which took place throughout the school including: more class reading; visits by authors; taped stories; competitions, etc.
lectura en familia
(n.)=family reading.
Ex: The programme was designed to help adults become familiar with children's literature and able to select children's books for family reading.
lectura en frío
(n.)=cold reading.
Ex: Cold reading is the process by which it is possible to persuade a person one has never met that one knows all about his personality & problems = La lectura en frío es el proceso por el cual es posible persuadir a una persona a la que uno se encuentra por primera vez de que se sabe todo sobre su personalidad y problemas.
lectura en silencio
(n.)=silent reading.
Ex: Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.
lectura en voz alta
=reading aloud.
Ex: This is a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.
lectura literaria
(n.)=literary reading.
Ex: The period when factual information makes its strongest appeal and when literary reading is at its lowest ebb is the stage at which most people reading habits stop developing.
lectura minuciosa
(n.)=close reading.
Ex: Introductory lessons of this sort may lead to close reading of books the children particularly enjoy.
lectura más minuciosa
(n.)=closer reading.
Ex: Processing incoming papers by a first scan to see whether they offer interesting looking words stimulating closer reading is an effective information acquisition strategy.
lectura no dirigida
(n.)=undirected reading.
Ex: Undirected reading includes what used to be called 'silent reading,' when children are required to read uninterruptedly to themselves from a book, usually of their own choice.
lectura nocturna
(n.)=bedtime reading.
Ex: Bedtime reading is often of this sort.
lectura obligatoria
(n.)=required reading.
Ex: This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.
lectura por encima
(n.)=browsing.
Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
lectura recomendada
(n.)=further reading.
Ex: A 'bibliography' is a term often used loosely to describe that which is merely a short list of books recommended for further reading.
lectura recomendada de clase
(n.)=classroom reading.
Ex: Are there other limits to the uses of the data - can it be re-posted as a classroom reading?.
lectura recreativa
(n.)=recreational reading.
Ex: Bibliotherapy is not a mere extension of recommending a book for recreational reading.
lectura rápida
(n.)=skimming.
Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
lectura rápida buscando algo
(n.)=scanning.
Ex: With online display, the alphabetical arrangement can become less significant, since all look-ups can be achieved with the computer, and there is less need for the scanning of alphabetical lists.
lectura superficial
(n.)=browsing ; skimming.
Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection. Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
lectura óptica
(n.)=optical scanning.
Ex: This article gives an overview of optical scanning and image recognition.
lecturas recomendadas
(n.)=recommended background reading ; recommended reading.
Ex: For the undergraduate the provision of multiple copies of text books is usually considered essential, as is the provision of as many copies as can be afforded of recommended background reading. Ex: Librarians in academic libraries face many problems when attempting to make cost effective provision of recommended reading for students.
leer
(v.)=read ; get through ; look over.
Ex: A user may reject a document because it is in a language that he cannot read or because it was written too long ago.
Ex: Some children cannot get through a longer story or novel in less time.
Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
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* capacidad de leer=reading skills.
* capacidad de saber leer y escribir=literacy skills.
* con ansias de leer=reading-desirous.
* continuar leyendo=read on.
* derecho a leer=right to read.
* deseoso de leer=reading-desirous.
* fácil de leer=easy-to-read.
* gafas para leer=reading glasses.
* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyen=mark + Posesivo + place.
* leer con atención=peruse.
* leer con dificultad=wade through.
* leer con escáner=scan.
* leer de aquí y allí=dip into.
* leer de cabo a rabo=read + from cover to cover.
* leer de principio a fin=read + from cover to cover.
* leer el pensamiento=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
* leer en voz alta=read + aloud ; read + out loud.
* leer la mente=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
* leerle la cartilla a Alguien=a good talking to.
* leer los labios=lip-read.
* leer mal=misread.
* leer por encima=browse ; skim ; skim read.
* leer rápidamente buscando algo=scan.
* leer rápidamente por encima=skim through.
* leer superficialmente=skim ; skim read.
* leer una ponencia=read + paper.
* máquina para leer=reading machine.
* necesitar gafas para leer=need + reading glasses.
* persona que no le gusta leer=aliterate.
* releer=reread [re-read].
* saber leer y escribir=be literate.
* sin leer=unread.
* valer la pena leer Algo=repay + reading.
* volver a leer=reread [re-read].

leer con atención
(v.)=peruse.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
leer con dificultad
(v.)=wade through.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
leer con escáner
(v.)=scan.
Ex: While a label is being scanned, the bars should always be visible through the windows.
leer de aquí y allí
(v.)=dip into.
Ex: Most borrowers, seventeen in all, had read the blurb on the jacket and twelve had dipped into the text before deciding to borrow.
leer de cabo a rabo
(v.)=read + from cover to cover.
Ex: It is not necessary to read every document from cover to cover.
leer de principio a fin
(v.)=read + from cover to cover.
Ex: It is not necessary to read every document from cover to cover.
leer el pensamiento
(v.)=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds. Ex: Telling the difference between a subject looking at one thing or another by brain scan is interesting, but hardly constitutes 'reading their thoughts'.
leer en voz alta
(v.)=read + aloud ; read + out loud.
Ex: It is very easy to fall into the trap of enjoying the act of telling stories and reading aloud so much that the children never get a chance to read themselves. Ex: Writing for anything read out loud is different from writing for print.
leer la mente
(v.)=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: Presidents who manage by dropping hints sometimes devise little tests to see if their executives can read their minds. Ex: Telling the difference between a subject looking at one thing or another by brain scan is interesting, but hardly constitutes 'reading their thoughts'.
leer los labios
(v.)=lip-read.
Ex: Physical access to the library is not a problem, but congenital deafness may reduce competent use of language, background noise can reduce the effectiveness of a hearing aid, not all deaf people can lip-read or use sign language.
leer mal
(v.)=misread.
Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.
leer por encima
(v.)=browse ; skim ; skim read.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials. Ex: In a conventional card catalogue we can skim through a number of entries quickly discarding those which do not suit our purpose. Ex: Rollinger discusses human abilities to skim read.
leer rápidamente buscando algo
(v.)=scan.
Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
leer rápidamente por encima
(v.)=skim through.
Ex: In conventional card catalogues we can skim through a number of entries quickly, discarding those which do not suit our purposes.
leer superficialmente
(v.)=skim ; skim read.
Ex: In a conventional card catalogue we can skim through a number of entries quickly discarding those which do not suit our purpose. Ex: Rollinger discusses human abilities to skim read.
leer una ponencia
(v.)=read + paper.
Ex: Authors of scientific articles often read a paper that fails to cite their prior work when they feel that it should have done so.
leerle la cartilla a Alguien
=a good talking to.
Ex: He said she's a good girl and a good worker but she just needs a good talking to.
legado
(n.)=inheritance ; legacy ; bequest ; lasting legacy.
Ex: This involves the entire process by which man profits by his inheritance of acquired knowledge.
Ex: The provision, in a will and testament, of a document or set of documents to an organization, at times according to certain obligations, the beneficiary having the right to refuse acceptance is known as legacy acquisition.
Ex: Lodz University Library has over 150,000 extra and superfluous copies, as a result of bequests and local legal deposit arrangements, which it needs to discard continously.
Ex: This book is sure to have a lasting legacy among all whose job it is to care about students.
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* adquisición por legado=bequest acquisition.
* legado cultural=cultural legacy.

legado cultural
(n.)=cultural legacy.
Ex: Current controversy over the university's role in transmitting a cultural legacy has important implications for collections librarians.
legajo
(n.)=bundle.
Nota: En archivística, grupo de documentos de un mismo tipo que forman una unidad en virtud de estar atados juntos por pertenecer a un mismo período o a una misma letra del abecedario.
Ex: For example, bundles, files, volumes or rolls are clearly items because they are physically appropriate for handling.

legal
=legal ; legalistic ; statutory ; lawful ; over the counter ; licit ; legit ; kosher ; legalised [legalized, -USA] ; on the level.
Ex: University courses in legal information work should take on board the teaching of the new technology.
Ex: Patents abstracting is a special skill, involving not only a technical knowledge, but also a facility for unravelling the special legalistic jargon in which patents abound.
Ex: As we saw earlier, I&R services were not invented by public libraries, but developed as a tool of other statutory and voluntary social work agencies.
Ex: DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.
Ex: With minor revision, the design recommendations were appropriate for developing over the counter medicinal leaflets.
Ex: The lines between licit & illicit operations have become blurred, as markets have become globalized.
Ex: What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.
Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
Ex: Personally, I'll give him the benefit of the doubt and assume he's on the level.
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* acción legal=legal action.
* actuación legal=legal proceedings.
* acuerdo legal=legal settlement.
* asesoramiento legal=legal advice ; legal aid.
* asesoría legal=legal advice centre.
* ayuda legal=legal assistance.
* biblioteca de depósito legal=copyright library ; depository library.
* condiciones legales de uso=legal boilerplate.
* costas legales=legal costs.
* costos legales=legal costs.
* cuestión legal=legal issue.
* custodia legal=legal guardianship.
* depósito legal=legal deposit.
* derecho legal=legal right.
* documento legal=legal document.
* emprender acciones legales=take + legal proceedings ; take + legal action.
* entidad legal=legal entity.
* igualitarismo legal=legal egalitarianism.
* impedimento legal=estoppel.
* instituciones legales, las=legal establishment, the.
* jerga legal=legalease.
* laguna legal=loophole.
* marco legal=legal framework.
* medicina legal=legal medicine.
* moneda de curso legal=legal tender.
* norma legal=statutory provision.
* obligación legal=legal obligation.
* plazo legal=statutory term.
* precedente legal=legal precedent.
* proceso legal=legal process.
* protección legal=legal protection.
* residencia legal=legal residence.
* separación legal=separation from bed and board ; a mensa et thoro.
* sistema legal, el=legal system, the.
* tutor legal=legal guardian.
* vacío legal=loophole ; legal void.

legalidad
(n.)=legality.
Ex: The head of the circulation was asked to investigate the desirability of theft detection devices and to answer questions about their legality and health risk.

legalismo
(n.)=legalism.
Ex: Legalism and pragmatism were the intellectual stalking horses that contributed most to the victory of economic interest over human concerns in this case.

legalización
(n.)=legalisation [legalization, -USA] ; legalising [legalizing, -USA] ; legitimation ; legitimisation [legitimization, -USA].
Ex: However, within both the profession and parliament enthusiasm for separate library legalisation has now waned.
Ex: This article reports on a seminar on the implications for education of the legalising of off-air recording of radio and television broadcasts.
Ex: Observations are made on the role of committees in activity legitimation and in participation and decision-making.
Ex: The article 'The legitimization of librarianship' discusses whether librarianship as an academic discipline will develop, or even survive, during the next few decades.

legalizado
(adj.)=legalised [legalized, -USA].
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.

legalizar
(v.)=legalise [legalize, -USA].
Ex: This act was introduced merely as a means of legalising state subsidies to public libraries.

legalmente
=legally ; lawfully.
Ex: One of the problems to be anticipated once a prison law library has been established is the possible 'extortion' by jailhouse lawyers demanding compensation from fellow inmates they legally advise.
Ex: Authorities use state power to plunder lawfully owned land.

legar
(v.)=bequeath ; hand on ; hand down.
Ex: On entering the parking lot behind the building, the secretary informed him that the library was bequeathed to the community in 1917.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.
Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.

legaña
(n.)=sleep in + Posesivo + eyes ; sleepy-dust ; rheum.
Ex: When you wake up with sleep in your eyes and your host gives you a cup of espresso with a smile - at that point you know your holiday trip is going to be a success.
Ex: Jennifer sat up, rubbed the sleepy-dust from her eyes, and opened her mouth wide in a yawn and just then Bunny tickled her toes and she giggled.
Ex: Everything about him, even the rheum in his eyes, seemed thicker than in an ordinary man.
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* con legañas en los ojos=bleary .

legañoso
(adj.)=bleary .
Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.

legendario
(adj.)=fabled ; epic ; larger-than-life ; proverbial.
Ex: This is one of America's most fabled summer watering holes.
Ex: Unmindful of the epic moves that made it what it is today, Elwood Bibeau fastened his seat belt as his plane approached the Wexler airport.
Ex: Significant political events often summon forth larger-than-life figures and the inevitable clash of titans.
Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.

legibilidad
(n.)=legibility ; readability.
Ex: It is important that punctuation and capitalization contribute to the legibility and/or comprehension of the citation.
Ex: It is relatively easy to improve upon the readability of a KWIC index.
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* índice de legibilidad=readability rating ; readability formula ; readability index.

legible
(adj.)=readable ; eye-readable ; legible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: Instead, the author has attempted to present a readable account of some of the key practices in the twin fields of abstracting and indexing.
Ex: The length of time taken from the publication of a book to the appearance of a related full bibliographic record in machine-readable or eye-readable form can be many weeks.
Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.
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* Catalogación Legible por Máquina (MARC)=MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
* datos legibles por máquina=machine-readable data.
* formato legible por máquina=machine-readable form ; machine readable format.
* legible a simple vista=eye-legible.
* legible por escáner=scannable.
* legible por máquina=machine-readable.

legible a simple vista
=eye-legible.
Ex: ISBD makes no provision for conventions to be followed in a record in machine-readable form from which an eye-legible catalogue record in ISBD format may be generated.
legible por escáner
(adj.)=scannable.
Ex: Perhaps most importantly, in each of the categories, there were precoded and scannable use categories that the library could define.
legible por máquina
(adj.)=machine-readable.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
legiblemente
=legibly.
Ex: The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library.

legionario
(n.)=legionnaire.
Ex: The film brings the viewer into the masochistic, waking dream of the protagonist Galoup, a legionnaire.
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* enfermedad del legionario=legionnaire's disease.

legionela
(n.)=legionella.
Ex: The author reanalyses George Zipf's data on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his premature death in Rome from legionella.

legionella
(n.)=legionella.
Ex: The author reanalyses George Zipf's data on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his premature death in Rome from legionella.

legislación
(n.)=legislation ; law-making [lawmaking/law making] ; statutory provision.
Ex: Other barriers such as language and professional reluctance to cooperate internationally cannot be changed by legislation.
Ex: Community law-making is characterized by almost continuous consultation with member states and interested third parties.
Ex: In many countries a legal term such as 'reflection-day' does not exist nor do any statutory provisions exist on this issue.
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* acatar la legislación=conform to + legislation.
* adoptar legislación=adopt + legislation.
* aprobar legislación=pass + legislation.
* hacer cumplir la legislación=enforce + legislation.
* legislación antimonopolios=antitrust legislation.
* legislación aplicable=governing law.
* legislación bibliotecaria=library legislation ; library law.
* legislación estatal=state legislation.
* legislación laboral=labour legislation.
* legislación medioambiental=environmental legislation.
* legislación por decreto ley=delegated legislation.
* legislación sobre bibliotecas=library law.
* legislación tributaria=tax law.
* legislación vigente=governing law.

legislación antimonopolios
(n.)=antitrust legislation.
Ex: Antitrust legislation probably does not provide recourse to libraries for publishers' prices.
legislación aplicable
(n.)=governing law.
Ex: Governing law: this agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands = Legislación aplicable: Este acuerdo se regirá e interpretará de acuerdo con la legislación de Los Países Bajos.
legislación bibliotecaria
(n.)=library legislation ; library law.
Ex: This article discusses the importance of the role of library associations and libraries in the achievement of library legislation. Ex: Founded in 1949, the Association has always tried to provide information about jobs and to help with problems such as library law.
legislación estatal
(n.)=state legislation.
Ex: The duties of the librarian -- to maintain cleanliness, and update lists of all works in the collection -- were initially prescribed by state legislation.
legislación laboral
(n.)=labour legislation.
Ex: 4 subjects were discussed at a seminar held on 3 successive weekends in Dec 86 on the training of librarians in job application: Curricula vitae; written applications; aspects of labour legislation (particularly testimonials); and interviews.
legislación medioambiental
(n.)=environmental legislation.
Ex: The role of factual data banks as support to environmental management and legislation is reviewed based on experience.
legislación por decreto ley
(n.)=delegated legislation.
Ex: Secondly, it empowered the Government to carry out existing and future Community directives through delegated legislation.
legislación sobre bibliotecas
(n.)=library law.
Ex: Founded in 1949, the Association has always tried to provide information about jobs and to help with problems such as library law.
legislación tributaria
(n.)=tax law.
Ex: These expert systems are constructed to help lawyers and law students in various legal areas such as contracts, torts, and tax law = Estos sistemas de expertos se crean para ayudar a abogados y a estudiantes de derecho en varios temas legales como, por ejemplo, contratos, agravios y legislación tributaria.
legislación vigente
(n.)=governing law.
Ex: Governing law: this agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of The Netherlands = Legislación aplicable: Este acuerdo se regirá e interpretará de acuerdo con la legislación de Los Países Bajos.
legislador
(n.)=legislator ; lawmaker [law-maker] ; lawgiver ; rule-maker [rulemaker].
Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.
Ex: A survey of state legislators finds that lawmakers support expanding television coverage of legislative proceedings to include gavel to gavel programming.
Ex: Sometimes when we keep strictly To the letter of the law, we forget the spirit of the law, what the lawgiver intended.
Ex: We need rule-makers to be independent of the insurance industry, and the NAIC clearly does not meet this vital standard.

legislar
(v.)=legislate.
Ex: Overall, there has occurred a deliberate reduction in the number of situations for which the AACR legislates with regard to bibliographic description in the second edition.

legislativo
(adj.)=legislative.
Ex: There is a host of legislative, political, financial, consumer, and other reports of individuals and corporate bodies.
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* órgano legislativo=legislative body.
* poder legislativo=legislative power ; legislative arm.

legislatura bicameral
(n.)=bicameral legislature.
Ex: Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a parliament or legislature which consists of two Chambers or Houses.
legislatura^1
(n.)=term of office ; term.
Ex: At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship.
Ex: The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.

legislatura^2
(n.)=parliament ; legislature.
Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.
Ex: The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body -- the city council, the state legislature or what not.
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* legislatura bicameral=bicameral legislature.

legitimar
(v.)=legitimate.
Ex: Feminist organisations have been able to legitimate flexible working time thereby circumventing the formerly rigid hours of work which barred women from fulfilling their domestic duties.

legitimidad
(n.)=legitimacy.
Ex: The report suggests that structural changes within higher education and within the information industry affect the legitimacy, status, and territory of librarians' work.

legitimización
(n.)=legitimisation [legitimization, -USA] ; legitimation.
Ex: The article 'The legitimization of librarianship' discusses whether librarianship as an academic discipline will develop, or even survive, during the next few decades.
Ex: Observations are made on the role of committees in activity legitimation and in participation and decision-making.

legitimizar
(v.)=legitimise [legitimize, -USA].
Ex: One function of a reference librarian, not legitimatized by inclusion in the curriculum of a library school, is the role of a troubleshooter.

legión
(n.)=legion.
Ex: At the time, no one would have predicted that the use of the bycycle would grow from being a simple pastime for active Sunday trippers to being the daily transport of choice for legions of people.

lego
(n.)=layman [laymen, -pl.] ; lay person [layperson] ; pedestrian ; layperson.
Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
Ex: This is an evaluative tool which brings lay people together with experts, under pressure of limited time, for study of specific problems.
Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.
Ex: Vows of chastity can also be taken by laypersons as a voluntary act of devotion.

legua
(n.)=league.
Ex: US librarians are leagues ahead of their Australian colleagues.
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* notarse a la legua=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).

leguleyo
(n.)=shyster ; shark lawyer.
Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.
Ex: If you find one of these 'shark lawyers' who can win any case for the right price, hire him immediately.

legumbre
(n.)=legume ; pulse ; pulse vegetable.
Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.
Ex: Daniel used good sense in that he did not cause a confrontation over the matter but went to the eunuch and asked for permission to eat pulse and water.
Ex: Starches are found in cereals, pasta, flour, bread, potatoes, root and pulse vegetables.
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* legumbre seca=dry bean.

legumbre seca
(n.)=dry bean.
Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
legítimamente
=legitimately ; rightfully ; validly.
Ex: the searcher may very legitimately approach the index from one of the concepts which is not represented as the lead term.
Ex: It must be remembered that AACR does not follow the Paris Principles completely, as Mr. Lubetzky quite rightfully and disappointedly pointed out.
Ex: Such counts must be recognised as ratios which can only be validly compared if the denominators are the same.

legítimo
=legitimate ; rightful ; lawful ; legit.
Nota: Abreviatura de legitimate.
Ex: In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is BICYCLE WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under BICYCLES.
Ex: Use of a library is a minority event since only a small segment of rightful users of a library really makes use of it.
Ex: DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.
Ex: What is ironic about the intellectual property law is that it often penalizes the legit consumers more than the pirates it intends to foil.

leiomioma
(n.)=leiomyoma.
Ex: Leiomyomas associated with the genital tract are most often found as incidental findings, and are on rare occasion associated with vaginal discharge.
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* leiomioma del útero=uterine leiomyoma.
* leiomioma del útero, leiomioma uterino=uterine leiomyoma ; uterine leiomyoma.
* leiomioma uterino=uterine leiomyoma.

leiomioma del útero
(n.)=uterine leiomyoma.
Ex: Uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumors in women, are also known as myomas, fibromyomas, or fibroids.
leiomioma del útero, leiomioma uterino
(n.)=uterine leiomyoma ; uterine leiomyoma.
Ex: Uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumors in women, are also known as myomas, fibromyomas, or fibroids. Ex: Uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumors in women, are also known as myomas, fibromyomas, or fibroids.
leiomioma uterino
(n.)=uterine leiomyoma.
Ex: Uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumors in women, are also known as myomas, fibromyomas, or fibroids.
leishmaniasis
(n.)=kala azar ; leishmaniasis.
Ex: Poor people in India continue to suffer the wrath of diseases such as kala azar which takes a toll on life and affects productivity.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.

leitmotiv
(n.)=leitmotif.
Ex: Mr. Scilken's remarks underscore what has become at least something of a leitmotif in these past couple of days.

lejano
(adj.)=far-flung ; outlying ; remote ; far ; distant ; far away ; from afar ; far off ; distanced.
Ex: Books by authors of all origins, African, Chinese, Hindu, Muslim, have now become commonplace in even the most far-flung libraries of Europe and America.
Ex: Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.
Ex: The computer, once instructed on the desired filing order, is eminently suitable for filing, achieving a level of consistency which was a remote dream in the days of human filers.
Ex: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/uninviting, etc.
Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.
Ex: She saw everything as if it were happening in a small room far away, or as if she were looking at it through the wrong end of a telescope.
Ex: Experts from afar can be drawn into virtual classrooms to stimulate deeper learning from extended interaction.
Ex: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.
Ex: The author explores issues relating to the development of self service skills and competencies by distanced users.
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* de tierras lejanas=from distant shores.
* emplazado en un lugar lejano=outstation.
* en el futuro lejano=further in the future.
* en un futuro más o menos lejano=in the near future.
* en un futuro no muy lejano=in the not too distant future ; in the near future.
* en un pasado muy lejano=in the dim and distant past.
* en un pasado no muy lejano=in the not too distant past.
* en un pasado oscuro y lejano=in the dim and distant past.
* en un período más o menos lejano=in the near future.
* estar muy lejano=be far off.
* Lejano Oeste, el=Wild West, the.
* Lejano Oriente, el=Far East, the.
* lugar lejano=faraway place.
* muy lejano=far off.
* pariente lejano=distant relative ; distant relation.
* pasado lejano, el=distant past, the.
* situado en un lugar lejano=outstation.
* tan lejano como=as far afield as.

lejanía
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* aparecer en la lejanía=loom.
* en la lejanía=distantly.
* ver a la lejanía=see far off into + the distance.
* ver en la lejanía=see + Nombre + far off.

lejos
(adj.)=further afield ; far .
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield.
Ex: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/uninviting, etc.
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* a lo lejos=in the distance.
* avistar a lo lejos=see + Nombre + far off.
* bastante lejos de=well away from.
* cada vez más lejos=further and further.
* de lejos=from a distance.
* demasiado lejos=too far ; way too far.
* de muy lejos=from afar.
* desde lejos=from a distance ; from afar.
* desde muy lejos=from afar.
* estar lejos de (ser) + Infinitivo=be far from + Gerundio.
* estar muy lejos=be far off ; be a long way off.
* incluso yendo más lejos=even farther afield.
* ir aun más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* ir demasiado lejos=overstate + case ; go + too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line.
* ir más lejos=go + one stage further.
* ir todavía más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* lejos de=away from.
* lejos de la muchedumbre=away from the maddening crowds ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
* lejos del gentío=away from the maddening crowds ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
* lejos del mundanal ruido=out in the woods ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
* lejos de (ser)=far from.
* llegar demasiado lejos=go + too far.
* llegar lejos=get + far.
* llegar más lejos=stretch + further.
* llegar muy lejos=go + a long way ; come + a long way.
* llevar Algo demasiado lejos=push + Nombre + too far.
* llevar aún más lejos=carry + one step further ; take + one step further.
* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos=take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír=out of earshot.
* mantener Algo lejos del alcance de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos de las manos de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + alcance=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + manos=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantenerse lejos (de)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* más lejos=further away ; furthest away.
* muy lejos=far away ; far off.
* muy lejos de=a long way from ; a long way removed from ; leagues away from.
* muy lejos de conseguir=a long way toward.
* nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* no estar muy lejos de=be just one step away from.
* no lo bastante lejos=not far enough.
* no muy lejos=within easy travelling distance ; not far behind ; not far off ; not far away ; not far ; not too far.
* no tener que ir muy lejos=not have to look far.
* tan lejos como=as far away as.
* tan lejos como sea posible=as far away as possible.
* ver a lo lejos=see far off into + the distance ; see + Nombre + far off.

lejos de
=away from.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
lejos de (ser)
=far from.
Ex: This is followed by some brief comments on a representative, but far from comprehensive, selection of the software packages used for information retrieval and cataloguing.
lejos de la muchedumbre
=away from the maddening crowds ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
Ex: If you are looking for a destination that is off the beaten track and away from maddening crowds this is the place. Ex: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.
lejos del gentío
=away from the maddening crowds ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
Ex: If you are looking for a destination that is off the beaten track and away from maddening crowds this is the place. Ex: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.
lejos del mundanal ruido
=out in the woods ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
Ex: This house is located in the small village and writers can get work done here but not because they are out in the woods. Ex: It hasn't yet been discovered by the major tour operators so if you're looking for somewhere far from the maddening crowds this could be it!.
lejía
(n.)=lye ; bleacher ; household bleach ; bleach.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it.
Ex: Bleachers can be a haven for scum buildup.
Ex: If you can't boil water, you can disinfect it using household bleach.
Ex: This type of bleach is gentle enough to pour directly on your bleachable whites.
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* lejía de casa=household bleach.
* lejía de cloro=chlorine bleach.
* lejía normal=household bleach.
* que se puede lavar con lejía=bleachable.
* resistente a la lejía=bleachable.

lejía de casa
(n.)=household bleach.
Ex: If you can't boil water, you can disinfect it using household bleach.
lejía de cloro
(n.)=chlorine bleach.
Ex: By the 1820s good white paper was regularly produced with the aid of chlorine bleaches, and the process has been used in the manufacture of virtually all white paper ever since.
lejía normal
(n.)=household bleach.
Ex: If you can't boil water, you can disinfect it using household bleach.
lelo
(adj.)=dullard ; dimwit ; dim-witted [dimwitted] ; brainless ; twat ; potty ; kook ; daffy ; daft ; nonce ; gaga ; barmy ; clod ; git ; prat ; gormless ; sucker ; wally ; batty ; dense .
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.
Ex: My very intelligent, yet slightly batty girlfriend has an interesting theory.
Ex: This usually causes more trouble for other people than himself, but because he's so dense, he never minds.
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* ser un poco lelo=be slow on the uptake ; be soft in the head.

lema
(n.)=motto ; slogan ; watchword ; headword.
Ex: James Lackington established a large and successful retail book-warehouse in 1780-98 with the motto 'Small profits do great things'.
Ex: Slogans, quotations and catch phrases may or may not be indexed under a controlled indexing language.
Ex: Retrievability should be our watchword and people should be our concern.
Ex: This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.
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* la calidad es nuestro lema=quality is our middle name.

lematización
(n.)=lemmatisation [lemmatization, -USA].
Ex: In linguistics, lemmatisation is the process of grouping together the different inflected forms of a word so they can be analysed as a single item.

lematizar
(v.)=lemmatise [lemmatize, -USA].
Ex: This made the whole task of lemmatising the corpus seem manageable.

lencería
(n.)=lingerie.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).

lengendario
=legendary ; of epic proportions.
Ex: Information highways which have now become the first legendary step towards the information society.
Ex: Even though they are not as long as I think they should be, many of the stories are of epic proportions and many of them are very entertaining.

lengua
(n.)=language ; tongue.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: Although I do at times write with my tongue between my lips (the standard attitude of deep concentration), there are other times when it is equally firmly in my cheek.
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* Asociación de Lenguas Modernas (MLA)=Modern Language Association (MLA).
* beber con la lengua=lap up.
* darle a la lengua=shoot + the breeze ; shoot + the bull ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack.
* decían las malas lenguas que=rumour had it that.
* de lengua árabe=Arabic speaking.
* dicen las malas lenguas que=rumour has it that.
* dominio de una lengua extranjera=language proficiency.
* en diversas lenguas=multilingually.
* en dos lenguas=bilingually.
* enfermedad de la lengua azul=bluetongue disease.
* enredo de lengua=slip of the tongue.
* entre varias lenguas=cross-lingual.
* en varias lenguas=cross-lingual ; cross-language ; multilingually.
* hablar con lengua de serpiente=talk with + a twisted tongue.
* hablar con lengua de serpiente=speak with + a twisted tongue ; speak with + a split tongue ; speak with + a forked tongue.
* hablar en lengua desconocida=speak in + tongues ; talk in + tongues.
* humedecer con la lengua=lick.
* irse de la lengua=spill + the beans ; shoot + Posesivo + mouth off ; let + the cat out of the bag ; blow + the gaff.
* lengua autóctona=indigenous language.
* lengua bífida=forked tongue ; split tongue.
* lengua de fuego=tongue of fire.
* lengua de intercambio=exchange language.
* lengua escrita=written language.
* lengua extinta=extinct language.
* lengua extranjera=foreign language.
* lengua flexionada=inflected language.
* lengua franca=lingua franca.
* lengua hablada=spoken language.
* lengua indígena=indigenous language.
* lengua inglesa=English language.
* lengua mandarina=Mandarin.
* lengua materna=mother tongue.
* lengua minoritaria=minority language.
* lengua muerta=dead language ; dead tongue.
* lengua nacional=national language.
* lengua nativa=native language ; native tongue.
* lengua negra=hairy tongue.
* lengua oficial común=working language.
* lengua oscurecida=black hairy tongue.
* lengua peluda=hairy tongue.
* lengua romance=romance language.
* lengua vernácula=vernacular ; vernacular language.
* lengua /conocimiento de lengua=language skill.
* mojar con la lengua=lick.
* morderse la lengua=stay + Posesivo + tongue ; hold + Posesivo + tongue ; bite + Posesivo + tongue ; bite + Posesivo + lip ; pull + Posesivo + punches.
* no morderse la lengua=call + a spade a spade ; not to hold any punches.
* no tener pelos en la lengua=call + a spade a spade ; not to hold any punches.
* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés=non-English-speaking country.
* persona que sólo habla una lengua=monoglot.
* piercing para la lengua=tongue stud.
* recuperación de información en varias lenguas=cross-language information retrieval (CLIR).
* sin pelos en la lengua=outspokenly.
* soltársele a Uno la lengua=tongue + be unloosed.
* tener pelos en la lengua=mince + words.
* TOEFL (Examen de Inglés como Segunda Lengua)=TOEFL (Test of English as a Foreign Language).
* usuario de la lengua=language user.

lengua /conocimiento de lengua
(n.)=language skill.
Ex: There is need for library staff to have language and computer skills, training in librarianship, and in the specific subject area in which they work.
lengua autóctona
(n.)=indigenous language.
Ex: In South Africa, since 1990, the right sort of material in Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and other indigenous languages is gradually starting to appear.
lengua bífida
(n.)=forked tongue ; split tongue.
Ex: All snakes have forked tongues, but only some groups of lizards do. Ex: Hummingbirds have split tongues, which they fold into a tube when feeding.
lengua de fuego
(n.)=tongue of fire.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
lengua de intercambio
(n.)=exchange language.
Ex: An exchange language is the language used as a medium for data exchange in those multilingual systems which, as a matter of policy, decide to use terms selected from only one language for this purpose.
lengua escrita
(n.)=written language.
Ex: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.
lengua extinta
(n.)=extinct language.
Ex: An extinct language is a language which no longer has any native speakers.
lengua extranjera
(n.)=foreign language.
Ex: An algorithmic procedure is put forward by which a foreign language equivalent is found for an input word or expression.
lengua flexionada
(n.)=inflected language.
Ex: The Basque language is an inflected language whose origin is still somewhat puzzling.
lengua franca
=lingua franca.
Ex: The demand for English as the world's lingua franca continues unabated.
lengua hablada
(n.)=spoken language.
Ex: In the drama of spoken language pauses frame words, form them into significant phrases, can even alter meaning, and infuse emotion.
lengua indígena
(n.)=indigenous language.
Ex: In South Africa, since 1990, the right sort of material in Afrikaans, Xhosa, Zulu, and other indigenous languages is gradually starting to appear.
lengua inglesa
(n.)=English language.
Ex: This type of subject approach is reasonably successful in the German language but presents problems in the English language.
lengua mandarina
(adj.)=Mandarin.
Ex: A qualitative research technique - focus groups - was used and 19 people participated in 3 group discussions, two composed of Mandarin speakers and one of Cantonese.
lengua materna
(n.)=mother tongue.
Ex: The problem is that on-line data base services, designed for people whose mother tongue is a rare language, tend to be unprofitable.
lengua minoritaria
(n.)=minority language.
Ex: Furthermore, the area represents one of the last strongholds of a minority language, since it forms the inland area of the principality of Wales.
lengua muerta
(n.)=dead language ; dead tongue.
Ex: Unfortunately, the only dead language included is Latin. Ex: If you're going to learn a language, it might as well be one with a growing literature, rather than a dead tongue.
lengua nacional
(n.)=national language.
Ex: If you establish a principle of using the national language, where do you start off?.
lengua nativa
(n.)=native language ; native tongue.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes. Ex: This database is suitable for use by people with a variety of native tongues.
lengua negra
(n.)=hairy tongue.
Ex: Hairy tongue is an uncommon, benign condition that is also known as black hairy tongue or lingua nigra.
lengua oficial común
(n.)=working language.
Ex: Lacking a universal working language, information managers around the world cannot now deal reliably and efficiently with multilingual documentation.
lengua oscurecida
(n.)=black hairy tongue.
Ex: Hairy tongue is an uncommon, benign condition that is also known as black hairy tongue or lingua nigra.
lengua peluda
(n.)=hairy tongue.
Ex: Hairy tongue is an uncommon, benign condition that is also known as black hairy tongue or lingua nigra.
lengua romance
(n.)=romance language.
Ex: The English language is rich in synonyms and near-synonyms, because it has roots in both Teutonic and romance languages.
lengua vernácula
(n.)=vernacular ; vernacular language.
Ex: Such a designation seems to reinforce the popularly held concept of the bureaucratic hierarchy, so the vernacular term 'job description' is preferred here. Ex: Then came Gutenberg and the modern book, composed in vernacular languages and printed on paper by a press with movable type.
lenguaje
(n.)=language ; parlance ; speech ; diction ; script ; idiom.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the concepts featured in a document, written in the language of the writer of the paraphrase.
Ex: For example, in psychology, S for subject, and E for experimenter are common parlance.
Ex: The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech.
Ex: Some abstracts have poor grammar and diction.
Ex: High quality (400dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
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* búsqueda en lenguaje natural=natural language searching.
* en lenguaje automatizado=machine-language.
* índice en lenguaje natural=natural language index.
* indización en lenguaje controlado=controlled-language indexing.
* indización en lenguaje libre=free language indexing.
* indización en lenguaje natural=natural language indexing.
* interfaz en lenguaje natural=natural language interface.
* intérprete de lenguaje de signos=sign language interpreter.
* lenguaje algorítmico=algorithmic language.
* lenguaje artificial=artificial language.
* lenguaje científico=scientific language.
* lenguaje coloquial=slang ; colloquial language ; familiar language ; cant.
* Lenguaje Común de Instrucción de EURONET=EURONET Common Command Language.
* lenguaje controlado=controlled language.
* lenguaje corporal=body language.
* lenguaje cotidiano=everyday speech ; everyday talk ; everyday discourse ; everyday language.
* lenguaje culto=formal language.
* lenguaje de búsqueda=search language.
* lenguaje de codificación=coding language.
* lenguaje de consulta=query language ; access language.
* lenguaje de conversión=switching language.
* lenguaje de indización=index language ; indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización alfabética=alphabetical indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización controlado=controlled indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización libre=free indexing language.
* lenguaje de indización natural=natural indexing language.
* lenguaje de interrogación=query language.
* lenguaje de la calle=street slang.
* lenguaje de la cibernética=cyberspeak.
* lenguaje de los contratos=contract language.
* lenguaje de objetos=object language.
* lenguaje de órdenes=command language.
* lenguaje de programación=programming language ; computer language ; scripting language ; script.
* lenguaje de programación algorítmico=algorithmic programming language.
* lenguaje de recuperación=retrieval language.
* lenguaje de signos=sign language.
* lenguaje documental=index language ; indexing language.
* lenguaje ensamblador=assembly language.
* lenguaje escrito=written language.
* Lenguaje Estándar Universal para el Análisis Formal de Documentos (SGML)=SGML (Standard Generalised Markup Language).
* lenguaje familiar=colloquial language ; familiar language.
* lenguaje formal=formal language.
* lenguaje grosero=foul language ; offensive language ; rude language ; crude language.
* lenguaje humano=human language.
* lenguaje infantil=baby talk.
* lenguaje libre=free language.
* lenguaje mediador=intermediate language.
* lenguaje natural=natural language.
* lenguaje normal=plain language.
* lenguaje ofensivo=offensive language.
* lenguaje ordinario=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.
* lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web=markup language.
* lenguaje periodístico=journalese.
* lenguaje sexista=sexist language.
* lenguaje soez=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.
* lenguaje técnico=jargon.
* lenguaje técnico informático=computerese.
* lenguaje tecnológico incomprensible=techno-babble.
* lenguaje universal=universal language.
* lenguaje vulgar=adult language ; vulgar language.
* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción=International Standard for Command Languages.
* procesamiento en lenguaje natural=natural language processing.
* sistema en lenguaje natural=natural language system.
* término del lenguaje controlado=controlled-language term.
* término del lenguaje de indización controlado=controlled index-language term.
* término del lenguaje natural=natural-language term.
* trastorno del lenguaje=language disorder ; speech disorder.
* XML (Lenguaje Extensible para el Análisis de Documentos)=XML (Extensible Markup Language).

lenguaje algorítmico
(n.)=algorithmic language.
Ex: This article discusses its links with algorithmic languages and automatic language translation with Esperanto as a catalyst.
lenguaje artificial
(n.)=artificial language.
Ex: An artificial language is that which is constructed or controlled based on a set of prescribed rules.
lenguaje científico
(n.)=scientific language.
Ex: And so in scientific language -- in all purely fact-communicating uses of language -- we try to employ words in as objective and unvarying a way as possible.
lenguaje coloquial
(n.)=slang ; colloquial language ; familiar language ; cant.
Ex: Some specialized dictionaries cover acronyms, usage, pronunciation, spelling, etymology, slang, rhymes, and so on. Ex: Documentation systems have suffered from the use of descriptors insufficiently keyed to colloquial language. Ex: Boolean logic should be properly explained and jargon kept to a minimum, preferring the familiar language of print resources. Ex: This essay traces the changing status of cant and vulgar languages in eighteenth-century Britain.
lenguaje controlado
(n.)=controlled language.
Ex: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.
lenguaje corporal
(n.)=body language.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.
lenguaje cotidiano
(n.)=everyday speech ; everyday talk ; everyday discourse ; everyday language.
Ex: The labels on the left have been chosen to come as close as possible to everyday speech. Ex: The article 'Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk. Ex: The article 'Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk. Ex: In summary, 'work' in everyday language means earning a living out of necessity.
lenguaje culto
(n.)=formal language.
Ex: In academic writing we use formal language, avoiding the use of slang and colloquial language.
lenguaje de búsqueda
(n.)=search language.
Ex: Command Search is easy to use, but requires knowledge of the DIALOG search language.
lenguaje de codificación
(n.)=coding language.
Ex: HTML (Hypertext Markup Language) is the coding language used to create hypertext documents for use on the World Wide Web.
lenguaje de consulta
(n.)=query language ; access language.
Ex: Some DBMS systems have 'query language' auxiliary systems which make them more amenable to a non-programmer. Ex: Whether the item of information is in an encyclopaedia article, a textbook, a patent specification, an autograph letter, a citation in a bibliographic data-base, a trade catalogue, a newspaper article, an audio-cassette, or any possible alternative, it can only be traced by employing the access language of the collection.
lenguaje de conversión
(n.)=switching language.
Ex: This switching language is a notation that can be used by people or computers to translate terms in all natural languages into, and as an intermediate language between, the various languages.
lenguaje de indización
(n.)=index language ; indexing language.
Ex: Such an extreme form of control would achieve an index language which, like pidgin English, would be capable of being easily learned and used. Ex: An indexing language is simply defined as a list of terms or notation that might be used as access points in an index or as the set of terms (the vocabulary) and the devices for handling the relationships between them in a system for providing index descriptions.
lenguaje de indización alfabética
(n.)=alphabetical indexing language.
Ex: Alphabetical indexing languages specialise in establishing specific labels for subjects, and providing direct access to individual subjects.
lenguaje de indización controlado
(n.)=controlled indexing language.
Ex: Controlled indexing languages are indexing languages in which both the terms that are used to represent subjects, and the process whereby terms are assigned to a particular document are controlled or executed by a person.
lenguaje de indización libre
(n.)=free indexing language.
Ex: Free indexing language again, is not a listed language of terms which is distinct from the terms used to describe concepts in a subject area.
lenguaje de indización natural
(n.)=natural indexing language.
Ex: Natural indexing languages are not really a separate language at all, but the 'natural language' or ordinary language of the document being indexed.
lenguaje de interrogación
(n.)=query language.
Ex: Some DBMS systems have 'query language' auxiliary systems which make them more amenable to a non-programmer.
lenguaje de la calle
(n.)=street slang.
Ex: The author also displays a need to buff up on her mastery of today's street slang.
lenguaje de la cibernética
(n.)=cyberspeak.
Ex: To use the language of cyberspeak: Is this post-Gutenberg world that is becoming hominized (that is to say brought under the control of an individual with a keyboard and screen) also becoming dehumanized (no longer serving worthy human ends)?.
lenguaje de los contratos
(n.)=contract language.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
lenguaje de objetos
(n.)=object language.
Ex: Object language comprises all intentional and non-intentional display of material things, such as implements, machines, art objects, architectural structures, and last but not least, the human body and whatever clothes cover it.
lenguaje de programación
(n.)=programming language ; computer language ; scripting language ; script.
Ex: A programming language is the language in which computer programs are written. Ex: Today, it is difficult to conceive of a library school that neglects to offer its students a chance to experiment with databases and gain at least a nodding acquaintance with programming and a computer language. Ex: The author assesses how successful XML is in its aim of achieving ease-of-processing by scripting languages. Ex: High quality (400dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script.
lenguaje de programación algorítmico
(n.)=algorithmic programming language.
Ex: This article outlines the advantages of logical programming or defining all relevant knowledge to satisfy logical conditions or IF-THEN rules, instead of a traditional algorithmic programming language.
lenguaje de recuperación
(n.)=retrieval language.
Ex: As indexing languages are used both in the indexing of documents and in the search programming which leads to their subsequent retrieval they are sometimes referred to as retrieval languages.
lenguaje de signos
(n.)=sign language.
Ex: One service for the deaf is addition of sign language or subtitles to films.
lenguaje de órdenes
(n.)=command language.
Ex: A command language is the set of commands or instructions that the searcher uses to instruct the computer to perform certain operations.
lenguaje documental
(n.)=index language ; indexing language.
Ex: Such an extreme form of control would achieve an index language which, like pidgin English, would be capable of being easily learned and used. Ex: An indexing language is simply defined as a list of terms or notation that might be used as access points in an index or as the set of terms (the vocabulary) and the devices for handling the relationships between them in a system for providing index descriptions.
lenguaje ensamblador
(n.)=assembly language.
Ex: Assembler is the colloquial term for assembly language which lies between the low-level machine code and high-level languages.
lenguaje escrito
(n.)=written language.
Ex: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.
lenguaje familiar
(n.)=colloquial language ; familiar language.
Ex: Documentation systems have suffered from the use of descriptors insufficiently keyed to colloquial language. Ex: Boolean logic should be properly explained and jargon kept to a minimum, preferring the familiar language of print resources.
lenguaje formal
(n.)=formal language.
Ex: In academic writing we use formal language, avoiding the use of slang and colloquial language.
lenguaje grosero
(n.)=foul language ; offensive language ; rude language ; crude language.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect. Ex: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?.
lenguaje humano
(n.)=human language.
Ex: Unlike traditional data, multimedia has a very free format and has mostly lost the constraint of human language.
lenguaje infantil
(n.)=baby talk.
Ex: This seems more logical, given that in baby talk, a bird is commonly a 'dicky bird', and 'Dick' is a common short form of Richard.
lenguaje libre
(n.)=free language.
Ex: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.
lenguaje mediador
(n.)=intermediate language.
Ex: This switching language is a notation that can be used by people or computers to translate terms in all natural languages into, and as an intermediate language between, the various languages.
lenguaje natural
(n.)=natural language.
Ex: A switching language, in the form of a notation, may be used to translate terms from all natural languages, and as an intermediate language between the various languages.
lenguaje normal
(n.)=plain language.
Ex: STATUS has been developed by the Computer Science and Systems Division at AERE Harwell to provide an easily installed system, with which users can interact in plain language.
lenguaje ofensivo
(n.)=offensive language.
Ex: The rules also crack down on sexual innuendo, 'off-colour' jokes and offensive language.
lenguaje ordinario
(n.)=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?.
lenguaje para el análisis formal de documentos web
(n.)=markup language.
Ex: The author considers the need for standardisation to facilitate the interchange of data and describes how this might be achieved through a markup language such as SGML.
lenguaje periodístico
(n.)=journalese.
Ex: A constant annoyance in news writing is journalese -- a trade jargon that relies on worn-out, copycat, cliche-ridden phrasing.
lenguaje sexista
(n.)=sexist language.
Ex: The author discusses problems of sexism and sexist language relevant to teachers and librarians.
lenguaje soez
(n.)=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?.
lenguaje tecnológico incomprensible
(n.)=techno-babble.
Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.
lenguaje técnico
(n.)=jargon.
Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
lenguaje técnico informático
(n.)=computerese.
Ex: Attention has been paid to the interface between the system and the user in an effort to remove all computerese from the dialogue language.
lenguaje universal
(n.)=universal language.
Ex: More and more communicators are turning to graphics as a universal language = Cada vez más comunicadores están recurriendo al uso de los gráficos como lenguaje universal.
lenguaje vulgar
(n.)=adult language ; vulgar language.
Ex: Also, note that ten of the top fifty portray excessive violence, adult language, or themes unsuitable for younger readers = Además, diez de estos cincuenta contienen violencia, lenguaje vulgar o temas que no son adecuados para los lectores más jóvenes. Ex: This essay traces the changing status of cant and vulgar languages in eighteenth-century Britain.
lengüeta
(n.)=barb ; tab ; tang.
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
Ex: Tabs should be used in card or sheaf catalogues, and thumb holes in the latter where possible.
Ex: Many of the earlier swords and daggers had a narrow tang to which a hilt was rivetted.

lengüetazo
(n.)=lick.
Ex: The control animals emitted approximately 1000 licks per session when given free access to a palatable sucrose solution.

lentamente
=at a snail's pace ; slowly.
Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace.
Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.
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* arder lentamente=smoulder [smolder, -USA].
* ascender lentamente=work + Posesivo + way up.
* avanzar lentamente=creep ; creep along.
* cocinar lentamente=slow cook.
* muy lentamente=very slowly.
* que arde lentamente=smouldering [smoldering, -USA].
* que avanza lentamente=crawling.
* subir lentamente=work + Posesivo + way up.

lente
(n.)=lens [lenses, pl.].
Ex: Faster material and lenses, more automatic cameras, finer-grained sensitive compounds to allow an extension of the minicamera idea, are all imminent.
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* de lente doble=dual-lens.
* lente de aumento=magnifying glass ; magnifier ; hand lens.
* lente de contacto=contact lens.
* lentes=eyewear.
* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el=unaided eye, the.

lente de aumento
(n.)=magnifying glass ; magnifier ; hand lens.
Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass. Ex: Reading aids such as talking books, magnifiers and book stands have made a valuable contribution. Ex: If the lining of the stomach is examined with a hand lens, one can see that it is covered with numerous small holes.
lente de contacto
(n.)=contact lens.
Ex: Contact lenses are medical devices which, like drugs, provide benefits while posing certain risks.
lenteja
(n.)=lentil.
Ex: Not only do lentils help lower cholesterol, they are of special benefit in managing blood-sugar disorders.
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* ganarse las lentejas=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.

lentes
(n.)=eyewear.
Ex: Modern bioptic eyewear design of includes many, small lightweight systems that have improved patient acceptance.
lentilla
(n.)=contact lens ; lens [lenses, pl.].
Ex: Contact lenses are medical devices which, like drugs, provide benefits while posing certain risks.
Ex: Faster material and lenses, more automatic cameras, finer-grained sensitive compounds to allow an extension of the minicamera idea, are all imminent.
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* lentilla desechable=disposable lens.

lentilla desechable
(n.)=disposable lens.
Ex: Daily disposable lenses rule the roost in the contact lens industry.
lentitud
(n.)=slowness ; sluggishness.
Ex: Snail mail is a pejorative term to refer to the postal service, used for sending hardcopy, books, etc., to imply slowness relative to e-mail.
Ex: The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.

lento
(adj.)=slow ; slowly ; time-consuming [time consuming] ; sluggish.
Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.
Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme.
Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
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* actuar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* avanzar lenta y pesadamente=trundle.
* cámara lenta=slow motion ; stop motion.
* cocción lenta=slow cooking.
* cocer a fuego lento=simmer.
* cocinar a fuego lento=coddle ; cook over + a low heat ; cook at + a low heat.
* combustión lenta=smouldering combustion.
* comenzar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* deportista lento pero seguro=plodder.
* empezar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* hervir a fuego lento=simmer.
* lento y pesado=plodding.
* olla de cocción lenta=crock pot ; slow cooker.
* olla de cocimiento lento=crock pot ; slow cooker.
* reaccionar lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* responder lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.
* ser lento=be slow off the mark ; be slow off the blocks.

lento y pesado
(adj.)=plodding.
Ex: However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding.
leona
(n.)=lioness.
Ex: Being smaller and lighter than males, lionesses are more agile and faster and do the pride's hunting.

leontina
(n.)=fob.
Ex: Breeches had small watch pockets near the front of the waist and watches were attached with fobs, or decorative strings or chains that led from a clip on the waistband to these pockets.

leopardo
(n.)=leopard.
Ex: Early naturalists distinguished between leopards and panthers not by colour (a common misconception), but by the length of the tail.

leotardos
(n.)=tights.
Ex: Tight clothing, such as swimming suits and the tights worn for aerobics, jogging, etc., may cause health problems by restricting the natural flow of blood.

lepisma
(n.)=silverfish.
Ex: This article identifies five types of crawling insects which commonly infest libraries: booklice, bookworms, cockroaches, silverfish and termites.

leporino
(adj.)=cloven ; forked.
Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).
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* labio leporino=cleft lip.

lepra
(n.)=leprosy.
Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.
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* enfermo de lepra=leper.

leprosería
(n.)=leper colony.
Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.

leproso
(n.)=leper.
Ex: The hospital was founded in 1619 for lepers and continued as a mental hospital until 1967.

lepóridos
(n.)=leporidae.
Ex: Thus the brown hare, the blue hare, the Arctic hare, and the jackrabbit are all species of the genus Leporidae.

les
=them.
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.
lesbiana
(n.)=lesbian ; dyke ; fagette ; lesbo ; lemon ; lezzie.
Ex: There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.
Ex: Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', 'fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.
Ex: Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', 'fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.
Ex: If the lesboes and homos had their way in the world, there wouldn't be any reproduction of the human race.
Ex: I was called a 'lemon' (slang for lesbian) or 'lezzie' before I knew what it meant or really had begun to think about issues of sexuality.
Ex: I was called a 'lemon' (slang for lesbian) or 'lezzie' before I knew what it meant or really had begun to think about issues of sexuality.

lesbianismo
(n.)=lesbianism ; lesbianism ; sapphism.
Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.
Ex: Images of homosexuality and lesbianism are used as a confrontational political tool to dislodge male hegemony within the current cultural context.
Ex: In this study of sapphism in the British novel, Moore often directs our attention to the periphery of sapphic romances, when an abjected body suffers on behalf of the stainless heroine.

lesionado
(n./adj.)=injured ; hurt.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Ex: I have what I think is a hurt tendon and the pain has been going on for months now.

lesionar
(v.)=cripple ; injure ; crock.
Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: I crocked the cartilage in my knee big time around 7 years ago and even after surgery it was swollen, stiff and achey.
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* lesionarse=get + hurt ; injure + Reflexivo.

lesionarse
(v.)=get + hurt ; injure + Reflexivo.
Ex: To avoid getting hurt, before you exercise you should probably boost your intake of magnesium, which helps muscles stay flexible and toned. Ex: She died after injuring herself while trying to do somersaults.
lesiones
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
lesión
(n.)=injury ; wound ; lesion ; bruise.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity.
Ex: The article 'Record management professionals: suffering from self-inflicted wounds' discusses how since its creation in 1975 the Institute of Certified Records Managers has been under constant criticism.
Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
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* agresión con lesiones=assault and battery.
* lesión cerebral=brain damage.
* lesión cervical=neck injury.
* lesión corporal=bodily harm.
* lesión cutánea=skin lesion.
* lesión de la columna=spine injury.
* lesión de la espina dorsal=spine injury.
* lesión de la médula espinal=spinal cord injury (SCI).
* lesión del cuello=neck injury.
* lesión deportiva=sports injury.
* lesión dorsal=spine injury.
* lesión en la cabeza=head injury.
* lesiones=bruising.
* lesión grave=serious injury ; severe injury.

lesión cerebral
(n.)=brain damage.
Ex: The shaking of an infant or child, can be devastating and result in irreversible brain damage, blindness, and even death.
lesión cervical
(n.)=neck injury.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
lesión corporal
(n.)=bodily harm.
Ex: A singer from a girl band has been charged with causing bodily harm for failing to inform partners she was HIV positive.
lesión cutánea
(n.)=skin lesion.
Ex: The fever was resolved and the skin lesions started to remit during the following 3 weeks.
lesión de la columna
(n.)=spine injury.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
lesión de la espina dorsal
(n.)=spine injury.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
lesión de la médula espinal
(n.)=spinal cord injury (SCI).
Ex: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.
lesión del cuello
(n.)=neck injury.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
lesión deportiva
(n.)=sports injury.
Ex: Many sports enthusiasts have had the frustrating experience of problems due to sports injuries.
lesión dorsal
(n.)=spine injury.
Ex: Accidents in stairwells can happen to anyone and can result in serious injuries such as head trauma, neck and spine injuries, broken bones, and in some cases, death.
lesión en la cabeza
(n.)=head injury.
Ex: Brain damage from head injuries, strokes and tumours results in cognitive and emotional disorders in a large section of society annually.
lesión grave
(n.)=serious injury ; severe injury.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury. Ex: Falling debris can cause severe injury or death to workers and pedestrians.
letal
(adj.)=lethal ; deadly ; baneful ; deathly .
Ex: The lethal effect of displacement of oxygen by an inert gas, such as nitrogen, on insect populations was investigated.
Ex: Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
Ex: As we all know, arsenic is deathly poisonous.
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* arma letal=lethal weapon.
* armamento letal=lethal weaponry.
* armamento no letal=non-lethal weaponry.
* arma no letal=non-lethal weapon.
* armas letales=lethal weaponry.
* armas no letales=non-lethal weaponry.
* fuerza letal=deadly force.
* inyección letal=lethal injection.
* no letal=non-lethal.

letanía
(n.)=litany.
Nota: Lista interminable.
Ex: But no litany of caveats should be allowed to obscure the fact that on-line searching has added a major weapon to the reference librarian's arsenal.

letargo
(n.)=lethargy ; dormancy ; sleepiness ; torpor ; torpidity.
Ex: Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.
Ex: The book depicts a world in which life, death, joy, and sorrow are out of sync with the seasons' natural cycle of dormancy and rebirth.
Ex: Factors with contributed to daytime sleepiness included female sex, middle age, napping, insomnia symptoms, high daily caffeine consumption.
Ex: The hummingbird goes into a state of torpor every night, which is similar to a deep hibernating sleep.
Ex: At least two swift species share with hummingbirds the ability to enter periods of torpidity to conserve energy.

letra
(n.)=character ; letter ; script ; sorts ; sort ; letter-form.
Ex: A fixed length field is a field which has the same length, that is, contains the same number of characters in each record.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.
Ex: They were used for elaborate illustrations, stylized ornaments, initial letters, and for words in large or complex letter-forms that were not available as type = Se utilizaban para ilusraciones compicadas, adornos estilizados, letras iniciales y para letras grandes o complejas que no se podían conseguir en tipos.
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* al pie de la letra=to the letter.
* de dos letras=two-letter.
* de puño y letra=in black and white ; in handwriting.
* dominado por la letra impresa=print-dominated.
* filosofía y letras=arts and humanities, the ; arts and letters.
* hombre de letras=man of letters.
* imprimir en letra realzada=print in + double density.
* juego de letras=letter set.
* la clave está en la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* letra adornada=swash letter.
* letra a letra=letter-perfect.
* letra bastarda=bastarda.
* letra bastardilla=italics.
* letra contraccional=contraction.
* letra cursiva=italics.
* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa=broken letter.
* letra de cambio=bill of exchange.
* letra de canción=song lyrics.
* letra de imprenta=block capital ; block letter.
* letra del alfabeto=alphabet letter ; alphabetic letter.
* letra de la música=music lyrics.
* letra del Tesoro=Treasury bill.
* letra de madera=wood letter.
* letra de molde=block capital ; block letter.
* letra desbordante=kerned letter.
* letra de signatura=signature-letter.
* letra egipcia=slab serif.
* letra gótica=gothic type ; black letter.
* letra inicial decorada=decorated capital ; swash capital.
* letra itálica=italic fount ; italic type.
* letra, la=lyrics, the.
* letra ligada=diagraph.
* letra mayúscula=capital letter ; upper case letter ; block capital ; block letter.
* letra mecana=slab serif.
* letra minúscula=lower case letter ; small ; small letter.
* letra moderna=modern face.
* letra negrita=bold print ; bold type ; bold letters.
* letra normal=light type ; light face type.
* letra pequeñita, la=fine detail(s) ; fine points, the.
* letra por letra=literatim.
* letra romana=roman ; roman type.
* letra romana aldina=Aldine roman.
* letra romana cursiva=sloped roman.
* letra romana de Caslon=Caslon roman.
* letra rota o a medio imprimir=broken letter.
* letras adornadas=swash sorts.
* letra saliente=kerned letter.
* letras conjuntas=tied letters.
* letras, las=arts, the.
* letra versalita=small capital.
* los detalles de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* los pormenores de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* método de ordenación letra a letra=letter by letter method ; all-through method.
* mundo de la letra impresa, el=print world, the.
* mundo de las letras, el=world of letters, the.
* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
* ordenación alfabética letra a letra=letter by letter alphabetisation.
* ordenación letra a letra=letter-by-letter filing ; all through filing ; letter by letter arrangement ; all through arrangement.
* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa=print disabled people.
* remate de una letra=serif.
* revoltijo de letras=jumbled letters.
* seguir Algo al pie de la letra=follow + Nombre + to the letter.
* seguir al pie de la letra lo que Alguien dice=keep + strictly to the letter ; take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* seguir las normas al pie de la letra=go by + the book.
* seguir las reglas al pie de la letra=go by + the book.
* sopa de letras=alphabet soup.
* tamaño de letra=font size.
* texto con letras grandes=large print.
* tipo de letra=type face [typeface] ; typing ; type font [typefont] ; fount ; type specimen [type-specimen] ; fount of type.
* uso de la letra cursiva=italicisation [italicization, -USA].

letra a letra
=letter-perfect.
Ex: If a particular name is already in the system, there is no need to re-enter it letter-perfect in order to catalog the document correctly.
letra adornada
(n.)=swash letter.
Ex: The text of the title-page is copied in full, including all punctuation and such things as long f, swash letters, digraphs, and VV for W.
letra bastarda
(n.)=bastarda.
Ex: The English, French, and Dutch bastardas went out of use by the mid sixteenth century.
letra bastardilla
(n.)=italics.
Ex: Finally, the 1967 AACR Rule 40 requires that a person be entered, 'under the name by which he (or she) is commonly (author's italics) identified'.
letra contraccional
(n.)=contraction.
Ex: The Aldine greek was based on a much admired humanistic cursive hand which relied for its good looks on a multiplicity of alternative letters, ligatures, and contractions.
letra cursiva
(n.)=italics.
Ex: Finally, the 1967 AACR Rule 40 requires that a person be entered, 'under the name by which he (or she) is commonly (author's italics) identified'.
letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa
(n.)=broken letter.
Ex: And if you examine a certain page where you will find a broken letter in one, then you will also find it in the other one.
letra de cambio
(n.)=bill of exchange.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.
letra de canción
=song lyrics.
Ex: This music server provides access to a large database of song lyrics and melodies.
letra de imprenta
(n.)=block capital ; block letter.
Ex: As computer technology improves, the appearance of the printed page, so often marred at present by the use of undifferentiated block capitals, will undoubtedly improve. Ex: Please fill out this form in block letters and send it back to us as soon as possible in order to benefit from pre-registration fees.
letra de la música
=music lyrics.
Ex: This article discusses the pressure for record companies and libraries to label pop music lyrics as 'explicit' and the range of content covered by this term.
letra de madera
(n.)=wood letter.
Ex: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.
letra de molde
(n.)=block capital ; block letter.
Ex: As computer technology improves, the appearance of the printed page, so often marred at present by the use of undifferentiated block capitals, will undoubtedly improve. Ex: Please fill out this form in block letters and send it back to us as soon as possible in order to benefit from pre-registration fees.
letra de signatura
(n.)=signature-letter.
Ex: It was usual for duplicated signature-letters to be set out in full, but English printers in the eighteenth century preferred to set 3A for Aaa, 6A for Aaaaaa, etc..
letra del Tesoro
(n.)=Treasury bill.
Ex: This article provides a classification of farm loans and outlines six month US Treasury bills and long-term US Treasury Bonds interest rates.
letra del alfabeto
(n.)=alphabet letter ; alphabetic letter.
Ex: According to BS1749, ampersands file before any alphabet letter. Ex: How, then, is one to file a character which is at the same time an alphabetic letter and a roman numeral?.
letra desbordante
(n.)=kerned letter.
Ex: Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.
letra egipcia
=slab serif.
Ex: The second variety was a letter with slab serifs and little contrast, known as Egyptian, which first appeared in about 1817.
letra gótica
(n.)=gothic type ; black letter.
Ex: Fraktur, cut with a contrived formality that belied its cursive origins, became the most successful of all the gothic types, surviving as a book face in Germany until the mid twentieth century. Ex: Books in English began to be set in roman from the late 1550s, although the Bible survived in 'black letter' until 1640.
letra inicial decorada
(n.)=decorated capital ; swash capital.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals. Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman because of the addition of extra ligatures and decorated (or 'swash') capitals.
letra itálica
(n.)=italic fount ; italic type.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman. Ex: The first italic type was an 80 mm. fount cut for Aldus by Griffo.
letra ligada
(n.)=diagraph.
Ex: The text of the title-page is copied in full, including all punctuation and such things as long f, swash letters, digraphs, and VV for W.
letra mayúscula
(n.)=capital letter ; upper case letter ; block capital ; block letter.
Ex: Main classes are denoted by a capital letter, and in most classes a second capital letter is used to signal major sections or subclasses. Ex: A mixed notation uses more than one kind of symbol such as, for example, a mixture of letters and numbers, or a mixture of lower case and upper case letters in specifying subjects. Ex: As computer technology improves, the appearance of the printed page, so often marred at present by the use of undifferentiated block capitals, will undoubtedly improve. Ex: Please fill out this form in block letters and send it back to us as soon as possible in order to benefit from pre-registration fees.
letra mecana
=slab serif.
Ex: The second variety was a letter with slab serifs and little contrast, known as Egyptian, which first appeared in about 1817.
letra minúscula
(n.)=lower case letter ; small ; small letter.
Ex: A mixed notation uses more than one kind of symbol such as, for example, a mixture of letters and numbers, or a mixture of lower case and upper case letters in specifying subjects. Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals. Ex: It makes no difference whether the loan types are entered as capital or as small letters.
letra moderna
(n.)=modern face.
Ex: The flamboyance of the earliest modern face proved evanescent, and it was a restrained interpretation of the design, combining elements of both the English and the French modern faces, that prevailed.
letra negrita
=bold print ; bold type ; bold letters.
Ex: Notice the word 'HITCOUNT' in bold print which tells you the total number of titles within the listing. Ex: The preferred terms are indicated in bold type, and other terms which are useful access points, but which will not be used as index terms, are listed in light type. Ex: When you DISPLAY or TYPE records, your search terms appear in green (bold letters on monochrome monitors).
letra normal
(n.)=light type ; light face type.
Ex: The preferred terms are indicated in bold type, and other terms which are useful access points, but which will not be used as index terms, are listed in light type. Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE Lubrication and lubricants.
letra pequeñita, la
(n.)=fine detail(s) ; fine points, the.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects. Ex: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.
letra por letra
(adj.)=literatim.
Ex: This large volume presents the texts from 1785 to 1797 in edited versions and, usually, in literatim transcripts that show the development of the texts from which the edited versions are derived.
letra romana
(n.)=roman ; roman type.
Ex: Books in English began to be set in roman from the late 1550s, although the Bible survived in 'black letter' until 1640. Ex: The lack of anything other than upper and lower case roman type makes for monotony, and precludes emphasis or distinction.
letra romana aldina
(n.)=Aldine roman.
Ex: Jenson's version is perhaps nearer to calligraphy than the Aldine roman, which is cut with a brilliance and regularity that is purely typographic.
letra romana cursiva
(n.)=sloped roman.
Ex: The italics that accompanied all these faces were sloped romans, varying in contrast in the same way as their parent forms, and seldom showing any trace of renaissance broad-pen calligraphy.
letra romana de Caslon
(n.)=Caslon roman.
Ex: After a period of disuse at the beginning of the nineteenth century, Caslon roman was revived, and has been available ever since from Caslon's successors.
letra rota o a medio imprimir
(n.)=broken letter.
Ex: And if you examine a certain page where you will find a broken letter in one, then you will also find it in the other one.
letra saliente
(n.)=kerned letter.
Ex: Alternatively vowels could be cast without accents as kerned letters, with bodies only half as wide as usual, part of the face being cast on the overhang, or kern.
letra versalita
(n.)=small capital.
Ex: Italic founts, which lacked small capitals, generally had about the same total number of sorts as roman.
letra, la
=lyrics, the.
Ex: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.
letrado
(n.)=man of letters.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.

letras adornadas
(n.)=swash sorts.
Ex: The text of the title-page or other subject is copied in full, including all punctuation and such things as long f, swash sorts, digraphs, and VV for W.
letras conjuntas
=tied letters.
Ex: Its x-height was notably small, and the fount was equipped with many ligatures (tied letters) and with upright capitals; it was quickly and widely imitated.
letras, las
=arts, the.
Ex: The books of the library were divided into four general classes -- theology, medicine, law, and the arts -- and subdivided by size into folios, quartos, etc.
letrero
(n.)=notice ; sign ; placard ; plaque ; fascia board.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
Ex: Standard advertising mechanisms, such as spots on radio and television, signs in buses and on billboards, and widely disseminated leaflets are used if money is available.
Ex: The largest collection is on graphic arts, comprising 900 reference works, catalogues, leaflets and placards.
Ex: The walls were decorated with cardboard plaques displaying names of important fictional characters.
Ex: Please indicate on the table below the name of the exhibiting company to be reflected on the fascia board.
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* letrero de señalización=signpost.
* letrero luminoso=neon sign ; neon light.
* letrero magnético=magnetic sign.
* letreros=guiding.
* poner un letrero=put up + a sign ; post + a notice ; put up + a notice.

letrero de señalización
(n.)=signpost.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands Information scheme is one signpost for the future.
letrero luminoso
(n.)=neon sign ; neon light.
Ex: In Baltimore County, Maryland, area branch libraries are publicised with neon signs and have vast car-parks. Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
letrero magnético
(n.)=magnetic sign.
Ex: Three 'sandwich boards' are placed outside the van at each stop and four magnetic signs are stuck on the exterior to describe the range of subjects covered.
letreros
(n.)=guiding.
Ex: Shelf arrangement and supportive guiding are important in information retrieval.
letrina
(n.)=letrine ; garderobe ; latrine.
Ex: Solutions proposed by climbers included using more latrines and using crevasses to dispose of waste.
Ex: There were, of course, serious day-to-day problems, such as the garderobes which voided into the street or the cesspools which overflowed into a neighbour's garden.
Ex: An exciting find was made when the latrine drains were cleared out in the mid-nineteenth century and a hoard of silver pennies was uncovered.

letrista
(n.)=lyricist.
Nota: Autor de la letra de una canción.
Ex: For example, the composer is normally regarded as the author of musical works, but if there is both a composer and a lyricist (writer of the words of a song), then which is to be given priority?.

letárgico
(adj.)=dormant.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

letón
(adj.)=Latvian.
Ex: Overall statistics are presented of Latvian printed production in the field of library science for 1974-85.

leucemia
(n.)=leukaemia [leukemia, -USA].
Ex: Find an article written by C.K. Grant on the subject of feline leukemia.

leucocito
(n.)=white blood cell.
Ex: Clear fluid called lymph flows through the lymphatic vessels and contains infection-fighting white blood cells known as lymphocytes.

leukoplasia
(n.)=leukoplakia.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oesophageal, stomach, colorectal, skin, bladder and kidney cancers, and leukoplakia.

leva
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* árbol de levas=camshaft.

levadizo
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* puente levadizo=drawbridge.

levador
(n.)=layer.
Ex: The team at the vat consisted of the vatman and the coucher (pronounced koocher), assisted by the layer.

levadura
(n.)=yeast ; leavening ; leavening agent.
Ex: Chapter 2 describes general characteristics of various microorganisms causing this deterioration -- bacteria, actinomycetes, fungi, yeasts, and algae.
Ex: Self-rising flour is all-purpose flour with added salt and leavening (baking powder).
Ex: Self-raising flour contains a leavening agent, sodium bicarbonate.
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* célula de levadura=yeast cell ; yeast cell.
* extracto de levadura=yeast extract.
* harina con levadura=self-raising flour ; self-rising flour.
* levadura de cerveza=brewer's yeast.
* levadura de panadero=baker's yeast.
* levadura en polvo=baking powder.
* pan sin levadura=unleavened bread.
* sin levadura=unleavened.

levadura de cerveza
(n.)=brewer's yeast.
Ex: Brewer's yeast is bitter in taste and should not be confused with baker's yeast.
levadura de panadero
(n.)=baker's yeast.
Ex: Brewer's yeast is bitter in taste and should not be confused with baker's yeast.
levadura en polvo
(n.)=baking powder.
Ex: The author describes how to construct a device that repeatedly submerges and rises to the surface of a tub of water from a plastic disposable pipet and baking powder.
levantado
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* estar levantado=be up.
* quedarse levantado=stay up.
* quedarse levantado hasta (muy) tarde=stay up + late.
* seguir levantado=stay up.

levantador
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* levantador de peso=weightlifter [weight lifter].

levantador de peso
(n.)=weightlifter [weight lifter].
Ex: Interviews were conducted with three physically active groups (ballet dancers, bodybuilders, & weightlifters).
levantamiento
(n.)=revolt ; lifting ; convulsion ; rising ; insurrection.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: The political reforms set in motion after the lifting of the 38 year long martial law in 1987 in Taiwan have breathed a new life into the island's press.
Ex: Spain's transition from dictatorship to pacific and stable democracy without producing major national convulsions is remarkable.
Ex: Somalis did not accept their subjugation meekly and a fierce rising was led by a religious leader and poet.
Ex: Mrs Thatcher went on to win two more elections while defeating the organised insurrection of the miners' union.
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* levantamiento cartográfico=mapping.
* levantamiento de pesas=weightlifting [weight lifting].
* levantamiento de planos=survey.
* levantamiento tectónico=tectonic uplift.

levantamiento cartográfico
(n.)=mapping.
Ex: The mapping of the seafloor also revealed that these huge underwater mountain ranges are bisected by a deep trench which in places is more than 2000 meters deep.
levantamiento de pesas
(n.)=weightlifting [weight lifting].
Ex: He describes the weightlifting culture as a 'masculine cosmogony' based on a creed of dedication, determination, & discipline.
levantamiento de planos
(n.)=survey.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.
levantamiento tectónico
(n.)=tectonic uplift.
Ex: Local climatic variations, eustatic sea level fluctuations, and tectonic uplift have influenced the development of quaternary marine deposits along the Red Sea coast.
levantar
(v.)=erect ; lift (up) ; put up.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
Ex: The scanner must, however, be lifted from the document at the end of each scan.
Ex: If you put up a real tree too soon then all the little pine needle things will fall off and you'll be left with a twig on Christmas day.
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* hacer que Algo levante el vuelo=get + Nombre + off the ground.
* levantar al hacer surcos=plough [plow, -USA].
* levantar ampollas=blister ; rile ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt ; ruffle + Nombre + feathers ; hit + a hot button.
* levantar armas=take up + arms.
* levantar barreras=erect + boundaries.
* levantar barricadas=barricade.
* levantar campamento=pull + stakes ; decamp.
* levantar castillos en el aire=build + castles in the air.
* levantar con gato=jack up.
* levantar crítica=arouse + criticism ; raise + criticism.
* levantar el ánimo=pep up.
* levantar el vuelo=get off + the ground ; take + wing.
* levantar haciendo palanca=pry.
* levantar hato=pull + stakes.
* levantar la cabeza=cock + Posesivo + head ; raise + Posesivo + head.
* levantar la liebre=spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* levantar la mano=raise + Posesivo + hand.
* levantar la perdiz=blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* levantar la polémica=spark + controversy.
* levantar la sesión=adjourn + meeting.
* levantar la vista=look up.
* levantar la voz=raise + Posesivo + voice.
* levantar los ánimos=lift + Posesivo + spirits up.
* levantar + Nombre + del suelo=pick + Nombre + up off the ground.
* levantarse=be up.
* levantarse con el pie derecho=get out of + bed on the right side.
* levantarse con el pie izquierdo=wake up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get out of + bed on the wrong side.
* levantarse de un salto=spring up.
* levantarse en armas (contra)=take + arms against ; rebel (against).
* levantarse en dos patas=buck.
* levantarse tarde=sleep in ; sleep + late.
* levantar una barrera=build + wall.
* levantar una prohibición=lift + ban ; lift + restriction.
* levantar una sesión=adjourn + session.
* levantar un embargo=lift + embargo.
* levantar un gran revuelo=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* no levantarse hasta tarde=lie in.
* no levantar un dedo=not lift a finger.
* palabras para levantar la moral=pep talk.
* que levanta el ánimo=uplifting.
* que levanta el espíritu=uplifting.
* saludar a Alguien levantando el sombrero ligeramente=tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
* volver a levantar el sistema=restart.

levantar + Nombre + del suelo
(v.)=pick + Nombre + up off the ground.
Ex: I can't sit here and pick you up off the ground everytime she trips you.
levantar al hacer surcos
(v.)=plough [plow, -USA].
Ex: The burrs ploughed up by the graver were scraped smooth, the remaining wax was removed and the plate was ready for use.
levantar ampollas
(v.)=blister ; rile ; raise + Posesivo + hackles ; kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt ; ruffle + Nombre + feathers ; hit + a hot button.
Ex: In the morning my shower started to splurt out boiling water, scalding my head so badly it has blistered. Ex: Now is not the time for superfluous rantings intended to rile the public. Ex: But be prepared to raise some hackles if you take this approach, because it is essential you do it openly and not behind your boss' back. Ex: It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world. Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself. Ex: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'. Ex: She's relatively patient, but when you hit a hot button with her, she can go from calm to stark-raving mad and cursing in about .00001 seconds .
levantar armas
(v.)=take up + arms.
Ex: The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England.
levantar barreras
(v.)=erect + boundaries.
Ex: These are trends designed to to break down boundaries of exclusivity erected by established professions to exploit their monopolistic advantages.
levantar barricadas
(v.)=barricade.
Ex: When he looked through his window he saw two coarse man in reflecting traffic jackets barricade the entrance to the dunes with large rocks.
levantar campamento
(v.)=pull + stakes ; decamp.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward. Ex: Soon after, the Scottish army decamped without noise in the dead of night and arrived without farther loss in their own country.
levantar castillos en el aire
(v.)=build + castles in the air.
Ex: If you have built castles in the air, your work need not be lost; that is where they should be -- now put the foundations under them.
levantar con gato
(v.)=jack up.
Ex: Never go underneath your car when it is jacked up unless it is also properly supported on axle stands.
levantar crítica
(v.)=arouse + criticism ; raise + criticism.
Ex: DC has now announced that work has already begun on the expansion of the new schedule 302-307, an announcement which has not unexpectedly aroused some criticism. Ex: The author raises some criticisms of the international standard ISO 2709.
levantar el vuelo
(v.)=get off + the ground ; take + wing.
Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground. Ex: Unfortunately, he did not live long enough to see his company start to blossom -- his vision was only just starting to take wing when he died in 1900.
levantar el ánimo
(v.)=pep up.
Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
levantar haciendo palanca
(v.)=pry.
Ex: This new device will reduce thefts caused by prying a safe from its anchorings.
levantar hato
(v.)=pull + stakes.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
levantar la cabeza
(v.)=cock + Posesivo + head ; raise + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Whereupon he cocked his head in the direction of a sign above the exit which read: 'All bags, packages, and briefcases must be opened for inspection'. Ex: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.
levantar la liebre
(v.)=spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
levantar la mano
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: A smart-alec guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'.
levantar la perdiz
(v.)=blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: It was not idealism but plain fear, plus a peasant's nose for security, which led to Vladimir's decision to blow the gaff. Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
levantar la polémica
(v.)=spark + controversy.
Ex: Serials control, always the subject of considerable discussion, continues to spark controversy.
levantar la sesión
(v.)=adjourn + meeting.
Ex: 'Let's go, Sheri! Meeting adjourned'.
levantar la vista
(v.)=look up.
Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.
levantar la voz
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: As Scots we are sometimes shy; we are sometimes afraid to raise our heads above the parapet; we are sometimes afraid to raise our voices.
levantar los ánimos
(v.)=lift + Posesivo + spirits up.
Ex: It was obvious that Balzac's enthusiasm for the grant lifted his spirits up from their normal sagging state.
levantar un embargo
(v.)=lift + embargo.
Ex: Over the last several months, the United States has expressed strong opposition to the EU's proposed plan to lift the arms embargo on China.
levantar un gran revuelo
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
levantar una barrera
(v.)=build + wall.
Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisation walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.
levantar una prohibición
(v.)=lift + ban ; lift + restriction.
Ex: Maybe now is the time to lift the ban on silicone breast implants. Ex: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.
levantar una sesión
(v.)=adjourn + session.
Ex: Jeanne Leforte felt tired but elated when the session adjourned.
levantarse
(v.)=be up.
Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .
levantarse con el pie derecho
(v.)=get out of + bed on the right side.
Ex: They say that if you get out of bed on the right side, the day will go well for you.
levantarse con el pie izquierdo
(v.)=wake up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get out of + bed on the wrong side.
Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'. Ex: I, too, sometimes get up on the wrong side of the bed and regret that you percieved my comments as racist -- nothing could be further from the truth. Ex: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it.
levantarse de la cama
(v.)=get out of + bed.
Ex: Through the study group I put some meaning back in my life - on Monday mornings it's easier to get out of bed.
levantarse de un salto
(v.)=spring up.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
levantarse en armas contra
(v.)=take + arms against ; rebel (against).
Ex: The Declaration of Independence was made all the more powerful because of the power of printing to multiply copies and to support public readings of it as the American colonies took up arms against England. Ex: It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.
levantarse en dos patas
(v.)=buck.
Ex: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
levantarse tarde
(v.)=sleep in ; sleep + late.
Ex: If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual. Ex: On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
levantarse temprano
(v.)=get up + early ; have + an early morning.
Ex: Getting up early is one of the most important things you can do for your health and fitness. Ex: He politely got up and explained they had an early morning and it was time to go.
levante
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* viento de levante=easternly wind ; easterly wind.

leve
(adj.)=mild ; light ; venial.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
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* falta leve=lesser sin.

levedad
(n.)=levity.
Ex: Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past - the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders.

levemente
=midly.
Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).

leviatán
(n.)=leviathan.
Ex: In his most famous work, the Leviathan, Hobbes famously argued that life in the state of nature is 'solitary, poor, nasty, brutish, and short'.

levita
(n.)=frock coat.
Ex: Thought to be initially worn by military men, frock coats are said to be popularized by Prince Albert, husband of Queen Victoria.

levitar
(v.)=levitate.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.

lexema
(n.)=lexeme.
Ex: For a natural language, a lexeme is equivalent to a root word, that is, a base unit with no inflectional or derivational modification.

lexicografía
(n.)=lexicography.
Ex: This Symposium acted as a brains trust on questions and problems of lexicography, as well as glossaries on Byzantine administrative terminology and the special language of hagiographic texts.

lexicográficamente
=lexicographically.
Ex: This article lays down some rules for searching through a lexicographically ordered dictionary.

lexicográfico
(adj.)=lexicographical ; lexicographic.
Ex: This article discusses the functioning of the term 'information science' in Polish language as well as the use of this term in English-language and Soviet lexicographical sources.
Ex: The author shows how the lexicographic approach to classification has long been used in the design and development of classification schemes.

lexicógrafo
(n.)=lexicographer.
Ex: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.

lexicón
(n.)=lexicon.
Ex: The problem of lexicon creation and updating for large textual data bases is particularly difficult for research fields where the terminology evolves rapidly.

ley
(n.)=bill ; law ; legislative enactment ; act.
Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law.
Ex: This act allowed for the establishment of town libraries, which were free and open to all ratepayers and provided by funds from local rates.
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* acatar la ley=follow + the law.
* acatar las leyes=keep on + the right side of the law.
* al borde de la ley=on the edge of the law.
* al margen de la ley=extra-judicial.
* ante la ley=at law.
* anteproyecto de ley=draft of legislation ; draft bill.
* aprobar una ley=pass + law ; pass + legislation ; pass + bill.
* ausencia de ley=anomie.
* autoridad sancionadora de ley=enactor of law.
* castigar con todo el peso de la ley=punish + to the full extent of the law.
* confección de leyes=law-making [lawmaking/law making].
* con todas las de la ley=full-bodied ; full-fledged ; full-scale ; fair and square.
* con todo el peso de la ley=to the full extent of the law.
* contravenir la ley=contravene + the law ; break + the law.
* contravenir una ley=be in breach of + law.
* creación de leyes=rulemaking [rule-making].
* creador de leyes=rule-maker [rulemaker].
* cumplidor de las leyes=law abiding.
* cumplir la ley=observe + the law.
* de acuerdo con la ley=according to law.
* de ley=kosher.
* dentro de la ley=within the law.
* elaboración de leyes=rulemaking [rule-making].
* el brazo de la ley=the long arm of the law ; the strong arm of the law.
* en buena ley=fair and square.
* espíritu de la ley, el=spirit of the law, the.
* formulación de leyes=rulemaking [rule-making].
* hacer cumplir la ley=law enforcement ; enforce + law ; legal enforcement.
* hacer las leyes más estrictas=tighten + laws.
* igualdad ante la ley=equality before the law ; equality under the law.
* igualdad bajo la ley=equality under the law.
* infractor de la ley=scofflaw.
* infringir la ley=break + the law ; step beyond + the law.
* infringir una ley=infringe + law ; violate + law ; breach + law ; be in breach of + law.
* interpretar la ley=interpret + the law.
* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno=bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes ; bend + the rules ; circumvent + rules.
* ir en contra de la ley=be against the law.
* legislación por decreto ley=delegated legislation.
* ley antigua=ancient law.
* ley antiterrorista=terrorism act.
* ley consuetudinaria=customary law.
* ley cósmica=cosmic law.
* ley de bibliotecas=library law.
* ley de bibliotecas, la=library act, the.
* ley de copyright=copyright law.
* ley de derechos de autor=copyright law.
* ley de dispersión=law of scattering.
* Ley de Dispersión de Bradford=Bradford's distribution law ; Bradford's Law of Scatter ; Bradford's Law of Scattering.
* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf=Zipf's word frequency law.
* ley de la gravedad, la=law of gravity, the.
* ley de la oferta y la demanda=law of supply and demand.
* ley de la selva, la=law of the jungle, the.
* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad=privacy law ; privacy protection law ; Privacy Act.
* ley del más fuerte, la=law of the jungle, the ; law of the jungle, the ; survival of the fittest ; survival of the strongest.
* ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la=Orphan Drug Act, the.
* ley de los rendimientos decrecientes=law of diminishing returns.
* Ley de Lotka, la=Lotka's Law.
* ley del secreto industrial=trade secret law.
* ley de Pareto=Pareto's law.
* ley de pesos y medidas=weights and measures act.
* ley de productividad científica de Lotka=Lotka's scientific productivity law.
* Ley de Propiedad Intelectual, la=intellectual property law ; Copyright Act, the.
* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado=inverse square law.
* ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo=inverse cube law.
* ley de responsabilidad por el producto=product liability law.
* Ley de Simplificación de los Procesos Administrativos=Paperwork Reduction Act.
* ley de sucesión=inheritance law.
* ley de vida=fact of life ; laws of nature.
* ley draconiana=draconian law.
* leyes=the law of the land.
* leyes científicas=laws of physics.
* leyes contra la difamación=laws of libel.
* leyes de la ciencia=laws of physics.
* leyes de la física=laws of physics.
* leyes de la naturaleza=nature's laws ; laws of nature.
* leyes sobre la igualdad=equity laws.
* leyes sobre patentes=patent law.
* leyes vigentes=the law of the land.
* ley exponencial=power law.
* ley exponencial inversa=inverse power law.
* ley marcial=martial law.
* Ley Patriótica, La=USA Patriot Act, the.
* ley penal=penal law.
* ley sobre contratos=contract law.
* ley sucesoria=inheritance law.
* ley tribal=tribal law.
* ley tributaria=tax bill.
* no infringir las leyes=stay on + the right side of the law ; keep on + the right side of the law.
* obedecer la ley=observe + the law ; follow + the law.
* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley=law enforcing agency.
* por ley=mandated.
* promulgar leyes=enact + legislation.
* promulgar una ley=enact + law ; promulgate + rule ; promulgate + law.
* proteger por ley=protect by + law.
* proyecto de ley=green paper ; legislative bill.
* quebrantar la ley=break + the law.
* rechazar una ley=defeat + legislation.
* redactar leyes=draft + legislation.
* redactar una ley=draft + law.
* respetar la ley=observe + the law.
* respetar las leyes=stay on + the right side of the law ; keep on + the right side of the law.
* respetuoso de la ley=law abiding.
* salirse de la ley=step beyond + the law.
* saltarse la ley a la torera=flout + the law.
* seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo=follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance.
* según la ley=under the law.
* ser responsable ante la ley=be criminally liable.
* tener problemas con la ley=fall + foul of the law ; go + afoul of the law ; fall + afoul of the law.
* transgresor de la ley=lawbreaker.
* valor de ley=force of law.
* violación de la ley=breach of legislation.
* violar una ley=violate + law ; break + the law ; be in breach of + law.

ley antigua
(n.)=ancient law.
Ex: Enter ancient laws, customary laws, tribal laws, etc, under a uniform title or under the title proper of the item being catalogued.
ley antiterrorista
(n.)=terrorism act.
Ex: It is illegal to operate websites inciting terrorism under the Terrorism Act.
ley consuetudinaria
(n.)=customary law.
Ex: Enter ancient laws, customary laws, tribal laws, etc, under a uniform title or under the title proper of the item being catalogued.
ley cósmica
(n.)=cosmic law.
Ex: Cai's works, many of which prominently feature gunpowder, emphasize the cosmic laws of opposition between creation and destruction, yin and yang.
ley de Pareto
=Pareto's law.
Ex: To facilitate comparisons, the author uses 'Pareto's law' and Lorenz diagrams for the representation of empirical Bradford distributions.
ley de bibliotecas
(n.)=library law.
Ex: A library law would force local authorities to provide citizens with the reading material to which they are entitled.
ley de bibliotecas, la
(n.)=library act, the.
Ex: The author voices reservations about the latest amendments to the Library Act.
ley de copyright
(n.)=copyright law.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
ley de derechos de autor
(n.)=copyright law.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
ley de dispersión
(n.)=law of scattering.
Ex: Billboard Top 40 singles chart data were examined to determine if the frequency distribution of artist productivity fits either of 2 laws of scattering.
ley de dispersión de Bradford
=Bradford's distribution law ; Bradford's Law of Scatter ; Bradford's Law of Scattering.
Ex: This article presents the 3 empirical 'classical' laws of information science and emphasises their significance: Bradford's distribution law; Lotka's scientific productivity law; and Zipf's word frequency law. Ex: The multiplier that appears in the mathematical expression of Bradford's Law of Scatter is neither the average production of articles per authors nor the average number of articles per periodical. Ex: Pedology literature and distribution of literature in journals confirm closely to Bradford's Law of Scattering, signifying the developed nature of the subject.
ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf
(n.)=Zipf's word frequency law.
Ex: This article presents the 3 empirical 'classical' laws of information science and emphasises their significance: Bradford's distribution law; Lotka's scientific productivity law; and Zipf's word frequency law.
ley de la gravedad, la
(n.)=law of gravity, the.
Ex: She uses a variety of means, including magnets, to suspend objects in the air in defiance of the law of gravity.
ley de la oferta y la demanda
(n.)=law of supply and demand.
Ex: Adult education is a free market subject to the laws of supply and demand = La educación de adultos es un mercado libre sujeto a las leyes de la oferta y la demanda.
ley de la selva, la
=law of the jungle, the.
Ex: The only law despots, megalomaniacs, and retrograde fanatics understand is the law of the jungle.
ley de los rendimientos decrecientes
(n.)=law of diminishing returns.
Ex: Furthermore, the larger the catalogue is, the more difficult it is to use; this is a significant example of the law of diminishing returns applied to librarianship.
ley de pesos y medidas
(n.)=weights and measures act.
Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing weights and measures acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
ley de productividad científica de Lotka
(n.)=Lotka's scientific productivity law.
Ex: This article presents the 3 empirical 'classical' laws of information science and emphasises their significance: Bradford's distribution law; Lotka's scientific productivity law; and Zipf's word frequency law.
ley de propiedad intelectual
=intellectual property law ; Copyright Act, the.
Ex: This article discusses one case that illustrates how even well trained federal prosecutors can grow confused about how to apply the intellectual property law. Ex: Whereas the other creations of the human mind which fall into the ambit of the Copyright Act, such as artistic works, drawings, photographs and the like, are clearly defined and well understood, it is shown that the explanation given for literary works is inadequate for the purpose.
ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado
(n.)=inverse square law.
Ex: The data was found to conform to an inverse cube law more closely than an inverse square law (i.e., Lotka's Law) = Se halló que los datos se ajustan mejor a una ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo que una ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado (es decir, la Ley de Lotka).
ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo
(n.)=inverse cube law.
Ex: The data was found to conform to an inverse cube law more closely than an inverse square law (i.e., Lotka's Law) = Se halló que los datos se ajustan mejor a una ley de relación exponencial inversa al cubo que una ley de relación exponencial inversa al cuadrado (es decir, la Ley de Lotka).
ley de responsabilidad por el producto
(n.)=product liability law.
Ex: Product liability laws allow the customer to sue for damage because of deficient or incorrent documentation.
ley de sucesión
(n.)=inheritance law.
Ex: Most countries have an inheritance law regarding the bequests that a deceased person includes in a will or living trust.
ley de vida
(n.)=fact of life ; laws of nature.
Ex: Even with the closest supervision some books will be lost through theft, a fact of life one must recognize and cope with. Ex: The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
ley del derecho a la privacidad
(n.)=privacy law ; privacy protection law ; Privacy Act.
Ex: As a result, laws which attempt to treat information as an economic good -- patent, trade secret, copyright or privacy laws, for instance -- run into continuing problems of interpretation and enforcement. Ex: The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders. Ex: The Privacy Act of 1974 increases employee record privacy for federal government employees by limiting access to those records.
ley del más fuerte, la
=law of the jungle, the ; law of the jungle, the ; survival of the fittest ; survival of the strongest.
Ex: The only law despots, megalomaniacs, and retrograde fanatics understand is the law of the jungle. Ex: The only law despots, megalomaniacs, and retrograde fanatics understand is the law of the jungle. Ex: The effects of natural selection as a process in natural populations differs from 'survival of the fittest' as it was formulated by Darwin in his Origin of Species. Ex: This is nature's way of ensuring the survival of the strongest and it also applies when the birds are airborne.
ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la
(n.)=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
Ex: The path of least resistance is always downhill. Ex: Too often the shortcut, the line of least resistance, is responsible for evanescent and unsatisfactory success.
ley del secreto industrial
(n.)=trade secret law.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
ley draconiana
(n.)=draconian law.
Ex: Some draconian laws have been put in place to punish litter louts and heaven help you if you are caught selling chewing gum.
ley exponencial
(n.)=power law.
Ex: It is shown, using rigorous statistical tests, that the number of periodicals carrying papers in a given subject can be expressed as a simple power law function = Se demuestra, usando tests estadísticos rigurosos, que el número de publicaciones periódicas que contienen artículos sobre un tema determinado se puede expresar mediante una ley exponencial simple.
ley exponencial inversa
(n.)=inverse power law.
Ex: Lotka's original formulation was based on a more general inverse power law = La formulación original de Lotka se basaba en una ley exponencial inversa más general.
ley marcial
(n.)=martial law.
Ex: The political reforms set in motion after the lifting of the 38 year long martial law in 1987 in Taiwan have breathed a new life into the island's press.
ley penal
(n.)=penal law.
Ex: Penal laws threaten those who break the rules of the community with punishment.
ley sobre contratos
(n.)=contract law.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
ley sucesoria
(n.)=inheritance law.
Ex: Most countries have an inheritance law regarding the bequests that a deceased person includes in a will or living trust.
ley tribal
(n.)=tribal law.
Ex: Enter ancient laws, customary laws, tribal laws, etc, under a uniform title or under the title proper of the item being catalogued.
ley tributaria
(n.)=tax bill.
Ex: Every time the monarch came to parliament to pass a new tax bill, the parliament obliged only after exacting more liberty from him.
leyenda
(n.)=caption ; cutline ; legend ; legend ; El Dorado ; symbol-template.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.
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* auténtica leyenda=living legend.
* convertirse en una leyenda=become + a proverb.
* cuenta la leyenda que=legend has it that ; as legend goes.
* leyenda fantástica=tall tale ; tall story.
* leyenda popular=folk tale [folktale].
* leyenda viva=living legend.
* según cuenta la leyenda=legend has it that ; as legend goes.
* según la leyenda=as legend goes ; legend has it that.

leyenda fantástica
(n.)=tall tale ; tall story.
Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'. Ex: The article 'Tall Stories: The Metaphorical Nature of Everyday Talk' claims that everyday discourse is in fact richly metaphorical and that, through the operation of metaphor, people fictionalize as they talk.
leyenda popular
(n.)=folk tale [folktale].
Ex: The original folktale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs becomes transformed when told through the different media of film, sound, movement, colour, art and technology.
leyenda viva
(n.)=living legend.
Ex: There's a few times in your life when you get to see a true living legend in person.
leyes
=the law of the land.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Book selection, racism and the law of the land'.
leyes científicas
(n.)=laws of physics.
Ex: The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.
leyes contra la difamación
(n.)=laws of libel.
Ex: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.
leyes de la ciencia
(n.)=laws of physics.
Ex: The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.
leyes de la física
(n.)=laws of physics.
Ex: The following laws of physics are considered fundamental, but many of them refer to idealized systems, which are hard to obtain in the real world.
leyes de la naturaleza
(n.)=nature's laws ; laws of nature.
Ex: Most librarians were committed to the idea that the capabilities of men varied and were controlled by 'nature's laws'. Ex: The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
leyes sobre la igualdad
(n.)=equity laws.
Ex: However, for others, the ideal status had not yet been achieved and there was doubt about the practical applicability of equity laws.
leyes sobre patentes
(n.)=patent law.
Ex: It is possible to mix and match from copyright law, patent law and trade secret and contract law, and the choice of avenue offering the best protection will depend upon many variables.
leyes vigentes
=the law of the land.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Book selection, racism and the law of the land'.
lezna
(n.)=awl.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.

leído
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* el más leído=the most widely read.
* leído con escáner=scanned.
* muy leído=widely-read.

leído con escáner
(adj.)=scanned.
Ex: This is an adequate way of storing and transmitting scanned paper documents in bitonal and greyscale image data.
leña
(n.)=firewood ; wood.
Ex: This book focuses on the provisioning of the Roman army with food, fodder, and firewood.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.
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* chimenea de leña=wood-burning fireplace.
* cocina a leña=wood-burning stove.
* cocina de leña=wood-burning stove.
* echar leña al fuego=pour + oil on the flames ; pour + oil on the fire ; throw + oil on the flames ; throw + oil on the fire.
* estufa de leña=log-burning stove.
* fuego de leña=wood fire.
* horno de leña=wood-burning oven.
* leña de almendro=almond wood.
* leña de fresno=ash wood.
* leña de olivo=olive wood.
* uso de leña para la combustión=wood burning.
* uso de leña para quemar=wood burning.

leña de almendro
(n.)=almond wood.
Ex: Another cook works the wood-burning oven, stoking it with almond wood, moving the coals to the back and taking the pizzas in and out with a long-handled peel.
leña de fresno
(n.)=ash wood.
Ex: Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
leña de olivo
(n.)=olive wood.
Ex: Products made from olive wood are as beautiful as they are solid, and durable.
leñador
(n.)=lumberman [lumbermen, -pl.] ; woodman [woodmen, -pl.] ; lumberjack.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Soon the hills began to echo with the thud of the woodsman's axe and a sawmill was erected.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.

leño
(n.)=wood.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.

leñoso
(adj.)=woody .
Ex: Nightshade has a climbing, somewhat woody, branched stem about 2 to 8 feet long.

león
(n.)=lion.
Ex: Using the metaphors of lion, lamb and lemming, a number of salient events of the library profession over recent years are discussed.
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* diente de león=dandelion ; swine's snout.
* guarida del león, la=lion's den, the.
* león marino=sea lion.
* más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león=better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.
* tener el corazón de un león=have + the heart of a lion.

león marino
(n.)=sea lion.
Ex: The stories are accompanied by learning activities and discussion questions for students and are arranged under the headings of bear, mountain goat and deer, and seal and sea lion.
liado
(adj.)=tangled.
Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
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* todo liado=in a state of disarray.

liana
(n.)=liana.
Ex: This liana has an old stem twining around a tree branch in the tropical deciduous forest of Michoacan, Mexico.

liar
(v.)=roll up ; strap ; wrap up ; snarl up.
Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.
Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.
Ex: Finally, the type faces were inspected for defects, and the sort was wrapped up in a packet for delivery.
Ex: If all goes as usual, it will snow approximately one inch and completely snarl up traffic until melted.
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* liarse la manta a la cabeza=jump in + head first ; jump in at + the deep end ; throw + caution to the wind.

liarse la manta a la cabeza
(v.)=jump in + head first ; jump in at + the deep end ; throw + caution to the wind.
Ex: That being said...you only live once, so if you decide to jump in head first, and if things don't work out, remember, you can always leave. Ex: The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor. Ex: If, on one night of the year, you throw caution to the wind and indulge in a few small candy bars, it won't kill you.
libanés
(adj.)=Lebanese.
Ex: All Arabic speaking migrants are included in the study and these include Egyptians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians.

liberación
(n.)=liberation ; relief ; release ; deliverance.
Ex: Religion is associated with oppression and bigotry on the one hand and with liberation and compassion on the other.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.
Ex: But first we must create the conditions for single-mindedness and hence the release of our energies (one senses much pent-up energy mixed up with our professional frustrations).
Ex: The author discusses the phenomenon of votive paintings of ships, typically donated to churches by crews and captains as a token of thanks for deliverance from danger.
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* liberación de la mujer=women's liberation.
* liberación del hombre=men's liberation.
* liberación de los homosexuales=gay liberation.
* liberación nacional=national liberation.
* movimiento de liberación=liberation movement.
* movimiento de liberación nacional=national liberation movement.
* negociar + Posesivo + liberación=negotiate + Posesivo + release.

liberación de la mujer
(n.)=women's liberation.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
liberación de los homosexuales
(n.)=gay liberation.
Ex: Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'.
liberación del hombre
(n.)=men's liberation.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or men's liberation.
liberación nacional
(n.)=national liberation.
Ex: The historical papers section includes more than 300 documents reflecting the struggle for national liberation.
liberado
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* recientemente liberado=newly freed.

liberador
(n.)=liberating ; rescuer.
Ex: The liberating climate of publishing was embodied in Coleridge's career as a preacher and as a publicist.
Ex: It describes the typical drama triangle which includes the victim, persecutor and rescuer and how those roles can change.

liberal^1
(n.)=liberal.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.

liberal^2
(adj.)=liberal ; liberal-minded ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; free-thinking.
Ex: This article suggests that to limit research to that which is useful is a conservative reaction from a seemingly liberal profession.
Ex: Almost without exception libraries have agreed with the liberal-minded who wanted to make the immigrants' transition into a new society as painless as possible.
Ex: The culture that grew around this institution was even more freewheeling than it is today.
Ex: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.
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* actitud liberal=liberal attitude.
* artes liberales, las=liberal arts, the.
* chica liberal=flapper.
* de pensamiento liberal=free-thinking.
* neoliberal=neo-liberal [neo liberal].
* Partido Liberal Democrático, el=Liberal Democrats, the.

liberalidad
(n.)=open-mindedness.
Ex: In the spirit of open-mindedness that characterized the conference, Miller pointed out that librarians are extremely demanding.

liberalismo
(n.)=liberalism.
Ex: During the 1st period, 1895-1912, American liberalism was in full cry, the basic idea being to improve the level of knowledge among the masses and thus aid the development of society.
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* neoliberalismo=neo-liberalism.

liberalización
=deregulation ; liberalisation [liberalization, -USA].
Ex: Particular attention is paid to deregulation of telecommunications and the role of European entrepreneurs such as Robert Maxwell.
Ex: Without a written constitution, the UK has a durable political tradition of government secrecy, and all attempts at liberalization have so far been conspicuously unsuccessful.

liberalizador
(adj.)=deregulatory.
Ex: This article examines the concept of public service broadcasting, its justifications and the deregulatory trends on the European Continent.

liberalizar
(v.)=deregulate ; liberalise [liberalize, -USA].
Ex: This is expected to culminate in 1998 when the whole sector will be deregulated.
Ex: The European Union Council of Ministers is considering proposals to liberalize telecommunications infrastructure.
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* liberalizar el mercado=deregulate + market ; liberalise + market.

liberalizar el mercado
(v.)=deregulate + market ; liberalise + market.
Ex: In response to competition posed by satellite television, policy makers generally choose to deregulate their local television market. Ex: By allowing foreign firms to enter domestic markets, the WTO accord is a major step in the direction of liberalising national telecommunications markets.
liberar
(v.)=emancipate ; free ; release ; relieve ; liberate ; set + free ; discharge ; disencumber ; vent ; enfranchise ; unchain ; unshackle.
Ex: Regardless of whether automation emancipates the library itself from reliance on cataloging data, we recognize our responsibility to meet the needs of libraries that cannot take advantage of the new technology.
Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.
Ex: This enabled them to re-establish their own identities and relieved them of the incidence of getting involved in 'library business'.
Ex: I hope this new technology somehow will liberate us from the drudge work.
Ex: When studied first at Dongwu University, I was most gratified by its well-stocked library and had the feeling of a caged bird set free to fly into the vast sky.
Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.
Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.
Ex: Mount Etna in Sicily is currently venting white steam clouds.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
Ex: Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense, imagined or real, committed against you.
Ex: The Internet can unshackle the ingenuity of the human race by promoting free markets and entrepreneurship around the world.
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* conseguir liberarse de=secure + relief from.
* liberar a uno de=take off + Posesivo + back.
* liberar de=lift from ; discharge from.
* liberar de hacer Algo=take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
* liberar del exceso de trabajo=relieve + overload.
* liberar de trabajo=relieve + pressure.
* liberar de una tarea=relieve of + task.
* liberar energía=blow off + steam ; let off + steam.
* liberar horas=time off.
* liberar la tensión=relieve + the pressure.
* liberar recursos=free up + resources.
* liberarse de=extricate + Reflexivo + from ; shed ; be free from ; escape + the shackles of ; break + free of ; shake off ; break + loose from.
* liberarse de Alguien/Algo=get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
* liberarse del yugo de=throw off + the yoke of ; cast off + the yoke of.
* liberar tensión=release + tension ; relieve + tension.
* liberar tiempo=free up + time.
* liberar vapor=blow off + steam ; let off + steam.

liberar a uno de
(v.)=take off + Posesivo + back.
Ex: Librarians would have no problem at all accepting MARC records, especially since it takes off their back the encumbrance of having to do original cataloging.
liberar de
(v.)=lift from ; discharge from.
Ex: A system of values lifts the librarian from preoccupation with the mundane and points him towards what is truly important. Ex: Failure to do so will discharge SWETS from any liability with respect to any shortcomings in the products = Si no se hace así, SWETS quedará exempto de cualquier responsabilidad legal en relación con cualquier deficiencia que puedan presentar los productos.
liberar de hacer Algo
(v.)=take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: This new service takes all the physical processing of your subscriptions out of your hands = Este nuevo servicio te libera de todo el proceso de control físico de las suscripciones.
liberar de trabajo
(v.)=relieve + pressure.
Ex: Finally, a whole network of libraries in France should be upgraded in order to relieve pressure on the Bibliotheque Nationale, which can then become a re-routing centre.
liberar de una tarea
(v.)=relieve of + task.
Ex: Its aim was the central organisation, acquisition, distribution and circulation of pictures to the libraries, relieving the libraries themselves of all tasks except lending routines.
liberar del exceso de trabajo
(v.)=relieve + overload.
Ex: This article explores the advantages of a simulation (rather than expert system) approach to designing a system to relieve reference desk overload.
liberar energía
(v.)=blow off + steam ; let off + steam.
Ex: Perhaps the best way to blow off steam and get rid of stress is through exercise. Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.
liberar horas
(v.)=time off.
Ex: The personnel policy should also include a statement concerning number and length of work breaks and a statement regarding attendance at library meetings -- who attends, whether time off with pay and/or travel expenses are awarded.
liberar la tensión
(v.)=relieve + the pressure.
Ex: These jokes might relieve the pressure for a minute or two.
liberar recursos
(v.)=free up + resources.
Ex: The newspaper reported that the advantages of the pullout will include relieving the strain on the armed forces and freeing up resources.
liberar tensión
(v.)=release + tension ; relieve + tension.
Ex: They both exploded into laughter, thereby releasing the pent-up tension. Ex: As I said earlier, if we can't relieve tension through smoking, pressures will take their tolls on other parts of our bodies.
liberar tiempo
(v.)=free up + time.
Ex: In fact, our survey uncovered that 80 percent of respondents are using the Internet to free up time in their busy schedules by paying bills online.
liberar vapor
(v.)=blow off + steam ; let off + steam.
Ex: For safety of the boilar, a safety valve is provided, which blows off steam automatically, if the pressure exceeds beyong a set limit. Ex: The pressure relief valve 'lets off steam' when safe pressures are exceeded.
liberarse de
(v.)=extricate + Reflexivo + from ; shed ; be free from ; escape + the shackles of ; break + free of ; shake off ; break + loose from.
Ex: This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system. Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity. Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books. Ex: For New Zealand university libraries the emergence of large fee-based document delivery systems accessible via existing international electronic networks has provided an opportunity to escape the shackles of a limited national library resource base. Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control. Ex: Only this way can the librarian shake off the aura of elitism pervading the profession and the library. Ex: It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'.
liberarse de Alguien/Algo
(v.)=get + Nombre + off + Posesivo + back.
Ex: 'I'd love to be able to get them off my back', he remonstrated with a deep sigh.
liberarse del yugo de
(v.)=throw off + the yoke of ; cast off + the yoke of.
Ex: In 1898, the Philippines were able to 'throw off the yoke of Spanish imperialism,' only to be annexed by the US which was determined to make it a democracy in the American image. Ex: The Cretans failed in their attempt to cast off the yoke of the Ottoman Turks.
libertad
(n.)=freedom ; liberty ; latitude ; breathing space ; elbow room ; breathing room.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
Ex: I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with a model collection development policy rather than, as Ruth succinctly stated a moment ago, 'grandiose platitudes' with liberty and justice for all.
Ex: Rules and procedures are firm, while policies, as guides, allow for latitude in their use.
Ex: This article explains the procedures librarians should adopt when they have secured a breathing space to develop a collection profile.
Ex: People will work at a higher level when they have adequate elbow room for decision making.
Ex: This blog is about my life, and my battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma; a struggle for both literal and figurative breathing room.
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* atentado contra la libertad=war on liberty.
* dar libertad=give + licence.
* dar libertad a un esclavo=manumit.
* dar libertad para + Infinitivo=afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.
* decretar libertad bajo fianza=remand.
* dejar en libertad para + Infinitivo=afford + the freedom to + Infinitivo.
* dejar libertad para + Infinitivo=leave + Nombre + free to + Infinitivo.
* derecho a la libertad de expresión=right to free speech ; right of free speech.
* en libertad condicional=on probation.
* en libertad provisional=on probation.
* libertad académica=academic freedom.
* libertad artística=artistic freedom.
* libertad bajo fianza=bail.
* libertad condicional=bail ; conditional discharge.
* libertad de acceso a la lectura=freedom to read.
* libertad de acción=leeway.
* libertad de copia=copyleft.
* libertad de culto=religious freedom.
* libertad de elección=freedom of choice.
* libertad de expresión=freedom of expression ; freedom to speak ; freedom of speech ; free speech.
* libertad de información=freedom of information (FOI).
* libertad de maniobra=freedom for manoeuvre ; leeway ; room for manoeuvre.
* libertad de movimiento=freedom of movement.
* libertad de pensamiento=freedom of thought ; freedom to think ; free thought.
* libertad de prensa=freedom of the press ; press freedom.
* libertad de publicación=freedom to publish.
* libertad de religión=religious freedom.
* libertades civiles=civil liberties.
* libertad intelectual=intellectual freedom.
* libertad personal=personal freedom.
* libertad provisional=parole.
* libertad religiosa=religious freedom.
* libertad sexual=sexual freedom.
* libertad sin cargos=unconditional discharge.
* poner en libertad=release + Nombre + from jail.
* poner en libertad bajo fianza=release + Nombre + on bail.
* puesta en libertad=discharge ; manumission.
* supervisor de la libertad condicional=probation officer.
* tener la libertad de=be at liberty to ; feel + free to.
* tener la libertard de/para=have + the latitude to.
* tener libertad=have + freedom.
* tener libertad sobre=have + wide discretion over.
* tomarse la libertad de=take + the liberty of.
* tomarse libertades=take + liberties.
* vivir en libertad=live in + freedom.

libertad académica
(n.)=academic freedom.
Ex: This article examines the historic and continuing conflict between academic freedom and national security.
libertad artística
(n.)=artistic freedom.
Ex: Adequate funding, script-writing, production, equipment, actors, editing and artistic freedom are crucial.
libertad bajo fianza
(n.)=bail.
Ex: This article investigates ways in which computer technology could be adapted in future to make the bail stage of the criminal justice system more humane and fair = Este artículo investiga las formas en las que se podría adaptar la tecnología informática para hacer que la libertad bajo fianza de la justicia penal sea más humana y justa.
libertad condicional
(n.)=bail ; conditional discharge.
Ex: This article investigates ways in which computer technology could be adapted in future to make the bail stage of the criminal justice system more humane and fair = Este artículo investiga las formas en las que se podría adaptar la tecnología informática para hacer que la libertad bajo fianza de la justicia penal sea más humana y justa. Ex: A hockey player has received a conditional discharge, community service and a suspension until January 2010 after pleading guilty to all charges.
libertad de acceso a la lectura
(n.)=freedom to read.
Ex: Librarians must turn to their own communities for the best defences against any restrictions in the freedom to read and think.
libertad de acción
(n.)=leeway.
Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.
libertad de copia
(n.)=copyleft.
Ex: Some non-profit organizations encourage translation of their material with 'copyleft' statements which allow free non-commercial dissemination.
libertad de culto
(n.)=religious freedom.
Ex: Religious freedom is in danger of being upended.
libertad de elección
(n.)=freedom of choice.
Ex: This article Outlines the economic aspects of information products and suggests that availablity of information provides users with freedom of choice.
libertad de expresión
(n.)=freedom of expression ; freedom to speak ; freedom of speech ; free speech.
Ex: Librarians have affirmed their attachment to freedom of expression. Ex: Librarians must support the freedom to speak. Ex: New measures aimed at tightening up the control of pornography on the Net could result in the sacrifice of freedom of speech. Ex: Because true censorship restricts freedom of information, public libraries must promote free thought and free speech through free books.
libertad de información
(n.)=freedom of information (FOI).
Ex: Libraries must continue in their traditional role as protectors of freedom of information (FOI).
libertad de maniobra
(n.)=freedom for manoeuvre ; leeway ; room for manoeuvre.
Ex: The contribution that education and educational change make is small because the freedom for manoeuvre is severely prescribed by other forces. Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape. Ex: It is this combination of vertical and horizontal autonomy which effectively determines the local room for manoeuvre in decision-making.
libertad de movimiento
(n.)=freedom of movement.
Ex: As regards freedom of movement no limitations have been foreseen except perhaps for librarians at directorial level.
libertad de pensamiento
(n.)=freedom of thought ; freedom to think ; free thought.
Ex: The aim is to provide varied information and to put it at the disposal of all different kinds of readers, thus contributing to equality of opportunity and freedom of thought. Ex: Librarians must turn to their own communities for the best defences against any restrictions in the freedom to read and think. Ex: Because true censorship restricts freedom of information, public libraries must promote free thought and free speech through free books.
libertad de prensa
(n.)=freedom of the press ; press freedom.
Ex: The author of this article is Executive Director of the Reporters Committee for freedom of the press. Ex: This article explores the factors contributing to the emergence of political pluralism and the status of press freedom in Taiwan.
libertad de publicación
(n.)=freedom to publish.
Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.
libertad de religión
(n.)=religious freedom.
Ex: Religious freedom is in danger of being upended.
libertad intelectual
(n.)=intellectual freedom.
Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
libertad personal
(n.)=personal freedom.
Ex: In this article the president of the International Commission of Jurists presents reflections on the impact of the Internet on personal freedoms.
libertad provisional
(n.)=parole.
Ex: In the United States, the fastest growing inmate group is the elderly, primarily due to the less frequent use of parole.
libertad religiosa
(n.)=religious freedom.
Ex: Religious freedom is in danger of being upended.
libertad sexual
(n.)=sexual freedom.
Ex: This article presents a selectively annotated bibliography on the question of whether or not individuals in the US have a right to sexual freedom.
libertad sin cargos
(n.)=unconditional discharge.
Ex: Only weeks before he was shot at in April, he received an unconditional discharge after pleading guilty to assaulting a police officer.
libertades civiles
(n.)=civil liberties.
Ex: He is one of America's foremost defenders of civil liberties.
libertador
(n.)=liberator ; rescuer.
Ex: The core of the collection is over 1600 taped interviews with Holocaust survivors and liberators.
Ex: It describes the typical drama triangle which includes the victim, persecutor and rescuer and how those roles can change.

libertario
(n./adj.)=libertarian.
Ex: He concludes that these works' sedulous avoidance of their own implicit libertarian sentiments was likely to have been typical of the time.

libertina
(n.)=loose woman.
Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.

libertinaje
(n.)=debauchery ; wantonness ; licentiousness ; fast living ; loose behaviour.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: The struggle between Alex and Milena has to do with her desire for secrecy and his desire to know her, and with the contrast between her wantonness and his reserve.
Ex: The cities witness licentiousness and wantonness whereas the villages still try to keep some conservative traditions especially in family matters.
Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
Ex: For Masha, this was the summer of unashamed and loose behaviour.

libertino^1
(n.)=libertine ; wanton ; rake.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
Ex: The mask of modesty is no less successfully worn by procuresses than by wantons.
Ex: When your hat's at a rakish angle, it's because you look like a rake, that is, like a dissipative and libertine fellow, isn't it?.

libertino^2
(adj.)=licentious ; wanton ; loose ; dissolute ; rakish.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.
Ex: The survivors described the public decapitation of women 'accused of loose morality,' and the use of mustard gas and nerve agents against opponents of the regime.
Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.
Ex: He is a dashing man-about-town and his rakish behaviour towards women has gained him a notorious reputation.
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* mujer libertina=wanton woman.

libidinoso
(n.)=lecher ; lech.
Nota: A veces escrito letch.
Ex: And she was kind to him which is more than an aging drunken lecher like Peng could normally hope for.
Ex: And Zev is kind of funny sometimes but he's such a lech that he's starting to annoy me.

libio
(n./adj.)=Libyan.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Living conditions for most Libyans have improved in recent years.

libra esterlina
(n.)=sterling.
Ex: His investment in the business in 1565 was about 20,000 florins, then worth about 2,750 sterling, a considerable sum in the sixteenth century.
libra esterlina (£)
=pound sterling (£).
Ex: A survey of top 10 commercial publishers found the 1989 average prices (pounds sterling) to be £207.78.
libra irlandesa
(n.)=punt.
Ex: VAT together with the poor comparison of the punt to sterling, limits libraries purchasing power.
libra^1
(n.)=pound ; quid.
Nota: Forma coloquial de referirse a la libra inglesa, usada sólo en singular.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
Ex: I'm sat here, galloping towards thirty without a quid to my name, living and working out of my bedroom, unable to sell even a single copy of my dead dog's comic.
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* libra esterlina=sterling.
* libra esterlina (£)=pound sterling (£).
* libra irlandesa=punt.

libra^2
(n.)=lb. [pound] ; pound.
Nota: Unidad de peso.
Ex: The baby was named Anthony Christopher Southwood and weighed 8 lbs., 5 ozs.
Ex: Since entering foster care, she has gained 20 pounds.

librado
(n.)=drawee.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.

librador
(n.)=drawer.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.

libramiento
(n.)=deliverance.
Ex: The author discusses the phenomenon of votive paintings of ships, typically donated to churches by crews and captains as a token of thanks for deliverance from danger.

librar
(v.)=free ; disencumber ; rid.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio rid.
Ex: Habitualized actions, they further suggest, become embedded in human behavior and free the individual from the burden of repetitive decision-making.
Ex: The novel disencumbers us of the baggage that we usually bring to the scene of human suffering.
Ex: This function can be used to rid access-point files of unused entries.
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* ¡Dios nos libre!=God forbid.
* ¡Dios nos libre!=heaven forbid.
* librar de la necesidad de=relieve of + the necessity of ; relieve of + the need to.
* librar de la responsabilidad de=relieve of + the burden of.
* librar de responsabilidad=relieve of + responsibility.
* librar de un apremio=relieve of + pressure.
* librar fondos=allocate + funds.
* librarse=get off.
* librarse de=disentangle + Reflexivo + from ; extricate + Reflexivo + from ; rid of ; be free from ; break + loose from ; duck out of.
* librarse por los pelos=escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close call ; have + a close shave ; have + a narrow shave.
* librar una batalla=wage + battle.

librar de la necesidad de
(v.)=relieve of + the necessity of ; relieve of + the need to.
Ex: If entries are arranged alphabetically by a significant qualifying term the index user is relieved of the necessity of scanning every entry under a term. Ex: Publishers tended to use this form of agreement for books in which they had only limited confidence, for it relieved them of the need to pay the author unless there was a certainty of profit.
librar de la responsabilidad de
(v.)=relieve of + the burden of.
Ex: The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool.
librar de responsabilidad
(v.)=relieve of + responsibility.
Ex: If people want regimentation which relieves them of responsibility, how then do you explain parents reaching out for control of schools, disdaining the help of experts.
librar de un apremio
(v.)=relieve of + pressure.
Ex: Regional libraries will help to bring increased materials and services more rapidly to the neighborhood branches and, more importantly, will relieve some of the ILL pressures on the central collections and staff.
librar fondos
(v.)=allocate + funds.
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
librar una batalla
(v.)=wage + battle.
Ex: This article suggests that it is time for women librarians to wage the feminist battle on other fronts than pay equity.
librario
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* no librario=non-book [nonbook].

librarse
(v.)=get off.
Ex: She managed to get off with just a year's probation but her hectic life will not be put on hold.
librarse de
(v.)=disentangle + Reflexivo + from ; extricate + Reflexivo + from ; rid of ; be free from ; break + loose from ; duck out of.
Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others. Ex: This article examines the importance of biography as an element of public library provision which must be extricated from the straitjacket of the classification system. Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'. Ex: What one might call 'fetishistic bibliomania' is a disease -- and few serious book-readers, let alone librarians, are free from a squirrel-like proclivity to hoard books. Ex: It is a time, in other words, when professionals often long to break loose from the stress 'to do far more, in less time'. Ex: There's no polite way to duck out of a dinner party.
librarse por los pelos
(v.)=escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close call ; have + a close shave ; have + a narrow shave.
Ex: Zelda has since had numerous adventures, escaping by the skin of her teeth at times. Ex: I and all friends, thankfully, are safe -- although one or two had narrow escapes. Ex: A US woman had a lucky escape when a burglar's bullet bounced off the metal underwire in her bra. Ex: Most people have had a close call with another car, a person walking, or an object while driving. Ex: A woman on board a roller-coaster ride had a close shave yesterday when the wooden train derailed as it reached the platform. Ex: Vincent, another of the sailors, also had a narrow shave, he did not fall in but his bag did.
libre
(adj.)=free ; unrestricted ; unchecked ; unconstrained ; unhindered ; uninhibited ; unobstructed ; untrammelled ; vacant ; unfettered ; up for grabs ; footloose ; free-flowing ; at large ; unassigned ; freewheeling [free-wheeling] ; fancy-free.
Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.
Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
Ex: The volume of published material tends to grow unchecked, and academic libraries are expected to provide a ready market for it.
Ex: Libraries need to tackle issues that can ensure that their clients will have an unconstrained access to electronic information.
Ex: The USA is, therefore, campaigning for absolutely unhindered information flow across all national boundaries.
Ex: Barriers to the uninhibited international flow of scientific and technical information continue to increase.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
Ex: In times of war, or other reasons for the imposition of barriers to untrammelled distribution of information, such openness in communication cannot be allowed.
Ex: Again we find that only the first entry leads us to the specific subject, and the others may in fact lead us to `vacant' headings, ie headings under which no entries are filed.
Ex: This article urges those responsible to ensure that the service goal of libraries remains as unfettered as possible by a collective agreement.
Ex: The article 'Internet domain name control up for grabs' relates the decision by the National Science Foundation, USA, not to renew its agreement with Network Solutions Inc to handle Internet domain registrations.
Ex: Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.
Ex: Creating an innovative organisation requires a sponsor followed by guidance by example and gradual change aided by free-flowing communication.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Librarian at large'.
Ex: If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.
Ex: The culture that grew around this institution was even more freewheeling than it is today.
Ex: In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.
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* acampada libre=wild camping.
* acceso libre=open access (OA) ; free access.
* actividad al aire libre=outdoor activity.
* al aire libre=open-air ; in the open ; out of doors ; outdoors ; in the open air.
* barra libre=open bar.
* biblioteca de libre acceso=open access library.
* búsqueda de texto libre=free text search ; free-text searching.
* campo de texto libre=free-text field.
* comida al aire libre=cookout.
* de espíritu libre=free-spirited.
* definición libre=liberal definition.
* dejar las manos de uno libres de=free + Posesivo + hands from.
* dejar libre=vacate ; leave + vacant.
* dejar tiempo libre=free up + time.
* día libre=day off.
* día libre entre semana=weekday off.
* disponer de un rato libre=spare + time.
* en caída libre=tumbling.
* en los ratos libres de Uno=in + Posesivo + own time ; on + Posesivo + own time.
* escalada libre=free-climbing.
* espacio al aire libre=outdoor space.
* espacio libre=spare room.
* espíritu libre=free spirit.
* esquí estilo libre=freestyle skiing.
* esquí libre=freestyle skiing.
* estanterías de libre acceso=open shelves.
* estar libre de=be free from.
* estilo libre=freestyle.
* fondo de inversión libre=hedge fund.
* fondos de acceso libre=open stacks.
* fondos de libre acceso=open access stacks.
* frase de texto libre=free-text phrase.
* horas libres=released time.
* indización en lenguaje libre=free language indexing.
* industria de actividades al aire libre, la=outdoor industry, the.
* instalaciones para dedicar el tiempo libre=leisure facilities.
* juego al aire libre=outdoor game.
* lenguaje de indización libre=free indexing language.
* lenguaje libre=free language.
* libre acceso=open access (OA).
* libre albedrío=free will.
* libre cambio=laissez-faire.
* libre circulación de la información=free flow of information.
* libre circulación de mercancías=free movement of goods.
* libre comercio=free trade ; free movement of goods.
* libre como el viento=footloose and fancy-free.
* libre de=unhampered by ; unimpeded by ; untrammelled by ; unencumbered by.
* libre de censura=uncensored.
* libre de complicaciones=hassle-free.
* libre de culpa=guilt-free ; blameless.
* libre de derechos de autor=royalty-free.
* libre de drogas=drug-free.
* libre de gérmenes=germ-free.
* libre de gravámenes=unencumbered.
* libre de humo=smokeless.
* libre de humos=smoke-free.
* libre de impuestos=tariff-free ; duty-free ; tax-free.
* libre de la amenaza de=unthreatened (by).
* libre de peligro=free of danger.
* libre de polvo=dust-free.
* libre de prejuicios=unprejudiced.
* libre de preocupaciones=worry-free.
* libre de problemas=problem-free ; trouble free [trouble-free].
* libre de restricciones=unencumbered.
* libre de riesgo=riskless ; risk-free.
* libre de servicio=off-duty.
* libre de toda sospecha=above suspicion.
* libre de todo prejuicio=unprejudiced.
* libre de trabas=unencumbered.
* libre mercado=free market.
* libre y sin compromiso=footloose and fancy-free.
* manos libres=hands-free.
* mantener libre de=keep + free of.
* mercadillo al aire libre=street market ; open-air market.
* mercado al aire libre=street market ; open-air market.
* mercado libre=open market ; free-for-all.
* natación estilo libre=freestyle swimming.
* pasar el tiempo libre=spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
* piscina al aire libre=outdoor pool ; open-air swimming pool ; open-air pool.
* piscina climatizada al aire libre=outdoor heated pool.
* por libre=freelance.
* pregunta de respuesta libre=open-ended question.
* programas de software libre=freeware.
* puesto de trabajo de libre designación=line position.
* quedar libre=become + vacant.
* recuperación de texto libre=free text retrieval.
* salir al aire libre=go out into + the open air.
* sistema para la recuperación de texto libre=free text retrieval system.
* software libre=freeware ; free software.
* teatro al aire libre=outdoor theatre.
* teléfono (de) manos libres=speakerphone.
* tener un rato libre=spare + time.
* tiempo libre=leisure ; leisure time ; free time ; idle hours.
* tiro libre=free kick.
* tiro libre directo=direct free kick.
* tiro libre indirecto=indirect free kick.
* trabajo por libre=freelance [free-lance].
* zona libre de humo=smoke-free zone ; smoke-free area.

libre acceso
(n.)=open access (OA).
Ex: Open access (OA) publishing is growing in importance, and, in parallel, the role of institutional repositories (IRs) has come to the forefront of discussion within the library community.
libre albedrío
(n.)=free will.
Ex: There is no margin allowed for the exercise of free will.
libre cambio
=laissez-faire.
Ex: This may be seen as a good or a bad thing, depending on your faith in the market forces and laissez-faire of Prestel or the benign dictatorship of the BBC and ITV.
libre circulación de la información
=free flow of information.
Ex: The author discusses the roles that various arms of the proposed structure can play to promote free flow of information = El autor describe las funciones que los diferentes departamentos de la estructura propuesta puede desempeñar para promover la libre circulación de la información.
libre circulación de mercancías
=free movement of goods.
Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
libre comercio
=free trade ; free movement of goods.
Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''. Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
libre como el viento
=footloose and fancy-free.
Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
libre de
=unhampered by ; unimpeded by ; untrammelled by ; unencumbered by.
Ex: The growing demand for research unhampered by geographic or linguistic limitations is a challenge to libraries. Ex: The author looks at the development of information services in an information society unimpeded by geographical communications borders. Ex: This view offers a version of information futures untrammelled by mundane resource considerations. Ex: There's no doubt this is someone who's doing it for the love of music, unencumbered by expectation.
libre de censura
(adj.)=uncensored.
Ex: We must try to make the world of books more open so that men and women everywhere may breathe freely the uncensored open air of ideas.
libre de complicaciones
(adj.)=hassle-free.
Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crockpot makes them relatively hassle-free.
libre de culpa
(adj.)=guilt-free ; blameless.
Ex: The article 'Guilt-free automated claiming' evaluates the impact of automation on serials claiming. Ex: But he is completely wrong to say that he as a state employee is utterly blamelessfor the mess our pensions and state budgets are in.
libre de derechos de autor
=royalty-free.
Ex: Failure to distinguish legitimate electro-copying as royalty-free or over-pricing of royalty-paid electro-copying will weaken their role in scholarly communication.
libre de drogas
(adj.)=drug-free.
Ex: This is a membership organization of over 5000 anti-drug coalitions, each working to make their community safe, healthy, and drug-free.
libre de gravámenes
(adj.)=unencumbered.
Ex: Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.
libre de gérmenes
(adj.)=germ-free.
Ex: A research team at the University of Georgia has come up with a new technology that can make clothing and lingerie permanently germ free.
libre de humo
(adj.)=smokeless.
Ex: A case study is then presented of the technology information and communication associated with the project 'making a smokeless wood-burning stove'.
libre de humos
(adj.)=smoke-free.
Ex: There are cities that have taken action, and have expanded upon this law and made entire beaches and parks smoke-free.
libre de impuestos
(adj.)=tariff-free ; duty-free ; tax-free.
Ex: The major advantage, however, is that Britain has become a part of the biggest single trading area in the world, with all the attractions of tariff-free access to a market covering the whole of Western Europe. Ex: Nowhere is this climate of change more dramatic than within Europe, which in 1991 accounted for over 50% of worldwide duty-free sales. Ex: Tax-free reductions in tax rates could be used to provide a selective subsidy method.
libre de la amenaza de
=unthreatened (by).
Ex: Capitalism in the US & GB is steaming ahead at a rapid pace relatively unthreatened by other economies of the world.
libre de peligro
=free of danger.
Ex: She would hold it in safekeeping until they were both free of danger, healthy, and enjoying the life he had promised.
libre de polvo
(adj.)=dust-free.
Ex: The premises of the library must be kept well-aired, dust-free and properly cleaned.
libre de prejuicios
(adj.)=unprejudiced.
Ex: Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
libre de preocupaciones
(adj.)=worry-free.
Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
libre de problemas
(adj.)=problem-free ; trouble free [trouble-free].
Ex: The operational system chosen should allow problem-free transfer from one generation to another. Ex: It is anticipated that the replacement bindings usedwill give centuries of trouble free service.
libre de restricciones
(adj.)=unencumbered.
Ex: Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.
libre de riesgo
(adj.)=riskless ; risk-free.
Ex: Riskless adventure is impossible and pointless. Ex: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
libre de servicio
(adj.)=off-duty.
Ex: An off-duty doorman was coshed over the head as he confronted a man smashing up his car outside a nightclub, a jury heard.
libre de toda sospecha
=above suspicion.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
libre de todo prejuicio
(adj.)=unprejudiced.
Ex: Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.
libre de trabas
(adj.)=unencumbered.
Ex: Every unencumbered license, except temporary licenses, issued under this Article shall be renewed for two years.
libre mercado
(n.)=free market.
Ex: The creation of a free market would lead to fewer titles, higher prices and a deterioration in relationships.
libre y sin compromiso
=footloose and fancy-free.
Ex: The lifestyle of the bachelor is an enviable one: footloose and fancy-free, sailing through life without the constraints of a nagging harridan of a girlfriend.
librea
(n.)=livery.
Ex: Only the armed forces (another body of men distinguished by their livery) can equal the ministry for the rigidity with which they exclude women.

libremente
(adj.)=at will ; freely ; unhindered.
Ex: Once having got into the system, he or she can switch from database to database at will.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
Ex: The USA is, therefore, campaigning for absolutely unhindered information flow across all national boundaries.
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* circular libremente=wander + at large.
* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente=give + voice to.
* deambular libremente=wander + at large ; roam + free.
* desplazarse libremente=roam (about/around).
* vagar libremente=roam + free.

librepensador^1
(n.)=libertine ; freethinker.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
Ex: Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and rationalists -- no one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah.

librepensador^2
(adj.)=free-thinking.
Ex: The boldness of their appearance charmed many free-thinking courtiers at the same time that it scandalized the conservative contingent.

librero
(n.)=bookseller [book-seller].
Ex: The booksellers are always available to serve these purposes.
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* encuadernación de librero=retailers' binding.
* Federación Internacional de Libreros (IBF)=International Booksellers Federation (IBF).
* librero anticuario=antiquarian librarian.
* librero de venta al detalle=retail bookseller.

librero anticuario
(n.)=antiquarian librarian.
Ex: This paper traces the history and growth of Bloomsbury Book Auctions, antiquarian booksellers and auctioneers, and relates some of its experiences in valuing and auctioning rare manuscripts and books.
librero de venta al detalle
(n.)=retail bookseller.
Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
librería
(n.)=bookshop [book shop] ; bookstore [book store] ; bookseller's shop ; superstore bookshop ; book superstore ; book retailer.
Ex: For small collections document arrangement may be the only retrieval device available, particularly in bookshops, small public libraries and small specialist collections.
Ex: Many bookstore owners and acquistions librarians need more than just bibliographic data.
Ex: A lecture room, a bookseller's shop and a snack bar will be added later to the library.
Ex: This article describes how 5 independent booksellers in the USA have coped with the competition of superstore bookshops.
Ex: Recounts the experience of some US book superstores in offering drinks and eats in order to make them user friendly.
Ex: This article describes the division of opinion between publishers and book retailers on the subject of machine readable price coding on books.
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* cadena de librerías=bookselling chain.
* dependiente de librería=bookstore clerk.
* empleado de librería=bookstore clerk.
* encargado de librería=bookstore clerk.

libreta
(n.)=notebook.
Ex: This project investigated the bibliographical indexes that researchers keep - often in cardboxes or notebooks.
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* libreta de ahorros=passbook.
* libreta de direcciones=address book.

libreta de ahorros
(n.)=passbook.
Ex: The passbook is the traditional document to keep track of earnings in a savings account.
libreta de direcciones
(n.)=address book.
Ex: Most services offer additional features, including spell checkers, the ability to create folders for different types of mail and address books.
libreto
(n.)=libretto.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.

libro
(n.)=book ; text.
Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).
Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian.
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* actitud ante los libros=set about books.
* acto relacionado con el libro=book event.
* adicto a los libros=bookaholic.
* adquisición de libros=book supply ; book purchasing.
* almacén de libros=book-warehouse.
* amante del libro=book lover [booklover].
* amor por el libro=book-fancying.
* anuncio publicitario de un libro=advertising blurb.
* arte del libro=bookmanship.
* audiolibro=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
* Ayuda Internacional de Libros (BAI)=Book Aid International (BAI).
* bibliotecario encargado de libros raros=rare book libarian.
* biblioteconomía relacionada con los libros raros=rare book librarianship.
* buzón para devolver libros=book-drop.
* cadena del libro, la=book chain, the.
* caja para transportar libros=book bin.
* capacidad para libros=book capacity.
* carrito de los libros=book truck ; book trolley.
* catálogo de libros=booklist [book list].
* catálogo de libros en venta=publication(s) list.
* catálogo en forma de libro=bookform catalogue ; book catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de libro encuadernado=bound book form catalogue.
* catálogo impreso en forma de libro=printed book catalogue.
* ciencia del libro=bookmanship.
* cinta adhesiva ancha para libros=book tape.
* colección de libros=book collection.
* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión=prison law library.
* colección de libros de jardinería=gardening collection.
* colección de libros donados=gift collection.
* colección de libros raros=rare book collection ; rare collection.
* coleccionista de libros=book-collector.
* colocador de libros=book shelver ; shelver.
* comercialización del libro=bookselling [book selling].
* comercio del libro=bookselling [book selling] ; book trade [booktrade].
* comercio del libro, el=book business, the.
* compra de libros=book buying [book-buying] ; book supply ; book purchasing.
* comprador de libros=book buyer.
* conciencia del libro=book-consciousness.
* confección de libros=bookmaking [book making].
* con la extensión de un libro=book-length.
* con una extensión similar a la de un libro=book-length.
* creación de los índices de un libro=back-of-the-book indexing ; back-of-book indexing.
* crisis de la industria del libro=book crisis.
* crisis del libro=book crisis.
* de la extensión de un libro=book-length.
* depósito de libros=book depot.
* deshojar un libro=tear + book.
* devorador de libros=book-eating.
* distribuidor de libros=book dealer.
* donación de libros=gift collection ; book endowment ; book donation ; book gift.
* edición de libros=book publishing.
* encuadernación de libros=bookbinding [book-binding].
* en forma de libro=in book form.
* en formato de libro moderno=in codex form.
* especialista en conservación de libros=book conservation specialist.
* estantería para libros=book racks.
* etiqueta identificadora del libro=label.
* exposición de libros=book display.
* expositor de libros=book display stand.
* fabricación de libros=bookmaking [book making].
* feria del libro=book fair.
* ficha de préstamo del libro=book card [bookcard].
* formato libro=book form [bookform].
* Fundación de Libros Panafricanos=Pan-African Book Foundation.
* gastos de libros=book expenditure.
* historia del libro=book history.
* historiador del libro=book historian.
* ilustración de libros=book illustration.
* ilustrador de libros=book illustrator.
* impresión de libros=book-printing.
* impresor de libros=bookmaker.
* índice de libro=book index.
* industria de la edición de libros=book publishing industry.
* industria del libro=book industry.
* industria del libro, la=bookmaking industry, the.
* interesado por los libros=book-conscious.
* interés por los libros=awareness of books.
* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros)=ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
* ladrillos y libros=brick and book.
* lector de libros=book reader.
* libro antiguo=old book ; antiquarian book ; rare book.
* libro azul=Blue book.
* Libro Blanco=White Paper.
* libro científico=scientific book ; scholarly book.
* libro comercial=trade book.
* libro como objeto=book-object.
* libro con estructura plegable=pop-up book.
* libro con ilustraciones=picture book.
* libro conmemorativo=keepsake.
* libro con precio de venta fijado=net book.
* libro con precio de venta no fijado=non-net book.
* libro de arte=art book.
* libro de artista=livre d'artiste ; artist's book.
* libro de casos prácticos=case book.
* libro de citas=citator.
* libro de cocina=book on cookery ; cookbook.
* libro de codificación=codebook.
* libro de consulta=handbook ; manual.
* libro de consulta en sala=reserve room book.
* libro de contabilidad=ledger.
* libro de contabilidad general=general ledger.
* libro de cuentas=account book.
* libro de derecho=law book.
* libro de divulgación científica=popular science book.
* libro de ejercicios=workbook [work-book].
* libro de empresa=organisation manual.
* libro de estudio=study book.
* libro de familia=family register ; household register.
* libro de firmas=guest book [guestbook].
* libro de historia=history book.
* libro de hojas de palmera=palm leaf book.
* libro de honor=guest book [guestbook].
* libro de jardinería=gardening book.
* libro de la biblioteca=library book.
* libro de literatura no ficticia=non-fiction book.
* libro de lujo=gift book.
* libro de mayor venta=bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
* libro de melodías=tunebook.
* libro de navegación=book of navigation.
* libro de notas=mark book.
* libro de orígenes=studbook.
* libro de pastas amarillas=yellow-back.
* libro de prácticas=resource book.
* libro de préstamo vencido=overdue book.
* libro de recuerdo=keepsake.
* libro de regalo=gift book.
* libro de registro=accessions register ; accessions book ; accessions ledger.
* libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas=letterbook [letter book].
* libro de reglas de un juego=rulebook.
* libro de sermones=lectionary.
* libro de sobremesa=coffee-table book.
* libro de texto=school book ; text ; textbook [text book].
* libro de texto de una asignatura=set course book.
* libro de texto escolar=school text.
* libro de viajes=travel book ; travelogue [travelog, -USA].
* libro educativo=educational book.
* libro electrónico=electronic book (e-book/ebook).
* libro encuadernado en tapa=hard book cover ; hardback cover ; hardback book.
* libro en rústica=paperback ; paperback book ; paperbound book ; trade paperback ; pocketbook.
* libro esencial=bedside book.
* libro fantasma=dummy book.
* libro ficticio=dummy book.
* libro físico=physical book.
* libro fotolitografiado=photolitho book.
* libro frágil=brittle book.
* libro genealógico=studbook.
* libro grabado en audio=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
* libro hablado=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
* libro homenaje=Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.] ; commemorative volume ; memorial volume.
* libro ilustrado=livre d'artiste ; illustrated book.
* libro impreso=press book ; printed book.
* libro impreso en pastas duras=board book.
* libro infantil=children's book.
* libro juvenil=young people's book ; juvenile book.
* libro litográfico=lithographed book.
* libro litúrgico=liturgical work.
* libro más vendido=bestseller [best seller/best-seller] ; blockbuster.
* libro miniatura=miniature book.
* libro muy manoseado=dog-eared book.
* libro narrativo=fictional book.
* libro para empollar=crammer.
* libro parlante=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
* libro prohibido=banned book.
* libro raro=rare book.
* libro reservado=reserved book.
* libros=book material.
* libro sagrado=sacred book ; sacred scripture.
* Libros Americanos en Rústica en Venta=Paperbound Books in Print.
* Libros Británicos en Rústica en Venta=Paperbacks in Print.
* Libros Británicos en Venta=British Books in Print.
* Libros de Texto para Africa (TAP)=Textbooks for Africa (TAP).
* libros en venta=books in print.
* libro sonoro=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
* libros sobre curiosidades=curiosa.
* libro táctil=tactile book.
* libro táctil de dibujos=tactile picture book.
* libro tipográfico=letterpress book.
* libro trofeo de guerra=trophy book.
* libro verde=green paper.
* lista de libros=booklist [book list].
* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar=bindery list.
* lomo del libro=book spine.
* máquina de coser libros=book-sewing machine.
* maquina de grapar libros=book-stapling machine.
* mercado del libro, el=book market, the.
* movimiento de libros=bookshift.
* mundo del comercio del libro=book-trade life.
* mundo del libro, el=book world, the.
* mutilación de libros=book mutilation.
* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas=don't judge a book by its cover ; don't judge a book by its cover.
* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado=self-help.
* obsesionado con los libros=bookaholic.
* obseso con los libros=bookaholic.
* parásito del libro=book insect.
* piojo de los libros=booklouse [booklice, -pl.].
* posesión de libros propios=book ownership.
* presentación de libros=book talk [booktalk/book-talk].
* prestamista de libros=book lender.
* préstamo de libros=book lending ; checking out books.
* prestar un libro=check out + book.
* presupuesto para la compra de libros=book funds [bookfunds].
* presupuesto para libros=book budget.
* proceso técnico del libro=book preparation ; book processing.
* producción de libros=book production ; book publishing.
* promoción de libros=book promotion.
* quema de libros=book burning.
* que no es libro de texto=non-textbook.
* recensión de libros=reviewing.
* relacionado con la promoción de libros=book-promotional.
* relacionado con los libros=book-related.
* reproducción ilegal de libros=book piracy.
* reserva de libro=book reservation.
* reserva de libros=reserve book room.
* reservar libros=reserve + books.
* retirar un libro en préstamo=check out + book.
* rincón del libro=book corner.
* robo de libros=book stealing ; book theft.
* sacar un libro en préstamo=borrow + book.
* sala de libros raros=rare book room.
* saldo del libro de cuentas=account book balance.
* sección de libros en rústica=paperback rack.
* seleccionador de libros=book selector.
* selección de libros=book selection.
* sello para libros=book stamp.
* ser como un libro abierto=be an open book.
* ser un libro abierto=be an open book.
* servicio de libros a domicilio=homebound service.
* servicio relacionado con los libros=book service.
* sistema antirrobo de libros=book security system ; library security system.
* sistema de detección de libros=book detection system.
* sociedad sin libros=bookless society.
* soporte de libro=book support.
* suministro de libros=book supply.
* traslado de libros=bookmove.
* vale canjeable por un libro=book token.
* venta de libros=bookselling [book selling].

libro antiguo
(n.)=old book ; antiquarian book ; rare book.
Ex: The future of old libraries lies not only in their history but in the presence of old books which are an indispensable source for research into the humanities. Ex: The author offers some general reflections about book buying and bookselling in the field of antiquarian books in the UK in the 1980s. Ex: Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'.
libro azul
(n.)=Blue book.
Ex: The reports to the committee in the British context of Parliament are the White papers and Blue books collectively known as Command papers.
libro científico
(n.)=scientific book ; scholarly book.
Ex: The picture is fairly similar for technical and scientific books and also for fiction. Ex: The general conclusion of the forum is that, while the scholarly book is not dead, it may be in a state of dormancy.
libro comercial
(n.)=trade book.
Ex: Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'.
libro como objeto
(n.)=book-object.
Ex: A reader's experience of a book is influenced by both the book-object itself, and by the patterns of meaning created quite intangibly in the reader's head.
libro con estructura plegable
(n.)=pop-up book.
Ex: Ten workshops were held which included sizing, calligraphy, marbling, paper mending, limited edition binding techniques, sewing structures and 'pop-up' books.
libro con ilustraciones
(n.)=picture book.
Ex: Songs, poems, fingergames and picture books are shared with parents and their young children, from infancy to age 3.
libro con precio de venta fijado
(n.)=net book.
Ex: The Publishers' Association will then contact these suppliers and, provided their agreement is obtained, will issue a licence which will allow the suppliers to offer a discount of 10 per cent off net books.
libro con precio de venta no fijado
(n.)=non-net book.
Ex: Without going into too much detail and thus ending up writing a textbook on bookselling, it is important to note that in the United Kingdom there are two sorts of new books sold and these are called 'net books' and 'non-net books'.
libro conmemorativo
(n.)=keepsake.
Ex: To celebrate this anniversary the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section has prepared a keepsake.
libro de arte
(n.)=art book.
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
libro de artista
(n.)=livre d'artiste ; artist's book.
Ex: This article describes the work of fine book illustrators and designers which contributed to the livre d'artiste. Ex: In this context artists' books are defined as 'books or booklets produced by the artist using mass production, in which the artist documents or realises art ideas or artworks'.
libro de casos prácticos
(n.)=case book.
Ex: Some case books take the approach of multiple exposure: if 1 case is good, then 101 must be better.
libro de citas
(n.)=citator.
Ex: Sources for guides and bibliographies, treatises, digests, citators, dictionaries, atlases, style manuals, periodicals, and on-line data are addressed = Se describen fuentes para localizar guías y bibliogafías, tratados, compendios, libros de citas, atlas, manuales de estilo, publicaciones periódicas e información en línea.
libro de cocina
(n.)=book on cookery ; cookbook.
Ex: It may seem superficially that one book on cookery is just like another or that one modern spy novel is really no different from six others of that genre, but this is not so. Ex: Locate book reviews of seafood cookbooks.
libro de codificación
(n.)=codebook.
Ex: A codebook is a manual that describes the organization and content of one or more data files.
libro de consulta
(n.)=handbook ; manual.
Ex: Function key <F3> provides a handbook to the database. Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.
libro de consulta en sala
(n.)=reserve room book.
Ex: Reserve room books may be borrowed for two hours by undergraduates.
libro de contabilidad
(n.)=ledger.
Ex: This software includes separate programs for general ledger: accounts receivable, accounts payable, payroll and inventory.
libro de contabilidad general
(n.)=general ledger.
Ex: Think of the accounting system as a wheel whose hub is the general ledger.
libro de cuentas
(n.)=account book.
Ex: Today, these account books help us understand more about the day-to-day life of colonists.
libro de derecho
(n.)=law book.
Ex: The article 'The role of legal bibliographies in law collection development: an overdue debunking' evaluates the merit of the works recommended in the AALS list of law books recommended for libraries.
libro de divulgación científica
(n.)=popular science book.
Ex: Problems with selecting popular science books are discussed including: bias; conflicting viewpoints; and the problem of bogus science masquerading as respectable science.
libro de ejercicios
(n.)=workbook [work-book].
Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.
libro de empresa
(n.)=organisation manual.
Ex: This concept of service (broadened to include radio and television) is still emphasized in the organization manual used by the agency's 68 men and women.
libro de estudio
(n.)=study book.
Ex: This database contains the full text of a collection of 106 government study books as well as flags of all countries and anthems.
libro de familia
(n.)=family register ; household register.
Ex: Family registers are issued to married couples only. Ex: Applications should include a completed application form and household register and the applicable fees.
libro de firmas
(n.)=guest book [guestbook].
Ex: Few users have signed their names on the guest book and only few readers write letters.
libro de historia
(n.)=history book.
Ex: Here are some of those lesser-known facts that you may be unfamiliar with and are seldom, if at all, mentioned in official history books.
libro de hojas de palmera
(n.)=palm leaf book.
Ex: This paper discusses the history, botanical structure, make-up, damage and storage of palm leaf books.
libro de honor
(n.)=guest book [guestbook].
Ex: Few users have signed their names on the guest book and only few readers write letters.
libro de jardinería
(n.)=gardening book.
Ex: If he was interested in gardening books he wanted to see them all in one place, not scattered all over the library.
libro de la biblioteca
(n.)=library book.
Ex: Librarians and publishers must work together to establish standards for library books in the areas of binding quality and paper quality.
libro de literatura no ficticia
(n.)=non-fiction book.
Ex: A borrowing of a non-fiction book could be the autobiography of a near-illiterate footballer ghosted by a hack journalist.
libro de lujo
(n.)=gift book.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was offered as an alternative to cloth or printed paper boards for such things as poetical gift books, works of piety, and textbooks.
libro de mayor venta
(n.)=bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
Ex: The part that books play in people's lives is well illustrated by the list of 'bestsellers' which appear on the inside of the back cover of the Bookseller each week.
libro de melodías
(n.)=tunebook.
Ex: The aim of the tunebooks was to improve the congregational singing of musically-illiterate churchgoers.
libro de navegación
(n.)=book of navigation.
Ex: He had access to a small library imported by sea and consisting of charts, books of navigation, some Portuguese books, Bible, and popish prayer books.
libro de notas
(n.)=mark book.
Ex: The list of books in the class collection was kept in a squared mark book.
libro de orígenes
(n.)=studbook.
Ex: Established in 1941, the collection includes American and European studbooks, periodical files dating back to the 1800s, a clipping file and fiction and poetry on horses.
libro de pastas amarillas
(n.)=yellow-back.
Ex: The typical yellow-back of the mid nineteenth century was a cheap edition of fiction in small crown octavo, retailing a 2 shillings, and its case was made of glazed coloured paper on strawboard.
libro de prácticas
(n.)=resource book.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros.
libro de préstamo vencido
(n.)=overdue book.
Ex: This article looks at one method, adopted by the Sheppard Memorial Library, Greenville, North Caroline, to cope with the problem of overdue books.
libro de recuerdo
(n.)=keepsake.
Ex: To celebrate this anniversary the Rare Books and Manuscripts Section has prepared a keepsake.
libro de regalo
(n.)=gift book.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was offered as an alternative to cloth or printed paper boards for such things as poetical gift books, works of piety, and textbooks.
libro de registro
(n.)=accessions register ; accessions book ; accessions ledger.
Ex: Among the facilities provided by this automated system is the possibility of printing accessions registers. Ex: Such a file is the accessions book in a library, or a file of data on magnetic tape, and to find entries by any but the chronological approach involves sequential scanning of the whole file. Ex: The stock is listed numerically in an accessions ledger or card file so that if the accession number of an item is known one can consult the file, find details about the item and discover what its location is in the resource centre.
libro de registro de entrada y salida de cartas
(n.)=letterbook [letter book].
Ex: This article presents the letterbooks of six New Zealand chief post offices, (early 1880s-late 1910s) and their value as social and administrative archives.
libro de reglas de un juego
(n.)=rulebook.
Ex: Johnson (2005) adds the additional argument that when playing such games, rather than reading the rulebook, gamers learn by doing.
libro de sermones
(n.)=lectionary.
Ex: The writers offer reflections on the revised common lectionary covering most of Lent, Holy Week, and several weeks after Easter.
libro de sobremesa
(n.)=coffee-table book.
Ex: Coffee-table books are books on themes such as cookery, gardening, do-it-yourself and, recently, slimming.
libro de texto
(n.)=school book ; text ; textbook [text book].
Ex: Certain classes of books, indeed, were normally sold bound: school books, classical texts, bibles and prayer books, devotional handbooks and standard collections of sermons. Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian. Ex: A textbook is a didactic document setting out basic knowledge of an art, science or technique.
libro de texto de una asignatura
(n.)=set course book.
Ex: Apart from the general catalogue, the library uses 7 supplmentary card catalogues (for desiderata, accessions, continuations, deficient series, set course books, standard professional and general text books) designed to facilitate the acquisition process.
libro de texto escolar
(n.)=school text.
Ex: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.
libro de viajes
(n.)=travel book ; travelogue [travelog, -USA].
Ex: He turned the idea down because he thought that too many travel books had been published already. Ex: The book is a picturesque hybrid of travelogue, personal memoir, lyric rhapsody, art history, and cultural criticism.
libro educativo
(n.)=educational book.
Ex: The only books, therefore, which are normally sold 'non-net' are educational books sold in bulk to schools, for which suppliers are allowed to negotiate special prices.
libro electrónico
=electronic book (e-book/ebook).
Ex: The electronic book (e-book) is already available commercially in Japan, and a British company is currently prototyping a handwriting recognition notepad.
libro en rústica
(n.)=paperback ; paperback book ; paperbound book ; trade paperback ; pocketbook.
Ex: This magazine gives quarterly figures of the UK publishing industry's turnover by book categories, by hardback and paperback and by home and export. Ex: Prebinding of paperback books has been claimed to enable such books to last an average of 60 circulations compared to 10 circulations for ordinary paperbacks. Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books. Ex: Technically speaking, trade paperbacks which reprint stories from an ongoing comic book title or previously published mini-series are not graphic novels at all. Ex: This journal presented a variety of significant characteristics seen in today's publications beginning with the years in which the first 'pocketbooks' came off the presses.
libro encuadernado en tapa
(n.)=hard book cover ; hardback cover ; hardback book.
Ex: Most libraries now use plastic jackets on hard book covers and either laminate paperbacks or use one of the slip-on plastic jackets specially designed for paperbacks. Ex: Many paperbacks actually stand up to this usage better than the flimsy hardback covers now being produced. Ex: The agency also estimated that 54.5 per cent of households bought no paperbacks and 63.2 per cent of households bought no hardback books.
libro esencial
(n.)=bedside book.
Ex: It should be a useful bedside book for American political leaders and many others.
libro fantasma
(n.)=dummy book.
Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.
libro ficticio
(n.)=dummy book.
Ex: It used to be common practice to keep certain books in the librarian's office or in a locked cupboard (eg books on sex), so a dummy book was place on the appropriate shelf.
libro fotolitografiado
(n.)=photolitho book.
Ex: The early photolitho books of 1856-7 were again collections of reproductions of art photographs, but in 1858 there was an event of greater bibliographical significance: the production of a photolitho facsimile of a printed book.
libro frágil
(n.)=brittle book.
Ex: The initial priority of this ambitious effort is a cooperative microfilming programme to capture the contents of 3 million brittle books in 20 years.
libro físico
(n.)=physical book.
Ex: This article presents a summary of the less aparent effects of these developments with an eye toward how these have reshaped contemporary conceptions of the physical book.
libro genealógico
(n.)=studbook.
Ex: Established in 1941, the collection includes American and European studbooks, periodical files dating back to the 1800s, a clipping file and fiction and poetry on horses.
libro grabado en audio
(n.)=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind. Ex: However, the majority of audiobooks are available for blind readers only through independent libraries for the blind.
libro hablado
(n.)=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind. Ex: However, the majority of audiobooks are available for blind readers only through independent libraries for the blind.
libro homenaje
(n.)=Festschrift [Festschriften, -pl.] ; commemorative volume ; memorial volume.
Ex: Added entries under personal names are made in respect of persons with other relationships with the work, for example, addressees of a collection of letters, a person honoured by a Festschrift. Ex: A memorial or commemorative volume is a publication in the form of a collection of essays, addresses, or biographical, bibliographical, scientific, or other contributions, often embodying the results of research, issued in honour of a person, an institution or a society, usually on the occasion of an anniversary celebration. Ex: A memorial or commemorative volume is a publication in the form of a collection of essays, addresses, or biographical, bibliographical, scientific, or other contributions, often embodying the results of research, issued in honour of a person, an institution or a society, usually on the occasion of an anniversary celebration.
libro ilustrado
(n.)=livre d'artiste ; illustrated book.
Ex: This article describes the work of fine book illustrators and designers which contributed to the livre d'artiste. Ex: An illustrated book is a book that includes visual images to explain, augment, or embellish the text.
libro impreso
(n.)=press book ; printed book.
Ex: I am not suggesting that teachers should be bibliographic bores, literary missionaries, who blurt out titles and press books on children at every possible moment. Ex: Despite the deterioration of the manuscript or printed book because of fading inks, disintegrating bindings, foxing, cockling, or crumbling paper, we could still preserve the artifact with a variety of proven conservation and preservation techniques.
libro impreso en pastas duras
(n.)=board book.
Ex: Board books use hard cardboard both for the cover as well as the pages to make more durable.
libro infantil
(n.)=children's book.
Ex: This bibliography lists a selection of children's books on the theme of lying.
libro juvenil
(n.)=young people's book ; juvenile book.
Ex: Other topics include the establishment of a pool of resources for promoting reading, like lists of recommended children's and young people's books, travelling exhibitions as well as events for reading animation. Ex: The author looks at the market for juvenile books drawing attention to the fact that it has been hurt by mergers and acquisitions in both the UK and USA.
libro litográfico
(n.)=lithographed book.
Ex: Attention is given to the visual attributes of these early lithographed books and to the ways in which they differ from those of letterpress books.
libro litúrgico
(n.)=liturgical work.
Ex: Enter a liturgical work under the heading for the church or denominational body to which it pertains.
libro miniatura
(n.)=miniature book.
Ex: Miniature books are not as common now as they used to be.
libro muy manoseado
(n.)=dog-eared book.
Ex: She was forced to deliver her own babies in a rat-infested dungeon with nothing but a dog-eared book on pregnancy to help her.
libro más vendido
(n.)=bestseller [best seller/best-seller] ; blockbuster.
Ex: The part that books play in people's lives is well illustrated by the list of 'bestsellers' which appear on the inside of the back cover of the Bookseller each week. Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
libro narrativo
(n.)=fictional book.
Ex: When a library member asks for a fictional book he usually frames his request in this way: 'I am looking for a book by Victor Canning'.
libro para empollar
(n.)=crammer.
Ex: Obviously one must here distinguish between 'scholarly' texts, middle-range texts and what might be referred to derogatorily as 'crammers' (books intended to help students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort).
libro parlante
(n.)=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind. Ex: However, the majority of audiobooks are available for blind readers only through independent libraries for the blind.
libro prohibido
(n.)=banned book.
Ex: Banned books were not returned until 1979, after having been microfilmed.
libro raro
(n.)=rare book.
Ex: Rare books, certain large size books, e.g. atlases and collections of photographs, expensive books, out of print and irreplaceable works can all come into the category of 'reference books'.
libro reservado
(n.)=reserved book.
Ex: The issue terminal also incorporates a warning light in case a reserved book has slipped through the system and found its way on to the shelves.
libro sagrado
(n.)=sacred book ; sacred scripture.
Ex: This part provides detailed schedules mainly for use in the classification of Indian classics and sacred books. Ex: Sacred scriptures are entered under uniform title as main entry.
libro sonoro
(n.)=talking book ; audiobook [audio book].
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind. Ex: However, the majority of audiobooks are available for blind readers only through independent libraries for the blind.
libro tipográfico
(n.)=letterpress book.
Ex: Attention is given to the visual attributes of these early lithographed books and to the ways in which they differ from those of letterpress books.
libro trofeo de guerra
(n.)=trophy book.
Ex: Unfortunately the process on both sides has become sluggish and is playing into the hands of the antiquarian book trade, which is now dealing in trophy books on a large scale.
libro táctil
(n.)=tactile book.
Ex: It is also a way of providing much-needed, high quality tactile books for distribution around the EU.
libro táctil de dibujos
(n.)=tactile picture book.
Ex: The author made her 1st tactile picture book for partially-sighted children 18 years ago.
libro verde
(n.)=green paper.
Ex: The green paper on the financing of the public library service forces librarians to look closely at the choices facing them on how libraries of the future are to be funded.
libros
(n.)=book material.
Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
libros en venta
(n.)=books in print.
Ex: Another interesting data base is BOOKS-INFO, a file of bibliographic data on books in print, from Brodart Inc.
libros sobre curiosidades
(n.)=curiosa.
Ex: The article 'Canine curiosa in special collections' describes the special collections of books on dogs at the College of William and Mary in Williamsburg, Virginia.
libélula
(n.)=dragonfly.
Ex: In this way, dragonflies are captured alive and unhurt.

licencia
(n.)=licence [license, -USA] ; leave pass ; franchise ; license [licence, -USA] ; licensing ; licensing agreement ; licensing arrangement ; licensure ; permit.
Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
Ex: The Condensed Books series holds a unique and ubiquitous book publishing franchise that has vanquished all competitors.
Ex: The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias.
Ex: Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.
Ex: The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.
Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.
Ex: Only through formal certification or licensure will librarians achieve the consistently high level of performance necessary to command the confidence and respect accorded a profession.
Ex: The author discusses the role of the National Library of Nigeria as distributing agent and considers the problem surrounding the issue of a special permit for shipments into Nigeria.
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* acuerdo de licencia=licensing agreement ; licensing arrangement.
* conceder licencia=grant + license.
* conceder licencia de comercialización=license [licence, -USA].
* conceder una licencia=issue + licence.
* condiciones de la licencia=licence terms ; licence terms and conditions.
* con licencia para vender bebidas alcohólicas=licensed.
* derechos de licencia=licensing rights.
* distribuidor que concede licencias=licensor.
* incluir licencia de uso en sobre cerrado=shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
* incumplimiento de licencia=breach of license agreement.
* licencia a ciegas=shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence] ; shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
* licencia colectiva=collective licensing.
* licencia comercial=trading licence.
* licencia corporativa=collective licensing.
* licencia de acceso=subscription license.
* licencia de acceso a información electrónica=license [licence, -USA] ; licensing.
* licencia de armas=firearm licence.
* licencia de caza=hunting licence ; shooting licence.
* licencia de pesca=fishing licence.
* licencia de tenencia de armas=firearm licence.
* licencia de uso=licence agreement.
* licencia educativa=educational licence.
* licencia en sobre hermético=shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence] ; shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
* licencia estándar=boilerplate licensing.
* licencia fiscal=trading licence.
* licencia para matar=licence to kill.
* licencias corporativas=site licensing.
* sin licencia=unlicensed.
* términos y condiciones de la licencia=licence terms and conditions ; licence terms.
* titular de una licencia=licensee ; licence holder.

licencia a ciegas
(n.)=shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence] ; shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
Ex: Software vendors have long used 'shrinkwrap licences' in connection with the sale of their software. Ex: The enforceability of a shrink wrapped licence has been challenged successfully in North America.
licencia colectiva
(n.)=collective licensing.
Ex: The use of collective licensing will, according to both organizations, result in lower costs, wider distribution, and greater ease of use of copyrighted materials in digital form.
licencia comercial
(n.)=trading licence.
Ex: The lessees of these commercial premises are paying more for water and electricity than in actual rent, not to mention the trading licenses.
licencia corporativa
(n.)=collective licensing.
Ex: The use of collective licensing will, according to both organizations, result in lower costs, wider distribution, and greater ease of use of copyrighted materials in digital form.
licencia de acceso
(n.)=subscription license.
Ex: By providing subscription licenses on behalf of rights holders, both suppliers and users of content will benefit in the networked environment.
licencia de acceso a información electrónica
(n.)=license [licence, -USA] ; licensing.
Ex: The use of electronic information everywhere in the world is usually defined and described by contractual agreements, otherwise known as licenses = El uso de la información electrónica en todo el mundo normalmente se define y describe mediante acuerdos contractuales que se conocen como licencias. Ex: Licensing is increasing in importance as a means of gaining access to commercially available digital information = Las licencias están creciendo en importancia como forma de acceder a información digital comercial.
licencia de armas
(n.)=firearm licence.
Ex: Instead of strictly screening firearm applicants to ensure that they are competent and responsible, firearm licenses are issued all too freely.
licencia de caza
(n.)=hunting licence ; shooting licence.
Ex: The environment is threatened because the observance of environmental regulations is not strictly controlled and fishing and hunting permits and licenses are granted all too easily. Ex: The group successfully persuaded the local government to stop issuing shooting licenses.
licencia de pesca
(n.)=fishing licence.
Ex: The environment is threatened because the observance of environmental regulations is not strictly controlled and fishing and hunting permits and licenses are granted all too easily.
licencia de tenencia de armas
(n.)=firearm licence.
Ex: Instead of strictly screening firearm applicants to ensure that they are competent and responsible, firearm licenses are issued all too freely.
licencia de uso
(n.)=licence agreement.
Ex: Licence agreements are mainly lists of restrictions imposed on the purchaser, while the publisher for his part has almost no obligations.
licencia educativa
(n.)=educational licence.
Ex: Negotiation of a general educational licence for Internet transmissions is obviously a whole new kettle of fish and would take several years.
licencia en sobre hermético
(n.)=shrink-wrap licence [shrinkwrap licence] ; shrink-wrapped licence [shrinkwrapped licence].
Ex: Software vendors have long used 'shrinkwrap licences' in connection with the sale of their software. Ex: The enforceability of a shrink wrapped licence has been challenged successfully in North America.
licencia estándar
(n.)=boilerplate licensing.
Ex: Among issues looming for CD-ROM are the degree to which downloading data and reusing it constitute infringement, whether some networking arrangements violate fair use and boilerplate licensing enforceable in different states.
licencia fiscal
(n.)=trading licence.
Ex: The lessees of these commercial premises are paying more for water and electricity than in actual rent, not to mention the trading licenses.
licencia para matar
(n.)=licence to kill.
Ex: The Japanese claim the whales will be used for 'scientific research', a loophole that gives them a licence to kill.
licenciado
(n.)=major ; graduate ; licentiate ; grad (graduate) ; alumnus [alumni, -pl.] ; alum.
Nota: Abreviatura de alumnus.
Ex: The target user group was the approximately 100 senior economics major completing theses.
Ex: In general, off-campus graduates were older, less mobile, had more family responsibilities, and used support structures generally available to mature adults.
Ex: The achievement of these aims is analysed in practical terms, and the specific problems of licentiates and technicians discussed.
Ex: The article 'New directions for recent grads' surveys the employment of 1994 graduates of library schools in the USA.
Ex: The article 'S.R. Ranganathan: distinguished alumnus' details the life and work of S.R. Ranganathan with particular reference to his time spent at University College London, School of Librarianship.
Ex: It is time for professional associations to distance themselves from educational programs who have no use for the work their alums do.
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* fábrica de licenciados=diploma mill.
* licenciado en biblioteconomía y documentación=MLS graduate.
* Licenciado en Gestión Empresarial=MBA (Master of Business Administration).
* recién licenciado=graduating student.

licenciado en biblioteconomía y documentación
(n.)=MLS graduate.
Ex: In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.
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* licenciarse=graduate.
* licenciarse con matrícula=graduate with + honours.
* licenciarse con un expediente de honor=graduate with + honours.

licenciarse
(v.)=graduate.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
licenciarse con matrícula
(v.)=graduate with + honours.
Ex: He was class valedictorian at Princeton University, where he graduated with highest honors in 1950.
licenciarse con un expediente de honor
(v.)=graduate with + honours.
Ex: He was class valedictorian at Princeton University, where he graduated with highest honors in 1950.
licencias corporativas
(n.)=site licensing.
Ex: The author considers the efficacy of site licensing for electronic network dissemination of information and electronic journal publishing.
licenciatura
(n.)=master's degree ; master degree ; graduate level ; graduate programme ; graduate degree.
Ex: Bernadine Abbott Hoduski received her bachelor's degree from St. Theresa of Avila College and her master's degree in library science from the University of Denver.
Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, master degrees and Ph.D.
Ex: Many library school students are suffering from the parochialism of this trend in education and must compensate for it at the graduate level.
Ex: Some librarians were surveyed about the usefulness of a special graduate programme for persons planning to become prison librarians.
Ex: The minimum professional qualifications in archaeology are a graduate degree in archaeology, anthropology, or a closely related field.
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* curso de licenciatura=postgraduate course.
* estudiante de licenciatura=graduate student.
* estudios de licenciatura=graduate work.
* Licenciatura de Ciencias=M.Sc. (Master of Science).
* Licenciatura de Humanidades=M.Phil. (Master in Philosophy).
* licenciatura en biblioteconomía y documentación=master in library and information science (MLIS).
* Licenciatura en Documentación=M.L.S. (Master in Library Science).
* relativo a los estudios de licenciatura=grad (graduate) ; postgraduate [post-graduate].

licenciatura en biblioteconomía y documentación
(n.)=master in library and information science (MLIS).
Ex: There are also a variety of other local and national scholarships for students pursuing the master in library and information science (MLIS).
licenciosamente
=wantonly.
Ex: The correct Islamic behaviour required of Muslim women which keeps them from wantonly displaying their attractions is characterised by the lowering the gaze.

licencioso
(adj.)=licentious ; wanton.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.

licitación
(n.)=bid ; tender procedure ; tendering ; tender ; bidding ; tendering procedure ; tendering process.
Ex: New York State has recently moved away from former relatively unrestrictive policies by requiring bids on all items priced over $10,000.
Ex: As a result of the tender procedure a contract was made to construct the new Library and Department of Library and Information Studies.
Ex: After fruitful discussion with the UGC, the University was authorised to proceed towards tendering stage.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
Ex: The outcome of the bidding was slightly disappointing for the vendor, but they say it was a bargain for the buyer.
Ex: There are exemptions, however, to when these tendering procedures are used.
Ex: Many tendering processes end with no solution because the project loses momentum and becomes overly complex.
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* concurso público de licitación=competitive tendering.
* sacar a licitación=tender for ; tender out.

licitador
(n.)=tenderer.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.

licitante
(n.)=tenderer.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.

licitar
(v.)=bid ; bid + Posesivo + business.
Ex: Chris pointed out that he is buying 1000 more books with the same amount of money after bidding -- and that was on an informal bid.
Ex: Smith advised librarians to get the most for their money by bidding their business.

licitud
(n.)=permissibility.
Ex: There was a variety of views concerning the permissibility of terminating a pregnancy.

licopeno
(n.)=lycopene.
Nota: Pigmento vegetal de color rojo.
Ex: Underripe and overripe watermelons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe watermelons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.

licor
(n.)=liqueur ; schnapps.
Nota: Especie de aguardiente.
Ex: She explains that wormwood is absinthe, a very bitter emerald green liqueur that was believed to stimulate creativity.
Ex: In Germany, schnapps are any of a family of alcoholic beverages that are high in alcohol content and dry tasting, such as aquavit and kirsch.
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* licor de cerezas=kirsch.
* vaso de licor=shot glass.

licor de cerezas
(n.)=kirsch.
Ex: In Germany, schnapps are any of a family of alcoholic beverages that are high in alcohol content and dry tasting, such as aquavit and kirsch.
licuación
(n.)=liquefaction.
Ex: Projects eligible for support are the substitution of hydrocarbons (solid fuels, electric power, heat transmission, distribution and storage) and the gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels.

licuadora
(n.)=blender.
Ex: The article 'A new generation of blenders' describes a new range of rotating food mixers.

licuar
(v.)=liquefy.
Ex: The work of J Dewar, who liquefied hydrogen, is compared to that of H Kamerlingh Onnes, who liquefied helium = Se compara el trabajo de J. Dewar, que licuó el hidrógeno, con el de H. Kamerlingh Onnes, que licuó el helio.

licuefacción
(n.)=liquefaction.
Ex: Projects eligible for support are the substitution of hydrocarbons (solid fuels, electric power, heat transmission, distribution and storage) and the gasification and liquefaction of solid fuels.

lid
(n.)=fight ; combat.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
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* en buena lid=fair and square.

liderar
(v.)=lead ; take + the lead in + Gerundio ; lead off ; champion ; blaze + trail ; steer ; lead + the pack ; lead + the way.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: Yet, in its own way, the press was taking the lead in putting pressure on the Community to adopt a more practical outlook, and by so doing kept the subject alive in the minds of the public.
Ex: Laurence Prusak will lead off the guest lectures on Monday, August 20th.
Ex: In particular he championed free photoduplication of library materials as a natural extension of library services to patrons at a distance.
Ex: The article 'Blazing trails in Kentucky wilderness' discusses three stages of the history of case law digest publishing in Kentucky.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.
Ex: Northern India has the least number of female tobacco users while eastern India leads the pack, according to India's first-ever adult tobacco survey.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
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* liderar con el ejemplo=lead by + example.
* liderar el ataque=lead + the charge.

liderar con el ejemplo
(v.)=lead by + example.
Ex: It's time to start leading by example and not going around like a lunatic all the time, loosing my cool, raving, saying things in the heat of the moment I don't mean.
liderar el ataque
(v.)=lead + the charge.
Ex: The article 'Leading the charge or holding the fort?' looks at the future role of librarians in the provision of online services.
liderato
(n.)=leadership.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.

liderazgo
(n.)=leadership.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Under Mr. Kilgour's leadership, OCLC has demonstrated beyond any doubt that the computer can be successfully applied to traditional library problems with the most positive results.

lidiar
(v.)=grapple.
Ex: For some groups it is entirely unreasonable to expect them to grapple with the full 638 pages of AACR2.
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* lidiar con=grapple with.

lidiar con
(v.)=grapple with.
Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children.
liebre
(n.)=hare ; jackrabbit.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The immunologist and the Internet -- a tale of the tortoise and the hare?.
Ex: Thus the brown hare, the blue hare, the Arctic hare, and the jackrabbit are all species of the genus Leporidae.
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* dar gato por liebre=buy + a pig in a poke ; pass off + a lemon.
* levantar la liebre=spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* liebre marina=sea hare.
* tan rápido como una liebre=as quick as a wink.

liebre marina
(n.)=sea hare.
Ex: Limpets are related to sea snails, abalones, mussels, and sea hares.
lied
(n.)=lied [lieder, -pl.].
Ex: Scores include motets, passion music, settings of Latin odes, dance music, lieder and madrigals.

liendre
(n.)=nit.
Ex: On examination, lice and nits were noted on the eyelashes of both patients, and microscopic examination subsequently confirmed these as pubic lice.

lienzo
(n.)=canvas.
Ex: The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.
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* lienzo de la vida, el=canvas of life, the.

lienzo de la vida, el
=canvas of life, the.
Ex: It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draws the dot with a permanent marker.
lifting
(n.)=facelift [face-lift].
Nota: En medicina, significa "estiramiento facial".
Ex: The Web's full embrace of constant change means that even old friend sites may be unrecognisable after technology facelifts.
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* lifting de barriga=tummy tuck.

lifting de barriga
(n.) = tummy tuck.
Ex: Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a 'tummy tuck,' is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.
liga
(n.)=league ; round robin.
Nota: Como opuesto a eliminatoria.
Ex: This is a survey of 227 editors examining how newspapers were affected by the 1994 major league baseball strike.
Ex: Most sports leagues use a round-robin format for their seasons.
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* encuentro de liga=league game.
* Liga â€ rabe=Arab league.
* liga de fútbol=football league.
* Liga de las Naciones=League of Nations, the.
* Liga de los Países â€ rabes=League of Arab States.
* liga deportiva=sport(s) league.
* liga de rugby=rugby league.
* partido de liga=league game.

liga de fútbol
(n.)=football league.
Ex: This article describes and explains the process of the importation of foreign players to the Israeli football league.
liga de rugby
(n.)=rugby league.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
liga deportiva
(n.)=sport(s) league.
Ex: Most sports leagues use a round-robin format for their seasons.
liga^2
(n.)=garter.
Ex: The lucky single gentlemen who catches the garter tossed by the bride will have the opportunity to put it on the leg of the lucky single lady who catches the bridal bouquet.

ligado
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* estar estrechamente ligado a=be closely tied to.
* estar ligado a=be bound up with.
* estrechamente ligado=closely intertwined.
* ligado a=allied to/with.

ligado a
=allied to/with.
Ex: Closely allied with structural policy are a number of measures concerning agricultural research and veterinary matters.
ligadura
(n.)=ligature ; ligation.
Ex: Its x-height was notably small, and the fount was equipped with many ligatures (tied letters) and with upright capitals; it was quickly and widely imitated.
Ex: These ligations were quite frequently followed by cerebral infarction.
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* ligadura con gomas=rubber band ligature.
* ligadura de trompas=tubal ligation.

ligadura con gomas
(n.)=rubber band ligature.
Ex: Rubber band ligation is a procedure in which the hemorrhoid is tied off at its base with rubber bands, cutting off the blood flow to the hemorrhoid.
ligadura de trompas
(n.)=tubal ligation.
Ex: Laparoscopy is typically used to perform tubal ligation in women.
ligamento
(n.)=ligament.
Ex: Ligaments also support many internal organs; including the uterus, the bladder, the liver, and the diaphragm.
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* ligamento de la corva=hamstring.

ligamento de la corva
(n.)=hamstring.
Ex: Findings indicate the sit and reach test is moderately related to hamstring flexibility but not to back and low back flexibility.
ligar^1
(v.)=attach ; connect ; intertwine ; bind + Nombre + together ; entwine ; tie in (with).
Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: Plainly, it is not always the case that there is a connection between farming and spelling, and many other documents can be identified where these subjects are not connected.
Ex: Traditional and emerging markets for library school graduates are likely to intertwine rather than exist as parallel trends in the future.
Ex: People value the public library highly as an educational and community resource and the library acts as an 'information junction' to bind the community together.
Ex: The Zimbabwe Library Association history is entwined with library development in Zimbabwe (Rhodesia).
Ex: It seems to me that this would tie in with the different types of methodologies you mentioned earlier.
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* volver a ligar=reattach.

ligar^2
(v.)=chat up.
Ex: She was 15 kilograms too heavy, rudderless, half-lost to drinking and chatting up other girls' boyfriends.
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* frase usada para ligar=chat-up line.
* intentar ligar=chat up.
* tratar de ligar=chat up.
* truco para ligar=chat-up line.

ligeramente
=lightly ; marginally ; slightly ; midly ; mildly ; vaguely ; gently ; gently ; subtly ; scantily.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
Ex: The other woman nodded, smiling slightly, and began to make concentric circles on a pad of paper.
Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
Ex: Consequences of challenging her at this time began to shape themselves vaguely in his mind.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.
Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
Ex: Imagine that you are sitting in a rocking-chair near the fireplace, and the room is scantily lit only by the burning firewood.
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* balancearse ligeramente=bobble.
* empujar ligeramente con el dedo o un instrumento=poke.
* golpear ligeramente=tap ; pat.
* golpear ligeramente la punta de los dedos en sucesión sobre una superficie=tap + fingers.
* ligeramente + Adjetivo=slightly + Adjetivo ; vaguely + Adjetivo.
* ligeramente + Nombre=a shade + Nombre.
* mirar ligeramente=glance at ; glance over.
* revisar ligeramente=tinker (about/around) with.
* saludar a Alguien levantando el sombrero ligeramente=tip + Posesivo + hat to + Nombre.
* subir ligeramente=nudge up.
* tirar ligeramente de=tug on.
* tocar ligeramente=skim + the surface of ; stroke ; brush past ; tip.
* tratar ligeramente=skim + the surface of ; touch on/upon.
* tratar una cuestión ligeramente=touch on/upon + issue.

ligeramente + Adjetivo
=slightly + Adjetivo ; vaguely + Adjetivo.
Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs. Ex: Vaguely blissful, but with nothing to occupy her save reflection, she sat in the cafeteria and gave herself up to the physical pleasures of coffee.
ligeramente + Nombre
=a shade + Nombre.
Ex: The effect was unusual, but it was somehow also a shade comic, which was not at all the intention.
ligereza
(n.)=lightness ; airiness.
Ex: This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.
Ex: The new library is a elegant modern building with excellent natural lighting and a feeling of airiness and space throughout.

ligero
(adj.)=mild ; slight ; light ; lightweight [light-weight] ; light hearted [light-hearted/lighhearted] ; swift ; swift-footed.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.
Ex: Hares, wild boar, and swift-footed gazelle roam freely over these vast regions.
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* a la ligera=lightly.
* a paso ligero=on the double.
* arma ligera=light weapon.
* de pies ligeros=swift-footed.
* industria ligera=light industry.
* ligero como una pluma=light as a feather.
* ligero con los dedos=fleet-fingered.
* ligero de cascos=reckless ; promiscuous ; airheaded.
* ligero de peso=lightweight [light-weight].
* ligero de pies=fleet of foot ; fleet-footed.
* ligero de ropa=scantily dressed ; scantily clad ; scantily clothed.
* tomar a la ligera=take + lightly.
* tomarse Algo a la ligera=take + Nombre + lightly.
* tomarse las cosas a la ligera=make + light of things.
* tono ligero=light touch.
* vehículo ligero=light vehicle.

ligero como una pluma
=light as a feather.
Ex: What is light as feather but even the strongest man cannot hold it more than minute? His breath.
ligero con los dedos
(adj.)=fleet-fingered.
Ex: I've heard this sonata played often, usually in a rather light and fleet-fingered fashion, and I had never liked it until I heard Horowitz's rendering.
ligero de cascos
(adj.)=reckless ; promiscuous ; airheaded.
Ex: A team of researchers have conducted a study with the paradoxical result -- the more mature the teenager's brain, the more reckless they become. Ex: Results show that males tend to use more alcohol and drugs, to be more sexually promiscuous, and to feel more existential anxiety and powerlessness than females. Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
ligero de peso
(adj.)=lightweight [light-weight].
Ex: These computers will be thin and lightweight.
ligero de pies
(adj.)=fleet of foot ; fleet-footed.
Ex: You are right, he did look very fleet of foot and he was indeed throwing punches in bunches. Ex: Mercury was named by the Romans after the fleet-footed messenger of the gods because it seemed to move more quickly than any other planet.
ligero de ropa
(adj.)=scantily dressed ; scantily clad ; scantily clothed.
Ex: An Iranian cleric has blamed the scantily dressed women and even the promiscuous women for all the quakes. Ex: Good rule of thumb when browsing the Internet: If it looks lurid, promises nudity, or displays scantily clad women, don't click on it. Ex: There are many many people who look good scantily clothed.
lignificar
(v.)=lignify.
Ex: As asparagus spears age after harvest, shoot fibers can lignify and toughen.

lignina
(n.)=lignin.
Nota: En la fabricación de papel, componente principal de la madera que funciona como aglutinante de las fibras celulósicas y que de no eliminarse produce papel de poca duración.
Ex: Lignin, is a naturally binding agent in wood, which causes discoloration, if there is sufficient exposure to light.

lignito
(n.)=lignite.
Ex: Specific examples include networks of references to articles on the oxidation of coal and lignite.

ligue
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* ligue de una sola noche=one-night stand.

ligue de una sola noche
=one-night stand.
Ex: The present paper is based on recent research on so-called casual sexual encounters or one-night stands.
liguilla
(n.)=round robin.
Nota: Como opuesto a eliminatoria.
Ex: Most sports leagues use a round-robin format for their seasons.
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* liguilla de ascenso=promotion play-off.
* liguilla de descenso=relegation play-off.

liguilla de ascenso
(n.)=promotion play-off.
Ex: Season 2006 was very disappointing for the club, as they finished second to last and had to play promotion/relegation play-offs.
liguilla de descenso
(n.)=relegation play-off.
Ex: Season 2006 was very disappointing for the club, as they finished second to last and had to play promotion/relegation play-offs.
ligón
(n.)=lady-killer.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.

lija^1
(n.)=sanding paper.
Ex: The cheapest way to bevel it is probably by sanding it down with some sanding paper or a file if something like that is available.
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* papel de lija=sandpaper ; emery paper ; sanding paper.

lija^2
(n.)=dogfish ; sandpaper.
Ex: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.
Ex: This paper describes the origins of the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company from 1902 when it started producing sandpaper.

lijado
(n.)=sanding ; filing.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
Ex: Manicures often include the filing, polishing, and painting of fingernails.

lijadora
(n.)=sander.
Ex: Top and bottom transverse surfaces of discs were polished using a sander.

lijar
(v.)=sand ; sand down ; strip down.
Ex: One woodworking expert estimates that half the cost of a grand piano is in its shiny finish, obtained by sanding the wood (and applying layers of lacquer).
Ex: The cheapest way to bevel it is probably by sanding it down with some sanding paper or a file if something like that is available.
Ex: The hood has been removed and stripped down to bare metal.

lila^1
(n.)=lilac bush ; lilac.
Ex: Now no sign declares that once a prosperous farm stood here, save for the lilac bushes around the foundation and stone walls in old cattle lanes.
Ex: The fragrance of a lilac is so powerfully stirring that, within a century of their introduction in the United States, the blooms were synonymous with home.

lila^2
(n.)=patsy ; pansy.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
Ex: Have we really become such pansies in this country that we're willing to give up a constitutional right just because someone might have their feelings hurt?.

liliáceas, las
(n.)=lily family, the.
Ex: The onion is a member of the lily family, a close relation of garlic.

lima de esmeril
(n.)=emery board.
Ex: Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.
lima de uñas
(n.)=emery board ; nail file.
Ex: Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns. Ex: Most women use nail files that are made from emery or steel.
lima^1
(n.)=file.
Ex: The piece was fashioned by hand with the use of a file and accurately measured with the use of a digital micrometer.
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* comer como una lima=eat like + a horse.
* lima de esmeril=emery board.
* lima de uñas=emery board ; nail file.

lima^2
(n.)=lime ; lime tree.
Ex: Over 60% is production of oranges, followed by the group of mandarins, clementines, satsumas and tangerines, followed by lemons and limes, and then grapefruit.
Ex: Lime trees are frequently planted as ornamental trees, very often for tree-lined walks.
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* bebida de lima=lime crush.

limado
(n.)=filing.
Ex: Manicures often include the filing, polishing, and painting of fingernails.

limar
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* limar asperezas=iron out + the bugs ; knock + the rough edges off.
* limar las diferencias=iron out + differences ; flatten out + differences.

limar asperezas
(v.)=iron out + the bugs ; knock + the rough edges off.
Ex: An interesting compromise is to use a Uniterm system to start with, transferring to peek-a-boo when, using an inelegant but expressive phrase, the 'bugs' have been ironed out. Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
limar las diferencias
(v.)=iron out + differences ; flatten out + differences.
Ex: But these studies tend to be nationally based, and this approach has a number of inherent failings, most notably the ironing out of regional differences. Ex: The leadership challenge is to flatten out differences, identify the new goals, and make tough decisions.
limbo
(n.)=limbo.
Ex: We understand that 'out-of-print' is a sort of final death knell, but the current out-of-stock limbo is bewildering.

limero
(n.)=lime tree.
Ex: Lime trees are frequently planted as ornamental trees, very often for tree-lined walks.

limitaciones
(n.)=straitjacket [straightjacket].
Ex: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
limitaciones de espacio
(n.)=space constraints.
Ex: The reasons for journal deselection include the cost of periodicals, space constraints, and changing educational programmes.
limitaciones económicas
=economic constraints.
Ex: A recent study of library budgets indicates that, in times of economic constraint, libraries tend to continue to subscribe to secondary services while dropping primary journals.
limitación
(n.)=constraint ; limitation ; restrictiveness ; restraint ; stricture ; stricture ; narrowing ; constriction ; restriction.
Ex: In practice this can only be achieved within the constraints of any given indexing language and system.
Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.
Ex: This technique develops a scale of restrictiveness in dealing with overdues.
Ex: It is well past the time for academics to challenge growing unconstitutional restraints on freedom to publish.
Ex: Although librarians lend themselves to the strictures of automation, inadequate staff provisions are made for new technology.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Political and administrative strictures on the National Libraries Authority proposal'.
Ex: The narrowing of the curriculum has implications for the future.
Ex: Results failed to confirm previous findings of coronary artery constriction while reliving an angry experience, yet are consistent with other studies utilizing mental arithmetic.
Ex: Within a restriction of total record size of maximum of 30,000 characters, an intending user is free to format the records in his system.
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* con limitación temporal=time-oriented.
* conllevar limitaciones=imply + limitations.
* encontrar limitaciones=encounter + limitations.
* encontrarse con una limitación=face + limitation.
* enfrentarse a una limitación=face + constraint ; face + limitation.
* imponer una limitación=place + restraint ; impose + limitation.
* imponer una limitación (sobre)=place + constraint (on/upon).
* imponer una limitación sobre Algo=impose + constraint upon.
* limitación del presupuesto=budget constraint.
* limitación de responsabilidad=limitation of liability.
* limitaciones=straitjacket [straightjacket].
* limitaciones de espacio=space constraints.
* limitaciones económicas=economic constraints.
* limitación física=physical limitation.
* limitación presupuestaria=budget constraint.
* operador de limitación=limit operator.
* reducir una limitación=push + limits (further and further back).
* seguir trabajando aceptando una limitación=work (a)round + limitation ; work (a)round + constraints.
* sin limitaciones=without stint ; without limit.
* superar una limitación=overcome + limitation ; tackle + limitation.

limitación de responsabilidad
(n.)=limitation of liability.
Ex: Some states, however, have passed statutes prohibiting limitations of liability for harm arising from the use of a product or service.
limitación del presupuesto
(n.)=budget constraint.
Ex: Before 1992, little automation was possible due to budget constraints.
limitación física
(n.)=physical limitation.
Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
limitación presupuestaria
(n.)=budget constraint.
Ex: Before 1992, little automation was possible due to budget constraints.
limitado
(adj.)=confined ; limited ; restricted ; bounded ; circumscribed ; qualified ; narrow .
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature build-up in confined areas.
Ex: Smaller cards exist which have more limited capacity.
Ex: Librarians are experiencing dissatisfaction with the restricted opportunities available to them to find expression for, and recognition of, their skills in the present climate of change.
Ex: This problem arises in real time multimedia applications, which often requires a guaranteed bandwidth and bounded delay to ensure that the quality of service is met = Este problema surge en las aplicaciones multimedia en tiempo real, que a menudo necesitan un ancho de banda garantizado y un retraso limitado para asegurar la calidad del servicio.
Ex: Library and Information Plans (LIP) are 5-year management plans for information provision in a circumscribed region.
Ex: The majority of projects are small, poorly funded, and only a qualified success.
Ex: The subject areas which such data bases cover may range from relatively narrow subjects, to interdisciplinary areas.
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* con un presupuesto limitado=low-budget ; on a budget.
* duración limitada=limited life.
* hasta un punto limitado=to a limited extent.
* limitado por el contexto=context-bound.
* limitado por el tiempo=time-constrained.
* sólo por tiempo limitado=for a limited time only.

limitado por el contexto
(adj.)=context-bound.
Ex: Since meaning is context-bound but contexts are boundless, inquiry should be conducted through critical perspectives.
limitado por el tiempo
(adj.)=time-constrained.
Ex: The article 'Problem-solving in time-constrained environments' examines the explicit allocation of computational resources to decision making procedures.
limitador
(adj.)=limiting ; restrictor ; restraining.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limited.
Ex: When you use a restrictor in your query, you direct the system to search a predefined subset of records instead of the entire database.
Ex: The author discusses the driving and restraining forces affecting the probability and desirability of interaction between the school and the public library in providing library services to children.

limitar
(v.)=bound ; confine ; constrain ; limit ; reduce ; restrict ; tie down ; restrain ; circumscribe ; disable ; box in ; narrow down ; border ; fetter ; hem + Nombre + in.
Ex: Word is a character string bounded by spaces or other chosen characters.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
Ex: This limits the need for libraries to reclassify, but also restricts the revision of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.
Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
Ex: There are many able people still tied down with the routine 'running' of their libraries.
Ex: Use of the legal data bases is partly restrained by cost considerations, partly by the fact that their coverage is not exhaustive and partly by the reserved attitude of the legal profession and the judiciary.
Ex: Traditional theories of management circumscribe the extent of employee participation in decision making.
Ex: There are socializing factors which further disable those children who lack such basic support.
Ex: What is important is that agencies face few barriers to disseminating information on the Web quickly rather than being boxed in by standardization requirements = Lo que es importante es que las agencias se encuentran pocas trabas para diseminar información en la web de una forma rápida más que verse restringidas por cuestiones de normalización.
Ex: By specifying the fields to be searched, the user can narrow down the search in a very convenient way.
Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
Ex: Faculty tenure is designed to allow the scholar to proceed with his investigation without being fettered with concerns arising from loss of job and salary.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
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* limitar búsqueda=limit + search.
* limitar con=border on.
* limitar el debate a=keep + discussion + grounded on.

limitar búsqueda
(v.)=limit + search.
Ex: Limit your search to the latest quarterly update, or to a specific language or document type.
limitar con
(v.)=border on.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
limitar el debate a
(v.)=keep + discussion + grounded on.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
limitativo
(adj.)=disabling.
Ex: Fear itself is far more disabling and awful to endure than either its cause or its consequences.

limnología
(n.)=limnology.
Ex: It acts as a focal point for limnology research.

limo
(n.)=silt.
Nota: Capa fértil de tierra depositada por los ríos.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.

limonada
(n.)=lemon squash ; lemon crush.
Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
Ex: Orange crush was a resounding success, and they introduced lemon crush and lime crush in 1918 and 1920.

limosna
(n.)=alms ; handout.
Ex: Images of S. Edward the Confessor offering his ring as alms identified English kingship with exemplary generosity.
Ex: These centres help women rebuild lives by giving them a hand up, not a handout.
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* platillo para limosnas=alms dish.

limosnear
(v.)=cadge.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

limpiabotas
(n.)=shoeshine ; shoe-shiner ; shiner ; boot-black.
Ex: There are poems in the voices of a variety of characters, including those of a piano-tuner's wife, a steeplejack, and a shoeshine.
Ex: Shoe-shiners in London are defying the credit crisis and reporting a surge in trade.
Ex: Though in Chile, I'm told, in most train and bus stations there are shiners who work for a dollar or two, and they really know how to do it.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
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* de limpiabotas=boot-blacking.

limpiador
(n.)=cleaner ; cleaner ; cleaner.
Ex: Support staff such as janitors and cleaners report to the school principal, not to the librarian and this affects the type of service they provide.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
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* crema limpiadora de manos=handcleaner.
* limpiadora a presión=pressure washer.
* limpiador de hornos=oven cleaner.

limpiador de hornos
(n.)=oven cleaner.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.
limpiadora
(n.)=charwoman [charwomen, -pl.] ; cleaning lady ; cleaning woman ; housekeeper.
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: Doyle's fifth novel deals with the life and love of Paula Spencer, a 39-year-old woman, alcoholic, mother, cleaning lady, and widow.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.

limpiadora a presión
(n.)=pressure washer.
Ex: With two spray wands and an onboard detergent tank, this pressure washer will help keep your home gleaming like the day construction was finished.
limpiahornos
(n.)=oven cleaner.
Ex: Materials covered in this booklet include: aerosols; deodorizers; cleaners; drain cleaners; fingernail polish/remover; handcleaners; moth crystals; oven cleaners; and wood preservatives.

limpiamente
=cleanly ; fair and square.
Ex: This ensures that the wax is cleanly cut and the characters are sharp.
Ex: Kevin wants to play and win or lose fair and square.

limpiaparabrisas
(n.)=window wiper ; windshield wiper ; wiper ; windscreen wiper.
Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope.
Ex: In this article, we'll take a look inside windshield wipers, learn about the wiper blades and then explore a new rain-sensing wiper control.
Ex: In this article, we'll take a look inside windshield wipers, learn about the wiper blades and then explore a new rain-sensing wiper control.
Ex: Most windscreen wipers operate together with a windscreen washer; a pump that supplies water and detergent (usually a blend called windscreen wiper fluid) from a tank.
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* goma del limpiaparabrisas=wiper blade.
* líquido para limpiaparabrisas=windscreen wiper fluid.

limpiar
(v.)=clean up ; wipe (over) ; cleanse ; clean out ; manicure ; get + Nombre + clean ; purify ; clear up ; clean ; wipe + Nombre + clean ; wipe down ; wipe off ; neaten (up) ; mop up.
Ex: The file to be cleaned up is first chosen from a list of files.
Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
Ex: Librarians were terrorised and their collections cleansed of ideologically harmful works.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war.
Ex: The problem with most garlic crushers is getting them clean afterwards.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
Ex: After each use, the tools must be cleaned.
Ex: This paint comes in a fawn colour with a matte finish that allows you to wipe clean surface dirt and grime without damaging the surface.
Ex: Use a dry paper towel or dust rag to wipe down the ceiling, paying special attention to the corners.
Ex: Use a clean cotton cloth to wipe off the water and any remaining paint.
Ex: Many people trim their cuticles to neaten the overall appearance of their fingers and hands.
Ex: Emergency crews are mopping up after a devastating thunderstorm, which dumped 30mm of rain in two hours.
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* desmontar y limpiar=strip and clean.
* limpiar a fondo=spring-clean ; clear out.
* limpiar con agua=wash away.
* limpiar de impurezas=purify.
* limpiar el polvo=dust.
* limpiar el terreno de árboles=clear + land.
* limpiar la suciedad=clean up + the mess.
* limpiarse las lágrimas=wipe (away) + tears.
* limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental=floss + teeth.

limpiar a fondo
(v.)=spring-clean ; clear out.
Ex: This is probably because the north's more blustery weather spring-cleans the streets. Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
limpiar con agua
(v.)=wash away.
Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
limpiar de impurezas
(v.)=purify.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
limpiar el polvo
(v.)=dust.
Ex: 550 books a day were dusted and the cleaning of 13500 volumes was completed in 5 weeks.
limpiar el terreno de árboles
(v.)=clear + land.
Ex: When you tote up the carbon emissions caused by clearing land to grow corn, fertilizing it and transporting it, corn ethanol leaves twice the carbon footprint as gasoline.
limpiar la suciedad
(v.)=clean up + the mess.
Ex: Also, the parking lot could serve as a smoking area because of the availability of street sweepers to clean up the mess that is left behind.
limpiarse las lágrimas
(v.)=wipe (away) + tears.
Ex: 'He's one of those people who can conceal any signs, but it's affecting his judgment,' she paused to wipe the tears from her eyes.
limpiarse los dientes con hilo dental
(v.)=floss + teeth.
Ex: Candy presents serious problems of dental decay for the handicapped child who may not be able to brush and floss his teeth thoroughly.
limpieza
(adj.)=cleaning ; clearance ; cleanliness ; cleansing ; cleanup [clean-up].
Ex: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.
Ex: Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.
Ex: The duties of the librarian -- to maintain cleanliness, and update lists of all works in the collection -- were initially prescribed by state legislation.
Ex: This article discusses the extent of the damage, the cleansing operation by library staff and by specialist cleaners, and problems experienced.
Ex: In the clean-up operation that you just described you recalled a figure of approximately 11,000 transactions.
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* caja de accesorios de limpieza=cleaning kit.
* de mantenimiento y limpieza=janitorial.
* empresa de la limpieza=cleaning firm.
* empresa de liempza=cleaning business.
* empresa de limpieza=janitorial business.
* limpieza a fondo=clear-out ; spring cleaning ; spring clean.
* limpieza de cutis=facial.
* limpieza de datos=data cleaning.
* limpieza de la sangre=racial purity.
* limpieza del polvo=dusting.
* limpieza de malas hierbas=weeding.
* limpieza en seco=dry cleaning.
* limpieza interna=internal cleansing.
* limpieza racial=ethnic cleansing.
* limpieza total=clean sweep.
* muchacha de la limpieza=cleaning lady ; cleaning woman.
* mujer de la limpieza=cleaning lady ; cleaning woman.
* producto de limpieza=cleaning product ; cleanser ; cleaner.
* señora de la limpieza=cleaning lady ; cleaning woman ; housekeeper.
* servicio de limpieza=janitorial services.
* tienda de limpieza en seco=dry cleaners.

limpieza a fondo
(n.)=clear-out ; spring cleaning ; spring clean.
Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out. Ex: Every year about this time, most people spend some time spring cleaning the house to organize things and get rid of clutter. Ex: Birds are singing, the weather is warm and it's time for a spring clean.
limpieza de cutis
(n.)=facial.
Ex: This is the ultimate -- a complete body exfoliation, a massage, manicure or pedicure and a facial.
limpieza de datos
(n.)=data cleaning.
Ex: This paper describes ways in which standards for clinical research can help with the activities of data management, data cleaning, and statistical analysis.
limpieza de la sangre
(n.)=racial purity.
Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
limpieza de malas hierbas
(n.)=weeding.
Ex: The author offers advice on planting and weeding gardening collections for the various climatic zones of the USA.
limpieza del polvo
(n.)=dusting.
Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock.
limpieza en seco
=dry cleaning.
Ex: The activities assigned were the following: unpacking and drying wet books; handling and drying wet papers and photos; and dry cleaning techniques for papers and books.
limpieza interna
(n.)=internal cleansing.
Ex: The concepts of internal cleansing and detoxification have been around for centuries.
limpieza racial
(n.)=ethnic cleansing.
Ex: We wish to mention that there can never be such matters as ethnic cleansing, license to rape, or other ill-willed behavior on the government's part.
limpieza total
(n.)=clean sweep.
Ex: Strategies advocated include the clean sweep of all items in a subject collection.
limpio
(adj.)=clean ; spic(k)-and-span ; neat .
Ex: Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
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* a grito limpio=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* agua limpia de impurezas=purified water.
* a ladrido limpio=in full cry.
* a mano limpia=with + Posesivo + bare hands.
* con la conciencia limpia=with a clear conscience.
* dejar limpio a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* impecablemente limpio=spotlessly clean.
* jugar limpio=play + fair.
* limpio como los chorros del oro=spotlessly clean.
* limpio como una patena=spotlessly clean.
* limpio como un espejo=spotlessly clean.
* limpio de corazón=pure of heart.
* pulcramente limpio=spotlessly clean.
* sacar en limpio=conclude.
* super limpio=squeaky clean.
* tecnología limpia=clean technology.
* tener la conciencia limpia=have + a clear conscience.
* todo limpio y en su sitio=ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
* todo ordenado y limpio=ship-shape and Bristol fashion.
* vivir con la conciencia limpia=live with + a clear conscience.

limpio como los chorros del oro
(adj.)=spotlessly clean.
Ex: I have done absolutely no studying tonight, but my kitchen is spotlessly clean if that counts for anything.
limpio como un espejo
(adj.)=spotlessly clean.
Ex: I have done absolutely no studying tonight, but my kitchen is spotlessly clean if that counts for anything.
limpio como una patena
(adj.)=spotlessly clean.
Ex: I have done absolutely no studying tonight, but my kitchen is spotlessly clean if that counts for anything.
limpio de corazón
=pure of heart.
Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind.
limpito
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* limpito y ordenado=spic(k)-and-span.

limpito y ordenado
(adj.)=spic(k)-and-span.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
limpísimo
=spic(k)-and-span ; speckless ; spotless ; spanking clean ; spotlessly clean ; spotlessly.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug.
Ex: He wore black speckless clothes, silk stockings, silver buckles, and either a slim green silk umbrella, or a genteel brown cane.
Ex: A look into Jennifer's life revealed few clues -- she had a spotless reputation and was loved by everyone around her.
Ex: Upstairs spanking clean rooms come with all expected amenities, as well as grandstand views of the skyline.
Ex: I have done absolutely no studying tonight, but my kitchen is spotlessly clean if that counts for anything.
Ex: Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.

limusina
(n.)=limousine.
Ex: A convoy of 80 buses headed by two limousines and a police escort (complete with siren) hurtled its way through the streets of Beijing.

limítrofe
(adj.)=coterminous [co-terminous].
Ex: Sample articles were chosen for subjects coterminous with each other for 1950, 60 and 70.
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* zona limítrofe=fringe area.

limón
(n.)=lemon.
Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
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* cáscara de limón=lemon peel.
* corteza de limón=lemon peel.
* extracto de limón=lemon extract.
* pasto de limón=lemongrass.
* zumo de limón=lemon juice.

linaje
(n.)=lineage ; parentage ; ancestry ; birth ; stock ; bloodline ; line of ancestry.
Ex: The lineage of PRECIS indexing: PRECIS indexing has roots in faceted classification.
Ex: The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.
Ex: These terms are necessarily rather vague, but have a very respectable ancestry (they go back to Aristotle).
Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
Ex: It also proves the absurdity of Nazi race theories of 'racial purity,' since the various peoples of Mitteleurope, the Germans in particular, are among the most mixed stocks in Europe.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.
Ex: A pure-blood vampire has no human blood in their line of ancestry.

linaza
(n.)=flaxseed ; linseed.
Ex: Eating flaxseed may not ease menopausal hot flashes after all, despite some promising early evidence that it might.
Ex: Up to around a hundred years ago, linseed was a staple in the diet, but the short shelf life of linseed probably reduced its popularity.
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* aceite de linaza=linseed oil ; flaxseed oil.

lince ibérico
(n.)=Iberian lynx.
Ex: In Spain and Portugal, cork oak landscapes have historically been home to the Iberian lynx and the Spanish imperial eagle.
lince^1
(n.)=wildcat ; lynx.
Ex: Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.
Ex: Even for trappers who have spent a lifetime in areas where lynxes are common, encounters with these predators are rare and memorable.
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* lince ibérico=Iberian lynx.

lince^2
(n.)=keen-witted ; whiz(z) kid ; whiz(z) ; smart cookie.
Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
Ex: An enormously talented woman with a resume of unparalleled excellence, she is a whiz at design with many books and other projects to her credit.
Ex: When it comes to using technology to collaborate, Nabisco has already shown itself to be one smart cookie.
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* con ojos de lince=eagle-eyed ; sharp-eyed.
* ojos de lince=eagle eyes.

linchador
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* banda de linchadores=lynch mob.

linchar
(v.)=lynch.
Ex: He contends that the black protagonist's precarious existence after his accident recalls the death of Robert Lewis who was lynched in the summer of 1892.

lindamente
=prettily.
Ex: He didn't even have the good grace to blush, even slightly, when she fluttered her eyelashes prettily and thrust her breasts forward.

lindar
(v.)=border.
Ex: The Pacific Rim encompasses an enormous geographical area composed of all of the nations bordering the Pacific Ocean, east and west, from the Bering Straits to Antarctica.
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* lindar con=adjoin ; adjoin ; border on.

lindar con
(v.)=adjoin ; adjoin ; border on.
Ex: The Central Administration has moved into a former, fully renovated school building which adjoins a new, modern building for the library users and staff. Ex: The Central Administration has moved into a former, fully renovated school building which adjoins a new, modern building for the library users and staff. Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
linde
(n.)=limit ; border.
Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
Ex: The recent proliferation of privacy protection laws has had a significant impact on transborder data flows, frequently inhibiting the free flow of information across national borders.

lindel
(n.)=lintel.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

lindo
(adj.)=cute ; dinky ; darling ; beautiful ; comely ; handsome ; bonny .
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.
Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
Ex: The store was gutted and rebuilt, according to his specifications, into a beautiful, modern facility, decorated in vibrant hues and furnished with the latest Herman Miller offerings.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: He's a right proper Scottish piper with his bonny hat and bagpipes.
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* divertirse de lo lindo=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* funcionar de lo lindo=work like + a charm ; go like + a charm.
* lo lindo=cuteness.
* pasárselo de lo lindo=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* sacudir de lo lindo=knock + the living daylights out of ; knock + the hell out out of ; beat + Nombre + (all) hollow.

linea divisoria, la
(n.)=great divide, the.
Ex: Historically, there is seen to be a great divide between professional and non professional library staff.
lineal
(adj.)=linear.
Ex: The former necessitate the constant comparison, or manipulation, of index entries rather than the linear scanning of entries in the latter.
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* metros lineales=linear footage.
* no lineal=nonlinear [non-linear].
* notación lineal=linear notation.
* Notación Lineal de Wiswesser=Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN).
* pie lineal=linear foot.
* sistema de clasificación lineal=linear classification scheme.

linealidad
(n.)=linearity.
Ex: Books seem unlikely to migrate quickly to the electronic format except for those that are constrained by their linearity.
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* falta de linealidad=nonlinearity [no-linearity].
* no linealidad=nonlinearity [no-linearity].

linealmente
=linearly.
Ex: Such single entries, however, are not arranged linearly as in classical catalogs, but in a bidimensional matrix.

lineamiento
(n.)=guideline.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: It should be noted that the present guidelines are intended to govern the display of authority and reference entries in print and micro-print only.

linearización
(n.)=linearisation [linearization, -USA].
Ex: There is an interconnection between the type of the object encountered and the physician's choice of linearization or lateralization as cognitive strategy.

linearizar
(v.)=linearise [linearize, -USA].
Ex: It linearises multi-dimensional space, while still providing for the description of individual objects within that space and the relationships that may exist between those objects.

linfa
(n.)=lymph.
Ex: It is also used for the evaluation of the functions of different organs and systems (heart, liver, lung, kidney, thyroid, brain and lymph).

linfocito
(n.)=lymphocyte.
Ex: Clear fluid called lymph flows through the lymphatic vessels and contains infection-fighting white blood cells known as lymphocytes.

linforma
(n.)=lymphoma.
Nota: Plural: lynphomas o lymphomata (menos común).
Ex: Lymphoma is a cancer of a part of the immune system called the lymphatic system.
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* linforma de Hodgkin=Hodgkin's lymphoma.

linforma de Hodgkin
=Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Ex: This blog is about my life, and my battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma; a struggle for both literal and figurative breathing room.
linfático
(adj.)=lymphatic.
Ex: There are lymphocytes in the lumen and adjacent small blood vessels, confirming the lymphatic nature of the vascular space involved.
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* glándula linfática=lymph gland.
* nodo linfático=lymph node.
* sistema linfático, el=lymphatic system, the.
* vaso linfático=lymphatic vessel.

lingote
(n.)=bullion ; ingot.
Ex: Money (coins and bullion), beauty, and rank made silver uniquely effective in sustaining and enhancing the authority of the 17th- and 18th-c. gentry.
Ex: The author describes the characteristics of Viking silver hoards (8th-12th cs.), which consist of coins, ingots, and complete ornaments.
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* lingote de oro=gold bar.
* lingote de plata=silver ingot.
* oro en lingotes=gold bullion.
* plata en lingotes=silver bullion.

lingote de oro
(n.)=gold bar.
Ex: For grades 3-4, children estimate the value of treasure chests filled with gold coins and explore the size and weight of gold bars.
lingote de plata
(n.)=silver ingot.
Ex: The author examines the evidence of preferred ways to store wealth in Viking-age Scotland, with special emphasis on silver ingots.
lingua negra
(n.)=lingua negra.
Ex: Hairy tongue is an uncommon, benign condition that is also known as black hairy tongue or lingua nigra.

lingüista
(n.)=linguist ; philologist.
Ex: While reading linguists I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid; it established artificial barriers to communication.
Ex: The initial BAMBI project developed a workstation for historians and more particularly philologists, which allows them to make transcriptions, annotation and indexing on manuscripts.

lingüística
(n.)=linguistics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: With the exception of 0 Generalities, which in this scheme does not represent a unified discipline, and 4, linguistics, the other primary divisions show this broad correlation.
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* minoría lingüística=linguistic minority.

lingüística computacional
=computational linguistics.
Ex: Research in fields such as AI, computational linguistics and cognitive science, is making enormous theoretical contributions to systems which will far surpass the memex.
lingüístico
(adj.)=linguistic ; lingual.
Ex: To infuse into that basic form an element of linguistic liveliness and wit, which marks out the best adult reviewers, is to ask far more than most children can hope to achieve.
Ex: People speaking Asian languages represent a fast-growing lingual minority.
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* barrera lingüística=language barrier.
* comportamiento lingüístico=language behaviour.
* comunidad lingüística=language community ; linguistic community.
* conocimiento lingüístico=language skill.
* desde el punto de vista lingüístico=linguistically.
* diversidad lingüística=language diversity ; linguistic diversity.
* etnolingüístico=ethnolinguistic [ethno-linguistic].
* frontera lingüística=language boundary.
* inflexión lingüística de una palabra=word form.
* intercambio lingüístico=language exchange.
* lingüística computacional=computational linguistics.
* minoría lingüística=language minority.

linier
(n.)=linesman ; assistant referee.
Ex: The teacher explains the rules and also acts as timekeeper and linesman to judge on offside.
Ex: Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.

lino
(n.)=linen ; flax.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: Again, in Class M7 Textiles we find that the Personality facet P is considered to be the Fibre (Cotton, flax, Hemp, etc) and in the Energy facet are found the operations (Spinning, Weaving, Carding, etc.).
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* simiente del lino=flaxseed ; linseed.

linotipia
(n.)=Linotype.
Ex: During his long reign -- he retired in 1949 -- Griffith oversaw the development of a satisfying range of new and revived faces for Linotype.

lintel
(n.)=lintel.
Ex: An architrave is the lintel or horizontal beam that lies across the top of two vertical columns and forms the lower part of the entablature.

linterna
(n.)=torch ; flashlight ; torchlight.
Ex: The tone then abruptly changed from comedy to ritual as the music started, and the actors streamed into the playing area carrying torches and lighting more candles.
Ex: A mannequin head is used to teach the swinging flashlight test for examining eye pupils.
Ex: One more reason is that in pitch darkness your torchlight can pick up the eyes of animals easily and in turn the animals cannot see beyond the blinding light.

lipoma
(n.)=lipoma [lipomas/lipomata, -pl.].
Ex: Lipomas can occur at any age, but they're most often detected in middle age.

liposucción
(n.)=liposuction.
Ex: Love handles are easily treated with liposuction, and the results are gratifying and very long lasting.

liquen
(n.)=lichen.
Ex: The author briefly describes the ecology of a deciduous forest outlining simple experiments relating to mosses and lichens.

liquidación
(n.)=liquidation ; redemption ; payoff [pay-off].
Ex: This article emphasizes the drive on the part of public libraries to justify their social usefulness and thus defend themselves against the threat of liquidation.
Ex: Apart from the initial purchase and the final redemption of vouchers, the Scheme eliminates all financial elements when paying for international transactions = Aparte de la compra inicial y el reembolso final de los vales canjeables, este Sistema elimina todos los aspectos económicos que intervienen en el pago por cualquier operación realizada entre países.
Ex: And he's also looking for lenders to refinance the loan as the quitclaim would leave the mortgage payoff responsibility entirely on my shoulders.
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* entrar en liquidación=go into + liquidation ; go into + administration ; go into + receivership ; go into + bankruptcy.
* liquidación de deudas=debt settlement.
* liquidación de existencias=stock clearance ; stock clearance sale ; clearance sale.

liquidación de deudas
(n.)=debt settlement.
Ex: Debt settlement is a completely legal, logical, and ethical way to eliminate your debts in a short amount of time.
liquidación de existencias
(n.)=stock clearance ; stock clearance sale ; clearance sale.
Ex: Stock clearances are done by a business when they are desperate to make some money to keep the doors open. Ex: Amazon UK is currently having a huge stock clearance sale with loads of great offers. Ex: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.
liquidador
(n.)=liquidator.
Ex: During post-war rebuilding he was given the post of liquidator for the undertakings of the German Reich in Austria in which he maintained links with archive work.

liquidar
(v.)=liquidate ; finish off ; top + Nombre + off ; zap ; finish + Nombre + off ; turn + Nombre + into a grease spot.
Ex: The Book Portfolio, comprising shares in companies in the book business, was set up for The Bookseller in Dec 81 and liquidated in Oct 92 = La Cartera de Acciones del Libro, compuesta de acciones en empresas del negocio del libro, se creó para El Bookseller en diciembre del 1981 y se liquidó en octubre del 1992.
Ex: His statement is a serious threat to the cooperative sector and was aimed at finishing off the movement.
Ex: Top it off with spicy yacamole and it's worth the nosh.
Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.
Ex: What his brother did was beyond evil, they should've finished him off with the death sentence.
Ex: Jet Li is a charming drunk with a devil-may-care grin and enough skill to keep himself from being turned into a grease spot.
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* liquidar rápidamente=make + short work of.
* liquidarse=polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.
* liquidar una deuda=pay off + debt.
* liquidar una factura=settle + invoice.

liquidar rápidamente
(v.)=make + short work of.
Ex: Then, brandishing his bludgeon, he said fiercely, 'I will make short work of them - they will never run after any more reindeer'.
liquidar una deuda
(v.)=pay off + debt.
Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.
liquidar una factura
(v.)=settle + invoice.
Ex: Only cleared invoices should be settled.
liquidarse
(v.)=polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.
Ex: Martin cut it in half, and we polished it off before going to bed. Ex: I guess they're trying to prove that the new Freddy can make short change of the people that defeated him before.
liquidez
(n.)=liquidity.
Ex: This article deals with measures of liquidity and solvency and describes how to establish standards against which a company's financial ratios can be compared.
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* crisis de liquidez=liquidity crunch.
* escasez de liquidez=liquidity crunch.

lira italiana
(n.)=Italian lira.
Ex: Pennies are not used, for example, when entering Belgian francs, Japanese yen, and Italian lira.
lira^1
(n.)=lira [lire, -pl.].
Ex: A number of private companies has been awarded a share in the 600 billion lire allocated for the 39 first projects to be implemented starting June 87.
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* lira italiana=Italian lira.

lira^2
(n.)=lyre.
Ex: The article includes discussion of musical instruments, among them harps, flutes, psalteries, xylophones and lyres.

lirio
(n.)=lily ; stargazer lily.
Ex: Cobbe was the primary target of John Ruskin's well-known fulmination against women who meddle with theology in his book 'Sesame and Lilies'.
Ex: A stargazer lily is a beautiful flower that provides a splash of vibrant color to any garden.

lirón
(n.)=dormouse [dormice, -pl.].
Ex: Common dormice may spend up to three quarters of their life asleep.
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* dormir como un lirón=sleep like + a log ; sleep like + a baby.
* quedarse como un lirón=fall + fast asleep ; be dead to the world.

lisa
(n.)=grey mullet.
Ex: Samples analysed were turbot, white bream, gilt-head bream, and grey mullet.

lisiado
(n.)=crippled ; cripple.
Ex: The president of the Society for Specific Learning Disabilities gave information on the library needs of crippled children.
Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.
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* dejar lisiado=lame.
* lisiado de por vida=lamed for life.

lisiado de por vida
=lamed for life.
Ex: When sixteen he broke one ankle so badly that he was lamed for life and could no longer follow the plough.
lisiar
(v.)=maim ; fudge ; cripple ; lame.
Ex: There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: The objection to it seems to be that by reading rubbish children cripple their own imaginative, linguistic or moral powers.
Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.
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* lisiar a Alguien de por vida=lame + Nombre + for life.

lisiar a Alguien de por vida
(v.)=lame + Nombre + for life.
Ex: They pitched him unceremoniously out of the window, laming him for life, on a brick pavement below.
liso
(adj.)=flat ; smooth ; straight ; sleek .
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers.
Ex: The right tail of the Bradford distribution has been considered to be straight or drooping.
Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.
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* cabello liso=straight hair ; limp hair.
* estómago liso=flat stomach.
* pantalones lisos=flat-front pants.
* pelo liso=straight hair ; limp hair.

lisonjear
(v.)=fawn (on/upon/over).
Ex: Presumably they do so in the hope of being tossed some meaningless bauble of an honour when they have fawned enough.

lista
(n.)=addendum [addenda, -pl.] ; bill ; checklist [check-list] ; list ; roster ; roll-call ; rundown ; handlist ; order list ; drop-down list ; stripe ; line-up.
Ex: In this category the majority of programmes tend to stress technological considerations with a rather hopeful-seeming addendum of applications considerations.
Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
Ex: This a checklist of features to consider in comparing and evaluating data bases.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: Profiles of the research interests of faculty were gathered and organised into a 3-part faculty research interests roster.
Ex: This is a non-bibliographic data base which records the complete roll-call of voting by members of Congress.
Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.
Ex: In their search for information, they had until this time been able to pick their way by relying on the handlists or catalogues provided by the librarian.
Ex: The catalogue now contains 130,000 titles, its classified section being updated twice a year and the author part and ISBN order list bimonthly = El catálogo contiene en la actualidad 130.000 títulos, la sección sistemática se actualiza dos veces al año y la sección de autores y la lista de números ISBN bimensualmente.
Ex: Select the paper you wish to revise from the drop-down list, and then press 'Browse' to select a file on your local machine to use as the revised version.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
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* billete en lista de espera=standby seat.
* encabezar la lista=top + the list.
* encargado de la lista=list moderator.
* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo=post + a message.
* incluir en la lista de morosos=blacklist [black-list].
* incluir en la lista negra=blacklist [black-list].
* inclusión en la lista de morosos=blacklisting.
* lista alfabética=alphabetical listing ; alphabetic list ; alphabetical list ; order list.
* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia=alphabetical list of subject headings.
* lista bibliográfica=bibliographic listing.
* lista combinada=master list.
* lista controlada=controlled list.
* lista de autoridades=authoritative list ; authority list ; authority listing.
* lista de bajada=drop-down list.
* lista de búsqueda=finding list.
* lista de candidatos preseleccionados=short list.
* lista de circulación=routing list ; circulation list.
* lista de códigos=code sheet.
* lista de compra=shopping list.
* lista de comprobación=checklist [check-list].
* lista de contactos=contact list.
* lista de control=checklist [check-list].
* lista de correo=mailing list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; distribution list ; e-mail list ; electronic distribution list.
* lista de correo electrónico=electronic mailing list.
* lista de correo moderada=moderated mailing list ; moderated listserv.
* lista de correspondencia=mailing list.
* lista de datos=fact finder.
* lista de descriptores=index vocabulary ; subject vocabulary.
* lista de deseos=wish list.
* lista de direcciones=mailing list.
* lista de discos más vendidos, la=charts, the.
* lista de discusión=discussion list.
* lista de distribución=mailing list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; distribution list ; e-mail list.
* lista de distribución electrónica=electronic list (e-list) ; electronic distribution list.
* lista de élite=elite list ; elite list.
* lista de encabezamientos de materia=subject headings list.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar=SLA List.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCSH)=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears=Sears' List of Subject Headings.
* lista de errores=error report.
* lista de espera=waiting list.
* lista de existencias=stock list [stocklist].
* lista de éxitos=chart.
* lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos=Billboard chart.
* lista de éxitos de la cartelera de espectáculos=Billboard chart.
* lista de éxitos, la=charts, the.
* lista de ganadores=roll of honour.
* lista de honor=roll of honour.
* lista de ilustraciones=list of illustrations.
* lista de lecturas=reading list.
* lista de lecturas para el verano=summer reading list.
* lista de lecturas recomendadas=reading list ; select list ; recommended reading list.
* lista de lecturas sugeridas=suggested reading list.
* lista de libros=booklist [book list].
* lista de libros enviados a encuadernar=bindery list.
* lista de más populares=chart.
* lista de más vendidos=chart.
* lista de notaciones=code vocabulary.
* lista de nuevas adquisiciones=acquisitions list.
* lista de palabras clave=go-list [golist].
* lista de palabras vacías=stop list [stoplist] ; stopword list.
* lista de pasajeros=passenger list.
* lista de pedidos=order list.
* lista de personas de contacto=contact list.
* lista de personas y cometidos=duty roster.
* lista de préstamo=routing list ; circulation list.
* lista de publicaciones=publication(s) list.
* lista de reserva=hold list.
* lista de selección=pick-list.
* lista desplegable hacia abajo=drop-down list.
* lista de sugerencias=wish list.
* lista de últimas adquisiciones=accessions list ; list of current acquisitions ; addition list.
* lista de vinos=wine list.
* lista electoral=electoral list.
* lista electrónica=electronic list (e-list).
* lista maestra=master list.
* lista musical=audio listing.
* lista negra=blacklist.
* lista permutada=permuted list.
* lista permutada de palabras clave=permuted keyword list.
* lista selecta=short list ; elite list.
* moderador de la lista=list moderator.
* poner en lista de espera=put on + a waiting list.
* punto de la lista=bullet point.

lista alfabética
(n.)=alphabetical listing ; alphabetic list ; alphabetical list ; order list.
Ex: A heading is the initial element of an entry, used as the principal filing element when the entry is arranged in an alphabetical listing. Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references, in which the non-hierarchical nature alphabetic arrangement is used to advantage to supplement the hierarchical display. Ex: A concordance is an alphabetical list of all the important subjects, persons, places which have been named in a particular work. Ex: The catalogue now contains 130,000 titles, its classified section being updated twice a year and the author part and ISBN order list bimonthly = El catálogo contiene en la actualidad 130.000 títulos, la sección sistemática se actualiza dos veces al año y la sección de autores y la lista de números ISBN bimensualmente.
lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia
(n.)=alphabetical list of subject headings.
Ex: These headings may be drawn from an alphabetical list of subject headings or from a classification scheme.
lista bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic listing.
Ex: Since 1963 they have produced their own bibliographic listings with various degrees of efficiency and comprehensiveness but usually with the same depressing tardiness in recording new publications which has so beset the UNDEX listings.
lista combinada
(n.)=master list.
Ex: The following master list consists of authors and books found advertised and promoted within online Christian bookstores.
lista controlada
(n.)=controlled list.
Ex: This article reports a study undertaken, using the bibliographic records of the University of Michigan's library catalogues, to examine the value of title terms as entry vocabulary to controlled lists.
lista de autoridades
(n.)=authoritative list ; authority list ; authority listing.
Ex: One of the key recommendations was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative lists of its country's authors. Ex: The list records terms which shall be used in a catalogue, index, or data base, and indicates the form in which they shall be shown, and thus acts as an authority list for index terms and their form. Ex: These new symbols can be equated with the symbols 'x' and 'xx' that are used currently in many authority listings to convey the same meaning.
lista de bajada
(n.)=drop-down list.
Ex: Select the paper you wish to revise from the drop-down list, and then press 'Browse' to select a file on your local machine to use as the revised version.
lista de búsqueda
(n.)=finding list.
Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
lista de candidatos preseleccionados
(n.)=short list.
Ex: Once prescreening of applications is completed, the finalists (or 'short list') are considered again in anticipation of inviting one or more for interview.
lista de circulación
(n.)=routing list ; circulation list.
Ex: It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find. Ex: If you circulate issues of journals in your library we can print and attach circulation lists prior to shipping = Si usted hace circular los números de las revistas de su biblioteca entre los usuarios, podemos imprimir y adjuntar listas de circulación antes de enviárselas.
lista de compra
(n.)=shopping list.
Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.
lista de comprobación
(n.)=checklist [check-list].
Ex: This a checklist of features to consider in comparing and evaluating data bases.
lista de contactos
(n.)=contact list.
Ex: Media techniques such as developing a contact list, issuing a press statement, and holding a press conference are discussed.
lista de control
(n.)=checklist [check-list].
Ex: This a checklist of features to consider in comparing and evaluating data bases.
lista de correo
(n.)=mailing list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; distribution list ; e-mail list ; electronic distribution list.
Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions. Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions. Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals. Ex: This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples. Ex: Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.
lista de correo electrónico
(n.)=electronic mailing list.
Ex: This paper provides basic instructions on how to subscribe to electronic mailing lists, how to post messages and how to unsubscribe, along with tips for the beginner.
lista de correo moderada
(n.)=moderated mailing list ; moderated listserv.
Ex: The association has a WWW home page and operates a moderated mailing list. Ex: The latter can be alleviated by joining moderated listservs who research access.
lista de correspondencia
(n.)=mailing list.
Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.
lista de códigos
(n.)=code sheet.
Ex: Each category of data was placed on a laminated code sheet for ease of data collection.
lista de datos
(n.)=fact finder.
Ex: Today features offering guidance to young readers include a subject-area outline and a list of questions at the beginning of each volume, fact summaries, fact finders (lists of related articles), and bibliographies.
lista de descriptores
(n.)=index vocabulary ; subject vocabulary.
Ex: A classification scheme must therefore have an alphabetical index to serve as its entry vocabulary, leading us to the schedules which form the index vocabulary by means of the notation which forms the code vocabulary. Ex: This system has an inbuilt thesaurus including the subject vocabulary in the field of employment protection and safety consisting of several thousand descriptors and synonyms.
lista de deseos
(n.)=wish list.
Ex: Respondents' wish lists frequently included additional staff, funds, and automated system capabilities.
lista de direcciones
(n.)=mailing list.
Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions.
lista de discos más vendidos, la
(n.)=charts, the.
Ex: It confirms that Handel's Dead March was at the top of the charts for military funerals at that time.
lista de discusión
(n.)=discussion list.
Ex: Internet users may also derive articles and other information from electronic journals and newsletters and from the many electronic bulletin boards (EEB) and discussion lists.
lista de distribución
(n.)=mailing list ; listserv(er) [list-serv(er)] ; distribution list ; e-mail list.
Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions. Ex: A listserv (a.k.a mailing list and discussion list) is a system that allows people to send e-mail to one address, whereupon their message is copied and sent to all of the other subscribers to the mailing list thus making it possible to participate in discussions. Ex: This is a compilation of distribution lists and electronic serials which are of interest to librar professionals. Ex: This paper discusses the various Internet search tools such as File Transfer Protocol, search engines, and e-mail lists, with medical information examples.
lista de distribución electrónica
(n.)=electronic list (e-list) ; electronic distribution list.
Ex: The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer. Ex: Electronic distribution lists and newsgroups have been widely used by scholars and librarians to find specific information, keep abreast of current events and communicate within a specific discipline.
lista de encabezamientos de materia
(n.)=subject headings list.
Ex: Subject headings lists are lists of index terms, normally arranged in alphabetical order, which can be used to determine the terms to be used in an index, catalogue or data base for describing subjects.
lista de errores
(n.)=error report.
Ex: This is a practical guide for the submission of error reports to OCLC for the purpose of data base quality control.
lista de espera
(n.)=waiting list.
Ex: The numbers of readers rose rapidly until in 1981, with a membership of 392, a waiting list was established.
lista de existencias
(n.)=stock list [stocklist].
Ex: At the same time, it records or transmits these details for up-dating the stock list of the firm, held in the central computer.
lista de ganadores
(n.)=roll of honour.
Ex: The creation of the Roll of Honour began at the end of the 19th century and proceeded well into the 20th century.
lista de honor
(n.)=roll of honour.
Ex: The creation of the Roll of Honour began at the end of the 19th century and proceeded well into the 20th century.
lista de ilustraciones
(n.)=list of illustrations.
Ex: A list of illustrations is a list, possibly numbered, of the illustrations contained in a document, with the indication of the page or column where they appear.
lista de lecturas
(n.)=reading list.
Ex: These packages permit more efficient searching and the reformatting of search results into, say, reading lists and bibliographies.
lista de lecturas para el verano
(n.)=summer reading list.
Ex: Activities include summer reading lists and programmes to support family reading programmes aimed at all parents with children at kindergarten.
lista de lecturas recomendadas
(n.)=reading list ; select list ; recommended reading list.
Ex: These packages permit more efficient searching and the reformatting of search results into, say, reading lists and bibliographies. Ex: A 'reading list' or a 'select list' would be a more accurate descriptor of many items pretentiously labelled 'bibliographies'. Ex: The rate of obsolescence is high because recommended reading lists for courses change regularly.
lista de lecturas sugeridas
(n.)=suggested reading list.
Ex: Recreational activities such as games, music, e-zines, and suggested reading lists were common ways of addressing the adolescent need for fun = Las actividades lúdicas como juegos, música, revistas electrónicas y listas de lecturas sugeridas eran la forma común de atender las necesidades de diversión de los adolescentes.
lista de libros
(n.)=booklist [book list].
Ex: Publications, such as book lists, and published lists of specific subject areas present in the stock of a library may assist the user to identify those parts of the stock which might be of particular interest to him.
lista de libros enviados a encuadernar
(n.)=bindery list.
Ex: Other reports that are generated are bindery lists and order lists for the subscription agency = Otros informes que se generan son listas de libros enviados a encuadernar y listas de pedidos para la agencia de suscripciones.
lista de más populares
(n.)=chart.
Ex: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.
lista de más vendidos
(n.)=chart.
Ex: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.
lista de notaciones
(n.)=code vocabulary.
Ex: A classification scheme must therefore have an alphabetical index to serve as its entry vocabulary, leading us to the schedules which form the index vocabulary by means of the notation which forms the code vocabulary.
lista de nuevas adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisitions list.
Ex: Many of these libraries also produce acquisitions lists which are circulated to members as part of their service.
lista de palabras clave
(n.)=go-list [golist].
Ex: A go-list includes all of those terms that would create useful index entries in the subject area being indexed.
lista de palabras vacías
(n.)=stop list [stoplist] ; stopword list.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index. Ex: All words in the titles of the documents to be indexed will be compared, by a computer, with a pre-selected stop list or stopword list.
lista de pasajeros
(n.)=passenger list.
Ex: Genealogy and history site specializing in free primary source records especially ships' passenger lists, church records, military records.
lista de pedidos
(n.)=order list.
Ex: Other reports that are generated are bindery lists and order lists for the subscription agency = Otros informes que se generan son listas de libros enviados a encuadernar y listas de pedidos para la agencia de suscripciones.
lista de personas de contacto
(n.)=contact list.
Ex: Media techniques such as developing a contact list, issuing a press statement, and holding a press conference are discussed.
lista de personas y cometidos
(n.)=duty roster.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to arrange duty rosters for library staff.
lista de préstamo
(n.)=routing list ; circulation list.
Ex: It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find. Ex: If you circulate issues of journals in your library we can print and attach circulation lists prior to shipping = Si usted hace circular los números de las revistas de su biblioteca entre los usuarios, podemos imprimir y adjuntar listas de circulación antes de enviárselas.
lista de publicaciones
(n.)=publication(s) list.
Ex: Other types of bibliographical material include government publications lists of theses and indexes.
lista de reserva
(n.)=hold list.
Ex: When one of the copies is returned, the system automatically marks it for the first person on the hold list.
lista de selección
(n.)=pick-list.
Ex: Sophisticated Boolean operations can be easily constructed using pick-lists.
lista de sugerencias
(n.)=wish list.
Ex: Respondents' wish lists frequently included additional staff, funds, and automated system capabilities.
lista de vinos
(n.)=wine list.
Ex: Most wine lists include the producer, the region, the grape type, the year, and of course the price of the wine.
lista de élite
(n.)=elite list ; elite list.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World. Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
lista de éxitos
(n.)=chart.
Ex: Radio Mirchi continues to top the daily listenership charts in Delhi, and is also ahead of the pack in Kolkata, the company said in a statement.
lista de éxitos de cartelera de espectáculos
(n.)=Billboard chart.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
lista de éxitos de la cartelera de espectáculos
(n.)=Billboard chart.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
lista de éxitos, la
(n.)=charts, the.
Ex: It confirms that Handel's Dead March was at the top of the charts for military funerals at that time.
lista de últimas adquisiciones
(n.)=accessions list ; list of current acquisitions ; addition list.
Ex: Accessions lists contains those copies added to the online catalog since the previous list was printed. Ex: It outlines the college's programme which includes updates on library activities, lists of current acquisitions, contributions to the student newspaper, and the monthly displays planned around specific themes. Ex: The results of the study have shown that 24% of users of public libraries are interested in latest additions lists.
lista desplegable hacia abajo
(n.)=drop-down list.
Ex: Select the paper you wish to revise from the drop-down list, and then press 'Browse' to select a file on your local machine to use as the revised version.
lista electoral
(n.)=electoral list.
Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
lista electrónica
(n.)=electronic list (e-list).
Ex: The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer.
lista maestra
(n.)=master list.
Ex: The following master list consists of authors and books found advertised and promoted within online Christian bookstores.
lista musical
(n.)=audio listing.
Ex: The data base contains audio listings, music reviews, music samples, images and articles about recordings and the music industry.
lista negra
(n.)=blacklist.
Ex: Book selectors must observe the limitations imposed by ministry blacklists which forbid material which is irreligious, immoral or criticises Islam or the current government.
lista permutada
(n.)=permuted list.
Ex: Permuted lists of terms.
lista permutada de palabras clave
(n.)=permuted keyword list.
Ex: The knowledge base includes a whole range of widely varied knowledge representation techniques from permuted keyword lists, and universal classification schemes to alphabetical indexes and specialised encyclopedias.
lista selecta
(n.)=short list ; elite list.
Ex: A 'bibliography' is a term often used loosely to describe that which is merely a short list of books recommended for further reading. Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
listado
(n.)=list ; listing ; handlist ; roster.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: Listings other than author indexes or catalogues also involve the arranging of entries according to the names of persons or organisations.
Ex: In their search for information, they had until this time been able to pick their way by relying on the handlists or catalogues provided by the librarian.
Ex: Profiles of the research interests of faculty were gathered and organised into a 3-part faculty research interests roster.
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* catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo encuadernado en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado=computer print-out catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* índice de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form index.
* índice encuadernado de listado de ordenador=computer book form index.
* listado alfabético por cada uno de los términos del descriptor=rotated term display.
* listado colectivo=union-listing.
* listado de impresora=printout [print-out].
* listado de impresora de líneas=line printer output.
* listado de ordenador=computer print-out.
* listado encuadernado de ordenador=computer print-out book form ; computer book.

listado alfabético por cada uno de los términos del descriptor
(n.)=rotated term display.
Ex: The rotated term display is a ready reference tool which provides thousands of additional access points to the thesaurus terminology.
listado colectivo
(n.)=union-listing.
Ex: The Serials Control System handles check-in, claiming and union list of serial publications.
listado de impresora
(n.)=printout [print-out].
Ex: Question marks on the extreme left of the printout are prompts from the host computer.
listado de impresora de líneas
(n.)=line printer output.
Ex: Line printer output is most common in local indexes and catalogues.
listado de ordenador
=computer print-out.
Ex: At first, such databases were 'batch' processed; that is, an enquiry was sent off, processed, and two to three weeks later a computer print-out listing relevant references would be received by the enquirer.
listado encuadernado de ordenador
(n.)=computer print-out book form ; computer book.
Ex: This variety of physical forms presents unhelpful complexities to a user, who may have to contend with computer print-out book form, conventionally printed indexes, microfiche and online indexes and catalogues, in even relatively simple searches. Ex: Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help.
listar
(v.)=list.
Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.

listillo
(n.)=clever-clogs ; know-all ; know-it-all ; clever dick ; smart alec(k).
Ex: Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
Ex: Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
Ex: Clever-clogs is British slang for a know-all or know-it-all.
Ex: This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.
Ex: A smart-alec guy in the back of the room raised his hand and asked, 'What would you say if tomorrow I said I was suffering from complete and utter sexual exhaustion?'.

listo para
=on track for.
Ex: The article 'BookTrack on track for lift off' discusses BookTrack, Whitaker's electronic project, which is about to go live = El artículo 'BookTrack listo para despegar' trata de BookTrack, el proyecto electrónico de Whitaker, que está a punto de salir a la luz.
listo para el consumo
(adj.)=ready-to-eat.
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
listo para usar
(adj.)=off-the-rack ; ready-to-use.
Ex: This article also reviews off-the-rack electronic clip art products and provides a brief listing of books about the Macintosh computer. Ex: This ready-to-use potting compost is peat-free and 4 times lighter than conventional compost due to the fact it is dehydrated.
listo para usarse
=on tap.
Ex: The information on tap covers a wide range of socio-economic, scientific and technical topics.
listo^1
(adj.)=clever ; brainy ; shrewd ; smart .
Ex: It is readily possible to construct a machine which will manipulate premises in accordance with formal logic, simply by the clever use of relay circuits.
Ex: It has been said that, with this show, a canny critic inaugurated the enticingly slick and brainy strain of 1980s art.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: They tend to think that they would be exposing ignorance such smart people are not supposed to have if they ask a question of the reference staff.
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* no muy listos, los=none-too-bright, the.
* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora=plodder.
* tío listo=smart cookie.
* tipo listo=smart cookie.

listo^2
=ready ; at the ready.
Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.
Ex: The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.
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* dar la señal de estar listo=prompt.
* estar listo=stand + ready ; be ready.
* estar listo para=be poised to ; stand + poised ; be all set to.
* indicador de estar listo=screen prompt.
* listo para=on track for.
* listo para el consumo=ready-to-eat.
* listo para usar=off-the-rack ; ready-to-use.
* listo para usarse=on tap.
* ¡Preparados, listos, ya!=On your mark, get set, go! ; ready, set, go!.
* ¡y listo!=and presto.

listín
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* listín de teléfonos=white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory ; telephone directory.
* listín telefónico=white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory ; telephone directory.

listín de teléfonos
(n.)=white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory ; telephone directory.
Ex: The article 'Will white page CD-ROM directories turn yellow, or, er, green of envy?' considers whether it is worth buying any white pages CD-ROM now that such information is freely available over the Internet. Ex: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information. Ex: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble.
listín telefónico
(n.)=white pages directory ; white pages telephone directory ; telephone directory.
Ex: The article 'Will white page CD-ROM directories turn yellow, or, er, green of envy?' considers whether it is worth buying any white pages CD-ROM now that such information is freely available over the Internet. Ex: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information. Ex: If a directory, similar to the telephone directory, is published listing personal keys it becomes possible for a scrambled message to be sent to anyone, which only the intended recipient can unscramble.
listón
(n.)=benchmark ; batten ; lath ; crossbar.
Nota: Usado en atletismo.
Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
Ex: Battens have plenty of other uses besides battening down hatches.
Ex: Soft, crumbly plaster should be removed down to the lath and out as far as the firmly attached areas in preparation for patching.
Ex: In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight.
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* bajar el listón=lower + the bar.
* subir el listón=raise + the bar ; move it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch.

lite
(adj.)=lite.
Nota: Derivado de light y usado principalmente para la bebida y comida.
Ex: Many people believe that using artificial sweeteners in tea and coffee or drinking 'lite' drinks is a good way to cut down on calories and therefore lose weight.

litera
(n.)=bunk bed ; bunk ; berth.
Ex: This brochure discusses potential safety hazards of bunk beds for infants and children.
Ex: There have been a lot of favourable comments about the delights of hammocks versus sleeping in bunks.
Ex: Upper berth accommodation is the most economical means of travelling in the comfort and quiet of sleeping cars.
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* dormir en litera=bunk.

literal
(adj.)=literal ; word-for-word ; literatim ; verbatim.
Ex: There is one fundamental attribute of the machine which should be borne in mind; machine logic is of the most literal variety.
Ex: At present the system is applied to word-for-word translation of English and Japanese patent documentation.
Ex: This large volume presents the texts from 1785 to 1797 in edited versions and, usually, in literatim transcripts that show the development of the texts from which the edited versions are derived.
Ex: In the interests of document identification, the title is normally quoted verbatim so that the document record can be successfully and confidently matched with the document.
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* mnemotécnica literal=literal mnemonic.
* principio de la alfabetización literal=file-as-is principle.
* regla del valor literal=face value rule.

literalmente
(adj.)=literally ; verbatim ; literatim.
Ex: These two categories contain concepts denoting, quite literally, space and time respectively.
Ex: In the interests of document identification, the title is normally quoted verbatim so that the document record can be successfully and confidently matched with the document.
Ex: This large volume presents the texts from 1785 to 1797 in edited versions and, usually, in literatim transcripts that show the development of the texts from which the edited versions are derived.
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* citar literalmente=quote + verbatim.

literario
(adj.)=literary.
Ex: On the other hand, in an automated system we would have a difficult time convincing the machine that Mr. Auden's death was not the cause for the sudden appearance on the literary scene of a new author.
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* análisis literario=literary analysis.
* artes de creación literaria y artística, las=creative arts, the.
* círculo literario=literary circle ; literary coterie.
* clásico literario=literary classic.
* comentario literario=literary analysis.
* crítica literaria=literary criticism.
* crítico literario=literary critic ; book reviewer.
* documento literario=literary document.
* ensayista literario=literary essayist.
* estilo literario=writing style.
* estudios literarios=literary studies.
* género literario=genre.
* historia literaria=literary history.
* no literario=non-literary.
* novela literaria=literary novel.
* recital literario=literary award.
* redactor literario=literary editor.
* registrar como propiedad literaria=copyright.
* subgénero literario=subgenre [sub-genre].
* teoría literaria=literary theory.
* velada literaria=literary evening.
* vida del mundo literario=literary life.
* vida literaria=literary life.

literato
(n.)=man of letters.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.

literatura
(n.)=literature ; belles-lettres ; literary studies.
Ex: Hearing books read will then be the only way they can receive the great body of the best literature in their native tongue.
Ex: The self help section that will include practical social information as well as belles-lettres.
Ex: Linguistics and literary studies, like most of the other liberal arts, have undergone considerable changes since the 1960s.
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* amante de la literatura=literary.
* apreciación de la literatura=literature appreciation.
* Asociación Europea para la Literatura Gris (EAGLE)=European Association for Grey Literature (EAGLE).
* clásico de la literatura=literary classic.
* clasificación de la literatura narrativa=fiction classification.
* crecimiento de la literatura=literature growth.
* explosión de la literatura, la=literature explosion, the.
* historia de la literatura=literary history.
* libro de literatura no ficticia=non-fiction book.
* literatura americana=American literature.
* literatura barata=pulp fiction.
* literatura científica=scientific literature ; subject literature ; scholarly literature.
* literatura clásica=classical literature.
* literatura de divulgación=reportage.
* literatura de escape=escape literature.
* literatura de evasión=escapist literature.
* literatura de ficción=imaginative literature ; imaginative writing.
* literatura de imaginación=fiction.
* literatura de medicina=medical literature.
* literatura de no ficción=subject literature.
* literatura de viajes=travel literature.
* literatura fantástica=fantasy literature.
* literatura folclórica=folk literature.
* literatura gris=grey literature (GL).
* literatura histórica=historic literature.
* literatura infantil=kiddy lit(erature) ; children's literature ; children's fiction.
* literatura juvenil=juvenile fiction ; young adult literature.
* literatura médica=medical literature.
* literatura narrativa=fiction ; genre fiction.
* literatura no ficticia=non-fiction [nonfiction] ; subject literature.
* literatura para adolescentes=young adult fiction.
* literatura para adultos=adult literature ; adult fiction.
* literatura popular=popular literature.
* literatura profesional=literature ; professional literature.
* literatura propagandista=promotional literature.
* literatura regional=regional literature.
* literatura seriada=serial fiction.
* literatura técnica=technical literature.
* literatura tradicional=folk literature.
* no amante de la literatura=non-literary.
* obra de literatura=literary work.
* obras de literatura=literary materials.
* repaso de la literatura=information survey.
* sección de literatura narrativa=fiction section.
* SIGLE (Sistema de Información sobre Literatura Gris en Europa)=SIGLE (System for Information on Grey Literature in Europe).
* teoría de la literatura=literary theory.

literatura americana
(n.)=American literature.
Ex: The importance of little magazines in contemporary American literature shows no signs of diminishing.
literatura barata
(n.)=pulp fiction.
Ex: In contemporary terms, how many private library catalogues record the presence of pulp fiction.
literatura científica
(n.)=scientific literature ; subject literature ; scholarly literature.
Ex: Search the scientific literature using Boolean logic and truncation. Ex: A few titles in Afrikaans are recommended and it is suggested that both fiction and subject literature be used. Ex: The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.
literatura clásica
(n.)=classical literature.
Ex: Younger students tended to have a greater proportion of books on teaching methodology, while older colleagues bought more classical literature.
literatura de divulgación
(n.)=reportage.
Ex: Educational literature in Canada is dominated by reportage, opinion and handbook types of publication.
literatura de escape
(n.)=escape literature.
Ex: This is because the intellectual content of what much of society would call recreation is low, as is manifest in what is often contemptuously referred to as `escape' literature.
literatura de evasión
(n.)=escapist literature.
Ex: Librarians must not allow their professionalism to betray them into imposing a well-meaning censorship on what children should read in the way of escapist literature.
literatura de ficción
(n.)=imaginative literature ; imaginative writing.
Ex: In short, imaginative literature can add greatly to an understanding of educational problems and the social milieu in which they find expression. Ex: The state purchasing scheme for new literature was introduced at a time when imaginative writing was at a low ebb.
literatura de imaginación
(n.)=fiction.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
literatura de medicina
(n.)=medical literature.
Ex: This bibliographic retrieval system permits users without previous training to search the medical literature themselves at any time of the day or night.
literatura de no ficción
(n.)=subject literature.
Ex: A few titles in Afrikaans are recommended and it is suggested that both fiction and subject literature be used.
literatura de viajes
(n.)=travel literature.
Ex: The first wave of travel literature in the century following Columbus was full of heroic tales of crusades, conquests and pilgrimages.
literatura fantástica
(n.)=fantasy literature.
Ex: This article defends the value of fantasy literature and science fiction and discusses their treatment in public libraries = Este artículo defiende la importancia de la literatura fantástica y de la ciencia ficción y estudia su tratamiento en las bibliotecas públicas.
literatura folclórica
(n.)=folk literature.
Ex: The date of the publication of Bishop Thomas Percy's 'Reliques of ancient English poetry' made the study of folk literature academically respectable.
literatura gris
(n.)=grey literature (GL).
Ex: The term 'grey literature' refers to documents issued informally in limited amounts which are not available through normal publishing channels, a definition which includes many scientific and technical research reports.
literatura histórica
(n.)=historic literature.
Ex: The Library of Congress push adds momentum to a variety of competing projects by leading Internet companies to make available online a range of historic literature, audio recordings and film archives.
literatura infantil
(n.)=kiddy lit(erature) ; children's literature ; children's fiction.
Ex: I think the annotated card program for children's literature -- sometimes known as kiddy lit -- demonstrates that we can be responsive and that the problem is akin to getting the radio audience to communicate. Ex: I think the annotated card program for children's literature -- sometimes known as kiddy lit -- demonstrates that we can be responsive and that the problem is akin to getting the radio audience to communicate. Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.
literatura juvenil
(n.)=juvenile fiction ; young adult literature.
Ex: Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, TEDDY BEARS instead of TOYS. Ex: For the writer of young adult literature to offer predetermined correctness or to moralise is to sacrifice both honest literature and true learning.
literatura médica
(n.)=medical literature.
Ex: This bibliographic retrieval system permits users without previous training to search the medical literature themselves at any time of the day or night.
literatura narrativa
(n.)=fiction ; genre fiction.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias. Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
literatura no ficticia
(n.)=non-fiction [nonfiction] ; subject literature.
Ex: To take some common examples, fiction is often organised by author, periodicals by their titles, and non-fiction by subject. Ex: A few titles in Afrikaans are recommended and it is suggested that both fiction and subject literature be used.
literatura para adolescentes
(n.)=young adult fiction.
Ex: Perhaps future works of young adult fiction will contribute more to the understanding of the mother/daughter relationship.
literatura para adultos
(n.)=adult literature ; adult fiction.
Ex: The reputation of modern Swedish children's literature has spread to many countries and it is frequently translated -- in fact more than adult literature. Ex: This bibliography covers the work of 123 women authors of adult fiction and poetry who published one or more books between 1962-1992.
literatura popular
(n.)=popular literature.
Ex: The history and proper study of popular literature generally dates only from the middle of the nineteenth century and the founding father of the discipline was Charles Nisard.
literatura profesional
(n.)=literature ; professional literature.
Ex: Indexing journals (and the indexes to printed abstracting journals) are alphabetical indexes to the literature of a subject area. Ex: Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
literatura propagandista
(n.)=promotional literature.
Ex: The article 'The window-dressers' investigates some of the claims of vanity publishers made in their promotional literature and finds that many are misleading.
literatura regional
(n.)=regional literature.
Ex: Regional literature deserves continuous attention of library staff.
literatura seriada
(n.)=serial fiction.
Ex: The success of the shilling part-issues of the 1840s prompted the appearance of shilling magazines carrying two or three serialized novels in each monthly number, and these in turn recaptured the bulk of the serial fiction market from the part-issues during the 1860s.
literatura tradicional
(n.)=folk literature.
Ex: The date of the publication of Bishop Thomas Percy's 'Reliques of ancient English poetry' made the study of folk literature academically respectable.
literatura técnica
(n.)=technical literature.
Ex: Computer-aided translation (CAT) would be of service to the potential readers of Chinese and Japanese technical literature.
litigante
(adj.)=litigant.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

litigar
(v.)=litigate.
Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.

litigio
(n.)=litigation.
Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.
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* litigio civil=civil litigation.
* litigio farmacéutico=pharmaceutical litigation.
* resolver un litigio=settle + dispute.

litigio civil
(n.)=civil litigation.
Ex: This article focuses on foreign-born plaintiffs in civil litigation.
litigio farmacéutico
(n.)=pharmaceutical litigation.
Ex: Gain a strategic advantage in pharmaceutical litigation by boning up on epidemiology.
litio
(n.)=lithium.
Ex: Lithium is the lightest of all metals, with a density only about half that of water.

litografía
(n.)=lithograph ; stone lithograph ; lithography ; offset lithography.
Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.
Ex: It is not usually possible to tell a wood engraving from an electro of an engraving, or a stone lithograph from a zinc-plate lithograph.
Ex: Lithography as a printing process dates from the 19th century.
Ex: With offset lithography, there is no direct contact between the plate and the copy paper.
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* litografía en plancha de zinc=zinc-plate lithograph.

litografía en plancha de zinc
(n.)=zinc-plate lithograph.
Ex: It is not usually possible to tell a wood engraving from an electro of an engraving, or a stone lithograph from a zinc-plate lithograph.
litográfica
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* piedra litográfica=press stone ; litho stone ; lithographic stone.
* piedra litográfica de color=colour stone.

litología
(n.)=petrology.
Ex: Petrology utilizes the classical fields of mineralogy, petrography, optical mineralogy, and chemical analyses to describe the composition and texture of rocks.

litológico
(adj.)=petrological.
Ex: This book discusses the aspects of petrological theory necessary to understand the development of crystalline rock texture.

litoral
(n.)=littoral ; seafront ; coast ; coastline ; sea-coast ; waterfront.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the West coast.
Ex: The department has undertaken studies of dinosaurs from material excavated on the Victorian coastline.
Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.
Ex: There is a 4.5 mile long walking and biking trail along the waterfront that leads to several nature trails outside of town.
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* a cierta distancia del litoral=offshore.
* aguas litorales=coastal waters.
* litoral marítimo=sea-coast.
* sin litoral=land-bound [landbound] ; land-locked [landlocked].

litoral marítimo
(n.)=sea-coast.
Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.
litosfera
(n.)=lithosphere.
Ex: Basaltic rocks are found in both the continents and the oceans and frequently accompany tectonic activity in the lithosphere.

litoterapia
(n.)=crystal healing ; crystal therapy.
Ex: This is why crystal healing is considered complementary to allopathic medicine and not an alternative.
Ex: The revival of crystal therapy in recent years demonstrates a new frontier in complementary healing, but the use of crystals and minerals is not new.

litro
(n.)=litre [liter, -USA].
Ex: In the central chamber about 100 sheets (130 litres) of A4 paper can be treated so as to imitate and accelerate their exposure to highly polluted air.

lituano
(n./adj.)=Lithuanian.
Ex: A major boost to conservation work was provided by the Library of Congress in a joint project to microfilm rare and fragile Lithuanian materials.

liturgia
(n.)=liturgy.
Ex: The author concludes with recommendations for modification of LC cataloguing of Jewish liturgy.

litógrafo
(n.)=lithographer.
Ex: The lithographer therefore draws a design with a grease pencil or a greasy ink on a flat surface that can be surfaced with different grades of abrasive to produce a more or less toned effect in the design.

litúrgico
(adj.)=liturgical.
Ex: Rules 108 and 119 present special rules for creating uniform headings for sacred scriptures and liturgical texts.
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* año litúrgico=liturgical year.
* calendario litúrgico=liturgical calendar.
* libro litúrgico=liturgical work.

liviandad
(n.)=frivolity ; ribaldry ; levity.
Ex: As a kind of a 'frivolity' I ended by stating that it was hoped that after this meeting we could speak of the IFLA UNESCO Internet Manifesto.
Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
Ex: Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past - the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders.

liviano
(adj.)=lightweight [light-weight] ; ribald.
Ex: David Niven's amusing but very lightweight autobiography 'The Moon's a Balloon' is an excellent example of this phenomenon and it was impossible for the original hardback publishers to forecast the tremendous success of this book.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.

lixiviar
(v.)=leach.
Ex: Other chemicals have been used to leach gold, and they include bromine, chlorine, and thiourea.

lizardita
(n.)=lizardite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

llaga
(n.)=canker ; sore ; fester ; ulcer.
Ex: If a canker girdles a trunk the area above it will be killed.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.
Ex: This is a condition that develops in diabetics where a fester opens in the skin, usually in the legs or feet, which can result in amputation if not promptly treated.
Ex: Unfortunately I caught an infection in my leg causing the ulcer to inflame and become very pussy and sore.
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* poner el dedo en la llaga=hit + a (raw) nerve ; touch on + raw nerve ; hit + the nail on the head ; strike + home ; strike + a nerve ; touch on + a sore spot ; touch + a (raw) nerve.

llama de fuego
(n.)=blaze of fire.
Ex: With wind blowing 76 miles and thermometer 6.5 below, it feels like a blaze of fire.
llama de la paz
(n.)=flame of peace.
Ex: The flame of peace project emphasized finding peaceful solutions to conflicts.
llama del amor
(n.)=flames of love.
Ex: Lucky is the person who gets love and keeps the flames of love burning for ever.
llama olímpica, la
(n.)=Olympic flame, the.
Ex: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.
llama piloto
(n.)=pilot light.
Ex: The problem with pilot lights is that they waste a lot of gas and that's why most modern appliances do not have them.
llama^1
(n.)=flame ; blaze.
Ex: The article 'Flames, fear, and loathing: learning about life on the Internet' considers issues surrounding flaming on the Internet, i.e. a critical message or angry response sent on the Internet.
Ex: Police say the blaze in the car factory was probably arson.
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* arder sin llama=smoulder [smolder, -USA].
* en llamas=afire ; ablaze ; blazing.
* envolver en llamas=engulf in + flames.
* estar en llamas=be in flames.
* llama de fuego=blaze of fire.
* llama del amor=flames of love.
* llama de la paz=flame of peace.
* llama olímpica, la=Olympic flame, the.
* llama piloto=pilot light.
* mantener viva la llama=carry + the torch.

llama^2
(n.)=llama.
Ex: Until 1870, the rich ore was reduced in primitive smelters and the silver bullion transported by llamas 200 miles to Lima.

llamada
(n.)=call ; voice call.
Ex: The system identifies frog calls and measures their abundance.
Ex: The performance characteristics of packet-switching networks carrying real-time voice calls are of major interest in network design.
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* acceso mediante llamada telefónica=dial-in access ; dial-up access ; dial up phone line.
* código para llamadas internacionales=outgoing international code.
* conección mediante llamada telefónica=dial-up connection.
* conectarse mediante llamada telefónica=dial up.
* dar una llamada de atención=sound + a wake-up call.
* hacer llamada telefónica=make + telephone call.
* hacer una llamada a larga distancia=talk + long distance.
* llamada a cobro revertido=collect call ; reverse charges.
* llamada de advertencia=wake-up call.
* llamada de animal en celo=rutting call.
* llamada de apareamiento=mating call.
* llamada de atención=heads up ; wake-up call ; slap on the wrist.
* llamada de auxilio=distress call ; mayday call ; mayday.
* llamada de emergencia falsa=hoax (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
* llamada de larga distancia=long-distance call.
* llamada de socorro=distress call ; mayday call ; mayday.
* llamada gratuita=toll-free.
* llamada perdida=missed call.
* llamada telefónica=local call ; dial-up ; telephone call ; outgoing call ; incoming call ; phone call.
* llamada telefónica de emergencia=emergency telephone call.
* llamada telefónica de larga distancia=long-distance (tele)phone call.
* llamada telefónica en broma=crank (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
* llamada telefónica local=local call.
* llamada telefónica obscena=crank (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
* mediante llamada telefónica=call-in.
* número de teléfono de llamada gratuita=toll free telephone number ; toll-free number.
* sonido de llamada=ringtone.
* terminal de conexión mediante llamada telefónica=dial-in terminal.
* tono de llamada=dial tone.
* una llamada a=a call for.

llamada a cobro revertido
=collect call ; reverse charges.
Ex: Some companies offer 800 access for collect calls, or you can call collect by using '00'. Ex: If you have received it in error, please destroy it immediately and notify us (reverse charges) so we can correct the mistake.
llamada de advertencia
(n.)=wake-up call.
Ex: These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move.
llamada de animal en celo
(n.)=rutting call.
Ex: The authors further explain that the rutting calls appear to be understood by rival males as an indicator of the caller's fighting ability.
llamada de apareamiento
(n.)=mating call.
Ex: Mating season begins, with males of most species using special mating calls to attract females, which can include purrs, clicks, and buzzing.
llamada de atención
(n.)=heads up ; wake-up call ; slap on the wrist.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Heads up: confronting the selection and access issues of electronic journals'. Ex: These incidents should serve as a wake-up call for libraries planning a move. Ex: It is hard to believe that the public will see a reprimand in this case as anything more than a slap on the wrist.
llamada de auxilio
(n.)=distress call ; mayday call ; mayday.
Ex: The security firm, famous for its eagle-eyed officers, responded to a distress call from a teenager who was attacked while his parents were out. Ex: The final mayday call by a hero British pilot who died after ditching his passenger plane into the sea was released today. Ex: It appears they sent out a mayday without his knowledge and when he found out he tried to disable the alarm system.
llamada de emergencia falsa
(n.)=hoax (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
Ex: In 2005, it received over 9000 hoax phone calls, the highest number of all the fire brigades in the United Kingdom. Ex: I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!.
llamada de larga distancia
(n.)=long-distance call.
Ex: This facility is of particular interest since it will make possible a long-distance call for the price of a local call.
llamada de socorro
(n.)=distress call ; mayday call ; mayday.
Ex: The security firm, famous for its eagle-eyed officers, responded to a distress call from a teenager who was attacked while his parents were out. Ex: The final mayday call by a hero British pilot who died after ditching his passenger plane into the sea was released today. Ex: It appears they sent out a mayday without his knowledge and when he found out he tried to disable the alarm system.
llamada gratuita
(adj.)=toll-free.
Ex: For access and price information concerning the electronic version of Everyman's, contact Dialog Information Services, Inc. 3460 Hillview Avenue, Palo Alto, CA 94304 or telephone toll-free 1-800-227-1927 (outside California).
llamada perdida
(n.)=missed call.
Ex: Several telecommunications companies are about to charge missed calls made to cellphones.
llamada telefónica
(n.)=local call ; dial-up ; telephone call ; outgoing call ; incoming call ; phone call.
Ex: Provided there is a node within a local call distance, this arrangement is reasonably priced. Ex: Thus some hosts, for example BLAISE, have installed their own networks with local dial-up nodes in various large cities. Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week. Ex: Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred. Ex: Once the library is closed, all incoming or all outgoing calls should be barred. Ex: The library also receives comments from many, many people via letters and via phone calls.
llamada telefónica de emergencia
(n.)=emergency telephone call.
Ex: This paper describes the failures of the London Ambulance Service system for handling emergency telephone calls.
llamada telefónica de larga distancia
(n.)=long-distance (tele)phone call.
Ex: Since many libraries already have equipment and software, access to these sorces of information is now available for the cost of a long-distance phone call.
llamada telefónica en broma
(n.)=crank (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
Ex: Recent crank calls to military families claiming a family member has been killed in Afghanistan are insensitive, amoral and disgusting. Ex: I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!.
llamada telefónica local
(n.)=local call.
Ex: Provided there is a node within a local call distance, this arrangement is reasonably priced.
llamada telefónica obscena
(n.)=crank (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.
Ex: Recent crank calls to military families claiming a family member has been killed in Afghanistan are insensitive, amoral and disgusting. Ex: I guess at some point in our lives we have definitely been victims of prank calls!.
llamado
(adj.)=so-called.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
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* erróneamente llamado=ill-named.
* llamado así=so named.
* mal llamado=ill-named.

llamado así
=so named.
Ex: The course was not specifically for poets, but was so named in order to be inviting to the non-technical.
llamador
(n.)=door knocker ; knocker.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
Ex: Having a knocker on the door really does ensure that staff respect the fact that they are entering personal space.

llamamiento
(n.)=appeal ; summons ; convocation ; interpellation.
Ex: Indeed, if they are not successful in finding ways of renewing their original purpose and appeal, they are on their way to dissolution and displacement.
Ex: As she ascended the staircase to the library director's office, she tried to fathom the reason for the imperious summons.
Ex: The 2nd phase of the project proposes a 5-state convocation that will bring together preservation specialists and librarians, archivists, and museum professionals.
Ex: This work elaborates the concept of interpellation, advanced by Louis Althusser as the mechanism by which individuals become subjects.
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* hacer un llamamiento=summon.
* hacer un llamamiento a=make + appeal to ; interpellate.
* llamamiento a filas=draft, the ; military draft.
* llamamiento a las armas=call to arms.
* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado=jury duty.

llamamiento a filas
(n.)=draft, the ; military draft.
Ex: Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'. Ex: Military drafts are instated in countries throughout the world, both in times of war and in times of peace.
llamamiento a las armas
=call to arms.
Ex: So Jeanneney's call to arms to me gains much in strategy and tactics to balance its occasional over-simplifications.
llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado
(n.)=jury duty.
Ex: Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
llamar
(v.)=beckon ; call ; dub ; label ; summon ; denominate ; dial ; baptise [baptize, -USA] ; beckon forth.
Ex: Some hypnotism beckoned him in, and since he was in no hurry he submitted to it.
Ex: The creation of a series of entries for inclusion in a catalogue or printed index is an indexing process which must involve some system, which we might call an indexing system.
Ex: Carlyle Systems Inc has recently issued version 2.1 of their cataloguing input/edit module, dubbed CATIE.
Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
Ex: The result of UNESCO's activity has been the growth of mass of international activity accompanied by a daunting array of jargon and initialese aptly denominated by P.J. Judge as 'alphabet soup'.
Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
Ex: Our academic curriculum and is designed to stimulate, challenge, and beckon forth the best from each student.
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* el dinero llama (al) dinero=money goes where money is.
* el éxito llama al éxito=success breeds success (SBS).
* llamar a=call in.
* llamar a cobro revertido=telephone collect ; call collect.
* llamar a filas=draft.
* llamar a la puerta=knock at/on + door ; rap at + door.
* llamar a larga distancia=talk + long distance.
* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino=call + a spade a spade.
* llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad=call in + sick.
* llamar a una casa para vender=cold call.
* llamar la atención=call + attention to ; conspicuousness ; attract + attention ; excite + attention ; grab + Posesivo + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; admonish ; strike + Posesivo + fancy ; capture + the attention ; eye + catch ; stand out ; make + Reflexivo + conspicuous ; cut + a dash ; seek + attention ; make + heads turn ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; catch + Posesivo + attention ; peak + Posesivo + interest ; make + a splash ; make + a big noise ; hit + home ; turn + heads ; make + a statement ; jump out at.
* llamar la atención a Alguien=rap + Nombre + knuckles ; censure.
* llamar la atención de=draw + the attention of.
* llamar la atención de Alguien=hold + Posesivo + attention.
* llamar la atención sobre=draw + attention to ; pull + Nombre + to ; bring + Nombre + into the public eye ; raise + awareness ; enhance + awareness ; train + a spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
* llamar las cosas por su nombre=call + a spade a spade.
* llamarle la atención a Alguien=reprimand ; slap + Nombre + down ; slap + Nombre + on the wrist ; objurgate.
* llamar por el busca=bleep.
* llamar por teléfono=call up.
* llamarse=refer to as.
* llamarse así=be so called.
* llamarse así por=get + Posesivo + name from.
* no meterse donde a Uno no lo llaman=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* para llamar la atención=for effect.
* que no llama la atención=inconspicuous.
* ser algo que llama la atención=be an eye popper.
* sin llamar la atención=inconspicuously.
* tratar de no llamar la atención=keep + a low profile ; lie + low.

llamar a
(v.)=call in.
Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.
llamar a cobro revertido
(v.)=telephone collect ; call collect.
Ex: Please telephone me collect at your earliest convenience so that we can discuss your future, hopefully with the Mitford Public Library. Ex: Some companies offer 800 access for collect calls, or you can call collect by using '00'.
llamar a filas
(v.)=draft.
Ex: If the war is not worth fighting, then the government has no business fighting it, much less drafting people to fight in it.
llamar a la puerta
(v.)=knock at/on + door ; rap at + door.
Ex: A vague sensation of apprehension seized the newly appointed personnel officer as she knocked on the director's door. Ex: 'Yes, what is it?' asked the director absently, as Hernandez rapped at his door.
llamar a larga distancia
(v.)=talk + long distance.
Ex: She also likes to talk long distance with her sister.
llamar a una casa para vender
(v.)=cold call.
Ex: If you're like most sales people you can think of a million excuses not to cold call because -- let's face it -- you hate it.
llamar al pan pan y al vino vino
=call + a spade a spade.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
llamar al trabajo para excusarse por enfermedad
(v.)=call in + sick.
Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
llamar la atención
(v.)=call + attention to ; conspicuousness ; attract + attention ; excite + attention ; grab + Posesivo + attention ; catch + Posesivo + eye ; admonish ; strike + Posesivo + fancy ; capture + the attention ; eye + catch ; stand out ; make + Reflexivo + conspicuous ; cut + a dash ; seek + attention ; make + heads turn ; catch + Posesivo + fancy ; catch + Posesivo + attention ; peak + Posesivo + interest ; make + a splash ; make + a big noise ; hit + home ; turn + heads ; make + a statement ; jump out at.
Ex: The attention of the borrower is thus called to the presence of crossreferences. Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem. Ex: A few minutes spent with teacher and pupils talking about books conversationally in a by-the-way fashion serves the double purpose of preparing the right set of mind for reading while at the same time attracting attention to books that might be enjoyed. Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse. Ex: Online and CD-ROM vendor literature should be read with caution: its aim is to grab attention and to sell. Ex: Some people do actually seek for fiction by title and author, or by author, rather than simply browsing along the shelves hoping for something to catch their eye. Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems. Ex: Most books for children are selected by looking along the shelf until an attractive cover, familiar author's name or familiar title strikes the reader's fancy. Ex: Materials that capture the attention of reluctant readers divert their focus from the negative doubts of ability. Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip. Ex: Three national library catalogues stand out as highly important sources of general bibliography. Ex: Even so, birds must balance the benefits of flashy feathers with the risks of making themselves conspicuous to sharp-eyed predators. Ex: He soon cut a dash with his liberal but pragmatic solutions to problems besetting the building industry in Sydney. Ex: In addition, children are always seeking attention from their parents. Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!. Ex: At nightfall, drop anchor at any place that catch your fancy and the lullaby of the gentle waves put you to sleep. Ex: Since these original initiatives were launched, however, the information superhighway idea has caught the attention of a diverse group of companies in the private sector. Ex: Now he plays with lots of kids and is frequently with different children each day depending upon which game or activity peaks his interest. Ex: Israeli wine may be young, but it's making a splash worldwide. Ex: Everyone here has made a big noise in support of the University of Maryland to the tune of $1000 or more. Ex: With our students, with our employees, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home. Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone. Ex: This unique style will appeal to the individual who wants to stand out, make a statement and swim against the stream. Ex: The one thing that really jumped out at me was his comment that 'if you live in the neighborhood you're part of the problem'.
llamar la atención a Alguien
(v.)=rap + Nombre + knuckles ; censure.
Ex: Accrediting agencies leave a lot to be desired; at best they rap people's knuckles. Ex: This agreement must build in incentives to participating libraries as well as methods of censuring those participants which do not fulfil their obligations to the other participating libraries in the network = Este acuerdo debe incorporar incentivos para las bibliotecas participantes así cómo la forma de llamarle la atención a aquellos participantes que no cumplan sus obligaciones con las otras bibliotecas de la red.
llamar la atención de
(v.)=draw + the attention of.
Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
llamar la atención de Alguien
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: The answers to the second question, 'Which features of the book caused my responses?' are already becoming clear: what it was in me that was engaged, provoked, stimulated; what it was in the book that held my attention.
llamar la atención sobre
(v.)=draw + attention to ; pull + Nombre + to ; bring + Nombre + into the public eye ; raise + awareness ; enhance + awareness ; train + a spotlight on ; put + a spotlight on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
Ex: Collins draws attention to the major initiatives taken by the Statistical Office of the European Communities in the use of data banks to promote the rapid transmission of data. Ex: Look around your favorite retail stores -- what grabs your attention and pulls you to a product?. Ex: Superman actor Christopher Reeve's 1995 injury has brought this health problem into the public eye in recent years. Ex: All libraries must clearly help to raise awareness in this way. Ex: The aim was to enhance awareness of the wealth of published statistical data available and to show its value as a decision making aid for the business person. Ex: A study of the local newspapers can be used to train a spotlight, so to speak, on a local community. Ex: The article 'Electronic security has put a spotlight on theft' concludes that electronic theft detection systems are the single most effective deterrent to library material loss. Ex: The media's job is to throw the spotlight on what is of interest to the public.
llamar las cosas por su nombre
=call + a spade a spade.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
llamar por el busca
(v.)=bleep.
Ex: This time the surgeon on-call was not one they knew and so they bleeped him nervously.
llamar por teléfono
(v.)=call up.
Ex: But even now if somebody would answer, you could call up on the telephone and ask somebody to look it up for you.
llamarle la atención a Alguien
(v.)=reprimand ; slap + Nombre + down ; slap + Nombre + on the wrist ; objurgate.
Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente. Ex: Not to put too fine a point on this, and slap me down if I am being rude, but from the questions you are asking I do not think you are ready for a project of this scope. Ex: After he was allegedly caught using steroids and slapped on the wrist he stopped using them and his ranking plummeted. Ex: On being objurgated for breaking the ranks, and asked whether he thought he could beat the enemy single-handed, replied naively, 'Maybe'.
llamarse
(v.)=refer to as.
Ex: Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
llamarse así
(v.)=be so called.
Ex: The common auxiliaries are so called because their schedules are auxiliary to the main tables and common in that they are available for the subdivisions of all classes.
llamarse así por
(v.)=get + Posesivo + name from.
Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
llamativamente
=flamboyantly.
Ex: Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.

llamativo
(adj.)=eye-catching ; remarkable ; catchy ; arresting ; slick ; flashy ; appealing ; flamboyant.
Ex: Some titles are deliberately misleading or eye-catching, rather than informative.
Ex: Two remarkable features of the BM code are its acceptance of corporate authorship, and its use of form headings.
Ex: SilverPlatter is about to bring to market a new product with a catchy acronym, 'AgRIC'.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.
Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of 'flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.
Ex: The author offers some suggestions, somewhat 'tongue in cheek', to make the game more appealing for spectators.
Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.

llanamente
=plainly.
Ex: Plainly much of the schedules of the second edition remain to be published.
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* hablar llanamente=speak + plainly.
* simple y llanamente=plainly and simply.

llano
(adj.)=flat ; earthy .
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
Ex: He is earthy, charismatic, a man of the people, & profoundly humane.
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* de piso corrido=flat-floored.
* de piso llano=flat-floor.
* en llano=on the flat.

llanta
(n.)=rim.
Ex: Wheel covers are are clipped on to an otherwise dull and boring steel wheel or rim to make them flashier and sportier.

llanto
(n.)=wailing ; cry ; wail.
Ex: One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".
Ex: This is not simply another story of the powerful and comfortable turning a deaf ear to the cries of the sick and poor.
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.

llanura
(n.)=flatness ; plain ; prairie.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
Ex: Voris University is located on three campuses at Hackley, a modern industrial city in the land of the buttes and the sagebrush plains.
Ex: It is envisaged that mobile services to these and other rural communities on the Canadian prairies will continue.
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* llanura aluvial=floodplain.
* llanura ondulante=rolling plain.

llanura aluvial
=floodplain.
Ex: This can reduce the capacity of floodplains to remove or retain nutrients from river water.
llanura ondulante
(n.)=rolling plain.
Ex: The lodge is set on the saddle of a hill overlooking the rolling plains, woodlands and rivers of one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries.
llave de arranque
(n.)=ignition key.
Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
llave de carraca
(n.)=ratchet wrench.
Ex: I would avoid using a ratchet wrench as it is too easy to apply too much torque, and possibly break the rod or strip out the nut.
llave de contacto
(n.)=ignition key.
Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
llave de fontanero
(n.)=pipe wrench.
Ex: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.
llave de la casa
(n.)=house key ; latchkey.
Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys. Ex: He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.
llave de mecánico
(n.)=spanner.
Ex: She has become so concerned about her personal security in the past few months that she now sleeps with a spanner under her pillow.
llave de paso
(n.)=spigot ; faucet ; tap ; stopcock ; stop valve ; shut-off valve.
Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots. Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading. Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps. Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months. Ex: If you install a stop valve, it will save you the trouble of shutting off the water in the entire home for a single sink or toilet repair. Ex: If you have a leak inside your house, look under the sinks or toilets for a shut-off valve.
llave de paso del agua
(n.)=water valve.
Ex: Knowing how to turn off your home's water valves can be vital during an emergency.
llave de tubo
(n.)=socket wrench.
Ex: Conventional torque wrenches only work with expensive socket wrenches.
llave del coche
(n.)=car key.
Ex: The other day some crazy old bat stole both my house keys and car keys.
llave dinamométrica
(n.)=torque wrench.
Ex: Conventional torque wrenches only work with expensive socket wrenches.
llave fija
(n.)=spanner.
Ex: She has become so concerned about her personal security in the past few months that she now sleeps with a spanner under her pillow.
llave grifa
(n.)=pipe wrench.
Ex: Tighten the fitting with a pipe wrench in a clockwise direction.
llave inglesa
(n.)=wrench ; monkey wrench ; adjustable wrench.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches. Ex: A gang of robbers who stole 60,000 pounds and attacked a security guard with a monkey wrench have been jailed for a total of 36 years. Ex: Open the hood and disconnect the negative battery terminal by loosening the holding clamp nut with an adjustable wrench in a counterclockwise direction.
llave maestra
(n.)=skeleton key ; master key.
Ex: Armed with a skeleton key that unlocks every door, she discovers a hidden attic room that holds a deadly and terrifying secret. Ex: As a matter of fact, computers were stolen not because the master key was stolen, but because you could pop the lock with a butter knife.
llave^1
(n.)=key ; latchkey.
Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.
Ex: He heard her cheerful 'Good-night, cabbie,' as she ran up the steps and opened the door with a latchkey.
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* abrir con llave=unlock.
* ama de llaves=hotel housekeeper.
* bajo llave=under lock and key.
* caja de llaves=key box.
* cerrado con llave=locked.
* cerrar con llave=lock.
* con llave=locking.
* echar la llave=lock up.
* encerrar a Alguien y tirar la llave=lock + Nombre + up and throw away the key.
* encerrar bajo llave=lock up.
* guardar bajo llave=keep under + lock and key.
* llave de arranque=ignition key.
* llave de contacto=ignition key.
* llave de la casa=house key ; latchkey.
* llave del coche=car key.
* llave fija=spanner.
* llave maestra=skeleton key ; master key.
* niño de la llave=latchkey child.
* problema con los niños de la llave=latchkey problem.
* sin cerrar con llave=unlocked.
* sistema de llave en mano=turnkey system ; turnkey software system.
* un manojo de llaves=a set of + keys.

llave^2
(n.)=spigot ; faucet ; tap.
Ex: What I think the president ought to do is get on the phone with the OPEC cartel and say we expect you to open your spigots.
Ex: Unless the library has a whole book devoted to the repair of faucets they will have to look under one of the less specific heading.
Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.
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* llave de carraca=ratchet wrench.
* llave de fontanero=pipe wrench.
* llave de mecánico=spanner.
* llave de paso=spigot ; faucet ; tap ; stopcock ; stop valve ; shut-off valve.
* llave de paso del agua=water valve.
* llave de tubo=socket wrench.
* llave dinamométrica=torque wrench.
* llave grifa=pipe wrench.
* llave inglesa=wrench ; monkey wrench ; adjustable wrench.

llave^3
(n.)=brace ; curly bracket ({}).
Ex: This article considers the special typographical case of large characters such as braces.
Ex: In this formula, curly brackets {} indicate activities, and alpha, beta and gamma are constants.

llavero
(n.)=key chain ; keyring.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.
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* cadena de llavero=key chain.
* colgante de llavero=key fob.
* control remoto de llavero=key fob.

llegada
=arrival ; coming ; influx ; onset ; advent.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
Ex: As a matter of fact, half of the cost of my coming here today was borne not by ISAD or RTSD but by the Research Library Group that paid for my travel to New York.
Ex: Many Americans viewed this influx of strangers with alarm.
Ex: In the 1980s came the onset of the 'new' immigration from Eastern and Southern Europe.
Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
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* con la llegada de=with the advent of ; with the arrival of.
* fecha de llegada=arrival date.
* hora de llegada=arrival time.
* línea de llegada=finishing post ; finish line ; start line.
* llegada de seres extraterrestres=alien visitation.
* llegada muy reñida=close finish.
* llegada tardía=late arrival.
* poste de llegada=finishing post ; winning post.
* punto de llegada=point of arrival.

llegada de seres extraterrestres
(n.)=alien visitation.
Ex: First, the scientific debunker will say that because alien visitation is an extraordinary claim, it thus demands extraordinary proof.
llegada la hora de la verdad
=if it comes to the crunch ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
Ex: You may never need the soldering iron, but if it comes to the crunch and you suddenly find you need one, you'll be glad it's there. Ex: But above all, he is still my brother and when the crunch comes to the crunch, we will all be there for him, no matter what the circumstances. Ex: He's told the Argies that if the crunch comes to the crunch America will side with Britain.
llegada muy reñida
(n.)=close finish.
Ex: In 1947 certain racetracks introduced cameras at the winning post to determine the outcomes of close finishes.
llegada tardía
(n.)=late arrival.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
llegado
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* llegada la hora de la verdad=if it comes to the crunch ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
* llegado el momento de la verdad=if it comes to the crunch ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
* llegado este momento=at this juncture ; at this juncture ; at this point.
* llegado este punto=at this juncture.
* llegado + Expresión Temporal=come + Expresión Temporal.
* llegado un punto=beyond a certain point ; beyond a point.

llegado + Expresión Temporal
=come + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Come August, come what may, getting together is the right thing to do.
llegado el momento de la verdad
=if it comes to the crunch ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
Ex: You may never need the soldering iron, but if it comes to the crunch and you suddenly find you need one, you'll be glad it's there. Ex: But above all, he is still my brother and when the crunch comes to the crunch, we will all be there for him, no matter what the circumstances. Ex: He's told the Argies that if the crunch comes to the crunch America will side with Britain.
llegado este momento
=at this juncture ; at this juncture ; at this point.
Ex: So at this juncture all we can do is to apply common sense = Así pues, llegado este momento todo lo que podemos hacer es aplicar el sentido común. Ex: So at this juncture all we can do is to apply common sense = Así pues, llegado este momento todo lo que podemos hacer es aplicar el sentido común. Ex: At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number.
llegado este punto
=at this juncture.
Ex: So at this juncture all we can do is to apply common sense = Así pues, llegado este momento todo lo que podemos hacer es aplicar el sentido común.
llegado un punto
=beyond a certain point ; beyond a point.
Ex: A self-renewing library is a library of limited size in which beyond a certain point materials should be reduced at a rate related to the rate of acquisition. Ex: Doing projects has its drawbacks and its limitations, beyond a point.
llegar
(v.)=arrive ; drop ; turn up ; come in ; come ; come to + Posesivo + attention ; come with ; roll in.
Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing.
Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.
Ex: This article urges children's librarians to attack 'aliteracy' (lack of a desire to read) as well as illiteracy by taking programmes, e.g. story hours, to children who do not come to libraries.
Ex: Information vital to certain people might not come to their attention if such people must rely only upon regular scanning of large numbers of periodicals.
Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages.
Ex: With the summer rolling in, many of you might be looking for instructions on how to make fresh iced tea.
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* al llegar=on arrival.
* conseguir llegar a + Lugar=make + it + to + Lugar.
* cortar llegando al hueso=cut to + the bone.
* cuando llegue la hora=when the time comes.
* día + estar por llegar=day + be + yet to come.
* estar aún por llegar=be yet to come.
* haber llegado=be upon us.
* hacer + Nombre + llegar hasta aquí=get + Nombre + this far.
* hasta donde llegue=to the limits of.
* llegar allí=get over there.
* llegar a=come to ; reach ; reach out to ; find + Posesivo + way to ; get through to ; come up to ; pull into ; strike + a chord with.
* llegar a acuerdo=make + arrangements.
* llegar a casa=get + home.
* llegar a entender=reason out.
* llegar a esperar=come to + expect.
* llegar a final de mes=make + (both) ends meet.
* llegar a formar parte de=find + Posesivo + way into/onto.
* llegar a + Infinitivo=come to + Infinitivo.
* llegar a + Infinitivo + se=come to be + Participio Pasado.
* llegar a la conclusión=conclude ; form + impression.
* llegar a la conclusión de que=come to + the conclusion that ; come up with + the conclusion that ; get + the idea that.
* llegar al corazón de=go to + the heart of.
* llegar al extremo de=get to + the point of ; go to + the extreme of.
* llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo=go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.
* llegar al final de=come to + the end of ; get through.
* llegar al final de su vida útil=come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
* llegar al fondo de la cuestión=see to the + bottom of things.
* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión=get to + the bottom of.
* llegar al fondo de una Cuestión=get to + the root of.
* llegar al límite=reach + the breaking point.
* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* llegar al meollo de la cuestión=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* llegar al punto álgido=reach + a head.
* llegar al punto crítico=come to + a head.
* llegar al punto de=be at the point of.
* llegar al punto de + Infinitivo=go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.
* llegar al quid de la cuestión=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* llegar a + Lugar=make + it + to + Lugar.
* llegar al valor máximo=crest.
* llegar a montones=pour in.
* llegar andando pausadamente=stroll into + view.
* llegar aquí=get over here.
* llegar a raudales=pour in.
* llegar a ser=become ; develop into.
* llegar a ser conocido como=become + known as.
* llegar a su fin=wind down ; draw to + a close ; draw to + an end.
* llegar a tiempo=arrive in + time ; arrive on + time.
* llegar a tierra firme=come + ashore.
* llegar a todas partes=reach + far and wide ; extend + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* llegar a todos lados=extend + far and wide ; reach + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* llegar a una conclusión=draw + conclusion ; make + deduction ; reach + conclusion ; arrive at + conclusion.
* llegar a una conclusión errónea=put two and two together to make five.
* llegar a un acuerdo=conclude + agreement ; reach + agreement ; make + an undertaking ; make + bargain ; come to + consensus ; reach + understanding ; have + meeting of the minds ; reach + consensus ; hammer out + agreement ; develop + compromise ; work out + agreement ; strike + deal ; conclude + deal ; strike + agreement.
* llegar a una decisión=arrive at + decision.
* llegar a una definición=hammer out + definition.
* llegar a una etapa=reach + point.
* llegar a una solución=arrive at + a solution.
* llegar a una solución intermedia=meet + Nombre + halfway.
* llegar a un compromiso=reach + agreement ; meet + Nombre + halfway.
* llegar a un consenso=come to + consensus ; reach + consensus.
* llegar a un consenso sobre=get + a consensus on.
* llegar a un entendimiento=reason + things out.
* llegar a un extremo=reach + epic proportions.
* llegar a un momento importante en su historia=reach + milestone.
* llegar a un punto crítico=reach + turning point.
* llegar a un veredicto=reach + verdict.
* llegar demasiado lejos=go + too far.
* llegar de nuevo=come (a)round.
* llegar el máximo=crest.
* llegar el momento en el que=reach + the point where.
* llegar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
* llegar (el) primero=come in + first ; finish + first.
* llegar (el) segundo=finish + second ; finish + runner-up ; come in + second ; come in + runner-up.
* llegar (el) tercero=finish + third ; come in + third.
* llegar (el) tercero, acabar (el) tercero, finalizar (el) tercero=come in + third.
* llegar el último=come in + last ; finish + last.
* llegar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* llegar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
* llegar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* llegar en último lugar=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
* llegar la hora de=time + come.
* llegar lejos=get + far.
* llegar más lejos=stretch + further.
* llegar muy lejos=go + a long way ; come + a long way.
* llegar noticias=come to + Posesivo + notice.
* llegar poco a poco=dribble in.
* llegar + Posesivo + hora=Posesivo + number + come up.
* llegar pronto (a)=be early (for).
* llegar tarde=arrive + late ; run + late.
* llegar tarde (a)=be late (for).
* llegar tarde a casa=stay out + late.
* llegar tarde al trabajo=be late for work.
* llegar temprano (a)=be early (for).
* lo mejor está aún por llegar=the best is yet to come.
* lo peor está por llegar=the worst is yet/still to come.
* momento + llegar=time + approach.
* no haber llegado todavía=be yet to come.
* no llegar a=stop + short of ; fall + short of.
* no llegar a entender=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.
* no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)=fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
* no llegar a un ideal=fall + short of ideal.
* por fin llegó la hora (de)=it's about time (that).
* recesión + llegar=recession + set in.
* ser un medio para llegar a un fin=be the means to an end.
* si se llega a un acuerdo=subject to + agreement.
* todo le llega a aquel que espera=everything comes to those who wait.
* un medio para llegar a fin=a means to an end.

llegar (el) penúltimo
(v.)=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
Ex: The following two years the club struggled and finished second from bottom in both seasons. Ex: Season 2006 was very disappointing for the club, as they finished second to last and had to play promotion/relegation play-offs. Ex: They came in second to last in their division, which should make it easier to improve. Ex: There was one other rider who was slower than me, and I came in second to last.
llegar (el) primero
(v.)=come in + first ; finish + first.
Ex: Of course, like any marathon you'll have the ones that come in first; only to be followed by the stragglers, an hour later. Ex: She finished first at last, for a split second.
llegar (el) segundo
(v.)=finish + second ; finish + runner-up ; come in + second ; come in + runner-up.
Ex: As the 2000 season closed they finished second in the nation, winning 85 consecutive matches. Ex: In 2001-02 they finished runners-up and the following season they were crowned champions. Ex: They came in second with 71 medals (22 gold). Ex: They played hard but were unlucky and came in runners-up of which they can be very proud.
llegar (el) tercero
(v.)=finish + third ; come in + third.
Ex: The following season they finished third, a place below the promotion places. Ex: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.
llegar (el) tercero, acabar (el) tercero, finalizar (el) tercero
(v.)=come in + third.
Ex: They came in third overall in national competitions, their best score in five years.
llegar + Posesivo + hora
=Posesivo + number + come up.
Ex: No matter what he did in his life, on the day his number came up the only thing folks did was revisit any of his past indiscretions and share it with everyone.
llegar a
(v.)=come to ; reach ; reach out to ; find + Posesivo + way to ; get through to ; come up to ; pull into ; strike + a chord with.
Ex: We now come to the sixth and last condition of authorship. Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries. Ex: The main reason for providing such a service is to reach out to those users who would not visit the library if it offered traditional services only. Ex: He found his way quickly and easily to the materials he needed. Ex: This article discusses how to interpret these elements in a patent document and how to get through to the technical information sought. Ex: A man came up to me and said he had been referred to me by the reference department. Ex: So, having stated these thoughts about librarians and digital libraries, I am happy to announce that the airplane has now pulled into its boarding gate. Ex: Digital libraries have struck a chord with users.
llegar a + Infinitivo
(v.)=come to + Infinitivo.
Ex: By the beginning of the nineteenth century many British printers had come to rely for most of their work on relays of apprentices, who were simply discharged at the end of their terms and replaced by new apprentices.
llegar a + Infinitivo + se
(v.)=come to be + Participio Pasado.
Ex: Eventually, it came to be recognized that the Classification Research Group's endeavours might be pertinent to the problem of alphabetical indexing.
llegar a + Lugar
(v.)=make + it + to + Lugar.
Ex: This time he made it unscathed to the car.
llegar a acuerdo
(v.)=make + arrangements.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
llegar a casa
(v.)=get + home.
Ex: As it happened, the snowfall was moderate and all the rest of us worked all day and got home without difficulty.
llegar a entender
(v.)=reason out.
Ex: Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
llegar a esperar
(v.)=come to + expect.
Ex: Users come to expect the regular appearance of the abstracts bulletin.
llegar a final de mes
(v.)=make + (both) ends meet.
Ex: As free Web sites find it increasingly difficult to make ends meet simply with the revenue generated from advertising, they are likely, either to close down or to start charging for access to the site.
llegar a formar parte de
(v.)=find + Posesivo + way into/onto.
Ex: Children's classics from the European countries, published in the languages of those countries, seldom find their way onto UK bookshelves.
llegar a la conclusión
(v.)=conclude ; form + impression.
Ex: Many librarians have concluded that the only solution is to rely on Document Delivery Service (DDS). Ex: I have formed a deep impression about the relationship between libraries and economic development from my own life experience.
llegar a la conclusión de que
(v.)=come to + the conclusion that ; come up with + the conclusion that ; get + the idea that.
Ex: Many librarians have come to the conclusion that the advantages of the dictionary catalogue are outweighed by the associated filing problems. Ex: Content analysts, doing their kind of mechanistic time-and-motion studies on 'Till death do us part', might well come up with the conclusion that the greater part of it is straight and explicit racialism. Ex: Users who experience these situations might get the idea that librarians stay awake nights dreaming up ways to frustrate their efforts to find material in the library.
llegar a montones
(v.)=pour in.
Ex: A famous astrologist has recently predicted a tsunami will hit the Thai coast in December and cancellations are pouring in.
llegar a raudales
(v.)=pour in.
Ex: A famous astrologist has recently predicted a tsunami will hit the Thai coast in December and cancellations are pouring in.
llegar a ser
(v.)=become ; develop into.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed. Ex: A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.
llegar a ser conocido como
(v.)=become + known as.
Ex: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles.
llegar a su fin
(v.)=wind down ; draw to + a close ; draw to + an end.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor. Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography. Ex: As the war drew to an end, the horrendous scenes of misery and destitution came to light.
llegar a tiempo
(v.)=arrive in + time ; arrive on + time.
Ex: Overdue issues are recognized from the prediction pattern by the programm because an expected issue has not arrived in time. Ex: Inez Benefield and Zoe Tabary had arrived on time and were working.
llegar a tierra firme
(v.)=come + ashore.
Ex: Due to the effects of global warming, tens of thousands of walruses have come ashore in Alaska.
llegar a todas partes
(v.)=reach + far and wide ; extend + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
Ex: These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports. Ex: The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide. Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
llegar a todos lados
(v.)=extend + far and wide ; reach + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
Ex: The ripple effect of 9/11 has extended far and wide. Ex: These amazing promotional videos have reached far and wide and have received numerous favourable reports. Ex: Death rates were much higher because the forces were stretched far and wide over seasonally inhospitable terrain.
llegar a un acuerdo
(v.)=conclude + agreement ; reach + agreement ; make + an undertaking ; make + bargain ; come to + consensus ; reach + understanding ; have + meeting of the minds ; reach + consensus ; hammer out + agreement ; develop + compromise ; work out + agreement ; strike + deal ; conclude + deal ; strike + agreement.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Ex: Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form. Ex: An undertaking has been made that a piece of notation will not be revised and given another meaning. Ex: The bargain which I made with Mr Johnson was seventy-five pounds (or guineas) a volume. Ex: We found it difficult to come to a consensus of the professional staff on several key points. Ex: Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses. Ex: If we begin to think about the new technology as different from the three-by-five card perhaps then we can have some meeting of the minds. Ex: Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form. Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations. Ex: Ultimately, a compromise was developed that provided for the fully spelled-out form as a parenthetical addition in the heading if it is needed to differentiate names = En última instancia se llegó a un acuerdo que permitía que la forma totalmente deletreada se le añadiese entre paréntesis al encabezamiento si se necesitaba diferenciar los nombres. Ex: We have to seek and work out partnership agreements with other stakeholders. Ex: The article is entitled 'The Times newspaper strikes deal with Gale to digitise back issues from 1785'. Ex: Both the newspapers and the unions want to cut their losses by concluding a deal in advance of a court hearing that is scheduled to decide on the original causes of the strike. Ex: Ministers have failed to strike an agreement yesterday on how to deal with the billions of plastic bags Australians throw away each year.
llegar a un compromiso
(v.)=reach + agreement ; meet + Nombre + halfway.
Ex: Agreements have been reached with the National Library of Canada and the Biblothèque Nationale not only to use their records this way but also to redistribute them in an unaltered form. Ex: Librarians, instead of avoiding change, should be prepared to embrace change or at least find a middle path to meet it half-way.
llegar a un consenso
(v.)=come to + consensus ; reach + consensus.
Ex: We found it difficult to come to a consensus of the professional staff on several key points. Ex: Perhaps it is an understatement to say that it is easy to reach consensus on the basic elements to be included in the evaluation form.
llegar a un consenso sobre
(v.)=get + a consensus on.
Ex: Professionals should be surveyed to get a consensus on which aspects of metadata generation are most amenable to automation and semi-automation.
llegar a un entendimiento
(v.)=reason + things out.
Ex: Now with the wisdom of years I try to reason things out and the only people I fear are those who never have doubts.
llegar a un extremo
(v.)=reach + epic proportions.
Ex: The environmental waste problem is now reaching epic proportions.
llegar a un momento importante en su historia
(v.)=reach + milestone.
Ex: In late Feb 1999 the library reached the milestone of 200,000 titles processed.
llegar a un punto crítico
(v.)=reach + turning point.
Ex: To understand books and their function in the social mechanism is to have a very delicate ear to the ground and to discern when turning points are reached.
llegar a un veredicto
(v.)=reach + verdict.
Ex: While it is too soon to reach a verdict on the success of this model, our experience suggests that it has a number of advantages.
llegar a una conclusión
(v.)=draw + conclusion ; make + deduction ; reach + conclusion ; arrive at + conclusion.
Ex: These and various correlation coefficients are discussed and the type of conclusions to be drawn are pointed out. Ex: The author discusses the various deductions which have been made from the results of the analysis. Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it. Ex: She arrived at the conclusion that emphasis on prettiness is 1 of the criteria that accounts for exclusion of pictures of fat children.
llegar a una conclusión errónea
(v.)=put two and two together to make five.
Ex: This article suffers from a classic case of putting two and two together to make five.
llegar a una decisión
(v.)=arrive at + decision.
Ex: The surest way to arrive at such a decision is to be guided by principles of helpful citation order.
llegar a una definición
(v.)=hammer out + definition.
Ex: One of the first and hardest tasks of the Working Party was to hammer out an agreed definition which would avoid confusion.
llegar a una etapa
(v.)=reach + point.
Ex: But more mature readers can be expected to go on reading for full sessions without flagging, a point that most children should reach by ten years old.
llegar a una solución
(v.)=arrive at + a solution.
Ex: Counselling requires much more time and in-depth probing, although it can at one extreme cover simply the act of lending a sympathetic ear to clients who, in externalizing their problems, may thus be better able to face them and arrive at a solution.
llegar a una solución intermedia
(v.)=meet + Nombre + halfway.
Ex: Librarians, instead of avoiding change, should be prepared to embrace change or at least find a middle path to meet it half-way.
llegar al corazón de
(v.)=go to + the heart of.
Ex: Rulemaking of this kind goes to the heart of the notion of the nation state as a sovereign entity.
llegar al extremo de
(v.)=get to + the point of ; go to + the extreme of.
Ex: She thought the director had got to the point of catching at straws. Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.
llegar al extremo de + Infinitivo
(v.)=go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.
Ex: The editorial board of DC went so far as to advertise their dissociation from 'unauthorized' amendments, without actually saying where these were to be found.
llegar al final de
(v.)=come to + the end of ; get through.
Ex: We have come to the end of one methodology and must search for another. Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.
llegar al final de su vida útil
(v.)=come to + the end of + Posesivo + useful life ; reach + the end of + Posesivo + useful life.
Ex: They then found that their CD-ROM network had come to the end of its useful life. Ex: However, it is likely that by the year 2000 the majority of non-Year 2000 compliant PC applications will have reached the end of their useful life.
llegar al fondo de la cuestión
(v.)=see to the + bottom of things.
Ex: The dream of inquiry is to pierce the veil, to see to the bottom of things, to achieve an understanding that is if not quite absolute then at least adequate.
llegar al fondo de una Cuestión
(v.)=get to + the root of.
Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
llegar al límite
(v.)=reach + the breaking point.
Ex: Aboriginals in Canada have reached the breaking point after decades of peaceful talks that have not achieved anything.
llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad
(v.)=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
Ex: With every air-conditioner running at full blast, the city's creaky infrastructure is often stretched beyond the breaking point. Ex: The diversity of cookbooks available in the USA today is stretching the market to breaking point and specialist retailers are feeling the pinch. Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further.
llegar al meollo de la cuestión
(v.)=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
Ex: There is little doubt in such cases that the enquirer has generalised his more specific need and a tactful librarian can soon arrive at the heart of the matter.
llegar al punto crítico
(v.)=come to + a head.
Ex: The debate appears to have come to a head with the launch of two new titles on DVD.
llegar al punto de
(v.)=be at the point of.
Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
llegar al punto de + Infinitivo
(v.)=go + (as/so) far as + Infinitivo.
Ex: The editorial board of DC went so far as to advertise their dissociation from 'unauthorized' amendments, without actually saying where these were to be found.
llegar al punto álgido
(v.)=reach + a head.
Ex: Growing concern reached a head in the mid 1980s when a number of practitioners expressed the view that children's librarianship had lost its way.
llegar al quid de la cuestión
(v.)=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
Ex: There is little doubt in such cases that the enquirer has generalised his more specific need and a tactful librarian can soon arrive at the heart of the matter.
llegar al valor máximo
(v.)=crest.
Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.
llegar allí
(v.)=get over there.
Ex: I feel very excited and can't wait to get over there and catch up with the boys.
llegar andando pausadamente
(v.)=stroll into + view.
Ex: But as we have come to know Warren better we have realised that there is no better sight than Warren strolling into view.
llegar aquí
(v.)=get over here.
Ex: I've been told to get over here again and show my face!.
llegar de nuevo
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: With the summer definitely behind us, maybe this article seems inappropriate but hey, it will soon come around again.
llegar demasiado lejos
(v.)=go + too far.
Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights.
llegar el momento en el que
(v.)=reach + the point where.
Ex: We have not yet reached the point where everybody has their own terminal, especially outside the developed countries.
llegar el máximo
(v.)=crest.
Ex: Rivers in southern Minnesota are expected to crest lower than previously forecast within the next week.
llegar el último
(v.)=come in + last ; finish + last.
Ex: Somebody has to come in last in any race. Ex: There is nothing wrong with finishing last.
llegar en primer lugar
(v.)=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
Ex: The girls team came in first place overall in points. Ex: After three weeks of online voting by the general public, they finished in first place with almost 30% more votes than their closest competitor.
llegar en segundo lugar
(v.)=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
Ex: Their women's team finished in second place only behind the University of Mary who posted 21 team points. Ex: They came in second place in the 2003 season.
llegar en tercer lugar
(v.)=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
Ex: In 1995-96 they finished in third place, missing out on the runners-up spot on goal difference. Ex: They came in third place but they got a standing ovation from the crowd.
llegar en último lugar
(v.)=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
Ex: If you win the arms race you come in last place in the human race. Ex: The team's transformation process actually began after the 2000 season when they finished in last place.
llegar la hora de
(n.)=time + come.
Ex: The time will come, these writers predict, when the composition, publishing and retrieval of information will be done electronically through online systems.
llegar lejos
(v.)=get + far.
Ex: If scientific reasoning were limited to the logical processes of arithmetic, we should not get far in our understanding of the physical world.
llegar muy lejos
(v.)=go + a long way ; come + a long way.
Ex: A little bit of bibliographic instruction can go a long way. Ex: Computers have come a long way, but not far enough.
llegar más lejos
(v.)=stretch + further.
Ex: We can make the resources we have stretch further = Podemos hacer que los recursos que tenemos lleguen más lejos.
llegar noticias
(v.)=come to + Posesivo + notice.
Ex: There is another important difference between electronic documents and all the types of library material that preceded them and it centers on how electronic resources come to our notice.
llegar poco a poco
(v.)=dribble in.
Ex: The point is that even our most adamant, conservative faculty members are slowly dribbling in and saying, 'Could you add our name to your selective dissemination of information service?'.
llegar pronto (a)
(v.)=be early (for).
Ex: Sometimes menstrual periods can come as a surprise, being early, late or not happening at all.
llegar tarde
(v.)=arrive + late ; run + late.
Ex: Printing had arrived late and was deficient in technique and provincial in content. Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently.
llegar tarde (a)
(v.)=be late (for).
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'.
llegar tarde a casa
(v.)=stay out + late.
Ex: Staying out late, lots of glasses of wine and having way too much fun has resulted in us both feeling under the weather all weekend long.
llegar tarde al trabajo
(v.)=be late for work.
Ex: She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other library pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.
llegar temprano (a)
(v.)=be early (for).
Ex: Sometimes menstrual periods can come as a surprise, being early, late or not happening at all.
llena de argot
(adj.)=slangy.
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
llena de depresiones
(adj.)=pitted.
Ex: The video data are carried by a pitted spiral track, as shown in Fig. 12.
llenar
(v.)=fill ; litter (with) ; fill up ; top up ; crowd.
Ex: Once a university's reserve store is filled it should be expected to dispose of surplus stock, normally to the British Library.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
Ex: Nonetheless, shelves fill up and eventually must be relieved of duplicated, superseded or obsolete books.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine.
Ex: Titles on alternative medicine are now crowding US bookshelves.
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* llenar de=fill with.
* llenar de alegría=delight ; brighten up.
* llenar de luz=flood with + light ; brighten up.
* llenar demasiado=overfill.
* llenar de orgullo=fill + Nombre + with pride.
* llenar de terror=terrorise [terrorize, -USA] ; terrify.
* llenar el depósito=gas up.
* llenar el tanque=gas up.
* llenar en exceso=overfill.
* llenar gasolina=pump + gas.
* llenar hasta el borde=fill + Nombre + to the brim.
* llenar hasta rebosar=overfill.
* llenar las calles=be out in force ; come out in + force.
* llenar mucho=be filling.
* llenarse=become + full.
* llenarse el bolsillo=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
* llenar un hueco=fill + gap ; fill in + gap ; fill + the breach.
* llenar un vacío=fill + vacuum ; fill + gap ; fill in + gap ; fill + void ; fill + the breach.

llenar de
(v.)=fill with.
Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.
llenar de alegría
(v.)=delight ; brighten up.
Ex: Libraries must begin seriously to assess how well they are anticipating, meeting, and delighting students and faculty. Ex: The flowers will really help brighten up the cemetery when they flower in spring.
llenar de luz
(v.)=flood with + light ; brighten up.
Ex: Opened in 1989, the library is housed in a modern building with large bay windows that flood the space with light. Ex: The short, dreary days of winter are a good time to think about adding skylights to brighten up dark rooms.
llenar de orgullo
(v.)=fill + Nombre + with pride.
Ex: American rebels needed a strong sense of identity, something that would anoint them as unique and fill them with pride.
llenar de terror
(v.)=terrorise [terrorize, -USA] ; terrify.
Ex: Only majorities have the power to terrorize and subjugate minority groups. Ex: The purpose of terrorism is to terrify.
llenar demasiado
(v.)=overfill.
Ex: While it may not seem like a big deal to overfill the oil in your car, it can cause major malfunctions and potentially cost you thousands of dollars.
llenar el depósito
(v.)=gas up.
Ex: We sat on the runway for about 45 min while they gassed us up.
llenar el tanque
(v.)=gas up.
Ex: We sat on the runway for about 45 min while they gassed us up.
llenar en exceso
(v.)=overfill.
Ex: While it may not seem like a big deal to overfill the oil in your car, it can cause major malfunctions and potentially cost you thousands of dollars.
llenar gasolina
(v.)=pump + gas.
Ex: A search is underway for a purse snatcher who has grabbed at least 27 bags from customers pumping gas at gas stations.
llenar hasta el borde
(v.)=fill + Nombre + to the brim.
Ex: In Experiment 3, blind and blindfolded sighted observers filled vessels to the brim using only auditory information.
llenar hasta rebosar
(v.)=overfill.
Ex: While it may not seem like a big deal to overfill the oil in your car, it can cause major malfunctions and potentially cost you thousands of dollars.
llenar las calles
(v.)=be out in force ; come out in + force.
Ex: Myanmar's police and military were out in force again on Friday, patrolling the deserted streets. Ex: The supporters of Henry George came out in force last night and marched over a route two miles long.
llenar mucho
(v.)=be filling.
Ex: Fruits and vegetables that are slowly digested are the most filling and hold off the hunger pangs for longer.
llenar un hueco
(v.)=fill + gap ; fill in + gap ; fill + the breach.
Ex: In addition, secondary works are actively sought, while older materials is acquired to fill gaps in the collection. Ex: I'll need the rest of the time to fill in any gaps with specifics. Ex: The author warns that if academic libraries do not step up to this educational role, other units on campus or commercial enterprises will fill the breach.
llenar un vacío
(v.)=fill + vacuum ; fill + gap ; fill in + gap ; fill + void ; fill + the breach.
Ex: There were no plans to revive either branch, so the bookmobiles had to fill the vacuum as traveling branches. Ex: In addition, secondary works are actively sought, while older materials is acquired to fill gaps in the collection. Ex: I'll need the rest of the time to fill in any gaps with specifics. Ex: The aim is to try to fill the almost total void which exists in the area of writings on library management. Ex: The author warns that if academic libraries do not step up to this educational role, other units on campus or commercial enterprises will fill the breach.
llenarse
(v.)=become + full.
Ex: Watch what happens when the output diskette becomes full.
llenarse el bolsillo
(v.)=line + Posesivo + (own) pocket(s).
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
lleno
(adj.)=laden ; whole ; saturated ; full ; packed full ; teeming ; wall-to-wall ; chock-full.
Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list.
Ex: One of them will take instructions and data from a whole roomful of girls armed with simple keyboard punches.
Ex: Place a drop of a saturated solution of sugar in water on the paper and dab up the excess liquid with cotton wool.
Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
Ex: The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.
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* cabeza llena de pájaros=head in the clouds.
* cafetera llena de café=pot of coffee.
* camino lleno de baches=bumpy road ; bumpy ride.
* con la cabeza llena de pájaros=with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* dar de lleno=hit + home.
* decir con la boca llena=say in + full confidence.
* dedicarse de lleno a=get + Posesivo + teeth into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
* el camino hacia + Nombre + está lleno de + Nombre=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end.
* entrar de lleno=plunge into.
* entrar de lleno en=get + stuck into ; get + stuck into.
* estar lleno de=be full of.
* estar lleno de energía=be full of beans ; be full of energy.
* estar lleno de problemas=bristle with + problems.
* estar lleno de vitalidad=be full of beans ; be full of energy.
* habitación llena de=roomful.
* hablar con la boca llena=speak with + Posesivo + mouth full ; talk with + Posesivo + mouth full.
* llena de argot=slangy.
* llena de depresiones=pitted.
* lleno al máximo=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* lleno a reventar=bursting ; bursting at the seams ; packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* lleno a tope=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* lleno completo=full house.
* lleno de=fraught with ; replete with ; full of ; bursting with ; strewn with ; plagued with ; teeming with ; studded with ; brimful (of/with) ; riddled with ; jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity ; flush with ; laden with.
* lleno de acción=actionful [action-full] ; action-packed.
* lleno de aciertos=crowned with + success.
* lleno de acontecimientos=eventful ; event-filled.
* lleno de actividades=event-filled.
* lleno de angustia=angst-ridden.
* lleno de arrugas=puckered.
* lleno de baches=bumpy.
* lleno de cardenales=black and blue.
* lleno de chismes=gossipy.
* lleno de clichés=cliche-ridden.
* lleno de delincuentes=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* lleno de disgresiones=meandering.
* lleno de divagaciones=meandering.
* lleno de dudas=doubtful.
* lleno de energía=energetic ; feisty .
* lleno de entusiasmo=enthusiastic.
* lleno de errores=buggy .
* lleno de espinas=bony .
* lleno de estrellas=starry.
* lleno de eventos=event-filled.
* lleno de éxitos=crowned with + success.
* lleno de famosos=celebrity-studded.
* lleno de gases=gassy .
* lleno de gracia=graceful.
* lleno de hierbajos=weedy .
* lleno de huesos=bony .
* lleno de ilusiones=stardust in + Posesivo + eyes.
* lleno de información=populated.
* lleno de interés=solicitously.
* lleno de luz=light-filled.
* lleno de matojos=weedy .
* lleno de nudos=gnarly .
* lleno de odio=hateful.
* lleno de polilla=mothy .
* lleno de prejuicios=prejudiced.
* lleno de problemas=plagued with problems ; problem-ridden.
* lleno de remordimiento=remorseful.
* lleno de retos=challenging.
* lleno de sabor=flavourful [flavorful, -USA] ; full-flavoured [full-flavored, -USA].
* lleno de sandeces=rubbishy.
* lleno de significado=purposeful.
* lleno de vida=vibrant ; feisty ; perky ; spry ; sprightly ; spirited ; teeming with life ; vivacious ; ebullient ; saucy ; high-spirited ; bubbly .
* lleno de vitalidad=bubbly ; vibrant ; feisty ; perky ; spry ; sprightly ; spirited ; vivacious ; ebullient ; saucy ; high-spirited.
* lleno hasta el borde=full to the brim.
* lleno hasta la bandera=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* lleno hasta los topes=bursting ; bursting at the seams ; packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* lleno total=full house.
* luna llena=full moon.
* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end.
* meterse de lleno en=get + Posesivo + teeth into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=plunge in at + the deep end.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end.
* palabra llena de contenido=substantive word.
* participar de lleno en=become + a stakeholder in.
* plato lleno=plateful.
* ponerse de lleno a=buckle down to ; knuckle down to ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
* rebosante de energía y lleno de entusiasmo=all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed.
* repartir a manos llenas=dish out.
* tener la cabeza llena de serrín=be soft in the head.
* tetera llena de té=pot of tea.
* un saco lleno de=a sackful of.

lleno a reventar
=bursting ; bursting at the seams ; packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors. Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services. Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
lleno a tope
=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
lleno al máximo
=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
lleno completo
(adj.)=full house.
Ex: This article describes the success of a story-telling programme which brings full houses in central and branch libraries.
lleno de
=fraught with ; replete with ; full of ; bursting with ; strewn with ; plagued with ; teeming with ; studded with ; brimful (of/with) ; riddled with ; jam-packed (with) ; filled to capacity ; flush with ; laden with.
Ex: That such uninformed intelligence has been translated into hard decisions is fraught with the gravest of consequences for the future of SLIS as bases for IT development. Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot. Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror. Ex: It is a great pleasure to welcome you to a country bursting with pride and energy. Ex: The field of reference work is strewn with failures, measured in the enquirer's terms, but where the reference librarian did provide a technically perfect answer to the actual question asked. Ex: Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future. Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve. Ex: He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions. Ex: This sprawling, exuberant novel, brimful with characters, aspires to accommodate a city full of lifestyles. Ex: This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions. Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!. Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list. Ex: There is growing evidence in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond that al Qaeda and its allies are newly flush with cash, able to buy new weapons. Ex: Did you know that the "pope's nose" is laden with toxins from the chicken's body which accumulate in the little fatty morsel?.
lleno de acción
=actionful [action-full] ; action-packed.
Ex: Men will often stick at the actionful adventure story; stage they often get a taste for at about the age of ten. Ex: I would deliberately avoid raising expectations that this is going to be an exciting action-packed read.
lleno de aciertos
=crowned with + success.
Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
lleno de acontecimientos
(adj.)=eventful ; event-filled.
Ex: I'm looking forward to meeting as many of you as is humanly possible during what I know will prove to be a marvellous and eventful week. Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
lleno de actividades
(adj.)=event-filled.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
lleno de angustia
(adj.)=angst-ridden.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
lleno de arrugas
(adj.)=puckered.
Ex: His forehead was all puckered, and his red mouth set in a pout.
lleno de baches
(adj.)=bumpy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
lleno de cardenales
(adj.)=black and blue.
Ex: A black-and-blue nail is usually caused by sudden or repetitive injury to a toe.
lleno de chismes
(adj.)=gossipy.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.
lleno de clichés
(adj.)=cliche-ridden.
Ex: A constant annoyance in news writing is journalese -- a trade jargon that relies on worn-out, copycat, cliche-ridden phrasing.
lleno de delincuentes
(adj.)=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists. Ex: In the 1990s, the area sunk into a state of utter horror, as it became one of the most crime-riddled areas in the entire city. Ex: It is like claiming that because crime in certain areas of Miami is bad that all Miami is crime-infested and should not be visited.
lleno de disgresiones
(adj.)=meandering.
Ex: Little did I know, but I was about to spend the next 11 hours of my life in a conference room, listening to a very meandering speaker.
lleno de divagaciones
(adj.)=meandering.
Ex: Little did I know, but I was about to spend the next 11 hours of my life in a conference room, listening to a very meandering speaker.
lleno de dudas
(adj.)=doubtful.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando.
lleno de energía
(adj.)=energetic ; feisty .
Ex: She has been a vital and energetic voice in the movement to increase the sensitivity and responsibility of libraries to social issues, as well as a first-rate cataloger. Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
lleno de entusiasmo
(adj.)=enthusiastic.
Ex: Mr Berman, who is a very personable and enthusiastic librarian, certainly comes across.
lleno de errores
(adj.)=buggy .
Ex: OPUS software is version 1.0 and has been pretty buggy.
lleno de espinas
(adj.)=bony .
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.
lleno de estrellas
(adj.)=starry.
Ex: Her view was that 'a scholar had no more concern with the merits of the literature with which he deals than Newton with the beauties of the countryside or of the starry heavens.
lleno de eventos
(adj.)=event-filled.
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
lleno de famosos
(adj.)=celebrity-studded.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
lleno de gases
(adj.)=gassy .
Ex: These past couple of months I have noticed that after eating, I am left feeling rather bloated around the tummy which is really uncomfortable, and I get very gassy and belchy.
lleno de gracia
(adj.)=graceful.
Ex: The author who can vary his terminology to maintain the reader's interest is a handicap to the indexer, who is more concerned with the ideas conveyed than with the niceties of a graceful literary style.
lleno de hierbajos
(adj.)=weedy .
Ex: Needless to say, four years later, the lawn was very brown and weedy.
lleno de huesos
(adj.)=bony .
Ex: I think bony chickens are really just used for making stock.
lleno de ilusiones
=stardust in + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: They used to be raw, untrained middle-class girls with stardust in their eyes until they achieved prime time glory.
lleno de información
=populated.
Ex: New users of the directory, quite reasonably, expect a fully populated directory with all information accessible at high-speed.
lleno de interés
(adj.)=solicitously.
Ex: Need someone to talk to about it?' inquired Lehmann solicitously.
lleno de luz
(adj.)=light-filled.
Ex: The café is a spacious, light-filled room with a sloping ceiling and natural wood flooring.
lleno de matojos
(adj.)=weedy .
Ex: Needless to say, four years later, the lawn was very brown and weedy.
lleno de nudos
(adj.)=gnarly .
Ex: These gnarly old vines produce concentrated fruit of unsurpass quality and intensity.
lleno de odio
(adj.)=hateful.
Ex: You will not upload, post, reproduce or distribute through the Service any libelous, obscene, unlawful, racist, hateful, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind.
lleno de polilla
(adj.)=mothy .
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
lleno de prejuicios
(adj.)=prejudiced.
Ex: This struck me, in my prejudiced, dutiful mood, as somewhat high-flown.
lleno de problemas
(adj.)=plagued with problems ; problem-ridden.
Ex: Even Plantin, who was a shrewd man, was constantly plagued with problems resulting from excessive borrowing. Ex: The negative aspects of adding such a problem-ridden medium to the library are far outweighed by the potential benefits video offers.
lleno de remordimiento
(adj.)=remorseful.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
lleno de retos
(adj.)=challenging.
Ex: Thus in an attentive reader literature is expansive, visionary, challenging, subversive, in the true and best sense.
lleno de sabor
(adj.)=flavourful [flavorful, -USA] ; full-flavoured [full-flavored, -USA].
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass. Ex: Full-flavoured, deliciously sweet and tender, British asparagus is regularly described as the 'best in the world'.
lleno de sandeces
(adj.)=rubbishy.
Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbishy that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
lleno de significado
(adj.)=purposeful.
Ex: To do this is to thwart the goal of eliciting genuine dialogue -- candid, searching, and purposeful discussion -- and motivating students to think, to study, to weigh ideas, and to develop their own solutions.
lleno de vida
(adj.)=vibrant ; feisty ; perky ; spry ; sprightly ; spirited ; teeming with life ; vivacious ; ebullient ; saucy ; high-spirited ; bubbly .
Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment. Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life. Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other. Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience. Ex: He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905. Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism. Ex: Mars resembled earth teeming with life three billion years ago. Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage. Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off. Ex: She tells the remarkable tale of an animal whose saucy personality brought joy to the lives of countless people. Ex: It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent. Ex: She's a very sociable, bubbly person.
lleno de vitalidad
(adj.)=bubbly ; vibrant ; feisty ; perky ; spry ; sprightly ; spirited ; vivacious ; ebullient ; saucy ; high-spirited.
Ex: She's a very sociable, bubbly person. Ex: All these issues were successfully addressed by rearranging study, reference, and stack areas and enclosing a small office to create a more vibrant, reference oriented library environment. Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life. Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other. Ex: A spry 80 years young, Virginia has been painting murals for the last 50 years and a lot can be said for the advantages of experience. Ex: He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905. Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism. Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage. Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off. Ex: She tells the remarkable tale of an animal whose saucy personality brought joy to the lives of countless people. Ex: It is better to be high-spirited even though one makes more mistakes, than to be narrow-minded and all too prudent.
lleno de éxitos
=crowned with + success.
Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
lleno hasta el borde
=full to the brim.
Ex: Charles Dickens said that students were like 'little vessels... ready to have imperial gallons of facts poured into them until they were full to the brim'.
lleno hasta la bandera
=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
lleno hasta los topes
=bursting ; bursting at the seams ; packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
Ex: The bursting linen cupboard is characteristic of the late 19th century, since people used their linen to decorate interiors. Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services. Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69. Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions. Ex: As she approached the wharf it could be seen that she was loaded to the gunwales with cases and boxes.
lleno total
(adj.)=full house.
Ex: This article describes the success of a story-telling programme which brings full houses in central and branch libraries.
llevadero
(adj.)=bearable ; sufferable ; endurable ; tolerable.
Ex: Contemporary music is most bearable when it is soft and short.
Ex: Jefferson stated that 'mankind is more disposed to suffer while evils are sufferable than to right themselves by abolishing the forms to which they are accustomed'.
Ex: Laws must be made endurable or else they will not be obeyed.
Ex: Findings show that the time spent in the first phase is tolerable.
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* hacere que Algo sea más llevadero=take + the teeth out of.
* hacerlo más llevadero=make + life easier.
* hacer que Algo sea más llevadero=take + the sting out of + Algo ; take + the bite out of.

llevado
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* bien llevado=well-run.
* llevado de la correa=on a leash.
* llevado de la traílla=on a leash.
* llevado por el aire=wind-borne.

llevado de la correa
=on a leash.
Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare.
llevado de la traílla
=on a leash.
Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare.
llevado por el aire
(adj.)=wind-borne.
Ex: Allergenic plants liberate large amounts of wind-borne pollen.
llevando sobrepelliz
(adj.)=surpliced.
Ex: Women and children wept as the vast cortege, headed by 150 surpliced clergymen wound its way from the church through the streets in which every shop was shuttered.
llevar
(v.)=bear ; bring ; carry ; lead ; lug off ; steer ; engage ; escort ; lead + Pronombre + down the road to ; take along ; tote ; carry away ; carry along.
Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).
Ex: Subject experts may bring a more informed and critical eye to document analysis.
Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The whole affair, assembled and compressed, could be lugged off in a moving van.
Ex: They decided that they had to set up information and referral services to steer people to the correct agency.
Ex: And literature is part of that essential human behavior; it engages us in pre-enactments and re-enactments.
Ex: Their work included escorting clients to other agencies.
Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.
Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
Ex: These bags are the best way to tote around your books, groceries, beach stuff, or even your puppy.
Ex: When the cells use the oxygen, they make carbon dioxide and other stuff that gets carried away by the blood.
Ex: Therefore, it's vital to always carry along an eczema emergency kit for those times a flare-up does occur.
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* agua + llevar=wash away.
* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer=time-consuming [time consuming].
* comida para llevar=takeaway meal ; take-out meal ; take-out.
* correr como alma que lleva el diablo=run for + Posesivo + life.
* cuando el río suena, agua lleva=there's no smoke without fire ; where there's smoke there's fire.
* dejarse llevar=become + carried away by ; drift along ; drift ; coast along ; go with + the flow ; let + go ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; carry away ; be carried along ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; swim with + the tide ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse llevar fácilmente=be easily led.
* dejarse llevar (por)=fall + victim to ; give + way (to).
* dejarse llevar por el instinto=fly by + the seat of + Posesivo + pants ; follow + Posesivo + instincts ; follow + Posesivo + nose ; follow + Posesivo + (own) inclination(s).
* dejarse llevar por el olfato=follow + Posesivo + nose.
* dejarse llevar por el pánico=panic ; grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
* dejarse llevar por el viento=ride + the wind.
* dejarse llevar por la corriente=go with + the flow ; go along with + the flow ; follow + the crowd ; swim with + the current ; swim with + the flow ; ride + the current ; go with + the current ; go with + the tide ; go with + the stream ; swim with + the stream.
* dejarse llevar por las olas=ride + the waves.
* dejarse llevar por los demás=follow + the crowd.
* el camino que lleva a=a/the doorway to.
* el llevar=carrying.
* el sendero que lleva a=a/the doorway to.
* encargado de llevar a cabo=implementor [implementer].
* encargado de llevar el marcador=scorer.
* establecimiento de comida para llevar=takeaway.
* flor para llevar en el ojal=boutonniere.
* la edad se lleva en el alma=you are as old as you feel.
* la senda que lleva a=a/the doorway to.
* llevando sobrepelliz=surpliced.
* llevar a=lead on to ; lead up to ; result (in) ; take + Nombre + back to ; usher into.
* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
* llevar a Alguien a juicio=bring + lawsuit against + Alguien ; take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings.
* llevar a Alguien al límite=push + Alguien + over the edge ; drive + Alguien + over the edge.
* llevar a buen término=bring to + a close.
* llevar a cabo=accomplish ; carry out ; conduct ; execute ; go about ; implement ; proceed ; effect ; realise [realize, -USA] ; transact ; carry through ; press forward (with).
* llevar a cabo actividades=conduct + business.
* llevar a cabo una acción=effect + execution.
* llevar a cabo una actividad=conduct + activity.
* llevar a cabo una actuación común=make + a concerted effort.
* llevar a cabo una iniciativa=take + initiative.
* llevar a cabo una misión=accomplish + mission.
* llevar a cabo una orden=execute + command.
* llevar a cabo una redada=swoop.
* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados=execute + steps.
* llevar a cabo un atraco=pull off + heist.
* llevar a cabo un proyecto=carry out + project ; undertake + project ; develop + project.
* llevar a cabo un robo=execute + theft ; pull off + heist.
* llevar a casa=bring + home.
* llevar a conclusiones erróneas=mislead.
* llevar a confusión=lead to + confusion.
* llevar a cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.
* llevar adelante=go ahead with ; carry on ; carry out.
* llevar adelanto=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
* llevar a engaño=be misleading ; be deceiving.
* llevar a + Estado Emocional=send into + Estado Emocional.
* llevar a hablar de una cuestión=bring up + issue.
* llevar a hombros=carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.
* llevar a juicio=prosecute ; sue ; file + suit against ; bring + a suit against ; litigate ; bring + criminal charges against ; file + lawsuit against ; take + Nombre + to court ; bring + Nombre + to justice ; put on + trial ; try.
* llevar a la bancarrota=bankrupt.
* llevar a la conclusión=lead to + the conclusion.
* llevar a la ficción=fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].
* llevar a la práctica=practise [practice, -USA] ; put into + practice ; put into + practical effect ; carry out ; put into + effect.
* llevar a la práctica una decisión=implement + decision.
* llevar a la quiebra=bankrupt.
* llevar Algo/Alguien a=usher + Nombre + into.
* llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias=take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.
* llevar Algo demasiado lejos=push + Nombre + too far.
* llevar Algo hasta el final=carry + Nombre + to the end.
* llevar al hospital con toda urgencia=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* llevar al hospital urgentemente=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
* llevar al juzgado=take + Nombre + to court.
* llevar al límite=stretch.
* llevar a los tribunales=take + Nombre + to court.
* llevar al poder=bring + Nombre + to power.
* llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal=have been around + Expresión Temporal.
* llevar a remolque=take in + tow.
* llevar a tomar una decisión=lead (up) to + decision.
* llevar aún más lejos=take + one stage further ; progress + one stage further ; carry + one stage further ; develop + one stage further ; take + a step further ; extend + one step further ; carry + one step further ; take + one step further.
* llevar camino de enfrentamiento con=be on a collision course with.
* llevar cerca del corazón=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* llevar consigo=carry around ; carry along.
* llevar el compás=beat + time.
* llevar el mando=rule + the roost.
* llevar el peso=undertake + burden.
* llevar el sello de=bear + the imprint of ; bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar el sello distintivo de=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar en autobús=bus.
* llevar en camión=truck.
* llevar encima=wear ; carry.
* llevar en el corazón=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* llevar en volandas=carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.
* llevar escrito en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* llevar escrito en la frente=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* llevar + Expresión Temporal=take + Expresión Temporal.
* llevar la antorcha=carry + the torch.
* llevar la batuta=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; be in command ; run + the show.
* llevar la contraria=antagonise [antagonize, -USA].
* llevar la cuenta=tally.
* llevar la cuenta de=keep + track of ; keep + tabs on.
* llevar la delantera=ahead of the game.
* llevar la impronta de=bear + the imprint of ; bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar la marca de=bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the imprint of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar la marca distintiva de=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar la montaña a Mahoma=bring + the mountain to Mohammed.
* llevar la responsabilidad de Algo=carry + the burden.
* llevar las de ganar=have + the upper hand.
* llevar la ventaja=have + the upper hand.
* llevar la voz cantante=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; run + the show.
* llevarle la corriente a Alguien=play along with ; string + Nombre + along.
* llevarlo bien=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
* llevar los pantalones=wear + the breeches.
* llevar los pantalones (en + Posesivo + casa)=wear + the trousers (in + Posesivo + house).
* llevar maquillaje=wear + make-up.
* llevar muy dentro de + Pronombre=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* llevar + Nombre + al siguiente nivel=take + Nombre + to the next level.
* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos=take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
* llevar por el aire=waft.
* llevar por el camino de=lead + Pronombre + down the road to.
* llevar por el mal camino=lead + astray.
* llevar por mal camino=mislead.
* llevar puesto=wear ; wear.
* llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad=wear + a seat belt.
* llevar razón=be right ; be in the right.
* llevar retraso=be late (for) ; run + late ; run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule.
* llevar ropa puesta=wear + clothing.
* llevar rumbo de colisión con=be on a collision course with.
* llevarse=take ; take away ; cream off ; haul away ; cart ; make off with ; take + Nombre + away ; be in ; get away with ; walk off with.
* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre=get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.
* llevarse a las mis maravillas=get along/on + like a house on fire.
* llevarse a matar=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* llevarse bien=get along ; hit it off ; be on good terms ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms ; have + a good relationship with.
* llevarse bien con Alguien=get on with + Pronombre Personal.
* llevarse como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats.
* llevarse el gato al agua=steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + the limelight ; the nod + go to ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* llevarse el mérito=take + the credit (for).
* llevarse el susto de + Posesivo + vida=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
* llevarse la fama=take + the credit (for).
* llevarse la palma=sweep + the board ; steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; take + the biscuit ; take + the cake ; come out on + top ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* llevárselo el viento=blow away.
* llevarse los problemas a casa=bring + problems home.
* llevarse mal=be on bad terms.
* llevarse por delante=be carried along.
* llevarse una desilusión=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
* llevarse una (gran) sorpresa=be in for a (big) surprise.
* llevarse un chasco=be gutted ; feel + gutted ; be disappointed ; get + disappointed.
* llevarse un palo=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
* llevarse un susto de muerte=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
* llevar sobre la espalda=carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.
* llevar sobre los hombros=carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.
* llevar tiempo=take + time ; take + a while ; take + long ; absorb + time.
* llevar tiempo y esfuerzo=take + time and effort.
* llevar todas las de perder=odds + be stacked against ; not have a leg to stand on.
* llevar una cruz=suffer from + curse.
* llevar una eternidad=take + ages (and ages).
* llevar una vida + Ajetivo=lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.
* llevar una vida arriesgada=live + dangerously ; live + dangerously close to the edge.
* llevar una vida de perros=lead + a dog's life.
* llevar una vida miserable=live + wretched existence.
* llevar un diario de trabajo=keep + diary.
* llevar un minuto=take + minute.
* llevar un negocio=conduct + a business.
* no llevar a ninguna parte=achieve + nothing.
* no llevar a ningún fin=beat + a dead horse ; flog + a dead horse ; fart in + the wind.
* no llevar a ningún sitio=go + nowhere.
* pasar llevando=take through.
* que se lleva gestando hace tiempo=long-simmering.
* restaurante de comida para llevar=takeaway.
* ser cómodo de llevar=have + a cushy ride.
* viajar llevando un mochila=backpacking.

llevar (puesto)
(v.)=wear ; wear.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut. Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
llevar (todas) las de perder
=odds + be stacked against ; not have a leg to stand on.
Ex: The important moral crux at the heart of the novel 'The debt collector' is that the odds are stacked against the rehabilitation of violent criminals. Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
llevar + Expresión Temporal
(v.)=take + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: For example, it took ten years to produce a schedule for Space science and Astronautics.
llevar + Nombre + al siguiente nivel
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the next level.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos
(v.)=take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
Ex: Taking this argument a step further, it is the mind of the librarian that makes the inicial screening assessment.
llevar Algo a sus últimas consecuencias
(v.)=take + Nombre + to its ultimate conclusion.
Ex: Maoism takes the egalitarian principle to its ultimate conclusion: not only are all men considered equal, but they must act equal.
llevar Algo demasiado lejos
(v.)=push + Nombre + too far.
Ex: I think that we must not push the progressive nature of computer work too far.
llevar Algo hasta el final
(v.)=carry + Nombre + to the end.
Ex: One significant difference between a piece of fiction and a case, however, is that cases are written in the form of problems without solutions, rather than as complete narratives which carry a story to the end.
llevar Algo/Alguien a
(v.)=usher + Nombre + into.
Ex: Library employees can transform their organisations into dynamic entities capable of ushering society into the Information Age.
llevar a
(v.)=lead on to ; lead up to ; result (in) ; take + Nombre + back to ; usher into.
Ex: A critical view taken of library consultants in general leads on to the identification of factors that will assist libraries in selecting consultants. Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules. Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document. Ex: Becker takes the topic all the way back to the Coonskin Library and frontier days. Ex: After a quick tour of the facilities and after meeting a few staff members, Bibeau was ushered into the 'Board Room,' where he was introduced to the other remaining trustees.
llevar a + Estado Emocional
(v.)=send into + Estado Emocional.
Ex: The letter sent Tomas Hernandez into a frenzy of conflicting reactions: ecstatic jubilation and ego-tripping, wild speculation and outrageous fantasy, compounded by confusion and indirection.
llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión
(v.)=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
Ex: But the advent of blocking in gold and blind with brass dies (1832) took cloth binding into a new dimension.
llevar a Alguien a juicio
(v.)=bring + lawsuit against + Alguien ; take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued. Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action. Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
llevar a Alguien al límite
(v.)=push + Alguien + over the edge ; drive + Alguien + over the edge.
Ex: It was the drugs that made me mad: Jane was anorexic, but the treatment prescribed pushed her over the edge for 22 nightmarish years. Ex: Her husband Mickey drove her over the edge after years of physical and emotional abuse.
llevar a buen término
(v.)=bring to + a close.
Ex: 2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions.
llevar a cabo
(v.)=accomplish ; carry out ; conduct ; execute ; go about ; implement ; proceed ; effect ; realise [realize, -USA] ; transact ; carry through ; press forward (with).
Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information. Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching. Ex: Obviously, this tagging must be conducted manually. Ex: Some cataloguing may be conducted by a technical services department, whilst other cataloguing may be executed in the local studies department, or the children's library. Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process. Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando. Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer. Ex: Historically, the main reasons for unionization have been to effect better wages, fringe benefits, and working conditions. Ex: Librarians, information scientists, and keepers of the archives have to realise the meaning of the so-called electronic library (e-library). Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk. Ex: However, all attempts at moral regulation carried through by the state and philanthropic agencies either failed or had completely the opposite effect. Ex: The company is pressing forward with the construction of an environment and a system that permit all employees to demonstrate their full capabilities.
llevar a cabo actividades
(v.)=conduct + business.
Ex: It is not a counselling but an information and referral service, with most business conducted via the telephone, although the office is open to personal callers.
llevar a cabo un atraco
(v.)=pull off + heist.
Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.
llevar a cabo un proyecto
(v.)=carry out + project ; undertake + project ; develop + project.
Ex: After choosing a method of recon, it is time to get down to the details of how to carry out the project. Ex: The project is being undertaken with caution. Ex: To accommodate growth in the vertical file collection the library developed a project to convert hardcopy materials to jacketed microfiche.
llevar a cabo un robo
(v.)=execute + theft ; pull off + heist.
Ex: In 1962, 2 people executed a large theft of documents from the National Archives in Washington. Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.
llevar a cabo una acción
(v.)=effect + execution.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
llevar a cabo una actividad
(v.)=conduct + activity.
Ex: In areas of chronic illiteracy this activity may need to be conducted with as much energy as is given to in-school work.
llevar a cabo una actuación común
(v.)=make + a concerted effort.
Ex: This is the first time that a concerted effort was made to accommodate library education to university standards.
llevar a cabo una iniciativa
(v.)=take + initiative.
Ex: The Library will continue to take initiative in providing packaged data such as the book forms of the National Union Catalog, Films and Other Materials for Projection, Chinese Cooperative Catalog, and Monographic Series.
llevar a cabo una misión
(v.)=accomplish + mission.
Ex: The library emerged as the vehicle to accomplish this mission.
llevar a cabo una orden
(v.)=execute + command.
Ex: Some commands are executed immediately.
llevar a cabo una redada
(v.)=swoop.
Ex: Six people were arrested for possession of cannabis as police swooped on a number of homes.
llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados
(v.)=execute + steps.
Ex: The steps from your previous search will be automatically executed in the new database.
llevar a casa
(v.)=bring + home.
Ex: What he actually brings home from his shopping spree is dependent on further factors, such as the actual availability of the goods or his resources.
llevar a conclusiones erróneas
(v.)=mislead.
Ex: Nevertheless it could be misleading to leave this topic without two further comments.
llevar a confusión
(v.)=lead to + confusion.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.
llevar a cotas más altas
(v.)=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.
Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters. Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.
llevar a engaño
(v.)=be misleading ; be deceiving.
Ex: At its very worst writing for a market can be pure 'hack' writing for money only, but in the world of books such an over-simplification can be misleading. Ex: The intuitive simplicity of probability can be deceiving.
llevar a hablar de una cuestión
(v.)=bring up + issue.
Ex: This brings up the issue of training and motivation.
llevar a hombros
(v.)=carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.
Ex: On his homecoming, he arrived at the train station to be met by hundreds of people who carried him shoulder-high to a taxi.
llevar a juicio
(v.)=prosecute ; sue ; file + suit against ; bring + a suit against ; litigate ; bring + criminal charges against ; file + lawsuit against ; take + Nombre + to court ; bring + Nombre + to justice ; put on + trial ; try.
Ex: Enter the official proceedings and records of criminal trial, impeachment, courts-martial, etc., under the heading for the person or body prosecuted. Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued. Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company. Ex: How does one bring a harassment suit against one's employer?. Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims. Ex: Criminal charges are to be brought against 3 people after the seizure of counterfeit copies of British Telecom's PhoneDisc, a CD-ROM database containing the company's 100 or so telephone directories. Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA. Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court. Ex: He was an Israeli undercover agent who captured and brought to justice many Nazi war criminals. Ex: Socrates was put on trial for corrupting the youth of Athens and condemned to death by drinking the poision hemlock. Ex: The Government is now trying him on criminal charges for allegedly misleading officials early in the investigation.
llevar a la bancarrota
(v.)=bankrupt.
Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.
llevar a la conclusión
(v.)=lead to + the conclusion.
Ex: The miniature catalog concept, therefore, leads to the conclusion that mechanized descriptive cataloging will be possible employing only the string of text on a title page.
llevar a la ficción
(v.)=fictionalise [fictionalize, -USA].
Ex: In the novel the murders have been committed by counterfeiters, not by Lizzie, and Lizzie herself is fictionalized in terms of prevailing Victorian stereotypes of womanhood.
llevar a la práctica
(v.)=practise [practice, -USA] ; put into + practice ; put into + practical effect ; carry out ; put into + effect.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is practised to varying extents in libraries. Ex: The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice. Ex: Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect. Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching. Ex: In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed.
llevar a la práctica una decisión
(v.)=implement + decision.
Ex: In the second case, we are studying the structure and mechanics of politics: how decisions are reached and implemented.
llevar a la quiebra
(v.)=bankrupt.
Ex: As a writer on the publishing of scholarly books in the USA once put it, 'A book that would bankrupt a scholarly publisher does not fall within the proper domain of scholarly publishing'.
llevar a los tribunales
(v.)=take + Nombre + to court.
Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
llevar a remolque
(v.)=take in + tow.
Ex: If the water be tolerably smooth, and the wind moderate, a vessel may be taken in tow without shortening sail or altering the course.
llevar a tomar una decisión
(v.)=lead (up) to + decision.
Ex: A description of this process, including the background leading up to the decision to acquire an automated system and the selection process itself are reported.
llevar adelante
(v.)=go ahead with ; carry on ; carry out.
Ex: The ADONIS project has had a long history and a practical trial has now taken place as a result of which publishers have decided to go ahead with a commercial service. Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society. Ex: The search will be carried out in Dialog's file 13, INSPEC 1977-84 (issue 6) at the time of searching.
llevar adelanto
(v.)=run + early ; run + ahead of schedule ; be ahead of schedule.
Ex: Occasionally bus services may run early or behind schedule due to traffic congestion. Ex: What with planting running ahead of schedule, we will have a very good idea about the size of the crop by the second half of January. Ex: The bank's recovery is ahead of schedule as it slashed annual losses by more than half in 2010.
llevar al hospital con toda urgencia
(v.)=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
Ex: Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
llevar al hospital de bulla y corriendo
(v.)=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
Ex: Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
llevar al hospital urgentemente
(v.)=rush + Nombre + to hospital.
Ex: Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
llevar al juzgado
(v.)=take + Nombre + to court.
Ex: Many school districts have adopted a hard-line approach to reducing unexcused absenteeism; in one such district, truancy rates were reduced 45 percent when truants and their parents were taken to court.
llevar al límite
(v.)=stretch.
Ex: Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style.
llevar al poder
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to power.
Ex: This campaign was pursued for more than 30 years since the 1965 putsch in Indonesia that eventually brought Suharto to power.
llevar aquí + Expresión Temporal
=have been around + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Those of us who have been around longer know that you can only increase your budget by about the same percent as previous years.
llevar aún más lejos
(v.)=take + one stage further ; progress + one stage further ; carry + one stage further ; develop + one stage further ; take + a step further ; extend + one step further ; carry + one step further ; take + one step further.
Ex: The special auxiliaries allow the process of synthesis to be taken one stage further. Ex: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service. Ex: The problem arises from the fact that it is very difficult to fix an absolute level of analysis; there is nearly always the possibility of carrying our analysis one stage further. Ex: So we can develop our significance order one stage further, to give us Thing-Material-Action. Ex: This has been taken a step further by using a screen editor to 'prevent the human indexer or coder from making syntactic errors in the first place'. Ex: We can extend these two concepts one step further, and use them to guarantee the integrity of the authority file itself. Ex: The concept of policy may, therefore, be carried one step further. Ex: One should take this mission one step further by defining the overlap between the needs of the user and the capabilities of the library or information center.
llevar camino de enfrentamiento con
(v.)=be on a collision course with.
Ex: Is the library without walls on a collision course with the 1976 copyright act?.
llevar cerca del corazón
(v.)=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: Angelina found herself shocked at the images coming from New Orleans, a city she has often referred to as being very close to her heart.
llevar consigo
(v.)=carry around ; carry along.
Ex: When every student is carrying around a briefcase-sized microform reader, then we won't need to postulate or to argue for microform catalogs in libraries. Ex: Therefore, it's vital to always carry along an eczema emergency kit for those times a flare-up does occur.
llevar el compás
(v.)=beat + time.
Ex: The atmosphere is more relaxed than in school; children can hum quietly or beat time while listening.
llevar el mando
(v.)=rule + the roost.
Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
llevar el peso
(v.)=undertake + burden.
Ex: This may result in the burden of the search being undertaken by the reader after the index language had done its work.
llevar el sello de
(v.)=bear + the imprint of ; bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
Ex: All of us bear the imprint of the culture and the time we are born into as much as we do the imprint of our genes. Ex: His bespectacled face bears the marks of decades of administrative decisions and manipulating markets. Ex: In the UK, colleges of further education and their libraries are highly individual institutions bearing the stamp of the educational entrepreneur. Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Michael Jackson's corpse had the hallmarks of longtime intravenous drug use.
llevar el sello distintivo de
(v.)=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Michael Jackson's corpse had the hallmarks of longtime intravenous drug use.
llevar en autobús
(v.)=bus.
Ex: He informed me last spring that he was dedicating 30% of his budget to bussing all his staff back and forth each day.
llevar en camión
(v.)=truck.
Ex: The houses are built, then taken apart and trucked to where they are needed and then re-assembled.
llevar en el corazón
(v.)=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: Angelina found herself shocked at the images coming from New Orleans, a city she has often referred to as being very close to her heart.
llevar en volandas
(v.)=carry + Nombre + shoulder-high.
Ex: On his homecoming, he arrived at the train station to be met by hundreds of people who carried him shoulder-high to a taxi.
llevar encima
(v.)=wear ; carry.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut. Ex: Cable TV systems have now been introduced in the United States that have the technical ability to carry two-way signals.
llevar escrito en la cara
(v.)=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
Ex: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
llevar escrito en la frente
(v.)=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
Ex: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
llevar la antorcha
(v.)=carry + the torch.
Ex: This book maintains that the church in Africa carries the torch of hope for many Africans today in the midst of political and economic insecurity and social disorder.
llevar la batuta
(v.)=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; be in command ; run + the show.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Ex: Being in command means making tough decisions. Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
llevar la contraria
(v.)=antagonise [antagonize, -USA].
Ex: Researchers expect librarians to be factually knowledgeable, welcoming, helpful and supportive rather than 'weird', 'snooty' or 'easily antagonized'.
llevar la cuenta
(v.)=tally.
Ex: The statistic programs have been designed to make it possible to extract, tally, and print statistical information from the journal.
llevar la cuenta de
(v.)=keep + track of ; keep + tabs on.
Ex: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials. Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
llevar la delantera
=ahead of the game.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.
llevar la impronta de
(v.)=bear + the imprint of ; bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
Ex: All of us bear the imprint of the culture and the time we are born into as much as we do the imprint of our genes. Ex: His bespectacled face bears the marks of decades of administrative decisions and manipulating markets. Ex: In the UK, colleges of further education and their libraries are highly individual institutions bearing the stamp of the educational entrepreneur. Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Michael Jackson's corpse had the hallmarks of longtime intravenous drug use.
llevar la marca de
(v.)=bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the imprint of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
Ex: His bespectacled face bears the marks of decades of administrative decisions and manipulating markets. Ex: In the UK, colleges of further education and their libraries are highly individual institutions bearing the stamp of the educational entrepreneur. Ex: All of us bear the imprint of the culture and the time we are born into as much as we do the imprint of our genes. Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Michael Jackson's corpse had the hallmarks of longtime intravenous drug use.
llevar la marca distintiva de
(v.)=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
Ex: One analyst said the killings bore the hallmarks of al Qaeda but no claim of responsibility has been made. Ex: Michael Jackson's corpse had the hallmarks of longtime intravenous drug use.
llevar la responsabilidad de Algo
(v.)=carry + the burden.
Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
llevar la ventaja
(v.)=have + the upper hand.
Ex: They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?.
llevar la voz cantante
(v.)=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; set + the agenda ; run + the show.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
llevar las de ganar
(v.)=have + the upper hand.
Ex: They may have the upper hand but will one slip-up lead to a reversal of fortune?.
llevar los pantalones
(v.)=wear + the breeches.
Ex: You will be a good husband to a professional career-minded woman -- but be prepared that she'll wear the breeches in your relationship.
llevar los pantalones (en + Posesivo + casa)
(v.)=wear + the trousers (in + Posesivo + house).
Ex: It appears that she wears the trousers in their house and he does as he is told!.
llevar maquillaje
(v.)=wear + make-up.
Ex: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up.
llevar muy dentro de + Pronombre
(v.)=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: Angelina found herself shocked at the images coming from New Orleans, a city she has often referred to as being very close to her heart.
llevar por el aire
(v.)=waft.
Ex: If we have carrels constructed in the library, they would have to be enclosed, since smoke has a habit of wafting into other areas.
llevar por el camino de
(v.)=lead + Pronombre + down the road to.
Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.
llevar por el mal camino
(v.)=lead + astray.
Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.
llevar por mal camino
(v.)=mislead.
Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
llevar puesto el cinturón de seguridad
(v.)=wear + a seat belt.
Ex: Wearing plain clothes and standing on a street corner, the trooper radioed fellow troopers parked nearby who pulled over drivers not wearing a seat belt.
llevar razón
(v.)=be right ; be in the right.
Ex: Publishers are right to be concerned about uncontrolled republication. Ex: She thinks she's always in the right and there is nothing wrong with how she's acting.
llevar retraso
(v.)=be late (for) ; run + late ; run behind + schedule ; fall behind + schedule ; lag behind + schedule.
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: Unfortunately, no one has ever done a study on just how much we Indonesians lose by consistently running late and performing inefficiently. Ex: The government's own data shows that around 50% of projects in the sector are running behind schedule. Ex: A project to build a critical oil pipeline in northern Iraq has fallen more than two years behind schedule. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
llevar ropa puesta
(v.)=wear + clothing.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
llevar rumbo de colisión con
(v.)=be on a collision course with.
Ex: Is the library without walls on a collision course with the 1976 copyright act?.
llevar sobre la espalda
(v.)=carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.
Ex: But we cannot carry the world on our shoulders and change the whole world.
llevar sobre los hombros
(v.)=carry on + Posesivo + shoulders.
Ex: But we cannot carry the world on our shoulders and change the whole world.
llevar tiempo
(v.)=take + time ; take + a while ; take + long ; absorb + time.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance. Ex: I will agree that it takes quite a while to sensitize yourself to the implications of the use of chairman. Ex: A longer abstract can help in the finer points of selection, but will take longer to write and also longer to scan. Ex: While staff should be able to perform some routine tasks, such as the replacement of bulbs in microfilm readers, the maintenance and adjustment of equipment should not be allowed to absorb staff time.
llevar tiempo y esfuerzo
(v.)=take + time and effort.
Ex: The transition will take considerable time and effort.
llevar un diario de trabajo
(v.)=keep + diary.
Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.
llevar un minuto
(v.)=take + minute.
Ex: With this size of file, the compilation of the hash table takes several minutes, but once built, it can produce very rapid results.
llevar un negocio
(v.)=conduct + a business.
Ex: It is essential to remember that acquisitions librarianship like bookselling is a business and should be conducted as such.
llevar una cruz
(v.)=suffer from + curse.
Ex: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined.
llevar una eternidad
(v.)=take + ages (and ages).
Ex: The shop assistant would take ages to find the right shoes.
llevar una vida + Ajetivo
(v.)=lead + an + Adjetivo + existence.
Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
llevar una vida arriesgada
(v.)=live + dangerously ; live + dangerously close to the edge.
Ex: Life is to be lived dangerously and to the full. Ex: He was a caustic yet perceptive actor-comedian who lived dangerously close to the edge both on stage and off.
llevar una vida de perros
(v.)=lead + a dog's life.
Ex: Leading 'a dog's life' has taken on an entirely new meaning for some of today's lucky canines who live in the lap of luxury.
llevar una vida miserable
(v.)=live + wretched existence.
Ex: In this sense the book resembles one of Solzhenitsyn's novels about one good day in the life of one of Stalin's victims living out a wretched existence in a Siberian prison camp.
llevarle la corriente a Alguien
(v.)=play along with ; string + Nombre + along.
Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet. Ex: As soon as I realized it was a scam I decided to string along the scammer to see if they would send me something for proof.
llevarlo bien
(v.)=take it in + Posesivo + stride.
Ex: William was disappointed with the news but took it in stride and followed his doctors' orders.
llevarse
(v.)=take ; take away ; cream off ; haul away ; cart ; make off with ; take + Nombre + away ; be in ; get away with ; walk off with.
Ex: If we take Cindi, Albert will almost surely grieve. Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere. Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market. Ex: City workers carried out orders to burn some of the library books, while others were buried with the aid of a bulldozer; the remaining books were loaded on trucks and hauled away to trash dumps on the outskirts of the city. Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer. Ex: A thief has evaded one of the world's most expensive hi-tech security systems, and made off with £14.5m worth of diamonds. Ex: The wizard then took him away hypnotized, so that he wouldn't put up resistance, to a nearby city where he made him into his servant = Entonces, el hechicero se lo llevó hipnotizado, para que no opusiera resistencia, a una ciudad cercana donde lo convirtió en su criado. Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in. Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass

. Ex: Police caught three drunken house burglars walking off with their loot in carrier-bags, a court was told.
llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre
(v.)=get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.
Ex: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.
llevarse a las mis maravillas
(v.)=get along/on + like a house on fire.
Ex: But Salman and I got along like a house on fire from day one.
llevarse a matar
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
llevarse bien
(v.)=get along ; hit it off ; be on good terms ; be on friendly terms ; be on close terms ; have + a good relationship with.
Ex: In spite of their protestations to the contrary, most bosses prefer subordinates whom they get along with, who cause them no anxiety, who quietly accept their decisions, who praise them. Ex: As the two began to connect well and hit it off, the contact between the two increased to a rate of at least once a week. Ex: Tulisa was happy to get the call and they made up and were on good terms by the end of the call. Ex: But reducing a small workplace entails the excruciating task of laying off people you know well and are on friendly terms with. Ex: There's always a way out if you move with times and are on close terms with the computer technologies. Ex: This tends to work best if both persons have similar convictions of faith and have a good relationship with the spiritual advisor.
llevarse bien con Alguien
(v.)=get on with + Pronombre Personal.
Ex: She had counseled kindness and understanding (coupled with a little divination!), and got on with him swimmingly.
llevarse como el perro y el gato
(v.)=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats.
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: But as tension mounts, the president and prime minister are at one another's throats.
llevarse el gato al agua
(v.)=steal + Posesivo + show ; steal + the limelight ; the nod + go to ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'. Ex: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight. Ex: In a tie, the data suggests the nod would go to search engines = En igualdad de condiciones, los datos nos dan a entender que serían los buscadores los que ganarían el pulso, en última instancia. Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
llevarse el mérito
(v.)=take + the credit (for).
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
llevarse el susto de + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
llevarse la fama
(v.)=take + the credit (for).
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
llevarse la palma
(v.)=sweep + the board ; steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; take + the biscuit ; take + the cake ; come out on + top ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
Ex: It has obtained a quota of twelve awards in an area where purely technologically-based programmes are used to sweeping the board. Ex: Little in general is said about the retrieval side of the systems: document analysis has stolen the limelight. Ex: The article is entitled 'Did Paris Steal the Show for American Library Innovations?'. Ex: The one thing which takes the biscuit is the fact they use a cardboard cutout which is strapped upon another actor's body. Ex: Health care workers take the cake for high absenteeism. Ex: The real story here is that no matter which format ultimately comes out on top, the battle will be long and protracted, with both formats existing side by side for some time. Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
llevarse los problemas a casa
(v.)=bring + problems home.
Ex: 'I'm getting tired of it, really, and my bringing these problems home to my husband every night is not at all helpful, you know what I mean?' She lowered her voice.
llevarse mal
(v.)=be on bad terms.
Ex: He thinks her mother used witchcraft against him and they are on bad terms.
llevarse por delante
(v.)=be carried along.
Ex: We are carried along in a stream -- some are aware of the invisible forces pulling them, others float without a thought as to where the current is taking them.
llevarse un chasco
(v.)=be gutted ; feel + gutted ; be disappointed ; get + disappointed.
Ex: Makosi admitted she was gutted to lose the contest. Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets. Ex: 'I'd be disappointed to learn that my boss or subordinates -- or peers for that matter -- told tales out of school about me to others'. Ex: Its not that he fails to deliver his promises, people just take them and blow them out of proportion, and then get disappointed.
llevarse un palo
=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
Ex: Makosi admitted she was gutted to lose the contest. Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
llevarse un susto de muerte
(v.)=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
Ex: A teacher had the scare of her life yesterday when a man walked into the staff-room, held a knife at her and then demanded money.
llevarse una (gran) sorpresa
(v.)=be in for a (big) surprise.
Ex: A jeweler says thieves who smashed their way into his store and got away with rings are in for a surprise when they find out they are made of brass

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llevarse una desilusión
=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
Ex: Makosi admitted she was gutted to lose the contest. Ex: I can't help but feel gutted that people who would give their right arm to be there probably won't get tickets.
llevárselo el viento
(v.)=blow away.
Ex: Over time, much of the original grassland was either plowed and planted or trampled to dust, causing the topsoil to dry up and blow away.
llorando
=in tears.
Ex: What with Consuelo Feng in tears and Bernice Washington very pale, and startled, all was incomprehensible.
llorar
(v.)=cry ; weep ; shed + tears.
Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness.
Ex: 'Till death do us part' is a 'comedy' programme not in the sense that to be serious we must have straight faces or even, preferably, weep = "Hasta que la muerte nos separe" es un programa de "humor" no en el sentido de que para tratar un asunto de un modo serio debamos poner caras largas o incluso, si es posible, llorar.
Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
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* el que no llora, no mama=the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).
* hacer llorar=reduce + Nombre + to tears.
* hacer llorar de emoción=move + Nombre + to tears.
* hombro en el que llorar=comforting shoulder.
* inflarse de llorar=cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
* llorando=in tears.
* llorar a lágrima viva=sob + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + uncontrollably ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
* llorar como una magdalena=sob + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + uncontrollably ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
* llorar como un niño pequeño=cry like + a baby.
* llorarle a las estrellas=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* llorar por=mourn.

llorar a lágrima viva
(v.)=sob + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + uncontrollably ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
Ex: The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience. Ex: They were crying their heart out because of seemingly insurmountable problems. Ex: She is fine in the bath but as soon as we take her out she starts getting very distressed and crying uncontrollably. Ex: George Michael reportedly cried his eyes out after being sentenced to jail.
llorar como un niño pequeño
(v.)=cry like + a baby.
Ex: I used to cry like a baby when I sliced onions -- not any more.
llorar como una magdalena
(v.)=sob + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + uncontrollably ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
Ex: The gentleman was sobbing his heart out the whole time but was totally transformed by the experience. Ex: They were crying their heart out because of seemingly insurmountable problems. Ex: She is fine in the bath but as soon as we take her out she starts getting very distressed and crying uncontrollably. Ex: George Michael reportedly cried his eyes out after being sentenced to jail.
llorar por
(v.)=mourn.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
llorarle a las estrellas
(v.)=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
Ex: The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon. Ex: In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon. Ex: Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
llorica
(adj.)=cry-baby ; whiner ; whinging [winging].
Ex: Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.
Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.

lloriquear
(v.)=whine ; blubber ; snivel ; whimper.
Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
Ex: 'I hate you!' were the only words that stumbled from his trembling mouth as he blubbered and stomped away.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex: My baby is 2 months old, he spends most of his waking time either whining or whimpering, only occasionally seems content.

lloriqueo
(n.)=whining ; whimper ; sob.
Ex: Electronic, peer review journals provide the clearest examples of the value of the Internet as a medium for serious scholarship, a counterpoint to whinings over digital disinformation and knowledge fragmentation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The WTO deal on basic telecommunications: big bang or little whimper?'.
Ex: Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

lloroso
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* con los ojos llorosos=misty-eyed ; bleary .
* ojo lloroso=runny eye ; watery eye.

llorón
(n.)=cry-baby ; whiner.
Ex: Scientists agree: Conservatives are spoiled, selfish cry-babies.
Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners.
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* sauce llorón=weeping willow.

llover
(v.)=rain.
Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
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* llover a cántaros=rain + cats and dogs ; tip it down with + rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; lash + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; hammer + it down with rain ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain ; be coming down in buckets.
* llover a mantas=hammer + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; lash + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; tip it down with + rain ; rain + cats and dogs ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
* llover a mares=rain + cats and dogs ; tip it down with + rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; lash + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; hammer + it down with rain ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
* llover sobre mojado=add + insult to injury ; make + things worse ; it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
* llovido del cielo=heaven-sent.
* llueva o truene=come rain or shine ; come + hell or high water.
* llueva, truene o relampaguee=come + hell or high water.
* llueve o truene=rain or shine.
* regalo llovido del cielo=boon.

llover a cántaros
(v.)=rain + cats and dogs ; tip it down with + rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; lash + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; hammer + it down with rain ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain ; be coming down in buckets.
Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event. Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine. Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope. Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time. Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain. Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd. Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you. Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house. Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car. Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego. Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers. Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain. Ex: For about the last month we've had rain almost every day and some of it was coming down in buckets.
llover a mantas
(v.)=hammer + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; lash + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; tip it down with + rain ; rain + cats and dogs ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house. Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you. Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd. Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain. Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time. Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope. Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine. Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event. Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car. Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego. Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers. Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.
llover a mares
(v.)=rain + cats and dogs ; tip it down with + rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; lash + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; hammer + it down with rain ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
Ex: Two years in a row now it has rained cats and dogs leading up to this event. Ex: When they left it was tipping it down with rain, with bolts of lightning all around them, but on Sunday they woke up to glorious sunshine. Ex: When we were in sight of Kew Gardens it suddenly pelted it down with rain so heavy the window wipers couldn't cope. Ex: The bad news from Durban is that it's chucking it down with rain and I can't see us starting on time. Ex: What Coleridge was getting at is that here in Manchester it constantly pisses it down with rain. Ex: It doesn't really matter which day of the week it is, or if it's lashing it down with rain, sleet or snow, there's always going to be a crowd. Ex: Whatever the fiord's mood, teeming with rain or with sun glistening on deep water, it will inspire you. Ex: She woke up and was greeted by a gray sky that decided to hammer it down with rain the second she got out of the house. Ex: These are some of the shots I took before the heavens opened and we bolted for the car. Ex: While the rain poured down, the course never became unplayable because of unseasonably dry weather over the winter in San Diego. Ex: It poured down just after 9:30pm and the roads were like rivers. Ex: Perhaps inevitably as soon as the washing was hanging up, the sky darkened and it started to pour down with rain.
llover sobre mojado
=add + insult to injury ; make + things worse ; it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
Ex: It seems McDonalds are seeking to add insult to injury by negotiating directly with non-union staff. Ex: But for asthmatics, stress only makes things worse. Ex: I don't think I'll ever stop using the phrase 'it never rains but it pours', but right now, life is looking up. Ex: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.
llovido del cielo
(adj.)=heaven-sent.
Ex: He was heaven sent for me and I'll always be grateful that he helped us the way he did.
llovizna
(n.)=drizzle.
Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
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* Dama de la Llovizna, la=Maid of the Mist, the.

lloviznar
(v.)=drizzle.
Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains.

llueva o truene
=come rain or shine ; come + hell or high water.
Ex: Come rain or shine, mail gets delivered to hospitalized patients, thanks to dependable volunteers. Ex: Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen.
llueva, truene o relampaguee
=come + hell or high water.
Ex: Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen.
llueve o truene
=rain or shine.
Ex: The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope.
lluvia
(n.)=rain ; shower ; rainfall.
Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
Ex: A typical days weather is sunny, with the occasional light shower so pack some rainwear.
Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.
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* activado por la lluvia=rain-sensing.
* agua de lluvia=rain water.
* cancelar debido a la lluvia=rain out ; wash out.
* cancelar por la lluv=rain out.
* cancelar por la lluvia=wash out.
* detector de lluvia=rain-sensing.
* día de lluvia=rainy day.
* época de lluvias=rainy season.
* estación de lluvias=rainy season.
* estación de lluvias, la=wet season, the.
* fuertes lluvias=heavy rain.
* gota de lluvia=raindrop.
* hacedor de lluvia=rainmaker.
* impermeable para la lluvia=rainwear.
* lluvia a cántaros=pouring rain.
* lluvia ácida=acid rain.
* lluvia de balas=hail of bullets.
* lluvia de meteoritos=meteorite shower ; meteor shower.
* lluvia de meteoros=meteor shower ; meteorite shower.
* lluvia estacional=seasonal rain.
* lluvia helada=freezing rain.
* lluvia intensa=heavy rain.
* lluvia monzónica=monsoon rain.
* lluvia nieve=freezing rain.
* lluvia racheada=wind-driven rain ; lashing rain.
* lluvia radiactiva=nuclear fallout ; fallout.
* lluvia radioactiva=nuclear fallout ; fallout.
* lluvias de abril=April showers.
* lluvia torrencial=pouring rain ; torrential rain.
* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve=wint(e)ry mix ; wint(e)ry shower.
* período de lluvia=wet spell.
* proteger de la lluvia=keep + the rain out.
* resistente a la lluvia=showerproof.
* sensor de lluvia=rain-sensing.
* suspender debido a la lluvia=rain out ; wash out.
* suspender por la lluvia=rain out ; wash out.
* vestimenta apropiada para la lluvia=raingear.

lluvia a cántaros
(n.)=pouring rain.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
lluvia de balas
(n.)=hail of bullets.
Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.
lluvia de meteoritos
(n.)=meteorite shower ; meteor shower.
Ex: Two stones recovered from a meteorite shower have been examined and analyzed. Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
lluvia de meteoros
(n.)=meteor shower ; meteorite shower.
Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower. Ex: Two stones recovered from a meteorite shower have been examined and analyzed.
lluvia estacional
(n.)=seasonal rain.
Ex: Though seasonal rains are not unexpected in the area, the rain that fell during the week was torrential and relentless.
lluvia helada
(n.)=freezing rain.
Ex: Freezing rain caused numerous fender-benders across central North Carolina.
lluvia intensa
(n.)=heavy rain.
Ex: In case of heavy rain, all or some of the photo sessions will be cancelled without prior notice.
lluvia monzónica
(n.)=monsoon rain.
Ex: Inundation of libraries can occur in the period of monsoon rains.
lluvia nieve
(n.)=freezing rain.
Ex: Freezing rain caused numerous fender-benders across central North Carolina.
lluvia racheada
(n.)=wind-driven rain ; lashing rain.
Ex: Dissemination in the field is by wind-driven rain, insects, infected plant debris or wind-blown soil. Ex: No snow in Norway yet; just cold, biting winds and lashing rain.
lluvia radiactiva
(n.)=nuclear fallout ; fallout.
Ex: Both films were treated with a gold-toning process to give increased protection from atmospheric pollution, including nuclear fallout. Ex: The resulting cloud rose to a height of 12000 feet and subsequent fallout drifted in an easterly direction, travelling as far as 225 km from ground zero.
lluvia radioactiva
(n.)=nuclear fallout ; fallout.
Ex: Both films were treated with a gold-toning process to give increased protection from atmospheric pollution, including nuclear fallout. Ex: The resulting cloud rose to a height of 12000 feet and subsequent fallout drifted in an easterly direction, travelling as far as 225 km from ground zero.
lluvia torrencial
(n.)=pouring rain ; torrential rain.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain. Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
lluvia ácida
(n.)=acid rain.
Ex: The effect of acid rain on the environment and cultural objects have attracted considerable interest in recent years.
lluvias de abril
=April showers.
Ex: April showers are officially here. As winter slowly recedes, the season of rain begins.
lluvioso
(adj.)=rainy .
Ex: The author presents a light-hearted look at young adults' activities in a public library on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
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* día lluvioso=rainy day.
* época lluviosa=rainy season.
* estación lluviosa=rainy season.
* marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso=April showers bring May flowers.
* muy lluvioso=rain-soaked.

lo
=him.
Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne Prize.
lo + Adjetivo + que sea/esté
=how + Adjetivo.
Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort.
lo + creer + cuando lo + ver
=Pronombre + will believe it when + Pronombre + see it.
Ex: As for corrective measures having been taken, we'll believe it when we see it.
lo absurdo
(n.)=ridiculousness.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
lo aburrido
(n.)=dullness.
Ex: I was vexed by the dullness of his proceedings at work and though he understands it he does many things by rote, and very dully.
lo adecuado
(n.)=adequacy.
Ex: A critical abstract normally comments the adequacy of experimentation and survey methodology.
lo anodino
(n.)=blandness.
Ex: In some bookstores book selection is carried out with an eye to profitability and blandness.
lo anteriormente expuesto
(n.)=the preceding.
Ex: The preceding should serve to emphasize some of the different approaches to document abridgement.
lo apropiado
(n.)=appropriateness.
Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
lo barato
(n.)=inexpensiveness.
Ex: Applications of bibliographic data conversion warrant serious consideration given their availability and inexpensiveness.
lo bastante
=long enough.
Ex: If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.
lo bastante elevado
=high enough.
Ex: However, you may change notes only if your authorization level is high enough.
lo bastante extenso
(adj.)=adequately scoped.
Ex: What is usually advocated is a single point of access to a totality of digital library collections, which is adequately scoped to meet the needs of that individual.
lo bueno
=the good.
Ex: Does it seem that no matter what you do, the bad outweighs the good in your marriage?.
lo bueno de
=the beauty of.
Ex: The beauty of casseroles is that they barely require any tending.
lo bueno es que...
=the good news is (that) ... ; on the positive side ; on the bright side.
Ex: The good news is that one does not have to be a programmer to do this. Ex: On the positive side, this situation has led to a closer relationship between academics and librarians. Ex: On the bright side, by doing that they save a ton of money on makeup and costumes.
lo bueno sabe a poco
=you can't have too much of a good thing.
Ex: They say you can't have too much of a good thing but at some point in the summer you may find yourself with more basil than you can handle.
lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños
=small is beautiful.
Ex: It is not unusual these days to apply the much-quoted saying 'small is beautiful' to the needs of small and medium enterprises.
lo bueno y lo malo
=the rights and wrongs.
Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
lo básico
=essential, the ; nuts and bolts ; bare minimum ; bare necessities, the ; the lowdown (on).
Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations. Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books. Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization. Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man. Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
lo caro
(n.)=expensiveness.
Ex: A noticeable feature is the relative expensiveness of Dutch journals.
lo chicano
(n.)=Chicana.
Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
lo chulo
(n.)=coolness.
Ex: The author examines the way ephemeral aesthetic notions like cuteness, quaintness, romance, glamour, and coolness are constituted and marketed.
lo cierto es que...
=the truth of the matter is that... ; the fact of the matter is that....
Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point. Ex: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson.
lo completo
(adj.)=completeness.
Ex: The completeness of a catalog record for the volumes depends, of course, upon the kind of multi-volume work being cataloged.
lo completo que Algo está
(n.)=fullness.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
lo corto
(n.)=shortness.
Ex: Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its shortness.
lo creas o no
=believe it or not.
Ex: Believe it or not, you can be celibate without being chaste, and chaste without being celibate.
lo decisivo
=the last word.
Ex: The initial appraisal process is not the last word: reevaluation of materials must take place during processing and can be resumed long afterwards.
lo definitivo
=the last word.
Ex: The initial appraisal process is not the last word: reevaluation of materials must take place during processing and can be resumed long afterwards.
lo desagradable
(n.)=unpleasantness.
Ex: This situation occurs when supervisors can't face the unpleasantness that might arise from an unfavorable evaluation.
lo directo
(n.)=directness.
Ex: The LA benefited greatly from his quiet influence, honesty, intelligence and directness.
lo divertido
=the fun part.
Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
lo engorroso de
(n.)=cumbersomeness.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.
lo esencial
=essential, the ; nuts and bolts ; bare minimum ; bare necessities, the ; the lowdown (on).
Ex: This article explains the motivation and the essential of the fuzzy set theory, using operations with, and relations between these sets as illustrations. Ex: This paper describes the nuts and bolts of evaluating children's books. Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization. Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man. Ex: Learn about the best places to buy ingredients, hear the lowdown on the top brands, and get plenty of practice balancing sweet, salty, sour.
lo estrafalario
(n.)=zaniness.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.
lo estrambótico
(n.)=zaniness.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.
lo extenso
(n.)=comprehensiveness.
Ex: The importance of currency in relation to comprehensiveness and other features of the abstracting publication depends upon the subject area and audience.
lo favorable
(n.)=propitiousness.
Ex: The propitiousness of a situation influences mood, which in turn adjusts cognition, physiology, and behavior in coordinated ways that increase the ability to cope effectively with the situation at hand.
lo hebraico
(adj.)=Hebraica.
Ex: This is a bibliography of 81 items dealing with the cataloguing of Judaica, which comprises Hebraica, Yiddica and works on Jewish topics = Esta es una bibliografía de 81 documentos que tratan de la catalogación de todo lo judío, que abarca todo lo hebraico, todo lo yidish y obras sobre temas judíos.
lo hecho hecho está
=no use crying over spilt/spilled milk.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
lo importante es lo que eres no cómo te llamas
=a rose by any other name.
Ex: The article 'Name searching of chemical compounds: a rose by any other name' describes methods of searching chemical compounds by names or name fragments.
lo imprescindible
(n.)=bare necessities, the ; bare minimum.
Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man. Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
lo incómodo de
(n.)=cumbersomeness.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.
lo indefinido
(n.)=indefiniteness.
Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.
lo indirecto
(n.)=indirectness.
Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.
lo indispensable
(n.)=bare necessities, the ; bare minimum.
Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man. Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization.
lo insulso
(n.)=blandness.
Ex: In some bookstores book selection is carried out with an eye to profitability and blandness.
lo interesante
=the fun part.
Ex: Becoming cognizant of these retail promotional tools is the first step -- the fun part is adopting successful ones!.
lo judío
(adj.)=Judaica.
Ex: The article 'Reinventing the Jew in absentia' discusses the remarkable growth of Judaica publishing, books and periodicals, in modern Poland.
lo lindo
(n.)=cuteness.
Ex: The author examines the way ephemeral aesthetic notions like cuteness, quaintness, romance, glamour, and coolness are constituted and marketed.
lo llano
(n.)=flatness.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
lo malo
=the bad.
Ex: Does it seem that no matter what you do, the bad outweighs the good in your marriage?.
lo mejor
=the top of the tree.
Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
lo mejor + ser
=the beautiful part + be.
Ex: The beautiful part is that children are unaware that they are reading 8,000 words.
lo mejor de
(n./adj.)=the beauty of ; showpiece.
Ex: The beauty of casseroles is that they barely require any tending. Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
lo mejor de ambas partes
=the best of both worlds.
Ex: We will only consider here the 'microcomputer-as-word-processor', because this is a combination which generally offers the best of both worlds.
lo mejor de lo mejor
=the best of the best ; nothing but the (very) best.
Ex: This article describes the situation in postwar Germany just before the 1st annual exhibition of the best of the best in children's literature from all over the world was held. Ex: Building a good relationship with customers is the only way to be the best and nothing but the best will do!.
lo mejor de todo
=best of all.
Ex: Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
lo mejor entre lo mejor
=the best of the best.
Ex: This article describes the situation in postwar Germany just before the 1st annual exhibition of the best of the best in children's literature from all over the world was held.
lo mejor es que...
=the good news is (that) ....
Ex: The good news is that one does not have to be a programmer to do this.
lo mejor está aún por llegar
=the best is yet to come.
Ex: As always appears to be the case, the best is yet to come.
lo mejor posible
=to the best of + Posesivo + ability ; at + Posesivo + (very) best ; optimally.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability. Ex: Effective leadership ultimately results in individuals, teams and schools that perform at their best. Ex: The article 'Money, manure, squeaky wheels, a paucity of grease and possibly grit!' argues that the acquisitions process in academic libraries functions optimally when adequate funds support library needs, local political realities and faculty needs and demands.
lo mejor que pueda
=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
Ex: It is the responsibility of the requesting library to verify, and where necessary complete the bibliographic details of the item requested to the best of its ability.
lo mejor que se puede hacer
=the best bet.
Ex: For the assessment of the overall quality of library services the user survey is the the best bet.
lo menos posible
=as little as possible.
Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.
lo mismo ocurre con
=the same goes for.
Ex: The same goes for other common abbreviations such as St and Saint.
lo mismo ocurre en el caso de
=the same is true (for/of/with).
Ex: The same is true for most automated library systems = Éste es también el caso de la mayoría de los sistemas bibliotecarios automatizados.
lo mismo que
=the same as ; along the lines of ; in much the same way as.
Ex: Searching an index, a catalogue or a data base can be viewed as involving the same three stages as indexing. Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport. Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.
lo mismo que antes
=the same as before.
Ex: Not surprisingly books continued to look much the same as before.
lo mismo que para
=the same as that for.
Ex: In identifying the main stages in creating headings for the works of corporate bodies, the process is the same as that for personal authors.
lo mismo se aplica a
=the same is true (for/of/with).
Ex: The same is true for most automated library systems = Éste es también el caso de la mayoría de los sistemas bibliotecarios automatizados.
lo molesto de
(n.)=cumbersomeness.
Ex: Such a huge file is only useful, given what we know about the cumbersomeness of the present card catalog, when one has an electronic means of sorting and searching.
lo mucho cansa
=too much of a good thing.
Ex: People who take dietary supplements to boost their intake of minerals may actually be getting too much of a good thing.
lo mucho que
=how extensively.
Ex: The survey shows how extensively students and their professors alike are going to the open Internet for the information they need = El estudio muestra lo mucho que tanto los estudiantes como sus profesores usan el material gratis de Internet para la información que necesitan.
lo más cercano a
=the nearest thing to.
Ex: This register in which printers were expected to enter the details of all new books they were intending to print is the nearest thing we have to a current bibliography of sixteenth century publications.
lo más conveniente es que
=optimally.
Ex: Again, and optimally, each library must establish the extent of its own geographic market area = De nuevo, lo más conveniente es que cada biblioteca defina su área geográfica de acción.
lo más destacado
(n.)=highlights.
Ex: This paper examines the highlights of the programme as well as the social events, excursions and major contributions to professional thinking.
lo más detestado
=pet hate.
Ex: This paper describes 10 pet hates on the World Wide Web.
lo más importante
=most of all ; at its core.
Ex: Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low. Ex: Lifelong learning is central to our future, with information technology training at its core.
lo más interesante
(n.)=highlights.
Ex: This paper examines the highlights of the programme as well as the social events, excursions and major contributions to professional thinking.
lo más mínimo
=so much as ; in the least.
Ex: For instance, if children are doing a project work on dogs, they will hunt out anything and everything that so much as mentions them and the bits thus mined are assiduously transcribed into project folders. Ex: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least.
lo más novedoso
=the last word.
Ex: The article 'The last word: ambivalence' sums up some of the ambivalent attitudes of the information profession to outsourcing.
lo más odiado
=pet hate.
Ex: This paper describes 10 pet hates on the World Wide Web.
lo más parecido a
=the nearest thing to.
Ex: This register in which printers were expected to enter the details of all new books they were intending to print is the nearest thing we have to a current bibliography of sixteenth century publications.
lo más probable es que
=most probably.
Ex: Bought at an auction in 1920, they are most probably from the 18th or 19th century.
lo más recio de
=brunt of, the.
Ex: However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.
lo más recóndito
=nooks and crannies.
Ex: In crisp, economical prose, the journal calmly brought attention to the nooks and crannies, and absurdities of university life, concerning itself with both the idiosyncratic and the profound.
lo máximo
=the be all and end all ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
Ex: The article 'Professional status -- not the be all or end all' proposes a re-examination of the nature of librarians' work in relation to the professional model. Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree.
lo mínimo
(n.)=bare minimum ; bare necessities, the.
Ex: A cataloguer who wishes to restrict descriptive items to a bare minimum will choose only those which assist individualization. Ex: The captain's living quarters in a warship were furnished according to his pocket, the bare necessities in the case of an officer without private means, and luxury for a noble or wealthy man.
lo no convencional
=unconventional, the.
Ex: In a time of rapid change, the unconventional often wins.
lo noble
(n.)=high-mindedness.
Ex: This Internet site presents crime news and reports, mixing high-mindedness and sleaze appeal.
lo normal
(n.)=ordinariness.
Ex: It's the ordinariness of living that makes life extraordinary.
lo normal + ser + que
(n.)=there + be + a tendency (to/for) ; there + be + a tendency (to/for).
Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo. Ex: There is a tendency for smaller items to be pushed to the back of the drawer and possibly crumpled as the drawer is opened and closed = Lo normal es que las cosas más pequeñas se vayan desplazando hacia la parte trasera del cajón y que posiblemente se arrugen al abrir y cerrarlo.
lo oportuno
(n.)=timeliness.
Ex: Factors assessed during the comparative study included pricing, timeliness, availability of catalogue copy, and breadth of coverage.
lo ordinario
(n.)=ordinariness.
Ex: It's the ordinariness of living that makes life extraordinary.
lo pasado pasado está
=let bygones be bygones.
Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
lo peor de
=brunt of, the.
Ex: However, the brunt of the task necessarily fell upon the Commission which was obliged to set up the most elaborate procedures to organize its publications.
lo peor del
=the armpit of the.
Ex: He was seen as the white knight who saved the school by transforming it from 'the armpit of the district' to a good school.
lo peor está por llegar
=the worst is yet/still to come.
Ex: What we're finding out from a fiscal standpoint is that the worst is yet to come.
lo peor está por venir
=the worst is yet/still to come.
Ex: What we're finding out from a fiscal standpoint is that the worst is yet to come.
lo peor ya ha pasado
=the worst is over now.
Ex: The worst is over now and I wish you all the luck in the world.
lo pintoresco
(n.)=quaintness.
Ex: The author examines the way ephemeral aesthetic notions like cuteness, quaintness, romance, glamour, and coolness are constituted and marketed.
lo plano
(n.)=flatness.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home.
lo poco común
(n.)=rarity ; rareness.
Ex: This article provides a description of rare books and some criteria for their identification: rarity, monetary value, age, limited editions and association. Ex: Their supposed rareness seems to be due to a bias of sampling.
lo poco convencional
=unconventional, the.
Ex: In a time of rapid change, the unconventional often wins.
lo primero
=for one ; first off.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed. Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
lo primero de todo
=first of all ; first off.
Ex: First of all we will consider the main schedules or 'main tables', so turn to page 26 of the scheme where you will find an outline of the main divisions of these schedules. Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
lo prometido es deuda
=a promise is a promise.
Ex: A promise is a promise and in the election campaign they made the Australian people a number of promises.
lo propicio
(n.)=propitiousness.
Ex: The propitiousness of a situation influences mood, which in turn adjusts cognition, physiology, and behavior in coordinated ways that increase the ability to cope effectively with the situation at hand.
lo público
(n.)=publicness.
Ex: These currents are bringing about the de-centring of ideas about authentic forms of publicness and the sidelining of palpable modern forms of politics.
lo que
=that which ; what.
Ex: Step 1 Familiarisation: A searcher must be adequately familiar with that which he wishes to retrieve. Ex: One of the most obvious of the limitations of this approach is that it is difficult to decide what constitutes a separate work.
lo que + ser
(n.)=what + be like.
Ex: Nor can we experience what it was like to be alive in an historical time -- in, say, Elizabethan England -- because the space-time barrier prevents it.
lo que Algo o Alguien se merece
(n.)=fair share.
Ex: Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.
lo que a uno cura a otro mata
=one man's meat is another man's poison.
Ex: If the old saying 'one man's meat is another man's poison' is true, certainly one man's book may be another man's boredom.
lo que aguarda a
=what is on store for.
Ex: With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.
lo que demuestra que
=which (just) goes to show that.
Ex: Which just goes to show that truth is always, always, always more amazing, more heart-wrenching, more fantastic than anyone's imagination.
lo que el futuro depara a
=what is on store for.
Ex: With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.
lo que es aun mejor
=better still.
Ex: At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
lo que es aun más alarmante
=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more disturbingly ; more troublingly.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Ex: Most disturbingly, it was unclear whether or not the boy, still a minor, knew that she was his biological mother. Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings. Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
lo que es aun más inquietante
=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings. Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Ex: Most disturbingly, it was unclear whether or not the boy, still a minor, knew that she was his biological mother. Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
lo que es aun más preocupante
=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings. Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Ex: Most disturbingly, it was unclear whether or not the boy, still a minor, knew that she was his biological mother. Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
lo que es aun peor
(n.)=worse still.
Ex: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.
lo que es bueno para uno es bueno para otro
=what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Ex: When it comes to fairness, perhaps the most popular simple answer is that 'what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'.
lo que es bueno para uno también es bueno para otro
=what's good for the goose is good for the gander.
Ex: I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!.
lo que es mejor aun
=better still.
Ex: At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
lo que es muy importante
=importantly.
Ex: The collections contain only books specifically published for children, feature a wide range of paperbacks and, importantly, introduce students to new ideas and the works of some unknown authors.
lo que es más
=what is more ; what's more.
Ex: What is more, we all of us -- children and adults -- try to make other people into the kind of reader we are ourselves. Ex: What's more, creature comforts of American life are increasingly becoming available south of the border.
lo que es más importante
=most importantly ; more importantly ; most of all ; most important.
Ex: And thirdly and most importantly, I am concerned about some movements which I think symptomatize ideological deterioration and would have us, as someone put it, march boldly backwards into the future. Ex: Therefore, as a logical corollary, the catalog is itself a surrogate of the collection, more importantly, as a result of the added entry structure, several simultaneous surrogates. Ex: Teacher herself is worked off her shoes coping with appeals for help with grammar, style, spelling, and, most of all, providing infusions of energy when authorial spirits run low. Ex: Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing.
lo que es peor
=what's worse.
Ex: And, what's worse, they have themselves failed to aggressively lobby for their own interests.
lo que es peor aun
(n.)=worse still.
Ex: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.
lo que es todavía más alarmante
=more troublingly.
Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
lo que es todavía más inquietante
=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings. Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Ex: Most disturbingly, it was unclear whether or not the boy, still a minor, knew that she was his biological mother. Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
lo que es todavía más preocupante
=most troublingly ; more disturbingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings. Ex: Most disturbingly, it was unclear whether or not the boy, still a minor, knew that she was his biological mother. Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
lo que espera a
=what is on store for.
Ex: With Internet Explorer being the dominant force over other internet browsers today, one may wonder what is in store for browsers in the future.
lo que está bien y lo que está mal
=rights and wrongs.
Ex: There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.
lo que existe (en el mercado)
=what's out there.
Ex: Other companies I am not aware of may offer similar types of analog options, but these sites will hopefully provide you with an idea of what's out there.
lo que hay (en el mercado)
=what's out there.
Ex: Other companies I am not aware of may offer similar types of analog options, but these sites will hopefully provide you with an idea of what's out there.
lo que hay que hacer
=do + the right thing ; the way to go.
Ex: Vendors should take this trouble not only because it is the right thing to do but also because it is a safeguard against consumer litigation. Ex: I'm more and more convinced that these 88 x 31 pixel logotypes are the way to go.
lo que hay que hacer y lo que hay que evitar
=do's and don'ts ; rights and wrongs.
Ex: The author suggests some do's and don'ts for publishers. Ex: There are those who try to pressure librarians into only buying books that depict the traditional roles of men and women and that show absolute values of right and wrong.
lo que haya que de ser, será
=que sera sera ; what's meant to be, will be ; whatever will be, will be.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be . Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be . Ex: Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
lo que le corresponde
(n.)=fair share.
Ex: Some librarians complain that they are not getting a fair share of these funds.
lo que nos espera
=things to come.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Things to come: a new age for music libraries'.
lo que pasa con
=the thing with.
Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
lo que quiera que
(adj.)=whatever.
Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro
=swings and roundabouts.
Ex: It is all swings and roundabouts: It has been claimed that new products designed to tackle Internet security issues will bring their own problems.
lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra
=what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
Ex: The expression expression 'What you lose on the swings, you gain on the roundabouts' is an apt summary of the tradeoffs between paper and online publication.
lo que se suele pagar
=going rate, the.
Ex: Young doctors' salary expectations exceed going rates.
lo que sea
=something or other.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.
lo que tenga que pasar, que pase
=que sera sera ; what's meant to be, will be ; whatever will be, will be.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be . Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be . Ex: Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question.
lo que tenga que ser, será
=que sera sera ; whatever will be, will be ; what's meant to be, will be.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be . Ex: Needless to say, 'whatever will be, will be' is not adequate for most of us as an answer to that question. Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
lo que vale para tí también vale para mí
=what's good for the goose is good for the gander ; what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander.
Ex: I found that to be one of the most outreageous double-standards I've ever seen! Don't cry foul, what's good for the goose is good for the gander!. Ex: When it comes to fairness, perhaps the most popular simple answer is that 'what's sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander'.
lo rural
(n.)=rurality.
Ex: This article summarises the major dimensions of 'rurality' and significant recent changes in the political, economic, and social composition of rural life.
lo sagrado
(n.)=sacredness.
Ex: Historical editors believe in the importance of the meaning, literary editors in word sacredness.
lo suficientemente cerca
=within range.
Ex: 77% of the world's population lives within range of a mobile network.
lo suficientemente cerca como para oír
=within earshot of.
Ex: The only stipulation was that they stayed within earshot of their mother's whistle.
lo suficientemente estúpido como para
=dumb enough to.
Ex: Currently I'm using Windows ME and I was dumb enough to follow the prompt to update Windows from the net.
lo suficientemente grande
=large enough ; big enough.
Ex: The same technique is used if the display screen is not large enough to accommodate a complete catalog record or a complete list of documents. Ex: As of April 1978 there is still not a big enough demand for such a service.
lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír
=out of earshot.
Ex: As soon as the giant moved out of earshot, they gathered desperately to devise a plan.
lo sumo
=the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks ; the cat's pyjamas.
Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'. Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining. Ex: And if its wines are no longer considered the cat's whiskers, you should not let that prevent you from visiting Sydney. Ex: For reasons that aren't clear 'the dog's bollocks,' which have all the credentials to be thought of badly, are considered the top of the tree. Ex: He's supposed to be the cat's pyjamas in modern classical music today.
lo tomas o lo dejas
=take it or leave it.
Ex: These relationships are all managed separately, according to the rules set down by the company -- take it or leave it.
lo uno es tan malo como lo otro
=one is as bad as the other.
Ex: It's either successful or the world will have to choose between Microsoft or piracy and one is as bad as the other.
lo vanguardista
(n.)=cutting edge.
Ex: The article 'Cutting edge' describes current developments in microcomputer hardware which are likely to become commonplace adjuncts to library microcomputers in the next decade.
lo yidish
(n.)=Yiddica.
Ex: This is a bibliography of 81 items dealing with the cataloguing of Judaica, which comprises Hebraica, Yiddica and works on Jewish topics = Esta es una bibliografía de 81 documentos que tratan de la catalogación de todo lo judío, que abarca todo lo hebraico, todo lo yidish y obras sobre temas judíos.
lo último
=the last word.
Ex: The article 'The last word: ambivalence' sums up some of the ambivalent attitudes of the information profession to outsourcing.
loa
(n.)=panegyric.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

loable
(adj.)=commendable ; laudable ; praiseworthy ; worthy ; meritorious.
Ex: Simply adding a few books on rights, commendable though this may be, will not work miracles unless all aspects of the library service are relevant to the needs of all the community.
Ex: I would say that the general end of objectivity in the headings that Ms. Marshall talked about is a very laudable end and should be pursued.
Ex: So to be able to read is praiseworthy in that it shows success in the early stages of primary education and, as books are used so much within the schools, the reading of books becomes a particular praiseworthy activity.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: An employee will remain at the same step even if the scale changes, since otherwise his previous reward for meritorious or continuous service would be withdrawn.

loba
(n.)=she-wolf.
Ex: Rome has long been known as the Eternal City, was founded with the contribution of a she-wolf and is currently dominated by stray cats!.

lobero
(adj.)=wolfish.
Ex: She went to the husky and he leaped up against her, so that her arms were about him, with his wolfish muzzle reaching for her face.

lobo
(n.)=wolf [wolves, -pl.].
Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'Where can I find information on wolves and the behaviour of wolf packs?'.
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* hombre lobo=werewolf [werewolves, -pl.].
* lobo de mar=sea dog ; salty dog ; salty sea dog.
* lobo disfrazado de cordero=wolf in sheep's clothing.
* lobo solitario=lone wolf.
* manada de lobos=wolf pack.
* meter el lobo en el redil=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* meterse en la boca del lobo=come into + the lion's den.
* negro como boca de lobo=pitch-black.
* oscuro como boca de lobo=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
* que viene el lobo=crying wolf.
* verle las orejas al lobo=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.
* viejo lobo de mar=old sea dog ; old salty dog.

lobo de mar
(n.)=sea dog ; salty dog ; salty sea dog.
Ex: The sea dogs of the 1500 and 1600's worked for queen Elizabeth, robbing and pillaging the Spaniards. Ex: Choosing to live dangerous lives in exchange for freedom, these murderous salty dogs live always on the edge of the law. Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
lobo disfrazado de cordero
=wolf in sheep's clothing.
Ex: China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a wolf in sheep's clothing who propagates the independence of Tibet.
lobo solitario
(n.)=lone wolf.
Ex: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.
lobotomía
(n.)=leukotomy ; lobotomy.
Ex: Treatment with insulin coma or leukotomy could not account for the poor cognitive performance of the older schizophrenic patients.
Ex: This profound and subtle book asks how lobotomies, which have been regarded with abhorrence since the 1960s, could have been a preferred treatment for serious mental illnesses from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s.

lobuno
(adj.)=wolfish.
Ex: She went to the husky and he leaped up against her, so that her arms were about him, with his wolfish muzzle reaching for her face.

loca
(n.)=madwoman [madwomen, -pl.].
Ex: Much like the determined women who fueled feminism in the 1970s, these madwomen rebel against the strictures of patriarchal authority.
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* como loca=like a madwoman.
* como una loca=like a madwoman.

local aglomerado
(n.)=crowded quarter.
Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.
local comercial
(n.)=storefront.
Ex: This article outlines some of the virtual shopping malls and storefronts available and explains how to find out about commercial resources on the net = Este artículo describe en líneas generales algunos de los centros comerciales y tiendas virtuales existentes y explica cómo encontrar recursos comerciales en la red.
local compartido
(n.)=shared premise.
Ex: Libraries can cooperate closely with advice agencies through local coordinating committees, shared premises, joint publicity, referral and the sharing of professional expertise.
local de entretenimiento nocturno
(n.)=night spot.
Ex: We travelled by taxi and met up with some other friends, had something to eat and hit the night spots.
local donde la gente va en sus ratos libres
(n.)=drop-in facility.
Ex: These centres may also offer informal 'drop-in' facilities in the form of cafes, bookshops or community libraries.
local nocturno
(n.)=night spot.
Ex: We travelled by taxi and met up with some other friends, had something to eat and hit the night spots.
local que da a una calle comercial
(n.)=shop-front premise.
Ex: Most CACs were set up in high street shop-front premises, often rather plushily furnished.
local^1
(n.)=facility ; premise ; locale.
Ex: Solutions include constructing compact shelving, on-site remote storage or building new library facilities.
Ex: Perhaps university libraries are concentrating on finding low-use book storage on the campus or in cheap local warehousing premises.
Ex: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.
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* de propiedad local=locally owned.
* local aglomerado=crowded quarter.
* local comercial=storefront.
* local compartido=shared premise.
* local de entretenimiento nocturno=night spot.
* local donde la gente va en sus ratos libres=drop-in facility.
* locales=accommodation.
* local nocturno=night spot.
* local que da a una calle comercial=shop-front premise.

local^2
(adj.)=domestic ; homemade ; local ; local situs ; locally based [locally-based] ; vernacular.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
Ex: AACR2 generally recommends collocation although it is suggested that the extent of collocation and the need for uniform titles is a matter for local decisions.
Ex: The establishment of the local situs intangibles tax in 1931 in Ohio and its use for sole support of public libraries led to various problems over the ensuing years.
Ex: A virtual library should provide seamless access to both remote and locally-based resources contained.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on three examples of American vernacular architecture: diners, gasoline stations, and fast-food restaurants.
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* acontecimientos locales=local events.
* adaptación a las circunstancias locales=localisation [localization, -USA].
* anestesia local=local anaesthetic.
* a nivel local=locally.
* autoridad local=local authority official ; local authority officer.
* biblioteca local=local library.
* catálogo local=local catalogue.
* colección de fondos locales=local collection ; local studies collection.
* colección de temas locales=local studies collection.
* colección local=local collection.
* comunidad local=local community.
* cultivo local=locally grown.
* estatuto local=by-law [bye-law, -USA].
* fichero topográfico local=local copy file.
* impuestos locales=local taxes.
* LAN (red local)=LAN (Local Area Network).
* periódico local=local paper ; local newspaper ; local community newspaper.
* personaje local=local figure.
* personalidad local=local figure.
* prensa local, la=local press, the.
* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local=Manuscript and Local History Room.
* sección de fondos locales=local studies collection.
* sección de temas locales=local studies collection.
* signatura topográfica local=local call number.
* transporte local público=local public transport.

locales
(n.)=accommodation.
Ex: Most CACs occupied office-type accommodation in town halls, libraries and consumer protection departments.
localidad
(n.)=locality ; locale.
Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.
Ex: Sudak is one of the most beautiful and tranquil locales on the Black Sea coast.
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* de la localidad=locally based [locally-based].
* periódico de la localidad=local community newspaper ; local newspaper.
* vivir en la localidad=live + locally.

localismo
(n.)=localism.
Ex: This article addresses the issue of localism versus cosmopolitanism in librarianship, and the often conflicting positions in which librarians find themselves.

localizable
(adj.)=addressable ; searchable ; traceable ; locatable ; retraceable.
Ex: Is the hardware configuration required by the software available, for example, amount of storage, number and capacity of disc drives, addressable screen cursors etc?.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: It demonstrates how knowledge management helps create a corporate knowledge corpus that makes knowledge traceable and certifiable.
Ex: She mentions many of the useful bibliographies, indexes and current information bulletins used by the library in its primary quest for accurate information, quickly locatable.
Ex: This dimension has the peculiar property of not being retraceable.
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* cuyo origen es localizable=traceable ; retraceable.
* de origen localizable=traceable ; retraceable.
* estar localizable=be locatable.

localización
(n.)=address ; address ; location ; whereabouts ; localisation [localization, -USA] ; siting.
Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network.
Ex: The accession number or an address pertaining to a given document is then entered under each of these index terms.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
Ex: Such lists may be general, just giving an overall outline of the subjects present in the stock of the library, and diagrammatic or coded guides to the whereabouts of the documents on those subjects.
Ex: The intention is to develop a mechanism for online ordering and localisation of documents for the benefit of all users.
Ex: Therefore careful siting is an important factor when considering the way the service will be used.
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* de localización=locational.
* índice de localización=localisation index.
* información sobre localización y existencias=copy-specific holdings and location information.
* localización de datos=addressing.
* localización en la red=network address.
* localización geográfica=geolocation.

localización de datos
(n.)=addressing.
Ex: Microcomputers are best at single tasks, having limited addressing capability, and are difficult to program except in relatively high level (and inefficient) programming languages.
localización en la red
(n.)=network address.
Ex: This means that the terminal user need not know the computer type being addressed but only its network address.
localización geográfica
(n.)=geolocation.
Ex: In a nutshell, geolocation analyzes the user's IP address (the number associated with your computer) to guesstimate where the user is accessing the Internet.
localizado
(adj.)=localised [localized, -USA].
Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
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* localizado en los Estados Unidos=US-based.
* localizado in situ=locally mounted ; locally based [locally-based].

localizado en los Estados Unidos
=US-based.
Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
localizado in situ
(adj.)=locally mounted ; locally based [locally-based].
Ex: In order to provide a baseline for a subsequent study of faculty use of locally-mounted bibliographic databases, a recent survey on information solicited was conducted. Ex: A virtual library should provide seamless access to both remote and locally-based resources contained.
localizador
(n.)=pathfinder ; locator.
Ex: These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.
Ex: MediaSource is a locator of rental, loan and sales sources for specific media titles.
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* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos)=PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).

localizar
(v.)=locate ; site ; situate ; locate ; station ; set up ; localise [localize, -USA] ; track down ; get + hold of ; post.
Ex: This order suffices for a list whose purpose is to identify and locate documents, whose bibliographic details are already known.
Ex: The library's data bases are available at a number of locations via appropriately sited terminals.
Ex: NACs ideally prefer to be situated in ground-floor shop-front premises in a shopping area and on a route that people follow in the normal course of their lives.
Ex: One of the greatest appeals to travelers to Santiago, located in the central coastal region of Chile, is its Mediterranean climate.
Ex: Acquisition of material is through an office of the Library of Congress stationed in Jakarta as well as direct purchasing from vendors.
Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
Ex: Here, the localisation index of a union catalogue is defined as the percentage of interlibrary lending (ILL) requests this catalogues can localise correctly.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: It is difficult for Western librarians to find out what is being published, or to get hold of the materials that they know about.
Ex: The agents then posted themselves strategically around the restaurant.
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* difícil de localizar=irretraceable.
* fácil de localizar=traceable.
* imposible de localizar=untraceable.
* localizar información=track down + information.
* poderse localizar=be locatable.

localizar información
(v.)=track down + information.
Ex: Users should be encouraged to track down information themselves.
localmente
=locally.
Ex: There are software packages which permit the storage of search profiles locally.
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* producido localmente=locally produced.

locamente
=madly.
Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.
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* enamorarse locamente=sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet.
* enamorarse locamente de=fall + deeply in love with.
* estar locamente enamorado de=be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* locamente enamorado=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.

locamente enamorado
(adj.)=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.
Ex: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in. Ex: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days. Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
loción
(n.)=lotion.
Ex: Anyone can create their own natural skin care using simple and quick recipes for lotions, moisturizers and toners.
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* loción corporal=body lotion.
* loción de manos=hand lotion.
* loción hidratante=moisturising lotion.
* loción para después del afeitado=aftershave lotion ; aftershave.
* loción para las manos=hand lotion.
* loción tonificante=toner.

loción corporal
(n.)=body lotion.
Ex: Be the centre of attention and make heads turn at any red carpet event with this new body lotion!.
loción de manos
(n.)=hand lotion.
Ex: Buying hand lotion during the winter months is a tough task with so many brands.
loción hidratante
(n.)=moisturising lotion.
Ex: Herbal moisturising lotion benefits, research, side effects and information.
loción para después del afeitado
(n.)=aftershave lotion ; aftershave.
Ex: Patients were advised to use sodium bicarbonate mixed with water and an aftershave lotion to wash the affected site immediately after infection. Ex: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.
loción para las manos
(n.)=hand lotion.
Ex: Buying hand lotion during the winter months is a tough task with so many brands.
loción tonificante
(n.)=toner.
Ex: Anyone can create their own natural skin care using simple and quick recipes for lotions, moisturizers and toners.
loco
(adj.)=crazy ; demented ; crazed ; daft ; bananas ; mad ; insane ; deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; lunatic ; nut ; bonkers ; wacko ; dolally tap ; dolally [do-lally] ; imbecile ; berserk ; wacky ; madman ; nutter ; off + Posesivo + nut ; kook ; daffy ; loony ; maniac ; out of + Posesivo + senses ; off + Posesivo + knocker ; off + Posesivo + rocker ; moonstruck.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: It is frequently lack of that causes teachers to accuse children of being lazy, uncooperative, insubordinate, rude, or plain bananas.
Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
Ex: Accessing the web today is like entering a large library, where there is no catalogue but where a deranged janitor has assembled in the lobby a few pages torn from the indexes of randomly selected volumes.
Ex: The article 'Out of their minds: legal theory in neural networks' criticises the use of neural networks in law.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.
Ex: This client was bonkers, but believable.
Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright 'wackos'.
Ex: Now I know this country of ours is totally dolally tap!.
Ex: The server has gone dolally by the looks of it.
Ex: The same evil is done in slaving, tormenting and killing, say, chimpanzees as is done in so injuring human imbeciles.
Ex: Today, hyperbolic comic and cartoon imagery is an established movie aesthetic -- a berserk but ironic Pop Art expressionism.
Ex: 'Open Season' is a wild and wacky animated comedy set in the town of Timberline.
Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.
Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: He means well for his country, is always an honest man, often a wise one, but sometimes and in some things, absolutely out of his senses.
Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
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* a lo loco=helter-skelter ; like there's no tomorrow.
* a tontas y locas=like there's no tomorrow ; without rhyme or reason.
* buscando como loco=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.
* cada loco con su tema=to each his own ; each to their own (taste) ; different strokes for different folks.
* casa de locos=lunatic asylum ; madhouse ; bedlam.
* casa de los locos=asylum ; mental asylum ; madhouse.
* chillar como un loco=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* como loco=like hell ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; like a madman ; in a frenzy.
* como un loco=like crazy ; like crazy ; like mad ; like a lunatic ; madly ; like a madman.
* estar loco=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental.
* estar loco de alegría=be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be tickled pink.
* estar loco de atar=be nuts ; be crackers.
* estar loco de contento=be beside + Reflexivo + with joy ; be over the moon.
* estar loco de remate=be a real nutter ; be off + Posesivo + head.
* estar loco perdido=be nuts ; be crackers.
* estar loco por=have + a crush on ; be crazy about ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.
* gritar como un loco=shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* hacerse el loco=act + dumb ; turn + a blind eye to ; pretend + not to have heard ; pretend + not to have seen ; turn + a deaf ear to.
* idea loca=wild thought.
* loco como una cabra=raving lunatic.
* loco de alegría=chuffed to bits.
* loco de atar=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic ; stir-crazy.
* loco de contento=chuffed to bits.
* loco del deporte=sports freak.
* loco de remate=barking mad ; certified madman.
* loco perdido=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic.
* ¡ni loco!=Not on your life! ; You won't catch me doing it.
* no Hacer Algo ni loco=wouldn't be caught dead ; wouldn't be seen dead.
* parecer loco=sound + crazy.
* ponerse como loco=get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched ; see + red.
* ponerse loco=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather.
* ser de locos + Verbo=be crazy to + Verbo.
* sine loco (s.l.)=s.l. (sine loco).
* trabajar como un loco=work off + Posesivo + shoes.
* volver a Alguien loco=drive + Alguien + up a wall ; drive + Alguien + to despair ; drive + Alguien + mad ; drive + Alguien + insane ; drive + Alguien + crazy ; drive + Alguien + nuts ; drive + Alguien + potty ; drive + Alguien + dotty.
* volver loco=drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend ; piss + Nombre + off.
* volver loco a Alguien=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; push + Alguien + over the edge.
* volverse loco=go + bananas ; take + leave of + Posesivo + senses ; go + mad ; run + amok ; lose + Posesivo + marbles ; go + bonkers ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + wild ; go + crazy ; go + nuts ; go + potty ; get + a buzz from ; go out of + Posesivo + mind ; throw + a wobbly ; go off + the rails ; throw + a wobbler ; go + haywire ; go off + Posesivo + rocker ; go (a)round + the bend ; go + batty ; flip + Posesivo + lid.
* volverse loco de alegría=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* volverse loco por=sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet ; go + gaga (over) ; be crazy about ; fall + deeply in love with ; be nuts about ; be crackers about ; be bonkers about ; be dotty about.

loco como una cabra
(n.)=raving lunatic.
Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
loco de alegría
=chuffed to bits.
Ex: Khan was overwhelmed by the flood of post landing on her doormat everyday, but is clearly chuffed to bits to know the people care.
loco de atar
(adj.)=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic ; stir-crazy.
Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose. Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius. Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas. Ex: The 'Undertaker' is a black comedy about a man trying to make a fortune by setting up a suicide bureau in a stir-crazy arctic town.
loco de contento
=chuffed to bits.
Ex: Khan was overwhelmed by the flood of post landing on her doormat everyday, but is clearly chuffed to bits to know the people care.
loco de remate
(n.)=barking mad ; certified madman.
Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening. Ex: But it is a fact that since Marshall's time only a certified madman would resign the chief justiceship to become governor, let me say.
loco del deporte
(n.)=sports freak.
Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
loco perdido
(n.)=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic.
Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose. Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius. Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
locomoción
(n.)=locomotion.
Ex: This paper describes an electronic method for determination of the quadrupedal footfall patterns of animals during locomotion.

locomotora
(n.)=engine craft ; locomotive ; train engine.
Ex: We designed a secure -- and we will build it eventually -- computer room that was fireproof, tornado proof, and would take a hit from a single engine craft.
Ex: Our warehouse shelter nearly 150 vehicles ranging from locomotives to road tankers.
Ex: This animated screen saver has a train engine speeding down the tracks while blowing its horn.

locuaz
(adj.)=discursive ; voluble ; glib.
Ex: By giving the searcher an opportunity to be more discursive, it may be possible to better assess the effectiveness of the different search formulation strategies.
Ex: A voluble talker, he is known as a person with a large talent and a large ego.
Ex: The reference librarian must always resist an impulse to be glib; he must scourge and throttle his vanity; he must reach a conclusion rather than begin with it.

locución
(n.)=locution.
Ex: While we're at it, let's get rid of locutions that imply that men are inherently better than women.
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* locución científica=scientific locution.
* locución cotidiana=everyday locution.

locución científica
(n.)=scientific locution.
Ex: The most natural choice is to give preference to the hypothesis that preserves our everyday and scientific locutions by taking them at face value.
locución cotidiana
(n.)=everyday locution.
Ex: The most natural choice is to give preference to the hypothesis that preserves our everyday and scientific locutions by taking them at face value.
locura
(n.)=frenzy ; wild thought ; absurdity ; folly ; derangement ; madness ; insanity ; lunacy ; bedlam ; craziness.
Ex: The ALA and some of its members seem to have taken in upon themselves to whip up a frenzy of public relations style fantasy that market reality simply cannot match.
Ex: A wild thought of leaving the DPL shot through her mind and was gone.
Ex: It is true that the newspapers sensationalized some of the Community's absurdities and gave prominence to the unpopular practice of disposing of surplus food at taxpayers' expense.
Ex: The attempt to train young people in this kind of discrimination seems to me to be a folly, if not a crime.
Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Methods and madness of migration to micros'.
Ex: The early psychiatric profession believed in the effectiveness of reading as a treatment for insanity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Certifiable lunacy or common sense? Combining your adult and juvenile collections'.
Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
Ex: As for you, try to isolate yourself from all this craziness that have been going around you.
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* amar con locura=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
* locuras=zaniness.
* parecer una locura=sound + crazy.

locuras
(n.)=zaniness.
Ex: In addition to its weirdness, vitriol, and zaniness, the volume is characterized by solid good sense with an undertone of genuinely elegiac tenderness.
locutor
(n.)=announcer.
Ex: The author reports an ethnographic investigation of amateur strip shows, drawing on interviews with male & female contestants, announcers, disk jockeys, & security staff.
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* locutor deportivo=sports broadcaster ; sportscaster.
* locutor de radio=radio show host ; radio announcer ; radio presenter.
* locutor famoso=radio personality.

locutor de radio
(n.)=radio show host ; radio announcer ; radio presenter.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries. Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer. Ex: Neil, an Irish radio presenter, wept on air as he apologised for allegedly exposing himself on a flight home after an evening at a top London restaurant.
locutor deportivo
(n.)=sports broadcaster ; sportscaster.
Ex: Although women have made great strides in sport, their achievements will continue to be meaningless as long as sports broadcasters undermine, trivialize, & minimize their performances through biased commentaries. Ex: Results showed that male broadcast commentators also significantly monopolized airtime, even in the presence of female sportscasters, across men's & women's games.
locutor famoso
(n.)=radio personality.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.
lodazal
(n.)=quagmire.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".

lodo
(n.)=mud ; sludge ; muck ; mire.
Ex: Ever since then, numerous materials have been tried for producing types, including baked mud, wood engraving, copper, tin, and lead = Desde entonces, se han probado muchos materiales para producir los tipos de imprenta, incluido el barro cocido, los tallados en madera, el cobre, el estaño y el plomo.
Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
Ex: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry.
Ex: This international network of specialists promote, encourage and co-ordinate the conservation of mires and related ecosystems.
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* alud de lodo=mudflow ; mudslide.
* aquellos polvos traen estos lodos=if you dance, you must pay the piper ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; the chickens come home to roost ; what goes around comes around.
* avalancha de lodo=mudflow ; mudslide.
* baño de lodo=mud bath.

loess
(n.)=loess.
Ex: The results show that surface gravel-sand mulch provides a more favorable environment for plant growth than non-mulched fields in the highly erodible loess area of northwest China.

logarítmico
(adj.)=logarithmic.
Ex: Analysis of the frequency distribution of patents per inventor reveals an approximately logarithmic decline from 9 to approximately 45 patents per inventor.
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* crecimiento logarítmico=logarithmic growth.

logia
(n.)=lodge ; lodge.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night.
Ex: From Ancient Egypt to the lodges that dot America today, this is a probing look at the world's most famous secret brotherhoods.
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* logia masónica=Masonic fraternity, the ; Freemason lodge ; Masonic lodge.

logia masónica
(n.)=Masonic fraternity, the ; Freemason lodge ; Masonic lodge.
Ex: This paper presents a bibliography of songbooks for the Masonic fraternity published in the Americas during the years 1800-1899. Ex: The author relates his account of life in the Freemason lodges to the development of civil society. Ex: Quite rightly, he posits Masonic lodges as the sites that nurtured civil society in 18th-century Russia.
login
(n.)=login.
Nota: Nombre utilizado para acceder a un ordenador cuyo acceso está restringido y necesita además de una contraseña.
Ex: As a noun, login is the account name used to gain access to a computer system.

logopeda
(n.)=speech-language pathologist ; speech pathologist ; speech-language therapist ; speech therapist.
Ex: Once limited to correcting articulation and lisps, speech-language pathologists now work with students with wide-ranging disabilities and educational needs.
Ex: This book is recommended for professionals interested in the field, especially speech pathologists or others with a background in psycholinguistics or neurolinguistics.
Ex: This manual presents an assessment instrument designed to help speech-language therapists evaluate the communication skills of children.
Ex: For speech therapists, physicians, psychologists, counselors, teachers, and many others, this book addresses the most important issues at a practical level.

logopedia
(n.)=speech therapy.
Ex: As a possible guide to selection the author outlines the value in speech therapy of the picture book without words = Como posible guía para su selección, el autor analiza la importancia para la logopedia de los cuentos infantiles sin palabras .

logotipo
(n.)=logo.
Ex: The van is painted prominently in the CAB colours and logo of yellow and blue and is staffed by a driver and two volunteers.

logrado
(adj.)=licked ; slick.
Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.

lograr
(v.)=accomplish ; achieve ; attain ; gain.
Ex: If a library prefers to simplify records in particular areas, this can usually be accomplished by not entering particular types of information.
Ex: The above citation order is achieved by the intercalation of (73).
Ex: A fully comparative account of recommendations for filing orders is likely to prove confusing until the reader has attained some familiarity with the general problems, and the solutions offered by one code.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
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* esforzarse por lograr=strive for.
* esmerarse por lograr=strive for.
* intentar lograr Algo=take + a swing at.
* intentar lograr la cuadratura del círculo=square + the circle.
* intentar lograr lo imposible=square + the circle.
* lograr Algo=pull + Nombre + off.
* lograr Algo contra todo pronóstico=beat + the odds.
* lograr Algo en contra de lo previsible=beat + the odds.
* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo=achieve + Posesivo + full potential ; achieve + Posesivo + potential.
* lograr el control=gain + control (over/of).
* lograr el momento de=reach + point of.
* lograrlo=pull it off ; nail it.
* lograr lo imposible=achieve + the impossible ; accomplish + the impossible.
* lograr realizar una maniobra=accomplish + manoeuvre.
* lograr superar=work + Posesivo + way through.
* lograr una hazaña=accomplish + feat.
* lograr una meta=achieve + goal.
* lograr una solución=effect + solution ; effect + resolution.
* lograr un cambio=accomplish + change.
* lograr un resultado=achieve + result.
* pretender lograr lo imposible=square + the circle.
* ser difícil de lograr=be hard to get.

lograr Algo
(v.)=pull + Nombre + off.
Ex: The biggest surprise of a surprise party is how to pull the whole thing off.
lograr Algo contra todo pronóstico
(v.)=beat + the odds.
Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.
lograr Algo en contra de lo previsible
(v.)=beat + the odds.
Ex: Standbys and understudies rarely get the job when a star needs to be replaced long-term, and Calaway and Patterson know how lucky they are to have beaten the odds.
lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo
(v.)=achieve + Posesivo + full potential ; achieve + Posesivo + potential.
Ex: Until this preference is shifted to on-line full text retrieval, the data base industry will achieve only a fraction of its full potential. Ex: A new year is coming, students who fail to plan will lengthen the odds of achieving their potential.
lograr el control
(v.)=gain + control (over/of).
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
lograr el momento de
(v.)=reach + point of.
Ex: Reaching such a point of ease may be a long haul with some children.
lograr lo imposible
(v.)=achieve + the impossible ; accomplish + the impossible.
Ex: While SDI systems may not be able to achieve the impossible, they can function very effectively within a particular organization. Ex: The author suggests a moratorium on publishing the UN's activities for so that there would then be no need for indexes that, failing to accomplish the impossible, are cavalierly declared inadequate.
lograr realizar una maniobra
(v.)=accomplish + manoeuvre.
Ex: Ostensibly, the maneuver was accomplished to curb patronage abuses and make it easier to dismiss deadwood employees in the long run.
lograr superar
(v.)=work + Posesivo + way through.
Ex: Read the sections on summarization and work your way through the questions again.
lograr un cambio
(v.)=accomplish + change.
Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change.
lograr un resultado
(v.)=achieve + result.
Ex: Reports may be regarded as accounts from government establishments, scientific institutions, and industrial laboratories about work performed and results achieved, rendered to their clients and sponsors.
lograr una hazaña
(v.)=accomplish + feat.
Ex: This article describes briefly how this remarkable feat was accomplished.
lograr una meta
(v.)=achieve + goal.
Ex: Productivity, in the form of goals achieved in providing improved services and resources, will be the measurement of good library management and planning.
lograr una solución
(v.)=effect + solution ; effect + resolution.
Ex: The library hopes to effect a prompt solution to the interlending problem. Ex: The author uses a parallel story about Willis Joe to counterpoint the one about Slake, till the two are brought together to effect a satisfying resolution to Slake's underground life and his self-imposed 'limbo'.
lograrlo
(v.)=pull it off ; nail it.
Ex: The article is entitled 'IT enabled education and training: can higher education pull it off?'. Ex: It seems we have all taken swings at this problem without ever really nailing it.
logro
(n.)=accomplishment ; achievement ; breakthrough [break-through].
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
Ex: All SLIS heads co-operated willingly, discussing their problems, difficulties and achievements candidly and critically.
Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.
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* gran logro=achievement of scale.
* logro considerable=achievement of scale.
* logro más importante, mayor logro=crowning achievement.
* logro personal=personal achievement ; a feather in + Posesivo + cap.
* logros=levels of accomplishment.
* mayor logro=crowning achievement.

logro considerable
(n.)=achievement of scale.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.
logro más importante, mayor logro
(n.)=crowning achievement.
Ex: It was to have been her crowning achievement -- but in the end it did not happen.
logro personal
=personal achievement ; a feather in + Posesivo + cap.
Ex: Librarians are at risk for burnout, a syndrome of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and loss of a sense of personal accomplishment. Ex: It's definitely a feather in her cap but only she knows the truth, it was a shot in the dark .
logros
(n.)=levels of accomplishment.
Ex: According to this model, managers meet to identify goals and objectives and then reconvene after a given time to rate their levels of accomplishment.
logística
(n.)=logistics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Donald P Hammer, Executive Secretary of LITA, and Dorothy Butler, the Division's Administrative Secretary, handled all of the administrative details, arrangements, and logistics.

logísticamente
=logistically.
Ex: Viewdata systems, which logistically are a prime medium for news and information, has failed to capture the professional user's imagination.

logístico
(adj.)=logistical ; logistic.
Ex: They recognize the logistical as well as intellectual futility of attempting to control from a geographically and culturally remote centre every aspect of a programme of information aimed at a member state or third country.
Ex: The problems are administrative, financial, technical and logistic in nature.
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* desde el punto de vista de la logística=logistically.

loma
(n.)=hillock ; knoll.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.
Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.

lombriz
(n.)=earthworm ; worm.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
Ex: The article 'Worms in the field' describes a family of products based around a worm optical disc drive, comprising a worm drive, Image Scanner, Text Retrieval, OCR and Image-handling software.
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* lombriz de tierra=earthworm.

lombriz de tierra
(n.)=earthworm.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
lomo articulado
(n.)=hollow back.
Ex: At the same time a good deal of fine leather binding was carried on in the traditional way (though with an increasing use of hollow backs).
lomo de cerdo
(n.)=pork loin.
Ex: This roast pork loin and potatoes is a snap to prepare.
lomo del libro
(n.)=book spine.
Ex: This article describes how Naval War College Library set about restoring the print to book spines that were damaged by smoke or soot during a fire, or during the cleaning process which followed.
lomo suelto
(n.)=hollow back.
Ex: At the same time a good deal of fine leather binding was carried on in the traditional way (though with an increasing use of hollow backs).
lomo^1
(n.)=loin.
Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
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* filete de lomo=tenderloin.
* filete de lomo de ternera=rump steak.
* lomo de cerdo=pork loin.

lomo^2
(n.)=spine.
Nota: Parte del libro por la que van cosidos o pegados los pliegos o parte de la cubierta que cubre el cosido o pegado de los pliegues u hojas de un libro.
Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.
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* del lomo=spinal.
* grapado por el lomo=saddle stitched.
* lomo articulado=hollow back.
* lomo del libro=book spine.
* lomo suelto=hollow back.
* margen del lomo=inner margin ; gutter.
* margen del lomo recortado=stub.
* título del lomo=spine title.
* título del lomo descendente=descending spine title.

lona
(n.)=canvas ; tarpaulin ; canopy.
Ex: The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.
Ex: Many more refugees will be assisted with transport and basic essentials such as tarpaulins and cooking utensils to help them get on their feet.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
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* mochila de lona=duffel bag.

loncha
(n.)=slice ; rasher.
Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.
Ex: In Ireland bacon is traditionally boiled and cut into rashers and fried.
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* cortar en lonchas=slice ; cut into + slices.
* loncha de beicon=rasher of bacon.
* preparado en lonchas=pre-sliced [presliced].
* ya cortado en lonchas=pre-sliced [presliced].

loncha de beicon
(n.)=rasher of bacon.
Ex: Two mortuary workers have been questioned over the desecration of a Muslim woman's body by covering it with rashers of bacon, police announced today.
londinense
(n.)=Londoner.
Ex: 'Performances' witnessed by Londoners ranged from Shakespeare to puppet theater, from Italian opera to autopsies.

longevidad
(n.)=longevity.
Ex: This article discusses how the longetivity of paper is affected by paper acidity and trace metal compounds in the paper.

longevo
(adj.)=long-lived.
Ex: The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.

longitud
(n.)=length ; longitude.
Ex: A working guide is to seek to make any abstract as informative as possible within the constraints of time, length and audience.
Ex: In cartography reference system is the method by which one can locate a place on a map, eg (a) degrees of latitude and longitude; (b) a grid reference.
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* campo de longitud fija=fixed length field.
* campo de longitud variable=variable length field.
* clave de longitud fija=fixed-length key.
* clave de longitud variable=variable-length key.
* de igual longitud=of equal length.
* de longitud=in length.
* de longitud fija=fixed-length.
* longitud de onda=wavelength.
* longitud de registro=record length.
* longitud y anchura=length and breadth.
* registro de longitud fija=fixed-length record.
* salto de longitud=long jump.

longitud de onda
(n.)=wavelength.
Ex: The great importance of standardizing wavelengths in the field of spectrometry should be stressed.
longitud de registro
(n.)=record length.
Ex: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.
longitud y anchura
=length and breadth.
Ex: The length and breadth of the sheet are taken if possible from an uncut copy of the book = Si es posible, se indicará la longitud y la anchura del pliego de un ejemplar sin cortar.
longitudinal
(adj.)=longitudinal.
Ex: Medical libraries in hospitals were examined from longitudinal data collected in 1969, 1973, and 1979.
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* en sentido longitudinal=lengthwise ; lengthways.

longitudinalmente
=longitudinally ; lengthwise ; lengthways.
Ex: These measures are most frequently used longitudinally, over a period of time in the same library, but they can also be used horizontally, between 2 or more libraries.
Ex: Officials say a ruptured section of pipeline that spewed oil into a southern Michigan river had a lengthwise rip less than five feet long.
Ex: Peel onions, halve lengthways and slice very thinly crosswise.

lonja
(n.)=rasher ; fish market.
Ex: In Ireland bacon is traditionally boiled and cut into rashers and fried.
Ex: The fresh catch is sold in the fish market located on the quayside.
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* lonja de pescado=fish market.
* lonja fina y pequeña=sliver.

lonja de pescado
(n.)=fish market.
Ex: The fresh catch is sold in the fish market located on the quayside.
lonja fina y pequeña
(n.)=sliver.
Ex: Even though geomorphology is merely a sliver off the corpus of science, it has both intellectual and practical value.
look
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* cambio de look=lick of paint.

loquero
(n.)=asylum ; mental asylum ; lunatic asylum ; madhouse ; bedlam ; shrink.
Ex: Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.
Ex: The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.
Ex: The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society.
Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
Ex: In a town with several million people there are usually hundreds of neurotics who visit shrinks regularly.

lor
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* Cámara de los Lores, la=House of Lords, the.

lord
(n.)=lord.
Ex: This biography is the best yet on Lord Acton.
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* título de lord=peerage.

lordosis
(n.)=lordosis.
Nota: Curvatura de la columna vertebral.
Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.

loro
(n.)=parrot.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
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* al loro=in the know.
* estar al loro de=be on the lookout for ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* loro viejo no aprende a hablar=you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
* verde loro=parrot green.

loro viejo no aprende a hablar
=you can't teach an old dog new tricks.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Rewiring a working library or teaching an old dog new tricks'.
los
=them.
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the aggressive approach the library staff adopted with respect to publicizing OSU's many bibliographical services and encouraging patrons' use of them.
los 365 días del año
(adj.)=year-(a)round.
Ex: There is a year-round calendar of festivals, theatre, musical and sporting events.
los 40 principales
(n.)=Top 40 singles chart.
Ex: Billboard Top 40 singles chart data were examined to determine if the frequency distribution of artist productivity fits either of 2 laws of scattering.
los abajo firmantes
=the parties hereto.
Ex: The parties hereto agree to a joint committee being established to deal with such matters of mutual concern as may arise.
los acontecimientos
=the course of events.
Ex: It also covers the course of the events themselves in great detail. including the actions of various Jewish and Arab individuals.
los albores de
=the dawn of.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.
los avatares de la guerra
=the tides of war.
Ex: The die had been cast, and the tides of war were gradually turning in our favour.
los años cincuenta
(n.)=fifties.
Ex: The question during the revision that was carried out in the fifties and sixties was to recognize that there is a difference between the diverse needs of the catalogs of public libraries and of research libraries.
los años treinta
(n.)=thirties.
Ex: You remember that in the thirties, two people, Books and Lewis, had special rules for maps.
los buenos tiempos
=the good old days.
Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
los comienzos de
=the dawn of.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.
los constantes cambios de
=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
Ex: Complicated issues continue to expand as preservation tries to keep up with the changing face of technology. Ex: The themes were the changing nature of scholarly communication and the traditional role of libraries.
los de
=those for ; those in.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order. Ex: The index should complement the classification scheme, and the relationships shown in the index should supplement those in the main classified sequence.
los demás
=rest, the ; everybody else.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Production control: keeping one step ahead of the rest'. Ex: The problem is most of them totally distrust everybody else.
los detalles de la letra pequeña
=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.
los dos
=both ; both of them ; both of which.
Ex: Both institutes were honored by the presence of the twentieth century's greatest cataloging theorist, Seymour Lubetzky. Ex: I get the feeling from both of them that my job may be in jeopardy if I'm not a better sport. Ex: 'See also' references link two headings, both of which will be accepted for indexing.
los días antes de
=leading up to.
Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
los gobernantes
=the powers-that-be.
Ex: I've been working very hard to establish good relations with the powers-that-be, and I don't want to see my labors wiped out by denying one of them a request.
los hay para dar y regalar
=there's one born every minute.
Ex: There's one born every minute: those who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
los mandamás
=the powers-that-be.
Ex: I've been working very hard to establish good relations with the powers-that-be, and I don't want to see my labors wiped out by denying one of them a request.
los menos locuaces
=inarticulate, the.
Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
los motivos de
=the reason behind ; the thinking behind ; the reasoning behind ; the idea behind.
Ex: In addition, their involvement in the planning process will go a long way towards allaying any fears over automation and will ensure that staff are aware of the reasons behind the decision to automate. Ex: This article describes the thinking behind a new book event for countries in the Pacific region which will take place in May 93. Ex: Each library response should be signed by the librarian and should show the reasoning behind the answer. Ex: The idea behind metadata is that there is some Third Way of organizing and giving access to electronic resources that is approximately half way between cataloguing (expensive and effective) and keyword searching (cheap and ineffective).
los más necesitados
=those most in need.
Ex: The findings from the research are crucially important to ensure that our cancer prevention programmes are targeted at those most in need.
los más pobres + Nombre
=the poorest + Nombre.
Ex: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.
los necesitados
(n.)=the needy.
Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending 'crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
los orígenes de
=the dawn of.
Ex: The story of disjointness stretches back to the dawn of communication complexity.
los otros con los que aparece(n)
=neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
Ex: In most search statements or document profiles it is possible to designate certain concepts as being more significant than their neighbours.
los peores + Nombre
=the poorest + Nombre.
Ex: The notice could contain the list of the poorest performers, based on the most recent set of appraisals.
los pobres
=the poor.
Ex: As a consequence of their lack of contact with the problems of the poor, solicitors are often less familiar with the problems of the deprived.
los poderes fáticos
=the powers-that-be.
Ex: I've been working very hard to establish good relations with the powers-that-be, and I don't want to see my labors wiped out by denying one of them a request.
los pormenores de la letra pequeña
=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devil in the details: An academic library acquires a video collection'.
los que
=those who.
Ex: Those who question the relevance of IT express alarm at the rise of an electronic elite which has the potential to exclude others from access to electronic information.
los que + Verbo
=those + Participio.
Ex: Thesauri are likely to contain terms that are more specific than those found in subject headings lists.
los que detentan el poder
=the powers-that-be.
Ex: I've been working very hard to establish good relations with the powers-that-be, and I don't want to see my labors wiped out by denying one of them a request.
los que mandan
=the powers-that-be.
Ex: I've been working very hard to establish good relations with the powers-that-be, and I don't want to see my labors wiped out by denying one of them a request.
los que no han recibido formación específica
=uninstructed, the.
Ex: Some search statements are so obscure that they would catch out the uninstructed.
los ricos
=the rich.
Ex: This article explains six of the ways the rich are waging a class war against the poor.
los trabajos que nadie quieren dan dinero
=where there's muck there's brass ; where there's muck there's money ; there's cash in trash.
Ex: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'. Ex: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'. Ex: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
los trabajos sucios dan dinero
=where there's muck there's brass ; where there's muck there's money ; there's cash in trash.
Ex: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'. Ex: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'. Ex: In the north of England there is an old adage 'Where there's muck, there's brass' (or money), while in the US they may argue 'there's cash in trash'.
los tribunales
=the Bench.
Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
los unos a costa de los otros
=at each other's expense.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
los viejos tiempos
=the good old days.
Ex: This book explains why 'the good old days' were only good for a privileged few and why they were unrelentingly hard for most.
los árboles no dejan ver el bosque
(v.)=lose + sight of the forest for the trees.
Ex: While it is plausible to examine and analyze the differences shown in this study in greater detail, the research team would argue that to do so would 'lose sight of the forest for the trees'.
los últimos coletazos
(adj.)=fag-end.
Ex: Blair is accused of presiding over a 'fag-end' government, one that is rapidly running towards the end of its useful life.
losa
(n.)=slab ; paving stone ; flagstone ; floor tile.
Ex: What is absolutely certain is that without some preparation by the teacher, a visitor cannot hope to achieve very much; he is in little better a position than cold fish on a marble slab.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.
Ex: The location of the quarries strongly supports the hypothesis that the Romans carried the flagstones by ship towards the coasts of the central Adriatic Sea.
Ex: Today's floor tiles can be created to look like many other materials too, and there really are no limits to the effects that can be created.

lota
(n.)=burbot.
Ex: The burbot is the only freshwater species of codfish.

lote
(n.)=batch [batches, -pl.] ; bundle ; tranche.
Ex: A KWIC index is based upon the 'keywords' in the titles of the batch of documents to be indexed.
Ex: Many of them use a technique called packet-switching in which data are sent from transmitter to receiver in small bundles or packets.
Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.
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* darse el lote=snog ; neck ; make out.
* fichero de ejecución por lotes=batch file.
* modalidad por lotes=batch mode.
* ofrecer en un lote=bundle.
* procesar por lotes=batch-process.
* proceso por lotes=batch processing.

lotería
(n.)=lottery ; drawing ; lucky dip ; lucky draw ; draw of lots.
Ex: Public libraries in Georgia have received funds from the state lottery for the installation of computerized library systems.
Ex: It will be a small gathering in which we will have hors d'oeuvres as well as a prize in which the winner will be chosen by a random drawing.
Ex: The article 'Ephemera and art libraries: archive or lucky dip' argues that ephemera are valuable for the historical perspectives, social insights and visual stimuli they can generate.
Ex: Spend more than $100 and you will qualify to take part in a lucky draw where you stand the chance to win $2000 cash.
Ex: In case number of applications received is more than the flats available, allotment is made through draw of lots.
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* acertante de la lotería=lottery winner.
* billete de lotería=lottery ticket.
* boleto de lotería=lottery ticket.
* ganador de la lotería=lottery winner.
* ganar la lotería=win + the lottery.
* sorteo de la lotería=lottery draw.
* tocar la lotería=win + the lottery ; Posesivo + number + come up.
* una lotería=hit (and/or) miss.

loto
(n.)=lotus.
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.
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* flor de loto=lotus ; lotus flower ; lotus blossom.
* posición del loto, la=lotus position, the ; padmasana.
* postura del loto, la=lotus position, the ; padmasana.

lover
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* latin lover=Latin lover.

lozano
(adj.)=lush ; comely .
Ex: Near the hotel is the entrance to Mljet National Park with lush vegetation surrounding three inland lakes.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

lubina
(n.)=bass ; sea bass.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.
Ex: Heat the olive oil and butter in a large frying pan, add the sea bass, flesh side down, and cook over a moderate heat for about three minutes or until golden brown.

lubricación
(n.)=lubrication ; lubricating.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.
Ex: Activities are usually denoted by verbal nouns, eg building, lubricating, though in some cases we may find the passive rather than the active form, eg lubrication.

lubricado
(adj.)=oiled.
Ex: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.

lubricador
(n.)=lubricator.
Ex: Automatic lubricators play a key role because without them it is difficult to implement an easy and cost-effective maintenance plan.

lubricante
(n.)=lubricant.
Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE Lubrication and lubricants.

lubricar
(v.)=grease ; lubricate ; oil.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
Ex: The development of ABN has been lubricated by goodwill on the part of the parties involved.
Ex: If this is the case, it is easily fixed by oiling the spring.

lubricidad
(n.)=lubricity.
Ex: Biodiesel has a higher lubricity than conventional diesel so be sure and replace the fuel filter after the first couple of tanks.

lubrificación
(n.)=lubrication.
Ex: The second title may be indexed under: wire, rope, lubrication, corrosion, protection.

lucerna
(n.)=tealight.
Nota: Velilla generalmente en un recipiente redondo de metal ligero utilizada para ambientar o para mantener comida caliente.
Ex: There is nothing more romantic than lighting up a few tealights and enjoy the evening with the one you love.

luces de Navidad
(n.)=Christmas lights.
Ex: A hospice volunteer has decked his house in hundreds of Christmas lights in a bid to raise money.
luces de emergencia
(n.)=blackout facilities ; hazard lights.
Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets. Ex: Drivers must carry warning triangles and use them whenever they have stopped on a roadway for any reason, to warn traffic behind that there is an obstruction ahead - even if they have also activated their hazard lights.
luces de la ciudad, las
(n.)=city lights, the.
Ex: Get up in the wee hours of the morning and head out into the country, far from the city lights so you can observe tomorrow's meteor shower.
luces navideñas
(n.)=Christmas lights.
Ex: A hospice volunteer has decked his house in hundreds of Christmas lights in a bid to raise money.
lucha
(n.)=combat ; contention ; scramble ; fight ; struggle ; fray ; crusade ; strife ; contest ; fighting ; tug of war ; battle ; scrabble.
Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
Ex: Among the trends are: more focus on user needs, a contention between optical products and on-line access; and a focus in the USA on formulation of major information policies.
Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
Ex: The struggle to make the library an integral part of the educational process is a long-standing one which has yet to be resolved.
Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
Ex: The Thatcher government's crusade for privatisation is also hitting British libraries.
Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.
Ex: Anyway, experience had taught him that a subordinate who attempts to subdue a superordinate is almost always lost; the superordinate has too many advantages in such a contest.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
Ex: Library administrators might be able to predict their fortunes in the academic tug of war for funds if they understood more clearly the attitudes of institutional administrators towards libraries.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and battles when the colonists won.
Ex: They got into a scrabble with him after he'd made a racial slur towards blacks in a hotel bar once.
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* emprender una lucha contra=launch + attack on.
* en la lucha contra=in the battle against.
* enzarzarse en la lucha=engage in + combat.
* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte=get into + a fight to the death.
* lucha a brazo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* lucha a cuerpo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* lucha a muerte=fight to death.
* lucha armada=armed struggle.
* lucha contra las drogas=war on drugs.
* lucha contra los insectos=pest control.
* lucha de clases=class warfare ; class war ; class struggle.
* lucha de ingenio=battle of wits.
* lucha de poderes=power struggle ; battle of wills.
* lucha de resistencia=battle of wills.
* lucha diaria=daily grind.
* luchador de lucha libre=wrestler.
* lucha enconada=bitter struggle.
* lucha entre tres=three-horse race.
* lucha hasta la muerte=fight to death.
* lucha intelectual=battle of wits.
* lucha libre=professional wrestling ; wrestling.
* lucha mano a mano=hand-to-hand fight.
* lucha por el poder=power struggle.
* lucha por el título=title race.
* luchas internas=infighting [in-fighting].
* lucha territorial=turf war.

lucha a brazo partido
(n.)=hand-to-hand fight.
Ex: They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
lucha a cuerpo partido
(n.)=hand-to-hand fight.
Ex: They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
lucha a muerte
(n.)=fight to death.
Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
lucha armada
(n.)=armed struggle.
Ex: Instead, he opted to speak with a forked tongue, intoning the rhetoric of peace in English while speaking the language of armed struggle in Arabic.
lucha contra las drogas
=war on drugs.
Ex: As the `war on drugs' escalates, a new class of client is emerging.
lucha contra los insectos
(n.)=pest control.
Ex: The article 'Nuke 'em! Library pest control' describes tests carried out to determine the effectiveness of microwaves (in the form of a domestic microwave oven) as a means of destroying insect pests in books and other library materials.
lucha de clases
(n.)=class warfare ; class war ; class struggle.
Ex: With the rise of social stratification, humankind has developed 'class warfare' to heavily dysgenic proportions. Ex: This article explains six of the ways the rich are waging a class war against the poor. Ex: Engles stated that the history of humanity is the history of class struggles.
lucha de ingenio
(n.)=battle of wits.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Cyberattack: a battle of wits'.
lucha de poderes
(n.)=power struggle ; battle of wills.
Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA. Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
lucha de resistencia
(n.)=battle of wills.
Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
lucha diaria
(n.)=daily grind.
Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
lucha enconada
(n.)=bitter struggle.
Ex: At first the neophytic librarian was mildly shocked by his revelations, and sometimes her heart gave a jump when he described some of the bitter struggles that went on constantly between individuals.
lucha entre tres
(n.)=three-horse race.
Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.
lucha hasta la muerte
(n.)=fight to death.
Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
lucha intelectual
(n.)=battle of wits.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Cyberattack: a battle of wits'.
lucha libre
(n.)=professional wrestling ; wrestling.
Ex: Professional wrestling provides entertainment to millions of fans each year, yet materials about it are often lacking in US libraries. Ex: During the 1980s, due to technology like cable and pay per view, wrestling increased its visibility and found some mainstream success.
lucha mano a mano
(n.)=hand-to-hand fight.
Ex: They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
lucha por el poder
(n.)=power struggle.
Ex: Power struggles are surfacing at major academic institutions across the USA.
lucha por el título
(n.)=title race.
Ex: Sevilla ended Real Madrid's unbeaten start to the season with a 2-1 victory on Sunday which underlined the Spanish title race will be a three-horse race.
lucha territorial
(n.)=turf war.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Turf wars in the playback software arena: Microsoft Netshow, Windows Multimedia Player, and all that buzz'.
luchador
(n.)=fighter ; scrappy ; go-getter.
Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.
Ex: His book is a one-sided insider account of the scrappy, often combative style that characterized the New York intellectual crowd from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s.
Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.
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* luchador de lucha libre=wrestler.

luchador de lucha libre
(n.)=wrestler.
Ex: The author describes how a programme was developed jointly by a librarian and a sports coach to introducing student wrestlers to the world of sports magazines.
luchar
(v.)=fight ; grapple ; struggle ; battle ; campaign ; wage ; fight back.
Ex: This article deals with the cultural elitism implicit in a willingness to fight censorship of books but not videos.
Ex: For some groups it is entirely unreasonable to expect them to grapple with the full 638 pages of AACR2.
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: Instead we find ourselves battling to maintain the status quo and not end up with a worse mess than AACR1 and superimposition.
Ex: Libraries must campaign more actively for funds.
Ex: It is as if libraries find themselves once again mired down in the bureaucratic information policy firefights waged during the Reagan and Bush administrations (1980-1992).
Ex: In the meanwhile, librarians could fight back by means of their chequebooks but need to be alert to the strategies by which vendors could take over their functions.
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* comenzar a luchar contra=begin + war on.
* luchar a brazo partido=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
* luchar a muerte=fight to + death ; get into + a fight to the death.
* luchar con=grapple with ; wrestle with.
* luchar con el ausentismo=combat + absenteeism.
* luchar con los efectos adversos de=combat + the effects of.
* luchar (contra)=combat ; contend with ; turn + the tide on ; brave ; wage + war (against/on).
* luchar contra corriente=labour + against the grain.
* luchar contra el absentismo=combat + absenteeism.
* luchar contra el analfabetismo=fight + illiteracy.
* luchar contra el fraude=combat + fraud.
* luchar contra el racismo=combat + racism.
* luchar contra la climatología=brave + the elements.
* luchar contra la delincuencia=take + a bite out of crime.
* luchar contra la inflación=combat + inflation ; fight + inflation.
* luchar contra la intemperie=brave + the elements.
* luchar contra la pobreza=fight + poverty.
* luchar contra los elementos=brave + the elements.
* luchar contra molinos=tilt against/at + windmills.
* luchar contra un fuego=fight + fire.
* luchar con uñas y dientes=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
* luchar cuerpo a cuerpo=clinch ; fight + hand to hand.
* luchar en vano=fight + a losing battle.
* luchar hasta el final=battle + it out ; fight until + the end.
* luchar hasta la muerte=fight to + death.
* luchar hasta morir=battle + it out.
* luchar mano a mano=fight + hand to hand.
* luchar por=crusade for ; war (over) ; battle + it out for ; scramble.
* luchar por la justicia=fight for + justice.
* luchar por la supremacía=battle for + supremacy.
* luchar por los derechos=campaign for + rights.
* luchar por una buena causa=fight + the good fight.
* luchar por una causa=champion + cause.
* luchar por una causa perdida=fight + a losing battle.
* luchar una batalla perdida=fight + a losing battle.

luchar a brazo partido
(v.)=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
Ex: In fact, it was the right-wing that fought tooth and nail against those who sought to outlaw child labor in this country. Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
luchar a muerte
(v.)=fight to + death ; get into + a fight to the death.
Ex: Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death. Ex: If it doesn't, and she gets outvoted, she'll probably choose to give it to him instead of getting into a fight to the death over ten dollars.
luchar con
(v.)=grapple with ; wrestle with.
Ex: Researchers have long grappled with predicting the readability of reading materials for children. Ex: Librarians believe they will have to wrestle with limited opportunities for career advancement = Los bibliotecarios piensan que tendrán que hacer frente a oportunidades limitadas para su promoción profesional.
luchar con el ausentismo
(v.)=combat + absenteeism.
Ex: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
luchar con los efectos adversos de
(v.)=combat + the effects of.
Ex: The author describes action taken by a public library to combat the effects of massive unemployment when a local steel works was closed.
luchar con uñas y dientes
(v.)=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
Ex: In fact, it was the right-wing that fought tooth and nail against those who sought to outlaw child labor in this country. Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
luchar contra
(v.)=combat ; contend with ; turn + the tide on ; brave ; wage + war (against/on).
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission. Ex: This variety of physical forms presents unhelpful complexities to a user, who may have to contend with computer print-out book form, conventionally printed indexes, microfiche and online indexes and catalogues, in even relatively simple searches. Ex: The article 'Turning the Tide on Toxics' lists some of the toxic chemicals found around the home. Ex: The mammoth hunters braved sub-zero temperatures on desolate tundra at least 20000 years earlier than was thought. Ex: The story of Muhammad's conquest of Khaybar disproves the theory that Muslims only wage war in self-defense.
luchar contra corriente
(v.)=labour + against the grain.
Ex: So teachers find themselves laboring against the grain.
luchar contra el absentismo
(v.)=combat + absenteeism.
Ex: Personnel policies instituted to combat absenteeism have generally proved a failure, because those measures attack the symptoms, not the cause.
luchar contra el analfabetismo
(v.)=fight + illiteracy.
Ex: This article mentions the libraries of the Arab Cultural Centres referring particularly to their role in fighting illiteracy and cultivating reading habits in different groups of the population.
luchar contra el fraude
(v.)=combat + fraud.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
luchar contra el racismo
(v.)=combat + racism.
Ex: One of the most effective ways of combatting racism is through enlightened, moderate and courageous work colleagues.
luchar contra la climatología
(v.)=brave + the elements.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
luchar contra la delincuencia
=take + a bite out of crime.
Ex: As a consequence of 'the war on drugs' & 'take a bite out of crime' policies, the prison population in the US has increased dramatically.
luchar contra la inflación
(v.)=combat + inflation ; fight + inflation.
Ex: Over the past 6 years 37% of industrial libraries have suffered cuts in operating budgets and that a further 36% have only had increases sufficient to combat inflation. Ex: An interest-rate increase is a weapon to fight inflation which will cast an impact on all industries.
luchar contra la intemperie
(v.)=brave + the elements.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
luchar contra la pobreza
(v.)=fight + poverty.
Ex: Some people may not regard librarianship and the transfer of information as any help in fighting poverty or for supporting the economic development in the world.
luchar contra los elementos
(v.)=brave + the elements.
Ex: A large party braved the elements on foot, and when they reached the summit they were drenched to the skin.
luchar contra molinos
(v.)=tilt against/at + windmills.
Ex: It seems to me that Mr. Berman is tilting against windmills.
luchar contra un fuego
(v.)=fight + fire.
Ex: Sprinkler systems fight fire, and transmit alarm at the same time, immediately after the beginning of a fire.
luchar cuerpo a cuerpo
(v.)=clinch ; fight + hand to hand.
Ex: Several times the two clinched and vigorously pounded each other s heads and bodies, and finally Blade was again knocked to the floor. Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
luchar en vano
(v.)=fight + a losing battle.
Ex: However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.
luchar hasta el final
(v.)=battle + it out ; fight until + the end.
Ex: 12 poets from UK and Ireland battled it out in a war of words to defend their region's cultural honour. Ex: Although they fought until the end, they could not get back into the game and succumbed to a 61-37 defeat.
luchar hasta la muerte
(v.)=fight to + death.
Ex: Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
luchar hasta morir
(v.)=battle + it out.
Ex: 12 poets from UK and Ireland battled it out in a war of words to defend their region's cultural honour.
luchar mano a mano
(v.)=fight + hand to hand.
Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
luchar por
(v.)=crusade for ; war (over) ; battle + it out for ; scramble.
Ex: There are also dedicated individuals within government who have found a niche from which to crusade for school libraries. Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody. Ex: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination. Ex: Every Olympic sponsor, media organizer and dedicated fan are scrambling to put up the web site that carries the most and best information in what will be the first Olympic Games to be followed in cyberspace.
luchar por la justicia
(v.)=fight for + justice.
Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.
luchar por la supremacía
(v.)=battle for + supremacy.
Ex: The article discusses how social, economic, and cultural factors affected the Democratic Party, in which rural and urban factions battled for supremacy.
luchar por los derechos
(v.)=campaign for + rights.
Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
luchar por una buena causa
(v.)=fight + the good fight.
Ex: Superman, Batman, Spider-Man and the rest continue to fight the good fight against world-conquering super-powered villains, offering their readers excitement, escape, and hopefully a bit more = Superman, Batman, Spideman y otros continúan luchando por una buena causa contra villanos superpoderosos deseosos de conquistar el mundo, ofreciendo a sus lectores emoción, evasión de la realidad y, es de esperar, un poco más.
luchar por una causa
(v.)=champion + cause.
Ex: Although the Commission has championed the cause of women's rights by providing legislation, financial support and information, data on women were previously scattered and difficult to obtain.
luchar por una causa perdida
(v.)=fight + a losing battle.
Ex: However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.
luchar una batalla perdida
(v.)=fight + a losing battle.
Ex: However, with the increasing numbers of periodicals, censorship was fighting a losing battle.
luchas internas
(n.)=infighting [in-fighting].
Ex: This dramatic act of treachery against the Republic was actually entirely due to political infighting between republican factions.
lucidez
(n.)=insight ; lucidity.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: The book makes harrowing reading, charting the relentless disintegration of Schumann's mental and physical faculties, with equally heart-rendering intervals of lucidity and self-awareness.
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* de gran lucidez=clear-sighted.

lucio
(n.)=pike.
Ex: He writes on the mythical meanings of fish and on pikes in particular which appear in his works as symbols of his inner feeling.

lucir
(v.)=showcase ; sport.
Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
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* lucirse=show off.
* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa=get + beach-fit.

lucirse
(v.)=show off.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
luciérnaga
(n.)=firefly.
Ex: Fireflies are the classic example of organisms that use light signalling for sexual communication.

lucrativo
(adj.)=lucrative ; profit-related ; money-making.
Ex: There is a tendency also for solicitors' offices to be located in the more affluent areas, rather than less lucrative, deprived communities.
Ex: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).
Ex: Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.
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* con fines lucrativos=profit-generating.
* negocio lucrativo=lucrative business.
* negocio muy lucrativo=money-maker.
* no lucrativo=non-profit [nonprofit] ; non-profit making.
* sin fines lucrativos=non-profit [nonprofit] ; non-profit making.

lucro
(n.)=profit ; gain ; lucre.
Ex: As the quantity increased the printer's capital investment, which was always alarmingly high, rose with it, and his profit as a percentage of investment fell.
Ex: This is likely to lead to shorter and less complex profiles for searches, and the gains will be most obvious in a natural language system.
Ex: As long as the lure of lucre does not in any way diminish the pursuit of sporting excellence of the athlete concerned, there is nothing to fear.
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* ánimo de lucro=profit motive.
* sin ánimo de lucro=non-profit [nonprofit] ; non-profit making ; not-for-profit ; generously.

luctuoso
(adj.)=deplorable ; woeful ; pitiful ; dire ; fateful.
Ex: We agree with Price that using the words 'citation' and 'reference' interchangeably is a deplorable waste of a good technical term.
Ex: In this woeful film, under the mantle of a 'bitter-sweet romantic comedy,' Poliakoff lets his maudlin sentiments and fears run riot.
Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
Ex: The Russian delegation also presented a handmade book to the National Library of Scotland in remembrance of that fateful Moscow meeting.

lucubración
(n.)=construct.
Ex: Often they use rather fancy words, such as 'theoretical models' or 'constructs' or 'paradigms' to describe what are, very frequently, no more than hypothetical ideas or categorisations which have little empirical evidence to back them up.

ludita
(n.)=Luddite.
Nota: En Inglaterra, persona que a principios del siglo XIX se opuso a la introducción de maquinarias que reducían el empleo.
Ex: Librarians who have reservations about the spread of electronically based services are not Luddites.

ludopatía
(n.)=compulsive gambling.
Ex: On the basis of participant observation at a casino by a croupier, it can be stated that there is no use of the category 'compulsive gambling in this environment.

ludoteca
(n.)=toy library ; toy and leisure library ; leisure library ; play-centre ; children's play-centre.
Ex: Visits were arranged to small towns some distance from Toronto to see toy libraries in operation in the communities they serve.
Ex: This article provides further information about increases in insurance premiums for toy and leisure libraries = Este artículo ofrecer más información sobre los aumentos de las primas de seguro para las ludotecas.
Ex: This article offers advice on planning a leisure library = Este artículo asesora sobre la planificación de ludotecas.
Ex: Remember you cannot bring outside food or drinks into the play-centre (except baby food).
Ex: Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.

ludópata
(n.)=compulsive gambler.
Ex: One of the radical proposals being considered is the separation of ordinary punters from compulsive gamblers.

luego
=then.
Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
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* hasta luego=I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.

lugar
(n.)=area ; locality ; location ; place ; locus [loci, -pl.] ; site ; spot ; slot.
Ex: The area in which standards for bibliographic description have had the most impact is in catalogues and catalogue record data bases.
Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
Ex: Period and place can also be added to any heading, though there are restrictions on the latter: in certain subjects place takes preference over subject.
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
Ex: There was also a spot from which, if you struck the floor with a hard rap of your heel, you could almost count the reverberations as the sound bounced from floor to ceiling to walls to floor.
Ex: These frames are of different types and have slots also of different types, which can be filled by other frames.
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* acabar en primer lugar=come in + first place.
* acabar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
* acabar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* acabar en último lugar=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
* asignar un lugar=give + Nombre + a place in.
* auxiliares de lugar=area table.
* cabar en primer lugar=finish in + first place.
* cambiar de lugar=relocate ; resite [re-site].
* cambio de lugar=relocation.
* cambio + tener lugar=change + take place.
* colocación fuera de lugar=misplacement.
* colocado en lugar erróneo=misplaced.
* colocar en el lugar donde=put in + the place where.
* colocar en su lugar=drop into + place.
* colocar en un lugar=put into + place.
* colocar en un lugar erróneo=misplace.
* confinado a un lugar concreto=site-bound.
* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico=secure + a niche.
* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS)=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
* correr desnudo en un lugar público=streak.
* curso que tiene lugar fuera de la universidad=extension course ; off-campus course.
* dar lugar=produce.
* dar lugar a=cause ; generate ; give + rise to ; mean ; result (in) ; leave + room for ; bring about ; lead to ; cause ; open + the door to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to ; occasion.
* dar lugar a la reflexión=provide + food for thought.
* dar lugar a problemas=give + rise to problems.
* dar lugar a queja=evoke + complaint.
* dar lugar a rumores=fuel + rumours ; give + rise to rumours.
* de lugares más distantes=from further afield.
* demostrar sin lugar a dudas=prove + conclusively.
* desplazarse de un lugar a otro=move from + place to place.
* distribuido en varios lugares=multilocationed.
* el lugar que le corresponde a=the due place of.
* emplazado en un lugar lejano=outstation.
* en algún lugar=somewhere ; at some point.
* en algún lugar (de por ahí)=somewhere out there.
* encontrar + Posesivo + lugar=find + Posesivo + place ; find + Posesivo + home.
* encontrarse fuera de luegar=feel out of + Posesivo + element.
* encontrarse fuera de lugar=be out of + Posesivo + element ; be out of place ; feel out of + place ; feel + inadequate.
* en cualquier lugar=everywhere ; anywhere.
* en cualquier otro lougar=everywhere else.
* en cualquier otro lugar=anywhere else.
* en cuarto lugar=fourthly.
* en el lugar del accidente=at the scene of the accident.
* en el lugar de los hechos=at the scene.
* en lugar de=as opposed to ; in place of ; instead of ; rather than ; in lieu of.
* en lugar del accidente=at the scene.
* en lugar de otro=vicariously.
* en lugares cerrados=indoors.
* en ningún lugar=nowhere.
* en otro lugar=elsewhere ; off-site [offsite].
* en primer lugar=firstly ; in the first place ; in the first instance ; first and foremost ; first off.
* en quinto lugar=fifthly.
* en segundo lugar=secondly ; second-best [2nd-best] ; in the second place.
* en su lugar=instead ; in + Posesivo + stead.
* en tercer lugar=thirdly ; on the third hand.
* en un lugar central=centrally located.
* en un lugar céntrico=centrally located.
* en un lugar dejado de la mano de Dios=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en un lugar diferente de=somewhere other than.
* en un lugar distinto a=somewhere other than.
* en un lugar seguro=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar fuera de lugar=be out of place ; be out of order.
* finalización en segundo lugar=second place finish.
* finalizar en el segundo lugar=come in + second place.
* finalizar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* finalizar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place.
* finalizar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* finalizar en último lugar=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
* fuera de lugar=out of place ; uncalled-for ; like a whore at a christening.
* gallito del lugar, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* ganarse un lugar en el corazón de Alguien=win + a place in + heart.
* habitante del lugar=local ; local resident.
* hacerse un lugar=carve out + a place.
* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo=mark + Posesivo + place.
* llegar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* llegar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
* llegar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* llegar en último lugar=come in + last place ; finish in + last place.
* lugar acogedor=welcoming place.
* lugar aglomerado=crowded quarter.
* lugar ameno=locus amoenus.
* lugar atrasado=backwater.
* lugar común de alimentación=feeding ground.
* lugar común de encuentro=meeting ground.
* lugar cultural=cultural site.
* lugar de acampada=campsite [camp site] ; camping site ; campground.
* lugar de aterrizaje=landing site ; landing area.
* lugar de celebración=venue.
* lugar de celebración del congreso=conference venue.
* lugar de cita=meeting ground.
* lugar de cría=breeding ground ; breeding area ; rookery ; nesting area.
* lugar de culto=place of worship.
* lugar de descanso=resting place.
* lugar de diversión=playground.
* lugar de encuentro=meeting place ; meeting point ; gathering place ; tryst ; venue ; assembly place.
* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno=night spot.
* lugar de honor=pride of place.
* lugar de impresión=place of printing.
* lugar de interés=attraction ; sight.
* lugar del crimen, el=scene of the crime, the.
* lugar de nacimiento=birthplace ; place of birth.
* lugar de oración=place of worship.
* lugar de origen=locality of origin.
* lugar de parada=halting place.
* lugar de pasto=feeding ground.
* lugar de prueba alfa=alpha test site ; alpha site.
* lugar de prueba beta=beta test site.
* lugar de pruebas=test site.
* lugar de publicación=place of publication.
* lugar de recogida=pick-up location ; pick-up point ; drop-off point.
* lugar de residencia=place of residence.
* lugar de reunión=meeting place ; venue.
* lugar destacado=prime space.
* lugar de trabajo=affiliation ; institutional affiliation ; working environment ; workplace ; work setting ; place of work ; worksite [work site] ; home institution.
* lugar de trabajo del autor=author affiliation.
* lugar de vacaciones=tourist destination ; holiday getaway.
* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche=roost.
* lugar donde pasar el rato=hang out.
* lugar en el mercado de venta=market niche.
* lugar en la ordenación=filing position.
* lugar escondido=secluded spot.
* lugares de interés=sights.
* lugares más frecuentados=stamping ground ; stomping ground.
* lugar específico=niche.
* lugar físico=physical place.
* lugar frecuentado=hang out.
* lugar histórico=historic site ; historical site.
* lugar interesante=hot spot.
* lugar lejano=faraway place.
* lugar oculto=hidden storage place ; secret storage location ; secret storage place ; secret holding location ; secret cell.
* lugar para comer=eating facility.
* lugar peligroso=death trap.
* lugar pintoresco=beauty spot.
* lugar privilegiado=place in the sun.
* lugar protegido=safe haven ; safe harbour.
* lugar público=public place.
* lugar que le corresponde=Posesivo + rightful place.
* lugar que nos corresponde=place in the sun.
* lugar remoto=secluded spot ; backwoods, the.
* lugar resguardado del viento y soleado=suntrap.
* lugar seguro=safe haven ; safe place.
* lugar visible=prime space.
* nombre de lugar=place name.
* no tener lugar=fall through.
* ocasión + dar lugar a=occasion + give rise to.
* ocupar el lugar de=take + the place of.
* ocupar el lugar de Alguien=take + Posesivo + place.
* ocupar un lugar=hold + a place ; occupy + place.
* ocupar un lugar de honor=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre=stand + high on + Posesivo + list.
* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación=rank.
* ocupar un lugar importante=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien=rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.
* ocupar un lugar privilegiado=have + pride of place ; take + pride of place.
* ocupar un primer lugar=stand + first.
* ponerse en el lugar de=place + Reflexivo + in the position of ; put + Reflexivo + in the position of.
* ponerse en el lugar de Alguien=put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes ; wear + Posesivo + shoes ; walk in + Posesivo + shoes.
* ponerse en lugar de Alguien=stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
* primer lugar=first place.
* primer lugar de consulta=first stop.
* propio del lugar=indigenous.
* que huele a lugar cerrado=fusty.
* que no aparece en primer lugar=nonfirst [non-first].
* que tiene lugar una vez a la semana=once-weekly.
* residente del lugar=local resident.
* segundo lugar=second place.
* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar=sense of belonging.
* sentirse fuera de lugar=feel + inadequate ; feel out of + place ; feel out of it.
* sin lugar a dudas=conclusively ; undeniably ; unquestionably ; without any doubt ; by all accounts ; no mistake ; no doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt ; to be sure ; without question.
* sistema en el que el documento aparece representado en un único lugar del ín=one-place system.
* situado en primer lugar=top-rated.
* situado en un lugar céntrico=centrally located.
* situado en un lugar lejano=outstation.
* tener lugar=take + place ; go on ; come to + pass.
* tener lugar según lo planeado=go ahead + as planned.
* tener lugar según lo previsto=go ahead + as planned.
* terminar en primer lugar=finish in + first place ; come in + first place.
* terminar en segundo lugar=finish in + second place ; come in + second place.
* terminar en tercer lugar=finish in + third place ; come in + third place.
* terminar en último lugar=finish in + last place ; come in + last place.
* TIP (El Lugar de Información)=TIP (The Information Place).
* UF (úsese en lugar de)=UF (use for).
* un buen lugar de partida=a good place to start.
* variar de lugar a lugar=differ + from place to place.
* variar de un lugar a otro=vary + from place to place.
* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país=lecture tour.
* visitar lugares de interés=sightsee ; rubberneck.
* zona central de un lugar=heartland.

lugar acogedor
(n.)=welcoming place.
Ex: Lending libraries are more informal and welcoming places than they once were.
lugar aglomerado
(n.)=crowded quarter.
Ex: Overstimulation (ie, crowded quarters & loud noises) generally has negative effects on people.
lugar ameno
=locus amoenus.
Ex: He focuses on the poem's use of one of the recurrent motifs of the pastoral elegy: the locus amoenus, the pleasant or happy place.
lugar atrasado
(n.)=backwater.
Ex: In the next decade those libraries that adhere to traditionalism will become backwaters whereas those committed to meeting the expectations of their clientele will become leaders in the information world.
lugar común de alimentación
(n.)=feeding ground.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
lugar común de encuentro
(n.)=meeting ground.
Ex: There needs to be a more specific meeting ground within which an effective organisation linking needs and libraries can be established.
lugar cultural
(n.)=cultural site.
Ex: During the conference there will be opportunities to shop, attend musical events, visit museums, and explore historic and cultural sites.
lugar de acampada
(n.)=campsite [camp site] ; camping site ; campground.
Ex: Surveys were conducted among 1330 tourists staying in hotels, campsites and private accommodation facilities. Ex: Camping sites are a good and cheaper alternative to hotels and hostels. Ex: Camping is permitted only at Cinnamon Bay campground.
lugar de aterrizaje
(n.)=landing site ; landing area.
Ex: The man was winched into the helicopter and evacuated to the helicopter landing site. Ex: If your landing area is close to power lines or light poles, be very careful of them.
lugar de celebración
(n.)=venue.
Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.
lugar de celebración del congreso
(n.)=conference venue.
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
lugar de cita
(n.)=meeting ground.
Ex: There needs to be a more specific meeting ground within which an effective organisation linking needs and libraries can be established.
lugar de cría
(n.)=breeding ground ; breeding area ; rookery ; nesting area.
Ex: This serves as an example of the Web acting as a breeding ground for a printed reference annual. Ex: Because of its characteristics, the region is a natural breeding area for pheasants, partridges, and wood pigeons. Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills. Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.
lugar de culto
(n.)=place of worship.
Ex: Every major religion documented has a central place of worship.
lugar de descanso
(n.)=resting place.
Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
lugar de diversión
(n.)=playground.
Ex: The Internet is no longer the playground of technophiles, but is fast becoming the perceived place to find any and all information.
lugar de encuentro
(n.)=meeting place ; meeting point ; gathering place ; tryst ; venue ; assembly place.
Ex: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves. Ex: The school has retained its status as a meeting point for researchers. Ex: Libraries are gathering places for people -- very often for activities which those people could just as well do elsewhere, at home or at work or under an apple tree somewhere, but have chosen not to. Ex: Two dangerous trysts are spied upon by a third and hostile party, whose presence is detected by the lovers who act in consort to outwit him. Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year. Ex: A week later, on the way back from work, we noticed in the center of the camp, at the assembly place, a black gallows.
lugar de entretenimiento nocturno
(n.)=night spot.
Ex: We travelled by taxi and met up with some other friends, had something to eat and hit the night spots.
lugar de honor
(n.)=pride of place.
Ex: Nowadays, international causes seem to enjoy greatest pride of place.
lugar de impresión
(n.)=place of printing.
Ex: The place of printing is the location where the printing press is situated, of failing this, the organization acting for it.
lugar de interés
(n.)=attraction ; sight.
Ex: Subject-type title indexes have two important attractions. Ex: Beautiful forests, mountains, rivers, and special sights to visit are described.
lugar de nacimiento
(n.)=birthplace ; place of birth.
Ex: Silicon Valley, the birthplace of multimedia, is still in the forefront of technological change. Ex: 143 first professors in American medical schools before the Civil War were selected, and records of their academic origins, places of birth, and study abroad were collected from various biographical sources.
lugar de oración
(n.)=place of worship.
Ex: Every major religion documented has a central place of worship.
lugar de origen
(n.)=locality of origin.
Ex: This article reports on a study of the basic parameters such as, sex ratio, academic background, age group, and locality of origin of the LIS education students at Manipur University.
lugar de parada
(n.)=halting place.
Ex: The town of Wexler was hacked out of the wilderness, and for many years it stood alone in the forest, a halting place in the long stagecoach journey from eastern localities to the unknown West.
lugar de pasto
(n.)=feeding ground.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
lugar de prueba alfa
(n.)=alpha test site ; alpha site.
Ex: Colorado State served as the alpha site for modification of ILLRKS to accept RLIN records. Ex: Colorado State served as the alpha site for modification of ILLRKS to accept RLIN records, allowing RLIN, OCLC, ALA and E-mail requests to be automatically merged into one file.
lugar de prueba beta
(n.)=beta test site.
Ex: This article describes the experience of Providence College, Rhode Island, whose library was a beta test site during 1986.
lugar de pruebas
(n.)=test site.
Ex: In Jan 89, the Brandeis University Library was selected as a test site for the installation of Silverplatter's MultiPlatter local area network (LAN).
lugar de publicación
(n.)=place of publication.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
lugar de recogida
(n.)=pick-up location ; pick-up point ; drop-off point.
Ex: The pick-up location is requested and a hold is placed on all copies of the document which are in circulation. Ex: The data bubbles circulate past the pick-up point in order to be read. Ex: We discovered that these 'libraries' were carefully chosen drop-off points to deliver materials and money.
lugar de residencia
(n.)=place of residence.
Ex: For each cancer patient pertinent data on a standard list of characteristics including age, race, sex, place of residence, cancer site, and histologic type was recorded.
lugar de reunión
(n.)=meeting place ; venue.
Ex: Finally, displays and exhibitions are shown at local carnivals, meeting places, health centres and in advice centres themselves. Ex: This article describes the 3 largest international book fairs: in Frankfurt, the children's book fair in Bologna, and the American Booksellers Association annual convention which has a different venue every year.
lugar de trabajo
(n.)=affiliation ; institutional affiliation ; working environment ; workplace ; work setting ; place of work ; worksite [work site] ; home institution.
Ex: Accurate data upon the addresses and the affiliations and agencies operated by various publishers is not always easy to come by for the directories. Ex: The Science Citation Index CD Edition gives you access to the world's most important science & technology journals by title word, author's name, author's address or institutional affiliation, and journal. Ex: This article examines the various features now available on copiers and comments on the usefulness in a working environment. Ex: Many of these services used to make information available to the individual at his workplace. Ex: This article replicates an earlier study on job satisfaction in the work setting. Ex: The demand for professional librarians is changing in both quantity and in the kinds and places of work. Ex: These workshops give library paraprofessionals the opportunity for professional development without extensive travel or lodging costs, and only one day away from the worksite. Ex: These resources are too often on individual computers or on computers at a scholar's home institution.
lugar de trabajo del autor
(n.)=author affiliation.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
lugar de vacaciones
(n.)=tourist destination ; holiday getaway.
Ex: Research on tourist destinations has paid little attention to what tourists actually do, how they use their time, and where they go within destinations. Ex: While the huts where once used by fishermen, they have now become holiday getaways, and are frequented by Londoners looking for a seaside escape.
lugar del crimen, el
(n.)=scene of the crime, the.
Ex: In the event of any incorrect citations, one can then return to the 'scene of the crime' and discover whether the error was in the source or in one's fatigued perception of it.
lugar destacado
(n.)=prime space.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
lugar donde las aves pasan la noche
(n.)=roost.
Ex: Thanks to her we were alerted to a roost of pied wagtails in the grounds of a local hotel.
lugar donde pasar el rato
(n.)=hang out.
Ex: During its existence the facility became a popular 'hang out' for the youth population.
lugar en el mercado de venta
(n.)=market niche.
Ex: Market pressures are forcing each on-line service to define its corporate image and market niche.
lugar en la ordenación
(n.)=filing position.
Ex: A highlighter is used to indicate the filing position.
lugar escondido
(n.)=secluded spot.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake.
lugar específico
(n.)=niche.
Ex: Under the author each work has a particular niche where all the editions translations, and related works are listed together.
lugar frecuentado
(n.)=hang out.
Ex: During its existence the facility became a popular 'hang out' for the youth population.
lugar físico
(n.)=physical place.
Ex: This term recognizes that virtually every action or interaction in which human beings are engaged within physical places is an inherently complex social activity = Este término reconoce que prácticamente todas las acciones o interacciones en las que intervienen los seres humano dentro de lugares físicos es una actividad social por naturaleza compleja.
lugar histórico
(n.)=historic site ; historical site.
Ex: During the conference there will be opportunities to shop, attend musical events, visit museums, and explore historic and cultural sites. Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.
lugar interesante
(n.)=hot spot.
Ex: By doing so, the system finds hot spots on the Web that contain information germane to a user's query.
lugar lejano
(n.)=faraway place.
Ex: Daydreaming of faraway places makes it harder to snap back to reality.
lugar oculto
(n.)=hidden storage place ; secret storage location ; secret storage place ; secret holding location ; secret cell.
Ex: The excavations uncovered a hidden storage place that contained 26 well-preserved statues of kings, queens, and deities. Ex: The investigation also uncovered the existence of a secret storage location used since 1990. Ex: Her chest has a secret storage place that can hold a heart shaped lip gloss or eye shadow that comes with the doll. Ex: The captured crews were transported to secret holding locations where they were eventually interrogated until they told everything they knew. Ex: He was held as a secret prisoner and hidden in a secret cell.
lugar para comer
(n.)=eating facility.
Ex: Minimum requirements for all programs are locker space, dressing rooms, library and reference materials, and eating facilities.
lugar peligroso
(n.)=death trap.
Ex: The highways across the country have virtually become death traps as there are apparently no authorities to control reckless driving.
lugar pintoresco
(n.)=beauty spot.
Ex: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct.
lugar privilegiado
(n.)=place in the sun.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
lugar protegido
(n.)=safe haven ; safe harbour.
Ex: While there are features of public libraries which are to be cherished - the role as a community meeting place, a place to borrow books, a safe haven -- we must look for new opportunities. Ex: One of the proposals made to protect children from the harmful effects of violence on television is to limit the showing of violent programmes to safe harbours when children are not viewing.
lugar público
(n.)=public place.
Ex: The first step is to bring the library to them by organising stalls and exhibitions in public places.
lugar que le corresponde
(n.)=Posesivo + rightful place.
Ex: Libraries in general, and the corporate library in particular, must reengineer to take their rightful place in the new age.
lugar que nos corresponde
(n.)=place in the sun.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
lugar remoto
(n.)=secluded spot ; backwoods, the.
Ex: Nestled among the majestic white pines in central Wisconsin are 17 lakeside cabins located on a secluded spot on beautiful Castle Rock Lake. Ex: A woman struggled to survive when she found herself at the mercy of a psychopathic killer after taking a detour into the backwoods outside New York City.
lugar resguardado del viento y soleado
(n.)=suntrap.
Ex: Forestry officials have created suntraps in one of the region's beauty spots to prevent a species of the ant family from becoming extinct.
lugar seguro
(n.)=safe haven ; safe place.
Ex: While there are features of public libraries which are to be cherished - the role as a community meeting place, a place to borrow books, a safe haven -- we must look for new opportunities. Ex: By serving teens in this way, libraries not only give young adults a safe place to hang out with their friends, they also encourage teens to identify themselves as library users = De este modo, las bibliotecas no sólo ofrecen a los jóvenes un lugar seguro para pasar el rato con sus amigos, sino que también les estimulan a identificarse a ellos mismos como usuarios de la biblioteca.
lugar visible
(n.)=prime space.
Ex: Thee reader is being ripped off by bookselling chains demanding so-called 'bungs' for prime space.
lugares de interés
(n.)=sights.
Ex: His attractive design, featuring buildings and sights of Bradford plus a generous supply of space monsters, was executed with the help of twenty schoolchildren.
lugares más frecuentados
(n.)=stamping ground ; stomping ground.
Ex: Now he has dropped his defences AJ walks around his old stamping ground without fear. Ex: Carmel is romantic, expensive, full of charm and Clint Eastwood's stomping ground.
lugareña
(n.)=village woman.
Ex: Perhaps only 2% or less of village women can read and write.

lugareño
(n.)=local ; local resident ; villager ; village man.
Ex: The information is either kept by the scientists themselves or deposited in local libraries in report forms, unrecorded, known only to the locals.
Ex: Emphasis was placed on involving local residents in identifying needs of the community and implementing solutions.
Ex: Most importantly, the villagers are responsible for the day to day operation and the upkeep of the units.
Ex: Consequently, without an education to prepare them for finding work, these girls are often sold as a slave to another village man.

lugareños
(n.)=village people.
Ex: You are the strongest of all your village people, so your aim in this arcade game is to make haste towards the woods and save your people!.

lujo
(n.)=luxury ; richness.
Ex: Governments must, therefore, recognise the essential role of libraries, rather than regarding them as a luxury.
Ex: In 1972 Hans Wellisch discussed the inadequacy of LC's subject cataloging and the failure of LC to rectify this inadequacy by taking full advantage of the richness of the MARC (Machine-Readable Cataloging) format.
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* acabado de lujo=luxury appointment.
* alojamiento de lujo=mews cottage.
* artículos de lujo=luxury goods.
* con toda clase de lujos=with all mods and cons.
* con todos los lujos=with all mods and cons.
* con todo tipo de lujos=with all mods and cons.
* darse el lujo de=splurge on.
* darse un lujo=give + Reflexivo + a treat ; spoil + Reflexivo.
* de gran lujo=top-class.
* de lujo=deluxe ; upmarket [up market] ; upscale ; luxury ; plush ; top-class.
* edición de lujo=de luxe edition ; luxury edition.
* encuadernación de lujo=fine binding.
* libro de lujo=gift book.
* lujo falso=pseudoluxuries.
* lujos=creature comforts.
* no poder permitirse el lujo de=ill afford.
* permitirse el lujo=have + luxury.
* permitirse el lujo de=afford ; splurge on.
* permitirse un lujo=spoil + Reflexivo ; give + Reflexivo + a treat.
* prestación de lujo=luxury appointment.
* sin lujos=no-frills.
* tener el lujo=have + luxury.
* todo lujo de detalles=chapter and verse.
* un lujo asiático=the lap of luxury ; the lap of comfort.

lujo falso
(n.)=pseudoluxuries.
Ex: In times of economic constraint, the pseudoluxuries of duplication, overlap, and competition cannot be indulged or even tolerated.
lujos
(n.)=creature comforts.
Ex: What's more, creature comforts of American life are increasingly becoming available south of the border.
lujosamente
=plushily ; lavishly.
Ex: Most CACs were set up in high street shop-front premises, often rather plushily furnished.
Ex: Yellow-backs were a largely English phenomenon, but the fashion for annuals -- generally anthologies, lavishly produced as gift-books -- came to Britain from France and Germany around 1820, and was immediately imitated by British publishers.

lujoso
(adj.)=lavish ; lavish ; sumptuous ; luxurious ; swanky ; plush.
Ex: Library staffing levels were lavish and opening hours long.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.
Ex: Again, the convoy of 80 coaches, headed by a police escort, transported approximately 2800 conference participants to a sumptuous banquet.
Ex: The book has been described as 'an essay with illustrations' and a 'luxurious collector's edition'.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
Ex: She was a beautiful woman living in a plush residence in Mayfair and notorious for her loose life.

lujuria
(n.)=lust ; lubricity ; wantonness ; lechery.
Ex: The writer focuses on the innocent dead, violence, lust, and political treachery.
Ex: The article 'Enlightenment and lubricity' examines paintings depicting women reading and responding with sensual abandon to the word.
Ex: The struggle between Alex and Milena has to do with her desire for secrecy and his desire to know her, and with the contrast between her wantonness and his reserve.
Ex: It also shows how much homosexuality was linked to general sexual perversion and unnatural lechery.
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* con lujuria=lustily.

lujuriosamente
=wantonly ; lustily.
Ex: The correct Islamic behaviour required of Muslim women which keeps them from wantonly displaying their attractions is characterised by the lowering the gaze.
Ex: He lustily told her in one message that he wanted her lying on her back.

lujurioso
(n.)=lewd ; lustful ; sex-hungry ; lusty ; wanton ; lecherous ; lecher ; lech.
Nota: A veces escrito letch.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.
Ex: This is helping change the perceived 'nature' of women from the medieval notion that they were especially violent and lustful to the modern image of women as gentle and asexual.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: Luxury goods such as cosmetics, radios and lingerie, were once burned in public bonfires because they 'aroused wanton desires in the minds of the people'.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.
Ex: And she was kind to him which is more than an aging drunken lecher like Peng could normally hope for.
Ex: And Zev is kind of funny sometimes but he's such a lech that he's starting to annoy me.

lumbago
(n.)=lumbago.
Ex: If the primary symptom is leg pain caused by a compressed nerve in the low back, then the symptoms are usually called sciatica rather than lumbago.

lumbar
(adj.)=lumbar.
Ex: Fracture of one or more parts of the spinal column (vertebrae) of the middle (thoracic) or lower (lumbar) back is a serious injury.
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* columna lumbar=lumbar spine.
* espina lumbar=lumbar spine.
* punción lumbar=lumbar puncture.
* región lumbar, la=low back, the ; lower back, the ; lumbar region, the.
* vértebra lumbar=lumbar vertebra.

lumbre
(n.)=campfire ; open fire ; fire.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
Ex: The first rotisseries were crude devices that allowed for food to be rotated manually while it cooked over an open fire.
Ex: In the event of a serious accident (a fire, deliberate destruction, or a computer error) nothing will happen to the records vital to the operation of the library.
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* al amor de la lumbre=round-the-fireside.
* al calor de la lumbre=round-the-fireside.

lumbrera
(n.)=luminary ; rocket scientist.
Ex: This article contrasts the views of Cutter and Panizzi and alludes to the ideas of 19th and 20th century luminaries and committees.
Ex: In economic reports month after month, the Democrats and rocket scientists scratch their heads and wonder why job creation is too low.

lumbreras
(n.)=boffin.
Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.

lumen
(n.)=lumen.
Ex: The lumen can be thought of casually as a measure of the total 'amount' of visible light emitted from some source.

luminaria
(n.)=lantern.
Ex: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.

luminiscencia
(n.)=luminescence ; radiance.
Ex: Ultraviolet investigations revealed that foxings show heavy fluorescence at the initial stage of development; luminescence decreases as the colour intensity increases = Las investigaciones sobre los rayos ultravioleta revelaron que los descoloridos muestran una gran fluorescencia en la etapa inicial del desarrollo: la luminiscencia disminuye conforme aumenta la intensidad del color.
Ex: Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.

luminiscente
(adj.)=luminescent.
Ex: The particles, about 100 to 200 nanometres in size, are luminescent, magnetic, and inexpensive to make.

luminosidad
(n.)=lightness ; light level.
Ex: This system of nomenclature is based on ten names of hues and three names of neutral shades; four adjectives indicating lightness; and four adjectives indicating saturation = Este sistema de nombres se basa en diez nombres de colores y tres nombres de tonalidades neutras con cuatro adjetivos para indicar la claridad y otros cuatro para la saturación.
Ex: Other criticism includes the low light level and the lack of adequate signposting within the building.
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* nivel de luminosidad=light level.

luminoso
(adj.)=neon ; luminous ; shining ; light-filled.
Ex: The public library's marketing plan include a new logo and a neon library card displaying the library's Internet address.
Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
Ex: The café is a spacious, light-filled room with a sloping ceiling and natural wood flooring.
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* contaminación luminosa=light pollution.
* letrero luminoso=neon sign ; neon light.
* panel luminoso de información de tráfico=variable road sign.
* panel luminoso de tráfico=variable road sign.
* señal luminosa=beacon.
* tecnología de las ondas luminosas=light-wave technology.
* testigo luminoso=pilot light.

lumínico
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* contaminación lumínica=light pollution.

luna creciente
(n.)=waxing moon.
Ex: Gardeners know it is better to plant above-ground plants on waxing moons and roots on waning moons.
luna de miel
(n.)=honeymoon.
Ex: Presidents are generally considered to have a honeymoon period in their relationship with the press at the beginning of their administration.
luna llena
(n.)=full moon.
Ex: The rate of absorption of water by roots was significantly greater during the full moon phase than during the new moon phase.
luna menguante
(n.)=waning moon.
Ex: Gardeners know it is better to plant above-ground plants on waxing moons and roots on waning moons.
luna nueva
(n.)=new moon.
Ex: The rate of absorption of water by roots was significantly greater during the full moon phase than during the new moon phase.
luna^1, la
=moon, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: It is certainly true that many users begin a search by specifying a much broader subject than they in fact want; needing information on the Moon they ask for information on Astronomy.
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* a la luz de la luna=by moonlight ; in the moonlight ; moonlit.
* aterrizar en la luna=land on + the moon.
* cuerno de la luna=cusp of the moon ; horn of the moon.
* en la luna=absent-minded.
* en la luna de Valencia=with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* estar en la luna de Valencia=live in + a dream world ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.
* fase de la luna=phase of the moon.
* hace muchas lunas=all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
* iluminado por la luna=moonlit.
* ladrarle a la luna=bay at + the moon ; bark at + the moon ; talk to + air.
* luna creciente=waxing moon.
* luna de miel=honeymoon.
* luna llena=full moon.
* luna menguante=waning moon.
* luna nueva=new moon.
* luz de la luna=moonlight.
* Media Luna Roja, la=Red Crescent, the.
* noche de luna=moonlit night.
* noche de luz de luna=moonlight night.
* pasar la luna de miel=honeymoon.
* pedir la luna=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* rayo de luna=moonbeam.
* ser como ladrarle a la luna=be like talking to a brick wall.
* sin luna=moonless.
* sin luz de luna=moonless.

luna^2
(n.)=pane ; windscreen.
Ex: Two wide windows stood with shattered panes, their glass slivered on the wide marble sill and scattered across the floor.
Ex: A small chip in your windscreen can quickly spread causing even more costly damage if left unrepaired.

lunar^1
(n.)=beauty spot ; mole ; polka dot.
Ex: The idea of cosmetic beauty spots, which would resemble moles, was that they could cover smallpox scars, a much worse defect.
Ex: The idea of cosmetic beauty spots, which would resemble moles, was that they could cover smallpox scars, a much worse defect.
Ex: This is a hard-boiled oyster egg, painted with off-white polka dots.
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* de lunares=polka dot.
* estampado de lunares=polka dot.

lunar^2
(adj.)=lunar.
Ex: NASA announced earlier this week it would start building a permanent lunar outpost in 2020.
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* calendario lunar=lunar calendar.
* ciclo lunar=lunar cycle.
* eclipse lunar=lunar eclipse.
* fase lunar=moon phase.
* módulo lunar=lunar module.
* paisaje lunar=lunarscape ; moonscape.
* suelo lunar=regolith.
* vehículo lunar=rover ; lunar vehicle.

lunes
(n.)=Monday.
Ex: For example, a newspaper might be published Monday through Saturday, but not on Sunday.
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* depresión del lunes=Monday blues.
* depresión del lunes por la mañana=Monday-morning blues.
* el lunes por la mañana=on Monday morning.
* el lunes por la noche=on Monday night.
* Lunes de Pascua=Easter Monday.
* lunes por la mañana, el=Monday morning.

lunes por la mañana, el
(n.)=Monday morning.
Ex: The gold price surged to another new all-time high, touching $1518.30 early Monday morning.
lunático
(adj.)=insane ; space cadet ; moonstruck ; lunatic ; loony .
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: Some loud loonies are not dangerous to the library while others may be; the librarian needs to be able to guess which is which.
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* desvarío de un lunático=lunatic raving.

lupa
(n.)=magnifying glass ; hand lens.
Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.
Ex: If the lining of the stomach is examined with a hand lens, one can see that it is covered with numerous small holes.
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* bajo lupa=under the microscope.

lustrar
(v.)=buff ; buff up.
Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.
Ex: Let it dry for 15 minutes then buff it up with a soft brush or a soft rag.

lustre
(n.)=lustre [luster, -USA] ; shine ; sheen ; glossiness.
Ex: The library was greatly expanded in the late 1650s to accommodate the needs of the scholars and men of letters attached to Fouquet and to add lustre to his political career.
Ex: This shows that antagonistic forces hide behind a 'shine' of unity & harmony.
Ex: Caramel is used to glaze some cakes and small pastries to give pastries a sheen but no color.
Ex: Silkiness is assumed to depend on hair fiber properties such as straightness, glossiness, and smoothness.

lustro
(n.)=lustrum [lustrums/lustra, -pl.] ; period of five years.
Ex: The English word lustrum refers to that ancient practice, but has also come to mean more generally 'a period of five years'.
Ex: The tribunal ordered his name to be removed from the register and that a period of five years must elapse before he would be allowed to apply for reregistration.

lustroso
(adj.)=sleek ; shiny .
Ex: In coloured communities earlier in the century, 'good' hair meant straight & sleek hair - curly/kinky hair that had been straightened.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.

luterano
(n./adj.)=Lutheran.
Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.

luto
(n.)=mourning.
Ex: During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.
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* de luto=in mourning.
* ropa de luto=weeds.
* vestir de luto=dress in + mourning.

luturgista
(n.)=liturgiologist.
Ex: The history of cathedral libraries shows that each is an integral part of the cathedral and of great importance to the ecclesiastical historian, liturgiologist, musicologist, student of the humanities, rare book librarian and bibliographer.

luxación
(n.)=strain injury ; strain ; sprain ; dislocation.
Ex: Although the library profession cannot be regarded as one of high risk from the viewpoint of occupational hazards, certain hazards do exist: including repetitive strain injuries, neck pain, and back pain.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.
Ex: All dislocations, sprains, strains, and assumed fractures should be splinted.

luz
(n.)=illumination ; light ; power ; light fitting ; light fixture ; lighting fixture.
Ex: Also if the illumination is uneven, comfort conditions can be impaired.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.
Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications.
Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.
Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.
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* a años luz de=light years away from.
* a la luz de=in light of ; in the light of.
* a la luz de la luna=by moonlight ; in the moonlight ; moonlit.
* a la luz de las estrellas=by starlight.
* a la luz de las velas=by candlelight ; candlelight ; candlelit.
* a la luz del día=in the light of (the) day.
* a la luz de una lámpara de gas=by gaslight.
* a la velocidad de la luz=at the speed of light.
* año luz=light year.
* apagar la luz=turn + the light off.
* apagón de luz=electrical power blackout ; blackout.
* a plena luz del día=in broad daylight.
* araña de luces=chandelier ; crystal chandelier.
* arrojar luz=shed + light (on/upon) ; shed + understanding.
* arrojar luz sobre=throw + light on ; cast + light on.
* a todas luces=patently.
* bombilla de la luz=light bulb.
* con poca luz=badly-lit.
* contador de la luz=electric meter ; electricity meter.
* corte de luz=power outage ; power failure ; outage ; disruption in the flow of electricity ; power cut.
* corto de luces=dim ; dim-witted [dimwitted].
* dar a luz=birth ; deliver.
* dar a luz a=give + birth to.
* dar luz verde=give + green light ; give + the go-ahead ; give + Nombre + the thumbs up ; give + Nombre + the nod ; give + Nombre + the green light.
* de pocas luces=dim ; dim-witted [dimwitted].
* desvanecerse la luz=light + fail.
* echarle las luces a Alguien=flash + Posesivo + lights.
* emisor de luz=light-emitting.
* emitir luz=emit + light.
* encender la luz=turn + the light on.
* enchufe de la luz=light socket.
* epilepsia causada por la luz=photosensitive epilepsy.
* epilético sensible a la luz=photosensitive epileptic.
* esconderse de la luz=hide from + the light.
* exponer a la luz=expose to + light.
* exponer a la luz del día=expose to + daylight.
* exponer a la luz del sol=expose to + sunlight.
* factura de la luz=electricity bill.
* fuente de luz=light source.
* hacer que se encienda una luz=activate + light.
* hacerse la luz=light bulb + go off in + Posesivo + head.
* haz de luz=beam.
* inducido por la luz=light-induced.
* LED [diodo emisor de luz]=LED [light-emitting diode].
* llenar de luz=flood with + light ; brighten up.
* lleno de luz=light-filled.
* luces de emergencia=blackout facilities ; hazard lights.
* luces de la ciudad, las=city lights, the.
* luces de Navidad=Christmas lights.
* luces navideñas=Christmas lights.
* luz amarilla=yellow light.
* luz ámbar=yellow light.
* luz antiniebla=fog light ; fog lamp.
* luz antiniebla delantera=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* luz antiniebla trasera=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
* luz + apagarse=light + go out ; light + go off.
* luz artificial=artificial light.
* luz cálida=warm white light.
* luz cegadora=blinding light.
* luz de aviso=warning light.
* luz débil=glimmer.
* luz de emergencia=emergency warning light.
* luz de frenado=brake light ; stoplamp ; stoplight.
* luz de freno=brake light ; stoplamp ; stoplight.
* luz de intermitencia=blinker.
* luz de intermitencia, intermitente=car indicator.
* luz de la luna=moonlight.
* luz delantera=headlight ; headlamp.
* luz de las estrellas=starlight.
* luz del atardecer=duskiness.
* luz del día=daylight.
* luz del sol=sunlight ; sunshine.
* luz de mesa=table light.
* luz de mesita de noche=bedside lamp.
* luz descendente=downlight.
* luz deslumbradora=glare.
* luz embutida=recessed light ; recessed downlight ; downlight.
* luz empotrada=recessed light ; recessed downlight ; downlight.
* luz guía=beacon light.
* luz incandescente=incandescent light.
* luz láser=laser light.
* luz natural=daylight ; natural daylight ; natural light.
* luz piloto=pilot light.
* luz posterior=tail light.
* luz rasante=raking light.
* luz roja=red light.
* luz solar=sunlight.
* luz tenue=glimmer.
* luz trasera=tail light.
* luz ultravioleta=UV light.
* luz verde=green light ; go-ahead.
* luz vertical=uplighter.
* luz y guía=lodestar.
* media luz=half-light.
* noche de luz de luna=moonlight night.
* no expuesto a la luz=unexposed.
* no tener pocas luces=as daft as a brush.
* plantear a la luz de=discuss + in the light of.
* poste de la luz=lamppost ; light pole.
* punto de luz=power point ; electrical outlet ; socket outlet ; outlet.
* rayo de luz=light beam ; light ray ; ray of light.
* recibo de la luz=electricity bill.
* reflejar la luz=trap + light.
* rehuir la luz=hide from + the light.
* sacar a la luz=bring to + light ; dredge up ; dig up.
* salir a la luz=come to + light ; go + live.
* sensible a la luz=light-sensitive.
* Siglo de las Luces, el=Enlightenment, the ; Age of Enlightenment, the.
* sin luz de luna=moonless.
* tener pocas luces=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; knucklehead.
* toma de luz=outlet ; power point ; socket ; socket outlet.
* toques de luz=highlights.
* un rayo de luz esperanzador=a faint glimmer of light.
* velocidad de la luz, la=speed of light, the.
* ver la luz=see + the light ; light bulb + go off in + Posesivo + head.
* ver la luz al final del túnel=see + the light at the end of the tunnel.
* ver la luz del día=see + the light of day.

luz + apagarse
(n.)=light + go out ; light + go off.
Ex: `Where were you when the lights went out?' considers the causes of disruptions in the flow of electricity and their implications for computer users. Ex: The light went off for about 3 weeks, after which it sporadically came on and went off, until it has now remained on.
luz amarilla
(n.)=yellow light.
Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched.
luz antiniebla
(n.)=fog light ; fog lamp.
Ex: As the name implies, a fog light is used to enhance road visibility during foggy or misty conditions. Ex: Current legislation does make it an infringement to drive with fog lamps on whist visibility is good.
luz antiniebla delantera
(n.)=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
Ex: In visibility of less than 100 yards, one may use front fog lights. Ex: Why are so many people driving around with their front fog lamps on?.
luz antiniebla trasera
(n.)=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
Ex: When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on. Ex: For several years now, a rear fog lamp has been mandatory for trailers and caravans in order to improve visibility under foggy conditions. Ex: The tail fog lamp only switches on if the headlights are on. Ex: I took my car to Germany and to get it on the road, they required a tail fog light!.
luz artificial
(n.)=artificial light.
Ex: Even by day artificial light was usually needed and, since the men refused to open the windows, the heat and fumes from gaslights rendered the air scarcely breathable.
luz cegadora
(n.)=blinding light.
Ex: One more reason is that in pitch darkness your torchlight can pick up the eyes of animals easily and in turn the animals cannot see beyond the blinding light.
luz cálida
(n.)=warm white light.
Ex: Homes filled with wood furniture in a rustic style lend themselves to warm white light, whereas white furniture looks better in cool white light.
luz de aviso
(n.)=warning light.
Ex: The issue terminal also incorporates a warning light in case a reserved book has slipped through the system and found its way on to the shelves.
luz de emergencia
(n.)=emergency warning light.
Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
luz de frenado
(n.)=brake light ; stoplamp ; stoplight.
Ex: Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet. Ex: By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs. Ex: On account of the virtually unlimited life, nearly all stoplights of new cars are equipped with LEDs instead electric bulbs.
luz de freno
(n.)=brake light ; stoplamp ; stoplight.
Ex: Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet. Ex: By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs. Ex: On account of the virtually unlimited life, nearly all stoplights of new cars are equipped with LEDs instead electric bulbs.
luz de intermitencia
(n.)=blinker.
Ex: Having operational lights and blinkers is a must for safe driving.
luz de intermitencia, intermitente
(n.)=car indicator.
Ex: Polycarbonate is a hard plastic and can be used to make things like these car indicators.
luz de la luna
(n.)=moonlight.
Ex: Measurement of the brightness of moonlight by comparison with lamp-light from a low wattage light bulb is an elementary project in astronomy.
luz de las estrellas
(n.)=starlight.
Ex: The sensitivity of the technology is such that only the biggest planets reveal their presence through fluctuations in the starlight.
luz de mesa
(n.)=table light.
Ex: Task lighting or individual table lights have traditionally been used to upgrade the lighting at the reader's desk = Tradicionalmente, se ha utilizado una iluminación fuerte o lámparas individuales en las mesas del lector para mejorar la visibiliad.
luz de mesita de noche
(n.)=bedside lamp.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.
luz del atardecer
(n.)=duskiness.
Ex: Some of the photos are a bit dark; however, the duskiness does convey the hazy, 'frozen in time' feel of the room at that moment.
luz del día
(n.)=daylight.
Ex: As we all know the traditional type of building depended on using elements of the external wall to permite daylight and ventilation to condition the internal spaces.
luz del sol
(n.)=sunlight ; sunshine.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party. Ex: A shaft of yellow sunshine fell across the carpet.
luz delantera
(n.)=headlight ; headlamp.
Ex: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight. Ex: By law a motor vehicle is allowed only 55 Watts consumption headlamp and stoplamp bulbs.
luz descendente
(n.)=downlight.
Ex: The usage of downlights allows the most equal light distribution over interior space compared to other types of lighting fixtures.
luz deslumbradora
(n.)=glare.
Ex: Users should be able to adopt a comfortable sitting position, and screen displays should be clearly visible without glare or poor focus and contrast.
luz débil
(n.)=glimmer.
Ex: Sometimes the glimmer seemed to be far away upon the horizon and sometimes it might have been within a few yards of us.
luz embutida
(n.)=recessed light ; recessed downlight ; downlight.
Ex: If you use recessed lights, you must be sure you have plenty of them to brighten up your whole kitchen area. Ex: Recessed downlights are among today's most popular lighting fixtures with an estimated 350 million installed in U.S. homes. Ex: The usage of downlights allows the most equal light distribution over interior space compared to other types of lighting fixtures.
luz empotrada
(n.)=recessed light ; recessed downlight ; downlight.
Ex: If you use recessed lights, you must be sure you have plenty of them to brighten up your whole kitchen area. Ex: Recessed downlights are among today's most popular lighting fixtures with an estimated 350 million installed in U.S. homes. Ex: The usage of downlights allows the most equal light distribution over interior space compared to other types of lighting fixtures.
luz guía
(n.)=beacon light.
Ex: The article 'Under the beacon light of a great inspiring teacher' is included in a special festschrift issue celebrating the 71st birthday of Professor P. N. Kaula.
luz incandescente
(n.)=incandescent light.
Ex: Buildings originally wired for incandescent lights are likely to have sufficient electrical service for automation needs.
luz láser
(n.)=laser light.
Ex: Luminescent powders, which fluoresce or phosphoresce when exposed to UV or laser light, are also available.
luz natural
(n.)=daylight ; natural daylight ; natural light.
Ex: As we all know the traditional type of building depended on using elements of the external wall to permite daylight and ventilation to condition the internal spaces. Ex: Large glazed areas mean that users can enjoy natural daylight, but double glazing, tinting, or architectural shading are necessary to alleviate the worst effects of noise, solar gain and solar glare = Las áreas acristaladas permiten que los usuarios puedan disfrutar de la luz natural, aunque el doble acristalamiento, los cristales ahumados, o las sombras arquitectónicas son necesarios para reducir los efectos negativos del ruido, la radiación solar y el resplandor del sol. Ex: Natural light, natural ventilation and outdoor spaces have been integrated into the operation of the building.
luz piloto
(n.)=pilot light.
Ex: The problem with pilot lights is that they waste a lot of gas and that's why most modern appliances do not have them.
luz posterior
(n.)=tail light.
Ex: Mechanics recommend checking tail lights, batteries, brakes, lug nuts, leaf springs, and tail pipes.
luz rasante
(n.)=raking light.
Ex: Indeed it is normally possible to see with a raking light which was the mould side of the sheet, for it shows a pattern of both chain and wire indentations, while the other side (the felt side) is more or less flat, or shows wire humps only.
luz roja
(n.)=red light.
Ex: The article 'Red light for HD-CD?' discusses the technology and industry developments on the new generation of high density CD formats.
luz solar
(n.)=sunlight.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
luz tenue
(n.)=glimmer.
Ex: Sometimes the glimmer seemed to be far away upon the horizon and sometimes it might have been within a few yards of us.
luz trasera
(n.)=tail light.
Ex: Mechanics recommend checking tail lights, batteries, brakes, lug nuts, leaf springs, and tail pipes.
luz ultravioleta
(n.)=UV light.
Ex: In terrariums, UV lamps are used so that plants and animals, especially reptiles, get enough of the required UV light they may need each day.
luz verde
(n.)=green light ; go-ahead.
Ex: The article 'Green lights and green cards: are you ready to?' provides an overview of library automation in the USA today. Ex: The go-ahead for the new library building came in Mar 79 and the proposals were discussed at a public hearing in June 79.
luz vertical
(n.)=uplighter.
Ex: We are more then happy to arrange a meeting at your venue so you can see just how effective the uplighters can be.
luz y guía
(n.)=lodestar.
Ex: Reason is to be our lodestar, and we must understand the workings of the noumenal world in order to live properly in this one.
luz ámbar
(n.)=yellow light.
Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched.
lácteo
(adj.)=lactic ; milky .
Ex: Truncation serves as a means of merging different word forms, but not always; MILK* will retrieve milkman but not lactation or lactic.
Ex: These plants produce a typical milky juice that causes toxic reactions following contact with skin and mucous membranes.
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* industria de los productos lácteos, la=dairy industry, the.
* industria láctea, la=dairy industry, the.
* ingestión de productos lácteos=dairy intake.
* la Vía Láctea=the Milky Way.
* no lácteo=non-dairy ; non-milk.
* producto lácteo=milk product.
* productos lácteos=dairy produce.
* sector lácteo, el=dairy sector, the.
* sólido lácteo=milk solid.

láctico
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* ácido láctico=lactic acid.
* bacteria del ácido láctico=lactic acid bacteria.
* cultivo láctico=lactic acid bacteria.

lágrima
(n.)=tear ; teardrop.
Ex: The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.
Ex: Putting all this together, we come out at a figure of two to three grains of salt in each teardrop.
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* contener las lágrimas=hold back + Posesivo + tears.
* empezar a saltar las lágrimas=eyes + start to well up with tears ; eyes + start to well up ; tears + start to well up in + Posesivo + eyes.
* enjugar las lágrimas=wipe (away) + tears.
* gota de lágrima=teardrop.
* limpiarse las lágrimas=wipe (away) + tears.
* llorar a lágrima viva=sob + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + uncontrollably ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.
* saltársele a Alguien las lágrimas=tears + well up in + Posesivo + eyes.
* sangre, sudor y lágrimas=blood, sweat and tears.
* secar las lágrimas=wipe (away) + tears.
* soltar una lágrima=shed + tears.

lámina
(n.)=art print ; plate ; print ; slice ; wafer.
Ex: An art print is an engraving, etching, lithograph, etc. printed from the plate prepared by the artist.
Ex: For monographs this statement gives the number of pages, and, if appropriate, the number of plates.
Ex: Engelmann's technique used only three colour stones (red, yellow, and blue) to make a full-colour print.
Ex: A number of identical integrated circuits are usually made side by side on a single slice of silicon.
Ex: To build an integrated circuit, once the silicon crystals have been grown, these crystals will have to be sliced into wafers.
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* cristal en láminas=plate glass.
* lámina de cristal=plate glass.
* lámina inserta=printed insert.
* persiana de láminas=louvre [louver, -USA].

lámina de cristal
(n.)=plate glass.
Ex: Plate glass is often recyled into the raw material used in fiberglass and countertops.
lámina inserta
(n.)=printed insert.
Ex: All of the printed inserts were stained with a rubber cement adhesive and more than half were no longer attached to the pages of the book.
lámpara
(n.)=valve ; lamp ; lighting fixture ; light fitting ; light fixture.
Ex: Whilst valves work by passing electric currents through a vacuum between electrodes, transistors are built from materials called semiconductors.
Ex: When the light began to fail she turned on a lamp next to the couch and continued the conversation with herself.
Ex: Deuxville's main downtown library was beautifully decorated in rare woods and marbles, bronze lighting fixtures and stained glass.
Ex: During the war, all of the light fittings on the bridge were screened as a blackout measure.
Ex: By replacing the five most frequently used light fixtures in your home with energy-saving models, you can save more than $65 each year.
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* a la luz de una lámpara de gas=by gaslight.
* lámpara de Aladino=Aladdin's lamp.
* lámpara de brazo=gooseneck lamp.
* lámpara de escritorio=desk light.
* lámpara de gas=gaslight ; gas lamp.
* lámpara de mesita de noche=bedside lamp.
* lámpara de minero=miners' lamp.
* lámpara de pie=standing lamp ; floor lamp ; uplighter.
* lámpara de rayos ultravioleta=ultraviolet lamp ; sun lamp ; UV lamp ; sunray lamp.
* lámpara solar=sun lamp ; sunray lamp ; solar light.
* lámpara termiónica=thermionic tube.
* lámpara trasera=rear lamp.
* lámpara vertical=uplighter.

lámpara de Aladino
=Aladdin's lamp.
Ex: The new information delivery systems are umpteenth generation descendants of Aladdin's lamp.
lámpara de brazo
(n.)=gooseneck lamp.
Ex: 'It's an idea I agree with completely,' she said adjusting the gooseneck lamp on her desk.
lámpara de escritorio
(n.)=desk light.
Ex: They should never be exposed to the magnetic fields which can be generated by a variety of devices, including fluorescent desk lights, fans and even piezo-electric lighters!.
lámpara de gas
(n.)=gaslight ; gas lamp.
Ex: Even by day artificial light was usually needed and, since the men refused to open the windows, the heat and fumes from gaslights rendered the air scarcely breathable. Ex: He could see the gas lamp at the far end of the station shining indistinctly through the fog.
lámpara de mesita de noche
(n.)=bedside lamp.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.
lámpara de minero
(n.)=miners' lamp.
Ex: Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps.
lámpara de pie
(n.)=standing lamp ; floor lamp ; uplighter.
Ex: Works shown involved the transformation of commonplace industrial objects and materials into decorative arts objects (e.g., a standing lamp made from an exhaust pipe). Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth. Ex: We are more then happy to arrange a meeting at your venue so you can see just how effective the uplighters can be.
lámpara de rayos ultravioleta
(n.)=ultraviolet lamp ; sun lamp ; UV lamp ; sunray lamp.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include the atomic particle accelerator; electron microscopy; photographic cameras, and ultraviolet lamps. Ex: There's no safe way to get a tan -- just like the sun, tanning beds and sun lamps release ultraviolet (UV) rays that trigger the tanning process in the skin. Ex: In terrariums, UV lamps are used so that plants and animals, especially reptiles, get enough of the required UV light they may need each day. Ex: Always be sure to wear protective goggles when using power tools or when under a sunray lamp.
lámpara solar
(n.)=sun lamp ; sunray lamp ; solar light.
Ex: There's no safe way to get a tan -- just like the sun, tanning beds and sun lamps release ultraviolet (UV) rays that trigger the tanning process in the skin. Ex: Always be sure to wear protective goggles when using power tools or when under a sunray lamp. Ex: The camp area has two ablution blocks with solar lights, hot and cold running showers, and flushing toilets.
lámpara termiónica
(n.)=thermionic tube.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
lámpara trasera
(n.)=rear lamp.
Ex: Note that the rear lamp uses washers under both nuts.
lámpara vertical
(n.)=uplighter.
Ex: We are more then happy to arrange a meeting at your venue so you can see just how effective the uplighters can be.
lánguidamente
=languidly ; listlessly.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: This film appears to consist of people listlessly hanging around doing nothing very much.

lánguido
(adj.)=languorous.
Ex: All was quiescent, languorous, beautiful in the glow of the sunshine slanting into the room through the open window.

lápida
(n.)=tombstone ; headstone.
Ex: Some user may come to the library simply to ask the librarian 'Can you suggest a suitable verse for her daughter's tombstone?'.
Ex: Photographs of 24 headstones are included with accompanying details about their location and date.

lápiz
(n.)=stylus ; pencil.
Ex: The stylus emits tiny sparks which cut minute holes in the surface of the stencil.
Ex: One seasoned supervisor insisted that in order to appear businesslike, staff reading while on desk duty should hold a pencil.
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* dibujo a lápiz=pencil drawing.
* escrito a lápiz=pencilled [penciled, -USA].
* lápiz de cera=crayon.
* lápiz de color=colouring pencil.
* lápiz de colorear=colouring pencil.
* lápiz de memoria=USB hard drive ; memory stick ; pen drive ; flash drive ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* lápiz graso=grease pencil.
* lápiz labial=lipstick.
* lápiz litográfico=grease pencil.
* lápiz óptico=light pen ; Plessey pen ; telepen ; wand ; data pen ; barcode wand.
* mina de lápiz=pencil lead.
* mordisquear el lápiz=chew + pencil.
* sistema de lápiz óptico=data pen system.

lápiz de cera
(n.)=crayon.
Ex: Normally black crayon or ink was used so that the artist could see what he was doing, but otherwise the colour was of no importance.
lápiz de color
(n.)=colouring pencil.
Ex: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.
lápiz de colorear
(n.)=colouring pencil.
Ex: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.
lápiz de memoria
(n.)=USB hard drive ; memory stick ; pen drive ; flash drive ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
lápiz graso
(n.)=grease pencil.
Ex: The lithographer therefore draws a design with a grease pencil or a greasy ink on a flat surface that can be surfaced with different grades of abrasive to produce a more or less toned effect in the design.
lápiz labial
(n.)=lipstick.
Ex: The oils and fats used in lipstick include olive oil, mineral oil, castor oil, cocoa butter, lanolin, and petrolatum.
lápiz litográfico
(n.)=grease pencil.
Ex: The lithographer therefore draws a design with a grease pencil or a greasy ink on a flat surface that can be surfaced with different grades of abrasive to produce a more or less toned effect in the design.
lápiz óptico
(n.)=light pen ; Plessey pen ; telepen ; wand ; data pen ; barcode wand.
Ex: Data-capture units are light pens, and such units can be made available at various locations in the library for public consultation. Ex: The use of the Plessey pen for the control of issues, returns and reservations is something very common in the modern library. Ex: The data pen is sometimes referred to by the manufacturers' trade names of Plessey Pen or Telepen. Ex: A wand, which can read the number by passing it across the bars, is connected to the microcomputer via one of the interfaces. Ex: One such method which relies on the computer is the data pen. Ex: Peripheral equipment such as barcode wands, desensitizers, and book stamps should be within easy reach of the operator.
láser^1
(n.)=laser.
Ex: Digital optical recording is a new technology based on the capabilities of a diode laser to melt holes in a tellurium layer.
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* asistido por láser=laser-assisted.
* cirugía con rayo láser=laser surgery.
* cirugía láser=laser surgery.
* de rayo láser=laser-based.
* disco láser=laser disc.
* impresión por láser=laser printing.
* impresora laser=laser printer.
* lector láser=laser scanner.
* luz láser=laser light.
* nítido como un rayo láser=laser-sharp.
* preciso como un rayo láser=laser-sharp.
* rayo láser=laser beam ; laser ; laser ray.

lástima
(n.)=pity ; commiseration ; sympathy.
Ex: The pity is that more people are actually in favour of libraries than actually use them.
Ex: There was no discussion, only expressions of commiseration for her and wishes of good luck = No hubo discusión, sólo expresiones de condolencia y deseos de buena suerte.
Ex: If they are non-librarians they might be released after a suitable period of chastisement but librarians should spend eternity there endlessly looking for 'Smith, E.S.' without rest or sympathy.
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* dar lástima=feel + sorry for ; pity.
* dar lástima de=feel + bad for.
* ¡qué lástima!=what a pity!.
* sentir lástima por=feel + sorry for ; commiserate (with) ; feel + bad for.
* ser una lástima=be a shame.
* tener lástima=pity.
* una verdadera lástima=a crying shame.

látex
(n.)=latex.
Ex: Allergy to natural rubber latex is increasingly common and serious in children and adults.
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* pintura látex=latex paint.

látigo
(n.)=cat o'nine tails ; whip ; bullwhip.
Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
Ex: Prisons were invented to substitute for the whip, stocks, banishment, & fines.
Ex: In the movie 'Raiders of the Lost Ark', Indiana Jones's weapon of choice was the bullwhip.
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* antena tipo radio=whip antenna.
* efecto látigo, el=whip effect, the.

láudano
(n.)=laudanum.
Ex: In the nineteenth century people consumed opium in the form of laudanum to relieve their anxieties.

lémur
(n.)=lemur.
Ex: Mankind's closest living relatives -- apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates -- are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures.

léxico^1
(n.)=lexicon.
Ex: The problem of lexicon creation and updating for large textual data bases is particularly difficult for research fields where the terminology evolves rapidly.

léxico^2
(adj.)=lexical.
Ex: This article discusses the style of scientific and technical writing from the point of view of its lexical, semantic, and use characteristics.
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* análisis léxico=lexical analysis.
* entrada léxica=lexical entry.

líbido
(n.)=libido ; sex drive ; mojo ; lechery.
Ex: The most common side effects of using steroids reported were heightened libido, acne, and increased body hair.
Ex: It's difficult for a female to understand just how powerful the average man's sex drive is.
Ex: I think we all lose our mojo at certain times in our life, whether it be our inspiration, energy, creativity, or motivation.
Ex: It also shows how much homosexuality was linked to general sexual perversion and unnatural lechery.

lícito
(adj.)=permissible ; lawful ; licit.
Ex: The permissible indexing terms and the relationship to other terms can be gleaned from a perusal of the thesaurus.
Ex: DIALOG has made it lawful for searchers to send copies of search results to their colleagues.
Ex: The lines between licit & illicit operations have become blurred, as markets have become globalized.

líder
(n.)=leading ; leader ; lead ; pacemaker ; pacesetter [pace-setter] ; leading figure ; front runner ; torchbearer [torch bearer] ; leading edge ; kingpin ; rainmaker ; number one ; opinion-maker ; driver ; bellwether.
Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
Ex: As such this is one of the front runners of the next generation of library management systems.
Ex: The mission of college libraries in India is to shoulder the responsibilities of a torch bearer.
Ex: The museum has used leading edge digital imaging technology to overcome problems of preservation and access.
Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
Ex: Rather than rainmakers, the electorate increasingly views politicians as scapegoats for economic consequences.
Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
Ex: Peers and adults who are admired, for whatever reasons, tend to be copied and followed, and a wise teacher will try to draw in to the book environment those adults and children who are opinion-makers and trend-setters.
Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
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* líder actual, el=defending champion.
* líder civil=civilian leader.
* líder de la comunidad=community leader.
* líder del mercado=market leader.
* líder del pensamiento=leader of thought.
* líder de opinión=opinion leader.
* líder espiritual=spiritual leader.
* líder militar=military leader ; military leader.
* líder mundial=world leader.
* líder político=political leader.
* líder religioso=religious leader.
* líder sindicalista=union leader.
* líder social=community leader.
* mantenerse líder=stay + ahead of the pack.
* papel de líder=leading role.
* ser líder en=take + the lead in + Gerundio.
* sin líder=leaderless.

líder actual, el
(n.)=defending champion.
Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals.
líder civil
(n.)=civilian leader.
Ex: This article describes the power and authority of the president and civilian and military leaders at the time of the war.
líder de la comunidad
(n.)=community leader.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
líder de opinión
(n.)=opinion leader.
Ex: A number of respondents expressed understandable irritation at the failure of individuals, who are often accorded the status of opinion leaders in our business, fully to comprehend the nature and constraints of SLIS work.
líder del mercado
(n.)=market leader.
Ex: Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.
líder del pensamiento
(n.)=leader of thought.
Ex: Those who self-actualise are at a peak of mental development, they are usually creative, leaders of thought, and frequently leaders in our society.
líder espiritual
(n.)=spiritual leader.
Ex: This service provides Web access to selected extracts from the writings and sayings of various spiritual leaders, saints, seers, mystics and scholars.
líder militar
(n.)=military leader ; military leader.
Ex: This article describes the power and authority of the president and civilian and military leaders at the time of the war. Ex: This article describes the power and authority of the president and civilian and military leaders at the time of the war.
líder mundial
(n.)=world leader.
Ex: Curling, a version of bowls, but played on ice and involving the astute application of brooms, is a sport in which Scotland is a world leader.
líder político
(n.)=political leader.
Ex: This article urges librarians to fight to eradicate the negative image they have in the eyes of the public, municipal officials and political leaders.
líder religioso
(n.)=religious leader.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.
líder sindicalista
(n.)=union leader.
Ex: Adam Urbanski is kingpin of a new breed of union leaders who want to be partners, not adversaries, in the school improvement crusade.
líder social
(n.)=community leader.
Ex: The small art gallery, which often features local crafts, doubles as a room for seniors to play euchre, the local shoe repair man to teach chess, community leaders to plan special action, and so on.
límite
(n.)=bound ; boundary ; cut-off point ; to what extent ; borderline ; frontier ; confine ; fringe ; limit ; cut off [cutoff] ; shore ; breaking point ; ceiling.
Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
Ex: Note the different definitions, and the different boundaries for this one subject area.
Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements.
Ex: Clearly an index must permit access to a document by its central theme, but, to what extent should access be provided to secondary or subsidiary topics considered within a document?.
Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative.
Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession.
Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.
Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.
Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.
Ex: Every night thousands of illegal aliens cross into Arizona and the people there are truly at the breaking point.
Ex: The Taiwan government is planning to lift the subsidy ceiling for solar equipment makers aiming to increase self-sufficiency to 80%.
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* alcanzar el límite de=reach + the limits of.
* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + capacidad=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades=reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
* averiguar el límite de Algo=plumb + the depths of.
* confudir los límites entre=blur + the lines between.
* confundir los límites entre=blur + the boundaries between.
* con límites impuestos por uno mismo=self-limiting.
* dentro de los límites de=within the bounds of.
* dentro de unos límites=within limits.
* desaparición de los límites=blurring of boundaries.
* desdibujar los límites=blur + the lines between.
* establecer límites=draw + limits ; set + boundaries.
* establecer un límite=set + limit.
* exceder un límite=exceed + limit.
* fecha límite=cut-off date ; closing date ; deadline.
* fijar un límite=set + cut-off point.
* hasta el límite de=to the limits of.
* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo=to + Posesivo + full potential.
* la imaginación no tiene límites=your imagination is the limit.
* límite de edad=age limit.
* límite de las nieves perpetuas=snowline.
* límite de precio=price cap.
* límite de tiempo=time limit.
* límite de velocidad=speed limit.
* límite fluctuante=moving wall.
* límite inferior=lower bound.
* límite máximo=upper limit.
* límites + desaparecer=boundaries + crumble.
* límites de una propiedad=metes and bounds.
* límite superior=upper limit ; upper bound.
* llegar al límite=reach + the breaking point.
* llegar al límite de + Posesivo + capacidad=stretch + Nombre + beyond the breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to breaking point ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* llevar a Alguien al límite=push + Alguien + over the edge ; drive + Alguien + over the edge.
* llevar al límite=stretch.
* marcar los límites=mark out.
* no existir límites=there + be + no limit.
* no haber límites=there + be + no limit.
* no hay límite(s)=the sky is the limit.
* no tener límite=have + no limit.
* no tener límites=be boundless.
* pasarse del límite=overrun [over-run].
* ser el límite=be the limit.
* sin límite=without limit ; without stint ; interminably ; uncapped.
* sin límite(s)=unbounded ; unfettered ; unstinting ; unstintingly ; the sky is the limit.

límite de edad
(n.)=age limit.
Ex: There is no upper age limit for blood donation as long as you are well with no restrictions or limitations to your activities.
límite de las nieves perpetuas
(n.)=snowline.
Ex: Warmer summer temperatures will probably lead to a rise in the summer snowline, changing the scenery in southern mountain areas.
límite de precio
(n.)=price cap.
Ex: The governor has the power to suspend the price caps if she determines they would cause a major adverse impact on the economy.
límite de tiempo
(n.)=time limit.
Ex: The time involved in all searches was carefully measured; in test 1 the time limit was set at 10 minutes, while for searchers in test 2 the time limit was extended to 15 minutes.
límite de velocidad
(n.)=speed limit.
Ex: Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.
límite fluctuante
(n.)=moving wall.
Ex: The collection covers material from the 1800s up to a 'moving wall' of between 1 and 8 years before current publication and covers 15 subjects mainly in the humanities and social sciences.
límite inferior
(n.)=lower bound.
Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).
límite máximo
(n.)=upper limit.
Ex: The logical, miniature catalog at each position in a matrix is in essence a prestructured catalog and can be treated as such if it has fewer entries than the upper limit determined for display.
límite superior
(n.)=upper limit ; upper bound.
Ex: The logical, miniature catalog at each position in a matrix is in essence a prestructured catalog and can be treated as such if it has fewer entries than the upper limit determined for display. Ex: It also provides a simple yet powerful mechanism for establishing the upper bound of the maximal substructural commonality of a series of compounds.
límites + desaparecer
(n.)=boundaries + crumble.
Ex: Collaboration -- as organizational boundaries crumble and global accessibility is technically possible, becomes the hallmark of the virtual library of the future.
límites de una propiedad
=metes and bounds.
Ex: To describe land by 'metes and bounds' is to have a known landmark for a place of beginning, and then follow a line according to the compass needle, or the course of a stream, or track of an ancient highway.
línea
(n.)=line ; line-up ; trajectory.
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
Ex: In hindsight, it is easy to see a trajectory of inevitability that made MARC, the ISBDs, and AACR2 seem more the result of historical forces than the often faltering and separate steps they were in truth.
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* acceso en línea=online access.
* acceso mediante línea telefónica=dial-access.
* adquisición en línea=online acquisition.
* aprendizaje en línea=online learning.
* autobús de línea=intercity bus.
* autobús interurbano=coach.
* baile en línea=line dance.
* base de datos en línea=online database.
* búsqueda en línea=online searching ; online search.
* cabeza de línea=railhead.
* catálogo en línea=online catalogue.
* comercio en línea=online business.
* compra en línea=online shopping.
* conexión a través de línea dedicada=leased line connection.
* continuando con la línea de=in the vein of.
* conversación en línea=online chat.
* cruzar la línea=cross + the line.
* cruzar la línea divisoria=cross + the boundary ; cross + the great divide ; cross + the dividing line ; cross + the line.
* cruzar la línea que separa=cross over + the line separating.
* cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan + Nombre=cross + Adjetivo + lines.
* de línea blanda=soft-line.
* de línea dura=hard-line.
* de líneas rectas=straight-line.
* de primera línea=first-line.
* describir en líneas generales=outline.
* de última línea=streamlined.
* distribuidor de información en línea=host ; online host.
* empleado de línea aérea=airline official.
* en el momento de escribir estas líneas=at the time of writing.
* en la línea de=along the lines.
* en la línea de fuego=in the hot seat ; in the front line ; on the front line.
* en la misma línea de=in the vein of.
* en la misma línea que=in line with.
* en línea=online [on-line] ; online-based ; inline [in-line].
* en línea con=in line with.
* en línea recta=as the crow flies.
* en líneas generales=broadly speaking ; generally ; loosely ; on the whole ; in outline ; in basic outline ; roughly speaking ; as a rough guide.
* en línea sucesoria=in line of descent.
* en + Posesivo + línea de tiro=in + Posesivo + sights.
* en primera línea=in the front line ; first-line ; on the front line.
* enseñanza en línea=online education.
* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea=offlineness.
* estado del ordenador en línea=onlineness.
* estar accesible en línea=go + online.
* facsímil de línea=line-block facsimile.
* foro de debate en línea=online forum.
* fuera de línea=offline [off-line].
* gráfica de líneas=line graph.
* grosor de línea=line-width.
* impresión en línea=online print.
* impresión fuera de línea=offline print.
* impresora de líneas=line printer.
* información en línea=online information.
* juez de línea=linesman ; assistant referee.
* línea ADSL (Línea de Subscripción Digital Asimétrica)=ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line).
* línea aérea=airline.
* línea a línea=line-by-line.
* línea arbolada, la=timberline, the ; tree line, the.
* línea argumental=line of discussion ; line of direction.
* línea base=baseline [base line].
* línea con marcas entrecortadas=dashed line.
* línea curva=curved line.
* línea de acción=course of action.
* línea de actuación=course of action ; line of attack ; operational line ; action line ; prong ; line of direction.
* línea de agua, la=water line, the.
* línea de alta tensión=power line.
* línea de argumentación=line of discussion ; line of direction ; line of argument ; line of argumentation.
* línea de banda=touch line ; sideline.
* línea de búsqueda=query line.
* línea de comunicación=line of communication.
* línea de comunicaciones=communications line.
* línea de demarcación=demarcation line.
* línea dedicada=dedicated line ; leased line.
* línea de dirección=line of direction.
* línea de falla=fault line.
* línea defensiva=line of defence ; defence line.
* línea de ferrocarril=rail line ; rail link ; railway line ; railroad(s) ; railway(s).
* línea de flotación, la=water line, the.
* línea de fuego=firing line ; front-line ; line of fire.
* línea de investigación=line of enquiry ; line of research ; line of enquiry ; research front ; avenue (for/of) research ; research avenue ; avenue of investigation ; research line ; research direction.
* línea de investigación futura=avenue (for/of) future research.
* línea de investigación posible=avenue for further research.
* línea del horizonte=skyline.
* línea de llegada=finishing post ; finish line ; start line.
* línea de los árboles, la=timberline, the ; tree line, the.
* línea de mando=line of authority ; line of command.
* línea de medio campo=halfway line.
* línea de meta=finish line ; finishing line ; finishing post ; start line ; starting post ; winning post ; goal line.
* línea de montaje de coches=car assembly line.
* línea de números=number line.
* línea de pensamiento=line of thought ; line of thinking.
* línea de productos=product line.
* línea de puntos=dotted line.
* línea de razonamiento=line of reasoning.
* línea de salida=starting line ; start line.
* línea de sangre=bloodline.
* línea de seguridad=lifeline.
* línea de trabajo=line of work.
* línea de transmisión=line transmission.
* línea de vegetación arbórea, la=tree line, the ; timberline, the.
* línea de vegetación, la=tree line, the ; timberline, the.
* línea de ventas=line.
* línea de vida=lifeline.
* línea de visión=line of sight ; line of vision.
* línea directa=hotline [hot-line].
* línea divisoria=cut-off point ; demarcation ; divide ; dividing line ; borderline ; cut off [cutoff].
* linea divisoria, la=great divide, the.
* línea fija=fixed line.
* línea horizontal=flat.
* línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica=trend line [trend-line].
* línea informativa=caption.
* línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la=International Date Line, the.
* línea maestra=screed.
* línea numérica=number line.
* línea oblicua (/)=oblique stroke (/) ; oblique line (/) ; oblique.
* línea recta=straight line.
* líneas de sombras=hachures.
* líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa=light-wave transmission lines.
* línea separatoria=dividing line.
* línea telefónica=phone line ; telephone line.
* línea telefónica dedicada=leased telephone line ; leased phone line.
* listado de impresora de líneas=line printer output.
* mantenerse en línea con=keep in + line with.
* modalidad en línea=online mode.
* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea=online public access catalogue module.
* negocio en línea=online business.
* nueva línea=linefeed.
* nueva línea de investigación=research direction.
* OCLC (Centro Bibliotecario en Línea)=OCLC (Online Computer Library Center).
* patinador en línea=inline skater.
* patinaje en línea=inline skating ; roller-blading.
* persona que se cuida la línea=weight watcher.
* ponerse en línea=stand in + line.
* por línea telefónica=over the telephone line.
* presentación en línea=online display.
* primera línea=front-line [front line] ; forefront.
* primera línea de defensa=first line of defence.
* recuperación en línea=online retrieval.
* recurso en línea=online resource.
* red en línea=online network.
* revista electrónica en línea=online journal.
* seguir líneas diferentes=be on different lines.
* Servicio de Consulta en Línea de BLAISE=BLAISE-LINE.
* servicio de información en línea=online information service.
* servicio en línea=online service.
* símbolo de avance de línea=line feed character.
* sistema en línea=online system.
* suscripción en línea=online subscription.
* teléfono de línea directa=direct-dial telephone.
* terminal en línea=online terminal.
* tiempo de conexión en línea=online time.
* tienda en línea=online store.
* título por línea=title-a-line.
* tres en línea=noughts and crosses ; tic-tac-toe.
* usuario conectado en línea=online user.
* vehículo con ruedas en línea=cycle.
* vehículo de dos ruedas en línea=two-wheeler.

línea ADSL (Línea de Subscripción Digital Asimétrica)
=ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line).
Ex: This article considers the prospects of ADSL (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) as a technique capable of competing with cable in the struggle to increase Internet bandwidth.
línea a línea
(adj.)=line-by-line.
Ex: On The Source this can be sent from disk in one 'dump', which CompuServe accepts messages only in response to line-by-line prompts.
línea arbolada, la
(n.)=timberline, the ; tree line, the.
Ex: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen. Ex: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life.
línea argumental
(n.)=line of discussion ; line of direction.
Ex: The second line of discussion concentrates on a social perspective cognition and the role of language as a mental instrument. Ex: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.
línea aérea
(n.)=airline.
Ex: Because the system can be updated continuously, it is possible for an airline to make available information about the number of standby seats on any given flight at the time of asking.
línea base
(n.)=baseline [base line].
Ex: The letters are upright, narrow, and angular, standing on crooked feet, and the ascenders are usually decorated with barbs or thorns; f and p do not normally descend below the base line.
línea con marcas entrecortadas
(n.)=dashed line.
Ex: Folds are shown by dashed lines.
línea curva
(n.)=curved line.
Ex: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.
línea de acción
(n.)=course of action.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
línea de actuación
(n.)=course of action ; line of attack ; operational line ; action line ; prong ; line of direction.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action. Ex: Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack. Ex: One of its operational lines is aimed at launching professional training programmes. Ex: Action line 1 is concerned with library source data projects. Ex: There are 2 prongs to this research, one explores the use of the term 'information' and the other major part of the study investigates a number of aspects of some information management positions. Ex: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.
línea de agua, la
(n.)=water line, the.
Ex: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.
línea de alta tensión
(n.)=power line.
Ex: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.
línea de argumentación
(n.)=line of discussion ; line of direction ; line of argument ; line of argumentation.
Ex: The second line of discussion concentrates on a social perspective cognition and the role of language as a mental instrument. Ex: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about. Ex: Why is he persisting with his line of argument when a simple apology would have ended the controversy?. Ex: It should contain a clear line of argumentation about the problem, with evidence for and against, culminating with your own conclusions.
línea de banda
(n.)=touch line ; sideline.
Ex: A soccer ball is out of play when it has wholly crossed the touch line independently on whether the ball is on the ground or in the air. Ex: The article 'Off the sidelines, onto the playing field' discusses a recent project which commissioned 9 research papers to explore the future of libraries.
línea de búsqueda
(n.)=query line.
Ex: The Pull function allows you to copy terms from records into the query line.
línea de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications line.
Ex: This will allow data to be sent over the communication lines and it must naturally be possible to set the appropriate baud rates and parity.
línea de comunicación
(n.)=line of communication.
Ex: In the latter case particularly, there should be a clear line of communication between staff operating the system and those above them.
línea de demarcación
(n.)=demarcation line.
Ex: The main issue discussed was the justification of the 'shoot to kill' policy adopted by Israel against Arab infiltrators across the 1949 demarcation lines.
línea de dirección
(n.)=line of direction.
Ex: I've read some magazine articles with what amounts to poor line of direction that made me wonder what the article is really about.
línea de falla
(n.)=fault line.
Ex: These views underlie the fault line that divides British politics today.
línea de ferrocarril
(n.)=rail line ; rail link ; railway line ; railroad(s) ; railway(s).
Ex: From Glasgow, rail lines radiate in most directions. Ex: Wangaratta is strategically placed on the direct rail link between Melbourne and Sydney. Ex: The wall between the Hotel's garden and pool and the railway line and the beach was flattened by the tsunami. Ex: The article 'Libraries and the railroads -- or sitting on a siding watching the freight trains go by' compares the possible future of libraries and information centres with the state of US railways. Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
línea de flotación, la
(n.)=water line, the.
Ex: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.
línea de fuego
(n.)=firing line ; front-line ; line of fire.
Ex: The article 'From the firing line: practical advice for reference service with children in the public library' explores librarians' fear of contact with children. Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication. Ex: The article is entitled 'In the line of fire: the library of University College Hull during World War II'.
línea de investigación
(n.)=line of enquiry ; line of research ; line of enquiry ; research front ; avenue (for/of) research ; research avenue ; avenue of investigation ; research line ; research direction.
Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses. Ex: The lines of research leading up to and forming the subfield of bibliometrics are traced from earliest times to 1969, when this term was proposed as a substitute for statistical bibliography. Ex: The reviewer's place in citation chains is an important one because conceivably a carefully done critical review could make or break a line of enquiry or alter the direction of a chain of citations. Ex: This article presents a method for identifying the research front of a scientific discipline based on constructing cocitation clusters and on a content analysis of citations. Ex: One avenue of research that is set to improve information access is to develop technologies for automatically personalizing information. Ex: 'Cultural norms' have foreclosed research avenues in evolutionary studies. Ex: This avenue of investigation leads into spatial approaches used frequently by psychologists, sociologists, and architectural designers = Esta línea de investigación nos lleva a métodos para estudiar el espacio físico usados frecuentmente por los sicólogos, sociólogos y arquitectos. Ex: This paper identifies the significant research influences on practice, and the research lines not yet reflected in operational systems. Ex: The purpose of this article is to suggest promising research directions in this domain.
línea de investigación futura
(n.)=avenue (for/of) future research.
Ex: The author acknowledges the limitations to this approach and suggests avenues for future research.
línea de investigación posible
(n.)=avenue for further research.
Ex: Avenues for further research in this area are identified.
línea de llegada
(n.)=finishing post ; finish line ; start line.
Ex: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post. Ex: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line. Ex: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.
línea de los árboles, la
(n.)=timberline, the ; tree line, the.
Ex: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen. Ex: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life.
línea de mando
(n.)=line of authority ; line of command.
Ex: The scalar principle requires that there be a final, ultimate authority in every organization, and that the lines of authority extend downward through the organization to every subordinate position. Ex: The line of command concept also had its origins in the armies of antiquity and medieval ages.
línea de medio campo
(n.)=halfway line.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
línea de meta
(n.)=finish line ; finishing line ; finishing post ; start line ; starting post ; winning post ; goal line.
Ex: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line. Ex: Upon reaching the finishing line, the participants will find themselves all having gone the same distance without having reached the same point. Ex: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post. Ex: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race. Ex: When the horse crossed the starting post, the flag was lowered signalling to those with stop watches to start timing. Ex: In 1947 certain racetracks introduced cameras at the winning post to determine the outcomes of close finishes. Ex: The law says a corner kick is awarded when a defender last touches the ball before it goes out over his own goal line.
línea de montaje de coches
(n.)=car assembly line.
Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.
línea de números
(n.)=number line.
Ex: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.
línea de pensamiento
(n.)=line of thought ; line of thinking.
Ex: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'. Ex: I feel this is an utterly absurd and ridiculous line of thinking, but unfortunately lack the knowledge to explain why it is ridiculous.
línea de productos
(n.)=product line.
Ex: IBM decided to alter radically its personal computer product line due to a significant loss of market share during 1985 and 1986.
línea de puntos
(n.)=dotted line.
Ex: The gangplank (illustrated by the dotted line in Figure 1) can be thrown across without weakening the chain of command, as long as this relationship is advisory and not policy making = La pasarela (ilustrada por la línea de puntos de la Figura 1) se puede cruzar sin debilitar la cadena de mando, en tanto en cuanto esta relación sea consultiva y no para la elaboración de políticas.
línea de razonamiento
(n.)=line of reasoning.
Ex: In some ways I understand this line of reasoning but the truth of the matter is that all of us will kick the bucket at some point.
línea de salida
(n.)=starting line ; start line.
Ex: He described how he just got back from watching a marathon, and how gruelling it can be just to arrive at the starting line. Ex: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.
línea de sangre
(n.)=bloodline.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.
línea de seguridad
(n.)=lifeline.
Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
línea de trabajo
(n.)=line of work.
Ex: There are also programmes in several autonomous regions for support of their own lines of work = También existen programas en varias comunidades autónomas para apoyar sus propias líneas de trabajo.
línea de transmisión
(n.)=line transmission.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.
línea de vegetación arbórea, la
(n.)=tree line, the ; timberline, the.
Ex: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life. Ex: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen.
línea de vegetación, la
(n.)=tree line, the ; timberline, the.
Ex: One of the most barren spots on the planet is above the tree line, where glaciers strip the land of nutrients and life. Ex: Trees don't grow above the timberline because of high winds, low soil moisture, cold temperatures, and lack of oxygen.
línea de ventas
(n.)=line.
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.
línea de vida
(n.)=lifeline.
Ex: The challenge to the information professional is to integrate the use of information into the fabric of society, in step with the realization that information flow is the lifeline of modern democracies.
línea de visión
(n.)=line of sight ; line of vision.
Ex: Sure, but if you watch the replay you'll see that Watson was behind the net and with a clear line of sight when he blew the whistle. Ex: Has your line of vision ever been invaded by what looks like tiny black gnats swarming around you? .
línea dedicada
(n.)=dedicated line ; leased line.
Ex: If a library expects constant use of a particular database from a supplier or vendor (perhaps a cataloging database such as OCLC), there may be a 'leased' or 'dedicated' line devoted solely to the access of a particular database in return for a stipulated annual fee. Ex: There were upwards of 60 participants with leased lines in April 1984 (approximately 325 terminals connected) and the number of additional 'dial-up' customers is increasing rapidly.
línea defensiva
(n.)=line of defence ; defence line.
Ex: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process. Ex: Fortresses and defence lines were used to protect as much territory as possible.
línea del horizonte
(n.)=skyline.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
línea directa
(n.)=hotline [hot-line].
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
línea divisoria
(n.)=cut-off point ; demarcation ; divide ; dividing line ; borderline ; cut off [cutoff].
Ex: The names of Muslim authors throughout the classical period, for which the cut-off point is around the year 1800, were made up of the following elements. Ex: A clearer demarcation might be drawn between the traditional subject headings lists and thesauri by the following summary of differences. Ex: Nevertheless, this basic divide remains a useful distinction between two major categories of indexing systems. Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred. Ex: Both approaches have in common, however, the problem of establishing a borderline between public interest and private initiative. Ex: It is assumed that the sum of those units receiving top priority status is less than the current budgeted amount and that a cut off will occur at some point.
línea fija
(n.)=fixed line.
Ex: It is not necessary to set up a fixed line between the two communicating parties and many callers can share the high-capacity networks.
línea horizontal
(n.)=flat.
Ex: The graph of the growth of the subject shows an initial flat, a steep climb, a small flat, and a rapid decline.
línea indicativa de la evolución de una gráfica
(n.)=trend line [trend-line].
Ex: The individual's distance from the trend line indicates possible salary inequity.
línea informativa
(n.)=caption.
Ex: The text accompanying an illustration and explaining the subject represented is known as caption, legend or cutline.
línea internacional de cambio de fecha, la
=International Date Line, the.
Ex: The International Date Line is an imaginary line which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is 180° away from the Greenwich meridian.
línea maestra
(n.)=screed.
Ex: Plasterers first clean any surfaces they are due to work on, and even out any corners, wall and ceiling surfaces using screeds.
línea numérica
(n.)=number line.
Ex: So, instead of an infinite linear number line, we should use a circular arrangement, like a clock face.
línea oblicua (/)
(n.)=oblique stroke (/) ; oblique line (/) ; oblique.
Ex: It is useful to employ some device, such as an oblique stroke (/), to separate clearly the elementary concepts in the summarization. Ex: In full cataloguing the author's name follows the title and should be separated from it by an oblique line. Ex: The system makes use of hyphens, commas and obliques to deal with more complicated situations: GR/EN/FR/IT would mean that the text is published in each of the 4 languages indicated.
línea recta
(n.)=straight line.
Ex: One was drawn with curved lines and ovals and the other was formed with straight lines and rectangles.
línea separatoria
(n.)=dividing line.
Ex: Improvements are, however being made all the time: the dividing line between microcomputer and minicomputer is already blurred.
línea telefónica
(n.)=phone line ; telephone line.
Ex: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer. Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
línea telefónica dedicada
(n.)=leased telephone line ; leased phone line.
Ex: Considerable improvements on this figure are possible by making use of special, high-quality leased telephone lines, and by employing sophisticated data-coding methods, in each case at extra cost. Ex: This article discusses the use of diskettes, Bernoulli removable disc cartridges, CD-ROM's, modems using dial up phone lines, leased phone lines, satellites and frequency modulated (FM) subcarriers.
líneas de sombras
(n.)=hachures.
Ex: In cartography hachures are the lines drawn on a map to indicate relief features.
líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa
=light-wave transmission lines.
Ex: Two of the most important new media are satellite links and optic fibre, or lightwave transmission lines.
lío
(n.)=mess ; jumble ; hassle ; cock-up ; bedlam ; snarl ; snarl-up ; a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; palaver ; predicament ; rigmarole [rigamarole] ; muck-up ; can of worms.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: Compared to this fairly ordered monographic literature, the multiple contents of a collection of periodicals seemed like a terrible jumble.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy.
Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.
Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: The government is creating a rigmarole of a process for residents to exercise their constitutional right.
Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.
Ex: Had you done that 14 years ago, you would have had a much smaller can of worms to deal with.
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* armar un lío=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + trouble ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir!=O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
* en un lío=in a (pretty) pickle ; in a turmoil ; in a twirl.
* estar hecho un lío=be at sixes and sevens with ; be in a tizz(y).
* hacerse un lío=be in a tizz(y).
* lío amoroso=fling ; affair ; emotional affair.
* lío sentimental=affair ; fling ; emotional affair.
* meterse en líos=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en un lío=be in trouble ; get into + a predicament.
* no meterse en líos=keep out of + trouble.
* ¡qué lío!=what a palaver!.
* tener un lío amoroso=have + an affair ; have + a fling.

lío amoroso
(n.)=fling ; affair ; emotional affair.
Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey. Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Ex: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
lío sentimental
(n.)=affair ; fling ; emotional affair.
Ex: Due to his many children and multiple affairs, he also came to be worshipped as the god of fertility. Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey. Ex: She sounds like she has enough on her plate as it is, and she definitely doesn't need an emotional affair to confuse her even more.
lípido
(n.)=lipid.
Ex: The different methodologies and techniques used to extract and analyse lipids and lipid extracts from food (milk, milk products, oil seeds, fat products) and biological materials are discussed.
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* extracto lípido=lipid extract.
* grasa lípida=lipid fat.

líquido amniótico
(n.)=amniotic fluid.
Ex: Amniotic fluid is the watery liquid surrounding and cushioning a growing fetus within the amnion.
líquido cefalorraquídeo
(n.)=cerebrospinal fluid.
Ex: The most common indication for a lumbar puncture is to collect cerebrospinal fluid in a case of suspected meningitis.
líquido cerebroespinal
(n.)=cerebrospinal fluid.
Ex: The most common indication for a lumbar puncture is to collect cerebrospinal fluid in a case of suspected meningitis.
líquido condensado
(n.)=condensate.
Ex: The condensates he managed to produce contained more atoms and could therefore be used to investigate the phenomenon further.
líquido corrector
(n.)=correction fluid ; erasing fluid.
Ex: The stencil is perhaps the most flexible, since correction fluid can be used to remove errors. Ex: Obviously this gives a much more satisfactory result than that achieved by the use of erasers or erasing fluid.
líquido de desecho
(n.)=effluent.
Ex: Good bookshops are few and far between and the kind to be found in most towns are as educationally healthy as a river rich in industrial effluent is physically salubrious.
líquido de frenos
(n.)=brake fluid.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .
líquido de transmisión
(n.)=transmission fluid.
Ex: Chapter 10 covers the following: changing oil filter; checking automatic transmission fluid; replacing fan belt; and replacing headlight.
líquido desconocido
(n.)=foreign substance.
Ex: Drinks, food, cigarettes, chewing gum or any other foreign substance should never be brought onto the dance floor.
líquido gaseoso
(n.)=gas liquid.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.
líquido inflamable
(n.)=flammable liquid.
Ex: All storage rooms where flammable liquids are stored should have restricted access and be properly identified.
líquido lavalunetas
(n.)=windscreen wiper fluid.
Ex: Most windscreen wipers operate together with a windscreen washer; a pump that supplies water and detergent (usually a blend called windscreen wiper fluid) from a tank.
líquido limpiador
(n.)=cleaning fluid.
Ex: The positive results from a pilot project, mounted with anti-static cleaning fluid and borrowed equipment, led the library to purchase the equipment so that a portion of the collection can be cleaned on a rotating basis each year.
líquido para limpiaparabrisas
(n.)=windscreen wiper fluid.
Ex: Most windscreen wipers operate together with a windscreen washer; a pump that supplies water and detergent (usually a blend called windscreen wiper fluid) from a tank.
líquido revelador
(n.)=developing fluid.
Ex: The most common method is to expose the copy paper by passing it through a trough of developing fluid.
líquido^1
(n.)=liquid ; substance ; fluid.
Ex: This is the common 'bubble' sort, in which the highest or the lowest 'values' rise to the top like bubbles in a liquid.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream.
Ex: For example, the heading 'Circulation of the blood' is acceptable, but the very similar 'Movement of fluids in plants' is not.
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* control de flujo del líquido=fluid-control.
* líquido amniótico=amniotic fluid.
* líquido cefalorraquídeo=cerebrospinal fluid.
* líquido cerebroespinal=cerebrospinal fluid.
* líquido condensado=condensate.
* líquido corrector=correction fluid ; erasing fluid.
* líquido de desecho=effluent.
* líquido de frenos=brake fluid.
* líquido desconocido=foreign substance.
* líquido de transmisión=transmission fluid.
* líquido gaseoso=gas liquid.
* líquido inflamable=flammable liquid.
* líquido lavalunetas=windscreen wiper fluid.
* líquido limpiador=cleaning fluid.
* líquido para limpiaparabrisas=windscreen wiper fluid.
* líquido revelador=developing fluid.
* succionador de líquidos=baster.
* volverse líquido=turn to + liquid.

líquido^2
(adj.)=molten ; runny ; liquid.
Ex: The whole box was then immersed for about ten minutes in a pit of molten metal.
Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.
Ex: We use herbs in liquid form because they are more easily digested and absorbed.
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* demasiado líquido=runny .
* estiércol líquido=slurry.
* nitrógeno líquido=liquid nitrogen.
* onza líquida=fluid ounce.
* pantalla de cristal líquido=LCD [liquid crystal display].
* pedo líquido=wet fart.
* residuos líquidos=liquid waste.

lírica
(n.)=lyric.
Ex: Those clases formed by dividing a class by one characteristic are called 'coordinate classes'; thus, Poetry and Drama are coordinate, as are Narrative and lyric.

lírico
(adj.)=lyrical.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.

lívido
(adj.)=pale ; haggard ; bruised.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.
Ex: To see a haggard face in your dreams, denotes misfortune and defeat in love matters.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.

lóbrego
(adj.)=lugubrious.
Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.

lóbulo
(n.)=lobe.
Ex: Though the working memory has been primarily associated with frontal lobe function until now, the contributions of other lobes ought to be taken into consideration.
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* lóbulo cerebral=cerebral lobe.
* lóbulo de la oreja=ear lobe ; earlobe.
* lóbulo frontal=frontal lobe.
* lóbulo occipital=occipital lobe.
* lóbulo parietal=parietal lobe.
* lóbulo temporal=temporal lobe.

lóbulo cerebral
(n.)=cerebral lobe.
Ex: Chapter 1, on memory and the brain, explains brain cells, the cortex, function of the cerebral lobes, and other brain structures.
lóbulo de la oreja
(n.)=ear lobe ; earlobe.
Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings. Ex: Similarly, an English woman visiting Italy who touches her earlobes a lot, without realising the cultural significance of this action, would be behaving flirtatiously in that context.
lóbulo frontal
(n.)=frontal lobe.
Ex: This decrease occurred primarily in the frontal lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere and in the temporal and parietal lobes of the right hemisphere.
lóbulo occipital
(n.)=occipital lobe.
Ex: Research in this area has also shown that children who are retarded in reading even though they are normal in other respects have an inverted right occipital lobe.
lóbulo parietal
(n.)=parietal lobe.
Ex: This decrease occurred primarily in the frontal lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere and in the temporal and parietal lobes of the right hemisphere.
lóbulo temporal
(n.)=temporal lobe.
Ex: This decrease occurred primarily in the frontal lobe of the left cerebral hemisphere and in the temporal and parietal lobes of the right hemisphere.
lógica
(n.)=logic ; ratio decidendi ; reasonability.
Ex: For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, Metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.
Ex: An online search of the WESTLAW and LEXIS databases, and examination of numerous cases with potential precedential value found the many dicta in judicial opinions to differ among jurisdictions, and found no ratio decidendi at all.
Ex: A major objective of this project was also to demonstrate both the possibility and the reasonability of using handheld technology = Además, uno de los principales objetivos de este proyecto fue demostrar la posibilidad y la conveniencia de utilizar tecnología portátil para simplificar y normalizar el proceso de recogida de datos.
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* base de datos de lógica difusa=fuzzy database.
* conjunto aleatorio de lógica difusa=random fuzzy set.
* conjunto de lógica difusa=fuzzy set.
* conjuntos de lógica difusa=fuzzy clustering.
* especialista en la lógica=logician.
* lógica booleana=Boolean logic.
* lógica borrosa=fuzzy logic.
* lógica contextual=contextual logic.
* lógica de búsqueda=search logic.
* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación=weighted-term search logic.
* lógica de términos ponderados=weighted term logic.
* lógica difusa=fuzzy logic.
* lógica imprecisa=fuzzy logic.
* lógica matemática=mathematical logic.
* lógica modal=modal logic.
* lógica simbólica=symbolic logic.
* modelo de lógica difusa=fuzzy model.
* operador de lógica booleana=Boolean logic operator.
* procesador de lógica difusa=fuzzy query processor.
* recuperación de información de lógica difusa=fuzzy data retrieval.
* señal lógica=logical signal.
* sin lógica ni explicación=without rhyme or reason.
* sistema de lógica difusa=fuzzy system.
* suma lógica=logical sum.
* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa=fuzzy IR technique.
* variable aleatoria de lógica difusa=fuzzy random variable.

lógica booleana
=Boolean logic.
Ex: Boolean logic is the logic system employed in searching most post-co-ordinate indexes, and which is employed to link terms from both natural and controlled indexing languages.
lógica borrosa
(n.)=fuzzy logic.
Ex: Fuzzy logic captures the fuzzy nature of human intelligence.
lógica contextual
=contextual logic.
Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.
lógica de búsqueda
=search logic.
Ex: Search logic is the means of specifying combinations of terms which must be matched in retrieval.
lógica de búsqueda por ponderación
=weighted-term search logic.
Ex: Weighted-term search logic may also be used to limit or rank the output from a search that has been conducted in response to a search profile using Boolean logic.
lógica de términos ponderados
=weighted term logic.
Ex: In its role in formulating search profiles, weighted term logic may be introduced either as a search logic in its own right, or as a means of reducing the search output from a search whose basic logic is Boolean.
lógica difusa
(n.)=fuzzy logic.
Ex: Fuzzy logic captures the fuzzy nature of human intelligence.
lógica imprecisa
(n.)=fuzzy logic.
Ex: Fuzzy logic captures the fuzzy nature of human intelligence.
lógica matemática
(n.)=mathematical logic.
Ex: Mathematical logic is a branch of mathematics, which grew out of symbolic logic.
lógica modal
(n.)=modal logic.
Ex: This estimation can be suitably described in terms of modal logic.
lógica simbólica
(n.)=symbolic logic.
Ex: Mathematical logic is a branch of mathematics, which grew out of symbolic logic.
lógicamente
=logically ; not unnaturally.
Ex: A file of data will usually need to be logically organized so that each item has its correct place.
Ex: Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.

lógico^1
(n.)=logician.
Ex: This article recalls the memory of the Rumanian mathematician, logician and philosopher, Grigore C. Moisil = Este artículo es un homenaje a la memoria del matemático rumano, especialista en la lógica y filósofo, Grigore C. Moisil.

lógico^2
(adj.)=logical ; reasonable ; inferential.
Ex: In an application where weighted term logic is the primary search logic, search profiles are framed by combining index terms in a simple logical sum.
Ex: It is therefore reasonable to apply the principles of facet analysis in order to evaluate the schemes.
Ex: Only in LIS were there more articles using descriptive techniques than articles using inferential techniques.
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* base lógica=rationale.
* cumplir un enunciado lógico de búsqueda=satisfy + logic statement.
* de forma lógica=in a meaningful way.
* de manera lógica=in a meaningful way.
* de una manera lógica=logically.
* diferencia lógica=logical difference.
* es por lo tanto lógico que=it therefore follows that.
* estructura lógica=logical data structure.
* nada lógico=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
* no parecer lógico=make + no sense.
* operador lógico=logic operator ; logical operator.
* parecer lógico=make + sense.
* registro lógico=logical record.
* ser lógico=stand to + reason.
* ser una consecuencia lógica de=go with + the territory (of) ; come with + the territory (of).

lúbrico
(adj.)=lewd .
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral indecente.

lúcidamente
=lucidly ; luminously.
Ex: Saracevic has lucidly charted its progress up to fairly recent times.
Ex: Luminously portrayed as a free-spirited genius spilling over with self-confidence and good humor, Juana is the shining feminist heroine of Bemberg's film.

lúcido
=lucid ; clear-headed ; luminous ; shining ; clear-sighted ; of (a) sound mind.
Ex: A lucid summary of the factors involved in cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies was given by Lancaster in 1971.
Ex: This book offers the opportunity to practice reasoning in a clear-headed and critical way.
Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
Ex: When the market for shining victorias and handy runabouts was climaxed by the building of 'horseless carriages,' and tax benefits and lower wages lured mill owners south, thousands emigrated westward.
Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
Ex: The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind.

lúdico
(adj.)=recreational ; game-playing ; ludic.
Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.
Ex: Reading literature is a game-playing activity in which we 'try out' various possible solutions to life-problems and see how they might be worked out before having to tackle them in reality.
Ex: Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.

lúgubre
(adj.)=gloomy ; grim ; grim-faced ; dreary ; spooky ; spine-tingling ; doleful ; lugubrious ; blackly ; drearily.
Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: In the English language, people are described as grim, while in Journalese they are referred to as being 'grim-faced'.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: Records are even being sold with terrifying sounds designed to create a 'spooky' atmosphere at home.
Ex: This is a spine-tingling collection of real haunted houses and spooky ghost stories.
Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
Ex: Such epigones seldom present more than a lugubrious rehash and potpourri of their idols.
Ex: Some possible candidates would definitely include Tom Lehrer, a former Harvard professor who became a song writer of blackly satirical songs.
Ex: Quite apart from anything else, it is drearily boring, the tedium exacerbated by the grating monotony of Stein's voice.
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* de un modo lúgubre=spookily.

lúgubremente
=gloomily ; spookily.
Ex: He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.
Ex: The members of Harvey's family seem almost spookily healthy and perky and nice to each other.

lúpulo
(n.)=hop.
Nota: Fermento de cereal.
Ex: Programmes covering seeds and the processing of hops may also be submitted.

m/s [milisegundo]
=m/s [millisecond].
Ex: The fastest transmission media operate at the speed of light, 300 million m/s.

macabeo
(adj.)=boring.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
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* rollo macabeo=soapbox.

macabro
(adj.)=macabre ; grisly ; sinister ; gruesome.
Nota: Véase some para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.
Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights.
Ex: Much of what he sees and shows his readers is grim, if not grisly.
Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
Ex: We hear horrendous tales of shootings in schools and colleges and gruesome murder of parents.

macaco
(n.)=Barbary ape.
Nota: Mono del Norte de â€ frica.
Ex: He challenged the work of anatomists such as Galen (2nd century AD), whose understanding of the human body was based on the study of farm animals and Barbary apes.

macadamia
(n.)=macadamia nut ; macadamia.
Ex: Macadamia nuts are harvested from the orchard floor either manually or by using mechanical sweepers.
Ex: Samples of almond, groundnut, hazelnut, macademia, safflower, wheatgerm and virgin olive oil obtained from retail outlets in England and Wales were analysed.

macairodo
(n.)=sabre-toothed tiger.
Ex: Sabre-toothed tigers are some of the best known and most popular of ice age animals.

macanudo
(adj.)=great.
Ex: Click on 'add new experience', provide as much details as you can, and let us know why you think they are so great.

macarra^1
(n.)=thug ; lout ; ruffian ; hoodlum ; hoodie.
Ex: Poole was a notorious gang leader & street thug, murdered by enemies of similar background.
Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.
Ex: The coroner said she had died not from drowning, but from being abused and murdered by a gang of ruffians.
Ex: Gangs of hoodlums, aged as young as eight, are roaming the streets terrorising store owners and shoppers in broad daylight.
Ex: Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.

macarra^2
(adj.)=tacky ; tawdry ; naff.
Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.
Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.

macarrónico
(adj.)=macaronic.
Ex: Folengo was outstanding among the macaronic poets (who wrote mixing Latin grammatical forms with vernacular vocabulary).
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* griego macarrónico=dog Greek.
* latín macarrónico=dog Latin ; mock Latin.
* poesía macarrónica=macaronic poetry.
* verso macarrónico=macaronic verse.

macartismo
=McCarthyism.
Nota: Período de la historia americana caracterizado por la persecución de personas con ideas comunistas o liberales.
Ex: The author examines the dominance of liberal anticommunism in McCarthyism, when professed liberals 'abjectly betrayed their own principles'.

macedonia de frutas
(n.)=fruit salad ; fruit cocktail.
Ex: As you serve the fruit salad, sprinkle a little freshly grated nutmeg over each serving. Ex: Then mix together the undrained fruit cocktail and coconut extract in a large mixing bowl.
macedonia^2
(n.)=fruit salad ; fruit cocktail.
Ex: As you serve the fruit salad, sprinkle a little freshly grated nutmeg over each serving.
Ex: Then mix together the undrained fruit cocktail and coconut extract in a large mixing bowl.
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* macedonia de frutas=fruit salad ; fruit cocktail.

maceración
(n.)=maceration.
Ex: With maceration, bones are cleaned of tissue by bacteria; it is a rotting process.

macerar
(v.)=steep ; macerate.
Ex: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant.
Ex: Let the berries macerate for at least an hour before serving.

maceta
(n.)=plant pot ; flower pot.
Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
Ex: Four men were last night charged with importing 35 kilograms of cocaine concealed in flower pots.
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* abono orgánico para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* abono vegetal para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* colocar un trozo de maceta sobre el agüjero de drenaje=crock + the pot.
* compost para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* en maceta=potted.
* plantado en maceta=potted.
* plantar en maceta=pot.
* poner en maceta=pot.
* sembrar en maceta=pot.
* trozo de maceta=a piece of + broken crock.

macetero
(n.)=plant pot ; flower pot.
Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
Ex: Four men were last night charged with importing 35 kilograms of cocaine concealed in flower pots.

machacado
(adj.)=crushed ; mashed ; beat-up.
Ex: Red clay tennis courts are made of natural clay or crushed red brick.
Ex: It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.

machacadora
(n.)=crusher.
Ex: They produce more types and sizes of crushers and breakers than any other firm in the world.

machacar
(v.)=bust ; batter ; squash ; crush ; clobber ; steamroller ; pound ; lick ; mash ; blow away ; kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt ; pulverise [pulverize, -USA] ; harp on ; polish + Nombre + off ; mop (up) + the floor with ; make + short change of ; mush up ; get + goose-egged.
Nota: Usado en el deporte específicamente para indicar que el equipo perdedor no marcó ni un tanto.
Ex: 'That new project he's been busting himself and everyone else over is way behind schedule and Peterson is getting fed up'.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
Ex: The article has the title 'Reorganizing organizations and information: how knowledge technologies squash heirarchy and alter the role of information'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.
Ex: Clobbering the rich with taxes doesn't help anyone.
Ex: When push comes to shove, it seems that short-term economic interests steamroller scientific arguments.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.
Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.
Ex: If they do muster up the courage to participate, they have learned what it is like to lose: they describe it as being 'slaughtered,' 'blown away,' or 'shredded'.
Ex: It took me a while to decide if this is actually an action movie or not but it's got Bruce Willis in it and he's kicking arse, saving the world.
Ex: In 'Killers,' out this Friday in theaters, Katherine Heigl discovers her mild-mannered new husband is secretly a gun-toting spy and learns to kick butt herself.
Ex: Doctors have successfully prevented a patient's leg from being amputated by pulverizing a blood clot in his femoral artery with a triturator.
Ex: I think people harp on the grammatical incorrectness of 'war on terror' too much in order to avoid the issue.
Ex: Martin cut it in half, and we polished it off before going to bed.
Ex: By the time that he woke, Sarine felt as if someone had mopped the floor with him and run him through the wringer for good measure.
Ex: I guess they're trying to prove that the new Freddy can make short change of the people that defeated him before.
Ex: With a ricer, you mush up the potatoes using mostly an up and down motion, forcing the spuds through the holes in the ricer until all the lumps are broken.
Ex: Both of these teams suffered the humiliation of getting goose-egged on the scoreboard Thursday night.
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* machacar los tipos=batter + type.
* machacársela=jerk + Reflexivo + off ; wank.
* machacar un idea=squash + idea.

machacar los tipos
(v.)=batter + type.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
machacar un idea
(v.)=squash + idea.
Ex: A client who sees his pet idea squashed by the provision of information negating its novelty or value is often reluctant to admit that this can have a real value!.
machacársela
(v.)=jerk + Reflexivo + off ; wank.
Ex: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door. Ex: Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women.
machaqueo
(n.)=grinding.
Ex: Leonard Woolf has observed that `The grinding of the intellect is for most people as painful as the dentist's drill'.

macharse
(v.)=make + Posesivo + exit.
Ex: She had placed herself in an awkward situation and was anxious to make her exit.
machete
(n.)=machete.
Ex: Miriam Greene, the British woman attacked with a machete in Tobago, has undergone facial reconstructive surgery.
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* blandiendo machetes=machete-wielding.
* con machetes=machete-wielding.

machista
(n./adj.)=chauvinist.
Ex: In addition, the author urges men to examine their own attitudes for evidences of what he referred to as 'chauvinist piggery'.
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* insulto machista=sexual insult.

macho alfa
(n.)=alpha male.
Ex: She has been telling him that he is a beta male, a subordinate figure, and must learn to become an alpha male, or leader of the pack, before the public can accept him as President.
macho beta
(n.)=beta male.
Ex: She has been telling him that he is a beta male, a subordinate figure, and must learn to become an alpha male, or leader of the pack, before the public can accept him as President.
macho^1
(n.)=stud ; male.
Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/'stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.
Ex: The decision has been made to use the term males instead of the term Men in the indexing of documents.
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* agarrarse los machos=batten down + the hatches.
* apretarse los machos=gird (up) + Posesivo + loins.
* cabra macho=billy-goat ; he-goat.
* cerdo macho=boar.
* gato macho=tomcat.
* macho alfa=alpha male.
* macho beta=beta male.
* Nombre de Pájaro + macho=cock + Nombre de Pájaro.

macho^2
(n.)=tough guy.
Ex: It seems like they are just some tough guys with no balls to pick a fight.

machona
(n.)=tomboy.
Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.

machote
(n.)=stud.
Ex: 'Slut'/'angel' and 'wuss'/'stud' dichotomies provide an oversimplified grid from which adolescents negotiate complex feelings towards their own sexuality.

machón
(n.)=pier.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

macicez
(n.)=sturdiness.
Ex: The life of military brats is a 'mixed bag': they're worldly and sophisticated, which civilians might label as 'sturdiness'.

macilento
(adj.)=haggard.
Ex: To see a haggard face in your dreams, denotes misfortune and defeat in love matters.

macizo
(adj.)=rock solid.
Ex: The numbers in the ad, which are quite eye-opening, are rock-solid.
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* de oro macizo=solid-gold.

macramé
(n.)=macramé.
Ex: 'But didn't you say that one of the reasons you wanted to leave was because you were tired of macramé and wanted to get into computers?'.

macro
(n.)=macro.
Ex: Macros and synonyms may be used to assist with complicated searches.

macrocosmos
(n.)=macrocosm.
Ex: The interaction of the microcosm of the self with the macrocosm of the universe is a central dialectic for establishing inner and outer harmony.

macrocósmico
(adj.)=macrocosmic.
Ex: In this model, campuses would be used as research laboratories wherein microcosmic solutions to macrocosmic problems are developed.

macroeconomía
(n.)=macroeconomics.
Ex: A major problem in macroeconomics is forecasting the growth of the national economy.

macroeconómico
(adj.)=macroeconomic [macro-economic].
Ex: The author outlines the key macroeconomic factors influencing UK and German university libraries.

macroestructura
(n.)=macrostructure.
Ex: The distinction between macrostructure and microstructure is relative to the perspective, aims or level of description.

macroestructural
(adj.)=macrostructural.
Ex: Alcoholic men and women showed similar patterns of macrostructural and microstructural abnormalities in the corpus callosum.

macroforma
(n.)=macroform.
Nota: Término genérico para cualquier medio transparent u opaco que contenga imágenes que se puedan leer a simple vista sin dificultad.
Ex: A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.

macromolecular
(adj.)=macromolecular.
Ex: This work is now divided into two sections the first covering biochemistry and organic chemistry, the second covering macromolecular materials, analytical chemistry, physical chemistry and chemical technology = Esta obra ahora se divide en dos secciones, la primera abarca la bioquímica y la química orgánica, la segunda los documentos macromoleculares, la química analítica, la físicoquímica y la tecnología química.

macronivel
(n.)=macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].
Ex: This article distinguishes between research undertaken at the micro, meso and macro levels and the concomitant foci, demands and potential contribution of such research.

macroordenador
(n.)=mainframe ; mainframe computer.
Ex: The system hardly differs from existing bar-code readers operating on minicomputers and mainframes: the 'pen' is passed over the labels on the reader's card and on the book, thus recording a loan.
Ex: Mainframe computers are rarely dedicated to the library's own sole application, unless the library concerned happens to be a national library, offering online access to its data bases to a wide audience.

macroscópico
(adj.)=macroscopic.
Ex: In this transition from a macroscopic to a microscopic field of scientific communication, the author finds evidence for the invalidity of Bradford's Law.

macrotesauro
=macrothesaurus ; Root Thesaurus.
Ex: A macrothesaurus is a thesaurus consisting of terms of high generality and covering a broad field of knowledge.
Ex: The British Standards Institution Root Thesaurus is an important attempt to provide a standard list of terms from which terms for thesauri and indexing languages can be selected, and more application-oriented lists derived.

maculado
(adj.)=offset.
Nota: En imprenta, mancha que una hoja recién impresa deja sobre la siguiente.
Ex: The chief differences were the occasional use of thinners to weaken the ink, and of dryers to avoid problems of offset when machine speeds were high.

macuto
(n.)=knapsack ; backpack ; haversack.
Ex: Carrying cases, such as briefcases, knapsacks, and grocery bags were the second most common possessions held by patrons working in the library.
Ex: Important factors in designing a backpack or implanted telemeter are explained.
Ex: Prior to 1851 haversacks were made of white linen in a variety of forms and sizes.
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* radio macuto=grapevine.

madalena
(n.)=muffin ; fairy cake ; cupcake.
Ex: These muffins are a delicious snack you can eat piping hot from the oven, or cold in lunch boxes.
Ex: Some recipe classics never go out of fashion and fairy cakes top the list.
Ex: Throughout their short but pampered lives, we treat our cupcakes with the utmost respect.

madeja
(n.)=skein.
Ex: Unbridled photocopying will lead to the imminent demise of the communications skein.

madera
(n.)=lumber ; timber ; wood.
Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
Ex: To match the small amount of existing furniture which was reused, internal joinery and furniture is in a light coloured timber.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and so on.
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* alcohol de madera=wood alcohol.
* almacén de maderas=lumberyard ; timber yard.
* armazón de madera=wood structure.
* artesanía en madera=woodcraft.
* barniz para la madera=wood varnish.
* barniz para tratamiento de la madera=wood preservative.
* barra redonda de madera=dowelling.
* bloque de madera grabada=block.
* cabaña de madera=log cabin ; wood cabin.
* cabaña de troncos de madera=log cabin ; wood cabin.
* casa de madera=log house ; wood house.
* casa de troncos de madera=log house.
* con estructura de madera=timber-framed.
* conservante de la madera=wood preservative.
* con vigas de madera=wood-beamed.
* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble=oak panelled.
* cuña de madera=wooden quoin.
* de estructura de madera=timber-framed.
* de madera=wooden.
* estructura de madera=wood structure.
* grabado en madera=woodcut ; wood engraving.
* guarnición de madera=wooden furniture.
* impresión en plancha de madera=woodblock printing.
* industria de la madera=timber industry.
* instrumento de viento de madera=woodwind.
* letra de madera=wood letter.
* madera a la deriva=driftwood.
* madera contrachapada=plywood.
* madera cortada a contrafibra=end-grain wood.
* madera de abedul=birch wood.
* madera de almendro=almond wood.
* madera de árbol frutal=fruit wood.
* madera de fresno=ash wood.
* madera de olivo=olive wood.
* madera de teca=teak.
* madera dura=hardwood.
* madera encontrada en la playa=driftwood.
* madera petrificada=petrified wood.
* madera requemeda=charred wood.
* mazo de madera=mallet.
* pala de madera=wooden peel.
* pasta de madera=wood pulp [woodpulp].
* pasta de madera triturada=groundwood ; mechanical wood.
* pasta de madera triturada químicamente=chemical wood.
* piso de madera=wood flooring ; floor boarding ; plank floor.
* plancha de madera=wood block [woodblock].
* productos artesanos en madera=woodcraft.
* revestimiento con paneles de madera=wainscoting [wainscotting].
* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera=wood panelling.
* sellador para madera=wood sealer.
* sin madera=woodfree.
* suelo de madera=wood flooring ; floor boarding ; plank floor.
* talla de madera=wood carving.
* tallado en madera=wood carving.
* tallista en madera=wood-carver.
* tener madera de=be cut out for.
* tocar madera=touch + wood ; knock on + wood.
* tornillo para madera=wood screw.
* vivienda con estructura de madera=frame dwelling.

madera a la deriva
(n.)=driftwood.
Ex: The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
madera contrachapada
(n.)=plywood.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) : plywood and papier mâché.
madera cortada a contrafibra
(n.)=end-grain wood.
Ex: The normal procedure was to fasten several pieces of end-grain wood together to make one large block.
madera de abedul
(n.)=birch wood.
Ex: This article describes the interior decoration, including the birch wood shelving and furniture, lighting and wall tapestry by a local artist.
madera de almendro
(n.)=almond wood.
Ex: Another cook works the wood-burning oven, stoking it with almond wood, moving the coals to the back and taking the pizzas in and out with a long-handled peel.
madera de fresno
(n.)=ash wood.
Ex: Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
madera de olivo
(n.)=olive wood.
Ex: Products made from olive wood are as beautiful as they are solid, and durable.
madera de teca
(n.)=teak.
Ex: Indian teak was extensively used by Indian and foreign shipbuilders because of its high quality.
madera de árbol frutal
(n.)=fruit wood.
Ex: For most of the period woodcuts for letterpress printing were made of a hard, fine-grained wood (such as box or a fruit wood) cut into the side of the plank along the grain.
madera dura
(n.)=hardwood.
Ex: Fine-grained hardwoods were preferred, nearly always cut across the grain, although the largest size types were sometimes cut on the plank.
madera encontrada en la playa
(n.)=driftwood.
Ex: The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
madera petrificada
(n.)=petrified wood.
Ex: This type of petrified wood is green, it's made out of jasper and calcedony and comes from Oregon.
madera requemeda
(n.)=charred wood.
Ex: Her works include installation pieces made of flattened metal, charred wood, or pieces of chalk stone suspended on wire.
maderable
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* bosque maderable=timberland.
* terreno maderable=timberland.

maderero
(n.)=lumber.
Ex: Today, with its population of almost 80,000, Wexler bears little resemblance to the roaring lumber center it became in the middle decades of the nineteenth century.
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* bosque maderero=timberland.
* terreno maderero=timberland.

madero
(n.)=pig.
Ex: A police officer's son who punched a constable in the face after calling him a 'pig' avoided a jail term yesterday because he was so drunk.

madrastra
(n.)=stepmother.
Ex: Men & women were equally obligated to their elders, & obligations to help stepmothers differed from obligations to help stepfathers & biological parents.
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* familia de la madrastra=stepfamily.
* padrastro y madrastra=stepparents.

madre
(n.)=mother ; mama.
Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
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* amor de madre=mother love.
* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA)=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* célula madre=stem cell.
* célula madre adulta=adult stem cell.
* célula madre embrionaria=embryonic stem cell.
* célula madre hematopoyética=haematopoietic stem cell.
* de puta madre=fantastic ; wicked ; swell ; the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers ; badass ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt.
* día de la madre, el=Mother's Day ; Mothering Sunday.
* madre adoptiva=foster mother ; adoptive mother.
* madre biológica=biological mother.
* madre de alquiler=surrogate mother ; surrogate mum.
* madre de nacimiento=birth mother.
* madre en período de lactancia=nursing mother.
* ¡Madre mía!=Good heavens!.
* madre natural=birth mother.
* madre naturaleza, la=Mother Nature.
* madre o padre adoptivo=foster parent.
* madre o padre biológico=biological parent.
* madre o padre de nacimiento=birth parent.
* madre o padre natural=birth parent.
* madre or padre adoptivo=adoptive parent.
* madre patria=motherland ; homeland ; fatherland.
* madre primeriza=new mother.
* madre que se dedica a sus hijos=practising mother.
* madres de alquiler=surrogacy.
* madre soltera=unmarried mother ; single mom ; single mother.
* madre superiora=abbess ; Mother Superior.
* madre tierra, la=mother earth.
* madre trabajadora=working mother.
* placa madre=motherboard.
* planta madre=rootstock.
* roca madre=bedrock.

madre adoptiva
(n.)=foster mother ; adoptive mother.
Ex: Foster mothers felt that they must provide constant supervision, both for the girl & the foster father-child relationship. Ex: Interviews were conducted with adoptive fathers, adoptive mothers, adopted children, birth mothers, and birth fathers across the US, about their experiences & relationships.
madre biológica
(n.)=biological mother.
Ex: Because little is known about physical child abuse by fathers and stepparents, the model was tested separately for abusive biological mothers, abusive biological fathers, and abusive stepfathers.
madre de alquiler
(n.)=surrogate mother ; surrogate mum.
Ex: Moral objections are the most prominent, though these are contingent on current cultural & social values, which may shift, as evidenced by the growing acceptance of surrogate mothers, sperm banks, & the sale of body parts. Ex: A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
madre de nacimiento
(n.)=birth mother.
Ex: Interviews were conducted with adoptive fathers, adoptive mothers, adopted children, birth mothers, and birth fathers across the US, about their experiences & relationships.
madre en período de lactancia
(n.)=nursing mother.
Ex: This program was designed to provide food and nutrition information for low-income pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children up to age 4.
madre natural
(n.)=birth mother.
Ex: Interviews were conducted with adoptive fathers, adoptive mothers, adopted children, birth mothers, and birth fathers across the US, about their experiences & relationships.
madre naturaleza, la
(n.)=Mother Nature.
Ex: The article has the title 'Thermochemically activated oxidation: Mother Nature's book burning'.
madre o padre adoptivo
(n.)=foster parent.
Ex: The library serves individuals, such as foster parents, childminders, children with special needs and single parents.
madre o padre biológico
(n.)=biological parent.
Ex: Half of the subjects had at least one biological parent with hypertension.
madre o padre de nacimiento
(n.)=birth parent.
Ex: The author approaches the issue from 3 different perspectives: that of (1) the adoptee child; (2) the birth parents; and (3) the adoptive parents.
madre o padre natural
(n.)=birth parent.
Ex: The author approaches the issue from 3 different perspectives: that of (1) the adoptee child; (2) the birth parents; and (3) the adoptive parents.
madre or padre adoptivo
(n.)=adoptive parent.
Ex: The author approaches the issue from 3 different perspectives: that of (1) the adoptee child; (2) the birth parents; and (3) the adoptive parents.
madre patria
(n.)=motherland ; homeland ; fatherland.
Ex: When the Second World War broke out, my motherland was arduously fighting against Japanese imperialism. Ex: A great number of these publications were significantly influenced by the political scene in their respective homelands. Ex: Hitler referred to Germany as the fatherland because that's where his father came from -- his mother was Austrian.
madre primeriza
(n.)=new mother.
Ex: In the span of one hour, a new mother can experience more emotions than she did in the previous two months: joy, rage, ambivalence, ecstasy, despair, aggravation, bewilderment, bliss - and everything in between.
madre que se dedica a sus hijos
(n.)=practising mother.
Ex: Hundreds of unsuccessful children's books are written by practising mothers and only a few are lucky enough to have their work published.
madre soltera
(n.)=unmarried mother ; single mom ; single mother.
Ex: Parents' roles are changing -- more than half of the school-age children have working mothers, there are many single-parent families, and many unmarried mothers with children. Ex: The final nail in her coffin was when somehow during the interview she mentioned being a single mom. Ex: For the bachelor not yet burdened with a family, few scenarios are as daunting as dating a single mother.
madre superiora
(n.)=abbess ; Mother Superior.
Ex: Abbess Hilda was the great niece of King Edwin. Ex: The records of ordained priests, mother superiors and religious brothers and sisters are a neglected but rich source of genealogical information.
madre tierra, la
(n.)=mother earth.
Ex: Mother earth is the source of knowledge and wisdom.
madre trabajadora
(n.)=working mother.
Ex: Growth in the number of working mothers has meant less parental supervision for children in the after-school hours.
madreperla
(n.)=mother of pearl.
Ex: Some single concepts can only be denoted by more than one word, eg mother of pearl, moment of truth.

madres de alquiler
(n.)=surrogacy.
Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.
madreselva
(n.)=honeysuckle.
Ex: Honeysuckle flowers are magnets for hummingbirds.

madrigal
(n.)=madrigal.
Ex: Scores include motets, passion music, settings of Latin odes, dance music, lieder and madrigals.

madriguera
(n.)=burrow ; den.
Ex: The wasp buried the immobilized tarantulas in special chambers excavated from the spider's burrows.
Ex: Warm spring temperatures are bringing snakes out of their dens where they hibernated during the winter.

madrina
(n.)=godmother.
Ex: Moreover, he reminded the godfathers and godmothers they too have an irreplaceable task of support to their godchildren.
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* hada madrina=fairy godmother.

madroño
(n.)=strawberry tree.
Ex: The strawberry tree is very easy to grow and can withstand drought or extreme cold.

madrugada
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* de madrugada=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* en la madrugada=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning.
* madrugada, la=wee hours, the ; small hours, the ; early morning hours, the ; wee hours of the morning, the.
* primeras horas de la madrugada=late night.

madrugada, la
=wee hours, the ; small hours, the ; early morning hours, the ; wee hours of the morning, the.
Ex: He was drinking like a fish, every night, into the wee hours. Ex: Power, psychology, national pride and historical rivalries all intervened to prolong the arguments into the small hours. Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying. Ex: Anyone who's spoken to me recently is probably aware that on most nights I'm up slaving away to the wee hours of the morning on my project .
madrugador
(n.)=early bird ; early riser.
Ex: The biological basis of preferences for morning or evening activity patterns ('early birds' and 'night owls') has been hypothesized but has remained elusive.
Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.

madrugar
(n.)=get up + early.
Ex: Getting up early is one of the most important things you can do for your health and fitness.
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* a quien madruga, Dios le ayuda=the early bird catches the worm.

maduración
(n.)=maturing ; maturation.
Ex: This article considers the maturing and professionalisation of Slavic librarianship in the USA since the 2nd World War.
Ex: CD-ROM applications and markets are in their infancy, and their maturation will be shaped by many factors, including the economics of information and market needs.

madurar
(v.)=mature ; ripen ; mellow.
Ex: As archival preservation matures, it becomes increasingly likely that the lion's share of actual preservation activity will not be carried out by a conservator.
Ex: Infected fruit has elongated, slightly sunken, reddish areas or streaks, but the marks disappear as the fruit ripens.
Ex: This wine has a luxurious red colour with soft and sweet notes on the nose, although the tannins will need time to mellow.
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* sin madurar=unripened.

madurez
(n.)=middle-age ; maturity ; mid-life [midlife] ; manhood.
Ex: I like the confidence that middle-age brings.
Ex: Maturity brings a dislike of highly colored representation of things and a preference for keen and satirical observation over the merely fanciful.
Ex: This article reviews feminist periodicals about midlife and aging women = Este artículo analiza las publicaciones periódicas feministas sobre la madurez y la vejez en la mujer.
Ex: This article describes the exploration of Japanese boyhood, manhood and masculine values contained in Kazumi Yumoto's novel 'The Friends'.
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* actuar con madurez=act + Posesivo + age.
* alcanzar la madurez=come to + maturity ; bring to + maturity ; achieve + maturity ; reach + maturity.
* con madurez=maturely.
* durante + Posesivo + madurez=in later life.
* falta de madurez=immaturity.
* madurez del mercado=market maturity.

madurez del mercado
(n.)=market maturity.
Ex: The application of some basic market analysis techniques to the library automation business provided evaluations of market maturity in the UK.
maduro
(n.)=mature ; middle-aged ; ripe ; mellow ; aged.
Ex: There may be conflicts between the needs of new and mature users.
Ex: One day, quite a few years ago now, a middle-aged mother discovered that her teenage daughter sometimes smoked pot with her friends after school.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and aged (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
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* demasiado maduro=overripe.
* estar a las duras y a las maduras=take + the bad with the good.
* fruta demasiado madura=overripe fruit.
* no del todo maduro=underripe.
* poco maduro=underripe.
* tomar las duras con las maduras=take + the bad with the good.

maestra
(n.)=screed.
Ex: Plasterers first clean any surfaces they are due to work on, and even out any corners, wall and ceiling surfaces using screeds.
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* línea maestra=screed.

maestro de ceremonias
(n.)=master of ceremonies ; toastmaster.
Ex: The primary duty of a master of ceremonies is to introduce the various speakers for the evening. Ex: When introduced by the toastmaster move up to the lectern and give your speech.
maestro de escuela
(n.)=school teacher.
Ex: School teachers have decided to strike for more money.
maestro^1
(n.)=schoolmaster ; teacher ; schoolteacher ; elementary schoolteacher ; dominie ; class teacher.
Ex: These figures of 'authority', the local postman, the vicar, the village postmistress and schoolmaster were fast disappearing from the rural scene.
Ex: For example a set of slides for use by teachers may be indexed according to alphabetical subject headings.
Ex: Parents place great emphasis on the acquisition of reading skills, at times pressing so hard on their children that schoolteachers have to try to reduce that pressure = Los padres ponen un gran énfasis en la adquisición de la capacidad de leer, a veces presionando tanto a sus hijos que los profesores tienen que intentar reducir esta presión.
Ex: Elementary schoolteachers play an important part in the development of bibliographic skills.
Ex: 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.
Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.
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* la práctica hace al maestro=practice makes perfect.
* maestro de ceremonias=master of ceremonies ; toastmaster.
* maestro de escuela=school teacher.
* más hambre que un maestro de escuela=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.

maestro^2
(adj.)=master ; masterly.
Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
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* lista maestra=master list.
* llave maestra=skeleton key ; master key.
* obra maestra=showpiece ; masterpiece.
* obra maestra de la pintura clásica=old master ; old master painting.
* plan maestro=master plan.

maestría
(n.)=artistry ; skill ; command.
Ex: Very few engravers commanded the necessary artistry.
Ex: However, successful human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
Ex: Businesses are using all of the new communicating technological developments to increase their command over the information they need.

mafia
(n.)=organised crime ; Mafia ; extortion racket.
Ex: The author provides some guidance on building a collection of Chinese organized crime.
Ex: For one, large areas of city were in the hands of the Mafia, who was not eager to let got of their vested interests.
Ex: Four persons, including a woman, have been arrested for allegedly running an extortion racket under the guise of a news agency.
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* mundo de la mafia, el=criminal scene, the ; criminal world, the.

mafioso
(n.)=mobster.
Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.

magalomanía
(n.)=megalomania.
Ex: A phenomenon as old as humanity, megalomania has become, now more than ever, an attitude reflective of our contemporary culture.

magdalena
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* llorar como una magdalena=cry + uncontrollably.
* llorar como una magdalena=sob + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + heart out ; cry + Posesivo + eyes out.

magenta
(adj.)=magenta.
Ex: The color bars are arranged in order of decreasing total brightness: White, Yellow, Cyan, Green, Magenta, Red, Blue, Black.

magia
(n.)=wizardry ; magic ; conjuring.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
Ex: A leader needs a clear and challenging vision, a magic with words, the ability to motivate others, the courage to stay on course, and the persistence not to lose hope.
Ex: Subjects range from demonology to bibliographies of books on conjuring.
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* como por arte de magia=magically ; into thin air.
* hacer desaparecer como por arte de magia=spirit away.
* magia blanca=white magic.
* magia negra=black magic.
* magia potajia=hocus pocus.
* truco de magia=conjuring trick.

magia blanca
(n.)=white magic.
Ex: Unlike voodoo or black magic, white magic has no occult practices and no negative effects.
magia negra
(n.)=black magic.
Ex: Black magic protection talismans have been thoroughly accepted as a shield against black magic by people all around the world.
magia potajia
(n.)=hocus pocus.
Ex: The final section of her paper calls attention to the 'hocus pocus' research conducted on many campuses.
magiar
(adj.)=Magyar.
Ex: The stag, which had an important role in the myths and art of the Scythians, continues to play a central role in Magyar mythology.

magisterio
=teacher education.
Ex: This is a new journal concerned with the implications for teacher education, both pre-service and in-service, of all aspects of information technology.
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* estudiante de magisterio=student teacher.

magistrado
(n.)=magistrate ; justice.
Ex: At that time a 1-room library served the West African Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the judges, magistrates and lawyers = En aquel entonces una biblioteca de tan sólo una habitación atendía al Tribunal de Apelaciones, la Corte Suprema, los jueces, magistrados y abogados de â€ frica occidental.
Ex: The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.

magistral
(adj.)=masterly ; masterful.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
Ex: He was a masterful storyteller who could modulate from the sublime to the scatological in the blink of an eye.
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* lección magistral=lecture.

magistratura
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* la magistratura=the Bench.
* magistratura del trabajo=industrial tribunal.
* magistratura, la=judiciary, the.

magistratura del trabajo
(n.)=industrial tribunal.
Ex: He then attempted to take his employers to an industrial tribunal for wrongful dismissal.
magistratura, la
=judiciary, the.
Ex: This article examines, through a discussion of Provincial legislation and relevant case law, how the Canadian judiciary has defined unauthorised practice and whether reference librarians who dispense legal information contravene the law.
magma
(n.)=magma.
Ex: The volcano was photographed expelling bubbles of hot magma, some of which measured over one meter across.
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* magma derretida=molten magma.

magma derretida
(n.)=molten magma.
Ex: The rocks formed from molten magma are called igneous rocks.
magna
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* aula magna=main lecture hall ; main lecture theatre.
* Carta Magna, la=Magna Carta, the.
* magna cum laude=magna cum laude.

magna cum laude
=magna cum laude.
Ex: He was awarded the bachelor's degree, magna cum laude, from Harvard University, and he attended Rutgers Library School where he graduated first in his class.
magnanimidad
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* con magnanimidad=magnanimously.

magnate
(n.)=magnate ; tycoon ; mogul.
Ex: American cornflakes magnate John Harvey Kellogg declared war on masturbation at the end of 19th century.
Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.
Ex: Many celebrities including singers, actors, and other important moguls were there to show support and try to induce donations from many organizations.
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* magnate de los negocios=business leader ; business magnate.

magnate de los negocios
(n.)=business leader ; business magnate.
Ex: Our senior consultants are dynamic speakers who are experienced in addressing all audiences, including educators, students, parents, business leaders and the community at large. Ex: We recently caught up with business magnate and entrepreneur Mouli Cohen for an interview.
magnesio
(n.)=magnesium.
Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.
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* carbonato de magnesio=magnesium carbonate.

magnetismo
(n.)=magnetism.
Ex: We can see that heat, light, sound, electricity and magnetism can be grouped with various other basic classes to form a group of subjects which we call physics.

magnetita
(n.)=magnetite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

magnetizar
(v.)=magnetise [magnetize, -USA].
Ex: Secondary magnetic stores such as cards, discs, drums or tapes are coated with a material which can be magnetized.

magnetoóptico
(adj.)=magneto-optical.
Ex: However, the storage capacity of the REO-130 cartridge compares favourably with capacities offered by removable magnetic disc systems, and its seek time is lower than seek times supported by 5.25-inch magneto-optical drives.

magnetófono
(n.)=recorder.
Ex: If he goes into the field, he may be connected by radio to his recorder.

magnificar
(v.)=magnify.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.

magnificiencia
(n.)=grandiosity.
Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.

magnitud
(n.)=magnitude.
Ex: Only those who have attempted to edit the proceedings of a conference can appreciate the magnitude and scope of such an enterprise.
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* de primera magnitud=fully blown.

magnolia
(n.)=magnolia.
Ex: In this paper the results of experiments for the use of tissue cultures in the production of vanilla, patchouli, and magnolia aromas is discussed.

magnolio
(n.)=magnolia tree.
Ex: The spring is beautiful when the magnolia trees are in bloom.

magnánimamente
=magnanimously.
Ex: I do not say that libraries will magnanimously rush to collaborate to achieve it.

magnánimo
(adj.)=good-hearted ; big-hearted.
Ex: Relaxing, joking and just being around guys and gals who are good-hearted people was just the ticket we needed.
Ex: But there are many big-hearted women in South Africa who love and care for children who don't have parents of their own.

magnéticamente
=magnetically.
Ex: This document relates to information interchange utilizing magnetic tape by providing magnetically recorded labels to identify and structure files.

magnético
(adj.)=magnetic.
Ex: The whole record on the card may be made by magnetic dots on a steel sheet if desired, instead of dots to be observed optically.
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* banda antirrobo magnética=magnetic security tag.
* banda magnética=magnetic stripe ; magstripe.
* bomba magnética=limpet bomb.
* campo magnético=magnetic field.
* cinta magnética=magnetic tape.
* generar un campo magnético=generate + magnetic field.
* hilo magnético=magnetic wire.
* lector de cinta magnética=magnetic tape drive.
* memoria magnética=magnetic memory.
* mina magnética=limpet mine.
* pegatina magnética detectora=magnetic alarm sticker.
* representación óptica por resonancia magnética=magnetic resonance imaging.
* resonancia magnética=magnetic resonance.
* tarjeta de banda magnética=swipecard.
* tira magnética detectora=magnetic alarm strip.

magníficamente
=splendidly ; handsomely ; royally.
Ex: He was happy, absurdly and splendidly happy.
Ex: The book is handsomely illustrated with the linking narrative and captions serving as background information.
Ex: It was all very beautiful and I was treated royally.
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* magníficamente + Adjetivo=superbly + Adjetivo ; beautifully + Adjetivo.
* tratar magníficamente=do + more than justice.

magníficamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=superbly + Adjetivo ; beautifully + Adjetivo.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum. Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
magnífico
(adj.)=exciting ; magnificent ; superb ; splendid ; fabulous ; glorious ; gorgeous ; many splendoured ; princely ; super-duper.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: Although the work of the CRG makes fascinating reading, and magnificent contributions were made towards the clarification of the principles of classification, much work remain to be done.
Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook in 'The Ordinary and the fabulous', a book of inexhaustible value to teachers and all those engaged in storytelling and reading aloud.
Ex: In other words, compare the glorious statements made about the purpose of libraries in 1849 with the opening of Manchester Public Library, with one ceremony for the working class and one for the 'nobs'.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.
Ex: By my most delightful excursion was to Hamilton itself, one of the most princely places I have ever visited.
Ex: He recently passed away due to a heart attack and he was a super-duper awesome guy.
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* ejemplo magnífico=shining example.
* ser magnífico + Gerundio=be terrific at + Gerundio.
* tener un aspecto magnífico=look + superb.

mago
(n.)=wizard ; magician ; sorcerer ; conjurer [conjuror] ; illusionist.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.
Ex: Two Lithuanian illusionists have reportedly set three new world records for holding their breath underwater.
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* día de los Reyes Magos, el=Epiphany, the.
* El Mago de Oz=The Wizard of Oz.

magrear
(v.)=grope.
Ex: The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

magreo
(n.)=grope ; fondle.
Ex: Sometimes the possibility of a good grope is the only reason to go out to a bar on a Friday night.
Ex: Everybody needs a good fondle every now and then.

magro
(adj.)=lean .
Ex: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.

magullado
(adj.)=bruised ; beat-up.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.

magulladura
(n.)=bruise.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
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* magulladuras=bruising.

magulladuras
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
magullamientos
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.

magullar
(v.)=bruise ; maul.
Ex: This new machine does not bruise or damage the fruit.
Ex: After being mauled by a tiger the two elephants were sedated with hydrochloride for surgical dressing of the wounds.

magullón
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.

mailing
(n.)=mail shot.
Ex: A multiple mail shot using a variety of texts and formats was targeted at 5 test groups, matched in terms of social class, type of dwelling and distance from the library.

mailintencionado
(adj.)=unfair.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.

majadero
(n.)=arse ; berk.
Ex: In fact, there was little doubt in his mind that Nigel was an arse of the highest order.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.

majara
(n.)=berk.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.

majareta
(adj.)=wacko ; stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic ; madman ; lunatic ; basket case ; nutter ; cuckoo ; off + Posesivo + nut ; potty ; kook ; mad ; crazy ; daffy ; off + Posesivo + knocker ; off + Posesivo + rocker ; moonstruck ; barmy ; gormless ; batty .
Ex: Varieties of bad bosses include disagreeable taskmasters, overly ambitious artists, and outright 'wackos'.
Ex: Since he wasn't stark raving mad as a result, but simply very relaxed, I decided I would try it when the opportunity arose.
Ex: It is said that if anybody remained there for a night, he would be found in the morning either dead, raving mad, or endowed with remarkable genius.
Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
Ex: This put the matter down to the work of a marginal fringe of hotheads & lunatics.
Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
Ex: Even if we do come up with an alternative to nuclear power, in the future, there will be nutters protesting that as well.
Ex: Meanwhile, further proof that the entire party is cuckoo comes to us with the passage of another big tax cut for the rich.
Ex: A few years later Stewart went completely off his nut, staged a series of bombings, and wound up in prison after a bizarre kidnapping stunt.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: He then ended his affair with Mia, Bram's housekeeper cum lottery winner and daughter of the kook who swears he was abuducted by aliens.
Ex: When J D Brown allowed the public of Islington to have open access to the books in the 1890s he was regarded by many of his colleagues as mad!.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: Every firearm hast its pros and cons and anyone who tells you otherwise is off their knocker.
Ex: I find it fascinating how Bradley can be perfectly reasonable one moment, and off his rocker the next.
Ex: 'Moonstruck' has all the fun of movies about weddings: a reluctant groom, an overeager bride, and an emotionally distraught family.
Ex: He gets more and more hysterical every week and frankly gives the impression of being a bit barmy by grinning like a maniac and shouting his head off.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: My very intelligent, yet slightly batty girlfriend has an interesting theory.
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* estar majareta=be off + Posesivo + rocker ; be mental ; be nuts ; be crackers.
* volverse majareta=go + potty ; go out of + Posesivo + mind ; go off + the rails ; go off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + mad ; go (a)round + the bend ; go + batty ; flip + Posesivo + lid.

majestad
(n.)=majesty.
Ex: Good literature insists on 'the mass and majesty' of the world -- on its concreteness and sensuous reality, and on its meanings beyond 'thisness'.
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* Sus Majestades=Their Majesties.

majestuosamente
=grandly.
Ex: I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly.

majestuosidad
(n.)=majesty.
Ex: Good literature insists on 'the mass and majesty' of the world -- on its concreteness and sensuous reality, and on its meanings beyond 'thisness'.

majestuoso
(adj.)=stately ; majestic ; dignified.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
Ex: He depicts a father figure who remains a majestic, occasionally charming, but ultimately remote role model.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.

majo^1
(n.)=cutie ; cutie pie ; Posesivo + little muffin.
Ex: She would be a real cutie if it wasn't for that chipped tooth.
Ex: Her puppy is a real cutie pie that loves to snuggle and cuddle.
Ex: She has an eye disability she was born with and her mother hates that her little muffin gets made fun of for her problems.

majo^2
(adj.)=dinky .
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.

mal
(n.)=ill ; malaise ; ailment ; evil ; affliction ; wrong ; out of sorts ; woe ; woefulness.
Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.
Ex: In the two years that followed Woodforde had various other ailments, including an inflammation of the eyelid.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
Ex: In the Netherlands there are currently some 20,000 sufferers from this affliction.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
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* corregir un mal=correct + a wrong.
* echar el mal de ojo=give + Nombre + the evil eye ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
* echar mal de ojo=jinx.
* eje del mal=axis of evil.
* el dinero es el origen de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* el dinero es la fuente de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* evitar el mal=shun + evil.
* fuente de todos los males, la=root of all evil, the.
* hacer el mal=do + evil.
* mal de amores=heartache ; lovesick.
* mal de Parkinson=Parkinson's disease.
* males de la guerra, los=evils of war, the.
* mal menor=lesser evil.
* mal social=societal ill.
* no hay mal que por bien no venga=to every cloud, there is a silver lining ; turn out for + the best (in the end).
* no hay mal que por bien no venga=every cloud has a silver lining ; be a blessing in disguise.
* origen de todos males, el=root of all evil, the.
* para bien o para mal=for better or (for) worse ; for good or (for) ill ; for good or (for) evil.
* para colmo de males=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to cap it all (off).
* para mal=for the worse.
* tener mal de amores=be lovesick.
* tener mal de ojo=be jinxed.

mal + Adjetivo
=poorly + Adjetivo.
Ex: Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
mal aliento
(n.)=bad breath.
Ex: Oral products including mouthwash may actually be leading to bad breath because of the presence of alcohol.
mal argumentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
mal armado
(adj.)=ill-armed.
Ex: They got licked by a bunch of little, ill-armed peasant guerillas.
mal atendido
=ill-served.
Ex: The user is ill-served by a system which conceals a significant number of items which force the user to make a choice from a selection containing a great deal of background noise in the form of irrelevant citations.
mal batido
=badly-beaten.
Ex: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.
mal comportamiento
(n.)=misconduct ; disruptive behaviour ; misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA] ; bad behaviour.
Ex: Misconduct in research and publication have led to a loss in public confidence in science and publications = La falta de ética profesional en la investigación y publicación ha llevado a una pérdida de confianza por parte del público en la ciencia y en las publicaciones. Ex: The article is entitled 'Disorderly conduct: crime and disruptive behaviour in the library'. Ex: As expected, students in disorderly schools tend to have higher misbehavior and lower achievement. Ex: In my experience it is always best to reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour as much as possible.
mal comportamiento científico
(n.)=scientific misconduct.
Ex: The author of 'Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
mal concebido
(adj.)=ill-conceived ; half-baked.
Ex: This is a classic example of hastily drafted and ill-conceived legislation. Ex: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.
mal configurado
(adj.)=misconfigured.
Ex: This program can also discover misconfigured or faulty applications that generate suspicious data traffic.
mal considerado
(adj.)=poorly-regarded.
Ex: Librarians trained in developed countries face severe psychological problems on their return to their resource-starved home countries where librarianship is a low-status, poorly-regarded, unappreciated profession.
mal criado
(adj.)=ill-bred.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
mal cuidado
(n.)=mishandling.
Ex: This article discusses decay of books with mould, an atmosphere that is too dry, insects, light, and mishandling of materials by people.
mal de Parkinson
=Parkinson's disease.
Ex: Scientists suspect that iron accumulation plays a role in neurodegenerative processes such as Parkinson's disease.
mal de amores
(adj.)=heartache ; lovesick.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older. Ex: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days.
mal de ojo, el
(n.)=evil eye, the.
Ex: In folklore and the occult the evil eye is generally thought to be a sign of trouble.
mal digerido
=ill-digested.
Ex: I was in for yet another of those numerously produced fantasies in which a pubescent child gets involved with underworld beings that are substandard versions of Le Guin's 'The Wizard of Earthsea' or peritonitic spinoffs from the detritus of ill-digested Tolkien.
mal día
(n.)=bad hair day.
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
mal educado
(adj.)=impolite.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
mal emparejado
(adj.)=mismated.
Ex: Library statistics invite the unwary to draw illicit conclusions from mismated numbers.
mal enfocado
(adj.)=ill-adapted.
Ex: She was emotionally and socially ill-adapted, manipulated by a mother crippled by the conventions of appropriate female behavior.
mal escrito
=mistyped ; ill-written ; badly written.
Ex: If a computer-stored controlled vocabulary is used, the assigned terms might be checked automatically and new or mistyped terms would be flagged (marked). Ex: The librarian's responsibility is firstly to review all new publications, eliminating the badly produced and ill-written. Ex: LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.
mal estado
(n.)=disrepair ; state of disrepair.
Ex: The collection are mostly uncatalogued and in disrepair. Ex: As a result the library is not only cramped for space, but in a general state of disrepair.
mal estado de salud
(n.)=poor health.
Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
mal estructurado
(adj.)=ill-structured.
Ex: This ability is becoming increasingly critical in systems that monitor and control complex processes in semiautonomous, ill-structured, real-world environments.
mal expresado
(adj.)=inarticulate.
Ex: The overt arguments presented by the daughter, the son-in-law and the wife, are ineffective and incredulously inarticulate.
mal formado
(adj.)=ill-trained.
Ex: Public libraries are often understaffed with underpaid and ill-trained employees.
mal formulado
=badly formulated.
Ex: It is also usually a mistake to attempt an on-line search with a vague or badly formulated question.
mal funcionamiento
(n.)=malfunction ; malfunctioning.
Ex: All users are charged direct search costs plus an overhead for each request to allow for indirect costs (labour, hardware, software, training, system malfunction). Ex: There are also genuine concerns about problems caused by incorrect design or malfunctioning of the system.
mal fundamentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
mal fundido
(adj.)=ill-cast.
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
mal genio
(n.)=bile ; short temper ; petulance.
Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile. Ex: As mentioned above, angry outbursts, irritability and developing a short temper can also be symptoms that mask depression. Ex: There are also those who all day long are mild, and courteous, and genial, and good-natured in public life, damming back their irritability, and their petulance, and their discontent.
mal gusto
(n.)=bad taste ; tawdriness.
Ex: However, there is a gleeful bad-taste energy throughout; the film's dumb good nature is infectious, though hardly commendable. Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.
mal hecho para
=ill suited to/for.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
mal iluminado
(adj.)=badly-lit.
Ex: They worked in cold, draughty, badly-lit rooms and suffered from tyrannical supervisors.
mal informado
(adj.)=ill-informed.
Ex: Ill-informed advice has been responsible for the assignment of very low subject weightings to library and information studies.
mal juicio
(n.)=bad judgement.
Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.
mal llamado
(adj.)=ill-named.
Ex: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.
mal menor
(n.)=lesser evil.
Ex: On the other hand, going sole source is a lesser evil than being 'listed' (as opposed to being stocked) by a distributor.
mal nacido
(adj.)=ill-born.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
mal olor
(n.)=stench ; stink.
Ex: The stench was unbearable. Ex: Hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds are responsible for the 'stink' of most stink bombs.
mal ordenado en los estantes
(adj.)=misshelved ; misshelved.
Ex: The problem of misshelved books is also considered. Ex: The problem of misshelved books is also considered.
mal organizado
(adj.)=ill-structured.
Ex: This ability is becoming increasingly critical in systems that monitor and control complex processes in semiautonomous, ill-structured, real-world environments.
mal oído
(n.)=poor hearing.
Ex: Elderly users of libraries encounter problems of unfamiliarity with the library set up, poor eyesight and poor hearing.
mal pagado
(adj.)=low-paid ; underpaid ; low-paying.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other. Ex: Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid. Ex: Ethiopians came in droves after a bloody military coup in 1974, and they worked in low-paying jobs as cabbies and cooks and parking attendants.
mal perdedor
(n.)=sore loser ; bad loser.
Ex: Now, he's a sore loser and talks to all of us in a threatening, condescending manner = Él es un mal perdedor y nos habla a todos nosotros en un tono amenazador y condescendiente. Ex: They were just plain bad losers who in the end said, 'Since you didn't do exactly what we wanted to do, we're not going to use the code'.
mal planeado
=ill-planned.
Ex: Often the abstract is an ill-planned afterthought.
mal preparado
(adj.)=ill-prepared ; ill-equipped ; ill-trained ; badly prepared.
Ex: At the same time, as we noted, the profession itself is undergoing such rapid change, that the student trained for today's needs may be ill-prepared for tomorrow's. Ex: University organisational structures are ill-equipped to cope successfully with modern pressures and rapid change. Ex: Public libraries are often understaffed with underpaid and ill-trained employees. Ex: This week's snowfalls in Britain have been a rude shock, causing huge disruptions, but why is this country so badly prepared for snow?.
mal presentado
=poorly presented.
Ex: LIS articles are inter alia often repetitious, badly written, poorly presented, boring, unduly reverent and parochial.
mal provisto
=poorly stocked.
Ex: In the south central United States more than 22 million acres of timberland are now poorly stocked.
mal remunerado
(adj.)=poorly paid ; poorly remunerated ; low-paid ; low-paying.
Ex: Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work. Ex: This opportunity remains under-exploited for a sector of the profession which is undervalued and poorly remunerated. Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other. Ex: Ethiopians came in droves after a bloody military coup in 1974, and they worked in low-paying jobs as cabbies and cooks and parking attendants.
mal retribuido
(adj.)=underpaid.
Ex: Studies conclude that librarians' jobs are undervalued and underpaid.
mal rollo
=bad vibes.
Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
mal sabor de boca
(v.)=bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: After a month she reported no change in regard to the pain in her back, the dryness and sensitivity in her eyes and the bad taste in her mouth.
mal social
(n.)=societal ill.
Ex: This idea spread during an era in which reformers regarded the book as a curative for societal ills = Esta idea se difundió durante una era durante la que los reformistas consideraban el libro como un remedio para los males sociales.
mal surtido
=poorly stocked.
Ex: In the south central United States more than 22 million acres of timberland are now poorly stocked.
mal sustentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
mal trago
(n.)=awful experience.
Ex: These awful experiences caused some women to take up arms and joined various faction groups.
mal uso
(n.)=misuse ; mishandling.
Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, the characters in the password are manipulated by the computer as a way to protect the borrower record from misuse. Ex: This article discusses decay of books with mould, an atmosphere that is too dry, insects, light, and mishandling of materials by people.
mal ventilado
(adj.)=stuffy .
Ex: She wrote, 'the atmosphere of a bookshop I always imagine to be stuffy and fusty'.
mala administración
(n.)=mismanagement.
Ex: The Arab-Israeli conflict is, to a larger degree, a result of British mismanagement of the nationalistic ideals of both the Jews and the Arabs.
mala aplicación
(n.)=misapplication.
Ex: The problems that you refer to are not inherent computer system problems; they are problems in the misapplication of the technology.
mala calidad
(n.)=badness.
Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.
mala cizaña
(n.)=rotten apple.
Ex: The party's leader in Brussels said that any 'rotten apples' could contaminate the European Union.
mala colocación
(n./adj.)=misplacement ; misfiling.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns. Ex: The larger the catalogue, the greater the chances of misfiling, and the more likely it is that wear and tear will cause problems.
mala colocación en los estantes
(n.)=misshelving.
Ex: The most frequent reason for the misshelving of items in closed stacks was found to be confusion about the proper order of Library of Congress call numbers = Se encontró que la razón más frecuente de la mala colocación en los estantes de los documentos en los fondos de acceso restringido era la confusión sobre el orden correcto de las signatura topográficas de la Biblioteca del Congreso.
mala compañía
=bad apple ; rotten apple ; damaged goods.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Recruitment: Advice on how to avoid recruiting 'bad apple''. Ex: The party's leader in Brussels said that any 'rotten apples' could contaminate the European Union. Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
mala conducta
(n.)=misconduct ; misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA] ; bad behaviour.
Ex: Misconduct in research and publication have led to a loss in public confidence in science and publications = La falta de ética profesional en la investigación y publicación ha llevado a una pérdida de confianza por parte del público en la ciencia y en las publicaciones. Ex: As expected, students in disorderly schools tend to have higher misbehavior and lower achievement. Ex: In my experience it is always best to reward good behaviour and ignore bad behaviour as much as possible.
mala conducta científica
(n.)=scientific misconduct.
Ex: The author of 'Glory days or the lure of scientific misconduct' looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
mala decisión
(n.)=bad judgement.
Ex: However, what is considered good judgement in one culture is often considered bad judgement within another culture.
mala educación
(n.)=impoliteness ; bad manners.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness. Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
mala espina
=bad vibes.
Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
mala experiencia
(n.)=horror story.
Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents.
mala fama
(n.)=ill-repute ; bad repute ; bad reputation ; ill reputation.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket. Ex: If you want to see a public institution in bad repute, look at the data on how the public views the press. Ex: While it is much better to get off to a good start to begin with, there are things that can be done to clean up a bad reputation. Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
mala fortuna
(n.)=misfortune.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries.
mala gestión
(n.)=mismanagement.
Ex: The Arab-Israeli conflict is, to a larger degree, a result of British mismanagement of the nationalistic ideals of both the Jews and the Arabs.
mala hierba
(n.)=weed ; bad apple ; rotten apple.
Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs. Ex: The article is entitled 'Recruitment: Advice on how to avoid recruiting 'bad apple''. Ex: The party's leader in Brussels said that any 'rotten apples' could contaminate the European Union.
mala hierba nunca muere
=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
Ex: However, like my professor likes to say, 'A bad penny always turns up'. Ex: To make matters worse, Rebecca seems to be after Mark, turning up like a bad penny at every social event that he and Bridget are attending. Ex: When I said hello he turned to his gaggle of friends and said 'look what the cat dragged in!' or something lame like that.
mala influencia
(n.)=bad seed ; bad influence.
Ex: The 1956 movie 'The Bad Seed' provided a lasting cultural reference point for children who have attracted national attention for their asocial and violently structured lives. Ex: This paper suggests that forced consensus in collaborative writing is a bad influence on imaginative scholars.
mala intención
(n.)=sinisterness ; ill will.
Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner. Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
mala interpretación
(n.)=misinterpretation.
Ex: In this case all the works of a given author will be assembled on the shelf under his/her name as well, so it is not really in conflict and I think there is a misinterpretation.
mala jugada
(n.)=dirty trick.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.
mala leche
=nastiness ; bad blood.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back. Ex: The conventional explanation of bad blood between Koreans and Japanese isthe 35 years of harsh Japanese occupation of Korea from 1910 to 1945.
mala ordenación
(n./adj.)=misfiling.
Ex: The larger the catalogue, the greater the chances of misfiling, and the more likely it is that wear and tear will cause problems.
mala palabra
(n.)=dirty word.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Profit is not a dirty word: an argument for and development of fee-for-service programs in medical libraries'.
mala pasada
(n.)=dirty trick.
Ex: The end of one-party rule has brought chaos to Mexico as three political parties jockey for power in an atmosphere rife with recriminations and dirty tricks.
mala persona
=rotten apple ; a bad lot.
Ex: The party's leader in Brussels said that any 'rotten apples' could contaminate the European Union. Ex: The article is entitled 'Illegals not such a bad lot'.
mala racha económica
(n.)=economic doldrums.
Ex: People on both sides noted sardonically that economic doldrums were forcing Croats to turn to Serbs to help save them.
mala reputación
(n.)=ill-repute ; bad repute ; bad reputation ; ill reputation.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket. Ex: If you want to see a public institution in bad repute, look at the data on how the public views the press. Ex: While it is much better to get off to a good start to begin with, there are things that can be done to clean up a bad reputation. Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
mala salud
(n.)=poor health.
Ex: Much of his later life he lived in reclusion, loneliness, poor health, and despair.
mala semilla
(n.)=bad seed.
Ex: The 1956 movie 'The Bad Seed' provided a lasting cultural reference point for children who have attracted national attention for their asocial and violently structured lives.
mala suerte
(n.)=misfortune ; mischance ; bad luck ; tough luck ; hard luck ; losing streak ; whammy.
Ex: The economic misfortunes of the decade had removed much of the opposition to the working classes using public libraries. Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample. Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirteen steps to avoiding bad luck in a serials cancellation project'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'. Ex: Four scenarios are developed to explore the future of citizen participation: plenitude, transformation, continuity, & hard luck. Ex: It seems like we're headed for another losing streak. Ex: Just remember that alcohol and low blood sugars together are a real whammy for diabetics.
mala tierra
(n.)=poor soil.
Ex: Some purists feel that a rock garden should contain only those plants which grow naturally on rocky slopes in poor soil.
mala vista
(n.)=poor eyesight.
Ex: Elderly users of libraries encounter problems of unfamiliarity with the library set up, poor eyesight and poor hearing.
mala voluntad
(n.)=ill will.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
malabar
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* hacer juegos malabares=juggle.
* hacer juegos malabares para que cuadre Algo=juggle.

malabarismo
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* hacer malabarismos=juggle.
* hacer malabarismos para que cuadre Algo=juggle.
* juego de malabarismo=balancing act.
* malabarismos=juggling act ; balancing act.

malabarismos
(n.)=juggling act ; balancing act.
Ex: The article 'Adaptive technology: a juggling act' describes the wide range of adaptive technology available to help blind and vision impaired students = El artículo "Tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales: juegos malabares" describe la gran variedad de adaptaciones tecnológicas para ayudar a los estudiantes ciegos y con problemas visuales. Ex: The author considers planning as a balancing act between conflicting forces, the need for clear and specific objectives, and good communications between the staff concerned.
malacostumbrar
(v.)=spoon-feeding [spoonfeeding] ; spoon-feed [spoon feed/spoonfeed] ; mollycoddle ; coddle ; baby.
Ex: However, no consensus was found with respect to the teaching roles of librarians, patron self-sufficiency, and the 'spoon-feeding' of public library users.
Ex: The author questions the policy of using assignments to teach library research and the attitude that students should not be spoon fed.
Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.
Ex: My generation was surely more coddled than my parents' generation, and the same is true, on average, of my friends coddling their young children.
Ex: My finace is a wallflower and I don't want to have to baby her for the rest of our lives.

malafortuna
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* tener la malafortuna de=have + the misfortune to.

malagasí
(adj.)=Malagasy.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo relativo a Madagascar.
Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.

malage
(n.)=wet blanket.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.

malagradecido
(adj.)=ungrateful.
Ex: For this reason he dubbed man the 'ungrateful biped'.
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* ser un malagradecido=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.

malaje
=nasty piece of work.
Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.

malaleche
=bitchy ; badass ; nasty piece of work.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
Ex: In the hardscrabble times of the Bible, where there were plagues, invasions from foreign powers, and swarms of locusts, you pretty much had to be a badass.
Ex: Mary, on the other hand, is a nasty piece of work who is at her best is frosty and aloof and at her worst is hostile and cruel.
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* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche=take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.

malamente
(adj.)=poorly ; badly ; execrably ; dismally.
Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets.
Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
Ex: The results suggest that works of fiction were generally well represented but that classics in the other fields were dismally underrepresented.
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* malamente argumentado=poorly-supported.
* malamente fundamentado=poorly-supported.
* malamente preparado=badly prepared.
* malamente sustentado=poorly-supported.

malamente argumentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
malamente fundamentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
malamente preparado
(adj.)=badly prepared.
Ex: This week's snowfalls in Britain have been a rude shock, causing huge disruptions, but why is this country so badly prepared for snow?.
malamente sustentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
malandanza
(n.)=misadventure.
Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.

malaria
(n.)=malaria ; malarial fever ; paludic fever.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
Ex: He also argues that inducing high malarial fevers can stimulate the immune system to fight AIDS.
Ex: Goiter, paludic fever and brucellosis were common in the region.
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* de la malaria=malarial.
* mosquito de la malaria=malarial mosquito.

malas experiencias
(n.)=awful experience.
Ex: These awful experiences caused some women to take up arms and joined various faction groups.
malas pulgas
(n.)=ornery ; grouchiness ; grouch.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush. Ex: What I love about him is that, for all his grouchiness, he shows an amazing amount of tenderness to all his good buddies. Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.
malas vibraciones
=bad vibes.
Ex: Sure, we all have moments, but if a person is inclined to have these 'bad vibes' more often than 'good vibes,' then they need to step back.
malatión
(n.)=malathion.
Nota: Insecticida.
Ex: Find information about the use of malathion to combat the asparagus beetle.

malayo
(adj.)=Malay ; Malayan ; Malaysian.
Ex: There is a need for better rules on Malay and Chinese names.
Ex: This is a memorandum prepared by the Malayan Library Group.
Ex: Indians are now totally integrated into Malaysian society and have achieved upward social mobility as a result of government reforms in 1960s.
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* MALMARC (MARC malayo)=MALMARC (Malaysian Machine Readable Cataloguing).

malbaratar
(v.)=bargain away.
Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

malcolocar
(v.)=misplace.
Ex: It was found that 5.5 percent of the books were misplaced, with 65 percent of them located on the correct shelves but not in correct locations.

malcriado
(adj.)=spoilt [spoiled, -USA].
Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or 'flaky'.
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* niño malcriado=spoilt brat ; brat.

malcriar
(v.)=baby.
Ex: My finace is a wallflower and I don't want to have to baby her for the rest of our lives.

maldad
(n.)=nastiness ; perversity ; sinisterness ; viciousness ; wickedness ; malice ; iniquity ; meanness ; turpitude ; ill will ; badness ; maliciousness ; devilry ; deviltry ; devilment.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.
Ex: With the right ingredients put together so that virtue triumphs and wickedness is punished a very satisfying story can be produced.
Ex: Any organisation's board of directors and its professionals and staff are jointly liable for their actions and/or omissions whether the latter are based on malice or ignorance.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
Ex: He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
Ex: Measurement in and of itself is neutral and cannot indicate 'goodness' or 'badness' = La medición en sí misma es neutral y no puede indicar lo bueno o malo que algo es.
Ex: Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.
Ex: The police will now see that they are protected in future from such devilry.
Ex: No man who was not a false hypocrite would commit such deviltry.
Ex: Right now family members of the doctors jailed are telling the media that they would have never thought their kin would plot such devilment.
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* con maldad=ill-naturedly.
* sin maldad=guileless.

maldecir
(v.)=damn ; curse.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.

maldefinido
=ill-defined.
Ex: This paper analyses and proposes practical solutions to key problems in on-line IR, particulary in relation to ill-defined and muddled information requirements, concept representation in searching and text representation in indexing.

maldición
(n.)=curse ; bane ; jinx ; hoodoo.
Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Donation of books to libraries: bane or blessing'.
Ex: Most of the people interviewed saw marriage as the ideal relationship whereas some thought of it as a jinx.
Ex: For the Reds to win this one they have to overcome a hoodoo that is becoming quite imposing.
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* echar una maldición=curse.
* maldición + recaer=curse + descend upon.

maldición + recaer
(n.)=curse + descend upon.
Ex: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined.
maldita enfermedad
=dreaded lurgy, the.
Ex: We have all had the dreaded lurgy, one after the other -- first Amelie, then Charlie, then Han and now me.
maldito
(adj.)=damn ; wretched ; damned ; freaking [frigging] ; frigging [freaking] ; fucking ; bloody ; goddam ; goddamned ; effing.
Nota: Eufemismo de fucking.
Ex: And we can't do it if we're again slavishly and uncritically, for reasons of imagined cost savings, accepting every damn thing that comes out of the tube.
Ex: A card catalog has the capability of being kept up to date, but it is a wretched way to make information available.
Ex: Literature can have only a formal use for utterly damned souls -- or for saints.
Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!.
Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom.
Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.
Ex: Prince Charles has admitted he is a 'bloody nuisance' lobbying on green issues but concedes he will have to curb his campaigning when he becomes king.
Ex: It's all goddam lies from start to finish.
Ex: Is it true that President Bush called the Constitution a 'goddamned piece of paper'?.
Ex: They work so effing hard and the so called fans give them a kick in the teeth when they need their support the most.
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* maldita enfermedad=dreaded lurgy, the.
* maldito achaque=dreaded lurgy, the.
* maldito dinero=filthy lucre.

maldito achaque
=dreaded lurgy, the.
Ex: We have all had the dreaded lurgy, one after the other -- first Amelie, then Charlie, then Han and now me.
maldito dinero
=filthy lucre.
Ex: This is a chance to name and shame all the 'celebrities' who choose to sell their souls for filthy lucre by advertising useless shit that we don't need.
maleabilidad
(n.)=malleability ; ductility.
Ex: The malleability of electronic information will lead to systems and organisations that readily facilitate the transmission and transformation of knowledge.
Ex: Metals have a property which many other materials such as wood, glass or ceramic do not possess, this property is known as ductility.

maleable
(adj.)=malleable ; tractable ; ductile.
Ex: While manual catalogs are essentially preestablished indexes which a user must deal with as found, electronic databases are inherently flexible and malleable = Mientras que los catálogos manuales son básicamente índices preestablecidos que el usuario debe utilizar tal y como se los encuentra, las bases de datos electrónicas son flexibles y maleables de por sí.
Ex: This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.
Ex: This means ductile materials normally fail due to shear rather than tension/compression.

maleante
(n.)=villain ; malefactor.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
Ex: Biotechnology's advances could give malefactors the ability to manipulate life processes -- and even affect human behavior.

malecón
(n.)=seafront ; seawall ; waterfront.
Ex: This has resulted in degradation of coastal water quality, contamination of the adjoining beaches and seafronts.
Ex: A violent storm breached the seawall caused widespread flooding of the area including the library.
Ex: There is a 4.5 mile long walking and biking trail along the waterfront that leads to several nature trails outside of town.

maleducado
(adj.)=churlish ; ill-mannered ; discourteous ; ill-bred.
Ex: 'He's slipping back into a churlish mood', the director said averting his eyes.
Ex: Results also show, however, that the average fan is egoistic & often ill-mannered, & lays claims to leadership & superiority.
Ex: The discourteous, unfeeling, & degrading reception encountered by job applicants is discussed.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
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* maleducados, los=ill-educated, the.

maleducados, los
=ill-educated, the.
Ex: It is mistaken to think this inarticulateness is confined to the ill-educated or dull-witted.
maleducar
(v.)=baby.
Ex: My finace is a wallflower and I don't want to have to baby her for the rest of our lives.

maleficio
(n.)=jinx ; hoodoo.
Ex: Most of the people interviewed saw marriage as the ideal relationship whereas some thought of it as a jinx.
Ex: For the Reds to win this one they have to overcome a hoodoo that is becoming quite imposing.

malenfocado
(adj.)=misguided.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.

malentender
(v.)=misconstrue.
Ex: Because of the long held view that information professionals are to be value neutral in the provision of information, the role of ethical values in the profession has been misconstrued.

malentendido
(n.)=misconceived ; misunderstanding ; mix-up [mixup] ; misapprehension.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.
Ex: Abbreviations can be used for brevity, but care must be taken to use standard ones so there will be no chance for misunderstanding.
Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.
Ex: There is enormous misapprehension about ISBD = Existe un enorme malentendido sobre la ISBD.
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* aclarar un malentendido=clear up + misunderstanding.
* surgir malentendidos=arise + misunderstandings.

malentendimiento
(n.)=mix-up [mixup].
Ex: You'll have to call him and tell him there's been a mix-up and that he'll be called as soon as there's another opening.

males de la guerra, los
(n.)=evils of war, the.
Ex: A heavy toll on life is included among the evils of war.
malestar
(n.)=discomfort ; unease ; malaise ; uneasiness ; unrest.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: There is an underlying unease concerning the relevance of AACR2 to a largely and growing computerised cataloguing environment.
Ex: He interprets 'alienation' as the 'malaise that affects all of us, leaving us in some measure unable to operate in humane, supportive ways'.
Ex: Uneasiness evidenced by some inquirers at the reference desk seems to stem from unfamiliarity with the personnel and service, and a fear of appearing ignorant.
Ex: The subjects referred to recur frequently in the writings of the 'socially committed' -- drugs, sex, racism, student unrest, riots, scandals in government, conservation, the role of women in society are among them.
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* expresar malestar=express + discomfort.
* malestar entre los trabajadores=industrial unrest.
* malestar estomacal=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
* malestar político=political unrest.
* malestar social=civil unrest ; social malaise ; social unrest.

malestar entre los trabajadores
(n.)=industrial unrest.
Ex: The variables were production, quality, costs, job satisfaction of operatives, job satisfaction of supervisors, work anxiety, accidents, absence, labor turnover, and industrial unrest.
malestar estomacal
(n.)=upset stomach ; stomach upset.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache. Ex: He said he weaned her on honey to help reduce stomach upsets.
malestar político
(n.)=political unrest.
Ex: The rigours of the climate and the effects of war and political unrest have ravaged the cultural heritage..
malestar social
(n.)=civil unrest ; social malaise ; social unrest.
Ex: The most vulnerable nations are Burma, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, which have all experienced savage war and civil unrest in recent years. Ex: These bureaucratic organisations contribute to a social malaise, symptomatic, in the opinion of many workers, of a general social crisis which will accelerate in the decades ahead. Ex: Water shortages in the north of China lead to social unrest over accessto what limited supplies were available.
maleta
(n.)=suitcase.
Ex: The price includes porterage based on one suitcase per person.
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* hacer las maletas=pack up ; pack + Posesivo + belongings ; pack + Posesivo + things ; pack + Posesivo + suitcases ; pack + Posesivo + bags.

maletero
(n.)=boot ; car boot.
Ex: In order to squeeze 6 people into the car, three people were crammed into the back seat, one person rode shotgun, and one unfortunate soul was forced to ride in the boot.
Ex: The car boot is a far from ideal environment for the storage of medicinal products, subject as it is to extremes of temperature.
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* picnic alrededor del maletero del coche=tailgate party.
* puerta del maletero=tailgate.

maletín
(n.)=briefcase ; carrying case.
Ex: He picked up his briefcase, returned the papers, and hurried off.
Ex: Carrying cases, such as briefcases, knapsacks, and grocery bags were the second most common possessions held by patrons working in the library.
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* del tamaño de un maletín=briefcase-sized.

malevolencia
(n.)=ill will.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.

maleza
(n.)=undergrowth ; scrub ; brush ; foliage ; thicket.
Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
Ex: In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.
Ex: They hunted and gathered and lived in wigwams constructed of branches, brush, and hides.
Ex: The effects of precipitation and foliage attenuation and depolarization are considered to have negligible effect on the microwave mobile systems.
Ex: Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.

malformación
(n.)=malformation.
Ex: Radiography and computer tomography scanning were performed, demonstrating malformation of the vertebral column.

malgache
(adj.)=Malagasy.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo relativo a Madagascar.
Ex: The Malagasy franc had a turbulent time in 2004, losing nearly half its value and sparking rampant inflation.

malgastar
(v.)=fritter away ; squander.
Ex: Most of the money spent was frittered away on projects that did nothing to make America safer.
Ex: By doing this, resources will be squandered.
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* malgastar dinero=waste + money.
* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades=waste not, want not.
* seguir malgastando el dinero=throw + good money after bad.

malgastar dinero
(v.)=waste + money.
Ex: Australia is wasting money by unnecessary repetition of research.
malhechor
(n.)=wrongdoer [wrong-doer] ; malefactor.
Ex: Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.
Ex: Biotechnology's advances could give malefactors the ability to manipulate life processes -- and even affect human behavior.

malherido
(adj.)=seriously wounded ; seriously hurt ; seriously injured ; badly wounded ; badly injured ; badly hurt.
Ex: Picture of a medic looking up while applying mouth-to-mouth resuscitation to a seriously wounded soldier north of Saigon

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Ex: In many cases, a hospital can be held liable for refusing to treat a seriously hurt person in an emergency situation.
Ex: Is it illegal to watch a seriously injured person and not call for medical help?.
Ex: Here is the picture of an innocent civilian man badly wounded in the head being helped into the hospital.
Ex: The injured crane operator, though badly injured, is now recovering in hospital and we wish him a speedy recovery.
Ex: Even if a wrong is done to one, and though badly hurt, it is good not to retaliate with an evil.
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* resultar malherido=be seriously wounded ; be badly hurt ; be badly injured ; be badly wounded.

malhumor
(n.)=mood ; bile ; grouchiness ; surliness ; sullenness ; petulance.
Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.
Ex: It would merely give him the opportunity to pour out his bile.
Ex: What I love about him is that, for all his grouchiness, he shows an amazing amount of tenderness to all his good buddies.
Ex: Without the protection of surliness and levity, all children would be crushed by the past - the past of others, loaded onto their shoulders.
Ex: In those vernal seasons of the year, when the air is calm and pleasant, it were an injury and sullenness against Nature not to go out and see her riches.
Ex: There are also those who all day long are mild, and courteous, and genial, and good-natured in public life, damming back their irritability, and their petulance, and their discontent.
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* con malhumor=moodily.
* de malhumor=in a mard ; in a grouch ; in a mood ; in a grouch mood ; in a huff.
* estar de malhumor=be in a bad mood.

malhumorado
=sullen ; surly ; crusty ; truculent ; peevish ; morose ; grumpy ; ill-humoured [ill-humored, -USA] ; cranky ; moody ; curmudgeonly ; cantankerous ; bad-tempered ; crabby ; short-tempered ; hipped ; ornery ; mardy ; grouch ; in a grouch ; in a grouch mood.
Ex: He makes his feelings abundantly clear by sullen silences and glances that indicate complete disgust.
Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity.
Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa.
Ex: Senior staff members said that these fevers of truculent behavior had manifested themselves only within the past two or three years.
Ex: In 1912 a group of women library students were accused of lacking a sense of proportion, being peevish and being absorbed in small details.
Ex: His limber writing consequentializes the inconsequential, and there is not one morose moment in his work, no hint of sourness.
Ex: That's despite grumpy comments like those of William Hartston who said it was 'surely one of the ugliest words ever to slither its way into our dictionaries'.
Ex: The presence of this irony in ill-humored short articles from various journalistic sources is described.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: Moody explorations of unexplained phenomenon can also be found = También se pueden encontrar exploraciones taciturnas de fenómenos inexplicables.
Ex: Offended by the idea of an addict selling sneakers to kids, he launched into a curmudgeonly rant.
Ex: To attain this order within the structure of chaos, Eros divided himself into two parts: Eros as amicable, social love and Eros as cantankerous, divisive discord.
Ex: He was a brave novelist but also bad-tempered, churlish and subject to fits of rage.
Ex: The normally perky and intrepid Cristina is flat out crabby these days.
Ex: A medical doctor had told him that the reason why women have faster pulse beats is because they are short-tempered.
Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
Ex: They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.
Ex: We all have a grouch in our lives and if we wake up on the wrong side of the bed or take our daily mean pill, at the very nicest, we have been described as a 'grouch'.
Ex: Life is too short to be in a grouch all the time.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
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* estar malhumorado=be in a bad mood.

malicia
(n.)=low cunning ; mischievousness ; ill will.
Ex: He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
Ex: The author discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters = El autor examina la presencia de la travesura en los personajes principales de una variedad de literatura infantil.
Ex: On this theory, people are praiseworthy for acts of good will and blameworthy for acts of ill will or lack of good will.
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* sin malicia=guileless.

maliciosamente
=mischievously ; perversely ; evilly ; wickedly.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: Play indexes are numerous and perversely disparate.
Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.
Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.

malicioso
(adj.)=malicious ; vicious ; spiteful ; devious ; bitchy ; ill-natured ; dastardly.
Ex: Perhaps the major problem will be the malicious attempt to cause confusion.
Ex: For in the eyes of many, even the most desultory reading of fiction was preferable to the 'vicious' entertainments designed to satisfy the 'lower impulses in human nature'.
Ex: Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The devious, the distraught and the deranged: designing and applying personal safety into library protection'.
Ex: She worked at a local clothing company for a while and found the other staff and managers to all be very cliquey, bitchy and rather shallow.
Ex: Always snivelling, coughing, spitting; a stupid, tedious, ill-natured fellow, who was for ever fatiguing people.
Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
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* intención maliciosa=malicious intent.

malignidad
(n.)=malignancy.
Ex: The article concludes that the concern about the malignancy of a particular skin lesion and the recommendation whether to perform a biopsy were not significantly affected by telemedicine technology.

maligno
(adj.)=malicious ; perverse ; malignant ; nasty looking.
Ex: Perhaps the major problem will be the malicious attempt to cause confusion.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
Ex: These parameters enable quantifying the essential characteristics of malignant gliomas.
Ex: The large and nasty-looking African Buffalo is highly dangerous to humans due to its unpredictable nature.
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* programa maligno=malicious software.
* software maligno=malicious software.
* tumor maligno=cancerous tumour ; malignant tumour.

malintencionado
(adj.)=malicious ; ill-willed ; insidious ; ill-meaning.
Ex: Perhaps the major problem will be the malicious attempt to cause confusion.
Ex: We wish to mention that there can never be such matters as ethnic cleansing, license to rape, or other ill-willed behavior on the government's part.
Ex: The view that the 'caring' professions, including librarianship, have of their clients is deeply insidious.
Ex: The authors behind this specific strain of malware are trying every trick in the book to get users to succumb to their ill-meaning plans.

malinterpretación
(n.)=misreading.
Ex: A few cases are known in printed texts of the hand-press period of errors which appear to have been caused by a mishearing rather than by a misreading of the copy.

malinterpretado
(adj.)=misconceived.
Ex: It is important that those engaged in IR should not be abused by misconceived goals based on a failure to recognize the essential properties of IR.

malinterpretar
(v.)=misinterpret ; misread ; misconstrue.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.
Ex: Because of the long held view that information professionals are to be value neutral in the provision of information, the role of ethical values in the profession has been misconstrued.

malla
(n.)=mesh [meshes, -pl.] ; netting ; wire sieve.
Nota: En la fabricación de papel, estructura de hilos finos de metal entrecuzados con objeto de al depositar sobre ella la pasta de papel ésta pierda el agua que contiene.
Ex: Wholly new forms of encyclopedias will appear, ready-made with a mesh of associative trails running through them, ready to be dropped into the memex and there amplified.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: gym gear, grouped, and decorated with netting.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
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* dibujo de la malla=wire pattern.
* malla de seguridad=safety net.
* malla metálica=wire mesh.

malla de seguridad
(n.)=safety net.
Ex: Some people may require 'safety nets' or private and public forms of social insurance that contribute to subsistence in times of need.
malla metálica
(n.)=wire mesh.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
mallas
(n.)=tights.
Ex: Tight clothing, such as swimming suits and the tights worn for aerobics, jogging, etc., may cause health problems by restricting the natural flow of blood.

malnutrición
(n.)=malnutrition.
Ex: Blindness can occur due to various reasons such as malnutrition during childhood, illness, or due to accidents.

malnutrido
(adj.)=malnourished.
Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.

malo del estómago
(n.)=upset stomach.
Ex: The specific health problems investigated were a rash, a sore throat, a toothache, bleeding gums, an upset stomach, a cavity, and a bad headache.
malo, el
(n.)=bad guy, the.
Ex: The author offers an interpretation of why in professional wrestling the bad guy is often victorious, by whatever means necessary including foul play.
malo^1
(n.)=villain.
Ex: The father, Old Brightwell, curses his daughter, Jane, for preferring the love of the smooth-tongued villain, Grandley, to that of her own parents.
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* malo, el=bad guy, the.
* malos, los=baddies, the.

malo^2
(adj.)=bad ; poor ; wrong ; trashy ; naughty ; evil ; crummy ; lame.
Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: In a conventional system, the omission of a punctuation mark or an abbreviation will not necessarily cause an entry to be filed in the wrong place, because humans can compensate for variations in spelling and punctuation.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
Ex: He felt like a naughty school-boy.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
Ex: One librarian bluntly wondered about the ethics of sending 'crummy looking books with information that is incorrect or obsolete to the needy (because) everyone should have access to good material'.
Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
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* acabar mal=come to + a bad end.
* aceptar tanto lo bueno como lo malo=take + the bad with the good.
* algo anda mal=something is amiss.
* algo va mal=something is amiss.
* andar tramando algo malo=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* aplicar mal=misapply.
* atravesar un mal momento=go through + a bad patch.
* atravesar un momento malo=go through + a bad patch.
* a veces las cosas salen mal=shit happens.
* bastante malo=third rate [third-rate].
* bicho malo=nasty piece of work.
* bicho malo nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* caer mal=rub + Nombre + up the wrong way.
* calcular mal=misjudge.
* chiste de mal gusto=off-colour joke.
* chiste malo=shaggy dog story.
* citar mal=misquote.
* comentario de mal gusto=off-colour remark.
* comportarse mal=misbehave ; act up.
* comportarse muy mal con=be rotten to.
* comprender mal=misunderstand.
* concebir mal=misconceive.
* con mala fama=disreputable.
* con mala reputación=disreputable.
* control de las malas hierbas=weed control.
* con un soporte técnico malo=poorly-supported.
* creer que estar mal=feel + wrong.
* dar de mala gana=begrudge ; grudge.
* dar mala espina=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
* dar mala impresión=look + bad.
* dar malas vibraciones=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
* dar mal rollo=give + Nombre + bad vibes ; give off + bad vibes.
* decían las malas lenguas que=rumour had it that.
* decir con mal humor=spit out.
* dejar un mal sabor=leave + a bad taste.
* dejar un mal sabor de boca=leave + a bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* de mala calidad=shabby .
* de mala fama=of bad repute ; notorious.
* de mala gana=reluctantly ; grudgingly ; grudging ; begrudgingly ; unwillingly ; sullenly.
* de mala leche=like a bear with a sore head.
* de mala reputación=of bad repute ; notorious.
* de mal aspecto=seedy ; nasty looking ; shanky .
* de malas pulgas=in a grouch ; in a grouch mood.
* de mala uva=stroppy ; in a strop.
* de mal carácter=ill-natured.
* de mal en peor=out of the fire and into the frying pan ; out of the frying pan and into the fire.
* de mal genio=bad-tempered ; grumpy ; curmudgeonly ; crusty ; irascible ; shrewish ; short-tempered ; ill-natured ; stroppy ; in a strop.
* de mal gusto=in bad taste ; distasteful ; tawdry ; unbecoming ; tasteless ; tacky ; naff ; trashy ; off-colour.
* de mal humor=crotchety.
* de mal sabor=unbecoming.
* de mal vivir=disreputable.
* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo=the best of a bad lot.
* diagnosticar mal=misdiagnose.
* día malo=bad hair day.
* dicen las malas lenguas que=rumour has it that.
* el cielo rojo al atardecer augura buen tiempo, el cielo rojo al amanecer aug=red sky at night, (shepherd/sailor)'s delight, red sky in the morning, (shepherd/sailor)'s warning.
* encontrarse mal=feel + rotten ; feel + bad ; feel under + the weather ; be under the weather ; feel + wrong.
* en mala forma=in bad nick ; in bad shape ; in bad form.
* en malas condiciones=in poor condition ; in bad condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form.
* en mal estado=in bad condition ; in poor condition ; in bad shape ; in poor shape ; in bad nick ; in bad form.
* entender mal=misunderstand ; misconceive ; mishearing.
* escribir mal a máquina=mistype.
* escuchar mal=mishearing.
* estar de mala leche=be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood.
* estar de malas=be in a bad mood ; be on bad terms.
* estar de mala uva=be in a foul mood ; be in a bad mood ; be in an awful mood.
* estar mal=be wrong.
* estar mal comunicado con=have + poor connections with.
* estar mal de la sesera=be soft in the head.
* estar mal de salud=be in ill health ; be in bad health.
* estar mal encaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* estar mal preparado=ill-prepared.
* estar mal visto=frown on/upon.
* estar tramando algo malo=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* funcionar mal=malfunction.
* gestionar mal=mismanage.
* golpe de malasuerte=stroke of misfortune.
* golpe de mala suerte doble=double whammy.
* hablar mal de=speak out against ; speak + ill of ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; slate ; diss ; talk + shit about.
* hablar mal de Alguien=talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back.
* hacer Algo mal=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacerle a Alguien pasarlo mal=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* hacerle a Alguien pasar un mal rato=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* ir de mal en peor=go from + bad to worse.
* ir mal=go + wrong.
* ir mal encaminado=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* ir por mal camino=be on the wrong track ; be headed down the wrong track.
* juzgar mal=misjudge ; misconceive.
* limpieza de malas hierbas=weeding.
* llevar por el mal camino=lead + astray.
* llevar por mal camino=mislead.
* llevarse mal=be on bad terms.
* lo bueno y lo malo=the rights and wrongs.
* lo malo=the bad.
* lo que está bien y lo que está mal=rights and wrongs.
* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro=one is as bad as the other.
* mala administración=mismanagement.
* mala aplicación=misapplication.
* mala calidad=badness.
* mala cizaña=rotten apple.
* mala colocación=misplacement ; misfiling.
* mala colocación en los estantes=misshelving.
* mala compañía=bad apple ; rotten apple ; damaged goods.
* mala conducta=misconduct ; misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA] ; bad behaviour.
* mala conducta científica=scientific misconduct.
* mala decisión=bad judgement.
* mal + Adjetivo=poorly + Adjetivo.
* mala educación=impoliteness ; bad manners.
* mala espina=bad vibes.
* mala experiencia=horror story.
* mala fama=ill-repute ; bad repute ; bad reputation ; ill reputation.
* mala fortuna=misfortune.
* mala gestión=mismanagement.
* mala hierba=weed ; bad apple ; rotten apple.
* mala hierba nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* mala influencia=bad seed ; bad influence.
* mala intención=sinisterness ; ill will.
* mala interpretación=misinterpretation.
* mala jugada=dirty trick.
* mala leche=nastiness ; bad blood.
* mal aliento=bad breath.
* mala ordenación=misfiling.
* mala palabra=dirty word.
* mala pasada=dirty trick.
* mala persona=rotten apple ; a bad lot.
* mala racha económica=economic doldrums.
* mala reputación=ill-repute ; bad repute ; bad reputation ; ill reputation.
* mal argumentado=poorly-supported.
* mal armado=ill-armed.
* mala semilla=bad seed.
* malas experiencias=awful experience.
* malas pulgas=ornery ; grouchiness ; grouch.
* mala suerte=misfortune ; mischance ; bad luck ; tough luck ; hard luck ; losing streak ; whammy.
* malas vibraciones=bad vibes.
* mal atendido=ill-served.
* mala tierra=poor soil.
* mala voluntad=ill will.
* mal batido=badly-beaten.
* mal comportamiento=misconduct ; disruptive behaviour ; misbehaviour [misbehavior, -USA] ; bad behaviour.
* mal comportamiento científico=scientific misconduct.
* mal concebido=ill-conceived ; half-baked.
* mal configurado=misconfigured.
* mal considerado=poorly-regarded.
* mal criado=ill-bred.
* mal cuidado=mishandling.
* mal de ojo, el=evil eye, the.
* mal día=bad hair day.
* mal digerido=ill-digested.
* mal educado=impolite.
* mal emparejado=mismated.
* mal enfocado=ill-adapted.
* mal escrito=mistyped ; ill-written ; badly written.
* mal estado=disrepair ; state of disrepair.
* mal estructurado=ill-structured.
* mal expresado=inarticulate.
* mal formado=ill-trained.
* mal formulado=badly formulated.
* mal funcionamiento=malfunction ; malfunctioning.
* mal fundamentado=poorly-supported.
* mal fundido=ill-cast.
* mal genio=bile ; short temper ; petulance.
* mal gusto=bad taste ; tawdriness.
* mal hecho para=ill suited to/for.
* mal iluminado=badly-lit.
* mal informado=ill-informed.
* mal juicio=bad judgement.
* mal llamado=ill-named.
* mal nacido=ill-born.
* mal olor=stench ; stink.
* mal ordenado en los estantes=misshelved ; misshelved.
* mal organizado=ill-structured.
* malos modales=bad manners.
* malos tiempos=bad times.
* malos tratos=mistreatment ; battery ; maltreatment ; physical abuse ; battering.
* malos tratos a la mujer=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
* mal pagado=low-paid ; underpaid ; low-paying.
* mal perdedor=sore loser ; bad loser.
* mal planeado=ill-planned.
* mal preparado=ill-prepared ; ill-equipped ; ill-trained ; badly prepared.
* mal presentado=poorly presented.
* mal provisto=poorly stocked.
* mal remunerado=poorly paid ; poorly remunerated ; low-paid ; low-paying.
* mal retribuido=underpaid.
* mal rollo=bad vibes.
* mal sabor de boca=bad taste in + Posesivo + mouth.
* mal surtido=poorly stocked.
* mal sustentado=poorly-supported.
* mal trago=awful experience.
* mal uso=misuse ; mishandling.
* mal ventilado=stuffy .
* manejar mal=mishandle.
* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer=better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
* más vale solo que mal acompañado=better alone than in bad company.
* mecanografiar=mistype.
* mejor solo que mal acompañado=better alone than in bad company.
* mirar con malos ojos=glower ; scowl (at) ; look + askance at.
* muy mal tiempo=severe weather.
* no + haber + nada malo en=there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
* no salir mal parado por=be none the worse for (that).
* oír mal=mishearing.
* pájaro de mal agüero=bird of ill omen ; bird of bad omen.
* pasarlo mal=have + a thin time ; have + a difficult time ; experience + difficult times ; pass through + difficult times ; face + difficult times.
* pasarlo muy mal=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
* pasar por un mal momento=go through + a bad patch.
* pasar un mal rato=have + a hard time.
* pasar un momento malo=go through + a bad patch.
* persona vaga y mal vestida=slob.
* poner al mal tiempo buena cara=keep + Posesivo + chin up ; put on/up + a brave face ; put + a brave face on.
* poner mala cara=pull + a face.
* poner malo=make + Nombre + sick ; sicken.
* ponerse a malas con=run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
* por la mala fortuna=by ill fate.
* por la mala suerte=by ill luck ; by bad luck ; by ill fate.
* por las buenas o por las malas=by hook or by crook.
* por mala fortuna=unfortunately ; unhappily ; sadly.
* por mala suerte=by ill luck ; by bad luck ; by a stroke of bad luck ; by ill fate.
* por mal camino=astray.
* portarse muy mal con=be rotten to.
* quedar mal=lose + face.
* que queda mal=ill-fitting.
* quitarse una mala reputación=clean up + bad reputation.
* racha de mala suerte=losing streak.
* recibir mala prensa=acquire + a bad name.
* reformar malos hábitos=reform + bad habits.
* representar mal=misrepresent.
* salir horriblemente mal=go + horribly wrong.
* salir mal=go + wrong ; go + awry ; misfire ; backfire.
* salir mal parado=be the worse for it.
* se avecinan malos tiempos=hard times lie ahead.
* sentirse mal=feel + bad ; feel + wrong ; feel + rotten.
* sentirse mal con Uno mismo=feel + wrong.
* ser malo=be a joke ; spell + bad news ; make + poor + Nombre.
* si mal no + Pronombre + acordarse=to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
* tener mala cara=look + off-colour.
* tener mala conciencia=have + a guilty conscience.
* tener mala fama=hold in + disrepute.
* tener mala fama por=be infamous for.
* tener mala salud=be in ill health ; be in bad health.
* tener malas conexiones con=have + poor connections with.
* tener malas intenciones=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* tener mal aspecto=be the worse for wear ; look + off-colour.
* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a bad judge of character.
* tener muy mala memoria=have + a memory like a sieve ; have + a head like a sieve.
* tener una mala reputación=have + a bad reputation.
* tener un mal concepto de Alguien=show + low regard for ; give + low regard to.
* tener un mal día=have + a bad day.
* terminar mal=come to + a bad end.
* tiempo muy malo=severe weather.
* tierra mala=poor soil.
* traer mala suerte=jinx.
* traerse algo malo entre manos=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* tratar mal=maltreat ; manhandle ; push + Nombre + (a)round.
* usar mal=abuse ; misuse.
* vivienda mal acondicionada=poor housing.

malo^3
(adj.)=ill.
Ex: Leforte asked said Leforte with much curiosity and concern, 'Is anything wrong? Are you ill? Is there anything I can do?'.
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* andar mal=feel under + the weather ; be under the weather.
* estar mal=feel under + the weather ; be under the weather.
* estar malo=be ill.
* hacer sentir mal=make + Nombre + feel bad.
* mala salud=poor health.
* mala vista=poor eyesight.
* mal estado de salud=poor health.
* malo del estómago=upset stomach.
* mal oído=poor hearing.
* sentirse mal=feel under + the weather ; be under the weather.
* tener muy mala cara=look like + death warmed (over/up).

malogrado
=ill-fated.
Ex: This article deals with an ill-fated scheme undertaken by the National Library of Australia to develop a national resource sharing network.

malograr
(v.)=waste ; cast + a blight on ; blight.
Ex: Long keys are not handled by wasting space in the data base, but by using only enough space to store the key.
Ex: Rampant commercialisation of publishing is casting a blight on literature.
Ex: The global outbreak of swine flu has spread fear through the travel sector, blighting any green shoots of recovery from the financial crisis.
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* malograrse=fizzle.

malograrse
(v.)=fizzle.
Ex: Sure we can, but minus the original moment of sizzle, our excellent choice might very well fizzle.
maloliente
(adj.)=smelly ; malodourous [malodorous, -USA] ; reeking ; putrid ; noisome ; stinky .
Ex: This article looks at the question of the appropriate treatment by librarians of homeless people, sometimes smelly and mentally disturbed, in the library.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
Ex: The bags may be used as an inner skin to a rubbish bin, to stop wet and noisome remains from sticking to the inside of the container.
Ex: Scientists say that stinky feet and socks can be added to the list of factors that attract mosquitoes to feed off of human blood.

malos modales
(n.)=bad manners.
Ex: The thing with football hooliganism is that, especially in countries like ours, it is a bigger issue than bad manners.
malos tiempos
=bad times.
Ex: It is used less in good times than in bad, less in summer than in winter.
malos tratos
(n.)=mistreatment ; battery ; maltreatment ; physical abuse ; battering.
Ex: Centuries of mistreatment and bad handling, together with the environmental conditions have contributed greatly to the poor condition of the manuscripts. Ex: The increasing frequency of notorious cases of conflicts between police officers & members of the general public (which in New York City has led to incidents of death, battery, & sexual assault) is cause for alarm. Ex: Negligence and maltreatment of children is a phenomenon that hinders child development and causes damage to society. Ex: Children growing up in households where aggression, physical abuse and other antisocial acts are the norm often act up in school. Ex: This research analyzes the effects of ritual healing on women who have been victims of abuse, including incest, rape, and battering.
malos tratos a la mujer
(n.)=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
Ex: Try finding prison reform, wife beating, intellectual freedom, or vasectomy in the 18th edition index. Ex: The book 'How to get out' deals with wife battering. Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
malos, los
=baddies, the.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.
malotonina
(n.)=melatonin.
Ex: They use a line of light bulbs that block out the blue rays of light that suppress melatonin, a hormone that promotes sleep.

malsano
(adj.)=unhealthy ; unwholesome ; insalubrious.
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .

malsonante
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* de un modo malsonante=jarringly.
* palabra malsonante=expletive.

malteses, los
(n.)=Maltese, the.
Ex: The Maltese do not come from a country with strong public library provision and do not appreciate its potential.
maltosa
(n.)=maltose.
Ex: He is taking 30 fluid ounces of whole milk with 6 teaspoonfuls of maltose and 2 teaspoonful of cod liver oil daily.

maltratado
(adj.)=battered ; abused.
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: The program aimed at the introduction of neglected and abused children to the public library and the books and services that can help them enrich their lives.
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* mujer maltratada=battered woman.

maltratador
(n.)=batterer ; maltreater ; abuser.
Ex: A significant inverse relationship between domestic violence and the level of education of both the batterer and the victim was also identified.
Ex: A social skills training program was conducted with three mildly retarded black mothers identified as child maltreaters.
Ex: The article 'Are you a user or an abuser?' urges librarians and borrowers to use the library with restraint.
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* maltratador físico=batterer.

maltratador físico
(n.)=batterer.
Ex: A significant inverse relationship between domestic violence and the level of education of both the batterer and the victim was also identified.
maltratar
(v.)=mistreat ; batter ; maltreat ; manhandle ; sandbag ; lay + a finger on ; ill-treat ; walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
Ex: Despite these findings, the label 'social isolation' may not accurately describe mothers who maltreat their children.
Ex: The 300 people, students or other, who took over the premises also manhandled ancient works of great historical value.
Ex: Bill Clinton did not get sandbagged; he knew exactly what he was doing.
Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.

maltrato
(n.)=ill-treatment ; mistreatment ; maltreatment.
Ex: The aim is to help the child overcome emotional problems such as fear of divorce, fear of death and fear of ill-treatment by parents.
Ex: Centuries of mistreatment and bad handling, together with the environmental conditions have contributed greatly to the poor condition of the manuscripts.
Ex: Negligence and maltreatment of children is a phenomenon that hinders child development and causes damage to society.
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* maltrato a la mujer=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
* maltrato de mujeres=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
* maltrato físico=personal abuse.

maltrato a la mujer
(n.)=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
Ex: Try finding prison reform, wife beating, intellectual freedom, or vasectomy in the 18th edition index. Ex: The book 'How to get out' deals with wife battering. Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
maltrato de mujeres
(n.)=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
Ex: Try finding prison reform, wife beating, intellectual freedom, or vasectomy in the 18th edition index. Ex: The book 'How to get out' deals with wife battering. Ex: Although the results provide support for the 'drunken bum' theory of wife beating, they also demythologize the stereotype because alcohol is shown to be far from a necessary or sufficient cause of wife abuse.
maltrato físico
(n.)=personal abuse.
Ex: Teachers across Britain are subjected to foul language, personal abuse, sexual insults and threats of violence by pupils every few minutes.
maltrecho
(adj.)=battered ; ruined ; ramshackle ; beat-up.
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
Ex: The ramshackle village clings like a limpet to the cliffs.
Ex: The fact is that a beat-up guitar looks cooler than a pristine one, and getting it to look beat up just by playing it takes a really long time.

maltés
(adj.)=Maltese.
Ex: There is a scarcity of material in certain languages, such as Maltese.
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* malteses, los=Maltese, the.

malucho
(adj.)=poorly ; dicky .
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
Ex: I've had a dicky ankle and a dicky knee but it's not something that is life-threatening.

malva^1
(n.)=mallow.
Ex: Mallow originates from southern Europe and Asia but has spread all over the world as a common weed.
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* criar malvas=push up + (the) daisies.

malva^2
(adj.)=purple ; mauve.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: Rarely do we think of a color as being invented by a person, yet in the case of the color mauve this might be a reasonable way to think about it.

malvada
(n.)=dragon lady.
Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.

malvadamente
=evilly ; wickedly ; heartlessly.
Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.
Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.

malvado
(adj.)=wicked ; evil ; heartless.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
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* vieja malvada=evil old woman.

malvender
(v.)=bargain away.
Ex: Reduced support is a fact of life, and librarians cannot bargain away their budget pressures.

malversación
(n.)=misappropriation ; embezzlement.
Ex: The problems of piracy, misappropriation and counterfeiting of intellectual property rights are a hot issue in international trade.
Ex: Computer abuse is defined as 'theft, fraud, embezzlement, damage... relating to computers'.

malversar
(v.)=embezzle ; misappropriate.
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds.
Ex: His trial came up in July 1892 and by then the city accountant had found that over $9,000 had been misappropriated.

malvesador
(n.)=embezzler.
Ex: In each case, however, the opportunity evaporated when the employer learned Wade was a convicted embezzler.
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* malvesador de fondos=embezzler.

malvesador de fondos
(n.)=embezzler.
Ex: In each case, however, the opportunity evaporated when the employer learned Wade was a convicted embezzler.
malvivir
(v.)=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
Ex: He represents not only hard-pressed immigrants and their plight but also everyone else eking out a living on the street corners of cities.
Ex: David keeps at his pushcart, scratching out a living even in the dead of winter -- meanwhile, Rose secretly visits Sammy to watch out for him.
Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.
Ex: In thus eking out an existence, however, the washerwoman was very important for the survival of her family.

malárico
(adj.)=malarial.
Ex: Always use mosquito nets when sleeping at night in malarial areas.
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* anemia malárica=malarial anaemia.

malévolamente
=ill-naturedly.
Ex: Freud was a despot ill-naturedly driving away anyone who in the least respect disagreed with him.

malévolo
(adj.)=malevolent ; malicious ; ill-willed ; waspish ; dastardly.
Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.
Ex: Perhaps the major problem will be the malicious attempt to cause confusion.
Ex: We wish to mention that there can never be such matters as ethnic cleansing, license to rape, or other ill-willed behavior on the government's part.
Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.

malísimo
(adj.)=lousy ; pathetic.
Ex: I want to react, though, to your description of lousy catalogers.
Ex: Unfortunately, the quality of the debate on the other side is pathetic.

mama^2
(n.)=breast.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
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* cáncer de mama=breast cancer.
* de la mama=mammary.
* detección precoz del cáncer de mama=breast screening.
* prótesis de mama=breast implant.

mamada
(n.)=blow job.
Ex: My boyfriend enjoys blow jobs and I am sure after I try all these tips on him he will be amazed!.

mamado
(n.)=drunk back ; blind drunk ; drunk.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Is it not against the law to release a drunk back into society who may be still under the infuence?.
Ex: New research published today finds that even having just one stiff drink can make you 'blind drunk'.
Ex: Most innkeepers were crooks, the food was bad, and the inns were frequented by cutthroats and drunks.

mamar
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* dar de mamar=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
* dar de mamar a=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle.
* el que no llora, no mama=the squeaky (squeaking) wheel gets the grease (the oil/oiled).

mamario
(adj.)=mammary.
Ex: Results suggest that accelerated prepubertal growth may reduce mammary development in grazing dairy cows.
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* glándula mamaria=mammary gland.

mameluco
(n.)=mamluk.
Nota: Milicia privilegiada de Egipto que, de 1250 a 1517, llegó a constituir una dinastía.
Ex: Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.

mami
(n.)=mommy [mummy, -UK] ; mummy [mommy, -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mommy! Daddy! Read to me!' = El artículo se titula "¡Mamá!, ¡Papá!, ¡Léeme!".
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mummy, what are library schools for?'.

mamografía
(n.)=mammography.
Ex: The resolution requirements for mammography have important implications for image acquisition and display technologies.

mamograma
(n.)=mammogram.
Ex: This paper considers 3 different applications in the domain of breast X-rays or mammograms.

mamología
(n.)=mammology.
Nota: Estudio de los mamíferos.
Ex: Characteristics of the monographs considered were: copyright date; circulation; citation frequency; and subdiscipline (ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammology).

mamoplastía
(n.)=mammoplasty.
Ex: Although more often people hear about breast enlargement, more than half of the mammoplasties are done to decrease the size of the breast.
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* mamoplastía de aumento=augmentation mammoplasty.
* mamoplastía de reducción=reduction mammoplasty.

mamoplastía de aumento
(n.)=augmentation mammoplasty.
Ex: Breast augmentation, technically known as augmentation mammoplasty, is a surgical procedure to enhance the size and shape of a woman's breast.
mamoplastía de reducción
(n.)=reduction mammoplasty.
Ex: Breast reduction, or reduction mammoplasty, is the surgery to reduce the weight, mass and otherwise size of the breasts for whatever reason.
mamotreto
(n.)=tome ; contraption.
Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
Ex: If you are in cahoots with the circle of power, you get your projects approved in no time, and in some cases, you can build the most hideous and unsightly contraption.

mampara
(n.)=divider ; bulkhead ; screen ; partition.
Ex: Technological development, the visible indicator of modernization, is the great divider between the developed & the underdeveloped nations = El desarrollo tecnológico, indicador visible de la modernización, es el gran separador entre los países desarrollados y los subdesarrollados.
Ex: Furniture from ships was sometimes built-in, sometimes capable of being taken to pieces easily, and sometimes it bore fittings allowing it to be secured to deck or bulkhead.
Ex: An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.
Ex: It is concluded that the choice of citation and co-citation thresholds can be influenced by formal considerations which ensure statistically meaningful partitions rather than arbitrary decision which can produce meaningless interpretations.
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* mampara de baño=shower screen.

mampara de baño
(n.)=shower screen.
Ex: However, an increasing number of shower screens are made of tempered glass, which may potentially break.
mamporro
(n.)=thump.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

mampostería
(n.)=masonry ; masonry wall ; bricklaying.
Ex: The author discusses the history of this medieval fortified moat castle commenting on its construction, fortification walls, masonry, and plan.
Ex: The perfect sealing of a masonry wall surface is almost impossible since fine cracks and joints will allow the passage of water into the wall.
Ex: As an introduction to bricklaying, we discribe how to build a simple garden wall.
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* mampostería de ladrillo=brickwork.

mampostería de ladrillo
(n.)=brickwork.
Ex: It's amazing what a lick of paint and a scrubbing brush can do to brighten your brickwork!.
mamut
(n.)=mammoth.
Ex: The problem used was the riddle of the frozen wooly mammoths.

mamá follable
=MILF [Mother I'd Like to Fuck].
Ex: She is an experienced MILF with luscious platinum blonde hair, amazing siliconed breasts and a nice round booty.
mamá pija y tía buena
(n.)=yummy mummy.
Ex: This wonderful novel dissects the impossible myth of the yummy mummy with warmth, poignancy and humor.
mamá posh
(n.)=yummy mummy.
Ex: This wonderful novel dissects the impossible myth of the yummy mummy with warmth, poignancy and humor.
mamá^1
(n.)=mommy [mummy, -UK] ; mummy [mommy, -USA] ; mum ; mom ; mama.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mommy! Daddy! Read to me!' = El artículo se titula "¡Mamá!, ¡Papá!, ¡Léeme!".
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mummy, what are library schools for?'.
Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.
Ex: In out search for Mom's wedding ring, we left no stone unturned.
Ex: My mama says that alligators are ornery because they got all them teeth and no toothbrush.
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* mamá follable=MILF [Mother I'd Like to Fuck].
* mamá pija y tía buena=yummy mummy.
* mamá posh=yummy mummy.

mamífero
(adj.)=mammal ; mammalian.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: The results showed that the amphibian remains entered the cave deposits in the scats of a mammalian predator.
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* mamífero marino=sea mammal ; marine mammal.

mamífero marino
(n.)=sea mammal ; marine mammal.
Ex: With the aid of harpoons and boats, early hunters were able to procure sea mammals year round, and the population became sedentary. Ex: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.
mamógrafo
(n.)=mammograph.
Ex: Among the 21 countries with available data, the number of mammographs per capita was the highest in France and Finland.

manada
(n.)=bevy ; herd ; pride.
Nota: Aplicado específicamente a los leones.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life.
Ex: Milk yields for herds in England are generally higher than those in France.
Ex: Being smaller and lighter than males, lionesses are more agile and faster and do the pride's hunting.
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* cabeza de la manada=leader of the pack.
* en manadas=in droves.
* manada de lobos=wolf pack.
* una manada de=a gaggle of.

manada de lobos
(n.)=wolf pack.
Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'Where can I find information on wolves and the behaviour of wolf packs?'.
manager
(n.)=office manager.
Nota: Para el femenino también se usa office manageress.
Ex: This department is headed by a general office manager who has a staff of bookkeepers, billing clerks, comptrollers, and secretaries.

manantial
(n.)=spring.
Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
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* agua de manantial=spring water.

manar
(v.)=well up ; pour out ; gush out ; well.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: A flood of feeling welled up in him about life and death and beauty and suffering and transitoriness and the yearning of his unsatisfied soul for a happiness not to be found on earth which poured out in 'Ode to a Nightingale'.
Ex: For example, after a fire hydrant has been observed and described, children are addressed as follows: 'What would it feel like to be a fire hydrant? Try it and show how the water gushes out'.
Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.

manasas
(adj.)=ham-handed ; ham-fisted.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
Ex: They must ponder how not only to prevent such tragedies in future, but also to avoid worsening them through ham-fisted intervention.

manatí
(n.)=manatee.
Ex: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.

mancebo
(n.)=chemist's assistant.
Ex: This book charts the rise of Humphry Davy from his lowly beginnings as a chemist's assistant to one of the most brilliant scientific minds of the 19th century.
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* mancebo de farmacia=chemist's assistant.

mancebo de farmacia
(n.)=chemist's assistant.
Ex: This book charts the rise of Humphry Davy from his lowly beginnings as a chemist's assistant to one of the most brilliant scientific minds of the 19th century.
mancha
(n.)=deposit ; spot ; blemish ; blob ; stain ; blotch ; taint ; blot ; mottle.
Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: The third and final stage of proof correction was the press proof, when a sheet was read for residual blemishes.
Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".
Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.
Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.
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* mancha de la piel=age spot.
* mancha de petróleo=oil slick ; oil spill.
* mancha de sangre=blood stain.
* mancha de tinta=set-off ; inkblot.
* mancha en + Posesivo + honor=blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.
* mancha producida por goteo=drip mark.
* mancha resistente=stubborn stain.
* manchas=staining.
* ser una mancha para=be a blot on.
* sin mancha=unblemished ; untainted ; stainless.

mancha de la piel
(n.)=age spot.
Ex: The most overlooked secret to perfect skin is avoiding conditions that lead to wrinkling, age spots, saggy skin and in general all around skin damage.
mancha de petróleo
(n.)=oil slick ; oil spill.
Ex: The oil slick from the county's worst oil disaster is spreading rapidly and threatens some of the country's richest fishing grounds. Ex: In addition to accidental oil spills, the research guide considers other sources directly related to maritime pollution.
mancha de sangre
(n.)=blood stain.
Ex: If you have a blood stain on any kind of fabric just spray it with cold water and then sprinkle salt liberally over the stain.
mancha de tinta
(n.)=set-off ; inkblot.
Ex: But if set-off did occur and threatened to set back and spoil subsequent impressions of the first forme, the tympan cloth could be rubbed over with lye to clean it. Ex: The exhibition focuses on the writer's most experimental artworks, including inkblots, doodles and spontaneous drawings.
mancha en + Posesivo + honor
(n.)=blot on + Posesivo + escutcheon.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
mancha producida por goteo
(n.)=drip mark.
Ex: There may be pale drip marks in the neighbourhood of the tranchefiles, where drops of water fell from the deckle or from the maker's hand on to the new-made sheet.
mancha resistente
(n.)=stubborn stain.
Ex: Hanging out to dry on a sunny day, sunshine is natural bleach and often removes the most stubborn stains.
manchado
(adj.)=sullied ; soiled ; tarnished.
Ex: And never is the activity sullied and warped by competition between children to see whether one can read 'better' than another.
Ex: The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.
Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.
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* manchado de barro=draggled.
* manchado de tinta=inky.

manchado de barro
(n.)=draggled.
Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
manchado de tinta
(adj.)=inky.
Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.
manchar
(v.)=smudge ; stain ; tarnish ; dirty ; soil ; besmirch ; splatter ; spatter ; tinge ; muck up.
Ex: At this stage the powder is just 'sitting' on the paper and would be easily smudged, so before the copy appears in the take-up tray the image is fixed by exposure to heat.
Ex: The item undergoing the treatment was an early Persian parchment manuscript which was badly stained.
Ex: The article is entitled 'NCLIS (National Commission on Libraries and Information Science) assessment of public information dissemination: some sound ideas tarnished by defense of obsolete approaches' = El artículo se titula "Evaluación de la difusión de información pública por la NCLIS (Comisión Nacional sobre Bibliotecas y Documentación): algunas ideas acertadas deslucidas por la defensa de métodos obsoletos".
Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.
Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.
Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.
Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.
Ex: The kids thought it was terrific fun to slash holes in the clothes and muck them up with black paint.
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* manchar + Posesivo + imagen=tarnish + Posesivo + image.

manchar + Posesivo + imagen
(v.)=tarnish + Posesivo + image.
Ex: Everything possible is being done to tarnish the image of Islam and Muslims worldwide.
manchas
(n.)=staining.
Ex: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin, which was then calcified by heating to remove residual tars which might also have been a cause of staining and discoloration, and finally ground to an extremely fine powder.
manchita
(n.)=speck.
Ex: In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.

manchón
(n.)=blot.
Ex: Some editorial departments claim indexes are unnecessary and a typographical blot.

mancillamiento
(n.)=stigmatisation [stigmatization, -USA].
Ex: Reduce the fear of stigmatization of users with disabilities through outreach and publicity.

mancillar
(v.)=besmirch ; taint.
Ex: the gulag was an atrocious system of incarceration and forced labor that had little to do with correction, that poisoned society, and that besmirched Soviet communism.
Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.

manco
(adj.)=one-armed.
Ex: Eventually adding more players -- all one-armed individuals -- the group played violins, cellos, guitars, piano and drums.

mancomunidad
(n.)=commonwealth.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Academic libraries: `towards commonwealth and coalitions'.
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* Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones, la=Commonwealth, the.

mancuerna
(n.)=dumbbell.
Ex: An oxygen molecule is a small dumbbell less than a nanometer across: two oxygen atoms with two electrons flying between acting as the bonding agent.

mandado
(n.)=errand.
Ex: To many kids, errands are boring, tiring, and just a big drag.
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* hacer mandados=run + errands.

mandamiento
(n.)=commandment ; behest.
Ex: Generally recent academic libraries have a number of common factors, which have been crystallized into ten desirable qualities, or as some people call them -- Faulkner-Brown's ten commandments.
Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".

mandamás
(n.)=chief honcho ; boss [bosses, -pl.] ; head honcho ; honcho ; bossy boots ; gaffer ; leader.
Ex: 'We should be more sympathetic and persuasive with the chief honchos'.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: Only 17 percent of head honchos say research and development (R&D) drives innovation in their business, a new study has found.
Ex: Of course, no one but a few honchos at IBM and Oracle know the real answer.
Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.
Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
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* mandamás, el=big guy, the.
* ser el mandamás=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.

mandamás, el
(n.)=big guy, the.
Ex: Look at him sucking up to the big guys, talking about golf that he really is terrible at, trying to get into the 'boys club'.
mandar + Alguien + a
(v.)=shuffle + Nombre + to.
Ex: Staff are trained to solve problems and not to shuffle patrons to other locations = Al personal se le prepara para resolver problemas y no para mandar a los usuarios a otros sitios.
mandar a buscar
(v.)=send for.
Ex: The Committee has the normal powers of select committees to send for persons, papers and records, and to appoint sub-committees.
mandar a combate
(v.)=send + Nombre + into battle.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.
mandar a freír espárragos
(v.)=send + Nombre + packing.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
mandar a la mierda
(v.)=bugger ; fuck off ; eff off.
Ex: His method of dealing with crises, he explained, was to 'turn out the light, say "bugger everyone," and go to sleep'. Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'. Ex: The next time that happens, if he wants to tell the TV presenter to eff off, I'm quite happy with that.
mandar a la porra
(v.)=send + Nombre + packing.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
mandar a paseo
(v.)=send + Nombre + packing.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
mandar a tomar por culo
(v.)=bugger ; fuck off ; eff off.
Ex: His method of dealing with crises, he explained, was to 'turn out the light, say "bugger everyone," and go to sleep'. Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'. Ex: The next time that happens, if he wants to tell the TV presenter to eff off, I'm quite happy with that.
mandar al carajo
(v.)=send + Nombre + packing.
Ex: Those who hold this view argued that the state government lacks the political will to send them packing for good.
mandar aviso
(v.)=send + word.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
mandar callar
(v.)=shush ; hush.
Ex: Another aspect is the behaviour of users which is to be tolerated and even encouraged: `But for God's sake -- NO SHUSHING'. Ex: The paintings depict subjects such as terrorists and mothers hushing children.
mandar comparecer
(v.)=subpoena.
Ex: These archives can be accessed by snoops and even subpoenaed in the event of an investigation or lawsuit.
mandar mensaje
(v.)=send + word.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
mandar por correo electrónico
(v.)=e-mail [email].
Ex: Any feasible reference question is answered in 15 minutes and e-mailed within a day.
mandar recado
(v.)=send + word.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.
mandar un correo electrónico
(v.)=e-mail [email].
Ex: Any feasible reference question is answered in 15 minutes and e-mailed within a day.
mandar^1
(v.)=be in charge ; instruct ; mandate ; enjoin ; call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; wear + the trousers (in + Posesivo + house) ; be in command ; run + the show ; order.
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'.
Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'.
Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong.
Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa.
Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost.
Ex: It appears that she wears the trousers in their house and he does as he is told!.
Ex: Being in command means making tough decisions.
Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
Ex: The fighter pilot said he was ordered to fire a full salvo of rockets at the UFO moving erratically over the North Sea.
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* los que mandan=the powers-that-be.
* mandar a buscar=send for.
* mandar + Alguien + a=shuffle + Nombre + to.
* mandar callar=shush ; hush.
* mandar comparecer=subpoena.
* no dejar de mandar + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* quien paga manda=he who pays the piper calls the tune.

mandar^2
(v.)=direct ; forward ; ship ; ship off ; send away ; send.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio sent.
Ex: This statement directs the user to adopt a number more specific terms in preference to the general term.
Ex: It also stores any messages which it cannot forward because the receiving terminal is busy or which can be sent at off-peak times.
Ex: According to librarians, vendors aren't shipping books fast enough.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
Ex: The particular harshness of Jane's childhood lay in the early age at which she was sent away to school.
Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
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* mandar a combate=send + Nombre + into battle.
* mandar a freír espárragos=send + Nombre + packing.
* mandar a la mierda=bugger ; fuck off ; eff off.
* mandar a la porra=send + Nombre + packing.
* mandar al carajo=send + Nombre + packing.
* mandar a paseo=send + Nombre + packing.
* mandar a tomar por culo=bugger ; fuck off ; eff off.
* mandar aviso=send + word.
* mandar mensaje=send + word.
* mandar por correo electrónico=e-mail [email].
* mandar recado=send + word.
* mandar un correo electrónico=e-mail [email].

mandarina
(n.)=mandarin ; mandarin orange.
Ex: Over 60% is production of oranges, followed by the group of mandarins, clementines, satsumas and tangerines, followed by lemons and limes, and then grapefruit.
Ex: Mandarin oranges are little segments of bright citrus flavor suitable for salads, vegetables, main dishes and, of course, desserts.

mandarín
(adj.)=Mandarin.
Ex: A qualitative research technique - focus groups - was used and 19 people participated in 3 group discussions, two composed of Mandarin speakers and one of Cantonese.

mandatario
(n.)=leader.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.

mandato
(n.)=commandment ; instruction ; mandate ; parliament ; tenure ; dictate ; injunction ; term ; edict ; term of office ; period of office ; term in office ; watch ; behest.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the high quality Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) program it developed in serving both students and faculty.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable.
Ex: Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.
Ex: The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.
Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.
Ex: At the same time we traditionally record the departure of those who have completed terms of office and who have given much of their time and some of their lives to forwarding the cause of libraries and librarianship.
Ex: This paper identifies the librarians of Glasgow University since 1641 and assesses their periods of office.
Ex: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.
Ex: During his watch, the US economy as well as the global monetary situation have been thrown into a precarious situation.
Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".
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* al final de su mandato=lame duck.
* elecciones de mitad de mandato=mid-term elections.
* en el mandato=in office.
* finalizar un mandato=leave + office.
* mandato judicial=writ.
* periodo de mandato=period of office.
* territorio bajo mandato=mandate.

mandato judicial
(n.)=writ.
Ex: The most common modern writs are those, such as the summons, used to initiate an action.
mandibular
(adj.)=mandibular.
Ex: The parameter used to determine adult females was the number of maxillar and mandibular teeth.

mandil
(n.)=apron ; pinafore ; pinny.
Nota: Abreviatura de pinnafore.
Ex: In the past, most housewives and even girls wore sweet frilly aprons and pinafores.
Ex: Aprons were close kin to pinafores, which had some popularity back then.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.

mandioca
(n.)=cassava.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.

mando
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* al mando=in the saddle.
* al mando (de)=at the helm (of) ; in charge (of).
* bastón de mando=gavel ; ceremonial staff ; staff.
* cadena de mando=chain of command ; line of command ; scalar chain of authority ; scalar chain of command ; scalar chain.
* coger el mando=take + the helm.
* Cuadro de Mando Integral (CMI)=Balanced Scorecard (BSC).
* cuadro de mandos=circuit board ; dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* cuartillo de mandos eléctricos=electrical closet.
* en el mando=at the wheel.
* estar al mando=be in command.
* línea de mando=line of authority ; line of command.
* llevar el mando=rule + the roost.
* mando a distancia=remote control ; remote controller.
* mando militar=military command.
* palanca de mando=joystick.
* poner a Alguien al mando de=put + Nombre + in charge of.
* seguir con el mando=stay in + control.
* tablero de mandos=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* tener el mando=rule + the roost.
* tomar el mando=take + the helm.
* tomar el relevo en el mando=take over + the helm.
* vara de mando=ceremonial staff.

mando a distancia
(n.)=remote control ; remote controller.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control. Ex: It could mean simply the ability of the punter to move between pieces of information in much the same way as he or she uses the remote controller to change channels on analogue television.
mando militar
(n.)=military command.
Ex: France is expected to soon rejoin NATO's military command after a 40-year absence.
mandonear
(v.)=throw + Posesivo + weight around ; boss about/around ; boss.
Ex: So they are stifling growth in the industry by throwing their weight around in the interest of greed.
Ex: The impassive Diane is portrayed early on as the office dragon lady, bossing about her underling.
Ex: At what age should a parent should stop bossing and start letting a person make their own decisions?.

mandril
(n.)=baboon.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

manduca
(n.)=chow.
Ex: The lowly chow of the rural poor has gone highbrow.

mandíbula
(n.)=jaw ; jawbone ; mandible.
Ex: In the first pass the program compares the entry 'JAWS' with 'KIDNAPPED' and no exchange is made as they are in the correct alphabetical order.
Ex: The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
Ex: The lower jaw has its own separate bone which is called 'the mandible', which is U-shaped and stretches from one ear, down to the chin area and then back up.
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* de la mandíbula inferior=mandibular.
* de la mandíbula superior=maxillar ; maxillary.
* mandíbula inferior=lower jaw.
* mandíbula superior=maxilla [maxillae, -pl.] ; upper jaw.
* reírse a mandíbula batiente=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; laugh like + a drain ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).

mandíbula inferior
(n.)=lower jaw.
Ex: The lower jaw has its own separate bone which is called 'the mandible', which is U-shaped and stretches from one ear, down to the chin area and then back up.
mandíbula superior
(n.)=maxilla [maxillae, -pl.] ; upper jaw.
Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material. Ex: In most vertebrates, the jaws are bony or cartilaginous and oppose vertically, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw.
mandón
(n.)=bossy ; bossy boots.
Ex: Regardless of gender, problem drinking was mainly related to traits of negative masculinity (bossy, noisy, aggressive, etc) whereas binge eating was mainly related to negative femininity (shy, needs approval from others, etc).
Ex: With the kids tucked into bed, bossy boots left to fill her empty life with some cocktails.

manecilla
(n.)=clasp ; hand.
Nota: De los relojes.
Ex: Many books were still large and solid, their blind-tooled covers secured with clasps or ties.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
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* manecilla de las horas=hour hand.
* manecilla de los minutos=minute hand.

manecilla de las horas
(n.)=hour hand.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
manecilla de los minutos
(n.)=minute hand.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.
manejable
(adj.)=manageable ; tractable.
Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
Ex: This approach becomes less tractable as the number of participating databases increases.

manejar a Alguien a + Posesivo + antojo
(v.)=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: Even though her performance lasted less than an hour, by the end she had them eating out of her hand and she received a standing ovation.
manejar con cuidado
(v.)=handle + with caution.
Ex: Note that sulphuric acid is very dangerous and shoud be handled with great caution.
manejar con una horca
(v.)=pitchfork.
Ex: In the early days, hay was often cut with hand scythes, pitchforked onto a wagon and then stacked in a barn.
manejar descuidadamente
(v.)=toss about.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
manejar indebidamente
(v.)=tamper (with).
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
manejar mal
(v.)=mishandle.
Ex: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.
manejar^1
(v.)=handle ; manage ; manipulate ; wield ; find + Posesivo + way (a)round/through + Complemento.
Ex: An author's name is usually shorter than a title, and thus is arguably easier to handle and remember.
Ex: In the same way, files of item record cards can be difficult to manage if the file size exceeds, say, 2000 cards.
Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
Ex: Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.
Ex: Those familiar with conventional lists of subject headings will have no difficulty in finding their way around a typical thesaurus.
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* acostumbrarse a manejar Algo=get + the hang of.
* aprender a manejar Algo=get + the hang of.
* capacidad de manejar la información=information handling.
* difícil de manejar=clumsy ; unwieldy.
* manejar a Alguien a + Posesivo + antojo=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
* manejar con cuidado=handle + with caution.
* manejar con una horca=pitchfork.
* manejar descuidadamente=toss about.
* manejar indebidamente=tamper (with).
* manejar mal=mishandle.
* volver a manejar=rehandle.

manejar^2
(v.)=drive ; drive along.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.

manejero
=manoeuvrable [maneuverable, -USA].
Ex: Most bookmobiles are built onto a truck chassis and are very manoeuvrable.

manejo
(n.)=handling.
Ex: The document can now be returned to the proper department for further handling.
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* con conocimiento básico en el manejo de la información=information literate [information-literate].
* conocimientos en el manejo de la información=info-savvy.
* habilidad en el manejo de diferentes soportes=media competency.
* instrucción de manejo=operating instruction.

manera
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.] ; avenue ; form ; guise ; means ; way ; manner ; fashion.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: It is under the chosen form of heading that the catalogue entry for a particular document is filed and hence located.
Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
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* a + Posesivo + manera=in + Posesivo + own way.
* buscar la manera de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* conseguido de manera dudosa=ill-gotten.
* corresponder de la misma manera=reciprocate.
* de alguna manera=in some sense ; in some way ; somehow ; in any sense ; some way.
* de buena manera=good-humouredly ; good-humoured.
* de cualquier manera=anyhow ; higgledy-piggledy ; willy-nilly ; in any way at all ; in any way [in anyway].
* de esta manera=in this fashion ; in this manner ; in this way.
* de igual manera=by the same token ; in like fashion ; in like manner ; in like vein ; in equal measure(s).
* dejar que Alguien haga las cosas a su manera=let + Nombre + do things + Posesivo + (own) way.
* de la manera normal=in the normal manner.
* de la manera que + desear=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* de la manera que + preferir=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* de la mejor manera posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* de la misma manera=by the same token.
* de la misma manera (que)=in the same way (as) ; in the same manner (as).
* de la otra manera=the other way (a)round.
* de las dos maneras=in both ways.
* de la siguiente manera=in the following terms.
* de manera aburrida=dully.
* de manera adaptable=adaptively.
* de manera agraviante=offensively.
* de manera alarmante=troublingly.
* de manera amena=pleasantly.
* de manera amenazadora=menacingly.
* de manera asequible=affordably.
* de manera avariciosa=avariciously.
* de manera caótica=chaotically.
* de manera clara=distinctly ; clearly.
* de manera codiciosa=covetously.
* de manera coloquial=colloquially.
* de manera confusa=hazily.
* de manera conjunta con=in partnership with.
* de manera constructiva=constructively.
* de manera decepcionante=disappointingly.
* de manera deprimente=sombrely [somberly, -USA].
* de manera desesperante=infuriatingly.
* de manera despreocupada=casually.
* de manera desproporcionada=disproportionately.
* de manera disculpable=excusably.
* de manera divertida=funnily.
* de manera ecológica=organically.
* de manera ejemplar=in (an) exemplary fashion.
* de manera elástica=elastically.
* de manera encantadora=winningly.
* de manera escandalosa=outrageously.
* de manera especial=in a certain way ; in a special way.
* de manera esporádica=sporadically.
* de manera esquemática=briefly.
* de manera estupenda=marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
* de manera exasperante=infuriatingly.
* de manera excusable=excusably ; pardonably ; forgivably.
* de manera extraña=oddly ; funnily.
* de manera firme=stoutly.
* de manera frustrante=frustratingly.
* de manera fundamental=critically.
* de manera global=holistically.
* de manera graciosa=funnily.
* de manera grotesca=grotesquely.
* de manera humillante=abjectly.
* de manera inconmensurable=above measure ; beyond measure.
* de manera inconsecuente=inconsistently.
* de manera indecisa=indecisively.
* de manera inexcusable=inexcusably.
* de manera infantil=childishly ; childishly.
* de manera informal=casually.
* de manera inolvidable=unforgettably.
* de manera inquietante=eerily ; troublingly.
* de manera insinuante=suggestively.
* de manera intermitente=intermittently.
* de manera intuitiva=intuitively.
* de manera involuntaria=involuntarily.
* de manera irritante=infuriatingly.
* de manera lamentable=lamentably ; miserably.
* de manera lógica=in a meaningful way.
* de manera maravillosa=marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
* de manera marginal=tangentially.
* de manera mecánica=by rote ; mechanically ; by heart ; off pat.
* de manera memorable=memorably.
* de manera misteriosa=eerily.
* de manera muy clara=in no uncertain terms.
* de manera muy similar a=in much the same way as.
* de manera muy superficial=sketchily.
* de manera natural=organically ; naturally.
* de manera nauseabunda=nauseatingly.
* de manera negativa=in a negative light.
* de manera no concluyente=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de manera no decisiva=indecisively ; inconclusively.
* de manera obsesiva=neurotically.
* de manera ofensiva=offensively.
* de manera olvidable=forgettably.
* de manera óptima=optimally.
* de manera perdonable=forgivably ; excusably ; pardonably.
* de manera poco convincente=lamely.
* de manera poco ética=unethically.
* de manera poco profesional=unprofessionally.
* de manera positiva=in a positive light.
* de manera precisa=precisely.
* de manera preocupante=disturbingly ; troublingly.
* de manera previsible=predictably.
* de manera promiscua=promiscuously.
* de manera protectora=protectively.
* de manera provocativa=suggestively.
* de manera pueril=childishly.
* de manera que=in a form that.
* de manera rara=oddly ; funnily.
* de manera realista=realistically.
* de manera recurrente=recurrently.
* de manera repugnante=nauseatingly.
* de manera reversible=reversibly.
* de manera ridícula=grotesquely.
* de manera ruinosa=ruinously.
* de manera semipermanente=on a semi-permanent basis.
* de manera significativa=to any significant extent ; to a significant extent.
* de manera similar=in a similar way.
* de manera similar a=in a similar manner to.
* de manera sofisticada=sophisticatedly.
* de manera sólida=stoutly.
* de manera sorprendente=shockingly.
* de manera sutil=subtly.
* de manera tangencial=tangentially.
* de manera uniforme=evenly.
* de manera vaga=hazily.
* de mejor manera=best.
* de muchas maneras=in every way ; in more ways than one.
* de ninguna manera=at all ; in any sense of the word ; not at all ; under no/any circumstances ; on no account ; not on any account ; in any way at all.
* !de ninguna manera!=Not on your life! ; over + Posesivo + dead body.
* de nuevas maneras=in new ways.
* de (tal) manera que=so that.
* de todas maneras=at any rate.
* de una manera + Adjetivo=in + Adjetivo + fashion ; in a + Adjetivo + manner ; in + Adjetivo + manner ; in a + Adjetivo + vein.
* de una manera eficaz=competently.
* de una manera extraña=strangely.
* de una manera genial=in a masterful way.
* de una manera lógica=logically.
* de una manera más sencilla=in digestible form.
* de una manera rara=strangely.
* de una manera satisfactoria=neatly.
* de una manera seductora=seductively.
* de una manera significativa=meaningfully.
* de una manera simple=in a simple manner.
* de una manera solemne=solemnly.
* de una manera tentad=seductively.
* de una manera tentadora=seductively.
* de una manera torpe=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
* de una misma manera=in a similar fashion.
* de una nueva manera=in a new way.
* estudiar la manera de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* expresar de otra manera=rephrase.
* fracasar de manera lamentable=fail + miserably ; fail + dismally.
* hacer Algo de manera equivocada=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de manera errónea=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* justo de la misma manera que=in just the same way as.
* la manera de + Infinitivo=the way to go about + Gerundio.
* la mejor manera=how best.
* la mejor manera de=the best way of.
* manera de actuar=line of attack.
* manera de pensar=way of thinking.
* manera de trabajar=work practice.
* manera de tratar=avenue of approach.
* manera de ver las cosas=line of thought.
* no haber manera de=there + be + no way.
* no hay manera de que=for the life of me.
* pero no hubo manera=but no dice.
* ponerlo de otra manera=put it + in a different way.
* por decirlo de alguna manera=so to speak.
* por decirlo de otra manera=to put it another way.
* por la manera=by the way.
* presentar de manera esquemática=give + overview.
* redactar de otra manera=reword.
* ser la manera de=be a recipe for.
* ser la mejor manera de=be the conduit for.
* ser una forma segura de=be a/one sure way of/to.
* una manera de empezar=a foot in the door.
* usar de manera general=be in general use.
* ver las cosas de diferente manera=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de una manera diferente=see + things differently.

manera de actuar
(n.)=line of attack.
Ex: Pre-coordinate indexing is another line of attack.
manera de pensar
(n.)=way of thinking.
Ex: It should be evident from the previous comments that planning is an attitude, a state of mind, a way of thinking.
manera de trabajar
(n.)=work practice.
Ex: The survey also indicated how the Internet has affected librarians' work practices.
manera de tratar
(n.)=avenue of approach.
Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
manera de ver las cosas
(n.)=line of thought.
Ex: This line of thought leads to the headings 'Engagement' and 'Premarital counseling'; the latter advises 'See Marriage counseling'.
manga de camisa
(n.)=short sleeve.
Ex: Rubbing an object on one's shirt sleeves has become the stereotype for electrostatics.
manga de mariposa
(n.)=butterfly net.
Ex: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.
manga por hombro
=topsy-turvy ; in shambles ; upside down ; all over the place.
Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own. Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'. Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down. Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
manga^1
(n.)=sleeve.
Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers.
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* camiseta de mangas cortas=T-shirt [tee-shirt].
* de mangas cortas=short-sleeved.
* de mangas largas=long-sleeved.
* en mangas de camisa=in + Posesivo + short-sleeves.
* estar manga por hombro=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* manga de camisa=short sleeve.
* manga de mariposa=butterfly net.
* manga por hombro=topsy-turvy ; in shambles ; upside down ; all over the place.
* mangas de camisa=shirt-sleeve.
* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco=as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.
* poner todo manga por hombro=turn + everything upside down.
* primera manga=first leg ; away game.
* segunda manga=second leg.
* sin mangas=sleeveless.

manganesio
(n.)=manganese.
Ex: Geochemical analyses showed a fourfold enrichment of oxidized iron and manganese from bedrock.

mangar
(v.)=swipe ; nick.
Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.
Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike.

mangas de camisa
(n.)=shirt-sleeve.
Ex: These 'shirt-sleeve conferences,' as Claverhouse calls them, multiply the probability of more creative and successful campaigns by increasing the number of minds at work on an advertiser's products.
manglar
(n.)=mangrove ; mangrove swamp ; mangrove forest ; mangrove wetland.
Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.
Ex: In tropical regions, halophytic (salt tolerant) trees invade mudflats associated with estuaries and form mangrove swamps instead of tidal marshes.
Ex: Mangrove forests thrive near the mouths of large rivers where river deltas provide lots of sediment.
Ex: Mangrove wetlands are found closest to the sea and are flooded by daily tides.

mangle
(n.)=mangrove.
Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.

mango de ducha
(n.)=shower head.
Ex: Although the shower heads were routinely disinfected, a requirement was identified to also disinfect the shower hoses.
mango^1
(n.)=mango [mangoes, -pl.].
Ex: The writer portrays it as colorful town of peasants, mangoes, papayas, yams, donkeys, dirt-floored cottages, and the market place.

mango^2
(n.)=handle ; shank.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.
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* de mango largo=long-handed ; long-handled.
* mango de ducha=shower head.
* tener la sartén por el mango=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; have + the upper hand ; run + the show.

mangosta
(n.)=mongoose.
Ex: The mongoose feeds on snakes and this one is no exception.

manguera
(n.)=hose ; hosepipe.
Ex: A well-established fire in bookstacks without automatic protection may have to be put down with large hoses, causing extensive water damage.
Ex: Britain's biggest water company has announced that will ban hosepipes and sprinklers from next month.
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* manguera del radiador=radiator hose.

manguera del radiador
(n.)=radiator hose.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .
maniaco-depresión
(n.)=manic depression.
Ex: Speaking specifically about manic depression, she asked, 'How would you diagnose a patient who walks back and forth screaming at the top of his lungs?'.
manicomio
(n.)=asylum ; mental asylum ; lunatic asylum ; madhouse ; bedlam.
Nota: Usado en el sentido figurado para indicar desorden y caos.
Ex: Most of the early asylums for the insane in the USA established libraries for their patients.
Ex: The book starts with the author's mother being taken away for committal to a mental asylum.
Ex: The writer argues that the steady growth in lunatic asylums in early-19th-century British India played an important role in the making of colonial society.
Ex: In the book, Romania is a madhouse filled with the handicapped, deaf mutes, and stutterers.
Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself.

manicura
(n.)=manicuring ; manicure.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
Ex: Manicures often include the filing, polishing, and painting of fingernails.
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* hacerse la manicura=manicure.

manido
(adj.)=rank ; hackneyed ; worn ; well-worn ; jaded ; overused [over-used] ; overworked ; stale ; timeworn.
Ex: And what I'm trying to suggest is that there's something shameful about a profession that has allowed this kind of blatant and rank ethnocentrism, racism, chauvinism, the whole schmier, to persist this long.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: To use a well-worn example, the string (2) physiotherapy (6) nurses $h for (6) bibliographies obviously represents a different sense from the similar string (2) physiotherapy (6) bibliographies (6) nurses $h for.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages.
Ex: Sustainable agriculture has become a very over-used concept.
Ex: User-friendliness is a much overworked phrase which has been interpreted in different ways by software houses.
Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.
Ex: This is in stark contrast to the warped logic and timeworn language to which Lebanon's rulers resorted in the wake of the tragedy.
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* composición musical manida=war horse.
* manido, lo=worn, the.

manido, lo
=worn, the.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
manierismo^1
(n.)=Mannerism.
Ex: Mannerism was an art style that focused on the human form, depicted in intricate poses and in exaggerated, not always realistic settings.

manierismo^2
(n.)=mannerism.
Ex: Videotaping is an excellent way to see oneself as others do, but observation of others also can be helpful in minimizing one's own distracting or offensive mannerisms.

manierista
(n./adj.)=mannerist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Mannerists sought a continuous refinement of form and concept, pushing exaggeration and contrast to great limits.

manifestación
(n.)=disclosure ; expression ; manifestation ; outcropping ; airing ; demonstration ; street protest.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.
Ex: The first two steps require the recognition of the individual concepts present in the topic, and their expression in the terms available in the controlled vocabulary.
Ex: The concepts introduced by the colon : (colon) may be manifestations of either Personality, Matter or Energy facets within a given compound.
Ex: The unease is pervasive, not an occasional outcropping of discontent.
Ex: To achieve a full airing of concerns, librarians must work to overcome the unfavorable odds against the individual's access to unpopular or anti-establishment views.
Ex: The most likely short-term scenario is likely to be increasingly venomous exchanges between authors and publishers, leading to more lawsuits, threats and demonstrations.
Ex: The Chinese seem to have gone off their rocker with the recent street protests against revisions of Japanese schoolbooks.
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* manifestación pacífica=peaceful demonstration.
* organizar una manifestación=stage + demonstration ; stage + protest.

manifestación pacífica
(n.)=peaceful demonstration.
Ex: This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.
manifestante
(n.)=protester ; demonstrator.
Ex: Hostility towards antiwar protesters also diminished.
Ex: Armed troops were on stand-by in Thailand today to protect a summit of Asian leaders from demonstrators who are fighting to bring down the country's Government.

manifestar
(v.)=manifest ; report ; state ; pronounce ; profess ; evince ; communicate ; express ; voice ; set out.
Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done.
Ex: 'Look,' she pronounced impatiently, 'I have lots of work to do'.
Ex: As a result, books or other media professing alleged blasphemy, heresy, sedition, or immorality are liable to be banned.
Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: In a SDI service the user specifies his own individual interest in detail, and these are then expressed in terms of a user interest profile.
Ex: The main criticism of the notation that has been voiced in that the notation for more specific subjects can be extremely long.
Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
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* manifestar afecto por=profess + affection for.
* manifestar amor por=profess + love for.
* manifestar claramente=make + it + clear.
* manifestar desprecio=profess + disdain.
* manifestar horror=register + horror.
* manifestar + Posesivo + oposición=voice + Posesivo + opposition.
* manifestarse=be manifest ; embody ; manifest + Reflexivo ; show up ; stage + protest.
* manifestar un punto de vista=air + view.

manifestar + Posesivo + oposición
(v.)=voice + Posesivo + opposition.
Ex: Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
manifestar afecto por
(v.)=profess + affection for.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
manifestar amor por
(v.)=profess + love for.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
manifestar claramente
(v.)=make + it + clear.
Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students.
manifestar desprecio
(v.)=profess + disdain.
Ex: Many students graduating from library school and seeking jobs profess disdain for administrative responsibilities not only within the reference section, but also within the library as a whole.
manifestar horror
(v.)=register + horror.
Ex: What makes this one difficult is that when I registered my horror, the fellow told me he didn't want me to tell anybody that he had told me his salary.
manifestar un punto de vista
(v.)=air + view.
Ex: With minor exceptions, the reviews were very favourable and in a number of instances reviewers took the opportunity to air views on libraries and librarianship.
manifestarse
(v.)=be manifest ; embody ; manifest + Reflexivo ; show up ; stage + protest.
Ex: In this example, only four facets of the class Library science are manifest in the compound subject of the document. Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects. Ex: However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme. Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside. Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.
manifiestamente
=abundantly ; manifestly ; visibly ; notoriously ; openly ; overtly.
Ex: A century later it seems to me to be abundantly clear that we must design catalogs for library users and not for librarians.
Ex: However, prevailing practices are manifestly inadequate.
Ex: From the number of participants who attended, the conference was visibly a success.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms. Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.

manifiesto
(adj.)=professed ; manifest ; manifesto ; glaring ; visible ; undisguised.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: To meet new conditions, academic librarianship requires a new manifesto derived directly from the academic community itself in preference to ready formulas from business and industry.
Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
Ex: Ethics was embodied by ivory-towered theoreticians with an undisguised contempt for profit makers.
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* no manifiesto=undeclared.
* poner de manifesto=reveal.
* poner de manifiesto=bring into + relief ; highlight ; show ; state ; throw into + relief ; throw up ; evince ; illustrate ; underscore ; underline ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; bring to + light ; make + it + clear ; lay + bare ; provide + insight into ; flag + Nombre + up.
* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.

manija
(n.)=rounce.
Ex: Next, taking the handle of the windlass (the rounce) in his left hand he gave it one full turn anti-clockwise, thus running the rear half of the forme back under the platen.

manilargo
(adj.)=light-fingered.
Ex: Even a thorny trellis beneath your windows can provide a good deterrent to light-fingered thieves.

manilla
(n.)=handle.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
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* manilla de la puerta=door handle.

manilla de la puerta
(n.)=door handle.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
manillar
(n.)=handlebar.
Ex: Cyclists contact bicycles at the pedals, seat and handlebars, each of which is associated with particular cycling injuries.
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* funda de manillar=handle grip.

maniobra
(n.)=manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA] ; move ; stunt ; power play.
Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.
Ex: This move has probably affirmed the future of DC.
Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
Ex: The author offers a detailed overview of how Congress came to pass the USA Patriot Act and some of the power plays that took place behind the scenes.
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* libertad de maniobra=freedom for manoeuvre ; leeway ; room for manoeuvre.
* lograr realizar una maniobra=accomplish + manoeuvre.
* maniobra de encubrimiento=cover-up.
* maniobra de intimidación=intimidation tactic.
* margen de maniobra=leeway ; margin of/for manoeuvre ; room for manoeuvre.

maniobra de encubrimiento
(n.)=cover-up.
Ex: After years of silence, double-talk and cover-ups by the ALA the current vicious attack gives the ALA no excuse for failing to take action.
maniobra de intimidación
(n.)=intimidation tactic.
Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.
maniobrabilidad
(n.)=manoeuvrability [maneuverability, -USA].
Ex: This paper describes the setup of a mathematical model for the prediction of the manoeuvrability of frigates by means of computer simulations.

maniobrable
=manoeuvrable [maneuverable, -USA].
Ex: Most bookmobiles are built onto a truck chassis and are very manoeuvrable.

maniobrar
(v.)=manoeuvre [maneuver, -USA] ; jockey for.
Ex: Reference librarians must be able to maneuver effectively within the conventions used in the different catalogs.
Ex: Librarians are not yet very successful in jockeying for position and power in the political world.

manipulable
(adj.)=manipulatable.
Ex: The trend is towards the use of numerical or other statistically manipulatable data.

manipulación
(n.)=depression ; manipulation ; manoeuvring [menoeuvering, -USA] ; tweaking ; tweak.
Ex: When one is in place, the depression of a lever causes it to be photographed onto the next blank space.
Ex: Indexing may rely upon the facilities for the manipulation and ordering of data offered by the computer.
Ex: This process has become a source of frustration and time-consuming, bureaucratic manoeuvering which appears to be the bane of acquisitions librarians everywhere.
Ex: The PCC intends that Program records, full or core, represent acceptable bibliographic control such that record 'tweaking' at the local level is minimized.
Ex: This system simultaneously searches the Web and a large, multidisciplinary, full text database, using a relevance system with some clever tweaks.
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* manipulación de datos=data manipulation.
* manipulación de precios=price-fixing.
* manipulación genética=genetic manipulation.
* manipulación mental=mind control.

manipulación de datos
(n.)=data manipulation.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
manipulación de precios
(n.)=price-fixing.
Ex: It has been to the continuing shame of the library field that his efforts toward eliminating the price-fixing of children's books have received such little note and appreciation.
manipulación genética
(n.)=genetic manipulation.
Ex: In fact, neither Hitler's bungled attempts nor mad cow disease have anything to do with modern genetic manipulation.
manipulación mental
(n.)=mind control.
Ex: Queen bees use mind control to keep young workers in line by secreting a scent that prevents worker bees from learning, according to new research.
manipulado
(adj.)=rigged ; sugar-coated.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
Ex: I wonder if Ms. Williams' sugar-coated Cuban tour was a marketing ploy by the Cuban government as an attempt to gain US sympathy.

manipulador
(n.)=manipulative ; handler ; manipulating ; manipulator.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesives are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.
Ex: His bespectacled face bears the marks of decades of administrative decisions and manipulating markets.
Ex: Sinclair identified specific industrialists and capitalists as behind-the-scene manipulators of higher education.
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* manipulador de alimentos=food handler.

manipulador de alimentos
(n.)=food handler.
Ex: Food handlers must do whatever is reasonable to make sure that they don't contaminate any food.
manipular
(v.)=manipulate ; tamper (with) ; fiddle ; fuss with ; tweak ; twiddle ; muck around/about ; finesse ; massage ; fiddle with ; play + Nombre + along ; play + fast and loose with.
Ex: Different stores offer access to distinct types of information or data and permit the information to be manipulated to varying extents.
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
Ex: Thus, the wrong impression was gained, for instance, when the olive oil subsidies were being 'fiddled' in Italy.
Ex: Editors are a bridge between the abstract writer and the printer: on the one hand they fuss with the content and intellectual quality of the abstract, and on the other hand they prepare copy that conforms to the constraints of the publishing world.
Ex: This book offers strategies for high school teachers that provide tools for creating, repairing, and tweaking all the discernible components of teaching.
Ex: Meek took her glasses off and twiddled them as her supervisor related the following incident.
Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
Ex: The author suggests ways of massaging the data contained in legacy systems lacking a good export function.
Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
Ex: Journalists are still playing fast and loose with the truth.
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* manipular con una horca=pitchfork.
* manipular el mercado=rig + the market.
* manipular indebidamente=meddle (in/with).
* manipular la opinión=manipulate + opinion.
* manipular las urnas=stuff + the ballot box.

manipular con una horca
(v.)=pitchfork.
Ex: In the early days, hay was often cut with hand scythes, pitchforked onto a wagon and then stacked in a barn.
manipular el mercado
(v.)=rig + the market.
Ex: CAS rigged the online market and, in a society founded upon competition, this is neither the way things are done, nor the way things ought to be done.
manipular indebidamente
(v.)=meddle (in/with).
Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations.
manipular la opinión
(v.)=manipulate + opinion.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
manipular las urnas
(v.)=stuff + the ballot box.
Ex: In the January election, the Kurds dealt with the problem of being a relatively small minority in the province by stuffing the ballot boxes.
maniquí
(n.)=tailor's dummy ; mannequin ; clothes horse [clotheshorse].
Nota: Usado frecuentemente pejorativamente para referirse a una persona que viste bien pero no saber hacer nada más.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
Ex: A mannequin head is used to teach the swinging flashlight test for examining eye pupils.
Ex: Sometimes you do feel like a clothes-horse being dressed and poked and prodded, but you are not in a position to take offense when you are being paid a good wage to be a clothes-horse.

manirroto
(n.)=wasteful ; spender ; overspender [over-spender] ; big spender ; spendthrift ; waster.
Ex: It is thus uneconomical and wasteful of space in the catalogue to provide entries for documents under all synonymous subject headings.
Ex: And when men are the spenders, they typically shell out more than wives do -- about 40 percent more.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
Ex: Married couples with children, the nation's biggest spenders, may not be be able to continue spending as much in the future as they have in the past.
Ex: Sedition is bred in the lap of luxury and its chosen emissaries are the beggared spendthrift and the impoverished libertine.
Ex: In hell, the avaricious are divided into the hoarders and the wasters, and we find them thusly divided here in purgatory though sharing in the same purification .

manitas
(n.)=handyman [handymen, pl.] ; diy'er ; jack of all trades ; factotum.
Ex: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
Ex: Besides MP3 and streaming audio, the raw transfers are also available for diy'ers to try their own hand at audio restoration.
Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

manivela
(n.)=lever ; handle ; hand crank ; crank.
Ex: A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: This hand crank clothes wringer may look antique, but it's brand new.
Ex: Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions.
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* darle a la manivela de arranque=turn + a crank.
* dar vueltas a una manivela=crank + a handle ; crank ; turn + a crank ; turn + a handle ; crank + a lever.
* manivela de la puerta=door handle.
* tirar de una manivela=pull + lever.

manivela de la puerta
(n.)=door handle.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
maniático
(adj.)=faddish ; faddy ; neurotic ; cranky ; peculiar.
Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.

manjar
(n.)=delicacy ; titbit [tidbit, -UK] ; tidbit [titbit, -USA].
Ex: What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.
Ex: Samples of pickled herring titbits and sprats were analysed for nitrate and nitrite.
Ex: The edible parts of squid are suitable for drying, deep-freezing and for the production of tidbits and preserves.

mano a mano
=hand to hand.
Ex: Just because it's hand to hand doesn't mean a hand counts as a weapon.
mano amiga
(n.)=helping hand.
Ex: Fish hawks needed a helping hand and their comeback is one of the great wildlife success stories of our time.
mano blanda y mano dura
=carrots and sticks.
Ex: The article is entitled 'TI: Carrots and sticks, profits and risks'.
mano de almirez
(n.)=pestle.
Ex: Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
mano de hierro
(n.)=iron fist ; iron hand.
Ex: Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election. Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
mano de mortero
(n.)=pestle.
Ex: Traditionally, the seeds are ground with a pestle made from ash wood.
mano de obra
(n.)=labour [labor, -USA] ; manpower ; manpower force ; work-force [workforce] ; work-force ; labour force ; manual labour.
Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe. Ex: The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts. Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years. Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce. Ex: They were helpful in imparting the literacy and knowledge needed by modern technology without coercing the work-force away from its duty. Ex: The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century. Ex: The arguments are well known but we must realise that there was a very real fear that society would run short of manual labour = Los argumentos son bien conocidos pero debemos darnos cuenta de que había existía un miedo real de que la sociedad se quedase sin mano de obra.
mano de obra del campo
(n.)=farm labour force.
Ex: Over the last 50 years on-farm mechanization has increased resulting in a decrease in the employed farm labour force.
mano de obra extranjera
(n.)=foreign labour.
Ex: The rest of the crew will be replaced with foreign labour from Chile and The Philippines.
mano de obra infantil
(n.)=child labour.
Ex: Child labour is now considered an inexcusable form of exploitation.
mano de obra inmigrante
(n.)=foreign labour.
Ex: The rest of the crew will be replaced with foreign labour from Chile and The Philippines.
mano de papel
(n.)=quire.
Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
mano de pintura
(n.)=paint job ; lick of paint ; coat of paint.
Ex: Frequently, the creators and caretakers of a data base have an irresistible impulse to give it a fixup, a paint job, or a new colour scheme. Ex: It's amazing what a lick of paint and a scrubbing brush can do to brighten your brickwork!. Ex: Whereas a couple of generations ago an antique chair might have been smartened by the addition of yet another coat of paint, now those same layers of paint are being removed.
mano derecha
(n.)=right hand.
Ex: The examples cited to date have used right hand truncation, which results in the amalgamation of words with different suffixes.
mano dura
(n.)=iron fist ; iron hand.
Ex: Each day brings new evidence of the iron-fist brutality that is stalking the country in the aftermath of the presidential election. Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
mano fría de, la
=cold hand of, the.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
mano invisible, la
(n.)=invisible hand, the.
Ex: This paper considers how far the 'invisible hand' can work in radically reducing hunger under current economic conditions.
mano negra
(n.)=schemer.
Ex: In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.
mano^1
(n.)=hand.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
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* abrir la mano=open + the floodgates.
* acabado a mano=hand-finished.
* accionado a mano=hand-powered.
* agresión a mano armada=armed assault.
* ahorrar mano de obra=save + manpower.
* al alcance de la mano=within arm's reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* a la mano=at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* a la mano de=available at the fingertips of.
* alargar la mano=reach out.
* alargar la mano para coger=reach for.
* a mano=by hand ; manually ; nearby [near-by] ; handy ; within reach ; within easy reach ; at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* a mano alzada=by a show of hands.
* a mano derecha de=on the right side of ; on the right-hand side of.
* a mano limpia=with + Posesivo + bare hands.
* a manos de=at the hands of.
* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano=palm computing device.
* apretón de manos=handshake.
* arreglarse las manos=manicure.
* asalto a mano armada=armed robbery ; armed assault ; heist.
* asignado a mano=manually assigned.
* atar de pies y manos=hogtie.
* atraco a mano armada=armed robbery ; heist ; daylight robbery.
* batidora de mano=food mincer.
* bolsa de mano=flight bag ; carryall bag ; travelbag ; soft bag.
* bolso de mano=clutch bag.
* bomba de mano=hand pump.
* borrador escrito a mano=manuscript draft.
* caer en las manos de=make + Posesivo + way into the hands of.
* caer en manos de=fall into + the hands of.
* caer en manos enemigas=fall into + enemy hands.
* cambiar de manos=change + hands.
* cambio de manos=change of hands.
* carretilla de mano=pushcart.
* coche de segunda mano=used car ; second-hand car.
* codificar a mano=hand-code.
* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
* coger de la mano=hold + Posesivo + hand.
* coger la mano=take + Posesivo + hand.
* cogerse de la mano=hold + hands ; hand-holding.
* cogerse la cabeza con las manos=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
* cogerse la mano=join + hands.
* cogido a mano=hand-picked.
* combate mano a mano=hand-to-hand combat.
* combatir mano a mano=combat + hand to hand.
* confeccionar a mano=handcraft.
* con la cabeza entre las manos=hold + Posesivo + head in + Posesivo + hands.
* con las dos manos=two handed [two-handed].
* con las manos muy largas=light-fingered.
* con las manos vacías=empty-handed.
* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano=know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.
* conocer de primera mano=know + first-hand.
* con + Posesivo + propias manos=with + Posesivo + bare hands.
* con una mano=one-handed.
* con una mano delante y otra detrás=penniless ; broke ; skint.
* corregir a mano=hand-correct.
* costes de mano de obra=labour costs.
* crema de manos=hand cream.
* crema limpiadora de manos=handcleaner.
* croché a mano=hand crochet.
* cubrir Algo con la mano=cup + Posesivo + hand + over + Nombre.
* cultivado a mano=hand-reared.
* dar a Alguien una mano y te cogen el brazo=give + Pronombre + an inch and + Pronombre + take a mile.
* dar en mano=hand (over).
* dar la mano=extend + Posesivo + hand.
* dar la mano derecha=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* darse la mano=join + hands ; shake + Posesivo + hand.
* darse un apretón de manos=clasp + hands.
* dar un apretón de manos=shake + Posesivo + hand.
* decir adiós con la mano=wave + goodbye.
* dedicación de mano de obra=expenditure of manpower.
* dejado de la mano de Dios=God-forsaken.
* dejar las manos de uno libres de=free + Posesivo + hands from.
* de mano=hand-held [handheld].
* de primera mano=at first hand ; first-hand [firsthand] ; first-person.
* de segunda mano=second-hand [secondhand].
* despedir mano de obra=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
* de tercera mano=third-hand.
* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano=hit-and-run.
* echarle una mano a=bat for ; go to + bat for.
* echar mano a/de=leverage.
* echar mano de=fall back on ; call into + play ; eat into.
* echar mano de + Posesivo + ahorros=dip into + Posesivo + savings.
* echar una mano=lend + a (helping) hand ; put + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; set + Posesivo + shoulder to the wheel ; muck in ; pitch in ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
* echar una mano a Alguien=give + Nombre + a hand.
* el mundo en la palma de la mano=the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
* en buenas manos=in a safe place ; in safekeeping.
* encaje de aguja a mano=needlepoint lace.
* en mano=in hand.
* en manos de=in the hands of.
* en manos de extranjeros=foreign-owned.
* en manos del enemigo=at the hands of enemies ; at the hands of the enemy.
* en manos enemigas=at the hands of enemies ; at the hands of the enemy.
* en + Posesivo + manos=at + Posesivo + hands.
* entre manos=at hand ; in hand.
* en un lugar dejado de la mano de Dios=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* equipaje de mano=carry-on luggage ; cabin baggage ; cabin luggage.
* escalera de mano=stepladder.
* escaparse de las manos=lose + Posesivo + grip on.
* escaparse de las manos de=slip beyond + the grasp of.
* escasez de mano de obra=labour shortage.
* escribir a mano=handletter.
* escrito a mano=handwritten [hand-written] ; in black and white ; in handwriting ; longhand [long-hand].
* escritura a mano=handwriting.
* estar al alcance de la mano=be at hand.
* estar a mano=be on hand ; be around.
* estar en buenas manos=be in safe hands ; be in good hands.
* estar en manos privadas=hold in + private hands.
* estar fuera de + Posesivo + manos=be out of + Posesivo + hands ; be out of + Posesivo + control.
* estar mano sobre mano=sit on + Posesivo + hands.
* experiencia de primera mano=first-hand experience.
* extender la mano=put out + Posesivo + hand ; reach out ; put forth + Posesivo + hand.
* extender la mano para coger algo=hand + reach for.
* fabricado a mano=hand-made.
* falta de mano de obra=labour shortage.
* freno de mano=hand brake [handbrake].
* frotarse las manos=salivate at/over.
* futuro + estar + en + Posesivo + manos=future + be + in + Posesivo + hands.
* ganarle la mano a Alguien=steal + a march on.
* ganchillo a mano=hand crochet.
* golpeo a mano=hand-beating.
* granada de mano=hand grenade.
* hacer a mano=handcraft.
* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos=pull out + all the stops.
* hecho a mano=hand-made ; hand-drawn ; handcrafted.
* hilado a mano=handspinning.
* impulsado a mano=hand-powered.
* ir de la mano=go + hand in hand (with) ; be hand in hand.
* írsele a Uno Algo de las manos=get out of + hand ; get out of + hand.
* írsele la mano a Uno=overplay + Posesivo + hand.
* juego de manos=sleight-of-hand.
* juegos de manos=fingergame.
* labores de croché a mano=hand-crochet work.
* labores de ganchillo a mano=hand-crochet work.
* la mano que mece la cuna es la mano que domina el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world ; the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
* levantar la mano=raise + Posesivo + hand.
* loción de manos=hand lotion.
* loción para las manos=hand lotion.
* lucha mano a mano=hand-to-hand fight.
* luchar mano a mano=fight + hand to hand.
* mano a mano=hand to hand.
* mano amiga=helping hand.
* ¿mano blanda o mano dura?=the carrot vs. the stick ; the carrot vs. the stick.
* mano blanda y mano dura=carrots and sticks.
* mano de almirez=pestle.
* mano de hierro=iron fist ; iron hand.
* mano de mortero=pestle.
* mano de obra=labour [labor, -USA] ; manpower ; manpower force ; work-force [workforce] ; work-force ; labour force ; manual labour.
* mano de obra del campo=farm labour force.
* mano de obra extranjera=foreign labour.
* mano de obra infantil=child labour.
* mano de obra inmigrante=foreign labour.
* mano derecha=right hand.
* mano dura=iron fist ; iron hand.
* mano fría de, la=cold hand of, the.
* mano invisible, la=invisible hand, the.
* mano negra=schemer.
* manos libres=free hand ; hands-free.
* mantener Algo fuera de las manos de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + alcance=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener Algo lejos de las manos de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + manos=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener a mano=keep to + hand.
* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando=a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
* menos blandeces y más mano dura=less of the carrot, more of the stick.
* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano=rummage sale.
* meter las manos en todo=have + a finger in every pie.
* meterle mano a=get + stuck into.
* meter mano=grope.
* meterse mano=pet ; make out ; neck.
* moder la mano del que + dar de comer=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.
* no caer en buenas manos=fall into + the wrong hands.
* ofrecer la mano=put forth + Posesivo + hand.
* ordenador de mano=Palm Pilot.
* palma de la mano=palm of hand ; palm.
* papel a mano-máquina=mouldmade paper.
* papel hecho a mano=hand-made paper.
* pelea mano a mano=hand-to-hand fight.
* petición de mano=marriage proposal.
* pillar a alguien con las manos en la masa=catch + Nombre + red-handed.
* pintado a mano=hand-painted.
* poner Algo a mano=put + Nombre + within reach.
* ponerle la mano encima a=lay + a finger on.
* ponerse manos a la obra=get down to + business ; swing into + action ; get + cracking ; get + rolling.
* que necesita bastante mano de obra=labour-intensive [labour intensive].
* quitar de las manos=snap up.
* realizado a mano=hand-made.
* recogido a mano=hand-picked.
* relato de primera mano=eyewitness report ; eyewitness account ; first-hand account.
* repartir a manos llenas=dish out.
* resbalarse de las manos=lose + Posesivo + grip on.
* retorcerse las manos=wring + Posesivo + hands.
* robo a mano armada=armed robbery ; highway robbery.
* ropa de segunda mano=second-hand clothes.
* separar las manos=spread out + hands.
* ser torpe con las manos=be all thumbs.
* sierra de mano=handsaw.
* sistema de llave en mano=turnkey system ; turnkey software system.
* situación + irse de las manos=things + get out of hand.
* tallado a mano=hand-carved.
* teléfono (de) manos libres=speakerphone.
* tener Algo a mano=have + Nombre + at + Posesivo + fingertips ; have + Nombre + on hand.
* tener Algo entre manos=have + Nombre + lined up.
* tener a mano=have at + Posesivo + touch ; have + on call ; have + to hand ; keep within + reach ; be to hand.
* tener buena mano con las plantas=have + a green thumb.
* tener demasiado entre manos=have + too much on + Posesivo + plate.
* tener entre manos=be up to.
* tener la mano larga=have + sticky fingers.
* tener las manos atadas=have + Posesivo + hands tied.
* tener las manos pegajosas=have + sticky fingers.
* tener mucho entre manos=have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate.
* tener ya bastante entre manos=have + enough on + Posesivo + plate.
* terminado a mano=hand-finished.
* todos manos a la obra=all hands on deck ; all hands to the pump(s).
* tomar la mano=take + Posesivo + hand.
* trabajo entre manos, el=work at hand, the.
* traerse algo entre manos=be up to something.
* traerse algo malo entre manos=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* untar la mano=grease + Posesivo + palm ; oil + Posesivo + palm.
* vendedor de coches de segunda mano=used-car dealer ; second-hand car dealer.

mano^2
(n.)=coat.
Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
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* aplicar una mano de creosota=creosote.
* mano de pintura=paint job ; lick of paint ; coat of paint.

mano^3
(n.)=quire.
Nota: Unidad de venta del papel compuesta de 25 pliegos o la vigésima parte de una resma.
Ex: The finished paper was sorted for imperfections and told out into quires and reams for sale.
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* mano de papel=quire.

manojo
(n.)=handful ; wisp.
Ex: Some friends have scavenged the boxes of books and taken away a few handfuls.
Ex: A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
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* a manojos=by the handful.
* arrancarse el pelo a manojos=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
* un manojo de llaves=a set of + keys.
* un manojo de nervios=a bundle of nerves.

manopausia
(n.)=menopause.
Ex: The author presents an annotated bibliography of 30 resources on menopause, comprising books, journals, booklets, videos and web sites.

manopla
(n.)=facecloth ; face flannel ; washcloth ; washrag ; mitten.
Ex: If you have bloodshot eyes a cold facecloth held over closed eyes will shrink blood vessels and reduce redness.
Ex: Forgetting to pack a face flannel is hardly the worst mishap that can befall the holiday planner.
Ex: Most people consider a washcloth as personal as a toothbrush.
Ex: To cure hiccups put a washrag over a full glass of water and drink the water through it.
Ex: Mittens are much warmer than gloves, and make sure they are waterproof and have a good cuff to keep out the snow.

manos libres
(adj.)=free hand ; hands-free.
Ex: In the past, architects were allowed a free hand in designing library buildings, which, until recently were measured by librarians mainly by their suitability to accommodate book collections. Ex: This new law prohibits all drivers from using a handheld wireless telephone while operating a motor vehicle, although the use of a hands-free device is permitted.
manoseado
(adj.)=thumbed ; well-thumbed.
Ex: This is a very important and useful volume that is certain to become one of the most thumbed references of those who concern themselves with British history.
Ex: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday.
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* libro muy manoseado=dog-eared book.
* muy manoseado=well-thumbed.

manosear
(v.)=grope.
Ex: The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.

manoseo
(n.)=grope ; fondle.
Ex: Sometimes the possibility of a good grope is the only reason to go out to a bar on a Friday night.
Ex: Everybody needs a good fondle every now and then.

manotazo
(n.)=slap in the face ; slap ; swat ; cuff.
Ex: He was not kidding when he said that Caracas could greet travellers with a slap in the face rather than a warm hug.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
Ex: While they grappled, Lackey appeared to throw some semblance of punches, although they looked more like swats directed at an insect.
Ex: He caught a kid shoplifting in his store, gave him a good cuff on the side of his head and kicked him out the door.
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* aplastar de un manotazo=swat.
* darle a Alguien un manotazo detrás de la oreja=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
* dar un manotazo=swat at ; cuff ; slap ; slap in the face.
* dar un manotazo a Alguien=give + Nombre + a slap in the face.
* intentar dar un manotazo=take + a swat at ; swat at.
* intentar dar un zarpazo=swat at.
* manotazo detrás de la oreja=clip on (behind/round) the ear.
* matar de un manotazo=swat.

manotazo detrás de la oreja
(n.)=clip on (behind/round) the ear.
Ex: She was itching to give them a ringing good clip on the ear but she didn't because she thought their father was watching.
mansamente
=tamely.
Ex: No people will tamely surrender their liberties, nor can any be easily subdued.

mansedumbre
(n.)=tranquillity [tranquility, -USA].
Ex: There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.

mansión
(n.)=stately home ; mansion home ; mansion ; country house ; manor house.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
Ex: From the impressive library of his mansion home on Beacon Hill, Ticknor ruled over Boston's intellectual life and was looked to as the leading arbiter of intellectual and social life in that great city.
Ex: Housed in a Victorian mansion, the library is used most often by new homeowners researching the history of their house.
Ex: Over 180 country houses were demolished or gutted in Scotland in the years after the Second World War.
Ex: There are many interesting manor houses and castles worth a visit in the region.

manso
(adj.)=tame .
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
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* aguas mansas=still waters.
* tan manso como un cordero=as meek as a lamb.

manta
(n.)=blanket.
Ex: A bottle containing blanket wash solvent is incorporated in the machine and the process is activated by depressing and holding a lever.
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* liarse la manta a la cabeza=jump in + head first ; jump in at + the deep end ; throw + caution to the wind.
* llover a mantas=hammer + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; lash + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; tip it down with + rain ; rain + cats and dogs ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
* manta de agua=downpour ; rainstorm ; pelting rain ; soaking rain.
* manta de pelo=hair coat.
* manta eléctrica=electric blanket.
* tirar de la manta=let + the cat out of the bag ; blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans.

manta de agua
(n.)=downpour ; rainstorm ; pelting rain ; soaking rain.
Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour. Ex: It wasn't only vinaigrette that was drizzling the day we arrived, the grey sky was hung visibly with rainstorms that billowed like net-curtains. Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson. Ex: Another round of cold, snow and soaking rain will hit the Northeast Sunday into Monday.
manta de pelo
(n.)=hair coat.
Ex: West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.
manta eléctrica
(n.)=electric blanket.
Ex: The electric blanket was invented sometime in the early 1900s.
manteca
(n.)=lard ; shortening.
Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.
Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.
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* manteca de cacahuete=peanut butter.
* manteca de cacao=cocoa butter.
* manteca de cerdo=lard.

manteca de cacahuete
=peanut butter.
Ex: The article 'The best of both worlds (peanut butter and jelly)' describes several applications for computer graphics software in libraries.
manteca de cacao
=cocoa butter.
Ex: Locate references to substitutes for cocoa butter.
manteca de cerdo
(n.)=lard.
Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.
mantecoso
(adj.)=lardy .
Ex: I am a lardy person, 18 stone, and as a part of my new fitness regime I have got myself back into cycling to work.

mantel
(n.)=tablecloth.
Ex: The painting is a still life depiction of a soiled tablecloth on a table.
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* mantel de hule=oilskin tablecloth.

mantel de hule
(n.)=oilskin tablecloth.
Ex: There in the kitchen, on an oilskin tablecloth, I wrote my first real poems.
mantelería
(n.)=table linen.
Ex: They are manufacturers and exporters of table linen, bed linen, cushion covers, mattress protectors, counterpanes, and pillow cases.

mantenedor
(n.)=sustainer.
Nota: Persona que continúa desarrollando una actividad.
Ex: They were splendid starters of projects but like so many bibliographers poor sustainers of momentum.
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* mantenedor de la paz=peacekeeper.

mantenedor de la paz
(n.)=peacekeeper.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information as peacekeeper'.
mantener
(v.)=hold together ; keep ; maintain ; maintain ; preserve ; retain ; store ; support ; sustain ; uphold ; hold ; service ; carry on ; keep + Nombre + going ; operate ; hold on to.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
Ex: Guard book or scrapbook type arrangement, with possibly a loose-leaf format, is suitable for organising and keeping cuttings, letters and other small items.
Ex: Expressiveness can be difficult to maintain as new subjects are added.
Ex: They maintain, in an article written for Library Resources and Technical Services (LRTS) 'that automated cataloging systems have addressed only half of the problems of maintaining a library catalog'.
Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.
Ex: At an earlier stage, the Library of Congress had decided to retain certain pre-AACR headings, in order to avoid the expense of extensive recataloguing.
Ex: The records in a computer data base are structured in order to suit the information that is being stored for various applications.
Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool.
Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
Ex: Some theorists hold that one stage must be completely worked through before the next stage can be entered.
Ex: Special storage facilities have been constructed which are at present serviced manually but will soon be computerised.
Ex: If a child detects that no very strong value is placed on reading then he feels no compulsion to develop his own reading skill beyond the minimal, functional level we all need simply to carry on our daily lives in our print-dominated society.
Ex: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand.
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* capacidad de mantener la atención=attention span.
* continuar manteniendo=hang on to.
* debate + mantenerse=debate + rage.
* de mantener una conversación=conversational.
* el que mantiene a la familia=breadwinner [bread winner].
* mantener a Alguien alerta=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
* mantener a Alguien atento=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
* mantener a Alguien en la ignorancia=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
* mantener a Alguien en vilo=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
* mantener a Alguien informado de=keep + Nombre + posted on.
* mantener activo=keep + Nombre + going.
* mantener a flote=keep + afloat ; carry + Nombre + on.
* mantener a la familia=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* mantener a la par de=keep up with.
* mantener alejado=keep away ; keep + Nombre + out ; keep + Nombre + out of it.
* mantener Algo abierto=hold + Nombre + open.
* mantener Algo activo=keep + Nombre + at the fore.
* mantener Algo alejado=keep + Nombre + at arm's length.
* mantener Algo al mínimo=keep + Nombre + at a minimum.
* mantener Algo a oscuras=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
* mantener Algo a salvo=keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.
* mantener Algo en el buen camino=keep + Nombre + on track.
* mantener Algo en equilibrio=keep + Nombre + in balance.
* mantener Algo en la dirección correcta=keep + Nombre + on track.
* mantener Algo en la oscuridad=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
* mantener Algo en orden=keep + Nombre + in order.
* mantener Algo en perspectiva=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
* mantener Algo en su sitio=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
* mantener Algo fuera del alcance de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo fuera de las manos de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo fuera de peligro=keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.
* mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + alcance=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + manos=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener Algo lejos del alcance de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos de las manos de=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
* mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + alcance=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + manos=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
* mantener Algo ordenado=keep + Nombre + tidy ; keep + Nombre + in order.
* mantener Algo vivo=keep + the flame alive ; keep + Nombre + at the fore.
* mantener al ralentí=idle.
* mantener a mano=keep to + hand.
* mantener aparte=keep + separate.
* mantener a raya=keep at + bay ; hold off ; keep + Nombre + in line ; hold at + bay ; keep + Nombre + in check.
* mantener bajo control=keep + a rein on ; hold down.
* mantener bajo vigilancia=keep under + observation.
* mantener constancia de=keep + record of.
* mantener contacto=maintain + contact.
* mantener control=hold + the reins of control.
* mantener controlado=keep + Nombre + in check.
* mantener cooperación=maintain + cooperation.
* mantener dentro=keep + Nombre + in.
* mantener despejado=keep + clear of.
* mantener el control=stay in + control.
* mantener el ímpetu=maintain + momentum.
* mantener el interés=hold + the interest ; sustain + interest.
* mantener el orden=keep + order ; police.
* mantener el orden público=maintain + public order.
* mantener el ritmo=keep + pace.
* mantener el tipo=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; keep + a straight face ; put on/up + a brave face.
* mantener en observación=hold under + observation ; keep under + observation.
* mantener en privado=be out of the public eye.
* mantener en reserva=keep on + reserve ; keep in + reserve.
* mantener en secreto=keep + secret ; keep + hush hush ; keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a tight lid on.
* mantener en sintonía=keep in + step.
* mantener firme=keep + steady ; hold in + line ; hold + steady.
* mantener informado=keep + informed.
* mantener junto=keep together.
* mantener la atención de Alguien=hold + Posesivo + attention.
* mantener la boca cerrada=keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.
* mantener la bola rodando=keep + the ball rolling.
* mantener la cabeza=keep + Posesivo + head ; keep + Posesivo + head together.
* mantener la cabeza alta=hold + Posesivo + head high.
* mantener la cabeza erguida=keep + Posesivo + head held high.
* mantener la cabeza fría=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* mantener la calma=keep + Posesivo + head ; keep + Posesivo + head together ; keep + Pronombre + cool ; remain + cool-headed ; keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
* mantener la cara seria=keep + a straight face.
* mantener la coherencia=maintain + consistency.
* mantener la compostura=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* mantener la condición (de)=retain + Posesivo + status (as).
* mantener la continuidad=maintain + continuity.
* mantener la delantera=keep + ahead.
* mantener la disciplina=maintain + discipline.
* mantener la moral alta=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
* mantener la palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* mantener la posición=hold + the line.
* mantener las apariencias=keep up + appearances.
* mantener las cosas en marcha=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* mantener las cosas en movimiento=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* mantener las cosas funcionando=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* mantener las cuentas=keep + Posesivo + accounts.
* mantener las distancias con=keep + Nombre + at arm's length.
* mantener la serenidad=keep + Pronombre + cool ; keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* mantener la tradición=keep with + tradition.
* mantener la vida=sustain + life.
* mantener libre de=keep + free of.
* mantener los ojos bien abiertos=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* mantener los precios=hold + prices down.
* mantener oculto=keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a tight lid on.
* mantener ocupado=keep + busy.
* mantener ordenado=keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.
* mantener presente=keep before.
* mantener presionado=hold down.
* mantener registro de=keep + record of.
* mantener relaciones=maintain + contact ; maintain + relationships ; maintain + relations.
* mantener relaciones comerciales=do + business.
* mantenerse actualizado=keep up to + date (with).
* mantenerse actualizado de=keep + abreast of.
* mantenerse a distancia=stand off.
* mantenerse a flote=keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; keep + the wolves from the door ; stay + afloat ; stay in + business ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water.
* mantenerse aislado=keep to + Reflexivo.
* mantenerse a la cabeza=stay + ahead of the pack.
* mantenerse a la escucha=stay + tuned.
* mantenerse al corriente=keep + current.
* mantenerse al corriente de=keep + abreast of ; stay + abreast of ; keep + track of.
* mantenerse al día=keep up to + date (with) ; keep up with + the current scene ; keep + current ; stay up to + date.
* mantenerse al día de=keep + abreast of ; keep + pace with ; keep up with ; stay + abreast of ; keep + a finger on the pulse of ; stay in + step with ; keep in + step with ; keep + step with.
* mantenerse al día de las noticias=keep up with + the news.
* mantenerse al día de los avances=track + developments.
* mantenerse al día, mantenerse actualizado, mantenerse informado=stay up to + date.
* mantenerse alejado=stay away ; remain + aloof.
* mantenerse alejado (de)=stay away from ; steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* mantenerse alejado (de), no acercarse (a), mantenerse lejos (de), eludir, es=keep + clear (of).
* mantenerse alejado de + Nombre=keep + Nombre + at a distance.
* mantenerse alerta=keep + alert ; keep + an eye open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* mantenerse al frente=keep + ahead.
* mantenerse al margen=keep to + Reflexivo ; take + a back seat ; stand by ; remain on + the sidelines ; keep out of it.
* mantenerse al margen de=remain + uninvolved in ; hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
* mantenerse al margen de Algo=stay above + Algo.
* mantenerse al tanto=stay + tuned.
* mantenerse al tanto de=keep in + sync ; keep + a finger on the pulse of ; keep + track of ; stay in + step with ; keep in + step with ; keep + step with ; stay on + top of.
* mantenerse al tanto de las cosas=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias=keep up with + the news.
* mantenerse al tanto de los avances=track + developments.
* mantenerse atento=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=have + an ear to the ground ; keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
* mantenerse bien=keep + well.
* mantenerse caliente=keep + warm.
* mantenerse callado=keep + quiet.
* mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento=brood.
* mantenerse como válido=hold up.
* mantenerse compuesto=put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* mantener secreto=keep + secret.
* mantenerse despierto=keep + alert ; stay + awake.
* mantenerse en buen estado físico=keep + fit.
* mantenerse en contacto=stay + tuned.
* mantenerse en contacto (con)=keep in + touch (with) ; stay in + touch (with).
* mantenerse en espera=stay + tuned.
* mantenerse en forma=keep + fit.
* mantenerse en línea con=keep in + line with.
* mantenerse en pie=hold + Posesivo + own.
* mantenerse en + Posesivo + sitio=stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground.
* mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece=stick to + Posesivo + guns ; stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground ; be undeterred.
* mantenerse en sincronía=keep in + sync.
* mantenerse fiel a=stick with.
* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno=stick to + Posesivo + principles.
* mantenerse firme=stand + Posesivo + ground ; stick to + Posesivo + guns ; stand + firm ; hold + Posesivo + ground ; be undeterred.
* mantenerse firme como una roca=stand like + a rock.
* mantenerse fuerte=stand + strong.
* mantenerse impasible=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* mantenerse informado=keep up to + date (with) ; keep + current.
* mantenerse informado de=keep + abreast of.
* mantenerse lejos (de)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* mantenerse líder=stay + ahead of the pack.
* mantener(se) ocupado=keep + busy.
* mantener separado=keep apart.
* mantenerse por delante=keep + ahead.
* mantenerse por delante de la competencia=keep + one step ahead of the game ; keep + one step ahead of the competition.
* mantenerse serio=keep + a straight face.
* mantenerse unidos=stick together.
* mantenerse vigente=hold + Posesivo + own.
* mantener silencio=keep + silent ; keep + silence.
* mantener sincronizado=keep in + step.
* mantener suspenso en el aire=suspend.
* mantener todo controlado=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* mantener una actitud=hold + attitude.
* mantener una actitud abierta=be open-minded.
* mantener una apariencia de=maintain + a semblance of.
* mantener una conversación=hold + a conversation ; sustain + a conversation.
* mantener una opinión=hold + view ; hold + opinion.
* mantener una promesa=keep + Posesivo + promise.
* mantener una relación con=carry on + relationship with.
* mantener un concepto=hold + concept.
* mantener un control férreo sobre=hold + an iron grip on.
* mantener un debate=hold + discussion.
* mantener un equilibrio=balance ; maintain + a balance ; keep + a balance.
* mantener un estándar=uphold + standard.
* mantener unidos=hold together.
* mantener un interés=pursue + interest.
* mantener un registro=keep + log.
* mantener un registro de=keep + track of ; record.
* mantener un sistema de turnos=hold + a rota of.
* mantener vigente=keep + alive.
* mantener viva la esperanza=keep + Posesivo + hope(s) alive.
* mantener viva la llama=carry + the torch.
* mantener vivo=keep + alive ; maintain + momentum ; keep + Nombre + going.
* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales=life-support system.
* para mantener(se) ocupado=keep-busy.
* seguir manteniendo=hang on to.
* voluntad de mantener Algo en secreto=secretiveness.

mantener Algo a oscuras
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
Ex: It can change colour by keeping it in the dark or slowly heating and cooling it.
mantener Algo a salvo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
mantener Algo abierto
(v.)=hold + Nombre + open.
Ex: The book snake is used to hold the pages of a book open for note taking without damaging it.
mantener Algo activo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + at the fore.
Ex: The author stresses the importance of keeping these issues at the fore where vendors are concerned: vendors will respond if they see a demand for adaptive solutions to emerging technological challenges = El autor resalta la importancia de mantener estas cuestiones vivas en lo que respecta a los proveedores ya que éstos sólo responderán si ven que existe una demanda de soluciones a los retos de las nuevas tecnologías.
mantener Algo al mínimo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + at a minimum.
Ex: The proposed new protocol will keep bandwidth consumption at a minimum.
mantener Algo alejado
(v.)=keep + Nombre + at arm's length.
Ex: Protagonists of office automation see this as an undesirable development -- it has allowed the manager to keep technology at arm's length, not letting it have a major impact on his style of working.
mantener Algo en el buen camino
(v.)=keep + Nombre + on track.
Ex: Research keeps the library on track = La investigación mantiene a la biblioteca en el buen camino.
mantener Algo en equilibrio
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in balance.
Ex: If the budget can be thought of as a beamed scale, ideally kept in balance, the counterpoint to revenue ups and downs must necessarily lie with the control of expenditures = Si concebimos el presupuesto como una balanza, que idealmente nos gustaría mantener en equilibrio, el contrapunto de los altibajos de los ingresos consiste necesariamente en el control de los gastos.
mantener Algo en la dirección correcta
(v.)=keep + Nombre + on track.
Ex: Research keeps the library on track = La investigación mantiene a la biblioteca en el buen camino.
mantener Algo en la oscuridad
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
Ex: It can change colour by keeping it in the dark or slowly heating and cooling it.
mantener Algo en orden
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in order.
Ex: Activities include fundraising, parties and an 'adopt-a-shelf' system whereby each student is assigned a library shelf to keep in order.
mantener Algo en perspectiva
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
Ex: Terrorism is a real and growing problem, but it must be kept in perspective.
mantener Algo en su sitio
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
Ex: Terrorism is a real and growing problem, but it must be kept in perspective.
mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + alcance
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
Ex: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
mantener Algo fuera de + Posesivo + manos
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
Ex: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
mantener Algo fuera de las manos de
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
Ex: We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.
mantener Algo fuera de peligro
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
mantener Algo fuera del alcance de
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
Ex: We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.
mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + alcance
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
Ex: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
mantener Algo lejos de + Posesivo + manos
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + reach.
Ex: Unfortunately he's also discovered a liking for my gin and tonic so I have to keep it out of his reach.
mantener Algo lejos de las manos de
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
Ex: We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.
mantener Algo lejos del alcance de
(v.)=keep + Nombre + out of the hands of.
Ex: We should be protecting our technology at all costs and keeping it out of the hands of our enemies.
mantener Algo ordenado
(v.)=keep + Nombre + tidy ; keep + Nombre + in order.
Ex: The computer room must be kept tidy so that staff are less likely to trip on wires or accidentally pull equipment off shelves. Ex: Activities include fundraising, parties and an 'adopt-a-shelf' system whereby each student is assigned a library shelf to keep in order.
mantener Algo vivo
(v.)=keep + the flame alive ; keep + Nombre + at the fore.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Keeping the flame alive: Second National Conference of African American Librarians'. Ex: The author stresses the importance of keeping these issues at the fore where vendors are concerned: vendors will respond if they see a demand for adaptive solutions to emerging technological challenges = El autor resalta la importancia de mantener estas cuestiones vivas en lo que respecta a los proveedores ya que éstos sólo responderán si ven que existe una demanda de soluciones a los retos de las nuevas tecnologías.
mantener a Alguien alerta
(v.)=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
Ex: A great opportunity exists for libraries to encourage individual citizens to make use of this piece of legislation, and that it is important for librarians should play a role in keeping governments on their toes.
mantener a Alguien atento
(v.)=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
Ex: A great opportunity exists for libraries to encourage individual citizens to make use of this piece of legislation, and that it is important for librarians should play a role in keeping governments on their toes.
mantener a Alguien en la ignorancia
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
Ex: I'm not against mammography, but I am against women being kept in the dark about the true benefits and risks associated with this practice.
mantener a Alguien en vilo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + on + Posesivo + toes.
Ex: A great opportunity exists for libraries to encourage individual citizens to make use of this piece of legislation, and that it is important for librarians should play a role in keeping governments on their toes.
mantener a Alguien informado de
(v.)=keep + Nombre + posted on.
Ex: 'Keep me posted on how she makes out,' he said resignedly.
mantener a flote
(v.)=keep + afloat ; carry + Nombre + on.
Ex: Lloyd retired in 1976, after striving to keep the UDC afloat almost single-handed for some fifteen years at FID. Ex: The mortgage carried him on for seven months, but at the end of that time he was hard pushed for money again.
mantener a la familia
(v.)=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
Ex: Are you one of the millions of people, who are still unemployed, and wondering how you are going to bring home the bacon?. Ex: His wife sewed for others to make a living for the family while he was gone. Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
mantener a la par de
(v.)=keep up with.
Ex: You touch the illustration and the book begins to softly play the music, the score on the page moving to keep up with the notes.
mantener a mano
(v.)=keep to + hand.
Ex: It is worthwhile therefore keeping to hand a selection of biographies of authors and illustrators.
mantener a raya
(v.)=keep at + bay ; hold off ; keep + Nombre + in line ; hold at + bay ; keep + Nombre + in check.
Ex: A new approach is needed to maintain the freshness, vitality and humour that will keep at bay the dryer mode of academic examination. Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age. Ex: Queen bees use mind control to keep young workers in line by secreting a scent that prevents worker bees from learning, according to new research. Ex: A man died early today after holding deputies at bay for three hours, then shooting himself. Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
mantener activo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + going.
Ex: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.
mantener al ralentí
(v.)=idle.
Ex: After starting, allow both engines to idle for about five to eight minutes before disconnecting the jumper leads.
mantener alejado
(v.)=keep away ; keep + Nombre + out ; keep + Nombre + out of it.
Ex: As with electrical equipment, liquids should be kept well away. Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
mantener aparte
(v.)=keep + separate.
Ex: In many classes the facets are carefully identified and kept separate.
mantener bajo control
(v.)=keep + a rein on ; hold down.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation. Ex: The guards are certain that the incarcerated are the dregs of the earth and must be held down at all costs.
mantener bajo vigilancia
(v.)=keep under + observation.
Ex: In these cases, suspects can be kept under observation only if there is evidence against them.
mantener constancia de
(v.)=keep + record of.
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
mantener contacto
(v.)=maintain + contact.
Ex: Close contacts will need to be maintained with clients in order to monitor their needs.
mantener control
(v.)=hold + the reins of control.
Ex: The library manager holds the reins of control in terms of daily operations and long-range direction-setting.
mantener controlado
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in check.
Ex: The article 'Keeping fraudsters in check' describes computerized systems now being developed to help combat fraud.
mantener cooperación
(v.)=maintain + cooperation.
Ex: Close cooperation is maintained with the European Commission.
mantener dentro
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in.
Ex: Many farmers and ranchers construct barbed-wire fences on their property to keep livestock in and unwelcome guests out.
mantener despejado
(v.)=keep + clear of.
Ex: This entrance must be kept clear of all obstruction.
mantener el control
(v.)=stay in + control.
Ex: This section of the book is all about how to stay in control of your personal information.
mantener el interés
(v.)=hold + the interest ; sustain + interest.
Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest. Ex: It's impossible to sustain interest in a film that steers clear of suspense.
mantener el orden
(v.)=keep + order ; police.
Ex: The National Guard was summoned together with 25,000 police to help keep order. Ex: For many centuries local authorities have been responsible for policing Weights and Measures Acts and regulations and, where a breach of legislation was uncovered, would prosecute in the criminal court.
mantener el orden público
(n.)=maintain + public order.
Ex: Peacekeeping may additionally entail maintaining public order in the period following the cease of hostilities.
mantener el ritmo
(v.)=keep + pace.
Ex: Although acquisitions in the priority languages of Tamil, Persian, and Arabic have kept pace, processing has lagged behind because of unfilled staff vacancies.
mantener el tipo
(v.)=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; keep + a straight face ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
mantener el ímpetu
(v.)=maintain + momentum.
Ex: Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project.
mantener en observación
(v.)=hold under + observation ; keep under + observation.
Ex: Before an unredeemed dog is sold to a new owner, the poundkeeper may require that such dog be held under observation in a veterinary hospital. Ex: In these cases, suspects can be kept under observation only if there is evidence against them.
mantener en privado
(v.)=be out of the public eye.
Ex: The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.
mantener en reserva
(v.)=keep on + reserve ; keep in + reserve.
Ex: If loan periods are not standardized, staff will have to know what periods apply to which books, how long the books have to be kept on reserve, and so on. Ex: The notation employed by the Library of Congress scheme is based on letters of the alphabet, twenty-one of which have been used and five kept in reserve for further expansion.
mantener en secreto
(v.)=keep + secret ; keep + hush hush ; keep + confidential ; keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a tight lid on.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data. Ex: There is a back door to Yahoo that has been kept hush hush until recently. Ex: Provided that passwords are kept confidential -- and it is also a good policy to change them regularly -- this may be sufficient. Ex: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Ex: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison.
mantener en sintonía
(v.)=keep in + step.
Ex: Synchronous transmission is a more efficient technique than asynchronous but requires more sophisticated timing equipment to ensure that the transmitting and receiving devices are kept in step.
mantener firme
(v.)=keep + steady ; hold in + line ; hold + steady.
Ex: Datto felt a wave of irritation engulf him, but he persevered, keeping his voice steady. Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians and 11 clerical workers, all of whom are held firmly in line by the forceful personality of the director, a retired military colonel. Ex: The article is entitled 'Public library circulation holds steady in 1988'.
mantener informado
(v.)=keep + informed.
Ex: The searcher is kept better informed as to related terms under which additional information or documents have been indexed.
mantener junto
(v.)=keep together.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
mantener la atención de Alguien
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + attention.
Ex: The answers to the second question, 'Which features of the book caused my responses?' are already becoming clear: what it was in me that was engaged, provoked, stimulated; what it was in the book that held my attention.
mantener la boca cerrada
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + mouth shut.
Ex: I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut.
mantener la bola rodando
(v.)=keep + the ball rolling.
Ex: This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group.
mantener la cabeza
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + head ; keep + Posesivo + head together.
Ex: To keep one's head in a fight -- win or lose -- seems to depend on whether we know what we are fighting for. Ex: How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me.
mantener la cabeza alta
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + head high.
Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.
mantener la cabeza erguida
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + head held high.
Ex: The first step to stop people putting you down is to always look at the person in the eye, keeping your head held high.
mantener la cabeza fría
(v.)=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
mantener la calma
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + head ; keep + Posesivo + head together ; keep + Pronombre + cool ; remain + cool-headed ; keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
Ex: To keep one's head in a fight -- win or lose -- seems to depend on whether we know what we are fighting for. Ex: How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me. Ex: The woman seemed to be trying to hide a growing personal anger toward him, and it kept her cool and reserved. Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed. Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
mantener la cara seria
(v.)=keep + a straight face.
Ex: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh.
mantener la coherencia
(v.)=maintain + consistency.
Ex: Within an authority file we wish to maintain rigorous consistency of headings.
mantener la compostura
(v.)=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
mantener la condición (de)
(v.)=retain + Posesivo + status (as).
Ex: The school has retained its status as a meeting point for researchers.
mantener la continuidad
(v.)=maintain + continuity.
Ex: To maintain continuity of the project, Library of Congress has agreed to assume management.
mantener la delantera
(v.)=keep + ahead.
Ex: They are scrambling to invest in port infrastructure to keep ahead of expected growth .
mantener la disciplina
(v.)=maintain + discipline.
Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
mantener la moral alta
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
Ex: She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
mantener la palabra
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word. Ex: Obama is living up to his word that he will remove the main forces out of Iraq.
mantener la posición
(v.)=hold + the line.
Ex: The standpatters argue, and the progressives agree, that the tax line must be held in the interest of attracting industry = Los conservadores proponen y los progresistas están de acuerdo en que se deben contener los impuestos para atraer a la industria.
mantener la serenidad
(v.)=keep + Pronombre + cool ; keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
Ex: The woman seemed to be trying to hide a growing personal anger toward him, and it kept her cool and reserved. Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
mantener la tradición
(v.)=keep with + tradition.
Ex: In keeping with tradition, they offer a selection of fresh fish daily, which will vary according to the catch of the day.
mantener la vida
(v.)=sustain + life.
Ex: The basic needs of any worker are food, water, shelter, sleep, which sustain life on its most minimal level.
mantener las apariencias
(v.)=keep up + appearances.
Ex: As many as 15 million Britons are using credit cards in the struggle to keep up appearances as they mistakenly consider themselves to be middle class.
mantener las cosas en marcha
(v.)=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
Ex: This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group. Ex: I think that they can keep it rolling no matter who is in charge.
mantener las cosas en movimiento
(v.)=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
Ex: This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group. Ex: I think that they can keep it rolling no matter who is in charge.
mantener las cosas funcionando
(v.)=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
Ex: This process is also an important tool for keeping the ball rolling in your organization or small business group. Ex: I think that they can keep it rolling no matter who is in charge.
mantener las cuentas
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + accounts.
Ex: Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.
mantener las distancias con
(v.)=keep + Nombre + at arm's length.
Ex: Protagonists of office automation see this as an undesirable development -- it has allowed the manager to keep technology at arm's length, not letting it have a major impact on his style of working.
mantener libre de
(v.)=keep + free of.
Ex: It is possible to buy disk cleaning kits which, used as instructed, will ensure that the reading head is kept free of contaminants which could cause data loss.
mantener los ojos bien abiertos
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
Ex: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material. Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her. Ex: When you tire of the town, rent a kayak and paddle around the islands keeping your eyes skinned for whales that inhabit the Sound.
mantener los precios
(v.)=hold + prices down.
Ex: Publishers have been holding prices down in the face of deepening recession.
mantener oculto
(v.)=keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a tight lid on.
Ex: Maybe a whole slew of democrats knew about it and kept it under wraps until it was politically expedient to release it to the media. Ex: Thankfully they'd been able to keep a tight lid on the execution date, for fear of too many rubbernecks hanging around the prison.
mantener ocupado
(v.)=keep + busy.
Ex: The process is now slow, but someone may speed it up, and it has no grain difficulties such as now keep photographic researchers busy.
mantener ordenado
(v.)=keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.
Ex: This is the only way anyone has ever devised for keeping all the fiction neat and tidy on the shelves.
mantener presente
(v.)=keep before.
Ex: What we need to be able to do is to understand as exactly as possible what each area of study keeps before it as its objective.
mantener presionado
(v.)=hold down.
Ex: The tab key is typematic (the key function is repeated if the key is held dow) and will move the cursor quickly to each field.
mantener registro de
(v.)=keep + record of.
Ex: Accurate records must be kept of all monies received and disbursed and normally the cash is balanced at weekly intervals.
mantener relaciones
(v.)=maintain + contact ; maintain + relationships ; maintain + relations.
Ex: Close contacts will need to be maintained with clients in order to monitor their needs. Ex: Maintaining these relationships is, after all, the function the acquisitions librarian. Ex: The author stresses the value of maintaining good relations with the vendors of such products.
mantener relaciones comerciales
(v.)=do + business.
Ex: A CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983 which revealed that companies doing business in Europe employed 1/2 million people.
mantener secreto
(v.)=keep + secret.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
mantener separado
(v.)=keep apart.
Ex: Overall, romantic fiction novels are still kept apart from conventional novels.
mantener silencio
(v.)=keep + silent ; keep + silence.
Ex: As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent. Ex: Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.
mantener sincronizado
(v.)=keep in + step.
Ex: Synchronous transmission is a more efficient technique than asynchronous but requires more sophisticated timing equipment to ensure that the transmitting and receiving devices are kept in step.
mantener suspenso en el aire
(v.)=suspend.
Ex: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.
mantener todo controlado
(v.)=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out. Ex: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things. Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
mantener un concepto
(v.)=hold + concept.
Ex: But it has been a concept held by some managers.
mantener un control férreo sobre
(v.)=hold + an iron grip on.
Ex: They relate the closure of library schools to the iron grip on library education held by the American Library Association.
mantener un debate
(v.)=hold + discussion.
Ex: Inevitably, it was the IT/new communications technology dimension which dominated the many discussions held.
mantener un equilibrio
(v.)=balance ; maintain + a balance ; keep + a balance.
Ex: It often requires careful diplomacy by acquisitions librarians to balance sharp faculty interests. Ex: The article concludes that the basic challenge is to find and maintain a realistic balance between open transborder data flow and national concerns and priorities. Ex: At present, the information brokers have also to keep a balance between being too specialised or too superficial in their work.
mantener un estándar
(v.)=uphold + standard.
Ex: Information services administrators expect library schools to uphold admission standards and weed out unsuitable candidates.
mantener un interés
(v.)=pursue + interest.
Ex: This policy benefits library staff through supporting the freedom to pursue a variety of professional interests.
mantener un registro
(v.)=keep + log.
Ex: Computers are now used to typeset, maintain the subscription list, hold a data base of references, keep a log of all papers submitted and to produce standard letters and management reports.
mantener un registro de
(v.)=keep + track of ; record.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS keeps track of such decisions for the library. Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.
mantener un sistema de turnos
(v.)=hold + a rota of.
Ex: The library may also arrange for local councillors to hold a rota of surgeries once a week.
mantener una actitud
(v.)=hold + attitude.
Ex: This article examines whether there are significant differences in the member profiles, in the work they do, in the money they earn, or in the attitudes they hold.
mantener una actitud abierta
(v.)=be open-minded.
Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
mantener una apariencia de
(v.)=maintain + a semblance of.
Ex: If we insist on expressiveness of notation we are likely to find ourselves introducing devices which permit a degree of hospitality by maintaining a semblance of expressiveness only.
mantener una conversación
(v.)=hold + a conversation ; sustain + a conversation.
Ex: The global village will not become a reality until each inhabitant is able to hold an electronic conversation with his neighbour. Ex: Those with verbal skills could still have trouble initiating and sustaining conversations outside of their own interests.
mantener una opinión
(v.)=hold + view ; hold + opinion.
Ex: This article examines the views of librarians held by a number of faculty cohorts. Ex: The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.
mantener una promesa
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
mantener una relación con
(v.)=carry on + relationship with.
Ex: This is the world of fancies, Santa Claus, 'human' animals like Winnie-the-Pooh and Peter Rabbit, and Daleks and is often shown by the way in which a young child is able to carry on a sustained relationship with an imaginary friend or animal.
mantener unidos
(v.)=hold together.
Ex: Trees can be covered with a wigwam of canes covered in plastic and held together with clothes pegs.
mantener vigente
(v.)=keep + alive.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive.
mantener viva la esperanza
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + hope(s) alive.
Ex: She has overcome flu-like symptoms to keep her hopes alive of repeating her 2008 title success.
mantener viva la llama
(v.)=carry + the torch.
Ex: This book maintains that the church in Africa carries the torch of hope for many Africans today in the midst of political and economic insecurity and social disorder.
mantener vivo
(v.)=keep + alive ; maintain + momentum ; keep + Nombre + going.
Ex: It is the ideology which was urged against Panizzi and was cogently disproved by him before the Royal Commission but whose seductive simplicity has always found friends to keep it alive. Ex: Subsequent activities by a mobile information team are maintaining the momentum of the project. Ex: The author explains how libraries can keep their services going without being slaves to the job.
mantener(se) ocupado
(v.)=keep + busy.
Ex: The process is now slow, but someone may speed it up, and it has no grain difficulties such as now keep photographic researchers busy.
mantenerse a distancia
(v.)=stand off.
Ex: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua.
mantenerse a flote
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; keep + the wolves from the door ; stay + afloat ; stay in + business ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water.
Ex: Librarians must help libraries keep their heads above water in a difficult economic climate. Ex: Some can afford this as they are semi-retired or have other sources of income to keep the wolves from the door. Ex: Record-high bank fees are making it harder for consumers to stay financially afloat. Ex: The business of libraries is staying in business. Ex: We finally are holding our heads above the water with our finances and I have a good job and my son is in daycare.
mantenerse a la cabeza
(v.)=stay + ahead of the pack.
Ex: Overall labor productivity in the country will continue to grow if the very best companies continue to stay ahead of the pack.
mantenerse a la escucha
(v.)=stay + tuned.
Ex: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.
mantenerse actualizado
(v.)=keep up to + date (with).
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases.
mantenerse actualizado de
(v.)=keep + abreast of.
Ex: These are designed to include the main points of interest on any issue to the general reader who wishes to keep abreast of current events without having to refer to any further documentation.
mantenerse aislado
(v.)=keep to + Reflexivo.
Ex: New technologies are forcing libraries which have traditionally kept to themselves into a new stage of global cooperation.
mantenerse al corriente
(v.)=keep + current.
Ex: All librarians working in public service positions should keep current in world affairs and special areas of interest in their library.
mantenerse al corriente de
(v.)=keep + abreast of ; stay + abreast of ; keep + track of.
Ex: These are designed to include the main points of interest on any issue to the general reader who wishes to keep abreast of current events without having to refer to any further documentation. Ex: This strategy enables companies to learn of new technologies, stay abreast of dynamic changes and trends, and avoid creative stagnancy. Ex: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials.
mantenerse al día
(v.)=keep up to + date (with) ; keep up with + the current scene ; keep + current ; stay up to + date.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases. Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene. Ex: All librarians working in public service positions should keep current in world affairs and special areas of interest in their library. Ex: Journalism needs to stay up to date as technology dependence increases.
mantenerse al día de
(v.)=keep + abreast of ; keep + pace with ; keep up with ; stay + abreast of ; keep + a finger on the pulse of ; stay in + step with ; keep in + step with ; keep + step with.
Ex: These are designed to include the main points of interest on any issue to the general reader who wishes to keep abreast of current events without having to refer to any further documentation. Ex: In the light of the information explosion, no researcher can now realistically expect to keep pace with developments in his own field, let alone those in allied fields = En vista del crecimiento vertiginoso de la información, siendo realista ahora el investigador no puede mantenerse al día en los avances de su propio campo y mucho menos de los de campos afines. Ex: More powerful, feature-filled hardware and software is coming onto the market daily and merely keeping up with what is new is taking up more and more time. Ex: This strategy enables companies to learn of new technologies, stay abreast of dynamic changes and trends, and avoid creative stagnancy. Ex: Further, routine introduction of data into the planning process can help managers keep a finger on the pulse of change = Además, la introducción regular de información en el proceso de planificación puede ayudar a los responsables a mantenerse al día. Ex: Reference librarians need to stay in step with the growing number of state, regional, national, and international information networks currently available in order to assist their users. Ex: The model needs good adaptability and scalability to keep in step with the rapidly developing World Wide Web. Ex: Although they changed over time, they failed to keep step with the broad social changes affecting women's lives in the early 20th century.
mantenerse al día de las noticias
(v.)=keep up with + the news.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Keeping up with the news: cataloguing and indexing news material'.
mantenerse al día de los avances
(v.)=track + developments.
Ex: This is a report tracking the developments and the changes which are being wrought on the global telecommunication environment by the Internet.
mantenerse al día, mantenerse actualizado, mantenerse informado
(v.)=stay up to + date.
Ex: Journalism needs to stay up to date as technology dependence increases.
mantenerse al frente
(v.)=keep + ahead.
Ex: They are scrambling to invest in port infrastructure to keep ahead of expected growth .
mantenerse al margen
(v.)=keep to + Reflexivo ; take + a back seat ; stand by ; remain on + the sidelines ; keep out of it.
Ex: New technologies are forcing libraries which have traditionally kept to themselves into a new stage of global cooperation. Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat. Ex: Librarians cannot stand by trying to justify their existence while clinging to the traditional tasks of their profession7. Ex: The costs of not intervening quickly and decisively in developing human rights crises outweighed the advantages of remaining on the sidelines. Ex: She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
mantenerse al margen de
(v.)=remain + uninvolved in ; hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision. Ex: It is important to acknowledge the fact that I don't hold myself apart from many of the problems that I am about to describe.
mantenerse al margen de Algo
(v.)=stay above + Algo.
Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
mantenerse al tanto
(v.)=stay + tuned.
Ex: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.
mantenerse al tanto de
(v.)=keep in + sync ; keep + a finger on the pulse of ; keep + track of ; stay in + step with ; keep in + step with ; keep + step with ; stay on + top of.
Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies. Ex: Further, routine introduction of data into the planning process can help managers keep a finger on the pulse of change = Además, la introducción regular de información en el proceso de planificación puede ayudar a los responsables a mantenerse al día. Ex: The functions described in this chapter are used to keep track of and control the library's subscriptions to periodicals and serials. Ex: Reference librarians need to stay in step with the growing number of state, regional, national, and international information networks currently available in order to assist their users. Ex: The model needs good adaptability and scalability to keep in step with the rapidly developing World Wide Web. Ex: Although they changed over time, they failed to keep step with the broad social changes affecting women's lives in the early 20th century. Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry.
mantenerse al tanto de las cosas
(v.)=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out. Ex: It's a winning situation, as long as you keep on top of things. Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
mantenerse al tanto de las noticias
(v.)=keep up with + the news.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Keeping up with the news: cataloguing and indexing news material'.
mantenerse al tanto de los avances
(v.)=track + developments.
Ex: This is a report tracking the developments and the changes which are being wrought on the global telecommunication environment by the Internet.
mantenerse alejado
(v.)=stay away ; remain + aloof.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less. Ex: The results of the survey reveal that political Web sites are only partly able to involve people in politics who have thus far remained aloof.
mantenerse alejado (de), no acercarse (a), mantenerse lejos (de), eludir, esqu
(v.)=keep + clear (of).
Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
mantenerse alejado de
(v.)=stay away from ; steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from. Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights. Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software. Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
mantenerse alejado de + Nombre
(v.)=keep + Nombre + at a distance.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público
(v.)=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
Ex: Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'. Ex: He prefers to keep out of the public eye as much as possible.
mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública
(v.)=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
Ex: Throughout his career, as indeed his life, he has shunned the public eye and as Phillip Adams said 'he has been inclined to hide his light under a bushel'. Ex: He prefers to keep out of the public eye as much as possible.
mantenerse alerta
(v.)=keep + alert ; keep + an eye open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
Ex: It is not unsual also for the staff to take courses (at company expense and often on company time) that will keep them alert and mentally alive. Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves. Ex: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material.
mantenerse atento
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
Ex: He should make a note of the gap and keep his eyes open for any additional material.
mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor
=have + an ear to the ground ; keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
Ex: To understand books and their function in the social mechanism is to have a very delicate ear to the ground and to discern when turning points are reached. Ex: The article 'Keeping your ear to the ground' discusses the skills and knowledge information professionals need to have in today's IT-rich climate.
mantenerse bien
(v.)=keep + well.
Ex: Leftover spaghetti keeps well and can be reheated easily.
mantenerse caliente
(v.)=keep + warm.
Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.
mantenerse callado
(v.)=keep + quiet.
Ex: How to know when to keep quiet is an art.
mantenerse callado y pensativo con cierto resentimiento
(v.)=brood.
Ex: He'll be sitting in the corner and brooding.
mantenerse como válido
(v.)=hold up.
Ex: The article 'Will access restrictions hold up in court?' relates the FBI's attempt to use the Braden Papers at the State Historical Society of Wisconsin.
mantenerse compuesto
(v.)=put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
mantenerse despierto
(v.)=keep + alert ; stay + awake.
Ex: It is not unsual also for the staff to take courses (at company expense and often on company time) that will keep them alert and mentally alive. Ex: Users who experience these situations might get the idea that librarians stay awake nights dreaming up ways to frustrate their efforts to find material in the library.
mantenerse en + Posesivo + sitio
(v.)=stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground.
Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Ex: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
mantenerse en + Posesivo + trece
(v.)=stick to + Posesivo + guns ; stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground ; be undeterred.
Ex: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Ex: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground. Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
mantenerse en buen estado físico
(v.)=keep + fit.
Ex: The main thing to remember is that keeping fit is not a fad, it's important for your health and happiness your whole lifelong.
mantenerse en contacto
(v.)=stay + tuned.
Ex: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.
mantenerse en contacto (con)
(v.)=keep in + touch (with) ; stay in + touch (with).
Ex: Through listening to nursery rhymes and folk stories children are kept in touch with the pleasures that will come as soon as they have achieved a modicum of skill. Ex: Special librarians usually work alone and need library associations to stay in touch with other librarians and with changes in librarianship.
mantenerse en espera
(v.)=stay + tuned.
Ex: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.
mantenerse en forma
(v.)=keep + fit.
Ex: The main thing to remember is that keeping fit is not a fad, it's important for your health and happiness your whole lifelong.
mantenerse en línea con
(v.)=keep in + line with.
Ex: However, it is one of the penalties we have to pay if we want to keep our arrangement in line with current thinking.
mantenerse en pie
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + own.
Ex: In-house abstracts bulletins can also hold their own against more selective services, and these will be reviewed later in this section.
mantenerse en sincronía
(v.)=keep in + sync.
Ex: The librarians have the capabilities to morph sucessfully to keep in sync, so to speak, with the new technologies.
mantenerse fiel a
(v.)=stick with.
Ex: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books.
mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno
(v.)=stick to + Posesivo + principles.
Ex: In some respects, they should be commended for sticking to their principles of equality for everyone and for having the courage to stand up for those principles.
mantenerse firme
(v.)=stand + Posesivo + ground ; stick to + Posesivo + guns ; stand + firm ; hold + Posesivo + ground ; be undeterred.
Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Ex: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Ex: Stand firm, then, and do not let yourselves be burdened again by a yoke of slavery. Ex: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground. Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
mantenerse firme como una roca
(v.)=stand like + a rock.
Ex: It was Thomas Jefferson who said: 'On matters of style, swim with the current; on matters of principle, stand like a rock'.
mantenerse fuerte
(v.)=stand + strong.
Ex: I also pray that my sister's sister-in-law is able to stand strong and work her way through this.
mantenerse impasible
(v.)=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
mantenerse informado
(v.)=keep up to + date (with) ; keep + current.
Ex: This will make it yet more difficult for the information worker and the end user to keep up to date with the full range of data bases. Ex: All librarians working in public service positions should keep current in world affairs and special areas of interest in their library.
mantenerse informado de
(v.)=keep + abreast of.
Ex: These are designed to include the main points of interest on any issue to the general reader who wishes to keep abreast of current events without having to refer to any further documentation.
mantenerse lejos (de)
(v.)=steer + clear (of) ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights. Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software. Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
mantenerse líder
(v.)=stay + ahead of the pack.
Ex: Overall labor productivity in the country will continue to grow if the very best companies continue to stay ahead of the pack.
mantenerse por delante
(v.)=keep + ahead.
Ex: They are scrambling to invest in port infrastructure to keep ahead of expected growth .
mantenerse por delante de la competencia
(v.)=keep + one step ahead of the game ; keep + one step ahead of the competition.
Ex: The article 'Keeping one step ahead of the game' presents a profiles of Jeff Mallett, former football player and president of Internet company Yahoo!. Ex: The author concludes by recommending that LIS professionals try and keep one step ahead of the competition in terms of both knowledge and tactics.
mantenerse serio
(v.)=keep + a straight face.
Ex: The object of this game is to keep a straight face while the other players try to make you laugh.
mantenerse unidos
(v.)=stick together.
Ex: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'.
mantenerse vigente
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + own.
Ex: In-house abstracts bulletins can also hold their own against more selective services, and these will be reviewed later in this section.
mantenido
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* biblioteca mantenida por las donaciones de una fundación=donor-endowed library.
* mantenido con fondos públicos=publicly held.
* mantenido con los impuestos=tax-supported.
* mantenido por anuncios=ad-driven ; advertisement driven.

mantenido con fondos públicos
(adj.)=publicly held.
Ex: The article 'Time to climb off the fence' discusses the policy concerning publicly held data both in the USA and Europe.
mantenido con los impuestos
(adj.)=tax-supported.
Ex: While the tax-supported 'free' public library is subject to a full spectrum of political and social pressures, it can provide balance and moderation.
mantenido por anuncios
(adj.)=ad-driven ; advertisement driven.
Ex: The article 'Ad-driven content sites are doomed' forecasts that advertisement driven content Web sites are likely to become obsolete. Ex: The article 'Ad-driven content sites are doomed' forecasts that advertisement driven content Web sites are likely to become obsolete.
mantenimiento
(n.)=housekeeping ; keeping ; maintenance ; continuance ; upkeep ; sustaining ; sustainability ; sustainment.
Ex: The establishment of IT in both the housekeeping and information operations makes it necessary to cater for these kinds of facilities at varying levels.
Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.
Ex: The drawbacks of this form are its limited flexibility, and the time taken in maintenance.
Ex: Knowledge, in its growth, must obey the universal laws which prohibit the continuance of any form of exponential increase toward infinity.
Ex: The penalty is the very high cost of purchase and upkeep, but as a single comprehensive work on legislation it is the one which can be most highly recommended.
Ex: This article considers practical aspects of the transition from printed forms to electronic publishing, and the sustaining of profitability.
Ex: The sustainability of CD-ROM databases appears to be threatened by the lack of awareness as to its potential as a valuable resource to support research.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
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* barco de mantenimiento=maintenance vessel.
* buque de mantenimiento=maintenance vessel.
* con mantenimiento técnico=supported.
* costes de mantenimiento=maintenance costs ; running costs.
* costes de mantenimiento energético=energy costs.
* de mantenimiento y limpieza=janitorial.
* equipo de mantenimiento=maintenance crew.
* equipo de mantenimiento artificial de la vida=life-support system.
* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz=peacekeeping forces.
* gimnasia de mantenimiento=fitness.
* mantenimiento artificial de la vida=life support.
* mantenimiento barato=low maintenance.
* mantenimiento caro=high maintenance.
* mantenimiento de espacios exteriores=ground maintenance.
* mantenimiento de jardines=ground maintenance.
* mantenimiento de la paz=peacekeeping [peace-keeping].
* mantenimiento de las constantes vitales=life support.
* mantenimiento del catálogo=catalogue maintenance ; catalogue control.
* mantenimiento del coche=car maintenance.
* mantenimiento del tesauro=thesaurus maintenance.
* mantenimiento físico=keep-fit.
* mucho mantenimiento=high maintenance.
* no necesitar mantenimiento=maintenance-free.
* persona de mantenimiento=fettler.
* personal de mantenimiento=service worker ; fettler.
* poco mantenimiento=low maintenance.
* programa informático con mantenimiento incluido=supported software.
* servicio de mantenimiento técnico=support service.
* sin mantenimiento=maintenance-free.

mantenimiento artificial de la vida
(n.)=life support.
Ex: The author concludes that ethnicity is strongly related to attitudes toward & personal wishes for the use of life support in the event of coma or terminal illness.
mantenimiento barato
(n.)=low maintenance.
Ex: The main design goals are low maintenance, efficiency, transparency and robustness.
mantenimiento caro
(n.)=high maintenance.
Ex: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.
mantenimiento de espacios exteriores
(n.)=ground maintenance.
Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.
mantenimiento de jardines
(n.)=ground maintenance.
Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.
mantenimiento de la paz
(n.)=peacekeeping [peace-keeping].
Ex: The article is entitled 'A bibliographic foray into documents and publications relating to peacekeeping in Cambodia'.
mantenimiento de las constantes vitales
(n.)=life support.
Ex: The author concludes that ethnicity is strongly related to attitudes toward & personal wishes for the use of life support in the event of coma or terminal illness.
mantenimiento del catálogo
(n.)=catalogue maintenance ; catalogue control.
Ex: However, librarians appear to have adopted on-line public access catalogues as a means of solving the problem of catalogue maintenance, rather than for the advantages to users. Ex: Thus, as we stand on the threshold of what is undoubtedly a new era in catalog control, it is worth considering to what extent the traditional services of the Library will be modified and expanded.
mantenimiento del coche
(n.)=car maintenance.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.
mantenimiento del tesauro
(n.)=thesaurus maintenance.
Ex: Software to support thesaurus maintenance should offer certain facilities.
mantenimiento físico
(adj.)=keep-fit.
Ex: However, although there had been an increase in numbers attending adult learning classes, the majority of uptake was in keep-fit activities.
mantequilla
(n.)=butter.
Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
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* cortar Algo como si fuera mantequilla=cut through + Nombre + like a (hot) knife through butter.
* cortarse como la mantequilla=cut like + butter.
* cuchillo de mantequilla=butter knife.
* cuchillo de untar mantequilla=butter knife.
* porción de mantequilla=pat of butter.
* suero de mantequilla=buttermilk.
* untar mantequilla=butter.

mantilla
(n.)=shawl.
Ex: The book tells the history of the paisley pattern in textiles from antiquity to the present, emphasizing the production of shawls in the Scottish town of Paisley in the first half of the 19th c.
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* mantilla de caucho=rubber blanket.

mantilla de caucho
(n.)=rubber blanket.
Ex: Rotary machines are now used in which the image is transferred from a master or plate to a rubber blanket and then to the copy paper.
mantillo
(n.)=topsoil ; mulch ; cutting mix.
Ex: But the fertility of the muck and silt topsoil soon made it a profitable farming community.
Ex: The results show that surface gravel-sand mulch provides a more favorable environment for plant growth than non-mulched fields in the highly erodible loess area of northwest China.
Ex: Having crocked the pot, fill it loosely with the cutting mix, making a hole with the hand for the reception of the bulb.

mantis religiosa
(n.)=praying mantis ; praying mantid.
Ex: The praying mantis has historically been a popular subject of mythology and folklore.
Ex: Praying mantids are often protectively colored to the plants they live on.

manto
(n.)=cloak ; shroud.
Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
Ex: The majority were buried in shrouds and laid in wooden coffins.
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* bajo el manto de la noche=under the cover of darkness ; under the cloak of darkness.
* cubierto con un manto=shrouded.
* manto de nieve=cloak of white.

manto de nieve
(n.)=cloak of white.
Ex: Then the vibrant greens of summer are muted by a cloak of white and the refuge is wrapped in the severe beauty of northern winter.
mantra
(n.)=mantra.
Nota: Palabra sagrada.
Ex: The author explores the concept of the lifecycle of a record, attempting to determine whether it is a myth, a 'mantra' of the records management profession, or simply a powerful misnomer.

manual básico
(n.)=primer.
Ex: It is quite common for document titles to provide an indication of the level of presentation of their subject in the use of such terms as 'Introduction', 'Primer', 'Popular', 'Advanced'.
manual de aprendizaje
(n.)=instruction book.
Ex: In sport too authors' names can be important and so one finds instruction books on everything from archery to yachting being prepared for the mass market with authors who are popular household names on the cover.
manual de autoayuda
(n.)=self-help manual.
Ex: Most library use is for leisure reading or for helping solving immediate personal or life issues (e.g., travel guides, using a personal computer, writing a CV, self-help manuals).
manual de estilo
(n.)=style manual ; style guideline.
Ex: This was also true of style manuals in the same subject, which were checked to determine what would-be authors were being told to do. Ex: Consistency is the key design principle for all online information, and style guidelines are the way to achieve that key design principle.
manual de hojas sueltas
(n.)=loose-leaf manual.
Ex: This option should also be used for updates or supplements to loose-leaf manuals.
manual de lecturas recomendadas
(n.)=reader ; course reader.
Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse. Ex: The study also found that publishers have a generally informal approach to granting permission for use of material in course readers.
manual de operaciones
(n.)=operations manual.
Ex: Documentation should include a user manual, an operations manual, and a detailed description of how the software works.
manual de preparación
(n.)=training manual.
Ex: Training manuals and support services, such as the Help Desk, are a particular feature of the BLAISE information retrieval services.
manual de procedimiento
(n.)=rules of procedure.
Ex: The Committee's rules of procedure emphasize the equality of the institutions, by providing that the chairmanship should rotate among the members every six months.
manual de referencia
(n.)=reference manual ; reference guide.
Ex: Ideally, this reference manual should provide step-by-step guidance for the non-technical, first-time user. Ex: It is useful as an introduction for those without Internet access and as a quick reference guide.
manual de usuario
(n.)=user manual.
Ex: This means that it must be well documented, with for example user manuals, test data and guidance on setting up systems.
manual práctico
(n.)=how-to-do-it book ; how-to-do-it manual ; instruction manual ; how-to book ; how-to manual.
Ex: One of the aims of our library is to strengthen collection of 'how-to-do-it' books and programmed materials for individual instruction. Ex: In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals. Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve. Ex: How-to books which can cause harm are not advocated (including works on weapons, martial arts or hypnotism). Ex: The selected genealogical materials held by the Arkansas University library which are listed include how-to manuals, bibliographies, dictionaries, and encyclopedias and guides.
manual técnico
(n.)=technical book.
Ex: In this article a specialist in the field of lubrication and cooling of industrial equipment discusses the lack of technical books devoted to this subject.
manual^1
(n.)=handbook ; manual ; textbook [text book] ; code book ; training manual.
Ex: Function key <F3> provides a handbook to the database.
Ex: It is hoped that a new ISDS manual and guidelines for bibliographic description will be published in 1986.
Ex: A textbook is a didactic document setting out basic knowledge of an art, science or technique.
Ex: When the user is building a trail, he names it, inserts the name in his code book, and taps it out on his keyboard.
Ex: Training manuals and support services, such as the Help Desk, are a particular feature of the BLAISE information retrieval services.
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* caso de manual, un=textbook case, a.
* manual básico=primer.
* manual de aprendizaje=instruction book.
* manual de autoayuda=self-help manual.
* Manual de Descripción de Archivos=Manual of Archival Description (MAD).
* manual de estilo=style manual ; style guideline.
* Manual de Estilo de Chicago=Chicago Manual of Style.
* Manual de Estilo de la MLA, el=MLA Style Manual, the.
* manual de hojas sueltas=loose-leaf manual.
* manual de lecturas recomendadas=reader ; course reader.
* manual de operaciones=operations manual.
* manual de preparación=training manual.
* manual de procedimiento=rules of procedure.
* manual de referencia=reference manual ; reference guide.
* manual de usuario=user manual.
* manual práctico=how-to-do-it book ; how-to-do-it manual ; instruction manual ; how-to book ; how-to manual.
* manual técnico=technical book.

manual^2
(adj.)=manual ; hand-operated ; manipulatory ; hand ; manually operated.
Ex: These principles are being applied in an ever increasing variety of contexts, both manual and automated.
Ex: Hand-operated stabbing machines, which forced three stabbing needles simultaneously through the side of a pamphlet, ready for subsequent sewing by hand, appeared early in the century.
Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: There was besides vehement opposition to the machines from the hand compositors.
Ex: The final product was a simplified, manually operated information system.
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* catalogación manual=manual cataloguing.
* destreza manual=manual dexterity.
* enfocado manual=manual focus.
* fichero manual=manual file.
* herramienta manual=hand tool.
* impresión manual=hand-printing.
* indización manual=manual indexing.
* lavado manual a presión=jet wash.
* papel verjurado manual=laid hand-made paper.
* período de la prensa manual, el=hand-press period, the.
* prensa manual=hand-press.

manualidad
(n.)=craft activity.
Ex: Children are offered quiz, crossword and craft activities, many utilising the 150 or so library books on pets and related subjects.
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* basado en manualidades=craft-based.
* manualidades=homecraft ; craft work.

manualidades
(n.)=homecraft ; craft work.
Ex: The article 'Growing the collection: crafty home decorating' makes recommendations on how to acquire homecraft books. Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
manualmente
=manually ; on a manual basis.
Ex: Title indexes of this type could be generated manually, but they are particularly easy to produce with the aide of a computer.
Ex: The time has arrived when it is more appropriate to ask why cataloguing is still conducted on a manual basis, rather than to seek to justify the use of computers in cataloguing.
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* asignado manualmente=manually assigned.
* que funciona manualmente=manually operated.

manubrio
(n.)=crank ; lever.
Ex: Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions.
Ex: A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.
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* dar vueltas a un manubrio=crank + a handle ; crank ; turn + a crank ; turn + a handle ; crank + a lever.

manufactura
(n.)=manufacture ; manufacturing.
Ex: Typically a patent abstract is informative, and includes in the case of an article, its method of making or manufacture.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to supervision of the manufacturing.

manufacturado
(adj.)=manufactured.
Ex: The company accounts for 99.9% of the UK manufactured glace cherry market.
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* productos manufacturados=manufacturing goods ; manufactured goods.

manufacturar
(v.)=manufacture.
Ex: This simple keypad, with no alphabetical characters, can be manufactured cheaply.

manufacturero
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* industria manufacturera=manufacturing industry.

manumisión
(n.)=manumission.
Nota: Aplicado generalmente a los esclavos.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.

manumitir
(v.)=manumit ; enfranchise.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.
Ex: There were a total 1713 manumissions, 250 manumitted by colonial law and the remainder had been enfranchised by persons in England.

manuscrito
(n.)=manuscript.
Nota: Puede ser un papel o libro escrito a mano o un original o copia de un texto destinado a ser impreso, aun cuando no esté escrito a mano.
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
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* manuscrito autógrafo=autograph manuscript.
* manuscrito de pergamino=parchment manuscript.
* manuscrito en hoja de palmera=palm leaf manuscript.
* manuscrito iluminado=illuminated manuscript.
* manuscrito miniatura=miniature manuscript.
* manuscritos=manuscript material.
* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los=Dead Sea Scrolls, the.
* miniatura de manuscrito=manuscript miniature.
* registro manuscrito=manuscript record.
* Sala de Manuscritos e Historia Local=Manuscript and Local History Room.

manuscrito autógrafo
(n.)=autograph manuscript.
Ex: The complete and original text was edited in accordance with the autograph manuscripts by Paul Lamn.
manuscrito de pergamino
(n.)=parchment manuscript.
Ex: Our books today mix CAPITALS, from letters Romans incised on stone monuments, and 'lower case' letters, derived from script developed in Ireland for parchment manuscripts.
manuscrito en hoja de palmera
(n.)=palm leaf manuscript.
Ex: Palm leaf manuscripts are produced by 2 main types of palms and are prone to damage through becoming brittle over time.
manuscrito iluminado
(n.)=illuminated manuscript.
Ex: The Bodleian Library finds itself blessed by its past, being rich in collections of rare books, illuminated manuscripts, and personal papers.
manuscrito miniatura
(n.)=miniature manuscript.
Ex: Many large libraries have collections of miniature manuscripts.
manuscritos
(n.)=manuscript material.
Ex: There are a large number of learned societies concerned with the collection, preservation and even the reprinting of important archival and manuscript materials.
manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los
=Dead Sea Scrolls, the.
Ex: This idea is hardly more relevant to the contemporary scheme of things than were those desert caves through the thousands of years that sheltered the Dead Sea Scrolls = Esta idea apenas es más importante para la situación actual que lo fueron las cuevas del desierto durante los miles de años que albergaron los manuscritos del Mar Muerto.
manutención
(n.)=keep ; maintenance.
Ex: The responsibility for manning the one telephone left at the disposal of a residue of callers fell to a single officer who had other duties to carry out to justify his keep.
Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.
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* dieta para gastos de manutención=per diem food allowance ; per diem ; expense allowance.
* manutención del menor=child maintenance.
* manutención de menores=child support.

manutención de menores
(n.)=child support.
Ex: This has the dual purpose of encouraging compliance and protecting the interests of the payee entitled to child support.
manutención del menor
(n.)=child maintenance.
Ex: Assuming both parents are legally responsible for their children and parentage is not in dispute, calculating child maintenance is relatively straight-forward.
manzana
(n.)=apple.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
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* la Gran Manzana=the Big Apple.
* manzana acaramelada=toffee apple ; candied apple ; candy apple.
* manzana de la discordia=bone of contention.
* manzana de la discordia, la=apple of discord, the ; apple of discord, the.
* manzana podrida=bad apple ; rotten apple ; damaged goods ; cuckoo in the nest.
* manzana verde=green apple.
* tarta de manzana=apple pie.
* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta=one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.
* verde manzana=apple green.
* zumo de manzana=apple cider ; apple juice.

manzana acaramelada
(n.)=toffee apple ; candied apple ; candy apple.
Ex: Toffee apples may be stored wrapped individually in greaseproof or waxed paper. Ex: Candied apples can be stored in an airtight container in a cool, dry place up to 3 days. Ex: Candy apples have always been popular around Halloween as a celebration of the annual apple harvest.
manzana de la discordia
=bone of contention.
Ex: However, this iconography, along with the style of the monuments, became a bone of contention between different religious & political groups.
manzana de la discordia, la
(n.)=apple of discord, the ; apple of discord, the.
Ex: The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers. Ex: The book 'Gibraltar: Apple of Discord' discusses the degree to which the status of Gibraltar has been determined by rivalries between the great powers.
manzana podrida
(n.)=bad apple ; rotten apple ; damaged goods ; cuckoo in the nest.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Recruitment: Advice on how to avoid recruiting 'bad apple''. Ex: The party's leader in Brussels said that any 'rotten apples' could contaminate the European Union. Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West. Ex: This type of relgion is a cuckoo in the nest that, in the name of secular society and pluralism, is pushing out all other gods.
manzana verde
(n.)=green apple.
Ex: Apples contain vitamin C as well -- more so in green apples than in red ones.
manzanar
(n.)=apple orchard.
Ex: They are the owners of one of the largest privately owned apple orchards in the world.

manzanilla
(n.)=chamomile tea ; chamomile.
Ex: Herbal treatments are also common & include postpartum administration of basil or chamomile tea.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

manzano
(n.)=apple tree.
Ex: Libraries are gathering places for people -- very often for activities which those people could just as well do elsewhere, at home or at work or under an apple tree somewhere, but have chosen not to.
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* campo de manzanos=apple orchard.
* huerta de manzanos=apple orchard.

maná
(n.)=manna.
Ex: The processing of milk, meat, locusts, cereals, manna and vegetables, as described in the Old Testament of the Bible is discussed.
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* maná caído del cielo=manna from heaven.

maná caído del cielo
=manna from heaven.
Ex: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.
maní
(n.)=peanut.
Ex: The article 'Peanuts: a note on intercultural communication' outlines the role played by intercultural communication skills and aptitude in the work of public librarians dealing with users from different cultural backgrounds.
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* maní tostado=parched peanut.

maní tostado
(n.)=parched peanut.
Ex: A favorite of Southerners was parched peanuts; these are peanuts roasted in the shell.
manía
(n.)=craze ; mania ; pet peeve.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.
Ex: This mania reached its height about the beginning of the present century.
Ex: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.
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* manía persecutoria=persecution complex.
* tenerle manía a=have it in for + Nombre.

manía persecutoria
(n.)=persecution complex.
Ex: They all have persecution complexes.
maníaco
(adj.)=maniac ; manic.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Rowe's style can be characterized as ricocheting from one idea, quotation, or anecdote to another, and there is a manic quality to the reasoning.
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* depresión maníaca=manic depression.
* maniaco-depresión=manic depression.
* maníaco depresivo=manic-depressive.
* maníaco sexual=sex maniac.

maníaco depresivo
(n./adj.)=manic-depressive.
Ex: Her husband is entranced with a woman who is manic-depressive.
maníaco sexual
(n.)=sex maniac.
Ex: This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.
manómetro
(n.)=manometer.
Ex: The applied pressure was read from this manometer by using a cathetometer.

maorí
(adj.)=Maori.
Ex: This article discusses the current Maori renaissance in New Zealand and the contribution school libraries can make in helping teachers and students to understand the importance to all New Zealanders of the Maori dimension.

maoísmo
(n.)=Maoism.
Ex: Maoism takes the egalitarian principle to its ultimate conclusion: not only are all men considered equal, but they must act equal.

maoísta
(n./adj.)=Maoist.
Ex: That's the only real danger with being too pally with the Maoists.

mapa
(n.)=map.
Nota: Representación plana, simplificada y convencional, de toda o una parte de la superficie terrestre o cualquier cuerpo celeste, con una relación de similitud proporcionada a la que se llama escala.
Ex: This is an example of a classification which is restricted to a specific physical form, as it is used to classify maps and atlases.
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* archivador de mapas=map cabinet ; map chest.
* basado en mapas=map-based.
* bibliotecario encargado de la colección de mapas=map librarian.
* biblioteconomía especializada en los mapas=map librarianship.
* borrar del mapa=wipe off + the map.
* colección de mapas=map collection.
* elaboración de mapas=mapmaking.
* hacer un mapa=map.
* lectura de mapas=map-reading.
* mapa a gran escala=large-scale map.
* mapa cartográfico=chart.
* mapa catastral=cadastral map.
* mapa celeste=celestial chart.
* mapa de carreteras=road map [roadmap].
* mapa de citación=citation map.
* mapa de citas=citation map.
* mapa de cocitas=cocitation map.
* mapa de la biblioteca=library map.
* mapa del directorio=directory map.
* mapa del servidor=site map.
* mapa del tiempo=weather map.
* mapa de navegación marítima=sea chart.
* mapa de rutas=route map.
* mapa en relieve=relief map.
* mapa mental=mind map ; rich picture.
* mapa pictórico=pictorial map.
* mapa que se inserta en otro documento=inclusion map.
* mapa sensitivo=image map ; sensitive map.
* mapa temático=topic map ; topic map.
* mapa topográfico=topographical map ; topographic map.
* mapa web=site map ; Web map.
* mediante mapas=map-based.
* programas para la gestión de mapas=map software.
* representación mediante mapas de cocitas=cocitation mapping.
* representación mediante mapas mentales=mind mapping.
* trazar un mapa=map.

mapa a gran escala
(n.)=large-scale map.
Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues.
mapa cartográfico
(n.)=chart.
Ex: Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print.
mapa catastral
(n.)=cadastral map.
Ex: This paper focuses on the topographic and cadastral maps of early 19th century exploration.
mapa celeste
(n.)=celestial chart.
Ex: Cartographic materials are all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include aeronautical, navigational, and celestial charts, etc.
mapa de carreteras
(n.)=road map [roadmap].
Ex: Planning can be viewed as a road map.
mapa de citación
(n.)=citation map.
Ex: A citation map is a graphical representation of the articles citing or cited by your selected article.
mapa de citas
(n.)=citation map.
Ex: A citation map is a graphical representation of the articles citing or cited by your selected article.
mapa de cocitas
(n.)=cocitation map.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map is presented.
mapa de la biblioteca
(n.)=library map.
Ex: By clicking on the 'library map' button the child is given a map of the physical library.
mapa de navegación marítima
(n.)=sea chart.
Ex: The National Maritime Museum of Greenwich has a collection of some 45 manuscript sea charts on vellum.
mapa de rutas
(n.)=route map.
Ex: All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way.
mapa del directorio
(n.)=directory map.
Ex: The directory map consists of a set of parameters specifying the structure of the entries in the directory.
mapa del servidor
(n.)=site map.
Ex: The search engine problem is expected to improve when the site moves to another server and the creation of a site map should help.
mapa del tiempo
(n.)=weather map.
Ex: This application converts weather maps into forecast text.
mapa en relieve
(n.)=relief map.
Ex: The majority of this schedule is devoted to various 'physical forms': globes and relief maps, gramophone records, tapes, etc.
mapa mental
(n.)=mind map ; rich picture.
Ex: The author discusses the use of mind mapping in information work and examines the ability of students on an information literacy course to create mind maps of a search at different stages. Ex: A rich picture is a pictorial representation of all the major activities in a system.
mapa pictórico
(n.)=pictorial map.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
mapa que se inserta en otro documento
(n.)=inclusion map.
Ex: The findings, in the form of inclusion maps (resulting from multidimensional scaling and cluster analysis), provide new insights into geophysics national activity.
mapa sensitivo
(n.)=image map ; sensitive map.
Ex: This book introduces some of the more advanced Web graphics techniques, including: clickable image maps; and animated images. Ex: A Mosaic sensitive map makes it possible to start the navigation in the organized cyberspace, by choosing one of the displayed topics.
mapa temático
(n.)=topic map ; topic map.
Ex: The author considers the role of taxonomies and topic maps in improving information retrieval on the Web. Ex: The author considers the role of taxonomies and topic maps in improving information retrieval on the Web.
mapa topográfico
(n.)=topographical map ; topographic map.
Ex: This article presents the results of a recent survey of topographical map acquisition in US academic libraries. Ex: Large scale topographic maps are increasingly being put in digital form.
mapa web
(n.)=site map ; Web map.
Ex: The search engine problem is expected to improve when the site moves to another server and the creation of a site map should help. Ex: The author discusses 3 major impediments to the use of Web maps: locating them evaluating them, and viewing them.
mapache
=raccoon ; coon.
Nota: Abreviatura de raccoon.
Ex: The second part covers the conditions and treatment of particular species including chinchillas, ferrets, terrapins, and raccoons.
Ex: Popular quarry of fur trappers are beaver, coon, mink, ermine, marten and muskrat.
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* perro mapache=raccoon dog.

mapeo
(n.)=mapping.
Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.

mapoteca
(n.)=map library.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.

maqueta
(n.)=diorama ; model ; maquette.
Ex: A diorama is a three-dimensional representation of a scene created by placing objects, figures, etc., in front of a two-dimensional painted background.
Ex: A model is a three-dimensional representation of a real thing, either of the exact size of the original or to scale.
Ex: The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
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* elaboración de maquetas=model-making.

maquetación
(n.)=layout.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.

maquiavélico
(adj.)=perverse ; Machiavellian [Machiavelian].
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
Ex: The Machiavellian trajectory of presidential power jeapordizes American constitutionalism and undermines national security interests.

maquillaje
(n.)=make-up [makeup] ; blush.
Ex: This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.
Ex: Now that you have an idea of the types of blushes to choose from, it is time to apply the product to your face.
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* llevar maquillaje=wear + make-up.
* maquillaje bronceador=bronzer.
* ponerse maquillaje=put + make-up on.

maquillaje bronceador
(n.)=bronzer.
Ex: The problem with bronzers is that if you apply the product unevenly, your face looks dirty.
maquillar^1
(v.)=make + Nombre + up.
Ex: After making her up you can choose her dress and accessories.
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* maquillarse=wear + make-up ; make + Reflexivo + up ; put + make-up on.

maquillar^2
(v.)=massage.
Ex: The author suggests ways of massaging the data contained in legacy systems lacking a good export function.

maquillarse
(v.)=wear + make-up ; make + Reflexivo + up ; put + make-up on.
Ex: I feel out of place because I don't drink, do drugs, smoke or wear make-up. Ex: After making herself up and squeezing into a cocktail dress, she breastfeeds one last time before leaving Emma with the babysitter. Ex: I've always wondered why you bothered putting make up on -- you don't need it .
maquina de grapar libros
(n.)=book-stapling machine.
Ex: Consequently the book-stapling machines were generally replaced by sewing machines by the late 1880s; the stapling of pamphlets, however, had come to stay.
maquina de imprimir con mecanismo de reiteración
(n.)=perfector.
Ex: The early single-sided cylinder machines could run at 1,000 impressions per hour (and the perfectors at 2,000).
maquina expendora
(n.)=dispensing machine.
Ex: This paper presents arguments for and against libraries in the USA having condom dispensing machines in their public toilets.
maquinaciones
(n.)=scheming ; machinations.
Ex: He typifies the clever, mischievous character who, through his scheming, often overreaches himself and becomes the butt of his own joke.
Ex: The author provides a pithy, gossipy update on the political machinations concerning bilingualism and related issues in the French Canadian province of Quebec.

maquinador
(adj.)=designing ; scheming ; schemer ; plotter ; conniving.
Ex: A number of Antiquaries feared that it was all a plot hatched by 'a few designing members' to line their own pockets.
Ex: Scarlett O'Hara, the main character, is portrayed as both a scheming bitch and hard-nosed survivor.
Ex: In the world there are dreamers and schemers, which one are you?.
Ex: The FBI said the plotters planned to bomb and flood Hudson River train tunnels that carry tens of thousands of commuters.
Ex: Prince Hal has proved his courage, but the conniving Falstaff and his companions lurk in the wings, waiting for Hal to ascend the throne.

maquinar
(v.)=conspire ; finesse ; cook up ; scheme ; concoct.
Ex: There is a future for the public library, despite competing social and economic needs which would seem to conspire to preclude one.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
Ex: He believes that most political brouhahas are cooked up to divert the public's attention from the real terrorism.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.

maquinaria
(n.)=machinery ; mechanical equipment.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
Ex: Be sure any mechanical equipment required (tape machines, film projectors, etc.) does actually work, can be replaced at a moment's notice if it breaks down, and is handled by a competent operator.
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* fabricante de maquinaria agrícola=farm equipment manufacturer.
* maquinaria bélica=war machine.
* maquinaria pesada=heavy machinery.
* maquinaria textil=textile machinery.
* operario de maquinaria=machine operator.

maquinaria bélica
(n.)=war machine.
Ex: He ordered the killing of the Jews and others for whom the German war machine had no further use.
maquinaria pesada
(n.)=heavy machinery.
Ex: Exports of manufacturing goods to former communist countries have declined sharply, but exports to the European Community across an array of goods -- including heavy machinery -- have grown robustly.
maquinaria textil
(n.)=textile machinery.
Ex: This article describes the structure and functioning of this system for information on selected groups of textile machinery.
maquinilla
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* maquinilla de afeitar=electrical razor ; razor blade.

maquinilla de afeitar
(n.)=electrical razor ; razor blade.
Ex: Most hotels provide 110 Volt outlets for electrical razors. Ex: One of the advantages of spirit duplication is that errors on the master can be erased by gently removing the layer of dye with a razor blade.
maquinista
(n.)=operator ; motorman [motormen, -pl.].
Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.
Ex: In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life = En este capítulo se nos cuenta cómo Willis Joe Whinny, maquinista de metro, casi atropella a Slake aunque posteriormente lo rescata de su vida en los subterráneos del metro.

mar
(n.)=sea.
Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, summer, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
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* agua del mar=sea-water [seawater].
* aire del mar=sea air.
* al borde del mar=at the seaside.
* alta mar=high seas, the.
* a mares=cats and dogs.
* arrastrar al mar=wash out to + sea.
* brazo de mar=sound.
* brisa del mar=sea breeze.
* caballito de mar=seahorse.
* ciencias del mar=aquatic sciences.
* ciencias del mar, las=ocean sciences, the.
* cohombro de mar=sea cucumber.
* concha de mar=seashell.
* con vistas al mar=with an ocean view ; with a sea view.
* de alta mar=offshore ; sea-going ; ocean-going.
* de mar adentro=offshore.
* el que no se aventura no cruza el mar=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* en alta mar=on the high seas.
* en el mar=at sea.
* energía del mar=ocean energy.
* en mar abierto=on the open sea.
* en un mar de dudas=at sea.
* erizo de mar=sea urchin.
* estar en un mar de dudas=feel at + sea ; be all at sea.
* estar la mar de contento=be over the moon.
* estrella de mar=starfish ; sea star.
* fondo del mar=sea bottom ; seafloor [sea floor] ; ocean floor ; seabed [sea bed].
* frente al mar=on the seafront ; seafront ; beachfront ; waterfront.
* habitación con vistas al mar=ocean view room.
* hacerse a la mar=set + sail ; cast off.
* hombre de mar=seaman [seamen -pl.].
* junto al mar=beachside ; at the seaside.
* la mar de=a whole slew of.
* las profundidades del mar=the deep.
* lecho del mar=seabed [sea bed].
* llover a mares=rain + cats and dogs ; tip it down with + rain ; pelt + (it down) with rain ; chuck + it down with rain ; piss + it down with rain ; lash + it down with rain ; teem with + rain ; hammer + it down with rain ; the heavens + open ; rain + pour down ; pour down ; pour down with + rain.
* lobo de mar=sea dog ; salty dog ; salty sea dog.
* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los=Dead Sea Scrolls, the.
* mar abierto=open water ; open sea ; open ocean.
* mar adentro=offshore.
* mar Adriático, el=Adriatic sea, the.
* mar agitada=heavy sea.
* Mar Arábigo, el=Arabian Sea, the.
* mar arbolada=heavy sea.
* Mar Báltico, el=Baltic Sea, the.
* mar Caspio, el=Caspian Sea, the.
* mar de fondo=groundswell.
* Mar del Coral, el=Coral Sea, the.
* Mar del Norte, el=North Sea, the.
* Mar de Omán, el=Arabian Sea, the.
* mar de turbulencia=sea of stress.
* Mar Egeo, el=Aegean Sea, the.
* mar fuerte=heavy sea.
* mar gruesa=heavy sea.
* mar interior=inland sea.
* mar jurisdiccional=territorial sea.
* Mar Mediterráneo, el=Mediterranean Sea, the.
* Mar Muerto, el=Dead Sea, the.
* Mar Negro=Black Sea.
* mar picada=heavy sea ; choppy sea.
* mar picado=choppy sea.
* mar revuelta=choppy sea.
* mar revuelto=stormy sea ; choppy sea.
* Mar Rojo, el=Red Sea, the.
* mar tempestuoso=stormy sea.
* mar territorial=territorial sea.
* mar tropical=tropical sea.
* mina de mar=sea mine.
* nutria de mar=sea otter.
* oreja de mar=abalone.
* orilla del mar=seashore.
* pasárselo la mar de bien=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time.
* pepino de mar=sea cucumber.
* pez de mar=saltwater fish.
* por encima del nivel del mar=above sea level.
* puerto de mar=seaport.
* rollos del Mar Muerto, los=Dead Sea Scrolls, the.
* salir al mar abierto=go out into + the open sea.
* siete mares, los=seven seas, the.
* sin salida al mar=land-bound [landbound] ; land-locked [landlocked].
* sudar a mares=sweat + buckets ; sweat + bullets ; sweat + profusely.
* surcar los mares=plough + the sea.
* surcar los siete mares=sail + the seven seas ; roam + the seven seas.
* un mar de=a sea of.
* un mar de papel=a sea of + paper.
* verde mar=sea green.
* viejo lobo de mar=old sea dog ; old salty dog.
* vista al mar=sea view ; ocean view.

mar Adriático, el
=Adriatic sea, the.
Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.
mar Caspio, el
=Caspian Sea, the.
Ex: Thus, the possible use of Caspian Sea water for supplementary irrigation has some appeal.
mar abierto
(n.)=open water ; open sea ; open ocean.
Ex: This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water. Ex: The dolphins were released into the open seas after a short surgical treatment. Ex: Krill is a general term used to describe about 85 species of open-ocean crustaceans known as euphausiids.
mar adentro
(adj.)=offshore.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration.
mar agitada
(n.)=heavy sea.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
mar arbolada
(n.)=heavy sea.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
mar de fondo
(n.)=groundswell.
Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
mar de turbulencia
(n.)=sea of stress.
Ex: If you are looking for a calm oasis in a sea of stress when you return home, decorating in the Zen style may be the perfect answer.
mar fuerte
(n.)=heavy sea.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
mar gruesa
(n.)=heavy sea.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.
mar interior
(adj.)=inland sea.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Water, water everywhere: one Iowa library in the inland sea'.
mar jurisdiccional
(n.)=territorial sea.
Ex: In this article, the term 'continental shelf' is used to refer to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea.
mar picada
(n.)=heavy sea ; choppy sea.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck. Ex: High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar picado
(n.)=choppy sea.
Ex: High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar revuelta
(n.)=choppy sea.
Ex: High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar revuelto
(n.)=stormy sea ; choppy sea.
Ex: We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty. Ex: High winds and choppy seas have thwarted the efforts to contain the oil spill seeping into the fishing grounds.
mar tempestuoso
(n.)=stormy sea.
Ex: We are all in the same boat in a stormy sea, and we owe each other a terrible loyalty.
mar territorial
(n.)=territorial sea.
Ex: In this article, the term 'continental shelf' is used to refer to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea.
mar tropical
(n.)=tropical sea.
Ex: Fin whales are found in all oceans of the world, though they seem to prefer temperate and polar waters to tropical seas.
maranta
(n.)=arrowroot.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.

maratón
(n.)=marathon.
Ex: Fit and fun-loving delegates are invited to accept to join the field of 10,000 entrants in this marathon to raise money for IFLA's own charity 'Books for All'.
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* maratón popular=fun run.
* media maratón=half marathon.
* medio maratón=half marathon.

maratón popular
(n.)=fun run.
Ex: This article gives examples of unusual forms of library promotion -- rallies, comedy competitions, fun runs, fireworks.
maravilla
(n.)=wonder ; marvel.
Ex: It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.
Ex: It is a marvel to think that this is the place a few years back thought to be irretrievably gone to rack and ruin.
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* a las mil maravillas=marvellously [marvelously, -USA] ; famously ; like a house on fire.
* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas=Alice in Wonderland.
* de maravilla=wonderfully ; marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
* funcionar a las mil maravillas=work + a treat ; work like + a charm ; go like + a charm.
* hablar maravillas de=praise.
* hacer maravillas=work + wonders.
* ir a las mil maravillas=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* irle a las mil maravillas=never looked back ever since.
* ir (todo) de maravilla=come up + roses ; turn out + perfectly.
* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre=get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.
* llevarse a las mis maravillas=get along/on + like a house on fire.
* maravilla de la naturaleza=natural wonder.
* maravilla del mundo=wonder of the world.
* marchar a las mil maravillas=go + great guns ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* marchar a las mis maravillas=go from + strength to strength.
* país de las maravillas=wonderland.
* salir a las mil maravillas=work + a treat ; come up + a treat ; go down + a treat.
* salir (todo) de maravilla=come up + roses ; turn out + perfectly.
* sentirse a las mil maravillas=feel like + a million dollars ; feel like + a million bucks.
* Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las=Seven Wonders of the World, the.
* todo + ir + a las mil maravillas=everything + be + hunky-dory.
* venir de maravilla=be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; suit + Nombre + to a T ; be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; be just perfect.

maravilla de la naturaleza
(n.)=natural wonder.
Ex: Facts about the geological formation of Niagara Falls are given in this article, the second in a series about natural wonders.
maravilla del mundo
(n.)=wonder of the world.
Ex: Only one of the ancient wonders of the world still survives -- now history lovers are being invited to choose a new list of seven.
maravillado
(adj.)=spellbound ; astonished.
Ex: Here was a world and a collection of people so strange that I was spellbound with fascination, as an explorer might stand staring at a new land and an alien people = Me encontraba ante un mundo y una colección de gente tan extraña que me sentía embelesado, como un explorador al contemplar una nueva tierra y una gente diferente.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.

maravillar
(v.)=dazzle ; bedazzle.
Ex: The image of the reference librarian, as portrayed by Katherine Hepburn in the film, 'Desk Set,' suggests the superb flair and intellectual acumen with which reference librarians would like to dazzle their patrons.
Ex: Why were others, especially in the west, so bedazzled by the achievements of the ancient Greeks, that they decided to adopt numerous of their beliefs and values?.
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* maravillarse de=marvel at.

maravillarse de
(v.)=marvel at.
Ex: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.
maravillosamente
=splendidly ; wonderfully ; marvellously [marvelously, -USA] ; amazingly ; stunningly.
Ex: He was happy, absurdly and splendidly happy.
Ex: Technological and human networks intertwine in wonderfully complex and shifting patterns.
Ex: Carter has produced a marvellously researched biography of Anthony Blunt, the British art historian who worked as a spy for the Soviet Union.
Ex: The market for books on cooking is increasingly made up of home cooks with an amazingly sophisticated set of skills and tastes.
Ex: This is a stunningly intelligent and deeply moving account of the autobiographies of 33 women.

maravilloso
=amazing ; marvellous [marvelous, -USA] ; wonderful ; exquisite ; gee whiz [gee wizz] ; gorgeous ; wondrous ; many splendoured ; light fantastic ; delightful ; heavenly ; picture-perfect ; divine ; swell ; kick-arse/ass ; kick-butt ; as good as gold.
Ex: However, this is still a long way from the amazing power of a large mini or mainframe computer.
Ex: The National Library of Canada in its automation development has done a remarkable and marvelous thing in terms of its interpretation and use of the MARC format.
Ex: A wonderful grin spread over the manager's face.
Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
Ex: The hotel features 428 newly renovated guest rooms with upscale southwestern décor and private balconies with gorgeous mountain views = El hotel ofrece 428 habitaciones renovadas recientemente con una decoración de lujo al estilo del suroeste del país y balcones con magníficas vistas a las montañas.
Ex: It may be fun to discuss wondrous new products, but they won't make much difference in the world if they are too expensive.
Ex: In the article 'Love is a many splendoured thing' a selection of 13 writers of romance, both new and veteran, all on the rise in their field, discuss their craft and the challenges of today's market.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Networking the light fantastic. CD-ROMs on LANs'.
Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.
Ex: The opening day of the pheasant hunting season was almost picture-perfect as warm temperatures and sunshine were the order of the day.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
Ex: I was reading this book in anticipatian of the movie and it was swell, it was so good I read it two days straight.
Ex: I also have a kick-arse group of people working with me to build the business.
Ex: Finding the right market and coming up with a kick-butt idea can easily make the difference between a struggling business and a successful one.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
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* de manera maravillosa=marvellously [marvelously, -USA].
* estar maravillosa=look like + a million bucks.
* estar maravilloso=look like + a million dollars.
* experiencia maravillosa=experience of a lifetime.
* sentirse maravilloso=feel like + a million dollars ; feel like + a million bucks.
* ser maravilloso=sound + great.

maraña
(n.)=morass ; tangled web ; tangle ; miasma ; garble ; snarl ; snarl-up.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.
Ex: This project is designed to enable users everywhere to navigate through the information technology tangle.
Ex: The past is often shrouded in a miasma of uncertain memories confounded by missing or incomplete records.
Ex: For some other slants on this topic, see these two blogs; but beware, as they do contain some notable garbles and omissions.
Ex: His work is such a snarl of so many different things that it is as endlessly demanding as it is rewarding.
Ex: However, taxi is a more advisable option considering the never-ending Bangkok traffic snarl-up, especially during the rush hour.
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* maraña de intrigas=web of intrigue.
* maraña de mentiras=web of lies ; web of deception.
* maraña política=political thicket.

maraña de intrigas
(n.)=web of intrigue.
Ex: He creates such a web of lies and intrigue that the line between reality and his land of make believe becomes so blurred that even the audience questions what is real.
maraña de mentiras
=web of lies ; web of deception.
Ex: He creates such a web of lies and intrigue that the line between reality and his land of make believe becomes so blurred that even the audience questions what is real. Ex: The book is entitled 'Web of Deception: Misinformation on the Internet'.
maraña política
(n.)=political thicket.
Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode.
marca
(n.)=make ; mark ; marker ; tick ; check ; brand ; check mark [checkmark] ; imprint ; print ; designer label ; scar ; pockmark.
Ex: Certain makes of microprocessor have achieved sufficient sales to stimulate the production of a wide range of off-the-peg application packages.
Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.
Ex: Extraction is carried out with the help of a dictionary of formal text characteristics (markers, connectors, indicators).
Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.
Ex: Those terms to appear in the lead position, ie are required as access terms, are indicated usually by placing a tick (check) over them.
Ex: Now it is easy to realize this because they no longer stand for living controversies: Kipling's brand of imperialism and Shaw's brand of revolutionary socialism are both things of the past.
Ex: A small check mark beside a heading can indicate that the heading was found in the source.
Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
Ex: They release selected second-hand clothes into fleamarket circulation labelled with their own designer label.
Ex: The scars will take months and years to heal.
Ex: Many walls still bear the pockmarks left by bullets.
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* asignación de la marca de Cutter=Cuttering.
* asignar la marca de Cutter=Cutter.
* con marca=branded.
* crear una marca de identidad=branding.
* dejar una marca=leave + Posesivo + mark.
* de marca=branded.
* hacer una marca para indicar el lugar donde uno se ha quedado leyendo=mark + Posesivo + place.
* identificación mediante marcas=tagging.
* llevar la marca de=bear + the mark(s) of ; bear + the stamp of ; bear + the imprint of ; bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* llevar la marca distintiva de=bear + the hallmarks of ; have + the hallmarks of.
* marca comercial=brand name ; servicemark ; trade name ; trademark [trade mark].
* marca de agua=watermark.
* marca de Cutter=Cutter mark ; Cutter numbers.
* marca de derrape=skid mark.
* marca de diseño=designer brand.
* marca de distinción=mark of distinction.
* marca de final de campo=delimiter.
* marca de frenazo=skid mark.
* marca de inserción=caret (^).
* marca del acné=pockmark.
* marca de la viruela=pockmark.
* marca de patinazo=skid mark.
* marca de rachazo=skid mark.
* marca de subcampo=subfield marker.
* marca distintiva=hallmark ; distinguishing mark.
* marca identificadora=marking.
* marca mundial=world record.
* marca muy conocida=household brand.
* marca personal=personal record.
* marca registrada=brand name ; registered trademark ; proprietary ; trademark [trade mark].
* marcas de agua=watermarking.
* marcas de agua digitales=digital watermarking.
* poner una marca de comprobación=check-mark.
* quitar la marca=unmark.
* tonto de marca mayor=prize idiot.

marca comercial
(n.)=brand name ; servicemark ; trade name ; trademark [trade mark].
Ex: Obvious examples are the unique proper nouns such as brand names and company names. Ex: SilverPlatter Information System is a servicemark of SilverPlatter International licensed to SilverPlatter Information, Inc. Ex: Another special feature is that the trade name or brand name may be used as the name of the publisher, if this is provided. Ex: The system, called 'T-Search', includes not only automatic phonetic searching but also capabilities of full text search and couples them with the capability to search the figurative elements of trademarks.
marca de Cutter
(n.)=Cutter mark ; Cutter numbers.
Ex: Cutter marks are best used for the ordering of serial items in the alphabetical order of their titles. Ex: Arranging the periodicals by Cutter numbers within a broad classification by subject is preferred to any other type of arrangement = Es preferible ordenar las revistas según las marcas de Cutter dentro de una clasificación general por materias a cualquier otro tipo de ordenación.
marca de agua
(n.)=watermark.
Ex: Such paper was rarely made, but may now and again be found with the watermark in the middle, or next to an edge, of the sheet.
marca de derrape
(n.)=skid mark.
Ex: This article is intended to give the reader an understanding of how vehicle speeds are determined from skid marks and some of the limitations of the calculations.
marca de diseño
(n.)=designer brand.
Ex: Factory outlets offer an excellent opportunity to save money on designer brands, but you have to know where to look and how to compare.
marca de distinción
(n.)=mark of distinction.
Ex: Royal descent is sometimes claimed as a mark of distinction.
marca de final de campo
(n.)=delimiter.
Ex: After a valid alphabetic match is found, the text for that field including correct delimiters and tag suffixes will be retrieved from an authority file.
marca de frenazo
(n.)=skid mark.
Ex: This article is intended to give the reader an understanding of how vehicle speeds are determined from skid marks and some of the limitations of the calculations.
marca de inserción
=caret (^).
Ex: Two marks common to printers of the hand-press period everywhere were: a stroke through a word or letter that was to be deleted; and a caret (^) placed where a word or letter was to be inserted.
marca de la viruela
(n.)=pockmark.
Ex: Like her ex-husband, Ms. Aniston's cheeks are filled with pockmarks.
marca de patinazo
(n.)=skid mark.
Ex: This article is intended to give the reader an understanding of how vehicle speeds are determined from skid marks and some of the limitations of the calculations.
marca de rachazo
(n.)=skid mark.
Ex: This article is intended to give the reader an understanding of how vehicle speeds are determined from skid marks and some of the limitations of the calculations.
marca de subcampo
(n.)=subfield marker.
Ex: To indicate the beginning of the next subfield, a subfield marker (&#9660;) is entered by pressing the backslash <\> key.
marca del acné
(n.)=pockmark.
Ex: Like her ex-husband, Ms. Aniston's cheeks are filled with pockmarks.
marca distintiva
(n.)=hallmark ; distinguishing mark.
Ex: Collaboration -- as organizational boundaries crumble and global accessibility is technically possible, becomes the hallmark of the virtual library of the future. Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.
marca identificadora
(n.)=marking.
Ex: Most provide catalogue cards with books, and some process the material by providing, for example markings, book pockets and cards.
marca mundial
(n.)=world record.
Ex: Two Lithuanian illusionists have reportedly set three new world records for holding their breath underwater.
marca muy conocida
(n.)=household brand.
Ex: The author describes a novel approach which uses the power of household brands as a springboard to fast track adults into reading and writing everyday functional English = El autor describe un método novedoso que utiliza el poder de las marcas muy conocidas como trampolín para acelerar el aprendizaje de la lectura y la escritura del inglés básico en los adultos.
marca personal
(n.)=personal record.
Ex: Her personal records in track include 2:29 for 800m, 5:10 for 1500m and 11:14 for 3000m.
marca registrada
(n.)=brand name ; registered trademark ; proprietary ; trademark [trade mark].
Ex: Obvious examples are the unique proper nouns such as brand names and company names. Ex: SilverPlatter is a registered trademark of SilverPlatter Information, Inc. Ex: To specify a request, a user must formulate it in a 'command language' (this may be proprietary for older established data-bases, or a standardized version for new ones). Ex: The system, called 'T-Search', includes not only automatic phonetic searching but also capabilities of full text search and couples them with the capability to search the figurative elements of trademarks.
marcadamente
=sharply.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
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* marcadamente + Adjetivo=markedly + Adjetivo.

marcadamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=markedly + Adjetivo.
Ex: It is precisely in these areas that the great majority of non-SLIS programmes are markedly deficient.
marcado
(adj.)=marking ; sharp ; marked ; pronounced.
Ex: Marking manuscripts should be undertaken only for security reasons having duly considered the etchical and technical implications of such a course of action.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
Ex: Nobody can predict exactly what will happen in the next decade but we can be sure that the impact of the computer will become ever more pronounced.
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* abdominales marcados=six-pack abs.
* abdominal marcado=ripped ab.
* en marcado contraste=in stark contrast.
* en marcado contraste con=in marked contrast to/with.
* estar marcado por=be pockmarked with.
* marcado + Adjetivo=strong + Adjetivo.
* marcado con colores=colour-coded.
* marcado con hoyos=pockmarked.
* marcado con un asterisco=starred.
* marcado por el acné=pockmarked.
* marcado por la viruela=pockmarked.

marcado + Adjetivo
=strong + Adjetivo.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
marcado con colores
(adj.)=colour-coded.
Ex: Furthermore, two general menu buttons, help and sign-off, have been colour-coded for instant recognition.
marcado con hoyos
(adj.)=pockmarked.
Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.
marcado con un asterisco
(adj.)=starred.
Ex: Starred fields, if any, are unsearchable.
marcado por el acné
(adj.)=pockmarked.
Ex: On no account could he be said to have a memorable appearance; he was shortish, rather pockmarked, with reddish hair, and also had weak eyesight.
marcado por la viruela
(adj.)=pockmarked.
Ex: On no account could he be said to have a memorable appearance; he was shortish, rather pockmarked, with reddish hair, and also had weak eyesight.
marcador automático
=auto-dialler.
Ex: The interface usually includes a control keyboard, a modem, and an auto-dialler (for calling the data-base computer and identifying the calling terminal at the press of a button).
marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.)=spambot.
Ex: Spambots and cancelbots are specially written software to counter the practice of spamming by either marking spammed messages across the Internet (Spambots) or deleting them altogether (Cancelbots).
marcador de páginas
(n.)=bookmark.
Ex: From now on you will be referred to these extracts and so it would be helpful for you to place a bookmark by section 196.
marcador indeleble
(n.)=permanent marker.
Ex: It might be just a little dot in the huge canvas of our whole lives, but there are those special few that draw the dot with a permanent marker.
marcador^1
(n.)=scoreboard ; scorecard ; leader board.
Ex: Evaluation the research is through 4 strategies: a simple scoreboard; scoreboard plus other details such as references; scoreboard with the minimal critera of, e.g., sample size and statistical procedures used; examination of actual material.
Ex: After a year's rapid development of portals by major search engines, adding such things as scorecards, news headlines or links to other services, search engine developers are now turning to personalization as a way of holding their users.
Ex: Since its launch, the project has been plagued by a small number of people cheating to elevate their ranking in the leader boards.
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* adelantarse pronto en el marcador=take + an early lead.
* encargado de llevar el marcador=scorer.
* marcador automático=auto-dialler.
* marcador de correo publicitario no solicitado=spambot.
* marcador de páginas=bookmark.

marcador^2
(n.)=highlighter ; marker.
Ex: A highlighter is used to indicate the filing position.
Ex: Potential sources of this is the degradation of paints, adhesives, solvents, markers, food, detergents, fresheners, mothballs, etc.
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* marcador indeleble=permanent marker.

marcapasos
(n.)=cardiac pacemaker ; pacemaker.
Ex: 'I've heard that people with cardiac pacemakers are concerned,' said the deputy.
Ex: This database covers the literature of medical devices such as pacemakers, sutures and prostheses.

marcapágina
(n.)=bookmark.
Nota: Marca que se coloca en un libro como indicador.
Ex: From now on you will be referred to these extracts and so it would be helpful for you to place a bookmark by section 196.

marcar
(v.)=flag ; mark ; mark off ; tag ; tick (off) ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; brand (as) ; stigmatise [stigmatize, -USA] ; tinge ; score ; score ; net + the ball.
Ex: Since the fields are of different lengths in different records it is necessary that the beginning and end of fields be flagged in some way.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
Ex: Human intervention may also be necessary to mark off the area in the string on the title page that should be indexed, and possibly to add an imprint date if not present.
Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.
Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.
Ex: Unfortunately, age and lack of proper care have left their marks on many valuable publications, some of which can no longer be used today.
Ex: Music by Jewish composers and works were branded in Nazi Germany as degenerate art.
Ex: Findings reaffirm that television stigmatises the occupation of business, independently of economic factors.
Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.
Ex: Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes.
Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.
Ex: The object of the game is to score more points than the opposing team by netting the ball into a goal running the width of the playing field.
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* acción de marcar un número=dialling.
* marcar con filigrana=watermark.
* marcar con tiza=chalk.
* marcar con un asterisco=star.
* marcar con un círculo=encircle ; circle.
* marcar el camino correcto=point + Nombre + in the right direction.
* marcar el comienzo=usher in.
* marcar el compás=beat + time.
* marcar el curso=chart + course.
* marcar el final=mark + the end.
* marcar el inicio=usher in.
* marcar el tono=establish + the tone.
* marcar la diferencia=make + the difference ; make + a difference ; spell + the difference.
* marcar la pauta en=lead + the way in.
* marcar las pautas=set + the tone ; establish + the tone.
* marcar los límites=mark out.
* marcar + Posesivo + final=mark + Posesivo + end.
* marcar una etapa=mark + a stage.
* marcar una meta=set + goal.
* marcar un ensayo=score + a try.
* marcar un gol=score + goal ; score ; poach + a goal ; net + a goal.
* marcar un hito=mark + a stage ; make + things happen ; mark + a watershed.
* marcar un hito histórico=make + history.
* marcar un número de teléfono=dial + number.
* marcar un objetivo=set + goal.
* marcar un tanto=score ; poach + a goal ; score + goal.
* que marca época=landmark.
* que marca un hito=epoch-making.
* sin marcar=unpriced.

marcar + Posesivo + final
(v.)=mark + Posesivo + end.
Ex: The exhibition illustrates the tragic history of the concentration camps, but also the heroic stories of liberation and survival that marked their end.
marcar con filigrana
(n.)=watermark.
Ex: Not all paper was watermarked, especially during the later hand-press period when much poor-quality printing paper was made without any marks.
marcar con tiza
(v.)=chalk.
Ex: Some pubs have menus on the tables, others have menus on the bar counter or chalked on blackboards - or both.
marcar con un asterisco
(v.)=star.
Ex: Read through the list and star the items that help you build positive self-esteem.
marcar con un círculo
(v.)=encircle ; circle.
Ex: The empty space of the claimed issue is encircled. Ex: Additionally, subjects circled numbers from 1 to 5 to indicate how satisfying the relationship was.
marcar el camino correcto
(v.)=point + Nombre + in the right direction.
Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.
marcar el comienzo
(v.)=usher in.
Ex: Optical technology has ushered in a new phase in the storage and retrieval of information.
marcar el compás
(v.)=beat + time.
Ex: The atmosphere is more relaxed than in school; children can hum quietly or beat time while listening.
marcar el curso
(v.)=chart + course.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Charting a course through the quagmire of copyright law' = El título del artículo es "Cómo trazar un rumbo en el embrollo de la ley de copyright".
marcar el final
(v.)=mark + the end.
Ex: The editorial 'Bidding a fond farewell' marks the end of Carol Diedrichs' 13 years as editor in chief of the journal.
marcar el inicio
(v.)=usher in.
Ex: Optical technology has ushered in a new phase in the storage and retrieval of information.
marcar el tono
(v.)=establish + the tone.
Ex: The manner of this initial presentation is important because it will establish the tone for the discussion that follows.
marcar la diferencia
(v.)=make + the difference ; make + a difference ; spell + the difference.
Ex: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death. Ex: If that cannot be determined, it hardly makes a difference which you use as main entry. Ex: We are all aware of the nature of the threshold on which the catalog -- that often maligned instrument that spells the difference between the library as a chaotic warehouse of recorded artifacts and a coherent collection of information organized for efficient access -- is poised.
marcar la pauta en
(v.)=lead + the way in.
Ex: We have long recognized the necessity for medical schools and law schools to lead the way in exploring new methods and new ideas -- even ones that prove to be wrong or misguided.
marcar las pautas
(v.)=set + the tone ; establish + the tone.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on. Ex: The manner of this initial presentation is important because it will establish the tone for the discussion that follows.
marcar los límites
(v.)=mark out.
Ex: And once again fundamental features mark out the landscape.
marcar un ensayo
(v.)=score + a try.
Ex: Flanker was the hero who scored the try that brought Australia to within a point of the lead into injury time at the end of the match.
marcar un gol
(v.)=score + goal ; score ; poach + a goal ; net + a goal.
Ex: They also took advantage of their open offensive style and scored many goals from afar. Ex: Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes. Ex: Players famed for their diving headers are fearless when diving in amongst flying boots to poach a goal in the six-yard box. Ex: Simeone crowned a tremendous end to the season in the 28th minute of the 2nd half by netting the third and final goal.
marcar un hito
(v.)=mark + a stage ; make + things happen ; mark + a watershed.
Ex: The conversion of the Turks to Islam in the 9th century marks a significant stage in the development of libraries. Ex: The Intel 8080 was the device which really made things happen, the 8085 being the current version of it = El Intel 8080 fue el procesador que sentó base y el 8085 es su versión actual. Ex: The decision of the ALA to break with the public taboo on criticizing Israel marks a watershed.
marcar un hito histórico
(v.)=make + history.
Ex: This online service enables users to view and print out photographs of major current news stories, people, places and events that made history.
marcar un número de teléfono
(v.)=dial + number.
Ex: You dial a number and the machine selects and connects just one of a million possible stations.
marcar un objetivo
(v.)=set + goal.
Ex: Librarians sometimes set goals that conflict with their ideal of professional service.
marcar un tanto
(v.)=score ; poach + a goal ; score + goal.
Ex: Ithaca was off to a fast start, scoring twice in the game's first two minutes. Ex: Players famed for their diving headers are fearless when diving in amongst flying boots to poach a goal in the six-yard box. Ex: They also took advantage of their open offensive style and scored many goals from afar.
marcar una etapa
(v.)=mark + a stage.
Ex: The conversion of the Turks to Islam in the 9th century marks a significant stage in the development of libraries.
marcar una meta
(v.)=set + goal.
Ex: Librarians sometimes set goals that conflict with their ideal of professional service.
marcas de agua
(n.)=watermarking.
Ex: Watermarking did not become more than locally systematic during the sixteenth century, however.
marcas de agua digitales
(n.)=digital watermarking.
Ex: Digital watermarking technology can be used to protect the rights of digital information owners and although it does not prevent unauthorised copying it can be used to trace or detect unauthorised distribution of material.
marcha
(n.)=march.
Ex: The march of information technology has changed service presentation but the media which are used today are those which have served public librarians for years.
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* acelerar la marcha=go + faster ; quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
* aflojar la marcha=slow down ; slow up.
* a marchas forzadas=in a rush ; against the clock.
* aminorar la marcha=slow up.
* arreglárselas sobre la marcha=wing it.
* a toda marcha=at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; at full stretch.
* cambiar de marcha=gear.
* cambiar marchas=shift + gears.
* dar marcha atrás=do + an about-face ; back up ; backpedal [back-pedal] ; back down.
* decidir Algo sobre la marcha=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
* de marcha=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
* disminuir la marcha=slow down.
* echar marcha atrás=do + an about-face ; back out ; back up.
* en marcha=underway [under way] ; ongoing [on-going] ; afoot ; under preparation ; moving ; in train.
* en plena marcha=in full swing ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
* estar en marcha=tick over.
* fusilar en el acto=shoot on + sight.
* hacer Algo sobre la marcha=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
* improvisar Algo sobre la marcha=play + Nombre + by ear ; play it + by ear.
* informe sobre la marcha de un proyecto=progress report.
* ir marcha atrás=back up.
* irse de marcha=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* mantener las cosas en marcha=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* marcha atrás=about-face ; reverse.
* marcha fúnebre=dead march.
* pensar sobre la marcha=think on + Posesivo + feet.
* poner Algo en marcha=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
* poner en marcha=implement ; set up ; trip ; set out on ; crank up ; set on + foot ; set in + motion ; set in + train ; put in + train ; roll out.
* poner en marcha un proyecto=mobilise + effort.
* poner las cosas en marcha=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
* ponerse en marcha=set off ; get off + the ground ; swing into + action ; get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; hit + the road ; get in + gear.
* puesta en marcha=implementation ; startup [start-up] ; rollout [roll-out].
* salir de marcha=paint + the town red ; party ; go out on + the town.
* seguir la marcha de=monitor.
* sobre la marcha=on-the-fly ; off the top of + Posesivo + head ; right off the bat ; spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment ; while-you-wait [while-u-wait] ; straight away ; as you go ; right away ; at once.
* tiempo + seguir su marcha inexorable=time + march on.

marcha atrás
(n.)=about-face ; reverse.
Ex: Tanzania provides one of the most extreme examples of an about-face in food marketing. Ex: When I change direction between forward and reverse there is a clank from the rear axle.
marcha fúnebre
(n.)=dead march.
Ex: It confirms that Handel's Dead March was at the top of the charts for military funerals at that time.
marchar
(v.)=go.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado went, participio gone. Tercera persona singular goes.
Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because the books were entered in it 'where no person who goes to consult the catalogue would expect to find them'.
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* macharse=make + Posesivo + exit.
* marchar a las mil maravillas=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* marchar bien=go + strong ; go + smoothly.
* marcharse=move away ; drive off.
* marcharse apresuradamente=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off.
* marcharse de prisa=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off.
* marchar sobre ruedas=go off without + a hitch ; go off without + a glitch.
* marchar viento en popa=go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* todo + marchar + bien=everything + be + hunky-dory.

marchar a las mil maravillas
(v.)=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: Since then the group has grown from strength to strength developing a number of projects of mutual benefit. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Ex: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
marchar bien
(v.)=go + strong ; go + smoothly.
Ex: At that time OCLC was already going strong, and we tried to find some backing from the State of New York and possibly from the federal government to marry those two systems. Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
marchar sobre ruedas
(v.)=go off without + a hitch ; go off without + a glitch.
Ex: Though she was sweating bullets, her show went off without a hitch. Ex: Though the event went off without a glitch, there were a few things that raised some eyebrows.
marchar viento en popa
(v.)=go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
Ex: He said the growth in enrollment in health professions programs continues 'going great guns'. Ex: She is doing great guns and has turned in some fantastic work which really shows she's understanding what she's researching and learning. Ex: She responded, all a-flutter, that it was going swimmingly as she had just come face-to-face with one of her hero's.
marcharse
(v.)=move away ; drive off.
Ex: After goring the hiker the goat stood over him, and had to be pelted with rocks by a ranger before finally moving away. Ex: Four housebreakers left alone in a police car with the engine running simply drove off with it while the police who had arrested them chased their accomplice.
marcharse apresuradamente
(v.)=hasten away.
Ex: Having said he disagreed with the idea, he turned on his heel and hastened away.
marcharse de prisa
(v.)=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off.
Ex: One at a time a bird lands, picks out a fat sunflower seed and then dashes off. Ex: The witness said that the cockpit of the ill-fated Boeing 737 shot off 'like a meteorite' when the plane hit the ground on its belly
. Ex: Winnie decides she needs a seaside break, so she and Wilbur zoom off to the coast. Ex: In fact, compact vehicles are flying off dealer lots at a clip not seen since the gas price hike during the summer of 2008.
marcharse para siempre
(v.)=go + forever.
Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
marcharse solo
(v.)=go off by + Reflexivo.
Ex: The climax occurs during a hunting party in the woods, when Olga goes off by herself and is later found murdered.
marchas
(n.)=gear.
Ex: Their products were charming and much less expensive than American clockwork toys because they used tinplate gears rather than brass.

marchitar
(v.)=wizen ; parch.
Ex: Since then the sands of time have taken their toll, making my face all leathery, wizening my gaze.
Ex: Droughts are becoming a common feature, parching the land at least once every two years.
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* marchitarse=wither ; wither away ; shrivel up ; shrivel.

marchitarse
(v.)=wither ; wither away ; shrivel up ; shrivel.
Ex: The article 'Whither libraries? or, wither libraries' urges the profession to seriously consider its role in an electronic society. Ex: He concludes that public libraries will wither away, together with the rights of the individual member of the public to information. Ex: Umbilical cords shrivel up and fall off, leaving a neat little tummy button after about a week or so. Ex: All the blooms have turned brown and died and most of the smaller, newer leaves have shrivelled and died too.
marchito
(adj.)=blasted ; withered ; wizened ; shrivelled [shriveled, -USA] ; wizen.
Ex: In the midst of green and growing lands was a moonscape city of blasted land where no leaf of tree or blade of grass could grow.
Ex: At this point, fortunately, they had heard that there was a wonderful old man who could make withered trees to blossom.
Ex: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal.
Ex: Green leaf parts showed higher transpiration rates and lower surface temperature than those that were yellow and shrivelled.
Ex: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob.
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* cortar las flores marchitas=deadhead.

marchoso
(n.)=party animal.
Ex: Prince Harry has topped a survey to find the celebrity party animal of the year.

marcial
(adj.)=martial.
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.

marciano
(adj.)=Martian.
Ex: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.

marco
(n.)=frame ; framework ; setting ; framing ; picture frame ; jamb.
Ex: Next the book was placed on the sewing frame, and the folded sheets were sewn by hand with needle and thread on to four or five cords or thongs.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: Over 700 CRT terminals are online to Columbus and are used in a variety of ways to improve service in the local library settings.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
Ex: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.
Ex: You can apply a thin layer of a wood sealer on the jambs so the wood will not absorb the stain as fast or you can wipe the jambs down with mineral spirits.
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* en el marco de=within the ambit of ; within the bounds of.
* marco alemán=German mark.
* marco conceptual=conceptual framework.
* marco de la puerta=door frame.
* marco de la ventana=window frame.
* marco de referencia=frame of reference ; reference framework.
* marco de referencia común=common framework.
* marco de trabajo=framework.
* marco de ventana=window frame.
* marco ideológico=ideological framework.
* marco institucional=institutional framework ; organisational framework.
* marco jurídico=legal framework.
* marco legal=legal framework ; policy framework ; dispute settlement.
* marco normativo=legal framework ; regulations framework.
* marco temporal=time frame [timeframe].
* marco teórico=theoretical framework.

marco alemán
(n.)=German mark.
Ex: If a currency has pennies (for instance, German marks, French francs, or Canadian dollars), amounts must be entered with the pennies.
marco conceptual
(n.)=conceptual framework.
Ex: Results from a citation analysis suggest that library and information science research is fragmented, pragmatic, and generally lacking of a conceptual framework.
marco de la puerta
(n.)=door frame.
Ex: Architraves serve as a trim around door frames and windows, their prime purpose being to hide the gap between the wall and the door jamb or window frame.
marco de la ventana
(n.)=window frame.
Ex: Architraves serve as a trim around door frames and windows, their prime purpose being to hide the gap between the wall and the door jamb or window frame.
marco de referencia
(n.)=frame of reference ; reference framework.
Ex: However well a network may function, if the people communicating are not in the same frame of reference, the resulting problems will inpinge upon the benefits of office automation. Ex: To optimise the potential for interconnecting heterogeneous systems, various standards bodies prepared a reference framework to guide the development of standard procedures for open systems interconnection (OSI).
marco de referencia común
(n.)=common framework.
Ex: The report considers the basic components of a multipurpose cadastre, which, if properly established and maintained, would provide the common framework for all land information systems = El informe analiza los componentes básicos de un cadastro multiuso, que, si se crea y mantiene adecuadamente, se convertiría en el marco de referencia común para todos los sistemas de información sobre bienes inmuebles.
marco de trabajo
(n.)=framework.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
marco de ventana
(n.)=window frame.
Ex: The window frames appeared to have not seen the light of day for over 50 years and were totally caked in dirt -- although with some elbow grease the window came up a treat.
marco ideológico
(n.)=ideological framework.
Ex: Religion and Christian missionaries formed part of the complex ideological framework associated with colonialism.
marco institucional
(n.)=institutional framework ; organisational framework.
Ex: After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation. Ex: The legal and organisational frameworks for local public transport are undergoing significant changes in order to ensure quality of service.
marco jurídico
(n.)=legal framework.
Ex: Spanish universities are currently undergoing a series of changes owing to a new legal framework.
marco legal
(n.)=legal framework ; policy framework ; dispute settlement.
Ex: Spanish universities are currently undergoing a series of changes owing to a new legal framework. Ex: This document prescribes a policy framework for discharging offical functions under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980. Ex: This paper assesses the legal framework used in Nigeria for dispute settlement.
marco normativo
(n.)=legal framework ; regulations framework.
Ex: Spanish universities are currently undergoing a series of changes owing to a new legal framework. Ex: A common set of regulations is being prepared within the postgraduate regulations framework of the University.
marco temporal
(n.)=time frame [timeframe].
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
marco teórico
(n.)=theoretical framework.
Ex: While the research has practical, internal applications, it is hoped that a theoretical framework can be established which may also be of use outside the British Library.
marea
(n.)=tide ; ebbing tide.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.
Ex: She slumbered well into the morning, untethered thoughts swimming against an ebbing tide of narcotic dreams.
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* afectado por las mareas=tidal.
* calendario de mareas=tide table.
* contra viento y marea=at all costs ; against (all/the) odds ; at any cost ; at any price ; come + hell or high water ; by whatever means (possible).
* cuando la marea está alta=at high tide.
* cuando la marea está baja=at low tide.
* de las mareas=tidal.
* de la zona de entre mareas=intertidal.
* marea alta=high tide.
* marea baja=low tide.
* marea de gente=foot traffic ; maddening crowd.
* marea negra=oil slick.
* regido por las mareas=tidal.
* sometido a las mareas=tidal.
* zona entre mareas=intertidal zone.

marea alta
(n.)=high tide.
Ex: Rock pools are found in the intertidal zone, covered in seawater when it is high tide and exposed to the wind and sun at low tide.
marea baja
(n.)=low tide.
Ex: The ocean is constantly moving from high tide to low tide, and then back to high tide.
marea de gente
(n.)=foot traffic ; maddening crowd.
Ex: Hidden among the shops (and foot traffic) of Reid Street, this new product requires sleuthlike skills to find. Ex: Traffic in the morning, trash at the end of the day, and a chaos of people trying to navigate the maddening crowd in between.
marea negra
(n.)=oil slick.
Ex: The oil slick from the county's worst oil disaster is spreading rapidly and threatens some of the country's richest fishing grounds.
mareado
(adj.)=light-headed ; dizzy ; giddy ; groggy ; travel-sick.
Nota: Al viajar.
Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
Ex: Claimants reported feeling dazed, confused, dizzy, disoriented, trouble concentrating, numbness or loss of sensation, and loss of memory for some of what happened.
Ex: After rising to giddy heights, share prices of Internet companies have dropped.
Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.
Ex: In my experience these travel-sick pills really help and are a must have product for anyone with a travel-sick child.
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* estar mareado de tanto trabajo=be reeling.
* sentirse mareado=feel + giddy ; feel + dizzy.

mareante
(adj.)=dizzying.
Ex: Unfortunately, the dizzying array of computing and networking environments often frustrates end users' attempts to navigate the Internet = Desafortunadamente, con frecuencia la variedad tan desconcertante de entornos informáticos y de redes frusta los intentos de los usuarios finales de navegar por la red.

marear
(v.)=make + Nombre + sick.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick.
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* marear a Alguien=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.
* marear la perdiz=kick to + death ; go (a)round in + circles ; beat about/around + the bush.
* marearse=feel + dizzy ; get + travel-sick ; have + travel sickness.
* que se marea=travel-sick.

marear a Alguien
=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops.
Ex: Dell had me jumping through hoops for two and a half days to no avail and ultimately sent a human tech here to fix my system.
marear la perdiz
(v.)=kick to + death ; go (a)round in + circles ; beat about/around + the bush.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Has Poisson been kicked to death? -- a rebuttal of the British Library Lending Division's views on the inconsistency of rank lists of serials'. Ex: This type of discussion makes the conflict endless and the argument is going round in circles because different people are trying to solve different problems. Ex: There is no excuse for beating about the bush when combating poverty and social exclusion.
marearse
(n.)=feel + dizzy ; get + travel-sick ; have + travel sickness.
Ex: In summary, the fluid in your ears still sloshing around causes you to feel dizzy when you stop spinning in one direction. Ex: Children younger than two years old rarely get travel-sick, but if your baby is often unhappy when travelling, he could have travel sickness. Ex: Children younger than two years old rarely get travel-sick, but if your baby is often unhappy when travelling, he could have travel sickness.
marejada
(n.)=heavy sea.
Ex: This procedure when mooring a vessel can be hazardous, especially in heavy seas, since a person must walk forward on deck.

maremoto
(n.)=tidal wave ; tsunami.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tidal wave or ripple? The impact of Internet on the academic'.
Ex: Weather-related and other natural disasters, including hurricanes, tornadoes, floods, and tsunamis, take a heavy toll of life each year.

maremágnum
(n.)=welter ; maelstrom ; whirl.
Ex: Without language we would go bumping around in the dark and eventually take leave of our senses under the welter of the incomprehensible, withdrawing, as some people do, into a closed world in order to protect ourselves against the unbearable onslaught.
Ex: Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.
Ex: Like a whirl of shiny flakes sparkling in a snow globe, Hubble catches an instantaneous glimpse of many hundreds of thousands of stars.
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* en un maremagnum=in a whirl ; in a twirl.

mareo
(n.)=dizziness ; motion sickness ; seasickness ; travel sickness.
Nota: Al viajar.
Ex: The most frequently reported adverse events were headache, diarrhoea, nausea, insomnia, somnolence, constipation, dizziness, sweating and taste abnormalities.
Ex: If you are prone to motion sickness it might be wise to take a travel-sick tablet, although it is rare for our guests to suffer seasickness.
Ex: If you are prone to motion sickness it might be wise to take a travel-sick tablet, although it is rare for our guests to suffer seasickness.
Ex: We're going to find out by road-testing three of the most popular remedies for travel sickness.
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* bolsa para el mareo=travel-sick bag.
* pastilla contra el mareo=travel-sick tablet ; travel-sick pill ; travel sickness tablet ; travel sickness pill ; sea sickness pill ; sea sickness tablet.
* pastilla para el mareo=travel sickness tablet ; travel-sick pill ; travel-sick tablet ; travel sickness pill ; sea sickness pill ; sea sickness tablet.

marfil
(n.)=ivory.
Ex: She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.
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* Costa de Marfil=Ivory Coast, the ; Côte d'Ivoire.
* encerrado en su torre de marfil=ivory-towered.
* torre de marfil=ivory tower.

marga
(n.)=marl ; loam.
Ex: It is impossible to give a strict definition of marl, for the term is applied to a great variety of rocks and soils with a considerable range of composition.
Ex: The trees are hardy, and suitable for cultivation on a sandy loam soil.

margal
(n.)=marl pit.
Ex: Marl pits are common features in Norfolk fields and were dug to provide a source of either chalk or clay.

margarina
(n.)=margarine ; marge.
Nota: Abreviatura de margarine.
Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.

margarita de impresión
(n.)=print wheel.
Ex: The design of the print wheels is such that it is possible to have large character sets on one wheel.
margarita de impresora
(n.)=daisy wheel.
Ex: Daisy wheels tend to print more slowly than matrix printers, though they are still capable of respectable speeds, and they tend to be more expensive.
margarita^1
(n.)=daisy.
Ex: A daisywheel printer has a wheel to do the actual printing which looks like a daisy and which has a character at the end of each 'petal'.
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* echarle margaritas a los cerdos=cast pearls before swine.
* impresora de margarita=daisy wheel ; daisywheel printer.
* máquina de escribir de margarita=daisy-wheel typewriter.
* margarita de impresión=print wheel.
* margarita de impresora=daisy wheel.

margarita^2
(n.)=margarita.
Nota: Bebida de origen mejicano.
Ex: So if you want to take a tot or two of tequila or several margaritas with your meals, you now have a scientific excuse.

margen
(n.)=border ; margin ; leeway ; fringe ; riverfront ; riverbank [river bank] ; verge.
Ex: The following represent some of the factors that might need to be specified: designations and sizes of typefaces and typefounts, special characters, rules and borders.
Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline.
Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape.
Ex: The university is located 15 miles from the center of town on the southern fringe.
Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
Ex: They use a mobile floating library to serve riverbank communities.
Ex: The verges of these minor roads have had, in some cases, hundreds of years for native flora to become established.
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* al margen=on the sidelines ; tangential.
* al margen de=divorced from ; untouched ; outside the purview of ; other than ; in spite of ; despite ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
* al margen de la ley=extra-judicial.
* apoyado con un estrecho margen=narrowly endorsed.
* comentario al margen=tangential comment.
* como nota al margen=on a sidenote.
* dar a Alguien un margen de confianza=give + Nombre + the benefit of the doubt.
* dejar margen=allow + margin.
* mantenerse al margen=keep to + Reflexivo ; take + a back seat ; stand by ; remain on + the sidelines ; keep out of it.
* mantenerse al margen de=remain + uninvolved in ; hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
* mantenerse al margen de Algo=stay above + Algo.
* margen de beneficio=markup rate ; markup [mark-up] ; profit margin.
* margen de confianza=the benefit of the doubt.
* margen de edad=age group [age-group].
* margen de error=margin of error.
* margen de excelencia=margin of excellence.
* margen de ganancia=markup rate ; markup [mark-up] ; profit margin.
* margen de la carretera=roadside verge.
* margen de la sociedad=margin of society.
* margen del corte=outer margin.
* margen del lomo=inner margin ; gutter.
* margen del lomo recortado=stub.
* margen del río=river bank [riverbank].
* margen de maniobra=leeway ; margin of/for manoeuvre ; room for manoeuvre.
* margen derecho=right margin.
* margen de seguridad=margin of safety.
* margen de tiempo=time frame [timeframe].
* margen escasísimo=razor-thin margin.
* margen inferior=bottom margin.
* margen ínfimo=razor-thin margin.
* margen izquierdo=left margin.
* margen superior=top margin.
* nota al margen=sidenote [side-note].
* por un gran margen=by a huge margin.
* precio de coste más margen de beneficios=cost-plus pricing.
* quedarse al margen=stand by.
* vivir al margen de=live on + the fringes of.

margen de beneficio
(n.)=markup rate ; markup [mark-up] ; profit margin.
Ex: Preliminary surveys reveal geographical mark-up rates varied from 5-13% for the USA through 48-57% for EC countries, to 84-96% for Japan. Ex: The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) charges the same prices to all networks, but the networks add varying surcharges, dues, and markups to the OCLC prices. Ex: This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.
margen de confianza
=the benefit of the doubt.
Ex: What I realized is that, contrary to popular belief, what we want in a multi-cultural, diverse society is not tolerance, but the benefit of the doubt.
margen de edad
(n.)=age group [age-group].
Ex: For example, audience level may be a criterion which is applied in order to divide a collection in a children's library into material suitable for different age groups.
margen de error
(n.)=margin of error.
Ex: Numerical data should be accurately reiterated together with any margin of error.
margen de excelencia
(n.)=margin of excellence.
Ex: We will seek alternative sources of funding to provide a margin of excellence not achievable with public dollars alone.
margen de ganancia
(n.)=markup rate ; markup [mark-up] ; profit margin.
Ex: Preliminary surveys reveal geographical mark-up rates varied from 5-13% for the USA through 48-57% for EC countries, to 84-96% for Japan. Ex: The Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) charges the same prices to all networks, but the networks add varying surcharges, dues, and markups to the OCLC prices. Ex: This article discusses vendors' costs and profit margins and suggests librarians should expect either bigger discounts or more added-value services, but not both.
margen de la carretera
(n.)=roadside verge.
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
margen de la sociedad
(n.)=margin of society.
Ex: She is a staunch supporter of children and those living on the margin of society.
margen de maniobra
(n.)=leeway ; margin of/for manoeuvre ; room for manoeuvre.
Ex: On magnetic tape, for instance, there will be a need for an inter record gap so that the tape drive has some space, some leeway, when starting or stopping the fast moving tape. Ex: The Court should be left sufficient margin of manoeuvre to adopt its own rules in this respect. Ex: It is this combination of vertical and horizontal autonomy which effectively determines the local room for manoeuvre in decision-making.
margen de seguridad
(n.)=margin of safety.
Ex: The difference between the usual effective dose and the dose that produces severe or life-threatening side effects is called the margin of safety.
margen de tiempo
(n.)=time frame [timeframe].
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
margen del corte
(n.)=outer margin.
Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.
margen del lomo
(n.)=inner margin ; gutter.
Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins. Ex: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.
margen del lomo recortado
(n.)=stub.
Ex: After the sheet that was to contain a cancel had been folded, the cancellandum was cut out close to the inner margin and thrown away, and the cancellans was pasted on to the stub.
margen del río
(n.)=river bank [riverbank].
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
margen derecho
(n.)=right margin.
Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
margen escasísimo
(n.)=razor-thin margin.
Ex: In an industry with razor-thin margins and intense price competition, customer loyalty and repeat purchasing is critical to financial success.
margen inferior
(n.)=bottom margin.
Ex: If you set lines per page to 54, 12 lines are allowed for the top and bottom margins.
margen izquierdo
(n.)=left margin.
Ex: Standard features of text formatting are: left and right margins, line spacing, page-breaks, page size, page numbering and justification.
margen superior
(n.)=top margin.
Ex: If you set lines per page to 54, 12 lines are allowed for the top and bottom margins.
margen ínfimo
(n.)=razor-thin margin.
Ex: In an industry with razor-thin margins and intense price competition, customer loyalty and repeat purchasing is critical to financial success.
marginación
(n.)=marginalisation [marginalization, -USA] ; sidelining.
Ex: This situation serves to perpetuate the social oppression and marginalisation of such women.
Ex: These currents are bringing about the de-centring of ideas about authentic forms of publicness and the sidelining of palpable modern forms of politics.
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* marginación social=social exclusion.

marginación social
(n.)=social exclusion.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
marginado
=disadvantaged ; outcast ; deprived ; cast-off ; marginalised [marginalized, -USA].
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
Ex: This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.
Ex: The author focuses on the development of parish libraries in deprived parts of inner Chicago.
Ex: The son of a salesman actually wrote, `I should imagine that one's fellow workers could be classed as dull, uninteresting cast-offs who have a flair for English'.
Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.
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* barrio marginado de la ciudad=inner-city area.
* comunidad marginada=deprived community.
* gente marginada socialmente=socially deprived people.
* grupo marginado=deprived group ; marginalised group.
* marginado de la sociedad=social outcast.
* marginados económicamente, los=economically deprived, the.
* marginados, los=deprived, the ; underserved, the.
* marginado social=social outcast.
* sector marginado=deprived sector.
* sentirse marginado=feel out of it.
* servicios bibliotecarios para los marginados=library services to the disadvantaged.

marginado de la sociedad
(n.)=social outcast.
Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.
marginado social
(n.)=social outcast.
Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.
marginados económicamente, los
=economically deprived, the.
Ex: The public library began to extend services to the previously unserved: minorities, the disabled, the aged, the illiterate, the institutionalized, and the economically deprived.
marginados, los
=deprived, the ; underserved, the.
Ex: Solicitors are often less familiar with those areas of law which most affect the lives of the deprived. Ex: This study laid the foundation for the development of library services for the underserved.
marginal
(adj.)=marginal ; fringe subject ; at the margins ; marginalised [marginalized, -USA] ; outlier.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
Ex: In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.
Ex: The changes wrought by information technology have been at the margins.
Ex: The library is located in the marginalized quarter of the city of Guatemala.
Ex: A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.
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* beneficio marginal=marginal benefit.
* coste marginal=marginal cost.
* costo marginal=marginal cost.
* de manera marginal=tangentially.
* grupo marginal=marginalised group.
* tipo de gravamen marginal=marginal tax rate.
* tipo fiscal marginal=marginal tax rate.
* tipo impositivo marginal=marginal tax rate.

marginalidad
(n.)=marginality ; marginality.
Ex: Since the 1960s there has been a growing fascination with segments of European society outside the bounds of convention and law, so-called marginality, such as poverty and crime.
Ex: Since the 1960s there has been a growing fascination with segments of European society outside the bounds of convention and law, so-called marginality, such as poverty and crime.

marginalmente
=peripherally ; tangentially.
Ex: Libraries today are only peripherally involved in providing patient health science information.
Ex: Outsourcing of public, special and federal libraries is covered only tangentially.

marginar
(v.)=marginalise [marginalize, -USA] ; sideline.
Ex: Since the introduction of information technology and the beginnings of the information explosion in the 1950s, the profession of documentalist has become increasingly marginalised.
Ex: Because of the threat of being sidelined if they did not participate, libraries had to form alliances to address issues of access.

margoso
(adj.)=loamy .
Ex: If the soil is damp and loamy this wildflower seed mix will be perfect -- it is especially good around the edges of ponds.
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* suelo margoso=loamy soil.
* tierra margosa=loamy soil.

mariano
(adj.)=Marian.
Nota: En religión, relativo a la Virgen.
Ex: This article lists and categorizes sources of information dealing with Marian apparitions (apparition of the Virgin Mary).

marica
(n.)=faggot ; fag ; gay ; poofter ; sissy ; poof ; mollycoddle ; homo ; puss ; pansy ; pussy ; pussycat.
Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.
Ex: Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', 'fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.
Ex: There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.
Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.
Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.
Ex: Men who think bags make them look like poofs obviously need to become a bit more secure in their own sexuality.
Ex: These are the words not of a mollycoddle or a sentimentalist, but of a veteran soldier nation.
Ex: If the lesboes and homos had their way in the world, there wouldn't be any reproduction of the human race.
Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.
Ex: Have we really become such pansies in this country that we're willing to give up a constitutional right just because someone might have their feelings hurt?.
Ex: That's why guys are such pussies about asking girls out.
Ex: It made me wonder why the religious left are such pussycats when it comes to politics, in both America and Australia.

mariconear
(v.)=ponce around.
Ex: Ministers just 'ponce' around in front of TV cameras and hold unending meetings producing reports for the Media but nothing seems to be happening.

maricón
(n.)=queer ; fag ; faggot ; gay ; poofter ; poof ; homo.
Ex: Approximately 100 young adult novels with gay/lesbian/queer content have been published since the first one appeared in 1969.
Ex: Unfortunately, some inflammatory and offensive discourses appear over the network, including such words as 'bitch', 'fag', 'fagette', and 'dyke'.
Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.
Ex: There are indications that gay and lesbian readers will be better served in the future.
Ex: Homophobic terms like 'poofter' and 'faggot' play a central role in adolescent male peer-group dynamics.
Ex: Men who think bags make them look like poofs obviously need to become a bit more secure in their own sexuality.
Ex: If the lesboes and homos had their way in the world, there wouldn't be any reproduction of the human race.
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* ¡maricón el último!=the devil take the hindmost.

maridito
(n.)=hubby.
Ex: She said that her excitement and enthusiasm for the next child can be credited to her hubby.

marido
(n.)=husband.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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* ex-marido=ex-husband.
* futuro marido=bridegroom ; husband-to-be.
* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido=harassed housewife.

mariguana
(n.)=marijuana [marihuana] ; pot.
Ex: It is possible, with in-built online authority control, to switch from the term entered automatically so that, for example, whether the user enters MARIHUANA or CANNABIS relevant records will still be retrieved.
Ex: Nonetheless: where pot is illegal, Christians should abstain.
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* fumar mariguana=smoke + pot ; smoke + marijuana.

marihuana
(n.)=marijuana [marihuana] ; pot.
Ex: It is possible, with in-built online authority control, to switch from the term entered automatically so that, for example, whether the user enters MARIHUANA or CANNABIS relevant records will still be retrieved.
Ex: Nonetheless: where pot is illegal, Christians should abstain.
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* fumar marihuana=smoke + marijuana ; smoke + pot.

marimacho
(n.)=tomboy ; ladette ; yobette.
Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'ladettes' or 'yobettes'.
Ex: In Britain such attitudes are referred to as 'laddish' and the holders of such views as 'laddettes' or 'yobettes'.

marimorena
(n.)=ruckus ; a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish ; ruck.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.
Ex: She might look quite frail but you don't want to get into a ruck with this old bag.

marina
(n.)=navy.
Ex: Thus a book on 'the history of naval warships' may be sought under history, navy or warships.
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* capitán de la marina=naval captain.
* Cuerpo de Marina=Navy Corps.
* de la marina=marine.
* Marina de Guerra=Royal Navy.
* Marina, la=Navy, the.
* marina mercante=merchant marine.
* marina mercante, la=merchant navy, the ; mercantile marine, the ; mercantile marine, the.
* oficial de la marina=marine officer.

marina mercante
(n.)=merchant marine.
Ex: Topics covered at the Conference included: records of shipbuilding and shipping companies; agreements and crew lists; whaling; and Royal Navy and merchant marine.
marina mercante, la
(n.)=merchant navy, the ; mercantile marine, the ; mercantile marine, the.
Ex: By the mid-1970s, layoffs in the merchant navy put large numbers of Somalis on welfare. Ex: This type of radar is widely used by the mercantile marine and harbour authorities for collision avoidance. Ex: This type of radar is widely used by the mercantile marine and harbour authorities for collision avoidance.
marinar
(v.)=marinate ; marinade.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.
Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.

marinero
(n.)=seaman [seamen -pl.] ; sailor ; mariner ; tar.
Ex: For this reason, a portable lending library programme with books in boxes was developed to serve the library needs of seamen from 1859 to 1967.
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: After the end of the work may able-bodied tars opted for the better pay and living conditions on privately owned merchant vessels.
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* marinero de agua dulce=landlubber.
* marinero de submarino=submariner.

marinero de agua dulce
(n.)=landlubber.
Ex: Contrary to the beliefs of landlubbers, sailing boats are not compelled to travel with the wind.
marinero de submarino
(n.)=submariner.
Ex: Former submariner and nuclear reactor operator speaks about his life on a nuclear submarine.
marino mercante
(n.)=merchant seaman.
Ex: Brochures were distributed to all merchant seamen describing the extra services offered by the library.
marino^1
(n.)=seaman [seamen -pl.] ; mariner ; tar.
Ex: For this reason, a portable lending library programme with books in boxes was developed to serve the library needs of seamen from 1859 to 1967.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: After the end of the work may able-bodied tars opted for the better pay and living conditions on privately owned merchant vessels.
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* marino mercante=merchant seaman.

marino^2
(adj.)=marine ; sea-going.
Ex: The deparment has also undertaken marine studies on squid taxonomy and distribution.
Ex: The article 'State of the art in sea-going libraries' describes the library service on board the USS George Washington focusing on the layout, facilities, origins, and purpose.
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* alga marina=seaweed.
* animal marino=marine animal.
* ave marina=sea bird.
* azul marino=navy-blue.
* biología marina=marine biology.
* caracol marino=sea snail.
* carta marina=navigational chart.
* concha marina=seashell.
* esponja marina=sea sponge.
* fauna y flora marina=marine wildlife ; marine life.
* hábitat marino=marine habitat.
* industria marina, la=marine industry, the.
* langosta marina=spiny lobster.
* lecho marino=seafloor [sea floor] ; ocean floor ; seabed [sea bed].
* liebre marina=sea hare.
* mamífero marino=marine mammal.
* medio ambiente marino=marine environment.
* monstruo marino=sea monster.
* parque marino=marine park.
* pez marino=marine fish.
* predador marino=sea predator.
* sal marina=sea salt.
* sedimento marino=sea sediment.
* serpiente marina=sea snake.
* tortuga marina=sea turtle.
* verde marino=sea green.

marioneta
(n.)=hand puppet ; stooge ; glove puppet.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: Although most glove puppets do not have feet or legs,they are able to pick up and toss things and move the headand arms.
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* gobierno marioneta=puppet regime.

mariposa
(n.)=butterfly.
Ex: They aren't going in with a definite title and author who they absolutely have to have, the fourth edition, or a certain translation; in other words, they've been given an assignment on butterflies.
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* manga de mariposa=butterfly net.
* mariposa emperador=emperor moth.
* natación a mariposa=butterfly stroke.
* tuerca de mariposa=thumb-screw ; wing nut.
* válvula de mariposa=butterfly valve.

mariposa emperador
(n.)=emperor moth.
Ex: The emperor moth is a European moth that lives in moors.
mariquita
(n.)=ladybird ; ladybug ; ladybird beetle ; sissy ; mollycoddle ; puss ; pansy ; pussy ; pussycat.
Ex: 'Ladybird, Ladybird' is based on a true story, dramatizing harrowing events that would seem incredible in fiction.
Ex: The book 'The Grouchy Ladybug' describes how a ladybug can be used to teach entomology, natural selection, comparative anatomy, food chains and symbiotic relationships.
Ex: The book presents several ideas for projects involving ladybird beetles.
Ex: Males who engage in more feminine activities may be considered 'sissies' and may often feel less accepted than females labeled as 'tomboys'.
Ex: These are the words not of a mollycoddle or a sentimentalist, but of a veteran soldier nation.
Ex: Kyle is not a puss -- he is one of the tougher players on our team.
Ex: Have we really become such pansies in this country that we're willing to give up a constitutional right just because someone might have their feelings hurt?.
Ex: That's why guys are such pussies about asking girls out.
Ex: It made me wonder why the religious left are such pussycats when it comes to politics, in both America and Australia.

mariscada
(n.)=shellfish platter.
Ex: The all-time favourite dish is the shellfish platter with lobster, oysters, scallops, prawns, mussels, crab and sea snails, according to the day's catch.

marisco
(n.)=shellfish.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.
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* carne de marisco=shellfish meal.
* fuente de marisco=shellfish platter.
* mariscos=seafood.

mariscos
(n.)=seafood.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.
marisma
(n.)=wetland ; marsh ; salt marsh [saltmarsh] ; marshland ; salt marshland ; coastal wetland ; tidal marsh ; mudflat ; tidal flat.
Ex: The library will be open to the public and will cover all subjects concerning the various aspects of lakes, streams, rivers, estuaries and wetlands.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.
Ex: The reasons for these differences and the problems of survival of anthills on a salt marsh are discussed.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.
Ex: The technology of dyking and draining salt marshlands was widespread in coastal Europe, and was introduced along the eastern North American seaboard wherever needed.
Ex: Eurasian wigeons prefer coastal wetlands, bays, freshwater and brackish lagoons and other sheltered marine habitats.
Ex: In tropical regions, halophytic (salt tolerant) trees invade mudflats associated with estuaries and form mangrove swamps instead of tidal marshes.
Ex: In tropical regions, halophytic (salt tolerant) trees invade mudflats associated with estuaries and form mangrove swamps instead of tidal marshes.
Ex: A model was developed to evaluate the effect of the tidal flat on changes in the seawater temperature.

marketing de productos comestibles
(n.)=grocery marketing.
Ex: The exchange of trading information on a regular basis influences the balance company bargaining power between upstream and downstream companies in grocery marketing.
marmita
(n.)=pot ; casserole dish.
Ex: The solution that was eventually discovered was to equip the machine with matrices, rather than pre-cast type, and to return the type after printing to the machine's metal pot for recasting.
Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish.
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* marmita de arcilla=clay pot.
* marmita de barro=crock.

marmita de arcilla
(n.)=clay pot.
Ex: Using charred bits of wood from campfires, broken pieces of clay pots, and stone spearpoints and arrowheads, the archaeologist investigates the past.
marmita de barro
(n.)=crock.
Ex: A couple of our crocks have hairline cracks but there's no leakage so far as I can tell.
marmota
(n.)=marmot.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.

maroma
(n.)=girth.
Nota: Parte de la prensa antigua de madera.
Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.

marquesina
(n.)=marquee ; canopy ; gazebo.
Ex: Marquees can accommodate from 50 up to 500 or more people.
Ex: 'Well, it's just that,' he said under a crawling canopy of smoke, trying to arrange himself easily on the hard chair.
Ex: Gazebos are a popular place for marriages, but knowing how to decorate a gazebo for a wedding can be tricky.
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* marquesina de parada de autobús=bus shelter.

marquesina de parada de autobús
(n.)=bus shelter.
Ex: The only problem with these new bus shelters is that they don't post the bus schedules, unlike the old shelters.
marquetería
(n.)=marquetry.
Ex: The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry.

marrano
(n.)=hog ; porker ; swine ; pig.
Ex: Both Pigs and hogs are used as headings, though it seems unlikely that a small library would wish to distinguish them.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.
Ex: The words 'swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.
Ex: A child may find through reading a book that a dull day is transformed because he has met a talking pig and a spider that can write in 'Charlotte's Web'.

marrasquino
(n.)=maraschino.
Nota: Licor de cerezas.
Ex: All cherries destined for maraschino production or undergoing similar processing are initially placed in brine.
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* cerezas al marrasquino=maraschino cherries.

marroncillo
(adj.)=brownish.
Ex: The brownish discharge in women could be due to a hormonal imbalance and is perfectly normal.
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* de color marroncillo=brownish tinged.

marroquinería
(n.)=leather industry.
Ex: On page 10, paragraph 6, of the scheme you can find a statement of the UDC filing order exemplified by class 675 leather industry.

marroquí
(adj.)=Moroccan.
Ex: Including the Moroccan data, there was an estimate of 80,245 citations in 64 online databases = Incluidos los datos marroquíes, la estimación era de 80.245 citas en 64 bases de datos en línea.

marrullero
(adj.)=tricky .
Ex: She was tricky and she had the house keys first and when I got to the house all her stuff was in the big room and she 'bagsed' it first.

marrón café
=coffee-brown.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
marrón oscuro
(adj.)=dark brown.
Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings.
marrón rojizo
(adj.)=reddish-brown.
Ex: Ammonia-developed copy paper is capable of producing images in black, blue, sepia or reddish-brown.
marrón óxido
(adj.)=rust brown ; rusty brown.
Ex: Paddy fields have turned rust brown in colour as the salt water destroyed the young paddy that had another couple of months before being ripe enough to harvest. Ex: All specimens were well-rounded rusty brown pebbles found near the surface.
marrón^1
(adj.)=brown .
Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.
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* marrón café=coffee-brown.
* marrón oscuro=dark brown.
* marrón óxido=rust brown ; rusty brown.
* marrón rojizo=reddish-brown.
* pelícano marrón=brown pelican.
* ponerse marrón=turn + brown.
* volverse marrón=turn + brown.

marrón^2
(adj.)=unpleasant.
Ex: And, as if by way of indicating that he had thrown down the gauntlet, he added, 'I can be unpleasant. I warn you'.

marsopa
(n.)=porpoise.
Ex: Game hunted mainly by harpoons throughout this period consisted of seal, porpoise, sea lion, and other sea mammals.

marsupial
(n./adj.)=marsupial.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: These marsupials' primary mode of travel is by gliding from tree to tree -- they rarely travel across the ground.

marta
(n.)=sable ; marten.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.

martes
(n.)=Tuesday.
Ex: DATA-STAR is available on Mondays from 10.00 to 18.30, and Tuesdays to Fridays from 8.00 to 18.30.
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* el martes=on Tuesday.
* martes de carnaval=Mardi Gras ; fat Tuesday ; pancake Tuesday ; Shrove Tuesday.
* martes negro=Black Tuesday.

martes de carnaval
=Mardi Gras ; fat Tuesday ; pancake Tuesday ; Shrove Tuesday.
Ex: Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday or pancake Tuesday is a boisterous celebration held annually on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the season of Lent begins in the liturgical calendar. Ex: Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday or pancake Tuesday is a boisterous celebration held annually on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the season of Lent begins in the liturgical calendar. Ex: Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday or pancake Tuesday is a boisterous celebration held annually on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the season of Lent begins in the liturgical calendar. Ex: Mardi Gras, fat Tuesday or pancake Tuesday is a boisterous celebration held annually on Shrove Tuesday, the day before the season of Lent begins in the Western Christian world.
martes negro
=Black Tuesday.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
martillazo
(n.)=blow with a hammer ; hammer blow.
Ex: Shaping is done over a curved block by applying gentle blows with a hammer until the required shape is achieved.
Ex: When applying the bolt, it is placed in the hole and driven in with a few hammer blows on the head to force the square section into the wood.
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* arreglar una abolladura a martillazos=bang out + a dent.

martillear
(v.)=hammer.
Ex: Finally the sized paper was pressed, dried, pressed again and, if it was intended for writing on, smoothed by rubbing or hammering.

martilleo
=pounding.
Ex: Stress fractures are tiny cracks that appear in foot and leg bones when muscles are unable to absorb the pounding of regular running.

martillo
(n.)=hammer.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.
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* golpear con un martillo=hammer.
* la hoz y el martillo=the hammer and sickle.
* lanzamiento de martillo=hammer throwing.
* martillo a presión=steam hammer.
* martillo neumático=air hammer ; jack hammer.

martillo a presión
(n.)=steam hammer.
Ex: Why use nutcrackers when you have a steam hammer at your disposal?.
martillo neumático
(n.)=air hammer ; jack hammer.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment. Ex: Then, jack hammers will be used to remove the concrete and precast concrete beams will be installed.
martini
(n.)=martini.
Ex: The classic martini's dryness is defined by the amount of vermouth added.

martirio
(n.)=martyrdom ; torture.
Ex: The text commemorates the martyrdom of a number of monks.
Ex: It collects information about torture and spreads it to organisations and individuals, mainly health service personnel and researchers.

martirizado
(adj.)=martyrised [martyrized, -USA].
Ex: She had a distant fleeting vision of a workplace in which people acted like free and sensible human beings, instead of like the martyrized and victimized puppets of a terrible system called 'one-upmanship'.

martirizar
(v.)=torment ; tantalise [tantalize, -USA] ; torture.
Ex: Modern scholars are tormented by the abundance of electronically transmittable information available.
Ex: He may have wished to tease and tantalize his readers by insoluble problems.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.

marxista
(adj.)=Marxist ; Marxian.
Ex: A Marxist history of Christianity may offend the practising churchgoer.
Ex: Urban sociology has developed subjectivism from its structuralist perspectives, rooted in the Marxian intellectual tradition.

marzo
=March (Mar -abrev.-) ; Mar (March, -abrev.).
Ex: Her 'tour of duty' extended from the end of September 1987 to the end of March of the following year, summertime for the Southern Hemisphere.
Ex: The 1st library user/staff meeting was held in Mar '88 to strengthen links between staff and users and to investigate user needs.
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* marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso=April showers bring May flowers.

marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso
=April showers bring May flowers.
Ex: Just as April showers bring May flowers, it is often only after hard work, perseverance and planning that we see the benefit of our efforts.
marítimo
(adj.)=maritime.
Ex: The staff are committed to developing the maritime section in particular in order to promote Varna as a Black Sea port.
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* capitán marítimo del puerto=harbour master.
* costa marítima=sea-coast.
* defensas marítimas=maritime defences.
* flete marítimo=sea freight ; ocean freight.
* historia marítima=maritime history.
* industria marítima, la=maritime industry, the.
* litoral marítimo=sea-coast.
* paseo marítimo=seafront ; promenade ; waterfront.
* transporte marítimo=sea freight ; ocean freight.
* vida marítima=seafaring.

masa choux
(n.)=choux pastry.
Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.
masa confusa
(n.)=mush.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
masa corporal
(n.)=body mass.
Ex: Variables such as age, gender, body mass and social status were not predictive of fatigue.
masa crítica
(n.)=critical mass.
Ex: The author examines the important problem of what is the required critical mass in the World Wide Web for metadata in order for it to be really useful.
masa de
=carpet of.
Ex: Looking at the foot-thick carpet of serried and disordered books everywhere on the floor, he agreed that the library was outgrowing its accommodations.
masa de aire
(n.)=air mass.
Ex: The boundary between the two cold air masses is called an occluded front.
masa de gente
(n.)=throng.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.
masa de hojaldre
(n.)=flaky pastry.
Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.
masa de pan
(n.)=bread dough.
Ex: Freezing of bread dough is widely applied in food industry.
masa en reposo
(n.)=rest mass.
Ex: Kinetic energy does not gravitate in the same way that rest mass does.
masa encefálica, la
(n.)=encephalic mass, the.
Ex: Isthmus of the encephalon is the term applied to that portion of the encephalic mass which unites the cerebrum, cerebellum, and the spinal bulb.
masa forestal
(n.)=forest cover.
Ex: The data, in the form of points, lines, or polygons, can describe geology, soils, water, forest cover, or population statistics.
masa frita
(n.)=fritter.
Ex: Five species are well known to New Zealanders because they belong to the group known as whitebait, a seafood delicacy usually served up in fritters.
masa molecular
(n.)=molecular mass.
Ex: Mass spectrometry not only provides a specific molecular mass value, but it may also establish the molecular formula of an unknown compound.
masa popular
(n.)=mass audience.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.
masa quebrada
(n.)=short pastry ; shortcrust.
Ex: The shortening is rubbed into the flour in the same way as for short pastry. Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine.
masa quebradiza
(n.)=shortcrust ; short pastry.
Ex: Lard and suet are suitable for shortcrust and flaky pastry, used with butter or margarine. Ex: The shortening is rubbed into the flour in the same way as for short pastry.
masa^1
(n.)=bulk ; lump ; mass ; ruck.
Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
Ex: The book stands out among the ruck of contemporary fiction unmistakably as a work of artistic and literary excellence.
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* acudir en masa=flock ; flock in ; be out in force ; come out in + force.
* alcanzar masa crítica=reach + critical mass ; achieve + critical mass.
* asesino de masas=mass murderer.
* atraer en masa=pack 'em in.
* comunicación de masas=mass communication.
* control de masas=riot control ; crowd control.
* correo electrónico en masa=bulk e-mails.
* cultura de masas=mass culture.
* de masas=mass consumer.
* deporte de masas=sport of the masses ; spectator sport.
* en masa=en masse ; in bulk ; bulk ; in droves.
* envío de correo electrónico en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* espectrometría de masas=mass spectrometry.
* ídolo de masas=crowd-pleaser.
* importación en masa=bulk import.
* índice de masa corporal (IMC)=body mass index (BMI).
* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas=mass communications industry.
* masa confusa=mush.
* masa corporal=body mass.
* masa crítica=critical mass.
* masa de=carpet of.
* masa de aire=air mass.
* masa de gente=throng.
* masa encefálica, la=encephalic mass, the.
* masa en reposo=rest mass.
* masa forestal=forest cover.
* masa molecular=molecular mass.
* masa popular=mass audience.
* masas, las=masses, the ; hoi polloi, the.
* medios de comunicación de masas=mass media ; mass communications media ; communications media.
* mensajes electrónicos en masa=bulk e-mails.
* mercado de masas=consumer market.
* mercado de masas, el=mass market, the.
* nombre de masa=mass noun.
* pérdida de masa ósea=bone loss.

masa^2
(n.)=dough ; pastry ; bread dough.
Ex: A mixture of dough, using pancake flour, is used to represent the molten state of the earth billions of years ago.
Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.
Ex: Freezing of bread dough is widely applied in food industry.
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* coger a Alguien con las manos en la masa=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
* masa choux=choux pastry.
* masa de hojaldre=flaky pastry.
* masa de pan=bread dough.
* masa frita=fritter.
* masa quebrada=short pastry ; shortcrust.
* masa quebradiza=shortcrust ; short pastry.
* pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa=catch + Nombre + red-handed.

masacrar
(v.)=massacre ; butcher.
Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.
Ex: Thousands of peaceful Muslims were butchered by troops up and down the east coast.

masacre
(n.)=massacre ; masssacre ; bloodshed ; carnage ; butchery ; bloodbath [blood bath] ; mass killing ; decimation.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.
Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.
Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.
Ex: The story amounts to blind love equals bloodbath and media exploitation in rural America.
Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.
Ex: Over the past decades librarians have been variously outraged and resigned to budget cuts and spiralling prices, leading to the decimation of their holdings.

masaje
(n.)=massage ; rub.
Ex: The author presents a brief guide to collection development in the area of yoga and massage.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.
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* dar masaje=massage.
* masaje facial=facial.

masaje facial
(n.)=facial.
Ex: This is the ultimate -- a complete body exfoliation, a massage, manicure or pedicure and a facial.
masajear
(v.)=knead.
Ex: When kneading by hand, do so on a clean, smooth surface that's at a comfortable height.

masajista
(n.)=physio ; masseur ; masseuse ; massage therapist.
Ex: He makes everyone feel important and has even taken time to speak to every member of the squad, from the kit manager to the physios to the players.
Ex: The job of a masseur or masseuse is simply too boring and tiring.
Ex: The job of a masseur or masseuse is simply too boring and tiring.
Ex: Massage therapists can specialize in more than 80 different types of massage.
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* terapeuta masajista=massage therapist.

masas, las
=masses, the ; hoi polloi, the.
Ex: During the 1st period, 1895-1912, American liberalism was in full cry, the basic idea being to improve the level of knowledge among the masses and thus aid the development of society. Ex: On the negative side, it might offer too much functionality and flexibility for your users, i.e., be too good for hoi poloi.
mascar
(v.)=munch ; crunch ; chomp ; champ ; chew.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.
Ex: It's considered rude, adolescent and low-class, but celebrities seem to have no shame about chomping on gum in public.
Ex: The prisoners pounced on the food like hungry beasts and, champing noisily, gulped down the soup greedily, hardly chewing the meat, and burning their mouths.
Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.

mascarada
(n.)=masquerade ; masquerade ball ; charade.
Ex: The book presents an overview of masks and masquerades in Europe from the Middle Ages to modern times.
Ex: The book examines the participation of the ruling elite in masquerade balls in the 18th century.
Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.

mascarón
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* mascarón de proa=figurehead.

mascarón de proa
(n.)=figurehead.
Ex: On July 2, 1834, the figurehead of President Andrew Jackson on the U.S. frigate Constitution was beheaded.
mascota
(n.)=pet ; mascot.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
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* tienda de mascotas=pet shop.

masculinidad
(n.)=masculinity ; maleness ; manliness.
Ex: Femininity is a more dominant theme in black than in white representations, while masculinity themes are more dominant in ads with white representations.
Ex: Despite the egalitarianism of recent years, children associate anger with maleness and happiness and sadness with femaleness.
Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness.

masculinización
(n.)=masculinisation [masculinization, -USA].
Ex: He presents an analysis of state power & the alleged masculinization of authority in general, followed by a discussion of the feminization of government in Australia in the 1970s.

masculinizar
(v.)=masculinise [masculinize, -USA] ; virilise [virilize, -USA].
Ex: It is plausible that hormones from one human fetus could masculinize or feminize an opposite-sex twin fetus.
Ex: If the antenatal treatment has been successful, affected female neonates should not be virilised, however this is not always the case.

masculino
(adj.)=masculine ; male ; manly .
Ex: The librarians' attitudes toward masculine interests need to change.
Ex: A balance should be preserved between male staff and female staff.
Ex: First of all, video games are often best enjoyed simultaneously with other manly activities such as chewing and drinking.
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* grupo de cantantes masculino=boy band.
* pronombre masculino=masculine pronoun.
* supremacía masculina=male supremacy.

mascullar
(v.)=splutter ; sputter.
Ex: 'Jeanne ... I don't ... I need to talk ...,' she spluttered.
Ex: One of them sputtered and gesticulated with sufficient violence to induce us to desist.
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* mascullar de indignación=sputter with + indignation.
* mascullar de rabia=sputter with + rage.

mascullar de indignación
(v.)=sputter with + indignation.
Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now.
mascullar de rabia
(v.)=sputter with + rage.
Ex: She claims Cole was 'sputtering with rage' during the conversation and she felt physically threatened.
masificación
(n.)=overcrowding [over-crowding] ; massification.
Ex: We can learn from good shopwindow displays and from the best museums about such matters as grouping of books shown and the number included (clutter is ugly and overcrowding confuses the eye).
Ex: The author looks at the wider implications of concentration and massification in the global information industry.

masificado
(adj.)=overcrowded.
Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.

masilla
(n.)=mastic ; putty.
Ex: This article provides information on a variety of types of varnishes used by restorers in the 19th and early 20th cs. (e.g., mastic, copal, and varnishes with conifer resins).
Ex: This putty comes in a blue part and yellow part that combine to a bright green color.
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* espátula para masilla=putty knife.
* masilla para sellar=mastic.

masilla para sellar
(n.)=mastic.
Ex: This article provides information on a variety of types of varnishes used by restorers in the 19th and early 20th cs. (e.g., mastic, copal, and varnishes with conifer resins).
masivo
(adj.)=massive ; wholesale ; mass.
Ex: When the use of all synonymous terms would result in a massive duplication of A/Z subject index entries 'see references' are employed.
Ex: The more structured the source of words, the more likely it is that the terms in the source will already be in a standard form ready for lifting wholesale and little modified into a thesaurus.
Ex: Apart from its apparent implication that mankind had previously been subjected to mass mutilation, this statement, tested against my desk dictionary, fits admirably the definitions of prolixity, verbosity, circumlocution and tautology.
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* armas de destrucción masiva=weapons of mass destruction.
* demanda masiva=mass market.
* envío masivo de cartas=mail shot.
* extinción masiva=mass extinction.

masoca
(n.)=masochist.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.

masonería
(n.)=Masonry ; Freemasonry.
Ex: Masonry represented an expression of larger social and cultural transformations remaking 18th-century Russia and other European countries.
Ex: The writer explores the involvement of women in French Freemasonry in France between 1725 and 1940.

masones, los
(n.)=Masonic fraternity, the.
Ex: This paper presents a bibliography of songbooks for the Masonic fraternity published in the Americas during the years 1800-1899.
masoquismo
(n.)=masochism.
Ex: The title of the article is 'On egotism, amateurism, masochism, narcissism, sadism, masturbation and flagellation in African bibliography'.

masoquista^1
(n.)=glutton for punishment ; masochist.
Ex: Only readers of this column can apply, and you can have multiple entries if you are a real glutton for punishment.
Ex: She was such a dyed-in-the-wool masochist that her greatest pleasure was denying herself pleasure.

masoquista^2
(adj.)=masochistic.
Ex: The film brings the viewer into the masochistic, waking dream of the protagonist Galoup, a legionnaire.

mastectomía
(n.)=breast surgery.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An investigation into digital imaging in assessing cosmetic outcome after breast surgery'.

masticable
(adj.)=chewy .
Ex: Both batches of cookies turned out great and had a super nice texture -- crispy around the edge, but still soft and chewy in the middle.
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* caramelo masticable=taffy [taffee] ; toffee.
* caramelo masticable de arce=maple taffee.

masticación
(n.)=mastication ; chewing.
Ex: Mastication, or chewing, is the first step in the breakdown of complex foodstuffs and serves several functions.
Ex: Chewing is one of the oldest ways of consuming tobacco leaves.

masticar
(v.)=chew ; munch ; crunch ; chew up.
Ex: Alf is convinced that she chews broken bottles and wears barbed wire next to her skin.
Ex: People engage in a wide range of activities in libraries, from lively dialog while munching sandwiches and sipping soda, to flirting and caressing, to the more traditional activities of reading and information searching.
Ex: Each time you crunch a potato chip you hear yourself crunching the chip, and now when you hear someone else crunching it activates your own action neurons.
Ex: If I chew up something fattening but I spit it out, will I still absorb the calories?.
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* difícil de masticar=chewy .
* fácil de masticar=chewy .
* masticar bien=chew up.

masticar bien
(v.)=chew up.
Ex: If I chew up something fattening but I spit it out, will I still absorb the calories?.
mastitis
(n.)=mastitis.
Nota: Inflamación de las glándulas mamarias.
Ex: Mastitis is an infection of the tissue of the breast that occurs most frequently during the time of breastfeeding.

mastodonte
(n.)=mastodon.
Ex: An anatomy professor examined the mastodon skeleton and found it to be that of a 19-yr old male that died probably after being gored by an older bull.

masturbación
(n.)=masturbation ; wank.
Ex: Specific Question and Answer pages supply answers to standard topics including: 'Arguing over how much sex'; 'Answers about masturbation'; 'Women and orgasm'.
Ex: Channel 4 has postponed transmission of its 'wank week' programming in a bid to avoid further controversy.
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* masturbación mental=mental masturbation.

masturbación mental
(n.)=mental masturbation.
Ex: Blogging, for me, is mostly brain spew, mental masturbation.
masturbar
(v.)=masturbate.
Ex: As is typical in preliterate cultures, the mothers sleep naked against their children and regularly masturbate them 'to make their penises grow'.
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* masturbarse=wank ; jack off ; jerk + Reflexivo + off ; masturbate.

masturbarse
(v.)=wank ; jack off ; jerk + Reflexivo + off ; masturbate.
Ex: Men that wank too hard, can experience difficulty having penetrative sex with women. Ex: The exhilaration vanished like seeking ecstasy's memory an instant after jacking off and encountering only shame and guilt. Ex: It all happened when he was jerking off in the train washroom and the ticket inspector knocked at the door. Ex: As is typical in preliterate cultures, the mothers sleep naked against their children and regularly masturbate them 'to make their penises grow'.
masón
(n.)=Mason ; Freemason.
Ex: Masons perceived themselves as engaged in the creation of a new man possessing the traits necessary for the maintenance of the social order and the improvement of the common wealth.
Ex: The author gives an outline of the social and cultural position of Freemasonry and Freemasons at this time.
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* masones, los=Masonic fraternity, the.

masónico
(adj.)=Masonic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Nineteenth-century American Masonic songbooks: a preliminary checklist'.
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* logia masónica=Masonic fraternity, the ; Freemason lodge ; Masonic lodge.

mata
(n.)=tuft ; tuft of plant.
Ex: The powerful tufts of this species distinguish it strikingly from the rest of related species.
Ex: Adult crickets spend their days in shallow burrows beneath a stone, clod of dirt or a tuft of plant.

matadero
(n.)=slaughterhouse ; abattoir ; slaughter house.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
Ex: On 20 February 2001 foot and mouth disease was confirmed in animals at an abattoir in Essex, UK.
Ex: She was once photographed in a slaughter house showing disgust as she turned away from a bloody carcass with a grimace on her face.
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* como cordero al matadero=like a lamb to the slaughter.
* matadero de aves=poultry abattoir.

matadero de aves
(n.)=poultry abattoir.
Ex: A law suit has been filed recently against a sewage plant treating poultry abattoir waste.
matagigantes
(n.)=giant-killer.
Ex: Having, when a boy, been much entertained with 'Jack the giant-killer', and such little story books, I have always retained a kind of affection for them, as they recall my early days.

matamoscas
(n.)=fly whisk ; fly swat ; fly swatter.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.
Ex: We're fed up with those horrid plastic fly swats, one swipe and they break!.
Ex: This electric fly swatter will zap any fly or mosquito with 1500 volts.

matanza
(n.)=massacre ; slaughter ; slaughtering ; killing ; mass murder ; bloodshed ; carnage ; butchery ; mass killing ; kill ; slaying.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as massacres when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
Ex: This article reports on the coverage by the New York Times of the killing of a hostage victim during a highjack.
Ex: Some authors concluded that mass murder was analogous to 'femicide'.
Ex: The author deals with the vexed issue of copyright passing from the bloodshed provoked by St. Columba's unauthorized copying of a neighbour's book of Psalms in the Sixth century, through the invention of royalties for glassblowers during the Renaissance to Microsoft's problems with free software.
Ex: This new horror genre uses humor in the midst of violent gore & carnage.
Ex: They charge the West, which has chosen to look the other way, with complicity in the butchery.
Ex: By way of background, Mr. Pateman also denies that the Khmer Rouge committed mass killings in Cambodia.
Ex: Early rise as your try and catch the predators after their nightly kill.
Ex: A mobster believed to be the head of an organized crime clan involved in the slaying of six people has been arrested this morning.
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* autor de una matanza=mass murderer.
* matanza indiscriminada=killing spree ; shooting spree ; shooting rampage.

matanza indiscriminada
(n.)=killing spree ; shooting spree ; shooting rampage.
Ex: The author recounts the cross-country killing spree of Mickey and Mallory, a couple who owe something to Marlon Brando, James Dean, and Bonnie and Clyde. Ex: The last chapter discusses the increasing lethality of school violence, such as shooting sprees. Ex: The librarian attempted to protect the civil rights of a library user who had gone on a shooting rampage in a local shopping mall.
matar
(v.)=do in ; kill ; murder ; massacre ; slaughter ; slay ; butcher.
Nota: Generalmente usado para matar un animal con fines alimenticios.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: He was looking for the book 'Flowers and Bullets and Freedom to kill' = Estaba buscando el libro "Flores, balas y libertad para matar".
Ex: The man who was the real-life Don Juan may not have been murdered for his acts of seduction but for his possible homosexuality and political subversiveness.
Ex: In the 1994 Rwandan genocide, 800,000 people were massacred.
Ex: These small small but very sharp flakes were used by hunters to slaughter animals.
Ex: A bronze statue of David slaying Goliath has been unveiled in Florence today after months of painstaking restoration work.
Ex: By learning how to butcher a whole chicken yourself into 8 or 10 cuts, you will save money.
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* Algo que se hace para matar el tiempo=time filler.
* a mata caballo=in a hurry ; hurried ; hurriedly ; helter-skelter.
* ansias de matar=bloodlust.
* así me maten=for the life of me.
* comer Algo para matar el gusanillo=eat + Comida + to keep + Nombre + going.
* deseo de matar=bloodlust.
* disparar a matar=shoot to + kill.
* estar a matar=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* hay miradas que matan=if looks could kill....
* incapaz de matar una mosca=wouldn't hurt a fly.
* licencia para matar=licence to kill.
* llevarse a matar=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* lo que a uno cura a otro mata=one man's meat is another man's poison.
* máquina de matar=killing machine.
* matar a alguien=take + life.
* matar a cuchillazos=stab + Nombre + to death ; knife + Nombre + to death.
* matar a disparos=shoot + Nombre + dead ; shoot + Nombre + to death.
* matar al enemigo=take + no prisoners.
* matar a palos=beat + Nombre + to death.
* matar a puñaladas=stab + Nombre + to death ; stab + Nombre + to death ; knife + Nombre + to death.
* matar con gas=gas.
* matar con la mirada=look + daggers at ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; give + Nombre + the evil eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
* matar de hambre=starve to + death.
* matar de un disparo=shoot ; fatally + shoot.
* matar de un manotazo=swat.
* matar el rato=hang around ; hang about ; pootle ; dawdle ; pot about/around ; mess around/around.
* matar el tiempo=kill + time ; pot about/around.
* matar indiscriminadamente=take + no prisoners.
* matarlas callando=wolf in sheep's clothing.
* matar moscas a cañonazos=use + a sledgehammer to crack a (wal)nut.
* matar salvajemente=butcher.
* matarse trabajando=work + Reflexivo + to death ; work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
* sed de matar=bloodlust.
* si las miradas mataran...=if looks could kill....
* tirar a matar=go for + the jugular ; deadly force ; shoot to + kill.

matar a alguien
(v.)=take + life.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
matar a cuchillazos
(v.)=stab + Nombre + to death ; knife + Nombre + to death.
Ex: A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later. Ex: Police are hunting the killers of a man knifed to death with a kitchen knife at his flat.
matar a disparos
(v.)=shoot + Nombre + dead ; shoot + Nombre + to death.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman. Ex: Five paramilitary troopers have been arrested for shooting a teenager to death, at point blank range in Pakistan.
matar a palos
(v.)=beat + Nombre + to death.
Ex: After the alligator snapped at one of them, the teenagers beat it to death with their snow shovels.
matar a puñaladas
(v.)=stab + Nombre + to death ; stab + Nombre + to death ; knife + Nombre + to death.
Ex: A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later. Ex: A youth who killed a woman at a christening stabbed a teenage girl to death weeks later. Ex: Police are hunting the killers of a man knifed to death with a kitchen knife at his flat.
matar al enemigo
(v.)=take + no prisoners.
Ex: They began taking no prisoners, burning whole villages, and routinely shooting surrendering Filipinos.
matar con gas
(v.)=gas.
Ex: Forcing animals into a hot, dark box to be gassed to death in groups must stop.
matar con la mirada
(v.)=look + daggers at ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; give + Nombre + the evil eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life. Ex: You can't choose your family, but you can give them the stink eye and wish they dropped off the face of the earth. Ex: Now, generally, if you stare at someone for too long, you may be accused of giving them the evil eye. Ex: I would also like to know how to put the evil eye on a person as the person in question has contributed in ruining my life and deserves it. Ex: He kept staring so I stared back and then gave him a dirty look and didn't look back.
matar de hambre
(v.)=starve to + death.
Ex: The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War.
matar de un disparo
=shoot ; fatally + shoot.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain. Ex: A man accused of fatally shooting a Philadelphia police officer during a robbery is headed back to Philadelphia after he was arrested in Florida.
matar de un manotazo
(v.)=swat.
Ex: Nearby workers rescued a man after he swatted one bee and was swarmed by others that stung him more than 200 times.
matar el rato
(v.)=hang around ; hang about ; pootle ; dawdle ; pot about/around ; mess around/around.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels. Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about. Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike. Ex: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'. Ex: In the meantime, we went back into town and just potted around trying to kill some hours before we had to leave. Ex: The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'.
matar el tiempo
(v.)=kill + time ; pot about/around.
Ex: It concluded that the library had an untapped pool of users: the parents bringing children; friends and family coming with users; and people attending meetings or just killing time. Ex: In the meantime, we went back into town and just potted around trying to kill some hours before we had to leave.
matar indiscriminadamente
(v.)=take + no prisoners.
Ex: They began taking no prisoners, burning whole villages, and routinely shooting surrendering Filipinos.
matar moscas a cañonazos
(v.)=use + a sledgehammer to crack a (wal)nut.
Ex: But a father of one of the boys today accused the police of wasting their time and resources and for 'using a sledgehammer to crack a nut'.
matar salvajemente
(v.)=butcher.
Ex: Thousands of peaceful Muslims were butchered by troops up and down the east coast.
matarife
(n.)=meatcutter ; slaughterman ; butcher.
Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
Ex: This helps the slaughterman to later strip the fleece once the carcass is hung.
Ex: It is not from the benevolence of the butcher, the brewer, or the baker that we expect our dinner, but from their regard to their own interest.

matarlas callando
=wolf in sheep's clothing.
Ex: China accuses the Dalai Lama of being a wolf in sheep's clothing who propagates the independence of Tibet.
matarse trabajando
(v.)=work + Reflexivo + to death ; work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
Ex: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen. Ex: Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry. Ex: There are plenty of those out there who are working their fingers to the bone and still have a hard time keeping their heads above water.
matasanos
(n.)=quack.
Ex: This is another example of how quacks are ignorant not only of physics, but also of psychology.

matasellos
(n.)=date stamp ; postmark.
Ex: The issue terminal is equipped with a data pen to which may be attached a self-inking date stamp.
Ex: If the postmark bears a date that falls beyond the specified time frame, the document shall be considered not timely filed.
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* poner el matasellos a una carta=postmark.

mate
(adj.)=frosted ; matte [matt].
Ex: These heavy duty frosted plastic bins can be set side by side or stacked up in those tighter spaces.
Ex: Matte and glossy are two different finishes to the photo paper digital photos are printed on.
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* acabado mate=matte finish.

matemáticamente
=mathematically.
Ex: Most computer programs are not eligible for a patent because they are expressed mathematically.

matemáticas
=mathematics ; maths [math, -USA] ; math [maths, -UK].
Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.
Ex: This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a 'bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.
Ex: Salaries of library professionals compare unfavourably with pay scales in the information industry and math and science-related fields.
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* desde el punto de vista de las matemáticas=mathematically.
* fobia a las matemáticas=mathophobia.
* nuevas matemáticas=new math(s).

matemático^1
(n.)=mathematician.
Ex: A mathematician is not a man who can readily manipulate figures; often he cannot.

matemático^2
(adj.)=mathematical ; mathematic.
Ex: Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.
Ex: This article presents Bradford's Law as an observation made from the outcome of searching rather than a mathematic development.
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* área de datos matemáticos=mathematical data area.
* cálculo matemático=mathematical calculation.
* de un modo matemático=mathematically.
* error matemático=mathematical mistake ; mathematical error.
* expresión matemática=mathematical expression.
* fórmula matemática=mathematical formula.
* lógica matemática=mathematical logic.
* modelo matemático=mathematical model.
* pensamiento matemático=mathematical thinking.
* tratado matemático=mathematical treatise.

materia
(n.)=matter ; subject ; subject term ; topic ; subject matter ; rubric ; material ; subject discipline.
Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.
Ex: What is a subject?.
Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
Ex: The librarian generally looks at the book's title, subtitle, preface, contents list, etc, in order to determine the subject matter.
Ex: And, as another instance, it's not fair to employ rubrics for ethnic groups that are not their own, preferred names.
Ex: The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.
Ex: Respondents indicated that they needed to master several subject disciplines and a sizable vocabulary to understand the literature they use.
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* acceso a la información por la materia=subject approach to information ; subject approach.
* acceso por materias=subject access.
* al estilo de los índices de materia=subject-type.
* alfabético por materias=alphabetico-subject.
* aportar materia prima para=provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.
* asignación de materias=subject indexing ; subject assignment.
* buscado por materia=subject-traced.
* buscador por materias=subject gateway.
* búsqueda por materia=subject searching ; topical subject search.
* búsqueda por materias=subject search ; subject query ; subject browsing.
* catalogador de materias=subject cataloguer.
* catálogo alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject catalogue.
* catálogo de materias=subject catalogue.
* catálogo sistemático de materias=classified subject catalogue.
* clasificación por materia=subject classification.
* clasificar por materia=subject classify.
* conocer muy bien la materia=know + Posesivo + stuff.
* conocimiento sobre una materia=subject knowledge.
* consulta por materias=subject browsing.
* control de materias=subject control.
* cuerpo de estanterías por materia=subject bay.
* dar materia para la reflexión=provide + food for thought.
* derechos en materia de procreación=reproductive rights.
* descriptor de materia=subject descriptor.
* distribución de una materia en su índice=subject scatter.
* encabezamiento alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject heading.
* encabezamiento de materia=subject heading ; subject description.
* encabezamiento de materia específico=specific subject heading.
* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH)=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
* en materia de=in matters of ; as regards ; with regard(s) to ; regarding ; on ; concerning ; in the field of.
* entrada alfabética de materia=alphabetical subject entry.
* entrada de materia=subject entry.
* entrar en materia=get down to + brass tacks ; cut to + the chase ; get down to + business ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* especialista en una materia=subject specialist.
* experto en la materia=subject expert.
* fichero de materias=descriptor file.
* fichero ordenado por materias=subject file.
* identificador de materia=subject label.
* índice alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject index.
* índice articulado de materias=articulated subject index.
* índice de materias=subject index ; topical index ; subject guide.
* Indice Permutado de Materias=Permuterm Subject Index.
* índices de títulos al estilo de los índices de materia=subject-type title indexes.
* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI)=Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).
* indización por materias=subject indexing.
* información como materia prima, la=information commodity.
* información sobre la materia=subject data.
* LCSH (Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Biblioteca del Congreso)=LCSH (Library of Congress List of Subject Headings).
* lista alfabética de encabezamientos de materia=alphabetical list of subject headings.
* lista de encabezamientos de materia=subject headings list.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materia de la Asociación de Bibliotecas Escolar=SLA List.
* Lista de Encabezamientos de Materias de Sears=Sears' List of Subject Headings.
* materia asociada=collateral subject.
* materia compuesta=complex subject ; composite subject ; compound subject.
* materia coordinada=coordinate subject.
* materia de estudio=subject of study.
* materia específica=subordinate subject ; specific subject.
* materia favorita=pet subject.
* materia general=superordinate subject ; parent subject.
* materia gris=grey matter [gray matter].
* materia impresa=printed matter.
* materia inanimada=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
* materia inorgánica=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
* materia más específica=narrower subject.
* materia más general=broader subject.
* materia muerta=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
* materia optativa=option.
* materia orgánica=organic matter ; organic materials.
* materia preferida=pet subject.
* materia prima=raw material ; staple diet ; grist ; primary raw material ; feedstock ; raw goods.
* materia principal=main subject.
* materia representada por un solo descriptor=one-concept subject.
* materia representada por varios descriptores=multi-concept subject.
* materia secundaria=fringe subject.
* materias troncales=core curriculum.
* materia troncal=core subject.
* materia viva=living matter.
* mercado de materias primas, el=commodity market, the.
* nombre de materia=subject name.
* número indicador de materia=SIN ; Subject Indicator Number.
* ordenación por materias=subject arrangement.
* organización de materias=subject organisation.
* porcentaje de materias servidas=subject fill rate.
* por materias=subject-based ; topically.
* precios de las materias primas=commodity prices.
* profano en la materia=non-scholar.
* recuperación por materias=subject access ; subject retrieval.
* registro de encabezamiento secundario de materia=subject tracing.
* salud en materia de procreación=reproductive health.
* ser la materia prima de=be grist to + Posesivo + mill.
* ser un experto en la materia=know + Posesivo + stuff.
* subdivisión de materia=subject subdivision.
* subencabezamiento de materia=subject heading subdivision ; topical subheading.
* terminología usada para las materias=subject terminology.
* tratamiento alfabético de materias=alphabetical subject approach.
* usar la materia gris=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.

materia asociada
(n.)=collateral subject.
Ex: Cross references are particularly useful in linking coordinate and collateral subjects.
materia compuesta
(n.)=complex subject ; composite subject ; compound subject.
Ex: Complex subjects like multi-word terms may require labels which contain many words. Ex: Composite subjects are subjects that comprise a number of distinct single concepts. Ex: A compound subject consists of a basic subject plus isolates from more than one facet of that subject.
materia coordinada
(n.)=coordinate subject.
Ex: Two subject at the same level in the hierarchy (for example, both subdivisions of the same parent or superordinate subject) are said co-ordinate subject.
materia de estudio
(n.)=subject of study.
Ex: Results showed frequency and type of use differed with affiliation, subject of study and distance of residence.
materia específica
(n.)=subordinate subject ; specific subject.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and soon. Ex: Among the advantages of the Dewey scheme is that it allows for close or specific classification (lengthy numbers for specific subjects) or broad classification (shorter numbers where less detail is required).
materia favorita
(n.)=pet subject.
Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
materia general
(n.)=superordinate subject ; parent subject.
Ex: The converse of a subordinate subject is a superordinate subject. Ex: The scheme is hierarchical, like a family tree, showing the relationship of specific subjects to the parent subject.
materia gris
(n.)=grey matter [gray matter].
Ex: The author discusses the development of the brain in terms of grey and white matter.
materia impresa
(n.)=printed matter.
Ex: As used in the description area, a sheet is a single piece of paper other than a broadside (q.v.) with manuscript or printed matter on one or both sides.
materia inanimada
(n.)=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter. Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter.
materia inorgánica
(n.)=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter. Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter.
materia muerta
(n.)=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter. Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter.
materia más específica
(n.)=narrower subject.
Ex: We now make a series of see also references, one step at a time from broader to narrower subjects culminating in specific subject headings.
materia más general
(n.)=broader subject.
Ex: A subject which is perceived as being entirely contained within the bounds of another will have its 'circle' totally within the boundaries of the domain for the broader subject.
materia optativa
(n.)=option.
Ex: Issues considered included whether library planning should be taught as a core subject or an option.
materia orgánica
=organic matter ; organic materials.
Ex: The 2nd family, dealing with amino acid residues covalently bound in soil organic matter, yielded documents having surprisingly little overlap with those retrieved from Chemical Abstracts (CA). Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.
materia preferida
(n.)=pet subject.
Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.
materia prima
(n.)=raw material ; staple diet ; grist ; primary raw material ; feedstock ; raw goods.
Ex: Abstracts which are to provide the raw material for input to a computerized information system are usually required to be entered on a form which shows the separate fields in the computer record. Ex: All this will take place against the background of publishing in conventional forms which will remain the staple diet of libraries for many years yet. Ex: The grist for many innovative kinds of disciplines is datasets that requires disciplinary integration. Ex: The main accent is on primary raw materials, with particular emphasis on the extraction and use of uranium, and on the recycling of municipal and industrial wastes. Ex: Information is the feedstock of knowledge. Ex: When your customers are slow to pay, it forces you to eat into your cash reserves to pay for raw goods and salaries.
materia principal
(n.)=main subject.
Ex: Typewriting, Shorthand, can be considered main subjects in the same sense as Communication, Cybernetics, Astrophysics, and the traditional disciplines.
materia representada por un solo descriptor
(n.)=one-concept subject.
Ex: Although elementary one-concept subjects are also represented in indexes constructed according to these methods, the problems that such subjects present are limited.
materia representada por varios descriptores
(n.)=multi-concept subject.
Ex: Much of this chapter therefore is concerned with the specification or retrieval of multi-concept subjects.
materia secundaria
(n.)=fringe subject.
Ex: In a general classification there are, of course, no fringe subjects: all are of equal weight, and must be given their due place in the overall order.
materia troncal
(n.)=core subject.
Ex: Issues considered included whether library planning should be taught as a core subject or an option.
materia viva
(n.)=living matter.
Ex: For instance, it's a widely accepted fact among biologists today that all living matter was originally inanimate or dead matter.
material anejo
(n.)=accompanying material.
Ex: Accompanying material is that material which is issued with, and intended to be used with, the item being catalogued.
material archivístico
(n.)=archival material.
Ex: There are a large number of learned societies concerned with the collection, preservation and even the reprinting of important archival and manuscript materials.
material audiovisual
=a-v material ; audiovisual item ; audiovisual material ; AV material ; audiovisual aids ; audiovisual media.
Ex: 1/3 of a-v material bought by New York libraries is for the young but placed in the adult section. Ex: The data base contains a large number of audio-visual items, music and serials. Ex: For example, NEMROC provides a forum for libraries in the region of Newcastle with good collections of audio-visual materials to pool their ideas. Ex: Overhead projector transparencies, and slides are the AV materials most used. Ex: Pupil's creativity and inquisitiveness must be encouraged through up-dated school libraries equipped with audio-visual aids and information technology. Ex: Academic libraries house an even wider range of audiovisual media to meet the needs of pupils, students and staff.
material bibliotecario
=library stock ; library materials.
Ex: The majority of students condemn the theft or mutilation of library stock and welcome security measures to combat this problem. Ex: This article examines the problems facing libraries as acquisitions budgets are severely reduced and library materials continue to rise in price.
material cartográfico
(n.)=cartographic material.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body at any scale and include two- and three-dimensional maps and plans; aeronautical, navigational, and celestial charts; globes; block diagrams; sections; aerial, satellite, and space photographs; atlases; bird's eye views, etc.
material complementario
(n.)=accompanying material.
Ex: Accompanying material is that material which is issued with, and intended to be used with, the item being catalogued.
material con copyright
(n.)=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
Ex: Problems of controlling the reproduction of copyright material are increasing with the development of new technology. Ex: A solution needs to be developed for solving the problem of making copyrighted material available over the Internet.
material crítico
(n.)=critical matter.
Ex: An editor is a person who prepares for publication an item not his own and whose labour may be limited to the addition of an introduction, notes, and other critical matter.
material de archivo
(n.)=archival material ; archive material.
Ex: There are a large number of learned societies concerned with the collection, preservation and even the reprinting of important archival and manuscript materials. Ex: Careful and detailed document processing is important since archive material is useful at council meetings and conferences and as a source of information for long-term research planning.
material de arte
(n.)=art material.
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
material de ayuda
(n.)=help pack.
Ex: This article describes the contents of a help pack, produced by Bradford Public Library to help library staff when dealing with violence and aggression at work.
material de construcción
(n.)=building material.
Ex: This hierarchy shows a general subject area, buildings, and its subordinate subject areas: building materials, auxiliary construction practices, construction in specific materials, wood construction, roofing and soon.
material de empaste
(n.)=filling material.
Ex: In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term GOLD will be an NT under filling materials; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.
material de encuadernación
(n.)=covering material.
Ex: Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.
material de enseñanza programada
(n.)=programmed material.
Ex: One of the aims of our library is to strengthen collection of 'how-to-do-it' books and programmed materials for individual instruction.
material de estudio
(n.)=study material ; course material ; curriculum material ; curriculum resource ; study package.
Ex: This highlighted the barrier which paper based study materials presented to those with motor disabilities. Ex: The author focuses on some of the barriers encountered in accesing the course materials used in correspondence courses on library and information science. Ex: This article compares several sources of curriculum materials. Ex: There are educational, economic and technical benefits to properly managing the provision and usage of all curriculum resources for schools. Ex: A multimedia study package is used to teach online searching and to make students aware of teaching principles.
material de fondo
(n.)=backing.
Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing.
material de lectura
(n.)=reading material ; reading matter.
Ex: The main library may the be flagship of the system, and its large collection and monumental architecture the pride and joy of the community boosters, but it is the branch library where people come to get their reading material. Ex: Their reading matter was in the form of rolls (scrolls), books, and inscriptions on monuments.
material de lectura para adultos
(n.)=adult reading matter.
Ex: Public libraries provide about a fourth of adult reading matter in book form.
material de ocio
(n.)=entertainment material.
Ex: In West Germany 6,100 independent video libraries have been established providing largely entertainment material.
material de oficina
(n.)=office equipment ; office supplies.
Ex: Other office equipment to be found in libraries may include: Adding machines or calculators to cope with statistics related to petty cash, issues, membership, etc. Ex: What's worse, the office supplies peddled by these bogus firms often are overpriced and of poor quality.
material de papelería
(n.)=printing supplies.
Ex: Problems include: high cost of paper and printing supplies; high capital investment required; small and inelastic markets; low literacy = Los problemas incluyen: alto coste del papel y del material de papelería, gran inversión de capital, mercados pequeños y poco flexibles y bajo de nivel de alfabetización.
material de referencia
(n.)=reference material.
Ex: Some library material may be not be borrowed at all, as is the case for undergraduates who wish to borrow reference material.
material de relleno
(n.)=filler.
Ex: The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.
material de reserva
(n.)=reserve stock.
Ex: Naturally people will handle books before they decide to buy them, which means that no more than a couple of copies of each title should be put out so that reserve stock is prevented from getting grubby.
material de tamaño mayor de lo normal
(n.)=outsize material.
Ex: Consider sequences of references works, pamphlets, periodicals, outsize material, all shelved possibly according to their subject sequence (for example, the same classification scheme) then these will constitute parallel sequences.
material del centro de recursos
(n.)=resource centre material.
Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
material del curso
(n.)=course material ; curriculum material ; curriculum resource.
Ex: The author focuses on some of the barriers encountered in accesing the course materials used in correspondence courses on library and information science. Ex: This article compares several sources of curriculum materials. Ex: There are educational, economic and technical benefits to properly managing the provision and usage of all curriculum resources for schools.
material del rodillo
(n.)=roller stock.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.
material didáctico
(n.)=teaching material ; learning materials ; course material ; curriculum material ; study package ; instructional material.
Ex: The article 'The book crisis: Africa's other famine' examines the question of the tremendous shortage of books and other teaching materials in nearly all African countries = El artículo "La crisis del libro: otra hambruna de â€ frica" estudia el problema de la tremenda escasez de libros y otros materiales educativos en casi todos los países africanos. Ex: More than 15,000 agricultural students have used the learning materials, which include incubators. Ex: The author focuses on some of the barriers encountered in accesing the course materials used in correspondence courses on library and information science. Ex: This article compares several sources of curriculum materials. Ex: A multimedia study package is used to teach online searching and to make students aware of teaching principles. Ex: Instructional materials can be taken from room to room within the library in mesh carryall bags, rucksacks, and paper carriers.
material didáctico de apoyo
(n.)=study aide.
Ex: This series combines the complete original works (in reduced size) with brief essays and study aides.
material didáctico entregado en clase
(n.)=class handout.
Ex: Each section includes one full lesson and a class handout, plus a list of additional activities.
material digital
(n.)=digital media.
Ex: This paper examines the options currently available for mass storage of digital media.
material docente
(n.)=study material.
Ex: This highlighted the barrier which paper based study materials presented to those with motor disabilities.
material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio
(n.)=community literature.
Ex: Many libraries amass a considerable amount of community literature, some of which is kept on permanent display.
material donado de segunda mano
(n.)=hand-me-down material.
Ex: There had been no problems organizing the collection of 'hand-me-down' materials.
material editado por el propio autor
(n.)=self-published material.
Ex: Research into self-published material is very recent and has been hampered by difficulties in defining such publications and in gaining access to such material = La investigación sobre el material editado por el propio autor es muy reciente y se ha visto obstaculizada por las dificultades de definir este tipo de publicaciones y de acceder a ellas.
material educativo
(n.)=study material ; teaching material ; learning materials ; study package ; instructional material.
Ex: This highlighted the barrier which paper based study materials presented to those with motor disabilities. Ex: The article 'The book crisis: Africa's other famine' examines the question of the tremendous shortage of books and other teaching materials in nearly all African countries = El artículo "La crisis del libro: otra hambruna de â€ frica" estudia el problema de la tremenda escasez de libros y otros materiales educativos en casi todos los países africanos. Ex: More than 15,000 agricultural students have used the learning materials, which include incubators. Ex: A multimedia study package is used to teach online searching and to make students aware of teaching principles. Ex: Instructional materials can be taken from room to room within the library in mesh carryall bags, rucksacks, and paper carriers.
material efímero
(n.)=ephemera ; ephemeral ; fugitive material ; ephemeral material.
Ex: A great deal of ephemera is produced by jobbing printers for individuals and organizations. Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure. Ex: But at the moment we have only such fugitive materials as have appeared in the early issues of the Journal of Documentary Reproduction. Ex: In actuality every librarian has a different concept of ephemeral materials.
material electrónico
(n.)=electronic material [e-material] ; online material.
Ex: Another example of meta-organization are proposals to integrate MARC records for electronic material, judged to be of long-term value, into the existing information infrastructure of libraries. Ex: Practices that work books and other offline materials do not always translate directly to online materials.
material fotográfico
(n.)=photographic material.
Ex: Household chemicals such as white spirit, paint stripper, weed killers, fertilisers, pesticides and photographic materials are considered to be hazardous.
material genético
(n.)=genetic material.
Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers.
material gráfico
(n.)=graphic material.
Ex: A suitable framework for the citation of microforms, patents, machine-readable data, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials is the ISBD(G).
material histórico
(n.)=historical material.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
material impreso
(n.)=print ; print media ; print material ; offline material ; printed material.
Ex: Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print. Ex: The studies also revealed that the research journals received highest credibility among print media for information gathering by the scientists followed by books. Ex: In a perfect world, what would you personally do with the print material that your library designates for weeding?. Ex: Practices that work books and other offline materials do not always translate directly to online materials. Ex: The second part of the project addressed the current options for digitising printed material in the form of books.
material inflamable
(n.)=flammable material.
Ex: Never use flammable materials near sources of heat, flame, sparks or static discharge.
material informativo
(n.)=information material.
Ex: In the United Kingdom an 'information double-decker bus' is used, complete with information material and manned by a team of staff from the main library.
material multimedia
(n.)=media material ; media title.
Ex: A multimedia computer system can integrate two or more types of media materials in digital form, such as audio, image, full-motion video, and text information. Ex: MediaSource is a locator of rental, loan and sales sources for specific media titles.
material no bibliográfico
(n.)=non-book material.
Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
material no devuelto
(n.)=non-return.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
material no impreso
=non-print [nonprint] ; non-print media.
Ex: Other items are print and these include maps, charts, posters, and others are non-print. Ex: As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
material no librario
(n.)=non-book material.
Ex: Non-book materials, then, may include any library information or resource centre materials, other than books or monographs.
material oculto
(n.)=buried material.
Ex: Perhaps the computer could resolve the dilemma of dead headings vs. buried material.
material para adultos
=adult materials.
Ex: Topics covered included privacy, hate speech, defamation, copyright, and adult materials = Entre los temas tratados están la privacidad, los insultos y amenazas racistas, las calumnias, los derechos de autor y el material para adultos.
material polémico
(n.)=challenged materials.
Ex: No selection policy and procedures for challenged materials have been established.
material procedente del dragado
(n.)=dredged material.
Ex: This article contains the abstracts of the reports on the field tests and demonstration projects concerned with the effects of dredged material disposal in open water.
material protegido por el derecho de autor
(n.)=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
Ex: Problems of controlling the reproduction of copyright material are increasing with the development of new technology. Ex: A solution needs to be developed for solving the problem of making copyrighted material available over the Internet.
material publicitario
(n.)=publicity material ; advertising material.
Ex: Course brochure and prospectuses of course programmes, in addition to publicity materials, were acquired. Ex: Sources include trade magazines, newspapers, advertising material, and fashion magazines.
material que no es revista científica
(n.)=non-journal material.
Ex: The database is comprised of annotated references to nonjournal material issued in the monthly Resources in Education and to journal articles issued in the monthly Current Index to Journals in Education.
material radioactivo
(n.)=radioactive material.
Ex: The cellulose fibres used in the manufacture of paper for books readily become contaminated with radioactive materials through their ecological cycle.
material reflectante
(n.)=reflective material.
Ex: They are lightweight panels made from reflective material that act like the sails of a boat.
material renovable
(n.)=renewable material.
Ex: Renewable materials are substances derived from a living tree, plant, animal or ecosystem which has the ability to regenerate itself.
material reprográfico
(n.)=reprographic equipment.
Ex: Reprographic equipment of one kind or another is to be found in practically every library.
material tecnológico
(n.)=technological equipment.
Ex: The general purpose for this programme is to assist university libraries in acquiring technological equipment.
material termoplástico
(n.)=thermoplastic.
Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
material tipográfico
(n.)=typographical equipment.
Ex: Add to this his stock of unique woodcut ornaments and initials, and his finger-print is plain, a typographical equipment that belonged to him alone.
material táctil
(n.)=tactile material.
Ex: Tactile material embraces materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired.
material técnico
(n.)=technical equipment.
Ex: Soviet libraries are not sufficiently well equipped with technical equipment, such as word processors, copiers, and information systems.
material y equipos de oficina
(n.)=office supply and equipment.
Ex: The incumbent is responsible for maintaining the department office supply and equipment inventory.
material^1
(n.)=equipment ; material ; matter ; stuff ; fare ; infrastructure ; fodder ; material.
Ex: A post-coordinate index depends upon specialised equipment and storage devices.
Ex: It is my understanding that the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 2nd edition, (AACR2) will prescribe the same entry rules for all materials.
Ex: A plate is a leaf containing illustrative matter, with or without explanatory text, that does not form part of either the preliminary or the main sequences of pages or leaves.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: Children seek education deliberately when they use the library to do their homework while many of the other borrowers are looking for recreational fare.
Ex: Priority sectors are in energy, industry and infrastructure.
Ex: The diverse range of perspectives represented provides fodder for lively debates.
Ex: The material in the exhibition is organized into four thematic sections: objects used in daily life, funerary rites, religious items, and works of art.
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* archivero especializado en material audiovisual=audiovisual archivist.
* basado en material impreso=print-based.
* bibliotecario especializado en material audiovisual=audiovisual librarian.
* biblioteconomía especializada en el material audiovisual=audiovisual librarianship.
* buscar material=pursue + material.
* catalogación de material no librario=non-book cataloguing.
* censurar material=challenge + materials.
* censuras a los materiales=challenges to materials.
* centrado en el material impreso=print-centred [print-centered, -USA].
* centro de material didáctico escolar=school resource centre.
* ciencias de los materiales=materials sciences.
* ciencia y tecnología de los materiales=materials science and technology.
* colocación del material de vuelta en los estantes=shelving.
* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli=Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
* desarrollo de material educativo=instructional development.
* editor de material electrónico=electronic publisher [e-publisher].
* editor de material multimedia=multimedia publisher.
* envío de material=freight forwarding.
* fondos de material audiovisual=AV holdings.
* frecuencia de préstamo del material=turnover rate.
* imprenta de material efímero=jobbing house ; jobbing office ; jobbing printer.
* inmovilizado material=tangible assets.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* material anejo=accompanying material.
* material archivístico=archival material.
* material audiovisual=a-v material ; audiovisual item ; audiovisual material ; AV material ; audiovisual aids ; audiovisual media.
* material bibliotecario=library stock ; library materials.
* material cartográfico=cartographic material.
* material complementario=accompanying material.
* material con copyright=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
* material crítico=critical matter.
* material de archivo=archival material ; archive material.
* material de arte=art material.
* material de ayuda=help pack.
* material de construcción=building material.
* material de empaste=filling material.
* material de encuadernación=covering material.
* material de enseñanza programada=programmed material.
* material de estudio=study material ; course material ; curriculum material ; curriculum resource ; study package.
* material de fondo=backing.
* material del centro de recursos=resource centre material.
* material del curso=course material ; curriculum material ; curriculum resource.
* material de lectura=reading material ; reading matter.
* material de lectura para adultos=adult reading matter.
* material del rodillo=roller stock.
* material de ocio=entertainment material.
* material de oficina=office equipment ; office supplies.
* material de papelería=printing supplies.
* material de referencia=reference material.
* material de relleno=filler.
* material de reserva=reserve stock.
* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal=outsize material.
* material didáctico=teaching material ; learning materials ; course material ; curriculum material ; study package ; instructional material.
* material didáctico de apoyo=study aide.
* material didáctico entregado en clase=class handout.
* material digital=digital media.
* material docente=study material.
* material documental de interés para los vecinos del barrio=community literature.
* material donado de segunda mano=hand-me-down material.
* material editado por el propio autor=self-published material.
* material educativo=study material ; teaching material ; learning materials ; study package ; instructional material.
* material efímero=ephemera ; ephemeral ; fugitive material ; ephemeral material.
* material electrónico=electronic material [e-material] ; online material.
* materiales menores=minor materials.
* material fotográfico=photographic material.
* material genético=genetic material.
* material gráfico=graphic material.
* material histórico=historical material.
* material impreso=print ; print media ; print material ; offline material ; printed material.
* material inflamable=flammable material.
* material informativo=information material.
* material multimedia=media material ; media title.
* material no bibliográfico=non-book material.
* material no devuelto=non-return.
* material no impreso=non-print [nonprint] ; non-print media.
* material no librario=non-book material.
* material oculto=buried material.
* material para adultos=adult materials.
* material polémico=challenged materials.
* material procedente del dragado=dredged material.
* material protegido por el derecho de autor=copyright material ; copyrighted material.
* material publicitario=publicity material ; advertising material.
* material que no es revista científica=non-journal material.
* material radioactivo=radioactive material.
* material reflectante=reflective material.
* material renovable=renewable material.
* material reprográfico=reprographic equipment.
* material táctil=tactile material.
* material técnico=technical equipment.
* material tecnológico=technological equipment.
* material termoplástico=thermoplastic.
* material tipográfico=typographical equipment.
* material y equipos de oficina=office supply and equipment.
* orientado hacia el material impreso=print-centred [print-centered, -USA].
* paquete de material didáctico=training package.
* petición de material=material-finding enquiry.
* plan de adquisición de material a vista=approval plan.
* preservar material=preserve + material.
* presupuesto para adquisición de material=capital budget.
* presupuesto para la compra de material=materials budget.
* proveedor de material de oficina=office supplier.
* proveedor de materiales=materials vendor.
* recoger material=gather + material.
* reunir material=gather + material.
* sala de material audiovisual=audiovisual room.
* selección de material=materials selection.
* suministrar material de equipo=supply + equipment.
* suministro de material multimedia=media supply.
* trabajo de impresión de material efímero=ephemeral jobbing.
* trabajos de impresión de material efímero=jobbing work.
* transporte de material=freight forwarding.
* venta de material impreso=print sale.

material^2
(adj.)=artifactual ; material.
Ex: Unless the filmed material is deemed of high artistic or artifactual value, it is subsequently pulped.
Ex: His paintings suggest the possibility that material things can be transformed to accommodate a transcendent and spiritual vision.
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* beneficio material=material benefit.
* causar daño material=cause + material injury.
* daño material=material damage.
* daño no material=immaterial damage.
* mundo material=material world.
* objeto material=material object.

materiales menores
(n.)=minor materials.
Ex: Local publications are defined as the minor material, such as newsletters and pamphlets, which originates in a particular locality and could appropriately be acquired by a local studies library.
materialidad
(n.)=outward appearance.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.

materialismo
(n.)=materialism.
Ex: Information science seems to understand neither the formalism of information nor the materialism of science.

materialista
(adj.)=materialistic ; materialist ; worldly .
Ex: This article refers to schemes of philosophy on matter and form to help establish whether librarianship is a materialistic or a formalistic discipline.
Ex: The conclusion is that the Sri Lanka farmers are pragmatic materialists.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
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* nada materialista=unworldly.
* poco materialista=unworldly.
* sociedad materialista=materialistic society.

materialización
(n.)=materialisation [materialization, -USA].
Ex: A mathematical expression is derived to describe the creation and materialisation of an invention.
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* materialización de algo que es abstracto=reification.

materialización de algo que es abstracto
(n.)=reification.
Ex: This is done using 'reification', a process by which properties are turned into nodes, allowing Property Types to be associated with them.
materializar
(v.)=play out.
Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.
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* materializar Algo que es abstracto=reify.
* materializarse=embody ; materialise [materialize, -USA] ; give + concrete form ; happen ; see + the light of day.
* no materializarse=fall through.

materializar Algo que es abstracto
(v.)=reify.
Ex: Researchers are trained to isolate and reify factors of interest to their own disciplines.
materializarse
(v.)=embody ; materialise [materialize, -USA] ; give + concrete form ; happen ; see + the light of day.
Ex: In alphabetical indexing languages, such as are embodied in thesauri and subject headings lists, subject terms are the alphabetical names of the subjects. Ex: There are several reasons why such integration is slow to materialize in practice. Ex: Such speculations carried ad infinitum are given concrete form in giants, and the enchantments of elves and dwarfs, and the magic of runes and spells. Ex: On a sidenote, this book almost didn't happen when the author showed her editor her proposal. Ex: The article 'OSI: will it ever see the light of day?' concludes that the promise of OSI has been bold and ambitious but that its delivery has been significantly delayed beyond its initial projections = El artículo "OSI: ¿verá alguna vez la luz del día?" concluye que la promesa de OSI ha sido osada y ambiciosa pero que su publicación se ha visto retrasada considerablemente por encima de las previsiones iniciales.
materialmente
=materially.
Ex: If you are going to make it in both of these places, then of course the bulk of the catalog will very materially increase.

materias troncales
(n.)=core curriculum.
Ex: This article reviews recent trends in the core curriculum in graduate library school courses accredited by the American Library Association.
maternal
(adj.)=maternity hospital ; mothering.
Ex: If data sampled at maternity hospitals are once transmitted to the data server on LAN via the public telephone circuit, these data are available for the specialists on LAN.
Ex: Decisions around child care by rural families need to be considered in relation to the assumptions of the primacy of women's mothering role.
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* instinto maternal=maternal instinct.
* mortalidad maternal=maternal mortality.
* salud maternal=maternal health.

maternidad
(n.)=motherhood ; parenthood ; childbearing [child-bearing] ; maternity hospital.
Ex: Who can be against training one's staff to make them more effective? It's like being against motherhood and apple pie.
Ex: The specific focus of the study is to take up these questions in relation to education and preparation for parenthood.
Ex: Providing retraining courses for females returning to librarianship after childbearing will improve the profession's status and image.
Ex: If data sampled at maternity hospitals are once transmitted to the data server on LAN via the public telephone circuit, these data are available for the specialists on LAN.
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* baja por maternidad=maternity leave ; parental leave ; maternal leave.
* casa de maternidad=maternity home.
* permiso por maternidad=maternity leave ; maternal leave.

materno
(adj.)=maternal.
Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.
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* abuela materna=maternal grandmother.
* abuelo materno=maternal grandfather.
* figura materna=mother figure.
* hospital maternoinfantil=maternity hospital.
* índice de mortalidad materna=maternity mortality rate.
* leche materna=breast milk.
* lengua materna=mother tongue.
* salud materno-infantil=mother and child health.

matinal
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* coro matinal de los pájaros=morning chorus ; dawn chorus.
* diario matinal=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* náuseas matinales=morning sickness.
* rocío matinal=morning dew.

matiz
(n.)=inflection ; nuance ; overtone ; colour [color, -USA] ; shading ; undertone ; tint ; sidenote [side-note] ; tinge ; twist.
Ex: The correct inflection of meaning should be conveyed by the way in which the words are used in the title.
Ex: Their appreciation of the nuances of good abstracting style or appropriate indexing terminology may be lacking.
Ex: Those materials they describe as ephemera must be collected and despite the derogatory overtones of the descriptor, carefully organized.
Ex: This is why we quite often find that literary uses of language deliberately explode dictionary definitions, and by the particular way a particular author uses words, selects and orders them, they take on a highly personal color we call style.
Ex: The darkest and the lightest shading took the shortest amount of time, the medium shading the longest.
Ex: Speakers covered the history of the campaign to alert parents to racist undertones in children's books.
Ex: The lighting is good but made unharmonious by the use of colour tints.
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenotes.
Ex: This crass suggestion carries with it more than a tinge of suburban elitism.
Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.
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* adoptar un matiz=take on + colour.
* con pequeños matices=nuanced.
* matiz de significado=shade of meaning.

matiz de significado
(n.)=shade of meaning.
Ex: In the literature of librarianship the term indexing is used with several shades of meaning = En la literatura de biblioteconomía el término indización se usa con distintos matices de significado.
matización
(n.)=refinement.
Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.

matizado
(adj.)=guarded ; nuanced.
Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.
Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.

matizar
(v.)=qualify ; qualify ; refine ; temper ; tinge.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
Ex: But the relief was tinged with apprehension that the new housing would lead to slums and crime, as some opponents have long feared.

matojo
(n.)=bush ; weed ; thicket.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
Ex: Activities such as gardening or cookery are dealt with in many books in ways which go far beyond the simple keeping down of weeds or just filling empty stomachs.
Ex: Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.
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* lleno de matojos=weedy .

matorral
(n.)=bush ; undergrowth ; scrub ; chaparral ; thicket.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle.
Ex: In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.
Ex: Chaparrals occur in Mediterranean climates - climates with low rainfall that is concentrated in the cool season.
Ex: Abraham looked up and there in a thicket he saw a ram caught by its horns.
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* quema de matorrales=bush burning.

matorrales
(n.)=brush.
Ex: They hunted and gathered and lived in wigwams constructed of branches, brush, and hides.

matraz
(n.)=flask.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.

matriarcal
(adj.)=matriarchal.
Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

matrices
(n.)=matrices [matrix, -sing.].
Ex: The punches were then hammered into small blocks of copper (matrices).
matricial
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* impresora matricial=matrix printer.

matriculación
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* matriculación de coches=motor vehicle registration ; car registration.

matriculación de coches
(n.)=motor vehicle registration ; car registration.
Ex: The aim is not only to allow users to access information but also to carry out transactions such as motor vehicle registration, food stamp applications and possibly even tax returns. Ex: National rules on car registration are not yet harmonised at the European level.
matriculado
(adj.)=registered.
Ex: Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.
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* número de alumnos matriculados=enrolment [enrollment, -USA].

matricular
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* matricularse=enrol [enroll -USA] ; register (with).

matricularse
(v.)=enrol [enroll -USA] ; register (with).
Ex: Summer enrollment generally exceeds 5,000, while various extension programs throughout the state enroll approximately 4,000 students. Ex: Once a user is registered, a password will be issued which provides access to all or most of the data bases offered by the host as and when the user wishes.
matrimonial
(adj.)=marital.
Ex: A patron is interested in reading articles reflecting recent research into the characteristics useful for predicting marital satisfaction or success.
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* asesoramiento matrimonial=marriage counseling.
* compromiso matrimonial, el=marriage bond, the.
* violencia matrimonial=spousal abuse.

matrimonialista
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* abogado matrimonialista=divorce lawyer.

matrimonio
(n.)=marriage ; matrimony ; wedlock ; married couple.
Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: All these novels are about young women meeting handsome men, at first disliking them and then discovering that they love them, with the inescapable 'happy ending' which means matrimony in these cases.
Ex: Furthermore, parental divorce raises the likelihood of teenage marriage, but if the children of divorce remain single past age 20 they are disproportionately likely to avoid wedlock.
Ex: Married couples with children now occupy fewer than one in every four American households.
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* cama de matrimonio=double bed.
* cama de matrimonio extra grande=queen size bed.
* cama de matrimonio super grande=king-size(d) bed.
* cama de matrimonio tamaño 'king size'=king-size(d) bed.
* ceremonia del matrimonio=marriage ceremony.
* consumación del matrimonio=consummation of marriage.
* embarcarse en el matrimonio=embark on + marriage.
* fuera del matrimonio=out of wedlock ; extramarital ; outside (of) marriage.
* habitación de matrimonio=double room.
* institución del matrimonio=institution of marriage.
* matrimonio civil=civil marriage.
* matrimonio de conveniencia=marriage of convenience.
* matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo=same-sex marriage.
* matrimonio gay=gay marriage.
* matrimonio interracial=cross-marriage.
* matrimonio mixto=intermarriage.
* niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio=children born out of the wedlock.
* prometer en matrimonio=betroth.
* proponer matrimonio=pop + the question.
* proposición de matrimonio=marriage proposal.
* propuesta de matrimonio=marriage proposal.
* relación sexual fuera del matrimonio=extramarital sex.
* unirse en matrimonio=tie + the knot.
* violación en el matrimonio=marital rape.

matrimonio civil
(n.)=civil marriage.
Ex: Some states allow civil marriages in circumstances which are not allowed by many religions, such as same-sex marriages or civil unions.
matrimonio de conveniencia
(n.)=marriage of convenience.
Ex: The article 'Automated ILL analysis and collection development: a hi-tech marriage of convenience' concludes that through the use of ILL data base management packages, ILL activity analysis can be easily into incorporated collection development.
matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo
(n.)=same-sex marriage.
Ex: The Netherlands was the first country to allow same-sex marriage in 2001.
matrimonio gay
(n.)=gay marriage.
Ex: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind.
matrimonio interracial
(n.)=cross-marriage.
Ex: A once closed society suddenly opened its doors to allow other ethnic groups to come in and settle down in their midst, which led to many cross-marriages.
matrimonio mixto
(n.)=intermarriage.
Ex: Australian government forbade intermarriage between whites & Aboriginals & half-castes with Aboriginals.
matriz
(n.)=hose ; master ; matrix [matrixes/matrices, -pl.] ; type image ; matrix [matrixes/matrices, -pl.].
Nota: En imprenta, molde usado para la fundición de los tipos de imprenta.
Ex: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.
Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
Ex: The combination of material type and borrower type specifies one cell in each of these matrices.
Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item produced from substantially the same type image, whether by direct contact or by photographic method.
Ex: The rate of production of ordinary matrices was slightly increased by the use of a screw press instead of a hammer for striking the punches, and of simple jigs for justification = El ritmo de producción de las matrices normales aumentó ligeramente por el uso de las prensas de tornillo en lugar de un martillo para golpear los tipos movibles y de unas simples plantillas de guía para la justificación.
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* documento matriz=master document.
* matrices=matrices [matrix, -sing.].
* matriz de puntos de impacto=impact dot matrix.
* matriz de similitud=similarity matrix.
* número matriz=master number.
* Procesador de Matrices de Texto (TAP)=Text Array Processor (TAP).
* registro matriz=master record.

matriz de puntos de impacto
(n.)=impact dot matrix.
Ex: The impact dot matrix uses a print head of needles which are independently controlled to strike a ribbon onto paper.
matriz de similitud
(n.)=similarity matrix.
Ex: These graphs are represented in the form of similarity matrices which are asymmetric.
matrona^1
(n.)=midwife [midwives, -pl.].
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.

matrona^2
(n.)=matron.
Nota: En una institución, persona encargada del bienestar de los individuos que la integran.
Ex: The matron who was accused of sexually assaulting young girls was found not guilty.

matrona^3
(n.)=matron.
Nota: Madre de familia noble muy respetada por todos.
Ex: Gaggles of teenage girls, dignified matrons and white-haired grandmothers have trekked daily to the square to protest against the discrimination they suffer.

matronería
(n.)=midwifery.
Ex: The exhibition is devoted to the memorabilia of Richard Doherty, the first professor of midwifery.

matrícula
(n.)=enrolment [enrollment, -USA] ; registration ; number plate ; license plate ; car registration plate.
Ex: If you are a continuing student you do not need to attend enrolment in person.
Ex: The borrower file is then searched to obtain a list of all those borrowers with registration dates before the cut-off date.
Ex: Number plate theft is on the increase, according to police data, an estimated 33000 number plates were reported stolen during 2004.
Ex: Since most license plates have a reflective quality that makes the surface shimmer.
Ex: British car registration plates have been in existence for more than a hundred years, with quite a few changes along the way.
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* cuota de matrícula=enrolment fee ; registration fee(s).
* estudiante de matrícula libre=external student.
* expediente de matrícula de honor=first class degree.
* gastos de matrícula=tuition ; registration fee(s) ; tuition fee(s).
* licenciarse con matrícula=graduate with + honours.
* matrícula compartida=intercampus registration.
* matrícula de coche=license plate ; number plate.
* número de matrícula=registration number ; car registration number.
* placa de matrícula=number plate ; license plate ; car registration plate.
* procedimiento de matrícula=enrolment procedure.
* tasa de matrícula=enrolment fee ; registration fee(s).

matrícula compartida
(n.)=intercampus registration.
Ex: They rejected totally the notion of deferred admissions and intercampus registration.
matrícula de coche
(n.)=license plate ; number plate.
Ex: Since most license plates have a reflective quality that makes the surface shimmer. Ex: Number plate theft is on the increase, according to police data, an estimated 33000 number plates were reported stolen during 2004.
matrón
(n.)=midwife [midwives, -pl.].
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.

matutino
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* asalto matutino=dawn raid.
* ataque matutino=dawn raid.
* diario matutino=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* náuseas matutinas=morning sickness.
* periódico matutino=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* redada matutina=dawn raid.

matón
(n.)=bully ; tough guy.
Ex: In most stories about bullies the hero is nastily abused and then confronts the bully and soundly beats him at his own game.
Ex: It seems like they are just some tough guys with no balls to pick a fight.
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* matón callejero=street bully.
* ser chiquito pero matón=punch above + Posesivo + weight.

matón callejero
(n.)=street bully.
Ex: This is a story about a thirteen-year-old boy who lives in New York and is so often the victim of street bullies that he hides in the subway, where he manages to make a home for himself.
maullar
(v.)=caterwaul ; me(o)w [miaow].
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: It was playful and healthy for a week or so then it stopped meowing and just slept.

maullido
(n.)=me(o)w [miaow].
Ex: Many cats develop a complete vocabulary of mews which range from plaintive through to cheerful greeting.

mauriciano
(n./adj.)=Mauritian.
Ex: About a third of the Mauritian population ancestors were brought from Madagascar and Mozambique as slaves two centuries back.

mauritano
(n./adj.)=Mauritanian.
Ex: Many Mauritanians have faith in the supernatural powers of holy men called marabouts.

mausoleo
(n.)=mausoleum [mausoleums/mausolea, -pl.].
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

maxilar
(adj.)=jawbone ; maxillar ; maxillary.
Ex: The photographs show the genesis of his creations from the source of inspiration (stones, driftwood, jawbones of animals) through his drawings and maquettes to the finished sculptures.
Ex: The parameter used to determine adult females was the number of maxillar and mandibular teeth.
Ex: In general mandibular teeth except premolars tend to emerge earlier than their maxillary counterparts.
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* maxilar inferior=lower jaw.
* maxilar superior=maxilla [maxillae, -pl.] ; upper jaw.

maxilar inferior
(n.)=lower jaw.
Ex: The lower jaw has its own separate bone which is called 'the mandible', which is U-shaped and stretches from one ear, down to the chin area and then back up.
maxilar superior
(n.)=maxilla [maxillae, -pl.] ; upper jaw.
Ex: The crab's mouth has elongated setae, notably on the maxilla, which it repeatedly flails through the seawater to feed on suspended material. Ex: In most vertebrates, the jaws are bony or cartilaginous and oppose vertically, comprising an upper jaw and a lower jaw.
maxilofacial
(adj.)=maxillofacial.
Ex: Cleft lip with or without cleft palate is the most common oral-maxillofacial anomaly in newborn infants.
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* cirugía maxilofacial=oral surgery ; maxillofacial surgery.
* estética maxilofacial=maxillofacial surgery.

maximizar
(v.)=maximise [maximize, -USA].
Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.

maya
(adj.)=Mayan.
Ex: This is a unique pictographic writing system that is similar to the ancient Egyptian and Mayan writing systems.

mayal
(n.)=flail.
Nota: En la agricultura manual, utensilio que consiste en dos palos unidos por una tira de cuero que se agita con una mano para golpear el trigo y separarlo de la espiga.
Ex: With a flail, one man could thresh 7 bushels of wheat, 8 of rye, 15 of barley, 18 of oats, or 20 of buckwheat in a day.

mayo
(n.)=May.
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
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* hasta el cuarenta de mayo no te quites el sayo=cast no clout till May is out.
* marzo ventoso y abril lluvioso hacen de mayo florido y hermoso=April showers bring May flowers.
* Primero de Mayo=Mayday.
* Uno de Mayo=Mayday.

mayonesa
(n.)=mayo ; mayonnaise.
Ex: Her mid-morning meal is normally about 10:30 and consists of about a cup of wholewheat pasta, two tins of tuna, onion and mayo.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.

mayor + Nombre
=longer + Nombre.
Ex: New editions will be essentially cumulations and therefore a longer gap will exist between editions.
mayor de 25 años
(n.)=mature adult.
Ex: One of the earliest of these was the open university, which aims to extend and widen educational opportunities for mature adults.
mayor logro
(n.)=crowning achievement.
Ex: It was to have been her crowning achievement -- but in the end it did not happen.
mayor parte de, la
=most of.
Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
mayor rendimiento
(n.)=efficiencies of scale.
Ex: Of course, many implementors will choose to engage in a shared development effort using a common platform to realize efficiencies of scale.
mayor^1
(adj.)=senior ; elderly ; eldest.
Nota: Referido a edad.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
Ex: When her eldest son developed a glaucoma she became aware of the lack of suitable books.
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* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados=PG-13.
* asistencia social para los mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* centro de día para mayores=day centre for the elderly.
* cuidado de los mayores=kinkeeping.
* cuidados de los mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* cuidados para personas mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* familiar que cuida de los mayores=kinkeeper.
* gente mayor=elderly people.
* hombre mayor=elderly man.
* mayor de 25 años=mature adult.
* mayores, los=elderly, the.
* muy mayor=over the hill.
* para mayor inri=to top it all (off).
* pesonas mayores=elderly people.
* ser mayor=be older.

mayor^2
(adj.)=largest ; greater ; heightened ; increased.
Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.
Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.
Ex: The heightened level of community awareness has led some local authorities to take the initiative and to become information disseminators in their own right.
Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
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* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes=overbook.
* a la mayor brevedad posible=as soon as possible (asap) ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* alcanzar mayores cotas=rise to + greater heights.
* al por mayor=in bulk.
* cada vez en mayor grado=ever-increasing.
* cada vez mayor=escalating ; ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; expanded ; growing ; increasing ; mounting ; rising ; spiralling [spiraling, -USA] ; deepening ; rapidly growing ; expanding ; constantly rising ; swelling ; ever larger [ever-larger] ; galloping ; steadily rising ; steadily growing ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; rapidly expanding ; ever-widening ; burgeoning ; heightening.
* cada vez mucho mayor=fast-increasing ; exploding.
* calle mayor, la=main street, the.
* causa de fuerza mayor=act of God.
* colegio mayor=residence hall ; dormitory [dorm, -abbr.] ; student residence.
* comprar al por mayor=buy + in bulk.
* con el mayor cuidado=with utmost care.
* con el mayor secreto=a veil of secrecy.
* con la mayor brevedad=as soon as possible (asap).
* con mayor detalle=in greater detail ; in greater depth.
* con mayor profundidad=in most detail ; in more detail ; in greater depth ; in greater detail.
* con un mayor nivel educativo=better educated [better-educated].
* dar mayor importancia a=give + pride of place to.
* demasiado mayor en relación con Algo=overage.
* demasiado mayor para su curso=overage for grade.
* de mayor edad=senior.
* de mayor o menor importancia=great and small.
* desajuste cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* descuento por compra al por mayor=bulk deal ; bulk rate ; bulk rate discount.
* diferencia cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening of the gap beween .... and ; widening gap between ... and.
* distanciamiento cada vez mayor entre ... y,=widening gap between ... and ; widening of the gap beween .... and.
* durante la mayor parte de=for much of.
* durante la mayor parte del año=for the best part of the year ; for most of the year.
* en caso de fuerza mayor=in the event of circumstances beyond + Posesivo + control.
* en el mayor secreto=a veil of secrecy.
* en la mayor parte de=in the majority of.
* en mayor grado=to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a greater extent ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent.
* en mayor medida=to a greater extent ; to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent.
* en mayor o menor grado=to a greater or lesser degree.
* en mayor o menor medida=to a greater or lesser extent.
* en su mayor parte=largely ; mostly ; for the most part.
* en un número cada vez mayor=in increasing numbers.
* fuerza mayor=force majeure.
* hora de mayor demanda=peak time.
* importancia cada vez mayor=growing importance ; growing significance.
* interés cada vez mayor=growing interest.
* jefe del estado mayor=Chief of Staff.
* la mayor parte de=the majority of ; the main bulk of ; the lion's share of.
* la mayor parte de las veces=more often than not.
* la proporción mayor de=the lion's share of.
* libro de mayor venta=bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal=outsize material.
* mayor logro=crowning achievement.
* mayor + Nombre=longer + Nombre.
* mayor parte de, la=most of.
* mayor rendimiento=efficiencies of scale.
* mucho mayor=far greater ; far larger ; very much greater.
* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible=maximise + opportunities.
* Osa Mayor, la=Big Dipper, the.
* para mayor información sobre=for details of.
* para mayor información véase + Nombre=see + Nombre + for further details.
* para mayor inri=to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off).
* período de mayor demanda=peak time.
* precio al por mayor=block rate ; wholesale price ; bulk rate.
* precio especial por compra al por mayor=bulk deal.
* preocupación cada vez mayor (por)=growing concern (about).
* problema cada vez mayor=growing problem.
* problemas cada vez mayores=mounting problems.
* programación televisiva de mayor audiencia=prime time television.
* programa de mayor audiencia=prime time programme ; prime time show.
* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno=get + the most for + Posesivo + money.
* sacar mayor partido a=squeeze + more life out of.
* sacar mayor provecho=stretch + further.
* separación cada vez mayor entre ... y=widening gap between ... and.
* ser el que con mayor frecuencia=be (the) most likely to.
* símbolo de mayor-que (>)=greater-than sign (>) ; greater-than symbol (>) ; right angled bracket (>).
* suministro al por mayor=bulk supply.
* tirantez cada vez mayor=mounting tension.
* tonto de marca mayor=prize idiot.
* una mayor variedad de=a wider canvas of.
* una necesidad cada vez mayor=a growing need.
* un conjunto cada vez mayor de=a growing body of.
* un grupo cada vez mayor de=a growing body of.
* un número cada vez mayor=growing numbers.
* un número cada vez mayor de=a growing number of ; a growing body of.
* vender al por mayor=sell + in bulk ; wholesale.
* venta al por mayor=wholesaling ; wholesale.

mayoreo
(n.)=wholesale ; wholesaling.
Ex: Such lists are derived from information about sales supplied to the list-compilers by people who sell books, retail and wholesale.
Ex: In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also 'wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.

mayores, los
=elderly, the.
Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.
mayorista
(n.)=wholesaler ; wholesale distributor.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
Ex: The traders involved in the production and distribution of a book have always been (1) a publisher; (2) a printer; (3) a wholesale distributor; and (4) a number of retail booksellers.
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* papelero mayorista=wholesale stationer.

mayoritariamente
=predominantly ; mostly ; largely.
Ex: Notable telecommunications networks are Tymnet and Telenet, which are predominantly North American, but also have nodes in Europe and other parts of the world.
Ex: Mostly such new schemes will not be general schemes.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.

mayoritario
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* grupo mayoritario=majority group.
* opinión mayoritaria=majority opinion.

mayoría
(n.)=majority ; silent majority.
Nota: La mayoría de las personas que al no participar en una actividad, sea cual sea (aunque en general se aplica al gobierno de un país), se considera que están de acuerdo con la situación.
Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.
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* alcanzar la mayoría de edad=come of + age.
* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades=go + most of the way.
* durante la mayoría del año=for most of the year.
* en la inmensa mayoría=overwhelmingly.
* en la mayoría de=in the majority of.
* en la mayoría de las veces=mostly ; in most cases.
* en la mayoría de los casos=most often ; in most cases ; in the majority of cases ; mostly ; under most circumstances.
* en su mayoría=for the most part ; mostly ; much of it ; in most respects.
* estar en mayoría=be in the majority.
* gobierno de la mayoría=majority rule.
* la fuerza de la mayoría=strength in numbers.
* la gran mayoría de=the vast majority of ; the bulk of.
* la mayoría con mucho=the vast majority of.
* la mayoría de=the majority of ; most + Nombre ; the main bulk of.
* la mayoria de la gente=most people ; the majority of the people.
* la mayoría de las personas=most people ; the majority of the people.
* la mayoría de las veces=most of the time ; more often than not.
* la mayoría del mundo=the majority of the world ; most people ; the majority of the people.
* la mayoría del tiempo=most of the time ; half (of) the time.
* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre=more than most + Nombre.
* mayoría absoluta=absolute majority ; overall majority.
* mayoría aplastante=overwhelming majority.
* mayoría de edad=adulthood.
* mayoría de, la=generality of, the ; most of.
* mayoría étnica, la=majority culture, the.
* mayoría moral, la=moral majority, the.
* mayoría silenciosa=silent majority.
* mayoría simple=simple majority.
* opinión de la mayoría=majority opinion.
* parlamento sin mayoría absoluta=hung parliament.
* poseído por la mayoría=widely held.
* presupuestos de la mayoría=majority assumptions.
* ser la mayoría=be in the majority.
* una gran mayoría de=a large proportion of.
* votar por mayoría a=return + a majority for.

mayoría absoluta
(n.)=absolute majority ; overall majority.
Ex: The decisions of the General Assemblies shall be taken by an absolute majority apart from the exceptions provided for in these Statutes. Ex: The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.
mayoría aplastante
(n.)=overwhelming majority.
Ex: The overwhelming majority of all current adult users began use while aged under 18.
mayoría de edad
(n.)=adulthood.
Ex: By adulthood the child's literary consciousness has grown into a full-bodied appreciation of the work of the great imaginative writers.
mayoría de, la
=generality of, the ; most of.
Ex: For years there has been interest in teaching information and library skills to the generality of higher education students. Ex: The major four categories of physical forms outlined so far account for most of the published indexes and catalogues.
mayoría moral, la
=moral majority, the.
Ex: The Moral Majority, a coalition of religious groups, is a collective name for a group of Americans who regularly plot the defeat of incumbent politicians who do not support their views.
mayoría silenciosa
(n.)=silent majority.
Ex: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.
mayoría simple
=simple majority.
Ex: Only a simple majority of all employees concerned must effect unionization.
mayoría étnica, la
(n.)=majority culture, the.
Ex: Librarians should take the time to examine the communication exchanges between the majority culture and the various ethnic, social or sexual cultures within the library neighbourhood.
mayúscula
(n.)=capital ; upper case [upper-case/uppercase] ; block letter ; block capital.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.
Ex: Use these standard typewriter keys in any combination of upper and lower case to type text.
Ex: Please fill out this form in block letters and send it back to us as soon as possible in order to benefit from pre-registration fees.
Ex: As computer technology improves, the appearance of the printed page, so often marred at present by the use of undifferentiated block capitals, will undoubtedly improve.
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* coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda=case sensitivity.
* letra mayúscula=capital letter ; upper case letter ; block capital ; block letter.
* Mayúsculas=Shift.
* para escribir con mayúsculas=in a shifted position.
* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas=unshifted.
* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula=case-sensitive.
* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula=case-sensitive.
* tecla para escribir en mayúsculas=SHIFT key.
* uso de las mayúsculas=capitalisation [capitalization, -USA].

mayúsculo
(adj.)=considerable ; big ; formidable ; huge ; hefty .
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: Fiction is a big item for children and also just for ordinary public library users.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
Ex: Research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.

maza
(n.)=gavel ; mace.
Nota: Símbolo antiguo de autoridad.
Ex: The councilor with the most votes becomes mayor, a position that confers little beyond title and gavel.
Ex: The author describes various insignia (seals, maces, medals and chains) used by Zagreb University in the 19th and 20th cs.

mazapán
(n.)=marzipan.
Ex: Her paintings and drawings depict food and her sculptures are made of marzipan, chocolate icing, sugar icing, and cookies.

mazazo
(n.)=thump.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.

mazo
(n.)=sledgehammer.
Ex: Using sledgehammers and chainsaws, Israeli police evacuate Jewish squatters from Hebron.
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* mazo de madera=mallet.
* mazo para la carne=meat mallet.

mazo de madera
(n.)=mallet.
Ex: Finally the quoins were driven home with a mallet and 'shooting stick' to lock the forme up tightly.
mazo para la carne
(n.)=meat mallet.
Ex: Using meat mallet, pound each cutlet between sheets of plastic wrap until cutlets are slightly flattened.
mazorca
(n.)=ear ; ear of corn ; ear corn ; corn on the cob ; corncob.
Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.
Ex: This study was conducted to determine a suitable time for harvesting ears of corn.
Ex: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts.
Ex: Watermelon and corn-on-the-cob are one of those vegetables that most everyone loves to eat.
Ex: The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.
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* mazorca de maíz=ear of corn ; ear corn ; corn on the cob ; corncob.

mazorca de maíz
(n.)=ear of corn ; ear corn ; corn on the cob ; corncob.
Ex: This study was conducted to determine a suitable time for harvesting ears of corn. Ex: The capacity of the drier was 650 kg of ear corn which was 40 cm deep over the hot air ducts. Ex: Watermelon and corn-on-the-cob are one of those vegetables that most everyone loves to eat. Ex: The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.
maíz
(n.)=maize ; corn.
Ex: Most articles were on cowpea and maize and the fewest on soybean.
Ex: A brief history of the following classic soul foods is included: pork, peas, collard, corn or maize, yams, okra, watermelon, and peanuts.
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* copos de maíz=cornflakes.
* etanol de maíz=corn ethanol.
* harina de maíz=cornmeal.
* maíz dulce=sweet corn.
* maíz tostado=parched corn.
* mazorca de maíz=ear of corn ; ear corn ; corn on the cob ; corncob.
* palomitas de maíz=popcorn.
* rosetas de maiz=popcorn.
* sirope de maíz=corn syrup.

maíz dulce
(n.)=sweet corn.
Ex: The toxins were also spiked and measured in a variety of food samples, including canned tomatoes, sweet corn, green beans, mushrooms, and tuna.
maíz tostado
(n.)=parched corn.
Ex: One of the staples of the early long hunters and native Americans was parched corn.
maître
(n.)=head waiter.
Ex: He also worked as a head waiter on ferryboats for two years.

maña
(n.)=knack ; knack.
Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
Ex: Panizzi had a reputation for courting controversy at the British Museum and a knack for making enemies.
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* con maña=skilfully [skillfully, -USA] ; skilful [skillful, -USA].

mañana por la noche
=tomorrow night.
Ex: The next concert will be tonite and tomorrow night.
mañana, tarde y noche
=around the clock.
Ex: Digitization is a value-added way of making library collections and materials available around the world, around the clock.
mañana^1
(n.)=morning.
Nota: Período del día; mañana (el día después de hoy) tomorrow.
Ex: Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say -- if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
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* a media mañana=mid-morning.
* a primera hora de la mañana=first thing in the morning.
* a primeras horas de la mañana=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning.
* de la mañana=a.m. (latín - ante meridiam) ; in the morning.
* de la noche a la mañana=overnight.
* de media mañana=mid-morning.
* depresión del lunes por la mañana=Monday-morning blues.
* desde la mañana a la noche=from morning to night.
* Día + por la mañana=Día + morning.
* el lunes por la mañana=on Monday morning.
* esta mañana=early today.
* esta mañana temprano=early this morning.
* hoy por la mañana=early today.
* lunes por la mañana, el=Monday morning.
* mañana, tarde y noche=around the clock.
* periódico de la mañana=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* por la mañana=in the morning.
* por la mañana y por la noche=morning and night.
* rocío de la mañana=morning dew.
* sábado por la mañana=Saturday morning.
* tentempié de media mañana=elevenses.
* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la maña=an early morning + Nombre.
* un + Nombre + a última hora de la mañana=a late morning + Nombre.
* un + Nombre + por la mañana temprano=an early morning + Nombre.

mañana^2
(n.)=tomorrow ; morrow.
Nota: Obsoleto.
Ex: As we will probably hear from Mr. Welsh tomorrow, we are at the point where the Library of Congress has all but committed itself to close its catalogs.
Ex: The text around the rim of the teacup, from Marcel Proust, reads: 'Dispirited after a dreary day, with the prospect of a depressing morrow'.
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* como si no hubiera mañana=like there's no tomorrow.
* hasta mañana=I'll see you on the flipside ; I'll catch you on the flipside.
* hoy por mí y mañana por ti=You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ; quid pro quo ; if you do the laundry I'll do the cooking.
* mañana por la noche=tomorrow night.
* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana=rob Peter to pay Paul.
* pasado mañana=the day after tomorrow.

mañanero
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* té mañanero=morning tea.

mañoso
(n.)=jack of all trades ; factotum.
Ex: Jacks of all trades are curious by nature: they try to see things through the eyes of others and are only limited by their own ability.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles.

me
=me.
Ex: Let me offer an illustration.
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* me atrevo a decir=may I say.
* me gustaría=I shoud like.
* me gustaría muchísimo=I sure wish.

me atrevo a decir
=may I say.
Ex: These kinds of changes, incidentally, are relatively easy to effect through the sort of authority control system that, may I say, was so brilliantly described yesterday afternoon by Mr. Malinconico.
me gustaría
=I shoud like.
Ex: From that perspective I should like to heartily endorse Mr. Lubetzky's comments particularly with respect to main entry -- author-main entries, in particular -- and ISBD.
me gustaría muchísimo
=I sure wish.
Ex: 'I sure wish I had a better handle on this contract language,' he said.
mea culpa
=mea culpa.
Ex: Mea culpa and apologies to any that were offended.

meada
(n.)=widdle ; piddle.
Ex: This might be true, but of the men I've dated, most fail to wipe there willy after a widdle, but let their boxers soak up the excess.
Ex: No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.
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* echar una meada=take + a leak ; have + a leak ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
* ehcar una meada=take + a pee.

meadero
(n.)=crapper ; bog ; john, the.
Ex: The presence of somebody else in the bathroom makes it difficult to relax while on the crapper, so you should always wait to poop when the bathroom is empty.
Ex: It is worth camping out there for the weekend but probably with mates as it is hard to convince the chicks they want to hike over a ridge to get to a place with no bogs.
Ex: Indy was supposed to have a huge fight scene using his whip, but a bout of dysentery had left him weak and desperately needing the john.

meandro
(n.)=meander.
Ex: The bends, known as meanders, reflect the way in which a river minimizes resistance to flow and spreads energy as evenly as possible along its course.
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* con meandros=meandering.

mear
(v.)=piss ; pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; widdle ; piddle ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
Ex: The title of this 1629 picture is 'Woman Pissing in a Man's Ear'.
Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?.
Ex: In his press conference today, the President also acknowledged -- perhaps in a related matter -- his difficulties taking leaks.
Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President.
Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key.
Ex: And I also remember getting my bum stung on nettles as I was going for a pee.
Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere.
Ex: Then when you think the child needs to wee, place on or over potty or toilet and turn the tap on.
Ex: My child is pee peeing in toilet but still poops in pants -- what to do?.
Ex: Would you be embarrassed if you took a pee against a car only to find out there's a camera crew inside filming you?.
Ex: Bill's sister is one of Dracula's babes and attacks Janet while she's taking a pee-pee on the toilet.
Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee.
Ex: They drink non-stop, alcohol tea, yet none of them ever seem to go for a pee pee.
Ex: Then there's spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open.
Ex: The bandage compressed my urethra somewhat so that when I had a pee there was considerable resistance to it coming out.
Ex: I have a kitty who has decided to 'tinkle' in the same spot for a number of weeks.
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* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado=lie down with dogs and you get fleas.
* mearse=wet + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; pee + Reflexivo.

mearse
(v.)=wet + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; pee + Reflexivo.
Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
. Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
. Ex: We talked about one girl who weed herself in class when she was sitting next to me. Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself.
meato
(n.)=meatus.
Nota: Orificio o conducto hacia el exterior del cuerpo.
Ex: This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated.
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* meato urinario=urinary meatus.

meato urinario
(n.)=urinary meatus.
Ex: A while ago I experienced redness around my urinary meatus and my urologist said that it was normal to have that once you start having sex.
meca
=mecca ; Mecca.
Ex: Brown Public Library is situated in a semirural area that is becoming a mecca for high-technology corporations.
Ex: The Centre was set up in 1975 to study the environment of Hajj, the annual pilgrimage to Mecca performed by all Moslem adults once in their lifetime.
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* de la Ceca a la Meca=from pillar to post.

mecanicismo mecanicista
(n.)=mechanistic.
Ex: Content analysts, doing their kind of mechanistic time-and-motion studies on 'Till death do us part', might well come up with the conclusion that the greater part of it is straight and explicit racialism.

mecanismo
(n.)=device ; mechanics ; mechanism ; provision ; rig ; gearing.
Ex: The extent of application of the synthetic devices will vary from one library to another.
Ex: However, it is clear that the mechanics of searching post-coordinate indexes differ from those involved in searching pre-coordinate indexes.
Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.
Ex: An adjustable seating rig was used to create the three-dimensional shape of a static lounge chair.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.
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* activar un mecanismo de control=set + control.
* desactivar un mecanismo=disable + mechanism.
* mecanismo de absorción=absorber.
* mecanismo de apertura=opening mechanism.
* mecanismo de apoyo=enabler.
* mecanismo de cierre=closing mechanism ; fastener.
* mecanismo de control=watchdog.
* mecanismo de cuerda=clockwork.
* mecanismo de defensa=defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].
* mecanismo de detección=dragnet.
* mecanismo de fijación=locking/releasing mechanism.
* mecanismo de integración=integrator.
* mecanismo de presión=impression assembly.
* mecanismo de reclamación=appeals process ; appeals mechanism ; appeals procedure.
* mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles=threat-reduction mechanism.
* mecanismo de relojería=clockwork.
* mecanismo de seguridad=security mechanism.
* montado sobre un mecanismo giratorio=pivoted.
* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas=solver.

mecanismo de absorción
(n.)=absorber.
Ex: The use of oxygen absorbers in food preservation is increasing every day.
mecanismo de apertura
(n.)=opening mechanism.
Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates.
mecanismo de apoyo
(n.)=enabler.
Ex: Local authorities in the UK are changing from being direct providers of services to enablers = Los ayuntamientos del Reino Unido están cambiando de ser proveedores directos de servicios a actuar de intermediarios.
mecanismo de cierre
(n.)=closing mechanism ; fastener.
Ex: One such improvement was an opening and closing mechanism applied to the sluice gates. Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
mecanismo de control
(n.)=watchdog.
Ex: It has earned a reputation as a watchdog and consumers union in the medical equipment industry with its international problem reporting network, published in HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS (HDA) on DIALOG.
mecanismo de cuerda
(n.)=clockwork.
Ex: Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.
mecanismo de defensa
(n.)=defence mechanism [defense mechanism, -USA].
Ex: According to these results, it is suggested that both chemicals examined could damage hemocytes and further influence the defense mechanism of prawns.
mecanismo de detección
(n.)=dragnet.
Ex: Now dragnets are being established ostensibly to feed children perceived to be hungry.
mecanismo de fijación
(n.)=locking/releasing mechanism.
Ex: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
mecanismo de integración
(n.)=integrator.
Ex: Information technology can be an important enabler and integrator in this process = La tecnología de la información puede ser una herramienta de apoyo y de integración importante en este proceso.
mecanismo de presión
(n.)=impression assembly.
Ex: The first printing presses had two moving parts: the carriage assembly, which carried the type and paper in and out of the press, and the impression assembly, by means of which the paper was pressed down on to the inked type.
mecanismo de reclamación
(n.)=appeals process ; appeals mechanism ; appeals procedure.
Ex: Every call for proposals should have a clear appeals process that the claimant must follow to the letter. Ex: Appeals mechanisms must be put in place to allow units that are affected to respond. Ex: There is no limit on the number of times a student may take the tests, and there are appeals procedures for students who fail them twice.
mecanismo de reducción de situaciones difíciles
(n.)=threat-reduction mechanism.
Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time, such as the activation of what psychologists call 'threat-reduction mechanisms'.
mecanismo de relojería
(n.)=clockwork.
Ex: Toy locomotives powered by clockwork were popular into the late 1930s, until electrically-powered models became more readily available.
mecanismo de seguridad
(n.)=security mechanism.
Ex: The trust in computer systems rests on their ability to prove that their security mechanisms work as advertised and cannot be disabled.
mecanización
=mechanisation [mechanization, -USA].
Ex: The research programme is concerned mainly with research projects in library management, mechanisation and the history of printing.
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* Proyecto Cooperativo de Mecanización de las Bibliotecas de Birmingham (BLCMP=Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project (BLCMP).

mecanizado
(n.)=machine + Nombre ; mechanised [mechanized, -USA] ; power ; machining.
Ex: With machine indexing some irrelevant and redundant entries are inevitable.
Ex: Mechanized systems offer a wide range of potential search strategies and searching aids.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
Ex: Both are considered to be the cat's meow but in different fields of machining.
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* indización mecanizada=machine indexing.

mecanizar
(v.)=mechanise [mechanize, -USA].
Ex: The computer-based distribution systems offer one approach to reducing the physical size of records and to mechanizing their search and retrieval.

mecanografiado
(adj.)=keyboarding ; typewritten.
Ex: Entries will have to be sorted prior to keyboarding.
Ex: It should be noted that in a typewritten text the edition statement is always underlined as indeed it is in a manuscript text.
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* copia mecanografiada=typescript.

mecanografiar
(v.)=keyboard ; type ; type in.
Nota: Introducir datos por medio de teclado.
Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.
Ex: To start Bibliofile just type 'bib' at the DOS prompt as shown below, then press <Enter>.
Ex: The following qualifiers may be added to any search by tabbing over to the appropriate heading and typing in the desired data.
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* mecanografiar mal=mistype.

mecanografiar mal
(v.)=mistype.
Ex: German man finds himself in Montana after mistyping his destination on a flight-booking website.
mecanografía
(n.)=keyboarding ; typewriting.
Ex: Entries will have to be sorted prior to keyboarding.
Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc.
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* error de mecanografía=typo ; typing error ; keying error ; typing mistake ; mistype.
* mecanografía al tacto=touch typing [touch-typing].

mecanografía al tacto
(n.)=touch typing [touch-typing].
Ex: 'Half QWERTY' is a new, one-handed typing technique designed to facilitate the transfer of 2 handed touch-typing skill to the one-handed condition.
mecanográfico
(adj.)=keyboarding ; keying.
Ex: Now, there were those problems inherent in data, and there were also the normal keyboarding problems.
Ex: This would imply that either an invalid form is being used, a keying error has occurred, or that the heading still needs to be established.
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* error mecanográfico=keying error ; typo ; typing error ; typing mistake ; mistype.

mecanógrafo
(n.)=typist.
Ex: The tracings are at the top so that the reproduced card need not be returned to the typist for retyping of the heading after printing.
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* mecanógrafo de ordenador=keyboard operator.
* mecanógrafo experto=master typist.

mecanógrafo de ordenador
(n.)=keyboard operator.
Ex: Whether entries are to be typed and directly duplicated or put into a computerized information-retrieval system they must be easily transcribed by the keyboard operator.
mecanógrafo experto
(n.)=master typist.
Ex: The plot for 99.9 percent represents about the norm for good master typists.
mecenas
(n.)=patron ; funder.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
Ex: Public libraries have reacted to the need to account for their services to their funders, the tax payers.

mecenazgo
(n.)=sponsorship ; patronage.
Ex: In order to provide free library services to such groups librarians might look for sponsorship or private funding.
Ex: From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.

mecer
(v.)=rock.
Ex: Calm a colicky baby by rocking the baby, burping the baby over your shoulder or massaging the tummy in a clockwise motion.
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* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world ; the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
* mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido=rock + Nombre + to sleep.

mecer a Alguien hasta que quede dormido
(v.)=rock + Nombre + to sleep.
Ex: When Amy's mother or maternal grandmother rocked her to sleep, if they sang a song that she didn't like, she would start crying.
mecha
(n.)=fuse ; wick.
Ex: The book contains the following chapters: Sparking the fuse for literacy; Home is where the start is; Library lures to literacy; and Independent study programs in literature.
Ex: The ashes of the wicks, becoming heated, caused the fatty acids to splutter; and this was a grave inconvenience.
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* aguantar mecha=stick it out ; stand + the gaff.
* a toda mecha=at a rate of knots ; full steam ahead ; at full blast ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full speed ; at full stretch ; full speed ahead.
* avanzar a toda mecha=go + full steam ahead.
* echando mecha=like the clappers.

mechero
(n.)=cigarette lighter ; lighter.
Ex: This device plugs into the car's cigarette lighter.
Ex: Because of government regulations, lighters in Canada are among the safest in the world.
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* piedra de mechero=lighter flint.

mechón
(n.)=streak ; lock ; tuft ; wisp ; wisp ; wisp ; forelock.
Ex: You might use this technique to add gray streaks to the hair or to paint a stubble beard.
Ex: British comic Russell Brand is preparing to say goodbye to his straggly locks in a bid to boost his movie career.
Ex: The powerful tufts of this species distinguish it strikingly from the rest of related species.
Ex: A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
Ex: A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
Ex: A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
Ex: In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body.
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* con mechones=streaky .
* mechón de cabello=tuft of hair.
* mechón de pelo=tuft of hair.
* mechón sobre la oreja=earlock.

mechón de cabello
(n.)=tuft of hair.
Ex: His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
mechón de pelo
(n.)=tuft of hair.
Ex: His greying tufts of hair stuck out from underneath his hat, his suit was over-the-top formal, and he had a face like a funeral.
mechón sobre la oreja
(n.)=earlock.
Ex: In ancient China, women would pay no less attention to their forelock and earlock than they would pay to other parts of the body.
mecánica
(n.)=mechanics ; mechanics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: However, it is clear that the mechanics of searching post-coordinate indexes differ from those involved in searching pre-coordinate indexes.
Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.
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* aprendiz de mecánica=apprentice mechanic.
* mecánica cuántica=quantum mechanics.
* que le gusta la mecánica=mechanically minded.
* taller de mecánica=garage ; mechanic garage.

mecánica cuántica
(n.)=quantum mechanics.
Ex: They support research in fields like bioengineering, quantum mechanics, and quantum electronics.
mecánicamente
=mechanically ; without fail.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: Without fail, every time the roosters crowed in the morning, the sun rose afterwards.
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* hacer Algo mecánicamente=go through + the motions.

mecánico de coches
(n.)=auto mechanic.
Ex: The library also provides instructional materials on tune-ups for auto mechanics.
mecánico^1
(n.)=mechanic ; grease monkey.
Ex: Some knowledge of mechanics will also make it easier to detect faults and to discuss them sensibly when a mechanic has to be called in = Además, cierto conocimiento de mecánica hará que sea más fácil detectar los fallos y discutirlos con sensatez cuando haya que llamar a un mecánico.
Ex: Many of his pilots began their careers as grease monkeys, taking apart, cleaning and reassembling engines.
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* banco de mecánico=metal-shop bench.
* garaje mecánico=mechanic garage ; mechanic workshop ; garage.
* llave de mecánico=spanner.
* mecánico de coches=auto mechanic.
* taller mecánico=mechanic workshop ; mechanic garage ; garage.

mecánico^2
(adj.)=mechanical ; mechanistic ; rote ; mindless ; unthinking ; power.
Ex: With a fully faceted classification scheme (see 13.2.4) chain indexing is purely mechanical, and straightforward.
Ex: Content analysts, doing their kind of mechanistic time-and-motion studies on 'Till death do us part', might well come up with the conclusion that the greater part of it is straight and explicit racialism.
Ex: This article examines creative and rote modes of thinking as they relate to 'theory' and 'practice' in library education.
Ex: This article argues that mindless adulation is no substitute for honest discussions of the bad as well as the good in young adult literature.
Ex: The author outlines arguments against the unthinking application of new technologies.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
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* barredera mecánica=sweeper ; mechanical sweeper ; mechanised sweeper ; road sweeper ; street sweeper.
* barredora mecánica=sweeper ; mechanical sweeper ; mechanised sweeper ; road sweeper.
* barredora mecánica=street sweeper.
* componente mecánico=mechanical part.
* de forma mecánica=mechanically ; by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
* de manera mecánica=by rote ; mechanically ; by heart ; off pat.
* desastre mecánico=mechanical disaster.
* de un modo mecánico=mechanically.
* escalera mecánica=escalator.
* estropajo mecánico=mechanised scrubber.
* excavadora mecánica=excavator.
* herramienta mecánica=machine tool.
* período de la prensa mecánica, el=machine-press period, the.
* pieza mecánica=mechanical part.
* propiedad mecánica=mechanical property.
* rampa mecánica=moving ramp.
* recambio mecánico=mechanical part.
* rotura mecánica=mechanical breakdown.

medalla
(n.)=medal.
Ex: Her contributions to the profession were recognized by her receipt of the EPA Bronze medal for Commendable Service in 1973.
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* apuntarse medallas=chalk up + achievements.
* colocarse las medallas=take + the credit (for).
* ponerse las medallas=take + the credit (for).

medallón
(n.)=medallion.
Ex: A thief has swiped the solid-gold medallion given as a Nobel Prize in Physics to Ernest Lawrence.

media aritmética
(n.)=arithmetic mean.
Ex: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.
media armónica
(n.)=harmonic mean.
Ex: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.
media de edad
(n.)=mean age.
Ex: The difference between the mean ages may characterise the synchronity of the author's research in comparison with those working on similar topics.
media docena
=half a dozen ; half-dozen.
Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish. Ex: It was a half-dozen years later that the first central electric power station was built; a decade was to pass before the automobile was invented, and nearly three decades before the first airplane flew.
media geométrica
(n.)=geometric mean.
Ex: It is shown that different averages, such as the arithmetic mean, the median, the harmonic mean and the geometric mean play an essential role in these investigations.
media hora
(adj.)=half-hour.
Ex: In order to make my twice-weekly half-hour visits to the class more relaxing and, I hoped, more enjoyable, the teacher designed a special area the children called 'the storycorner'.
media luz
(n.)=half-light.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
media maratón
(n.)=half marathon.
Ex: BRR annually organizes sport events such as marathons, half marathons, biathlons, triathlons, pentathlons, and decathlons.
media nacional
(n.)=national average.
Ex: According to the article, persons who eat onions with every meal have a life expectancy of some 1% above the national average, but they are invited to only 20% as many parties and their divorce expectancy is 200% above the national average = De acuerdo con el artículo, las personas que comen cebollas en cada comida tienen una esperanza de vida de un 1% por encima de la media nacional, pero se les invita sólo a un 20% de las fiestas y su índice de divorcios es del 200% por encima de la media.
media pensión
(adj.)=half board.
Ex: Price per person sharing a double room (half board): EUR 575 incl. VAT.
media tinta
(n.)=Mezzotint.
Ex: The design was cut in a wax ground so that, when the plate was immersed in acid, the furrows allowed the acid to bite into the copper, making grooves that would hold ink Mezzotint = El diseño se tallaba sobre una superficie de cera de modo que, cuando la lámina se sumergía en ácido, los surcos permitían que el ácido corroyera el cobre, haciendo surcos que recibían la media tinta.
media verdad
(n.)=half truth ; half-fact.
Ex: Father-son relationships in the African American family are shrouded in social myths and half truths. Ex: Genocide theorists deploy a welter of sociological facts and half-facts to buttress their case.
media vuelta
(n.)=about-face.
Ex: Tanzania provides one of the most extreme examples of an about-face in food marketing.
media^1
(n.)=stocking ; sock.
Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.
Ex: To make room for your puppet's mouth, make a slit in the sock between your thumb and fingers.
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* a medias=half-baked.

media^2
(n.)=average ; mean.
Ex: The totals and averages at the right-hand side if the screen give summary information about the performance of the vendor.
Ex: It was therefore decided to re-index the documents with a mean of 3.8 entries each.
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* desviación media=mean deviation.
* edad media=average age.
* edad media de las referencias=mean reference age.
* media aritmética=arithmetic mean.
* media armónica=harmonic mean.
* media de edad=mean age.
* media geométrica=geometric mean.
* media nacional=national average.
* método de la media ponderada=weighted means method.
* método de la media sin ponderar=unweighted means method.
* nota media=grade point average (GPA).
* por debajo de la media=sub-par ; below-average.
* por encima de la media=above average.
* puntuación media=mean score.
* rendimiento por debajo de la media=under-performance.

mediación
(n.)=intercession ; mediation ; intermediation ; arbitration.
Nota: Acción de intervenir de juez imparcial en una negociación.
Ex: In faceted schemes synthesis is often achieved with the intercession of a facet indicator.
Ex: In 1926 collective bargaining was established in the railway system and procedures for the handling of grievances, arbitration, 'cooling-off' periods, fact finding, and mediation.
Ex: This is because of the nature of computer intermediation which reduces both the librarian's responsibility to the user and user contact with the library.
Ex: In 1926 collective bargaining was established in the railway system and procedures for the handling of grievances, arbitration, 'cooling-off' periods, fact finding, and mediation.
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* mediación en un conflicto=peacekeeping [peace-keeping] ; good offices ; peacemaking [peace-making].
* mediación social=social mediation.

mediación en un conflicto
(n.)=peacekeeping [peace-keeping] ; good offices ; peacemaking [peace-making].
Ex: The article is entitled 'A bibliographic foray into documents and publications relating to peacekeeping in Cambodia'. Ex: This enables the library to use the MPEs' good offices and contacts to influence the national government on projects which are important for the area. Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.
mediación social
(n.)=social mediation.
Ex: Finally, an integral component of social mediation is the use of language.
mediado
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* a mediados de=in the middle decades of.
* a mediados de + Fecha=in the mid + Fecha.
* a mediados de semana=midweek.
* de mediados de año=mid-year [midyear].
* de mediados de siglo=mid-century.
* mediados de + Fecha=mid + Fecha.
* mediados de la primavera=mid-spring.
* mediados de los cuarenta=mid-forties.
* mediados de los noventa=mid-nineties.

mediador
(n.)=mediator ; negotiator ; mediating figure ; go-between ; boundary spanning ; mediating ; arbitrator ; adjudicator.
Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
Ex: Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.
Ex: In anthropology, there has been concern with mediating figures and other ritual specialists who tread across natural and cultural boundaries.
Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
Ex: Particular attention is being paid to the need for boundary spanning go-betweens to manage the vital communication aspects of technology transfer.
Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.
Ex: The Federal Government occasionally entered these conflicts to serve as arbitrator or mediator.
Ex: The most cost-effective way to select an adjudicator is for the parties to agree.
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* actuar de mediador=mediate.
* mediador en un conflicto=peacekeeper.

mediador en un conflicto
(n.)=peacekeeper.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information as peacekeeper'.
mediados de + Fecha
=mid + Fecha.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
mediados de la primavera
=mid-spring.
Ex: A third edition is planned for mid-spring.
mediados de los cuarenta
(n.)=mid-forties.
Ex: As far back as the mid-forties, scientists, some of national stature, became seriously concerned = Ya a mediados de los cuarenta, los científicos, algunos de prestigio nacional, estaban muy preocupados.
mediados de los noventa
=mid-nineties.
Ex: Specific types of information are considered imperative to decipher the intricate process of surviving in a modern, mid-nineties maelstrom of socio-economic crises.
medialuna
(n.)=crescent.
Ex: Examples of iconic expressions are the Cross and the crescent representing Christianity and Islam respectively.
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* en forma de medialuna=crescent-shaped.

mediana de edad
(n.)=median age.
Ex: Behaviouralists cited literature of greater median age than traditionalists.
mediana de la carretera
(n.)=road median ; centre reservation ; median ; median strip.
Ex: Mud and stagnant water around the road medians was only one reason for the many accidents. Ex: Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph. Ex: But the medians have shrunk the width of the roads, leading to dangerous overtakings. Ex: Median strips across the state are set for a permanently green facelift.
mediana^1
(n.)=median ; median number ; median rank.
Ex: The citation frequency distribution followed a negative exponential distribution for 1972-1982, with the median citation age of 3 years.
Ex: The median number of authors per paper was 4.
Ex: Journals in biomedical fields rank in the top quartile of the Science Citation Index with a median rank of 241.

mediana^2
(n.)=central reservation ; median ; median strip ; centre reservation.
Ex: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
Ex: But the medians have shrunk the width of the roads, leading to dangerous overtakings.
Ex: Median strips across the state are set for a permanently green facelift.
Ex: Otherwise, national speed limit on carriageways with no centre reservation is 60mph.
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* mediana de la carretera=road median ; centre reservation ; median ; median strip.

medianamente
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* medianamente cultivado=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* persona medianamente cultivada=middlebrow [middle-brow].

medianamente cultivado
(adj.)=middlebrow [middle-brow].
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
mediano
(adj.)=medium-sized ; medium size [medium-size] ; medium scale [medium-scale] ; medium.
Ex: It was designed as a list of subject headings for use in the dictionary catalogues of medium-sized libraries.
Ex: The purpose of the project was to examine the costs and benefits of OCLC in small and medium size libraries of all types.
Ex: The system will be made available to the patrons of a medium-scale branch library (c. 75000 volumes) via network access.
Ex: I'm looking for a guard dog and I don't care if it is small or medium or kinda large just not giant.
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* de mediana calidad=medium-quality ; in the middle range.
* de mediana edad=middle-aged.
* de mediano tamaño=middle-sized.
* mediana de edad=median age.
* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa)=SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).

medianoche
(n.)=midnight.
Ex: In the nineteenth-century compulsory overtime to 10 p.m. or midnight was a very common occurrence in news offices, with all-night working when there was a rush on.
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* a medianoche=at midnight.
* a partir de la medianoche=late night.
* película de medianoche=midnight film.

mediante
=through ; by ; by the use of ; through the agency of ; via ; by means of.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: The name to be chosen for the author must be, by rule 40, 'the name by which he is commonly identified, whether it is his real name, or an assumed name, nickname, title of nobility, or other appellation'.
Ex: He is not even a man who can readily perform the transformations of equations by the use of calculus.
Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal.
Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card.
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* acceso mediante línea telefónica=dial-access.
* acceso mediante llamada telefónica=dial-in access ; dial-up access ; dial up phone line.
* demarcación mediante párrafos=paragraphing.
* Dios mediante=God willing.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O=OR together.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y=AND together.
* mediante el ordenador=computer-mediated.
* mediante el uso de los recursos=resource-based.
* mediante isótopos=isotopically.
* mediante la catálisis=catalytically.
* mediante la deducción=deductively.
* mediante la mitosis=mitotically.
* mediante la TI=IT-enabled.
* mediante llamada telefónica=call-in.
* mediante mapas=map-based.
* mediante microfichas=microfiche-based.
* mediante pistones=piston-driven.
* mediante satélite=satellite-based ; via satellite.
* mediante una entrevista=interview-based.
* pago mediante tarjeta=card payment.

mediante el ordenador
=computer-mediated.
Ex: The results are seen in information specialists lacking in sensitivity in the implementation and exploitation of computer-mediated information systems.
mediante el uso de los recursos
(adj.)=resource-based.
Ex: The librarian must create in the school a climate of opinion in which the concept of resource-based learning can flourish.
mediante isótopos
=isotopically.
Ex: This is a collection of isotopically studied rocks from West Greenland that are over 3 billion years old.
mediante la TI
(adj.)=IT-enabled.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The role of software patents in sustaining IT-enabled competitive advantage: a call for research'.
mediante la catálisis
=catalytically.
Ex: Patent GB 14 79 444 concerns an electrolytic cell with diaphragm and titanium anodes with a catalytically active coating of platinum or ruthenium and their compounds.
mediante la deducción
=deductively.
Ex: The formula, if deductively established, can serve as an effective alternative to Bradford's law.
mediante la mitosis
=mitotically.
Ex: Most of them are mitotically stable, and the integration of the vector into the host genome frequently occurred in a tandem fashion.
mediante llamada telefónica
(adj.)=call-in.
Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.
mediante mapas
(adj.)=map-based.
Ex: The author discusses general requirements and the design for a map-based web search interface.
mediante microfichas
(adj.)=microfiche-based.
Ex: When Vannevar Bush envisioned his hypertext 'memex' in 1945, he dreamed of a personal microfiche-based system that would help him tackle the problem of information overload at that time.
mediante pistones
(adj.)=piston-driven.
Ex: This article studies the information needs 80 specialists in the field of technology of piston driven compressors in petrochemical and gas industries.
mediante satélite
=satellite-based ; via satellite.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'. Ex: The magazine will be distributed via satellite.
mediante una entrevista
(adj.)=interview-based.
Ex: This cross-sectional, interview-based survey aimed to assess the use of licit and illicit substances in terms of gender & sociodemographic factors.
mediar
(v.)=mediate ; come into + play.
Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.
Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.

medias
(n.)=pantihose [pantyhose, -USA].
Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.

mediateca
(n.)=multimedia library.
Ex: Universities in the UK still have predominantly print-based libraries unlike colleges and polytechnics which now provide a similar range of course and most of which have multimedia libraries.

mediatinta
(n.)=half-tone.
Nota: En imprenta, procedimiento de grabado calcográfico que se utiliza para la reproducción de claroscuros.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.

medible
(adj.)=measurable ; quantifiable ; testable ; assessable.
Ex: One of the goals of health care planning is to foster research which will lead eventually to measurable improvements in mortality and morbidity rates.
Ex: Facts are easy to evaluate because in many cases they are quantifiable and can be verified.
Ex: The role of the technology-driven university library dwindles as students learn testable data instead of a coherent body of knowledge.
Ex: This is one of the first assessable skills which the young child can demonstrate and literacy normally carries greater prestige than numeracy.

medicación
(n.)=medication.
Ex: Information obtained was used to check diagnoses, medications, or advice given to patients.
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* estar bajo medicación=be on medication.
* medicación de aplicación tópica=paint-on medication.
* medicación previa=premedication.

medicación de aplicación tópica
(n.)=paint-on medication.
Ex: Unfortunately, women can't use nail polish and the paint-on medication at the same time.
medicación previa
(n.)=premedication.
Ex: Acupuncture may be an effective tool for helping to alleviate nausea and vomiting in patients refractory to standard premedication.
medicalización
(n.)=medicalisation [medicalizaton, -USA].
Nota: Tratamiento de algo desde el punto de vista de la medicina y, en concreto, como si se tratase de un problema médico.
Ex: Certain forms of online behaviour are increasingly being referred to in medical terms and treated as diseases, a process known as 'medicalization'.

medicalizar
(v.)=medicalise [medicalize, -USA].
Nota: Tratar algo desde el punto de vista de la medicina y, en concreto, como si se tratase de una enfermedad médica.
Ex: The author reports the results of a study to examine the process by which online behaviour appears to be increasingly medicalized.

medicamento
(n.)=drug ; medication ; pharmaceutical ; medicinal product ; medical drug.
Ex: Martindale is a large directory of drugs produced by the Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain.
Ex: Information obtained was used to check diagnoses, medications, or advice given to patients.
Ex: The emphasis of both developed and developing countries has been on pharmaceuticals.
Ex: The car boot is a far from ideal environment for the storage of medicinal products, subject as it is to extremes of temperature.
Ex: Some groups of medical drugs are already well-known for their potential of causing skin reactions.
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* despachar medicamentos=dispense + medicines.
* estar tomando medicamentos=be on medication.
* Ley de los Medicamentos Raros, la=Orphan Drug Act, the.
* medicamento genérico=generic drug.
* medicamento sin receta médica=over the counter medicine.
* medicamento subvencionado=orphan drug.
* recetar medicamentos=prescribe + medicines.
* relacionado con los medicamentos=drug-related.
* tomar medicamentos=take + drugs.

medicamento genérico
(n.)=generic drug.
Ex: The 1984 Drug Price Competition Act, USA, set up a mechanism that allows generic drug companies to challenge the validity of brand name drugs.
medicamento sin receta médica
=over the counter medicine.
Ex: The library contains hundreds of articles about disease and illness, exercise, nutrition, lifestyle, and 7,500 prescription and over the counter medicines.
medicamento subvencionado
(n.)=orphan drug.
Ex: There was a new pharmaceutical policy enacted in 1983 known as the Orphan Drug Act designed to increase the availability of so-called 'orphan drugs' used to treat rare diseases.
medicar
(v.)=dose.
Ex: They said he had the pip, and that like a sick little chicken he should be dosed with butter and pepper.
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* estar medicándose=be on medication.
* medicarse=take + drugs.

medicarse
(v.)=take + drugs.
Ex: This article reports the results of project to examine the needs of a group of rheumatology outpatients for information about the drugs they are taking.
medicina
(n.)=medical science ; medicine ; medical education.
Ex: 616 does represent the concept disease, or pathology, in class 61 medical sciences.
Ex: For example, a fairly straightforward document such as 'A medical dictionary of diseases' would be summarized as: medicine/Disease/Dictionary.
Ex: For instance, in the sample search, both the terms medical education and NURSING EDUCATION might be pertinent.
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* Asociación de Bibliotecarios de Medicina=Medical Library Association (MLA).
* avance de la medicina=medical advance.
* base de datos de medicina=MEDLINE.
* biblioteca de medicina=medical library.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM)=National Library of Medicine (NLM).
* bibliotecario con conocimientos de medicina=informationist.
* bibliotecario de medicina=medical librarian.
* biblioteconomía para medicina=medical librarianship.
* desde el punto de vista de la medicina=medically ; medically.
* despachar medicinas=dispense + medicines.
* diccionario de medicina=medical dictionary.
* doctor en medicina=medical doctor.
* editorial especializada en medicina=medical publisher.
* Encabezamientos de Materia de Medicina (MeSH)=Medical Subject Headings (MeSH).
* especialidad de medicina=medical speciality ; medical specialty.
* estudiante de medicina=medical student.
* experto en medicina=medical expert.
* facultad de medicina=medical school ; university medical school.
* formación continua en medicina=CME (Continuing Medical Education).
* frasco de medicina=medicine bottle.
* índice de medicina=medical index.
* investigación en medicina=medical research.
* literatura de medicina=medical literature.
* medicina a distancia=telemedicine.
* medicina alternativa=alternative medicine.
* medicina clínica=clinical medicine.
* medicina comunitaria=community medicine.
* medicina curativa=curative medicine.
* medicina de emergencia=emergency medicine.
* medicina deportiva=sports medicine.
* medicina espacial=space medicine.
* medicina forense=forensic medicine.
* medicina interna=internal medicine.
* medicina legal=forensic medicine ; legal medicine.
* medicina militar=military medicine.
* medicina naturalista=herbal medicine.
* medicina pediátrica=paediatric medicine.
* medicina preventiva=preventive medicine.
* medicina regenerativa=regenerative medicine.
* medicina transfusionista=transfusion medicine.
* medicina tropical=tropical medicine.
* recetar medicinas=prescribe + medicines.
* relacionado con las medicinas=drug-related.
* residente de medicina=medical resident.
* tecnología de la información para medicina=medical informatics.

medicina a distancia
(n.)=telemedicine.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to investigate the interobserver reliability and diagnostic validity of a commercial electronic stethoscope for telemedicine applications.
medicina alternativa
(n.)=alternative medicine.
Ex: The Internet was obviously the ideal vehicle for alerting the public, raising consciousness and providing educational materials about alternative medicine research.
medicina clínica
(n.)=clinical medicine.
Ex: Many journals are not indexed or abstracted in secondary sources, particularly the fringe of clinical medicine.
medicina comunitaria
(n.)=community medicine.
Ex: Community medicine concerns itself with the health of whole communities, and in this way differs from clinical medicine which is concerned with giving back full health to individuals.
medicina curativa
(n.)=curative medicine.
Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más prioritaria que la medicina curativa.
medicina de emergencia
(n.)=emergency medicine.
Ex: Emergency Medicine is a discipline of medicine that deals with the acute and life-threatening aspect of medical care.
medicina deportiva
(n.)=sports medicine.
Ex: This article discusses effective combinations of descriptors when searching sports medicines topics.
medicina espacial
(n.)=space medicine.
Ex: For example, space medicine certainly requires a knowledge of medicine, but in addition involves problems related to space physics, mechanics (the phenomenon of weightlessness), diet, hygiene, the list is formidable.
medicina forense
(n.)=forensic medicine.
Ex: Results evoked some concern about the selective indexing policy of MEDLINE in serving the interests of those working in forensic medicine.
medicina interna
(n.)=internal medicine.
Ex: Librarians spend one week with selected internal medicine teams participating in work rounds and instructing team members in the use of the medical literature.
medicina legal
(n.)=forensic medicine ; legal medicine.
Ex: Results evoked some concern about the selective indexing policy of MEDLINE in serving the interests of those working in forensic medicine. Ex: Bibliometric analysis has identified the crème de la crème in legal medicine in a quantitative and objective way by citation analysis .
medicina militar
(n.)=military medicine.
Ex: The leading edge is on the digital battlefield, where an entire new concept in military medicine is evolving.
medicina naturalista
(n.)=herbal medicine.
Ex: This organisation exists to fund, encourage, promote and guide research into a variety of complementary medical therapies, chiefly acupuncture, chiropractic, hypnotherapy and herbal medicine.
medicina pediátrica
(n.)=paediatric medicine.
Ex: The future of pediatric medicine, however, lies in being able to prevent disorders that are as yet unpreventable.
medicina preventiva
(n.)=preventive medicine.
Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.
medicina regenerativa
(n.)=regenerative medicine.
Ex: Doctors have replaced the cancer-stricken windpipe of a patient with an organ made in a lab, a landmark achievement for regenerative medicine.
medicina transfusionista
(n.)=transfusion medicine.
Ex: The study sets out to identify specialised journals and basic books in transfusion medicine.
medicina tropical
(n.)=tropical medicine.
Ex: A brief account of the life of Sir Ronald Ross and his contributions to tropical medicine, public health, epidemiology and literature is given.
medicinal
(adj.)=medicinal.
Ex: This article contains information related to the scientific literature on herbs, a group of plants important in the medicinal, perfume, culinary, and dye industries.
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* botánica medicinal=medical botanics ; medicinal botanics ; botanics.
* oxígeno medicinal=medicinal oxygen.
* pelota medicinal=medicinal ball ; Swiss ball.
* planta medicinal=medicinal plant ; medical plant.
* producto medicinal=medicinal product.
* propiedad medicinal=medicinal value.
* remedios medicinales=healing arts.
* valor medicinal=medicinal value.

medición
(n.)=measurement.
Ex: Here 'Measurement' is an action term, and so, the operator for an action term is assigned to 'Measurement'.
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* aparato de medición=meter.
* equipo de medición topográfica=surveying equipment.
* error de medición=error of measurement.
* fórmula para la medición de la información de Brillouin=Brillouin's information measure.
* instrumento de medición=measuring instrument.
* medición de fuerzas=battle of wills.
* medición de la eficacia=performance evaluation ; performance measurement.
* medición de los recursos usados=metering.
* programa de medición de los recursos usados=metering software.
* sistema de medición de los recursos usados=metering system.

medición de fuerzas
(n.)=battle of wills.
Ex: This decision touched off a battle of wills between the library and the government as well as a blitz of media publicity.
medición de la eficacia
(n.)=performance evaluation ; performance measurement.
Ex: All parts of a personnel program except the results of the performance evaluation are public and should be explained thoroughly to employees. Ex: Performance measurement involves the evaluation of a programme or service in relation to its appropriateness, effectiveness and efficiency.
medición de los recursos usados
(n.)=metering.
Ex: If intellectual property protection is to succeed, technological answers based on metering need near universal support.
medida correctiva
(n.)=corrective measure.
Ex: As for corrective measures having been taken, we'll believe it when we see it.
medida correctora
(n.)=corrective measure.
Ex: As for corrective measures having been taken, we'll believe it when we see it.
medida cuantitativa
(n.)=quantitative measure.
Ex: Quantitative and qualitative measures were taken of effectiveness.
medida de austeridad
(n.)=austerity measure.
Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'.
medida de austeridad económica
(n.)=belt-tightening measure.
Ex: Several years of belt-tightening measures have started to choke programs and further cuts could make them unsustainable.
medida de conservación
(n.)=conservation measure.
Ex: Mankind's closest living relatives -- apes, monkeys, lemurs and other primates -- are on the brink of extinction and in need of urgent conservation measures.
medida de contención
(n.)=containment measure.
Ex: Clearly, containment and control measures must be chosen appropriate to the risk of the activity.
medida de contrapeso
(n.)=counterbalance.
Ex: It will also support Europe's efforts to provide a counterbalance in this field to countries such as the USA and Japan.
medida de control
(n.)=control measure.
Ex: With the shift toward a client orientation, different control measures needed to be established.
medida de control de gastos
(n.)=belt-tightening measure.
Ex: Several years of belt-tightening measures have started to choke programs and further cuts could make them unsustainable.
medida de emergencia
(n.)=emergency measure.
Ex: Emergency measures had to be taken and long-range plans had to be made to reduce binding costs stringently.
medida de fuerza
(n.)=crackdown.
Ex: As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.
medida de precaución
(n.)=security precaution ; precautionary measure.
Ex: In addition to these security precautions, we use encryption technology for the secure transfer of information. Ex: This article outlines a range of precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent damage to archival and rare book collections from water and fire.
medida de productividad
(n.)=output measure.
Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.
medida de protección
(n.)=safeguard.
Ex: DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.
medida de ralentización del tráfico
(n.)=traffic calming measure.
Ex: Rumble strips are a traffic calming measure that often cause problems because of noise levels.
medida de rendimiento
(n.)=performance measure ; output measure.
Ex: Performance measures refer collectively to several kinds of measures that reflect the performance of the organization. Ex: Output measures will determine the quantity and relative location of user hierarchies for each type of public service.
medida de seguridad
(n.)=safety standard ; security measure ; safety regulation ; safety precaution.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics. Ex: The use of passwords during logon is one of the security measures in DOBIS/LIBIS. Ex: This article outlines safety regulations involved when handling microorganism cultures. Ex: As both a fire and safety precaution flammable liquids must be kept in a cabinet which can contain fire.
medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo
(n.)=health and safety standard.
Ex: They sought to prevent occupational accidents and disease by incorporating health and safety standards in contracts.
medida defensiva
(n.)=line of defence.
Ex: Lines of defence include the protection of the boot process with keyboard modification to disable any keys that can be used to interrupt the boot process.
medida disciplinaria
(n.)=disciplinary measure.
Ex: This documentation is essential so that there is ample evidence if further disciplinary measures must be taken.
medida draconiana
(n.)=draconian measure.
Ex: The government took draconian measures to bring the smallpox outbreak under control.
medida económica
(n.)=economic measure.
Ex: We need alternative economic measures that reward positive growth while taxing growth that is harmful.
medida enérgica
(n.)=crackdown.
Ex: As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.
medida estructural
(n.)=structural measure.
Ex: Prominent examples are again the structural measures, such as those covering the modernization of farms and the less favoured areas.
medida extrema
(n.)=dire measure.
Ex: Dire measures therefore had to be taken.
medida paliativa
(n.)=palliative measure.
Ex: The book's thesis is that assisted dying should be one of the options available to terminally ill patients in the event of palliative measures being inadequate.
medida preventiva
(n.)=preventative measure ; precautionary measure ; preventive measure ; preemptive measure ; safeguard.
Ex: The study suggests some preventative measures which include a simple publicity campaign to educate students on the danger posed to library services by such delinquent acts. Ex: This article outlines a range of precautionary measures that can be taken to prevent damage to archival and rare book collections from water and fire. Ex: Books can be slipped so easily into a pocket or handbag that losses are high unless preventive measures are taken. Ex: Medical genealogy makes it possible to analyse more carefully a patient' risk for inheriting a genetic disorder and to take pre-emptive measures against that risk. Ex: DBMS systems aim to provide data security and access safeguards.
medida provisional
(n.)=stop gap measure ; stopgap [stop-gap] ; stopgap measure ; stopgap measure.
Ex: Dbase was used to expedite many of the labour-intensive activities associated with reserve room processing and provide a stop gap measure until an integrated system was purchased. Ex: The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases. Ex: Some businesses use their retirement funds as a stopgap measure when clients are taking longer than usual to pay their bills. Ex: Some businesses use their retirement funds as a stopgap measure when clients are taking longer than usual to pay their bills.
medida^1
(n.)=measure ; scale ; metric.
Nota: Frecuentemente usado en el plural.
Ex: One measure of a library's market is the number of reference questions dealt with at the reference desk or through electronic reference.
Ex: The apparent size of the face is measured directly with a finely graduated scale and a magnifying glass.
Ex: The author outlines quantitative metrics that measure information technology productivity from the perspective of the overall rate of return to the organization.
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* a medida=custom ; bespoke.
* conseguir en gran medida + Infinitivo=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
* considerar en su justa medida=see + in proportion.
* contribuir en gran medida a + Infinitivo=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio ; go far in + Gerundio ; go far towards + Gerundio.
* en cierta medida=to some extent ; to a certain extent ; to some degree.
* en diferente medida=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en distinta medida=differing ; in varying measures ; in varying degrees.
* en gran medida=by and large ; extensively ; greatly ; heavily ; largely ; to a considerable extent ; to a high degree ; to a large extent ; tremendously ; vastly ; very much ; in no small way ; to any great degree ; in many ways ; in large part ; in large measure ; in no small measure ; to a great extent ; to a large degree ; to a great degree.
* en igual medida=similarly.
* en la medida de lo posible=so far as possible.
* en la medida en que=in that ; so long as ; to the extent that ; insofar as [in so far as] ; to the degree that.
* en mayor medida=to a greater extent ; to a greater degree ; a fortiori ; to a larger degree ; to a larger extent.
* en mayor o menor medida=to a greater or lesser extent.
* hacer a medida=custom-make ; make to + order ; tailor.
* hacer a medida para satisfacer los requisitos=tailor to + meet the specification.
* hacerse a medida de una aplicación práctica concreta=tailor to + application.
* hecho a medida=customised [customized, -USA] ; purpose-designed ; tailored ; tailor-made [tailormade] ; custom-made ; custom-built [custom built] ; custom-designed [custom designed] ; custom-tailored [custom tailored] ; bespoke ; made to measure ; fitted ; made-to-order.
* influir en gran medida=become + a force.
* la medida en que=the extent to which.
* ley de pesos y medidas=weights and measures act.
* medida cuantitativa=quantitative measure.
* medida de productividad=output measure.
* medida de rendimiento=performance measure ; output measure.
* medidas y colindancias=metes and bounds.
* sistema anglosajón de medidas=imperial measures.
* tener Algo hecho a la medida de uno=have + Nombre + cut out.

medida^2
(n.)=arrangement ; countermeasure [counter measure] ; measure.
Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.
Ex: If we as a society hope to deal with a very real and important issue, the implementation of this popular measure is a good place to start.
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* como medida de seguridad=as a backup.
* como medida provisional=as an interim measure.
* como medida temporal=as an interim measure.
* como medida transitoria=as an interim measure.
* medida correctiva=corrective measure.
* medida correctora=corrective measure.
* medida de austeridad=austerity measure.
* medida de austeridad económica=belt-tightening measure.
* medida de conservación=conservation measure.
* medida de contención=containment measure.
* medida de contrapeso=counterbalance.
* medida de control=control measure.
* medida de control de gastos=belt-tightening measure.
* medida de emergencia=emergency measure.
* medida defensiva=line of defence.
* medida de fuerza=crackdown.
* medida de precaución=security precaution ; precautionary measure.
* medida de protección=safeguard.
* medida de ralentización del tráfico=traffic calming measure.
* medida de seguridad=safety standard ; security measure ; safety regulation ; safety precaution.
* medida de seguridad e higiene en el trabajo=health and safety standard.
* medida disciplinaria=disciplinary measure.
* medida draconiana=draconian measure.
* medida económica=economic measure.
* medida enérgica=crackdown.
* medida estructural=structural measure.
* medida extrema=dire measure.
* medida paliativa=palliative measure.
* medida preventiva=preventative measure ; precautionary measure ; preventive measure ; preemptive measure ; safeguard.
* medida provisional=stop gap measure ; stopgap [stop-gap] ; stopgap measure ; stopgap measure.
* medidas=action.
* medidas correctivas=corrective action ; remedial action.
* medidas correctoras=corrective action.
* medidas de prevención=prevention efforts ; prevention measures.
* medidas disciplinarias=disciplining.
* medidas drásticas=clampdown (on).
* medidas preventivas=preventive care ; ounce of prevention ; preventative care.
* para tomar medidas=for action.
* primera medida=initial step.
* proponer medidas=propose + measures.
* toma de medidas=action.
* tomar medida=take + action step.
* tomar medidas=follow + steps ; take + precaution ; take + steps ; take + measures ; produce + contingency plan ; make + contingency plan ; apply + measures ; undertake + action.
* tomar medidas (contra)=take + action (against).
* tomar medidas correctivas=pose + corrective action ; take + corrective action ; take + remedial action.
* tomar medidas demasiado drásticas=throw + the baby out with the bath water.
* tomar medidas de seguridad=take + safety precautions.
* tomar medidas de seguridad más estrictas=tighten + security.
* tomar medidas drásticas contra=clamp down on.
* tomar medidas duras contra=crack down on.
* tomar medidas enérgicas contra=crack down on.
* tomar medidas preventivas=take + preventive measures.
* tomar medidas severas contra=crack down on.

medida^3
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* a medida que=as.
* a medida que + avanzar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + avanzar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medida que pasaba el tiempo=as time passed (by) ; as time went by.
* a medida que pasa el tiempo=as time goes by ; as time passes (by).
* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal=as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
* a medida que + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* a medida que se necesite=on demand ; on request ; as required ; as needed.
* a medida que + transcurrir + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + transcurrir + el día=as the day + wear on.

medidas
(n.)=action.
Ex: Americans, convinced that education could be the panacea for all their ills, answered with vigorous action.
medidas correctivas
(n.)=corrective action ; remedial action.
Ex: Furthermore, if the library 's governance system is guilty of poor performance, it is more difficult to induce corrective action from a committee than from one person, who can be more easily removed for just cause. Ex: Although there is some evidence to show that remedial action is growing, its effectiveness remains to be seen.
medidas correctoras
(n.)=corrective action.
Ex: Furthermore, if the library 's governance system is guilty of poor performance, it is more difficult to induce corrective action from a committee than from one person, who can be more easily removed for just cause.
medidas de prevención
=prevention efforts ; prevention measures.
Ex: This article looks at the history of AIDS-related information, its format, content, and scope which is essential for targeting and evaluating control and prevention efforts at all levels. Ex: As well as insurance coverage, library managers should consider fire prevention measures e.g. automatic detection and extinguishing systems, and staff training to recognise potential hazards.
medidas disciplinarias
(n.)=disciplining.
Ex: Librarians tend to be sued most frequently in actions involving personnel decisions (hiring, disciplining and firing employees).
medidas drásticas
(n.)=clampdown (on).
Ex: This is the latest in a series of clampdowns on peaceful demonstration as elections approach.
medidas preventivas
(n.)=preventive care ; ounce of prevention ; preventative care.
Ex: Preventive care library collections, as a strategy for preservation, is discussed with reference to Glasgow University Library. Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'. Ex: This article discusses preventative care of library collections as a strategy for preservation is discussed with reference to Glasgow University Library.
medidas y colindancias
=metes and bounds.
Ex: To describe land by 'metes and bounds' is to have a known landmark for a place of beginning, and then follow a line according to the compass needle, or the course of a stream, or track of an ancient highway.
medido
(adj.)=metered.
Ex: This article describes a technique for offering metered, selective, access to CD-ROM databases on a pay as you use basis.

medieval
(adj.)=mediaeval [medieval, -USA].
Ex: Diplomatics is an auxiliary science of history created by the French monk Dom Jean Mabillon in 1681 to establish the authenticity of mediaeval charters.
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* caballero medieval=mediaeval knight [medieval knight, -USA].
* caballo de batalla medieval=destrier.
* sociedad medieval=mediaeval society.

medievalismo
(n.)=mediaevalism [medievalism, -USA].
Ex: The author examines the worship of aestheticism, spiritualism, medievalism and the supernatural, present in the work of the Visionists, a secret society of artists, poets and writers.

medievalista
(n.)=mediaevalist [medievalist, -USA].
Ex: 'Microform and medievalists' is a critical reply to an article which criticised the use of microform library collections.

medio + Expresión Temporal
=half + a + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
medio abierto
(adj.)=half-opened ; half-way open.
Ex: The research and conclusions are published in full in the author's book 'The half-opened Door' = La investigación y las conclusiones se publicaron en su totalidad en el libro del autor "La puerta entreabierta". Ex: The window was half-way open as he sat taking the air with an infinite sadness of mien, like some disconsolate prisoner.
medio administrativo
(adj.)=quasi-clerical.
Ex: The current situation has highlighted the inefficiency of employing highly paid librarians in quasi-clerical tasks.
medio adormilado
(adj.)=bleary-eyed.
Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
medio ambiente marino
(n.)=marine environment.
Ex: Some specific aquatic ecosystems, including marine environments and hydrothermal vents, are described.
medio cocido
(adj.)=half-baked.
Ex: Sony made a 'half-hearted, half-baked' response to cyberattacks that compromised personal information for as many as 100 million people.
medio de ahorro
(n.)=economy measure.
Ex: SA (see also) references may also be made to an entire group of headings as an economy measure, for instance, Cranberries - Diseases and Pests SA names of pests eg Cranberry rootworm.
medio de almacenamiento
(n.)=storage medium.
Ex: For certain categories of material, the physical carrier consists of a storage medium (e.g., tape, film) sometimes encased in plastic, metal, etc., housing (e.g. cassette, cartridge) that is an integral part of the item.
medio de almacenamiento físico
=physical storage media.
Ex: The file media on which they are stored are the physical storage media, e.g. magnetic disc or tape, and the physical arrangement of records on the storage media is distinct from the user's logical perception of records.
medio de comunicación
(n.)=medium [media, -pl.].
Ex: When the term was coined the predominant information and text-carrying medium in libraries was the book.
medio de interpretación
(n.)=medium of performance.
Ex: Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.
medio de transmisión
(n.)=conduit.
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that conduit (of sewer pipe size if possible) should be provided for electrical wiring with outlets placed in the ceiling every metre.
medio de vida
(n.)=livelihood.
Ex: Reference librarianship is 'as much a passion as a livelihood, less a profession than a privilege'.
medio despierto
(adj.)=drowsily ; groggily ; bleary-eyed.
Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before. Ex: As he groggily pulled the sweat-soaked sheet from his body, he rolled his head sideways to see the clock radio displaying 7:00 a.m. Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
medio dormido
(adj.)=drowsily ; groggily ; groggy .
Ex: Drowsily he slithered out of bed, opened his closet door and got dressed like he had done every morning before. Ex: As he groggily pulled the sweat-soaked sheet from his body, he rolled his head sideways to see the clock radio displaying 7:00 a.m. Ex: The groggy feeling you get after being awakened by an alarm is often the result of an interrupted sleep cycle.
medio día
(n.)=one-half day ; half day.
Ex: Sessions are one-half day each. Ex: Parents may no longer have to pick their children up early if plans to eliminate half days in Irish schools come to an end.
medio en broma
(adj.)=tongue-in-cheek.
Ex: This is a tongue-in-cheek report concerned with reducing not only the 'growth rate' of library collections but also their actual size.
medio físico
(n.)=physical medium.
Ex: Messages are transmitted by superimposing the signs on some form of physical medium -- a carrier.
medio galope
(n.)=canter.
Ex: I find canter easiest to ride because sometimes at a gallop horses can be very hard to pull up.
medio hecho
(adj.)=halfway done ; half done.
Ex: When the pasta is halfway done, return the skillet with the sauce to a medium heat, adding the oregano, capers and olives. Ex: Five years after they took control of war-ravaged Afghanistan, reconstruction remains a job half done.
medio maratón
(n.)=half marathon.
Ex: BRR annually organizes sport events such as marathons, half marathons, biathlons, triathlons, pentathlons, and decathlons.
medio natural
(n.)=natural habitat.
Ex: And the academic library is the natural habitat of the absent-minded professor.
medio pliego
(n.)=half-sheet.
Ex: Although it seldom happened in practice, it was possible to shuffle copies of the main sections and offcuts of 12 sheets or half-sheets and thus produce aberrant watermark patterns.
medio sumergido
=half-submerged.
Ex: This was the cylinder machine, which formed a web of paper not on an endless belt of woven wire but on a cylinder covered with wire mesh (looking like a large dandy roll) which revolved half-submerged in a vat of stuff.
medio vacío
=half-empty.
Ex: Libraries are changing into activity centres, where one can keep warm, or leave one's child to be entertained, but where the shelves are half-empty.
medio vestido
(adj.)=partly dressed ; half dressed.
Ex: He certainly invaded her privacy by using a telephoto lens to photograph her inside her home when she was topless or partly dressed. Ex: She was seen Sunday morning at 6 AM, only half dressed, barefoot and bleary-eyed outside a friend's house in London.
medio^1
=middle ; one-half (1/2).
Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The output of paperbacks accounted for one-third of the total US book production by 1962; nearly one-half of the fiction produced and a quarter of the available titles.
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* Alta Edad Media, la=Early Middle Ages, the ; High Middle Ages, the ; Dark Ages, the.
* a media asta=at half-mast ; at half staff.
* a media mañana=mid-morning.
* a medias entre... y...=betwixt and between.
* a medio abrir=half-opened.
* a medio camino=halfway [half-way/half way].
* a medio comprender=half-understood.
* a medio concebir=half-baked.
* a medio formar=half-formed.
* a medio fuego=medium heat.
* a medio galope=at a canter.
* a medio hacer=halfway done ; half done ; half-baked.
* a medio plazo=near-term ; in the medium term ; medium-term ; in the mid-term ; mid-term [midterm].
* a medio rimar=half-rhymed.
* a medio vestir=partly dressed ; half dressed.
* arco de medio punto=round arch.
* baja Edad Media, la=late Middle Ages, the.
* barba de media tarde=five o'clock shadow.
* cabalgar a medio galope=canter.
* cerebro medio=midbrain.
* clase media=middle class.
* cocer a medias=parboil.
* comprendido a medias=half-understood.
* dar media vuelta=do + an about-face.
* darse media vuelta=turn on + Posesivo + heel.
* dejar Algo a medias=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
* de la edad media=dark-age.
* del medio=middle.
* del Medio Oriente=Middle Eastern.
* de media jornada=half-day [half day].
* de media mañana=mid-morning.
* de medio día de duración=half-day [half day].
* de medio pelo=small-time.
* de talla media=middle-sized.
* dividir por medio=rend in + two.
* djar Algo a medio hacer=leave + Nombre + halfway through.
* Edad Media=mediaeval ages [medieval ages, -USA] ; Middle Ages.
* edición media=medium edition.
* en el medio de la nada=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en el nivel medio de=in the middle range of.
* en medio de=amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of.
* en medio de ninguna parte=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en medio de ningún sitio=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en medio de una conversación=in the middle of a conversation.
* entender a medias=pick up + the fag-ends.
* enterarse a medias=pick up + the fag-ends.
* entre medias=in between.
* entre medio de=amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid ; in the grip of ; in the middle of.
* estar a medio camino entre ... y ...=lie + midway between ... and ....
* estar en medio de=caught in the middle.
* estar justo en medio de=stand + squarely in.
* foto de medio cuerpo=mugshot [mug shot].
* haber dinero de por medio=money + change hands.
* haber una transacción económica de por medio=money + change hands.
* habitante del Medio Oriente=Middle Easterner.
* histeria a medias=semi-hysteria.
* Hora + y media=half past + Hora.
* IME (Integración a Media Escala)=MSI (Medium Scale Integration).
* ir a medio galope=canter.
* justo en el medio (de)=plumb in the middle (of).
* letra rota o a medio imprimir=broken letter.
* línea de medio campo=halfway line.
* media docena=half a dozen ; half-dozen.
* media hora=half-hour.
* Media Luna Roja, la=Red Crescent, the.
* media luz=half-light.
* media maratón=half marathon.
* media pensión=half board.
* media tinta=Mezzotint.
* media verdad=half truth ; half-fact.
* media vuelta=about-face.
* medio abierto=half-opened ; half-way open.
* medio administrativo=quasi-clerical.
* medio adormilado=bleary-eyed.
* medio cocido=half-baked.
* medio despierto=drowsily ; groggily ; bleary-eyed.
* medio día=one-half day ; half day.
* medio dormido=drowsily ; groggily ; groggy .
* medio en broma=tongue-in-cheek.
* medio + Expresión Temporal=half + a + Expresión Temporal.
* medio galope=canter.
* medio hecho=halfway done ; half done.
* medio maratón=half marathon.
* Medio Oeste, el=Midwest, the.
* Medio Oriente=Middle East.
* medio pliego=half-sheet.
* medio sumergido=half-submerged.
* medio vacío=half-empty.
* medio vestido=partly dressed ; half dressed.
* nacido en medio=middleborn.
* nivel medio de gestión=middle management.
* pantalones de media caña=knee breeches ; jodhpurs.
* partir por medio=rend in + two.
* Pasado=half + Pasado/Participio.
* ponerse en medio=get in + the way (of).
* poner tierra de por medio entre... y...=put + some distance between... and....
* Posesivo + media naranja=Posesivo + significant other ; Posesivo + better half ; Posesivo + other half.
* punto medio=mid-point.
* quedarse a medias=fall (between/through) + the cracks.
* quitarse de en medio=take + Nombre + out ; put + Nombre + on the chopping block.
* quitarse del medio=run for + cover.
* seis kilos y medio=stone.
* sin obstáculos de por medio=uncluttered.
* tener un problema medio resuelto=have + problem half licked.
* tentempié de media mañana=elevenses.
* un día y medio=one and a half days.
* verdad a medias=half truth ; half-fact.
* verse en medio de=caught in the middle.

medio^2
(adj.)=average ; mainline ; mainstream.
Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
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* ciudadano medio, el=average man, the.
* como término medio=on average.
* de calidad media=middle-ranking.
* de grado medio=middle-ranking.
* de nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* de nivel medio=medium level [medium-level] ; middle-range.
* de precio medio=medium-priced.
* de rango medio=middle-ranking.
* de talle medio=medium-length.
* de tamaño medio=medium-sized ; mid-sized [midsized] ; middle-sized ; mid-size [midsize].
* de tipo medio=middle-range.
* el ciudadano medio=the average Joe.
* hombre medio, el=average person, the.
* la ciudadana media=the average Jane.
* nivel de dominio medio=working knowledge.
* persona con nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* por término medio=on average.
* precio medio=average price.
* tener por término medio=average.
* término medio=compromise ; balance.
* valor medio=midrange ; mean value.

medio^3
(n.)=instrumentality ; means ; vehicle.
Nota: Sentido figurado.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
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* alfabetización en los medios de comunicación=media literacy.
* anuncios en los medios de comunicación=media releases.
* aprendizaje a través de medios electrónicos=online learning.
* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador=computer-based learning (CBL).
* bibliotecario de medios audiovisuales=library media specialist.
* bien dotado de medios=well-resourced.
* bien equipado de medios=well-resourced.
* búsqueda por medio de menús=menu-assisted searching.
* búsqueda por medio de órdenes=command search.
* codificación por medio de códigos de barras=barcoding [bar-coding].
* codificar por medio de códigos de barras=barcode [bar-code].
* conducir por medio de tubos=duct.
* confundir los medios con el fin=confuse + the means with the ends.
* con medios insuficientes=on a shoestring (budget).
* con medios muy escasos=on a shoestring (budget).
* con medios muy exiguos=on a shoestring (budget).
* con muy pocos medios=on a shoestring (budget).
* con todos los medios a + Posesivo + alcance=with all the means at + Posesivo + disposal.
* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador=computer commuting.
* documentalista de los medios de comunicación=news librarian.
* dotar de medios=resource.
* el fin justifica los medios=the end justifies the means.
* empresa de medios de comunicación=media company.
* enseñanza a través de medios electrónicos=online education.
* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI)=computer-based instruction (CBI).
* entrevista en los medios de comunicación=media interview.
* equipar de medios=resource.
* exceso de medios=overkill.
* expansión de una búsqueda por medio del tesauro=thesaurus expansion.
* industria de los medios de comunicación de masas=mass communications industry.
* interfaz por medio de gráficos=graphics interfacing.
* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía=photocharger ; photocharging machine.
* medio de ahorro=economy measure.
* medio de almacenamiento=storage medium.
* medio de almacenamiento físico=physical storage media.
* medio de comunicación=medium [media, -pl.].
* medio de interpretación=medium of performance.
* medio de transmisión=conduit.
* medio de vida=livelihood.
* medio físico=physical medium.
* medio natural=natural habitat.
* medios=ways and means.
* medios de almacenamiento digital=digital media.
* medios de almacenamiento óptico=optical storage media.
* medios de comunicación=news media.
* medios de comunicación de las redes sociales=social media.
* medios de comunicación de masas=mass media ; mass communications media ; communications media ; communications media.
* medios de comunicación social=mass media.
* medios de difusión de la información=information media.
* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información=microstorage media.
* medios de producción=means of production.
* medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información=digitised media.
* medios económicos=economic resources.
* medios informativos=information media.
* medios, los=wherewithal, the ; means, the.
* medios oficiales=official channels.
* medios técnicos=IT capabilities.
* medios visuales=visual media.
* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo=flash up.
* multimedia=multimedia [multi-media].
* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el=mediascape, the.
* por medio=out of.
* por medio de=by means of ; by way of ; in the form of ; through ; via ; via the medium of ; by dint of.
* por medio de isótopos=isotopically.
* por medio de otro(s)=by proxy.
* por medio de una agencia=on a bureau basis.
* proporcionar los medios para=provide + the material for.
* ser un medio para llegar a un fin=be the means to an end.
* streaming media=streaming media.
* técnica de recuperación por medio de la lógica difusa=fuzzy IR technique.
* terapia por medio de aromas=aroma therapy.
* tratar por todos los medios de=take + (great) pains to.
* tratar por todos los medios de + Verbo=be at pains to + Infinitivo.
* un medio para alcanzar un fin=a means to an end.
* un medio para conseguir un fin=a means to an end.
* un medio para llegar a fin=a means to an end.
* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador=explode.

medioambiental
(adj.)=environmental.
Ex: Not all topics are covered, but a broad group of industrial topics are represented, including, measurement, environmental and safety engineering, energy technology and communication.
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* catástrofe medioambiental=environmental disaster.
* conciencia medioambiental=environmental awareness.
* derecho medioambiental=environmental law.
* desastre medioambiental=environmental disaster.
* desde un punto de vista medioambi=environmentally.
* gestión medioambiental=environmental management.
* sicología medioambiental=environmental psychology.
* tensión medioambiental=environmental stress.

medioambiente
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* Agencia de Protección del Medio Ambiente (EPA)=Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
* contaminación del medio ambiente=environmental pollution.
* delito contra el medioambiente=environmental crime.
* del medio ambiente=environmental.
* desde el punto de vista del medio ambiente=environmentally.
* especialista en medio ambiente=environmentalist.
* estudio de impacto en el medio ambiente=environmental impact study.
* estudios del medio ambiente=environmental studies.
* gestión del medio ambiente=environmental management.
* medio ambiente marino=marine environment.
* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente=Department of the Environment.
* peligro para el medio ambiente=environmental hazard.
* perjudicial para el medioambiente=environmentally-damaging.
* preocupación por el medio ambiente=environmentalism.
* protección del medio ambiente=environmental protection.
* que no daña el medio ambiente=environmentally friendly ; environmentally sound ; eco-friendly.
* que no perjudica el medio ambiente=environmentally friendly ; environmentally sound ; eco-friendly.
* relacionado con el medio ambiente=environmentally related.

mediocre
(adj.)=meagre [meager, -USA] ; nondescript ; run-of-the-mill ; mediocre ; indifferent ; second-rate ; undistinguished ; lamely ; unimpressive ; unremarkable ; so-so.
Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
Ex: Despite the proliferation of biographies aimed at young adults which have lavish illustrations, easy-to-read print and attractive layout, most of them are lifeless and mediocre.
Ex: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.
Ex: To date the library profession has been passive in its approach to new technology and has accepted the second-rate products it has been offered.
Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.
Ex: People think that that this is just a stunt to generate more traffic to a lamely performing Web site.
Ex: The author deems voice recognition technology to be unimpressive but finds that text-to-speech conversion has greatly improved.
Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.

mediocridad
(n.)=mediocrity.
Ex: This article argues against the belief that children will happily settle for mediocrity.

mediodía
(n.)=afternoon ; midday.
Ex: Well, you've heard that same thing is going to happen this afternoon.
Ex: They still conduct midday business meetings over plates of meatloaf, mashed potatoes and banana pudding.
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* a las doce del mediodía=at high noon.
* al medio día=at midday ; at high noon.
* descanso del mediodía=midday break.
* Día + al mediodía=Día + afternoon.
* domingo después del mediodía=Sunday afternoon.
* horas posteriores al mediodía=afternoon times.
* las doce del mediodía=noon.
* sábado después del mediodía=saturday afternoon.

medios
=ways and means.
Ex: Teachers need to be more familiar with bibliographical ways and means: librarians should be more aware of problems from the teachers' perspective and make active efforts to inform teachers of sources of help.
medios de almacenamiento digital
(n.)=digital media.
Ex: This paper examines the options currently available for mass storage of digital media.
medios de almacenamiento óptico
=optical storage media.
Ex: The Library of Congress has been conducting experiments since 1979 with the library applications of optical storage media.
medios de comunicación
=news media.
Ex: This article stresses the importance of the cooperation of philanthropic organisations and the assistance of librarians, library associations and news media.
medios de comunicación de las redes sociales
(n.)=social media.
Ex: It seems that no matter what TV channel you put on, what website you read, or what social media site you're on, talk of him is rampant as the world awaits his decision on which team he'll sign with.
medios de comunicación de masas
(n.)=mass media ; mass communications media ; communications media ; communications media.
Ex: Similarly, if we substitute 'mass media' for 'television' or 'transport' instead of 'land transport' specificity is lost. Ex: The system of mass communications media includes television, radio broadcasting, press, film and literature. Ex: The bibliography presents studies on the use of various communications media to inform the public on issues, such as mass transportation, driving safety, water resources, health, pollution, and law enforcement. Ex: The bibliography presents studies on the use of various communications media to inform the public on issues, such as mass transportation, driving safety, water resources, health, pollution, and law enforcement.
medios de comunicación social
=mass media.
Ex: Similarly, if we substitute 'mass media' for 'television' or 'transport' instead of 'land transport' specificity is lost.
medios de difusión de la información
(n.)=information media.
Ex: The confiscation of publications and recordings and other information media may only be carried out by means of a court order.
medios de microalmacenamiento de la información
=microstorage media.
Ex: The article '1,000 pages of biological information to microstorage for retrieval in a pharmaceutical information system' contains one section devoted to compare optical optical storage with other microstorage media such as microforms and digitised media.
medios de producción
(n.)=means of production.
Ex: Agricultural prices include the purchase prices of the means of production and selling prices, i.e., producer and wholesale prices but not retail prices, of animal and crop products.
medios digitalizados de almacenamiento de información
=digitised media.
Ex: The article '1,000 pages of biological information to microstorage for retrieval in a pharmaceutical information system' contains one section devoted to compare optical optical storage with other microstorage media such as microforms and digitised media.
medios económicos
=economic resources.
Ex: Owing to the lack of skilled staff and economic resources, traditional libraries are not always able to adequately collect, classify, record, preserve and store prints and negatives of historical importance.
medios informativos
(n.)=information media.
Ex: The confiscation of publications and recordings and other information media may only be carried out by means of a court order.
medios oficiales
=official channels.
Ex: Furthermore, such visits allow valuable information unobtainable through official channels to be gleaned on an informal basis.
medios técnicos
=IT capabilities.
Ex: The Opto-Electronics Demonstrator integrates into a single system a wide range of IT capabilities, including CD-ROM and WORM optical discs, scanning, OCR, laser printers, low and high resolution displays, softstrips and page formatting techniques, based on IBM compatible computers.
medios visuales
=visual media.
Ex: With the spread of video equipment, an increasing number of visual media with local history content have come into being.
medios, los
(n.)=wherewithal, the ; means, the.
Ex: The computer has now been provided with the wherewithal to complete the generation of index entries. Ex: These more diverse forms of knowledge transmission will emphasize the end result rather than the means.
medir
(v.)=measure ; quantify ; gauge [gage, -USA] ; meter ; clock.
Ex: Thus it is apparent that it is easier to measure precision that recall.
Ex: The two measurements are quantified as the recall ratio and the precision ratio.
Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
Ex: The author concludes that a hybrid approach may be the ideal; involving an initial fee of one tenth the usual, single subscription price, and metering subsequent use.
Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.
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* cinta de medir=measuring tape.
* fácil de medir=measurable.
* imposible de medir=incommemsurable ; incommensurate.
* jarra graduada para medir=measuring jug.
* medir a Alguien con el mismo patrón=treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + equally.
* medir a dos raseros=double standard.
* medir el impacto de Algo=gauge + the impact of.
* medir fuerzas con=cross + swords with.
* medir lanzas con=cross + swords with.
* medir la profundidad de Algo=plumb + the depths of.
* medir las armas con=cross + swords with.
* medir las palabras=watch + Posesivo + mouth ; watch what + say ; weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
* medirse la fuerzas (con)=lock + horns (with).
* medirse las fuerzas=pit against.
* sin medir=unmeasured.
* taza graduada para medir=measuring cup.

medir a Alguien con el mismo patrón
(v.)=treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + equally.
Ex: If I treat everyone the same way, I am for sure being biased because each individual is unique. Ex: I've not tarred him with the same brush as my ex but I can't help but be cautious!. Ex: Equality means you treat everyone equally, not give special treatment to minorities.
medir a dos raseros
(n.)=double standard.
Ex: Parental protectiveness of children is surely a good thing if sensibly applied, but this nonsensical double standard doesn't help anyone.
medir el impacto de Algo
(v.)=gauge + the impact of.
Ex: This study attempts to gauge the impact the availability of this information has on reference services.
medir fuerzas con
(v.)=cross + swords with.
Ex: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
medir la profundidad de Algo
(v.)=plumb + the depths of.
Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'.
medir lanzas con
(v.)=cross + swords with.
Ex: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
medir las armas con
(v.)=cross + swords with.
Ex: I've crossed swords with him before, and the only thing that's remarkable is that he's still hard at it, peddling his view of the future of IT.
medir las palabras
(v.)=watch + Posesivo + mouth ; watch what + say ; weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
Ex: They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out. Ex: The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'. Ex: She took a breath, weighing her words. 'You're not possessed, but you've got spirits floating around your head, and they've got to go'. Ex: She even speaks the way she writes, choosing her words with the fondness and care of a mother embracing her child. Ex: There should be an official apology, in addition to showing more wisdom in picking his words in the future. Ex: She is poised and manicured -- 'prissy,' according to her friends -- measuring her words with soft-spoken formality.
medirse la fuerzas (con)
(v.)=lock + horns (with).
Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.
medirse las fuerzas
(v.)=pit against.
Ex: This article examines cross-currents which pit the interests of special collections librarians against those of general, academic librarians.
meditabundo
(adj.)=meditative ; thoughtful.
Ex: Librarians are inner-directed, meditative, liberal people whose rewards and motivations come from self-fulfillment.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.
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* de un modo meditabundo=pensively.

meditaciones
(n.)=musings.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
meditación
(n.)=contemplation ; meditation ; soul-searching.
Ex: 'Look,' she began, rousing herself from her secret contemplation, 'Cindi Kass doesn't strike me as the type to grieve'.
Ex: Selling particularly well are books on prayer, meditation and man's spiritual life.
Ex: Soul-searching and perhaps a shift of priorities may be necessary, but with only 1/4 of public libraries possessing good basic resources the major priority is an obvious one.
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* meditaciones=musings.
* meditación profunda=deep meditation ; deep meditation.
* meditación trascendental=transcendental meditation.

meditación profunda
(n.)=deep meditation ; deep meditation.
Ex: Deep meditation can also make us lose all notion of time because our mental activity is situated on the subconscious level. Ex: Deep meditation can also make us lose all notion of time because our mental activity is situated on the subconscious level.
meditación trascendental
(n.)=transcendental meditation.
Ex: Scientific research has shown that the most beneficial meditation technique is transcendental meditation.
meditar
(v.)=ponder (over/on/upon) ; cogitate ; meditate ; mull over.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: 'We've been loading quite a few things on you, Laura! Do you have any questions?', the young woman cogitated.
Ex: He sat still, full in the eye of the sun, and meditated.
Ex: Hawthorne sat alone at her table, mulling over Gordon's remarks = Hawthorne estaba sentado solo en su mesa, dándole vueltas a los comentarios de Gordon.
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* meditar sobre=muse (over/on/upon).

meditar sobre
(v.)=muse (over/on/upon).
Ex: The next morning, library director Nicholas R. Magro, sat in his office musing over the previous evening's activities = A la mañana siguiente, el director de la biblioteca se sentó en su despacho reflexionando sobre las actividades que se habían realizado el día anterior por la tarde.
meditativo
(adj.)=meditative ; thoughtful.
Ex: Librarians are inner-directed, meditative, liberal people whose rewards and motivations come from self-fulfillment.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.

mediterráneo
(n.)=Mediterranean.
Ex: Food, cookery and Mediterranean are isolates drawn from the facets of Domestic science, constituting phenomena studied.
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* costa mediterránea, la=Mediterranean coast, the.
* cuenca del Mediterráneo, la=Mediterranean basin, the ; Mediterranean region, the.
* cuenca mediterránea, la=Mediterranean basin, the ; Mediterranean region, the.
* dieta mediterránea, la=Mediterranean diet, the.
* el Mediterráneo=Mediterranean Sea, the ; the Med.
* Mar Mediterráneo, el=Mediterranean Sea, the.

mediático
(adj.)=mediatic.
Nota: Relacionado con los medios de comunicación u cualquier otro medio como transmisor de contenido.
Ex: This analysis includes texts from different fields of the social sciences involving new visions of the mediatic environment.
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* alfabetización mediática=media literacy.

medrar
(v.)=interfere with.
Ex: You should use other symbols, without necessarily having them reproduced on the card where they certainly do interfere with the intelligibility and ease of reading.

medroso
(adj.)=timorous.
Ex: Even on his pet subject of mathematics, Wilson is a timorous exegete.

medusa
(n.)=jellyfish.
Ex: Subjects addressed in this collection of newspaper articles are bioluminescence, beachcomber finds, gulls, barnacles, sand, seaweed, and jellyfish.

mega
(n.)=mega.
Ex: This article reports the results of a bibliometric study conducted to investigate the phenomenon of mega authorship, defined as research work involving the contribution of 10 or more authors.

megabyte
(n.)=megabyte.
Nota: Un millón de bytes o mil kilobytes.
Ex: Such applications have rapidly increased file sizes so that megabytes of data soon became gigabytes, and eventually terabytes.
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=Mb (Megabyte).
Ex: Approximately 4.75 inches in diameter, each disc is capable of storing more than 550 million characters (550 Mb) of information.

megafichero
(n.)=mega-file.
Ex: He predicts that on-line users will react against the mega-files with their huge number of false hits.

megafonía
(n.)=tannoy.
Ex: The production is extremely lively: Wandering musicians rove the tiny stage and aisles, competing with birdsong and baroque concertos over the tannoy.
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* sistema de megafonía=public address system.

megahercio
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* megahercios (MHz)=megahertz (MHz).

megahercios (MHz)
=megahertz (MHz).
Ex: Bandwidth is expressed on a scale of frequencies, and is measured in units of hertz (Hz), thousands of hertz or kilohertz (kHz), millions of hertz or megahertz (MHz), etc..
megalómano
(n./adj.)=megalomaniac.
Ex: The only law despots, megalomaniacs, and retrograde fanatics understand is the law of the jungle.

megamúltiple
(adj.)=megamultiple.
Ex: Why quintuplets, sextuplets and septuplets happen and what the real price is in the long run for megamultiple births are subjects that remain unexamined.

megapixel
(n.)=megapixel.
Ex: They can't quite believe their eyes and refuse to make the leap of faith to accept that a 3.4 megapixel sensor can produce such quality.

megáfono
(n.)=megaphone.
Ex: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'.

mejicano
(adj.)=Mexican.
Ex: The effects of Mexico's economic crises, since the beginning of 1982, on Mexican libraries is discussed.
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* americano de origen mejicano=Mexican American.
* mejicano americano=Mexican American.

mejicano americano
(adj.)=Mexican American.
Ex: The author reviews the literature of research on minority librarianship in the USA (Afro-American, American Indian, Asian American and Mexican American) = El autor analiza las investigaciones sobre la biblioteconomía relacionada con las minorías en los Estados Unidos (Afroamericanos, indio americanos, americanos de origen asiático, americanos de origen mejicano).
mejilla
(n.)=cheek.
Ex: There were many wrinkles in the hollows between his eyes and his cheeks; and the eyes were sad; they were very sad.
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* de mejillas sonrosadas=rosy-cheeked.
* ofrecer la otra mejilla=turn + the other cheek.
* poner la otra mejilla=turn + the other cheek.

mejillón^1
(n.)=mussel.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.

mejillón^2
(n.)=pussy ; puss.
Ex: These girlies have some giant big round fuckable asses with juicy pink pussies.
Ex: Benny submitted these pics of his nude ex-girlfriend, posing with her pearls laid across her puss.

mejor
(adj.)=advantageous ; better ; improved ; increased ; optimal ; superior ; top ; top quality ; high-end ; best ever.
Ex: Often it would be advantageous to be able to snap the camera and to look at the picture immediately.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
Ex: The information manager supervises all services to ensure competitiveness, optimal staff deployment and attention to users.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
Ex: The quality of a university's research library may not be sufficient to attract top quality students.
Ex: The system provides extensive map facilities which until now have been available only on high-end hypermedia systems like Intermedia.
Ex: The conference had a wobbly start in 1997 but has since grown increasingly stronger and has had its best ever year with over 650 attendees.
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* acabar con mejor cara=end up on + a high note.
* acabar mejor de lo que + empezar=end up on + a high note.
* adecuarse mejor=best + fit.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento=peak.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto=peak + too early.
* al mejor precio=at the best price.
* al mejor precio posible=at the best possible price.
* apreciar mejor=gain + an appreciation.
* aprovechar mejor=make + the best use of.
* aprovechar mejor el dinero=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
* arreglárselas lo mejor posible=make + the best of things.
* arreglarse lo mejor posible=look + Posesivo + best.
* atraído por la promesa de una vida mejor=drawn by the promise of a better life.
* aun mejor=better still.
* ayudar a comprender mejor=offer + insights ; improve + understanding ; glean + insights ; give + an insight into ; provide + insight into ; lend + understanding to.
* ayudar a conocer mejor=advance + understanding.
* ayudar a entender mejor=lend + understanding to.
* bestseller de los mejores=runaway bestseller.
* cada vez mejor=from strength to strength.
* cambiar para mejor=change for + the better.
* como mejor + poder=as best + Pronombre + can.
* comprender mejor=gain + insight into ; increase + understanding ; gain + a better understanding ; gain + a greater understanding ; gain + a better sense of ; get + a better sense of ; place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
* con la mejor voluntad del mundo=in good faith.
* con las mejores intenciones=best-intentioned.
* conocer mejor=gain + a better understanding ; gain + a greater understanding.
* cuando + Pronombre + resultar + mejor=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* cuando + Pronombre + venir + mejor=at + Posesivo + (own) convenience.
* cuando uno se encuentra mejor de ánimo=on the upswing.
* cuanto antes mejor=sooner the better, the.
* cuantos más, mejor=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
* dar lo mejor de Uno mismo=give of + Posesivo + best ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
* dársele a Uno mejor Algo=be better at.
* dársele mejor a Uno=do + best.
* de la mejor forma posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* de la mejor manera posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* del mejor modo posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* de los mejores=high-end ; as good as any ; top-class ; top-ranking.
* de mejor manera=best.
* demostrar ser mejor=prove + superior.
* desear a Alguien lo mejor (para el futuro)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
* dispuesto a dar lo mejor sí=on + Posesivo + mettle ; show + Posesivo + best.
* el ataque es la mejor defensa=attack is the best form of defence.
* el mejor=best of breed, the.
* el mejor de todos=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
* el mejor hasta ahora=the best yet.
* el mejor modo de=the best way of.
* el mejor momento de todos=the time of all times.
* el mejor + Nombre=the best available + Nombre.
* el mejor que ha hecho hasta ahora=Posesivo + best yet.
* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre=a dog is man's best friend.
* empezar a jugar mejor=get back into + the game.
* encajar mejor=best + fit.
* encontrarse en una mejor situación económica=be economically better off.
* en el mejor de los casos=at best ; at most ; ideally ; in the best of circumstances ; the best case scenario ; at the most ; at the best of times ; at the very best.
* en el mejor momento de=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
* en el mejor momento de Uno=at + Posesivo + (very) best.
* en la mejor posición=best-positioned.
* en las mejores condiciones posibles=in the best possible conditions.
* en su mejor momento=at + Posesivo + peak ; at its peak ; at its height ; at its zenith.
* entender mejor=gain + a better sense of ; get + a better sense of ; place + Nombre + in/into + perspective.
* entre los mejores clasificados=top-ranking.
* esperar lo mejor=hope for + the best.
* esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor=hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst ; hope for the best and/but plan for the worst.
* esperar mejores tiempos=wait for + better times.
* estar en la mejor posición para=be best positioned to.
* estar mejor=be better off ; be better served by.
* funcionar mejor=work + best ; do + best.
* guardar lo mejor para lo último=save + the best for last.
* hacer el mejor uso de=make + the best of.
* hacerlo lo mejor que uno pueda=do + Posesivo + utmost ; give + Posesivo + utmost ; give + Posesivo + best.
* hacerlo mejor=do + a better job.
* hacer lo mejor que Uno pued=give of + Posesivo + best.
* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda=put + Posesivo + best into ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* hacer mejor=give + Nombre + an edge.
* hacer resaltar las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* interpretar la ley según le convenga mejor a Uno=bend + the rules to suit + Posesivo + own purposes.
* ir cada vez mejor=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* la mejor forma de hacer Algo=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* la mejor manera=how best.
* la mejor manera de=the best way of.
* la mejor oferta=the best deal.
* la mejor opción=the best bet.
* la mejor salida=the best way forward.
* la mejor solución=the best way forward.
* lo mejor=the top of the tree.
* lo mejor de=the beauty of ; showpiece.
* lo mejor de ambas partes=the best of both worlds.
* lo mejor de lo mejor=the best of the best ; nothing but the (very) best.
* lo mejor de todo=best of all.
* lo mejor entre lo mejor=the best of the best.
* lo mejor es que...=the good news is (that) ....
* lo mejor está aún por llegar=the best is yet to come.
* lo mejor posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability ; at + Posesivo + (very) best ; optimally.
* lo mejor que pueda=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* lo mejor que se puede hacer=the best bet.
* lo mejor + ser=the beautiful part + be.
* lo que es aun mejor=better still.
* lo que es mejor aun=better still.
* mejor amigo=best friend.
* mejor aun=better still.
* mejor compra=best buy.
* mejor conservado=best-preserved.
* mejor dicho=nay.
* mejor diseñado=best-designed ; best-laid ; best-laid.
* mejor, el=best, the.
* mejor imposible=as good as it gets.
* mejor intento=best stab ; best shot.
* mejor oferta=best buy.
* mejor oferta, la=best value, the.
* mejor pensado=best-laid.
* mejor planeado=best-laid.
* mejor precio posible, el=best possible price, the.
* mejor que=in preference to.
* mejor relación calidad-precio, la=best value for money, the.
* mejor sería que + Subjuntivo=might + as well + Verbo.
* mejor solo que mal acompañado=better alone than in bad company.
* mientras más, mejor=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
* mucho mejor=far better.
* mucho mejor que=far superior to.
* nada es mejor que=nothing beats....
* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado=nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno=be past + Posesivo + best.
* no hay nada mejor que=nothing beats....
* ocupar la mejor posición para=be in the best position to ; be best positioned to ; be the best placed to.
* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio=Better Business Bureau.
* o mejor dicho=or rather.
* para un futuro mejor=for a better future.
* pasar a mejor vida=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost.
* pasar a vida mejor=lay + Nombre + low.
* pastos mejores=greener pastures ; pastures new.
* persona con la mejor nota=top scorer ; top scorer.
* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* Posesivo + mejor amigo=Posesivo + best friend.
* potenciar las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* premio a la mejor actriz=best-actress prize.
* ¡que gane el mejor!=may the best man win! ; may the best man win!.
* que ocupa la mejor posición=best-positioned.
* sacar a relucir las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* sacar el mejor partido de=get + the best out of.
* sacar el mejor partido de Algo=make + the best use of ; make + the best advantage of ; make + the best possible use of.
* sacar el mejor partido posible=get + the best of both worlds ; get + the best of all worlds.
* sacar mejor partido=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
* secreto mejor guardado=best kept secret.
* sentirse mejor=feel + better.
* sería mejor que + Imperfecto de Subjuntivo=had better + Infinitivo.
* sería mejor que + Subjuntivo=better + Infinitivo.
* sería mejor que yo=I'd better [I had better].
* ser la mejor alternativa=be the best bet.
* ser la mejor manera de=be the conduit for.
* ser lo mejor para=be the best deal for.
* ser mejor en=be better at.
* ser mejor que=be superior to ; compare + favourably.
* ser mejor que + Subjuntivo=better + Infinitivo.
* tanto mejor=so much the better.
* tener el mejor aspecto posible=look + Posesivo + best.
* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos=have + the best of both worlds.
* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos=have + the best of both worlds.
* terminar con mejor cara=end up on + a high note.
* terminar mejor de lo que + empezar=end up on + a high note.
* tierras mejores=greener pastures ; pastures new.
* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor=the best is yet to come.
* trabajar mejor=work + best.
* una mejor ocasión=a better time.
* un mejor momento=a better time.
* vida mejor=better life.
* y aun mejor=better yet.
* y mejor aun=better yet.

mejor amigo
(n.)=best friend.
Ex: She was murdered after a Christmas shopping trip to Leeds with her best friend.
mejor aun
=better still.
Ex: At the very least, there should be a screen message of the 'please wait' variety: better still is a (brief) statement of what the program is doing (e.g. 'record being written to disk').
mejor compra
(n.)=best buy.
Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
mejor conservado
(adj.)=best-preserved.
Ex: It is the best-preserved example of the architectural style of the Joseon Dynasty, as demonstrated by the designation of its compound as a world heritage site by UNESCO.
mejor dicho
=nay.
Ex: Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.
mejor diseñado
(adj.)=best-designed ; best-laid ; best-laid.
Ex: Even the most well-written and best-designed computer software manuals are of little use to many software users = Incluso los manuales de programas informáticos mejor escritos y diseñados sirven de poco a muchos usuarios. Ex: Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present. Ex: Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
mejor imposible
=as good as it gets.
Ex: The Northern Ireland peace process is 'as good as it gets', President Bill Clinton yesterday told a university audience.
mejor intento
(n.)=best stab ; best shot.
Ex: And the good news is that this is easily the best stab so far. Ex: It means admitting that their best shot so far has not been good enough.
mejor oferta
(n.)=best buy.
Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
mejor oferta, la
(n.)=best value, the.
Ex: The best performing drive and the best value was judged to be the NEC MultiSpin 3Xi = Se decidió que la disquetera que mejor funcionaba y la mejor oferta era la NEC MultiSpin 3Xi.
mejor pensado
(adj.)=best-laid.
Ex: Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
mejor planeado
(adj.)=best-laid.
Ex: Your best-laid technology plans might miss the mark if they are not fine-tuned to the content you wish to present.
mejor precio posible, el
=best possible price, the.
Ex: Used car prices are at or near all-time highs making this a great time to get rid of your unneeded vehicles for the best possible price

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mejor que
=in preference to.
Ex: Thus popular or common names of subjects are included in preference to technical or specialist jargon.
mejor relación calidad-precio, la
=best value for money, the.
Ex: This article discusses ways of getting the best value for money in acquisitions = Este artículo trata de cómo obtener la mejor relación calidad-precio en las adquisiciones de libros.
mejor sería que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=might + as well + Verbo.
Ex: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly.
mejor solo que mal acompañado
=better alone than in bad company.
Ex: You'll find someone better, and even if you don't it's better alone than in bad company.
mejor, el
=best, the.
Ex: This fact further reinforces the notion that Western Europeans 'civilized' the world in the best interests of us -- the majority -- all.
mejora
(n.)=boost ; enhancement ; improvement ; amelioration ; betterment ; upturn ; optimising [optimizing, -USA] ; upgrade ; brightening ; scale-up ; pickup [pick-up].
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: Editors consider content of abstracts and their languages as a primary factor in retrieval enhancement.
Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.
Ex: Now this may sound somewhat Draconian as an approach to the problem, but I really do believe, and I have studied this and thought about it very carefully for many years, that this is the only answer, that anything else is just an amelioration of the problem and is building up problems for the future.
Ex: The new danger is that new technologies will be used for the betterment of only a small part of the world's population.
Ex: The only hope for the future of the industry lies in a general upturn in the economy.
Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.
Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library.
Ex: Further evidence for the historian includes the relative eminence of authors in terms of citedness, the brightening or dimming of reputations.
Ex: This paper presents the results of an investigation into the scale-up of bread dough mixers.
Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.
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* acción de mejora=improvement action.
* con mejoras=stepped-up.
* dar mejora (en)=give + improvement (in).
* hacer mejoras=make + improvements.
* introducir mejoras=make + improvements.
* mejora de las condiciones laborales=horizontal ladder.
* mejora de la situación social=upward social mobility.
* mejora de situación social=upward mobility.
* mejora social=social improvement.
* plan de mejora=improvement plan.
* que mejora el estatus social=status-enhancing.
* ser una mejora con respecto a=be an improvement on.

mejora de la situación social
(n.)=upward social mobility.
Ex: Indians are now totally integrated into Malaysian society and have achieved upward social mobility as a result of government reforms in 1960s.
mejora de las condiciones laborales
(n.)=horizontal ladder.
Ex: The strategies to be described can be viewed as horizontal ladders -- new and challenging experiences that can occur laterally within the organization and that add spice to a familiar routine.
mejora de situación social
(n.)=upward mobility.
Ex: These institutions, bringing higher education to many families for the first time, offered a new channel for upward mobility.
mejora social
(n.)=social improvement.
Ex: In later life Martin focused his attention on social improvements.
mejorable
(adj.)=improvable.
Ex: The experiments involved large samples of subjects living in potentially improvable residential areas.

mejorado
(adj.)=enhanced ; improved ; increased ; scaled-up ; stepped-up.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
Ex: This article discusses the application of relational data base management systems to textual data bases and the problems involved in implementing the scaled-up hypertext techniques.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.

mejorana
(n.)=marjoram.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

mejorando
=on the mend.
Ex: A swan that was found shot and with fishing hook in its neck is now on the mend at an RSPCA wildlife centre .

mejorar
(v.)=ameliorate ; boost ; cultivate ; enhance ; improve ; optimise [optimize, -USA] ; scale up ; score over ; upgrade ; give + improvement (in) ; better ; bring + Nombre + up to par ; get + better ; gain + confidence (with/in) ; do + a better job ; pump up ; ease ; outdo ; jazz up ; take + a turn ; take + a turn ; take + a turn for the better ; turn + Nombre + (a)round ; polish + Nombre + up ; best ; trump ; buff up ; go + one better ; move it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch ; look up ; change for + the better ; take + a turn for the best.
Ex: These articles are compared with 34 articles on how similar blood changes might ameliorate Raynaud's disease.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: Such familiarity can be cultivated with experience, and will consider the following features of data bases.
Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value.
Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
Ex: A Permuterm index scores over a Double-KWIC index in that it avoids repetitive printing of one title.
Ex: Sometimes it will be necessary to upgrade CIP records once the book is published, and this process is undertaken by BLBSD as appropriate.
Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results.
Ex: She thumbed the pages slowly, explaining that the study had been conducted to try to ascertain student attitudes toward the media center, why they used it, which facilities they used, and to see if they had suggestions for bettering it.
Ex: The article 'Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
Ex: Systems will get better and cheaper with the passage of time.
Ex: This assignment was designed to help students gain confidence in using print and computerized sources.
Ex: At the same time librarians need to do a better job communicating information about available research and instructional support.
Ex: The article 'Pump up the program...' identifies the costs and benefits of undertaking a software upgrade.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.
Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
Ex: All went well, and with the addition of two new people, computer science took a turn.
Ex: His private life, however, took a turn for the better.
Ex: When he was younger he really turned the library around, from a backwater, two-bit operation to the respected institution it is today.
Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
Ex: Back in 2001, the tossed salad they prepared fed some 5,000, which then bested the record held by a community in Utah in the United States.
Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
Ex: As a general rule, you can 'buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
Ex: I think Murray will go one better than Wimbledon, but will lose to Federer again in the final.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together.
Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck.
Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch.
Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design.
Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks.
Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
Ex: Things may be looking up for Blair, but it is still not certain that he will fight the election.
Ex: The situation has certainly changed for the better now, but it is still dramatic.
Ex: Despite their rough breakup a year later, things have taken a turn for the best in her life.
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* comenzar a mejorar=take + a turn for the better ; take + a turn for the best.
* cosas + mejorar=things + get better.
* desearle a Alguien que se mejore pronto=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
* empezar a mejorar=turn + a corner ; take + a turn ; take + a turn for the better ; take + a turn for the best.
* información que permite mejorar la situación social de Alguien=empowering information.
* mejorar aun más=take + Nombre + to the next level.
* mejorar con respecto a=be an improvement on.
* mejorar considerablemente=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.
* mejorar el aspecto de=beautify.
* mejorar el pasado=improve on + the past.
* mejorar la autoestima=improve + self-esteem.
* mejorar la calidad=raise + standard ; raise + quality.
* mejorar la calidad de vida=improve + living standards ; raise + living standards.
* mejorar la eficacia=enhance + effectiveness.
* mejorar la exhaustividad=improve + recall.
* mejorar la nota=up + Posesivo + grade.
* mejorar la pertinencia=improve + precision.
* mejorar la precisión=improve + precision.
* mejorar la productividad=improve + productivity.
* mejorar las cosas=make + things better.
* mejorar las destrezas=sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
* mejorar la situación=improve + the lot.
* mejorar las probabilidades=shorten + the odds.
* mejorar la suerte=improve + the lot.
* mejorar más aun=take + Nombre + to the next level.
* mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia=smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
* mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima=enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
* mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida=raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen=raise + Posesivo + profile ; smarten up + Posesivo + image ; enhance + Posesivo + image ; buff up + Posesivo + image.
* mejorar + Posesivo + imagen=enhance + Posesivo + identity.
* mejorar + Posesivo + suerte=improve + Posesivo + lot.
* mejorar + Posesivo + vida=improve + Posesivo + life.
* mejorar pronto=have + a speedy recovery.
* mejorarse de=speed + recovery from.
* mejorar una situación=ameliorate + situation.
* que mejora la calidad de vida=life-enhancing.
* situación + mejorar=situation + ease.

mejorar + Posesivo + apariencia
(v.)=smarten (up) + Posesivo + appearance.
Ex: It's a well known sign of infidelity that the cheating spouse will suddenly smarten up their appearance.
mejorar + Posesivo + autoestima
(v.)=enhance + Posesivo + self-esteem.
Ex: School libraries can help teachers to enhance the identity and self-esteem of Maori students.
mejorar + Posesivo + calidad de vida
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + quality of living.
Ex: The public library can indeed play an important role in enabling the disadvantaged to raise their quality of daily living.
mejorar + Posesivo + imagen
(v.)=raise + Posesivo + profile ; smarten up + Posesivo + image ; enhance + Posesivo + image ; buff up + Posesivo + image.
Ex: This project has enabled the information centre to raise its company profile and market its services. Ex: Despite efforts to smarten up its image, librarianship is still usually regarded as a lightweight, literary pursuit for the none-too-bright. Ex: Providing access to information technologies such as CD-ROMs can enhance the library's image by satisfying its clientele. Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.
mejorar + Posesivo + suerte
(v.)=improve + Posesivo + lot.
Ex: In comparison with the rest of the world they are in no hurry to improve their lot.
mejorar + Posesivo + vida
(v.)=improve + Posesivo + life.
Ex: Such a centre should also provide information to help people to improve their daily life.
mejorar aun más
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the next level.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
mejorar con respecto a
(v.)=be an improvement on.
Ex: Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
mejorar considerablemente
(v.)=raise to + greater heights ; take + Nombre + to greater heights.
Ex: Data storage for microcomputers will be raised to greater heights by the development of the video disc, and particularly the digital optical disc, which can store up to 2 Gigabytes, or 2 thousand million characters. Ex: He headed one of the largest accounting firms in the country and took it to greater heights.
mejorar el aspecto de
(v.)=beautify.
Ex: I must say it's quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn't burden the resources.
mejorar el pasado
(v.)=improve on + the past.
Ex: More than just a time for picking up the pieces, divorce is a new opportunity to improve on the past and create a fuller life .
mejorar la autoestima
(v.)=improve + self-esteem.
Ex: This is required to improve the self-esteem of librarians.
mejorar la calidad
(v.)=raise + standard ; raise + quality.
Ex: To raise standards of production, 3 methods of appraisal involving collected unique and complex indicators are being used. Ex: The public library can play an important role in enabling the disadvantaged to raise the quality of their lives.
mejorar la calidad de vida
(v.)=improve + living standards ; raise + living standards.
Ex: One of the main objectives was to improve occupational conditions and living standards of those working in these industries. Ex: The book sales have certainly raised his living standards.
mejorar la eficacia
(v.)=enhance + effectiveness.
Ex: Relevance feedback is a well known technique used to enhance the effectiveness of information retrieval.
mejorar la exhaustividad
(v.)=improve + recall.
Ex: The implication of this curve is that if we try to improve recall, we can only do so at the expense of precision, and conversely that if we try to improve precision, we can only do so at the expense of recall.
mejorar la nota
(v.)=up + Posesivo + grade.
Ex: This student offered her teacher every sexual favour in the book if he agreed to up her grades.
mejorar la pertinencia
(v.)=improve + precision.
Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
mejorar la precisión
(v.)=improve + precision.
Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage.
mejorar la productividad
(v.)=improve + productivity.
Ex: Information and the skills to use it effectively have become critical to the tasks of raising the nation's skill base and improving productivity, competitiveness and personal well being.
mejorar la situación
(v.)=improve + the lot.
Ex: The author considers the role of feminism in the library profession with particular regard to the work done by the American Library Association to improve the lot of women librarians.
mejorar la suerte
(v.)=improve + the lot.
Ex: The author considers the role of feminism in the library profession with particular regard to the work done by the American Library Association to improve the lot of women librarians.
mejorar las cosas
(v.)=make + things better.
Ex: She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better.
mejorar las destrezas
(v.)=sharpen + Posesivo + skills.
Ex: But whether working in a small or large reference department, librarians must sharpen their skills at book selection so that they can select wisely.
mejorar las probabilidades
(v.)=shorten + the odds.
Ex: The article 'Women in Management: Two Points of View. Shortening the Odds' urges parents to change their expectations of women and girls.
mejorar más aun
(v.)=take + Nombre + to the next level.
Ex: We are a five-star gentlemen's club that is looking for amazing dancers and cocktail waitresses that will take us to the next level.
mejorar pronto
(v.)=have + a speedy recovery.
Ex: On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
mejorar una situación
(v.)=ameliorate + situation.
Ex: This article recommends that interested group take action to ameliorate the present situation and to limit additional increases in serial prices.
mejorarse de
(v.)=speed + recovery from.
Ex: Garlic is used as a home remedy to help speed recovery from strep throat or other minor ailments because of its antibiotic properties.
mejoría
(n.)=improvement.
Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.
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* desearle a Alguien una pronta mejoría=wish + Nombre + a speedy recovery.
* mejoría del tiempo=break in the weather.

mejoría del tiempo
(n.)=break in the weather.
Ex: The villagers are using this break in the weather to dig themselves out as much as possible and so the streets are full of dozers and shovels etc,. 'Making hay while the sun shines'.
mejunje
(n.)=concoction.
Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.

melancolía
(n.)=melancholy ; melancholia ; gloom.
Ex: The theme of melancholy has always represented one of the leading metaphors in philosophy.
Ex: The majority of the essays concentrate on the fascination that the dance and music traditions have provoked through their savory mix of passion and melancholia.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.
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* con melancolía=wistfully.

melancólicamente
=forlornly ; sombrely [somberly, -USA] ; wistfully.
Ex: Then the secretary, having rallied herself, said forlornly 'I'll let him know you're here in a minute'.
Ex: Focusing on the structure, functions, and finance of this institution, the book somberly traces what its authors see as, in general, a story of decline.
Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.

melancólico
(adj.)=sombre [somber, -USA] ; melancholic ; wistful.
Ex: The major source of national library resourcing remains central governments and the general picture of funding is sombre.
Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
Ex: A wistful look appeared in his eyes as he lingered over memories of President Langeford.

melanina
(n.)=malanin.
Ex: A simple procedure for the isolation and purification of melanin was developed.

melanoma
(n.)=melanoma.
Ex: The first sign of melanoma is often a change in the size, shape, or color of a mole. But melanoma can also appear on the body as a new mole.
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* melanoma cutáneo=cutaneous melanoma.

melanoma cutáneo
(n.)=cutaneous melanoma.
Ex: Although sun exposure is a risk factor for melanoma, cutaneous melanomas can arise frequently in areas of the body not exposed to the sun.
melaza
(n.)=treacle ; molasses.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.
Ex: Sugar molasses is the main raw material for yeast extracts.

melena
(n.)=mane.
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.
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* soltarse la melena=let + Posesivo + hair down.
* soltarse la melena cuando joven=sow + Posesivo + wild oats.

melenudo
(adj.)=shaggy .
Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.

melifluo
(adj.)=mellifluous.
Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.

melindre
(n.)=prudishness ; prudery ; squeamishness.
Ex: Perhaps this is due to the clash between American prudishness and the culture of these other countries where people have a more balanced view of sex.
Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.
Ex: I had no squeamishness or fear of hurting the aggressor.

melindroso
(adj.)=finicky ; picky ; squeamish.
Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
Ex: If by chance she gets close to a boy that she likes she suddenly get very picky and think of all his negative points.
Ex: While the idea of an ossuary makes some individuals squeamish, ossuaries have been a part of human life for thousands of years.
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* ser muy melindroso=be picky.
* ser muy melindroso con la comida=be a picky eater.
* ser muy melindroso para comer=be a picky eater.

melisa
(n.)=lemon balm.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

mella
(n.)=ding ; chip ; nick.
Ex: The tripod has several dings in the lower legs due to over tighting.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.
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* dejar mella=leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression.
* hacer mella=take + Posesivo + toll (on) ; leave + an impression ; touch + Posesivo + life ; leave + Posesivo + mark ; cut + a swath(e) ; leave + an imprint ; make + an impression ; hit + home.
* hacer mella en=dent ; make + a dent in ; take + a bite out of.
* hacer mella en + Posesivo + ahorros=eat into + Posesivo + savings.

mellado
(adj.)=chipped ; gap-toothed.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
Ex: While not the picture of classic beauty, the gap-toothed look succeeds for some.
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* de dientes mellados=gap-toothed.
* dientes mellados=gapped teeth.

melladura
(n.)=nick.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.

mellar
(v.)=chip.
Ex: Tongue studs may crack or chip your teeth.

mellizo
(n.)=twin.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
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* mellizos=non-identical twins.

mellizos
(n.)=non-identical twins.
Ex: Your chance of having non-identical twins varies according to whether they run in your family or not.
melocotonero
(n.)=peach tree.
Ex: Locke claimed that God superadded various powers to matter, including motion, the perfections of peach trees and elephants, and gravity.

melocotón
(n.)=peach.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
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* melocotón pavía=cling(stone) peach.
* mermelada de melocotón=peach jam.

melocotón pavía
(n.)=cling(stone) peach.
Ex: Cling peaches are usually low in anthocyanin as compared with the freestone variety.
melodioso
(adj.)=mellow .
Nota: Generalmente con música, sonido o instrumento musical.
Ex: The mouthpiece of the trombone is larger than that of a trumpet, and gives the instrument a more mellow sound.

melodrama
(n.)=melodrama.
Ex: See Michael R. Booth, 'English melodrama', for further details of this harrowing tale.

melodramatismo
(n.)=mushiness.
Ex: I always used to chalk his mushiness up to age and the fact that he was, for most of his young life, in the care of three ladies.

melodramático
(adj.)=melodramatic ; mushy ; histrionic.
Ex: The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: Psychologists tend to describe drama queens as neurotic personalities who possess histrionic tendencies.

melodía
(n.)=tune ; melody [melodies, -pl.].
Ex: He wrote an article entitled 'Information needs: old song, new tune'.
Ex: This music server provides access to a large database of song lyrics and melodies.
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* libro de melodías=tunebook.

melones
(n.)=knockers.
Ex: She is often critical of herself for this, though I think she is also quite proud of her knockers.

meloso
(adj.)=mellifluous ; mellow .
Ex: Many thrushes sing complex mellifluous songs that delight human listeners.
Ex: People become more 'mellow' in response to negative emotions over their lifetime, research suggests.

melé
(n.)=ruck ; scrum.
Ex: The team that was moving forward immediately before the ball became unplayable in the ruck throws in the ball.
Ex: A scrum consists of 8 players from each team.

melón^1
(n.)=melon.
Ex: 'Melon' is perhaps a pun on the Greek for 'the future'.

melón^2
(n.)=lemon ; dummy ; pumpkin head ; twit.
Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.

membrana
(n.)=membrane ; septum.
Ex: We have already used these operators in some of the examples, but some further examples will illustrate their use: (1) organisms (p) cells (p) membranes (2) osmosis.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
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* membrana celular=cell membrane.
* membrana citoplasmática=plasma membrane.
* membrana mucosa=mucous membrane.
* membrana plasmática=plasma membrane.

membrana celular
(n.)=cell membrane.
Ex: The author describes the historical milestones that led to our current understanding of the structure of cell membranes.
membrana citoplasmática
(n.)=plasma membrane.
Ex: The sense of touch is due to the very sensitive neurons that respond to any deformation of the plasma membrane.
membrana mucosa
(n.)=mucous membrane.
Ex: Drugs get into the body by mouth, inhalation into the lungs, by injection into a vein, muscle or under the skin, and by absorption through mucous membranes.
membrana plasmática
(n.)=plasma membrane.
Ex: The sense of touch is due to the very sensitive neurons that respond to any deformation of the plasma membrane.
membranoso
(adj.)=membraneous.
Ex: Information science is likened to a membraneous system which takes active part in this transfer process.

membrete
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* papel con membrete=letterhead.

membrillo
(n.)=quince.
Ex: Quince can be peeled and cored like apples and pears.
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* carne de membrillo=quince jelly.
* dulce de membrillo=quince jelly.
* veranillo de los membrillos=Indian summer.

meme
(n.)=meme.
Nota: Término reciente usado para referirse a las ideas o prácticas que los seres humanos se transmiten entre sí por imitación, a diferencia de los genes que se transmiten por transmisión genética.
Ex: Memes are what is passed on when we imitate someone -- and can be 'an idea, an instruction, a behaviour, a piece of information'.

memento
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* mementos=memorabilia.

mementos
(n.)=memorabilia.
Ex: The exhibition is devoted to the memorabilia of Richard Doherty, the first professor of midwifery.
memex
(n.)=memex.
Nota: Nombre dado por Vannevar Bush en su artículo "As We May Think" a una máquina futurista de uso personal para obtener información de cualquier tipo.
Ex: Vannevar Bush's famous 1945 essay 'As We May Think' predicted a number of technologies which are now coming into existence and which could in some sense be combined to form the components of a device he termed memex: 'a future device for individual use, which is a sort of mechanised private file and library'.

memo
(n.)=goofy ; dullard ; dimwit ; dim-witted [dimwitted] ; brainless ; twat ; witless ; dumbbell ; dull-witted ; asinine ; nonce ; gaga ; dweeb ; clod ; git ; prat.
Ex: The article 'Book pricing: economics of a goofy business' examines briefly the economics of the book publishing process from the viewpoint of the book wholesaler.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: The diplomats have been calling him a lucky dimwit ever since.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: From that point on, the film is not only stupid, it's dim-witted, brainless and obtuse to the point of being insulting to the audience.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
Ex: Justin, whilst clearly a nonce, is to be commended on instigating a high-profile campaign to free the hostages.
Ex: So if Ellen and Baltar are anything to go by, it seems exceptionally smart people are a bit gaga.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Ex: Very few of the people I know are such gits and I think the world would be better off without them.
Ex: To be honest I really don't have a problem ending relationships as I am such a prat that I usually end up losing good friends.

memorable
(adj.)=memorable ; eventful.
Ex: Finally, I wish to thank all of the speakers, reactors, and attendees who made these institutes so memorable, exciting, and rewarding.
Ex: I'm looking forward to meeting as many of you as is humanly possible during what I know will prove to be a marvellous and eventful week.
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* de manera memorable=memorably.
* día memorable=red-letter day.
* poco memorable=forgettable.

memorablemente
=memorably.
Ex: The 1960's are often viewed as lamentably as the 1950's are memorably.

memoria USB
(n.)=USB hard drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
memoria anual
(n.)=annual report.
Ex: The meeting was called to discuss LISC (Library and Information Services Council)'s annual report.
memoria caché
(n.)=cache.
Ex: The most effective way to do that is to use a technique known as disc caching, which sets aside a section of the computer's memory as a storage area, or cache, for data that is read from the disc drive.
memoria central
(n.)=central memory.
Ex: Random access memory (RAM) is the most important type of central memory in general-purpose microcomputers.
memoria colectiva
(n.)=collective memoir ; collective memory.
Ex: Only in the collective memoirs of countless survivors can something like a totality emerge. Ex: This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.
memoria corporativa
(n.)=corporate memory.
Ex: They are able to forge alliances between archivists and all others who have a responsibility for corporate memory and its management.
memoria de acceso aleatorio (RAM)
=random access memory (RAM).
Ex: Random access memory (RAM) is the most important type of central memory in general-purpose microcomputers.
memoria de actividad realizada
(n.)=interim report.
Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.
memoria de almacenamiento
(n.)=backing store.
Ex: Data can then be captured online from the host and downloaded into the microcomputer's backing store for local processing.
memoria de almacenamiento óptico
(n.)=optical memory.
Ex: This exposition of the advantages and limitations of optical memories provided a useful guide for librarians considering what equipment to buy.
memoria de burbujas
(n.)=bubble memory.
Ex: Thus bubble memories are serial storage devices akin to disk memories.
memoria de burbujas magnéticas
(n.)=magnetic bubble memory.
Ex: Magnetic bubble memories may become the greatest competitors to floppy disk drives.
memoria de sólo lectura (ROM)
=ROM (read-only memory).
Ex: There are various different kinds of optical videodisks, including both analog and digital disks, and disks that are read-only (ROM) or write-once-read-many (WORM).
memoria de trabajo
(n.)=working memory.
Ex: The game 'Memory for Goblins' has been developed primarily for use in the assessment of working memory.
memoria de un proyecto
(n.)=project report.
Ex: Generally, a project report should be typewritten, double-spaced, and bound in a folder or notebook.
memoria económica
(n.)=economic report.
Ex: The economic reports this past week eased both growth and inflation concerns, increasing the market's confidence.
memoria en disco
(n.)=disc memory.
Ex: Thus bubble memories are serial storage devices akin to disk memories.
memoria flash
(n.)=pen drive ; USB hard drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
memoria intermedia
(n.)=buffer.
Ex: Data buffers with interfaces can be obtained for between 150 pounds and 250 pounds depending on the buffer size.
memoria intermedia de datos
(n.)=data buffer.
Ex: Data buffers receive data from the computer and let it 'trickle through' to the printer at the appropriate speed, thus freeing the computer for the next task.
memoria intermedia del teclado
(n.)=type-ahead buffer.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
memoria magnética
(n.)=magnetic memory.
Ex: However, once these human decisions have been entered into the system we should be able to use its magnetic memory to assist us in guaranteeing that we don't, in the future, create logical inconsistencies.
memoria portátil
(n.)=pen drive.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer.
memoria selectiva
(n.)=selective memory.
Ex: Ethnographers -- in the way they choose topics, in the manner they collect, record, and categorize data, and in the final form of the document -- make choices which are a product of selective memory.
memoria social
(n.)=social memory.
Ex: The author considers the complex, symbiotic relationships among social memory, popular culture, and historical events.
memoria^1
(n.)=memory [memories, -pl.].
Ex: Libraries are the repositories of the records produced and they have been aptly described as standing in the same relationship to society as does the memory to the individual.
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* almacenamiento en memoria intermedia=buffering.
* almacenar en memoria intermedia=buffer.
* aprender Algo de memoria=learn + Nombre + off pat ; learn + Nombre + by heart ; learn + Nombre + by rote.
* aprender de memoria=memorise [memorize, -USA].
* aprenderse de memoria=commit to + memory.
* aprendido de memoria=rote-learned.
* ayuda memoria=aide-mémoire.
* ayuda para la memoria=memory aid.
* colchón de espuma con memoria=memory foam mattress.
* conocer Algo de memoria=know + Nombre + off pat ; know + Nombre + by heart.
* conocido de memoria=rote-familiar.
* contador con memoria=memory counter.
* de memoria=from memory ; by rote ; by heart ; off pat.
* en memoria de=in memoriam.
* estar grabado en la memoria=imprint on + consciousness.
* honrar la memoria de=honour + the memory of.
* lápiz de memoria=USB hard drive ; memory stick ; pen drive ; flash drive ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* lapsus de memoria=lapse of memory.
* memoria caché=cache.
* memoria central=central memory.
* memoria colectiva=collective memoir ; collective memory.
* memoria corporativa=corporate memory.
* memoria de acceso aleatorio (RAM)=random access memory (RAM).
* memoria de almacenamiento=backing store.
* memoria de almacenamiento óptico=optical memory.
* memoria de burbujas=bubble memory.
* memoria de burbujas magnéticas=magnetic bubble memory.
* memoria de sólo lectura (ROM)=ROM (read-only memory).
* memoria de trabajo=working memory.
* memoria en disco=disc memory.
* memoria flash=pen drive ; USB hard drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* memoria intermedia=buffer.
* memoria intermedia de datos=data buffer.
* memoria intermedia del teclado=type-ahead buffer.
* memoria magnética=magnetic memory.
* memoria portátil=pen drive.
* memorias=memoirs.
* memoria selectiva=selective memory.
* memoria social=social memory.
* memoria USB=USB hard drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* pastilla de memoria=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* pérdida de memoria=blackout ; loss of memory.
* que ayuda a refrescar la memoria=memory-jogging.
* rebuscar en la memoria=comb + Posesivo + memory.
* refrescar la memoria=jog + Posesivo + memory ; refresh + memory.
* repasar la memoria=comb + Posesivo + memory.
* ser un homenaje a la memoria de=recall + the memory of.
* si no me falla la memoria=if memory serves me right.
* si no + Pronombre + fallar la memoria=to the best of + Posesivo + recollection.
* tamaño de la memoria intermedia=buffer size.
* tener memoria de elefante=have + a memory like an elephant.
* tener memoria de mosquito=have + a memory like a sieve ; have + a head like a sieve.
* tener memoria de pez=have + a memory like a sieve ; have + a head like a sieve.
* tener muy mala memoria=have + a memory like a sieve ; have + a head like a sieve.
* traer a la memoria=conjure up.

memoria^2
(n.)=report.
Nota: Documento que presenta el resultado de las actividades de un individuo o una organización.
Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.
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* memoria anual=annual report.
* memoria de actividad realizada=interim report.
* memoria de un proyecto=project report.
* memoria económica=economic report.
* memorias=transactions.

memorias
(n.)=transactions.
Ex: Transactions are a series of minutes, communications and other documents relative to a meeting.
memorización
(n.)=memorisation [memorization, -USA] ; rote learning.
Ex: Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.
Ex: Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.
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* aprendizaje basado en la memorización=rote learning.

memorizar
(v.)=memorise [memorize, -USA].
Ex: This practice was discontinued in 1975 since staff found the codes hard to memorise and time-consuming to check.
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* facilidad de memorizar=memorability.
* memorizar datos=memorise + facts.
* memorizar palabra por palabra=memorise + word for word.

memorizar datos
(v.)=memorise + facts.
Ex: The traditional concept of tertiary teaching is described (i.e. lectures during which the student stays a passive listener and has to memorise facts for reproduction during formal written examinations or tests).
memorizar palabra por palabra
(v.)=memorise + word for word.
Ex: He sounded as if he had memorized his speech word for word.
memorándum
(n.)=aide-mémoire.
Ex: There is no time to go into great detail about all the requirements to be met, but let me just outline the headings for you as an aide-mémoire.

memorístico
(adj.)=rote.
Ex: This article examines creative and rote modes of thinking as they relate to 'theory' and 'practice' in library education.

menchevique
(n./adj.)=Menshevist.
Ex: Marxism was swiftly propagated in the peasant and industrial areas by the Bolshevists and in the cities and towns by the Menshevists.

mencheviquismo
(n.)=Menshevism.
Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.

menchevismo
(n.)=Menshevism.
Ex: Bolshevism and Menshevism were the two main branches of Russian socialism from 1903 until the consolidation of the Bolshevik dictatorship under Lenin in the civil war of 1918-20.

mencionado
(adj.)=aforementioned ; aforesaid ; aforenamed.
Ex: Evaluation of design of online catalogs can best be done employing the aforementioned seven variables.
Ex: The next major task confronting the library staff is the compilation of a critical comprehensive bibliography on the aforesaid topics.
Ex: Any proposed changes to the sections of the aforenamed chapters will be open for an additional 30 day public comment period prior to final adoption
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* el primero mencionado=former.
* el segundo mencionado=latter.
* mencionado a menudo=often-mentioned.
* mencionado anteriormente=said.
* mencionado antes=above-mentioned ; above-named.
* mencionado frecuentemente=oft-mentioned.
* merecer ser mencionado=deserve + mention.
* último mencionado, el=last mentioned, the.
* ya mencionado=aforementioned ; aforesaid ; aforenamed.

mencionado a menudo
(adj.)=often-mentioned.
Ex: An often-mentioned example of this is the ability of the best typists to type and gossip concurrently.
mencionado anteriormente
(adj.)=said.
Ex: Humphrey Chetham, wool-factor and money-lender, left £1,000 to be used for the purchase of 'some fit place for the said library'.
mencionado antes
=above-mentioned ; above-named.
Ex: Most the above-mentioned publications are available for purchase by the public through the normal channels. Ex: I have not previously been supplied with a copy of the above-named article by any librarian.
mencionado frecuentemente
=oft-mentioned.
Ex: The oft-mentioned 'user-friendly' objective is mainly dependant on the user interface.
mencionar
(v.)=give ; make + mention of ; mention ; name ; note ; quote ; record ; refer to ; reference ; touch on/upon ; broach ; bring + Nombre + up ; speak to ; make + reference to ; bring up.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: The LC cataloging made no mention of the fact that this book had been severely censored.
Ex: Some of these codes have been mentioned in chapter 4.
Ex: The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.
Ex: In the future, a number of further developments can be fairly confidently predicted in addition to the expansion of those noted above.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.
Ex: Editors and compilers of editions of works are recorded together with the edition statement in the edition area = En en área de edición se incluyen los editores y compiladores de las ediciones de trabajos junto con la mención de edición.
Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, periodical articles or reports).
Ex: Only a single copy of the name, subject heading, etc., would be maintained in the system and referenced by every bibliographic record using that heading.
Ex: A cataloguing code also touches on the subject of bibliographic description.
Ex: Some of the consequences of this conclusion are broached in this article.
Ex: The reason I didn't bring this up in my paper is that I've learned from bitter experience that it's well to be radical about one thing at a time.
Ex: Numerous articles in the library literature speak to this phenomenon but most deal with the experience of larger libraries.
Ex: Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of asexual reproduction by making reference to different types of asexual reproduction in plants and animals.
Ex: When asked to recall our most unforgettable experiences, we often bring up something that marked a turning point in our life.
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* ahora que lo menciono=speaking of which.
* digno de mencionar=noteworthy.
* mencionar de nuevo=restate [re-state].
* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente=belabour [belabor, -USA].
* mencionar de pasada=make + passing mention.
* mencionarse=appear.
* mencionarse en conversación=come up + discussion.
* mencionar una cuestión=bring up + matter ; bring up + point.
* mencionar una idea=bring up + idea.
* mencionar un problema=bring + problem up.
* mencionar un punto=touch on + a point.
* mencionar un tema=broach + subject ; broach + topic ; touch on + a point.
* no poder dejar de mencionar=cannot but notice.
* no poder evitar mencionar=cannot but notice.
* por mencionar sólo algunos=to mention but a few of ; to mention only a few.
* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos=to mention but a few of ; to mention only a few.
* por mencionar sólo unos pocos=to name but a few.
* por mencionar uno pocos=just to name a few.
* por mencionar unos pocos=just to name a few.
* por no mencionar=not to mention.
* (que se menciona) a continuación=below.
* sin mencionar=not to mention ; not to say ; not to speak of.

mencionar de nuevo
(v.)=restate [re-state].
Ex: These procedures have been dealt with in the previous section of this course and will not be restated here.
mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente
(v.)=belabour [belabor, -USA].
Ex: I agree heartily with this, and to belabor past arguments which will not apply to future problems seems a waste of time.
mencionar de pasada
(v.)=make + passing mention.
Ex: Much of the scholarship on the vice-presidency makes but passing mention of these individuals, or focuses on their obvious shortcomings.
mencionar un problema
(v.)=bring + problem up.
Ex: In my books they did the right thing by bringing the problem up as early as they could, the failing was FIA's inability to act on this early enough to do something constructive about it.
mencionar un punto
(v.)=touch on + a point.
Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
mencionar un tema
(v.)=broach + subject ; broach + topic ; touch on + a point.
Ex: He decided there would be other opportunities to broach the subject and so put it into abeyance. Ex: During the short time I've been here, people have broached the topic of a bookmobile with me. Ex: I think she was subliminally, perhaps, touching on a point that has not been brought up, namely, quality control in cooperative cataloging, which we're all for.
mencionar una cuestión
(v.)=bring up + matter ; bring up + point.
Ex: 'Well, that brings up another matter we had discussed among ourselves,' DeSmedt said. Ex: Members of the group that carried out the project answered several points brought up in an earlier review.
mencionar una idea
(v.)=bring up + idea.
Ex: Some of the ideas brought up by the Sengalese project group are now used in systems running in Sweden.
mencionarse
(v.)=appear.
Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
mencionarse en conversación
(v.)=come up + discussion.
Ex: There are certain keywords which always come up in discussions about national libraries.
mención
(n.)=mention ; statement ; reference.
Ex: Work on automatic classification should not be overlooked, although a brief mention only is permitted.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: It doesn't include reference to any other source of funding.
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* área de título y de mención de responsabilidad=title and statement of responsibility area.
* hacer mención de/a=make + mention of.
* haciendo mención especial a=with particular reference to.
* mención de copyright=statement of copyright.
* mención de derecho de autor=statement of copyright.
* mención de edición=edition statement ; statement of edition.
* mención de escala=statement of scale.
* mención de fondos=holdings statement.
* mención de ilustración=illustration statement.
* mención de las signaturas=statement of signing.
* mención del formato=format statement.
* mención de proyección=statement of projection.
* mención de responsabilidad=statement of authorship ; statement of responsibility ; byline ; authorship statement.
* mención de responsabilidad de la edición=imprint.
* mención de serie=series statement.
* mención de título=title statement.
* mención específica del formato de música impresa=musical presentation statement.
* mención honorífica=citation.
* merecer mención especial=deserve + special mention.

mención de copyright
(n.)=statement of copyright.
Ex: The statement of copyright is an indication of the holder of the copyright of that work and of the year in which this right was obtained.
mención de derecho de autor
(n.)=statement of copyright.
Ex: The statement of copyright is an indication of the holder of the copyright of that work and of the year in which this right was obtained.
mención de edición
(n.)=edition statement ; statement of edition.
Ex: The titles will usually be accompanied by other bibliographic details, such as author's name(s), edition statement and imprint. Ex: The statement of edition is an indication of the edition or impression to which the document belongs, quoted from the document or if necessary provided by the bibliographical agency.
mención de escala
(n.)=statement of scale.
Ex: The mathematical data area includes the statement of scale, and the statement of projection if it is given.
mención de fondos
(n.)=holdings statement.
Ex: This International Standard applies to holdings statements for bibliographic items in any physical medium.
mención de ilustración
(n.)=illustration statement.
Ex: In the case of monographs these other physical details include the illustration statement.
mención de las signaturas
(n.)=statement of signing.
Ex: The formula will be completed with a statement of signing, described below, which indicates which leaves are signed and which are not.
mención de proyección
(n.)=statement of projection.
Ex: The mathematical data area includes the statement of scale, and the statement of projection if it is given.
mención de responsabilidad
(n.)=statement of authorship ; statement of responsibility ; byline ; authorship statement.
Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work. Ex: The statement of responsibility is a statement relating to persons responsible for the intellectual or artistic content of an item, to corporate bodies from which the content emanates, or to persons or corporate bodies responsible for the performance of the content of the item. Ex: Despite the byline, the list is actually a project of the reference department of the Columbia University Libraries. Ex: Bibliographic reference elements which should be included are: authorship, title, subtitle, general material designator, authorship statement, edition, imprint, notes, and series.
mención de responsabilidad de la edición
(n.)=imprint.
Ex: The imprint in a catalogue entry shows the place of publication, the name of the publisher, and the date of publication in that order, eg London: Harrap, 1961.
mención de serie
(n.)=series statement.
Ex: In general, the series statement is a source of information about the authority, approach and intention of the content of a document.
mención de título
(n.)=title statement.
Ex: There should be at least one uniform title or title statement.
mención del formato
(n.)=format statement.
Ex: Note that the format statement is separated from the collation by a colon, and that this simple formula is not punctuated.
mención específica del formato de música impresa
(n.)=musical presentation statement.
Ex: The musical presentation statement is a term or phrase found in the chief source of information of a publication of printed music or a music manuscript that indicates the physical presentation of the music.
mención honorífica
(n.)=citation.
Ex: In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.
menda
(n.)=kiddo [kiddos/oes, -pl.] ; mate.
Ex: I still cringe if people call me 'kiddo,' and I'm hesitant to tell coworkers my age.
Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking.

mendacidad
(n.)=mendacity.
Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.

mendaz
(adj.)=mendacious.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.

mendelismo
(n.)=Mendelism.
Ex: The geneticist and arch-rival of the biometricians, Williams Bateson, was very critical of this work and interpreted this as Weldon's rejection of Mendelism.

mendicante
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* fraile mendicante=mendicant friar.

mendicidad
(n.)=mendicancy ; begging ; mendicity ; beggary.
Ex: But now mendicancy has become a way of life for some, and a substitute for official employment.
Ex: In short, begging has become a big business for some people and a menace to the general public.
Ex: The design of this institution is, as far as their funds will admit, to prevent mendicity, and to relieve beggars, and especially other necessitous poor.
Ex: The deep-rooted problem of beggary cannot be solved by individuals doling out alms to beggars.

mendiga
(n.)=bag lady ; shopping-bag lady ; bagwoman.
Nota: Mujer que vive en las calles de las ciudades y que suele llevar sus posesiones en bolsas, a veces en un carrito de la compra.
Ex: A sample of New York City's vagrant females were interviewed in the main bag lady territory in Manhattan.
Ex: Shopping-bag ladies do not overtly beg, but they do not refuse what is offered.
Ex: I've always been afraid of somehow winding up as a bagwoman in the streets.

mendigar
(v.)=cadge.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

mendigo
(adj.)=beggar ; mendicant ; vagrant ; panhandler ; bagman ; homeless.
Ex: These works presents a picture of China filled with devastation, turbulence, bandits, beggars and poverty.
Ex: Mr Imray had libraries in his metropolitan ragged schools where mendicant readers took pleasure in reading.
Ex: This paper outlines the problems caused by vagrants who use public libraries as a refuge.
Ex: Through a survey conducted last year, the city found over 400 panhandlers on the streets, of whom nearly three in four were homeless.
Ex: His hand went to the pistol in his belt as he turned and found a ragged, filthy bagman looking up at him from beneath a blanket of newspapers.
Ex: Bryan Talbot's novel focuses on Helen, a homeless London teenager who finds hope in the stories of Beatrix Potter.
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* mendigo que rebusca en la basura=dumpster rat.

mendigo que rebusca en la basura
(n.)=dumpster rat.
Ex: Trashing books, however, was recognized to be a perilous undertaking, something to be done 'quietly,' 'under the cover of darkness,' and 'in a locked dumpster' because discarded materials have occasionally been 'returned by dumpster rats who cannot bear to see books thrown away'.
menear
(v.)=stir ; wiggle.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Take 25 branches and stir gently... a recipe for success'.
Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.
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* menear el esqueleto=trip + the light fantastic.
* menearse=twitch.

menear el esqueleto
=trip + the light fantastic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.
menearse
(v.)=twitch.
Ex: He was really fat, too, with a massive pink beard and eyes that twitched all the time and looked in different directions to each other.
meneo
(n.)=wiggle.
Ex: The sexiness of a woman's walk varies over her menstrual cycle, with her wiggle being most attractive when she is least fertile, say researchers.

menester
(n.)=job ; task ; chore.
Ex: To ease the cataloguer's job and save him the trouble of counting characters, DOBIS/LIBIS uses a special function.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.

mengano
=nomen nescio [N.N.] ; Tom, Dick and Harry.
Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.
Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.

menguante
(adj.)=dwindling ; waning ; ebbing.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of growing number of students and waning financial resources on library services and acquisition focusing on book shortages, security problems and inadequacy of staffing.
Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
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* luna menguante=waning moon.

menguar
(v.)=wane ; ebb ; subside ; die down.
Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000.
Ex: Subsequently, library development stalled as cultural interaction ebbed from classical levels.
Ex: Her agitation subsided suddenly.
Ex: The strong winds have died down as the morning has progressed but it is still gusty at times out on the mountain.

meningioma
(n.)=meningioma.
Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.

meningitis
(n.)=meningitis.
Ex: In the field of medicine, the task of the Mycin system is to diagnose blood infections and meningities infections, and to recommend an appropriate drug.
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* meningitis viral=viral meningitis.
* meningitis vírica=viral meningitis.

meningitis viral
(n.)=viral meningitis.
Ex: My girlfriend has viral meningitis and has been on a drip for a week.
meningitis vírica
(n.)=viral meningitis.
Ex: My girlfriend has viral meningitis and has been on a drip for a week.
menisco
(n.)=meniscus ; kneecap cartilage.
Ex: In all cases the suture was torn out of the central part of the meniscus.
Ex: Almost all people had evidence of cartilage damage on kneecap cartilage when we performe arthroscopic surgery.

menopáusico
(adj.)=menopausal.
Ex: Menopausal women frequently are hypertense and have risk of developing osteoporosis.

menor de + Número
(adj.)=fewer than + Número.
Ex: Those eligible normally include only companies with less than 45 million of net fixed assets and fewer than 500 employees.
menor de edad
(n.)=underage.
Ex: The appeal of alcohol to underage youth can be limited by reducing youth exposure to alcohol advertising and marketing.
menor, el
=least, the.
Ex: Of these three connectors, 'and' focusses your search with the least precision since it retrieves all records that contain both words anywhere in the record.
menor^1
(n.)=infant ; juvenile ; juvenile ; minor.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: The construction of the hypothesis, however, should be limited to such considerations as whether the subject heading list is designed to serve the adult or the juvenile user.
Ex: The library provides services to 2,903 adults and juveniles who have been sentenced or remanded to the care of the Department.
Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.
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* abandono de menores=child neglect.
* abuso de menores=child abuse.
* apto para mayores de 13 años o menores acompañados=PG-13.
* centro de menores=young offender institution.
* centro tutelar de menores=juvenile detention centre.
* consumo de bebidas alcohólicas por menores de edad=underage drinking.
* departamento de corrección de menores=department of corrections.
* embarazo de menores=teenage pregnancy.
* escuela de niños menores=infant school.
* explotación de menores=child labour.
* grupo de protección a menores=Shelter group.
* juzgado de asuntos menores=magistrates' court.
* manutención del menor=child maintenance.
* manutención de menores=child support.
* menor de edad=underage.
* menores de cinco años, los=under-fives, the.
* no apto para menores=X-rated.
* pensión de menores=child support.
* protección de menores=child protection ; child welfare.
* sexo de menores=underage sex.
* trabajo de menores=child labour.
* tribunal de menores=juvenile court ; minors' court.

menor^2
(adj.)=minor ; reduced ; slight ; low-key [low key] ; lesser ; lower-key ; diminished ; low-keyed.
Ex: A study of bibliographic classification could concentrate solely upon the major, and some of the more minor bibliographic classification schemes used today.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
Ex: The catalog's deterioration is leading us down the road to lesser quality library service.
Ex: After all, print technology can be represented by pencial, pen, type, laser output, and so forth, but the effect is lower-key.
Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.
Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
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* a menor escala=at a reduced rate.
* cada vez menor=decreasing ; dwindling ; diminishing ; declining ; falling ; shrinking ; receding ; sinking ; ebbing ; descending ; tumbling.
* con un menor nivel educativo=lesser-educated.
* delito de menor grado=misdemeanour [misdimeanor, -USA].
* delito menor=petty offense ; petty crime ; minor offence.
* demanda cada vez menor=falling demand.
* de mayor o menor importancia=great and small.
* de menor impacto=low impact [low-impact].
* de menor importancia=fringe subject ; of fringe interest.
* de menor importancia para=on the fringe of.
* desajuste cada vez menor entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* de venta al por menor=retail.
* diferencia cada vez menor entre ... y=narrowing gap between ... and ; narrowing of the gap between ... and.
* en mayor o menor grado=to a greater or lesser degree.
* en mayor o menor medida=to a greater or lesser extent.
* en menor cantidad=less copiously.
* en menor grado=to a lesser extent ; to a lesser degree.
* en paños menores=in + Posesivo + underclothes.
* la menor duda de que=no doubt whatsoever.
* menor de + Número=fewer than + Número.
* menor, el=least, the.
* no tener la menor importancia=be of no particular concern.
* Osa Menor, la=Little Dipper, the ; Ursa Minor.
* paños menores=undies.
* presupuesto cada vez menor=shrinking budget.
* que no quepa la menor duda=make no mistake.
* ser el que con menor frecuencia=be (the) least likely to.
* ser menor=be less.
* símbolo de menor-que ()=left angled bracket () ; less-than sign ().
* sin el menor asomo de duda=without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* sin la menor duda=no mistake ; no doubt.
* sin la menor idea=clueless.
* sin la menor sombra de duda=without a shadow of a doubt.
* vender al por menor=retail.
* venta al por menor=retailing ; retail trade.
* ventas al por menor=retail sales.
* vías respiratorias menores, las=small airways, the.

menores de cinco años, los
=under-fives, the.
Ex: Some libraries have barriers to access for prams and pushchairs, and lack the facilities which would help to encourage library use by parents and the under-fives.
menos
=least ; less ; minus ; but ; less so.
Ex: Service to the whole community implies positive discrimination towards those who through social or educational deprivation are least adept at using information tools.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.
Ex: Copies of records created by the libraries, minus local data, are added to the pool of cataloguing information available to users.
Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain.
Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.
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* al menos=at least ; at the very least.
* a menos que=unless ; short of.
* area menos favorecida=less favoured area.
* cada vez menos=less and less.
* cuando menos te lo esperes=on any given Sunday.
* cuanto menos=at least ; let alone ; at best.
* dar menos de lo debido=shortchange.
* de menos del 10 por ciento=single digit ; single figure.
* dentro de lo malo lo menos malo=the best of a bad lot.
* echar de menos=miss.
* echar muchísimo de menos=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar mucho de menos=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* el último pero no el menos importante=the last but by no means least.
* en todos menos en=in all but.
* en un futuro más o menos cercano=in the near future ; in the near future.
* en un período más o menos lejano=in the near future ; in the near future.
* estrella venida a menos=fallen star.
* figura venida a menos=fallen star.
* hacerlo todo menos=stop at + nothing short of.
* hacer que Algo sea menos doloroso=take + the teeth out of.
* horas de menos aglomeración=off-peak times.
* lo menos posible=as little as possible.
* más o menos=more or less ; of a sort ; or so ; of sorts ; after a fashion ; round about ; roughly speaking ; give or take ; ballpark ; kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
* más o menos + Adverbio=relatively + Adverbio.
* más o menos cuadrado=squarish.
* menos aún=let alone.
* menos blandeces y más mano dura=less of the carrot, more of the stick ; less of the carrot, more of the stick.
* menos conocido=lesser known.
* menos cultos, los=less literate, the.
* menos de + Cantidad=under + Cantidad ; less than + Cantidad.
* menos de + Edad=on the right side of + Edad.
* menos desarrollado=less developed [less-developed] ; underdeveloped.
* menos en=save in.
* menos en el caso de que=except when.
* menos favorecido=less-advantaged ; less favoured [less favored].
* menos hecho=rarer.
* menos importante, el=least, the.
* menos probable=least likely ; less likely.
* menos ... que ...=less ... than ....
* menos rápidos, los=less fleet of foot, the.
* menos sabido=lesser known.
* menos usado=less used.
* mucho menos=a great deal less ; let alone ; far less.
* nada más y menos que=none other than.
* nada más y nada menos=as much as + Expresión Numérica.
* nada más y nada menos que=in the order of + Cantidad ; nothing less than.
* nada más y nada menos que de=to the tune of + Cantidad.
* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal=from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
* nada más y nada menos que + Número=as many as + Número.
* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como=no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
* ni más ni menos=nothing more, nothing less ; no more, no less.
* ni mucho menos=by any stretch (of the imagination) ; by any means ; not by a long shot.
* Nombre + más o menos=Nombre + of sorts.
* no ser menos que el vecino=keep up with + the Joneses.
* no ser menos que los demás=keep up with + the Joneses.
* pagar menos de lo que se debería=underpay.
* para no ser menos=not to be outdone.
* personaje venido a menos=fallen star.
* por último pero no menos importante=last but not least.
* región menos favorecida=less favoured region (LFR).
* salir de donde menos Uno se lo espera=come out of + the woodwork.
* ser menos + Adjetivo=be less of a(n) + Nombre.
* ser nada más y nada menos que=be nothing less than.
* signo menos (-)=minus sign (-) ; negative sign (-).
* todo menos=everything except (for).
* todos menos=everyone except ; everybody except.
* todos menos + Número=all but + Número.
* todos menos unos cuantos=all but a few.
* todos menos unos pocos=all but a few.
* último pero no el menos importante, el=final and not the least important, the.
* venir a menos=retrench.
* y cuanto mucho menos=much less.
* y mucho menos=much less ; least of all.
* zona menos favorecida=less favoured area.

menos ... que ...
=less ... than ....
Ex: So, syntactic relationships do arise in documents, but are less permanent than semantic relationships.
menos aún
=let alone.
Ex: Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building.
menos blandeces y más mano dura
=less of the carrot, more of the stick ; less of the carrot, more of the stick.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Information provision: less of the carrot, more of the stick'.
menos conocido
=lesser known.
Ex: The library possesses large quantities of the works of lesser known authors from all over Europe who were writing in the mid-nineteenth century.
menos cultos, los
(n.)=less literate, the.
Ex: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.
menos de + Cantidad
=under + Cantidad ; less than + Cantidad.
Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order. Ex: Microcomputers with Winchester disks are now widely available for less than $5000.
menos de + Edad
=on the right side of + Edad.
Ex: On the contrary, those who are on the right side of forty know what their juniors do not, namely that life really does begin at forty!.
menos desarrollado
(adj.)=less developed [less-developed] ; underdeveloped.
Ex: One of the challenges facing most less developed countries is that of raising the health conditions of their populations, particularly that of rural communities. Ex: Third World countries were labeled 'underdeveloped' until the United Nations deemed it appropriate to change that label to 'developing'.
menos en
=save in.
Ex: Metcalfe has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia, and can be considered to be a prophet without honour save in his own country.
menos en el caso de que
=except when.
Ex: There is therefore no justification for repeating the author's name except when the name in the heading differs significantly from that following the title.
menos favorecido
(adj.)=less-advantaged ; less favoured [less favored].
Ex: Indeed, one reason for the reluctance of librarians to donate weeded materials to less-advantaged groups may be that such donations raise the thorny question of intrinsic worth. Ex: Even with these problems Fiji has a functioning medical library service; other areas in the Pacific are much less favoured.
menos hecho
(adj.)=rarer.
Ex: 'Hey, I'm tired of this soapbox! how's your hamburger?' -- - 'Pretty good, although I tend to like mine rarer'.
menos importante, el
(adj.)=least, the.
Ex: They have many advantages, not the least of which is their low per copy cost.
menos probable
(adj.)=least likely ; less likely.
Ex: That is to say, class numbers were used in the first place to screen out parts of the data base which seemed least likely to contain relevant items. Ex: The same is not true, of course, of the humanities or social sciences, where the method is less likely to be successful.
menos rápidos, los
=less fleet of foot, the.
Ex: The new principle of open access was treating the working class with more dignity, even though stock shortages created another underprivileged minority in the less fleet of foot.
menos sabido
(adj.)=lesser known.
Ex: The library possesses large quantities of the works of lesser known authors from all over Europe who were writing in the mid-nineteenth century.
menos usado
(adj.)=less used.
Ex: The original objective was to promote interlibrary cooperation by arranging a national storage and interlending centre for less used library material.
menoscabar
(v.)=undermine ; undercut ; whittle (away/down/at).
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.
Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.

menoscabo
(n.)=derogation.
Ex: This a common service department of the six principal institutions of the Communities operating under their joint management and without derogation from their ultimate responsibilities.

menospreciado
(adj.)=underrated ; underrecognised [underrecognized, -USA] ; unappreciated.
Ex: Providing information services to journalists is one of the most demanding yet underrated and unrewarded jobs in the field of librarianship and information work.
Ex: The key propositions of this initiative are that the meeting of unrecognized or underrecognized needs requires new or enhanced services.
Ex: Librarians trained in developed countries face severe psychological problems on their return to their resource-starved home countries where librarianship is a low-status, poorly-regarded, unappreciated profession.

menospreciador
(adj.)=dismissive.
Ex: The author also mentions the rather dismissive attitude of many librarians towards rare book librarianship.

menospreciar
(v.)=underrate ; disparage ; denigrate ; scorn ; belittle ; deprecate ; have + contempt for ; despise ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; walk all over + Alguien ; put + Alguien + down ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at.
Ex: Its contribution in this context should not be underrated.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
Ex: This is not to denigrate such writing, much of which is extremely valuable.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.
Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
Ex: The androgynous dandy lived the idea of beauty, had contempt for bourgeois values, and was elitist and estranged from women.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: International 'rules' are often dismissed with the wave of the hand or a snort of contempt one week, and gilded and placed on a pedestal the next.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Ex: 'Specifically, I'm told you delight in putting down the professional'.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
Ex: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
Ex: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention.
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* menospreciar a la gente=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.

menospreciar a la gente
(v.)=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
Ex: Well, the point is that we cannot exist looking down our noses at people and saying, 'You should like Trollope instead of Tarzan'.
menosprecio
(n.)=scorn ; disparaging ; put-down ; disparagement ; depreciation ; deprecation ; cold shoulder.
Ex: I gave him a look of scorn and disgust, but he merely laughed at me.
Ex: On three occasions he published a brief, disparaging remark.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
Ex: There may also be space for a record of maintenance and maintenance agreements, together perhaps with information on cost and depreciation.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: According to researchers, these are the cities where 'immigrants find friendly welcomes or cold shoulders'.
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* provocar menosprecio=evoke + scorn.

mensaje
(n.)=message ; posting ; post.
Nota: Generalmente en una lista de correo, tablón electrónico o similar.
Ex: In order that computers be able to communicate, there has to be a medium for the communication of such messages.
Ex: A posting is a single message entered into a network communications system such as a message posted to a listserv.
Ex: I was a little stunned to read Ken's latest post, in which he complains about 'an endless, rancid spew of spam'.
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* encadenamiento de mensajes=threading.
* enviar un mensaje=forward + message.
* enviar un mensaje a una lista de correo=post + a message.
* enviar un mensaje de texto=text.
* envío de mensajes electrónicos en masa=bulk e-mailing.
* mandar mensaje=send + word.
* mensaje analógico=analogue message.
* mensaje codificado=encrypted message.
* mensaje de agradecimiento=thank-you message.
* mensaje de aviso=warning message.
* mensaje de error=error message.
* mensaje de texto=text message.
* mensaje digital=digital message.
* mensaje informativo=informatory message.
* mensajes de voz=voice message.
* mensajes electrónicos en masa=bulk e-mails.
* mensaje subliminal=subtext.
* rico en mensajes=message-rich.
* Sistema de Gestión de Mensajes (MHS)=Message Handling System (MHS).
* sistema de transmisión de mensajes=messaging system.
* tablón de mensajes=message board.
* transmisión de mensajes=messaging.
* transmitir un mensaje=convey + message.

mensaje analógico
(n.)=analogue message.
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
mensaje codificado
(n.)=encrypted message.
Ex: This article discusses deciphering encrypted messages.
mensaje de agradecimiento
(n.)=thank-you message.
Ex: The median time to answer questions was just over two days, and about one in five answers received thank-you messages from users.
mensaje de aviso
(n.)=warning message.
Ex: A warning message is displayed when this happens.
mensaje de error
(n.)=error message.
Ex: DOBIS/Leuven displays information typed by the user and all error messages in high intensity; all other information is displayed in normal intensity.
mensaje de texto
(n.)=text message.
Ex: As many people now know, text messages roaming around the grapevine such as 'the lady finally met her match' is for real.
mensaje digital
(n.)=digital message.
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
mensaje informativo
(n.)=informatory message.
Ex: The preferred term is automatically assigned by the system, and an informatory message is displayed.
mensaje subliminal
(n.)=subtext.
Ex: Another subtext is the tendency for the sensationalist Japanese media to blow things out of all proportion.
mensajero
(n.)=courier ; messenger.
Ex: Documents (normally photocopies) are usually delivered by airmail or by courier, sometimes by fax.
Ex: There is an interesting and very relevant project under way to demonstrate the full potential of TeletexProject Hermes (the winged messenger of the gods).

mensajería
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* mensajería instantánea=instant messaging.
* servicio de mensajería=courier service.

mensajería instantánea
=instant messaging.
Ex: In addition, 41 per cent claim to use electronic mail and instant messaging to contact teachers or classmates about school work.
mensajes de voz
(n.)=voice message.
Ex: The server will allow users to record voice messages over the phone.
mensajes electrónicos en masa
(n.)=bulk e-mails.
Ex: She frequently sends bulk e-mails to the teenagers in her community, thus 'gently' reminding them to visit the site.
menstruación
(n.)=menstruation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.
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* comienzo de la menstruación=menarche.

menstrual
(adj.)=menstrual.
Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
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* ciclo menstrual=menstrual cycle.
* dolor menstrual=period pain.
* período menstrual=menstrual period.

menstruar
(v.)=menstruate.
Ex: While menstruating, female body scents often become stronger as well.

mensual
=monthly.
Ex: Usually a new bulletin will be issued at intervals, for example, monthly, weekly or daily = Normalmente, un nuevo boletín se publicará a intervalos, por ejemplo, mensualmente, semanalmente o diariamente.
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* asignación mensual=monthly allowance.
* cuota mensual=monthly payment.
* publicación mensual=monthly publication.
* revista mensual=monthly.

mensualidad
(n.)=monthly payment.
Ex: The loan can be a mortgage, car loan, or any other simple interest amortization over a fixed time with fixed monthly payments.

mensualmente
=monthly.
Ex: Usually a new bulletin will be issued at intervals, for example, monthly, weekly or daily = Normalmente, un nuevo boletín se publicará a intervalos, por ejemplo, mensualmente, semanalmente o diariamente.

menta
(n.)=mint ; peppermint ; spearmint.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
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* caramelo de menta=humbug.
* extracto de menta=peppermint extract.
* menta verde=spearmint.

menta verde
(n.)=spearmint.
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
mental
(adj.)=mental.
Ex: We are only making use of only a small part of our possible mental and physical resources.
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* aberración mental=mental aberration.
* actitud mental=set of mind.
* actividad mental=mental activity.
* agotamiento físico y mental=attrition.
* agudeza mental=mental acumen.
* bloque mental=writer's block.
* bloqueo mental=mental block ; mental blockage.
* bloqueo mental del escritor=writer's block.
* capacidad mental=mental capability.
* control mental=mind control.
* deficiencia mental=mental deficiency ; mental defect.
* deficiente mental=mentally deficient.
* desequilibrado mental=mentally unstable.
* desquiciado mental=out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
* diarrea mental=brain spew ; spew.
* discapacidad mental=mental disability.
* enajenado mental=deranged ; out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
* enfermedad mental=mental disease ; brain disorder ; mental disorder.
* enfermo mental=mental patient ; mentally ill.
* enfermos mentales, los=mentally disturbed, the ; mentally handicapped, the ; mentally ill, the ; insane, the.
* en forma física y mental=physically and mentally fit.
* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales=of (a) sound mind ; of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory ; mentally fit ; physically and mentally fit.
* envejecimiento mental=mental aging.
* experimento mental=thought experiment.
* facultad mental=mental faculty.
* habilidad mental=mental ability.
* higiene mental=mental hygiene.
* lapsus mental=mental lapse.
* manipulación mental=mind control.
* mapa mental=rich picture.
* masturbación mental=mental masturbation.
* paja mental=mental masturbation ; mental aberration.
* personas con discapacidades mentales, las=intellectually disabled, the.
* personas con problemas mentales=disturbed people.
* proceso mental=thought process.
* retrasado mental=mentally backward.
* retrasados mentales, los=mentally retarded, the.
* rompecabezas mental=brain teaser ; brain tickler.
* salto mental=mental leap.
* salud mental=mental health.
* tener un bloqueo mental=mind + go blank.
* trastornado mental=out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind ; out of + Posesivo + senses.
* trastorno mental=psychiatric disorder ; brain disorder.

mentalidad
(n.)=mindset [mind-set] ; mentality.
Ex: The article 'The emergence of a new mindset' argues that despite an evolving sense of social responsibility by librarians, confusion as to the public library's mission still persists.
Ex: The library should not promote reading habits that lower the tone of individual mentality.
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* mentalidad de adulto=adult mentality.
* mentalidad de niño=juvenile mentality.
* mentalidad tribal=tribalism.

mentalidad de adulto
(n.)=adult mentality.
Ex: The world contains a great diversity of people, children with adult mentalities as well as adults with juvenile mentalities, and we need to serve both groups as best they can.
mentalidad de niño
(n.)=juvenile mentality.
Ex: The world contains a great diversity of people, children with adult mentalities as well as adults with juvenile mentalities, and we need to serve both groups as best they can.
mentalidad tribal
(n.)=tribalism.
Ex: Telematics will transform society from its tendency towards individual solitude to some sort of scaled-up tribalism.
mentalismo
(n.)=mentalism.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Rules of indexing: a critique of mentalism in information retrieval theory'.

mentalmente
=mentally.
Ex: The first quality is simplicity, by which we mean that it must be easy to grasp mentally.
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* desequilibrado mentalmente=mentally unstable.
* enfermo mentalmente=mentally ill.
* mentalmente discapacitado=mentally handicapped.
* mentalmente sano=of (a) sound mind ; mentally fit.

mentalmente discapacitado
(adj.)=mentally handicapped.
Ex: Howerver, unlike a drunk, a person who is mentally ill or mentally handicapped will not normally be able to ratify a contract.
mentalmente sano
=of (a) sound mind ; mentally fit.
Ex: The candidate must be 21 years of age, have parental permission, and be physically healthy, free of debt, and possessed of a sound mind. Ex: A panel of three psychiatrists has found Payton Rapozo mentally fit to stand trial for murder.
mente
(n.)=mind.
Ex: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).
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* abrir la mente=broaden + Posesivo + outlook.
* con la mente despejada=clear-headed.
* con una mente práctica=practically minded.
* cruzar la mente=shoot through + Posesivo + mind.
* de mente cerrada=close-minded ; narrow-minded.
* descansar la mente=relieve + mind.
* despejar la mente=blow + the cobwebs away/off/out.
* ejercitar la mente=stretch + Posesivo + mind.
* embotar la mente=dull + the mind.
* en mente=in view ; in mind.
* en + Posesivo + mente=on + Posesivo + mind ; in + Posesivo + (own) mind.
* entorpecer la mente=dull + the mind.
* estrecho de mente=narrow-minded.
* grabar en la mente de Alguien=engrave in + Posesivo + mind.
* leer la mente=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
* mente errante=meandering mind.
* mente errática=meandering mind.
* mente humana, la=human mind, the.
* mente inquisitiva=enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA].
* mente pensante=mind at work ; thinking mind.
* mente + quedarse en blanco=mind + go blank.
* mente sana=sound mind.
* ofuscar la mente=cloud + Posesivo + mind ; cloud + Posesivo + judgement.
* representar en mente=visualise [visualize, -USA].
* tener algo muy vivo en la mente=be strong in + Posesivo + mind.
* tener en mente=bear in + mind ; have in + mind ; keep in + mind.
* tener una mente abierta=keep + an open mind.
* venir a la mente=spring to + mind.
* venirle a Uno a la mente=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.

mente + quedarse en blanco
(n.)=mind + go blank.
Ex: If there is a lot of people I start getting anxiety attacks and, like you, my mind goes blank -- I can't think or move.
mente errante
(n.)=meandering mind.
Ex: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.
mente errática
(n.)=meandering mind.
Ex: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.
mente humana, la
(n.)=human mind, the.
Ex: They attempt to develop an isomorphic relationship between the human mind and a computer's logic.
mente inquisitiva
(n.)=enquiring mind [inquiring mind -USA].
Ex: The article is entitled 'A library instruction program for individuals with enquiring minds and a lifetime of experience'.
mente pensante
(n.)=mind at work ; thinking mind.
Ex: These 'shirt-sleeve conferences,' as Claverhouse calls them, multiply the probability of more creative and successful campaigns by increasing the number of minds at work on an advertiser's products. Ex: The subconscious mind is halfway between the conscious thinking mind and the unconscious mind or collective unconscious.
mente sana
(n.)=sound mind.
Ex: Without sound minds, however, the American dream of safe streets and secure homes will never be fulfilled.
mentecato
(n.)=simp ; deadhead ; nincompoop ; wimp.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.

mentir
(v.)=lie ; fib.
Ex: He accused her of lying when they said she was at the movies when she had called in sick.
Ex: She also fibbed about the place the wedding took place - citing a country town when they were married in a city registry office.
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* el mentir=lying.
* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir!=O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
* mentir como un bellaco=lie through + Posesivo + teeth ; lie + straight-faced.
* mentir descaradamente=lie through + Posesivo + teeth.

mentir como un bellaco
(v.)=lie through + Posesivo + teeth ; lie + straight-faced.
Ex: Like the rest of the populace, either these spokespeople are willfully ignorant of the truth of atomic dangers, or they are lying through their teeth about them. Ex: Democrats have worked diligently to misrepresent, misconstrue and basically lie straight-faced about that event.
mentir descaradamente
(v.)=lie through + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: Like the rest of the populace, either these spokespeople are willfully ignorant of the truth of atomic dangers, or they are lying through their teeth about them.
mentira
(n.)=lie ; fabrication ; mendacity ; fib ; fibbing ; untruth ; false pretence ; deceptiveness ; porky.
Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
Ex: In light of his ongoing record of mendacity, it is puzzling why anyone would continue to take him seriously.
Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.
Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
Ex: We were telling porkies all along about this being just a peace treaty.
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* aunque parezca mentira=amazingly enough ; believe it or not ; incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* de mentira=make-believe.
* detector de mentiras=polygraph ; lie detector.
* difundir mentiras=spread + lies.
* gran mentira=big fat lie.
* la mentira=lying.
* maraña de mentiras=web of lies ; web of deception.
* mentira descarada=blatant lie ; bare-faced lie.
* mentira gorda=big fat lie.
* mentira histórica=historical fabrication.
* mentira inocente=white lie.
* mentira piadosa=white lie.
* por muy mentira que parezca=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; strangely enough ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* propagar mentiras=spread + lies.
* trama de mentiras=tissue of lies.
* una sarta de mentiras=a sackful of lies ; a pack of lies.

mentira descarada
(n.)=blatant lie ; bare-faced lie.
Ex: These allegations of forgery are a mixture of intentional manipulations and blatant lies. Ex: His statement to the police was false -- a bare-faced lie.
mentira gorda
(n.)=big fat lie.
Ex: I had simply realized by then that everything an Indian girl is promised about her wedding and consequent marriage is a big fat lie.
mentira histórica
(n.)=historical fabrication.
Ex: Because historical fabrications can be hard to identify, they are sometimes widely owned, nationally or regionally.
mentira inocente
(n.)=white lie.
Ex: Students were asked how often they had heard or had made statements of a 'white lie' nature within the previous week.
mentira piadosa
(n.)=white lie.
Ex: Students were asked how often they had heard or had made statements of a 'white lie' nature within the previous week.
mentirijilla
(n.)=fib ; fibbing.
Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.
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* decir mentirijillas=fib.

mentirilla
(n.)=white lie ; fib ; fibbing.
Ex: Students were asked how often they had heard or had made statements of a 'white lie' nature within the previous week.
Ex: Democracy's most acute failures tend to result from power brokers who tell big fibs about the distribution of power.
Ex: When it comes to fibbing, women are far ahead of their male counterparts, a new survey has revealed.
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* decir mentirillas=fib.

mentirosillo
(n.)=fibber.
Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.

mentiroso compulsivo
(n.)=pathological liar ; compulsive liar.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'. Ex: Compulsive liars do so because they don't think they are as good as the people around them.
mentiroso patológico
(n.)=pathological liar ; compulsive liar.
Ex: He was a pathological liar making up the lies on the spot, and if he came up with a particularly good lie he would say his catchphrase, 'That's the ticket!'. Ex: Compulsive liars do so because they don't think they are as good as the people around them.
mentiroso^1
(n.)=fibber ; liar ; fabulist ; fabricator.
Ex: The article 'Frequent fibbers can blame their brain' relates the deficit in grey matter volume to the impulsiveness of fibbers.
Ex: That means human beings are natural-born liars.
Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
Ex: It is important to remember that the story of the American West has been told as much by fabulists and fabricators as by historians.
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* mentiroso compulsivo=pathological liar ; compulsive liar.
* mentiroso patológico=pathological liar ; compulsive liar.

mentiroso^2
(adj.)=mendacious ; lying ; deceitful.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
Ex: Again, on the matter of the sources already consulted by the enquirer, the implication is not that he is unreliable or deceitful, but that in looking up the Encyclopedia Americana he may not be aware of the existence of the index.

mentor
(n.)=mentor ; tutor.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.
Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.
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* mentor tiránico=Svengali.

mentor tiránico
(n.)=Svengali.
Ex: The Svengali habits he developed late in life, however, were the darker expression of what made his best films elegant and graceful.
mentoría
(n.)=mentoring.
Ex: A mentoring programme enhances the development of a novice member of staff through consultation and observation of an experienced professional.

mentón
(n.)=chin.
Ex: Her listener, vaguely stroking his chin, mused a moment upon this.
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* doble mentón=double chin.

menuda
(adj.)=petite.
Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.
menudillo
(n.)=fetlock.
Ex: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.

menudillos
(n.)=giblets.
Nota: Visceras de las aves.
Ex: Giblets are the edible offal of a fowl, typically including the heart, gizzard, liver, and other visceral organs.

menudo
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* a menudo=often ; oftentimes [often times] ; ofttimes [oft-times].
* aunque a menudo=if often.
* mencionado a menudo=often-mentioned.
* menuda=petite.
* muy a menudo=very often ; most often than not.
* tan a menudo=so often.

meníngeo
(adj.)=meningeal.
Ex: However, meningeal worm has not been identified in white-tailed deer or caribou in western North America.

menú
(n.)=menu.
Ex: The author contends that it is possible to view the search conducted with the aid of a series of menus as having strong similarities with the search through the hierarchy of a enumerative classification scheme.
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* abrir un menú=pop up + a menu.
* barra de menú=menu bar.
* búsqueda por medio de menús=menu-assisted searching.
* menú de bajada=pull-down menu ; drop-down menu.
* menú de colores=palette menu ; palette ; palette of colours.
* menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos=tool palette.
* menú de inicio, el=start menu, the.
* menú de la casa=set menu.
* menú del día=table d'hote ; set menu.
* menú de Seleccione un Fichero=Select a File menu.
* menú desplegable hacia abajo=pull-down menu ; drop-down menu.
* menú desplegable hacia arriba=pop-up menu.
* menú emergente=pop-up menu.
* menú en pantalla=menu screen.
* modalidad por menús=menu mode.
* opción de menú=menu setting.
* por menús=menu-driven.
* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta=menu-making.
* sistema de recuperación de información por medio de menús=menu-based information retrieval system.

menú de Seleccione un Fichero
(n.)=Select a File menu.
Ex: The Select a File menu lists the names of all available databases and specifies the DCROM drives on which they currently reside.
menú de bajada
(n.)=pull-down menu ; drop-down menu.
Ex: Pull-down menus and context-sensitive help provide you with assistance throughout your search. Ex: The 'LISA PLUS' drop-down menu approach is very good with regard to allowing novice searchers to maintain an 'image' of their current location within the interface environment.
menú de colores
(n.)=palette menu ; palette ; palette of colours.
Ex: By selecting control words from a palette menu we are already handling many of the problems that we have seen users of TEX experience. Ex: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Ex: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.
menú de herramientas para trabajar con gráficos
(n.)=tool palette.
Ex: The main features of this software program are: tool palette, word processor, database, spreadsheet, and communication module.
menú de inicio, el
(n.)=start menu, the.
Ex: This will show you how to pin or unpin a folder and document files of your choice to the start menu to use as a shortcut.
menú de la casa
(n.)=set menu.
Ex: This superb restaurant will tempt you with lavish buffets or set menus while feasting your eyes on the breathtaking view.
menú del día
(n.)=table d'hote ; set menu.
Ex: The article 'Table d'Hote and A la Carte: Collecting rare science books' examines historically the methodology of collection development in collections of rare science books. Ex: This superb restaurant will tempt you with lavish buffets or set menus while feasting your eyes on the breathtaking view.
menú desplegable hacia abajo
(n.)=pull-down menu ; drop-down menu.
Ex: Pull-down menus and context-sensitive help provide you with assistance throughout your search. Ex: The 'LISA PLUS' drop-down menu approach is very good with regard to allowing novice searchers to maintain an 'image' of their current location within the interface environment.
menú desplegable hacia arriba
(n.)=pop-up menu.
Ex: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.
menú emergente
(n.)=pop-up menu.
Ex: Many menus are now pop-up or pull-down menus or appear in windows which can be switched on and off.
menú en pantalla
(n.)=menu screen.
Ex: Further, menu screens will be necessary until the user has specified the task that he wishes executed or the information that he wishes to retrieve sufficiently for execution or retrieval to be effected.
meollo
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* ir al meollo de la cuestión=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* ir al meollo del asunto=get down to + brass tacks ; get down to + bedrock ; get down to + the nitty-gritty ; get down to + the basics (of things).
* llegar al meollo de la cuestión=arrive at + the heart of the matter.
* meollo de la cuestión, el=heart of the matter, the ; heart of the question, the.

meollo de la cuestión, el
(n.)=heart of the matter, the ; heart of the question, the.
Ex: At the heart of the matter is the individual/organisation relationship, what an employee does, and what is asked of the employee. Ex: This is the heart of the question and the answer holds no surprises.
mequetrefe
(n.)=young whippersnapper ; good-for-nothing ; stooge.
Ex: They have to keep contending with young whippersnappers who would rather make a country club out of their organizations than work.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
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* un mequetrefe=a nobody.

mera
(adj.)=mere.
Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other.

meramente
=merely.
Ex: There may be several entries per document, or merely one.

mercader
(n.)=merchant.
Ex: A considerable amount of archival material relating to Africa, Asia and Oceania has been created by the various activities of Austrian diplomats, merchants and pilgrims since the early modern period.

mercadillo
(n.)=flea market ; bazaar ; street market ; open-air market ; farmers' market.
Ex: Libraries should think carefully before rejecting 'the literature of the flea-market', for which there may be popular demand and without which serious study will be handicapped.
Ex: The 1st step will be a massive reevaluation of how to promote and sell products and services in the electronic shopping bazaar.
Ex: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales.
Ex: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
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* comerciante de puesto de mercadillo=market trader ; stall-holder.
* dueño de puesto de mercadillo=stall-holder ; market trader.
* mercadillo agrícola semanal=farmers' market.
* mercadillo al aire libre=street market ; open-air market.
* mercadillo casero=yard sale ; garage sale.
* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano=rummage sale.
* mercadillo de prendas usadas=rummage sale.
* mercadillo flotante=floating market.
* puesto de mercadillo=market stall.

mercadillo agrícola semanal
(n.)=farmers' market.
Ex: Read on for 10 eco-friendly things that you can do with lemons, then hot-foot it to your local farmers' market to stock up.
mercadillo al aire libre
(n.)=street market ; open-air market.
Ex: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales. Ex: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
mercadillo casero
(n.)=yard sale ; garage sale.
Ex: The two fellows sitting in the center are in regular wooden chairs that can be found in furniture stores or at yard sales. Ex: As the weather gets nicer, more and more folks are having garage sales.
mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano
(n.)=rummage sale.
Ex: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.
mercadillo de prendas usadas
(n.)=rummage sale.
Ex: And he's dressed as if he just made a killing at a rummage sale!.
mercadillo flotante
(n.)=floating market.
Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.
mercado
(n.)=market ; marketplace [market place] ; niche ; target market ; consumer market ; market area.
Ex: They have some very distinct advantages over more usual indexing techniques, and these are likely to assure citation indexes a place in the information market.
Ex: These new course programmes will add on desirable new skills to those they already possess to fit them for employment in the information market place.
Ex: This article describes the development and products of the company Farallon Computing which found a niche and expanded it to include a number of applications and products that people need.
Ex: The number of copies are fixed in advance on the basis of a known target market, and are distributed by the sales network.
Ex: Pornography will be a key factor in the sustained growth of the consumer market for CD-ROM databases.
Ex: This is the result of a large company's process of business diversification based on the use of new technologies and the extension of its market area into Europe.
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* abrir el mercado=open up + market.
* abrir nuevos mercados=branch out (into) ; branch into.
* acaparar el mercado=dominate + the scene ; corner + the market.
* amañar el mercado=rig + the market.
* analista de mercado=business researcher ; industry analyst.
* aprovecharse del mercado=skim + the market.
* base de datos dirigida a un mercado específico=niche database.
* con salida al mercado=due out.
* crear un mercado para=produce + a market for.
* cuota de mercado=market share ; mindshare.
* demanda de mercado=market demand.
* de mercado=marketing.
* de venta en el mercado=commercially available.
* división del mercado por grupos de consumidores=market segmentation.
* economía de mercado=market economy ; market economics ; commodity economy.
* especializado en un mercado concreto=niche.
* especulador del mercado=market timer.
* estudio de mercado=market survey ; market research ; marketing audit ; consumer research ; marketing research.
* investigación de mercado=market research ; consumer research ; marketing research.
* investigador de mercado=market researcher ; market research worker.
* lanzar al mercado=ship ; put + Nombre + on the market.
* lanzarse al mercado=hit + the streets.
* liberalizar el mercado=deregulate + market ; liberalise + market.
* libre mercado=free market.
* líder del mercado=market leader.
* lugar en el mercado de venta=market niche.
* madurez del mercado=market maturity.
* manipular el mercado=rig + the market.
* mercado al aire libre=street market ; open-air market.
* mercado bibliotecario, el=library market, the.
* mercado bursátil=stock exchange ; stock market ; share market.
* mercado comercial=commercial market.
* Mercado Común, el=Common Market, the.
* mercado corporativo=corporate market.
* mercado de abastos=public market.
* mercado de capitales=financial market ; capital market.
* mercado de la educación=education market ; educational market.
* mercado de la empresa=corporate market.
* mercado de la información=information market place ; information market.
* mercado de la propiedad=property market.
* mercado de las microformas, el=microform market, the.
* mercado del libro, el=book market, the.
* mercado del turismo=tourist market.
* mercado de masas=consumer market.
* mercado de masas, el=mass market, the.
* mercado de materias primas, el=commodity market, the.
* mercado de moneda extranjera=foreign currency market.
* mercado de pescado=fish market.
* mercado de suministro de documentos=document supply market.
* mercado de telefonía móvil=mobile telephone market.
* mercado de trabajo=labour market ; job market.
* mercado de trabajo, el=employment market, the.
* mercado de valores=stock market ; share market ; securities market.
* mercado doméstico=domestic market.
* mercado editorial=book trade [booktrade].
* mercado educativo=education market ; educational market.
* mercado empresarial=corporate market.
* mercado en efectivo=cash market.
* mercado específico=niche market.
* mercado financiero=financial market ; financial exchange.
* mercado flotante=floating market.
* mercado inmobiliario=property market.
* mercado inmobiliario de alquiler=rented housing market.
* mercado inmobiliario, el=housing market, the.
* mercado internacional=international trade ; international market.
* mercado interno=internal market.
* mercado laboral=labour market ; job market.
* mercado laboral, el=employment market, the.
* mercado libre=free market ; open market ; free-for-all.
* mercado mundial=global market ; world market.
* mercado naciente=emerging market.
* mercado nacional=home market ; domestic market.
* mercado negro=black market.
* mercado público=public market.
* mercado sin cambios=flat market.
* mercado tradicional=traditional market.
* mercado turístico=tourist market.
* mercado único=single market.
* Mercado Unico Europeo=Single European Market.
* monopolizar el mercado=corner + the market.
* orientado hacia el mercado=market-orientated [market orientated] ; market-oriented [market oriented].
* para todo el mercado=industry-wide.
* penetración de mercado=market penetration.
* plaza del mercado=market square.
* población con mercado ambulante=market town ; market centre.
* regido por el mercado=market led [market-led] ; market-driven.
* regulador del mercado=market regulator.
* retirada de un producto del mercado=product recall.
* retirar del mercado=withdraw from + sale ; take off + the market.
* sacar acciones al mercado=go + public.
* sacar al mercado=bring to + market ; put + Nombre + on the market.
* saturación del mercado=market saturation.
* segmento de mercado=market segment.
* sistema de mercado=market system.
* técnica de mercado=merchandising technique.

mercado al aire libre
(n.)=street market ; open-air market.
Ex: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales. Ex: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth.
mercado bibliotecario, el
(n.)=library market, the.
Ex: Every publisher, materials vendor, systems vendor and bibliographic utility that serve libraries face sharp competition for a share of the ebbing library market.
mercado bursátil
(n.)=stock exchange ; stock market ; share market.
Ex: This article reviews the Moody's 5000 Plus data base, of over 5000 companies listed on the New York and American stock exchanges, on CD-ROM. Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping. Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.
mercado comercial
(n.)=commercial market.
Ex: These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.
mercado corporativo
(n.)=corporate market.
Ex: With the advent of advanced computing platforms, DowVision is the first large-scale effort to broadcast real-time news to the corporate market.
mercado de abastos
(n.)=public market.
Ex: Public markets are a time-proven tradition within communities and an alternative to more modern establishments vending produce and goods.
mercado de capitales
(n.)=financial market ; capital market.
Ex: Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday. Ex: Recent research into the reaction of key executives to the integration and expansion of global capital markets suggests that many of them are almost 'as happy as Larry'.
mercado de la educación
(n.)=education market ; educational market.
Ex: While the DVD format is gaining a following among video developers, its application in the education market has advanced only very slowly. Ex: Distance learning is an emerging educational market of compelling interest to higher education.
mercado de la empresa
(n.)=corporate market.
Ex: With the advent of advanced computing platforms, DowVision is the first large-scale effort to broadcast real-time news to the corporate market.
mercado de la información
(n.)=information market place ; information market.
Ex: Lengthy though it has been, this chapter has done no more than scratch the surface of the enormous revolution that is taking place in the information market place. Ex: This article examines the problems of forming and developing the capitalist information market.
mercado de la propiedad
(n.)=property market.
Ex: In an uncertain property market, it's not easy for investors to pick a winner.
mercado de las microformas, el
=microform market, the.
Ex: A knowledge of the microform market will bring familiarity with publishers and their goods, and will help in deciding what is a fair price.
mercado de masas
(n.)=consumer market.
Ex: Pornography will be a key factor in the sustained growth of the consumer market for CD-ROM databases.
mercado de masas, el
=mass market, the.
Ex: In sport too authors' names can be important and so one finds instruction books on everything from archery to yachting being prepared for the mass market with authors who are popular household names on the cover.
mercado de materias primas, el
=commodity market, the.
Ex: Problems of price, performance and integration have impeded document management systems from entering the commodity market.
mercado de moneda extranjera
(n.)=foreign currency market.
Ex: Investing in the foreign currency market without acknowledging the importance of everyday events is certainly not a recipe for success.
mercado de pescado
(n.)=fish market.
Ex: The fresh catch is sold in the fish market located on the quayside.
mercado de suministro de documentos
(n.)=document supply market.
Ex: Commercial vendors are completely outside conventional library systems, and might cream off the profitable end of the document supply market.
mercado de telefonía móvil
(n.)=mobile telephone market.
Ex: The author attempts to identify the determinants of subscriber churn and customer loyalty in the mobile telephony market.
mercado de trabajo
(n.)=labour market ; job market.
Ex: To be sure, one of our major jobs seems to be processing and distributing students for a somewhat better defined labor market than most. Ex: Other recent surveys, such as those on multiple job holders and vacancies, reflect the need for information on aspects of the job market in the Community.
mercado de trabajo, el
(n.)=employment market, the.
Ex: The article focuses on the emerging employment market for librarians in order to assess its size and the extent to which it offers employment opportunities to trained librarians.
mercado de valores
(n.)=stock market ; share market ; securities market.
Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping. Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold. Ex: 2009 will go down in the history books as a year in which securities markets sank to unimaginable levels.
mercado del libro, el
(n.)=book market, the.
Ex: Much of the negative reaction may be caused by not designing a plan suitable for the book market and the needs of research libraries.
mercado del turismo
(n.)=tourist market.
Ex: The first project was based on horticulture while the second produced high quality tea towels, wall hangings, and placemats for the Australian tourist market.
mercado doméstico
(n.)=domestic market.
Ex: The industry's future can only be secured by a renewed policy thrust on applications development for the domestic market.
mercado editorial
(n.)=book trade [booktrade].
Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.
mercado educativo
(n.)=education market ; educational market.
Ex: While the DVD format is gaining a following among video developers, its application in the education market has advanced only very slowly. Ex: Distance learning is an emerging educational market of compelling interest to higher education.
mercado empresarial
(n.)=corporate market.
Ex: With the advent of advanced computing platforms, DowVision is the first large-scale effort to broadcast real-time news to the corporate market.
mercado en efectivo
(n.)=cash market.
Ex: The price at which an asset is initially sold in a repo is usually the same price at which it is being sold outright in the cash market.
mercado específico
(n.)=niche market.
Ex: On-line retrieval in text and bibliographic information is becoming more and more a niche market linked to libraries.
mercado financiero
(n.)=financial market ; financial exchange.
Ex: Financial markets, which had been roiled Tuesday by a falling dollar and soaring energy prices, recovered some of their losses Wednesday. Ex: Also revealed is the endangerment of the open outcry trading system as the digital revolution replaces it at many of the world's financial exchanges.
mercado flotante
(n.)=floating market.
Ex: At this time of year, the boats at the floating market are full to the gunwales with sweet potatoes, cabbages, carrots and spring onions.
mercado inmobiliario
(n.)=property market.
Ex: In an uncertain property market, it's not easy for investors to pick a winner.
mercado inmobiliario de alquiler
(n.)=rented housing market.
Ex: The author concentrates on the collection of housing information in the furnished rented housing market.
mercado inmobiliario, el
(n.)=housing market, the.
Ex: This database provides access to a wide range of information, including local news, the housing and employment markets, weather and local events, through some 400 public terminals located in public libraries, employment centres, town-halls, and schools.
mercado internacional
(n.)=international trade ; international market.
Ex: International trade in cast type and in typefounding materials continued during this period, the chief exporters now being England and France = Durante todo este período siguió existiendo un mercado internacional de tipos fundidos y de materiales de fundición, siendo ahora los principales países exportadores Inglaterra y Francia. Ex: New rules that ensure competition in international markets are needed.
mercado interno
(n.)=internal market.
Ex: Obstacles to competition between member states should be abolished, allowing the internal market to function freely.
mercado laboral
(n.)=labour market ; job market.
Ex: To be sure, one of our major jobs seems to be processing and distributing students for a somewhat better defined labor market than most. Ex: Other recent surveys, such as those on multiple job holders and vacancies, reflect the need for information on aspects of the job market in the Community.
mercado laboral, el
(n.)=employment market, the.
Ex: The article focuses on the emerging employment market for librarians in order to assess its size and the extent to which it offers employment opportunities to trained librarians.
mercado libre
=free market ; open market ; free-for-all.
Ex: The creation of a free market would lead to fewer titles, higher prices and a deterioration in relationships. Ex: Perhaps too, since their skills are identical, the advice here might benefit the new frontier of free-lance librarians, private researchers, information brokers, librarians-without-a-library, and so on, plying their trade on the open market, for fees. Ex: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
mercado mundial
=global market ; world market.
Ex: This conference will showcase best of breed processes and applications to help companies succeed in the global markets they serve. Ex: Europeans have a disproportionate share of the world market because they were the economic giants at the birth of the scientific age and of the periodical.
mercado naciente
(n.)=emerging market.
Ex: Considers the emerging market and the traditional market for library-information professionals, in conjunction with the stereotype as a conditioner of acceptability in new employment venues.
mercado nacional
(n.)=home market ; domestic market.
Ex: Publishers in the United Stated benefit from a larger home market which serves to sustain the production of an information tool. Ex: The industry's future can only be secured by a renewed policy thrust on applications development for the domestic market.
mercado negro
(n.)=black market.
Ex: Chips are small, easily transportable, difficult to identify, highly profitable and easy to sell on the black market.
mercado público
(n.)=public market.
Ex: Public markets are a time-proven tradition within communities and an alternative to more modern establishments vending produce and goods.
mercado sin cambios
(n.)=flat market.
Ex: In this flat market we have sold our property for a reduced price in order to move on.
mercado tradicional
(n.)=traditional market.
Ex: Considers the emerging market and the traditional market for library-information professionals, in conjunction with the stereotype as a conditioner of acceptability in new employment venues.
mercado turístico
(n.)=tourist market.
Ex: The first project was based on horticulture while the second produced high quality tea towels, wall hangings, and placemats for the Australian tourist market.
mercado único
(n.)=single market.
Ex: The trend towards globalisation in publishing has gained impetus from the European Community's plans to create a single market by the end of 1992.
mercancía
(n.)=merchandise ; commodity.
Ex: The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.
Ex: Neither are the latter group, in the course of their professional activities, likely to feel that the treatment of information as a priceable commodity compromises a principle fundamental to their professional ethic.
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* barco de mercancías=bulk cargo ship.
* libre circulación de mercancías=free movement of goods.
* mercancía estropeada=damaged goods.
* mercancías=goods ; wares.
* ritmo de movimiento de mercancías=turnover rate.
* tasa de movimiento de mercancías=turnover rate.
* transporte de mercancías=haulage.
* tren de mercancías=freight train ; goods train.

mercancía estropeada
=damaged goods.
Ex: They are seen as basket cases, 'damaged goods', the vulnerable children of the world who need the help and protection of the UN, NGOs and armies of therapists from the West.
mercancías
(n.)=goods ; wares.
Ex: CACs have dealt with pre-shopping advice, education on consumers' rights and complaints about goods and services, advising the client and often obtaining expert assessments. Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.
mercante
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* barco mercante=merchant ship ; merchant vessel.
* buque mercante=merchant ship.
* marina mercante, la=merchant navy, the ; mercantile marine, the.

mercantil
(adj.)=mercantile ; business.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
Ex: A major concern of the journal will be the business, economic, legal, societal and technological relationships between information technology and information resource management.
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* derecho mercantil=commercial law.
* sistema mercantil=market system.

mercantilismo
(n.)=mercantile system ; mercantilism.
Ex: After 1780, intensive exploitation of labor power was hindered by the mercantile system.
Ex: This is simply a commentary on the rampant mercantilism of our consumer culture.

mercantilista
(adj.)=market led [market-led] ; market-driven.
Ex: Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.
Ex: Evidence suggests that the policy-driven agenda of East Asia is likely to be more successful than the market-driven approach of the West.
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* sistema mercantilista=mercantile system.
* sociedad mercantilista=mercantile society.

merced
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* a merced de=at the mercy of.
* estar a merced de=be at the mercy of.

mercenario
(n.)=mercenary ; jungle fighter.
Ex: The article 'Centurions and mercenaries: reflections on good usage of interdisciplinarity in the theory and practice of information sciences' records the text of the opening address at the 18th Congress held by the Corporation of Professional Librarians of Quebec.
Ex: The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.

mercerización
(n.)=mercerisation.
Ex: This article describes methods of strengthening and restoring paper which has suffered decay, including mercerisation, leaf casting, the Vienna vacuum chamber, polymerisation in situ, and paper splitting.

mercero
(n.)=haberdasher ; draper.
Ex: To sell books is still more special than to sell groceries even though the profits may be pitifully low and to be a bookshop proprietor is a much more middle-class status than is that of grocer, haberdasher or vendor of garden implements.
Ex: This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end.

mercería
(n.)=hosiery.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).

mercurio
(n.)=mercury ; Mercury.
Nota: Planeta.
Ex: For example, 439.7 Swedish language is a subdivision of 439.5 Scandinavian languages, while in Metal manufactures, Tin 673.6, Mercury 673.71 and Magnesium 673.723 are all individual metals and are thus coordinate = Por ejemplo, 439.7 lengua sueca es una subdivisión de 439.5 lenguas escandinavas, mientras que en Fabricación de metales, Estaño 673.6, Mercurio 673.71 y Magnesio 673.723 son metales individuales y por lo tanto están coordinados.
Ex: An example of spatial arrangement with an exception made for preferred category may be found in astronomy: Planets, Earth (preferred) Mercury, Venus, Mars, Jupiter, etc.
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* barómetro de mercurio=mercury barometer.
* sulfuro de mercurio=mercuric sulphide.

merecedor
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* merecedores de Algo, los=deserving, the.

merecedores de Algo, los
=deserving, the.
Ex: There is no doubt that this scheme deserves to succeed, but we live in a harsh world, where success tends to go to the successful rather than to the deserving, and one can only reserve judgement for the next few years.
merecer
(v.)=deserve ; merit ; rate.
Ex: Although document arrangement, may be a very unsophisticated information retrieval device it deserves special attention.
Ex: This article identifies and discusses sources of information on comic books meriting inclusion on a core collection for academic and public libraries.
Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
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* lo que Algo o Alguien se merece=fair share.
* merecer admiración=deserve + admiration.
* merecer apoyo=be deserving of support.
* merecer atención=merit + attention ; be worthy of + attention ; deserve + attention.
* merecer consideración=merit + consideration.
* merecer + Infinitivo=be worthy of + Gerundio.
* merecer la pena=be worth + the effort ; be worthwhile ; be worth + Posesivo + time ; be worth it.
* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente=repay + full consideration.
* merecer la pena el esfuerzo=repay + effort.
* merecer la pena estudiar Algo=repay + study.
* merecer la pena + Infinitivo=be worth + Gerundio ; be worthy of + Gerundio ; it + be + worth + Gerundio.
* merecer la pena intentarlo=be worth + a try ; be worth + a shot.
* merecerle la pena a Uno=be worth + Posesivo + while.
* merecer mención especial=deserve + special mention.
* merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada=deserve + credit.
* merecer reconocimiento=merit + recognition.
* merecerse algo=deserve + a little something.
* merecérselo=have it + coming ; it + serve + Nombre + right.
* merecer ser mencionado=deserve + mention.
* merecerse una recompensa=deserve + a little something.
* merecerse una satisfacción=deserve + a little something.
* merecerse un regalo=deserve + a little something.
* merecer una distinción=merit + distinction.
* no merecer la pena=be no good.
* no merecerse Algo=be unworthy of.
* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo=seem + worth + Gerundio.
* que merece la pena=worthwhile.
* recibir lo que Uno se merece=get + Posesivo + just rewards ; get + Posesivo + due(s).
* tienes lo que te mereces=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.

merecer + Infinitivo
(v.)=be worthy of + Gerundio.
Ex: Step 2 Analysis: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing.
merecer admiración
(v.)=deserve + admiration.
Ex: In a sense, the general reference librarian can be viewed as a renaissance ideal who deserves everyone's admiration.
merecer apoyo
(v.)=be deserving of support.
Ex: As the services prove their value and as librarians and their clientele continue to push for subsidization, society and the legislators will gradually accept the notion that at least some of these new expensive services are deserving of support.
merecer atención
(v.)=merit + attention ; be worthy of + attention ; deserve + attention.
Ex: The physical description of maps also merits special attention. Ex: Two prolific series are worthy of special attention. Ex: Regional literature deserves continuous attention of library staff.
merecer consideración
(v.)=merit + consideration.
Ex: The 2nd 'Think Tank' held in Dallas, June 89, focused on gauging what breakthrough issues are occurring in the field that directly concern libraries and merit consideration.
merecer la pena
(v.)=be worth + the effort ; be worthwhile ; be worth + Posesivo + time ; be worth it.
Ex: This attitude reinforces the concept that the family is still alive, functioning and worth the effort to build and maintain. Ex: The School Library Association, therefore, deemed it worthwhile to draft and publish an abridged version of BC in 1967. Ex: Just as we previously enumerated some of the golden rules of library collecting, so it is worth our time to dwell on some of the changes that will impinge on librarianship. Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons.
merecer la pena + Infinitivo
(n.)=be worth + Gerundio ; be worthy of + Gerundio ; it + be + worth + Gerundio.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is worth drawing a comparison between them so that menu-based information retrieval systems might avoid some of the pitfalls of traditional classification. Ex: Step 2 Analysis: The second step towards an index involves the identification of the concepts within a document which are worthy of indexing. Ex: It is worth briefly observing a general approach to the creation of a data base.
merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente
(v.)=repay + full consideration.
Ex: Figure 19.2 will repay full consideration.
merecer la pena el esfuerzo
(v.)=repay + effort.
Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
merecer la pena estudiar Algo
(v.)=repay + study.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
merecer la pena intentarlo
(v.)=be worth + a try ; be worth + a shot.
Ex: And the best judgment is: It's worth a try, but hardly guaranteed to succeed. Ex: It's worth a shot, there is a 60 day money back offer so try it out and if it doesn't work just request a refund.
merecer mención especial
(v.)=deserve + special mention.
Ex: A final title deserving special mention is Robert Crumb's 'Introducing Kafka'.
merecer que se reconozca la labor realizada
(v.)=deserve + credit.
Ex: I think special libraries deserve a great deal of credit in this area, and their innovations have not been acknowledged widely enough.
merecer reconocimiento
(v.)=merit + recognition.
Ex: While Lillian Smith was the major historical figure in the development of Canada's children's library services, the work of Patricia Spereman d. 1946 merits recognition.
merecer ser mencionado
(v.)=deserve + mention.
Ex: No supervisor should be a tiresome nag, but the achievements and failings of a persons's performance deserves mention in a constructive way at timely, regular intervals.
merecer una distinción
(v.)=merit + distinction.
Ex: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
merecerle la pena a Uno
(v.)=be worth + Posesivo + while.
Ex: There was nothing to stop another American publisher from reprinting the book if he thought it worth his while, a practice that was known as piracy although it was in fact legal.
merecerse algo
(v.)=deserve + a little something.
Ex: He always puts others before himself and he deserves a little something in return.
merecerse un regalo
(v.)=deserve + a little something.
Ex: He always puts others before himself and he deserves a little something in return.
merecerse una recompensa
(v.)=deserve + a little something.
Ex: He always puts others before himself and he deserves a little something in return.
merecerse una satisfacción
(v.)=deserve + a little something.
Ex: He always puts others before himself and he deserves a little something in return.
merecidamente
=deservedly ; fittingly.
Ex: Scilken has deservedly achieved a reputation as the consumer advocate and gadfly of the profession during the 12 years of his directorship of the Orange Public Library in Orange, New Jersey.
Ex: 1982 has been designated, fittingly, the Year of Information Technology -- a recognition that we are now living in an information society.
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* y merecidamente=and rightfully so.

merecido
(adj.)=deserved ; retribution ; retributive.
Ex: Such a policy might reduce the library's deserved status as an institution of high culture and it would increase rapport between the library and its users.
Ex: Prerequisites like retribution for the baddies and reward for the goodies must prevail in children's stories.
Ex: The main character in the novel viewed his death as the solutions to his problems and was therefore motivated enough by the death-wish to kill with the hopes of retributive capital punishment.
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* bien merecido=well deserved ; well-earned.
* castigo merecido=retribution.
* no dar la merecida importancia=understate.
* tenérselo (bien) merecido=it + serve + Nombre + right.

merecimiento
=claim to fame.
Nota: Algo por lo que Alguien destaca.
Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.

merecérselo
(v.)=have it + coming ; it + serve + Nombre + right.
Ex: The feeling is that, however tactfully you dress it up, the United States had it coming. Ex: When he came to Mary told him it was she who had thrown the stool and that it served him right and that in future he should learn to mind his own business.
merendar
(v.)=have + a late-afternoon snack ; have + tea ; snack.
Ex: If you're planning on exercising after work, have a late afternoon snack to give you energy.
Ex: Hats are not required when ladies have tea with the Queen, but they are still the most creative fashion statements you will see.
Ex: I stayed there for several hours, snacking on hunks of bread and cheese and putting pen to paper.
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* merendarse=thrash ; beat + Nombre + (all) hollow ; beat + Nombre + hands down ; trounce ; walk all over + Alguien ; polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.

merendarse
(v.)=thrash ; beat + Nombre + (all) hollow ; beat + Nombre + hands down ; trounce ; walk all over + Alguien ; polish + Nombre + off ; make + short change of.
Ex: Later footage shows the killer whales with the pups in their mouths, thrashing them about. Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. Ex: There is no contest in the head-to-head battle for information services supremacy and Google, with its information 'now' and 'fast', beats others hands down. Ex: Defending champions Japan fought back from 1-0 behind to trounce Thailand 4-1 to qualify for the quarter-finals. Ex: The Scouses were the first real challenge for Fulham this season but they were walked all over by the Londoners. Ex: Martin cut it in half, and we polished it off before going to bed. Ex: I guess they're trying to prove that the new Freddy can make short change of the people that defeated him before.
meretriz
(n.)=courtesan ; whore ; strumpet ; drab ; harlot ; slut.
Ex: This essay examines the status of courtesans in the Roman Empire.
Ex: In penitentiaries, nuns & whores shared a similar lifestyle & regimen, reducing the social & moral space between them.
Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.
Ex: Prostitutes (whores, strumpets, drabs, harlots) are closely associated with the concepts of dishonesty, hypocrisy, and betrayal.
Ex: Prostitutes (whores, strumpets, drabs, harlots) are closely associated with the concepts of dishonesty, hypocrisy, and betrayal.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.

meridiano cero
(n.)=prime meridian.
Ex: In addition, all countries west of the prime meridian are in the Western Hemisphere while those east of the prime meridian are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
meridiano de Greenwich
(n.)=prime meridian.
Ex: In addition, all countries west of the prime meridian are in the Western Hemisphere while those east of the prime meridian are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
meridiano de Greenwich, el
=Greenwich meridian, the.
Ex: The International Date Line is an imaginary line which runs from the North Pole to the South Pole and is 180° away from the Greenwich meridian.
meridiano^1
(n.)=meridian.
Ex: A meridian is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface from the North Pole to the South Pole that connects all locations with a given longitude.
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* meridiano cero=prime meridian.
* meridiano de Greenwich=prime meridian.
* meridiano de Greenwich, el=Greenwich meridian, the.
* primer meridiano=prime meridian.

meridiano^2
(n.)=meridian.
Nota: Medicina.
Ex: Over 5000 years ago the Chinese discovered and identified twelve acupuncture meridians along which subtle energy travels in the human body.

meridional
(adj.)=southern ; southerly ; southernly.
Nota: Usado menos frecuentemente que southerly.
Ex: Edmonds supervised the planning and construction of two such regional libraries, in the northern and southern parts of the city.
Ex: Scotland's most southerly distillery nestles on the green banks of the River Bladnoch, from which it takes its name.
Ex: 5 bedroom detached family home with a magnificent mature southernly rear garden.

merienda
(n.)=late-afternoon snack ; early-evening snack ; teatime ; afternoon tea ; tea.
Ex: Also like many athletes, Mendez says everyone needs to fuel his body every four to five hours and, especially, have a late-afternoon snack.
Ex: The hotel staff is very friendly and laid-back -- we could bring our own food and wine into the bar area and have an early-evening snack.
Ex: To most people in Britain, the phrase 'clotted cream' instantly summons up an image of teatime.
Ex: In the past whether you took 'afternoon tea' or 'high tea' was a peek into your social standing.
Ex: Before tea invaded Britain, the English ate only breakfast and dinner.
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* ir de merienda al campo=go for + a picnic.
* merienda cena=high tea.
* merienda de negros=pandemonium ; bedlam ; free-for-all.

merienda cena
(n.)=high tea.
Ex: In the past whether you took 'afternoon tea' or 'high tea' was a peek into your social standing.
merienda de negros
=pandemonium ; bedlam ; free-for-all.
Ex: Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose. Ex: In subsequent years, Bethlem became 'Bedlam,' a metaphor for madness; being so long the only public receptacle for the insane, it became equated with madness itself. Ex: In the time it takes to flick a switch, the party can disintegrate into a free-for-all of petty bickering.
meritocrático
(adj.)=meritocratic.
Ex: Andrew Carnegie held that America was a meritocratic society and wealth necessary to underwrite democracy.

meritorio
(adj.)=meritorious.
Ex: An employee will remain at the same step even if the scale changes, since otherwise his previous reward for meritorious or continuous service would be withdrawn.

merluza
(n.)=hake.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.

mermado
(adj.)=diminished.
Ex: This volume comes at a time when increasingly frequent criticisms have been leveled at superpower nations for their diminished interest in problems in Africa.

mermar
(v.)=gut ; deplete ; chip away at ; whittle (away/down/at) ; reduce ; shrink ; eat into.
Ex: Prices of European produced scientific, technical and medical serials continue to gut US research libraries.
Ex: This intermediate grade would equate with the senior library assistant, a category much depleted in UK academic librarianship.
Ex: Despite the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, guaranteeing freedom of expression, there seems to be an onslaught of people chipping away at this social foundation.
Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.
Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
Ex: The 'false hit' problem still arises, but becomes less likely as the 'neighborhood' of the two words shrinks.
Ex: As termites begin to eat into wood structures, the weakened structure of the wood will cause floors to creak with more frequency.
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* mermar las fuerzas=sap + the energy.
* mermar los recursos=stretch + Posesivo + resources ; burden + Posesivo + resources.
* mermar + Posesivo + confianza=sap + Posesivo + confidence.

mermar + Posesivo + confianza
(v.)=sap + Posesivo + confidence.
Ex: This ideology subordinated all women by belittling their achievements, sapping their confidence, and convincing them that they were really inferior to men.
mermar las fuerzas
(v.)=sap + the energy.
Ex: Fee services sap energies and attention from services responsive to other basic human values = El cobro de servicios merma las fuerzas y la atención que se le debería dedicar a servicios que atienden a otros valores humanos básicos.
mermar los recursos
(v.)=stretch + Posesivo + resources ; burden + Posesivo + resources.
Ex: While joint projects are a good thing, they can also fragment our energies and stretch our resources. Ex: I must say it's quite a neat idea that beautifies the city and doesn't burden the resources.
mermelada
(n.)=jam ; jelly ; marmalade.
Ex: Can you wonder that it should carry such deposits of jam, egg, butter, coffee and personal dirt?.
Ex: The article 'The best of both worlds (peanut butter and jelly)' describes several applications for computer graphics software in libraries.
Ex: Residues of both these compounds were found in marmalade made from treated fruits.
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* bocadillo de mermelada=jam butty.
* mermelada de albaricoque=apricot jam.
* mermelada de melocotón=peach jam.
* mermelada de naranja=orange marmalade.
* mermelada de zarzamora=blackberry jam.

mermelada de albaricoque
(n.)=apricot jam.
Ex: I've always been a fan of putting jam on my grilled cheese on toast (I think it's best with a chunky homemade apricot or blackberry jam).
mermelada de melocotón
(n.)=peach jam.
Ex: The importance of pectin in food is its ability to form the gels that are the basis fruit preserves such as orange marmalade, peach jam, and quince jelly.
mermelada de naranja
(n.)=orange marmalade.
Ex: The importance of pectin in food is its ability to form the gels that are the basis fruit preserves such as orange marmalade, peach jam, and quince jelly.
mermelada de zarzamora
(n.)=blackberry jam.
Ex: I've always been a fan of putting jam on my grilled cheese on toast (I think it's best with a chunky homemade apricot or blackberry jam).
mero^1
(adj.)=pure ; sheer ; simple .
Ex: The notation used in DC is pure, and numbers.
Ex: The sheer bulk of the headings and the complexity of references structures is sufficient to confirm that a more systematic approach might prove fruitful.
Ex: Some simple measures of index effectiveness are introduced here so that it is possible to consider different indexing methods critically.
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* por el mero hecho de saber=for knowledge's sake.

mero^2
(n.)=grouper.
Ex: There are more than 85 species of grouper found worldwide.

merodeador
(n.)=marauding.
Ex: Certainly the last thing we want is that books be shut up in tastefully decorated warehouses, watched over by highly trained storekeepers whose main purpose is to see that everything is kept tidily in its place and, as far as possible, untouched by human hands -- especially the sticky-fingered hands of marauding children.

merodear
(v.)=hang around ; loiter (about/around) ; loaf (about/around) ; bum around ; prowl ; hang about.
Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels.
Ex: A high-pitched sound said to be only audible to young people will be used to deter teenagers from loitering at night.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.
Ex: Told in rhyme, this is the story of a slinky black cat who prowls at night and becomes a thief.
Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.

merodeo
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* merodeos=wanderings.

merodeos
(n.)=wanderings.
Ex: But I do believe that the research data indicate that the people who do now go into libraries could be helped more in their wanderings amongst the books.
mes
=month ; mo..
Nota: Abreviatura de month.
Ex: For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so.
Ex: I finally got it working after a mo. of testing.
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* al mes=per month.
* cada seis meses=six-monthly.
* de cinco meses de duración=five-month-long.
* de los últimos meses=in recent months.
* de nueve meses=nine-month.
* de seis meses=six-monthly.
* de un mes de duración=month-long.
* durante los dos últimos meses=over the last couple of months.
* durante los últimos meses=over the past few months ; in recent months.
* durante meses y meses=for months on end.
* el más favorito del mes=pick of the month.
* el mes pasado=last month.
* en los dos últimos meses=over the last couple of months.
* en los últimos meses=in recent months ; over the past few months.
* hace meses=for months now.
* hace meses ahora=for months now.
* hace unos cuantos meses=a few months back.
* hace unos pocos meses=a few months back.
* llegar a final de mes=make + (both) ends meet.
* mes a mes=month by month.
* mes civil=calendar month.
* mes del calendario=calendar month.
* meses del invierno=winter months.
* meses del verano=summer months.
* mes natural=calendar month.
* mes próximo, el=next month ; next month.
* mes que viene, el=next month.
* mes tras mes=month by month.
* por mes=per month.
* una vez al mes=once a month.

mes a mes
=month by month.
Ex: As your body grows month by month in your pregnancy you will experience physical changes.
mes civil
(n.)=calendar month.
Ex: If you are an employee who receives tips, you must report the amount of tips received in one calendar month to your employer, if that amount exceeds $20.
mes del calendario
(n.)=calendar month.
Ex: If you are an employee who receives tips, you must report the amount of tips received in one calendar month to your employer, if that amount exceeds $20.
mes natural
(n.)=calendar month.
Ex: If you are an employee who receives tips, you must report the amount of tips received in one calendar month to your employer, if that amount exceeds $20.
mes próximo, el
(n.)=next month ; next month.
Ex: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month. Ex: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.
mes que viene, el
(n.)=next month.
Ex: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.
mes tras mes
=month by month.
Ex: As your body grows month by month in your pregnancy you will experience physical changes.
mesa
(n.)=table ; press bed ; bed ; table-top [tabletop] ; dining table.
Ex: The easy chairs are however often tucked into odd corners where you could not put a full table and chair anyway.
Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
Ex: Chases were made in pairs, and for most of the hand-press period they were of a standard size that fitted comfortably in the bed of the wooden press.
Ex: GIS technology can be considered as a table-top on which data are compiled, considered, manipulated and located.
Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals.
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* agenda de mesa=appointment calendar.
* amante de la buena mesa=food enthusiast.
* bendecir la mesa=say + grace.
* centro de mesa=epergne.
* de mesa=table-top [tabletop].
* en la mesa de operaciones=under the knife.
* juego de mesa=board game ; table game.
* luz de mesa=table light.
* mesa al vacío=vacuum table.
* mesa auxiliar=side table.
* mesa de centro=coffee table.
* mesa de cocina=kitchen table.
* mesa de comedor=dining table ; dining-room table.
* mesa de conferencias=conference table.
* mesa de debate=panel discussion ; discussion panel.
* mesa de despacho=writing desk ; desk ; work desk.
* mesa de dibujante=sketch board.
* mesa de dibujo=drawing table ; art-room table ; art-room drawing table ; drawing board.
* mesa de escritorio=desktop.
* mesa de estudio=carrel ; study table.
* mesa de negociaciones=bargaining table ; negotiation table.
* mesa de ping-pong=table tennis table.
* mesa de succión=suction table.
* mesa de tinta=ink table [ink-table].
* mesa de trabajo=desk ; study table ; writing desk ; work desk.
* mesa electoral=polls, the ; polling station.
* mesa expositora=table top exhibit.
* mesa individual de estudio=study carrel.
* mesa luminosa=light table.
* mesa redonda=round table ; roundtable ; panel presentation ; panel discussion ; panel debate ; panel session.
* Mesa Redonda para las Publicaciones Gubernamentales (GODORT)=Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
* modales en la mesa=table manners.
* ordenador de mesa=desktop computer.
* poner el pan en la mesa=put + bread on the table.
* poner la mesa=lay + the table.
* poner las cartas sobre la mesa=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* quitar la mesa=clear away + the things ; clear + the table.
* recoger la mesa=clear away + the things.
* sal de mesa=table salt.
* sobremesa=after-tea ; after-dinner.
* tenis de mesa=table tennis.
* uso compartido de mesas de trabajo=hot desking.

mesa al vacío
(n.)=vacuum table.
Ex: This article examines the use of a vacuum table since Jan 1989 for the conservation of paper, leather and parchment in topographical as well as portrait and map collections.
mesa auxiliar
(n.)=side table.
Ex: While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.
mesa de centro
(n.)=coffee table.
Ex: There was an oil stove with a saucer of water on top of it and low cushioned seat with a little coffee table in front of it.
mesa de cocina
(n.)=kitchen table.
Ex: What began as a germ of an idea around a kitchen table in Toronto in 1997 is now being published out of Washington DC with contributors and subscribers from 20 countries.
mesa de comedor
(n.)=dining table ; dining-room table.
Ex: The first sideboard was doubtless a simple shelf on the wall near a dining table used for plate and food during meals. Ex: Many contemporary dining-room tables are made from steel, glass or other man made materials.
mesa de conferencias
(n.)=conference table.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.
mesa de debate
(n.)=panel discussion ; discussion panel.
Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function. Ex: This paper gives a general overview of the microfilm industry world-wide, drawing on the comments of members of a discussion panel at the Mid-year meeting of the National Micrographics Association.
mesa de despacho
(n.)=writing desk ; desk ; work desk.
Ex: The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed. Ex: A librarian can use the display terminal at his or her desk to search all catalogs and files online. Ex: The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.
mesa de dibujante
(n.)=sketch board.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms.
mesa de dibujo
(n.)=drawing table ; art-room table ; art-room drawing table ; drawing board.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: art-room drawing tables and sketch boards, metal- and woodwork-shop benches and materials, tailor's dummies and stage platforms. Ex: The theater for the puppet show was made of three draped art-room tables. Ex: I have used art-room drawing tables as structures on which to mount displays. Ex: The article 'Bibliographic records enhancement: from the drawing board to the catalog screen' discusses some issues related to the creation of enhanced records and their display in on-line catalogues.
mesa de escritorio
(n.)=desktop.
Ex: One can readily locate and retrieve some book from one's bookshelf, or the appointment calendar from one's desktop, on the basis of where it is, or where one put it = Uno puede fácilmente localizar y recuperar algún libro de su propia estantería o la agenda de mesa de su propio escritorio en base a donde se encuentra o donde lo dejó.
mesa de estudio
(n.)=carrel ; study table.
Ex: Many libraries provide carrels equipped with power points so that audio-visual equipment can be used. Ex: The findings are based upon analysis of actual use data recorded from all volumes and issues left by library users on study tables.
mesa de negociaciones
(n.)=bargaining table ; negotiation table.
Ex: Some libraries, using inexperienced and untrained representatives at the bargaining table, lose so much authority that it becomes difficult to manage the institution. Ex: He has urged both sides to return to the negotiation table to try and settle Iran's nuclear standoff.
mesa de ping-pong
(n.)=table tennis table.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.
mesa de succión
(n.)=suction table.
Ex: This paper reports on a 3-day workshop on the use of suction tables in paper conservation.
mesa de tinta
(n.)=ink table [ink-table].
Ex: Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.
mesa de trabajo
(n.)=desk ; study table ; writing desk ; work desk.
Ex: A librarian can use the display terminal at his or her desk to search all catalogs and files online. Ex: The findings are based upon analysis of actual use data recorded from all volumes and issues left by library users on study tables. Ex: The tall, shrewd woman standing by the writing desk smiled with the assurance of one whose task has been conscientiously performed. Ex: The air conditioner vent was just on top of the work desk, making it impossible to sit there when the air conditioner was working.
mesa electoral, la
(n.)=polls, the ; polling station.
Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed. Ex: The voting period has been extended in several polling stations in Sunday's municipal elections.
mesa expositora
(n.)=table top exhibit.
Ex: Table top exhibits are available to oganizations with annual sales under $100,000.
mesa individual de estudio
(n.)=study carrel.
Ex: A mixture of seating in ones, twos and fours, together with the provision of study carrels and informal seating, permit the user to select the most suitable type of seating and privacy.
mesa luminosa
(n.)=light table.
Ex: A light table is a table with a translucent screen on top illuminated from underneath, for tracing, viewing slides, etc.
mesa redonda
(n.)=round table ; roundtable ; panel presentation ; panel discussion ; panel debate ; panel session.
Ex: A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue. Ex: Within ALA, all divisions and roundtables were invited to designate representatives to the committee. Ex: The purpose of the workshop is for exchange of ideas and thus the emphasis is on short speeches or panel presentations and a lot of dialogue. Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function. Ex: The confeence offers a variety of activities, such as workshops, tutorials, panel debates etc. Ex: The major points raised during discussion and panel sessions are outlined.
mesencéfalo
(n.)=mesencephalon.
Ex: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).

mesenterio
(n.)=mesentery.
Ex: The gastrointestinal tract anatomically comprises the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, mesentery and associated lymph nodes.

meses del invierno
(n.)=winter months.
Ex: It was found that a statistically significantly greater number of prominent chemists were born in the winter months than in the summer ones.
meses del verano
(n.)=summer months.
Ex: The regulations restrict lawn sprinkling during the summer months to manage demand for drinking water.
meseta
(n.)=plateau [plateaux, -pl.].
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.
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* acabado en meseta=flat-topped.

mesilla
(n.)=side table.
Ex: While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.

mesita
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* lámpara de mesita de noche=bedside lamp.
* luz de mesita de noche=bedside lamp.
* mesita auxiliar=side table.
* mesita de centro=coffee table.
* mesita de noche=bedside table.

mesita auxiliar
(n.)=side table.
Ex: While you may think that an item can give life to the bathroom, it may not complement other items when placed next to the vanity mirror, medicine cabinet or side table.
mesita de centro
(n.)=coffee table.
Ex: There was an oil stove with a saucer of water on top of it and low cushioned seat with a little coffee table in front of it.
mesita de noche
(n.)=bedside table.
Ex: Each of the two master bedrooms have a double bed, tow bedside tables, two bedside lamps, dresser, mirror, and radio alarm.
mesiánico
(adj.)=messianic.
Ex: In principle, the emergence of a national information policy as a framework for developing information resources and institutions was welcomed by most countries in Africa with a messianic zeal.

mesmerismo
(n.)=mesmerism.
Nota: Doctrina precursora del hipnotismo.
Ex: Earlier collections deal with witchcraft while more recently subjects of hysteria, phrenology, mesmerism and hypnosis, spiritualism, alcoholism and drug abuse have been included.

mesopotamio
(n./adj.)=Mesopotamian.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.

mesopotámico
(adj.)=Hippopotamian.
Ex: At the heart of the ancient Hippopotamian culture is the worship of the feminine principle.

mestizo
(n.)=half-caste ; mixed race ; half-breed.
Ex: Australian government forbade intermarriage between whites & Aboriginals & half-castes with Aboriginals.
Ex: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
Ex: From such unions sprang families of 'half-breeds,' as the children of white parent and Indian parent were termed.
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* perro mestizo=mongrel.

mesura
(n.)=temperance ; forbearance ; gravity.
Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Temperance and Intemperance', 'Intemperance' See 'Temperance and Intemperance''.
Ex: This constituted the FCC's Forbearance Doctrine the aim of which was to encourage competition within the industry.
Ex: He speaks of him as 'a man of great gravity, calmness, sound principles, of no faction, an excellent preacher, of an upright life'.
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* usar con mesura=eke out.

mesuradamente
=guardedly.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Resource sharing and cooperative acquisitions: a guardedly optimistic view'.

mesurado
(adj.)=circumspect ; low-keyed ; low-key [low key] ; measured ; even-keeled ; on an even keel ; even-keel.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.
Ex: By the same token, the Obama campaign has remained relatively dignified, has survived the worst of crises, has been even-keeled, efficient and well-managed.
Ex: In the intervening months since the near-tragedy took place, her life has remained on an even keel.
Ex: She doesn't expend energy on anger; she's an even-keel person -- the kind of leader people enjoy working with.

mesías
(n.)=messiah.
Ex: Freethinkers include atheists, agnostics and rationalists -- no one can be a freethinker who demands conformity to a bible, creed, or messiah.
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* Mesías, el=Anointed One, the.

meta base de datos
(n.)=meta-database.
Ex: If the prototype proves satisfactory, the next phase will include development of the meta-database on a host computer with more 'knowledge' of the contents of the IANI database.
meta^1
(n.)=goal ; benchmark ; end ; aim.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
Ex: The aim of SWALCAP is to provide integrated computer services for library housekeeping purposes and to keep these services up to date.
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* alcanzar una meta=accomplish + goal ; achieve + goal ; meet + Posesivo + goal.
* conseguir una meta=accomplish + goal.
* con una meta clara=focused [focussed].
* fijar una meta=set + goal.
* lograr una meta=achieve + goal.
* marcar una meta=set + goal.
* meta base de datos=meta-database.
* sin una meta clara=unfocused [unfocussed].

meta^2
(n.)=finish line ; finishing line ; finishing post ; start line ; starting post ; winning post.
Ex: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line.
Ex: Upon reaching the finishing line, the participants will find themselves all having gone the same distance without having reached the same point.
Ex: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post.
Ex: When preparing for a race, what happens before crossing the start line is as important as what happens during the race.
Ex: When the horse crossed the starting post, the flag was lowered signalling to those with stop watches to start timing.
Ex: In 1947 certain racetracks introduced cameras at the winning post to determine the outcomes of close finishes.
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* cruzar la meta=cross + the finish line.
* línea de meta=finish line ; finishing line ; finishing post ; start line ; starting post ; winning post.

meta^3
(n.)=goal.
Ex: The winner of the coin toss selects the goal to attack and the other team kicks off.
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* gol en propia meta=own goal.
* línea de meta=goal line.

metabolismo
(n.)=metabolism.
Ex: Smith's Disease affects liver metabolism for minerals.

metabolizar
(v.)=metabolise [metabolize, -USA].
Ex: All human babies can metabolise lactose, but only some adults can manage the trick.

metabuscador
(n.)=meta search engine.
Ex: The author discusses the advantages of using meta search engines for searching the World Wide Web as an alternative to using several search engines and triangulating the results.

metabólico
(adj.)=metabolic.
Ex: Metabolic processes transfer diet components to blood constituents.

metabúsqueda
(n.)=meta search.
Ex: Most sites provide meta searches for flights, hotels, cruises, and vacation packages.

metacatálogo
(n.)=metacatalogue.
Ex: For future metacatalogues to be successful, methods must be developed to use all existing organizational tools by layering, exchanging and translating data within a loosely coupled organizational system.

metaciencia
(n.)=metascience.
Ex: The author suggests that librarianship is classed with the metasciences (mathematics, logic, linguistics), i.e., the disciplines without concrete physical objects.

metaconocimiento
(n.)=meta-knowledge.
Ex: Knowledge engineering divides knowledge into object knowledge and meta-knowledge and into deep and shallow knowledge.

metacrilato
(n.)=perspex.
Ex: The periodicals themselves may be slipped inside protective plastic or perspex cases with transparent front covers.

metadato
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* especialista en metadatos=metadata specialist.
* etiqueta de metadatos=metadata tag.
* metadatos=metadata.
* Proyecto sobre Metadatos del Dublin Core=Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI).

metadatos
(n.)=metadata.
Ex: Metadata refers to the information about a publication on the Internet as opposed to the content of the publication and includes not only bibliographic description but also other relevant information such as its subject, price, conditions of use, etc = Metadatos se refiere a la información sobre una publicación en Internet a diferencia de su contenido e incluye no sólo información bibliográfica sino también otra información relevante como la materia, el precio, las condiciones de uso, etc..
metadona
(n.)=methadone.
Ex: Findings indicate that the short-run success of methadone programs does not automatically translate into long-run abstinence.

metaetiqueta
(n.)=metatag ; metadata tag.
Ex: The application of metatags and the creation of a common thesaurus are being investigated.
Ex: These documents documents not only contain metadata tags but also the application code for interpreting and manipulating this metadata.

metafísica
(n.)=metaphysics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: For example, class R Philosophy is first divided into such canonical divisions as Logic, Epistemology, metaphysics, Ethics and Aesthetics.

metafísico
(adj.)=metaphysical.
Ex: Information is studied in its various useful, physical, metaphysical and ontogenic forms, according to systems theories = Se estudia la información desde el punto de vista de su forma ontogénica, metafísica, física y desde la perspectiva de su utilidad de acuerdo con las teorías de sistemas.

metafóricamente
=metaphorically.
Ex: Metaphorically, library organisations may be viewed as living organisms that respond with varying degrees of success to their environment.

metafórico
(adj.)=metaphoric ; metaphorical.
Ex: The linguistic style too is frequently metaphoric, one of the reasons for my feeling that it was overly-decorated when I began reading.
Ex: This article discusses the use of a metaphorical mode of writing in moralistic children's fiction of the past, where the intention was to make children good.

metainformación
(n.)=meta-information.
Nota: En el contexto de las redes de comunicaciones, información virtual a la que está disponible y cuya localización no es relevante.
Ex: The article 'The production and use of meta-information' discusses how the advent of gateways and front-ends to the various on-line information services has created an environment of 'virtual information systems'.

metal
(n.)=metal ; metalwork.
Ex: Steel, for example, is one kind of metal.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
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* arte del metal=metal art.
* chapa de metal=sheet iron.
* cortar metal=shear.
* de metal=iron.
* detector de metales=metal detector.
* evaluación de metales=metallurgical assaying.
* fatiga del metal=metal fatigue.
* guarnición de metal=metal furniture.
* huelga del metal=metalworkers' strike.
* instrumento de metal=brass instrument.
* metal de imprenta=type-metal [typemetal].
* metal derretido=molten metal.
* metal fundido=molten metal.
* metal grabado=chased metal.
* metal para estereotipia=stereotype metal.
* metal pesado=heavy metal.
* metal precioso=precious metal.
* metal tipográfico=type-metal [typemetal] ; typemetal.
* no metal=non-metal.
* persiana de metal=security shutter.
* sierra para metales=hacksaw.
* viruta de metal=metal shavings.

metal de imprenta
(n.)=type-metal [typemetal].
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.
metal derretido
(n.)=molten metal.
Ex: Planets like Earth, Jupiter and Saturn generate their magnetic fields by means of a dynamo made up of moving molten metal at the core.
metal fundido
(n.)=molten metal.
Ex: Planets like Earth, Jupiter and Saturn generate their magnetic fields by means of a dynamo made up of moving molten metal at the core.
metal grabado
(n.)=chased metal.
Ex: Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.
metal para estereotipia
(n.)=stereotype metal.
Ex: Stereotype was the process of making metal printing plates carrying a printing surface in relief by pouring stereotype metal into a papier-mache (called 'flong') or plaster of paris mould.
metal pesado
(n.)=heavy metal.
Ex: UTAB is a computer database on residues of xenobiotic organic chemicals and heavy metals in plants.
metal precioso
(n.)=precious metal.
Ex: In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term GOLD will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.
metal tipográfico
(n.)=type-metal [typemetal] ; typemetal.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal. Ex: At all periods, but uncommonly before the eighteenth century, the lines of type might be 'leaded', thin strips of typemetal, reglet, or card being slipped in between each one.
metalibro
(n.)=metabook.
Ex: In the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules, 1st edition, microforms are treated as books and Brian Enright coined the term metabook in an attempt to solve this problem, but the term did not find wide acceptance = En la primera edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Angloamericanas, las microformas de trataban como libros y Brian Enright acuñó el término metalibro para intentar resolver el problema, pero el término no encontró aceptación.

metalistería
(n.)=metalwork ; metalworking ; metal shop.
Ex: For example, a book on leatherwork, basketry and metalwork may best be entered under the general class of Handicrafts.
Ex: This article presents an annotated bibliography of 330 title dealing with mining, mechanical engineering and metalworking.
Ex: A review indicated that in almost every case, these were students who, in past years, would have taken courses in the wood and metal shops.

metalurgia
(n.)=metallurgy.
Ex: In this case the use of the superordinate term 'metallurgy' as the only qualifier is quite sufficient to indicate the precise subject context.
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* relativo a la metalurgia=metallurgical.

metalúrgico
(n.)=metallurgical ; metalworker.
Ex: A comparison has been made between different data bases in searching for metallurgical information in 4 systems publicly available in Europe.
Ex: Chapter 4 outlines miscellaneous jobs such as lathers, plasterers, roofers, metalworkers, pipefitters, teacher aides and zookeepers.
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* industria metalúrgica, la=metallurgical industry, the.
* obrero metalúrgico=metalworker.

metamorfismo
(n.)=metamorphism.
Ex: This study investigates variation in clay mineralogy and its relation to hydrothermal metamorphism and topography.

metamorfosis
(n.)=metamorphosis [metamorphoses, -pl.] ; mutation.
Ex: The number should remain inviolate regardless of the heading's metamorphoses.
Ex: The very meanings of words like 'library' and 'university' are about to undergo mutations too radical to conceive, much less predict = Los significados mismos de palabras como "biblioteca" y "universidad" están a punto de experimentar cambios demasiado radicales de concevir y cuanto mucho menos de predecir.

metamórfico
(adj.)=metamorphic.
Ex: This is a collection of igneous and metamorphic rocks from the deep-sea floor.

metano
(n.)=methane.
Ex: An equation expressing the contribution of the different fragments of the molecules to the boiling point of methane was obtained.

metanol
(n.)=methyl alcohol ; wood alcohol ; methanol.
Ex: Further refinement of the production method could lead to the recovery of the excess methyl alcohol.
Ex: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.
Ex: Wood alcohol, also called methyl alcohol or methanol, is an extremely poisonous chemical found in paint remover.

metaorganización
(n.)=meta-organisation.
Nota: Estructura o sistema que supera los límites físicos de un organismo o institución concreta.
Ex: Another example of meta-organization are proposals to integrate MARC records for electronic material, judged to be of long-term value, into the existing information infrastructure of libraries.

metaprogramación
(n.)=meta-programming.
Ex: A meta-programming approach is applied in which the raw bibliographic material is viewed as a logic programme upon which a 2nd-order logic programme is developed.

metastático
(adj.)=metastatic.
Ex: These are very rare and the diagnosis requires evidence of metastatic disease, either cerebrospinal or extracranial.

metatarsiano
(n.)=metatarsal.
Ex: This time it's a hairline fracture rather than a fully blown break of a metatarsal, however the result is the same.
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* hueso metatarsiano=metatarsal.

metatarso
(n.)=metatarsus.
Ex: The skeleton of the foot consists of three parts: the tarsus, metatarsus, and phalanges.

metateorético
(adj.)=metatheoretic.
Ex: This article is entitled 'Contemporary trends in applied metatheoretic research: a case study about information metatheory' = Este artículo se titula "Tendencias contemporáenas en la investigación metateorética aplicada: un estudio de caso sobre la metateoría de la información".

metateoría
(n.)=metatheory.
Ex: The author describes metatheory as the analysis of the presuppositions of a field of knowledge or practice = El autor describe la metateoría como el análisis de los presupuestos de un campo del conocimiento o de la práctica.

metateórico
(adj.)=meta-theoretical [metatheoretical].
Ex: This approach also offers a meta-theoretical overview of existing citation research efforts in science, law, and technology.

metedura
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* metedura de pata=blunder ; boner ; goof ; blooper ; gaffe ; faux pas ; clanger ; slip-up ; cock-up ; muck-up ; goof-up.

metedura de pata
(n.)=blunder ; boner ; goof ; blooper ; gaffe ; faux pas ; clanger ; slip-up ; cock-up ; muck-up ; goof-up.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all. Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations. Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever. Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program. Ex: If I had googled him when we were courting, I would not have made the embarrassing gaffe of bragging about my publications. Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee. Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault. Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas. Ex: The repatriation of the emigres was a tragic oversight rather than a war crime, a cock-up rather than a conspiracy. Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up. Ex: The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
metencéfalo
(n.)=metencephalon.
Ex: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).

meteorito
(n.)=meteorite ; meteor.
Ex: The two mineral samples (an iron meteorite and translucent quartz) represent heaven and earth.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, falling stars are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel through space.
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* lluvia de meteoritos=meteorite shower ; meteor shower.

meteoro
(n.)=meteor ; meteorite.
Ex: Contrary to popular belief, falling stars are not stars at all, but are meteors, solid bodies that travel through space.
Ex: The two mineral samples (an iron meteorite and translucent quartz) represent heaven and earth.
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* lluvia de meteoros=meteor shower ; meteorite shower.

meteorología
(n.)=meteorology ; weather.
Ex: At present we are not interested in their relationships to subject fields of which they can form a part -- architecture, education, painting, meteorology, history etc.
Ex: Data Resources Inc., again US-based, covers data bases in economics, finance, energy and weather.
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* meteorología inclemente=intemperate weather.

meteorología inclemente
(n.)=intemperate weather.
Ex: Birth in a season with intemperate weather is also a widely reported risk factor for schizophrenia .
meteorológico
(adj.)=meteorological.
Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
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* cambio meteorológico=weather modification.
* condiciones meteorológicas extremas=severe weather ; severe weather conditions.
* estación meteorológica=weather station.
* frente meteorológico=weather front.
* parte meteorológico=weather forecast.
* previsión meteorológica=weather report.
* pronóstico meteorológico=weather forecast.
* satélite meteorológico=weather satellite.
* servicio meteorológico=weather bureau ; weather service.
* servidor meteorológico=weather-map server.

meteorólogo
(n.)=weatherman ; metereologist ; meteorologist ; forecaster.
Ex: Students examined the following occupations: veterinarian, weatherman, dentist, game warden, meatcutter, petroleum industry worker, service station attendant, nurse, and radio announcer.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.
Ex: The meteorologist explains that that's way things are sometimes and you don't know what's going to happen.
Ex: Forecasters hope holidaymakers will gain some respite in time for tonight's festivities, but cannot rule out frequent showers and gales.

meter
(v.)=pack up ; embroil ; sandwich ; dip ; shove ; bung + Nombe + in ; put in ; take in.
Nota: Usado principalmente para la ropa.
Ex: Unless the distance was short, the books travelled in sheets, unbound, packed up in chests or barrels.
Ex: By the time the weeding was finished in Nov 86, the Society had become embroiled in a major controversy over the handling of this project.
Ex: The paper that is to be examined is simply sandwiched between a sheet of Perspex impregnated with carbon-14 and an unexposed photographic film, and left in the dark for a few hours.
Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.
Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.
Ex: For those of you who are not familiar with OCLC and the way we work the data base is not a vast receptacle into which we throw any kind of record that anybody wants to put in.
Ex: Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.
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* a todo meter=full steam ahead ; at full stretch ; at full speed ; at full blast ; at top speed ; at full throttle ; full speed ahead.
* avanzar a todo meter=go + full steam ahead.
* ¡En qué lío cada vez más complicado nos metemos al mentir!=O what a tangled web we weave when first we practise to deceive!.
* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end.
* meter a Alguien en la cárcel=put + Nombre + behind bars.
* meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado=stuff.
* meter a presión=wedge.
* meter baza=butt in.
* meter bulla=make + a racket ; hurry up ; rush ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; get + a move on ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* meter cisco=make + trouble.
* meter con dificultad=squeeze in/into.
* meter con un calzador=shoehorn.
* meter de ancho=take in.
* meter de largo=take up.
* meter el dobladillo=hem.
* meter el estómago=hold + Posesivo + stomach in.
* meter el lobo en el redil=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* meter en=cram into.
* meter en bolsas=bag.
* meter en ceja y ceja=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* meter en chirona=jail [gaol, -UK] ; gaol [jail, -USA].
* meter en la cabeza=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* meter en la cárcel=imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; send up ; send up + the river ; send away ; gaol [jail, -USA].
* meter en la mollera=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* meter en razón=speak + sense into ; talk + sense into.
* meter en una jaula=cage.
* meterla=dip + Posesivo + wick.
* meter la nariz en=snoop about/(a)round/into/in.
* meter la pata=bark up + the wrong tree ; be caught out ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; screw up ; make + a bloomer ; slip up ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder ; muck up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up.
* meter las manos en todos=have + a finger in every pie.
* meter las narices en=snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into) ; poke + Posesivo + nose in/into.
* meterle caña a=get + stuck into.
* meterle mano a=get + stuck into.
* meterle un paquete a Alguien=throw + the book at.
* meterle un puro a Alguien=throw + the book at.
* meter mano=grope.
* meter miedo=frighten ; scare.
* meter presionando=snap into.
* meter preso=imprison ; send away.
* meter prisa=hustle.
* meterse=meddle (in/with) ; lodge ; get + Posesivo + feet wet ; get in.
* meterse a Alguien en el bolsillo=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
* meterse + Algo=slip + Nombre + on.
* meterse con=needle ; pick on ; tease ; twit ; taunt ; jeer ; lam ; have + a go at ; roast ; give + Nombre + a good roasting ; rag ; rib.
* meterse de lleno en=get + Posesivo + teeth into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=plunge in at + the deep end.
* meterse el dedo en la nariz=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* meterse en=get into ; step into.
* meterse en apuros=get into + a fix ; get into + a mess ; get into + a predicament ; get into + difficulties ; get in(to) + trouble ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en belenes=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en camisa de once varas=open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get into + a jam ; get into + a fix ; get into + a pickle ; bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* meterse en camisas de once varas=get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en el juego=get in + the game.
* meterse en follones=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en la boca del lobo=come into + the lion's den.
* meterse en la vida de Alguien=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
* meterse en líos=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en los asuntos de=have + a leg in the camp of.
* meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez=have + a foot in + Número + camps.
* meterse en problemas=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle.
* meterse en todos los fregados=have + a finger in every pie.
* meterse en un aprieto=get into + a predicament ; get into + a fix ; get into + a mess ; get into + difficulties ; get in(to) + trouble ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en un apuro=get into + a predicament.
* meterse en una situación embarazosa=place + Reflexivo + in an awkward situations.
* meterse en una situación embarazosa=put + Reflexivo + into + position.
* meterse en un berenjenal=get into + a predicament ; open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* meterse en un embrollo=open (up) + a can of worms.
* meterse en un lío=be in trouble ; get into + a predicament.
* meterse la camisa=tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.
* meterse mano=snog ; pet ; make out ; neck.
* meter una pifia=drop + a bollock ; drop + a clanger ; make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; blunder.
* meter un litro en un recipiente de medio=squeeze a quart into a pint pot.
* meter un pifiaso=drop + a bollock ; drop + a clanger ; make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; blunder.
* no meterse donde a Uno no lo llaman=mind + Posesivo + own business ; mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no poder meter baza=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza=squirm with + embarrassment.
* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor=out of the frying pan and into the fire.
* salir de Guatemala para meterse en Guatapeor=out of the fire and into the frying pan.
* sin meternos en el hecho de que=to say nothing of.

meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil
(v.)=throw in + at the deep end.
Ex: The article is entitled 'User education in a college library; observations of one thrown in at the deep end!'.
meter a Alguien en la cárcel
(v.)=put + Nombre + behind bars.
Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.
meter a la fuerza de un modo desordenado
(v.)=stuff.
Ex: However, he would prefer a binding that will stand up to being stuffed into after-hours book drops and being hauled from one library to another.
meter a presión
(v.)=wedge.
Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
meter baza
(v.)=butt in.
Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book.
meter bulla
(v.)=make + a racket ; hurry up ; rush ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; get + a move on ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Hurry Up! Last Chance for the Professionals!. Ex: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way. Ex: We were often told to 'rattle our dags' as kids when we were getting ready to go out somewhere. Ex: The commission asked the legislators to get a wiggle on, start making changes now. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
meter cisco
(v.)=make + trouble.
Ex: As President Bush's second term winds down, this is no time for him to be making trouble for his successor.
meter con dificultad
(v.)=squeeze in/into.
Ex: Indeed, one problem in trying to write within the length agreed with my publisher has been deciding what can be squeezed in and what must be left out.
meter con un calzador
(v.)=shoehorn.
Ex: We should not expect faculty to shoehorn their approaches into a technical developer's ideas of what is valuable or the correct pedagogical approach.
meter de ancho
(v.)=take in.
Ex: Don't worry about it being too loose around your waist, have a someone take the shirt in where it is too baggy.
meter de largo
(v.)=take up.
Ex: If you are shorter or have very nice toned legs without veins, scars or dark hair, I say take the skirt up a few inches if you want.
meter el dobladillo
(v.)=hem.
Ex: Young girls in the nineteenth century often learned to sew by hemming squares of cloth for handkerchiefs.
meter el estómago
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + stomach in.
Ex: The action of holding your stomach in works your abdominal muscles and helps you have a flatter stomach.
meter el lobo en el redil
(v.)=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
Ex: There is a new book just coming out that promises to set the cat among the pigeons on the Shakespeare scene. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: They feared its theme of anti-Semitism would simply stir up a hornet's nest and preferred to deal with the problem quietly.
meter en
(v.)=cram into.
Ex: It contains about as much information as it is possible to cram into a single liftable volume, without recourse to microprint or CD-ROM = Contiene tanta información como es posible meter en un único volumen de fácil manejo sin tener que recurrir a la microimpresión o al CD-ROM.
meter en bolsas
(v.)=bag.
Ex: The lessons included: reading help wanted ads, following directions, asking for advice, bagging groceries, teaching someone, decision making, and helping others.
meter en ceja y ceja
(v.)=get it into + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Surely someone can get it into his head that a fair compromise has been reached and all he has to do now is shut up and accept it.
meter en chirona
(v.)=jail [gaol, -UK] ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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meter en la cabeza
(v.)=get it into + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Surely someone can get it into his head that a fair compromise has been reached and all he has to do now is shut up and accept it.
meter en la cárcel
(v.)=imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; send up ; send up + the river ; send away ; gaol [jail, -USA].
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist. Ex: In 1892 Klas Linderfelt, the then ALA President, was jailed for 4 days on charges of embezzling more than $4,000 from library funds. Ex: And so if people are violating the law by doing drugs, they ought to be accused and they ought to be convicted and they ought to be sent up. Ex: Friday the twerp who undertook the attempt to defraud countless around the nation was sent up the river. Ex: The kingpin of Columbus cocaine and marijuana biz has been sent away for 30 years -- He'll be 65 when he retires from prison. Ex: He has been gaoled for 16 years for terrorism and child pornography offences
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meter en la mollera
(v.)=get it into + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Surely someone can get it into his head that a fair compromise has been reached and all he has to do now is shut up and accept it.
meter en razón
(v.)=speak + sense into ; talk + sense into.
Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun. Ex: You cannot talk sense into someone who is willing to do that to you.
meter en una jaula
(v.)=cage.
Ex: Librarians can be caged too tightly in restrictive management structures, whereas rapid development is going ahead in less restricted contexts.
meter la nariz en
(v.)=snoop about/(a)round/into/in.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
meter la pata
(v.)=bark up + the wrong tree ; be caught out ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; screw up ; make + a bloomer ; slip up ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder ; muck up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up.
Ex: The article 'Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious. Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling. Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities. Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due. Ex: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot. Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it. Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity. Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements. Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges. Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder. Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away. Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say. Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse. Ex: Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up. Ex: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up. Ex: They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!
. Ex: What has Obama done to eff up my country today?.
meter las manos en todos
(v.)=have + a finger in every pie.
Ex: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
meter las narices en
(v.)=snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into) ; poke + Posesivo + nose in/into.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company. Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on. Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard. Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people. Ex: We would not be in the mess we are now if Mostyn had never poked his nose in!.
meter mano
(v.)=grope.
Ex: The second we were out of my parents eyesight he was all hands -- groping and kissing and calling me baby.
meter miedo
(v.)=frighten ; scare.
Ex: What frightens me about OCLC is the fact that I am disturbed by the integrity of their kind of cataloging. Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
meter presionando
(v.)=snap into.
Ex: A cartridge snapped into the ImageWriter printer replaces the ribbon cartridge.
meter preso
(v.)=imprison ; send away.
Ex: Juan Carlos is a blind lawyer, activist and volunteer librarian who has been imprisoned without trial since March, when he was detained for peacefully protesting the arrest of a journalist. Ex: The kingpin of Columbus cocaine and marijuana biz has been sent away for 30 years -- He'll be 65 when he retires from prison.
meter prisa
(v.)=hustle.
Ex: The fair is open for visits from parents and friends as well as pupils and it is important that no one should be hustled through too quickly.
meter un litro en un recipiente de medio
=squeeze a quart into a pint pot.
Ex: Faced with the task of squeezing a quart into a pint pot, many are turning towards new technology to compress information.
meter un pifiaso
(v.)=drop + a bollock ; drop + a clanger ; make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; blunder.
Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say. Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away. Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder. Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements. Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
meter una pifia
(v.)=drop + a bollock ; drop + a clanger ; make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; blunder.
Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say. Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away. Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder. Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements. Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
meterla
(v.)=dip + Posesivo + wick.
Ex: He's just another married man that likes to dip his wick elsewhere.
meterle caña a
(v.)=get + stuck into.
Ex: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
meterle mano a
(v.)=get + stuck into.
Ex: There are so many camels out and about causing damage to the landscape that we've decided to have a reasonably decent injection of funds to get stuck into this issue.
meterle un paquete a Alguien
(v.)=throw + the book at.
Ex: I hope they throw the book at him, as anybody should be able to go anywhere they want without getting attacked.
meterle un puro a Alguien
(v.)=throw + the book at.
Ex: I hope they throw the book at him, as anybody should be able to go anywhere they want without getting attacked.
meterse
(v.)=meddle (in/with) ; lodge ; get + Posesivo + feet wet ; get in.
Ex: It also can give the impression that Finland is meddling in the internal affairs of other nations. Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine. Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics. Ex: It is advisable to cover your Wellington boots with a lid so that spiders can't get in.
meterse + Algo
(v.)=slip + Nombre + on.
Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on.
meterse a Alguien en el bolsillo
(v.)=have + Nombre + eating out of + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: Even though her performance lasted less than an hour, by the end she had them eating out of her hand and she received a standing ovation.
meterse con
(v.)=needle ; pick on ; tease ; twit ; taunt ; jeer ; lam ; have + a go at ; roast ; give + Nombre + a good roasting ; rag ; rib.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them. Ex: By the way, here I have stolen a phrase from the Library of Congress, not to pick on this wonderful institution, but because its mission statement resonates with a number of individuals like me, who work in research libraries. Ex: I like to be considered one of the team, to joke with and tease the employee but that sure creates a problem when I have to discipline, correct, or fire an employee. Ex: Don't be tempted into twitting me with the past knowledge that you have of me, because it is identical with the past knowledge that I have of you, and in twitting me, you twit yourself. Ex: The writer describes how he spent his school days avoiding bullies who taunted him because he was a dancer. Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered. Ex: Pretty soon he was lamming me on every pretext he could find. Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence. Ex: The critics, however, roasted her for playing a tragic French heroine with a flat Midwestern accent. Ex: What impressed me was that the rest of the board gave him a good roasting for wasting peoples time. Ex: Someone ragged her in college and she hit him. Ex: Finally after I ribbed her for about an hour she said that she'd slashed her wrists because of me.
meterse de lleno en
(v.)=get + Posesivo + teeth into ; throw + Reflexivo + into.
Ex: Once he's got his teeth into something, he just won't let go. Ex: Freshers' week is a festival to launch you into university life and as your first week at University, you should throw yourself into it and give everything a go!.
meterse de lleno en lo más difícil
(v.)=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end.
Ex: I was quickly swimming in the deep end, surrounded by the controversy over the decision to hold the 2000 conference in Jerusalem and the implementation of the recommendations of the Working Group on the Revision of the Statutes = De pronto me vi metido de lleno en lo más difícil de mi trabajo teniendo que resolver la polémica de si celebrar o no el congreso del año 2000 en Jerusalén y que poner en marcha las recomendaciones del Grupo de Trabajo sobre la Revisión de los Estatutos. Ex: The article 'Jumping in at the deep end' explains the benefits and disadvantages of being a freelance editor.
meterse el dedo en la nariz
(v.)=pick + Posesivo + nose.
Ex: If your child is still sucking his thumb, picking his nose until it bleeds or having trouble sleeping consult a children's therapist, it could be a sign of anxiety.
meterse en
(v.)=get into ; step into.
Ex: If one probes more deeply into the question of truth and falsehood, one gets into difficult philosophical issues, which we prefer to leave to others. Ex: Think before acting or you might step into a fatal attraction that will change your life forever.
meterse en + Número + cosas a la vez
(v.)=have + a foot in + Número + camps.
Ex: The article 'The Smithsonian Institution Libraries: a foot in three camps' describes how the SIL operates within 3 camps or environments simultaneously -- museums, research libraries, and special libraries -- and utilises policies and practices that contain elements of each.
meterse en apuros
(v.)=get into + a fix ; get into + a mess ; get into + a predicament ; get into + difficulties ; get in(to) + trouble ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Ex: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en belenes
(v.)=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en camisa de once varas
=open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get into + a jam ; get into + a fix ; get into + a pickle ; bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Ex: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew.
meterse en camisas de once varas
(v.)=get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en el juego
(v.)=get in + the game.
Ex: All players got in the game, never gave up, played very sportingly and held their heads high throughout.
meterse en follones
(v.)=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en la boca del lobo
(v.)=come into + the lion's den.
Ex: I guess Ms Lipow should be admired for coming into the lion's den and baiting it, but I find some of her arguments facile and superficial.
meterse en la vida de Alguien
(v.)=intrude on + Posesivo + privacy.
Ex: The judge ruled that a magazine that published a photograph of a woman baring her breasts at a pig roast did not intrude on her privacy.
meterse en los asuntos de
(v.)=have + a leg in the camp of.
Ex: Reference service has always had a leg in the camp of social welfare, simply because reference librarians must have the social conscience of welfare workers if they are to provide patient guidance and assistance for those seeking to use library resources.
meterse en líos
(v.)=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en problemas
(v.)=get in(to) + trouble ; get into + difficulties ; get into + a mess ; get into + a fix ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle.
Ex: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world.
meterse en todos los fregados
(v.)=have + a finger in every pie.
Ex: Now with a whole spectrum of collaborative projects, they seem to have a finger in every pie.
meterse en un aprieto
(v.)=get into + a predicament ; get into + a fix ; get into + a mess ; get into + difficulties ; get in(to) + trouble ; get into + a jam ; get into + a pickle ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament. Ex: This way you do not get into a fix and land up with a debt which you do not have the capacity to pay back. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: When Kodak got into difficulties, they closed up shop in north Toronto and demolished all of their buildings. Ex: A child who reads a lot is often said to be a 'good' child because while he is reading he doesn't 'get into trouble'. Ex: I believe firmly in the axiom that getting into a jam from time to time brings out the best in us. Ex: Toyota seems to have got into a pickle with this product recall issue, but they remain one of the best motor vehicle makers in the world. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en un apuro
(v.)=get into + a predicament.
Ex: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament.
meterse en un berenjenal
(v.)=get into + a predicament ; open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
Ex: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament. Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair. Ex: There are generally two schools of thought on how we get into a mess of this sort: the conspiracy theory and the cock-up theory. Ex: She got herself into a fine mess doing It but nobody said a word in reproof.
meterse en un embrollo
(v.)=open (up) + a can of worms.
Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
meterse en un lío
(v.)=be in trouble ; get into + a predicament.
Ex: The moment we relax on it -- we are no longer forced to do it, and it often is not done, and the connection is not made -- then we are in trouble. Ex: In property investing, you have to always be on your guard to avoid certain decisions that can get you into a predicament.
meterse en una situación embarazosa
(v.)=put + Reflexivo + into + position.
Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
meterse la camisa
(v.)=tuck in + Posesivo + shirt.
Ex: He slurps, spills, slouches, talks with his mouth full, and never, ever tucks in his shirt.
meterse mano
(v.)=snog ; pet ; make out ; neck.
Ex: The portrayal of gay people is usually sexual and lewd and this film is a good example where men are having quickies and snogging in public. Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed. Ex: They were caught making out in Boston train station. Ex: If we caught them necking, we'd give them a verbal warning and send them on their way.
meteórico
(adj.)=meteoric.
Ex: This article discusses the serious implications of published research on price comparisons, especially when periodical prices are experiencing a meteoric rise.

meticulosamente
=meticulously.
Ex: If they are novices, the search should proceed meticulously, step by step; if they are sophisticated, shortcuts may work.

meticulosidad
(n.)=meticulousness ; carefulness.
Ex: The degree of meticulousness necessary for CV results to provide useful input can vary substantially.
Ex: Indignation, and carefulness, or earnestness, are here combined with zeal; which is often mentioned as a term of faith.

meticuloso
(adj.)=meticulous ; attention to detail ; finicky .
Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
Ex: After all, even a healthy cat can become finicky when offered an unfamiliar meal.
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* demasiado meticuloso=nitpicking [nit-picking].

metido
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* estar metido en todo=have + a finger in every pie.
* estar metido en una rutina=be (stuck) in a rut ; be stuck in a groove.
* metido en=involved with.
* metido en años=elderly ; a bit/little long in the tooth ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
* metido en carnes=fat ; plump ; overweight ; chubby ; podgy ; pudgy ; corpulent.
* metido en lo más difícil=in at the deep end.
* metido hasta la rodilla=knee deep.
* metido hasta los tobillos=ankle deep.
* tener a Alguien metido en un puño=have + Nombre + under + Posesivo + thumb.
* tener Algo metido entre ceja y ceja=have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about).

metido en
=involved with.
Ex: 'You always seems so involved with your circle of friends'.
metido en años
=elderly ; a bit/little long in the tooth ; advanced in years ; advanced in life.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'. Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer. Ex: It has been some time since he had the ability to construct anything as he is advanced in years now. Ex: Originally employed as cowherd at the Abbey of Whitby, he became a singer when somewhat advanced in life.
metido en carnes
(adj.)=fat ; plump ; overweight ; chubby ; podgy ; pudgy ; corpulent.
Ex: The article is entitled 'America the slim: or, where are the fat children in picture books'. Ex: Researchers have found that men who are hungry are attracted to plumper women but, once they had eaten, men's taste in women reverted to those with slimmer figures. Ex: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions. Ex: Most chubby girls are viewed with disdain by their families and strangers alike. Ex: With the awareness surrounding fit bodies, many of us become perturbed due to our bulgy or podgy body parts. Ex: His team was mostly composed of short, pudgy, white boys -- these guys were definitely not on a sports team. Ex: My host and I had to squeeze up against a wall to make way for a rather corpulent man coming from the opposite direction.
metido en lo más difícil
=in at the deep end.
Ex: The article 'In at the deep end: a look at EDI from the bookseller's point of view' is devoted to the theme of electronic document interchange (EDI).
metido hasta la rodilla
(adj.)=knee deep.
Ex: The article 'Acid rain information: knee deep and rising' briefly describes the dramatic growth in acid rain literature which has occurred in the past 5 years.
metido hasta los tobillos
(adj.)=ankle deep.
Ex: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
metilo
(n.)=methyl.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
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* bromuro de metilo=methyl bromide.

metodista
(adj.)=Methodist.
Ex: The installation of an OCLC computer terminal in a hospital library at Riverside Methodist Hospital, Ohio, is discussed = Se describe la instalación de un terminal de la OCLC en una biblioteca de hospital en el Hospital Metodista Riverside de Ohio.

metodología
(n.)=framework ; methodology ; approach [approaches, -pl.].
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: Authors can cite another article because the two pieces of work use the same methodology.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
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* adoptar una metodología=adopt + approach.
* estudioso de la metodología=methodologist.
* metodología acertada=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* metodología de agrupamiento por cocitas=cocitation clustering methodology.
* metodología de estudio=study skills.
* metodología de investigación=research methodology.
* metodología de la enseñanza=teaching methodology.
* metodología de observación=soft methodology.
* metodología de planificación=planning methodology.
* metodología para la realización de encuestas=survey methodology.
* seguir una metodología=adopt + approach.
* utilizar una metodología=employ + methodology.

metodología acertada
=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices. Ex: Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
metodología de agrupamiento por cocitas
(n.)=cocitation clustering methodology.
Ex: Previous attempts to map science using the co-citation clustering methodology are reviewed and their shortcomings analysed.
metodología de estudio
=study skills.
Ex: It is now becoming accepted that library skills could and should be taught in conjunction with associated study skills.
metodología de investigación
(n.)=research methodology.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
metodología de la enseñanza
(n.)=teaching methodology.
Ex: Younger students tended to have a greater proportion of books on teaching methodology, while older colleagues bought more classical literature.
metodología de observación
(n.)=soft methodology.
Ex: What is significant is the emphasis that is given - in addition to a carefully constructed set of statistics - to soft methodologies using observation and survey techniques.
metodología de planificación
(n.)=planning methodology.
Ex: The planning methodology is discussed and evaluated.
metodología para la realización de encuestas
(n.)=survey methodology.
Ex: Survey methodology, the modus operandi of statisticians, is important to professional groups such as librarians as a function of operations management.
metodológicamente
=methodologically.
Ex: Much scientometrics appears defective methodologically but is actually defective theoretically = Gran parte de la cientometría parece defectuosa metodológicamente aunque, en realidad, lo es teóricamente.

metodológico
(adj.)=methodological.
Ex: Domain analysis is a methodological framework for identifying collective features of knowledge domains, such as shared concepts, category structures and paradigms for knowledge production and communication = El análisis de los dominios es un esquema de trabajo metodológico para identificar características comunes de los dominios del conocimiento, como, por ejemplo, conceptos, estructuras de categorías y paradigmas para la producción y comunicación del conocimiento.

metomentodo
(n.)=busybody.
Ex: And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also and busybodies, speaking things which they ought not.

metonimia
(n.)=metonymy.
Ex: The same spelling may arise by a figure of speech such as metonymy or synecdoche, in which we use part of a description to mean the whole = La misma ortografía puede ocurrir en las figuras retóricas como, por ejemplo, la metonimia o el sinécdoque, en donde utilizamos parte de una descripción para referirnos al todo.

metralla
(n.)=shrapnel.
Ex: In pre-World War II days, shrapnel was regarded as the most efficient type of ammunition against troops in the open.

metralleta
(n.)=machine gun ; submachine gun.
Ex: By this time, the librarian will know that the Battle of Waterloo was fought in 1815, and that 'guns' (properly speaking) are cannon and machine guns.
Ex: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.

metro cuadrado (m²)
=square metre (sq. m.).
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.
metro cúbico
(n.)=cubic metre.
Ex: Using computing technology it would, in fact, be possible to store all the books published in the world within the space of 1 cubic meter.
metro^1
=metre [meter, -USA].
Ex: The shelves are constructed from one metre module designed to take a load of 90 kg.
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* metro cuadrado (m²)=square metre (sq. m.).
* metro cúbico=cubic metre.
* metros lineales=linear footage.
* metros útiles=square footage.

metro^2, el
=subway system, the ; subway, the ; underground train ; subway train ; tube, the ; underground, the.
Ex: Obviously I would have to have a large scale map of the New York subway system ready to show children who did not know about it.
Ex: Slake ran frantically to the safety of the subway once more.
Ex: There are a number of options for reaching the Conference Centre, including underground train, bus and taxi.
Ex: In this chapter we are told about Willis Joe Whinny, the motorman who drives the subway train that eventually almost kills Slake, but who instead rescues him from his underground life.
Ex: If you look at the tube map northbound is up, southbound is down, eastbound is right and westbound is left.
Ex: The underground is the best place to find buskers.
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* estación de metro=metro station ; subway station.
* plano del metro=subway map.

metrología
(n.)=metrology.
Nota: Ciencia que tiene por objeto el estudio de los sitemas de pesas y medidas.
Ex: A national information system for the economy is being set up in the Chinese People's Republic which will have several subsystems including one on metrology = Se está creando un sistema inforamción nacional para la economía en la República Popular China que contará con varios subsistemas incluido uno sobre la metrología.

metropolitano
(adj.)=metropolitan.
Ex: This article studies how news library staff and editorial staff in a large metropolitan daily newspaper perceive the contribution of the news library to newsmaking.
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* área metropolitana de Londres, el=Greater London.
* biblioteca metropolitana=metropolitan library.
* ciudad metropolitana=metropolitan city.

metros lineales
(n.)=linear footage.
Ex: This article presents running costs and linear footage of different offices.
metros útiles
(n.)=square footage.
Ex: Major findings are that square footage and seating were all directly correlated with size, type, and complexity of institutions.
metrosexual
(n.)=metrosexual.
Ex: Metrosexuals are an emerging breed of men who think outside the box of male stereotypes.

metrópoli
(n.)=metropolis.
Ex: The newspaper printers of the metropolis, on the other hand, required presses that were above all productive = Por le contrario, las imprentas de periódicos de la metrópoli necesitaban máquinas que fuesen sobre todo productivas.

metáfora
(n.)=metaphor ; figure of speech.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
Ex: The same spelling may arise by a figure of speech such as metonymy or synecdoche, in which we use part of a description to mean the whole = La misma ortografía puede ocurrir en las figuras retóricas como, por ejemplo, la metonimia o el sinécdoque, en donde utilizamos parte de una descripción para referirnos al todo.

metálico
(adj.)=metallic.
Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
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* beneficios en metálico=cash benefit.
* cable metálico=wire rope.
* cerca de tela metálica=wire fence.
* cerrar con cierre metálico=shutter.
* cierre metálico=security shutter.
* costes en metálico=cash costs.
* devolución en metálico=cash refund.
* dinero en metálico=cash.
* en metálico=in cash.
* en metálico y de otro modo=in cash and in kind.
* hacer efectivo en metálico=pay in + cash ; cash out (of).
* hacer un ruido metálico=clank.
* hacer un sonido metálico=clank.
* incentivo en metálico=cash reward.
* no metálico=non-metal ; non-metallic.
* pagar en metálico=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
* pago en metálico=cash payment ; payment in cash.
* pintura metálica=metallic paint.
* premio en metálico=cash award ; prize money ; cash prize.
* ruido metálico=clank.
* sin dinero en metálico=cashless.
* sonido metálico=clank.
* subvención en metálico=cash grant.
* tela metálica=woven wire ; chicken wire ; poultry netting ; rabbit netting ; mesh netting ; wire netting.
* valla de tela metálica=wire fence.
* verja de tela metálica=wire fence.

metástasis
(n.)=metastasis.
Ex: However, if angiogenesis becomes unregulated, it may be responsible for several disease processes such as brain tumour growth and metastasis.
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* metástasis de cáncer=cancer metastasis.
* metástasis del pulmón=lung metastasis.
* metástasis pulmonar=pulmonary metastasis.

metástasis de cáncer
(n.)=cancer metastasis.
Ex: Traditional herbal medicine is widely used in the treatment of atherosclerosis, cancer metastasis, and infection by the influenza virus .
metástasis del pulmón
(n.)=lung metastasis.
Ex: This drug significantly inhibited lung metastasis and also restored the number of platelets in mice.
metástasis pulmonar
(n.)=pulmonary metastasis.
Ex: Thirty-four months after surgery, the cat remains well and has no radiographic evidence of pulmonary metastasis.
metílico
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* alcohol metílico=wood alcohol ; methyl alcohol.
* celulosa metílica=methylcellulose [methyl cellulose].

metódicamente
=clerically ; methodically.
Ex: Terms from an indexing language may be assigned in one of three ways: clerically, or by a human indexer selecting terms clerically according to some prescribed procedure.
Ex: A digest should be methodically arranged presentation of the main arguments in a document.

metódico
(adj.)=orderly ; methodic ; methodical.
Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.
Ex: Methodic work is defined as the creation of the optimum methodology for the achievement of effective operations = El trabajo metódico se define como la creación de la metodología óptima para la realización de operaciones eficaces.
Ex: However, a more methodical way of determining the extent of book losses is to undertake stocktaking of either the entire stock or part of the stock = No obstante, una forma más metódica de determinar el total de libros perdidos es realizar un inventario de toda la colección o sólo de una parte de ella.

mezcable
(adj.)=miscible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The solution (ie water with additives which make it less miscible with ink and slow down evaporation) is transferred from the tray via a series of rollers until it comes into contact with the plate.

mezcla
(n.)=admixture ; amalgam ; blend ; mix ; mixing ; mixture ; alchemy ; concoction ; combination ; potpourri ; conflation ; cocktail ; recombination ; bringing together ; meld ; mishmash ; melange ; intermingling.
Ex: No 'bona fide' author will wish to exhibit reduced output efficiency due to admixture with false authorship.
Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches.
Ex: Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.
Ex: There are important employment opportunities available to people equipped with the right mix of skills and experience.
Ex: This article describes the architecture and the main features of DOMINO, a multimedia information retrieval system whose data base is a collection of multimedia documents (MDs) constituted of a mixing of texts and images.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: This is a specialist service calling for a unique alchemy of librarian and computing skills.
Ex: Statistics show black family life to be an appalling concoction of poverty, shooting and rampant teenage pregnancy.
Ex: The software can search each field or a combination of fields.
Ex: This center holds one of the most significant collections (dare we call it potpourri?) of science, natural history, art, history, and culture in the world = Este centre posee uno de las colecciones (¿o quizás popurrí?) más significativas de la ciencia, historia natural, arte, historia y cultura del mundo.
Ex: It found differences in the abbreviations used and other stylistic matters (mainly due to language differences) but was able to propose a conflation of the descriptions that formed the basis of what became the SBD and later the ISBD.
Ex: He rightly characterizes his book as a 'cocktail of personal and public observations.
Ex: These genomes are inherited in strictly lineal fashion, without recombination.
Ex: I have already mentioned that the bringing together of the various editions is the real problem.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Scholars and media: an unmixable mess of oil and water or a perfect meld of oil and vinegar?'.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.
Ex: Mrs. Obama's family tree highlights the complicated racial intermingling in the bloodlines of many African-Americans.
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* hacer mezcla=mix + cement.
* mezcla de audio=audio mix.
* mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve=wint(e)ry mix ; wint(e)ry shower.
* mezcla de sonido=audio mix.
* mezcla explosiva=explosive mixture.
* mezcla heterogénea=mixed bag.
* mezcla para empanar=breading mixture.
* que mezcla sensaciones=synesthetic ; cross-sensory.
* sin mezcla=unmixed.
* una mezcla de=a mixture of ; a blend of ; a mix of ; a rollup of.

mezcla de audio
(n.)=audio mix.
Ex: Enter filename, and choose path where your full audio mix must be saved.
mezcla de lluvia helada y aguanieve
(n.)=wint(e)ry mix ; wint(e)ry shower.
Ex: Many schools have closed due to the wintery mix of snow, sleet and freezing rain that is expected to fall throughout most of today. Ex: There will be wintry showers across the country through the week with rain and hail falling.
mezcla de sonido
(n.)=audio mix.
Ex: Enter filename, and choose path where your full audio mix must be saved.
mezcla explosiva
(n.)=explosive mixture.
Ex: Was it due to overconfidence, too much reliance on the efficient markets model, or an explosive mixture of human nature and the free market?.
mezcla heterogénea
(n.)=mixed bag.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
mezcla para empanar
(n.)=breading mixture.
Ex: Breading mixtures can be made of breadcrumb, flour, cornmeal, and seasoning that the item to be breaded is dredged in before cooking.
mezclado
(adj.)=jumbled ; blended ; merged ; intermingled.
Ex: Found that examples of shoddy production -- missing issues, jumbled titles, poor photography -- were commonplace.
Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.
Ex: We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.
Ex: These are analogous, or rather synonymous, terms with intermingled aims and objectives and as such they need some elucidation.

mezclador
(n.)=mixer.
Ex: The uniformity was similar to that of commercial mixers and the amount of damage caused to the seed was found to be statistically insignificant.
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* mezclador de audio=audio mixer.
* mezclador de sonido=audio mixer.

mezclador de audio
(n.)=audio mixer.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.
mezclador de sonido
(n.)=audio mixer.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.
mezcladora
(n.)=mixer.
Ex: The uniformity was similar to that of commercial mixers and the amount of damage caused to the seed was found to be statistically insignificant.

mezclar
(v.)=collate ; interfile ; merge ; mix ; blend ; fuse ; mingle (with) ; cross + the line ; remix ; mix up ; admix ; knot into ; weave together ; mash up ; commingle.
Ex: Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles.
Ex: File boxes can be used and filed on shelves, if appropriate, interfiled with the books.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: In her last appraisal they had observed how she blended many attractive personal qualities with intelligence, energy, and determination.
Ex: The experiment is financed externally and aims to fuse the functions of the 2 library types.
Ex: Not so long ago, the far off lands existed, to most people, in their imagination where they mingled with fairy tales and imaginary stories.
Ex: This is a critical distinction, and the line between policy and operations should not be crossed.
Ex: Once music is digitized you can filter it, bend it, archive it, rearrange it, remix it, mess with it.
Ex: This recipe will teach kids the basics of mixing up a flaky crust -- the first and most important step in baking an apple pie.
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
Ex: The issues entangled in Van Gogh's work - issues of the market, gender, and class - were also knotted into the work of many avant-garde artists of the late 19th c.
Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
Ex: The name comes from pop music, where DJs have made a hobby out of mashing up multiple, disparate songs to create new sounds.
Ex: By mixing the marital property (your paycheck) with the separate property (your inheritance), you have 'commingled' them, and they cannot be considered separate property anymore.
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* cuenco para mezclar=mixing bowl.
* imposible de mezclar=unmixable.
* mezclarse=socialise [socialize, -USA] ; run together.
* mezclarse con=blend into ; blend in with.
* mezclarse con la gente=mix with + people.
* sin mezclar=unmixed.
* volver a mezclar=remix.

mezclarse
(v.)=socialise [socialize, -USA] ; run together.
Ex: She is married and has a family, but does not spend much time in the director's office or socialize with her. Ex: If badly affected, spots run together, and leaves appear scorched.
mezclarse con
(v.)=blend into ; blend in with.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable. Ex: The goal in using these approaches was not to deceive but to have the observers blend in with the library surroundings = La razón de usar estas estratagemas no era la de engañar a los usuarios, sino más bien conseguir que los observadores se integrasen en el entorno de la biblioteca .
mezclarse con la gente
(v.)=mix with + people.
Ex: The majority said that mixing with people is preferable to withdrawing from them.
mezcolanza
(n.)=hodgepodge [hotchpotch, -UK] ; hotchpotch [hodgepodge, USA] ; mash-up ; mishmash ; melange.
Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: It has thus has created a logical and ordered system out of what was once a hotchpotch of individual decision.
Ex: 'Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
Ex: There were space cadets, aimless women -- the melange was incredible.

mezquinamente
=wretchedly.
Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.

mezquindad
(n.)=meanness ; turpitude ; penny-pinching.
Ex: He is well known for his abuse of those publishers who, because of meanness and lack of professionalism, do not ensure good and ample indexes.
Ex: The danger ultimately of erotic and political excess is civic turpitude.
Ex: The key to penny-pinching is to have, as much as possible, but only what you want, not what you don't.

mezquino
(n.)=mean-minded ; petty ; mean ; parsimonious ; mean-spirited ; paltry ; measly ; cheapskate ; lowdown ; penny pincher.
Ex: Those are, as I said in another context, monickers that were laid on them by ignorant and, I would say, mean-minded authors for their own purposes.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.
Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
Ex: The board clearly didn't care if its commissioner was a lowdown, lying, corrupt and untrustworthy creep, likely because that is the nature of the entire organization.
Ex: However I am a 'penny pincher' and always on the look out for ways I can save myself a few dollars.

mezquita
(n.)=mosque.
Ex: Mosques were a natural choice for establishing the first libraries in the Arab world = Las mezquitas eran la elección lógica para crear las primeras bibliotecas del mundo árabe.
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* biblioteca de mezquita=mosque library.
* Explanada de las Mezquitas, la=Temple Mount, the.

meñique
(n.)=pinkie.
Ex: He has more courage in his pinkie than you could ever muster.
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* dedo meñique=pinkie ; pinkie finger.
* dedo meñique del pie=pinkie toe.

mg (miligramo)
=milligramme (mg) [milligram, -USA].
Ex: Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 milligrams per kilogram.

mi
=my.
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
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* a mí=me.
* a mi modo de ver=in my books.
* a mi parecer=in my books ; methinks.
* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad=turnabout is fair play.
* con todo mi debido respeto hacia=with (all) due respect to.
* con todo mi respeto hacia=with (all) due respect to.
* con todos mis respetos hacia (la opinión de)=pace.
* desde mi punto de vista=in my opinion ; in my view ; in my books.
* en cuanto a mí=as for me.
* en mi opinión=in my opinion ; to the best of my knowledge ; in my view ; in my books.
* es lo que a mí me parece=my two cents' worth.
* hoy por mí y mañana por ti=You scratch my back and I'll scratch yours ; quid pro quo ; if you do the laundry I'll do the cooking.
* mí mismo=myself.
* mi opinión=my two cents' worth.
* mi parecer=my two cents' worth.
* mi punto de vista=in my view.
* mis pensamientos están contigo (y tu familia)=my thoughts go out to you (and your family).
* para mí=for myself.
* según mi opinión=to the best of my knowledge.

mi opinión
=my two cents' worth.
Ex: Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
mi parecer
=my two cents' worth.
Ex: Thought I should throw my two cents into this debate about the Forbes article where in the author admonishes men from marrying women with careers.
miaja
(n.)=breadcrumb ; crumb.
Ex: The term 'breadcrumbs' comes from the story of Hansel and Gretel, who left a trail of breadcrumbs in the forest so they could find their way home again.
Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.
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* miaja de pan=breadcrumb.

miaja de pan
(n.)=breadcrumb.
Ex: The term 'breadcrumbs' comes from the story of Hansel and Gretel, who left a trail of breadcrumbs in the forest so they could find their way home again.
miasis
(n.)=myaisis [myaises, -pl.].
Nota: Invasión del cuerpo por las larvas de cierto tipo de moscas.
Ex: As tropical countries become common travellers' destinations, more and more returning travellers are expected to present cutaneous lesions secondary to myiasis.

miasma^1
(n.)=miasma.
Ex: She pays particular attention to the fact that Southern doctors accepted the miasma theory, which located disease origins in swamps and other lowlands.

miastenia
(n.)=myasthenia.
Ex: The word asthenia (lack of energy and strength) is not much used in medicine today, although it is a prominent part of myasthenia.
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* miastenia aguda=myasthenia gravis.
* miastenia grave=myasthenia gravis.
* miastenia gravis=myasthenia gravis.

miastenia aguda
(n.)=myasthenia gravis.
Ex: The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest.
miastenia grave
(n.)=myasthenia gravis.
Ex: The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest.
miastenia gravis
(n.)=myasthenia gravis.
Ex: The hallmark of myasthenia gravis is muscle weakness that increases during periods of activity and improves after periods of rest.
miau
(n.)=me(o)w [miaow].
Ex: Many cats develop a complete vocabulary of mews which range from plaintive through to cheerful greeting.

micción
(n.)=urination.
Nota: Acto de orinar.
Ex: Neighbors living near college campuses often suffer the effects of heavy alcohol use such as noise & disturbances, vandalism, drunkenness, vomiting, & urination.

michelines
(n.)=love handles ; flab ; spare tyre.
Ex: Love handles are easily treated with liposuction, and the results are gratifying and very long lasting.
Ex: In order to get rid of flab, many lifestyle changes are in order, including diet, physical activity, behavior, and attitude.
Ex: If you want to lose the spare tyre, or get rid of your love handles you need a combination of a good diet and exercise.

micología
(n.)=mycology.
Ex: The category 'microbiology' was divided into six subcategories: general, bacteriology, mycology, parasitology, protozoology, and virology.

micosis
(n.)=fungus disease ; mycosis [mycoses, -pl.].
Ex: If we cite the concepts present in a summarization of the document about 'Fungus diseases of roses' in this order we get, 'Botany/Roses/Fungus diseases'.
Ex: Long-term antibiotic therapy is one of the main risk factors for mycosis.
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* micosis cutánea=cutaneous mycosis.

micosis cutánea
(n.)=cutaneous mycosis.
Ex: Cutaneous mycoses are the most common fungal skin diseases seen in dogs.
micotoxina
(n.)=mycotoxin.
Ex: The field of mycotoxins began as part of agriculture and then moved into the disciplines of chemistry, food science, medicine, microbiology and veterinary science = El campo de las micotoxinas empezó como parte de la agricultura y luego pasó a la química, la ciencia de los alimentos, la medicina, la microbiología y la veterinaria.

micra (µ)
=µ (micron).
Ex: With the tracks 1.6 µ apart, the disc can hold more than a 300 mm LP disc holds on both sides.
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* micromicra (µµ)=µµ (micromicron).

micro
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* Micro-ISIS=Micro-ISIS.

microQUERY
(n.)=microQUERY.
Nota: Paquete de recuperación de información.
Ex: MicroQUERY is a general purpose information retrieval package for use on the RML 380Z, with dual disc drive.

microalmacenamiento
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* medios de microalmacenamiento de la información=microstorage media.
* microalmacenamiento de información=microstorage.

microalmacenamiento de información
(n.)=microstorage.
Ex: The article '1,000 pages of biological information to microstorage for retrieval in a pharmaceutical information system' contains one section devoted to compare optical optical storage with other microstorage media such as microforms and digitised media.
microambiental
(adj.)=microenvironmental.
Ex: In 1984, The Getty Conservation Institute embarked on a programme of museum environmental research covering air pollution generated outdoors and indoors, and microenvironmental studies.

microambiente
(n.)=microenvironment.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Collection care and the microenvironment' = El artículo se titula "El cuidado de la colección y el microentorno".

microbiano
(adj.)=microbial.
Ex: Chapter 1 surveys literature on the microbial deterioration of library and archive materials.
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* flora microbiana=microbial growth.

microbio
(n.)=microbe.
Ex: This new processing method has many effects on enzymes, microbes, globules and proteins in milk.

microbiología
(n.)=microbiology.
Ex: Biochemistry, pharmacology, microbiology, genetics, pathology and psychology contribute less than 3 per cent = La bioquímica, farmacología, microbiología, genética, patología y sicología contribuyen menos del tres por ciento.

microbiológico
(adj.)=microbiological.
Ex: The resistance to microbiological attack of a commercial polyvinyl alcohol, used as a size for paper, was investigated and the fungicidal properties of borax were measured.

microbiólogo
(n.)=microbiologist.
Ex: This paper discusses the means suggested by conservators and microbiologists to cope with the problem of fungal infestation in libraries and archives.

microchip
(n.)=microchip.
Ex: The third generation of computers had arrived; the 'microchip' revolution had begun.

microcircuito
(n.)=microchip.
Ex: The third generation of computers had arrived; the 'microchip' revolution had begun.

microcirugía
(n.)=microsurgery.
Ex: This article describes the development of biomedical data bases on microsurgery in the USSR = Este artículo describe el desarrollo de bases de datos biomédicas sobre la microcirugía en la Unión Soviética.

microclima
(n.)=micro-climate [microclimate].
Ex: Measuring the micro-climate is difficult so that mould may occur even if general humidity is satisfactory.
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* microclima urbano, el=urban canopy, the.

microclima urbano, el
(n.)=urban canopy, the.
Ex: But all this has made everyone here more aware of the urban canopy then ever before.
microcopia
(n.)=microcopy [micro-copy].
Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.

microcosmos
(n.)=microcosm.
Ex: Special user groups represent a microcosm of all public library clients, real and potential.

microcósmico
(adj.)=microcosmic.
Ex: In this model, campuses would be used as research laboratories wherein microcosmic solutions to macrocosmic problems are developed.

microdocumento
(n.)=microdocument.
Nota: Documento de dimensiones reducidas que sólo puede leerse con la ayuda de una aparato de amplificación.
Ex: Some of these pilot projects have been: an index to scientific report literature; indexes to public records and an index to monographs and microdocuments on housing.

microeconomía
(n.)=microeconomics.
Ex: The model itself may be useful for investigating the microeconomics of on-line information retrieval = El modelo en sí puede ser útil para investigar la microeconomía de la recuperación de la información en línea.

microeconómico
(adj.)=microeconomic [micro-economic].
Ex: The author discusses the socioeconomic impact of information technology on the microeconomic level of private households.

microedición
(n.)=micropublishing.
Ex: This article describes the work of University Publications of America in the micropublishing of judaica and Yiddish materials.

microelectrónica
(n.)=microelectronics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: 3 key technologies are especially important at present, namely microelectronics, light-wave technology and robotronics.

microentorno
(n.)=microenvironment ; microhabitat.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Collection care and the microenvironment' = El artículo se titula "El cuidado de la colección y el microentorno".
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.

microestructura
(n.)=microstructure.
Ex: The distinction between macrostructure and microstructure is relative to the perspective, aims or level of description.

microestructural
(adj.)=microstructural.
Ex: Alcoholic men and women showed similar patterns of macrostructural and microstructural abnormalities in the corpus callosum.

microfibra
(n.)=microfibre [microfibre, -USA].
Ex: The use of fabric softener may however reduce the water absorption capabilities of the fabric, and is contraindicated in some articles like microfibre.
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* paño de microfibra=microfibre cloth.

microficha
(n.)=fiche ; microcard ; microfiche.
Nota: Hoja plana de película con una sucesión de microimágenes de idéntico tamaño obtenidas de un texto impreso o manuscrito, dispuesta horizontal y verticalmente y que en la cabecera pueden llevan impresos, legibles a simple vista, los datos necesarios para la identificación del texto reproducido.
Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
Ex: This volume was written as a tract to promote the use of microcards.
Ex: The microfiche is a common form for catalogues and indexes, usually 208 or 270 frames per fiche, in a piece of film and with a reduction ratio of 42 or 48:1.
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* basado en microfichas=microfiche-based.
* catálogo de microfichas=microfiche catalogue.
* encabezamiento de microficha=microfiche header.
* fotomicroficha=photomicrofiche.
* lector de microfichas=microfiche reader.
* mediante microfichas=microfiche-based.

microfilm
(n.)=microfilm.
Nota: Tira de película que contiene una serie de microimágenes, generalmente de textos impresos o manuscritos, en una secuencia lineal.
Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.
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* catálogo en microfilm=microfilm catalogue.
* equipo de lectura de microfilm=microfilm reading equipment.
* índice en microfilm=microfilm index.
* lector de microfilm=microfilm reader.
* publicación en microfilm=microfilm publication.

microfilmación
(n.)=microfilming.
Ex: Where microfilming has been undertaken to preserve originals a comprehensive union list of titles filmed should be maintained.
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* preservación mediante la microfilmación=preservation microfilming.
* servicio de microfilmación=microfilm service ; microfilming service.

microfilmar
(v.)=microfilm.
Ex: Banned books were not returned until 1979, after having been microfilmed.

microforma
(n.)=microform.
Nota: Término genérico para cualquier medio transparente u opaco que contenga microimágenes.
Ex: For published indexes, microform is often offered as an alternative form, and the index is also published in hard copy.
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* catálogo de microformas=microform catalogue.
* edición en microforma=microform edition ; microformat edition.
* impresora para microformas=microform printer.
* lector de microformas=microform reader ; reader ; viewer.
* mercado de las microformas, el=microform market, the.
* microforma producida por ordenador=COM (computer output microform) ; COM (computer output microform).
* reproductor de microformas en papel=reader/printer [reader-printer].
* tecnología de la microforma=microform technology.

microforma producida por ordenador
=COM (computer output microform) ; COM (computer output microform).
Ex: Catalogue output is available as COM, cards, magnetic tapes, and accessions lists. Ex: Catalogue output is available as COM, cards, magnetic tapes, and accessions lists.
microformato
(n.)=microformat.
Ex: This article discusses the background to the projects; goals and means; selection criteria; and microformat chosen.

microfotografiar
(v.)=microcopy.
Ex: The document is usually kept in store for several years after which time it may well be microcopied and the original destroyed.

microfotografía
(n.)=microcopy [micro-copy] ; microphotograph ; microphotography ; microcopying.
Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The contribution of microphotographs and reprints to the development of libraries'.
Ex: Despite early predictions microphotography has not radically altered the nature of libraries and not generally been used to save space.
Ex: Microcopying has allowed enterprising publishers to produce sale copies of whole collections of archives and manuscripts.

micrografía
(n.)=micrographics.
Nota: Técnica asociada a la producción, manejo y uso de las microformas. Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The technique associated with the production, handling and use of microforms is known as micrographics.

micrográfico
(adj.)=micrographic.
Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.

microhábitat
(n.)=microhabitat.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.

microimagen
(n.)=microimage.
Nota: Imagen de dimensiones reducidas que sólo puede leerse con la ayuda de un aparato de amplificación.
Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.

microimpresión
(n.)=microprint ; microprinting.
Ex: It contains about as much information as it is possible to cram into a single liftable volume, without recourse to microprint or CD-ROM = Contiene tanta información como es posible meter en un único volumen de fácil manejo sin tener que recurrir a la microimpresión o al CD-ROM.
Ex: The author describes present microprinting methods and the space and binding costs which they would save for libraries if they were more widely accepted.

microimpreso
(n.)=micro-print.
Nota: Todo documento cuyas dimensiones han sido reducidas y necesita de un aparato de amplificación para su lectura.
Ex: This project ought to develop over the long term from a system designed to support the exchange of entries in micro-print to a fully automated network for the processing of records.

microinformática
(n.)=microcomputing ; micro-informatics.
Ex: In the early days of microcomputing (i.e. towards the end of the 1970s!) there was some reason to be doubtful about the potential for library applications = A comienzos de la microinformática (es decir, hacia finales de la décadas de los 70) existía algunas razones para dudar sobre sus posibilidades de aplicación a la biblioteca.
Ex: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.

microlenguaje
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* microlenguaje de programación=micro-language.

microlenguaje de programación
(n.)=micro-language.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
micromicra
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* micromicra (µµ)=µµ (micromicron).

micromicra (µµ)
=µµ (micromicron).
Ex: The grooves on a 78 rev/min audio disc are 150 µµ (micromicron) apart.
micronivel
(n.)=micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].
Ex: This article distinguishes between research undertaken at the micro, meso and macro levels and the concomitant foci, demands and potential contribution of such research.

microonda
(n.)=microwave.
Ex: The article 'Nuke 'em! Library pest control' describes tests carried out to determine the effectiveness of microwaves (in the form of a domestic microwave oven) as a means of destroying insect pests in books and other library materials.
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* cocinar con microondas=microwave cook.
* horno de microondas=microwave oven.

microondas, el
(n.)=microwave, the.
Ex: The microwave is a very powerful and an inexpensive tool for sterilisation.
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* calentar en el microondas=microwave ; nuke.
* cocinar en el microondas=microwave ; nuke.
* preparar en el microondas=microwave.

microopaco
(n.)=micro-opaque [microopaque].
Nota: Hoja de papel, cartulina u otro material no transparente con una sucesión de microimágenes de idéntico tamaño obtenidas de un texto impreso o manuscrito, dispuestas horizontalmente y verticalmente y que en la cabecera pueden llevar impresos, legibles a simple vista, los datos necesarios para la identificación del texto reproducido.
Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.

microordenador
(n.)=micro ; microcomputer [micro-computer].
Ex: No problem usually with terminals and micros but there could be an undesirable temperature buildup in confined areas.
Ex: Microcomputers are likely to be dedicated for library use, and some libraries or information units may have several microcomputers, either linked in a network, or operating separately and supporting distinct functions.
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* basado en el microordenador=micro-based.
* biblioteca gestionada por microordenador=microlibrary.
* para microordenadores=micro-computer based.
* sistema automatizado por microordenador=microcomputer-based system.

microorganismo
(n.)=microorganism.
Ex: This article outlines safety regulations involved when handling microorganism cultures.

micropensamiento
(n.)=micro-thought [microthought].
Ex: In such a world, the 'journal' would no longer exist and libraries would be cataloguing at the level of what S.R. Ranganathan called 'micro-thought' -- a level that we have always left to indexing and abstracting services = En este tipo de mundo, la "revista" ya no existiría y las bibliotecas catalogarían al nivel de lo que S.R. Ranganathan denominó "el micropensamiento", un nivel que siempre hemos dejado a los servicios de indización y resumen.

microprocesador
(n.)=microprocessor.
Ex: Intermediate in size between mainframes and microcomputers, minicomputers offer considerable computing facilities, and are usually comprised of several microprocessors in a parallel group.

microproyector
(n.)=microprojector.
Ex: A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.

microquirúrgico
(adj.)=microsurgical.
Ex: Microsurgical pinking scissors are used to cut commissures and other thick structures.

microscopio
(n.)=microscope.
Ex: A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.
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* microscopio electrónico=electron microscope.
* platina de microscopio=microscope slide.
* portaobjeto de microscopio=microscope slide.

microscopio electrónico
(n.)=electron microscope.
Ex: The electron microscope is a clear case of extreme mismatch between the number of citations received and the impact of the instrument in a wide area of science.
microscopía
(n.)=microscopy.
Ex: Scientific equipment for the examination of rare books, manuscripts, and documents include the atomic particle accelerator; electron microscopy; photographic cameras, and ultraviolet lamps.
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* especialista en microscopia=microscopist.

microscópico
(adj.)=microscopic.
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.

microsistema
(n.)=microsystem.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Configuring a professional microsystem for information processing' = El artículo se titula "La configuración de un microsistema profesional para el procesamiento de la información'.

microsurco
(n.)=microgroove.
Ex: The collation for the general run of records specifies number of volumes or sides, diameter of the record, speed, and the term `microgroove' or 'stereophonic' as appropriate.

microtecnología
(n.)=microtechnology.
Ex: The decreasing cost of microtechnology has had dramatic effects on information handling = La disminución de los costes de la microtecnología ha tenido efectos dramáticos en el tratamiento de la información'.

microtesauro
(n.)=microthesaurus.
Nota: Tesauro que consta de una parte de una tesauro a veces completado con otros términos.
Ex: A microthesaurus is a thesaurus consisting of a part of a thesaurus sometimes completed by additional terms.

microtúbulo
(n.)=microtubule.
Ex: Rows of microtubules were found either between the cytoplasmic membrane and the ectoplasmic layer (longitudinal fibrils).

micrófono
(n.)=microphone ; mouthpiece ; mic.
Nota: Abreviatura de microphone.
Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
Ex: Garschine cupped his hand over the mouthpiece and uttered some muffled words.
Ex: This is the right place for all sorts of accordions, bandoneons, concertinas, amplifiers, mics, and accessories.
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* micrófono encendido=live microphone.

micrófono encendido
(n.)=live microphone.
Ex: Bush refused to apologize for what was a private remark made before a live microphone.
micrómetro
=micrometer ; micrometre [micrometer, -USA].
Nota: Unidad de medida.
Ex: The thickness of the paper can be measured with a micrometer.
Ex: Current techniques can produce line-widths and other features on silicon chips down to 1 micrometer.

micótico
(adj.)=fungal.
Ex: A 15 minute warm bath, aided by brushing, disinfects the object and easily removes dirt and fungal deposits = Un baño caliente de quince minutos mientras se frota con un cepillo desinfecta el objeto y le quita fácilmente las manchas de suciedad y de hongos.
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* infección micótica=fungal infection.

midrash
(n.)=Midrash.
Nota: En el Judaísmo, comentario detallado que hacen los eruditos hebreos del contenido de la Torá.
Ex: The term Midrash refers to Jewish stories that explain, clarify, or elaborate events or passages in the Torah.

miedica
(adj.)=wuss ; wussy .
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.

mieditis
(n.)=jitters ; heebie-jeebies ; funk.
Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Ex: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.

miedo
(n.)=fear ; horror ; trepidation ; scare ; fright ; funk ; dread.
Ex: Many respondents confessed to well-justified fears that if they lose their existing specialists, the 'cut and squeeze' method of reducing establishments would not allow them to replace such staff.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
Ex: This trepidation is somewhat quieted when students discover the abundance of bibliographical guides that list and describe reference works.
Ex: These stories are sometimes treated inaccurately, creating health scares and misinformation.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Children's fright reactions to television news'.
Ex: Generally speaking, however, what can paralyze some people is fear, creating the potential to fail out of sheer funk.
Ex: Forecasting techniques should be viewed not with skepticism and dread but with hope and a positive attitude.
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* cagarse de miedo=shit + bricks ; shit.
* coger miedo=scare + Reflexivo.
* con miedo=fearfully ; afraid ; frightened.
* cosas que dan miedo=things that go bump in the night.
* disipar el miedo=assuage + fear.
* dominar el miedo=conquer + fear.
* encogerse de miedo=cower.
* entrar miedo=become + jittery.
* esconderse de miedo=cower.
* estar muerto de miedo=be scared stiff ; be frightened to death ; be petrified of ; be terrified.
* estar temblando de miedo=be frightened to death.
* expresar miedo=express + fear.
* infundir miedo=instil + fear.
* meter miedo=frighten ; scare.
* miedo a las tablas=stage fright.
* miedo a la tecnología=techno-fear [technofear].
* miedo al escenario=stage fright.
* miedo a lo desconocido=fear of the unknown.
* miedo al ordenador=computer anxiety.
* miedo continuo=nagging fear.
* miedo escénico=stage fright.
* miedo hacia lo desconocido=fear of the unknown.
* miedo mortal=mortal fear.
* miedo nuclear=nuclear fear.
* morirse de miedo=scare + Nombre + to death.
* mostrar miedo=show + fear.
* no hacer Algo por miedo=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.
* por miedo=out of fear.
* por miedo de=for fear of/that.
* que da miedo=scary .
* retirarse por miedo=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.
* sembrar el miedo=spread + fear.
* sentir miedo=be in fear ; feel + frightened.
* sentirse con miedo=feel + frightened.
* sin miedo=with confidence ; fearlessly ; unafraid.
* superar el miedo=overcome + Posesivo + fear ; conquer + fear.
* tener miedo=be afraid ; be in fear ; frighten.
* tener miedo a=be scared of.
* tener miedo a Alguien=regard + Nombre + with fear.
* vencer el miedo=face + Posesivo + fears ; conquer + fear ; overcome + Posesivo + fear.
* vivir con miedo=live in + fear.

miedo a la tecnología
(n.)=techno-fear [technofear].
Ex: Issues and barriers to be dealt with include profit motives, teleliteracy and technofear.
miedo a las tablas
(n.)=stage fright.
Ex: The author discusses the art of storytelling for librarians, focusing on controlling stage fright and selecting stories.
miedo a lo desconocido
(n.)=fear of the unknown.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
miedo al escenario
(n.)=stage fright.
Ex: The author discusses the art of storytelling for librarians, focusing on controlling stage fright and selecting stories.
miedo al ordenador
(n.)=computer anxiety.
Ex: A staff development programme on computer technology at the University of Missouri provided the opportunity to study computer anxiety and other factors related to resistance to computers.
miedo continuo
(n.)=nagging fear.
Ex: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights.
miedo escénico
(n.)=stage fright.
Ex: The author discusses the art of storytelling for librarians, focusing on controlling stage fright and selecting stories.
miedo hacia lo desconocido
(n.)=fear of the unknown.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
miedo mortal
(n.)=mortal fear.
Ex: As I have a mortal fear of dentists this would have put me in a cold sweat.
miedo nuclear
(n.)=nuclear fear.
Ex: In a world divided by ideology, by trade barriers, by military threats and nuclear fears, we librarians are not powerless.
miedoso
(adj.)=fearful ; wuss ; wussy .
Ex: From my observations, most employees are inherently fearful and immature.
Ex: He goes on to state that liberals are wusses for claiming 'I support the troops but not the war'.
Ex: And being against the war and saying you support the troops is one of the wussiest positions the pacifists have ever taken.

miel
(n.)=honey.
Ex: The article 'A taste of honey' is report of a 2-week professional visit to libraries in Bangladesh.
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* las mieles del éxito=the sweet smell of success.
* luna de miel=honeymoon.
* no está hecha la miel para la boca del asno=cast pearls before swine.
* no miel sin hiel=no pain, no gain.
* pasar la luna de miel=honeymoon.
* tarro de miel=honey pot.

mielencéfalo
(n.)=medulla oblongata ; myelencephalon.
Ex: The medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it is the control center for many involuntary body functions.
Ex: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).

mielga
(n.)=spiny dogfish.
Ex: The spiny dogfish is a small schooling shark that forms groups of hundreds or thousands of individuals of the same sex and size.

mielina
(n.)=myelin ; myelin.
Ex: Myelin is a collection of lipid fats and proteins that sheathes the long extensions of nerve cells called axons.
Ex: Myelin is a collection of lipid fats and proteins that sheathes the long extensions of nerve cells called axons.
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* capa de mielina=myelin sheath.

miembro
(n.)=fellow ; member ; subscriber ; insider.
Ex: He was also Council on Library Resources fellow, and he's published several articles, the most recent with Whitney Coe.
Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
Ex: Access is available from any suitable terminal to BLAISE subscribers.
Ex: All libraries, particularly those with rare book or manuscript collections, should take steps to minimise insider thefts.
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* asociación miembro=associate member.
* biblioteca miembro de una cooperativa=member library.
* entre los miembros de la familia=intergenerational.
* estado miembro=member government ; member state.
* familia en la que los dos miembros trabajan=two-parent working family.
* hacerse miembro de=join + Asociación.
* institución compuesta de miembros=membership organisation.
* institución miembro de una asociación=partner institution.
* miembro asociado=affiliated member ; associateship.
* miembro con derecho a voto=voting member.
* miembro correspondiente=corresponding member.
* miembro de honor=honorary member.
* miembro de la Comunidad=community member ; Community member.
* miembro de la familia=family member.
* miembro delantero=forelimb.
* miembro de la plantilla=staffer.
* miembro de la resistencia=resister.
* miembro de la tripulación=crew member.
* miembro del Congreso=congressman [congresswoman, -fem.] ; congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].
* miembro del consejo de administración=trustee.
* miembro del cuerpo=limb.
* miembro del panel=panellist [panelist, -USA].
* miembro del personal=staff member ; staffer.
* miembro destacado=leading member.
* miembro de una comisión=commissioner.
* miembro de una cuadrilla=crew member.
* miembro de una milicia=militiaman [militiamen, -pl.].
* miembro de una tribu=tribesman.
* miembro de un comando=commando.
* miembro de un comité=committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].
* miembro de un sindicato=unionist ; trade unionist.
* miembro electo=elected member.
* miembro fundador=founder member ; founding member.
* miembro honorario=honorary member.
* miembro institucional=institutional member ; member institution.
* miembro invitado=co-opted member.
* miembro nato=ex officio.
* miembro personal=personal member.
* miembros=membership.
* miembros inferiores=lower extremities ; lower limbs.
* miembros superiores=upper extremities ; upper limbs.
* miembro tipo A=A-member.
* miembro tipo B=B-member.
* miembro tipo C=C-member.
* no miembro=non-member [nonmember].
* nuevo miembro=entrant.
* organización miembro de una asociación=partner organisation.
* país miembro=member state.
* países miembro de la Comunidad=Community partner.
* país miembro=member country.
* país miembro de la Comunidad=Community member state.
* seguro por pérdida de un miembro del cuerpo=dismemberment insurance.
* todos los miembros de la agencia=agency-wide.

miembro asociado
(n.)=affiliated member ; associateship.
Ex: The subscription for 1990 entitles affiliated members to various benefits. Ex: The author argues in favour of the training programme, although it is no longer an essential element in the routes to associateship of the Library Association.
miembro con derecho a voto
(n.)=voting member.
Ex: A petition signed by five percent of voting members may also call a special meeting.
miembro correspondiente
(n.)=corresponding member.
Ex: Standing Committees may appoint up to five Corresponding Members to provide for experts from countries or geographical areas, which would not otherwise be represented = Los Comités Permanentes pueden designar hasta cinco Miembros Correspondientes para hacer posible la participación de expertos de países o áreas geográficas, que de otra manera no podrían estar representados.
miembro de honor
(n.)=honorary member.
Ex: Prince Schwarzenberg, honorary member of the Verband Osterreichischer Archivare (Austrian Archivists' Association), died in Apr '86.
miembro de la comunidad
(n.)=community member ; Community member.
Ex: These include partnering with: principals, teachers, community members, public librarians and businesses. Ex: This article considers the need for effective cooperation between Community members.
miembro de la familia
=family member.
Ex: Patients who attended with a spouse/partner/carer/family member indicated it was helpful to them and the accompanying person.
miembro de la plantilla
(n.)=staffer.
Ex: The increasing involvement of staffers in electronic information products has had only a modest impact on how journalists do their jobs.
miembro de la resistencia
(n.)=resister.
Ex: The three communist resisters were executed by the Germans to intimidate the populace.
miembro de la tripulación
(n.)=crew member.
Ex: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.
miembro de un comando
(n.)=commando.
Ex: The hijacking of a passenger jet ends in violence and further bloodshed after the plane is stormed by commandoes
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miembro de un comité
(n.)=committeeman [committeemen, -pl.].
Ex: The committeeman registered surprise.
miembro de un sindicato
(n.)=unionist ; trade unionist.
Ex: Librarians and unionists were never natural allies, but were separated by cultural and economic differences that continued to plague the committee in the 1960s. Ex: There are also a growing number of local resource centres providing facilities and support for community groups and trade unionists.
miembro de una comisión
(n.)=commissioner.
Ex: The director went on: 'What we need you to do is sit down and prepare an outline, which I can then submit to the commissioners'.
miembro de una cuadrilla
(n.)=crew member.
Ex: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines.
miembro de una milicia
(n.)=militiaman [militiamen, -pl.].
Ex: During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.
miembro de una tribu
(n.)=tribesman.
Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp.
miembro del Congreso
(n.)=congressman [congresswoman, -fem.] ; congresswoman [congressman, -masc.].
Ex: Would it not be more productive to talk to city managers, finance directors, senators and congressmen about library problems?. Ex: The library has collections of papers of notable suffragettes, authoresses, a congresswoman, and a feminist.
miembro del consejo de administración
(n.)=trustee.
Ex: Consequently the trustee plays a social and ceremonial role.
miembro del cuerpo
(n.)=limb.
Ex: 'No, let a charming chintz and Brussels lace wrap my cold limbs, and shade my lifeless face so as not to be frightful of death'.
miembro del panel
(n.)=panellist [panelist, -USA].
Ex: The panelists' views stressed that regardless of the type of library, collection development must represent the mission, goals and priorities of the institution.
miembro del personal
(n.)=staff member ; staffer.
Ex: This allows the faculty or staff member to identify his primary library for searching purposes. Ex: The increasing involvement of staffers in electronic information products has had only a modest impact on how journalists do their jobs.
miembro delantero
(n.)=forelimb.
Ex: The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task.
miembro destacado
(n.)=leading member.
Ex: Leading members of the Royal family actively encourage the growth of tourism through their attendance at gala receptions and ceremonial openings.
miembro electo
(n.)=elected member.
Ex: Membership of the committee is usually in three parts: officers, eg librarian, architect, etc; elected members, that is local councillors; co-opted members, usually members of the public who have special knowledge of or interest in the subject of the committee.
miembro fundador
(n.)=founder member ; founding member.
Ex: Over the years, the composition of the group has changed, and few if any of the founder members are now actively involved. Ex: Of the 226 founding members, 28% were women.
miembro honorario
(n.)=honorary member.
Ex: Prince Schwarzenberg, honorary member of the Verband Osterreichischer Archivare (Austrian Archivists' Association), died in Apr '86.
miembro institucional
(n.)=institutional member ; member institution.
Ex: The New Zealand Library Association was founded in 1910 with institutional members, and after 1934 also with personal members. Ex: Some member institutions from the USA, Europe and Australia will continue cooperative research.
miembro invitado
(n.)=co-opted member.
Ex: Membership of the committee is usually in three parts: officers, eg librarian, architect, etc; elected members, that is local councillors; co-opted members, usually members of the public who have special knowledge of or interest in the subject of the committee.
miembro nato
=ex officio.
Ex: While deputy administrators are frequently involved ex officio as chairpersons of these groups, the chief librarian usually will reserve the final decision-making authority on major issues to him or herself.
miembro personal
(n.)=personal member.
Ex: The New Zealand Library Association was founded in 1910 with institutional members, and after 1934 also with personal members.
miembro tipo A
=A-member.
Ex: This body normally meets annually, and consists of A-members (representatives of recognized editions), B-members (representatives of revision committees) and C-members (individual experts).
miembro tipo B
(n.)=B-member.
Ex: This body normally meets annually, and consists of A-members (representatives of recognized editions), B-members (representatives of revision committees) and C-members (individual experts).
miembro tipo C
(n.)=C-member.
Ex: This body normally meets annually, and consists of A-members (representatives of recognized editions), B-members (representatives of revision committees) and C-members (individual experts).
miembros
(n.)=membership.
Ex: CAG's membership consists basically of representatives from each of the British library co-operative.
miembros inferiores
(n.)=lower extremities ; lower limbs.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities. Ex: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.
miembros superiores
(n.)=upper extremities ; upper limbs.
Ex: In this study, in-line skating injuries most commonly involved the upper extremities. Ex: The lower limbs (49.8%), upper limbs (23.3%), and back and trunk (22.8%) were most commonly injured.
mientras
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* mientras está funcionando=in mid-operation.
* mientras estamos en ello=while we're at it.
* mientras haya existencias=while stocks last ; subject to availability.
* mientras hay vida hay esperanza=where there's life there's hope.
* mientras juega=at play.
* mientras más, mejor=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
* mientras que=as long as ; so long as ; whereas ; while ; whilst.
* mientras queden=while stocks last.
* mientras que + Subjuntivo=provided (that).
* mientras se trabaja=on-the-job.
* mientras tanto=in (the) meantime ; meanwhile ; meantime ; ad interim.

mientras estamos en ello
=while we're at it.
Ex: While we're at it, let's get rid of locutions that imply that men are inherently better than women.
mientras está funcionando
=in mid-operation.
Ex: At a greater level of sophistication, the operating system will be able to swap programs in and out of memory in mid-operation in order to let another have a go.
mientras hay vida hay esperanza
=where there's life there's hope.
Ex: People often say of one who is critically ill, 'where there's life, there's hope' but the reverse is probably more true: 'where there's hope, there's life'.
mientras haya existencias
=while stocks last ; subject to availability.
Ex: These publications are available on demand, while stocks last, and at the discretion of the sections responsible for their content. Ex: Loans may be made in a mixture of currencies according to the borrower's preferences (subject to availability).
mientras juega
=at play.
Ex: The author discusses a new book of which he is editor about the response of children to the information revolution at school, in the home, at study and at play.
mientras más, mejor
=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
Ex: The film 'The More the Merrier' features some of her finest work. Ex: Canzone seems to be less afraid when there are other greyhounds around him, the more the better.
mientras que + Subjuntivo
=as long as ; so long as ; whereas ; while ; whilst.
Ex: Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level. Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow. Ex: UNIBID has less redundancy and covers more types of bibliographic material than UNIMARC, whereas the latter probably has more entry points for catalogue headings. Ex: While the label is being scanned, the display station checks the number. Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
mientras queden
=while stocks last.
Ex: These publications are available on demand, while stocks last, and at the discretion of the sections responsible for their content.
mientras se trabaja
=on-the-job.
Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer.
mientras tanto
=in (the) meantime ; meanwhile ; meantime ; ad interim.
Ex: In the meantime, however, a position has been reserved for the number in the structure of the authority record. Ex: Meanwhile in 1951, the Library Association reconstituted its Catalogue Code Revision Committee and started discussion. Ex: Meantime, our new library stand as as a confident symbol of the importance of ALL librarires to the nation's cultural, educational and economic success. Ex: Niklaus Meier assumes the Chief Financial Officer's responsibilities ad interim in addition to his current position as Chief Commercial Officer.
mierda
(n.)=dung ; shite ; shit ; crap ; bullshit ; poo(h) ; poop.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.
Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.
Ex: We have tried every type of reward in the book of a poo on the potty or toilet but he seems afraid.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
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* de mierda=frigging [freaking] ; freaking [frigging] ; fucking ; effing.
* irse a la mierda=naff off.
* mandar a la mierda=bugger ; fuck off ; eff off.
* mierda de=freaking [frigging] ; frigging [freaking] ; fucking ; effing.
* mierda de vaca=cowdung.
* ser una mierda=be the pits.
* vete a la mierda=fuck off ; eff off.

mierda de
(adj.)=freaking [frigging] ; frigging [freaking] ; fucking ; effing.
Ex: Of course, we are freaking worried sick of this merger so much so I can't even sleep well at night!. Ex: Now its a frigging oil drum and the reason nobody would take it was because there was a tiny bit of oil in the bottom. Ex: These people should be shot on sight and all their genetic material vaporized... fucking losers. Ex: They work so effing hard and the so called fans give them a kick in the teeth when they need their support the most.
mierda de vaca
(n.)=cowdung.
Ex: The highest production of fish was obtained in cisterns treated with poultry manure, followed by pig dung and cowdung.
miga
(n.)=breadcrumb ; crumb.
Ex: The term 'breadcrumbs' comes from the story of Hansel and Gretel, who left a trail of breadcrumbs in the forest so they could find their way home again.
Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.
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* hacer buenas migas=hit it off.
* miga de pan=breadcrumb.

miga de pan
(n.)=breadcrumb.
Ex: The term 'breadcrumbs' comes from the story of Hansel and Gretel, who left a trail of breadcrumbs in the forest so they could find their way home again.
migaja
(n.)=crumb ; breadcrumb.
Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.
Ex: The term 'breadcrumbs' comes from the story of Hansel and Gretel, who left a trail of breadcrumbs in the forest so they could find their way home again.
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* migaja de pan=breadcrumb.
* que se descompone en migajas=crumby.

migaja de pan
(n.)=breadcrumb.
Ex: The term 'breadcrumbs' comes from the story of Hansel and Gretel, who left a trail of breadcrumbs in the forest so they could find their way home again.
migración
(n.)=migration ; overspill.
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
Ex: The economics journal system has not grown and developed in a structured fashion, which has resulted in overspill into report literature = El sistema de las revistas de economía no ha crecido y evolucionado de un modo estructurado, lo que ha dado como resultado una migración a las publicaciones de informes.
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* migración de datos=data migration.

migración de datos
(n.)=data migration.
Ex: Thorny issues involve data migration, as well as a guarantee of perpetual access, while ensuring preservation of authorship and ownership.
migrador
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* pájaro migrador=snowbird.

migrar
(v.)=migrate ; crosswalk.
Ex: He recommends that libraries which are purchasing or migrating to new or different integrated library systems should examine whether TCP/IP or OSI are supported or planned.
Ex: The technical risks should have been crosswalked to cost.

migratorio
(adj.)=migrating ; migratory.
Ex: The system is also being used to record and identify the nocturnal calls of migrating songbirds through eastern North America.
Ex: The finding that some migratory ants use magnetism to find their way could illuminate one of the most elusive questions in biology.
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* ave migratoria=migratory bird.
* pájaro migratorio=migratory bird.

migraña
(n.)=migraine ; migraine headache.
Ex: The following categories of complaints are considered: eye strain and visual fatigue; migraine; epilepsy; muscle pain, aches, and strains; skin rashes; and stress.
Ex: Belladonna is also known as deadly nightshade and is used by many homeopathic practitioners for the treatment of migraine headaches.

mijo
(n.)=millet.
Ex: Millet was cleaned, steeped in water, washed, spiced and milled to produce a slurry.
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* grano de mijo=millet seed.

mil
(n.)=thousand.
Ex: They have literally changed thousands of sexist job titles.
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* a las mil maravillas=marvellously [marvelously, -USA] ; famously ; like a house on fire.
* cientos de miles=hundreds of thousands ; tens of thousands.
* dar cien mil vueltas=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* darle cien mil vueltas a Alguien=knock + spots off + Nombre.
* decenas de miles=tens of thousands.
* durante miles de años=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
* en abril, aguas mil=April showers bring May flowers.
* funcionar a las mil maravillas=work + a treat ; work like + a charm.
* hace miles de años=aeons ago.
* ir a las mil maravillas=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* irle a las mil maravillas=never looked back ever since.
* llevarse a las mil maravillas con + Nombre=get on with + Nombre + swimmingly.
* llevarse a las mis maravillas=get along/on + like a house on fire.
* marchar a las mil maravillas=go + great guns ; go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; be fine and dandy ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* miles=oodles.
* miles de=thousands of ; myriad ; many hundreds of.
* miles de años=aeon [eon] ; thousands of years.
* mil millones=billion.
* ponerse de mil colores=go + bright red.
* que no se rompe en mil pedazos=shatterproof.
* salir a las mil maravillas=work + a treat ; come up + a treat ; go down + a treat.
* sentirse a las mil maravillas=feel like + a million dollars ; feel like + a million bucks.
* todo + ir + a las mil maravillas=everything + be + hunky-dory.
* una imagen vale más que mil palabras=a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
* una imagen vale mil palabras=every picture tells a story.
* uno entre mil=one of a thousand.

mil millones
(n.)=billion.
Ex: Any number from 0 to 2 billion may be entered = Se puede introducir cualquier número entre 0 y 2 billones.
milagrero
(n.)=miracle worker.
Ex: 'I'm not a miracle worker,' Obama declared, after saying he's not 'content' when workers are out of jobs.

milagro
(n.)=miracle.
Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.
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* contar + Posesivo + propia vida y milagros=spill + Posesivo + guts.
* hacedor de milagros=miracle worker.
* hacer milagros=work + wonders ; work + miracles.
* milagro de la creación, el=miracle of creation, the.
* milagro de la naturaleza=miracle of nature.
* obrador de milagros=miracle worker.
* persona que hace milagros=miracle worker.
* realizar milagros=accomplish + miracles.
* salvar la vida de milagro=have + a close shave with death.
* salvarse de milagro=have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close call ; have + a close shave ; escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; have + a narrow shave.
* sobrevivir de milagro=have + a close shave with death.

milagro de la creación, el
(n.)=miracle of creation, the.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.
milagro de la naturaleza
(n.)=miracle of nature.
Ex: Diamonds are a miracle of nature.
milagrosamente
=miraculously.
Ex: As for the practical reasons, we are told that ISBD 'is designed to meet three requirements' -- in fact, requirements that could only miraculously be met = En cuanto a las razones prácticas, se nos dice que la ISBD "intenta cumplir tres requisitos"; de hecho, requisitos que sólo se podrían cumplir milagrosamente.

milagroso
(adj.)=miraculous.
Ex: Simply to carry books around the university often seems to give students confidence and one does at times wonder if they believe that the information in the book will in some miraculous way transfer itself via hand, arm and shoulder into the head.
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* cura milagrosa=miracle healing.

milano
(n.)=kite.
Ex: The term hawk is often applied to other birds in the same family such as the kites, buzzards, and harriers and sometimes sparrowhawks.

milenario
(adj.)=centuries-old ; millenarian ; millennial ; millenary.
Ex: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
Ex: This is something which happens exactly once every thousand years; it is a true millennial event.
Ex: He preserves a millenary tradition by working with genuine wool that is dyed with natural pigments and woven on a traditional loom.

milenio
(n.)=millennium [millennia, -pl.].
Ex: In the notation for Time, T, capital letters denote centuries and certain geological periods and millennia.
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* de fin de milenio=millennial.
* del milenio=millenarian.
* generación del fin del milenio, la=Millennial Generation, the ; Millennium Generation, the.
* persona nacida en el fin del milenio=Millennial.

miles
(n.)=oodles.
Ex: This way I do not litter my desk with oodles of photocopies and I can search for key words or phrases electronically within any scanned document.
miles de
=thousands of ; myriad ; many hundreds of.
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors). Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations. Ex: In this time toy libraries have loaned many hundreds of toys to children and their families all around the country = Durante este tiempo, las ludotecas han prestado miles de juguetes a los niños y sus familias de todo el país.
miles de años
=aeon [eon] ; thousands of years.
Ex: In general usage, an aeon (sometimes spelled eon ) is a period of time arbitrarily designated by humans. Ex: In one form or another, cashiers have been around for thousands of years.
mili, la
=draft, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: Some librarians have found opposition to the setting up of 'alternative rooms' containing 'movement publications and trade books on women's and gay liberation, the third world, imperialism, yoga, rock music, the draft, prisons, the counter-culture, communes, social change'.

miliar
(adj.)=milliary.
Ex: This is a laparoscopy revealing diffuse white-yellowish pin-head sized milliary nodules over the whole visceral and peritoneal wall.
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* fiebre miliar=prickly heat.
* tuberculosis miliar=milliary tuberculosis.

milibar
(n.)=millibar (mb).
Ex: Usually, atmospheric pressure is quoted in millibars (mb).

milicia
(n.)=militia.
Ex: As examples of this weirdness he points to such instances as the bombings in Nevada and the militias in Arizona.
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* jefe de milicia=warlord.
* miembro de una milicia=militiaman [militiamen, -pl.].

miliciano
(n.)=militiaman [militiamen, -pl.].
Ex: During these campaigns, black soldiers served as militiamen, guides, teamsters, and spies.

miligramo (mg)
=milligramme (mg) [milligram, -USA].
Ex: Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 milligrams per kilogram.

mililitro
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* mililitro (ml)=ml (millilitre).

mililitro (ml)
=ml (millilitre).
Ex: Test for acidity with a spot of chlorophenol solution (0-42 gm. chlorophenol in 1,000 ml. distilled water).
milisegundo [m/s]
(n.)=millisecond [m/s].
Ex: The words can be stored, retrieved, deleted and selected in many combinations in milliseconds.

militante
(adj.)=militant ; activist ; crusading.
Ex: It is hard for a militant atheist to appreciate a religious book.
Ex: The Fawcett Library's collection of materials concerning the feminist theorist and activist, Teresa Billington-Grieg, is described.
Ex: Jeanneney speaks for himself, in what he says about the Google digital library, but he is no crusading journalist merely grabbing at a headline.
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* ecologista militante=eco-warrior.
* militante contra el consumismo=consumer activist.
* militante de la paz=peace activist.
* militante político=politically active ; political activist.

militante contra el consumismo
(n.)=consumer activist.
Ex: Other activities involve students in taking field trips to the local greengrocery and/or butcher's shop, and listening to nurses, consumer activists and othe guest speakers.
militante de la paz
(n.)=peace activist.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
militante político
(n.)=politically active ; political activist.
Ex: Web surfers are more politically active than the general population. Ex: This is the best way for intellectuals and political activists to connect with the aspirations of the masses.
militar^1
(n.)=serviceman [servicemen, -pl.] ; serviceperson ; military officer.
Ex: Personal readers' guidance was provided to World War I servicemen.
Ex: Soaked to the skin in the pelting rain of a tropical storm, they said that guarding the tomb was the highest honor that can be afforded to a serviceperson.
Ex: The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son because he was 'mouthy'.
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* hijo de militares=military brat.
* militares, los=military, the.

militar^2
(adj.)=military ; martial.
Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, a graphic presentation of a military o naval plan, etc.
Ex: The article begins by illustrating the martial dimensions of the bodybuilder's body.
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* academia militar=military academy.
* accesorios militares=militaria.
* acción militar=military action.
* actuación militar=military action.
* aficionado a todo lo militar=military buff.
* al estilo militar=military-style.
* amante de lo militar=military buff.
* amenaza militar=military threat.
* armamento militar=military hardware.
* arquitectura militar=military architecture.
* avión militar=warplane.
* base militar=military base.
* bravata militar=sabre rattling.
* bravuconería militar=sabre rattling.
* bravucón militar=sabre-rattler.
* brazo militar=military arm.
* campamento militar=boot camp ; military camp.
* campaña militar=military campaign.
* ciencia militar=military science.
* comandante militar=military commander.
* condecoración militar=Legion of Merit.
* conflicto militar=military conflict.
* cuartel militar=army barracks.
* desertor militar=army deserter ; military deserter.
* desfile militar=military parade ; military tattoo.
* despliegue militar=military deployment.
* dictadura militar=military dictatorship.
* equilibrio militar=military balance.
* estrategia militar=military strategy.
* evasor del servicio militar obligatorio=draft evader ; draft dodger.
* fuerza militar=military forces.
* funeral militar=military funeral.
* gasto militar=military expenditure.
* golpe de estado militar=military coup.
* guarnición militar=garrison.
* historiador militar=military historian.
* hospital militar=military hospital.
* ingeniero militar=military engineer.
* intervención militar=military intervention ; military action.
* jefe militar=army official ; army officer.
* junta militar=military junta ; junta.
* líder militar=military leader.
* mando militar=military command.
* medicina militar=military medicine.
* mujer militar=servicewoman.
* música militar=martial music.
* objetivo militar=military objective.
* observación militar=surveillance.
* ofensiva militar=military offensive.
* oficial militar=military officer.
* operación militar=military operation.
* paseo militar=plain sailing ; walkover.
* pelado a lo militar=crewcut [crew-cut].
* personal militar=military personnel.
* pertrechos militares=materiel.
* poderío militar=military power.
* policía militar=military police.
* potencia militar=military power.
* prisión militar=military prison.
* propiedad militar=military property.
* protección militar=military protection.
* reclutamiento militar=military draft.
* régimen militar=military regime.
* representante militar=army official ; army officer.
* satélite militar=surveillance satellite.
* secreto militar=military secret.
* ser un paseo militar=whistle + Posesivo + way.
* servicio militar=military service.
* servicio militar obligatorio=compulsory military service ; draft, the ; military draft.
* silo militar=missile silo.
* soldado militar=military soldier.
* tribunal militar=military tribunal.

militar^3 contra
(v.)=militate against.
Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.

militares, los
(n.)=military, the.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
militarista
(adj.)=militaristic.
Ex: He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.

militarización
=militarisation [militarization, -USA].
Ex: One of the reasons for the emergence of censorship has been the growth of militarisation.

milla
(n.)=mile.
Nota: Equivalente a 1.609 metros.
Ex: Online information retrieval services, which permit users to search data bases held on a computer many miles distant from the user and his terminal, started to develop in the late 1960s and the early 1970s.
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* milla cuadrada=square mile.
* milla náutica=nautical mile ; sea mile.
* millas y millas de=mile after mile of.
* mph [millas por hora]=mph [miles per hour].

milla cuadrada
(n.)=square mile.
Ex: It occupies 15 square miles on the shore of Lake Tiemblo, and because of its location astride major rail and highway facilities it is a center of industry and shopping.
milla náutica
(n.)=nautical mile ; sea mile.
Ex: Territorial waters is a belt of coastal waters extending at most twelve nautical miles from a country's coast. Ex: They are 1800 sea miles from the nearest land, South Africa, and they see outsiders only intermittently.
millar
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* millares de=thousands of ; myriad.

millares de
(adj.)=thousands of ; myriad.
Ex: There are now a number of degrees of integration: 'SSI' Small Scale Integration (tens of transistors on a single chip); 'MSI' Medium Scale Integration (hundreds of transistors); 'LSI' Large Scale Integration (thousands of transistors); and 'VSLI' (hundreds of thousands of transistors). Ex: In addition, Britain has one of the most extensive bodies of legislation in the world, which is added to daily and encrusted with myriad rules and regulations.
millas y millas de
=mile after mile of.
Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
millonada
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* gastarse una millonada=spend + a ton of money.

millonario
(n.)=millionaire.
Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.
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* hacerse millonario=strike + it rich ; strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.

millones de
=billions of ; millions of.
Ex: The campaign entitled 'billions of books and billions of bucks' challenges young people to increase the numbers of books they read for purpose of enjoyment and education. Ex: Millions of abstracts are produced annually at a total cost that runs into millions of dollars.
millones de años
(n.)=aeon [eon].
Ex: In general usage, an aeon (sometimes spelled eon ) is a period of time arbitrarily designated by humans.
millón
(n.)=million.
Ex: There are currently 1.23 million record on the LASER minicomputer system.
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* cientos de millones=hundred million.
* con millones de ventas=megaselling.
* de millones de + Moneda=multimillion + Moneda.
* de millones de volúmenes=million-volume.
* de varios millones=multi-million [multimillion].
* durante millones de años=for aeons and aeons ; for aeons.
* más de un millón=million-plus.
* millón de millones=billion.
* millones de=billions of ; millions of.
* millones de años=aeon [eon].
* mil millones=billion.
* por millones=in the millions ; by the millions.
* que se cuentan por millones=numbered in millions.

millón de millones
(n.)=billion.
Ex: Any number from 0 to 2 billion may be entered = Se puede introducir cualquier número entre 0 y 2 billones.
milpiés
(n.)=millipede.
Ex: Centipedes have one pair of legs on each body segment, whilst millipedes have two sets of legs on nearly every segment.

milímetro
(n.)=millimeter (mm) [millimetre, -USA].
Ex: The height is used to specify the height of the bound volume in millimeters.
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* milímetro cuadrado=millimeter square.
* película de 16 milímetros=16mm film.

milímetro cuadrado
(n.)=millimeter square.
Ex: It takes pictures 3 millimeter square, later to be projected or enlarged, which after all involves only a factor of 10 beyond the present practice.
mimado
(adj.)=spoilt [spoiled, -USA] ; pampered.
Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or 'flaky'.
Ex: Throughout their short but pampered lives, we treat our cupcakes with the utmost respect.
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* niño mimado=spoilt brat.

mimar
(v.)=cherish ; feather-bed ; smother + Nombre + with kindness ; kill + Nombre + with kindness ; mollycoddle ; pamper ; coddle ; baby ; dote on.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.
Ex: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.
Ex: But somewhere between killing them with kindness and berating them at boot camps, there must be another way.
Ex: Now it is the turn of Libya to throw hints that it too needs to be mollycoddled.
Ex: Though pampering may ease our bodies and minds, sometimes it can break the bank.
Ex: My generation was surely more coddled than my parents' generation, and the same is true, on average, of my friends coddling their young children.
Ex: My finace is a wallflower and I don't want to have to baby her for the rest of our lives.
Ex: It wasn't easy for me to accept the actual fact that my favorite uncle who dotes on me the most on my mum side had liver cancer.
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* mimar demasiado=spoil + Nombre + rotten ; overindulge.

mimar demasiado
(v.)=spoil + Nombre + rotten ; overindulge.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever. Ex: The answer has eluded the best-intentioned parents who overprotect, overindulge, and overschedule their children's lives.
mimbre
(n./adj.)=wicker.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only.
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* artículos de mimbre=wickerwork.
* de miembre=wicker.
* de mimbre=wickerwork.

mimetismo
(n.)=mimesis.
Ex: They were associated with what was understood as the eccentric but quintessentially English love of mimesis.

mimoso
(adj.)=cuddly .
Ex: Some cats are cuddlier by nature while others need some encouragement to enjoy human contact.

mina antipersonal
(n.)=anti-personnel mine.
Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
mina de carbón
(n.)=coal mine.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
mina de lápiz
(n.)=pencil lead.
Ex: The reactions were then carried out in open vessels equipped with rudimentary condensers, and using either pencil lead or iron wire.
mina de mar
(n.)=sea mine.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
mina de oro
(n.)=goldmine [gold mine] ; gold mine.
Ex: Databases which should be gold mines degenerate into dustbins, and inter-departmental strife tears apart the organization's commitments. Ex: An overview is given of an expert system for the evaluation of seismic hazard in gold mines.
mina fuera de ruta
(n.)=roadside bomb.
Ex: A roadside bomb struck a US armored personnel carrier in Baghdad, killing all seven American soldiers inside.
mina lapa
(n.)=limpet mine.
Ex: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.
mina magnética
(n.)=limpet mine.
Ex: Of particular concern are limpet mines attached covertly to the ship hull under the water line.
mina marina
(n.)=sea mine.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
mina terrestre
(n.)=land mine.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
mina terrestre antipersonal
(n.)=anti-personnel land mine.
Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
mina^1
(n.)=lode ; mine ; treasure trove ; coal mine.
Ex: Discovering these tales, looking out printed versions and comparing them with the oral tradition would have introduced us step by step into the rich lode of folklore.
Ex: The cases provide a rich mine of role-playing material.
Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
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* descubrir una mina de oro=strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
* ingeniería de minas=mining engineering.
* ingeniero de minas=mining engineer.
* mina de carbón=coal mine.
* mina de mar=sea mine.
* mina de oro=goldmine [gold mine] ; gold mine.
* mina marina=sea mine.
* minas de sal=saltworks.
* mina terrestre=land mine.
* pozo de mina=mine shaft.
* una mina de=a treasure trove of.
* una mina de información=a mine of information.
* una mina inagotable de=a treasure house of.

mina^2
(n.)=mine.
Nota: Armamento.
Ex: Many houses have been abandoned and many people who left during the war still haven't returned, partly because the land is full of mines.
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* campo de minas=minefield.
* mina antipersonal=anti-personnel mine.
* mina fuera de ruta=roadside bomb.
* mina lapa=limpet mine.
* mina magnética=limpet mine.
* mina terrestre antipersonal=anti-personnel land mine.

mina^3
(n.)=pencil lead.
Ex: The reactions were then carried out in open vessels equipped with rudimentary condensers, and using either pencil lead or iron wire.
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* mina de lápiz=pencil lead.

minar
(v.)=erode ; undermine ; sap ; gnaw (at) ; undercut ; whittle (away/down/at) ; hollow out.
Ex: These arrangements should also erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: Furthermore, the value of citation bibliometry is currently being undermined by the formation of 'citation clubs', which aim to indiscriminately achieve maximum cross-citing between 'club members'.
Ex: First the desire to read is sapped, then the will, and finally stamina to tackle anything but short, and immediately useful, passages.
Ex: The rugby league is increasingly beset by a financial reward system that gnaws at its prime resource -- the players.
Ex: The effects of liberalization threaten to undercut the delivery of a long cherished social objective.
Ex: However, such idealism is often whittled away over time by bureaucratic problems & organizational demands.
Ex: The Irish President said last night that Irish society is being hollowed out by individualism.
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* minar la confianza en Uno mismo=undermine + self-confidence.
* minar los valores tradicionales=undermine + traditional values.
* minar + Posesivo + confianza=undermine + Posesivo + confidence ; erode + Posesivo + confidence ; sap + Posesivo + confidence.

minar + Posesivo + confianza
(v.)=undermine + Posesivo + confidence ; erode + Posesivo + confidence ; sap + Posesivo + confidence.
Ex: He can experiment without anxiety because at each trial the new material can be supported by the old so that his confidence is not undermined if it fails. Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit. Ex: This ideology subordinated all women by belittling their achievements, sapping their confidence, and convincing them that they were really inferior to men.
minar la confianza en Uno mismo
(v.)=undermine + self-confidence.
Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
minar los valores tradicionales
(v.)=undermine + traditional values.
Ex: As part of an imported culture libraries may be associated with influences undermining traditional values and self-confidence and with the propagation of negative values such as consumerism.
minarete
(n.)=minaret.
Ex: A few of these mosques, in comparison to traditional houses of worship, seem almost futuristic; some even do away with the traditional minaret.

minas de sal
(n.)=saltworks.
Ex: The new naval museum includes historical information on the saltworks at Cervia and its development as a port city.
mindundi
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* cualquier mindundi=any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* todo mindundi=every Tom, Dick and Harry.

mineral de hierro
(n.)=iron ore.
Ex: Iron ore is the raw material used to make pig iron, which is one of the main raw materials to make steel.
mineral^1
(n.)=mineral ; ore.
Ex: GEISCO is a US service offering information on mineral resources in the USA, and over 95 countries.
Ex: This article is a case study of the interaction between research and the discovery and mining of ores for nuclear fuels.
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* mineral de hierro=iron ore.
* yacimiento de mineral=mineral deposit.

mineral^2
(adj.)=mineral.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
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* aceite mineral=mineral oil.
* agua mineral=mineral water ; spring water.
* aguarrás mineral=mineral spirits.
* alquitrán mineral=mineral tar.
* hidrocarburo mineral=mineral hydrocarbon.

mineralización
(n.)=mineralisation [mineralization, -USA].
Ex: Significant differences in denitrification, mineralization, and nitrification were found among different ecosystems.

mineralogista
(n.)=mineralogist.
Ex: Mineralogists analyze and classify minerals and precious stones according to their composition and structure.

mineralogía
(n.)=mineralogy.
Ex: The library of the Society of mineralogy and Crystallograpy, Dresden, was founded in 1816 but taken over by other institutions in the 19th century.
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* mineralogía óptica=optical mineralogy.

mineralogía óptica
(n.)=optical mineralogy.
Ex: Petrology utilizes the classical fields of mineralogy, petrography, optical mineralogy, and chemical analyses to describe the composition and texture of rocks.
mineralógico
(adj.)=mineralogical.
Ex: This article deals with the cataloguing of map stocks in the library of the national mineralogical and geological museum in Dresden.

minero
(n.)=miner ; pitman [pitmen, -pl.] ; coal miner.
Ex: This article examines Sika's successes in raising funds for the restoration of historic buildings, as well as his involvement in mining events and the education of miners.
Ex: An earlier psychometric study of a mine revealed that pitmen have by far the highest incidence of psychological complaints, & that their complaints are related to conflicts at work.
Ex: The movie is a reenactment of the violent clash between striking coal miners and riot police outside a coking plant on June 18, 1984.
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* ingeniería minera=mining engineering.
* lámpara de minero=miners' lamp.
* pueblo minero=mining town.
* yacimiento minero=mineral deposit.

minerva
(n.)=platen jobber ; platen ; platen machine ; flat-platen machine.
Ex: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic.
Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type.
Ex: Finally, most of the platen machines were themselves replaced during the 1860s and 1870s by cylinder machines.
Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.
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* minerva doble=double platen machine.

minerva doble
(n.)=double platen machine.
Ex: Indeed, the Clarendon Press kept a Napier double platen machine at work until 1950 for the sake of its gentleness with the delicate kerns of Fell italic.
minería
(n.)=mining.
Ex: Eligible projects include mining, quarrying, processing, packaging, hotels, tourist facilities and services which can benefit industry or tourism.
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* minería de datos=data mining.
* minería de hierro=iron ore mining.
* minería de textos=text-mining.

minería de datos
(n.)=data mining.
Ex: Data mining tools search large databases and recognize patterns within the database entries, thus revealing useful information which has remained hidden in the data.
minería de hierro
(n.)=iron ore mining.
Ex: Iron ore mining is destroying the environment, say activists and locals.
minería de textos
(n.)=text-mining.
Ex: Text-mining is a technique used to analyze unstructured, natural language text to discover information and knowledge that is complex to retrieve.
miniado
(n.)=illumination.
Ex: Our digital facsimile editions can replicate manuscripts of alternating red and blue capitals, and gold-leafed illuminations, with hypertext commentaries.

miniatura
(n.)=miniature ; thumbnail ; thumbnail image.
Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off.
Ex: High quality (400dpi) TIFF files were stored on archival tape, and JPEG thumbnails and full-size images placed on server to be accessed by CGI script.
Ex: In some collections, only thumbnail images display to those searching outside the Library of Congress because of potential rights considerations.
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* en miniatura=miniature.
* imagen en miniatura=thumbnail image.
* juego de trenes miniatura=train set ; model train set.
* miniatura de manuscrito=manuscript miniature.

miniatura de manuscrito
(n.)=manuscript miniature.
Ex: All types of documents from local collections are being included: manuscript miniatures, prints, maps, portraits, etc..
miniaturización
(n.)=miniaturisation [miniaturization, -USA].
Ex: Such transducers offer the opportunity for mass production and extreme miniaturization.

miniaturizar
(v.)=miniaturise [miniaturize, -USA].
Ex: Optical disc recording techniques are used to miniaturize and store print and nonprint images.

minibar
(n.)=minibar.
Ex: All over, hotel minibars and surcharges continue to be a major irritant for business travelers.
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* minibar con fregadero=wet bar.
* minibar sin fregadero=dry bar.

minibar con fregadero
(n.)=wet bar.
Ex: Wet bars are the next best thing when it comes to entertaining.
minibar sin fregadero
(n.)=dry bar.
Ex: Handcrafted from solid pine, this dry bar is designed for years of practical use while bringing a touch of rustic into your home.
minibibliografía
(n.)=minibibliography.
Ex: Alternatively lists may be minibibliographies listing key works in given subject areas.

minibús
(n.)=minibus.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Nineteen go mad in a minibus: the 1996 AAL study tour to Ireland'.

minicatálogo
=mini-cat ; miniature catalogue.
Ex: It seemed to me, from the discussion and description of the mini-cat, that what was being attempted was the provision of enough alternate access points to provide access to a single well-defined item.
Ex: Online catalogs consist of a large series of miniature catalogs that may have no more than 32 entries, as is the case presently at the Ohio College Library Center (OCLC).

minicámara
(n.)=minicamera.
Ex: Faster material and lenses, more automatic cameras, finer-grained sensitive compounds to allow an extension of the minicamera idea, are all imminent.

minidosier
(n.)=mini-information pack ; mini-pack.
Ex: NACAB have a research project to develop a mini-information pack that could be used by peripatetic advice workers.
Ex: This mini-pack could be used by 'individuals in the community who are called upon to give information, such as parish clerks, the clergy, postmasters, trade union officials, mobile librarians, as well as people acting as village links'.

minifalda
(n.)=miniskirt.
Ex: Women of all ages have clean shaven skulls and wear miniskirts as their only dress.

minifundista
(n.)=smallholder.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Optimising fisheries information for decision making among Kenyan fish pond smallholders'.

miniguía
(n.)=miniguide.
Ex: Many of the topics found in Zillman's Web-based compilations are covered more extensively in a 'miniguide' series.

minigénero
(n.)=mini-genre.
Ex: A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.

minimalismo
(n.)=minimalism.
Ex: This article examines existing philosophies including 'the grand tradition', minimalism, neo-liberalism and community development = Este artículo analiza las filosofías existentes incluidas "la gran tradición", el minimalismo, el neoliberalismo y el desarrollo de la comunidad.

minimalista
(adj.)=minimalist.
Ex: The work has been influenced by Carroll's minimalist model.

minimizar
(v.)=minimise [minimize, -USA] ; soft-pedal ; play + Nombre + down.
Ex: Many of these problems can be minimised by restricting indexing to titles and abstracts.
Ex: Antisemitism soft-pedal the importance of religious belief for comprehending the persistence of Jew-hatred.
Ex: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
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* minimizar Algo=make + light of.
* minimizar el impacto=minimise + impact.
* minimizar la importancia=minimise + importance.

minimizar Algo
(v.)=make + light of.
Ex: The government should have made light of this whole affair and it would have quietly slipped away almost unnoticed.
minimizar el impacto
(v.)=minimise + impact.
Ex: The author provides an overview of what can be done to minimize the impact of safety and security threats in libraries.
minimizar la importancia
(v.)=minimise + importance.
Ex: Like most of 'women's work', much of scientific communication has been so invisible to outsiders that it has been taken for granted, and its importance is often minimised.
minina
(n.)=willy [willie] ; wiener [weiner] ; wee wee ; pee pee ; weenie.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.
Ex: Brian has a very small wee wee -- even the doctor stated that Brian's is a lot smaller than average.
Ex: My 5 year old son woke up this morning saying his pee pee hurt.
Ex: My friend has pulled a muscle in his weenie, should he rub icy on it?.

minino
(n.)=puss ; kitty ; pussy ; pussycat.
Ex: The family puss should be taught not to meddle with birds; for cats are their worst enemies, destroying thousands of nestlings every year .
Ex: We used to put our kitties on a tether and let them explore the back yard, but not for hours on end.
Ex: I'd rather be a man who likes pussies, than a woman who only likes dogs.
Ex: In her spare time she says that she enjoys playing with her pussycats.

miniordenador
(n.)=minicomputer.
Ex: Intermediate in size between mainframes and microcomputers, minicomputers offer considerable computing facilities, and are usually comprised of several microprocessors in a parallel group.
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* miniordenador portátil=palm-sized computer ; palmtop ; palmtop computer.

miniordenador portátil
(n.)=palm-sized computer ; palmtop ; palmtop computer.
Ex: Many health care professionals are reaching for their palm-sized computer as their latest indispensable health care instrument. Ex: Mobile multimedia devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), palmtops and laptops will also vary greatly in size and processing power. Ex: Technologies used include search engines and catalogues, books on tapes, converting print into spoken language, smartcards, and palmtop computers.
minipaquete
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* minipaquete de información=mini-pack.
* minipaquete informativo=mini-pack.

minipaquete de información
(n.)=mini-pack.
Ex: This mini-pack could be used by 'individuals in the community who are called upon to give information, such as parish clerks, the clergy, postmasters, trade union officials, mobile librarians, as well as people acting as village links'.
minipaquete informativo
(n.)=mini-pack.
Ex: This mini-pack could be used by 'individuals in the community who are called upon to give information, such as parish clerks, the clergy, postmasters, trade union officials, mobile librarians, as well as people acting as village links'.
minipímer
(n.)=food mincer.
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.

miniresumen
(n.)=mini-abstract.
Ex: Mini-abstracts do little more than amplify the title.

miniserie
(n.)=mini-series.
Ex: Technically speaking, trade paperbacks which reprint stories from an ongoing comic book title or previously published mini-series are not graphic novels at all = Desde un punto de vista estrictamente técnico, los libros en rústica que reeditan historias a partir de un tebeo en curso o miniseries publicadas anteriormente no son novelas gráficas.

minisesión
(n.)=minitrack.
Ex: This conference minitrack will cover theoretical and application issues related to cross-language document search.

ministerial
(adj.)=ministerial.
Ex: She proposes the creation of a body under ministerial auspices to guarantee a policy of equal distribution and optimisation of university library resources.
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* biblioteca ministerial=ministerial library.

ministerio
(n.)=government department ; ministry ; department.
Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment.
Ex: E. M. d'Hondt, newly-appointed NBLC chairman, urged that discussions be opened with the ministry of Social and Cultural Services to mitigate the effect of public lending right on library budgets.
Ex: One of the aims of this department is to promote a climate for British industry and commerce as conducive to enterprise and competition as that in any other industrialized country.
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* Ministerio Americano de Sanidad y Consumo=Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
* ministerio de asuntos exteriores=Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
* Ministerio de Asuntos Exteriores, el=Foreign Office, the.
* Ministerio de Comercio=Department of Trade.
* Ministerio de Comercio e Industria=Department of Trade and Industry.
* Ministerio de Defensa=Ministry of Defence (MOD).
* Ministerio de Economía y Hacienda=Lord Chancellor's Office.
* Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia=Department of Education and Science.
* Ministerio de Hacienda Americano=Inland Revenue Service (IRS).
* Ministerio de Justicia, el=Ministry of Justice, the.
* ministerio de la gobernación=government ministry.
* ministerio del gobierno=government ministry.
* Ministerio del Interior, el=Home Office, the.
* Ministerio del Medio Ambiente=Department of the Environment.
* Ministerio de Trabajo=Department of Labor.
* ministerio de transportes=transport authorities.
* ministerio sacerdotal=ministry.
* ministerio sacerdotal, el=ministry, the.

ministerio de asuntos exteriores
(n.)=Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ex: Contacts are also being developed with national archives and those of the ministries of foreign affairs, given that they hold a large number of complementary records relating to Community activities.
ministerio de la gobernación
(n.)=government ministry.
Ex: This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector.
ministerio de transportes
(n.)=transport authorities.
Ex: China's transport authorities plan to scrap dilapidated ships to enhance safety and improve the competitiveness of the industry.
ministerio del gobierno
(n.)=government ministry.
Ex: This paper describes the activities of the Associazione Italiana Biblioteche study group formed by librarians working in government ministries in order to address the need for training and professional development felt in this sector.
ministerio sacerdotal
(n.)=ministry.
Ex: As a result of this policy hundreds of priests have been been suspended from ministry and have had their names publicly smeared without proof or even credible evidence.
ministerio sacerdotal, el
=ministry, the.
Ex: The professions originated in the narrow areas of law, medicine, and the ministry.
ministro
(n.)=minister ; cabinet minister.
Ex: It is easy to forget that in negotiations in Brussels, ministers of the member states usually do begin talking from different standpoints as a matter of course.
Ex: The author draws on her experience as a cabinet minister to provide librarians and library trustees with useful tips on lobbying politicians.
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* Consejo de Ministros=Council of Ministers.
* ministro de asuntos exteriores=foreign minister.
* ministro de defensa=defence minister.
* Ministro de Economía=Chancellor of the Exchequer.
* Ministro de Educación, el=Education Secretary, the.
* ministro de hacienda=finance minister.
* ministro de justicia=Attorney General ; Minister of Justice ; justice minister.
* ministro del gobierno=government minister.
* Ministro del Interior=Minister of Internal Affairs ; Home Secretary.
* ministro de transporte=transport secretary.
* ministro principal=first minister.
* Primer Ministro=prime minister ; Premier.

ministro de asuntos exteriores
(n.)=foreign minister.
Ex: The website also includes a listing of all the prime ministers and foreign ministers for the countries that were members of the League of Nations from 1920-1946 = El sitio web también contiene un listado de todos los primeros ministros y ministros de asuntos exteriores de los países que fueron miembros de la Liga de Naciones entre 1920 y 1946.
ministro de defensa
(n.)=defence minister.
Ex: Defence Minister Ehud Barak has called on the Prime Minister to stand down over corruption allegations.
ministro de hacienda
(n.)=finance minister.
Ex: Finally, the Finance Minister should perhaps think of falling back on his old strategy -- of ferreting out the black money using some carrot.
ministro de transporte
(n.)=transport secretary.
Ex: Christa Kranzl, the Austrian Transport Secretary, said complete denationalisation of road haulage would harm competition.
ministro del gobierno
(n.)=government minister.
Ex: According to a Japanese government minister, the North Koreans called off the meeting saying they were not ready.
ministro principal
(n.)=first minister.
Ex: The head of the group representing Catholic school principals in Northern Ireland accuses the first minister of rabble rousing.
minivan
(n.)=people carrier ; minivan.
Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.
Ex: With roomy interiors and flexible seating, minivans are some of the most versatile vehicles for carrying passengers and cargo.

minoreo
(n.)=retailing ; retail trade.
Ex: In this example, the reader is trying to follow up all the ramifications of a fairly comprehensive subject such as 'commerce', which might include not only 'retailing' but also 'wholesaling', 'accounting', 'consumer protection' and so on.
Ex: This article reports how supermarket chains confront the problems of the retail trade on a daily basis.

minorista
(n.)=retailer.
Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent.

minoritario
(adj.)=minority.
Nota: Relativo a una minoría social.
Ex: Many subdivisions now applied to minority peoples and to women (a majority with minority status) support the assumptions of the majority.
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* lengua minoritaria=minority language.

minoría
=minority.
Ex: Or in broader terms there exists not so much the middle and working class, but rather the majority and the minority.
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* biblioteca de minoría étnica=ethnic library.
* estar en minoría=be in the minority.
* falsa política de integración de minorías=tokenism.
* gobierno en minoría=minority government.
* información en defensa de las minorías=affirmative information.
* minoría cultural=cultural minority.
* minoría étnica=ethnic minority.
* minoría lingüística=linguistic minority ; language minority.
* minoría negra=black minority.
* minoría privilegiada=chosen few.
* minoría privilegiada, la=privileged few, the.
* minoría privilegiada, una=privileged few, a.
* minoría racial=racial minority.
* minoría selecta=chosen few.
* ser la minoría=be in the minority.
* una minoría de=a minority of.
* una minoría selecta=a select few.
* una pequeña minoría de=a marginal fringe of.
* una selecta minoría=a select few.

minoría cultural
(n.)=cultural minority.
Ex: The author advocates a multimedia approach to the problems of locating, organising and making available information by and about cultural minorities.
minoría lingüística
(n.)=linguistic minority ; language minority.
Ex: Library services to ethnic and linguistic minorities pose a major problem in many countries because of scarcity of appropriate material. Ex: The 20 chapters cover essential issues and controversies about language minorities and bilingual education. .
minoría negra
=black minority.
Ex: Ann Thompson emphasised the need for an anti-racist approach throughout the library service and highlighted the question of under-representation of black and ethnic minority people in libraries.
minoría privilegiada
=chosen few.
Ex: A civilized nation by his lights is one in which a chosen few get to live like kings and queens, comporting themselves as they see fit.
minoría privilegiada, la
=privileged few, the.
Ex: You can imagine how those who couldn't go felt, many of whom worked as hard or harder than the privileged few.
minoría privilegiada, una
=privileged few, a.
Ex: The library has no centralised card catalogue and stacks are open only to a privileged few.
minoría racial
(n.)=racial minority.
Ex: An extensive survey of poor racial-minority city-dwellers found that of the five thousand possible information sources that they named, the library was mentioned only once.
minoría selecta
=chosen few.
Ex: A civilized nation by his lights is one in which a chosen few get to live like kings and queens, comporting themselves as they see fit.
minoría étnica
=ethnic minority.
Ex: Ethnic minorities, foreign students and males dropped out in larger proportions than other kinds of students.
minucias
(n.)=minutiae ; bits and pieces ; odds and ends ; bits and bobs ; petty details.
Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae.
Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.
Ex: Ephemeral jobs are likely to have been printed on such odds and ends of paper -- remnants and the like -- as were available in the warehouse.
Ex: There she found a plastic sleeve with all sorts of invoices in it and other bits and bobs.
Ex: We all share the same wants and needs, only the petty details differ.

minuciosamente
=minutely ; long and hard ; painstakingly.
Ex: The minutely detailed classification is of the type appropriate to an extensive collection.
Ex: I thought long and hard last year before choosing which tool to purchase.
Ex: The audience interaction with the speakers at all three meetings has been painstakingly transcribed and edited.
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* analizar minuciosamente=come under + scrutiny ; pore ; be under scrutiny.
* estudiar minuciosamente=study + in great depth ; pore.
* examinar más minuciosamente=examine + in greater detail.
* examinar minuciosamente=pull apart.

minuciosidad
(n.)=minuteness of detail ; meticulousness ; minuteness.
Ex: General schemes such as Dewey do not give the minuteness of detail necessary for such libraries = Los sistemas de clasificación generales como el de Dewey no tienen la especificidad necesaria para este tipo de bibliotecas.
Ex: The degree of meticulousness necessary for CV results to provide useful input can vary substantially.
Ex: The words minute and minuteness were often used by 18th c. writers on art to denote a style in which the subject is depicted in great detail.

minucioso
(n.)=detailed ; diligent ; in-depth [in depth] ; minute ; step by step ; thorough ; meticulous ; painstaking ; scrupulous ; stage by stage ; thoroughgoing ; fine-grained ; attention to detail.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.
Ex: If the scholar can get at only one a week by diligent search, his syntheses are not likely to keep up with the current scene.
Ex: She organized the library's program of in-depth seminars on how to use the library for faculty in the social sciences and humanities.
Ex: They cannot be expected to retain all of the minute details encoded in abstracting and indexing instructions.
Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures.
Ex: Timely and thorough planning is essential.
Ex: Sometimes reserved books slip through because staff are not meticulous in checking the visible index = A veces los libros reservados se cuelan inadvertidamente porque el personal no ha sido lo bastante meticuloso de comprobar el índice visible.
Ex: He uses a well-known simile in saying that 'the most painstaking examination of innumerable single trees will not tell us much about the nature of the forest'.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.
Ex: The project was not an end but merely a step along the road to more thoroughgoing bibliographic control.
Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.
Ex: He believes his success will be determined by 'personal attention, being on the ball, attention to detail and consistency of service'.
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* análisis más minucioso=closer examination.
* entrevista minuciosa=in-depth interview.
* examen más minucioso=closer examination.
* minucioso del detalle=stickler for detail(s).

minucioso del detalle
(n.)=stickler for detail(s).
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
minusvalorar
(v.)=belittle.
Ex: Citing a renowned author merely to gain personal respectability for an otherwise mediocre piece of research belittles the work of the cited author.

minusvalía
(n.)=disability ; impairment.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
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* minusvalía física=physical handicap.

minusvalía física
(n.)=physical handicap.
Ex: Special needs is seen primarily as social and emotional deprivation rather than physical handicap.
minusválido
(adj.)=disabled.
Ex: Reference services for disabled students require not only traditional, directional and informational assistance, but also physical assistance.
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* minusválidos=handicapped people.
* minusválidos, los=disabled people ; physically handicapped, the ; handicapped, the ; physically disabled, the.

minusválidos
(n.)=handicapped people.
Ex: The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.
minusválidos, los
(n.)=disabled people ; physically handicapped, the ; handicapped, the ; physically disabled, the.
Ex: The Library Association has reason to believe that women, black and disabled people are not properly represented in UK libraries. Ex: The needs of special clientele such as children and the physically handicapped must also be considered. Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation. Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.
minuta
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* minutas=minutes.
* minutas de reuniones=committee minutes.
* pecata minuta=peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.] ; lesser sin.

minutas
(n.)=minutes.
Ex: Since this will likely be a long meeting, I suggest we postpone approving the minutes of our last meeting.
minutas de reuniones
(n.)=committee minutes.
Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.
minutero
(n.)=minute hand.
Ex: Students first practiced counting by 1s and 5s around a clock with no hands before being introduced to the differing functions of the second, minute and hour hands.

minuto
(n.)=minute.
Ex: It may therefore take several minutes for the rest of the forms to be entered.
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* aguja de los minutos=minute hand.
* a los pocos minutos=within minutes.
* a pocos minutos andando=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* a pocos minutos a pie=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* cada cinco minutos=every five minutes.
* cada dos minutos=every other minute.
* cada tantos minutos=every few minutes.
* dedicar unos minutos=take + a few minutes ; take + a few moments.
* después de unos minutos=after a little while.
* disfrutar cada minuto de=enjoy + every minute of.
* durante un minuto=for a minute.
* en cuestión de minutos=within minutes ; in a matter of minutes.
* en el último minuto=last minute [last-minute] ; at the last minute.
* en un minuto=in a minute.
* en unos minutos=in a little while.
* hasta el último minuto=until the last minute.
* llevar un minuto=take + minute.
* manecilla de los minutos=minute hand.
* minuto a minuto=minute-by-minute.
* minutos antes de=minutes before.
* ni por un minuto=not even for a minute!.
* sin demorarse un (solo) minuto=without a moment wasted ; without a wasted moment ; without a minute wasted ; without a wasted minute.
* sin desperdiciar un (solo) minuto=without a moment wasted ; without a wasted moment ; without a minute wasted ; without a wasted minute.
* sin perder un (solo) minuto=without a moment wasted ; without a wasted moment ; without a minute wasted ; without a wasted minute.
* un minuto=for a minute.
* un minuto en los labios, para siempre en las caderas=a minute on the lips, forever on the hips.
* unos minutos=a little while.
* un par de minutos=a couple of moments.

minuto a minuto
(adj.)=minute-by-minute.
Ex: What is needed, then, is a methodology for analyzing in a comprehensive fashion a manager's minute-by-minute life.
minutos antes de
(n.)=minutes before.
Ex: In order to evaluate the significance of taking vitamin complexes minutes before soccer games, 40 soccer players were tested.
minúscula
(n.)=lower case [lower-case/lowercase].
Ex: The recommended order: lower case letters, inverted comma, semi-colon, colon and lastly commas or direct foci, aims to achieve and order of increasingly speciality (the inverse of PMEST).
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* que diferencia entre mayúscula y minúscula=case-sensitive.
* que distingue entre mayúscula y minúscula=case-sensitive.

minúsculo
(adj.)=tiny ; minuscule ; wee ; teeny ; teeny-tiny ; itty-bitty ; teeny-weeny ; teensy-weensy ; teensy ; weensy ; weeny ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.
Ex: Some are almost compulsive writers who can produce a 60,000 word novel each month and would probably continue writing even if their royalties were minuscule, which they are not.
Ex: The Museum of Art is free to wee people under 12.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.
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* algo minúsculo=just a little dot.
* coincidencia de mayúsculas y minúsculas en la búsqueda=case sensitivity.
* letra minúscula=lower case letter ; small letter.

miocardio
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* del miocardio=myocardial.
* infarto de miocardio=myocardial infarction.

mioeléctrico
(adj.)=myoelectric.
Ex: The effect of drugs on myoelectric activity of the digestive tract should be evaluated no sooner than 2 weeks after electrode implantation.

mioma
(n.)=myoma.
Ex: Uterine leiomyomas, the most common benign tumors in women, are also known as myomas, fibromyomas, or fibroids.

miope^1
(n.)=myope.
Ex: Therefore a myope of -2.50 diopters who has a 'uncorrected' vision of 20/200 is not legally blind.

miope^2
(adj.)=nearsighted [near-sighted] ; myopic ; short-sighted [shortsighted] ; myopic.
Ex: 'Small, near-sighted, dreaming, bruised, an outlander in the city of his birth,' thirteen-year-old Aremis Slake fled one day to the only refuge he knew, the New York subway system.
Ex: Street boys like Slake, a dodger used to running away, do not, even when they are myopic and dreamers, allow themselves to bump into lampposts.
Ex: Progressing a stage further, it would be economically short-sighted, to say the least, for a large co-operative network such as OCLC in the United States or BLCMP in the UK, not to take advantage of the MARC service.
Ex: It is claimed that the use of bifocals will slow ocular growth in myopic children.

miopía
(n.)=shortsightedness ; nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.
Ex: The seers -- the sybils and prophets -- of Michelangelo's Sistine Ceiling reveal imperfections of bodily sight (such as near- and far-sightedness), emphasizing their spiritual foresight.
Ex: Among the refractive errors, myopia is a leading cause of visual impairment throughout the world and its prevalence is on the increase.

mira
(n.)=viewfinder ; gun sight [gunsight].
Nota: De arma.
Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.
Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.
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* en el blanco de mira=in the spotlight ; in the crosshairs.
* en el punto de mira=in the spotlight ; in the crosshairs.
* en + Posesivo + punto de mira=in + Posesivo + sights.
* mira telescópica=telescopic sight.

mira telescópica
(n.)=telescopic sight.
Ex: A telescopic sight, commonly referred to as a scope, is a device used to give an accurate point of aim for a firearm.
mirada
(n.)=gaze ; glance ; look ; glimpse ; peek ; peep.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.
Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.
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* agachar la mirada=look down.
* cambio de mirada=gaze-shift.
* con la mirada en=with an eye toward(s).
* con la mirada en blanco=blankly.
* con la mirada perdida=stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; vacantly ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* con la mirada puesta en=with an eye on ; in + Posesivo + sights.
* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas=grab + the limelight.
* conseguir ser el blanco de todas las miradas=capture + spotlight ; grab + the spotlight.
* cruzar una mirada=exchange + glance.
* dirigir la mirada hacia=look toward(s).
* dirigir + Posesivo + mirada=turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* echar una mirada=take + a look at ; take + a peek at ; peek ; have + a look ; cast + a glance over ; look through ; glance at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook).
* echar una mirada furtiva a=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
* echar una mirada mortal=look + daggers at.
* esquivar la mirada de Alguien=avert + Posesivo + eyes.
* fulminar a Alguien con la mirada=look + daggers at.
* fulminar con la mirada=glower ; scowl (at).
* hay miradas que matan=if looks could kill....
* la mirada en=eye(s) on.
* lanzar una mirada de=give + a look of.
* mantenerse alejado de la mirada del público=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* mantenerse alejado de la mirada pública=shun + the public eye ; keep out of + the public eye.
* matar con la mirada=look + daggers at ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; give + Nombre + the evil eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
* mirada a escondidas=sneak peek.
* mirada a hurtadillas=sneak peek.
* mirada con el ceño fruncido=scowl ; glower.
* mirada de cerca=close look.
* mirada de disgusto=scowl.
* mirada de enfado=scowl.
* mirada fija=stare.
* mirada fría=icy glare.
* mirada inexpresiva=blank look ; blank expression.
* mirada más de cerca=closer look.
* miradas curiosas=prying eyes.
* miradas indiscretas=prying eyes.
* mirada vacía=blank look ; blank expression ; blank stare.
* ser el centro de todas las miradas=cut + a dash ; turn + heads.
* si las miradas mataran...=if looks could kill....
* tener la mirada perdida=stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* tener una mirada vacía=look + blank.
* volver la mirada=look back.

mirada a escondidas
(n.)=sneak peek.
Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.
mirada a hurtadillas
(n.)=sneak peek.
Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.
mirada con el ceño fruncido
(n.)=scowl ; glower.
Ex: A reference librarian must maintain a pleasant expression (rather than a scowl that is easily read as disapproval of present company). Ex: A glower on his face warned the uninvited to stay well away.
mirada de cerca
(n.)=close look.
Ex: The article has the title 'A close look at Dewey 18: alive and well and living in Albany'.
mirada de disgusto
(n.)=scowl.
Ex: A reference librarian must maintain a pleasant expression (rather than a scowl that is easily read as disapproval of present company).
mirada de enfado
=scowl.
Ex: A reference librarian must maintain a pleasant expression (rather than a scowl that is easily read as disapproval of present company).
mirada fija
(n.)=stare.
Ex: Simone Jergens dropped back in her chair and covered her assistant with a sombre stare.
mirada fría
(n.)=icy glare.
Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare.
mirada inexpresiva
(n.)=blank look ; blank expression.
Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard. Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements.
mirada más de cerca
(n.)=closer look.
Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.
mirada vacía
(n.)=blank look ; blank expression ; blank stare.
Ex: The women will either look uncomfortable and make a hasty exit or will stand there with blank looks on their faces pretending not to have heard. Ex: His unnamed protagonist is a squat little bookstore clerk of blank expression and deadpan movements. Ex: Talking to sheep may get you a few bleats, but most likely all you'll get are blank stares.
miradas curiosas
=prying eyes.
Ex: Electronic messages can be intercepted and read by prying eyes at each stop they typically make along the route to its final destination.
miradas indiscretas
=prying eyes.
Ex: Electronic messages can be intercepted and read by prying eyes at each stop they typically make along the route to its final destination.
miradita
(n.)=peek ; peep ; quick look.
Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.
Ex: A quick look at different types of saddles will reveal the history of their development and use.
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* echar miraditas=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
* lanzar miraditas=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.

mirador
(n.)=lookout [look-out] ; belvedere.
Ex: Throughout the story references are made to Indian customs, such as the posting of a lookout for whales and enemies while others prepare food for winter storage = En toda la historia se hacen referencias a las costumbres indias, como, por ejemplo, la colocación de un vigía para detectar la presencia de ballenas y enemigos mientras que otros preparan comida para almacenarla para el invierno.
Ex: The rooftop terrace is a grand belvedere, with views of the bay and the surrounding mountains.
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* mirador natural=belvedere.
* ventana mirador=bay window ; bay.

mirador natural
(n.)=belvedere.
Ex: The rooftop terrace is a grand belvedere, with views of the bay and the surrounding mountains.
miramiento
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* andarse con miramientos=pull + Posesivo + punches.
* con demasiados miramientos=mealy-mouthed.
* con muchos miramientos=ceremoniously.
* no andarse con miramientos=not to hold any punches.
* sin miramientos=unceremoniously.
* tratar sin miramientos=walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over.

mirando al sur
(adj.)=south facing.
Ex: Energy conservation was an important concern for all 7 libraries, with south facing high windows and heat absorbing walls in all buildings.
mirando hacia atrás
=in retrospect.
Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
mirar
(v.)=look ; look through ; behold ; check out ; peek ; look (a)round ; roam over ; catch + sight of ; eye ; peer.
Ex: This chapter takes the opportunity to look at an assortment of other aspects of bibliographic description.
Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
Ex: As Confucius said 'behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.
Ex: Where problems do arise it is sensible to check out the training programme before blaming the assistant for poor performance of duties.
Ex: The article 'Peeking inside the black box - a look at the private life of your modem' explains the theory and mechanism of modems.
Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.
Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.
Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.
Ex: After peering for a while I noticed that there were some filenames embedded in the corrupted data.
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* a caballo regalado no le mires el diente=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* a caballo regalado no se le mira el diente=never look a gift horse in the mouth.
* aficionado a mirar las estrellas=stargazer.
* bien mirado=all things considered.
* deleitarse mirando=feast + Posesivo + eyes on.
* hacer que la gente se vuelva a mirar=make + heads turn ; turn + heads.
* hay que mirar hacia el futuro=the show must go on.
* haz el bien y no mires a quién=cast your bread upon the waters.
* mirando al sur=south facing.
* mirando hacia atrás=in retrospect.
* mirándolo bien=all things considered.
* ¡mira por donde!=lo and behold! ; lo!.
* ¡mira quién habla!=look who's talking!.
* mirar a=look at ; peer at ; look onto.
* mirar a Alguien con odio=look + daggers at.
* mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo=look + Nombre + up and down.
* mirar adelante=look + straight ahead ; look forward.
* mirar a hurtadillas=peep.
* mirar a la gente con desprecio=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* mirar a la gente que pasa=street watch.
* mirar a la nada=stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* mirar a las musarañas=stare into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly.
* mirar al frente=look + straight ahead ; look forward.
* mirar al infinito=stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly.
* mirar a los ojos=make + eye contact ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.
* mirar al otro lado=look + the other way.
* mirar al vacío=stare into + space ; look into + space ; gaze into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* mirar atrás in arrepentimiento=have no + regrets.
* mirar boquiabierto=gawk ; gawp.
* mirar con desconfianza=look + askance at.
* mirar con desdén=scowl (at).
* mirar con desprecio=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon.
* mirar con el ceño fruncido=glower ; scowl (at).
* mirar con el rabillo del ojo=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye ; steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at ; look over + Posesivo + shoulder ; glance over + Posesivo + shoulder.
* mirar con ira=glower ; scowl (at).
* mirar con malos ojos=glower ; scowl (at) ; look + askance at.
* mirar con recelo=look + askance at.
* mirar con una expresión vacía=look + blank.
* mirar cuidadosamente=comb trough.
* mirar de arriba abajo=eye.
* mirar dentro de=peer in(to).
* mirar de refilón=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
* mirar de reojo=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye ; look + askance at ; look over + Posesivo + shoulder ; glance over + Posesivo + shoulder.
* mirar de reojo a=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
* mirar desde arriba=look down on/upon ; look down over.
* mirar de soslayo=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
* mirar de soslayo a=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
* mirar detenidamente=go through ; eye.
* mirar embobado=gawk ; gawp.
* mirar en otra dirección=look + the other way.
* mirar fijamente=stare at ; look + hard ; gaze ; stare (at).
* mirar fijamente a los ojos=eyeball ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.
* mirar furtivamente=peep.
* mirar hacia=overlook.
* mirar hacia abajo=look down.
* mirar hacia arriba=look up.
* mirar hacia atrás=look back.
* mirar hacia delante=look forward ; look + straight ahead.
* mirar hacia el futuro=look forward ; look + ahead.
* mirar intensa y amenazadoramente=stare + Nombre + down ; stare + Nombre + out.
* mirar la bola de cristal=gaze into + crystal ball.
* mirar las estrellas=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
* mirar ligeramente=glance at ; glance over.
* mirar para atrás=look back.
* mirar por=look about ; peer out ; look out.
* mirar por encima=eyeball.
* mirar por encima del hombro=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; scorn.
* mirar por encima del hombro a la gente=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
* mirar rápidamente=shoot + a look at.
* mirar rápidamente buscando algo=scan.
* mirar rápida y brevemente=catch + sight of.
* mirarse el ombligo=contemplate + navel ; gaze at + Posesivo + navel.
* no mirar atrás con arrepentimiento=have no + regrets.
* que mira al sur=south facing.
* recrearse mirando=feast + Posesivo + eyes on.
* ser mirado de forma extraña=get + some funny looks.
* ser mirado por un tuerto=be jinxed.
* si bien se mira=all things considered.
* volver la cabeza para mirar=rubberneck.

mirar a
(v.)=look at ; peer at ; look onto.
Ex: In this example the searcher has chosen to look at the titles of the most recent 10 articles from set 4. Ex: Then he peered over his glasses at us and said, 'Different points of view'. Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.
mirar a Alguien con odio
(v.)=look + daggers at.
Ex: We stood in our driveway looking daggers at each other -- the tension was like the air before lightning, even the cat ran for her life.
mirar a Alguien de arriba abajo
(v.)=look + Nombre + up and down.
Ex: Donald stood there and looked her up and down with a menacing grin.
mirar a hurtadillas
(v.)=peep.
Ex: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.
mirar a la gente con desprecio
(v.)=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
Ex: Well, the point is that we cannot exist looking down our noses at people and saying, 'You should like Trollope instead of Tarzan'.
mirar a la gente que pasa
(v.)=street watch.
Ex: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space.
mirar a la nada
(v.)=stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
Ex: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space. Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Ex: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!. Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open. Ex: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular. Ex: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet. Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand. Ex: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
mirar a las musarañas
(v.)=stare into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly.
Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Ex: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space. Ex: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!. Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open. Ex: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular. Ex: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet. Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
mirar a los ojos
(v.)=make + eye contact ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.
Ex: This can be done by making eye contact and putting aside one's work. Ex: The first step to stop people putting you down is to always look at the person in the eye, keeping your head held high.
mirar adelante
(v.)=look + straight ahead ; look forward.
Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain. Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.
mirar al frente
(v.)=look + straight ahead ; look forward.
Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain. Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.
mirar al infinito
(v.)=stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly.
Ex: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space. Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Ex: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!. Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open. Ex: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular. Ex: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet. Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand.
mirar al otro lado
(v.)=look + the other way.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
mirar al vacío
(v.)=stare into + space ; look into + space ; gaze into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
Ex: I find that we are so linked to the computer that when the computer takes a nap we just sit there staring into space. Ex: People just sit and look into space. Ex: As children many of us spent countless hours gazing into space exploring alternate realities!. Ex: Other than sleeping, I enjoy wandering around aimlessly, street watching, and staring vacantly into space. Ex: I often appear to be gazing vacantly into space with my mouth open. Ex: Numb from drink, he stared vacantly at nothing in particular. Ex: Her crown sits askew on her golden head and her eyes gaze vacantly down at her feet. Ex: Percy gazed blankly after the retreating car, and then made his way to a boot-blacking stand. Ex: Catherine's eyes were focused on that which her ears failed to hear and she stared blankly at the drops of water as they streaked down the glass.
mirar atrás in arrepentimiento
(v.)=have no + regrets.
Ex: If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
mirar boquiabierto
(v.)=gawk ; gawp.
Ex: I was stunned by just how many rubbernecks gawked at the drunk staggering back onto his feet. Ex: People gawp at anything that is not an everyday occurence.
mirar con desconfianza
(v.)=look + askance at.
Ex: They hate Asians, look askance at Africans and despise all Americans.
mirar con desdén
(v.)=scowl (at).
Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
mirar con desprecio
(v.)=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you. Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well.
mirar con el ceño fruncido
(v.)=glower ; scowl (at).
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
mirar con el rabillo del ojo
(v.)=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye ; steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at ; look over + Posesivo + shoulder ; glance over + Posesivo + shoulder.
Ex: The horse snuffled indignantly and turned its head to look at him out of the corner of his eye. Ex: Strategies for minimizing such researcher effect included appearing to look elsewhere in the room, while stealing glances at the individual being observed. Ex: You can tell a lot about one's lifestyle and thoughts by stealing a look at his or her bookshelf. Ex: The way in which users are using the CD-ROM service was investigated by talking to them and looking over their shoulders during searches. Ex: Shrouded in darkness and swirling fog, he watched her glancing over her shoulder when she reached the sickly yellow glow from the gaslight.
mirar con ira
(v.)=glower ; scowl (at).
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals.
mirar con malos ojos
(v.)=glower ; scowl (at) ; look + askance at.
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof. Ex: And their doctors continue to scowl at them like they're irresponsible children or greedy criminals. Ex: They hate Asians, look askance at Africans and despise all Americans.
mirar con recelo
(v.)=look + askance at.
Ex: They hate Asians, look askance at Africans and despise all Americans.
mirar con una expresión vacía
(v.)=look + blank.
Ex: She lacks energy and her eyes lack soul which makes her look blank and confused half of the time.
mirar cuidadosamente
(v.)=comb trough.
Ex: By contrast, in the 1962 BTI three entry headings, with one entry under each, and seven cross reference headings, have to be combed through to find reference from 'HYDROGEN Peroxide, Bleaching, Cotton' to its reverse.
mirar de arriba abajo
(v.)=eye.
Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.
mirar de refilón
(v.)=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: The horse snuffled indignantly and turned its head to look at him out of the corner of his eye.
mirar de reojo
(v.)=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye ; look + askance at ; look over + Posesivo + shoulder ; glance over + Posesivo + shoulder.
Ex: The horse snuffled indignantly and turned its head to look at him out of the corner of his eye. Ex: They hate Asians, look askance at Africans and despise all Americans. Ex: The way in which users are using the CD-ROM service was investigated by talking to them and looking over their shoulders during searches. Ex: Shrouded in darkness and swirling fog, he watched her glancing over her shoulder when she reached the sickly yellow glow from the gaslight.
mirar de reojo a
(v.)=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
Ex: Strategies for minimizing such researcher effect included appearing to look elsewhere in the room, while stealing glances at the individual being observed. Ex: You can tell a lot about one's lifestyle and thoughts by stealing a look at his or her bookshelf.
mirar de soslayo
(v.)=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
Ex: The horse snuffled indignantly and turned its head to look at him out of the corner of his eye.
mirar de soslayo a
(v.)=steal + a glance at ; steal + a look at.
Ex: Strategies for minimizing such researcher effect included appearing to look elsewhere in the room, while stealing glances at the individual being observed. Ex: You can tell a lot about one's lifestyle and thoughts by stealing a look at his or her bookshelf.
mirar dentro de
(v.)=peer in(to).
Ex: This should be our first concern, not the gadgetry which allows us to peer into it.
mirar desde arriba
(v.)=look down on/upon ; look down over.
Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape. Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.
mirar detenidamente
(v.)=go through ; eye.
Ex: I believe Mr. Freedman hired about 11 student assistants to go through this intentionally dirty file and clean it up. Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.
mirar embobado
(v.)=gawk ; gawp.
Ex: I was stunned by just how many rubbernecks gawked at the drunk staggering back onto his feet. Ex: People gawp at anything that is not an everyday occurence.
mirar en otra dirección
(v.)=look + the other way.
Ex: 'Catching 10' while the supervisor is looking the other way is both a salve to the tired body & a little act of opposition.
mirar fijamente
(v.)=stare at ; look + hard ; gaze ; stare (at).
Ex: He stared coldly at her for a moment, then spat out: 'Bah! You're in charge'. Ex: She stopped and looked hard into his eyes, as it were, appealing for approval. Ex: Her tongue was unloosed now, and she gazed at him questioningly, piercingly. Ex: Staring at the computer for two hours or more each day can affect your eyes.
mirar fijamente a los ojos
(v.)=eyeball ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.
Ex: However he seems to have constructed his trends by just eyeballing the graph. Ex: The first step to stop people putting you down is to always look at the person in the eye, keeping your head held high.
mirar furtivamente
(v.)=peep.
Ex: While peeping is an offense, it falls under 'disorderly conduct,' and therefore the possible punishments are very limited.
mirar hacia
(v.)=overlook.
Ex: In this sense the British Council libraries may be seen as a window, overlooking the British Isles, their virtues and characteristics.
mirar hacia abajo
(v.)=look down.
Ex: You can wander around with your head in the clouds or you can look down and see where you're walking.
mirar hacia arriba
(v.)=look up.
Ex: She looked up and saw the muzzle of a rifle pointed at her.
mirar hacia atrás
(v.)=look back.
Ex: In the long run, electronic uinformation technology will very likely have important effects, but many of the changes will be so gradual as to be unnoticeable to those experiencing them until they look back.
mirar hacia delante
(v.)=look forward ; look + straight ahead.
Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side. Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.
mirar hacia el futuro
(v.)=look forward ; look + ahead.
Ex: So, at the beginning of the 21st century, libraries in the UK are looking forward again, with confidence and pride in the vital role they play. Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.
mirar intensa y amenazadoramente
(v.)=stare + Nombre + down ; stare + Nombre + out.
Ex: Rather than a behavior to stimulate conflict, staring people down is actually a reflex behavior to establish dominance, according to researchers. Ex: He didn't run away, he stood his ground and stared him out.
mirar la bola de cristal
(v.)=gaze into + crystal ball.
Ex: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries.
mirar las estrellas
(v.)=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Ex: The album evokes feelings of nostalgia and yearning, vividly bringing back memories of gazing at the stars when I was a care-free kid.
mirar ligeramente
(v.)=glance at ; glance over.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street. Ex: He sat there in the coffee shop, every so often glancing over his paper.
mirar para atrás
(v.)=look back.
Ex: In the long run, electronic uinformation technology will very likely have important effects, but many of the changes will be so gradual as to be unnoticeable to those experiencing them until they look back.
mirar por
(v.)=look about ; peer out ; look out.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze. Ex: James sat silent and peered out the window, as though at some object of great interest to be seen thence. Ex: Drew Pope put down his pencil, pushed back in his chair, stretched his arms overhead, and swung in a half-circle so he could look out the window.
mirar por encima
(v.)=eyeball.
Ex: However he seems to have constructed his trends by just eyeballing the graph.
mirar por encima del hombro
(v.)=look down + Posesivo + nose at ; look down on/upon ; scorn.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you. Ex: The problem with that is that most literate societies look down on people who can't read well. Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
mirar por encima del hombro a la gente
(v.)=look down + Posesivo + nose at people.
Ex: Well, the point is that we cannot exist looking down our noses at people and saying, 'You should like Trollope instead of Tarzan'.
mirar rápida y brevemente
(v.)=catch + sight of.
Ex: 'Good grief!', he cried, catching sight of the clock.
mirar rápidamente
(v.)=shoot + a look at.
Ex: Washington shot a timid momentary look at her.
mirar rápidamente buscando algo
(v.)=scan.
Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
mirarse el ombligo
(v.)=contemplate + navel ; gaze at + Posesivo + navel.
Ex: I am not going to contemplate an individual or corporate navel and I am certainly not going to make public my thought processes. Ex: There may be a role for libraries going forward but librarians will not get there by gazing at their navels.
miras
(n.)=field of vision.
Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
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* con miras a (+ Infinitivo)=with a view to (+ Gerundio).
* con miras al futuro=forward-looking.
* cortas miras=nearsightedness [near-sightedness] ; myopia.
* corto de miras=myopic ; short-sighted [shortsighted].
* de miras estrechas=blinkered ; close-minded ; narrow-minded.
* de miras hacia el exterior=outward looking.
* de miras hacia fuera=outwardly.
* estrechez de miras=narrowness ; tunnel vision.
* estrecho de miras=narrow-minded.

mirilla
(n.)=viewfinder ; gun sight [gunsight].
Nota: De arma.
Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.
Ex: Animals give me more pleasure through the viewfinder of a camera than they ever did in the crosshairs of a gun sight.

mirlo
(n.)=blackbird.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Blackbirds singing in the dead of night?: Advancing the craft of teaching qualitative research' = El artículo se titulo "¿Mirlos cantando en mitad de la noche? Promoción del oficio de enseñar la investigación cualitativa".
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* mirlo acuático=dipper.

mirlo acuático
(n.)=dipper.
Ex: Dippers nest early, sometimes they have been observed nesting in January if the winter has been mild.
mirra
(n.)=myrrh ; myrrh tree.
Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
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Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
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mirto
(n.)=myrtle.
Ex: The site is covered with low-growing myrtle and is surrounded by oak trees.

mirándolo bien
=all things considered.
Ex: The revolution which had just been accomplished was the work of all France; Paris, all things considered, had been but the theatre of that event.
mirón
(n.)=peeping Tom ; voyeur ; lurker ; bystander.
Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
Ex: They seem to regard literature as a secondary experience, more akin to being a peeping Tom, an impotent voyeur, rather than being one of the healthy, active people who get on with real living.
Ex: Although lurkers are in the majority in most online forums, their role in these communication spaces is more or less unknown.
Ex: High-speed chases are dangerous not only for police and suspects, but also for innocent bystanders.
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* actuar de mirón=lurk in + the wings.

mis pensamientos están contigo (y tu familia)
=my thoughts go out to you (and your family).
Ex: Probably one of the most unhelpful and frustrating things people can say in these situations, in my opinion, is 'My thoughts go out to you...'.
misa
(n.)=Mass.
Ex: Novello's interest in Mass settings by German speaking composers was unusual at a time when the music sung was largely Italian.
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* andar en misa y repicando=have it + both ways.
* estar en misa y repicando=have + a finger in every pie.
* misa aniversario de fallecimiento=ceremonial service.
* misa de difunto=ceremonial service.

misa aniversario de fallecimiento
(n.)=ceremonial service.
Ex: A memorial service is being held next week on June 15 at 3 pm at Voorhees Chapel.
misa de difunto
(n.)=ceremonial service.
Ex: A memorial service is being held next week on June 15 at 3 pm at Voorhees Chapel.
misal
(n.)=prayer book ; service book.
Ex: Bibles and prayer books may still be had in publishers' leather today.
Ex: Not all embroidered bindings were bespoke, either; there was a flourishing trade in retailers' bindings for service books made by professional embroiderers in London during the period 1600 to 1650.

misantropía
(n.)=misanthropy.
Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.

misantrópico
(adj.)=misanthropic.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

miscelánea
(n.)=miscellaneous ; mixed bag ; miscellanea ; miscellany.
Ex: Miscellaneous, the code 'm' is displayed whenever extensive notes are associated with the missing issue.
Ex: The book trade is a mixed bag of ups and downs even within one broad category of publishing.
Ex: 'Miscellanea' is a collection of 100 diverse philological notes and essays, one of the most popular printed books of the early humanists = "Miscelánea" es una colección de 100 notas y ensayos filológicos diversos; uno de los libros impresos más populares de los primeros humanistas.
Ex: The data collected during reading and fieldwork is fragmented and often contradictory miscellany.
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* una miscelánea de=a miscellany of.

miserable
(n.)=mean ; miserable ; squalid ; mean-spirited ; paltry ; measly ; dastardly ; cheapskate ; penny pincher.
Ex: Whereas in most European countries during this period welfare provision continued to develop, in Australia it languished at a level which, with the exception of Japan, was the meanest of the developed countries.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Don't waste your time on this mean-spirited little film of no consequence.
Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.
Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
Ex: Most of these cheapskates will not come right out and tell you that they don't want to pay anything for your software.
Ex: However I am a 'penny pincher' and always on the look out for ways I can save myself a few dollars.
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* fracaso miserable=miserable failure.
* llevar una vida miserable=live + wretched existence.

miserablemente^1
=wretchedly ; miserably.
Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
Ex: Research on the history of ethics has ignored Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten miserably.
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* fracasar miserablemente=fail + dismally ; fail + miserably ; come + a cropper.

miserablemente^2
=miserably.
Ex: Live happily in ignorance or live miserably with the truth.

miseria
(n.)=destitution ; penury ; pittance ; squalor ; sordidness ; poverty ; chump change.
Nota: Referido generalmente al dinero.
Ex: In sociology, fire appears twice in the energy facet; Y:4351 denotes fire as a cause of destitution, while Y:831 denotes fire as an item of social equipment, used for cooking etc.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
Ex: The article 'Devastating an industry for a pittance of revenue' states the irrefutable case against taxing books and learned journals.
Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.
Ex: The author makes the most of the sordidness of the first sexual encounters of the protagonist, Stella, and the tawdriness of the theater company where she finds her first job.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
Ex: The trick is they don't plan on paying their artists more than chump change in royalties.
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* en la miseria=down-and-out ; in chapter 11 ; penniless.
* hundirse en la miseria=sink into + depression ; sink into + poverty.
* miseria absoluta=grinding misery.
* miseria más absoluta=abject poverty.
* morir en la miseria=die in + poverty.
* pasar miseria=the wolves + be + at the door.
* salir de la miseria=haul + Reflexivo + out of + Posesivo + bog.
* vivir en la miseria=live in + squalor ; walk + the streets of misery ; live in + penury.

miseria absoluta
(n.)=grinding misery.
Ex: It is here that grinding poverty exists side by side with poor housing and amenities, unemployment, substandard education, racial tensions and a higher than average level of one-parent families and problem families.
miseria más absoluta
(n.)=abject poverty.
Ex: The aim is to understand the processes which keep these households in their current state of abject poverty.
misericordia
(n.)=mercy.
Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.
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* falta de misericordia=ruthlessness.
* sin misericordia=ruthlessly.

misericordioso
(adj.)=forgiving ; merciful.
Ex: Data base design is less forgiving when it comes to intellectual ambiguities than are the traditional methods and tools of the art historian.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.

misil
(n.)=missile.
Ex: Anything 'visual,' for example the space ships, missiles and other ingredients of computer games are 'drawn' in this way = Cualquier cosa "visual" como, por ejemplo, las naves espaciales, los misiles y otros componentes los juegos de ordenador se "dibuja" de esta manera.
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* defensa con misiles=missile defence.
* lanzador de misiles=missile launcher.
* misíl antiaéreo=anti-aircraft missile.
* misil balístico=ballistic missile.

misil balístico
(n.)=ballistic missile.
Ex: The author examines the second model which has been able to produce both a nuclear device and ballistic missiles.
misionero
(n.)=missionary.
Ex: For I must strongly emphasize that I am not suggesting that teachers should be bibliographic bores, literary missionaries, who blurt out titles and books on children at every possible moment.
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* misionero cristiano=Christian missionary.

misionero cristiano
(n.)=Christian missionary.
Ex: Religion and Christian missionaries formed part of the complex ideological framework associated with colonialism.
misiva
(n.)=missive.
Ex: Hurling emotional and unintelligent missives to those who may be vulnerable is tantamount to 'mental abuse' or 'bullying'.

misión cumplida
=mission accomplished.
Ex: The article 'Socialism: mission accomplished or Mission Impossible' traces the development of socialism in Europe & North America since the late 19th century, when socialism represented a way to regulate capitalism.
misión de búsqueda y rescate
(n.)=search and rescue mission.
Ex: Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.
misión de guerra
(n.)=wartime mission.
Ex: The concept of 'operational readiness' refers to the training required by Navy personnel during peacetime to perform wartime missions.
misión de la biblioteca
(n.)=library's mission.
Ex: Preservation of Canada's published heritage is a key component of the National library's mission.
misión de paz
(n.)=peacekeeping mission ; peace mission.
Ex: An advance party of 30 military officers arrived today from Ghana, where they were in training for the full peacekeeping mission that is scheduled to be launched next month. Ex: He has also led peace missions to Gaza and Sudan, where he was part of the team that negotiated the release of a schoolteacher.
misión de reconocimiento
(n.)=recce.
Ex: The only way we could wash when on a recce was by igniting sand soaked in petrol and then heating water in a tin over it.
misión diplomática
(n.)=diplomatic mission.
Ex: Diplomatic missions of the European Commission in major third countries also have units responsible for information.
misión espacial
(n.)=space mission.
Ex: It is narrated as if the group of people learning the game were space cadets being trained for space missions.
misión imposible
=mission impossible.
Ex: The article 'Socialism: Mission Accomplished or mission impossible' traces the development of socialism in Europe & North America since the late 19th century, when socialism represented a way to regulate capitalism.
misión investigadora
(n.)=fact-finding mission.
Ex: The experts' meeting agreed that there be an immediate fact-finding mission under UNESCO coordination to assess the extent of damage and loss to cultural property in Iraq.
misión inútil
=fool's errand.
Ex: I'd like to explain that treating online poker as though it is a science based on mathematic principles is a fool's errand for most of us.
misión^1
(n.)=mission ; mission statement ; charge ; mandate.
Ex: Its mission is to advise the three sponsoring agencies on how best to coordinate their programs in this area and to recommend priorities for action.
Ex: The mission statement is the statement made by a library concerning its provision and development of services and products.
Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
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* completar una misión=complete + mission.
* cumplir una misión=accomplish + mission ; complete + mission.
* definir una misión=formulate + mission.
* desempeñar la misión de Uno=do + Posesivo + work.
* desempeñar una misión=fulfil + mission.
* en misión de paz=on a peace mission.
* llevar a cabo una misión=accomplish + mission.
* misión cumplida=mission accomplished.
* misión de la biblioteca=library's mission.
* misión de paz=peacekeeping mission ; peace mission.
* misión imposible=mission impossible.
* misión inútil=fool's errand.
* resumen de misión=mission-oriented abstract.

misión^2
(n.)=mission station ; mission.
Ex: This South African library holds 2 of the 3 volumes of travel journals in which the Revd John Campbell of the London Missionary Society described his visit to mission stations in the Cape Colony.
Ex: His fascination with collecting pictorial representations of the old Spanish Franciscan missions in California is well known.
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* biblioteca de misión=mission library.
* estudios relacionados con las misiones religiosas=missiology.
* misión de búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue mission.
* misión de guerra=wartime mission.
* misión de reconocimiento=recce.
* misión diplomática=diplomatic mission.
* misión espacial=space mission.
* misión investigadora=fact-finding mission.

mismo
(adj.)=identical ; same ; equal.
Ex: The DISPLAY command is identical to the TYPE command except when using a format which includes only a few lines per record.
Ex: The command function 'SAVE' is used to save a search formulation for later use on the same or another data base on the same system.
Ex: Collection development should ideally involve de-acquisitions as an on-going program of equal importance.
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* actuar de la misma forma=follow + suit.
* admitido por Uno mismo=self-professed.
* ahora mismo=right now ; just now.
* a la misma altura que=in the same league as ; at the same level as.
* allí mismo=on the spot ; there and then.
* al mismo nivel de=flush with.
* al mismo nivel que=on a par with ; in the same league as ; at the same level as.
* al mismo tiempo=at once ; at the same time ; concurrently ; in the process ; simultaneously ; at one and the same time ; contemporaneously ; at the same instant ; in parallel ; concomitantly ; at the one time ; all the while.
* al mismo tiempo que=in parallel to/with ; while ; as the same time as ; cum ; in conjunction with.
* al mismo tiempo que + Indicativo=whilst + Gerundio.
* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad=turnabout is fair play.
* apuntar a la misma conclusión=point to + the same conclusion.
* aquí mismo=right here.
* a ti mismo=yourself ; thyself.
* a usted mismo=thyself.
* bajo el mismo techo=under the same roof ; under one roof.
* bajo un mismo techo=under one roof ; under the same roof.
* brillar por Uno mismo=shine on + Posesivo + own.
* concepto de uno mismo=self-image.
* conciencia de sí mismo=self-awareness.
* conciencia de uno mismo=self-awareness.
* con confianza en uno mismo=self-confident.
* con el mismo=therewith.
* con el mismo + Nombre + como el que ...=as + Adverbio + as ....
* con el mismo planteamiento que=on the same lines as.
* confianza en uno mismo=self-belief.
* conócete a ti mismo=know + thyself.
* consciente de uno mismo=self-conscious.
* corresponder de la misma manera=reciprocate.
* cortado con la misma tijera=a chip off the old block.
* cortado por el mismo patrón=a chip off the old block.
* cuestionario rellenado por uno mismo=self-administered questionnaire.
* cuidado de uno mismo=self-caring ; self-care.
* definido por uno mismo=self-defined.
* definir por uno mismo=self-define.
* de la misma categoría que=in a class with.
* de la misma forma que=in the same way (as) ; in the same manner (as) ; in much the same way as.
* de la misma manera=by the same token.
* de la misma manera (que)=in the same way (as) ; in the same manner (as).
* del mismo calibre que=in a class with.
* del mismo modo=exactly ; in the same vein ; by the same token.
* del mismo modo que=as ; in the form that ; in the same way (as) ; in the same way that ; just as ; in the same manner (as) ; along the lines ; after the fashion of ; similar to ; in common with.
* del mismo + Nombre=equally + Adjetivo.
* del mismo sexo=same-sex.
* del mismo tipo que las oficinas=office-type.
* desde esta misma perspectiva=along the same lines.
* de una misma manera=in a similar fashion.
* dirigido hacia uno mismo=self-oriented.
* dirigido por uno mismo=self-directed.
* dos caras de la misma moneda=two sides of the same coin.
* ella misma=herself.
* él mismo=himself.
* el mismo + Nombre (+ que)=every bit as much + Nombre (+ as).
* el mismo número=as many.
* encerrado en sí mismo=closeted.
* en el mismo centro (de)=plumb in the middle (of).
* en el mismo número de años=in as many years.
* en el mismo orden que=in sync with.
* en ese mismo instante=at that very moment.
* en ese mismo momento=at that very moment.
* en este mismo sentido=along the same lines.
* en la misma época=contemporaneously.
* en la misma habitación=ensuite.
* en la misma línea de=in the vein of.
* en la misma línea que=in line with.
* en sí mismo=in itself ; unto + Reflexivo ; per se.
* en sí mismos=in themselves.
* escogido por uno mismo=self-chosen.
* estar a la misma altura que=rank with.
* estar al mismo nivel=be on a par.
* estar cortados con la misma tijera=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* estar cortados por el mismo patrón=be tarred with the same brush ; be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* estar en la misma categoría que=rank with.
* estar en las mismas=be back to square one.
* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original=be to scale.
* estar todos en el mismo barco=be all in the same boat.
* evidente por sí mismo=self-evident.
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group.
* hablar del mismo modo=talk + alike.
* hablar por Uno mismo=speak for + Reflexivo.
* hacer del mismo molde=cast in + the same mould as.
* hacer lo mismo=follow + suit ; reciprocate.
* hasta el mismo=right up to.
* imagen de uno mismo=self-presentation.
* intentar hacer Algo por uno mismo=try + Posesivo + own hand at.
* justo de la misma manera que=in just the same way as.
* juzgar a Alguien con el mismo patrón=tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; treat + Nombre + equally.
* la misma persona=one and the same person.
* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo=confidence personified.
* lo mismo ocurre con=the same goes for.
* lo mismo que=the same as ; along the lines of ; in much the same way as.
* lo mismo que antes=the same as before.
* lo mismo que para=the same as that for.
* lo mismo se aplica a=the same is true (for/of/with).
* más de lo mismo=more of the same.
* medir a Alguien con el mismo patrón=treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + equally.
* mí mismo=myself.
* mismo, lo=same difference, the.
* mismo tipo de=same range of.
* no es lo mismo en el caso de=the same is not true (for/of/with).
* Nombre + mismo=very + Nombre.
* nosotros mismos=ourselves.
* odio a Uno mismo=self-hatred ; self-loathing ; self-hate.
* orientado hacia uno mismo=self-oriented.
* pagar con la misma moneda=get + Posesivo + own back.
* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a=suffer + the fate of.
* pensar del mismo modo=think + alike.
* percepción de uno mismo=self-perception.
* pero al mismo tiempo=but then again.
* perseguir los mismos fines=work + on the same lines.
* perseguir los mismos objetivos=work + on the same lines.
* poner al mismo nivel que=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
* por + Pronombre + mismo=all by + Reflexivo ; by + Reflexivo.
* por sí mismo=for its/their own sake ; in itself ; itself ; unto + Reflexivo.
* por sí mismos=in themselves.
* por uno mismo=on + Posesivo + own ; for + Reflexivo ; all on + Posesivo + own ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod.
* presentación de uno mismo=self-presentation.
* probar a hacer Algo por uno mismo=try + Posesivo + own hand at.
* quedarse en el mismo sitio=stay + put.
* que lo hace uno mismo=do-it-yourself (DIY).
* que se explica por sí mismo=self-explanatory [self explanatory/selfexplanatory].
* reconocido por Uno mismo=self-professed.
* seguir lo mismo=remain + the same.
* seguir siendo lo mismo=remain + the same.
* seguridad en uno mismo=self-belief.
* seguro de sí mismo=assured ; self-assured ; poised.
* seguro de uno mismo=self-confident.
* ser la representación misma de=be a picture of.
* ser lo mismo=be one and the same.
* ser un fin en sí mismos=be ends in themselves.
* siempre lo mismo=the same old thing.
* tener el mismo destino=suffer + the same fate.
* tener la misma importancia=carry + equal weight.
* tener las mismas prerrogativas=have + an equal voice in.
* todo al mismo tiempo=all at once.
* tratar a Alguien del mismo modo=treat + Nombre + equally ; treat + Nombre + the same (way).
* tres goles en un mismo partido=hat trick.
* una misma cosa=one and the same.
* uno mismo=oneself.
* valerse de sí mismo=self-serve.
* valérselas por uno mismo=negotiate + Posesivo + way ; fly + solo.
* valerse por sí mismo=self-serve.
* ver con los mismos ojos=see + eye to eye (with/on).
* vivir bajo el mismo techo=live under + the same roof ; live under + one roof.
* y al mismo tiempo=and in the process ; yet.
* yo mismo=myself.

mismo tipo de
=same range of.
Ex: There is an assumption that the staff of all libraries are engaged in exactly the same range of activities.
mismo, lo
=same difference, the.
Ex: The article 'Online, CD-ROM and Web: is it the same difference? discusses some obstacles to the use of electronic information.
mismísima cosa, la
=very thing, the.
Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
mismísimo
(adj.)=self-same [selfsame].
Ex: Books which portray these self-same tasks in an unsentimental, believable way, can influence the manner in which girls cope with similar personal experiences.
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* mismísima cosa, la=very thing, the.

misoginia
(n.)=misogyny.
Ex: He was accused of homophobia and misogyny.

miss
(n.)=beauty queen.
Ex: The author reviews the main features of selected World Wide Web databases aimed at helping would-be beauty queens prepare for beauty pageants.
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* concurso de misses=beauty pageant.

misterio fascinante
(n.)=intriguing mystery.
Ex: In detectivelike fashion, Jaffe lays the groundwork and ultimately unveils the solution to this sad but intriguing mystery.
misterio^1
(n.)=mystery ; puzzle ; riddle ; mystique ; uncanniness ; eeriness.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
Ex: We talk heatedly about books that lie beyond our present concerns because these allow us to speculate and often present us with puzzles we want to explore.
Ex: In some cases the real question that needs to be answered may indeed turn out to be, as Winston Churchill once said of Russia, 'a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma'.
Ex: Quite apart from a completely new vocabulary, the whole mystique of computers is still a source of bewilderment.
Ex: The author shares with her readers her awareness of the dilemmas raised by the uncanniness of her subjects.
Ex: The eeriness of the novel is increased by the everyday look of its characters.
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* aclarar un misterio=unravel + a mystery ; solve + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.
* envolver en misterio=shroud in + mystery ; enshroud in + mystery.
* esclarecer un misterio=unravel + a mystery ; figure out + mystery ; solve + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.
* escritor de novelas de misterio=mystery writer.
* halo de misterio=mystique.
* misterio fascinante=intriguing mystery.
* no es un misterio=not (exactly) rocket science.
* novela de misterio=mystery romance ; mystery story ; mystery book ; mystery novel.
* resolver un misterio=solve + a mystery ; unravel + a mystery ; crack + a mystery.
* rodear de misterio=shroud in + mystery ; veil in + mystery ; enshroud in + mystery.
* un halo de misterio=a shroud of mystery.
* un velo de misterio=a shroud of mystery.

misterio^2
(n.)=mystery play.
Ex: Mystery plays are among the earliest formally developed plays in medieval Europe.

misteriosamente
=darkly ; inexplicably ; mysteriously ; unaccountably ; uncannily.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.
Ex: Inexplicably, principals rated instruction 7th in importance out of 10 librarian's skills, but they expected librarians to spend more time on instruction than on any other library function.
Ex: A book not available in October which is eventually delivered in the January following mysteriously becomes less needed by the students over a period of three months.
Ex: Due to the recent political and economic changes began issues of well-known periodicals have been delayed or unaccountably stopped coming.
Ex: Sawyer's works are at once uncomfortably personal and uncannily universal.

misterioso
(adj.)=arcane ; darkling ; mysterious ; unexplainable ; uncanny ; shadowy ; unaccountable ; intriguing.
Ex: It is the breadth, not the depth, of librarians' knowledge that enables them quickly to provide a productive context for even the most apparently arcane questions.
Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
Ex: In Study 1 users performed significantly faster and made fewer errors with structured abstracts but there were some unexplainable practice effects.
Ex: Surrealism is an art concerned not with love and liberation but with the uncanny, the compulsion to repeat, and the drive toward death.
Ex: However, in spite of Seymour's very significant role in Dickens's life, he remains something of a shadowy figure and no book has ever been written about him.
Ex: You read him to the end with a ravenous appetite and rise from the feast with an unaccountable sense of emptiness.
Ex: Graphic displays are an intriguing step towards a multi-dimensional pictorial map of the subject areas covered by a thesaurus.
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* de manera misteriosa=eerily.
* en circunstancias misteriosas=in mysterious circumstances.

misticismo
(n.)=mysticism.
Ex: This is a publisher of titles focusing on spiritual life including religions, mysticism and esoterica.

misántropo
(adj.)=loner ; curmudgeon ; misanthrope ; misanthropist ; misanthropic.
Ex: Temperamentally Otlet was a loner wishing to be able to do everything himself in his own way.
Ex: The most common problem suffered by curmudgeons turns out to be their circumscribed social life.
Ex: Anthrophilia is the trait that most incenses the misanthrope, for it provides him with evidence enough that love is truly blind.
Ex: All misanthropists hate or at least speak ill of the human race.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.

misíl antiaéreo
(n.)=anti-aircraft missile.
Ex: For this to occur, an air corridor would be needed that Israeli fighter jets could cross without being targeted by anti-aircraft missiles.
misógino
(n.)=misogynistic ; misogynist.
Ex: The main character expresses a fundamentally misogynistic aggressivity toward women.
Ex: These humorists are not simply misogynists, but writers who regularly portray women controlling a distinct world in which conventional perceptions of male superiority and cultural dominance prove illusory.

mitad
(n.)=half ; middle ; midpoint ; moiety.
Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.
Ex: The purpose of the insert key is to allow the insertion of one or more characters in the middle of a field without disturbing the information already displayed.
Ex: The euphoric years of affluence and expansion in the decades immediately following the midpoint of the century have given way to traumatic years of austerity and contraction.
Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
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* a mitad de=half way through ; halfway through.
* a mitad de camino=halfway [half-way/half way].
* a mitad de camino entre... y...=midway between ; half way between... and....
* a mitad de camino entre... y...=astride... and....
* a mitad de precio=at half price.
* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambiar de política a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cortar por la mitad=cut + Nombre + in half.
* de mitad de año=mid-year [midyear].
* de mitad de siglo=mid-century.
* desde mitad de + Expresión Temporal + en adelante=from the mid + Expresión Temporal + onwards.
* doblar Algo por la mitad=fold + Nombre + in half.
* elecciones de mitad de mandato=mid-term elections.
* en mitad de=halfway through ; in the grip of ; in the middle of ; amidst ; in the midst of ; in the throes of ; right in ; amid.
* en mitad de la noche=in the dead of night.
* en mitad de la operación=in mid-operation.
* en mitad del invierno=in the dead of winter.
* en mitad de ninguna parte=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en mitad de ningún sitio=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en mitad de una conversación=in the middle of a conversation.
* haber ganado la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* haber ganado sólo la mitad de la batalla=be only half the battle.
* la mitad (1/2)=one-half (1/2).
* la mitad del tiempo=half (of) the time.
* la segunda mitad de + Fecha=the latter part of + Fecha.
* mitad de + Fecha=mid + Fecha.
* mitad del barco=midship.
* mitad del verano=midsummer.
* mitad del verano, la=height of summer, the.
* mitad de precio=half price.
* mitad inferior=lower half.
* mitad, la=1/2 (half).
* pararse a mitad de=stop in + midstream during.
* partir por la mitad=halve ; break in + half.
* pasar por la mitad de=cut through.
* primera mitad, la=first half, the.
* reducir a la mitad=halve ; cut + Nombre + in half ; reduce by + half.
* segunda mitad, la=second half, the.
* ser sólo la mitad de la ecuación=be only half (of) the equation.
* tener ganada la mitad de la batalla=be half the battle.
* tener ganada sólo la mitad de la batalla=be only half the battle.
* vacaciones de mitad de cuatrimestre=half term vacation.
* vale la mitad=half the price.

mitad de + Fecha
=mid + Fecha.
Ex: Until the mid nineteenth century the concept of authorship was confined to personal authors.
mitad de precio
(n.)=half price.
Ex: Below is the list of tickets offered today for half-price, special offers, and full-price.
mitad del barco
(adj.)=midship.
Ex: To illustrate how the mechanism works in a realistic domain, the author implements design systems for the deck structure and midship section of bulk cargo ships = Para ilustrar cómo funciona el mecanismo en un entorno real, el autor pone en práctica sistemas de diseño para la estructura de cubierta y la sección de mitad del barco de los navíos de carga.
mitad del verano
(n.)=midsummer.
Ex: The continuation of that project will depend on the results of a report in midsummer.
mitad del verano, la
(n.)=height of summer, the.
Ex: Here January and Febrary mark the height of summer.
mitad inferior
(adj.)=lower half.
Ex: We'll enter a sample 008 field and at the same time display on the lower half screen excerpts from the Appendix of the Bibliofile User Guide.
mitad, la
(n.)=1/2 (half).
Ex: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm.
mitificación
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* mitificación romántica=romanticisation [romanticization, -USA].

mitificación romántica
(n.)=romanticisation [romanticization, -USA].
Ex: The romanticisation of childhood has served as a justification for the exclusion of particular subjects in adult discourse from children's fiction.
mitigación
(n.)=mitigation ; extenuation.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
Ex: This country is run by a bunch of pansies that are afraid of a little war if it means the extenuation of our basic capitalistic principles.

mitigador
(adj.)=mitigating ; extenuating.
Ex: An example of such mitigating evidence in his case might have been that he had no prior criminal record before his 1982 conviction.
Ex: But it may well be conjectured there were considerations of an extenuating nature.

mitigar
(v.)=blunt ; bring + relief ; temper ; mitigate ; attenuate ; deflate ; defuse ; take + the sting out of + Algo ; take + the bite out of ; assuage ; appease ; extenuate ; take + the teeth out of.
Ex: It is arguable that such exhortation and implied criticism blunts receptivity and that it is ultimately counterproductive.
Ex: The recent emergence of microcomputers brought some relief to this dilemma.
Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
Ex: These developments deflate some traditional assumptions about and privileges associated with scientific and technical knowledge.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
Ex: The director amplified: 'The personal touch would probably take some sting out of the layoff, but if I did it this way I could avoid involved discussions'.
Ex: The aim of this paper is to chart a different course of interpretation through Husserl's earliest work; a course which doesn't take all of the bite out of Heidegger's critique of technology.
Ex: The dullard's envy of brilliant men is always assuaged by the suspicion that they will come to bad end.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: The Depression extenuated the fact that impoverished Americans were helpless in a capitalistic system that denied them any voice.
Ex: Sometimes making fun of something terrible helps to take the teeth out of it.
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* mitigar el daño=minimise + damage ; alleviate + damage.
* mitigar el efecto=mitigate + effect.
* mitigar el efecto de Algo=minimise + effect.
* mitigar el riesgo=minimise + risk.
* mitigar una dificultad=alleviate + difficulty.
* mitigar un problema=alleviate + problem.

mitigar el daño
(v.)=minimise + damage ; alleviate + damage.
Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting. Ex: However, most emergencies arise from water leakage and much can be done by the non-specialist to alleviate the damage.
mitigar el efecto
(v.)=mitigate + effect.
Ex: E. M. d'Hondt, newly-appointed NBLC chairman, urged that discussions be opened with the Ministry of Social and Cultural Services to mitigate the effect of public lending right on library budgets.
mitigar el efecto de Algo
(v.)=minimise + effect.
Ex: The sequence in the book is chosen for us by the author and we cannot alter it, though we may to a large extent minimize the effect by adequate signposting in the form of indexes and guiding.
mitigar el riesgo
(v.)=minimise + risk.
Ex: Precautions that may be taken to minimise risks are described including the use of software protection programs.
mitigar un problema
(v.)=alleviate + problem.
Ex: Relevance feedback is a well known technique used to alleviate the difficult problem of query formulation.
mitigar una dificultad
(v.)=alleviate + difficulty.
Ex: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.
mitin
(n.)=political rally.
Ex: Zimbabwean police banned all political rallies Friday as the nation's political crisis deepened.
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* mitin político=political rally.

mitin político
(n.)=political rally.
Ex: Zimbabwean police banned all political rallies Friday as the nation's political crisis deepened.
mititica
(n.)=tad.
Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.

mito
(n.)=myth ; chimera ; El Dorado.
Nota: Ciudad legendaria llena de tesoros localizada en algún lugar de la América conquistada por los españoles.
Ex: The best material to use in this approach is that great corpus of traditional folk and fairy tale myth, legend and stories from biblical and historical sources.
Ex: Librarians should stop chasing the chimera of professionalism, and concentrate on the important work at hand.
Ex: The article 'El Dorado or bust?' warns that the electronic market is changing.
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* auténtico mito=living legend.
* desacreditar un mito=debunk + a myth.
* desmitificar un mito=demystify + myth.
* desmontar un mito=demystify + myth.
* destruir un mito=explode + myth.
* hacer desaparecer un mito=dispel + myth.
* mito de la violación=rape myth.
* mito popular=popular myth ; urban legend ; folk myth.

mito de la violación
(n.)=rape myth.
Ex: The author quantitatively summarizes the literature examining the association between acceptance of rape myths and exposure to pornography.
mito popular
(n.)=popular myth ; urban legend ; folk myth.
Ex: It became a popular myth because people love to hear about experts being confounded by simple common sense. Ex: Every day, Internet users are pelted with spam, hoaxes, urban legends, and scams - in other words, untrustworthy data. Ex: To determine whether 'folk myths' regarding the relationships of penile size to body height and foot size have any basis, 63 virile men were studied.
mitocondria
(n.)=mitochondria.
Ex: For this and other reasons, many articles will be concerned with highly complex subjects rarely, if ever, met in books, e.g. the action of certain carcinogenic and inactive hydrocarbons on the mitochondria of liver cells.

mitologizar
(v.)=mythologise [mythologize, -USA].
Ex: While Arendt helps us to resist the temptation to mythologize evil, Delbo helps us to resist the temptation to domesticate suffering.

mitología
(n.)=mythology.
Ex: He dismissed the image of overloaded libraries collapsing under the weight of a surfeit of paper as 'mythology'.

mitológico
(adj.)=mythological.
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
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* personaje mitológico=mythological character.

mitosis
(n.)=mitosis.
Ex: In the absence of mitosis, plasmids are imported into the nucleus in a sequence-specific manner.
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* desde el punto de vista de la mitosis=mitotically.
* mediante la mitosis=mitotically.

mitón
(n.)=glove without fingers.
Nota: Guante sin dedos.
Ex: The problem of gloves without fingers is the fact that your fingers become too cold after some time.

mixine
(n.)=hagfish.
Ex: Hagfish enter both living and dead fish through mouth, gills or anus, feeding on the insides.

mixino
(n.)=hagfish.
Ex: Hagfish enter both living and dead fish through mouth, gills or anus, feeding on the insides.

mixto
(n.)=mixed ; coeducational [co-educational] ; joint ; blended ; merged ; interracial ; cross-functional ; match.
Ex: The notation of LCC is mixed, including both letter and numbers.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.
Ex: There is an overarching need to establish a shared set of values that defines the blended organisation.
Ex: We are convinced that this process will go a long way towards breaking down the few barriers that still exist between the merged entities that make up Learning Services.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Interracial children's books: problems and progress'.
Ex: In the field of information technology academic institutions should adopt a cross-functional approach that provides a curriculum content that addresses real-world situations in a global setting.
Ex: Early matches were made with sulfur.
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* curso mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich course.
* ensalada mixta=tossed salad.
* equipo mixto=cross-functional team.
* grupo mixto=cross-functional team.
* notación mixta=mixed notation.
* programa mixto de clases y práctica en la empresa=sandwich programme.

miércoles
(n.)=Wednesday.
Ex: And there was the curious behaviour of Plantin's compositor Michel Mayer, who in June 1564 spent Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday in a brothel, then packed his things and left the establishment without saying a word to anyone.
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* el miércoles=on Wednesday.
* el miércoles por la noche=on Wednesday night.
* Miércoles de Ceniza=Ash Wednesday.
* miércoles por la tarde=Wednesday evening.

miércoles por la tarde
=Wednesday evening.
Ex: She will need to be in top form from the get go this year, when he takes on her opponent on Wednesday evening.
ml (mililitro)
=ml (millilitre).
Ex: Test for acidity with a spot of chlorophenol solution (0-42 gm. chlorophenol in 1,000 ml. distilled water).

mm (milímetro)
=mm (millimetre).
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.

mnemotecnia
(n.)=mnemonics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.

mnemotécnica
(n.)=mnemonics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
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* mnemotécnica literal=literal mnemonic.
* mnemotécnica sistemática=systematic mnemonic.

mnemotécnica literal
=literal mnemonic.
Ex: Literal mnemonics are abbreviations or letters which are easily associated with the name of a subject.
mnemotécnica sistemática
=systematic mnemonic.
Ex: Systematic mnemonics is the use of the same notation for a given topic wherever that topic occurs.
moaré
(n.)=watered silk.
Ex: Some of these exotic bindings were covered with materials such as watered silk, velvet, deep-stamped leather, and papier mâché.

mobiliario
(n.)=furniture.
Ex: Suppose you have a document which has as one of its themes 'the television advertising of cosmetics' and, as another, 'the press advertising of furniture'.
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* conjuntar mobiliario=match + furniture.
* especialista en mobiliario=furnisher.
* mobiliario de cocina=kitchen furniture.
* mobiliario de dormitorio=bedroom furniture.
* mobiliario de exterior=outdoor furniture.
* mobiliario de jardín=lawn furniture ; garden furniture ; patio furniture.
* mobiliario del hogar=home furniture.
* mobiliario de oficina=office furniture.
* mobiliario que ocupa mucho espacio=space eater.
* mobiliario y decoración interior=home furnishings ; furnishings.

mobiliario de cocina
(n.)=kitchen furniture.
Ex: Whether you are looking for kitchen furniture, or home furniture for the rest of your house, you will find it here.
mobiliario de dormitorio
(n.)=bedroom furniture.
Ex: At one time or another we all need to purchase bedroom furniture.
mobiliario de exterior
(n.)=outdoor furniture.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
mobiliario de jardín
(n.)=lawn furniture ; garden furniture ; patio furniture.
Ex: This is a a guide to web resources on cleaning and hygiene, answering questions such as What do you want to clean -- your hair? your carpet? your rusty lawn furniture?. Ex: If space is available at the back of the garage or in a garden shed, store garden furniture for the winter. Ex: Teak is used for manufacturing patio furniture because it is naturally water and insect-resistant without requiring chemical treatment.
mobiliario de oficina
(n.)=office furniture.
Ex: Are you looking for beautiful used office furniture at affordable prices?.
mobiliario del hogar
(n.)=home furniture.
Ex: Whether you are looking for kitchen furniture, or home furniture for the rest of your house, you will find it here.
mobiliario que ocupa mucho espacio
(n.)=space eater.
Ex: Thus a very advanced process is followed by tedious manual filing in the monstrous space eaters which the card catalogues of large libraries have become.
mobiliario y decoración interior
(n.)=home furnishings ; furnishings.
Ex: The author discusses the image of the US projected by the American Pavilion through its fashion shows, home furnishings and kitchen appliances exhibits and food. Ex: The article discusses the following standards to which bookmobiles must conform: suspension, electrical system, heating system, safety and comfort, length and width, interior furnishings, exteriors, collections, and automated lending systems.
mocasín
(n.)=moccasin.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 2 feather headbands, 1 pair beaded moccasins.

mocedad
(n.)=maidenhood.
Nota: Aplicado a la mujer.
Ex: Early marriage and a brief maidenhood makes use of the full female reproductive span and thus is preferred by cultures in which large families are valued.

moche
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* a troche y moche=like there's no tomorrow.

mochila
(n.)=backpack ; knapsack ; rucksack ; haversack.
Ex: Important factors in designing a backpack or implanted telemeter are explained.
Ex: Carrying cases, such as briefcases, knapsacks, and grocery bags were the second most common possessions held by patrons working in the library.
Ex: Instructional materials can be taken from room to room within the library in mesh carryall bags, rucksacks, and paper carriers.
Ex: Prior to 1851 haversacks were made of white linen in a variety of forms and sizes.
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* mochila de lona=duffel bag.
* soplador de mochila=knapsack blower.
* viajar llevando un mochila=backpacking.

mochila de lona
(n.)=duffel bag.
Ex: Duffel bags work as well for schoolbooks as they do for sports gear.
mochilero
(n.)=backpacker.
Ex: The author describes appropriate gear for day hikers and backpackers including boots, clothing, insulators, raingear, and parkas.

mocho
(n.)=mop-head.
Ex: Beginning in the far corner of the room, apply a thin coating of floor wax with a new (or perfectly clean) mop-head.
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* mocho de fregona=mop-head.

mocho de fregona
(n.)=mop-head.
Ex: Beginning in the far corner of the room, apply a thin coating of floor wax with a new (or perfectly clean) mop-head.
mochuelo
(n.)=owl.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.
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* cargar el mochuelo=pass + the bucket.
* cargarle el mochuelo a Alguien=leave + Nombre + holding the bag.
* pasar el mochuelo=pass + the bucket.

moción
(n.)=resolution ; motion ; movement.
Ex: I was one of the cosigners of a resolution which tried to have the ISBD repealed.
Ex: Policies are official statements of authority, having been developed, passed by formal motion, and recorded by the board of trustees.
Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
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* aprobar por moción=pass by + motion.
* aprobar una moción=pass + resolution ; adopt + resolution ; approve + resolution ; pass + motion.
* moción de censura=censure motion ; vote of no confidence.
* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta=seconder.
* proponer una moción=propose + motion.
* rechazar una moción=defeat + motion.

moción de censura
(n.)=censure motion ; vote of no confidence.
Ex: In moving the censure motion Carl Earl complained of Council's complacency in the face of the LA's problems = Al promover la moción de censura Carl Earl se quejaba de la pasividad del Consejo ante los problemas de la LA. Ex: The recent vote of no confidence against the leader of the United Kingdom's Conservative Party has created a 'knives-out' atmosphere in the press.
moco
(n.)=snot.
Ex: Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.
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* hacerse pelotillas con los mocos=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* sacarse los mocos=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* sonarse los mocos=blow + Posesivo + nose.
* sorberse los mocos=sniffle.
* sorbido de mocos=sniffle.

mocosa
=chit of a girl.
Ex: Demon remembers her as a mere chit of a girl, but now she stands before him - all lush curves and sparkling eyes - begging for his help
.

mocoso
=chit of a boy.
Ex: The old inspector was shocked at this unusual display by a chit of a boy only just beginning his police career.

moda
(n.)=fashion ; vogue ; craze ; rage.
Ex: An appreciation of the fashions in terminology in a given subject field will contribute to successful searching.
Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term.
Ex: The interest is not really in the craze itself but in the intense, socially binding effect it has on the individuals in the group.
Ex: The article 'The new age rage and schoolbook protest' explores the myths, legends and misunderstandings surrounding attempts to remove textbooks and library materials from US public schools.
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* a la moda=trendy .
* barba de tres días de moda=designer stubble.
* barba incipiente de moda=designer stubble.
* de moda=fashionable ; modish ; trendy ; in ; buzz ; in fashion ; in vogue ; voguish.
* desfile de modas=catwalk show.
* desfile de modas=fashion show.
* de última moda=new-fangled [newfangled] ; fandangled.
* diseñador de moda=fashion designer.
* diseño de moda=fashion design.
* estar de moda=be in.
* grabado de moda=fashion plate.
* industria de la moda, la=fashion industry, the.
* la próxima moda=the next hot thing.
* moda bibliotecaria=library chic.
* moda del momento=flavour of the month ; sizzle.
* moda pasajera=fad ; passing fashion ; flash in the pan ; passing fad.
* mundo de la moda, el=fashion world, the ; world of fashion, the.
* palabra de moda=buzzword [buzz word] ; byword.
* pasado de moda=passé ; out of vogue ; out of fashion ; out of style.
* pasar de moda=drop out of + vogue ; go out of + fashion ; go out of + favour ; go out of + date ; become + obsolete ; go out of + vogue ; fall out of + vogue ; go out of + style ; pass away ; obsolesce ; drop out of + circulation ; fall out of + fashion ; fall into + disuse.
* pendiente de ir a la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* pendiente de seguir la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* ponerse de moda=come into + vogue ; come into + fashion.
* que siempre va a la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* que sigue la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* relativo a la moda=modal.
* revista de modas=fashion magazine.
* seguidor de la última moda=faddish ; faddy .
* seguir la moda=catch + the fever.
* vestido a la última moda=fashion statement.
* volver a ponerse de moda=make + a comeback.

moda bibliotecaria
(n.)=library chic.
Ex: Library chic is a fashion style that uses elements of, or is inspired by, the styles stereotypically attributed to librarians.
moda del momento
(n.)=flavour of the month ; sizzle.
Ex: This may only be the 'flavour of the month', but it has some hopeful properties. Ex: Other writers disagree: 'We must not give up almost 250 years of Anglo-American cataloging service for technological sizzle'.
moda pasajera
(n.)=fad ; passing fashion ; flash in the pan ; passing fad.
Ex: At a recent weekend school on the subject, one librarian began his talk by asking the question whether community information was simply the latest fad of the library profession, like team librarianship, integrated stock or outreach. Ex: Data warehousing has now become a deep seated trend rather than a passing fashion. Ex: The article is entitled 'WAP: a new phase in the technological revolution or a flash in the pan?'. Ex: But the fact that nearly all of them refer to it, even if scathingly, suggests that it was more than just a passing fad.
modales
(n.)=manner ; social graces.
Ex: But there was no trace of sinisterness in Balzac's manner.
Ex: In all public contacts, one strives to maintain a basic level of social graces by deploying the force and warmth of one's personality to ensure that the other person is at ease.
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* con buenos modales=politely.
* de buenos modales=well-mannered ; mild-mannered.
* malos modales=bad manners.
* modales con el paciente=bedside manners.
* modales en la mesa=table manners.

modales con el paciente
(n.)=bedside manners.
Ex: He compares the present approach to training doctors without introducing the concept of patient care or bedside manner.
modales en la mesa
(n.)=table manners.
Ex: Focusing on such behaviors as blowing one's nose, spitting, & table manners, the author shows that innovations, eg, the fork & the handkerchief, marked a fundamental shift in the 'threshold features of embarrassment & shame'.
modalidad
(n.)=mode ; modality.
Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
Ex: New input/output modalities must be tested and integrated into end-user interfaces.
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* modalidad de rellenar plantillas=form-filling mode.
* modalidad de viaje=travel scheme.
* modalidad en línea=online mode.
* modalidad por lotes=batch mode.
* modalidad por menús=menu mode.
* modalidad por órdenes=command mode.

modalidad de rellenar plantillas
(n.)=form-filling mode.
Ex: Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.
modalidad de viaje
(n.)=travel scheme.
Ex: Some local councils offer concessionary travel schemes, which enable local residents who are elderly or disabled to use public transport services more affordably.
modalidad en línea
(n.)=online mode.
Ex: Boolean logic is important in computerised index system whether the store is searched in batch or online mode.
modalidad por lotes
(n.)=batch mode.
Ex: Boolean logic is important in computerised index system whether the store is searched in batch or online mode.
modalidad por menús
(n.)=menu mode.
Ex: Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.
modalidad por órdenes
(n.)=command mode.
Ex: Some systems make use of a combination of the various methods, eg menu and command mode, or menu and form-filling mode.
modelación
=modelling [modeling, -USA].
Ex: Several differing scientific approaches to mathematical modelling of information processes and systems are described.
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* modelación estocástica=stochastic modelling.

modelación estocástica
(n.)=stochastic modelling.
Ex: The primary focus of the journal is on stochastic modelling in the physical and engineering sciences.
modelado
=modelling [modeling, -USA].
Ex: Several differing scientific approaches to mathematical modelling of information processes and systems are described.

modelar
(v.)=model.
Ex: Other users are likely to model their thesauri on the ROOT thesaurus and to extract terms from it for more applications-oriented lists.
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* arcilla de modelar=play dough ; modelling dough ; modelling clay.

modelo
(n.)=mock-up ; model ; pattern ; specimen ; template ; paragon ; setter ; standard setter ; style sheet ; beacon ; exemplary ; benchmark ; benchmark ; paradigm.
Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that may be modified for training or analysis to emphasize a particular part or function; it usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.
Ex: The most satisfactory solution is to use an author abstract as a model, but to submit any author abstracts to thorough editing and checking.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.
Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.
Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
Ex: Accordingly, the role of librarian as pointer and setter must be tagged as obsolete.
Ex: Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.
Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.
Ex: The British Library has recently been described as a 'beacon of excellence'.
Ex: PRECIS provides an exemplary illustration of the association and common ground between alphabetical indexing and classification.
Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
Ex: In semiotics these are defined as the concepts of paradigm (choices of elements) and syntagm (options in constructing a whole).
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* adoptar un modelo=embrace + model.
* carta modelo=model letter.
* ciudadano modelo=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
* confeccionar utilizando un modelo=model.
* conjunto de modelos=model base.
* creación de modelos=modelling [modeling, -USA].
* desfile de modelos=designer ramp show ; fashion show ; catwalk show.
* ejemplos modelo=lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* el registro modelo=record-of-record.
* ficha modelo=form.
* método basado en modelos=modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].
* modelo a escala=scale model.
* modelo a imitar=role modelling ; role model.
* modelo a seguir=role model.
* modelo comercial=business model.
* modelo de análisis de costes=cost model.
* modelo de citación=citation behaviour.
* modelo de distribución probabilística=probability distribution model.
* modelo de funcionamiento=business model.
* modelo de lógica difusa=fuzzy model.
* modelo de organización=organisational scheme.
* modelo de predicción=prediction model.
* modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima=best match model.
* modelo de referencia=reference model.
* modelo de test=test design.
* modelo de topless=topless model.
* modelo de trabajo=working model ; business model.
* modelo económico=economic model.
* modelo ejemplar=exemplar ; exemplary model ; exemplary model.
* modelo empresarial=business model.
* modelo en su clase=showpiece.
* modelo en su género=showpiece.
* modelo estocástico=stochastic model.
* modelo informático=computer model.
* modelo matemático=mathematical model.
* modelo organizativo=organisational model.
* modelo por ordenador=computer model.
* modelo probabilístico=probabilistic model.
* modelos=modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].
* modelos a seguir=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* modelo teórico para la toma de decisiones=decision-theoretic model.
* número de modelo=model number.
* pase de modelos=designer ramp show.
* reconocimiento de modelos=pattern recognition.
* seguir como modelo=pattern.
* seguir un modelo=embrace + model ; conform to + image.
* servir de modelo=serve as + a model.
* simulación mediante modelos=simulation modelling.
* tomar como modelo=pattern.
* usar como modelo=use + as a model.

modelo a escala
(n.)=scale model.
Ex: Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the pachyderm's flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on aeroplanes.
modelo a imitar
(n.)=role modelling ; role model.
Ex: When adults are nonreaders, the role modeling for the enjoyment of reading as an intellectual and recreational activity is missing. Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
modelo a seguir
(n.)=role model.
Ex: In either case, library managers should recognise their own part in being role models for reference staffs.
modelo comercial
(n.)=business model.
Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive.
modelo de análisis de costes
(n.)=cost model.
Ex: The study also aimed to draw up a cost model for comparing the costs of the preferred methods of preservation for each category of digital resource.
modelo de citación
(n.)=citation behaviour.
Ex: Data derived from studies of Philippine scientists and Korean mathematicians do suggest that place of publication may exert some influence on citation behaviour.
modelo de distribución probabilística
(n.)=probability distribution model.
Ex: This article proposes a probability distribution model for information retrieval.
modelo de funcionamiento
(n.)=business model.
Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive.
modelo de lógica difusa
(n.)=fuzzy model.
Ex: The results show that the fuzzy model is sometimes a better predictor than the probabilistic model.
modelo de organización
(n.)=organisational scheme.
Ex: For the new reference librarian, there are distinct advantages and disadvantages to be found in the various organizational schemes depicted in the following three charts.
modelo de predicción
(n.)=prediction model.
Ex: A prediction model for bibliographic search for monographs using multiple regression technique was built.
modelo de recuperación de información por coincidencia óptima
(n.)=best match model.
Ex: INSTRUCT is a text retrieval program which makes extensive use of the best match model of document retrieval, rather than the Boolean model which underlies the great majority of current text retrieval systems.
modelo de referencia
(n.)=reference model.
Ex: The Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) reference model provides a framework in which a series of communications protocols can be developed for computer-to-computer networking.
modelo de test
(n.)=test design.
Ex: Too many unanswered questions remain to allow a reasonable test design.
modelo de topless
(n.)=topless model.
Ex: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model.
modelo de trabajo
(n.)=working model ; business model.
Ex: It is hoped that this working model can then be be used to explore the use of expert systems to simplify the information retrieval process in other subject areas. Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive.
modelo económico
(n.)=economic model.
Ex: Brazil has finally embraced modern capitalism and broken decisively with a sclerotic old economic model.
modelo ejemplar
(n.)=exemplar ; exemplary model ; exemplary model.
Ex: Nationalists tended to depict women as embodying the eternal virtues of self-sacrifice and loyalty and to elevate them as national exemplars. Ex: These novels may serve as exemplary models for the application of information skills to problem solving. Ex: These novels may serve as exemplary models for the application of information skills to problem solving.
modelo empresarial
(n.)=business model.
Ex: But now record labels have been decimated by the digital shift, and are rethinking their entire business model to survive.
modelo en su clase
(n./adj.)=showpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
modelo en su género
(n./adj.)=showpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
modelo estocástico
(n.)=stochastic model.
Ex: They give a overview of stochastic models of evolution that have found applications in genetics, ecology and linguistics .
modelo informático
(n.)=computer model.
Ex: Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.
modelo matemático
(n.)=mathematical model.
Ex: Mathematical models are presented that describe the diffusion of gaseous pollutants from the air in a storeroom into protective containers and the reaction with the documents lying in them.
modelo organizativo
(n.)=organisational model.
Ex: Several different types of organisational model appear when examining the structures of library associations.
modelo por ordenador
(n.)=computer model.
Ex: Over the years, a number of computer models have been developed by Sugar for use in sugar factory design.
modelo probabilístico
(n.)=probabilistic model.
Ex: The results show that the fuzzy model is sometimes a better predictor than the probabilistic model.
modelo teórico para la toma de decisiones
(n.)=decision-theoretic model.
Ex: This article proposes extensions of the decision-theoretic model using probability measures of fuzzy events.
modelos
(n.)=modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].
Ex: The author aims to formalise this modelling approach and its semantics, to understand the theoretical and practical issues that it raises, and addresses some of them.
modelos a seguir
=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices. Ex: Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
modem
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* modem de telecomunicaciones=telecommunication modem.
* modem [MOdulador-DEModulador]=modem [MOdulador-DEModulador].

modem [MOdulador-DEModulador]
(n.)=modem [MOdulador-DEModulador].
Ex: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.
modem de telecomunicaciones
(n.)=telecommunication modem.
Ex: There is, however, an increasing range of other devices to convert data to digital form: optical and magnetic document (character) readers, laser scanners, graphic tablets and digitizers, voice input devices, analogue-to-digital converters, telecommunication modems, etc.
moderación
(n.)=reasonableness ; temperance ; restraint ; forbearance ; moderation.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages to the public that would accrue from such havens of quiet and reasonableness as the library.
Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Temperance and Intemperance', 'Intemperance' See 'Temperance and Intemperance''.
Ex: Librarians and borrowers are urged to use the system with restraint.
Ex: This constituted the FCC's Forbearance Doctrine the aim of which was to encourage competition within the industry.
Ex: While the tax-supported 'free' public library is subject to a full spectrum of political and social pressures, it can provide balance and moderation.
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* con moderación=sparingly ; in moderation.
* falta de moderación=intemperance.

moderadamente
=moderately ; modestly.
Ex: Some of the features of KWIC indexes that have attracted criticism may be rectified moderately easily.
Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.

moderado
(adj.)=gentle ; mild ; moderate ; middle-ground ; restrained ; low-key [low key] ; temperate ; moderate ; moderated ; sparing ; low-keyed ; guarded ; measured.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as she recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
Ex: Beginning with a middle-ground strategy may offer the best balance between Recall and Precision.
Ex: The stereotype of the governess as exemplified in Jane Eyre -- intelligent, restrained, soberly clad -- was the predecessor of the librarian as an occupation in which the women of the period, the 'guardians of morality' could find genteel employment.
Ex: Activity is still low key, but will increase when the British Library puts up data bases on its own computer in 1977.
Ex: Being on the ocean means that Boston's climate is temperate in the summer.
Ex: This paper examines the ways in which extremists and moderates in the two communities frame the televised representation of the Israeli-Arab conflict.
Ex: this paper discusses some of the issues involved in using electronic mailing lists and listservs and describes 2 basic types of listservs: open lists; controlled lists and moderated lists.
Ex: The committee was very sparing in its recommendations of proposals for debate.
Ex: Overall, he provides a low-keyed, lucid account that, with its many-leveled approach, does more than justice to the complex themes it studies.
Ex: Britain has given a guarded response to Myanmar's announcement that a referendum will be held on a new constitution in May.
Ex: This will move the debate about open access as a model for scholarly communication towards a more measured and nuanced discourse.
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* optimismo moderado=guarded optimism.

moderador
(adj.)=show host ; moderator ; praeses ; facilitator ; moderating.
Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
Ex: Academic disputations are generally entered under the heading for the faculty moderator.
Ex: A praeses is a faculty moderator of an academic disputation, who normally proposes a thesis and participates in the ensuing disputation.
Ex: The facilitator begins with broad, general questions and leads the group to focus more and more tightly on specifics as the meeting progresses.
Ex: The study finds some interesting support for the moderating effects of learning styles.
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* moderador de la lista=list moderator.

moderador de la lista
(n.)=list moderator.
Ex: Any questions can be directed to the list moderator at terry.kuny@xist.com.
moderar
(v.)=temper ; tone down ; moderate ; lower.
Ex: This advantage must be tempered by the fact that the standard centrally produced record may not always be consistent with local requirements.
Ex: We found an increasing trend toward a more structured approach in data gathering procedures, while loose data collection was toned down significantly.
Ex: The effect of using the system is moderated by 2 variable, the level of experience of the person completing the task, and the status of the client.
Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket.
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* moderar la velocidad=slow down.
* moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones=lower + Posesivo + sights.
* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones=lower + Posesivo + sights.
* moderarse=hold back on.

moderar + Posesivo + aspiraciones
(v.)=lower + Posesivo + sights.
Ex: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones
(v.)=lower + Posesivo + sights.
Ex: Less measurable but no less profound is a sapping of confidence -- a nagging fear that America's decline is inevitable, and that the next generation must lower its sights = Menos fácil de medir pero no menos profunda es la pérdida de confianza, un temor continuo de que el declive de Estados Unidos es inevitable y de que la próxima generación tiene que moderar sus aspiraciones.
moderar la velocidad
(v.)=slow down.
Ex: However, the flight from DC appears to have slowed down more quickly than was anticipated, and we no longer read of large numbers of libraries making the change.
moderarse
(v.)=hold back on.
Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to endorse what the Library of Congress is doing with respect to holding back a little on English subject headings.
modernidad
(n.)=modernity.
Ex: Special libraries are in the process of transformation from their traditional approach to modernity = Las bibliotecas especializadas están en proceso de cambio de su enfoque tradicional a la modernidad.

modernismo
(n.)=modernism.
Ex: The author argues that in its willingness to televise masses the Church is falling into a dangerous trap of modernism.
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* postmodernismo=postmodernism [post-modernism].

modernista
(n.)=modernist ; modernist.
Ex: This modernist model of communication emphasizes the transfer of information rather than its understanding = Este modelo modernista de la comunicación resalta la transferencia de la información más que su comprensión.
Ex: Chapter 1 tries to bridge the gap between the modernists and the traditionalists.

modernización
(n.)=upgrading ; modernisation [modernization, -USA] ; revamp ; revamping.
Ex: There is no perfect library computer system and upgrading is a necessary continuous process.
Ex: Despite cuts many research libraries are engaged in modernisation of services.
Ex: The new version of search software amounts to a complete revamp rather than just an incremental upgrade.
Ex: This is part of the company's revamping of its Web service aiming to bring users many benefits.

modernizado
(adj.)=modernised [modernized, -USA] ; revamped.
Ex: Although it is coy about admitting the fact it is only mentioned twice in the whole of the thirty pages of publicity material it is in effect a generalized and modernized Thesaurofacet: a facetted classification with a thesaurus structure forming an integral part.
Ex: This is a newly revamped site where you can search for information across a large number of databases from a single search box.

modernizar
(v.)=contemporize ; modernise [modernize, -USA] ; revamp.
Ex: There exists a failure of LC cataloging to contemporize archaic, or just simply awkward, forms that impair both access and credibility.
Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.
Ex: Library schools must revamp their curricula and librarianship should become a respected profession.

moderno
(adj.)=contemporary ; modern ; modern day ; progressive ; developed ; updated [up-dated] ; hip ; funky ; hipped ; trendy .
Ex: The fruits of Mr. Kilgour's labors and creations have substantially altered the texture of contemporary America library service = Los frutos de los trabajos y creaciones del Sr. Kilgour han alterado sustancialmente la naturaleza del servicio bibliotecario de la América contemporánea.
Ex: Kilgour is considered by may to be the father of modern networking.
Ex: In practice modern day catalogue codes are concerned primarily with description and author headings.
Ex: These young professionals are committed to making Junctionville a dynamic and progressive place to live.
Ex: Developed libraries can quote a whole series of discrete services built up over the recent past, which somehow need to be integrated.
Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost.
Ex: Digerati is the digital version of literati and refers to a vague cloud of people seen to be knowledgeable, hip, or otherwise in-the-know in regards to the digital revolution.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
Ex: The dancers were using blue feather fans and they made moves that looked spectactular and the choreography was very hipped and daring.
Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
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* dotado de tecnología moderna=modern-equipped.
* era moderna, la=modern era, the.
* fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos=out of keeping with the times ; out of tune with the times.
* mundo moderno=modernised world.
* muy moderno=trendy .
* tiempos modernos=modern times.
* vida moderna, la=modern life.

modestamente
=modestly.
Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años.

modestia
(n.)=modesty ; humbleness.
Ex: In recent years, numerous analytic philosophers have tried to describe what modesty is and why modesty is a virtue = En los últimos años, numerosos filósofos analíticas han intentado describir qué es la modestia y por qué es una virtud.
Ex: Unworthiness can mask itself as humbleness.
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* falsa modestia=false modesty.
* falta de modestia=immodesty.

modesto
(adj.)=modest ; self-effacing ; unpretentious ; unassuming ; self-deprecating ; demure ; understated.
Ex: No attempt is made to provide any detailed familiarity with the entire range of operators; that would be too ambitious an aim for this modest account.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: There is a need for unpretentious, informative manuals which help readers to play bowls, arrange flowers, decorate the house, and the like.
Ex: The term 'librarian' may confer the impression of being a quiet, respectable and unassuming person and consequently be useful on insurance forms, passports and rental agreements.
Ex: He reinforces the self-deprecating and cliched concept that in order to be a writer, 'one must cultivate incompetence at almost every other form of profitable work'.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
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* ser modesto=hide + Posesivo + light under a bushel.

modificabilidad
(n.)=scalability.
Ex: This new kind of network infrastructure has a number of advantages, such as low cost and scalability, and opens the way for numerous new kinds of application scenarios.

modificable
(adj.)=modifiable ; alterable.
Ex: In addition, modularity in the program design allows it to be readily modifiable, extensible, and adaptable for use at other small libraries = Además, la modularidad del diseño del programa le permite ser fácilmente modificable, extensible y adaptable para su uso en las bibliotecas pequeñas.
Ex: There are two versions of the system availale which provide storage, alterable by the user, which is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.

modificación
(n.)=editing ; modification ; qualification ; refinement.
Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.
Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records.
Ex: The previous ALA rules were based on a principle of faithful transcription of the title page with elaborate qualifications, which yielded as a result an entry repetitious and confusing in its esoteric capitalization.
Ex: Also search strategy can be modified relatively easily, where only refinements or slight modifications in index terms are appropriate.
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* funciones de modificación=editing facilities.
* pequeñas modificaciones=tinkering.

modificado
(adj.)=modified.
Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
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* alimentos modificados genéticamente=genetically modified foods.
* versión modificada=modified version.

modificador
(n.)=qualifier ; qualifier ; qualifier ; modifier.
Nota: En lenguajes documentales, palabra que se adjunta a un encabezamiento entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado de homónimos; por ejemplo Mercurio(dios), Mercurio(metal), Mercurio(planeta).
Ex: Typically, connectives and qualifiers in text, such as 'than', 'a', 'where', 'he', 'she', 'it' will feature in the stop list.
Ex: This layout gives the lead term in the context of wider terms on the same line (the qualifier) and narrower terms (the Display) on the second line.
Ex: A qualifier is a term added to a corporate name in order to supply additional information as an aid in identification.
Ex: Homographs may need a modifier in parenthesis to clarify the meaning that is associated with them, for example Cold (Disease).

modificar
(v.)=adjust ; alter ; change ; edit ; modify ; doctor ; redraw [re-draw] ; repackage [re-package] ; fine tune [fine-tune] ; repack ; redact.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
Ex: Even the same collection some years on will have altered, and the device, in order to remain effective, must evolve in keeping with the development of the collection.
Ex: A scheme should permit changes in terminology as subjects change their names.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs.
Ex: The purpose of the present paper is to determine the effect of doctoring AACR2 in this manner.
Ex: the Internet has fundamentally redrawn the way in which people can organize themselves.
Ex: The objective of the second phase is to synthesise, repackage and disseminate findings for various audiences.
Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.
Ex: The problem posed by the increasing number of documents may be solved by repacking them photographically into smaller categories.
Ex: Also, the movie has been redacted by the producer -- it ends with a horrifying montage of real photos of dead and wounded Iraqis.
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* modificar el precio=reprice.
* modificar un registro=amend + record.
* modificar y adaptar=repackage [re-package] ; repack.
* sin modificar=unmodified ; unaltered ; unedited.

modificar el precio
(v.)=reprice.
Ex: Local authorities are studying methods of repricing utility services.
modificar un registro
(v.)=amend + record.
Ex: It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file.
modificar y adaptar
(v.)=repackage [re-package] ; repack.
Ex: The objective of the second phase is to synthesise, repackage and disseminate findings for various audiences. Ex: The problem posed by the increasing number of documents may be solved by repacking them photographically into smaller categories.
modismo
(n.)=idiom ; idiomatic expression.
Ex: Using a popular idiom, we might inquire, 'Is this the real McCoy'?.
Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.

modista
(n.)=dressmaker.
Ex: Make sure to choose a dressmaker specializing in wedding gowns.

modo
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.] ; avenue ; guise ; means ; mode ; way ; manner ; fashion.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: In various guises, the basic concepts have found application in the design of a number of special classification schemes.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
Ex: City planning is a body of techniques and theories for co-ordinative decision-making which tries to distribute the community's resources in a manner which will best achieve the community's specific goals, whatever they may be = El urbanismo es un conjunto de técnicas y teorías para la toma coordinada de decisiones que intenta distribuir los recursos de la comunidad de tal forma que se consigan mejor los objetivos específicos de ésta, sean cuales sean.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
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* actuar de otro modo=do + otherwise.
* actuar de un modo despiadado=play + hardball.
* actuar de un modo diferente=strike out on + a different path.
* actuar de un modo implacable=play + hardball.
* actuar de un modo independiente=go it alone.
* actuar de un modo intransigente=play + hardball.
* adverbio de modo=adverb of mode.
* al actuar de este modo=by so doing ; in so doing ; by doing so.
* al modo de=a la.
* a mi modo de ver=in my books.
* a modo de=by way of ; in the vein of ; as a kind of.
* a modo de aclaración=in parenthesis ; on a sidenote.
* a modo de advertencia=cautionary.
* a modo de ejemplo=by way of illustration.
* a modo de explicación=parenthetically.
* a modo de ilustración=by way of illustration.
* a modo de inciso=in passing ; by the way of (a) digression.
* a modo de paréntesis=parenthetical.
* a modo de prólogo=prefatory.
* a modo de resumen=wrap-up.
* analizar de un modo imparcial=take + a cool look at.
* andar de un modo pausado=stroll + at a leisurely pace.
* artículo a modo de réplica=rebuttal article.
* así como ... de igual modo ...=just as ... so ....
* avecinarse de un modo amenazador=loom + large on the horizon.
* buscar el modo de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* como un modo de=as a way of/to.
* conocer de algún modo=know + on some grounds.
* crecer de modo exhuberante=grow + rampant.
* de algún modo=in any way [in anyway] ; somehow ; after a fashion ; in some form ; some way ; in some way.
* de algún modo + Adjetivo=otherwise + Adjetivo.
* de algún modo u otro=of some sort.
* decir Algo de un modo colérico=flame out.
* decir de un modo enfadado=spit out.
* de cualquier modo=however ; either way.
* de cualquier modo que=howsoever.
* de diferente modo=differently.
* de ese modo=in doing so ; in this ; thereby.
* de este modo=by so doing ; by this means ; in so doing ; in this fashion ; in this manner ; thereby ; this way ; thus ; this way round ; in this way ; by doing so ; in these ways ; this is how ; in doing so ; thusly.
* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible=hardwire [hard wire].
* de igual modo=alike ; equally ; in like fashion ; in like vein ; equivalently.
* de igual modo que=just as ; just as well ... as ... ; along the lines of ; on the lines (of).
* del mejor modo posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* del mismo modo=exactly ; in the same vein ; by the same token.
* del mismo modo que=as ; in the form that ; in the same way (as) ; in the same way that ; just as ; in the same manner (as) ; along the lines ; after the fashion of ; similar to ; in common with.
* del otro modo=the other way (a)round.
* de modo + Adjetivo=on a + Adjetivo + basis.
* de modo agraviante=offensively.
* de modo agresivo=aggressively.
* de modo alarmante=alarmingly ; troublingly.
* de modo alternativo=alternatively.
* de modo altivo=superciliously ; haughtily.
* de modo apreciable=to an appreciable extent.
* de modo caótico=chaotically.
* de modo caprichoso=capriciously.
* de modo censurable=reprehensibly.
* de modo claro=transparently.
* de modo comercial=on a commercial basis.
* de modo competitivo=competitively.
* de modo complementario=complimentarily.
* de modo conjunto con=in partnership with.
* de modo considerable=to a considerable extent.
* de modo convincente=cogently ; unconvincingly.
* de modo decisivo=decisively.
* de modo desastroso=disastrously.
* de modo desconcertante=bewilderingly.
* de modo divertido=funnily.
* de modo egoísta=selfishly.
* de modo ejemplar=in (an) exemplary fashion.
* de modo elástico=elastically.
* de modo errático=erratically.
* de modo especulativo=speculatively.
* de modo esporádico=sporadically.
* de modo estructurado=in a structured fashion.
* de modo fácil=with the tip of a hat.
* de modo frustrante=frustratingly.
* de modo fundamental=critically.
* de modo gracioso=funnily.
* de modo gratuito=on a complimentary basis.
* de modo heurístico=heuristically.
* de modo humorístico=in a humorous vein.
* de modo imaginativo=imaginatively.
* de modo imperdonable=unforgivably ; unpardonably.
* de modo inconfundible=unmistakably.
* de modo individual=on a case-by-case basis.
* de modo inequívoco=unambiguously.
* de modo inesperado=like a bolt out of the blue ; like a bolt from the blue.
* de modo informal=informally.
* de modo ininterrumpido=in an unbroken line.
* de modo inquietante=troublingly.
* de modo insinuante=suggestively.
* de modo intuitivo=intuitively.
* de modo irregular=erratically.
* de modo irritante=annoyingly.
* de modo ofensivo=offensively.
* de modo perdonable=forgivably ; remissibly ; pardonably.
* de modo pesimista=gloomily.
* de modo poco imaginativo=unimaginatively.
* de modo preocupante=troublingly.
* de modo provocativo=suggestively.
* de modo que=so.
* de modo que + poder + oír=within earshot of.
* de modo raro=funnily.
* de modo recíproco=reciprocally.
* de modo remisible=remissibly.
* de modo reprobatorio=reprovingly ; reproachfully.
* de modo reversible=reversibly.
* de modos diversos=variously.
* de modos extraños=funnily.
* de modo sorprendente=shockingly.
* de modo tal que=so much so that.
* demostrar de un modo contundente=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; prove + beyond all doubt.
* de ningún modo=by no means ; in no way ; on no account ; in no sense ; by any means ; not at all ; under no/any circumstances ; in any shape or form ; for the life of me ; not on any account ; by no stretch of the imagination.
* de nuevos modos=in new ways.
* de otro modo=conversely.
* de qué modo=by what means.
* de (tal) modo que=in such a way that ; so ; so that.
* de tal modo que raya en lo ridículo=ridiculously.
* de tal modo que + Subjuntivo=in such a way as to + Infinitivo.
* de todos modos=at any rate ; anyway(s).
* de un mod discreto=unobtrusively.
* de un modo=in a fashion.
* de un modo absorto=absently.
* de un modo aburrido y pesado=tediously.
* de un modo acalorado=hotly.
* de un modo adecuado=appropriately ; fitly.
* de un modo + Adjetivo=in + Adjetivo + fashion ; in + Adjetivo + measure ; in a + Adjetivo + manner ; in + Adjetivo + manner ; on a + Adjetivo + scale ; to a + Adjetivo + degree ; in a + Adjetivo + vein.
* de un modo afirmativo=affirmatively.
* de un modo ahorrativo=thriftily.
* de un modo aleatorio=at random.
* de un modo anafórico=anaphorically.
* de un modo anárquico=anarchically.
* de un modo anodino=prosaically.
* de un modo antieconómico=wastefully.
* de un modo apropiado=fitly ; appropriately.
* de un modo aprovechado=opportunistically.
* de un modo atractivo=appealingly.
* de un modo auténtico=authentically.
* de un modo barato=inexpensively ; thriftily.
* de un modo bochornoso=shamefully.
* de un modo cansado=wearily.
* de un modo caro=expensively + Participio.
* de un modo casual=in a by-the-way fashion.
* de un modo chirriante=jarringly.
* de un modo chocante=jarringly.
* de un modo compacto=compactly.
* de un modo concluyente=positively.
* de un modo conservador=conservatively.
* de un modo constante=on an ongoing basis.
* de un modo constructivo=constructively.
* de un modo convincente=convincingly ; forcibly.
* de un modo coordinado=synergistically.
* de un modo crítico=critically.
* de un modo decepcionante=disappointedly.
* de un modo desconcertado=disconcertedly.
* de un modo descontrolado=uncontrollably.
* de un modo desenfadado=playfully.
* de un modo deshonesto=dishonestly.
* de un modo desordenado=higgledy-piggledy.
* de un modo devastador=devastatingly.
* de un modo diferente=differentially.
* de un modo discreto=quietly.
* de un modo disonante=jarringly.
* de un modo económico=economically ; thriftily.
* de un modo elegante=elegantly.
* de un modo encantador=charmingly.
* de un modo engorroso=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
* de un modo equivalente=equivalently.
* de un modo espectacular=spectacularly.
* de un modo estrafalario=freakishly.
* de un modo exhaustivo=comprehensively ; in depth ; exhaustively.
* de un modo extraño=freakishly.
* de un modo fiable=reliably.
* de un modo flexible=flexibly.
* de un modo fortuito=haphazardly.
* de un modo fraudulento=fraudulently.
* de un modo gradual=incrementally.
* de un modo habitual=as a matter of routine.
* de un modo heterogéneo=heterogeneously [heterogenously].
* de un modo holístico=holistically.
* de un modo imparcial=impartially.
* de un modo impreciso=fuzzily.
* de un modo impresionante=impressively.
* de un modo impulsivo=impulsively.
* de un modo incidental=incidentally.
* de un modo incómodo=awkwardly ; cumbrously.
* de un modo incompetente=inefficiently.
* de un modo incompleto=incompletely.
* de un modo inconsistente=vagrantly.
* de un modo incorrecto=inaccurately.
* de un modo indiferente=regardless.
* de un modo inductivo=inductively.
* de un modo innovador=innovatively.
* de un modo insolente=defiantly.
* de un modo insulso=prosaically.
* de un modo inteligente=intelligently.
* de un modo interesante=interestingly.
* de un modo intermitente=in bursts.
* de un modo lógico=logically.
* de un modo malsonante=jarringly.
* de un modo matemático=mathematically.
* de un modo mecánico=mechanically.
* de un modo meditabundo=pensively.
* de un modo molesto=annoyingly.
* de un modo moralista=sanctimoniously.
* de un modo muy general=crudely.
* de un modo muy interesante=most interestingly + Verbo.
* de un modo nervioso=nervously.
* de un modo nítido=cleanly.
* de un modo o de otro=either way.
* de un modo oportunista=opportunistically.
* de un modo opresivo=oppressively.
* de un modo óptico=optically.
* de un modo optimista=optimistically.
* de un modo pasivo=passively.
* de un modo penetrante=piercingly.
* de un modo pensativo=pensively.
* de un modo poco constructivo=unconstructively.
* de un modo poco económico=wastefully.
* de un modo poco natural=unnaturally.
* de un modo positivo=positively ; constructively.
* de un modo práctico=practically.
* de un modo provocador=defiantly.
* de un modo provocativo=defiantly.
* de un modo que causa confusión=confusingly.
* de un modo racional=rationally.
* de un modo rápido=rapidly ; overnight ; at short notice.
* de un modo rapsódico=rhapsodically.
* de un modo raro=freakishly.
* de un modo regional=regionally.
* de un modo regular=on a regular basis ; on an ongoing basis ; on a continuing basis.
* de un modo relacionado=connectibly.
* de un modo remunerado=gainfully.
* de un modo retribuido=gainfully.
* de un modo secuencial=step by step.
* de un modo seguro=securely.
* de un modo similar=in a similar vein.
* de un modo simplista=simplistically.
* de un modo sistemático=systematically.
* de un modo susceptible=sensitively.
* de un modo tautológico=tautologically.
* de un modo temporal=on a temporary basis.
* de un modo tosco=crudely.
* de un modo trágico=tragically.
* de un modo tranquilizador=soothingly ; reassuringly.
* de un modo transparente=seamlessly.
* de un modo u otro=somehow ; some way.
* de un modo vergonzoso=shamefully.
* de un modo voluntario=voluntarily.
* de un nuevo modo=in a new way.
* dicho de otro modo=in other words ; said differently.
* distribuir de un modo escalonado=lay out in + stages.
* distribuir de un modo planificado=zone.
* el mejor modo de=the best way of.
* el modo como=the way in which.
* el modo de=the way in which.
* el modo de + Infinitivo=the way to go about + Gerundio.
* en cierto modo=to some extent ; after a fashion ; to a certain extent ; in a manner of speaking ; so to speak ; to some degree.
* en cierto modo + Verbo=sort of + Verbo.
* encontrar el modo de=find + way of/to.
* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema=find + way (a)round + problem.
* encontrar el modo de regresar=find + Posesivo + way back.
* encontrar su propio modo de actuar=find + Posesivo + own way.
* en metálico y de otro modo=in cash and in kind.
* en modo alguno=by no means.
* estimar grosso modo=guesstimate.
* estudiar el modo de=explore + ways in which ; explore + ways and means of.
* examinar el modo de=examine + way.
* extenderse a modo de abanico=fan out.
* flujo de datos de un modo intermitente=bursty traffic.
* frase a modo de título=title-like phrase.
* funcionar de un modo autónomo=operate under + an autonomous hand.
* grosso modo=roughly ; crudely ; rough draft ; ballpark.
* hablar del mismo modo=talk + alike.
* hacer Algo de modo equivocado=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer Algo de modo erróneo=go about + Nombre + the wrong way.
* hacer esto y aquello de un modo relajado=pootle ; piddle around/about.
* indizar de modo KWIC=KWIC.
* información a modo de ejemplo=sample data.
* ingeniarse el modo de=dream up + ways to.
* modo de actuar=arrangement ; course of action ; practice ; rationale.
* modo de ahorro de energía=power save mode.
* modo de andar=gait.
* modo de aprendizaje=learning style.
* modo de comportamiento=mode of behaviour ; way of conduct.
* modo de comunicación=communication pathway.
* modo de conducta=mode of conduct ; way of conduct.
* modo de conseguir Algo=lever.
* modo de expresión=way of expression ; mode of expression.
* modo de hacer preguntas=questioning behaviour.
* modo de introducción de datos=input mode.
* modo de pensar=thinking ; way of thinking ; mindset [mind-set] ; mode of thought ; mode of thinking.
* modo de presentación visual=display device.
* modo de resaltar=spotlight.
* modo de vida=way of life.
* modo de vida tradicional=folklife.
* modo no interactivo=non-interactive mode.
* no haber modo de=there + be + no means of.
* no hay modo de que=for the life of me.
* o de algún otro modo=or otherwise.
* pensar del mismo modo=think + alike.
* pensar de un modo diferente=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* pero no hubo modo=but no dice.
* por decirlo de algún modo=in a manner of speaking ; so to speak.
* por el modo=by the way.
* preparar de un modo rápido=throw together.
* recordar de un modo rápido=sweep back to.
* saber de algún modo=know + on some grounds.
* ser en cierto modo un + Nombre=be something of a + Nombre.
* surgir de un modo confuso=grow + like Topsy.
* tratar a Alguien del mismo modo=treat + Nombre + equally ; treat + Nombre + the same (way).
* tratar de igual modo=treat as + equal.
* usando el tiempo de un modo eficaz=time efficient [time-efficient].
* usar de un modo descuidado=bandy (about/around).
* usar de un modo despreocupado=bandy (about/around).
* uso de un modo descuidado=bandying about.
* ver las cosas de diferente modo=see + things differently.
* ver las cosas de un modo diferente=see + things differently.

modo de actuar
(n.)=arrangement ; course of action ; practice ; rationale.
Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered. Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action. Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description. Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
modo de ahorro de energía
(n.)=power save mode.
Ex: Almost any electronic device might benefit from having a power save mode but the most common application is for portable computers.
modo de andar
(n.)=gait.
Ex: Some physiotherapists argue that baby walkers delay independent walking, and encourage abnormal gait and posture, and urge toy libraries to exclude them from their provision.
modo de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning style.
Ex: These findings may have implications for those concerned with student learning styles and absorptive capacity.
modo de comportamiento
(n.)=mode of behaviour ; way of conduct.
Ex: The vast expansion in Internet users has caused difficulties in establishing and maintaining Internet protocols and modes of behaviour. Ex: There are ways of conduct which end inevitably in complications and perplexities.
modo de comunicación
(n.)=communication pathway.
Ex: Traditional communication pathways between acquisitions and other departments are inadequate in the process of acquiring the electronic resources increasingly in demand by the community.
modo de conducta
(n.)=mode of conduct ; way of conduct.
Ex: It can guide the moral will in so far as its illuminations depreciate certain modes of conduct and, conversely, reinforce others. Ex: There are ways of conduct which end inevitably in complications and perplexities.
modo de conseguir Algo
(n.)=lever.
Ex: An indication that the Commission would be prepared to accept a borderline project would provide a useful lever when the application is passed to the UK Government.
modo de expresión
(n.)=way of expression ; mode of expression.
Ex: One of the school's tasks is to enable pupils to acquire knowledge, skills and ways of expression which will contribute to their all round development. Ex: Success of any search for relevant information hinges on how readily predictable are the modes of expression for concepts and statements in the search file.
modo de hacer preguntas
(n.)=questioning behaviour.
Ex: The author explores the questioning behaviour on an electronic list (e-list) focused on colon cancer.
modo de introducción de datos
(n.)=input mode.
Ex: Pressing the <Ins> key acts as a toggle switch in changing the input mode from INSERT to OVERWRITE and vice versa = Al pulsar la techa <Ins> ésta actúa como un dispositivo de conmutación que cambia modo de introducción de datos de "insertar" a "sobrescribir" y viceversa.
modo de pensar
(n.)=thinking ; way of thinking ; mindset [mind-set] ; mode of thought ; mode of thinking.
Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period. Ex: It should be evident from the previous comments that planning is an attitude, a state of mind, a way of thinking. Ex: The article 'The emergence of a new mindset' argues that despite an evolving sense of social responsibility by librarians, confusion as to the public library's mission still persists. Ex: The result might be greater efficiency and the narrowing of the gap between different modes of thought regarding library classification. Ex: For most of its modern history library and information science (LIS) has been governed by the mode of thinking best characterized as positivism.
modo de presentación visual
(n.)=display device.
Ex: Amongst the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri are arrowgraphs in which related terms are joined by arrows leading from general terms out to their more specific partners.
modo de resaltar
(n.)=spotlight.
Ex: This journal serves as a vehicle for the continuing education of librarians, as a showcase for current practice and as a spotlight for significant activities.
modo de vida
(n.)=way of life.
Ex: EEC's activities provoke general interest only when they seem to pose a threat to yet another apect of the British way of life.
modo de vida tradicional
(n.)=folklife.
Ex: This article provides a selective list of available Internet resources covering all aspects of folklore and folklife.
modo no interactivo
(n.)=non-interactive mode.
Ex: Teletext services are broadcast information services which may be accessed in a non-interactive mode.
modorra
(n.)=drowsiness.
Ex: This amino acid has been widely used as a sleeping aid because it can produce drowsiness.

modulación
(n.)=modulation.
Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES.

modular
(v.)=modular ; modulate.
Ex: The control counter and associated screening are part of a co-ordinated modular system comprised of units which are readily reassembled into different configurations.
Ex: A modem is an electronic device which converts or modulates data coming from a computer into audio tunes which can be carried over normal phone lines and demodulates incoming tones from the phone line into data that can be used by the computer.
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* cocina modular=modular kitchen.

modularidad
(n.)=modularity.
Ex: In addition, modularity in the program design allows it to be readily modifiable, extensible, and adaptable for use at other small libraries = Además, la modularidad del diseño del programa le permite ser fácilmente modificable, extensible y adaptable para su uso en las bibliotecas pequeñas.

modularización
=modularisation [modularization, -USA].
Nota: Descomposición en módulos.
Ex: This article highlights needs and perspectives for further cooperative actions in relation to internationalization, modularization and semesterization of LIS studies.

modulo de control de publicaciones seriadas
(n.)=serials control system ; serials control module.
Ex: Automation commenced in 1981 with the purchase of a serials control system. Ex: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.
modus
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* modus operandi=modus operandi.

modus operandi
=modus operandi.
Ex: Survey methodology, the modus operandi of statisticians, is important to professional groups such as librarians as a function of operations management.
modélico
(adj.)=model.
Ex: I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with a model collection development policy rather than, as Ruth succinctly stated a moment ago, 'grandiose platitudes' with liberty and justice for all.
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* ciudadano modélico=model citizen ; exemplary citizen.
* ejemplo modélico=shining example.

mofa
(n.)=ridicule ; mockery ; taunt ; jeer ; sneer ; scoff ; snigger ; snicker ; banter.
Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
Ex: Their disparagement of female emancipation & feminism borders on mockery.
Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered.
Ex: Members of congress paid more attention to each other than to the president, responding with partisan jeers and cheers.
Ex: At most I have gotten a few sneers and a little derision for my involvement, and I certainly am not doing anything illegal.
Ex: To be sure, the largest portion of the fans greeted this news with a scoff.
Ex: The jeering sniggers of the rest made Timmy blush with shame.
Ex: I do this all the time, and no one's complained, and sometimes it can garner a few snickers from the audience, which is always fun.
Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
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* mofa de=thumbing of the nose at.
* mofa pública=public ridicule.

mofa de
=thumbing of the nose at.
Ex: He describes the decoration of the tombs, explaining that this artwork is a fearless thumbing of the nose at death itself.
mofa pública
(n.)=public ridicule.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
mofar
(v.)=mock.
Ex: They laughed and screeched and mocked as long as I went on swearing.
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* mofarse=sneer ; scoff ; jeer ; snicker ; snigger.
* mofarse de=make + a joke about ; ridicule ; make + mockery of ; poke + fun at ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; make + fun of ; sneer at ; scoff at ; rag ; rib.

mofarse
(v.)=sneer ; scoff ; jeer ; snicker ; snigger.
Ex: 'Arnold and the others are too sensitive!' he sneered, spreading his hands in a fantastic gesture of disdain. Ex: Those inclined to scoff should reflect on the findings of a 1975 study of on-line users: 'Engineers, scientists, and researchers more readily accept the results of online literature searching than they do the results of manual searching' = Aquellos que sienten la inclinación de burlarse deberían reflejarse en los hallazgos de un estudio de 1975 sobre los usuarios conectados en línea: "Los ingenieros, científicos e investigadores aceptan más rápidamente los resultados de la búsqueda en línea de bibliografía especializada que los resultados de la búsqueda manual". Ex: Taunts from her Hispanic students spurred a Japanese-American teacher to develop a multicultural unit that helped children appreciate the culture they had previously jeered. Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words. Ex: Nick then started to snigger evilly behind her back.
mofarse de
(v.)=make + a joke about ; ridicule ; make + mockery of ; poke + fun at ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; make + fun of ; sneer at ; scoff at ; rag ; rib.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations to longish book reviews either typed or handwritten, and cartoons that made a joke about the book being suggested. Ex: Such publications emphasised patriotic material supporting the war and ridiculing the enemy. Ex: This makes mockery of the idea of a 'family wage' earned by the man on which wage negotiations and the idea of keeping women out of work are founded. Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages. Ex: America is criminalizing those who object to its military plans, and is thumbing its nose at the Geneva Convention. Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore. Ex: Watching Ranald drop a rafter on his head, Marion sneered at herself that these children, this filthy hovel were all that was left to her. Ex: It's time to stop scoffing at those who worry about the budget deficit. Ex: Someone ragged her in college and she hit him. Ex: Finally after I ribbed her for about an hour she said that she'd slashed her wrists because of me.
mofeta
(n.)=skunk.
Ex: The novel begins with five stories about the wolf and coyote, the race between the skunk and the coyote, the frog and the eagle, why the frog croaks, and the bear .

moflete
(n.)=chubby cheek.
Ex: Learn proven face exercises and discover how to get rid of a double chin, lose chubby cheeks, and sculpt high cheekbones in 30 days.
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* de mofletes sonrosados=rosy-cheeked.

mofletudo
(adj.)=chubby-cheeked.
Ex: Weeks of intensive feeding have transformed the baby into a chubby-cheeked boy who crawls
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mogollón
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* a mogollón=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
* en mogollón=in droves.

mogote
(n.)=haystack hill.
Ex: The valleys are separated by haystack hills which rise above fields of green tobacco planted on red, rich soil.

moho
(n.)=mould [mold, -USA] ; mildew.
Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.
Ex: One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.
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* piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija=a rolling stone gathers no moss.

mohoso
(adj.)=mouldy [moldy, -USA] ; mildewed.
Ex: The fungus was also found on mouldy stamens of pomegranates.
Ex: However, yields were not up to expectations in some fields that were severely mildewed in 1985.

mohín
(n.)=pout.
Ex: His forehead was all puckered, and his red mouth set in a pout.
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* hacer un mohín=pout ; pout + Posesivo + lips.

mojado
(adj.)=damp ; sodden ; wet ; wetted ; soggy ; drenched.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: He looked up and descried a gym class, all wet and draggled, scurrying back across the sodden football field.
Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.
Ex: If they were watching the nimble movements of a compositor as he gathered the types from the hundred and fifty-two boxes of his case, they would run into a ream of wetted paper weighted down with paving stones.
Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.
Ex: To allow a 12 year old boy to wet himself every night and end up with a drenched bed is not good parenting -- it's cruel.
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* con la pólvora mojada=be out of luck.
* llover sobre mojado=add + insult to injury ; make + things worse ; it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
* quedar en papel mojado=end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.
* suelo mojado=wet floor.

mojama
(n.)=jerky ; tuna jerky.
Ex: For most of human history the only way to preserve meat was to dry it into jerky.
Ex: Smoked and dried fish are preferable to canned, and there are excellent varieties of tuna jerky on the market today.

mojar
(v.)=wet ; dab ; damp ; dip ; douse ; dunk.
Ex: In the future pictures may need not be wetted at all.
Ex: Meanwhile the other man got the ink ready -- it was simply a black oil paint -- and dabbed it over the face of the type when the press was open.
Ex: Type was thrust deep into roughish paper which had been softened by damping.
Ex: Two sheets were made each time the two-sheet mould was dipped by the maker into the vat, and they were turned out together on to a single felt by the coucher.
Ex: Iran has imported high-tech armored anti-riot vehicles equipped with water cannons that can douse people with boiling water or tear gas.
Ex: A biscuit is porous and, when dunked, capillary action draws the liquid into the interstices between the crumbs.
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* mojar con la lengua=lick.
* mojarle la oreja a=knock + spots off + Nombre.
* mojarle la oreja a Alguien=outdo ; outrun [out-run] ; trump.
* mojarse=get + involved with/in ; implicate + Reflexivo.
* mojarse el culo=get + involved with/in ; implicate + Reflexivo.
* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo=you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
* salsa para mojar=dip ; dipping sauce.

mojar con la lengua
(v.)=lick.
Ex: Control males were slower to contact pups, licked them more, and huddled less than control females.
mojarle la oreja a
(v.)=knock + spots off + Nombre.
Ex: They have the potential to knock spots off the private sector and it is about time people in the country realised that.
mojarle la oreja a Alguien
(v.)=outdo ; outrun [out-run] ; trump.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother. Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he could often out-run, track, back-track, double-back, and finally dodge unseen in the subway. Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
mojarse
(v.)=get + involved with/in ; implicate + Reflexivo.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Ex: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves.
mojarse el culo
(v.)=get + involved with/in ; implicate + Reflexivo.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Ex: In addition to convincing the assembly to vote against war, they must figure out the mystery of the burned bodies without implicating themselves.
mojiganga
(n.)=charade.
Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.

mojigatería
(n.)=prudery ; prudishness.
Ex: The history of women's sports has been the history of the religiously, politically, and aesthetically regimented body, a history of prudery, and a history of sportswear.
Ex: Perhaps this is due to the clash between American prudishness and the culture of these other countries where people have a more balanced view of sex.

mojigato
(adj.)=prude ; prudish ; sanctimonious ; prim ; straitlaced [strait-laced].
Ex: For her refusal, Isabella has received a great deal of blame from subsequent critics, who call her a hard-hearted prude.
Ex: In his outward appearance Hitler showed himself as a prudish & ascetic person, overly concerned with personal cleanliness .
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
Ex: I am really liking buttoned-up, very prim, demure-to-the-point-of-invisibility dresses lately.
Ex: Three years later, when he was fifteen, he slipped into Rachel's bedroom and her straitlaced mother caught them petting and giggling on the side of the bed.

molar
(v.)=molar ; back tooth ; cheek tooth ; molar tooth ; be into.
Ex: Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars.
Ex: It's very important to spend extra time brushing the teeth near the salivary glands (the inside of the lower front teeth and the outside of the upper back teeth).
Ex: Cheek tooth extraction in horses is a procedure that has traditionally been associated with a high incidence of complications.
Ex: Dental problems with molar teeth generally take the form of an impacted tooth.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
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* diente molar=molar tooth.
* primer molar=six-year molar ; primary molar.
* primer molar permanente=first molar.
* segundo molar=12-year molar.

molde
(n.)=mould [mold, -USA] ; cast ; casting.
Ex: Indeed, I would guess that we measure the success of our Schools by how well they train their students to fit the existing mold.
Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.
Ex: For the last 27 years he had worked as a fettler, a moderately heavy job consisting of trimming and lifting heavy metal castings in a foundry.
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* fabricante de moldes=die-sinker.
* hacer del mismo molde=cast in + the same mould as.
* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde=cast + plate + from mould.
* hacer un molde=cast in + mould.
* letra de molde=block capital ; block letter.
* molde de dos hojas=two-sheet mould.
* molde de escayola=plaster cast.
* molde de yeso=plaster mould [plaster-mould].
* molde para hacer gofres=waffle iron.
* molde para pasteles=cake pan.
* molde tipográfico=type image.
* romper el molde=break + the mould.
* romper el molde tradicional=break out of + the traditional mould.
* romper moldes=break + the mould.
* sacar del mismo molde=cast in + the same mould as.
* salirse del molde=think out(side) + (of) the box.

molde de dos hojas
(n.)=two-sheet mould.
Ex: Two-sheet moulds, which appear to have been a Dutch invention of the late seventeenth century, were constructed so that the two sheets were made either end to end or side by side.
molde de escayola
(n.)=plaster cast.
Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
molde de yeso
(n.)=plaster mould [plaster-mould].
Ex: The overwhelming advantages of flong moulds were that they were both quicker to make and quicker to cast from than plaster moulds.
molde para hacer gofres
(n.)=waffle iron.
Ex: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.
molde para pasteles
(n.)=cake pan.
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.
molde tipográfico
(n.)=type image.
Ex: An edition is all those copies of an item produced from substantially the same type image, whether by direct contact or by photographic method.
moldeado
(adj.)=contoured.
Ex: It features a contoured seat padded with foam which provides exceptional comfort in any setting.

moldeador
(n.)=moulder ; shaper.
Ex: The author discusses whether libraries still retain a function as agents of cultural change and moulders of public opinion.
Ex: The article 'The serials librarian as a shaper of scholars and scholarship' discusses the problems encountered by users and the ways in which the serials librarian can help solve them.

moldear
(v.)=shape ; mould [mold, -USA] ; contour.
Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.
Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.
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* moldear la opinión pública=mould + public opinion.
* prensa de moldear=punch press.

moldear la opinión pública
(v.)=mould + public opinion.
Ex: This paper gives reasons why changes are occurring in the ability to the British government to mould public opinion.
moldura
(n.)=beading ; beading strip.
Ex: I really like the beading around the doors and drawers, and that the glass door muntins align with the shelves inside.
Ex: Some of the beading strips will be held in with nails so be careful when removing them.

molduras
(n.)=trim.
Ex: The early telephone booths were manufactured from wood with ornate trim and design.

molecular
(adj.)=molecular.
Ex: This originated at Stanford University (USA) in 1965, and is still in use as an aid to finding plausible new molecular structures.
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* espectrometría molecular=molecular spectrometry.
* estructura molecular=molecular structure.
* masa molecular=molecular mass.

moler
(v.)=mill.
Ex: Millet was cleaned, steeped in water, washed, spiced and milled to produce a slurry.
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* piedra de moler=grinding stone ; millstone ; grindstone.

molestamente
=annoyingly ; onerously.
Ex: Rehyping old stuff as if it were new is not only annoyingly deceptive but doesn't sell any books to suspicious customers.
Ex: That's why online dating services all ask you to fill out onerously long questionnaires that only function to identify one personality trait.

molestar
(v.)=bother ; irk ; pester ; disrupt ; irritate ; trouble ; hassle ; bug ; tread on + Posesivo + toes ; spite ; annoy ; nag (at) ; disturb ; upset ; niggle ; importune ; gall ; peeve ; disturb + Posesivo + peace ; molest.
Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.
Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
Ex: Their education must accordingly be designed to prepare them for that future, however much this may irritate the myopics whose only concern is for the present.
Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.
Ex: Richins also included inconveniences such as special trips to complain, time and effort required to fill out form, being treated rudely, and having to hassle someone.
Ex: I have a question that has been bugging me since I upgraded to ProCite 5 some time ago.
Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
Ex: Library pests are any humans, large or microscopic beasts, library equipment or installations, or chemical and biological substances that hamper or annoy the reader.
Ex: This a book that I had admired but that had nagged at me for years.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
Ex: Especially if the new subject is one which upsets the previous structure of relationships, it will be difficult to fit into the existing order.
Ex: He was under the knife last week to treat the knee problem that has been niggling him.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
Ex: It was the American attitude of superiority that galled them the most.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
Ex: And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone.
Ex: I swear I have never seen a person who gets bit, stung and otherwise molested by insects and spiders the way he does.
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* molestar con preguntas=heckle.
* molestarse=stir + uneasily ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; begrudge ; grudge ; pique ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
* molestarse (por)=be bothered by ; bridle at ; take + offence (at).

molestar con preguntas
(v.)=heckle.
Ex: In stark contrast, these students, who heckled the ambassador in a much smaller venue, are being criminally charged and could potentially face prison.
molestarse
(v.)=stir + uneasily ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; begrudge ; grudge ; pique ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
Ex: She did stir uneasily when one day he exhorted her to be careful whom she was seen with, and when he advised her to remember that in her new and different setting people who fail to observe unwritten rules of acceptable behavior are in some people's eyes expendable. Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: In fact, many successful working women begrudge their partner's lack of earning power. Ex: He did not grudge them the money, but he grudged terribly the risk which the spending of that money might bring on them. Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
molestarse por
(v.)=be bothered by ; bridle at ; take + offence (at).
Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture. Ex: Some European strategists have bridled at this 'safety first' approach. Ex: And he isn't a very nice person, so Claire is going to take offence at some of the things he says.
molestia
(n.)=annoyance ; discomfort ; disruption ; encumbrance ; nuisance ; pain ; trial ; embarrassment ; aggravation ; disturbance ; irksomeness ; mischief ; ache ; hassle ; pest ; irritant ; soreness ; niggling ; niggle ; self-effacement ; inconvenience.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: False drops are perhaps less of an annoyance in a computer-based system when brief records can be quickly scanned and rejected as necessary.
Ex: Discomfort is caused if windows are opened, heat, cold, dirt and noise are offered 'open-access' to the interior.
Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.
Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: For instance, if discharge is 'watery' or 'purulent,' vision is 'blurred,' pain is 'moderate,' then corneal trauma or infection is diagnosed.
Ex: He wrote an article with the title 'The trials and traumas of authorship'.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
Ex: One reads, for instance, that a parameter in assessing the maximum period a user can be kept waiting is the 'aggravation quotient'.
Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.
Ex: Teachers who keep reading records find that the light they throw on their work compensates for the irksomeness of the administrative chore of keeping them up to date.
Ex: The author discusses the characteristics of programs designed specifically to cause mischief to computer owners who download and run the programs = El autor analiza las características de los programas diseñados específicamente para causar problemas a los propietarios de ordenadores que los descargan y ejecutan.
Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How to implement electronic subscriptions replacing the routing list hassle'.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: Common factors affecting the quality of air in libraries include scents and other controllable irritants, dust mites, moulds and other inhaled substances associated with paper and books.
Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
Ex: While there are no significant injury worries to speak of, there is no doubt both sides have a number of players with general soreness and niggling.
Ex: Wilson was limping around so he must have picked up a knock or aggravated a niggle that he already had.
Ex: Mark's Gospel reveals the power of God as self-effacement and self-giving love rather than domination and conquest.
Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
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* ahorrar la molestia=save + trouble ; spare + Nombre + a problem.
* ahorrarse la molestia de=obviate + the need for.
* causar molestias=cause + disruption ; inconvenience ; cause + inconvenience.
* disculpe(n) las molestias=sorry for the inconvenience.
* molestia de estómago=stomach ache.
* molestias y dolores=aches and pains.
* ocasionar molestias=cause + disruption.
* perdone(n) las molestias=sorry for the inconvenience.
* ser una molestia=be a pest ; be a (real) nuisance.
* sin molestias=hassle-free.
* tomarse la molestia de=take + the trouble to ; take + the time and effort ; take + the time to + Infinitivo.

molestia de estómago
(n.)=stomach ache.
Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
molestias y dolores
(n.)=aches and pains.
Ex: Last year I did not prefer cushioned running shoes, but now I'm a year older with new aches and pains, so I want a shoe with added support.
molesto
(adj.)=annoying ; cumbersome ; onerous ; uncomfortable ; uneasy ; vexatious ; irksome ; vexing ; untoward ; disruptive ; gnawing ; pesky ; distracting ; off-putting ; ill-at-ease ; nagging ; obtrusive ; importunate ; bothersome ; exasperated ; niggling ; miffed ; troublesome ; aggravating.
Ex: Inconsistencies are mostly merely annoying, although it can be difficult to be sure whether a group of citations which look similar all relate to the same document.
Ex: Any shelf arrangement systems which do not permit ready location of specific documents are cumbersome for the user or member of staff seeking a specific document.
Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
Ex: Hawthorne gave an uneasy laugh, which was merely the outlet for her disappointment.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
Ex: The old common press was a brilliant and deservedly successful invention, but by the end of the eighteenth century its limitations were beginning to seem irksome.
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
Ex: Make sure everyone involved is aware of timetable and room changes and any other administrative abnormalities; and as far as possible prevent any untoward interruptions.
Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
Ex: the underlying mood of the movement is a gnawing impatience with the system.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Small solutions to everyday problems: those pesky URLs'.
Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting.
Ex: One quite serious barrier to improvement is the reluctance of users to tell librarians of their feelings, but perhaps it is expecting too much of them to complain that they are ill-at-ease.
Ex: With inflated prices, the nagging question was whether consumers were being bilked by the market.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: He shows a masterly command of imagery throughout, but his style has always left little margin for error, and the errors here are bothersome.
Ex: He was drumming on his desk with exasperated fingers, his mouth quirked at the corners, as if saying: 'Wriggle out of that!'.
Ex: I always have this niggling doubt about companies that don't provide a telephone number on their websites.
Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
Ex: Finding dirt cheap airline tickets these days can be extremely aggravating because it's hard to know what a cheap price really is.
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* comportamiento molesto=disruptive behaviour.
* de un modo molesto=annoyingly.
* espíritu molesto=poltergeist.
* estar molesto=be displeased ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; put off ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
* lo molesto de=cumbersomeness.
* personas molestas, las=nuisance, the.
* sentirse molesto=stir + uneasily ; look + uncomfortable ; feel + wrong.
* sentirse molesto por=be embarrassed at.
* ser algo molesto=be a thorn in + Posesivo + side.
* ser molesto=be disturbing.
* verdad molesta=inconvenient truth.

molido
(adj.)=grinding ; ground ; ground-up.
Ex: A range of options are described including: microwaves; grinding; cutting; solvents; and drilling.
Ex: For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).
Ex: One of the oldest and best-known of these legendary love potions is Spanish fly, a powder made from ground-up beetles.
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* café molido=ground coffee.
* cristal molido=ground glass.
* estar molido=be dead beat ; be bushed.
* pan molido=grated bread.
* recién molido=freshly ground.
* vidrio molido=ground glass.

molienda
(n.)=milling ; grinding.
Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.
Ex: A range of options are described including: microwaves; grinding; cutting; solvents; and drilling.
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* bola de molienda=grinding ball.

moliente
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* corriente y moliente=run-of-the-mill.

molinillo
(n.)=grinder.
Ex: It is a grinder/coffee maker all in one.
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* molinillo de café=coffee grinder.

molinillo de café
(n.)=coffee grinder.
Ex: Nothing makes a fresher, tastier and more aromatic cup of coffee than a fine roast and the perfect coffee grinder.
molino
(n.)=windmill ; mill.
Ex: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
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* luchar contra molinos=tilt against/at + windmills.
* molino de aceite=olive oil mill.
* molino de agua=water mill.
* molino de cemento=cement mill.
* molino de harina=flour mill.
* molino de viento=windmill.
* piedra de molino=grinding stone ; millstone ; grindstone.
* represa de molino=millpond.

molino de aceite
(n.)=olive oil mill.
Ex: Olive oil mill wastewater disposal is an agricultural and environmental problem for olive oil producing countries.
molino de agua
(n.)=water mill.
Ex: The story of this water mill begins in 1640 when a group of English colonists came to Southampton.
molino de cemento
(n.)=cement mill.
Ex: The aim of this study was to perform chest radiology to determine the occupational hazards of cement dust on the lungs of cement mill workers.
molino de harina
(n.)=flour mill.
Ex: Its remarkable development in recent years is due partly to its saw mills but chiefly to its flour mills.
molino de viento
(n.)=windmill.
Ex: The user question used for the tests was for information on windmills, wind power utilisation and wind-powered generators.
mollas
(n.)=love handles ; flab.
Ex: Love handles are easily treated with liposuction, and the results are gratifying and very long lasting.
Ex: In order to get rid of flab, many lifestyle changes are in order, including diet, physical activity, behavior, and attitude.

molleja
(n.)=gizzard.
Ex: Giblets are the edible offal of a fowl, typically including the heart, gizzard, liver, and other visceral organs.

mollera
(n.)=pate ; knocker.
Ex: His head is totally shaved and remarkably translucent; when the studio lights hit his pate at just the right angle, you can practically see his brain.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
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* entrar en la mollera=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* meter en la mollera=get it into + Posesivo + head.
* ser duro de mollera=be slow on the uptake.

mollete
(n.)=bap ; crumpet.
Ex: Morning goods such as baps and rolls are covered separately.
Ex: What I like about this place is that they make their crumpets fresh (you can even watch them) so you know you are getting some good stuff.

molotov
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* cóctel molotov=petrol bomb ; gasoline bomb ; Molotov cocktail.

molusco
(n.)=mollusc [mollusk].
Ex: The results suggest that in general iodine turnover in periwinkles is slower than observed for other molluscs.

molécula
(n.)=molecule.
Ex: Polymers are higher molecular weight molecules composed of several to many smaller molecules or monomers.
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* molécula de oxígeno=oxygen molecule.

molécula de oxígeno
(n.)=oxygen molecule.
Ex: An oxygen molecule is a small dumbbell less than a nanometer across: two oxygen atoms with two electrons flying between acting as the bonding agent.
momento
=instant in time ; point ; time ; moment ; mo'.
Nota: Abreviatura de moment.
Ex: This should suffice to guarantee the integrity of the catalog at any given instant in time.
Ex: The online catalog will then contain information about periodical issues from that point.
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
Ex: As we were walking up to the place, John, the owner, saw us from over by the barn and told us to just go on in and that he'd be there in a mo'.
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* a cada momento=by the second.
* alcanzar el momento cumbre=reach + summit.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento=peak.
* alcanzar + Posesivo + mejor momento demasiado pronto=peak + too early.
* al momento=while-you-wait [while-u-wait].
* a partir de ese momento=from that moment on.
* a partir de este momento=hereinafter.
* aprovechar el momento=catch + the moment.
* atravesando momentos difíciles=beleaguered.
* atravesar un buen momento=go through + a good patch.
* atravesar un mal momento=go through + a bad patch.
* atravesar un momento bueno=go through + a good patch.
* atravesar un momento malo=go through + a bad patch.
* a último momento=last minute [last-minute].
* capturar el momento=catch + the moment.
* con cada momento que + pasar=with every passing moment.
* del momento=of the time(s).
* desde aquel momento=ever after.
* desde casi el primer momento=from (very) early on.
* desde el primer momento=from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde ese momento=from that point ; ever after ; from that moment on.
* detenerse por un momento=pause.
* de último momento=last minute [last-minute].
* de un momento a otro=momentarily ; at any moment.
* disfrutar al máximo (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment to the full(est).
* disfrutar (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment.
* disfrutar (d)el momento=enjoy + the moment.
* el mejor momento de todos=the time of all times.
* el momento preciso=the point in time at which.
* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno=the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* el sitio adecuado en el momento adecuado=the right place at the right time.
* en algún momento=somewhere along the line ; sometime ; at sometime ; at some point ; at some point in time ; at one time or another ; somewhere along the way ; at one point or another.
* en algún momento de la vida=at some time in + Posesivo + life.
* en algún momento de + Posesivo + vida=at some point in + Posesivo + life.
* en aquel momento=at the time ; the then + Nombre ; by this time ; at that time.
* en cualquier momento=anytime ; at any one time ; at any point ; at any point in time ; at any time ; at any moment ; at any given point ; at any moment in time ; at any given moment ; momentarily.
* en cualquier momento en el futuro=at some stage.
* en cualquier otro momento=some other time.
* en diferentes momentos=at various times ; at different times.
* en distintos momentos=at different times ; at various times.
* en el mejor momento de=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
* en el mejor momento de Uno=at + Posesivo + (very) best.
* en el momento=on the spot.
* en el momento actual=in this day and age ; at the present time.
* en el momento adecuado=at the right time.
* en el momento de=at the time(s) (that/of).
* en el momento de escribir estas líneas=at the time of writing.
* en el momento de la impresión=at the time of going to print.
* en el momento en que se necesita=at the point-of-need ; at the point of use ; point of use.
* en el momento en que + Subjuntivo=the moment + Verbo.
* en el momento justo=on cue.
* en el momento más álgido de=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
* en el momento más débil de Alguien=at + Posesivo + weakest.
* en el momento oportuno=at the right time ; not a moment too soon ; not a minute too soon.
* en el momento peor de Alguien=at + Posesivo + weakest.
* en el último momento=at the eleventh hour ; at the very last minute ; at the very last moment ; at the very last ; at the last minute.
* en ese mismo momento=at that very moment.
* en ese momento=at that point ; at this point ; at that time ; just then ; at that point in time.
* en este momento=at this point ; at this stage ; at this juncture ; at this time ; at this moment in time ; right now.
* en + momento de=in + neck of + Nombre.
* en ningún momento=at no time ; anywhere along the line.
* en otro momento=some other time.
* en qué momento=at what point.
* en su debido momento=in due time.
* en su mejor momento=at + Posesivo + peak ; at its peak ; at its height ; at its zenith.
* en su momento=in timely fashion.
* en su momento álgido=at + Posesivo + peak.
* en todo momento=at all times ; at every instant ; every step of the way ; throughout ; at every turn ; day in and day out ; at all hours ; time after time.
* en un determinado momento=at one point.
* en un momento=in a time ; in a flash.
* en un momento concreto=at a particular point in time ; at a particular point in time.
* en un momento dado=at a given point in time ; at any one time ; at any given point ; at one particular time ; at any given time ; at any given moment ; at a given moment in time ; at a given moment.
* en un momento de=at a time of ; at one stage of.
* en un momento de apuro=if it comes to the crunch.
* en un momento de apuros=when push comes to shove ; when it comes to the crunch ; when the worst comes to the worst ; if the worst comes to the worst.
* en un momento de cabreo=in the heat of the moment.
* en un momento de enfado=in the heat of the moment.
* en un momento de enojo=in the heat of the moment.
* en un momento determinado=on any one occasion.
* en un momento en el que=at a time when.
* en unos momentos=momentarily ; at any moment.
* es el momento adecuado=the moment is ripe ; the time is ripe.
* es el momento oportuno=the moment is ripe ; the time is ripe.
* esperar su momento=wait in + the wings ; stand in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
* estar en el lugar adecuado en el momento adecuado=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el lugar indicado en el momento indicado=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno=be in the right place at the right time.
* estar en el sitio justo en el momento preciso=be on the spot.
* estar en un momento clave=be at a watershed.
* estar en un momento decisivo=be at a watershed.
* hace un momento=a moment ago.
* hace unos momentos=a few moments ago.
* hasta aquel momento=until that time.
* hasta el momento=as yet ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
* hasta el momento de=up to the point of ; to the point of.
* hasta el momento que=up to the point where ; to the point where.
* hasta ese momento=up to that point.
* hasta este momento=up to this point.
* justo en ese momento=just then.
* llegado el momento de la verdad=if it comes to the crunch ; when the crunch comes to the crunch ; if the crunch comes to the crunch.
* llegado este momento=at this juncture ; at this point.
* llegar a un momento importante en + Posesivo + historia=reach + milestone.
* llegar el momento en el que=reach + the point where.
* lograr el momento de=reach + point of.
* moda del momento=flavour of the month ; sizzle.
* momento álgido=climax ; capstone ; peak ; high-water mark.
* momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el=teachable moment, the.
* momento clave=watershed ; turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* momento clave del cambio=tipping point.
* momento crucial=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* momento culminante=climax ; capstone ; peak ; high-water mark.
* momento decisivo=watershed ; turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
* momento escogido=timing.
* momento + llegar=time + approach.
* momento oportuno=timing.
* momentos=moments.
* momentos álgidos=high.
* momentos alocados=heady days.
* momentos bajos=low.
* momentos culminantes=highlights.
* momentos de presión=the heat is on.
* momentos de tensión=the heat is on.
* momentos emocionantes=heady days.
* ni por un momento=not even for a minute!.
* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno=be past + Posesivo + best.
* pasar por un buen momento=go through + a good patch.
* pasar por un mal momento=go through + a bad patch.
* pasar un momento bueno=go through + a good patch.
* pasar un momento malo=go through + a bad patch.
* pensar un momento en=spare + a thought for.
* por el momento=for the time being ; momentarily ; at the moment ; for the nonce ; for the present.
* por un momento=for a moment.
* por unos momentos=for a few moments ; for a short time ; for a short while.
* proporcionar el + Nombre + adecuado al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento ad=provide + the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* salir un momento a=pop down to.
* ser el momento clave=mark + the watershed.
* ser el momento (de)=be the time to.
* ser el momento decisivo=mark + the watershed.
* ser el momento de=it + be + time to/for.
* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* ser un momento tan bueno como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* un mejor momento=a better time.
* un momento=for a minute.
* un momento determinado=a frozen moment in time ; a given moment in time.
* vivir el momento=live for + the moment ; live for + the present ; live for + today ; carpe diem ; seize + the day.

momento + llegar
(n.)=time + approach.
Ex: The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.
momento apropiado para el aprendizaje, el
(n.)=teachable moment, the.
Ex: The teachable moment is the time when a learner is ready to accept new information for use conceptually or in practice.
momento clave
=watershed ; turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
Ex: The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries. Ex: This article elaborates on the turning point in library service during the reign of the National Socialists and discusses its reorganisation after World War II. Ex: His road to Damascus moment came when he realised that at 42 he is the same age Elvis was when he died.
momento clave del cambio
(n.)=tipping point.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The indexing of scholarly journals: a tipping point for publishing reform?'.
momento crucial
=turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
Ex: This article elaborates on the turning point in library service during the reign of the National Socialists and discusses its reorganisation after World War II. Ex: His road to Damascus moment came when he realised that at 42 he is the same age Elvis was when he died.
momento culminante
(n.)=climax ; capstone ; peak ; high-water mark.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect. Ex: According to Freud, the genital stage serves as the capstone and completes the development of the healthy sexual adult. Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: The 1930s decade was a high-water mark of student activism, with a larger percentage of the student population involved in political organizations than at any other period including the 1960s.
momento decisivo
=watershed ; turning point ; Posesivo + road to Damascus.
Ex: The library literature of 1990-91 indicates that the 1990s will be a watershed for academic and research libraries. Ex: This article elaborates on the turning point in library service during the reign of the National Socialists and discusses its reorganisation after World War II. Ex: His road to Damascus moment came when he realised that at 42 he is the same age Elvis was when he died.
momento escogido
(n.)=timing.
Ex: Timing was important.
momento oportuno
(n.)=timing.
Ex: Timing was important.
momento álgido
(n.)=climax ; capstone ; peak ; high-water mark.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect. Ex: According to Freud, the genital stage serves as the capstone and completes the development of the healthy sexual adult. Ex: Make a note of the story's climax in your mind, so that you can indicate to the children by pause, by quickening of the pace, the peak of the tale. Ex: The 1930s decade was a high-water mark of student activism, with a larger percentage of the student population involved in political organizations than at any other period including the 1960s.
momentos
(n.)=moments.
Ex: A serious omission or duplication in a page of prose, for instance, might necessitate the rejustification of dozens of lines, whereas if the mistake had been spotted in the stick it could have been set right in a matter of moments.
momentos alocados
=heady days.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
momentos bajos
(n.)=low.
Ex: There's a definite pattern of about 16 days between his highs and his lows.
momentos culminantes
(n.)=highlights.
Ex: This paper examines the highlights of the programme as well as the social events, excursions and major contributions to professional thinking.
momentos de presión
=the heat is on.
Ex: The book gives clear guidelines regarding how to 'chill out when the heat is on' which he is beginning to use with very good effect.
momentos de tensión
=the heat is on.
Ex: The book gives clear guidelines regarding how to 'chill out when the heat is on' which he is beginning to use with very good effect.
momentos emocionantes
=heady days.
Ex: But these heady days came to a swift end with the stock market crash on Black Tuesday, October 29, 1929, in New York, Toronto, Montreal and other financial centres in the world.
momentos álgidos
(n.)=high.
Ex: There's a definite pattern of about 16 days between his highs and his lows.
momentáneamente
=momentarily.
Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

momentáneo
(adj.)=momentary.
Ex: Washington shot a timid momentary look at her.

momia
(n.)=memento slip ; mummy.
Ex: Shelf-reading also provides the opportunity to check the existence of memento slips in case of displaced volumes.
Ex: The author discusses the origins of the myth that, in mid 19th century USA, the linen wrappings from Egyptian mummies were used in commercial papermaking.

momificación
(n.)=mummification.
Ex: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.

momificado
(adj.)=mummified.
Ex: I looked down and saw a tiny but perfect mummified human body with hair, dark brown skin and more disturbingly, wings.

mona
(n.)=drunkenness ; bout of boozing ; drinking bout ; boozing bout ; binge drinking.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: Did you know that heavy bouts of boozing damages the red muscle fibres you need for endurance?.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.
Ex: After another of his boozing bouts his bride-to-be throws him out of her house.
Ex: To prevent risky sexual behavior among young adults, attention should be paid to binge drinking & marijuana use during adolescence.
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* dormir la mona=sleep it off.

monacal
(adj.)=monkish.
Ex: Nonetheless, the monkish chroniclers of the time report that the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid sent Emperor Charlemagne a brass clock and an elephant.

monacato
(n.)=monasticism.
Ex: In ancient Rome the vestal virgins were celibates, and successful monasticism has everywhere been accompanied by celibacy as an ideal.

monada^1
(n.)=nymphet ; cutie ; cutie pie ; Posesivo + little muffin.
Ex: The archetypal nymphet is the character Lolita of Vladimir Nabokov's novel.
Ex: She would be a real cutie if it wasn't for that chipped tooth.
Ex: Her puppy is a real cutie pie that loves to snuggle and cuddle.
Ex: She has an eye disability she was born with and her mother hates that her little muffin gets made fun of for her problems.

monaguillo
(n.)=acolyte ; altar boy.
Ex: In Anglican churches, acolytes commonly wear surplices over red cassocks.
Ex: Inside the church, when the priest appeared from the sacristy, I saw that he was without an altar boy.

monarca
(n.)=monarch.
Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.

monarquía
(n.)=monarchy.
Ex: The majority of these sermons were preached by clergymen between 1660 (the year of the Restoration of the Monarchy) and 1700.

monasterio
(n.)=monastery ; convent.
Ex: If the work is special to the use of a particular body within the church (e.g., a diocese, cathedral, monastery, religious order), make an added entry under the heading for that body.
Ex: Libraries founded by the endowments of the royal family and statesmen not only as independent entities but also within mosques, dervish convents and other institutions.

moncejo
(n.)=unibrow.
Ex: Here are some tips on how to get rid of a unibrow so it no longer cramps your style.

monda
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* ser la monda=be a (real) scream ; be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.

mondadientes
(n.)=toothpick.
Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.

mondado
(adj.)=peeled.
Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.

mondar
(v.)=pare.
Ex: Cut the pineapple, after paring it, into small squares; make a syrup of the sugar, vinegar, and spices, and pour it over the pineaple while boiling hot.
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* mondarse de risa=crack up ; be in fits of laughter ; laugh + Posesivo + head off ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).

mondarse de risa
(v.)=crack up ; be in fits of laughter ; laugh + Posesivo + head off ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).
Ex: Sometimes he makes me cringe and sometimes he makes me crack up. Ex: Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well. Ex: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn. Ex: His dad pronounced the strange term to the best of his ability and the young man split his sides with laughter. Ex: Andrea and Mark were very welcoming and Jess was a real scream and had us in stitches.
moneda
(n.)=coin ; currency [currencies, -pl.].
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.
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* acuñar monedas=mint + coins.
* cambio de moneda=exchange rate ; foreign exchange ; currency exchange rate ; market rate of exchange ; foreign exchange rate ; currency rate ; rate of exchange ; currency exchange.
* casa de la moneda=mint.
* coleccionista de monedas=coin collector.
* dos caras de la misma moneda=two sides of the same coin.
* fabricación de monedas=coinage ; minting.
* fracción de moneda=penny ; coin denomination.
* lanzamiento de moneda=coin toss.
* la otra cara de la moneda=the other side of the coin ; the flip side of the coin.
* las dos caras de la moneda=two sides of the coin.
* máquina que funciona con monedas=coin-operated machine.
* mercado de moneda extranjera=foreign currency market.
* moneda de cambio=bargaining chip ; bargaining counter.
* moneda de curso legal=legal tender.
* moneda de diez centavos=dime.
* moneda electrónica=electric money.
* moneda extranjera=foreign currency.
* moneda nacional=local currency.
* monedas=coinage.
* moneda única=single currency.
* pagar con la misma moneda=get + Posesivo + own back.
* papel moneda=banknote ; paper money.
* que funciona con monedas=coin-operated ; coin-op.
* ser moneda corriente=be an everyday occurrence.

moneda de cambio
(n.)=bargaining chip ; bargaining counter.
Ex: The only ones 'using' the war dead as a political bargaining chip are the Republicans who have fought to keep the images of these fallen heroes in the dark. Ex: One might recall the threat issued by the Chechen terrorists to Moscow in 1995 to seize nuclear reactors and use them as a bargaining counter.
moneda de curso legal
(n.)=legal tender.
Ex: But at least half a dozen other European mini-states and territories are using the euro as legal tender -- without approval from the European Central Bank.
moneda de diez centavos
(n.)=dime.
Ex: What do librarians do all day but collect nickels and dimes?.
moneda electrónica
(n.)=electric money.
Ex: Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical.
moneda extranjera
(n.)=foreign currency.
Ex: Although DOBIS/LIBIS must keep its accounts in a single currency, prices for documents may be entered in foreign currencies.
moneda nacional
(n.)=local currency.
Ex: The local currency price is always rounded off to whole pennies or units, depending on the currency.
moneda única
(n.)=single currency.
Ex: The 12 countries in the euro zone changed over to the single currency on 1 January 1999.
monedas
(n.)=coinage.
Ex: Monasteries frequently profited from the minting of coinage throughout the Middle Ages.
monedero
(n.)=purse ; pocketbook.
Ex: She seized her sweater and purse and vanished.
Ex: Auto dealers are forcing newspapers to choose between their pocketbooks and their principles.
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* monedero electrónico=electric money ; electronic purse.

monedero electrónico
(n.)=electric money ; electronic purse.
Ex: Electric money will come in cent or less denominations to make high-volume, small-value transactions on the Internet practical. Ex: Some banks are running pilot projects using smart cards as an electronic purse to be used instead of cash.
monería
(n.)=cutie ; cutie pie ; Posesivo + little muffin.
Ex: She would be a real cutie if it wasn't for that chipped tooth.
Ex: Her puppy is a real cutie pie that loves to snuggle and cuddle.
Ex: She has an eye disability she was born with and her mother hates that her little muffin gets made fun of for her problems.

monetario
(adj.)=monetary ; pecuniary.
Ex: For example, if the local currency is Belgian francs, monetary amount are always entered in whole francs.
Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
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* asuntos monetarios=money matters.
* brigada de delitos monetarios=fraud squad.
* conversión en valor monetario=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
* convertido en valor monetario=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
* convertir en valor monetario=monetise [monetize, -USA].
* cuestiones monetarias=money matters.
* desde un punto de vista monetario=monetarily.
* donación monetaria=monetary donation.
* sistema monetario=coinage.
* sistema monetario, el=coinage system, the.
* unidad monetaria=currency unit.
* unión monetaria=monetary union.
* valor monetario=monetary worth.

monetización
(n.)=monetisation [monetization, -USA].
Ex: While the monetisation of food aid generates money for NGOs to pursue other aid activities, it also reduces prices for local producers and traders in poor countries, effectively rigging the market against them.

monetizado
(adj.)=monetised [monetized, -pl.].
Ex: Although the cost of lead paint abatement is measured in billions of dollars, the monetized benefits of such a Herculean task have been shown to far outweigh the costs.

monetizar
(v.)=monetise [monetize, -USA].
Ex: This is a means to monetize stranded natural gas resources around the world.

mongol
(n./adj.)=Mongol ; Mongolian.
Ex: The Mongols brought violence and destruction to all aspects of China's civilization.
Ex: For land-locked Mongolians, sandwiched between Russia and China, preserving traditions is important to keeping their cultural independence.

mongolismo
(n.)=Down syndrome [Down's syndrome].
Ex: Chapter 3 describes the use of the test with children with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and central nervous system disorders.

mongólico
(n.)=retard.
Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.

monigote
(n.)=stooge.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
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* hacer el monigote=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.

monitor de ordenador
(n.)=CRT screen ; CRT display screen.
Ex: In the case of the card catalog complete sequences exist whether or not someone is actually viewing them, while on a CRT (cathode-ray tube) screen they exist only so long as the phosphors continue to glow. Ex: For outputting information, two common devices used are a printer which prints the new information on paper, or a CRT display screen which shows the results on a TV-like screen.
monitor de pantalla plana
(n.)=flat-screen monitor ; flatscreen display.
Ex: Peripherals will improve, note the introduction of touch terminals, and other significant developments are in the offing such as the flat-screen monitor which can be hung on a wall. Ex: Display devices are based mainly on the cathode-ray, or television, tube but other light-emitting or reflecting devices (e.g. plasma, liquid-crystals) are also in use on 'flatscreen' displays.
monitor monocromo
(n.)=monochrome monitor.
Ex: When you DISPLAY or TYPE records, your search terms appear in green (bold letters on monochrome monitors).
monitor^1
(n.)=instructor.
Ex: Its effectiveness has been erratic because of rapid turnover of instructors.

monitor^2
(n.)=video terminal ; display unit ; monitor ; VDU (Visual Display Unit) ; CRT terminal ; video display.
Ex: Access to the system is through video terminals and by telex.
Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.
Ex: At any point in your search, you can either view the records you have retrieved on your monitor or print them on your printer.
Ex: A visual display unit (VDU) is a unit used to display data from a computer onto a screen.
Ex: A CRT terminal is American terminology for a visual display unit (qv).
Ex: Microforms can be read by means of optically magnifying reading devices, or by equipment which presents the magnified image on a video display.
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* monitor de ordenador=CRT screen ; CRT display screen.
* monitor de pantalla plana=flat-screen monitor ; flatscreen display.
* monitor monocromo=monochrome monitor.
* pantalla del monitor=VDU screen ; monitor screen.
* tubo de monitor=tube.

monja
(n.)=nun.
Ex: What Anselmo maintains on matter of clergy's celibacy, sin of sodomy, monk's and nun's vows of chastity, and about the marriage shows nevertheless that he was not a despiser of the human being.

monje
(n.)=monk.
Ex: Diplomatics is an auxiliary science of history created by the French monk Dom Jean Mabillon in 1681 to establish the authenticity of mediaeval charters.
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* cotorra monje=monk parakeet.

mono enano
(n.)=bonobo.
Ex: The lion, chimpanzee, bonobo, gorilla, hyena, wolf, dog, sheep, cow and elephant cultures are less desirable than the cat culture, which has to operate on the principle that cats cannot be made to do anything that they do not wish to do.
mono^1
=monkey ; ape.
Ex: For example, 629.1388 in DC has to house all documents on Astronautics documents on Instrumentation, Earth satellites, monkeys in space, Manned flights, and so on.
Ex: Edgar Rice Burroughs, best known as the creator of 'Tarzan of the Apes', is one of America's most popular writers of genre fiction = Edgar Rice Burroughs, mejor conocido como el creador de "Tarzán de los monos" es uno de los escritories más populares americanos de literatura narrativa.
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* aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda=You can take the boy out of the country, but you can't take the country out of the boy.
* Aunque la mona se vista de seda, mona se queda=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
* hacer (la) mona=play + hooky ; play + truant ; skip + class.
* mono enano=bonobo.
* ser el último mono=feel + pulled and tugged.

mono^2
(n.)=overalls ; body suit ; jumpsuit.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: This article covers the general intellectual property situation and specific patents relating to aspects of virtual reality (headsets, data gloves, body suits, complete systems).
Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee.

mono^3
(adj.)=cute ; dinky ; darling.
Ex: Frequently the youngest child takes on the role of the mascot; he acts cute, mischievous, and endearing.
Ex: This dinky pink handbag is ideal for day or evening use.
Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.

mono^4
(n.)=withdrawal symptoms.
Ex: When heavy or frequent drinkers suddenly decide to quit 'cold turkey' they will experience some physical withdrawal symptoms.
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* tener el mono=suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.

monoceja
(n.)=monobrow.
Ex: I often wonder why there are so many people in this world with monobrows.

monocromo
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* monitor monocromo=monochrome monitor.

monocultivo
(n.)=monoculture.
Ex: Monoculture cotton crops and the economy they supported proved susceptible to a small insect in the early 20th century.

monocultura
(n.)=monoculture.
Ex: After democracy returned in 1989, the new elections brought a transition from political monoculture to pluralism.

monodia
(n.)=monody.
Nota: Composición para una sola voz.
Ex: The author analyzes Saracini's five known volumes of monodies and describes their content and style in great detail.

monoesquí
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* monoesquí acuático=aquaplane.

monoesquí acuático
(n.)=aquaplane.
Ex: When using a boat to tow a person on water skis or an aquaplane, there must be in the boat, in addition to the operator, one other person who can observe the person being towed.
monogamia
(n.)=monogamy.
Ex: It features essays on adultery, monogamy, perversion, homosexuality, pederasty, sex without love, and sexual equality.

monografía
(n.)=monograph ; monograph ; monographic publication.
Nota: Monografía que contiene texto y/o ilustraciones y que está completa en un volumen o que se completará en un número finito de volúmenes.
Ex: A monograph is a nonserial item, i.e., an item either complete in one part or complete, or intended to be completed, in a finite number of separate parts.
Ex: A monograph is a document containing detailed and complete study of a particular subject.
Ex: A monographic publication is a monograph containing text and/or illustrations in eye-readable form, either complete in one volume or complete or intended to be completed in a finite number of volumes.
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* monografía con carácter colectivo=collective title ; collective work.
* monografía en varios volúmenes=multi-part item ; multi-volume monograph.

monografía con carácter colectivo
(n.)=collective title ; collective work.
Ex: A collective title is a title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works. Ex: Librarians, with no special knowledge outside the standard library curriculum, possess an questionable competence to evaluate certain categories of reference book, such as bibliographies and dictionaries and bio-critical collective works.
monografía en varios volúmenes
(n.)=multi-part item ; multi-volume monograph.
Ex: A multipart item is a monograph complete, or intended to be completed, in a finite number of separate parts. Ex: A multivolume monograph is a monograph complete, or intended to be completed, in a finite number of separate parts.
monograma
(n.)=monogram.
Ex: The author follows the history through to the point, in the latter part of the nineteenth century, when mirror-image monograms went out of favour and were replaced by straightforward monograms.

monográfico
(adj.)=monographic.
Ex: 'I.F. Stones Weekly', a serial, is not different in character from any other monographic report of I. F. Stone.
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* no monográfico=non-monographic.
* serie monográfica=monographic series.

monogástrico
(adj.)=monogastric.
Ex: The digestive system of ruminants is very similar to that of other mammals, but the stomach is considerably different from the so-called 'monogastric' condition.

monojerarquía
(n.)=mono-hierarchy.
Nota: Característica de un lenguaje documental por la que cada término tiene únicamente un término general.
Ex: Mono-hierarchy is the quality of a documentary language in which each term has only one broader term at a given level.

monojerárquico
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* clasificación monojerárquica=monohierarchical classification.

monolatría
(n.)=henotheism.
Ex: This belief is not monotheism, the belief in only one God, but henotheism, the belief in a host of deities with only one who is to be worshiped.

monolingüe
(n.)=monolingual ; monoglot.
Ex: Monolingual interrogation is insufficient in an increasing number of cases, resulting in the need for cross-lingual retrieval.
Ex: The lower class Gaelic monoglots were largely unable to read, being deprived of both libraries and alternative means of obtaining the limited Gaelic literature.
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* tesauro monolingüe=monolingual thesaurus.

monologuista
(n.)=monologist.
Ex: I'm not like one of those monologists, who stand there with their hands in their pockets, and get polite applause for witty remarks.

monolítico
(adj.)=monolithic.
Ex: Classical bookform and card catalogs are monolithic arrangements of entries, completely dehumanized in the sense that they cannot respond to individual persons as individuals.

monomedio
(n.)=monomedium [monomedia, -pl.].
Ex: There is some irony here, in that 'multimedia' is commonly used to denote diverse data after they have been reduced to the monomedium of digital coding.

monomérico
(adj.)=monomeric.
Ex: This article outlines briefly the work of the British Library aimed at improving paper quality by saturating books by a monomeric mixture of esters.

mononucleosis
(n.)=mononucleosis ; glandular fever.
Ex: The nine diseases for which statistics are reported are: ear infection, tonsillitis, pneumonia, diarrhea, urinary tract infection, mononucleosis, hepatitis, meningitis, and rheumatic fever.
Ex: Glandular fever is a viral infection that causes an illness similar to influenza.
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* mononucleosis infecciosa=glandular fever.

mononucleosis infecciosa
(n.)=glandular fever.
Ex: Glandular fever is a viral infection that causes an illness similar to influenza.
monoparental
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* familia monoparental=lone-parent family.

monopatinador
(n.)=skateboarder.
Ex: This study compares injuries among ice-skaters with those among skateboarders, rollerskaters, and inline skaters, to determine the need for mandatory helmet use.

monopatín
(n.)=skateboard.
Ex: Library patrons had with them a range of other possessions, including boxes of tissue, electronic translators, cameras, walking aids (e.g., canes), baby bottles, skateboards, and even bicycles = Además, los usuarios tenían otra serie de objetos personales como, por ejemplo, cajas de pañuelos de papel, electronic translators, cámaras, utensilios para ayudar a caminar (por ej., bastones), biberones, monopatines e incluso bicicletas.
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* montar en monopatín=skateboarding.
* patinador de monopatín=skateboarder.

monopolio
(n.)=monopoly.
Ex: Now that this monopoly has ended, the technology can be employed on a much wider scale.
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* cuasimonopolio=near-monopoly.

monopolización
(n.)=monopolisation [monopolization, -USA].
Ex: A consequence of decades of intellectual repression in South Africa is the growth of organisations to counter the monopolisation of information.

monopolizador
(adj.)=monopolistic.
Ex: In practice this virtually monopolistic situation would not be good as it would limit choice and would jeopardize complete independence of action.

monopolizar
(v.)=monopolise [monopolize, -USA] ; hold + a monopoly on.
Ex: The fact that this catalogue is in book form means that there is less likelihood of one reader monopolizing the catalogue.
Ex: This book is a welcome reminder that antifascism did not hold a monopoly on culture.
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* monopolizar el mercado=corner + the market.

monopolizar el mercado
(v.)=corner + the market.
Ex: The article 'Cornering the market' argues that if bookshops want to capture a slice of the market, they need to experiment with multimedia products.
monopuesto
(adj.)=stand-alone [standalone] ; single-user.
Ex: BLCMP (originally Birminghan Libraries Cooperative Mechanisation Project) is a co-operative venture which embraces both network and stand-alone services, and batch and online services.
Ex: Production of printed catalogues and indexes may be important, particularly in a library with a larger number of users than a single-user microcomputer could cope with in online mode.

monosilábico
(adj.)=monosyllabic.
Ex: Sign language includes all forms of codification in which words, numbers, and punctuation marks have been supplanted by gestures; they may vary from the 'monosyllabic' gestures of the hitch-hiker to such complete systems as the language of the deaf = El lenguaje de signos incluye todas las formas de codificación donde las palabras, números y signos de puntuación se han sustituido por gestos y pueden ir de los gestos "monosilábicos" del autoestopista a sistemas tan completos como el del lenguaje de los sordos.

monotema
(n.)=hobby-horse.
Ex: They then lambasted her for interrupting the president and riding her hobby-horse of war and peace.

monoteísmo
(n.)=monotheism.
Ex: Monotheism is usually contrasted with polytheism, which is the belief in many gods, and atheism, which is the absence of any belief in gods.

monoteísta
(n./adj.)=monotheist.
Ex: One of the most common assertions made by monotheists is that polytheism is 'idolatry'.

monotipia
(n.)=Monotype.
Ex: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.

monotonía
(n.)=drabness ; monotony ; plateauing.
Ex: It is impatient with Juctionville for its failure to move ahead as fast as it would like and is bothered by the city's drabness and general lack of class and culture.
Ex: Monotony can be avoided by special lighting for individual cubicles, issue counters and exhibition areas.
Ex: Plateauing is reaching a stage in work or life where there is no more growth or movement and it can destroy motivation, allegiance, commitment, and productivity.
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* monotonía diaria=daily grind.
* romper la monotonía=relieve + monotony.

monotonía diaria
(n.)=daily grind.
Ex: With all of the things that make up our daily grind, we often find ourselves craving for the next getaway, for the next relaxation period.
monotónico
(adj.)=monotonic.
Ex: In mathematics, functions between ordered sets are monotonic if they preserve the given order.

monovalente
(adj.)=atomistic ; monadic.
Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.
Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.
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* átomo monovalente=monad.

monovolumen
(n.)=people carrier.
Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.

monserga
(n.)=spiel.
Ex: I was much older and wiser, so as soon as the recruiter began his spiel, I just told him to cut the crap and give it to me straight.

monstruo
(n.)=monster ; beast.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Users' experiences with qualitative data analysis software: neither monster nor muse'.
Ex: In Little Gidding T.S. Eliot gives us some lines that express what I mean not just by saying it but by demonstrating it too: Last season's fruit is eaten And the fullfed beast shall kick the empty pail.
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* monstruo marino=sea monster.

monstruo marino
(n.)=sea monster.
Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
monstruo^2
(n.)=mean machine.
Nota: Generalmente usado en sentido positivo para indicar una persona o cosa muy eficaz.
Ex: A 500-year-old sketch by Leonardo da Vinci was recently discovered -- of a mean machine that looked just like a modern bike!.

monstruosidad
(n.)=enormity ; monstrosity.
Ex: It is very rare that a library will abandon a classification scheme and turn to another due to the enormity of the task of reclassifying.
Ex: Homosexuality, cuckoldry, flowering anuses, zombies, monstrosity, gambling, banquets, viral contagion all become signs of a historical epoch which exists in a repetitious & catastrophic crisis.

monstruoso
=monstrous ; a monster of a.
Ex: Bogardus privately resolved that nothing would induce her to assent to this monstrous possibility.
Ex: Hurricane Rita became a monster of a storm as it gathered strength over the Gulf of Mexico.

monta
(n.)=riding.
Ex: To gain a trustful relationship with a horse, a rider must master the basics of riding, including how to hold reins.
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(n.)=petty criminal.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
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* de monta=heavy lifting.
* de poca monta=hack ; small-time.
* operación de poca monta=one-room, one-person operation.
* trabajo de poca monta=odd-job.

montable
(adj.)=rapidly deployable.
Ex: The author proposes a novel resource management technique for rapidly deployable wireless networks that can be operated in hostile environments.

montacargas
(n.)=freight elevator.
Ex: There are 2 freight elevators available, which are located at the right side and the left side of the building near the main entrance.
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* montacargas de horquilla=forklift truck ; forklift [fork lift].

montacargas de horquilla
(n.)=forklift truck ; forklift [fork lift].
Ex: The containers were loaded onto transport vehicles by means of forklift trucks. Ex: 30,000 books were moved using a donated forklift and plastic milk crates.
montado
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* ir montado en + Vehículo=ride + Vehículo.
* montado en la pared=wall-mounted.
* montado in situ=locally mounted.
* montado sobre un mecanismo giratorio=pivoted.
* montado sobre un pivote=pivoted.
* nata montada=whipped cream.

montado en la pared
(adj.)=wall-mounted.
Ex: The work consists of a series of five crystal chandeliers connected to a wall-mounted plasma screen on which a text slowly appears.
montado in situ
(adj.)=locally mounted.
Ex: In order to provide a baseline for a subsequent study of faculty use of locally-mounted bibliographic databases, a recent survey on information solicited was conducted.
montado sobre un mecanismo giratorio
(adj.)=pivoted.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid, pivoted so that it could be turned from a horizontal to a vertical position.
montado sobre un pivote
(adj.)=pivoted.
Ex: The casting-box for flong moulds was a flat iron case like a portfolio with one hinged lid, pivoted so that it could be turned from a horizontal to a vertical position.
montador
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* montador de máquinas=machine setter.

montador de máquinas
(n.)=machine setter.
Ex: This article presents and discusses experience with design and use of a hypermedia type training material, SPRING, to be used by new machine setters in the spring industry.
montaje
(n.)=set-up ; staging ; assembly ; montage ; editing.
Nota: Acto de revisar y preparar un documento o un registro.
Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
Ex: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.
Ex: This is an application area of artificial intelligence that deals with the assembly of complex systems from a set of simple components.
Ex: With this method, the original text, illustration or montage must be on a flat sheet of paper.
Ex: To ensure further that all the index entries generated by chain procedure are indeed helpful, the initial analysis of the chain may require editing.
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* cadena de montaje=assembly line.
* línea de montaje de coches=car assembly line.
* montaje de vídeos=video editing.
* montaje fotográfico=photomontage.
* planta de montaje=assembly plant.
* programa de montaje de aplicaciones=software packager.
* sala de montaje de vídeos=video editing suite.

montaje de vídeos
(n.)=video editing.
Ex: Future video applications such as video editing demand a random access capability at video frame level.
montaje fotográfico
(n.)=photomontage.
Ex: It is a maze-like photomontage of pictures of the changing rooms and corridors of an indoor swimming pool.
montar + Posesivo + propio negocio
(v.)=set + Reflexivo + up in business.
Ex: The women, having first taken a loan from the Grameen Bank to set themselves up in business, make a living by providing a mobile phone service to their neighbours.
montar a caballo
(v.)=horseback riding ; horse riding ; ride + a horse.
Ex: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby. Ex: Horse riding holidays in Ireland are a great way to see the famous Irish countryside at close quarters. Ex: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies.
montar a cuestas
(v.)=ride + piggyback.
Ex: There is a strong bind between mother and offspring: newborns soon learn to cling to the mother's belly and, when older, to ride piggyback.
montar a la amazona
(v.)=ride + side-saddle.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.
montar a la inglesa
(v.)=ride + side-saddle.
Ex: The fact that ladies bikes have no crossbar dates back to Victorian times when the ladies of the day would wear long skirts and ride side-saddle.
montar a pelo
(v.)=ride + bareback.
Ex: Riding bareback can be both a thrill and a challenge but more importantly it is an excellent way to build a bond with your horse .
montar bulla
(v.)=kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; hit + the roof.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened.
montar en bici
(v.)=bike ; ride + a bike.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently. Ex: A 22-year-old man was knocked unconscious in an attack while riding his bike late at night.
montar en bicicleta
(v.)=biking ; cycle ; ride + a bike ; ride + a bicycle.
Ex: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby. Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros. Ex: A 22-year-old man was knocked unconscious in an attack while riding his bike late at night. Ex: Police are chasing leads of a murder suspect riding a little girl's bicycle from the scene of the crime.
montar en bicicleta de montaña
(n.)=mountain biking.
Ex: Due to the diverse countryside, pursuits such as fishing, climbing, mountain biking and hiking are becoming increasingly popular.
montar en monopatín
(n.)=skateboarding.
Ex: When skateboarding came to its brief zenith of popularity that there were three or four magazines quickly on the market to cater for this very specialised interest.
montar en moto
(v.)=bike.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently.
montar nata
(v.)=whip + cream.
Ex: Always chill the bowl and whisk attachment before whipping the cream.
montar sin silla
(v.)=ride + bareback.
Ex: Riding bareback can be both a thrill and a challenge but more importantly it is an excellent way to build a bond with your horse .
montar un cirio
(v.)=kick up + a storm.
Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon.
montar un espectáculo
(v.)=put on + show.
Ex: Libraries both public and academic sometimes put on shows, plays and musical events to promote the library.
montar un follón
(v.)=raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus.
Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
montar un numerito
(v.)=kick up + a fuss.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss.
montar un número
(v.)=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios". Ex: After all, making a stink is bad news for any public company, let alone a life-insurance company. Ex: In this illustrated book, children are encouraged to make a racket before slowly quietening down for a sound night's sleep. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report.
montar un servicio
(v.)=mount + service.
Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
montar una base de datos
(v.)=mount + database.
Ex: This article describes some of the current planning efforts to mount additional data bases as part of the MELVYL catalogue.
montar una exposición
(v.)=mount + display ; mount + exhibition ; put on + display ; put on + exhibition.
Ex: I have used the following as structures on which to mount displays: a Jacob's ladder built into an interesting shape, covered with sacking and decorated appropriately. Ex: An exhibition presenting different aspects of life in and around Darlington during the period 1900-1950 was mounted and events such as sing songs for elderly people, demonstrations of domestic crafts, and historical talks took place. Ex: In every school, from kindergarten onwards, there are opportunities for children to help with the organisation and provision of books: in putting on displays, in ordering and preparing stocks, in promotion and publicity, and the like. Ex: Her class teacher began it all by putting on an exhibition of about thirty of the best picture books in the school's infant-class library books for the five-to-seven-year- olds = Todo empezó con la exposición que montó su profesora de los treinta mejores cuentos de los libros de la biblioteca de la clase de primaria para los niños de cinco a siete años.
montar^1
(v.)=ride.
Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.
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* montar a caballo=horseback riding ; horse riding ; ride + a horse.
* montar a cuestas=ride + piggyback.
* montar a la amazona=ride + side-saddle.
* montar a la inglesa=ride + side-saddle.
* montar a pelo=ride + bareback.
* montar en bici=bike ; ride + a bike.
* montar en bicicleta=biking ; cycle ; ride + a bike ; ride + a bicycle.
* montar en bicicleta de montaña=mountain biking.
* montar en monopatín=skateboarding.
* montar en moto=bike.
* montarse=hop on.
* montarse en=board.
* montarse en el autobús=get on + the bus.
* montarse en trineo=sledge ; sled ; sleigh.
* montarse en un barco=board + ship.
* montarse en + Vehículo=ride + Vehículo.
* montar sin silla=ride + bareback.
* montar un cirio=kick up + a storm.
* pantalones de montar=riding breeches ; jodhpurs.
* silla de montar=saddle ; saddle point.
* silla para montar elefantes o camellos=howdah.

montar^2
(v.)=mount ; stage ; put on ; assemble ; orchestrate ; set up ; put together.
Ex: There are now over 2000 data bases mounted on a number of computers spread at various locations throughout the world.
Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.
Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.
Ex: This article describes step by step how to obtain the parts necessary to build a generic computer and how to assemble them into a working computer.
Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.
Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
Ex: The way in which this scheme is put together in book form often causes some confusion at first.
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* montar bulla=kick up + a fuss ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; hit + the roof.
* montar nata=whip + cream.
* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio=set + Reflexivo + up in business.
* montarse en cólera=throw + a tantrum ; throw + a fit ; throw + a hissy fit ; spit + feathers ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; fly off + the handle.
* montarse en el dólar=make + big money ; earn + big money.
* montarse un pollo=all hell + break loose ; bedlam + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
* montar una base de datos=mount + database.
* montar una exposición=mount + display ; mount + exhibition ; put on + display ; put on + exhibition.
* montar un cirio=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* montar un espectáculo=put on + show.
* montar un follón=raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus.
* montar un numerito=kick up + a fuss.
* montar un número=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* montar bulla=kick up + a stink.
* montar un servicio=mount + service.
* volver a montar=reassemble [re-assemble].

montarse
(v.)=hop on.
Ex: The article 'Hop on the Internet, it's time' provides a general discussion of the advantages to be gained by using the Internet.
montarse en
(v.)=board.
Ex: At least six Muslim pilgrims were killed by a car bomb as they boarded a minibus yesterday.
montarse en + Vehículo
(v.)=ride + Vehículo.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare, or riding, if necessary, till things cooled off and the world above became habitable again.
montarse en cólera
=throw + a tantrum ; throw + a fit ; throw + a hissy fit ; spit + feathers ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; fly off + the handle.
Ex: During the course of the observation, the researcher witnessed the teacher deal once with physical violence by helping a particularly dangerous student to 'take time out' instead of throwing a tantrum. Ex: The diva then threw a fit when told they couldn't serve her a milkshake. Ex: Perhaps I should have thrown a hissy fit, but I just couldn't be bothered. Ex: It makes me laugh to think of you poor losers spitting feathers about the government. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle.
montarse en el autobús
(v.)=get on + the bus.
Ex: When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
montarse en el dólar
(v.)=make + big money ; earn + big money.
Ex: Making big money depends quite a bit on what one considers to be big money. Ex: Unless you are extremely lucky and fall on the right thing at the right time you are going to have to work to earn big money.
montarse en trineo
(v.)=sledge ; sled ; sleigh.
Ex: When was the last time you went sledging?. Ex: As the Buddhists sledded down the mountain they laughed and the sound created an avalanche that chased after them. Ex: Everyone had a good time sleighing in those days.
montarse en un barco
(v.)=board + ship.
Ex: The men boarded the ship as they cried 'Ahoy there!' but there was no answer.
montarse un pollo
(v.)=all hell + break loose ; bedlam + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
Ex: The newspaper that he was writing for at the time started to publish excerpts from Rushdie's book and as a result all hell broke loose. Ex: It is suggested that if bedlam should break loose the teacher should try to understand the cause or causes and use remedies. Ex: It may seem as though we have opened a can of worms, but there is no need to despair.
montaña
(n.)=mountain.
Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
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* aldea de montaña=mountain village.
* bicicleta de montaña=dirt bike.
* cadena de montañas=mountain range.
* creación de las montañas=mountain-building.
* cresta de montaña=mountain ridge.
* escalar una montaña=scale + mountain.
* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena=get + worked up about nothing ; fret about + nothing.
* hacer una montaña de un grano de arena=make + a mountain out of a molehill.
* ir de excursión por la montaña=go + tracking.
* ladera de la montaña=mountainside.
* la fe mueve montañas=faith will move mountains.
* llevar la montaña a Mahoma=bring + the mountain to Mohammed.
* montaña rusa=roller coaster ; big dipper.
* montaña(s) de=mountain(s) of.
* Montañas Rocosas, las=Rocky Mountains, the.
* montar en bicicleta de montaña=mountain biking.
* mover montañas=move + mountains.
* paseo en la montaña rusa=roller coaster ride.
* pueblo de montaña=mountain village.
* puerto de montaña=mountain pass ; pass.
* una montaña de=a mountain of.
* vista a las montañas=mountain view.

montaña rusa
(n.)=roller coaster ; big dipper.
Ex: The book likens the early adolescent years to a roller coaster, often unpredictable but exciting and filled with possibility. Ex: Coming into land was like riding a big dipper -- I tasted the contents of my stomach at least 10 times.
montaña(s) de
=mountain(s) of.
Ex: Implementation of the image processing system meant this mountain of paper could be transformed into electronic form on easily transported optical disks.
montañero
(n.)=mountaineer ; climber ; hill-goer.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Getting to the summit: how do you get there from here? A climber's guide to consortium formation'.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.

montañismo
(n.)=climbing ; mountaineering ; mountain climbing.
Ex: Thus in games, manipulatory skills are often exercised and extended, as for example in games that involve running, climbing or making objects -- bows and arrows, catapults, clothes for dolls, and so on.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Climb high: high altitude mountaineering lessons for librarians'.
Ex: Mountain climbing is an extreme sport that can be highly dangerous, and even fatal.

montañoso
(adj.)=mountainous.
Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.
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* área montañosa=mountainous area.
* paisaje montañoso=mountainscape.
* zona montañosa=mountainous area.

montañés
(n.)=mountain dweller ; highlander.
Ex: For mountain dwellers it's not the lack of oxygen that takes their breath away, it's the lack of food.
Ex: Among the groups of warriors this books studies are the Scottish highlanders, hussars, mamluks, lancers, and cossacks.

monte
(n.)=hill ; backcountry.
Ex: The library is poorly sited outside the shopping centre and on the brow of a hill, and faces competition from adjoining libraries.
Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.
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* incendio de monte=bushfire.
* monte bajo=undergrowth ; understorey [understory, -USA] ; fynbos ; shrubland ; scrubland.
* Monte del Templo, el=Temple Mount, the.
* monte, el=bush, the.
* Monte Etna=Mount Etna.
* monte salvaje=backcountry.
* Montes Apalaches, los=Appalachian Mountains, the.

monte bajo
(n.)=undergrowth ; understorey [understory, -USA] ; fynbos ; shrubland ; scrubland.
Ex: This clearing of the terminological undergrowth is only half the battle. Ex: This type of broom is extremely competitive with the native flora, blanketing the ground and preventing growth of many understorey species in many areas. Ex: Fynbos is the natural shrubland vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa. Ex: Fynbos is the natural shrubland vegetation occurring in a small belt of the Western Cape of South Africa. Ex: Scrubland is one of the three major types of vegetation in Hong Kong.
monte salvaje
(n.)=backcountry.
Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.
monte, el
(n.)=bush, the.
Ex: Her experiences in Namibia involved cycling along dirt roads through the bush to village schools in order to read stories and help children make their own books = Sus experiencias en Namibia supusieron ir en bicicleta por caminos de tierra por el campo a las escuelas de las aldeas para leer cuentos y ayudar a los niños a hacer sus propios libros.
montepío
(n.)=friendly society ; provident society ; mutual benefit society.
Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.
Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.

montería
(n.)=hunting party ; shooting party.
Ex: The climax occurs during a hunting party in the woods, when Olga goes off by herself and is later found murdered.
Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.

monteísta
(adj.)=monotheistic.
Ex: I don't think that killing in polytheistic societies gives monotheistic religion the right to do the same, that's not a justified excuse.

montonazo
(n.)=slew.
Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.
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* a montonazos=by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
* desde hace un montonazo de tiempo=for yonks and yonks.
* hace un montonazo de tiempo=yonks and yonks.
* un montonazo=like crazy ; like mad.
* un montonazo de=a truckload of ; a whole slew of ; a raft of.
* un montonazo de dinero=a huge amount of money.

montones
(n.)=oodles ; scores.
Ex: This way I do not litter my desk with oodles of photocopies and I can search for key words or phrases electronically within any scanned document. Ex: A killer bacteria resistant to antibiotics is sowing panic across Israel as it sweeps through hospitals leaving scores dead.
montura
(n.)=mount ; saddle.
Ex: A slide is a piece of transparent material on which there is a two-dimensional image, usually held in a mount, and designed for use in a projector or viewer.
Ex: The eight pieces are an embroidered saddle, two matching pistol-cases, an embroidered baldric, a buff coat, two felt hats, and a shoe.
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* montura de mujer=side-saddle.

montura de mujer
(n.)=side-saddle.
Ex: From its humble beginnings as little more than a pad for pillion riding in medieval times, the side-saddle has endured many changes of style during the centuries.
montés
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* gato montés=wildcat.

montículo
(n.)=hillock ; knoll ; mound.
Ex: Mostly 100 to 500 meters in diameter, the hillocks cover the edge of the volcano flank.
Ex: Tague stated that he heard shots fired from the grassy knoll.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.

montón
(n.)=congeries ; heap ; stack ; wadge ; pile ; stash ; slew.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.
Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.
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* aburrir un montón=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
* ahorrar un montón=save + a bundle ; save + a ton.
* ahorrar un montón de dinero=save + a ton of money.
* a montón=aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.
* a montones=in droves ; by the sackful ; by the shipload ; by the ton ; in shiploads ; in vast quantities ; in large quantities.
* costar un montón=cost + a bundle.
* del montón=unimpressive ; a dime a dozen.
* desde hace un montón de tiempo=for yonks.
* gastarse un montón de dinero=lash out (on) ; go to + town on ; spend + a ton of money.
* hace un montón de tiempo=yonks.
* llegar a montones=pour in.
* montones=oodles ; scores.
* montones de=mountain(s) of ; scores of ; lashings of.
* querer un montón=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
* un montón=like crazy ; like mad.
* un montón de=a pile of ; a stack of ; a bundle of ; a truckload of ; a sackful of ; a raft of.
* un montón de dinero=a huge amount of money.
* valer un montón=cost + a bundle.

montón(es) de
=mountain(s) of ; scores of ; lashings of.
Ex: Implementation of the image processing system meant this mountain of paper could be transformed into electronic form on easily transported optical disks. Ex: Popular authors receive scores, in some cases hundreds, of letters a year from their young readers and every correspondent, I am quite sure, wants a reply. Ex: End your meal on a naughty-but-nice note with one of these mouth-watering desserts, served with lashings of home-made custard.
monumental
(adj.)=formidable ; monumental ; Herculean ; huge ; enormous ; humongous [humungous] ; ginormous ; Herculanian ; gianormous ; thumping.
Ex: 'It's up to you to see that things are done,' she defended herself, somewhat nervous and abashed by his formidable stare.
Ex: She was chairperson of the Task Force that in 1972 wrote a monumental report about discrimination against women in the library profession.
Ex: A task of Herculean proportions is how some members of Senate describe it.
Ex: A user searching for Smith's 'History as Argument' who was not sure under which subject it would be entered, would have to prowl through a huge number of cards in a card catalog to find the entry under SMITH.
Ex: In coventional libraries, such searches usually involve an enormous amount of time and energy.
Ex: The word 'humongous' first darted onto the linguistic stage only about 1968 but hit the big time almost immediately and has been with us ever since.
Ex: They have a ginormous share of the market!.
Ex: The Ibbs family where founder members of this Herculanian pottery in Liverpool, England.
Ex: The upside, and its a gianormous upside, is that there is so much variety.
Ex: Labour's David Lammy stormed to victory in the Tottenham Parliamentary election with a thumping majority.
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* tarea monumental=Herculean task ; Herculanian task.

monumento
(n.)=monument ; memorial.
Ex: Her reading was mostly limited to inscriptions on monuments describing the brave deeds of her husband.
Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.
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* monumento conmemorativo=memorial.
* monumento cultural=cultural monument.
* monumento histórico=landmark ; historical monument ; historical sight ; historical landmark ; historic landmark ; historic monument.
* monumento nacional=heritage site ; national monument.
* monumento público conmemorativo=public memorial.
* monumentos=sights.
* monumento vivo=living monument.

monumento conmemorativo
(n.)=memorial.
Ex: The solitary volume published remains to date a memorial of that epochal event.
monumento cultural
(n.)=cultural monument.
Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.
monumento histórico
(n.)=landmark ; historical monument ; historical sight ; historical landmark ; historic landmark ; historic monument.
Ex: Three books were eventually to appear that were landmarks in the field. Ex: Prague represents a unique collection of historical monuments dominated by Prague Castle towering high above the city. Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights. Ex: In this self-guided tour project, students are assigned to visit and describe local historical landmarks. Ex: This is a privately funded civic group involved in the restoration and preservation of the city's old town and historic landmarks. Ex: The government may, by agreement or compulsorily, acquire any historic monument for the purpose of securing its protection.
monumento nacional
(n.)=heritage site ; national monument.
Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored. Ex: The Four Corners National Monument is the only place in the United States where you can in four different states at the same time.
monumento público conmemorativo
(n.)=public memorial.
Ex: The author examines the background to Ireland's public memorials (crosses, obelisks, cenotaphs and figure sculptures) to those who died in World War I.
monumento vivo
(n.)=living monument.
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.
monumentos
(n.)=sights.
Ex: His attractive design, featuring buildings and sights of Bradford plus a generous supply of space monsters, was executed with the help of twenty schoolchildren.
monzón
(n.)=monsoon.
Ex: The orientation should ensure that users are not bothered by the monsoon or the summer sun.

monádico
(adj.)=monadic.
Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.

monárquico
(n./adj.)=royalist.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The French Revolution was a drama in itself with the reversal of roles (royalists and revolutionaries).

monástico
(adj.)=monastic ; monkish.
Ex: The library was originally housed in a former monastic cloister and, until 1829, entry to the library was via a staircase in the University church.
Ex: Nonetheless, the monkish chroniclers of the time report that the Abbasid caliph Harun al-Rashid sent Emperor Charlemagne a brass clock and an elephant.
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* biblioteca monástica=monastic library.
* orden monástica=monastic order.

monóculo
(n.)=monocle.
Ex: Dual-lens eyeglasses soon made monocles obsolete because they let you see better out of both eyes at once.

monógamo
(adj.)=monogamously + Adjetivo ; monogamous.
Ex: This database focusses on the use of time by polygamously as well as monogamously married men and women.
Ex: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.

monólogo
(n.)=monologue.
Ex: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.
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* monólogo humorístico=stand-up comedy.
* monólogo interior=stream of consciousness.

monólogo humorístico
(n.)=stand-up comedy.
Ex: The show is a combination of spoofs, gags and stand-up comedy and is rib-tickling.
monólogo interior
(n.)=stream of consciousness.
Ex: This is an instance of the effort to integrate the history of the Holocaust into the general stream of historical consciousness.
monómero
(n.)=monomer.
Ex: Polymers are higher molecular weight molecules composed of several to many smaller molecules or monomers.

monónotamente
=tonelessly.
Ex: But in scenes in which he interacts with the world, he speaks slowly and tonelessly, a little like the comedian Steven Wright.

monótonamente
=monotonously ; droningly ; drably.
Ex: Dogs with the disease often display compulsive behaviors such as tail chasing, snapping the air, licking excessively and barking monotonously without any change in volume or intonation.
Ex: So in lieu of offering any argument for his assertions regarding the political landscape, he droningly repeats a series of clichés whose familiarity is intended to incite a sense of agreement.
Ex: I did not like the reading of this story at all -- the reader read it very drably, without any change in tone or inflection.
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* hablar monótonamente=drone on.

monótono
(adj.)=dull ; monotone ; monotonous ; stale ; drab ; dreary ; uninspiring.
Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings.
Ex: The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long.
Ex: We librarians are already infiltrators into the stale round of our readers' domestic daily life.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
Ex: The city was considered to be seedy (decayed, littered, grimy, and dreary), crowded, busy, and strongly idiosyncratic (quaint, historic, colorful, and full of 'atmosphere').
Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale.
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* hacerse monótono=go + stale.
* recitar en tono monótono=chant.
* trabajo monótono=drudge work.

monóxido
(n.)=monoxide.
Ex: From this we can assume that the bonding strength of this ion with monoxides and dioxides is the same in both the monomeric and dimeric complexes.
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* monóxido de carbono=carbon monoxide.

monóxido de carbono
(n.)=carbon monoxide.
Ex: Carbon monoxide is a colourless, odourless, and tasteless gas and is the product of the incomplete combustion of carbon-containing compounds.
moquear
(v.)=have + the sniffles ; sniffle.
Ex: It's that time of the year when everyone seems to have the sniffles -- especially the little ones.
Ex: As the days get shorter and summer winds down, allergy sufferers begin another period of sniffling and sneezing with the start of ragweed season.

moqueo
(n.)=runny nose ; sniffle.
Ex: Catarrh (commonly known as a "runny nose") is a discharge or mucus blockage caused by the swelling of the mucous membranes.
Ex: Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

moquera
(n.)=sniffle.
Ex: Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.

moqueta
(n.)=fitted carpet ; carpet ; wall-to-wall carpeting ; wall-to-wall carpet.
Ex: What was invented first the fitted carpet or the vacuum cleaner and if it was the fitted carpet how were they cleaned?.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: For quite some time wall-to-wall carpeting was considered an outdated form of flooring but it has recently made a comeback.
Ex: Laying a wall-to-wall carpet used to be a job left strictly to pros.
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* plancha de moqueta=carpet tile.

moquillo
(n.)=pip, the.
Ex: They said he had the pip, and that like a sick little chicken he should be dosed with butter and pepper.

mor
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* por mor de=because of ; out of consideration for ; out of respect for.

mora^1
(n.)=berry ; mulberry.
Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
Ex: Documents were attached top and bottom only to the mounting boards with mulberry paper hinges.

mora^2
(n.)=mora.
Ex: It has been reported that the accent nucleus of a Japanese word tends to be located on the antepenultimate mora.

morabito
(n.)=marabout.
Nota: Persona muy pía que en algunos países musulmanes se le considera santa.
Ex: Many Mauritanians have faith in the supernatural powers of holy men called marabouts.

morada
(n.)=habitation ; abode.
Ex: The broad tree-lined streets with large Victorian homes surrounded by ample greenery on what were once the outskirts of town -- the gracious and expansive habitations of the wealthy mill and factory owners -- gradually yield to a miscellany of recent bungalows, modest cottages, and modern apartment buildings.
Ex: The forest, therefore, is regarded as the abode of robbers & sundry miscreants, implying its relation to the forces of chaos & disorder.
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* robo con allanamiento de morada=burglary.

morado
(adj.)=purple.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
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* ojo morado=black eye ; shiner.
* pasarlas moradas=go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* ponerse morado=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on).
* tirando a morado=purplish.
* vérselas moradas=go through + a lot ; be through a lot.

morador
(n.)=denizen ; dweller ; habitant.
Ex: The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.
Ex: Most of the research and interest in leaves as habitats for bacteria have focused on the nature of the leaf surface and its dwellers.
Ex: I feel that they should be welcomed by the habitants of Northern Ireland since they will make our society more cosmopolitan.

moral
(n.)=moral ; moral knowledge ; morale ; morality ; sense of morality.
Ex: Clear examples of such support were the abandoned forms SOCIAL AND MORAL CONDITIONS under Negroes and HISTORY AND CONDITION under women.
Ex: P H Hirst defines eight such primary divisions of knowledge: mathematics, physical science, human science, history, moral knowledge, art, religion, philosophy.
Ex: When they changed jobs, morale in public services fell immediately.
Ex: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.
Ex: This article points to a warped sense of morality in which there is no such concept as 'theft' in some people's lexicon.
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* adoptar la postura moral correcta=take + the high ground.
* apoyo moral=moral support.
* asesor moral=guidance counsellor ; ethicist.
* autoridad moral, la=moral high ground, the.
* bajar la moral=lower + morale.
* carácter moral=moral character.
* código moral=moral code.
* comportamiento moral=moral behaviour.
* conducta moral=moral conduct.
* corrupción moral=moral corruption.
* deber moral=moral duty.
* decadencia moral=moral decay.
* degeneración moral=moral decay.
* depravación moral=moral depravity.
* doble moral=double standard.
* hundirse la moral=morale + plummet.
* iniquidad moral=moral turpitude.
* integridad moral=moral character.
* inyección de moral=shot in the arm.
* juicio moral=moral judgement.
* lavantar la moral=lift + Posesivo + spirits up.
* mantener la moral alta=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
* mayoría moral, la=moral majority, the.
* moral + estar por los suelos=morale + be at rock bottom.
* moral + haber tocado fondo=morale + be at rock bottom.
* obligación moral=moral obligation.
* palabras para levantar la moral=pep talk.
* por razones morales=on moral grounds.
* principio moral=moral principle.
* subir la moral=boost + Posesivo + morale ; lift + morale ; increase + morale ; improve + morale ; boost + Posesivo + confidence ; bolster + confidence.
* valor moral=moral value.
* victoria moral=moral victory.
* virtud moral=moral virtue.

moral + estar por los suelos
(n.)=morale + be at rock bottom.
Ex: By then, the political state of affairs in Taiwan was a shambles and morale was at rock bottom.
moral + haber tocado fondo
(n.)=morale + be at rock bottom.
Ex: By then, the political state of affairs in Taiwan was a shambles and morale was at rock bottom.
moraleja
(n.)=moral ; cautionary tale.
Ex: The moral of this little story is that at each of the critical steps in the cycle the error tolerances were compatible, hence, the system functioned despite the error.
Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.

moralidad
(n.)=morality ; righteousness ; morals.
Ex: A number of course leaders in the IT field regarded their lack of treatment of what might be termed morality of information provision as a drawback in their programmes.
Ex: Some of themes depict the diverse possibilities available to those who 'tread the path of righteousness and enter the gates of salvation'.
Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.
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* doble moralidad=doublespeak.
* falta de moralidad=amorality ; immoral conduct.
* sentido de moralidad=sense of morality.

moralista
(adj.)=moralist ; sanctimonious.
Ex: It must be remembered that the author was usually a political moralist rather than a practical politician.
Ex: These denunciations make libraries look both sanctimonious and hypocritical for trying to save the world when they have failed to put ther own house in order.
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* de un modo moralista=sanctimoniously.

moralización
(n.)=didacticism.
Ex: Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, of fact-finding and didacticism, children too often come to suppose that this is the sole nature and purpose of all books.

moralizador
(adj.)=moralising [moralizing, -USA] ; moralistic.
Ex: Defoe's eighteenth century style full of tedious moralizing and philosophical musings, and not exactly well-stocked with dramatic excitements to relieve the steady pace, seemed not at all to put him off.
Ex: This article discusses the use of a metaphorical mode of writing in moralistic children's fiction of the past, where the intention was to make children good.

moralizante
(adj.)=humbling.
Ex: It is inspiring, humbling and empowering that we can gather with our colleagues from around the world and see that our similarities are numerous.

moralizar
(v.)=moralise [moralize, -USA].
Ex: For the writer of young adult literature to offer predetermined correctness or to moralise is to sacrifice both honest literature and true learning.

moralmente
=morally.
Ex: The idea was to induce people to pull themselves upward -- morally and intellectually -- by their bootstraps.
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* moralmente corrupto=morally-corrupt.

moralmente corrupto
(adj.)=morally-corrupt.
Ex: Hypocrites are generally regarded as morally-corrupt, cynical egoists who consciously and deliberately deceive others in order to further their own interests.
morar
(v.)=dwell.
Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery.

moratones
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
moratoria
(n.)=moratorium [moratoria, -pl.].
Nota: Prórroga en el plazo de pago.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
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* moratoria nuclear=nuclear freeze.
* pactar una moratoria sobre=proclaim + a moratorium on.

moratoria nuclear
(n.)=nuclear freeze.
Ex: Differing attitudes about nuclear war, the nuclear freeze, and escalation of war are discussed in their cultural contexts.
moratón
(n.)=bruise.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
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* cubrirse de moratones=go + black and blue.
* moratones=bruising.

morbo
(n.)=morbid curiosity.
Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.

morbosidad
(n.)=morbidity ; morbid curiosity.
Ex: This programme has two broad aims: (1) to promote the health and well-being of parents and babies and (2) to reduce the incidence of perinatal mortality and morbidity.
Ex: Morbid curiosity may seem like a guilty pleasure, but that's how we learn what happens when we don't play by the rules.
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* índice de morbosidad=morbidity rate.
* índice de morbosidad infantil=infant morbidity rate.
* morbosidad infantil=infant morbidity.

morbosidad infantil
(n.)=infant morbidity.
Ex: Mother-to-child transmission of HIV continues to be a major cause of infant morbidity.
morboso
(adj.)=unhealthy ; gory ; lurid ; morbid ; juicy .
Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
Ex: Nowadays, the gory process of 'blood doping' in athlectics has been replaced by genetic engineering.
Ex: At the end of the day, there may be only a thin line that separates news from advertisements, as one travels from the lurid to the ridiculous.
Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.
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* curiosidad morbosa=morbid curiosity.

morcilla
(n.)=black pudding ; blood sausage ; blood pudding.
Ex: Black pudding, as made in the UK, is a blend of onions, pork fat, oatmeal, flavourings -- and blood (usually from a pig).
Ex: Black pudding, blood sausage or blood pudding is a sausage made by cooking animal blood with meat, fat or other filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.
Ex: Black pudding, blood sausage or blood pudding is a sausage made by cooking animal blood with meat, fat or other filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled.

mordacidad
(n.)=acerbity ; incisiveness ; poignancy.
Ex: 'Who will tell her?' 'I'll take care of that,' responded the principal with acerbity, snubbing out her cigarette.
Ex: This book is challenging for readers who are open to its irony and aware of its incisiveness.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

mordaz
(adj.)=trenchant ; scathing ; searing ; stinging ; caustic ; salty ; pungent ; sarcastic ; blistering ; spiky ; vitriolic ; waspish.
Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies.
Ex: His searing and rigorously logical analysis of the '1949 ALA Rules for Entry' is one of my favorite pieces of writing on cataloging.
Ex: In a stinging rebuke to the American Library Association, Nat Hentoff has criticized the ALA for failing to take action to defend volunteer librarians in Cuba who are being subjected to a brutal crackdown.
Ex: While her characters are frequently intrinsic to theme and plot, her most caustic scenes deflate academic ambition and pretension.
Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
Ex: 'Listen!' he growled, in a tone so dry, sarcastic and acrid that not another word was needed to indicate that he was not about to be upstaged by a 24 year old.
Ex: Lodge Kerrigan's 'Clean, Shaven' is a blistering piece of cinematic inventiveness and a young director's low-budget first feature.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: This magazine had a particular interest in curious stories of libraries and bookmen, and was abundant in criticism both humorous and vitriolic.
Ex: Harwood is excellent -- saucy and coquettish and really waspish in her subsequent vitriolic exchanges with the irate Marcello.
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* crítica mordaz=hatchet job.
* de forma mordaz=pungently.
* mordaz en sus comentarios=sharp of tongue.

mordaz en sus comentarios
=sharp of tongue.
Ex: Sharp of tongue, Watterston was often at loggerheads with the authorities, particularly the Joint Library Committee.
mordaza de frenos
(n.)=brake caliper.
Ex: Aside from the normal wear and replacement of brake pads, there is not much maintenance needed for brake calipers.
mordaza^1
(n.)=gag ; muzzle.
Ex: The editors on these newspapers regarded government pressure on the press, such as governmental controls, closings of newspapers, and gags on the press, as a major problem.
Ex: The new law essentially puts a muzzle on most political activity and grants the military the right to flex its muscles when it sees fit.

mordaza^2
(n.)=restraint.
Ex: The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints.
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* mordaza de frenos=brake caliper.

mordazmente
=trenchantly ; pungently.
Ex: It must, however, also be considered as a major source of the 'subject index illusion' so trenchantly condemned by Bliss, as mentioned below.
Ex: The film, which is subtitled, is pungently innovative and radical.

mordedera
(n.)=teething ring.
Ex: Teething rings have had a bad rap of late, but recent studies suggest they may not be as bad as we once thought and may even be beneficial.

mordedor
(adj.)=nippy .
Nota: Generalmemnte referido a los animales pequeños.
Ex: Most baby ferrets (kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.
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* perro ladrador, poco mordedor=Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; barking dogs seldom bite.

mordedura
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* mordedura de serpiente=snakebite.

mordedura de serpiente
(n.)=snakebite.
Ex: Medical concerns examined in section six include first aid kits, drugs, blisters, diarrhea, stings, bites, anaphylaxis, snakebite, and hypothermia.
morder
(v.)=bite.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado bit, participio bitten.
Ex: The author examines why a deviant news story such as 'Man bites dog' is more memorable than 'Dog bites man'.
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* intentar morder=snap at.
* morder el polvo=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt ; be kaput.
* morder la mano del que + dar de comer=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.
* morderse el labio=bite + Posesivo + lip.
* morderse la lengua=stay + Posesivo + tongue ; hold + Posesivo + tongue ; bite + Posesivo + tongue ; bite + Posesivo + lip ; pull + Posesivo + punches.
* morderse las uñas=bite + Posesivo + fingers ; bite + Posesivo + fingernails.
* mordiéndose las uñas=on tenterhooks.
* no morderse la lengua=call + a spade a spade ; not to hold any punches.

morder el polvo
(v.)=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt ; be kaput.
Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology. Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage. Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back. Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow. Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt. Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
morder la mano del que + dar de comer
(v.)=bite + the hand that feeds + Pronombre.
Ex: Moreover, it frees them from the fear that if they rattle the cages of city authorities they will be accused of biting the hand that feeds them.
morderse el labio
(v.)=bite + Posesivo + lip.
Ex: And so, over and over again, in public and on cue, he wiped away a tear, bit his lip, and said how remorseful he felt.
morderse la lengua
(v.)=stay + Posesivo + tongue ; hold + Posesivo + tongue ; bite + Posesivo + tongue ; bite + Posesivo + lip ; pull + Posesivo + punches.
Ex: But she stayed her tongue, and said instead: 'I don't have the materials I need to do the kind of work they want done'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Hold Your Tongue: Bilingualism and the Politics of 'English Only''. Ex: I've been trying to bite my tounge and let him do things his own way. Ex: And so, over and over again, in public and on cue, he wiped away a tear, bit his lip, and said how remorseful he felt. Ex: She never pulled her punches; she called a spade a spade; and she kept a lot of her anarchism to the end.
morderse las uñas
(v.)=bite + Posesivo + fingers ; bite + Posesivo + fingernails.
Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: Darling was described as one of the most nervous first-class cricketers, often biting his fingernails before he went out to bat.
mordisco
(n.)=bite.
Ex: Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".
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* arrancar de un mordisco=bite off.

mordisquear
(v.)=nibble ; nip ; chew up.
Ex: The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.
Ex: Most baby ferrets (kits) are nippy, it's how they play, they just need to be taught to not nip hard, but they will always use their mouths for playing.
Ex: Cattle ranches are chewing up the Amazon rainforest.
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* mordisquear el lápiz=chew + pencil.

mordisquear el lápiz
(v.)=chew + pencil.
Ex: Various extremes of excitement and despair ensued: groans, sweating brows, pencils chewed.
mordiéndose las uñas
=on tenterhooks.
Ex: Homeowners are on tenterhooks today waiting for banks to announce if they are raising interest rates again.
moreno
(adj.)=dusky ; brown .
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.
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* azúcar morena=brown sugar.
* azúcar moreno=brown sugar.
* azúcar moreno sin refinar=jaggery.

morera
(n.)=mulberry.
Ex: Documents were attached top and bottom only to the mounting boards with mulberry paper hinges.

moretones
(n.)=bruising.
Ex: This behaviour is deliberately adopted by the librarian to keep the client at a distance, to hide one's real self, and often to protect one's own personality from too much bruising = El bibliotecario adopta deliberadamente esta postura para mantenerse alejado del usuario, para ocultar su verdadero yo y a menudo para proteger su personalidad de muchas magulladuras.
moretón
(n.)=bruise.
Ex: Imagining themselves as the doctor at the hospital, students were no more likely to be suspicious of the bruises when the boy was believed to be from a stepfather family than from a biological family.
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* moretones=bruising.

morfema
(n.)=morpheme.
Ex: One the tasks consist of the isolation of morphemes.

morfología
(n.)=morphology.
Ex: Thus the compound, morphology of the cow, will have the class number KX311:2 not EX311:2 as in the 6th edition.

morfológicamente
=morphologically.
Ex: Mice that produce an unusually high proportion of morphologically abnormal spermatozoa were used as sperm donors.

morfológico
(adj.)=morphological.
Ex: The results indicate a reduction ratio of 20% to 30% due to the morphological property of the language alone.
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* desde un punto de vista morfológico=morphologically.
* variante morfológica de una palabra=word variant.

morfosintaxis
(n.)=morphosyntax.
Ex: The most successful are based on computational morphosyntax which will pick up inflectional forms of stems.

morfosintáctico
(adj.)=morphosyntactic [morpho-syntactic].
Ex: Consequently, this view implies an inmediate cognitive 'free fall' into the lower levels of semantic, morphosyntactic and lexical linguistic nature.

morfémico
(adj.)=morphemic.
Ex: Final processing of morphemic coincidences eliminates all phonetical ambiguities including cases of doubling of the same consonants.

morgue
(n.)=morgue ; mortuary.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Mugshots from the morgue: profiles of deceased library periodicals'.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.

moribundo
(adj.)=dying ; moribund.
Ex: The article 'The librarian in the hospice' describes how the librarian seeks to support St Christopher's Hospice staff in caring for dying patients while also handling many requests from health-care workers in the UK and abroad for information.
Ex: Libraries must show that they are not moribund institutions sinking into obsolescence but community catalysts.

morinato
(adj.)=stillbirth [still-birth] ; stillborn.
Ex: Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.
Ex: Giving birth to a stillborn baby is undoubtedly one of the most devastating experiences a parent could ever have to face.

morir
(v.)=die ; pass on ; bite + the dust ; die away ; give up + the ghost ; kick + the bucket ; pass away ; pop + Posesivo + clogs.
Ex: I understand that Mr. Haykin was hoping to develop a code for subject practice, but he died and it was never done, so that today we lack a code.
Ex: Further, it is true in nature that organisms are born, grow and mature, decline and pass on.
Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology.
Ex: The desire soon dies away and the book is forgotten if copies are not handy = El deseo pronto muere y el libro se olvida si no hay ejemplares a mano.
Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).
Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.
Ex: A tenth of the population is planning on working until popping their clogs in an attempt to pay the bills.
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* amar hasta morir=love + Nombre + to death.
* antes morir que=would rather + Verbo + than.
* a punto de morir=on + Posesivo + deathbed.
* bicho malo nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* casi + morir=nearly + die.
* deseo inconsciente de morir=death-wish.
* luchar hasta morir=battle + it out.
* mala hierba nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* morir ahogado=drown.
* morir al instante=die + there and then ; die on + the spot.
* morir al pie del cañón=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
* morir aplastado=crush to + death.
* morir con dignidad=die with + dignity ; have + a dignified death ; die + a dignified death.
* morir con las botas puestas=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
* morir de agotamiento=die of + exhaustion.
* morir de hambre=starve to + death ; die of + hunger ; starve of + hunger ; die of + starvation.
* morir de inanición=starve to + death ; die of + hunger ; starve of + hunger ; die of + starvation.
* morir de muerte natural=die + a natural death ; die of + natural causes.
* morir después que=outlive.
* morir de viejo=die of + old age.
* morir dignamente=have + a dignified death ; die with + dignity ; die + a dignified death.
* morir en el destierro=die in + exile.
* morir en el exilio=die in + exile.
* morir en el intento=die in + the attempt ; die + trying ; die in + the process.
* morir en estado de gracia=die in + a state of grace.
* morir en gracia=die in + a state of grace.
* morir en la miseria=die in + poverty.
* morir en la pobreza=die in + poverty.
* morir gradualmente=die off.
* morir instantáneamente=die + there and then ; die on + the spot.
* morir intentándolo=die + trying ; die in + the attempt ; die in + the process.
* morir poco a poco=die off.
* morir por agotamiento=die of + exhaustion.
* morirse de aburrimiento=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
* morirse de envidia=salivate at/over.
* morirse de frío=freeze to + death.
* morirse de ganas por=be raring to.
* morirse de hambre=starve.
* morirse de las ganas=salivate at/over.
* morirse de miedo=scare + Nombre + to death.
* morirse de risa=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).
* morirse de susto=scare + Nombre + to death.
* morirse de vergüenza=squirm with + embarrassment.
* morirse por=itch for ; be itching to.
* morirse por + Infinitivo=be dying to + Infinitivo.
* morir trabajando=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
* morir una muerte horrible=suffer + a horrible death ; die + a horrible death.
* ¡muérete de envidia!=eat your heart out!.
* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos=it never did + Pronombre + any harm.
* ser para morirse de risa=be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) scream ; be a (real) laugh.

morir ahogado
(v.)=drown.
Ex: In recent years, then, there has been much less scaremongering about the imagined horrors of drowning in a sea of paper.
morir al instante
(v.)=die + there and then ; die on + the spot.
Ex: About two weeks into the battle Fusilier Turrington was shot in the neck by a sniper and died there and then. Ex: Three persons died on the spot, while one was declared dead on arrival al the hospital.
morir al pie del cañón
(v.)=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
Ex: One in ten expects to be so skint in old age, they plan on dying in harness. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: She said she was grieving, but that she was proud that her son died with his boots on. Ex: He applied for an engagement at a variety theatre, saying, 'I know I am dying, and I want to die with my clogs on'.
morir aplastado
(v.)=crush to + death.
Ex: This article presents a hypothetical case in which a lawyer is crushed to death when a bookcase collapses on him = Este artículo presenta una caso hipotético en el que un abogado murió aplastado al caérsele encima una estantería.
morir con dignidad
(v.)=die with + dignity ; have + a dignified death ; die + a dignified death.
Ex: I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people. Ex: The article demonstrates that many older people do not have dignified deaths in hospitals. Ex: To me, a head of state, however an evil dictator he was (and he WAS), should die a dignified death at the hand of state.
morir con las botas puestas
(v.)=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
Ex: One in ten expects to be so skint in old age, they plan on dying in harness. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: She said she was grieving, but that she was proud that her son died with his boots on. Ex: He applied for an engagement at a variety theatre, saying, 'I know I am dying, and I want to die with my clogs on'.
morir de agotamiento
(v.)=die of + exhaustion.
Ex: He was unmarried and died of exhaustion through overwork, leaving many debts.
morir de hambre
(v.)=starve to + death ; die of + hunger ; starve of + hunger ; die of + starvation.
Ex: The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War. Ex: He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught. Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery. Ex: Duc was dethroned three days after he was crowned, he was then jailed and died seven days later of starvation.
morir de inanición
(v.)=starve to + death ; die of + hunger ; starve of + hunger ; die of + starvation.
Ex: The book focuses on the story of the elephants that were starved to death in Ueno Zoo, Japan, during the War. Ex: He who is dying of hunger must be fed rather than taught. Ex: He will dwell in the church that is built by martyrs fighting for justice, by children starving of hunger, by mothers and fathers walking the streets of misery. Ex: Duc was dethroned three days after he was crowned, he was then jailed and died seven days later of starvation.
morir de muerte natural
(v.)=die + a natural death ; die of + natural causes.
Ex: Terminally ill patients often have concerns in areas such as donation of body parts, right to die a natural death, and other questions. Ex: Jamaica police have confirmed that Bob Woolmer died of natural causes and was not murdered.
morir de viejo
(v.)=die of + old age.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The library movement: dying of old age at thirty: a personal view'.
morir después que
(v.)=outlive.
Ex: 69% of women who marry will outlive their husbands, they are widowed at an average age of 56, and often experience a loss of half their income with the death of their spouse.
morir dignamente
(v.)=have + a dignified death ; die with + dignity ; die + a dignified death.
Ex: The article demonstrates that many older people do not have dignified deaths in hospitals. Ex: I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people. Ex: To me, a head of state, however an evil dictator he was (and he WAS), should die a dignified death at the hand of state.
morir en el destierro
(v.)=die in + exile.
Ex: Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile, like most kings.
morir en el exilio
(v.)=die in + exile.
Ex: Everyone is born a king, and most people die in exile, like most kings.
morir en el intento
(v.)=die in + the attempt ; die + trying ; die in + the process.
Ex: He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt. Ex: He didn't get rich but he died trying. Ex: We will continue fighting until we succeed or die in the process.
morir en estado de gracia
(v.)=die in + a state of grace.
Ex: If the person died in a state of grace, Christ will reward the individual in proportion to his good works.
morir en gracia
(v.)=die in + a state of grace.
Ex: If the person died in a state of grace, Christ will reward the individual in proportion to his good works.
morir en la miseria
(v.)=die in + poverty.
Ex: A life long gambler, he ended up dying in poverty in 1762 at the age of 87.
morir en la pobreza
(v.)=die in + poverty.
Ex: A life long gambler, he ended up dying in poverty in 1762 at the age of 87.
morir gradualmente
(v.)=die off.
Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.
morir instantáneamente
(v.)=die + there and then ; die on + the spot.
Ex: About two weeks into the battle Fusilier Turrington was shot in the neck by a sniper and died there and then. Ex: Three persons died on the spot, while one was declared dead on arrival al the hospital.
morir intentándolo
(v.)=die + trying ; die in + the attempt ; die in + the process.
Ex: He didn't get rich but he died trying. Ex: He had decided to live forever or die in the attempt. Ex: We will continue fighting until we succeed or die in the process.
morir poco a poco
(v.)=die off.
Ex: Bees in southern Germany have been dying off in their hundreds of thousands.
morir por agotamiento
(v.)=die of + exhaustion.
Ex: He was unmarried and died of exhaustion through overwork, leaving many debts.
morir trabajando
(v.)=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
Ex: One in ten expects to be so skint in old age, they plan on dying in harness. Ex: Nancy was beginning to tire of the workload and, as she kiddingly told her husband, George, worried that she'd 'die in her boots at Stoneymead'. Ex: She said she was grieving, but that she was proud that her son died with his boots on. Ex: He applied for an engagement at a variety theatre, saying, 'I know I am dying, and I want to die with my clogs on'.
morir una muerte horrible
(v.)=suffer + a horrible death ; die + a horrible death.
Ex: Many who were wounded and still alive when this was going on a suffered a horrible death at the hands of the enemy. Ex: The article is entitled 'Making friends with the Web: traditional vendors must accept the Web, or die a horrible death'.
morirse de aburrimiento
(v.)=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
Ex: However, before becoming the vivacious student we all loved, Camilla was stuck in a job that bored her to tears. Ex: Money matters bored her to death. Ex: She has just been fired by one of the city's top law firms because she had the honesty to admit the work bored her stiff.
morirse de envidia
(v.)=salivate at/over.
Ex: A little over a year ago everyone was salivating over him and now, nothing.
morirse de frío
(v.)=freeze to + death.
Ex: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen.
morirse de ganas por
(v.)=be raring to.
Ex: He was an early riser and always raring to go at sunrise, either on vacation trips or to get to the asphalt plant on Chicago's north side.
morirse de hambre
(v.)=starve.
Ex: Spain's vultures are starving because of regulations that aim to stop the spread of mad-cow disease.
morirse de las ganas
(v.)=salivate at/over.
Ex: A little over a year ago everyone was salivating over him and now, nothing.
morirse de miedo
(v.)=scare + Nombre + to death.
Ex: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.
morirse de risa
(v.)=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).
Ex: Harry was a right laugh. I remember finding him in my bath one night, pissed as a lord, laughing his head off... and then weeping throughout till dawn. Ex: His dad pronounced the strange term to the best of his ability and the young man split his sides with laughter. Ex: Andrea and Mark were very welcoming and Jess was a real scream and had us in stitches.
morirse de susto
(v.)=scare + Nombre + to death.
Ex: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.
morirse de vergüenza
(v.)=squirm with + embarrassment.
Ex: This horrible caricature is supposed to be an Olympic symbol to be proud of, yet at this moment the British public can only be squirming with embarrassment.
morirse por
(v.)=itch for ; be itching to.
Ex: It seems like he's itching for a change but doesn't know exactly the direction or directions to pursue in order to accomplish the change. Ex: She was itching to give them a ringing good clip on the ear but she didn't because she thought their father was watching.
morirse por + Infinitivo
(v.)=be dying to + Infinitivo.
Ex: The article 'What our children are dying to know: AIDS information dissemination and the library' examines the paternalist approach (which censors information available and advocates abstinence) and the neutralist approach (which is based a respect for adolescent autonomy and reservation of moral judgement).
morisco
(adj.)=Moorish.
Ex: Only the burnt out shell of the Moorish revival building (the former town hall) which housed the library now remains.

mormón
(n.)=Mormon.
Ex: This article explains why the tracing of ancestors is of such importance to Mormons.

moro
(n.)=Moor.
Ex: This short documentary describes the glorious rule of Muslim Moors in what is now Spain.
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* costar el oro y el moro=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* dar el oro y el moro=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* querer el oro y el moro=have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
* valer el oro y el moro=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny.

moroso^1
(adj.)=slow-to-pay.
Ex: An ultra-violent Bronx cocaine gang killed at least 15 people, lobbed grenades at slow-to-pay customers and bombed a suspected informant's car.
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* cobrador de morosos=debt collector.
* inclusión en la lista de morosos=blacklisting.
* lector moroso=blacklisted borrower.
* ser moroso=be in default ; be slow to pay.

moroso^2
(adj.)=sluggish.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.

morral^1
(n.)=pouch.
Ex: When using the belt loop, the pouch can be removed without taking off your belt.

morral^2
(n.)=nosebag ; feed bag.
Nota: Bolsa que se coloca sobre el hocico de un animal para que coma.
Ex: The birds had enjoyed feeding on grain spilt from nosebags or undigested in dung.
Ex: He used the money he earned to buy shirts since the only ones his parents were able to provide were made from feed bags.

morralla
(n.)=rabble.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.

morrena
(n.)=moraine.
Ex: The moraine included 'particle' sizes varying from boulders down to fine silt.

morrito
(n.)=pout.
Ex: His forehead was all puckered, and his red mouth set in a pout.
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* hacer morritos=pout ; pout + Posesivo + lips.

morriña
(n.)=homesickness.
Ex: Homesickness occurs to some degree in nearly everyone leaving familiar surroundings and entering a new environment.
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* con morriña=homesick ; longingly.
* sentir morriña=feel + homesick ; be homesick.
* tener morriña=be homesick ; feel + homesick.

morrión
(n.)=shako.
Ex: The report presents a description of materials to be used by uniform clothiers in coat and trousers, shako, tie, gloves, and spats.

morro
(n.)=gob ; muzzle ; snout ; snooter.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
Ex: Its muzzle is somewhat shorter and broader than that of the river crocodile.
Ex: The reduction of the snout in primates is a correlate of the diminution of the sense of smell, or olfaction.
Ex: He wasn't thrown from a car, but the scars on his snooter pay homage to his fending for himself while on the streets.
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* de morros=in a mard ; in a mood ; in a huff.
* estar de morros=be in a bad mood.

morrocotudo
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* dar un susto morrocotudo=scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; scare + the hell out of.

morsa
(n.)=walrus.
Ex: She situates the vessels in the context of Icelandic carving traditions in horn, bone, and walrus ivory = Ella sitúa las vasijas en el contexto de la tradición islandesa de la escultura en astas de cuernos, huesos y marfil de morsa.

morse
(n.)=morse code.
Ex: However, many aphasics can continue to communicate through reading and writing, sometimes with the help of other alphabets, such as braille or morse code.

mortadela
(n.)=luncheon meat ; bologna.
Ex: Head cheese is in fact not a cheese, but rather a terrine of meat from the head of a calf or pig (sometimes a sheep or cow) usually eaten cold or at room temperature as a luncheon meat.
Ex: This bologna is a prohibited product because it is made from pork and has the potential for introducing foreign animal diseases to the U.S..

mortaja
(n.)=mortise ; shroud.
Ex: The winter was not adjustable for height within its mortises, but the head was tenoned into long mortises in which it could be raised and lowered to adjust the height of the impression assembly.
Ex: The majority were buried in shrouds and laid in wooden coffins.
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* mortaja de la somera=head mortise.
* unir mediante mortaja=mortise.

mortaja de la somera
(n.)=head mortise.
Ex: A printer would use incompressible packing in the head mortises to intensify the effect of the pressman's pull by bringing it up with a jolt.
mortal
(adj.)=lethal ; mortal ; life threatening ; fatal ; deadly ; deathly .
Ex: The lethal effect of displacement of oxygen by an inert gas, such as nitrogen, on insect populations was investigated.
Ex: Individuals are mortal, but an organization can continue indefinitely.
Ex: The study also investigated whether persons who had consulted the book before committing suicide had life threatening medical illnesses.
Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Ex: Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.
Ex: As we all know, arsenic is deathly poisonous.
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* accidente mortal=fatal crash ; fatal accident.
* accidente mortal automovilístico=fatal car accident.
* accidente mortal de carretera=fatal road accident.
* accidente mortal de coche=fatal car accident.
* accidente mortal de tráfico=fatal car accident ; fatal road accident.
* asestar un golpe mortal=deal + a death blow ; strike + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* casi mortal=near-fatal.
* dar un salto mortal=somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
* echar una mirada mortal=look + daggers at.
* enemigo mortal=mortal foe.
* enemistad mortal=blood feud ; vendetta.
* golpe mortal=mortal blow ; death blow ; killer blow.
* inmortal=immortal.
* miedo mortal=mortal fear.
* pecado mortal=mortal sin.
* peligro mortal=mortal danger.
* salto mortal=somersault ; summersault.
* salto mortal hacia atrás=backflip.
* siete pecados mortales, los=seven deadly sins, the.
* trampa mortal=death trap.
* víctima mortal=fatality.

mortalidad
(n.)=mortality ; lethality.
Ex: One wall is our common mortality; it is rigid and immovable, for death comes to all men.
Ex: The last chapter discusses the increasing lethality of school violence, such as shooting spree.
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* causa de mortalidad=lethality.
* exceso de mortalidad=excess mortality.
* índice de mortalidad=death rate ; mortality rate.
* índice de mortalidad infantil=infant mortality rate.
* índice de mortalidad materna=maternity mortality rate.
* inmortalidad=immortality.
* mortalidad infantil=infant deaths ; infant mortality ; child mortality.
* mortalidad maternal=maternal mortality.

mortalidad infantil
(n.)=infant deaths ; infant mortality ; child mortality.
Ex: Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps. Ex: This paper presents an example of a telephone information and referral system that is part of a larger initiative to reduce infant mortality in New York City. Ex: Child mortality is closely linked to poverty.
mortalidad maternal
(n.)=maternal mortality.
Ex: The foundation focuses its strategies on improving maternal health and reducing maternal mortality.
mortalmente
=mortally ; fatally.
Ex: The wounded were classified as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable.
Ex: Such discussions become circular and self-perpetuating, and self-congratulating, very quickly -- as the Howard Dean Campaign discovered, too late and fatally, during the current US Presidential election race.
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* herir mortalmente=fatally + shoot.
* mortalmente herido=mortally wounded.

mortalmente herido
(adj.)=mortally wounded.
Ex: Problems were defined as superficially wounded, mortally wounded, or critical but treatable, and staff time directed to the treatable problems.
mortandad
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* índice de mortandad=death rate ; mortality rate.
* mortandad infantil=infant deaths.

mortandad infantil
=infant deaths.
Ex: Not uncommonly the user will need to see everything that is available, on for example, infant deaths, or Rhode Island Reds, or needlepoint lace, or miners' lamps.
mortecino
(n.)=dying.
Ex: The article 'The librarian in the hospice' describes how the librarian seeks to support St Christopher's Hospice staff in caring for dying patients while also handling many requests from health-care workers in the UK and abroad for information.

mortero
(n.)=mortar ; mortar and pestle.
Nota: También escrito pestle and mortar.
Ex: The 'sweated' rags were next cut up into small pieces and placed in wooden mortars where they were pounded to a pulp (or stuff) by water-powered hammers.
Ex: For any foodie who's serious about cooking from scratch, a mortar and pestle is an absolute must.
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* ataque con mortero=mortar fire.
* fuego de mortero=mortar fire.
* mano de mortero=pestle.

mortificador
(n.)=smarting ; tormenting ; tormentor.
Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
Ex: The end result was that they were only too anxious to make good their escape from their indefatigable and tormenting foes.
Ex: The great tormentor of the human soul is a guilty conscience.

mortificante
(adj.)=punitive ; smarting ; tormenting.
Ex: The financial rewards for academics are perhaps not so important with the present punitive taxation.
Ex: At 11:30 I was feeling that all was well with the world, and then at 11:35 I'm all tightened to a smarting tension by having been treated like scum.
Ex: The end result was that they were only too anxious to make good their escape from their indefatigable and tormenting foes.

mortificar
(v.)=chagrin ; spite ; torture ; eat away at ; mortify.
Ex: In the course of my explanation I became not only chagrined, but ashamed for our profession and for how, in this particular case, rules had made finding the material that this person wanted so difficult.
Ex: Men's abuse of children is in many instances instrumental in order to coerce or retaliate against women, echoing the Greek myth of Medea who killed her own children to spite her father.
Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before cutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
Ex: Rather than catalog departments going out of business, they could turn their attention once again to cataloging special local materials, eating away at store-rooms of uncataloged materials, and making their collections as a whole more responsive to their local constituency.
Ex: We're assailed by doubts, mortified by our own shortcomings, surrounded by freaks, testy over silly details.
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* conciencia + mortificar=conscience + smite ; conscience + trouble.

mortuorio
(n.)=mortuary.
Ex: When death certificates are unavailable due to cost, law, practice, legibility, time or proximity, the identification and availability of mortuary, cemetery and funeral home records becomes important to the family historian.
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* caja mortuoria=casket ; coffin.
* carroza mortuoria=horse-drawn hearse.
* coche mortuorio=hearse.
* paño mortuorio=funeral pall ; burial cloth ; pall.

mortífero
(adj.)=deadly ; deathly .
Ex: Sin City is a bustling, violent metropolis where the police department is as corrupt as the streets are deadly.
Ex: As we all know, arsenic is deathly poisonous.

mosaico
(n.)=mosaic.
Ex: Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.
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* impresora en mosaico=tile printer.

mosca
(n.)=fly [flies, -pl.].
Ex: From 'Huckleberry Finn' to 'Catcher in the Rye', from 'Coral Island' to 'The Lord of the Flies,' from 'Aesop's Fables' to 'Animal Farm': we can all find family trees for dozens of books.
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* caer como moscas=drop like + flies.
* como moscas en panal=like bees around a honey pot.
* estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja=smell + a rat.
* incapaz de matar una mosca=wouldn't hurt a fly.
* matar moscas a cañonazos=use + a sledgehammer to crack a (wal)nut.
* mosca de la fruta=fruit fly.
* mosca negra=black fly.
* oír una mosca=hear a pin drop.
* pesca con mosca=fly fishing.
* por si las moscas=just in case ; on spec.
* tener la mosca detrás de la oreja=smell + a rat.

mosca de la fruta
(n.)=fruit fly.
Ex: This article reports the results of a quantitative analysis of co-cited author retrieval performance in the area of the genetics of the fruit flies.
mosca negra
(n.)=black fly.
Ex: The particular problem posed is the reproduction of mosquitoes and black flies in domestic animal troughs.
moscardón
(n.)=botfly.
Ex: When squirrels are acting 'nutty,' it is often caused by a warble or botfly larva living beneath the animal's skin.

mosquearse
(v.)=smell + a rat.
Ex: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said.

mosquete
(n.)=musket.
Ex: A perusal of the text has revealed that the Napoleonic handgun was the musket and that rifles were used in special situations.

mosquita
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* mosquita muerta=butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.

mosquita muerta
=butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
Ex: Everytime I mention him though people say things like 'he is a naughty boy' but I don't know why I remember him as the butter wouldn't melt in his mouth type like the rest of us.
mosquitera
(n.)=mesh screen ; mosquito net.
Ex: Privacy can be achieved to different degrees with table dividers, bookstands, mesh screens and carrels = La privacidad se puede lograr a diferentes niveles con separadores de mesas, atriles, pantallas separadoras y mesas individuales de estudio.
Ex: Precautionary measures include staying indoors between dusk and dawn, avoiding perfume or aftershave, and the use of insect repellent and mosquito nets.

mosquitero
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* mosquitero troquiloide=greenish warbler.

mosquitero troquiloide
(n.)=greenish warbler.
Ex: The greenish warbler may provide the evidence Darwin lacked.
mosquito
(n.)=mosquito [mosquitoes -pl.] ; gnat.
Ex: But there are signs of a change as new and powerful instrumentalities come into use, such as thermionic tubes capable of controlling potent forces under the guidance of less power than a mosquito uses to vibrate his wings.
Ex: Has your line of vision ever been invaded by what looks like tiny black gnats swarming around you? .
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* mosquito de la malaria=malarial mosquito.
* mosquito del paludismo=malarial mosquito.
* mosquito pequeño=midge.
* nube de mosquitos=mosquito cloud ; cloud of mosquitoes.
* picadura de mosquito=mosquito bite.
* repelente de mosquitos=mosquito repellent.
* tener memoria de mosquito=have + a memory like a sieve.

mosquito de la malaria
(n.)=malarial mosquito.
Ex: Hot and humid conditions would normally be a fertile breeding ground for malarial mosquitoes.
mosquito del paludismo
(n.)=malarial mosquito.
Ex: Hot and humid conditions would normally be a fertile breeding ground for malarial mosquitoes.
mosquito pequeño
(n.)=midge.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike.
mostaza
(n.)=mustard.
Ex: In the index, Mustard appears between Multiphase and Multiple = En el índice, Mostaza aparece entre Multifásico y Múltiple.
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* familia de las mostazas, la=mustard family, the.
* gas mostaza=mustard gas.
* mostaza blanca=white mustard.

mostaza blanca
(n.)=white mustard.
Ex: These properties can be applied to the determine the medicinal value of extracts from rapeseed, rapeseed oil and white mustard.
mosto
(n.)=must.
Ex: The addition of sugar to the must produced from the dried fruit increased the alcohol content of the wine .

mostrador
(n.)=counter ; reception desk ; service desk ; public service desk ; service counter.
Ex: Arrangements vary, but one possibility is to place more popular books near to the counter, and less popular subjects in more remote areas of the library.
Ex: This article discusses planning for automation within the library building, particularly the physical layout of the reception desk.
Ex: The system works best at small branches with only one service desk and an integrated collection.
Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
Ex: It was decided, for example, that service counters should serve fewer readers that in the round reading room at the BL Reference Division.
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* mostrador de atención al público=service desk ; public service desk ; service counter.
* mostrador de atención al usuario=service area.
* mostrador de ayuda=help desk [helpdesk].
* mostrador de circulación=circulation desk.
* mostrador de facturación=check-in desk.
* mostrador de información=information desk ; enquiry desk.
* mostrador de inscripción=registration desk.
* mostrador de préstamo=circulation desk ; control counter ; check-out desk ; library issue desk ; front desk.
* mostrador de préstamos=issue desk ; issue counter.
* mostrador de recepción=reception desk.
* mostrador de referencia=reference desk ; enquiry point ; inquiry point.
* mostrador de seguridad=security desk.
* mostrador virtual de referencia=virtual reference desk (VRD).
* personal del mostrador=counter staff.
* personal del mostrador de préstamo=counter staff.

mostrador de atención al público
(n.)=service desk ; public service desk ; service counter.
Ex: The system works best at small branches with only one service desk and an integrated collection. Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background. Ex: It was decided, for example, that service counters should serve fewer readers that in the round reading room at the BL Reference Division.
mostrador de atención al usuario
(n.)=service area.
Ex: Each library will have to determine how long the shifts at the service area will be = Cada biblioteca tendrá que determinar la duración de los turnos en el mostrador de atención al usuario.
mostrador de ayuda
(n.)=help desk [helpdesk].
Ex: With large computer-based data bases it is common to have some type of 'help desk' facility through which personal assistance with special searching problems can be obtained.
mostrador de circulación
(n.)=circulation desk.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere.
mostrador de facturación
(n.)=check-in desk.
Ex: Check-in desks generally open 2 hours before departure.
mostrador de información
(n.)=information desk ; enquiry desk.
Ex: As a stranger enters the portals of the library, he is not overwhelmed by the high visibility of the reference or the information desk. Ex: The alternative programmes were evaluated qualitatively from student groups and from enquiry desk staff, with extremely positive results from both groups.
mostrador de inscripción
(n.)=registration desk.
Ex: Budget cuts, staff shortages, and increasing patron numbers are causing public libraries to give very little educational information to new patrons at registration desks.
mostrador de préstamo
(n.)=circulation desk ; control counter ; check-out desk ; library issue desk ; front desk.
Ex: For example, books close to the door and the circulation desk may be intended for the user who merely wishes to make a swift selection of items to take away and read elsewhere. Ex: The control counter and associated screening are part of a co-ordinated modular system comprised of units which are readily reassembled into different configurations. Ex: When you arrive at the check-out desk you have a laden trolley and many more items than on your shopping list. Ex: This study was initiated to provide ergonomics information concerning the design and layout of library issue desks. Ex: While we do not envision library customers pulling out their wallets at the front desk, they are still expending a valuable resource -- time.
mostrador de préstamos
(n.)=issue desk ; issue counter.
Ex: Short-loans could move adjacent to the main issue desk at the south by moving furniture, or at the north by rearranging the catalogue. Ex: Monotony can be avoided by special lighting for individual cubicles, issue counters and exhibition areas.
mostrador de recepción
(n.)=reception desk.
Ex: This article discusses planning for automation within the library building, particularly the physical layout of the reception desk.
mostrador de referencia
(n.)=reference desk ; enquiry point ; inquiry point.
Ex: The authors of this work have had experience behind both reference desks and classroom lecterns and have felt strongly the lack of an adequate text on the training and education of the reference librarian. Ex: Library administration covers a number of topics, ranging from those paralleling the business world, such as personnel records and salaries, to routines more peculiar to the library world such as the timetabling of staff at enquiry points etc. Ex: All the things that follow in the chapter are subservient to the inquiry point and its proper manning.
mostrador de seguridad
(n.)=security desk.
Ex: Visitors going to the library will receive a library pass at the security desk, and should go directly to the library circulation desk to register.
mostrador virtual de referencia
(n.)=virtual reference desk (VRD).
Ex: A virtual reference desk (VRD) is a personal service delivered to the invisible user via library portals.
mostrar
(v.)=betray ; bring to + the attention ; display ; evidence ; exhibit ; manifest ; reveal ; show ; disclose ; give + evidence ; showcase ; flash ; hold up ; report ; parade.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.
Ex: Although in this case there is no SLIS presence in the teaching, it is noteworthy that the same concern as that evidenced in the City University programme is present.
Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: A catalog, on the other hand, should manifest the attributes of a data base.
Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base.
Ex: In the cafeteria, she disclosed to him what had happened at her meeting with Jay.
Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
Ex: Since Disc #1 is not in the CD-ROM drive the system 'queues' your requests by placing it into the 'disc queue' (shown flashing below).
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.
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* historia + mostrar=history + show.
* mostrar afecto=show + Posesivo + affection.
* mostrar agradecimiento=take + a bow.
* mostrar asombro=raise + eyebrows.
* mostrar claramente=show + clearly.
* mostrar contraste=show + contrast.
* mostrar de nuevo=redisplay.
* mostrar determinación=show + determination.
* mostrar ejemplos=highlight + examples.
* mostrar el camino=blaze + the way ; light + the way.
* mostrar el camino a seguir=point + the way forward.
* mostrar el camino para=point + the way to ; show + the way to.
* mostrar el prompt del sistema=prompt.
* mostrar en pantalla=display + on screen ; screen.
* mostrar extrañeza=raise + eyebrows.
* mostrar gratitud=show + gratitude.
* mostrar incredulidad=express + disbelief.
* mostrar indiferencia=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder.
* mostrar interés=mark + interest.
* mostrar interés en=show + interest in.
* mostrar interés por=express + interest in.
* mostrar las diferencias=turn up + differences.
* mostrar las razones por las que=show + cause why.
* mostrar lealtad=show + loyalty.
* mostrar los dientes=show + Posesivo + teeth ; bare + Posesivo + teeth.
* mostrar los resultados=display + results.
* mostrar los sentimientos de Uno=wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve ; show + Posesivo + feelings.
* mostrar los términos relacionados=expand.
* mostrar miedo=show + fear.
* mostrar orgullosamente=show off.
* mostrar perplejidad=look + puzzled.
* mostrar poderío=flex + Posesivo + muscles.
* mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo=flash up.
* mostrar por primera vez=premiere.
* mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento=pay + Posesivo + respects.
* mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento=pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
* mostrar posibilidades=show + potential.
* mostrar preferencia por=slant.
* mostrar preocupación (por)=express + concern (at) ; express + Posesivo + dismay (at).
* mostrar respeto=show + Posesivo + respect.
* mostrar satisfacción=express + satisfaction.
* mostrarse=appear.
* mostrarse como Uno realmente es=show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours ; reveal + Posesivo + true colours ; show + Posesivo + (true) colours.
* mostrarse indiferente=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder.
* mostrarse reacio a=baulk at [balk at].
* mostrarse vulnerable=leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
* mostrar signos de=show + signs of.
* mostrar sorpresa=raise + eyebrows ; register + surprise.
* mostrar temor=show + fear.
* no mostrar signos de=show + no sign(s) of.
* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados=expand command.
* resultados + mostrar=results + show.
* volver a mostrar=redisplay.

mostrar + Posesivo + agradecimiento
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + respects.
Ex: I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.
mostrar + Posesivo + sincero agradecimiento
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + deep respects.
Ex: I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.
mostrar afecto
(v.)=show + Posesivo + affection.
Ex: While the term 'boss' might be used to show respect or even affection, it is generally believed to provide authority with a derogatory connotation.
mostrar agradecimiento
(v.)=take + a bow.
Ex: Thank you so much for teaching me, take a bow, I worked out the first part by ear but I couldnt work out the rest.
mostrar asombro
(v.)=raise + eyebrows.
Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
mostrar claramente
(v.)=show + clearly.
Ex: The results show clearly that occupational prestige does not depend upon salary or money factors (teaching being ranked second only to medical doctor).
mostrar contraste
(v.)=show + contrast.
Ex: Didot's first neo-classic type did not show marked contrast, but later developments of the form, by Didot himself and by Bodoni in Italy, resulted by 1800 in faces of great contrast combined with vertical stress and unbracketed, hairline serifs.
mostrar de nuevo
(v.)=redisplay.
Ex: When the end code is entered on the name summary screen and the document summary screen is redisplayed, the zero opposite the names label will be changed to the number of names added.
mostrar determinación
(v.)=show + determination.
Ex: Librarians in Guyana show great determination in trying to keep library services alive.
mostrar ejemplos
(v.)=highlight + examples.
Ex: The author highlight examples where the idea of directionality in electron transfer has been put into practice.
mostrar el camino
(v.)=blaze + the way ; light + the way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Blazing the way: the WPA Library Service demonstration project in South Carolina'. Ex: The article 'Compact discs: a laser lights the way' provides an overview of the compact disc, how it works, the uses to which it can be put, and the advantages and disadvantages of the format.
mostrar el camino a seguir
(v.)=point + the way forward.
Ex: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process, and in doing so point the way forward for later developments.
mostrar el camino para
(v.)=point + the way to ; show + the way to.
Ex: Several divisions are already taking advantage of these capabilities in their daily work and their experience has pointed the way to refinements in the system. Ex: Experience does, time after time, show the way to the solution of a problem.
mostrar el prompt del sistema
(v.)=prompt.
Ex: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.
mostrar en pantalla
(v.)=display + on screen ; screen.
Ex: Since only twenty or so items can be displayed on the screen at a time, the &#8593; (Up), &#8595; (Down), Page Up and Page Down keys are used to scroll through the listing. Ex: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.
mostrar extrañeza
(v.)=raise + eyebrows.
Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'.
mostrar gratitud
(v.)=show + gratitude.
Ex: Hernandez preferred to show his gratitude and loyalty to Crane by staying on as a professional at CPFPL after he had earned his MLS.
mostrar incredulidad
(v.)=express + disbelief.
Ex: 'What luck!' The division chief's face expressed disbelief and honest concern.
mostrar indiferencia
(v.)=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder.
Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone. Ex: With its usual rhetoric, Iran has turned a cold shoulder to the latest sanctions. Ex: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.
mostrar interés
(v.)=mark + interest.
Ex: At the 2nd London Book Fair, attendance was down from 508 in 1982 to 497 in 1983 and some major publishers were absent although overseas interest was marked.
mostrar interés en
(v.)=show + interest in.
Ex: Berlin scholars have shown interest in the deciphering and publication of Mexican Indian manuscripts since the early 19th century.
mostrar interés por
(v.)=express + interest in.
Ex: Students also expressed low interest in the core curriculum subjects which are taught in the first year of the course.
mostrar las diferencias
(v.)=turn up + differences.
Ex: However, a detailed comparison of the fourth with the third edition turned up only 13 differences that pertained to card catalogs, and these differences were minute.
mostrar las razones por las que
(v.)=show + cause why.
Ex: One obligation of a public institution is to render an account of itself to the people and show cause why they should continue to support it.
mostrar lealtad
(v.)=show + loyalty.
Ex: Hernandez preferred to show his gratitude and loyalty to Crane by staying on as a professional at CPFPL after he had earned his MLS.
mostrar los dientes
(v.)=show + Posesivo + teeth ; bare + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: Wind raged over the sea; waves snarled and showed their teeth. Ex: He kept his eyes on Aethon and bared his teeth in a silent snarl as he allowed himself to be led backward.
mostrar los resultados
(v.)=display + results.
Ex: We recommend using the TYPE command to display the results and then transferring the results to disk with the F8 key.
mostrar los sentimientos de Uno
(v.)=wear + Posesivo + heart on + Posesivo + sleeve ; show + Posesivo + feelings.
Ex: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting. Ex: Teenagers may find it difficult to put their feelings into words, and may not show their feelings openly, for fear of upsetting others.
mostrar los términos relacionados
(v.)=expand.
Ex: Although, no program will ever include a complete vocabulary, these programs mean that users can now benefit from the search commands 'explode' and 'expand'.
mostrar miedo
(v.)=show + fear.
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
mostrar orgullosamente
(v.)=show off.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
mostrar perplejidad
(v.)=look + puzzled.
Ex: Aladyn looked puzzled for a moment, and then he replied: 'All parties desire universal suffrage -- naturally that includes women'.
mostrar poderío
(v.)=flex + Posesivo + muscles.
Ex: The article 'Flexing a different set of muscles' is an interview with David Remnick, editor of The New Yorker, who has been, wrongly, portrayed as a low key intellectual with little appetite for the limelight.
mostrar por medio de cambio de intensidad en el brillo
(v.)=flash up.
Ex: On completion of the search, the VDU will flash up details of the costs accrued for which the library will later be billed.
mostrar por primera vez
(v.)=premiere.
Ex: But subscription and sales of spin-off products turns out not to be the only financial model, so britannica.com (a free site sponsored by advertising) premiered last September.
mostrar posibilidades
(v.)=show + potential.
Ex: It was observed that this type of string showed potential for alphabetical index headings.
mostrar preferencia por
(v.)=slant.
Ex: Initially the course was oriented towards academic library services, but in recent years has become more slanted towards information technology.
mostrar preocupación (por)
(v.)=express + concern (at) ; express + Posesivo + dismay (at).
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes. Ex: He expressed his dismay at being charged $120 for two injections of cortisone into his shoulder for tendinitis.
mostrar respeto
(v.)=show + Posesivo + respect.
Ex: While the term 'boss' might be used to show respect or even affection, it is generally believed to provide authority with a derogatory connotation.
mostrar satisfacción
(v.)=express + satisfaction.
Ex: Participants expressed great satisfaction with all aspects of the summer school.
mostrar signos de
(v.)=show + signs of.
Ex: But the relationship between the source of most of the shared cataloging data, the Library of Congress, and nonresearch libraries shows signs of deteriorating rather than improving.
mostrar sorpresa
(v.)=raise + eyebrows ; register + surprise.
Ex: We may indeed raise an eyebrow when we find in Botany and Zoology the note 'Further systematic subdivisions, alphabetically arranged'. Ex: The committeeman registered surprise.
mostrar temor
(v.)=show + fear.
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
mostrarse
(v.)=appear.
Ex: The statement of authorship is also transcribed and it appears in the work.
mostrarse como Uno realmente es
(v.)=show + Reflexivo + in + Posesivo + true colours ; reveal + Posesivo + true colours ; show + Posesivo + (true) colours.
Ex: No sooner were the ceremonies of the wedding over than the stepmother began to show herself in her true colors. Ex: However, the president revealed his true colors when he ordered the shoot-down of an unarmed aircraft over international waters. Ex: But then they showed their true colors by voting against the changes necessary to make the program effective.
mostrarse indiferente
(v.)=give + Nombre + the cold shoulder ; turn + a cold shoulder to ; cold-shoulder.
Ex: Sorry Castlegr, I thought that by giving you the cold shoulder you might get the hint and realise the bond has gone. Ex: With its usual rhetoric, Iran has turned a cold shoulder to the latest sanctions. Ex: He cold-shouldered his teammates, who cold-shouldered him back.
mostrarse reacio a
(v.)=baulk at [balk at].
Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.
mostrarse vulnerable
(v.)=leave + Nombre/Reflexivo + vulnerable.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
mota
(n.)=mottle ; speck.
Ex: The preservation and size of iron mottles in the paste suggests that clays were minimally processed before vessel manufacture.
Ex: In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.

motacilla
(n.)=wagtail.
Ex: Wagtail overwinters in areas of Southeast Asia and Indonesia where outbreaks of avian flu have occurred.
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* motacilla alba=pied wagtail.

motacilla alba
(n.)=pied wagtail.
Ex: Thanks to her we were alerted to a roost of pied wagtails in the grounds of a local hotel.
moteado
(adj.)=foxing ; mottled ; mottled ; mottling ; pied ; dappled.
Ex: Foxing refers to the spots of various sizes and intensity, usually brownish in colour, that disfigure paper and are caused by varying combinations of fungi, paper impurities, and dampness.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain.
Ex: Variations in aeration and moisture content have resulted in mottling, which has become less prevalent as the soils develop.
Ex: West African indigenous pigs are black, white, black and white or pied in colour with well developed hair coat and erect ears.
Ex: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.
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* moteado de=dotted with.

moteado de
=dotted with.
Ex: The coast is dotted with small bays and coves and lined with pines.
motel
(n.)=motel.
Ex: Motels are among the most practical places to stay in for travelers on a budget, given the fact that they are far more affordable than hotels.

motero
(n.)=rider ; motorcyclist.
Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
Ex: A bareheaded motorcyclist participating in a ride to protest mandatory helmet laws was killed when he was thrown over the handlebars.

motete
(n.)=motet.
Ex: Scores include motets, passion music, settings of Latin odes, dance music, lieder and madrigals.

motivación
(n.)=motivation ; encouragement ; impulse ; sense of purpose ; motive force.
Ex: What is the motivation for studying and preparing abstracts?.
Ex: Nevertheless my debts are real, and I particularly want to thank David Foxon for his illuminating commentary on the final sections, and D. F. McKenzie for his encouragement throughout.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.
Ex: The motive force is that inner, irresistible drive, the very essence of all our energy, which impels us to shun evil and to seek after the good.
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* con gran motivación=highly-motivated.
* despertar la motivación=spark + motivation.
* perder la motivación=lose + motivation.
* sentir motivación=have + motivation.
* teoría de la motivación=motivational theory.

motivado
(adj.)=motivated.
Ex: Professionals are expected to be highly skilled and motivated.
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* estar motivado=be motivated.
* motivado por el usuario=user-driven.
* motivado por intereses propios=interest-based.
* muy motivado=highly-motivated.

motivado por el usuario
(adj.)=user-driven.
Ex: User-driven changes often involve multiple users, working sequentially or in parallel.
motivado por intereses propios
(adj.)=interest-based.
Ex: The author concentrates on the negative aspects of information, both the unwilling, innocent or accidental error and the interest-based disinformation.
motivador
(adj.)=motivating ; motivator ; motivational.
Ex: Remuneration for abstracting is not a principal motivating factor, since many abstractors work for nothing.
Ex: Such strain forces 'consensus' on groups and places much greater reliance on the managers as coordinators, negotiators and arbitrators, as well as motivators.
Ex: Primary in any motivational system is the organization's responsibility to satisfy employee needs.
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* ser motivador=be motivating.

motivar
(v.)=cause ; lead + Nombre + on ; motivate ; prompt ; be fired with ; actuate.
Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: It is, in general, quite difficult to motivate an administrator to divert the resources necessary to upgrade an existing file of poor quality.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: Librarians and bibliographers are as deeply fired with the idealistic fervour which is alleged to have imbued the medieval knights.
Ex: CRG has always remained an amateur organization in the sense that it does not dispose of large funds, and its members are actuated by enthusiasm for the subject rather than by the hope of wealth.

motivo
(n.)=cause ; ground ; motive ; reason ; peg ; motif ; trigger.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: I think there are grounds for dispute on certain terms.
Ex: Other title information is any title borne by an item indicative of the character, contents, etc. of the item or the motives for, or occasion of, its production or publication.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
Ex: The concepts currently being floated by UNESCO are such as will make convenient pegs to hang pleas for resources for bibliographic and library development to national governments.
Ex: Two pre-coordinated approaches have been used for the indexing of motif and subject content.
Ex: They will however always have some kind of springboard or trigger which has led to their question, and we can work forwards from this.
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* con motivo=for good reason.
* con motivo de=on the occasion of.
* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que=there + be + every reason to think that.
* los motivos de=the reason behind ; the thinking behind ; the reasoning behind ; the idea behind.
* motivo de alarma=cause for alarm.
* motivo de irritación=pet peeve.
* motivo de preocupación=cause for alarm ; cause for concern ; cause of concern.
* motivo de queja=pet peeve.
* motivo de risa=a laughing matter.
* motivo + estar en=reason + lie in.
* motivo ornamental=motif ; decorative motif.
* motivo principal=prime cause.
* motivos=grounds.
* motivos ocultos=ulterior motives ; hidden agenda.
* no ser motivo de risa=be no laughing matter.
* por algún motivo=for whatever reason.
* por cualquier motivo=for whatever reason.
* por este motivo=for this reason.
* por los siguientes motivos=on the following counts.
* por motivo de=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
* por motivos de=for the sake of ; on grounds.
* por motivos de + Nombre=for + Nombre's sake.
* por varios motivos=for a number of reasons ; for one reason or another.
* ser motivo de preocupación=loom + large.
* sin motivo alguno=wantonly.
* sin motivo aparente=for no apparent reason ; for apparently no reason.
* sin motivo justificado=without justified reason.
* sin ningún motivo=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* sin ningún otro motivo=(just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* tener como motivo central=plan around + Nombre.
* tener motivo=be right.
* tener motivo justificado=have + good cause.
* tener motivo para=have + cause to.
* ver el motivo de Algo=glean + the reason for.
* viaje por motivos académicos=study trip.
* visita por motivos de investigación=research trip ; research visit.

motivo + estar en
(n.)=reason + lie in.
Ex: The reason behind this requirement of digital data lies in the engineering aspects of digital computers: they can only manipulate digital signals.
motivo de alarma
(n.)=cause for alarm.
Ex: This is no cause for alarm, however.
motivo de irritación
(n.)=pet peeve.
Ex: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.
motivo de preocupación
(n.)=cause for alarm ; cause for concern ; cause of concern.
Ex: This is no cause for alarm, however. Ex: This article considers that the potential for cannibalising existing data base products should be a cause for concern for those database products planning to introduce information products based on CD-ROM = Este artículo considera que la posibilidad de "fusilar" las bases de datos existentes debería ser motivo de preocupación para aquellos productores que planean introducir productos informativos en CD-ROM. Ex: The author examines trends in the field of higher education which have been the cause of concern in publishing.
motivo de queja
(n.)=pet peeve.
Ex: But many people have said that fag ends are merely the tip of the iceberg, with chewing gum and dog muck being some of the top pet peeves.
motivo de risa
(n.)=a laughing matter.
Ex: This is a report of an incident at a library in which a student destroyed a set of photographs claiming that they 'made rape a laughing matter'.
motivo ornamental
(n.)=motif ; decorative motif.
Ex: Novelty was increasingly achieved by adapting some exotic or more or less explicitly historical motif within this framework. Ex: The author documents a variety of shapes and decorative motifs characteristic of biscuit tins produced for commercial British bakeries, 19th-20th cs.
motivo principal
(n.)=prime cause.
Ex: Fog banks are a major hazard to navigation and are a prime cause of shipwreck.
motivos
(n.)=grounds.
Ex: It has been criticised on various grounds.
motivos ocultos
(n.)=ulterior motives ; hidden agenda.
Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives. Ex: This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information.
moto
(n.)=motorcycle ; motorbike.
Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
Ex: Remember, if you take the road test on your motorbike, scooter or moped, you will receive a driver's licence that allows you to operate these types of vehicles only.
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* carrera de motos=motorcycle racing ; motorcycle race.
* ir en moto=bike.
* montar en moto=bike.
* moto acuática=jet-ski.
* vender la moto a Alguien=pull + the wool over + Posesivo + eyes.

moto acuática
(n.)=jet-ski.
Ex: The results indicate that recreational boating is the main component of all boat traffic, being composed chiefly by sailing yachts, with a small contribution of jet-skis and speedboats.
motocicleta
(n.)=motorcycle ; moped.
Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
Ex: Remember, if you take the road test on your motorbike, scooter or moped, you will receive a driver's licence that allows you to operate these types of vehicles only.
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* carrera de motocicletas=motorcycle race ; motorcycle racing.
* motocicleta todo terreno=dirt bike.

motocicleta todo terreno
(n.)=dirt bike.
Ex: The brochure, titled 'Tread Lightly! on Public and Private Land,' provides guidelines for the use of dirt bikes, all terrain vehicles, horses and other means of traveling through back country.
motociclista
(n.)=rider ; motorcyclist.
Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
Ex: A bareheaded motorcyclist participating in a ride to protest mandatory helmet laws was killed when he was thrown over the handlebars.

motocross
(n.)=motocross.
Ex: Motocross is one of the most physically demanding forms of motorcycle sport and tests both rider and their machines to the limit.
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* carrera de motocross=motocross race.

motoguadaña
(n.)=strimmer ; weed trimmer ; string trimmer.
Ex: Please be very careful when using a strimmer and mower in your garden and check the long grass to make sure no animal is curled up there.
Ex: Most weed trimmers also include a strap for supporting the trimmer on the user's shoulder.
Ex: There are basically three options when buying a string trimmer: gas powered, corded electric or cordless electric.
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* cortar con motoguadaña=strim.

motonieve
(n.)=snowmobile.
Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.

motor
(n.)=prime mover ; engine ; driving force ; driver ; motor.
Ex: The implementation of successive programmes for supplying educational institutions with microcomputer equipment seems to be the principal prime mover of computerisation processes.
Ex: These companies have been racing to define the information superhighway for themselves, and to stake a claim in what they view as the economic engine of the information age.
Ex: On-line services have been one of the most powerful driving forces moving information away from its traditional definition and towards the commodity view.
Ex: The realization that knowledge and information provide the fundamental drivers of economic growth is beginning to permeate economic and management thinking.
Ex: The motor running but the fan not turning has me confused.
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* barco a motor=motorboat.
* calentar motores=prime + the pump.
* carrera de coches improvisados sin motor=soapbox derby race ; soapbox derby.
* el motor de=the power behind.
* industria del motor, la=motor industry, the ; motor trade, the.
* lancha a motor=motorboat.
* lancha de motor=power boat.
* lancha motora=speedboat ; motorboat.
* motor a chorro=jet engine.
* motor a reacción=jet engine.
* motor + calar=engine + stall.
* motor de arranque=starter motor.
* motor de búsqueda=portal ; search engine ; crawler.
* motor de combustión=combustion engine.
* motor de combustión interna=internal combustion engine.
* motor de explosión=combustion engine.
* motor de explosión interna=internal combustion engine.
* motor de gasoil=diesel engine.
* motor de gasolina=gasoline engine.
* motor del cambio=driver of change.
* motor de propulsión a chorro=jet engine.
* motor diesel=diesel engine.
* motor eléctrico=electric motor.
* tráfico a motor=motor traffic.
* vehículo de tierra a motor=motor land vehicle.

motor + calar
(n.)=engine + stall.
Ex: However, if you try to brake below this speed without depressing the clutch, the engine will stall because it's being forced to carry a load while operating below idle speed.
motor a chorro
(n.)=jet engine.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.
motor a reacción
(n.)=jet engine.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.
motor de arranque
(n.)=starter motor.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.
motor de búsqueda
(n.)=portal ; search engine ; crawler.
Ex: Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world. Ex: The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente. Ex: Automated 'crawlers' index the complete text of Web documents = Los 'motores de búsqueda' indizan el texto completo de los documentos web.
motor de combustión
(n.)=combustion engine.
Ex: The different types of fuel commonly used for car combustion engines are gasoline (or petrol), diesel, and kerosene.
motor de combustión interna
(n.)=internal combustion engine.
Ex: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
motor de explosión
(n.)=combustion engine.
Ex: The different types of fuel commonly used for car combustion engines are gasoline (or petrol), diesel, and kerosene.
motor de explosión interna
(n.)=internal combustion engine.
Ex: To draw an analogy, it is perfectly possible to drive from A to B without knowing how the internal combustion engine works.
motor de gasoil
(n.)=diesel engine.
Ex: For example, an index user may desire information on diesel engines.
motor de gasolina
(n.)=gasoline engine.
Ex: This new gasoline engine can produce fuel savings of up to 20%.
motor de propulsión a chorro
(n.)=jet engine.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.
motor del cambio
(n.)=driver of change.
Ex: However, less attention has been paid to the technological and social drivers of change in the music industry.
motor diesel
(n.)=diesel engine.
Ex: For example, an index user may desire information on diesel engines.
motor eléctrico
(n.)=electric motor.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
motorista
(n.)=biker ; rider ; motorcyclist.
Ex: They assisted the victims of a bloody turf war between rival biker gangs that took place near their enclave.
Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
Ex: A bareheaded motorcyclist participating in a ride to protest mandatory helmet laws was killed when he was thrown over the handlebars.

motorizado
=motorised [motorized, -USA].
Ex: Searching of motorised microfilm catalogues was found to be significantly faster than searching microfiche for inexperienced users = Se halló que en el caso de los usuarios con poco experiencia las búsquedas en los catálogos en microfilm motorizados eran significativamente más rápidas que las búsquedas en las microfichas.
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* aparato motorizado=motorised device.
* cabalgata motorizada=cavalcade.
* desfile motorizado=cavalcade.
* dispositivo motorizado=motorised device.

motosierra
(n.)=chainsaw.
Ex: With regards to occupational safety, long hours spent operating chainsaws was found to affect most of the workers.

motriz
(adj.)=motor.
Ex: The first 5 years of life are critical in a child's development as it is during this time that they start to develop language as well as motor and cerebral skills.
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* fuerza motriz=powerhouse ; power engine ; motive force.
* rueda motriz=driving wheel.

motu
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* por motu propio=self-directed.

motín
(n.)=mutiny.
Ex: Steel's book exemplifies what might be termed the subgenre of 'Mutiny novel,' using such conventional characters as the plucky Englishwoman, the unflappable English gentleman-spy, and the crazed religious zealot.
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* motín en la cárcel=prison riot.

motín en la cárcel
(n.)=prison riot.
Ex: Robots equipped with cameras & other sensors may deal with prison riots & perform guard duties.
movedizo
(adj.)=shifting ; inconstant.
Ex: He wrote a report on the shifting cultivation of hill rice.
Ex: His inconstant and bizarre behavior in a crisis makes me more convinced than ever that he's not mentally fit to hold the office.
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* arenas movedizas=quicksand ; shifting sands.
* piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija=a rolling stone gathers no moss.
* tierras movedizas=shifting sands.

mover
(v.)=shift ; move ; wiggle ; swill around.
Ex: In general, then, a post-co-ordinate index is simpler to produce than a pre-co-ordinate index, because it shifts the responsibility for co-ordination of index terms to the searcher.
Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic.
Ex: Before swilling the wine around the glass notice the strong aroma of red and black fruit, especially cassis mingling with undertones of spice.
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* el dinero mueve al mundo=money makes the world go (a)round.
* estar moviéndose en terreno seguro=be on secure ground.
* la fe mueve montañas=faith will move mountains.
* mover Algo=make + Nombre + spin.
* mover de aquí para allá=move around.
* mover el culo=shake + a leg ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; get off + Posesivo + ass ; get off + Posesivo + arse.
* mover el esqueleto=trip + the light fantastic.
* mover la cabeza=shake + Posesivo + head.
* mover la cabeza de arriba abajo=bob.
* mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás=jerk + head.
* mover lateralmente=move from + side to side.
* mover montañas=move + mountains.
* moverse=shift about ; get around ; wiggle ; wave.
* moverse de aquí para allá=move about ; move around.
* moverse en el sitio=shuffle.
* moverse en terreno desconocido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
* moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante=move back and forth.
* moverse nerviosamente=jig.
* mover un dedo=stir + a finger.
* no moverse=stay + put.
* no mover un dedo=not lift a finger.
* sentarse sin moverse=sit + still.
* sin moverse del sitio=in place.

mover Algo
(v.)=make + Nombre + spin.
Ex: In addition, he suggests that the City men who made the markets spin exploited the gullible through insider dealing and rigged markets.
mover de aquí para allá
(v.)=move around.
Ex: It is now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around.
mover el culo
(v.)=shake + a leg ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; get off + Posesivo + ass ; get off + Posesivo + arse.
Ex: Before daylight on the following morning, we were abruptly awakened by a guard and told to shake a leg or miss breakfast. Ex: We were often told to 'rattle our dags' as kids when we were getting ready to go out somewhere. Ex: The commission asked the legislators to get a wiggle on, start making changes now. Ex: The reason this country is going to shit is because we're not willing to give up our creature comforts, not willing to get off our asses and do something about it. Ex: It's a clever way of telling someone to get off their arse and get on with their life.
mover el esqueleto
=trip + the light fantastic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tripping the Light Fantastic with Theodore de Banville'.
mover la cabeza
(v.)=shake + Posesivo + head.
Ex: The director shook his head from side to side.
mover la cabeza de arriba abajo
(v.)=bob.
Ex: The males are the ones who bob and bow and hop around, warbling all the while.
mover la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás
(v.)=jerk + head.
Ex: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua.
mover lateralmente
(v.)=move from + side to side.
Ex: Manufacturers have produced screens which can be tilted and moved from side to side, together with detachable keyboards which can be placed in the most comfortable position.
mover montañas
(v.)=move + mountains.
Ex: She was convinced that passionate faith could move mountains.
mover un dedo
(v.)=stir + a finger.
Ex: He could not raise his head or stir a finger for the trance that held him, and Peroo was smiling vacantly at the lightning.
moverse
(v.)=shift about ; get around ; wiggle ; wave.
Ex: The cheeks were braced from their tops to the ceiling, to prevent the press from twisting or shifting about in use. Ex: The main reasons for non use were reported as being: not enough time to read (46 per cent); lack of confidence in how to use the library (5 per cent); unable to drive (4 percent); unable to get around (2 per cent); sight or hearing too poor (less than 1 per cent). Ex: I have read that 'Spanish men are twice as likely to wiggle their ears as are women,' but don't know the trustworthiness of this statistic. Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.
moverse de aquí para allá
(v.)=move about ; move around.
Ex: As the scientist of the future moves about the laboratory or the field, every time he looks at something worthy of the record, he trips the shutter and in it goes. Ex: It is now up to captains on each flight to decide whether passengers can have blankets and other items on their laps or can move around.
moverse en el sitio
(v.)=shuffle.
Ex: 'It's not mystifying if you know him well,' Carmichael reflected, shuffling uneasily under her steady gaze.
moverse en terreno desconocido
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head. Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
moverse hacia atrás y hacia delante
(v.)=move back and forth.
Ex: The cartridge moves horizontally back and forth across a document and a scanning head digitises the document.
moverse nerviosamente
(v.)=jig.
Ex: They reacted immediately to the music and began jigging up and down in their seats!.
movible
(adj.)=movable ; moveable ; moving.
Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.
Ex: Furniture which traditionally has been conceived as 'fixed' or 'built in' is demountable and moveable.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
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* inamovible=immovable.
* tipo movible de acento=accent punch.

movida
=scene ; .
Ex: Scenes that include conflict, emotions, prejudices, misunderstandings, and unreasonableness but also kindliness, humor, friendliness, and goodwill are acted out daily in different kinds of libraries.
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* la movida=the happening ; the action ; the scene.

movilidad
(n.)=mobility ; movement.
Ex: Today, because of increasing mobility, people learn about other cultures not just from reading books, going to museums, and visiting abroad, but also by getting to know people from these cultures living in their midst.
Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
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* beca de movilidad=travel grant ; mobility grant.
* movilidad educativa=educational mobility.
* movilidad estudiantil=student mobility.
* movilidad geográfica=geographical mobility ; geographical relocation.
* movilidad laboral=job mobility.
* tener movilidad=be mobile.

movilidad educativa
(n.)=educational mobility.
Ex: As a result, educational mobility is considered to be above average in Britain as compared to other affluent countries.
movilidad estudiantil
(n.)=student mobility.
Ex: Student mobility and accompanying academic recognition are assumed to be necessary prerequisites to aid European integration.
movilidad geográfica
(n.)=geographical mobility ; geographical relocation.
Ex: This article discusses the importance of job mobility of public librarians and focuses on geographical mobility. Ex: Upward job mobility, if it leads to geographical relocation, is unacceptable to the majority of professionals.
movilidad laboral
(n.)=job mobility.
Ex: Irvine considers status and job security, and Matarazzo discusses career development and job mobility.
movilización
=mobilisation [mobilization, -USA].
Ex: When student mobilisation started in June 43, the library rooms began to empty.

movilizar
(v.)=mobilise [mobilize, -USA] ; deploy.
Ex: It is time for all librarians to change their attitudes and become involved, to seek funds and mobilise civic organisations and businesses in cooperative efforts.
Ex: Any attack on Iran will require that military forces quickly deploy to Dubai to forestall the closing of the strait.

movimiento artístico
(n.)=art movement.
Ex: Their work constitutes a new art movement, drawing on, and straddling divisions between, pop art, performing arts, popular culture, and fashion.
movimiento bibliotecario
(n.)=library movement.
Ex: In those early days, so the story goes, the library movement was in danger of being captured by an aristocratic intellectual class designing to make the public library an elitist center for scholarly research.
movimiento cultural
(n.)=cultural movement.
Ex: The arts can serve the heightening of our sensibilities to the theological dimensions of cultural movements.
movimiento de baile
(n.)=dance move.
Ex: Have you ever been jealous of a girl's dance moves you've seen in a club and secretly wished you could dance just like her?.
movimiento de fondo
(n.)=groundswell.
Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
movimiento de la población
(n.)=population turnover ; population transfer.
Ex: First was a rapid increase in population turnover, marked by a massive movement of whites into the suburbs and a subsequent rise in the number of low-income blacks in the central city. Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.
movimiento de liberación
(n.)=liberation movement.
Ex: There was a pervading romanticised notion that all the liberation movements needed to do was train a few guerrillas and send them home to fire a few shots in order to spark an uprising.
movimiento de liberación nacional
(n.)=national liberation movement.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with many types of business and consumer frauds, national liberation movements, bedtime, Kwanza, the Afro-American holiday.
movimiento de libros
(n.)=bookshift.
Ex: She admitted she hadn't read the article 'Planning and executing a major bookshift o bookmove using an electronic spreadsheet'.
movimiento de personal
(n.)=staff turnover ; turnover ; labour turnover.
Ex: The financial impact of staff turnover for the library profession has not yet been considered in depth. Ex: Inadequate compensation leads to poor performance, absenteeism, excessive turnover, grievances, and strikes. Ex: The variables were production, quality, costs, job satisfaction of operatives, job satisfaction of supervisors, work anxiety, accidents, absence, labor turnover, and industrial unrest.
movimiento de tierra
(n.)=earthwork.
Ex: Some 360000 cubic meters of vertical earthwork was done at the mine without any evaluation of how it was likely to affect the ecosystem.
movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer
(n.)=women's rights movement.
Ex: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.
movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales
(n.)=animal rights movement.
Ex: The animal rights movement is opposed to all forms of animal exploitation and abuse.
movimiento en falso
(n.)=false move.
Ex: In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.
movimiento feminista, el
=women's movement, the.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
movimiento giratorio
(n.)=rotary motion.
Ex: They are used to transmit rotary motion from one shaft to another by means of toothed wheels, which are in direct mesh with each other.
movimiento oscilante
(n.)=rocking motion.
Ex: The beater moved his balls over the forme with a rocking motion while the press was open.
movimiento peatonal
(n.)=foot traffic.
Ex: Hidden among the shops (and foot traffic) of Reid Street, this new product requires sleuthlike skills to find.
movimiento político
(n.)=political movement.
Ex: The political movements of the 19th century that used public libraries and reading rooms as camouflage are described.
movimiento por los derechos civiles
(n.)=civil rights movement.
Ex: Their views reflect the importance of libraries not only in their own lives but also for African Americans in general and the civil rights movement in particular.
movimiento rotatorio
(n.)=rotary motion.
Ex: They are used to transmit rotary motion from one shaft to another by means of toothed wheels, which are in direct mesh with each other.
movimiento scout, el
=Scouts Movement, the.
Ex: The basic philosophy of the Scouts Movement is to create cohesion, service to humanity and unselfishness among different segments of the society.
movimiento social
(n.)=social movement.
Ex: In all social movements across the world, you see that when a movement goes underground the activists become slower.
movimiento^1
(n.)=flow ; motion ; move ; navigation ; shift ; stream of traffic ; mechanical stress ; movement.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: For instance 'Sculpture-Technique' precedes 'Sculpture in motion'.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.
Ex: She is a dynamic dancer and expresses her movements with ultimate power.
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* blanco en movimiento=moving target.
* con figuras en movimiento=animated.
* con imágenes en movimiento=animated.
* de movimientos rápidos=quick-moving.
* de movimiento total=full-motion.
* detectar el movimiento=detect + motion.
* detector de movimiento=motion detector ; motion sensor.
* dispositivo de control del movimiento del cursor=cursor-control device.
* documento de imagen en movimiento=moving image document.
* el movimiento se demuestra andando=actions speak louder than words.
* en constante movimiento=on the move ; on the go.
* en movimiento=in transit ; on the go ; moving.
* gráfico en movimiento=animated graphic.
* graficos en movimiento=animated media.
* hacer un movimiento en falso=make + a false move.
* horas de poco movimiento=slack hours.
* imagen en movimiento=moving image ; animated image.
* imágenes en movimiento=animation.
* libertad de movimiento=freedom of movement.
* mantener las cosas en movimiento=keep + the ball rolling ; keep + it rolling.
* movimiento de baile=dance move.
* movimiento de fondo=groundswell.
* movimiento de la población=population turnover ; population transfer.
* movimiento de libros=bookshift.
* movimiento de personal=staff turnover ; turnover ; labour turnover.
* movimiento de tierra=earthwork.
* movimiento en falso=false move.
* movimiento giratorio=rotary motion.
* movimiento oscilante=rocking motion.
* movimiento peatonal=foot traffic.
* movimiento rotatorio=rotary motion.
* movimientos de efectivos=cash flow.
* poner las cosas en movimiento=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
* razones del movimiento de personal=turnover behaviour.
* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos=eye tracker.
* ritmo de movimiento de mercancías=turnover rate.
* ritmo de movimiento de personal=turnover rate.
* sensor de movimiento=motion sensor ; motion detector.
* sin movimiento=unmoving ; motionless.
* tasa de movimiento de mercancías=turnover rate.
* tasa de movimiento de personal=turnover rate.
* tecla de control del movimiento horizontal=horizontal positioning key.
* tecla de control del movimiento vertical=vertical positioning key.

movimiento^2
(n.)=drive ; tide ; push ; movement.
Ex: Hierarchical bibliometry would act as a positive drive to support the authorship requirements now stipulated by some international editorial committees.
Ex: What has happened is that yet another institution has so overlapped with our own that we are being swept along on the tide of the technological revolution.
Ex: The key issue to note here is that the global push to describe and document Indigenous knowledge is gaining momentum.
Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.
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* movimiento artístico=art movement.
* movimiento bibliotecario=library movement.
* movimiento cultural=cultural movement.
* movimiento de liberación=liberation movement.
* movimiento de liberación nacional=national liberation movement.
* movimiento de resistencia=resistance movement.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de los animales=animal rights movement.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer=women's rights movement.
* movimiento feminista, el=women's movement, the.
* movimiento político=political movement.
* movimiento por los derechos civiles=civil rights movement.
* movimiento scout, el=Scouts Movement, the.
* movimiento social=social movement.

movimientos de efectivos
(n.)=cash flow.
Ex: Spreadsheet programs allow the manager to set up mathematical models of various aspects of the organization such as cash flow and production rates.
moza
(n.)=gal ; wench.
Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.

mozambiqueño
(n./adj.)=Mozambican.
Ex: Over 700000 Mozambican children are currently studying in the open air, deprived of minimal conditions for learning.

mozo
(n.)=porter ; swain.
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
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* mozo de cuadra=stable boy ; groom ; stable hand ; ostler.
* mozo de hotel=bellhop.
* Posesivo + años mozos=Posesivo + salad days.

mozo de cuadra
(n.)=stable boy ; groom ; stable hand ; ostler.
Ex: The van was arriving, so he told the stable boys to return the steeds to their stalls and be ready for new steeds being delivered. Ex: They are looking for someone with a minimum of 5 years experience at the racetrack as a groom -- responsible for 4 horses. Ex: Becoming a stable hand is the best way to start any career with horses. Ex: With the loss of his job as an ostler, separated from his intimate working relationship with horses, Bill became an anachronism of an ancient world.
mozo de hotel
(n.)=bellhop.
Ex: Tipping bellhops or porters is at your discretion (in general $1 per bag carried) = Las propinas a los botones y porteros dependen de su criterio, aunque suele ser de un dólar por bolso transportado.
mozzarella
(n.)=mozzarella.
Ex: To make a cheese pizza, sprinkle the sauce with 6 tablespoons of mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan.
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* queso mozzarella=mozzarella.

moño
(n.)=bun.
Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
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* estar hasta el moño de=be sick of.
* horquilla de moño=hairpin.

mph [millas por hora]
=mph [miles per hour].
Ex: Wind generators are certainly cost effective in the nine to eight mph average wind.

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* sin decir ni mu=as quiet as a mouse ; tight-lipped.

mucha de la limpieza
(n.)=cleaning lady.
Ex: Doyle's fifth novel deals with the life and love of Paula Spencer, a 39-year-old woman, alcoholic, mother, cleaning lady, and widow.
mucha gente + esperar que
(v.)=be widely expected.
Ex: The rapid introduction of new technologies into libraries was widely expected to lead to sweeping changes in library organisation and management.
mucha suerte
=best of luck.
Ex: Best of luck to you and your family, I know major decisions like that are rarely easy.
muchacha de la limpieza
(n.)=cleaning woman.
Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
muchacha^1
(n.)=girl ; girlie ; gal ; wench ; lass ; lassie.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
Ex: The article 'Girlies on the warpath' argues that despite institutional resistance, good antisexist work is happening in teacher education.
Ex: Summer time clothes are much more revealing, and every gal could use a little help looking her best.
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.

muchacha^2
(n.)=maid ; maidservant ; housemaid.
Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
Ex: A Qatari man is facing charges of raping a Filipino housemaid, when she was 17, on her very first day of employment in his house.
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* muchacha de la limpieza=cleaning woman.
* mucha de la limpieza=cleaning lady.

muchacho
(n.)=lad ; laddie.
Ex: 'Aye,' said the farmer, 'you are right, lad'.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.

muchas ganancias
(n.)=high return.
Ex: Otherwise it faces the risk that the large investment required in creating digital collections will fail to realise a high return.
muchas horas
(n.)=long hours.
Ex: Long hours of opening are facilitated by the use of part-time student staff.
muchas otras cosas
=much else.
Ex: Our current professional syllabus includes much else, including library history and library co-operation.
muchas otras cosas más
=much else besides.
Ex: Besides the cultural pursuits you can enjoy, Glasgow offers visitors sporting opportunities, over 70 parks and gardens, and much else besides.
muchas veces
=multiple times ; on many occasions.
Ex: This frequency type is used to specify periodicals which are published multiple times in a month. Ex: On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
muchedumbre
(n.)=mob ; throng ; crowd ; maddening crowd ; throng of people ; concourse ; rabble.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.
Ex: The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.
Ex: Traffic in the morning, trash at the end of the day, and a chaos of people trying to navigate the maddening crowd in between.
Ex: We were amazed at the throngs of people out and about that day, enjoying the unusually warm and sunny October afternoon.
Ex: The remains were followed by a large concourse of people and were laid to rest in the Catholic cemetery, near Bancroft Nebraska.
Ex: On his return, his house was assaulted by a large concourse of rabble, who broke all the windows and attacked, pelted, beat and otherwise ill-treated him.
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* lejos de la muchedumbre=away from the maddening crowds ; far from the maddening crowd(s).
* perderse entre la muchedumbre=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.

mucho
=heavily ; much ; widely ; a great deal ; eminent + Nombre ; utmost ; vitally + Verbo ; plenty ; to any great degree ; severely ; lots of ; rather a lot ; numerable ; a whole lot (of) ; a great deal of ; a good deal of ; greatly ; wide ; broad ; extensively ; a barrel/barrow load of monkeys ; bags of ; a whole lotta ; a lotta ; lotta.
Nota: Abreviatura de lots of.
Ex: Regular overhaul of guiding is important, especially for the new user who may rely heavily upon it.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles.
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.
Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.
Ex: Though the reference librarian cannot enter the reference process until he receives the question from the enquirer he is vitally concerned about all of its stages.
Ex: One of the great glories of books is that there are plenty to suit everybody, no matter what our taste, our mood, our intellectual ability, age or living experience.
Ex: Consumer advice centres were not used to any great degree by the working classes or those groups most at risk as consumers -- the elderly, divorced, widowed and separated.
Ex: Pressure on space will create the desire on the part of the editor to limit severely the length any paper being published.
Ex: Though reference work is the backbone of their task, they do lots of things that are not reference work.
Ex: Carlyle has been dead nearly a hundred years, but many an academic would like to agree with Carlyle even if, perhaps, universities have changed rather a lot since his day.
Ex: During the past decade both groups have developed numerable measures to assess creative potential.
Ex: For the libraries in Belgium CD-ROM offers a new range of possibilities and a whole lot of reference works will be searchable and much more used.
Ex: As earlier sections amply demonstrate, there is a great deal of choice with regards to data bases.
Ex: There is a good deal of scope for users and novice cataloguers to find difficulty in identifying the appropriate heading for many of the works which are the responsibility of corporate bodies.
Ex: The computer can greatly assist in thesaurus compilation and updating.
Ex: The method is sufficiently flexible to allow for wide modifications.
Ex: In 'upper town' streets are broad, quiet, and tree-shaded; the homes are tall and heavy and look like battleships, each anchored in its private sea of grass.
Ex: Fiction classifications are used extensively in public libraries.
Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.
Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
Ex: Only 'calculators' then were noisy machines with cranks; to multiply, you cranked a whole lotta additions.
Ex: There's been a lotta talk about this next song, maybe too much talk.
Ex: Lotta times, people look at homeless folks the way they used to look at me.
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* a costa de mucho=at (a) great expense.
* afectar mucho=hit + hard.
* Algo a lo que hay que dedicar mucho tiempo=time-consuming [time consuming].
* Algo que lleva mucho tiempo de hacer=time-consuming [time consuming].
* a muchos kilómetros de=leagues away from.
* a muchos niveles=many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
* andar con mucho cuidado=walk on + eggshells.
* andarse con mucho cuidado=tread + the thin line between ... and.
* andarse con mucho ojo=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* arriesgar mucho=play (for) + high stakes.
* avanzar mucho=travel + a long way down the road.
* bajar mucho=go + way down.
* beber mucho=drink + heavily.
* bebida alcohólica con muchos grados=hard drink ; hard liquor.
* cada vez mucho mayor=fast-increasing ; exploding.
* causar muchas víctimas=take + a toll on life.
* como mucho=at best ; at most ; if at all ; at the most ; at the very latest.
* conceder mucha importancia a=lay + great store on.
* con mucha antelación=far in advance.
* con mucha ceremonia=ceremoniously.
* con mucha diferencia=by far.
* con mucha dificultad=with great difficulty.
* con mucha energía=high energy.
* con mucha frecuencia=very often ; more often than not.
* con mucha información=populated.
* con mucha labia=glibly ; smooth-tongued ; smooth-talking.
* con mucha palabrería=glibly.
* con mucha población=heavily populated.
* con mucha pompa=ceremoniously.
* con mucha prisa=without a minute to spare.
* con mucha ropa puesta=heavily robed.
* con muchas actividades=event-filled.
* con muchas deudas=heavily indebted.
* con mucha sed=thirstily.
* con muchas ilustraciones=copiously illustrated.
* con muchas imágenes=image intensive.
* con (muchas) piedras=stony .
* con muchas prestaciones=feature-filled ; multifacility.
* con mucha vitalidad=lively .
* con mucho=very much ; far + Verbo ; grossly ; by far ; by a long shot ; by a long way ; hands down.
* con mucho ánimo=spiritedly.
* con mucho bombo=ceremoniously.
* con mucho brillo=brightly.
* con mucho cariño=dearly.
* con mucho contenido=information packed [information-packed].
* con mucho esfuerzo=painfully.
* con mucho éxito=with a wide appeal.
* con mucho gusto=gladly.
* con mucho protocolo=ceremoniously.
* con mucho público=well attended [well-attended].
* con muchos acontecimientos=event-filled.
* con muchos detalles=elaborately.
* con muchos eventos=event-filled.
* con muchos huesos y poca carne=bony .
* con muchos humos=big head ; full of + Reflexivo.
* con muchos lectores=with a wide appeal.
* con muchos miramientos=ceremoniously.
* con mucho trabajo=painfully.
* conseguir mucho=do + much.
* contener mucho=be high in.
* costar mucho trabajo=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
* crear muchas oportunidades=open + the floodgates.
* dar mucha importancia=put + a premium on.
* dar mucha importancia a la profesión=be career oriented.
* dar mucho en qué pensar=give + Nombre + much to think about ; give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
* dar mucho valor a Algo=value + Nombre + highly.
* darse (muchos) aires=give + Reflexivo + such airs ; aggrandise + Reflexivo.
* decir mucho de Algo=speak + volumes.
* de hace muchos años=long-standing.
* de hace mucho tiempo=age-old ; long-term ; long-lost.
* dejar mucho que desear=fall (far) short of + ideal ; leave + a lot to be desired ; leave + much to be desired.
* demandar mucho esfuerzo por parte de Alguien=tax + Posesivo + imagination.
* de mucha capacidad=capacious.
* de muchas formas=in more ways than one.
* de muchas maneras=in every way ; in more ways than one.
* de mucho arraigo=long-established.
* de mucho beneficio=high-payoff.
* de mucho cuidado=badass.
* de mucho provecho=high-payoff.
* de muchos usos=all-purpose.
* desde hace muchos años=for years ; for many years now ; for many years.
* desde hace mucho tiempo=for ages ; long-time [longtime] ; far back in time ; for a long time ; long since ; in ages (and ages and ages).
* desear a Alguien mucha suerte (en el futuro)=wish + Nombre + all the best (for/in the future).
* desear mucha suerte a Alguien=wish + Nombre + the (very) best of luck.
* desempeñando muchas funciones=in many capacities.
* destacar con mucho sobre=stand out + head and shoulders (above/over) ; be head and shoulder (above/over).
* día de mucho calor=scorcher.
* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco=what holds a lot will hold a little.
* durante el transcurso de muchos años=over many years.
* durante muchas horas=for many long hours ; for hours on end.
* durante muchos años=for many years ; for years to come ; for many years to come ; over many years ; for years and years (and years).
* durante mucho tiempo=long ; for generations ; long-time [longtime] ; for a long time to come ; for long periods of time ; for a long period of time ; lastingly ; for a very long time ; for many long hours ; for a long time ; in ages (and ages and ages) ; for a long period.
* durar mucho=last + long.
* durar mucho rato=take + a (really/very) long time.
* durar mucho tiempo=last + long ; last (for) + a long time.
* echar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* echar mucho de menos=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar mucho en falta=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* el mundo da muchas vueltas=what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta=jack of all trades, master of none.
* en muchas ocasiones=on many occasions.
* en muchos aspectos=in most respects.
* en muchos casos=in many instances.
* en muchos grupos=in many quarters.
* en muchos grupos de la población=in many quarters.
* en muchos sectores=in many quarters.
* en muchos sectores de la población=in many quarters.
* en muchos sentidos=in many ways ; in many respects ; in most respects ; in more ways than one.
* entre otras (muchas) cosas=among (many) other things.
* escribir mucho sobre Algo=a lot + be written about ; much + be written about.
* esforzarse mucho=play + hard.
* existen de muchos tipos=come in + many guises.
* existir mucha diferencia entre ... y ...=be a far cry from ... to ....
* faltar mucho=be a long way off.
* faltar mucho (para)=there + be + a long way to go (before) ; have + (still) a long way to go (before).
* fue durante mucho tiempo=long remained.
* ganado con mucho esfuerzo=hard-earned.
* ganar mucho dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money ; make + big money ; earn + big money.
* guardar con mucho cariño=treasure.
* guardar muchas esperanzas=get + Posesivo + hopes up.
* gustar mucho=come up + a treat ; go down + a treat ; be fond of.
* gustar mucho las mujeres=womanise [womanize, -USA].
* gustar mucho lo dulce=have + a sweet tooth.
* haber de muchos tipos=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
* haber recorrido mucho mundo=be well-travelled.
* haber viajado mucho=be well-travelled.
* hablar de mucho dinero=talk + big money.
* hace muchas lunas=all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
* hace muchos años=many years ago.
* hace mucho tiempo=long since ; all those many moons ago ; many moons ago.
* hacer mucha ilusión=be excited about ; be pleased (to).
* hacer mucho=do + much.
* hacer mucho dinero=make + good money ; earn + good money.
* hacer mucho por=go + a long way (towards/to/in) + Gerundio.
* hacer muchos aspavientos por Algo=make + a song and dance about.
* hace ya mucho tiempo que=gone are the days of.
* hombre que tiene mucho mundo=a man of the world.
* intuido hace mucho tiempo=long-suspected.
* ir con mucho ojo=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* la mayoría con mucho=the vast majority of.
* llenar mucho=be filling.
* lo mucho cansa=too much of a good thing.
* lo mucho que=how extensively.
* mucha gente + esperar que=be widely expected.
* muchas ganancias=high return.
* muchas gracias=Thank you very much ; ta very much.
* muchas horas=long hours.
* muchas otras cosas=much else.
* muchas otras cosas más=much else besides.
* mucha suerte=best of luck.
* muchas veces=multiple times ; on many occasions.
* mucho + Adjetivo=very much + Adjetivo ; significantly + Adjetivo.
* mucho antes=early on.
* mucho antes de=well before.
* mucho + Comparativo=a good deal + Comparativo.
* mucho dinero=big bucks ; big money.
* mucho esfuerzo=hard work.
* mucho interés=keen interest.
* mucho mantenimiento=high maintenance.
* mucho más=order of magnitude ; much more ; much more so ; a lot more ; lots more.
* mucho más + Adjetivo=all the more + Adjetivo ; far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
* mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo=far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo ; far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
* mucho más allá de=far beyond.
* mucho más cerca=far closer.
* mucho más de=well over + Expresión Numérica.
* mucho más rápido=far faster.
* mucho mayor=far greater ; far larger ; very much greater.
* mucho mejor=far better.
* mucho mejor que=far superior to.
* mucho menos=a great deal less ; let alone ; far less.
* mucho menos + Adjetivo=far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
* mucho + Nombre=a lot of + Nombre ; bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.
* mucho peor=far worse.
* mucho que + Infinitivo=a lot + Infinitivo.
* mucho ruido y pocas nueces=much ado about nothing ; storm in a teacup ; Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; all talk, no action.
* muchos=many ; good many ; many a(n).
* muchos beneficios=high return.
* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores=too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
* muchos más=a great many more.
* muchos + Nombre=a lot of + Nombre.
* mucho tiempo=long time ; long periods of time ; a very long time ; long hours ; ample time ; for a long time ; for ages.
* mucho tiempo antes de (que)=long before.
* mucho tiempo después=ages and ages hence.
* mucho tiempo después (de que)=long after.
* mucho trabajo=hard graft.
* ni con mucho=not by a long shot.
* ni mucho menos=by any stretch (of the imagination) ; by any means ; not by a long shot.
* no estar finalizado (con mucho)=fall (far) short of + completeness.
* no existir muchos indicios de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no haber muchas señales de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no hace mucho=in the recent past.
* no hace mucho tiempo=not so long ago.
* Nombre + no tardará mucho en=it won't be long before + Nombre.
* Nombre + no tardó mucho en=it wasn't long before + Nombre.
* no mucho después=not long after.
* no parar mucho en un sitio=live out of + a suitcase.
* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo=be not long before + Indicativo.
* no perderse mucho=be no great loss.
* pagar mucho dinero=pay + big money.
* para mucho tiempo=for the long haul ; for the long run.
* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que=be a long time before.
* pasar por muchas dificultades=be to hell and back.
* persona con mucha ambición=social climber.
* persona que gana mucho dinero=money-maker.
* persona que ha viajado mucho=seasoned traveller.
* persona que ronca mucho=snorer.
* planear con (mucha) antelación=plan + (well) ahead.
* poner mucho ahínco=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* poner mucho ahínco en=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* poner mucho empe=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* poner mucho empeño=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo=be at pains to + Infinitivo.
* poner mucho empeño por=take + (great) pains to.
* poner mucho esmero por=take + (great) pains to.
* por muchas razones=in many ways.
* por mucho que lo + intentar=try as + Pronombre + might.
* por mucho que lo intento=for the life of me.
* por mucho tiempo=for long ; for long periods of time.
* prometer mucho=promise + great possibilities ; bode + well.
* que consume mucha CPU=CPU intensive.
* que consume mucha energía=energy-intensive.
* que contiene muchas imágenes=image intensive.
* quedar mucho más por hacer=much more needs to be done.
* quedar mucho (para)=have + (still) a long way to go (before) ; there + be + a long way to go (before).
* quedar mucho por conocer=there + be + a great deal yet to be learned ; there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
* quedar mucho por hacer=more needs to be done ; have + (still) a long way to go.
* quedar mucho por saber=there + be + a great deal yet to be learned ; there + be + still a great deal to be learned.
* que deja mucho al azar=hit-or-miss.
* que hay que dar muchas vueltas=circuitous.
* que hay que dedicarle mucho tiempo=time-intensive.
* que ocupa mucho espacio=space-consuming.
* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo=long-felt.
* que utiliza muchos recursos=resource-intensive.
* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta=bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* resaltar con mucho sobre=stand out + head and shoulders (above/over) ; be head and shoulder (above/over).
* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada=jack of all trades, master of none.
* ser de (mucha) utilidad=come in + handiest ; come in + handy.
* ser de mucho uso=take + Nombre + a long way.
* ser mucho=be a mouthful.
* ser mucho más=be all the more.
* ser mucho más que=be far more than.
* sin mucha antelación=at short notice.
* sin mucha anticipación=at short notice.
* sin mucha dificultad=painlessly.
* sin muchas contemplaciones=unceremoniously.
* sin muchos inconvenientes=without much grudging.
* sin pensarlo mucho=off the top of + Posesivo + head.
* sorprenderse mucho=eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.
* sospechado hace mucho tiempo=long-suspected.
* tardar mucho=take + a (really/very) long time.
* tardar mucho rato=take + a (really/very) long time.
* tardar mucho tiempo=take + a (really/very) long time.
* tener mucha distancia que recorrer=have + (still) a long way to go.
* tener mucha personalidad=be full of character.
* tener muchas calorías=be rich in calories ; be high in calories.
* tener muchas ganas de=be raring to.
* tener muchas proteínas=be rich in protein ; be high in protein.
* tener muchas vitaminas=be rich in vitamins ; be high in vitamins.
* tener mucho camino que recorrer=have + (still) a long way to go.
* tener mucho carácter=be full of character.
* tener mucho cuidado=be extra vigilant.
* tener mucho entre manos=have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate.
* tener mucho éxito=hit + a home run ; hit it out of + the park ; knock it out of + the park.
* tener mucho interés en=have + a high stake in.
* tener mucho interés por=be keen to.
* tener mucho que ver con=have + a great deal to do with ; have + a lot to do with.
* tener muchos problemas=have + a lot on + Posesivo + plate.
* tener mucho tiempo libre=have + plenty of time to spare.
* trabajando mucho=hard at work.
* trabajar duro y divertirse mucho=work hard, play hard .
* trabajar muchas horas al día=work + long hours.
* trabajar mucho=work + hard.
* usuario que hace mucho uso del préstamo=heavy borrower.
* venir de mucho tiempo atrás=go back + a long way.
* Verbo + mucho=Verbo + hard.
* y cuanto mucho menos=much less.
* y mucho más=and much more.
* y mucho menos=much less ; least of all.
* y mucho(s) más=and more.

mucho + Adjetivo
(n.)=very much + Adjetivo ; significantly + Adjetivo.
Ex: Reel-to-reel recorders are available and their performance is very much better but they are expensive and are rarely used with microcomputers. Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do.
mucho + Comparativo
=a good deal + Comparativo.
Ex: DBMSs for microcomputers are, in general, much more modest than those for larger computers and a good deal less expensive.
mucho + Nombre
(n.)=a lot of + Nombre ; bleeding + Adjetivo/Nombre.
Ex: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well. Ex: He had never seen the children's librarian so upset, she was one great bleeding resentment.
mucho antes
=early on.
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
mucho antes de
=well before.
Ex: Most countries devised their own schemes well before they joined the European Community.
mucho dinero
(n.)=big bucks ; big money.
Ex: One myth is that online instruction requires big bucks. Ex: Making big money depends quite a bit on what one considers to be big money.
mucho esfuerzo
(n.)=hard work.
Ex: Published scientific papers were exclusively results of personal engagement and hard work in the free time.
mucho interés
(n.)=keen interest.
Ex: He has a keen interest in global climate and the effects of fossil fuel burning.
mucho mantenimiento
(n.)=high maintenance.
Ex: This paper discusses the importance of the urban public library for the poor, newly literate Africans; implications for the library (high lending rate and high maintenance, repair and replacement costs); and economic constraints.
mucho mayor
=far greater ; far larger ; very much greater.
Ex: An online subject retrieval catalog has a far greater potential for retrieving information than does a bookform catalog or a card catalog. Ex: Records for serials will be input online to the OCLC data base so that users of the OCLC system will have access to a far larger body of serial records in machine-readable form than any of them could have produced on its own. Ex: The number of potential indexing words is very much greater in longer documents.
mucho mejor
=far better.
Ex: It is far better to prepare the collection before retrospective conversion by weeding heavily.
mucho mejor que
=far superior to.
Ex: The video playback units are all Betamax format because it is felt that the picture quality is far superior to VHS (Video Home System) and other formats.
mucho menos
=a great deal less ; let alone ; far less.
Ex: Those systems using keywords taken from the text cost a great deal less than more sophisticated systems. Ex: Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building. Ex: Further, print derived electronic resources are far less transient than their purely electronic counterparts.
mucho menos + Adjetivo
=far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
mucho más
=order of magnitude ; much more ; much more so ; a lot more ; lots more.
Ex: The value of R&D to the society in which we live is perhaps one or two orders of magnitude greater than the cost of R&D. Ex: Although this is inevitably a generalization, it is normally the case that profiles for retrospective searching specify a much more restricted subject area. Ex: This is a problem for most librarians worldwide, but much more so for Australian librarians. Ex: He likes the second edition a lot more. Ex: What can we do is rethink our query, or we can bash on regardless' using the power of the computer to perform lots more searches in the hope that 'something will turn up'.
mucho más + Adjetivo
=all the more + Adjetivo ; far + Adjetivo Comparativo.
Ex: This becomes all the more significant as computers begin to affect virtually every other area of endeavor. Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices.
mucho más + Adverbio/Adjetivo
=far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo ; far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
Ex: However, online interaction beginning with only 225 entries makes it possible for a user to locate the entry far more rapidly than would be possible in a card catalog. Ex: However, online interaction beginning with only 225 entries makes it possible for a user to locate the entry far more rapidly than would be possible in a card catalog.
mucho más allá de
=far beyond.
Ex: The possibilities of international cooperation promise to bring scholarly access to East Asian Materials from far beyond the walls of any library, big or small.
mucho más cerca
=far closer.
Ex: International standardization was at a very early stage far closer to an ideal than a reality.
mucho más de
(adj.)=well over + Expresión Numérica.
Ex: The database now contains well over 23 million records.
mucho más rápido
=far faster.
Ex: The treated film needs to be far faster in action than present examples.
mucho peor
=far worse.
Ex: No matter how confusing these may be, special librarians should consider that the alternative of full exposure to liability would be far worse.
mucho que + Infinitivo
=a lot + Infinitivo.
Ex: Leforte realized that she had a lot to learn from Edmonds.
mucho ruido y pocas nueces
=much ado about nothing ; storm in a teacup ; Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; all talk, no action.
Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation. Ex: Consider the following list of 'authors': Lewis Carroll, Aunt Jane, Harassed Housewife, A gentleman of low descent, and By the author of 'The storm in a teacup, mountains and molehills', etc. Ex: Without treatment, social anxiety is a torturous and horrible emotional problem; with treatment, its bark is worse than its bite. Ex: She strikes me as someone who is all talk, no action.
mucho tiempo
=long time ; long periods of time ; a very long time ; long hours ; ample time ; for a long time ; for ages.
Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form. Ex: The model of the information process is made up of 5 stages which happen one after the other, but which may be separated by long periods of time. Ex: The life of a block depended on how often and how hard it was used, but if proper care was taken it could last a very long time. Ex: Long hours of opening are facilitated by the use of part-time student staff. Ex: The format of each workshop is to be determined by the organizers, but it is expected that they contain ample time for general discussion. Ex: I have been reading his post for a long time and I have been biting my fingers to keep from basting him. Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia.
mucho tiempo antes de (que)
=long before.
Ex: It has thus contributed to the cause of 'universal bibliographic control' long before this phrase came into vogue.
mucho tiempo después
=ages and ages hence.
Ex: Less often, the poem ending is interpreted as meaning that we can only determine the value of the choice 'ages and ages hence'.
mucho tiempo después (de que)
=long after.
Ex: Many libraries are reluctant to reclassify stock and many libraries leave stock classified according to earlier editions long after the earlier edition has been superseded.
mucho trabajo
=hard graft.
Ex: As the winner of this year's Orange Prize is announced, one of the five judges reflects on weeks of hard graft, moments of panic and at least one day spent in tears.
muchos
(adj.)=many ; good many ; many a(n).
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document. Ex: A good many small books of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries had decorations or sub-titles printed on the first and last pages. Ex: Many a title a yard long does not convey as much meaning as two well chosen words.
muchos + Nombre
=a lot of + Nombre.
Ex: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.
muchos beneficios
(n.)=high return.
Ex: Otherwise it faces the risk that the large investment required in creating digital collections will fail to realise a high return.
muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores
=too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
Ex: Master and M. Phil degrees can also be taken, but there is a danger of producing too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
muchos más
=a great many more.
Ex: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
muchísimas gracias
=thanks a bunch!.
Ex: 'Thanks a bunch!' he said, smiling self-consciously.
muchísimas veces
=countless times.
Ex: Countless times I would be pulled over drunk by state police without a license and when I would present my military I.D. I was simply told to sleep it off.
muchísimo
=extreme ; plenty of ; an awful lot of ; a helluva ; prodigiously ; like crazy ; like mad ; a hell of a lot of ; a barrel/barrow load of monkeys.
Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
Ex: It seems to me that there are an awful lot of people around who think that any change is bad.
Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.
Ex: We have no idea what will capture people's imagination and work, but all we can do in any period of great change is experiment like crazy.
Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.
Ex: Interestingly, when it comes to the crunch, there seem to be a hell of a lot of agnostics out there.
Ex: The landlord is as mad as a barrel load of monkeys, but a fine man and ex-soldier.
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* admirar muchísimo=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* apreciar muchísimo=treasure ; think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* costar muchísimo dinero=break + the bank.
* desde hace muchísimo tiempo=in ages (and ages and ages).
* disfrutar muchísimo=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* durante muchísimo tiempo=for ages and ages (and ages) ; in ages (and ages and ages).
* echar muchísimo de menos=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* echar muchísimo en falta=be sorely missed ; be sadly missed.
* gustar muchísimo=love + Nombre + to bits ; love + Nombre + to death.
* haber muchísima diferencia=be in a different league.
* hace muchísimos años=a great many years ago.
* hace muchísimo tiempo=ages (and ages) ago ; aeons ago ; yonks.
* me gustaría muchísimo=I sure wish.
* muchísimas gracias=thanks a bunch!.
* muchísimas veces=countless times.
* muchísimo + Adjetivo=dauntingly + Adjetivo.
* muchísimo espacio=stacks of room.
* muchísimo más=a whole lot more ; an awful lot more.
* muchísimo más + Adjetivo=infinitely + Adjetivo.
* muchísimo sitio=stacks of room.
* muchísimos + Nombre=a great many + Nombre.
* muchísimo tiempo=for ages.
* muchísimo tiempo después=ages and ages hence.
* quedar muchísimo por hacer=a great deal more needs to be done.
* tardar muchísimo=take + forever.

muchísimo + Adjetivo
(n.)=dauntingly + Adjetivo.
Ex: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.
muchísimo espacio
=stacks of room.
Ex: This bivvy has stacks of room for more than 2 people and I would recommend it to anybody that wants to invest in a bivvy.
muchísimo más
=a whole lot more ; an awful lot more.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Information America: access to public records and a whole lot more'. Ex: Becker shows how going on to higher education exposes students to an awful lot more than learning physics or English literature.
muchísimo más + Adjetivo
(n.)=infinitely + Adjetivo.
Ex: A reason for this can be found in the tangled web of social services and welfare provisions that prevail in the United States and which are infinitely more complicated than in Britain.
muchísimo sitio
=stacks of room.
Ex: This bivvy has stacks of room for more than 2 people and I would recommend it to anybody that wants to invest in a bivvy.
muchísimo tiempo
=for ages.
Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia.
muchísimo tiempo después
=ages and ages hence.
Ex: Less often, the poem ending is interpreted as meaning that we can only determine the value of the choice 'ages and ages hence'.
muchísimos + Nombre
=a great many + Nombre.
Ex: The dragon had very long claws and a great many teeth so she felt that it ought to be treated with respect.
mucosa
(n.)=mucous ; mucous membrane.
Ex: A lifesyle that has included taking medications of any kind, eating too much cooked food, processed/refined food, meat, dairy and poultry causes your body to become congested with mucous.
Ex: Drugs get into the body by mouth, inhalation into the lungs, by injection into a vein, muscle or under the skin, and by absorption through mucous membranes.
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* membrana mucosa=mucous membrane.
* secreción mucosa=mucous secretion.

mucosidad
(n.)=mucus.
Ex: Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.
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* mucosidad cervical=cervical mucus.

mucosidad cervical
(n.)=cervical mucus.
Ex: This article discusses what the causes of brownish tinged cervical mucus are.
mucus
(n.)=mucus.
Ex: Post mortem examination revealed accumulation of thick mucus in the oral cavity and trachea.

mudanza
(n.)=move ; moving.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
Ex: Qualifiers function as an integral part of the index terms, so that terms of the form 'Moving (House)', 'Mergers (Industrial)' are created and used.
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* camión de mudanzas=moving van.
* empresa de mudanzas=mover.

mudar
(v.)=move.
Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
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* mudar el pelo=moult [molt, -USA].
* mudar el plumaje=moult [molt, -USA].
* mudar la piel=moult [molt, -USA].
* mudar las plumas=moult [molt, -USA].
* mudarse=relocate.
* mudarse de casa=move + house.
* voz + mudar=voice + break.

mudar el pelo
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
mudar el plumaje
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
mudar la piel
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
mudar las plumas
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.
mudarse
(v.)=relocate.
Ex: Also many subjects were relocated and the index was drastically pruned.
mudarse de casa
(v.)=move + house.
Ex: Most important, moving house is very thirsty work for everyone involved so keep the kettle boiling and the biscuits flowing.
mudez
(n.)=speechlessness.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.

mudo
(n.)=mute ; dumb .
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and Morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
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* quedarse mudo=be speechless ; be gobsmacked.

mueblería
(n.)=furniture shop ; furniture store.
Ex: And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
Ex: The two fellows sitting in the center are in regular wooden chairs that can be found in furniture stores or at yard sales.

muebles
(n.)=furniture.
Ex: Suppose you have a document which has as one of its themes 'the television advertising of cosmetics' and, as another, 'the press advertising of furniture'.
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* abrillantador de muebles=furniture polish.
* abrillantador para muebles=furniture polish.
* cera para muebles=furniture wax.
* depósito de muebles=furniture warehouse ; furniture repository.
* fábrica de muebles=furniture factory.
* muebles de cocina=kitchen furniture.
* muebles de dormitorio=bedroom furniture.
* muebles de jardín=garden furniture ; patio furniture.
* muebles del hogar=home furniture.
* muebles de oficina=office furniture.
* tenda de muebles=furniture store.
* tienda de muebles=furniture shop.

muebles de cocina
(n.)=kitchen furniture.
Ex: Whether you are looking for kitchen furniture, or home furniture for the rest of your house, you will find it here.
muebles de dormitorio
(n.)=bedroom furniture.
Ex: At one time or another we all need to purchase bedroom furniture.
muebles de jardín
(n.)=garden furniture ; patio furniture.
Ex: If space is available at the back of the garage or in a garden shed, store garden furniture for the winter. Ex: Teak is used for manufacturing patio furniture because it is naturally water and insect-resistant without requiring chemical treatment.
muebles de oficina
(n.)=office furniture.
Ex: Are you looking for beautiful used office furniture at affordable prices?.
muebles del hogar
(n.)=home furniture.
Ex: Whether you are looking for kitchen furniture, or home furniture for the rest of your house, you will find it here.
mueca
(n.)=grimace.
Ex: She was once photographed in a slaughter house showing disgust as she turned away from a bloody carcass with a grimace on her face.
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* hacer una mueca=quirk ; grimace ; pull + a face.
* hacer una mueca con la boca=twitch + Posesivo + mouth.
* hacer una mueca con los labios=curl + lips.
* hacer una mueca de dolor=wince.
* mueca de dolor=wince of pain ; wince.

mueca de dolor
(n.)=wince of pain ; wince.
Ex: When people think about healthcare the thought is accompanied with a wince of pain stemming from the lower regions of their inner being!. Ex: He will be remembered with a wince, a scar on American history, the man who turned the world against America, a man who leaves the country much worse than he received it.
muela del juicio
(n.)=wisdom tooth.
Ex: There are no firm rules regarding a specific age by which a person's wisdom teeth have to be extracted.
muela^1
(n.)=molar ; back tooth ; cheek tooth.
Ex: Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars.
Ex: It's very important to spend extra time brushing the teeth near the salivary glands (the inside of the lower front teeth and the outside of the upper back teeth).
Ex: Cheek tooth extraction in horses is a procedure that has traditionally been associated with a high incidence of complications.
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* dolor de muelas=toothache.
* muela del juicio=wisdom tooth.

muela^2
(n.)=millstone ; grindstone.
Ex: Granite millstones were quarried in Louisiana as early as 1810.
Ex: Grindstones were made of imported lava or basalt and were relatively expensive.

muela^3
(n.)=whetstone.
Ex: Some whetstones have a coarse side and a fine side for more accurate sharpening.

muelle de carga
(n.)=loading dock ; loading bay.
Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books. Ex: Archaeological work in advance of construction of a new loading bay has provided important evidence regarding development of the north bank of the city.
muelle de juguete
(n.)=slinky.
Ex: She then went on to demonstrate that a sound wave looks like a slinky being pushed back and forth.
muelle^1
(n.)=spring.
Ex: There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.
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* colchón de muelles=spring mattress.
* industria de la fabricación de muelles, la=spring industry, the.
* muelle de juguete=slinky.
* que se cierra automáticamente mediante un muelle=spring-loaded.
* somier de muelles=box spring.

muelle^2
(n.)=wharf [wharves, -pl.] ; dock ; pier ; quayside.
Ex: Entries beginning with a place name may have corporate body, subject, or geographical qualifiers: London -- London wharves.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
Ex: The fresh catch is sold in the fish market located on the quayside.
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* muelle de carga=loading dock ; loading bay.

muergo
(n.)=razor clam ; razor shell.
Ex: Razor clams coated in breadcrumbs with lemon sauce and capers, potatoes and walnut vinaigrette.
Ex: Razor shells are deep burrowers and are rarely seen alive; when disturbed they rapidly move down deeper into the sediment.

muerte
(n.)=death ; loss of life ; last breath ; passing ; fatality ; die-off.
Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.
Ex: When she died in a bus accident in Bolivia while serving in a women's cooperative, her legacy did not stop with her last breath.
Ex: The Rutgers University Libraries are sad to report on the passing of Thelma Tate.
Ex: A summary is then presented of the number and percentage of snowmobile fatalities in these three states during winter 2002-03.
Ex: We all know that there is no guarantee that, even if we do everything we can, the result won't be human die-off and environmental devastation.
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* afligido por la muerte de un familiar cercano=bereaved.
* agarrar un resfriado de muerte=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
* al borde la muerte=on the brink of death.
* amar hasta la muerte=love + Nombre + to death.
* a muerte=bitter ; bitterly.
* apedrear hasta la muerte=stone to + death.
* cámara de la muerte=execution chamber ; death chamber.
* causa de muerte=cause of death.
* coger un resfriado de muerte=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
* condenado a muerte=death row.
* condenar a la pena de muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death.
* condenar a muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
* con peligro de muerte=life threatening.
* corredor de la muerte=death row.
* cuestión de vida o muerte=life or death issue.
* dar el golpe de muerte=strike + a death blow ; deal + a death blow ; deal + a killer blow ; deliver + a killer blow ; deliver + a death blow.
* dar muerte=put to + death.
* darse un susto de muerte=jump out of + Posesivo + skin.
* dar un susto de muerte=frighten + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; scare + the hell out of ; have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
* dar un susto de muerto=scare + the living daylights out of.
* derecho a la muerte=right to die.
* de vida o muerte=lifesaving ; life threatening.
* encuentro con la muerte=close shave with death ; close encounter with death.
* enemistad a muerte=blood feud.
* enfrentarse a la muerte=face + death.
* enzarzarse en una lucha a muerte=get into + a fight to the death.
* escuadrón de la muerte=death squadron ; death squad.
* experiencia cercana a la muerte=near death experience.
* firmar la sentencia de muerte=sound + the death knell for.
* firmar una sentencia de muerte=sign + a death warrant (for).
* frío de muerte=freezing cold.
* hasta la muerte=until the end ; forever ; until the bitter end.
* Hasta que la muerte nos separe=Till death do us part.
* herido de muerte=mortally wounded.
* herir de muerte=fatally + shoot.
* lecho de muerte=deathbed [death bed] ; dying bed.
* llevarse un susto de muerte=have + the scare of + Posesivo + life.
* lucha a muerte=fight to death.
* lucha hasta la muerte=fight to death.
* luchar a muerte=fight to + death ; get into + a fight to the death.
* luchar hasta la muerte=fight to + death.
* morir de muerte natural=die + a natural death ; die of + natural causes.
* morir una muerte horrible=suffer + a horrible death ; die + a horrible death.
* muerte accidental=accidental death.
* muerte aparente=suspended animation.
* muerte asistida=assisted death ; assisted dying.
* muerte cerebral=brain death.
* muerte clínica=brain death ; clínical death.
* muerte de un familiar=bereavement ; death in the family.
* muerte digna=dignified death.
* muerte embrionaria=embryonal death.
* muerte fetal=foetal death.
* muerte, la=Reaper, the ; Grim Reaper, the.
* muerte natural=natural death.
* muerte neonatal=neonatal death.
* muerte por disparo=death from gunshot wounds.
* muerte por suicidio=suicidal death.
* muerte prematura=premature death ; untimely death.
* muerte súbita=cot death ; crib death ; sudden death.
* odiar a muerte=hate + Posesivo + guts ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* odiarse a muerte=be at each other's throats.
* pelea a muerte=fight to death.
* pelea hasta la muerte=fight to death.
* pelear a muerte=fight to + death.
* pelear hasta la mueerte=fight to + death.
* peligro de muerte=mortal danger.
* pena de muerte=death row.
* pena de muerte, la=death penalty, the.
* penado con la muerte=punishable by death.
* pillar un resfriado de muerte=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
* pulsión de muerte=death-wish.
* roce con la muerte=close shave with death ; close encounter with death.
* sentencia de muerte=death sentence ; death warrant ; death knell.
* sentenciar a la pena de muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
* sentenciar a muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
* sentido de la vida y al muerte, el=meaning of life and death, the.
* síndrome infantil de muerte súbita (SIMS)=sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS).
* tener una muerte digna=die with + dignity ; have + a dignified death ; die + a dignified death.
* tener una muerte horrible=die + a horrible death ; suffer + a horrible death.
* una cuestión de vida o muerte=a matter of life and death.
* ver la muerte de cerca=have + a brush with death ; stare + death in the face.
* vida después de la muerte=afterlife [after-life].
* vida or muerte=life or death.

muerte accidental
(n.)=accidental death.
Ex: The second part of each section presents ideas for preventing accidental deaths of children.
muerte aparente
(n.)=suspended animation.
Ex: But equilibrium can be a lot like suspended animation and, if it lasts too long, it is like being locked in ice.
muerte asistida
(n.)=assisted death ; assisted dying.
Ex: This volume includes discussions of issues in globalization and public health, justice and human rights, assisted death, and terrorism. Ex: The book's thesis is that assisted dying should be one of the options available to terminally ill patients in the event of palliative measures being inadequate.
muerte cerebral
(n.)=brain death.
Ex: Providing artificial ventilation will not facilitate 'brain death'.
muerte clínica
(n.)=brain death ; clínical death.
Ex: Providing artificial ventilation will not facilitate 'brain death'. Ex: People who have close brushes with death, or recover from clinical death, have strikingly similar 'death experiences'.
muerte de un familiar
(n.)=bereavement ; death in the family.
Ex: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace. Ex: Payment for time not worked includes vacations, sick leave, holidays, and leave because of National Guard duty, jury duty, death in the family, and personal business.
muerte digna
(n.)=dignified death.
Ex: It's a nonprofit shelter two blocks from the ocean dedicated to giving old cats dignified deaths, and abandoned cats new lives through adoption.
muerte embrionaria
(n.)=embryonal death.
Ex: This strain of virus causes neonatal deaths as well as infertility due to embryonal death, abortion and stillbirths in breeding kennels.
muerte fetal
(n.)=foetal death.
Ex: High levels of coffee consumption were associated with an increased risk of fetal death.
muerte natural
(n.)=natural death.
Ex: Ischemic heart disease was the predominant cause of natural death behind the wheel.
muerte neonatal
(n.)=neonatal death.
Ex: This strain of virus causes neonatal deaths as well as infertility due to embryonal death, abortion and stillbirths in breeding kennels.
muerte por disparo
(n.)=death from gunshot wounds.
Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
muerte por suicidio
(n.)=suicidal death.
Ex: The current study examines the monthly variation in suicidal deaths in Singapore to determine if any seasonal patterns exist in an equatorial region.
muerte prematura
(n.)=premature death ; untimely death.
Ex: The author reanalyses George Zipf's data on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of his premature death in Rome from legionella. Ex: It is an epic story of rags to riches, of a black man's struggle in a white world, of untimely death, and of the tragedy of a mission unfulfilled.
muerte súbita
(n.)=cot death ; crib death ; sudden death.
Ex: Find articles on the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (also known as SIDS, crib death and cot death). Ex: Find articles on the prevention of sudden infant death syndrome (also known as SIDS, crib death and cot death). Ex: To date medical research has provided no adequate explanation for these sudden deaths.
muerte, la
=Reaper, the ; Grim Reaper, the.
Ex: The film parades a frenzy between an old woman being taken by the Reaper and being saved continuously by a playboy doctor with a team of pin-up nurses. Ex: These days, the Grim Reaper is usually portrayed as a skeleton or a cadaverous figure, garbed from head to foot in a black habit and hood, and carrying a large scythe.
muerto
=dead ; deceased ; dulled ; dead and buried ; dead and gone.
Ex: The newcomer to the subject may be forgiven for concluding that the concept of post-coordinate indexing is dead.
Ex: Deceased persons of high renown in these fields will also be included.
Ex: Adolescents cannot be led so easily, so unselfconsciously as children, and disenchantment can be a door that closes tight against attempts to reinvigorate dulled literary receptivity.
Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's gonna take out the garbage when I'm dead and gone? New roles for leaders'.
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* ángulo muerto=blind spot.
* bebé que nace muerto=stillbirth [still-birth].
* caerse muerto=drop + dead.
* cargar el muerto=pass + the bucket.
* cargarle el muerto a Alguien=leave + Nombre + holding the bag.
* causar muertos=take + a toll on life.
* comprar hasta caer muerto=shop 'til you drop.
* cuerpo de animal muerto=carcass.
* dado por muerto=presumed dead.
* declarar muerto=declare + dead ; pronounce + dead.
* doblar a muerto=sound + the death knell for.
* el muerto al hoyo y el vivo al bollo=dead men have no friends.
* estar en punto muerto=be at a standstill.
* estar muerto de asco=be bored to death ; be bored stiff ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
* estar muerto de hambre=be starving to death.
* estar muerto de miedo=be scared stiff ; be frightened to death ; be petrified of ; be terrified.
* estar muerto de sed=spit + feathers ; be parched ; be parched with thirst.
* fingir estar muerto=feign + death.
* hacerle una paja a un muerto=flog + a dead horse ; beat + a dead horse ; fart in + the wind.
* hacerse el muerto=play + possum ; play + dead.
* hombre muerto=goner.
* lengua muerta=dead language ; dead tongue.
* manuscritos del Mar Muerto, los=Dead Sea Scrolls, the.
* Mar Muerto, el=Dead Sea, the.
* más que muerto=dead and buried.
* materia muerta=dead matter ; inanimate matter.
* mosquita muerta=butter wouldn't melt in his mouth.
* muerto de cansancio=tired to death.
* muerto de curiosidad=agog.
* muerto de frío=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* muerto de hambre=poverty-stricken ; starving.
* muerto en combate=killed in action.
* muerto en vida=living dead.
* muertos, los=slain, the ; dead, the.
* muerto viviente=living dead.
* muerto y bien muerto=dead and buried.
* nacido muerto=stillborn.
* ¡ni muerto!=Not on your life! ; You won't catch me doing it.
* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
* no Hacer Algo ni muerto=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole ; wouldn't be caught dead ; wouldn't be seen dead.
* no tener donde caerse muerto=not have two pennies to rub together ; down-and-out.
* número de muertos=death toll.
* oler a perros muertos=stink to + high heaven.
* pálido como un muerto=deathly pale.
* pasar el muerto=pass + the bucket.
* punto muerto=stalemate ; dead end street ; deadlock ; standoff ; dead end.
* resucitar a los muertos=raise + the dead.
* resucitar de entre los muertos=resurrect from + the dead.
* revista muerta=inactive journal.
* rollos del Mar Muerto, los=Dead Sea Scrolls, the.
* supuestamente muerto=presumed dead.
* tema muerto=dead issue.
* tener cara de muerto=look like + death warmed (over/up).
* tiempo muerto=downtime ; time out.
* tocar a muerto=sound + the death knell for.
* trabajar hasta caer muerto=work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Reflexivo + to death.

muerto de cansancio
=tired to death.
Ex: All danger of freezing was past, but he was as hungry as a bear and tired to death.
muerto de curiosidad
(adj.)=agog.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
muerto de frío
=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
Ex: I will never forget the biting cold on our cheeks; our feet and hands frozen to the bone. Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, they were stunned to hear the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter. Ex: The immediate effect on Dudley was obvious: he was throwing up and chilled to the bone. Ex: And the rest of us, more robust, kept struggling on, chilled to the marrow, advancing by a kind of inertia through the night, through the snow.
muerto de hambre
(adj.)=poverty-stricken ; starving.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby. Ex: The rights of the little starving author, and the weight of the enormous publishing industry, both are pretty hefty in legal and legislative thinking.
muerto en combate
=killed in action.
Ex: The investigators studied the adjustment of 47 families of servicemen missing in action/killed in action.
muerto en vida
(n.)=living dead.
Ex: Upon its release in 1968, George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' was attacked by critics for being 'nihilistic'.
muerto viviente
(n.)=living dead.
Ex: Upon its release in 1968, George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' was attacked by critics for being 'nihilistic'.
muerto y bien muerto
=dead and buried.
Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.
muertos, los
=slain, the ; dead, the.
Ex: Had he consulted an Indian history, he would have found, for instance, that what the Britannica called the Fort Phil Kearney massacre the Indians call the 'Battle of the Hundred Slain'. Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
muesca
(n.)=notch ; pit ; chip ; nick.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
Ex: The 120 mm diameter disc contains more than 20,000 tracks within which sound is represented in the same physical form (by microscopic pits and plateaus) as in an optical video disc.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.
Ex: The table was purchased a year and a half ago as a conference table and has a few nicks and scratches but still looks good.
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* muesca de inserción=locating cut.
* perforado con muesca=notched.

muesca de inserción
(n.)=locating cut.
Ex: The gas cylinder has a small locating cut out on the inner rim to ensure it locks into place within the cooker.
muestra
(n.)=display ; sample ; smear ; specimen ; reassurance ; sampler ; show ; taster ; swab ; foretaste.
Ex: Displays which take a theme approach, for example wild flowers, vintage cars, railways, and gather together material from different places in the library, can be useful in drawing attention to specific aspects of a library's resources.
Ex: Also, sound recordings, samples, maps and graphic materials may occasionally merit inclusion.
Ex: Populary light response is poor and intraocular pressure is normal and smear shows no organisms.
Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.
Ex: Such reassurance becomes particularly important if the inquirer has not sampled the file, either in a printed format or in browsing online.
Ex: The book becomes a sampler, a pattern against which we can compare what we are.
Ex: Locate the exhibit catalog for a show of American impressionists held at the Corcoran Gallery in 1985.
Ex: 'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.
Ex: Two swabs were collected from each woman, one by the gynaecologist and one by the woman.
Ex: Hurricane Katrina brings a foretaste of environmental disasters to come.
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* análisis de una muestra representativa=cross-sectional analysis.
* botón de muestra=showplace ; just an/one example.
* como muestra de agradecimiento=as a token of thanks.
* como muestra de + Posesivo + agradecimiento=as a token of + Posesivo + appreciation.
* como muestra de + Posesivo + gratitud=as a token of + Posesivo + gratitude.
* dar muestras de=show + signs of.
* error de la muestra=sampling error.
* feria de muestras=trade show ; trade fair.
* formulario de muestra=sample form.
* industria de las ferias de muestras=trade show industry.
* muestra al azar=random sample.
* muestra bióptica=biopsy specimen.
* muestra de aprecio=mark of appreciation.
* muestra de arte=art exhibit ; art exhibition.
* muestra de degustación=taster.
* muestra de hielo=ice core.
* muestra de interés=expression of interest.
* muestra de sange=blood sample.
* muestra probabilística=random sample.
* muestra representativa=cross-section [cross section].
* no dar muestras de=show + no sign(s) of.
* recogida de muestras=sampling.
* sala de muestras=show room [showroom].
* una muestra variada de=a mosaic of.

muestra al azar
(n.)=random sample.
Ex: This study uses multiple regression analysis to investigate the determinants of the variations in prices for a random sample of 439 periodicals.
muestra bióptica
(n.)=biopsy specimen.
Ex: The biopsy specimen revealed an embryonal sarcoma of the liver.
muestra de aprecio
(n.)=mark of appreciation.
Ex: During the closing session, Leo Voogt formally presented him with a cash award to purchase books for his library as a mark of appreciation from IFLA.
muestra de arte
(n.)=art exhibit ; art exhibition.
Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time. Ex: Libraries must also attempt to draw in the public by promoting fringe activities such as art exhibitions, concerts, talks by writers, craft demonstrations and films.
muestra de degustación
(n.)=taster.
Ex: 'Free' services still predominate on the Internet: some providers offer samples of free information as a taster for their charged services.
muestra de hielo
=ice core.
Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.
muestra de interés
(n.)=expression of interest.
Ex: IFLA has received five expressions of interest to host the World Library and Information Congress in 2008.
muestra de sange
(n.)=blood sample.
Ex: Blood samples for testing can be taken either from a vein or from an artery.
muestra probabilística
(n.)=random sample.
Ex: This study uses multiple regression analysis to investigate the determinants of the variations in prices for a random sample of 439 periodicals.
muestra representativa
(n.)=cross-section [cross section].
Ex: If we draw a cross-section through A, and plot this on a graph showing degree of relevance, we get the result denoted APUPA by Ranganathan.
muestrario
(n.)=pattern book.
Ex: Historical evidence includes portrait paintings, fashion plates and magazines, photographs, literary sources, pattern books, and trade catalogues.

muestreo
(n.)=sampling ; spot check.
Ex: Space here does not permit more than a cursory sampling of the kinds of sources that are available.
Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
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* error de muestreo=sampling error.
* muestreo al azar=random sampling.
* muestreo al azar estratificado=stratified random sampling.
* muestreo al azar simple=simple random sampling.
* muestreo de actividades=activity sampling.
* muestreo probabilístico=random sampling.
* muestreo probabilístico estratificado=stratified random sampling.
* muestreo probabilístico simple=simple random sampling.

muestreo al azar
(n.)=random sampling.
Ex: This research examined a random sampling of 500 public libraries serving populations of 25 000 or more.
muestreo al azar estratificado
(n.)=stratified random sampling.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The effectiveness of simple and stratified random sampling in broadcast news content analysis'.
muestreo al azar simple
(n.)=simple random sampling.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The effectiveness of simple and stratified random sampling in broadcast news content analysis'.
muestreo de actividades
(n.)=activity sampling.
Ex: This article describes the survey undertaken at Dartford and Margate libraries which consisted of 3 separate exercises: a comparison of entrance gate and borrowing figures; a survey; and activity sampling.
muestreo probabilístico
(n.)=random sampling.
Ex: This research examined a random sampling of 500 public libraries serving populations of 25 000 or more.
muestreo probabilístico estratificado
(n.)=stratified random sampling.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The effectiveness of simple and stratified random sampling in broadcast news content analysis'.
muestreo probabilístico simple
(n.)=simple random sampling.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The effectiveness of simple and stratified random sampling in broadcast news content analysis'.
mugido
(n.)=mooing ; moo.
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.
Ex: It was an infectious moo, others around us started to moo, then others near them.

mugir
(v.)=moo.
Ex: It was an infectious moo, others around us started to moo, then others near them.

mugre
(n.)=filth ; grubbiness ; squalor ; grunge ; grime ; gunge.
Ex: That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.
Ex: Copies can generally be recognized by such signs as set-off from fresh-made proofs, inky thumb-marks, and a general air of dog-eared grubbiness.
Ex: The article 'Private affluence and public squalor?' discusses the implications for libraries and information if public services are forced to open up their markets to free trade and thereby to private companies.
Ex: This is another example of the literary grunge emerging from modern Chinese writers.
Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.
Ex: If the filter was full of gunge, then it is more than likely the water level detection system is also blocked.

mugriento
(adj.)=filthy ; grimy ; grubby ; squalid ; mucky ; dirty ; dingy .
Ex: Printing houses -- apart from the few that had been built for the purpose rather than converted from something else -- were generally filthy and badly ventilated.
Ex: To be sure, it still has its congeries of mills and factories, its grimy huddle of frame dwellings and congested tenements, its stark, jagged skyline, but its old face is gradually changing.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Bulrush prefers full or partial sun, wet conditions, and soil that is mucky or sandy.
Ex: The copy was grubby from use, a paperback with a photographically realistic full-color painting on its cover of an early teenage boy slumped in what looked to me like a corner of a very dirty back alley, a can of Coke in his hand.
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

mujer
(n.)=wife [wives, -pl.] ; woman [women, -pl.] ; lady ; female.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
Ex: Librarians who have to choose between Congress and Dewey are in the dilemma of the proverbial lady facing death or a fate worse than death.
Ex: Most of them -- there are 24 people on the library staff; 6 in reference (3 males and 3 females) -- have not personally experienced sexual harassment and haven't been aware that it exists.
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* acaparado por la mujer=feminised [feminized, -USA].
* andar siempre detrás de las mujeres=womanise [womanize, -USA].
* asesinato de una mujer=femicide.
* bicicleta de mujeres=ladies bike.
* cárcel de mujeres=women's prison.
* centro de acogida de mujeres=women's shelter.
* derechos de la mujer=women's rights.
* derechos humanos específicos de la mujer=human rights of women.
* diferencia de retribución entre mujeres y hombres=gender pay gap.
* diferencial retributivo entre mujeres y hombres=gender pay differential.
* disfunción sexual de la mujer=female sexual dysfunction.
* dominado por la mujer=feminised [feminized, -USA].
* emancipación de la mujer=female emancipation.
* empoderamiento de la mujer=women('s) empowerment.
* equidad entre hombres y mujeres=gender equity.
* estudios de la mujer=women's studies ; gender studies.
* estudios sobre la mujer=women's studies ; gender studies.
* gobierno dominado por mujeres=petticoat government.
* gustar mucho las mujeres=womanise [womanize, -USA].
* liberación de la mujer=women's liberation.
* malos tratos a la mujer=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
* maltrato a la mujer=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
* maltrato de mujeres=wife beating ; wife battering ; wife abuse.
* montura de mujer=side-saddle.
* movimiento en defensa de los derechos de la mujer=women's rights movement.
* mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido=harassed housewife.
* mujer bella=belle.
* mujer con éxito=successful woman.
* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés=an English rose.
* mujer de color=coloured woman.
* mujer de éxito=successful woman.
* mujer de la limpieza=cleaning lady ; cleaning woman.
* mujer maltratada=battered woman.
* mujer embarazada=pregnant woman.
* mujer en estado=pregnant woman.
* mujer en período de lactancia=nursing woman.
* mujer fácil=loose woman.
* mujer fatal=femme fatale ; man-eater.
* mujer fresca=hussy.
* mujer india norteamericana=squaw.
* mujer ingenua=ingenue.
* mujer lasciva=wanton woman.
* mujer latina=Latin woman.
* mujer libertina=wanton woman.
* mujer militar=servicewoman.
* mujer negra=black woman ; coloured woman.
* mujer objeto=sex object.
* mujer policía=policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].
* mujer promiscua=wanton woman.
* mujer que tiene mucho mundo=a woman of the world.
* mujer soldado=servicewoman.
* mujer soltera=bachelorette.
* ordenación de la mujer, la=ordination of women, the.
* póster de mujer desnuda=pin-up.
* proporción hombres-mujeres=sex ratio.
* relaciones entre hombres y mujeres=gender relations.
* revistas para mujeres=women's magazines.
* silla de mujer=side-saddle.
* tráfico de mujeres=trafficking in women.
* trata de mujeres=trafficking in women.
* una mujer de pocas palabras=a woman of few words.
* vestido de mujer=frock.
* vestido largo de mujer=frock.

mujer acosada psicológicamente por el marido
(n.)=harassed housewife.
Ex: Consider the following list of 'authors': Lewis Carroll, Aunt Jane, harassed housewife, A gentleman of low descent, and By the author of 'The storm in a teacup, mountains and molehills', etc.
mujer bella
(n.)=belle.
Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.
mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés
=an English rose.
Ex: Her appeals has always been that of an 'English rose'.
mujer con éxito
(n.)=successful woman.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.
mujer de color
(n.)=coloured woman.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
mujer de la limpieza
(n.)=cleaning lady ; cleaning woman.
Ex: Doyle's fifth novel deals with the life and love of Paula Spencer, a 39-year-old woman, alcoholic, mother, cleaning lady, and widow. Ex: These cuts were a scheme to privatize the cleaning women's jobs, contracting them out to small or big private cleaning firms.
mujer de éxito
(n.)=successful woman.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.
mujer embarazada
(n.)=pregnant woman.
Ex: This program was designed to provide food and nutrition information for low-income pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children up to age 4.
mujer en estado
(n.)=pregnant woman.
Ex: This program was designed to provide food and nutrition information for low-income pregnant women, nursing mothers, and children up to age 4.
mujer en período de lactancia
(n.)=nursing woman.
Ex: It is especially important, therefore, for pregnant and nursing women to supplement their diets.
mujer fatal
(n.)=femme fatale ; man-eater.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'. Ex: She has hit out at rumours that she is a man-eater.
mujer fresca
(n.)=hussy.
Ex: The article 'Southern belles and hussies in modern drama: enhancing women's collections' outlines ways of acquiring a basic drama collection of plays concerning contemporary women and their role conflicts.
mujer fácil
(n.)=loose woman.
Ex: By the 1890s, women of African descent were branded as lascivious, loose, and thieving women.
mujer india norteamericana
(n.)=squaw.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.
mujer ingenua
(adj.)=ingenue.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How the 'ingenue' became an 'old maid': images of female librarians in modern, English language short fiction'.
mujer lasciva
(n.)=wanton woman.
Ex: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.
mujer latina
(n.)=Latin woman.
Ex: Search our extensive database and find the Latin woman or man you are looking for.
mujer libertina
(n.)=wanton woman.
Ex: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.
mujer maltratada
(n.)=battered woman.
Ex: This study attempts to identify some of the knowledge gaps and information-access problems experienced by battered women.
mujer militar
(n.)=servicewoman.
Ex: The author reviews the history and meaning of the combat exclusion policy for United States servicewomen.
mujer negra
(n.)=black woman ; coloured woman.
Ex: The results indicate that black women see their main information problem areas as health, money and education. Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
mujer objeto
(n.)=sex object.
Ex: Indian advertisements contain more traditional images of women as unequal in status with men, whereas the US examples tend to highlight women as sex objects.
mujer policía
(n.)=policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].
Ex: For example, WOMEN AS POLICE becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.
mujer promiscua
(n.)=wanton woman.
Ex: The male coquette and the wanton woman are somewhat on a par.
mujer que tiene mucho mundo
=a woman of the world.
Ex: She is a woman of the world and understands these delicate issues.
mujer soldado
(n.)=servicewoman.
Ex: The author reviews the history and meaning of the combat exclusion policy for United States servicewomen.
mujer soltera
(n.)=bachelorette.
Ex: The definining characteristic of these bachelorettes is they are contented without any long-lasting relationship to a man.
mujeriego
(n.)=womanist ; womaniser [womanizer, -USA] ; lady-killer ; ladies' man.
Ex: The article 'Pornography, publishing, and preservation: a womanist view' relates problems libraries have encountered when making pornographic or sexually-explicit materials available to users.
Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
Ex: Sweet Lou is a ladies' man who does not have to say much to have his way with women.
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* ser un mujeriego=womanise [womanize, -USA].

mujeril
(adj.)=womanly .
Ex: In addition to being swayed by womanly hormones, women are also affected by testosterone.

mulato
(n.)=mulatto [mulattoes, -pl.] ; half-caste ; mixed race ; half-breed.
Ex: The writer considers the treatment of mulattoes in southern U.S. courts at the turn of the 20th century.
Ex: Australian government forbade intermarriage between whites & Aboriginals & half-castes with Aboriginals.
Ex: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.
Ex: From such unions sprang families of 'half-breeds,' as the children of white parent and Indian parent were termed.

muleta
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* muletas=crutches.

muletas
(n.)=crutches.
Ex: Several librarians were asked the extent to which their library was accessible to the person on crutches or in a wheelchair.
mullido
(adj.)=springy .
Ex: The manufacturers of this type of artificial turf say that while the grass is soft and springy underfoot it is extremely tough and hard-wearing.

mullir
(v.)=fluff + Nombre + up.
Ex: From time to time, fluff your comforter up to keep the feathers from clumping together or hang it out on the clothesline for a quick freshen-up.

mulo
(n.)=mule.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mules and dragons: popular culture images in the selected writings of African-American and Chinese-American women writers'.
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* mulo de carga=workhorse.

mulo de carga
(n.)=workhorse.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'Catalog editing with Carlyle's 'CATIE': a thoroughbred or a workhorse?'.
multa
(n.)=fine.
Ex: The GEAC system includes the following modules: fines, reservation, public access system, catalogue, networking, statistical information, acquisition, local community information service.
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* cobrar una multa=charge + fine.
* contraer multa=incur + fine.
* deber una multa=owe + fine.
* imponer una multa=impose + penalty ; impose + fine ; level + fine against.
* incurrir en multa=incur + fine.
* multa de tráfico=traffic ticket.
* multa por aparcamiento indebido=parking ticket.
* multa por exceso de velocidad=speeding ticket ; speed ticket.
* multa que se debe=unpaid fine.
* pagar una multa=pay + fine.
* política de multas=fine policy.
* sistema de multas=fines system.

multa de tráfico
(n.)=traffic ticket.
Ex: Lower average high school grades were associated with car ownership, high weekly mileage, speeding, driving after drinking, & having traffic tickets & crashes.
multa por aparcamiento indebido
(n.)=parking ticket.
Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests.
multa por exceso de velocidad
(n.)=speeding ticket ; speed ticket.
Ex: They do do everything from issuing parking and speeding tickets to making arrests. Ex: The cameras clock your speed and if you are going faster than you are supposed to, you can get a speed ticket in the post.
multa que se debe
(n.)=unpaid fine.
Ex: A summary of all unpaid fines is displayed (Figure 108 on page 103).
multar
(v.)=ticket ; pull over.
Nota: Referido generalmente a la policía de tráfico.
Ex: The Mayor's car was ticketed for speeding last week, but who was at the wheel?.
Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
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* policía + multar=be done by + the police.

multi
=multi.
Nota: Afijo.
Ex: Topics included local history in a multi cultural society, women's history, and local history societies.

multibibliotecario
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* red multibibliotecaria=multi-library network.

multibillonario
(adj.)=multibillion [multi billion] ; multibillion dollar.
Ex: Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.
Ex: It is predicted that the information revolution will create a multibillion dollar industry in the 1980s.

multicapa
(n.)=multiwall.
Ex: Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.

multicelular
(adj.)=multicellular.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.

multicine
(n.)=multiscreen cinema ; multiscreen cinema complex.
Ex: There is a multiscreen cinema within 30 minutes walk of the conference venue, including the recently opened IMAX cinema, which shows specialist films on a screen as large as a tower block.
Ex: In addition to the retail outlets there is also a multiscreen cinema complex and an a musem.

multicolinealidad
(n.)=multicollinearity.
Ex: Multicollinearity occurs when two or more predictors in the model are
correlated and provide redundant information about the response.

multicolor
(adj.)=multi-colour [multi-color -USA] ; rainbow ; variegated ; dappled.
Ex: Those publications were crisp and clean, printed on heavy, glossy paper with multi-color graphics = Aquellas publicaciones eran claras y níticas, impresas en papel satinado y grueso con gráficos a color.
Ex: Actually, they are sheets of paper coated with aniline dye which is commonly dark blue or purple, although rainbow packs are obtainable which include red, blue, green, yellow, brown and black.
Ex: The authors acknowledge that their model reduces the variegated nature of religion in this context to a homogeneous structure.
Ex: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.

multicolorido
(n.)=variegation.
Ex: Many experts believe that variegation in plants is caused by a virus.

multicopia
(n.)=mimeographing.
Ex: One may occasionally hear it referred to as cyclostyling or mimeographing.

multicopista
(n.)=duplicating machine ; duplicator ; ditto ; offset.
Ex: During the first half of the 2Oth century additional office technologies appeared: automatically switched telephones, the ticker tape, the electric typewriter, telex, duplicating machines, adding machines, etc.
Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.
Ex: Libarians were sent differing sets of questionnaires where half were typed and then reproduced by ditto and half were reproduced by offset.
Ex: Libarians were sent differing sets of questionnaires where half were typed and then reproduced by ditto and half were reproduced by offset.
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* hacer copias mediante multicopista por disolvente=spirit duplication.
* hecho por multicopista=mimeographed.
* multicopista por disolvente=spirit duplicating machine ; spirit duplicator.
* papel de multicopista=run-off paper.

multicopista por disolvente
(n.)=spirit duplicating machine ; spirit duplicator.
Ex: Lastly, one needs a spirit duplicating machine and a supply of spirit solvent with which to top up the solvent container incorporated in the machine. Ex: Nevertheless, a spirit duplicator could be very useful in a children's library for the production of project worksheets or quiz forms.
multicultura
(n.)=multiculture.
Ex: He traces the creation of what he terms the Andean 'interculture', or the historical multiculture born of colonialism.

multicultural
(adj.)=multicultural [multi-cultural].
Ex: And further, that libraries as social institutions in a multicultural society have a responsibility to all elements in that society.
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* a nivel multicultural=multi-culturally [multiculturally].
* país multicultural=rainbow nation.

multiculturalidad
(n.)=multi-culturalism [multiculturalism] ; multiculturism.
Ex: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterpoised to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.
Ex: After discussing the meaning of multiculturism, the author describes ways of promoting the use of the library by people who have no tradition of a free library service.

multiculturalismo
(n.)=multi-culturalism [multiculturalism] ; multiculturism.
Ex: Multiculturalism is taken as being synonymous with cultural diversity and denotes the recent critical concepts that are counterpoised to ethnocentrism, cultural monolithicism, and the assumption of epistemological universality.
Ex: After discussing the meaning of multiculturism, the author describes ways of promoting the use of the library by people who have no tradition of a free library service.

multiculturalmente
=multi-culturally [multiculturally].
Ex: My advice to young scientists: be a pest -- ask questions and don't be satisfied with all answers; have the heart of a lion; have the patience of Job; be multi-culturally competent; and the only correct route to success is your own.

multidimensional
(adj.)=multidimensional [multi-dimensional] ; multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; layered ; tiered.
Ex: The attraction of such displays is that the multidimensional relationships between subjects may be shown since any one subject can be displayed in juxtaposition with several others.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
Ex: The author presents an integrated system in which a knowledge-based decision support system is integrated with a multilayer artificial neural network for urban planning = El autor presenta un sistema que integra un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones basado en el conocimiento con una red neuronal articial multidimensional para la planificación urbanística.
Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
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* análisis multidimensional de clases=multidimensional cluster analysis.
* análisis multidimensional escalar=multidimensional scaling analysis.
* sistema de clasificación multidimensional=multidimensional classification scheme.

multidimensionalidad
(n.)=layering ; multidimensionality [multi-dimensionality].
Ex: The organisation of the data base is based on the same layering concept.
Ex: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.

multidireccional
(adj.)=multidirectional [multi-directional] ; multiway [multi-way].
Ex: There are often political barriers to the free and multidirectional access to information, especially in developing countries.
Ex: To obtain maximum benefits from the use of multiway video systems further theoretical and practical studies are needed.

multidisciplinar
(adj.)=multidisciplinary [multi-disciplinary].
Ex: But librarianship is a multi-disciplinary study, and reference work, though squarely based on systematic bibliography, owes more than most aspects of librarianship to other disciplines.

multidisciplinariedad
(n.)=multidisciplinarity [multi-disciplinarity].
Ex: The article is titled 'Elite researchers in opthalmology: aspects of publishing strategies, collaboration and multidisciplinarity'.

multidisco
(adj.)=multi-disc.
Ex: The multi-disc search facility overcomes many of the traditional disadvantages of the CD-ROM format.

multidud
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* una multidud de=a host of.

multifaceta
(adj.)=many-sided.
Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.

multifacetado
(adj.)=multifaceted [multi-faceted].
Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.

multifacético
(adj.)=multifaceted [multi-faceted] ; many-faceted.
Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.
Ex: The solutions to educational problems will be necessarily complex and many-faceted.

multiforme
(adj.)=multiform.
Ex: We will be bringing scholars from all over the world both to range widely in our multiform collections and put things together rather than just take them apart.

multifuncional
(adj.)=multipurpose [multi-purpose].
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

multifásico
(adj.)=multiphase [multi-phase].
Ex: In the index, Mustard appears between Multiphase and Multiple = En el índice, Mostaza aparece entre Multifásico y Múltiple.

multigeneracional
(adj.)=multigenerational.
Ex: This toolkit is designed to assist managers to blend today's multigenerational workforce to create harmony, mutual respect, and team effort.

multigimnasio
(n.)=multi-gym.
Ex: This four-star hotel has full leisure facilities including an indoor swiming pool, jacuzzi, sauna and multi-gym.

multilateral
(adj.)=multi-lateral [multilateral].
Ex: In this article the economics of unilateral, bilateral, and multilateral action are compared.
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* negociación multilateral=multi-lateral negotiation.

multilateralismo
(n.)=multilateralism.
Ex: Contemporary debates over the appropriate balance of unilateralism and multilateralism in U.S. foreign policy reflect disagreements about the practical effectiveness of these alternative options.

multilingüe
(adj.)=multilingual [multi-lingual] ; cross-lingual ; cross-language.
Ex: A multilingual thesaurus is a thesaurus which can be used to support indexing and searching in several languages.
Ex: Monolingual interrogation is insufficient in an increasing number of cases, resulting in the need for cross-lingual retrieval = Las consultas monolingües son insuficientes en un número de casos cada vez mayor, siendo necesario la recuperación en varias lenguas.
Ex: This conference minitrack will cover theoretical and application issues related to cross-language document search.
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* tesauro multilingüe=multilingual thesaurus.

multilingüismo
(n.)=multilingualism [multi-lingualism] ; multilinguality.
Ex: Standardization in such areas as thesaurus use, subject coding, multilingualism, and duplicate elimination can provide added user benefits.
Ex: However, it has now been decided to add a fifth working group to this list in order to investigate issues regarding multilinguality.

multimedia
(n.)=mixed-media ; multimedia [multi-media] ; multimedial ; multimedia.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Interfaces for the following types of resources are of special interest to this workshop: textual documents; statistical data; multimedia or mixed-media data; geospatial data; and genomics and proteomics data = En este traller de trabajo son de interés especial los interfaces para los siguientes tipos de recursos: documentos de texto, datos estadísticos, información multimedia, información geospacial y datos de la genómica y la proteómica.
Ex: These changes will indubitably be ruled by the demands of commercial markets, largely multi-media entertainment, not the requirements of the academic community.
Ex: We are, in short, faced with the greatest upheaval in the transmission of knowledge since the invention of the printing press: the electronic onslaught of multimedial, digital communication.
Ex: The project investigated the application of multimedia in libraries.
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* base de datos multimedia=multimedia database.
* centro de recursos multimedia=media resource centre.
* centro multimedia=library media centre.
* colección multimedia=media collection.
* conjunto documental multimedia=kit ; multimedia item.
* documento multimedia=multimedia document (MD).
* editor de material multimedia=multimedia publisher.
* especialista en multimedia=media specialist.
* material multimedia=media material.
* multimedia con duración temporal=time-based media.
* multimedia simultánea=streaming media ; streaming ; multimedia streaming.
* multimedia streaming=multimedia streaming.
* presentación multimedia=multimedia show.
* producción multimedia=media production.
* reserva de multimedia=media booking.
* sala multimedia=media suite.
* sistema automatizado multimedia=multimedia computer system.
* suministro de material multimedia=media supply.

multimedia con duración temporal
(n.)=time-based media.
Ex: This hypermedia model enables the description of structured multimedia documents, incorporating time at a fundamental level and extending the hypertext notion of links to time-based media and compositions of different media = Este model hipermedia permite la descripción de documentos multimedia estructurados, incorporando el tiempo a un nivel básico y extendiendo la noción hipertextual de enlaces a los multimedia con duración temporal y a las composiciones formadas de diferentes multimedia.
multimedia simultánea
(n.)=streaming media ; streaming ; multimedia streaming.
Ex: Streaming media is defined as an audiovisual presentation delivered via the Internet that may be viewed while simultaneously being downloaded to a user's computer. Ex: The technique of streaming enables Internet users to speed up the viewing of video files almost as quickly as the data is being received. Ex: The increasing popularity of multimedia streaming applications introduces new challenges in content distribution.
multimedia streaming
(n.)=multimedia streaming.
Ex: The increasing popularity of multimedia streaming applications introduces new challenges in content distribution.
multimillonario^1
(n.)=billionaire.
Ex: Believe it or not, there are millionaires and billionaires among us who masquerade as relatively normal, money-conscious people.

multimillonario^2
(adj.)=multi-million dollar ; multi-million [multimillion] ; multimillion + Moneda ; multibillion [multi billion] ; multibillion dollar.
Ex: Library automation has become a multimillion dollar industry.
Ex: This article also describes a multi-million pound extension scheme which is in the course of construction at Glasgow's Mitchell Library = Este artículo también describe una ampliación de varios millones de libras que está en construcción en la Biblioteca Mitchell de Glasgow.
Ex: UK Civil Service unions fear they will lose 265 members' jobs in the Patent Office following a multimillion pound automation project.
Ex: Oracle is a multibillion company with a strong brand name and large customer base.
Ex: It is predicted that the information revolution will create a multibillion dollar industry in the 1980s.
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* negocio multimillonario=multibillion dollar business.

multimodal
(adj.)=multimodal.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.

multimodalidad
(n.)=multimodality.
Ex: It has thus priority to develop the concept of multimodalities and this at various levels.

multinacional^1
(n.)=multinational.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The government has hiked up the rate of income tax being paid by oil multinationals.

multinacional^2
(adj.)=multinational [multi-national].
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
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* compañía multinacional=multinational.
* empresa multinacional=multinational.

multipantalla
(adj.)=multi-screen.
Ex: While working in the multi-screen mode, you see a window with the list of remote computers and also a panel where the remote computer screens are displayed.

multiplicación
(n.)=multiplication ; multiplication.
Ex: The most serious problem for librarians in their dealings with media materials is the massive multiplication of formats, making it difficult for librarians to decide what to buy in what format.
Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.
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* factor de multiplicación=multiplier.

multiplicado por diez
=tenfold.
Ex: The tenfold increase in the number of requests handled each year is ample confirmation of this, if any is needed.
multiplicar
(v.)=multiply.
Ex: This number is multiplied by 10 and compared with the fine calculated.
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* multiplicado por diez=tenfold.
* multiplicarse=mushroom ; run + rampant.
* tabla de multiplicar=multiplication table ; times tables.

multiplicarse
(v.)=mushroom ; run + rampant.
Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations. Ex: While inflation was running rampant during the Trudeau years, that was the pattern in most countries in the world including the USA.
multiplicidad
(n.)=multiplicity.
Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.
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* una multiplicidad de=a multiplicity of.

multiprocesador
(adj.)=multiprocessor [multi-processor].
Ex: This article introduces multiprocessor retrieval algorithms that match relevant documents to user queries.

multipropiedad
(n.)=multiproperty.
Ex: Some publishers are entering into longterm, multiproperty licensing arrangements, while others participate in television coproductions and seek synergies with sister companies.

multiracial
(adj.)=multi-racial [multiracial] ; multiethnic [multi-ethnic] ; mixed race.
Ex: The school library has a wide media range catering for a multi-racial society.
Ex: These systems can be applied where the given language is the common language of communication within a multilingual, multiethnic area.
Ex: Do people of mixed race feel caught between two stools or are they nestling in the best of both worlds?.

multirregional
(adj.)=multiregional [multi-regional].
Ex: In 1970, when multiregional networks were begun, even the smallest public library became an important channeling agency for its area.

multirriesgo
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* póliza multirriesgo=all risks cover.

multisectorial
(adj.)=cross-sectoral ; multisectoral.
Ex: Information for women and development is of a multidisciplinary, interdisciplinary and cross-sectoral nature which makes the collection of information a difficult and time-consuming task.
Ex: There is widespread consensus of opinion about the growing role of multisectoral partnerships in education in general and in e-learning in particular.

multisensorial
(adj.)=multi-sensory [multisensory] ; synesthetic ; cross-sensory.
Ex: Reading may be introduced with music in order to achieve a multisensory experience, heighten interest, and add variety and pleasure.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.

multisesión
(n.)=multisession [multi-session].
Ex: I am using Nero as a burning software and I need to use a multi-session backup in order to burn to disc the images at the end of each working day.

multitarea
(adj.)=multitasking [multi-tasking].
Ex: More sophisticated systems allow more than one program to be run concurrently (sometimes called multi-tasking) and more than one user to operate the computer at one time.

multitud
(n.)=crowd ; multitude ; throng ; horde.
Ex: The second example specifies, 'far adj3 crowd', that the two words, 'far' and 'crowd', must appear within 3 words of one another.
Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.
Ex: IFLA-goers joined throngs of Brits to watch the military tattoo as kilted bagpipers and military units from around the world displayed their musical and marching skills.
Ex: This article discusses the emergence of front-end computer software to facilitate the needs of the growing hordes of end-users = Este artículo trata de la aparición de los software de interfaz de usuario para facilitar las necesidades de una multitud cada vez mayor de usuarios.
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* atraer a la multitud=pack in + the crowds.
* atraer multitudes=draw + throngs.
* control de multitudes=crowd control.
* dirigirse en multitud=beat + the path to.
* dos son compañía, tres multitud=two is a company, three is a crowd.
* perderse entre la multitud=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
* tres es una multitud=three is a crowd.
* una multitud de=a swarm of.

multitudinario
(adj.)=multitudinous.
Ex: These multitudinous phenomena can be divided into broad groups called categories.

multiuso
(adj.)=all-purpose ; multi-functional ; multipurpose [multi-purpose] ; multi-use [multiuse].
Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
Ex: This change was appropriate because many of the libraries' computers were multi-use terminals, including many applications in addition to the library's online catalogs.
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* salón multiuso=multipurpose room ; multi-use room.

multiusuario
(adj.)=multi-user [multiuser].
Ex: It is a multi-user, stand-alone system designed for operation on an IBM PC-AT (or compatible) which is capable of running under the Pick operating system.
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* sistema de multiusuarios=multi-user system.

multivariable
(adj.)=multivariate.
Ex: This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.
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* análisis multivariable=multivariate test ; multivariate analysis.

multivariado
(adj.)=multiway [multi-way].
Ex: To obtain maximum benefits from the use of multiway video systems further theoretical and practical studies are needed.

multivariante
(n.)=multivariate.
Ex: This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.
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* análisis multivariante=multivariate test ; multivariate analysis.

multivarianza
(adj.)=multivariate.
Ex: This article discusses the use of multivariate techniques in information science research.

multiétnico
=multiethnic [multi-ethnic].
Ex: These systems can be applied where the given language is the common language of communication within a multilingual, multiethnic area.

mulá
(n.)=mullah.
Nota: Doctor o maestro de la ley musulmana.
Ex: Iran's mullahs have approved sex-change operations despite their conservative Muslim and cultural beliefs.

mundanal
(adj.)=worldly ; earthly .
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.
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* alejado del mundanal ruido=far from the maddening crowd(s).
* lejos del mundanal ruido=out in the woods ; far from the maddening crowd(s).

mundano
(adj.)=mundane ; worldly ; earthly .
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
Ex: After that I could never pass a dead man without stopping to gaze on his face, stripped by death of that earthly patina which masks the living soul.
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* poco mundano=unwordly.

mundanzas
(n.)=removals.
Ex: Matthew James has been providing professional and competitive removals to Spain and within the UK for over 30 years.

mundial
(adj.)=world ; global.
Ex: The business community entered the field at a time when the world economy was shaken by the oil price rises of the seventies.
Ex: Increasing competition and the 'global economy' is greatly affecting the geographic dispersement of these people and the breadth of their interests.
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* aldea mundial de la información, la=global information village, the.
* aldea mundial, la=global village, the.
* alfabetización a nivel mundial=world literacy.
* alfabetización mundial=world literacy.
* a nivel mundial=worldwide [world-wide] ; globally.
* autoridad mundial=world authority.
* Banco Mundial, el=World Bank, the.
* campeonato mundial=world championship.
* campeón mundial=world champion.
* civilización mundial=global civilisation.
* comunidad mundial, la=world community, the.
* crisis económica mundial=global economic slump.
* Cumbre Mundial sobre la Sociedad de la Información=World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS).
* de fama mundial=world-renowned ; internationally renowned ; world-renown.
* de prestigio mundial=world-class.
* de renombre mundial=world-renown ; world-renowned.
* economía mundial, la=world economy, the ; global economy, the.
* en el escenario mundial=on the world stage.
* escena mundial, la=global scene, the.
* Infraestructura Mundial para la Información=Global Information Infrastructure (GII).
* marca mundial=world record.
* mercado mundial=global market ; world market.
* Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI)=WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) ; WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
* Organización Mundial para el Comercio=World Trade Organization (WTO).
* potencia mundial=world power.
* Primera Guerra Mundial=World War I [First World War].
* Programa Mundial de Alimentos, el=World Food Programme, the.
* recesión mundial=world recession.
* récord mundial=world record.
* Segunda Guerra Mundial=World War II [Second World War].

mundialmente
=worldwide [world-wide].
Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide.
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* conocido mundialmente=world-renowned ; world-renown.
* mundialmente conocido=world-renowned ; world-renown.

mundialmente conocido
(adj.)=world-renowned ; world-renown.
Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating. Ex: Larry King is not only a world-renown journalist, but a true American icon.
mundo
(n.)=scene ; world.
Ex: A recent inexpensive introduction to the microcomputer scene, the Sinclair QL, uses a 32 bit processor (the Motorola 680008) and offers 128K RAM expandable to 640K.
Ex: Together they constitute the world's largest data base.
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* abarcar el mundo=span + the globe.
* a beber y a tragar que el mundo se va a acabar=eat, drink and be merry (for tomorrow we die).
* abrirse camino en el mundo=make + Posesivo + way in the world.
* afectar al mundo=span + the globe.
* ajeno al mundo=unwordly.
* al otro lado del mundo=half way (a)round the world.
* buscar por todo el mundo=search + the world (over).
* campeonato del mundo=world cup.
* causar sensación en el mundo=make + a big noise in the world.
* cautivar al mundo=make + a big noise in the world.
* como Dios + Pronombre + trajo al mundo=in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* como si se acabara el mundo=like there's no tomorrow.
* como si se fuese a acabar el mundo=like there's no tomorrow.
* con ansias de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* con la mejor voluntad del mundo=in good faith.
* conocer (el) mundo=travel around + the world.
* correr mundo=see + life ; see + the world.
* cubrir el mundo=span + the globe.
* cultura del mundo impreso=print culture.
* dar todo el oro del mundo=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dedicar todo el esfuerzo del mundo a=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* del mundo real=real-world.
* demostrar al mundo=prove to + the world.
* de otro mundo=unworldly.
* desconectarse del mundo=be dead to the world.
* desde que el mundo es mundo=from the beginning of time ; since the beginning of time ; since time began.
* desear a Algo o Alguien toda la suerte del mundo=wish + Nombre + every success.
* desear a Alguien toda la suerte del mundo=wish + Nombre + all the luck in the world.
* deseoso de conquistar el mundo=world-conquering.
* de todas las partes del mundo=from all over the world ; from all over the globe ; from every part of the world ; from the world over.
* de todo el mundo=world over, the ; around the world ; across the globe ; from (all) around the world ; throughout the world ; around the globe ; from (all) around the globe ; all over the globe ; from across the world ; across the world ; around the planet ; the world over ; from the world over ; from all over the world ; from all over the globe.
* dueño del mundo, el=cock-of-the-walk.
* echarse al mundo=go out into + the world.
* el dinero mueve al mundo=money makes the world go (a)round.
* el fin del mundo=the ends of the earth.
* el más antiguo del mundo=the oldest in the book ; the oldest in the world.
* el mundo da muchas vueltas=what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* el mundo de las noticias=newsmaking.
* el mundo en la palma de la mano=the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
* el mundo está a sus pies=the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
* el mundo es un pañuelo=it's a small world.
* el techo del mundo=the roof of the world.
* el truco más antiguo del mundo=the oldest trick in the world ; the oldest trick in the book.
* en el culo del mundo=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en el mundo=on the face of the earth ; on the world stage.
* en el mundo antiguo=in antiquity.
* en el mundo entero=all over the world ; worldwide [world-wide] ; all around the world ; throughout the world ; around the planet ; the world over.
* en el mundo nos rodea=out there.
* en el mundo real=in the real world.
* enfrentarse al mundo=go out into + the world.
* en todo el mundo=worldwide [world-wide] ; world over, the ; around the world ; all around the world ; all over the world ; across the globe ; throughout the world ; around the globe ; across the world ; around the planet ; the world over ; in the whole world.
* en un mundo ideal=in an ideal world.
* en un mundo perfecto=in a perfect world.
* envidia del mundo, la=world's envy, the.
* experiencia del mundo=worldliness.
* experiencia del mundo real=real-world training.
* famoso en el mundo entero=world-renowned ; world-renown.
* famoso en todo el mundo=world-famous [world famous] ; world-renowned ; world-renown.
* Fomento de la Biblioteconomía en el Tercer Mundo (ALP)=Advancement of Librarianship in the Third World (ALP).
* formación en el mundo real=real-world training.
* haber recorrido mucho mundo=be well-travelled.
* hasta el fin del mundo=until the end of the world.
* hombre de mundo=man-about-town.
* hombre que tiene mucho mundo=a man of the world.
* incluir a todo el mundo=inclusivity.
* inclusión en el mundo de las redes=e-inclusion.
* inclusión en el mundo electrónico=e-inclusion.
* la mano que mece la cuna gobierna el mundo=the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world ; the hand that rocks the cradle rules the world.
* la mayoría del mundo=the majority of the world ; most people ; the majority of the people.
* maravilla del mundo=wonder of the world.
* mujer que tiene mucho mundo=a woman of the world.
* mundo académico=academe ; academia.
* mundo académico, el=academic, the ; academic world, the ; world of academia, the.
* mundo analógico, el=analog world, the.
* mundo árabe, el=Arab world, the.
* mundo científico, el=scholarly community, the ; scientific world, the.
* mundo clásico, el=classical world, the.
* mundo comercial, el=commercial world, the.
* mundo cotidiano=lifeworld [life world].
* mundo de fantasía=fantasy world ; world of fancy.
* mundo de habla inglesa, el=English-speaking world, the.
* mundo de la ciencia, el=world of science, the ; scientific world, the.
* mundo de la documentación, el=information world, the.
* mundo de la empresa=business world.
* mundo de la empresa, el=corporate world, the.
* mundo de la fantasía, el=world of make-believe, the ; land of make-believe, the.
* mundo de la información, el=information world, the ; information business, the ; infosphere, the.
* mundo de la letra impresa, el=print world, the.
* mundo de la mafia, el=criminal scene, the ; criminal world, the.
* mundo de la moda, el=fashion world, the ; world of fashion, the.
* mundo de la música, el=music world, the.
* mundo de la música popular, el=Tin Pan Alley.
* mundo del arte, el=art world, the.
* mundo de las bibliotecas, el=library world, the.
* mundo de las drogas=drug culture.
* mundo de las empresas=business environment.
* mundo de las letras, el=world of letters, the.
* mundo del comercio del libro=book-trade life.
* mundo del espectáculo, el=show business ; showbiz world, the ; showbiz.
* mundo del hampa=criminal underworld.
* mundo del hampa, el=criminal scene, the ; criminal world, the.
* mundo del libro, el=book world, the.
* mundo de los medios de comunicación, el=mediascape, the.
* mundo de los negocios=business world ; business environment.
* mundo del papel impreso, el=paper world, the.
* mundo del yoga, el=yoga world, the.
* mundo desarrollado, el=developed world, the.
* mundo digital, el=digital world, the.
* mundo, el=globe, the.
* mundo electrónico, el=electronic world, the.
* mundo empresarial=business world ; business environment.
* mundo empresarial, el=corporate world, the.
* mundo exterior, el=outside world, the.
* mundo fantástico=fantasy world.
* mundo feliz=brave new world.
* mundo + girar en torno a=enterprise + revolve on.
* mundo ideal, el=ideal world, the.
* mundo imaginado=imaginary world ; imagined world.
* mundo imaginario=imaginary world ; imagined world.
* mundo impreso, el=print world, the.
* mundo industrializado, el=industrialised world, the.
* mundo islámico, el=Islamic world, the.
* mundo laboral=job market ; working world.
* mundo material=material world.
* mundo moderno=modern world ; modernised world.
* mundo occidental, el=western world, the ; West, the ; Occident, the.
* mundo real, el=real world, the.
* mundos aparte=worlds apart ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* mundos opuestos=like oil and water.
* mundo utópico perverso=dystopia.
* navegar por el mundo=roam + the seven seas.
* ningún + Nombre + del mundo=all + Nombre + in the world.
* no ser nada del otro mundo=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* Nuevo Mundo, el=New World, the.
* otro mundo, el=afterworld, the ; hereafter ; land of the dead, the ; hereafter, the ; afterlife [after-life].
* país del primer mundo=first world country.
* país del tercer mundo=third world country.
* por nada del mundo=for the life of me.
* por todo el mundo=worldwide [world-wide] ; around the world ; across the globe ; around the globe ; across the world ; around the planet ; the world over.
* prestar toda la atención (del mundo) a Alguien=get + Posesivo + undivided attention ; have + Posesivo + undivided attention.
* recorrer el mundo=travel around + the world ; travel + the world.
* salvar el mundo=save + the world.
* ser dos mundos completamente distintos=be poles apart.
* ser el culo del mundo=be the pits.
* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo=be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
* Siete Maravillas del Mundo, las=Seven Wonders of the World, the.
* surcar los siete mares=sail + the seven seas.
* tener éxito en el mundo=succeed in + the world.
* tener lo mejor de ambos mundos=have + the best of both worlds.
* tener lo mejor de los dos mundos=have + the best of both worlds.
* tener poco mundo=be wet behind the ears ; be a bit green.
* tener todo el sentido del mundo=make + all the sense in the world.
* tercer mundo, el=third world, the.
* todas las razones del mundo=every reason.
* todo el mundo=all and sundry ; every Tom, Dick and Harry ; everybody ; each and everyone.
* todo el mundo debe tener acceso a la información=access for all.
* triunfar en el mundo=succeed in + the world.
* una mujer de mundo=a woman of the world.
* un hombre de mundo=a man of the world.
* un mundo aparte=a world apart ; a breed apart.
* usuario del mundo de los negocios=business user.
* venir al mundo=come into + the world.
* ventana al mundo=window on/to the world.
* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente=see + the world in a different light.
* ver mundo=see + life ; see + the world.
* viajar por el mundo=travel around + the world ; travel + the world.
* vida del mundo literario=literary life.
* Viejo Mundo, el=Old World, the.
* visión del mundo=world view [worldview/world-view].
* vivir en mundo de fantasía=live in + a dream world.
* vivir en otro mundo=live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.
* vivir en un mundo aparte=inhabit + a world of + Posesivo + own.
* vivir mundo=see + life ; see + the world.

mundo + girar en torno a
(n.)=enterprise + revolve on.
Ex: The central activity on which scientific enterprise revolves and is sustained is communication.
mundo académico
(n.)=academe ; academia.
Ex: This article describes a study conducted to show how librarians think they are perceived by their colleagues in academe, the teaching faculty. Ex: NREN is envisioned as a cooperative venture of government, academia and industry, initial funding coming mainly from government.
mundo académico, el
(n.)=academic, the ; academic world, the ; world of academia, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tidal wave or ripple? The impact of Internet on the academic'. Ex: Fish is particularly scathing about reactionaries in the academic world who resort to a version of scaremongering about 'political correctness,' deconstruction, and other bogies. Ex: His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.
mundo analógico, el
(n.)=analog world, the.
Ex: Digital technology has ushered us into a ceaseless spiral of change which represents, not so much an evolution, but a formidable disjunction with the analog world.
mundo científico, el
(n.)=scholarly community, the ; scientific world, the.
Ex: The author discusses whether it is possible for the scholarly community to take over scholarly publishing altogether and put greedy publishers out of business. Ex: The second rule is an 'external' one: it deals with the relation between 'the scientific world' and 'the real world'.
mundo clásico, el
(n.)=classical world, the.
Ex: Greek and Latin may long since have lost their central place in Western education, but the influence of the classical world on our own culture remains very strong.
mundo comercial, el
(n.)=commercial world, the.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.
mundo cotidiano
(n.)=lifeworld [life world].
Ex: One of the main difficulties is that information technology transform our lifeworld.
mundo de fantasía
(n.)=fantasy world ; world of fancy.
Ex: The author presents a critique of some of the settings used in her novels (school, circus, nursery, holiday adventure, family, detectives, and fantasy worlds). Ex: 'A radically atheoretical posture is conceivable only in a purely theoretical world of wild fancy,' he wrote in response to Gary Thomas's article, 'What's the Use of Theory?'.
mundo de habla inglesa, el
(n.)=English-speaking world, the.
Ex: Its objective was to establish a unity of practice throughout the English-speaking world.
mundo de la ciencia, el
(n.)=world of science, the ; scientific world, the.
Ex: Things would be infinitely worse if the arena where all this happened was one filled with back-biting and intrigue, such as the world of science. Ex: The second rule is an 'external' one: it deals with the relation between 'the scientific world' and 'the real world'.
mundo de la documentación, el
=information world, the.
Ex: In the next decade those libraries that adhere to traditionalism will become backwaters whereas those committed to meeting the expectations of their clientele will become leaders in the information world.
mundo de la empresa
(n.)=business world.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
mundo de la empresa, el
=corporate world, the.
Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.
mundo de la fantasía, el
(n.)=world of make-believe, the ; land of make-believe, the.
Ex: Students of children's literature and anyone interested in the world of make-believe will find this stimulating. Ex: They have created a land of make-believe that's worse than regular life.
mundo de la información, el
(n.)=information world, the ; information business, the ; infosphere, the.
Ex: In the next decade those libraries that adhere to traditionalism will become backwaters whereas those committed to meeting the expectations of their clientele will become leaders in the information world. Ex: But like all of us in the information business, they have been forced to compete with the likes of Yahoo, Altavista, and amazon.com. Ex: A long-term international programme of action is needed to preserve cultural diversity and multilingualism in the infosphere.
mundo de la letra impresa, el
(n.)=print world, the.
Ex: The author examines the current situation in the print world and looks at some of the forces which militate against change, including copyright, licensing issues, and promotion and tenure.
mundo de la mafia, el
(n.)=criminal scene, the ; criminal world, the.
Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'. Ex: From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial.
mundo de la moda, el
(n.)=fashion world, the ; world of fashion, the.
Ex: Unlike most of the fashion world, the styles of formal attire take their names from men's wear rather than female attire. Ex: The book 'If Looks Could Kill' is a juicy, tell-all, insider's look at the true world of fashion.
mundo de la música popular, el
=Tin Pan Alley.
Ex: The 1920s and 1930s have come to stand out as the golden age of the Tin Pan Alley song.
mundo de la música, el
(n.)=music world, the.
Ex: This index facilitates access to information about musicians and other members of the music world.
mundo de las bibliotecas, el
(n.)=library world, the.
Ex: In the library world leaders should have the courage to defend the right to read and the other high principles of the library profession.
mundo de las drogas
(n.)=drug culture.
Ex: In this book, written out of much grief and anguish, Kenny explores the drug culture that claimed the lives of her two nephews.
mundo de las empresas
(n.)=business environment.
Ex: The concepts of competition, technological discontinuities, and innovation are typically found in a business environment.
mundo de las letras, el
=world of letters, the.
Ex: This article looks at how the first of the electronic technologies, radio, was initially perceived in the world of letters and libraries.
mundo de los medios de comunicación, el
(n.)=mediascape, the.
Ex: The empirical analysis revealed that the Internet is quite rapidly occupying its place in the mediascape = El análisis empírico reveló que Internet está rápidamente ocupando su lugar en el mundo de los medios de comunicación.
mundo de los negocios
(n.)=business world ; business environment.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world. Ex: The concepts of competition, technological discontinuities, and innovation are typically found in a business environment.
mundo del arte, el
(n.)=art world, the.
Ex: Hollywood is expounding the idea that the art world is full of bogus ideas, false values, and kinky sex.
mundo del comercio del libro
(n.)=book-trade life.
Ex: To speak of books as 'new products for the market' sounds crassly commercial, but is nevertheless a hard fact of book-trade life.
mundo del espectáculo, el
(n.)=show business ; showbiz world, the ; showbiz.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business. Ex: At the time of her death tributes poured in from across the showbiz world. Ex: According to the new poll, Justin Bieber, Russell Brand and Kanye West are among the worst dressed men in showbiz.
mundo del hampa
(n.)=criminal underworld.
Ex: Dickens's own outrage over the conditions of the poor in Britian conflicted with his revulsion at the criminal underworld & his fear of popular insurgence.
mundo del hampa, el
(n.)=criminal scene, the ; criminal world, the.
Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'. Ex: From its inception, 'Sanctuary', William Faulkner's novel of a young co-ed initiated through rape and murder into the criminal world was controversial.
mundo del libro, el
=book world, the.
Ex: Selection of books for review sometimes causes controversy as to why some are reviewed and others not and the reviews themselves can create minor storms in the book world if it is felt they are prejudiced or spiteful.
mundo del papel impreso, el
=paper world, the.
Ex: The electronic world will not supplant the paper world and the old collection development paradigms will continue to be relevant.
mundo del yoga, el
(n.)=yoga world, the.
Ex: Tom is a renowned teacher and has been involved in the yoga world for many years now.
mundo desarrollado, el
(n.)=developed world, the.
Ex: Australia's economy is a tower of strength after two respected international reports confirmed it continued to lead the developed world.
mundo digital, el
(n.)=digital world, the.
Ex: Critics of the digital world show fear of depersonalization, inauthenticty, subjugation to the mechanical and the substitution of quantity over quality.
mundo electrónico, el
=electronic world, the.
Ex: The electronic world will not supplant the paper world and the old collection development paradigms will continue to be relevant.
mundo empresarial
(n.)=business world ; business environment.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world. Ex: The concepts of competition, technological discontinuities, and innovation are typically found in a business environment.
mundo empresarial, el
=corporate world, the.
Ex: Perhaps she would be well advised to read that book and others of its ilk to see if she could learn something about surviving in the corporate world.
mundo exterior, el
(n.)=outside world, the.
Ex: The canopy bed harkens back to a simpler time when bedrooms were a peaceful retreat from the outside world.
mundo fantástico
(n.)=fantasy world.
Ex: The author presents a critique of some of the settings used in her novels (school, circus, nursery, holiday adventure, family, detectives, and fantasy worlds).
mundo feliz
(n.)=brave new world.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
mundo ideal, el
(n.)=ideal world, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Managing electronic journals: the ideal world versus reality'.
mundo imaginado
(n.)=imaginary world ; imagined world.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence. Ex: Escape, in this context, being taken as meaning the provision of an imagined world pleasanter and more shapely than life.
mundo imaginario
(n.)=imaginary world ; imagined world.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence. Ex: Escape, in this context, being taken as meaning the provision of an imagined world pleasanter and more shapely than life.
mundo impreso, el
(n.)=print world, the.
Ex: The author examines the current situation in the print world and looks at some of the forces which militate against change, including copyright, licensing issues, and promotion and tenure.
mundo industrializado, el
(n.)=industrialised world, the.
Ex: Transborder data flow has become a topic of serious discussion and concern among the governments of the industrialised world = La transferencia de información entre países se ha convertido en una tema serio de discusión y preocupación entre los gobiernos del mundo industrializado.
mundo islámico, el
=Islamic world, the.
Ex: Original ideas from Byzantium came to the West through the Islamic World and the unifying factor of the Arabic language and religion.
mundo laboral
(n.)=job market ; working world.
Ex: Other recent surveys, such as those on multiple job holders and vacancies, reflect the need for information on aspects of the job market in the Community. Ex: This approach represents a conceptual advance that improves understanding of the complexities of the working world of information professionals.
mundo material
(n.)=material world.
Ex: He wrote about the titanic struggle of human physical and moral forces to be freed from this material world.
mundo moderno
(n.)=modern world ; modernised world.
Ex: The necessity for the public library to keep pace with developments in the modern world is emphasised. Ex: Modernity & vendetta are contradictory social phenomena, & yet globalization brings to light the existence of blood feud in a modernized world.
mundo occidental, el
=western world, the ; West, the ; Occident, the.
Ex: Personal authorship has been accepted for some time, and indeed reflects the scholarly practice of the western world. Ex: As the Roman Empire declined in the West the libraries also declined, as did book publishing and acquisitions. Ex: The article 'Libraries in late Ottoman Palestine between the Orient and the Occident' reveals historically Palestine's transformation from a backward region of the Ottoman Empire to a focus for international.
mundo real, el
=real world, the.
Ex: Their goal is to relate abstract management principles and theories to actual management practice, and to help narrow the gap between the classroom and the real world.
mundo utópico perverso
(n.)=dystopia.
Ex: Swift's work is a forerunner of the dystopias of Aldous Huxley & George Orwell, which emphasize the destruction of man's personality by the erasure of his past.
mundo árabe, el
=Arab world, the.
Ex: There are more than 20 LIS schools in the Arab world and they grant diplomas, B.Sc. degrees, Master degrees and Ph.D.
mundo, el
(n.)=globe, the.
Ex: South Asia must make efforts to reach other parts of the globe in order to make the information age truly viable.
mundos aparte
=worlds apart ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
Ex: International law & cyberspace are not worlds apart anymore. Ex: In many ways they are like chalk and cheese to the point where I find myself even questioning how on earth their relationship works. Ex: Observation and theory are generally like apples and oranges -- they don't interact.
mundos opuestos
=like oil and water.
Ex: The two are like oil and water.
municipal
(adj.)=civic ; municipal.
Ex: Like many other civic facilities in the town, the public library is used by only a minority of the population.
Ex: Public library budgets continue to be cut in the USA as they compete with other county and municipal services for shrinking fiscal resources.
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* biblioteca municipal=town library ; city library ; community library.
* bibliotecario municipal=city librarian.
* centro municipal de información=local authority information outlet.
* concejal municipal=city council-man.
* concejo municipal=city council.
* contribución municipal=council tax ; local rates ; real estate tax ; real estate property tax.
* devolución de la contribución municipal=rates rebate.
* elecciones municipales=municipal elections.
* impuesto municipal=city tax.
* impuestos municipales=rates ; local taxes.
* ingeniería municipal=municipal engineering.
* oficina municipal=council office.
* ordenanza muncipal=city by-law.
* perrera municipal=dog pound.
* policía municipal=traffic warden.

municipio
(n.)=borough ; municipality ; township ; city council.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: The library with its advantageous location should be the focal point for information in the township.
Ex: This is because the chief librarian is personally accountable to the next higher level of authority such as the mayor, the city council, the hospital director, or the university president.
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* del municipio=municipal.
* información oficial del municipio=municipal information.
* municipio segregado=township.

municipio segregado
(n.)=township.
Ex: The library with its advantageous location should be the focal point for information in the township.
munición
(n.)=munition ; ammunition ; ammo.
Nota: Abreviatura de ammunition.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
Ex: In pre-World War II days, shrapnel was regarded as the most efficient type of ammunition against troops in the open.
Ex: Officers noted that the slain man's gun and ammo were missing.
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* armarse de munición=arm + Reflexivo + with ammunition.
* disparar munición de fogueo=fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks.
* munición cargada=live ammunition ; live munition.
* munición de fogueo=blank ; blank shell.
* munición de verdad=live ammunition ; live munition.

munición cargada
(n.)=live ammunition ; live munition.
Ex: Soldiers are being told they cannot train with live ammunition unless they are due to go to Afghanistan, according to reports. Ex: 'The use of live munitions must also not cause collateral damage to property or lives of innocent members of the public,' Anupong said.
munición de fogueo
(n.)=blank ; blank shell.
Ex: The militia claimed that it was using blanks to disperse the protest. Ex: In this manner, the blank shells fire, thereby creating the desired shotgun sound.
munición de verdad
(n.)=live ammunition ; live munition.
Ex: Soldiers are being told they cannot train with live ammunition unless they are due to go to Afghanistan, according to reports. Ex: 'The use of live munitions must also not cause collateral damage to property or lives of innocent members of the public,' Anupong said.
munificente
(adj.)=munificent.
Ex: It's important that we not think we'd be munificent benefactors, bringing a sack full of goodies to share.

munificiencia
(n.)=bounty.
Ex: The article 'Nature's bounty: a vegetarian cookbook primer' reviews vegetarian cookbooks for purposes of collection development in the area.

munífico
(adj.)=munificent.
Ex: It's important that we not think we'd be munificent benefactors, bringing a sack full of goodies to share.

mural
(n.)=wall chart [wallchart] ; wall display ; mural ; wall painting.
Ex: A wall chart is an example of an opaque sheet that exhibits data in graphic or tabular form.
Ex: This library service includes bright wall displays, pamphlets on open racks, availability of lists and directories, access to index files of local information, clear guiding on shelves and cabinet files, and the re-packaging of complex or ephemeral material.
Ex: The unveiling of the mural took place during National Library Week.
Ex: This article studies monumental wall paintings and mosaics, focusing on the disposition of narratives in relation to their architectural ambients.

muralla
(n.)=rampart ; fortification wall ; wall ; city wall ; fortified wall.
Ex: You will marvel at the views of Skye from the castle ramparts.
Ex: The author discusses the history of this medieval fortified moat castle commenting on its construction, fortification walls, masonry, and plan.
Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.
Ex: It was razed by Spanish authorities in 1897 along with a segment of the city walls to let the overcrowded colonial capital to grow.
Ex: The Vatican in Rome, surrounded by fortified walls, is the seat of the Papacy.
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* una muralla de agua=a wall of water.

murciélago
(n.)=bat.
Ex: Challenges to Nigerian 'customary norms' are illustrated by documenting conflict between three villages over access to bat colonies.

murga
(n.)=pest.
Nota: Referido a personas que irritan con su comportamiento.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
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* dar la murga=be a pest ; be a (real) nuisance.

murmullo
(n.)=murmur ; rumblings ; rustle ; hum ; whisper.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: The world was becoming smaller & more claustrophobic with the rumblings of war in Europe.
Ex: There are no barriers in this music, which can accommodate almost any tone from the harshest guitar sounds to the smoothest rustle of water.
Ex: The beach is a ruined landscape, eerily quiet, save for the hum of mechanical diggers searching for yet more corpses.
Ex: Some of them were conversing together in soundless whispers.

murmuraciones
(n.)=backbiting.
Ex: Some folks in the commercial world enjoy all the internal get-ahead mutual sniping and jealous backbiting and ambitious politicking that goes on in it.

murmurador
(n.)=gossip ; gossiper.
Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
Ex: In fact, the most dangerous gossipers are ones that are close to you.

murmurante
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* arroyo murmurante=babbling brook.

murmurar
(v.)=murmur ; mutter.
Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
Ex: We would laugh and mutter that in his case the cap fitted.

muro
(n.)=wall.
Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.
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* biblioteca sin muros=library without walls.
* construcción de muros=walling.
* muro cortina=curtain wall.
* muro de Berlín, el=Berlin wall, the.
* muro de contención=embankment ; retaining wall ; breast wall ; containment wall.
* muro de hormigón=concrete wall.
* muro de ladrillo=brick wall.
* Muro de las Lamentaciones, el=Wailing Wall, the.
* muro de piedra=stone wall ; masonry wall.
* muro energético=energy wall.
* remate de muro=coping.
* trepar un muro=climb over + a wall.

muro cortina
(n.)=curtain wall.
Ex: An undisputed advantage of a ventilated curtain wall is acoustic isolation.
muro de Berlín, el
(n.)=Berlin wall, the.
Ex: The dismantling of the Berlin wall and the unification of Germany will make the new Germany a much stronger economic force in the comity of nations.
muro de contención
(n.)=embankment ; retaining wall ; breast wall ; containment wall.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted. Ex: Experts feel that unless a retaining wall is built the structure of the newly-built assembly hall may collapse. Ex: To prevent falling of the debris onto the road, a breast wall has been erected as a precautionary measure. Ex: The initial walk was easy along the track to the breached concrete containment walls of the reservoir.
muro de hormigón
(n.)=concrete wall.
Ex: However, the concrete walls erected before 1975 often lack enough reinforcing steel to keep them from being damaged beyond repair.
muro de ladrillo
(n.)=brick wall.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle.
muro de piedra
(n.)=stone wall ; masonry wall.
Ex: There may be millions of fine thoughts, all encased within stone walls of acceptable architectural form. Ex: The perfect sealing of a masonry wall surface is almost impossible since fine cracks and joints will allow the passage of water into the wall.
muro energético
(n.)=energy wall.
Ex: Outside the walls of the room, outside the walls of his skull, outside the impalpable energy walls of his mind, he felt those forces gathering, swelling up.
musa
(n.)=muse.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Users' experiences with qualitative data analysis software: neither monster nor muse'.

musaraña
(n.)=shrew.
Ex: In comparison with mice, shrews have a very short life-span and it is uncommon for a shrew to live for more than 12 months.
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* mirar a las musarañas=stare into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly.
* musaraña común=common shrew.
* musaraña enana=dwarf shrew.

musaraña común
(n.)=common shrew.
Ex: Common shrews are one of Britain's and northern Europe's most abundant small mammals.
musaraña enana
(n.)=dwarf shrew.
Ex: Dwarf shrews are active throughout the year and feed primarily on insects, soft-bodied spiders, and other small invertebrates.
muscular
(adj.)=muscular.
Ex: Muscular activity accounts for much of the body's energy consumption.
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* agarrotamiento muscular=cramp ; stiff muscle ; muscle stiffness.
* calambre muscular=cramp.
* contractura muscular=muscle contracture ; muscle spasm ; crick.
* dar una contractura muscular=pull + a muscle.
* dar un tirón muscular=pull + a muscle.
* desgarre muscular=muscle strain.
* desgarro muscular=muscle strain.
* disfunción muscular=muscle dysfunction.
* distrofia muscular=muscular dystrophy.
* ejercicio muscular=muscle exercise.
(n.)=muscle spasm.
Ex: It causes muscle spams which can be deadly if the breathing muscles are affected.
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* fibra muscular=muscle fibre.
* tener una contractura muscular=pull + a muscle.
* tener un tirón muscular=pull + a muscle.
* tirón muscular=crick.
* tono muscular=muscle tone.

musculitos
(adj.)=boofy [boofie].
Ex: Shock as boofy blokes beat weedy intellectual in popularity contest.

musculoso
(adj.)=brawny ; burly ; muscled.
Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
Ex: I care because I happen to have a lech for big burly badass men, and there were a lot of them around me.
Ex: The hips give a slight inclination to its croup, which is well muscled.

muselina
(n.)=muslin.
Ex: The books meanwhile had been sewn on to sawn-in cords, or on to tapes, and their spines had been lined with strips of muslin and paper = Por su porte, los libros eran cosidos a nervios o cintas, y los lomos, forrados con tiras de muselina y papel.

museo
(n.)=museum ; gallery.
Ex: In her previous vocation she served as Curator of History at the Rochester museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
Ex: A gallery is a room or building devoted to the exhibition of works of art.
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* AAM (Asociación Americana de Museos)=AAM (American Association of Museums).
* Consejo Internacional de Museos (ICOM)=International Council of Museums (ICOM).
* Consejo Internacional de Museos y Lugares de Interés (ICOMS)=International Council of Museums and Sites (ICOMOS).
* de gestión del museo=curatorial.
* director de museo=curator.
* exposición de museo=museum exhibit.
* informática aplicada a los museos=museum computing field.
* museo arqueológico=archaeological museum.
* museo de arte=art museum.
* museo de ciencias naturales=natural science museum.
* museo de historia natural=natural history museum.
* museo de las ciencias=science museum.
* museo naval=naval museum.
* museo tradicional=folk museum ; folklore museum.
* museo viviente=living museum.
* sobre museos=museum-based.

museo arqueológico
(n.)=archaeological museum.
Ex: He particularly insisted on the necessity of assuring military protection for the Archaeological Museum of Baghdad.
museo de arte
(n.)=art museum.
Ex: I'm already planning a quick train ride to Edinburgh to see the art museums there an drop in on the Edinburgh Festival.
museo de ciencias naturales
(n.)=natural science museum.
Ex: Her photographs of of interiors include libraries, natural science museums, spas, entrance foyers, and zoos.
museo de historia natural
(n.)=natural history museum.
Ex: The data derived from a study of randomly selected natural history and science museums and science centres indicated that the libraries in those institutions were not adequately funded.
museo de las ciencias
(n.)=science museum.
Ex: The data derived from a study of randomly selected natural history and science museums and science centres indicated that the libraries in those institutions were not adequately funded.
museo naval
(n.)=naval museum.
Ex: The new naval museum includes historical information on the saltworks at Cervia and its development as a port city.
museo tradicional
(n.)=folk museum ; folklore museum.
Ex: The overall mission of this folk museum is to preserve the past for the future. Ex: This folklore museum depicts the architectural and cultural history of different regions of the country.
museo viviente
(n.)=living museum.
Ex: The development of these living museums where visitors get a taste of what life was like in the past goes hand in hand with green tourism.
museografía
(n.)=museography.
Nota: Técnicas para la identificación y descripción de los documentos conservados en museos.
Ex: Museography concerns itself with the techniques of identifying and describing documents preserved in museums.

museología
(n.)=museology.
Nota: Teoría, actividades y técnicas de la organización de museos así como la aplicación de la legislación que les concierne.
Ex: Museology consist of the theory, activities and techniques of the organization of museums and also the application of museum legislation.
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* archivística y museología=archival and museum studies.

museólogo
(n.)=curator ; museologist ; museum curator ; museum professional.
Ex: In her previous vocation she served as curator of History at the Rochester Museum of Arts and Sciences and later as Assistant to the Director of Johns Hopkins University, Institute of History and Medicine.
Ex: Cultural study, especially for the museologist, must be interdisciplinary and cross class lines = Los estudios socioculturales, especialmente para el museólogo, deben ser interdisciplinares y cruzar las líneas divisorias que separan las clases sociales.
Ex: We will continue to be custodians of our cultural heritage, a role we share with archivists and museum curators.
Ex: The 2nd phase of the project proposes a 5-state convocation that will bring together preservation specialists and librarians, archivists, and museum professionals.

musgano
(n.)=shrew.
Ex: In comparison with mice, shrews have a very short life-span and it is uncommon for a shrew to live for more than 12 months.

musgaño
(n.)=shrew.
Ex: In comparison with mice, shrews have a very short life-span and it is uncommon for a shrew to live for more than 12 months.

musgo
(n.)=moss [mosses -pl.].
Ex: This paper presents a monitoring network on mosses as an example for overlaying industrial, population, and climatic data = Este artículo presenta una red de seguimiento del musgo como ejemplo de la combinación de información climática, demográfica e industrial.
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* cubierto de musgo=moss-backed.
* musgo esfagno=sphagnum moss ; peat moss.

musgo esfagno
(n.)=sphagnum moss ; peat moss.
Ex: Sphagnum moss is an excellent growing medium for trees with weak roots. Ex: Most potting soils are made up largely of peat moss, bark, and perlite.
musical
(adj.)=musical.
Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.
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* actuación musical=musical performance ; music performance.
* adaptación musical=adaptation ; musical adaptation.
* arreglo musical=arrangement ; musical arrangement.
* audición musical=music audition.
* cadena musical=sound system ; hi-fi system.
* comedia musical=musical.
* composición musical=musical composition.
* composición musical manida=war horse.
* desfase musical=musical lag.
* dirigir interpretación musical=conduct.
* grupo musical en directo=live band.
* instrumento musical=instrument.
* instrumento musical con teclado=keyboard instrument.
* interpretación musical=musical performance.
* no musical=non-musical.
* nota musical=note.
* obra de arte musical=musical masterpiece.
* obra musical=musical work.
* partitura musical=music score ; musical score ; sheet music.
* pentagrama musical=stave.
* pieza musical=piece of music.
* teoría musical=music theory.
* tocar un instrumento musical=play + instrument.
* vídeo musical=music video.

musicalmente
=musically.
Ex: The author maintains that, aside from increasing computational speed, and thus real-time control, musically no advances have been made.

musicología
(n.)=musicology.
Ex: Author productivity in musicology conforms to Lotka's Law = La productividad de los autores en musicología sigue la Ley de Lotka.

musicológico
(adj.)=musicological.
Ex: A common theme of speeches at the opening session was the importance of music libraries and musicological research = Un tema común de las conferencias de la sesión de apertura fue la importancia de las bibliotecas musicales y la investigación musicológica.

musicólogo
(n.)=musicologist.
Ex: The history of cathedral libraries shows that each is an integral part of the cathedral and of great importance to the ecclesiastical historian, liturgiologist, musicologist, student of the humanities, rare book librarian and bibliographer.

musitar
(v.)=mumble ; whisper.
Ex: The young librarian was not accustomed to seeing the head of reference red-faced with mute anger or the head of technical services mumbling uncontrollably to himself.
Ex: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien.

muslo
(n.)=thigh.
Ex: Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.
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* muslo de pollo=drumstick ; chicken drumstick.

muslo de pollo
(n.)=drumstick ; chicken drumstick.
Ex: I generally do this with drumsticks but it works just as well with other cuts of meat. Ex: Peel back the skin on each chicken drumstick to the bone and trim, using kitchen scissors.
mustio
(adj.)=withered ; wizened ; wizen.
Ex: At this point, fortunately, they had heard that there was a wonderful old man who could make withered trees to blossom.
Ex: A big man is always accused of gluttony, whereas a wizened or osseous man can eat like a refugee at every meal.
Ex: One wizen old crone, however, jabbed her walking stick in his direction and told him to shut his gob.

musulmán
(n./adj.)=Muslim ; Muslim ; Moslem.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The Islamic Foundation of Science, Technology and Development has been established to prevent duplication and wastage of resources in Muslim countries.
Ex: During Ramadan, Muslims can only eat during the the hours of darkness, when the faithful, understandably peckish, tend to raid the larder.
Ex: Lithography found favour with Moslems, being well suited to reproducing calligraphy and particularly the text of the Koran.

mutabilidad
(n.)=mutability.
Ex: The seminar covered some philosophical issues in preservation, particularly with regard to the infinite mutability of digital images.

mutable
(adj.)=changeable ; mutable.
Ex: A child's set about books and reading may be deeply ingrained as a result or earlier reading experiences, or it may be temporary and changeable.
Ex: Digital image storage makes new levels of consistency possible because its nature is less volatile and more mutable than traditional photography = El almacenamiento de las imágenes digitales permite nuevos niveles de consistencia pues su naturaleza es menos volátil y más mutable que la fotografía tradicional.

mutación
(n.)=mutation.
Ex: The very meanings of words like 'library' and 'university' are about to undergo mutations too radical to conceive, much less predict = Los significados mismos de palabras como "biblioteca" y "universidad" están a punto de experimentar cambios demasiado radicales de concevir y cuanto mucho menos de predecir.
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* mutación germinal=germinal mutation.

mutación germinal
(n.)=germinal mutation.
Ex: If a gene is altered in a germ cell, the mutation is termed a germinal mutation.
mutagenicidad
(n.)=mutagenicity.
Ex: This database is of interest to searchers who are interested in the topic of mutagenicity.

mutante
(n./adj.)=mutant.
Ex: A rice mutant with enhanced amylose content in the endosperm that does not affect the amylopectin structure was developed.
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* gen mutante=mutant gene.

mutatis
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* mutatis mutandis=mutatis mutandis.

mutatis mutandis
=mutatis mutandis.
Ex: The problem can only be solved by analogy; in my view, the regulations on communication to the public should be applied mutatis mutandis.
mutilación
(n.)=mutilation.
Ex: His article, 'The skeleton in the our closet: public libraries art collections suffer appalling losses,' examines the problem of theft and mutilation of art materials in public libraries.
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* mutilación de libros=book mutilation.

mutilación de libros
(n.)=book mutilation.
Ex: Book theft and multilation represent a major problem for libraries.
mutilado
(n.)=defaced ; cripple ; amputee.
Ex: He inherited a deplorable 'library' with a randomly-chosen collection of tattered, torn, defaced books.
Ex: The author examines how the physically disabled have been depicted over the years, from the association of disability with moral culpability to the more recent portrayal of the cripple as survivor and hero.
Ex: Amputees are those persons who have one or more missing limbs as a result of accidents caused by vehicles or machinery.

mutilar
(v.)=mutilate ; maim.
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
Ex: There is nothing 'fair' about the arms trade and is is an insult to the children who are killed and maimed every day by land-mines deliberately designed to look like toys and butterflies.

mutismo
(n.)=speechlessness.
Ex: Different from the run-of-the-mill 'taboo' (unmentionable), the unsayable represents the very fact of speechlessness.

mutua
(n.)=friendly society ; provident society ; mutual benefit society ; mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.
Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.
Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.
Ex: Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses.
Ex: Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.
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* mutua de accidentes=insurance company ; mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.
* mutua de seguros=mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.

mutua de accidentes
(n.)=insurance company ; mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.
Ex: The author describes the achievements of one of the top eight US insurance companies drawn from adopting an imaging system. Ex: Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses. Ex: Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.
mutua de seguros
(n.)=mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.
Ex: Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses. Ex: Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.
mutualidad
(n.)=friendly society ; provident society ; mutual benefit society ; mutual insurance company ; mutual insurance society.
Ex: The origins of this institution -- part trade union, part friendly society, and part social club -- are obscure, but chapels were well established by the mid sixteenth century in the larger continental shops.
Ex: Wilson thought that most of these objectives were unattainable by provident societies, since they were governed by people of various religious denominations.
Ex: Most mutual benefit societies formed to provide financial assistance for members who were unable to work because of illness, funeral and burial expenses, pensions for widows and orphans, and low-interest loans.
Ex: Their mutual insurance company did not have enough equity to cover the losses.
Ex: Reference was made also to the fact that most mutual insurance societies systematically visited their members who were ill in hospitals.

mutualismo
(n.)=mutualism.
Ex: Mutualism is any relationship between two species of organisms that benefits both species.

mutualista
(n./adj.)=mutualist.
Ex: For mutualists, occupancy and use is the only legitimate standard for establishing ownership of land, regardless of how many times it has changed hands.
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* banco de ahorros mutualista=mutual savings bank.
* fondo mutualista=mutual fund.
* seguro mutualista=mutual insurance.

mutuamente
=each other ; mutually ; reciprocally.
Ex: Because this style of catalogue attempts to group documents which are related to each other by having the same author this type of catalogue is sometimes referred to as a bibliographic catalogue.
Ex: It is important that the characteristics of division used in this process should be mutually exclusive, in order to avoid cross-classification.
Ex: Reciprocally, research in the information sciences raises specific ontological questions which call for further philosophical investigations.
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* aprender mutuamente=learn from + one another.
* complementarse mutuamente=complement + one another.
* entorpecerse mutuamente=trip over + each other.
* mutuamente destructivo=internecine.

mutuamente destructivo
(adj.)=internecine.
Ex: The result was a growth of internecine competition.
mutuo
(adj.)=mutual ; reciprocal.
Ex: In co-operative cataloguing a number of otherwise independent libraries share the work of producing a catalogue for their mutual benefit.
Ex: Care should be taken to ensure that the combined punctuation is used only when the relationship between the headings is reciprocal.
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* apoyo mutuo=mutual support.
* ayuda mutua=mutual help ; mutual aid.
* banco de ahorros mutuos=mutual savings bank.
* beneficio mutuo=mutual benefit ; reciprocal benefit.
* confianza mutua=mutual trust.
* conocimiento mutuo=mutual knowledge.
* entendimiento mutuo=mutual understanding.
* respeto mutuo=mutual respect.
* seguro mutuo=mutual insurance.
* sociedad de seguros mutuos=provident society ; mutual benefit society.
* sociedad de socorros mutuos=friendly society ; provident society ; mutual benefit society.

muy
(adj.)=highly ; very ; eminent + Nombre ; deeply ; expansively ; darn.
Ex: Even for those items that are designated relevant some may be judged to be highly relevant, whilst others may be regarded as partially relevant or only marginally relevant.
Ex: I have been very embarrassed at their embarrassment at the kinds of subject headings used.
Ex: 'I think it makes eminent sense, for the reasons I've outlined,' he said and started toward the door.
Ex: I have found in reading extracts from Scott's diary of his trip to the South Pole that pupils interrupted all the time to ask questions, until the final entries were reached, when everyone went very quiet, moved deeply by Scott's words and unwilling to bruise the emotion they felt.
Ex: Their survey is expansively scripted and probes for a variety of information from the interviewee = Su encuesta está muy detallada y obtiene una gran variedad de información de los encuestados.
Ex: However, as someone else said, people are pretty darn sensitive about terrorism, and the days of left-luggage may be over.
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* acento muy pronunciado=heavy accent.
* algo muy agradable de oír=music to + Posesivo + ears.
* algo muy diferente de=a far cry from.
* algo muy difícil=a tough sell.
* algo muy distinto de=a far cry from.
* algo ya muy conocido y usado=old nag.
* andar (muy) apurado de dinero=be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money ; be strapped for + cash.
* andar (muy) apurado de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar (muy) corto de dinero=be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money ; be strapped for + cash.
* andar (muy) corto de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar (muy) escaso de dinero=be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money ; be strapped for + cash.
* andar (muy) escaso de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* andar (muy) falto de dinero=be (hard) pressed for + money ; be (hard) pushed for + money ; be strapped for + cash.
* andar (muy) falto de tiempo=be (hard) pressed for + time ; be (hard) pushed for + time.
* apuntar muy alto=reach for + the stars ; shoot for + the stars.
* a un precio muy razonable=at a very reasonable cost ; at a very reasonable cost ; at very reasonable cost.
* avanzar muy despacio=creep ; creep along.
* como muy tarde=at the latest.
* con las manos muy largas=light-fingered.
* con lazos muy estrechos=close-knit.
* con los ojos muy abiertos=wide-eyed.
* con medios muy escasos=on a shoestring (budget).
* con medios muy exiguos=on a shoestring (budget).
* con muy poca antelación=at (a) very short notice.
* con muy poca anticipación=at (a) very short notice.
* con muy poca frecuencia=all too seldom.
* con muy pocas excepciones=with a few exceptions.
* con muy pocos medios=on a shoestring (budget).
* controlar muy de cerca=keep + close tabs on.
* con unos objetivos muy claros=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* con un plazo de tiempo muy corto=at (a) very short notice.
* curva muy abierta=sweeping curve.
* curva muy cerrada=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* curva muy pronunciada=hairpin bend ; hairpin curve ; hairpin turn.
* decir muy en serio=mean + business.
* de forma muy similar a=in much the same way as.
* de muy lejos=from afar.
* de ritmo muy acelerado=hard-driving.
* desde muy antiguo=since olden times.
* desde muy lejos=from afar.
* de un modo muy general=crudely ; crudely.
* encontrar muy difícil=be hard-pushed to.
* en muy poco tiempo=before long.
* en un pasado muy lejano=in the dim and distant past.
* estar muy acostumbrado a=be all too familiar with.
* estar muy agobiado=be in a fret.
* estar muy agradecido a=be indebted to.
* estar muy alejado de=be a long way from.
* estar muy apurado=be in a fret.
* estar muy arraigado en=be well embedded in.
* estar muy asustado=be beside + Reflexivo + with fear.
* estar muy atemorizado=be beside + Reflexivo + with fear.
* estar muy bajo=be way down.
* estar muy cerca de=be one step away from ; be steps away from ; come + very close to.
* estar muy convencido de=have + strong feelings about.
* estar muy emocionado con/por=be excited about.
* estar muy inquieto=be in a fret.
* estar muy lejano=be far off.
* estar muy lejos=be far off.
* estar muy pendiente de=keep + close tabs on.
* estar muy por delante de=be way out ahead of.
* estar muy por delante de su tiempo=be years ahead of + Posesivo + time.
* estar muy preocupado=be beside + Reflexivo + with worry.
* estar muy separado=set + far apart.
* estar muy usado=be well thumbed.
* evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecido=rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
* gente muy trabajadora=hard-working people.
* haber de muy diversos tipos=come in + all/many (sorts of) shapes and sizes.
* hablar muy bien de=rant and rave ; speak + highly of.
* hablar muy en serio=mean + business.
* hacer Algo muy bien=do + an excellent job of.
* hasta hace muy poco=up until recently.
* ignorancia es muy atrevida, la=ignorance is very daring.
* irle muy bien=never looked back ever since.
* ir muy atrasado=be way behind schedule.
* ir muy por detrás de=be far behind.
* llegada muy reñida=close finish.
* llegar muy lejos=go + a long way ; come + a long way.
* llevar muy dentro de + Pronombre=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* lo que es muy importante=importantly.
* muy abreviado=highly-abbreviated.
* muy activo=afire.
* muy adentro=deep inside.
* muy a diferencia de=in marked contrast to/with.
* muy + Adjetivo=extremely + Adjetivo ; grossly + Adjetivo ; rather + Adjetivo ; severely + Adjetivo ; tightly + Adjetivo ; wildly + Adjetivo ; extraordinarily + Adjetivo ; incredibly + Adjetivo ; ludicrously + Adjetivo ; seriously + Adjetivo ; disappointingly + Adjetivo ; not least + Adjetivo ; heavily + Adjetivo ; much + Adjetivo ; mighty + Adjetivo ; prohibitively + Adjetivo ; sorely + Adjetivo ; supremely + Adjetivo ; vastly + Adjetivo ; vitally + Adjetivo ; immensely + Adjetivo ; hugely + Adjetivo ; significantly + Adjetivo ; most + Adjetivo ; impressively + Adjetivo ; bloody + Adjetivo.
* muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio=quite + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
* muy + Adjetivo/Participio=keenly + Adjetivo/Participio.
* muy admirado=much-admired.
* muy + Adverbio=ever so + Adverbio.
* muy agustito=snugly.
* muy alejado de=a long way removed from.
* muy al principio=in very early days ; at the very outset.
* muy amado=much-loved.
* muy a menudo=more often than not ; very often ; most often than not.
* muy antiguo=centuries-old.
* muy anunciado=well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
* muy apartado de=a long way removed from.
* muy a + Posesivo + pesar=to + Posesivo + chagrin.
* muy apreciado=highly appreciated ; long-revered.
* muy apreciado desde hace tiempo=long-revered.
* muy arraigado=deep-rooted ; well established ; long-established.
* muy a tiempo=in good time.
* muy atrás=far behind.
* muy atrasado=in the backwoods.
* muy avanzado=well-developed ; well-advanced.
* muy beneficioso=high-payoff.
* muy bien=nicely.
* ¡muy bien!=the way to go!.
* muy bien cuidado=well-kept.
* muy bien pagado=highly paid.
* muy bien + podría + Verbo=might + well + Verbo.
* muy bien + puede + Verbo=may well + Verbo.
* muy bien remunerado=highly paid.
* muy bien tramado=carefully crafted.
* muy bien urdido=carefully crafted.
* muy caliente=piping hot ; baking hot.
* muy cambiado=much-changed ; much-changed.
* muy caro=high priced [high-priced].
* muy cerca=close-by.
* muy claramente=in no uncertain terms.
* muy completo=populated.
* muy concurrido=well-used [well used] ; well attended [well-attended].
* muy condicionado=well-conditioned.
* muy condimentado=spicy .
* muy conocido=well-known.
* muy conseguido=slick ; licked ; well-crafted.
* muy criticado=much-criticised [much-criticized, USA].
* muy crítico=highly critical.
* muy custodiado=heavily guarded.
* muy de cerca=not far behind.
* muy desarrollado=well-developed.
* muy despacio=very slowly.
* muy de tarde en tarde=once in a blue moon.
* muy diferente de=far different... from ; in marked contrast to/with.
* muy difícil de explicar=defy + explanation.
* muy difícil de traducir=defy + translation.
* muy dispuesto a=all ready to.
* muy divulgado=well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
* muy documentado=well-informed ; well documented [well-documented].
* muy duro=as hard as nails.
* muy eficaz=powerful ; highly effective.
* muy endeudado=heavily indebted.
* muy entretenido=time-consuming [time consuming].
* muy escandaloso=highly visible.
* muy especializado=highly specialised.
* muy estimado=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed.
* muy estrecho=poky .
* muy estructurado=highly-structured.
* muy extendido=commonly-held ; widely held.
* muy famoso=highly acclaimed ; widely acclaimed ; well-acclaimed.
* muy frecuentado=heavily used.
* muy frecuentemente=so often ; most often than not.
* muy frecuente y rápido=rapid-fire.
* muy gastado=worn-out.
* muy gastado por el uso=well-thumbed.
* muy generalizado=commonly-held ; widely held.
* muy grande=big time.
* muy hondo=deep inside.
* muy iluminado=brightly illuminated.
* muy importante=critical ; very importantly ; big time.
* muy informado=well-informed.
* muy leído=widely-read.
* muy lejano=far off.
* muy lejos=far away ; far off.
* muy lejos de=a long way from ; a long way removed from ; leagues away from.
* muy lejos de conseguir=a long way toward.
* muy lentamente=very slowly.
* muy lluvioso=rain-soaked.
* muy logrado=slickly produced.
* muy mal tiempo=severe weather.
* muy manoseado=well-thumbed.
* muy mayor=over the hill.
* muy moderno=trendy .
* muy motivado=highly-motivated.
* muy necesario=much-needed ; long overdue.
* muy nervioso=in a state of agitation ; highly-strung ; high-strung.
* muy notorio=highly visible.
* muy parecido a=much like.
* muy + Participio=badly + Participio.
* muy + Participio Pasado=widely + Participio Pasado ; extensively + Participio Pasado.
* muy peculiar=highly distinctive.
* muy pertinente para=central to.
* muy poblado=heavily populated ; populous.
* muy poco=minimally.
* muy polémico=highly controversial.
* muy popular=widely-read ; highly popular.
* muy por delante de=far ahead of.
* muy por detrás=far behind.
* muy por el contrario=in marked contrast.
* muy por encima de=far beyond.
* muy por encima de todo=over and above all.
* muy posiblemente=for all you know ; for all we know.
* muy practicado=much practised.
* muy preciado=much prized ; highly prized.
* muy preciso=much-needed.
* muy probablemente=most likely ; most probably.
* muy profundo=deepwater.
* muy pronto=before long ; pretty soon.
* muy propio=highly distinctive.
* muy provechoso=high-payoff.
* muy pulido=licked ; slick.
* muy querido=much-loved.
* muy rápidamente=like a house on fire ; in short order.
* muy rara vez=all too seldom ; all too seldom ; once in a blue moon.
* muy recomendado=highly recommended.
* muy reconocido=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed.
* muy resistente=heavy-duty.
* muy respetado=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed ; widely-respected.
* muy rumoreado=much-rumoured.
* muy sazonado=spicy .
* muy similar a=much like.
* muy sistemático=highly-structured.
* muy sobado=well-thumbed.
* muy solicitado=in great demand.
* muy trabajado=well-crafted.
* muy trabajador=committed.
* muy unido=close-knit ; tight-knit ; closely knit ; well-connected ; tightly knit.
* muy usado=shabby ; high-use ; well-used [well used] ; well-worn ; well-worn ; heavily used ; much-used ; well-thumbed.
* muy útil=highly valuable.
* muy valioso=highly valuable ; highly prized.
* muy valorado=highly valued ; highly appreciated.
* muy venerado=long-revered.
* muy venerado desde hace tiempo=long-revered.
* muy vigilado=heavily guarded.
* negocio muy lucrativo=money-maker.
* negocio muy rentable=money-maker.
* no andar muy equivocado=be in the right realm.
* no estar muy lejos de=be just one step away from.
* nombre muy conocido=household name ; household word.
* no muy bien informado=not-too-well-informed.
* no muy despierto=slow.
* no muy lejos=within easy travelling distance ; not far behind ; not far off ; not far away ; not far ; not too far.
* no tener que ir muy lejos=not have to look far.
* pasarlo muy mal=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
* persona muy casera=homebody ; homelover.
* persona muy hogareña=homebody ; homelover.
* persona muy trabajadora=hard-working person.
* ponerse muy nervioso=get + panicky ; grow + panicky.
* poner un precio a Algo muy alto=overprice.
* por muy + Adjetivo + be=Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.
* por muy difícil que parezca=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* por muy extraño que parezca=strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough.
* por muy increíble que parezca=incredible though it may seem ; incredibly ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* por muy mentira que parezca=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; strangely enough ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* por muy raro que parezca=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* posibilidades muy variadas=rich possibilities.
* puede muy bien ser=could well be.
* puede muy bien ser que=it may well be that.
* que sabe muy bien a dónde va=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* que sabe muy bien lo que quiere=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* regla muy precisa=finely graduated scale.
* repasar Algo muy detenidamente=go over + Nombre + with a fine toothcomb.
* resultar (muy) útil=come in + handiest ; come in + handy.
* sangre muy diluida=thin blood.
* seguir muy de cerca=breathe down + Posesivo + neck.
* sentido muy desarrollado de su propio territorio=territoriality.
* sentirse muy frustrado=be beside + Reflexivo + with frustration.
* ser algo muy claro=be a dead giveaway.
* ser algo muy corriente=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser algo muy fácil de conseguir=be there for the taking.
* ser Algo muy importante=loom + large.
* ser algo muy inteligente=be a smart move.
* ser algo muy obvio=be a dead giveaway.
* ser algo muy poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo muy raro=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo muy revelador=be a giveaway.
* ser alguien muy sociable=be a social butterfly.
* ser (muy) acogedor=be (very) welcoming.
* ser muy aconsejable que=be well advised to.
* ser muy amigo de=be pally with.
* ser muy antiguo=go back + a long way.
* ser muy avanzado para + Posesivo + época=be in advance of + Posesivo + time.
* ser muy buena señal=bode + well.
* ser muy cachondo=be a (real) scream ; be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.
* ser muy conocido por=be well known for.
* ser muy demandado=be in huge demand.
* ser muy diferente de=be quite apart from.
* ser muy difícil=be hard-pushed to.
* ser muy divertido=be a (real) scream ; be a (real) hoot ; be a (real) laugh.
* ser muy escaso=be at a premium.
* ser muy gracioso=be a right laugh.
* ser muy melindroso=be picky.
* ser muy necesario=be long overdue ; be badly needed.
* ser muy particular=be picky.
* ser muy poco probable=be remote.
* ser muy popular=have + mass appeal.
* ser muy probable=chances + be.
* ser muy prometedor=promise + great possibilities ; bode + well.
* ser muy provechoso=pay off + handsomely.
* ser muy quisquilloso=be picky.
* ser muy rápido=be quick off + Posesivo + feet.
* ser muy revelador=speak + volumes ; be an eye-opener.
* ser muy sociable=be a social butterfly.
* ser muy superior a los demás=be way above all the others.
* ser muy superior a los otros=be way above all the others.
* ser muy usado=be heavily used.
* ser (muy) útil=come in + handiest ; come in + handy.
* servir muy bien=take + Nombre + a long way.
* tejido muy delicado=gossamer.
* tener algo muy vivo en la mente=be strong in + Posesivo + mind.
* tener muy buena opinión de=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* tener muy mala cara=look like + death warmed (over/up).
* tener muy mala memoria=have + a memory like a sieve ; have + a head like a sieve.
* tenerse muy en cuenta por=carry + weight with.
* tener un día muy largo=have + a long day.
* tiempo muy malo=severe weather.
* tocar muy de cerca=be (very) close to + Posesivo + heart.
* tomarse Algo muy en serio=mean + business.
* una probabilidad muy alta=a sporting chance.
* venir (muy) bien=fit + the bill ; come in + handiest ; come in + handy.
* verse muy afectado por=have + a high stake in.
* vigilar Algo muy de cerca=keep + a watchful eye.

muy + Adjetivo
(adj.)=extremely + Adjetivo ; grossly + Adjetivo ; rather + Adjetivo ; severely + Adjetivo ; tightly + Adjetivo ; wildly + Adjetivo ; extraordinarily + Adjetivo ; incredibly + Adjetivo ; ludicrously + Adjetivo ; seriously + Adjetivo ; disappointingly + Adjetivo ; not least + Adjetivo ; heavily + Adjetivo ; much + Adjetivo ; mighty + Adjetivo ; prohibitively + Adjetivo ; sorely + Adjetivo ; supremely + Adjetivo ; vastly + Adjetivo ; vitally + Adjetivo ; immensely + Adjetivo ; hugely + Adjetivo ; significantly + Adjetivo ; most + Adjetivo ; impressively + Adjetivo ; bloody + Adjetivo.
Ex: Thus, the subject approach is extremely important in the access to information. Ex: It is a well-known fact that they're grossly deficient in identifiying talented minority children, and, for that matter, girls. Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries. Ex: Even an informative title is by nature of a title, succinct, and therefore severely limited in the quantity of information that can be conveyed. Ex: Because index terms must be used as access points, the summarization of document content achieved in indexing documents must be more tightly structured. Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians. Ex: School classrooms are sometimes extraordinarily badly designed with poor acoustics, ineffective blackout facilities, and notoriously eccentric electrical outlets. Ex: We also know that large catalogs are not only incredibly expensive to maintain, but are increasingly impossible to use. Ex: Perhaps it was a ludicrously inadequate expression of her profound surprise. Ex: The author's manuscript was seriously inadequate in this respect. Ex: For example, searching the databse for 'kidney circulation' without using the thesaurus yields disappointingly small results. Ex: Not least significant as a means of increasing the visibility of recorded knowledge is the progress made in the computerization of indexes, bibliographies etc and of library catalogues. Ex: Library services in the past have been far from neutral, indeed are heavily biased towards the literate middle class who form the bulk of library users. Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior. Ex: A public library is a mighty good thing. Ex: Libraries can obtain updated cataloguing through special customised services, but at prohibitively high cost. Ex: The article is entitled 'The ISBN: a good tool sorely misused'. Ex: Wood is not only a supremely abundant raw material, but it can also be made into a product which is second only to pure rag paper for appearance, strength, and durability. Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters. Ex: One cannot study any aspect of the reference process without being made aware just how vitally dependent it is for its success on the librarian's personal qualities. Ex: The young librarian was immensely depressed as she pattered down the hall towards the mail room. Ex: This kind of distribution is represented by a curve which shows a hugely lopsided frequency for the majority, then a dramatic drop, dribbling off into a long tail of mostly zeros. Ex: People use a library significantly less than they say they do. Ex: Most worrying for all retailers is the continuing upward spiral in overheads and specifically in rents and rates. Ex: Therese Lawrence provides an impressively detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by libraries. Ex: I know a few guys that are dustbin men and it is bloody hard work for a average of £6.50 an hour.
muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio
=quite + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
Ex: Quite frequently a user will be satisfied with a few items on a topic, as long as they are relevant, and meet other criteria such as language, date and level.
muy + Adjetivo/Participio
=keenly + Adjetivo/Participio.
Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time.
muy + Adverbio
(n.)=ever so + Adverbio.
Ex: He fully expected the director to acquiesce, for his eyebrows mounted ever so slightly.
muy + Participio
=badly + Participio.
Ex: Most of these experiments resulted in badly deformed still-births = La mayoría de estos experimentos dieron como resultado bebés que nacieron muertos y muy deformados.
muy + Participio Pasado
(adj.)=widely + Participio Pasado ; extensively + Participio Pasado.
Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library. Ex: Litmus is extensively employed by chemists as an indicator for the detection of acids and alkalis.
muy a + Posesivo + pesar
=to + Posesivo + chagrin.
Ex: To their chagrin, he was not on the job a month when he announced that he was leaving.
muy a diferencia de
=in marked contrast to/with.
Ex: In marked contrast to attitudes in Western Europe, Russians back hardline policies.
muy a menudo
=more often than not ; very often ; most often than not.
Ex: Access to remote services is more often than not by means of dedicated terminal connections. Ex: Various types of subject index are also very often computer produced. Ex: They say you are as old as you feel but most often than not you are as old as you look.
muy a tiempo
=in good time.
Ex: The ambition of the librarian must be to identify the needs in good time, to have the service available at an appropriate point and to encourage the user to approach the library.
muy abreviado
(adj.)=highly-abbreviated.
Ex: This report is a highly-abbreviated, selective account of the symposium written from the viewpoint of its moderator and co-organizer.
muy activo
(adj.)=afire.
Ex: The author queries the value of selecting so much sexually permissive teenage fiction for young people who are already sexually afire, given the dangers of unwanted pregnancies and AIDS.
muy adentro
=deep inside.
Ex: Over and over, we ask ourselves why we don't utilize things that are stored deep inside of our brains!.
muy admirado
=much-admired.
Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.
muy agustito
=snugly.
Ex: Sleeping in a water bed is like being curled up snugly in the womb.
muy al principio
=in very early days ; at the very outset.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot. Ex: I tried to say at the very outset of my remarks that there probably has not been sufficient consumer-like and assertive leverage exerted upon our chief suppliers.
muy alejado de
=a long way removed from.
Ex: All this is a long way removed from the other casual look which predominates this year.
muy amado
(adj.)=much-loved.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
muy antiguo
(adj.)=centuries-old.
Ex: The region is further characterized by centuries-old mansions and farm houses with thatched roofs.
muy anunciado
=well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
Ex: Another, well-publicized, application of computers in health care is computer tomography -- the visualization of internal structures in the human body from data provided by an array of x-ray detectors.
muy apartado de
=a long way removed from.
Ex: All this is a long way removed from the other casual look which predominates this year.
muy apreciado
(adj.)=highly appreciated ; long-revered.
Ex: At the end of 2006 this model was highly appreciated and has remained so up to now, considering the price has dropped. Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
.
muy apreciado desde hace tiempo
(adj.)=long-revered.
Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
.
muy arraigado
(adj.)=deep-rooted ; well established ; long-established.
Ex: Unfortunately, much of Metcalfe's writing is marred by what appears to be a deep-rooted prejudice against the classified approach, particularly as exemplified by Ranganathan. Ex: By the nineteenth edition synthesis is a well established feature of the scheme. Ex: The latter statement undervalues long-established interests of SLIS in the field of information and ignores frequently attested movement of SLIS personnel into non-library information posts.
muy atrasado
=in the backwoods.
Ex: Nigeria, like the rest of Africa, is still in the backwoods as far as the conservation of library materials is concerned, many materials having reached advanced stages of deterioration.
muy atrás
=far behind.
Ex: Most UK universities are already on it, and public libraries are not far behind.
muy avanzado
(adj.)=well-developed ; well-advanced.
Ex: Even countries which have well-developed economic infrastructures may in some respects experience poverty of information, particularly in rural areas. Ex: There are also well-advanced plans for private publishers to cooperate with the Office for Official Publications of the European Communities in the creation of an extensive online data base.
muy beneficioso
(adj.)=high-payoff.
Ex: The revolutionary and innovative high-payoff research can lead to convert the semi-structured information deposits into well structured databases so as to create new information systems.
muy bien
=nicely.
Ex: The filing of numerals also presents other problems which are nicely treated in the ALA Rules.
muy bien + podría + Verbo
(v.)=might + well + Verbo.
Ex: Cataloguing codes such as the Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules provide some systematic and workable guidelines on the citation of the author's names, which might well be adopted more widely.
muy bien + puede + Verbo
=may well + Verbo.
Ex: A large collection of documents may well contain a great deal of useful information of value to the library users.
muy bien cuidado
=well-kept.
Ex: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration.
muy bien pagado
(adj.)=highly paid.
Ex: As the value of information is increasingly perceived, career paths in information management will become highly paid bureaucratic positions.
muy bien remunerado
(adj.)=highly paid.
Ex: As the value of information is increasingly perceived, career paths in information management will become highly paid bureaucratic positions.
muy bien tramado
=carefully crafted.
Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
muy bien urdido
=carefully crafted.
Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
muy caliente
(adj.)=piping hot ; baking hot.
Ex: The monks then add milk and salt to taste and piping hot Tibetan tea is ready to serve. Ex: He slept on a camp bed in the baking hot room between 12-hour shifts and survived on leftovers brought to him by friendly chefs.
muy cambiado
=much-changed ; much-changed.
Ex: But the transition is not yet over: publishers face a much-changed labour market, high inflation affecting production costs, and chaotic distribution conditions. Ex: But the transition is not yet over: publishers face a much-changed labour market, high inflation affecting production costs, and chaotic distribution conditions.
muy caro
(adj.)=high priced [high-priced].
Ex: Inflationary trends in scholarly and professional publishing are forcing many academic libraries to cancel subscriptions to high-priced and/or seldom used titles = Las tendencias inflacionistas en la edición científica y en la especializada para profesionales están obligando a muchas bibliotecas académicas a cancelar las suscripciones a los títulos muy caros y/o usados con poca frecuencia.
muy cerca
(adj.)=close-by.
Ex: The second phase of the study entailed interviewing at close-by universities in the Midwest.
muy claramente
=in no uncertain terms.
Ex: Related rights are making their presence felt in no uncertain terms in the Member States.
muy completo
=populated.
Ex: New users of the directory, quite reasonably, expect a fully populated directory with all information accessible at high-speed.
muy concurrido
(adj.)=well-used [well used] ; well attended [well-attended].
Ex: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services. Ex: Programs covered a wide range of topics and were well attended.
muy condicionado
(adj.)=well-conditioned.
Ex: He believes the consumer subconscious is well-conditioned to design.
muy condimentado
(adj.)=spicy .
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
muy conocido
=well-known.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
muy conseguido
(adj.)=slick ; licked ; well-crafted.
Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest. Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns. Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
muy criticado
=much-criticised [much-criticized, USA].
Ex: The much-criticized DELINQUENT WOMEN was changed to FEMALE OFFENDERS in the 1974 Supplement to the Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH).
muy crítico
(adj.)=highly critical.
Ex: Highly critical in places, the findings of the report often appear to contradict the perceptions of the profession.
muy custodiado
=heavily guarded.
Ex: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.
muy de cerca
=not far behind.
Ex: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding).
muy de tarde en tarde
=once in a blue moon.
Ex: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.
muy desarrollado
=well-developed.
Ex: Even countries which have well-developed economic infrastructures may in some respects experience poverty of information, particularly in rural areas.
muy despacio
=very slowly.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
muy diferente de
=far different... from ; in marked contrast to/with.
Ex: But Elizabeth Steinhagen was attracted to Santiago for far different reasons than its agreeable weather. Ex: In marked contrast to attitudes in Western Europe, Russians back hardline policies.
muy difícil de explicar
(v.)=defy + explanation.
Ex: It is an act of cruelty that seems to defy explanation.
muy difícil de traducir
=defy + translation.
Ex: One can say he is a good human being, but there is a Yiddish word that defies translation and says it better, he is a mensch.
muy dispuesto a
=all ready to.
Ex: A few moments ago I was all ready to give up reading because the book was not going to be to my taste.
muy divulgado
=well-publicised [well-publicized, -USA].
Ex: Another, well-publicized, application of computers in health care is computer tomography -- the visualization of internal structures in the human body from data provided by an array of x-ray detectors.
muy documentado
(adj.)=well-informed ; well documented [well-documented].
Ex: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups. Ex: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach.
muy duro
=as hard as nails.
Ex: From a distance she gives the impression of being as hard as nails.
muy eficaz
(adj.)=powerful ; highly effective.
Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility. Ex: Hydrotherapy is a highly effective form of natural therapy which works by stimulating the endorphins which in turn helps you to control pain and alleviate tension.
muy endeudado
(adj.)=heavily indebted.
Ex: For the poorest and heavily indebted countries, creditors need to drastically reduce or write-off the debts in order to make more resources available for investment.
muy entretenido
(adj.)=time-consuming [time consuming].
Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.
muy escandaloso
(adj.)=highly visible.
Ex: Videotext services have been widely misunderstood, misrepresented and mistimed and millions of dollars have been spent on highly visible failures = Los servicios de videotexto han sido ampliamente malentendidos, tergiversados y usados a destiempo y se han gastado millones de dólares en fracasos que han sido muy notorios.
muy especializado
(adj.)=highly specialised.
Ex: S Karger is Switzerland's principal medical publisher and concentrates on highly specialized research work in monographs, irregular book series and journals.
muy estimado
(adj.)=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed.
Ex: The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users. Ex: The novel, once regarded as a `low' and improper' form of creative literature, is now highly esteemed. Ex: This position has been obtained largely by public sector initiatives and without erosion of the highly reputed Scandinavian model for a welfare ociety.
muy estrecho
(adj.)=poky .
Ex: A few were great establishments with ten or more presses, run by masters of discrimination and learning, but many were poky little shops with one, two, or three presses (and eight or ten workmen in all) with masters lacking all but the most rudimentary skills.
muy estructurado
(adj.)=highly-structured.
Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
muy extendido
(adj.)=commonly-held ; widely held.
Ex: Each individual is conditioned by the culture in which he grows up and shares or rejects its commonly-held values. Ex: There are 3 widely held beliefs about cryptology which underpin much research on the subject.
muy famoso
(adj.)=highly acclaimed ; widely acclaimed ; well-acclaimed.
Ex: This is a complete and highly acclaimed guide to judging Internet information quality. Ex: The authors examines different facets of books intended for young people, including adaptations of widely acclaimed books, as well as books written specially for them. Ex: She compiled and edited well-acclaimed bibliographies on mobile libraries across the globe.
muy frecuentado
(adj.)=heavily used.
Ex: The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users.
muy frecuente y rápido
(adj.)=rapid-fire.
Ex: The librarian should distinguish big from little problems to avoid getting caught in a situation that is rapid-fire and not effective.
muy frecuentemente
=so often ; most often than not.
Ex: So often the way one sees things depends on one's personal point of view. Ex: They say you are as old as you feel but most often than not you are as old as you look.
muy gastado
(adj.)=worn-out.
Ex: In times of economic constraint money for large purchases of new resources to rebuild worn-out collections is not there.
muy gastado por el uso
(adj.)=well-thumbed.
Ex: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday.
muy generalizado
(adj.)=commonly-held ; widely held.
Ex: Each individual is conditioned by the culture in which he grows up and shares or rejects its commonly-held values. Ex: There are 3 widely held beliefs about cryptology which underpin much research on the subject.
muy grande
=big time.
Ex: They all enjoy doing their searches and find it a big time saver.
muy hondo
=deep inside.
Ex: Over and over, we ask ourselves why we don't utilize things that are stored deep inside of our brains!.
muy iluminado
(adj.)=brightly illuminated.
Ex: Cattle, pigs and sheep have a tendency to move more easily from a dimly illuminated area to a more brightly illuminated area.
muy importante
=critical ; very importantly ; big time.
Ex: Needless to say, this technique is relatively slow but can be valuable if retrieval speed is not critical. Ex: This article discusses this problem in terms of the reading age of the editorial of a newspaper and, very importantly, of its political slant. Ex: They all enjoy doing their searches and find it a big time saver.
muy informado
(adj.)=well-informed.
Ex: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups.
muy lejano
=far off.
Ex: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.
muy lejos
=far away ; far off.
Ex: She saw everything as if it were happening in a small room far away, or as if she were looking at it through the wrong end of a telescope. Ex: Resolution of copyright issues seems still far off.
muy lejos de
=a long way from ; a long way removed from ; leagues away from.
Ex: Many of the most important relations will be completely lost (eg Tigers will file a long way from Cats). Ex: All this is a long way removed from the other casual look which predominates this year. Ex: One evening, as he was traveling through the mountains of that province, darkness overcame him in a very lonesome district, leagues away from any village.
muy lejos de conseguir
=a long way toward.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Access to government information in Japan: a long way toward electronic government?'.
muy lentamente
=very slowly.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
muy leído
(adj.)=widely-read.
Ex: This on-line full text data base covers widely-read magazines and periodicals in the field of computers, electronics and telecommunications.
muy lluvioso
(adj.)=rain-soaked.
Ex: A chilly, rain-soaked day can make a class unpleasantly irritable by mid-afternoon.
muy logrado
=slickly produced.
Ex: And there was a steady output in the later nineteenth century of well-made prize bindings in gilt-tooled calf, which were slickly produced by specialist firms.
muy mal tiempo
(n.)=severe weather.
Ex: A weather warning is issued when severe weather is expected within the next few hours.
muy manoseado
(adj.)=well-thumbed.
Ex: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday.
muy mayor
=over the hill.
Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.
muy moderno
(adj.)=trendy .
Ex: The author investigates the things which young adults consider to be important, and discusses this in relation to what may be considered tasteful, and what merely trendy in young adults' books.
muy motivado
(adj.)=highly-motivated.
Ex: They are looking for a highly-motivated, high-calibre student with aspirations to develop a career as a professional geoscientist.
muy necesario
(adj.)=much-needed ; long overdue.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect. Ex: The need for regulation of librarians from within the library profession is seen as long overdue.
muy nervioso
(adj.)=in a state of agitation ; highly-strung ; high-strung.
Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door. Ex: He had expected more from his highly-strung dramatic finessing but the author rarely focused on personal influences or special affinities. Ex: She dismisses the usual interpretation of these riots as a textual argument between nervous, bourgeois Catholics and equally high-strung Anglo-Irish, avant-garde artists.
muy notorio
(adj.)=highly visible.
Ex: Videotext services have been widely misunderstood, misrepresented and mistimed and millions of dollars have been spent on highly visible failures = Los servicios de videotexto han sido ampliamente malentendidos, tergiversados y usados a destiempo y se han gastado millones de dólares en fracasos que han sido muy notorios.
muy parecido a
=much like.
Ex: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.
muy peculiar
(adj.)=highly distinctive.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.
muy pertinente para
=central to.
Ex: Specifically, he found 25 biomedical articles central to the argument that dietary fish oil causes certain blood changes.
muy poblado
(n.)=heavily populated ; populous.
Ex: Teachers face all the problems endemic to the heavily populated, least prosperous inner-city areas. Ex: Hospitals located in more populous rural counties near metropolitan areas are less likely to have telemedicine.
muy poco
=minimally.
Ex: Acquiring this material will minimally affect the library's budget = La adquisición de este material afectará mínimamente al presupuesto de la biblioteca.
muy polémico
(adj.)=highly controversial.
Ex: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.
muy popular
(adj.)=widely-read ; highly popular.
Ex: This on-line full text data base covers widely-read magazines and periodicals in the field of computers, electronics and telecommunications. Ex: Romantic novelists have a quality of imagination which is creative in this extraordinarily limited yet highly popular field.
muy por delante de
=far ahead of.
Ex: He was a precocious seventh grader who had demonstrated an IQ of 145, thus placing him intellectually far ahead of his co-students.
muy por detrás
=far behind.
Ex: Most UK universities are already on it, and public libraries are not far behind.
muy por el contrario
=in marked contrast.
Ex: In marked contrast the tiny pockets of heathland in Europe are extremely depauperate with a flora comprised primarily of heather.
muy por encima de
=far beyond.
Ex: Some of the things that are said about genuine bookselling do at times seem to elevate this occupation to a level far beyond mere commerce.
muy por encima de todo
=over and above all.
Ex: Over and above all this and the book's most subtle feature is the novel's metaphoric nature.
muy posiblemente
=for all you know ; for all we know.
Ex: And for all you know, he might wake up all bright-eyed and bushy-tailed tomorrow and not remembered a thing!. Ex: For all we know, this department may never have put together a policy for something like this -- some prefer to keep sticking their heads in the sand.
muy practicado
(adj.)=much practised.
Ex: Tennis has almost always been a very popular and much practised sport in Spain, particularly in Catalunya.
muy preciado
(adj.)=much prized ; highly prized.
Ex: Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete. Ex: Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods.
muy preciso
(adj.)=much-needed.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
muy probablemente
=most likely ; most probably.
Ex: Within this group of documents, probably shelved with other documents about education, you would most likely find one or more relevant to your needs. Ex: Bought at an auction in 1920, they are most probably from the 18th or 19th century.
muy profundo
(adj.)=deepwater.
Ex: Conger eels favour very rough ground and inhabit deepwater wrecks, reefs and broken ground.
muy pronto
=before long ; pretty soon.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon.
muy propio
(adj.)=highly distinctive.
Ex: Manga comics utilize the highly distinctive artistic styles found in Japenese comic books and Anime (animated cartoons) = Los comics manga utilizan estilos artísticos muy peculiares típicos de los tebeos y Anime (dibujos animados) japoneses.
muy provechoso
(adj.)=high-payoff.
Ex: The revolutionary and innovative high-payoff research can lead to convert the semi-structured information deposits into well structured databases so as to create new information systems.
muy pulido
(adj.)=licked ; slick.
Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns. Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest.
muy querido
(adj.)=much-loved.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
muy rara vez
=all too seldom ; all too seldom ; once in a blue moon.
Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service. Ex: Taylor and Johnson's figure of 11.3 per cent of users being there 'on behalf of someone else' raises a point which is all too seldom discussed as a feature of the public library service. Ex: Among the essays he presents we find a explanation of the phrase 'once in a blue moon'.
muy recomendado
=highly recommended.
Ex: This book is highly recommended for all types of libraries, and it should be required reading for librarians who want to correct the wrongs in their chosen profession = Este libro es muy recomendado para todo tipo de bibliotecas y debería ser de lectura obligatoria para aquellos bibliotecarios que quieran corregir los errores de su profesión.
muy reconocido
(adj.)=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed.
Ex: The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users. Ex: The novel, once regarded as a `low' and improper' form of creative literature, is now highly esteemed. Ex: This position has been obtained largely by public sector initiatives and without erosion of the highly reputed Scandinavian model for a welfare ociety.
muy resistente
(adj.)=heavy-duty.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
muy respetado
=highly regarded ; highly esteemed ; highly reputed ; widely-respected.
Ex: The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users. Ex: The novel, once regarded as a `low' and improper' form of creative literature, is now highly esteemed. Ex: This position has been obtained largely by public sector initiatives and without erosion of the highly reputed Scandinavian model for a welfare ociety. Ex: Softly-spoken, but a strict disciplinarian, Madugalle is widely-respected.
muy rumoreado
(adj.)=much-rumoured.
Ex: Last Saturday, Pope Benedict XVI threw a spanner in the works with his long-awaited, much-rumored, and oft-debated apostolic letter which more or less gives any priest the choice of which Mass to offer.
muy rápidamente
=like a house on fire ; in short order.
Ex: When this restaurant opened about 10 years ago, it caught on like a house on fire. Ex: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.
muy sazonado
(adj.)=spicy .
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
muy similar a
=much like.
Ex: Cats do not have sweat glands the way humans do, so panting is the way cats cool their bodies down, much like dogs.
muy sistemático
(adj.)=highly-structured.
Ex: She does this by weaving together, in a highly structured pattern, pieces from a variety of texts.
muy sobado
(adj.)=well-thumbed.
Ex: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday.
muy solicitado
=in great demand.
Ex: He has participated extensively in local, regional, and national library organizations and has been in great demand as a public speaker and consultant on library service.
muy trabajado
(adj.)=well-crafted.
Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers.
muy trabajador
(adj.)=committed.
Ex: Indeed, as was pointed out in chapter one, this is the challenge that the committed reference librarian finds so stimulating.
muy unido
(adj.)=close-knit ; tight-knit ; closely knit ; well-connected ; tightly knit.
Ex: In Britain, this meant the dislocation and scattering of what were close-knit communities either to sprawling suburban council estates, often grossly lacking in amenities, or to blocks of high-rise flats. Ex: A well-organised rural parish council can provide a far more tight-knit forum for debate and 'getting things done' than urban residents' associations. Ex: A sample of statistics measuring circulation, reference and in-library use was collected from 76 libraries and tested for redundancy, correlation and variation in a closely knit pattern. Ex: The article is entitled 'Still special: but now a well-connected community'. Ex: He recorded with great vividness the literary life of London at that time, describing the wit, anxieties and insights of a tightly knit and highly gifted group of writers.
muy usado
(adj.)=shabby ; high-use ; well-used [well used] ; well-worn ; well-worn ; heavily used ; much-used ; well-thumbed.
Ex: Seventeenth-century English printing was abysmally poor, and there are few books that were not set in ill-cast, battered type, clumsily arranged and carelessly printed in brown ink on shabby paper. Ex: Compact shelving can be used successfully to store a high-use book or periodical collection in an undergraduate library. Ex: Small, brightly coloured, modern libraries in well-used public areas attract the public and create more demand for library services. Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'. Ex: To use a well-worn example, the string (2) physiotherapy (6) nurses $h for (6) bibliographies obviously represents a different sense from the similar string (2) physiotherapy (6) bibliographies (6) nurses $h for. Ex: The result is a digital library that has been in operation since 1997, that continues to expand in size, that is heavily used and that is highly regarded by its users. Ex: In just a few years, comprehensive directories of businesses have become a significant source of local information and a much-used feature of the Internet. Ex: A family were treated like terrorists when they were banned from boarding a flight because one of their passports was 'well thumbed', they said yesterday.
muy valioso
(adj.)=highly valuable ; highly prized.
Ex: Librarians must therefore recognise their skills and educational preparation as a highly valuable resource. Ex: Spiny lobsters are among the world's most valuable and highly prized seafoods.
muy valorado
(adj.)=highly valued ; highly appreciated.
Ex: Intellectual freedom is a first essential of all the highly valued human feelings = La libertad intelectual es el más esencial de todos los sentimientos humanos más valorados. Ex: At the end of 2006 this model was highly appreciated and has remained so up to now, considering the price has dropped.
muy venerado
(adj.)=long-revered.
Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
.
muy venerado desde hace tiempo
(adj.)=long-revered.
Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
.
muy vigilado
=heavily guarded.
Ex: The Olympic flame is kept in a nearby lantern that is heavily guarded.
muy útil
(adj.)=highly valuable.
Ex: Librarians must therefore recognise their skills and educational preparation as a highly valuable resource.
muérdago
(n.)=mistletoe.
Ex: A little is also known about druids' beliefs and rituals, including the importance of mistletoe.

muérgano
(n.)=razor clam ; razor shell.
Ex: Razor clams coated in breadcrumbs with lemon sauce and capers, potatoes and walnut vinaigrette.
Ex: Razor shells are deep burrowers and are rarely seen alive; when disturbed they rapidly move down deeper into the sediment.

muñeca^1
(n.)=doll.
Ex: The Fairy Game is a means of getting to know a book or fairy story, often through play with dolls and toys.
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* casa de muñecas=doll's house.

muñeca^2
(n.)=wrist.
Nota: Parte del brazo.
Ex: The CD-ROM includes the images of several thousand hand/wrist and dental X-rays (over 100 MBytes).
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* reloj de muñeca=wristwatch [wrist watch].
* soporte para la muñeca=wrist rest.

muñeco
(n.)=doll.
Ex: The Fairy Game is a means of getting to know a book or fairy story, often through play with dolls and toys.
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* cabeza de muñeco que se balancea ligeramente=bobble head.
* muñeco de guiñol=puppet.
* muñeco de peluche=cuddly toy.
* muñeco de trapo=rag doll.
* muñeco negro de trapo=golly ; golly ; gollywog.

muñeco de guiñol
(n.)=puppet.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 3 hand puppets.
muñeco de peluche
(n.)=cuddly toy.
Ex: A group of orphaned baby owls snuggle up to a cuddly toy which has become their surrogate mum after they were found on the brink of death in the wild.
muñeco de trapo
(n.)=rag doll.
Ex: This article explains how the epistolatory aspect of the books was exploited by the librarian in encouraging interest in the stories and how the children's craft work was brought into the matter (making rag dolls of the characters).
muñeco negro de trapo
(n.)=golly ; golly ; gollywog.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times. Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times. Ex: The thought never entered my head that a gollywog was offensive until it got banned -- to me it was just a doll.
muñequera
(n.)=wrist guard ; wristband.
Ex: Use of other types of protective equipment, such as wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads, should be considered for prevention of injuries to the extremities during ice-skating.
Ex: Perhaps I should have been wearing one of those wristbands that monitor harmful UVA and UVB rays.

muñón
(n.)=stump.
Ex: The reason for this flammability of these stumps, was due to a high concentration of rosin.

m² (metro cuadrado)
=square metre (sq. m.).
Ex: The architect's brief specifies that every square metre that funds will allow should be allocated.

mácula
(n.)=macula.
Ex: The fovea is a part of the eye, located in the center of the macula region of the retina = La fóvea forma parte del ojo y se ubica en la zona de la retina denominada mácula.

mágicamente
=magically.
Ex: Brain structures do not magically transfer information.

mágico
(adj.)=magic ; magical ; magick.
Nota: Forma arcaica de magic.
Ex: The world round me may have grown dimmer with the passing of the years, but not the world reflected in the magic mirror of literature.
Ex: The author discusess the magical effect of books on special needs children.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
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* de forma mágica=magically.
* número mágico=magic number.
* panacea mágica=magic panacea.
* pócima mágica=magic potion.
* poción mágica=magic potion.
* poder mágico=magical power ; magic power.
* tener el toque mágico=have + the magic touch.
* varita mágica=magic wand.

máquina
(n.)=machine.
Ex: Synonyms, related terms and other variants must now be collected, either by human selection, or with the aid of the machine.
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* acabado a máquina=machine-finished.
* adelante a toda máquina=full steam ahead ; full speed ahead.
* aprendizaje de la máquina=machine learning (ML).
* a toda máquina=in the fast lane ; fast lane ; full steam ahead ; at full tilt ; full-tilt ; full-throttle ; at full throttle ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; full speed ahead.
* avante a toda máquina=full steam ahead ; full speed ahead.
* avanzar a toda máquina=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* borrador escrito a máquina=typewritten draft.
* Catalogación Legible por Máquina (MARC)=MARC (Machine Readable Cataloguing).
* cometer un error al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* datos legibles por máquina=machine-readable data.
* de escritura a máquina=typing.
* de la máquina y el hombre=human-machine.
* documento legible por máquina=machine readable document.
* encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine-minder.
* en la dirección de la máquina=machine-direction.
* entre la máquina y el hombre=human-machine.
* escribir a máquina=type ; type in.
* escribir mal a máquina=mistype.
* escrito a máquina=typewritten.
* escritura a máquina=typewriting.
* formato legible por máquina=machine-readable form ; machine readable format ; machine scannable format.
* hecho a máquina=machine-made.
* joven ayudante del encargado de la máquina de imprimir=machine boy.
* legible por máquina=machine-readable.
* máquina continua de papel=paper-making machine.
* máquina de afeitar=shaver ; electrical razor ; electric shaver.
* máquina de alzar=gathering machine.
* máquina de andar o correr estática=treadmill.
* máquina de cepillar=planing machine.
* máquina de componer en caliente=hot-metal composing machine ; hot-metal machine.
* maquina de componer en frío=cold-metal machine ; cold-metal composing machine.
* máquina de cortar en rebanadas=slicer.
* máquina de coser=sewing machine.
* máquina de coser libros=book-sewing machine.
* máquina de cotejar=collating machine.
* máquina de discos=jukebox.
* máquina de encartonar=casing-in machine.
* máquina de escribir=typewriter.
* máquina de escribir de margarita=daisy-wheel typewriter.
* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf=golf-ball typewriter.
* máquina de escribir eléctrica=electric typewriter ; electronic typewriter.
* máquina de escribir libros=book-writing machine.
* máquina de estampar en relieve=embossing machine.
* máquina de estampar tela en relieve=cloth-embossing machine.
* máquina de fábrica=manufacturing equipment.
* máquina de fabricación=manufacturing equipment.
* máquina de fabricar tapas=casemaking machine.
* máquina de fax=fax machine.
* máquina de franquear=franking machine.
* maquina de grapar libros=book-stapling machine.
* máquina de imprenta=printing machine.
* maquina de imprimir con mecanismo de reiteración=perfector.
* máquina de imprimir direcciones=addressograph ; addressing machine.
* máquina del tiempo=time machine.
* máquina de matar=killing machine.
* máquina de papel continuo=newsprint machine.
* máquina de perforar papeles=desk punch.
* máquina de presión plana=platen jobber ; platen ; platen machine ; flat-platen machine.
* máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta=straight-knife trimming machine.
* máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía=photocharger ; photocharging machine.
* máquina de reiteración=perfecting machine.
* máquina de sumar=adding machine.
* máquina de tambor=tumbler machine.
* máquina de tejer=knitting machine.
* máquina de torno=nipping machine.
* máquina de vapor=steam engine.
* máquina excavadora=excavator.
* máquina expendedora=vending machine.
* máquina expendedora de sellos=stamp dispenser.
* maquina expendora=dispensing machine.
* máquina Fourdrinier=Fourdrinier machine.
* máquina Fourdrinier de papel continuo=newsprint Fourdrinier.
* máquina fundidora de tipos=typecasting machine.
* máquina gofradora=cloth-embossing machine ; embossing machine.
* máquina industrial=manufacturing equipment.
* máquina para leer=reading machine.
* máquina pensante=reasoning engine.
* máquina planográfica=platen machine.
* máquina que funciona con monedas=coin-operated machine.
* máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales=life-support system.
* máquina redonda=mould machine.
* máquina rotativa=cylinder machine.
* máquinas plegadoras=folding machinery.
* máquina tragaperras=slot machine ; fruit machine ; one-arm(ed) bandit.
* montador de máquinas=machine setter.
* papel a mano-máquina=mouldmade paper.
* papel hecho a máquina=machine-made paper.
* papel verjurado hecho a máquina=machine-made laid paper.
* posible de ser consultado por máquina=machine-viewable.
* sala de máquinas=machine room.
* seleccionado por máquina=machine-selected.
* taller de máquinas=machine shop.
* terminado a máquina=machine-finished.
* texto escrito a máquina=typescript.
* texto legible por máquina=machine readable text.

máquina Fourdrinier
(n.)=Fourdrinier machine.
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
máquina Fourdrinier de papel continuo
(n.)=newsprint Fourdrinier.
Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).
máquina continua de papel
(n.)=paper-making machine.
Ex: The early paper-making machines were dependent, as the hand vats had been, upon linen and (when they became available) cotton rags as their chief source of raw material.
máquina de afeitar
(n.)=shaver ; electrical razor ; electric shaver.
Ex: An e-book is more than just another handheld electronic gadget like an electric shaver or any other electric product. Ex: Most hotels provide 110 Volt outlets for electrical razors. Ex: Properly used, most electric shavers can offer the user a shave that is every bit as close as, if not closer, than a shave obtained from a blade razor.
máquina de alzar
(n.)=gathering machine.
Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).
máquina de andar o correr estática
(n.)=treadmill.
Ex: At the end of experiment half of the rats from each group performed a treadmill running till exhaustion.
máquina de cepillar
(n.)=planing machine.
Ex: Later, for around a century, a planing machine fitted with special files was used instead.
máquina de componer en caliente
(n.)=hot-metal composing machine ; hot-metal machine.
Ex: But damp paper was still preferred for much ordinary printing until late in the nineteenth century, partly because it evened out the minor inequalities of used type in the days before the introduction of hot-metal composing machines which cast type afresh for each job. Ex: They were cold-metal machines, which set pre-cast type, as distinct from the later hot-metal machines which cast fresh type as they went along.
máquina de componer en frío
(n.)=cold-metal machine ; cold-metal composing machine.
Ex: They were cold-metal machines, which set pre-cast type, as distinct from the later hot-metal machines which cast fresh type as they went along. Ex: Few nineteenth-century book printers used cold-metal composing machines.
máquina de cortar en rebanadas
(n.)=slicer.
Ex: Slicers are placed in three categories based upon slicing volume, hours of use, and types of product being sliced.
máquina de coser
(n.)=sewing machine.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
máquina de coser libros
(n.)=book-sewing machine.
Ex: Wire staplers were first introduced in about 1875 in default of satisfactory book-sewing machines (which were not fully developed until 1882).
máquina de cotejar
(n.)=collating machine.
Ex: It is no longer necessary to collate unaided, since copies can now be compared mechanically with a Hinman collating machine, which rapidly shows up all variation between them.
máquina de discos
(n.)=jukebox.
Ex: By about 1939, sales of records for use in jukeboxes was a large percentage of total record sales..
máquina de encartonar
(n.)=casing-in machine.
Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).
máquina de escribir
(n.)=typewriter.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter, the catalog card, and much leg work, but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
máquina de escribir de margarita
(n.)=daisy-wheel typewriter.
Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.
máquina de escribir de pelota de golf
(n.)=golf-ball typewriter.
Ex: Using golf-ball or daisy-wheel typewriters a good range of typefaces can be used on the same page; different type sizes can also be used.
máquina de escribir eléctrica
(n.)=electric typewriter ; electronic typewriter.
Ex: During the first half of the 2Oth century additional office technologies appeared: automatically switched telephones, the ticker tape, the electric typewriter, telex, duplicating machines, adding machines, etc. Ex: This paper features test reports on electronic typewriters and lateral roll-out file cabinets.
máquina de escribir libros
(n.)=book-writing machine.
Ex: During his stay in Laputa, Captain Gulliver was very impressed by a book-writing machine which produced fragments of sentences which were dictated to scribes and later pieced together.
máquina de estampar en relieve
(n.)=embossing machine.
Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
máquina de estampar tela en relieve
(n.)=cloth-embossing machine.
Ex: In 1843 the great London bindery of Westley and Clark had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses.
máquina de fabricación
(n.)=manufacturing equipment.
Ex: The definition of equipment covers a wide range of items - from screwdrivers and ladders to computers, dumper trucks and manufacturing equipment.
máquina de fabricar tapas
(n.)=casemaking machine.
Ex: Machines were developed for carrying out these remaining processes between 1856 and 1903, all of them American in origin: case-making machines (1891-5); gathering machines (1900-3); and casing-in machines (1903).
máquina de fax
(n.)=fax machine.
Ex: Every fax machine is to be assigned to a person-in-charge who will have the responsibility of distributing incoming fax messages to recipients.
máquina de franquear
(n.)=franking machine.
Ex: Franking machines offer the advantages of dispensing with the purchase and stocking of sheets of stamps of varying values, and of speeding up delivery, as franked items go straight to the sorting office instead of being processed through the Post Office.
máquina de fábrica
(n.)=manufacturing equipment.
Ex: The definition of equipment covers a wide range of items - from screwdrivers and ladders to computers, dumper trucks and manufacturing equipment.
máquina de imprenta
(n.)=printing machine.
Ex: The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
máquina de imprimir direcciones
(n.)=addressograph ; addressing machine.
Ex: Addressing machines/addressographs are used in libraries which offer a regular postal service to their clientele. Ex: Addressing machines/addressographs are used in libraries which offer a regular postal service to their clientele.
máquina de matar
(n.)=killing machine.
Ex: Their success is down to them being perfectly adaptive and efficient killing machines.
máquina de papel continuo
(n.)=newsprint machine.
Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.).
máquina de perforar papeles
(n.)=desk punch.
Ex: These machines were similar in principle to the desk punches used today for making eyelet holes in paper.
máquina de presión plana
(n.)=platen jobber ; platen ; platen machine ; flat-platen machine.
Ex: The platen jobber was a simple machine for dealing with the minor jobs such as billheads and cards for which the hand-press was too slow and the full-sized printing machine too large to be economic. Ex: But the early cylinder machines worked less accurately than the platens, tending to slur the impression and batter the type. Ex: Finally, most of the platen machines were themselves replaced during the 1860s and 1870s by cylinder machines. Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812.
máquina de recortar con cuchilla recta
(n.)=straight-knife trimming machine.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
máquina de registro de préstamos por medio de la fotografía
(n.)=photocharger ; photocharging machine.
Ex: The reader's ticket is placed alongside the stack of transaction cards and a button is depressed to activate the camera in the photocharger. Ex: Each book is opened to reveal its label, and placed on the platen of the photocharging machine.
máquina de reiteración
(n.)=perfecting machine.
Ex: Thus the double platen was not a perfecting machine, but was in effect two single-sided machines sharing a platen.
máquina de sumar
(n.)=adding machine.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion with no more slips that would be expected of a keyboard adding machine.
máquina de tambor
(n.)=tumbler machine.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
máquina de tejer
(n.)=knitting machine.
Ex: Thes new knitting machine comes with 2 balls of wool to make a hat and instructions to make a scarf, bag and leg warmers.
máquina de torno
(n.)=nipping machine.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
máquina de vapor
(n.)=steam engine.
Ex: When Sadi Carnot undertook to produce the theory of the steam engine the result was an important step to thermodynamics.
máquina del tiempo
(n.)=time machine.
Ex: His songs are gathering dust somewhere, waiting to be discovered by someone who will invent a time machine and send them back in time.
máquina excavadora
(n.)=excavator.
Ex: This is the kind of excavator that is particularly suited to the work in a confined place.
máquina expendedora
(n.)=vending machine.
Ex: The author looks at some of the extra activities engaged in by libraries, such as the provision of board games vending machines for the sale of drinks and other items.
máquina expendedora de sellos
(n.)=stamp dispenser.
Ex: Among the items included are opera glasses, letter openers, clocks, buckles, stamp dispensers, and glue pots.
máquina fundidora de tipos
(n.)=typecasting machine.
Ex: A typecasting machine was developed in America by David Bruce in 1838 which was simple and effective = En 1838, David Bruce desarrolló en América una máquina fundidora de tipos sencilla y eficaz.
máquina gofradora
(n.)=cloth-embossing machine ; embossing machine.
Ex: In 1843 the great London bindery of Westley and Clark had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses. Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.
máquina industrial
(n.)=manufacturing equipment.
Ex: The definition of equipment covers a wide range of items - from screwdrivers and ladders to computers, dumper trucks and manufacturing equipment.
máquina para leer
(n.)=reading machine.
Ex: Librarians are urged to convince the 'reading experts' that curling up with a real book is the best reading machine invented to teach children to read.
máquina pensante
(n.)=reasoning engine.
Ex: The suggestion that integration can be achieved via a reasoning engine seems fundamentally misconceived.
máquina planográfica
(n.)=platen machine.
Ex: Finally, most of the platen machines were themselves replaced during the 1860s and 1870s by cylinder machines.
máquina que funciona con monedas
(n.)=coin-operated machine.
Ex: Most libraries maintain a small cash float for the giving of change and, in addition, money is received from coin-operated machines such as photocopiers and microform reader/printer.
máquina que mantiene las constantes vitales
(n.)=life-support system.
Ex: This is a medical decision making system which predicts the survival rate of patients in intensive care and hence whether they should remain on life-support systems.
máquina redonda
(n.)=mould machine.
Ex: Another variant of the cylinder machine which had some success was the mould machine, introduced in England in about 1910 for making imitation hand-made (mouldmade) paper from rag stock.
máquina rotativa
(n.)=cylinder machine.
Ex: The average performance of cylinder machines in jobbing offices, on long and short runs, rarely exceeds 3,500 impressions a day, and oftener falls below that number.
máquina tragaperras
(n.)=slot machine ; fruit machine ; one-arm(ed) bandit.
Ex: At Christmas, the only jingle bells heard in casinos were the noises of slot machines paying out. Ex: Fruit machines are so profitable that US casinos are reported to make the bulk of their profits from their vast floors of machines. Ex: Adults use these 'one arm bandits' for fun, a substitute for the games they engaged in as children.
máquinas plegadoras
(n.)=folding machinery.
Ex: From the printers' point of view the most important innovations in the binderies were guillotines and powered folding machinery.
márketing
(n.)=marketing ; marketing.
Ex: Business International Inc. is another US service covering economic and marketing activities in over seventy countries.
Ex: Attention has focussed on the marketing of dangerous substances, safety standards for the slaughter of meat and poultry, and control of dangerous cosmetics.
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* ardid de marketing=marketing ploy.
* auditoría de marketing=marketing audit.
* compañía de márketing=marketing company.
* componentes del marketing, los=marketing mix, the.
* departamento de marketing=marketing department.
* director de marketing=marketing executive.
* elementos del marketing, los=marketing mix, the.
* empresa de márketing=marketing company.
* estratagema de marketing=marketing ploy.
* estrategia de marketing=marketing strategy.
* marketing de productos comestibles=grocery marketing.
* programa de marketing=marketing programme.
* proyecto de marketing=marketing project.
* truco de marketing=marketing ploy.

mármol
(n.)=marble.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 1 statue : marble.
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* con encimera de mármol=marble-top.
* más frío que el mármol=as cold as ice.

mártir
(n.)=martyr.
Ex: The woodcuts represent a procession headed by an angel, the first martyrs, the cross, Christ in a triumphal chariot, with saints immediately behind.

más
(adj.)=extra ; more ; plus ; topmost, the.
Ex: Each step of subdivision involves an extra character (see below).
Ex: The command function 'MORE' is used to request the system to display more information, for instance to continue the alphabetical display of terms.
Ex: All of these (except PREVIOUS and NEXT), plus some additional commands are also available from the Command Menu.
Ex: A list of the topmost cited papers of the Proceedings is presented.
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* acercarse aun más=bring + closer together ; come + closer together ; draw + closer together ; move + closer together.
* acercarse más aun=come + closer together.
* ahora más que nunca=now more than ever.
* alcanzar cotas más altas=raise to + greater heights.
* alejarse aun más=move + further apart.
* algo más=anything else.
* algunos años más tarde=some years on.
* a más largo plazo=longer-term.
* a más ..., más ...=the + Comparativo ..., the + Comparativo ....
* a más tardar=at the latest.
* análisis más minucioso=closer examination.
* apartarse aun más=move + further apart.
* aprender de la forma más difícil=learn + the hard way.
* arrimarse al árbol que da más sombra=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* arrimarse al árbol que más cobija=get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; side with + the winning side.
* arrimarse al sol que más calienta=jump on + the gravy train ; jump on + the bandwagon ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train ; side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
* arrirmarse al árbol que más cobija=side with + the winner.
* aspectos más notables=highlights.
* aun más=Verbo + further ; even further ; all the more ; further ; furthermore ; beyond that ; a fortiori.
* bastante más=rather more.
* cada vez más=ever-growing ; ever-increasing ; increasingly ; more and more ; progressively ; ever more ; mushrooming ; ever greater ; in increasing numbers ; increasing.
* cada vez más abultado=swelling.
* cada vez más alto=constantly rising ; steadily rising ; steadily growing.
* cada vez más amplio=ever-widening.
* cada vez más estricto=tightening.
* cada vez más extendido=spreading.
* cada vez más fácil=ever easier.
* cada vez más lejos=further and further.
* cada vez más rápido=ever faster.
* cada vez más tenue=fading.
* cada vez más viejo=aging [ageing].
* citado más arriba=above.
* con el más sumo cuidado=with utmost care.
* con más antigüedad=longest-serving.
* con más detalle=in most detail ; in more detail.
* con más frecuencia=most frequently.
* con más razón aun=a fortiori.
* con más vigor aun=with a vengeance.
* con más virulencia aun=with a vengeance.
* con más vitalidad=revitalised [revitalized, -USA].
* con un filo más pronunciado=sharper-edged.
* correr más deprisa que=outrun [out-run].
* costumbre cada vez más frecuente=growing practice.
* cuando el sol más calienta=in the heat of the day.
* cuando hace más calor=in the heat of the day.
* cuanto más=all the more so ; all the more ; a fortiori.
* cuanto más ..., más ...=the + Comparativo ..., the + Comparativo ....
* cuantos más, mejor=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
* cuya fecha se anunciará más adelante=at a time to be announced later.
* cuya fecha se determinará más adelante=at a time to be determined later.
* dar a Algo más importancia de la que tiene=oversell.
* dar más de sí=go further.
* dar más explicaciones=elaborate on.
* darse una situación más esperanzadora=sound + a note of hope.
* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad=to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
* de crecimiento más rápido=fastest-growing.
* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá=about this and that and everything else.
* de forma que resulta más fácil de entender=in digestible form.
* de la forma más difícil=the hard way.
* de la forma más fácil=the easy way .
* de lo más=very.
* de lo más + Adjetivo=most + Adjetivo.
* demandar cada vez más enérgicamente=build + pressure ; build + pressure.
* de más=extra ; one too many.
* de más arriba=topmost [top most].
* desarrollar aun más=develop + further.
* desde los tiempos más remotos=since earliest time.
* desde un punto de vista más amplio=in a broader sense.
* desde un punto de vista más general=in a broader sense.
* de una manera más sencilla=in digestible form.
* dicho más arriba, lo=foregoing, the.
* distanciar aun más=widen + the gap between ... and.
* dominio de las personas con más edad=senior power.
* durante las horas de más calor=during the heat of the day.
* durar más que=outlive.
* el más=all-time.
* el más adecuado=ideally suited.
* el más + Adjetivo=the most + Adjetivo.
* el más antiguo del mundo=the oldest in the book ; the oldest in the world.
* el más bajo=rock-bottom.
* el más favorito del mes=pick of the month.
* el más leído=the most widely read.
* el más recomendado=best of breed, the.
* el + Nombre + más completo=the + Nombre + to end all + Nombre.
* el no va más=the be all and end all ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* el punto más bajo=rock-bottom.
* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes=the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
* el truco más antiguo del mundo=the oldest trick in the world ; the oldest trick in the book.
* en el momento más álgido de=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
* en el momento más débil de Alguien=at + Posesivo + weakest.
* en el punto más álgido de=at the peak of ; at the zenith of.
* enfrascado en lo más difícil=in at the deep end.
* enfrascar a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end ; throw in + at the deep end.
* enfrascarse en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end.
* en las horas de más calor=in the heat of the day.
* en lo más hondo=deep inside.
* en lo más íntimo de + Posesivo + ser=deep inside + Pronombre.
* en lo más mínimo=not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; in the least ; the least bit.
* en lo más profundo=deep inside.
* en más de una ocasión=on more than one occasion ; in more than one instance ; in more than one occasion.
* en más de un sentido=in more ways than one.
* en su forma más básica=at its most basic.
* en su nivel más bajo=at its lowest ebb.
* en su punto más álgido=at its height ; at its peak ; at its zenith.
* en su punto más bajo=at its lowest ebb.
* en tiempos más recientes=in more recent times.
* en un contexto más amplio=on a macro level.
* en un contexto más reducido=on a micro level.
* en un futuro más o menos cercano=in the near future ; in the near future.
* en un período más o menos lejano=in the near future ; in the near future.
* en un sentido más amplio=in a broader sense ; in a larger sense.
* en un sentido más general=in a broader sense.
* es más=more important ; moreover.
* examen más minucioso=closer examination.
* examinar más detenidamente=look + closer ; take + a closer look at ; take + a close look.
* examinar más minuciosamente=examine + in greater detail.
* explicar un Tema con más detalle=expand upon/on + Tema.
* forma de la curva estadística en su valor más alto=peak-shape.
* ganar cada vez más importancia=go from + strength to strength.
* gastar más de la cuenta=overspend.
* gastarse más dinero=dig + deep.
* haber todavía más=there + be + more to it than that.
* hablar más de la cuenta=have + loose lips.
* hacer las leyes más estrictas=tighten + laws.
* hacerle la vida más simple a todos=simplify + life for everyone.
* hacerlo más llevadero=make + life easier.
* hacer más consciente de Algo=heighten + awareness.
* hacer más copias de Algo=produce + additional copies.
* hacer más estricto=tighten.
* hacer más fuerte=toughen.
* hacer más preciso=tightening up.
* hacer más rico=add + richness to.
* hacer más riguroso=tighten ; tightening up.
* hacer más sofisticado=dumb up.
* hacer que Algo sea más llevadero=take + the teeth out of.
* hacer que tenga más valor=put + a premium on.
* hacerse cada vez más importante=increase in + importance.
* hacerse más complejo=grow in + complexity ; gain in + complexity.
* hacerse más corto=grow + shorter.
* hacerse más fuerte=gain in + strength ; grow in + strength.
* hacerse más inteligente=smarten up.
* hacerse más largo=grow + longer.
* herir en lo más profundo=cut to + the heart of ; cut to + the quick.
* horario de apertura más amplio=extended hours.
* incluso yendo más lejos=even farther afield.
* invertir más dinero=dig + deep.
* ir aun más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* ir más allá=go + one stage further.
* ir más allá de=go beyond ; transcend ; get beyond ; go far beyond ; move + beyond ; take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther ; go + past.
* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien=be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
* ir más lejos=go + one stage further.
* ir más rápido=go + faster.
* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo=go little further than + Gerundio.
* ir todavía más lejos=go + a/one step further.
* la parte más dura de=brunt of, the.
* la parte más importante=the heart of.
* ley del más fuerte, la=law of the jungle, the ; survival of the fittest ; survival of the strongest.
* libro más vendido=bestseller [best seller/best-seller].
* lista de más populares=chart.
* lista de más vendidos=chart.
* llegar más lejos=stretch + further.
* llevar aún más lejos=carry + one step further.
* llevar + Nombre + aún más lejos=take + Nombre + a/one step further/farther.
* logro más importante=crowning achievement.
* lo más cercano a=the nearest thing to.
* lo más destacado=highlights.
* lo más detestado=pet hate.
* lo más importante=most of all.
* lo más interesante=highlights.
* lo más mínimo=so much as ; in the least.
* lo más novedoso=the last word.
* lo más odiado=pet hate.
* lo más parecido a=the nearest thing to.
* lo más probable es que=most probably.
* lo más recio de=brunt of, the.
* lo más recóndito=nooks and crannies.
* lo que es aun más alarmante=most troublingly ; more disturbingly.
* lo que es aun más inquietante=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es aun más preocupante=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es más=what is more ; what's more.
* lo que es más importante=most importantly ; most of all ; more importantly ; most important.
* lo que es todavía más alarmante=most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es todavía más inquietante=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es todavía más preocupante=most troublingly ; more disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* los más necesitados=those most in need.
* lugares más frecuentados=stamping ground ; stomping ground.
* más abajo=below.
* más acomodados, los=better off, the.
* más adelante=later ; further along ; later on ; in due time ; at a later date.
* más afilado que una navaja=as sharp as a knife.
* más afilado que un cuchillo=as sharp as a knife.
* más alegre que unas castañuelas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* más alejado=further afield ; furthest away.
* más allá=further than ; farther ; yonder ; beyond that.
* más allá de=beyond ; beyond all ; past ; beyond the range of.
* más allá de cualquier duda=beyond any doubt ; beyond any doubt.
* más allá de eso=beyond that.
* más allá de la obligación=beyond the call of duty.
* más allá de las expectativas=beyond expectation.
* más allá del deber=beyond the call of duty.
* más allá de ninguna duda=beyond doubt ; beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt.
* más allá de toda duda=beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* más allá de toda expectativa=beyond expectation.
* más allá de toda razón=beyond reason.
* más allá de todo lo imaginado=beyond (all) description.
* más allá, el=afterlife [after-life] ; land of the dead, the ; afterworld, the ; hereafter ; hereafter, the.
* más antiguo=longest-serving.
* más antiguo, el=seniormost, the.
* más anunciado=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
* más apreciado=long-cherished.
* más aun=nay ; beyond that ; furthermore.
* más bien=if you like ; instead.
* más bien bajo=shortish.
* más bien corto=shortish.
* más bien pequeño=smallish.
* más bien todo lo contrario=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
* más borracho que una cuba=as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a skunk.
* más bueno que el pan=as good as gold.
* más bueno que el pan, buenísimo, maravilloso, fiable, valiosísimo, un santo,=as good as gold.
* más cerca de=more nearly.
* más claro el agua=as clear as a bell.
* más claro que el agua=as clear as a bell.
* más complejo de lo que parece=more than meets the eye.
* más complicado de lo que parece=more than meets the eye.
* más común=mainstream.
* más concretamente=more to the point.
* más conocido=best known ; best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA] ; mainstream.
* más conocido como=better known as.
* más contento que unas castañuela=as happy as Larry.
* más contento que unas castañuelas=as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* más contento que unas pascuas=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
* Posesivo + más cordial enhorabuena=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
* más corto que las mangas de una chaleco=as daft as a brush.
* más corto que las mangas de un chaleco=as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; knucklehead.
* más débil de la camada, el=runt of the litter, the.
* más débil del grupo, el=runt of the litter, the.
* más de + Cantidad=in excess of + Cantidad ; over + Cantidad ; more than + Cantidad ; upwards of + Cantidad.
* más del 10 por ciento=double digit ; double figure.
* más de la cuenta=one too many.
* más de la mayoría de los + Nombre=more than most + Nombre.
* más de lo mismo=more of the same.
* más demandado=most demanded.
* más dentro=further into.
* más destacado=foremost.
* más de una vez=more than once.
* más de un ISBN=more than one ISBN.
* más de un millón=million-plus.
* más de unos cuantos + Nombre=not a few + Nombre.
* más difundido=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
* más duradero=longer-lasting.
* más duro que la suela de un zapato=as tough as leather ; as tough as nails ; as tough as nuts ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* más duro que una piedra=as tough as nuts ; as tough as nails ; as tough as leather ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* más exactamente=more nearly.
* más fácil de entender para nosotros=closer to home.
* más fresco que una lechuga=as cool as a cucumber.
* más frío que el mármol=as cold as ice.
* más frío que la nieve=as cold as ice.
* más frío que una piedra=as cold as a stone.
* más frío que un témpano (de hielo)=as cold as ice.
* más fuerte que un roble=as strong as an ox.
* más fuerte que un toro=as strong as an ox.
* más granado de la sociedad, lo=cream of society, the.
* más grande=greater.
* más hambre que el perro de un ciego=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* más hambre que un maestro de escuela=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* más importante=foremost.
* más importante aun=more significantly.
* más información=further information ; further details.
* más íntimo=innermost.
* más largo que un día sin pan=as long as (my/your) arm.
* más lejos=further afield ; further away ; furthest away.
* más meridional=southernmost.
* más necesitado=most in need.
* más occidental=westernmost.
* más o menos=more or less ; of a sort ; or so ; of sorts ; after a fashion ; round about ; roughly speaking ; give or take ; ballpark ; kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
* más o menos + Adverbio=relatively + Adverbio.
* más o menos cuadrado=squarish.
* más perdedor=losingest.
* más perdido que una cabra en un garaje=as lost as Hogan's goat.
* más perenne=longer-lasting.
* más permanente=longer-lasting.
* más prestigioso=top-rated ; top-ranked.
* más profundo=innermost.
* más que=more ... than ... ; rather than.
* más que antes=more than ever ; more ... than ever before ; more than ever before.
* más que la suma de sus partes=Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio=completely burned-out ; totally burned-out.
* más que muerto=dead and buried.
* más que nada=more than anything else.
* más que ninguna otra cosa=beyond all else.
* más que nunca=more than ever before ; more than ever.
* más que nunca antes=more ... than ever before ; more than ever before ; more than ever.
* más que todo lo demás=beyond all else.
* más que todos nosotros juntos=more than all of us put together.
* más recientemente=in more recent times ; more recently.
* más recóndito=innermost.
* más secreto=innermost.
* más septentrional=northernmost.
* Posesivo + más sinceras felicitaciones=Posesivo + heartiest congratulations.
* más sincero + Nombre=deeply felt + Nombre.
* más solo que la una=all on + Posesivo + own ; all by + Reflexivo ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod ; all on + Posesivo + lonesome ; all by + Posesivo + lonesome.
* más sordo que una tapia=as deaf as a post.
* más suave que el terciopelo=as soft as velvet.
* más suave que la seda=as soft as silk.
* más tarde=later on.
* más tarde o más temprano=sooner or later ; at one time or another ; at one point or another.
* más todavía=all the more so.
* más usado=most heavily used.
* más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer=better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
* más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando=a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
* más vale prevenir que curar=a stitch in time saves nine ; better (to be) safe than sorry ; prevention is better than cure.
* más vale que + Subjuntivo=might + as well + Verbo.
* más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león=better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.
* más vale solo que mal acompañado=better alone than in bad company.
* más vale tarde que nunca=better late than never.
* más valorado=highly valued.
* más vendido=best selling [bestselling/best-selling] ; top-selling.
* más veterano, el=seniormost, the.
* más viejo que Matusalén=as old as Methuselah ; as old as the hills ; as old as the hills.
* más votado=top-rated ; top-ranked.
* materia más general=broader subject.
* mejorar aun más=take + Nombre + to the next level.
* menos blandeces y más mano dura=less of the carrot, more of the stick.
* meter a Alguien de lleno en lo más difícil=throw in + at the deep end ; throw in + at the deep end.
* meterse de lleno en lo más difícil=swim in + the deep end ; jump in at + the deep end.
* metido en lo más difícil=in at the deep end.
* mientras más, mejor=the more the merrier ; the more the better.
* mirada más de cerca=closer look.
* miseria más absoluta=abject poverty.
* muchas otras cosas más=much else besides.
* muchísimo más=a whole lot more ; an awful lot more.
* muchísimo más + Adjetivo=infinitely + Adjetivo.
* mucho más=order of magnitude ; much more ; much more so ; a lot more ; lots more.
* mucho más + Adjetivo=all the more + Adjetivo.
* mucho más + Adverbio=far more + Adverbio/Adjetivo.
* mucho más cerca=far closer.
* mucho más de=well over + Expresión Numérica.
* mucho más rápido=far faster.
* muchos más=a great many more.
* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad=nothing + can + be further from the truth ; nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada más=anything else ; nothing else.
* nada más y menos que=none other than.
* nada más y nada menos=as much as + Expresión Numérica.
* nada más y nada menos que=in the order of + Cantidad ; nothing less than.
* nada más y nada menos que de=to the tune of + Cantidad.
* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal=from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
* nada más y nada menos que + Número=as many as + Número.
* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad=nothing can be further from the truth.
* nadie más=nobody else.
* ni más ni menos=nothing more, nothing less ; no more, no less.
* no aguantar más=have had enough ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* no dar más de sí
más ... que ...
=more ... than ... ; rather than.
Ex: Indicative-informative abstracts are more common than either the purely indicative or the purely informative abstract. Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.
más ... que nunca antes
=more ... than ever before ; more than ever before ; more than ever.
Ex: Today the environment is changing more quickly than ever before, driven by technological change. Ex: The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible. Ex: In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
más abajo
=below.
Ex: These are discussed in more detail below.
más acomodados, los
=better off, the.
Ex: It is important to connect libraries and schools to the information superhighway so that all children can have access to it, not just the better off.
más adelante
=later ; further along ; later on ; in due time ; at a later date.
Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill. Ex: These additional questions are address further along in the process, but awareness of their existence is esential in the deliberations attending the question 'Why?'. Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists. Ex: Whatever carrier you use, for long-term preservation (over decades) you have to refresh and migrate data carriers in due time. Ex: Word processing software available for use on mainframe computers, microcomputers and word processors was originally designed for application where it is convenient to be able to store a text, then recall this text, and re-use it with minor modifications, at a later date.
más afilado que un cuchillo
=as sharp as a knife.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.
más afilado que una navaja
=as sharp as a knife.
Ex: They continued on their way until they came to a great plain covered with reeds that had great leaves on them as sharp as knives.
más alegre que unas castañuelas
=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
Ex: Recent research into the reaction of key executives to the integration and expansion of global capital markets suggests that many of them are almost 'as happy as Larry'. Ex: I thought I'd be happy as a lark when I finally got thin, but believe me I'm not. Ex: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop. Ex: I console myself with the thought that this time next week it'll all be over and I'll once again be merry as a cricket.
más alejado
=further afield ; furthest away.
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield. Ex: How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?.
más allá
=further than ; farther ; yonder ; beyond that.
Ex: This chapter is relatively succinct and goes little further than identifying the major ideas. Ex: Modern abstracting can be traced at least as far back as the beginning of printing, and with a liberal definition of the term, much farther than that. Ex: His, he concludes, is the never-ending search for what is new in the world out yonder. Ex: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.
más allá de
=beyond ; beyond all ; past ; beyond the range of.
Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials. Ex: Libraries, like the rest of the world have changed beyond all belief and prediction in the past 50 years. Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end. Ex: Descriptive bibliography emphasizes bibliographical detail beyond the range of enumeration.
más allá de cualquier duda
=beyond any doubt ; beyond any doubt.
Ex: The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis. Ex: The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis.
más allá de eso
=beyond that.
Ex: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.
más allá de la obligación
=beyond the call of duty.
Ex: It is this combination of an easy question with a long-drawn out search and response that identify such enquiries as beyond the reasonable call of duty.
más allá de las expectativas
=beyond expectation.
Ex: This is the final curtain call for a program that took the entire nation by storm and succeeded beyond expectations.
más allá de ninguna duda
=beyond doubt ; beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt.
Ex: The future growth of Prestel as a public information service is beyond doubt. Ex: The future growth of Prestel as a public information service is beyond doubt. Ex: The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis.
más allá de toda duda
=beyond doubt ; beyond any doubt ; without a shadow of a doubt ; beyond a shadow of a doubt.
Ex: The future growth of Prestel as a public information service is beyond doubt. Ex: The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis. Ex: This is without a shadow of a doubt one of the weirdest and probably disturbing postings I have ever had the pleasure to read. Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job.
más allá de toda expectativa
=beyond expectation.
Ex: This is the final curtain call for a program that took the entire nation by storm and succeeded beyond expectations.
más allá de toda razón
=beyond reason.
Ex: This has made them sometimes stubborn beyond reason, to the detriment of the community.
más allá de todo lo imaginado
=beyond (all) description.
Ex: So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.
más allá del deber
=beyond the call of duty.
Ex: It is this combination of an easy question with a long-drawn out search and response that identify such enquiries as beyond the reasonable call of duty.
más allá, el
=afterlife [after-life] ; land of the dead, the ; afterworld, the ; hereafter ; hereafter, the.
Ex: Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies. Ex: Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries. Ex: Egyptians preserved dead bodies through mummification so that the soul could again inhabit the body in the afterworld. Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of hereafter. Ex: Belief in the hereafter is one of the six pillars of Islamic belief required of a Muslim in order to complete his faith.
más antiguo
(adj.)=longest-serving.
Ex: He became the agency's longest-serving commissioner and unopposed spiritual leader.
más antiguo, el
(adj.)=seniormost, the.
Ex: The union's contract stipulates that only the 'seniormost' unselected candidate has the right to grieve.
más anunciado
(adj.)=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
Ex: Great digital collections already exist, although I would submit that apart from the best-publicized ones, we don't know what many of these are, where they are or very much about them.
más apreciado
=long-cherished.
Ex: New technologies are making long-cherished concepts held by all information handlers -- librarians, archivists, record managers -- seem mere provincialisms rather than sacred theory or immutable principles.
más aún
=nay ; beyond that ; furthermore.
Ex: Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'. Ex: Beyond that, a library can create these commons in cyberspace as well as in public buildings = Más aún, la biblioteca puede crear estos espacios públicos comunes en el ciberespacio además de en los edificios públicos. Ex: Furthermore, since each systems indexes a separate set of documents, each system will have a different natural indexing language.
más bien
=if you like ; instead.
Ex: We are concentrating, if you like, on the dominant theme of the document. Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
más bien bajo
(adj.)=shortish.
Ex: Hitchens' vigorous defense and vindication of Orwell consists of ten shortish chapters examining his hero's credentials in relation to various matters.
más bien corto
(adj.)=shortish.
Ex: Hitchens' vigorous defense and vindication of Orwell consists of ten shortish chapters examining his hero's credentials in relation to various matters.
más bien pequeño
(adj.)=smallish.
Ex: Sometimes it's the smallish things that take up the most room in our hearts.
más bien todo lo contrario
=quite the opposite ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse.
Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students. Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters. Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather.
más borracho que una cuba
=as drunk as a lord ; as drunk as a newt ; as drunk as a skunk.
Ex: Churchill certainly drank a lot more than modern politicians but he was far from as drunk as a lord most of the time. Ex: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels. Ex: But last night his spokesman said: 'He'd clearly had a glass of wine but does not recall being drunk as a skunk'.
más bueno que el pan
=as good as gold.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
más bueno que el pan, buenísimo, maravilloso, fiable, valiosísimo, un santo, u
=as good as gold.
Ex: It may look like junk, but to thieves scrap metal has become as good as gold.
más cerca de
=more nearly.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
más claro el agua
=as clear as a bell.
Ex: The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
más claro que el agua
=as clear as a bell.
Ex: The safest option is to stay away from drugs altogether, that's as clear as a bell.
más complejo de lo que parece
=more than meets the eye.
Ex: A librarian who suspected that there was more to this than met the eye might find that the problem at the heart of the matter could be a wish to know something of the story of the play without having to read it.
más complicado de lo que parece
=more than meets the eye.
Ex: A librarian who suspected that there was more to this than met the eye might find that the problem at the heart of the matter could be a wish to know something of the story of the play without having to read it.
más común
(adj.)=mainstream.
Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
más concretamente
=more to the point.
Ex: But more to the point, the claim that 2 1/2 million jobs depend on slashing red tape is a misrepresentation of a CBI survey carried out in advance of the UK general election of 1983.
más conocido
(adj.)=best known ; best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA] ; mainstream.
Ex: The New Encyclopaedia Britannica - or simply the Britannica, as most people call it - is the oldest, largest, best known, and most prestigious general encyclopedia in the English language. Ex: Great digital collections already exist, although I would submit that apart from the best-publicized ones, we don't know what many of these are, where they are or very much about them. Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
más conocido como
=better known as.
Ex: This was the summer residence of Friedrich II, better known as Frederick the Great.
más contento que unas castañuela
=as happy as Larry.
Ex: Recent research into the reaction of key executives to the integration and expansion of global capital markets suggests that many of them are almost 'as happy as Larry'.
más contento que unas castañuelas
=as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
Ex: I thought I'd be happy as a lark when I finally got thin, but believe me I'm not. Ex: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop. Ex: I console myself with the thought that this time next week it'll all be over and I'll once again be merry as a cricket.
más contento que unas pascuas
=as happy as Larry ; as happy as a lark ; as merry as a lark ; as merry as a cricket.
Ex: Recent research into the reaction of key executives to the integration and expansion of global capital markets suggests that many of them are almost 'as happy as Larry'. Ex: I thought I'd be happy as a lark when I finally got thin, but believe me I'm not. Ex: He was soon at the door in his van, as merry as a lark, when I mounted and we started off at a full gallop. Ex: I console myself with the thought that this time next week it'll all be over and I'll once again be merry as a cricket.
más corto que las mangas de un chaleco
(n.)=as thick as two (short) planks ; as shy as shy can be ; as thick as a brick ; knucklehead.
Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks. Ex: He's as shy as shy can be, but give him a couple of beers and he'll spill his guts about anything. Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day. Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
más corto que las mangas de una chaleco
=as daft as a brush.
Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done.
más de + Cantidad
=in excess of + Cantidad ; over + Cantidad ; more than + Cantidad ; upwards of + Cantidad.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken. Ex: The ISDS has now been in operation for over ten years. Ex: One 5 1/4' disk can thus hold more than a million characters (one megabyte). Ex: IFLA's annual conference, held at a different venue each year and attracting upwards of 3,000 participants, is a major plank in its professional programme.
más de la cuenta
=one too many.
Ex: She was beginning to suspect that perhaps Ashenden had tippled one too many.
más de la mayoría de los + Nombre
=more than most + Nombre.
Ex: But librarianship is a multi-disciplinary study, and reference work, though squarely based on systematic bibliography, owes more than most aspects of librarianship to other disciplines.
más de lo mismo
=more of the same.
Ex: This chapter also presents 3 scenarios describing more of the same, how things might get worse, and how things might get better.
más de un ISBN
=more than one ISBN.
Ex: When a publication is issued in more than one form or by more than one publisher and has more than one ISBN, each ISBN is recorded.
más de un millón
=million-plus.
Ex: Access to the million-plus records on the SWALCAP database is by control number or by one of several acronym keys based on the author, the title, or a combination of author and title.
más de una vez
=more than once.
Ex: I knew all the ways to control lunatics, but she was strong in her ravings and knocked me cold more than once.
más de unos cuantos + Nombre
=not a few + Nombre.
Ex: Not a few course leaders in the high technology end of the information education market were, in fact, somewhat envious of the clear focus in an application of the technology represented by SLIS.
más del 10 por ciento
(n.)=double digit ; double figure.
Ex: The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials. Ex: In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.
más demandado
=most demanded.
Ex: One of the most demanded CD-ROMS was 'Home Cooking with Master Chefs'.
más dentro
=further into.
Ex: Books further into the library may be those judged suitable for detailed study within the library building, and may be stored adjacent to study space.
más destacado
(adj.)=foremost.
Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
más difundido
(adj.)=best-publicised [best-publicized, -USA].
Ex: Great digital collections already exist, although I would submit that apart from the best-publicized ones, we don't know what many of these are, where they are or very much about them.
más duradero
(adj.)=longer-lasting.
Ex: The book's value as a source of references should be longer-lasting than is the case for many symposia and conference publications.
más duro que la suela de un zapato
=as tough as leather ; as tough as nails ; as tough as nuts ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch. Ex: She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things. Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he. Ex: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt. Ex: Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
más duro que una piedra
=as tough as nuts ; as tough as nails ; as tough as leather ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he. Ex: She was a tough-as-nails realist ready to see the dark side of things. Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch. Ex: Ferns are as tough as old boots even if the top dies off there is plenty under the ground waiting for the warmer weather so they can erupt. Ex: Chefs sometimes use the term 'shoemaker' as an insult, implying that the chef in question has made his food as tough as shoe leather.
más débil de la camada, el
=runt of the litter, the.
Ex: This is normally the runt of the litter which, even if it survives the birth, will probably die later of starvation, or be crushed.
más débil del grupo, el
=runt of the litter, the.
Ex: This is normally the runt of the litter which, even if it survives the birth, will probably die later of starvation, or be crushed.
más exactamente
=more nearly.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
más fresco que una lechuga
=as cool as a cucumber.
Ex: By the 1930s, 'cool as a cucumber' was 'the bee's knees,' slang of the era for 'excellent'.
más frío que el mármol
=as cold as ice.
Ex: There are cultures where physical/verbal affection is simply not common you may find that some girls can like you and still be as cold as ice.
más frío que la nieve
=as cold as ice.
Ex: There are cultures where physical/verbal affection is simply not common you may find that some girls can like you and still be as cold as ice.
más frío que un témpano (de hielo)
=as cold as ice.
Ex: There are cultures where physical/verbal affection is simply not common you may find that some girls can like you and still be as cold as ice.
más frío que una piedra
=as cold as a stone.
Ex: I wanted to be free from my pathological father and cold as a stone mother.
más fuerte que un roble
=as strong as an ox.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'.
más fuerte que un toro
=as strong as an ox.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'.
más fácil de entender para nosotros
=closer to home.
Ex: Perhaps closer to home is the assertion that 'librarians could not have helped us to organize and make available the most important research resources in the field'.
más granado de la sociedad, lo
(n.)=cream of society, the.
Ex: But in reality, those invited either want to mingle with 'the cream of society' or make sure their children marry into money.
más grande
(adj.)=greater.
Ex: The likelihood of data transmission errors is greater, however, and it is not recommended for constant use.
más hambre que el perro de un ciego
=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
Ex: In the meantime Nana, who averred that she was as hungry as a wolf, threw herself on the radishes and gobbled them up without bread. Ex: All danger of freezing was past, but he was as hungry as a bear and tired to death. Ex: Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
más hambre que un maestro de escuela
=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
Ex: In the meantime Nana, who averred that she was as hungry as a wolf, threw herself on the radishes and gobbled them up without bread. Ex: All danger of freezing was past, but he was as hungry as a bear and tired to death. Ex: Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
más importante
(adj.)=foremost.
Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
más importante aun
=more significantly.
Ex: More significantly, no library journals provide regular feautes on the wealth of montly comic book titles and mini-series = Más importante aún es el hecho de que ninguna revista de biblioteconomía incluye de un modo regular reseñas sobre la gran cantidad de comics y miniseries que se publican mensualmente.
más información
=further information ; further details.
Ex: Notes may give further information, therefore, about the title, author, edition, imprint, collation or series. Ex: Subject indexes consist of a series of index records with each record incorporating a word or phrase describing the subject acting as the access point, and further details.
más largo que un día sin pan
=as long as (my/your) arm.
Ex: The waiting lists are closed and the existing list is as long as your arm.
más lejos
=further afield ; further away ; furthest away.
Ex: The number of users of mobile libraries is falling because of improved transport facilities which allow users to visit library services further afield. Ex: With terminal access, the computer may be in the next room, the next building, the next city or even further away. Ex: How much voice projection is needed to reach the person who will be furthest away?.
más meridional
(adj.)=southernmost.
Ex: This article discusses the slow development of school libraries in Kerala, the southernmost state of India.
más necesitado
=most in need.
Ex: The report says debt aversion is greatest among the students most in need of student loans, those from the poorest households.
más o menos
=more or less ; of a sort ; or so ; of sorts ; after a fashion ; round about ; roughly speaking ; give or take ; ballpark ; kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere. Ex: True, the machine is sometimes controlled by a keyboard, and thought of a sort enters in reading the figures and poking the corresponding keys, but even this is avoidable. Ex: For example, in a normal indexing service all the documents listed in the issue for a specific month will have been published in the last year or so. Ex: In summary, accountability has been perceived by some as a threat of sorts. Ex: Koenig had a flat-platen machine working after a fashion in 1811, and a prototype cylinder machine in 1812 = Koenig ya en 1811 tenía una máquina de presión plana que más o menos funcionaba y un prototipo de máquina rotativa en 1812. Ex: Estimates of the books currently in print in Britain usually give a number of round about a quarter of a million titles. Ex: Roughly speaking one-third of book publishers publish only one new book each every six months. Ex: President Bush estimated the Iraqi civilian death toll at 30,000; give or take a few thousand. Ex: In hindsight about 350k dollars (ballpark) turned out to be the magic number. Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system. Ex: I feel sorta guilty for spending most of this beautiful afternoon bed.
más o menos + Adverbio
=relatively + Adverbio.
Ex: The solution is fine when the qualifying term that the user seeks is present, and is used relatively consistently.
más o menos cuadrado
(adj.)=squarish.
Ex: The earlier of the two, the single lay, employed one large, squarish case for a fount of type, and it held about 34 kg.
más occidental
(adj.)=westernmost.
Ex: This is the public library of the westernmost province of Austria.
más perdedor
(adj.)=losingest.
Ex: Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.
más perdido que una cabra en un garaje
=as lost as Hogan's goat.
Ex: When I drive somewhere I can usually find my way back but when I ride I'm usually as lost as Hogan's goat when I try to find my way back to the same place.
más perenne
(adj.)=longer-lasting.
Ex: The book's value as a source of references should be longer-lasting than is the case for many symposia and conference publications.
más permanente
(adj.)=longer-lasting.
Ex: The book's value as a source of references should be longer-lasting than is the case for many symposia and conference publications.
más prestigioso
(adj.)=top-rated ; top-ranked.
Ex: They have analyzed user ratings and professional testing to find top-rated shampoo brands. Ex: In contrast, Brauen modified all of the terms but only in the top-ranked relevant documents.
más profundo
(adj.)=innermost.
Ex: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.
más que antes
=more than ever ; more ... than ever before ; more than ever before.
Ex: In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever. Ex: Today the environment is changing more quickly than ever before, driven by technological change. Ex: The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible.
más que la suma de sus partes
=Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
Ex: A system which integrates these features would be worth more than the sum of its parts.
más que muerto
=dead and buried.
Ex: The article 'Is horror dead and buried?' discusses the current state of the horror fiction market, and how predictions of its collapse have failed to materialize.
más que nada
=more than anything else.
Ex: But more than anything else, I'd like to thank him for humbling me, for talking to me and showing me the world through a different lens.
más que ninguna otra cosa
=beyond all else.
Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
más que nunca
=more than ever before ; more than ever.
Ex: The unavoidable conclusion of all this is that more than ever before young people are seeking to escape from the academic environment and move out into the world as soon as possible. Ex: In the Year of the Young Reader, booksellers and librarians should form a lobby through which they can become a stronger, more unified force than ever.
más que todo lo demás
=beyond all else.
Ex: Yet the speed of action, the intricacy of trails, the detail of mental pictures, is awe-inspiring beyond all else in nature.
más que todos nosotros juntos
=more than all of us put together.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio
=completely burned-out ; totally burned-out.
Ex: The fact is that people who are completely burned-out on their work find that the only cure is to change what they do. Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.
más recientemente
=in more recent times ; more recently.
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence. Ex: More recently, we have seen the development of such subjects as molecular biology, which involves the merging, or 'fusion', of disciplines such as physics and biology which had previously been thought of as totally distinct = Más recientemente, hemos visto el desarrollo de materias como la biología molecular, que consiste en la fusión de disciplinas como la física y la biología que previamente se concebían como totalmente diferentes.
más recóndito
(adj.)=innermost.
Ex: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.
más secreto
(adj.)=innermost.
Ex: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.
más septentrional
=northernmost.
Ex: This article discusses the indexing of archival records relating to European colonisation of the northernmost portion of Western Australia.
más sincero + Nombre
=deeply felt + Nombre.
Ex: I hope therefore that they will accept this expression of my sincere thanks as an inadequate but deeply felt acknowledgement of my debt to all of them.
más solo que la una
=all on + Posesivo + own ; all by + Reflexivo ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod ; all on + Posesivo + lonesome ; all by + Posesivo + lonesome.
Ex: She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods. Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place. Ex: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out. Ex: Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!. Ex: It still amazes me that one guy can produce a film of this quality and imagination all on his lonesome. Ex: There was a homeless man living all by his lonesome on a street corner, desperately begging for money.
más sordo que una tapia
=as deaf as a post.
Ex: He is as deaf as a post and should have retired years ago.
más suave que el terciopelo
=as soft as velvet.
Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
más suave que la seda
=as soft as silk.
Ex: It feels as light and soft as silk, yet has the durability of cotton.
más tarde
=later on.
Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.
más tarde o más temprano
=sooner or later ; at one time or another ; at one point or another.
Ex: Indications are though, that sooner or later the selling of information as a commodity will begin. Ex: Indigestion is a common condition that many people -- even kids -- have at one time or another. Ex: Whether you're trying to be sexy, or you're just plain nervous, everyone bites their lower lip at one point or another.
más todavía
=all the more so.
Ex: Authors gain exposure in their domain -- isn't it why one publishes? -- all the more so if it is through peer reviewing and what we hope will be a high quality conference.
más usado
=most heavily used.
Ex: In 1987 Dialog started publishing some of the most heavily used data bases in CD-ROM format.
más vale malo conocido que bueno por conocer
=better the devil you know (than the devil you don't).
Ex: In a way it's probably just as well the deputy has become the new chief; it's a case of better the devil you know.
más vale prevenir que curar
=a stitch in time saves nine ; better (to be) safe than sorry ; prevention is better than cure.
Ex: It is better too, for the help to be given before the problem has grown to a crisis -- a stitch in time saves nine. Ex: Common sense tells us that it is better to be safe than sorry. Ex: So by taking time by the forelock, I learned that 'prevention is better than cure'.
más vale pájaro en mano que ciento volando
=a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
Ex: Going by the idiom 'A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush' is not likely to be a successful strategy in an increasingly competitive environment.
más vale que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=might + as well + Verbo.
Ex: 'Might as well face the music,' he said resignedly.
más vale ser cabeza de ratón que cola de león
=better to reign in Hell than to serve in Heaven.
Ex: Perhaps the most often quoted line from John Milton's Paradise Lost is Satan's declaration: 'Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven'.
más vale solo que mal acompañado
=better alone than in bad company.
Ex: You'll find someone better, and even if you don't it's better alone than in bad company.
más vale tarde que nunca
=better late than never.
Ex: The article 'Better late than never' discusses the extraordinary pace of change in the academic book market.
más valorado
(adj.)=highly valued.
Ex: Intellectual freedom is a first essential of all the highly valued human feelings = La libertad intelectual es el más esencial de todos los sentimientos humanos más valorados.
más vendido
(adj.)=best selling [bestselling/best-selling] ; top-selling.
Ex: Similarly, Nicholas Meyer's best-selling 'Seven Percent Solution' includes interesting characters. Ex: Consumer perceptions of the two top-selling brands are perceived to be more environmentally friendly than the other brands.
más veterano, el
(adj.)=seniormost, the.
Ex: The union's contract stipulates that only the 'seniormost' unselected candidate has the right to grieve.
más viejo que Matusalén
=as old as Methuselah ; as old as the hills ; as old as the hills.
Ex: Bible controversy is as old as Methuselah. Ex: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation. Ex: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.
más votado
(adj.)=top-rated ; top-ranked.
Ex: They have analyzed user ratings and professional testing to find top-rated shampoo brands. Ex: In contrast, Brauen modified all of the terms but only in the top-ranked relevant documents.
más íntimo
(adj.)=innermost.
Ex: Thus a folio gathering might consist of three folio sheets, the outermost of which contained pages 1 and 12 and pages 2 and 11; the middle sheet had pages 3 and 10, 4 and 9; and the innermost sheet had pages 5 and 8, 6 and 7.
máscara
(n.)=form ; mask.
Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.
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* baile de máscaras=masquerade ; masquerade ball.
* máscara antigás=gas mask.
* máscara de oxígeno=oxygen mask.
* máscara de teclado=keyboard overlay.
* máscara facial=facemask.

máscara antigás
(n.)=gas mask.
Ex: It shows a military soldier in full gear with gas mask on and weapon in hand standing near a strip of deserted road.
máscara de oxígeno
(n.)=oxygen mask.
Ex: If an aircraft depressurises, pilots should don oxygen masks immediately.
máscara de teclado
(n.)=keyboard overlay.
Ex: A special keyboard overlay was developed to facilitate computing in Indian language scripts.
máscara facial
(n.)=facemask.
Ex: This is the only facemask and balaclava that warms the air you breath using heat exchange technology.
máster
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* máster en biblioteconomía y documentación=master in library and information science (MLIS).
* tesis de máster=master's dissertation ; master's thesis.

máster en biblioteconomía y documentación
(n.)=master in library and information science (MLIS).
Ex: There are also a variety of other local and national scholarships for students pursuing the master in library and information science (MLIS).
mástil
(n.)=flagpole ; mast ; flagstaff.
Ex: A request such as `Where can I buy a flagpole?' might be dealt with by showing the enquirer where the trade directories are kept.
Ex: To do so should the public library nail its colours firmly to the technological mast and accept that print-based and other services should no longer have a high priority?.
Ex: In the absence of Their Majesties, the flagstaff on the Round Tower of Windsor Castle is being cleaned and beeswaxed.

máter
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* alma máter=Alma Mater.

máxima
(n.)=dictum [dicta, -pl.] ; maxim.
Ex: John Ward's dictum was that 'deprivation is as much a lack of information and the knowledge to use it as it is of the basic essentials'.
Ex: One maxim is agreed upon by all, concepts 'important' for retrieval should be included in abstracts, but when specific criteria for their selection is devised, editors part company.
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* máximas=dicta [dictum -sing.].

máximas
(n.)=dicta [dictum -sing.].
Ex: One of George Santayana's dicta, which is engraved as a guiding principle in my mind, is his admonition that 'Those who ignore the past are condemned to repeat it'.
máximo
(n.)=maximum ; utmost ; peak ; maximal ; ultimate ; upper bound.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: Indeed, he must take the utmost care never to jump to conclusions.
Ex: Peak use of the libraries occurs during lunch hours.
Ex: Summaries typically convey maximal information in minimal space.
Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
Ex: It also provides a simple yet powerful mechanism for establishing the upper bound of the maximal substructural commonality of a series of compounds.
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* alcanzar el máximo=reach + a head ; crest.
* alcanzar el valor máximo=crest.
* alcanzar un máximo histórico=be at an all-time high ; hit + an all-time high ; reach + an all-time high.
* al máximo=to the full ; to the utmost ; to the hilt ; to the extreme ; at full stretch ; up to full speed ; in full swing ; in full gear.
* a lo máximo=at best ; at most ; at the most.
* aplicar el máximo castigo a Alguien=throw + the book at.
* aprovechamiento al máximo=optimisation [optimization, -USA].
* aprovechar al máximo=maximise [maximize, -USA] ; optimise [optimize, -USA] ; realise + to its full potential ; exploit + full potential ; take + full advantage (of) ; get + the best out of ; take + the best advantage ; get + the most out of ; realise + the potential ; make + the best possible use of.
* aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades=maximise + opportunities.
* aprovechar el tiempo al máximo=make + the most of time.
* aprovecharse al máximo de=make + the best of.
* aspirar a lo máximo=shoot (for) + the moon.
* búsqueda por máxima proximidad=nearest neighbour searching.
* cargado al máximo=fully-loaded.
* coste máximo=maximum cost.
* de máxima categoría=top-class.
* de máxima seguridad=safety critical [safety-critical].
* de máximo rango=top-ranking.
* disfrutar al máximo=enjoy + every minute of ; love + every minute of it.
* disfrutar al máximo (de) cada momento=enjoy + each moment to the full(est).
* disfrutar (de) la vida al máximo=enjoy + life to the full.
* enojado al máximo=mad as hell.
* esforzarse al máximo=do + Posesivo + utmost ; stretch + Reflexivo ; stretch + Nombre + to the limit ; give + Posesivo + utmost ; lean over + backwards ; work + hard ; give + Posesivo + best.
* estar al máximo=overstretch.
* explotar al máximo=realise + to its full potential ; realise + the potential.
* funcionando al máximo=overstretched.
* funcionar al máximo=stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo=to + Posesivo + full potential.
* hasta un máximo de + Número=up to + Número.
* llegar al máximo=crest.
* llegar al valor máximo=crest.
* lleno al máximo=packed to capacity ; packed to the rafters ; full to the gunwales ; loaded to the gunwales.
* lo máximo=the be all and end all ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* máximo anotador=highest scorer ; top scorer ; leading scorer.
* máximo goleador=leading scorer ; top scorer ; highest scorer.
* máximo histórico=all-time high.
* máximo interés=maximum interest.
* nivel máximo del agua=high-water mark.
* obtener el máximo beneficio=reap + full potential.
* ofrecer lo máximo=shoot (for) + the moon.
* precio máximo=price cap.
* premio máximo=jackpot.
* producir el rendimiento máximo=come into + Posesivo + own.
* prueba de la máxima proximidad=nearest neighbour test.
* récord máximo=all-time high.
* sacar el máximo partido=exploit + full potential ; take + full advantage (of) ; take + the best advantage.
* sacar el máximo partido a=get + the most out of.
* sacar el máximo partido a Algo=reach + the full potential of.
* sacar el máximo partido de=make + the best of ; harness + the power of.
* sacar el máximo partido de Algo=make + the most of.
* sacar el máximo provecho de=get + the most out of.
* sacar el máximo provecho de Algo=make + the most of.
* ser el máximo=be the limit.
* temperatura máxima=maximum temperature.
* utilizar al máximo=stretch + Nombre + to the limit.
* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador=explode.
* velocidad máxima=speed limit.
* velocidad máxima permitida=speed limit.
* vivir la vida al máximo=live + life to the full ; live + Posesivo + life to the fullest.

máximo anotador
(n.)=highest scorer ; top scorer ; leading scorer.
Ex: He was highest scorer in 1974 with 12 goals. Ex: Going on previous seasons he has a very good chance of being the top scorer. Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft.
máximo goleador
(n.)=leading scorer ; top scorer ; highest scorer.
Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft. Ex: Going on previous seasons he has a very good chance of being the top scorer. Ex: He was highest scorer in 1974 with 12 goals.
máximo histórico
(n.)=all-time high.
Ex: The gold price surged to another new all-time high, touching $1518.30 early Monday morning.
máximo interés
(n.)=maximum interest.
Ex: Careful planning is essential between all concerned, including the children, to ensure maximum interest and minimum cost.
médico de cabecera
(n.)=general practitioner (GP) ; family practitioner ; family doctor ; primary care physician ; primary care doctor ; primary care provider.
Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care. Ex: The firt moves have been to computerize the central register and to develop electronic links between the centre and each family practitioner committee. Ex: The data showed that family doctors used colleagues most often as information sources followed by periodicals and books. Ex: Most primary care physicians diagnose and treat common medical conditions, from strep throat to bacterial infections and simple viruses. Ex: Cost containment is one reason, since primary care doctors are often less expensive then specialists. Ex: Suicidal patients often visit their primary care providers within days or weeks of taking their lives.
médico de familia
(n.)=family practitioner ; general practitioner (GP) ; family doctor.
Ex: The firt moves have been to computerize the central register and to develop electronic links between the centre and each family practitioner committee. Ex: One of the aims of the National Health Service (NHS) is to give patients and general practitioners a greater choice of where to purchase medical care. Ex: The data showed that family doctors used colleagues most often as information sources followed by periodicals and books.
médico de hospital
(n.)=hospital physician.
Ex: A survey was carried out into the information needs and information-seeking habits of hospital physicians.
médico de planta
(n.)=hospitalist.
Ex: In an effort to provide continuing quality care to in-patients, hospitals are adding hospitalists to their staffs.
médico forense
(n.)=coroner.
Ex: Analysis of 19th-century London coroners' records suggest that it was rare for a coroner to label suspicious deaths as murders.
médico residente
(n.)=house physician ; doctor in residence.
Ex: The objective of this study was to estimate the prevalence of smoking among house physicians. Ex: There is normally a doctor in residence who is available for consultation almost any time.
médico^1
(n.)=clinician ; MD (Medical Doctor) ; physician ; doctor ; medical practitioner ; healer ; medical doctor.
Ex: A study was designed to address this question, particularly as applied to clinicians and user-friendly search software package such as Grateful Med.
Ex: This article outlines the steps taken by the library to meet the accrediation standards of the Liason Committee for Medical Education for a full 4 year MD granting institution.
Ex: The results indicate that physicians vary in their information needs, preferences, motivations, and strategies for seeking information.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction.
Ex: To fulfil their potential, librarians must articulate and act upon a vision that involves them more fully in the work of faculty, researchers, and medical practitioners.
Ex: Just why a patient should trust a particular healer is a question that has not been adequately explored in the literature on healing.
Ex: The results show clearly that occupational prestige does not depend upon salary or money factors (teaching being ranked second only to medical doctor).
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* consulta de médico=doctor's surgery.
* médico de cabecera=general practitioner (GP) ; family practitioner ; family doctor ; primary care physician ; primary care doctor ; primary care provider.
* médico de familia=family practitioner ; general practitioner (GP) ; family doctor.
* médico de hospital=hospital physician.
* médico de planta=hospitalist.
* médico forense=coroner.
* médico residente=house physician ; doctor in residence.
* paramédico=paramedical [para-medical].

médico^2
(adj.)=medical.
Ex: The asbestos literature is discussed under its industrial, medical, legal, control and abatement aspects.
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* aborto médico=medical abortion.
* afección médica=medical condition.
* asistencia médica=medical care ; health care [healthcare] ; medical aid ; medical assistance ; medical help.
* atención médica=medical attention.
* avance médico=medical advance.
* ciencia médica=medical science.
* clínica médica=medical clinic.
* cobertura médica=medical cover.
* con receta médica=on prescription.
* cuidado médico=medical attention.
* desde un punto de vista médico=medically ; medically.
* diagnóstico médico=medical diagnosis.
* diccionario médico=medical dictionary.
* emergencia médica=medical emergency.
* examen médico=medical examination.
* investigación médica=medical research.
* pase médico=teaching round.
* profesión médica, la=medical profession, the.
* receta médica=doctor's prescription.
* recetario médico=prescription pad.
* reconocimiento médico=medical checkup.
* representación óptica médica=medical imaging.
* seguir un tratamiento médico=be on medication.
* seguro médico=health insurance plan ; medical insurance ; health insurance.
* servicio médico=medical care ; medical aid ; medical assistance.
* sin receta médica=over the counter.
* tratamiento médico=doctoring ; medical treatment.
* vendaje médico=wound dressing.
* visitadora médica=pharmaceutical saleswoman.
* visitador médico=pharmaceutical salesman.
* visita médica=grand round.

médicorreligioso
(adj.)=medico-religious.
Ex: This book is a biography of Mary Baker Eddy, a woman who became the figurehead for the medico-religious movement of Christian Science.

médium
(n.)=psychic.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.

médula
(n.)=pith ; marrow ; core ; medulla.
Ex: Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia.
Ex: Platonic psychology considers the constitutive principle of the body to be the marrow.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: The brainstem consists of the medulla (myelencephalon), the pons (metencephalon), and the midbrain (mesencephalon).
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* cáncer de médula ósea=bone marrow cancer.
* corrompido hasta la médula=rotten to the core.
* hasta la médula=true blue ; to the core ; through and through.
* helado hasta la médula de los huesos=frozen to the bone ; frozen to the marrow (of the bones) ; chilled to the bone ; chilled to the marrow (of the bones).
* lesión de la médula espinal=spinal cord injury (SCI).
* médula espinal=spinal cord.
* médula espinal, la=spinal column, the.
* médula oblonga=medulla oblongata.
* médula ósea=bone marrow.
* transplante de médula ósea=bone marrow transplant.

médula espinal
(n.)=spinal cord.
Ex: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is a damage done to the spinal cord due to an accident or a fall, which may result in partial or complete paralysis.
médula espinal, la
(n.)=spinal column, the.
Ex: The five vertebrae in the lumbar region of the back are the largest and strongest in the spinal column.
médula oblonga
(n.)=medulla oblongata.
Ex: The medulla oblongata is the most vital part of the brain because it is the control center for many involuntary body functions.
médula ósea
(n.)=bone marrow.
Ex: College students were surveyed regarding the moral obligation to save someone's life by donating bone marrow.
ménage à trois
=threesome ; ménage à trois.
Ex: In such situations, the desire or opportunity may arise to involve a third individual in their relationship - to form a threesome.
Ex: The ménage à trois has long been the shadowy part of the landscape of human love.

mérito
=merit ; credit ; claim to fame.
Nota: Algo por lo que Alguien destaca.
Ex: Much will be said later about the merits and drawbacks of the various types of index and approaches to indexing.
Ex: The ideal was forever etched in his consciousness from the day Crane uttered it: a good librarian working anywhere is a credit and benefit to libraries everywhere.
Ex: Not one, but five towns use albino squirrels as their claims to fame, and none is particularly happy about the others.
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* atribuir el mérito a=credit.
* atribuirse el mérito=take + the credit (for).
* atribuirse el mérito de Algo=claim + credit for.
* aumento salarial por méritos=merit salary increase.
* digno de mérito=meritorious.
* exageración de los méritos de Algo=overselling.
* exagerar los méritos de Algo=oversell.
* falta de mérito=unworthiness.
* llevarse el mérito=take + the credit (for).
* mérito + atribuirse a=credit + be due to ; credit + go to ; be to the credit of.
* mérito + deberse a=credit + be due to ; credit + go to ; be to the credit of.
* méritos profesionales=merit.
* por méritos=meritorious.
* quitar el mérito a Algo=belittle.
* quitarle mérito=obscure + fact.
* quitar mérito=detract from.
* reconocer el mérito de Alguien=get + Posesivo + due(s).
* subida salarial por méritos=merit increase.
* tener mérito=be meritorious.

mérito + atribuirse a
(v.)=credit + be due to ; credit + go to ; be to the credit of.
Ex: Much credit for this is due to Sharr's organisation and planning expertise. Ex: Much of the credit for this goes to Apple Computer Community Network Grants in the early 80s. Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.
mérito + deberse a
(v.)=credit + be due to ; credit + go to ; be to the credit of.
Ex: Much credit for this is due to Sharr's organisation and planning expertise. Ex: Much of the credit for this goes to Apple Computer Community Network Grants in the early 80s. Ex: It is much to the credit of the British government that in the current reorganisation of local government it has insisted that public libraries be controlled by the top-tier authorities, those responsible for education and other major services.
méritos profesionales
(n.)=merit.
Ex: But when merit, as determined by the performance evaluation, becomes the basis for salary increases, the employee is much more concerned with work performance.
método
(n.)=approach [approaches, -pl.] ; avenue ; design ; mechanism ; method ; tack.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: Thus in index or catalogue or data base design the indexer must choose an appropriate blend of recall and precision for each individual application.
Ex: This helps to illustrate the methods of analysis employed by the scheme and to introduce the mechanisms of its use.
Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
Ex: The simplest tack would be to include the metadata in the notes field but sorting by metadata attributes is problematic and clunky.
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* aprender por el método de ensayo y error=learn by + trial and error.
* basado en un método empírico=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
* basado en un método práctico=enquiry-based [inquiry-based, -USA].
* como un método para=as a means of.
* explorar métodos=explore + roads.
* indizar según el método KWIC=KWIC-index.
* método analítico=analytical method.
* método anticonceptivo=contraceptive method.
* método automatizado=computer-based method.
* método basado en modelos=modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].
* método Cloze=Cloze method.
* método cualitativo=qualitative method.
* método de actuación=clinical practice.
* método de aprendizaje=learning style ; learning method.
* método de búsqueda=search paradigm.
* método de clustering aglutinador=agglomerative clustering method.
* método de comunicación=communication pathway.
* método deductivo=deductive method.
* método de enseñanza=teaching method.
* método de evaluación de un edificio en uso=post-occupancy evaluation method.
* método de gestión=managerial style.
* método de indización en cadena=chain procedure.
* método de la coocurrencia de términos=co-word method ; co-word method ; co-word method.
* método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF)=Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).
* método de la media ponderada=weighted means method.
* método de la media sin ponderar=unweighted means method.
* Método de la Secuencia Crítica=Critical Path Method (CPM).
* método Delphi, el=Delphi method, the.
* método del Valor de Discriminación (DV)=Discrimination Value model (DV).
* método de ordenación letra a letra=letter by letter method ; all-through method.
* método de ordenación palabra por palabra=word by word method ; nothing before something method.
* método de pensamiento en voz alta=thinking aloud method.
* método de puntuación=scoring technique.
* método de trabajo=working method.
* método de Two-Poisson (2P)=Two-Poisson model (2P).
* método docente=teaching method.
* método escalonado=stations approach.
* método estadístico=statistical method.
* método inductivo=inductive method.
* método Maze=Maze method.
* método por simulación=simulation method ; simulation approach.
* por el método de ensayo y error=by trial and error ; trial and error.
* seguir un método=take + approach.
* según un método prescrito=clerically.

método Cloze
(n.)=Cloze method.
Ex: Reasearchers using reading formulas, the Cloze method, or the Maze method are often interested primarily in assessing the readability of a particular item, such as a text.
método Delphi, el
=Delphi method, the.
Ex: The working party adopted the so-called Delphi method of using a panel of 200 participants drawn from areas such as librarianship, education, and local and national government.
método Maze
(n.)=Maze method.
Ex: Reasearchers using reading formulas, the Cloze method, or the Maze method are often interested primarily in assessing the readability of a particular item, such as a text.
método analítico
(n.)=analytical method.
Ex: The process of collecting the significant terms of a natural language in a given subject field by content analysis of documents is known as the analytical method.
método anticonceptivo
(n.)=contraceptive method.
Ex: This database covers the areas of research in human fertility, contraceptive methods, demography, censuses, and vital statistics.
método automatizado
(n.)=computer-based method.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
método basado en modelos
(n.)=modelling approach [modeling approach, -USA].
Ex: The author aims to formalise this modelling approach and its semantics, to understand the theoretical and practical issues that it raises, and addresses some of them.
método cualitativo
(n.)=qualitative method.
Ex: Recruitment efforts of white extremist groups on the Internet were examined using qualitative methods.
método de Two-Poisson (2P)
=Two-Poisson model (2P).
Ex: This study compares the Two-Poisson (2P), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) and Discrimination Value (DV) models of document representation.
método de actuación
(n.)=clinical practice.
Ex: Librarians need to examine their methods of clinical practice to determine whether there is a true congruence between their belief system and their style of service.
método de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning style ; learning method.
Ex: These findings may have implications for those concerned with student learning styles and absorptive capacity. Ex: Changes in learning methods introduced in the 1960s had vast implications for school libraries.
método de búsqueda
(n.)=search paradigm.
Ex: This article explores the appropriateness of the search paradigm as a framework for harvesting and mining information needed to make legal arguments.
método de clustering aglutinador
(n.)=agglomerative clustering method.
Ex: The implementation of agglomerative clustering methods for large data sets is very demanding of computational resources when implemented on conventional computers.
método de comunicación
(n.)=communication pathway.
Ex: Traditional communication pathways between acquisitions and other departments are inadequate in the process of acquiring the electronic resources increasingly in demand by the community.
método de enseñanza
(n.)=teaching method.
Ex: The learning objectives and teaching methods exhibited considerable variety, however.
método de evaluación de un edificio en uso
(n.)=post-occupancy evaluation method.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Library design analysis using post-occupancy evaluation methods'.
método de gestión
(n.)=managerial style.
Ex: Factors to be taken into consideration include: managerial style; attitude to personnel and customers; the importance of information technology; corporate culture; criteria for creativity; charisma; and the role of quality.
método de indización en cadena
(n.)=chain procedure.
Ex: The practice of modifying the citation order prescribed by chain procedure can be extended beyond the suppression of time and form concepts.
método de la Inversión de la Frecuencia de los Documentos (IDF)
=Inverse Document Frequency model (IDF).
Ex: This study compares the Two-Poisson (2P), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) and Discrimination Value (DV) models of document representation.
método de la coocurrencia de términos
(n.)=co-word method ; co-word method ; co-word method.
Ex: This article describes recent developments in the co-word method and illustrates, for the case of acid rain research, the way in which the method can be used to detect the themes of research to be found in a given area of science. Ex: This article describes recent developments in the co-word method and illustrates, for the case of acid rain research, the way in which the method can be used to detect the themes of research to be found in a given area of science. Ex: This article describes recent developments in the co-word method and illustrates, for the case of acid rain research, the way in which the method can be used to detect the themes of research to be found in a given area of science.
método de la media ponderada
(n.)=weighted means method.
Ex: This analysis is broadly confirmed by applying the unweighted means method, and also by the weighted means method for main effects.
método de la media sin ponderar
(n.)=unweighted means method.
Ex: This analysis is broadly confirmed by applying the unweighted means method, and also by the weighted means method for main effects.
método de ordenación letra a letra
(n.)=letter by letter method ; all-through method.
Ex: One is known as the 'letter by letter' or 'all-through' method and the other as the 'word by word' or 'nothing before something' method. Ex: One is known as the 'letter by letter' or 'all-through' method and the other as the 'word by word' or 'nothing before something' method.
método de ordenación palabra por palabra
(n.)=word by word method ; nothing before something method.
Ex: One is known as the 'letter by letter' or 'all-through' method and the other as the 'word by word' or 'nothing before something' method. Ex: One is known as the 'letter by letter' or 'all-through' method and the other as the 'word by word' or 'nothing before something' method.
método de pensamiento en voz alta
(n.)=thinking aloud method.
Ex: The classification work of 26 librarians and 9 students was studied by a thinking aloud method.
método de puntuación
(n.)=scoring technique.
Ex: The method consists of a weighted scoring technique based on a customisable criteria hierarchy.
método de trabajo
(n.)=working method.
Ex: The author describes the working methods of the two Iranian architects and the role of stucco in Islamic architecture.
método deductivo
(n.)=deductive method.
Ex: The difference in my mind is that between the deductive and inductive methods.
método del Valor de Discriminación (DV)
=Discrimination Value model (DV).
Ex: This study compares the Two-Poisson (2P), Inverse Document Frequency (IDF) and Discrimination Value (DV) models of document representation.
método docente
(n.)=teaching method.
Ex: The learning objectives and teaching methods exhibited considerable variety, however.
método escalonado
(n.)=stations approach.
Ex: The article 'The conversion of a secondary school skeptic' defines a stations approach to learning as a series of activities and supporting resources designed to develop student knowledge and/or skills.
método estadístico
(n.)=statistical method.
Ex: The representativeness of the locally observed interannual variations of temperature and precipitation was analyzed by a statistical method.
método inductivo
(n.)=inductive method.
Ex: The difference in my mind is that between the deductive and inductive methods.
método por simulación
(n.)=simulation method ; simulation approach.
Ex: A simulation method is described for estimating recall and fallout in a document retrieval system. Ex: This article explores the advantages of a simulation (rather than expert system) approach to designing a system to relieve reference desk overload.
métrico
(adj.)=metric.
Ex: We are finally in step with the age of the metric system.
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* cinta métrica=measuring tape.
* sistema métrico decimal, el=metric system, the ; decimal metric system, the.
* sistema métrico, el=metric system, the.

mí mismo
=myself.
Ex: And since I myself am not so prompt in answering letters, I appreciate other people being better than I am.
mímica
(n.)=mimicry.
Ex: The poor retention and transfer for the demonstration users appeared to be due to mimicry of the demonstrated procedures = La pobre retención y transferencia del conocimento adquirido por los usuarios que participaron en la demonstración parecía deberse a la imitación utilizada en los procedimientos de la demonstración.

mínima
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* abordar una mínima parte del asunto=touch + the tip of the iceberg.
* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad=not to have a prayer.
* sin la más mínima duda=without the shadow of a doubt.

mínima parte
(n.)=fraction.
Ex: Nowadays, the quantity of new information being generated is such that no individual can hope to keep pace with even a small fraction of it.
mínimamente
=minimally.
Ex: Acquiring this material will minimally affect the library's budget = La adquisición de este material afectará mínimamente al presupuesto de la biblioteca.
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* cirugía mínimamente invasiva=keyhole surgery.

mínimo
(adj.)=bare ; low ; minimal ; minimum ; negligible ; reduced ; baseline [base line] ; monadic ; lower bound ; razor-thin ; paltry ; measly .
Ex: Those are just the bare beginnings.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: The intellectual input at the indexing stage is minimal, even in systems where in the interest of enhanced consistency there is some intervention at the indexing stage.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: Microforms are obviously very compact, and the microforms themselves occupy negligible space.
Ex: The model shows that market concentration rises with inelastic demand, reduced marginal costs and efficient technology.
Ex: This article describes the development of the first baseline inventory of information resources at the U.S.
Ex: Modern economic theory, with its bias in favor of atomistic or monadic analysis, fails to take into account ethical questions.
Ex: The resulting cost and benefit models permit estimating a lower bound on benefits and the calculations of net benefits (benefits less costs).
Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
Ex: And there is no guarantee that any of the paltry sums of extra money available will actually benefit the workers in the recipient countries.
Ex: Despite the Bank of England's base rate having risen by a full percentage point, the average savings rate is still 'measly'.
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* a un coste mínimo=at (a) minimum cost.
* como mínimo=at least ; conservatively ; at a minimum.
* como mínimo hasta que=minimally until.
* con sólo una mínima idea de=with only the sketchiest idea of.
* con unos costes mínimos=with minimum costs.
* coste mínimo=minimal cost ; minimum cost.
* diferencia entre ... y ... es mínima=line between ... and ... is thin.
* en lo más mínimo=not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; in the least ; the least bit.
* estar a bajos mínimos=be at rock bottom.
* grupo mínimo relacionado=minimum zone cohort.
* hacer lo mínimo=do + enough to get by.
* ley del mínimo esfuerzo, la=path of least resistance, the ; line of least resistance, the.
* lo más mínimo=so much as ; in the least.
* lo mínimo=bare necessities, the.
* mantener Algo al mínimo=keep + Nombre + at a minimum.
* mínima parte=fraction.
* nivel mínimo del agua=low-water mark.
* no importar lo más mínimo=could not care less.
* no tener la más mínima consideración=walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over.
* no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo=Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
* precio mínimo=threshold price.
* reducción al mínimo=minimisation [minimization, -USA].
* reducido al mínimo=stripped down.
* reducir al mínimo=minimise [minimize, -USA] ; reduce to + a minimum ; cut down to + a minimum ; keep to + a (bare) minimum ; cut to + the bone.
* reducir a lo mínimo=cut to + the bone.
* salario mínimo=living wage ; minimum salary ; poverty level.
* salario mínimo, el=minimum wage, the.
* seguir la ley del mínimo esfuerzo=follow + the line of least resistance ; follow + the path of least resistance.
* ser mínimo=be at a minimum.
* servicios mínimos=skeleton staff.
* sin la más mínima de duda=without a shadow of a doubt.
* sin la más mínima duda=beyond a shadow of a doubt.
* sin preocuparse lo más mínimo=blithely.
* temperatura mínima=minimum temperature.
* vivir con lo mínimo=live on + a shoestring (budget).

mío
=mine.
Ex: I am given to understand that the overall cooling costs in a library building such as mine are greater than the total heating costs.
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* ¡Dios mío!=good grief!.
* ¡Dios mío!=goodness gracious ; oh dear!.
* el mío=mine.
* ¡Madre mía!=Good heavens!.
* Nombre + mío=Nombre + of mine.

mísero
(adj.)=hardscrabble ; miserable ; penurious ; skimpy .
Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.
Ex: Often times new graduate job-seekers produce skimpy resumes because they fail to include all of their relevant experience.

míster
(n.)=coach.
Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.

místico
(adj.)=mystical ; yogi ; ascetic ; mystic ; mystic ; otherworldly.
Ex: To explain, I could only invoke rather mystical language like 'bibliographic purity' (somewhat a la Panizzi) to explain why she was not finding Aleichem under ALEICHEM, but rather under Rabinowitz.
Ex: The article 'Museum data bank report: the yogi and the registrar' is a contribution to an issue devoted to linking art objects and art information.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.
Ex: This service provides Web access to selected extracts from the writings and sayings of various spiritual leaders, saints, seers, mystics and scholars.
Ex: He embodies the otherworldly in a narrative studded with spectacles and visions.
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* experiencia mística=mystic experience.

mítico
(adj.)=mythical ; mythic ; parabolic.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.
Ex: All this, we have to remember, may be achieved -- may sometimes only be achieved -- in a mythic and parabolic way = Debemos recordar que todo esto se puede conseguir (y que a veces sólo se puede conseguir) de una formá mítica y alegórica.

módico
(adj.)=moderate ; modest ; low-priced.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.
Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
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* a un precio módico=at an affordable price ; at an affordable cost.

módulo
(n.)=module ; mould [mold, -USA] ; modulus [moduli, -pl.].
Ex: No detailed mention is made of the modules included in such packages which are not concerned with cataloguing, such as modules for circulation control, acquisitions and ordering and serials control.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
Ex: The main goal of this school is to introduce graduate students and postdocs to active fields of current research in the theory of moduli.
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* módulo de aceso de un portal=portlet.
* módulo de adquisiciones=acquisitions system ; acquisitions module.
* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos=Acquisitions and Ordering System.
* módulo de catalogación=cataloguing module ; cataloguing system ; catalogue module.
* módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea=online public access catalogue module.
* módulo de circulación=circulation system ; circulation module.
* módulo de comunicaciones=communication module.
* módulo de control de autoridades=authority control module.
* módulo de control de publicaciones seriadas=serials control system ; serials control module.
* módulo de préstamos=circulation module.
* módulo lunar=lunar module.

módulo de aceso de un portal
(n.)=portlet.
Ex: Today's portal systems allow combining access modules or 'portlets' to different information sources side by side on a single portal webpage.
módulo de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisitions system ; acquisitions module.
Ex: The acquisitions system integrates data from the Online Union Catalogue with local order and fund data, thus improving order processing and providing current accounting information. Ex: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.
módulo de catalogación
(n.)=cataloguing module ; cataloguing system ; catalogue module.
Ex: Cataloguing modules appear in packages originally designed for information retrieval. Ex: The online cataloguing system allows users to search for, edit and create records. Ex: The catalogue module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
módulo de catálogo de acceso público en línea
(n.)=online public access catalogue module.
Ex: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.
módulo de circulación
(n.)=circulation system ; circulation module.
Ex: BLCMP's circulation system can be extensively tailored to meet local requirements. Ex: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.
módulo de comunicaciones
(n.)=communication module.
Ex: The main features of this software program are: tool palette, word processor, database, spreadsheet, and communication module.
módulo de control de autoridades
(n.)=authority control module.
Ex: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.
módulo de préstamos
(n.)=circulation module.
Ex: Functions of this library system include: cataloguing; authority control; online public access catalogue; circulation; acquisitions; and serials control modules.
módulo lunar
(n.)=lunar module.
Ex: If funding had been available, modified lunar modules would have been used to set up the first lunar bases.
mónada^2
(n.)=monad.
Ex: Any such monad can create relations with other monads forming a bipolar unity at a higher level.

mórbido
(adj.)=morbid.
Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
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* curiosidad mórbida=morbid curiosity.

móvil con cámara
(n.)=cameraphone.
Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.
móvil^1
(n.)=cellular phone ; cell phone.
Ex: By the end of 1992 there were more than 10 million cellular phone users in the US.
Ex: The particular issue has to do with pagers and cell phones going off in a public library and the need for a policy to control the situation.
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* mercado de telefonía móvil=mobile telephone market.
* móvil con cámara=cameraphone.
* red de telefonía móvil=mobile network.
* servicio de telefonía móvil=mobile telephone service ; mobile phone service.
* tecnología móvil=cellular technology.

móvil^2
(n.)=mobile.
Nota: Juguete que se suspende generalmente del techo y que consta de varias partes ligeras que se mueven y a veces hacen ruido con la corriente de aire o al abrir una puerta.
Ex: The aim of the scheme is to organise a central pool of library displays (posters, polystyrene cutouts, mobiles, letter sets etc.) = El objetivo de este sistema de clasificación es organizar un fondo común central de objetos utilizados en las exposiciones de la biblioteca (posters, recortables de poliestireno, juguetes móviles colgantes, juegos de letras, etc.).
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* escala móvil=sliding scale.
* pasillo móvil=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
* rampa móvil=moving ramp.

móvil^3
(adj.)=mobile ; movable ; moveable ; moving ; roving.
Ex: One of the most cited shortcomings of mobile advice centres, that their conspicuousness deters people from using them, does not seem to have been a problem.
Ex: A mock-up is a representation of a device or process that usually has movable parts that can be manipulated.
Ex: Furniture which traditionally has been conceived as 'fixed' or 'built in' is demountable and moveable.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed.
Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
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* antena de telefonía móvil=cellular antenna.
* biblioteca móvil=bookmobile ; mobile library.
* biblioteca móvil en trailer=trailer library.
* blanco móvil=moving target.
* casa móvil=mobile home.
* encuentro de bibliotecas móviles=mobile meet.
* inmóvil=immobile.
* reunión de bibliotecas móviles=mobilemeet.
* tipo móvil=moveable type.
* tipos móviles=movable type.
* unidad móvil=mobile unit.
* zona para casas móviles=mobile home park ; trailer park.

mújol
(n.)=mullet.
Ex: Samples of mullet, sea bream and red sea bream were obtained from polluted water after the wreck of the ship 'Juliana' in order to detect contamination.

múltiple
(adj.)=manifold ; multifarious ; multiple ; multi-fold ; multipronged [multi-pronged] ; several.
Ex: Title indexes, despite their manifold weaknesses, have two important points in their favour which make them attractive for some library and information applications.
Ex: In the case of the book, it is the interplay of such multifarious trends that will determine its destiny.
Ex: A dual dictionary, as distinct from card-based indexes, can be produced in multiple copies.
Ex: The novelty of this service is multi-fold.
Ex: This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.
Ex: There may be several entries per document, or merely one.
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* acceso múltiple=multiple access.
* análisis de regresión múltiple=multiple regression analysis.
* búsqueda en múltiples bases de datos=cross database searching.
* búsqueda en múltiples ficheros=cross-file searching.
* colisión múltiple=pile-up.
* concepto de múltiples palabras=multiple-word concept.
* conversación telefónica múltiple=telephone conferencing.
* de conceptos múltiples=multiple-concept.
* de múltiples palabras=multiple-word.
* de uso múltiple=all-purpose.
* entrada múltiple=multiple entry.
* lector múltiple de CD-ROM=jukebox.
* paginación múltiple=complex pagination.
* personalidad múltiple=split personality ; multiple personality.
* regresión múltiple=multiple regression.
* sistema de entrada múltiple=multiple entry system.
* término compuesto de conceptos múltiples=multiple-concept term.
* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples=multi-file item.

múltiplo
(n.)=multiplier.
Ex: The multiplier that appears in the mathematical expression of Bradford's Law of Scatter is neither the average production of articles per authors nor the average number of articles per periodical.

músculo
(n.)=muscle.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura.
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* músculo abdominal=abdominal muscle ; ab muscle.
* músculo esquelético=skeletal muscle.
* músculos=brawn.
* que fuerza los músculos=muscle-straining.

músculo abdominal
(n.)=abdominal muscle ; ab muscle.
Ex: Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity. Ex: The ab muscles are what really identify someone who is serious about their fitness and diet plan.
músculo esquelético
(n.)=skeletal muscle.
Ex: Muscular dystrophy refers to a group of genetic diseases that cause progressive weakness and degeneration of skeletal muscles.
músculos
(n.)=brawn.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
música
(n.)=music.
Nota: Uno de los varios tipos de materiales bibliográficos que describen las Reglas de Catalogación y que se usa para referirse a aquellas publicaciones que tratan de la composición musical.
Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.
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* adaptar a la música=set to + music.
* banda de música=band ; musical band ; marching band ; brass band.
* biblioteca de música=music library.
* biblioteca especializada en música=music library.
* cadena de música=sound system ; hi-fi system.
* CD de música=music CD.
* colección de música=music collection.
* colección de música popular=popular music collection.
* comercio de la música=music trade.
* compañía de música rock=rock company.
* concierto de música=musical concert ; music concert.
* concurso de música=music competition.
* conjunto de música=musical band.
* conservatorio de música=music academy ; conservatoire ; music conservatory ; music conservatoire.
* crítica de música=music review.
* crítico de música=music critic.
* descarga de música=music download.
* desde el punto de vista de la música=musically.
* equipo de música=home stereo system ; stereo system.
* estrella de la música pop=pop star.
* estudio de música=music studio.
* festival de música=music festival.
* festival de música pop=pop festival.
* grabación de banda de música=band recording.
* grabaciones de música=music recordings.
* hacer música=make + music.
* instrumento o intérprete de la música=executant.
* interpretar música=perform + music.
* letra de la música=music lyrics.
* mención específica del formato de música impresa=musical presentation statement.
* mundo de la música, el=music world, the.
* mundo de la música popular, el=Tin Pan Alley.
* música ambiental=ambient music.
* música blue=blues music.
* música celestial=music to + Posesivo + ears.
* música contemporánea=contemporary music.
* música coral=choral music.
* música country=country music ; hillbilly music ; country and western music.
* música de acompañamiento=backing track.
* música de alta fidelidad=hi-fi music.
* música de baile=dance music.
* música de cámara=chamber music.
* música de circo=circus music.
* música de cowboys=western dance.
* música de discoteca=disco.
* música de fondo=background music.
* música del oeste=western dance.
* música de los Beatles=Beatlemusik.
* música de obra de teatro=stage music.
* música de orquesta=orchestral music.
* música de rhythm and blues=rhythm and blues music.
* música de teclado=keyboard music.
* música digital=digital music.
* música disco=disco.
* música dramática=dramatic music.
* música en directo=live band ; live music.
* música en vivo=live music.
* música espiritual negra=gospel music.
* música étnica=ethnic music.
* música funk=funk.
* música grabada=recorded music.
* música incidental=incidental music.
* música instrumental=instrumental music.
* música litúrgica=liturgical music.
* música militar=martial music.
* música moderna=beat music.
* música para laúd=lute-playing.
* música pop=pop music.
* música popular=popular music.
* música rap=rap music.
* música reggae=reggae music.
* música religiosa=religious music.
* música rock=rock music ; rock.
* música sacra=passion music.
* música skiffle=skiffle.
* música vocal=vocal music.
* práctica de música=music-making.
* relacionado con la música=music related [music-related].
* subir el volumen a la música=turn + the music up.
* teoría de la música=theory of music.
* tienda de música=music store.
* tocar música=play + music.
* vídeo de música rock=rock video.

música ambiental
(n.)=ambient music.
Ex: In ambient music, sound becomes an extension of a neurolinguistic relationship between humans and the environment.
música blue
(n.)=blues music.
Ex: The author provides a thumbnail sketch of the popularity of blues music, followed by a description of scholarly and critical literature devoted to the music.
música celestial
=music to + Posesivo + ears.
Ex: The article 'Music to our ears?' compares the book and music trades suggesting that music retailing can offer many useful similarities and pointers.
música contemporánea
(n.)=contemporary music.
Ex: Contemporary music is most bearable when it is soft and short.
música coral
=choral music.
Ex: This article describes the collection of published and manuscript, choral and instrumental music held at Lichfield Cathedral, UK.
música country
(n.)=country music ; hillbilly music ; country and western music.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for country music. Ex: The term hillbilly music was at one time considered an acceptable name for what is now known as country and western music. Ex: The term hillbilly music was at one time considered an acceptable name for what is now known as country and western music.
música de acompañamiento
(n.)=backing track.
Ex: The audio includes demos and backing tracks so you can play along with every example.
música de alta fidelidad
(n.)=hi-fi music.
Ex: This rate is well in excess of the theoretically necessary rate of 320 kbit/s necessary to reproduce hi-fi music.
música de baile
(n.)=dance music.
Ex: Scores include motets, passion music, settings of Latin odes, dance music, lieder and madrigals.
música de circo
(n.)=circus music.
Ex: The author outline of the history of circus music and drinking songs in the US, accompanied by a bibliography.
música de cowboys
(n.)=western dance.
Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.
música de cámara
(n.)=chamber music.
Ex: Completed bibliographies covering Australian compositions have appeared on: instrumental and chamber music; orchestral music; keyboard music; vocal and choral music; dramatic music.
música de discoteca
(n.)=disco.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.
música de fondo
(n.)=background music.
Ex: The background music is sung by the stars of the show, with each singing a different verse.
música de los Beatles
(n.)=Beatlemusik.
Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.
música de obra de teatro
(n.)=stage music.
Ex: Certain areas of music geography have been almost ignored: geographic mapping of music styles, the geography of ethnic music, religious and martial music, and stage and film music.
música de orquesta
(n.)=orchestral music.
Ex: If you are looking for books about humor in orchestral music, you can combine these two lists.
música de rhythm and blues
(n.)=rhythm and blues music.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, rhythm and blues music, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
música de teclado
(n.)=keyboard music.
Ex: Completed bibliographies covering Australian compositions have appeared on: instrumental and chamber music; orchestral music; keyboard music; vocal and choral music; dramatic music.
música del oeste
(n.)=western dance.
Ex: Small wonder then that western dance classes in the city are brimming with corporates learning to shake a leg and get rid of accumulated stress.
música digital
(n.)=digital music.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The big bumpy shift: digital music via the Internet'.
música disco
(n.)=disco.
Ex: In future, this publishing house will explore other subjects within the popular culture sphere, including the UFO phenomenon and widely derided music genres like heavy metal, disco and rap.
música dramática
(n.)=dramatic music.
Ex: Completed bibliographies covering Australian compositions have appeared on: instrumental and chamber music; orchestral music; keyboard music; vocal and choral music; dramatic music.
música en directo
(n.)=live band ; live music.
Ex: A programme of festivities and events has been organized with music and dance competitions and a party with live bands, discos and other attractions. Ex: There are plenty of places where one can find a comfortable place to sit, have a drink and listen to live music.
música en vivo
(n.)=live music.
Ex: There are plenty of places where one can find a comfortable place to sit, have a drink and listen to live music.
música espiritual negra
(n.)=gospel music.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's gospel music or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
música funk
(n.)=funk.
Ex: She brought the house down with her special blend of reggae, funk and R&B.
música grabada
(n.)=recorded music.
Ex: Even in small communities each item of recorded music is, on average, used more than each book.
música incidental
(n.)=incidental music.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
música instrumental
=instrumental music.
Ex: This article describes the collection of published and manuscript, choral and instrumental music held at Lichfield Cathedral, UK.
música litúrgica
(n.)=liturgical music.
Ex: The recent success of recordings of Slavic liturgical music pose problems for cataloguers because the majority of them are not familiar with the services and terminology.
música militar
(n.)=martial music.
Ex: Certain areas of music geography have been almost ignored: geographic mapping of music styles, the geography of ethnic music, religious and martial music, and stage and film music.
música moderna
=beat music.
Ex: Librarians defend the loan of beat music to young people, but stress the need for availability of all genres.
música para laúd
=lute-playing.
Ex: The theoretical texts include important works on lute-playing.
música pop
(n.)=pop music.
Ex: Music videos are promotions for pop music; many contain several video clips.
música popular
(n.)=popular music.
Ex: A survey of music librarians was carried out to investigate the role of the Institute of popular music, UK, as a source of information on popular music.
música rap
(n.)=rap music.
Ex: Her essay examines works which may be used to develop a core collection of rap music.
música reggae
(n.)=reggae music.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, reggae music, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION.
música religiosa
(n.)=religious music.
Ex: Certain areas of music geography have been almost ignored: geographic mapping of music styles, the geography of ethnic music, religious and martial music, and stage and film music.
música rock
(n.)=rock music ; rock.
Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'. Ex: Craig wants to listen to rock while girlfriend Charlotte likes dance music.
música sacra
(n.)=passion music.
Ex: Scores include motets, passion music, settings of Latin odes, dance music, lieder and madrigals.
música skiffle
(n.)=skiffle.
Ex: Skiffle took off thanks to the growing availability of cheap acoustic guitars and the novelty appeal of home-made instruments.
música vocal
(n.)=vocal music.
Ex: Completed bibliographies covering Australian compositions have appeared on: instrumental and chamber music; orchestral music; keyboard music; vocal and choral music; dramatic music.
música étnica
(n.)=ethnic music.
Ex: Certain areas of music geography have been almost ignored: geographic mapping of music styles, the geography of ethnic music, religious and martial music, and stage and film music.
músico
(n.)=musician ; performing musician.
Ex: Music can include a variety of forms, such as works about musicians and music, music scores and recordings.
Ex: This paper describes the provision of library services to performing musicians in a music conservatory.
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* músico callejero=busker ; street musician.
* músico de rock=rock musician.
* músico solista=solo artist.

músico callejero
(n.)=busker ; street musician.
Ex: The underground is the best place to find buskers. Ex: I made a deal to be a full time street musician for a semesters worth of credit if I would write a paper about my experiences.
músico de rock
(n.)=rock musician.
Ex: It is an engagingly rhapsodical book devoted to the poet Rimbaud, to songwriter and rock musician Morrison, and to Fowlie himself.
músico solista
(n.)=solo artist.
Ex: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.
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* de n dimensiones=n-dimensional.
* operador (N)=(N) operator.

nabo
(n.)=turnip.
Ex: Contamination of turnip, marrow squash, radish and coriander crops spread with raw sewage.

nacer
(v.)=be born ; spring ; come into + the world ; see + the light of day.
Ex: When using a 32-entry miniature catalog it is not necessary to know that I was born in 1914 to differentiate me from 31 other entries.
Ex: My point is that all literature, every example we can think of, depends for its existence on the tradition out of which it springs -- even the most avant of the avant-garde.
Ex: No one comes into the world already disposed for or against words in print.
Ex: The article 'OSI: will it ever see the light of day?' concludes that the promise of OSI has been bold and ambitious but that its delivery has been significantly delayed beyond its initial projections = El artículo "OSI: ¿verá alguna vez la luz del día?" concluye que la promesa de OSI ha sido osada y ambiciosa pero que su publicación se ha visto retrasada considerablemente por encima de las previsiones iniciales.
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* al nacer=at birth.
* bebé que nace muerto=stillbirth [still-birth].
* conforme + nacer=at birth.
* en cuanto + nacer=at birth.
* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas=great oaks from little acorns grow.
* nacer de pie=be born with a silver spoon in + Posesivo + mouth.
* nacer prematuramente=be prematurely born.
* nacido en=born in.
* niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio=children born out of the wedlock.
* persona nacida después del baby boom=baby buster.
* persona nacida durante el baby boom=baby boomer ; boomer.
* peso al nacer=birthweight.
* volver a nacer=have + a lucky escape ; have + a narrow escape ; escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; have + a narrow shave.
* vuelto a nacer=born again.

nacer de pie
=be born with a silver spoon in + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: A young man born with a silver spoon his mouth, Ryan could have his choice of women, cars, or anything else he desired.
nacer prematuramente
(v.)=be prematurely born.
Ex: A newborn baby has fallen through the toilet on a moving train after being prematurely born.
nacido
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* aún no nacido=unborn.
* celebración de recién nacido=baby shower.
* del recién nacido=neonatal.
* fiesta de recién nacido=baby shower.
* haber nacido en=be a native of.
* mal nacido=ill-born.
* nacido antes de la era digital=digital immigrant.
* nacido de=born out of ; born of.
* nacido de nuevo=born again.
* nacido digital=born digital [born-digital].
* nacido el último=lastborn.
* nacido en el extranjero=foreign-born.
* nacido en el país=native-born.
* nacido en el seno de=born to.
* nacido en Escocia=Scottish-born.
* nacido en la era digital=digital native.
* nacido en Liverpool=Liverpudlian.
* nacido en medio=middleborn.
* nacido en Yugoslavia=Yugoslav-born.
* nacido muerto=stillborn.
* nacido para=born and bred.
* no nacido=unborn.
* polluelo recién nacido=hatchling.
* recién nacido=neonate ; newborn baby.
* recién nacido con cólicos=colicky newborn.

nacido antes de la era digital
(n.)=digital immigrant.
Ex: Prensky argues that the gap between digital natives and digital immigrants is the fundamental cause of the alleged decline of education today.
nacido de
=born out of ; born of.
Ex: The need for a single jurisdiction and the consequent need for a single set of values to be imposed upon Internet activities is a fiction born out of centralist systems of western jurisprudence. Ex: He traces the creation of what he terms the Andean 'interculture', or the historical multiculture born of colonialism.
nacido de nuevo
=born again.
Ex: The article 'born again in the Big Apple' reports on the annual conference of the Special Libraries Association (USA) which was held in New York from 9-14 June 84.
nacido digital
(adj.)=born digital [born-digital].
Ex: In recent years there has been an increasing move towards publishing in electronic format, sometimes as facsimiles of paper originals and sometimes as 'born digital'.
nacido el último
(n.)=lastborn.
Ex: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.
nacido en
=born in.
Ex: Born in 1909 in Chicago, Katherine Dunham is an American dancer-choreographer who is best known for incorporating African American, Caribbean, African, and South American movement styles and themes into her ballets.
nacido en Escocia
(adj.)=Scottish-born.
Ex: For representatives of Carnegie libraries from around the world, a special programme will commemorate the Scottish-born philanthropist's extraordinary impact on public libraries.
nacido en Liverpool
(n./adj.)=Liverpudlian.
Ex: There are a lot of Scandinavian words in the Liverpudlian dialect.
nacido en Yugoslavia
(adj.)=Yugoslav-born.
Ex: The author discusses recent books and graphic works by this Yugoslav-born artist that express her anguish resulting from the Bosnian War.
nacido en el extranjero
(adj.)=foreign-born.
Ex: This article focuses on foreign-born plaintiffs in civil litigation.
nacido en el país
(adj.)=native-born.
Ex: Rapid increases in the foreign-born population at the state level are not associated with negative effects on the employment of native-born workers.
nacido en el seno de
=born to.
Ex: Born to a family of Jewish soapmakers, Bronner also had a keen interest in religion and politics.
nacido en la era digital
(n.)=digital native.
Ex: Prensky argues that the gap between digital natives and digital immigrants is the fundamental cause of the alleged decline of education today.
nacido en medio
(n.)=middleborn.
Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.
nacido muerto
(adj.)=stillborn.
Ex: Giving birth to a stillborn baby is undoubtedly one of the most devastating experiences a parent could ever have to face.
nacido para
=born and bred.
Ex: By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services.
naciente
=emerging ; nascent ; infant ; a-borning.
Nota: Forma arcaica y ahora poética de formar el gerundio.
Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
Ex: Later this strip is retyped into ordinary language, for in its nascent form it is intelligible only to the initiated.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
Ex: The article 'A new alliance a-borning?' reports the 50th Anniversary Meeting of the Association of American University Presses.
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* mercado naciente=emerging market.
* sol naciente=rising sun.

nacimiento
(n.)=birth ; rise ; spring ; nativity ; hatching.
Nota: Referido a animales.
Ex: Typically, the additions to the name will fall within the following categories: title of nobility, title of honour, form of address, date of birth, and date of death.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
Ex: They bought a book which is an 1875 edition of the travel guide Faxon's illustrated hand-book of summer travel to the lakes, springs and mountains of New England.
Ex: Pilgrims journeyed to the cathedral to view the Veil of the Virgin, a strip of cloth believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary at the Nativity of Christ.
Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.
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* acta de nacimiento=birth certificate.
* celebrar el nacimiento del bebé=wet + the baby's head.
* certificado de nacimiento=birth certificate.
* con el nacimiento de=at the dawn of.
* contribuir al nacimiento de=lead to + the birth of.
* defecto de nacimiento=birth defect.
* de nacimiento=from birth ; innately ; inborn ; native-born ; born.
* derecho de nacimiento=birthright.
* fecha de nacimiento=birth date ; date of birth.
* lugar de nacimiento=birthplace ; place of birth.
* madre de nacimiento=birth mother.
* madre o padre de nacimiento=birth parent.
* nacimiento del pelo=hairline.
* nacimiento de polluelos=chick hatching.
* nacimiento precoz=prematurity.
* nombre de nacimiento=née.
* padre de nacimiento=birth father.
* país de nacimiento=native country.
* peso de nacimiento=birthweight.

nacimiento de polluelos
=chick hatching.
Ex: Statistics are also available on yields of individual fruit and vegetable crops, monthly meat and milk production, and chick hatchings.
nacimiento del pelo
(n.)=hairline.
Ex: And it's getting worse by the month as his hairline recedes further and further back across his cranium.
nacimiento precoz
(n.)=prematurity.
Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.
nacional
(adj.)=countrywide [country-wide] ; domestic ; home ; national ; state-owned ; nationwide [nation-wide] ; all-nation ; state-operated ; state-run.
Ex: There is an urgent need for a survey of private libraries on a countrywide scale.
Ex: Results indicate that bibliographers at these libraries depend on inadequate reviewing sources and domestic approval plans for developing these literatures.
Ex: Exports of school texts seem to do well, with a total contribution of 7.34 per cent to total turnover compared to 9.21 per cent from the home sales.
Ex: National agencies creating MARC records use national standards within their own country, and re-format records to UNIMARC for international exchange.
Ex: We are state-owned and in a monopolistic situation because of our size, status and/or the uniqueness of our collection.
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
Ex: The article 'New Czechoslovak database centres on the first all-nation level' describes the services offered by these centres and presents the results of a survey.
Ex: All state-operated colleges of arts and science in New York state were given funds in fiscal year 1987-88 for collection preparation and barcoding.
Ex: The nucleus of the system is composed of state-run information centres.
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* agencia nacional bibliográfica=national bibliographic agency.
* a nivel nacional=nationally ; countrywide [country-wide].
* Archivo Nacional Americano=United States National Archives.
* Asociación Nacional para Adquisiciones (NAG)=National Acquisitions Group (NAG).
* asunto de interés nacional=domestic issue.
* Audiencia Nacional, la=High Court, the.
* bibliografía nacional=national bibliography.
* Bibliografía Nacional Británica (BNB)=British National Bibliography (BNB).
* biblioteca nacional=national library.
* Biblioteca Nacional Central=National Central Library.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Alemania=Deutsche Bibliothek.
* Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM)=National Library of Medicine (NLM).
* Biblioteca Nacional Francesa=Bibliotheque Nationale.
* Catálogo Colectivo Nacional=National Union Catalog ; NUC.
* catálogo nacional=national catalogue.
* catástrofe nacional=national disaster.
* Centro Nacional de Préstamos=National Lending Centre.
* Comité Nacional de Asesoramiento (NACO)=National Advisory Committee (NACO).
* Consejo Nacional de Profesores de Inglés=National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).
* cuestión de interés nacional=domestic issue.
* de alcance nacional=nationwide [nation-wide].
* desarrollo de la identidad nacional=nation building.
* deuda nacional, la=national debt, the.
* equipo nacional=national team.
* Federación Nacional de Asesorías Independientes (FIAC)=National Federation of Independent Advice Centres (FIAC).
* Fundación Nacional para las Humanidades (NEH)=National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH).
* Guardia Nacional, la=National Guard, the.
* himno nacional=national anthem.
* idiosincracia nacional=national ethos.
* Instituto Nacional de la Salud (INSALUD)=National Institutes of Health (NIH).
* intercambio nacional=national exchange.
* liberación nacional=national liberation.
* MARC de la Bibliografía Nacional Británica=BNB MARC.
* Matica Slovenca (Biblioteca Nacional de Yugoslavia)=Matica Slovenska.
* mercado nacional=home market ; domestic market.
* moneda nacional=local currency.
* monumento nacional=heritage site ; national monument.
* movimiento de liberación nacional=national liberation movement.
* nacional socialista=National Socialist.
* NASA (Administración Nacional para la Aeronáutica y el Espacio)=NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration).
* NISTF (Grupo de Trabajo sobre los Sistemas Nacionales de Información de la A=NISTF (Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force).
* número de bibliografía nacional=national record number.
* número de la bibliografía nacional=national bibliographic record number.
* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica=national bibliography number.
* orgullo nacional=national pride.
* Partido Socialista Nacional, el=National Socialist Party, the.
* patrimonio nacional=cultural heritage ; heritage site.
* plato nacional, el=national dish, the.
* policía nacional irlandesa=garda [gardai, -pl.].
* política de información nacional=national information policy.
* política nacional=national politics.
* prioridad nacional=national priority.
* SCONUL (Sociedad de Bibliotecas Nacionales y Universitarias)=SCONUL (Society of College, National and University Libraries).
* seguridad nacional=homeland security.
* selección nacional=national team.
* servicio nacional=domestic service.
* Sindicato Nacional de Agricultores (NFU)=National Farmers' Union (NFU).
* tesoro nacional=national treasure.
* tesoro nacional, el=national treasury, the.
* universidad nacional de educación a distancia (UNED)=open university.
* vuelo nacional=domestic flight.

nacional socialista
(adj.)=National Socialist.
Ex: This article elaborates on the turning point in library service during the reign of the National Socialists and discusses its reorganisation after World War II.
nacionalidad
(n.)=nationality ; nationhood ; citizenship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Examination of this subject heading list reveals that considerations of nationality, ethnic background, religion, and sex have been factors which have entered into the construction of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: Some recent national libraries have been founded as symbols of nationhood, with either no clear mission or a clearly unattainable one.
Ex: Access to information is a fundamental right of citizenship, in fact, the fourth right, following in the footsteps of civil rights, political rights and social rights.
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* cambio de nacionalidad=change of citizenship.
* nacionalidad de origen=nationality of origin.

nacionalidad de origen
(n.)=nationality of origin.
Ex: As a rule of thumb, if that sum of money is larger than your income for two months, then you have a right to keep your nationality of origin.
nacionalismo
(n.)=nationalism.
Ex: The rise of nationalism in music had little impact on Australia = El surgimiento del nacionalismo en la música tuvo poco impacto en Australia.

nacionalista
(n.)=nationalist ; nationalistic ; nationalist.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Romantic nationalism and state patriotism were two varieties of nationalist ideology that arose in Russia in the mid 19th century = El nacionalismo romántico y el patriotismo nacional fueron dos variedades de ideología nacionalista que surgieron en Rusia a mediados del siglo XIX.
Ex: However there were nationalistic and separatist moves on the part of Canadian librarians = No obstante, hubo maniobras nacionalista y separatistas por parte de los bibliotecarios canadienses.
Ex: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists who contributed immensely to the development of libraries in Nigeria.

nacionalización
(n.)=nationalisation [nationalization, -USA].
Ex: An oppressive farmer tenancy system has developed under these reforms, but the Left movement is working for land nationalization.

nacionalizado
(adj.)=nationalised [nationalized, -USA].
Ex: There is a need for access to information currently witheld by UK central and local government, quangos and nationalised industries.

nacionalizar
(v.)=nationalise [nationalize, -USA].
Ex: After the revolution all banks were nationalised = Tras la revolución se nacionalizaron todos los bancos.

nacionalmente
=domestically.
Ex: LANs help organizations gain a competitive edge, both domestically and internationally.

nación
(n.)=nation ; economy [economies, -pl.].
Ex: It is virtually impossible to overestimate the importance of LC on bibliographic control in the nation's libraries or, for that matter, in the libraries of the world.
Ex: Post-industrial economies are information-intensive.
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* al servicio de la nación=uniformed.
* capital de la nación=nation-state capital.
* Comunidad Británica de Naciones, la=Commonwealth, the.
* comunidad de naciones=comity of nations ; commonwealth.
* Consejo de Seguridad de las Naciones Unidas=United Nations Security Council.
* constituirse en nación=evolve into + nationhood.
* en toda la nación=nationwide [nation-wide].
* fuerzas de paz de las Naciones Unidas, las=United Nations peacekeeping force, the .
* informe sobre el estado de la nación=state of the nation report.
* Liga de las Naciones=League of Nations, the.
* Mancomunidad Británica de Naciones, la=Commonwealth, the.
* nación árabe=Arab state.
* nación civilizada=civilised nation.
* nación comercial=trading nation.
* Naciones Unidas, las (ONU, la)=United Nations, the (UN, the).
* nación independiente=independent nation.
* nación sin estado=stateless nation.
* nación soberana=sovereign nation.
* por toda la nación=nationwide [nation-wide].
* UNDEX (Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas)=UNDEX (United Nations Documents Index).
* UNDI (Indice de Documentos de las Naciones Unidas)=UNDI (United Nations Documents Index).

nación civilizada
(n.)=civilised nation.
Ex: A civilized nation by his lights is one in which a chosen few get to live like kings and queens, comporting themselves as they see fit.
nación comercial
(n.)=trading nation.
Ex: The USA and the European Union (EU), as major agricultural producing and trading nations, played important roles in drawing up the agreement.
nación independiente
(n.)=independent nation.
Ex: The Republic of South Sudan separated from Sudan and became an independent nation on July 9, 2011.
nación sin estado
(n.)=stateless nation.
Ex: The term 'stateless nations' as used here is understood to mean those people who share a common heritage and distinctive culture and have a strong sense of national identity but are now subservient to other states.
nación soberana
(n.)=sovereign nation.
Ex: As a sovereign nation, Israel can determine for itself what's in their interest and what they decide to do relative to Iran and anyone else.
nación árabe
(n.)=Arab state.
Ex: In the last decade, however, remarkable progress has been achieved in peace negotiations among Israel, the Palestinians, and adjacent Arab states.
nada
=anything ; nothing ; nil ; zero + Nombre ; naught ; nothingness ; nowt ; zilch ; diddly-squat ; the least bit.
Ex: As an inveterate user of the British Museum Library he was able to confirm that 'a library is not worth anything without a catalogue'.
Ex: Nothing happens until the ENTER key is pressed.
Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant.
Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.
Ex: Was everything she learned for naught? She felt extinguished.
Ex: The emptiness and nothingness associated with writer's block is often described as a kind of death, a place where there is nothing to decide, nothing about which to express an opinion.
Ex: There's a real danger of flying off on a tangent while writing about this as it for once is purely about politics and there's 'nowt' as controversial as that.
Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch.
Ex: But you ain't getting' diddly-squat 'cause you really screwed up this year.
Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
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* absolutamente nada=bugger all.
* a cambio de nada=for nothing.
* a nadie le importa nada=nobody + gives a damn.
* antes de nada=before long ; before + Pronombre + know what + happen ; before + Pronombre + know it.
* antes que nada=first of all ; before anything else ; first off ; above all things ; first and foremost.
* a propósito de nada=for no specific reason ; for no particular reason.
* caer en la nada=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
* casi nada=next to nothing.
* como si nada=be right as rain ; unfazed.
* contar para nada=count + for nothing.
* decir la verdad, toda la verdad y nada más que la verdad=to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
* de la nada=from nowhere ; out of nowhere.
* del año de la nada=from the year dot.
* en apenas nada=in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time.
* en casi nada=in no time at all ; in next to no time.
* en el medio de la nada=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en nada de tiempo=at a moment's notice ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time.
* esperar sin nada que hacer=kick + Posesivo + heels.
* estar con amigos en la calle pasando el rato sin hacer nada=hang out + on the street.
* estar sin hacer nada=sit + idle ; stand + idle.
* hablar sin decir nada=waffle.
* hacer como si nada=play it + cool.
* más que nada=more than anything else.
* mirar a la nada=stare + vacantly into space ; stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* nada bonito=unlovely.
* nada claro=unclear ; uncleared.
* nada convencido=unimpressed.
* nada convencional=unorthodox.
* ¡nada de eso!=no dice!.
* nada de importancia=nothing in particular ; nothing major.
* nada de nada=zilch ; bugger all ; diddly-squat ; not a sausage.
* nada desdeñable=not inconsiderable.
* nada despreciable=not inconsiderable.
* nada en absoluto=not at all ; nothing whatsoever.
* nada en la vida es gratuito=you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
* nada envidiable=unenviable.
* nada es gratis=nothing comes without a cost.
* nada es gratis en la viña del Señor=there is no such thing as a free lunch ; there is no such thing as a free ride.
* nada es mejor que=nothing beats....
* nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada + estar + más lejos de la verdad=nothing + can + be further from the truth ; nothing + can + be further from the truth.
* nada extraordinario=unremarkable.
* nada importante=nothing major.
* nada impresionado=unimpressed.
* nada instintivo=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
* nada intuitivo=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
* nada lógico=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
* nada más=anything else ; nothing else.
* nada más y menos que=none other than.
* nada más y nada menos=as much as + Expresión Numérica.
* nada más y nada menos que=in the order of + Cantidad ; nothing less than.
* nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad=to the tune of + Cantidad.
* nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal=from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
* nada más y nada menos que + Número=as many as + Número.
* nada materialista=unworldly.
* nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como=no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
* nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad=nothing can be further from the truth.
* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad=nothing can be further from the truth.
* nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado=nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
* nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba=nothing is done until it's done.
* nada sorprendente=unsurprising.
* nada supera a=nothing beats....
* no andar en nada bueno=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* no conducir a nada=be exercises in + futility.
* no conocer a Alguien de nada=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conocer a Alguien para nada=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conseguir nada=achieve + nothing.
* no deber nada=pay + Posesivo + dues.
* no decir nada=keep + quiet.
* no decir nada a nadie=lips + seal.
* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo=find far from + Adjetivo.
* no estar nada + Adjetivo=be anything but + Adjetivo ; be far from + Adjetivo.
* no estar nada claro=be far from clear.
* no estar para nada + Adjetivo=be far from + Adjetivo.
* no estar para nada claro=be far from clear.
* no + haber + nada como=there + be + nothing like.
* no haber nada de verdad en=there + be + any/no truth to.
* no + haber + nada malo en=there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
* no hacer nada=vegetate ; veg out ; not do squat ; sit on + Posesivo + hands ; push around + bits of paper ; not + move + a muscle.
* no hacer nada al respecto=leave + unchecked.
* no hacer nada de particular=do + nothing in particular.
* no hay nada como=nothing beats....
* no hay nada imposible=all bets are off.
* no hay nada mejor que=nothing beats....
* no hay nada oculto=what you see is what you get.
* no importar nada=not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
* no parecerse en nada a=be nothing like.
* no perderse nada=be no great loss.
* no poder hacer nada=have + Posesivo + hands tied.
* no querer saber más nada de=drop + Nombre + like a hot potato ; drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.
* no querer saber nada de=want + nothing to do with.
* no querer tener nada que ver con=want + nothing to do with.
* no revelar nada a nadie=lips + seal.
* no ser nada=add up to + nothing.
* no ser nada del otro mundo=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* no ser nada especial=be nothing to shout about ; be no great shakes ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* no ser nada fácil=be hard-pushed to.
* no servir de nada=be of no avail ; be to no avail.
* no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo=no use + Ving.
* no servir para nada=be good for nothing ; pissing into the wind ; be of no avail ; be to no avail ; all + be for + naught ; be a dead loss.
* no significar nada=add up to + nothing.
* no suponer nada=add up to + nothing.
* no tener nada en contra de Algo=have + nothing against ; have + no quarrel about + Nombre.
* no tener nada que perder=have + nothing to lose.
* no tener nada que ver con=be irrelevant to ; have + nothing to do with.
* no tener tiempo de nada=have + not a moment to spare.
* o nada en absoluto=if at all.
* para nada=in vain ; to no avail ; without any avail ; vainly ; of no avail ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
* para que no falte de nada=for good measure.
* persona que nunca se deshace de anda=hoarder ; packrat ; magpie.
* por nada=for nothing.
* por nada del mundo=for the life of me.
* por nada o casi nada=at little or no extra cost.
* por no decir nada de=to say nothing of.
* por poco o nada=at little or no extra cost.
* por probar nada se pierde=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* primero que nada=first off ; first and foremost.
* quedar en nada=end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.
* que no conduce a nada=circuitous.
* quien nada arriesga nada gana=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* reducir a la nada=reduce to + nil.
* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada=jack of all trades, master of none.
* sentarse sin hacer nada=sit + idle ; sit + idly.
* ser bueno para nada=be a dead loss.
* ser nada más y nada menos que=be nothing less than.
* servir de poco o nada=be of little or no avail.
* servir para nada=count + for nothing.
* sin decir nada=dumbly.
* sin dejar nada fuera=the works!.
* sin nada de gracia=unfunny.
* sin nada que destacar=uneventful.
* sin poder hacer nada=helplessly.
* sobre gustos no hay nada escrito=everyone to their (own) taste ; each to their own (taste) ; different strokes for different folks ; to each his own ; different strokes for different folks.
* terminar en nada=end up in + smoke.
* terreno nada fértil=stony ground.
* trabajar a cambio de nada=work for + nothing.
* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra=one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
* y antes de nada=the next thing + Pronombre + know.

nada + estar + más apartado de la realidad
(n.)=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
Ex: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada + estar + más apartado de la verdad
(n.)=nothing + can + be further from the truth.
Ex: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada + estar + más lejos de la realidad
(v.)=nothing + can + be further from the truth ; nothing + can + be further from the truth.
Ex: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad". Ex: Jones (2002) pointed out that whereas many librarians may see these activities as a 'waste of time, nothing could be further from the truth' = Jones (2002) señaló que mientras que muchos bibliotecarios pueden ver estas actividades como una "pérdida de tiempo, nada estaba más lejos de la verdad".
nada bonito
(adj.)=unlovely.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.
nada claro
(adj.)=unclear ; uncleared.
Ex: Ambiguous words, and terms whose meaning is otherwise unclear, should be avoided. Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared.
nada convencido
(adj.)=unimpressed.
Ex: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
nada convencional
(adj.)=unorthodox.
Ex: Librarians are being urged to become more imaginative and less afraid of unorthodox ideas.
nada de importancia
=nothing in particular ; nothing major.
Ex: Anthony Datto thanked them for having permitted him to unburden himself and after a few desultory remarks about the nasty weather and nothing in particular, they parted. Ex: The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.
nada de nada
=zilch ; bugger all ; diddly-squat ; not a sausage.
Ex: Before you lend cash to Tom, Dick and Harry, be sure you know what you're doing or else your friendship will be worth zilch. Ex: And pray that there's intelligent life somewhere up in space cause there's bugger all down here on Earth. Ex: But you ain't getting' diddly-squat 'cause you really screwed up this year. Ex: A long long long long time ago more than 15 billion years ago scientists believe there was nothing not a sausage.
nada desdeñable
=not inconsiderable.
Ex: The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.
nada despreciable
=not inconsiderable.
Ex: The number of outstanding young authors who are writing in spite of rather than because of classroom education is not inconsiderable.
nada en absoluto
=not at all ; nothing whatsoever.
Ex: There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all. Ex: Many leisure activities result in the development of personal skills that have nothing whatsoever to do with a person's work.
nada en la vida es gratuito
=you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
Ex: You cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs; you cannot destroy the practices of barbarism which for centuries have desolated Africa without the use of force.
nada envidiable
(adj.)=unenviable.
Ex: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.
nada es gratis
=nothing comes without a cost.
Ex: Whilst Indigenous peoples might welcome the elevation of status that comes with increased recognition of their Knowledge systems after centuries of dismissal and disintegration, nothing comes without a cost.
nada es gratis en la viña del Señor
=there is no such thing as a free lunch ; there is no such thing as a free ride.
Ex: So for any of you thinking of using this program do be aware there is no such thing as a free lunch. Ex: Economists constantly remind us that there is no such thing as a free ride, and the analogy can easily be applied to our transportation systems.
nada es mejor que
=nothing beats....
Ex: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
nada extraordinario
(adj.)=unremarkable.
Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
nada importante
=nothing major.
Ex: The cooling fan is a bit loud, but nothing major.
nada impresionado
(adj.)=unimpressed.
Ex: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
nada instintivo
(adj.)=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
Ex: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.
nada intuitivo
(adj.)=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
Ex: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.
nada lógico
(adj.)=counter-intuitive [counterintuitive].
Ex: Results of the experiment were counter-intuitive = Los resultados del experimento no eran nada intuitivos.
nada materialista
(adj.)=unworldly.
Ex: Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but anti-political.
nada menos que + Nombre + tan + Adjetivo + como
=no less + Adjetivo + Nombre + than.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
nada más
=anything else ; nothing else.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality and quantity (the argument goes that children need never and might never read anything else). Ex: This was the classical expression of the ideology of the finding catalog; the view that the catalog was a simple list designed to help one find a particular book in the library and nothing else.
nada más y menos que
=none other than.
Ex: His heart leapt to his mouth, for this was none other than the great Brigham Young himself.
nada más y nada menos
=as much as + Expresión Numérica.
Ex: When I first joined the staff at Yale, I was told that sometime around 1980 or 1970 the library collected as much as five percent of the world's publication output = Cuando empecé a trabajar en Yale, me dijeron que en torno a 1980 ó 1970 la biblioteca contaba nada más y nada menos con el cinco porciento de todo lo publicado en el mundo.
nada más y nada menos que
=in the order of + Cantidad ; nothing less than.
Ex: A backing store such as cassette tape might hold something in the order of 200K characters per '30 minutes' of tape. Ex: We had charged him with nothing less than outlining a national program for preserving millions of books in danger of deterioration = Le habíamos encargado nada más y nada menos que esbozara un programa nacional para la conservación de millones de libros en peligro de deterioro.
nada más y nada menos que + Número
=as many as + Número.
Ex: Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.
nada más y nada menos que de/por + Cantidad
=to the tune of + Cantidad.
Ex: The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.
nada más y nada menos que desde + Expresión Temporal
=from as far back as + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: In all types of libraries in Lesotho, shortage of, and the need for trained librarians has been felt from as far back as the mid-1970s.
nada puede estar más alejado de la realidad
(n.)=nothing can be further from the truth.
Ex: Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.
nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad
(n.)=nothing can be further from the truth.
Ex: Nothing could be further from the truth, for Balzac had accomplished miracles since he arrived in Rolling Ridge six years ago.
nada sabe mejor que sentirse delgado
=nothing tastes as good as thin feels.
Ex: She has been accused of encouraging anorexia in teenagers after telling a fashion website she lives by the maxim 'nothing tastes as good as thin feels'.
nada se acaba hasta que no se acaba
=nothing is done until it's done.
Ex: And yes, I know that nothing is done until it's done and there's all sorts of things that can go wrong between now and the closing date.
nada sorprendente
(adj.)=unsurprising.
Ex: It is thus unsurprising that this task has traditionally been performed manually.
nada supera a
=nothing beats....
Ex: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
nadador
(n.)=swimmer.
Ex: Swimmers should not bring valuables to meets where they may be unattended.
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* gorro de nadador=swim cap.

nadar
(v.)=swim.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado swam, participio swum.
Ex: Only the dead fish swim with the current.
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* gafas para nadar=swimming goggles.
* nadar como un pez=swim like + a fish.
* nadar entre dos aguas=sit on + the fence ; fall between + two stools.
* nadar largos=swim + laps ; swim + lengths.
* nadar y guardar la ropa=have it + both ways.

nadar como un pez
(v.)=swim like + a fish.
Ex: She swam like a fish, and preferred to spend as much time as possible in a bathing suit.
nadar entre dos aguas
(v.)=sit on + the fence ; fall between + two stools.
Ex: However, some CD-ROM publishers have decided to sit on the fence and offer prices that are neither too high nor too low. Ex: The article is entitled 'ADONIS: a happy medium or falling between two stools'.
nadar largos
(v.)=swim + laps ; swim + lengths.
Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer. Ex: This is plenty big enough for swimming lengths, playing volleyball or just floating on a lilo reading a book.
nadar y guardar la ropa
(v.)=have it + both ways.
Ex: You can't have it both ways -- you've got to think before you post every detail of your life to the Internet.
nadie
=no one ; nobody.
Ex: No one complained about Duff to her, and she decided not to probe for discontents.
Ex: Unfortunately, the basic problem was to get the file cleaned up in a hurry, and nobody was particularly concerned with research.
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* a nadie le importa nada=nobody + gives a damn.
* casi nadie=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul.
* hacerlo sin la ayuda de nadie=do + it + on + Posesivo + own.
* los trabajos que nadie quieren dan dinero=where there's muck there's brass ; where there's muck there's money ; there's cash in trash.
* nadie es profeta en su tierra=no man is a prophet in his own land.
* nadie está contento con lo que tiene=the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
* nadie esta contento con su suerte=the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
* nadie excepto=no one but.
* nadie más=nobody else.
* nadie notaría la diferencia=no one would be the wiser.
* nadie + saber=be anyone's guess.
* nadie sino=no one but.
* ¡ni una palabra a nadie!=not a word to anyone!.
* no decir nada a nadie=lips + seal.
* no revelar nada a nadie=lips + seal.
* sin ayuda de nadie=all by + Reflexivo ; by + Reflexivo.
* sin la ayuda de nadie=single-handed ; single-handedly.
* tierra de nadie=twilight zone ; wilderness ; no-man's land.

nadie + saber
(v.)=be anyone's guess.
Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.
nadie es profeta en su tierra
=no man is a prophet in his own land.
Ex: And his life confirms the famous old saw: No man is a prophet in his own land.
nadie esta contento con su suerte
=the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
Ex: This is one of those 'The grass is greener on the other side of the fence' situations.
nadie está contento con lo que tiene
=the grass is (always) greener on the other side (of the fence).
Ex: This is one of those 'The grass is greener on the other side of the fence' situations.
nadie excepto
=no one but.
Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
nadie más
=nobody else.
Ex: I threw the book out because you're not living in our town where nobody else seems to be interested in Trollope.
nadie notaría la diferencia
=no one would be the wiser.
Ex: These goals statements are so vague and general and all-purpose that you could superimpose them on another library and no one would be the wiser.
nadie sino
=no one but.
Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
nafta
(n.)=naphtha.
Ex: Naphtha is also used in the petrochemical industry for producing olefins.

naftalina
(n.)=camphor ; napthalene.
Ex: Some health products that contain camphor and/or eucalyptus oils can cause serious health problems including seizures.
Ex: Poisoning from naphthalene destroys or changes red blood cells so they cannot carry oxygen.
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* bola de naftalina=mothball ; moth crystal ; camphor ball.

nalga
(n.)=buttocks.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.

nana
(n.)=lullaby ; nursery rhyme.
Ex: Such stories pervade the everyday life of individuals, from childhood when parents sing them lullabies, to the recitation of nursery rhymes, to the consumption of mass culture.
Ex: Listening to stories, poems, nursery rhymes, nonsense, while occupied with a loved adult in a comforting activity, acclimatizes the infant to the rhythms of prose and poetry.

nanociencia
(n.)=nanoscience.
Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de grafito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.

nanotecnología
(n.)=nanotechnology.
Ex: The author shows that the share of boundary spanning publications is exceptionally high in the field of nanotechnology.

nanotubo
(n.)=nanotube.
Ex: Investigations dealing with graphite nanotubes represent kinetically the most active field of research in the nanosciences = Las investigaciones relacionadas con los nanotubos de grafito representan cinéticamente el campo más activo de la investigación sobre la nanociencia.

nanómetro
(n.)=nanometre [nanometer, -US].
Ex: The particles, about 100 to 200 nanometres in size, are luminescent, magnetic, and inexpensive to make.

napalm
(n.)=napalm.
Ex: Incendiary devices or incendiary bombs are bombs designed to start fires using materials such as napalm, thermite, chlorine trifluoride, or white phosphorus.

napias
(n.)=snout ; snooter.
Ex: The reduction of the snout in primates is a correlate of the diminution of the sense of smell, or olfaction.
Ex: He wasn't thrown from a car, but the scars on his snooter pay homage to his fending for himself while on the streets.

napoleónico
(adj.)=Napoleonic.
Ex: A perusal of the text has revealed that the Napoleonic handgun was the musket and that rifles were used in special situations.

naranja amarga
(n.)=sour orange.
Ex: There is also an appetizing chapter on oranges, dividing them into blood oranges, navels, juice oranges and sour oranges.
naranja chillón
(n./adj.)=bright orange.
Ex: Most of these wet floor warning signs are colored in bright yellow or bright orange to make them highly visible.
naranja de comer
(n.)=eating orange.
Ex: Navel oranges from California are probably the best eating oranges in the world.
naranja de jugo
(n.)=juice orange.
Ex: There is also an appetizing chapter on oranges, dividing them into blood oranges, navels, juice oranges and sour oranges.
naranja de sangre
(n.)=blood orange.
Ex: There is also an appetizing chapter on oranges, dividing them into blood oranges, navels, juice oranges and sour oranges.
naranja fuerte
(n./adj.)=bright orange.
Ex: Most of these wet floor warning signs are colored in bright yellow or bright orange to make them highly visible.
naranja intenso
(n./adj.)=bright orange.
Ex: Most of these wet floor warning signs are colored in bright yellow or bright orange to make them highly visible.
naranja sanguina
(n.)=blood orange.
Ex: There is also an appetizing chapter on oranges, dividing them into blood oranges, navels, juice oranges and sour oranges.
naranja^1
(n.)=orange.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: It now seems a manifest absurdity to say that if this elephant were an orange, it would file in such-and-such a place.
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* mermelada de naranja=orange marmalade.
* naranja amarga=sour orange.
* naranja de comer=eating orange.
* naranja de jugo=juice orange.
* naranja de sangre=blood orange.
* naranja sanguina=blood orange.
* piel de naranja=cellulite ; orange skin ; orange peel.
* Posesivo + media naranja=Posesivo + significant other ; Posesivo + better half ; Posesivo + other half.
* zumo de naranja=orange juice.

naranja^2
(n./adj.)=orange.
Ex: Their head is relatively small, with antenna orange in colour.
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* Agente Naranja=Agent Orange.
* amarillo naranja=orange-yellow.
* naranja chillón=bright orange.
* naranja fuerte=bright orange.
* naranja intenso=bright orange.

naranjada
(n.)=orange squash ; orange crush.
Ex: As time passed by, she realised that most South Africans preferred orange squash to the bitter tangy taste of lemon squash.
Ex: Orange crush was a resounding success, and they introduced lemon crush and lime crush in 1918 and 1920.

naranjal
(n.)=orange grove.
Ex: Large wells formerly used for irrigation of orange groves have been abandoned because land is used for housing projects.

naranjita
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* naranjita china=kumquat [cumquat].

naranjita china
(n.)=kumquat [cumquat].
Ex: Kumquats are native to China and Indochina, where the trees can grow up to 10ft, and are much appreciated for their beauty and fruits.
naranjo
(n.)=orange tree.
Ex: Orange trees are fairly drought tolerant, but fruit quantity and size may suffer.
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* campo de naranjos=orange grove ; orange orchard.
* huerta de naranjos=orange grove ; orange orchard.

narcisismo
(n.)=narcissism ; self-love.
Ex: The title of the article is 'On egotism, amateurism, masochism, narcissism, sadism, masturbation and flagellation in African bibliography'.
Ex: She felt she was the lowliest of creatures and a great sinner, and fought the self-love that dampened her ardour.

narcisista^1
(n.)=narcissist.
Ex: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.

narcisista^2
(adj.)=narcissistic.
Ex: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.

narciso
(n.)=daffodil ; narcissist.
Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
Ex: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.

narcotraficante
(n.)=drug dealer.
Ex: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.
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* red de narcotraficantes=drug ring.

narcotráfico
(n.)=drug traffic ; drug trafficking.
Ex: Drug traffic has contributed to police corruption.
Ex: The film deals with drug trafficking, prostitution, and shootouts while also incorporating melodramatic themes.
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* red de narcotráfico=drug ring.

narcótico
(n.)=narcotic ; illicit drug ; opiate.
Ex: This finding supports the hypothesis that the toxicity of narcotics is directly related to the accumulation in biological membranes.
Ex: Awareness of the damage caused by illicit drugs has soared among Australia's young people over the past seven years.
Ex: China teaches the world that Communists are the greatest consumerists -- shopping being the new opiate of the masses.

nariz
(n.)=nose.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
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* cirugía estética de la nariz=nose job.
* de nariz chata=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
* de nariz respingada=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
* de nariz respingona=pug-nosed ; flat-nosed.
* ¿dónde narices...?=where on (this) earth...?.
* estar hasta las narices=be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* estar hasta las narices de=have had it up to here with ; be sick to death of ; be (pretty) browned off ; be sick and tired of.
* hablar con la nariz=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
* hablar por la nariz=talk through + Posesivo + nose.
* hurgarse la nariz=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* meter la nariz en=snoop about/(a)round/into/in.
* meter las narices en=snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; poke about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into) ; poke + Posesivo + nose in/into.
* meterse el dedo en la nariz=pick + Posesivo + nose.
* nariz chata=pug nose.
* nariz respingada=pug nose.
* nariz respingona=pert nose ; pug nose.
* ¿qué narices...?=what on (this) earth...? ; What the heck...?.
* sangrar por la nariz=have + a nose bleed ; bleed through + Posesivo + nose.
* sonarse la nariz=blow + Posesivo + nose.
* sorberse la nariz=sniffle.
* sorbido de nariz=sniffle.
* tener delante de las narices=stare + Nombre + in the face.

nariz chata
(n.)=pug nose.
Ex: The Japanese spaniel, because of its protruding eyes, is prone to eye problems, and because of its pug nose, has a tendency to wheeze and snore.
nariz respingada
(n.)=pug nose.
Ex: The Japanese spaniel, because of its protruding eyes, is prone to eye problems, and because of its pug nose, has a tendency to wheeze and snore.
nariz respingona
(n.)=pert nose ; pug nose.
Ex: A pert nose reveals a cheeky, fun-loving person, someone who knows how to make light of things. Ex: The Japanese spaniel, because of its protruding eyes, is prone to eye problems, and because of its pug nose, has a tendency to wheeze and snore.
narración
(n.)=narrative ; telling ; narrative.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
Ex: Most authorities rightly warn us, however, that telling and reading are not the same as acting.
Ex: Although the slave narratives were usually intended to serve in the cause of abolition, not all of them were bitter, unrelieved tirades against the institution of slavery, but rather there were frequently moments of relieving laughter.
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* narración de cuentos=storytelling [story-telling].
* narración infantil=children's story.
* narración popular=folk story.
* narración sobre viajes=travelogue [travelog, -USA].

narración de cuentos
(n.)=storytelling [story-telling].
Ex: She accepts that at all sorts of intellectual and aesthetic levels there are people who read 'for the enjoyment of good storytelling and a good story'.
narración infantil
(n.)=children's story.
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind.
narración popular
(n.)=folk story.
Ex: The whole question of the language used in folk stories and the qualities to look for is studied at length by Elizabeth Cook.
narración sobre viajes
(n.)=travelogue [travelog, -USA].
Ex: The book is a picturesque hybrid of travelogue, personal memoir, lyric rhapsody, art history, and cultural criticism.
narrador
(n.)=teller ; narrator.
Ex: For storytelling and reading aloud are performance arts: They involve a script (even when the words are improvised on the spot), an interpreter (the teller or reader), and an audience, and as in all performances, the audience plays a part in molding the finished work.
Ex: Users of the Web database will be able to search through this collection of American slave narratives by first and last name of narrator, county and state of servitude, year of birth, and name of master = Los usuarios de la base de datos web podrán hacer búsquedas en esta colección de relatos de esclavos americanos por nombre y apellido del narrador, país y condición de servidumbre, año de nacimiento y nombre del amo.
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* narrador de cuentos=storyteller [story-teller] ; story teller.

narrador de cuentos
(n.)=storyteller [story-teller] ; story teller.
Ex: The storyteller has in fact to be something of a showman, a performer, before he gets anywhere. Ex: Children learned stories either from classical Jewish sources, family members, or travelling story tellers.
narrar
(v.)=narrate ; chronicle.
Ex: The inmates satisfied their need for reading by smuggling in Polish books, or else narrating stories from memory.
Ex: Their work has been chronicled by Boyd Rayward in a readable (but execrably printed) work.
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* narrar una historia=narrate + story.

narrar una historia
(v.)=narrate + story.
Ex: According to Eisner, sequential art is 'the arrangement of pictures or images and words to narrate a story or dramatize an idea' = De acuerdo con Eisner, el arte secuencial es "la combinación de dibujos e imágenes y palabras para narrar una historia o representar una idea".
narrativa
(n.)=narration ; narrative ; fiction writing.
Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.
Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
Ex: Novelists, being writers who create books from their own imagination, are frequently introspective people who can cope with the solitariness of fiction writing.
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* narrativa histórica=historical narrative.

narrativa histórica
(n.)=historical narrative.
Ex: This study examines the interplay of memory, myth, and history in the construction of collective memory, collective identity, and historical narrative.
narrativo
(adj.)=narrative ; narratological.
Ex: For this type of publishing the author is simply a person with journalistic narrative skills who can produce a reasonably accurate and interesting account at very high speed.
Ex: This article examines what the narratological approach for medical records can teach the clinician and the information methodologist = Este artículo analiza lo que la forma narrativa de completar los historiales médicos puede enseñarle al doctor y al estudioso de la metodología de la información.
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* libro narrativo=fictional book.
* literatura narrativa=fiction.

narval
(n.)=narwhal(e).
Nota: Especie de ballena del Artico.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.

nasal
(adj.)=nasal ; twangy .
Ex: Throat and nasal specimens were obtained from 53 children, using sterile cotton swabs.
Ex: She was a mere sliver of a girl, short and skinny, who always spoke in a high-pitched twangy whine.
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* conducto nasal=nasal passage.
* congestión nasal=nasal congestion.
* hemorragia nasal=nosebleed.
* seno nasal=sinus ; nasal passage.

nasalizar
(v.)=talk through + Posesivo + nose ; nasalise [nasalize, -USA].
Ex: Sometimes kids with this language disorder sound like they have a cold or like they're talking through their noses.
Ex: French has a handful of vowels that are nasalised: that is, when you pronounce them, you deliberately let the air escape through the nose as well as the mouth.

nata
(n.)=cream ; skim.
Ex: The article 'Skim milk masquerades as cream: the myth of online data base searching' discusses some of the barriers which need to be overcome if on-line data base searching is to become fully integrated with everyday reference services.
Ex: Her husband went out to buy a gallon of whole milk and then poured the skim down the kitchen sink!.
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* bocadito de nata=cream puff.
* codearse con la crema y nata de la sociedad=rub + shoulders with the rich and famous.
* flor y nata de la sociedad, la=cream of society, the.
* la flor y nata=the cream of the crop ; crème de la crème.
* montar nata=whip + cream.
* nata batida=whipped cream.
* nata cuajada=clotted cream.
* nata de la leche=milk fat ; butterfat.
* nata montada=whipped cream.

nata batida
(n.)=whipped cream.
Ex: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .
nata cuajada
(n.)=clotted cream.
Ex: To most people in Britain, the phrase 'clotted cream' instantly summons up an image of teatime.
nata de la leche
(n.)=milk fat ; butterfat.
Ex: An account is given of the manufacture of caramel, toffee and fudge products, which contain milk solids and milk fat as basic ingredients. Ex: Both fatty acids were provided as a natural component in butterfat.
nata montada
(n.)=whipped cream.
Ex: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .
natación
(n.)=swimming.
Ex: The most popular recreation forms in nature are swimming in summer, the picking of berries, and mushrooms, cross-country skiing, and fishing and hunting.
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* calle de natación=swim lane.
* diagrama de calles de natación=swim lane diagram.
* estilo de natación=swimming stroke.
* gorro de natación=swim cap.
* natación a braza=front crawl ; crawl.
* natación a mariposa=butterfly stroke.
* natación de espalda=backstroke.
* natación estilo libre=freestyle swimming.

natación a braza
(n.)=front crawl ; crawl.
Ex: The front crawl in swimming is probably the most common of strokes associated with professional swimming, as it's the fastest one. Ex: In freestyle swimming any stroke may be used, but the crawl, considered the speediest, is almost always favored.
natación a mariposa
(n.)=butterfly stroke.
Ex: The butterfly stroke is one of the fastest of all swimming strokes.
natación de espalda
(n.)=backstroke.
Ex: Melissa Franklin of the United States won the women's 200 metres backstroke title at the world swimming championships.
natación estilo libre
(n.)=freestyle swimming.
Ex: In freestyle swimming any stroke may be used, but the crawl, considered the speediest, is almost always favored.
natal
(adj.)=native.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
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* país natal=native country ; fatherland ; motherland.
* tierra natal=fatherland ; motherland ; native country.

natalidad
(n.)=birthrate [birth rate].
Ex: The base of higher education is shrinking because of the drop in the birthrate and rising costs.
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* boom de la natalidad=baby boom.
* control de la natalidad=birth control.
* generación del boom de la natalidad=baby boom generation ; baby-boomer generation.
* tasa de natalidad=birthrate [birth rate].

natillas
(n.)=custard.
Ex: Products for the domestic market include milk, cream, custard, desserts, milk shakes and ice cream.
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* natillas en polvo=custard powder.

natillas en polvo
(n.)=custard powder.
Ex: Samples of rice, oats, custard powder, mushrooms and fries showed that traces of these elements had migrated from the packaging.
natividad
(n.)=nativity.
Ex: Pilgrims journeyed to the cathedral to view the Veil of the Virgin, a strip of cloth believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary at the Nativity of Christ.

nativismo
(n.)=nativism.
Nota: Actitud superior de los ciudadanos nativos de un país sobre los inmigrantes.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.

nativo de Alaska
(n.)=Alaskan Native.
Ex: 'Minority' groups included in this study included African Americans, Hispanics, Asians and Pacific Islanders, and American Indians and Alaskan Natives = Los "grupos minoritarios" que se incluyeron en este estudio fueron afroamericanos, hispanos, asiáticos y personas procedentes de las islas del Pacífico, indios americanos y nativos de Alaska.
nativo^1
(n.)=native ; native speaker ; native inhabitant ; native person.
Ex: Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.
Ex: Native speakers were significantly more likely to use plural word forms when searching and to experiment with synonyms and alternative words to search for topics.
Ex: The discovery of gold spurred wealth and immigation and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants = El descubrimiento de oro fomentó la riqueza y la inmigración e intensificó la represión de la población nativa.
Ex: It involved the right of a native person to follow his religious tradition which involved smoking an hallucinogenic substance.
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* nativo de Alaska=Alaskan Native.
* nativos=aboriginal people.
* no nativo=non-native.

nativo^2
(adj.)=native ; autochthonous ; native-born.
Ex: During his relatively brief career as a corporate tactician, Jeff Gordon, a lanky 32-year-old who retains a touch of the 'aw shucks' manner of his native southland, has chalked up some substantial achievement.
Ex: The paper argues that autochthonous language communities should be formally recognised as distinct ethnic groups.
Ex: Rapid increases in the foreign-born population at the state level are not associated with negative effects on the employment of native-born workers.
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* indio nativo americano=American Indian ; Native American.
* lengua nativa=native language ; native tongue.
* país nativo=native country.
* persona nativa=native person.
* planta nativa=native plant ; indigenous plant.
* población nativa=native population ; aboriginal people ; native inhabitant.

nativos
(n.)=aboriginal people.
Ex: This is an important contribution to our understanding of the lamentably neglected subject of the plight of the aboriginal people of India.
nato
=natural-born ; ex officio.
Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.
Ex: While deputy administrators are frequently involved ex officio as chairpersons of these groups, the chief librarian usually will reserve the final decision-making authority on major issues to him or herself.
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* miembro nato=ex officio.

natural
(adj.)=natural ; effortless ; natural-born ; native ; naturally-occurring.
Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.
Ex: The effortless ease of such replies does conceal from the enquirer the extensive anticipatory effort of the librarian in studying the sources of information and his prior experience in their use.
Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también.
Ex: Malcolm Stanhope, also a native of the state, entered the library field at the age of 30, after having been a computer salesman for eight years.
Ex: This is a naturally-occurring abrasive traditionally employed in buffing metal.
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* a escala natural=full-scale.
* alimentos naturales=health food.
* catástrofe natural=natural calamity ; natural disaster.
* ciencias naturales=natural sciences.
* como algo natural=as a matter of course.
* completamente natural=all-natural.
* consecuencia natural=corollary.
* defensas naturales=natural defences.
* de forma natural=organically ; naturally.
* de manera natural=organically ; naturally.
* derecho natural=natural right ; natural law.
* desastre natural=natural disaster ; natural calamity.
* de un modo poco natural=unnaturally.
* en su estado natural=in the wild.
* entorno natural=natural setting.
* entorno natural, el=natural environment, the.
* estado natural=natural state.
* fibra natural=natural fibre.
* formar parte natural de su entorno=blend into + the landscape.
* gas natural=natural gas.
* habilidad natural=natural ability.
* hábitat natural=wildlife habitat.
* iluminación natural=natural lighting.
* indización en lenguaje natural=natural language indexing.
* lenguaje de indización natural=natural indexing language.
* lenguaje natural=natural language.
* luz natural=natural daylight ; natural light.
* madre o padre natural=birth parent.
* medio natural=natural habitat.
* mes natural=calendar month.
* mirador natural=belvedere.
* morir de muerte natural=die + a natural death ; die of + natural causes.
* muerte natural=natural death.
* museo de ciencias naturales=natural science museum.
* natural del país=native-born.
* paisaje natural=natural scenery ; natural landscape.
* paraje natural=wildland.
* parque natural=nature park ; wildlife preserve ; wildlife refuge ; wildlife sanctuary.
* poco natural=unnatural ; stilted.
* producto natural=natural product.
* recursos de gas natural=natural gas resources.
* reserva natural=nature reserve ; nature preserve ; wildlife preserve.
* seguir su curso natural=run + its course.
* ser algo natural para=be second nature to + Pronombre ; come + naturally to.
* ser natural de=be a native of.
* ser (totalmente) natural=be (only) natural.
* sobrenatural, lo=supernatural, the.
* sopa natural=fresh soup.
* tendencia natural=in-built tendency.
* término del lenguaje natural=natural-language term.
* tienda de alimentos naturales=health food store ; health food shop.
* totalmente natural=all-natural.
* ventilación natural=natural ventilation.

natural del país
(adj.)=native-born.
Ex: Rapid increases in the foreign-born population at the state level are not associated with negative effects on the employment of native-born workers.
naturaleza engañosa
(n.)=deceptiveness.
Ex: In some cases, public figures are famous because of their lies; in other cases, their renown obscures the universality of deceptiveness.
naturaleza humana
(n.)=human nature.
Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
naturaleza judía
(n.)=Jewishness.
Ex: The family maintains a memory, culture, & identity surrounded by Jewishness.
naturaleza muerta
(n.)=still life.
Ex: The author studies the iconography and social, historical and political contexts of Courbet's 1872 painting 'Still Life: Apples, Pears and Primroses on a Table'.
naturaleza^1, la
(n.)=nature.
Ex: Shera has reminded us that 'man abhors chaos as nature is said to abhor a vacuum', and he seeks constantly to impose a pattern on what he sees.
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* accidente de la naturaleza=accident of nature.
* amante de la naturaleza=nature lover.
* en la naturaleza=in the wild.
* error de la naturaleza=freak of nature.
* fuerza de la naturaleza=force of nature.
* leyes de la naturaleza=nature's laws ; laws of nature.
* madre naturaleza, la=Mother Nature.
* maravilla de la naturaleza=natural wonder.
* milagro de la naturaleza=miracle of nature.
* naturaleza muerta=still life.
* que se encuentra en la naturaleza=naturally-occurring.

naturaleza^2
(n.)=nature ; character ; physis.
Ex: In this chapter a review of the development of cataloguing codes is given in order to explain and place in context the nature of modern cataloguing codes.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
Ex: Aristotle claims that our nature (physis) is inadequate for moral virtue.
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* adquirir carta de naturaleza=be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in).
* de naturaleza=in nature.
* de naturaleza sexual=of a sexual nature.
* de tal naturaleza=such that.
* naturaleza engañosa=deceptiveness.
* naturaleza humana=human nature.
* naturaleza judía=Jewishness.
* por naturaleza=by nature ; by definition ; characteristically ; natural-born ; naturally ; inherently.
* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza=in + Posesivo + nature.
* por su naturaleza=by + Posesivo + nature.
* tomar carta de naturaleza=be thoroughly accepted ; take + root (in).
* venir por naturaleza a=come + naturally to ; be second nature to + Pronombre.
* verdadera naturaleza, la=true nature, the.

naturalidad
(n.)=naturalness.
Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression = La flexibilidad de estilo es una forma de ser complaciente sin poner en peligro la integridad o la naturalidad de la expresión.
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* con naturalidad=unselfconsciously.
* con poca naturalidad=stiltedly.

naturalismo
(n.)=naturalism.
Ex: The six sets are labelled: dogma, naturalism, cultural relativity, constructivism, postmodernism, and communitarianism.

naturalista
(adj.)=naturalist ; naturalistic.
Ex: This database contains the collected works of Charles Darwin, along with material from other modern naturalists and historians = Esta base de datos contiene las obras completas de Charles Darwing, junto con material de otros naturalistas e historiadores modernos.
Ex: Naturalistic researchers observe behaviour within its natural setting = Los investigadores naturalistas observan el comportamiento dentro de su propio entorno natural.

naturalización
=naturalisation [naturalization, -USA].
Ex: The librarian would at the end of such a search have a list of terms such as the following: emigres, evacuees, fugitives, immigration, migrants, migration, naturalisation, population transfers, transients.

naturalmente
=naturally ; not unnaturally ; understandably ; organically.
Ex: Naturally, with the advent of the OPAC (online public access catalogue), union catalogues will be accessible via a variety of search keys.
Ex: Not unnaturally they snipe back by loading onto the symbol of their failure -- books -- all the things they resent.
Ex: Students are understandably bored with learning on-line catalgue use when the focus is on the technicalities of the catalogue itself.
Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.

naturismo
(n.)=nakedness ; nudity.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.

naufragado
(adj.)=wrecked.
Ex: The movie novel is about a trio of small-town guys who come across a wrecked plane containing a bag full of what they presume to be 'dirty money' and decide to hold onto it, with predictably hellish consequences.

naufragar
(v.)=maroon ; shipwreck.
Ex: A seemingly simple tale of schoolboys marooned on an island, the novel 'Lord of the Flies' is an enigmatic and provocative piece of literature.
Ex: Gilligan, Skipper and the rest of the crew were finally rescued fifteen years after shipwrecking on a mysterious deserted island.

naufragio
(n.)=shipwreck ; wreckage.
Ex: Again under DISASTERS there are references to shipwrecks; RAILROADS, ACCIDENTS, but not to AERONAUTICS, ACCIDENTS, though there is such a heading.
Ex: The wreckage of a Venetian galleon and its cargo were found on the seabed near the islet of Gnalic in Dalmatia.

nauseabundo^1
(adj.)=foul ; nauseous ; malodourous [malodorous, -USA] ; reeking ; putrid ; nauseating ; sickening.
Ex: Well, we non-smokers also like to put our feet up and relax, too; but we have to breathe in their foul fumes = Pues bien, a nosotros los no fumadores también nos gusta poner los pies en alto y relajarnos pero tenemos que respirar su repugnante humo.
Ex: The book emphasizes the 'nauseous pendulum' that swings between reason & violence.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.
Ex: This can give rise to ambiguity: for one person 'fulsome praise' may be no more than 'generous', while for another it may mean 'nauseating sycophancy'.
Ex: One of our viewers wanted people to sign this petition asking for justice on these sickening teens who did this.
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* de forma nauseabunda=nauseatingly.
* de manera nauseabunda=nauseatingly.

nauseabundo^2
(adj.)=queasy .
Ex: Good news for anyone who has ever had that queasy feeling the morning after tying one on: A study has found that an extract of prickly pear can prevent a severe hangover.

navaja de afeitar
(n.)=razor ; straight razor.
Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf. Ex: Using razor strops is as important as knowing how to swipe the blade of your straight razor over your face.
navaja^1
(n.)=penknife [penknives, pl.] ; buck knife ; pocket knife ; razor.
Ex: The exhibition 'Out of the woodwork: On the history of tartanware' displays boxes, frames, penknives and other objects decorated with a distinctive tartan pattern and manufactured in Scotland in the 19th c.
Ex: This tradition of given a young man a buck knife to welcome him into manhood is now somewhat archaic.
Ex: Police say the two were arguing when Lovato allegedly stabbed the man with a pocket knife.
Ex: His teeth grew into razor fangs with two large incisors sticking out above the rest like a wolf.
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* amenazado con una navaja=at knifepoint.
* a punta de navaja=at knifepoint.
* más afilado que una navaja=as sharp as a knife.
* navaja de afeitar=razor ; straight razor.
* tallar con una navaja=whittle.

navaja^2
(n.)=razor clam ; razor shell.
Ex: Razor clams coated in breadcrumbs with lemon sauce and capers, potatoes and walnut vinaigrette.
Ex: Razor shells are deep burrowers and are rarely seen alive; when disturbed they rapidly move down deeper into the sediment.

navajazo
(n.)=stabbing.
Ex: Two men and a woman were hospitalized late Sunday after domestic argument led to multiple stabbings.

naval
(adj.)=naval.
Ex: Thus a book on 'the history of naval warships' may be sought under history, navy or warships.
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* armero naval=shipbuilder.
* batalla naval=naval battle.
* constructor naval=shipbuilder.
* industria naval, la=shipping industry, the.
* museo naval=naval museum.
* tienda de efectos navales=chandlery.

nave
(n.)=craft.
Ex: It is that, without direction, the library craft may founder in the perpetual whitewater.
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* nave central=nave.
* nave de guerra=naval ship.
* nave de la iglesia=church hall.
* nave espacial=spaceship [space ship] ; spacecraft.

nave central
(n.)=nave.
Ex: This article deals with the adaptation of churches as a whole, the choir or nave to library use, not single rooms or chapels for this purpose.
nave de guerra
(n.)=naval ship.
Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
nave de la iglesia
(n.)=church hall.
Ex: It is also generally true that there are no central facilities (school auditorium or gymnasium, public library, or church hall) for activities.
nave espacial
(n.)=spaceship [space ship] ; spacecraft.
Ex: For example, a computer on board a space ship, o even in some cars, takes in data, works out settings, displays results completely automatically. Ex: Consider ad hoc events (such as athletic contests, exhibitions, expeditions, fairs, festivals) and vessels (e.g. ships and spacecrafts) to be corporate bodies.
navegabilidad
(n.)=seaworthiness.
Ex: Because the boat is light for its size it may not have a cushy ride, but there is no doubt about its seaworthiness.

navegable
(adj.)=navigable.
Ex: Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.

navegación
(n.)=navigation ; navigation ; sailing ; piloting.
Ex: The function of the index is examined both technically and philosophically as a tool for navigation and spatial orientation in large textual data bases.
Ex: Satellite-based communication systems are being used for surveillance and navigation purposes.
Ex: Some people read Homer in the original, some build boats and read about sailing = Lo mismo que algunas personas leen a Homero en su versión original, otros construyen barcos y leen sobre navegación.
Ex: When the weather is as clear as a bell, finding a runway is easy, even with relatively little piloting experience.
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* canal de navegación=shipping canal.
* carta de navegación=aeronautical chart ; navigational chart.
* ciencias de la navegación=nautical science.
* diario de navegación=logbook [log book].
* herramienta de navegación=navigation tool.
* herramientas de navegación=navigation facilities.
* libro de navegación=book of navigation.
* mapa de navegación marítima=sea chart.
* navegación a vela=yachting ; sailing.
* navegación costera=coastal navigation.
* navegación por el conocimiento=knowledge navigation.
* navegación por Internet=surfing.
* programa de navegación por las redes=network navigator.
* relativo a la navegación por un entorno gráfico=navigational.
* técnica de navegación=navigational technique.

navegación a vela
(n.)=yachting ; sailing.
Ex: In sport too authors' names can be important and so one finds instruction books on everything from archery to yachting being prepared for the mass market with authors who are popular household names on the cover. Ex: Some people read Homer in the original, some build boats and read about sailing = Lo mismo que algunas personas leen a Homero en su versión original, otros construyen barcos y leen sobre navegación.
navegación costera
(n.)=coastal navigation.
Ex: The article deals with the role of the coastal defence system in coastal navigation.
navegación por Internet
(n.)=surfing.
Ex: Private citizens now suffer increased government monitoring of their telephone lines in an attempt to crack down on illegal Internet surfing.
navegación por el conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge navigation.
Ex: In this new context, concepts such as 'knowledge navigation' rather than 'reading' will become critical, and developments will take place in domains such as knowledge structuring, mapping, knowledge filters, shadows, etc.
navegador
(n.)=navigator ; browser ; sat nav.
Nota: Abreviatura de satellite navigator [navegador por satélite].
Ex: The article has the title 'From smart guesser to smart navigator: changes in collection development for research libraries in a network environment'.
Ex: In the Internet, a browser is a client program that is used to look at various kinds of Internet resources.
Ex: A motorist who drove along 20ft of a railway line told police officers his sat nav had directed him to turn on to the track.
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* navegador de Internet=Web browser.
* navegador del conocimiento=knowledge navigator.
* Navegador de Nestcape=Netscape Navigator.

navegador de Internet
(n.)=Web browser.
Ex: This article discusses using the Netscape Web browser's bookmark feature.
navegador del conocimiento
(n.)=knowledge navigator.
Ex: Something, in any event, will have to be done to equip fully our libraries with knowledge navigators conversant with both the new technology and the old books.
navegante
(n.)=seafarer ; clicker ; sailor ; mariner ; navigator.
Nota: Usado en el contexto de la navegación por mar.
Ex: This article describes how Australia was depicted on early maps of the world charted by the Portuguese and Dutch seafarers from 1452 to the present day.
Ex: The revolution against the mindless click and the formation of a community of educated clickers has just begun.
Ex: These plays used the experience of white American sailors enslaved in Algiers by Barbary pirates as a mask behind which their abolitionist authors could criticize moral abuses in the political establishment of America.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: The Admiralty selected Cook because of his proven skills as a navigator, and for his interest in astronomy.

navegar
(v.)=sail ; float ; cruise ; burrow through.
Ex: In 1793, Hurley Barnes and his family sailed down the Lewark River in a small boat.
Ex: And there is more to be gained from an imaginary nineteenth-century boy floating down the Mississippi on a raft with a fleeing black slave than a good deal of everyday, 'direct' experience can give.
Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.
Ex: This article explains how to use gophers to burrow through the Internet.
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* en buenas condiciones para navegar=seaworthy.
* navegar en solitario=sail + solo.
* navegar por=navigate (through).
* navegar por el mundo=sail + the seven seas ; roam + the seven seas.
* navegar por Internet=surf + the Internet.
* navegar por la red=surf + the net ; surf + the Web.
* navegar por la red en busca de información=surf for + information.
* navegar por la web=surf + the Web.
* navegar siguiendo la costa=coast.

navegar en solitario
(v.)=sail + solo.
Ex: A 14-year-old Dutch sailor departed in secrecy from Gibraltar Saturday on her quest to become the youngest person to sail solo around the world.
navegar por
(v.)=navigate (through).
Ex: Hypertext offers users a simple way to navigate through computerised information systems but there is always the risk that users may become lost in the network of interconnected pieces of information.
navegar por Internet
(v.)=surf + the Internet.
Ex: Surfing the Internet is usually seen as fun, dangerous, or a tremendous waste of time, depending on who you ask.
navegar por el mundo
(v.)=sail + the seven seas ; roam + the seven seas.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative. Ex: Like, roaming the seven seas with a cutlass between your teeth, killing and stealing and raping as you go?.
navegar por la red
(v.)=surf + the net ; surf + the Web.
Ex: The article 'Job opportunities glitter for librarians who surf the net' describes a range of Internet resources which post details of library and information science job vacancies in the USA and elsewhere. Ex: Findings showed that a majority of companies have access to the Internet, and many find 'surfing the Web' frustrating.
navegar por la red en busca de información
(v.)=surf for + information.
Ex: A customer arriving at an equiry desk with a question might be rather thrown by a staff member who said that they would go 'surfing' for the information, but it might take a couple of hours!.
navegar por la web
(v.)=surf + the Web.
Ex: Findings showed that a majority of companies have access to the Internet, and many find 'surfing the Web' frustrating.
navegar siguiendo la costa
(v.)=coast.
Ex: The ancients coasted only in their navigation.
navelina
(n.)=navel orange ; navel.
Ex: Navel oranges from California are probably the best eating oranges in the world.
Ex: There is also an appetizing chapter on oranges, dividing them into blood oranges, navels, juice oranges and sour oranges.

navideño
(n.)=Christmas.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: At Christmas and birthdays if one of the family has a passionate interest in a hobby or pastime, a book, usually of the information kind, is found to satisfy his curiosity.
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* festividad navideña=Christmas festivity.
* luces navideñas=Christmas lights.

naviero
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* industria naviera=shipbuilding industry.
* industria naviera, la=shipping industry, the.

navío
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* navío de carga=bulk cargo ship.
* navío de guerra=warship.

navío de carga
(n.)=bulk cargo ship.
Ex: To illustrate how the mechanism works in a realistic domain, the author implements design systems for the deck structure and midship section of bulk cargo ships = Para ilustrar cómo funciona el mecanismo en un entorno real, el autor pone en práctica sistemas de diseño para la estructura de cubierta y la sección de mitad del barco de los navíos de carga.
navío de guerra
(n.)=warship.
Ex: Thus a book on 'the history of naval warships' may be sought under history, navy or warships.
nazarí
(adj.)=Nasrid.
Ex: The Nasrid style of around 1300 to 1450 was the last form of Islamic art to flourish in Spain.

nazi
(n.)=Nazi.
Ex: Nazi ideas and brutality were evident to all even at the time, as was the fact that they were rising to power.

nazismo
(n.)=Nazism.
Ex: University lecturers had to give public lectures on Nazism.

neblina
(n.)=mist.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.

nebulizador
(n.)=nebuliser [nebulizer, -USA].
Ex: A nebuliser is a device which is used to administer a solution of drug in the form of a fine mist for you to inhale.

nebuloso
(adj.)=nebulous ; foggy .
Ex: The concept of such a center remained nebulous at best, and we later learned that communication problems early on had muddied the message about what was really needed.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
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* nebuloso en aparencia=nebulous-seeming.

nebuloso en aparencia
=nebulous-seeming.
Ex: People have employed this term to encompass programmes of study stretching from the furthest shores of technology-based activity to the vaguest and most nebulous-seeming courses of study in the arts/humanities areas.
necedad
(n.)=silliness ; balderdash ; crock.
Ex: The 'Good Times' virus hoax was the precursor of this particular form of silliness.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
Ex: The whole idea is such a crock that I'm amazed anyone takes it seriously.
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* necedades=inanities ; hogwash ; crock of (bull)shit.

necedades
(n.)=inanities ; hogwash ; crock of (bull)shit.
Ex: For a century we have been repeating inanities and keeping up this timid, non-committal retreat from society, but if we think of ourselves as communicating librarians we may see our inescapable involvement within the confines (but the illimitable confines) of our profession. Ex: The film proves beyond a shadow of a doubt that the official story is hogwash and that all the evidence points towards an inside job. Ex: In that pea-sized brain of yours you have to know that's a crock of bullshit.
necesariamente
=necessarily ; of necessity.
Ex: The indexes are produced by computer, without necessarily any human intervention.
Ex: The catalog is of necessity a complex instrument.

necesario
(adj.)=necessary ; requisite ; needed.
Ex: Minor editorial changes have been made as necessary, and comments which were unintelligible from the tapes have been deleted.
Ex: They expressed dissatisfaction with graduates they had employed who, whilst possessing the requisite technical skills, lacked judgement and flexibility in information.
Ex: I'm starting a tool collection, what are the most needed tools for working on cars?.
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* creer necesario=feel + need for.
* cuando sea necesario=when necessary.
* dar los pasos necesarios=take + steps.
* demostrar ser necesario=prove + necessary.
* habilidades necesarias para la vida cotidiana=life skills.
* hacer esfuerzo necesario=pull + Posesivo + (own) weight.
* hacer necesario=render + necessary ; call forth.
* muy necesario=much-needed ; long overdue.
* no ser necesario=there + be + no question of.
* resultar ser necesario=prove + necessary.
* según sea necesario=as required ; as needed.
* ser muy necesario=be long overdue ; be badly needed.
* ser necesario=be needed ; it + take.
* ser sumamente necesario=be long overdue.
* siendo necesario=resulting in the need for.
* si fuera necesario=at a push.
* sin ser necesario=gratuitous ; gratuitously.

neceser
(n.)=sponge bag ; toiletry bag.
Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned.
Ex: Some traditions continue and the classic toiletry bag continues to be a popular and appreciated gift idea for someone special.

necesidad
(n.)=necessity ; need ; requirement ; want ; exigency ; urge ; necessity.
Ex: The main inconveniences of item record indexes arise from the necessity of searching the entire file.
Ex: The need to become familiar with different command languages for different hosts is a considerable barrier to effective retrieval.
Ex: The most appropriate type of abstract must be chosen in accordance with the requirements of each individual application.
Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
Ex: The urge to mechanize paper-making came at first as much from the papermakers' desire to free themselves from dependence upon their skilled but rebellious workmen as from the pursuit of production economies.
Ex: Books may be useful to many people, but it is by no means common for them to be necessities.
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* adaptable a las necesidades del usuario=customisable [customizable, -USA].
* adaptar a las necesidades de=tailor to + the needs of ; gear to + the needs of.
* adaptar a una necesidad=time to + need ; suit + requirement.
* adaptarse a una necesidad=suit + need.
* adecuar a una necesidad=suit + purpose ; tailor to + demand.
* ahorrarse la necesidad de=circumvent + the need to.
* amoldarse a las necesidades de=bend to + the needs of.
* análisis de necesidades=needs assessment ; needs analysis.
* apoyar la necesidad de=endorse + the need (for/to).
* atender a una necesidad=meet + Posesivo + needs ; speak to + need.
* atender las necesidades=provide for + needs.
* atender una necesidad=address + need ; cover + requirement ; fulfil + requirement ; serve + need.
* comprobación de las necesidades económicas=means-testing ; means test.
* comprobar las necesidades económicas=means test.
* confirmar la necesidad de=endorse + the need (for/to).
* cuando le surja la necesidad=at + Posesivo + time of need.
* cubrir la mayoría de las necesidades=go + most of the way.
* cubrir las necesidades de=provide for.
* cubrir una necesidad=cover + need ; meet + Posesivo + needs ; serve + need ; fill + need ; fulfil + need ; speak to + need.
* defender la necesidad=articulate + the need.
* defender la necesidad de=support + the case for.
* diagnosticar las necesidades de=diagnose + needs.
* dispositivo de ayuda a usuarios con necesidades especiales=assistive device.
* eliminar la necesidad de=remove + the need for.
* eludir la necesidad de=bypass + the need (for).
* en caso de necesidad=at a push.
* estrategia para enfrentarse a las necesidades diarias=coping strategy ; coping skill.
* estudiar una necesidad=analyse + need.
* evaluación de las necesidades económicas=means-testing ; means test.
* evaluación de necesidades=needs assessment.
* evaluar las necesidades económicas=means test.
* existir una necesidad de=there + be + call for.
* hacer frente a una necesidad=meet + Posesivo + needs ; serve + need.
* hacer + Posesivo + necesidades=relieve + Reflexivo ; go + potty.
* hacer que Algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de Algo o Alguien=make + Nombre + relevant to.
* insistir en la necesidad de=insist on + the necessity of ; insist on + the need for.
* justificar la necesidad de=justify + the case for.
* la necesidad agudiza el ingenio=necessity mothers invention ; necessity is the mother of invention.
* librar de la necesidad de=relieve of + the necessity of ; relieve of + the need to.
* necesidad apremiante=desperate need.
* necesidad corporal=bodily function.
* necesidad de información=information need.
* necesidad económica=economic necessity ; economic need.
* necesidades de espacio=space requirements.
* necesidad extrema=dire need.
* necesidad humana=human need.
* necesidad imperiosa=desperate need.
* necesidad informativa=information need.
* necesidad urgente=desperate need ; urgent need.
* necesidad visceral=visceral need.
* niño con necesidades especiales=special needs child.
* no tener la necesidad de usar Algo=have + no use for.
* orientado hacia unas necesidades=need oriented.
* plantear la necesidad=articulate + the need.
* por necesidad=of necessity ; out of necessity.
* prever una necesidad=project + need.
* producto de la necesidad=born of necessity.
* producto de primera necesidad=basic commodity ; basic commodity.
* provisiones de primera necesidad=basic provisions ; basic goods.
* que se concede en función de las necesidades económicas=means-tested.
* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades=waste not, want not.
* recalcar la necesidad=stress + the need.
* regla de la necesidad=purpose rule.
* resaltar la necesidad=stress + the need.
* resaltar la necesidad de=imprint + the need for.
* resolver una necesidad=address + requirement.
* responder a una necesidad=address + need.
* satisfacer las necesidades=provide for + needs.
* satisfacer las necesidades de=provide for.
* satisfacer + Posesivo + necesidad=match + Posesivo + need ; match + Posesivo + requirement.
* satisfacer una necesidad=meet + Posesivo + needs ; meet + requirement ; satisfy + need ; satisfy + requirement ; accommodate + need ; fulfil + need.
* sentir la necesidad de=feel + need for ; feel + the need to ; get + the urge to.
* sin necesidad de ello=gratuitous ; gratuitously.
* sin necesidad de pensar=thought-free.
* surgir una necesidad=need + arise.
* tecnología adaptada a usuarios con necesidades especiales=assistive technology.
* una necesidad cada vez mayor=a growing need.
* verse en la necesidad=be constrained to.
* verse en la necesidad de=be left with + the need to.
* verse en la necesidad urgente de=be hard pressed.

necesidad apremiante
(n.)=desperate need.
Ex: There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.
necesidad corporal
=bodily function.
Ex: We also spend a certain amount of time each day dealing with our bodily functions, bathing, washing, brushing our teeth and so on.
necesidad de información
(n.)=information need.
Ex: Factors requiring special attention in the planning process in African countries include information needs of illiterates, information needs of women and children and the needs of rural communities.
necesidad económica
(n.)=economic necessity ; economic need.
Ex: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not. Ex: For most who moonlight, the extra income is an economic necessity, and for a great many more, the economic need to work a second job exists but the employment opportunity does not.
necesidad extrema
(n.)=dire need.
Ex: They also provide details of reservoirs of bibliographic knowledge about various subject fields upon which librarians might be able to call in cases of dire need.
necesidad humana
(n.)=human need.
Ex: Information is power, a basic human need and fundamental human right.
necesidad imperiosa
(n.)=desperate need.
Ex: There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages.
necesidad informativa
(n.)=information need.
Ex: Factors requiring special attention in the planning process in African countries include information needs of illiterates, information needs of women and children and the needs of rural communities.
necesidad urgente
(n.)=desperate need ; urgent need.
Ex: There is a desperate need, both in the United States and in Mexico, for interpreters in Mexican and Guatemalan indigenous languages. Ex: There is an urgent need for a survey of private libraries on a countrywide scale.
necesidad visceral
(n.)=visceral need.
Ex: This article discusses what specifically is meant by the term visceral need -- the actual need, not yet consciously known to the user -- and what difference, if any, it may have for the reference librarian.
necesidades de espacio
=space requirements.
Ex: Space requirements are less and capital outlay is considerably less, though this is offset by the higher maintenance costs.
necesitado
(adj.)=needy ; poverty-stricken ; in need ; person in need ; destitute ; necessitous.
Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
Ex: The British Museum Reading Room is filled with cranks, hacks, poverty-stricken scholars who cherish their hobby.
Ex: Libraries should be the first point of contact for people in need and should be capable, like the General Practitioner in medicine, of dealing with 75% of cases on the spot.
Ex: For example, in Q Social welfare we have QG Persons in need, QN Deviants, QO Criminals, QR Offenders, as successive steps of division.
Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
Ex: The design of this institution is, as far as their funds will admit, to prevent mendicity, and to relieve beggars, and especially other necessitous poor.
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* los más necesitados=those most in need.
* más necesitado=most in need.
* necesitado de=in need of.
* necesitado encarecidamente=urgently needed.

necesitado de
=in need of.
Ex: The author dismisses the idea that artificial intelligence requires immediate attention since there are many other more pressing problems in need of solution.
necesitado encarecidamente
=urgently needed.
Ex: Overdue notices and recall notices for documents urgently needed are usually sent on a regular basis.
necesitar
(v.)=cry for ; demand ; involve ; necessitate ; need ; require ; take ; stand in + need of ; use up.
Ex: However, this work still cries for expansion, and it must also become more systematic.
Ex: The other part of the picture reveals title indexes to be only crude subject indexes, which for effective use demand imagination and searching skills on the part of the user.
Ex: Generating author indexes or catalogues involves creating headings from author's names, that is the names of persons or organisations.
Ex: Although this is generally successful, this approach does necessitate the consultation of two chapters.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: The condition approach should require less enumeration of rules for different types of materials, and therefore should require fewer rules.
Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
Ex: 'At no time in history', according to Geoffrey Langley, 'did people of all types and classes stand more in need of information'.
Ex: Plug-in programs have grown widely, they add functionality to a WWW browser but also use up drive storage space or conflict with other types of programs.
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* a medida que se necesite=on demand ; on request ; as required ; as needed.
* cuando lo necesite=at + Posesivo + time of need.
* justo lo que se necesita=just the ticket ; that's the ticket!.
* necesitar Algo desesperadamente=be in dire need (of) ; be in desperate need of.
* necesitar Algo urgentemente=be in dire need (of) ; be in desperate need of.
* necesitar atención=beg + attention ; warrant + attention.
* necesitar esfuerzo=take + effort.
* necesitar explicación=be unaccounted for.
* necesitar gafas para leer=need + reading glasses.
* necesitar imaginación=take + imagination.
* necesitar reparación=be in need of repair.
* necesitarse=it + take.
* necesitarse desesperadamente=be desperately needed.
* necesitarse imperiosamente=be badly needed.
* necesitar ser un genio=call for + nothing less than genius.
* necesitarse tener en cuenta=need + consideration.
* necesitarse urgentemente=be badly needed.
* necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones=require + judgement ; require + judgement ; require + an exercise of + judgement.
* necesitar urgentemente=cry out for ; sorely + need.
* no necesitar=have + no use for.
* no necesitar mantenimiento=maintenance-free.
* que necesita bastante dedicación=time-consuming [time consuming].
* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal=staff-intensive [staff intensive].
* que necesita bastante mano de obra=labour-intensive [labour intensive].
* que necesita la información=information-dependent.
* que se necesita urgentemente=sorely needed.
* según se necesite=on demand ; on request ; at need ; as required ; pro re nata ; as needed.
* se necesita práctica=it takes practice.
* ser justo lo que se necesita=be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; be just perfect.
* ser justo lo que Uno necesita=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley.
* si se necesita=if need be.
* tener lo que se necesita=have + what it takes.

necesitar Algo desesperadamente
=be in dire need (of) ; be in desperate need of.
Ex: For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair. Ex: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.
necesitar Algo urgentemente
=be in dire need (of) ; be in desperate need of.
Ex: For years they have been warning that state-regulated dams and levees throughout the nation are in dire need of repair. Ex: We eventually arrived all looking like we'd been dragged through a hedge backwards and in desperate need of sleep so we grabbed the first taxi we saw.
necesitar atención
(v.)=beg + attention ; warrant + attention.
Ex: The problems and needs of providing such information beg the attention of the entire library community. Ex: Literacy teaching is not a burning issue in library education but it warrants attention.
necesitar esfuerzo
(v.)=take + effort.
Ex: Personal indexes maintained by manual methods can take more effort than many scientists and engineers are able or willing to devote to them.
necesitar explicación
(v.)=be unaccounted for.
Ex: A total of 234354 centenarians are unaccounted for across Japan despite still being registered as alive under the family registry.
necesitar gafas para leer
(v.)=need + reading glasses.
Ex: This is why many people with 'normal' eyes will need reading glasses some time after the age of 40.
necesitar imaginación
(v.)=take + imagination.
Ex: And it takes little imagination to conceive of future combinations and developments to existing systems, not to speak of new and even more sophisticated means of storing, retrieving and transporting information.
necesitar reparación
(v.)=be in need of repair.
Ex: A pilot study revealed that 25% of the collection is in need of repair and that 86% of the materials appear to be acidic.
necesitar ser un genio
(v.)=call for + nothing less than genius.
Ex: To meet the intellectual needs of each patron of the library calls for calls for nothing less than genius.
necesitar tomar cierto tipo de decisiones
(v.)=require + judgement ; require + judgement ; require + an exercise of + judgement.
Ex: In human indexing some judgement would be required in selecting terms. Ex: In human indexing some judgement would be required in selecting terms. Ex: Although the application of policies requires an exercise of judgment, violation of the policy under the guise of 'flexibility' should be avoided.
necesitar urgentemente
=cry out for ; sorely + need.
Ex: This subject is one which cries out for concentrated bibliographical attention from librarians. Ex: Since 80-85% of the population of Africa is estimated to be illiterate, the continent sorely needs adult education programmes.
necesitarse
=it + take.
Ex: Researchers have shown it takes about ten years to develop expertise in any of a wide variety of areas, including painting, swimming, tennis, and research in neuropsychology and topology.
necesitarse desesperadamente
(v.)=be desperately needed.
Ex: A MARC format for technical reports is desperately needed.
necesitarse imperiosamente
(v.)=be badly needed.
Ex: A platform for communication and cooperation between teams was badly needed.
necesitarse tener en cuenta
(v.)=need + consideration.
Ex: Bookstalls, church libraries, newspaper agencies, parish magazines, and press officers all need consideration.
necesitarse urgentemente
(v.)=be badly needed.
Ex: A platform for communication and cooperation between teams was badly needed.
neciamente
=stupidly ; foolishly.
Ex: Intelligent individuals often think that they cannot behave stupidly, but that is precisely what leads them down the garden path.
Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.

necio
(n.)=moron ; cretin ; dull-witted ; asinine ; lemon ; airhead ; airheaded ; bonehead ; duffer ; schmuck ; schmo ; moke ; twerp ; dweeb ; chump ; birdbrained ; birdbrain ; dork ; plonker ; pumpkin head ; twit ; wally ; goofball.
Ex: This thesaurus contains a number of wretched, insensitive cross-references, like from Dumb to DEAF, and from Feeble minded, Imbecility, and morons to MENTALLY HANDICAPPED.
Ex: Cretin is a word derived from an 18th century Swiss-French word meaning Christian.
Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.
Ex: This chapter is dedicated to the truly asinine rules -- ones which either defeat their own purpose altogether or are completely devoid of common sense .
Ex: The court also heard the victim's brother accuse the defendant of physical abuse and of calling him a 'lemon and a retard'.
Ex: Some people like airheads with fake boobs.
Ex: She's just an airheaded bimbo, with an endless capacity to push aside unpleasant realities in favor of her more satisfying interests: young men and jewels.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Field Research for Boneheads: From Naivete to Insight on the Green Tortoise'.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
Ex: States know better what their own citizens needs are than do the mokes in Washington.
Ex: He started life as a twerp, then fairly quickly became a jerk and ended up an old sourpuss.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: Americans are such chumps, because we refuse to see what is going on right in front of our eyes.
Ex: She has her own birdbrained way of thinking about things, but most of what she says is vaguely prophetic.
Ex: I am thinking humans can be such birdbrains when it comes to communication.
Ex: And then we get nongs like Joe here who just cant help himself from being a dork.
Ex: If she'd been my daughter in fact I'd never have let her go out with an obvious plonker like myself.
Ex: He loved to tease his daughter by calling her pumpkin head.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.
Ex: Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goofball.
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* como un necio=stupidly.

necropsia
(n.)=necropsy.
Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers.

necrosis
(n.)=necrosis [necroses, -pl.].
Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

necrófago
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* demonio necrófago=ghoul.

necrótico
(adj.)=nechrotic.
Ex: One patient who spontaneously coughed up necrotic tissue via the bronchus survived.

nectarina
(n.)=nectarine.
Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.

nectarino
(n.)=nectarine tree.
Ex: Recently, a new and devastating disease of almond and nectarine trees leading to their death within a few years has emerged in Lebanon.

nefario
(adj.)=nefarious.
Ex: The Internet is in the midst of a new wave of global resistance to its nefarious effects.

nefasto
(adj.)=dire ; nefarious ; heinous ; dastardly ; loathsome ; baneful.
Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
Ex: The Internet is in the midst of a new wave of global resistance to its nefarious effects.
Ex: There are several different ways to make a stink bomb, all of which involving the use of chemicals which react in a way to create a particularly heinous odor.
Ex: A dastardly livery driver raped a 30-year-old woman passenger on Jan. 31, cops said.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
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* consecuencia nefasta=disastrous effect.
* efecto nefasto=deleterious effect.

nefelometría
(n.)=nephelometry.
Ex: For this reason, the terms turbidimetry and nephelometry will be used interchangeably to indicate the measurement of light scattering by small particles in water.

nefrología
(n.)=nephrology.
Ex: This article describes the Clinical Hospital Information System developed at the Urology-Nephrology Center, Mansoura University in Egypt.

nefrítico
(adj.)=renal ; nephritic.
Ex: Drug dosage must be adjusted to kidney function to avoid toxic overdosage in patients with impaired renal function.
Ex: Here then is an explanation of fatty degeneration of the kidney, the peculiarities of which result from a nephritic condition of the organ.
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* cólico nefrítico=renal colic ; nephritic colic ; kidney colic.
* espasmo nefrítico=renal spasm ; kidney spasm.
* síndrome nefrítico=nephritic syndrome.

negación
(n.)=negation ; denial ; disavowal.
Ex: Indeed, the direction we seem to be embarked on may result in the negation of a century of well-established principles in favor of a machine-negotiated, stochastic access to individual items in the collection.
Ex: The obvious alternative would be denial of access to scholarly literature.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is suggested that Marx's disavowal of religion as a force for instituting a universal class was premature.

negado
(n.)=lame duck.
Ex: Having them call him a lame duck is just one more way for them to underestimate what they are up against.

negar
(v.)=deny ; negate ; gainsay ; disavow ; repudiate ; contest ; withhold.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio withheld.
Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
Ex: Thus excessive delays in the availability of cataloguing records from the central agency will negate much of the value of a central service.
Ex: We could even agree that no one in our experience is terribly interested in knowing about all of the works of an author, and this would not gainsay the value of consistent author entry.
Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
Ex: The author attempts to repudiate Cherniavsky's argument to show that machine intelligence cannot equal human intelligence.
Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.
Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.
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* negar la entrada=turn + Nombre + away.
* negarse=refuse ; baulk at [balk at].
* negarse a=resist.
* negarse a aceptar=disavow.
* negarse a hacer un pedido a=withhold + supply from.
* negarse a + Infinitivo=won't + Verbo.
* negarse rotundamente=baulk at [balk at].
* negar tener relación con=disclaim + connection with.
* negar una hipótesis=negate + hypothesis.
* negar un rumor=scoff at + the idea.
* no poderse negar que=there + be + no denying that.

negar la entrada
(v.)=turn + Nombre + away.
Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity.
negar tener relación con
(v.)=disclaim + connection with.
Ex: The aspect of literary content with wich bibliography must disclaim any connection is that of critical evaluation.
negar un rumor
(v.)=scoff at + the idea.
Ex: The Prime Minister has been heard to scoff at the idea that he was sobbing his heart out to Tessa Jowell.
negar una hipótesis
(v.)=negate + hypothesis.
Ex: To the best of our knowledge, there has been no large, multicenter prospective study to either validate or negate this hypothesis.
negarse
(v.)=refuse ; baulk at [balk at].
Ex: If not, it displays an error message and refuses to allow you start the requested function. Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.
negarse a
(v.)=resist.
Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract.
negarse a + Infinitivo
(v.)=won't + Verbo.
Ex: 'This man won't open his briefcase for me,' the checker answered resentfully jerking his head in the direction of Dexter Rundle, who was standing off to the side as immobile as a statue = "Este hombre se niega a abrir su cartera", repondió con resentimiento el inspector moviendo la cabeza de forma brusca hacia delante y hacia atrás en la dirección de Dexter Rundle, quien se mantenía a distancia en un lado tan inmóvil como una estatua.
negarse a aceptar
(v.)=disavow.
Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
negarse a hacer un pedido a
(v.)=withhold + supply from.
Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.
negarse rotundamente
(v.)=baulk at [balk at].
Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.
negativa
(n.)=disclaimer ; refusal ; red light.
Nota: A veces usado con el sentido de 'negativa' o de prostitución.
Ex: We have focussed on the essentials which are the skills through which we are equipped to undertake work which cannot (despite disclaimers to the contrary) be undertaken so efficiently or effectively by others.
Ex: The same thing happended in the case of the British refusal to go along with the American compromises in the last revision.
Ex: The article 'Red light for HD-CD?' discusses the technology and industry developments on the new generation of high density CD formats.

negativamente
=adversely ; negatively ; in the negative.
Ex: In the selection of data bases we must consider any biases which might adversely affect search results.
Ex: The methodology of this study affected the participant's attitude positively or negatively.
Ex: As shown in Table 9, slightly more respondents replied in the affirmative (45.9%) than in the negative (39.8%) to this question, with a fairly large minority group hedging their answers with a 'yes and no' reply (11.9%).

negativismo
(n.)=negativism.
Ex: The third thing I'm perturbed about is this general atmosphere of negativism which seems to be building up.

negativo fotográfico en placa de vidrio
(n.)=glass plate negative.
Ex: Aspects of the seminar which are highlighted include the preservation of traditional materials such as daguerreotypes, glass plate negatives, and movies on cellulose nitrate stock.
negativo^1
(n.)=negative.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Owing to the lack of skilled staff and economic resources, traditional libraries are not always able to adequately collect, classify, record, preserve and store prints and negatives of historical importance.
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* negativo fotográfico en placa de vidrio=glass plate negative.

negativo^2
(adj.)=bad ; minus ; negative ; disruptive ; destructive.
Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: Here the date the amount was changed, the amount of the change, either plus or minus, and the user number of the person making the change are shown.
Ex: When the amount is negative, the vendor owes the library the money.
Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
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* consecuencia negativa=blowback.
* dar negativo=test + negative.
* de forma negativa=in a negative light.
* de manera negativa=in a negative light.
* efecto negativo=chilling effect ; blowback.
* energía negativa=bad vibes.
* eugenesia negativa=negative eugenics.
* imagen negativa=negative image.
* impacto negativo=negative impact.
* reacción negativa=negative reaction.
* repercusión negativa=backlash.
* saldo negativo=debit ; debit balance.
* sentimientos negativos=grinding of teeth.
* test + ser + negativo=test + negative.

negligencia
(n.)=negligence ; slackness ; disregard ; dereliction ; neglection.
Ex: Damage of library materials is often caused by carelessness and negligence.
Ex: The government should not be censoring the publishing industry for slackness in adapting to change but should be supplying support and encouragement.
Ex: There is in general a blithe disregard of the limits to pecision imposed by sampling error.
Ex: The energy crisis & the environmental crisis are rooted not in a stony ground of technological intractability, but in irresponsibility & dereliction.
Ex: After decades of neglection, nowadays there is an effort to bring these houses back to their original glory.
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* negligencia clínica=clinical negligence.
* negligencia criminal=criminal negligence.
* negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber=dereliction of duty.
* negligencia grave=gross negligence.
* negligencia médica=medical malpractice.
* negligencia profesional=malpractice.

negligencia clínica
(n.)=clinical negligence.
Ex: In 1978 the Pearson Commission in the United Kingdom rejected a no-fault system in dealing with clinical negligence.
negligencia criminal
(n.)=criminal negligence.
Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
negligencia en el cumplimiento del deber
(n.)=dereliction of duty.
Ex: Jeremy Sivits, 24, a reservist with the military police, is to face a public court martial in Baghdad on charges of cruelty and abuse, and dereliction of duty for failing to protect the inmates.
negligencia grave
(n.)=gross negligence.
Ex: General principles of criminal law, including the difference between recklessness and gross negligence, are reviewed to provide those in the outdoor industry a rough guide as to their possible criminal liability.
negligencia médica
(n.)=medical malpractice.
Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.
negligencia profesional
(n.)=malpractice.
Ex: Malpractice may be defined as any professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill in the performance of professional duties through intentional carelessness or simple ignorance.
negligente
(adj.)=negligent ; careless ; be remiss.
Ex: Yet it is argued that it is equally negligent to fail to tap the oral sources that can assist in supplementing the documentary ones.
Ex: They will spend time trying to ascribe reasons to the variations whereas the true facts are that the citer was simply sloppy and careless.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
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* actuar de forma negligente=be remiss.
* negligente en el trabajo=malpractitioner.
* totalmente negligente=grossly negligent.

negligente en el trabajo
(adj.)=malpractitioner.
Ex: Overlooking a correction may completely nullify the proofreader's work and make him a malpractitioner.
negligentemente
=negligently ; mindlessly.
Ex: Librarians have traditionally been concerned with giving rather than selling information and information supplied negligently is dealt with by the law of torts: civil wrongs independent of contract.
Ex: When people mindlessly do something without knowing any reason for doing it, they become like two-legged cattle.
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* actuar negligentemente=be remiss.

negociable
(adj.)=negotiable.
Ex: Subscription price for the monthly updated data base is 2,350 dollars per year with the price negotiable if subscribing to other UMI products.
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* cuestión negociable=negotiable point.
* efectos negociables=commercial paper.

negociaciones de paz
(n.)=peace negotiations ; peace talks.
Ex: In the last decade, however, remarkable progress has been achieved in peace negotiations among Israel, the Palestinians, and adjacent Arab states. Ex: Topics covered include the Bosnia peace talks, hot-air balloons, salt production, and the North American prairie ecosystem.
negociación
(n.)=negotiation ; haggling ; bargaining ; deal.
Ex: Another point which we hope these introductory remarks make clear is that AACR2, even more than the 1967 version, is the result of give and take, of compromise, of negotiation, of concessions made graciously or grudgingly.
Ex: The formal ending of the agreement has ushered in a period of haggling between authors and agents over the renegotiation of contracts.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Participatory something or other through bargaining'.
Ex: They need someone to break the ice, someone who can speak plainly and calmly to both sides and move them toward a possible deal.
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* abrir una negociación=open up + negotiation.
* capacidad de negociación=bargaining power.
* grupo de negociación=bargaining unit.
* iniciar una negociación=open + discussion.
* mesa de negociaciones=bargaining table ; negotiation table.
* negociación bilateral=bilateral negotiation.
* negociación colectiva=collective bargaining.
* negociación de deudas=debt settlement ; debt negotiation.
* negociaciones de paz=peace negotiations ; peace talks.
* negociación multilateral=multi-lateral negotiation.
* negociación salarial=wage negotiation.
* poder de negociación=bargaining power.
* ronda de negociaciones=round of negotiations.
* una negociación justa=a square deal.

negociación bilateral
(n.)=bilateral negotiation.
Ex: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
negociación colectiva
=collective bargaining.
Ex: Through collective bargaining, unions can regulate hiring, salaries, working conditions, fringe benefits, etc.
negociación de deudas
(n.)=debt settlement ; debt negotiation.
Ex: Debt settlement is a completely legal, logical, and ethical way to eliminate your debts in a short amount of time. Ex: Debt negotiation is a debt elimination method which benefits consumers and creditors alike.
negociación multilateral
(n.)=multi-lateral negotiation.
Ex: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
negociación salarial
(n.)=wage negotiation.
Ex: This makes mockery of the idea of a 'family wage' earned by the man on which wage negotiations and the idea of keeping women out of work are founded.
negociado
(n.)=unit ; department.
Ex: Therefore, during the concluding phase of the revision project, the representatives of ALA units and other organizations will function as a single group.
Ex: In some organisations microcomputers will be maintained (that is, mended) by a central computer department, but if this is not the case it may be necessary to take out separate maintenance contracts.

negociador
(n.)=bargainer.
Ex: The stereotypical competitive bargainer will sometimes do whatever is necessary to achieve a good substantive deal.

negociar
(v.)=bargain ; transact ; haggle.
Ex: The Taft-Hartley Act outlawed closed shops, jurisdictional strikes, sympathy strikes, and refusal to bargain.
Ex: The model includes provisions for circulation policy analysis and management and for the recording and controlling of activities transacted at the circulation desk.
Ex: Nextag.com is a comparison shopping site which lets shoppers haggle in real-time directly with suppliers.
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* negociar (con)=negotiate (with).
* negociar condiciones=negotiate + terms.
* negociar el precio de Algo=negotiate + price.
* negociar los términos de un contrato=negotiate + terms.
* negociar + Posesivo + liberación=negotiate + Posesivo + release.
* negociar un acuerdo=negotiate + agreement.

negociar (con)
(v.)=negotiate (with).
Ex: Their purposes was to settle the disputes between the members, to negotiate with master, to accumulate and disburse a benevolent fund, and to exact contributions for drinks and parties.
negociar + Posesivo + liberación
(v.)=negotiate + Posesivo + release.
Ex: He has also led peace missions to Gaza and Sudan, where he was part of the team that negotiated the release of a schoolteacher.
negociar condiciones
(v.)=negotiate + terms.
Ex: Booksellers negotiate different terms with different libraries, resulting in differences in what libraries pay for the same types of orders.
negociar el precio de Algo
(v.)=negotiate + price.
Ex: The only books, therefore, which are normally sold 'non-net' are educational books sold in bulk to schools, for which suppliers are allowed to negotiate special prices.
negociar los términos de un contrato
(v.)=negotiate + terms.
Ex: Booksellers negotiate different terms with different libraries, resulting in differences in what libraries pay for the same types of orders.
negociar un acuerdo
(v.)=negotiate + agreement.
Ex: In practice the Publications Office is increasingly asked by the institutions to negotiate on their behalf agreements associating commercial publishers with the publication of the institutions' original manuscripts.
negocio de la informática, el
(n.)=computer business, the.
Ex: Xerox couldn't stand the heat, and left the computer business.
negocio de venta de coches usados
(n.)=used car business.
Ex: Since he lost his job at the quarry, Dave runs a used car business, and takes great delight in passing off a lemon to a university student.
negocio del ocio, el
(n.)=entertainment industry, the.
Ex: BASELINE is a collection of online databases devoted to the entertainment industry, particularly film and television.
negocio electrónico
(n.)=online business.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
negocio en línea
(n.)=online business.
Ex: More people are taking the dip into online business and abandoning the huge corporations with overwhelming superiors and unearthly hours.
negocio familiar
(n.)=family-run business.
Ex: This is a family-run business that creates rustic metal art that is functional and decorative.
negocio internacional
(n.)=international business.
Ex: The author discusses some problems encountered when searching for international business information.
negocio lucrativo
(n.)=lucrative business.
Ex: A janitorial or cleaning business has proven to be a lucrative business for those who start the business with strong attitude and the will to work hard.
negocio multimillonario
(n.)=multibillion dollar business.
Ex: Bottled water has become a multi-billion dollar business and is now the fastest growing segment of the entire beverage industry.
negocio muy lucrativo
(n.)=money-maker.
Ex: Today, tourism is becoming the big money-maker, with rubbernecks preferring Fiji to overcrowded Hawaii.
negocio muy rentable
(n.)=money-maker.
Ex: Today, tourism is becoming the big money-maker, with rubbernecks preferring Fiji to overcrowded Hawaii.
negocio sucio
(n.)=monkey business.
Ex: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
negocio^1
(n.)=affair ; business [businesses, -pl.] ; line of business ; trade ; business venture.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
Ex: The treatise arose from Kaiser's work in indexing information relating to business and industry.
Ex: The computer people are muscling in on our line of business and we can't stop them.
Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.
Ex: In considering business ventures libraries should pay attention to the following considerations -- the library's mission, its capability, the financial impact, legal aspects, and professional and ethical issues.
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* asociación benéfica de hombres de negocios=Lions club.
* dedicarse a un negocio=enter + a business.
* de negocios=transactional.
* economía de negocios=managerial economics.
* emprender un negocio=take on + business venture.
* escuela de negocios=business school.
* gente de negocios=business people.
* hacer negocio=make + business.
* hacer negocios=do + business.
* hacer un gran negocio=make + a killing.
* hombre de negocios=businessman [businessmen, -pl.] ; entrepreneur.
* hombres de negocios=business people.
* llevar un negocio=conduct + a business.
* magnate de los negocios=business leader ; business magnate.
* mundo de los negocios=business world ; business environment.
* negocio de la informática, el=computer business, the.
* negocio del ocio, el=entertainment industry, the.
* negocio electrónico=online business.
* negocio en línea=online business.
* negocio internacional=international business.
* negocio lucrativo=lucrative business.
* negocio multimillonario=multibillion dollar business.
* negocio muy lucrativo=money-maker.
* negocio muy rentable=money-maker.
* negocios=biz.
* negocio sucio=monkey business.
* orientado hacia los negocios=business-minded.
* promocionar un negocio=drum up + business.
* propuesta de negocios=business proposition.
* quedarse sin negocio=go out of + business.
* relacionado con los negocios=business-related.
* reunión de negocios=business meeting.
* sagacidad para los negocios=business acumen.
* usuario del mundo de los negocios=business user.
* visión para los negocios=business acumen.
* volumen de negocios=turnover ; stock turnover ; turnover of stock.

negocio^2
(n.)=business [businesses, -pl.] ; shop ; outfit.
Ex: To a small or mid-sized business, information is critical for effective planning, growth and development.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
Ex: The author compares the advantages and disadvantages of buying from the larger established companies and smaller outfits.
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* base de datos de negocios=business database.
* cerrar el negocio=fold up + shop ; close up + shop.
* cerrar un negocio=go out of + business.
* montar + Posesivo + propio negocio=set + Reflexivo + up in business.
* negocio de venta de coches usados=used car business.
* negocio familiar=family-run business.
* obligar a cerrar el negocio=force out of + business ; force out of + the marketplace.
* pequeño negocio=small business.

negocios
(n.)=biz.
Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.
negra
(n.)=black woman ; coloured woman.
Ex: The results indicate that black women see their main information problem areas as health, money and education.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
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* mujer negra=coloured woman ; black woman.

negrero
(n.)=slaver ; slave trader.
Ex: This original text is a refreshing and welcome addition to the historiography of slaver and slave trade.
Ex: Jones's conviction that Cinque could not have been a slave trader is based primarily on the lack of evidence to the contrary and on the presumption that Cinque is innocent until proven guilty.

negrita
(n.)=boldface ; boldface type.
Ex: And there are boldface letters deliberately inserted saying DELETED.
Ex: In the figures of the screens in this manual, characters in high intensity are printed in boldface type.
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* en negrita=bold ; boldfaced.
* letra negrita=bold print ; bold type ; bold letters.

negritud
(n.)=blackness.
Ex: Blackness is like putting you on a chessboard, where things are strictly black and white, and there is no in-between.

negro azabache
(adj.)=jet black.
Ex: Some railroad lines would appear jet black as nothing but burnt coal cinders were used to ballast the route.
negro como boca de lobo
(adj.)=pitch-black.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black.
negro como el azabache
(adj.)=pitch-black ; pitch-dark ; jet black.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black. Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night. Ex: Some railroad lines would appear jet black as nothing but burnt coal cinders were used to ballast the route.
negro como el carbón
(adj.)=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black. Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.
negro como el tizón
(adj.)=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black. Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.
negro de humo
(adj.)=lampblack.
Ex: The colour for the black ink was a lampblack obtained by condensing the smoke of burning resin.
negro rojizo
(adj.)=reddish black.
Ex: These canes are made out of authentic blackthorn which is a reddish black wood with numerous knots.
negro sobre fondo blanco
=black on white.
Ex: Input of data into a record may be onto a preformatted screen, perhaps with reverse video (black on white) characters for the field names and with space next to each field name for the data.
negro^1
(n.)=black ; negro [negroes, -pl.] ; nigger ; black man ; coloured man.
Ex: Only blacks had both a social and a moral condition; only women had both a history and a condition.
Ex: Why do only Catholics, Jews, Negroes, and women transcend their particular nationality?.
Ex: KAFIRS, which LC recently changed, is the equivalent of niggers.
Ex: But he will soon discover that even then all the accidents of birth, upbringing, education, and social history will prevent his truly knowing the very thing he wants to know -- how can a white man experience directly what it means to be a black man.
Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle.
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* hombre negro=black man ; coloured man.
* inglés hablado por los negros=Ebonics.
* merienda de negros=pandemonium ; bedlam ; free-for-all.
* persona de raza negra=black.

negro^2
(adj.)=black .
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
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* aguas negras=waste water [wastewater] ; sewage ; sewerage.
* bestia negra=bête noire.
* blanco y negro=black & white.
* caja negra=flight recorder.
* caja negra, la=black box, the.
* cerveza negra=stout.
* comedia de humor negro=black comedy.
* de ojos negros=black-eyed.
* de pelo negro=dark-haired.
* dinero negro=undeclared income ; grey money [gray money] ; black money.
* en blanco y negro=b&w (black and white).
* espino negro=blackthorn ; blackthorn tree.
* espiritual negro=spiritual.
* fundido a negro=fade-out.
* fundido de negro=fade-in.
* grosella negra=cassis.
* hacer que Alguien las pase negras=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
* hielo negro=black ice.
* lengua negra=hairy tongue.
* lingua negra=lingua negra.
* magia negra=black magic.
* mano negra=schemer.
* marea negra=oil slick.
* Mar Negro=Black Sea.
* martes negro=Black Tuesday.
* mercado negro=black market.
* minoría negra=black minority.
* mosca negra=black fly.
* muñeco negro de trapo=golly ; gollywog.
* música espiritual negra=gospel music.
* negro azabache=jet black.
* negro como boca de lobo=pitch-black.
* negro como el azabache=pitch-black ; pitch-dark ; jet black.
* negro como el carbón=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
* negro como el tizón=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
* negro de humo=lampblack.
* negro rojizo=reddish black.
* negro sobre fondo blanco=black on white.
* novela negra=crime fiction ; crime novel.
* oso negro=black bear.
* oso negro americano=black bear.
* oveja negra de la familia, la=black sheep of the family, the.
* pasarlas negras=jump through + hoops ; have + a devil of a time ; go through + (sheer) hell ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* peste negra, la=Black Death, the.
* punto negro=blackhead.
* ser de raza negra o de piel morena=be coloured.
* vérselas negras=jump through + hoops ; have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre ; have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre ; have + a devil of a time ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* verse negro=have + Posesivo + work cut out for + Pronombre ; have + Posesivo + job cut out for + Pronombre.

negro^3
(n.)=hack ; ghost writer.
Nota: En publicación, persona que escribe en nombre de otra y que permanece en el anonimato.
Ex: Such commissioning of books of this sort does not in any way imply that the author is working as a hack.
Ex: Thus the sportsman who cannot express himself well in writing can still put over ideas for his ghost writer to transcribe.
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* autobiografía escrita por un negro=ghosted autobiography.
* escribir como negro=ghosting.
* escribir en calidad de negro=ghost.
* escrito por un negro=ghosted ; ghost-written.

negrofilia
(n.)=negrophilia.
Ex: But that kind of 'negrophilia' is just the flip-side of 'negrophobia', or to put it less politely, racism.

negrofobia
(n.)=negrophobia.
Ex: But that kind of 'negrophilia' is just the flip-side of 'negrophobia', or to put it less politely, racism.

negrura
(n.)=blackness.
Ex: Blackness is like putting you on a chessboard, where things are strictly black and white, and there is no in-between.

neguilla
(n.)=love-a-mist.
Nota: Planta.
Ex: Hardy-annuals such as corncockle, love-in-a-mist and nasturtium can withstand the cold, so you sow them outdoors in spring.

nemotecnia
(n.)=mnemonics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.
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* nemotecnia notacional=seminal mnemonics.

nemotecnia notacional
=seminal mnemonics.
Ex: Ranganathan's seminal mnemonics offer a temporary solution, but one in which the arrangement is dictated by the notation rather than the needs of the subject.
nemotécnica
(n.)=mnemonics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: Deliberate mnemonics are devices which help the user to remember and recall the notation for given subjects.

nemotécnico
(adj.)=mnemonic.
Ex: Frequently-used codes are mnemonic, so he seldom consults his code book; but when he does, a single tap of a key projects it for his use.

nena
(n.)=baby girl ; lassie.
Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.

nene
(n.)=baby boy ; laddie ; sprog ; tot.
Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
Ex: This festival has its origins in the 19th century, when young laddies and lasses had very few places where they could meet, greet and flirt in a socially acceptable manner.
Ex: Well, she's gone and done it again -- she's up the spout and with another sprog on the way.
Ex: He was just a tot when his father was jailed for life for murdering his wife.

nenúfar
(n.)=water lily [waterlily].
Ex: In this fully updated work, nearly 500 species and cultivars of the crowning jewels of water gardens, the water lilies and lotuses, are described.

neo-renacentista
(n.)=neo-Renaissance.
Ex: The success of the neo-Renaissance style was based on the positive link it created between the past, present and future.

neocanadiense
(adj.)=neo-Canadian.
Ex: The article 'Neo-Canadian children and reading' demonstrates the advantages of multicultural library services for children.

neocelandés
(n.)=New Zealander.
Ex: This article discusses the current Maori renaissance in New Zealand and the contribution school libraries can make in helping teachers and students to understand the importance to all New Zealanders of the Maori dimension.

neoclasicismo
(n.)=neoclassicism.
Ex: The demise of neoclassicism was hastened by loss of the monopoly of the oligarchic politics of the upper classes.

neoclásico
(adj.)=neoclassical [neo-classical] ; neo-classic [neoclassic] ; .
Ex: Information as a commodity tends to be too complex to be articulated within neoclassical economic models.
Ex: Modern designs co-exist alongside neo-classic and hand-made traditional styles in a variety of materials, from wood to glass, metal and stone.

neocolonialismo
(n.)=neocolonialism [neo-colonialism].
Ex: This article examines the similarities between colonialism, postcolonialism, and neocolonialism in Malaysia.

neoconservador
(n.)=neoconservative [neo-conservative] ; neoconservative [neo-conservative].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Paradoxically, a major step forward in the creation of a liberal 'society' has been the abandonment of significant elements of liberal ideology in favor of neoconservative ideas.
Ex: The writer argues that there is no important difference between Catholic conservatives and Catholic neoconservatives.

neoliberal
(adj.)=neo-liberal [neo liberal].
Ex: Mechanisms chosen to achieve the policy goals follow 2 distinct approaches: a neo-liberal, market led, Western model; and a dirigiste, interventionist, East Asian model = Los mecanismos escogidos para conseguir los objetivos políticos siguen dos enfoques distintos: un modelo occidental neoliberal mercantilista y un modelo del este asiático intervencionista.

neoliberalismo
(n.)=neo-liberalism.
Ex: This article examines existing philosophies including 'the grand tradition', minimalism, neo-liberalism and community development = Este artículo analiza las filosofías existentes incluidas "la gran tradición", el minimalismo, el neoliberalismo y el desarrollo de la comunidad.

neologismo
(n.)=neologism.
Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.

neonatal
(adj.)=neonatal.
Ex: Neonatal assessments were determined separately by each one of 3 doctor groups: 4 inexperienced obstetricians, 4 experienced obstetricians and 4 expert neonatologists.
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* muerte neonatal=neonatal death.
* salud neonatal=newborn health.

neonato
(n.)=newborn.
Ex: In 1997 the library set up a special reading programme for newborns and parents.

neonatología
(n.)=neonatology.
Ex: In America, obstetrics, neonatology, and developmental psychology are based on materialistic notions and practices.

neonatólogo
(n.)=neonatologist.
Ex: Neonatal assessments were determined separately by each one of 3 doctor groups: 4 inexperienced obstetricians, 4 experienced obstetricians and 4 expert neonatologists.

neoplasma
(n.)=neoplasm.
Ex: The list includes such comprehensive terms as neoplasms (used for all forms of cancer), NERVOUS SYSTEM and VERTEBRATES.

neopreno
(n.)=neoprene.
Ex: Wetsuits are made from neoprene, a stretchy synthetic rubber material.
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* traje de neopreno=wetsuit ; neoprene wetsuit.

neoprimitivismo
(n.)=neoprimitivism.
Ex: Different movements in art are briefly covered, and examples of artists of that period are offered: Dadaism, impressionism, pointillism, expressionism, cubism, surrealism, and neoprimitivism.

neoyorquino
(n./adj.)=New Yorker.
Ex: This actually happened to a 19-year-old New Yorker who had been identified by a robbery witness during a police line-up.

neozelandés
(n.)=Kiwi.
Nota: Nombre también usado para denominal a una fruta y ave típicos de Nueva Zelanda.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Kiwis and comics: a glimpse'.

nepalés
(n./adj.)=Nepalese ; Nepali.
Ex: Twelve Nepalese hostages are killed by Islamic militants in Iraq in what Nepal calls a 'barbarian act'.
Ex: For the last 17 years, she has been going door to door in the outskirts of the Nepali capital to tell people about the services available at health centres.

nepotismo
(n.)=spoils system ; nepotism.
Ex: The spoils system remained an important part of the political landscape until the civil service reforms toward the end of the century.
Ex: Although nepotism is considered selfish, it proceeds from the generous impulse to pass something on to one's children, and this we think of as entirely praiseworth.

nereida
(n.)=nymph ; ondine ; undine.
Nota: También escrito ondine.
Ex: In Greek mythology, nymphs are female spirits of nature, protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
Ex: As an undine, she grows gills and fins and her skin changes to fine scales.

nervio
(n.)=sinew ; nerve.
Ex: Such sentiments provide the heart, soul, and sinew of comics.
Ex: Injury to a nerve can stop signals to and from the brain causing muscles not to work.
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* ataque de nervios=nervous breakdown ; attack of hysterics.
* con los nervios a flor de piel=edgy ; nervy ; on edge ; highly-strung.
* con los nervios de punta=edgy ; nervy ; on edge.
* con nervios=rib.
* crispar los nervios=unnerve ; get on + Posesivo + wick.
* dar un ataque de nervios=have + an attack of hysterics.
* guerra de nervios=war of nerves.
* nervio ciático=sciatic nerve.
* nervio óptico=optic nerve.
* nervio pinzado=pinched nerve.
* nervios=nerves.
* nervios de acero=nerves of steel.
* nervio trigémino=trigeminal nerve.
* perder los nervios=lose + Posesivo + cool ; fly off + the handle ; lose + Posesivo + head ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
* pinzamiento del nervio=pinched nerve.
* poner de los nervios=get on + Posesivo + wick ; unnerve.
* puro nervio=live wire.
* tener los nervios de punta=have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
* tener los nervios en el estómago=have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
* terminación del nervio=nerve ending.
* un manojo de nervios=a bundle of nerves.

nervio ciático
(n.)=sciatic nerve.
Ex: Sciatica, or pain along the sciatic nerve, can cause pain, weakness, numbness and tingling from the lower back down the back of the leg to the toes.
nervio pinzado
(n.)=pinched nerve.
Ex: Electromyograms can detect abnormal muscle electrical activity in conditions such as pinched nerves, damage to the peripheral nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disc herniation, and others.
nervio trigémino
(n.)=trigeminal nerve.
Ex: This piquant sensation in the throat is due to the action of phenic substances on the tip of the trigeminal nerve.
nervio óptico
(n.)=optic nerve.
Ex: Haemorrhage was noted over the surface of the detached retina and the optic nerve head was covered by a proliferative white structure.
nervios
(n.)=nerves.
Ex: From 1868 the terms 'neurasthenia' and 'nerves' became accepted as a diagnosis of many vague symptoms of illness.
nervios de acero
(n.)=nerves of steel.
Ex: Yet this 35-year-old's fragile, feminine demeanour conceals nerves of steel and a will of iron.
nerviosamente
=nervously ; restlessly ; jerkily.
Ex: He then began to tap his fingers nervously on the desk.
Ex: The basic thesis of the book under review is that throughout his career Rembrandt restlessly fashioned and refashioned his self.
Ex: He was still there, jerkily kicking his feet and clenched fists.
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* moverse nerviosamente=jig.
* reírse nerviosamente=giggle.

nerviosidad
(n.)=nerviness ; nervousness.
Ex: I got a certified letter from Microsoft the other day and after a bit of nerviness opening it up it turned out to be just junk mail.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.

nerviosismo
(v.)=nervousness ; jitters ; fidgets, the ; fidgeting ; restlessness ; nerviness ; heebie-jeebies ; fluster.
Ex: Self-effacing nervousness causes the epiglottis to tighten, strangling the words in the throat and stiffening the diaphragm so that it is like pulled-out elastic unable to propel anything.
Ex: The dollar has been losing value, weakening its status as the world's major currency and setting off jitters in the international financial system.
Ex: Surely the fidgets in general are just a sign of nervous energy, and almost all young people fidget.
Ex: But fidgeting is a bad sign in adults, and the mental version of the fidgets is practically a defining mark of the age we live in now.
Ex: A five- to ten-fold increase of the soporific dose resulted in restlessness and disorientation instead of sleep.
Ex: I got a certified letter from Microsoft the other day and after a bit of nerviness opening it up it turned out to be just junk mail.
Ex: Things get a little harder when Dean himself gets infected by the heebie-jeebies and starts to scare himself to death -- literally.
Ex: Despite her fluster, she pressed on with the matter that had brought her there.
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* reírse con nerviosismo=giggle.
* superar el nerviosismo=overcome + nervousness.

nervioso
(adj.)=nervous ; in a tizz(y) ; nervy ; jumpy ; on edge ; fidgety ; uptight ; twitchy ; stressed ; skittish ; in a fluster ; in a flutter ; panicky.
Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.
Ex: The article 'Nervy Days for Office Suppliers' reviews the present state of affairs of office automation.
Ex: This film adaptation is scrappily made and jumpy, and there is nothing here that evokes either the joy of the moment or the death of the soul.
Ex: The combination of trade deficit, budget deficit, and threat of war has international investors completely on edge.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort.
Ex: Many of the working-class mothers who take part could be described as uptight.
Ex: The day before she wouldn't eat or speak and she was twitchy since she didn't know what the future would hold.
Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
Ex: One of my cats was terribly skittish for a few months but after he got to know us he calmed down.
Ex: But how strange that a young lady of your clear intelligence should get in such a fluster over things like tops and 14-year-old boys.
Ex: The sisters who worked there were in a flutter over this icon who represented their most deeply felt values.
Ex: The market's wild ride in the last few weeks has created extra work for advisors -- who have spent a lot of time reassuring panicky clients about their investments.
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* colapso nervioso=crack-up ; nervous breakdown.
* crisis nerviosa=crack-up ; nervous breakdown.
* depresión nerviosa=breakdown.
* de un modo nervioso=nervously.
* estar nervioso=be in a tizz(y) ; have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
* estar (todo) nervioso=be (all) in a flutter.
* gas nervioso=nerve agent ; nerve gas.
* la gente se está poniendo nerviosa=the natives are nervous.
* muy nervioso=in a state of agitation ; highly-strung ; high-strung.
* persona nerviosa=fidget.
* poner nervioso=rattle ; make + Nombre + nervous ; unnerve.
* ponerse muy nervioso=grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
* ponerse nervioso=get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; be in a tizz(y) ; get in(to) a tizz(y) ; have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; fluster ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
* ponerse (todo) nervioso=be (all) in a flutter.
* risa nerviosa=giggle.
* risita nerviosa=giggle.
* sistema nervioso=nervous system.
* sistema nervioso periférico=peripheral nervous system.
* sufrir una depresión nerviosa=have + a breakdown.
* terminación nerviosa=nerve ending.
* tic nervioso=tic.
* todo nervioso=all (of) a-flutter ; all (of) a-fluster.

nerviso
(adj.)=edgy .
Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.

neto
(adj.)=net.
Ex: The impasse facing many SLIS is that they have always been net importers of service teaching in the past and have very little 'currency' available to pay for imported expertise.
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* beneficio neto=net trading profit ; net profit ; net benefit ; net gain.
* pérdida neta=net loss.

neumococo
(n.)=pneumococcus.
Ex: Sepsis is caused by a common bacterium, the pneumococcus, which can attack different parts of the body.

neumoconiosis
(n.)=pneumoconiosis.
Nota: Enfermedad de los pulmones causada por la inhalación regular de partículas minerales o metálicas.
Ex: With Dewey, however, we can add the special divisions at 616 to the numbers for pneumoconiosis and so arrive at a class commensurate with the subject of the book.

neumonía
(n.)=pneumonia.
Ex: For example, influenza, measles, pneumonia share the common characteristic of being diseases.

neumático
(n.)=tyre [tire, -USA] ; pneumatic tyre.
Ex: Very many SLIS were able to demonstrate a great deal of IT-related re-training endeavour; 're-treading of old tyres' one respondent rather unkindly put it.
Ex: If it were not, Mr Dunlop would not have sold the patent rights in his pneumatic tyre for $1,000 instead of accepting a small royalty on each one manufactured.
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* banda de rodamiento de neumático=tyre tread.
* bomba neumática=vacuum pump.
* compresor neumático=air hammer ; jack hammer.
* con suela de goma de neumático=tyre-tread soled.
* lancha neumática=dinghy.
* martillo neumático=air hammer ; jack hammer.
* neumático recauchutado=retread [re-tread].
* neumático sin cámara=tubeless tyre ; tubeless tyre.
* taladrador neumático=air hammer ; jack hammer.
* taladro neumático=air hammer ; jack hammer.

neumático recauchutado
(n.)=retread [re-tread].
Ex: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
neumático sin cámara
(n.)=tubeless tyre ; tubeless tyre.
Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold. Ex: Chapter 12 covers the following: waxing a car; repairing tubeless tires, and repacking front wheel bearings, checking the timing belt, the ignition key, and the inlet manifold.
neumónico
(adj.)=pneumonic.
Ex: This can prevent the disease to proceed to pneumonic stage where man to man transmission gets established and outbreak assumes larger dimensions.
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* peste neumónica=pneumonic plague.

neural
(adj.)=neural.
Ex: This article presents a new approach for image analysis, based on neural classification, for extracting from image objects the event that the image describes.

neuralgia
(n.)=neuralgia.
Ex: Residents in this industrial complex began to suffer from pain in the lower back, arms, & legs, as well as paralysis & neuralgia.
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* neuralgia trigeminal=trigeminal neuralgia.
* neuralgia trigémino=trigeminal neuralgia.

neuralgia trigeminal
(n.)=trigeminal neuralgia.
Ex: Can any qualified homeopath help my father with trigeminal neuralgia of the right side of his face?.
neuralgia trigémino
(n.)=trigeminal neuralgia.
Ex: Can any qualified homeopath help my father with trigeminal neuralgia of the right side of his face?.
neurastenia
(n.)=neurasthenia.
Ex: From 1868 the terms 'neurasthenia' and 'nerves' became accepted as a diagnosis of many vague symptoms of illness.

neurobiología
(n.)=neurobiology.
Ex: Recent advances in neurobiology and psychobiology have raised questions about the usefulness of the social learning model upon which much of the curriculum of many communication departments is based.

neurociencia
(n.)=neuroscience.
Ex: The author applies indicators of research performance and indicators of sources used to the fields of immunology, neuroscience and pharmacognosy.
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* neurociencia celuar y molecular=molecular and cellular neuroscience.

neurociencia celuar y molecular
(n.)=molecular and cellular neuroscience.
Ex: Molecular and cellular neuroscience falls between neurochemistry and psychobiology.
neurocirugía
(n.)=neural surgery ; neurosurgery ; brain surgery.
Ex: One can for the most part be safe in saying that a specialist monograph on neural surgery is not intended to be written or published for light recreational reading.
Ex: This article reviews the literature of neurology and neurosurgery.
Ex: Brain surgery treats problems in the brain and the structures around it through an opening (craniotomy) in the skull (cranium).

neurocirujano
(n.)=neurosurgeon ; brain surgeon.
Ex: The system would be cheap enough for neurosurgeons to have a system at home allowing their opinions to be more easily and rapidly obtained at all hours.
Ex: Woo dumped her controlling brain surgeon boyfriend a few months back claiming he spent more time in the mirror dolling himself up than she did.

neurodegeneración
(n.)=neurodegeneration.
Ex: Why are some individuals more susceptible than others to age-related neurodegeneration, such as Parkinson's disease?.

neurodegenerativo
=neurodegenerative ; .
Ex: Scientists suspect that iron accumulation plays a role in neurodegenerative processes such as Parkinson's disease.
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* enfermedad neurodegenerativa=neurodegenerative disease.
* trastorno neurodegenerativo=neurodegenerative disorder.

neurofisiología
(n.)=neurophysiology.
Ex: This program was designed by a neurophysiology student who wanted to streamline the inclusion of references into his scientific papers.

neurofisiológico
(adj.)=neurophysiological.
Ex: This is an electrophysiological commonly used test in investigating various neurophysiological disorders.

neuroglia
(n.)=neuroglia.
Ex: Neuroglia, or glial cells, are part of the nervous system that support neurons by providing them nutrients.

neurolingüística
(n.)=neurolinguistics.
Ex: This book is recommended for professionals interested in the field, especially speech pathologists or others with a background in psycholinguistics or neurolinguistics.

neurolingüístico
(adj.)=neurolinguistic.
Ex: In ambient music, sound becomes an extension of a neurolinguistic relationship between humans and the environment.

neurología
(n.)=neurology ; neuroscience.
Ex: The medical sections, specialising in psychiatry and neurology, serve all hospital staff.
Ex: The author applies indicators of research performance and indicators of sources used to the fields of immunology, neuroscience and pharmacognosy.

neurológico
(adj.)=neurological.
Ex: Microprocessors can be used in medical care to aid the handicapped by partially replacing lost neurological functions.
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* enfermedad neurológica=neurological disorder.
* trastorno neurológico=neurological disorder.

neuromuscular
(adj.)=neuromuscular.
Ex: They study the causes of a wide range of inherited diseases, including neuromuscular defects, cardiovascular disease, autoimmunity and cancer .

neurona
(n.)=neuron ; nerve cell.
Ex: Artificial neural networks are a new computational technique, inspired by the massive parallel network of interconnected neurons in the brain, and with many applications in fields such as chemistry.
Ex: In real life, nerve cells in the brain must integrate thousands of inputs.
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* neurona piramidal=pyramidal neuron.

neurona piramidal
(n.)=pyramidal neuron.
Ex: Pyramidal neurons, also known as pyramidal cells, are neurons with a pyramidal shaped cell body (soma) and two distinct dendritic trees.
neuropatía
(n.)=neuropathy.
Ex: The cardiologist suspected that the neuropathy might be affecting the nerve endings around his heart, that its numbing sensation might be blocking his pain.

neuroquímica
(n.)=neurochemistry.
Ex: Molecular and cellular neuroscience falls between neurochemistry and psychobiology.

neurosicología
(n.)=neuropsychology.
Ex: Researchers have shown it takes about ten years to develop expertise in any of a wide variety of areas, including painting, swimming, tennis, and research in neuropsychology and topology.

neurosis
(n.)=neurosis ; neuroticism.
Ex: The article is titled 'Teenagers and reading: a generational neurosis'.
Ex: Job stress is related both to neuroticism.
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* neurosis producida por el trabajo=occupational neurosis.

neurosis producida por el trabajo
(n.)=occupational neurosis.
Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.
neurotixina
(n.)=neurotixin.
Ex: Botulism is a serious illness that causes flaccid paralysis of muscles and it is caused by a neurotoxin generically called botulinum toxin.

neurotransmisión
(n.)=neurotransmission.
Ex: It has been suggested that such dopaminergic neurotransmission is involved in learning, reinforcement of behaviour, attention and sensorimotor integration.

neurotóxico
(adj.)=neurotoxic.
Ex: They have neglected the fact that chemicals can be neurotoxic.
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* gas neurotóxico=nerve agent ; nerve gas.

neurálgico
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* centro neurálgico=powerhouse ; power engine.
* centro neurálgico, el=nerve centre, the.

neurólogo
(n.)=neuroscientist ; neurologist ; neurological scientist.
Ex: This article examines citation preferences of Indian neuroscientists.
Ex: This article describes a decision support system which uses anatomical localization in much the same way as human neurologists.
Ex: The author lists the most frequently cited periodicals by neurological scientists.

neurótico^1
(n.)=neurotic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: In a town with several million people there are usually hundreds of neurotics who visit shrinks regularly.

neurótico^2
(adj.)=neurotic.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.

neutral
(adj.)=neutral ; non-biased ; uninvolved ; uncommitted ; compromise ; neutralist ; objective.
Ex: There is an objective, neutral name for those people, and that's Burakumin.
Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
Ex: Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.
Ex: When such suggestions are subjected to critical analysis by the discerning, uncommitted controllers of finance, one fundamental question must surely emerge -- 'Why?' = Cuando los interventores de finanzas exigentes y neutrales someten estas sugerencias a un análisis crítico, sin duda debe surgir una cuestión fundamental: "¿Por qué?".
Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary.
Ex: The article 'What our children are dying to know: AIDS information dissemination and the library' examines the paternalist approach (which censors information available and advocates abstinence) and the neutralist approach (which is based a respect for adolescent autonomy and reservation of moral judgement).
Ex: Some say that journalism is not objective; others that it cannot be objective; and still others that it should not be objective.
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* neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza=race-neutral.
* permanecer neutral=remain + neutral.
* zona neutral=buffer zone.

neutral desde el punto de vista de la raza
(adj.)=race-neutral.
Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronise or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
neutralidad
(n.)=neutrality.
Ex: Avoid value-loaded words, aim for neutrality.

neutralización
=doping ; neutralisation [neutralization, -USA] ; blocking.
Ex: The process is called doping and it interferes with the conducting properties of the semiconductor.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.
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* neutralización de la acidez=deacidification [de-acidification] ; deacidifying.

neutralización de la acidez
(n.)=deacidification [de-acidification] ; deacidifying.
Ex: Nevertheless, deacidification alone will not stop the decay unless soluble copper compounds are removed from the object or converted to chemically inert compounds. Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint by vacuum freeze drying.
neutralizador
(n.)=neutralising ; dopant.
Ex: In the vacuum soaking process paper is soaked in a watery neutralising liquid in a vacuum chamber.
Ex: The exposed part is changed by the radiation or a dopant can be applied to join individual components together.
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* agente neutralizador=neutralising agent.

neutralizar
(v.)=neutralise [neutralize, -USA] ; dope ; counteract ; balance out.
Ex: These subdivisions could be neutralized by changing 'Civilization of' to 'Relations with (colonizing people)' and by changing 'Discovery and exploration' to 'First knowledge of in (Western Europe)'.
Ex: A photolithographic process selectively dopes minute areas of the silicon and so builds up circuits.
Ex: Closed system tendencies, such as invoking system controls designed to counteract differences and correct deviations (thus scoring creativity as error), only push the institution more rapidly toward extinction.
Ex: If you do this it should balance out some of the negative thoughts you're having and know that in the end que sera sera, what's meant to be will be .
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* neutralizar la acidez=deacidify [de-acidify].

neutralizar la acidez
(v.)=deacidify [de-acidify].
Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
neutralmente
=neutrally.
Ex: In addition, political topics were addressed more neutrally than in the past.

neutro
(adj.)=neutral ; non-judgmental [non-judgemental] ; decaffeinated ; unemotional.
Ex: There is an objective, neutral name for those people, and that's Burakumin.
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
Ex: Politically correct tolerance is giving us a decaffeinated belief: a belief which does not hurt anyone and does not fully commit even ourselves.
Ex: He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
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* casi neutro=near-neutral.

neutrón
(n.)=neutron.
Ex: A radiograph is a photograph produced by the passage of radiation, such as X rays, gamma rays, or neutrons, through an opaque object.
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* activación por neutrones=neutron activation.
* flujo de neutrones=neutro flux.

nevada
(n.)=snowfall.
Ex: A scene involving the book's protagonist and a snowfall, for example, might lead to talk about the reader's experience of snow.

nevado
(adj.)=snowy ; snow-covered.
Ex: Canarians are like Teide, snowy quietness on the outside, fire in the heart.
Ex: Normally snow-covered in winter, the mountain range is bare now but offers some welcome shade from the blistering sun.

nevar
(v.)=snow.
Ex: Stu looked out the window about eleven and saw that it was snowing.

nevera
(n.)=cooler ; fridge ; refrigerator [fridge, -abbrev.].
Ex: He also apparently washed it down with a swig of a vodka mixer and a beer taken from a cooler, the vehicle's owner said.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.
Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.

nevisca
(n.)=snowflurry ; flurry.
Ex: Don't bank on it, there can be bright sunshine, hailstones, drizzle, pouring rain and snowflurries in any given hour of the day.
Ex: In fact, no flurries at all are expected downwind of the mountains.

nevoso
(adj.)=snowy .
Ex: Canarians are like Teide, snowy quietness on the outside, fire in the heart.

newsbot
(n.)=newsbot.
Ex: It employs a 'dynamic Web database' using agent technology or 'newsbots' to scour any Web-based source for content.

nexo
(n.)=nexus.
Ex: The author explores the nexus between record keeping and the execution of government 'watchdog' functions.

neófito
(n.)=neophyte ; recruit ; neophytic ; tyro ; greenhorn.
Ex: But neophytes should not be discouraged if they feel a little inadequate from time to time.
Ex: By and large, the majority of recruits to librarianship are not motivated by the desire to take up posts in stressful commercial environments.
Ex: At first the neophytic librarian was mildly shocked by his revelations.
Ex: It is useful if OPAC's menus cater for both the tyro and the experienced user.
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.

neón
(n.)=neon.
Ex: A pink-orange glow in these bulbs is achieved with a mixture of neon, argon, and krypton but mostly neon.
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* de neón=neon.

ni
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* lanzarse sin ton ni son=dive + head-first.
* ni chispa=the least bit.
* ni con mucho=not by a long shot.
* ¡ni en sueños!=no dice!.
* ni fu ni fa=so-so.
* ni ganar ni perder=break + even.
* ¡ni hablar!=no dice!.
* ¡ni hablar del caso!=no dice!.
* ¡ni idea!=beats me! ; beats me!.
* ni incluso=for that matter ; not even.
* ni inmutarse=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* ¡ni loco!=Not on your life! ; You won't catch me doing it.
* ni lo uno ni lo otro=in-between ; betwixt and between.
* ni más ni menos=nothing more, nothing less ; no more, no less.
* ni mucho menos=by any stretch (of the imagination) ; by any means ; not by a long shot.
* ¡ni muerto!=Not on your life! ; You won't catch me doing it.
* ni ... ni ...=neither ... nor ....
* ¡ni pensarlo!=over + Posesivo + dead body.
* ni pestañear=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* ni pío=not a dicky bird.
* ni pizca=in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
* ni por asomo=not by a long shot ; never in a month of Sundays ; by no stretch of the imagination ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
* ni por casualidad=never in a month of Sundays.
* ni por un minuto=not even for a minute!.
* ni por un momento=not even for a minute!.
* ni por un segundo=not even for a minute!.
* ni que decir tiene que=it goes without saying that ; needless to say.
* ni quisque=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* ni quisqui=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* ni remotamente=by no stretch of the imagination.
* ¡Ni se te ocurra!=Not on your life!.
* ni siquiera una vez=not once (did).
* ni tampoco=nor.
* ni una chispa de viento=not a drop of wind ; not a drop of wind ; not a wisp of wind.
* ni una cosa ni la otra=in-between ; betwixt and between.
* ni un alma=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* ni un alma viviente=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* ¡ni una palabra a nadie!=not a word to anyone!.
* ni una sola vez=not once (did).
* ni un bicho viviente=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
* ni un segundo=never for a minute.
* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra=fall (between/through) + the cracks.
* no dejar ni un cabo suelto=tie up + all the loose ends.
* no entender ni gota=not understand a (single) word ; not understand a jot.
* no entender ni jota=not understand a (single) word ; not understand a jot.
* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes=be a shell of + Reflexivo ; be a shadow of + Posesivo + former self ; be a shell of + Posesivo + former self.
* no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes=be a shadow of + Reflexivo.
* no ser ni una cosa ni otra=fall between + two stools.
* no tener ni idea sobre Algo=not know the first thing about.
* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad=not to have a prayer.
* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad=not to have a prayer.
* no tener ni pies ni cabeza=make + no sense at all ; make + no sense whatsoever.
* no tener ni puta idea=not get + Posesivo + shit together.
* no tener ni voz ni voto en=have + no say in.
* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre=never + Verbo + one + Nombre.
* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra=in-betweenness.
* sin decir ni pío=without saying a word ; without question ; unquestioningly.
* sin lógica ni explicación=without rhyme or reason.
* sin más ni más=for the love of it ; without much ado.
* sin orden ni concierto=higgledy-piggledy ; higgledy-piggledy ; without rhyme or reason.
* sin pies ni cabeza=without rhyme or reason.
* sin ton ni son=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason ; without rhyme or reason ; just like that ; aimlessly.
* venir que ni pintado=suit + Nombre + to a T ; suit + Nombre + to the ground.

ni ... ni ...
=neither ... nor ....
Ex: If neither crossreferences nor documents are associated with the entry, the terminal beeps and a message is displayed.
ni chispa
=the least bit.
Ex: He was walking jauntily, his legs just the least bit unsteady, and he began to whistle.
ni con mucho
=not by a long shot.
Ex: But following the law is not enough to keep you safe, not by a long shot.
ni fu ni fa
(adj.)=so-so.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.
ni ganar ni perder
(v.)=break + even.
Ex: Would the library have to charge more than the major document delivery suppliers in order to break even on the cost of the service?.
ni incluso
=for that matter ; not even.
Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time. Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
ni inmutarse
=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town. Ex: The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
ni lo uno ni lo otro
=in-between ; betwixt and between.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline. Ex: The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.
ni mucho menos
=by any stretch (of the imagination) ; by any means ; not by a long shot.
Ex: Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park. Ex: This is not a complete list by any means. Ex: But following the law is not enough to keep you safe, not by a long shot.
ni más ni menos
=nothing more, nothing less ; no more, no less.
Ex: The appropriate perspetive to take is to view a decision and its aftermath as data for the next decision to be make -- nothing more, nothing less. Ex: The motto of the paper was, 'A square deal and a fair chance -- no more, no less'.
ni pestañear
=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town. Ex: The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
ni pizca
=in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
Ex: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least. Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.
ni por asomo
=not by a long shot ; never in a month of Sundays ; by no stretch of the imagination ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
Ex: But following the law is not enough to keep you safe, not by a long shot. Ex: The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!. Ex: However, by no stretch of the imagination are anti-depressant drugs pleasant to take for most patients. Ex: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least. Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal.
ni por casualidad
=never in a month of Sundays.
Ex: The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!.
ni por un minuto
=not even for a minute!.
Ex: This will serve as a reminder to never leave a child in the car alone, not even for a minute!.
ni por un momento
=not even for a minute!.
Ex: This will serve as a reminder to never leave a child in the car alone, not even for a minute!.
ni por un segundo
=not even for a minute!.
Ex: This will serve as a reminder to never leave a child in the car alone, not even for a minute!.
ni pío
=not a dicky bird.
Ex: You can ask but you won't get a dicky-bird out of either of them.
ni que decir tiene que
=it goes without saying that ; needless to say.
Ex: It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system. Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
ni quisque
=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
Ex: This ring possessed so much power that not a single soul wanted to take on the responsibility of destroying it. Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat.
ni quisqui
=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
Ex: This ring possessed so much power that not a single soul wanted to take on the responsibility of destroying it. Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat.
ni remotamente
=by no stretch of the imagination.
Ex: However, by no stretch of the imagination are anti-depressant drugs pleasant to take for most patients.
ni siquiera una vez
=not once (did).
Ex: Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.
ni tampoco
=nor.
Ex: Bushman is not the equivalent, nor is Hottentot the equivalent, of those African peoples' own names.
ni un alma
=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
Ex: This ring possessed so much power that not a single soul wanted to take on the responsibility of destroying it. Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat.
ni un alma viviente
=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
Ex: This ring possessed so much power that not a single soul wanted to take on the responsibility of destroying it. Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat.
ni un bicho viviente
=not a single soul ; not a living soul.
Ex: This ring possessed so much power that not a single soul wanted to take on the responsibility of destroying it. Ex: There was not a living soul in view, but suddenly we saw a woman in a kerchief, felt boots and short fur coat.
ni un segundo
=never for a minute.
Ex: But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.
ni una chispa de viento
=not a drop of wind ; not a drop of wind ; not a wisp of wind.
Ex: The early morning fine mist built up swiftly into a soft blue heat haze, settling quietly over the hills with not a drop of wind to disturb it. Ex: The early morning fine mist built up swiftly into a soft blue heat haze, settling quietly over the hills with not a drop of wind to disturb it. Ex: There isn't a sound, not a peep from birds, not a wisp of wind.
ni una cosa ni la otra
=in-between ; betwixt and between.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline. Ex: The villages live betwixt and between the nomadic pastoral culture of the interior and seafaring culture of the coast.
ni una sola vez
=not once (did).
Ex: Not once did it occur to me that I was having a heart-to-heart with a woman who faked orgasms for a living.
nicaragüense
(adj.)=Nicaraguan.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The author outlines the poor state of the Nicaraguan library community in 1987 when the project started.

nicho
(n.)=niche ; alcove.
Ex: Under the author each work has a particular niche where all the editions translations, and related works are listed together.
Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.

nickle
(n.)=nickel.
Nota: Moneda norteamericana equivalente a cinco centavos equivalente al duro español.
Ex: What do librarians do all day but collect nickels and dimes?.

nicotina
(n.)=nicotine.
Ex: The book current, reliable information on methods for dealing with dependency upon hallucinogens, nicotine, amphetamines, and designer drugs like ecstasy.

nidada
(n.)=clutch.
Ex: Larks living in areas with long breeding seasons can have two or three clutches, while those in areas with a short window of time for breeding will have only one.

nido
(n.)=backlog ; nest ; leper colony ; nidus.
Ex: When the move took place in 1897, it was found that there was a backlog of some thirty years of uncatalogued and unbound material.
Ex: Here the idea of chronological sequence may be used; for example, when considering the relative position in the overall order of 'birds' and 'nests', birds must come first.
Ex: Without data protection legislation the UK could become the leper colony of unsafe information with companies in other countries refusing to transmit valuable data into the UK.
Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.
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* cama nido=truckle bed ; trumple bed ; trundle bed.
* dejar el nido=fly + the nest ; leave + the nest.
* nido comestible=esculent nest.
* nido de avispas=hornet's nest ; wasps' nest.
* nido de cuervo=crow's nest.
* nido familiar=family nest.
* volar del nido=fly + the nest ; leave + the nest.
* zona de nidos=nesting area.

nido comestible
(n.)=esculent nest.
Ex: Esculent nests are principally found in Java, in caverns that are most frequently, though not always, found on the sea-coast.
nido de avispas
(n.)=hornet's nest ; wasps' nest.
Ex: The article 'Sex: see also 'hornet's nest'' sets out the reasons why the absence of books on teenage sexuality can be more harmful than their presence on library shelves = El artículo "Sexo: véase también 'nido de avispas'" explica las razones de por qué la usencia de libros sobre la sexualidad de los adolescentes puede ser más perjudicial que su presencia en los estantes de la biblioteca. Ex: When I was a young, troublesome rapscallion, one of my favorite destructive pastimes was to throw rocks at wasps' nests.
nido de cuervo
(n.)=crow's nest.
Ex: While they were talking a voice from the crow's nest called, 'Land ahoy!' and in a moment the ship was all life.
nido familiar
(n.)=family nest.
Ex: The term 'family nest' was used in the 1960s by researchers to describe an empty nest from which all of the children had flown leaving the parents lonely or sad.
niebla
(n.)=fog ; mist.
Ex: With their numbers and their prices, serials in the paper format are as a spring fog slipping from the scene.
Ex: This book is an uncompromising exposure of the ideological mist that envelops romantics and romanticists.
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* banco de niebla=fog patch ; fog bank.
* con niebla=foggy .
* niebla condensada=freezing fog.
* niebla helada=freezing fog.

niebla condensada
(n.)=freezing fog.
Ex: In the case of freezing fog, the fog cloud droplets are supercooled and when a droplet contacts an object below freezing it will turn to ice.
niebla helada
(n.)=freezing fog.
Ex: In the case of freezing fog, the fog cloud droplets are supercooled and when a droplet contacts an object below freezing it will turn to ice.
nieta
(n.)=granddaughter.
Ex: The author describes various objects formerly the personal property of Herman Melville and donated by his granddaughter to the library.
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* sobrina nieta=great niece.

nieto
(n.)=grandson ; grandchild [grandchildren, pl.] ; grandkid.
Ex: A writer of children's books reflects on how observing the way in which her grandson played during a stay reminded her of how she approached learning by observation and experience and how this was the way in which she learned how to write children's books.
Ex: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.
Ex: She went to the dollar store and bought a whole bunch of stickers and junk (hair bobbles etc) to send to her grandkids.
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* sobrino nieto=great nephew.

nieve
(n.)=snow ; snow.
Nota: Cocaína.
Ex: A scene involving the book's protagonist and a snowfall, for example, might lead to talk about the reader's experience of snow.
Ex: It would be nice for libraries to practice more creative cross-referencing, for instance introducing cross-references from Flapjacks and Hotcakes to the primary heading, PANCAKES, WAFFLES, etc.; or from 'Coke' and 'Snow' to COCAINE.
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* aislado por la nieve=snowbound.
* alud de nieve=snow avalanche ; snowslide.
* avalancha de nieve=snow avalanche ; snowslide.
* blanco como la nieve=snow-white ; spotlessly white ; as white as snow ; as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as a ghost.
* bloqueado por la nieve=snowbound.
* bola de cristal con nieve dentro=snow globe.
* cadenas para la nieve=snow chains ; tyre chains.
* copo de nieve=snowflake.
* cubierto de nieve=snow-covered.
* de nieve=snowy .
* efecto bola de nieve=snowball effect.
* límite de las nieves perpetuas=snowline.
* lluvia nieve=freezing rain.
* manto de nieve=cloak of white.
* más frío que la nieve=as cold as ice.
* pala de quitar nieve=snow shovel.
* pala para quitar nieve=snow shovel.
* pinzón de las nieves=snowbird.
* raqueta de andar por la nieve=snowshoe.
* raqueta para la nieve=snowshoe.
* tormenta de nieve=snowstorm ; blizzard.

nigeriano
(n./adj.)=Nigerian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: In addition, Nigerians have many reservations about the ability of elections to allow for a turnover of leaders.

nigromancia
(n.)=black magic.
Ex: Black magic protection talismans have been thoroughly accepted as a shield against black magic by people all around the world.

nigromante
(n.)=diviner ; sorcerer ; necromancer.
Ex: Healers and diviners are apprenticed to their elders to learn a great wealth of communal and esoteric knowledge.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
Ex: These necromancers bestow viceroyalties and principalities upon their adherents and give a kingdom for a kiss, for they are exceedingly amorous.

nihilismo
(n.)=nihilism.
Ex: Bureaucracy, anti-intellectualism and nihilism threaten the librarian's system of values.

nihilista
(adj.)=nihilistic.
Ex: Upon its release in 1968, George Romero's 'Night of the Living Dead' was attacked by critics for being 'nihilistic'.

nimiedad
(n.)=triviality ; quibble ; trifle.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".
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* discusión sobre nimiedades=hair-splitting argument ; hair-splitting [hairsplitting].
* discutir sobre nimiedades=split + hairs.
* nimiedades=bagatelle.

nimiedades
(n.)=bagatelle.
Ex: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
nimio
(adj.)=fussy ; trivial ; inconsiderable ; nugatory ; menial ; trifling ; petty .
Ex: Some considered the rules over-complicated and fussy, whereas others were of the opinion that more detail was required.
Ex: A further problem is the fact that place names may appear in a trivial context.
Ex: A few minutes spent with the corrections and additions to the Dictionary of National Biography will reveal that although some changes seem very small and inconsiderable, others have major repercussions.
Ex: Without intellectual curiosity this approach is liable to result in the sterile application of standardised methods and produce nugatory results.
Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas.
Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
Ex: It may seem petty to distinguish between the plural and singular form, and therefore unnecessary to include both forms in the index.

ninfa
(n.)=nymph ; nymphet.
Ex: In Greek mythology, nymphs are female spirits of nature, protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers.
Ex: The archetypal nymphet is the character Lolita of Vladimir Nabokov's novel.
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* ninfa de las aguas=ondine ; undine.

ninfa de las aguas
(n.)=ondine ; undine.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine. Ex: As an undine, she grows gills and fins and her skin changes to fine scales.
ninfomanía
(n.)=nymphomania.
Ex: Up until 1987, nymphomania was still being diagnosed as a disorder in women.

ninfómana
(n.)=nymphomaniac ; nympho.
Ex: In her diary, Laura tells us her transformation from a nice, little girl to a drug addict nymphomaniac.
Ex: Being a nympho means you resort to and put yourself in all kind of situations you would never put yourself into just to get sex.

ninguna otra persona
=no one else.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
ninguna probabilidad
(n.)=fat chance.
Ex: The article 'Fat chance' argues that the advantages of client server computing have not been realized because of the costs of management and tools.
ninguno
=none.
Ex: None of the entries in the system is specific.
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* aunque sin ningún resultado=but (all) to no avail.
* bajo ninguna circunstancia=under no/any circumstances.
* bajo ningún concepto=on no account ; not on any account ; under no/any circumstances.
* como en casa no se está en ningún sitio=there's no place like home.
* demostrar sin ninguna duda=prove + beyond all doubt ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt.
* demostrar sin ningún género de duda=demonstrate + beyond (all) doubt ; demonstrate + emphatically ; prove + beyond all doubt ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; demonstrate + beyond any doubt ; prove + beyond any doubt.
* de ninguna forma=in any way at all.
* de ninguna manera=at all ; in any sense of the word ; not at all ; under no/any circumstances ; on no account ; not on any account ; in any way at all.
* !de ninguna manera!=Not on your life! ; over + Posesivo + dead body.
* de ninguna otra forma=in any other way.
* de ningún modo=by no means ; in no way ; on no account ; in no sense ; by any means ; not at all ; under no/any circumstances ; in any shape or form ; for the life of me ; not on any account ; by no stretch of the imagination.
* en medio de ninguna parte=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en medio de ningún sitio=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en mitad de ninguna parte=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en mitad de ningún sitio=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en ninguna parte=nowhere.
* en ningún lugar=nowhere.
* en ningún momento=at no time ; at no time ; anywhere along the line.
* en ningún sentido de la palabra=in any sense of the word.
* en ningún sitio=anywhere along the line ; nowhere.
* ganar sin ninguna dificultad=beat + Nombre + hands down ; win + hands down.
* más allá de ninguna duda=beyond doubt.
* más que ninguna otra cosa=beyond all else.
=no one ; not ... any.
Ex: No one catalogue can satisfy all the requirements of all users simultaneously.
Ex: Right now it would not win any great prize for alphabetization.
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* ninguna otra persona=no one else.
* ninguna probabilidad=fat chance.
* ningún + Nombre=no + Nombre ; no single + Nombre ; no two + Nombre.
* ningún + Nombre + del mundo=all + Nombre + in the world.
* ninguno de los dos=neither ; neither of them.
* ningún otro=no other.
* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista=be impossible under any hypothesis.
* no dar ningún resultado=give + zero results ; be of no avail ; be to no avail.
* no dejar ninguna duda=leave + no doubt.
* no existir ningún indicio de que=there + be + no sign of.
* no hacer ninguna gracia=not take + kindly to.
* no hacer ningún cambio=stand + pat.
* no llevar a ninguna parte=achieve + nothing ; achieve + nothing ; go + nowhere.
* no llevar a ningún fin=fart in + the wind.
* no llevar a ningún sitio=go + nowhere.
* no ser ningún jovencito=be no chicken.
* no tener ningún escrúpulo en=have + no qualms about.
* no tener ningún fundamento=not have a leg to stand on.
* no tener ningún interés=can't/couldn't be bothered.
* no tener ningún problema con=be okay with.
* no tener ningún remilgo en=have + no qualms about.
* no tener ningún reparo=have + no qualms about.
* que no posee ninguna conexión=disjoint.
* sin ninguna duda=without question ; without any doubt ; beyond doubt ; no mistake ; no doubt.
* sin ningún coste=without charge ; without cost ; free of charge ; at no cost ; free of cost ; cost free ; for free ; costless ; at no charge.
* sin ningún esfuerzo mental=thought-free.
* sin ningún género de duda=without any doubt whatsoever.
* sin ningún género de dudas=indisputably.
* sin ningún motivo=for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* sin ningún nivel de especialización=unskilled.
* sin ningún otro motivo=(just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* sin ningún problema=without a hitch ; without a glitch.
* sin ningún remedio posible=beyond redemption.
* sin ningún reparo=unabashed.
* sin ningún resultado=to no avail ; without any avail ; of no avail ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
* sin ningún sentido=senselessly.
* sin ningún tipo de restricciones=no holds barred.
* si no hay ningún contratiempo=all being well.
* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto=all (other) things being equal.
* sin sentir ninguna vergüenza=unashamedly.
* sin sentir ningún reparo=unashamed.
* tan bueno como ningún otro=as good as any.

ninguno de los dos
=neither ; neither of them.
Ex: Overall, neither system proved ideal: LEXINET was deficient as regards lack of accessibility and excessive ambiguity; while the manual system gave rise to an over-wide variation of terms. Ex: Neither of them relaxed the grip on each other's eyes.
ningún + Nombre
=no + Nombre ; no single + Nombre ; no two + Nombre.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well-founded, will prove suitable for every searcher. Ex: She must try to convince him that no single individual, no matter how gifted, can any longer grasp the innumerable facets of modern corporate effort. Ex: No two printers of the hand-press period possessed stocks of exactly similar founts of type and of ornaments.
ningún + Nombre + del mundo
=all + Nombre + in the world.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
ningún otro
=no other.
Ex: No other bibliographic records or copies anywhere in the network may have the same numbers.
ninja
(n.)=ninja.
Ex: You can think of Homer as a badass literary ninja who wailed out a lyre solo so face-melting that it was remembered for the rest of history, and then dropped a smoke bomb and back-flipped out of sight forever.

nitidez
(n.)=sharpness.
Ex: Digital restoration allows the removal of various defects caused by disturbances in image sharpness.
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* con toda nitidez=as clear as a bell.
* pérdida de nitidez=fading.

nitrato
(n.)=nitrate.
Ex: Fertilizers, wastewater and cesspits represent the major sources of nitrate pollution.
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* nitrato de celulosa=cellulose nitrate.
* nitrato de nitrógeno=nitrate nitrogen.
* nitrato de potasio=potassium nitrate.
* nitrato de sodio=sodium nitrate.
* nitrato sódico=sodium nitrate.
* película de nitrato=nitrate film.
* película de nitrato de celulosa=cellulose nitrate film.

nitrato de celulosa
(n.)=cellulose nitrate.
Ex: Aspects of the seminar which are highlighted include the preservation of traditional materials such as daguerreotypes, glass plate negatives, and movies on cellulose nitrate stock.
nitrato de nitrógeno
(n.)=nitrate nitrogen.
Ex: First milk (beestings) of cows fed on a nitrate nitrogen diet had lower concentration of carotenes, retinol and gamma-globulin.
nitrato de potasio
(n.)=potassium nitrate.
Ex: Saltpeter is potassium nitrate, which was indeed used for curing meat.
nitrato de sodio
(n.)=sodium nitrate.
Ex: By adding sodium nitrite to packaged meats they can seem visually fresh even if they've been on the shelves for months.
nitrato sódico
(n.)=sodium nitrate.
Ex: By adding sodium nitrite to packaged meats they can seem visually fresh even if they've been on the shelves for months.
nitrificación
(n.)=nitrification.
Ex: Significant differences in denitrification, mineralization, and nitrification were found among different ecosystems.

nitrito
(n.)=nitrite.
Ex: Samples of pickled herring titbits and sprats were analysed for nitrate and nitrite.

nitroso
(adj.)=nitrous.
Ex: This enables the elimination of up to 34.9% of nitrous substances.
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* ácido nitroso=nitrous acid.
* óxido nitroso=nitrous oxide.

nitrógeno
(n.)=nitrogen.
Ex: The lethal effect of displacement of oxygen by an inert gas, such as nitrogen, on insect populations was investigated.
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* cargado de nitrógeno=nitrogen charged.
* dióxido de nitrógeno=nitrogen dioxide.
* gas de óxido de nitrógeno=nitrogen oxide gas.
* nitrato de nitrógeno=nitrate nitrogen.
* nitrógeno líquido=liquid nitrogen.

nitrógeno líquido
(n.)=liquid nitrogen.
Ex: After dissection they were stored in liquid nitrogen in a jar.
nivel
(n.)=degree ; extent ; index [indices/indexes, -pl.] ; level ; range ; scale ; threshold ; rank ; gradation ; grade ; plateau [plateaux, -pl.] ; stratum [strata, -pl.] ; tier ; rung.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: As job anxiety scores increased, job satisfaction indices decreased.
Ex: In particular series entries are useful for series where the series title indicates a particular subject scope, style of approach, level or audience.
Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
Ex: Various scales of relevance ratings may be established.
Ex: But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.
Ex: However, Cutter suggested that we should ignore on economic grounds both upward links (from narrower to broader subjects) and collateral (sideways) links from one term to another of equal rank.
Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.
Ex: The project is concerned with the investigation of conditions of appointment for women librarians as well as the grades and salary scales assigned to library tasks.
Ex: With the advent of both library on-line public access catalogue and end-user searching of on-line and CD-ROM data bases, the need for improved instruction in library use approaches a new plateau.
Ex: However, amongst this stratum of the population, library users demonstrated greater residential stability.
Ex: The author proposes a four tier planning framework for information technology, information systems and information management.
Ex: In all types of libraries, programmes have been started, usually by keen librarians from the lower rungs of the profession.
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* a bajo nivel=low-level.
* a diferentes niveles=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
* a dos niveles=two-tier.
* alcanzar niveles mínimos=reach + a low ebb.
* alfabetización a nivel mundial=world literacy.
* al mismo nivel de=flush with.
* al mismo nivel que=on a par with ; in the same league as ; at the same level as.
* al nivel de=at the level of.
* alto nivel=high standard.
* a muchos niveles=many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
* a nivel de barrio=neighbourhood-based.
* a nivel de calle=on the ground level.
* a nivel de detalle=on a micro level.
* a nivel de la calle=at ground level.
* a nivel del suelo=at ground level.
* a nivel estatal=statewide [state-wide].
* a nivel federal=federally ; federally.
* a nivel individual=privately.
* a nivel internacional=internationally.
* a nivel local=locally ; domestically.
* a nivel multicultural=multi-culturally [multiculturally].
* a nivel mundial=worldwide [world-wide] ; globally.
* a nivel nacional=nationally ; domestically ; countrywide [country-wide].
* a nivel privado=privately.
* a nivel regional=regionally.
* a todos los niveles=at all levels.
* a tres niveles=three-tiered.
* a un alto nivel=high level [high-level].
* a un nivel básico=at a lay level.
* a un nivel por debajo del nacional=sub-national [subnational].
* a varios niveles=multilevel [multi-level] ; at varying levels ; many-levelled [many-leveled, -USA].
* bajada de nivel=drawdown.
* bajar el nivel=lower + the bar.
* barrera de paso a nivel=level-crossing gate.
* clasificado por nivel de dificultad=graded.
* construido en dos niveles=split-level.
* con una alto nivel de delincuencia=crime-infested.
* con un alto nivel de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled.
* con una nivel de especialización medio=semi-skilled.
* con un buen nivel=fluent.
* con un mayor nivel educativo=better educated [better-educated].
* con un menor nivel educativo=lesser-educated.
* con un nivel de estudios alto=well educated [well-educated].
* curva de nivel=contour line.
* dar un nivel de prioridad alto=put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.
* de alto nivel=of a high order ; high level [high-level] ; high-powered.
* de bajo nivel=lower-level ; low-level ; low-ranking.
* de diferentes niveles=multi-tiered [multitiered] ; multi-tier [multitier].
* de dos niveles=two-tier.
* de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* de nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* de nivel intelectual medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* de nivel medio=medium level [medium-level] ; middle-range ; mid-level.
* de nivel superior=upper-level ; top echelon ; higher-level.
* de primer nivel=first-level.
* descenso de nivel=drawdown.
* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel=first-level bibliographic description.
* de segundo nivel=second-level.
* de tercer nivel=third-level.
* de tres niveles=three-tiered.
* de varios niveles=multilevel [multi-level].
* en cuatro niveles=quadraplaner.
* en dos niveles=split-level.
* en el nivel básico=at grass roots level.
* en el nivel intermedio de=in the middle range of.
* en el nivel medio de=in the middle range of.
* en otro nivel=on a different plane.
* en su nivel más bajo=at its lowest ebb.
* en un nivel bajo=at a low ebb.
* estar al mismo nivel=be on a par.
* gestor de nivel medio=middle manager.
* gran nivel=high standard.
* llevar + Nombre + al siguiente nivel=take + Nombre + to the next level.
* nivel alto de dirección=higher management.
* nivel alto de gestión=higher management.
* nivel avanzado=advanced level.
* nivel básico=introductory level.
* nivel cultural=literacy.
* nivel de aceptación=adoption rate ; acceptance rate.
* nivel de adopción=adoption rate.
* nivel de alfabetización=literacy ; literacy rate.
* nivel de analfabetismo=illiteracy rate.
* nivel de atención=attention span.
* nivel de azúcar en la sangre=level of blood sugar.
* nivel de cobertura=depth of coverage.
* nivel de colesterol=cholesterol level.
* nivel de colesterol en la sangre=blood cholesterol level.
* nivel de confianza=confidence level.
* nivel de demanda=level of demand.
* nivel de desarrollo=stage of development ; developmental level ; development level ; level of development.
* nivel de detalle=completeness ; granularity ; level of detail.
* nivel de dominio medio=working knowledge.
* nivel de estudios=educational background ; level of education ; educational level.
* nivel de ingresos=income level ; earning capacity ; earning power.
* nivel de la calle=road-level.
* nivel del agua=water level.
* nivel del alfabetización=literacy.
* nivel de lectura=reading ability.
* nivel de los usuarios=audience level.
* nivel del público=audience level.
* nivel del subconsciente, el=subconscious level, the.
* nivel de luminosidad=light level.
* nivel de pobreza=poverty level.
* nivel de presentación=level of presentation.
* nivel de ruido=noise level.
* nivel de saciedad=point of futility.
* nivel de satisfacción del usuario=user satisfaction.
* nivel de saturación=point of futility.
* nivel de solvencia=credit rating.
* nivel de subdivisión=granularity.
* nivel de utilización=degree of use.
* nivel de vida=standard of living ; living standard.
* nivel económico=wealth.
* nivel educativo=educational level ; education level ; level of education.
* nivel escolar=grade level.
* niveles de detalle en la descripción=levels of detail in the description.
* nivel freático=groundwater table ; water table.
* nivel inferior=micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].
* nivel intermedio=meso level ; intermediate level.
* nivel introductorio=introductory level.
* nivel jerárquico falso=false link.
* nivel máximo=high-water mark.
* nivel máximo del agua=high-water mark.
* nivel medio=middle range.
* nivel medio de gestión=middle management.
* nivel mínimo=low-water mark.
* nivel mínimo del agua=low-water mark.
* nivel profesional=competence ; professional level.
* nivel salarial=salary bracket.
* nivel socioeconómico=socioeconomic status.
* nivel superior=top level ; top layer ; macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].
* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto=be high on list ; rank + high on the list of priorities.
* pasar al siguiente nivel=move it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch.
* paso a nivel=level-crossing.
* persona con nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* persona de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* persona de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* poner al mismo nivel que=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
* por encima del nivel del mar=above sea level.
* por niveles=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; layered ; tiered.
* preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional=domestic preparedness.
* rebajarse al nivel de Alguien=get down to + Posesivo + level.
* ser de alto nivel=be at a high level.
* sin ningún nivel de especialización=unskilled.
* situado a nivel de la calle=ground-floor.
* subir de nivel=move it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch.
* subir el nivel=raise + standard ; raise + the bar.
* teoría de niveles integrados=theory of integrative levels.
* último nivel, el=bottom rung, the.

nivel alto de dirección
(n.)=higher management.
Ex: This type of organizational structure has self-managed teams which make their own decisions without reference to higher management.
nivel alto de gestión
(n.)=higher management.
Ex: This type of organizational structure has self-managed teams which make their own decisions without reference to higher management.
nivel avanzado
(n.)=advanced level.
Ex: Books were categorised into one of three levels, with the more advanced levels being restricted in their location to the major libraries.
nivel básico
(n.)=introductory level.
Ex: There, the important concepts and tools of information technology are given a more technical treatment, though still at an introductory level.
nivel cultural
(n.)=literacy.
Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.
nivel de aceptación
(n.)=adoption rate ; acceptance rate.
Ex: Bibliometric based document analyses were used to assess New York State dairy farmers' adoption rate of selected veterinary recommendations. Ex: The acceptance rate of articles which are collaboratively authored tends to be higher than that for single-authored papers, thereby suggesting a positive relationship between collaboration and quality.
nivel de adopción
(n.)=adoption rate.
Ex: Bibliometric based document analyses were used to assess New York State dairy farmers' adoption rate of selected veterinary recommendations.
nivel de alfabetización
(n.)=literacy ; literacy rate.
Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy. Ex: In Japan, where literacy rates are high, the importance of illiteracy as a problem is not well recognised and 'illiterate' is equated with 'uncultured'.
nivel de analfabetismo
(n.)=illiteracy rate.
Ex: The illiteracy rate is high, the economy is weak, and the country politically unstable.
nivel de atención
(n.)=attention span.
Ex: In suburban areas, the library is predominantly a children's library and should be geared to the needs, the noise level, and the attention span of the youthful population.
nivel de azúcar en la sangre
(n.)=level of blood sugar.
Ex: Results of one study indicated that myrtle herb extract can decrease the levels of blood sugar in mice.
nivel de cobertura
(n.)=depth of coverage.
Ex: Financial issues are royalties, pricing, publisher priorities, and vendor policies on depth of coverage.
nivel de colesterol
(n.)=cholesterol level.
Ex: Patients with a violent suicidal attempt have significantly lower cholesterol levels than the control subjects.
nivel de colesterol en la sangre
(n.)=blood cholesterol level.
Ex: Apples can reduce blood cholesterol levels, counter constipation and diarrhoea.
nivel de confianza
(n.)=confidence level.
Ex: The collected data have an overall statistical margin of error of +/- 1.69 percent at the 95 percent confidence level = Los datos recogidos tiene un margen de error estadístico de +/-1,69% con un nivel de confianza del 95 por ciento.
nivel de demanda
(n.)=level of demand.
Ex: Had it not been for this investment in automation, university libraries would certainly not have been able to cope with the increased levels of demand with their reduced staffing.
nivel de desarrollo
(n.)=stage of development ; developmental level ; development level ; level of development.
Ex: This is in part due to the different stages of development reached by different libraries. Ex: The case study found that children do have the ability to use a classification scheme that is keyed to their developmental level. Ex: Researchers of smaller countries, however, might be interested also in the scientific and technical literature produced in countries of compatible economic, technological infrastructure, development level, size and/or population. Ex: The amount of information a country has could be taken as one of the most significant indicators of the level of development.
nivel de detalle
(n.)=completeness ; granularity ; level of detail.
Ex: The completeness of a catalog record for the volumes depends, of course, upon the kind of multi-volume work being cataloged. Ex: On the other hand, the use of keywords from Dewey as a means of generating additional keywords for records was extremely fruitful and allowed better retrieval even if, on occasions, there was some loss of precision due to the granurality of the classification. Ex: The richness of the data generated about Web usage offers researchers opportunities to investigate people's information seeking habits on a scale and at a level of detail previously unachievable.
nivel de dominio medio
=working knowledge.
Ex: Surely, the student must stand with a good working knowledge of the reference sources.
nivel de estudios
(n.)=educational background ; level of education ; educational level.
Ex: What are the attributes of the community in terms of population, age, gender, educational background, income, employment, and so forth?. Ex: A significant inverse relationship between domestic violence and the level of education of both the batterer and the victim was also identified. Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level.
nivel de ingresos
(n.)=income level ; earning capacity ; earning power.
Ex: User studies in America have revealed over and over that education and income levels correlate with library use. Ex: A person with good earning capacity and listening capacity and understanding capacity is called successfull person. Ex: However, women's lack of substantial earning power in the labour market, accounts for much of the poverty endured by single-parent families headed by women.
nivel de la calle
=road-level.
Ex: The customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street, even though this meant going down some steps, the floor of the workshop being below road-level.
nivel de lectura
(n.)=reading ability.
Ex: Reading ability is the result of a prolonged formal educational process requiring practice, experience and access to print materials = La habilidad lectora es el resultado de un prolongado proceso formal de aprendizaje que requiere práctica, experiencia y acceso a material impreso.
nivel de los usuarios
(n.)=audience level.
Ex: For example, audience level may be a criterion which is applied in order to divide a collection in a children's library into material suitable for different age groups.
nivel de luminosidad
(n.)=light level.
Ex: Other criticism includes the low light level and the lack of adequate signposting within the building.
nivel de pobreza
(n.)=poverty level.
Ex: 42% of the 11.3m Spanish-speakers in American are under the age of 18, and 23% live below the poverty level.
nivel de presentación
(n.)=level of presentation.
Ex: Level of presentation is closely associated with the idea of form of presentation for a particular group of users.
nivel de ruido
(n.)=noise level.
Ex: In suburban areas, the library is predominantly a children's library and should be geared to the needs, the noise level, and the attention span of the youthful population.
nivel de saciedad
(n.)=point of futility.
Ex: The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.
nivel de satisfacción del usuario
(n.)=user satisfaction.
Ex: Evaluation of the service in 1987 showed a high level of user satisfaction at reasonable costs.
nivel de saturación
(n.)=point of futility.
Ex: The number of documents through which a searcher is willing to browse before giving up in disgust is his 'futility point'.
nivel de solvencia
(n.)=credit rating.
Ex: This document provides risk analysis for 97 highly indebted countries and generates their credit ratings from a financial and political standpoint.
nivel de subdivisión
(n.)=granularity.
Ex: On the other hand, the use of keywords from Dewey as a means of generating additional keywords for records was extremely fruitful and allowed better retrieval even if, on occasions, there was some loss of precision due to the granurality of the classification.
nivel de utilización
(n.)=degree of use.
Ex: Degree of use is the relation between a subject's proportion of the circulation, its proportion of the annual intake, and the proportion of the annual budget spent of the subject.
nivel de vida
(n.)=standard of living ; living standard.
Ex: The same period had witnessed also the creation of a centralized welfare state with the simple concept of ensuring that all citizens should not fall below a certain standard of living. Ex: International organisations are constrained by the problems arising from differing languages, living standards, financial and political influences.
nivel del agua
(n.)=water level.
Ex: Decision making by the Water Board on water levels was based on information on agricultural effects and the risk of damage to buildings and roads as a consequence of subsidence.
nivel del alfabetización
(n.)=literacy.
Ex: David Mearns, on the other hand, in his list of the attributes of the ideal reference librarian gives first place to literacy.
nivel del público
(n.)=audience level.
Ex: For example, audience level may be a criterion which is applied in order to divide a collection in a children's library into material suitable for different age groups.
nivel del subconsciente, el
(n.)=subconscious level, the.
Ex: Deep meditation can also make us lose all notion of time because our mental activity is situated on the subconscious level.
nivel económico
(n.)=wealth.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
nivel educativo
(n.)=educational level ; education level ; level of education.
Ex: Second, I chose specific books appropriate to the age level and the educational level. Ex: Some minor differences in responses and characteristic problems due to age, ethnicity, and education level were also found. Ex: A significant inverse relationship between domestic violence and the level of education of both the batterer and the victim was also identified.
nivel escolar
(n.)=grade level.
Ex: This reading practice programme for primary school children who are reading below their grade level is run by volunteers who meet with students on a one-to-one basis for an hour weekly throughout the school year.
nivel freático
(n.)=groundwater table ; water table.
Ex: The simplest way to decrease the decline of the groundwater table would be to reduce the area planted with wheat or plant other crops such as cotton. Ex: Many rivers and wetlands in south-western Australia are threatened by salinisation due to rising saline water tables.
nivel inferior
(n.)=micro level [micro-leve/microlevel].
Ex: This article distinguishes between research undertaken at the micro, meso and macro levels and the concomitant foci, demands and potential contribution of such research.
nivel intermedio
(n.)=meso level ; intermediate level.
Ex: This article distinguishes between research undertaken at the micro, meso and macro levels and the concomitant foci, demands and potential contribution of such research. Ex: The course will provide English language instruction for intermediate level foreign students within a library and information science environment.
nivel introductorio
(n.)=introductory level.
Ex: There, the important concepts and tools of information technology are given a more technical treatment, though still at an introductory level.
nivel jerárquico falso
(n.)=false link.
Ex: Whatever the reason, a step of false subordination, revealed in the analysis of a chain, is referred to as a 'false link' in the chain.
nivel medio
(n.)=middle range.
Ex: However, a glass ceiling exists which prevents competent women from moving upwards beyond the lower and middle ranges in organizations.
nivel medio de gestión
(n.)=middle management.
Ex: The 3 levels of personnel requiring training are library administration, middle management and clerical staff.
nivel máximo
(n.)=high-water mark.
Ex: The 1930s decade was a high-water mark of student activism, with a larger percentage of the student population involved in political organizations than at any other period including the 1960s.
nivel máximo del agua
(n.)=high-water mark.
Ex: The 1930s decade was a high-water mark of student activism, with a larger percentage of the student population involved in political organizations than at any other period including the 1960s.
nivel mínimo
(n.)=low-water mark.
Ex: The report was primarily concerned with archaeological remains situated above low-water mark.
nivel mínimo del agua
(n.)=low-water mark.
Ex: The report was primarily concerned with archaeological remains situated above low-water mark.
nivel profesional
(n.)=competence ; professional level.
Ex: In order that you should be able to perform these required skills with greater competence, selected elements of the theory of subject indexing will be included. Ex: There are several ways to gather information on entry level salaries as well as on other professional level jobs = Hay varias formas de recoger información sobre los salarios iniciales así como los de otros niveles profesionales.
nivel salarial
(n.)=salary bracket.
Ex: Such a practice results in a compression of the salary scale and is unfair to employees in higher salary brackets.
nivel socioeconómico
(n.)=socioeconomic status.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.
nivel superior
(n.)=top level ; top layer ; macro level [macro-leve/macrolevel].
Ex: The top level is the system or union catalog, which is shared by all libraries in the network. Ex: Developed in accordance with the Open Systems Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model, it is one of the first application to top layer standards to be ratified. Ex: This article distinguishes between research undertaken at the micro, meso and macro levels and the concomitant foci, demands and potential contribution of such research.
nivelación
(n.)=levelling [leveling, -USA] ; steadying ; levelling-off.
Ex: The author examines the implications for publishers of the possible levelling of VAT on books in the UK.
Ex: Analysis of prices over the first 4 months of 1976 shows an apparent steadying of the rate of increase.
Ex: A rapid growth in demand in the 1st 7 years was followed by a decline and then a levelling-off in 1982-83.
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* nivelación económica=economic levelling.
* nivelación social=social levelling.

nivelación económica
(n.)=economic levelling.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
nivelación social
(n.)=social levelling.
Ex: They believed in the 'inevitability of stratification, necessity of aristocracy, importance of religion and morality, sanctity of property, unwisdom of majority rule, urgency of constitutionalism, and folly of all attempts at social and economic leveling'.
nivelador
(n.)=levelling [leveling, -USA] ; equaliser [equalizer, -USA].
Ex: Advantages would include the potential for students to pursue any topic of interest and the levelling effect on universities.
Ex: ICTs are the social equalisers of the 21st century society -- holding the power to bridge time-honoured economic, social, political and democratic gaps.
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* factor nivelador=levelling force.
* fuerza niveladora=levelling force.

nivelar
(v.)=level.
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
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* nivelarse=level off.

nivelarse
(v.)=level off.
Ex: This exponential growth of papers leveled off at this point and the numer of papers appearing the core 2300 journal stood at approximately 1000 in 1983 and 1984.
niveles de detalle en la descripción
(n.)=levels of detail in the description.
Ex: Among the features of this chapter is a section on 'levels of detail in the description' which differentiates between and establishes the requirements of a minimum, standard, and full description.
niña
(n.)=baby girl.
Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
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* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la=apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.
* ser la niña de los ojos de Alguien=be the apple in + Posesivo + eye.

niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la
(n.)=apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.
Ex: She was so poor that she had nothing but one single hen, which she prized as the apple of her eye.
niñera
(n.)=nanny.
Ex: Nearly half the children in the survey were cared for in their own homes by au pairs, nannies, housekeepers or maids.
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* estado niñera=nanny state.

niñería
(n.)=childishness.
Ex: The terms child, childishness, & child-like are used to indicate that there is something that is not quite right about a point of view, an individual, or a political position.
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* dejarse de niñerías=act + Posesivo + age.

niñez
(n.)=childhood ; boyhood.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: It occurred to him that the library might subscribe to his boyhood hometown newspaper.

niño
(n.)=child [children, -pl.] ; infant ; kid ; kiddy [kiddie] ; baby boy ; kidlet.
Ex: There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature.
Ex: He said they try to arrange special visits to cultural institutions and attend concerts, and that the kids have an opportunity to speak with people connected with the event afterwards.
Ex: If they can do it for the kiddies, perhaps they can do it for the adults too.
Ex: With a conception calendar you can choose to conceive on the days that Nature has chosen for a baby boy or a baby girl.
Ex: Kidlets age 6 and up will be tied up for hours assembling and playing with these packs of different pirate ships, dinosaurs, airplanes or alien creatures.
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* acuéstate con niños y amanecerás meado=lie down with dogs and you get fleas.
* adaptado especialmente para niños=child-friendly.
* a prueba de niños=childproof.
* centrado en el niño=child-centred [child-centered, -USA].
* comida para niños=baby food.
* como un niño=childishly.
* Consejo para los Niños Excepcionales (CEC)=Council for Exceptional Children (CEC).
* crianza de niños=parenting.
* criar niños=rear + children ; raise + children ; child rearing.
* cuando era niño=as a boy.
* cuidado de niños=child care [childcare].
* cuidador de niños=childminder.
* custodia de los niños=child custody.
* edad en la que un niño aprende a andar=toddlerhood.
* escuela de niños menores=infant school.
* juego de niños=child's play ; children's play ; children's play.
* llorar como un niño pequeño=cry like + a baby.
* mentalidad de niño=juvenile mentality.
* niño abandonado=waif ; foundling.
* niño adoptado=adopted child.
* niño adoptivo=adopted child.
* niño cambiado=changeling.
* niño chico=young child ; young kid ; toddler ; little child.
* niño con necesidades especiales=special needs child.
* niño consentido=spoilt brat.
* niño de edad escolar=school-age child.
* niño de la calle=waif.
* niño de la cuna=foundling.
* niño de la llave=latchkey child.
* niño desvalido=deprived child.
* niño en edad escolar=school-age child.
* niño en edad preescolar=preschooler.
* niño expósito=foundling.
* niño grande=grown-up child.
* niño joven=young boy.
* niño malcriado=spoilt brat ; brat.
* niño mimado=darling ; spoilt brat.
* niño pequeño=toddler ; little child ; young child.
* niño problemático=problem child.
* niño prodigio=child prodigy.
* niño que recibe la educación escolar en su casa=homeschooler [home schooler].
* niños=children [child, -sing.].
* niños entre cinco y siete años=five-to-sevens.
* niños, los=small fry, the.
* niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio=children born out of the wedlock.
* niño travieso=naughty boy.
* obra de teatro para niños=children's play.
* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.
* piscina inflable para niños=paddling pool ; wading pool.
* piscina para niños=wading pool ; paddling pool ; wading pool ; children's pool.
* problema con los niños de la llave=latchkey problem.
* propio de niña=girlish.
* propio de niño=boyish.
* proteger Algo para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.
* sillita de niño para coche=child car seat.
* suplemento para asiento para niño=booster seat.
* tener niños=have + children.
* tener un niño=have + a baby.
* tráfico de niños=trafficking in children.
* trata de niños=trafficking in children.
* trona para niño=high chair.
* Virgen y el Niño=Madonna and Child.

niño abandonado
(n./adj.)=waif ; foundling.
Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist. Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
niño adoptado
(n.)=adopted child.
Ex: A work that we got lately -- maybe you know it, 'Jody' is its title -- is really all about a woman, an adopted child, trying to trace her identity.
niño adoptivo
(n.)=adopted child.
Ex: A work that we got lately -- maybe you know it, 'Jody' is its title -- is really all about a woman, an adopted child, trying to trace her identity.
niño cambiado
(n.)=changeling.
Ex: In European folklore, a changeling is the offspring of a fairy, troll, elf or other legendary creature that has been secretly left in exchange for a human child.
niño chico
(n.)=young child ; young kid ; toddler ; little child.
Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library. Ex: Young kids like listening to these shaggy dog stories, but don't usually 'get it', while parents generally groan over the punch lines. Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature. Ex: In the ditch near by little children paddle about.
niño con necesidades especiales
(n.)=special needs child.
Ex: The author discusess the magical effect of books on special needs children.
niño consentido
(n.)=spoilt brat.
Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.
niño de edad escolar
(n.)=school-age child.
Ex: Parents' roles are changing -- more than half of the school-age children have working mothers, there are many single-parent families, and many unmarried mothers with children.
niño de la calle
(n.)=waif.
Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.
niño de la cuna
(n./adj.)=foundling.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
niño de la llave
(n.)=latchkey child.
Ex: The article 'The public library and the latchkey children' concludes that the majority of public libraries are being used to some extent for the purpose of caring for children during after-school hours.
niño desvalido
(n.)=deprived child.
Ex: Any child who comes to school at five years old without certain kinds of literary experience is a deprived child.
niño en edad escolar
(n.)=school-age child.
Ex: Parents' roles are changing -- more than half of the school-age children have working mothers, there are many single-parent families, and many unmarried mothers with children.
niño en edad preescolar
(n.)=preschooler.
Ex: Services to preschoolers in public libraries in Texas are offered by the majority of the libraries.
niño expósito
(n./adj.)=foundling.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
niño grande
(n.)=grown-up child.
Ex: Almost half of middle class grown-up children are still financially dependant on their parents in their mid 20s, research from a think tank shows.
niño joven
(n.)=young boy.
Ex: 2 case histories are outlined -- the case of a woman who might be dead and that of a young boy and a potentially rabid dog.
niño malcriado
(n.)=spoilt brat ; brat.
Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen. Ex: Like an ill-mannered child, the brat can be a real handful.
niño mimado
(n.)=darling ; spoilt brat.
Ex: There is the work of the very competent and literate novelist who is not avant-garde or the current darling of the critics, but is certainly regarded as a professional and imaginative writer. Ex: Fact is, we are the largest group of ungrateful, spoiled brats the world has ever seen.
niño pequeño

- (n.)=toddler ; little child ; young child.
Ex: The article 'Sitting pretty: infants, toddlers, & lapsits' outlines the procedures followed at San Francisco public library to help parents introduce their babies to appropriate literature. Ex: In the ditch near by little children paddle about. Ex: This article describes how a group of 12-18 teenage volunteers formed a group to dramatise children's books for young children and their parents at a public library.

niño problemático
(n.)=problem child.
Ex: Children who were in some way different were excused from family responsibilities in childhood because they were, for example, 'spoiled,' a 'problem child,' or 'flaky'.
niño prodigio
(n.)=child prodigy.
Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
niño que recibe la educación escolar en su casa
(n.)=homeschooler [home schooler].
Ex: Librarians can keep the lines of communication with homeschoolers open and approach homeschooling families to find out what they need in a public library.
niño travieso
(n.)=naughty boy.
Ex: Everytime I mention him though people say things like 'he is a naughty boy' but I don't know why I remember him as the butter wouldn't melt in his mouth type like the rest of us.
niños
=children [child, -sing.].
Ex: Those children whose appetites were whetted need to be sought out and the books they want made available.
niños entre cinco y siete años
(n.)=five-to-sevens.
Ex: Meanwhile, there was further discussion about the kind of stories that five-to-sevens most enjoy and that would be best for them.
niños nacidos fuera del matrimonio
=children born out of the wedlock.
Ex: Children born out of wedlock take a share in the inheritance equal to 50% of what they would have received if legitimate.
niños, los
=small fry, the.
Ex: Just outside the town lies a waste piece of land now used as a drying ground for linen and as a playground by the small fry of the neighbourhood.
no
=by no means ; NOT ; nay ; no ; not ; nope ; nah ; don't [do not].
Nota: Contracción de do not.
Ex: However, UDC is by no means always applied to this degree of detail in libraries.
Ex: The Boolean logic operator NOT excludes records containing a particular word.
Ex: Said another timidly, nay, sheepishly: 'You can see we need help, can't you Mr. Bibeau?'.
Ex: In either case, the patient keys in the responses, which may be as simple as 'yes' or 'no'.
Ex: The Boolean logic operator not excludes records containing a particular word.
Ex: He started with cocaine and it turned to crack, that's what happened to him -- good to see him back though, say nope to dope kids!.
Ex: 'Nah', she said with a smile on her face.
Ex: Here is our chance to act on our principles -- don't be fooled by Kent and don't allow ALA to be used as his mouthpiece.
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* ahora no=not any more.
* alfabeto no romano=non-Roman alphabet.
* aún no nacido=unborn.
* aunque no lo creas=believe it or not.
* base de datos no bibliográfica=non-bibliographic database.
* catalogación no automatizada=non-computerised cataloguing.
* con datos no pertinentes=dirty .
* ¿de dónde si no...?=where else...?.
* ¡Dios no lo quiera!=God forbid.
* documento recuperado no pertinente=false drop.
* el no va más=the be all and end all ; the bee's knees.
* el último pero no el menos importante=the last but by no means least.
* encabezamiento no admitido=non-approved heading.
* encabezamiento no específico=non-specific heading.
* esto no quiere decir que=this is not to say that.
* evaluación no intrusiva=unobtrusive evaluation.
* información no codificada=non-coded information.
* lo creas o no=believe it or not.
* material no devuelto=non-return.
* material no impreso=non-print [nonprint] ; non-print media.
* modo no interactivo=non-interactive mode.
* ¿no?=do you? ; do you?.
* no {predisponer} en contra=stay on + the right side of.
* no abandonar=stick with ; stand by.
* no abrasivo=non-abrasive.
* no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles=spare + Nombe + all the details.
* no académico=non-academic.
* no accidental=non-accidental.
* no acentuado=unaccented.
* no aceptar=disavow.
* no aceptarse=go by + the board.
* no aceptar un no por respuesta=not take + no for an answer.
* no acercarse (a)=steer + clear (of) ; stay away from ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
* no acercarse a Algo ni muerto=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
* no ácido=acid-free.
* no acostumbrado a=unfamiliar with.
* no actual=non-current.
* no actuando en capacidad de autor=non-authorial.
* no actuar como se debe=be remiss.
* no actuar correctamente=be remiss.
* no actuar debidamente=be remiss.
* no acudir=stay away.
* no acuoso=non-aqueous.
* no admitir discusión=be out of the question.
* no adosado=detached.
* no afectado=unaffected.
* no afectar=be immune against ; leave + unaffected.
* no afiliado=unaffiliated.
* no afín=nonrelative [non-relative].
* no agobiarse=take + Posesivo + time.
* no agravante=non-exacerbating.
* no agrupado=unclustered.
* no aguantar más=have had enough ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* no aguantar ver a=can't stand + sight.
* no ajustarse a=out of line with ; out of keeping with.
* no ajutarse a=out of tune with.
* no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)=fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
* no alegrar=bring no + joy ; take no + joy.
* no alergénico=non-allergenic.
* no alfabetizado=non-literate.
* no amante de la literatura=non-literary.
* no americano=non-US ; un-American.
* no amortizable=irredeemable.
* no analizado=unexamined.
* no anclado=unanchored.
* no andar con reparos=make + no bones about + Algo.
* no andar con tapujos=make + no bones about + Algo.
* no andar en nada bueno=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
* no andar muy equivocado=be in the right realm.
* no andarse con chiquitas=not to hold any punches.
* no andarse con contemplaciones=not to hold any punches.
* no andarse con miramientos=not to hold any punches.
* no andarse con rodeos=call + a spade a spade.
* no antes de=no sooner than.
* no añorar el pasado=never + look back.
* no aparecer=be not included.
* no apartarse del buen camino=keep on + the right track.
* no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente=under-exploit [underexploit].
* no aprovechar el potencial=fall (far) short of + potential ; fall (far) behind + potential.
* no apto para el consumo humano=unfit for human consumption.
* no apto para menores=X-rated.
* no arancelario=non-tariff.
* no arrepentirse=not look back ; never + look back ; never looked back ever since ; have no + regrets.
* no arrepentirse de lo vivido=live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets.
* no arriesgarse=play it + safe.
* no asignado=unallocated ; unassigned.
* no asistencia=non-attendance.
* no asistente=non-attender [nonattender].
* no asistir=stay away.
* no atendido=unsatisfied.
* no atreverse a=flinch at/from ; have + no stomach for.
* no atreverse a tratar=fear to + tread.
* no auténtico=unauthentic.
* no autóctono=non-native.
* no autorizado=unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA] ; unapproved.
* no avanzar=tread + water.
* no avanzar más=go + no further.
* no bajarse del burro=stick to + Posesivo + guns ; be undeterred.
* no bastar=not be good enough.
* no bibliográfico=non-book [nonbook] ; non-bibliographic ; non-bibliographical.
* no bibliotecario=non-librarian.
* no británico=non-UK.
* no buscarle las pulgas al perro=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* no cabe ni un alfiler=no room to swing a cat.
* no caber duda (de que)=there + be + no question (that).
* no caber en sí de alegría=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
* no caducado=unexpired.
* no cambiar=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work ; stand + pat.
* no canceroso=non-cancerous.
* no canjeable=irredeemable.
* no cantante=nonsinger.
* no cantes victoria antes de tiempo=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
* no captar la idea=miss + the point.
* no carburar bien=be on the blink.
* no ceder=stand + Posesivo + ground ; put + Posesivo + foot down.
* no ceder a las presiones=withstand + pressure.
* no ceder terreno=stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground.
* no centrado=unfocused [unfocussed].
* no científico=unscientific.
* no cobrado=uncollected.
* no codificado=non-coded ; uncoded.
* no coercitivo=non-coercive.
* no coger Algo=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
* no coger por sorpresa=come as + no surprise.
* no coincidente=ill matched.
* no colar=Negativo + hold + water.
* no comentado=unannotated.
* no comercial=non-profit making ; non-commercial [noncommercial].
* no compatible=non-compatible.
* no compensatorio=non-compensatory [noncompensatory].
* no complacer=bring no + joy ; take no + joy.
* no comprender=be beyond + Pronombre.
* no comprobado=untested.
* no comprometido=uncommitted.
* no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista=be impossible under any hypothesis.
* no concentrado=unfocused [unfocussed].
* no concentrar el esfuerzo=spread + Nombre + thinly.
* no concluyente=inconclusive.
* no concordar con=be at odds with.
* no conducir a nada=be exercises in + futility.
* no conductual=nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
* no confirmado=unsubstantiated.
* no conformarse con un no=not take + no for an answer.
* no conmovedor=unmoving.
* no conocer a Alguien de nada=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conocer a Alguien en absoluto=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conocer a Alguien para nada=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
* no conseguir nada=achieve + nothing.
* no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra=fall (between/through) + the cracks.
* no considerarse parte de=hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
* no consumible=nonconsumptive.
* no consumidor=nonconsumptive.
* no contable=uncountable.
* no contagioso=non-contagious.
* no contaminado=untainted ; uncontaminated.
* no contar=be out of the picture.
* no contar con=leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
* no contar con la aprobación=frown on/upon.
* no contencioso=non-contentious.
* no convencional=non-conventional.
* no convexo=nonconvex [non-convex].
* no corregido=uncorrected.
* no correlativo=non-consecutive.
* no correr prisa=there + be + no hurry.
* no corroborado=unsubstantiated.
* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
* no creerse Algo del todo=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
* no creyente=unbeliever.
* no crítico=non-critical.
* no cualificado=unskilled.
* no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente=suspend + disbelief.
* no cumplido=unfulfilled ; unrealised [unrealized, -USA] ; unkept.
* no cumplir=fall + short of ; welsh on.
* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación=miss + publication deadline.
* no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber=be remiss.
* no cumplir las expectativas=fall + short of expectations.
* no cumplir lo esperado=fall + short of expectations.
* no cumplir lo prometido=fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.
* no cumplir una norma=fall (far) short of + norm.
* no cumplir un objetivo=fall + short of goal.
* no cumplir unos criterios=fall (far) short of + criteria.
* no cumplir unos requisitos=fall + short of requirements.
* no cursar una asignatura=skip + grades.
* no dar crédito a=disbelief.
* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos=not believe + Posesivo + ears.
* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos=not believe + Posesivo + eyes.
* no dar fruto=come to + nothing.
* no dar golpe=not lift a finger.
* no dar indicios de=show + no sign(s) of.
* no dar la merecida importancia=understate.
* no darle demasiada importancia a Algo=think + little of.
* no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo=think + nothing of + Gerundio.
* no darle importancia a=think + very little about/of.
* no dar más de sí=stretch + Nombre + to the limit ; overstretch.
* no dar muestras de=show + no sign(s) of.
* no dar ningún resultado=give + zero results ; be of no avail ; be to no avail.
* no dar palo al agua=not lift a finger.
* no dar pie con bola=get it + (all) wrong ; get + everything wrong ; not get a thing right.
* no darse cuenta de=sneak under + the radar ; go + unnoticed.
* no darse de cuenta de=be blind to.
* no dar señales de=show + no sign(s) of.
* no darse por vencido fácilmente=not take + no for an answer.
* no dar una impresión clara=send + mixed signals.
* no debemos + Infinitivo=let us not + Infinitivo.
* no deber nada=pay + Posesivo + dues.
* no + deber + sorprender que=it + be + not surprising that.
* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas=don't judge a book by its cover ; don't judge a book by its cover.
* no debidamente reconocido=unsung.
* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
* no decir nada=keep + quiet.
* no decir nada a nadie=lips + seal.
* no decir nada nuevo=much ado about nothing.
* no decir palabrotas=watch + Posesivo + mouth.
* no de comportamiento=nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
* no de conducta=nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
* no decreciente=non-decreasing.
* no dedicado a la investigación=non-research.
* no definido=unstated.
* no definirse=sit on + the fence.
* no dejar a nadie fuera=inclusivity.
* no dejar de enviar + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* no dejar de mandar + Nombre=keep + Nombre + coming.
* no dejar de pensar en el pasado=dwell on + the past.
* no dejar de sorprender=never + cease to amaze.
* no dejar duda=leave + little doubt.
* no dejar entrar=turn + Nombre + away ; keep out ; shut + Nombre + out.
* no dejar ninguna duda=leave + no doubt.
* no dejar ni un cabo suelto=tie up + all the loose ends.
* no dejar pasar=keep out.
* no dejar pasar la ocasión=jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* no dejar pasar la oportunidad=ride + the wave(s) ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* no dejar títere con cabeza=turn + everything upside down.
* no deliberado=unintentional.
* no del todo maduro=underripe.
* no democrático=undemocratic.
* no demostrado=unsubstantiated.
* no desanimarse=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
* no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba=spin in + Posesivo + grave.
* no descriptor=non-descriptor.
* no deseado=unwanted ; undesired ; uninvited.
* no desfallecer=keep up.
* no desgastarse fácilmente=wear + well.
* no desglosable=unbreakable.
* no desmerecer=compare + favourably.
* no despertarse a tiempo=oversleep ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
* no desproporcionar=put + Nombre + in(to) perspective.
* no desproporcionar Algo=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
* no destructivo=non-destructive.
* no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad=protect + Posesivo + identity.
* no determinista=nondeterministic [non-deterministic].
* no devolverse=be non-refundable.
* no diferenciador=nondistinctive.
* no diferenciarse de=be nothing short of.
* no digno de confianza=untrustworthy.
* no discapacitado=able-bodied.
* no disciplinario=impunitive.
* no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo=gender neutral.
* no disponible=not applicable [N/A].
* no disponible para el préstamo=not-loanable.
* no dispuesto=unprepared.
* no distinguir entre... y...=make + little distinction between... and....
* no distintivo=nondistinctive.
* no distribuido=undelivered ; undelivered.
* no docente=non-teaching.
* no económico=non-economic [noneconomic].
* no educativo=non-teaching ; non-educational.
* no efímero=non-volatile [nonvolatile].
* no electo=unelected.
* no eléctrico=nonelectrical [non-electrical].
* no elegido=unelected.
* no encontrar nada + Adjetivo=find far from + Adjetivo.
* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
* no encontrar palabras=be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
* no en inglés=non-English.
* no entender=be beyond + Pronombre.
* no entender Algo=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
* no entender lo esencial=miss + the point.
* no entender ni gota=not understand a (single) word ; not understand a jot ; be all Greek to.
* no entender ni jota=not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word ; be all Greek to.
* no entender ni papa=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
* no entender ni torta=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
* no entender ni una papa de=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
* no entendido por la materia=outsider.
* no entregado=undelivered.
* no entremeterse=keep out of it ; mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no entrometerse=mind + Posesivo + own business ; keep out of it.
* no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* no enumerable=uncountable.
* no envío=non-shipment.
* no epiléptico=non-epileptic.
* no es asombroso que=not surprisingly ; unsurprisingly.
* no escatimar=unstinting.
* no escatimar dinero=lavish + money.
* no escatimar (en) gastos=spare + no expense.
* no escatimar gastos=go to + town on ; lash out (on).
* no escrito=unwritten.
* no es de extrañar que=no wonder that ; small wonder that.
* no es de sorprender que=not surprisingly ; unsurprisingly.
* no esencial=non-essential [nonessential].
* no es lo mismo en el caso de=the same is not true (for/of/with).
* no especialista=non-expert [nonexpert].
* no especializado=broader-based.
* no especificar=leave + undefined.
* no está claro todavía=the jury is still out (on).
* no está hecha la miel para la boca del asno=cast pearls before swine.
* no estándar=non-standard [nonstandard].
* no estandarizado=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].
* no estar acostumbrado a=be unaccustomed to.
* no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto=be far from + Adjetivo.
* no estar a la altura de las expectativas=fall below + expectations.
* no estar a la altura de lo que se espera=fall below + expectations ; be below par ; be under par.
* no estar al tanto de=be out of touch with.
* no estar bien=be off-colour.
* no estar bien equilibrado=skew.
* no estar claro en absoluto=be far from clear.
* no estar contento=be unhappy.
* no estar convencido=be dubious.
* no estar coordinado con=be out of step with.
* no estar de acuerdo=be at variance ; disagree ; beg to differ.
* no estar de acuerdo (con)=disapprove (of).
* no estar de acuerdo con la idea de=disapprove of + the idea of.
* no estar de suerte=be out of luck.
* no estar deteriorado=unimpaired.
* no estar disponible=be unavailable ; be down.
* no estar dispuesto a=be unwilling to ; be negatively disposed to.
* no estar documentado=be undocumented.
* no estar en condiciones de=be unfit for.
* no estar en el mejor momento de Uno=be past + Posesivo + best.
* no estar en funcionamiento=be down.
* no estar en plenitud de facultades=be past + Posesivo + best.
* no estar en + Posesivo + cabales=insane.
* no estar en sintonía con=be out of step with.
* no estar expuesto al público=be out of the public eye.
* no estar familiarizado con=be unfamiliar with.
* no estar finalizado (con mucho)=fall (far) short of + completeness.
* no estar incluido=be not included.
* no estar muy católico=feel + bad.
* no estar muy lejos de=be just one step away from.
* no estar nada + Adjetivo=be anything but + Adjetivo ; be far from + Adjetivo.
* no estar nada claro=be far from clear.
* no estar nunca satisfecho=enough + be + not/never + enough.
* no estar para nada + Adjetivo=be far from + Adjetivo.
* no estar para nada claro=be far from clear.
* no estar presente en=be absent (from).
* no estar relacionado con=be unrelated to.
* no estar seguro=be uncertain.
* no estar seguro de=be unsure about/of.
* no estar/ser (como) para tirar cohetes=be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* no estar/ser para tirar cohetes=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about.
* no estar utilizable=be down.
* no es una ciencia exacta=not (exactly) rocket science.
* no es un misterio=not (exactly) rocket science.
* no exacerbado=non-exacerbating.
* no examinado=unexamined.
* no exclusivo=non-exclusive.
* no excluyente=inclusive ; socially-inclusive.
* no existe=not applicable [N/A].
* no existir=be out of the picture.
* no existir como tal=there + be + no such thing as ; there + be + no such thing as.
* no existir límites=there + be + no limit.
* no existir muchos indicios de que=there + be + little sign of.
* no existir ningún indicio de que=there + be + no sign of.
* no experto=non-expert [nonexpert].
* no expirado=unexpired.
* no explorado=unexplored.
* no explosivo=non-explosive.
* no expresado=unspoken ; unstated.
* no expuesto a la luz=unexposed.
* no factible=unfeasible.
* no falla=reliable.
* no faltar el respeto=be civil towards.
* no familiarizado con=unfamiliar with.
* no ferroso=non-ferrous [nonferrous].
* no fibroso=non-fibrous.
* no figurar=be not included.
* no fijado=non-net.
* no físico=non-physical.
* no fructificar=come to + nothing.
* no fumador=non-smoker ; non-smoking.
* no funcionar= no + Futuro
(v.)=won't [will not].
Ex: Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.
no + Indicativo
=fail to + Infinitivo.
Ex: Shelf arrangement fails to permit a document to be represented at more than one place in a sequence.
no + Infinitivo
=failure to + Infinitivo.
Ex: This article provides examples to illustrate why librarians are partly to blame through their indifference, complacency and failure to prosecute.
no + Verbo + otra cosa que
=Verbo + nothing else but.
Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation.
no + Verbo en Futuro
(v.)=won't + Verbo.
Ex: And its episodic plot, without the kind of mystery climax that has to be led up to without interruption means that the gaps between readings won't spoil the effect.
no + Verbo en Subjuntivo
(v.)=won't + Verbo.
Ex: I hope there'll be air and space in my mind, and that people won't have to gasp for breath when they talk with me.
no + deber + sorprender que
=it + be + not surprising that.
Ex: It is not surprising that the majority of the world's inhabitants have been shut off from the digital revolution when half of those people have yet to make their first phone call.
no + haber + dos + Nombre que
=no two + Nombre.
Ex: No two printers of the hand-press period possessed stocks of exactly similar founts of type and of ornaments.
no + haber + nada como
=there + be + nothing like.
Ex: There is nothing like returning to a place that remains unchanged to find the ways in which you yourself have altered.
no + haber + nada malo en
=there + be + nothing wrong in/with.
Ex: There is nothing wrong in teaching the values of sharing and playing fair among sibblings.
no + ser + de sorprender que
=it + be + not surprising that.
Ex: It is not surprising that the majority of the world's inhabitants have been shut off from the digital revolution when half of those people have yet to make their first phone call.
no + soy/estoy/estás/eres/es/está/somos/estamos/sois/estáis/son/están
=ain't [am/is/are + not].
Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
no Hacer Algo aunque + pagar
=wouldn't be caught dead ; wouldn't be seen dead.
Ex: A homosexual wouldn't be caught dead wearing vertical stripes. Ex: A lot of so called 'fashion' today involves things you wouldn't be seen dead in, but Jeff Banks jeans are not one of those things.
no Hacer Algo ni loco
=wouldn't be caught dead ; wouldn't be seen dead.
Ex: A homosexual wouldn't be caught dead wearing vertical stripes. Ex: A lot of so called 'fashion' today involves things you wouldn't be seen dead in, but Jeff Banks jeans are not one of those things.
no MARC
=non-MARC.
Ex: In 1976, the Library will begin to put into machine-readable form complete authority records for all name headings used in current MARC records along with all new and changed records for nonMARC headings.
no abandonar
(v.)=stick with ; stand by.
Ex: For authors to achieve acceptance publishers must stick with them for several books. Ex: It's hard to believe she stands by a man who gets his kicks out of beating her black and blue everynight.
no abrasivo
(adj.)=non-abrasive.
Ex: The ideal stall surface in the cowshed should be non-slip and non-abrasive.
no aburrir a Alguien con todos los detalles
(v.)=spare + Nombe + all the details.
Ex: I'll spare you all the details, but the short story is that he looked her up last year when he was travelling in Scandinavia, and was delighted to find her.
no académico
(adj.)=non-academic.
Ex: This result may be explained by better assistance that professional librarians, even nonacademic ones, can give in the reading rooms.
no accidental
(adj.)=non-accidental.
Ex: As for the location of the bruises or welts (the closer to the center of the body, the more likely it is that they are non-accidental).
no acentuado
(adj.)=unaccented.
Ex: Another device was to make matrices for accented sorts with the punches already used for unaccented sorts: the letter punch was stepped on its shank so that one of several accent punches could be bound on to the step to make a combined punch.
no aceptar
(v.)=disavow.
Ex: Feminists disavow biology & biologists who reduce human biology to anatomy.
no aceptar un no por respuesta
=not take + no for an answer.
Ex: You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no aceptarse
(v.)=go by + the board.
Ex: If the principle of a free service goes by the board, every idea of an equal service to all will go by the board with it, with the consequent bad effect on publishing houses, bookshops and authors = Si se rechaza el principio de los servicios gratuitos, también se rechazará toda idea sobre un servicio igualitario para todos, con el consiguiente efecto negativo sobre las casas editoriales, las librerías y los autores.
no acercarse (a)
(v.)=steer + clear (of) ; stay away from ; give + Nombre + a wide berth ; steer away from ; stay + clear (of) ; keep + clear (of).
Ex: This entire target market has steered clear of the public library. Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from. Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights. Ex: This article gives guidance for steering away from some of the more obvious pitfalls when buying software. Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! . Ex: Residents are being advised to keep clear of seal pups if they find them on the beach or run the risk of committing an offence.
no acercarse a Algo ni muerto
=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
Ex: The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.
no acostumbrado a
=unfamiliar with.
Ex: The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.
no actual
(adj.)=non-current.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
no actuando en capacidad de autor
=non-authorial.
Ex: Throughout the whole of the manuscript period, during which books were being extensively written, in a non-authorial sense, or copied, the terms 'copyist' or 'scrivener', seem to have sufficed.
no actuar como se debe
(v.)=be remiss.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no actuar correctamente
(v.)=be remiss.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no actuar debidamente
(v.)=be remiss.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no acudir
(v.)=stay away.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
no acuoso
=non-aqueous.
Ex: 3 different kinds of paper were deacidified by different aqueous and nonaqueous methods, and then treated to provoke accelerated attack of air pollutants.
no admitir discusión
(v.)=be out of the question.
Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
no adosado
(adj.)=detached.
Ex: The library, a detached two-story structure, is fast approaching the time when its useful life will expire.
no afectado
(adj.)=unaffected.
Ex: No area of library operations would be unaffected -- from the selection of materials to the hiring and termination of personnel.
no afectar
(v.)=be immune against ; leave + unaffected.
Ex: Given the increasing frequency frequency of lawsuits brought against all kinds of institutions and individuals, libraries and librarians should not assume that they are immune against being sued. Ex: The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
no afiliado
(adj.)=unaffiliated.
Ex: The author assesses the extent to which unaffiliated users'use of collections and services reduce their availability for the primary client.
no afín
(adj.)=nonrelative [non-relative].
Ex: The content of a document may be expressed by several keywords and terms which may be either relative or non-relative to the main topic discussed in it.
no agobiarse
(v.)=take + Posesivo + time.
Ex: Printers have always liked working on special jobs, putting their best into them and taking their time.
no agravante
=non-exacerbating.
Ex: The librarian must remember to develop appropriate and nonexacerbating responses to violent or common disruptive behaviors in the library.
no agrupado
(adj.)=unclustered.
Ex: Searches of the clustered document files resulting from the use of these four methods are noticeably less effective than searches of the unclustered document collections and of a simpler type of clustered file based on pairs of nearest neighbours.
no aguantar más
(v.)=have had enough ; come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home. Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'. Ex: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby. Ex: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
no aguantar ver a
=can't stand + sight.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'.
no ajustarse a
=out of line with ; out of keeping with.
Ex: Do you think that the average wage is out of line with the increase in living expenses?. Ex: Even so, the 'comical' closing scene is out of keeping with the overall mood of the picture.
no ajutarse a
=out of tune with.
Ex: Quite often she feels out of tune with reality, the media, society, and she's comfortable with that.
no alcanzar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)
(v.)=fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports, etc. are produced and disseminated.
no alegrar
(v.)=bring no + joy ; take no + joy.
Ex: As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so. Ex: Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.
no alergénico
(adj.)=non-allergenic.
Ex: Both bedrooms have fitted wardrobe space, all beds have non-allergenic duvets and pillows, including the bedding for the extra beds.
no alfabetizado
=non-literate.
Ex: In many areas schoolchildren come from non-literate backgrounds and first encounter books in school.
no amante de la literatura
(adj.)=non-literary.
Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.
no americano
(adj.)=non-US ; un-American.
Ex: After clarifying some commonly held misunderstandings about patent protection in other countries for U.S. inventions, discusses the typical process of obtaining non-U.S. counterpart patents. Ex: McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.
no amortizable
(adj.)=irredeemable.
Ex: Debenture stock of the British railroads was issued in both redeemable and irredeemable types with interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 5%.
no analizado
(adj.)=unexamined.
Ex: Traditional measures of retrieval effectiveness, of which the recall ratio is an outstanding example, are strongly influence by the relevance properties of unexamined documents -- documents with which the system user has no direct contact.
no anclado
(adj.)=unanchored.
Ex: Repeated assertions as to what is not being done could be damaging when unanchored to current possibilities.
no andar con reparos
(v.)=make + no bones about + Algo.
Ex: In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no andar con tapujos
(v.)=make + no bones about + Algo.
Ex: In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no andar en nada bueno
(v.)=be up to no good ; get up to + no good.
Ex: His mom could always tell when he was up to no good -- it must have been that sixth sense mothers have. Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
no andar muy equivocado
(v.)=be in the right realm.
Ex: The last figure I saw was 828, but you're in the right realm.
no andarse con chiquitas
(v.)=not to hold any punches.
Ex: He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no andarse con contemplaciones
(v.)=not to hold any punches.
Ex: He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no andarse con miramientos
(v.)=not to hold any punches.
Ex: He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no andarse con rodeos
=call + a spade a spade.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade.
no antes de
=no sooner than.
Ex: The effect of drugs on myoelectric activity of the digestive tract should be evaluated no sooner than 2 weeks after electrode implantation.
no aparecer
(v.)=be not included.
Ex: A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
no apartarse del buen camino
(v.)=keep on + the right track.
Ex: There are five major challenges that need to be addressed in order to keep on the right track of sustainable development.
no aprovechar Algo lo suficiente
(v.)=under-exploit [underexploit].
Ex: Yet, many library collections efforts are still under-exploiting possibilities for cooperation.
no aprovechar el potencial
(v.)=fall (far) short of + potential ; fall (far) behind + potential.
Ex: This article discusses recent progress in the design and development of operational on-line catalogues and why the current generation of on-line catalogues falls far short of that potential. Ex: The article 'A few cautionary words about electronic publishing' argues that advances in microform technology have obviously fallen far behind their potential.
no apto para el consumo humano
=unfit for human consumption.
Ex: Drinking water in some of the villages was found unfit for human consumption due to high levels of minerals and chloride.
no apto para menores
(adj.)=X-rated.
Ex: The title of the workshop is 'X-rated free access to information and freedom of expression'.
no arancelario
(adj.)=non-tariff.
Ex: Exporters around the world face numerous and increasing non-tariff requirements (e.g., sanitary, technical, environmental, social) on agricultural products.
no arrepentirse
(v.)=not look back ; never + look back ; never looked back ever since ; have no + regrets.
Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back. Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs. Ex: Mick started his musical career as a singer and songwriter twenty years ago and has never looked back ever since. Ex: If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
no arrepentirse de lo vivido
(v.)=live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets.
Ex: Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.
no arriesgarse
(v.)=play it + safe.
Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
no asignado
(adj.)=unallocated ; unassigned.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Cancelling periodicals in the context of an allocated budget'. Ex: If you would like to volunteer to present on one of the unassigned listed topics, please contact me.
no asistencia
(n.)=non-attendance.
Ex: The author summarises the reasons for attendance or non-attendance given by about 1,500 people, and concludes that the personality factor is a more important determinant than any other.
no asistente
(n.)=non-attender [nonattender].
Ex: Those alternatives call for the tapping of new pools of potential students: high school graduates who are nonattenders; college dropouts; transfer students from two-year colleges; adults.
no asistir
(v.)=stay away.
Ex: Sometimes this was done simply by staying away (Saint Monday was always a popular feast in the trade), but perhaps more often by contracting with the master to work less.
no atendido
(adj.)=unsatisfied.
Ex: The reduction of the stock may not result in unsatisfied user requests.
no atreverse a
(v.)=flinch at/from ; have + no stomach for.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil. Ex: In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
no atreverse a tratar
(v.)=fear to + tread.
Ex: The director goes where even the previous two movies feared to tread -- to an exquisitely off-beam imaginary world of arrested adolescence.
no autorizado
(adj.)=unauthorised [unauthorized, -USA] ; unapproved.
Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person. Ex: Tenure came into being to protect the academic freedom of scholars who intellectually venture into new or unapproved areas of knowledge.
no auténtico
(adj.)=unauthentic.
Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms).
no autóctono
(n./adj.)=non-native.
Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
no avanzar
(v.)=tread + water.
Ex: In this type of educational system fast, learners often 'tread water,' with little incentive to work beyond minimum competency levels.
no avanzar más
(v.)=go + no further.
Ex: Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.
no añorar el pasado
(n.)=never + look back.
Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
no bajarse del burro
(v.)=stick to + Posesivo + guns ; be undeterred.
Ex: Bravo to writer/director Wayne Kramer for sticking to his guns and delivering one of the most uncompromising, memorable and downright brutal thrillers in recent memory. Ex: Rescuing and providing shelter for badly injured stray cats is eating into her savings but she is undettered.
no bastar
=not be good enough.
Ex: It means admitting that their best shot so far has not been good enough.
no bibliográfico
(adj.)=non-book [nonbook] ; non-bibliographic ; non-bibliographical.
Ex: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well. Ex: In addition, 10 non-bibliographic CD-ROMs, containing full-text, numeric or graphic data, were acquired and evaluated. Ex: The need for switching to non-bibliographical methods in certain phases of such investigations is discussed.
no bibliotecario
(n.)=non-librarian.
Ex: Everyone who has examined the topic, librarians and non-librarians alike, are agreed that the reference interview is essential to the success of the computer search.
no británico
=non-UK.
Ex: In addition, these authors cited material produced in non-US and non-UK countries far less than the amount of material produced by these countries would indicate.
no buscarle las pulgas al perro
=let + sleeping dogs lie.
Ex: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
no cabe ni un alfiler
=no room to swing a cat.
Ex: Another nautical phrase is 'no room to swing a cat' and refers to the fact that on the cannon decks of most naval ships there was no room to administer punishment by use of the cat o'nine tails.
no caber duda (de que)
(n.)=there + be + no question (that).
Ex: As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
no caber en sí de alegría
(v.)=thrill + Nombre + to bits ; be chuffed to bits ; be tickled pink.
Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product. Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out. Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers.
no caducado
(adj.)=unexpired.
Ex: This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
no caer bien
(v.)=not take + kindly to ; not take + kindly to.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies. Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
no cambiar
(v.)=keep + it up ; keep up + the good work ; keep up + the great work ; stand + pat.
Ex: Please keep it up and to all who are true patriots, like Ave, spread the word. Ex: Keep up the good work on protecting the integrity of voting and the electoral system. Ex: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!. Ex: To quote Bill Ford in a recent interview, 'the risk of standing pat is far greater than the risk of being bold'.
no canceroso
(adj.)=non-cancerous.
Ex: A brain tumor can be either benign (non cancerous) or malignant (cancerous), primary, or secondary.
no canjeable
(adj.)=irredeemable.
Ex: Debenture stock of the British railroads was issued in both redeemable and irredeemable types with interest rates ranging from 2.5% to 5%.
no cantante
(n.)=nonsinger.
Ex: This article specifically discusses the occurrence of nodules on the vocal cords and how to treat them, a subject of interest to both singers and nonsinger.
no cantes victoria antes de tiempo
=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Ex: You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
no captar la idea
(v.)=miss + the point.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no carburar bien
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no ceder
(v.)=stand + Posesivo + ground ; put + Posesivo + foot down.
Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms.
no ceder a las presiones
(v.)=withstand + pressure.
Ex: The librarian needs courage to sustain principles of intellectual freedom and to withstand pressures that would erode these principles.
no ceder terreno
(v.)=stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground.
Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Ex: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
no centrado
(adj.)=unfocused [unfocussed].
Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
no científico
(adj.)=unscientific.
Ex: Despite relatively 'unscientific' methods, useful data were collected on reading habits and use of stock and a noteworthy, albeit insufficient, curb has been placed on periodicals expenditure.
no cobrado
(adj.)=uncollected.
Ex: As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase -- from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
no codificado
(adj.)=non-coded ; uncoded.
Ex: All non-coded (textual) information which is not to be indexed is kept in the notes are of the record. Ex: Hauliers, consignees and consignors will be informed as to which of their vehicles' information has not been entered into the database -- uncoded vehicles.
no coercitivo
(adj.)=non-coercive.
Ex: Parents who endorse the use of non-coercive management techniques smack their children as well.
no coger Algo
(v.)=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
no coger por sorpresa
(v.)=come as + no surprise.
Ex: Consequently, it came as no surprise when the new Conservative Government was elected in 1979 on a ticket to cut public expenditure and stop feather-bedding consumers.
no coincidente
(adj.)=ill matched.
Ex: The library solved the problems of budget cuts, a library building bursting at the seams, and stock ill matched to some of the courses by switching to the use of on-line search services.
no colar
(v.)=Negativo + hold + water.
Ex: Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.
no comentado
(adj.)=unannotated.
Ex: It also includes a longer, unannotated list of additional works classified under various headings.
no comercial
(adj.)=non-profit making ; non-commercial [noncommercial].
Ex: SWALCAP is a non-profit making organisation based at the University of Bristol. Ex: The model, which was developed in a commercial environment, might be adapted to the non-commercial environment of the academic library.
no compatible
(adj.)=non-compatible.
Ex: Europe and Australia (where experimental transmissions have been going on for some time) have a 50 Hz electricity supply, 625 line transmissions, and two non-compatible colour systems, PAL and SECAM.
no compensatorio
(adj.)=non-compensatory [noncompensatory].
Ex: Yorke classified the public library service as a non-compensatory, undifferentiated, and non-essential local government service.
no complacer
(v.)=bring no + joy ; take no + joy.
Ex: As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so. Ex: Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.
no comprender
(v.)=be beyond + Pronombre.
Ex: How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me.
no comprobado
(adj.)=untested.
Ex: Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
no comprometido
(adj.)=uncommitted.
Ex: When such suggestions are subjected to critical analysis by the discerning, uncommitted controllers of finance, one fundamental question must surely emerge -- 'Why?' = Cuando los interventores de finanzas exigentes y neutrales someten estas sugerencias a un análisis crítico, sin duda debe surgir una cuestión fundamental: "¿Por qué?".
no concebirse desde ningún punto de vista
(v.)=be impossible under any hypothesis.
Ex: To the general public 'the female librarian is still angular, elderly, acidulous and terrifying', to use Geoffrey Langley's words, 'and a male librarian is impossible under any hypothesis'.
no concentrado
(adj.)=unfocused [unfocussed].
Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
no concentrar el esfuerzo
(v.)=spread + Nombre + thinly.
Ex: Reviews of works for young adults are spread thinly over a number of journals, and are often of limited value.
no concluyente
(adj.)=inconclusive.
Ex: A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied.
no concordar con
(v.)=be at odds with.
Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
no conducir a nada
(v.)=be exercises in + futility.
Ex: The library's goals statements are exercises in futility, a waste of precious time.
no conductual
(adj.)=nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
Ex: Singh defined consumer complaining behavior as 'a set of multiple (behavioral and nonbehavioral) responses, some or all of which are triggered by perceived dissatisfaction with a purchase episode.
no confirmado
(adj.)=unsubstantiated.
Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
no conformarse con un no
=not take + no for an answer.
Ex: You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no conmovedor
(adj.)=unmoving.
Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
no conocer a Alguien de nada
=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
Ex: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conocer a Alguien en absoluto
=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
Ex: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conocer a Alguien para nada
=not know + Pronombre + from Adam.
Ex: But the man in the street wouldn't know them from Adam.
no conseguir nada
(v.)=achieve + nothing.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage.
no conseguir ni una cosa ni otra
(v.)=fall (between/through) + the cracks.
Ex: Thus we see many students falling between the cracks -- achieving neither mainstream success nor maintenance of their own cultural traditions.
no considerarse parte de
(v.)=hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
Ex: It is important to acknowledge the fact that I don't hold myself apart from many of the problems that I am about to describe.
no consumible
(adj.)=nonconsumptive.
Ex: In addition, environmental research has focused on nonconsumptive use of wildlife resources, such as viewing wildlife and valuing the pure existence of wildlife.
no consumidor
(adj.)=nonconsumptive.
Ex: In addition, environmental research has focused on nonconsumptive use of wildlife resources, such as viewing wildlife and valuing the pure existence of wildlife.
no contable
(adj.)=uncountable.
Ex: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
no contagioso
(adj.)=non-contagious.
Ex: Bluetongue disease (also called catarrhal fever) is a non-contagious, insect-borne viral disease of ruminants.
no contaminado
(adj.)=untainted ; uncontaminated.
Ex: The information needs of minorities are important and that libraries must organise to become neutral service points making untainted information available to all. Ex: Their mission is to supply consumers with objective information uncontaminated by commercial self-interest.
no contar
(v.)=be out of the picture.
Ex: Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.
no contar con
(v.)=leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
Ex: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again. Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
no contar con la aprobación
(v.)=frown on/upon.
Ex: This kind of transfer is usually frowned upon by budgeting authorities, however.
no contencioso
(adj.)=non-contentious.
Ex: The idea was originally to create a basis for agreement across cataloguing codes on the relatively non-contentious matter of descriptive data.
no convencional
=non-conventional.
Ex: The energy crisis of the early 1970s encouraged programmes on non-conventional energy sources and energy saving.
no convexo
(adj.)=nonconvex [non-convex].
Ex: Also, multi-category and nonconvex classifications can be dealt with.
no corregido
(adj.)=uncorrected.
Ex: Sometimes references cited have never been read so incorrect versions go uncorrected.
no correlativo
=non-consecutive.
Ex: The + (plus sign) can be used for adding non-consecutive UDC class numbers.
no correr prisa
(n.)=there + be + no hurry.
Ex: There's no hurry, obviously, on the bookmobile question, but keep it in mind.
no corroborado
(adj.)=unsubstantiated.
Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
no creerse Algo al pie de la letra
(v.)=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
Ex: It is suggested that the 47% figure be taken with a large pinch of salt.
no creerse Algo del todo
(v.)=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
Ex: It is suggested that the 47% figure be taken with a large pinch of salt.
no creyente
(n.)=unbeliever.
Ex: In this prayer for unbelievers, we are reminded that they, too, are the children of God, and that their conversion would only increase our joy.
no crítico
=non-critical.
Ex: Abstracts, unless specified otherwise, are non-critical.
no cualificado
(adj.)=unskilled.
Ex: Luckham and his co-workers found in 1964 that less than one in ten of the library users were skilled, semi-skilled, or unskilled manual workers.
no cuestionarse la veracidad de Algo temporalmente
(v.)=suspend + disbelief.
Ex: The skill of the author lies in being able to tell the story in such a way that the reader will suspend disbelief and derive enjoyment from what is basically a simple story skilfully told.
no cumplido
(adj.)=unfulfilled ; unrealised [unrealized, -USA] ; unkept.
Ex: The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams. Ex: The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams. Ex: He laughs off most of these stories today as exaggeration but concedes that he had to try every trick in the trade just to make people pay him his legitimate dues in an industry notorious for its unkept promises.
no cumplir
(v.)=fall + short of ; welsh on.
Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated. Ex: I am afraid that double dealer Brookenfuehrer has welshed on the deal.
no cumplir con + Posesivo + deber
(v.)=be remiss.
Ex: Yet readers would be remiss to rely solely on any single source for handling such sensitive and critical situations.
no cumplir con el plazo de publicación
(v.)=miss + publication deadline.
Ex: However, in producing a bulletin one is often torn between including the scanty, undigested and possibly inaccurate details of a new proposal and holding fire until fuller information is available, and thereby missing a publication deadline.
no cumplir las expectativas
(v.)=fall + short of expectations.
Ex: The quality and quantity of interactive multimedia in institutions of higher education has fallen short of expectations.
no cumplir lo esperado
(v.)=fall + short of expectations.
Ex: The quality and quantity of interactive multimedia in institutions of higher education has fallen short of expectations.
no cumplir lo prometido
(v.)=fall + short of + Posesivo + promise.
Ex: There is growing unease in management circles that IT investments are falling short of their promise.
no cumplir un objetivo
(v.)=fall + short of goal.
Ex: Library of Congress treatment of Jewish materials falls short of the goals of access and equity.
no cumplir una norma
(v.)=fall (far) short of + norm.
Ex: The highest of these actual rates fell short of the later norm by more than 10 per cent.
no cumplir unos criterios
(v.)=fall (far) short of + criteria.
Ex: Libraries, therefore, fall far short of the criteria of Peters and Waterman.
no cumplir unos requisitos
(v.)=fall + short of requirements.
Ex: She then discussed strategies employed when reports fall short of requirements.
no cursar una asignatura
(v.)=skip + grades.
Ex: But not everybody agrees with you, Glenn, about enrichment being better than having kids skip grades.
no dar crédito a
(n.)=disbelief.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos
(v.)=not believe + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: They can't quite believe their eyes and refuse to make the leap of faith to accept that a 3.4 megapixel sensor can produce such quality.
no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos
(v.)=not believe + Posesivo + ears.
Ex: They could not believe their ears, for what had happened was so unexpected that it was as if they were listening to the words in a dream.
no dar fruto
(v.)=come to + nothing.
Ex: The idea of the universal index eventually came to nothing, but the UDC found favour as a general classification scheme and continued to develop in its own right.
no dar golpe
(v.)=not lift a finger.
Ex: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no dar indicios de
(v.)=show + no sign(s) of.
Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar la merecida importancia
(v.)=understate.
Ex: University faculty generally understate prices of textbooks for their courses = El profesorado universitario generalmente subestima los precios de los libros de textos de sus cursos.
no dar muestras de
(v.)=show + no sign(s) of.
Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar más de sí
(v.)=stretch + Nombre + to the limit ; overstretch.
Ex: All agencies, it was found, were stretched to the limit, but by pooling resources these might be made to go further. Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench.
no dar ningún resultado
(v.)=give + zero results ; be of no avail ; be to no avail.
Ex: For example, SELECTing RIGHT(W)TO(W)READ would give zero results. Ex: This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated. Ex: However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
no dar palo al agua
(v.)=not lift a finger.
Ex: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no dar pie con bola
(v.)=get it + (all) wrong ; get + everything wrong ; not get a thing right.
Ex: There are risks in assuming that the enquirer has got it all wrong. Ex: And if you're looking at the world through an intellectual prism, you'll also get everything wrong. Ex: This was when I first noticed Dolt's idiocy and he has never, to my knowledge, managed to get a thing right since.
no dar señales de
(v.)=show + no sign(s) of.
Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no dar una impresión clara
(v.)=send + mixed signals.
Ex: Real progress will remain elusive if the US keeps sending mixed signals, talking of winning hearts and minds and bombing Pakistani territory at the same time.
no darle demasiada importancia a + Infinitivo
(v.)=think + nothing of + Gerundio.
Ex: To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
no darle demasiada importancia a Algo
(v.)=think + little of.
Ex: It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.
no darle importancia a
(v.)=think + very little about/of.
Ex: Microscopists think very little about plucking an innocent and unsuspecting insect from the garden, killing it, and pulling it to bits for study under a microscope.
no darse cuenta de
(v.)=sneak under + the radar ; go + unnoticed.
Ex: 'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre. Ex: For some years this work went largely unnoticed in the West, until after the Second World War it was discovered by a new generation of librarians.
no darse de cuenta de
(v.)=be blind to.
Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
no darse por vencido fácilmente
=not take + no for an answer.
Ex: You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no de comportamiento
(adj.)=nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
Ex: Singh defined consumer complaining behavior as 'a set of multiple (behavioral and nonbehavioral) responses, some or all of which are triggered by perceived dissatisfaction with a purchase episode.
no de conducta
(adj.)=nonbehavioural [nonbehavioral, -USA].
Ex: Singh defined consumer complaining behavior as 'a set of multiple (behavioral and nonbehavioral) responses, some or all of which are triggered by perceived dissatisfaction with a purchase episode.
no debemos + Infinitivo
=let us not + Infinitivo.
Ex: In preparation for computerization, let us not toss out old standards that were good.
no deber nada
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + dues.
Ex: And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus hojas
=don't judge a book by its cover ; don't judge a book by its cover.
Ex: The old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is very appropriate in our lives today -- it is very important not to judge a person because of what you assume they are like. Ex: The old saying 'Don't judge a book by its cover' is very appropriate in our lives today -- it is very important not to judge a person because of what you assume they are like.
no debidamente reconocido
(adj.)=unsung.
Ex: There may be many excellent community information services whose praises have gone unsung and it may seem that my choice has been based on a rather hit-or-miss method.
no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo
(v.)=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
Ex: It is not a case of politicians and officials being 'in the know' while business and the general public are left in the dark.
no decir nada
(v.)=keep + quiet.
Ex: How to know when to keep quiet is an art.
no decir nada a nadie
(n.)=lips + seal.
Ex: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
no decir nada nuevo
=much ado about nothing.
Ex: All too many conferences, workshops, and courses are much ado about nothing, they are merely opportunities for mutual self-congratulation.
no decir palabrotas
(v.)=watch + Posesivo + mouth.
Ex: They try to watch their mouths but their real beliefs sometimes just slip out.
no decreciente
(adj.)=non-decreasing.
Ex: The notion of functional dependency requires an additional structure in the form of a monotone nondecreasing function.
no dedicado a la investigación
(n.)=non-research.
Ex: The Catch 22 aspect of this attempt by the authors of the AACR to reconcile the needs of research and nonresearch libraries is that our central cataloging agency does not provide dual cataloging copy.
no definido
(adj.)=unstated.
Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
no definirse
(v.)=sit on + the fence.
Ex: However, some CD-ROM publishers have decided to sit on the fence and offer prices that are neither too high nor too low.
no dejar a nadie fuera
(n.)=inclusivity.
Ex: Academic libraries need shed these lingering vestiges of eurocentricism and move forward towards meaningful cultural inclusivity.
no dejar de enviar + Nombre
(v.)=keep + Nombre + coming.
Ex: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
no dejar de mandar + Nombre
(v.)=keep + Nombre + coming.
Ex: Keep up the great work and keep the ideas coming!.
no dejar de pensar en el pasado
(v.)=dwell on + the past.
Ex: The following are famous quotes about the present, advocating living for today instead of dwelling on the past.
no dejar de sorprender
=never + cease to amaze.
Ex: It never ceases to amaze me how kids don't need any introduction with other kids to play with them.
no dejar duda
(v.)=leave + little doubt.
Ex: Research has left little doubt that one's facial posture can vastly affect the willingness of the patron to pose a question.
no dejar entrar
(v.)=turn + Nombre + away ; keep out ; shut + Nombre + out.
Ex: They will be patrolling in plain clothes to spot doormen who turn away people apparently on the basis of their ethnicity. Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime. Ex: It's pretty important to understand my frustration with this whole situation and why I feel it is necessary to shut him out of my life.
no dejar ni un cabo suelto
(v.)=tie up + all the loose ends.
Ex: The third act is of course the denouement, when everything is made clear, all the loose ends are tied up, and the curtain falls.
no dejar ninguna duda
(v.)=leave + no doubt.
Ex: Economic data released Friday in Tokyo leaves no doubt that Japan's economy has hit the skids.
no dejar pasar
(v.)=keep out.
Ex: The loaded wagons were then covered with tarpaulins to keep out rain and atmospheric moisture which would have slaked the lime.
no dejar pasar la ocasión
(v.)=jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
Ex: We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city. Ex: She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience. Ex: I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to. Ex: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne. Ex: So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
no dejar pasar la oportunidad
(v.)=ride + the wave(s) ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
Ex: The global economy is at high tide and Canada is expected to ride the wave with six per cent export growth this year. Ex: We were invited to share a country farmhouse with a couple of other families over a long weekend and jumped at the chance to escape the city. Ex: She leapt at the chance as she was keen to share her passion with a larger audience. Ex: I jumped at the opportunity to voice my ideas and opinions and more importantly have them listened to. Ex: Louis jumped on this opportunity and journeyed to England to press his claim to the throne. Ex: So as a sophomore in college, I leapt at the opportunity to study abroad in Italy.
no dejar títere con cabeza
(v.)=turn + everything upside down.
Ex: The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
no del todo maduro
(adj.)=underripe.
Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.
no deliberado
(adj.)=unintentional.
Ex: The user is liable for any accidental or unintentional transmission.
no democrático
(adj.)=undemocratic.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
no demostrado
(adj.)=unsubstantiated.
Ex: Calls are being made for a code of ethics for bloggers in which weblogs should explicitly acknowledge known bias, misinformation, unsubstantiated facts and conflicts of interest.
no desanimarse
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
Ex: She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
no descansar en + Posesivo + tumba
(v.)=spin in + Posesivo + grave.
Ex: The rationale is that Renoir would probably spin wildly in his grave at the notion that a black and white photographic reproduction of one of his colored paintings was in any sense his responsibility.
no descriptor
(n.)=non-descriptor.
Ex: Non-descriptors are terms which are not to be used in the index but which appear in the thesaurus in order to expand the entry vocabulary.
no deseado
(adj.)=unwanted ; undesired ; uninvited.
Ex: Contextual logic may help in the elimination of unwanted uses of the homograph. Ex: Error is here taken to be an ever-present, but undesired, part of the world, rather than a 'chargeable offense'. Ex: He said he experienced a constant barrage of uninvited comments about his sexual orientation and the way he dresses from some people at the firm.
no desfallecer
(v.)=keep up.
Ex: He was told to 'keep up whatever it is he was doing' because he was doing great!.
no desgastarse fácilmente
(v.)=wear + well.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal which was hard enough to wear well yet had a low melting point.
no desglosable
(adj.)=unbreakable.
Ex: The object is stored as an aggregate of its components, not as an unbreakable unit, so the relevant parts of the object can be presented together with the corresponding questions.
no desmerecer
(v.)=compare + favourably.
Ex: The system compares favourably with commercial ones in cost and reliability = El sistema se compara favorablemente con los sistemas comerciales en coste y fiabilidad.
no despertarse a tiempo
(v.)=oversleep ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
Ex: Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep. Ex: If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual. Ex: On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
no desproporcionar
(v.)=put + Nombre + in(to) perspective.
Ex: Let children talk about their feelings and help put them into perspective.
no desproporcionar Algo
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
Ex: Terrorism is a real and growing problem, but it must be kept in perspective.
no destructivo
(adj.)=non-destructive.
Ex: This feature, along with the fact that it is a non-destructive technique, have made infrared spectroscopy a valuable method in chemical analysis.
no desvelar + Posesivo + identidad
(v.)=protect + Posesivo + identity.
Ex: The problems and assignments presented are real problems and assignments, and the people involved are real people, all suitably disguised to protect their identity.
no determinista
(adj.)=nondeterministic [non-deterministic].
Ex: The effectiveness of the technique used to code and analyse the events that occur in multistage nondeterministic processes were tested.
no devolverse
(v.)=be non-refundable.
Ex: 75% of the total amount is non-refundable.
no diferenciador
(adj.)=nondistinctive.
Ex: Much modern art has nondistinctive titles like Mood Number Four, Picture Number Eight, Untitled, which makes title entry really ludicrous.
no diferenciarse de
(v.)=be nothing short of.
Ex: Until the late 20th century, the card catalogue was the beating heart of the library and its replacement with a computer database was nothing short of an organ transplant.
no digno de confianza
(adj.)=untrustworthy.
Ex: The director of our public library hired as a page the daughter of a friend, who turned out to be unreliable and untrustworthy, and as a consequence had to handle a disgruntled head of circulation.
no discapacitado
(adj.)=able-bodied.
Ex: The reference staff of the library is responsible for providing the same standard of service to both handicapped and able-bodied students.
no disciplinario
(adj.)=impunitive.
Ex: The personality characteristics included impunitive responses to frustration, rigidness, lack of self-confidence, & inefficient use of intellectual resources.
no discriminatorio con respecto al sexo
(adj.)=gender neutral.
Ex: The author argues that although the book is not blatantly sexist, neither is it gender neutral.
no disponible
=not applicable [N/A].
Ex: Parts of the summary which are not appropriate to a given access-point file are marked 'not applicable'.
no disponible para el préstamo
=not-loanable.
Ex: The values given are used to calculate when overnight loans are due and when hourly loans convert to overnight to not-loanable.
no dispuesto
(adj.)=unprepared.
Ex: As a result, librarians have been reluctant to accept that racialism can be communicated through books and unprepared to accept the 'no platform for fascists' position = Como resultado, los bibliotecarios han sido reacios a aceptar que el racismo pueda comunicarse a través de los libros y no están preparados para aceptar la postura "ninguna plataforma para los fascistas".
no distinguir entre... y...
(v.)=make + little distinction between... and....
Ex: The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion.
no distintivo
(adj.)=nondistinctive.
Ex: Much modern art has nondistinctive titles like Mood Number Four, Picture Number Eight, Untitled, which makes title entry really ludicrous.
no distribuido
(adj.)=undelivered ; undelivered.
Ex: Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible. Ex: Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no docente
(adj.)=non-teaching.
Ex: Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role.
no económico
(adj.)=non-economic [noneconomic].
Ex: Many non-economic factors dominate the decision to subscribe to a journal.
no educativo
(adj.)=non-teaching ; non-educational.
Ex: Teaching staff do not recognise the academic status of the librarians, because they see theirs as an essentially non-teaching role. Ex: Today, far too many children spend most of their out-of-school time in unsupervised, non-educational activities.
no efímero
(adj.)=non-volatile [nonvolatile].
Ex: A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
no electo
(adj.)=unelected.
Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics.
no elegido
(adj.)=unelected.
Ex: The protesters chafe at what they see as the military and unelected royalist aristocracy meddling in politics.
no eléctrico
(adj.)=nonelectrical [non-electrical].
Ex: The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
no en inglés
=non-English.
Ex: The second example retrieves records containing the term 'nutrient deficiencies' if those records are non-English.
no encontrar nada + Adjetivo
(v.)=find far from + Adjetivo.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza
=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
Ex: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
no encontrar palabras
(v.)=be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
Ex: The readers' services librarian was at a loss for words. Ex: Being lost for words is a major frustration for both Alzheimer's and semantic dementia patients.
no entender
(v.)=be beyond + Pronombre.
Ex: How the author kept her head together to write the book is beyond me.
no entender Algo
(v.)=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
no entender lo esencial
(v.)=miss + the point.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no entender ni gota
(v.)=not understand a (single) word ; not understand a jot ; be all Greek to.
Ex: I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Ex: He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot. Ex: His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
no entender ni jota
(v.)=not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word ; be all Greek to.
Ex: He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot. Ex: I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying. Ex: His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world.
no entender ni papa
(v.)=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
Ex: His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world. Ex: He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot. Ex: I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
no entender ni torta
(v.)=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
Ex: His one man show 'It's All Greek to Me' has enjoyed critical acclaim all around the world. Ex: He is an asshole because he is the typical idiot bragging that he knows something when he really did not understand a jot. Ex: I am so clever that sometimes I don't understand a single word of what I am saying.
no entender ni una papa de
=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
Ex: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business.
no entendido por la materia
(adj.)=outsider.
Ex: If we look at a totally different sort of book, romantic fiction, we find here a form of novel which, to the outsider who has never read one of them, may seem to be endlessly repetitious.
no entregado
(adj.)=undelivered.
Ex: Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no entremeterse
(v.)=keep out of it ; mind + Posesivo + own business.
Ex: She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it. Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no entremeterse en asuntos ajenos
(v.)=mind + Posesivo + own business.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no entrometerse
(v.)=mind + Posesivo + own business ; keep out of it.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it. Ex: She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
no entrometerse en asuntos ajenos
(v.)=mind + Posesivo + own business.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no enumerable
(adj.)=uncountable.
Ex: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
no envío
(n.)=non-shipment.
Ex: In the spirit of open-mindedness that characterized the conference, Miller pointed out that librarians are quick to blame vendors for slow, duplicate or nonshipments.
no epiléptico
(n.)=non-epileptic.
Ex: These factors may evoke seizures in those who suffer from photosensitive epilepsy, and cause headaches and illusions in non-epileptics.
no es asombroso que
=not surprisingly ; unsurprisingly.
Ex: Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria. Ex: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
no es de extrañar que
=no wonder that ; small wonder that.
Ex: No wonder that publishers would not pay much for a copy. Ex: Small wonder that, in the alternative universe, librarians are careworn and cataloguers neurotic.
no es de sorprender que
=not surprisingly ; unsurprisingly.
Ex: Not surprisingly, no one physical form meets all these criteria. Ex: In all these regards, the public library is distinctly unlike the school, academic, or research library and, unsurprisingly, its collection development reflects this, too.
no es lo mismo en el caso de
=the same is not true (for/of/with).
Ex: The same is not true, of course, of the humanities or social sciences, where the method is less likely to be successful.
no es un misterio
=not (exactly) rocket science.
Ex: Successful economic development is not exactly rocket science.
no es una ciencia exacta
=not (exactly) rocket science.
Ex: Successful economic development is not exactly rocket science.
no escatimar
(adj.)=unstinting.
Ex: The revolutionary people of the world are unstinting in their praise.
no escatimar (en) gastos
(v.)=spare + no expense.
Ex: These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.
no escatimar dinero
(v.)=lavish + money.
Ex: While money has been lavished on the conversion itself, extreme savings have been made on interior decoration.
no escatimar gastos
(v.)=go to + town on ; lash out (on).
Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity.
no escrito
(adj.)=unwritten.
Ex: She did stir uneasily when one day he exhorted her to be careful whom she was seen with, and when he advised her to remember that in her new and different setting people who fail to observe unwritten rules of acceptable behavior are in some people's eyes expendable.
no esencial
(adj.)=non-essential [nonessential].
Ex: Yorke classified the public library service as a non-compensatory, undifferentiated, and non-essential local government service.
no especialista
(n.)=non-expert [nonexpert].
Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.
no especializado
=broader-based.
Ex: RLIN has developed from a specialised service, used only by library and reference staff to a broader-based dial-up on-line information retrieval service for end users.
no especificar
(v.)=leave + undefined.
Ex: If either the vendor or the library fund was left undefined when the order was placed, the system request this information.
no estandarizado
(adj.)=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].
Ex: The values displayed in the figure were unstandardised estimates.
no estar + Adjetivo + en absoluto
(v.)=be far from + Adjetivo.
Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar a la altura de las expectativas
(v.)=fall below + expectations.
Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range.
no estar a la altura de lo que se espera
(v.)=fall below + expectations ; be below par ; be under par.
Ex: As we have seen, authorship and publishing are extremely chancy occupations and, whilst it is very common for books to fall below expectations in both sales and critical acclaim, it is also not uncommon for books to exceed their expectations and this can happen with general books in the middle range. Ex: Many books bought at railway stations for a long journey frequently turn out to be below par for the author. Ex: Libraries are significantly under par on both of these activities, largely because of mind set, less because of budget.
no estar acostumbrado a
(v.)=be unaccustomed to.
Ex: I just want to make sure that you know that it's not a grammatical error and it's just a writing style you seem to be unaccustomed to.
no estar al tanto de
(v.)=be out of touch with.
Ex: The present structure seems in places to be completely out of touch with modern thought.
no estar bien
(v.)=be off-colour.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.
no estar bien equilibrado
(v.)=skew.
Ex: The truncated derived search keys for titles are derived from up to four words, so that the matrix in this case is four dimensional, albeit skewed because not the same number of letters is derived from each word.
no estar claro en absoluto
(v.)=be far from clear.
Ex: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar contento
(v.)=be unhappy.
Ex: It was apparent that research, industrial and academic libraries were unhappy about the quality of graduates from the technology-driven programmes.
no estar convencido
(v.)=be dubious.
Ex: I am also dubious about the AACR2 prescribing the source of the title as the label.
no estar coordinado con
=be out of step with.
Ex: Information systems in business, in as much as they exist at all, are usually out of step with the needs of management.
no estar de acuerdo
=be at variance ; disagree ; beg to differ.
Ex: I know that there ought to be someone to speak on behalf of Mr. Kilgour's point of view if it's at variance. Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects. Ex: Many librarians were literally incredulous that weeding could be considered, in any shape or form, as a timesaver; others begged to differ.
no estar de acuerdo (con)
(v.)=disapprove (of).
Ex: Of course, as one who disapproves of the use of the title as a unit heading, I don't see any justification for it.
no estar de acuerdo con la idea de
(v.)=disapprove of + the idea of.
Ex: The committee disapproves of the idea of a separate rock music centre in Berlin.
no estar de suerte
(v.)=be out of luck.
Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
no estar deteriorado
(adj.)=unimpaired.
Ex: I am too old any longer to play games or dance but the satisfaction given by reading is unimpaired.
no estar disponible
(v.)=be unavailable ; be down.
Ex: The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day. Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.
no estar dispuesto a
(v.)=be unwilling to ; be negatively disposed to.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again. Ex: The 2 remaining teachers -- the resisters -- were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them.
no estar documentado
(v.)=be undocumented.
Ex: Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
no estar en + Posesivo + cabales
(adj.)=insane.
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
no estar en condiciones de
(v.)=be unfit for.
Ex: Library materials may be discarded when they are in poor physical condition, beyond repair and unfit for binding, or when the text is out-of-date or superseded by a new edition, or when they have outlived their popularity.
no estar en el mejor momento de Uno
(v.)=be past + Posesivo + best.
Ex: In 'John Steinbeck: A Biography', Jay Parini answers critics who accused Steinbeck of being past his best when he received the Nobel prize for literature.
no estar en funcionamiento
(v.)=be down.
Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.
no estar en plenitud de facultades
(v.)=be past + Posesivo + best.
Ex: In 'John Steinbeck: A Biography', Jay Parini answers critics who accused Steinbeck of being past his best when he received the Nobel prize for literature.
no estar en sintonía con
=be out of step with.
Ex: Information systems in business, in as much as they exist at all, are usually out of step with the needs of management.
no estar expuesto al público
(v.)=be out of the public eye.
Ex: The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.
no estar familiarizado con
(v.)=be unfamiliar with.
Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
no estar finalizado (con mucho)
(v.)=fall (far) short of + completeness.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
no estar incluido
(v.)=be not included.
Ex: A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
no estar muy católico
(v.)=feel + bad.
Ex: Herzberg developed a questionnaire that required lengthy descriptive reports of events that made the worker feel good or bad.
no estar muy lejos de
(v.)=be just one step away from.
Ex: Denigrating the ideas of others is just one step away from a personal attack and reflects the speaker's ineptness.
no estar nada + Adjetivo
(v.)=be anything but + Adjetivo ; be far from + Adjetivo.
Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried. Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar nada claro
(v.)=be far from clear.
Ex: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar nunca satisfecho
=enough + be + not/never + enough.
Ex: For them enough is never enough, and any kind of scam is right up their alley.
no estar para nada + Adjetivo
(v.)=be far from + Adjetivo.
Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
no estar para nada claro
(v.)=be far from clear.
Ex: It is still far from clear exactly what the Thais intend to do.
no estar presente en
(v.)=be absent (from).
Ex: Consideration of information issues was absent from most courses studied.
no estar relacionado con
(v.)=be unrelated to.
Ex: Results suggest that the structure imposed on a small document collection by an automatically produced subject representation is unrelated to the structure imposed on the documents by relevance relationships.
no estar seguro
(v.)=be uncertain.
Ex: Wittingly or unwittingly, they mask other questions that users do not know how to ask or are uncertain that they want to divulge to someone else.
no estar seguro de
(v.)=be unsure about/of.
Ex: The narrative may be unfamiliar in its structure so that they are unsure about the way different elements of the story fit together.
no estar utilizable
(v.)=be down.
Ex: A computer is said to be 'down' when it ceases to function for some reason.
no estar/ser (como) para tirar cohetes
(v.)=be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
Ex: He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
no estar/ser para tirar cohetes
(v.)=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about.
Ex: My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me. Ex: The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants.
no está claro todavía
=the jury is still out (on).
Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.
no está hecha la miel para la boca del asno
=cast pearls before swine.
Ex: To attempt to draw them into a conversation, search for common ground, or drop the partisan heat is to cast pearls before swin.
no estándar
(adj.)=non-standard [nonstandard].
Ex: In addition it should include frequently encountered abbreviations and acronyms, idiomatic expressions, technical terminology, neologisms, nonstandard speech, Briticisms and Canadianisms.
no exacerbado
=non-exacerbating.
Ex: The librarian must remember to develop appropriate and nonexacerbating responses to violent or common disruptive behaviors in the library.
no examinado
(adj.)=unexamined.
Ex: Traditional measures of retrieval effectiveness, of which the recall ratio is an outstanding example, are strongly influence by the relevance properties of unexamined documents -- documents with which the system user has no direct contact.
no exclusivo
(adj.)=non-exclusive.
Ex: There are at least 5 ways (non-exclusive and sometimes overlapping) in which computerised information systems can be enhanced with pictures.
no excluyente
(adj.)=inclusive ; socially-inclusive.
Ex: A collective title is a title proper that is an inclusive title for an item containing several works. Ex: Libraries and learning resource centres remain amongst the most socially-inclusive, enduring and well-used 'places' in modern society = Las bibliotecas y los centros de recursos para el aprendizaje siguen estando entre los "lugares físicos" menos exclusivos y más duraderos y usados de la sociedad moderna.
no existe
=not applicable [N/A].
Ex: Parts of the summary which are not appropriate to a given access-point file are marked 'not applicable'.
no existir
(v.)=be out of the picture.
Ex: Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.
no existir como tal
(v.)=there + be + no such thing as ; there + be + no such thing as.
Ex: It makes good sense to hire the person most qualified for a job, and there is no such thing as being 'overqualified' for reference work. Ex: It makes good sense to hire the person most qualified for a job, and there is no such thing as being 'overqualified' for reference work.
no existir límites
(n.)=there + be + no limit.
Ex: There is no limit to the number and variety of bibliographic inaccuracies which can be found in interlibrary loan requests.
no existir muchos indicios de que
(n.)=there + be + little sign of.
Ex: Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no existir ningún indicio de que
(n.)=there + be + no sign of.
Ex: Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
no experto
(n.)=non-expert [nonexpert].
Ex: You are about to hear an undistinguished non-expert speak prosaically about the library catalog as it currently is.
no expirado
(adj.)=unexpired.
Ex: This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
no explorado
(adj.)=unexplored.
Ex: Derfer was determined not only to revitalize but to expand library services into heretofore unexplored areas.
no explosivo
=non-explosive.
Ex: The rise of documentation in this country takes a rather different turn, due largely to the development of fine grain photographic emulsions and the miniature camera using a film with an acetate, non-explosive, base.
no expresado
(adj.)=unspoken ; unstated.
Ex: As professionals are informed about the often unspoken and unheard stories relating to hearing loss, they can then serve with greater knowledge, empathy, and hope. Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
no expuesto a la luz
(adj.)=unexposed.
Ex: An exposure to ammonia gas destroys the unexposed dye, and the picture can then be taken out into the light and examined.
no factible
(adj.)=unfeasible.
Ex: Evidence and rumors are mounting to support the idea that free music websites are unfeasible.
no falla
(adj.)=reliable.
Ex: Computers are reliable, and less prone to error provided they are instructed or programmed appropriately and correctly.
no faltar el respeto
(v.)=be civil towards.
Ex: Judging from the history of warfare and skirmish between the British and the French, I am surprised you are so civil towards each other.
no familiarizado con
=unfamiliar with.
Ex: The author uses the concepts of culture shock and ethnocentricity to offer an explanation of what encountering the electronic library may mean to library users unfamiliar with computers.
no ferroso
(adj.)=non-ferrous [nonferrous].
Ex: Common non-ferrous metals, such as lead and tin, and rarer metals, such as titanium and tungsten, are amongst the twenty minerals included.
no fibroso
(adj.)=non-fibrous.
Ex: Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia.
no figurar
(v.)=be not included.
Ex: A simple blood test to detect a mutant gene that causes cystic fybrosis is not included in the basket of health services subsidized by the government.
no fijado
(adj.)=non-net.
Ex: The only books, therefore, which are normally sold 'non-net' are educational books sold in bulk to schools, for which suppliers are allowed to negotiate special prices.
no fructificar
(v.)=come to + nothing.
Ex: The idea of the universal index eventually came to nothing, but the UDC found favour as a general classification scheme and continued to develop in its own right.
no fumador
(adj.)=non-smoker ; non-smoking.
Ex: The cataloger and the technical services librarian of a small college library are asked to give their thoughts on how to resolve the problem of smokers versus non-smokers on the staff. Ex: It is still a way to rebel against the school establishment, parents and a way for non-smoking teenagers to gain one-upmanship over those who smoke.
no funcionar
(v.)=be out of order.
Ex: If you try to insert money and the machine doesn't respond to it, the most likely reason is that the machine is out of order.
no funcionar bien
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no funcionario
(adj.)=untenured ; non-tenured.
Ex: This new legislation requires all faculty on state supported campuses, whether tenured or untenured, to undergo an annual review of their performance by their peers. Ex: A recent amendment in Nigerian universities' law has changed the appointments of university librarians, registrars and bursars from tenured to non-tenured.
no físico
(adj.)=non-physical.
Ex: Determinism doesn't accept non-physical causes.
no ganado
(adj.)=unearned.
Ex: Basketing, in a publishing context, is the practice whereby there is agreement between publisher and author that unearned royalty balances from previous contracts are rolled over and accounted jointly with the royalties to be earned by that author's new book.
no guardar relación con
(v.)=be incommensurate with.
Ex: Its economic impact has been a disappointment & is totally incommensurate with the size of the investment.
no gubernamental
(adj.)=non-government ; non-governmental [nongovernmental].
Ex: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines and information on equipment hazards, but many such problems are reported in non-government sources. Ex: This article examines in detail Japanese governmental and non governmental aid to libraries in developing countries.
no gustar
(v.)=have + a dislike for ; dislike ; be uncomfortable + Gerundio ; be uncomfortable with ; feel + uncomfortable with ; feel + uncomfortable + Gerundio.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Ex: The opposite of the 'halo effect' -- downgrading someone you dislike but whose work is good -- is also an error. Ex: Even though computer use is prevalent, there are still many library users who are uncomfortable using computers to do legal research.. Ex: There are some librarians who are still uncomfortable with information technology. Ex: This graphical user interface is particularly useful for users who feel uncomfortable with the database command structure. Ex: In addition, many health care workers feel uncomfortable discussing the topic.
no haber
(v.)=be unavailable.
Ex: The library will scarcely grind to a halt if the acquisitions file is unavailable for a day.
no haber consecuencias
=nothing + come of.
Ex: Nothing came of it, but the episode is a reminder that information is not intrinsically valuable but becomes so only when someone wants it.
no haber duda (que)
(n.)=there + be + no question (that).
Ex: As Musiker indicates there is no question that librarians must take full account of non-print media in their collection building and exploitation.
no haber duda de que
(n.)=there + be + no doubt that.
Ex: There is no doubt that IT has transformed attitudes and heightened the awareness of academics towards the significance of inculcating information skills = No hay duda de que la TI ha transformado las actitudes y ha hecho que los académicos sean más consciente de la importancia de inculcar las destrezas relacionadas con la información.
no haber forma de
(n.)=there + be + no way.
Ex: There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no haber indicios de que
(n.)=there + be + no indication that.
Ex: There is no indication that the brain structurally resembles or operates like a digital computer.
no haber llegado todavía
=be yet to come.
Ex: But I would imagine that the greatest cost of the code is yet to come.
no haber límites
(n.)=there + be + no limit.
Ex: There is no limit to the number and variety of bibliographic inaccuracies which can be found in interlibrary loan requests.
no haber manera de
(n.)=there + be + no way.
Ex: There's no way I could attend the conference over the big pond from the UK.
no haber modo de
(n.)=there + be + no means of.
Ex: In an arithmetic notation (i.e. one using integers) if 62 represents the Novel and 63 Drama, there is no means of placing the Historical novel in its correct place which is clearly 'between' 62 and 63.
no haber muchas señales de que
(n.)=there + be + little sign of.
Ex: Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no haber nada de verdad en
(n.)=there + be + any/no truth to.
Ex: But now she was beginning to wonder if there was any truth to the old adage that 'It's not what you know, but who you know'.
no haber palabras para describirlo
(v.)=beggar + description.
Ex: Barkly declared that the contention between coloureds and whites was so intense in some instances as to beggar description.
no haber pero que valer
=not take + no for an answer.
Ex: You can never take no for an answer if you want to succeed in business.
no haber prisa
(n.)=there + be + no hurry.
Ex: There's no hurry, obviously, on the bookmobile question, but keep it in mind.
no haber problemas
(v.)=be fine.
Ex: Some of the talk that has been going on this morning has seemed to say -- if we just had the right code, if we just had the right headings, if we just had the right terms, everything would be fine.
no haber señal de que
(n.)=there + be + no sign of.
Ex: Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions.
no habiendo
=in the absence of.
Ex: In the absence of, or in addition to, an ISADN an alternative number assigned by a regional or national agency may be given.
no hace falta decir que
=it goes without saying that ; needless to say.
Ex: It goes without saying that advertising claims should be treated with caution, but product literature should contain all the necessary technical information about the system. Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
no hace mucho
=in the recent past.
Ex: In the recent past information retrieval methodologies have been based on retrieving documents one at a time.
no hace mucho tiempo
=not so long ago.
Ex: Not so long ago, books in British Libraries were always issued by a Library Assistant wielding a rubber date stamp and storing cards in trays.
no hacer Algo ni muerto
=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole ; wouldn't be caught dead ; wouldn't be seen dead.
Ex: The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'. Ex: A homosexual wouldn't be caught dead wearing vertical stripes. Ex: A lot of so called 'fashion' today involves things you wouldn't be seen dead in, but Jeff Banks jeans are not one of those things.
no hacer Algo por cobardía
(v.)=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently. Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping. Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate. Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
no hacer Algo por miedo
(v.)=wimp out (on) ; wimp ; chicken out (on/of) ; funk.
Ex: The main reason he wimped out was that he had a cheap bike that didn't gear properly, and made it extremely hard to bike efficiently. Ex: He regards David Jull's unwillingness to take up such a proposal as an early indication that John Howard and his colleagues are wimping. Ex: So basically they are chickening out of the debate. Ex: Although he did not admit it, I could see that he funked going out there alone.
no hacer caso
(v.)=brush aside.
Ex: This paper discusses ways in which library staff become demotivated, including rigid hierarchies, ignoring staff, brushing aside suggestions, and claiming credit for their ideas.
no hacer caso a
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + back (up)on.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
no hacer caso de
(v.)=slight.
Ex: Students who slight preclass preparation are a drag on the class; they will not know what is going on and if they speak at all will frequently attempt to wrest the discussion away from the case to more comfortable topics.
no hacer los deberes
(v.)=be asleep at the wheel.
Ex: Apparently AOL has not been asleep at the wheel, just quiet about what they're developing in wireless instant messaging.
no hacer más que
(v.)=do + no more than.
Ex: So, by making special provision for the disadvantaged, the library is doing no more than recognizing that there is a group that has special information needs.
no hacer nada
=vegetate ; veg out ; not do squat ; sit on + Posesivo + hands ; push around + bits of paper ; not + move + a muscle.
Ex: There are people who like to vegetate in front of the TV but who, in retrospect, wish they had done something productive with that time. Ex: Some people like to be active at the weekend while others prefer to veg out. Ex: I'm a born righty -- I can't do squat with my left except shoot a firearm and move along the fret of a guitar. Ex: She was all excited about the relationship and possibly the engagement but she sat on her hands and did nothing to make things better. Ex: Managers always tell me about the time they spend pushing around bits of paper, and attending meetings that seem to go nowhere. Ex: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.
no hacer nada al respecto
(v.)=leave + unchecked.
Ex: Stress, if left unchecked, can cause such physical problems as muscle dysfunction, spasms, headaches and cricks in the neck.
no hacer nada de particular
(v.)=do + nothing in particular.
Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about.
no hacer ninguna gracia
(v.)=not take + kindly to.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
no hacer ningún cambio
(v.)=stand + pat.
Ex: To quote Bill Ford in a recent interview, 'the risk of standing pat is far greater than the risk of being bold'.
no hacer otra cosa que
(v.)=do + nothing but.
Ex: Can't you seclude yourself and do nothing but work on this topic for the week?.
no hacer sino
(v.)=do + no more than.
Ex: So, by making special provision for the disadvantaged, the library is doing no more than recognizing that there is a group that has special information needs.
no hay
=there ain't [there aren't/isn't].
Ex: The article is entitled 'There ain't no user science: a tongue-in-cheek discussion of interactive systems'.
no hay + Nombre + que sean
=no + Nombre + be.
Ex: No two data bases are identical.
no hay dos sin tres
=things + come in threes.
Ex: They say that good things come in threes - so it is no surprise that today's website update is three updates in one.
no hay duda de que
=undoubtedly.
Ex: Undoubtedly the most important citation indexes are the products of the Institute of Scientific Information (ISI).
no hay escapatoria
=needs must when the devil drives.
Ex: The work has to be done as we have no choice; as they say, needs must when the devil drives.
no hay forma de que
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
no hay límite(s)
=the sky is the limit.
Ex: King Abdullah issued a statement saying that 'the sky is the limit' for the freedom of the press.
no hay mal que por bien no venga
(v.)=every cloud has a silver lining ; be a blessing in disguise ; to every cloud, there is a silver lining ; turn out for + the best (in the end).
Ex: The conference was worthwhile, and that if the computer can force logical thought into librarians' minds and force out vagueness, then this will provide a silver lining for the blackest clouds. Ex: The present crisis of careerism versus liberal arts is a blessing in disguise, forcing humanities faculty to adjust their teaching and thinking to basic questions of value and use. Ex: As the saying goes, to every cloud, there is a silver lining. Ex: She was an eternal optimist and known to provide comfort to others with sayings such as 'things will turn out for the best in the end'.
no hay manera de que
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
no hay modo de que
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
no hay más remedio
=needs must when the devil drives.
Ex: The work has to be done as we have no choice; as they say, needs must when the devil drives.
no hay nada como
=nothing beats....
Ex: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada imposible
=all bets are off.
Ex: When it comes to independent comics from small presses, or from larger publishers who specialize in alternative comics, all bets are off = Cuando se trata de los comics independientes de pequeñas editoriales, o de grandes editoriales especializadas en tebeos alternativos, todo es posible.
no hay nada mejor que
=nothing beats....
Ex: A lake, a park, the sea, the sky ... nothing beats the backdrops of these outdoor theatres.
no hay nada oculto
=what you see is what you get.
Ex: Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get.
no hay palabras para describir
=beyond words.
Ex: The batsman were sledged beyond words, harassed and were pressured into making mistakes.
no hay palabras para describirlo
=beyond (all) description.
Ex: So we stopped in a pleasant place enough by the edge of a pond, and lighted a fire to drive off the mosquitoes, which plagued us beyond all description.
no higroscópico
(adj.)=non-hygroscopic.
Ex: Photographs should be stored in non-hygroscopic containers which are free of sulphur, acids, and peroxides.
no hindú
(n.)=non-Hindu.
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
no homosexual
(n.)=straight man.
Ex: This ostensible comedy about two straight men on a gay cruise is acutely unfunny.
no humano
(adj.)=non-human [nonhuman].
Ex: Recent legislation and social pressures produced changes in the Animal Welfare Act, including a provision that requires environments that promote the 'psychological well-being' of captive nonhuman primates.
no hurgar en la herida
=let + sleeping dogs lie.
Ex: She feels torn between her love of the truth and the desire to let sleeping dogs lie.
no identificado
(adj.)=unnamed.
Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
no idoneidad
(n.)=unsuitability.
Ex: Existing general classification schemes were acknowledged to suffer from unsuitability for machine manipulation.
no idéntico
(adj.)=non-identical.
Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
no impacientarse con
(v.)=bear with + Pronombre.
Ex: And again, if anything seems strange in the next few days, please bear with us and let us know.
no importa
(adj.)=never mind ; regardless of ; whatever.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain. Ex: Since all of the headings are alphabetical words, it is possible to interfile entries regardless of the nature of their heading. Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
no importa + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que seaAdjetivo/Adverbio + que sea
(adj.)=however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
Ex: However successful, human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
no importa cómo
=no matter how ; howsoever.
Ex: For some of our readers, no matter how we wave the magic wand of persuasion, the library catalogue remains obdurately a pumpkin. Ex: Howsoever intelligent we may be, or wealthy, or experienced, we all make mistakes.
no importa lo + Adjetivo + que + Subjuntivo
=no matter how + Adjetivo.
Ex: No matter how large the collection, the library is of little value if it is unable to retrieve the right documents as and when they are required.
no importa lo bien
=no matter how well.
Ex: No citation order, no matter how well founded, will prove suitable for every searcher.
no importa qué
(adj.)=whatever.
Ex: In producing this subject, or conceptual, analysis the indexer names the selected concepts in whatever words, or terms, he chooses.
no importa si ... o
=no matter whether ... or.
Ex: No matter whether your five o'clock shadow shows by lunchtime or you need a razor only once every 48 hours, shaving can be hell.
no importar
(v.)=be all right with + Persona ; make + no difference ; cope with.
Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman. Ex: Although upper and lower case makes no difference when typing in your name, it does make a difference in the password. Ex: Novelists, being writers who create books from their own imagination, are frequently introspective people who can cope with the solitariness of fiction writing.
no importar + Infinitivo
(v.)=think + nothing of + Gerundio.
Ex: To visit Newport is to jump into a different world where Astors and Vandeerbilts thought nothing of setting aside $300,000 for summer entertaining.
no importar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=think + little of.
Ex: It was obvious to the committeemen that these new residents of Boston were generally unlettered and `think little of moral and intellectual culture'.
no importar en absoluto
(v.)=have + no qualms about.
Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no importar lo más mínimo
=could not care less.
Ex: It can certainly be status-conferring to let it be known in social conversation that one has read the latest Fay Weldon book, but if the group one is in never reads Fay Weldon anyway and could not care less what she has written then the victory is a somewhat hollow one.
no importar lo que + pensar de
=whatever + Pronombre + make of.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
no importar nada
=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.
Ex: The sad truth of the matter is a lot of public libraries don't give a damn about cataloging. Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit. Ex: But to say 'no one gives a fuck about Haiti' is frankly quite offensive to the people who have donated their time and money to help. Ex: My sister and I see absolutely no point in graduation ceremonies, like we just do not give a hoot. Ex: What this says to me is that the company does not give a darn about their customers.
no impreso
(adj.)=unprinted.
Ex: It must be remembered that users do not depend solely on libraries for information; scientists, for instance, turn first to colleagues, then to their own journals, books, and reports, to conferences, and to the 'invisible college' (personal network of unprinted information that flows back and forth).
no incluido
(adj.)=unlisted.
Ex: Materials acquired are often, perforce, left unsorted and unlisted for years through lack of staffing to undertake the task.
no incluye
=exclusive of.
Ex: A UNESCO definition of a book, adopted in 1964, defines it simply as`a non-periodical printed publication of at least 49 pages exclusive of the cover pages'.
no indicado
(adj.)=unstated.
Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent.
no infeccioso
(adj.)=non-infective ; non-infectious.
Ex: However, dormant non-infective parasites can remain in the infected individual for life. Ex: They have called on the international community to help curb the increasing cases of non-infectious diseases in the country.
no influenciado
(adj.)=uninfluenced.
Ex: One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no influido
(adj.)=uninfluenced.
Ex: One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no infringir las leyes
(v.)=stay on + the right side of the law ; keep on + the right side of the law.
Ex: Our experts will be on hand to provide information and tips to help traders stay on the right side of the law and avoid a hefty fine. Ex: These are people who work hard, pay taxes, buy houses and keep on the right side of the law for fear of being deported.
no ingresado
(adj.)=unearned.
Ex: Basketing, in a publishing context, is the practice whereby there is agreement between publisher and author that unearned royalty balances from previous contracts are rolled over and accounted jointly with the royalties to be earned by that author's new book.
no injertado
(adj.)=non-grafted.
Ex: Tree suckers can also grow on non-grafted trees, but are most common on grafted ones.
no inmiscuirse
(v.)=keep out of it.
Ex: She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
no inmiscuirse en
(v.)=remain + uninvolved in ; stay away from.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision. Ex: This, again, is an area most libraries -- at least the ones I'm familiar with -- have tended to stay away from.
no inmutarse
(v.)=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town. Ex: The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China. Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
no inscripción
(n.)=non-registration.
Ex: Wastage is sometimes defined as material which temporarily or permanently has evaded the usual lending procedures due to misplacement, damage, non-registration, theft or non-returns.
no intencional
(adj.)=non-intentional.
Ex: Object language comprises all intentional and non-intentional display of material things, such as implements, machines, art objects, architectural structures, and last but not least, the human body and whatever clothes cover it cover it.' Through the use of these various languages then the superviso.
no interactivo
(adj.)=non-interactive.
Ex: This article defines and describes videotex, paying attention to non-interactive and interactive videotex services.
no interesar
=can't/couldn't be bothered.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no interferente
(adj.)=non-intrusive.
Ex: One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no interferir
(v.)=keep out of it.
Ex: She has been told that it is none of her business and should she wish to continue being part of their lives then she should keep out of it.
no intervencionista
(adj.)=hands-off ; isolationist.
Ex: In these days of heightened awareness of individual rights, the traditional librarian's hands-off attitude to the provision of legal and medical advice is frequently challenged within the professional literature. Ex: In World War 2 librarians generally sympathised with Britain, but many were isolationist or apathetic during the early years = En la Segunda Guerra Mundial los bibliotecarios generalmente simpatizaban con Gran Bretaña, aunque muchos mantuvieron una actitud no intervencionista o indiferente durante los primeros años.
no intrusivo
(adj.)=nonobtrusive.
Ex: This method has been defined as a nonobtrusive observation 'during which the personal characteristics and behavior of sedentary individuals in a complex are recorded at a particular point in time' = Se ha definido este método como la observación no intrusiva por parte del investigador "durante la cual se tomaba nota de las características personales y el comportamiento de las personas que no estaban desplazándose en un gran edificio en un momento concreto".
no intruso
(adj.)=non-intrusive.
Ex: One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no invasivo
(adj.)=noninvasive [non-invasive].
Ex: Impedance cardiography is a medical technology breakthrough that provides physicians safe, noninvasive, and cost-effective access to information about your heart's ability to deliver blood to your body.
no invasor
(adj.)=non-intrusive.
Ex: One of the main reasons for this is in the need to be non-intrusive, thus leaving the measured systems uninfluenced by the observation.
no invitado
(adj.)=uninvited.
Ex: He said he experienced a constant barrage of uninvited comments about his sexual orientation and the way he dresses from some people at the firm.
no invitados, los
=uninvited, the.
Ex: A glower on his face warned the uninvited to stay well away.
no involucrado
(adj.)=uninvolved.
Ex: Observations were made at random by uninvolved observers.
no ir bien
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no jerárquico
(adj.)=non-hierarchical.
Ex: As university libraries move along this continuum they will become evolutionary, non-hierarchical, entrepreneurial and horizontal.
no lector
(n.)=non-reader [nonreader].
Ex: Kozol's chapter heading referring to 'children of nonreaders' provides foot for thought.
no letal
(adj.)=non-lethal.
Ex: This study did not find evidence for a difference in the protective effect of the two types of mood stabilizing medications against non-lethal suicidal behavior.
no levantar un dedo
(v.)=not lift a finger.
Ex: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no levantarse hasta tarde
(v.)=have + a lie-in ; lie in.
Ex: She said she deserved to have a lie-in after more than a decade of getting up at the crack of dawn. Ex: You spend forty odd years wishing you didn't have to be up and out before 8am every morning -- so why do pensioners never lie in?.
no librario
(adj.)=non-book [nonbook].
Ex: I am the original music inputter; I do a lot of music scores and a lot of the nonbook cataloging as well.
no lineal
=nonlinear [non-linear].
Ex: A drawback of browsing through nonlinear electronic documents is the accompanying sense of disorientation often reported by users.
no linealidad
(n.)=nonlinearity [no-linearity].
Ex: This article examines new methods for constructing functions with different degrees of nonlinearity.
no listo
(adj.)=unready.
Ex: She had been on the staff for a year, but had not applied for the head position because she felt unready for the challenge.
no literario
(adj.)=unliterary ; non-literary.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style. Ex: It was one of those books we all are always looking for that rivets the attention of non-literary, reluctant readers as well as to literary readers.
no llegar a
(v.)=stop + short of ; fall + short of.
Ex: Many attempts to evaluate reference services stop short of developing methods for improving these services = Muchos intentos de evaluar los servicios de referencia no llegan a desarrollar los métodos necesarios para mejorarlos. Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports etc. are produced and disseminated.
no llegar a + Infinitivo (con mucho)
(v.)=fall (far) short of + Gerundio.
Ex: This, however, falls short of exploiting the full potential of the microcomputer to revolutionize the way in which business documents, memoranda, reports, etc. are produced and disseminated.
no llegar a entender
(v.)=miss + the mark ; miss + the point.
Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark. Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no llegar a un ideal
(v.)=fall + short of ideal.
Ex: Such efforts still fall short of the ideal envisaged by librarians.
no llevar a ninguna parte
(v.)=achieve + nothing ; go + nowhere.
Ex: The physical effort of keeping tabs on people as well as the distasteful practice of checking up on staff output achieves nothing and may do considerable damage. Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
no llevar a ningún fin
(v.)=beat + a dead horse ; flog + a dead horse ; fart in + the wind.
Ex: Despite all the written and spoken words, and the charge that to even raise the issue now is to beat a dead horse, there are, regrettably, a host of continuing problems in the area of fairness of headings. Ex: When Harries refuted the view that Africans were 'helpless cogs in the wheels of capitalist industrialization,' he was flogging a dead horse. Ex: Loving people is like farting in the wind; you don't actually accomplish anything, but you feel better.
no llevar a ningún sitio
(v.)=go + nowhere.
Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
no lo bastante lejos
=not far enough.
Ex: Computers have come a long way, but not far enough.
no lo dudes
=take it from me.
Ex: 'Take it from me, elections matter,' Gore said.
no lucrativo
(n.)=non-profit [nonprofit] ; non-profit making.
Ex: This non-profit organisation was formed to promote quality library and information services. Ex: SWALCAP is a non-profit making organisation based at the University of Bristol.
no lácteo
(adj.)=non-dairy ; non-milk.
Ex: Consumption of calcium from non-dairy sources could increase the risk of developing prostate cancer, according to the results of a study. Ex: Calves of less than two weeks do not digest non-milk fats nearly as well as milk source fats.
no manifiesto
(adj.)=undeclared.
Ex: If a search was declared in the questionnaire as either a specific item search or a subject search but the log indicated otherwise, it was classed as an undeclared hybrid search.
no materializarse
(v.)=fall through.
Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
no merecer la pena
(v.)=be no good.
Ex: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
no merecerse Algo
(v.)=be unworthy of.
Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
no metal
(n./adj.)=non-metal.
Ex: A covalent bond is a strong bond between two non-metal atoms.
no meterse donde a Uno no le importa
(v.)=mind + Posesivo + own business.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no meterse donde a Uno no lo llaman
(v.)=mind + Posesivo + own business.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
no meterse en líos
(v.)=keep out of + trouble.
Ex: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
no meterse en problemas
(v.)=keep out of + trouble.
Ex: While in traditional working society, everybody was kept busy, and out of trouble, a leisured society would be one in which people roamed free and unfettered, and capable of absolutely anything.
no metálico
(adj.)=non-metal ; non-metallic.
Ex: A covalent bond is a strong bond between two non-metal atoms. Ex: It is clear from the these findings that non-metallic gaskets do not behave elastically.
no miel sin hiel
=no pain, no gain.
Ex: 'The old adage 'no pain, no gain' should be less relevant as we age than when we're younger,' Lonner said.
no miembro
(n.)=non-member [nonmember].
Ex: One of the aims of book clubs ought to be to mount open meetings which will attract non-members.
no militar
(adj.)=nonmilitary.
Ex: From Truman's approval for nuclear weapons testing in Nevada on 18 Dec 1950 the AEC adopted a four-pronged approach: inundating the public with positive information on nuclear power; emphasising defence needs; highlighting the nonmilitary benefits of testing; and reassuring the citizenry that testing was not hazardous to health.
no mirar atrás con arrepentimiento
(v.)=have no + regrets.
Ex: If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along.
no monográfico
=non-monographic.
Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.
no morderse la lengua
(v.)=call + a spade a spade ; not to hold any punches.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade. Ex: He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no mostrar signos de
(v.)=show + no sign(s) of.
Ex: The whole work hard, play hard mantra unfortunately shows no sign of stopping even though it's quite frankly a marketing con.
no mover un dedo
(v.)=not lift a finger.
Ex: He doesn't lift a finger and pays off a bunch of technicians to make the equipment for him.
no moverse
(v.)=stay + put.
Ex: No matter how much more another job pays or how much more a person would like another part of the country or another job, the person should stay put for a minimum of two years.
no mucho después
=not long after.
Ex: Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
no musical
=non-musical.
Ex: Non-musical sound recordings are to be found in abundance covering such items as poetry readings, plays, children's stories and 'talking books' for the blind.
no muy acertado
=wide of the mark.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
no muy apropiado
=wide of the mark.
Ex: The reviewer, focusing on questions of methodology, finds the book often wide of its mark and the method historically licentious.
no muy bien informado
=not-too-well-informed.
Ex: Despite the notions of some not-too-well-informed critics, the main entry has not been observed in cataloging as a fetish, but as a device to serve some well-considered functions.
no muy despierto
(adj.)=slow.
Ex: Then there are those children made to think themselves failures because of the hammer-blow terms like dull, backward, retarded, underprivileged, disadvantaged, handicapped, less able, slow, rejected, remedial, reluctant, disturbed.
no muy lejos
=within easy travelling distance ; not far behind ; not far off ; not far away ; not far ; not too far.
Ex: These are useful in showing the reader the resources within easy travelling distance. Ex: Not far behind football in terms of profile is rugby (slightly similar to American Football, but without the excessive padding). Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils. Ex: Wherever there are diplomats, spooks are not far away. Ex: Death is not far, and there is no escape. Ex: In 1572 a new, very bright star appeared, not too far from the northern pole star.
no muy listos, los
(n.)=none-too-bright, the.
Ex: Despite efforts to smarten up its image, librarianship is still usually regarded as a lightweight, literary pursuit for the none-too-bright.
no más que
=in any more than.
Ex: The librarian, however brilliant or hard- working, cannot judge for himself in any more than a few limited fields of literary production.
no médico
=non-clinical.
Ex: HEALTH is for non-clinical aspects of health care.
no nacido
(adj.)=unborn.
Ex: A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.
no nativo
(n./adj.)=non-native.
Ex: More troublingly, non-native snakes like the Burmese python could slither their way north from the warm, humid conditions of South Florida.
no necesitar
(v.)=have + no use for.
Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
no necesitar mantenimiento
=maintenance-free.
Ex: This solid particles removal device has a lifespan of at least 7 years and is virtually maintenance-free for the first 26,400 h of use.
no nombrado
(adj.)=unnamed.
Ex: The author examines a case study of a power struggle over a reviewer critique within an unnamed 'Ivy League' university.
no normalizado
(adj.)=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].
Ex: The values displayed in the figure were unstandardised estimates.
no nórdico
(adj.)=non-Nordic.
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
no obstaculizar
(v.)=be out of the way of.
Ex: On a pair of ordinary glasses is a square of fine lines near the top of one lens, where it is out of the way of ordinary vision.
no obstante
=albeit (that) ; however ; nevertheless ; nonetheless ; still ; yet ; notwithstanding ; none the less ; though ; that being said ; all this said ; when all is said and done.
Ex: Present, classical catalog designs are elaborations, albeit considerable elaborations, of these sixteenth-century developments. Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information. Ex: Nevertheless, some classes contain tables which may be used to extend the classes shown in the main schedules. Ex: Nonetheless, the editors and publisher agreed that the overall high level of the discussion justified the time, expense, and labor required to produce this work. Ex: This process is slow and the resulting picture is poor in detail; still, it does give another process of dry photography, in which the picture is finished as soon as it is taken. Ex: Yet even these indexes recognise some rules concerning the structure of headings. Ex: Notwithstanding these activities, the printed word remains an essential vehicle for transmitting information to both specialized and general audiences. Ex: These of course are everyday domestic problems, though none the less important to the enquirer. Ex: This is not to say, though, that in some countries the 'all' that is available to gather into a current national bibliography is only that which the ruling government approve of. Ex: That being said, every normal person can think of places we've worked where we were more like whiners than winners. Ex: All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget. Ex: When all is said and done, however, this great encyclopedia is now back on track after a period of confusion and frustration = No obstante, al final de cuentas esta gran enciclopedia vuelve a ser lo que era después de un periodo de confusión y frustración.
no occidental
(n.)=non-Western.
Ex: The points of view of non-Western Europeans/Americans, non-Christians, nonWhites, and non-males are becoming a force in society.
no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo
(v.)=make + no bones about + Algo.
Ex: In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no oficial
(adj.)=non-government.
Ex: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued guidelines and information on equipment hazards, but many such problems are reported in non-government sources.
no olvidar
(v.)=bear in + mind ; be aware of.
Ex: Editors should bear in mind problems of translation so that the revised edition can be rendered more easily into other languages. Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved.
no ordenado
(adj.)=unsorted.
Ex: Unsorted search results generally display in reverse order of entry of the records into the database.
no orgánico
(adj.)=non-organic.
Ex: Styrofoam cannot be recycled and if such non-organic waste is ignored, it will contribute to environmental damage.
no parar mucho en un sitio
(v.)=live out of + a suitcase.
Ex: In those days, he was a fancy-free young American, living out of a suitcase with a red and green camera always under his arm.
no parecer Uno Mismo
(v.)=be out of character.
Ex: We have all experienced times when we felt out of character or 'beside ourselves,' acting in unexpected or inconsistent ways.
no parecer lógico
(v.)=make + no sense.
Ex: It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no parecer que
(n.)=there + be + no sign of ; there + be + little sign of.
Ex: Customs barriers and restrictions on agency agreements for publishers may make life easier but there is no immediate sign of monetary union which would simplify the payment for international interlending transactions. Ex: Even in the three years of the project the changes have accelerated and there is little sign of any reduction in the speed of change.
no parecerse en nada a
(v.)=be nothing like.
Ex: Hernandez soon discovered that Rolling Ridge was not, by any stretch of the imagination, anything like the suburban bedroom community of Colony Park.
no parecerse ni por asomo
=different as night and day.
Ex: When asked about their children's temperaments, parents frequently comment on how different their children are (e.g., 'different as night and day' or 'as if they came from different families').
no participar
(v.)=be out of the picture.
Ex: Saddam may be out of the picture, but his methods are living on just fine.
no participar en
(v.)=be uninvolved in ; remain + uninvolved in.
Ex: Archives were largely uninvolved in such developments in the 1970s, until 1977 when the Society of American Archivists National Information Systems Task Force (NISTF) was formed. Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
no partidista
(adj.)=non-partisan [nonpartisan].
Ex: To support these ends, the public library must be readily accessible to all, its use must be free of charge, it must be non-partisan and non-sectarian.
no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=be not long before + Indicativo.
Ex: The noting of similarities and differences becomes almost automatic so that there is instantaneous recognition, and it is not long before the child identifies a Pekinese as a dog and an Alsatian as a dog.
no patentado
(adj.)=non-proprietary.
Ex: The need to share information between computers, produced by different manufacturers, has given rise to 2 non-proprietary protocols to support interoperability and telecommunications compatibility: TCP/IP and OSI.
no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche)
=not sleep a wink (all night long).
Ex: I'm so excited I bet I won't sleep a wink all night.
no pegar ni con cola
(v.)=stick out like + a sore thumb.
Ex: Many of us disabled can't help sticking out like a sore thumb -- it goes with the territory.
no pensar en otra cosa que
(v.)=be wrapped up in.
Ex: He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
no pensar más en Algo
(v.)=dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: Quickly recognizing the futility of trying to decipher the purpose of the call, she dismissed it from her mind and continued on.
no pensar más que en
(v.)=be wrapped up in.
Ex: He had been wrapped up in a new project that was closely tied to the company's new growth.
no percatarse de
(v.)=be blind to.
Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
no percatarse de la importancia de Algo
(v.)=have + no feeling for.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
no perder de vista
(v.)=keep + an eye on ; keep + a beady eye on ; keep in + sight.
Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted. Ex: We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users. Ex: The difference between unnecessary and justifiable delays must be kept in sight.
no perder el control
(v.)=stay on + top of ; stay on + top of things ; be on top of things.
Ex: Adapting to change -- and staying on top of the changes -- is a huge key to success in industry. Ex: Climate change has moved up the agenda massively in recent years and the meat industry needs to stay on top of things to avoid being caught out. Ex: Email is a wonderful invention for people who want to be on top of things.
no perder el trabajo
(v.)=stay in + work.
Ex: This author discusses the qualities people need to stay in work, and how long they can expect to stay out of work if they lose their job.
no perder el ánimo
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
Ex: She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better.
no perder la cabeza
(v.)=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no perder la calma
(v.)=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: In these situations, customer service personnel earn their salaries by remaining cool-headed. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no perderse
(v.)=keep on + the right track.
Ex: There are five major challenges that need to be addressed in order to keep on the right track of sustainable development.
no perderse en/por
(v.)=find + Posesivo + way round/through.
Ex: This is obviously not a practical means of finding our way round the library.
no perderse mucho
=be no great loss.
Ex: The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no perderse nada
=be no great loss.
Ex: The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no perfumado
(adj.)=non-scented ; unscented.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit. Ex: They have scented and unscented types of wipes; along with baby wipes specifically designed for babies with sensitive skin.
no periódico
(adj.)=non-periodical.
Ex: The author illustrates a method developed to utilise the library's shelf list as a means of estimating non-periodical collection size.
no permitir
(v.)=disallow.
Ex: Publishers still hoped to establish monopolies on individual books that were out of copyright, but this was eventually disallowed by a legal ruling in 1774.
no pertenecer a
(v.)=have + no place in.
Ex: Luhmann understands emotions essentially as perturbing individual phenomena that have no place in sociology.
no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea
(adj.)=non-EC.
Ex: Permission has been granted to introduce a system of surveillance licensing for the purpose of monitoring imports of low-priced goods, such as clothing and footwear originating in non-EC countries.
no perteneciente al juzgado
(adj.)=out-of-court.
Ex: Strategies that may be employed by law firms for using medical data bases to locate potential expert witnesses or out-of-court specialty consultants are illustrated.
no pestañear
=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
Ex: Storms in this part of the world are common and the people didn't seem to bat an eyelid at the prospect of a 135km wind ripping through their town. Ex: The Department of Justice didn't bat an eyelash when the administration allowed the export of national security sensitive satellite technology to China.
no pillar Algo
(v.)=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
no pillar la idea
(v.)=miss + the point.
Ex: Even those states who are pushing for legalized sports betting are missing the point when it comes to making a profit through sports betting.
no planificado
(adj.)=unplanned.
Ex: In fact, it is exactly these unplanned events that give him an insight into the country which he could not get from written sources.
no poder
=be unable to ; cannot ; can't [cannot].
Ex: Entry of a 'p' means that you have been unable to find the bibliographic information in the system. Ex: In most of these cases, however, a limited number of full-size 'blow-ups', on paper, are also produced which can be made available to users who cannot use microfiche. Ex: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace.
no poder aguantar a
(v.)=have it in for + Nombre.
Ex: Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge.
no poder conciliar el sueño
(v.)=have + trouble sleeping ; have + trouble sleeping.
Ex: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens. Ex: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens.
no poder darse el lujo de
(v.)=ill afford.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder dejar de mencionar
=cannot but notice.
Ex: Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo
=cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly.
Ex: Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem. Ex: The importance of single-source authoritative direction cannot be stressed too strongly = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de una única fuente de autoridad.
no poder dormir
(n.)=sleeplessness.
Ex: The information fatigue syndrome causes paralysis of the analytical capacity, constant searches for more information, increased anxiety and sleeplessness and self-doubt in decision making.
no poder estarse quieto
(v.)=have + the fidgets ; fidget.
Ex: In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting. Ex: In the polite Anglo-Saxon culture, you don't tell people who have the fidgets to stop fidgeting.
no poder evitar + Infinitivo
(v.)=cannot help + Gerundio ; cannot help but + Verbo.
Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above. Ex: He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
no poder evitar mencionar
=cannot but notice.
Ex: Unfortunately, we cannot but notice that the letter of the State Secretary contains much false information and contradictions.
no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión
(v.)=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
Ex: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Ex: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Ex: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder hablar
(v.)=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
Ex: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Ex: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Ex: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder hacer más que
(v.)=do + little more than.
Ex: This brief section can do little more than focus attention on the importance of library guiding.
no poder hacer nada
(v.)=have + Posesivo + hands tied.
Ex: Italy's Prime Minister has voiced his opposition to NATO intervention in Libya, but said he had his hands tied by parliament.
no poder interrumpir
(v.)=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
Ex: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Ex: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Ex: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder meter baza
(v.)=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
Ex: The problem was I could hardly get a word in edgeways, or even finish my own sentences without interruption. Ex: Chances are that you aren't the only one who gets a little hot under the collar when you can't get a word in edgewise. Ex: The Conservative candidate just droned on and on and on and on without letting anyone else get a word in.
no poder más
(v.)=come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; have had enough ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'. Ex: Last night the Israeli prime minister announced that after nine days of eyeball-to-eyeball negotiations, he'd had enough and was going home. Ex: She says she's at the end of her tether waiting for the arrival of her baby. Ex: In a statement that took about 20 seconds, he told a news conference that he was cheesed off with boxing and would quit after his next fight .
no poder permitirse
(v.)=ill afford.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder permitirse el lujo de
(v.)=ill afford.
Ex: A globalizing world so devoted to 'diversity,' as the present one is, can ill afford to block off one particular communication channel in favor of any other.
no poder quitar lo bailado
(v.)=have no + regrets ; live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets.
Ex: If you want to get to the end of your life and have no regrets you need to seize every opportunity that comes along. Ex: Jessie admitted that she has lived her life to the fullest and has no regrets.
no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza
(v.)=can't get it out of my mind.
Ex: Some user may come to the library simply to ask for help 'My daughter died six montsh ago and I just can't get it out of my mind'.
no poder sino + Infinitivo
(v.)=cannot help but + Verbo.
Ex: He smiled politely, but Bragge could not help but feel that his expression was one of low cunning.
no poder ver a
(v.)=can't stand + sight ; have it in for + Nombre ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: The article is entitled 'Menstruation or, who says women can't stand the sight of blood?'. Ex: Computers don't have it in for him, they just can't tolerate his electrical charge. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
no poderse buscar
(v.)=be unsearchable.
Ex: Starred fields, if any, are unsearchable.
no poderse negar que
(n.)=there + be + no denying that.
Ex: There is no denying that close classification which distinguishes documents on one subject from those on another must be an aid to readers and staff.
no polémico
(adj.)=non-controversial [noncontroversial] ; non-contentious.
Ex: At the session on Sunday 15th, it was agreed to put to bed the non-controversial items. Ex: The idea was originally to create a basis for agreement across cataloguing codes on the relatively non-contentious matter of descriptive data.
no ponderado
(adj.)=unweighted.
Ex: Table 1 below shows the unweighted results from the sample.
no poner en duda
(v.)=be unquestioned.
Ex: Of course, as a repository of a country's book production the national library is unquestioned and even has a monopoly.
no precipitarse
(v.)=keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations. Ex: Meeting someone for the first time can be nerve-wracking, but so can trying to balance your eagerness with your need to play it cool when you're in a dating relationship.
no predisponer a Alguien en contra
(v.)=keep on + the right side of.
Ex: Gods did nothing, but you had to honour them with a daily offering to keep on the right side of them.
no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad
=ask no questions and hear no lies.
Ex: It is a case of ask no questions and hear no lies: if you have not been asked for it, then you will not be required to tell the truth.
no preocuparse que
(v.)=rest + assured that.
Ex: Parents who find themselves in the unenviable position of being home with a colicky newborn can rest assured that there is a cure.
no preparado
(adj.)=uninformed ; unready ; unprepared.
Ex: Most public libraries in western countries are under local control and the smaller the local government unit, the more all embracing is the lay, and therefore uninformed, control. Ex: She had been on the staff for a year, but had not applied for the head position because she felt unready for the challenge. Ex: As a result, librarians have been reluctant to accept that racialism can be communicated through books and unprepared to accept the 'no platform for fascists' position = Como resultado, los bibliotecarios han sido reacios a aceptar que el racismo pueda comunicarse a través de los libros y no están preparados para aceptar la postura "ninguna plataforma para los fascistas".
no presentado a examen
=absent from exam.
Ex: Students absent from exams will automatically get a fail grade.
no prestar atención
(v.)=disregard ; overlook ; close + the door on ; go + unheeded ; fly in + the face of.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven. Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked. Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues. Ex: Despite all the evidence of bibliographic progress in the country during the 19th century, the expressed call for a form of national bibliographical control went unheeded. Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure.
no prestar atención al hecho de que
=overlook + the fact that.
Ex: The media have regularly stoked public feelings of shame by affirming that English football fans are synonymous with hooliganism, overlooking the fact that not all fans are 'hooligans'.
no prestar la suficiente atención
(v.)=give + short shrift.
Ex: Working on a report, statistics, or other assigned tasks while on duty must never cause a librarian to give short shrift to a question.
no pretender ser
(v.)=make + no claim to.
Ex: The last of these are the ones most directly aimed at a market, they make no claims to scholarship, only to helping students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort.
no probado
(adj.)=untested.
Ex: Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
no procesado
(adj.)=unprocessed.
Ex: The causes were accumulated dust on the books and an influx of unprocessed and unclean materials into the room.
no profesional
(adj.)=non-professional [nonprofessional].
Ex: In such ways parents and teachers can get together and learn from each other, breaking down the barriers of mistrust that often exist between the 'expert' professionals and the 'ignorant' nonprofessionals.
no programador
(n.)=non-programmer.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored.
no prolongado
(adj.)=unsustained.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate.
no pronunciado
(adj.)=undelivered.
Ex: The collection includes the manuscript of a long, undelivered 1860 speech castigating abolitionists.
no prosperar
(v.)=fall by + the wayside.
Ex: Surrounded by all this frenetic activity, it is difficult for even the most objective of viewers to discern which of these initiatives will prosper and which will fall by the wayside.
no provocado
(adj.)=unprovoked.
Ex: But still what possible justification is there for unprovoked rudeness?.
no publicado
(adj.)=unpublished.
Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
no pude evitar notar que
=couldn't help but notice (that).
Ex: Anyway, I was living there for a while (in New Zealand) and couldn't help but notice lots of people using these yoghurt makers.
no puedo aguantarlo
(v.)=can't take it.
Ex: 'I can't take it! the man's gone bananas'.
no puedo comprender
=I can't get over.
Ex: I can't get over how librarians tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together.
no puedo entender cómo
(v.)=can't get over how.
Ex: 'Much as I hate to admit it,' she added, her face creasing in a knowing smile, 'some of my best friends are librarians, and I can't get over how they tear their colleagues to shreds when they're together' = "Siento mucho admitirlo", ella añadió mientras su cara se arrugaba dibujándose en ella una sonrisa de complicidad, "algunos de mis mejores amigos son bibliotecarios y no puedo entender cómo critican a otros colegas suyos cuando se jutan".
no público
(adj.)=non-public.
Ex: A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.
no quebrar
(v.)=stay in + business ; keep + Posesivo + head above the water ; stay + afloat ; hold + Posesivo + head above the water.
Ex: The business of libraries is staying in business. Ex: Librarians must help libraries keep their heads above water in a difficult economic climate. Ex: Record-high bank fees are making it harder for consumers to stay financially afloat. Ex: We finally are holding our heads above the water with our finances and I have a good job and my son is in daycare.
no quedarse ahí
(n.)=there + be + more to it than that.
Ex: There's more to it than that - he becomes vicious, cutting people up behind their backs if they cross him in any way.
no querer saber más nada de
(v.)=drop + Nombre + like a hot potato ; drop + Nombre + like a hot brick.
Ex: People were just curious, and once they slaked their thirst for this new product, they dropped it like a hot potato. Ex: The public is equally quick to worship a winner as to drop a loser like a hot brick.
no querer saber nada de
(v.)=want + nothing to do with.
Ex: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no querer tener nada que ver con
(v.)=want + nothing to do with.
Ex: He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = Él no quería tener nada que ver con el encorsetamiento que imponen las directrices y los "presuntos" estándares.
no querer tener nada que ver con Algo
=would not touch + Nombre + with a barge pole.
Ex: The Education Secretary says there are some secondary schools in England she 'would not touch with a barge pole'.
no racial
(adj.)=colour-blind.
Ex: There has been a shift from overt ideologies of racial supremacy to more subtle symbolic narratives purporting to be colour-blind.
no racista
(adj.)=race-neutral.
Ex: Some black librarian see little progress towards race-neutral attitudes and finds themselves either directly or indirectly snubbed, patronise or completely ignored by users as well as staff members.
no realizado
=unfulfilled ; unrealised [unrealized, -USA].
Ex: The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams. Ex: The early 1970s saw the end of an era of frustration and discouragement, unfulfilled hopes and unrealised dreams.
no recargado
(adj.)=uncluttered.
Ex: Google, the search engine, became popular because of its efficiency, simple structure uncluttered by advertising and its non-commercial look and feel.
no recibir respuesta de
=not hear a pip from.
Ex: We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
no reciclable
(adj.)=non-recyclable.
Ex: They also provide a kerbside collection service for recyclable and non-recyclable household rubbish.
no recogido
(adj.)=uncollected.
Ex: Uncollected goods may be sold after one month from the date on which they are ready for collection or delivery.
no recompensado
(adj.)=unrewarded.
Ex: Providing information services to journalists is one of the most demanding yet underrated and unrewarded jobs in the field of librarianship and information work.
no reconocido
(adj.)=unacknowledged ; unrecognised [unrecognized, -USA].
Ex: It concludes that the well-established news library in the newspaper plays a significant but unacknowledged role in news production. Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
no recopilado
(adj.)=uncollected.
Ex: Below is a list of all of the known uncollected short stories by Stephen King.
no recurrente
(adj.)=non-recurring ; non-recurrent.
Ex: Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income. Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
no redimido
(adj.)=unredeemed.
Ex: The Jew is profoundly aware of the unredeemed character of the world.
no reembolsable
(adj.)=non-repayable ; non-refundable.
Ex: Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation. Ex: There is a non-refundable charge of £25 for this event to cover refreshments.
no registrado
(adj.)=unlisted ; unaffiliated.
Ex: Materials acquired are often, perforce, left unsorted and unlisted for years through lack of staffing to undertake the task. Ex: The author assesses the extent to which unaffiliated users'use of collections and services reduce their availability for the primary client.
no reglamentado
(adj.)=unregulated.
Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
no regulado
(adj.)=unregulated.
Ex: But the unions were able to add their weight to the authority of the parliamentary investigators in bringing the worst excesses of unregulated apprenticeship and of working conditions under control = No obstante, los sindicatos pudieron reforzar la autoridad de los investigadores parlamentarios para controlar los peores excesos que se cometían en el aprendizaje de un oficio y las condiciones laborales sin regularizar.
no relacionado
(adj.)=unrelated ; nonrelative [non-relative].
Ex: Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated. Ex: The content of a document may be expressed by several keywords and terms which may be either relative or non-relative to the main topic discussed in it.
no relacionados entre sí
(adj.)=unrelated.
Ex: Adjacent technical papers bound in journals may often be unrelated.
no relativo
(adj.)=nonrelative [non-relative].
Ex: The content of a document may be expressed by several keywords and terms which may be either relative or non-relative to the main topic discussed in it.
no relevante
=non-relevant.
Ex: These non-relevant documents are frequently referred to as 'noise'.
no remunerado
(adj.)=unpaid ; unsalaried ; non-paying ; unremunerated ; non-remunerated.
Ex: She began her career in the Royal Library in Feb 38 as an unpaid assistant. Ex: The mayor, like other councilors, is unsalaried and has virtually no administrative or appointive powers. Ex: IFLA is seeking a volunteer (i.e, this is a non-paying position) to act as editor-in-chief of a project to update the World Guide last published in 1995. Ex: The reform process that forces a growing number of women out of the recorded labor force into casual, unremunerated, & informal work. Ex: The data serves to show that the traditional model of non-remunerated work persists despite the equality of rights enshrined in the Constitution.
no rendir en el trabajo
(v.)=lie down on + the job.
Ex: Anyway, we don't know much about Nicole yet, just that she's a babysitter who was caught lying down on the job.
no renovable
(adj.)=non-renewable.
Ex: Oil, natural gas, coal and uranium - the most common fuels in the world - are considered to be non-renewable, due to the eons it took to create them and mankind's inability to synthesize similar fuels readily.
no renovado
(adj.)=unrenewed.
Ex: The system searches sequentially through its files for unrenewed subscriptions.
no rentable
(adj.)=uneconomic ; unprofitable.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms. Ex: They are most willing than most to accept an obligation to produce worthwhile but financially unprofitable books and journals.
no reparar en gastos
(v.)=go to + town on ; lash out (on) ; spare + no expense.
Ex: He was refering to the unbelievable action taken by the riot police who for no good reason decided to go to town on innocent fans. Ex: The company is too tight to lash out on anything for the employees, even tools to increase productivity. Ex: These stars have spared no expenses when it comes to buying extravagant gifts for their partners.
no repartido
(adj.)=undelivered.
Ex: Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no repetible
(adj.)=non-recurring ; non-recurrent.
Ex: Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income. Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
no representativo
(adj.)=unrepresentative.
Ex: Critics claimed that DC was being distorted to satisfy the extreme views of an unrepresentative group.
no restrictivo
=non-restrictive.
Ex: These beliefs will determine how restrictive or nonrestrictive the library will be in terms of providing physical and intellectual access to information.
no restringido
(adj.)=non-restrictive ; unconfined.
Ex: These beliefs will determine how restrictive or nonrestrictive the library will be in terms of providing physical and intellectual access to information. Ex: If, however, they are to become regarded as capable of operating in roles unconfined by institutional settings then different considerations would apply in terms of the appropriate sort of education.
no resuelto
(adj.)=unresolved.
Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.
no resultar fácil
=not be easy.
Ex: It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
no retirado
(adj.)=uncollected.
Ex: Uncollected goods may be sold after one month from the date on which they are ready for collection or delivery.
no reutilizable
(adj.)=single-use ; disposable.
Ex: Punnets used to be made of wicker but now are made of cardboard or plastic, and are single-use only. Ex: We can no longer treat automation projects as interesting experiments, which are disposable if they fail.
no revelación
(n.)=nondisclosure [non-disclosure].
Ex: It is contended that adoption policies have encouraged nondisclosure of information by gay men & lesbians, & surrogacy arrangements are often handled stealthily.
no revelar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
Ex: I'm not against mammography, but I am against women being kept in the dark about the true benefits and risks associated with this practice.
no revelar información
(v.)=keep + silent ; keep + silence.
Ex: As a consequence, the Jewish survivors of the genocide were under pressure to keep silent. Ex: Local policies have to keep silence about one, if not their principal object: regulating the presence of immigrants in the city.
no revelar nada a nadie
(n.)=lips + seal.
Ex: He might have murdered his grandmother or robbed a church, but her lips would be sealed.
no rotundo
=flat "no".
Ex: A flat 'no' to a question such as 'Is this book recommended for Professor Shaw's course?' leaves uncertainty as to whether one was mistaken in the professor or in the suggestion that it was for a course.
no rular bien
(v.)=be on the blink.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
no saber cómo explicarlo
(v.)=be at a loss to explain it.
Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
no saber cómo seguir
(v.)=be stuck ; get + stuck ; become + stuck.
Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval. Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space. Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
no saber de
(v.)=have + no understanding of.
Ex: Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no saber dónde meterse de vergüenza
(v.)=squirm with + embarrassment.
Ex: This horrible caricature is supposed to be an Olympic symbol to be proud of, yet at this moment the British public can only be squirming with embarrassment.
no saber expresarse bien
(n.)=inarticulateness.
Ex: But we are not then acting quite so much out of blindness or inarticulateness; we are selfishly or fearfully or wilfully trying to short-circuit what we know underneath to be more nearly the true state of things.
no saber más por ello
(v.)=be none the wiser.
Ex: Not surprisingly, the girls went away embarrassed, and the mother, if she was any better informed, was certainly none the wiser.
no saber qué contestar
(v.)=stump.
Ex: I'm stumped -- again, any help would be appreciated -- and thank you for your responses so far!.
no saber qué decir
(v.)=be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
Ex: The readers' services librarian was at a loss for words. Ex: Being lost for words is a major frustration for both Alzheimer's and semantic dementia patients.
no saber qué hacer
(v.)=be at a loss ; get out of + Posesivo + depth ; be on the horns of a dilemma ; be at a nonplus.
Ex: Many librarians are disturbed by this problem but have been at a loss as to the remedy. Ex: It sounds like it could be quite easy for you to get out of your depth with this problem. Ex: Well right now I am on the horns of a dilemma as the weather outside is so cold it would freeze the balls off a brass monkey but I would be barking mad not to go home and get a good heavy coat for later this evening. Ex: I liked the methodology cited in the article, but was quite at a nonplus as to description of why several items were taken out of consideration.
no saber qué hacer a continuación
(v.)=draw + a blank ; be stuck ; get + stuck ; become + stuck.
Ex: He must assure himself that he has indeed eliminated every possibility that lies within his power before concluding that he has indeed drawn a blank. Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval. Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space. Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
no saber qué hacer con
(v.)=be at sixes and sevens with.
Ex: She told me that I was all at sixes and sevens with my eight times table and that it was 'back to square one' for me.
no saber qué más hacer
(v.)=be at + Posesivo + wit's end.
Ex: 'Are you sure that's what you want?' 'I'm at my wit's end', he said and spread out his hands in a gesture of hopelessness.
no saldado
(adj.)=uncollected.
Ex: As the economy has nosedived, hospitals have seen their uncollected debt increase -- from low, single digits to more than 5 percent.
no salir mal parado por
=be none the worse for (that) ; be none the worse for wear.
Ex: The author concludes that although many of the innovations discussed did not survive, the schools were none the worse for their experimentation. Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
no saludable
(adj.)=insalubrious.
Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .
no satisfacer unos criterios
(v.)=fall (far) short of + criteria.
Ex: Libraries, therefore, fall far short of the criteria of Peters and Waterman.
no satisfecho
(adj.)=unsatisfied.
Ex: The reduction of the stock may not result in unsatisfied user requests.
no se ganó Zamora en una hora
=Rome wasn't built in a day.
Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day.
no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo
(n.)=the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstressed.
Ex: The importance of establishing these detailed policies cannot be overemphasized = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de establecer estas normas de funcionamiento detalladas. Ex: The importance of making regular back-ups of data cannot be overstressed = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de hacer copias de seguridad de la información periódicas.
no se sabe todavía
=the jury is still out (on).
Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.
no se traduce
=by + Gerundio ; one ; practices ; with + Nombre + Gerundio ; cannot but + Verbo ; the turn of + Nombre.
Ex: In considering the headings to be chosen for government agencies it is as well to start by considering the headings for governments. Ex: The dates should be checked regularly and updated so that old dates are discarded and new ones entered. Ex: Nevertheless, modern cataloguing practices often represent some amalgam of the collocative and the direct approaches. Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term. Ex: One cannot but feel that a national survey of this type is bound to be limited in what it can tell us about people's reading interests. Ex: 'Are you sure, Bernice?' she asked, extremely startled by the turn of events.
no seguir una norma
(v.)=fall (far) short of + norm.
Ex: The highest of these actual rates fell short of the later norm by more than 10 per cent.
no seleccionado
(adj.)=unselected.
Ex: The union's contract stipulates that only the 'seniormost' unselected candidate has the right to grieve.
no sentirse bien
(v.)=feel + off-colour.
Ex: If you're feeling off-colour, but don't feel ill enough to go to the doctor, ask your pharmacist for advice.
no ser + Adjetivo + Infinitivo
(v.)=be less than + Adjetivo + Infinitivo.
Ex: Keywords can prove difficult to identify immediately and their alphabetical sequence can be less than straightforward to follow.
no ser aceptable
(v.)=be unacceptable.
Ex: The most superficial review of current law and policy shows that this is unacceptable.
no ser aconsejable
(v.)=be undesirable.
Ex: The process of information system development requires a continuum of activity and fragmentation of the process is undesirable.
no ser afectado
(v.)=leave + unaffected.
Ex: The optical fibre cable contributes to this better performance by using a nonelectrical mode of transmission, which leaves it unaffected by electromagnetic disturbances.
no ser ajeno a
(v.)=be no stranger to.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities.
no ser así ya
(v.)=be no longer the case.
Ex: Until recently, replacing the DLL seemed to solve the problem, but it appears as though that is no longer the case.
no ser bien visto
(v.)=be in the doghouse.
Ex: This video shows what happens when a guy bought his girlfriend the wrong gift and ended up in the doghouse.
no ser broma
(v.)=be no joke.
Ex: The article is entitled 'How do you manage: sexual harassment is no joke'.
no ser castigado por Algo
(v.)=get away with.
Ex: She said that morale would plummet among the rest of the staff if I permitted him to get away with taking off the way he did yesterday.
no ser cobarde
(v.)=be no chicken.
Ex: I admire Governor Perdue's courage; he is no chicken like Mike Tyson.
no ser consciente de
(v.)=remain + unaware of.
Ex: Unfortunately, the majority of the public, and in particular those most in need of information -- the disadvantaged -- remain largely unaware of an 'information gap' in their lives.
no ser cuestión de
(n.)=there + be + no question of.
Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.
no ser de asombrar que
(n.)=it + be + little wonder that.
Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
no ser de la incumbencia + Infinitivo
(v.)=have + no business + Gerundio.
Ex: Magro was on record as subscribing to the view that the public library as a democratically based public institution had no business using a disproportionate amount of its resources to support an elitist program for a tiny minority of the community.
no ser de la incumbencia de Uno
(v.)=be none of + Posesivo + business.
Ex: That a scholar should appareciate literature is good for his own pleasure and profit; but it is none of his business to communicate that appreciation to his audience.
no ser de recibo
(v.)=be unacceptable.
Ex: The most superficial review of current law and policy shows that this is unacceptable.
no ser deseable
(v.)=be undesirable.
Ex: The process of information system development requires a continuum of activity and fragmentation of the process is undesirable.
no ser digno de
(v.)=be unworthy of.
Ex: The sense of camaraderie experienced in meeting with other devotees is not unworthy of some kind of celebration.
no ser digno de Uno
(v.)=be below + Posesivo + dignity.
Ex: It was clear, though, that this author felt that the job had been below his dignity.
no ser divulgado
(v.)=be out of the public eye.
Ex: The cause of the damage to his reputation was the fact that most of his important early works were out of the public eye for much of the 20th c.
no ser fácil
=have + a difficult time ; be no picnic ; not be easy.
Ex: Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace. Ex: This will be no picnic, especially with the French at the wheel. Ex: It would not be easy to find in the history of philosophy and the sciences a situation more confused than our own.
no ser gran cosa
(v.)=not add up to much ; add up to + nothing.
Ex: They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much. Ex: This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no ser lo más adecuado para
=ill suited to/for.
Ex: Libraries in developing countries may represent part of an alien cultural package, an importation ill suited to the country's needs, even working at cross purposes to the people's interests.
no ser lo que parecer
=be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be.
Ex: Knightley has warned children who dream of celebrity life that it's not all what it seems to be. Ex: Though at first it seems that this project is charming and has strong appeal for poor countries and its poor children, it is not as it seems to be.
no ser lo suficientemente bueno
=not be good enough.
Ex: It means admitting that their best shot so far has not been good enough.
no ser menos que el vecino
=keep up with + the Joneses.
Ex: The article 'Keeping up with the Joneses' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.
no ser menos que los demás
=keep up with + the Joneses.
Ex: The article 'Keeping up with the Joneses' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.
no ser motivo de risa
=be no laughing matter.
Ex: The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level.
no ser más que
(v.)=be nothing more than ; be nothing but.
Ex: Women will like it because it shows how men are nothing more than putty in their hands. Ex: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.
no ser nada
(v.)=add up to + nothing.
Ex: This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no ser nada del otro mundo
(v.)=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
Ex: My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me. Ex: The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants. Ex: He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
no ser nada especial
(v.)=be nothing to shout about ; be no great shakes ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
Ex: The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants. Ex: My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me. Ex: He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
no ser nada fácil
(v.)=be hard-pushed to.
Ex: And even if you are very well traveled, you will be hard-pushed to think of a place with more interior designers and furniture shops than here.
no ser necesario
(n.)=there + be + no question of.
Ex: There is no question of stringing together simple concepts in a preferred citation order to produce a single index description of the summarized subject content of a document.
no ser ni sombra de lo que se ha sido antes
(v.)=be a shadow of + Posesivo + former self ; be a shell of + Reflexivo ; be a shell of + Posesivo + former self.
Ex: It took a week to reduce the East Timorese capital to a smouldering shadow of its former self. Ex: As of today she is just a shell of herself, hasn't eaten in 3 days and over those 3 days has taken maybe a few teaspoons of water. Ex: These feelings have slowly devoured Mary over the years, to the point where she is just a shell of her former self.
no ser ni una cosa ni otra
(v.)=fall between + two stools.
Ex: The article is entitled 'ADONIS: a happy medium or falling between two stools'.
no ser ningún jovencito
(v.)=be no chicken.
Ex: Her Swazi tracker said that Amy was the best shot he had ever seen -- and he is no chicken, being the progenitor of various grandchildren.
no ser oro todo lo que reluce
=not + be + cracked up to be.
Ex: Internet's promise of extending and improving human interaction through the digital medium isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
no ser para tomárselo a risa
=be no laughing matter ; be no laughing matter.
Ex: The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level. Ex: The article 'Libraries: no laughing matter' explores why National Library Week presents an important opportunity for the library and information science profession to make a case for libraries at a national level.
no ser sino
(v.)=be nothing but.
Ex: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city.
no ser tan bueno como se dice
=not + be + cracked up to be.
Ex: Internet's promise of extending and improving human interaction through the digital medium isn't everything it's cracked up to be.
no ser trascendental
=be of no consequence.
Ex: Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no ser un lecho de rosas
=be not all roses.
Ex: Maintaining plants is a big part of the work, but the job is not all roses.
no ser un placer
(v.)=bring no + joy ; there + be + no joy ; take no + joy.
Ex: As teachers, we have to shatter their naivete (because ultimately that is what education ought to be), but it brings no joy to do so. Ex: Well, friends, we were really scraping the bottom of the barrel, and there was no joy, no joy at all. Ex: Make no mistake, I take no joy in seeing peaceful protesters attacked.
no ser una excepción
(v.)=be no exception.
Ex: The publication of a new edition of DC is always an important event, and the eighteenth edition, published in 1971, is no exception.
no ser una gran pérdida
=be no great loss.
Ex: The loss of any mentally-ill person is considered no great loss by society.
no ser verdad
(v.)=be untrue.
Ex: You think that post-coordinate indexing does not usually include the translation stage of indexing: this is untrue.
no servido
(adj.)=undelivered.
Ex: Claims for undelivered products must be made as soon as possible = Las reclamaciones de productos no entregados deben hacerse tan pronto como sea posible.
no servir de mucho
(v.)=be little more than an interesting exercise.
Ex: In addition, any control system that does not pose corrective actions after deviations occur is little more than an interesting exercise.
no servir de nada
(v.)=be of no avail ; be to no avail.
Ex: This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated. Ex: However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom.
no servir de nada que + Subjuntivo
=no use + Ving ; no use + Ving.
Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining. Ex: Nothing you can do about that so no use whining.
no servir para nada
=be good for nothing ; pissing into the wind ; be of no avail ; be to no avail ; all + be for + naught ; be a dead loss.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air. Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind. Ex: This, however, was of no avail, for the whole cavity, including the external meatus, was gradually obliterated. Ex: However this was to no avail and the ship struck bottom. Ex: But the intrigue and suspense that the movie was constructing ended up all being for naught, as it ultimately failed to live up to its mystery. Ex: There is now never the need for someone with a hair problem to feel that the problem cannot be solved; hair loss is no longer a dead loss!.
no sexista
(adj.)=non-sexist ; gender neutral.
Ex: Underwritten by a Council on Library Resources grant, she compiled a thesaurus for nonsexist subject headings entitled 'On Equal Terms'. Ex: The author argues that although the book is not blatantly sexist, neither is it gender neutral.
no siempre
=not always.
Ex: Not always, but concrete countertops can develop hairline cracks.
no significar gran cosa
(v.)=not add up to much.
Ex: They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
no significar nada
(v.)=add up to + nothing.
Ex: This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no significativo estadísticamente
=statistically insignificant.
Ex: The uniformity was similar to that of commercial mixers and the amount of damage caused to the seed was found to be statistically insignificant.
no silábico
(adj.)=non-syllabic.
Ex: In addition to j, w, q, uj, there are a number of other non-syllabic vowel-like sounds that might also be considered as semivowels.
no simplificado
(adj.)=unabridged.
Ex: This article examines the abridged versus unabridged debate in the realm of books on tape or audiocassettes outlining the advantages of each format.
no sin fundamento
=not without basis.
Ex: Yet such suspicions are becoming more widespread, not without basis.
no sistemático
(adj.)=unsystematic.
Ex: Statistical evaluation suggests that past acquisitions have been unsystematic.
no socio
(n.)=unaffiliated ; non-member [nonmember].
Ex: The author assesses the extent to which unaffiliated users'use of collections and services reduce their availability for the primary client. Ex: One of the aims of book clubs ought to be to mount open meetings which will attract non-members.
no solicitado
(adj.)=unsolicited.
Ex: The title 'Unsolicited marginal gift collections: saying no or coping with the unwanted' deals with the problem of how to cope with collections which should have been declined, but were not.
no soltar
(v.)=keep + a tight hold on.
Ex: A study of telly-addicts has found that in 45 per cent of homes mums keep a tight hold on the remote control.
no somos todos iguales
=one size doesn't fit all.
Ex: One size doesn't fit all anymore.
no sucumbir ante las emociones
(v.)=keep + a stiff upper lip ; put + a brave face on ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
Ex: Keeping a stiff upper lip during an emotional event can impair your memory, research suggests. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it. Ex: The way they tried to stonewall and brazen out the forged document scandal suggests that they didn't realize the extent to which their monopoly was gone. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face.
no suficientemente + Adjetivo/Participio
=insufficiently + Adjetivo/Participio.
Ex: This leads to an approach which is insufficiently analytical, and which relies too heavily upon enumeration.
no sufrir cambios
(v.)=remain + normal.
Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
no sujeto
(adj.)=unanchored.
Ex: Repeated assertions as to what is not being done could be damaging when unanchored to current possibilities.
no sujeto a una cuota
(adj.)=non-quota.
Ex: The inclusion of much of West Yorkshire in the non-quota textile programme is claimed to be at least partly attributable to this persistence.
no superar la prueba de
(v.)=not stand the test of.
Ex: Sidney Ditzion's assessment of Ticknor as a man who 'loved and trusted the great majority of his fellow citizens' just will not stand the test when compared with the testimony of Ticknor's contemporaries.
no suponer gran cosa
(v.)=not add up to much.
Ex: They are the most numerous thing in the galaxy, but each of them has such a small mass that they don't add up to much.
no suponer nada
(v.)=add up to + nothing.
Ex: This time it was a collection of random facts that added up to nothing.
no susceptible
(adj.)=unsusceptible.
Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.
no sólo
=not least.
Ex: Extra money for books is raised in a variety of ways, not least through the efforts of active parent/teachers' associations.
no sólo ... sino también ...
=not only ... but also ....
Ex: This translation will involve not only labelling the subject, but possibly also indicating related subjects, as has been discussed earlier.
no tan bueno
(adj.)=not-so-good.
Ex: The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
no tener
(v.)=miss out on.
Ex: The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government.
no tener alternativa
(v.)=have + no choice.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener apetito
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats.
Ex: Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence. Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener constancia de Algo
(adj.)=unrecorded.
Ex: A study of early printed records for the county of Northumberland has identified some previously unrecorded parochial libraries.
no tener donde agarrarse
=not have a leg to stand on.
Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener donde caerse muerto
(adj.)=not have two pennies to rub together ; down-and-out.
Ex: Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry. Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
no tener dos dedos de frente
(n.)=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.
Ex: Her husband is still as thick as a brick and he still thinks he's been the model husband but Rome wasn't built in a day. Ex: Ashdown, for example, is an out'and'out Nazi, while Menzies'Campbell, who is supposed to be their expert on foreign affairs, is as thick as two planks. Ex: His colleagues would say he's as daft as a brush, has bags of energy and enthusiasm but gets the job done. Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two.
no tener en cuenta
(v.)=disregard ; overlook ; skip over ; be oblivious of/to ; close + the door on ; skip ; leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; fly in + the face of ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture.
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven. Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked. Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again. Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve. Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues. Ex: The search engines skips sites with no scientific content. Ex: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again. Ex: If a planned activity flies in the face of human nature, its success will be only as great as the non-human factors can ensure. Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing.
no tener errores
(v.)=be error-free.
Ex: Only 5 bibliographies were error-free.
no tener fin
(n.)=there + be + no end to.
Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
no tener fronteras
(v.)=have + no boundaries.
Ex: It will be global learning, thus evidence of the fact that learning has no boundaries.
no tener fundamento
(v.)=be unfounded.
Ex: This fear was expressed by publishers and booksellers when the first lending libraries were established and by and large it has proved to be unfounded.
no tener ganas
=can't/couldn't be bothered ; can't/couldn't be bothered.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network. Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ganas de comer
(v.)=be off + Posesivo + food ; be off + Posesivo + oats.
Ex: Her period of madness is characterised by being off her food, by refusing to prepare food, and by silence. Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
no tener hijos
(v.)=be childless.
Ex: Although some women librarians are married, most are childless: since the career is demanding, women librarians must choose often between career and children.
no tener hogar
(v.)=be homeless.
Ex: In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener idea
(v.)=have + no clue ; have + no idea.
Ex: Browsing when one has no clue what one wants is not a very intellectual activity, it is rather aimless meandering. Ex: When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
no tener idea de
(v.)=be clueless about ; have + no understanding of.
Ex: Even if CIA spymasters could infiltrate the innermost Kremlin, they would still be clueless about what was happening in the rest of Russia. Ex: Someone who is too honest sounds like a lunatic because they seem to have no understanding of how the world works.
no tener importancia
=be of no importance ; make + no difference ; be of no consequence.
Ex: Titles and authors are of no importance, and grouping books under subjects (fairy tales, adventure) is ineffective because the categories are not understood. Ex: Although upper and lower case makes no difference when typing in your name, it does make a difference in the password. Ex: Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener información
(v.)=be undocumented.
Ex: Friends of the Library groups are largely undocumented in the professional literature at non-doctoral granting colleges and universities.
no tener la conciencia tranquila
(v.)=have + a guilty conscience.
Ex: Most people have a guilty conscience from time to time.
no tener la menor importancia
(v.)=be of no particular concern.
Ex: Whether or not the distribution fits a Bradford distribution is of no particular concern.
no tener la más mínima consideración
(v.)=walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over . Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions. Ex: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
no tener la más mínima idea sobre Algo
(v.)=Negativo + have + the foggiest idea.
Ex: I don't have the foggiest idea how one would go about it.
no tener la necesidad de usar Algo
(v.)=have + no use for.
Ex: Low-income urban families simply do not have any use for the traditional library or indeed any motivation for self-improvement and getting ahead = Las familias urbanas con ingresos bajos simplemente no tienen la necesidad de usar la biblioteca tradicional o de hecho no sienten motivación para la superación personal y para avanzar.
no tener la obligación de
(v.)=be under no obligation.
Ex: They are under no obligation to inform the public of their financial status, so most do not bother.
no tener la preparación
(v.)=be untrained.
Ex: In some senses an author is in an ideal position to evaluate and summarize his own work, but the fact that he is untrained in abstracting will lead to variations in quality.
no tener lugar
(v.)=fall through.
Ex: The sale fell through recently, after the buyer was unable to come up with the money.
no tener límite
(v.)=have + no limit.
Ex: The Catalogue Module has no limit on the length of a record, and a single field can be up to 200 characters in length.
no tener límites
(v.)=be boundless.
Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
no tener más alternativa que
(v.)=have + no other option but.
Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más opción que
(v.)=have + little choice but ; have + no other option but.
Ex: With his back against the wall, he might judge that he had little choice but to use his weapons of mass destruction in a last-ditch attempt to save his country. Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener más remedio que
(v.)=be stuck with ; be left with + the need to ; get + stuck with.
Ex: If you're trying to reduce the cost of your cataloging, you're stuck with accepting LC, particularly if you're in a library which is acquiring the kinds of materials for which LC is the only cataloging source. Ex: In which case, the librarian is left with the need to reach sensible agreements with those supporting and delivering IT services to ensure that the services are reliable and available. Ex: The point to using non-proprietary standards is to make sure that you don't get stuck with content that you are unable to migrate to new formats over time.
no tener nada en contra de
(v.)=have + no quarrel with ; have + nothing against.
Ex: I have no quarrel with subject catalogues. Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
no tener nada en contra de Algo
(v.)=have + no quarrel about + Nombre.
Ex: His library is using the subject heading 'CHILDREN'S LITERATURE, NONSEXIST' in two ways: one applied to material on the subject of nonsexist books -- about which I have no quarrel.
no tener nada que perder
(v.)=have + nothing to lose.
Ex: 'Workers unite, you have nothing to lose but your chains,' said Karl Marx.
no tener nada que ver con
(v.)=be irrelevant to ; have + nothing to do with.
Ex: The requirement of many communities in the USA that young children print their names legibly to qualify for a library card is irrelevant to a child's readiness to use the library. Ex: Religion has nothing to do with science -- and vice versa.
no tener ni idea sobre Algo
(v.)=not know the first thing about.
Ex: The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad
=not to have a prayer.
Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ni la más remota posibilidad
=not to have a prayer.
Ex: As the bills piled up and the little money she had dried up, friends and neighbors began to worry that she didn't have a prayer.
no tener ni pies ni cabeza
(v.)=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of ; be pointless ; make + no sense at all ; make + no sense whatsoever.
Ex: I can't make heads or tails of all this monkey business. Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user. Ex: The way President Obama has gone about it makes no sense at all. Ex: Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
no tener ni punto de comparación
(v.)=be in a different league.
Ex: Australia is 'in a different league' to most stressed world economies because of the stability of its banks and China's hunger for its exports.
no tener ni puta idea
(v.)=not get + Posesivo + shit together.
Ex: To begin with a vulgarism, the public libraries have definitely not got their shit together.
no tener ni puta idea sobre Algo
(v.)=not know the first thing about.
Ex: The article is entitled 'We don't know the first thing about digitization: Assessing the Need for Digitization Training'.
no tener ni un pelo de tonto
=there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.
Ex: Arabin stared at the interruption, but the man continued: 'You need not stare; there are no flies about me -- what I say I mean to do'.
no tener ni voz ni voto en
(v.)=have + no say in.
Ex: The journeymen, having no say in the affairs of the gild, organized their own associations within individual shops, which were known as chapels.
no tener ningún escrúpulo en
(v.)=have + no qualms about.
Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún fundamento
=not have a leg to stand on.
Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener ningún interés
=can't/couldn't be bothered.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
no tener ningún remilgo en
(v.)=have + no qualms about.
Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener ningún reparo
(v.)=have + no qualms about.
Ex: Information service quality largely depends on the person at the public service desk who should have no qualms about working with people of any age, minority group, religious or socio-economic background.
no tener noticias de
=not hear a pip from.
Ex: We sent him a Christmas card and a text to say Happy New Year, but not heard a pip back from him.
no tener noticias es buena señal
=no news is good news.
Ex: No news is good news, in this case meaning there is no new clot in her lungs.
no tener opción
(v.)=have + no choice.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa
(v.)=have + no choice.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra alternativa que
(v.)=have + no other option but.
Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otra opción
(v.)=have + no choice.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
no tener otra opción que
(v.)=have + no other option but.
Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial.
no tener otro objetivo que el de
(v.)=have + no other purpose than.
Ex: As a reader of books, I am frequently irritated by 'introductions', which appear to me to have no other purpose that to hinder me from getting into the meat of the text.
no tener otro sitio donde recurrir
(v.)=have + nowhere else to turn.
Ex: Cuts in library budgets won't turn off the Internet for wealthy or middle-class families but it will certainly do for people who have nowhere else to turn.
no tener par
(v.)=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
Ex: She was one of a kind and we were fortunate to have had the chance to make music with her. Ex: He changed my life forever and I will never forget him, he truly was one in a million.
no tener parangón
(v.)=be unequalled ; be without peer.
Ex: The early history of Irish libraries is unequalled in Europe. Ex: As a record of the lives and intellects of their extraordinary correspondents, these letters are without peer.
no tener pelos en la lengua
(v.)=call + a spade a spade ; not to hold any punches.
Ex: It's about time that people stopped tip-toeing around issues regarding people's identity and called a spade a spade. Ex: He doesn't hold any punches and likes to tell it like it is.
no tener posibilidades
=be dead meat ; be a dead man/woman (walking).
Ex: I think we have some chance to get Friday in, but Saturday is dead meat without any doubt whatsoever and Sunday is pretty iffy. Ex: Probst thought he'd last longer, but I knew he was a dead man walking the minute he showed up.
no tener prejuicios
(v.)=be open-minded.
Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
no tener presente
(v.)=be oblivious of/to.
Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials generally implies an ideology which is oblivious of the aims our catalog was designed to serve.
no tener pruebas
=not have a leg to stand on.
Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
no tener que ir muy lejos
=not have to look far.
Ex: If you're interested in purchasing a pair of wedge shoes worn by the stars, you won't have to look far.
no tener razón
(v.)=be wrong.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
no tener razón de ser + Infinitivo
=there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
Ex: And there is no sense in doing that.
no tener reparos
(v.)=make + no bones about + Algo.
Ex: In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener reparos en admitir que
(v.)=make + no bones about + Algo.
Ex: In 1910 John Cotton Dana made no bones about it; indeed he was an early advocate of positive discrimination.
no tener representación
(v.)=be unrepresented.
Ex: Another rota system operates in some magistrates courts, whereby a duty solicitor is on hand to assist people facing criminal charges who otherwise would be unrepresented = En algunos juzgados de asuntos menores el sistema de turnos es diferente pues siempre hay un abogado procurador de guardia a mano para ayudar a la gente acusada de delito criminal que de lo contrario no tendrían representación.
no tener respuesta
(v.)=be unanswerable.
Ex: It does happen from time to time that a question is asked that the librarian knows from his knowledge and experience to be unanswerable in practice.
no tener rival
(adj.)=be second to none.
Ex: The rate of growth in Australian data base activity is second to none in the world.
no tener rumbo
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + way.
Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
no tener salida
(v.)=be stuck ; get + stuck ; become + stuck.
Ex: Present information retrieval technology is stuck in the preliminary stages and is thus no improvement on manual retrieval. Ex: Hence, the proposed method is capable of enhancing the regularization property without getting stuck at sub-optimal values in search space. Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
no tener sentido
(v.)=be meaningless ; be pointless ; be senseless ; make + no sense.
Ex: If you do not observe this rule, the resulting class number will be either meaningless or, at least, have the wrong meaning. Ex: In such cases consultation of the classified files would be pointless and frustrating to the user. Ex: Quine's thesis of the inscrutability of reference maintains that it is senseless to ask what the referent of a term is. Ex: It makes no sense to sacrifice our health to balance the budget.
no tener sentido + Infinitivo
=there + be + little point in + Gerundio ; there + be + no sense in + Gerundio.
Ex: There was, it appeared, little point in spending more than four minutes indexing a particular document, for the additional time gave no improvement in results. Ex: And there is no sense in doing that.
no tener sentido el + Infinitivo
(n.)=there + be + no point in + Gerundio.
Ex: There usually is no point in personally trying to correct misconceptions that may be the basis of some questions.
no tener suerte
(v.)=be out of luck.
Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
no tener tiempo de nada
(v.)=have + not a moment to spare.
Ex: The street was thronged by people who had not a moment to spare.
no tener trabajo
(v.)=be unemployed.
Ex: In the United Kingdom the London borough of Lambeth includes some 25,000 young persons, many of whom are unemployed, homeless and coloured.
no tener trascendencia
=be of no consequence.
Ex: Who gets killed is of no consequence but the fact that people are killed is of consequence.
no tener un duro
(v.)=not have a bean.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
no tener valor
(v.)=be valueless.
Ex: Effects of this error force ratings so drastically to the top of the scale that they are valueless to us and others in management.
no tener versatilidad
(n.)=be a one-trip pony.
Ex: He accused her of being a one-trip pony only suited to one type of song and that to be the an all-round singer you need to be diverse.
no tener vida privada
=like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
Ex: Living in residence is like being in a fish bowl, something happens and then minutes later the whole house knows.
no tener éxito
(v.)=be unsuccessful ; come up with + nothing ; prove + unsuccessful.
Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'. Ex: I tried to search D-Lib Magazine for distributed proofreading, but came up with nothing. Ex: Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.
no tenerse en pie
(v.)=Negativo + hold + water.
Ex: Their arguments against the government's foreign policy simply don't hold water.
no terminar nunca de tener problemas con
(v.)=have + no end of problems with.
Ex: I would be glad to test the new version since I have had no end of problems with the old one.
no terrenal
(adj.)=unearthly .
Ex: Her face glowed with unearthly radiance and her form was as perfect as any woman -- whether goddess or mortal -- could ever desire to possess.
no textual
(adj.)=non-text.
Ex: Binhex (BINary HEXadecimal) is a method for converting non-text files (non-ASCII) into ASCII.
no tipificado
(adj.)=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].
Ex: The values displayed in the figure were unstandardised estimates.
no tocar
(v.)=hands off ; leave + Nombre + alone ; leave + Nombre + undisturbed.
Ex: She brandishes a 'Hands Off' sign whenever that topic is brought up. Ex: Like the bear who could take it or could leave it alone, we may find that if we lean over too far backwards we might as well fall flat on our face. Ex: Aside from providing food and water each day, we left them undisturbed so they could explore their new home on their own.
no tolerar
(v.)=have + little patience with.
Ex: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.
no tomándose a uno como el centro de referencia
(adj.)=ex-centric [excentric].
Ex: This book offers an 'ex-centric' view of Papua cultures.
no tradicional
(adj.)=non-traditional [nontraditional] ; untraditional.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information. Ex: Despite economic cuts, the impression American library workers give is one of optimism and desire to try untraditional ways of solving economic problems.
no traducido
(adj.)=untranslated.
Ex: It looks like he is also going to be translating some of, and possibly all of the previously untranslated chapters in this book.
no tragar Algo o Alguien
(v.)=stick in + Posesivo + craw.
Ex: 'I'll call the young fellow and tell him there's been a mix-up -- I hope his parents don't raise a stink -- and I want you to know that it really sticks in my craw, it violates all my principles' = "Llamaré al joven y le diré que ha habido una confusión (espero que sus padres no me armen un escándalo) y quiero que sepas que es algo que me da patadas en el estómago, va en contra de todos mis principios".
no transigir
(v.)=take + a hard stand ; put + Posesivo + foot down ; stand + Posesivo + ground ; hold + Posesivo + ground.
Ex: In order to reverse the proliferation of high-priced journals, subscribers must take a hard stand. Ex: Native speakers of English use idioms such as 'put your foot down' and 'spill the beans' to label events that are not described literally by the words that make up the idioms. Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem. Ex: It's easier to play things down then hold your ground.
no transparente
(adj.)=non-transparent.
Ex: The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.
no tripulado
(adj.)=unmanned.
Ex: The 'strategic computing' plan announced by the United States in early 1984 envisages, among others, the use of intelligent robots (for example, to serve as ammunition loaders in tanks, or in unmanned reconnaissance and manipulating devices).
no técnico
(adj.)=non-technical.
Ex: Ideally, this reference manual should provide step-by-step guidance for the non-technical, first-time user.
no tóxico
(adj.)=non-toxic.
Ex: This non-toxic method eradicates book-eating insects by deep-freezing.
no universitario
(adj.)=non-college.
Ex: Becker concludes, pessimistically, that the library has 'no role to play in solving the problem of how non-college youth are to achieve maturity'.
no usarse
(v.)=go + unused.
Ex: Relevant information known to be available may go unused in research and development because of information overload.
no usuario
(n.)=non-user.
Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
no vacío
(n.)=non-stop.
Ex: Of course some terms may be difficult to categorise as stop or non-stop.
no valer gran cosa
(v.)=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
Ex: My friends read my books not because they think I am any great shakes as a writer but simply because they know me. Ex: The rooms are nothing to shout about, but it's a friendly place and has one of the neighborhood's best restaurants. Ex: He really does not have that great of a voice and his looks are nothing to write home to mom about.
no valer la pena
(v.)=be no good.
Ex: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
no vencido
(adj.)=unexpired.
Ex: This study was aimed at determining the microbiological quality of unexpired and expired syrups.
no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca
=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
Ex: You never know what may happen between now and August, so don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
no venir a cuento
(v.)=be beside the point ; be beside the mark ; be beside the question.
Ex: The fact that she chose to dissolve the dance troupe she founded in 1965 is now beside the point. Ex: In this case many of my objections would appear to be beside the mark. Ex: It is quite beside the question to ask which is the better.
no venir al caso
(v.)=be immaterial ; be beside the point ; be beside the mark ; be beside the question.
Ex: To point out that this question was answered a great many years ago is, as the lawyers say, 'incompetent, irrelevant, and immaterial'. Ex: The fact that she chose to dissolve the dance troupe she founded in 1965 is now beside the point. Ex: In this case many of my objections would appear to be beside the mark. Ex: It is quite beside the question to ask which is the better.
no venir mal + Infinitivo
(v.)=not hurt to + Infinitivo.
Ex: Economy drives in corporations, especially for overhead operations such as libraries, occur because management never knows what it should spend on support services and feels that it does not hurt to try to make cuts.
no ver
(v.)=be blind to.
Ex: Influence and control is currently wielded by sterile professionals who are blind to the need to develop services beyond print.
no ver con buenos ojos
(v.)=not take + kindly to.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
no ver el bosque por los árboles
(v.)=miss + the forest for the trees.
Ex: To try to determine whether an entire model is 'sustainable' based on asking individual publishers operating in today's environment if they are making money is to miss the wood for the trees.
no verificable
(adj.)=untestable.
Ex: The present paper disagrees, arguing that the Conspectus is too imprecise to be instructive, too untestable to invoke belief, and too laborious ever to repay the effort.
no verificado
(adj.)=untested.
Ex: Yet the documentation strategy is still a largely untested concept.
no verse afectado
=be none the worse for wear ; be none the worse for (that).
Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear. Ex: The author concludes that although many of the innovations discussed did not survive, the schools were none the worse for their experimentation.
no verse comprometido por
(v.)=be uncompromised by.
Ex: The national library must ensure that its long term aims are uncompromised by short term market considerations.
no verse en peligro
(v.)=be uncompromised by.
Ex: The national library must ensure that its long term aims are uncompromised by short term market considerations.
no viable
(adj.)=unworkable.
Ex: The present situation is completely unworkable and of benefit neither to copyright owners nor to users.
no vigente
(adj.)=non-current.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
no violencia
(n.)=nonviolence.
Ex: Besides seven plenary sessions on varying aspects of the culture of peace and nonviolence, there will be workshops and lectures everyday.
no violento
(adj.)=nonviolent [non-violent].
Ex: We believe that if children are exposed to an environment conducive to moral and spiritual values from the very beginning, they will grow as peaceful nonviolent future citizens.
no virtual
=brick(s) and mortar.
Ex: Advocates of the virtual university assume that the Internet can be used to replace the bricks and mortar campus.
no visto
(adj.)=unseen.
Ex: His widow has opened her personal archive, hitherto unseen, including the private scrapbooks in which Eliot assiduously recorded their life together.
no visto antes
(adj.)=unprecedented.
Ex: We might next note the unprecedented success of the Library of Congress' MARC Distribution Service, which provides authoritative, quality cataloging data in machine-readable, and hence, machine-manipulatable, form.
no vivo
(adj.)=nonliving [non-living].
Ex: The author examines the idea of open systems and discusses the difference between the living organism and the nonliving open machine.
no volver
(v.)=go + forever.
Ex: Those were the good old days and now they have gone forever.
no volver hasta + Expresión Temporal
(v.)=not be back for + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y que se ausentaría durante dos semanas.
no volver la vista atrás
(n.)=never + look back.
Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
no volátil
(adj.)=non-volatile [nonvolatile].
Ex: A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
no voy a aguantarlo más
=not going to take it any more.
Ex: The article 'The acquisitions librarian as informed consumer: mad as hell, and not going to take it any more!' considers some of the underlying practices used by publishers which keep prices increasing faster than inflation.
no válido
=invalid ; not applicable [N/A].
Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated. Ex: Parts of the summary which are not appropriate to a given access-point file are marked 'not applicable'.
no vérsele el pelo a Alguien
=not see hide nor hair of.
Ex: However, I never saw hide nor hair of her after that conversation.
no {predisponer} en contra
(v.)=stay on + the right side of.
Ex: Many of the stories told about fairies seem to be cautionary tales, showing that they can be very helpful, as long as you stay on the right side of them.
no ácido
=acid-free.
Ex: A major concern is that paper should be acid-free or alkaline.
no único
=nonunique [non-unique].
Ex: Our estimation is that we have 845,000 nonunique names in the MARC data base.
nobiliario
(adj.)=peerage.
Ex: The English peerage system is not straightforward and it is easy to make errors in the treatment of names of peers and knights and their ladies, causing confusion to readers.

noble
(n.)=noble ; lofty ; gallant ; high-minded ; patrician ; noble ; nobleman [noblemen, -pl.] ; noblewoman [noblewomen, -pl.].
Ex: The bookseller is concerned with a more noble form of merchandise than any other and he is thus an aristocrat among traders.
Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
Ex: This was an untenable state of affairs and he made a gallant effort to secure librarians and library boards from the possibility of such suits.
Ex: The conference produced a high-minded, challenging agenda for the library community in the coming year = El congreso elaboró un programa lleno de retos y de principios muy elevados para la comunidad bibliotecaria en el año entrante.
Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.
Ex: The nobles had always claimed a preference for advancement in the army, the navy, the church, and the parliaments.
Ex: He was assassinated by noblemen who feared that his licentious manner and ignorance would undermine the monarchy.
Ex: It is no coincidence that what literary and artistic works by women have survived are by noblewomen.
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* de pensamientos nobles=high-minded.
* gas noble=noble gas.

noblemente
=manfully.
Ex: The Bolsheviks have manfully set their shoulders to the wheel undaunted by this staggering catastrophe.

nobleza
(n.)=nobility ; peerage.
Ex: Other authors may change their names, for instance, by marriage or elevation to the nobility.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
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* pequeña nobleza, la=gentry, the.

noche
(n.)=night.
Nota: Período del día.
Ex: And two of them I heard two nights ago on 'All in the Family'.
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* a altas horas de la noche=late at night ; in the dead of night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* abierto por la noche=late night.
* a cualquier hora del día o de la noche=at any hour of the day or night ; at any time of the day or night.
* a la caída de la noche=at nightfall ; at twilight.
* al amparo de la noche=under cover of night.
* al caer la noche=at nightfall.
* a última hora de la noche=late at night.
* aventura de una sola noche=one-night stand.
* bajo el manto de la noche=under the cover of darkness ; under the cloak of darkness.
* bien entrada la noche=late at night ; in the small hours (of the morning) ; in the wee hours (of the morning).
* cada noche=every night.
* como barcos que se cruzan (en la noche)=like passing ships (in the night).
* como el día y la noche=worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* como la noche y el día=like oil and water ; worlds apart ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* dama de noche=night jasmine.
* de día y de noche=day and night ; night and day.
* de la noche a la mañana=overnight.
* del día o de la noche=day or night.
* de noche=after dark.
* desde la mañana a la noche=from morning to night.
* Día + por la noche=Día + night.
* día y noche=round the clock ; day and night ; night and day ; around the clock.
* dormir la noche=stay overnight.
* durante la noche=overnight ; night-time.
* durante toda la noche=all-night ; all night long.
* el lunes por la noche=on Monday night.
* el miércoles por la noche=on Wednesday night.
* en el silencio de la noche=in the dead of night.
* en la oscuridad de la noche=in the darkness of night ; in the dark of night.
* en las tinieblas de la noche=in the darkness of night.
* en lo más profundo de la noche=in the dead of night.
* en mitad de la noche=in the dead of night.
* escapar de noche=shoot + the moon.
* esta noche=tonight ; tonite.
* galán de noche=night jasmine ; clothes valet ; men's valet.
* hacer de la noche día=burn + the candle at both ends.
* huir de noche=shoot + the moon.
* jueves por la noche, el=Thursday night.
* lámpara de mesita de noche=bedside lamp.
* ligue de una sola noche=one-night stand.
* lugar donde las aves pasan la noche=roost.
* luz de mesita de noche=bedside lamp.
* mañana por la noche=tomorrow night.
* mañana, tarde y noche=around the clock.
* medianoche=midnight.
* mesita de noche=bedside table.
* noche + caer=night + fall.
* noche de bodas=wedding night.
* noche de brujas=Halloween [Hallowe'en].
* noche de entre semana=weeknight.
* noche de luna=moonlit night.
* noche de luz de luna=moonlight night.
* noche en blanco=sleepless night.
* noche nupcial=wedding night.
* noche sin poder dormir=sleepless night.
* noche tras noche=night after night.
* noche y día=day and night ; night and day.
* no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche)=not sleep a wink (all night long).
* pasar la noche=spend + the night ; stay overnight ; put + Nombre + for the night ; put + Nombre + up for the night.
* pasar la noche en blanco=not sleep a wink (all night long).
* por el día o por la noche=day or night.
* por el día y por la noche=night and day.
* por el día y por la noche=day and night.
* por la mañana y por la noche=morning and night.
* por la noche=overnight ; at night ; night-time ; after dark ; by night ; in the night ; nightly.
* por las noches=nightly.
* por la tarde noche=in the evening.
* portero de noche=nightman [nightmen, -pl.].
* ruidos de la noche=things that go bump in the night.
* ser como el día y la noche=different as night and day.
* ser de la noche=night creature.
* tarde noche=late evening ; evening.
* toda la noche=all night long.
* todas las noches=nightly ; every night.
* trabajar de día y de noche=work + day and night.
* trabajar día y noche=work + Reflexivo + to the ground ; work + Reflexivo + to death ; work (a)round + the clock.
* trabajar noche y día=work + day and night.
* traje de noche=evening wear.
* turno de noche=night shift [night-shift].
* una noche tras otra=night after night.
* un + Nombre + a altas horas de la noche=a late night + Nombre.
* vestido de noche=evening dress ; evening gown.
* vigilante de noche=nightman [nightmen, -pl.].

noche + caer
(n.)=night + fall.
Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.
noche de bodas
(n.)=wedding night.
Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.
noche de brujas
=Halloween [Hallowe'en].
Ex: If you are looking for information on pumpkin head Halloween mask, then you've come to the right place.
noche de entre semana
=weeknight.
Ex: Typically, downtown businesses are not open weeknights and many are not open on Sunday.
noche de luna
(n.)=moonlit night.
Ex: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.
noche de luz de luna
(n.)=moonlight night.
Ex: One moonlight night Sweeny was brought to our notice by his ejaculations of impatience at being obliged to come to a dead halt.
noche en blanco
(n.)=sleepless night.
Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.
noche nupcial
(n.)=wedding night.
Ex: She was is a bit of a strumpet and was nearly killed by her husband on her wedding night when he discovered that she was pregnant.
noche sin poder dormir
(n.)=sleepless night.
Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.
noche tras noche
=night after night.
Ex: His gift was not that he could sing that way, but that he could continue to sing that way night after night without damaging his vocal cords.
noche y día
=day and night ; night and day.
Ex: As those seeking information expect rapid service, day and night, publishers must be innovative and adapt to the challenges ahead. Ex: And they worked night and day to make their dream come true.
nocional
(adj.)=notional.
Ex: This technique consists of making systematically explicit all the notional, semantic, and cognitive elements contained in the subject to be searched.

nociones aritméticas elementales
(n.)=numeracy.
Ex: This is one of the first assessable skills which the young child can demonstrate and literacy normally carries greater prestige than numeracy.
nociones elementales
(n.)=rudiments.
Ex: In a recent experiment 3 instructors taught a group of students the rudiments of information retrieval using terminals to access remote data bases.
nocivo
(adj.)=pernicious ; injurious ; deleterious ; noxious ; baneful.
Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
Ex: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.
Ex: This article attempts to show the influence of man on the beneficial or deleterious use of information.
Ex: The conservation method consists of several stages: mechanical cleaning, chemical purification, neutralization of surplus acidity, blocking of noxious influences of cations of iron and copper, moistening and strengthening of leather bindings, and greasing.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
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* efecto nocivo=toxic effect ; harmful effect.
* insecto nocivo=insect pest.
* nocivo para=injurious to.

nocivo para
=injurious to.
Ex: Criteria for censorship are that materials should not be blasphemous, indecent, obscene, injurious to morality or likely to encourage crime.
noción
(n.)=belief ; claim ; notion ; perspective ; conception ; inkling.
Ex: Written substantiation of this belief, from a wide variety of points of view, has become plentiful in the 1970s.
Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.
Ex: A focus conveys the key or principal notion of a concept.
Ex: It is easy to see that users and separate pieces of literature may hold different perspectives on one subject.
Ex: Different conceptions of what subject indexing means are described.
Ex: Her experience with many children has shown that often they can repeat sentences and read quite well without any inkling of what they are saying.
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* corroborar una noción=support + notion ; bolster + claim.
* explicar una noción=put across + conception.
* noción del tiempo=notion of time ; sense of time.
* nociones aritméticas elementales=numeracy.
* nociones elementales=rudiments.
* perder la noción del tiempo=lose + track of time ; lose + all notion of time ; lose + all sense of time.
* reafirmar una noción=bolster + claim.

noción del tiempo
(n.)=notion of time ; sense of time.
Ex: But, in 1905, Einstein changed altogether our notion of time. Ex: This is because one of the major losses they suffered under communist regimes was their proper sense of time.
nocturno
(adj.)=after hours [after-hours] ; nocturne ; night-time ; nocturnal ; nightly.
Ex: Night owl project is an after hours telephone reference service initially unded by an LSCA grant.
Ex: Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.
Ex: End user searching on BRS/After Dark, the night-time version of the BRS Search Service, has been offered to users of Ottawa University Library since July 83.
Ex: The system is also being used to record and identify the nocturnal calls of migrating songbirds through eastern North America.
Ex: This article probes the images of African Americans in a 30 day sample of videotaped nightly news programmes.
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* club nocturno=nightclub.
* lectura nocturna=bedtime reading.
* local de entretenimiento nocturno=night spot.
* local nocturno=night spot.
* lugar de entretenimiento nocturno=night spot.
* préstamo nocturno=overnight loan.
* ser nocturno=night creature.
* telegrama nocturno=night letter.
* tren nocturno=overnight train ; night train.
* vida nocturna=night life.
* vigilante nocturno=night watchman.
* visión nocturna=night vision ; nocturnal vision.
* visita nocturna=night tour.

noctámbulo
(n.)=night owl.
Nota: Persona que prefiere hacer sus vivencias de noche.
Ex: The biological basis of preferences for morning or evening activity patterns ('early birds' and 'night owls') has been hypothesized but has remained elusive.

nodo
(n.)=node ; node element ; newsreel ; cinema newsreel ; newsfilm ; nexus.
Ex: Notable telecommunications networks are Tymnet and Telenet, which are predominantly North American, but also have nodes in Europe and other parts of the world.
Ex: The following types of data structure are common: hierarchical, or tree, with a single root element at the top, plus node elements at the ends of the branches that spread out from the root.
Ex: Feature films and newsreels are excluded from the catalogue's coverage.
Ex: It has a unique collection of newsfilm some of which dates back to 1896: besides its own collection it owns 5 other major cinema newsreel collections from the past.
Ex: It has a unique collection of newsfilm some of which dates back to 1896: besides its own collection it owns 5 other major cinema newsreel collections from the past.
Ex: The author explores the nexus between record keeping and the execution of government 'watchdog' functions.
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* nodo de la red=network node.
* nodo linfático=lymph node.

nodo de la red
(n.)=network node.
Ex: The system allows the user, who is connected to a network node, to access the hosts' information services without needing to reestablish connection when changing data bases.
nodo linfático
(n.)=lymph node.
Ex: The gastrointestinal tract anatomically comprises the oesophagus, stomach, small and large intestines, pancreas, mesentery and associated lymph nodes.
nodriza
(n.)=wet-nurse.
Ex: Traditionally, Malaysian women breast-feed their infants for an extended period of time; only elite Chinese women resort to a wet-nurse.

nogal
(n.)=walnut tree.
Ex: Walnut trees respond to stress by producing significant amounts of a chemical form of aspirin, scientists have discovered.
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* nogal americano=hickory.

nogal americano
(n.)=hickory.
Ex: Thanks to its unique combination of strength and hardness, hickory is the most commonly used wood for drumsticks.
nomadismo
(n.)=nomadism.
Ex: This ability has been acquired by shepherds during generations of nomadism and pastoralism, and it is considered the most important aspect of husbandry in arid climates.

nombrable
(adj.)=nameable.
Ex: Thus Cutter opens the door to compounds and phrases of all kinds -- so long as they are 'nameable' -- and also opens the door to inversion, but gives no rule for this.

nombrado
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* nombrado a dedo=hand-picked.
* recién nombrado=newly appointed.

nombrado a dedo
(adj.)=hand-picked.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
nombramiento
(n.)=appointment ; designation ; nomination.
Ex: The deputy librarian or deputy director's duties are to take the place of the director in his absence, to organize the general routine of the library, to supervise the staff and to deal with matters such as interviews, appointments and resignations.
Ex: It distinguishes between pure anonymity, official designations or descriptions which render the author's identity unmistakable.
Ex: This article uses a content analysis of Ronald Reagan's comments concerning the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court to illustrate potential problems arising from a lack of established guidelines.
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* carta de nombramiento=letter of appointment.
* nuevo nombramiento=reappointment.

nombrar
(v.)=appoint ; label ; name ; style ; nominate ; baptise [baptize, -USA].
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Its primer purpose is the finding of specific documents, and consequently this type of catalogue has been labelled a finding list catalogue or an inventory catalogue.
Ex: The author statement may, for example, name all of a string of authors, or just the first named.
Ex: Mathilda Panopoulos, known as 'Tilly' to her friends and colleagues but usually styled 'Tilly the Hun' or just 'the Hun' by her detractors, is a native of Pritchard.
Ex: Until 1979, Members of the European Parliament were nominated by their national parliaments but in June of that year the first elections by universal suffrage were held in each of the nine member states.
Ex: This article defines a user friendly micro-language, baptized MILAMU, that facilitates both access to these multimedia databases and formulation of multimedia queries = Este artículo explica un microlenguaje de programación, denominado MILAMU, que facilita tanto el acceso a estas bases de datos multimedia como la formulación de enunciados de búsqueda de documentos multimedia.
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* nombrar a dedo=handpick.
* nombrar rey=enthrone ; crown.
* nombrar una delegación=appoint + delegation.
* nombrar un comité=appoint + committee.
* por nombrar (sólo) + Número=to name (only) + Número.
* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos=to name only some ; to name only some.
* por nombrar sólo unos pocos=to name but a few.
* por nombrar unos pocos=to name a few.
* volver a nombrar=rename.

nombrar a dedo
(v.)=handpick.
Ex: Every rally the president goes to everyone is cheering for him because they're handpicked.
nombrar rey
(v.)=enthrone ; crown.
Ex: Modern life 'enthrones reason over impulse'. Ex: Duc was dethroned three days after he was crowned, he was then jailed and died seven days later of starvation.
nombrar un comité
(v.)=appoint + committee.
Ex: In 1973 committee was appointed to study the question of standards and norms for public libraries = In 1973 se eligió un comité para estudiar el tema de los estándares y normas para las bibliotecas públicas.
nombrar una delegación
(v.)=appoint + delegation.
Ex: Delegations are appointed to the committee through the National Sections of the two organizations.
nombre
(n.)=label ; name ; nomenclature ; noun ; denomination.
Ex: There are a number of types of abstracts or labels that can be applied to abstracts.
Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: Such lists will embody for example, singular or plural, nouns or adjectives.
Ex: This paper presents a survey of denominations used by industrial property offices for the various kinds of patent documents published by them.
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* abreviatura del nombre del campo=tag.
* acción de dar un nombre a Algo=naming.
* a nombre de=payable to.
* asignación de nombre=labelling [labeling, -USA].
* asignación de nombres=namespace.
* autoridad de nombre=name authority.
* barajar nombres=bandy + names.
* cambio de nombre=rebranding.
* clave de búsqueda por nombre de autor=author key.
* Cooperativa para Autoridades de Nombre (NACO)=Name Authority Cooperative (NACO).
* dar a Algo el nombre de=earn + Nombre + the name of.
* dar el nombre=label.
* dar un nuevo nombre=rename.
* digno de su nombre=worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.
* encabezamiento de nombre=name heading.
* encabezamiento de nombre corporativo=corporate name heading.
* encabezamiento de nombre personal=personal name heading.
* encabezamientos de nombre y título=name-title headings.
* en nombre de=in the name of ; on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf] ; in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].
* entrada de nombre=name entry.
* entrada de nombre personal=personal name entry.
* etiqueta con el nombre=name tag.
* extensión del nombre del fichero=file name extension.
* fichero de autoridades de nombres=name authority file.
* hacer honor al nombre de Uno=live up to + Posesivo + name.
* hacer un pago a nombre de=make + payment payable to.
* índice de nombres=name index.
* inicial del primer nombre de pila=first initial.
* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona=middle initial.
* llamar las cosas por su nombre=call + a spade a spade.
* Nombre + a gran escala=broad scale + Nombre.
* Nombre + a + Nombre=Nombre + by + Nombre.
* nombre completo=full name.
* nombre compuesto=double-barrelled name.
* nombre compuesto por varias palabras=multiple-word name.
* nombre común=common name.
* nombre con prefijo=prefixed name.
* nombre contable=countable noun.
* nombre convencional=conventional name.
* nombre corporativo=corporate name.
* nombre de acceso=login.
* nombre de acceso al sistema=system logon name.
* nombre de archivo=file name.
* nombre de autor=author name.
* nombre de casta=caste name.
* nombre de compañía=company name.
* nombre de dominio=domain name.
* nombre de fichero=filename.
* nombre de la cuenta=account name.
* nombre del archivo=data set name.
* nombre del campo=field name.
* nombre del editor=publisher's name.
* nombre de lugar=place name.
* nombre de masa=mass noun.
* nombre de materia=subject name.
* nombre de nacimiento=née.
* nombre de pila=Christian name ; first name ; given name.
* nombre de pila segundo=middle name.
* nombre de pluma=pen name.
* nombre de usuario=user ID ; username ; user's name.
* nombre dinástico=dynastic name.
* nombre geográfico=geographic name ; geographical name.
* nombre incontable=uncountable noun ; mass noun.
* Nombre + mío=Nombre + of mine.
* Nombre + mismo=very + Nombre.
* nombre muy conocido=household name ; household word.
* nombre no contable=uncountable noun ; mass noun.
* nombre personal=personal name.
* nombre poco apropiado=misnomer.
* nombre predominante=predominant name.
* nombre propio=forename ; given name ; proper name.
* Nombre Propio + padre=senior + Nombre Propio.
* Nombre + que me rodea=Nombre + round me.
* Nombre + real=majesty's + Nombre.
* Nombre + relacionado con=Nombre + involved.
* Nombre + tras + Nombre=in + Nombre + after + Nombre ; Nombre + after + Nombre.
* nombre verbal=verbal noun.
* nombre y apellidos=full name.
* pantalla de resumen de nombres=name summary screen.
* que no se le puede dar un nombre=unnameable.
* que se le puede dar un nombre=nameable.
* rellenar a nombre de=make out to.
* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor=author sequence.
* sólo de nombre=in name only.
* todas las iniciales del nombre propio=full initials.
* URN (Nombre Uniforme de Recursos)=URN (Uniform Resource Name).

nombre completo
(n.)=full name.
Ex: If initials only are noted effort is saved in reproducing full names and seeking out full forenames.
nombre compuesto
(n.)=double-barrelled name.
Ex: If inversion is practised, it must be determined how foreign names, prefixed names and double-barrelled names are to be treated.
nombre compuesto por varias palabras
(n.)=multiple-word name.
Ex: Note that multiple-word names contain an underscore (_), not a space.
nombre común
(n.)=common name.
Ex: Common names are, for example, names of animals, tools, diseases, and chemicals.
nombre con prefijo
(n.)=prefixed name.
Ex: If inversion is practised, it must be determined how foreign names, prefixed names and double-barrelled names are to be treated.
nombre contable
(n.)=countable noun.
Ex: Countable nouns typically occur as discrete units that can be counted, whereas uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, are typically substances or concepts.
nombre convencional
(n.)=conventional name.
Ex: A conventional name is a name, other than the real or official name, by which a corporate body, place, or thing has come to be known.
nombre corporativo
(n.)=corporate name.
Ex: Added entries under corporate names are made for a prominently named corporate body, unless it functions solely as distributor or manufacturer.
nombre de acceso
(n.)=login.
Ex: As a noun, login is the account name used to gain access to a computer system.
nombre de acceso al sistema
(n.)=system logon name.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
nombre de archivo
(n.)=file name.
Ex: A file name is a designation used in a computer system to identify a file.
nombre de autor
(n.)=author name.
Ex: An author index, for instance, comprises a series of alphabetically organized author names.
nombre de casta
(n.)=caste name.
Ex: It was also decided that the last name which is not an honorific or caste name should be the entry element and that no modification of AACR rules are necessary for corporate authors.
nombre de compañía
(n.)=company name.
Ex: Obvious examples are the unique proper nouns such as brand names and company names.
nombre de dominio
(n.)=domain name.
Ex: The domain name is the unique name that identifies an Internet site.
nombre de fichero
(n.)=filename.
Ex: You will be prompted to enter a filename for the saved records.
nombre de la cuenta
(n.)=account name.
Ex: The account name field contains the name of the financial institution, company or individual either initiating or receiving the transfer.
nombre de lugar
(n.)=place name.
Ex: All place names could be either subdivided for direct regionalization or used as subdivisions of other headings in indirect regionalization.
nombre de masa
(n.)=mass noun.
Ex: Countable nouns typically occur as discrete units that can be counted, whereas uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, are typically substances or concepts.
nombre de materia
(n.)=subject name.
Ex: For Cutter, subject names existed only insofar as they were generally accepted and used by educated people.
nombre de nacimiento
(adj.)=née.
Ex: The album consists of favourite pieces of prose and poetry copied by the Revd James Baker and his wife Amelia (née Wilshere).
nombre de pila
(n.)=Christian name ; first name ; given name.
Ex: He also allows Christian names accompanied by an epithet (Aunt Jane, for example) to be used as headings for the main entry. Ex: Do not use your first name, last name, or initials as a password, since this information is easily guessed by an unauthorized person. Ex: Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance).
nombre de pila segundo
(n.)=middle name.
Ex: When using a catalog it is not necessary to know that my middle name is Gridley (although one OCLC-participating library thought so in cataloging a book I edited).
nombre de pluma
(n.)=pen name.
Ex: Dorothy Dix was the pen name of Elizabeth Meriwether Gilmer (1861-1951) who was America's widely read female journalist of her time, and a forerunner of today's columnists.
nombre de usuario
(n.)=user ID ; username ; user's name.
Ex: Vendors usually control access through some combination of Internet Protocol (IP) address and user ID and password. Ex: Users of electronic services need a number of usernames, passwords, PINs and so on in order to successfully interact with these services. Ex: The book circulation department will need data on users' names and addresses and which books are on loan to whom.
nombre del archivo
(n.)=data set name.
Ex: In certain computer systems, the data set name is the name that the software recognizes as the identifier of a given machine-readable data file.
nombre del campo
(n.)=field name.
Ex: Hard copy print-out may allow a more 'conventional' catalogue type layout and will probably not require labels for field names.
nombre del editor
(n.)=publisher's name.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
nombre dinástico
(n.)=dynastic name.
Ex: Typically, the subelements will fall within the following categories: forename, patronymic, family name, sobriquet, and dynastic name.
nombre geográfico
(n.)=geographic name ; geographical name.
Ex: The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction. Ex: Name entries, for example, may include personal names, corporate names, and geographical names and their subdivisions or qualifiers.
nombre incontable
(n.)=uncountable noun ; mass noun.
Ex: Countable nouns typically occur as discrete units that can be counted, whereas uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, are typically substances or concepts. Ex: Countable nouns typically occur as discrete units that can be counted, whereas uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, are typically substances or concepts.
nombre muy conocido
(n.)=household name ; household word.
Ex: It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers). Ex: Hammond Incorporated and Rand McNally and Company are household words in map and atlas publishing.
nombre no contable
(n.)=uncountable noun ; mass noun.
Ex: Countable nouns typically occur as discrete units that can be counted, whereas uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, are typically substances or concepts. Ex: Countable nouns typically occur as discrete units that can be counted, whereas uncountable nouns, also called mass nouns, are typically substances or concepts.
nombre personal
(n.)=personal name.
Ex: Added entries under personal names are made in respect of persons with other relationships with the work, for example, addressees of a collection of letters, a person honoured by a Festschrift.
nombre poco apropiado
(n.)=misnomer.
Ex: The author explores the concept of the lifecycle of a record, attempting to determine whether it is a myth, a 'mantra' of the records management profession, or simply a powerful misnomer.
nombre predominante
(n.)=predominant name.
Ex: The predominant name is the name or form of name of a person or corporate body that appears most frequently (1) in the person's works or works issued by the corporate body; or (2) in reference sources, in that order of preference.
nombre propio
(n.)=forename ; given name ; proper name.
Ex: If initials only are noted effort is saved in reproducing full names and seeking out full forenames. Ex: Muslim authors were made up of the following elements: ism (given name), nasab (patronymic), nisbah (an adjective indicating tribal, geographical or sectarian origin or allegiance). Ex: Proper names, for example, names of persons, names of families, names of places.
nombre verbal
(n.)=verbal noun.
Ex: Activities are usually denoted by verbal nouns, eg building, lubricating, though in some cases we may find the passive rather than the active form, eg lubrication.
nombre y apellidos
(n.)=full name.
Ex: If initials only are noted effort is saved in reproducing full names and seeking out full forenames.
nomenclatura
(n.)=designation ; nomenclature.
Ex: The designation should be clearly separated from the variant heading itself by means of punctuation or typography.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
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* nomenclatura química=chemical nomenclature.

nomenclatura química
(n.)=chemical nomenclature.
Ex: Guidelines can be expected to discuss some or all of the following: list of standard abbreviations, including those of journal titles and standard forms of quoting chemical nomenclature and mathematical expressions.
nominación
(n.)=nomination.
Ex: This article uses a content analysis of Ronald Reagan's comments concerning the nomination of Robert Bork to the Supreme Court to illustrate potential problems arising from a lack of established guidelines.

nominado
(adj.)=nominated.
Ex: In a computer conference, a discussion document (or a nominated topic) is commented upon by participants at various locations, over a period of time.

nominador
(n.)=nominator.
Ex: Nominators must be paid-up members in good standing for the year of the election.

nominal
(adj.)=nominal.
Ex: The old-time indoor apprentices, who had boarded and lodged with the printer and received only nominal wages, were mostly replaced by outdoor apprentices who found their own board and lodging and were paid wages according to their skill and experience.

nominalmente
=nominally.
Ex: Librarians were concerned about the wastefulness of duplicating an already existing network of libraries which nominally, at least, aimed to provide a general information service to the public.

nominar
(v.)=nominate.
Ex: Until 1979, Members of the European Parliament were nominated by their national parliaments but in June of that year the first elections by universal suffrage were held in each of the nine member states.

nominativo
(adj.)=nominative.
Ex: This article reviews the publication of the reports of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania from the early nominative reports of the mid-eighteenth century to the present.

nomine
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* sine nomine (s.n.)=s.n. (sine nomine).

nomo
(n.)=gnome.
Ex: Gnomes have long been accused of having gruff personalities and of being a bit avaricious and even greedy.
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* nomo de jardín=garden gnome.

nomo de jardín
(n.)=garden gnome.
Ex: Garden gnomes have been banned from cemeteries by a church diocese because leaders say they are 'unnatural creatures'.
non
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* sine qua non=sine qua non.

nonagenario
(n.)=nonagenarian.
Ex: He was described as a 'sprightly nonagenarian' who was born in 1905.

nonato
(adj.)=unborn.
Ex: A prenatal paternity test is a conclusive way to determine if a man is the father of an unborn child.

nonce
(n.)=nonce.
Ex: This article will explain how to implement a nonce to be used with authentication.

nopal
(n.)=nopal.
Ex: Restrictions for the cultivation of crops that are known to accumulate heavy metals (i.e. nopal, onions, garlic, lettuce, potatoes, beets, and turnips) should be considered.

nordeste
(n.)=northeast [north-east].
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.
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* del nordeste=northeastern [north eastern] ; northeastern [north eastern].

noreste
(n.)=northeast [north-east].
Ex: Earnscliffe, an outsprawled town of 18,109, lies in a saucer-like setting of wooded hillsides in the northeast region of the country.

noria
(n.)=water wheel [waterwheel] ; Ferris wheel ; big wheel.
Ex: The author examines how Renaissance engineers renovated and developed ancient Roman waterworks or reinvented ancient hydraulic technologies based on siphons, water wheels, pumps, etc.
Ex: From Baghdad to Berlin, Shanghai to Dubai, new Ferris wheels are going up all over the world.
Ex: The big wheel has been in existence as long as any swings or roundabouts, and has remained unchanged in basic design principles.

norma
(n.)=convention ; guide ; norm ; pattern ; prescription ; rule ; standard ; yardstick.
Ex: Articulated subject indexes are based on title-like phrases that have some conventions concerning citation order.
Ex: In so doing the indexes act as an organized guide to large sections of the literature of a subject area.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
Ex: Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.
Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.
Ex: A standard is a document available to the public and aimed at the promotion of optimum community benefits and approved by a body recognized on the national, regional or international level.
Ex: The legitimate yardstick against which to evaluate 'Beatlemusik' is not, pace Paul Johnson, Beethoven's last quartets, but other contemporary popular music.
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* acatar las normas=toe + the line ; play by + the rules.
* atenerse a las normas=go by + the book.
* atenerse a una norma=conform to + standard.
* ausencia de normas=anomie.
* ceñirse a las normas=go by + the book.
* como norma=as a rule ; as a matter of policy.
* como norma general=as a rule of thumb ; as a general rule ; as a general rule of thumb ; as a rough guide.
* convertirse en la norma=become + the norm.
* cumplir las normas=abide by + rules and regulations ; play by + the rules.
* dar como norma=rule.
* dar una norma=give + prescription.
* de fijación de normas=standard(s) setting.
* desacatar las normas establecidas=flout + convention.
* desviación de la norma=deviation + from the norm ; departure from the norm.
* establecer norma=legislate.
* establecer normas=make + provision ; establish + standards.
* establecer normas de funcionamiento=establish + policy.
* establecer una norma=lay down + standard ; set down + rule.
* establecer un norma=give + prescription.
* fuera de las normas comúnmente aceptadas=beyond the pale.
* hacer cumplir una norma=enforce + standard.
* hacer cumplir unas normas=enforce + policy.
* hoja de normas=rule sheet.
* imponer una norma=place + prescription.
* incumplimiento de normas=rule breaking.
* incumplir una norma=infringe + standard ; violate + regulation ; break + rules.
* infracción de las normas=breach of regulations ; infringement of the rules ; breach of the rules.
* infracción de normas=rule breaking.
* infringir una norma=infringe + standard ; violate + rule ; violate + rule ; violate + regulation ; break + rules.
* no cumplir una norma=fall (far) short of + norm.
* norma absoluta=ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
* norma absouta=hard and fast rule.
* norma básica=ground rule.
* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
* Norma Británica número + Número=BS + Número.
* norma de comportamiento social=social pattern.
* norma de entrada de datos=input standard.
* norma de la industria=industry standard.
* norma de trabajo=working rule.
* norma de vestir=dress code.
* norma fija=firm rule.
* norma general=rule of thumb.
* Norma General Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD-G)=General International Standard Archival Description (ISAD(G)).
* norma inflexible=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
* Norma Internacional para la Descripción de Archivos (ISAD)=International Standard Archival Description (ISAD).
* Norma Internacional para los Lenguajes de Instrucción=International Standard for Command Languages.
* norma legal=statutory provision.
* Norma + Número=ISO + Número.
* norma ortográfica=spelling convention.
* norma personal=personal norm.
* norma que se puede aplicar a rajatabla=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
* norma rígida=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
* normas=policy ; code of practice ; regulation.
* normas comunes=standard practices.
* normas de préstamos vencidos=overdue policy.
* normas de procedimiento=rules of procedure.
* normas de uso=user policy.
* normas habituales=standard practices.
* normas internas=in-house guidelines.
* norma social=social norm ; societal norm.
* normas para la elaboración de resúmenes=abstracting policy.
* norma técnica=technical standard.
* no seguir una norma=fall (far) short of + norm.
* ofrecer una norma=offer + prescription.
* por norma=as a rule.
* que se atiene a una norma=compliant (with).
* que sigue una norma=compliant (with).
* respetar las normas=play by + the rules.
* seguir las normas al pie de la letra=go by + the book.
* seguir las normas a rajatabla=go by + the book.
* ser la norma=be the norm ; be the rule ; become + the norm.

norma absoluta
(n.)=ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
Ex: Enslaved by public opinion and the ironclad rules that govern theatrical practice, she must forfeit something to survive. Ex: This shows that, in the absence of a steadfast rule on covering the misbehavior of journalists, newspapers inevitably make decisions relative to their own organizational interests.
norma absouta
(n.)=hard and fast rule.
Ex: As in most other aspects of UDC, there is no hard and fast rule which can be relied upon to predict the occurrence of special auxiliaries.
norma básica
(n.)=ground rule.
Ex: It is possible to lay down some ground rules about the way various elements in a citation should be treated.
norma de comportamiento social
(n.)=social pattern.
Ex: T.V. has surely cut down the incentive to acquire the habit of reading where this is not already part of the accepted social pattern.
norma de entrada de datos
(n.)=input standard.
Ex: A proposed input standard for records in the UKLDS (UK Library Database System) for monographs has been published in 1983.
norma de la industria
(n.)=industry standard.
Ex: Industry standards are increasingly used in courtrooms as proof that manufacturers comply with nationally accepted rules for the quality of their products.
norma de trabajo
(n.)=working rule.
Ex: A working rule is to make any abstract as informative as the length of the abstract and the nature of the original permit.
norma de vestir
(n.)=dress code.
Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
norma fija
(n.)=firm rule.
Ex: There are no firm rules regarding a specific age by which a person's wisdom teeth have to be extracted.
norma general
(n.)=rule of thumb.
Ex: Here, as elsewhere, one applies a second rule of thumb: retain self-control.
norma inflexible
(n.)=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
Ex: As in most other aspects of UDC, there is no hard and fast rule which can be relied upon to predict the occurrence of special auxiliaries. Ex: Enslaved by public opinion and the ironclad rules that govern theatrical practice, she must forfeit something to survive. Ex: This shows that, in the absence of a steadfast rule on covering the misbehavior of journalists, newspapers inevitably make decisions relative to their own organizational interests.
norma legal
(n.)=statutory provision.
Ex: In many countries a legal term such as 'reflection-day' does not exist nor do any statutory provisions exist on this issue.
norma ortográfica
(n.)=spelling convention.
Ex: American and British spelling conventions sometimes differ and both types of spelling may be present in the LISA database.
norma personal
(n.)=personal norm.
Ex: This section consisted of six items about personal norms and two items about societal benefits.
norma que se puede aplicar a rajatabla
(n.)=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
Ex: As in most other aspects of UDC, there is no hard and fast rule which can be relied upon to predict the occurrence of special auxiliaries. Ex: Enslaved by public opinion and the ironclad rules that govern theatrical practice, she must forfeit something to survive. Ex: This shows that, in the absence of a steadfast rule on covering the misbehavior of journalists, newspapers inevitably make decisions relative to their own organizational interests.
norma rígida
(n.)=hard and fast rule ; ironclad rule ; steadfast rule.
Ex: As in most other aspects of UDC, there is no hard and fast rule which can be relied upon to predict the occurrence of special auxiliaries. Ex: Enslaved by public opinion and the ironclad rules that govern theatrical practice, she must forfeit something to survive. Ex: This shows that, in the absence of a steadfast rule on covering the misbehavior of journalists, newspapers inevitably make decisions relative to their own organizational interests.
norma social
(n.)=social norm ; societal norm.
Ex: This is a study of computer mediated communication (CMC) which attempts to provide empirical evidence of the emergence of social norms in computer conferencing. Ex: Change will only come about when informed decision making becomes a societal norm.
norma técnica
(n.)=technical standard.
Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.
normal
(adj.)=average ; commonplace ; common ; normal ; ordinary ; run-of-the-mill ; standard ; usual ; middle-of-the-range ; unsophisticated ; line + Profesión ; received ; regular ; commonly seen ; indistinctive.
Ex: The average family does have very real information needs, even though these may not be immediately recognized as such.
Ex: Microfilm and microfiche formats are now commonplace in most libraries.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
Ex: It is normal to make added entries in respect of important editors.
Ex: Control is exercised over which terms are used, but otherwise the terms are ordinary words.
Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
Ex: Photographs are normally kept in drawers of standard filing cabinets, with folders or pockets, or both.
Ex: It had three novel features: relative location, instead of the more usual fixed location.
Ex: In effect, the book started its life rather more as a light entertainment middle-of-the-range hardback autobiography but popular acclaim turned it into a huge mass-market paperback success.
Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media.
Ex: In larger libraries, line librarians are also likely to be MLS graduates.
Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'.
Ex: The article 'Filtering software: regular or decaf?' explains that most vendors define filtering software as that which blocks, filters, or monitors Internet use.
Ex: This typology divides humor comics into commonly seen subject areas, such as teen, kiddie, horror, military, and so on = Esta tipología divide los comics de humor en áreas temáticas conocidas como adolescentes, infantil, terror, militar, etc.
Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive.
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* agua normal=still water.
* a su precio normal=at full price.
* bajo condiciones normales=under normal conditions.
* café normal=caffeinated coffee.
* chica normal, una=girl-next-door, the.
* chico normal, un=boy-next-door, the.
* ciudadano normal=ordinary citizen ; member of the public ; everyday citizen.
* como algo normal=as a matter of course.
* como es normal=as always.
* convertirse en algo normal=become + standard practice.
* convertirse en + Nombre + normal=become + standard + Nombre.
* de extensión normal=standard-length.
* de la manera normal=in the normal manner.
* de tamaño normal=full-sized ; ordinary sized.
* día normal=ordinary day.
* en circunstancias normales=in the course of events ; during the course of events ; under normal circumstances ; in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en condiciones normales=under normal conditions.
* en el curso normal de=in the mainstream of.
* en el curso normal de las cosas=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en el curso normal de los acontecimientos=in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
* en el transcurso normal de + Posesivo + vida(s)=in the normal course of + Posesivo + life/lives.
* en situaciones normales=under normal circumstances.
* fuera del horario normal=out of hours ; at odd times.
* fuera de lo normal=abnormally + Adjetivo ; with a difference ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
* gente normal=ordinary men and women ; straight people.
* gente normal, la=ordinary people ; hoi polloi, the.
* lejía normal=household bleach.
* lenguaje normal=plain language.
* letra normal=light type ; light face type.
* lo normal=ordinariness.
* lo normal + ser + que=there + be + a tendency (to/for).
* material de tamaño mayor de lo normal=outsize material.
* normal, lo=standard practice, the ; the normal run of.
* normal y corriente=unremarkable.
* parto normal=vaginal delivery.
* permanecer normal=remain + normal.
* persona normales=ordinary person.
* poco normal=unnatural ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
* por debajo de lo normal=below-normal.
* por debajo del peso normal=underweight.
* precio normal=full price.
* prensa normal, la=broadsheet press, the.
* sábana normal=flat sheet.
* seguir con + Posesivo + vida normal=get on with + Posesivo + life.
* seguir su curso normal=run + its course.
* ser algo normal=be a fact of life ; become + a common feature ; be a part of life.
* ser lo normal=be the order of the day.
* ser normal=be the case (with).
* trabajar a horas fuera de lo normal=work + unsocial hours.
* un día normal=on a typical day.
* volver a la vida normal=get (back) into + the swings of things.

normal y corriente
(adj.)=unremarkable.
Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
normal, lo
=standard practice, the ; the normal run of.
Ex: In the nineteenth century it was the standard practice for British booksellers to allow discounts of from 5 to 20 per cent off the advertised figures. Ex: Although of variable quality, these were all a cut above the normal run of superhero comics.
normalidad
(n.)=normality ; normalcy.
Ex: It also provides a natural preference ordering on explanations, defined in terms of normality or plausibility.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
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* hacer volver a la normalidad=bring + Nombre + back to earth.
* restablecer la normalidad=restore + normalcy.
* restaurar la normalidad=restore + normalcy.
* situación + volver a la normalidad=situation + go back to normal.
* volver a la normalidad=get back to + normal ; return to + normalcy ; get (back) into + the swings of things ; be back to normal ; go back to + normal ; come back to + earth.
* vuelta a la normalidad=return to normalcy.

normalización
(n.)=normalisation [normalization, -USA] ; standardisation [standardization, -USA] ; standards-making ; rulemaking [rule-making].
Ex: It is only by human intervention at the time of data creation that sufficient normalization can be effected to make innovative machine access meaningful.
Ex: This degree of standardisation is not the pattern outside of this specific area of application.
Ex: OSI is a de jure standard, formally approved by an official standards-making body and often having the status of a law or treaty.
Ex: Rulemaking of this kind goes to the heart of the notion of the nation state as a sovereign entity.
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* agencia de normalización=standards body.
* establecer una normalización=impose + standardization.
* grupo de normalización=standards group.
* Institución Británica para la Normalización (BSI)=British Standard Institution (BSI).
* normalización de un encabezamiento=establishment of + a uniform heading.
* organismo de normalización=standards organisation.
* Organización Internacional de Normalización=ISO.

normalización de un encabezamiento
=establishment of + a uniform heading.
Ex: The authority entry serves as complete statement of information pertaining to the establishment of a uniform heading and the formulation of its associated references.
normalizado
(adj.)=standardised [standardized, -USA] ; patterned ; normalised [normalized, -USA] ; standard.
Ex: The function of a thesaurus is to provide a standardized vocabulary for information storage and retrieval systems.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.
Ex: The ranked output also allowed Salton to develop the normalized recall measure used in a modified form by Cleverdon in Cranfield II, and a corresponding normalized precision figure.
Ex: The following is an abbreviated list of standard subdivisions from the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme.
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* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición=International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area ; standard number and terms of availability area.
* Código Normalizado de Referencias=Standard Reference Code.
* Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional para Publicaciones Seria=ISBD(S) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Serials).
* formato normalizado=standard form.
* ISBD(A) (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional - material anti=ISBD(A) (International Standard Bibliographic Description - Antiquarian).
* ISBD (Descripción Bibliográfica Normalizada Internacional)=ISBD (International Standard Bibliographic Description).
* ISBN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros)=ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
* ISSN (Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas)=ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
* no normalizado=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].
* número normalizado=standard number.

normalizador
(n.)=rule-maker [rulemaker].
Ex: We need rule-makers to be independent of the insurance industry, and the NAIC clearly does not meet this vital standard.

normalizar
(v.)=standardise [standardize, -USA] ; normalise [normalize, -USA] ; rule.
Ex: Hosts are less keen to standardise, although the EURONET Common Command Language has been adopted by various hosts, and there is some recognition of the potential benefits to the user of greater standardisation.
Ex: This is a mathematical model for normalising the variability among different natural language data bases.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
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* normalizarse=settle into + the norm ; go back to + normal.
* sin normalizar=unstandardised [unstandardized, -USA].
* situación + normalizarse=situation + normalise ; situation + go back to normal.

normalizarse
(v.)=settle into + the norm ; go back to + normal.
Ex: In the past 3 or 4 years, over 1/2 of the US libraries have seen their directors change and what was once described as extraordinary turnover seems to have settled into the norm. Ex: Nobody told me that after the initial excitement everyone would go back to normal except me.
normalmente
=as a rule ; invariably ; normally ; typically ; usually ; customarily ; in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
Ex: As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
Ex: New editions of DC are invariably greeted with cries of horror by libraries faced with this problem.
Ex: It is normally taken to indicate that the document has been revised, if a work has progressed to a second or subsequent edition.
Ex: Typically some parts of records can be searched and their elements used as search keys.
Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.
Ex: We have simply been behaving as monopolies customarily do -- shelving avoidable innovations, ducking investment risk wherever possible and keeping a beady eye on our own convenience rather than the users.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome.

normar
(v.)=rule.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.

normas
(n.)=policy ; code of practice ; regulation.
Ex: This policy of reflecting the subject labels and relationships present in the literature of a subject is known as being consistent with literary warrant. Ex: Information work has its own infrastructure and requires its own code of practice. Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.
normas comunes
=standard practices.
Ex: Despite a 20-year effort to develop a code for the description and cataloguing of art objects, the art world has not yet developed standard practices for these functions.
normas de procedimiento
(n.)=rules of procedure.
Ex: The Committee's rules of procedure emphasize the equality of the institutions, by providing that the chairmanship should rotate among the members every six months.
normas de préstamos vencidos
(n.)=overdue policy.
Ex: This information is defined by the overdue policy of the library.
normas de uso
(n.)=user policy.
Ex: Ease of access to such archives is limited by the absence of easily discoverable user policy.
normas habituales
=standard practices.
Ex: Despite a 20-year effort to develop a code for the description and cataloguing of art objects, the art world has not yet developed standard practices for these functions.
normas internas
=in-house guidelines.
Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.
normas para la elaboración de resúmenes
(n.)=abstracting policy.
Ex: It is suggested that editors have developed abstracting policies from their own experience of free-text searching, rather than from any research results.
normativa
(n.)=constitution ; provision ; regulation ; rules and regulations ; rules and conditions ; ruling ; regulatory measures ; policy ; code.
Nota: Conjunto de reglas para la conversión de información de una lengua a otra.
Ex: Enter the constitution, charter, or other fundamental law of a jurisdiction under the heading for that jurisdiction.
Ex: Chapter 9 considered the provisions for selecting headings for added entries.
Ex: If administrative regulations, rules, etc., are from jurisdictions in which such regulations, etc., are promulgated by government agencies or agents, enter them under the heading for the agency or agent.
Ex: Examples would include deliberately contriving an authoritarian atmosphere, either institutional, by means of rules and regulations, or personal, by means of academic status, for instance.
Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.
Ex: The suggested ruling is that groups 1, 2 and 3 are entered under Place, except for individual species in biology.
Ex: Methyl bromide has been phased-out in industrialized countries because of international regulatory measures designed to reduce substances that potentially deplete the stratospheric ozone layer.
Ex: This policy of reflecting the subject labels and relationships present in the literature of a subject is known as being consistent with literary warrant.
Ex: Codes are sets of rules which indicate how different types of documents are best catalogued, if sensible and consistent headings are to be established in author catalogues and indexes.

normativa de préstamo
(n.)=loan policy.
Ex: This condition occurs when the loan policy indicates that the document may not be lent to particular types of borrowers.
normativa de reclamaciones
(n.)=claim policy.
Ex: The claim policy establishes when the first, second, and third claims for an overdue order are to be sent and when the order is to be canceled.
normativa en caso de incendio
=fire regulations.
Ex: Such things as the minimum room temperature within one hour of starting work, the adequacy of light and ventilation, toilet provision, fire regulations and exits are all well covered in considerable detail.
normativa general
(n.)=framework regulation.
Ex: Broadly speaking, the former are framework regulations, such as the basic regulations for the common organization of markets and the annual CAP fixing, within which the Commission exercises delegated powers.
normativas
=norms and regulations.
Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
normativo
(adj.)=regulatory ; normative ; standards-making ; standard(s) setting.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The regulatory hurdles of local education planning committees, national resource allocation systems and local and national validating schemes hamper swift decision taking.
Ex: Future bibliometric studies have to address this issue and reach the stage of normative principles.
Ex: OSI is a de jure standard, formally approved by an official standards-making body and often having the status of a law or treaty.
Ex: The internationalization of bibliographic control may reduce the importance of IFLA as a standard setting body.
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* aplicar una normativa=apply + regulations.
* establecer normativa=govern.
* marco normativo=regulations framework ; legal framework.
* normativa de préstamo=loan policy.
* normativa de reclamaciones=claim policy.
* normativa en caso de incendio=fire regulations.
* normativa general=framework regulation.
* normativas=norms and regulations.
* poner en práctica una normativa=carry out + policy.
* relativo a la normativa=constitutional.

noroccidental
(adj.)=northwestern [north western] ; north-western.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North America which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.
Ex: The coastal temperate rain forests of north-western North America are internationally renowned as the archetypal expression of the temperate rain forest biome.

noroeste
=northwest [north west].
Ex: Empirical research in the north-west had shown that even those few books singled out by the TV critics as the outstanding books of the day are very commonly missing from public library shelves.
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* del noroeste=northwestern [north western] ; northwest ; north-western.
* Paso del Noroeste, el=North West Passage, the.

nororiental
(adj.)=northeastern [north eastern].
Ex: This article deals with the problems of providing library collection and acquisitions services to off-campus university students throughout a sparsely populated region of northeastern Ontario in Canada.

norte de América
=northern America.
Ex: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.
norte de Europa
(n.)=northern Europe.
Ex: The European pine weevil is not found in northern America so far but is the major pest in conifer reforestation in northern Europe.
norte del Pacífico
=North Pacific.
Ex: Influenced by the North Pacific high-pressure system, Seoul has hot and humid summers with average temperatures above 20 degrees Celsius.
norte^1
(n.)=north.
Ex: Short-loans could move adjacent to the main issue desk at the south by moving furniture, or at the north by rearranging the catalogue.
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* al extremo norte=northernmost.
* al norte de=north of.
* al norte del estado=upstate.
* Carolina del Norte=North Carolina.
* Corea del Norte=North Korea.
* del norte=northern ; Hyperborean ; northerly ; northernly.
* derecho hacia al norte=due north.
* directamente hacia el norte=due north.
* en dirección norte=northbound.
* en el norte del estado=upstate.
* Europa del norte=northern Europe.
* exactamente al norte=due north.
* hacia el norte=northbound ; northerly ; northernly.
* Hemisferio Norte, el=Northern Hemisphere, the.
* Irlanda del Norte=Northern Ireland.
* Mar del Norte, el=North Sea, the.
* norte de América=northern America.
* norte de Europa=northern Europe.
* norte del Pacífico=North Pacific.
* OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte)=NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).
* Polo Norte, el=North Pole, the.
* rumbo al norte=northbound.
* viento del norte=northerly wind.

norte^2
(n.)=sense of purpose ; goal.
Nota: Línea fundamental de actuación que un servicio bibliotecario pretende conseguir y que generalmente se descompone en objetivos particulares.
Ex: This article argues that those in leadership roles bear a special responsibility for creating a sense of purpose in the organisation.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
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* hacer perder el norte=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
* perder el norte=be off course ; fly off + course ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; lose + Posesivo + way ; go off + course.
* sin norte=aimless ; off course ; rudderless ; aimlessly.
* sin norte fijo=aimlessly.

norteamericano
(n.)=North American.
Ex: Notable telecommunications networks are Tymnet and Telenet, which are predominantly North American, but also have nodes in Europe and other parts of the world.
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* mujer india norteamericana=squaw.

noruego
(adj.)=Norwegian.
Ex: Kubbestols are Norwegian log chairs still made by some wood-carvers in Minnesota.
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* conejo de Noruega=lemming.

nos
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* ¡Dios nos libre!=heaven forbid ; God forbid.
* nos gusten o no=like them or not.
* nos guste o no=like it or not.
* que nos quiten lo bailado=We'll always have Paris.

nos guste o no
=like it or not.
Ex: Like it or not, that's how it is.
nos gusten o no
=like them or not.
Ex: Like them or not, plaits are still in.
nosotras
=we.
Ex: It is clear that we can no longer discuss the catalog independently of technology's impact on it.
nosotros
=we.
Ex: It is clear that we can no longer discuss the catalog independently of technology's impact on it.
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* a nosotros=us.
* a todos nosotros=us all.
* con nosotros=with us.
* de nosotros=ours.
* en cuanto a nosotros=as for us.
* entre nosotros=with us ; between ourselves.
* entre tú y yo=between you and me.
* más que todos nosotros juntos=more than all of us put together.
* nosotras=we.
* nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos=it never did + Pronombre + any harm.
* nosotros mismos=ourselves.
* nosotros también=same here.
* que quede entre nosotros=between you and me ; between ourselves.
* todos nosotros=all of us.

nosotros lo hacíamos y no nos moríamos
=it never did + Pronombre + any harm.
Ex: It never did me any harm, it just taught me to bear the consequences of my actions and the effects they had on others.
nosotros mismos
=ourselves.
Ex: Were we to allow ourselves to be enticed by it, we should be celebrating our Bicentennial by a return to the pre-Panizzi days in cataloging.
nosotros también
=same here.
Ex: Same here. I mean, I personally think that there is some divine power somewhere.
nostalgia
(n.)=nostalgia ; homesickness.
Ex: Nostalgia has long been a symptom of fear of, or dissatisfaction with the present and likely future.
Ex: Homesickness occurs to some degree in nearly everyone leaving familiar surroundings and entering a new environment.
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* con nostalgia=wistfully ; longingly.
* sentir nostalgia=feel + homesick ; be homesick.
* tener nostalgia=be homesick ; feel + homesick.

nostálgicamente
=nostagicaly ; wistfully.
Ex: The reddishness we nostalgically associate with sepia as found in old photographs is actually the result of fading over time.
Ex: He said that growing up during the depression he always looked back wistfully to the 1920s age of flappers as an era of freedom he had missed.

nostálgico
(adj.)=nostalgic ; misty-eyed ; wistful ; homesick.
Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.
Ex: We could rifle through history and find many a world leader who has had a misty-eyed public moment.
Ex: A wistful look appeared in his eyes as he lingered over memories of President Langeford.
Ex: You were probably the most homesick person in your dorm, with the possible exception of the hawaiians.
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* estar nostálgico=feel + homesick ; be homesick.
* sentirse nostálgico=feel + homesick ; be homesick.

nota a pie de página
(n.)=footnote.
Ex: The position at the time, as I remember (I was for it), was that it is better to have one code with footnotes permitting differences.
nota aclaratoria
(n.)=cover note.
Ex: The video collection of operas and ballets is accessible by language of text, author of libretto/lyrics, author and language of cover notes as well as the more usual entry points.
nota al final
(n.)=endnote.
Ex: In addition, most readers preferred endnotes and references be at the ends of the chapters to which they referred, rather than at the end of the book.
nota al final del texto
(n.)=endnote.
Ex: In addition, most readers preferred endnotes and references be at the ends of the chapters to which they referred, rather than at the end of the book.
nota al margen
(n.)=sidenote [side-note].
Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.
nota amorosa
(n.)=billet-doux.
Ex: His billet-doux was couched in such unexpectedly eloquent terms that she was both touched and determined to meet him.
nota analítica
(n.)=analytical note.
Ex: An analytical note is the statement in an analytical entry relating the part being analyzed to the comprehensive work of which it is a part.
nota de abono
(n.)=debit note.
Ex: When mistakes have been made in invoicing or in paying a vendor, a credit or debit note is issued.
nota de advertencia
(n.)=warning label.
Ex: But one Michigan woman says the candies are so chewy, they should come with a warning label.
nota de agradecimiento
(n.)=note of thanks ; thank-you note.
Ex: Nine percent of the questions analyzed were placed in the 'other' category, which included notes of thanks and compliments on good service, suggestions for improving the library's services, and messages sent from listservs = El nueve por ciento de las cuestiones analizadas se colocaron en la categoría "otros", que incluía notas de agradecimiento y felicitaciones por el buen servicio, sugerencias para mejorar los servicios de la biblioteca y mensajes enviados de servidores de listas de correo. Ex: An electronic mail group were asked to rate two documents, a job application and a thank-you note, on various qualities.
nota de alcance
(n.)=scope note (SN).
Ex: Scope notes are sometimes designated by the abbreviation SN (for Scope Note).
nota de cargo
(n.)=credit note.
Ex: When mistakes have been made in invoicing or in paying a vendor, a credit or debit note is issued.
nota de edición
(n.)=edition note.
Ex: The first 15 characters of the edition note are displayed in parentheses at the right end of the line, just before the date.
nota de pago
(n.)=promissory note.
Ex: A promissory note is a legal and binding contract of your promise to repay the loan according to the terms listed on the note.
nota de prensa
(n.)=press release ; press statement.
Ex: Libraries were not mentioned in any of the government's pamphlets, booklets or press releases. Ex: Media techniques such as developing a contact list, issuing a press statement, and holding a press conference are discussed.
nota de rescate
(n.)=ransom note.
Ex: Ransom notes are normally written prior to the crime and not written by hand in order to disguise the authorship.
nota de suicida
(n.)=suicide note.
Ex: Research indicates that suicide notes have a profound effect on the grief of those who read them.
nota de ubicación y existencias
(n.)=holdings note.
Ex: In addition, provision is made for information of 'local' significance to be included, for example a library 'holdings' note.
nota del curso
(n.)=course grade.
Ex: They were be very mardy about it, but they accepted it, because if they hadn't their course grade would have suffered.
nota enmarcada en un recuadro
(n.)=sidebar.
Ex: In the online version of a periodical, boxed texts and sidebars are sometimes excluded and sometimes indexed as separate records.
nota explicativa
(n.)=cover note.
Ex: The video collection of operas and ballets is accessible by language of text, author of libretto/lyrics, author and language of cover notes as well as the more usual entry points.
nota informativa
(n.)=information note ; information notice.
Ex: An information note is a note of the type generally given in catalogues under a heading for the purpose of explaining the relationship between that heading and other headings. Ex: In Sweden the cataloging of the National Library and the tapes of abstracting and indexing services have been merged into one system for searching and for selective dissemination of information notices.
nota introductoria
(n.)=background note.
Ex: Each section includes a background note, general information on library services and a detailed account of specific services.
nota marginal
(n.)=marginal note.
Ex: Some of the criteria used to determine whether it is worthwhile to obtain an appraisal of a book collection are: age, content, illustrations, place of publication, publisher, condition of the items, marginal notes, and previous owners.
nota media
(n.)=grade point average (GPA).
Ex: GRE general test scores and grade point averages are predictors of professional salaries for librarians.
nota musical
(n.)=note.
Ex: You touch the illustration and the book begins to softly play the music, the score on the page moving to keep up with the notes.
nota necrológica
(n.)=obituary.
Ex: The online version of a periodical might not include syndicated matters, obituaries, editorials or letters to the editor.
nota oficial
(n.)=official notification.
Ex: Australian government gazettes are the main vehicles for official announcements and notifications by the federal and state executives.
nota posterior
(n.)=postscript.
Ex: This is an edited version of an address given to the School Library Association Forum, 30 Sept 78, with a postscript added in Nov 78.
nota^1
(n.)=note ; notice ; notification ; N.B. (latín - nota bene) ; cover note ; written note ; chit ; chitty.
Ex: An annotation is a note added to the title and/or other bibliographic information concerning a document, by way of comment or explanation.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: (N.B. Neither this nor the LC service give any assistance in the making of a subject index for a classified catalogue).
Ex: The video collection of operas and ballets is accessible by language of text, author of libretto/lyrics, author and language of cover notes as well as the more usual entry points.
Ex: Sometimes it is wise for the rater to base judgment on written notes or a diary kept over a period of time.
Ex: The fact that you can walk up to any of the bars and order the drink or food at will without having to sign a chit or pull out your wallet is a big plus.
Ex: When this happened they gave him a chitty to get to Manchester on the train, a second-hand suit no money and no thank you.
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* acabar con una nota de optimismo=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* área de notas=note area.
* bloc de notas=notebook.
* bloque funcional de notas=notes block.
* campo de notas=notes field.
* como nota al margen=on a sidenote.
* comparar notas=compare + notes.
* con notas a pie de página=footnoted.
* cuaderno de notas=note book.
* fijar una nota en un sitio público=post.
* hacer una nota mental=make + note + in + Posesivo + mind.
* libro de notas=mark book.
* nota aclaratoria=cover note.
* nota al final=endnote.
* nota al final del texto=endnote.
* nota al margen=sidenote [side-note].
* nota amorosa=billet-doux.
* nota analítica=analytical note.
* nota a pie de página=footnote.
* nota de abono=debit note.
* nota de advertencia=warning label.
* nota de agradecimiento=note of thanks ; thank-you note.
* nota de alcance=scope note (SN).
* nota de cargo=credit note.
* nota de edición=edition note.
* nota de pago=promissory note.
* nota de prensa=press release ; press statement.
* nota de rescate=ransom note.
* nota de suicida=suicide note.
* nota de ubicación y existencias=holdings note.
* nota enmarcada en un recuadro=sidebar.
* nota explicativa=cover note.
* nota informativa=information note ; information notice.
* nota introductoria=background note.
* nota marginal=marginal note.
* nota musical=note.
* nota necrológica=obituary.
* nota oficial=official notification.
* nota posterior=postscript.
* notas de conferencias=lecture notes.
* notas de contenido=contents notes.
* notas de discurso=speaking notes.
* pantalla resumen de notas=note summary screen.
* pegar una nota en un sitio público=post.
* poner una nota en un sitio público=post.
* terminar con una nota de optimismo=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* toma de notas=note-taking.
* tomar nota=make + a note ; take + note.
* tomar nota de=note.

nota^2
(n.)=grade ; mark.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
Ex: The author assesses six Web sites giving marks out of ten for ease of use and navigation.
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* bajarle la nota a Alguien=mark + Nombre + down.
* estudiante con buenas notas=high achiever.
* mejorar la nota=up + Posesivo + grade.
* nota del curso=course grade.
* nota media=grade point average (GPA).
* perder nota=lose + marks.
* persona con la mejor nota=top scorer ; top scorer.
* sistema de notas=grading system.
* subir la nota=up + Posesivo + grade.
* subirle la nota a Alguien=mark + Nombre + up.

notable
(adj.)=notable ; noticeable ; salient ; striking ; worthy ; noteworthy ; outstandingly + Adjetivo ; noted ; marked ; acute ; of note ; conspicuous ; egregious.
Ex: There are notable differences in practice between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
Ex: There must be instructions explaining salient features of the index.
Ex: A very striking example of this is the fact that in all our rules there is the provision that anonymous publications should be entered under the author when known.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: It essays simply to be a list of the more important, rare or otherwise noteworthy books available.
Ex: It is tempting to quote the tremendous successes of outstandingly popular authors such as Harold Robbins, James Herriot, Catherine Cookson and a relatively small number of other household names (to book readers).
Ex: Planning began about 9 months before the exhibition, with the recruitment of a noted Swiss book illustrator to design the stand.
Ex: It hardly needs to be said that the microcomputer is now a fact of life, but its impact upon the world of information retrieval and libraries generally has been less marked than in many other areas.
Ex: In some areas of study, notably the social sciences, the problems vocabulary are acute.
Ex: Another analytical study of note is the one for Columbia University Libraries.
Ex: A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish.
Ex: That is outrageous in itself, an egregious departure from protecting citizens against abuses of power.
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* aspectos más notables=highlights.
* aumento notable=rising tide.
* incremento notable=rising tide.
* notable por=noted for.

notable por
(adj.)=noted for.
Ex: Clwyd, noted for innovatory policies, has a Centre for Educational Technology with a theatre, cinema, arts centre, television studies, and a full range of audio-visual materials.
notablemente
=remarkably ; sharply ; strikingly ; signally ; markedly ; conspicuously ; egregiousluy ; substantially.
Ex: The narrative contrasts sharply with the comic tone of the author's latest book, indicating a remarkably versatile talent.
Ex: The paperback has cut sharply into fiction circulation, and Ennis is right in questioning this type of library.
Ex: The failure to recognize this special condition is strikingly illustrated in AACR Rule 4.
Ex: AACR2 is the most complete working out of the ISBD for materials of all kinds, and represents the triumph of Lubetzkyan principles, which the first AACR signally did not.
Ex: Smooth surface finishes markedly reduce adherence of tartar and other deposits.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
Ex: To the extent the resolution imperils American troops, it is egregiously reckless and indefensible at all levels.
Ex: Early warnings that quickly reach those at risk can substantially reduce loss of life and damage to property.
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* notablemente + Adjetivo=markedly + Adjetivo.

notablemente + Adjetivo
(n.)=markedly + Adjetivo.
Ex: It is precisely in these areas that the great majority of non-SLIS programmes are markedly deficient.
notacional
(adj.)=notational.
Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.
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* plano notacional=notational plane.

notación
(n.)=class mark [classmark] ; class number ; notation ; notational symbol ; class symbol.
Nota: Nomenclatura utilizada para representar una clase dentro de un sistema de clasificación.
Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.
Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document.
Ex: In a classification scheme each subject is allocated a piece of notation, and that notation is used to represent the subject.
Ex: A unique notational symbol should be provided for each individual subject, whether it be simple or complex.
Ex: Entries representing documents sometimes referred to as 'surrogates' can be arranged according to their subjects by means of terms or class symbols.
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* asignación de una notación=allocation of notation.
* asignar una notación=allocate + notation.
* desde el punto de vista de la notación=notationally.
* lista de notaciones=code vocabulary.
* notación alfabética=alphabetical notation.
* notación alfanumérica=alphanumeric notation.
* notación aritmética=arithmetic notation.
* notación binaria=binary notation.
* notación científica=scientific notation.
* notación decimal=decimal notation.
* notación de clase=class notation.
* Notación de la Clasificación de la Biblioteca del Congreso (LCCN)=LCCN (Library of Congress Classification Number).
* notación estructurada=structured notation.
* notación expresiva=expressive notation.
* notación jerárquica=hierarchical notation.
* notación lineal=linear notation.
* Notación Lineal de Wiswesser=Wiswesser Line Notation (WLN).
* notación mixta=mixed notation.
* notación no transparente=non-expressive notation.
* notación numérica=numerical notation.
* notación pronunciable=pronounceable notation.
* notación pura=pure notation.
* notación retroactiva=retroactive notation.
* notación silábica=syllabic notation.
* traducción de encabezamientos a través de notaciones biblioggráficas=information switching.

notación alfabética
(n.)=alphabetical notation.
Ex: An alphabetical notation uses only the characters of an alphabet.
notación alfanumérica
(n.)=alphanumeric notation.
Ex: An alphanumeric notation uses letters, digits, and special characters as a base.
notación aritmética
(n.)=arithmetic notation.
Ex: In an arithmetic notation (i.e. one using integers) if 62 represents the Novel and 63 Drama, there is no means of placing the Historical novel in its correct place which is clearly 'between' 62 and 63.
notación binaria
(n.)=binary notation.
Ex: A notation which uses only two symbols is known as binary notation.
notación científica
(n.)=scientific notation.
Ex: Compound documents are those which contain graphics, maps, photos, scientific notation, as well as those containing textual anomalies, such as footnotes, columnar text, handwriting and boxed text.
notación de clase
(n.)=class notation.
Ex: With such arrangement, the thesaurus provides direct alphabetical access to a subject and class notation.
notación decimal
(n.)=decimal notation.
Ex: A decimal notation is a numerical notation which uses the digits 0, 1, ..., 9 as a base.
notación estructurada
(n.)=structured notation.
Ex: A structured notation produces class symbols which express formal relations between classes.
notación expresiva
(n.)=expressive notation.
Ex: Expressiveness: an expressive notation expresses or displays the relationship structure of subjects within the scheme.
notación jerárquica
(n.)=hierarchical notation.
Ex: A hierarchical notation produces class symbols which express hierarchical relations between classes.
notación lineal
(n.)=linear notation.
Ex: A linear notation produces class symbols which maintain order between classes without expressing the interrelation between them.
notación mixta
(n.)=mixed notation.
Ex: A mixed notation uses more than one kind of symbol such as, for example, a mixture of letters and numbers, or a mixture of lower case and upper case letters in specifying subjects.
notación no transparente
(n.)=non-expressive notation.
Ex: Some schemes deliberately opt for a non-expressive notation.
notación numérica
(n.)=numerical notation.
Ex: A numerical notation uses only digits.
notación pronunciable
(n.)=pronounceable notation.
Ex: Pronounceable or syllabic notation, pioneered by Cordonnier and others, may well be increasingly used in new schemes.
notación pura
(n.)=pure notation.
Ex: A pure notation is a notation that uses only one kind of symbol, for example, letters or numbers.
notación retroactiva
(n.)=retroactive notation.
Ex: Retroactive notation is achieved when allocating notation, by only subdividing a letter by letters which follow it in the alphabet.
notación silábica
(n.)=syllabic notation.
Ex: Pronounceable or syllabic notation, pioneered by Cordonnier and others, may well be increasingly used in new schemes.
notam
=NOTAM (Notice for Airmen).
Ex: NOTAMs (Notices to Airmen) are notices issued by the authorities to inform pilots of new or changed aeronautical facilities, services, procedures or hazards, temporary or permanent.

notar
(n.)=notice ; perceive ; see ; spot ; watch ; note ; eye + catch.
Ex: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.
Ex: When all necessary amendments have been spotted, edit the draft abstract and make any improvements to the style that are possible.
Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.
Ex: Collation is the term used for the physical check of books to note any imperfections such as missing or duplicated sections.
Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip.
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* ¡cómo se nota que no está el jefe!=while the cat's away, the mice will play.
* digno de notar=noteworthy.
* hacer notar=bring to + Posesivo + attention ; bring to + the attention ; mark ; note ; bring to + notice ; bring + attention to ; bring to + Posesivo + notice.
* hacer notar la presencia de=make + Posesivo + presence felt ; make + Posesivo + presence known.
* nadie notaría la diferencia=no one would be the wiser.
* no pude evitar notar que=couldn't help but notice (that).
* notarse=kick in.
* notarse a la legua=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* notarse en la cara=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
* nótese el error=sic.
* sin que se note la diferencia=seamlessly.

notarial
(adj.)=notarial.
Ex: Nearly all notaries are required by their state laws to use an official seal of office when performing notarial acts.
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* acta notarial=notarial deed.
* poder notarial=power of attorney.
* registro notarial=notarial record.

notario
(n.)=scrivener ; notary.
Ex: Phillips also kept the older terms alive in having an entry for 'scribe' with the definition 'a writer, notary or scrivener'.
Ex: Nearly all notaries are required by their state laws to use an official seal of office when performing notarial acts.
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* notario público=notary public ; notary.

notario público
(n.)=notary public ; notary.
Ex: This article covers the records of the Law Society on attorneys and solicitors; civilian lawyers; scriveners and notaries public; and the judiciary and personnel of the courts = Este artículo trata de los registros del Colegio de Abogados sobre abogados y procuradores, abogados civiles, notarios públicos y la judicatura y el personal de los juzgados. Ex: Nearly all notaries are required by their state laws to use an official seal of office when performing notarial acts.
notarse
(v.)=kick in.
Ex: The first wave of long-awaited reforms to credit-card industry practices began kicking in on Aug. 20.
notarse a la legua
(v.)=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
Ex: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
notarse en la cara
(v.)=be written (on/all over) + (Posesivo + face/Pronombre).
Ex: She's got trouble written all over her face, she's a disaster waiting to happen.
notas de conferencias
(n.)=lecture notes.
Ex: Only about half of the items photocopied were published copyright materials, the rest being lecture notes, essays, etc.
notas de contenido
=contents notes.
Ex: In the note area, contents notes can be particularly appropriate.
notas de discurso
=speaking notes.
Ex: This was originally intended as a set of speaking notes for candidates and others in the 1979 direct election campaign.
notas^1
(n.)=speaking text.
Nota: Texto que acompaña a una presentación visual o de una ponencia la versión que se presenta oralmente al público.
Ex: The presentations may be in the form of PowerPoint presentations and/or papers, however Power Point presentations, without accompanying speaking texts, will be not accepted as papers.

notas^2
(n.)=school achievement.
Ex: This paper reviews research on youth motivation for visiting amusement arcades and on the relationship among the school achievement, socioeconomic status, and self-esteem of fourth graders.

notaza
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* sacar una notazas=pass with + flying colours.

noticia
(n.)=announcement ; news ; newswire ; news item ; item of news ; news story ; bit of information ; news broadcast.
Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
Ex: Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time.
Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.
Ex: From January 1981, the name will be 'Current Technology Index,' and the coverage will be increased, both in terms of journals indexed and other items included, eg news items.
Ex: This item of news penetrated his heart like a stab = Esta noticia penetró su corazón como una puñalada.
Ex: This a cross-cultural experiment on how well audiences remember news stories from newspaper, computer, television, and radio sources.
Ex: Outside the portacabin there is a board with a few useful bits of information, such as the temperature of the water, visibility, and opening/closing times.
Ex: They include books, letters, historical documents, photographs, news broadcasts, press statements and audiotapes of speeches = Contienen libros, cartas, documentos históricos, fotografías, noticias, conferencias de prensa, y casetes de discurso.
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* acaparar las noticias=grab + the headlines ; hit + the headlines.
* agencia de noticias=news office ; news agency ; newspaper agency ; news organisation.
* agencias de noticias=news media.
* agente de noticias web=newsbot.
* boletín de noticias=newsletter.
* buenas noticas, las=good word, the.
* buenas noticias=glad tidings.
* buscar la noticia=grab at + a headline.
* columnista de agencia de noticias=syndicated columnist.
* conocer la noticia=learn + the news.
* dar la noticia=give + the news.
* difundir la noticia=spread + the word ; spread + the good word ; pass on + the good word ; spread + the news.
* difundir noticias=broadcast + news.
* el mundo de las noticias=newsmaking.
* enterarse de la noticia=learn + the news.
* esperamos sus noticias=look forward to + hearing from you.
* foro de noticias=newsgroup [news group].
* impresión de noticias=news-printing.
* indizador de noticias web=newsbot.
* la buena noticia=the good news.
* llegar noticias=come to + Posesivo + notice.
* mantenerse al día de las noticias=keep up with + the news.
* mantenerse al tanto de las noticias=keep up with + the news.
* no tener noticias de=not hear a pip from.
* no tener noticias es buena señal=no news is good news.
* noticia de periódico=newspaper account.
* noticia de última hora=hot off the press(es).
* noticia por cable=newswire.
* noticias=news ; news information.
* noticias de actualidad=current events ; current news events ; current news.
* noticias deportivas=sports news ; sports score ; sports results.
* noticias de radio y/o televisión=broadcast news.
* noticias de última hora=breaking news.
* noticias diarias de interés=daily news alerts.
* noticias + difundirse=news + spread.
* noticias por cable=cable news.
* noticias principales, las=main news, the.
* noticia web en formato RSS=RSS feed.
* parecido a las noticias=news-type.
* programa de noticias=news programme.
* publicación de una noticia dos veces=crossposting [cross-posting].
* publicar una noticia en varias listas de correo=cross post [cross-post].
* que no haya noticas es buena señal=no news is good news.
* recibir noticias de=hear from.
* resumen de noticias=roundup [round-up] ; roundup of news ; roundup of news.
* retransmitir noticias=broadcast + news.
* servicio de noticias=news service.
* tablón electrónico de noticias=electronic bulletin board (EEB) ; bulletin board system (BBS).
* tener noticias de=hear from.
* tipo noticias=news-type.
* titular de noticias=news headline.
* titulares de las noticas, los=main news, the.

noticia de periódico
(n.)=newspaper account.
Ex: Primary and secondary sources including trial records, statutes, diaries, newspaper accounts and monographs on divorce, bigamy, polygamy, sex, etc., will be included.
noticia de última hora
=hot off the press(es).
Ex: The article is entitled 'Hot Off the Press: Differential Forms in Electromagnetics'.
noticia por cable
(n.)=newswire.
Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals.
noticia web en formato RSS
(n.)=RSS feed.
Ex: This article describes how to set up an aggregator to collect RSS feeds.
noticiario
(n.)=newsreel ; newscast.
Ex: Feature films and newsreels are excluded from the catalogue's coverage.
Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.
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* noticiario televisivo=television news.

noticiario televisivo
(n.)=television news.
Ex: The study aimed to establish how much use is made of library footage in the production of television news.
noticias
(n.)=news ; news information.
Ex: Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time. Ex: The extremely effective way in which these news services rose to the occasion and provided in-depth news information is described.
noticias + difundirse
(n.)=news + spread.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
noticias de actualidad
=current events ; current news events ; current news.
Ex: However the scope of the data bases is wide, and extends to the arts, social sciences, public affairs, current events and business. Ex: Several hundred pages of information are available on each channel, concerned mainly with current news events, weather and sporting news. Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available.
noticias de radio y/o televisión
(n.)=broadcast news.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The effectiveness of simple and stratified random sampling in broadcast news content analysis'.
noticias de última hora
(n.)=breaking news.
Ex: Many Web pages contain out of date information, while others have time-critical information, such as breaking news.
noticias deportivas
=sports news ; sports score ; sports results.
Ex: Current news, weather, travel information, home shopping, airline reservations, consumer information, film reviews and sports news are available. Ex: It can be used to present a wide variety of content channels such as stock quote, sports score, traffic report and weather forecast. Ex: Index pages are provided so normally the user will initially key in the number of the main index page in order to discover the page numbers of the required subject area, whether it is sports results, the latest news, weather or road reports or cookery recipes.
noticias diarias de interés
(n.)=daily news alerts.
Ex: Some newspapers provide subscribers to the paper version with daily news alerts via email.
noticias por cable
=cable news.
Ex: Our news service is delivered by a large-screen television that broadcasts continuous cable news in a special alcove adjacent to the library's current periodicals and reference areas.
noticias principales, las
(n.)=main news, the.
Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
noticiero
(n.)=newscast.
Ex: The startling events of the last few years demonstrate vividly that libraries of the 21st century cannot perform their social function without monitoring television newscasts to add immediacy to their standard information sources.

notificación
(n.)=announcement ; notification ; paper ; alert ; disclosure ; statement ; intimation ; notice.
Ex: Printed current awareness bulletins may be produced from similar facilities to those in above, except that here the announcement will relate only to newly added items.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: In May 1973 a paper was sent to all universities detailing the norms for university library accommodation, whereby the accommodation entitlements were further reduced to about one in five.
Ex: The author reviews a number of Web sites that offer product warnings and business scam alerts.
Ex: The patent abstract is a concise statement of the technical disclosure of the patent and must emphasize that which is new in the context of the invention.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.
Ex: These currents are better understood as intimations of postmodern populism.
Ex: Notices may be useful in this context for the user who wishes to familiarise himself with the workings of the catalogue before approaching a terminal.
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* notificación de demanda=notice of demand ; notice of demand.
* notificación oficial=official notification.
* recibir notificación=receive + notice.

notificación de demanda
(n.)=notice of demand ; notice of demand.
Ex: The amount specified in the notice of demand shall be paid within 30 days of the service of the notice at the place and to the person mentioned in the notice. Ex: The amount specified in the notice of demand shall be paid within 30 days of the service of the notice at the place and to the person mentioned in the notice.
notificación oficial
(n.)=official notification.
Ex: Australian government gazettes are the main vehicles for official announcements and notifications by the federal and state executives.
notificar
(v.)=notify ; send + word.
Ex: When an unacceptable answer is typed at the terminal, DOBIS/LIBIS notifies the user by displaying one of its error messages.
Ex: The king has just sent me word that he means to help only those that have been ill-born and ill-bred to make up for their misfortunes.

notomárselo bien
(v.)=not take + kindly to ; not take + kindly to.
Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies. Ex: Although microcomputers are relatively robust, they do not take kindly to frequent moves from one location to another, particularly on wheeled trollies.
notoriamente
=notoriously ; egregiousluy.
Ex: Lest it appear that Ms. Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
Ex: To the extent the resolution imperils American troops, it is egregiously reckless and indefensible at all levels.

notoriedad
(n.)=visibility ; notoriety.
Ex: The new director considers that there is need for recruitment of librarians from all backgrounds into the profession and that librarianship needs higher visibility within society.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Ingratiating yourself to all and sundry or how I crawled my way to notoriety'.
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* dar notoriedad a=create + a high profile for ; give + a high profile.
* falta de notoriedad=low profile.
* poca notoriedad=low profile.

notorio
(adj.)=notorious ; high profile ; acclaimed ; well-known ; egregious.
Ex: The textual vicissitudes of British nineteenth-century novels in America are notorious.
Ex: The South African government is under pressure to bring rapid and high profile improvements to its schools = El gobierno de Sudáfrica está siendo presionado para que traiga mejoras rápidas y notorias a sus escuelas.
Ex: The 6 day residential programme, open to Australian and New Zealand information professionals, was based on the acclaimed Snowbird Institutes, held annually in Utah.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
Ex: That is outrageous in itself, an egregious departure from protecting citizens against abuses of power.
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* de forma notoria=markedly.
* muy notorio=highly visible.

novatada
(n.)=practical joke.
Ex: The author shows that manufactured practical jokes such as the whoopie cushion, squirting flower and fake animal feces are being used, carnivalistically and humorously, as a conscious and unconscious comment on larger social situations.

novato
(n.)=idiot ; novice ; first-timer ; green hand ; rookie ; greenhorn ; newbie.
Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: 'Not one of us on the board has had to interview anyone for a library position,' he said, 'so we're novices at this!'.
Ex: The article has the title 'Penmanship: impressions of a first-timer'.
Ex: I'm a green hand on the library/information field and I would like to know what's the meaning of information nowadays.
Ex: The second case involved a complaint by a woman claiming that she had been raped by Boston Celtics rookie, Marcus Smith, just after he broke off their three month relationship.
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
Ex: As a newbie I don't want to tread on toes nor seem out of place like a whore at a christening.
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* novato de Internet=newbie.
* novatos, los=uninitiated, the.

novato de Internet
(n.)=newbie.
Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
novatos, los
=uninitiated, the.
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
novedad
(n.)=innovation ; recency ; up-to-dateness ; novelty ; hype, the ; newness ; recentness ; new release ; advance.
Ex: Accounting for his departures from Panizzi's rules, Jewett explained that some of them were useful 'innovations' and others represented 'modifications adapted to the peculiar character of the system now proposed'.
Ex: The four were: accuracy, content (the breadth or scope), recency (up-to-dateness) and frequency of presentation.
Ex: Up-to-dateness is particularly vital since recent and current information is in heaviest usage.
Ex: IT can motivate children, provide a 'novelty' factor to enliven routine work and serve as a bridge between the classroom and the library.
Ex: However, given the hype about the networking of public libraries in the US, it is perhaps surprising to note that only 21% have some form of connection to the Internet.
Ex: Newness is an intrinsic part of change.
Ex: Such droops cannot be explained as the result of a relatively high scattering, due to the recentness of the topic.
Ex: Attempts to order items can be problematical due to many catalogues no keeping up with deletions and new releases.
Ex: I think that the most important advance that we can look forward to is a great increase in the amount of authority data in MARC form.
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* atractivo de la novedad=novelty appeal ; novelty value.
* boletín de novedades=current-awareness publication ; current awareness bulletin.
* de última novedad=streamlined.
* información de novedades=press release.
* novedad comercial=industry update.
* novedades=roundup [round-up] ; daily news alerts ; news alerts ; roundup of news ; roundup of news.
* novedad pasajera=sizzle.
* resumen de novedades=roundup [round-up] ; roundup of news ; roundup of news.
* ser la novedad=be on the scene.
* ser una novedad en el contexto del que se está hablando=be a newcomer to the scene.
* servicio de novedades=alerting device ; alerting service ; news alerts.
* servicio de novedades a través del correo electrónico=e-mail alert.
* sistema de alerta de novedades tecnológicas=technology watch.
* tienda de novedades=novelty shop.
* últimas novedades de=fresh out from.
* valor de la novedad=novelty value.

novedad comercial
(n.)=industry update.
Ex: Whether you need industry updates, technical resources or best practices tips, you can rely on our knowledge bank for the help you need.
novedad pasajera
(n.)=sizzle.
Ex: Other writers disagree: 'We must not give up almost 250 years of Anglo-American cataloging service for technological sizzle'.
novedades
(n.)=roundup [round-up] ; daily news alerts ; news alerts ; roundup of news ; roundup of news.
Ex: Nobody can depend exclusively on library publications reviews to identify new titles, though Publishers Weekly's computer book roundups do help. Ex: Some newspapers provide subscribers to the paper version with daily news alerts via email. Ex: The system was used for news alerts, research tracking, and newsletter production. Ex: In addition to the usual roundup of news from the past month, this issue reflects on who should control access to publicly-funded research. Ex: In addition to the usual roundup of news from the past month, it takes a close look at the Congressional approval of the NIH (National Institutes of Health) public access plan.
novedoso
(adj.)=novel ; hot ; topical ; red-hot.
Ex: Among the documents that are worthy of consideration for abstracting are the novel contributions to a given field of endeavour.
Ex: But searching an Internet database through hot new technique such as Wide Area Information Servers is vastly different from using the BITNET protocols to rummage through files on one of its server computers.
Ex: Consequently, the Commission issues a constant stream of topical, glossy and usually free leaflets, pamphlets, booklets and magazines which aim to project a positive image of the European Community and its actions in a lively and popular style.
Ex: A fast expanding nightlife and a red-hot design district are making it one of the world's most glamorous destinations.
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* atractivo novedoso=novelty appeal.
* lo más novedoso=the last word.
* poco novedoso=trite.

novela
(n.)=novel.
Ex: One part of a novel or long text may be read in order to whet the listeners' appetites for reading the book themselves.
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* de novela barata=novelettish.
* de novela sentimental=novelettish.
* escritor de novela romántica=romantic novelist.
* escritor de novelas=fiction writer.
* escritor de novelas de misterio=mystery writer.
* novela a duro=dime and nickel novel.
* novela alemana que trata del desarrollo de la personalidad=bildungsroman.
* novela barata=novelette.
* novela bélica=war story.
* novela contemporánea=contemporary romance.
* novela corta=novella ; novelette.
* novela de amor=love story ; love fiction.
* novela de animales=animal story.
* novela de aventuras=adventure story.
* novela de caballería=chivalric romance ; chivalric novel.
* novela de ciencia ficción=science fiction novel.
* novela de deporte=sports novel.
* novela de época=period novel.
* novela de espionaje=spy fiction ; spy novel ; spy story.
* novela de fantasía=fantasy novel.
* novela del oeste=western ; western story.
* novela de misterio=mystery romance ; mystery story ; mystery book ; mystery novel.
* novela de suspense=thriller.
* novela de terror=horror story ; terror novel.
* novela de vaqueros=cowboy story.
* novela en tres volúmenes=three-decker.
* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés=formula fiction.
* novela gótica=Gothic novel.
* novela gráfica=graphic novel.
* novela histórica=historical fiction ; historical novel ; historical romance.
* novela literaria=literary novel.
* novela negra=crime fiction ; crime novel.
* novela para adolescentes=adolescent romance.
* novela policíaca=detective novel ; crime fiction ; crime novel.
* novela por entregas=part-issue.
* novela romántica=romantic novel ; romance story ; romance novel ; romance fiction.
* novela rosa=romantic fiction ; romance.
* novela rosa Harlequín=Harlequin Romance novel.
* novelas de horror=horror fiction.
* novela sentimental=novelette.
* novela seriada=part-issue ; serialised novel.
* novela seriada a un real=shilling part-issue.
* novela sobre hospitales=hospital romance.
* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado/kiosko=self-help.
* novela temática=thematic novel.

novela a duro
(n.)=dime and nickel novel.
Ex: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
novela alemana que trata del desarrollo de la personalidad
=bildungsroman.
Ex: The moral of this trivial bildungsroman seems to be 'conformity brings happiness'.
novela barata
(n.)=novelette.
Ex: This philosophic novelette dramatizes the conflict between love and reason in the education of the young, showing the disastrous effects of a rigidly scientific pedagogy.
novela bélica
(n.)=war story.
Ex: Some unfortunate children grow up as readers of James Bond, of dashing thrillers and the blood-and-guts of crude war stories.
novela contemporánea
(n.)=contemporary romance.
Ex: In all, the specialist world of romantic fiction is by no means homogeneous and there is even specialism in contemporary romance, historical romance, hospital romance and mystery romance.
novela corta
(n.)=novella ; novelette.
Ex: This is a novella about the murder of a gay soldier at Fort Bragg. Ex: This philosophic novelette dramatizes the conflict between love and reason in the education of the young, showing the disastrous effects of a rigidly scientific pedagogy.
novela de amor
(n.)=love story ; love fiction.
Ex: Librarians may group novels of a certain type together, eg all the love stories, all the westerns, all the detective stories, all the historical novels, and so on. Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
novela de animales
(n.)=animal story.
Ex: Animal stories are more popular with girls than boys.
novela de aventuras
(n.)=adventure story.
Ex: At the other end of the continuum is the form of hack writing typified by the poorest quality of adventure stories (often mildly pornographic).
novela de caballería
(n.)=chivalric romance ; chivalric novel.
Ex: Secondly there were the chivalric romances, composed between the mediaeval period and the seventeenth century. Ex: A clear pattern of innovation and survival was indeed found, with the chivalric novel continuing to be popular, and the classic religious texts falling away.
novela de ciencia ficción
(n.)=science fiction novel.
Ex: The article 'Future tense: science fiction confronts the new science' reviews recent science fiction novels for young adults that deal with artificial intelligence, robotics and genetic engineering.
novela de deporte
(n.)=sports novel.
Ex: Naturally, one thinks of sports novels in the gym and biographies of scientists in the labs.
novela de espionaje
(n.)=spy fiction ; spy novel ; spy story.
Ex: This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction. Ex: It may seem superficially that one book on cookery is just like another or that one modern spy novel is really no different from six others of that genre, but this is not so. Ex: This type of book, well exemplified by the romantic novel and the modern spy/adventure story of the James Bond type, is written for entertainment and escapism.
novela de fantasía
(n.)=fantasy novel.
Ex: The author studies the main features of Andre Malraux's early quasi surrealist fantasy novel: Le Royaume Farfelu (Kingdom of the bizarre).
novela de misterio
(n.)=mystery romance ; mystery story ; mystery book ; mystery novel.
Ex: In all, the specialist world of romantic fiction is by no means homogeneous and there is even specialism in contemporary romance, historical romance, hospital romance and mystery romance. Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library. Ex: The author surveys current mystery books, a category that seems to have weathered the bumpy ride which most publishers have recently been suffering. Ex: The author reports on the success of regional mystery novels in the USA in recent years.
novela de suspense
(n.)=thriller.
Ex: He admitted he read glossy modern thrillers in which the heroes are always taking three fingers of rye and the blonde heroines are voluptuous in bar after bar.
novela de terror
(n.)=horror story ; terror novel.
Ex: This article discusses briefly the influence of the cinema on children's horror stories. Ex: Gericault's paintings of severed heads and limbs explored the taste for the macabre and uncanny rampant in the popular terror novels of his time.
novela de vaqueros
(n.)=cowboy story.
Ex: Detective and cowboy stories can be reasonably regarded as an offshoot from the mainstream of fiction.
novela de época
(n.)=period novel.
Ex: The symbol for easy reading historical and period novels would be F8a.
novela del oeste
(n.)=western ; western story.
Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'. Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
novela en tres volúmenes
=three-decker.
Ex: The physical dimensions of novels then tended to increase, and during the 1820s a standard form of three substantial volumes -- the three-decker as it was later nicknamed -- became established, and dominated the production of English fiction in book form from the 1830s to the 1880s.
novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés
(n.)=formula fiction.
Ex: The article 'Why girls flock to Sweet Valley High' investigates the appeal to girls of adolescent romances and what, if anything, could be done to broaden the reading habits of such fans of formula fiction.
novela gráfica
(n.)=graphic novel.
Ex: Like European and Japanese prototypes, these new-wave comic books may appear in magazine or quality paperback format, often called 'graphic novels'.
novela gótica
(n.)=Gothic novel.
Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.
novela histórica
(n.)=historical fiction ; historical novel ; historical romance.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Ex: Librarians may group novels of a certain type together, eg all the love stories, all the westerns, all the detective stories, all the historical novels, and so on. Ex: In all, the specialist world of romantic fiction is by no means homogeneous and there is even specialism in contemporary romance, historical romance, hospital romance and mystery romance.
novela literaria
(n.)=literary novel.
Ex: Literary novels do not set out simply to entertain and give enjoyment; indeed they can be tremendously depressing.
novela negra
(n.)=crime fiction ; crime novel.
Ex: This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction. Ex: She plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of crime novels.
novela para adolescentes
(n.)=adolescent romance.
Ex: Research has been conducted to investigate the appeal to girls, of adolescent romances such as 'Sweet Valley High'.
novela policíaca
(n.)=detective novel ; crime fiction ; crime novel.
Ex: However, some readers frame their fiction requests differently and may say, 'I like to read detective novels'. Ex: This article advises readers on choosing spy and crime fiction. Ex: She plays Sarah Morton, a prim and proper British author who has written a successful series of crime novels.
novela por entregas
(n.)=part-issue.
Ex: The success of the shilling part-issues of the 1840s prompted the appearance of shilling magazines carrying two or three serialized novels in each monthly number, and these in turn recaptured the bulk of the serial fiction market from the part-issues during the 1860s.
novela romántica
(n.)=romantic novel ; romance story ; romance novel ; romance fiction.
Ex: Its popularity is attested to by its enormous sales which clearly indicate that for many women a new romantic novel is worth the outlay of a certain sum of money. Ex: Jane Austen's novels, for example, are often read simply as historical romance stories. Ex: This article discusses the place of teenage romance novels in the school library. Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
novela rosa
(n.)=romantic fiction ; romance.
Ex: If no such standards can be observed then, it would seem, romantic fiction along with westerns and detective stories must be regarded as some sort of cul-de-sac and rather stagnant backwater quite separate from the main stream of 'literature'. Ex: Librarians should view teenage romances not as a 2nd-best literature but as valuable books in themselves.
novela rosa Harlequín
(n.)=Harlequin Romance novel.
Ex: Seventy-two women from the ages of 18 to 70 read a Harlequin Romance novel by Sue Byfield.
novela sentimental
(n.)=novelette.
Ex: This philosophic novelette dramatizes the conflict between love and reason in the education of the young, showing the disastrous effects of a rigidly scientific pedagogy.
novela seriada
(n.)=part-issue ; serialised novel.
Ex: The success of the shilling part-issues of the 1840s prompted the appearance of shilling magazines carrying two or three serialized novels in each monthly number, and these in turn recaptured the bulk of the serial fiction market from the part-issues during the 1860s. Ex: The success of the shilling part-issues of the 1840s prompted the appearance of shilling magazines carrying two or three serialized novels in each monthly number, and these in turn recaptured the bulk of the serial fiction market from the part-issues during the 1860s.
novela seriada a un real
(n.)=shilling part-issue.
Ex: The success of the shilling part-issues of the 1840s prompted the appearance of shilling magazines carrying two or three serialized novels in each monthly number, and these in turn recaptured the bulk of the serial fiction market from the part-issues during the 1860s.
novela sobre hospitales
(n.)=hospital romance.
Ex: In all, the specialist world of romantic fiction is by no means homogeneous and there is even specialism in contemporary romance, historical romance, hospital romance and mystery romance.
novela temática
(n.)=thematic novel.
Ex: Think, for example, of many of the thematic novels about moral conflict published during the past twenty years.
novelas de horror
(n.)=horror fiction.
Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks.
novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado/kiosko
(n.)=self-help.
Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
novelesco
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* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes=Holmesiana.

novelista
(n.)=fiction writer ; novelist.
Ex: And like fiction writers, they will attempt to imbue them with life and meaning and value for the people who are investing their thoughts and time in their analysis.
Ex: The ability to write well in the descriptive mode without simply producing film scenarios with two-dimensional characters is not a quality given to many novelists.

novelización
(n.)=novelisation [novelization, -USA].
Nota: Escribir un novela a partir de un hecho real u otra obra de creación como una película, poema, etc.
Ex: He contends, however, that the seemingly formless, overabundant, inchoate texture of the novel might also suggest a valid mode for the novelization of slavery.

novelucha
(n.)=novelette.
Ex: This philosophic novelette dramatizes the conflict between love and reason in the education of the young, showing the disastrous effects of a rigidly scientific pedagogy.

noveno (9º)
(n.)=ninth (9th).
Ex: The list of subject headings, now known as the eighth edition and soon to be the ninth edition, theoretically takes care of that problem.

noventa
(n.)=ninety.
Ex: Ninety percent of the students tested could locate a simple fact in a news article.
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* mediados de los noventa=mid-nineties.
* noventa, los=nineties, the.
* noventa y nueve=ninety-nine.
* noventa y tantos=ninety odd.
* noventa y uno=ninety-one.

noventa y nueve
(n.)=ninety-nine.
Ex: Ninety-nine years ago Charles Cutter began his exposition of a set of cataloging rules with the following objectives.
noventa y tantos
(adj.)=ninety odd.
Ex: Of the remaining two hundred and ninety odd, seventy-five were given away, the rest sold.
noventa y uno
=ninety-one.
Ex: When published, the ninety-one rules covering author and title headings and description aroused great controversy.
noventa, los
=nineties, the.
Ex: Indeed, problems are likely to last into the nineties.
noventaitantos
(adj.)=ninety odd.
Ex: Of the remaining two hundred and ninety odd, seventy-five were given away, the rest sold.

noventitantos
(adj.)=ninety odd.
Ex: Of the remaining two hundred and ninety odd, seventy-five were given away, the rest sold.

novia
(n.)=bride ; girlfriend ; fiancée ; sweetheart.
Ex: Lester J. V. Halvorsen, a Swedish immigrant who made a fortune in lumber, built the mansion for his Italian bride.
Ex: The author looks at problems facing US publishers Little Brown over several of their new offerings, including a book by O. J. Simpson's girlfriend Paula Barberi.
Ex: Spouses, fiancés/fiancées, and adopted children of U.S. citizens receive priority in this new immigration system.
Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
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* ajuar de novia=wedding trousseau ; bridal trousseau ; trousseau [trousseaus/trousseaux -pl.] ; bottom drawer ; hope chest.
* antigua novia=ex-girlfriend.
* dejar a la novia=dump + Posesivo + girlfriend.
* de novias=bridal.
* para novias=bridal.
* ramo de novia=bridal bouquet.
* traje de novia=wedding dress ; bridal gown.
* velo de novia=bridal veil ; wedding veil.
* vestido de novia=wedding dress ; wedding gown ; bridal gown ; bridal robe.

noviazgo
(n.)=courtship ; courting.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Courtship and competition on campus: the convergence of university libraries and computing centres'.
Ex: Chapters include drinking and moonshine, courting, old cures and remedies, fishing and hunting, plus a chapter of pithy quotes and old sayings.

noviembre
(n.)=November.
Ex: There are 12 places in the pattern corresponding to the 12 months and labeled 1 through 9, O (for October), N (for November), and D (for December).
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=Nov (November).
Ex: This is a paper given at a seminar on machine-readable archives, held by the Sydney Branch of the Australian Society of Archivists, 19 Nov 83.

novillo
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* hacer novillos=play + hooky ; skip + class ; play + truant ; bunk off ; bunk + classes ; skive ; bunk + school.

novillos
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* alumno que hace novillos=school truant ; truant.
* encargado de buscar a los alumnos que hacen novillos=truant officer.

novilunio
(n.)=new moon.
Ex: The rate of absorption of water by roots was significantly greater during the full moon phase than during the new moon phase.

novio
(n.)=boyfriend ; fiancé ; groom ; bridegroom ; husband-to-be ; sweetheart.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
Ex: Spouses, fiancés/fiancees, and adopted children of U.S. citizens receive priority in this new immigration system.
Ex: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.
Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.
Ex: The groom's role is changing and husbands-to-be are getting more hands-on when it comes to wedding preparations.
Ex: Be it your sweetheart/a family member/a friend, send a heart-to-heart message and let them know how much they mean to you.
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* antiguo novio=ex-boyfriend.
* compromiso entre novios=engagement.
* dejar al novio=dump + Posesivo + boyfriend.
* ex-novio=ex-boyfriend.
* ex-novio=old flame.
* ir de viaje de novios=honeymoon.
* viaje de novios=honeymoon.

novísimo
(adj.)=brand new ; spanking new.
Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.
Ex: She has brought out a spanking new album to please the ears of her fans.

noético
(adj.)=noetic.
Ex: Information is noetic form and form precisely as form cannot be the proper object of a science.

nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte
(n.)=dust storm + loom in the horizon.
Ex: It is likely that the library manager who chooses to wait for the dust to settle will find yet another dust storm looming on the horizon.
nubarrón
(n.)=storm cloud ; dark cloud.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Storm clouds on the horizon: CIPA and the future of the Internet'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dark clouds, silver linings: the 1977 Pittsburgh Conference'.
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* nubarrones + formarse en el horizonte=dust storm + loom in the horizon.

nube
(n.)=plume ; cloud.
Ex: During this nuclear accident a famous laboratory supplied a continuous flow of meteorological and radioactive plume transport and diffusion data.
Ex: The design depicts gods and muses in the clouds and is in the collection of the library.
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* andar con la cabeza en las nubes=walk (a)round with + Posesivo + head in the clouds.
* bajarse de las nubes=get real.
* computación en la nube=cloud computing.
* con la cabeza en las nubes=ditzy ; ditsy .
* costes + ponerse por las nubes=costs + spiral.
* costes por las nubes=soaring cost ; spiralling costs.
* estar por las nubes=be through the roof.
* fumar hasta desaparecer en una nube de humo=smoke + Reflexivo + into a cloud.
* nube de ceniza=ash cloud.
* nube de ceniza volcánica=volcanic ash cloud.
* nube de humo=smoke pall ; pall of smoke ; smokescreen ; puff of smoke ; plume of smoke.
* nube de mosquitos=mosquito cloud ; cloud of mosquitoes.
* nube de polvo=cloud of dust ; dust cloud.
* nube de puntos=scatterplot ; cloud of points.
* nube de tormenta=storm cloud.
* nube nuclear=mushroom cloud.
* poner por las nubes=praise + highly ; praise + highly ; wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous ; praise + Nombre + to the skies ; sing + Posesivo + praises.
* ponerse por las nubes=go + ballistic.
* por las nubes=soaring ; off the chart ; skyrocketing.
* precio + ponerse por las nubes=price + go through the roof ; price + spiral out of control ; price + soar through the roof.
* precios + ponerse por las nubes=prices + spiral.
* precios por las nubes=spiralling prices.
* sentirse como flotando en las nubes=float on + air ; walk on + air ; tread on + air.
* sin nubes=unclouded ; uncloudy ; cloudless.
* sin una nube=unclouded ; uncloudy ; cloudless.
* una nube de=a haze of ; a cloud of ; a swarm of.
* vivir en las nubes=be in cloud cuckoo land ; live in + cloud cuckoo land ; live in + a dream world.

nube de ceniza
(n.)=ash cloud.
Ex: There are more flight disruptions in Belfast and Dublin because of an ash cloud from a volcano in Iceland.
nube de ceniza volcánica
(n.)=volcanic ash cloud.
Ex: Flights were back to normal yesterday after the Icelandic volcanic ash cloud returned to ground further flights from Exeter Airport.
nube de humo
(n.)=smoke pall ; pall of smoke ; smokescreen ; puff of smoke ; plume of smoke.
Ex: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common. Ex: The drought was exacerbated by huge conflagrations of the rainforests, emitting extensive palls of smoke covering the whole region. Ex: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature. Ex: All about the plane round puffs of white smoke suddenly appeared, broke, and vanished into the blue. Ex: The weather cleared enough that we could get in to the volcanic islands (still spouting plumes of smoke) by copter in safety.
nube de mosquitos
(n.)=mosquito cloud ; cloud of mosquitoes.
Ex: Dirt roads, no electricity, one-room school a mile away, below zero blizzards in the winter, and mosquito clouds in the summer. Ex: At the same time, however, the clouds of mosquitoes themselves support a rich tapestry of bird life.
nube de polvo
(n.)=cloud of dust ; dust cloud.
Ex: I should imagine that each time a book was removed from its shelf a cloud of dust would choke the air. Ex: Dust clouds may also play an important role in suppressing hurricane development.
nube de puntos
(n.)=scatterplot ; cloud of points.
Ex: Figure 2 shows the scatterplot of the relationship between the percent of abstract words matched and the lenght of the abstract. Ex: The Price Index is not a pure function of the mean or median reference age, but a well-defined relation in the form of a typical cloud of points.
nube de tormenta
(n.)=storm cloud.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Storm clouds on the horizon: CIPA and the future of the Internet'.
nube nuclear
(n.)=mushroom cloud.
Ex: The symbolism of the mushroom cloud is deeply evocative for adults, albeit fraught with ambiguity.
nublado
(adj.)=overcast ; cloudy .
Ex: The sky was completely overcast.
Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.
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* cielo nublado=overcast sky.
* con los ojos nublados=misty-eyed.

nublar
(v.)=shadow.
Ex: Compassion shadowed the trustee's face -- she could see he was desperate -- and compassion was in her voice as she answered: 'All right, I'll go over this afternoon'.

nubloso
(adj.)=cloudy .
Ex: We walked the familiar grounds, grass wet from days of thunder storms, the morning still cloudy and threatening.

nuboso
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* formación nubosa=cloud cover.
* parcialmente nuboso=partly cloudy.

nuca
(n.)=back of + Posesivo + head ; back of the head ; nape ; nape of the neck.
Ex: A bullet had passed through her cheek and nose and lodged in the back of her head at the base of her spine.
Ex: Eight out of ten people aren't carrying information that would help if they were accidentally or mistakenly shot in the back of the head.
Ex: Her hair was pinned back at her nape and a sexy loose curl was left.
Ex: Moreover, there was no fracture of the vertebrae at the nape of the neck, and it was evident that he had not been hanged.
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* tener ojos en la nuca=have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.

nuclear
(adj.) = nuclear.
Ex: The first example implies adjacency 'nuclear propulsion'; it doesn't require you to enter the operator.
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* amenaza nuclear=nuclear threat.
* arma nuclear=nuke.
* arsenal nuclear=nuclear stockpile.
* atacar con armas nucleares=nuke.
* central nuclear=power station ; nuke.
* disuasión nuclear=nuclear deterrence.
* disuasivo nuclear=nuclear deterrent.
* energía nuclear=nuclear energy.
* explosivo nuclear=nuclear explosive.
* familia nuclear=nuclear family.
* física nuclear=nuclear physics.
* fusión nuclear=nuclear fusion.
* guerra nuclear=nuclear war.
* industria nuclear, la=nuclear industry, the.
* moratoria nuclear=nuclear freeze.
* nube nuclear=mushroom cloud.
* país con armas nucleares=nuclear state.
* planta nuclear=nuclear power station.
* potencia nuclear=nuclear power.
* programa nuclear=nuclear programme.
* proliferación nuclear=nuclear race ; nuclear proliferation.
* radiación nuclear=nuclear fallout ; fallout.
* reacción nuclear en cadena=nuclear chain reaction.
* reactor nuclear=nuclear reactor.
* refugio nuclear=fallout shelter.
* submarino nuclear=nuclear submarine.
* tecnología nuclear=nuclear technology.

nudillo
(n.)=knuckle.
Ex: The urgency of his supplication was mirrored in the tense whiteness of his knuckles as he clasped his hands tightly in front of him.

nudismo
(n.)=nakedness ; nudity.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.
Ex: Correlations were also found between social class & attitudes toward nakedness; those with more education tended to sanction nudity in more contexts.

nudo
(n.)=knot ; knot.
Nota: Velocidad marina.
Ex: Often, too, there were knots of badly-beaten fibre visible in the substance of the sheet.
Ex: The built some while ago a diesel-powered engine capable of getaway speeds of more than six knots.
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* arte de hacer nudos=knotting.
* cortar un nudo gordiano=cut + Gordian knot.
* desatar un nudo=untie + knot.
* deshacer un nudo=untie + knot.
* hacer nudos=knot.
* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta=get + a lump in + Posesivo + throat.
* hacérsele a Uno un nudo en la garganta=choking emotion + fill.
* lleno de nudos=gnarly .
* nudo corredizo=slipknot ; noose.
* nudo en el estómago=knot in + Posesivo + stomach.
* nudo en la espalda=knot in + Posesivo + back.
* nudo en la garganta=lump in + Posesivo + throat.
* nudo escurridizo=slipknot ; noose.

nudo corredizo
(n.)=slipknot ; noose.
Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films. Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
nudo en el estómago
(n.)=knot in + Posesivo + stomach.
Ex: The knot in her stomach was growing to an unbearable size and adrenaline was pumping into every corner of her body.
nudo en la espalda
(n.)=knot in + Posesivo + back.
Ex: She had a large knot in her back which made her life a living hell until she decided to go and see a chiropractor.
nudo en la garganta
(n.)=lump in + Posesivo + throat.
Ex: Then tears began to well in her eyes and the trembling of her breath showed that she was forcing back a lump in her throat.
nudo escurridizo
(n.)=slipknot ; noose.
Ex: This volume tellingly reveals the many negotiations, improvisations, sleights-of-hand, and slipknots that were a part of the crafting of Hitchcock's films. Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
nudoso
(adj.)=gnarly .
Ex: These gnarly old vines produce concentrated fruit of unsurpass quality and intensity.

nuera
(n.)=daughter-in-law.
Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.

nuestro
=our ; ours.
Ex: It seems appropriate to take a retrospective look at the evolution of our catalog and the ideology which has shaped it.
Ex: Cutter lived in a different age, less complex than ours.
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* de entre los nuestros=in our ranks.
* el pan nuestro de cada día=all in a day's work.
* empresa de nuestro grupo=sister company ; sister organisation.
* en nuestro país=at home.
* hacer todo lo que está en nuestras manos=pull out + all the stops.
* la calidad es nuestro lema=quality is our middle name.
* según nuestro entender=as far as we know.
* ser el pan nuestro de cada día=be an everyday occurrence.

nueva edición
(n.)=new edition.
Ex: A new edition is a document which contains considerable changes in comparison with earlier editions.
nueva era
(n.)=new age.
Ex: The article 'The new age rage and schoolbook protest' explores the myths, legends and misunderstandings surrounding attempts to remove textbooks and library materials from US public schools.
nueva evaluación
(n.)=reappraisal.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
nueva idea
(n.)=reform idea.
Ex: The proposed reform ideas are retreads of tried and untrue conservative concepts with a history of failure.
nueva lectura
(n.)=rereading [re-reading].
Ex: This `rereading' of the JCR, which presents the JCR product differently, makes it possible to shed new light on the large subpopulation of journals not at the top of the rankings.
nueva línea
(n.)=linefeed.
Ex: Every record must be separated by a carriage return or a carriage return and a linefeed.
nueva línea de investigación
(n.)=research direction.
Ex: The purpose of this article is to suggest promising research directions in this domain.
nueva perspectiva
(n.)=new light.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The suggestion box: new light on an old technique'.
nueva promesa
(n.)=rising star.
Ex: A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.
nueva redacción
(n.)=redraft ; rewrite [re-write].
Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition. Ex: At different times Ms. Hinton has used revision, redraft, rewrite, new edition, revised edition, and second edition.
nueva tirada
(n.)=rerun.
Ex: The title is a rerun of one or more already in existence that the librarian already knows about.
nueva versión
(n.)=upgrade ; remake.
Ex: The review led to an upgrade of one third of support staff positions and has led to a flatter hierarchical structure in the library. Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
nueva vida
=greener pastures ; pastures new.
Ex: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border. Ex: Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
nueva visita
(n.)=return visit.
Ex: A contented user is more likely to make a return visit to the library.
nuevamente
=afresh ; freshly.
Ex: Start afresh, think anew; the frontiers are boundless.
Ex: My third and fourth points concern two things that go into the future that will cause us to think freshly.
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* poner nuevamente a flote=refloat.

nuevas fronteras
(n.)=new horizons.
Ex: They have established new horizons in the field of business information systems.
nuevas matemáticas
(n.)=new math(s).
Ex: I'm old enough to have heard of the 'new maths' but as far as I can tell that was what I was taught in school.
nueve (9)
=nine (9).
Ex: Seventeen documents have now given rise to thirty-four entries in the classified file, nine in the alphabetical index.
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* de nueve cifras=nine-digit.
* de nueve meses=nine-month.
* escala que consta de nueve grados=nine-point scale.
* noventa y nueve=ninety-nine.
* nueve veces=nine times.

nueve veces
=nine times.
Ex: Between then and now I have visited Europe for vacation nine or ten times.
nuevo
(adj.)=emerging ; fresh ; new ; renewed ; rising ; unfamiliar ; unworn ; emergent ; fledging ; fledgling [fledgeling] ; uncharted ; unchartered ; brand new ; ever-new ; up-and-coming ; new found [new-found/newfound] ; evolving ; changing.
Ex: We have too much invested for us to assume any longer that we can, by sheer force of will, temper their influence on emerging standards.
Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
Ex: The label contains information about the record, indicating, for instance, its length, status, for example, new, amended, type and class.
Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Ex: It is not enough to train the rising generation to meet their new responsibilities, for irreversible decisions must be made before they come to maturity.
Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing.
Ex: A printer who wanted to achieve a sharp impression from unworn type of even height to paper would put hard rather than soft packing in the tympan.
Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.
Ex: Venture capitalists funded fledging companies in the early days of information technology some of which went on to dominate the market.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a fledgling information system in dealing with a hurricane which wreaked devastation on some of the most remote areas of Hawaii = Este artículo describe las experiencias de un sistema de información nuevo al verse afectado por un huracán que devastó algunas de las zonas más remotas de Hawaii.
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
Ex: This author agrees that the facts listed above are unchartered.
Ex: Information on small, sometimes brand new, companies in the chemical and biotechnology industries is often difficult to find.
Ex: He was then able to compare sources that made correlations possible and raised ever-new questions.
Ex: The journal kept me in touch with the established authors in the field but also the new, up-and-coming writers.
Ex: This could help readers gain a newfound appreciation of each others' childhood through books.
Ex: One of the objectives is to produce a statement of the role of the Library in the evolving national information program over the next five to seven years.
Ex: These are the kinds of problems that characteristically arise in the complex and continually changing milieu of libraries and media and information centers.
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* abrir de nuevo=reopen [re-open].
* abrir nuevas fronteras=forge + new frontiers.
* abrir nuevas posibilidades=open up + new territory ; open up + possibilities ; open + possibilities.
* abrir nuevos caminos=break + new ground ; push + Nombre + into new latitudes ; break + ground ; blaze + trail.
* abrir nuevos horizontes=open + new realms ; forge + new frontiers.
* abrir nuevos mercados=branch into.
* activo de nuevo=up and about.
* adquirir una nueva dimensión=take on + new dimension.
* adquirir un nuevo significado=take on + new dimension.
* alcanzar una nueva cota=hit + a new high.
* alfombrar de nuevo=recarpet [re-carpet].
* analizar de nuevo=reexamine [re-examine].
* añadir una nueva dimensión=add + new dimension.
* Año Nuevo=New Year.
* aplicar de nuevo=reapply.
* apoyar de nuevo=reendorse.
* aprender de nuevo=relearn.
* asumir una nueva faceta=take on + new dimension.
* Bolsa de Valores de Nueva York=New York Stock Exchange (NYSE).
* borrón y cuenta nueva=a fresh start ; clean slate ; new leaf.
* búsqueda de nuevos genes=gene-harvesting.
* caer de nuevo=fall again.
* cobrar nuevo entusiasmo=develop + renewed enthusiasm.
* colocar de nuevo en los estantes=reshelve [re-shelve].
* comenzar de nuevo=start + all over again ; recommence ; make + a new start ; start over ; make + a fresh start.
* comenzar una nueva vida=make + a new life for + Reflexivo.
* como nuevo=in mint condition ; in tip-top condition ; in tip-top form.
* compañía de nueva creación=startup [start-up].
* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva=stand in + a new light.
* conquistar de nuevo=win + Nombre + back.
* convocar de nuevo=reconvene.
* crear de nuevo=recreate [re-create].
* dar a Algo una nueva dimensión=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva=give + Nombre + a new twist.
* dar nueva forma=reformat [re-format].
* dar nueva vida=give + Nombre + new life ; give + a second life.
* dar un nuevo acabado=refinish.
* dar un nuevo impulso=pep up.
* dar un nuevo nombre=rename.
* de aspecto nuevo=new-looking.
* de nueva ola=new-wave.
* de nuevas formas=in new ways.
* de nuevas maneras=in new ways.
* de nuevo=again ; once again ; yet again ; afresh ; anew ; all over again ; redux ; over again.
* de nuevo en este caso=here again.
* de nuevo en pie=up and about.
* de nuevos modos=in new ways.
* desarrollo de nuevos productos=product development.
* de una nueva forma=in a new way.
* de una nueva manera=in a new way.
* de un nuevo modo=in a new way.
* el nuevo aspecto de=the changing face of ; the changing nature of.
* empezar de nuevo=a fresh start ; start over ; make + a fresh start.
* empezar una nueva etapa en la vida=turn over + a new page ; turn over + a new leaf.
* empresa de nueva creación=this sort of thing ; startup [start-up].
* en busca de nuevas emociones=thrill seeking.
* enseñar de nuevo=retrain [re-train].
* entrada de nuevo=re-entry [reentry].
* enviar de nuevo=resend [re-send].
* explorar nuevos horizontes=move on to + pastures new.
* Feliz Año Nuevo=Happy New Year.
* hacer borrón y cuenta nueva=start with + a clean slate ; turn over + a new leaf.
* hacerlo de nuevo=go and do it again.
* hasta nuevo aviso=until further notice.
* idea nueva=fresh idea.
* infundir nueva vida a=breathe + (new) life into.
* inscribir de nuevo=reregister.
* intentar de nuevo=retry [re-try].
* introducir de nuevo=re-enter [reenter].
* ir con la nueva ola=ride + wave.
* juntarse de nuevo=get back together.
* lista de nuevas adquisiciones=acquisitions list.
* llegar de nuevo=come (a)round.
* llevar a Algo a una nueva dimensión=take + Nombre + into a new dimension.
* luna nueva=new moon.
* mencionar de nuevo=restate [re-state].
* mencionar de nuevo innecesariamente=belabour [belabor, -USA].
* mostrar de nuevo=redisplay.
* nacido de nuevo=born again.
* Nueva Brunswick=New Brunswick.
* nueva edición=new edition.
* nueva era=new age.
* Nueva Escocia=Nova Scotia.
* nueva evaluación=reappraisal.
* Nueva Gales del Sur=New South Wales.
* Nueva Guinea=New Guinea.
* nueva idea=reform idea.
* Nueva Inglaterra=New England.
* nueva lectura=rereading [re-reading].
* nueva línea=linefeed.
* nueva línea de investigación=research direction.
* Nueva Ola, la=New Wave, the.
* Nueva Orleans=New Orleans.
* nueva perspectiva=new light.
* nueva promesa=rising star.
* nueva redacción=redraft ; rewrite [re-write].
* nuevas fronteras=new horizons.
* nuevas matemáticas=new math(s).
* nueva tirada=rerun.
* nueva versión=upgrade ; remake.
* nueva vida=greener pastures ; pastures new.
* nueva visita=return visit.
* Nueva York=New York (NY) ; Gotham.
* Nueva Zelanda=New Zealand (NZ).
* nuevo análisis=reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].
* nuevo comienzo=new beginning ; clean slate ; new leaf.
* Nuevo Méjico=New Mexico.
* nuevo miembro=entrant.
* Nuevo Mundo, el=New World, the.
* nuevo nombramiento=reappointment.
* nuevo resurgir=second wind.
* nuevos avances=future development(s).
* nuevos conversos, los=recently converted, the.
* nuevos horizontes=greener pastures ; pastures new.
* nuevos retos=new horizons.
* nuevos tiempos, los=wind(s) of change, the.
* Nuevo Testamento=New Testament (N.T.).
* nuevo valor=newcomer.
* nuevo vecino del barrio=new kid on the block.
* NYPL (Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York)=NYPL (New York Public Library).
* patata nueva=new potato.
* pintar de nuevo=repaint [re-paint].
* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=present + Nombre + in a new light.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica=throw + new light on.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=throw + Nombre + in a new light.
* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo=throw + new light on.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=shed + new light on ; throw + new light on.
* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva=stand in + a new light.
* reunirse de nuevo=reconvene.
* salir de nuevo=come back out.
* sangre nueva=new blood.
* sentirse como nuevo=be right as rain.
* solicitar de nuevo=reapply for.
* surgiendo de nuevas=on the rebound.
* un nuevo comienzo=a fresh start.
* un nuevo impulso=a new lease of life.
* venir de nuevo=come (a)round.
* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=view + Nombre + in a new light ; see + Nombre + in a new light.
* ver desde una nueva perspectiva=shed + new light on.
* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos=view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.
* vino nuevo en pellejos viejos=new wine in old wineskins.
* víspera de Año Nuevo=New Year's Eve.
* vivir de nuevo=relive.
* volver de nuevo=come back out.

nuevo análisis
(n.)=reanalysis [reanalyses, -pl.].
Ex: This article presents a reanalysis of data from a national telephone opinion poll of 1,181 US residents conducted in 1991.
nuevo comienzo
(n.)=new beginning ; clean slate ; new leaf.
Ex: The article is entitled 'School and public library relationships: deja vu or new beginnings' = El artículo se titula "La relación entre la biblioteca escolar y la pública: sensación de haberlo visto ya antes o nuevos comienzos". Ex: A group of university and government researchers has proposed a 'clean slate' approach to solving the Internet's myriad security problems. Ex: This submersion into the Hindustani tradition was a new leaf for them.
nuevo miembro
(n.)=entrant.
Ex: In general it is felt that it would be more useful for entrants to the library profession to have a wider academic background.
nuevo nombramiento
(n.)=reappointment.
Ex: Librarians in many universities are faculty members and must meet general faculty requirements for reappointment, promotion and tenure.
nuevo resurgir
(n.)=second wind.
Ex: The article 'Cost-plus pricing: an old nag with a second wind?' suggests that this technique is the most transparent and equitable system yet devised.
nuevo valor
(n.)=newcomer.
Ex: BRS is a relative newcomer to the marketplace.
nuevo vecino del barrio
=new kid on the block.
Ex: The article 'Big superstores: the new kid(s) on the block' examines the future of independent publishers and booksellers in the face of competition from chain superstores.
nuevos avances
(n.)=future development(s).
Ex: This article outlines the international cooperation of the UK meteorological service and examines its future development.
nuevos conversos, los
=recently converted, the.
Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos.
nuevos horizontes
=greener pastures ; pastures new.
Ex: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border. Ex: Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
nuevos retos
(n.)=new horizons.
Ex: They have established new horizons in the field of business information systems.
nuevos tiempos, los
(n.)=wind(s) of change, the.
Ex: The author of the article 'Exciting times - another view of how the LA responded to the wind of change' was President of the Library Association in 1962.
nuevísimo
(adj.)=spanking new.
Ex: She has brought out a spanking new album to please the ears of her fans.

nuez de Adán
(n.)=Adam's apple.
Ex: The Adam's apple is a bulge in the larynx, or voice box, made of cartilage.
nuez moscada
(n.)=nutmeg.
Ex: As you serve the fruit salad, sprinkle a little freshly grated nutmeg over each serving.
nuez^1
(n.)=walnut.
Ex: The camera hound of the future wears on his forehead a lump a little larger than a walnut.
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* mucho ruido y pocas nueces=much ado about nothing ; storm in a teacup ; Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; all talk, no action.
* nuez moscada=nutmeg.

nuez^2
(n.)=Adam's apple.
Ex: The Adam's apple is a bulge in the larynx, or voice box, made of cartilage.
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* nuez de Adán=Adam's apple.

nugget
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* nugget de pollo=chicken nugget.

nugget de pollo
(adj.)=chicken nugget.
Ex: He replied that children should not eat any form of reconstituted meat, of mechanically recovered meat, such as chicken nuggets.
nulidad
(n.)=non-entity ; nullity.
Ex: He had been feeling like a cipher, a nonentity.
Ex: And also until Groome appeared, newcomers were a nullity as an active political force, exerting little influence in city affairs.
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* ser una nulidad=be a dead loss.

nulo
(adj.)=dummy ; zero + Nombre ; lame ; null.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS, therefore, assigns them the dummy master number zero.
Ex: In recent years special libraries have been faced with a number of important factors, including reduced purchase budgets, zero increases in staffing, and the opportunities offered by automation.
Ex: Democrats are lame, feckless, timid, with no ideas, no vision, no message, and no future.
Ex: Null is a symbol used to indicate the absence of an expression or a result.

numeración
(n.)=numbering ; numeration.
Ex: Note the method of page numbering employed.
Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.
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* área de numeración de la ficha=card counter area.
* numeración de las partes=numbering of parts.
* numeración de páginas=page numbering.
* sin numeración=unnumbered.
* sistema de numeración=numbering scheme ; numbering system ; numeral system.

numeración de las partes
(n.)=numbering of parts.
Ex: The numbering of each part of a multi-volume publication is known as the numbering of parts.
numeración de páginas
(n.)=page numbering.
Ex: Standard features of text formatting are: left and right margins, line spacing, page-breaks, page size, page numbering and justification.
numerado
(adj.)=numbered.
Ex: If 'Curricula' is a term in the indexing language used in the index this might be coded and represented by a hole numbered '7'.

numerador
(n.)=numerator.
Ex: The author proposes that the numerator should be taken as a more valid measure of journal impact.

numerar
(v.)=number.
Ex: I would therefore like to give a blanket thankyou to everyone who has talked or written to me in my research and they must now number thousands rather than hundreds.
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* sin numerar=unnumbered.

numerito
=sights and sounds.
Ex: On several occasions he was witness to the sights and sounds of Balzac's emotionalism, including tantrum-pitched screaming, banging fists on desks, and slamming doors.
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* montar un numerito=kick up + a fuss.

numeroso
(adj.)=numerous ; substantive.
Ex: These hosts can be expected to become more numerous.
Ex: In Zimbabwe out of the seven universities with substantive librarians in the country, six of them were headed by women.
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* ser numeroso=be large in number.

numismática
(n.)=numismatics.
Ex: The project aims to document all books in the library on paleography, epigraphy, numismatics, genealogy, chronology, and codicology.

numéricamente
=numerically.
Ex: Dates are expressed numerically and enclosed in quotation marks ('1950').

numérico
(adj.)=numeric ; numerical.
Ex: Crudely put, a computer is a device which can store large quantities of data (numeric or textual) and can manipulate that data in many ways and with great speed and accuracy.
Ex: Statistical tabular and numerical abstract are a means of summarising numerical data, which may be presented in its original format in a tabular form.
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* base de datos numérica=numeric database.
* código numérico=code number.
* datos numéricos=numerical data.
* línea numérica=number line.
* notación numérica=numerical notation.
* orden numérico=numerical order.
* por orden numérico=in numerical order.
* procesamiento de datos numéricos=number-crunching.
* resumen numérico=numerical abstract.
* superioridad numérica=strength in numbers.
* teclado numérico=keypad ; numeric keypad.
* valor numérico exacto=crisp value.

nunca
=never ; not at all ; ever! ; never in a month of Sundays.
Ex: Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.
Ex: There's a big difference between returning a book late and not at all.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
Ex: The two stepsisters also wondered who the newcomer was, for never in a month of Sundays, would they ever have guessed that the beautiful girl was really poor Cinderella who talked to the cat!.
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* ahora más que nunca=now more than ever.
* ahora o nunca=now or never.
* bicho malo nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* casi nunca=hardly ever.
* como nunca=like never before.
* como nunca antes=like never before.
* cuento de nunca acabar=endless story ; never-ending story.
* divertirse como nunca=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* historia de nunca acabar=endless story ; never-ending story.
* la ciudad que nunca duerme=the city that never sleeps.
* las degracias nunca vienen solas=it never rains but it pours.
* las desgracias nunca vienen solas=when it rains, it pours.
* mala hierba nunca muere=a bad penny always turns up ; turn up like + a bad penny ; look what the cat (has) dragged in!.
* más que nunca=more than ever before ; more than ever.
* más que nunca antes=more ... than ever before ; more than ever before ; more than ever.
* más vale tarde que nunca=better late than never.
* no estar nunca satisfecho=enough + be + not/never + enough.
* no terminar nunca de tener problemas con=have + no end of problems with.
* nunca jamás=never again.
* nunca más=never again.
* nunca + pensar=thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.
* nunca se sabe...=one never knows....
* nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre=never + Verbo + one + Nombre.
* nunca visto=all-time ; unseen.
* pasárselo como nunca=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* persona que nunca se deshace de nada=hoarder ; packrat ; magpie.
* piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija=a rolling stone gathers no moss.
* por no decir nunca=if ever.
* ser el cuento de nunca acabar=never + hear + the end/last of it.
* viejas costumbres nunca desaparecen, las=old ways never die, the.

nunca + Verbo + ni un + Nombre
=never + Verbo + one + Nombre.
Ex: He's been our paperboy for years, and he's never been late one morning.
nunca + pensar
(n.)=thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.
Ex: The thought never entered my head that a gollywog was offensive until it got banned -- to me it was just a doll.
nunca jamás
=never again.
Ex: Once an A/Z subject index entry has been made for a particular subject it need never again be repeated.
nunca más
=never again.
Ex: Once an A/Z subject index entry has been made for a particular subject it need never again be repeated.
nunca se sabe...
=one never knows....
Ex: One never knows where the solution to a problem lies.
nunca visto
(adj.)=all-time ; unseen.
Ex: Nevada's all-time leading scorer is leaving school to get a head start on the NBA's 2007 draft. Ex: His widow has opened her personal archive, hitherto unseen, including the private scrapbooks in which Eliot assiduously recorded their life together.
nupcial
(adj.)=nuptial ; bridal.
Ex: However, the economic, educational, & nuptial changes that have occurred in other postindustrial countries have not necessarily led to fertility problems among teenagers.
Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.
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* ceremonia nupcial=wedding ceremony.
* noche nupcial=wedding night.
* tálamo nupcial=wedding thalamus ; nuptial thalamus.
* tarta nupcial=wedding cake.
* velo nupcial=wedding veil.

nutria
(n.)=nutria ; otter.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.
Ex: Otters are one of the most fun animals to observe, as they seem to always be active: swimming, diving, fishing, playing.
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* nutria de mar=sea otter.
* nutria de río=river otter.

nutria de mar
(n.)=sea otter.
Ex: With the relatively low human population in Shetland the sea otters thrive, living alongside the activities of the modern world.
nutria de río
(n.)=river otter.
Ex: River otters are most active from early evening through early morning.
nutrición
(n.)=nutrition.
Ex: Find information on the effect of genetic factors on human nutrition.
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* desde el punto de vista de la nutrición=nutritionally speaking ; nutritionally.
* experto en nutrición=nutritionist.
* información sobre nutrición=nutrition information.
* nutrición del hombre=human nutrition.
* nutrición del ser humano=human nutrition.

nutrición del hombre
(n.)=human nutrition.
Ex: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
nutrición del ser humano
(n.)=human nutrition.
Ex: The system aims to cover periodical articles on the use and function of vitamin, mineral, phytochemical, botanical and herbal supplements in human nutrition.
nutriente
(n.)=nutrient.
Ex: The second example retrieves records containing the term 'nutrient deficiencies' if those records are non-English.
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* pobre en nutrientes=nutrient-poor.
* rico en nutrientes=nutrient-rich.

nutrimento
(n.)=nutrient.
Ex: The second example retrieves records containing the term 'nutrient deficiencies' if those records are non-English.

nutrir
(v.)=nurture ; nourish.
Ex: Studying the leisure reading preferences of teens can help library media specialists develop collections and programs that nurture a lifelong love of reading.
Ex: The library's mission must be further nourished and refined, for philosophy is not an idle pastime -- it is a foundation and rationale for human endeavor.

nutritivamente
=nutritionally.
Ex: Thus the consumer is left with the choice between more expensive but nutritionally superior fresh foods, and cheap, usually nutritionally inferior processed foods.

nutritivo
(n.)=nutritional ; sustaining ; nutritious ; nutritive ; nourishing.
Ex: This paper presents a hedge (a list of terms, synonyms or variant spellings, of words, compiled and verified once, then saved in the memory of the host computer) for searching nutritional aspects of disease on MEDLINE.
Ex: And so the reading circle is often broken before the sustaining pleasures of reading are discovered.
Ex: More and more people are aware of the benefits of a nutritious diet and are choosing foods that will help them feel and look good.
Ex: This paper evaluates nutritive value of foods from information on the food label and describe factors contributing to price differences among related foods.
Ex: Good business is nourishing to supplier and purchaser alike.
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* alimento nutritivo=nutritious food.
* botánica nutritiva=nutritional botanics.
* sustancia nutritiva=nutrient.
* valor nutritivo=nutritional value ; nutrient value.

nyala
(n.)=nyala.
Nota: Especie de antílope que habita en Africa.
Ex: Nyalas are found alone or in small groups in forests.

nylon
(n.)=nylon.
Ex: Zilg claims that his book 'Du Pont: Behind the nylon Curtain', which is highly critical of Du Pont, was allowed to go out of print prematurely as a direct result of pressure being brought to bear on the publisher by Du Pont.

nº (número) + Número
=# (number) + Número ; no. (number) + Número.
Ex: To retrieve the first record queued for Disc 1, load Disc #1 into the CD-ROM drive and press the <Enter> key.
Ex: He has published Malay Manuscripts, a Bibliographic Guide and Main Entry for Serials in the LC Information Bulletin, vol. 33, no. 47 (November 22, 1974).

nácar
(n.)=mother of pearl.
Ex: Some single concepts can only be denoted by more than one word, eg mother of pearl, moment of truth.

náufrago
(adj.)=shipwrecked.
Ex: Aside from shipwrecked seafarers few people have had the inclination to set foot on this desert island.
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* náufragos, los=shipwrecked, the.

náufragos, los
(n.)=shipwrecked, the.
Ex: These treaties specify that the wounded, sick, and shipwrecked must be protected and respected as long as they refrain from fighting.
náusea
(n.)=nausea.
Ex: The use of antiemetics was evaluated in hospitalized patients receiving cancer chemotherapy agents with a known propensity for causing, alone or in combination, varying degrees of nausea or vomiting.
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* con náuseas=queasy .
* dar náuseas=nauseate ; sicken.
* náuseas del embarazo=morning sickness.
* náuseas matinales=morning sickness.
* náuseas matutinas=morning sickness.
* náusea y vómito=nausea and vomiting.
* producir náuseas=nauseate.
* que da náuseas=nauseatingly.
* sentir náuseas=feel + nauseated.

náusea y vómito
(n.)=nausea and vomiting.
Ex: Renal failure typically causes nausea and vomiting, along with other symptoms that depend on the stage.
náuseas del embarazo
(n.)=morning sickness.
Ex: Mint has been known to calm an upset, nauseated stomach, freshen our breath (after morning sickness), and even help with headaches.
náuseas matinales
(n.)=morning sickness.
Ex: Mint has been known to calm an upset, nauseated stomach, freshen our breath (after morning sickness), and even help with headaches.
náuseas matutinas
(n.)=morning sickness.
Ex: Mint has been known to calm an upset, nauseated stomach, freshen our breath (after morning sickness), and even help with headaches.
náutico
(adj.)=nautical.
Ex: The orientation had a nautical theme, students were divided into 2 teams and 2 approaches were utilised = El curso de orientación tenía un tema naútico y los estudiantes se dividieron en dos equipos y se utilizaron dos métodos.
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* milla náutica=nautical mile ; sea mile.

náyada
(n.)=nymph.
Ex: In Greek mythology, nymphs are female spirits of nature, protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers.

náyade
(n.)=ondine ; undine.
Nota: También escrito ondine.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
Ex: As an undine, she grows gills and fins and her skin changes to fine scales.

nébeda
(n.)=catnip ; catmint.
Ex: Information is provided on the use of catnip for salads, making tea, sauces and preserves, as well as other culinary recipes.
Ex: If planted earlyish in the spring, dahlias and catmint grow good and big and the flowers and foliage look fabulous.

néctar
(n.)=nectar.
Ex: Locust trees are planted near hives so the bees can get nectar from the flowers and make honey.

níquel
(n.)=nickel.
Ex: By means of a search for information on nickel-chrome-aluminium alloys a demonstration is given of the way in which publications containing information on alloys are recorded in Chemical Abstracts.

nítido
(adj.)=clean ; clear-cut ; crisp ; neat ; clean-cut ; crystal-clear ; licked ; crystalline ; uncloudy ; unclouded ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.
Ex: Perhaps it is obvious that guiding must also be accurate, clean and tidy.
Ex: The hierarchical relationship is relatively clear-cut, and rather precise guideliness can be formulated to ensure that the BT/NT relationship is consistently applied.
Ex: A crisp, even impression became the norm, along with the use of respectable paper and ink.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
Ex: A crystal-clear mental picture of what the group should become is needed.
Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.
Ex: Copper sulfate occurs as a blue crystalline powder prepared from copper oxide.
Ex: In that case, the peak of solar energy could be at an uncloudy moment in the morning or afternoon, even though the sun wasn't highest in the sky at that moment.
Ex: As they grow up in those heady post-war years, in the blue unclouded weather of the late 1940s, these are the sisters you'll never forget.
Ex: One of them snipped Ben Kline's life short, and Marla's determined to get to the root of a case that's anything but cut and dried.
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* de un modo nítido=cleanly.
* nítido como un rayo láser=laser-sharp.
* poco nítido=untidy.

nítido como un rayo láser
(adj.)=laser-sharp.
Ex: Researchers have wondered if the brains of the elderly with still laser-sharp memory are somehow different than everyone else's.
nítrico
(adj.)=nitric.
Ex: Decomposition is caused by emission of nitric gases, which destroy any other films stored together.
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* óxido nítrico=nitric oxide.

nódulo
(n.)=nodule.
Ex: This article specifically discusses the occurrence of nodules on the vocal cords and how to treat them, a subject of interest to both singers and nonsinger.
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* nódulo reumatoide=rheumatoid nodule.

nódulo reumatoide
(n.)=rheumatoid nodule.
Ex: Rheumatoid nodules commonly occur at the elbow where subcutaneous tissue is subject to recurrent pressure against bone.
nómada
(n.)=nomadic ; nomad.
Ex: An information system is said to be nomadic when the user has access to his or her personal information space from any location independent of specific devices.
Ex: The Camel Mobile Library project, launched in Oct 1996, provides books to literate nomads to enable them to retain their literary skills.

nómina
(n.)=salary ; payroll ; paycheck ; payslip.
Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.
Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.
Ex: 'We could send them letters, or distribute notices with their paychecks, or call them in -- there is no easy way' Bogardus sighed, dejectedly.
Ex: Visa applicants will need to provide evidence of funds, for example bank statements or payslips, to show that they can pay for the trip and have enough money to support and accommodate themselves.
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* sección de nóminas=payroll department ; salaries section.

nórdico
(adj.)=Nordic.
Ex: The article 'Libraries: they are a-changing' outlines the background to the Nordic Book and Library Fair.
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* nórdicos, los=Nords, the.
* países nórdicos, los=Nordic countries, the.
* Sagas Nórdicas, Las=Norse Sagas, The.

nórdicos, los
=Nords, the.
Ex: The Nords and the Japs also do whaling for profit, they're not for maintaining a way of life going back to time immemorial.
nótese el error
=sic.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Multimedia: an idea who's (sic) time has come'.
núcleo
(n.)=core ; nuclear zone ; x-height ; centrepoint [centerpoint, -USA] ; nucleus [nuclei, -pl.] ; heart ; hard core.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and defines the index language.
Ex: A new definition of the nuclear zone of a Bradford curve is proposed.
Ex: Its x-height was notably small, and the fount was equipped with many ligatures (tied letters) and with upright capitals; it was quickly and widely imitated.
Ex: In our capacity as centerpoints for local activities, we may be equipped with card production equipment for producing catalog cards through the state division of OCLC.
Ex: These libraries became the nucleus for many private and religious collections that ultimately became the first public libraries in Brazil.
Ex: A heart on a pink background thus indicates 'romance' (rather than medicine) and a magnifying glass or a gun might indicate a detective story though a gun might mean a 'western' if it is a revolver and a war story if it is a field gun.
Ex: The text describes a 'world science' marked by the collectivization of the centre,'centrality' being defined not by a national monopoly, but by the 'hard core' of a transnational network, stratified on a continental or subcontinental basis = El texto describe una "ciencia mundial" marcada por la colectivización del centro, definiendo la "centralidad" no por monopolio nacional sino por el núcleo de una red internacional, estratificado a nivel continental o subcontinental.
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* en el núcleo=at the core (of).
* formación de un núcleo=nucleation.
* formar el núcleo=form + the nucleus.
* núcleo rural=rural area.

núcleo rural
(n.)=rural area.
Ex: Attempts were made to reach beyond the larger cities through the use of mobile vans to visit outlying towns and rural areas.
númenal
(adj.)=noumenal.
Nota: Utilizado por el filósofo Kant para referirse a todo aquello que existe más allá de nuestros sentidos.
Ex: Reason is to be our lodestar, and we must understand the workings of the noumenal world in order to live properly in this one.

número
(n.)=extent ; incidence ; issue ; number ; numeral ; percentage ; tally [tallies, pl.] ; scale.
Ex: The extent of searchable elements will vary from one data base to another.
Ex: The number of entries in pre-co-ordinate system will depend upon the incidence of references and multiple entries.
Ex: This is an issue devoted in part to papers presented at the conference arranged and hosted by the State Library of New South Wales.
Ex: The headings will be arranged according to the filing sequence of the notation (for example, alphabetically for letters or numerically for numbers).
Ex: Records can be retrieved by character strings (that is, sequences of letters and numerals).
Ex: But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.
Ex: As the various parts of the record are entered, the document summary indicates the additions by the tallies opposite the record parts.
Ex: I have a feeling that all our old technologies are getting progressively more expensive and more inefficient, and that all our new technologies are getting progressively cheaper and more efficient because of questions of scale.
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* acción de marcar un número=dialling.
* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes=overbook.
* área del número normalizado y de las condiciones de adquisición=International Standard Book Number and terms of availability area ; standard number and terms of availability area.
* aumentar en número=grow in + numbers ; increase in + numbers.
* base de un número=subscript numeral.
* colorear por números=paint by + numbers.
* con el número=numbered.
* con un gran número de lectores=widely-read.
* cuadrar números=add up + figures.
* el mismo número=as many.
* en el mismo número de años=in as many years.
* enemigo público número uno=public enemy number one.
* en grandes números=in record numbers.
* en gran número=numerously.
* en números redondos=in round figures.
* en números reducidos=in small numbers.
* en un número cada vez mayor=in increasing numbers.
* estar endeudado, estar en números rojos=be in the red.
* exceder en número=outnumber.
* exponente de un número=superscript numeral.
* ficha de número de registro=accessions card.
* gran número de=great numbers of.
* integridad de los números=integrity of numbers.
* línea de números=number line.
* marcar un número de teléfono=dial + number.
* montar un número=kick up + a fuss ; kick up + a stink ; raise + a stink ; make + a stink (about) ; make + a racket ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof.
* nº (número) + Número=# (number) + Número ; no. (number) + Número.
* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
* número actual=current issue.
* Número + al año=Número + annually.
* Número + al día=Número + a day.
* número anterior=backrun ; back issue.
* número aproximado=ballpark number.
* número arábigo=Arabic numeral.
* número atrasado=back issue ; back copy.
* número binario=binary digit.
* Número + cada año=Número + annually.
* número cada vez mayor=rising numbers.
* número capicúo=palindrome.
* número consecutivo=running number.
* número de adquisiciones=acquisition rate.
* número de alumnos matriculados=enrolment [enrollment, -USA].
* Número + de ancho=Número + wide.
* número de aprobados=pass rate.
* número de asientos=seating.
* número de bibliografía nacional=national record number.
* número de búsquedas fallidas=failure rate.
* número decimal=decimal number.
* número de citas=number of citations.
* número de clasificación=class mark [classmark] ; class number ; classification number ; rank number.
* número de control=control number.
* número de documentos devueltos a los estantes=shelving statistics.
* número de ejemplar=copy number.
* número de emergencia=hotline [hot-line].
* número de exportaciones=export figures.
* número de fascículo=issue number.
* número de identificación=ID number (identification number).
* número de identificación del documento=library registration number.
* número de intentos fallidos=failure rate.
* número de la bibliografía nacional=national bibliographic record number.
* número de la búsqueda=set number.
* Número + de largo=Número + long.
* número de la tarjeta de crédito=credit card number.
* número del documento=document identification number ; document number.
* número de lector=borrower number.
* número del editor=publisher's number (música).
* número de matrícula=registration number ; car registration number.
* número de modelo=model number.
* número de muertos=death toll.
* número de opus=opus number.
* número de orden=rank number.
* número de páginas=pagination.
* número de palabras=wordage.
* número de participantes=turnout.
* número de pedido=order number.
* número de plancha=plate number.
* número de préstamo=charging number.
* número de préstamos=circulation figures.
* número de publicaciones=publication count.
* número de referencia del documento=document reference number.
* número de referencias=number of citations.
* número de registro=accession number ; card number.
* número de relación=linking number.
* número de respuestas recibidas=response rate ; rate of response.
* número de seguimiento=tracking number ; tracking number.
* número de serie=serial number.
* número de solicitudes denegadas=failure rate.
* número de suspensos=failure rate.
* número de tarjeta de proceso=transaction card number.
* número de teléfono=phone number ; telephone number ; dial-up number ; dial-up number ; dial-up number.
* número de teléfono de llamada gratuita=toll free telephone number ; toll-free number.
* número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico=unlisted telephone number.
* número de tema=thematic index number.
* número determinado de=nth.
* número de víctimas=death toll.
* número de visitantes=footfall.
* número de volumen=volume number.
* número entero=integer.
* número entero positivo=positive integer.
* Número + en total=Número + in number.
* número equivocado=wrong number.
* número especial=special issue ; special number.
* número identificado de un ordenador en una red=network address.
* número impar=odd number.
* número indicador de materia=SIN ; Subject Indicator Number.
* Número Internacional Normalizado para Libros (ISBN)=ISBN (International Standard Book Number).
* Número Internacional Normalizado para Publicaciones Seriadas (ISSN)=ISSN (International Standard Serial Number).
* número limitado de alumnos matriculados=limited enrolment.
* número mágico=magic number.
* número matriz=master number.
* número monográfico=thematic issue.
* número nacional de identificación bibliográfica=national bibliography number.
* número normalizado=standard number.
* número ordinal=ordinal ; ordinal number.
* número par=even number.
* número pin=PIN (personal identification number) ; PIN number.
* Número + por ciento=by + factor of + Número ; Número + percentage points.
* número real=real number.
* número reclamado=claimed issue.
* número romano=roman numeral.
* números recientes de las revistas=current journals.
* número total=head count.
* número trascendente=transcendental number.
* número trece=thirteenth.
* número uno=number one.
* Número + vez=Número + time(s).
* número y distribución de personal=staffing conditions.
* ordenación por número curren=accession order ; accession order ; arrangement by accession number.
* ordenado por número de clasificación=in class number order.
* ordenar por número curren=arrange by + accession number.
* PIN (número de identificación personal)=PIN (personal identification number).
* poner a + Número=set to + Número.
* procesador de números=number cruncher.
* redondear al número entero más cercano=round up to + the nearest whole number.
* salir + Posesivo + número=Posesivo + number + come up.
* sección de últimos números de publicaciones periódicas=current periodicals area.
* ser de número limitado=be limited in number.
* superar en número=outnumber.
* tarifa por el número de operaciones=volume-based tariff.
* último número, el=latest issue, the.
* una gran número de=a broad variety of.
* un buen número de=a good number of.
* un cierto número de=a number of.
* un gran número de=a good deal of ; a great deal of ; a plethora of ; a wide range of ; a full roster of ; a fair number of ; a great number of ; a wide variety of ; a broad range of ; a vast corpus of ; an extensive range of.
* un número cada vez mayor=growing numbers.
* un número cada vez mayor de=a growing number of ; a growing body of.
* un número de=a series of.
* un número reducido de=a residue of ; a small number of.
* un número variado de + Nombre=any number of + Nombre.

número actual
(n.)=current issue.
Ex: Current issues of serials (that is, unbound copies) may be separated from the main sequence of books and bound volumes.
número anterior
(n.)=backrun ; back issue.
Ex: Backruns of serials are placed on the first and second levels together with the monograph loan stock. Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
número aproximado
(n.)=ballpark number.
Ex: One of the main things we need to keep in mind at this time is that these are ballpark numbers.
número arábigo
(n.)=Arabic numeral.
Ex: There are only two sets of symbols whose orders are reasonably universally recognised: the letters of the Roman alphabet (either small or capitals), and Arabic numerals.
número atrasado
(n.)=back issue ; back copy.
Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues. Ex: Back copies of newspapers and periodicals are held for a specified period usually ranging from one to five years according to the lasting value of their contents.
número binario
(n.)=binary digit.
Ex: Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.
número cada vez mayor
=rising numbers.
Ex: This is the practice of many libraries today that are catering to the sharply rising numbers of children and students.
número capicúo
(n.)=palindrome.
Ex: Some of the students were introduced to palindromes (numbers that can be read the same both forward and backward).
número consecutivo
(n.)=running number.
Ex: The abstracts are arranged in broad subject categories and identified by a running number.
número de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisition rate.
Ex: The areas allowed for housing books were based on the size of the existing collection, plus the projected annual acquisition rate multiplied by ten years.
número de alumnos matriculados
=enrolment [enrollment, -USA].
Ex: Summer enrollment generally exceeds 5,000, while various extension programs throughout the state enroll approximately 4,000 students.
número de aprobados
(n.)=pass rate.
Ex: Nevertheless, the pass rate for this course compares favourably with that of other courses in the Department of Library and Information Science = No obstante, el número de aprobados de este curso se es mejor que el de otros cursos del Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación.
número de asientos
(n.)=seating.
Ex: A mixture of seating in ones, twos and fours, together with the provision of study carrels and informal seating, permit the user to select the most suitable type of seating and privacy.
número de bibliografía nacional
(n.)=national record number.
Ex: ISBNs, ISSNs, national record numbers, and series are not copied.
número de búsquedas fallidas
(n.)=failure rate.
Ex: Failure rate at the catalogue was 26.2% and user errors caused almost 2/3 of the failures = El número de búsquedas fallidas en el catálogo fue del 26,2% y los errores de los usuarios fueron la causa de casi dos tercios de los fallos.
número de citas
(n.)=number of citations.
Ex: In Lodge, for instance, the total number of references to journal articles (712) is only marginally less than the number of citations to monographs (747).
número de clasificación
(n.)=class mark [classmark] ; class number ; classification number ; rank number.
Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document. Ex: The resulting expression of the subject of a document in notational terms constitutes the class mark or class number of that document. Ex: The call number in the copy record is assigned and maintained independently of the classification number. Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.
número de control
(n.)=control number.
Ex: The control fields contain coded data such as the record control number, ISBN, language of the text, an intellectual level code, and a country of publication code.
número de documentos devueltos a los estantes
=shelving statistics.
Ex: If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
número de ejemplar
(n.)=copy number.
Ex: All the copies of the title in the system have the same master number, but each has a different copy number.
número de emergencia
(n.)=hotline [hot-line].
Ex: An I&R service may involve itself in providing 'hotlines', that is emergency help during times of crises or when other services close down, eg evenings, weekends or public holidays.
número de exportaciones
=export figures.
Ex: Enquiries such as 'Can you make me a list of the export figures for umbrellas for each year since 1880?' goes beyond what is reasonable to ask a librarian.
número de fascículo
(n.)=issue number.
Ex: Volume and issue numbers are frequently wrong.
número de identificación
(n.)=ID number (identification number).
Ex: The concept of an ID (identification) number allows a single number to be assigned to the skeleton of an organic compound which has unique chemical significance.
número de intentos fallidos
(n.)=failure rate.
Ex: Failure rate at the catalogue was 26.2% and user errors caused almost 2/3 of the failures = El número de búsquedas fallidas en el catálogo fue del 26,2% y los errores de los usuarios fueron la causa de casi dos tercios de los fallos.
número de la bibliografía nacional
(n.)=national bibliographic record number.
Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
número de la búsqueda
(n.)=set number.
Ex: Once a set is formed, you can use the set number as if it were the search term itself in later SELECT commands.
número de la tarjeta de crédito
(n.)=credit card number.
Ex: In some cases, this facility is linked to the use of a credit card, with the keyboard again being used to enter the credit card number.
número de lector
(n.)=borrower number.
Ex: Searchable fields include accession number, supplier, order number, invoice number, loan category, borrower number, date due and time due.
número de matrícula
(n.)=registration number ; car registration number.
Ex: Registration numbers are automatically assigned in sequence at the time when you register your vehicle. Ex: Since their introduction car registration numbers have been issued in several formats to cope with the growing number of vehicles on our roads.
número de modelo
(n.)=model number.
Ex: The model numbers are printed on a sticker on the underside of the barstool's seat.
número de muertos
(n.)=death toll.
Ex: The article 'The mounting death toll' describes the problems experienced by information professionals caused by the loss of databases due to the growth of the World Wide Web.
número de opus
(n.)=opus number.
Ex: In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.
número de orden
(n.)=rank number.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.
número de palabras
(n.)=wordage.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
número de participantes
(n.)=turnout.
Ex: The 48th US National Book Awards held in Nov 1997 attracted a record turnout of nearly 800 people.
número de pedido
(n.)=order number.
Ex: In some libraries the actual official order number will also be added.
número de plancha
(n.)=plate number.
Ex: The plate number is a numbering designation assigned to an item by a music publisher, usually printed at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page.
número de préstamo
(n.)=charging number.
Ex: Access is available by author/title key and classmark, as well as by control number and charging number.
número de préstamos
(n.)=circulation figures.
Ex: A less rigorous interpretation of the data indicates a negative relationship between circulation figures and local unemployment rates.
número de publicaciones
(n.)=publication count.
Ex: The publication count and published pages vary approximately in parallel, with the peak-shape being flat compared with the trends for author.
número de páginas
(n.)=pagination.
Ex: Pagination, for instance, can only be discovered by examining the work.
número de referencia del documento
(n.)=document reference number.
Ex: Usually each of these names will be accompanied by document reference numbers or classification numbers and document citations.
número de referencias
(n.)=number of citations.
Ex: In Lodge, for instance, the total number of references to journal articles (712) is only marginally less than the number of citations to monographs (747).
número de registro
(n.)=accession number ; card number.
Ex: Primary and instant access to records is by accession number, but the program creates indexes to all other elements in an entry and these can also be used for searching. Ex: Each item catalogued by the Library is given a serial number ('card number') and these numbers are noted in the cumulative book index through which the cards are ordered.
número de relación
(n.)=linking number.
Ex: Notice that the bibliographic record is undisturbed, as the linking number remains the same.
número de respuestas recibidas
(n.)=response rate ; rate of response.
Ex: The response rate to her questionnaire was 84% = La tasa de respuesta a su cuestionario was del 84%. Ex: The rate of response for this survey was 33%.
número de seguimiento
(n.)=tracking number ; tracking number.
Ex: They never recieved the money order because the mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
número de serie
(n.)=serial number.
Ex: In a post-co-ordinate index each document is first assigned some type of accession or serial number, and is then analysed, and its subject represented by a number of index terms, perhaps as many as ten or twenty.
número de solicitudes denegadas
(n.)=failure rate.
Ex: The author notes the high failure rate for proposals for research projects (65 per cent) and analyzes the reasons for failure = El autor indica el gran número de solicitudes denegadas de los proyectos de investigación (65 por ciento) y analiza las razones de ello.
número de suspensos
(n.)=failure rate.
Ex: However, the failure rate in examinations at Sheffield does not seem to be at all high = No obstante, el número de suspensos en los exámenes de Sheffield no parece ser del todo alto.
número de tarjeta de proceso
(n.)=transaction card number.
Ex: The overdues assistant has to locate the appropriate transaction card number as it comes up on the screen, and then reads the book details and reader's name and address which appear alongside.
número de teléfono
(n.)=phone number ; telephone number ; dial-up number ; dial-up number ; dial-up number.
Ex: The phone number and address are also at the beginning of the Appendix of the BiblioFile User Guide. Ex: The telephone number may be entered or changed by typing the number '3'. Ex: To gain access to just one information service, the researcher required two dial-up numbers, 26 case-sensitive usernames and passwords and at least 20 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). Ex: To gain access to just one information service, the researcher required two dial-up numbers, 26 case-sensitive usernames and passwords and at least 20 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs). Ex: To gain access to just one information service, the researcher required two dial-up numbers, 26 case-sensitive usernames and passwords and at least 20 Uniform Resource Locators (URLs).
número de teléfono de llamada gratuita
(n.)=toll free telephone number ; toll-free number.
Ex: The CMU library has a toll free telephone number to which users can phone at their local rate. Ex: This toll-free number has provided extended benefits to the public and the library community.
número de teléfono que no está incluido en el directorio telefónico
(n.)=unlisted telephone number.
Ex: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret.
número de tema
(n.)=thematic index number.
Ex: In particular, a title that consists solely of the name(s) of type(s) of composition requires the following elements in addition to the statement of the medium of performance: serial number, opus number or thematic index number, key.
número de visitantes
(n.)=footfall.
Ex: Information kiosks are designed for use in any location in which there is significant footfall, including public libraries, shopping centres and railway stations.
número de volumen
(n.)=volume number.
Ex: Volume and issue numbers are frequently wrong.
número de víctimas
(n.)=death toll.
Ex: The article 'The mounting death toll' describes the problems experienced by information professionals caused by the loss of databases due to the growth of the World Wide Web.
número decimal
(n.)=decimal number.
Ex: The length is a 5-digit decimal number justified right with zero fill if necessary.
número del documento
(n.)=document identification number ; document number.
Ex: The document identification number is a number which provides the unique identification of the document in the abstracting publication or other related product in which the document is announced. Ex: An 'item record file' is a file in which records are serially ordered by document identifier or number.
número del editor
=publisher's number (música).
Ex: The publisher's number is a numbering designation assigned to an item by a music publisher, appearing normally only on the title page, and/or the first page of music.
número determinado de
(n.)=nth.
Ex: The cloze test requires a student to fill gaps in a text with appropriate words where every nth word is deleted.
número entero
(n.)=integer.
Ex: If the result is not an integer, it is increased to the next higher integer.
número entero positivo
(n.)=positive integer.
Ex: In certain entertainment magazines there is a type of crossword puzzle where, instead. of clues for words, the cells contain positive integers.
número equivocado
(n.)=wrong number.
Ex: If you've called a wrong number, is it better just to hang up as soon you realized?.
número especial
(n.)=special issue ; special number.
Ex: A special issue is one which is not expected in the normal run of the periodical. Ex: The Bookseller is the weekly book trade newspaper which, amongst other things, produces a special number each February and August which lists new books expected from publishers during the subsequent six months.
número identificado de un ordenador en una red
(n.)=network address.
Ex: This means that the terminal user need not know the computer type being addressed but only its network address.
número impar
(n.)=odd number.
Ex: There are some periodicals with all even or odd volume numbers.
número indicador de materia
=SIN ; Subject Indicator Number.
Ex: SIN (Subject Indicator Number) and when the subject next occurs, the indexer need only notify the SIN in order to trigger the mechanism for printing the complete set of index entries. Ex: SIN (Subject Indicator Number) and when the subject next occurs, the indexer need only notify the SIN in order to trigger the mechanism for printing the complete set of index entries.
número limitado de alumnos matriculados
(n.)=limited enrolment.
Ex: This limited-enrollment workshop has a registration fee of $750 per participant.
número matriz
(n.)=master number.
Ex: All the copies of the title in the system have the same master number, but each has a different copy number.
número monográfico
(n.)=thematic issue.
Ex: This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.
número mágico
(n.)=magic number.
Ex: In hindsight about 350k dollars (ballpark) turned out to be the magic number.
número nacional de identificación bibliográfica
(n.)=national bibliography number.
Ex: The concept of 'National Bibliography Number' refers to a group of identifier systems used by national libraries for identification of deposit collection item descriptions and in some case also for identification of the corresponding deposit items.
número normalizado
(n.)=standard number.
Ex: In this section standard numbers, such as International Standard Book Numbers (ISBNs) or International Standard Serial Numbers (ISSNs) are the first element to be recorded.
número ordinal
(n.)=ordinal ; ordinal number.
Ex: The author presents a new taxonomy of designators covering terms, symbols and ordinals. Ex: Ranganathan has always endeavoured to make his notation an 'artificial language of ordinal numbers' into which the subject of a document can be completely translated.
número par
(n.)=even number.
Ex: There are some periodicals with all even or odd volume numbers.
número pin
(n.)=PIN (personal identification number) ; PIN number.
Ex: Users of electronic services need a number of usernames, passwords, PINs and so on in order to successfully interact with these services. Ex: They tortured her into revealing her Pin number and safe code before tcutting her up and disposing of her in bin liners.
número real
(n.)=real number.
Ex: The demonstration that the real numbers are uncountable is another example of proof by contradiction.
número reclamado
(n.)=claimed issue.
Ex: The empty space of the claimed issue is encircled.
número romano
(n.)=roman numeral.
Ex: Within the classes, roman numerals are used for subfacets and foci.
número total
(n.)=head count.
Ex: If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
número trascendente
(n.)=transcendental number.
Ex: A transcendental number is a number that is not the root of any integer polynomial, meaning that it is not an algebraic number of any degree.
número trece
(n.)=thirteenth.
Ex: There was one interesting innovation in the thirteenth edition, where a completely new schedule for Psychology was included at 159.9.
número uno
(adj.)=number one.
Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
número y distribución de personal
=staffing conditions.
Ex: These sites have been operating CARTO-NET in close collaboration with one another but under very different staffing conditions so it has been useful to monitor their progress.
números (núms.)
=nos. (numeros - latín).
Ex: See, for example, Cataloging Service Bulletin no. 106 relating to pseudonymous authors, and the classics, nos. 79 and 80, announcing superimposition.

números recientes de las revistas
=current journals.
Ex: Immediate access to the current journal literature is essential to researchers and clinicians working at the cutting edge of the biomedical sciences.
núms. (números)
=nos. (numeros - latín).
Ex: See, for example, Cataloging Service Bulletin no. 106 relating to pseudonymous authors, and the classics, nos. 79 and 80, announcing superimposition.

o
=or.
Ex: The Boolean logic operator OR retrieves all records containing two OR more terms.
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* ahora o nunca=now or never.
* (bien) ... o ...=either ... or ....
* con respecto a si ... o ...=as to whether ... or ....
* él o ella=s/he.
* en uno o dos segundos=in an instant or two.
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group ; peer group.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O=OR together.
* instrumento o intérprete de la música=executant.
* letra rota o a medio imprimir=broken letter.
* más o menos=more or less ; or so ; ballpark.
* novela escrita a base de fórmulas o clichés=formula fiction.
* novelas o libros que se compran en el supermercado=self-help.
* o algo así=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature.
* o algo parecido=in the way of ; or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or anything like that ; or words to that effect.
* o algo similar=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or words to that effect.
* o de algún otro modo=or otherwise.
* o eso parece=or so it seems.
* o mejor dicho=or rather.
* o nada en absoluto=if at all.
* o no=or otherwise.
* o qué sé yo=or whatever.
* o quizás + Verbo=if not + Verbo.
* o si no=or else.
* por las buenas o por las malas=by hook or by crook.
* si + Infinitivo + o no=whether or not to + Infinitivo.
* ya sea ... o ...=whether ... or ....

o algo así
=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort. Ex: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect. Ex: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck.
o algo parecido
=in the way of ; or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or anything like that ; or words to that effect.
Ex: The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops. Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort. Ex: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect. Ex: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck. Ex: Usually, when I have trouble sleeping it's not because I feel wrong or anything like that, it just happens. Ex: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (or words to that effect).
o algo similar
=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or words to that effect.
Ex: Fidgety people are rarely well, they have generally `a headache,' or `spasms,' or `nerves,' or something of that sort. Ex: Like Tolstoy said: man has no effect on history...or something to that effect. Ex: If you are trying to break up a cat fight or something to that nature pick it up by the scruff of the neck. Ex: All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing (or words to that effect).
o de algún otro modo
=or otherwise.
Ex: But everyone must also realize that a fair is unlikely to be successful, commercially or otherwise, unless a broad selection of books is displayed.
o eso parece
=or so it seems.
Ex: The challenge of the Christian life, or so it seems to me, is to walk a kind of tightrope strung between this world and the next.
o mejor dicho
=or rather.
Ex: These are analogous, or rather synonymous, terms with intermingled aims and objectives and as such they need some elucidation.
o nada en absoluto
=if at all.
Ex: Elizabethan and Jacobean manuscripts were sketchily punctuated, if at all.
o no
=or otherwise.
Ex: By setting I mean the physical surroundings in which the activity takes place and their appropriateness, or otherwise, to that activity.
o quizás + Verbo
=if not + Verbo.
Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of telephone calls had fallen to an avarage of ten a week.
o qué sé yo
=or whatever.
Ex: He was swept across the intersection by a miscellaneous crowd of anxious, energetic persons in search of business or raiment or nourishment or whatever.
o si no
=or else.
Ex: Books are either commissioned by publishers, or else authors (or their agents) offer scripts and ideas to publishing firms.
oasis
(n.)=oasis [oases, pl.].
Ex: The article 'An oasis where many trails cross' identifies cocitation clusters representing research specialists impinging on the field of communication.
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* oasis de calma=calm oasis.
* oasis de tranquilidad=calm oasis.
* un oásis de=an oasis of.

oasis de calma
(n.)=calm oasis.
Ex: If you are looking for a calm oasis in a sea of stress when you return home, decorating in the Zen style may be the perfect answer.
oasis de tranquilidad
(n.)=calm oasis.
Ex: If you are looking for a calm oasis in a sea of stress when you return home, decorating in the Zen style may be the perfect answer.
obcecado
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* estar obcecado con Algo=have + a bee in + Posesivo + bonnet (about).
* obcecado con=bent on ; besotted with ; dead set on.

obcecado con
=bent on ; besotted with ; dead set on.
Ex: 'Shit Happens' in the story of two flatmates: Halifax, a ex-journalist with a dark past and long lost ex-wife, and Shakra, a college-drop out bent on Halifax's destruction. Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected. Ex: The only crippling illness I have is continuing to bandy words with someone who seems dead set on humiliating himself with constant references to rape.
obedecer
(v.)=obey ; comply (with) ; march to + Posesivo + orders ; abide by.
Ex: After the computer has obeyed this command, the searcher is prompted again.
Ex: Both UKMARC and UNIMARC comply with ISO 2709, the international standard for bibliographic record interchange on magnetic tape.
Ex: With their worldwide history of forcing people at gunpoint to march to their orders, whether they want to or not, you can never be too sure with them.
Ex: Any library coming into OCLC has to agree to abide by those standards.
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* obedecer la ley=observe + the law ; follow + the law.
* obedecer sin rechistar=obey without + question(ing).
* obedecer una regla=comply with + rule.

obedecer la ley
(v.)=observe + the law ; follow + the law.
Ex: The Court of Justice of the European Communities is a court of appeal composed of eleven independent judges assisted by five advocates-general to ensure that in the interpretation and application of the treaties the law is observed. Ex: But following the law is not enough to keep you safe, not by a long shot.
obedecer sin rechistar
(v.)=obey without + question(ing).
Ex: If you blindly obey without question, you run the risk of being responsible for what someone else decided you should do.
obedecer una regla
(v.)=comply with + rule.
Ex: Besides the lending of materials, most libraries offer a photocopying service and in this connection definite rules must be complied with.
obediencia
(n.)=obedience.
Ex: This article reviews the prospects and limitations of several of these strategies for explaining cooperation and obedience to social norms.
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* hacer voto de obediencia=take + a vow of obedience.
* voto de obediencia=vow of obedience.

obediente
(adj.)=obedient.
Ex: Was she, too, destined to become as docile and obedient as the other staff members appeared to be?.

obedientemente
=dutifully ; submissively ; tamely ; obediently.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
Ex: Since when have we Americans been expected to bow submissively to authority and speak with awe and reverence to those who represent us?.
Ex: No people will tamely surrender their liberties, nor can any be easily subdued.
Ex: I did what she wished obediently and touched the electrified fence with the head of my dick.

obelisco
(n.)=obelisk.
Ex: The author examines the background to Ireland's public memorials (crosses, obelisks, cenotaphs and figure sculptures) to those who died in World War I.

obertura
(n.)=overture.
Ex: The program will eventually be able to furnish selected information as well, e.g. only symphonies or overtures.

obesidad
(n.)=obesity ; fatness ; obeseness ; fattiness.
Ex: His bodily frame, verging on obesity, appeared to have fallen into disrepair, as though he had ceased to be interested in it.
Ex: Moreover, her fatness is an act of defiance; in a world in which women are taught to take up as little space as possible, Lilian learns to foist her way into the public sphere.
Ex: Celia is a victim in the conflict, greatly due to her obeseness, diabetic condition and because of the glasses that she wears.
Ex: She is a revolting person, not merely because of her fattiness and ambition in life, but also because of her incredible selfishness.

obeso
(adj.)=obese ; lardy ; stout .
Ex: Obese children who had lost weight substantially were compared to obese children without substantial weight loss matched for age, gender, and pubertal stage.
Ex: I am a lardy person, 18 stone, and as a part of my new fitness regime I have got myself back into cycling to work.
Ex: He carries his weight well, and is quite athletic for such a stout guy.

obispado
(n.)=bishopric.
Ex: The library dates back to the founding of the bishopric of Zagreb in 1094.

obispo
(n.)=bishop.
Ex: This is a biography of Canon Foster, whose work included the preservation, sorting, conservation and listing of the records of bishops, archdeacons, deans and chapters.

obituario
(n.)=obituary.
Ex: The online version of a periodical might not include syndicated matters, obituaries, editorials or letters to the editor.

objeción
(n.)=demurrer ; objection ; remonstration ; cavil.
Ex: He conceded that Feaver's demurrers were worth considering.
Ex: My objection to the use of title-unit entries is not so much that they will disperse the works of an author, because this could be brought together by means of an author added entry.
Ex: Interestingly enough, the immediate effect of Bodley's remonstrations was the inclusion in the inventory lists of additional separate entries for books bound with other books.
Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.
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* hacer objeciones contra=urge against.
* hacer una objeción=raise + objection.
* objeción de conciencia=conscientious objection.
* objeción de consciencia=conscientious objection.
* objeción menor=quibble.
* poner objeciones=object.
* poner objeciones a=object to.

objeción de conciencia
(n.)=conscientious objection.
Ex: This paper discusses both moral and political aspects of conscientious objection.
objeción de consciencia
(n.)=conscientious objection.
Ex: This paper discusses both moral and political aspects of conscientious objection.
objeción menor
(n.)=quibble.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
objetar
(v.)=object ; cavil (about/at) ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection.
Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them.
Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless.
Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met.

objetificación
(n.)=objectification.
Ex: Pope Benedict lamented that in a consumerist society even human bodies become objects, saying that this objectification is occurring earlier and earlier.

objetificar
(v.)=objectify.
Ex: This was is likely to be seen to objectify and degrade women by linking attributes of a woman to attributes of a car.

objetivamente
=objectively.
Ex: This is a a technique for making inferences by objectively and systematically identifying specified characteristics of messages.

objetividad
(n.)=objectivity ; facticity.
Ex: We need new guidelines for the establishment of subject headings, and these guidelines should stress objectivity and logical arrangement of entries.
Ex: His ideas have not been widely cited in biomedical disciplines, and when cited, only with rhetorically dismissive qualifications that detract from their facticity.

objetivismo
(n.)=objectivism.
Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.

objetivo de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning objective ; learning outcome.
Ex: The learning objectives and teaching methods exhibited considerable variety, however. Ex: Active learning techniques hold great promise for getting students involved and increasing their learning outcomes.
objetivo de comportamiento
(n.)=behavioural objective.
Ex: This article describes the application of the behaviouristic curriculum planning process in which learning activities are delivered to students through a linear planning process controlled by the detailing of behavioural objectives.
objetivo de ventas
(n.)=sales target.
Ex: As a sales representative you may work long hours, as you will usually have sales targets to achieve.
objetivo educativo
(n.)=learning goal ; educational goal.
Ex: The appropriate use of audio-visual materials to achieve learning goals is an integral component of courses in the college. Ex: The provision of audiovisual materials in the local public library can enable these educational goals to be attained.
objetivo militar
(n.)=military objective.
Ex: Beyond this conflict, control of news in time of war has become a military objective throughout the world.
objetivo y alcance
(n.)=purpose and scope.
Ex: The abstracts of research papers will typically have each of the following: the purpose and scope of the investigation; the methodology employed; the results obtained; the conclusions drawn; incidental findings.
objetivo^1
(n.)=end ; focus ; goal ; intent ; object ; purpose ; target ; drift ; objective ; charge ; benchmark ; workpackage ; brief ; agenda ; mandate.
Ex: In our fascination with the versatility of certain tools, we should not forget the ends to which they are to be applied.
Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
Ex: Karen set the theme in her keynote address that booksellers, publishers and librarians often have different goals and perceptions.
Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the intellectual level and intent of document content in the subject area.
Ex: The object of classification is to group related subjects.
Ex: Chapters 7 and 8 introduced the problems associated with author cataloguing and have surveyed the purpose of cataloguing codes.
Ex: Paid employees can have targets set for them and their prospects may well depend upon their meeting these targets.
Ex: The main drift of the proceedings concerned national libraries -- their role, functions and financing.
Ex: An objective is an individual act intended to be carried out, and a number o which are required to be carried out in order to reach a goal.
Ex: She was offered an opportunity to chair a task force within the library with the charge to investigate a new integrated system.
Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs.
Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
Ex: Robert Kent's sole agenda is to attack Cuba and vilify the Cuban library community while supporting the US government's interventionist destabilization policies.
Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
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* aclarar un objetivo=clarify + objective.
* alcanzar un objetivo=attain + Posesivo + goal.
* ayudar a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo=further + Posesivo + goal.
* caer fuera del objetivo de=fall outside + the scope of.
* caso objetivo=objective case.
* con el objetivo de=with the purpose of ; with a brief to ; with the aim of ; with a focus on.
* con objetivos específicos=goal-oriented.
* conseguir un objetivo=accomplish + objective ; achieve + objective ; attain + Posesivo + goal.
* contribuir a alcanzar + Posesivo + objetivo=further + Posesivo + goal.
* con un objetivo claro=focused [focussed].
* con unos objetivos muy claros=purpose-driven ; purpose-oriented.
* cubrir un objetivo=meet + objective ; meet + purpose.
* cumplir un objetivo=fulfil + goal ; meet + objective ; meet + purpose ; satisfy + purpose ; serve + function ; serve + purpose ; meet + target ; fulfil + objective.
* cuyo objetivo es=intended to.
* declaración de objetivos=statement of objectives ; purpose statement ; mission statement ; vision statement.
* definición de objetivos=goal setting.
* elaborar objetivos=draw up + objectives.
* enfocado hacia uno objetivo concreto=focused [focussed].
* establecimiento de objetivos=objective setting.
* fijación de objetivos=objective setting ; direction-setting ; goal setting.
* fijar un objetivo=set + goal.
* gestión por objetivos=management by objectives (MBO).
* marcar una objetivo=set + goal.
* no cumplir un objetivo=fall + short of goal.
* no tener otro objetivo que el de=have + no other purpose than.
* objetivo de aprendizaje=learning objective ; learning outcome.
* objetivo de comportamiento=behavioural objective.
* objetivo de ventas=sales target.
* objetivo educativo=learning goal ; educational goal.
* objetivo militar=military objective.
* objetivos=mission statement.
* objetivo y alcance=purpose and scope.
* perseguir los mismos objetivos=work + on the same lines.
* perseguir un objetivo=pursue + objective ; pursue + goal.
* plantearse un objetivo=adopt + goal.
* ser el objetivo de Uno=be in business for.
* sin un objetivo claro=non-purposive ; unfocused [unfocussed].
* tener como objetivo=have + as + Posesivo + objective ; be in business for.

objetivo^2
(adj.)=unbiased [unbiassed] ; detached ; unemotional ; dispassionate ; objective ; unprejudiced.
Ex: Such criteria would be applied to book lists and the production, selection, and writing of unbiased material.
Ex: The attention good literature pays to life is both loving and detached.
Ex: He offers an admirably concise and unemotional analysis of the famous Milgram experiment.
Ex: Mystery and detective stories, love and romance fiction, adventure and western stories, recent novels widely publicized but of little literary distinction, popularizations of current affairs characterized by sensationalism and easy dogmatism rather than by dispassionate and qualified analysis -- these and similar books are widely circulated by the public library.
Ex: Some say that journalism is not objective; others that it cannot be objective; and still others that it should not be objective.
Ex: Nationalist backbencher Bonnici has called for an 'unprejudiced' debate on censorship, soon after the Justice Minister proclaimed himself against its total removal in the arts.

objetivos
(n.)=mission statement.
Ex: The mission statement is the statement made by a library concerning its provision and development of services and products.
objeto coleccionable
(n.)=collectable item ; collectable ; collectible ; collectible item.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells. Ex: This Web site covers articles on basketball with links to basketball related merchandise and collectables. Ex: This paper presents an annotated bibliography of books on decorative arts collectibles as an aid to collection development in the area. Ex: This is a guide to identifying, maintaining, and sharing rare or collectible items.
objeto cultural
(n.)=cultural object.
Ex: The war involved not only extensive loss of life and destruction of property, but also widespread damage to cultural monuments and objects.
objeto curioso
=knick knack.
Ex: We'll show you how to build a beautiful knick-knack shelf for displaying all of your trophies, statuettes, china plates and other knick knacks.
objeto de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning object.
Ex: A learning object is any digital resource that can be reused to mediate learning.
objeto de arte
(n.)=art object.
Ex: Despite a 20-year effort to develop a code for the description and cataloguing of art objects, the art world has not yet developed standard practices for these functions.
objeto de barro
(n.)=earthenware.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
objeto de bronce
(n.)=bronze.
Ex: Exhibits consisted of bronzes of Tibetan deities and famous Lamas, and ritual objects such as mirrors, flasks, fly whisks, and seals.
objeto de burla
(n.)=object of ridicule.
Ex: But once the Community becomes an object of ridicule in the minds of the public, truth falls victim to ignorance and prejudice.
objeto de culto
(n.)=cult object.
Ex: The author examines the history of the image, understood as personal simulacrum and cult object.
objeto de curiosidad
(n.)=object of curiosity.
Ex: With their massive amount of luggage, they were an object of curiosity from the folks sitting on benches.
objeto de delito contra el estado
(adj.)=impeachable.
Ex: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.
objeto de estudio
=subject ; object of study ; under study.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing practices and subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules. Ex: The results show that theses made at the two departments represent two distinctly different approaches to a common object of study. Ex: Bereday calls this type of comparison 'balanced' and describes it as 'a systematic shuttling back and forth between the areas under study'.
objeto de hierro
(n.)=ironwork.
Ex: In the past, the local smith would do a bit of everything involving ironwork, including shoeing horses and even draught oxen.
objeto de información electrónico
(n.)=electronic information object.
Ex: The author discusses current attempts to organize electronic information objects in a world that is messy, volatile and uncontrolled.
objeto de interés
(n.)=object of interest.
Ex: The book sought by a person is really, most frequently, not the object of his/her interest, but the work contained in it is.
objeto de valor
(n.)=valuable.
Ex: Swimmers should not bring valuables to meets where they may be unattended.
objeto de valor cultural
(n.)=cultural valuable.
Ex: But talks have not resolved ownership disputes for most of more than one million cultural valuables Germany claims Soviets troops took.
objeto del debate
=at issue.
Ex: A series of round table discussions over 2 days served to clarify the main points at issue.
objeto en forma de caja
(n.)=enclosure.
Ex: Maps should lie unfolded one on the other, without intermediate fasteners and other objects that may cause abrasion, corrosion or discoloration, in appropriate enclosures made of suitable materials.
objeto expuesto
(n.)=exhibit.
Ex: The physical description area records the number of physical units of a three-dimensional artefact or object and gives one of the terms listed below, as appropriate: diorama, exhibit, game, etc.
objeto lacado
(n.)=lacquer.
Ex: Japanese lacquers offer a wide and varied range of subtly differentiated manufacturing techniques and decoration.
objeto material
(n.)=material object.
Ex: Cave paintings, baked clay tablets, papyrus rolls, vellum, parchment and paper manuscripts, movable type printing; these have been the material objects by means of which man have communicated with their fellows.
objeto natural
(n.)=natural object.
Ex: The author discusses the works of Michelle Stuart, a New York-based artist who uses natural objects, such as seeds, twigs and leaves, in her art.
objeto que da consuelo
(n.)=comforter.
Ex: They understand their role in a merely conciliatory fashion as that of a 'comforter, mediator, educator, ethicist, and counselor'.
objeto sexual
(n.)=sex object.
Ex: Indian advertisements contain more traditional images of women as unequal in status with men, whereas the US examples tend to highlight women as sex objects.
objeto tridimensional
(n.)=three-dimensional object.
Ex: Non-book media is defined as information-bearing media which are not in the form of a book such as visual images, geographical artifacts, three-dimensional objects, music scores and recorded sound and microfilms.
objeto volador
(n.)=flying object.
Ex: This is a new method for guiding a flying object, as a projectile, towards a target.
objeto^1
(n.)=artifact [artefact] ; body ; object ; physical object ; artefact [artifact].
Ex: There is also a review by Ken Bierman of the future of the catalog insofar as it is a physical artifact.
Ex: Cartographic materials are, according to AACR2, all the materials that represent, in whole or in part, the earth or any celestial body.
Ex: An object is a tree-dimensional artefact (or replica of an artefact) or a specimen of a naturally occurring entity.
Ex: The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.
Ex: An artefact is any object made or modified by man.
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* basado en el objeto=artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
* basado en los objetos=object-specific.
* centrado en el objeto=artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
* colección de objetos de las artes escénicas=theatre arts collection.
* conocimiento del objeto=object knowledge.
* DOI (Identificador de Objeto Digital)=DOI (Digital Object Identifier).
* gestión de objetos=object management.
* indización según el objeto=entity-oriented indexing.
* lenguaje de objetos=object language.
* libro como objeto=book-object.
* mujer objeto=sex object.
* objeto coleccionable=collectable item ; collectable ; collectible ; collectible item.
* objeto cultural=cultural object.
* objeto curioso=knick knack.
* objeto de arte=art object.
* objeto de barro=earthenware.
* objeto de bronce=bronze.
* objeto de hierro=ironwork.
* objeto de información electrónico=electronic information object.
* objeto en forma de caja=enclosure.
* objeto expuesto=exhibit.
* objeto lacado=lacquer.
* objeto material=material object.
* objeto natural=natural object.
* objeto que da consuelo=comforter.
* objetos curiosos=bric-a-brac.
* objetos de bronce=brassware.
* objetos de Eslovenia=Slovenica.
* objetos de valor=valuables.
* objetos esotéricos=esoterica.
* objeto sexual=sex object.
* objetos naturales=realia.
* objetos o estilo asociado a Canadá=Canadiana.
* objetos o estilo asociado a los Estados Unidos de América=Americana.
* objetos o estilo asociado o conmemorativo de Gandhi=Gandhiana.
* objetos perdidos=lost property ; lost property ; lost and found.
* objetos y utensilios de escritura=stationery.
* objeto tridimensional=three-dimensional object.
* objeto volador=flying object.
* Objeto Volador No Identificado (OVNI)=UFO (Unidentified Flying Object).
* orientado hacia el objeto=object-oriented ; artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
* perder un objeto personal=lose + property.
* programación orientada a objetos=object-oriented programming (OOP).
* programa objeto=object program(me).
* tratar como un objeto=objectify.

objeto^2
(n.)=focus ; object ; locus [loci, -pl.] ; butt.
Nota: Generalmente usado para referirse a personas que son objeto de ridículo.
Ex: Our focus in this text is on the first stage in the following diagram.
Ex: The object of classification is to group related subjects.
Ex: The locus of government policy making has been shifted to the Ministry of Research and Technology.
Ex: The author discusses art critic Harry Quilter, usually remembered today as 'Arry,' the butt of merciless lampooning by J.M. Whistler.
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* con (el) objeto de=in order to ; in the attempt to ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; aimed at ; with the purpose of ; in a bid to/for ; with the aim of ; in the drive to ; in a drive to ; in a move to ; in order that ; in the interest(s) of.
* con (el) objeto de hacer=toward(s).
* con (el) objeto de (+ Infinitivo)=with a view to (+ Gerundio).
* con (el) objeto de + Verbo=for the purpose of + Nombre.
* objeto de aprendizaje=learning object.
* objeto de burla=object of ridicule.
* objeto de culto=cult object.
* objeto de curiosidad=object of curiosity.
* objeto de delito contra el estado=impeachable.
* objeto de estudio=subject ; object of study ; under study.
* objeto de interés=object of interest.
* objeto del debate=at issue.
* objeto de valor=valuable.
* objeto de valor cultural=cultural valuable.
* ser objeto de=be a matter for/of ; be subject to ; experience ; come in for ; run + the gauntlet of ; make + Nombre + subject to.
* ser objeto de crítica=attract + criticism ; come in + for criticism ; be under criticism ; be subjected to + criticism ; be (the) subject of/to criticism ; take + heat.
* ser objeto de debate=be at issue.
* ser objeto de discriminación=suffer + discrimination.

objetor
(n.)=objector ; caviller [caviler, -USA].
Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.
Ex: They attacked him, not as grammarians and philologists, but as quibblers, cavillers; not with arguments, but insults.
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* objetor de conciencia=conscientious objector.

objetor de conciencia
(n.)=conscientious objector.
Ex: Conscientious objectors were outcasts in a world convinced of the necessity, the inevitability and the glory of war.
objetos curiosos
=bric-a-brac.
Ex: In industrial societies even the poorest people acquire artefacts to embellish their surroundings; such 'bric-a-brac' may in some cases be the detritus of a previous age or a more affluent environment, and in some cases is destined to become 'collectable' in time to come.
objetos de Eslovenia
(n.)=Slovenica.
Ex: The article 'Libraries in profile: a look at Harvard's Slovenica' describes the history and composition of the Slovenian collection in the University of Harvard Libraries.
objetos de bronce
(n.)=brassware.
Ex: Whether making shoes, carpets, brassware, textiles or as prostitutes, children play a crucial part in many economies and in much international trade.
objetos de valor
(n.)=valuables.
Ex: Music has notorious magpie tendencies, snapping up stylistic valuables wherever they may be found.
objetos esotéricos
(n.)=esoterica.
Ex: This is a publisher of titles focusing on spiritual life including religions, mysticism and esoterica.
objetos naturales
(n.)=realia.
Ex: The term realia refers to natural objects (eg., fossils) as opposed to man-made ones.
objetos o estilo asociado a Canadá
(n.)=Canadiana.
Ex: The notation 'z' is used for generalia materials on a specific area or a particular person, eg z7 Americana, z9 Canadiana, zG Gandhiana.
objetos o estilo asociado a los Estados Unidos de América
(adj.)=Americana.
Ex: The notation 'z' is used for generalia materials on a specific area or a particular person, eg z7 Americana, z9 Canadiana, zG Gandhiana.
objetos o estilo asociado o conmemorativo de Gandhi
(adj.)=Gandhiana.
Ex: The notation 'z' is used for generalia materials on a specific area or a particular person, eg z7 Americana, z9 Canadiana, zG Gandhiana.
objetos perdidos
=lost property ; lost property ; lost and found.
Ex: Libraries can acquire material free of charge by gift, various forms of bequest, and appropriation of lost property. Ex: Libraries can acquire material free of charge by gift, various forms of bequest, and appropriation of lost property. Ex: Possible applications include a lost and found service.
objetos y utensilios de escritura
(n.)=stationery.
Ex: The bookshops found in most towns are hybrid affairs dealing in newspapers, magazines, stationery, trinkets and a motley collection of paperbacks in revolving wire racks.
oblicuidad
(n.)=indirectness.
Nota: Que tiene la característica de no ser directo.
Ex: This heterogeneity of object, function, and relation is compounded by imprecision due to indirectness of access and to indefiniteness of need.

oblicuo
(adj.)=oblique.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: One of the main trends in the new type-designs of the seventeenth century was towards an increase of contrast, combined with a movement of stress from oblique to vertical.

obligaciones
(n.)=stewardship.
Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
obligaciones domésticas
(n.)=domestic obligations ; household chores ; household obligations.
Ex: It contains a bevy of fearsomely feisty female archetypes removed from domestic obligations and toughened in the brutal setting of prison life. Ex: In only a few cases was a male character cast as a parent or performer of household chores and never as a homemaker. Ex: The organization of women's working day to include household obligations affects their patterns of leisure time & activity.
obligaciones legales
=legal requirements.
Ex: This article provides a list of questions to consider in the light of changing social realities and legal requirements.
obligacionista
(n.)=debenture holder.
Ex: Debenture holders have the right to receive their interest payments before any dividend is payable to shareholders.

obligación legal
(n.)=legal requirement ; statutory obligation ; legal obligation.
Ex: There is a strong case to be made for a legal requirement that library services be established in all recognised schools and vocational colleges. Ex: The key issues are: whether the recipient is relying on the information provided; whether money changed hands; and whether the institution is under a statutory obligation to provide the information = Las cuestiones claven era: si el destinatario depende de la información que se le suministrar, si hay un transacción económica de por medio y de si la institución tiene la obligación legal de ofrecer la información. Ex: Public librarians have a legal and moral obligation to provide a library service for all young adults, and particularly for the young unemployed.
obligación moral
(n.)=moral obligation.
Ex: Public librarians have a legal and moral obligation to provide a library service for all young adults, and particularly for the young unemployed.
obligación ética
(n.)=ethical obligation.
Ex: This article maintains that archivists as custodians of the records have an ethical obligation to support the freest possible access to public records.
obligación^1
(n.)=mandate ; obligation ; compulsion ; indenture ; exigency.
Nota: Normalmente usado en el plural.
Ex: The original mandate was very clear: to consider for inclusion all proposals made.
Ex: At the same time, the Library acknowledges its obligation to cooperate with major abstracting and indexing services to build a comprehensive national bibliographic data base.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: So, unlike most state association or municipal library awarded grants, there was no stipulation of indenture to a state or a library for a number of years if the award was accepted.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
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* absolver de obligación=absolve + Nombre + from obligation.
* cumplir con una obligación=live up to + Posesivo + obligation ; fulfil + obligation ; honour + obligation.
* descuidar las obligaciones de uno=fail + Posesivo + duty.
* desempeñar una obligación=fulfil + duty ; perform + duty.
* eludir una obligación=duck + an obligation.
* estar sujeto a la obligación de=be under the obligation to.
* eximir de obligación=absolve + Nombre + from obligation.
* más allá de la obligación=beyond the call of duty.
* no tener la obligación de=be under no obligation.
* obligaciones=stewardship.
* obligaciones domésticas=domestic obligations ; household chores ; household obligations.
* obligaciones legales=legal requirements.
* obligación ética=ethical obligation.
* obligación legal=legal requirement ; statutory obligation ; legal obligation.
* obligación moral=moral obligation.
* relajarse en las obligaciones=be asleep at the wheel.
* relevar de una obligación=relieve of + duty.
* sentido de la obligación=sense of obligation.
* sentir obligación=feel + compulsion.
* ser dejado en la obligación de Uno=be derelict in + duty.
* tener la obligación de=be under the obligation to.
* tener obligación=have + obligation.

obligación^2
(n.)=debenture ; debenture bond.
Ex: This paper empirically examines the actual conversion of debentures into common stock.
Ex: A New York firm has offered creditors a nickel on the dollar for their debenture bonds.
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* capital en obligaciones=debenture capital ; debenture stock.

obligado
(adj.)=forced.
Ex: The Great War of 1914-18 was a heavy blow for the Bulletin, from which it never really recovered, and in the 1920s it gradually sank under its own weight, helped by a forced move from its previous quarters to make room for a trade fair.
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* obligado por contrato=indentured.
* verse obligado a=be pitchforked into.
* verse obligado a no + Infinitivo=be enjoined from + Gerundio.

obligado por contrato
(adj.)=indentured.
Ex: A car crash in 1940 put an end to his life and his hope of writing a novel that would free him from benign indentured servitude in Hollywood.
obligar
(v.)=bind ; compel ; constrain ; dictate ; force ; impel ; mandate ; obligate ; oblige ; enjoin ; enforce.
Ex: Rules and conditions concerning book lending are the most important items in a library's statute book, binding the reader by specific obligations in the process of borrowing books.
Ex: It was apparent that the majority of respondents did not feel the need to react as if they were confronting forces compelling the adoption of totally new role.
Ex: Model II sees the process in terms of the system forcing or constraining the user to deviate from the 'real' problem.
Ex: Also, economy dictates that every possible entry cannot be printed.
Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
Ex: We have already been impelled toward a definition of the future catalog by forces not especially conducive to its development into a more effective instrument.
Ex: Adequate security for expensive equipment must also be provided for in this decision, and a secluded back room, a remote phone cut-off switch, or a removable keyboard may be mandated.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
Ex: The user interested in children's sports, therefore, is obliged, when looking under the general heading, to differentiate between those works which are general and those which are on men's sports.
Ex: Heightened interest in the nation's founding and in the intentions of the founders enjoins law librarians to provide reference service for research in the history of the constitutional period.
Ex: Economic necessity will enforce an improvement in the provision of patent information in Hungary.
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* obligar a=make + it + incumbent upon.
* obligar a Alguien=bludgeon + Nombre + into.
* obligar a cerrar el negocio=force out of + business ; force out of + the marketplace.
* obligar a Hacer Algo=push into.
* obligar a + Infinitivo=push towards + Gerundio.
* obligar a pagar=enforce + payment.
* obligar a retroceder=press + Nombre + back.
* obligar a salir=drive out + with a pitchfork ; push out.
* obligar a salir de=force from.
* obligar a subir el precio=force up + prices.

obligar a
(v.)=make + it + incumbent upon.
Ex: The ever-increasing automation of libraries makes it incumbent upon bibliographic instructors to teach the use of computerised library resources.
obligar a + Infinitivo
(v.)=push towards + Gerundio.
Ex: This article examines the problem of integrating data where the required structures push the system designer towards using a range of software packages.
obligar a Alguien
(v.)=bludgeon + Nombre + into.
Ex: In his official biography, Charles would later portray Philip as a bully and moan that his father had bludgeoned him into marrying her.
obligar a Hacer Algo
(v.)=push into.
Ex: Simenon may be read by many people for amusement only, but if we read him thoughtfully he shows us a variety of insights into the kind of crises that push people into criminal acts.
obligar a cerrar el negocio
(v.)=force out of + business ; force out of + the marketplace.
Ex: If suppliers are forced out of business, there will be less software to lend and prices will rise with the lack of competition. Ex: Some users hope that market forces will force some of the smaller hosts out of the marketplace, but with cheaper telecommunications and computing technology this seems something of a vain hope.
obligar a pagar
(v.)=enforce + payment.
Ex: Bank charges for going overdrawn or for bounced cheques are the equivalent of a charge for breach of contract, known as liquidated damages, and the courts can enforce payment.
obligar a retroceder
(v.)=press + Nombre + back.
Ex: The enemy stubbornly resisted every effort of our skirmishers to press them back.
obligar a salir
(v.)=drive out + with a pitchfork ; push out.
Ex: It seems that classification is like nature: if you drive her out with a pitchfork, she will soon find her way back. Ex: There is today culture of all sorts at all levels (high culture, middle-brow culture and mass culture) and there is no evidence to show that the one sort pushes out the other.
obligar a salir de
(v.)=force from.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
obligar a subir el precio
(v.)=force up + prices.
Ex: The major influence forcing up prices of books is the change in the number of titles produced, with consequent effects on average print runs and industry's cost structure.
obligatoriamente
=forcibly ; perforce ; compulsorily ; mandatorily.
Ex: This film tells the moving story of the more than 40,000 Koreans who were forcibly conscripted as laborers by the Japanese during the Second World War.
Ex: Statistical categories are perforce crude tools for the evaluation of quality.
Ex: The government may, by agreement or compulsorily, acquire any historic monument for the purpose of securing its protection.
Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.

obligatorio
(adj.)=enforced ; mandatory ; obligatory ; compulsory ; a must have + Nombre ; mandated.
Ex: Cost cutting by government has resulted in enforced staff reductions.
Ex: Such directives, however, do not have the status of mandatory instructions.
Ex: The references which are suggested are not obligatory, and references should be made as appropriate with regards to the item being indexed.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Shin pads are a 'must have' protection for every level of play.
Ex: Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
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* evasor del servicio militar obligatorio=draft evader ; draft dodger.
* obra de lectura obligatoria=a must-read.
* ser obligatorio=be a must.
* servicio militar obligatorio=compulsory military service ; draft, the ; military draft.
* trabajo de lectura obligatoria=a must-read.

obliteración
(n.)=annihilation.
Ex: As in creation the whole being is produced from nothing, so in annihilation the whole being is reduced to nothing.

obliterador
(adj.)=annihilating.
Ex: This is very much a novel about what Max refers to as the annihilating force of the past.

obliterar
(v.)=obliterate ; blot out ; annihilate.
Ex: Typing errors cannot be obliterated with a normal erasing fluid as this would print and appear as a blotch on the copies.
Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.

oblongo
(adj.)=oblong.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
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* médula oblonga=medulla oblongata.

obnubilación
(n.)=obnubilation.
Ex: Lasting shortly, less than 3 minutes, the recovery is fast and complete, without any neurological deficiency or obnubilation.

obnubilado
(adj.)=flabbergasted ; astounded ; stunned ; thunderstruck.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.

obnubilar
(v.)=obnubilate ; obfuscate.
Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.
Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.

obra amparada por el derecho de autor
(n.)=copyright work.
Ex: Libraries lend many types of copyright works including books, music, artistic works, gramophone records and cassettes.
obra antigua
(n.)=ancient work.
Ex: The 300 people, students or other, who took over the premises also manhandled ancient works of great historical value.
obra anónima
(n.)=anonymous work.
Ex: This category includes anonymous works or works of unknown authorship.
obra anónima clásica
=anonymous classic.
Ex: Authorities for uniform titles were restricted to cover only uniform headings for anonymous classics.
obra apócrifa
(n.)=apocryphal work.
Ex: An apocryphal work is a publication of unknown authorship or doubtful authenticity.
obra audiovisual
(n.)=audiovisual work.
Ex: This would eliminate the restrictions on multiple copying, on systematic copying, and on copying of musical, pictorial and audiovisual works.
obra autobiográfica
(n.)=autobiographical work.
Ex: These two extraordinary, brutally honest autobiographical works deal with Spiegelman's attempts to record his father's recollections of experiences in the Nazi death camps.
obra benéfica
(n.)=charity ; charity.
Ex: Denmark has no history of charities or voluntary bodies, so such groups are seen by the authorities as being subversive. Ex: This is a non-profit organisation which reprints books for children in massive editions at one-third of the original price, without charity or subsidy.
obra benéfica religiosa
(n.)=parochial charity.
Ex: Action projects include a computer database of all parochial charities in England and Wales, a survey of all charities, and production of a charity newsheet.
obra citada
(n.)=cited work.
Ex: A citation index is 'an ordered list of references (cited works) in which each reference is followed by a list of the sources (citing works) which cite it'.
obra colectiva
(n.)=collective work.
Ex: Librarians, with no special knowledge outside the standard library curriculum, possess an questionable competence to evaluate certain categories of reference book, such as bibliographies and dictionaries and bio-critical collective works.
obra compuesta
(n.)=composite work.
Ex: The XR is used to retrieve individual parts of a composite work, such as papers from a conference, special issues of periodicals, etc.
obra creativa
(n.)=work of imagination.
Ex: Some novels, usually referred to as `literary' novels, are serious works of imagination which aspire to being genuine contributions to thought and culture.
obra de arte
(n.)=work of art ; masterpiece ; artistic work ; art work ; art work.
Ex: Otlet gives as examples of documents natural objects, artifacts, objects bearing traces of human activity, and works of art. Ex: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece. Ex: Libraries lend many types of copyright works including books, music, artistic works, gramophone records and cassettes. Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality. Ex: Her art works incorporate such abject materials as dirt, hair, excrement, dead animals, menstrual blood and rotting food in order to confront taboo issues of gender and sexuality.
obra de arte musical
(n.)=musical masterpiece.
Ex: Why is it that so many musical masterpieces are patronized as war horses whereas no serious art critic would ever protest another visit to the Sistine Chapel?.
obra de beneficiencia
(n.)=benefaction.
Ex: Library development throughout the English-speaking world was greatly influenced during the late 19th and early 20th centuries by the benefactions of Andrew Carnegie.
obra de consulta
(n.)=standard reference work ; standard work ; work of reference ; reference resource ; desk reference ; reference work ; reference book.
Ex: Over the years this title has established itself as a respected standard reference work of inestimable value. Ex: Standard works were consulted during the glossary's preparation = Se consultaron obras de referencia básicas durante la preparación del glosario. Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference. Ex: The author provides an annotated subject bibliography in order to bring to light these valuable reference resources. Ex: The volumes can be used as handy desk references. Ex: A university library, for example, might group its holdings into 'no loans allowed' for important reference works. Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals, and reference books.
obra de contenido general
(n.)=general work.
Ex: General works on the history of the Caroline period (1625-1649) will be separated from individual authors of the period, who will be found in class numbers YEI (Poets) and YEP (Dramatists).
obra de creación literaria
(n.)=fiction book.
Ex: Susan Blanch is a fairly steady customer, taking only fiction books.
obra de creación original
(n.)=creative work.
Ex: Creative works that are in the 'public domain' are not protected under United States copyright law and can be used in whole or in part by any member of the public.
obra de lectura obligatoria
=a must-read.
Ex: This book is a must-read for all of us who design web forms.
obra de literatura
(n.)=literary work.
Ex: Correct ascription of the authorship of a literary work anonymously or pseudonymously published is a major bibliographical problem.
obra de referencia
(n.)=reference book ; reference work ; finding aid ; desk reference ; reference resource ; work of reference.
Ex: The number of full text data bases on-line is also increasing, providing instant access to newspapers and newswires, popular magazines and scholarly journals, and reference books. Ex: A university library, for example, might group its holdings into 'no loans allowed' for important reference works. Ex: Librarians will need to take an active role in teaching researchers how to use finding aids and source materials. Ex: The volumes can be used as handy desk references. Ex: The author provides an annotated subject bibliography in order to bring to light these valuable reference resources. Ex: His filleting of information and quotations is incomparably precise, but, as with all quasi-encyclopedic books, the facts may not be those you want if you are looking for a work of reference.
obra de referencia básica
(n.)=standard work.
Ex: Standard works were consulted during the glossary's preparation = Se consultaron obras de referencia básicas durante la preparación del glosario.
obra de referencia estándar
(n.)=standard reference work.
Ex: Over the years this title has established itself as a respected standard reference work of inestimable value.
obra de romanos
(n.)=Herculean task ; Herculanian task.
Ex: The people from Afghanistan have decided to roll up their sleeves and start the Herculean task of the reconstruction of the national heritage. Ex: It took more than two hundred stonecutters to finally finish the herculanian task of installing all of the marble in the State Capitol.
obra de teatro
(n.)=play ; theatrical work.
Ex: The play is damned by the critics but packs in the crowds and the producers may be upset by the adverse criticisms but they can, as the saying goes, cry all the way to the bank. Ex: Criteria adopted for selection of film include the filmic treatment of major literary or theatrical works, milestones in the history of national cinemas, and cinematically innovative and challenging works by newcomers.
obra de teatro adaptada al cine
(n.)=theatrical motion picture.
Ex: James L. Limbacher's A Reference Guide to Audio Visual Information (New York: Bowker, 1972) is one of the few books to include information on the theatrical motion picture.
obra de teatro dramática
(n.)=drama-play.
Ex: Anyone who has taught drama knows that children love being given an outline story to set them off on improvised drama-play = Cualquiera que haya enseñado teatro sabe que a los niños les gusta que se les dé un esquema de una historia para improvisar una obra de teatro dramática.
obra de teatro infantil
(n.)=children's play.
Ex: Writing a children's play might seem easy at first.
obra de teatro para niños
(n.)=children's play.
Ex: Writing a children's play might seem easy at first.
obra dramática
(n.)=dramatic work.
Ex: These include: continuations and sequels; supplements; indexes; concordances; incidental music to dramatic works; cadenzas; scenarios; screenplays, and so on; choreographies; librettos and other texts set to music.
obra en varios volúmenes
(n.)=multi-volume work.
Ex: There are also multi-volume works which are included on short information displays.
obra fuente de la cita
(n.)=citing work.
Ex: A citation index is 'an ordered list of references (cited works) in which each reference is followed by a list of the sources (citing works) which cite it'.
obra gráfica
(n.)=graphic work.
Ex: The author discusses recent books and graphic works by this Yugoslav-born artist that express her anguish resulting from the Bosnian War.
obra impresa
(n.)=printed work.
Ex: The last mentioned covers, with certain provisos, periodical articles, other printed works, and copies for other libraries.
obra literaria
(n.)=literary work ; work of literature.
Ex: Correct ascription of the authorship of a literary work anonymously or pseudonymously published is a major bibliographical problem. Ex: 'Huckleberry Finn' is another of those books that stands high on my own list of life-enhancing and life-changing works of literature.
obra literaria simplificada
(n.)=easy reader book.
Ex: 'How to publish easy reader books' is a shortened version of a paper presented at the IFLA General Conference, Tokyo, 1986.
obra maestra
(n.)=showpiece ; masterpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase. Ex: The stereotypical writer, for example, needs only a cold garret, some paper, and ink to produce a masterpiece.
obra maestra de la pintura clásica
(n.)=old master ; old master painting.
Ex: Even seemingly innocuous information such as certain television viewing figures or the name of the person who has bought a particular old master at auction or the unlisted telephone number of a famous author is sometimes kept secret. Ex: This study collection includes European art works, mostly old master paintings, from the 13th to the 18th centuries.
obra magna
(n.)=magnum opus.
Ex: This a special journal issue dedicated to Georg Simmel on the 100th anniversary of his magnum opus, The Philosophy of Money (1900).
obra multimedia
(n.)=multimedia work.
Ex: Multimedia works often come from many different sources and it is often impossible to identify who owns the rights in a work.
obra musical
(n.)=musical work.
Ex: A score is a series of staves on which all the different instrumental and/or vocal parts of a musical work are written.
obra para grupo instrumental
(n.)=ensemble work.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
obra piadosa
(n.)=work of piety.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was offered as an alternative to cloth or printed paper boards for such things as poetical gift books, works of piety, and textbooks.
obra pictórica
(n.)=pictorial work.
Ex: This would eliminate the restrictions on multiple copying, on systematic copying, and on copying of musical, pictorial and audiovisual works.
obra que revela un escándalo
(n.)=exposé.
Ex: Should we ignore the major trade publishers for almost everything except genre fiction, blockbusters, popular self-help, celebrity biographies and exposés?.
obra relacionada
(n.)=related work.
Ex: A related work is a separately catalogued work that has a relationship to another work.
obra teatral
(n.)=theatrical work.
Ex: Criteria adopted for selection of film include the filmic treatment of major literary or theatrical works, milestones in the history of national cinemas, and cinematically innovative and challenging works by newcomers.
obra^1
(n.)=alterations ; building site ; construction site ; construction work.
Ex: Better flexibility is achieved if the heating, ventilation and lighting can accommodate this move without the need for any alterations.
Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.
Ex: The most striking manifestation of this exploitation is the boom town, defined as the 'rapid and extreme growth of population in communities adjacent to mines and construction sites,' or as a 'community which is undergoing rapid growth and rapid change'.
Ex: He said the project will go ahead as planned with construction work kicking off next month.
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* ahorrar mano de obra=save + manpower.
* costes de mano de obra=labour costs.
* dedicación de mano de obra=expenditure of manpower.
* deducción por donación a obras benéficas=charitable deduction ; charitable tax deduction.
* despedir mano de oba=shed + jobs.
* despedir mano de obra=axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
* director de obra=project manager.
* donación anual a obras de caridad=charitable gift annuity.
* escasez de mano de obra=labour shortage.
* falta de mano de obra=labour shortage.
* jefe de obra=site manager.
* mano de obra=labour [labor, -USA] ; manpower ; manpower force ; work-force [workforce] ; work-force ; labour force ; manual labour.
* mano de obra del campo=farm labour force.
* mano de obra extranjera=foreign labour.
* mano de obra infantil=child labour.
* mano de obra inmigrante=foreign labour.
* obra benéfica=charity ; charity.
* obra benéfica religiosa=parochial charity.
* obra de beneficiencia=benefaction.
* obra de romanos=Herculean task ; Herculanian task.
* obras en la carretera=road works.
* obras públicas=public works.
* obras son amores y no buenas razones=actions speak louder than words.
* permiso de obra=building permit.
* pie de obra=building site.
* ponerse manos a la obra=get down to + business ; swing into + action ; get + cracking ; get + rolling.
* que necesita bastante mano de obra=labour-intensive [labour intensive].
* ser la obra de=be the work of.
* todos manos a la obra=all hands on deck ; all hands to the pump(s).

obra^2
(n.)=item ; title ; work ; stock item ; oeuvre.
Nota: Conjunto de publicaciones de un individuo o grupo.
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: An authority entry is an entry for which the initial element is the uniform heading for a person, corporate body, or work, as established by the cataloguing agency responsible.
Ex: A new building will open in 1990, catering for 5 million stock items and 1,000 readers' seats.
Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
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* ARBA (Anuario de Obras de Referencia Americanas)=ARBA (American Reference Books Annual).
* arte y técnica de escribir obras de teatro=playwriting.
* autor de obras de teatro=playwright.
* catálogo de obras completas=back catalogue.
* catálogo de obras editadas=back catalogue.
* catálogo de obras musicales=music catalogue.
* edición de obras científicas=scholarly publishing.
* edición de obras de consumo=consumer publishing.
* fotografía de obra de arte=art photograph.
* lector de obra literaria=literary reader.
* lectura de obra de teatro en voz alta=play-reading [play reading].
* lectura de obras literarias=literary reading.
* música de obra de teatro=stage music.
* obra amparada por el derecho de autor=copyright work.
* obra anónima=anonymous work.
* obra anónima clásica=anonymous classic.
* obra antigua=ancient work.
* obra apócrifa=apocryphal work.
* obra audiovisual=audiovisual work.
* obra autobiográfica=autobiographical work.
* obra citada=cited work.
* obra colectiva=collective work.
* obra compuesta=composite work.
* obra creativa=work of imagination.
* obra de arte=work of art ; masterpiece ; artistic work ; art work ; art work.
* obra de arte musical=musical masterpiece.
* obra de consulta=standard reference work ; standard work ; work of reference ; reference resource ; desk reference ; reference work ; reference book.
* obra de contenido general=general work.
* obra de creación literaria=fiction book.
* obra de creación original=creative work.
* obra de lectura obligatoria=a must-read.
* obra de literatura=literary work.
* obra de referencia=reference book ; reference work ; finding aid ; desk reference ; reference resource ; work of reference.
* obra de referencia básica=standard work.
* obra de referencia estándar=standard reference work.
* obra de teatro=play ; theatrical work.
* obra de teatro adaptada al cine=theatrical motion picture.
* obra de teatro dramática=drama-play.
* obra de teatro infantil=children's play.
* obra de teatro para niños=children's play.
* obra dramática=dramatic work.
* obra en varios volúmenes=multi-volume work.
* obra fuente de la cita=citing work.
* obra gráfica=graphic work.
* obra impresa=printed work.
* obra literaria=literary work ; work of literature.
* obra literaria simplificada=easy reader book.
* obra maestra=showpiece ; masterpiece.
* obra maestra de la pintura clásica=old master ; old master painting.
* obra magna=magnum opus.
* obra multimedia=multimedia work.
* obra musical=musical work.
* obra para grupo instrumental=ensemble work.
* obra piadosa=work of piety.
* obra pictórica=pictorial work.
* obra relacionada=related work.
* obras=life's work.
* obras completas=collected works ; oeuvre.
* obras de consulta rápida=quick reference material.
* obras de creación literaria=fiction.
* obras de ficción=fiction.
* obras de literatura=literary materials.
* obras literarias=literature ; literary materials.
* obras no ficción=non-fiction [nonfiction].
* obra que revela un escándalo=exposé.
* obra teatral=theatrical work.
* original de una obra de arte=art original.
* parte de una obra=component part.
* representar una obra=put on + performance ; put on + play.

obrador
(n.)=workroom.
Ex: In the first configuration, the library's data base will be part of the LAN and will therefore be accessible online from terminals located throughout the organization in offices, workrooms, laboratories and so on.
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* obrador de milagros=miracle worker.

obrador de milagros
(n.)=miracle worker.
Ex: 'I'm not a miracle worker,' Obama declared, after saying he's not 'content' when workers are out of jobs.
obrar
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* obrar con astucia=finesse.
* obrar con cautela=play it + safe.
* obrar (contra)=take + action (against).
* obrar de buena fe=act in + good faith.
* obrar en conciencia=act in + good conscience.
* obrar en consecuencia=act on/upon.

obrar (contra)
(v.)=take + action (against).
Ex: Measures to prevent such incidents include fitting burglar alarms in libraries and taking quick and decisive action against troublesome users.
obrar con astucia
(v.)=finesse.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
obrar con cautela
(v.)=play it + safe.
Ex: Barack Obama is playing it safe in the final week of the election, but his Achilles' heel might be taxes.
obrar de buena fe
(v.)=act in + good faith.
Ex: A defendant acts in good faith when he has an honest belief that his actions will not result in severe pain or suffering.
obrar en conciencia
(v.)=act in + good conscience.
Ex: It is also important to recognize that a person can act in good conscience and still be wrong, but without sin.
obrar en consecuencia
(v.)=act on/upon.
Ex: The question I will address is whether our acting on what I believe to be an invalid assumption provides valid cataloging.
obras
=life's work.
Ex: The publisher offered the author the opportunity to purchase unlimited numbers of copies of her life's work before the remainder are recycled into tissue or newsprint.
obras completas
(n.)=collected works ; oeuvre.
Ex: Short stories or essays can be traced by use of bibliographies which analyse the contents of collected works. Ex: For about a 3rd of the departments, publications not covered in citation indexes accounted for at least 30 per cent of the citations to their total oeuvre.
obras de consulta rápida
(n.)=quick reference material.
Ex: The reference department contain quick reference material including street and trade directories, bus, train and air timetables, year-books, gazetteers, list of addresses, booklets, guide books, etc.
obras de creación literaria
(n.)=fiction.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
obras de ficción
(n.)=fiction.
Ex: It is widely recognised that it is difficult and unhelpful to categorise fiction according to a subject classification = Es un hecho ampliamente reconocido la dificultad y la poca utilidad de clasificar la literatura narrativa de acuerdo con una clasificación por materias.
obras de literatura
=literary materials.
Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
obras en la carretera
(n.)=road works.
Ex: Eastbound traffic will be detoured as a result of the road works.
obras literarias
=literature ; literary materials.
Ex: Hearing books read will then be the only way they can receive the great body of the best literature in their native tongue. Ex: As of this time, little literary materials for children are being included in automated data bases.
obras no ficción
(adj.)=non-fiction [nonfiction].
Ex: To take some common examples, fiction is often organised by author, periodicals by their titles, and non-fiction by subject.
obras públicas
(n.)=public works.
Ex: Furthermore libraries simply are not as essential to the life of the community as better police protection, improved fire-fighting and public works equipment, increased street lighting, and the like.
obras son amores y no buenas razones
=actions speak louder than words.
Ex: But in the end, although I've talked myself blue in the face, I'm afraid actions speak louder than words.
obrero agrícola
(n.)=agricultural labourer.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
obrero de la casa
(n.)=stab hand.
Ex: 'Stab' (establishment) hands on weekly wages were also employed in the composing room, but more frequently in the late than in the early nineteenth century, and always in relatively small numbers.
obrero de la construcción
(n.)=construction worker.
Ex: Serious damage to the structural underpinnings of the library building meant that the library was off limits to everyone except construction workers.
obrero del cobre
(n.)=coppersmith.
Ex: A similar composition is used by coppersmiths to secure the edges and rivets of boilers.
obrero manual
(n.)=blue collar worker.
Ex: If by being identified in the popular mind with a few gifted youngsters we compromise our ability to attract blue collar workers, for example, I think we'll have done ourselves irreparable harm.
obrero metalúrgico
(n.)=metalworker.
Ex: Chapter 4 outlines miscellaneous jobs such as lathers, plasterers, roofers, metalworkers, pipefitters, teacher aides and zookeepers.
obrero no manual
(n.)=white collar worker.
Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.
obrero portuario
(n.)=longshoreman [longshoremen, -pl.].
Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.
obrero sacador
(n.)=vatman [vatmen, -pl.].
Ex: The team at the vat consisted of the maker (or vatman) and the coucher (pronounced koocher), assisted by the layer.
obrero^1
(n.)=factory worker ; worker ; workman [workmen, -pl.] ; factory hand ; working person ; industrial worker.
Ex: To overcome these, libraries should remember that aesthetic education is an essential part of the education of workers; particular attention should be paid to work with youth, factory and agricultural workers.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
Ex: Visitors would laugh at the workman's jerking and whirling with the mould, but that was where the skill lay.
Ex: Until the mid nineteen hundreds, this community presented an almost feudal pattern of wealthy merchants and factory hands, with several gradations between these extremes.
Ex: What can one, middle class, working person do to help (in some small way) work towards a more peaceful world?.
Ex: However, even as late as 1939, male industrial workers, skilled and unskilled, made up only 5% of the library cardholders in an ordinary sized town.
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* despedir obreros=shed + jobs ; axe + jobs ; cut + jobs.
* obrero agrícola=agricultural labourer.
* obrero de la casa=stab hand.
* obrero de la construcción=construction worker.
* obrero del cobre=coppersmith.
* obrero manual=blue collar worker.
* obrero metalúrgico=metalworker.
* obrero no manual=white collar worker.
* obrero portuario=longshoreman [longshoremen, -pl.].
* obreros=shop floor ; working people.
* obrero sacador=vatman [vatmen, -pl.].
* relativo a los obreros no manuales=white collar.

obrero^2
(adj.)=proletarian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Factory libraries were important in the development of a proletarian readership.
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* abeja obrera=worker bee.

obreros
(n.)=shop floor ; working people.
Ex: The system requires close cooperation between the library and shop floor. Ex: The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people.
obscenamente
=lustily.
Ex: He lustily told her in one message that he wanted her lying on her back.

obscenidad
(n.)=nastiness ; obscenity ; bawdiness ; ribaldry ; rude remark.
Ex: He began swearing and saying 'I don't know what you're on about, whatever we do, it's wrong!' and of course I answered his nastiness back.
Ex: It simply sells space to Information Providers (IPs) who, in theory at least, can put up what information they like, accurate or inaccurate, being bound only by existing laws of libel, obscenity etc.
Ex: Despite the unsavory characters, bawdiness, and amorality in several of his plays, Middleton was more committed to a single theological system than, for example, Shakespeare.
Ex: Other old crones added their ribaldries in like vein, amusing everyone but the young couple.
Ex: The best way to deal with a rude remark is to ignore it.

obsceno
(adj.)=obscene ; indecent ; scatological ; salacious ; ribald ; lusty ; bawdy .
Ex: Prompt responses are required to bomb threats and reports of such dangerous or criminal conduct as sprinkling acid on chairs or clothing, mutilating books, tampering with the card catalog, or obscene behavior.
Ex: The passage of the Exon bill would make criminal the sending of obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy or indecent data over the Net = La aprobación de la ley Exon haría que fuese un delito el envío a través de Internet de información obscena, lujuriosa, lasciva, inmoral o indecente.
Ex: At heart, it is a smirkingly adolescent pursuit of cheap laughs and mild titillation, with a surfeit of jokes involving breasts and bums and with new extremes of scatological humiliation.
Ex: Being salacious in character, he spread the gossip that the boss and his new secretary were an item.
Ex: About this time several of the old crones of the tribe offered their ribald advice on how the new couple should conduct themselves off in the forest together.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
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* llamada telefónica obscena=crank (phone) call ; prank (phone) call.

obscurecer
(v.)=obscure ; overshadow ; dim ; darken.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: Gum arabic containing inks darken more than inks without it.
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* obscurecerse=turn + dark.

obscurecerse
(v.)=turn + dark.
Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
obscurecimiento
(n.)=darkening.
Ex: Nitrogen concentration in fruit at harvest is a useful tool to predict the darkening of dried apricots during storage.

obscuro
(adj.)=dusky.
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
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* un poco obscuro=dusky.
* volverse obscuro=turn + dark.

obsequio
(adj.)=courtesy.
Ex: Why dont't they give these people some lessons in common courtesy?.

obsequioso
(adj.)=obliging ; helpful ; obsequious.
Ex: There are different styles of handling interpersonal conflict such as integrating, obliging, dominating, avoiding, and compromising.
Ex: Strange that so helpful and charming a person in his capacity as a librarian could behave so monstrously; but behave thus he did.
Ex: It was equally embarrassing to see her behave in such an obsequious manner.

observabilidad
(n.)=observability.
Ex: The 2nd method takes into account concepts such as controllability and observability = El segundo método tiene en cuenta conceptos tales como controlabilidad y observabilidad.

observable
(adj.)=discernible [discernable] ; observable ; observational.
Nota: Relativo a la observación.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: A relationship is observable between the two measurements recall and precision.
Ex: The observational technique involves the researcher being with the subject continuously throughout the day and observing their actions.
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* observable en=in evidence in.

observable en
=in evidence in.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future.
observación
(n.)=observation ; observation ; remark ; observance.
Ex: There are a number of ways of finding out something one wants to know: observation, trial and error experiment; asking someone; looking it up for oneself.
Ex: I agree with the observation that in our catalog we had not brought together the 'American Scholar' and the 'Oration'.
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".
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* confirmar una observación=bear out + point.
* de observación=observational.
* hacer observaciones=comment on/upon.
* mantener en observación=hold under + observation ; keep under + observation.
* metodología de observación=soft methodology.
* observación de aves y pájaros=birdwatching [bird-watching] ; birding.
* observación fortuita=chance observation.
* observación inicial=opening remark.
* observación militar=surveillance.
* período de observación=observation period.
* puesto de observación=lookout [look-out].
* satélite de observación=surveillance satellite.
* tener en observación=hold under + observation ; keep under + observation.

observación de aves y pájaros
(n.)=birdwatching [bird-watching] ; birding.
Ex: Most birders or birdwatchers pursue the activity of birdwatching or birding for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who are engaged in the formal scientific study of birds. Ex: Outdoor enthusiasts may enjoy horseback riding, hiking, biking, birding and swimming, plus golf nearby.
observación fortuita
(n.)=chance observation.
Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field.
observación inicial
(n.)=opening remark.
Ex: North Korea said today it was fully ready to work to denuclearise the Korean peninsula in opening remarks to six-party talks in Beijing.
observación militar
(n.)=surveillance.
Ex: Satellite-based communication systems are being used for surveillance and navigation purposes.
observado
(adj.)=observed.
Ex: We can then compare the observed frequency of occurrence of a term in a given document with the expected frequency.

observador
(adj.)=observer ; sharp-eyed ; viewer ; observant.
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.
Ex: Sharp-eyed researchers noted that twenty-three per cent of the people who came did so in order to meet someone or to use the phone.
Ex: Informative abstracts have been compared to a skeleton with all the flesh missing -- the viewer is given enough detail to accurately reconstruct what the departed soul must have looked like.
Ex: Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.
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* como un observador que pasa desapercibido=fly-on-the-wall.
* fiabilidad entre observadores=interobserver reliability.
* observador de aves y pájaros=birder ; birder ; birdwatcher [bird-watcher].
* observador industrial=industry watcher.

observador de aves y pájaros
(n.)=birder ; birder ; birdwatcher [bird-watcher].
Ex: Most birders or birdwatchers pursue the activity of birdwatching or birding for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who are engaged in the formal scientific study of birds. Ex: Most birders or birdwatchers pursue the activity of birdwatching or birding for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who are engaged in the formal scientific study of birds. Ex: Most birders or birdwatchers pursue the activity of birdwatching or birding for recreational or social reasons, unlike ornithologists, who are engaged in the formal scientific study of birds.
observador industrial
(n.)=industry watcher.
Ex: Shareholders and industry watchers can find it difficult to see the true state of a company if they accept the accounts at face value.
observancia
(n.)=adherence ; observance.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks.
Ex: Because of the need to preserve cartographic documents for present and future generations, map librarians are obliged to guarantee strict observance of conservation requirements.

observar
(v.)=notice ; see ; watch ; spy ; behold ; observe ; eye ; remark ; look down over ; look down on/upon.
Ex: Notice that records 2 and 4 do not appear on the directory.
Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.
Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.
Ex: She spied Asadorian in earnest converse with McSpadden.
Ex: As Confucius said 'behold the turtle, he makes progress only when his neck is out'.
Ex: This is a very common failing of librarians and can be observed daily: they appear unable to recognise when enough is enough.
Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.
Ex: When Ed Blume was asked at a meeting about LC's failure to have established a heading for rock music for so long, he remarked: 'Today's horse may be tomorrow's carrion'.
Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.
Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.
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* aficionado a observar las estrellas=stargazer.
* observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo=maintain + vigil.
* observar con más detalle=closer look.
* observar las estrellas=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.

observar atentamente y durante cierto tiempo
(v.)=maintain + vigil.
Ex: A lengthy list may be printed off-line and sent through the mail, rather than have the user maintain a lonely vigil at the terminal.
observar con más detalle
(n.)=closer look.
Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit.
observar las estrellas
(v.)=stargaze ; gaze at + the stars.
Ex: After a night of endless attempts to snatch some shut-eye we managed to exhaust the night by stargazing out the open window. Ex: The album evokes feelings of nostalgia and yearning, vividly bringing back memories of gazing at the stars when I was a care-free kid.
observatorio
(n.)=observatory.
Ex: The Observatory's 3 functions are: observation; providing advice and assistance to the Commission; and dissemination of information.
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* observatorio astronómico=astronomical observatory.
* observatorio solar=solar observatory.

observatorio astronómico
(n.)=astronomical observatory.
Ex: At that time it was the most modern astronomical observatory in Germany and possibly even in Europe.
observatorio solar
(n.)=solar observatory.
Ex: In this book, Heilbron investigates the evolution of cathedrals as significant solar observatories.
obsesionado
(adj.)=infatuated.
Ex: The author describes the reactions of students and library staff to the new terminals (all are enthusiastic and some are infatuated).
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* estar obsesionado con=be hung up on/about.
* obsesionado con=besotted with.
* obsesionado con el deporte=sports freak.
* obsesionado con la lectura=bookaholic.
* obsesionado con los libros=bookaholic.

obsesionado con
=besotted with.
Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
obsesionado con el deporte
(n.)=sports freak.
Ex: At the same time, all her friends are sports freaks, and they're a rare breed.
obsesionado con la lectura
(n./adj.)=bookaholic.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
obsesionado con los libros
(n./adj.)=bookaholic.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
obsesionar
(v.)=haunt.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
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* obsesionarse con=obsess (with) ; be hipped (on/to) ; get hipped (on/to) ; be hung up on/about.

obsesionarse (con)
(v.)=obsess (with) ; be hipped (on/to) ; get hipped (on/to) ; be hung up on/about.
Ex: Many librarians appear to be obsessed with technology. Ex: But the mid-20th century -- being hipped on the whole nuclear family ideal -- went into a state of denial about incest and molestation within families. Ex: So a man today can get very hipped on Peace as an abstract concept, but if he were ever to be asked to go out and fight a future Hitler his stance would certainly change. Ex: Too many of us are hung up on what we don't have, can't have, or won't ever have.
obsesivamente
=obsessively ; neurotically.
Ex: He carried 'Crusoe' about with him obsessively for weeks and seemed to read it whenever he got the chance.
Ex: The results suggest that neurotically hostile individuals view others as distrustful, the world as threatening, and themselves as unable to cope.

obsesivo
(adj.)=obsessive ; obsessional.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: Obsessional stalkers tend to be resentful males who stalk partners from prior relationships.
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* comprador obsesivo=shopaholic ; spendaholic.
* de manera obsesiva=neurotically.
* jugador obsesivo=compulsive gambler.
* pensamiento obsesivo=obsessive thought.
* persona obsesiva con el trabajo=workoholic [workholic] ; workaholic.

obsesión
(n.)=compulsion ; obsession ; infatuation (with) ; fixation.
Ex: A stickler for details, sometimes to the point of compulsion, Edmonds was deemed a fortuitous choice to head the monumental reorganization process.
Ex: The article concludes that the recent obsession with image and stereotype extends beyond librarianship.
Ex: His gushing evaluations of MacDonald's performances suggest that he has never recovered from a youthful infatuation with the star.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
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* tener obsesión con=be hipped (on/to) ; get hipped (on/to).

obseso
(adj.)=obsessed.
Ex: No one but an obsessed fanatic would suggest that reading is all or enough in itself.
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* obseso con la lectura=bookaholic.
* obseso con los libros=bookaholic.
* obseso sexual=sex pest.

obseso con la lectura
(n./adj.)=bookaholic.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
obseso con los libros
(n./adj.)=bookaholic.
Ex: A self-professed 'bookaholic' and journalist submits that, be it ever so humble, there is no place like the library.
obseso sexual
(n.)=sex pest.
Ex: A Brit man had his privates torched, while on holiday in Crete, by a woman who accuses him of being a sex pest.
obsidiana
(n.)=obsidian.
Ex: Obsidian hydration dating is a geochemical method of determining age in either absolute or relative terms of an artifact made of obsidian.
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* datación por hidratación de obsidiana=obsidian hydration dating.

obsolescencia
(n.)=aging [ageing] ; obsolescence ; obsoleteness.
Ex: Aging is one of the properties of scientific and technical literature.
Ex: A new library or library extension should be considered only if the project is justified on grounds other than those of the space requirement, e.g. obsolescence.
Ex: They are are notorious for their inefficiency, conservatism, bloated bureaucracy, and obsoleteness.
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* índice de obsolescencia=aging rate [ageing rate] ; aging factor [ageing factor].
* obsolescencia del documento=literature aging [literature ageing].

obsolescencia del documento
(n.)=literature aging [literature ageing].
Ex: Her paper was titled 'The main problems of studying literature aging'.
obsolescente
(adj.)=obsolescent.
Nota: Que se está volviendo obsoleto.
Ex: The Committee spent several years discussing the obsolescent 1949 Code.

obsoleto
=anachronistic ; obsolete ; outdated [out-dated] ; outmoded ; redundant ; out of touch with + reality ; timed ; passé ; out of vogue ; out of fashion ; out of style ; dated ; byzantine ; moth-eaten ; mothy ; musty ; a bit/little long in the tooth.
Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, PORNOGRAPHY.
Ex: To remove obsolete fine records from the online system, there is a programm to find all fines paid before a particular date and to remove them.
Ex: For example, the outdated subject heading 'Female emancipation' could be changed to the newer term 'Women's liberation' with this function.
Ex: With computerization some libraries took the opportunity to replace outmoded abstracts bulletins with SDI services.
Ex: The card-based systems in which post-coordinate indexing was first conceived are more-or-less redundant.
Ex: Some librarians seem to be out of touch with reality.
Ex: Librarians need to be vociferous about achievements and services offered in order to dispel ideas about the stereotype librarian, timed and out of touch with contemporary society.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog.
Ex: In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial.
Ex: Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York.
Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
Ex: Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.
Ex: Those elderly bureaucrats and their byzantine procedures are cherished by the customers, who tend to be uninterested in the arcane details of 'digital,' and so are relentlessly passé themselves.
Ex: He said: 'The outer shell of democracy is, no doubt, intact but it appears to be moth-eaten from inside'.
Ex: So, he cleaned the bird cage from top to bottom and threw out all the mothy bird seed.
Ex: Only if we continuously redefine our goals in accordance with the developments in our societies will we remain dynamic libraries and not turn into musty institutions.
Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
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* hacer que sea obsoleto=render + obsolete ; render + redundant.
* quedarse obsoleto=be overtaken by events ; outgrow.
* volverse obsoleto=go out of + date ; become + obsolete ; go out of + fashion ; obsolesce.

obstaculización
(n.)=impeding.
Ex: It was concluded that when one tries to hold the fragile interest (through library publications) of a new customer, a mere lessening of sentence and word lengths work wonders in preventing the impeding of that interest.

obstaculizado
(adj.)=hampered.
Ex: Such effects are often explicable in terms of the inability of the hampered roots to supply the shoot with water or nutrients.

obstaculizar
(v.)=encumber ; hamper ; handicap ; hinder ; thwart ; stand in + the way (of) ; obstruct ; stymie ; get in + the way (of) ; hem + Nombre + in ; cramp ; stand in + Posesivo + way.
Ex: It is extremely difficult for SLIS to compete with other interests which are less encumbered on equal terms.
Ex: Unfortunately, the inclusion of abstracts in most services tends to hamper currency.
Ex: The database may, as a result of its parentage, be handicapped by features that are not suited to computerized retrieval.
Ex: In practice the application of recall and precision in the evaluation of indexes is hindered by the difficulty of evaluating some of the components in the definition.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.
Ex: So, in a lot of cases the ability to take advantage of technologically sophisticated younger faculty is stymied by these conflicting interests.
Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
Ex: The world of work is no longer constrained by the four physical dimensions of space and time that have hemmed us in for most of recorded history.
Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
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* no obstaculizar=be out of the way of.
* obstaculizar el paso=block in.
* obstaculizar la labor judicial=pervert + the course of justice.
* sin estar obstaculizado por=untrammelled by.

obstaculizar el paso
(v.)=block in.
Ex: A man who blocked in a rubbish lorry with his car in a dispute over waste collection was allegedly hit on the head and sworn at by a binman.
obstaculizar la labor judicial
(v.)=pervert + the course of justice.
Ex: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.
obstante
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* no obstante=albeit (that) ; however ; nevertheless ; nonetheless ; still ; yet ; notwithstanding ; none the less ; that being said ; all this said ; when all is said and done.

obstetra
(n.)=obstetrician.
Ex: Christiane Northrup, an obstetrician with 20 years of clinical and medical teaching experience, discusses how the medical profession has instilled fear of our bodies and of illness.

obstetricia
(n.)=midwifery ; obstetrics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The exhibition is devoted to the memorabilia of Richard Doherty, the first professor of midwifery.
Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.
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* de obstetricia=obstetrical.

obstinación
(n.)=stubbornness.
Ex: In the past, there has seemed to be a stubbornness on the part of the Library of Congress to update ethnic and racial, as well as sexual and medical subject headings.

obstinadamente
=tenaciously.
Ex: Many administrators are afraid to delegate authority; they clutch it tenaciously.

obstinado
(adj.)=obstinate ; stubborn ; dogged ; perverse ; stiff-necked ; pigheaded ; refractory ; self-willed ; tenacious ; persevering ; self-opinionated.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.
Ex: The last 50 years of academic librarianship have seen a dogged search for standards.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.
Ex: I argue that intellectual vices (such as being gullible, dogmatic, pigheaded, or prejudiced) are essential.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.
Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many enemies as she has friends.
Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.
Ex: You are an overwhelming, self-opinionated bore who cannot abide the thought that other people may not share your views.

obstinar
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* obstinarse=persist.

obstinarse
(v.)=persist.
Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
obstruccionista
(n.)=obstructive ; obstructionist.
Ex: This obstructive attitude can be traced throughout the centuries and manifests itself in the field of modern information science, too.
Ex: They are a very impatient bunch, however: knowing themselves what the technology can do, they can get a little short with obstructionists who raise non-technical objections.

obstrucción
(n.)=obstruction ; blockage ; impaction ; clog.
Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.
Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.
Ex: Hairballs pose a potential danger for cats by blocking the passage of digested food through the intestines, causing an impaction.
Ex: Many malfunctions of diesel engines occur due to clogs in the fuel system caused by contamination of bacteria, fungi and yeast.
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* obstrucción de las vías respiratorias=airway blockage.
* sin obstrucciones=unobstructed.

obstrucción de las vías respiratorias
(n.)=airway blockage.
Ex: The range of medical emergencies can include heart failure, airway blockage, epileptic fits, lacerations and other types of serious injury.
obstruir
(v.)=clog up ; obstruct.
Ex: It is wise to fan the paper to separate the sheets and let air in between them, otherwise several sheets might stick together and clog up the printer.
Ex: But the present revision, incorporating ISBD, will literally clutter the entries with obtrusive redundancies and esoterics that will only obscure the content of the entries and obstruct the use of the catalog.

obstáculo
(n.)=encumbrance ; handicap ; hurdle ; impairment ; impediment ; rough spot ; wall ; barrier ; bottleneck ; hindrance ; obstacle ; inhibition ; obstruction ; stumbling block ; bar ; blockage ; roadblock ; block.
Ex: Meanwhile we are asked to accept encumbrances that will needlessly impair the effectiveness of our catalogs for an indefinite time to come.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes.
Ex: A well-designed multimodal application can be used by people with a wide variety of impairments.
Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness.
Ex: But despite the many catalog worlds, and herein lies the rub -- or at least a rough spot -- we have been proceeding on the assumption that the catalog exists in the form of the data distributed by the Library of Congress.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.
Ex: While the number of projects proposed was innumerable, 3 barriers remain: red tape; hard currency; and Western barriers to providing high technology to the Eastern bloc.
Ex: A number of research groups have investigated the use of knowledge-based systems as a means of avoiding this bottleneck.
Ex: The overall effect of the labels and signs is not so much help but hindrance through information overload.
Ex: Conversely, an unsympathetic principal can be the greatest obstacle to library development within a school.
Ex: This has been a major source of inhibition to the development of British efforts to create a bank of microcopy versions of theses accepted.
Ex: Harmonization of technical standards is one of the Community's principal goals in creating a common market devoid of obstructions to the free movement of goods.
Ex: These stumbling blocks can often be bypassed in the initial stages of OSI implementation by choosing applications that do not require close integration with existing library systems.
Ex: Publications describing or revealing an invention can be a bar to issuance of a patent.
Ex: The problem in relation to communication is probably the most difficult of them all, as the blockage lies in people rather than with the library.
Ex: The roadblock to increasing book translations into English is not that there is insufficient funding but that few publishers know about grant schemes that are available.
Ex: Emotional blocks to reading can be formed by an unsatisfactory relationship with a teacher.
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* ayudar a eliminar obstáculos=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
* carrera de obstáculos=steeplechase.
* constituir un obstáculo=constitute + an obstacle.
* creación de obstáculos=fence building.
* eliminar los obstáculos=bring down + barriers.
* eliminar obstáculos=clear + the path ; clear + the way.
* eliminar un obstáculo=remove + barrier ; sweep away + obstacle ; remove + obstacle.
* encontrarse con un obstáculo=face + obstacle.
* enfrentarse a un obstáculo=address + barrier.
* obstáculo insalvable=insurmountable obstacle.
* obstáculos=logjam [log-jam].
* poner obstáculos=cramp.
* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos=land-clearing.
* presentar un obstáculo=pose + obstacle.
* que pone obstáculos=obstructive.
* reducir un obstáculo=lower + barrier.
* remover un obstáculo=remove + obstacle ; remove + barrier.
* ser un obstáculo=stand in + the way (of) ; stand in + Posesivo + way.
* sin obstáculos=unchecked ; unhindered ; unimpeded ; unobstructed.
* sin obstáculos de por medio=uncluttered.
* sortear un obstáculo=go (a)round/past + obstacles.
* superar un obstáculo=overcome + obstacle ; jump over + hurdle ; overcome + barrier ; conquer + barrier.
* vencer un obstáculo=surmount + obstacle ; conquer + barrier.

obstáculo insalvable
(n.)=insurmountable obstacle.
Ex: There is thus every reason to anticipate that the 'insurmountable obstacles' to achieving collaboration in subject cataloguing will be overcome, as they have been with author cataloguing.
obstáculos
(n.)=logjam [log-jam].
Ex: In this section, we're going to discuss strategies you can use to break up some of the political logjams that might be hindering your IT projects.
obstétrico
(adj.)=obstetrical ; obstetric.
Ex: The guidelines outlined in the 7th edition of Colon Classification scheme were adoped for the construction of a classification schedule for anaesthesiology as applied to various surgical and obstetrical procedures carried out on the human body.
Ex: These families tend to be young and in need of gynegologic, obstetric, and pediatric services.

obtención
(n.)=attainment ; extraction ; derivation ; elicitation ; completion ; getting.
Ex: She achieved scholarly distinction with the attainment of the Ph.D.
Ex: For example, consider the two subjects: electrolytic extraction of aluminium from bauxite and welding of aluminium beer cans.
Ex: A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.
Ex: Procedures of knowledge elicitation are described.
Ex: The importance of the completion of a common market in goods and services cannot be overstated for British exporters = No se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia para los exportadores británicos de la consecución de un mercado común de bienes y servicios.
Ex: I am an associate director for collections development, and my responsibilities relate to the getting and keeping of collections = Soy subdirector encargado del desarrollo de la colección y mis responsabilidades están relaconadas con la adquisición y mantenimiento de las colecciones.
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* obtención del permiso de reproducción=clearance of rights ; copyright clearance ; rights clearance.

obtención del permiso de reproducción
(n.)=clearance of rights ; copyright clearance ; rights clearance.
Ex: The author reports the results of a study of the issues relating to the clearance of rights for the digitization of materials published in print. Ex: Of increasing importance amongst those factors will be the fee charged by the rights-owner for copyright clearance. Ex: The author considers the difficulties facing the producers of multimedia CD-ROM databases in obtaining rights clearances for images and music.
obtener
(v.)=derive ; gain ; generate ; get ; obtain ; procure ; secure ; yield ; spin off ; elicit ; reap ; receive ; come by ; acquire.
Ex: The scheme was designed for the Library of Congress and many of the features of the scheme derived from this fact.
Ex: To many, therefore, this emphasis on information can provide a much-needed opportunity to gain the public library new influence and respect.
Ex: Human indexers sometimes make inappropriate judgements, misinterpret ideas, have lapses of memory or concentration, and generate omissions and inconsistencies in their indexing.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does not get a new document number, but reserves this document for you, so that no one else can change it while you are working on it.
Ex: In the event that the position in the matrix contains more than 32 entries, it is necessary for the user to interact with the system to obtain the miniature catalog that will contain the entry s/he seeks.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
Ex: They are responsible for putting together advertisements, securing proofs, procuring the matrices, electrotypes, and other duplicate plates needed for insertion in publications.
Ex: This mixture of approaches is designed to yield maximum retrieval for as many users as possible by combining the different strengths of controlled and natural language indexing.
Ex: A computerized search facility has been spun off from the basic work.
Ex: This article looks at ways in which librarians in leadership roles can elicit the motivation, commitment, and personal investment of members of the organisation.
Ex: Women suffragists reaped an unexpected publicity bonanza when the 1913 national suffrage parade in Washington was broken up by a drunken mob.
Ex: If you receive a large number of titles on you initial search, you can narrow your search by using qualifiers.
Ex: This article shows how teachers came by such information and the use they made it of in their work.
Ex: Many libraries have special collections of foreign, unpublished or unusual materials which include items unlikely to be acquired by other libraries.
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* difícil de obtener=difficult to come by.
* fácil de obtener=easy to come by.
* obtener acceso=gain + access ; gain + admittance ; gain + entry.
* obtener algo de=get + something out of.
* obtener beneficios=gain + benefit ; make + a profit ; realise + benefits ; derive + benefit ; reap + rewards ; reap + benefits ; reap + returns ; make + profit.
* obtener conocimiento=gain + an understanding.
* obtener credibilidad=attain + credibility.
* obtener de=get out of.
* obtener el derecho a/de=secure + the right to.
* obtener el derecho para=win + the right to.
* obtener el enunciado del problema=elicit + problem statement.
* obtener el máximo beneficio=reap + full potential.
* obtener el mayor rendimiento posible=maximise + opportunities.
* obtener éxito=achieve + success.
* obtener éxitos y fracasos=experience + problems and successes.
* obtener fondos de=derive + finances from.
* obtener ganancia=gain + benefit.
* obtener gratificación=obtain + gratification.
* obtener gratis=obtain + free.
* obtener indicios sobre=get + an indication of.
* obtener información=obtain + information ; glean + information ; gain + information ; pick up + information ; secure + information.
* obtener información de=elicit + information from.
* obtener la aprobación=meet with + approval.
* obtener partido de=capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].
* obtener perspectiva de=gain + perspective on.
* obtener pistas sobre=get + an indication of.
* obtener placer=take + pleasure ; obtain + pleasure from ; derive + pleasure.
* obtener placer de=get + pleasure from.
* obtener + Posesivo + aprobación=meet + Posesivo + approval.
* obtener promoción=arrive at + promotion.
* obtener provecho=get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.
* obtener reconocimiento=gain + recognition.
* obtener resultado=obtain + result.
* obtener resultados=get + things done.
* obtener satisfacción=derive + satisfaction ; gain + satisfaction ; derive + gratification ; obtain + satisfaction.
* obtenerse=accrue.
* obtenerse de=flow from.
* obtener titulación=receive + degree.
* obtener + Título=earn + Título.
* obtener una categoría=gain + status.
* obtener una cita bibliográfica=glean + citation.
* obtener una idea=get + a sense of ; gain + a sense of.
* obtener una idea de=get + a taste of.
* obtener una impresión=gain + picture.
* obtener una perspectiva=gather + perspective.
* obtener una referencia=glean + reference.
* obtener un estatus=gain + status.
* obtener un premio=earn + an award ; win + award ; win + prize.
* obtener un puesto de trabajo=obtain + position.
* obtener un título=gain + a degree in.
* obtener ventaja=gain + advantage.
* obtener ventajas=reap + advantages.
* se obtendrá algo de provecho=something is bound to come of it.

obtener + Posesivo + aprobación
(v.)=meet + Posesivo + approval.
Ex: The medical industry will go to any lengths to suppress drugs and methods that haven't met their approval, regardless of how effective they might be.
obtener + Título
(v.)=earn + Título.
Ex: Hernandez preferred to show his gratitude and loyalty to Crane by staying on as a professional at CPFPL after he had earned his MLS.
obtener acceso
(v.)=gain + access ; gain + admittance ; gain + entry.
Ex: Libraries gain access to their own files by means of terminals connected to the central computer. Ex: In the early 1800s libraries were used by only the small portion of the population that could gain admittance. Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
obtener algo de
(v.)=get + something out of.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.
obtener beneficios
(v.)=gain + benefit ; make + a profit ; realise + benefits ; derive + benefit ; reap + rewards ; reap + benefits ; reap + returns ; make + profit.
Ex: It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties. Ex: Following our examples, the neighbors decide that they can provide the lower-cost food service to the wider community by buying in even larger quantities, and in the process make a profit for themselves. Ex: This situation will change through greater understanding of OSI standards and the benefits that can be realized through their use. Ex: Students who avoid work on projects will not derive the full benefit that normally accrues from comparative librarianship. Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs. Ex: A library which opts to join a network may reap the benefit of advantages in terms of: efficiency, productivity, currency, control, costs. Ex: These new consortial arrangements are based upon a spirit of cooperation and trust that has the potential to reap returns well beyond the initial aspirations of the participants. Ex: All business people share a common goal which is to make profit.
obtener conocimiento
(v.)=gain + an understanding.
Ex: Read the document with a view to gaining an understanding of its content and an appreciation of its scope.
obtener credibilidad
(v.)=attain + credibility.
Ex: Programmes will have to be based upon IT if their graduates are to attain credibility in a world in which information technology developments are changing the business environment rapidly.
obtener de
(v.)=get out of.
Ex: There are certain things you can get out of a subject catalog.
obtener el derecho a/de
(v.)=secure + the right to.
Ex: Olsson went on to add that she was considering pressing her claim in court and secure the right to exhume the tomb.
obtener el derecho para
(v.)=win + the right to.
Ex: In this case a publisher won the right to republish 'white pages' telephone directory information on the basis that there was no originality in the creation of the original directory information.
obtener el enunciado del problema
(v.)=elicit + problem statement.
Ex: This is a system designed to elicit a sufficiently rich problem statement and to convert it to a search query.
obtener el mayor rendimiento posible
(v.)=maximise + opportunities.
Ex: Consultants are not cheap and libraries should maximise their opportunities with a consultant through a well informed selection of the proper person.
obtener el máximo beneficio
(v.)=reap + full potential.
Ex: Although progress has been made in the development and use of on-line retrieval services, substantial improvements are necessary to reap their full potential.
obtener fondos de
(v.)=derive + finances from.
Ex: The association derives its finances from members' fees.
obtener ganancia
(v.)=gain + benefit.
Ex: It examines the role that small university libraries can play in their surrounding communities and the benefits to be gained by both parties.
obtener gratificación
(v.)=obtain + gratification.
Ex: By reading the publisher's blurb on the dust-jacket, the reader can gauge for himself (or herself) what sort of satisfaction (or 'gratification') is likely to be obtained from a reading of that particular title.
obtener gratis
(v.)=obtain + free.
Ex: Maybe the answer is some kind of localized Ceefax or Oracle information service that could be obtained free through one's television set but went beyond the mainly trivia that these services currently provide.
obtener indicios sobre
(v.)=get + an indication of.
Ex: This study found it impossible to get more than an indication from advertisers and advertising agencies of their present interest in electronic publishing (e-publishing).
obtener información
(v.)=obtain + information ; glean + information ; gain + information ; pick up + information ; secure + information.
Ex: Access time is the time taken by a computer to obtain information from its backing store. Ex: To glean that information, one must consult the classified sequence. Ex: Based on the information gained, it will then be necessary to determine what mix of solutions is most likely to improve the situation at affordable cost. Ex: Feaver remarked with the easy manner of familiars who are accustomed to sparring good-naturedly with each other that he certainly seemed to have picked up a great deal of miscellaneous information from that particular talk. Ex: The alert interviewer may secure valuable unsolicited information as a by-product.
obtener información de
(v.)=elicit + information from.
Ex: This action was the redesign of the enquiry form in order to elicit more information from the enquirer.
obtener la aprobación
(v.)=meet with + approval.
Ex: A number of more unusual arrangements have been tried, but none have met with wide approval.
obtener partido de
(v.)=capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].
Ex: The dilemma facing most library managers is how to balance the need to develop and maintain library collections with the need to acquire and capitalise on new technologies.
obtener perspectiva de
(v.)=gain + perspective on.
Ex: All of the Fellows gained a new perspective on themselves and others through this experience.
obtener pistas sobre
(v.)=get + an indication of.
Ex: This study found it impossible to get more than an indication from advertisers and advertising agencies of their present interest in electronic publishing (e-publishing).
obtener placer
(v.)=take + pleasure ; obtain + pleasure from ; derive + pleasure.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in an extra piece of food he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game. Ex: For me a picture of myself in a dentist's waiting room is a perfect metaphor for set and setting very much in play against the easily obtained pleasures I usually get from reading. Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
obtener placer de
(v.)=get + pleasure from.
Ex: You cannot get pleasure from a literary book until you have 'lived inside it' -- have discovered the patterns of event, of character, of language, of meaning, being woven in it.
obtener promoción
(v.)=arrive at + promotion.
Ex: Promotions are arrived at by seniority, written examinations, and oral interviews.
obtener provecho
(v.)=get + Posesivo + money's worth out of.
Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.
obtener reconocimiento
(v.)=gain + recognition.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition.
obtener resultado
(v.)=obtain + result.
Ex: The results obtained showed that under these conditions the performance of the SMART system was relatively poor.
obtener resultados
(v.)=get + things done.
Ex: Networks are emerging as alternatives to bureaucratic hierarchies as ways to get things done.
obtener satisfacción
(v.)=derive + satisfaction ; gain + satisfaction ; derive + gratification ; obtain + satisfaction.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them. Ex: The average person does not basically dislike work, but may gain satisfaction from it or attempt to avoid it depending on past experiences. Ex: There are five types of 'gratification', instrumental, prestige, reinforcement, aesthetic and respite, to be derived from the reading of literature. Ex: By reading the publisher's blurb on the dust-jacket, the reader can gauge for himself (or herself) what sort of satisfaction (or 'gratification') is likely to be obtained from a reading of that particular title.
obtener titulación
(v.)=receive + degree.
Ex: Having devoted herself to medical librarianship in her elective course work, she hoped when she received her degree to put her knowledge to work at a university medical school.
obtener un estatus
(v.)=gain + status.
Ex: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
obtener un premio
(v.)=earn + an award ; win + award ; win + prize.
Ex: Every time you travel and use a partner airline, hotel or car rental company, you increase your chances of earning an award. Ex: She won the award for his noteworthy contributions to the field of information science. Ex: The publishers whose books win the prizes obviously use the fact to try to boost sales.
obtener un puesto de trabajo
(v.)=obtain + position.
Ex: He received his certificate of librarianship from the University of California at Berkeley the following year, and then returned to UCLA where he obtained a position in the library.
obtener un título
(v.)=gain + a degree in.
Ex: There is no opportunity to gain a degree in library science, and no coordination of courses.
obtener una categoría
(v.)=gain + status.
Ex: The subsequent expansion upon gaining University status in 1966 placed ever increasing and severe restraints upon the full development of the library service.
obtener una cita bibliográfica
(v.)=glean + citation.
Ex: A patron may submit a beautifully legible request for a book with a distinctive author and title, accompanied by a reference to the journal article from which the citation was gleaned.
obtener una idea
(v.)=get + a sense of ; gain + a sense of.
Ex: Jones (1997) examined several young adult Web pages to get a sense of the quantity and quality of teen Web pages in libraries around the country. Ex: The best way of gaining some sense of what life used to be like is through the literature of the time.
obtener una idea de
(v.)=get + a taste of.
Ex: The development of these living museums where visitors get a taste of what life was like in the past goes hand in hand with green tourism.
obtener una impresión
(v.)=gain + picture.
Ex: The overall picture gained from this area analysis was that the hinterlands of the industrial towns were not areas where one could hope to find much in the way of bookshops.
obtener una perspectiva
(v.)=gather + perspective.
Ex: Interesting perspectives of cross-disciplinary developments can be gathered from citation indexes in a way that would be difficult with traditional indexes.
obtener una referencia
(v.)=glean + reference.
Ex: A large number of references gleaned from the Social Sciences Index were found in the library.
obtener ventaja
(v.)=gain + advantage.
Ex: In strong contrast to, say, television sets and instant coffee, where the consumer may save by shopping around, there is no advantage to be gained by going to one shop rather than another for a book so far as price is concerned.
obtener ventajas
(v.)=reap + advantages.
Ex: However, in order to reap these advantages, a firm has to select projects which are appropriate and cost effective.
obtener éxito
(v.)=achieve + success.
Ex: Some success was achieved in 1851 by boiling straw in caustic soda and mixing it with rag stock, but the resulting paper was still of poor quality and was little used by printers.
obtener éxitos y fracasos
(v.)=experience + problems and successes.
Ex: This article describes the problems and successes experienced by the Central Library of the Miskolc Technical University for Heavy Industry, Hungary, in extending their sources of acquisitions.
obtenerse
(v.)=accrue.
Ex: A large proportion of the earth's population has not yet recognized the enormous advantages that would accrue if only everybody spoke English.
obtenerse de
(v.)=flow from.
Ex: Apart from well-known things like light and heat, what else flows from the Sun?.
obtenible
(adj.)=attainable ; obtainable ; reachable.
Ex: This technique's integration of brainstorming and theory principles establishes an effective, stimulating, innovative, rapid and attainable IRS.
Ex: Torn pages may be repaired by using special transparent tapes obtainable from library suppliers.
Ex: I think this is a reachable goal, but to attain it we must first understand where and why the library user goes wrong under our present system.

obtenido
(adj.)=obtained.
Ex: The composition of the obtained layers has been studied using various analytical techniques.
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* evaluación por resultados obtenidos=outcomes assessment.
* obtenido de la versión impresa=print-derived.

obtenido de la versión impresa
(adj.)=print-derived.
Ex: Further, print-derived electronic resources are far less transient than their purely electronic counterparts.
obturador
(n.)=shutter ; throttle.
Ex: There is a film on the camera for a hundred exposures, and the spring for operating its shutter and shifting its film is wound once for all when the film is inserted.
Ex: When the runway was reachable, I reduced the throttle slightly and started a nice glide to the airport.

obturar
(v.)=clog.
Ex: This type of papers clog the system with already published ideas and impede the publication of new material.
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* obturarse con sedimentos=silt.

obturarse con sedimentos
(v.)=silt.
Ex: Side-effects on the environment include beaches losing sand because of seafront embankments, littoral dunes deteriorating and marinas becoming silted.
obtusamente
=obtusely.
Ex: Endnote will now produce bibliographies arranged by 'topic' -- though the advertisement obtusely touted arrangement by author as an example of this feature.

obtuso
(adj.)=obtuse ; dull-witted.
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are staffed by inherently conservative, where they are not simply obtuse, individuals.
Ex: An army without culture is a dull-witted army, and a dull-witted army cannot defeat the enemy.

obviamente
=obviously ; manifestly ; visibly ; patently.
Ex: These options obviously range from the very informal to the very formal.
Ex: However, prevailing practices are manifestly inadequate.
Ex: From the number of participants who attended, the conference was visibly a success.
Ex: In the public library grand tradition this was patently the self image of the educated middle class.

obviar
(v.)=obviate.
Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function.

obvio
(adj.)=apparent ; self-evident ; obvious ; glaring ; flagrant ; patent ; no-brainer.
Ex: Menu-based information retrieval system have found favour because of their apparent simplicity.
Ex: Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
Ex: If this is not the case then the title to be used as a heading for a work is less obvious.
Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
Ex: In the past teachers and lecturers have been the most flagrant violators of the author's copyright.
Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution.
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* algo obvio=no-brainer.
* decir Algo que es obvio por sí mismo=state + the obvious.
* el problema obvio=the elephant in the room.
* hacerse obvio=become + clear.
* resultado obvio=foregone conclusion.
* ser algo muy obvio=be a dead giveaway.

obús
(n.)=artillery shell ; howitzer.
Ex: Calculation of the ballistics of artillery shells and the transmission and decoding of messages are among the first recorded uses of these technologies.
Ex: Although manufactured in 1877 the 6.6-inch howitzers were not rifled until 1880.

oca
(n.)=goose [geese, -pl.].
Ex: So, the search retrieves 'goose,' 'geese,' and 'guise,' as well as the acronyms 'gise' and 'gse'.
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* juego de la oca=game of chutes and ladders ; game of snakes and ladders.

ocasionado
(adj.)=induced.
Ex: A number of observers and critics of professional education for library and information work has expressed concern at the failure of SLIS to respond rapidly and sensitively to such IT induced changes.
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* ocasionado por el estrés=stress-induced.

ocasionado por el estrés
(adj.)=stress-induced.
Ex: It has been found to prevent the formation of stress-induced gastric ulcers.
ocasional
(adj.)=casual ; occasional ; odd ; episodic ; non-recurrent ; non-recurring.
Ex: There are many catalogs and each of them functions in a different world -- the worlds of the school child and of the college student, the worlds of the eminent scholar and of the casual reader.
Ex: BLAISE conduct the occasional search for those libraries which do not have access to a terminal.
Ex: For example, review articles are expected to be supported by extensive bibliographies, whilst it is unusual for a letter to carry more than the odd citation.
Ex: Politics often makes library development episodic and unpredictable.
Ex: Special grants are defined as grants of a non-recurrent nature to fund (or partly fund) major projects = Las subvenciones especiales se definen como aquellas subvenciones de una naturaleza excepcional para financiar (total o parcialmente) proyectos importantes.
Ex: Extenuating circumstances are non-recurring events that are beyond the borrower's control that result in a sudden, significant, and prolonged reduction in income.

ocasionalmente
=infrequently ; occasionally ; on occasion(s) ; from time to time ; off and on ; on and off ; sporadically ; sporadically.
Ex: Taking into account both indexing and searching effort a KWIC index is most appropriate for an index that will be studied only infrequently.
Ex: Only occasionally although increasingly is the full text of a document used.
Ex: The notation uses upper case letters and arabic numerals 1 to 9; and on occasion the hyphen.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
Ex: Off and on for the past decade a small group of transpeople have set up a protest camp across the road in the hope of changing the law.
Ex: On and off for the past two decades, her father has been gathering information about their family genealogy.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was commonly used until the 1860s and sporadically thereafter.

ocasionar
(v.)=cause ; occasion ; precipitate ; trigger ; bring about ; give + cause to ; give + rise to ; give + occasion to.
Ex: As usage of the language causes terms to become anachronistic, or as increases in our level of awareness reveal undesirable connotations, we seek to change subject heading terms.
Ex: It was 'exceedingly inconvenient' because placing the books where they are increases the bulk of the catalogue by occasioning a multitude of long crossreferences.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
Ex: Nevertheless, the fact that these general lists cannot serve for every application has triggered a search for more consistent approaches.
Ex: Untruth brings about ill reputation and indignity.
Ex: That crucial evidence was withheld from the final report could give cause to bring charges of criminal negligence.
Ex: The method of indexing called post-coordinate indexing gives rise to physical forms of indexes which differ from the more 'traditional' catalogues mentioned above.
Ex: Many soldiers took advantage of the impoverished conditions giving occasion to assaults, rapes and murders.
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* ocasionar caos=cause + mayhem ; cause + chaos.
* ocasionar daño=inflict + damage.
* ocasionar estragos=wreak + havoc.
* ocasionar molestias=cause + disruption.
* ocasionar problemas=cause + problems.
* ocasionar una crisis=precipitate + crisis.
* ocasionar una guerra=precipitate + war.
* ocasionar un cambio=bring about + change ; trigger + change.

ocasionar caos
(v.)=cause + mayhem ; cause + chaos.
Ex: It is the individual citer who causes most mayhem by attaching citations to his writings which are inconsistent and idiosyncratic. Ex: We can see that this may cause chaos.
ocasionar daño
(v.)=inflict + damage.
Ex: Tornadoes and hurricanes often inflict their worst damage on trailer parks and caravan sites, usually because the structures are not secured to the ground.
ocasionar estragos
(v.)=wreak + havoc.
Ex: I would, nonetheless, like to consider a common type of a change, which normally presents no problem under a manual system, but which could wreak havoc in an automated system.
ocasionar molestias
(v.)=cause + disruption.
Ex: All too often, these individuals not only cause crowding and disruption, but through their carelessness and lack of concern, also interfere with library service.
ocasionar problemas
(v.)=cause + problems.
Ex: The accurate budgeting of external 'connect time' cause problems to all.
ocasionar un cambio
(v.)=bring about + change ; trigger + change.
Ex: The moment we compromise among ourselves to adopt rules that are incompatible with ideology then I think we are merely providing the necessity before very long to have these changes brought about. Ex: The book `Life's Like That' demystifies some myths, hopefully triggered some change and established some home truths about homosexuality.
ocasionar una crisis
(v.)=precipitate + crisis.
Ex: Saddam will play for time and avoid precipitating any crises that could cost him his hold on power.
ocasionar una guerra
(v.)=precipitate + war.
Ex: As important as these activists were, however, it was a set of policy ideas more than the individuals themselves that precipitated the war.
ocasión
(n.)=occasion ; time ; chance.
Ex: As with author headings, sometimes one heading or title will be both sought and provide collocation, but on other occasions there will be a conflict between soughtness' and collocation.
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
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* aprovechándose de la ocasión=opportunistically.
* aprovechar la ocasión=use + the occasion ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* celebrar la ocasión=mark + the occasion.
* celebrar una ocasión especial=mark + a special occasion.
* coche de ocasión=used car ; second-hand car.
* coger la ocasión por los pelos=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.
* con ocasión de=on the occasion of.
* crear una ocasión=create + opportunity.
* de ocasión=second-hand [secondhand].
* desperdiciar una ocasión=kill + chance.
* en alguna ocasión=on any one occasion.
* en aquella ocasión=on that (particular) occasion.
* en aquellas ocasiones cuando=on occasions when.
* en ciertas ocasiones=at certain times.
* en contadas ocasiones=rarely ; seldom ; on rare occasions.
* en determinadas ocasiones=sometimes ; on particular occasions.
* en dicha ocasión=on that (particular) occasion.
* en diferentes ocasiones=at different times ; at various times.
* en distintas ocasiones=at different times ; at various times ; on several occasions.
* en diversas ocasiones=on several occasions.
* en dos ocasiones=on two occasions.
* en esta ocasión=on this occasion.
* en más de una ocasión=on more than one occasion ; in more than one instance ; in more than one occasion.
* en muchas ocasiones=on many occasions.
* en + Número + ocasión=on + Número + occasion.
* en ocasiones=on occasion(s).
* en ocasiones determinadas=on any one occasion.
* en otra ocasión=in another context ; some other time.
* en otras ocasiones=at other times.
* en raras ocasiones=in rare cases.
* en toda ocasión=at every turn.
* en tres ocasiones=on three occasions.
* en una ocasión=on one occasion.
* en vairadas ocasiones=on several occasions.
* en varias ocasiones=on several occasions.
* hecho para una única ocasión=one shot.
* la ocasión la pintan calva=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.
* no dejar pasar la ocasión=jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* ocasión + dar lugar a=occasion + give rise to.
* para otra ocasión=for future reference.
* para una única ocasión=one-time.
* perder la ocasión=miss + the boat ; miss + the bus.
* presentarse una ocasión=occasion + arise.
* según surja la ocasión=as the occasion arises.
* ser una buena ocasión para + Infinitivo=be a good time to + Infinitivo.
* sólo en una ocasión=on a one-time basis.
* surgir una ocasión=occasion + arise.
* tener la ocasión de=have + opportunity to.
* una mejor ocasión=a better time.
* vendedor de coches de ocasión=second-hand car dealer ; used-car dealer.
* vestirse para la ocasión=dress + the part.

ocasión + dar lugar a
(n.)=occasion + give rise to.
Ex: Within the group 'Change of name' will be listed those occasions which give rise to a change of name such as marriage, joining a religious order, change of citizenship, and so on = Dentro del grupo "Cambio de nombre" se incluirán aquellas ocasiones que dan lugar a un cambio de nombre como, por ejemplo, el matrimonio, el ingreso de una orden relgiosa, el cambio de ciudadanía, etc.
ocaso
(n.)=twilight.
Ex: Twilight was deepening.
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* en el ocaso=over the hill.

occidental
(adj.)=western ; Western-born ; Westerner ; occidental ; westerly ; westernly.
Nota: Usado menos frecuentemente que westerly.
Ex: Examples of western bias were less evident.
Ex: How can a Western-born white man, to take an extreme example, experience directly what it means to be a black Central African?.
Ex: Western feminists must abandon their tendency to diminish diverse feminist discourses so Westerners & Easterners can enter into a dialogue on gender issues that includes the many existing feminisms.
Ex: This special classification scheme was created by Henry van de Waal for the description of occidental art.
Ex: The most westerly town in Europe, Dingle is also famous for its friendly dolphin.
Ex: I observed a bright orange, pulsing object that moved around the Big Dipper for approximatley twenty minutes and then left in a westernly direction.
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* Africa occidental=West Africa.
* Alemania Occidental=West Germany.
* civilización occidental=Western civilisation.
* costa occidental, la=west coast, the.
* cultura occidental=Western culture.
* frente occidental, el=Western Front, the.
* hemisferio occidental, el=Western Hemisphere, the.
* mundo occidental, el=western world, the ; West, the ; Occident, the.
* no occidental=non-Western.

occidentalismo
(n.)=Occidentalism.
Ex: Some critics charge that his thought harbors a form of Occidentalism.

occidentalista
(n./adj.)=Occidentalist.
Ex: She offers a detailed re-examination of Occidentalist and Orientalist representations of monetary and other values.

occidentalización
=westernisation [westernization, -USA].
Ex: This article discusses the legislated westernization of Turkey after the declaration of the Republic by Kemal in 1923.

occidentalizado
(adj.)=westernised.
Ex: This article examines whether traditional westernised public libraries have satisfied the needs of developing black communities.

occidente
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* de occidente=Western-born.
* occidente, el=West, the ; Occident, the.

occidente, el
=West, the ; Occident, the.
Ex: As the Roman Empire declined in the West the libraries also declined, as did book publishing and acquisitions. Ex: The article 'Libraries in late Ottoman Palestine between the Orient and the Occident' reveals historically Palestine's transformation from a backward region of the Ottoman Empire to a focus for international.
occipital
(adj.)=occipital.
Ex: Findings also suggest that the occipital area is affected in subjects with dyslexia.
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* lóbulo occipital=occipital lobe.

occiso
(n.)=murder(ed) victim.
Ex: Overall, murder victims in the city are 10 to 50 times more likely than members of the general population to be cocaine users.

oceanografía
(n.)=oceanography.
Ex: Topics covered include geology, satellite imagery, nuclear energy, solar energy, geothermal enery, wind, seismicity, oil and gas resources, and oceanography.

oceanográfico
(adj.)=oceanographic.
Ex: Papers covered such topics as information retrieval for oceanographic research, the remote access to data bases at home and abroad, and searching microfiches of foreign scientific journals.

oceanología
(n.)=oceanology.
Ex: Reading room 2, considered unique, is devoted to oceanology, shipbuilding, fisheries and related disciplines.

oceánico
(adj.)=ocean-going.
Ex: By mobile library we mean any system of taking books out to scattered communities and at its most basic this could be by carrying books on the librarians back right up to service on an ocean going ship.
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* corriente oceánica=ocean current.

ochenta
(n.)=eighty.
Ex: SLIS differ in size from about eighty to 400 students with staff numbers of from six to forty plus, implying staff to student ratios of 1:8 to 1:18.
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* ochenta, los=eighties, the.
* ochenta y cuatro=eighty four.
* ochenta y tantos=eighty odd.

ochenta y cuatro
=eighty four.
Ex: Eighty-four percent of the users felt that the reference librarian had pinpointed their needs very well.
ochenta y tantos
(adj.)=eighty odd.
Ex: No similar case has been prosecuted in the eighty odd years since the act was implemented.
ochenta, los
=eighties, the.
Ex: For those involved in producing BNB, the eighties have seen this question leap in a single bound into the realm of stark reality from the cosy abstraction of AACR2.
ochentaitantos
(adj.)=eighty odd.
Ex: No similar case has been prosecuted in the eighty odd years since the act was implemented.

ochentitantos
(adj.)=eighty odd.
Ex: No similar case has been prosecuted in the eighty odd years since the act was implemented.

ocho (8)
=eight (8).
Ex: In addition to the eight speeches we had two official reactors as well as the ensuing discussion of the audience.
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* de treinta y ocho años de edad=thirty-eight-year-old.
* grupo de los ocho, el=G8, the.
* ocho veces=eight times.
* uno de cada ocho=one in eight.

ocho veces
=eight times.
Ex: This well known challenge was to fold paper in half more than seven or eight times, using paper of any size or shape.
ocio
(n.)=leisure ; recreation ; entertainment.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
Ex: We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
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* centro de ocio=recreation centre ; recreational centre.
* dedicarse al ocio=spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
* de ocio=recreational.
* industria del ocio, la=entertainment industry, the.
* información de ocio=infotainment.
* lectura de ocio=recreational reading ; leisure reading ; pleasure reading.
* material de ocio=entertainment material.
* negocio del ocio, el=entertainment industry, the.
* para el ocio=recreational.
* sociedad del ocio=leisure society ; leisured society.
* zona de ocio=leisure facilities.

ociosamente
=idly.
Ex: Instead of going to his desk, he proceeded to the window and lingered there idly watching the rain spatter on the pavement outside.

ocioso
(n.)=idle ; idler.
Ex: And there is an unfortunate implication in the way some people talk about reading which suggests that it is a substitute for action, a pastime that decorates the idle margins of the serious business of living.
Ex: This magazine prints essays and stories that celebrate the joyful life of an idler.

ocluido
(adj.)=occluded.
Ex: An occluded vertebral artery means that there is a blockage in one of these arteries.

ocluir
(v.)=occlude.
Ex: In addition, occluding the aorta above the visceral branches leads to ischemia of the viscera and lower limbs.

oclusión intestinal
(n.)=intestinal obstruction ; bowel obstruction.
Ex: Eating a lot of paraffin can cause intestinal obstruction. Ex: The symptoms of a bowel obstruction depend on whether the blockage is in the small intestine or the large intestine.
oclusión tubárica
(n.)=tubal occlusion.
Ex: The risk of pregnancy after tubal occlusion is higher than women and clinicians once thought.
oclusión^1
(n.)=occlusion.
Ex: In a normal occlusion, the lower front teeth should touch the inner surface of the upper front teeth.
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* oclusión intestinal=intestinal obstruction ; bowel obstruction.
* oclusión tubárica=tubal occlusion.

oclusión^2
(n.)=occluded front.
Ex: The boundary between the two cold air masses is called an occluded front.

octanaje
(n.)=octane number.
Ex: For example, an indicative abstract might have the sentence, 'The octane number of benzene was determined and reported'; an informative abstract might read, in part, 'The octane number of benzene is 100' = Por ejemplo, un resumen indicativo podría incluir la frase, "Se determina y presenta el índice de octano del benceno"; un resumen informativo podría decir, en parte, "El índice de octano del benceno es 100".

octano
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* índice de octano=octane number.

octavilla
(n.)=handbill.
Nota: Hoja publicitaria pequeña e impresa distribuida a mano.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.

octavo (8º)
(n.)=eighth (8th) ; octave device ; octavo ; octave.
Nota: En clasificación, sistema de combinación de números y letras usado por Ranganathan para mejorar la flexibilidad del sistema de notación.
Ex: The list of subject headings, now known as the eighth edition and soon to be the ninth edition, theoretically takes care of that problem.
Ex: An octave device is a method for extending a decimal notation by using the digit 9 as an extension symbol, in order to allow an unlimited number of classes within an array.
Ex: The classic and well-known example of such a distinction is that which is frequently found in libraries where books are arranged in separate sequences according to their size; for example, octavo, quarto and folio.
Ex: This device consists of using the final digit of the base, 9, solely as a repeater; the sequence of numbers now runs: 1, 2, 3,...7, 8, 91, 92, 93,... 97, 98, 991, 992, 993... (ie in octaves).
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* octavo marquilla=crown octavo.
* una octava parte=one in eight.
* un octavo=one in eight.

octavo marquilla
=crown octavo.
Ex: The average fiction book is crown octavo in size and requires shelving of the correct height and depth.
octogenario
(n./adj.)=octogenarian.
Ex: The goal of the study was to evaluate cost and outcome of octogenarians and septuagenarians after cardiac surgery.

ocular
(adj.)=ocular.
Ex: Dictation, moreover, is inherently less accurate than ocular copying as a method of transcription.
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* globo ocular=eyeball.
* parche ocular=eye patch [eyepatch].
* testigo ocular=eyewitness.

oculista
(n.)=oculist ; eye doctor.
Ex: Courts ruled that tax rebates paid to oculists cannot be deducted as business expenses.
Ex: A lazy eye, technically referred to as amblyopia, means that one eye has not developed normally and always has blurred vision, even with the best glasses the eye doctor can prescribe.

ocultación
(n.)=concealment ; withholding ; burial ; dissimulation.
Ex: The conflict between the right of access to information and the right to privacy is difficult to resolve, yet protecting the citizen's privacy sometimes leads to the concealment or destruction of records.
Ex: Her article examines the problems of 'suffocation by the overproduction of information' and 'the withholding of information by new technologies'.
Ex: The present dynamic environment will provide great opportunities to librarians who respond creatively and actively, but will cause the professional burial of those who fail to respond.
Ex: In fact, the terms of the contrast are highly ambivalent: order vs. anarchy, liberty vs. despotism, or industry vs. sloth, and also dissimulation vs. honesty.

ocultamente
=darkly.
Ex: Stanley C Holliday hammers home the same message by more whimsical means hinting darkly that a sticky end at the hands of irritated colleagues awaits all librarians who fail to make adequate and accurate notes.

ocultar
(v.)=bury ; cover ; disguise ; hide ; obscure ; withhold ; ensconce ; conceal ; mask ; secrete ; tuck away ; dissimulate ; whitewash ; hide out ; blot out ; dissemble ; cache.
Ex: All of the early works on rock music are buried under the heading for JAZZ, and the early works on linguistics are buried under the heading LANGUAGE AND LANGUAGES.
Ex: Kitano burst out laughing to cover her obvious blushing embarrassment, and she was soon encircled with laughter.
Ex: But when the other approaches were examined and analyzed with care, it turned out that another 16 percent were disguised subject searches.
Ex: These complications were not hidden or implicit; they were clearly set out at the beginning of the volume under 'Rules for the Compilation of the Catalog'.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.
Ex: The foreman ensconced in one of the cages and the master-printer in the other.
Ex: He merely said, striving to conceal his anger: 'I'll see what I can do'.
Ex: The categories available for classifying legal problems simply mask the incoherency and indeterminacy of legal doctrine, inhibit the growth of the law and create injustice by causing unequal situations to be treated as if they were equal.
Ex: Motion picture loops can be expensive and small enough to secrete.
Ex: It is rumoured to be, at least in part, tucked away in one of the attics of the Science Library, a forgotten monument to a great but unsuccessful idea = Se rumorea que se encuentra oculto, al menos en parte, en uno de los áticos de la Biblioteca de Ciencias, monumento olvidado a una gran idea pero sin éxito.
Ex: He highlights the fact that the amount of time spent lying, dissimulating, and conforming in matters of religious faith was a huge issue in the 16th century.
Ex: A number of volumes whitewashing this fascist wartime state were published in 2001.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
Ex: Las Vegas was once notorious for loose morals, fast living and financial transactions murky enough to blot out the desert sun.
Ex: On Sunday it was Vice President Cheney who dissembled about the impact of the tax cuts on the federal budget deficit and the relative size of the deficit.
Ex: Previous studies in which squirrels were provisioned with an abundant supply of food found a reduction in the rate of caching.
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* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo=make + no bones about + Algo.
* ocultar Algo a=keep + Nombre + a secret from.
* ocultar de la vista=hide + Nombre + from view.
* ocultar la identidad=conceal + identity.
* ocultar las cosas=sweep + things under the rug ; sweep + things under the carpet.
* ocultar los sentimientos de Uno=bury + Posesivo + feelings.
* ocultarse=go into + hiding.
* ocultarse detrás de=hide behind.

ocultar Algo a
(v.)=keep + Nombre + a secret from.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
ocultar de la vista
(v.)=hide + Nombre + from view.
Ex: It is not a part of the fetlock, but the fetlock hid it from view.
ocultar la identidad
(v.)=conceal + identity.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
ocultar las cosas
(v.)=sweep + things under the rug ; sweep + things under the carpet.
Ex: 'Spick and Span' is a comedy that examines how individuals cope with death in a society that likes to sweep things under the rug. Ex: The difference between a democratic state and a non-transparent state is that a democratic state does not sweep things under the carpet.
ocultar los sentimientos de Uno
(v.)=bury + Posesivo + feelings.
Ex: The most common coping strategies were to bury one's feelings, to concentrate on what to do next, to stand one's ground, and to talk to someone about the problem.
ocultarse
(v.)=go into + hiding.
Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
ocultarse detrás de
(v.)=hide behind.
Ex: There is evidence of a backlash against wireless networks from some faculty who would prefer that students not hide behind their computer screens during class.
ocultismo
(n.)=occultism.
Ex: Perception appears here in main class 1, Philosophy in the context of 133 occultism.
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* ocultismo, el=occult, the.

ocultismo, el
(n.)=occult, the.
Ex: In folklore and the occult the evil eye is generally thought to be a sign of trouble.
ocultista
(adj.)=occult.
Ex: This grimorie has been a cornerstone of occult thought, containing instructions for gaining the services of angels and thereby the obedience of infernal spirits.

oculto
(adj.)=veiled ; disguised ; in disguise ; undisclosed ; unrevealed ; buried ; concealed.
Ex: The question of ideological thought (in the sense of a veiled interest-determined trend of thought) is again rearing its head in present times.
Ex: One great danger in budgeting is the problem of disguised needs.
Ex: The author addresses the question of whether a metadata specialist is really a cataloguer in disguise.
Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.
Ex: More than half the paintings in the exhibition represented groups of people watching interesting spectacles, some of which were unrevealed.
Ex: This new signal processing technique improves the detectability of buried anti-personnel land mines using a ground penetrating radar.
Ex: More and more of New York's rich and famous are obtaining permits to carry concealed weapons.
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* cámara oculta=hidden camera.
* cara oculta, la=dark side, the.
* ciencias ocultas, las=occult, the.
* intenciones ocultas=ulterior motives.
* intereses ocultos=ulterior motives.
* la cara oculta de=underbelly.
* lugar oculto=hidden storage place ; secret storage location ; secret storage place ; secret holding location ; secret cell.
* mantener oculto=keep + Nombre + under wraps ; keep + a tight lid on.
* motivos ocultos=ulterior motives ; hidden agenda.
* no hay nada oculto=what you see is what you get.
* oculto=lie + hidden.
* palabra oculta=hidden word.
* peligro oculto=hidden danger.
* placer oculto=guilty pleasure.
* planes ocultos=ulterior motives.
* sangre oculta en las heces=faecal occult blood.
* subdivisión jerárquica oculta=hidden link.
* web oculta, la=hidden Web, the.
* yacer oculto=lie + hidden.

ocupa
(n.)=squatter.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.

ocupacional
(adj.)=occupational.
Ex: The United States Labor Department has diligently worked on removing both age and sex reference from their official occupational titles in accordance with federal law and executive directives.

ocupación doble
(n.)=double occupancy.
Ex: The total sample size was 408 freshmen living in double occupancy rooms.
ocupación en superficie
(n.)=footprint.
Ex: Such compact drives are attractive devices for laptop computers and for internal installation in desktop computers with compact footprints.
ocupación extranjera
(n.)=foreign occupation.
Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
ocupación ilegal
(n.)=squat ; squatting.
Ex: Many squats last only a time but if you choose your place carefully, you may be able to stay for years. Ex: Squatting is a solution to homelessness, empty properties and speculation.
ocupación individual
(n.)=single occupancy.
Ex: The above rates are based on single occupancy and include breakfast.
ocupación^1
(n.)=occupation ; calling ; tenure.
Nota: Período al frente de una organización.
Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
Ex: This function may not seem of the highest professional calling.
Ex: During his tenure, OSU was recognized for the high quality Selective Dissemination of Information (SDI) program it developed in serving both students and faculty.

ocupación^2
(n.)=occupancy ; occupation.
Ex: The system provides real time monitoring of the occupancy of the library building.
Ex: During the German occupation, the Italian populace lived under the grip of fear as Allied bombardments pummeled towns.
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* ocupación doble=double occupancy.
* ocupación en superficie=footprint.
* ocupación extranjera=foreign occupation.
* ocupación ilegal=squat ; squatting.
* ocupación individual=single occupancy.
* tasa de ocupación=bed occupancy rate ; occupancy rate ; room occupancy rate.
* tasa de ocupación hotelera=hotel occupancy rate.
* zona de ocupación=zone of occupation ; occupation zone.

ocupado
(adj.)=busy ; occupied.
Ex: It normally starts immediately unless the system is very busy with other tasks.
Ex: In his commentary, Briggs leans over backwards to avoid all but the barest possible mention of the darker side of the complex relationship between occupiers and occupied.
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* estar ocupado=be engaged ; be tied up.
* mantener(se) ocupado=keep + busy.
* ocupado por los alemanes=German-occupied.
* para mantener(se) ocupado=keep-busy.
* persona muy ocupada=busy beaver ; busy bee.
* personas muy ocupadas, las=those on the go.

ocupado por los alemanes
(adj.)=German-occupied.
Ex: The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards.
ocupante
(n.)=occupier ; occupant.
Ex: A directory sometimes includes an alphabetical list of streets, giving the name of the occupier of each property in each street.
Ex: The administrative assistant position is a new one, and its first occupant, Booth Slye, has been on the job one week.
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* ocupante ilegal=squatter.

ocupante ilegal
(n.)=squatter.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
ocupar
(v.)=occupy ; live in ; take up.
Ex: Longer titles since each title can occupy only one line will be truncated and only brief source references are included.
Ex: The apartment is brand new with all mods and cons and never lived in before.
Ex: Pumpkin vines are huge and they can take up most of your garden if you are not careful.
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* conseguir ocupar un lugar específico=secure + a niche.
* en virtud del cargo que ocupa=ex officio.
* ocupar el cargo=be in the position.
* ocupar el lugar de=take + the place of.
* ocupar el lugar de Alguien=take + Posesivo + place.
* ocupar el puesto de=replace ; have + the rank of.
* ocupar el puesto de + Nombre=hold + Nombre + rank.
* ocupar el tiempo=fill in + Posesivo + time.
* ocupar espacio=occupy + space ; take up + space ; take up + room.
* ocupar ilegalmente=squat.
* ocupar la mejor posición para=be in the best position to ; be best positioned to ; be the best placed to.
* ocupar + Nombre Geográfico=occupy + Nombre Geográfico.
* ocuparse=run ; tend.
* ocuparse de=be concerned with ; deal with ; indulge in ; preoccupy ; turn to ; concern ; take + a turn at ; care (about/for) ; become + engaged (in/with) ; engage with ; see to.
* ocuparse de los propios asuntos de Uno=mind + Posesivo + own business.
* ocuparse de que=see to it that.
* ocupar tiempo=occupy + time ; take up + time.
* ocupar una posición=take + position ; fill + niche ; occupy + a niche.
* ocupar una posición de=be in position of.
* ocupar una situación idónea para=be well-placed to.
* ocupar un cargo=hold + position ; hold + office.
* ocupar un cargo de dirección=hold + a chair.
* ocupar un cargo público=hold + public office.
* ocupar un lugar=hold + a place ; occupy + place.
* ocupar un lugar de honor=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
* ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre=stand + high on + Posesivo + list.
* ocupar un lugar en una clasificación=rank.
* ocupar un lugar importante=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
* ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien=rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.
* ocupar un lugar privilegiado=have + pride of place ; take + pride of place.
* ocupar un lugar privilegiado, ocupar un lugar importante, ocupar un lugar de=take + pride of place.
* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto=rank + high on the list of priorities ; be high on the priority list ; be high on list.
* ocupar un posición=occupy + position.
* ocupar un primer lugar=stand + first.
* ocupar un puesto=hold + position.
* ocupar un puesto de confianza=be on the inside.
* ocupar un puesto de trabajo=assume + position ; take up + post ; hold + post.
* ocupar un puesto en=have + a place in.
* ocupar un segundo plano=stand in + the background.
* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien=step into + the shoes of ; stand in + Posesivo + shoes.

ocupar + Nombre Geográfico
(v.)=occupy + Nombre Geográfico.
Ex: When Hitler occupied Austria, 20% of library staff were removed from their posts because of Jewish connections; some were sent to concentration camps.
ocupar el cargo
(v.)=be in the position.
Ex: The system is headed by a director, 42-year-old Beatrice R. Coy, who has been in the position 12 years.
ocupar el lugar de
(v.)=take + the place of.
Ex: A data base of fixed-length records is easier to update since a new record can exactly take the place of an old one.
ocupar el lugar de Alguien
(v.)=take + Posesivo + place.
Ex: As she stood by the secretary's desk waiting for her to terminate a telephone call, she continued to wonder why he has asked her to take his place and to do these assignments.
ocupar el puesto de
(v.)=replace ; have + the rank of.
Ex: The computer cannot replace the intellectual work of selecting and providing relationships between terms. Ex: The university has a single library system whose director, Elsbeth Bajalovicajalovic, reports to the provost, and has the rank of professor.
ocupar el puesto de + Nombre
(v.)=hold + Nombre + rank.
Ex: The assistant directors report to Bajalovic and hold faculty rank.
ocupar el tiempo
(v.)=fill in + Posesivo + time.
Ex: Many people use the book very little in their leisure hours they find television, radio, music and conversation preferable ways of filling in their time.
ocupar espacio
(v.)=occupy + space ; take up + space ; take up + room.
Ex: The cards may be in miniature, so that they occupy little space. Ex: Card catalogues are relatively compact, but take up more space than other more recently introduced forms. Ex: Microform catalogs take up less room and are more sound ecologically since you don't have to chop down half of Canada everytime you make a large catalog = Los catálogos de microformas ocupan menos espacio y son más acertados desde un punto de vista ecológico ya que no tienes que talar la mitad de Canadá cada vez que hagas un catálogo grande.
ocupar ilegalmente
(v.)=squat.
Ex: In the past few years many pubs have been closed and left empty for years, and have sometimes been successfully squatted.
ocupar la mejor posición para
(v.)=be in the best position to ; be best positioned to ; be the best placed to.
Ex: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed. Ex: In the small number of cases where threats are insufficient, the library will be best positioned to institute legal action. Ex: The trend seems to be towards holding information managers responsible for errors as a matter of policy because they would be the best placed to avoid the errors.
ocupar tiempo
(v.)=occupy + time ; take up + time.
Ex: The practical work in the library occupies about a quarter of each student's time. Ex: More powerful, feature-filled hardware and software is coming onto the market daily and merely keeping up with what is new is taking up more and more time.
ocupar un cargo
(v.)=hold + position ; hold + office.
Ex: The incumbent director, who had held the position for 28 years, planned to retire as soon as the board found a suitable replacement. Ex: Our government should not be for sale to the wealthiest buyers to hold office for perpetuity -- often passing them on to their scions.
ocupar un cargo de dirección
(v.)=hold + a chair.
Ex: For example a professor is a kind of teacher, one who holds a chair in a university.
ocupar un cargo público
(n.)=hold + public office.
Ex: Atheists are prohibited from holding public office in many US states.
ocupar un lugar
(v.)=hold + a place ; occupy + place.
Ex: In the design field periodicals hold a particularly important place and in certain areas such as industrial and fashion design, they are arguably the principal source of information. Ex: The empirical analysis revealed that the Internet is quite rapidly occupying its place in the daily mediascape = El análisis empírico reveló que Internet está rápidamente ocupando su lugar en el mundo de los medios de comunicación.
ocupar un lugar de honor
(v.)=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
Ex: There is good reason to believe that this new product will take pride of place among the bibliographies of English Studies. Ex: Germany therefore strongly supports the idea of a charter of human rights which would have pride of place among Europe's treaties.
ocupar un lugar destacado para + Pronombre
(v.)=stand + high on + Posesivo + list.
Ex: 'Huckleberry Finn' is another of those books that stands high on my own list of life-enhancing and life-changing works of literature.
ocupar un lugar en una clasificación
(v.)=rank.
Ex: In the overall ranking the main sources, in order, were statistical information, personal contacts, newspapers and trade journal, grey literature, and conventional literature; the various kinds of secondary information service all ranked lower.
ocupar un lugar importante
(v.)=take + pride of place ; have + pride of place.
Ex: There is good reason to believe that this new product will take pride of place among the bibliographies of English Studies. Ex: Germany therefore strongly supports the idea of a charter of human rights which would have pride of place among Europe's treaties.
ocupar un lugar prioritario en los intereses de Alguien
(v.)=rank + high on + Posesivo + agenda.
Ex: Is there a place for technical services education at a time when outsourcing ranks high on the current administration agenda?.
ocupar un lugar privilegiado
(v.)=have + pride of place ; take + pride of place.
Ex: Germany therefore strongly supports the idea of a charter of human rights which would have pride of place among Europe's treaties. Ex: There is good reason to believe that this new product will take pride of place among the bibliographies of English Studies.
ocupar un lugar privilegiado, ocupar un lugar importante, ocupar un lugar de h
(v.)=take + pride of place.
Ex: There is good reason to believe that this new product will take pride of place among the bibliographies of English Studies.
ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto
(v.)=rank + high on the list of priorities ; be high on the priority list ; be high on list.
Ex: In order to justify the establishment of a costly restoration facility, the preservation functions must rank high on the list of priorities of a library. Ex: The teaching of information literacy should be coordinated by the library and its interests should be high on the priority list for university support. Ex: Timeliness, accuracy and completeness of the information are high on the list of need of the users in chemistry.
ocupar un posición
(v.)=occupy + position.
Ex: The person occupying this position would not be a professional librarian.
ocupar un primer lugar
(v.)=stand + first.
Ex: By virtue of standing an easy first among the libraries of the region -- first in size of collection, first in financial support, and first in that mysterious quality known as 'excellence' -- Dorado was asked to assume the role.
ocupar un puesto
(v.)=hold + position.
Ex: The incumbent director, who had held the position for 28 years, planned to retire as soon as the board found a suitable replacement.
ocupar un puesto de confianza
(v.)=be on the inside.
Ex: He's a guy who was definitely on the inside, but he doesn't spend the whole book aggrandising himself or justifying everything he did.
ocupar un puesto de trabajo
(v.)=assume + position ; take up + post ; hold + post.
Ex: In 1974 he assumed the positions of Associate Editor of the Anglo-American Cataloging Rules and Head of the British Library's Standards Office. Ex: By and large, the majority of recruits to librarianship are not motivated by the desire to take up posts in stressful commercial environments. Ex: This article provides a profile of Albert Mullis, his training in accountancy and librarianship, posts he has held and contribution to librarianship.
ocupar un puesto en
(v.)=have + a place in.
Ex: Videocassette recorders (VCR) have a valuable place in a library service.
ocupar un segundo plano
(v.)=stand in + the background.
Ex: He should stand a little in the background, like the press secretary when the President is holding a press conference with the Washington correspondents.
ocupar una posición
(v.)=take + position ; fill + niche ; occupy + a niche.
Ex: The index user can approach a composite heading via one of the concepts that does not take the first position in the citation order. Ex: CD-ROM data bases have an important niche to fill in the legal information business, and academic law libraries have a major role to play in educating potential users. Ex: Dissertations occupy a special niche in the geoscience literature.
ocupar una posición de
(v.)=be in position of.
Ex: But he's definetely in no position of strength right now.
ocupar una situación idónea para
(v.)=be well-placed to.
Ex: Libraries are also well-placed to offer desktop publishing as a resource to their readers.
ocuparse
(v.)=run ; tend.
Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS. Ex: The flow of production dependent upon rows of clattering machines tended by tired children.
ocuparse de
(v.)=be concerned with ; deal with ; indulge in ; preoccupy ; turn to ; concern ; take + a turn at ; care (about/for) ; become + engaged (in/with) ; engage with ; see to.
Ex: Now we are concerned in this work with the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval in a specific context. Ex: Part II deals with entry and heading for all types of materials. Ex: Each library must make policy decisions concerning whether it will indulge in analytical cataloguing. Ex: Abstracting agencies citation recommendations may be preoccupied with the practices desirable for periodical articles. Ex: We shall turn to this distinction very shortly. Ex: The first issue concerns the consistent description of subjects. Ex: Journeyman printers generally specialized as compositors or pressmen and, although a compositor might on occasion take a turn at the press (especially in a small shop), few pressmen could set type efficiently. Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it. Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people. Ex: They should see to the social reintegration of children who are victims of foreign occupation, anti-personnel mines and sexual abuse.
ocuparse de los propios asuntos de Uno
(v.)=mind + Posesivo + own business.
Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it.
ocuparse de que
(v.)=see to it that.
Ex: This system was often abused for a grasping clicker would see to it that the fastest compositor got the easiest work.
ocurrencia^1
(n.)=witticism ; witty remark ; quip.
Ex: It uses humor rather than witticisms, and self-deprecation rather than deprecation of the professional field.
Ex: Youll never be short on a witty remark with a database of almost 180000 jokes.
Ex: His genius is sometimes most evident in his quips.

ocurrencia^2
(n.)=match ; frequency of occurrence ; posting ; occurrence ; token.
Nota: Elemento constituyente de una clase o tipo de objetos.
Ex: If a search returns more than one match, you can select a particular record by entering the record number and pressing <Enter>.
Ex: In computer indexing this will involve statistical analysis of the relative frequency of occurrence of terms.
Ex: An entry in the inverted file consists of the term to be searched, the number of records containing the term (known as the number of postings), and the reference number of those records (known as the addresses).
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
Ex: In this case the data is the number of types, not tokens.
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* fichero de ocurrencias=postings file.
* ocurrencias=hit list ; hitcount.

ocurrencias
(n.)=hit list ; hitcount.
Ex: First, search for the desired title by entering a search key to obtain a 'hit list' on the screen. Ex: Notice the word 'HITCOUNT' in bold print which tells you the total number of titles within the listing.
ocurrido
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* deber haber ocurrido antes=be long overdue.

ocurrir
(v.)=happen ; occur ; occur ; take + place ; come about ; go on ; transpire ; come to + pass ; play out.
Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.
Ex: In DOBIS/LIBIS, this occurs only when entering multiple surnames.
Ex: This substitution takes place only in the online public access catalog.
Ex: In the next chapter we look at how this development came about and the directions it has taken.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.
Ex: The most devasting consequences predicted in 1980, such as the loss of small presses, have not come to pass.
Ex: The author discusses access, censorship, and privacy, looking at how these issues are played out in legal debates over copyright law.
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* atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=with an ear to the ground.
* averiguar lo que ocurre alrededor=put + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
* cambio + ocurrir=change + take place.
* catástrofe + ocurrir=disaster + strike.
* como ocurre en estos casos=as is the way with these things.
* como + ocurrir + en el caso de=as + be + the case for.
* cuando a Alguien le ocurre Algo, Otra Persona sufre las consecuencias=when + Alguien + sneeze, + Otro + catch cold.
* esto no ocurre en el caso de=the same is not true (for/of/with).
* lo mismo ocurre con=the same goes for.
* mantenerse atento a lo que ocurre alrededor=keep + Posesivo + ear to the ground.
* ¡Ni se te ocurra!=Not on your life!.
* no decir a Alguien lo que está ocurriendo=leave + Nombre + in the dark.
* ocurrir en el futuro=go into + the future.
* ocurrirse a Alguien una idea=hit on/upon + idea.
* ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea=think up + idea.
* ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución=come up with + solution.
* ocurrírsele a Uno=come into + Posesivo + mind ; come to + Posesivo + mind ; it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
* ocurrírsele la idea=come up with + idea.
* ocurrir todo a la vez=happen + all at once.
* pregunta + ocurrir=question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.
* ¿qué ocurre si... ?=what if... ?.
* ser algo que no ocurre con frecuencia=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser lo último que + ocurrir + a Alguien=be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
* si no ocurre ningún imprevisto=all (other) things being equal.
* tener que ocurrir=be bound to happen.

ocurrir en el futuro
(v.)=go into + the future.
Ex: My third and fourth points concern two things that go into the future that will cause us to think freshly.
ocurrir todo a la vez
(v.)=happen + all at once.
Ex: If you are lucky this will not happen all at once!.
ocurrirse a Alguien una idea
(v.)=hit on/upon + idea.
Ex: And so the editors hit upon a wonderful idea -- they would take those articles that were too long to be included in the printed version of the journal and publish them on the web.
ocurrírsele a Alguien una idea
(v.)=think up + idea.
Ex: The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.
ocurrírsele a Alguien una solución
(v.)=come up with + solution.
Ex: Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.
ocurrírsele a Uno
(v.)=come into + Posesivo + mind ; come to + Posesivo + mind ; it + occur to + Nombre/Pronombre ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: According to Coates, this results in headings whose first component is the most likely to come into the mind of the searcher. Ex: Other questions come to mind: Will there still be paper books printed? Will libraries still carry these. Ex: It occurred to him that the library might subscribe to his boyhood hometown newspaper. Ex: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind.
ocurrírsele la idea
(v.)=come up with + idea.
Ex: The working group also felt that the new service ought to have a distinctive name and came up with the idea of AID (advice and information desk) later changed to Aid in order to avoid misinterpretation as Artificial Insemination by Donor!.
océano
(n.)=ocean.
Ex: This organisation pools information available in all countries that have an interest in the optimal use of global ocean resources.
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* al otro lado del océano=across the pond.
* a orillas del océano=oceanfront.
* con vistas al océano=with an ocean view.
* fondo del océano=ocean bed ; ocean floor.
* frente al océano=oceanfront.
* habitación con vistas al océano=ocean view room.
* las profundidades del océano=the deep.
* Oceano Atlántico, el=Atlantic Ocean, the.
* Oceano Indico, el=Indian Ocean, the.
* Océano Pacífico, el=Pacific Ocean, the.
* océano tropical=tropical ocean.
* vista al océano=ocean view.

océano tropical
(n.)=tropical ocean.
Ex: Tropical cyclones are intense low pressure systems that form over tropical oceans.
oda
(n.)=ode ; hymn.
Ex: Scores include motets, passion music, settings of Latin odes, dance music, lieder and madrigals.
Ex: A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.

odiado
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* lo más odiado=pet hate.

odiar
(v.)=hate ; loathe ; despise ; detest.
Ex: I would hate to see us add more responsibility at this time, when librarians are already reeling.
Ex: He sometimes loathed the books he recommended as much as the children they were inflicted upon loathed them.
Ex: By this later period pressmen in England were despised as mere 'horses', the 'great guzzlers of beer' who were rebuked by the young Benjamin Franklin for their mindless intemperance.
Ex: This resulted in Africans loving and aspiring to everything European and detesting and deeming inferior anything that is African.
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* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian=love it or loathe it.
* odiar a muerte=hate + Posesivo + guts ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* odiarse a muerte=be at each other's throats.

odiar a muerte
(v.)=hate + Posesivo + guts ; be at daggers drawn (with).
Ex: They gladly and avariciously take our money, but make no bones about hating our fucking guts and trying to fuck us over every chance they get!. Ex: Throughout Mr Blair's time in office Mr Mandelson and Mr Brown were at daggers drawn.
odiarse a muerte
(v.)=be at each other's throats.
Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats.
odio
(n.)=feud ; aversion ; loathing ; hatred ; hate.
Ex: In doing so, the library created a rift that prohibited dialogue and created something of a feud between the copyright owner and the library.
Ex: The central hypothesis is that an aversion to neologisms (especially newly coined words) impedes the introduction and acceptance of new concepts.
Ex: The article 'The hype and the hope: fear and loathing on the net' argues that the fears and mistrust of the Internet are based upon ignorance about new technology.
Ex: A culture of violence and hatred seems to have percolated through the corridors of the institutions of learning particularly schools.
Ex: Librarians often have to decide whether to provide free access to or to censor materials containing hate speech or that which advocates hate and violence.
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* alimentar el odio=fuel + hatred.
* incitar el odio=incite + hatred.
* la voz del odio=the voice of hate.
* lleno de odio=hateful.
* mirar a Alguien con odio=look + daggers at.
* odio a Uno mismo=self-hatred ; self-loathing ; self-hate.
* odio racial=racial hatred.
* promover el odio=fuel + hatred.

odio a Uno mismo
(n.)=self-hatred ; self-loathing ; self-hate.
Ex: Self-hatred is common in people with anorexia and eating disorders. Ex: We all have, deeply embedded in our unconscious mind, a self-loathing part of us, regardless of how much self esteem we have. Ex: There is usually a relationship between self-hate and eating disorders.
odio racial
(n.)=racial hatred.
Ex: Discussion of intellectual freedom issues often centres on issues such as homosexuality and racial hatred.
odiosamente
=hatefully.
Ex: History shows that people who are hatefully remembered always leave behind followers or admirers.

odiosidad
(n.)=obnoxiousness.
Ex: They torture television viewers with highly annoying advertisements that are only topped by the obnoxiousness of their actual product.

odioso
(adj.)=horrid ; odious ; invidious ; hateful ; detestable ; loathsome.
Ex: The horrid thing broke out with a screeching laugh, and pointed his brown finger at me.
Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
Ex: Within the ranks of authorship therefore there are many types of author and it is invidious to claim that one sort is necessarily 'better' than another.
Ex: You will not upload, post, reproduce or distribute through the Service any libelous, obscene, unlawful, racist, hateful, or otherwise objectionable information of any kind.
Ex: He then made the comment that our soldiers are fighting 'detestable murderers and scumbags'.
Ex: It is loathsome and grotesquely hypocritical that pro-lifers oppose abortion, but are unconcerned about the mistreatment of animals used in the food industry.

odontología
(n.)=odontology ; dentistry.
Ex: Since 1982, French university librarians have been collaborating with professional odontologists and stomatologists in the development of a bibliographical data bank for French language documents in odontology and stomatology.
Ex: These data bases include MEDLINE, which gives references in all aspects of medicine, psychology, physiology, pharmacology, veterinary science, dentistry and nursing.
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* odontología reconstructiva=reconstructive dentistry.

odontología reconstructiva
(n.)=reconstructive dentistry.
Ex: Our services include general, cosmetic, implant and reconstructive dentistry for Toledo, Ohio and surrounding areas.
odontólogo
(n.)=odontologist ; dentist.
Ex: Since 1982, French university librarians have been collaborating with professional odontologists and stomatologists in the development of a bibliographical data bank for French language documents in odontology and stomatology.
Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school normally occur unannounced.

odorífero
(adj.)=odoriferous.
Ex: Skunks use a highly odoriferous secretion to deter predation.

odómetro
(n.)=trundle wheel.
Ex: Trundle wheels, for example, help measure distances that are too long for measuring tape or aren't very straight.

oeste
(n.)=west.
Ex: I am frequently taken to task as someone who would try to destroy the integrity of certain catalogs on the west Coast.
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* al extremo oeste=westernmost.
* al oeste de=west of.
* del oeste=westerly ; westernly.
* derecho hacia el oeste=due west.
* directamente hacia el oeste=due west.
* dirigirse hacia el oeste=push + westward(s).
* encaminarse hacia el oeste=push + westward(s).
* en dirección oeste=westbound ; westward(s).
* exactamente al oeste=due west.
* habitante del oeste=Westerner.
* hacia el oeste=westward(s) ; westbound ; westernly ; westerly.
* Lejano Oeste, el=Wild West, the.
* Medio Oeste, el=Midwest, the.
* música del oeste=western dance.
* noroeste=northwest [north west].
* novela del oeste=western ; western story.
* película del oeste=Western film.
* rumbo al oeste=westbound ; westward(s).
* viento del oeste=westerly wind ; westerlies.

ofender
(v.)=offend ; demean ; insult ; sour ; tread on + Posesivo + toes ; diss ; affront.
Ex: The telephone provokes a range of interesting problems, and one hopes not to offend callers but rather to minimize the distraction of telephone transactions.
Ex: While there have been some praiseworthy improvements over the past few years, many biased headings persist which demean the very people who use the catalog.
Ex: This insults staff by suggesting they did not work hard previously and is harmful to morale because goals are not attainable.
Ex: His poetry is characterized by a distinctive and attractive tone that is neither sentimental nor soured by experience.
Ex: For all the indisputable good the Dalai Lama does in terms of spiritual guidance, he seems reluctant to tread on any political toes.
Ex: And she has the gall to diss a Nobel Prize winner who isn't even in the academic world.
Ex: Luckily the girl didn't seem affronted by Christina forward attitude, but rather was very friendly about the whole thing.
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* ofender a Alguien=incur + Posesivo + wrath ; ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
* ofenderse=take + things personally ; pique ; be aggrieved ; take + the huff.
* ofenderse (por)=take + exception to the idea that ; take + exception to ; take + offence (at).

ofender a Alguien
(v.)=incur + Posesivo + wrath ; ruffle + Nombre + feathers.
Ex: He had been beloved of the gods, but his foolish arrogance had incurred their wrath, and the rest of his unwearied life was the punishment for his pride. Ex: She's taken to her blog to defend her new music video, because she's sure the content matter is going to 'ruffle some feathers'.
ofenderse
(v.)=take + things personally ; pique ; be aggrieved ; take + the huff.
Ex: They need to learn not to take things so personally and understand that you have to be extremely patient. Ex: In one interview, piqued by this recurrent comment on his Irishness, he pointed out that he came not from idyllic emerald green surroundings. Ex: This means that a reader accustomed to finding 'his' books on a particular shelf may well be aggrieved to find that they have been moved somewhere else. Ex: She is also capable of incredible tetchiness and can generally take the huff with you over slights you never knew existed.
ofenderse por
(v.)=take + exception to the idea that ; take + exception to ; take + offence (at).
Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use. Ex: No one could possibly take exception to that. Ex: And he isn't a very nice person, so Claire is going to take offence at some of the things he says.
ofendido
(adj.)=aggrieved ; miffed.
Ex: Usually the procedures identify action the aggrieved employee can take if he or she is not satisfied with the final decision.
Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
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* sentirse ofendido=be aggrieved.
* sentirse ofendido (por)=take + offence (at).

ofensa
(n.)=offence [offense, -USA] ; insult ; offense [offence, -UK] ; harmdoing ; slap in the face ; diss ; slur ; affront.
Ex: The study suggests a simple publicity campaign with particular emphasis on the penalty with goes with the offence.
Ex: Some student users resorted to using an online conferencing system as the medium for insults and invective aimed at each other.
Ex: The author categorizes an impeachable offense as one that threatens the safety of the country, either as treason or bribery.
Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.
Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.
Ex: I think the disses come from frustration with the way his work was handled rather than from desperation.
Ex: I can also remember a time when slurs were uttered about Jewish people and if you didn't laugh you were considered a wet blanket.
Ex: Anne herself had become hardened to such affronts; but she felt the
imprudence of the arrangement quite keenly.
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* causa de la ofensa=offending.

ofensiva
(n.)=crackdown ; offensive.
Ex: As part of the worldwide revulsion against the fierce crackdown of peaceful dissidents now occurring in Cuba, the U.S. Congress has voted 414-0 to condemn the Cuban government for raiding 22 libraries.
Ex: A spoiling attack in military terms is when one side attacks the other while it is preparing to launch an offensive in hopes that its attack will disrupt and or permanently delay the inevitable.
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* a la ofensiva=offensively.
* ofensiva militar=military offensive.
* ofensiva policial=police crackdown.

ofensiva militar
(n.)=military offensive.
Ex: Just weeks after trumpeting the results of a military offensive, the Pakistan army suddenly finds itself under attack on multiple fronts.
ofensiva policial
(n.)=police crackdown.
Ex: Police crackdown on the infanticides is almost nonexistent, as they are easily bribed to look the other way.
ofensivamente
=offensively.
Ex: Offensively, the fella who's brought home the bacon in the last two games is Brent Egbert.

ofensivo
(adj.)=offensive ; insulting ; outrageous ; offending ; hurtful.
Ex: WOMEN in LIBRARIANSHIP would have been just as offensive as WOMEN as LIBRARIANS.
Ex: Some fees paid to visiting speakers are no less than insulting.
Ex: There must be few other ways of leaving oneself so vulnerable to the slings and arrows of outrageous (or outraged) critics.
Ex: 'Exit' is a vow, or intention, to never again patronage the offending library.
Ex: She said some of the most hurtful things a person could say and it was all because she was afraid I was going to steal her thunder.
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* de forma ofensiva=offensively.
* de manera ofensiva=offensively.
* de modo ofensivo=offensively.
* lenguaje ofensivo=offensive language.

oferta
(n.)=bargain ; line ; offer ; provision ; supply ; offering ; tender ; line-up.
Ex: In general, the costs of packages vary considerably, but it is usually the case that you get what you pay for, although there are some notable bargains.
Ex: Now ISI has added to its compact disc line the Social Sciences Citation Index and new, improved search software.
Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.
Ex: Following the issue of a letter of intent to major bodybuilders, the tender was drawn up requiring tenderers to submit a breakdown of costs.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The information market: a line-up of competitors'.
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* abierto a ofertas=ono [or nearest offer].
* artículo de oferta=teaser ; loss-leader.
* buena oferta=good deal.
* cazador de ofertas=bargain-hunter.
* convocatoria de oferta de servicios=invitation to tender (ITT).
* gestión de la oferta de productos=range management.
* hacer una oferta=make + an offer.
* la mejor oferta=the best deal.
* ley de la oferta y la demanda=law of supply and demand.
* mejor oferta=best buy.
* mejor oferta, la=best value for money, the ; best value, the.
* oferta de compra de una compañía por otra=takeover bid.
* oferta de cursos=course offering.
* oferta de empleo=career opportunity ; job vacancy ; job opportunities ; job placement ; career option ; employment opportunity.
* oferta de productos=product offering.
* oferta de prueba=trial offer.
* oferta de servicios=service provision ; service offer.
* oferta de trabajo=job advertisement ; job offer ; help wanted ad ; help wanted notice.
* oferta especial=special offer.
* ofertas=sales promotion ; sale(s).
* ofertas de trabajo=help-wanted advertising.
* oferta y demanda=supply and demand.
* proponer una oferta=propose + offer.

oferta de compra de una compañía por otra
(n.)=takeover bid.
Ex: This article describes a system designed to parse and understand short newspaper stories in the subject area of corporate takeovers and takeover bids.
oferta de cursos
(n.)=course offering.
Ex: This discussion of present trends is based on a survey of course offerings as found in library school catalogues.
oferta de empleo
(n.)=career opportunity ; job vacancy ; job opportunities ; job placement ; career option ; employment opportunity.
Ex: Such are the career opportunities presently open to such people that there is little hope of persuading them into new course programmes. Ex: Small ads and job vacancies may also be displayed in the library. Ex: This article examines why job opportunities remain limited for women librarians. Ex: The libraries are located in the fringe areas between low-income neighbourhoods and business districts and provide careers and educational guidance, job placement and referral to community facilities for diagnosis and remedial services. Ex: A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo. Ex: This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities.
oferta de productos
(n.)=product offering.
Ex: The library market is dynamic as well and changes in information needs should affect their product offerings.
oferta de prueba
(n.)=trial offer.
Ex: In spring 88 a trial offer of the CD-ROM version prompted the library to evaluate the data for possible acquisition.
oferta de servicios
(n.)=service provision ; service offer.
Ex: Libraries must now take a close look at the nature of their service provision. Ex: If your service offer is not competitive then customers will wisely go elsewhere.
oferta de trabajo
(n.)=job advertisement ; job offer ; help wanted ad ; help wanted notice.
Ex: In the past 20 years many important changes have occurred in libraries and information centres and job advertisements are indicators of change in the information world. Ex: Good candidates know their own worth and are choosy about job offers. Ex: The lessons included: reading help wanted ads, following directions, asking for advice, bagging groceries, teaching someone, decision making, and helping others. Ex: People are checking over the giant noticeboard of community events, 'for sale,' 'ads,' and 'help wanted' notices.
oferta especial
(n.)=special offer.
Ex: Below is the list of tickets offered today for half-price, special offers, and full-price.
oferta y demanda
(n.)=supply and demand.
Ex: This article is a review of the current state of document image processing (DIP) applications and the progress of supply and demand for DIP systems in the UK.
ofertante
(n.)=proposer.
Ex: This paper outlines the evaluation procedure in order to help proposers to understand how their proposals are handled by the European Commission.

ofertar
(v.)=offer ; carry.
Nota: Tercera persona carries, pasado y participio carried.
Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: This article describes attempts by manufacturers, retailers and distributors of map software to persuade booksellers in the USA to carry their products.
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* invitación a ofertar=invitation to tender (ITT).

ofertas
(n.)=sales promotion ; sale(s).
Ex: The vice-president in charge of marketing services, Una Feaver, is responsible for media planning and buying, research, and sales promotion. Ex: It is nice that sites you use often recognise you and can alert you to things of interest -- a cheap airfare, a new book, a contest, a sale.
ofertas de trabajo
(n.)=help-wanted advertising.
Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process.
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* prensa offset=offset printing press.
* reproducción en offset=offset litho reproduction.

offsharing
(n.)=offsharing.
Nota: Reubicación de parte de una compañía en otro país más barato para reducir costes.
Ex: In May 2005, 37 per cent of the company's total revenues came from offsharing.

offshoring
(n.)=offshoring.
Ex: What is good for those corporations that have already engaged in offshoring of services abroad can be scaled up to predict gains for the economy as a whole.

oficial
(n.)=official ; governmental ; officer.
Ex: Subrules of 21.4 deal, for instance, with works erroneously or fictitiously attributed to a person or corporate body, and official communications.
Ex: At the same time that these governmental initiatives are being planned and executed, there is yet another 'information highway' developing.
Ex: All officers were remorseful about taking a life but all would make the same decision again if necessary.
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* acto oficial=official act ; public engagement.
* boletín oficial=official gazette.
* compromiso oficial=public engagement.
* comunicación oficial=official communication.
* extraoficial=off the record.
* inauguración oficial=ceremonial opening.
* oficial aprendiz=journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].
* oficial aprendiz de imprenta=journeyman printer.
* oficial de aduanas=immigration officer ; customs official.
* oficial de la marina=marine officer.
* oficial del ejército=army official ; army officer.
* oficial del gobierno=government official.
* oficial de policía=police officer.
* oficial de seguridad=security official ; security officer ; safety official.
* oficial de servicio=duty officer.
* oficial militar=military officer.
* partido oficial=official game.
* representante oficial=game official.
* versión oficial, la=official story, the.
* visita oficial=official visit.

oficial aprendiz
(n.)=journeyman [journeymen, -pl.].
Ex: Meanwhile the journeymen, who had just gone to bed, hearing the row quickly got up again, came downstairs and then shoved me out of the door.
oficial aprendiz de imprenta
(n.)=journeyman printer.
Ex: Journeyman printers generally specialized as compositors or pressmen and, although a compositor might on occasion take a turn at the press (especially in a small shop), few pressmen could set type efficiently.
oficial de aduanas
(n.)=immigration officer ; customs official.
Ex: Immigration officers are stationed at every point of entry into the United Kingdom to check and monitor people who are arriving and leaving. Ex: A majority of customs officials surveyed said they are demoralized and not getting the full support they need to protect the country.
oficial de la marina
(n.)=marine officer.
Ex: Marine officers wore epaulettes on their special full dress uniforms until 1922.
oficial de policía
(n.)=police officer.
Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
oficial de seguridad
(n.)=security official ; security officer ; safety official.
Ex: A security official said that Yemeni warplanes have killed 80 anti-government tribesmen who overran part of a military camp. Ex: Guards, who are also called security officers, patrol and inspect property to protect against fire, theft, vandalism, terrorism, and illegal activity. Ex: Safety officials have examined two fairground rides after two people were killed and three injured in two separate accidents.
oficial de servicio
(n.)=duty officer.
Ex: The 'first post' was sounded when the duty officer started his rounds and, as the party proceeded from post to post, a drum was played.
oficial del ejército
(n.)=army official ; army officer.
Ex: Army officials would often manicure locations before journalists would enter and so it took far too long for anyone to start being critical of the war. Ex: He is the highest-ranking army officer to face criminal charges as a result of the prisoner abuse scandal.
oficial del gobierno
(n.)=government official.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
oficial militar
(n.)=military officer.
Ex: The wife of a military officer serving overseas told detectives she fatally shot her teenage son because he was 'mouthy'.
oficialmente
=officially ; formally.
Ex: Library staff members are officially hired by and report to the library director or designate.
Ex: This was initiated formally by the calling of the first meeting of the Network Advisory Committee in 1976.

oficiar
(v.)=officiate.
Ex: Umpires and referees officiate at sporting events, making sure the rules and regulations of the game are followed.

oficina
(n.)=office.
Ex: The principal sprang up from her chair and began to perambulate with swift, precise movements about her spacious office.
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* archivo de oficina=office file.
* artículos de oficina=office supplies.
* asesoría y oficina de información itinerante en furgón=mobile information and advice van.
* Asociación Nacional de Oficinas de Información al Consumidor (NACAB)=National Association of Citizens' Advice Bureaux (NACAB).
* bloque de oficinas=office building ; office block ; office tower.
* cuya oficina central está en=headquartered (at/in).
* del mismo tipo que las oficinas=office-type.
* de oficina=clerical.
* edificio de oficinas=office building ; office block.
* gestión de oficinas=office management.
* horas de oficina=office hours ; business hours.
* jefa de oficina de correos=postmistress.
* jefe de oficina de correos=postmaster.
* material de oficina=office equipment ; office supplies.
* material y equipos de oficina=office supply and equipment.
* mobiliario de oficina=office furniture.
* muebles de oficina=office furniture.
* oficina administrativa central=administrative headquarters.
* oficina central=headquarters (HQ -abrev.-) ; head office.
* oficina de administración=administrative office.
* oficina de alquiler=rental office.
* oficina de cambio=exchange office ; currency exchange bureau ; exchange bureau.
* oficina de correos=post office.
* oficina de derechos de autor=copyright office.
* oficina de desempleo=employment bureau ; employment centre ; job centre.
* oficina de empleo=employment centre ; employment bureau ; job centre ; labour exchange.
* oficina de información=information office ; visitor's centre.
* Oficina de Información al Ciudadano (CAB)=Citizens' Advice Bureau (CAB).
* oficina de información turística=tourism information office.
* Oficina de Investigación y Desarrollo (ORD)=Office of Research and Development (ORD).
* oficina del consumidor=consumer guidance office.
* oficina del fiscal, la=prosecutor's office, the.
* oficina de patentes=patent office.
* oficina de prensa=press office.
* oficina de protección al consumidor=consumer protection office.
* oficina de seguros=insurance office.
* oficina de turismo=tourist office ; tourism information office.
* oficina electrónica=electronic office.
* oficina municipal=council office.
* Oficina para el Mejor Comercio=Better Business Bureau.
* oficina regional=regional office.
* oficina sin papel=paperless office.
* proveedor de material de oficina=office supplier.
* suministros de oficina=office supplies.
* tener la oficina central en=headquarter (at/in).
* útiles de oficina=office supplies.

oficina administrativa central
(n.)=administrative headquarters.
Ex: The 7th building, a main library and administrative headquarters, was a converted truck depot = El séptimo edificio, ahora la biblioteca principal y la oficina administrativa central, era antes un garaje de camiones.
oficina central
(n.)=headquarters (HQ -abrev.-) ; head office.
Ex: These libraries located in villages and hamlets were, and still are, organized from a county headquarters (HQ), normally sited in their nearest county town. Ex: In the United Kingdom most publishing houses have their head office in London.
oficina de administración
(n.)=administrative office.
Ex: The media center is located on the second floor, the principal's and administrative offices are on the first floor.
oficina de alquiler
(n.)=rental office.
Ex: After a detour of a couple of miles, we turned around and found the rental office and a gas station.
oficina de cambio
(n.)=exchange office ; currency exchange bureau ; exchange bureau.
Ex: An original passport (not a copy) is required for the majority of exchange offices. Ex: In banks and currency exchange bureaux you will see exchange rates quoted with very different buy and sell commissions. Ex: Exchange bureaux have longer business hours than banks and are usually open at the weekend.
oficina de correos
(n.)=post office.
Ex: Rural post offices are dropping like flies, taking with them village shops for whom the postal business made the difference between life and death.
oficina de derechos de autor
(n.)=copyright office.
Ex: Usually a central cataloguing agency is based upon a national library or copyright office, where publishers are required by law to send at least one copy of every book published in that country.
oficina de desempleo
(n.)=employment bureau ; employment centre ; job centre.
Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process. Ex: This database provides access to a wide range of information, including local news, the housing and employment markets, weather and local events, through some 400 public terminals located in public libraries, employment centres, town-halls, and schools. Ex: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse.
oficina de empleo
(n.)=employment centre ; employment bureau ; job centre ; labour exchange.
Ex: This database provides access to a wide range of information, including local news, the housing and employment markets, weather and local events, through some 400 public terminals located in public libraries, employment centres, town-halls, and schools. Ex: He analyzes the job seeker and the influence of mediating agencies, such as unions, employment bureaus, and help-wanted advertising in the hiring process. Ex: As a result, job centres must treat employers looking for a prostitute in the same way as those looking for a dental nurse. Ex: The paper presents and discusses labour-exchange systems in a small community of 90 peasant families in Santiago Island, Cape Verde.
oficina de información
(n.)=information office ; visitor's centre.
Ex: For this purpose, press and information offices have been established in the capitals of the ten member countries. Ex: There are plans to transform vacated space in the old building into a visitor's centre with exhibitions and reading rooms.
oficina de información turística
(n.)=tourism information office.
Ex: If you want to call a taxi, your hotel or the nearest tourism information office can recommend a reliable service.
oficina de patentes
(n.)=patent office.
Ex: Also available are other assorted data bases, including ACCOUNTANTS (index), SPORT (printed equivalent is Sport and Recreation Index), and WPI (World Patents Index covering the patent specifications issued by patent offices in major industrial nations).
oficina de prensa
(n.)=press office.
Ex: For this purpose, press and information offices have been established in the capitals of the ten member countries.
oficina de protección al consumidor
(n.)=consumer protection office.
Ex: Each branch was given a poster to display and a supply of forms which complainants could fill in and these were returned by the library to the nearest consumer protection office for action.
oficina de seguros
(n.)=insurance office.
Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.
oficina de turismo
(n.)=tourist office ; tourism information office.
Ex: The building encloses an art gallery, tourist office, conference room, concert hall and cinema. Ex: If you want to call a taxi, your hotel or the nearest tourism information office can recommend a reliable service.
oficina del consumidor
(n.)=consumer guidance office.
Ex: A consumer ombudsman's department looks after consumer complaints and, in addition, many municipalities now have a consumer guidance office which is very similar to British consumer advice centres.
oficina del fiscal, la
(n.)=prosecutor's office, the.
Ex: Police evacuated the federal courthouse where the prosecutor's office is based and sealed off the neighborhood.
oficina electrónica
(n.)=electronic office.
Ex: Text preparation in the 'electronic office' is aided by an electronic keyboard linked to a computer (processor and memory), a video screen and a printer.
oficina municipal
(n.)=council office.
Ex: To date seventeen information centres have been set up, mainly in council offices, but three occupy shop-front premises.
oficina regional
(n.)=regional office.
Ex: In the United Kingdom these tasks are carried out by the London and regional offices.
oficina sin papel
(n.)=paperless office.
Ex: The paperless office implies a distribution network based on a large central computer, within one particular organization.
oficinista
(n.)=white collar worker ; office worker ; clerical assistant.
Ex: There is no clear definition of a white collar worker, but the Bureau of Labor Statistics includes professional, technical, managerial, sales, and clerical workers in this category.
Ex: The project will develop a toolbox which will allow office workers connected in a LAN to cooperate synchronously or asynchronously while employing existing MS Windows applications.
Ex: Staff consists of 1 half-time librarian and several part-time clerical assistants.

oficio
(n.)=craft ; occupation ; trade.
Ex: He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession.
Ex: Headings such as SALESMEN AND SALESMANSHIP and FIREMEN, since they are assigned to works covering the activities of both men and women in these occupations, are not specific.
Ex: Non-bibliographic data bases are particularly used for businesses and industry to extract information in the fields of business, economics, trade and commerce.
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* abogado de oficio=legal aid.
* aprender los trucos del oficio=learn + the ropes.
* aprendizaje de un oficio=apprenticeship.
* casa de oficios=vocational school.
* ejercer un oficio=ply + Posesivo + trade.
* envío de oficio=blanket order.
* ex oficio=ex officio.
* gaje del oficio=occupational hazard.
* oficio religioso=religious service ; religious ceremony.
* riesgo del oficio=occupational hazard.
* truco del oficio=trade trick ; trick of the trade.
* trucos del oficio=tips of the trade.

oficio religioso
(n.)=religious service ; religious ceremony.
Ex: A new study shows that older women who regularly attend religious services reduce their risk of death by 20%. Ex: Prayer and religious ceremonies may help patients near the end of life and their relatives find comfort and discover meaning in their lives.
oficioso
(adj.)=unofficial ; off the record.
Ex: To us at first it seemed very large, but as we got into the research we found it was very small, so we did unofficial studies.
Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy.
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* fuente oficiosa=unofficial source ; off-the-record source.
* fuentes oficiosas=grapevine.

ofimática
(n.)=office automation ; office software.
Ex: After introducing the institutional framework of standardisation, the scope of applications is described, including library and office automation, information management and documentation.
Ex: Every librarian should understand office software such as word processing, spreadsheets, and databases.

ofimático
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* sistema ofimático=office system.

ofrecer
(v.)=deliver ; feature ; give ; offer ; open up ; pitch ; provide ; provide with ; supply ; proffer ; furnish (with) ; come forward with ; tender ; serve up.
Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.
Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.
Ex: An abstract of a bibliography can be expected to note whether author affiliations are given = Es de esperar que el resumen de una bibliografía indique si se incluyen los lugares de trabajo de los autores.
Ex: Thus some current awareness services can be purchased from external vendors, whilst others may be offered by a library or information unit to its particular group of users.
Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
Ex: Thus pitching instructions at the right level can be difficult.
Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.
Ex: Here an attempt is made to choose one form and supply references from the other forms.
Ex: 'No question,' she said meditatively, 'we have to do something'; 'like more coffee?' proffered the waitress, the coffee pot hovered above Jergens' cup.
Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to furnish with organs, make organic, make into living being or tissue.
Ex: Neither pundit from the past, nor sage from the schools, neither authorised body nor inspired individual has come forward with a definition acceptable to all practising librarians as theirs and theirs alone, sharply defining them as a group.
Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.
Ex: A watering hole in Spain is serving up free beer and tapas to recession-weary customers who insult its bartenders as a way to let off steam.
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* ofrecer acceso=provide + access.
* ofrecer apoyo=support ; provide + support ; rally (a)round ; rally behind.
* ofrecer asesoramiento=offer + advice ; offer + guidance ; dispense + advice.
* ofrecer ayuda=offer + guidance ; offer + assistance ; provide + support.
* ofrecer cobijo=provide + a home.
* ofrecer conclusiones=provide + conclusions.
* ofrecer conjuntamente=bundle.
* ofrecer conocimiento=package + knowledge.
* ofrecer consejos prácticos=offer + hints and advice.
* ofrecer descuento=offer + discount.
* ofrecer directrices=provide + guidance.
* ofrecer en adopción=put up for + adoption.
* ofrecer en cantidad=offer + in quantity.
* ofrecer en un lote=bundle.
* ofrecer esperanzas=hold + promise.
* ofrecer estímulo=provide + stimulus.
* ofrecer incentivo=provide + incentive ; offer + inducement.
* ofrecer información=provide + information ; provide + details ; supply + information ; offer + information ; package + information ; furnish + information.
* ofrecer la garantía de=provide + the stamp of.
* ofrecer la mano=put forth + Posesivo + hand.
* ofrecer la oportunidad=allow + the opportunity to ; allow + the opportunity to.
* ofrecer la oportunidad de=offer + a chance to.
* ofrecer la otra mejilla=turn + the other cheek.
* ofrecer la posibilidad=afford + possibility ; provide + facility.
* ofrecer la posibilidad de=have + the potential (to/for) ; offer + the facility.
* ofrecer la posibilidad de que=usher in + the day when.
* ofrecer lo máximo=shoot (for) + the moon.
* ofrecer poco=low-ball.
* ofrecer por primera vez=debut.
* ofrecer posibilidades=have + potential ; offer + options ; offer + possibilities ; hold + potential ; present + possibilities ; open (up) + avenues.
* ofrecer razones=provide + reasons.
* ofrecer refugio=provide + a home.
* ofrecer resistencia=put up + resistance ; put up + a fight.
* ofrecer santuario=offer + sanctuary.
* ofrecerse=be forthcoming ; step forward ; step up to.
* ofrecerse como voluntario=volunteer.
* ofrecer servicio=service.
* ofrecer sugerencias=give + suggestions.
* ofrecer una explicación=present + explanation.
* ofrecer una fiesta=host + party.
* ofrecer una forma de=provide + a way of/to.
* ofrecer una imagen=present + picture.
* ofrecer una introducción a=provide + a background to.
* ofrecer una norma=offer + prescription.
* ofrecer una opinión=offer + opinion.
* ofrecer una oportunidad=offer + opportunity ; provide + opportunity ; present + an opportunity.
* ofrecer una perspectiva=offer + perspective.
* ofrecer una posibilidad=afford + opportunity.
* ofrecer una prestación=offer + facility.
* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces=offer + an olive branch.
* ofrecer una recepción=host + reception.
* ofrecer una respuesta=provide + answer.
* ofrecer una solución=provide + solution ; offer + solution.
* ofrecer una sonrisa=give + a grin.
* ofrecer una visión=provide + a picture.
* ofrecer una visión de=offer + an account of.
* ofrecer una visión de conjunto=provide + a picture ; provide + overview.
* ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de=provide + insight into ; give + an insight into ; give + an inside look at.
* ofrecer una vista=afford + a view.
* ofrecer un curso=offer + course.
* ofrecer un ejemplo=afford + example.
* ofrecer un sacrificio=make + a sacrifice.
* ofrecer un servicio=operate + service ; provide + service ; do + service.
* ofrecer ventaja=be of benefit.

ofrecer acceso
(v.)=provide + access.
Ex: One solution is to set up a national centre to provide access on-line to as many users as require a particular service.
ofrecer apoyo
(v.)=support ; provide + support ; rally (a)round ; rally behind.
Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication. Ex: Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers. Ex: I recalled how bereft we felt when we lost our son and how friends and neighbours rallied round and offered a shoulder to cry on. Ex: The second group, who rallied behind McCarthy, was composed of students and intellectuals who were vociferous against the war.
ofrecer asesoramiento
(v.)=offer + advice ; offer + guidance ; dispense + advice.
Ex: This section therefore considers some of the organizations which can offer information and advice. Ex: These vital human needs may not feature prominently in the curriculum, and a society in moral disarray may offer insufficient guidance. Ex: The sound rule that the librarian must not dispense medical or legal advice goes back at least a hundred years, having been clearly prescribed in Samuel S Green's pioneer paper of 1876.
ofrecer ayuda
(v.)=offer + guidance ; offer + assistance ; provide + support.
Ex: These vital human needs may not feature prominently in the curriculum, and a society in moral disarray may offer insufficient guidance. Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader. Ex: Read Illinois has become a model programme that draws together and provides support to writers, scholars, teachers, librarians, publishers and booksellers.
ofrecer cobijo
(v.)=provide + a home.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
ofrecer conclusiones
(v.)=provide + conclusions.
Ex: This article provides conclusions about biotechnology development and information brokerage.
ofrecer conjuntamente
(v.)=bundle.
Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.
ofrecer conocimiento
(v.)=package + knowledge.
Ex: The philosophy behind the teaching of comparative librarianship is that knowledge cannot be packaged into neat portions.
ofrecer consejos prácticos
(v.)=offer + hints and advice.
Ex: This article offers hints and advice to those wishing to put together a LAN users' group.
ofrecer descuento
(v.)=offer + discount.
Ex: For the rest of the nineteenth century booksellers were at liberty to offer their customers whatever discounts they pleased.
ofrecer directrices
(v.)=provide + guidance.
Ex: There are standards which provide guidance on the construction of thesauri.
ofrecer en adopción
(v.)=put up for + adoption.
Ex: He was immediately put up for adoption and never knew his birth parents.
ofrecer en cantidad
(v.)=offer + in quantity.
Ex: Technical difficulties beset the development of the Monotype through the 1890s, and it was not until 1901 that the English Monotype Corporation could offer American-built machines in quantity.
ofrecer en un lote
(v.)=bundle.
Ex: CD-ROM products that combine, or bundle, related information services will be at the forefront because of their usefulness to end-users.
ofrecer esperanzas
(v.)=hold + promise.
Ex: The optical digital disc holds enormous promise for large information storage applications.
ofrecer estímulo
(v.)=provide + stimulus.
Ex: The effort involved in creating an hospitable niche is repaid by the stimulus such courses provide to staff members.
ofrecer incentivo
(v.)=provide + incentive ; offer + inducement.
Ex: Such a concept came as a great surprise to many information educators who rather dismissively regarded the information qua information field of activity as being too limiting to provide incentives to graduates to enter. Ex: At best this offered little inducement to print large number of copies.
ofrecer información
(v.)=provide + information ; provide + details ; supply + information ; offer + information ; package + information ; furnish + information.
Ex: These indicators provide additional information about each field and again are identified for each field in the Appendix of the BiblioFile User Guide. Ex: Within a large library system, a file could provide details of particular staff subject specialisms or the strengths of subject collections. Ex: This database supplies on-line information on current events, weather, sports, stock markets, health, travel and shopping. Ex: This section therefore considers some of the organizations which can offer information and advice. Ex: This article emphasises the need to find a solution to the problems of packaging information in ways that are both economical and acceptable to users. Ex: An information source is an individual or an organization which furnishes needed information and data to users.
ofrecer la garantía de
(v.)=provide + the stamp of.
Ex: The formalization of procedures for policy creation and adoption provides the necessary stamp of credibility.
ofrecer la mano
(v.)=put forth + Posesivo + hand.
Ex: And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
ofrecer la oportunidad
(v.)=allow + the opportunity to ; allow + the opportunity to.
Ex: Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War. Ex: Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.
ofrecer la oportunidad de
(v.)=offer + a chance to.
Ex: Today, it is difficult to conceive of a library school that neglects to offer its students a chance to experiment with databases and gain at least a nodding acquaintance with programming and a computer language.
ofrecer la otra mejilla
=turn + the other cheek.
Ex: A mining company today, regardless of size, must be alert and knowledgeable and willing to give and occasionally 'turn the other cheek'.
ofrecer la posibilidad
(v.)=afford + possibility ; provide + facility.
Ex: The possibility of conducting an interactive search is afforded in a computerized information-storage and -retrieval system. Ex: Consoles would replace the conventional catalogue and would provide the facility for browsing now afforded by the open stacks.
ofrecer la posibilidad de
(v.)=have + the potential (to/for) ; offer + the facility.
Ex: They have achieved this status because they have the potential to store a relatively large number of documents. Ex: In addition, packages offer the facility for printing title indexes to the contents of a database.
ofrecer la posibilidad de que
(v.)=usher in + the day when.
Ex: The adoption of ISBD will usher in the day when the entries produced in any country will readily be integrable in the catalogs of any other country.
ofrecer lo máximo
(v.)=shoot (for) + the moon.
Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed.
ofrecer poco
(v.)=low-ball.
Ex: You open up negotiations by low-balling them, while agents shoot for the moon.
ofrecer por primera vez
(v.)=debut.
Ex: The historic 200-year old encyclopaedia is cashing in on the current interests of its users -- recently it debuted a site of the Titanic.
ofrecer posibilidades
(v.)=have + potential ; offer + options ; offer + possibilities ; hold + potential ; present + possibilities ; open (up) + avenues.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages. Ex: Retrieval from a computer data base offers more options than retrieval from a printed index. Ex: There seems little doubt that electronic mail offers many possibilities for the exchange of many kinds of information. Ex: This is why it holds such potential for the reference librarian. Ex: Document image management, or imaging, presents possibilities for dealing with the paper problem. Ex: The digitization of valued information resources opens up new avenues of access, use, and research and is an important aspect.
ofrecer razones
(v.)=provide + reasons.
Ex: This article describes how the librarian's role has changed over the years from a job to a profession and provides reasons for the change.
ofrecer refugio
(v.)=provide + a home.
Ex: The Ndzevane Refugee Settlement in south eastern Swaziland provides a home to Swazis displaced from South Africa and those fleeing the RENAMO terrorists in Mozambique.
ofrecer resistencia
(v.)=put up + resistance ; put up + a fight.
Ex: As it was me who did the washing-up I didn't put up too much resistence. Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight.
ofrecer santuario
(v.)=offer + sanctuary.
Ex: Libraries should be 'free in every sense' -- not only universally available regardless of a man's resources, but free also in the sense that they offer sanctuary to all facets of opinion and all aspects of knowledge.
ofrecer servicio
(v.)=service.
Ex: The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
ofrecer sugerencias
(v.)=give + suggestions.
Ex: Because CD rot can be hastened by many factors, including improper storage and handling during use, guidelines for disc care and suggestions for prolonging longevity are given.
ofrecer un curso
(v.)=offer + course.
Ex: The BA in Communication Studies at Queen Margaret College, Edinburgh, offers courses which would not be out of place in an advanced SLIS programme.
ofrecer un ejemplo
(v.)=afford + example.
Ex: The annals of bibliography afford many examples of the delirious extent to which book-fancying can go, when the legitimate delight in a book is transferred to a rare edition of a manuscript.
ofrecer un sacrificio
(v.)=make + a sacrifice.
Ex: Xenophon learnt the news while he was making a sacrifice to the gods.
ofrecer un servicio
(v.)=operate + service ; provide + service ; do + service.
Ex: LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue. Ex: The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members. Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
ofrecer una explicación
(v.)=present + explanation.
Ex: An explanation is presented of the methodology used in incorporating all facets of the treaties cited, such as date of signature, date of entry into force and signatory countries.
ofrecer una fiesta
(v.)=host + party.
Ex: He was well-known for hosting parties 'attracting just about everybody of note'.
ofrecer una forma de
(v.)=provide + a way of/to.
Ex: Style flexibility provides a way to be accommodating without compromising integrity or naturalness of expression.
ofrecer una imagen
(v.)=present + picture.
Ex: According to Zell, 'Many parts of Africa now present a picture of a 'bookless society''.
ofrecer una introducción a
(v.)=provide + a background to.
Ex: The article 'Not resting on its laurels' provides a background to the work of Federal Express, a package delivery company awarded the 1990 Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award.
ofrecer una norma
(v.)=offer + prescription.
Ex: There is no prescription that can be offered to assure success.
ofrecer una opinión
(v.)=offer + opinion.
Ex: The author offers the opinion that this trend goes against accepted wisdom in the industry.
ofrecer una oportunidad
(v.)=offer + opportunity ; provide + opportunity ; present + an opportunity.
Ex: Computer-based systems offer great opportunities for coordination of index terms during the search process. Ex: A staff development programme on computer technology at the University of Missouri provided the opportunity to study computer anxiety and other factors related to resistance to computers. Ex: China's pollution problems present an opportunity for U.S. businesses.
ofrecer una perspectiva
(v.)=offer + perspective.
Ex: Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.
ofrecer una posibilidad
(v.)=afford + opportunity.
Ex: One of the opportunities which membership of the European Community (EC) affords the United Kingdom (UK) is access to a wide variety of grants and soft loans.
ofrecer una prestación
(v.)=offer + facility.
Ex: Software to support thesaurus maintenance should offer certain facilities.
ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces
(v.)=offer + an olive branch.
Ex: He demonstrates that the standard interpretation rests on the idea that Antony offered an olive branch to Brutus and Cassius.
ofrecer una recepción
(v.)=host + reception.
Ex: He was a painter of international renown who himself hosted receptions for the family of the czar.
ofrecer una respuesta
(v.)=provide + answer.
Ex: A library collection is only capable of fulfilling its intended function of providing ready answers to practical questions if it is adequately organized for access.
ofrecer una solución
(v.)=provide + solution ; offer + solution.
Ex: They may assume, unrealistically, that it can provide a solution to all their needs. Ex: For exhibition purposes, rigid acrylic (perspex) book cradles offer the best solution.
ofrecer una sonrisa
(v.)=give + a grin.
Ex: James gave her what amounted to a grin.
ofrecer una visión
(v.)=provide + a picture.
Ex: Quantitative data from library systems provides a different, probably more accurate, picture of the nature and extent of public library use.
ofrecer una visión de
(v.)=offer + an account of.
Ex: This article offers an account of the processes shaping the professionalisation of college and research librarianship within the framework of 4 contemporary sociological theories.
ofrecer una visión de conjunto
(v.)=provide + a picture ; provide + overview.
Ex: Quantitative data from library systems provides a different, probably more accurate, picture of the nature and extent of public library use. Ex: Chapter 1 provides an overview of today's reference services, suggesting the rich possibilities for applying basic professional skills.
ofrecer una visión muy releveladora de
(v.)=provide + insight into ; give + an insight into ; give + an inside look at.
Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals. Ex: His plenary address gave an insight into government thinking on library and information policy. Ex: A self-proclaimed 'shopaholic', Nancy Strohmeyer, gives the reader an inside look at some of her many collections, including books, figurines, and stuffed animals.
ofrecer una vista
(v.)=afford + a view.
Ex: This is a 10K walk, taking you up and down the streets affording majestic views of the city.
ofrecer ventaja
(v.)=be of benefit.
Ex: Contextual logic may be of particular benefit in natural or free language information retrieval situations.
ofrecerse
(v.)=be forthcoming ; step forward ; step up to.
Ex: Until additional funds are forthcoming, it is most helpful to 'push' such a plan. Ex: If no one else steps forward, I will try to find it and send you the formula. Ex: As universities work steadily to get full-time faculty onboard with distance learning, virtual adjuncts have eagerly stepped up to fill the void, thereby enabling institutions to respond promptly to market demand.
ofrecerse como voluntario
(v.)=volunteer.
Ex: Since the library lacked a graphic artist he volunteered to handletter signs and to help with displays and art exhibits -- all on his own time.
ofrecimiento
(n.)=offering.
Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.

ofrenda
(n.)=offering.
Ex: Currently SilverPlatter's major offering in this key topic area is 'Food Science and Technology Abstracts'.
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* ofrenda de paz=peace offering ; olive branch.
* ofrenda en señal de paz=peace offering.
* ofrenda floral=floral tribute.

ofrenda de paz
(n.)=peace offering ; olive branch.
Ex: The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering. Ex: During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.
ofrenda en señal de paz
(n.)=peace offering.
Ex: The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.
ofrenda floral
(n.)=floral tribute.
Ex: The practice of placing floral tributes at the scene of a road death incident by bereaved relatives and friends is growing.
oftalmología
(n.)=ophthalmology.
Ex: The main focus of analysis is on the major fields of ophthalmology and optics.

oftalmológico
(adj.)=ophthalmologic ; ophthalmological.
Ex: This is a review of the ophthalmologic, optometric, and psychological literature relating to the assumption that a relationship exists between reading failure and perceptual ability.
Ex: The author reports on the application of an artificial neural network to the clinical analysis of opthalmological data.

oftalmólogo
(n.)=ophthalmologist ; eye doctor ; oculist.
Ex: This expert system was developed to train inexperienced ophthalmologists in the interpretation of angiograms.
Ex: A lazy eye, technically referred to as amblyopia, means that one eye has not developed normally and always has blurred vision, even with the best glasses the eye doctor can prescribe.
Ex: Courts ruled that tax rebates paid to oculists cannot be deducted as business expenses.

oftálmico
(adj.)=ophthalmic.
Ex: Chinese ophthalmological works of the time are studied here, especially ophthalmic diseases like pterygium and cataract, which often call for surgical intervention as a way of giving curative treatment.

ofuscación
(n.)=obfuscation ; obnubilation.
Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.
Ex: Lasting shortly, less than 3 minutes, the recovery is fast and complete, without any neurological deficiency or obnubilation.

ofuscamiento
(n.)=obnubilation ; obfuscation.
Ex: Lasting shortly, less than 3 minutes, the recovery is fast and complete, without any neurological deficiency or obnubilation.
Ex: The results has been an ever greater obfuscation of what constitutes the profession of librarianship.

ofuscar
(v.)=obfuscate ; obnubilate ; stun.
Ex: Just because the facts don't support his views, he threatens, slanders, lies, obfuscates and charges 'lies, hypocrisy and cruelty'.
Ex: Fourniret is a dangerous man obnubilated by the phantasm of virginity.
Ex: The dramatic swiftness of the revelation stunned her.
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* ofuscar la mente=cloud + Posesivo + mind ; cloud + Posesivo + judgement.

ofuscar la mente
(v.)=cloud + Posesivo + mind ; cloud + Posesivo + judgement.
Ex: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought. Ex: One particularly complex situation clouded my judgment and led me to imprudent decisions with harmful consequences.
ogra
(n.)=ogress.
Ex: The ogress came home and was going to cook her pottage when she found that some one had been stealing the parsley.

ogro
(n.)=ogre ; orc.
Ex: Her father is no ogre, but since her mother and sister's died her father has basically smothered her with kindness, not allowing her any freedom.
Ex: Two years later Isildur was ambushed and killed by orcs.

oh
=oh.
Ex: Your exaggerated coughs and annoyed looks and the oh so dramatic flailing about of your hands and arms when he lights up drive him up a wall.

ohmio
(n.)=ohm.
Ex: Voltage is measured in volts, current is measured in amps and resistance is measured in ohms.

oing
(n.)=oink.
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.

oink
(n.)=oink.
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.

ojal
(n.)=eyelet hole ; grommet ; button hole.
Ex: These machines were similar in principle to the desk punches used today for making eyelet holes in paper.
Ex: For simple rubber grommets, one option may be to open a slit in the side of the grommet with razor blade, sharp knife, or simply a pair of scissors.
Ex: Equally, broken zips or frayed button holes mean that our clothes will not fit us properly.
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* flor para llevar en el ojal=boutonniere.

ojeable
(adj.)=browsable.
Nota: En la búsqueda de información, entorno o contexto que permite la consulta de un modo aleatorio como opuesto a una búsqueda de información concreta y exacta.
Ex: The Index Menu lists the browsable indexes for the database, with a two-letter label for each index.

ojeada
(n.)=glance ; glimpse ; peek ; quick look.
Ex: After a glance at the 10 titles, the searcher decides to look closer at item 5.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A glimpse into the crystal ball: academic libraries in the year 2000'.
Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ex: A quick look at different types of saddles will reveal the history of their development and use.
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* echar una ojeada=look through ; glance at ; have + a look ; peek ; take + a peek at ; take + a look at ; take + a gander at ; glance over ; have + a gander at ; have + a butcher's (hook).
* echar una ojeada a=cast + a glance over.

ojeadita
(n.)=peep ; peek ; quick look.
Ex: A peep into her mind would have revealed that she was quite apprehensive about the immensity of the assignment.
Ex: The article 'Fifty years of silent service: a peek inside the CIA Library' describes the library of the Central Intelligence Agency.
Ex: A quick look at different types of saddles will reveal the history of their development and use.

ojear
(v.)=browse ; look through ; dip into ; skim ; roam over ; eyeball ; eye.
Nota: Participio pasado eyeing (UK) o eying (USA).
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: If you possess a copy of CC it would be advisable for you to look through it at this stage and acquaint yourself with the general appearance of each Part before proceeding further.
Ex: Most borrowers, seventeen in all, had read the blurb on the jacket and twelve had dipped into the text before deciding to borrow.
Ex: In a conventional card catalogue we can skim through a number of entries quickly discarding those which do not suit our purpose.
Ex: According to Tim Berners-Lee's vision of the semantic web, intelligent agent software will have the ability to understand the meaning (semantics) of the information they are roaming over in order to make the users' searches more inherently meaningful and efficient.
Ex: However he seems to have constructed his trends by just eyeballing the graph.
Ex: The banking community is eyeing its possibilities with serious interest.

ojeras
=bags under + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: She reportedly spent over $11000 in cosmetic surgery to get rid of bags under his eyes and lift his eyelids.
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* tener ojeras=have + bags under + Posesivo + eyes.

ojeroso
(adj.)=haggard.
Ex: To see a haggard face in your dreams, denotes misfortune and defeat in love matters.

ojinegro
=black-eyed.
Ex: His mission would have been doomed, was it not for some unexpected help from a black-eyed girl with an attitude and a special talent.

ojito
(n.)=eye.
Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
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* hacer ojitos=give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
* ser el ojito derecho de Alguien=be the apple in + Posesivo + eye.

ojiva
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* ojiva nuclear=warhead.

ojiva nuclear
(n.)=warhead.
Ex: Both countries feared that one would target the other with atomic warheads placed on missiles.
ojival
(adj.)=pointed.
Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.
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* arco ojival=pointed arch.

ojo
(n.)=eye ; face ; eyeball.
Ex: An important feature of the scheme in its creator's eyes was the relative index.
Ex: He lifted about five lines from the top of the nearest page on a setting rule and balanced it on his left hand, with the face of the letter towards him and the last line uppermost.
Ex: Researchers in Japan say they have succeeded in growing an artificial eyeball by removing cells from frog embryos.
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* abrir los ojos a=open + Posesivo + eyes to.
* a los ojos de=in the eyes of.
* andarse con mucho ojo=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* ante + Posesivo + propios ojos=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes ; before + Posesivo + very eyes.
* a ojo=ocular.
* a ojos vista=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes.
* apartarse el pelo de los ojos=flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.
* aprobar con los ojos cerrados=sail through + exam.
* a través de los ojos de=through the eyes of.
* blanco del ojo=white of + Posesivo + eye.
* cegar + los ojos=dazzle + eye.
* cerrar los ojos=shut + Posesivo + eyes.
* comerse con los ojos=ogle ; give + Nombre + the eye ; make + eyes at.
* con el rabillo del ojo=out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye.
* con entusiasmo en los ojos=bright-eyed.
* con lagañas en los ojos=bleary .
* con legañas en los ojos=bleary .
* con los ojos como platos=wide-eyed.
* con los ojos empañados=misty-eyed.
* con los ojos hinchados=bleary-eyed.
* con los ojos llorosos=misty-eyed ; bleary .
* con los ojos muy abiertos=wide-eyed.
* con los ojos nublados=misty-eyed.
* con los ojos vendados=blindfold ; blindfolded.
* con ojos azules=blue-eyed.
* con ojos brillantes=bright-eyed.
* con ojos de lince=eagle-eyed ; sharp-eyed.
* con ojos vivarachos=bright-eyed.
* con un solo ojo=one-eyed.
* costar un ojo de la cara=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* cría cuervos y te sacarán los ojos=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* cuentagotas para los ojos=eyedropper.
* dar un ojo de la cara por Algo=give + an eye-tooth for/to.
* delante de + Posesivo + propios ojos=before + Posesivo + (own two) eyes ; before + Posesivo + very eyes.
* de los ojos=optical.
* de ojos azules=blue-eyed.
* de ojos negros=black-eyed.
* de un solo ojo=one-eyed.
* dichosos los ojos que te ven=a sight for sore eyes.
* dolor de ojos=eyestrain [eye strain].
* echar chispas por los ojos=glower ; scowl (at).
* echar el mal de ojo=give + Nombre + the evil eye ; give + Nombre + the stink eye ; put + the evil eye on ; give + Nombre + a dirty look.
* echarle el ojo a=eye.
* echar mal de ojo=jinx.
* echar un ojo=keep + an eye on ; have + a look.
* en el ojo del huracán=in the eye of the hurricane.
* entrecerrar los ojos=squint.
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos=in a jiffy ; in the time it takes to flick a switch ; at the flick of a switch ; with the flick of a switch ; in a flash ; in no time at all ; in next to no time ; in no time ; with the tip of a hat ; in and out in a flash ; in a heartbeat ; as quick as a wink ; at the drop of a hat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
* en un abrir y cerrar de ojos=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap.
* ir con mucho ojo=keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open.
* írsele los ojos tras=lech ; have + a lech for.
* mal de ojo, el=evil eye, the.
* mantener los ojos bien abiertos=keep + Posesivo + eyes (wide) open ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned.
* mirar a los ojos=make + eye contact ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.
* mirar con el rabillo del ojo=look at + Nombre + out of the corner of + Posesivo + eye ; steal + a glance at ; look over + Posesivo + shoulder ; glance over + Posesivo + shoulder.
* mirar con el rabillo de ojo=steal + a look at.
* mirar con malos ojos=glower ; scowl (at) ; look + askance at.
* mirar fijamente a los ojos=eyeball ; look at + Alguien + in the eye.
* niña de + Posesivo + ojos, la=apple of + Posesivo + eye, the.
* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + ojos=not believe + Posesivo + eyes.
* no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche)=not sleep a wink (all night long).
* no ver con buenos ojos=not take + kindly to.
* ojo de cristal=glass eye.
* ojo de la cerradura=keyhole.
* ojo de la tormenta, el=eye of the storm, the.
* ojo del huracán, el=eye of the hurricane, the.
* ojo de patio=light well.
* ojo descubierto=naked eye.
* ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el=unaided eye, the.
* ojo lloroso=runny eye ; watery eye.
* ojo medio=x-height.
* ojo morado=black eye ; shiner.
* ojo perezoso=lazy eye.
* ojo por ojo, diente por diente=tit-for-tat.
* ojos + brillar de rabia=eyes + glint with + rage.
* ojos castaños=chestnut eyes.
* ojos color avellana=hazel eyes.
* ojos curiosos=prying eyes.
* ojos de lince=eagle eyes.
* ojos inquisidores=prying eyes.
* ojos irritados=bloodshot eyes.
* ojos que no ven, corazón que no siente=ignorance is bliss ; out of sight, out of mind.
* ojos vidriosos=glazed eyes.
* ojo vago=lazy eye.
* pagar un ojo de la cara=pay through + the nose.
* parche para el ojo=eye patch [eyepatch].
* picar los ojos=have + itchy eyes.
* poner los ojos en blanco=roll + Posesivo + eyes.
* reconocedor del movimiento de los ojos=eye tracker.
* regalarse los ojos con=feast + Posesivo + eyes on.
* revelarse ante + Posesivo + ojos=unfold before + Posesivo + eyes.
* sacar un ojo=gouge + eye out.
* saltar a los ojos=jump out at ; be patently clear ; catch + Posesivo + eye.
* ser el ojo derecho de Alguien=be the apple in + Posesivo + eye.
* ser la niña de los ojos de Alguien=be the apple in + Posesivo + eye.
* sombra de ojos=eye shadow.
* tener buen ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a good judge of character.
* tener mal de ojo=be jinxed.
* tener mal ojo para juzgar a la gente=be a bad judge of character.
* tener ojos en la nuca=have + eyes in the back of + Posesivo + head.
* torcer los ojos=squint.
* un abrir y cerrar de ojos=a blink or two.
* valer un ojo de la cara=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* vendar los ojos=blindfold.
* ver Algo a través de los ojos de Alguien=look at + Nombre + through + Posesivo + eyes.
* ver con los mismos ojos=see + eye to eye (with/on).
* ver con un ojo crítico=view with + a critical eye.
* verlo con + Posesivo + propios ojos=see it with + Posesivo + own two eyes.
* ver + Nombre + con nuevos ojos=view + Nombre + through fresh eyes.
* vista a ojo de pájaro=bird's eye view.

ojo de cristal
(n.)=glass eye.
Ex: Stereoscopic cameras with two spaced glass eyes for striking improvements are just around the corner.
ojo de la cerradura
(n.)=keyhole.
Ex: The name is motivated by the analogy of looking at a room through a keyhole in the door.
ojo de la tormenta, el
=eye of the storm, the.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Authority control -- the view from the eye of the storm'.
ojo de patio
(n.)=light well.
Ex: Designed to make the most use of natural light it features light wells which create a sense of space = Diseñado para aprovechar al máximo la luz natural contiene ojos de patio que crean una sensación de espacio.
ojo del huracán, el
(n.)=eye of the hurricane, the.
Ex: The first is the eye of the hurricane, which is a calm area in the center of the storm, usually measuring about 20 miles in diameter.
ojo descubierto
(n.)=naked eye.
Ex: A macroform is a generic term for any medium, transparent or opaque, bearing images large enough to be easily read by the naked eye.
ojo humano sin ayuda de lente, el
=unaided eye, the.
Ex: The lens is of universal focus, down to any distance accommodated by the unaided eye, simply because it is of short focal length.
ojo lloroso
(n.)=runny eye ; watery eye.
Ex: I know from personal experience cows can have runny eyes, but they've never told me personally why their eyes are runny. Ex: He was a little old man with an apologetic mien and watery eyes.
ojo medio
(n.)=x-height.
Ex: Its x-height was notably small, and the fount was equipped with many ligatures (tied letters) and with upright capitals; it was quickly and widely imitated.
ojo morado
(n.)=black eye ; shiner.
Ex: She was seen going out with a black eye on her left side of the face. Ex: Of course, the good thing is that he has his cool shades to hide his shiner.
ojo perezoso
(n.)=lazy eye.
Ex: A lazy eye, technically referred to as amblyopia, means that one eye has not developed normally and always has blurred vision, even with the best glasses the eye doctor can prescribe.
ojo por ojo, diente por diente
=tit-for-tat.
Ex: The evolution of reciprocal altruism is discussed, with particular reference to the tit-for-tat strategy.
ojo vago
(n.)=lazy eye.
Ex: A lazy eye, technically referred to as amblyopia, means that one eye has not developed normally and always has blurred vision, even with the best glasses the eye doctor can prescribe.
ojos + brillar de rabia
(n.)=eyes + glint with + rage.
Ex: Panopoulos put her arms on the desk, interlocked her fingers, and forward, her eyes glinting with rage behind her thick spectacles.
ojos castaños
(n.)=chestnut eyes.
Ex: We were having a great time, just stood there at the bus stop, me and the girl with the chestnut eyes.
ojos color avellana
(n.)=hazel eyes.
Ex: The reason is that hazel eyes can change the color according to the person's mood!.
ojos curiosos
=prying eyes.
Ex: Electronic messages can be intercepted and read by prying eyes at each stop they typically make along the route to its final destination.
ojos de lince
(n.)=eagle eyes.
Ex: The article 'Eagle eyes: LASER newspapers' reports on a project undertaken by the LASER organization to survey local newspaper holdings of the UK and Ireland.
ojos inquisidores
=prying eyes.
Ex: Electronic messages can be intercepted and read by prying eyes at each stop they typically make along the route to its final destination.
ojos irritados
(n.)=bloodshot eyes.
Ex: The most common drug related adverse events were bloodshot eyes, nasal congestion, dry mouth, hypotension and dizziness.
ojos que no ven corazón que no siente
=ignorance is bliss ; out of sight, out of mind.
Ex: 'Ignorance is bliss,' he liked to say, when refusing to embark upon a project that takes skills he doesn't have. Ex: In the end, the company realised that being out of sight, out of mind -- especially when it came to their finances -- was not the safest or smartest route to take.
ojos vidriosos
(n.)=glazed eyes.
Ex: With blood trickling from his mouth, his glazed eyes staring up at the ring lights, and his left foot quivering, the Swede was counted out.
okupa
(n.)=squatter.
Ex: The main justifications, couched mostly in race-neutral terms, were that the squatters would increase crime, decrease property values, spread disease, & despoil the natural environment.
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* vivienda okupa=squat ; squatting.

ola
(n.)=wave ; billow.
Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.
Ex: A tsunami is a billow induced by earthquakes and volcanic eruptions in the sea bottom.
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* cabalgar sobre las olas=ride + the waves.
* dejarse arrastrar por las olas=ride + the waves.
* dejarse llevar por las olas=ride + the waves.
* estar en la cresta de la ola=ride on + the crest of a wave.
* hacer olas=make + waves.
* ir con la nueva ola=ride + wave.
* Nueva Ola, la=New Wave, the.
* ola de calor=heat wave.
* ola de frío=cold wave ; cold snap.
* ola pequeña=ripple.
* olas=surf ; swell.
* una ola de=a wave of ; a tide of.
* una ola de ataques=a wave of attacks.
* una ola de pánico=a wave of panic.

ola de calor
(n.)=heat wave.
Ex: This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves.
ola de frío
(n.)=cold wave ; cold snap.
Ex: This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves. Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
ola pequeña
(n.)=ripple.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tidal wave or ripple? The impact of Internet on the academic'.
olas
(n.)=surf ; swell.
Ex: The article 'Sea, sand and surf: the effects of tourism on Newquay library' describes the ways in which the social and economic consequences of a town heavily dependent on the tourist industry shape the services of Newquay Public Library, Cornwall. Ex: Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.
oleada
(n.)=wave ; groundswell ; spate.
Ex: Encouraged by these developments, successive waves of cheap labor immigrated from Europe.
Ex: The groundswell of movement towards integrating previously unrelated technologies and markets is now gathering a reasonable head of steam.
Ex: The article 'The public library service in Scotland -- cleaning out the stables' concludes that the recent spate of library legislation must be halted.
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* oleada de calor=heat wave.
* oleada de frío=cold wave ; cold snap.
* una oleada de=an army of ; a flurry of ; a swell of ; a wave of.
* una oleada de ataques=a wave of attacks.
* una oleada de pánico=a wave of panic.

oleada de calor
(n.)=heat wave.
Ex: This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves.
oleada de frío
(n.)=cold wave ; cold snap.
Ex: This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves. Ex: 1816 was one of several years during the 1810s in which numerous crops failed during freakish summer cold snaps after volcanic eruptions that reduced incoming sunlight.
oleaginoso
(adj.)=oily .
Ex: The most important thing you can do to prevent or resolve oily hair is to shampoo your hair daily.
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* semilla oleaginosa=oil seed.

oleaje
(n.)=swell.
Ex: Ireland's rugged coastline combined with the full force of Atlantic swell provides suitable conditions for surfing.

olefino
(n.)=olefin.
Ex: Naphtha is also used in the petrochemical industry for producing olefins.

oleoducto
(n.)=oil pipeline.
Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.

oler
(v.)=smell ; scent ; sniff.
Ex: Simply to be among books, glancing at one here, reading a page from one over there, enjoying them all as objects to be touched, looked at, even smelt, is a deep satisfaction.
Ex: They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.
Ex: He stopped, sniffed the air, then began lapping up water, which the others did except five who kept watch in the brush.
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* oler (a)=reek of ; reek (of).
* oler a gato encerrado=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* oler algo sospechoso=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
* oler a perros muertos=stink to + high heaven.
* oler a pescado=smell + fishy.
* oler mal=stink.
* oler que apesta=stink to + high heaven.
* olerse=scent.
* oliendo a polvo=dust smelling.
* que huele a lugar cerrado=fusty.

oler a
(v.)=reek of ; reek (of).
Ex: To the founders of Artificial Intelligence, this argument reeked of obscurantism. Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
oler a gato encerrado
(v.)=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
Ex: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said. Ex: Something smells fishy alright but I'm starting to think it's the smell of plans gone seriously awry. Ex: It sounds fishy to me -- I would steer clear of this and use your $850 to invest in a mutual fund.
oler a perros muertos
(v.)=stink to + high heaven.
Ex: Early on on a Friday night and three of the loos were out of order, the floor was covered in a layer of rancid water and it stank to high heaven.
oler a pescado
(v.)=smell + fishy.
Ex: Does anyone have any idea why my dog's urine smells fishy? Could it be an infection or the food he's eating?
.
oler algo sospechoso
(v.)=smell + a rat ; smell + fishy ; sound + fishy.
Ex: 'Something doesn't seem right, and I don't know exactly what it is, but I kind of smell a rat,' Cooper said. Ex: Something smells fishy alright but I'm starting to think it's the smell of plans gone seriously awry. Ex: It sounds fishy to me -- I would steer clear of this and use your $850 to invest in a mutual fund.
oler mal
(v.)=stink.
Ex: The place stinks of cigarette smoke all the time.
oler que apesta
(v.)=stink to + high heaven.
Ex: Early on on a Friday night and three of the loos were out of order, the floor was covered in a layer of rancid water and it stank to high heaven.
olerse
(v.)=scent.
Ex: And now, just as before, they scented the opportunity of doing their unsavory business.
oleífero
(adj.)=oil-bearing.
Ex: It requires almost two tonnes of oil-bearing sand to be mined in order to produce one 159-litre barrel of crude oil.

olfacción
(n.)=olfaction.
Ex: The reduction of the snout in primates is a correlate of the diminution of the sense of smell, or olfaction.

olfatear
(v.)=scent ; sniff.
Ex: They scented the blood of the tapir also and were coming down the river shore expecting a feast.
Ex: He stopped, sniffed the air, then began lapping up water, which the others did except five who kept watch in the brush.

olfativo
(adj.)=olfactory.
Ex: This article examines the detail of Gissing's realistic portrayal of the library, noting how a few contemporary public librarians highlighted the olfactory aspects in his description.
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* sistema olfativo=olfactory system.

olfato
(n.)=scent ; smell.
Ex: Various animals, including humans, are able to distinguish among individuals by scent.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
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* dejarse llevar por el olfato=follow + Posesivo + nose.
* del olfato=olfactory.
* glándula del olfato=scent gland.
* seguir el olfato de Uno=follow + Posesivo + nose.
* sentido del olfato=sense of smell ; olfaction.
* si mi olfato no me engaña=if my hunch is right ; if I am not mistaken.
* sistema del olfato=olfactory system.

olgadamente
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* recorrer olgadamente=wander about.

oliendo a polvo
(adj.)=dust smelling.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
oligarca
(n.)=oligarch.
Ex: After Yushchenko's win in 2004 state-controlled media was taken over by regional groups of oligarchs.

oligarquía
(n.)=oligarchy.
Ex: Supported by a silent majority, the leaders can rule without giving the impression of being an oligarchy.

oligoelemento
(n.)=trace mineral ; dietary mineral.
Ex: Doughnut peaches are a low-fat food that is high in Vitamin C and several trace minerals.
Ex: Our body needs adequate amount of dietary minerals for vital body processes and body developments.

oligopolio
(n.)=oligopoly.
Ex: Such alliances, however, may eventually lead to monopoly or oligopoly in a region and cartel over the world.

olisquear
(v.)=poke about/(a)round/into/in ; snoop about/(a)round/into/in ; nose about/(a)round/into/in ; pry (into).
Ex: While poking about among books children naturally discuss those they have read, swopping responses, and so leading each other on.
Ex: Apparently many employees (nearly half) have the habit of snooping around within the company.
Ex: He then decided to solve the mystery of the death of an reporter who was killed while nosing about in a decommissioned navy yard.
Ex: The committee should be prevented from forcibly prying into the private affairs of the people.

oliva
(n.)=olive.
Ex: This article profiles four successful small farms that grow strawberries, blueberries, olives, and persimmons.
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* aceite de oliva=olive oil.
* aceite de oliva refinado=refined olive oil.
* aceite de oliva virgen=virgin olive oil.
* aceite de oliva virgen extra=extra virgin olive oil.
* aceite de orujo de oliva=olive-pomace oil ; olive marc oil.

olivar
(n.)=olive grove.
Ex: This area was scattered with agricultural settlements at a time when the central ruling authority used the stony ground to plant vineyards and olive groves.

olivo
(n.)=olive tree.
Ex: Olive trees, cypresses and plum trees were the subjects of Van Gogh's two most sustained series of paintings.
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* campo de olivos=olive grove.
* madera de olivo=olive wood.
* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces=offer + an olive branch.
* rama de olivo=olive branch.
* verde oliva=olive green.

olla
(n.)=pot.
Ex: The solution that was eventually discovered was to equip the machine with matrices, rather than pre-cast type, and to return the type after printing to the machine's metal pot for recasting.
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* olla a presión=pressure-cooker.
* olla de cocción lenta=crock pot ; slow cooker.
* olla de cocimiento lento=crock pot ; slow cooker.
* perder la olla=lose + the plot.

olla a presión
=pressure-cooker.
Ex: Different enquirers might ask for this subject in quite different ways -- eg, is there anything on 'TV advertising of aluminium pressure-cookers'?.
olla de cocción lenta
(n.)=crock pot ; slow cooker.
Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crock pot makes them relatively hassle-free. Ex: If the ingredients in a slow cooker recipe are doubled does the cooking time need to be doubled?.
olla de cocimiento lento
(n.)=crock pot ; slow cooker.
Ex: Cooking dry beans in the crock pot makes them relatively hassle-free. Ex: If the ingredients in a slow cooker recipe are doubled does the cooking time need to be doubled?.
olmo
(n.)=elm tree ; elm.
Ex: The speech was supposedly delivered under a large elm tree.
Ex: In its native Asia, the disease actually serves the valuable function of eliminating old or weakened elms to make way for new growth.
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* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
* pedirle peras al olmo=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.

olor
(n.)=smell ; odour [odor, -USA] ; scent.
Ex: Without the ability to select when faced with these choices we would be like demented dogs chasing every attractive smell that reaches our noses in complete confusion of purpose.
Ex: Since 1946 multidimensional statistical methods have been applied to odour characterization and classification.
Ex: Various animals, including humans, are able to distinguish among individuals by scent.
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* con olor a ajo=garlicky.
* con olor a cerrado=musty ; mousy .
* con olor a fruta=fruity .
* con olor a humedad=musty ; mousy .
* con olor a orina=urinous.
* con olor a polvo=dust smelling.
* de olor agradable=sweet-smelling.
* de olor a podrido=rotten smelling.
* de olor fuerte=strong-smelling.
* mal olor=stench ; stink.
* olor a fruta=fruitiness.
* olor corporal=body scent.
* olor fuerte y penetrante=tang.
* sin olor=odourless [odorless, -USA].

olor a fruta
(n.)=fruitiness.
Ex: The fruitiness of a jam is crucial to its success.
olor corporal
(n.)=body scent.
Ex: While menstruating, female body scents often become stronger as well.
olor fuerte y penetrante
(n.)=tang.
Ex: If you like the tang of mustard and the saltiness of olives you'll love these little bites.
olorcillo
(n.)=whiff.
Ex: Some people are oblivious to the odor in the locker room after a game, while others wrinkle their noses at the slightest whiff of sweat.

oloroso
(adj.)=fragrant ; odourous [odorous, -USA] ; odoriferous ; scented ; perfumed ; smelling ; sweet-smelling.
Ex: Planting fragrant shrubs would benefit all users and in particular blind or visually impaired persons.
Ex: The experiments studied the feasibility of keeping children away from harmful household goods through the use of odorous chemical substances which elicit inherent aversive reactions.
Ex: Skunks use a highly odoriferous secretion to deter predation.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.

olvidable
(adj.)=forgettable.
Ex: The series can easily be described as forgettable and vastly undistinguished.
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* de forma olvidable=forgettably.
* de manera olvidable=forgettably.

olvidablemente
=forgettably.
Ex: There was a time that the main reason Korean models were ignored at car-change time was that they were either forgettably plain or unforgettably ugly.

olvidadizo
(adj.)=forgetful.
Ex: The offenders vary from forgetful lecturers to a student who lost the books and cannot pay the fine, to a student who had torn out pages from a book and now faces an expulsion from the Institute.

olvidado
=unsung ; neglected ; rusty .
Ex: There may be many excellent community information services whose praises have gone unsung and it may seem that my choice has been based on a rather hit-or-miss method.
Ex: The work of the Belgian internationalist and documentalist, Paul Otlet (1868-1944) forms an important and neglected part of the history of information.
Ex: Adults who have chosen to interrupt their educational careers often face the problem of rusty academic skills.
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* héroe olvidado=unsung hero.
* olvidado de Dios=God-forsaken.
* olvidado desde hace tiempo=long forgotten.

olvidado de Dios
(adj.)=God-forsaken.
Ex: I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.
olvidado desde hace tiempo
=long forgotten.
Ex: I hope my stroll down memory lane has stirred some long forgotten rememberances of good times gone by.
olvidar
(v.)=forget.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado forgot, participio forgotten.
Ex: Although document arrangement has limitations, it is important not to forget its popularity.
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* fácil de olvidar=forgettable.
* no olvidar=bear in + mind ; be aware of.
* olvidar el pasa=let bygones be bygones.
* olvidar el pasado=forget + the past.
* olvidarse=lie + forgotten.
* olvidarse de=lose + sight of ; forego [forgo].
* olvidarse de Algo=be done with it ; put + Nombre + behind.
* olvidarse de las raíces de Uno=forget + Posesivo + roots.
* olvidarse del hecho de que=lose + sight of the fact that.
* sin olvidar=not to mention.

olvidar el pasa
=let bygones be bygones.
Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
olvidar el pasado
(v.)=forget + the past.
Ex: Those who forget the past are doomed to repeat it.
olvidarse
(v.)=lie + forgotten.
Ex: The 18th-century Philadelphia house of James Dexter will not lie forgotten beneath a planned tour bus depot.
olvidarse de
(v.)=lose + sight of ; forego [forgo].
Ex: This fact tends to be lost sight of when considering chain indexing in isolation for the construction of an actual catalogue. Ex: I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision.
olvidarse de Algo
(v.)=be done with it ; put + Nombre + behind.
Ex: If it's a simple report, it might be easier just to recreate it from scratch and be done with it. Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
olvidarse de las raíces de Uno
(v.)=forget + Posesivo + roots.
Ex: Amid the hoopla, she hasn't forgotten its roots.
olvidarse del hecho de que
(v.)=lose + sight of the fact that.
Ex: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.
olvido
(n.)=neglect ; forgetfulness ; oblivion ; burial ; erasure.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
Ex: The means for breaking this forgetfulness tendency should be rigorously explored = Se debería analizar rigurosamente la manera de acabar con esta tendencia al olvido.
Ex: The article is entitled 'On being an elephant in the age of oblivion, computer-based information systems and organisational memory'.
Ex: The present dynamic environment will provide great opportunities to librarians who respond creatively and actively, but will cause the professional burial of those who fail to respond.
Ex: This method has the advantage of simplicity and ease of erasure.
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* arrojar al olvido=throw into + oblivion.
* caer en el olvido=fall into + obscurity ; fall into + oblivion ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion ; blow over.
* de la fama al olvido=riches to rags.
* pasar al olvido=blow over.
* relegar al olvido=consign to + oblivion.
* tendencia al olvido=forgetfulness.

olímpicamente
=miserably ; royally.
Ex: Research on the history of ethics has ignored Alexander Gottlieb Baumgarten miserably.
Ex: There's something about you that just royally pisses me off, I've never gotten irritated by someone like this before.

olímpico
(adj.)=Olympic.
Ex: Since it is both an Olympic year and an election year, CompuServe has created 2 special data bases -- an Olympic data base and an Election '88 data base.
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* antorcha olímpica, la=Olympic torch, the.
* llama olímpica, la=Olympic flame, the.

ombligo
(n.)=navel ; tummy button ; belly button.
Ex: If you ask the average person considering the belly button rings or other navel jewelry, you will probably hear that it is just plain sexy.
Ex: Your new baby's tummy button or umbilical can give you a lot of worry in the first few weeks after birth.
Ex: If you ask the average person considering the belly button rings or other navel jewelry, you will probably hear that it is just plain sexy.
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* mirarse el ombligo=contemplate + navel ; gaze at + Posesivo + navel.
* pelusa del ombligo=navel fluff.

omega
(n.)=omega.
Ex: Omegas and essential fatty acids are "good" fats and are found in salmon, sardines and other cold water fish, extra virgin olive oil, nuts, seeds, avocado and açai.
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* omega 3=omega-3.

omega 3
(n.)=omega-3.
Ex: There is mounting evidence that omega-3 fatty acids from fish help prevent cardiovascular diseases.
ominosamente
=ominously.
Ex: The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.

ominoso
(adj.)=ominous ; inauspicious ; portentous.
Ex: At first blush, nothing seemed particularly ominous about the formation of the ad hoc committee.
Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.

omisión
(n.)=omission ; miss.
Nota: Plural misses.
Ex: The 1949 code was essentially a greater elaboration of the 1908 code in an attempt to rectify the omissions of the 1908 code.
Ex: But the costs that I've seen so far aren't worth it for what it gets for our patrons, that is, the number of misses we can afford compared to the costs of making sure people don't miss.
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* error por omisión=omission failure.
* información por omisión=default.
* tomar por omisión=default to.
* valor por omisión=default value.

omiso
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* hacer caso omiso=disregard ; brush aside ; go + unheeded ; fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears ; thumb + Posesivo + nose at ; dismiss with + the wave of the hand ; fly in + the face of ; push aside ; be oblivious of/to.
* hacer caso omiso de=be oblivious of/to.
* haciendo caso omiso de=heedless of ; in defiance of.

omitir
(v.)=leave out ; miss ; omit.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include.
Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
Ex: An abridgement is usually taken to be a condensation that necessarily omits a number of secondary points.

omnipotencia
(n.)=omnipotence.
Ex: Boys were found to believe more strongly in their own uniqueness, invulnerability, and omnipotence than were girls.

omnipotente
(adj.)=omnipotent.
Ex: Information is the prime mover of an information society; it is all pervasive and omnipotent.

omnipresencia
(n.)=pervasiveness ; ubiquity ; ubiquitousness.
Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.
Ex: Even in more mainstream publishing, despite the ubiquity of word processors, which can so easily produce justified text, ragged right margins are becoming more common, even fashionable.
Ex: The ubiquitousness and relatively low cost of comic books, combined with their proven socio-historical, recreational, and educational value, render them a highly desirable commodity in libraries.

omnipresente
(adj.)=ever-present ; ubiquitous ; omnipresent.
Ex: Maurice Freedman's concluding remarks at the 'Institute on The Catalog: Its Nature and Prospects' proved that the interest in cataloging and catalogs is an ever-present reality.
Ex: Worldwide, however, the printed book is still the most ubiquitous source of record = Sin embargo, el libro impreso es aún en todo el mundo la fuente de información escrita más común.
Ex: Censorship is an omnipresent reality in the public school system in Canada.

omnisciencia
(n.)=omniscience.
Ex: The author questions whether decision makers will abdicate responsibility in the belief of computer omniscience.

omnisciente
(adj.)=omniscient.
Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.

omnívoro^1
(n.)=omnivore.
Ex: Orangutans are omnivores but are mostly herbivorous.

omnívoro^2
(adj.)=omnivorous.
Ex: Given this expertise, reference librarians who are dedicated generalists with comprehensive and omnivorous interests and knowledge provide the best reference service.

omóplato
(n.)=shoulder blade.
Nota: También escrito sin acento.
Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.

once (11)
=eleven (11) ; .
Ex: That night I was correcting a proof at about eleven o'clock when Balthasar began needling me.
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* de las once=mid-morning.
* fútbol once=11-a-side football.
* meterse en camisa de once varas=open (up) + a can of worms ; get into + a mess ; get into + a jam ; get into + a fix ; get into + a pickle ; bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* meterse en camisas de once varas=get + Reflexivo + into a fine mess.
* tentempié de las once=elevenses.

onceavo
=eleventh (11th).
Ex: The first abridged edition was published in 1894, and the latest, the eleventh, was published in 1980.

oncocerciasis
(n.)=onchocerciasis.
Ex: This study attempts to identify the journals publishing articles on onchocerciasis -- a disease also known as river-blindness occurring in tropical Africa and Latin America.

oncología
(n.)=oncology.
Ex: Examples are included from anaesthesia, dermatology, cardiology, psychiatry, radiology, critical care, and oncology = Se incluyen ejemplos de la anestesia, dermatología, cardiología, siquiatría, radiología, cuidados intensivos y oncología.

oncólogo
(n.)=oncologist.
Ex: Oncologist salaries are very high, proportional to the medical expenses incurred in treating cancers.

onda
(n.)=wave ; ripple.
Nota: Referido al agua.
Ex: Representations can be stored and communicated through different physical media: marks, signs, waves, card, vinyl, magnetic tape, and so on.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tidal wave or ripple? The impact of Internet on the academic'.
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* a la onda=in the know.
* de las ondas de radio y televisión=off-air.
* derecho de grabación de ondas sonoras o televisivas=off-air recording right.
* en la onda=hip ; hipped.
* estar en la onda=attune to + wavelength.
* fuera de onda con los tiempos modernos=out of keeping with the times ; out of tune with the times.
* líneas de transmisión por onda luminosa=light-wave transmission lines.
* longitud de onda=wavelength.
* onda acústica=acoustic wave ; sound wave.
* onda cerebral=brain wave.
* onda de choque=shockwave.
* onda de radio=radio wave.
* onda electromagnética=electromagnetic wave.
* onda expansiva=shockwave.
* onda luminosa=light wave.
* onda sonora=sound wave.
* onda ultrasónica=ultrasound wave.
* piedra + charca + formar + ondas=stone + pond + cast + ripples.
* tecnología de las ondas luminosas=light-wave technology.

onda acústica
(n.)=acoustic wave ; sound wave.
Ex: The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form. Ex: She then went on to demonstrate that a sound wave looks like a slinky being pushed back and forth.
onda cerebral
(n.)=brain wave.
Ex: Someone in a trance may still be experiencing very intense brain waves and intellectual activity, but the individual is also clearly not entirely awake.
onda de choque
(n.)=shockwave.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.
onda de radio
(n.)=radio wave.
Ex: Radio waves are utilized for transmission between aerials (antennas), or radiation sources and sensors.
onda electromagnética
(n.)=electromagnetic wave.
Ex: The carrier may be paper, electromagnetic waves, magnetic tape, etc..
onda expansiva
(n.)=shockwave.
Ex: In a true detonation, a shockwave passess through a mass destabilizing it and causing it to disintegrate.
onda luminosa
(n.)=light wave.
Ex: Additionally, light waves can be used for the direct transmission of signals.
onda sonora
(n.)=sound wave.
Ex: She then went on to demonstrate that a sound wave looks like a slinky being pushed back and forth.
onda ultrasónica
(n.)=ultrasound wave.
Ex: The humble spud can get an antioxidant boost from an electric current or ultrasound waves.
ondeante
(adj.)=swaying ; rolling.
Ex: Amid the pale pink blossoms poised on turquoise green leaves, the swaying image of the sky above has the unreal quality of a dream.
Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.

ondear
(v.)=billow ; flutter.
Ex: He was puzzled by the annoying tendency of shower curtains to billow in during a shower and stick to the leg or arm of the person attempting to bathe.
Ex: Above the columns, weighing a total of 37000 kgs, is the impressive draping, decorated with festoons that seem to flutter in the breeze.
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* ondear una bandera=wave + flag.

ondear una bandera
(v.)=wave + flag.
Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
ondina
(n.)=nymph ; ondine ; undine.
Nota: También escrito ondine.
Ex: In Greek mythology, nymphs are female spirits of nature, protectors of springs, mountains, and rivers.
Ex: The tale commences in the hut of a fisherman and his wife and their foundling daughter, actually an ondine.
Ex: As an undine, she grows gills and fins and her skin changes to fine scales.

ondulado
(adj.)=wavy ; corrugated ; ribbed.
Ex: The wavy sheet margins indicate deckle edges, and the grids of vertical lines represent the chain-lines and the tranchefiles.
Ex: The second section of the paper discusses general methods for preparing corrugated materials for set and prop construction.
Ex: The boots are ankle length and have a ribbed slip-resistant sole.

ondulante
(adj.)=flowing ; swaying ; rolling ; slinky .
Ex: With his flowing white mane, lanky agility and subdued charisma, he was an unflappably aristocratic seducer.
Ex: Amid the pale pink blossoms poised on turquoise green leaves, the swaying image of the sky above has the unreal quality of a dream.
Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.
Ex: The soldier, with his slinky walk, looked straight ahead while sipping vodka to burn the pain.
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* llanura ondulante=rolling plain.

ondular
(n.)=billow.
Ex: He was puzzled by the annoying tendency of shower curtains to billow in during a shower and stick to the leg or arm of the person attempting to bathe.

onerosamente
=onerously.
Ex: That's why online dating services all ask you to fill out onerously long questionnaires that only function to identify one personality trait.

oneroso
(adj.)=burdensome ; onerous.
Ex: This article examines the burdensome task archival appraisers face in dealing with the typically massive files created by major censuses and surveys.
Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.

online
(adj.)=online [on-line].
Ex: Thesauri may exist in either online display of machine-held thesaurus records, or in hard copy.
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* tienda online=online store.

onomatopeya
(n.)=onomatopoeia.
Ex: Students will learn about the poetic device of onomatopoeia, create onomatopoeic slogans or jingles, and then share them with the class.

onomatopéyico
(adj.)=onomatopoeic ; onomatopoetic.
Ex: Students will learn about the poetic device of onomatopoeia, create onomatopoeic slogans or jingles, and then share them with the class.
Ex: Onomatopoetic words exist in every language, although they are different in each.

onomástica
(n.)=onomastics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: In the article 'Information and social science: the need for onomastics' the special language used by authors in writing up their research is differentiated into cryptic and delphic modes, depending on the ways the terms (names) for new concepts are produced.
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* Posesivo + onomástica=Posesivo + saint's day.

onomástico
(adj.)=onomastic.
Ex: The names in these volumes represent an indespensable source for onomastic research.
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* catálogo onomástico=name catalogue ; name file.

ontogénico
(adj.)=ontogenic.
Ex: Information is studied in its various useful, physical, metaphysical and ontogenic forms, according to systems theories = Se estudia la información desde el punto de vista de su forma ontogénica, metafísica, física y desde la perspectiva de su utilidad de acuerdo con las teorías de sistemas.

ontología
(n.)=ontology.
Ex: The article 'A classification system with an ontological basis' traces the philosophic development of the ICC and the influence of Nicolai Hartmann on Dahlberg's thought regarding ontology.

ontológico
(adj.)=ontological.
Ex: The article 'A classification system with an ontological basis' traces the philosophic development of the ICC and the influence of Nicolai Hartmann on Dahlberg's thought regarding ontology.

ontra!
=Whoops ; Yipes! ; gee whiz [gee wizz] ; Heck! ; gosh ; golly ; by jingo! ; blimey! ; wow.
Ex: Whoops, the computer now tells us that if we want to continue reading, we have to acquire the book. Ex: 'Yipes!', he cried. Ex: He should beware that the 'gee whiz' or 'Isn't science wonderful' syndrome is not uncommon among the recently converted = Debería tener cuidado de que el síndrome "recórcholis" o "la ciencia es maravillosa" es frecuente entre los nuevos conversos. Ex: Heck, let's make it a contest!. Ex: Others sources may be easier and more instantaneous (such as online search engines), but, gosh, our libraries are the best sources of all = Otras fuentes pueden ser más fáciles y rápidas de usar (como, por ejemplo, los motores de búsqueda), pero, ¡por dios!, nuestras bibliotecas son las mejores. Ex: I know somebody is going to say, 'golly, he is lucky to be making that much money'. Ex: It begins with the term 'by jingo,' which was used as a euphemism for "by Jesus" as early as the 17th century. Ex: "Blimey, you did well to get that scoop. I didn't even know about it until 24 hours later!". Ex: Wow, Romeo certainly was nuts about Juliet!.
ontólogo
(n.)=ontologist.
Ex: So, whereas ontologists may once have shied away from practical problems, now the practicalities of achieving cohesion in an information-based society demand that attention must be paid to ontology.

onza
(n.)=oz. [ounce] ; ounce.
Ex: The baby was named Anthony Christopher Southwood and weighed 8 lbs., 5 ozs.
Ex: How many ounces of breastmilk should my 8 week old eat at each feeding?.
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* onza líquida=fluid ounce.

onza líquida
(n.)=fluid ounce.
Ex: He is taking 30 fluid ounces of whole milk with 6 teaspoonfuls of maltose and 2 teaspoonful of cod liver oil daily.
onírico
(adj.)=oniric [oneiric] ; dreamlike ; oneiric [oniric].
Ex: After a while, Isabelle comes to doubt her perceptions of reality, and enters into an oniric universe of doubt and mystery.
Ex: He builds up a picture of human anguish in the face of the mysteries of existence that is both dreamlike and concrete, fantastic and real at the same time.
Ex: The entire movie is a hallucination, an oneiric narrative.

oocito
(n.)=oocyte.
Ex: The morphology of embryos in pairs of women producing embryos from a common pool of oocytes but fertilized by two different sperm sources was studied.

op
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* op. cit. [opere citato]=op. cit. [opere citato].

op. cit. [opere citato]
=op. cit. [opere citato].
Ex: In Peter H. Mann, 'Books: Buyers and Borrowers', op. cit., chapter 3, 'The Book Shop and the Book Buyer'.
opacidad
(n.)=opacity ; turbidity.
Ex: This collection of poems is a good alternative to the opacity and egocentricity of much contemporary American poetry.
Ex: The location, rate of flow, and turbidity (clear or murky) are the critical factors when evaluating the seriousness of seepage from a dam.

opaco
(adj.)=opaque.
Ex: A graphic is a two-dimensional representation whether opaque (e.g., photographs, technical drawings) or intended to be viewed, or projected, without motion.

opcional
(adj.)=optional.
Ex: The program function keys (PF), an optional feature of the terminal, can be programmed to provide the user with special input capabilities.
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* parada opcional=flag stop.

opcionalmente
=alternatively ; optionally.
Ex: Alternatively new subjects can be inserted by decimal subdivision.
Ex: If the pieces cannot be named concisely, add 'various pieces' and optionally give the details of the pieces in a note; e.g., 1 diorama (various pieces) - Note: Contains 1 small stage and 1 easel.

opciones de búsqueda
(n.)=search capabilities.
Ex: With enhanced search capabilities, the ability to customize the search module parameters will also become desirable.
opción
(n.)=option ; setting ; switch.
Nota: En informática, alternativas de funcionamiento de un programa que se configurables por el usuario generalmente mediante la adición de una barra inclinada "/" seguida de un una abreviatura.
Ex: AACR2 also incorporates rather more options in terms of alternative rules than AACR1.
Ex: More often, you will be asked to enter information or choose certain settings.
Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
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* dar opción=give + option.
* escoger una opción=choose + setting ; take up + option.
* la mejor opción=the best bet.
* la segunda opción=the next best choice.
* no tener más opción que=have + little choice but ; have + no other option but.
* no tener opción=have + no choice.
* no tener otra opción=have + no choice.
* no tener otra opción que=have + no other option but.
* opción de búsqueda=search option.
* opción de compra=buying option ; purchasing option.
* opción de compra de acciones=stock option.
* opción de menú=menu setting.
* opción elegida=choice.
* opciones de búsqueda=search capabilities.
* pantalla de Configuración de Opciones=Setup Options screen.
* tomar una opción=take up + option.

opción de búsqueda
(n.)=search option.
Ex: A command language will probably be provided but some systems provide search options through a menu shown on the screen which may be easier for inexperienced users.
opción de compra
(n.)=buying option ; purchasing option.
Ex: This buyers guide provides information on needs assessment, buying options, and decision making tips when acquiring a new school athletic track. Ex: The author outlines the benefits and drawbacks of e-journals and discusses pricing and purchasing options.
opción de compra de acciones
(n.)=stock option.
Ex: The lures to keep the employees include given them 'golden handcuffs' in the form of bonuses that are not payable until the end of a year or stock options that vest over time.
opción de menú
(n.)=menu setting.
Ex: Use the TAB key to move between menu settings.
opción elegida
(n.)=choice.
Ex: Users are able to use terminals many miles distant to search the computer data base of their choice, with the support of a telecommunications network to link terminal to computer.
operacional
(adj.)=operational.
Ex: Controls are concerned with locating operational weakness and taking corrective action.

operaciones aritméticas decimales
(n.)=floating point mathematics.
Ex: The MIPs R8000 microprocessor aims to deliver fast performance for technical and scientific computing tasks involving huge data sets and floating point mathematics = El microprocesador MIPs R8000 permite el procesamiento rápido de las tareas informáticas científicas y técnicas de gestión de grandes volúmenes de datos y de las operaciones aritméticas decimales.
operaciones comerciales
=business practices.
Ex: Developments in computing and telecommunication have brought about fundamental changes in worldwide business practices.
operaciones de información
(n.)=information operations.
Ex: Increasing use of computers in libraries and information operations has forced library and information professionals to become familiar with the machine and its capabilities.
operaciones de rescate
(n.)=rescue work.
Ex: After the disastrous earthquake in Armenia in December 1988, many international teams assisted in the rescue work in response to an official request from the Soviet authorities.
operaciones informáticas
=computer operations.
Ex: The first of these is the transfer of the library's bibliographical records to computer operation, which will render the shelf arrangement far less important in the system envisaged.
operación aritmética
(n.)=arithmetic operation.
Ex: Computers have circuits for performing arithmetic operations, such as: addition, subtraction, division, multiplication and exponentiation.
operación bancaria
(n.)=bank transaction.
Ex: Services include real time advisory services, price information, product information, library services, and bank transactions.
operación combinada
(n.)=combined operation.
Ex: Combined operations such as the school-housed public library warrant careful consideration to ensure at least the possibility of success in new operations.
operación combinatoria
(n.)=combination operation.
Ex: You can have the system perform combination operations on the lists you have saved in order to refine your search.
operación comercial
(n.)=business transaction.
Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
operación conjunta
(n.)=joint operation ; combined operation.
Ex: The incoming librarian asserts that while the joint operation provides the best of both worlds the technical problems can sometimes seem overwhelming. Ex: Combined operations such as the school-housed public library warrant careful consideration to ensure at least the possibility of success in new operations.
operación de bypass
(n.)=bypass operation.
Ex: Patients who are given the bypass operation 'to prolong life' fall into four major groups, only one of which has ever been shown to gain the promised result of such surgery.
operación de búsqueda y rescate
(n.)=search and rescue operation ; search and rescue mission.
Ex: The team consists of approximately 40 volunteers skilled in search and rescue operations in mountain, canyon and urban settings. Ex: Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc.
operación de cabeza
(n.)=head surgery.
Ex: Patients are willing to accept high risks with low probability of success when the payoff from success is high, such as in head surgery.
operación de cambio de sexo
(n.)=sex-change surgery ; sex-change operation.
Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery. Ex: Iran's mullahs have approved sex-change operations despite their conservative Muslim and cultural beliefs.
operación de cerebro
(n.)=brain surgery.
Ex: He was beside himself with worry over me having yet another brain surgery.
operación de conexión
(n.)=logging transaction.
Ex: Automatic monitoring of activity on the computer system (i.e., logging transactions) was regarded as a powerful technique for evaluating user system interaction.
operación de corazón
(n.)=heart operation.
Ex: This is made possible by the use of the initial capital letter which thus acts as an indicator, e.g.: H050 G572 heart operations, E154 I222 Pruning of shrubs, I420 U505 Cotton spinning.
operación de pecho
(n.)=breast surgery.
Ex: The article is entitled 'An investigation into digital imaging in assessing cosmetic outcome after breast surgery'.
operación de poca monta
=one-room, one-person operation.
Ex: From 1892 to 1932, this small library was directed by Genevieve Walton, who developed a one-room, one-person operation into a fully-fledged academic library.
operación de rescate
(n.)=salvage operation ; salvaging operation ; rescue operation.
Ex: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations. Ex: The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday. Ex: The officials and the workers involved in the rescue operations were racing against time to save the child.
operación de rodilla
(n.)=knee surgery.
Ex: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.
operación de salvamento
(n.)=salvage operation ; search and rescue operation ; search and rescue mission ; salvaging operation.
Ex: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations. Ex: The team consists of approximately 40 volunteers skilled in search and rescue operations in mountain, canyon and urban settings. Ex: Search and rescue missions include a variety of missions: searches for lost hunters, hikers, or Alzheimer's patients, missing aircraft, etc. Ex: The Coast Guard is overseeing the salvaging operations of a grounded vessel which ran aground yesterday.
operación mental
(n.)=mental operation.
Ex: A rule-governed derivation of an indexing phrase from the text of a document is, in Wittgenstein's sense, a practice, rather than a mental operation explained by reference to internally represented and tacitly known rules.
operación militar
(n.)=military operation.
Ex: Its holdings include maps, charts, digital data for strategic and military operations, and nautical charts.
operación policial
(n.)=sting operation.
Ex: Relates the story of an attempt to sell stolen Irish antiquities in the USA in 1991 and the roles of the John J. Burns Library of Boston College, the FBI, the National Museum of Ireland and other Irish authorities in a sting operation to recover the antiquities and arrest the perpetrators..
operación por defecto
(n.)=default.
Ex: The default is that a record is deleted when the retention date exceeds the purge date in the record.
operación quirúrgica
(n.)=surgical procedure.
Ex: Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a 'tummy tuck,' is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.
operación sobre datos
(n.)=data manipulation.
Ex: However, the marginal deviation from statistical significance may have been due to data contamination in that Billboard charts use some data manipulation rather than strictly objective sales or air play data.
operación^1
(n.)=operation ; transaction ; venture ; operation.
Ex: With the advent of micro-computers even much smaller cataloguing operations can effectively be computerised.
Ex: Access to individual transaction is made via a menu.
Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture.
Ex: The third assistant, Alfred MacIntosh, was recovering from a hernia operation and would not be back for two weeks = El tercer ayudante, Alfred MacIntosh, estaba recuperándose de una operación de hernia y estaría ausente durante dos semanas.
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* base de operaciones=home base ; base of operations.
* director de operaciones=chief operating officer (COO) ; director for operations.
* en mitad de la operación=in mid-operation.
* escenario de operaciones=theatre of operations.
* escenario de operaciones, el=scene of operations, the.
* gestión de operaciones=operations management.
* manual de operaciones=operations manual.
* operación aritmética=arithmetic operation.
* operación bancaria=bank transaction.
* operación combinada=combined operation.
* operación combinatoria=combination operation.
* operación comercial=business transaction.
* operación conjunta=joint operation ; combined operation.
* operación de búsqueda y rescate=search and rescue operation ; search and rescue mission.
* operación de conexión=logging transaction.
* operación de poca monta=one-room, one-person operation.
* operación de rescate=salvage operation ; salvaging operation ; rescue operation.
* operación de salvamento=salvage operation ; search and rescue operation ; search and rescue mission ; salvaging operation.
* operaciones aritméticas decimales=floating point mathematics.
* operaciones comerciales=business practices.
* operaciones de información=information operations.
* operaciones de rescate=rescue work.
* operaciones informáticas=computer operations.
* operación mental=mental operation.
* operación militar=military operation.
* operación policial=sting operation.
* operación por defecto=default.
* operación sobre datos=data manipulation.
* racionalizar las operaciones=streamline + operations.
* realizar las operaciones bancarias=bank.
* realizar una operación=conduct + operation ; carry out + transaction.
* reanudar las operaciones=be back in business.
* registro de operaciones realizadas=transaction log ; transaction logging.
* rentabilizar las operaciones=streamline + operations.
* tarifa por el número de operaciones=volume-based tariff.
* teatro de operaciones=theatre of operations.
* unidad de operaciones=operational unit.

operación^2
(n.)=surgery.
Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.
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* en la mesa de operaciones=under the knife.
* operación de bypass=bypass operation.
* operación de cabeza=head surgery.
* operación de cambio de sexo=sex-change surgery ; sex-change operation.
* operación de cerebro=brain surgery.
* operación de corazón=heart operation.
* operación de pecho=breast surgery.
* operación de rodilla=knee surgery.
* operación quirúrgica=surgical procedure.
* sala de operaciones=operating room.
* tener una operación=go through + surgery ; go under + the knife.

operador
(n.)=connector ; keyboard operator ; operator ; operator ; keyboarder.
Ex: You can combine any of the types of search requests using the operators or connectors: and, or, not, with, and near.
Ex: Whether entries are to be typed and directly duplicated or put into a computerized information-retrieval system they must be easily transcribed by the keyboard operator.
Ex: Each operator has a filing value which has been designate in order to ensure that terms appear in the index string in an order that will produce a meaningful set of index entries.
Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.
Ex: With the searcher as keyboarder, the client need not master the computer system, and both client and searcher can concentrate upon what is happening, not how.
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* asistido por operador=operator-assisted.
* a través de operador=operator-assisted.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador O=OR together.
* hacer una búsqueda mediante el operador Y=AND together.
* operador booleano=Boolean operator.
* operador de bolsa=trader ; market trader ; stock market trader ; share market trader.
* operador de cine=projectionist.
* operador de función=role.
* operador de grúa=crane operator ; crane driver.
* operador de limitación=limit operator.
* operador de lógica booleana=Boolean logic operator.
* operador de proximidad=adjacency command ; proximity operator ; adjacency operator.
* operador de radio=radio operator.
* operador de relación=link ; relational operator ; linking device.
* operador de terminal=terminal operator.
* operador (F)=(F) operator.
* operador informático=computer operator.
* operador (L)=(L) operator.
* operador lógico=logic operator ; logical operator.
* operador (N)=(N) operator.
* operador (S)=(S) operator.
* operador turístico=tour operator.
* operador (W)=(W) operator.

operador (F)
(n.)=(F) operator.
Ex: The (F) operator specifies that terms must be in the same field of the same record, in any order.
operador (L)
(n.)=(L) operator.
Ex: The (L) operator is available in databases in which the Descriptors are composed of a main heading and subheading and is used to link a heading with a subheading.
operador (N)
(n.)=(N) operator.
Ex: The (N) operator specifies that terms must be adjacent to each other but may be in any order.
operador (S)
(n.)=(S) operator.
Ex: The (S) operator specifies that the terms must be in the same sentence of the same record, in any order.
operador (W)
(n.)=(W) operator.
Ex: The (W) operator specifies that terms must be adjacent to each other and in the order specified.
operador booleano
(n.)=Boolean operator.
Ex: Except in systems with natural language interfaces, Boolean operators must still be used.
operador de bolsa
(n.)=trader ; market trader ; stock market trader ; share market trader.
Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement. Ex: According to market traders, Indian shares lost steam midway, after rallying on overnight news that interest rates would be slashed to historic lows. Ex: In fact it is these stock market traders who raise the fund for the businesses by investing in the stocks. Ex: Due to the devastating drop in stock prices and a slump in the share market, share market traders predict a sharp drop in the sale of gold.
operador de cine
(n.)=projectionist.
Ex: The newer projectors are self-threading which makes things easier for the projectionist.
operador de función
(n.)=role.
Ex: Roles were codes assigned to concepts to represent the role that a specific concept played in a given document.
operador de grúa
(n.)=crane operator ; crane driver.
Ex: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines. Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
operador de limitación
(n.)=limit operator.
Ex: See Screen #16 for a more detailed discussion of limit fields and limit operators.
operador de lógica booleana
(n.)=Boolean logic operator.
Ex: The Boolean logic operators are AND, OR and NOT.
operador de proximidad
(n.)=adjacency command ; proximity operator ; adjacency operator.
Ex: Phrases can be entered as they would appear in a title, without explicit adjacency commands. Ex: Contextual logic or proximity operators: these are a useful means of searching for more than the mere occurrence of a term; they also permit the searcher to specify the context in which the term should appear in some sense or other. Ex: In addition, the adjacency operators NEARx and WITHx may be used with free-text search statements.
operador de radio
(n.)=radio operator.
Ex: An amateur radio operator's license, thousands of dollars worth of radio equipment, and a lofty antenna are is required to listen to many international broadcasting stations.
operador de relación
(n.)=link ; relational operator ; linking device.
Ex: Links were also codes, but they were used to link two coordinated concepts in the index, so that this coordination could be taken into account during searching. Ex: One significant product which emerged from the research was a set of relational operators (for relating concepts within a subject) which carried an in-built filing order. Ex: In this situation, the classifier may use the hyphen as a linking device to enable him to use a different citation order.
operador de terminal
(n.)=terminal operator.
Ex: The OSU (Ohio State University) system employs telephone access to an online catalog via terminal operators.
operador informático
(n.)=computer operator.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.
operador lógico
(n.)=logic operator ; logical operator.
Ex: Boolean logic operators can be represented in a Peek-a-boo or optical coincidence card index with term records by the combination of cards in various ways. Ex: Logical and proximity operators can be used to define the relationships among the search terms selected.
operador turístico
(n.)=tour operator.
Ex: Traditional database-driven applications, as used by most of the tour operators, are not sufficient enough to implement a sales process with consultation on the World Wide Web.
operandi
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* modus operandi=modus operandi.

operar
(v.)=operate ; perform + surgery.
Ex: These references operate in a similar fashion whether they are used to link authors' names or subject headings.
Ex: The Philippines is renowned for its faith healers, who often perform surgery without knives.
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* operarse=go under + the knife ; go through + surgery.

operario
(n.)=operator ; operative.
Ex: If ammonia gas is used, care must be taken to duct the gas through an external ventilator to prevent the operator being overcome by fumes.
Ex: In the case of a Japanese company, the introduction of this new system resulted in the number of operatives from 215 to 12 and the processing time from 35 days to one and a half days.
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* operario de entrada de datos=data entry operator.
* operario de equipaje=baggage handler.
* operario de grúa=crane operator ; crane driver.
* operario de maquinaria=machine operator.
* sin operario=unmanned.

operario de entrada de datos
(n.)=data entry operator.
Ex: The same sort of breakdown of an individual may be experienced through so-called 'de-skilling' occurring because of communications and informations technologies (e.g. data entry operators).
operario de equipaje
(n.)=baggage handler.
Ex: It is common for baggage handlers to have sticky fingers, especially when it comes to expensive electronic items like cameras and laptops.
operario de grúa
(n.)=crane operator ; crane driver.
Ex: Crane operators and crew members may be electrocuted when they work near overhead power lines. Ex: To be a successful crane driver, you must have self-control and be able to keep a cool head in critical situations.
operario de maquinaria
(n.)=machine operator.
Ex: Most machine operator jobs involve repetitive motions and recurring use of foot pedals, buttons, switches and levers.
operarse
(v.)=go under + the knife ; go through + surgery.
Ex: But once he went under the knife to fix his damaged shoulder, he realized there weren't many throws left in it. Ex: On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
operatividad
(n.)=operativeness.
Ex: The results seem to confirm that the definitions have a good level of operativeness.

operativo
=operational ; up and rolling.
Ex: Controls are concerned with locating operational weakness and taking corrective action.
Ex: I will let you know when I have them up and rolling.
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* desde un punto de vista operativo=operationally.
* entorno operativo=operating environment.
* investigación operativa=operational research.
* operativo de ayuda humanitaria=relief effort.
* operativo de rescate=rescue effort.
* optimización operativa=operational optimisation.
* sistema operativo=operating system.
* unidad operativa=operational unit.

operativo de ayuda humanitaria
(n.)=relief effort.
Ex: The government has announced it is stepping up relief efforts for the devastating floods that hit the northwest.
operativo de rescate
(n.)=rescue effort.
Ex: Rescue efforts in Haiti are said to be going slowly after Tuesday's earthquake left tens of thousands dead.
operatorio
(adj.)=operative.
Ex: The book discusses health related concept such as a disease, diagnosis, operative procedure, tests and test results, prevention, and drugs.

opereta
(n.)=operetta.
Ex: The list includes not only musicals but an operetta as well.

operístico
(adj.)=operatic.
Ex: Death, particularly of divas, has always been standard operatic fare.

opinar
(v.)=feel ; take + the view ; opine ; offer + opinion ; weigh in ; express + opinion (on) ; give + Posesivo + take.
Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.
Ex: With two exceptions, respondents took the view that incremental change would be adequate as a response to the new phenomenon.
Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.
Ex: The author offers the opinion that this trend goes against accepted wisdom in the industry.
Ex: If Division VIII is best positioned to weigh in on terminology, Division VIII should do so and the rest of us should follow that lead.
Ex: This is not an institution but a consultative body which considers and expresses an opinion on commission proposals for legislation.
Ex: Please, please get off his back -- I'm so tired of listening to you give your take on what the President has said.
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* dar la oportunidad de opinar=give + voice to.
* opinar con prepotencia=opinionate.
* opinar dogmáticamente=opinionate.
* opinar unánimamente=speak with + one voice.
* permitir opinar sobre=give + Nombre + a say in.

opinar con prepotencia
(v.)=opinionate.
Ex: One writer opinionates that 'there is not a very great future in the use of keywords, Boolean algebra, or LC subject headings in online searching'.
opinar dogmáticamente
(v.)=opinionate.
Ex: One writer opinionates that 'there is not a very great future in the use of keywords, Boolean algebra, or LC subject headings in online searching'.
opinar unánimamente
(v.)=speak with + one voice.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
opiniones diferentes
(n.)=contrasting opinions.
Ex: The participants expressed contrasting opinions that seemed to transcend religious, ethnic, cultural and national boundaries.
opiniones diversas
(n.)=mixed reactions ; mixed reviews.
Ex: This article describes the curved futuristic design of the new Cholla Library and the mixed public reactions to the building designed by the architect Will Bruder. Ex: What is clear in the literature is that this initiative has mixed reviews = Lo que está claro en las diferentes publicaciones existentes sobre este tema es que este proyecto ha recibido opiniones diversas.
opiniones divididas
(n.)=divided opinions.
Ex: The Court was split by divided opinions: five justices held the opinion that his rights were violated while four justices disagreed.
opiniones opuestas
(n.)=contrasting opinions.
Ex: The participants expressed contrasting opinions that seemed to transcend religious, ethnic, cultural and national boundaries.
opinión
(n.)=claim ; contention ; feedback ; judgement [judgment] ; regard ; view ; say ; voice ; perception ; say-so.
Ex: The final justification is to be found in the claim that SLIS provide a form of information education that is not provided elsewhere.
Ex: The main contentions are that it would serve both the long-term interests of authors and publishers and the interests of users of information.
Ex: The statements are framed one at a time, and feedback is available at each stage, hence the term 'interactive searching'.
Ex: In my judgment, these changes will come about in one of two ways.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex: I am particularly interested in hearing from practicing music and digital librarians, those in industry, and those who have had experience with other evaluation programmes, though all voices are welcomed.
Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
Ex: She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands.
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* a la opinión pública=in the public eye.
* ante la opinión pública=in the public eye.
* apoyar un opinión=support + contention.
* artículo de opinión=discussion article ; discussion paper ; opinion article ; feature article ; opinion piece ; op-ed.
* atrincherado en las opiniones de Uno=set in + Posesivo + opinions.
* cambiar de opinión = change + Posesivo + mind ; change + feet ; change + Posesivo + tune.
* cambiar de opinión a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambio de opinión=change of heart ; change of mind.
* columna de opinión=op-ed.
* compartir la opinión de que=share + the view that.
* dar la opinión=give + Posesivo + take.
* dar la opinión sobre=give + opinion on.
* dar una opinión=offer + opinion.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + opinión=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* defender un opinión=support + view.
* diferencia de opinión (sobre)=difference of opinion (on).
* diferencias de opinión=shades of opinion.
* discrepacia de opiniones=conflict of opinions.
* divergencia de opinión=divergence of opinion.
* división de opiniones=division of opinion ; split decision ; divided opinions.
* documento de opinión=discussion document.
* empresa dedicada a los sondeos de opinión=polling firm ; polling agency.
* en contra de la opinión general=contrary to popular belief.
* en la opinión de=in the opinion of.
* en mi opinión=in my opinion ; to the best of my knowledge ; in my view ; in my books.
* en + Posesivo + opinión=to + Posesivo + mind.
* escuchar la opinión de Alguien=hear + opinion.
* es mi opinión=my two cents' worth.
* expresar la opinión=volunteer + view.
* expresar la opinión de uno=make + Posesivo + feelings known ; put + viewpoint across.
* expresar la opinión de uno sobre=give + Posesivo + thoughts on.
* expresar opinión=express + view.
* expresar opinión (sobre)=express + opinion (on).
* expresar + Posesivo + opinión=find + Posesivo + (own) voice ; find + voice ; find + a voice.
* expresar una opinión=voice + opinion.
* expresar una opinión sobre=state + opinion on ; venture + opinion on.
* formarse una opinión=form + impression.
* grupo de opinión=focus group.
* haber división de opiniones=be split on ; opinion + be divided.
* haber división de opiniones entre los críticos=critics + be divided.
* influir en la opinión pública=shape + public opinion ; influence + public opinion.
* intercambiar opiniones=exchange + views ; share + opinions.
* intercambio de opiniones sobre=exchange of opinion on.
* la opinión de otra persona=a second opinion.
* líder de opinión=opinion leader.
* manipular la opinión=manipulate + opinion.
* mantener una opinión=hold + view ; hold + opinion.
* mi opinión=my two cents' worth.
* moldear la opinión pública=mould + public opinion.
* no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* ofrecer una opinión=offer + opinion.
* opinión consensuada=consensus of opinion.
* opinión de la mayoría=majority opinion.
* opiniones diferentes=contrasting opinions.
* opiniones diversas=mixed reactions ; mixed reviews.
* opiniones divididas=divided opinions.
* opiniones opuestas=contrasting opinions.
* opinión + estar dividida=opinion + be divided.
* opinión general=consensus ; consensus of opinion ; accepted wisdom ; conventional wisdom.
* opinión general, la=received wisdom, the.
* opinión generalmente aceptada=conventional wisdom.
* opinión mayoritaria=majority opinion.
* opinión personal=personal opinion.
* opinión pública=outside-world ; public opinion.
* opinión pública, la=public mind, the.
* opinión (sobre)=opinion (on).
* pedir la opinión sobre=ask for + opinion on.
* recabar la opinión=canvass + opinion.
* recabar la opinión pública=gauge + public opinion.
* recabar la opinión sobre=gauge + opinion on.
* recabar opiniones=solicit + input.
* recabar opinión sobre=elicit + opinion on.
* recabar + Posesivo + opinión=gauge + Posesivo + reaction.
* recabar una opinión=solicit + opinion.
* recibir opiniones diversas=receive + mixed reviews.
* reservarse la opinión=reserve + judgement.
* respaldar una opinión=buttress + Posesivo + claim ; support + view.
* según la opinión de=in the opinion of.
* según mi opinión=to the best of my knowledge.
* según + Posesivo + opinión=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* ser de la opinión de que=be of the opinion that ; be of the view that.
* sondear la opinión pública=gauge + public opinion.
* sondear la opinión sobre=gauge + opinion on.
* sondeo de opinión=opinion poll ; Gallup poll ; perceptions study ; opinion polling.
* sondeo de opinión por teléfono=telephone opinion poll.
* sondeo de opinión pública=public opinion poll.
* sondeo informal de opinión=straw poll.
* sostener la opinión=argue.
* sostener una opinión=hold + view ; hold + opinion.
* tener derecho a expresar + Posesivo + opinión=be entitled to + Posesivo + own opinion.
* tener la opinión=it + be + Posesivo + understanding.
* tener muy buena opinión de=think + the world of ; think + highly of.
* tener opinión=take + view.
* tener una opinión=take + viewpoint ; hold + view ; hold + opinion.
* tener una opinión sobre=have + an opinion on.
* una segunda opinión=a second opinion.

opinión (sobre)
=opinion (on).
Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.
opinión + estar dividida
=opinion + be divided.
Ex: The article 'The grad versus the undergrad debate: a most ingenious paradox' suggests that opinion is divided as to whether to focus bibliographic instruction on the undergraduate or the graduate student.
opinión consensuada
(n.)=consensus of opinion.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects.
opinión de la mayoría
(n.)=majority opinion.
Ex: I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid.
opinión general
(n.)=consensus ; consensus of opinion ; accepted wisdom ; conventional wisdom.
Ex: Efforts are being made in the direction of an international consensus on the definition and treatment of corporate authorship. Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects. Ex: It is accepted wisdom that documents should be represented in terms of their logical structure rather than their appearance. Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
opinión general, la
=received wisdom, the.
Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'.
opinión generalmente aceptada
(n.)=conventional wisdom.
Ex: This analysis of labour incentives within cooperatives challenges the conventional wisdom that cooperatives suffer from a problem of weak work incentives.
opinión mayoritaria
(n.)=majority opinion.
Ex: I came to the conclusion that the majority opinion among linguists was that the prescriptive approach to grammar was too rigid.
opinión personal
(n.)=personal opinion.
Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'.
opinión pública
(n.)=outside-world ; public opinion.
Ex: The Publications Office may fairly be said to present itself to the outside-world as a distributor by way of sale, since its overt involvement in free distribution is essentially accessory to that. Ex: The author discusses whether libraries still retain a function as agents of cultural change and moulders of public opinion.
opinión pública, la
=public mind, the.
Ex: These statistics were later proved to be erroneous, but the damage was done in the public mind = Posteriormente, se demostró que estos resultados estadísticos eran erróneos, pero el daño ya se había hecho en la opinión pública.
opio
(n.)=opium.
Ex: It has puzzled many commentators that the name of such a respectable provincial library should appear in the novel 'Confessions of an opium Eater', an account of the bizarre nightmares suffered by De Quincey, the author, as a result of his addiction to opium.

opioide
(adj.)=opioid.
Ex: Most studies have found a sharp drop in endorphin levels with use of epidural or opioid pain medication.

opiáceo
(n.)=opiate.
Ex: China teaches the world that Communists are the greatest consumerists -- shopping being the new opiate of the masses.

oponente
(n.)=antagonist ; objector ; competitor.
Ex: The emerging antagonists in this scenario are publishers who have an interest in increasing both the size and number of their periodicals.
Ex: Objectors to a major wind farm plan say developers have exaggerated its green benefits.
Ex: SLIS are rarely credited by their professional peers with the same degree of insight and analytical penetration as their potential competitors.
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* enfrentarse a + Posesivo + oponente=take on + Posesivo + opponent.
* oponente a=resister (of/against).

oponente a
(n.)=resister (of/against).
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.
oponer
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* oponer resistencia=put up + resistance ; put up + a fight.
* oponerse=oppose ; set against ; buck.
* oponerse a=be averse to ; combat ; contravene ; resist ; be set against ; be contrary to ; be hostile to ; stand up to ; argue against ; go + head-to-head with ; be negatively disposed to ; object to ; stand in + opposition to ; run up against ; line up against.
* oponerse a la autoridad=fight + authority.
* persona que se opone a Algo=opponent.

oponer resistencia
(v.)=put up + resistance ; put up + a fight.
Ex: As it was me who did the washing-up I didn't put up too much resistence. Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight.
oponerse
(v.)=oppose ; set against ; buck.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant. Ex: Classes of children can sometimes prove to be stubbornly set against having anything to do with book introductions, and it is better then to engage them in other activities rather than be doggedly determined to have one's own way and to go on in the face of their antagonism. Ex: While some prostate cancers may be as meek as a lamb, others can buck like a bull.
oponerse a
(v.)=be averse to ; combat ; contravene ; resist ; be set against ; be contrary to ; be hostile to ; stand up to ; argue against ; go + head-to-head with ; be negatively disposed to ; object to ; stand in + opposition to ; run up against ; line up against.
Ex: Some respondents were not averse to describing IT merely as another bandwagon. Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission. Ex: Any mis-spellings, poor grammar and verbose phrasing and any other features that contravene good abstracting practice must be eliminated. Ex: Abstracts are, it must be noted, covered by copyright provisions, and an author may resist direct copying of his abstract. Ex: The difficulty for teachers is that they cannot just duck away when children, individually or corporately, are set against what is being asked of them. Ex: This is a rather unexpected conclusion, and is of course contrary to most of what has been stated in this text; it is also contrary to the experience of large numbers of librarians, who have found that controlled vocabularies are helpful in practice. Ex: Although he recognized the need for some forms of synthesis, Bliss was hostile to the idea of complete analysis and synthesis put forward by Ranganathan. Ex: In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy. Ex: Some teachers argue against book clubs, claiming that they bring together only a certain kind of avid reader, the literary equivalent of the religiously effete and over-pious. Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website! = Nos enfrentamos a aquellos que querían un aspecto uniforme en el diseño de todo el sitio web de la biblioteca. Ex: The 2 remaining teachers -- the resisters -- were negatively disposed to the innovations and failed to implement them. Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual". Ex: Ideologies stand in opposition to scientific claims for truth. Ex: Some of the information from the EEC Government in Brussels is provided off the record, which sometimes runs up against the UK Government's wall of secrecy. Ex: The author examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
oponerse a la autoridad
(v.)=fight + authority.
Ex: Your righteous indignation I can understand, and even sympathise, but getting stroppy and fighting authority will only exacerbate the situation.
oporto
(n.)=port.
Ex: Put the arrowroot into a tumbler, sweeten it with lump sugar, and flavour it with cinnamon, or a piece of lemon-peel, or 3 tablespoonfuls of port or sherry.
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* vino de Oporto=port.

oportunidad
(n.)=chance ; opportunity ; turn ; window of opportunity ; head start ; sporting chance.
Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
Ex: A summary differs from an abstract in that it assumes that the reader will have the opportunity to peruse the accompanying text.
Ex: In particular note, for example by ticking them, those terms that merit a turn in the lead position, and those that do not.
Ex: Librarians should make the best possible use of the window of opportunity created by the development of this type of software = Los bibliotecarios deberían aprovecharse al máximo de la oportunidad creada por el desarrollo de este tipo de software.
Ex: The article 'Providing a head start' explains the essential role toy libraries play in the school environment.
Ex: The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.
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* agradecer la oportunidad=welcome + opportunity.
* a mí también me gustaría tener la misma oportunidad=turnabout is fair play.
* aprovechar al máximo las oportunidades=maximise + opportunities.
* aprovechar la oportunidad=grasp + the opportunity ; seize + the opportunity ; take + the opportunity ; make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock ; make + the most of the opportunity ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* aprovechar oportunidades=exploit + opportunities.
* aprovecharse de una oportunidad=grab + opportunity ; capitalise on + opportunity ; leverage + opportunity.
* aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera=jump on + the bandwagon ; ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
* aprovechar una oportunidad=embrace + opportunity ; catch + opportunity.
* buscar la oportunidad=make + an opportunity.
* buscar una oportunidad=look for + an opportunity.
* conceder una oportunidad=grant + opportunity.
* coste de oportunidad=opportunity cost.
* crear muchas oportunidades=open + the floodgates.
* dar a Alguien una oportunidad de triunfar=give + Nombre + a fighting chance.
* dar la oportunidad=give + Nombre + a chance.
* dar la oportunidad de=present with + opportunities for ; allow + the opportunity to.
* dar la oportunidad de expresarse libremente=give + voice to.
* dar la oportunidad de opinar=give + voice to.
* dar + Nombre + una oportunidad=give + Nombre + a fair chance.
* dar una oportunidad=give + opportunity ; provide + opportunity ; grant + opportunity ; present + an opportunity ; create + opportunity.
* dar una oportunidad a Alguien=give + Nombre + a head start.
* dar una segunda oportunidad=give + a second chance.
* dejar pasar una oportunidad=forego + opportunity ; miss + opportunity ; pass up + opportunity ; miss + chance ; pass up + chance.
* desaprovechar una oportunidad=toss away + opportunity ; waste + opportunity.
* desperdiciar una oportunidad=toss away + opportunity ; waste + opportunity ; spurn + chance.
* disfrutar de una oportunidad=enjoy + opportunity.
* esperar su oportunidad=wait in + the wings ; stand in + the wings ; lurk in + the wings ; warm up in + the wings.
* esta es la oportunidad de + Nombre=here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
* esta es + Pronombre + oportunidad=here's + Nombre/Pronombre + chance.
* ¡esta es tu oportunidad!=here's your chance!.
* igualdad de oportunidad en el trabajo=equal employment opportunity.
* igualdad de oportunidades=equal opportunity ; equality of opportunities ; equity of opportunity.
* la oportunidad de + Posesivo + vida=the opportunity of a lifetime.
* la tierra de las oportunidades=the land of opportunity.
* no dejar pasar la oportunidad=ride + the wave(s) ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity.
* ofrecer la oportunidad de=offer + a chance to.
* ofrecer una oportunidad=offer + opportunity ; provide + opportunity ; present + an opportunity.
* oportunidad de aprendizaje=learning experience.
* oportunidad de oro=golden opportunity.
* oportunidad de trabajo=career opportunity ; career option.
* oportunidad + esfumarse=opportunity + evaporate.
* oportunidad ideal=ideal opportunity.
* oportunidad justa=sporting chance.
* oportunidad perdida=lost opportunity ; missed opportunity.
* oportunidad + presentarse=opportunity + knock ; opportunity + present + Reflexivo.
* oportunidad + residir en=opportunity + lie in.
* oportunidad + surgir=opportunity + arise.
* oportunidad única=golden opportunity.
* oportunidad única en la vida, una=chance of a lifetime, the.
* perder la oportunidad=miss + the boat ; miss + the bus.
* perder una oportunidad=miss + opportunity ; lose + opportunity ; miss + chance ; waste + opportunity.
* presentar la oportunidad=allow + the opportunity to.
* presentar una oportunidad=afford + opportunity.
* sacar partido a una oportunidad=capitalise on + opportunity ; leverage + opportunity.
* sacar provecho a una oportunidad=capitalise on + opportunity ; leverage + opportunity.
* sentido de la oportunidad=sense of timing.
* tener la oportunidad=have + the opportunity.
* tener la oportunidad de=get + (a/the) + chance to ; have + opportunity to ; get + a chance to.
* tener una oportunidad=have + a chance ; face + opportunity ; get + a head start ; have + a window of opportunity.
* tener una segunda oportunidad=get + a second chance ; have + a second chance.
* última oportunidad, la=last chance, the.
* una oportunidad casi segura=a sporting chance.
* una oportunidad como es debido=a fair chance.
* una oportunidad de triunfar=a fighting chance.
* una oportunidad única en la vida=once in a lifetime opportunity.
* ver la oportunidad=see + a chance.

oportunidad + esfumarse
(n.)=opportunity + evaporate.
Ex: In each case, however, the opportunity evaporated when the employer learned Wade was a convicted embezzler.
oportunidad + presentarse
(n.)=opportunity + knock ; opportunity + present + Reflexivo.
Ex: Though we host our big event each fall, we drop everything whenever a party opportunity knocks. Ex: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
oportunidad + residir en
(n.)=opportunity + lie in.
Ex: The opportunity aspect lies in both the act of reporting and the style selected for sending the message.
oportunidad + surgir
(n.)=opportunity + arise.
Ex: There is an element of good fortune involved in being in the right place at the right time and it is essential to take the best advantage of whatever opportunities arise.
oportunidad de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning experience.
Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.
oportunidad de oro
(n.)=golden opportunity.
Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
oportunidad de trabajo
(n.)=career opportunity ; career option.
Ex: Such are the career opportunities presently open to such people that there is little hope of persuading them into new course programmes. Ex: A similar linear relationship between age and entrapment indicated that as librarians mature, they become bound to their line of work because of accumulated investments and decreased career options = Una relación directa similar entre la edad y la sensación de sentirse atrapado indicaba que a medida que los bibliotecarios envejecen se sienten ligados a su línea de trabajo debido al esfuerzo invertido y una disminución de las oportunidades de trabajo.
oportunidad ideal
(n.)=ideal opportunity.
Ex: The course is an ideal opportunity to get a broad view of where libraries are heading in general .
oportunidad justa
(n.)=sporting chance.
Ex: The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.
oportunidad perdida
(n.)=lost opportunity ; missed opportunity.
Ex: For the public libraries of Britain, the War was a lost opportunity. Ex: His stumbles and missed opportunities were made up for by his signing of the agreement in 1990.
oportunidad única
(n.)=golden opportunity.
Ex: While this direct contact can backfire if the person is not knowledgeable about the product, it is also a golden opportunity to respond directly to customer questions and unique needs.
oportunidad única en la vida, una
(n.)=chance of a lifetime, the.
Ex: But the fact of the matter is that they wouldn't have gotten the chance of a lifetime if not for the hard work of Epperson.
oportunismo
(n.)=opportunism.
Ex: Personal atributes necessary in fund-raising include a realistic viewpoint, political acumen, patience, opportunism, and preparation.

oportunista
(n./adj.)=opportunistic ; opportunist.
Ex: Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.
Ex: The acquisition of micros in government libraries though has been largely opportunist, unplanned and uncoordinated.
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* de un modo oportunista=opportunistically.

oportuno
(adj.)=adequate ; apposite ; appropriate ; felicitous ; timely ; salutary ; salutary ; opportune ; expedient.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: There must be provision for changes necessary to keep the coverage of subjects adequate for new literature.
Ex: All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.
Ex: This is hardly a felicitous solution to be followed in other similar cases.
Ex: The State, as producer, is deficient in producing sufficient copies to meet demand, ensuring timely distribution, and providing efficient bibliographic control.
Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.
Ex: It came as rather a rebuff, but none the less a salutary one, to learn of the decision not to include libraries.
Ex: At this point it is opportune to attempt to distinguish briefly between the cataloguer's sort of database, in essence a computer-based file of bibliographic records, and the computer professional's, which is a much more general collection of data.
Ex: It is, therefore, expedient to look into history to lay hands on the root of the problem.
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* considerar oportuno=consider + appropriate.
* el + Nombre + correcto al + Nombre + adecuado en el momento oportuno=the right + Nombre + to the right + Nombre + at the right time.
* en el momento oportuno=at the right time ; not a moment too soon ; not a minute too soon.
* estar en el lugar oportuno en el momento oportuno=be in the right place at the right time.
* lo oportuno=timeliness.

oposición
(n.)=opposition ; antagonism ; counteraction [counter-action].
Ex: I would like to ask each of them to tell us whether in fact there is a clear difference of opinion and direct opposition or whether there is no real inconsistency.
Ex: The influx of large numbers of Spanish-speaking people has brought to the surface feelings of antagonism on the part established residents, who feel threatened by the 'encroachment' of 'have-nots' into their neighborhoods.
Ex: For the individual who seeks to react rationally, whether by personal complaint or collective counteraction, it is often difficult even to discover the information which is needed to make a start.
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* eludir una oposición=negotiate + resistance.
* encontrar oposición=meet with + opposition ; find + opposition.
* en oposición a=as against ; versus (vs - abreviatura).
* expresar + Posesivo + oposición=voice + Posesivo + opposition.
* grupo de la oposición=opposition group.
* manifestar + Posesivo + oposición=voice + Posesivo + opposition.
* oposición + crear=opposition + line up.
* oposición, la=political opposition, the.
* oposición política, la=political opposition, the.
* partido de la oposición=opposition party.
* sin oposición=without opposition ; unchallenged ; unopposed.

oposición + crear
(n.)=opposition + line up.
Ex: This paper examines claims by Microsoft's Bill Gates that networked computers have no future, and looks at the opposition lining up against him.
oposición política, la
(n.)=political opposition, the.
Ex: He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
oposición, la
(n.)=political opposition, the.
Ex: He then took the wind out of the sails of the political opposition two weeks ago when they had him on the run and he agreed to a general election.
opositor
(n.)=defendant ; respondent.
Nota: Opositor a titulación que defiende u opone un tema elegido a debate por el moderador académico.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.
Ex: A respondent is a candidate for a degree who, in an academic disputation, defends or opposes a thesis proposed by the praeses (q.v.); also called the defendant.

opresivamente
=oppressively.
Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively.

opresivo
(adj.)=oppressive ; heavy-handed ; stifling ; suffocating ; overbearing ; gut-wrenching.
Ex: Holman has decided we must see Slake's background, and it is as bleak and oppressive as one supposed it must be.
Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.
Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
Ex: In these gut-wrenching times it's important to know who the strongest, healthiest providers are to keep your money out of harm's way!.
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* de un modo opresivo=oppressively.

opresión
(n.)=oppression.
Ex: This situation serves to perpetuate the social oppression and marginalisation of such women.
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* huir de la opresión=escape + the oppression.

opresor
(adj.)=oppressor ; stifling.
Ex: This book is a powerful eyewitness account of the Holocaust & how it affected both victims & oppressors.
Ex: He calls for various strategies of resistance to counter the stifling hand of capitalism on Western culture.

oprimido
(adj.)=oppressed ; downtrodden.
Ex: The architectural styles of some library buildings make the new user feel oppressed, rather than welcome and at ease.
Ex: This revolutionary syndicalist union consistently supported the most downtrodden & oppressed, & encouraged a cult of the unspoiled, heroic brawny proletarian with raw courage & 'natural' virtues.
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* oprimidos, los=oppressed, the ; downtrodden, the.

oprimidos, los
=oppressed, the ; downtrodden, the.
Ex: A visitor who tours only prestigious libraries and meets high-ranking librarians is unlikely to help the oppressed democratise an unfair society. Ex: He represents the downtrodden by day, but at night he is a masked vigilante stalking the dark streets of the city, an avenger of justice.
oprimir
(v.)=tyrannize ; bear down on.
Ex: Her sympathy for small, helpless creatures suggests that she sees herself as an imprisoned, helpless creature herself, vulnerable to men who would menace or tyrannize her.
Ex: And here was the war, implacably bearing down on us.

oprobio
(n.)=opprobrium ; infamy ; disgrace ; obloquy ; ignominy.
Ex: Jealousy is an emotion to which opprobrium has traditionally been attached.
Ex: The subjects with which Foucault dealt with are such as madness, hospitals, prisons, infamy, sexuality, etc.
Ex: Distribution of any publication that tends to expose an individual to public contempt, ridicule, or disgrace is forbidden.
Ex: He has breasted an extraordinary amount of obloquy on behalf of our country's cause.
Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.

optar
(v.)=choose.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado chose, participio chosen.
Ex: A library is no longer constrained to choose either a classified or a dictionary catalogue.
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* optar por=opt (for) ; go for ; plump for.
* optar por la solución más fácil=take + the easy way out.

optar por
(v.)=opt (for) ; go for ; plump for.
Ex: However, in 1983, Forest Press decided to opt for the concept of continuous revision. Ex: If flexibility is required, it may be better to go for a general-purpose data base management system. Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
optar por la solución más fácil
(v.)=take + the easy way out.
Ex: The error of 'leniency, softness, or spinelessness' is the most common one -- taking the easy way out.
optativa
(n.)=elective.
Nota: Asignatura optativa.
Ex: This organised programme of study now offers an IT track, consisting of four core courses, which is to be supplemented with additional electives.
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* asignatura optativa=optional subject.
* materia optativa=option.

optimismo
(n.)=optimism ; resilience.
Ex: There is significant optimism about technological innovation meeting any possible crisis in literature growth.
Ex: The film is less about idealism in the face of adversity than dumb resilience in spite of everything.
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* acabar con una nota de optimismo=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* aire de optimismo=air of optimism.
* en un estado de optimismo=in a mood of optimism.
* optimismo comedido=guarded optimism.
* optimismo moderado=guarded optimism.
* optimismo tecnológico=technology boosterism ; techno-boosterism.
* terminar con una nota de optimismo=end + Nombre + on a high (note).

optimismo comedido
(n.)=guarded optimism.
Ex: While a widely reported slowdown in U.S. construction dampens excitement, the overall mood is guarded optimism.
optimismo moderado
(n.)=guarded optimism.
Ex: While a widely reported slowdown in U.S. construction dampens excitement, the overall mood is guarded optimism.
optimismo tecnológico
(n.)=technology boosterism ; techno-boosterism.
Ex: Further, technology 'boosterism' has created false expectations about ease of use and lower costs. Ex: These will not be easy studies, but facts are a far better basis for planning than are the techno-boosterism and hand-waving that characterize most discussions of these topics.
optimista
(adj.)=optimistic ; rosy ; optimist ; sanguine ; upbeat ; hopeful.
Ex: The central compilers would then make a specific place in a subsequent edition for the new topic, an optimistic hope which has not always been borne out by practice.
Ex: Foskett tells us that a visitor abroad may have 'a somewhat rosy view of what goes on in the host country' which is due to the fact that 'a welcome for the traveller features in most codes of honour'.
Ex: The optimists claim that the transfer of information technologies to the developing world will spectacularly enhance the process of development.
Ex: A historical outline of the study of personality is given with particular emphasis on the concept of the 4 humours: choleric, melancholic, phlegmatic and sanguine.
Ex: Whilst no actual sales growth records were set, the news from many independent booksellers was upbeat.
Ex: Jacques Kallis is hopeful of being fit for the first one-day international against Australia after suffering a groin injury.
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* demasiado optimista=over-optimistic [overoptimistic].
* de un modo optimista=optimistically.
* ser optimista=look on + the bright side of life ; look on + the bright side.
* ser optimista sobre=be sanguine about.
* siendo optimista=optimistically.

optimización
=optimality ; optimising [optimizing, -USA] ; optimisation [optimization, -USA].
Ex: Along with the sheer mass of the data necessary to route packets to a large number of networks, there are many problems with the updating, stability, and optimality of the routing algorithms.
Ex: One of the critical responsibilities of management level personnel within any organisation is measuring and optimising the performance of activities within their sphere of influence.
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
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* optimización operativa=operational optimisation.

optimización operativa
(n.)=operational optimisation.
Ex: The injection of foreign ownership into the debate over the privatisation of federal agencies has deflected attention from critical domestic concerns of economic efficiency and operational optimisation.
optimizado
(adj.)=enhanced.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.

optimizar
(v.)=maximise [maximize, -USA] ; optimise [optimize, -USA].
Ex: Ideally we would like both to maximise recall, or the number of relevant documents retrieved, at the same time ensuring that the documents retrieved all remain relevant.
Ex: The DOBIS/Leuven data bases is designed to optimize search and updating procedures, because these functions are critical to the operation of a library.
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* optimizar el espacio de almacenamiento=maximise + storage space.

optimizar el espacio de almacenamiento
(v.)=maximise + storage space.
Ex: Therefore, if you perform a lot of deletions or editing of MARC records held on a data disk, running this utility will recapture the 'dead' space and maximize your disk storage space.
optometrista
(n.)=optometrist.
Ex: Representative job titles are commercial artist, computer operator, dental hygienist, wildlife manager, flight attendant, law enforcer, meteorologist, optometrist, and tuner.

optometría
(n.)=optometry.
Ex: This is an association bringing together an international group of medical librarians working at optometry and ophthalmology.

optométrico
(adj.)=optometric.
Ex: This is a review of the ophthalmologic, optometric, and psychological literature relating to the assumption that a relationship exists between reading failure and perceptual ability.

opuesto
(adj.)=antithetical ; conflicting ; contrary ; differing ; inverse ; opposing ; inimical ; argumentative ; opposite ; counterpoint ; competing ; opposed ; adversarial ; aversive ; contrasting ; averse ; reverse ; resistant ; refractory.
Ex: Production quotas, I believe, are antithetical to careful, thoughtful cataloging.
Ex: As is the way with these things there were two conflicting criticisms levelled at the joint code.
Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.
Ex: Different devices for the organisation of knowledge place differing emphasis on the relative importance of these two objectives.
Ex: Most relationships should be shown in both their direct and inverse forms.
Ex: When it is clear that material is biased or misrepresents a group, librarians should correct the situation, either by refusing the material or by giving equal representation to opposing points of view.
Ex: Anita Schiller's own grim conclusion was that 'These two opposing and often inimical views, when incorporated within reference service, often reduce overall effectiveness'.
Ex: 'I don't know about that one,' Bogardus said, politely argumentative.
Ex: Cutter instructs that 'of two subjects exactly opposite choose one and refer from the other, e.g. 'Free Trade and Protection', 'Protection' See 'Free Trade and Protection''.
Ex: The point and counterpoint nature of the talks specifically concerned with AACR reflects the official roles the speakers have with respect to that draft.
Ex: This article identifies predominant worldview and competing schools of thought regarding the teaching of reference work.
Ex: Librarianship is faced with the problem of the reconciliation of opposed objectives -- the arrest of deterioration in books versus the idea that books are meant to be used, becoming ultimately worn with use.
Ex: The relationship between the author and editor is based on collaboration, but can also be adversarial at certain points.
Ex: In fact, weeding aversive staff tend to spend a lot more time complaining about having nothing on the shelves.
Ex: The author describes 2 contrasting Florida libraries on the Gulf of Mexico, how they serve and are served by the community.
Ex: The advantage of an acoustic pulse as the averse stimulus is discussed.
Ex: He creates a type of reverse orientalism peopled by sex-hungry 'dark-age femme fatales' and 'lusty young Barbarians reeking of ale'.
Ex: After a number of years in office, however, they became increasingly abrasive, remote, contemptuous of criticism, and resistant to any change that might reduce their authority.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
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* como algo opuesto a=as against.
* como opuesto a=as distinct from ; as opposed to.
* continuar opuesto a=remain + unreconciled to.
* diametralmente opuesto a=diametrically opposed to ; diametrically opposite to.
* diametralmente opuestos=worlds apart.
* en direcciones opuestas=in opposite directions.
* en la dirección opuesta=in the opposite direction.
* estar opuestos=be at odds.
* mundos opuestos=like oil and water.
* opiniones opuestas=contrasting opinions.
* opuesto a=versus (vs - abreviatura) ; antagonistic to ; at odds with.
* opuesto, el=reverse, the.
* opuesto, lo=converse, the.
* polos opuestos=polar types ; worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* reacciones opuestas=mixed reactions.
* seguir opuesto a=remain + unreconciled to.
* sexo opuesto=opposite sex.

opuesto a
=versus (vs - abreviatura) ; antagonistic to ; at odds with.
Ex: I believe that the emphasis on abuse of title entry in the name of speeding up cataloging is not the question of a title entry versus other entries, it is the question of simplification. Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable. Ex: Moreover, many soon found themselves ill at ease in a milieu so radically at odds with the traditional work ethic.
opuesto, el
=reverse, the.
Ex: The final order on the shelves is the reverse of this, so that an order of increasing speciality is achieved.
opuesto, lo
=converse, the.
Ex: The converse of a subordinate subject is a superordinate subject.
opulencia
(n.)=opulence.
Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

opulento
(adj.)=opulent.
Ex: Americans are among the most opulent and footloose people on earth.

opus
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* número de opus=opus number.

oración
(n.)=prayer ; sentence.
Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.
Ex: The title-like phrase combine concepts in the order in which they would be listed in a sentence or phrase.
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* casa de oración=house of worship ; house of prayer.
* con una oración en los labios=on a wing and a prayer.
* lugar de oración=place of worship.

orador
(n.)=communicator ; orator ; public speaker.
Ex: More and more communicators are turning to graphics as a universal language = Cada vez más comunicadores están recurriendo al uso de los gráficos como lenguaje universal.
Ex: He pronounced his poetry and his marvelous tumbling prose like an inspired orator, which he was.
Ex: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.
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* orador callejero=soapbox orator.
* orador improvisado=soapbox orator.

orador callejero
(n.)=soapbox orator.
Ex: Hyde Park, London is known for its Sunday soapbox orators, who have assembled at Speakers' Corner since 1872 to discuss religion, politics, and other topics.
orador improvisado
(n.)=soapbox orator.
Ex: Hyde Park, London is known for its Sunday soapbox orators, who have assembled at Speakers' Corner since 1872 to discuss religion, politics, and other topics.
oral
(adj.)=oral.
Ex: According to Freud, the oral stage set the framework for the adult's capacity to cooperate and share.
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* cáncer oral=oral cancer.
* cavidad oral=oral cavity.
* cirugía oral=oral surgery.
* comunicación oral=oral communication.
* higiene oral=oral hygiene.
* historia oral=oral history.
* relato oral=oral history.
* sexo oral=oral sex ; cunnilingus ; fellatio.
* vista oral=oral hearing.

oralmente
=orally.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project.

orangután
(n.)=orangutan [orangoutang].
Ex: Orangutans are omnivores but are mostly herbivorous.

orar
(v.)=pray.
Ex: While technology has advanced the art of record keeping, the underlying purposes have remained essentially the same -- to commemorate, communicate, pray, calculate, measure, and preserve.

oratoria
(n.)=oratoria ; oratory ; public speaking.
Ex: The plan to compose a third oratoria 'The Last Judgement' ended abortively.
Ex: Hardly a meeting or conference takes place today without some ritualistic oratory about 'the challenge of change'.
Ex: The author offers some guidance on public speaking.
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* oratoria barata=soapbox.

oratoria barata
(n.)=soapbox.
Ex: 'Hey, I'm tired of this soapbox! how's your hamburger?' -- - 'Pretty good, although I tend to like mine rarer'.
oratorio
(n.)=oratory.
Ex: Hardly a meeting or conference takes place today without some ritualistic oratory about 'the challenge of change'.

orbitar
(v.)=orbit.
Ex: For some time past satellites have been orbiting the Earth and sending back images of it to ground stations.

orca
(n.)=killer whale ; orca.
Ex: As a group, killer whales are known to eat fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales.
Ex: That brings the number of missing and presumed dead orcas to four and the total population to 86.

orco
(n.)=orc.
Ex: Two years later Isildur was ambushed and killed by orcs.

orden alfabético
(n.)=alphabetical order ; alphabetic order.
Ex: Schoolchildren, students, and other whose native language is written in a non-Roman script may find alphabetical order according to Roman characters an almost insurmountable hurdle in the use of catalogues and indexes. Ex: When a computer is used to produce a printed book or microform catalogue the drudgery of 'filing' the entries in an alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric order is removed since this can be done automatically.
orden alfanumérico
(n.)=alphanumeric order.
Ex: When a computer is used to produce a printed book or microform catalogue the drudgery of 'filing' the entries in an alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric order is removed since this can be done automatically.
orden ascendente
(n.)=ascending order ; ascending sequence.
Ex: Use this command to sort all of the records in set S1 by author in ascending order and to sort records with identical authors by publication year in descending order. Ex: Shelf list catalog is a list of all the shelf list numbers in ascending sequence.
orden bancaria
(n.)=standing order ; direct debit ; direct billing.
Ex: With the advent of computers, standing orders (pre-authorized payments) and the preparation of statements could also be automated. Ex: In the past, card payments have not been as popular in the euro area as other payment instruments, such as credit transfers and direct debits. Ex: They also have a small network of private hospitals where the insurer pays the bills on a direct billing basis.
orden cronológico
(n.)=chronological order.
Ex: On occasions when the title is not appropriate for use as a filing element, a chronological order of entries for documents according to the date of publication of the document may be preferred.
orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relacionados
(n.)=explode command.
Ex: These may however be searched indirectly by using the explode command, which then searches on all subordinate terms in the tree.
orden de arresto
(n.)=warrant for + Posesivo + arrest ; arrest warrant.
Ex: Further warrants for his arrest were issued but he remained one step ahead of the police and died in Paris in 1900. Ex: An arrest warrant, however, forced Guillermo Velarde, the union's radical leader, underground.
orden de caballería
(n.)=knighthood.
Ex: This story about the life of a knight's squire gives students an opportunity to learn the steps to knighthood and the ideals of chivalry.
orden de cita
(n.)=citation order ; combination order.
Ex: The order in which concepts are combined in compound subjects is called the combination order or citation order. Ex: The order in which concepts are combined in compound subjects is called the combination order or citation order.
orden de coautoría
(n.)=co-authorship order.
Ex: Co-authorship order shall normally reflect the order of importance of the contributions made by project members.
orden de combinación de encabezamientos
(n.)=citation order.
Ex: The order in which concepts are combined in compound subjects is called the combination order or citation order.
orden de comparecencia
(n.)=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries. Ex: The summons requires that the defendant file a response with the court or simply appear in person on an appointed day. Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons.
orden de compra
(n.)=purchase order.
Ex: The data were obtained through a detailed analysis of 400 purchase orders from each of the five dealers.
orden de desalojo
(n.)=eviction order.
Ex: Similarly large advantages for tenants with an attorney also were found in eviction orders.
orden de deshaucio
(n.)=eviction order.
Ex: Similarly large advantages for tenants with an attorney also were found in eviction orders.
orden de detención
(n.)=arrest warrant ; warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.
Ex: An arrest warrant, however, forced Guillermo Velarde, the union's radical leader, underground. Ex: Further warrants for his arrest were issued but he remained one step ahead of the police and died in Paris in 1900.
orden de firma
(n.)=co-authorship order.
Ex: Co-authorship order shall normally reflect the order of importance of the contributions made by project members.
orden de funcionamiento del disco
(n.)=disc operating command.
Ex: In the absence of sufficient staff to mount a supervised programme of microcomputer instructions, the library used existing, inexpensive, menu-making software to develop menu-driven, self-instructing access to disc operating commands, applications programs, and data files.
orden de importancia
(n.)=pecking order ; significance order.
Ex: Libraries have a peculiar pecking order -- public, academic, special. Ex: So we can develop our significance order one stage further, to give us Thing-Material-Action.
orden de importancia de los conceptos
(n.)=significance order of terms.
Ex: EJ Coates, former editor of the British Technology Index, has suggested a significance order of terms which helps us to determine the citation order in headings for compound subjects, at least up to a point.
orden de los Agustinos
(n.)=Augustinian order.
Ex: The Augustinian order kept his theological tradition, and raised the flag of the Augustinian thought before and after the German reformer.
orden de los Jesuitas
(n.)=Jesuit order.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
orden de los franciscanos, la
(n.)=Franciscan order, the.
Ex: The author presents a semiological analysis of two mural paintings by Giotto depicting the Pope's approval of the Franciscan order .
orden de mostrar los términos relacionados
(n.)=expand command.
Ex: It is possible to use the expand command to display terms in the data base being searched related to the original search term.
orden de pedido
(n.)=order.
Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
orden de precedencia
(n.)=order of precedence.
Ex: This order of precedence -- the order in which we cite the facets -- is called the citation order.
orden de preferencia
(n.)=order of preference.
Ex: The predominant name is the name or form of name of a person or corporate body that appears most frequently (1) in the person's works or works issued by the corporate body; or (2) in reference sources, in that order of preference.
orden de prioridad
(n.)=order of preference ; priority order ; pecking order ; order of precedence.
Ex: The predominant name is the name or form of name of a person or corporate body that appears most frequently (1) in the person's works or works issued by the corporate body; or (2) in reference sources, in that order of preference. Ex: Once all the packages have been developed, using the objectives as guides, they are ranked in priority order and are presented for approval or rejection, the decision being based on level and affordability. Ex: Libraries have a peculiar pecking order -- public, academic, special. Ex: This order of precedence -- the order in which we cite the facets -- is called the citation order.
orden de registro
(n.)=search warrant.
Ex: School officials do not need to have a search warrant prior to searching a student, but may conduct a search on the basis of reasonable suspicion.
orden de sucesión
(n.)=order of succession.
Ex: The son being male, even if born later, would take precedence in the order of succession, displacing the one who was previously the heir-presumptive.
orden decreciente de importancia
(n.)=decreasing order of importance.
Ex: The issue can be imagined as a series of concentric circles, the problem investigated being at the centre, and related topics around it in a decreasing order of importance.
orden del día
(n.)=agenda.
Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.
orden descendente
(n.)=descending order ; descending sequence.
Ex: Use this command to sort all of the records in set S1 by author in ascending order and to sort records with identical authors by publication year in descending order. Ex: Sets of records can be sorted in ascending or descending sequence.
orden directo
(n.)=direct order.
Ex: Sometimes terms are presented in direct order, for example, 'Military Hospitals' instead of 'Hospitals, Military'.
orden geográfico
(n.)=geographical order.
Ex: Other possible orders may be numerical, chronological (by periods of time), geographical (grouping places within a country or region together) or classified (according to a classification scheme, and ordered in keeping the notation of the classification scheme).
orden integrado
(n.)=integrated sequence.
Ex: An integrated sequence, with books and serials on the same subject adjacent to one another, and possibly to other materials on the same subject.
orden inverso
(n.)=reverse order.
Ex: Unsorted search results generally display in reverse order of entry of the records into the database.
orden inverso de palabras
(n.)=indirect word order.
Ex: The disadvantage of inversion of words is that inversion or indirect word order reduces predictability of form of headings.
orden judicial
(n.)=warrant ; court order ; writ.
Ex: The judge won't issue the warrant unless she has been convinced that there is probable cause for the search. Ex: In the absence of a court order, librarians must maintain confidentiality of user borrowing information. Ex: The most common modern writs are those, such as the summons, used to initiate an action.
orden judicial de alejamiento
(n.)=protection order ; restraining order.
Ex: She ran off to take out the appropriate protection order against Mr. Pants, considering his intent to kill her. Ex: This paper discusses measures by which referral workers can assist battered women in obtaining restraining orders.
orden judicial de distanciamiento
(n.)=restraining order ; protection order.
Ex: This paper discusses measures by which referral workers can assist battered women in obtaining restraining orders. Ex: She ran off to take out the appropriate protection order against Mr. Pants, considering his intent to kill her.
orden monástica
(n.)=monastic order.
Ex: Mystic experience is especially associated with members of the cloistered monastic orders and with anchorites or anchoresses.
orden mundial
(n.)=world order.
Ex: The author examines the role of state interventionism & the character of the new productivism of emerging world order.
orden numérico
(n.)=numerical order ; numeric order.
Ex: Other possible orders may be numerical, chronological (by periods of time), geographical (grouping places within a country or region together) or classified (according to a classification scheme, and ordered in keeping the notation of the classification scheme). Ex: When a computer is used to produce a printed book or microform catalogue the drudgery of 'filing' the entries in an alphabetic, numeric or alphanumeric order is removed since this can be done automatically.
orden permanente de pago
(n.)=standing account.
Ex: The program is written in dBase 3 and runs on an IBM PC/XT, and reports the number of searches performed and prints end-of-the-month invoices for users unassociated with the university but with standing accounts.
orden por comportamiento antisocial
=ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
Ex: Antisocial Behaviour Orders - more commonly known as ASBOS - are simple banning orders which place restrictions on an individual's behaviour and actions.
orden preferido
(n.)=preferred order.
Ex: Serials are one of those categories of materials about which there is little consensus as to their preferred order.
orden público
=public order ; law and order.
Ex: The Public Order Act 1986 contains many of the more common public order offences such as riot, affray and threatening behaviour. Ex: Every politician running for office in the November elections recognized that law-and-order demagoguery was the ticket to success.
orden religiosa
(n.)=religious order.
Ex: If the work is special to the use of a particular body within the church (e.g., a diocese, cathedral, monastery, religious order), make an added entry under the heading for that body.
orden secuencial
(n.)=sequential order.
Ex: Hence although the records are stored in sequential order, they can be accessed individually.
orden semiintegrado
(n.)=semi-integrated sequence.
Ex: A semi-integrated sequence, where periodicals are assigned broad class numbers and filed adjacent to the general books on a subject.
orden separado
(n.)=separate sequence.
Ex: Apart from separate sequences for completely distinct physical forms (for example, maps, slides, sound discs), sometimes separate sequences are also maintained for different sizes or types of one physical form.
orden sistemático
(n.)=classified order ; systematic order.
Ex: Other possible orders may be numerical, chronological (by periods of time), geographical (grouping places within a country or region together) or classified (according to a classification scheme, and ordered in keeping the notation of the classification scheme). Ex: Unlike alphabetical arrangement, systematic order is not self-evident, and indeed there may be differing views as to the best order at any given point.
orden social
(n.)=social order.
Ex: Social order is maintained through the concern of individuals for their reputations, which suffer if they are unsocial.
orden topográfico
(n.)=shelf order.
Ex: Your answer 'by containing more than one substitute for each document and arranging these in sequences differing from shelf order' is right.
orden^1
(n.)=command ; commandment ; directive ; instruction ; injunction ; command function ; edict.
Ex: The first half of the command looks for words hit by 'FIB?' immediately followed by a word hit by 'OPTIC?'.
Ex: The commandment KOLN see COLOGNE should be sufficient cause for the rejection of the illicit proposal to establish OPERA -- KOLN.
Ex: This directive is not an instruction and does not prevent adherence to the citation order.
Ex: A command language is the language with which the search proceeds; the commands are instructions that the searcher can issue to the computer.
Ex: Familiar injunctions such as 'Enter under...' seem to have been lost.
Ex: The command function 'BASE' is used to identify the data base to be searched.
Ex: A French edict of 1571 set the maximum price of Latin textbooks in large type at 3 deniers a sheet.
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* acatar + Posesivo + órdenes=march to + Posesivo + orders.
* búsqueda por medio de órdenes=command search.
* cadena de órdenes=command chain.
* dar órdenes=boss.
* dar una orden=issue + command ; issue + instruction.
* de consulta mediante órdenes=command-based.
* dictar órdenes=hand down + decisions.
* ejecutar una orden=execute + command ; execute + instruction.
* encadenamiento de órdenes=command chaining.
* estar a la orden del día=be the order of the day.
* interfaz de consulta mediante órdenes=command-based interface.
* intérprete de órdenes=command interpreter.
* lenguaje de órdenes=command language.
* llevar a cabo una orden=execute + command.
* modalidad por órdenes=command mode.
* orden bancaria=standing order ; direct debit ; direct billing.
* orden de ampliar la búsqueda a los términos relacionados=explode command.
* orden de arresto=warrant for + Posesivo + arrest ; arrest warrant.
* orden de comparecencia=subpoena ; summons ; judicial summons.
* orden de compra=purchase order.
* orden de desalojo=eviction order.
* orden de deshaucio=eviction order.
* orden de detención=arrest warrant ; warrant for + Posesivo + arrest.
* orden de funcionamiento del disco=disc operating command.
* orden de mostrar los términos relacionados=expand command.
* orden de pedido=order.
* órdenes=command line operation.
* orden judicial=warrant ; court order ; writ.
* orden judicial de alejamiento=protection order ; restraining order.
* orden judicial de distanciamiento=restraining order ; protection order.
* orden permanente de pago=standing account.
* orden por comportamiento antisocial=ASBO (Antisocial Behaviour Order).
* por orden de=mandated.
* por orden del congreso=congressionally mandated.
* que funciona a base de órdenes=command-driven.

orden^2
(n.)=array ; order ; sequence ; ranking ; tidiness.
Ex: A microopaque is a sheet of opaque material bearing a number of microimages in a two-dimensional array.
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
Ex: The physical qualities that make a difference as to whether people visit woodlands or not include directional signs, good information boards and tidiness of appearance.
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* agente del orden=law enforcement officer ; law-enforcement official ; law enforcer ; law officer.
* alteración del orden=breach of the peace.
* alteración del orden público=disorderly conduct ; public order offence ; breach of the peace.
* alterar el orden público=breach + the peace ; disturb + the peace.
* clasificar en orden de importancia=rank + in order of importance.
* del orden de=by the order of + Expresión Numérica.
* de orden inferior=lower-order.
* de orden superior=higher-order.
* de primer orden=world-class ; blue chip [blue-chip] ; first-order [1st-order].
* de segundo orden=minor ; second-order [2nd-order].
* de tercer orden=tertiary.
* en circuitos de segundo orden=in the provinces.
* en cualquier orden=either way round.
* en el mismo orden que=in sync with.
* en el orden del día=on the agenda.
* en orden=ship-shape.
* en orden de importancia=in rank order ; in order.
* en orden jerárquico=in ranked order.
* en otro orden de cosas=on another topic ; as for ; as regards ; meanwhile ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* establecer un orden de prioridades=triage.
* falto de orden=unordered.
* fuerza del orden público=law enforcement agency.
* fuerzas del orden=police force.
* fuerzas del orden público=police force.
* imponer orden=impose + order ; bring + order.
* imponer orden en donde hay caos=bring + order out of chaos.
* mantener Algo en orden=keep + Nombre + in order.
* mantener el orden=keep + order ; police.
* mantener el orden público=maintain + public order.
* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
* número de orden=rank number.
* orden alfabético=alphabetical order ; alphabetic order.
* orden alfanumérico=alphanumeric order.
* ordenar por orden de importancia=rank + in order.
* orden ascendente=ascending order ; ascending sequence.
* orden cronológico=chronological order.
* orden de cita=citation order ; combination order.
* orden de coautoría=co-authorship order.
* orden de combinación de encabezamientos=citation order.
* orden decreciente de importancia=decreasing order of importance.
* orden de firma=co-authorship order.
* orden de importancia=pecking order ; significance order.
* orden de importancia de los conceptos=significance order of terms.
* orden del día=agenda.
* orden de precedencia=order of precedence.
* orden de preferencia=order of preference.
* orden de prioridad=order of preference ; priority order ; pecking order ; order of precedence.
* orden de registro=search warrant.
* orden descendente=descending order ; descending sequence.
* orden de sucesión=order of succession.
* orden directo=direct order.
* orden geográfico=geographical order.
* orden integrado=integrated sequence.
* orden inverso=reverse order.
* orden inverso de palabras=indirect word order.
* orden mundial=world order.
* orden numérico=numerical order ; numeric order.
* orden preferido=preferred order.
* orden público=public order ; law and order.
* orden secuencial=sequential order.
* orden semiintegrado=semi-integrated sequence.
* orden separado=separate sequence.
* orden sistemático=classified order ; systematic order.
* orden social=social order.
* orden topográfico=shelf order.
* organizar según un orden específico=organise in + Adjetivo + order.
* pensamiento de orden superior=higher-order thinking.
* poner en orden=tidy up ; put in + order ; clear up.
* poner orden=bring + order ; tidying (up) ; create + order ; clear out ; clear up.
* poner orden en el caos=create + order out of chaos.
* por orden=round robin.
* por orden numérico=in numerical order.
* punto del orden del día=agenda item.
* ser del orden de + Número=be of the order of + Número.
* sin orden=unordered.
* sin orden ni concierto=higgledy-piggledy ; without rhyme or reason.
* todo en orden=ship-shape.
* turbar el orden público=disturb + the peace ; breach + the peace.

orden^3
(n.)=order.
Ex: The taxonomic subclass of acari (mites and ticks) comprises tens of thousands of species, grouped in many families and several orders.
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* ingresar en una orden religiosa=join + religious order.
* orden de caballería=knighthood.
* orden de los Agustinos=Augustinian order.
* orden de los franciscanos, la=Franciscan order, the.
* orden de los Jesuitas=Jesuit order.
* orden monástica=monastic order.
* orden religiosa=religious order.

ordenación académica
(n.)=academic affairs.
Ex: The author is Vice President for Academic Affairs and Professor of Political Science, University of Texas, El Paso.
ordenación alfabética
(n.)=alphabetical arrangement ; alphabetic arrangement ; alphabetical ordering.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement. Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references, in which the non-hierarchical nature alphabetic arrangement is used to advantage to supplement the hierarchical display. Ex: Policies of alphabetical ordering or seniority ranking of authorship did not apply in either case.
ordenación alfabética letra a letra
(n.)=letter by letter alphabetisation.
Ex: Alphabetization in the thesaurus is letter by letter, so that 'Lawrencium' precedes 'Law reports'.
ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra
(n.)=word by word alphabetisation.
Ex: Some filing problems occur only when word by word alphabetization is used and do not apply to letter by letter arrangement.
ordenación automática
(n.)=computer filing.
Ex: The introduction of computer filing has made us examine every aspect of the process, to stop doing things out of habit, to retain those principles which are logical and comprehensible and to discard those which are simply the accretions of the years.
ordenación de burbujas
(n.)=bubble sort.
Ex: This is the common 'bubble' sort, in which the highest or the lowest 'values' rise to the top like bubbles in a liquid.
ordenación de fichas
(n.)=filing.
Ex: Some early codes included recommendations for filing practices and subject headings, but these are usually now the subject of a separate list or set of rules.
ordenación de la mujer, la
(n.)=ordination of women, the.
Ex: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.
ordenación en archivos
(n.)=vertical filing.
Ex: Lateral filing is preferable to vertical filing as one does not have to lean over to reach items at the back of a drawer.
ordenación en los estantes
(n.)=lateral filing.
Ex: Lateral filing is preferable to vertical filing as one does not have to lean over to reach items at the back of a drawer.
ordenación física
(n.)=physical arrangement.
Ex: The physical arrangement, or 'shelf arrangement', of documents is of limited value as a tool for information retrieval.
ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda
(n.)=output ranking.
Ex: The simplest kind of output ranking, known as quorum matching, simply ANDS all query terms together, then drops any one, then any two, and so on, to give a weakly ordered output.
ordenación letra a letra
(n.)=letter-by-letter filing ; all through filing ; letter by letter arrangement ; all through arrangement.
Ex: Letter-by-letter filing takes no account of spaces, and requires the filer to file in alphabetical order merely in response to the letters in the heading to be filed. Ex: The first decision is whether filing is to be letter by letter (all through) or word by word. Ex: All three of these publications adopt a 'word by word' (or 'nothing before something') rather than a 'letter by letter' (or 'all through') arrangement. Ex: All three of these publications adopt a 'word by word' (or 'nothing before something') rather than a 'letter by letter' (or 'all through') arrangement.
ordenación palabra por palabra
(n.)=word-by-word filing ; nothing before something arrangement ; word by word arrangement.
Ex: Word-by-word filing files one word at a time, and exhausts all headings containing a specific word before proceeding to longer words with the first word as part of them. Ex: All three of these publications adopt a 'word by word' (or 'nothing before something') rather than a 'letter by letter' (or 'all through') arrangement. Ex: All three of these publications adopt a 'word by word' (or 'nothing before something') rather than a 'letter by letter' (or 'all through') arrangement.
ordenación paralela
(n.)=parallel arrangement.
Ex: The location is indicated by the class number given on the catalogue entry and by symbols denoting parallel arrangement, eg the letters 'q' (quarto) and 'f' (folio) denoting an oversize book, and 'R' for reference.
ordenación por materias
(n.)=subject arrangement.
Ex: In particular, a subject arrangement for serials is likely to be compatible with browsing for current awareness.
ordenación por número curren
(n.)=accession order ; arrangement by accession number.
Ex: Sometimes accession order is used as an alternative to classified order in the shelf arrangement of documents. Ex: The first public libraries operated a system known as 'fixed location' which was really akin to arrangement by accession number.
ordenación por ordenador
(n.)=computer filing.
Ex: The introduction of computer filing has made us examine every aspect of the process, to stop doing things out of habit, to retain those principles which are logical and comprehensible and to discard those which are simply the accretions of the years.
ordenación por pertinencia
(n.)=relevance ranking.
Ex: SABRE (Semi-Automated Bibliographic Environment) provides semi-automatic relevance ranking of citations obtained from bibliographic data base searches.
ordenación por títulos
(n.)=title-based arrangement.
Ex: In this sense, a title-based arrangement is attuned to the requirements of retrospective searching.
ordenación sistemática
(n.)=systematic arrangement ; classified sequence.
Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement. Ex: The British Catalogue of Music is published quarterly with an annual cumulation, and is arranged in two separate sequences: 1) a classified sequence arranged by the Coates faceted classification scheme; 2) an alphabetical index of titles, composers, arrangers, etc..
ordenación sistemática alfabética
(n.)=alphabetico-classed arrangement.
Ex: Entry should be direct, in accordance with Cutter's rule; any departure from direct entry leads to alphabetico-classed arrangement, which is contrary to the specific approach.
ordenación topográfica
(n.)=shelf arrangement.
Ex: UDC is designed, as its origins suggest, for detailed indexing of documents, and not for shelf arrangement.
ordenación topográfica de los documentos
(n.)=document arrangement.
Ex: Plainly, catalogues do not suffer from the above four limitations of document arrangement.
ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector
(n.)=reader interest arrangement.
Ex: Reader interest arrangements have been tried in public libraries.
ordenación^1
(n.)=arrangement ; filing ; filing order ; ordering ; sorting ; structuring ; ranking.
Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
Ex: The schedule allows the filing of photographs under headings that designate photographic processes or apparatus.
Ex: For classified catalogues, or shelf arrangement of non-fiction according to a classification scheme, it is necessary to establish a filing order for the symbols used in the notation of a classification scheme.
Ex: If notation is to offer a self-evident ordering it is important that the symbols that are used for the notation have a self-evident order in themselves.
Ex: Storage medium and associated equipment (for example, sorting and punching devices, cards, magnetic tape) tends to be cheaper than the term record index equivalent.
Ex: There are also suggestions for rules for structuring corporate body names.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
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* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia=ranking algorithm.
* auxiliar dedicado a la ordenación de fichas=filing clerk.
* comité de ordenación académica=course committee.
* lugar en la ordenación=filing position.
* mala ordenación=misfiling.
* método de ordenación letra a letra=letter by letter method ; all-through method.
* método de ordenación palabra por palabra=word by word method ; nothing before something method.
* Norma Británica 1749: Recomendaciones para la ordenación alfabética y el ord=BS (British Standard) 1749: Recommendations for alphabetical arrangement and the filing order of numerals and symbols.
* ordenación académica=academic affairs.
* ordenación alfabética=alphabetical arrangement ; alphabetic arrangement ; alphabetical ordering.
* ordenación alfabética letra a letra=letter by letter alphabetisation.
* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra=word by word alphabetisation.
* ordenación automática=computer filing.
* ordenación de burbujas=bubble sort.
* ordenación de fichas=filing.
* ordenación en archivos=vertical filing.
* ordenación en los estantes=lateral filing.
* ordenación física=physical arrangement.
* ordenación jerárquica del resultado de la búsqueda=output ranking.
* ordenación letra a letra=letter-by-letter filing ; all through filing ; letter by letter arrangement ; all through arrangement.
* ordenación palabra por palabra=word-by-word filing ; nothing before something arrangement ; word by word arrangement.
* ordenación paralela=parallel arrangement.
* ordenación por materias=subject arrangement.
* ordenación por número curren=accession order ; arrangement by accession number.
* ordenación por ordenador=computer filing.
* ordenación por pertinencia=relevance ranking.
* ordenación por títulos=title-based arrangement.
* ordenación sistemática=systematic arrangement ; classified sequence.
* ordenación sistemática alfabética=alphabetico-classed arrangement.
* ordenación topográfica=shelf arrangement.
* ordenación topográfica de los documentos=document arrangement.
* ordenación topográfica según los intereses del lector=reader interest arrangement.
* plan de ordenación urbana=town planning.
* reglas de ordenación=filing rules.
* secuencia de ordenación=filing sequence.
* Sistema General de Ordenación (SGO)=Broad System of Ordering (BSO).
* valor de ordenación=filing value.

ordenación^2
(n.)=ordination.
Ex: Episcopalians were roiled by the approval of a rector outspokenly conservative on such matters as the liturgy, the hymnal and ordination.
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* ordenación de la mujer, la=ordination of women, the.

ordenado por fecha
=in date order.
Ex: The slips for items in stock should be separated from the rest, those for books rearranged in class number order, those for periodicals in date order.
ordenado por número de clasificación
=in class number order.
Ex: The slips for items in stock should be separated from the rest, those for books rearranged in class number order, those for periodicals in date order.
ordenado^1
(adj.)=sorted.
Ex: This is an aid to producing properly sorted bibliographies in the format established in the MLA Style Manual.
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* mantener Algo ordenado=keep + Nombre + in order.
* no ordenado=unsorted.
* ordenado por fecha=in date order.
* ordenado por número de clasificación=in class number order.
* resultado ordenado jerárquicamente=ranked output.
* secuencia ordenada alfabéticamente por el nombre del autor=author sequence.

ordenado^2
(adj.)=ordered ; orderly ; tidy ; neat and tidy ; ship-shape.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: The maintenance of orderly shelf arrangement is often considered an unimportant chore.
Ex: Their duty is to come in before school each morning and check that the book checking system is in order and that the library is tidy and presentable.
Ex: Singers and other entertainers in Burma have been warned to cut out saucy behaviour and be neat and tidy or face the consequences.
Ex: We're spending a lot of time getting the factory ship-shape to be able to make the most of the opportunity.
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* bien ordenado=well-kept ; well-ordered.
* limpito y ordenado=spic(k)-and-span.
* mantener Algo ordenado=keep + Nombre + tidy.
* mantener ordenado=keep + Nombre + neat and tidy.
* todo ordenado y limpio=ship-shape and Bristol fashion.

ordenado^3
(adj.)=ordained.
Ex: The records of ordained priests, mother superiors and religious brothers and sisters are a neglected but rich source of genealogical information.

ordenador
(n.)=computer ; computer equipment.
Ex: In dialogues based on commands, the user enters his instructions as pre-set commands; the computer recognizes theses and takes appropriate action.
Ex: In other cases, the capacity and performance of computer equipment prove to be the limiting factor, although continuing advances in fields like data networks, voice input and output, and computer vision keep pushing these limits further and further back.
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* aceptable por el ordenador=machine-processable.
* adquisición por ordenador=computerised acquisition.
* animación por ordenador=computer animation.
* aprendizaje asistido por ordenador (CAL)=computer-assisted learning (CAL).
* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador=computer-based learning (CBL).
* archivo de ordenador=computer file ; machine-readable data file.
* asignado por el ordenador=computer-assigned.
* asignado por ordenador=machine-assigned.
* asistido por el ordenador=machine-negotiated.
* asistido por ordenador=computer-mediated ; computer-supported ; computer-assisted ; computer-aided.
* calculado por el ordenador=computer-calculated.
* carrete de ordenador=computer reel.
* cartucho de ordenador=computer cartridge.
* casete de ordenador=computer cassette.
* catálogo de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form catalogue.
* catálogo en forma de listado de ordenador=computer book form catalogue.
* componer tipográficamente por ordenador=computer typeset.
* composición tipográfica por ordenador=computer typesetting.
* comunicación entre ordenadores=computer-communication.
* comunicación mediante el ordenador=computer mediated communication (CMC).
* conexión entre ordenadores=computer link.
* conferencia por ordenador=computer conferencing.
* congreso mediante ordenador=computer-mediated conferencing.
* congreso por ordenador=computer conference.
* controlado por ordenador=computer-controlled.
* creado por ordenador=computer-generated.
* de aplicación específica a un equipo de ordenador=hardware-based.
* de ordenadores=computer-to-computer.
* desplazamiento por medio del ordenador=computer commuting.
* disco de ordenador=computer disc.
* disco óptico de ordenador=computer optical disc.
* diseño asistido por ordenador (CAD)=computer-aided design (CAD).
* elaborado por ordenador=computer-produced [computer produced].
* empresa de ordenadores=computer company.
* emulación de terminales de ordenador=terminal emulation.
* enseñanza asistida por ordenador=computer-aided learning (CAL).
* enseñanza asistida por ordenador (CAI)=computer-assisted instruction (CAI).
* enseñanza por medio del ordenador (CBI)=computer-based instruction (CBI).
* entre ordenadores=computer-to-computer.
* estado del ordenador en fuera de línea=offlineness.
* estado del ordenador en línea=onlineness.
* gestión de imágenes por ordenador=computer imaging.
* gráficos por ordenador=computer graphics.
* guardado en el ordenador=machine-stored.
* hacer que sea procesable por el ordenador=render + machine-manipulatable.
* imágenes por ordenador=computer graphics.
* índice de listado de ordenador compuesto tipográficamente=typeset computer book form index.
* índice encuadernado de listado de ordenador=computer book form index.
* interacción hombre-ordenador=human-computer interaction.
* introducir datos en el ordenador=input.
* introductor de datos en un ordenador=inputter.
* juego de ordenador=computer game.
* listado de ordenador=computer print-out.
* listado encuadernado de ordenador=computer print-out book form ; computer book.
* MARS (Servicio de Referencia Asistido por Ordenador)=MARS (Machine Assisted Reference Service).
* mecanógrafo de ordenador=keyboard operator.
* mediante el ordenador=computer-mediated.
* microforma producida por ordenador=COM (computer output microform).
* miedo al ordenador=computer anxiety.
* modelo por ordenador=computer model.
* monitor de ordenador=CRT screen ; CRT display screen.
* ordenación por ordenador=computer filing.
* ordenador central=central computer ; host computer.
* ordenador compatible=generic computer.
* ordenador de bolsillo=palm-sized computer ; palmtop ; palmtop computer.
* ordenador de mano=Palm Pilot.
* ordenador de mesa=desktop computer.
* ordenador de seguridad=firewall.
* ordenador de sobremesa=desktop computer.
* ordenador digital=digital computer.
* Ordenadores Apple=Apple Computer.
* ordenadores de uso público=PAWS (Public access workstations).
* ordenador frontal=head-end computer.
* ordenador personal=desktop computer ; home computer.
* ordenador personal (PC)=personal computer (PC).
* ordenador portátil=notebook computer ; laptop ; laptop computer.
* ordenador trampa=honeypot.
* orientado al ordenador=machine-oriented ; computer-oriented.
* paquete de programas de ordenador=software package.
* para ordenadores personales=microcomputer-based ; PC-based.
* PC IBM (Ordenador personal IBM)=IBM-PC (IBM Personal Computer).
* plataforma de ordenador=computing platform.
* presentación mediante ordenador=computer projection.
* prestaciones del ordenador=computer's capabilities.
* procesable por el ordenador=machine-manipulatable.
* producido por ordenador=computer-produced [computer produced] ; machine-derived.
* programa de ordenador=computer programme.
* proyección mediante ordenador=computer projection.
* reconocimiento de imágenes por el ordenador=computer vision.
* red de ordenadores=computer network.
* reinicializar un ordenador=reboot + computer.
* simulación por ordenador=computer simulation.
* tarjeta de ordenador=computer card.
* tecnología del ordenador=computer technology.
* tecnología del ordenador personal=personal computer technology.
* teleconferencia por ordenador=computer teleconferencing.
* teleordenador=telecomputer.
* terminal de ordenador=terminal ; computer terminal.
* tiempo durante el cual el ordenador no está disponible al público=down time.
* tomografía por ordenador=computer tomography ; computed tomography.
* trabajo con ordenador=computer work.
* traducción asistida por ordenador=computer-aided translation (CAT) ; computer-assisted translation (CAT).
* unidad de archivos de ordenador múltiples=multi-file item.
* utilizar al máximo por medio del ordenador=explode.
* utilizar el ordenador=operate + computer.
* volver a insertar en el ordenador=rekey [re-key].

ordenador central
(n.)=central computer ; host computer.
Ex: Videotext systems were conceived as a means of providing easy access to information held on a central computer. Ex: Question marks on the extreme left of the printout are prompts from the host computer.
ordenador compatible
(n.)=generic computer.
Ex: A generic computer is one composed of standard and interchangeable parts based on the IBM/XT.
ordenador de bolsillo
(n.)=palm-sized computer ; palmtop ; palmtop computer.
Ex: Many health care professionals are reaching for their palm-sized computer as their latest indispensable health care instrument. Ex: Mobile multimedia devices such as personal digital assistants (PDAs), palmtops and laptops will also vary greatly in size and processing power. Ex: Technologies used include search engines and catalogues, books on tapes, converting print into spoken language, smartcards, and palmtop computers.
ordenador de mano
(n.)=Palm Pilot.
Ex: The system is implemented on the Palm Pilot platform, using a Metricom radio link.
ordenador de mesa
(n.)=desktop computer.
Ex: The new technology has not given rise to the paperless office due to the limited storage capability of today's low cost desktop computers.
ordenador de seguridad
(n.)=firewall.
Ex: A firewall is a gateway through which all connections are made and offers a solution against intruders getting into and employees sending out unauthorized information.
ordenador de sobremesa
(n.)=desktop computer.
Ex: The new technology has not given rise to the paperless office due to the limited storage capability of today's low cost desktop computers.
ordenador digital
(n.)=digital computer.
Ex: Attributes are expressed as bit-map vectors, which makes them easy to handle by digital computers.
ordenador frontal
(n.)=head-end computer.
Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs.
ordenador personal
(n.)=desktop computer ; home computer.
Ex: The new technology has not given rise to the paperless office due to the limited storage capability of today's low cost desktop computers. Ex: The home computer will also serve as a means of aids to learning of a more serious type, giving a semblance of a one-to-one relationship between tutor and learner.
ordenador personal (PC)
(n.)=personal computer (PC).
Ex: Secondly, there will be increasing use of personal computer (PC) on their own, linked to local area networks (LANs).
ordenador portátil
(n.)=notebook computer ; laptop ; laptop computer.
Ex: Let us jump ahead and describe the notebook computer that we are likely to see by the turn of the century. Ex: In case you would like to use a computer-generated presentation, please use your own laptop and visit the speakers rehearsal room the day before your presentation. Ex: The author examines how the growth of laptop computers may influence the acceptance of electronic journals.
ordenador trampa
(n.)=honeypot.
Ex: A honeypot is a decoy computer system designed to look like a legitimate system an intruder will want to break into while, unbeknownst to the intruder, they are being covertly observed.
ordenadores de uso público
=PAWS (Public access workstations).
Ex: Each PAWS computer has both Netscape and Internet Explorer installed, complete with bookmarks to health related resources.
ordenanza de biblioteca
(n.)=page.
Ex: She was frequently late for work, and she spent so much time talking with other pages and other people in the library that she was not getting her work done.
ordenanza muncipal
(n.)=city by-law.
Ex: A rooming house is considered illegal if it contravenes city bylaws.
ordenanza municipal
(n.)=municipal ordinance.
Ex: A library's objectives can be accomplished without legalistic study of the statutes, codes, or municipal ordinances that may establish the library or have some bearing on its functions.
ordenanza^1
(n.)=porter ; orderly.
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: Vice Admiral Nazitoff was shot and killed by an orderly in his room to-day.
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* ordenanza de biblioteca=page.

ordenanza^2
(n.)=by-law [bye-law, -USA] ; ordinance.
Ex: By-laws are prohibitive -- ie they tell people what they are not allowed to do -- and they are enforceable at law.
Ex: Naturally, it is essential that the library administration and the reference librarian develop a coordinated policy of how the relevant statutes and ordinances shall be applied.
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* ordenanza muncipal=city by-law.
* ordenanza municipal=municipal ordinance.

ordenar alfabéticamente
(v.)=arrange + in alphabetical order.
Ex: For ease of consultation, cards should be arranged in alphabetical order in accordance with the main term on the card.
ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra
(v.)=arrange + alphabetically word by word.
Ex: Both the Micropaedia and Macropaedia sections are arranged alphabetically word by word (New York precedes Newspaper).
ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia
(v.)=rank + document output ; rank + documents.
Ex: Systems which rank document output do already exist, for example the SMART system discussed in chapter 28. Ex: We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
ordenar mal
(v.)=misfile.
Ex: Sets of fiche are inclined to become misfiled, and odd fiches may be lost.
ordenar por
(v.)=file in + order of.
Ex: The catalogue in which the entries are filed in order of the dates of publication of the documents, actual or established by the catalogue is known as chronological catalogue.
ordenar por número curren
(v.)=arrange by + accession number.
Ex: In such a resource centre the stock is arranged by accession number but not by any classification scheme which would bring together items on the same subject.
ordenar por orden de importancia
(v.)=rank + in order.
Ex: After calculating the value of 'R' for each of the search terms, the computer can rank the terms in order.
ordenar^1
(v.)=arrange ; collate ; order ; rank ; sort ; sort out ; grade ; sort into + order ; range ; file ; create + order ; put in + order ; clear out ; neaten (up).
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: Contents page bulletins which comprise copies of contents pages of periodicals collated and dispatched to users are also reliant upon titles.
Ex: Also, title entries were ordered by grammatical arrangement, rather than in natural word order.
Ex: For example, search software offers the ability to rank the retrieved material according to its relative significance.
Ex: During the construction of a thesaurus, the computer can be enlisted to sort, merge, edit and compare terms.
Ex: Some schools favor subject arrangement, other group together everything by publisher, and others sort everything out according to a theme.
Ex: This had the advantage that the relevance judgments had already been made, and were graded into three levels: High relevance, Low relevance, No relevance.
Ex: Sort packages are designed to sort a specified file of records into order according to a particular field or key.
Ex: Serials can be ranged in the order of the access number, i.e. in the order of their arrival, without distinction as to their size or contents.
Ex: Numbers expressed in digits file before alphabetic characters, so it may be necessary to look in two different places for, say, a date -- 1984 will not file in the same place as ninenteen eighty four.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: The archives of Magdalen College were put in order and abstracts prepared in the 15th century.
Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out.
Ex: Many people trim their cuticles to neaten the overall appearance of their fingers and hands.
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* estar ordenado en forma circular=be on a wheel.
* ordenar alfabéticamente=arrange + in alphabetical order.
* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra=arrange + alphabetically word by word.
* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia=rank + document output ; rank + documents.
* ordenar mal=misfile.
* ordenar por=file in + order of.
* ordenar por número curren=arrange by + accession number.
* ordenar por orden de importancia=rank + in order.
* sin ordenar=unordered ; unsorted.
* volver a ordenar=resort.

ordenar^2
(v.)=boss ; ordain.
Nota: En la religión, acto de aceptar a Alguien a una orden religiosa o elegirlo a algún cargo.
Ex: At what age should a parent should stop bossing and start letting a person make their own decisions?.
Ex: Born in Amite County, Mississippi in 1924, Will Campbell was ordained as a Baptist minister at the young age of seventeen.
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* ordenarse a uno mismo=self-ordained.

ordenarse a uno mismo
(adj.)=self-ordained.
Ex: Religious leaders in mystic cults are usually self-ordained ascetics.
ordeñador
(n.)=dairyman.
Ex: A jury has awarded $22 million to 11 dairymen who were defrauded out of profits by the cooperative that sold their milk.

ordeñadora
(n.)=milkmaid ; dairymaid.
Ex: A robotic milkmaid with a laser-assisted vision system is allowing cows in a Swedish herd to be milked whenever they feel like it.
Ex: Benjamin reasoned that if dairymaids who caught cowpox accidentally were immune to smallpox, then someone who caught cowpox deliberately should be equally immune.

ordeñar
(v.)=milk.
Ex: Results showed that the first colostrum of ewes milked one hour postpartum had significantly more protein than that of nanny-goats.
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* no vendas la leche antes de ordeñar la vaca=don't count your chickens before they are hatched.
* ordeñar una vaca=milk + a cow.
* sala de ordeñar=milking parlour.

ordeñar una vaca
(v.)=milk + a cow.
Ex: Animals can be magical in children's play -- whether it be milking a cow, riding a horse or simply keeping caterpillars in a cage until they emerge as butterflies.
ordeño
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* sala de ordeño=milking parlour.

ordinal
(adj.)=ordinal.
Nota: Que aumenta o disminuye de uno en uno, sin intervalos.
Ex: The notation is purely an ordinal device to enable users to locate sections of the schedules.
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* número ordinal=ordinal ; ordinal number.
* según una secuencia ordinal=ordinally.

ordinalmente
=ordinally.
Ex: The primary operators determine the fundamental citation order for the string, and are cited ordinally.

ordinariamente
=ordinarily.
Ex: Library users ordinarily are unable to find if what they need is in the process of being cataloged, readied for the bindery, or being repaired.

ordinarieces
(n.)=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.
Ex: Overt abuse definitions included put-downs, criticism, foul language, explosive anger, and neglect. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?. Ex: Should violent lyrics in songs and crude, rude language on TV programs and movies be regulated?.
ordinariez
(n.)=coarseness.
Ex: The protagonist experiences a jarring descent from the heights of literary distinction at court to the coarseness of common experience.
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* ordinarieces=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.

ordinario^1
(adj.)=run-of-the-mill ; plebeian [plebian].
Ex: Guides are almost always worth thinking of as the first type of bibliography to search when it is a quick check of run-of-the-mill bibliographical facts which is required.
Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.
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* acciones ordinarias=common stock.
* lo ordinario=ordinariness.

ordinario^2
(adj.)=vulgar ; uncouth ; tasteless ; naff ; low-class.
Ex: This paper is a somewhat whimsical glance backwards, recalling 6 vulgar American parodies of 7 enduring songs.
Ex: All the writers chosen characterized eastern Europe throughout the 18th century as uncouth and backward.
Ex: Of the hundreds of figurines currently on the market, here are the most bizarrely tasteless.
Ex: Elton then started to metamorphose from 'sensitive guy' singer into someone famous for wearing naff sunglasses and dressing up as a duck.
Ex: It's considered rude, adolescent and low-class, but celebrities seem to have no shame about chomping on gum in public.
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* hacer ordinario=coarsen.
* lenguaje ordinario=foul language ; rude language ; crude language.

oreja
(n.)=ear.
Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
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* cachete detrás de la oreja=clip on (behind/round) the ear.
* con las orejas gachas=with a flea in + Posesivo + ear ; depressed ; dejected ; downcast.
* darle a Alguien un cachete detrás de la oreja=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
* darle a Alguien un manotazo detrás de la oreja=clip + Nombre + on (behind/round) the ear.
* dar un tirón de orejas a Alguien=slap + Nombre + on the wrist.
* echar humo por las orejas=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather.
* estar con la mosca detrás de la oreja=smell + a rat.
* lóbulo de la oreja=ear lobe ; earlobe.
* manotazo detrás de la oreja=clip on (behind/round) the ear.
* mechón sobre la oreja=earlock.
* mojarle la oreja a Alguien=knock + spots off + Nombre ; outdo ; outrun [out-run] ; trump.
* oreja caída=drop ear.
* oreja de mar=abalone.
* oreja gacha=drop ear.
* orejas de burro=dunce cap.
* planchar la oreja=bunk down.
* reírse con una sonrisa de oreja a oreja=grin from + ear to ear.
* tener la mosca detrás de la oreja=smell + a rat.
* tirar de las orejas=tell + Nombe + off.
* tirón de orejas=slap on the wrist.
* verle las orejas al lobo=the (hand)writing + be + on the wall ; see it + coming.

oreja caída
(n.)=drop ear.
Ex: Spaniels are a type of gun dog, generaly small and having long coats and drop ears.
oreja de mar
(n.)=abalone.
Ex: During the early years of the abalone fishery, abalones were dried and smoked, or canned for export, and sold fresh for local markets.
oreja gacha
(n.)=drop ear.
Ex: Spaniels are a type of gun dog, generaly small and having long coats and drop ears.
orejas de burro
(n.)=dunce cap.
Ex: She was determined that she would do her best to wriggle out from under the dunce cap he was trying to place on her.
orejera
(n.)=blinker ; blinder.
Ex: Basically I was wondering what are the purpose of blinkers when it comes to getting a yearling used to be ridden.
Ex: The article 'Managing technological change: to see the future, remove the blinders' warns against the increasing tendency amongst librarians to pursue goals set several years previously.
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* ponerse las orejeras=put on + blinkers.

orejón
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* lechuga orejona=romaine ; cos ; cos lettuce ; romaine lettuce.

orfanato
(n.)=orphanage ; orphan home ; crêche.
Ex: This organization is devoted to establishing and maintaining small libraries in orphanages in Central America.
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: The children who come to the creche are mainly from the families of local farm workers.

orfebre
(n.)=goldsmith ; silversmith.
Ex: In the earliest days of printing one or two printers may have cut their own punches, but even then most punch-cutters appear to have been specialist engravers such as die-sinkers or goldsmiths.
Ex: The author shows that silversmith Jan de Booser was responsible for cutting the dies of the mint of the Province of Groningen during 1673-1693.

orfebrería
(n.)=silversmiths.
Ex: The author discusses the evolution of silver letter openers designed by Georg Jensen silversmiths 1904-1994.

orfelinato
(n.)=orphanage ; orphan home ; crêche ; foundling home ; foundling hospital.
Ex: This organization is devoted to establishing and maintaining small libraries in orphanages in Central America.
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: The children who come to the creche are mainly from the families of local farm workers.
Ex: By contrast, in the foundling home, the infants were cared for by nurses, each of whom was responsible for seven children.
Ex: Foundling hospitals have for the most part been replaced by foster care programs under the supervision of state welfare agencies.

organigrama
(n.)=organisation chart ; organisational chart.
Ex: This is helpful in interpreting the organization chart to a large constituency.
Ex: Although the organizational charts for the libraries of the autonomous communities greatly resemble one another, their development has been different in each case.

organillo
(n.)=barrel-organ.
Ex: The elaborate piece consists of a plinth of mahogany and ebony containing a clock and barrel-organ.

organismo
(n.)=affiliation ; agency ; body ; organ ; organisation [organization, -USA] ; organism ; work organisation ; life form.
Ex: Accurate data upon the addresses and the affiliations and agencies operated by various publishers is not always easy to come by for the directories.
Ex: It is often not clear which agency can best provide for the needs of a client = Con frecuencia no está claro qué organismo puede satisfacer mejor las necesidades de un cliente.
Ex: Special rules are includes for specific types of corporate bodies, such as exhibitions, conferences, subordinate and related bodies, governments bodies and officials, and radio and television stations.
Ex: Our own 'Library Journal' and the British 'Library', formerly the official organs of the American Library Association and the (British) Library Association respectively, are good illustrations of this condition.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation.
Ex: Algae comprise a much more diverse group of organisms than do the flowering plants, but this is ignored by Library of Congress Classification (LCC).
Ex: Quality of Work Life (QWL) can be defined as 'the degree to which members of a work organisation are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organisation'.
Ex: Where on this earth could you find such unintelligent life forms?.
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* delegación de organismo público=public sector agency.
* organismo acuático=aquatic organism.
* organismo central=central body.
* organismo centralizado=centralised body.
* organismo cibernético=cyborg.
* organismo de base popular=grassroots organisation.
* organismo de beneficiencia pública=public trust.
* organismo de control=watchdog.
* organismo de financiación=funding agency.
* organismo del que depende=parent institution ; parent body.
* organismo de normalización=standards organisation.
* organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley=law enforcing agency.
* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas=appropriating body.
* organismo gestor de bibliotecas=library authority.
* organismo gubernamental=governmental body.
* organismo intergubernamental internacional=international intergovernmental body.
* organismo oficial=governmental body.
* organismo profesional=professional body.
* organismo público=public authority ; public body.
* organismo que actúa en representación de otros=umbrella.
* organismo regulador=regulatory organisation.
* organismo responsable=funding authority.
* organismo responsable de Algo=authority.
* organismo semiautónomo=quango (quasi-non-governmental organisation).
* organismo social=social agency.
* organismo vivo=living organism ; living thing.
* publicidad de organismo oficial=public service announcement (PSA).

organismo acuático
(n.)=aquatic organism.
Ex: Because several species have been involved in opportunistic infections in humans, the possible role of aquatic organisms as a source of infection should be considered.
organismo central
(n.)=central body.
Ex: Within a library network there is sometimes a central body which prepares and disseminates catalogue entries which may include the tracings and class marks.
organismo centralizado
(n.)=centralised body.
Ex: To a certain extent librarians have found their dependence on centralised bodies irksome.
organismo cibernético
(n.)=cyborg.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Are we yet cyborgs? University students and the practical consequences of human-machine interaction'.
organismo de base popular
(n.)=grassroots organisation.
Ex: The most significant response has been the growth in every town of a widening range of citizen action groups -- consumer groups, parent-teacher associations and branches of CASE, Shelter groups, Civic Trust groups, tenants' and residents' associations and many other kinds of 'grass roots' organisation.
organismo de beneficiencia pública
(n.)=public trust.
Ex: In October, the federal government announced a policy change that removes the tax advantage enjoyed by public trusts by the end of 2010.
organismo de control
(n.)=watchdog.
Ex: It has earned a reputation as a watchdog and consumers union in the medical equipment industry with its international problem reporting network, published in HEALTH DEVICES ALERTS (HDA) on DIALOG.
organismo de financiación
(n.)=funding agency.
Ex: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.
organismo de normalización
(n.)=standards organisation.
Ex: National standards organisations have recognised the need to provide information about their standards.
organismo del que depende
(n.)=parent institution ; parent body.
Ex: The interplay of forces outside their individual control -- government, local authority, trade union, parent institution -- plays havoc with planning exercises. Ex: A library is not usually an independent commercial organization; it normally depends on a parent body for financial support.
organismo encargado de hacer cumplir la ley
(n.)=law enforcing agency.
Ex: I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.
organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas
(n.)=appropriating body.
Ex: The immediate representatives of the public are the trustees; the secondary representatives are members of the appropriating body -- the city council, the state legislature or what not.
organismo gestor de bibliotecas
(n.)=library authority.
Ex: The subsequent report, a tour de force, recommended the restructuring of library authorities into larger units.
organismo gubernamental
(n.)=governmental body.
Ex: Serials published by governmental bodies had a higher rate of title changes than serials published by nongovernmental bodies.
organismo intergubernamental internacional
(n.)=international intergovernmental body.
Ex: An international intergovernmental body is an international body created by intergovernmental action.
organismo oficial
(n.)=governmental body.
Ex: Serials published by governmental bodies had a higher rate of title changes than serials published by nongovernmental bodies.
organismo profesional
(n.)=professional body.
Ex: Much of the initiative in drafting the proposed law on libraries has come from government and professional bodies rather than from library workers.
organismo público
(n.)=public authority ; public body.
Ex: The Fund provides grant aid to infrastructure projects which are already being financed, in whole or part, by public authorities in the country concerned. Ex: Public bodies have a rather limited view of the reality of urban security and people's sense of security, especially women's.
organismo que actúa en representación de otros
(n.)=umbrella.
Ex: The whole of this service is designed as an umbrella to support the regional networks of library provision.
organismo regulador
(n.)=regulatory organisation.
Ex: Information scientists, those who develop professional regulatory organizations, should promote debate on such topics.
organismo responsable
(n.)=funding authority.
Ex: The funding authorities have to be consulted and approval obtained.
organismo responsable de Algo
(n.)=authority.
Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.
organismo semiautónomo
=quango (quasi-non-governmental organisation).
Ex: This article seeks to evaluate the potential value of press releases to researchers by means of interviews with the press officers of two major government departments and two quasi-non-governmental organisations (quangos).
organismo social
(n.)=social agency.
Ex: Interpretation and re-interpretation take place not in isolation, but in the context of overlapping social agencies.
organismo vivo
(n.)=living organism ; living thing.
Ex: Metaphorically, library organisations may be viewed as living organisms that respond with varying degrees of success to their environment. Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
organización a la que pertenece
(n.)=parent organisation.
Ex: It was apparent that, within their parent organizations, SLIS were favourably regarded for their willingness to adopt and adapt to IT initiatives, and for their educational innovativeness.
organización afiliada
(n.)=sister organisation.
Ex: We are also exploring the possibility, with our sister organization in the US, of producing a joint issue possibly on the theme of how the so-called 'war on terror' is affecting library and information services.
organización agraria
(n.)=agricultural organisation.
Ex: The growth in number of national, regional and international agricultural organisations has resulted in a vast output of scientific and technical literature, issued in a wide variety of forms.
organización benéfica
(n.)=aid agency ; aid organisation.
Ex: Aid agencies have played a major role as sources of funding in assisting developing countries to implement projects involving information technology. Ex: The author suggests ways in which aid organizations can assist developing economies to develop information technology.
organización bibliográfica
(n.)=bibliographic organisation.
Ex: Bibliographic organization may be defined as the pattern of effective arrangements which results from the systematic listing of the records of human communication.
organización bibliotecaria
(n.)=library organisation.
Ex: The rapid introduction of new technologies into libraries was widely expected to lead to sweeping changes in library organisation and management.
organización cívica
(n.)=community organisation.
Ex: The Government recognises that community organisations have an important role to play in creating a more sustainable future.
organización de materias
(n.)=subject organisation.
Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
organización de voluntariado
(n.)=voluntary body ; voluntary agency ; voluntary organisation.
Ex: Denmark has no history of charities or voluntary bodies, so such groups are seen by the authorities as being subversive. Ex: Both government-run programs and partially government-subsidized programs run by voluntary agencies such as Caritas and the YMCA are common. Ex: The bibliography covers information sources in voluntary organisations useful to librarians.
organización del trabajo
(n.)=workflow [work flow] ; working arrangement.
Ex: The chief drawback with the volunteer abstractors is the difficulty of controlling the workflow and the return of abstracts. Ex: How do we manage working arrangements and role relationships so that people's needs for self-worth, growth, and development are significantly met in our libraries?.
organización empresarial
(n.)=business organisation.
Ex: The greater part of information in a typical business organisation resides in document form.
organización horizontal
(n.)=flat organisation ; horizontal organisation.
Ex: When one manager has many organizational units reporting to him or her, a flat or horizontal organization is created and an extensive span of control obtains. Ex: When one manager has many organizational units reporting to him or her, a flat or horizontal organization is created and an extensive span of control obtains.
organización intergubernamental (OIG)
=intergovernmental organisation (IGO).
Ex: This article considers general and specific factors that can help or hinder the flow of information from intergovernmental organisations (IGOs) to the public.
organización interna
(n.)=organisational structure.
Ex: As the organisational structures of libraries have become more complex, library administrators have sought various ways to coordinate more effectively and integrate functions and responsiblities.
organización internacional
(n.)=international organisation.
Ex: It would be difficult to hazard even a guess at the number of international organizations which exist, or have existed.
organización laboral
(n.)=job structuring.
Ex: Behavioral scientists have fallen into the error of assuming that employees resent job structuring and autocratic leadership.
organización mafiosa
(n.)=crime syndicate.
Ex: He explains that in the film, a crime syndicate plants a car bomb that kills the protagonist's wife.
organización miembro de una asociación
(n.)=partner organisation.
Ex: This article examines the relationship between the partner organizations, highlighting the benefits each gains from the collaboration.
organización no gubernamental (ONG)
(n.)=non-governmental organisation (NGO).
Ex: This article tries to find out why non-governmental organisations (NGO) in Mauritius often do not succeed in attaining their goal.
organización que actúa en representación de otras
(n.)=umbrella organisation.
Ex: For example, Aslib acted as a kind of umbrella organization for the six libraries taking part in the Research Project.
organización^1
(n.)=establishment ; organisation [organization, -USA] ; institution.
Ex: Since BC adheres closely to the educational and scientific consensus, BC found most favour with libraries in educational establishments.
Ex: The author of a document is the person or organisation responsible for its creation.
Ex: The distinction between 'societies' and 'institutions' lies at the heart of the code.
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* Comité de las Organizaciones=Committee of Agricultural Producer Organizations (COPA).
* comportamiento de las organizaciones=organisational behaviour.
* comunicación dentro de una organización=organisational communication.
* conducta de las organizaciones=organisational behaviour.
* OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo]=OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].
* organigrama de una organización=organisation chart.
* organización afiliada=sister organisation.
* organización agraria=agricultural organisation.
* organización a la que pertenece=parent organisation.
* organización benéfica=aid agency ; aid organisation.
* organización cívica=community organisation.
* Organización Cultural, Científica y Educativa de las Naciones Unidas (UNESCO=UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization).
* organización de voluntariado=voluntary body ; voluntary agency ; voluntary organisation.
* organización empresarial=business organisation.
* organización intergubernamental (OIG)=intergovernmental organisation (IGO).
* organización internacional=international organisation.
* Organización Internacional del Trabajo (OIT)=International Labour Organisation (ILO).
* Organización Internacional de Normalización=ISO.
* organización mafiosa=crime syndicate.
* organización miembro de una asociación=partner organisation.
* Organización Mundial de la Propiedad Intelectual (OMPI)=WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization) ; WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization).
* Organización Mundial de la Salud (OMS)=World Health Organisation (WHO).
* Organización Mundial para el Comercio=World Trade Organization (WTO).
* organización no gubernamental (ONG)=non-governmental organisation (NGO).
* Organización para la Alimentación y la Agricultura (FAO)=FAO (Food and Agriculture Organisation).
* Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE)=Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).
* organización que actúa en representación de otras=umbrella organisation.
* OTAN (Organización del Tratado del Atlántico Norte)=NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organisation).
* una pieza más en la organización=a cog in the wheel ; a cog in the machine.
* uno más de tantos en la organización=a cog in the wheel ; a cog in the machine.

organización^2
(n.)=logistics ; map ; mapping ; organisational setting ; organising [organizing, -USA] ; setup [set-up] ; organisation [organization, -USA] ; work organisation ; staging ; set-up ; structuring ; implementation.
Ex: Donald P Hammer, Executive Secretary of LITA, and Dorothy Butler, the Division's Administrative Secretary, handled all of the administrative details, arrangements, and logistics.
Ex: A detailed study of a co-citation map, its core documents' citation patterns and the related journal structures, is presented.
Ex: Recently, proponents of co-citation cluster analysis have claimed that in principle their methodology makes possible the mapping of science using the data in the Science Citation Index.
Ex: Many students, after working with cases, have testified to the help they received in developing a clearer concept of the dynamics of human relationships in organizational settings.
Ex: No course on management would be complete without articulating the principles of management (i.e., planning, organizing, staffing, directing, controlling).
Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'.
Ex: This article discusses the history of the organisation of readers' camps for students of secondary schools in Slovakia which dates back to 1979.
Ex: Quality of Work Life (QWL) can be defined as 'the degree to which members of a work organisation are able to satisfy important personal needs through their experiences in the organisation'.
Ex: The author describes the success of a library in staging a series of music concerts as a public relations exercise.
Ex: Areas of particular concern are: equipment set-up and use; helping develop search strategies, logon/logoff procedures; and emergency assistance when things go wrong.
Ex: There are also suggestions for rules for structuring corporate body names.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries.
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* conocimientos básicos de búsqueda, recuperación y organización de la informa=information literacy.
* desorganización=disorganisation [disorganization, -USA].
* metaorganización=meta-organisation.
* modelo de organización=organisational scheme.
* organización bibliográfica=bibliographic organisation.
* organización bibliotecaria=library organisation.
* organización del trabajo=workflow [work flow] ; working arrangement.
* organización de materias=subject organisation.
* organización horizontal=flat organisation ; horizontal organisation.
* organización interna=organisational structure.
* organización laboral=job structuring.
* reorganización=respacing.
* una organización de=a pattern of.

organizado
(adj.)=organised [organized -USA].
Ex: Proboscideans have developed a sophisticatedly organized society and they rank with primates and cetaceans with respect to cognitive abilities.
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* bien organizado=well-structured [well structured].
* desorganizado=disorganised [disorganized, -USA].
* de una forma organizada=in an organised fashion.
* excursión organizada=guided tour.
* mal organizado=ill-structured.
* organizado alrededor de un tema=theme-based.
* organizado con antelación=pre-planned.
* organizado previamente=pre-planned.
* vacaciones organizadas=package tour.
* viaje organizado=package holiday ; vacation package.
* visita organizada=guided tour.

organizado alrededor de un tema
(adj.)=theme-based.
Ex: This quarterly theme-based publication was launched as part of a multipronged effort connect research and practice in the field of adult education.
organizado con antelación
(adj.)=pre-planned.
Ex: A minority of respondents indicated that their public libraries provide some form of formal training (i.e., pre-planned sessions or classes) = Una minoría de los encuestados indicó que su biblioteca pública ofrece algún tipo de formación reglada (es decir, clases o sesiones organizadas con antelación).
organizado previamente
(adj.)=pre-planned.
Ex: A minority of respondents indicated that their public libraries provide some form of formal training (i.e., pre-planned sessions or classes) = Una minoría de los encuestados indicó que su biblioteca pública ofrece algún tipo de formación reglada (es decir, clases o sesiones organizadas con antelación).
organizador
(n.)=organiser [organizer, -USA] ; orchestrator.
Ex: Truuskee Sanders, NBLC organiser for the Children's Panel, feels that the press attach too great importance to the books thus selected.
Ex: The library manager is the 'orchestrator' of strategies in the political arena.
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* comité organizador=organising committee.
* coorganizador=co-organiser [co-organizer, -USA].
* organizador del congreso=conference organiser.

organizador del congreso
(n.)=conference organiser.
Ex: Congrex Holland BV has been appointed as the official conference organiser for this event.
organizar
(v.)=arrange ; make + arrangements ; organise [organize, -USA] ; put together ; run ; stage ; structure ; put on ; marshal ; orchestrate ; set up ; create + order ; mastermind.
Ex: A catalogue is a list of the materials or items in a library, with the entries representing the items arranged in some systematic order.
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
Ex: The service is run by Radio-Suisse and can be accessed via de PSS.
Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.
Ex: The large cataloguing record data bases are structured according to a format known as the MARC format.
Ex: A book fair cannot be put on at a few days' notice.
Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.
Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.
Ex: The reference service is set up next to, on in the case of small units, in the reading room.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.
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* organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta=make + Posesivo + own arrangements.
* organizar en colaboración=co-organise [co-organize, -USA].
* organizarse=get + Reflexivo + organised.
* organizar según un orden específico=organise in + Adjetivo + order.
* organizar una actuación musical=put on + musical event.
* organizar un acto=hold + event.
* organizar un acto público=organise + function.
* organizar una fiesta=throw + a party ; give + a party.
* organizar una huelga=stage + strike.
* organizar una manifestación=stage + demonstration ; stage + protest.
* organizar una reunión=arrange for + meeting ; mount + meeting.
* organizar una visita a=arrange + expedition to.
* organizar un concurso=conduct + contest.
* organizar un congreso=hold + conference ; host + conference ; host + congress.
* organizar un curso=arrange + course ; run + course.
* organizar un plan=put + a plan in place.
* organizar un reunión=organise + meeting.
* organizar un seminario=run + seminar.
* organizar un sistema de turnos de + Nombre=organise + a rota of + Nombre.

organizar Algo por + Posesivo + propia cuenta
(v.)=make + Posesivo + own arrangements.
Ex: For those who wish to make their own arrangements for accommodation, there are many hotels within easy walking distance.
organizar en colaboración
(v.)=co-organise [co-organize, -USA].
Ex: They can co-finance and/or co-organise a limited number of relevant meetings related to the subjects agrobiodiversity, organic agriculture and agri-environmental programmes.
organizar según un orden específico
(v.)=organise in + Adjetivo + order.
Ex: The SORT command can be used to organize records in a different order, e.g. by author.
organizar un acto
(v.)=hold + event.
Ex: Numerous events are also to be held as a tribute to the work of artists and political personalities.
organizar un acto público
(v.)=organise + function.
Ex: The RML can organise large functions in the adjacent civic hall.
organizar un concurso
(v.)=conduct + contest.
Ex: Several unique ideas for promoting the teen Web pages were also reported; for example, one librarian conducted a contest to launch the site = También se aportaron algunas ideas únicas para promover las páginas web para jóvenes; por ejemplo, un bibliotecario organizó un concurso con motivo de la inauguración de su sitio web.
organizar un congreso
(v.)=hold + conference ; host + conference ; host + congress.
Ex: In 1961 an International Conference on Cataloguing Principles was held in Paris, and a statement of principles emerged, which became known as the Paris Principles. Ex: This is an issue devoted in part to papers presented at the conference arranged and hosted by the State Library of New South Wales. Ex: The congress was hosted by the Agricultural Information Association for Australasia and held 23-26 Jan 95, Melbourne, Australia.
organizar un curso
(v.)=arrange + course ; run + course.
Ex: In 1966 SCONUL (The Standing conference of National and University Libraries) arranged a course, which was really a seminar lasting several days. Ex: The Centre runs a series of short courses on wordprocessing of one-day duration.
organizar un plan
(v.)=put + a plan in place.
Ex: One key to success is a principal who knows what is needed and can put a plan in place.
organizar un reunión
(v.)=organise + meeting.
Ex: A first step for developing this potential could be regular meetings organised by the library for professionals working with the aged.
organizar un seminario
(v.)=run + seminar.
Ex: The system is quite complicated to use to full advantage, and training seminars are run on a regular basis wherever there is sufficient demand.
organizar un sistema de turnos de + Nombre
(v.)=organise + a rota of + Nombre.
Ex: They also organize a rota of solicitors who hold a free legal advice surgery one evening a week.
organizar una actuación musical
(v.)=put on + musical event.
Ex: Libraries both public and academic sometimes put on shows, plays and musical events to promote the library.
organizar una fiesta
(v.)=throw + a party ; give + a party.
Ex: The thought of throwing a party may seem daunting, however entertaining 20 people can sometimes be easier than giving a dinner party for 6 people. Ex: The writer provides an example of how Mark Twain shaped the public's perception of him by describing an instance that took place during the New Year's Eve party that Twain gave in 1906.
organizar una huelga
(v.)=stage + strike.
Ex: The prisoners later staged a strike to protest their fellow inmate's death.
organizar una manifestación
(v.)=stage + demonstration ; stage + protest.
Ex: The Government indicates that he was brought to court and charged with inciting workers to stage demonstrations which degenerated into riots. Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry.
organizar una reunión
(v.)=arrange for + meeting ; mount + meeting.
Ex: One of the supervisor's jobs is to arrange for and conduct library staff meetings weekly. Ex: One of the aims of book clubs ought to be to mount open meetings which will attract non-members.
organizar una visita a
(v.)=arrange + expedition to.
Ex: Public libraries can arrange expeditions at reduced cost to museum exhibits, concerts, etc.
organizarse
(v.)=get + Reflexivo + organised.
Ex: Black librarians in the UK were urged to join the Association, get themselves organized, and 'infiltrate' to change things from the inside.
organizativamente
=organisationally [organizationally, -USA].
Ex: There is a tendency to advance propositions premised upon the assumption that SLIS are organizationally autonomous.

organizativo
=organisational [organizational, -USA].
Ex: Ironically, however, the internal organisational walls librarians have built to categorise materials by format remain stiff and solid.

orgasmo
(n.)=orgasm.
Ex: Specific Question and Answer pages supply answers to standard topics including: 'Arguing over how much sex'; 'Answers about masturbation'; 'Women and orgasm'.
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* alcanzar el orgasmo=reach + a climax.
* tener un orgasmo=reach + a climax.

orgullo
(n.)=pride.
Ex: It is a matter of some small pride that my account of the eighteenth edition of Dewey appeared at about the same time as the official publication of the scheme itself, thanks to the cooperation of the editor, Mr Ben Custer.
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* con orgullo=proudly.
* el orgullo de=showpiece.
* herir el orgullo de Alguien=ruffle + Nombre + pride.
* herir + Posesivo + orgullo=hurt + Posesivo + pride.
* llenar de orgullo=fill + Nombre + with pride.
* orgullo cívico=civic pride.
* orgullo desmedido=hubris.
* orgullo herido=hurt pride.
* orgullo nacional=national pride.
* ser el orgullo de=be the pride and joy of.
* tragarse el orgullo=swallow + Posesivo + pride.

orgullo cívico
(n.)=civic pride.
Ex: Most donors won't respond to queries about why they coughed up cash; others say their companies have given out of civic pride.
orgullo desmedido
(n.)=hubris.
Ex: The conference underscored the hubris behind the 'bigger is better' logic ALA has apparently embraced.
orgullo herido
(n.)=hurt pride.
Ex: He was glad that he had veered from the edge of possible conflict, and had not let his sense of hurt pride get out of hand.
orgullo nacional
(n.)=national pride.
Ex: He began by gloomily reflecting that 'the only version of national pride encouraged by American popular culture is a smipleminded militaristic chauvinism'.
orgullosamente
=proudly.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
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* mostrar orgullosamente=show off.

orgulloso
(adj.)=proud ; virtuous ; haughty .
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
Ex: Then she sat back, happy in the virtuous sensation of duty accomplished.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
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* estar orgulloso de=be proud (of/to).
* hacer sentir orgulloso=make + Nombre + proud.
* orgulloso de Uno mismo=stand + tall.
* sentirse orgulloso=swell with + pride.
* sentirse orgulloso de=be proud (of/to) ; take + pride in.

orgulloso de Uno mismo
(v.)=stand + tall.
Ex: Standing tall on the sunburnt African plains, baobab trees tower over the landscape like great living monuments.
orgánico
(adj.)=organic.
Ex: Innovation in organisations is a continuous and organic process.
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* abono orgánico=compost.
* abono orgánico para macetas=potting compost ; potting soil.
* alimento orgánico=organic food.
* fruta orgánica=organic fruit.
* hacer abono orgánico=compost.
* no orgánico=non-organic.
* química orgánica=organic chemistry.
* sistema orgánico=organ system.

orgásmico
(adj.)=orgasmic.
Ex: But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs.

orgía
(n.)=binge ; orgy ; rampage.
Ex: Despite the vast monetary resources involved, America's imprisonment binge has had only minimal effects on crime.
Ex: In the Hobbesian world depicted in 'Dragnets', the bad criminals -- if left to their own devices by the good police & citizenry -- would destroy a helpless society in an orgy of brutality.
Ex: These nocturnal rampages by gangs of werewolves included chasing women, eating prodigiously, being splattered with mud, and caterwauling generally.

orientación
(n.)=orientation ; slant ; advice ; outlook ; orienteering ; wayfinding ; bearing ; targeting ; centredness ; bent of mind.
Ex: A summary at the end of a document is intended to complete the orientation of the reader, and to identify the significant ideas for the reader to remember.
Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
Ex: A large part of the work of information and advice has been the interpretation of people's eligibility for welfare benefits and other social services.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
Ex: There are certain types of subject matter better suited to the nonbook format for which no subject heading exists, such as kits designed to develop orienteering.
Ex: The author identifies the architectural barriers in library buildings facing disabled users with particular reference to wayfinding and the provision of suitable signage.
Ex: When the real reading starts the mind, as a result of this skim, already has its bearings and so works more effectively.
Ex: An analysis of customers in terms of benefits can inform effective segmentation, which in turn can lead to more efficient targeting of resources.
Ex: The principles of learner centredness and constructivism provided the bases for the design of synchronous activities such as student moderated seminars in this study.
Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
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* cambiar de orientación=reposition [re-position].
* cambio de orientación=paradigm change ; paradigm shift.
* centro de orientación=referral centre.
* con una fuerte orientación profesional=career-minded ; career-focused.
* con una orientación profesional=career-focused.
* con una orientación social=socially-oriented.
* con una orientación temática específica=subject-oriented.
* de orientación=directional.
* desorientación=disorientation.
* orientación académica=educational guidance.
* orientación a la lectura=readers' guidance.
* orientación bibliográfica=bibliographic instruction (BI).
* orientación hacia el hombre=human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
* orientación horizontal=landscape format.
* orientación profesional=careers guidance ; vocational guidance ; career guidance ; career education ; career planning ; careers education ; career information.
* orientación sexual=sexual orientation.
* orientación sobre salidas profesionales=career guidance.
* orientación vertical=portrait format.
* programa de orientación=orientation programme.
* programa de orientación bibliográfica=bibliographic instruction program(me).
* semana de orientación a los estudiantes=student orientation week.
* semana de orientación universitaria=freshers' week.
* servicio de orientación=referral service ; advisory service.
* servicio de orientación al lector=readers' advisory service point ; readers' advisory service.
* sesión de orientación=orientation session.

orientación a la lectura
=readers' guidance.
Ex: Personal readers' guidance was provided to World War I servicemen.
orientación académica
(n.)=educational guidance.
Ex: The libraries are located in the fringe areas between low-income neighbourhoods and business districts and provide careers and educational guidance, job placement and referral to community facilities for diagnosis and remedial services.
orientación bibliográfica
=bibliographic instruction (BI).
Ex: Members of Iowa State University's graduating class of 1986 were surveyed about their attitudes toward having been required to take a course in bibliographic instruction.
orientación hacia el hombre
(n.)=human-centredness [human-centeredness, -USA].
Ex: It is not enough to base the concept of human-centredness on ideas of social utility, collaborative working or human controllability.
orientación horizontal
(n.)=landscape format.
Ex: So, for example, if your image is in landscape format, enter the width as 2000 pixels; and if your image is in portrait format, enter the height as 2000.
orientación profesional
(n.)=careers guidance ; vocational guidance ; career guidance ; career education ; career planning ; careers education ; career information.
Ex: The libraries are located in the fringe areas between low-income neighbourhoods and business districts and provide careers and educational guidance, job placement and referral to community facilities for diagnosis and remedial services. Ex: Non-repayable grants are available for vocational training and guidance, recruitment and wage subsidies, resettlement and technical advice concerned with job creation. Ex: This article discusses the work of libraries in the area of work education which includes the provision of career guidance. Ex: The author describes 3 data bases used for career education in Oregon where she is Education Information Specialist = La autora describe tres bases de datos utilizadas para la orientación profesional en Oregon donde es Especialista en Información sobre Educación. Ex: This article was published in a special issue devoted to various aspects of library services for career planning, job searching, and employment opportunities. Ex: This article examines the growth in the publishing of books on careers education in the USA, ranging from guides on writing resumes and cover letters to books on the metaphysics of work. Ex: Table 3 shows that providing homework help, promoting books and reading, announcing library events, and providing college and/or career information are among the top goals librarians set for their Web pages = La Tabla 3 nos muestra que ofrecer ayuda con los deberes, promocionar libros y fomentar la lectura, anunciar actividades de la biblioteca y ofrecer información universitaria y de orientación profesional están entre los objetivos principales que los bibliotecarios persiguen con sus páginas web.
orientación sexual
(n.)=sexual orientation.
Ex: The term diversity refers to racial and ethnic characteristics and to characteristics such as age, gender, sexual orientation, religion and marital status.
orientación sobre salidas profesionales
=career guidance.
Ex: This article discusses the work of libraries in the area of work education which includes the provision of career guidance.
orientación vertical
(n.)=portrait format.
Ex: So, for example, if your image is in landscape format, enter the width as 2000 pixels; and if your image is in portrait format, enter the height as 2000.
orientado
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* estar orientado a/para=be geared to.
* estar orientado hacia + Nombre=be + Nombre + driven.
* orientado a la persona=human-oriented.
* orientado al ordenador=machine-oriented ; computer-oriented.
* orientado al presente=now-oriented.
* orientado al servicio de la gente=people-centred ; people-centric.
* orientado al servicio de las personas=people-centred.
* orientado al sur=south facing.
* orientado al usuario=user-related ; human-oriented.
* orientado al usuario final=end-user oriented.
* orientado hacia el contenido=content-oriented.
* orientado hacia el hombre=human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
* orientado hacia el material impreso=print-centred [print-centered, -USA].
* orientado hacia el mercado=market-orientated [market orientated] ; market-oriented [market oriented].
* orientado hacia el objeto=object-oriented ; artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
* orientado hacia el pueblo=people-driven.
* orientado hacia el servicio=service orientated ; service-focused.
* orientado hacia el usuario=user-driven ; user-centred [user-centered, -USA] ; client-based ; client-centred [client-centered, -USA] ; client-driven ; client-directed ; client-oriented ; customer-focused ; user-focused.
* orientado hacia la familia=family-oriented.
* orientado hacia la forma=form-oriented.
* orientado hacia la gente=people-driven.
* orientado hacia la información=information-driven.
* orientado hacia la práctica=practice-oriented.
* orientado hacia la resolución de problemas=problem-orientated ; problem-oriented.
* orientado hacia las tiendas=shop-based.
* orientado hacia la tecnología=technologically-driven ; technology-driven ; technology-orientated ; technology-oriented ; technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].
* orientado hacia los demás=other-oriented.
* orientado hacia los negocios=business-minded.
* orientado hacia los soportes=medium-oriented.
* orientado hacia una aplicación práctica concreta=application-oriented.
* orientado hacia unas necesidades=need oriented.
* orientado hacia uno mismo=self-oriented.

orientado a la persona
(adj.)=human-oriented.
Ex: Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages.
orientado al ordenador
(adj.)=machine-oriented ; computer-oriented.
Ex: Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages. Ex: Most of these efforts share a common theme: they are computer-oriented in the sense that users use computers to solve their problems.
orientado al presente
(adj.)=now-oriented.
Ex: Also, public library collections are literally dynamic, they turn over rapidly, and they are now-oriented.
orientado al servicio de la gente
(adj.)=people-centred ; people-centric.
Ex: The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library. Ex: People-centric, cultural issues are central to knowledge sharing.
orientado al servicio de las personas
(adj.)=people-centred.
Ex: The focus of service should be towards a people-centred library rather than a resource-centred library.
orientado al sur
(adj.)=south facing.
Ex: Energy conservation was an important concern for all 7 libraries, with south facing high windows and heat absorbing walls in all buildings.
orientado al usuario
(adj.)=user-related ; human-oriented.
Ex: Thus, a predominant feature of such software packages is the user-related interfaces, which permit a non-programmer to comprehend and interrogate the data stored. Ex: Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages.
orientado al usuario final
=end-user oriented.
Ex: However, the organisation is well on its way to becoming a broad-based provider of databases and end-user oriented information services in all areas of engineering.
orientado hacia el contenido
=content-oriented.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.
orientado hacia el hombre
(adj.)=human-centred [human-centered, -USA].
Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
orientado hacia el material impreso
(adj.)=print-centred [print-centered, -USA].
Ex: Many libraries have certainly been transformed over the past decade from being print-centered 'places' to also providing web-based content and services to users who may never enter the building.
orientado hacia el mercado
(adj.)=market-orientated [market orientated] ; market-oriented [market oriented].
Ex: In the middle range of authorship there is, then, quite a wide band of writing stretching from the scholarly to the market-orientated = En el nivel medio de autoría existe, pues, a una gran gama de producciones escritas que van desde lo científico a lo comercial. Ex: The market oriented economy is changing the role of information and business information services.
orientado hacia el objeto
(adj.)=object-oriented ; artefact-centred [artefact-centered, -USA].
Ex: With the graphics component both bit-mapped and object-oriented illustrations can be created. Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
orientado hacia el pueblo
(adj.)=people-driven.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
orientado hacia el servicio
(adj.)=service orientated ; service-focused.
Ex: The British Library (BL) was established with the idea that it should be international in both scope and outlook, and it is both outward looking and service orientated in character. Ex: The public library must be service-focused, developing services that meet user's needs and delivering them where they will be most effective.
orientado hacia el usuario
(adj.)=user-driven ; user-centred [user-centered, -USA] ; client-based ; client-centred [client-centered, -USA] ; client-driven ; client-directed ; client-oriented ; customer-focused ; user-focused.
Ex: Successful information providers will be those that are user-driven rather than technology-driven. Ex: This would involve a more user-centred library, based on McClellan's principles of 'service in depth'. Ex: One of the team's function is to review client based services. Ex: Archives administration needs to move to a client-centred rather than materials-centred approach. Ex: The article 'client-driven reference collections for the 1990s' urges librarians to examine closely whom they serve and clarify the mission of the library. Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest. Ex: As others have pointed out, for the most part reference librarians are medium-oriented rather than client-oriented. Ex: The customer-focused service provided by libraries makes them ideal candidates. Ex: The CBC has just revamped their site so it's more user-focused.
orientado hacia la familia
(adj.)=family-oriented.
Ex: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.
orientado hacia la forma
=form-oriented.
Ex: The analysis is in terms of: the form-oriented or descriptive function, transcription of descriptive data on to a document surrogate, sequential ordering of the surrogates and content-oriented or exploitative function.
orientado hacia la gente
(adj.)=people-driven.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
orientado hacia la información
=information-driven.
Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems.
orientado hacia la práctica
(adj.)=practice-oriented.
Ex: This paper describes a computerised index of the articles contained in 6 practice-oriented medical periodicals.
orientado hacia la resolución de problemas
(adj.)=problem-orientated ; problem-oriented.
Ex: Clearly the old barriers between disciplines, which began to crumble in the problem-orientated era, have now effectively disappeared, which presents further difficulties in the transmission of information. Ex: The public library is not problem-oriented, like a counselling centre, nor is it as threatening as a school.
orientado hacia la tecnología
(adj.)=technologically-driven ; technology-driven ; technology-orientated ; technology-oriented ; technology-centred [technology-centered, -USA].
Ex: Although the overwhelming majority of technologically-driven programmes disregard information problems and issues, there are encouraging signs of a growing awareness of the need for information-driven. Ex: Successful information providers will be those that are user-driven rather than technology-driven. Ex: The author offers a model organisational structure for universty and research libraries to meet the needs of an information-seeking, technology-orientated clientele. Ex: Many of the ills of our present technology-oriented culture can be traced to the 'mere specialists', men of limited vision. Ex: The panellists discussed the interdisciplinary issues digital libraries researchers are considering concerning: human-centred, artefact-centred and technology-centred research issues.
orientado hacia las tiendas
(adj.)=shop-based.
Ex: The very breadth of publishing is, seen this way, too much for the shop-based book selling system.
orientado hacia los demás
(adj.)=other-oriented.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.
orientado hacia los negocios
=business-minded.
Ex: It was an immensely practical session which provided the business-minded participants with something to think about.
orientado hacia los soportes
(adj.)=medium-oriented.
Ex: As others have pointed out, for the most part reference librarians are medium-oriented rather than client-oriented.
orientado hacia una aplicación práctica concreta
=application-oriented.
Ex: The British Standards Institution Root Thesaurus is an important attempt to provide a standard list of terms from which terms for thesauri and indexing languages can be selected, and more application-oriented lists derived.
orientado hacia unas necesidades
(adj.)=need oriented.
Ex: Based on findings, some important observations relating to the functioning of the library were made to make its services more need oriented.
orientado hacia uno mismo
(adj.)=self-oriented.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.
orientador
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* principio orientador=guiding principle.

oriental
(adj.)=eastern ; oriental ; Easterner ; Far Eastern ; easternly ; easterly.
Ex: He went on to explain that while there were no unsightly slums, there was a fairly large district of rather nondescript homes intermingled with plain two- and three-family brick and frame dwellings, principally in the eastern reaches of the city.
Ex: To gauge the full impact on the BNB one must add to these Arabic publications half a dozen books in Kurdish, not forgetting the ever-growing list of translations of oriental works.
Ex: Western feminists must abandon their tendency to diminish diverse feminist discourses so Westerners & Easterners can enter into a dialogue on gender issues that includes the many existing feminisms.
Ex: The Dutch, too, started making cigars using tobacco from their Far Eastern colonies.
Ex: In 1975, the lighthouse on this most easternly point in Canada was made a national historic site.
Ex: Byron Bay is Australia's most easterly point and has long been considered a sacred place by the Aboriginal people.
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* Africa Oriental=East Africa.
* costa oriental, la=east coast, the.
* cultura oriental=Eastern culture.
* hemisferio oriental, el=Eastern Hemisphere, the.
* jardín oriental=oriental garden.
* Timor Oriental=East Timor.

orientalismo
(n.)=Orientalism.
Ex: The main library has produced in machine readable form thesauri on: economics; philosophy and sociology; linguistics; history; Orientalism and atheism.

orientalista
(adj.)=Orientalist.
Ex: Work in progress on union lists is outlined and a questionnaire regarding romanisation in Orientalist libraries is discussed.

orientar
(v.)=gear (to/toward(s)/for) ; orient ; orientate ; give + advice on ; guide ; give + direction ; angle ; lend + direction ; put + Nombre + on the right track ; point + Nombre + in the right direction.
Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: Supermarket hosts have their own specialised, and often unique command languages, and have been oriented to specialist searchers.
Ex: In this category the majority of programmes were found to be orientated towards information systems for business and management.
Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.
Ex: You can press F2 key at this point to take advantage of menus that will guide you through Command Search.
Ex: To give direction to these physical resources, there are objectives for the project and a framework timetable.
Ex: This publication seems to find particular favour in law firms, possibly because of its currency and the way it is angled towards the commercial world.
Ex: Policies are guidelines that lend direction to planning and decision-making.
Ex: The most natural way out is to ask the enquirer: usually he will know, or at least will be able to put the librarian on the right track.
Ex: These metaphors point us in the right direction and set us off on a discussion of fiction as a symbolic structure that is to life what metaphors are to reality.
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* encargado de orientar al lector=readers' adviser.
* orientarse=get + Posesivo + bearings.
* orientar un servicio hacia=target + service.

orientar un servicio hacia
(v.)=target + service.
Ex: The survey also determined that most library patrons support differentiated services for senior citizens (such as large-print books) but are ambivalent about targeting services expressly and exclusively for senior citizens.
orientarse
(v.)=get + Posesivo + bearings.
Ex: With the exponential development of the World Wide Web, there are so many metadata initiatives, so many organisations involved, and so many new standards that it's hard to get our bearings in this new environment.
orientativo
(adj.)=indicative.
Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.

oriente, el
=Orient, the.
Ex: The article 'Libraries in late Ottoman Palestine between the Orient and the Occident' reveals historically Palestine's transformation from a backward region of the Ottoman Empire to a focus for international.
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* del Extremo Oriente=Far Eastern.
* del Medio Oriente=Middle Eastern.
* del Oriente Medio=Middle Eastern.
* del Oriente Próximo=Near-Eastern.
* Extremo Oriente, el=Far East, the.
* habitante del Medio Oriente=Middle Easterner.
* Lejano Oriente, el=Far East, the.
* Oriente Exprés, el=Orient Express, the.
* Oriente Medio=Middle East.
* Oriente Próximo=Near East.

orificio
(n.)=ostium ; orifice.
Ex: Each sinus is connected to the nose by a small opening called an ostium.
Ex: The flow of gases through an orifice is infuenced by factors such as flow velocity and the shapes of the orifices.
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* orificio de drenaje=drain hole.
* orificio de vaciado=drain hole.
* orificio nasal=nostril.

orificio de drenaje
(n.)=drain hole.
Ex: The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.
orificio de vaciado
(n.)=drain hole.
Ex: The drain holes in many lifeboats were without stoppers, so that passengers had to constantly bail water.
orificio nasal
(n.)=nostril.
Ex: Suddenly, the smell struck his nostrils -- the pungency of processed corn syrup, as if the car had gone off the road and fallen into the neck of a gigantic bottle of syrup.
origen
(n.)=genesis ; lineage ; origin ; parent ; pedigree ; root ; source ; provenance ; strain ; root cause.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: The lineage of PRECIS indexing: PRECIS indexing has roots in faceted classification.
Ex: These rules have their origins in a report by the American Library Association.
Ex: Most bibliographic databases evolved from a parent abstracting or indexing publication.
Ex: The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.
Ex: However, many indexing systems have evolved over the last century, and have their roots in a time when detailed specification of subjects was unnecessary.
Ex: The network is fairly well developed and lobbying initiatives on policies affecting all or a group of local authorities have stemmed from this source.
Ex: This article redefines the archival principle of provenance as the entire history of an item's origin, its use and custody.
Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
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* álbum de orígenes=studbook.
* americano de origen asiático=Asian American.
* americano de origen mejicano=Mexican American.
* artículo origen=parent article.
* atribuir su origen a=trace to ; trace back to.
* buscar el origen de=trace + the origin of.
* buscar el origen de la relación entre=trace + the relationship between.
* cuyo origen es determinable=retraceable ; traceable.
* cuyo origen es ilocalizable=irretraceable.
* cuyo origen es localizable=traceable ; retraceable.
* cuyo origen is indeterminable=irretraceable.
* dar origen=mother.
* dar origen a=give + rise to ; bring about ; lead to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to.
* de origen + Adjetivo=Adjetivo + in origin.
* de origen desconocido=unaccounted.
* de origen determinable=retraceable ; traceable.
* de origen digital=born digital [born-digital].
* de origen humilde=of low descent.
* de origen ilocalizable=irretraceable.
* de origen indeterminable=irretraceable.
* de origen localizable=traceable ; retraceable.
* desde su origen=from + its/their + inception ; since + its/their + inception.
* el dinero es el origen de todos los males=money is the root of all evil.
* en el origen (de)=in the early days (of).
* en sus orígenes=originally.
* establecer el origen de=trace + the origin of.
* libro de orígenes=studbook.
* los orígenes de=the dawn of.
* lugar de origen=locality of origin.
* nacionalidad de origen=nationality of origin.
* Origen de las Especies, el=Origin of Species, the.
* origen desconocido=unknown source.
* origen de todos males, el=root of all evil, the.
* orígenes=ascendancy.
* orígenes + encontrarse=origins + lie.
* origen étnico=ethnic origin ; ethnicity ; ethnic background.
* origen geográfico=geographical origin.
* origen geológico=geological origin.
* origen nacional=national origin.
* origen + remontarse a=trace + ascendancy.
* país de origen=country of origin ; national origin ; home country ; native country.
* ser de origen + Adjetivo=be + Adjetivo + in origin.
* ser el origen de=provide + the material for.
* tener su origen en=trace to ; trace back to ; have + Posesivo + roots in ; hark(en) back to ; hearken back to.
* tener sus orígenes=be rooted in.
* término de origen=referred-from term.
* valor en origen=intercept.
* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen=dump.

origen + remontarse a
(v.)=trace + ascendancy.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
origen de todos males, el
(n.)=root of all evil, the.
Ex: In this documentary, Professor Richard Dawkins embarks on a highly controversial journey to show that religion is the root of all evil.
origen desconocido
(n.)=unknown source.
Ex: This application comes from an unknown source, and for your security only applications from trusted sources can be installed.
origen geográfico
(n.)=geographical origin.
Ex: The discussion is confined to the fold strength of paper in relation to its date and geographical origin.
origen geológico
(n.)=geological origin.
Ex: Information on the geological origin of raw garnet is a pre-requisite for the better understanding of garnet production and trade in ancient societies.
origen nacional
(n.)=national origin.
Ex: The profession's responsibility is to uphold the individual's right to information, irrespective of its national origin.
origen étnico
(n.)=ethnic origin ; ethnicity ; ethnic background.
Ex: The LA is currently conducting a major survey to collect and monitor information on gender, ethnic origin and disability which will enable the LA to highlight and tackle problems of inequality in the profession. Ex: Undergraduate grade point average, Graduate Record Examination (GRE) scores, ethnicity, gender and library experience were variables which tended to predict GSLIS grade point average and completion of the programme. Ex: Ages on average are 18 to 48, and students are from diverse ethnic backgrounds.
original
(adj.)=creative ; manuscript ; master ; master copy ; original ; original document ; master ; raw ; pristine ; founding ; unedited ; funky .
Ex: His definitive article, 'Backlog to Frontlog,' Library Journal (September 15, 1969), was indicative of his creative and simple, yet effective and economical solutions to traditional library problems.
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
Ex: Normally, before a manuscript is printed or duplicated in multiple copies the editor will be provided with printer's proofs or a master copy.
Ex: Here entry is made under the original author of an edition that has been revised, enlarged, updated, condensed, and so on by another person.
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: The supply would need to be replenished when the multiple copies had been used, so a master would be kept - usually for offset litho reproduction or for cutting a stencil on an electronic scanner.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
Ex: The founding missions have being found increasingly ill-suited for the demands of the marketplace.
Ex: This bank of data represented a valuable source of unedited views about users' perceptions, thoughts and attitudes about libraries and electronic resources.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.
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* base de datos en estado original=raw database.
* edición original=original edition.
* error del original=sic.
* estar hecho con la mismas dimensiones que el original=be to scale.
* original de una obra de arte=art original.
* original listo para reproducir=camera-ready copy.
* pecado original, el=original sin, the.
* poco original=unoriginal.
* título original=original title.

original de una obra de arte
=art original.
Ex: An art original is the original two- or three-dimensional work of art (other than an art print or a photograph) created by the artist, eg., a painting, drawing, or sculpture, as contrasted with a reproduction of it.
original listo para reproducir
(n.)=camera-ready copy.
Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
originalidad
(n.)=originality.
Ex: Provision should be on the basis of quality and originality, with classic works of the genre given prominence.
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* sin originalidad=unoriginal.

originar
(v.)=spawn.
Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up.
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* originarse=come ; source.
* originarse en=date back to + Expresión Temporal ; originate (from) ; date from + Expresión Temporal.

originariamente
=originally.
Ex: A relative index, as originally proposed by Melville Dewey, contains at least one entry for each subject in the scheme.

originario
(adj.)=founding.
Ex: The founding missions have being found increasingly ill-suited for the demands of the marketplace.
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* originario de=native to.

originario de
(adj.)=native to.
Ex: Long revered for its aromatic properties, myrrh is derived from the resin gum from the Commiphora myrrh tree, native to Africa
.
originarse
(v.)=come ; source.
Ex: If all of these costs are to render returns to the library, the returns come only in terms of the use of the collection. Ex: What this has meant is that in the 20th century, ideas are being sourced from all over the globe; and at the speed oflight, so to speak.
originarse en
(v.)=date back to + Expresión Temporal ; originate (from) ; date from + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The roots of these problems data back to the 60s' with a failure to establish an efficient centralised information system. Ex: Funding for advice centres can originate from any one of four government departments: the Department of Trade, the Home Office, the Lord Chancellor's Office and the Department of the Environment. Ex: Lithography as a printing process dates from the 19th century.
orilla
(n.)=shore ; waterside ; bank.
Ex: The author chronicles the Russian geographical explorations of the northwestern shores of North Americas which were financed and organized by Count Nikolai Rumiantsev from 1803 to 1825 = El autor narra las expediciones geográficas rusas de la costa del noroeste de Norteamérica que fueron financiadas y organizadas por el Conde Nikolai Rumiantsev de 1803 a 1825.
Ex: An opening reception will be held in the Grand Promenade of the Sheraton Norfolk Waterside, overlooking the picturesque Norfolk Harbor.
Ex: This article describes the planning, construction and design of a library on the banks of the Missouri River close to Kansas City.
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* a ambas orillas del Atlántico=on both sides of the ocean ; on both sides of the Atlantic.
* a orillas del océano=oceanfront.
* a orillas del río=riverfront.
* a orillas de un lago=lakeside ; lakefront ; by the lakeside.
* ave de orilla=shorebird.
* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla=rock-pool.
* orilla del agua=water's edge.
* orilla del mar=seashore.
* orilla del río=river bank [riverbank].
* posa entre las rocas de la orilla=rock pool.

orilla del agua
(n.)=water's edge.
Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
orilla del mar
(n.)=seashore.
Ex: Examines the theme of dancing nudes by the seashore in watercolors and oil paintings by John Marin.
orilla del río
(n.)=river bank [riverbank].
Ex: People grow food in allotments and on high-rise rooftops, on river banks and roadside verges, in parks and market gardens and any piece of wasteland they can find.
orina
(n.)=urine ; pee ; wee wee ; wee ; pee pee ; tinkle.
Ex: This was so that the stuffing could be teased out and cleared of lumps, and so that the pelts could be softened by currying and soaking them in urine; the smell is said to have been revolting.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
Ex: This prodcut also managed to remove cat wee wee smells as well, and we all know they're pretty tough.
Ex: Also in the morning my wee smells foul, but improves throughout the day after consuming lots of water.
Ex: Amonia smells a little like pee (very acidic) but it takes out the musty pee pee smell.
Ex: And with all the stench going on in an airplane, the smell of tinkle could hardly raise an eyebrow.
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* con olor a orina=urinous.
* de la orina=urinary.
* sangre en la orina=blood in the urine ; hematuria.

orinal
(n.)=chamber pot ; potty.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
Ex: Currently, she'll take off her diaper and sit on her potty.
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* enseñado a usar el orinal=potty-trained.

orinar
(v.)=piss ; urinate ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; widdle ; piddle ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; pee pee ; wee wee ; wee ; pee ; take + a pee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
Ex: The title of this 1629 picture is 'Woman Pissing in a Man's Ear'.
Ex: His sculptures were made by making casts of the cavities left in snow onto which the artist and a collaborator had urinated.
Ex: In his press conference today, the President also acknowledged -- perhaps in a related matter -- his difficulties taking leaks.
Ex: On the way up to Prague, Bill went to have a leak and noticed a guy uncoupling the carriages of the train.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His career took a nosedive after he piddled from his hotel balcony onto a passing parade led by the President.
Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key.
Ex: And I also remember getting my bum stung on nettles as I was going for a pee.
Ex: You have to sit down to go for a wee on the tour bus, because if you stand up and you go round a corner it all goes everywhere.
Ex: Then when you think the child needs to wee, place on or over potty or toilet and turn the tap on.
Ex: My child is pee peeing in toilet but still poops in pants -- what to do?.
Ex: Men get an erection in the morning without wanting sex, because, well, they have to 'wee wee'.
Ex: Then when you think the child needs to wee, place on or over potty or toilet and turn the tap on.
Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?.
Ex: Would you be embarrassed if you took a pee against a car only to find out there's a camera crew inside filming you?.
Ex: Bill's sister is one of Dracula's babes and attacks Janet while she's taking a pee-pee on the toilet.
Ex: Jumpsuits are all good and fun until someone needs to go for a wee wee.
Ex: They drink non-stop, alcohol tea, yet none of them ever seem to go for a pee pee.
Ex: Then there's spend a penny, which comes from the earliest public toilets, which had locks on the doors which cost a penny to open.
Ex: The bandage compressed my urethra somewhat so that when I had a pee there was considerable resistance to it coming out.
Ex: I have a kitty who has decided to 'tinkle' in the same spot for a number of weeks.
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* orinarse=wet + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; pee + Reflexivo.

orinarse
(v.)=wet + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; pee + Reflexivo.
Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
. Ex: Since the end of last week she's beeen wetting herself on purpose -- it started when she'd weed by accident and I told her not to wee wee herself again
. Ex: We talked about one girl who weed herself in class when she was sitting next to me. Ex: Today, I woke up in a panic to what sounded like a plane about to crash into my house -- I was so scared I peed myself.
oriundo
(adj.)=autochthonous ; indigenous.
Ex: The paper argues that autochthonous language communities should be formally recognised as distinct ethnic groups.
Ex: For example, the Library of Congress established names of indigenous American and African peoples are very often derogatory corruptions of their real names.

orla
(n.)=page border.
Ex: Special issues were seldom embellished with typographical changes (such as additional page borders) until the nineteenth century.

orlado
(adj.)=ornamental.
Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
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* inicial orlada=ornamental initial ; illustrated initial.

ornado
(adj.)=ornate.
Ex: Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances.

ornamentación
(n.)=ornamentation ; display.
Ex: Nineteenth-century colour printing was both more complex and more precise than the two-colour work of the hand-press period, frequently involving elaborate ornamentation in three or more colours.
Ex: The nineteenth century also saw an explosion of exaggerated and decorated letter forms intended for display.

ornamentado
(adj.)=ornate.
Ex: Some homes are grand, with stately brick, spiraling staircases, ornate fences and multiple entrances.

ornamental
(adj.)=ornamental.
Ex: A special form of woodcut initial, common from the mid sixteenth to the mid eighteenth century, was the factotum, a square ornamental block with a hole through the middle into which a piece of type could be wedged, one block thus serving for any initial letter.
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* árbol ornamental=ornamental tree.
* motivo ornamental=motif ; decorative motif.
* planta ornamental=ornamental.
* planta ornamental de arriate=bedding plant.
* planta ornamental exterior=bedding plant.

ornamentar
(v.)=ornament.
Ex: Then, from about 1830, the covering material was further ornamented in an embossing machine = Entonces, aproximadamente a partir de 1830, el material de la cubierta se adornaba aún más con la ayuda de una máquina de estampar en relieve.

ornamento
(n.)=embellishment ; ornament.
Ex: Although university education in modern India dates back to 1856, libraries developed haphazardly and were more embellishments than an integral part of the academic programme.
Ex: He had never before taken the time to examine the immense two-story granite structure of modified Romanesque design, with its massive arched entrance generously treated with carved ornament.
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* ornamento tipográfico=typographic ornament.
* ornamento xilográfico=woodcut ornament.

ornamento tipográfico
(n.)=typographic ornament.
Ex: Special features of the library include a collection of 750,000 books and the Bill Dwiggins collection of type design, calligraphy and typographical ornament.
ornamento xilográfico
(n.)=woodcut ornament.
Ex: Add to this his stock of unique woodcut ornaments and initials, and his finger-print is plain, a typographical equipment that belonged to him alone.
ornitología
(n.)=ornithology.
Ex: Characteristics of the monographs considered were: copyright date; circulation; citation frequency; and subdiscipline (ichthyology, herpetology, ornithology, mammology).

ornitorrinco
(n.)=duck-billed platypus ; platypus.
Ex: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.
Ex: The shy platypus is found only in eastern Australia, where they live on the edges of rivers and freshwater lakes where burrows can be dug.

ornitólogo
(n.)=ornithologist.
Ex: Library rooms are sometimes booked by local groups such as ornithologists, local historians and others to hold slide and film presentation evenings.

oro
(n.)=gold.
Ex: In a thesaurus on dentistry, for example, the term gold will be an NT under FILLING MATERIALS; it would make little sense to create a 'metals' or 'precious metals' hierarchy.
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* acabar con un broche de oro=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* adornado con pan de oro=gold-leafed.
* aniversario de oro=golden anniversary.
* bodas de oro=golden wedding.
* buscador de oro=gold digger ; gold prospector.
* buscar oro=pan for + gold.
* búsqueda de oro=gold digging.
* como los chorros del oro=spotlessly.
* conservar como oro en paño=treasure + Nombre + dearly ; keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart.
* corazón de oro=heart of gold.
* costar el oro y el moro=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny ; cost + a fortune.
* dar el oro y el moro=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* dar todo el oro del mundo=give + Posesivo + right arm.
* de oro macizo=solid-gold.
* descubrir una mina de oro=strike + gold ; hit + the jackpot.
* edad de oro=golden age.
* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the crock of gold at the end of the rainbow.
* el cofre de oro al final del arco iris=the pot of gold at the end of the rainbow.
* el tiempo es oro=time is money.
* enchapado en oro=gold-plated.
* en oro=gilt.
* en pan de oro=gold-leafed.
* estampado en oro=gold tooling ; goldblocking ; gilt-tooled.
* fiebre del oro, la=gold rush, the.
* guardar como oro en paño=keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart ; treasure + Nombre + dearly.
* impresión en oro=gold tooling.
* limpio como los chorros del oro=spotlessly clean.
* lingote de oro=gold bar.
* mina de oro=goldmine [gold mine] ; gold mine.
* no ser oro todo lo que reluce=not + be + cracked up to be.
* No todo lo que reluce es oro=All that glitters is not gold ; Not all that is gold glitters.
* oportunidad de oro=golden opportunity.
* oro batido=gold leaf.
* oro de los tontos=fool's gold.
* oro en lingotes=gold bullion.
* pan de oro=gold leaf.
* patrón oro, el=gold standard, the.
* pepita de oro=nugget of gold.
* pico de oro=gift of the (gob/gab), the.
* querer el oro y el moro=have + Posesivo + cake and eat it.
* regla de oro=golden rule.
* tener un corazón de oro=have + a heart of gold.
* terminar con un broche de oro=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* todo lo que toca se convierte en oro=Midas touch, the.
* valer el oro y el moro=cost + the earth ; cost + an arm and a leg ; cost + a pretty penny.
* vellocino de oro, el=Golden Fleece, the.
* yacimiento de oro=goldfield.

oro batido
(n.)=gold leaf.
Ex: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
oro de los tontos
=fool's gold.
Ex: Despite being nicknamed fool's gold, pyrite is sometimes found in association with small quantities of gold.
oro en lingotes
(n.)=gold bullion.
Ex: The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards.
oropel
(n.)=glitz ; dazz ; tinsel.
Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.
Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.
Ex: Americans aren't buying as many Christmas decorations and tinsel this year, a grim new sign of slower holiday spending ahead.

orquesta
(n.)=orchestra.
Ex: For example, suppose you are searching in the title file and discover that there are a large number of titles containing the word 'orchestra'.
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* concierto de orquesta=orchestral concert.
* de orquesta=orchestral.
* director de orquesta=conductor.
* música de orquesta=orchestral music.
* orquesta de cámara=chamber orchestra.
* orquesta de cuerda=string orchestra.
* para orquesta=orchestral.
* partichela de orquesta=orchestral part.

orquesta de cuerda
(n.)=string orchestra.
Ex: Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.
orquesta de cámara
(n.)=chamber orchestra.
Ex: This article attempts to draw lessons for library management from a cooperative, leaderless orchestra in the USA, the Orpheus chamber orchestra.
orquestal
(adj.)=orchestral.
Ex: Many such librarians are cooperating in the production of a union catalogue of orchestral material held in public library collections.

orquestar
(v.)=orchestrate.
Ex: Change is needed and inevitable but it must be orchestrated by the national library.

orquestrado
(adj.)=orchestrated.
Ex: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.
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* orquestrado de antemano=stage-managed.

orquestrado de antemano
(adj.)=stage-managed.
Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?.
orquídea
(n.)=orchid.
Ex: It includes an annotated list of books and other resources on these topics, organized in broad subject areas such as houseplants, African violets, bonsai, cacti and orchids.

ortiga
(n.)=nettle.
Ex: His 1997 photographic exhibition had the title 'Manure, nettles, and dandelions'.
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* infusión de ortigas=nettle tea.

ortodoncia
(n.)=orthodontics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The article carries the title 'ISDN in dentistry: using ideoconferencing for remote diagnoses and tutorials in orthodontics'.
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* relativo a la ortodoncia=orthodontic.

ortodoxia
(n.)=orthodoxy.
Ex: This article analyses 4 descriptive cataloguing orthodoxies of the past -- corporate authorship, uniform personal headings, main entry, dominance of the card catalogue -- maintaining that each has been overthrown either overtly or covertly.

ortodoxo
(adj.)=orthodox.
Ex: Not all underdeveloped countries can afford or need orthodox national libraries.
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* poco ortodoxo=unorthodox.

ortogonal
(adj.)=orthogonal.
Ex: This technique can be used to derive either orthogonal or uncorrelated dimensions for any type of input data.

ortografía
(n.)=spelling ; orthography.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
Ex: Until the mid seventeenth century variant spelling within limits was a permissible and usual feature of compositors' orthography.
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* falta de ortografía=misspelling [mis-spelling] ; spelling error.

ortográfico
(adj.)=orthographic.
Ex: The author suggests that journal editors and data base producers should adhere to the commonly accepted orthographic standards.
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* cometer un error ortográfico al escribir a máquina=mistype.
* corrección ortográfica=spell checking.
* error ortográfico=spelling mistake ; spelling error.
* falta ortográfica=spelling mistake.
* norma ortográfica=spelling convention.
* variación ortográfica=spelling variation.

ortopedia
(n.)=orthopaedics [orthopedics].
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The growth of US medical publishing owes much to skilled publishers such as Lew Reines's comprehensive works on orthopaedics and anaesthesiology.

ortopédico
(adj.)=prosthetic ; orthopaedic [orthopedic].
Ex: This technological separation of image from voice was a precursor to sound track recording of the early fifties which made the dubbing of the singing voice a cosmetic and prosthetic practice.
Ex: Such simulations can help orthopaedic surgeons to develop better preoperative plans.

oruga
(n.)=caterpillar.
Ex: For MARC the journey from the caterpillar of the automation of card production to the beautiful butterfly of today has been long and largely successful.

orujo^1
(n.)=schnapps.
Nota: Especie de aguardiente.
Ex: In Germany, schnapps are any of a family of alcoholic beverages that are high in alcohol content and dry tasting, such as aquavit and kirsch.

orujo^2
(n.)=olive pomace ; olive marc.
Ex: Olive-pomace oil is obtained from olive pomace by extraction by means of solvents.
Ex: Meal obtained by processing of olive marc is used as additive to various bakery products intended for human nutrition.
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* aceite de orujo de oliva=olive-pomace oil ; olive marc oil.

orégano
(n.)=oregano.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

orígenes
(n.)=ascendancy.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
orígenes + encontrarse
(n.)=origins + lie.
Ex: The origins of the Internet lie in the various academic and research computer networks which developed in the 70s and 80s.
osadamente
=fearlessly.
Ex: Knowing that he was up against a large enemy force, he fearlessly rode to the head of his troops to calm them before sending them into battle.

osado
(adj.)=brash ; daring ; bold ; defiant ; audacious ; buccaneering ; devil-may-care.
Ex: Caslon rejected the brash contrast of the later Dutch founts, and produced types that were without serious blemish, but also without much life.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
Ex: 'Would it be bold of me to ask,' she said hesitantly, 'why is the Medical Center library virtually an autonomous unit?'.
Ex: Two recently elected school board members have announced their intention of 'ridding the high school of Mrs Panopoulos' -- to which she replied, with a defiant shrug, 'Let them try'.
Ex: One of Belgium's most dangerous criminals, who staged an audacious jailbreak on a hijacked helicopter, has been tracked down to Morocco.
Ex: But whatever we make of their buccaneering spirit, the apostolic passion firing their hearts is surely beyond contention.
Ex: Davis, the main character, is a devil-may-care sergeant leading a squadron on an expedition through a jungle where a bandit is leading a rebellion.

osadía
(n.)=boldness ; fearlessness ; effrontery ; blatancy ; shamelessness ; impudence ; pertness ; presumptuousness ; presumption ; brazenness ; insolence.
Ex: Whilst this may seem an unnecessarily negative approach to an issue appearing to need boldness and certainty, it seemed relevant to the experienced circumstances.
Ex: Greed and fearlessness linked the Elizabethan sea rover, the 18th-century naval captain hungry for prize money, and the early-Victorian soldier for whom the storming of an Indian city offered the chance of booty.
Ex: This article discusses the use of the term 'chutzpah' by courts suffering various effronteries at the hands of attorneys and even witnesses who appear before them in both criminal and civil matters.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: There is no argument about this, because the blatancy and shamelessness of it are undeniable.
Ex: Because impudence is a vice, it does not follow that modesty is a virtue.
Ex: We were forced to conclude that the girl, with all her pertness, was of a better sort than we had supposed.
Ex: In contrast, Heidegger never repented his presumptuousness.
Ex: His fall from grace may have been due to his presumption in using Hatshepsut's temple for his own devotional purposes.
Ex: However, his brazenness was short-lived as a canon shell shattered his right leg, forcing the garrison to surrender.
Ex: But a commander from another land will put an end to his insolence and cause him to retreat in shame.
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* tener la osadía de=have + the gall to ; have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.

osar
(v.)=have + the gall to ; have + the nerve(s) to ; have + the cheek to.
Ex: In an interview earlier this week, he had the gall to declare that the resolution would show the United States had no stomach for finishing the war.
Ex: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
Ex: When they do this I always drive even more slowly and then they have the cheek to shout at me like I'm the one in the wrong.
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* osar penetrar=venture into.

osar penetrar
(v.)=venture into.
Ex: All these factors have deterred women from venturing into politics.
osario
(n.)=ossuary.
Ex: While the idea of an ossuary makes some individuals squeamish, ossuaries have been a part of human life for thousands of years.

oscilación
(n.)=oscillation ; flicker ; flip-flop ; seesaw [see-saw] ; swaying ; sway.
Ex: This is proposed to reduce the oscillation while maintaining fast response to network dynamics.
Ex: Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.
Ex: Within this debate, there is flip-flop between those who argue for methods influenced by objectivism and those who argue for a more egalitarian approach.
Ex: The data provides statistical evidence for the existence of a 'seesaw' relationship between density in spring, autumn, and the following spring.
Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.
Ex: She has an easy grace about her, a slinky sway to her stride that teasingly invites contact and beckons lecherous admiration.

oscilante
(adj.)=fluctuating ; flickering ; oscillating ; swinging ; swaying ; rolling.
Ex: The telephone is an example of a terminal, converting the acoustic waves of speech into a fluctuating electrical signal, and the signal back to audible form.
Ex: The book is entitled 'The Flickering Mind: The False Promise of Technology in the Classroom and How Learning Can Be Saved'.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.
Ex: A mannequin head is used to teach the swinging flashlight test for examining eye pupils.
Ex: Amid the pale pink blossoms poised on turquoise green leaves, the swaying image of the sky above has the unreal quality of a dream.
Ex: The movements of the dancers imitate the swaying of flowers in the gently rolling fields of the countryside.
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* puerta oscilante=swinging door ; swing door.

oscilar
(v.)=swing ; dangle ; pendulum + swing back and forth ; oscillate ; sway.
Ex: The article has the title 'The pendulum swings to the right: censorship in the eighties'.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
Ex: The pendulum has swung back and forth between emphasis on rehabilitation and punishment.
Ex: This dichotomy in Muslim history, which has oscillated between periods of piousness & decadence, demonstrates further disunity in the Muslim world.
Ex: The floor lamp swayed and the window curtains waved back and forth.
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* oscilar entre ... y=ricochet between ... and.

oscilar entre ... y
(v.)=ricochet between ... and.
Ex: Public libraries have ricocheted between dreams and nightmares and promise and despair over the last century.
osciloscopio
(n.)=oscilloscope.
Ex: The signals that can be viewed with an oscilloscope or be made audible with a home stereo system.

oscurantismo
(n.)=obscurantism.
Ex: To the founders of Artificial Intelligence, this argument reeked of obscurantism.

oscurecer^1
(n.)=nightfall ; sundown.
Ex: Worms and parasites squirming through the body after nightfall on the battlefield.
Ex: She only went out for a walk but ended up staying out till sundown.

oscurecer^2
(n.)=obscure ; overshadow ; dim ; darken ; night + fall.
Ex: A pseudonym is the name assumed by an author to conceal or obscure his or her identity.
Ex: And when the maintenance of structure is permitted to overshadow the functional performance of the institution, it will move toward extinction.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: Gum arabic containing inks darken more than inks without it.
Ex: Finally, as night fell, we reached our last destination.
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* oscurecerse=turn + dark.

oscurecerse
(v.)=turn + dark.
Ex: For fifty years impregnated papers have been used which turn dark at every point where an electrical contact touches them by reason of the chemical change thus produced in a iodine compound included in the paper.
oscurecido
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* lengua oscurecida=black hairy tongue.

oscurecimiento
(n.)=darkening ; browning.
Ex: Nitrogen concentration in fruit at harvest is a useful tool to predict the darkening of dried apricots during storage.
Ex: Sorry for the bad picture, you can see the browning on the top of the cake on the part that looks like a tumor.

oscuridad
(n.)=darkness ; obscurity ; murkiness ; blackness ; duskiness.
Ex: At every instant the darkness of the line being drawn is made equal to the darkness of the point on the picture being observed by the photocell.
Ex: Obscurity in the law is against the public interest.
Ex: Given the murkiness surrounding the identification of which spaces are public and which are private, it seems rather futile to attempt to define public space by a single characteristic = Dada la falta de claridad que rodea la identificación de qué espacios son públicos y cuáles son privados o semiprivados, parece bastante inútil intentar definir lo que es un espacio público con una sola característica.
Ex: Blackness is like putting you on a chessboard, where things are strictly black and white, and there is no in-between.
Ex: Some of the photos are a bit dark; however, the duskiness does convey the hazy, 'frozen in time' feel of the room at that moment.
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* al amparo de la oscuridad=under cover of darkness.
* caer en la oscuridad=fall into + obscurity ; sink into + oblivion ; sink into + obscurity ; fade into + obscurity ; fade into + oblivion.
* como barcos que se cruzan (en la oscuridad)=like passing ships (in the night).
* en la oscuridad=glow in + the dark ; in the dark ; in darkness.
* en la oscuridad de la noche=in the darkness of night ; in the dark of night.
* fosforecer en la oscuridad=glow in + the dark.
* mantener Algo en la oscuridad=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
* oscuridad absoluta=pitch darkness ; pitch blackness.
* oscuridad total=pitch blackness ; pitch darkness.
* rebuscar en la oscuridad=scrabble in + the dark ; scramble in + the dark.

oscuridad absoluta
(n.)=pitch darkness ; pitch blackness.
Ex: One more reason is that in pitch darkness your torchlight can pick up the eyes of animals easily and in turn the animals cannot see beyond the blinding light. Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
oscuridad total
(n.)=pitch blackness ; pitch darkness.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it. Ex: One more reason is that in pitch darkness your torchlight can pick up the eyes of animals easily and in turn the animals cannot see beyond the blinding light.
oscuro
(adj.)=black ; dark ; darkling ; dim ; obscure ; murky ; dusky ; shadowy.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: Input fields for passwords be dark to prevent other close the terminal from seeing, and perhaps copying the input.
Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
Ex: The genesis of this brave new world of solid state logic, in which bibliographic data are reduced to phantasmagoria on the faces of cathode-ray tubes (CRT), extends at most only three-quarters of a decade into the dim past.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: There are extraordinary uncertainties in the murky future of higher education and to change the character of our library at this stage would be too extreme a measure.
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky kin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections.
Ex: It was there that my husband about jumped out of his skin when he saw a shadowy figure suddenly dart out of the kitchen.
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* a oscuras=in the dark ; in darkness.
* azul oscuro=deep blue.
* callejón oscuro=dark alley.
* claroscuro=light-and-shade.
* cuarto oscuro de fotografía=photographic darkroom.
* de color verde oscuro=bottle green.
* dejar a oscuras=cut out + light.
* de pelo oscuro=dark-haired.
* en un pasado oscuro y lejano=in the dim and distant past.
* mantener Algo a oscuras=keep + Nombre + in the dark.
* marrón oscuro=dark brown.
* oscuro como boca de lobo=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
* traje oscuro de rayas=pinstripe(d) suit.
* un pasado oscuro=a dark past.
* volverse oscuro=turn + dark.

oscuro como boca de lobo
(adj.)=pitch-black ; pitch-dark.
Ex: The area dehydrated as a result of embolism appeared pitch-black. Ex: There is nothing so deceptive as the distance of a light upon a pitch-dark night.
osificado
(adj.)=ossified.
Ex: All remaining species of this family of felines have a completely ossified hyoid which enables them to purr but not to roar.

osificar
(v.)=harden ; ossify.
Ex: Plaster was mixed with water and poured over the type, and allowed to set; when it had hardened it was lifted off the page (the oil preventing it from sticking to the type), and baked hard in an oven.
Ex: When my daughter decided she wanted an implant for her other ear, we were told that since that cochlea was fully ossified.

osificarse
(v.)=ossify.
Ex: When my daughter decided she wanted an implant for her other ear, we were told that since that cochlea was fully ossified.

osito
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* osito de peluche=teddy bear.

osito de peluche
(n.)=teddy bear.
Ex: Also, even juvenile fiction could be better accessed by applying more specific descriptors when possible; for example, teddy bears instead of TOYS.
oso
(n.)=bear.
Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).
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* espectáculo en el que perros acosan a un oso=bear-baiting.
* Osa Mayor, la=Big Dipper, the.
* Osa Menor, la=Little Dipper, the ; Ursa Minor.
* oso hormiguero=anteater [ant-eater].
* oso negro=black bear.
* oso negro americano=black bear.
* Oso Paddington, el=Paddington Bear.
* oso panda=panda bear.
* oso pardo=grizzly ; grizzly bear.
* oso polar=polar bear.

oso hormiguero
(n.)=anteater [ant-eater].
Ex: Crocodiles, giant snakes, aardvarks, and anteaters on the other hand release significant amounts of methane.
oso negro
(n.)=black bear.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
oso negro americano
(n.)=black bear.
Ex: The dominant scavengers at all locations were magpies, bald eagles, golden eagles, turkey vultures, red-tailed hawks, black bears, and probably elk and bison also participated in scavenging.
oso panda
(n.)=panda bear.
Ex: On a diet of bamboo, it is impossible for panda bears to accumulate enough fat to sleep through the winter.
oso pardo
(n.)=grizzly ; grizzly bear.
Ex: Africa has lions, Alaska has grizzlies, Nepal has yeti. Britain has the worst of the lot - midgies! They make life hell for campers, walkers and hill-goers alike. Ex: This program introduces the young computer players to the world of the grizzly bear, the largest land carnivore in North America.
oso polar
(n.)=polar bear.
Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
ostensible
(adj.)=ostensible ; manifest.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: For example, transformational analysis can be applied to the study of shifts between the official, ostensible aims of public libraries and their progressive transformations.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.

ostensiblemente
=ostensibly.
Ex: This term ostensibly describes 'human ware' aspects of IT application and services.

ostentación
(n.)=parade ; ostentation ; trumpet-blowing ; lavishness ; bragging ; boasting.
Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: Any misgivings the reader might have about such a book are allayed by the general lack of trumpet-blowing.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: The war in Lebanon began with bragging and ended with bragging.
Ex: Boasting is like lying because you are not telling the truth about yourself.

ostentar
(v.)=boast ; flaunt ; blow + Posesivo + own trumpet ; brag ; show off ; sport.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
Ex: After some sort of formal training, they flaunt the so-called basic rules of management.
Ex: Even the president and his henchmen could not resist blowing their own trumpet.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
Ex: She has been sporting a little bit of a bump lately, leading everyone to think she may have a bun in the oven.
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* ostentar un cargo=hold + office.
* ostentar un cargo público=hold + public office.

ostentar un cargo
(v.)=hold + office.
Ex: Our government should not be for sale to the wealthiest buyers to hold office for perpetuity -- often passing them on to their scions.
ostentar un cargo público
(n.)=hold + public office.
Ex: Atheists are prohibited from holding public office in many US states.
ostentasión
(n.)=pomp.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.

ostento
(n.)=glitz ; dazz.
Nota: Informal de dazzle.
Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.
Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.

ostentosamente
=flamboyantly.
Ex: Flamboyantly costumed groups paraded and danced in the streets.

ostentoso
(adj.)=gaudy ; glitzy ; splashy ; flashy ; flamboyant ; garish ; lurid ; swanky ; ostentatious.
Ex: Less gaudy techniques are usually in the end more successful.
Ex: The article has the title 'Censorship, negative criticism, glitzy trends, growing publisher output, and other shadows on the landscape of children's book reviewing'.
Ex: Big, splashy promotions work if the books themselves work, and the responsibility for that lies with the editor.
Ex: In contrast to the sophisticated use of multimedia, the use of 'flashy' multimedia elements did not have any instructional value.
Ex: Nathan was known for being the most flamboyant DJ in the area.
Ex: Some of the streets transform at night with garish neon lights and red lanterns signifying houses of pleasure.
Ex: When she discovered vintage comics and their lurid covers, she went nuts.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.

osteoartritis
(n.)=osteoarthritis.
Ex: A more careful examination of the bones of the first Neanderthal revealed that he was afflicted with osteoarthritis, which forced him to walk with a stoop.

osteopatía
(n.)=osteopathic medicine ; osteopathy.
Ex: This database covers the major periodicals in the fields of chiropractic and osteopathic medicine.
Ex: This article presents a brief history of the British School of osteopathy and the development of its library.
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* especialista en osteopatía=osteopathic physician.
* relacionado con la osteopatía=osteophatic.

osteoporosis
(n.)=osteoporosis ; bone loss.
Ex: This information tool can help practitioners make clinical decisions for osteoporosis patients quickly and easily.
Ex: Because dental implants fuse with the jawbone, bone loss is generally not a problem.

osteopático
(adj.)=osteophatic ; osteopathic.
Ex: OLIO Plus is devoted exclusively to the osteopathic literature.
Ex: OLIO Plus is devoted exclusively to the osteopathic literature.

osteópata
(n.)=osteopath.
Ex: The osteopath was accused of being off-hand with a female patient and not putting her at ease.

ostomía
(n.)=ostomy.
Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.

ostra
(n.)=oyster.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.
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* aburrirse como ostras=be bored stiff ; be bored to death ; be bored to tears ; be bored out of + Posesivo + (tiny) mind.
* aburrirse como una ostra=bore + Nombre + to tears ; bore + Nombre + to death ; bore + Nombre + stiff.
* estar aburrido como una ostra=be bored stiff.
* hueva de ostra=oyster spat.

ostraca
(n.)=ostraca.
Nota: Trozos de cerámica con escritura encontrados en el mundo antiguo del Oriente Medio.
Ex: This article provides a summary of the discoveries related to the storage of documents from the period of the Israelite and Judaean kings (circa 1000-587 B.C.), including ostraca (broken pieces of pottery with writing on them) and seals and seal impressions.

ostracismo
(n.)=ostracism.
Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.
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* ostracismo social=social ostracism.

ostracismo social
(n.)=social ostracism.
Ex: These include guilt, a loss of self-confidence, social ostracism, and self-fulfilling behaviour.
otear
(v.)=look down over ; look down on/upon.
Ex: There was one ram that was content to stay up in the cliffs and look down over his domain.
Ex: The characters stand inside a mysterious domed structure looking down on the Earth watching the 19th century take shape.
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* otear en la distancia=loom + far in the distance.

otear en la distancia
(v.)=loom + far in the distance.
Ex: The city loomed far in the distance, with the darkness of nothing surrounding it like a protective cloak.
otomano
(adj.)=Ottoman.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: The author gives an account of the interest shown by Ottoman and Islamic rulers in the establishment of libraries in Turkey.
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* Imperio Otomano, el=Ottoman Empire, the.

otorgamiento
(n.)=conferral ; granting.
Ex: Some critics have equated verbena in Faulkner's novel 'An Odor of Verbena' directly with courage, seeing Drusilla's gifts of verbena sprigs as the conferral and recognition of courage.
Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.

otorgar
(v.)=award ; confer (on/upon) ; invest ; bestow ; dispense ; grant.
Ex: In recognition of his impact on cataloging, in 1974 he was awarded the Margaret Mann Citation and, in 1978, the Melvil Dewey Medal.
Ex: Lastly, he was the 1971 recipient of the Melvil Dewey Medal, which was conferred upon him for creative professional achievement of a high order.
Ex: Such considerations whether invested with the gravitas assumed by LSIC whenever they address such imponderables or when issued by freebooting critics miss the mark.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.
Ex: This paper describes the role of the federal government in dispensing aid to public libraries as part of the combat against the Great Depression of the 1930s.
Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.
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* otorgar el honor=accord + honour.
* otorgar el título de "sir"=elevate to + knighthood.
* otorgar en profusión=shower.
* otorgar permiso=grant + Alguien + leave.
* otorgarse a=accrue to.
* otorgar un premio=give + an award ; grant + an award.
* otorgar un título=confer + degree ; award + Título ; bestow + title.

otorgar el honor
(v.)=accord + honour.
Ex: The second edition was also well received all over the world, and was accorded the singular honour of translation into Portuguese for use in library schools in Brazil.
otorgar el título de "sir"
(v.)=elevate to + knighthood.
Ex: He sometimes preserves this appearance by adopting into the fold anyone who becomes logical, much in the manner in which a British labor leader is elevated to knighthood.
otorgar en profusión
(v.)=shower.
Ex: The bibliographer can expect to assume all the benign indignity which was showered upon the lexicographer with Johnson's definition of 'a harmless drudge'.
otorgar permiso
(v.)=grant + Alguien + leave.
Ex: The claimant did not request a leave of absence because she believed that leaves were granted only for personal illness of the employee.
otorgar un premio
(v.)=give + an award ; grant + an award.
Ex: A police dog strangled and left unconscious as he helped make an arrest has been given an award. Ex: In granting the award, Committee praised the Agency 'for their efforts to prevent nuclear energy from being used'.
otorgar un título
(v.)=confer + degree ; award + Título ; bestow + title.
Ex: Doctor's degrees in library science in Yugoslavia have been conferred in the University of Belgrade. Ex: B.Sc. and M.Phil. degrees will be awarded and emphasis will be placed on practicals and fieldwork in the new library school planned in Kenya. Ex: This title can be bestowed not only upon libraries staffed by professional librarians but also upon those served by volunteers.
otorgarse a
(v.)=accrue to.
Ex: Anything gained will accrue to information science rather than to library practice.
otoñal
(adj.)=autumnal.
Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
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* estación otoñal=fall season.
* temporada otoñal=fall season.

otoño
(n.)=autumn ; fall ; fall season.
Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, autumn, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
Ex: It was a grand day, one of those dazzling spectacular blue and gold days of early fall.
Ex: This fall season is all about making a bold fashion statement with trendy bright colors.
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* equinoccio de otoño=fall equinox ; autumnal equinox.
* estación de otoño=fall season.
* trimestre del otoño=autumn term ; fall semester.

otra cara de + Nombre, la
=flip side of + Nombre, the.
Ex: Her paper was titled 'The flip side of faculty status'.
otra cara, la
(n.)=flip side, the.
Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.
otra cosa
=something else.
Ex: In particular, when one command means one thing in one system and something else in another system this is likely to lead to confusion.
otra cosa que no sea
=anything other than.
Ex: With the exception of trailer libraries, mobile library stops are usually of too short a duration to allow for anything other than book lending transaction.
otra persona
=somebody else ; someone else ; somebody else, not me.
Ex: You can very frequently go into a large library and have extreme difficulty finding somebody to help you because there are 40 people sitting out in back doing something which somebody else is doing down the road. Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else. Ex: If you want somebody to do that, you get somebody else, not me.
otra posibilidad
=as an alternative.
Ex: The classification for Law compiled by E Moys has been suggested as an alternative.
otra posibilidad + ser
=another possibility + be.
Ex: Another possibility is for university libraries and campus bookshops to collaborate in offering a buy or borrow option to library users.
otra posibilidad es
=for what it's worth [FWIW].
Ex: For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.
otra posibilidad es que
=alternatively.
Ex: Alternatively new subjects can be inserted by decimal subdivision.
otra taza de té o café
(n.)=refill [re-fill].
Ex: Bogardus poured a cup of coffee, plugged the pot back in so that refills would be ready and joined the other staff members around the table.
otra vez
(adj.)=again ; once again ; once more ; redux.
Ex: Smaller libraries may increasingly use the Concise AACR2, and here again the recommendations are not always precisely consistent with AACR2. Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again. Ex: Read section 10 once more and reconsider the question. Ex: 'Sleepless nights redux' is a follow-up article to a presentation on book and serial acquisitions entitled 'Things that keep me awake at night'.
otra vida, la
(n.)=afterlife [after-life].
Ex: Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies.
otredad
(n.)=otherness.
Nota: Aquello que no es lo que uno es o conoce.
Ex: We find it hard to make lively connections with books that are about the less familiar or the otherness of life.

otro
=alternate ; another ; neighbour [neighbor, -USA] ; other.
Ex: Libraries which are not dependent upon the Library of Congress for cataloging copy are free to use the alternate rule.
Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
Ex: In most search statements or document profiles it is possible to designate certain concepts as being more significant than their neighbours.
Ex: Use is still low with c100 requests per year for safety-related information but only c20 other requests.
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* a costa de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a costa de otros=at other people's expense.
* actuar de otro modo=do + otherwise.
* a cuenta de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a cuenta de otros=at other people's expense.
* además de otras cosas=quite apart from anything else.
* además otro(s)=still (an)other(s).
* a expensas de otro=at someone else's expense.
* a expensas de otros=at other people's expense.
* alguna que otra vez=from time to time ; every once in a while ; occasional ; every now and then ; every now and again.
* algunos lo aman, otros lo odian=love it or loathe it.
* algunos otros + Nombre=various other + Nombre.
* al otro lado del atlántico=across the pond.
* al otro lado del charco=across the pond.
* al otro lado del océano=across the pond.
* alternar de un estado a otro=toggle.
* andar de un lado para otro=go about.
* andar de un sitio para otro=go about.
* aprender el uno del otro=learn from + one another.
* a uno y otro lado de=on either side of.
* cambiar de una vez a otra=change from + time to time.
* cercano uno del otro=in close proximity.
* cerca uno del otro=in close proximity.
* como + Nombre + no hay otro=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* continuar la labor de otros=stand on + the shoulders of giants.
* con una mano delante y otra detrás=penniless ; broke ; skint.
* cualquier otra cosa=whatever else.
* cualquier otro=you name it.
* de esto, de lo otro y de lo de más allá=about this and that and everything else.
* de esto y de lo otro=about this and that.
* de la otra forma=the other way (a)round.
* de la otra manera=the other way (a)round.
* del otro modo=the other way (a)round.
* de otro mundo=unworldly.
* de otros tiempos=of yore.
* de otro tiempo=of yore.
* de parte de otro=on behalf of someone else.
* desde un extremo ... al otro=from one end ... to the other.
* desproporcionado uno con otro=ill-balanced.
* de una forma u otra=in some form or other ; in one form or another.
* de una lado para otro=on the move ; to and fro.
* de una parte a otra=back and forth.
* de una punta a la otra=from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* de una punta a otra=end to end.
* de un + Expresión Temporal + a otro=from one + Expresión Temporal + to the next.
* de un extremo al otro=from the ridiculous to the sublime ; from the sublime to the ridiculous.
* de un modo u otro=somehow ; some way.
* de un momento a otro=momentarily ; at any moment.
* de uno a otro=across.
* de un sitio a otro=back and forth.
* de un sitio para otro=on the move.
* de un tipo u otro=of one kind or another.
* dicho de otro modo=said differently.
* el consejo de otra person=a second opinion.
* el siguiente no, el otro=next but one.
* en cualquier otra circunstancia=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en cualquier otra parte=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier otra situación=in the normal run of things ; in the normal run of events.
* en cualquier otro lugar=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier otro momento=some other time.
* en cualquier otro sitio=anywhere else.
* en el otro extremo=at the other extreme.
* en el otro extremo de la escala=at the other extreme.
* en lugar de otro=vicariously.
* en otra categoría=on a different plane.
* en otra escala=on a different plane.
* en otra parte=further afield.
* en otras palabras=which is to say.
* en otro nivel=on a different plane.
* en otro orden de cosas=on another topic ; as for ; as regards ; meanwhile ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters.
* en otro sitio=down the road.
* en otros tiempos=in days of yore ; in times of yore.
* en otro tiempo=in days of yore ; in times of yore.
* entre otras cosas=for one thing ; inter alia.
* entre otras (muchas) cosas=among (many) other things.
* entre otros=amongst others ; among others.
* estar hecho el uno para el otro=be well suited to each other ; be two of a kind ; be a right pair.
* estudiante proveniente de otra universidad=transfer student.
* guardar Algo para otra vez=save for + a rainy day.
* hecho el uno para el otro=made for each other.
* inspirado en otros=copycat.
* ir de un sitio a otro=shunt between ; go about.
* ir de un sitio para otro=run around.
* ir uno tras otro juntos=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* ir uno tras otro pegados=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* la opinión de otra persona=a second opinion.
* la otra cara de la moneda=the other side of the coin ; the flip side of the coin.
* lo otro=otherness.
* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro=swings and roundabouts.
* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra=what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
* los otros con los que aparece(n)=neighbours [neighbors, -USA].
* los unos a costa de los otros=at each other's expense.
* lo uno es tan malo como lo otro=one is as bad as the other.
* mapa que se inserta en otro documento=inclusion map.
* mirar al otro lado=look + the other way.
* mirar en otra dirección=look + the other way.
* ni lo uno ni lo otro=in-between ; betwixt and between.
* ninguna otra persona=no one else.
* ningún otro=no other.
* ni una cosa ni la otra=in-between ; betwixt and between.
* no ser nada del otro mundo=be no great shakes ; be nothing to shout about ; be nothing to write home (to mom) about.
* no ser ni una cosa ni otra=fall between + two stools.
* no tener otra alternativa=have + no choice.
* no tener otra opción=have + no choice.
* no tener otro objetivo que el de=have + no other purpose than.
* ofrecer la otra mejilla=turn + the other cheek.
* organismo que actúa en representación de otros=umbrella.
* ¡otra!=encore!.
* otra cara de + Nombre, la=flip side of + Nombre, the.
* otra cara, la=flip side, the.
* otra cosa=something else.
* otra cosa que no sea=anything other than.
* otra persona=somebody else ; someone else ; somebody else, not me.
* otra posibilidad=as an alternative.
* otra posibilidad es=for what it's worth [FWIW].
* otra posibilidad es que=alternatively.
* otra posibilidad + ser=another possibility + be.
* otra taza de té o café=refill [re-fill].
* otra vez=again ; once again ; once more ; redux.
* otra vida, la=afterlife [after-life].
* otro agujero, el=wrong hole, the.
* otro bueno + Nombre=the next best + Nombre.
* otro ejemplar=additional copy.
* otro mundo, el=afterworld, the ; hereafter ; land of the dead, the ; hereafter, the ; afterlife [after-life].
* otro + Nombre + más=further + Nombre ; yet another + Nombre.
* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción=another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
* otros cuantos=several other.
* otros tantos=as many.
* para otra ocasión=for future reference.
* pasar de uno a otro=change back and forth.
* pasar de un sitio a otro=travel.
* pero por otra parte=but then again.
* pero por otro lado=but then again.
* poner la otra mejilla=turn + the other cheek.
* ponerlo de otra manera=put it + in a different way.
* por decirlo de otra manera=to put it another way.
* por medio de otro(s)=by proxy.
* por otra parte=on the flip side ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the other side of the coin.
* por otro lado=on the other hand ; on the flip side ; on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters ; on the other side of the coin ; on the flip side of the coin.
* por una razón u otra=for one reason or another.
* préstamo para otra persona=proxy borrowing.
* qué otra cosa=what else.
* sacar a relucir los trapos sucios delante de otros=wash + dirty linen in front of others.
* sensación de no ser ni una cosa ni la otra=in-betweenness.
* ser complementario el uno del otro=be integral one to another.
* ser harina de otro costal=be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new story ; be a different story.
* ser muy superior a los otros=be way above all the others.
* ser otra historia=be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a whole new story ; be a different kettle of fish ; be a different story.
* ser otro cantar=be a different kettle of fish ; be a whole new (ball) game ; be a whole new kettle of fish ; be a whole new story ; be a different story.
* ser tan buen momento como cualquier otro=be as good a time as any.
* ser un momento tan bueno como cualqu=be as good a time as any.
* sin ningún otro motivo=(just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* tan bueno como ningún otro=as good as any.
* todos los otros=all of the other.
* tomar otra decisión=decision to the contrary.
* tropezar los unos con los otros=trip over + each other.
* una cosa no + tener + nada que ver con la otra=one thing + have + nothing to do with the other.
* una noche tras otra=night after night.
* una y otra vez=over and over ; repetitively ; time after time ; time and time again ; again and again ; over and over again.
* un día sí y otro no=every other day.
* un día sí y otro también=day in and day out.
* un día tras otro=day after day.
* unos con otros=one another.
* unos de otros=one another.
* unos encima de los otros=one on another.
* uno tras otro=one after the other ; sequentially ; one after another ; in a row.
* uno u otro=one or another.
* vivir en otro mundo=live in + cloud cuckoo land ; be in cloud cuckoo land.
* y además otro(s)=still (an)other(s).
* y otro(s)=et al. (et alii) ; still (an)other(s).

otro + Nombre + más
=further + Nombre ; yet another + Nombre.
Ex: A further problem which is particularly apparent in music cataloguing is the definitions of a 'work'. Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
otro agujero, el
(n.)=wrong hole, the.
Ex: It's a common accident during doggy style sex to stick your wood in the wrong hole.
otro bueno + Nombre
=the next best + Nombre.
Ex: The next best feature would be to show the summary of domains that link to the page and then the details.
otro ejemplar
(n.)=additional copy.
Ex: 50 titles of popular books were purchased from a prebinder and 2 additional copies of each title were purchased in paperback.
otro mundo, el
(n.)=afterworld, the ; hereafter ; land of the dead, the ; hereafter, the ; afterlife [after-life].
Ex: Egyptians preserved dead bodies through mummification so that the soul could again inhabit the body in the afterworld. Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of hereafter. Ex: Having journeyed to the ends of the earth and the land of the dead, Heracles could therefore suggest closing down the Eleusian mysteries. Ex: Belief in the hereafter is one of the six pillars of Islamic belief required of a Muslim in order to complete his faith. Ex: Acceptance of the belief in an afterlife shows a slight decrease when the findings are compared with those of earlier studies.
otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción
=another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
Ex: In the long run this is another nail in his coffin and a severe dent for Britain within the EU.
otrora
=in olden times ; in olden days ; in the olden days ; olden times, the ; in years gone by ; yesteryear ; formerly ; in times gone by ; in days gone by.
Ex: We have made wonderful inventions but in the courts we still move as slowly as the travelers that in olden times creeped along in ox carts and canal boats.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
Ex: If we can regard the card catalog as a tool that has been terrific and one about which our grandchildren going to the Smithsonian Institution will say, 'That's what my grandmother used in the olden days,' then we're on our way to letting it die with dignity = Si podemos considerar el catálogo de fichas como una herramienta que ha sido fabulosa y de la que nuestros nietos cuando vayan a la Institución Smithsoniana digan, "Esto es lo que mi abuela usaba antiguamente", entonces estamos empezando a dejarlo morir con dignidad.
Ex: When the stress of today can be too much, an escape to the olden times for a day could work as the perfect cure.
Ex: In years gone by there were warnings of the dangers of reading and listening to the radio.
Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.
Ex: Mr. Berman was formerly Editor of the Social Responsibility Round Table (SRRT) Newsletter and is still a member of SRRT, but chooses not to be a member of the American Library Association.
Ex: In times gone by, every young woman worked on assembling her bridal trousseau, even before she became engaged.
Ex: The lit-up computer screen is now our symbol of knowledge and power, omnipresent and omniscient as the eye of almighty God in days gone by.

otros cuantos
(adj.)=several other.
Ex: This was a spur to several other London boroughs who set up shop-front consumer advice centres from 1972.
otros tantos
=as many.
Ex: For example, the Director of the United Kingdom electronic libraries programme, notes over eighteen such new services in one library system, and my own library could quote probably as many.
outlet
(n.)=outlet store ; factory outlet.
Ex: Our first four outlet stores have helped us to learn this business and refine our merchandising and in-store presentation.
Ex: Factory outlets offer an excellent opportunity to save money on designer brands, but you have to know where to look and how to compare.
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* tienda outlet=outlet store ; factory outlet.

ovación
(n.)=acclamation ; ovation.
Ex: Much of the acclamation for Hamblin's book has been given without a full understanding of just how radical his proposals were.
Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.

oval
(adj.)=oval.
Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.

ovalado
(adj.)=elliptic ; oval.
Ex: It is designed to recognise elliptic, rectangular, and triangular shapes in a way similar to human cognition of these shapes.
Ex: Each unit moves around an oval track on a continuous chaindrive in sequence, passing on both sides of a loading and unloading point = Cada unidad se mueve en secuencia alrededor de una pista oval sobre una cadena de tracción continua, pasando a ambos lados de un punto de carga y descarga.
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* círculo ovalado=oval.
* en forma ovalada=oval-shaped.

ovario
(n.)=ovary.
Ex: Tissues examined were: liver, mammary gland, tongue, intestine, lymph gland, testicle, ovary, and uterus.
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* cáncer de los ovarios=ovarian cancer.
* de los ovarios=ovarian.
* quiste en los ovarios=ovarian cyst.
* tumor en los ovarios=ovarian tumour.

oveja
(n.)=sheep.
Nota: El plural no añade 's' al final.
Ex: The presidential address carried the title 'Do libraries need sheep?' = El discurso presidencial se titulaba "¿Necesitan las ovejas las bibliotecas?".
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* carne de oveja=sheepmeat.
* centro de recepción de ovejas=sheep station.
* contar ovejas=count + sheep.
* cuidar ovejas=herd + sheep.
* oveja descarriada, la=lost sheep, the.
* oveja hembra=ewe.
* oveja negra de la familia, la=black sheep of the family, the.

oveja descarriada, la
=lost sheep, the.
Ex: She also gives valuable advice on distinguishing between the Lost Sheep and Confidence Personified.
oveja hembra
(n.)=ewe.
Ex: Results showed that the first colostrum of ewes milked one hour postpartum had significantly more protein than that of nanny-goats.
oveja negra de la familia, la
(n.)=black sheep of the family, the.
Ex: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend.
ovejero
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* perro ovejero=sheepdog.

overcraft
(n.)=hovercraft.
Ex: The form of these terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, is usually one of the following: single words, e.g. Government, hovercraft, Housing.

ovillo
(n.)=ball of yarn.
Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
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* ovillo de lana=ball of wool.

ovillo de lana
(n.)=ball of wool.
Ex: Thes new knitting machine comes with 2 balls of wool to make a hat and instructions to make a scarf, bag and leg warmers.
ovino
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* carne de ovino=mutton.

ovocito
(n.)=oocyte.
Ex: The morphology of embryos in pairs of women producing embryos from a common pool of oocytes but fertilized by two different sperm sources was studied.

ovoide
(adj.)=ovoid.
Ex: Mealworm beetles are long, ovoid and slightly flat, and reddish black to black.

ovolactovegetariano
(n.)=ovolactovegetarian.
Ex: This article outlines the health aspects of the three basic types of vegetarian diets: vegan, lactovegetarian, and ovolactovegetarian.

ovulación
(n.)=ovulation.
Ex: Scientists found that women who consumed whole milk daily were less likely to miss ovulation.

ovular
(v.)=ovulate.
Ex: For women who have regular cycles, ovulating during their period is highly unlikely.

ovárico
(adj.)=ovarian.
Ex: In addition, it suggests that women with a reduced ovarian complement should be offered prenatal diagnosis.
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* cáncer ovárico=ovarian cancer.
* quiste ovárico=ovarian cyst.
* tumor ovárico=ovarian tumour.

oxidación
(n.)=oxydization ; oxidation ; oxidisation [oxidization, -USA] ; browning.
Ex: These plates can be stored and used again time after time provided they are wiped over with a gum solution after each use to prevent oxydization.
Ex: Specific examples include networks of references to articles on the oxidation of coal and lignite.
Ex: This article describes how the property of chemiluminescence -- the faint emission of light from organic materials undergoing oxidisation -- may be used to measure the rate of degradation of paper.
Ex: Sorry for the bad picture, you can see the browning on the top of the cake on the part that looks like a tumor.

oxidado
(adj.)=rusty ; oxidised [oxidized, -USA] ; corroded.
Ex: This is a a guide to web resources on cleaning and hygiene, answering questions such as What do you want to clean -- your hair? your carpet? your rusty lawn furniture?.
Ex: Geochemical analyses showed a fourfold enrichment of oxidized iron and manganese from bedrock.
Ex: The bronze gearing was far too corroded to be taken to bits, cleaned up, and made to work.

oxidante
(adj.)=oxidising [oxidizing, -USA] ; corrosive.
Ex: The discoloration and the loss of mechanical properties of paper is a result of the oxidising action of soluble copper compounds.
Ex: Wear the proper personal protective equipment when working with corrosive materials.
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* agente oxidante=oxidant ; oxidising agent.

oxidar
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* oxidarse=rust ; oxidise [oxidize, -USA].
* volver a oxidar=reoxidise [reoxidize, -USA].

oxidarse
(v.)=rust ; oxidise [oxidize, -USA].
Ex: The sections of a book were stapled to a coarse cloth backing, but unfortunately the staples soon rusted and became brittle. Ex: The purportedly 'permanent' CD-ROM medium follows the immutable laws of nature: the aluminum coating on the disc oxidises over time (a condition called disc rot or CD rot), resulting in an unreadable disc.
oxigenación
(n.)=aeration.
Ex: Variations in aeration and moisture content have resulted in mottling, which has become less prevalent as the soils develop.
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* falta de oxigenación=oxygen starvation.
* oxigenación de los tejidos=tissue oxygenation.

oxigenación de los tejidos
(n.)=tissue oxygenation.
Ex: The programme has recently included the following topics: congenital abnormalities, cellular aging, tissue oxygenation, thromboses, hearing problems, perinatal care and electrocardiography.
oxigenado
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* agua oxigenada=hydrogen peroxide.

oximorón
(n.)=oxymoron.
Nota: Combinación de palabras que parecen contradecirse como 'bondad cruel'.
Ex: The author argues that the 'digital library' is not an oxymoron, pointing to the fact that libraries face the problem of differentiating between the product that is managed in libraries, information, and the familiar container for that product (the book).

oxígeno
(n.)=oxygen.
Ex: The lethal effect of displacement of oxygen by an inert gas, such as nitrogen, on insect populations was investigated.
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* átomo de oxígeno=oxygen atom.
* falta de oxígeno=oxygen starvation.
* falto de oxígeno=rarefied.
* máscara de oxígeno=oxygen mask.
* molécula de oxígeno=oxygen molecule.
* oxígeno medicinal=medicinal oxygen.

oxígeno medicinal
(n.)=medicinal oxygen.
Ex: All aircraft carry these pressurized medicinal oxygen bottles for emergency use by passengers.
oyente
(n.)=listener.
Ex: A reader or a listener, the descriptive grammarians would argue, would not assume, despite the singular verb and the objective case pronouns, that Mary was the subject, rather than the object, of the sentence.
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* oyentes radiofónicos=radio audience.

oyentes radiofónicos
(n.)=radio audience.
Ex: I think the annotated card program for children's literature -- sometimes known as kiddy lit -- demonstrates that we can be responsive and that the problem is akin to getting the radio audience to communicate.
ozono
(n.)=ozone.
Nota: Gas azul inestable de olor picante usado para oxidar, purificar el agua y tratar residuos industriales.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
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* capa de ozono=ozone layer.
* concentración de ozono=ozone concentration.

ozonosfera
(n.)=ozonosphere.
Ex: The ozonosphere is the lower region of the stratosphere, 15-25 kilometres above the earth's surface, in which there is an appreciable ozone concentration.

oída
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* de oídas=hearsay.

oídas
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* de oídas=grapevine.
* enterarse de oídas=hear about it + via the grapevine ; learn + it on/through the grapevine ; hear it + on/through the grapevine.

oídio
(n.)=mildew.
Ex: One week elapsed between discovery of the damage and the day archivists were called to begin restoration, so mildew in bound volumes became a problem.
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* afectado por el oídio=mildewed.

oído
(n.)=ear ; hearing.
Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; ear; EYE; FACE; HAIR; NOSE.
Ex: In congenitally deaf cats, the auditory system is deprived of acoustic input because of degeneration of the organ of Corti before the onset of hearing.
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* aguzar el oído=prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up.
* al alcance del oído=within earshot of.
* caer en oídos sordos=fall on + deaf ears ; meet + deaf ears.
* deleitar los oídos=please + the ears.
* de oído=by ear.
* dolor de oído=earache.
* duro de oído=hard-of-hearing.
* fuera del alcance del oído=out of earshot.
* hacer oídos sordos=turn + a deaf ear to.
* infección de oído=ear infection.
* mal oído=poor hearing.
* no dar crédito a + Posesivo + oídos=not believe + Posesivo + ears.
* oído que escuche=receptive ear.
* oídos sordos=deaf ears.
* personas que son duras de oído, las=hard of hearing, the.
* problemas de oído=poor hearing.
* sentido del oído=hearing.
* ser todo oídos=be all ears.
* tapón para el oído=earplug.
* tocar de oído=play by + ear.

oído que escuche
(n.)=receptive ear.
Ex: It is difficult to see Prestel, however interactive its buttons might become, providing a comforting shoulder or a receptive ear.
oídos sordos
(n.)=deaf ears.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Deaf ears in Brussels: what Europe could learn from Colombia and other places'.
oír
(v.)=hear.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio heard.
Ex: When the correctly scanned number appears on the screen, the keyboard clicks so that the user can both see the number on the screen and hear that is has been read correctly.
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* algo muy agradable de oír=music to + Posesivo + ears.
* al oír=at the sound of.
* de modo que + poder + oír=within earshot of.
* hacerse oír=make + Reflexivo + heard ; make + Posesivo + voice heard.
* lo suficientemente cerca como para oír=within earshot of.
* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír=out of earshot.
* ¡Oiga!=Hey!.
* oír de la boca de=hear + from the lips of.
* oír el vuelo de una mosca=hear a pin drop.
* oír mal=mishearing ; mishear.
* oír por casualidad=overhear.
* oír por segundas personas=hear + second-hand.
* oír una mosca=hear a pin drop.
* ¡Oye!=Hey!.
* Oye, tío, ...=Look, pal, ....
* ser agradable de oír=be good to hear.
* sin apenas ser oído=as quiet as a mouse.

oír de la boca de
(v.)=hear + from the lips of.
Ex: And then the young librarian, as in a dream, heard from the lips of her supervisor the words, 'Jeanne, please let bygones be bygones and put this year's evaluation behind you. I'll try to make it up to you next year'.
oír el vuelo de una mosca
=hear a pin drop.
Ex: The acoustics were so clear we could actually hear a pin drop.
oír mal
(v.)=mishearing ; mishear.
Ex: Libraries are not the silent sepulchral halls of popular myth, but busy and often noisy workplaces, and mishearing is not uncommon. Ex: If the reading-boy misread the copy, or if the corrector misheard or misunderstood the reading-boy, a wrong word might be entered on the proof as a correction whether or not the compositor had got it right in the first place.
oír por casualidad
(v.)=overhear.
Ex: As he recovers, he overhears a well-intentioned social worker murmuring soothingly about a juvenile facility, and contrives an escape.
oír por segundas personas
(v.)=hear + second-hand.
Ex: I'm only reporting to you what I've heard second-hand.
oír una mosca
=hear a pin drop.
Ex: The acoustics were so clear we could actually hear a pin drop.
pabellón
(n.)=booth ; pavilion ; hall ; wing.
Ex: On balance, the library booth at the exhibition was a resounding success.
Ex: No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff.
Ex: Some libraries find that it is difficult to convey all the necessary information in a simple manner, merely because the collection is large, or housed in various separate buildings and wings, and the shelving sequence is complex.
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* pabellón de deportes=sports hall.
* pabellón de hospital=hospital ward ; ward.
* pabellón médico=medical ward.
* pabellón siquiátrico=psychiatric ward.

pabellón de deportes
(n.)=sports hall.
Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.
pabellón de hospital
(n.)=hospital ward ; ward.
Ex: Library services for many people are provided in different institutional settings: prisons, hospital wards, commercially organized and private homes, and day centres. Ex: A medical library should be a service obtainable wherever it is needed -- in the ward or outpatient clinic.
pabellón médico
(n.)=medical ward.
Ex: A study was conducted to evaluate the impact of the Problem-Oriented Medical Information System (PROMIS) by comparing the records for 2 generally comparable medical wards.
pabellón siquiátrico
(n.)=psychiatric ward.
Ex: A total of 262 published reports of research pertaining to psychiatric wards were analyzed.
paca
(n.)=bale.
Ex: They specialised in printing labels for marking bales of fabric exported from Britain to India 1860s-1890s.

pacer
(v.)=graze (on).
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

pacharán
(n.)=sloe gin.
Ex: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant.

pachucho
(adj.)=out of sorts ; poorly ; dicky .
Ex: For example, you already know that living in a windowless room will make you cranky and out of sorts.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
Ex: I've had a dicky ankle and a dicky knee but it's not something that is life-threatening.
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* andar pachucho=be under the weather.
* estar pachucho=be off-colour.
* sentirse pachucho=be under the weather ; feel out of + sorts ; feel under + the weather.

pachuli
(n.)=patchouli.
Ex: In this paper the results of experiments for the use of tissue cultures in the production of vanilla, patchouli, and magnolia aromas is discussed.

paciencia
(n.)=patience.
Ex: The list of changed headings is almost literally endless if you have the patience to dig them all up.
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* acabar con la paciencia de Alguien=try + Nombre + patience.
* acabar con la paciencia de un santo=test + the patience of a saint ; try + the patience of a saint.
* armarse de paciencia=arm + Reflexivo + with patience ; be extremely patient.
* con paciencia=patiently.
* la paciencia es una virtud=patience is a virtue ; everything comes to those who wait.
* perder la paciencia=lose + Posesivo + temper ; lose + Posesivo + patience.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo=test + Posesivo + patience ; try + Nombre + patience ; try + the patience of a saint.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo=test + the patience of a saint.
* tener la paciencia del santo Job=have + the patience of Job.
* tener la paciencia de un santo=have + the patience of a saint.
* tener más paciencia que el santo Job=have + the patience of Job.
* tener más paciencia que un santo=have + the patience of a saint.
* tener paciencia=be patient.
* tener paciencia con=bear with + Pronombre.

paciente externo
(n.)=out-patient ; outpatient [out-patient].
Ex: It is salutary to recall that there are in the hospitals of this country at this moment 184,000 patients in psychiatric units, and many thousands more attending associated out-patients departments. Ex: This article reports the results of project to examine the needs of a group of rheumatology outpatients for information about the drugs they are taking.
paciente hospitalizado
(n.)=in-patient.
Ex: In an effort to provide continuing quality care to in-patients, hospitals are adding hospitalists to their staffs.
paciente suicida
(n.)=suicidal patient.
Ex: Suicidal patients often visit their primary care providers within days or weeks of taking their lives.
paciente^1
(n.)=patient.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: A record is a complete unit of information about a person, item, product, book, patient, chemical, etc.
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* atención al paciente=patient care.
* biblioteca de pacientes=patient library.
* biblioteca para pacientes=hospital patient library ; patients' library.
* cuidado del paciente=patient care.
* dedicado al paciente=patient-based.
* junto al paciente=at the bedside.
* modales con el paciente=bedside manners.
* paciente externo=out-patient ; outpatient [out-patient].
* paciente hospitalizado=in-patient.
* trato del paciente=bedside manners.

paciente^2
(adj.)=tolerant ; patient.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The new version is more tolerant of typical user errors in the formulation of specific item searches and should be able to retrieve misspelt personal names.
Ex: His goal was to contribute to the 'uplift' of the masses and to make men sober, righteous, conservative, patient, and devout -- in short, to make others more like himself.
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* paciente suicida=suicidal patient.
* ser paciente con=bear with + Pronombre ; bear with + Pronombre.

pacientemente
=patiently.
Ex: And there are those whom I have pestered from time to time over the past four years, and who have patiently answered my importunity.

pacificación
(n.)=pacification ; appeasement.
Ex: The biography maintains that at the core of his interests was pacification of the country after the Civil War through provision of free public education to whites and blacks.
Ex: He supported 'appeasement' and never advocated armed intervention against the dictators.

pacificador
(n.)=pacifier.
Ex: The two works aim to present the king as pacifier (after winning the political and religous civil wars) and as restorer of the monarchy.

pacificar
(v.)=lull ; still ; appease ; pacify.
Ex: Ulysses uses words to comfort and lull his mariners, to ease all minds about the hard decision he has made and to persuade all that his choice to leave is correct.
Ex: And arming himself with patience and piety he tarried awhile until the hubbub was stilled.
Ex: They've been working their butts off since the program was launched to appease the crowd.
Ex: Is television programming pacifying the masses by conditioning them not to think for themselves?.

pacifista
(n.)=pacifist.
Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.

pactar
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* pactar una moratoria sobre=proclaim + a moratorium on.

pactar una moratoria sobre
(v.)=proclaim + a moratorium on.
Ex: These austerity measures call for increased student-to-faculty ratio (by reducing faculty and/or proclaiming a moratorium on future hiring).
pacto
(n.)=covenant ; pact.
Ex: The article 'Public library: the Trojan Horse covenant' argues that too much emphasis is now placed on the privatisation of libraries, their transformation into information centres and collections which mirror current demands.
Ex: Issues discussed at some length included problems arising from a recent copyright pact with the USA and how each country can obtain access to the best literature of the other.
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* hacer un pacto con el diablo=make + a pact with the devil.
* pacto con el diablo=pact with the devil.
* pacto secreto=secret pact ; secret deal.
* pacto suicida=suicide pact.

pacto con el diablo
=pact with the devil.
Ex: According to most superstitions, witches were said to acquire their supernatural powers through a pact with the Devil.
pacto secreto
(n.)=secret pact ; secret deal.
Ex: This article relates the untold story of the secret pact between the Third Reich and Jewish Palestine. Ex: They had made a secret deal with Otto Reich to wreck Cuba's economy.
pacto suicida
(n.)=suicide pact.
Ex: The majority of such Internet-related suicide pacts have occurred in Japan, which has one of the highest overall suicide rates in the world.
pacíficamente
=peacefully.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

pacífico^1
(adj.)=peaceful ; pacific ; nonviolent [non-violent] ; mellowed ; peaceable ; pacific.
Ex: Gerould College, a co-educational undergraduate institution, is located on the outskirts of a peaceful, hideaway village in the Northeast, far from the rumbling tempo of industrialism.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and pacific countries).
Ex: We believe that if children are exposed to an environment conducive to moral and spiritual values from the very beginning, they will grow as peaceful nonviolent future citizens.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team.
Ex: His works are interpreted in a human rights context in which children find their voice in the peaceable resolution of everyday conflicts.
Ex: The public reference or reading room, crowded, anonymous, purposeful, and pacific, is a setting of therapeutic value.
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* diálogo pacífico=peaceful talks.
* manifestación pacífica=peaceful demonstration.
* protesta pacífica=peaceful protest.

padastros
(n.)=stepparents.
Ex: Relationship closeness was an important consideration when making judgments about obligations to stepparents but not to parents.

padece
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* que padece de peritonitis=peritonitic.

padecer
(v.)=experience ; suffer ; strike ; face.
Nota: En la voz pasiva va seguido de la preposición (with).
Ex: If facilities like these are not supported by the data base design, the users of the system will experience slow response times.
Ex: Since the introduction of computer-based indexing systems alphabetical indexing languages have become more prevalent, and UDC has suffered a reduction in use.
Ex: The collections of the National Library of the Czech Republic have suffered from the floods that recently struck a large part of the country.
Ex: Hungary faces far-reaching socio-economic transformation which will inevitably affect libraries as well.
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* bebé que padece de cólicos=colicky baby ; colicky infant.
* padecer de=suffer from.
* padecer de cólicos=be colicky.
* padecer del síndrome de abstinencia=suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.
* padecer enfermedad=get + Enfermedad ; suffer from + condition.
* padecer hambre=suffer from + hunger.
* padecer recortes=experience + cutbacks.
* padecer tensión=experience + stress.
* que padece de cólicos=colicky newborn.
* recién nacido que padece de cólicos=colicky newborn.

padecer + Enfermedad
(v.)=get + Enfermedad ; suffer from + condition.
Ex: He'll get an ulcer or a heart attack if he doesn't watch out. Ex: It is suggested that visits to a toy library could be of great benefit to children suffering from this condition.
padecer de
(v.)=suffer from.
Ex: Plainly, catalogues do not suffer from the above four limitations of document arrangement.
padecer de cólicos
(v.)=be colicky.
Ex: My baby is very colicky -- Is there anything over-the-counter that I can give him that may help?.
padecer del síndrome de abstinencia
(v.)=suffer from + withdrawal symptoms.
Ex: He seems to be suffering from withdrawl symptoms now that there is no footie on the telly at weekends.
padecer hambre
(v.)=suffer from + hunger.
Ex: Their aims is to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger.
padecer recortes
(v.)=experience + cutbacks.
Ex: In the present climate of economic retrenchment some media centers may be experiencing staff cutbacks.
padecer tensión
(v.)=experience + stress.
Ex: Overall, the library media specialists experienced stress in the mild to moderate range.
padecimiento
(n.)=malady.
Ex: Melancholy followed him like his shadow in his journey; and on his return to Rome his malady increased.

padmasana
(n.)=lotus position, the ; padmasana.
Ex: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position.
Ex: Padmasana, lotus position, the position in which the Buddha is normally shown sitting, is the iconic yoga position.

padrasto
(n.)=stepfather.
Ex: Obligation was greatest to offspring, followed by fathers, stepfathers, & former fathers-in-law.

padrastro
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* familia del padrastro=stepfamily.
* padrastro y madrastra=stepparents.

padrastro y madrastra
(n.)=stepparents.
Ex: Relationship closeness was an important consideration when making judgments about obligations to stepparents but not to parents.
padre
(n.)=father ; dad.
Ex: A patronymic is the name derived from the given name of the father, often by the addition of a suffix.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
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* Asociación de Madres y Padres de Alumnos (AMPA)=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* asociación de padres=parents' association.
* asociación de padres de alumnos=Parent-Teacher Association (PTA).
* de los padres=parental.
* día del padre, el=Father's Day.
* el padre de=the father of.
* familia en la que los dos padres trabajan=dual-income family.
* formación de padres=parenting ; parenting education.
* madre o padre adoptivo=foster parent.
* madre o padre biológico=biological parent.
* madre o padre de nacimiento=birth parent.
* madre o padre natural=birth parent.
* madre or padre adoptivo=adoptive parent.
* padre adoptivo=foster father ; adoptive father.
* padre biológico=biological father.
* padre de familia=pater familias ; family man.
* padre de nacimiento=birth father.
* padre fundador=founding father.
* padre natural=birth father.
* padres=parents.
* padres adoptivos=adopted parents.
* padres biológicos=biological parents.
* padre soltero=single father.
* reunión a la que los padres acuden con sus bebés=lapsit.
* sueño de los padres=hand-me-down dream.

padre adoptivo
(n.)=foster father ; adoptive father.
Ex: Foster mothers felt that they must provide constant supervision, both for the girl & the foster father-child relationship. Ex: Interviews were conducted with adoptive fathers, adoptive mothers, adopted children, birth mothers, and birth fathers across the US, about their experiences & relationships.
padre biológico
(n.)=biological father.
Ex: Because little is known about physical child abuse by fathers and stepparents, the model was tested separately for abusivey biological mothers, abusive biological fathers, and abusive stepfathers.
padre de familia
(n.)=pater familias ; family man.
Ex: Balzac not only presented the appearance, but reinforced it with the appropriate manner, of the severe 'pater familias' of whom most of the staff was in awe and in fear. Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
padre de nacimiento
(n.)=birth father.
Ex: Interviews were conducted with adoptive fathers, adoptive mothers, adopted children, birth mothers, and birth fathers across the US, about their experiences & relationships.
padre fundador
(n.)=founding father.
Ex: The history and proper study of popular literature generally dates only from the middle of the nineteenth century and the founding father of the discipline was Charles Nisard.
padre natural
(n.)=birth father.
Ex: Interviews were conducted with adoptive fathers, adoptive mothers, adopted children, birth mothers, and birth fathers across the US, about their experiences & relationships.
padre soltero
(n.)=single father.
Ex: Sidel, who was raised by a single father, said the difference is that single fathers are lionized for stepping into the role while single mothers can be vilified as welfare queens or worse.
padres
(n.)=parents.
Ex: How does the school library fit into communities where the majority of parents are not literate?.
padres adoptivos
(n.)=adopted parents.
Ex: The author describes his adopted parents and remembers how he experienced very little physical affection during his childhood.
padres biológicos
(n.)=biological parents.
Ex: Men & women were equally obligated to their elders, & obligations to help stepmothers differed from obligations to help stepfathers & biological parents.
padrino
(n.)=godfather.
Ex: Moreover, he reminded the godfathers and godmothers they too have an irreplaceable task of support to their godchildren.

padrinos
(n.)=godparents.
Nota: Generalmente usado en plural.
Ex: Godparents can be of any denomination, as long as they are baptized.

paella
(n.)=paella.
Ex: Never was a dish so misunderstood, so misrepresented, so abused, as paella.

paellera
(n.)=paella pan.
Ex: In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.

paga
(n.)=salary ; wage ; pay.
Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.
Ex: For example, in a general index salaries, wages and income may be regarded as equivalent, but in an index devoted to taxation, it may be important to differentiate between these terms and their associated concepts.
Ex: Labor continued to strive for better working conditions, shorter hours, and better pay all through the 1800s and early 1900s.

pagable
(adj.)=payable.
Ex: This practice enabled newspaper publishers to avoid half the stamp duty payable between 1712 and 1794.

pagadero
(adj.)=payable.
Ex: This practice enabled newspaper publishers to avoid half the stamp duty payable between 1712 and 1794.
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* pagadero a=payable to.

pagadero a
=payable to.
Ex: To register send the form together with an international bank transfer, bank cheque o bank draft, payable to University Library V.U.B., Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 BRUSSEL, Belgium.
pagado
(adj.)=paid-for ; remunerated.
Ex: Paid-for promotions in bookshops have ignited a debate about sales integrity.
Ex: Many rural women earn their living through remunerated sexual & domestic relations with men.
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* mal pagado=low-paid ; underpaid ; low-paying.
* muy bien pagado=highly paid.
* pagado con antelación=prepaid [pre-paid].
* pagado por adelantado=prepaid [pre-paid].

pagado con antelación
(adj.)=prepaid [pre-paid].
Ex: Libraries may use this service through the medium of a prepaid voucher which covers the cost of handling and despatch of the document to be borrowed.
pagado por adelantado
(adj.)=prepaid [pre-paid].
Ex: Libraries may use this service through the medium of a prepaid voucher which covers the cost of handling and despatch of the document to be borrowed.
pagador
(n.)=payer ; solvent ; drawee ; paymaster.
Ex: Factors that contributed to this inflationary trend and that caused payers to take drastic action are analysed.
Ex: Botswana is a stable, well-governed and solvent country but is nevertheless a good example of the deep-seated problems of regulating information transfer.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.
Ex: Many of the public sector SLIS complained, in varying measures, of the inhibiting nature of accounting methods used by their paymasters.
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* banco pagador=drawee bank.

pagajosidad
(n.)=stickiness.
Nota: En Internet, cualidad que tiene un sitio web de atraer y mantener la atención de la gente.
Ex: Commercial sites have a lower percentage of links to outside sites, possibly an indication of design for stickiness to keep visitors on site.

pagando
=for a fee.
Ex: Copies of this article are available for a fee.
pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo
=at + Posesivo + own expense.
Ex: Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
pagando un poco más
=at additional cost.
Ex: Extension cables longer than 3 meters can be ordered at additional cost.
paganismo
(n.)=heathenism.
Ex: If 90% of US citizens are opposed to the ignominy of heathenism, us ten-percenters are unlikely to make much headway.

pagano
(n./adj.)=pagan ; pagan ; heathen.
Ex: Being able to read, they would read seditious literature and become pagans and insolent towards their superiors.
Ex: Most of these libraries were destroyed when the Emperor Constantine ordered Christian churches to be built on the sites of the pagan temples -- these housed many of the libraries.
Ex: The heathen cemetery is part of a general movement in which people from different religious communities want to be buried in separate places under separate conditions.

pagar
(v.)=pay ; reimburse ; make + payment ; defray + costs ; pony up ; pay out ; pick up + the tab ; pay up ; fork out ; pay off ; foot.
Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
Ex: LC will supply computer services and staff from the MARC Development and Information Systems Offices, all to be reimbursed by RLG.
Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
Ex: The author offers a framework for law libraries considering introducing fees to defray costs.
Ex: Getting the good doctor to pony up for network security is likely to be your toughest challenge.
Ex: Within six months after receipt of the Prize, the winner must submit to IFLA HQ an interim report of the use made of the funds, and the second instalment will be paid out.
Ex: The article 'Who should pick up the tab' deals with the issue of charging fees for library services.
Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
Ex: Can anyone tell me offhand if it sounds like the fault is with the clutch and if there's a way I can avoid having to fork out for it?.
Ex: If this amount pays off the fine, DOBIS/LIBIS marks the fine as paid.
Ex: She once invited me to her house in Thailand, willing to foot the air-ticket and all other costs as she knew my family would not be able to do it.
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* cantidad a pagar=amount payable ; amount due.
* deber pagarse=be payable.
* el que la hace, la paga=you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; what goes around comes around ; the chickens come home to roost ; you reap what you sow ; if you dance, you must pay the piper.
* extar exento de pagar impuestos=write off.
* hacer pagar tributos=exact + tributes.
* hacer que se paguen las consecuencias=make + the roof fall in on + Pronombre.
* importe a pagar=amount payable ; amount due.
* hacer que Alguien page sus culpas=bring + Nombre + to justice.
* lo que se suele pagar=going rate, the.
* no Hacer Algo aunque + pagar=wouldn't be caught dead ; wouldn't be seen dead.
* obligar a pagar=enforce + payment.
* pagando=for a fee.
* pagando de + Posesivo + bolsillo=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* pagando un poco más=at additional cost.
* pagar al contado=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
* pagar a toca teja=pay + cash ; pay in + cash.
* pagar capital=repay + capital.
* pagar caro=pay + penalty ; pay + dearly.
* pagar completamente=pay up.
* pagar con antelación=prepay.
* pagar con la misma moneda=get + Posesivo + own back.
* pagar contrarreembolso=cash on delivery (COD).
* pagar demasiado=overbid ; pay through + the nose.
* pagar de + Posesivo + (propio) bolsillo=pay out of + Posesivo + (own) pocket.
* pagar derechos reales=pay + royalty.
* pagar deudas=meet + debts.
* pagar dinero=fork over + money ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
* pagar dinero, desembolsar dinero, apoquinar dinero=fork out + cash.
* pagar dos veces=double-pay.
* pagar el pato=carry + the can ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
* pagar el precio=meet + price.
* pagar en efectivo=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
* pagar en especie=pay in + kind.
* pagar en metálico=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
* pagar honorarios=pay + fee.
* pagar impuestos=pay + taxes.
* pagar justos por pecadores=the innocent + suffer + for the guilty ; throw + the baby out with the bath water.
* pagar la cuenta=foot + the bill.
* pagar la factura=pay + the tab.
* pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal=get + time-and-a-half.
* pagarlas con=take it out on.
* pagar las consecuencias=pay + penalty ; pay + toll ; pay + the price ; pay + the tab ; pay + the penalty ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre ; come + home to roost.
* pagar las consecuencias de=take + Posesivo + toll (on).
* pagar las costas=repay + costs.
* pagar las deudas=pay + Posesivo + dues.
* pagar los costes=repay + costs.
* pagar los costos=repay + costs.
* pagar los gastos=bear + the cost(s) ; repay + costs.
* pagar los platos rotos=carry + the can ; pick up + the pieces ; take + the heat ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
* pagar más de lo que se debería=overpay.
* pagar menos de lo que se debería=underpay.
* pagar mucho dinero=pay + big money.
* pagar poquísimo=pay + peanuts.
* pagar por adelantado=pay + up-front.
* pagar por completo=pay off.
* pagar por horas extra=pay + overtime.
* pagar precio=pay + cost.
* pagarse sus propios gastos=pay + Posesivo + own way.
* pagar una compensación=pay + compensation.
* pagar una deuda=repay + debt ; satisfy + debt ; pay off + debt ; pay up.
* pagar una factura=settle + invoice ; pay + a bill.
* pagar una factura atrasada=pay off + bill.
* pagar un alto precio=pay + hefty price.
* pagar una multa=pay + fine.
* pagar una suma de dinero=pay + sum.
* pagar un dineral=pay through + the nose ; fork out + lots of money.
* pagar un ojo de la cara=pay through + the nose.
* pagar un precio=pay + fee ; pay + penalty.
* pagar un precio alto por Algo=pay + a premium price for.
* pagar un precio elevado=pay + hefty price.
* pagar un precio exorbitante=pay through + the nose.
* páguese por el uso hecho=pay-as-you-go.
* persona que paga impuestos=taxpayer [tax-payer].
* quien paga manda=he who pays the piper calls the tune.

pagar a toca teja
(v.)=pay + cash ; pay in + cash.
Ex: And, for many people, paying cash means spending less, which is always a good thing. Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies.
pagar al contado
(v.)=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: And, for many people, paying cash means spending less, which is always a good thing.
pagar capital
(v.)=repay + capital.
Ex: When its resources allow, the EIB may grant loans on which capital is repaid in full at term (bullet loans).
pagar caro
(v.)=pay + penalty ; pay + dearly.
Ex: The penalty to be paid for this is that the whole file is slightly more than twice the size of the data base. Ex: The public should at least be told that they will end up paying dearly for the deception being perpetrated upon them.
pagar completamente
(v.)=pay up.
Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
pagar con antelación
(v.)=prepay.
Ex: This is a reminder that the order was to be prepaid and that the accounting department has already received the request to pay the vendor.
pagar con la misma moneda
(v.)=get + Posesivo + own back.
Ex: Maria always takes the most horrific pics of me -- so I got my own back by taking a video of her having a poo in a public toilet!.
pagar contrarreembolso
=cash on delivery (COD).
Ex: A new breed of speculator has emerged ready to take the entire printing of a popular title from the bindery and to pay cash on delivery (COD).
pagar de + Posesivo + (propio) bolsillo
(v.)=pay out of + Posesivo + (own) pocket.
Ex: Some types of insurance may not cover these types of doctor-patient interactions, so the patient may have to pay out of his own pocket.
pagar demasiado
(v.)=overbid ; pay through + the nose.
Ex: Among the factors which have contributed to the current troubles by the paperback publishing market are overbidding for blockbuster titles, distribution methods, overproduction and overspending. Ex: But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?.
pagar derechos reales
(v.)=pay + royalty.
Ex: By replacing parts of photocopying services with advanced personal computer technology libraries should make savings sufficient to pay royalty for each page copied.
pagar deudas
(v.)=meet + debts.
Ex: A company becomes insolvent when it is unable to meet its debts = Una empresa se hace insolvente cuando es incapaz de hacer frente a sus deudas.
pagar dinero
(v.)=fork over + money ; fork out + cash ; fork out + money.
Ex: This means that if your children want to keep your home after you die, they'll have to fork over money to the bank. Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run. Ex: Contractor says he forked out own money to ensure Rod Stewart concert went ahead.
pagar dinero, desembolsar dinero, apoquinar dinero
(v.)=fork out + cash.
Ex: They know season ticket holders are willing to fork out the extra cash, because you never want to miss out on the excitement of a playoff run.
pagar dos veces
(v.)=double-pay.
Ex: Some U.S. citizens sucessfully argued that U.S. taxpayers were double-paying for MEDLINE's development.
pagar el pato
(v.)=carry + the can ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
Ex: It would be a gross injustice if the intelligence agencies were now to carry the can for a war built on such slender foundations. Ex: The people who take it on the chin are builders, who are forced to cut back on construction because they don't want to add more properties to an oversupplied market. Ex: Sometimes this procedure is used to find a scapegoat or underling to take the fall for high muck-a-mucks.
pagar el precio
(v.)=meet + price.
Ex: The University had already looked after the collection for 19 years at some expense and was fortunately able to meet the purchase price.
pagar en efectivo
(v.)=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: And, for many people, paying cash means spending less, which is always a good thing.
pagar en especie
(v.)=pay in + kind.
Ex: This type of film-stars are increasingly getting paid in kind rather than cash for their work.
pagar en metálico
(v.)=pay in + cash ; pay + cash.
Ex: The author of an unpublished book normally had to sell it outright for whatever the publisher chose to pay in cash or in printed copies. Ex: And, for many people, paying cash means spending less, which is always a good thing.
pagar honorarios
(v.)=pay + fee.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult.
pagar impuestos
(v.)=pay + taxes.
Ex: These are people who work hard, pay taxes, buy houses and keep on the right side of the law for fear of being deported.
pagar justos por pecadores
(v.)=the innocent + suffer + for the guilty ; throw + the baby out with the bath water.
Ex: And also I'm opposed to the idea of the innocent suffering for the guilty. Ex: The article carries the title 'Telecommunications perspectives: `keeping a secret; encryption revisited (or, are we throwing the baby out with the bath water?)'.
pagar la cuenta
(v.)=foot + the bill.
Ex: But we can no longer live in a society where the public employees are the haves and taxpayers who foot the bills are the have-nots.
pagar la factura
(v.)=pay + the tab.
Ex: Unless more of us refuse to be content to coast along, living off the fat of the land and leaving others to pay the tab, there is no guarantee that America will be a better place for our children than it was for us.
pagar la hora a la mitad más de lo normal
(v.)=get + time-and-a-half.
Ex: 'We've all been working a couple of extra hours a day and we'll get time-and-a-half', she added in a casual tone.
pagar las consecuencias
(v.)=pay + penalty ; pay + toll ; pay + the price ; pay + the tab ; pay + the penalty ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre ; come + home to roost.
Ex: The penalty to be paid for this is that the whole file is slightly more than twice the size of the data base. Ex: This is a kind of intellectual toll paid for the use of the discovery. Ex: The searcher, however, pays the price with less-accessible records and with loss of searching facilities. Ex: Unless more of us refuse to be content to coast along, living off the fat of the land and leaving others to pay the tab, there is no guarantee that America will be a better place for our children than it was for us. Ex: They will have to free themselves from the shackles of convention or else pay the penalty. Ex: The people who take it on the chin are builders, who are forced to cut back on construction because they don't want to add more properties to an oversupplied market. Ex: Sometimes this procedure is used to find a scapegoat or underling to take the fall for high muck-a-mucks. Ex: I can't help but thinking that we are seeing the 'jobless recovery' of the 2001 recession coming home to roost.
pagar las consecuencias de
(v.)=take + Posesivo + toll (on).
Ex: The pressures which modern society puts on all its members are great and those pressures take their toll.
pagar las costas
(v.)=repay + costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
pagar las deudas
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + dues.
Ex: And we cannot undo the past and she has paid her dues to society and it is wrong of us to keep her in prison any longer.
pagar los costes
(v.)=repay + costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
pagar los costos
(v.)=repay + costs.
Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
pagar los gastos
(v.)=bear + the cost(s) ; repay + costs.
Ex: The employer bears the total cost of this program, though there are different methods from state to state of maintaining insurance programs to cover this cost. Ex: There is a rule that if you win your case and recover or hang on to money or property then you will have to repay your legal costs.
pagar los platos rotos
(v.)=carry + the can ; pick up + the pieces ; take + the heat ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
Ex: It would be a gross injustice if the intelligence agencies were now to carry the can for a war built on such slender foundations. Ex: The standards of education in the UK are woefully low leaving employers to often pick up the pieces. Ex: It seems a bit unfair, though, for Clausen to take all of the heat while her underlings escape unscathed. Ex: Sometimes this procedure is used to find a scapegoat or underling to take the fall for high muck-a-mucks.
pagar menos de lo que se debería
(v.)=underpay.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
pagar mucho dinero
(v.)=pay + big money.
Ex: Celebrities pay big money for security.
pagar más de lo que se debería
(v.)=overpay.
Ex: If the employee has ceased doing essential tasks, he may be overpaid.
pagar poquísimo
(v.)=pay + peanuts.
Ex: If you pay peanuts, you could end up with something that sounds like a barrel load of monkeys.
pagar por adelantado
(v.)=pay + up-front.
Ex: Why would tradesmen do work for him without being paid up-front, if he is not a man of his word?.
pagar por completo
(v.)=pay off.
Ex: If this amount pays off the fine, DOBIS/LIBIS marks the fine as paid.
pagar por horas extra
(v.)=pay + overtime.
Ex: On one occasion we were also printing on our days off which meant that the journeymen had to be fed and paid overtime.
pagar precio
(v.)=pay + cost.
Ex: This cost was paid in the standard currency of higher education -student hours.
pagar un alto precio
(v.)=pay + hefty price.
Ex: Because of the cost of producing print on paper in the Gutenberg era, research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Debido al coste de la impresión en papel en la era de Gutenberg, las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
pagar un dineral
(v.)=pay through + the nose ; fork out + lots of money.
Ex: But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?. Ex: Instead of forking out lots of money on specialist products she has now started to use camphor balls, or mothballs as they are also better known.
pagar un ojo de la cara
(v.)=pay through + the nose.
Ex: But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?.
pagar un precio
(v.)=pay + fee ; pay + penalty.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult. Ex: The penalty to be paid for this is that the whole file is slightly more than twice the size of the data base.
pagar un precio alto por Algo
(v.)=pay + a premium price for.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
pagar un precio elevado
(v.)=pay + hefty price.
Ex: Because of the cost of producing print on paper in the Gutenberg era, research publication had to adopt the same economic model as trade publication, and research libraries the world over paid the hefty price = Debido al coste de la impresión en papel en la era de Gutenberg, las publicaciones científicas tuvieron que adoptar el mismo modelo económico que las publicaciones comerciales y las bibliotecas universitarias de todo el mundo pagaron un precio elevado.
pagar un precio exorbitante
(v.)=pay through + the nose.
Ex: But what is the point of paying through the nose for booze that you can get just as easily at the Supermarket at half the price?.
pagar una compensación
(v.)=pay + compensation.
Ex: This failure was to be expected, for Petrodar had not changed the old habits of appropriating land without paying compensation during the war years.
pagar una deuda
(v.)=repay + debt ; satisfy + debt ; pay off + debt ; pay up.
Ex: The company, which was close to bankruptcy in 1988, repaid its debts in 1989. Ex: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts). Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt. Ex: Dennis played her along until she decided to back out at which time he threatened to imprison her unless she paid up $2 million.
pagar una factura
(v.)=settle + invoice ; pay + a bill.
Ex: Only cleared invoices should be settled. Ex: Just about everybody needs a deposit account to receive pay, pensions and other income and to draw out cash and pay bills.
pagar una factura atrasada
(v.)=pay off + bill.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new.
pagar una multa
(v.)=pay + fine.
Ex: Thus a borrower may pay fines at the time the document is checked in.
pagar una suma de dinero
(v.)=pay + sum.
Ex: This discussion focused on the activities of Frank Gillie, who has recently been sent to jail for getting libraries to pay substantial sums for multi-volume works which he could not provide.
pagarlas con
(v.)=take it out on.
Ex: They did not suppress their anger, but directed it outward, taking it out on others & blaming others.
pagarse sus propios gastos
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + own way.
Ex: If they had to pay their own way, some schools would probably decide to spend their money elsewhere.
pagaré
(n.)=banknote ; IOU ; promissory note.
Ex: Watermarks for special papers used for such things as banknotes and bonds became increasingly elaborate.
Ex: The 915 discovered birch-bark documents, dating from the mid-11th century to the 15th century, include wills, spells, IOUs, marriage proposals, prayers, together with the names of people and neighboring villages.
Ex: A promissory note is a legal and binding contract of your promise to repay the loan according to the terms listed on the note.
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* pagaré bancario=bill of exchange.

pagaré bancario
(n.)=bill of exchange.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.
paginación
(n.)=pagination ; paging.
Ex: Pagination, for instance, can only be discovered by examining the work.
Ex: AACR prescribes slightly differing treatment for analyticals according to whether they refer to parts with separate title pages and separate paging, parts with separate title pages and continuous paging, or parts without special title pages.
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* paginación continua=continuous pagination.
* paginación doble=double pagination.
* paginación múltiple=complex pagination.

paginación continua
(n.)=continuous pagination.
Ex: The pagination of a document in several volumes, parts or parts in which the numbering continues from the first to the last of its elements is known as continuous pagination.
paginación doble
(n.)=double pagination.
Ex: Double pagination consists in the pagination of a document, usually bilingual, with the same pagination for the original texts and its translation opposite.
paginación múltiple
(n.)=complex pagination.
Ex: The use of more than three sequences of pagination, leaves or columns in a document is known as complex pagination.
pago
(n.)=payment ; repayment ; allowance ; settlement ; payout ; payoff [pay-off].
Ex: When paying fines in this manner, it is not possible to specify the order of payment of the fines.
Ex: Repayments is normally by equal half-yearly payments of capital and interest after a moratorium on capital repayments of up to five years, depending on project completion date.
Ex: These payments cover the following: tide-over allowances for workers, including redundancy payments, resettlement allowances, and vocational training for those having to change their employment.
Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.
Ex: The most important factor to be considered when calculating a whiplash payout is the severity of the injury.
Ex: And he's also looking for lenders to refinance the loan as the quitclaim would leave the mortgage payoff responsibility entirely on my shoulders.
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* balanza de pagos=balance ; balance of payments.
* barra de pago=cash bar ; no-host bar.
* base de datos de pago=subscription database.
* con pagos pendientes=be in arrears.
* déficit de la balanza de pagos=trade deficit.
* de pago=commercially available ; paid-for ; fee-based ; for-fee.
* de pago o gratis=fee or free ; fee versus free.
* de pago según el uso=on a pay a you use basis ; on a pay as you go basis.
* devolver un pago=refund + payment.
* dirección de pago=payment address.
* escuela de pago=public school.
* estar atrasado en el pago=be in arrears.
* forma de pago=form of payment.
* gateway de pago=payment gateway.
* hacer un pago=make + payment.
* hacer un pago a nombre de=make + payment payable to.
* nota de pago=promissory note.
* orden permanente de pago=standing account.
* pago al contado=cash ; cash payment ; payment in cash.
* pago anticipado=prepayment [pre-payment] ; advance payment.
* pago de deuda=debt repayment.
* pago de la deuda exterior=debt repayment.
* pago de la hipoteca=mortgage payment ; mortgage repayment.
* pago de los intereses=interest payment.
* pago domiciliado=direct debit ; standing order ; direct billing.
* pago en caja=cashiering.
* pago en efectivo=cash payment ; payment in cash.
* pago en especie=payment in kind.
* pago en metálico=cash payment ; payment in cash.
* pago mediante tarjeta=card payment.
* pago por adelantado=prepayment [pre-payment] ; advance payment.
* pago por debajo de lo debido=underpayment.
* pago por visión=pay-per-view.
* pago según el uso=pay-per-view ; pay-for-use.
* pago único=one-time purchase ; lump sum.
* pago único y bien grande=fat lump sum.
* pasarela de pago=payment gateway.
* recibir pago=receive + payment.
* relacionado con el pago de cuotas=fee-related.
* servicio bibliotecario mediante pago=fee-based library service.

pago al contado
(n.)=cash ; cash payment ; payment in cash.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community. Ex: We can accept no liability for cash payments being lost in the post. Ex: Payments in cash are only accepted as a last resort and should be agreed before posting.
pago anticipado
(n.)=prepayment [pre-payment] ; advance payment.
Ex: There are some 'phoney publishers' who collects prepayments for books which are never published. Ex: This means that, if you receive an advance payment for fall, you will not receive your second check until the first week in December.
pago de deuda
(n.)=debt repayment.
Ex: Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment.
pago de la deuda exterior
(n.)=debt repayment.
Ex: Some of these countries are already up to their eyeballs in debt repayment.
pago de la hipoteca
(n.)=mortgage payment ; mortgage repayment.
Ex: After all, with a husband not working, a child on the way, and the responsibility for mortgate payments, she could not afford to be without a job. Ex: Mortgage repayments outstripped new lending in July for the first time since records began in 1993 according to the Bank of England.
pago de los intereses
(n.)=interest payment.
Ex: Debenture holders have the right to receive their interest payments before any dividend is payable to shareholders.
pago domiciliado
(n.)=direct debit ; standing order ; direct billing.
Ex: In the past, card payments have not been as popular in the euro area as other payment instruments, such as credit transfers and direct debits. Ex: With the advent of computers, standing orders (pre-authorized payments) and the preparation of statements could also be automated. Ex: They also have a small network of private hospitals where the insurer pays the bills on a direct billing basis.
pago en caja
(n.)=cashiering.
Ex: Many of their policies and procedures of cashiering are related to fraud and theft protection.
pago en efectivo
(n.)=cash payment ; payment in cash.
Ex: We can accept no liability for cash payments being lost in the post. Ex: Payments in cash are only accepted as a last resort and should be agreed before posting.
pago en especie
(n.)=payment in kind.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
pago en metálico
(n.)=cash payment ; payment in cash.
Ex: We can accept no liability for cash payments being lost in the post. Ex: Payments in cash are only accepted as a last resort and should be agreed before posting.
pago mediante tarjeta
(n.)=card payment.
Ex: In the past, card payments have not been as popular in the euro area as other payment instruments, such as credit transfers and direct debits.
pago por adelantado
(n.)=prepayment [pre-payment] ; advance payment.
Ex: There are some 'phoney publishers' who collects prepayments for books which are never published. Ex: This means that, if you receive an advance payment for fall, you will not receive your second check until the first week in December.
pago por debajo de lo debido
(n.)=underpayment.
Ex: In August 1990 ACS filed countersuit against DIALOG, alleging fraudulent and deceptive accounting procedures by DIALOG which, says ACS, have resulted in a multi-million-dollar underpayment of royalties to ACS.
pago por visión
=pay-per-view.
Ex: Pricing varies by customer type but all users pay a subscription plus pay-per-view charges.
pago según el uso
=pay-per-view ; pay-for-use.
Ex: Pricing varies by customer type but all users pay a subscription plus pay-per-view charges. Ex: Librarians should not doubt that pay-for-use transactions will be desirable and economically efficient in many circumstances.
pago único
(n.)=one-time purchase ; lump sum.
Ex: The pricing policy should be a one-time purchase price, with the updates being charged separately. Ex: An annuity is an arrangement that guarantees to provide you with an income for the rest of your life in return for you paying over a lump sum.
pago único y bien grande
(n.)=fat lump sum.
Ex: Best of all, you get all the cash all at once, no annuities, just one big fat lump sum!.
pairo
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* traer al pairo=not give a damn ; not give a shit ; could not care less ; not give a fuck ; not give a/two hoots ; not give a darn.

paisaje
(n.)=landscape ; scenery ; countryside.
Ex: We might define this particular area of knowledge called geography by saying that it describes and analyses the landscape.
Ex: This article considers the research needs of those producing amateur theatre production (costumes and scenery) and suggests ways in which they may work closely with public libraries.
Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside.
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* algo que estropea el paisaje=a blot on the landscape.
* arquitecto de paisajes=landscape architect.
* arquitectura del paisaje=landscape architecture.
* belleza del paisaje=scenic beauty.
* cambiar el paisaje=change + the scenery.
* formar parte del paisaje=blend into + the landscape.
* integrarse en el paisaje=blend into + the landscape.
* paisaje asombroso=breathtaking scenery.
* paisaje cárstico=karst.
* paisaje impresionante=breathtaking scenery.
* paisaje kárstico=karst.
* paisaje lunar=lunarscape ; moonscape.
* paisaje marítimo=seascape.
* paisaje montañoso=mountainscape.
* paisaje natural=natural scenery ; natural landscape.
* paisaje rural=rural countryside ; rural landscape.
* paisaje sobrecogedor=breathtaking scenery.
* paisaje urbanístico=townscape ; built environment.
* paisaje urbano=townscape ; built environment.
* que estropea el paisaje=eyesore.
* salpicar el paisaje=dot + the countryside.

paisaje asombroso
(n.)=breathtaking scenery.
Ex: Surrounded by some of the most breathtaking scenery in Western Europe, Glasgow is one of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan destinations in Europe.
paisaje cárstico
(n.)=karst.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.
paisaje impresionante
(n.)=breathtaking scenery.
Ex: Surrounded by some of the most breathtaking scenery in Western Europe, Glasgow is one of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan destinations in Europe.
paisaje kárstico
(n.)=karst.
Ex: The ability to assess the volume of aquifer occupied by freshwater in coastal karsts is limited by the limited knowledge of the location of the cavernous regions.
paisaje lunar
(n.)=lunarscape ; moonscape.
Ex: The battle left behind a huge area resembling a lunarscape that even today has not fully healed itself with vegetation. Ex: In the midst of green and growing lands was a moonscape city of blasted land where no leaf of tree or blade of grass could grow.
paisaje marítimo
(n.)=seascape.
Ex: We will see the mountains of lobster traps and the charming crooked streets and hazy seascapes that charmed painter Fitzhugh Lane.
paisaje montañoso
(n.)=mountainscape.
Ex: The author analyzes the only two Alpine mountainscapes in Balthus's oeuvre: 'Summertime' and 'The Mountain', both in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York.
paisaje natural
(n.)=natural scenery ; natural landscape.
Ex: The site is an important and early example of one which exploited wild natural scenery for its own sake. Ex: Every landscape contains a balance between the natural landscape and that utilised by humans over time.
paisaje rural
(n.)=rural countryside ; rural landscape.
Ex: At that time, the rural countryside was dotted with small farmsteads. Ex: Rural landscapes are highly dynamic and their change impacts on a number of ecological processes such as the dynamics of biodiversity.
paisaje sobrecogedor
(n.)=breathtaking scenery.
Ex: Surrounded by some of the most breathtaking scenery in Western Europe, Glasgow is one of the liveliest and most cosmopolitan destinations in Europe.
paisaje urbano
(n.)=townscape ; built environment.
Ex: A major factor influencing the award-giving bodies was the conservation and enhancement of local townscapes. Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
paisaje urbanístico
(n.)=townscape ; built environment.
Ex: A major factor influencing the award-giving bodies was the conservation and enhancement of local townscapes. Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
paisajismo
(n.)=landscaping.
Ex: He argues for special attention to faculty offices, landscaping, 'green' architecture, preservation of heritage buildings, removal of eyesore buildings, and safety.

paisajista^1
(n.)=landscape painter ; landscape artist.
Ex: Find references to the landscape painter David Roberts who was a member of the Royal Academy in the mid-nineteenth century.
Ex: One of the finest landscape artists was J.M.W. Turner, whose work was exhibited when he was still a teenager.

paisajista^2
(n.)=landscape architect ; landscape gardener.
Ex: ArchNet is designed as an online community for architects, planners, urban designers, landscape architects, architectural historians and scholars, with a special focus on the Islamic world.
Ex: Certification is needed for landscape gardeners to be able to work with chemicals and pesticides.

paisajístico
(adj.)=scenic.
Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.

paisano
(n.)=countryman [countrymen, -pl.] ; fellow countryman.
Ex: The finest and most influential of these French italics were the work of Robert Granjon, an artist of the stature of his countryman and near-contemporary Garamont and one of the greatest all-round type designers of any period.
Ex: Perhaps a shared ancestry is the only thing that connects these 'fellow countrymen' living abroad.
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* de paisano=in plain clothes.
* ropa de paisano=civilian clothes.
* vestido de paisano=civilian clothes ; in plain clothes.
* vestir de paisano=dress in + plain clothes ; wear + plain clothes ; dress as + a civilian.

paja mental
(n.)=mental masturbation ; mental aberration.
Ex: Blogging, for me, is mostly brain spew, mental masturbation. Ex: He makes his interlocutors wonder whether his violations of maxims are caused by mental aberration, rather than a conscious intent to disrupt verbal exchange.
paja^1
(n.)=straw ; chaff ; hay.
Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: Large research libraries play an active role, if often unrecognized, in shaping the direction of scholarship through their decisions about what is important to preserve for posterity and what is chaff to be discarded.
Ex: These are animal sculptures created from natural materials, e.g., hay, moss and peat.
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* alpaca de paja=straw bale.
* cartón hecho de paja=strawboard.
* hombre de paja=straw man ; straw figure ; frontman.
* rellenar de paja=pad out.
* separar el grano de la paja=divide into + Adjetivo + sheep and + Adjetivo + goats ; sort the + Adjetivo + sheep from the + Adjetivo + goats ; separate + the wheat from the chaff ; sort out + the wheat from the chaff ; sift + the wheat from the chaff.
* sombrero de paja=straw hat.
* tejado de paja=thatched roof ; thatch roof.

paja^2
(n.)=wank.
Ex: Channel 4 has postponed transmission of its 'wank week' programming in a bid to avoid further controversy.
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* hacerle una paja a un muerto=flog + a dead horse ; beat + a dead horse ; fart in + the wind.
* hacerse una paja=wank ; jerk + Reflexivo + off.
* paja mental=mental masturbation ; mental aberration.

pajar
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* como una aguja en un pajar=like a needle in a haystack.

pajarera
(n.)=aviary.
Ex: A sampling technique was applied to measure and quantify visitor behavior at an enclosed hummingbird aviary in a museum.

pajarita
(n.)=dickey bow ; bow tie.
Ex: We all agreed, so we went out and bought some nice new jackets, a nice new pair of trousers each and dickey bows.
Ex: Contrary to popular myth, it is not difficult to tie a bow tie.

pajarito
(n.)=dicky bird.
Ex: This seems more logical, given that in baby talk, a bird is commonly a 'dicky bird', and 'Dick' is a common short form of Richard.
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* comer como un pajarito=eat like + a bird.
* un pajarito me ha contado=a little dicky bird told me.
* un pajarito me ha dicho=a little dicky bird told me.

pala
(n.)=peel ; shovel ; spade.
Ex: Another cook works the wood-burning oven, stoking it with almond wood, moving the coals to the back and taking the pizzas in and out with a long-handled peel.
Ex: In another area he found that the coal shovels being used weighed from 16 to 38 pounds.
Ex: Tree stumps of a small diameter can be removed relatively easily with a spade and/or preferably a mattock.
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* pala de madera=wooden peel.
* pala de quitar nieve=snow shovel.
* pala excavadora=excavator.
* pala para quitar nieve=snow shovel.
* quitar con pala=shovel.
* tener dinero a punta pala=roll in + Dinero.

pala de madera
(n.)=wooden peel.
Ex: Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos.
pala de quitar nieve
(n.)=snow shovel.
Ex: After the alligator snapped at one of them, the teenagers beat it to death with their snow shovels.
pala excavadora
(n.)=excavator.
Ex: This is the kind of excavator that is particularly suited to the work in a confined place.
pala para quitar nieve
(n.)=snow shovel.
Ex: After the alligator snapped at one of them, the teenagers beat it to death with their snow shovels.
palabra
(n.)=word ; headword.
Ex: A subject index has alphabetical terms or words as headings; These terms represent concepts or subjects.
Ex: This tool allows the user to generate all known inflected forms from a list of headwords.
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* agrupar palabras que tienen la mism=merge + word forms.
* agrupar palabras que tienen la misma raíz=merge + word forms.
* análisis de la coocurrencia de palabras=co-word analysis.
* anuncio por palabras=classified advertisement ; classified ad.
* búsqueda de palabras clave=keyword search.
* búsqueda por palabra del título=title word search.
* catálogo alfabético de palabras clave=keyword catalogue.
* citar las palabras de Alguien=quote + Nombre + words.
* cogerle la palabra a Alguien=take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* compuesto de varias palabras=multi-word.
* concepto de múltiples palabras=multiple-word concept.
* concepto expresado con varias palabras=database host.
* con sus propias palabras=in + Posesivo + own words.
* con una separación de + Número + palabras=within + Número + words of each other.
* coocurrencia de palabras=co-word [coword].
* cumplir (con) + Posesivo + palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* cumplir la palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* decir la última palabra=hear + the final word ; outface.
* dejar a Alguien sin palabras=leave + Nombre + speechless.
* dejar sin palabras=nonplus ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; take + Posesivo + breath away.
* de múltiples palabras=multiple-word.
* de palabra=by word of mouth ; word-of-mouth.
* describir con palabras=describe + in words.
* descriptor compuesto de varias palabras=multiple-word descriptor.
* de sólo palabras=word-oriented.
* de una palabra=one-word.
* de una única palabra=single-word.
* dirigir la palabra=be civil towards.
* dirigirse la palabra=on speaking terms.
* encabezamiento compuesto de varias palabras=multi-word heading.
* en cuatro palabras=in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* en dos palabras=in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* en el estricto sentido de la palabra=strictly speaking.
* en las palabras de uno mismo=in + Posesivo + own words.
* en las propias palabras de uno mismo=in + Posesivo + own words.
* en ningún sentido de la palabra=in any sense of the word.
* en otras palabras=in other words ; to put it another way ; which is to say.
* en palabras=verbally.
* en pocas palabras=simply put ; in brief ; to say the least ; to put it (quite) simply ; in short ; to cut a long story short ; bottom line, the ; put simply ; to make a long story short ; the short story + be ; simply stated ; in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* entrada por palabra clave del título=catchword entry.
* en una palabra=in a nutshell ; in a word ; in a few words.
* escoger las palabras=choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully).
* expresar con palabras=verbalise [verbalize, -USA].
* expresar los sentimientos con palabras=put + Posesivo + feelings into words.
* fiarse de la palabra de Alguien=take + Posesivo + word for it.
* fiel a la palabra de Uno=true to + Posesivo + word.
* frecuencia de palabras=word count.
* gesticular palabras con la boca sin emitir sonido=mouth.
* hilvanar palabras=orchestrate + words.
* hombre que no tiene palabra=not a man of his word.
* índice de palabras del documento=textwords ratio.
* índice invertido de las palabras del título=title word dictionary.
* índice KWIC (Palabra Clave en su Contexto)=KWIC (Keyword-in-Context).
* índice KWIT (Palabra Clave del Título)=KWIT (Keyword-in-Title).
* índice KWOC (Palabra Clave fuera de su Contexto)=KWOC (Keyword-Out-of-Context).
* índice permutado de palabras clave=permuted keyword index.
* indización por palabras clave=keyword indexing.
* indización por palabras clave del título=catchword indexing ; catchword title indexing.
* indización por palabras del título=title-term indexing.
* inflexión lingüística de una palabra=word form.
* intercambiar palabras=bandy + words.
* juego de palabras=turn of phrase ; pun ; play of words ; play on words.
* la última palabra=the last word ; the last word ; the bee's knees ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's meow ; the cat's whiskers ; the dog's bollocks.
* ley de frecuencias de palabras de Zipf=Zipf's word frequency law.
* lista de palabras clave=go-list [golist].
* lista de palabras vacías=stop list [stoplist] ; stopword list.
* lista permutada de palabras clave=permuted keyword list.
* mala palabra=dirty word.
* mantener la palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* medir las palabras=watch + Posesivo + mouth ; watch what + say ; weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
* memorizar palabra por palabra=memorise + word for word.
* método de ordenación palabra por palabra=word by word method ; nothing before something method.
* !ni una palabra a nadie!=not a word to anyone!.
* no encontrar palabras=be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
* no haber palabras para describirlo=beggar + description.
* no hay palabras para describir=beyond words.
* no hay palabras para describirlo=beyond (all) description.
* nombre compuesto por varias palabras=multiple-word name.
* número de palabras=wordage.
* ordenación alfabética palabra por palabra=word by word alphabetisation.
* ordenación palabra por palabra=word-by-word filing ; nothing before something arrangement ; word by word arrangement.
* ordenar alfabéticamente palabra por palabra=arrange + alphabetically word by word.
* orden inverso de palabras=indirect word order.
* palabra ambigua=weasel word.
* palabra clave=keyword [key word] ; key term.
* palabra coloquial=slang word.
* palabra común=common word.
* palabra culta=formal word ; learned word.
* palabra de contenido=content word.
* palabra de control=control word.
* palabra de Dios=word of God.
* palabra de entrada principal=primary entry word.
* palabra de honor=word of honour.
* palabra del documento=textword.
* palabra del texto=text word.
* palabra del título=title word ; title term.
* palabra de moda=buzzword [buzz word] ; byword.
* palabra engañosa=weasel word.
* palabra equívoca=weasel word.
* palabra escrita, la=written word, the.
* palabra formal=formal word.
* palabra fosilizada=fossil word.
* palabra hablada, la=spoken word, the.
* palabra híbrida=portmanteau word.
* palabra impresa=words in print.
* palabra impresa, la=printed word, the.
* palabra justa, la=mot juste, the.
* palabra llena de contenido=substantive word.
* palabra malsonate=expletive.
* palabra oculta=hidden word.
* palabra por la que se ordena una entrada=filing word.
* palabra por palabra=verbatim ; word for word.
* palabra puente=transitional word.
* palabras=wordage.
* palabras al viento=hot air.
* palabras + caer en + saco roto=words + fall on + deaf ears.
* palabras de agradecimiento=vote of thanks ; word of thanks ; words of gratitude ; congratulatory speech ; congratulatory remarks.
* palabras de alabanza=words of praise.
* palabras de aliento=pep talk.
* palabras de ánimo=pep talk.
* palabras de bienvenida=welcoming remarks ; welcome remarks.
* palabras de consuelo=words of comfort.
* palabra significativa=content-bearing word ; significant word.
* palabras iniciales=opening statement.
* palabras literales=quote ... unquote.
* palabras para levantar la moral=pep talk.
* palabras + penetrar=words + sink.
* palabras sabias=words of wisdom ; pearls of wisdom ; nuggets of truth ; nuggets of wisdom.
* palabras usadas=wording.
* palabra vacía=stopword [stop-word] ; function word.
* primera palabra del encabezamiento=entry word.
* primeras palabras=opening statement.
* pronunciar las palabras de corrido=slur + words.
* quedarse sin palabras=stun into + speechlessness ; be at a loss for words ; be lost for words.
* ¡qué palabras son esas!=watch your language!.
* raíz de palabra=word stem.
* recordar + Posesivo + palabras=mark + Posesivo + words.
* reducción de una palabra a su raíz=stemming.
* reducir una palabra a su raíz=stem.
* secuencia de palabras=word string.
* según las palabras de=to quote + Nombre de Persona ; in the words of.
* según sus propias palabras=in + Posesivo + own terms.
* sentido de la palabra=word sense.
* ser la última palabra=be all the rage.
* significado de la palabra=word sense.
* sin decir palabra=tight-lipped.
* sin decir una palabra=without saying a word.
* sin palabras=wordless.
* sopesar las palabras=weigh + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; choose + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; pick + Posesivo + words (carefully) ; measure + Posesivo + words (carefully).
* tener la última palabra=have + the ultimate say ; have + the final say ; call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
* tener palabra=keep + Posesivo + word ; live up to + Posesivo + word.
* tomarle la palabra a Alguien=take + Nombre + at + Posesivo + word ; take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* última palabra=say-so.
* última palabra + depender de=ultimate authority + rest with.
* Posesivo + últimas palabras=last words ; Posesivo + dying last words.
* últimas palabras que se han hecho famosas=famous last words.
* una imagen vale más que mil palabras=a picture is worth more than ten thousand words.
* una imagen vale mil palabras=every picture tells a story.
* una mujer de pocas palabras=a woman of few words.
* un hombre de palabra=a man of his word.
* un hombre de pocas palabras=a man of few words.
* variante morfológica de una palabra=word variant.

palabra ambigua
(n.)=weasel word.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
palabra clave
(n.)=keyword [key word] ; key term.
Ex: Each title is arranged in an alphabetical sequence according to each of its keywords in turn. Ex: Various of the key terms in the thesaurus may be drawn in an alphabetical sequence.
palabra coloquial
(n.)=slang word.
Ex: Wine lovers around the world have joyously adopted the British slang word 'plonk' to describe poor, cheap wine.
palabra común
(n.)=common word.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
palabra culta
(n.)=formal word ; learned word.
Ex: Many formal words in English contain three or more than three syllables. Ex: Oenologist is the learned word for a wine expert.
palabra de Dios
(n.)=word of God.
Ex: He was interested mostly in what he described as 'word of God' and he derived pleasure and consolation from his reading = Estaba interesado principalmente en lo que describía como la "palabra de Dios" y obtenía placer y consuelo de su lectura.
palabra de contenido
(n.)=content word.
Ex: Content words are subdivided into nominals, attributives, predicatives, infinitives, adverbs, and gerunds.
palabra de control
(n.)=control word.
Ex: By selecting control words from a palette menu we are already handling many of the problems that we have seen users of TEX experience.
palabra de entrada principal
(n.)=primary entry word.
Ex: Usually references can serve to direct users from words not used as the primary entry word to the word that does have this status.
palabra de honor
(n.)=word of honour.
Ex: But the procedure of the law must be observed and the law does not recognise a mere word of honour as surety.
palabra de moda
(n.)=buzzword [buzz word] ; byword.
Ex: 'Winsock' is the buzzword that dominates discussion about tcp/ip. Ex: These days, automation is the byword.
palabra del documento
(n.)=textword.
Ex: Searchers used either textwords or descriptors to increase recall, depending on the specific conditions.
palabra del texto
(n.)=text word.
Ex: The colon may also be used within words as a substitute character when searching text words; for example, F:ETUS will retrieve the American spelling FETUS, but also the English spelling FOETUS = Los dos puntos también se pueden usar dentro de las palabras como un carácter sustituto cuando se buscan palabras del texto, por ejemplo, "F:ETUS" recuperará la grafía americana "FETUS" [feto], aunque también la inglesa "FOETUS".
palabra del título
(n.)=title word ; title term.
Ex: The Science Citation Index CD Edition gives you access to the world's most important science & technology journals by title word, author's name, author's address or institutional affiliation, and journal. Ex: This article reports a study undertaken, using the bibliographic records of the University of Michigan's library catalogues, to examine the value of title terms as entry vocabulary to controlled lists.
palabra engañosa
(n.)=weasel word.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
palabra equívoca
(n.)=weasel word.
Ex: An example of 'weasel word' usage might be the description of a bombing campaign -- a peace activist might describe it as 'genocide' whereas a military spokesperson might use the term 'collateral damage'.
palabra escrita, la
=written word, the.
Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that they are keen to understand nuances of the spoken and written word.
palabra formal
(n.)=formal word.
Ex: Many formal words in English contain three or more than three syllables.
palabra fosilizada
(n.)=fossil word.
Ex: Nonce is a curious fossil word, occurring only in the single phrase 'for the nonce'.
palabra hablada, la
=spoken word, the.
Ex: The author's observations of a series of literary evenings for the deaf confirm that they are keen to understand nuances of the spoken and written word.
palabra híbrida
(n.)=portmanteau word.
Ex: By using this method such unusual features as the German propensity for 'portmanteau' words (Flak was an obvious substitute for Flugzeugabwehrkannone) can be dealt with satisfactorily.
palabra impresa
(n.)=words in print.
Ex: The writer's gift is to orchestrate words in print better than the rest of us.
palabra impresa, la
(n.)=printed word, the.
Ex: Certainly the printed word is the standard format for reading and is here to stay.
palabra justa, la
=mot juste, the.
Ex: The inevitable difficulties that come with the need to translate material into seven different languages are often compounded by the attempt to find the 'mot juste' to embrace a variety of situations or systems which may vary from state to state, or indeed within states.
palabra llena de contenido
(n.)=substantive word.
Ex: OCLC is currently working on a subject retrieval system wherein subject headings will be indexed with the substantive words in subject headings being truncated.
palabra malsonate
(n.)=expletive.
Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
palabra oculta
(n.)=hidden word.
Ex: Since few inverted headings are permitted in a thesaurus there is a need to reveal the hidden words in these pre-coordinated terms if poor search performance is to be avoided.
palabra por la que se ordena una entrada
(n.)=filing word.
Ex: In a straightforward title index the first word of the title is likely to be the filing word.
palabra por palabra
=verbatim ; word for word.
Ex: In the interests of document identification, the title is normally quoted verbatim so that the document record can be successfully and confidently matched with the document. Ex: Full text data bases contain complet texts of articles, books, newspaper stories, and encyclopaedias that can be searched on-line word for word.
palabra puente
(n.)=transitional word.
Ex: In the final strategy, students re-write textual paragraphs in their own words, using transitional words and phrases to combine sentences.
palabra significativa
(n.)=content-bearing word ; significant word.
Ex: As we learned in a previous chapter, a well-written abstract is loaded with content-bearing words and is a prime target for the indexer. Ex: Corporate names and multiple surnames are permuted or KWIC-indexed, and thus displayed on the screen under each significant word.
palabra vacía
(n.)=stopword [stop-word] ; function word.
Ex: Stopwords may be used, as may options on index structure, noting synonyms, alternative spellings, and broader and narrower terms. Ex: Stuttering on function words was examined in 51 children and adults who stutter.
palabras
(n.)=wordage.
Ex: Length is also a function of style and most abstracts, though avoiding clipped telegraphese, have certain stylistic features which help to keep wordage to a minimum.
palabras + caer en + saco roto
(n.)=words + fall on + deaf ears.
Ex: But her words fell on deaf ears: The two employees remained adamant -- either Florence worked overtime too, or they would not.
palabras + penetrar
(n.)=words + sink.
Ex: The words sank like a depth-charge into Jeanne Leforte's consciousness -- she was mortally pierced and her brain was in anarchy.
palabras al viento
(n.)=hot air.
Ex: All these annual events seem to generate a lot of hot air but very little materializes as a result especially in the Government sector.
palabras de agradecimiento
(n.)=vote of thanks ; word of thanks ; words of gratitude ; congratulatory speech ; congratulatory remarks.
Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible. Ex: A special word of thanks is also extended to Patricia G. Oyler and to Kay Leary for all their assistance. Ex: She had every reason to believe that as usual she would have to utter a few words of gratitude at this year's evaluation. Ex: Heads of the local government traditionally make congratulatory speeches and give small gifts to the honorees. Ex: The closing ceremony of the anniversary celebration included congratulatory remarks from Director for Operations Cliff Cohen.
palabras de alabanza
(n.)=words of praise.
Ex: The comments sections also contained warm words of praise for her and her work.
palabras de aliento
(n.)=pep talk.
Ex: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.
palabras de bienvenida
(n.)=welcoming remarks ; welcome remarks.
Ex: In ending my welcoming remarks, let me wish you success in your seminar. Ex: Dr. Bentz's welcome remarks were followed by a panel discussion on the topic 'Looking at the Future of Animal Science'.
palabras de consuelo
(n.)=words of comfort.
Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.
palabras de ánimo
(n.)=pep talk.
Ex: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.
palabras iniciales
(n.)=opening statement.
Ex: Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony.
palabras literales
=quote ... unquote.
Ex: Stanton drew a breath and went on, 'We'll accept equivalent experience in lieu of professional experience... Let me get the exact wording' -- she fumbled through some papers in a folder -- 'so long as it, ah! here it is, quote, is sufficient to indicate ability to do the job, unquote'.
palabras para levantar la moral
(n.)=pep talk.
Ex: A pep talk might take the tack of saying if only we pull together, our problems will vanish and the world will be a marvelous place in short order.
palabras sabias
(n.)=words of wisdom ; pearls of wisdom ; nuggets of truth ; nuggets of wisdom.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tips, techniques and words of wisdom'. Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless. Ex: Somewhere down in the depths of the chaos, there are nuggets of truth -- you just have to dig a long way to find them!. Ex: It is clear that the author is not short of ideas and the book contains plenty of nuggets of wisdom and suggestions for improvements.
palabras usadas
(n.)=wording.
Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling.
palabrería
(n.)=verbiage ; hot air ; waffle ; mumbo jumbo ; rigmarole [rigamarole].
Ex: The effectiveness of library guides is minimised by excessive verbiage.
Ex: All these annual events seem to generate a lot of hot air but very little materializes as a result especially in the Government sector.
Ex: Gordon is no more a friend of democratic rights for all his waffle about giving 'power to the people'.
Ex: This is all the legal mumbo jumbo that protects me from some random lawsuit for god only knows what.
Ex: She sensed intelligence behind this rigmarole, but it was meaningless to her.
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* con mucha palabrería=glibly.

palabrota
(n.)=curse ; dirty word ; swear word ; expletive.
Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Profit is not a dirty word: an argument for and development of fee-for-service programs in medical libraries'.
Ex: Although publication of swear words was prohibited, their prevalence is indicated by the proverb: 'Speaking without swearing is like cabbage soup without tomato'.
Ex: Other concerns involve disturbing portrayals of the supernatural, often with negative religious overtones, and the use of mild profanity or other expletives.
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* decir palabrotas=eff ; eff and blind.
* no decir palabrotas=watch + Posesivo + mouth.
* ¡no digas palabrotas!=watch your language!.

palacio
(n.)=palace.
Ex: The article 'The public library - paperback palace or poorhouse?' discusses the factors which have caused South African public libraries to review their paperback purchasing policies.
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* palacio de congresos=conference centre ; conference hall ; convention hall ; convention centre.
* palacio de deportes=sport arena.
* palacio de justicia=courthouse.
* palacio del cine=movie palace.
* palacio residencial=residential palace.

palacio de congresos
(n.)=conference centre ; conference hall ; convention hall ; convention centre.
Ex: A conference centre nearby will be part of the infrastructure. Ex: The American Library Association's meeting in Chicago was characterised as much by the weather as by the events inside the conference halls. Ex: Thanks to those who followed his example, the talk about the Sophists can be heard in the hallways, classrooms, and convention halls of philologists, historians, philosophers, and literary critics. Ex: During the first half of the century, Atlantic City was one of the major convention centers and seaside resorts in the United States.
palacio de deportes
(n.)=sport arena.
Ex: They measured emotional responses of basketball fans as they exited the sport arena after their team had won or lost an official game.
palacio de justicia
(n.)=courthouse.
Ex: The secretary pointed out that all main approaches to the city lead to the courthouse square, the hub of the city's business district.
palacio del cine
(n.)=movie palace.
Ex: This is a collection of more than 250 pen drawings of theater facades from the time when vaudeville was yielding to the movie palaces of the 1920's and '30's.
palacio residencial
(n.)=residential palace.
Ex: The New Palace, built from 1763 to 1769, was the residential palace of the royal family.
paladar
(n.)=palate ; taste bud.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Teaching medical informatics a la carte: a curriculum for the professional palate'.
Ex: This gourmet food store offers everything for your special taste buds, sturgeon caviar, truffles, pasta etc..
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* paladar blando=soft palate.
* paladar duro=hard palate.
* paladar, el=roof of the mouth, the.
* paladar hendido=cleft palate.
* tentar el paladar=tempt + Posesivo + palate.
* velo del paladar=soft palate.

paladar blando
(n.)=soft palate.
Ex: The roof of the mouth (palate) is divided into two parts. The front part has ridges and is hard (hard palate); the back part is relatively smooth and soft (soft palate) .
paladar duro
(n.)=hard palate.
Ex: The roof of the mouth (palate) is divided into two parts. The front part has ridges and is hard (hard palate); the back part is relatively smooth and soft (soft palate) .
paladar hendido
(n.)=cleft palate.
Ex: The subject of AIDS was chosen for the 1st study and family/genetic studies of cleft lip and palate for the 2nd.
paladar, el
(n.)=roof of the mouth, the.
Ex: The roof of the mouth (palate) is divided into two parts. The front part has ridges and is hard (hard palate); the back part is relatively smooth and soft (soft palate) .
paladear
(v.)=savour [savor, -USA].
Ex: Some books provoke vocal responses, a kind of literary effervescent effect, while others seem to turn people in on themselves, when they prefer to say nothing but savor the reading in silence.

paladín
(n.)=champion ; crusader ; campaigner.
Ex: NACs see their role as champions of the inarticulate by either taking up their case or providing groups with the information weaponry to campaign for their rights.
Ex: This article reviews the work of Professor Kaula, the staunch crusader of librarianship in India.
Ex: He was a tireless campaigner for high professional standards.

palafrenero
(n.)=stable boy ; groom ; stable hand ; ostler.
Ex: The van was arriving, so he told the stable boys to return the steeds to their stalls and be ready for new steeds being delivered.
Ex: They are looking for someone with a minimum of 5 years experience at the racetrack as a groom -- responsible for 4 horses.
Ex: Becoming a stable hand is the best way to start any career with horses.
Ex: With the loss of his job as an ostler, separated from his intimate working relationship with horses, Bill became an anachronism of an ancient world.

palanca
(n.)=lever.
Ex: A lever runs through it at will, stopping at interesting items, going off on side excursions.
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* abrir forzando con palanca=prise + Nombre + open.
* abrir haciendo palanca=pry + Nombre + open.
* arrancar haciendo palanca=pry.
* extraer con palanca=pry + Nombre + out ; prise + Nombre + out.
* levantar haciendo palanca=pry.
* palanca de cambio=shifter.
* palanca de mando=joystick.
* palanca de trémolos=whammy bar.
* sacar haciendo palanca=pry + Nombre + out ; prise + Nombre + out.
* separar haciendo palanca=pry + Nombre + out ; prise + Nombre + out.
* tirar de una palanca=depress + lever.

palanca de cambio
(n.)=shifter.
Ex: If you're sitting on your bike, the shifter on your left controls shifting over the chainrings.
palanca de mando
(n.)=joystick.
Ex: It is possible, for example, to purchase optional extras such as bar-code readers, joysticks and paddles (usually only necessary for games), sound and speech synthesizers and graph plotters.
palanca de trémolos
(n.)=whammy bar.
Ex: Instructions on replacing a whammy bar on an electric guitar.
palangana
(n.)=basin ; wash bowl.
Ex: This is a collection of crockery pertaining to bedroom activities, such as jug and basin sets, chamber pots, and dressing table sets.
Ex: This wash bowl and pitcher set has been in our family for over 100 years.

palatal
(adj.)=palatal.
Ex: Consonants with alveolar, palatal, or velar transitions were better recognized.

palco, el
(n.)=boxes, the.
Ex: In a former study the listening quality in the theatre was evaluated by measurements in the stall and in the boxes.

paleoantropología
(n.)=palaeoanthropology [paleoanthropology, -USA].
Ex: Palaeoanthropology, when it is used in this context, means prehistoric archaeology, geology and palaeontology basically.

paleoclima
(n.)=palaeoclimate [paleoclimate, -USA].
Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

paleoclimatología
(n.)=palaeoclimatology [paleoclimatology, -USA].
Ex: His thesis was eventually published through the help of his colleagues from palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology and palaeocology.

paleoclimatólogo
(n.)=palaeoclimatologist [paleoclimatologist, -USA].
Ex: To reconstruct palaeoclimates, palaeoclimatologists analyse tree rings, ice cores, sea sediments and even rock strata which may hold clues to the state of the climate millions of years ago.

paleoecología
(n.)=palaeocology [paleocology, -USA].
Ex: His thesis was eventually published through the help of his colleagues from palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology and palaeocology.

paleogeografía
(n.)=palaeogeography [paleogeography, -USA].
Ex: His thesis was eventually published through the help of his colleagues from palaeogeography, palaeoclimatology and palaeocology.

paleografía
(n.)=palaeography [paleography, -USA] ; paleography [palaeography, -UK].
Nota: Estudio de las convenciones de escritura utilizadas antiguamente con objeto de descrifrar manuscritos.
Ex: Papaleography is rarely associated now with typographical studies, whereas they were once indivisible.
Ex: The project aims to document all books in the library on paleography, epigraphy, numismatics, genealogy, chronology, and codicology.

paleográfico
(adj.)=palaeographical [paleographical, -USA].
Ex: This is a palaeographical study consisting of transcripts of some sixty inventories of the 17th century.

paleolítico superior, el
=Upper Palaeolithic.
Ex: However, this conventionalized image is not congruent with available archaeological data on the appearance of Upper Palaeolithic humans.
paleolítico^1, el
(n.)=Palaeolithic, the [paleolithic, -USA].
Ex: The article 'Bad hair days in the Palaeolithic' argues that the familiar depiction of cavemen with longish, unkempt hair is not congruent with available archaeological data.
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* paleolítico superior, el=Upper Palaeolithic.

paleolítico^2
(adj.)=Palaeolithic [Paleolithic, USA].
Ex: Although we have never seen Palaeolithic humans in the flesh, we recognize them immediately in illustrations, art, cartoons, and museum displays.

paleontología
(n.)=palaeontology [paleontology, -USA] ; paleontology [palaeontology, -UK].
Ex: Palaeontology is interdisciplinary -- its data base and applications are geological but its subject matter is biological.
Ex: They need journals of zoology, marine biology, evolution, paleontology and physical anthropology.

paleontológico
(adj.)=palaeontologic [paleontologic, -USA] ; paleontological [palaeontological, -UK].
Ex: Interest in a palaeontologic network is high, but a network is not realistic at this time.
Ex: The writer discusses some literary and artistic allusions to paleontological discoveries and their relation to modern fossil finds.
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* colección paleontológica=palaeontology collection.

paleontólogo
(n.)=paleontologist [palaeontologist, -UK].
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The large stores of inscription on bones or tortoise shells of the Yin and Shang dynasties unearthed by paleontologists are the seeds of the earliest ancient Chinese archives.

palestino
(n./adj.)=Palestinian.
Ex: All Arabic speaking migrants are included in the study and these include Egyptians, Lebanese, Jordanians, Syrians, Iraqis and Palestinians.

palestra
(n.)=arena.
Ex: This shifts the responsibility for headings and their arrangement into the arena of cataloguers and indexers.
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* salir a la palestra=come out in + the open.
* saltar a la palestra=come out in + the open.

palet
(n.)=pallet.
Ex: The production machinery is interlinked by automatic handling devices (such as robots), automatic transfer systems (such as guided pallets) and communication lines.

paleta de colores
(n.)=palette ; palette of colours.
Ex: This utility provides the ability to create diagrams, windows, and floating palettes. Ex: The default color is blue and you can select from a palette of colors.
paleta de cricket
=cricket bat.
Ex: What is the maximum size of a cricket bat?.
paleta de guitarra
(n.)=peghead ; headstock.
Ex: Here are some examples of our pegheads, please click on the thumbnails for a larger view. Ex: My experience has been that those headstocks I've repaired have never broken again in the same spot.
paleta del cactus
(n.)=cactus pad.
Ex: Although many people view the prickly pear cactus as an unwanted weed, you can eat the young cactus pads and fruits.
paleta^1
(n.)=paddle ; pallet ; pallet ; trowel ; bat.
Ex: The stuff was diluted there with water to the appearance and consistency of liquid porridge; it was kept tepid with a small charcoal furnace let into the side of the vat, and it was stirred up occasionally with a paddle.
Ex: The production machinery is interlinked by automatic handling devices (such as robots), automatic transfer systems (such as guided pallets) and communication lines.
Ex: The most usual tools (which were generally made of brass, set in wooden handles like chisels) were simple design units such as lines set on curved rockers (pallets).
Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.
Ex: Sometimes no matter what your self motivation is, or how hard you try it seems life is beating you with a bat.
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* barco de vapor con paletas=paddle-steamer.
* paleta de colores=palette ; palette of colours.
* paleta de cricket=cricket bat.
* paleta de guitarra=peghead ; headstock.
* paleta del cactus=cactus pad.

paleta^2
(n.)=front tooth.
Ex: Your canine teeth are the pointy ones next to your front teeth.

paletilla
(n.)=shoulder ; shoulder blade.
Nota: También escrito sin acento.
Ex: The predominant symptom is pain affecting the neck, shoulder and arm on the dominant side for movement.
Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.
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* paletilla de cordero=shoulder of lamb.

paletilla de cordero
(n.)=shoulder of lamb.
Ex: Shoulder of lamb, even when it's of really good quality, isn't expensive and goes a long way if you're feeding a big family.
paleto^1
(n.)=churl ; rube ; hick ; redneck ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
Ex: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.
Ex: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.
Ex: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.

paleto^2
(adj.)=tacky ; tawdry .
Ex: There was nothing tacky about the invitation, other that the request that gifts be in the form of cash, of course.
Ex: This article looks at 'fairness' in the book trade today, and some of the tawdry tricks indulged in by publishers, agents and authors at each other's expense.

paliar
(v.)=mitigate ; attenuate ; defuse ; extenuate.
Ex: Confusion caused by repetition of descriptive information in access points can be mitigated by careful screen design.
Ex: In the emerging technological environment of distributed systems, however, the informal or even formal links between source and user are attenuated or broken.
Ex: This article gives examples of how problem behaviour can be defused in a library.
Ex: The Depression extenuated the fact that impoverished Americans were helpless in a capitalistic system that denied them any voice.
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* encontrar el modo de paliar un problema=find + way (a)round + problem.
* paliar el daño=minimise + damage.
* paliar el efecto=mitigate + effect.
* paliar las diferencias=bridge + the gap ; bridge + the gulf.
* paliar problemas=minimise + problems.
* paliar un problema=solve + problem.

paliar el daño
(v.)=minimise + damage.
Ex: The article 'After the deluge: what next?' reports on a one-day workshop on disaster planning for libraries with particular emphasis on minimising damage caused by water resulting from floods or the aftermath of fire-fighting.
paliar el efecto
(v.)=mitigate + effect.
Ex: E. M. d'Hondt, newly-appointed NBLC chairman, urged that discussions be opened with the Ministry of Social and Cultural Services to mitigate the effect of public lending right on library budgets.
paliar las diferencias
(v.)=bridge + the gap ; bridge + the gulf.
Ex: This project aims to bridge the gap between academics and practitioners through the sharing of their experiences. Ex: The language of poetry bridges the gulf of cultural conflict.
paliar problemas
(v.)=minimise + problems.
Ex: The key will be to minimize the problems of estrangement and contradiction caused by economic, political, social and cultural imbalances and differences, through greater cultural information dissemination and exchange.
paliar un problema
(v.)=solve + problem.
Ex: The examples in figure 4.4 show some of the approaches to solving these problems.
paliativo^1
(n.)=palliative.
Ex: No measure of cooperation in collection building, national or international, will amount to anything more than a short-term palliative for the acquisitions problems of academic libraries.

paliativo^2
(adj.)=curative ; extenuating ; mitigating.
Ex: This article recommends the allocation of a new sub-class to African literature as a curative measure for the problems inherent in the scheme.
Ex: But it may well be conjectured there were considerations of an extenuating nature.
Ex: An example of such mitigating evidence in his case might have been that he had no prior criminal record before his 1982 conviction.
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* cuidado paliativo=respite care.
* medida paliativa=palliative measure.

palidecer
(v.)=pale ; turn + pale ; turn + white ; dim ; get + pale.
Ex: At these words Jeanne Leforte gave a little gasp of amazement, and her cheeks paled.
Ex: The he turned pale, nibbled his lips, and she could see tears in his eyes.
Ex: 'Oh, Jeanne!' she said, turning white, 'I have to speak to you'.
Ex: At first, analyzing the way he went about his work eroded his confidence, threw him off balance, dimmed some of his energetic spirit.
Ex: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.

palidez
(n.)=pallor.
Ex: She was, without the shadow of a doubt, an exceptionally lovely woman and her pallor made her expression truly supernatural.

palillo
(n.)=stalk.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.
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* palillo de dientes=toothpick.
* palillo de tambor=drumstick.
* palillo para comer comida oriental=chopstick.

palillo de dientes
(n.)=toothpick.
Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.
palillo de tambor
(n.)=drumstick.
Ex: Thanks to its unique combination of strength and hardness, hickory is the most commonly used wood for drumsticks.
palillo para comer comida oriental
(n.)=chopstick.
Ex: The article is entitled 'chopsticks, not shovels: quality versus quantity on the Internet'.
palimpsesto
(n.)=palimpsest.
Ex: That youthful miss in torpidity over that palimpsest of filth is what the free library has to show as the justification of its existence.

palindromo
(n.)=palindrome.
Ex: Some of the students were introduced to palindromes (numbers that can be read the same both forward and backward).

palique
(n.)=chat ; chit-chat ; idle chatter ; confab ; chinwag ; natter ; yack.
Ex: The Tree House, as it is called, offers the facility of a meeting room and drop-in lounge for social gatherings, informal chats, seminars, films and slide shows.
Ex: Some possibilities are: chit-chat, work messages, news about electronic journal network, and enquiry answer system between experts.
Ex: Once the silent reading session is accepted then an understanding should also be reached that at these times classmates should not be interrupted, either for idle chatter or for sharing responses.
Ex: The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.
Ex: The frisson of excitement that accompanied these late-night chinwags was due in part to our fascination with death.
Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
Ex: However the unfairness of it does not escape my granddaughter who brings the subject up every time we get together for a yack.
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* darle al palique=gas.
* estar de palique=chinwag.

paliquear
(v.)=natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack ; yammer.
Ex: Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson.
Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
Ex: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre
.
Ex: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school.
Ex: I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling.
Ex: The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.

palisandro
(n.)=rosewood.
Ex: The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry .

paliza
=whitewash ; whipping ; spanking ; beating.
Ex: He got a whitewash for that.
Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.
Ex: A spanking is designed as much to humiliate as to hurt enough to deter.
Ex: He pleaded not guilty to charges accusing him of participating in the beating of a suspected informant.
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* darle una paliza a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners ; give + Nombre + a beating ; school.
* dar una buena paliza=whitewash ; thrash ; walk all over + Alguien.
* dar una paliza=clobber ; pummel ; slaughter ; knock + the living daylights out of ; knock + the hell out out of ; whip ; whitewash ; thrash ; wallop ; lick ; baste ; take + a pounding ; take + a beating ; belt ; trounce ; beat + Nombre + (all) hollow ; thump ; kick + arse/ass ; kick + butt ; knock + Posesivo + socks off ; mop (up) + the floor with ; get + goose-egged.
* dar una paliza a Alguien=beat + Nombre + up ; beat + Nombre + black and blue.
* recibir una paliza=take + a pounding ; take + a beating.

palma
(n.)=palm.
Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
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* aceite de palma=palm oil.
* aparato de informática del tamaño de la palma de la mano=palm computing device.
* conocer Algo como la palma de + Posesivo + mano=know + Algo + like the back of + Posesivo + hand.
* el mundo en la palma de la mano=the world in the palm of + Posesivo + hand.
* hacer palmas=clap.
* llevarse la palma=sweep + the board ; steal + the limelight ; steal + Posesivo + show ; take + the biscuit ; take + the cake ; come out on + top ; steal + Posesivo + thunder.
* palma de la mano=palm of hand ; palm.

palma de la mano
(n.)=palm of hand ; palm.
Ex: Then he unlocked the forme on the stone and, with a bodkin in the palm of his right hand, he lifted out the wrong letters and put the right ones in their place. Ex: The symptoms of anxiety can include nausea, a hot tingling feeling, extreme nervousness, a stomach ache, and sweaty palms.
palmada
(n.)=pat ; slap.
Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.
Ex: And actually a good slap is said to be statistically more likely to result in a child with agression and conduct problems, you may be interested to hear.
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* dar a Alguien una palmada en la espalda=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* una palmada en la espalda=a pat on the back.

palmadita
(n.)=pat.
Ex: Straighten out the problem, give him a few parental murmurs of comfort, a pat or two, then leave again.
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* dar a Alguien una palmadita en la espalda=pat + Alguien + on the back for + Algo.
* palmaditas en la espalda=tap on the shoulder.
* una palmadita en la espala=a pat on the back.

palmaditas en la espalda
(n.)=tap on the shoulder.
Ex: 'But we certainly have to establish some fair criteria to determine who gets the tap on the shoulder,' reflected Bough = "Pero ciertamente tenemos que establecer algunos criterios justos para determinar quién recibe las palmaditas en la espalda", dijo Bough.
palmarés
(n.)=record.
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.

palmera
(n.)=palm ; pterygium ; palm tree.
Ex: Palm leaf manuscripts are produced by 2 main types of palms and are prone to damage through becoming brittle over time.
Ex: Chinese ophthalmological works of the time are studied here, especially ophthalmic diseases like pterygium and cataract, which often call for surgical intervention as a way of giving curative treatment.
Ex: As the train left the station, the clusters of palm trees receded and the approaching desert emitted gusts of heat that seared one's face.
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* hoja de palmera=palm leaf.
* libro de hojas de palmera=palm leaf book.
* manuscrito en hoja de palmera=palm leaf manuscript.
* palmera datilera=date palm.

palmera datilera
(n.)=date palm.
Ex: Jaggery is a specific type of sugar popular in India, normally manufactured from either sugar cane or date palms.
palo
(n.)=handle ; stick ; lance ; pole.
Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
Ex: Any sport that involves a stick or racket, a ball or other projectile, or body contact presents a risk of serious eye injury.
Ex: Hoses 60 m long with hand held lances were used to apply the herbicides.
Ex: That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
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* botón en forma de palo=toggle fastener.
* dar palos de ciego=grope (for/toward).
* delgado como un palo=stick-thin.
* de tal palo tal astilla=a chip off the old block ; like father, like son.
* en casa de herrero cuchillo de palo=the cobbler's children run barefoot.
* llevarse un palo=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
* matar a palos=beat + Nombre + to death.
* no dar palo al agua=not lift a finger.
* palo de golf=golf club.
* palo de (la) escoba=broomstick.
* palo de rosa=rosewood.
* palo largo para alcanzar Algo=long-handled reacher.
* palos al aire=a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess.
* palos de ciego=a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess.

palo de (la) escoba
(n.)=broomstick.
Ex: The fear of evil old women flying across the sky on broomsticks and hunting for children still remains today because of the ignorance of humanity.
palo de golf
(n.)=golf club.
Ex: Answering machines, baby monitors, golf clubs, and toasters were used for testing consumers' shopping habits.
palo de rosa
(n.)=rosewood.
Ex: The table is made of rosewood veneer and porcelain marquetry .
palo largo para alcanzar Algo
(n.)=long-handled reacher.
Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
paloma
(n.)=pigeon ; dove.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
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* leche de paloma=crop milk.
* paloma mensajera=carrier pigeon.
* paloma torcaz=wood pigeon.

paloma mensajera
(n.)=carrier pigeon.
Ex: Microfilm is said to have been invented during the Franco-Prussian War, to send reduced diagrams of troop positions by strapping these to the legs of carrier pigeons.
paloma torcaz
(n.)=wood pigeon.
Ex: Because of its characteristics, the region is a natural breeding area for pheasants, partridges, and wood pigeons.
palomar
(n.)=pigeon loft ; pigeoncot(e) ; dovecot(e).
Ex: Equally the housewife happily crossing off her numbers in the bingo hall is just as much at leisure as is her husband painting his pigeon loft and then going for a drink with his mates at the pub.
Ex: This large pigeoncote was built in about 1796 from brick and has a pantile roof.
Ex: Throughout history, dovecotes have played an important role as a source of food for people, and for Colonial America, a source of fertilizer.
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* alborotar el palomar=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.
* revolver el palomar=set + the cat among the pigeons ; put + the cat among the pigeons ; stir up + a hornet's nest.

palometa
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* tuerca de palometa=wing nut.

palomilla
(n.)=thumb-screw ; moth.
Ex: Chases with thumb-screws in two of the sides for locking up the forme without the use of quoins were used in France and Germany until the seventeenth century.
Ex: Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.

palomino
(n.)=skid mark.
Ex: I wear white briefs and I always get skid marks, especially when I work out and my butt gets sweaty that creates skid marks (from taking a dump earlier).

palomita
(n.)=full-stretch dive.
Nota: En fútbol, parada espectacular del portero.
Ex: He kicked a superb volley from the edge of the area, but found that the quality was matched by the goalie's full-stretch dive to tip it away for a corner kick.
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* palomitas de maíz=popcorn.

palomitas de maíz
(n.)=popcorn.
Ex: This exhibit discusses the agricultural and social history of popcorn in the United States.
palos al aire
(n.)=a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess.
Ex: He has come to the conclusion that even the most careful choice is still 'a stab in the dark' to some extent. Ex: My suggestion to your probem is just a, probably ignorant, shot in the dark since I don't run Win2000. Ex: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
palos de ciego
(n.)=a stab in the dark ; a shot in the dark ; wild guess.
Ex: He has come to the conclusion that even the most careful choice is still 'a stab in the dark' to some extent. Ex: My suggestion to your probem is just a, probably ignorant, shot in the dark since I don't run Win2000. Ex: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
palpable
(adj.)=discernible [discernable] ; palpable ; on the ground ; visible ; manifest ; tangible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: It is the cool and perfectly proper expression of a confident professionalism, still only faintly discernible.
Ex: His manner positively carried with it a chill as palpable as that now in the street.
Ex: It is difficult to know just to what extent vague concepts like 'the flow of information in a democratic society' actually result in services on the ground.
Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: Nothing in the world is ever going to be 100 percent perfect, but computer problems are more immediate and more tangible.
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* palpable en=in evidence in.
* prueba palpable=living proof.

palpable en
=in evidence in.
Ex: The cooperative approach in evidence in the Moorlands information scheme is one signpost for the future.
palpitaciones
(n.)=throbbing.
Ex: The reader will feel the throbbing of a grateful heart in every page.
palpitación
(n.)=throb ; flutter.
Ex: Suddenly she felt a throb of regret, like a surge of pain in the gut.
Ex: For the past two weeks my right ear has an occasional inner flutter and it affects my vision in the right eye.
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* palpitaciones=throbbing.

palpitante
(adj.)=pulsating ; throbbing.
Ex: Thus the pulsating magnetic field enables an effective therapy which can be used for a broad range of indications.
Ex: Her bare feet felt the throbbing earth and her body trembled with excitement.

palpitar
(v.)=pulsate ; pound ; throb ; pulse.
Ex: The place is pulsating with life from families at the restaurants and fruit shops.
Ex: He was obviously having a nightmare and his heart was pounding so fast that she thought he was dying.
Ex: This image throbs when you look at it but it's just an optical illusion.
Ex: When I bend down, or bend over, my head starts to pulse and sometimes it feels like it is going to explode.

paludismo
(n.)=malaria ; malarial fever ; paludism ; paludic fever.
Ex: The author presents a discussion of endemic tropical diseases including cholera, dengue fever, hepatitis A, hepatitis B, malaria, meningitis, rabies, tapeworms, travelers' diarrhea, typhoid fever, and yellow fever.
Ex: He also argues that inducing high malarial fevers can stimulate the immune system to fight AIDS.
Ex: Even though paludism has been eradicated in this region, other human and animal diseases transmitted by mosquitoes have been discovered.
Ex: Goiter, paludic fever and brucellosis were common in the region.
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* del paludismo=malarial.
* mosquito del paludismo=malarial mosquito.

palurdo
(n.)=churl ; boorish ; rube ; corn-fed ; hick ; boor ; redneck ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: He says he dislikes Rose way more because she is a big mouth, intolerant, boorish, know-it-all and always talking about her gay life.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
Ex: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.
Ex: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.
Ex: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.

palustra
(n.)=trowel.
Ex: Because the shoulder blade resembles the blade of a trowel, the word 'scapula' is thought to have come from the Greek "skaptein" meaning 'to dig'.

palúdico
(adj.)=malarial.
Ex: Always use mosquito nets when sleeping at night in malarial areas.
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* anemia palúdica=malarial anaemia.
* fiebre palúdica=malarial fever ; paludic fever.

pamplinada
(n.)=balderdash ; crock.
Ex: I am concerned with matters of consequence, I don't amuse myself with balderdash.
Ex: The whole idea is such a crock that I'm amazed anyone takes it seriously.
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* pamplinadas=crock of (bull)shit.

pamplinadas
(n.)=crock of (bull)shit.
Ex: In that pea-sized brain of yours you have to know that's a crock of bullshit.
pamplinas
(n.)=moonshine ; bullshit ; crap ; bollocks.
Nota: Usado en plural.
Ex: He describes as 'pure moonshine' the account that Columbus supposedly failed to persuade professors of mathematics, geography, and astronomy that the world was round.
Ex: For a majority of likely voters, meaningless bullshit will be the most important factor in deciding who they will vote for in 2008.
Ex: This is Archie Bunker crap, right? = Estas son las gilipolleces de Archie Bunker, ¿verdad?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.
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* decir pamplinas=bullshit.

pamplineas
(n.)=shite.
Ex: Picture quality is utterly shite due to use of a cameraphone.

pan
(n.)=loaf of bread ; bread.
Ex: You walk into your neighborhood supermarket and buy a loaf of crumby packaged bread and you take it home after having paid good money for it.
Ex: This sector covers all bread sales both in the wrapped and the unwrapped sector.
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* a buena hambre no hay pan duro=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* adornado con pan de oro=gold-leafed.
* a falta de pan, buenas son tortas=beggars can't be choosers ; beggars can't be choosy.
* barra de pan=loaf ; French bread.
* cacho de pan=softy [softie] ; hunk of bread.
* chusco de pan=hunk of bread.
* el pan nuestro de cada día=all in a day's work.
* en pan de oro=gold-leafed.
* ganarse el pan=get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter ; earn + a penny ; bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* ganarse el pan con el sudor de la frente=earn + Posesivo + daily bread with the sweat of + Posesivo + brow.
* ganarse el pan de cada día=get + Posesivo + bread ; get + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread ; earn + Posesivo + bread and butter.
* ganarse el pan honestamente=turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; earn + an honest penny ; turn + an honest dollar.
* ganarse el pan honradamente=turn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest penny ; earn + an honest buck ; earn + an honest dollar ; turn + an honest buck ; turn + an honest dollar.
* llamar al pan pan y al vino vino=call + a spade a spade.
* masa de pan=bread dough.
* más bueno que el pan=as good as gold.
* más largo que un día sin pan=as long as (my/your) arm.
* miaja de pan=breadcrumb.
* miga de pan=breadcrumb.
* migaja de pan=breadcrumb.
* pan ázimo=unleavened bread.
* pan comido=plain sailing ; child's play ; walkover ; pushover ; no-brainer ; easy peasy ; easy peasy lemon squeezy ; easy peasy japanesey.
* pan con ajo=garlic bread.
* pan de ajo=garlic bread.
* pan de higo=fig bar ; fig roll.
* pan de oro=gold leaf.
* pan francés=French bread.
* pan integral=wholemeal bread ; brown bread.
* pan molido=grated bread.
* pan para hoy y hambre para mañana=rob Peter to pay Paul.
* pan rallado=breadcrumbs ; grated bread.
* pan sin levadura=unleavened bread.
* poner el pan en la mesa=put + bread on the table.
* ser el pan nuestro de cada día=be an everyday occurrence.
* ser más bueno que el pan=have + a heart of gold.
* ser pan comido=be a cinch ; be a piece of cake ; be a doddle ; be a breeze ; be a snap ; be a picnic ; be duck soup ; be a walk in the park.
* ser un cacho de pan=have + a heart of gold.
* ser un pedazo de pan=have + a heart of gold ; as good as gold.
* traer el pan a casa=bring + home the bacon ; make + a living for the family ; put + bread on the table.
* venderse como pan caliente=sell like + hot cakes ; go like + hot cakes.

pan comido
=plain sailing ; child's play ; walkover ; pushover ; no-brainer ; easy peasy ; easy peasy lemon squeezy ; easy peasy japanesey.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar". Ex: I am, as always, deeply indebted to the secretary who typed my handwritten manuscript, Mrs Valerie Squire, for whom, by now, Linear must seem child's play. Ex: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him. Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization. Ex: Recycling is a no-brainer since it conserves our natural resources and reduces air pollution. Ex: It was easy peasy to set-up and has been very easy to use ever since. Ex: Anyway, it works like a charm and was easy peasy lemon squeezy to install -- as easy as squeezing lemon on a lobster. Ex: Words to that effect are meaningless in any debate as he may as well just say it was 'easy peasy japanesey'.
pan con ajo
(n.)=garlic bread.
Ex: All salads are served on platters with herbs, rolls or garlic bread.
pan de ajo
(n.)=garlic bread.
Ex: All salads are served on platters with herbs, rolls or garlic bread.
pan de higo
(n.)=fig bar ; fig roll.
Ex: See below for nutritional values and information about how many calories are in fig bars. Ex: I love fig rolls anyway, and can easily munch my way through a whole packet in a day (though it's not really much good for the weight!).
pan de oro
(n.)=gold leaf.
Ex: Finally gold leaf was laid in place over the blind impressions, and fixed into them with further impressions of the hot tools, surplus gold being rubbed off.
pan francés
(n.)=French bread.
Ex: Aspects of deep-freezing of bakery products, including French bread and croissants, are discussed, covering freezing rate and method of thawing.
pan integral
(n.)=wholemeal bread ; brown bread.
Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another. Ex: Girls who were less satisfied with their weight reported lower energy intakes but ate more green vegetables and brown bread than other girls.
pan molido
(n.)=grated bread.
Ex: If it is not thick enough, add a little more grated bread or flour.
pan para hoy y hambre para mañana
=rob Peter to pay Paul.
Ex: Unless US schools begin to get the funding needed for this, they will have to continue the current pattern of subsiding on-line and periodical costs from the books budget ie robbing Peter to pay Paul.
pan rallado
(n.)=breadcrumbs ; grated bread.
Ex: These are then placed in a mixer with breadcrumbs, potato starch or flour, salt, pepper and mustard. Ex: If it is not thick enough, add a little more grated bread or flour.
pan sin levadura
(n.)=unleavened bread.
Ex: Saint Job also critiqued Roman Catholic teachings regarding the use of unleavened bread in the Eucharist.
pan ázimo
(n.)=unleavened bread.
Ex: Saint Job also critiqued Roman Catholic teachings regarding the use of unleavened bread in the Eucharist.
pana
(n.)=corduroy.
Ex: Senefelder realized that the lines where the rain water was not being absorbed by the porous stone corresponded to the ridges of his greasy corduroy trousers.
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* de pana=curduroy.
* pantalones de pana=curduroy trousers.

panacea
(n.)=panacea ; nostrum.
Ex: Be warned that the operator NOT is not a panacea.
Ex: America's present need is not heroics, but healing; not nostrums, but normalcy; not experiment, but equipoise; not submergence in internationality, but sustainment in triumphant nationality.
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* panacea mágica=magic panacea.

panacea mágica
(n.)=magic panacea.
Ex: While not a magic panacea, this approach seems to be working for most of my students.
panadero
(n.)=baker.
Ex: Racks for this purpose were fixed below the ceiling of the warehouse or other drying room and doublings of one or two dozen sheets were lifted on to them two at a time with a wooden peel, a tool similar to the peel with which bakers used to load and unload their ovens = Con este propósito se colocaban estantes por debajo del techo del almacén u otro tipo de secadero y los paquetes de folios impresos a dos caras de una o dos docenas de hojas se ponían sobre ellos de dos en dos con una pala de madera, una herramienta similar a la pala que usaban los panaderos para llenar y vaciar sus hornos.
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* estantería de panadero=bakers' shelf.
* levadura de panadero=baker's yeast.

panadería
(n.)=bakery.
Ex: The author documents a variety of shapes and decorative motifs characteristic of biscuit tins produced for commercial British bakeries, 19th-20th cs.

panafricanista
(n.)=pan-Africanist.
Ex: Dr Nnamdi Azikiwe was one of Africa's foremost nationalists and pan-Africanists who contributed immensely to the development of libraries in Nigeria.

panafricano
(adj.)=Pan-African.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Marketing children's books in the Pan-African context'.

panal
(n.)=honeycomb ; comb.
Nota: Abreviatura de honeycomb.
Ex: One organizational model would be to establish a honeycomb structure of cooperating regional consortia.
Ex: The article has the title 'The Bee on the comb: a cataloger's puzzle'.
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* como moscas en panal=like bees around a honey pot.
* como moscas en panel=like bees around a honey pot.

pancarta
(n.)=banner.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.

panceta
(n.)=bacon.
Ex: She was passing the shop and couldn't resist trying out the egg, bacon, chips and beans.
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* panceta entreverada=streaky bacon.

panceta entreverada
(n.)=streaky bacon.
Ex: Canadian bacon is boneless and more lean than streaky bacon, making it a good ham substitute for those watching their fat intake.
pancho
(adj.)=calm .
Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.
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* quedarse tan pancho=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* tan pancho=as cool as a cucumber ; unfazed ; unashamedly.

pancreatitis
(n.)=pancreatitis.
Ex: Causes and risk factors for pancreatitis include alcohol abuse and gallbladder disease.

pancreático
(adj.)=pancreatic.
Ex: These pancreatic cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis and inflammation.
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* cáncer pancreático=pancreatic cancer ; cancer of the pancreas.

panda
(n.)=panda ; team ; group ; band.
Ex: Results indicate that panda milk has higher protein but lower lactose content than milk in domestic ungulates and humans.
Ex: Guidelines are also valuable introductory material for any new abstractors, whether geographically separated from the remainder of the abstracting team or not.
Ex: The groups continue, however, to keep alive their heritages through festivals and cultural activities.
Ex: In recent years a band of disciples has grown up in India, and has contributed to the revision and expansion of the schedules.
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* oso panda=panda bear.

pandear
(v.)=warp ; sag.
Ex: Metallic shelves cannot be damaged by woodworms or rodents and they are not likely to warp under the weight of bound volumes and are fire-proof.
Ex: In crossbars used in pole vaulting and high jumping a well known problem exists due to the tendency of the crossbar to sag under its own weight.

pandemia
(n.)=pandemic.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: The article is entitled 'HIV/AIDS pandemic... are libraries doing enough?'.

pandemonio
(n.)=pandemonium.
Ex: Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.

pandemónium
(n.)=pandemonium.
Ex: Panic was taking over, and it seemed that pandimonium would shortly ensue, and horses would be injured in their attempts to break loose.

pandereta
(n.)=tambourine.
Ex: Prior to the gathering at the barracks the Salvation Army band, followed by lassies with tambourines, held an open air meeting in Diamond Street.

pandilla
(n.)=in-crowd ; gang ; clique ; mob ; troupe.
Ex: She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: Afterwards, we had drinks and food with a troupe of friends at a Capitol Hill bar.
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* cometido por pandillas=gang-related.
* pandilla de jóvenes=gang of youths.
* relacionado con las pandillas=gang-related.

pandilla de jóvenes
(n.)=gang of youths.
Ex: Gangs of youths throwing gasoline bombs clashed with the police in running battles on the streets of Londonderry early today.
pandillero
(n.)=hoodie.
Ex: Last night the distraught parents of 11-year-old Rhys Jones, gunned down in cold blood by a hoodie, gave their full support to our campaign.

pandémico
(adj.)=pandemic.
Ex: Test score data were broken down to show that the decline is pandemic throughout the culture & not limited to sex, race, or class variables.

panegirista
(n.)=panegyrist.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

panegírico^1
(n.)=paean ; panegyric.
Ex: Past celebrations have included the Faculty Survival Kits Party (based on the TV show 'Survivor'), the French Café Party (a paean to books and coffee), and the We Look Different Party wherein we used furniture rearrangement in the library as the inspiration to have a costume party.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

panegírico^2
(adj.)=panegyrical.
Ex: This collection of thirteen contributions covers formal panegyrics and works which are panegyrical in content written by Greek panegyrists.

panel blanco
(n.)=whiteboard.
Ex: Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.
panel de cartón-yeso
(n.)=plasterboard.
Ex: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.
panel de control
(n.)=control panel.
Ex: The metadata is invisible when viewing the image but becomes accessible to users via the 'info' button on the control panel.
panel de debate
(n.)=panel presentation ; panel discussion ; discussion panel ; panel session.
Ex: The purpose of the workshop is for exchange of ideas and thus the emphasis is on short speeches or panel presentations and a lot of dialogue. Ex: The workshop consisted of an inaugural function, a series of lectures, a panel discussion and a valedictory function. Ex: This paper gives a general overview of the microfilm industry world-wide, drawing on the comments of members of a discussion panel at the Mid-year meeting of the National Micrographics Association. Ex: The major points raised during discussion and panel sessions are outlined.
panel de discusión
(n.)=discussion panel.
Ex: This paper gives a general overview of the microfilm industry world-wide, drawing on the comments of members of a discussion panel at the Mid-year meeting of the National Micrographics Association.
panel de expertos
(n.)=expert panel.
Ex: An expert panel will review the evaluation.
panel de instrumentos
(n.)=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
Ex: The analogy to a car dashboard is apt since just at a glance at it we are provided with useful information about the car's speed, engine-temperature, oil, water and gas levels, etc.. Ex: Apart from that, the driver is warned of occurrance of the problem by the engine warning lamp lighting up in the fascia board. Ex: A warning light on the fascia panel tells you when it's time to change the oil. Ex: When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on.
panel de jurados
(n.)=jury panel.
Ex: Consisting of twelve persons, juries are selected from a jury panel which is picked at random.
panel divisorio
(n.)=dividing board ; screening.
Ex: A mixture of seating in ones, twos and fours, some with dividing boards between tables, permit the user to select the most suitable type of seating and privacy. Ex: The control counter and associated screening are part of a co-ordinated modular system comprised of units which are readily reassembled into different configurations.
panel divisorio de escayola
(n.)=plaster partition.
Ex: The rooms hold three cots each, and are separated by panels of glass instead of the regulation plaster partitions.
panel electrónico
(n.)=electronic noticeboard.
Ex: This article discusses various uses of new technology in school libraries including: administration; library housekeeping; electronic noticeboards; and on-line services.
panel luminoso de información de tráfico
(n.)=variable road sign.
Ex: Variable road signs with solar panels can go dead when, for. instance, snow covers the power source.
panel luminoso de tráfico
(n.)=variable road sign.
Ex: Variable road signs with solar panels can go dead when, for. instance, snow covers the power source.
panel solar
(n.)=solar panel.
Ex: This book provides information about how solar panels function to produce energy.
panel^1
(n.)=board ; panel.
Ex: Add to the designation, when appropriate, the number and the name(s) of the component pieces of the object; e.g., 1 game (1 board), 50 cards, 2 dice.
Ex: The rooms hold three cots each, and are separated by panels of glass instead of the regulation plaster partitions.
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* cubierto con paneles de madera de roble=oak panelled.
* panel blanco=whiteboard.
* panel de cartón-yeso=plasterboard.
* panel de control=control panel.
* panel de instrumentos=dashboard ; fascia board ; fascia panel ; fascia.
* panel divisorio=dividing board ; screening.
* panel divisorio de escayola=plaster partition.
* panel electrónico=electronic noticeboard.
* panel luminoso de información de tráfico=variable road sign.
* panel luminoso de tráfico=variable road sign.
* panel solar=solar panel.
* recubierto de paneles de madera=panelled.
* revestimiento con paneles de madera=wainscoting [wainscotting].
* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera=wood panelling.
* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble=oak panelling.

panel^2
(n.)=panel.
Ex: The books were chosen by panels of children.
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* miembro del panel=panellist [panelist, -USA].
* panel de debate=panel presentation ; panel discussion ; discussion panel ; panel session.
* panel de discusión=discussion panel.
* panel de expertos=expert panel.
* panel de jurados=jury panel.

panelista
(n.)=panellist [panelist, -USA] ; discussant ; disputant.
Ex: The panelists' views stressed that regardless of the type of library, collection development must represent the mission, goals and priorities of the institution.
Ex: Results indicate that video can result in more fluent conversation, particularly where there are more than two discussants.
Ex: We find that mediators also caucus with disputants when they are hostile to each other or have a prior history of escalation.

paneuropeo
(adj.)=pan-European.
Ex: This is a pan-European standard for digital cordless communications.

panfleto
(n.)=pamphlet.
Nota: Documento que consta de menos de 48 páginas y que forma una unidad bibliográfica.
Ex: The term nonbook may extend to pamphlets, microforms and serials.

panga
(n.)=panga.
Nota: Especie de pez.
Ex: Panga is very popular in the world and hundreds of millions of people eat panga everyday.

pangolín
(n.)=pangolin.
Nota: Especie de oso hormiguero cubierto de escamas.
Ex: The pangolin is a queer-looking, scaly animal that survives by eating ants and other insects.

panocha
(n.)=ear.
Ex: Maize weevil adults emerged from 15.6% of all ears tested.

panoli
(n./adj.)=daffy ; daft ; potty ; gormless ; idiot ; wally.
Ex: This isn't as daffy as it seems to us as we hustle about on the verge of the third millennium.
Ex: Ranking among the dafter exercises sometimes imposed on children is the one that requires them to describe a screwdriver or a vase or the desks they sit at, or any familiar object.
Ex: The press may be free, but the system is potty.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
Ex: Dykstra, M., 'PRECIS: a primer', published in 1985, offers the long-awaited 'idiot's guide' to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: It's written in everyday language that even a wally like me can understand.

panorama
(n.)=vista ; overview ; landscape.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
Ex: Figure 16 on page 24 gives an overview of searching.
Ex: During the post-war period international organizations have become a prominent feature of the international landscape.
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* visión del panorama=overview.

panorámica
(n.)=outlook ; snapshot [snap-shot] ; view.
Ex: This provides the user with a pleasant outlook and gives natural light.
Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
Ex: Just as long as she has a nice view from her kitchen window she doesn't care about the rest of the world.

panorámico
(adj.)=panoramic ; scenic.
Ex: At Bamaha we'll make a stop to enjoy the panoramic views of Loch Lomond before returning to Glasgow.
Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.
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* dibujo panorámico=panoramic drawing.
* pantalla panorámica=widescreen.
* vista panorámica=panorama ; pan ; sweeping view ; grandstand view ; panoramic view.

pantalla acústica
(n.)=baffle.
Ex: Colours are discussed, and noise level (and its reduction by carpeting, acoustic tiling and baffles).
pantalla ancha
(n.)=widescreen.
Ex: All of the games designed for a screen that has a standard aspect ratio seem to be ruined when played on a widescreen.
pantalla de Configuración de Opciones
(n.)=Setup Options screen.
Ex: You can also select this option on the Setup Options screen to set postings on permanently.
pantalla de ayuda
(n.)=help screen.
Ex: Associated with each screen can be one or more 'help screens' which give you additional information about the screen you are viewing.
pantalla de cristal líquido
=LCD [liquid crystal display].
Ex: It's a move that may eliminate plasma screen TVs from the market, as they're less efficient than LCDs.
pantalla de información
(n.)=frame ; screen display.
Ex: Information providers pay a fee to British Telecom, and may then charge users for each frame that they consult. Ex: Screen displays can be printed for further references.
pantalla de información breve
(n.)=short information display ; short information screen.
Ex: The 'substitute short date' note replaces the date information on the short and the full information displays. Ex: If the first date is zero, only the second date is displayed on the short and full information screens.
pantalla de información completa
(n.)=full information display ; full information screen.
Ex: The 'substitute short date' note replaces the date information on the short and the full information displays. Ex: If the first date is zero, only the second date is displayed on the short and full information screens.
pantalla de plasma
(n.)=plasma screen.
Ex: The work consists of a series of five crystal chandeliers connected to a wall-mounted plasma screen on which a text slowly appears.
pantalla de préstamo
(n.)=charge-out screen.
Ex: Any errors detected or other special information is reported on the charge-out screen.
pantalla de referencias
(n.)=reference display.
Ex: When viewing a record, you can also display its references and perform citation searches directly from the reference display.
pantalla de resumen de nombres
(n.)=name summary screen.
Ex: When the end code is entered on the name summary screen and the document summary screen is redisplayed, the zero opposite the names label will be changed to the number of names added.
pantalla de televisión
(n.)=television screen ; TV screen.
Ex: A single channel was set aside and home subscribers could telephone the library and have printed material or a member of staff displayed on their television screen!. Ex: The significance being that subscribers could send signals via the TV set to a computer to order information that they wanted, when they wanted it, for display on the TV screen.
pantalla de televisión de plasma
(n.)=plasma television screen.
Ex: Plasma television screens start as small as 5 inches and increase in size up to 63 inches or larger.
pantalla de televisión plana
(n.)=flat television screen ; flat TV screen.
Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side. Ex: Flat TV screens come with pre-drilled holes on the back.
pantalla de títulos
(n.)=title display.
Ex: We can look at the full record for an article in the title display by selecting the 'show full records' option.
pantalla de vídeo
(n.)=video screen.
Ex: Text preparation in the 'electronic office' is aided by an electronic keyboard linked to a computer (processor and memory), a video screen and a printer.
pantalla del monitor
(n.)=VDU screen ; monitor screen.
Ex: Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example. Ex: My monitor screen keeps blacking out.
pantalla gráfica
(n.)=graphics screen.
Ex: Computers with graphics screens and pointing devices such as the mouse provide the opportunity for highly interactive user interfaces.
pantalla panorámica
(n.)=widescreen.
Ex: All of the games designed for a screen that has a standard aspect ratio seem to be ruined when played on a widescreen.
pantalla plana
(n.)=flat screen [flatscreen].
Ex: The author mentions scanners, image storage and flat screens but focuses particularly on the proliferation of digital cameras.
pantalla resumen
(n.)=summary screen.
Ex: The processing for each of the copies is displayed on a summary screen.
pantalla resumen de notas
(n.)=note summary screen.
Ex: When the ENTER key is pressed, DOBIS/LIBIS redisplays the note summary screen.
pantalla resumen del documento
(n.)=document summary screen.
Ex: When the end code is entered on the name summary screen and the document summary screen is redisplayed, the zero opposite the names label will be changed to the number of names added.
pantalla sensible al tacto
(n.)=touch screen [touch-screen] ; touch-sensitive screen.
Ex: This article examines problems special to touch-screens and considers the future for touch technology in libraries. Ex: It is also possible to have a keyboard-free terminal where input is via a touch-sensitive screen.
pantalla separadora de cedazo
(n.)=mesh screen.
Ex: Privacy can be achieved to different degrees with table dividers, bookstands, mesh screens and carrels = La privacidad se puede lograr a diferentes niveles con separadores de mesas, atriles, pantallas separadoras y mesas individuales de estudio.
pantalla susceptible al calor
(n.)=sensitive screen.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
pantalla táctil
(n.)=touch screen [touch-screen].
Ex: This article examines problems special to touch-screens and considers the future for touch technology in libraries.
pantalla-portada
(n.)=title screen.
Ex: In the case of a computer file, the title screen is a display of data that includes the title proper and usually, though not necessarily, the statement of responsibility and the data relating to publication.
pantalla^1
(n.)=display ; display screen ; screen ; window ; viewing screen ; video display.
Ex: The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display.
Ex: A terminal consists of a display screen and a keyboard.
Ex: An online terminal may comprise either a printer, or a visual display unit with a screen, or both a visual display unit and a printer.
Ex: In the Search Section window, we start by entering the cited author's name.
Ex: The legibility of characters, the characteristics of the viewing screen, the annotation and indexing of the contents and the degree of user control over these all seem to affect the acceptability of microforms to a significant extent.
Ex: Microforms can be read by means of optically magnifying reading devices, or by equipment which presents the magnified image on a video display.
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* acceso directo en pantalla=online access.
* adaptar para la pantalla=adapt to + the screen.
* ayuda en pantalla=aid page.
* barra en vídeo inverso de selección en pantalla=highlighting bar.
* bola para el control del cursor en pantalla=trackball.
* brillo intenso de la pantalla=screen glare.
* captura de pantalla=screen shot [screen-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
* de pantalla completa=full-screen.
* desplazar el cursor en pantalla pulsando la tecla de tabulación=tab over to.
* desplazarse en pantalla=scroll.
* diseño de pantalla=skin.
* editor de pantalla=screen editor.
* en la pantalla=screen-based.
* en pantalla=on-screen ; on view.
* filtro de pantalla=screen filter.
* formato de presentación en pantalla=display format ; screen display format.
* gran pantalla de televisión=large-screen television.
* imagen de pantalla=screen shot [screen-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
* menú en pantalla=menu screen.
* monitor de pantalla plana=flat-screen monitor ; flatscreen display.
* mostrar en pantalla=display + on screen ; screen.
* pantalla ancha=widescreen.
* pantalla de ayuda=help screen.
* Pantalla de Bienvenida=Welcome Screen.
* pantalla de Configuración de Opciones=Setup Options screen.
* pantalla de cristal líquido=LCD [liquid crystal display].
* pantalla de información=frame ; screen display.
* pantalla de información breve=short information display ; short information screen.
* pantalla de información completa=full information display ; full information screen.
* pantalla del monitor=VDU screen ; monitor screen.
* pantalla de plasma=plasma screen.
* pantalla de préstamo=charge-out screen.
* pantalla de referencias=reference display.
* pantalla de resumen de nombres=name summary screen.
* pantalla de televisión=television screen ; TV screen.
* pantalla de televisión de plasma=plasma television screen.
* pantalla de televisión plana=flat television screen ; flat TV screen.
* pantalla de títulos=title display.
* pantalla de vídeo=video screen.
* pantalla gráfica=graphics screen.
* pantalla panorámica=widescreen.
* pantalla plana=flat screen [flatscreen].
* pantalla-portada=title screen.
* pantalla resumen=summary screen.
* pantalla resumen del documento=document summary screen.
* pantalla resumen de notas=note summary screen.
* pantalla sensible al tacto=touch screen [touch-screen] ; touch-sensitive screen.
* pantalla susceptible al calor=sensitive screen.
* pantalla táctil=touch screen [touch-screen].
* pasar la pantalla=scroll.
* pegado a la pantalla=riveted to the screen.
* posible de ser visto en pantalla=displayable.
* presentación en pantalla=display ; online display.
* presentar en pantalla=call up ; print + online ; bring up ; screen.
* proporción de pantalla=aspect ratio.
* protector de pantalla=screensaver.
* realidad virtual en pantalla grande=big-screen reality.
* registro de las pantallas consultadas=screen log.
* seleccionar en pantalla usando el contraste de colores=highlight.
* tecla de borrado de pantalla=CLEAR key.
* televisión de pantalla de plasma=plasma screen television ; plasma screen TV.
* televisión de pantalla plana=flat-screen television.
* televisión de pantalla plana=flat-screen TV.
* terminal con pantalla sensible al tacto=touch terminal.
* ver en pantalla=scroll.
* violencia en la pantalla=screen violence.

pantalla^2
(n.)=lampshade ; light shade.
Ex: They are a small company specializing in creative fiberglass lampshades with pressed flowers and leaves.
Ex: I need some black on white damask light shades, but am having trouble finding some.
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* pantalla acústica=baffle.
* pantalla separadora de cedazo=mesh screen.

pantallazo
(n.)=screen shot [screen-shot] ; snapshot [snap-shot] ; screen capture ; screen dump ; screen image ; screen snapshot.
Ex: The layout is commendably clear, with web addresses being listing in boxes below each descriptive section, and screen-shots being used only when absolutely necessary.
Ex: The article 'The information highway: on ramps, checkpoints, speed bumps and tollbooths' offers a comprehensive snapshot of the current policy and practices regarding the dissemination of government information in electronic form.
Ex: Screen captures are probably the most frequently used illustration in software manuals but have received little attention in the literature on technical documentation.
Ex: The screen dump was accomplished by simply typing a control R at the keyboard.
Ex: The number of screen images captured is limited only by the available memory on the computer.
Ex: The screen snapshot captures the visual state of the system when the user clicked the mouse during recording.

pantalones
(n.)=trousers ; slacks ; breeches ; pants ; britches.
Nota: También escrito breeches.
Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
Ex: The head of reference told me that he's going to see about a dress code for the staff, prohibiting slacks for women.
Ex: The user asked for a book about General Wolfe but he said: `I do not want to know about his battles -- I can learn all about those from the histories, I want something that will tell me the colour of the breeches he wore' = El usuario pidió un libro sobre el General Wolfe aunque dijo: "No quiero conocer su batallas, eso lo puedo averiguar en los libros de historia, quiero algo que me diga el color de los calzones que llevaba".
Ex: Previously a hearty eater who may have been a few pounds overweight, food now has no meaning for him and he has seen his pants size diminish two sizes.
Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
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* llevar los pantalones=wear + the breeches.
* llevar los pantalones (en + Posesivo + house)=wear + the trousers (in + Posesivo + house).
* pantalón de chándal=sweatpants.
* pantalones acampanados=flares.
* pantalones anchos=baggy pants.
* pantalones bombachos=breeches ; knickerbockers ; britches.
* pantalones de campana=flares.
* pantalones de media caña=knee breeches ; jodhpurs.
* pantalones de montar=riding breeches ; jodhpurs.
* pantalones de pana=curduroy trousers.
* pantalones largos=long pants.
* pantalones lisos=flat-front pants.
* pantalones vaqueros=blue jeans ; jeans.
* pantalones vaqueros ajustados=skinny jeans.
* pantalones vaqueros ceñidos=skinny jeans.
* tabla de planchar pantalones=trousers press.

pantalones acampanados
(n.)=flares.
Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.
pantalones anchos
(n.)=baggy pants.
Ex: Good heavens, if American culture isn't about wearing baggy pants, baseball caps and talking like a rube, what is it all about then?.
pantalones bombachos
(n.)=breeches ; knickerbockers ; britches.
Ex: The user asked for a book about General Wolfe but he said: `I do not want to know about his battles -- I can learn all about those from the histories, I want something that will tell me the colour of the breeches he wore' = El usuario pidió un libro sobre el General Wolfe aunque dijo: "No quiero conocer su batallas, eso lo puedo averiguar en los libros de historia, quiero algo que me diga el color de los calzones que llevaba". Ex: We have not been able to find a good, clear account of the origins of knickerbockers or knickers as Americans call them. Ex: Her silver britches gleamed in the sweltering Saturday afternoon sun.
pantalones de campana
(n.)=flares.
Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.
pantalones de media caña
(n.)=knee breeches ; jodhpurs.
Ex: Knee breeches are very wide at the waist and thighs which offers great freedom of movement and can be worn over high stockings or with boots. Ex: Jodhpurs were the most accessible pants available to women in the 1920s and 30s, due to the popularity of horse riding.
pantalones de montar
(n.)=riding breeches ; jodhpurs.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly. Ex: Jodhpurs were the most accessible pants available to women in the 1920s and 30s, due to the popularity of horse riding.
pantalones de pana
(n.)=curduroy trousers.
Ex: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.
pantalones largos
(n.)=long pants.
Ex: On clothing, men are requested to wear long pants and to avoid wearing singlets.
pantalones lisos
(n.)=flat-front pants.
Ex: The traditional rule is this: you can have pleated pants without cuffs, but you cannot have flat-front pants with cuffs.
pantalones vaqueros
(n.)=blue jeans ; jeans.
Ex: People have returned from this trip with blue jeans, suits, designer dresses, silverware, racing bikes, lawn mowers. Ex: Many women love wearing jeans, and will chose them over putting on a pair of trousers or a skirt.
pantalones vaqueros ajustados
(n.)=skinny jeans.
Ex: Light blue skinny jeans, made from the same materials as the dark blue ones, are also part of the current fashion trends.
pantalones vaqueros ceñidos
(n.)=skinny jeans.
Ex: Light blue skinny jeans, made from the same materials as the dark blue ones, are also part of the current fashion trends.
pantalón de chándal
(n.)=sweatpants.
Ex: Dip the sponge in the black paint and dab onto the white hoodie and sweatpants to create spots.
pantanal
(n.)=swamp ; marsh ; morass ; marshland.
Ex: The area of new technology in copyright has been justly called 'a swamp'.
Ex: Follow-up activities are discussed as well as the need for more educational programs dealing with sand dunes and saltwater marshes.
Ex: Before him was a morass over which a bridge had been thrown to the solid ground beyond.
Ex: Around 85 per cent of the Mesopotamian marshlands have been lost mainly as a result of drainage and damming.

pantano
(n.)=water reservoir.
Ex: These school programs encourage volunteers to help protect, enhance and manage public lands such as forests, parks, water reservoirs, historical sites, nature preserves, and wilderness areas.

pantanoso
(adj.)=marshy .
Ex: The country is very marshy, and full of fens and woods.
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* zona pantanosa=marshland ; marsh ; marshy area ; fen ; bogland ; bog.

pantera
(n.)=panther.
Ex: Early naturalists distinguished between leopards and panthers not by colour (a common misconception), but by the length of the tail.

panteísmo
(n.)=pantheism.
Ex: Different answers -- ranging from theism, through fatalism, pantheism, atheism, & indifferentism -- were given to the direct question: 'What is God for you, regardless of whether you are believer?'.

panteón
(n.)=pantheon.
Ex: The clear implication is that online learning needs to prove its worth before gaining full acceptance in the pantheon of educational practices.

pantis
(n.)=pantihose [pantyhose, -USA].
Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.

pantográfico
(adj.)=pantographic.
Ex: Wood letter was also produced in Europe but less copiously than in the United States, where later technical advances included die-stamping in place of pantographic copying, and wood letter with veneered and enamelled faces.

pantomima
(n.)=pantomime ; mime.
Ex: As in pantomime transformation scenes, the effectiveness with which the index adapt to the new situation will depend on how well the machinery works and how carefully we have maintained it.
Ex: They can be recreated by children not only in words but in drama, in mime, in dance and in painting.

pantoque
(n.)=bilge.
Ex: The snakes had been kept in the soggy bilges for forty days and forty nights and were in pretty sad shape.

pantorrilla
(n.)=calf.
Ex: Sooner or later almost all runners experience pain in the calf or shin.

pantufla
(n.)=scuff.
Ex: Be prepared to take off your shoes at the entrance and slip on a pair of scuffs.

pantógrafo
(n.)=pantograph.
Ex: In 1834 William Leavenworth of New York attached the routing machine to a pantograph and so was able to cut wood types from three-dimensional patterns with speed and precision.

panza
(n.)=potbelly ; belly ; rumen ; paunch ; gut ; pop belly ; underbelly.
Ex: It is generally normal for toddlers to have potbellies.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Food for the mind, or food for the belly? The Irish famine and the Public Libraries Act of 1850'.
Ex: The cranial pillar contracts simultaneously and as a result a barrier is formed between the cranial and caudal parts of the rumen.
Ex: Much of the fat in a man's paunch is under the abdominal muscles, exactly at his centre of gravity.
Ex: Did you also know that the gut has more nerve endings than the head does?.
Ex: Flatten your midsection and get rid of your beer gut and pop belly and get a flat stomach.
Ex: To find if a blue crab is male or female you must examine its underbelly.

panzudo
(adj.)=pot-bellied.
Ex: These little people are said to be about one meter tall, covered in hair, pot-bellied and with ears that stick out.

panzón
(adj.)=pot-bellied.
Ex: These little people are said to be about one meter tall, covered in hair, pot-bellied and with ears that stick out.

papa^3
(n.)=spud ; potato [potatoes, -pl.].
Ex: The humble spud can get an antioxidant boost from an electric current or ultrasound waves.
Ex: The notation 633.4 is used to specify particular types of root crop, eg 633.49 Tubers, which is itself extended to specify Potatoes at 633.491.
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* no entender ni papa=be all Greek to ; not understand a jot ; not understand a (single) word.
* no entender ni una papa de=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.

papada
(n.)=double chin.
Ex: A double chin can be the result of being overweight, poor posture or heredity.

papado, el
(n.)=papacy, the.
Ex: The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present.

papagayo
(n.)=parrot.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.

papal
(adj.)=papal.
Ex: The archives contain mainly the papal working files of other days.

papanatas
(n.)=simp.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.

papantas
(n.)=nincompoop.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.

paparazzi
(n.)=paparazzi.
Ex: Paris and her boyfriend Benji were trying to make a quick getaway from paparazzi and fans when she fell over a step.
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* paparazzis, los=paps, the.

paparazzis, los
(n.)=paps, the.
Ex: This ingenious little invention is just the thing for those celebrities who always claim the paps are such a nuisance.
paparrucha
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* paparruchas=piffle.

paparruchada
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* paparruchadas=baloney ; blather [blether] ; claptrap ; nonsense ; blathering.

paparruchadas
(n.)=baloney ; blather [blether] ; claptrap ; nonsense ; blathering.
Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem. Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things. Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice. Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results. Ex: And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone.
paparruchas
(n.)=piffle.
Ex: The article 'Information science: blather and piffle?' points out that the term 'Information science' is used in a variety of ways often to mean quite different things.
papas
(n.)=tatties.
Ex: Amy, played by Sarah Webb, was always busy on stage, folding clothes, peeling tatties, always finding something to do.

papaya
(n.)=papaya.
Ex: The writer portrays it as colorful town of peasants, mangoes, papayas, yams, donkeys, dirt-floored cottages, and the market place.

papel Albal
(n.)=tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil ; aluminium foil.
Ex: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react. Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required. Ex: Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum. Ex: The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers.
papel a mano-máquina
(n.)=mouldmade paper.
Ex: The introduction of mouldmade paper (which is a fine machine-made rag paper which looks like hand-made) in about 1920 reduced the production of real hand-made yet further.
papel acídico
(n.)=acidic paper.
Ex: Most publishers still use acidic paper, despite the availability of permanent paper.
papel adhesivo
(n.)=contact paper.
Ex: The 2nd copy of each titles was covered in contact paper while the 3rd copy was left unprotected.
papel alcalino
=alkaline paper.
Ex: The widespread use of acid-free or alkaline paper will drastically reduce costs to US libraries and taxpayers.
papel avitelado
(n.)=wove paper.
Ex: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.
papel central
(n.)=pivotal role.
Ex: Libraries play a pivotal rale in the social, cultural, educational and economic life of the community.
papel comercial
(n.)=commercial paper.
Ex: The U.S. government's bailout plan did little to improve conditions in the commercial paper market where spooked investors continue to favor short-term debt.
papel con membrete
(n.)=letterhead.
Ex: To be effective, the logo must be as easily recognizable on a large scale, such as on a billboard or on the side of a bookmobile, as it is on a small scale, such as on a letterhead, library card or form.
papel continuo
(n.)=web ; continuous paper.
Ex: Newsprint machines, on the other hand, have grown ever larger and faster, and there are newsprint Fourdriniers working today which can eject a web 1,000 cm. wide at speeds of up to 1,000 metres per minute (which is 60 k.p.h.). Ex: The former will be needed for single sheets of plain paper, while the latter is used for continuous paper which is perforated.
papel continuo de períodico
(n.)=newsprint.
Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint by vacuum freeze drying.
papel cuadriculado
(n.)=graph paper.
Ex: Cleo Passantino produced a long sheet of graph paper with a sawtooth squiggle traced down the center of it.
papel cuché
(n.)=art paper ; coated paper.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper. Ex: Coated paper or art paper is paper with a smooth, glossy surface produced by coating with china clay and casein glue, generally used for fine art books.
papel de China
(n.)=rice paper ; pith paper.
Ex: Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia. Ex: This article gives a practical overview of conservation of picture on pith paper.
papel de acidez neutralizada
(n.)=deacidified paper.
Ex: Topics include storage aspects of maps and their physical media (paper, plasticised paper, deacidified paper).
papel de aluminio
(n.)=aluminium foil ; tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil.
Ex: The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers. Ex: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react. Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required. Ex: Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum.
papel de arroz
(n.)=rice paper ; pith paper.
Ex: Rice paper is a non-fibrous, delicate paper made from the pith of a small tree found in Asia. Ex: This article gives a practical overview of conservation of picture on pith paper.
papel de biblia
(n.)=Bible paper.
Ex: Bibles, prayer books, and other books requiring many pages in compact form are normally printed in Bible paper.
papel de calcar
(n.)=tracing paper.
Ex: The original, known as a translucency, is normally a line drawing on a sheet of translucent paper which resembles tracing paper or greaseproof paper.
papel de calco
(n.)=carbon paper ; carbon ; tracing paper.
Ex: Carbon paper is paper coated on one side with loosely adhering dye used for transferring impressions of writing, typewriting, drawing, etc. Ex: Multiple copies of entries cannot be produced with carbons and a typewriter due to the thickness of the card, but small duplicating machines and photocopiers can be utilized. Ex: The original, known as a translucency, is normally a line drawing on a sheet of translucent paper which resembles tracing paper or greaseproof paper.
papel de cera
(n.)=greaseproof paper ; waxed paper.
Ex: The original, known as a translucency, is normally a line drawing on a sheet of translucent paper which resembles tracing paper or greaseproof paper. Ex: Toffee apples may be stored wrapped individually in greaseproof or waxed paper.
papel de cocina
(n.)=paper towel ; kitchen paper.
Ex: In another unit, children test different brands of paper towels to see which one will absorb the most water in 30 seconds. Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required.
papel de colores
(n.)=coloured paper.
Ex: The indexes are easily identifiable because they are printed on coloured paper.
papel de embalar
(n.)=wrapping paper.
Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.
papel de empapelar
(n.)=wallpaper.
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
papel de envolver
(n.)=wrapping paper.
Ex: Eventually the solution was found in long rectangular see-through plastic containers used for storing Christmas wrapping paper.
papel de envolver regalos
(n.)=gift wrapping paper.
Ex: No waste: save used gift wrapping paper and reuse it next year.
papel de escribir
(n.)=writing paper.
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers.
papel de escritura
(n.)=bond paper.
Ex: If the information on a newspaper clipping rather than the clipping itself is required, the clipping can be photocopied on acid-free bond paper.
papel de esmeril
(n.)=emery paper.
Ex: Marks left by the hammer can be smoothed with emery paper.
papel de esparto
(n.)=esparto paper.
Ex: Esparto paper, which is bulky and easy to print on, was made in commercial quantities in Britain from 1863, and quickly became popular with British printers who used it increasingly for bulking out thin books.
papel de imprenta
(n.)=printing paper ; copy paper.
Ex: The supply of best-quality white rags for paper-making had always been precarious, and bleaching enabled the more abundant coloured and second-quality rags to be made into acceptable writing and printing papers. Ex: A supply of copy paper should be fanned out and stacked in the feed tray and this must be raised to the correct level for feeding into the printer.
papel de lija
(n.)=sandpaper ; emery paper ; sanding paper.
Ex: This paper describes the origins of the Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing Company from 1902 when it started producing sandpaper. Ex: Marks left by the hammer can be smoothed with emery paper. Ex: The cheapest way to bevel it is probably by sanding it down with some sanding paper or a file if something like that is available.
papel de líder
(n.)=leading role.
Ex: Health librarians are taking a leading role in the development of the library and information profession in the emerging information society.
papel de multicopista
(n.)=run-off paper.
Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.
papel de pasta
(n.)=paste paper.
Ex: Paste paper is a decorative paper, often used as cover papers or endsheets in books, produced by pressing or sliding objects into a wet paste or starch mixture that has been spread on paper.
papel de periódico
(n.)=newsprint.
Ex: This article describes a system of deacidifying and strengthening newsprint by vacuum freeze drying.
papel de plata
(n.)=tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil ; aluminium foil.
Ex: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react. Ex: This dispenser will store 32cm wide cling film and kitchen foil internally and kitchen paper can be attached to the bottom if required. Ex: Aluminum foil is made from an aluminum alloy which contains between 92 and 99 percent aluminum. Ex: The combination of a computer-aided design and manufacturing (CAD/CAM) system has brought enormous lead times savings at a company that produces aluminium foil containers.
papel de protagonista
(n.)=starring role.
Ex: For 20 years and counting, 'Law & Order' has made Gotham not just its base of operations, but has given it a starring role in the show.
papel de regulación y supervisión
(n.)=stewardship.
Ex: The librarian's professional values include service, commitment to truth-seeking and intellectual freedom and a sense of responsibility (stewardship of knowledge).
papel de reparto
(n.)=secondary role.
Ex: They are usually assigned secondary roles in the majority of the films they appear in.
papel de seda
(n.)=tissue paper ; tissue sheet.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type. Ex: The heat melts the wax on those areas which correspond with the image areas of the original, and the melted wax is absorbed into the tissue sheet.
papel de tela
(n.)=rag paper.
Ex: The introduction of mouldmade paper (which is a fine machine-made rag paper which looks like hand-made) in about 1920 reduced the production of real hand-made yet further.
papel de tornasol
(n.)=litmus paper.
Ex: Because some of these indicators are not as sensitive litmus paper, determining to which acids each indicator is sensitive presents an enjoyable challenge for students.
papel de trapo
(n.)=rag paper.
Ex: The introduction of mouldmade paper (which is a fine machine-made rag paper which looks like hand-made) in about 1920 reduced the production of real hand-made yet further.
papel de virutas
(n.)=woodchip paper.
Ex: The main current problem involves 19th century books made from poor quality woodchip paper; the manufacturing method was similar to that used in Austria except that the paper was bleached.
papel debilitado
(n.)=brittle paper.
Ex: A report is given on a research project commissioned by the British Library to strengthen brittle paper without unbinding the books.
papel desacidificado
(n.)=deacidified paper.
Ex: Topics include storage aspects of maps and their physical media (paper, plasticised paper, deacidified paper).
papel digital
(n.)=digital paper.
Ex: Digital paper is based on MelinexR, a flexible polyester film, which is coated with a reflective layer, and acts as a substrate.
papel dominante
(n.)=alpha role.
Ex: The author explores the myths about female leaders; they are either too soft due to their predisposition as nurturers and thus are pushovers; or they are too assertive when they assume an alpha role in the organization.
papel durable
(n.)=durable paper.
Ex: Margins usually are not justified and the books, while sturdily bound and printed on durable paper, are not physically attractive.
papel duradero
(n.)=durable paper.
Ex: Margins usually are not justified and the books, while sturdily bound and printed on durable paper, are not physically attractive.
papel esencial
(n.)=pivotal role ; vital role.
Ex: Libraries play a pivotal rale in the social, cultural, educational and economic life of the community. Ex: Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.
papel esmeril
(n.)=emery paper.
Ex: Marks left by the hammer can be smoothed with emery paper.
papel estelar
(n.)=starring role.
Ex: For 20 years and counting, 'Law & Order' has made Gotham not just its base of operations, but has given it a starring role in the show.
papel estraza
(n.)=brown paper.
Ex: Anyway, in my youth, almost all packages were wrapped in brown paper and tied with string.
papel estucado
(n.)=art paper ; coated paper.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper. Ex: Coated paper or art paper is paper with a smooth, glossy surface produced by coating with china clay and casein glue, generally used for fine art books.
papel fundamental
(n.)=pivotal role.
Ex: Libraries play a pivotal rale in the social, cultural, educational and economic life of the community.
papel hecho a mano
(n.)=hand-made paper.
Ex: Early-nineteenth-century hand-made paper, however, differed from that of the hand-press period on account both of new methods of bleaching, and of changes in the form of the hand mould.
papel hecho a máquina
(n.)=machine-made paper.
Ex: Although light-and-shade marks were later successfully adapted for machine-made paper, they were too expensive for normal use in hand moulds.
papel higiénico
(n.)=toilet paper ; loo paper.
Ex: If we need a title to satisfy demand, we will buy it on spiral bound toilet paper if that is the only way we can get it. Ex: In 1857 the first factory solely making loo paper came into existence.
papel hilo
(n.)=bond paper.
Ex: If the information on a newspaper clipping rather than the clipping itself is required, the clipping can be photocopied on acid-free bond paper.
papel inservible
(n.)=scrap paper ; scrap.
Ex: Find some scrap paper and jot down the subject areas taught in schools. Ex: There is much evidence to suggest that printers regularly bought paper from particular wholesalers, and that apart from scraps they rarely used paper that was more than about two years old.
papel kraft
(n.)=kraft.
Ex: Without having to make any decisions as to relative importance, we simply enter this under the relevant terms: manufacture, multiwall, kraft, paper, sacks, packaging and cement.
papel lignario
(n.)=ligneous paper.
Ex: Use recycled or ligneous papers for a document of potential archival value.
papel moneda
(n.)=banknote ; paper money.
Ex: Watermarks for special papers used for such things as banknotes and bonds became increasingly elaborate. Ex: Guides to Thailand warn you never to stop windswept paper money with a stomp -- the King is on all bills, you would practically be committing treason.
papel neutro
(n.)=acid-free paper.
Ex: Acid-free paper is now available at a price which competes with acid paper.
papel no ácido
(n.)=acid-free paper.
Ex: Acid-free paper is now available at a price which competes with acid paper.
papel perforado continuo
(n.)=continuous computer stationery.
Ex: Dual dictionaries are not card-based, but are computer produced post-co-ordinate indexes where usually two identical lists are printed on continuous computer stationery.
papel permanente
(n.)=permanent paper ; durable paper.
Ex: Most publishers still use acidic paper, despite the availability of permanent paper. Ex: Margins usually are not justified and the books, while sturdily bound and printed on durable paper, are not physically attractive.
papel plastificado
(n.)=laminated paper ; plasticised paper.
Ex: Usually pamphlet boxes are made of plastic or stout cardboard which may be covered with colourful cloth or laminated paper. Ex: Topics include storage aspects of maps and their physical media (paper, plasticised paper, deacidified paper).
papel principal
(n.)=title role ; leading role.
Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance. Ex: Health librarians are taking a leading role in the development of the library and information profession in the emerging information society.
papel protagonista
(n.)=title role.
Ex: Marie-Nicole Lemieux in the title role provides a blazing star performance.
papel reciclado
(n.)=recycled paper.
Ex: The use of acid paper is preferable to using recycled paper.
papel satinado
(n.)=glossy paper.
Ex: Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.
papel secante
(n.)=blotting paper ; blotter.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type. Ex: Maps, interleafed with blotters, were laid out on tables in a drying-out location.
papel secundario
(n.)=secondary role.
Ex: They are usually assigned secondary roles in the majority of the films they appear in.
papel sin acidez
(n.)=acid-free paper.
Ex: Acid-free paper is now available at a price which competes with acid paper.
papel soporte para estucado
(n.)=body paper.
Ex: Art paper (the shiny paper used for printing fine-screen half-tones from the 1880s) had a coating of china clay applied in a special machine to one or both sides of a web of body paper.
papel verjurado
(n.)=laid paper.
Ex: But the first 28 sheets of Baskerville's Virgil of 1757 were printed on an unprecedented wove paper, and the rest, plus a number of whole-sheet and single-leaf cancels, were printed on laid paper.
papel verjurado hecho a máquina
(n.)=machine-made laid paper.
Ex: The first dandy rolls were made in the laid pattern, and thus produced a machine-made laid paper, but wove dandies were also in use from 1828.
papel verjurado manual
(n.)=laid hand-made paper.
Ex: Towards the end of the century a few makers exploited the antiquarian appeal of laid hand-made paper by reviving the single-faced laid mould.
papel vital
(n.)=vital role.
Ex: Ironclad battleships played a vital role during the Civil War assault on Charleston.
papel vitela
(n.)=wove paper.
Ex: By 1759, however, Whatman had produced a wove paper without shadows by making the paper in double-faced moulds with two wire meshes fastened one on top of the other with a small space in between.
papel ácido
(n.)=acid paper ; acidic paper.
Ex: However, the consequences of progressive deterioration, both as a result of acid paper and environmental conditions as well as by increased use, are just beginning to be realised. Ex: Most publishers still use acidic paper, despite the availability of permanent paper.
papel^1
(n.)=role.
Ex: The role of analytical entries in an online catalogue is less clear.
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* actuar como protagonista en el papel de=star as.
* actuar en el papel de=star as.
* adoptar un papel=take + role.
* asumir el papel=dress + the part.
* asumir el papel de=step into + the role of.
* asumir el papel de Alguien=step into + the shoes of ; stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
* asumir un papel=assume + role.
* confundir los papeles=blur + roles.
* desdibujar los papeles=blur + roles.
* desempeñar un papel=fulfil + role ; perform + role ; fit into + the picture ; play + role.
* desempeñar un papel secundario=play + second fiddle.
* examinar el papel de Algo=investigate + role.
* identificarse con un papel=project + Reflexivo + into + role.
* inversión de papeles=reversal of roles ; role reversal.
* jugar un papel=play + role.
* papel central=pivotal role.
* papel de líder=leading role.
* papel de protagonista=starring role.
* papel de regulación y supervisión=stewardship.
* papel de reparto=secondary role.
* papel esencial=pivotal role ; vital role.
* papel estelar=starring role.
* papel fundamental=pivotal role.
* papel principal=title role ; leading role.
* papel protagonista=title role.
* papel secundario=secondary role.
* papel vital=vital role.
* perder los papeles=lose + control (of) ; lose + Posesivo + cool ; lose + Posesivo + head ; fly off + the handle ; freak out ; flip out.
* por su papel=in its role.
* tomar un papel secundario=take + a back seat.

papel^2
(n.)=paper ; stationery ; paper stock.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: Dual dictionaries are not card-based, but are computer produced post-co-ordinate indexes where usually two identical lists are printed on continuous computer stationery.
Ex: As far as durability is concerned, comic books are now published on heavier, higher quality paper stock; the days of newsprint are largely gone = En lo que respecta a la durabilidad, los tebeos se publican ahora en papel de mayor grosor y calidad; los días del papel de "periódico" de baja calidad en general pertenecen al pasado.
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* abanicar el papel=fan (out) + paper.
* acidez del papel=paper acidity.
* acolchado con papel=paper padded.
* atasco de papel=paper jam.
* bandeja de alimentación de papel=feed tray.
* basado en el papel=paper-based.
* blanco como el papel=deathly white ; deathly pale.
* blanco como un papel=green around the gills.
* bloque de papel=pad of paper.
* bolsa de papel=paper carrier ; paper bag.
* caja de pañuelos de papel=box of tissue.
* calidad del papel=paper quality.
* cinta de papel continuo=web of paper.
* clip para el papel=paper clip.
* confección de papel=paper-making [papermaking].
* con papel de calco intercalado=carbon interleaved paper.
* copia de papel de calco=carbon copy.
* copia en papel=hard copy [hardcopy].
* cubierta de papel=paper cover.
* dispensador de papel de cocina=kitchen roll holder.
* dispensador de toallitas de papel=kitchen roll holder.
* documento en papel=paper document.
* edición en papel coloreado=coloured-paper issue.
* encuadernación flexible en papel=limp paper binding.
* en formato papel=in hard copy ; paper-based.
* en papel=in print ; paper-based ; in hard copy.
* envoltorio de papel=paper wrapper.
* existencias de papel=paper stock.
* fabricación de papel=paper-making [papermaking] ; paper manufacturing.
* fábrica de papel=paper mill ; pulp and paper mill.
* farolillo de papel=Chinese lantern.
* fibra de papel=paper fibre.
* forma de papel vitela=wove mould.
* forma de un solo fondo para papel verjurado=single-faced laid mould.
* forma para papel verjurado=laid mould.
* formato de presentación en papel=hard copy format.
* funda de papel=paper jacket.
* hoja de papel=slip of paper ; sheet of paper.
* hoja de papel continuo=web of paper.
* hoja de papel encerada=wax sheet.
* impresión en papel=print on paper.
* impreso en papel=paper-printed.
* industria del papel=paper industry.
* invasión del papel, la=paper storm, the.
* letra cuya impresión en papel no está completa=broken letter.
* mano de papel=quire.
* máquina continua de papel=paper-making machine.
* máquina de papel continuo=newsprint machine.
* máquina de perforar papeles=desk punch.
* máquina Fourdrinier de papel continuo=newsprint Fourdrinier.
* mundo del papel impreso, el=paper world, the.
* oficina sin papel=paperless office.
* pañuelo de papel=tissue.
* papel acídico=acidic paper.
* papel ácido=acid paper ; acidic paper.
* papel adhesivo=contact paper.
* papel Albal=tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil ; aluminium foil.
* papel alcalino=alkaline paper.
* papel a mano-máquina=mouldmade paper.
* papel avitelado=wove paper.
* papel comercial=commercial paper.
* papel con membrete=letterhead.
* papel continuo=web ; continuous paper.
* papel continuo de períodico=newsprint.
* papel cuadriculado=graph paper.
* papel cuché=art paper ; coated paper.
* papel de acidez neutralizada=deacidified paper.
* papel de aluminio=aluminium foil ; tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil.
* papel de arroz=rice paper ; pith paper.
* papel de biblia=Bible paper.
* papel debilitado=brittle paper.
* papel de calcar=tracing paper.
* papel de calco=carbon paper ; carbon ; tracing paper.
* papel de cera=greaseproof paper ; waxed paper.
* papel de China=rice paper ; pith paper.
* papel de cocina=paper towel ; kitchen paper.
* papel de colores=coloured paper.
* papel de embalar=wrapping paper.
* papel de empapelar=wallpaper.
* papel de envolver=wrapping paper.
* papel de envolver regalos=gift wrapping paper.
* papel de escribir=writing paper.
* papel de escritura=bond paper.
* papel de esmeril=emery paper.
* papel de esparto=esparto paper.
* papel de imprenta=printing paper ; copy paper.
* papel de lija=sandpaper ; emery paper ; sanding paper.
* papel de multicopista=run-off paper.
* papel de pasta=paste paper.
* papel de periódico=newsprint.
* papel de plata=tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil ; aluminium foil.
* papel desacidificado=deacidified paper.
* papel de seda=tissue paper ; tissue sheet.
* papel de tela=rag paper.
* papel de tornasol=litmus paper.
* papel de trapo=rag paper.
* papel de virutas=woodchip paper.
* papel digital=digital paper.
* papel dominante=alpha role.
* papel durable=durable paper.
* papel duradero=durable paper.
* papel esmeril=emery paper.
* papel estraza=brown paper.
* papel estucado=art paper ; coated paper.
* papel hecho a mano=hand-made paper.
* papel hecho a máquina=machine-made paper.
* papel higiénico=toilet paper ; loo paper.
* papel hilo=bond paper.
* papel inservible=scrap paper ; scrap.
* papel kraft=kraft.
* papel lignario=ligneous paper.
* papel moneda=banknote ; paper money.
* papel neutro=acid-free paper.
* papel no ácido=acid-free paper.
* papel perforado continuo=continuous computer stationery.
* papel permanente=permanent paper ; durable paper.
* papel plastificado=laminated paper ; plasticised paper.
* papel reciclado=recycled paper.
* papel satinado=glossy paper.
* papel secante=blotting paper ; blotter.
* papel sin acidez=acid-free paper.
* papel soporte para estucado=body paper.
* papel verjurado=laid paper.
* papel verjurado hecho a máquina=machine-made laid paper.
* papel verjurado manual=laid hand-made paper.
* papel vitela=wove paper.
* pasta de papel=stuff.
* perder los papeles=lose + the plot.
* plato de papel=paper plate.
* poner papel en la impresora=load + printer.
* publicación en papel=paper publication.
* publicación sin papel=paperless publishing.
* quedar en papel mojado=end up in + smoke ; go up in + smoke.
* que no está en papel=non-paper [non paper].
* recipiente de papel=paper container.
* reproducción en papel=blowback.
* reproductor de microformas en papel=reader/printer [reader-printer].
* rollo de papel de cocina=kitchen roll.
* rollo de papel higiénico=loo roll.
* rollo de toallitas de papel=kitchen roll.
* saco de papel=paper sack.
* separación mediante papel=paper splitting.
* sin papel=paperless.
* sobre el papel=in intent ; nominally ; on paper.
* sociedad del papel=paper society.
* sociedad sin papel, la=paperless society, the.
* sólo en papel=print-only.
* toallita de papel=paper towel ; kitchen paper.
* trozo de papel=slip.
* un mar de papel=a sea of + paper.

papeleo
(n.)=paperwork ; red tape ; paper flow ; bumf [bumpf/bumph].
Nota: Generalmente se refiere a material muy aburrido que hay que leer.
Ex: However, the vendor will not receive any paperwork unless a previously deferred order is changed to an active one.
Ex: This kind of transfer is often made very difficult to accomplish because of the paper work and red tape involved.
Ex: Computers have facilitated the paper flow within the organization -- a formerly arduous and staff-intensive effort = Los ordenadores han facilitado el papeleo en las organizaciones, un esfuerzo que antes era arduo y que necesitaba bastante dedicación de personal.
Ex: You get given so much bumf from the health officials, it's hard to sort out what really is important and what isn't.
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* reducir el papeleo=slash + red tape.

papelera de reciclaje
(n.)=recycle bin.
Ex: Many of the children had concerns over safety and were also very aware of environmental issues, expressing a wish for their own recycle bin in the children's wing.
papelera^1
(n.)=waste paper bin ; wastebasket ; waste-paper basket.
Ex: For example, to delete a file to move a folder into a waste paper bin.
Ex: Income is the payment people receive for doing work, such as earning a weekly allowance for making beds and emptying the wastebaskets.
Ex: They hunted high and low, even examining the waste-paper baskets, but to no avail.
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* papelera de reciclaje=recycle bin.

papelera^2
(n.)=pulp and paper mill ; paper mill.
Ex: With our employees, with our community, the stress of the pulp and paper mill's shutdown is starting to hit home.
Ex: Paper from several paper mills in the Slovak and Czech republics was tested to determine its aging resistance.

papelero
(n.)=paper-maker.
Ex: The paper-makers, spurred on by the urgent need to increase their supply of raw material, eventually mastered the new technique.
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* papelero mayorista=wholesale stationer.

papelero mayorista
(n.)=wholesale stationer.
Ex: French technology was inadequate for the further development of Robert's machine, however, and Didot, who had an English brother-in-law, brought the model to London in 1801, where he secured the backing of the brothers Henry and Sealy Fourdrinier, wholesale stationers.
papelería
(n.)=stationer.
Ex: In the sixteenth century the English book trade was centred in London, and consisted chiefly of retail stationers who would be likely to purvey both new and second-hand books and a variety of other goods.
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* almacén de papelería=stationery store.
* artículos de papelería=stationery.
* material de papelería=printing supplies.

papeleta de pedido
(n.)=request form.
Ex: This finding led to substantial changes in the design of the request form, which now takes the form described in chapter 25.
papeleta de petición
(n.)=request form.
Ex: This finding led to substantial changes in the design of the request form, which now takes the form described in chapter 25.
papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea
(n.)=online search request form.
Ex: The redesign of the on-line search request forms, undertaken by Wichita State University, Ablah Library, Kansas, is described.
papeleta de petición de fotocopias
(n.)=photocopy request form.
Ex: It is hoped that the creation of a union catalogue of serials, together with a standard photocopy request form, will increase the number of user requests satisfied.
papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario
(n.)=interlibrary loan request form.
Ex: Having ascertained that the required book is not in the stock of his own library, the reader will complete an interlibrary loan request form.
papeleta de solicitud de préstamo
(n.)=call slip.
Ex: This article describes the selection and implementation of an automated circulation system, to replace the old system of hand written call slips.
papeleta para votar
(n.)=ballot paper.
Ex: Please remember that the ballot papers should be signed by the authorised signatory of the Member registered for the Section concerned.
papeleta^1
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* papeleta de pedido=request form.
* papeleta de petición=request form.
* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea=online search request form.
* papeleta de petición de fotocopias=photocopy request form.
* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan request form.
* papeleta de solicitud de préstamo=call slip.
* papeleta para votar=ballot paper.

papeleta^2
=a pretty kettle of fish ; a fine kettle of fish.
Ex: A pretty kettle of fish indeed, out of whom only Tracy is really trying seriously to make a new life for herself.
Ex: Knowing the historical roots of their misfortune may not make it easier for them to escape the fine kettle of fish they are in.

paperas
(n.)=mumps.
Ex: As a particular example, considers the incidence rate of the disease mumps.

papila
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* papila gustativa=taste bud.

papila gustativa
(n.)=taste bud.
Ex: This gourmet food store offers everything for your special taste buds, sturgeon caviar, truffles, pasta etc..
papilla
(n.)=pap ; mush.
Ex: This continued diet of pseudocultural pap will produce a generation of ethnocentric ignoramuses ill-prepared to deal with real-world complexities.
Ex: Wilensky has argued that 'the good, the mediocre and the trashy are becoming fused in one massive middle mush' and that 'intellectuals are increasingly tempted to play to mass audiences'.

papiloma
(n.)=papilloma.
Ex: Irrelevant of its cytology, a neoplasm of epithelial origin with this form of growth is also called papilloma.
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* virus del papiloma humano=human papillomavirus.

papilomavirus
(n.)=papillomavirus.
Ex: Skin warts are the most common sign of infection with papillomavirus.

papiro
(n.)=papyrus [papyri, -pl.].
Ex: This article comments on the use of IT for producing editions of papyri.
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* rollo de papiro=papyrus roll.

papirología
(n.)=papyrology.
Ex: Papyrology is now a study almost completely on its own and distinct from manuscript studies in general.

papista
(adj.)=popish.
Ex: He had access to a small library imported by sea and consisting of charts, books of navigation, some Portuguese books, Bible, and popish prayer books.

papión
(n.)=baboon.
Ex: The sputter of gibberish, the hoppings about the floor, the violent gesticulations, were like the frenzy of a half dozen exasperated baboons.

paprika
(n.)=paprika.
Ex: This is basically the same way I cook pork chops, except that I use curry instead of paprika, and the pork chops take a lot longer.

papá estado
(n.)=nanny state.
Ex: In fact, conservatives rely on a range of 'nanny state' policies that ensure the rich get richer while leaving most Americans worse off.
papá follable
=DILF [Dad I'd Like to Fuck].
Ex: His dad is funny, but I wouldn't go as far as saying that he's a DILF.
papá^1
(n.)=daddy ; dad ; papa.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Mommy! Daddy! Read to me!'.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.
Ex: I had intended to walk him to his classroom, but before I could follow him through the double doors, he said, 'I can take it from here, Papa'.
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* papá estado=nanny state.
* papá follable=DILF [Dad I'd Like to Fuck].
* Papá Noel=Father Christmas.

papú
(n./adj.)=Papuan.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: During the phase of recovery from cerebral malaria a 32-year-old Papuan developed tics involving the face and shoulders.

paquete ALEPH
=ALEPH software.
Ex: This network, supported by the Council of Higher Education, is based on the ALEPH software developed at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.
paquete de azúcar
(n.)=sugar packet.
Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
paquete de chicles
(n.)=packet of chewing gum.
Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
paquete de clasificación
(n.)=sort package.
Ex: Sort packages are designed to sort a specified file of records into order according to a particular field or key.
paquete de comunicaciones
(n.)=communications package.
Ex: Xworld is a good communications package that is most suitable for users interested in sending and receiving binary files, and to a lesser degree text files.
paquete de discos
(n.)=disc pack.
Ex: IBM invented a disk drive which became known as the Winchester in which the whole disk pack was hermetically sealed and this design has become the basis for the Winchester disks available on microcomputers.
paquete de edición de texto
(n.)=editing package.
Ex: Editing packages are likely to contain commands to insert, delete, print and replace specific lines of text, and can also 'find and substitute' specific strings of characters.
paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos
(n.)=data entry and validation package.
Ex: A data entry and validation package typically allows the user to define a form to be displayed on a VDU, and by using a cursor, or other prompts, enables data to be entered in this format.
paquete de información
(n.)=pack ; information kit.
Ex: Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences. Ex: The article 'Signposts and semaphores: art of the western world' outlines an information kit used by libraries to help publicise the television programme 'Art of the Western World' in which the role of art in western society is explored.
paquete de inscripción
(n.)=registration package.
Ex: Registration packages including the preliminary conference program and the registration form have been mailed.
paquete de material didáctico
(n.)=training package.
Ex: The relative merits of this self-contained training package were compared with more traditional training methods in tests on end users.
paquete de objetos e información sobre un tema concreto
(n.)=topic kit.
Ex: The public library also provides a service whereby collections of material on a given topic (including, in addition to books, such items as topic kits, wallcharts, filmstrips, illustrations) are delivered to schools to supplement the school's own resources.
paquete de programas
(n.)=package.
Ex: The package is available as a separate package for running on the purchaser's own computer.
paquete de programas de ordenador
(n.)=software package.
Ex: A software package is a set of programs intended to achieve a specific objective, or designed to instruct the computer to execute a set of tasks in order to organise information in a pre-assigned manner.
paquete de revistas
(n.)=journal package.
Ex: Springer offers online journal packages to smaller colleges at reduced rates.
paquete de seis
(n.)=six-pack.
Ex: With the tax, a six-pack of Coca-Cola or Pepsi would cost 2 cents more than a six-pack of the cheapest beer in the store.
paquete de trabajo
(n.)=workpackage.
Ex: One of the workpackages of the project is the preparation of software for UKMARC to UNIMARC conversion.
paquete de vacaciones
(n.)=package holiday ; vacation package.
Ex: She comments on the attitudes of her fellow travelers, mostly people on all-inclusive package holidays, toward the local people, noting an unjustified sense of superiority on the part of the Europeans. Ex: Most sites provide meta searches for flights, hotels, cruises, and vacation packages.
paquete hotelero
(n.)=hotel package.
Ex: This page will be updated as new hotel packages are added.
paquete informativo
(n.)=topic pack ; pack ; information kit.
Ex: In addition to providing books the staff have introduced topic packs which are used for group discussion, and take to the elderly persons' homes old but familiar household objects which can stimulate reminiscences. Ex: Some libraries have purchased display stands to hold these packs, covering a range of current regional information, such as cooking, baking, business and the natural sciences. Ex: The article 'Signposts and semaphores: art of the western world' outlines an information kit used by libraries to help publicise the television programme 'Art of the Western World' in which the role of art in western society is explored.
paquete integrado de programas
(n.)=software suite.
Ex: The team decided to base the software on an existing computer teleconferencing system rather than produce a new software suite.
paquete ofimático
(n.)=software suite ; software suite.
Ex: The team decided to base the software on an existing computer teleconferencing system rather than produce a new software suite. Ex: The team decided to base the software on an existing computer teleconferencing system rather than produce a new software suite.
paquete postal
(n.)=parcel post.
Ex: Bound issues can be sent by letter rather than parcel post.
paquete turístico
(n.)=tour package.
Ex: It is impossible for a travel agent to keep track of all the offered tour packages.
paquete^1
(n.)=pack ; package ; packet ; parcel ; deck ; bundle ; tranche.
Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: In packet switching the message is split up in order to be sent through the network in short fixed length packets.
Ex: You do not want to try and clear the building, thinking it is a fire when it is just somebody trying to deliver a parcel of books to the back door.
Ex: As the user traverses links, new pages appear on top of the current deck.
Ex: Many of them use a technique called packet-switching in which data are sent from transmitter to receiver in small bundles or packets.
Ex: The first tranche of NATO enlargement -- adding Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic next year -- will help stabilize an historically unstable region.
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* conmutación en paquetes=packet switching.
* empresa de reparto de paquetes=package delivery company.
* franquear un paquete=frank + parcel.
* insertar aguja en un paquete de fichas=needling the pack.
* meterle un paquete a Alguien=throw + the book at.
* paquete ALEPH=ALEPH software.
* paquete de azúcar=sugar packet.
* paquete de chicles=packet of chewing gum.
* paquete de clasificación=sort package.
* paquete de comunicaciones=communications package.
* paquete de discos=disc pack.
* paquete de edición de texto=editing package.
* paquete de entrada y comprobación de datos=data entry and validation package.
* paquete de información=pack ; information kit.
* paquete de inscripción=registration package.
* paquete de material didáctico=training package.
* paquete de objetos e información sobre un tema concreto=topic kit.
* paquete de programas=package.
* paquete de programas de ordenador=software package.
* paquete de revistas=journal package.
* paquete de seis=six-pack.
* paquete de trabajo=workpackage.
* paquete de vacaciones=package holiday ; vacation package.
* paquete hotelero=hotel package.
* paquete informativo=topic pack ; pack ; information kit.
* paquete integrado de programas=software suite.
* paquete ofimático=software suite ; software suite.
* paquete postal=parcel post.
* paquetes de programas=programme packages.
* paquetes editoriales=publishers' packages.
* paquete turístico=tour package.
* Sistema de Comunicación por Paquetes (PSS)=Packet-Switching System (PSS).
* un paquete de=a suite of.
* un paquete integrado de programas=a suite of + programmes.
* un paquete ofimático integrado=a suite of office automation software.

paquete^2
(n.)=pillion.
Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
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* ir de paquete=pillion riding ; ride + pillion .

paquetes de programas
=programme packages.
Ex: Standard program packages are available which will crate such indexes.
paquetes editoriales
(n.)=publishers' packages.
Ex: But we are no longer dealing with list prices of individual journals but with publishers' packages.
paquidermo
(n.)=pachyderm.
Ex: Wind tunnel tests of scale-model humpback whale flippers have revealed that the pachyderm's flipper is a more efficient wing design than is currently used by the aeronautics industry on aeroplanes.

paquistaní
(adj.)=Pakistani.
Ex: Vesterbro District Library, Copenhagen, is setting up a department for the area's 5,000 Pakistani and Turkish immigrants.

par de recién casados
(n.)=newlywed couple.
Ex: If you are a newlywed couple, going on a cruise is possibly the best way of spending your honeymoon.
par de torsión
(n.)=torque.
Ex: This is highly unlikely as the engine would have to develop 160 ft/lbs of torque to achieve this figure.
par trenzado
(n.)=twisted pair.
Ex: This article makes a comparison of the transmission media of twisted pair, baseband cable, broadband cable and fibre optics.
par^1
(n.)=peer ; equal.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: Not only are the standards written, but there is a body called the peer Council which works very hard at enforcing the standards.
Ex: However, there is a lack of equality among equals that has to do with the way small libraries can get access to the data base = De cualquier manera, existe una falta de igualdad entre iguales que tiene que ver con la forma en que las bibliotecas pequeñas pueden acceder a la base de datos.
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* evaluación por pares=peer review ; refereeing ; peer reviewing.
* evaluado por pares=peer-reviewed ; refereed.
* evaluar anónimamente por pares=double-blind review.
* primero entre pares=first among equals.
* primo entre pares=primus inter pares.
* revista evaluada por pares=refereed journal ; peer-reviewed journal.
* sistema de evaluación por pares anónima=double-blind refereeing system.

par^2
(n.)=pair.
Ex: Double KWIC and Permuterm indexes arrange pairs of keywords, so that the entries under one keyword are organised according to the second keyword.
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* abierto de par en par=wide open.
* abrir de par en par=spread + open.
* a la par=in concert ; in tandem ; neck and neck ; in a tandem fashion ; in parallel.
* a la par que=in tandem with ; hand in hand (with) ; as the same time as.
* a pares=in pairs.
* dejar la puerta abierta de par en par=leave + the door wide open.
* desde hace un par de + Tiempo=in these past couple of + Tiempo.
* en pares=pairwise.
* en un par de segundos=in an instant or two.
* estar a la par de=rank with.
* hace un par de años=a couple of years ago.
* ir a la par=proceed + in parallel.
* ir a la par con=go + hand in hand (with) ; go + hand in glove with.
* mantener a la par de=keep up with.
* no tener par=be one of a kind ; be one in a million.
* par de recién casados=newlywed couple.
* par de torsión=torque.
* par trenzado=twisted pair.
* por pares=pairwise.
* sin par=unequalled ; unexampled ; unsurpassed ; unique unto itself ; unique ; without peer ; unrivalled [unrivaled, -USA] ; without equal ; matchless ; one-of-a-kind ; peerless.
* un par de=a couple of.
* un par de minutos=a couple of moments.
* un par de segundos=a blink or two.

par^3
(adj.)=even ; even-numbered.
Ex: Results of comparisons are given in a number of tables and examined by factors such as results obtained in even and odd years and results of votes taken in spring and autumn.
Ex: More people vote in even-numbered years, so holding elections in odd-numbered years effectively disenfranchises thousands of voters.
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* número par=even number.
* página par=even page.

para
=for ; for ; for the sake of ; in order to ; in respect of ; in the interest(s) of ; so as ; toward(s) ; within ; in an attempt to ; in an effort to ; for purposes of ; in a bid to/for ; as a means of ; in a drive to ; in the drive to ; if + Nombre + be + to ; in a move to ; for the interest(s) of.
Ex: For newly created authority entries the date recorded is the date the entry was created.
Ex: This gamut of information presents the indexer and user with problems in choosing access points for conference proceedings.
Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
Ex: Any attempt to organise knowledge must, in order to justify the effort of organisation, have an objective.
Ex: It is perhaps fortunate that the array of terms that are used to describe indexes is a little more restricted than the variety of terms used in respect of catalogues.
Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: A catalogue code is a systematic arrangement of laws and statutes so as to avoid inconsistency and duplication in catalogues.
Ex: An appreciation of alternative approaches is particularly important in this field where trends towards standardisation are the norm.
Ex: Most data base producers have in-house guidelines for bibliographic description, and aim to achieve consistency of citation within their products.
Ex: The first treaty of all was designed to pool the coal and steel resources of Europe in an attempt to overcome the devastation of the Second World War and to foster the concept of European unity.
Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.
Ex: This article discusses the advantages to libraries of computer technology for purposes of bibliographic control and on-line access.
Ex: In a bid to leapfrog stages of development, some transitional economies are investing heavily in building up information age infrastructures.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
Ex: The library has contracted out the management of its computerized information system to Dynix in a drive to improve library service.
Ex: The story of the postwar diner suggests some ways that purveyors of consumer commodities finessed and exploited emergent social dislocations in the drive to expand and diversify markets.
Ex: Some foods such as vegetable preserves which result from complicated and fragile fermentations must be made at specific times of the year if they are to succeed.
Ex: In a move to cut costs, Mayor Tavares has proposed slashing, but not eliminating, funds to two bus programs that serve the elderly.
Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
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* para abreviar=to make a long story short.
* para abrir boca=as a kind of + appetiser.
* para actuar=for action.
* para alguna gente=to some people.
* para algunas personas=to some people.
* para algunos=to some.
* para aquel entonces=by then.
* para atraer al cliente=window dressing.
* para beneficiarse económicamente=for profit.
* para beneficio de=for the good of ; in the best interest(s) of.
* para bien=for the best ; for the better.
* para bien de=in the best interest(s) of ; for the good of.
* para bien de Alguien=in + Posesivo + best interest.
* para bien o para mal=for better or (for) worse ; for good or (for) ill ; for good or (for) evil.
* para bodas=bridal.
* para chuparse los dedos=scrumptious ; yummy .
* para cocinar uno mismo=self-catering.
* para colmo=into the bargain ; into the bargain ; to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; for good measure ; to add insult to injury ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
* para colmo de males=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
* para comenzar diremos que=to begin with.
* para comérselo=cuddly .
* para como de males=to cap it all (off).
* para complicar aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* para concluir=in closing ; in conclusion ; to wrap things up.
* para confundir aun más las cosas=to add to the confusion.
* para conseguir votos=pork-barrel.
* para consumo humano=for human consumption.
* para cuando=by the time.
* para cubrir gastos=on a cost-recovery basis.
* para cubrirse las espaldas=as a backup.
* para decir la verdad=to be honest.
* para detrimento de=to the neglect of.
* para diario=everyday.
* para disgusto de=to the disgust of.
* para divertirse=for kicks.
* para echar sal en la herida=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.
* para el año próximo=for the year ahead.
* para el arrastre=over the hill.
* para el beneficio de=for the benefit of.
* para el bien de=for the benefit of.
* para el caso=for that matter.
* para el esparcimiento=recreational.
* para el futuro=for the years to come ; for the years ahead ; for the future.
* para el inglés su casa es su castillo=an Englishman's home is his castle.
* para ello=to that end ; to this end ; to that effect ; therefor.
* para el ocio=recreational.
* para el que lo quiera=up for grabs.
* para embalsamar=embalming.
* para empeorar las cosas=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.
* para empezar=for one ; initially ; to start with ; to begin with ; for starters ; first off.
* para entonces=by then.
* para escribir con mayúsculas=in a shifted position.
* para eso=therefor.
* para este fin=to this end.
* para esto=therefor.
* para evitar su uso indebido por los niños=childproof.
* para expresar dimensiones=by.
* para + Fecha=by + Fecha.
* para finales de=by the end of.
* para finales de + Expresión Temporal=by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
* para finalizar=in closing.
* para fines múltiples=multipurpose [multi-purpose].
* para futuras consultas=for future reference.
* para hacer dinero=money-making.
* para hacer esto=in this.
* para hacer fundas=sleeving.
* para hacer juego=to match.
* para hacer justicia=in fairness to.
* para hacer las paces=peace offering.
* para hacerlo + Adjetivo=for + Nombre's sake.
* para hacer más fácil=for ease of.
* para impresionar=for effect.
* para + Infinitivo=for + Gerundio.
* para jóvenes=youth-serving.
* para la eternidad=in perpetuity.
* para la evaluación de hipótesis=hypothesis-testing.
* para la formación autodidacta=self-instructional.
* para la gestión de información textual=text-handling.
* para la posteridad=for posterity.
* para la web=Web-related.
* para llamar la atención=for effect.
* para mantener ocupado=keep-busy.
* para mantener(se) ocupado=keep-busy.
* para más información=for further details.
* para más inri=to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
* para mayor información sobre=for details of.
* para mayor información véase + Nombre=see + Nombre + for further details.
* para mayor inri=to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
* para mí=for myself.
* para microordenadores=micro-computer based.
* para mucho tiempo=for the long haul ; for the long run.
* para nada=in vain ; to no avail ; without any avail ; vainly ; of no avail ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
* para no=so as not to.
* para + Nombre=for + Nombre + purposes.
* para no ser menos=not to be outdone.
* para novias=bridal.
* para + Número=seat + Número.
* para ordenadores personales=microcomputer-based ; PC-based.
* para orquesta=orchestral.
* para otra ocasión=for future reference.
* para para lavarse la cara=washrag.
* para partirse de risa=side-splitting.
* para PCs=PC-based.
* para pelearse hacen falta dos=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
* para personas con intereses similares=birds-of-a-feather.
* para poco tiempo=for the short haul ; for the short run.
* para + Posesivo + alivio=to + Posesivo + relief.
* para + Posesivo + asombro=much to + Posesivo + surprise.
* para + Posesivo + disgusto=to + Posesivo + chagrin.
* para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa=much to + Posesivo + surprise.
* para + Posesivo + gusto=for + Posesivo + liking.
* para + Posesivo + propio bien=for + Posesivo + own good.
* para + Posesivo + sorpresa=to + Posesivo + surprise.
* para posteriores usos=for subsequent use.
* para principios de siglo=by the turn of the century.
* para + Pronombre Personal=in + Posesivo + eyes.
* para protegerse=protectively.
* para que=in order that ; so that ; seeing that.
* para que así conste=for the record.
* para que este sea el caso=for this to be the case.
* para que esto sea así=for this to be the case.
* para que no falte=for good measure.
* para que no falte de nada=for good measure.
* para que no + Subjuntivo=if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo ; lest + Frase Verbal.
* para que no vaya a faltar=for good measure.
* para que quede constancia=for the record.
* para que quede más claro=for main effects.
* ¿para qué sirve... ?=what's the use of... ?.
* ¿para qué sirve=what is/was the point of/in...?.
* para que vayamos pensando=food for thought.
* para rematarlo=to top it all (off) ; to cap it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
* para remate=to cap it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
* para resumir=to sum up ; to sum it up ; to make a long story short ; to recap ; to cut a long story short ; simply put ; simply stated ; to boil it down ; to summarise.
* para ser escueto=in short ; in a few words ; in sum.
* para ser específico=to be specific.
* para ser franco=to be blunt ; in all honesty.
* para ser más explícito=to elaborate a little further.
* para ser sincero=to be blunt ; to be honest ; in all honesty.
* para siempre=forever ; in perpetuity ; for good ; eternally ; terminally ; ever after ; for evermore ; evermore.
* para siempre en el futuro=for the indefinite future.
* para siempre jamás=for evermore ; evermore.
* para siempre jamás, para siempre, por siempre jamás, eternamente, perennemen=evermore.
* para sorpresa de todos=to everyone's surprise.
* para sorpresa + Posesivo=to + Posesivo + surprise.
* para su fácil + Nombre=for ease of + Nombre.
* para su posterior uso=for subsequent use.
* para su uso posterior=for subsequent use.
* para terminar=in closing.
* para toda la empresa=company-wide ; enterprise-wide.
* para toda la industria=industry-wide.
* para toda la universidad=university-wide.
* para toda la vida=lifelong [life-long] ; for life.
* para todo el mercado=industry-wide.
* para todos los efectos prácticos=for all practical purposes.
* para todos por igual=across the board [across-the-board].
* para todo tipo de finalidades=for all manner of purposes.
* para todo tipo de tiempo=all-weather.
* para todo tipo de uso=for all manner of purposes.
* para todo uso=all-purpose.
* para tomar medidas=for action.
* para trabajos pesados=heavy-duty.
* para una única ocasión=one-time.
* para un futuro mejor=for a better future.
* para uso comercial=commercially-owned.
* para uso del profesional=professional-use.
* para uso industrial=heavy-duty.
* para uso personal=for personal use.
* para usos posteriores=for subsequent use.
* para variar=for a change.
* para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo=to + Posesivo + shame.
* sin parar=interminably.

para + Fecha
=by + Fecha.
Ex: By 1960 a draft code had been produced, and from this time on, British and American Committees co-operated closely.
para + Infinitivo
=for + Gerundio.
Ex: A number of publication strategies are possible for announcing the modifications to classification schemes.
para + Nombre
=for + Nombre + purposes.
Ex: Subfield codes are used in MARC to subdivide name, title, and other fields for data processing purposes.
para + Número
(v.)=seat + Número.
Ex: The rest of the room is occupied by an assortment of comfortable chairs and sofas; a table which seats four is in the center of the room.
para + Posesivo + alivio
=to + Posesivo + relief.
Ex: To his relief, they welcomed im back with open arms and had a big party.
para + Posesivo + asombro
=much to + Posesivo + surprise.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word.
para + Posesivo + disgusto
=to + Posesivo + chagrin.
Ex: To their chagrin, he was not on the job a month when he announced that he was leaving.
para + Posesivo + gran sorpresa
=much to + Posesivo + surprise.
Ex: Much to my surprise, they kept their word.
para + Posesivo + gusto
=for + Posesivo + liking.
Ex: If i had to choose, the second horse would be my favorite although she is a little bit too leggy for my liking.
para + Posesivo + propio bien
=for + Posesivo + own good.
Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
para + Posesivo + sorpresa
=to + Posesivo + surprise.
Ex: Many libraries have discovered to their surprise that any potential shrinkage is more than offset by new donations from patrons = Muchas bibliotecas han descubierto para su sorpresa que cualquier posible disminución se va más que compensada por las donaciones de los usuarios.
para + Pronombre Personal
=in + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: In their eyes its 'functional acceptability' is not established.
para PCs
(adj.)=PC-based.
Ex: The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.
para abreviar
=to make a long story short.
Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'.
para abrir boca
=as a kind of + appetiser.
Ex: The second thing I would do is read the first two chapters, as a kind of appetizer = La segunda cosa que haría es leer los dos primeros capítulos, para abrir boca.
para actuar
=for action.
Ex: Such information can be of use not only for information files but as an indicator of community needs and a stimulus for action.
para alguna gente
=to some people.
Ex: To some people the implications are revolutionary.
para algunas personas
=to some people.
Ex: To some people the implications are revolutionary.
para algunos
=to some.
Ex: To some this is an ironclad proof of the irrelevance of semantics to linguistics.
para aquel entonces
=by then.
Ex: By then, in Britain, less than 10 universities had post-war libraries.
para atraer al cliente
(n.)=window dressing.
Ex: Some of the operators of such courses were disarmingly frank in their admissions that their use of the word 'information' in the titles of their courses was sheer window dressing using the latest terminology.
para beneficiarse económicamente
=for profit.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.
para beneficio de
=for the good of ; in the best interest(s) of.
Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole. Ex: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public.
para bien
=for the best ; for the better.
Ex: She was conscious of a strong desire to act wisely, prudently, for the best. Ex: Books have the power to alter people for the worse as well as for the better.
para bien de
=in the best interest(s) of ; for the good of.
Ex: He chose not to abide by the admonishments who warned that serving simultaneously as politician and journalist would call into question their ability to act in the best interests of the public. Ex: It is imperative for young people to learn to be empathetic, both for their own good and for the good of society as a whole.
para bien de Alguien
=in + Posesivo + best interest.
Ex: Countries need to be convinced it is in their best interest to open their markets.
para bien o para mal
=for better or (for) worse ; for good or (for) ill ; for good or (for) evil.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change. Ex: These institutions have become so intertwined that the fortunes of one are inextricably linked to the fortunes of the other -- for good or for ill. Ex: The article is entitled 'Online communication: for good or evil?'.
para bodas
(adj.)=bridal.
Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.
para chuparse los dedos
(adj.)=scrumptious ; yummy .
Ex: They then went to a rather dainty little Italian restaurant where they ate a scrumptious meal and drank a bottle of wine. Ex: This yummy and mellow fruit is full of phytonutrients, helps fight chronic disease and improves memory and learning.
para cocinar uno mismo
(adj.)=self-catering.
Ex: Accommodation comprises 200 fully equipped, self-catering rondavels with own bathroom, kitchen and braai facilities.
para colmo
=into the bargain ; into the bargain ; to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; for good measure ; to add insult to injury ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
Ex: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!. Ex: See, Blanche, the trouble you smokers cause! Now, we've got more work into the bargain!. Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product. Ex: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved. Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November. Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure. Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it. Ex: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black.
para colmo de males
=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey. Ex: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act. Ex: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it. Ex: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black.
para comenzar diremos que
=to begin with.
Ex: To begin with the classified file presents a single classified sequence whereas shelf order is often broken into several classified sequences.
para como de males
=to cap it all (off).
Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager.
para complicar aun más las cosas
=to add to the confusion.
Ex: To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.
para comérselo
(adj.)=cuddly .
Ex: Duck-billed platypus, a semi aquatic mammal, is a soft and cuddly creature, but can also knock you senseless if you venture too close.
para concluir
=in closing ; in conclusion ; to wrap things up.
Ex: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project. Ex: In conclusion, it should not be necessary to say that instructions and guiding must be as brief as possible. Ex: To wrap things up, Christie Koontz will present a paper titled 'Marketing Digital and Other Reference Services: First Stop, Not Last Resort!'.
para confundir aun más las cosas
=to add to the confusion.
Ex: To add to the confusion, other researchers have detected pleasure-sensing regions in a completely different part of the brain and that dopamine is not responsible for the pleasure response.
para conseguir votos
(adj.)=pork-barrel.
Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending.
para consumo humano
=for human consumption.
Ex: Horses could soon be butchered in the U.S. for human consumption after Congress quietly lifted a 5-year-old ban.
para cuando
=by the time.
Ex: The saved document list may actually contain fewer documents than were reported back because, by the time the list is saved, duplicates are removed.
para cubrir gastos
=on a cost-recovery basis.
Ex: Australian libraries often charge for on-line services on a cost-recovery basis.
para cubrirse las espaldas
=as a backup.
Ex: Will the electronic version become the primary mode of access/distribution with print as a backup?.
para decir la verdad
=to be honest.
Ex: I was not, to be honest, expecting to enjoy the novel and was reading it as a duty, having promised Bob that I would.
para detrimento de
=to the neglect of.
Ex: Indeed, most usability studies have focused on the needs of younger adults, to the neglect of the elderly.
para diario
(adj.)=everyday.
Ex: We have too much invested, and the new systems too intimately integrated into the everyday operation of the library, for us to assume any longer that we can temper their influence on emerging standards.
para disgusto de
=to the disgust of.
Ex: The travelling ballad singers went round fairs and markets singing and selling the ballads, often to the disgust of righteous citizens.
para divertirse
=for kicks.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
para echar sal en la herida
=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey. Ex: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act. Ex: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
para el arrastre
=over the hill.
Ex: People over the hill are past the 'rush hour' of life and can just relax and enjoy!.
para el año próximo
=for the year ahead.
Ex: The document outlines the organisation's vision for the future, its objectives and core values, and contains an action plan for the year ahead.
para el beneficio de
=for the benefit of.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
para el bien de
=for the benefit of.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
para el caso
=for that matter.
Ex: A machine-readable national data base, or for that matter any catalog, should be capable of existing in time.
para el esparcimiento
(adj.)=recreational.
Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.
para el futuro
=for the years to come ; for the years ahead ; for the future.
Ex: In 1973 the Committee accepted cooperation in the Universal Bibliographic Control project as its main task for the years to come. Ex: The challenge for the years ahead is to work creatively with a multiplicity of sources. Ex: To reinvigorate libraries for the future, librarians must focus on mission not method; they must seek solutions that are new and creative; and they must have faith in themselves.
para el inglés su casa es su castillo
=an Englishman's home is his castle.
Ex: Reputedly, an Englishman's home is his castle.
para el ocio
(adj.)=recreational.
Ex: It is already obvious that the present generation of schoolchildren readily accept the microcomputer as a learning and recreational aid.
para el que lo quiera
=up for grabs.
Ex: The article 'Internet domain name control up for grabs' relates the decision by the National Science Foundation, USA, not to renew its agreement with Network Solutions Inc to handle Internet domain registrations.
para ello
=to that end ; to this end ; to that effect ; therefor.
Ex: This book is prepared as a contribution to that end. Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended. Ex: It was dangerous but NASA made provisions to that effect. Ex: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.
para embalsamar
(adj.)=embalming.
Ex: The embalming material mainly consists of plant material including coniferous resins and possibly beeswax.
para empeorar las cosas
=to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound.
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey. Ex: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act. Ex: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed.
para empezar
=for one ; initially ; to start with ; to begin with ; for starters ; first off.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed. Ex: Initially, it is necessary that the scheme be published and available for purchase, and that its use is generally promoted. Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents. Ex: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with. Ex: For starters, there isn't much money to find -- the state has a $100 million shortfall, and Guinn has ordered agencies to tighten their belts. Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained.
para entonces
=by then.
Ex: By then, in Britain, less than 10 universities had post-war libraries.
para escribir con mayúsculas
=in a shifted position.
Ex: Pressing the LOCK key locks the keyboard in a shifted (uppercase) condition.
para eso
=therefor.
Ex: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.
para este fin
=to this end.
Ex: To this end some consultative procedure is to be recommended.
para esto
=therefor.
Ex: Herein is described a definable unified control unit, and a language therefor to define its operation.
para evitar su uso indebido por los niños
(adj.)=childproof.
Ex: New packaging designs have been developed that could save lives and make 'childproof' containers more user-friendly for adults.
para expresar dimensiones
=by.
Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.
para finales de
=by the end of.
Ex: By the end of 1986 there were between 110 and 120 consumer advice centres.
para finales de + Expresión Temporal
=by the close of + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: By the close of the 18th century, grave robbing was a common practice in Britain and the terms used describe these men included body snatchers and grave robbers.
para finalizar
=in closing.
Ex: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.
para fines múltiples
(adj.)=multipurpose [multi-purpose].
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.
para futuras consultas
=for future reference.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
para hacer dinero
(adj.)=money-making.
Ex: Few booksellers regard their shops simply as money-making enterprises: they believe good bookshops are at least as much a cultural necessity as the public libraries.
para hacer esto
=in this.
Ex: In this he may be assisted by the opportunity to use truncation, alphabetical lists of terms showing word variants, and so on.
para hacer fundas
(adj.)=sleeving.
Ex: The plastic sleeving material can be purchased either in continuous rolls of varying widths from which lengths can be cut or in flat sleeves of graded widths which are ready for use without cutting.
para hacer juego
=to match.
Ex: His wedding present consisted of epergne, cruets, and spoons to match.
para hacer justicia
=in fairness to.
Ex: In fairness to Mr. Kilgour, too, I think he feels strongly that the system itself should not impose rigid requirements.
para hacer las paces
(n.)=peace offering.
Ex: The term comes from a story in Homer's Iliad, in which the Greeks give a giant wooden horse to their foes, the Trojans, ostensibly as a peace offering.
para hacer más fácil
=for ease of.
Ex: For ease of consultation, cards should be arranged in alphabetical order in accordance with the main term on the card.
para hacerlo + Adjetivo
=for + Nombre's sake.
Ex: I will not be discussing catalogs from a viewpoint of bibliographic principles, and for simplicity's sake I am going to treat catalogs as though they contain only entries for monographs.
para impresionar
=for effect.
Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
para jóvenes
(adj.)=youth-serving.
Ex: This article outlines the networking of youth-serving public librarians in Florida, USA.
para la eternidad
=in perpetuity.
Ex: Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality.
para la evaluación de hipótesis
(n.)=hypothesis-testing.
Ex: Guttman scale analysis is a statistical technique designed both for selecting items to make up a unidimensional scale along which individuals may be scored, and as a hypothesis-testing technique for determining whether a set of individuals adequately fit a scale, or whether a scale adequately reflects observed response patterns.
para la formación autodidacta
(adj.)=self-instructional.
Ex: In the academic world, students are likely to make much increased use of self-instructional materials of various kinds as student numbers expand without a parallel increase in total university resources.
para la gestión de información textual
(adj.)=text-handling.
Ex: This course's aim is to continue the study of computer applications in information management, with particular reference to text-handling applications.
para la posteridad
=for posterity.
Ex: Libraries, archives and record offices must collect and preserve for posterity as much primary source material as they are able and exploit it as much as possible.
para la web
(adj.)=Web-related.
Ex: Libraries were soon using Web-related software to fulfil traditional missions in the new online environment.
para llamar la atención
=for effect.
Ex: This article argues in favour of the term 'conservator' rather than 'restorer' of books as the former does not conjure up a picture of the Victorian artisan vandalising documents with irreversible treatments simply for effect.
para mantener ocupado
(adj.)=keep-busy.
Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
para mantener(se) ocupado
(adj.)=keep-busy.
Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
para mayor información sobre
=for details of.
Ex: For details of its operation from year to year the main source of data is its annual report.
para mayor información véase + Nombre
=see + Nombre + for further details.
Ex: For further details on the initial overall plan see chapter 3.
para mayor inri
=to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product. Ex: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved. Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November. Ex: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
para microordenadores
=micro-computer based.
Ex: SCIMATE is a micro-computer based package which is oriented towards downloading from and interaction with the data bases available on the major hosts.
para mucho tiempo
=for the long haul ; for the long run.
Ex: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday. Ex: Some jobs are good for the short haul, while others are built for the long run.
para más información
=for further details.
Ex: For further details, if needed, the reader can then refer to the main file, under the class number indicated.
para más inri
=to cap it all (off) ; on top of everything else ; but to make things worse ; but to make matters worse ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product. Ex: But to make things worse, a handwritten note scrawled at the bottom of the page explains what really happened after the study was approved. Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November. Ex: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
para mí
=for myself.
Ex: For myself, I thought the original comment was clear about its purpose and caveats.
para nada
=in vain ; to no avail ; without any avail ; vainly ; of no avail ; in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo ; to no purpose ; to no effect.
Ex: In vain I walked from one end of London to the other, and trod the 'stony-hearted streets' from morning to night, day after day. Ex: So when the user looked to no avail under all of these entries, he understandably concluded the library did not own the volume. Ex: I have been searching for a solution to this problem without any avail -- Maybe someone here can offer a suggestion?. Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records. Ex: All medicines were tried but of no avail, he remained in his state of absolute forgetfulness of the world. Ex: I must say that their results did not surprise me in the least. Ex: There was nothing malevolent in her response or in her look; she simply stated it as if it was the most natural thing in the world, not in the least abnormal. Ex: What is true of mankind as a whole is true of each of us individually: we are here to no purpose. Ex: My grandpa is having some problems with sleeping and I have tried to help by giving diazepam but it was to no effect.
para no
=so as not to.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
para no ser menos
=not to be outdone.
Ex: Not to be outdone, the Library Council of Ireland is broadcasting a series of half-hour lectures to mark the 100th Anniversary of the first Carnegie Libraries in Ireland.
para novias
(adj.)=bridal.
Ex: As a bridal manufacturer we have made finest quality of bridal headpieces, wedding veils, bridal veils and tiaras since 1993.
para ordenadores personales
(adj.)=microcomputer-based ; PC-based.
Ex: Recently the popularisation of microcomputer-based desktop publishing (DTP) systems has significantly changed the techniques and economics of the publishing process. Ex: The article 'Of Wonderland and headless chickens' describes the functions of Alice, a PC-based library automation system offering cataloguing, enquiry, acquisitions, and periodicals control = El artículo "Sobre el país de las maravillas y los pollos sin cabeza" describe las funciones de Alice, un sistema de automatización de bibliotecas para ordenadores personales que permite la catalogación, las consultas, las adquisiciones y el control de publicaciones periódicas.
para orquesta
(adj.)=orchestral.
Ex: Many such librarians are cooperating in the production of a union catalogue of orchestral material held in public library collections.
para otra ocasión
=for future reference.
Ex: Call it what you want but for future reference it may be best to name it according to its function.
para para lavarse la cara
(n.)=washrag.
Ex: To cure hiccups put a washrag over a full glass of water and drink the water through it.
para partirse de risa
(adj.)=side-splitting.
Ex: The author combines southern warmth with unabashed emotion and side-splitting hilarity.
para pelearse hacen falta dos
=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
Ex: It takes two to tangle and the risk is in a woman living with a very dangerous animal, the human male. Ex: Only time will tell, but one thing is for sure, it takes two to tango. Ex: It takes two to make a quarrel, family or otherwise, fathers or sons.
para personas con intereses similares
(adj.)=birds-of-a-feather.
Ex: This paper outlines the papers delivered at the conference, tutorials, and birds-of-a-feather sessions.
para poco tiempo
=for the short haul ; for the short run.
Ex: Some jobs are good for the short haul, while others are built for the long run. Ex: I believe the answer to that is still negative, at least for the short run behavior of exchange rates.
para posteriores usos
=for subsequent use.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
para principios de siglo
=by the turn of the century.
Ex: By the turn of the century the population had reached its highwater mark -- 75,000.
para protegerse
=protectively.
Ex: Praying mantids are often protectively colored to the plants they live on.
para que
=in order that ; so that ; seeing that.
Ex: In order that the plans be better understood, it is essential that the aims of the library be outlined first. Ex: This access is achieved by organising the tools so that a user may search under a specific access point or heading or index term, for example, subject term, author, name, title, date. Ex: He will be particularly employed, of course, as the chair of the session, seeing that the floor is not hogged by a few articulate public speakers.
para que así conste
=for the record.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
para que este sea el caso
=for this to be the case.
Ex: For this to be the case requires some standardisation in cataloguing and classifications practices.
para que esto sea así
=for this to be the case.
Ex: For this to be the case requires some standardisation in cataloguing and classifications practices.
para que no + Subjuntivo
=if + Nombre + be not + to + Infinitivo ; lest + Frase Verbal.
Ex: This kind of large-scale recasting will have to be done slowly if the scheme is not to lose its popularity with librarians who have large collections already classified. Ex: Lest it appear that Ms Marshall's committee and a few others of us, notoriously associated with that kind of work, are little more than crazy, fire-breathing radicals, let me add this gloss immediately.
para que no falte
=for good measure.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
para que no falte de nada
=for good measure.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
para que no vaya a faltar
=for good measure.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
para que quede constancia
=for the record.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
para que quede más claro
=for main effects.
Ex: This analysis is broadly confirmed by applying the unweighted means method, and also by the weighted means method for main effects.
para que vayamos pensando
=food for thought.
Ex: The article 'Food for thought' argues that libraries need to be more competitive and have much to learn from supermarkets.
para rematarlo
=to top it all (off) ; to cap it all (off) ; to crown it all (off).
Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it. Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Ex: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black.
para remate
=to cap it all (off) ; to crown it all (off) ; to top it all (off).
Ex: To cap it all, when Crane became editor of the state library association magazine he appointed Hernandez production manager. Ex: To crown it all, the text was printed in blue and light green, instead of plain black. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
para resumir
=to sum up ; to sum it up ; to make a long story short ; to recap ; to cut a long story short ; simply put ; simply stated ; to boil it down ; to summarise.
Ex: To sum up it may be said that overall annual energy costs can be reduced by as much as a third by careful planning. Ex: To sum it up, ISBD stands in sharp contrast to the ideal of concise and clear entries followed by the founders of Anglo-American cataloging. Ex: 'Anyway, to make a long story short, Huish said he knows Lisa has been a little flighty at times'. Ex: To recap, the four major parts of the 32-volume Britannica are (l) the one-volume Propaedia, (2) the 12-volume Micropaedia, (3) the 17-volume Macropaedia, and (4) the two-volume index to the set. Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water. Ex: Simply put, it just doesn't pay to digitise information that few can use, and even fewer will pay for. Ex: Simply stated, no, it is not improper to pour wine into your guest s wine glass if it still contains wine. Ex: To boil it down, Israel is small and under threat from every side so the borders they have imposed are out of necessity. Ex: To summarize, absorbable sutures dissolve because the body's cells are able break down the substance material of the suture.
para ser escueto
=in short ; in a few words ; in sum.
Ex: In short, the work and approach of the chief librarian is crucial to the success of the library he serves. Ex: Recently, someone asked me if I could explain chi-square in a few words. Ex: In sum, the librarian should have the knowledge, experience and sense to provide the right book to the right child at the right time = En suma, el bibliotecario debería tener el conocimiento, la experiencia y el sentido para ofrecer el libro correcto al niño adecuado en el momento oportuno.
para ser específico
=to be specific.
Ex: To be specific, parts, insets and maps on the verso of other maps need to be indicated.
para ser franco
=to be blunt ; in all honesty.
Ex: 'To be blunt about it -- is it our responsibility to try to help in a situation like this?' Hernandez countered. Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
para ser más explícito
=to elaborate a little further.
Ex: To elaborate a little further, it is useful to examine each of the main types of subdivisions as follows.
para ser sincero
=to be blunt ; to be honest ; in all honesty.
Ex: 'To be blunt about it -- is it our responsibility to try to help in a situation like this?' Hernandez countered. Ex: I was not, to be honest, expecting to enjoy the novel and was reading it as a duty, having promised Bob that I would. Ex: In all honesty does weight have a huge impact on who you fancy?.
para siempre
=forever ; in perpetuity ; for good ; eternally ; terminally ; ever after ; for evermore ; evermore.
Ex: Documents and information can be lost forever by faults in inputting. Ex: Image degradation is no longer a threat and the original can be reproduced in perpetuity with no loss of image quality. Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good. Ex: It is evident that the candidates for everlasting youth will be eternally swindled. Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state. Ex: The author focuses on debunking the Cinderella Myth -- that relates the tale of Cinderella who is abused and exploited until she finds Prince Charming and lives happily ever after. Ex: I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore. Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
para siempre en el futuro
=for the indefinite future.
Ex: Sustained reading of texts will remain important for the indefinite future.
para siempre jamás
=for evermore ; evermore.
Ex: I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore. Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
para siempre jamás, para siempre, por siempre jamás, eternamente, perennemente
=evermore.
Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
para sorpresa + Posesivo
=to + Posesivo + surprise.
Ex: Many libraries have discovered to their surprise that any potential shrinkage is more than offset by new donations from patrons = Muchas bibliotecas han descubierto para su sorpresa que cualquier posible disminución se va más que compensada por las donaciones de los usuarios.
para sorpresa de todos
=to everyone's surprise.
Ex: To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'.
para su fácil + Nombre
=for ease of + Nombre.
Ex: Subfields within a field are indicated by the highlighted upside-down triangle <&#9660;> for ease of recognition.
para su posterior uso
=for subsequent use.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
para su uso posterior
=for subsequent use.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
para terminar
=in closing.
Ex: In closing, I would like once again to thank all the members of the Working Group who contributed so much of their time and effort to the development of this project.
para toda la empresa
(adj.)=company-wide ; enterprise-wide.
Ex: This is the approach used to design a new online company-wide information system to describe business procedures and processes. Ex: The author considers the issue of enterprise-wide agreements in which companies, universities, or library systems buy or license electronic content for their entire organization.
para toda la industria
(adj.)=industry-wide.
Ex: The project set as its primary goal the development of an industry-wide standard for the preparation of electronic manuscripts.
para toda la universidad
(adj.)=university-wide.
Ex: As part of a university-wide programme of total quality improvement, the library conducts ongoing assessment activities.
para toda la vida
=lifelong [life-long] ; for life.
Ex: That is, his pupils might very well have been enjoying themselves, but he was not necessarily educating them into lifelong literary readers. Ex: Some children find themselves put off books for life.
para todo el mercado
(adj.)=industry-wide.
Ex: The project set as its primary goal the development of an industry-wide standard for the preparation of electronic manuscripts.
para todo tipo de finalidades
=for all manner of purposes.
Ex: The Bible has been used for all manner of purposes throught history, including justifying war crimes, slavery, opression of women, burning/executing witches and heretics, etc.
para todo tipo de tiempo
=all-weather.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
para todo tipo de uso
=for all manner of purposes.
Ex: The Bible has been used for all manner of purposes throught history, including justifying war crimes, slavery, opression of women, burning/executing witches and heretics, etc.
para todo uso
(n.)=all-purpose.
Ex: In UDC the colon has to act as an 'all purpose' facet indicator to a very large extent.
para todos los efectos prácticos
=for all practical purposes.
Ex: The superintendent stated that this was an area she herself was anxious to investigate, because for all practical purposes salary increases were automatic and equal 'across-the-board'.
para todos por igual
=across the board [across-the-board].
Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
para tomar medidas
=for action.
Ex: Each branch was given a poster to display and a supply of forms which complainants could fill in and these were returned by the library to the nearest consumer protection office for action.
para trabajos pesados
(adj.)=heavy-duty.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
para un futuro mejor
=for a better future.
Ex: Over 10 years after the war of separation from Pakistan, librarians in Bangladesh are about to give up hope for a better future for librarianship.
para una única ocasión
(n.)=one-time.
Ex: Appropriate system planning to eliminate 'holes,' segregation of public and administrative networks, programming security 'firewalls,' and assignment of one-time passwords all help in networked computing security.
para uso comercial
(adj.)=commercially-owned.
Ex: Smaller libraries may co-operate in a network and have shared access to a commercially-owned computer or may buy time on a computer belonging to another organization.
para uso del profesional
=professional-use.
Ex: As a trend, GPO sees fewer consumer-oriented publications and more professional-use titles.
para uso industrial
(adj.)=heavy-duty.
Ex: It uses a heavy-duty seal and is therefore watertight, but not submersible.
para uso personal
=for personal use.
Ex: These crib sheets may be downloaded and printed for personal use.
para usos posteriores
=for subsequent use.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
para variar
=for a change.
Ex: Since rumor has it that they are broke and are primarily scam artists, maybe she is trying to earn an honest buck for a change.
para vergüenza + Pronombre Posesivo
=to + Posesivo + shame.
Ex: To their shame, public libraries did not invent such services despite their claim for generations to be 'a community information centre'.
parabrisas
(n.)=windshield ; windscreen.
Ex: This type of windshield breaks into small pieces in the event of impact.
Ex: A small chip in your windscreen can quickly spread causing even more costly damage if left unrepaired.

parabólico
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* antena parabólica=parabolic antenna ; satellite dish.

paracaidismo
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* paracaidismo acrobático=skydiving [sky-diving].

paracaidismo acrobático
(n.)=skydiving [sky-diving].
Ex: They were compared on their preference for participation in such sports as judo, lacrosse, skydiving, and motorcycle racing, among others.
paracaidista
(n.)=paratrooper.
Ex: The author urges law librarians to think of themselves as paratroopers, creating new relationships within the law school as technology changes.

paracaídas
(n.)=parachute.
Ex: Kids will also learn ho to make their own toy parachutes in a fun, hands-on activity that demonstrates how one force can be used to work against another.
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* escapar saltando en paracaídas=bale out.
* lanzarse en paracaídas=parachute.
* saltar en paracaídas=parachute.
* tirarse en paracaídas=parachute.

parachoques
(n.)=bumper.
Ex: Genetic algorithms are being used to facilitate the design of laminated composite structures required by armour plating for tanks or bumpers for automobiles.

parada
(n.)=stopping place ; stop ; stopover ; layover.
Ex: So much depends on the nature of the van, the choice of stopping places and the person running the service.
Ex: It is certainly no accident that in Finland, a country that circulates an average of 17 books per capita per year through 1500 public libraries and 18,000 mobile-library stops, its public libraries are supported by both national and local monies.
Ex: This article discusses the strategic location of the Islands as a stopover and spring-board for more far-flung explorations along the African coast.
Ex: Whether you're headed to Italy or South Africa, you might have a long layover in London but you don't have to spend it holed up at the airport.
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* hacer paradas=make + stops.
* hacer una parada en el camino=stop along + the way.
* lugar de parada=halting place.
* marquesina de parada de autobús=bus shelter.
* parada de autobús=bus stop ; bus stand ; bus bay.
* parada de bola=fielding.
* parada de taxis=taxi rank.
* parada en boxes=pit stop.
* parada en el camino=rest stop ; stop along the way.
* parada opcional=flag stop.

parada de autobús
(n.)=bus stop ; bus stand ; bus bay.
Ex: A railway station and covered walkway connect the SECC with the public transport network of Glasgow, as do several nearby bus stops and taxi ranks. Ex: The girls were swept away by the water as they failed to hold on to the bus stand. Ex: The existing bus shelter and bus bay shall only be demolished and removed after the new ones are completed and satisfactorily inspected.
parada de bola
(n.)=fielding.
Ex: The database contains baseball statistics going back to 1871, including batting, pitching and fielding registers for all 13,000 major league players.
parada de taxis
(n.)=taxi rank.
Ex: A railway station and covered walkway connect the SECC with the public transport network of Glasgow, as do several nearby bus stops and taxi ranks.
parada en boxes
(n.)=pit stop.
Ex: Team members train constantly to accomplish a pit stop in the shortest time -- every second in the pits means lost track position.
parada en el camino
(n.)=rest stop ; stop along the way.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Libraries on the superhighway: rest stop or roadkill?'. Ex: The drive is 182 miles and the time factor would include at least one gas, food and rest room stop along the way.
parada opcional
(n.)=flag stop.
Ex: It is one of America's last flag stop trains allowing travelers to get off the train anywhere along a 55-mile stretch to hike the backcountry.
paradero
(n.)=whereabouts.
Ex: Such lists may be general, just giving an overall outline of the subjects present in the stock of the library, and diagrammatic or coded guides to the whereabouts of the documents on those subjects.
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* de paradero desconocido=unaccounted.
* desconocer el paradero=be unaccounted for.
* paradero desconocido=unknown whereabouts.

paradero desconocido
(n.)=unknown whereabouts.
Ex: The four colors represent whether they were reported killed, captured, fled to Algeria or have unknown whereabouts.
paradigma
(n.)=paradigm ; standard setter.
Ex: In semiotics these are defined as the concepts of paradigm (choices of elements) and syntagm (options in constructing a whole).
Ex: Some producers of media materials are emerging as familiar and reliable names -- market leaders and standard setters -- with products as well known as those of the major book publishers = Están surgiendo algunos productores de material multimedia que se han convertido en nombres familiares y de confianza (líderes y modelos del mercado) con productos tan bien conocidos como los de los principales editores de libros.
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* cambio de paradigma=paradigm change ; paradigm shift.
* paradigma de búsqueda=search paradigm.

paradigma de búsqueda
(n.)=search paradigm.
Ex: This article explores the appropriateness of the search paradigm as a framework for harvesting and mining information needed to make legal arguments.
paradigmático
(adj.)=paradigmatic ; archetypal.
Ex: Gardin coined the terms paradigmatic and syntagmatic to denote these two kinds of relationship.
Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.

paradisíaco
(adj.)=paradise-like ; paradisiac ; heavenly.
Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
Ex: Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.
Ex: It is a matter of basic safety for everyone on board, before casting off in the morning for that next heavenly anchorage, to see that everything be properly stowed and secured.

parado
(adj.)=stuck ; stagnating ; unmoving ; motionless ; stationary.
Ex: Learn what to do when there is a power outage and how to respond to alarms that signal stuck elevators or that activate security or sprinkler systems.
Ex: Library budgets have stopped growing in the present climate of a stagnating economy.
Ex: The dynamic path generation problem of robots in environments with other unmoving and moving objects is considered.
Ex: In a control condition, participants recited memorized text to the research assistant who sat motionless.
Ex: In one simple version, known in England as the Scandinavian single platen machine (1841), the press bed and type were stationary throughout.
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* no salir mal parado por=be none the worse for (that) ; be none the worse for wear.
* parados, los=unemployed, the ; jobless, the ; unwaged, the.
* permanecer parado=stand + still.
* quedarse parado=stand + still ; stand by.
* quieto parao=hold + Posesivo + horses.
* salir mal parado=be the worse for it.
* tasa de parados=jobless rate.

paradoja
(n.)=paradox [paradoxes, -pl.].
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.

parados, los
=unemployed, the ; jobless, the ; unwaged, the.
Ex: The emphasis will be upon those young people whose chances of employment are poor because they lack training and those who are among the long-term unemployed. Ex: During a period of record unemployment in Canada, more and more libraries are developing special centres and programmes for the jobless and underemployed. Ex: The needs of ethnic groups, the unwaged, hospital patients, prisoners and other groups are being constructively considered.
paradójicamente
=ironically ; paradoxically.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules.
Ex: Paradoxically enough, it might be the coming of computerised reference work that will finally clinch the argument that the reference process is far more than mechanistic question-answering.

paradójico
(adj.)=paradoxical.
Ex: Academic librarians today face a paradoxical dilemma.

paraestadístico
(adj.)=parastatistical [para-statistical].
Ex: She suggests some theoretical considerations concerning the parastistical distribution of the number of journals by the number of articles which they contain.

paraestatal
(adj.)=parastatal [para-statal].
Ex: Special libraries in Kenya are considered under 4 categories: government libraries; libraries belonging to parastatal bodies; libraries owned by international institutions; and libraries belonging to private.

parafernalia
(n.)=paraphernalia ; trappings.
Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.

parafina
(n.)=paraffin.
Ex: Eating a lot of paraffin can cause intestinal obstruction.
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* estufa de parafina=oil stove.

parafrasear
(v.)=paraphrase.
Ex: A musical adaptation is a musical work that represents a distinct alteration of another work (e.g. a free transcription), a work that paraphrases parts of various works or the general style of another composer, or a work that is merely based on other music (e.g. variations on a them).

paragolpes
(n.)=bumper.
Ex: Genetic algorithms are being used to facilitate the design of laminated composite structures required by armour plating for tanks or bumpers for automobiles.

paraguas
(n.)=umbrella.
Ex: Enquiries such as 'Can you make me a list of the export figures for umbrellas for each year since 1880?' goes beyond what is reasonable to ask a librarian.

paraguayo^1
(n./adj.)=Paraguayan.
Ex: More than 2 million Paraguayans will head to the polls Sunday for the country's presidential election.

paraguayo^2
(n.)=doughnut peach ; Chinese flat peach ; Saturn peach.
Ex: Doughnut peaches are a low-fat food that is high in Vitamin C and several trace minerals.
Ex: When handling Chinese flat peaches, one should remember that they bruise easily, like all peaches.
Ex: Bite into a perfectly ripe, sweet Saturn peach and your taste buds will be in heaven.

paragüero
(n.)=umbrella stand.
Ex: Occasionally charts or maps are rolled up and stored in cardboard rolls housed in a structure like an umbrella stand.

paraje
(n.)=site ; environment.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
Ex: This document specifies methods of extending the 7-bit code, remaining in a 7-bit environment or increasing to an 8-bit environment.
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* paraje inhóspito=unforgiving wilderness.
* paraje natural=wildland.
* ser el paraje natural de=be home to.

paraje inhóspito
(n.)=unforgiving wilderness.
Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
paraje natural
(n.)=wildland.
Ex: This guide discusses preparedness and procedures for wildland fires, power outages, lightning, earthquakes, tidal waves, floods, hurricanes, tornadoes, and cold and heat waves.
paralelamente
=concomitantly ; pari passu.
Ex: Concomitantly, the cost effectiveness and efficiency of computer processing has led to a proliferation of on-line data bases.
Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.

paralelismo
(n.)=parallelism.
Ex: This parallelism suggests similar citing habits of scientists in the fields studied.
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* establecer un paralelismo=draw + parallel.
* guardar paralelismo=have + parallel.

paralelo
(adj.)=parallel ; colinear ; parallel.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: Although there are parallels between searching and indexing, it is important to remember that successful information retrieval does not depend only upon effective exploitation of indexing.
Ex: The possession of a doctoral degree and the occupation of college or university educator are very likely to be colinear variables.
Ex: The increasing demand for paper of all sorts, which the giant productivity of the Fourdrinier machine could easily meet, resulted in a parallel demand for rags which was soon outstripping the supply.
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* columnas paralelas=parallel columns.
* edición paralela=parallel-text edition ; parallel edition.
* encabezamiento paralelo=parallel heading.
* en paralelo=in parallel.
* establecer un paralelo=draw + parallel.
* interfaz de comunicación en paralelo=parallel interface.
* ir en paralelo con=run + parallel to.
* proceso en paralelo=parallel processing.
* sin paralelo=unparalleled.
* tener paralelo=have + parallel.
* título paralelo=parallel title.

paralenguaje
(n.)=para-language.
Ex: Non-verbal communication also includes para-language (grunts, sighs, tone of voice, silent pauses, etc), proxemics (concerned with the significance of physical distance between individuals), touching, and so on.

paralización
(n.)=freeze ; paralysis ; crippling ; standstill ; gridlock.
Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question.
Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
Ex: This resulted in the crippling of other industries that were dependent on computer technology.
Ex: The effects of high inflation which resulted in reduced acquisition of new literature and a virtual standstill in technical innovations.
Ex: In the short term, technological advances will not solve the problems of information saturation and electronic gridlock on the Internet.

paralizado
(adj.)=immobilised [immobilized, -USA].
Ex: The wasp buried the immobilized tarantulas in special chambers excavated from the spider's burrows.
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* paralizado por=in the grip of.

paralizado por
=in the grip of.
Ex: Delhi continues to be in the grip of a cold wave.
paralizador
=paralysing [paralyzing, -USA].
Ex: Knowing precisely who is responsible for specific library services and who will make decisions relieves the uncertainty that can be particularly vexing to a neophyte (and paralyzing to library services).
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* arma paralizadora mediante proyectil=stun gun.
* arma paralizadora sin proyectil=taser.

paralizar
(v.)=paralyse [paralyze, -USA] ; freeze ; cripple ; grip.
Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them.
Ex: So far has the computerization of cataloguing processes gone in the Library of Congress that a decision was taken in 1978 to 'freeze' the traditional reading room card catalogue and operate instead a fully automated system.
Ex: He has demanded a 'no holds barred' investigation of the causes of the electrical power blackout that crippled New York last week.
Ex: The Spanish airline swung to a net loss in the second quarter, hurt by falling demand for air travel as the recession grips Spain.
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* paralizar Algo=put + Nombre + on ice ; put + Nombre + on mothballs.
* paralizarse=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill ; seize up.

paralizar Algo
(v.)=put + Nombre + on ice ; put + Nombre + on mothballs.
Ex: Any action that the government might have considered taking was put on ice pending the results of the Royal Commission on Legal Services set up in 1976. Ex: Substantial differences caused the breakup and the project was put on mothballs.
paralizarse
(v.)=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill ; seize up.
Ex: But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill. Ex: Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill. Ex: Stopcocks seize up if left untouched for too long, so turn it off and on again every six months.
paralímpico
(adj.)=Paralympic.
Ex: The new Paralympic logo consists of three elements in red, blue and green -- the three colours that are most widely represented in national flags around the world.
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* Juegos Paralímpicos, los=Paralympic Games, the.

parametrización
(n.)=parameterisation [parameterization, -USA].
Ex: Features of the OPAC described include parameterisation for flexibility in screen design, novice and expert searching, the first and current versions and future developments.

parametrizado
(adj.)=parameterised [parameterized, -USA].
Ex: The microscopic level is highly parameterised and the macroscopic level offers an easy-to-use interface to users.

paramilitar
(adj.)=paramilitary.
Ex: Much of the older science fiction had paramilitary overtones and was concerned with pseudo-science or the fantastic.

paramédico^1
(n.)=medic ; paramedic.
Ex: A local nurse and an ambulance crew stabilised Caleb at the scene for three hours until a team of medics arrived by chopper.
Ex: Paramedics came to take care of me, and told me my heart-rate was irregular -- a result of exhaustion and dehydration.

paramédico^2
(n.)=paramedical [para-medical] ; paramedical worker.
Ex: In places where hospital libraries are professionally staffed, bibliotherapy is an accepted paramedical function, carried out by librarians.
Ex: Almost all primary care is delivered by registered nurses who are supported by paramedical workers.

paramétrico
(adj.)=parametric.
Nota: Relativo a los parámetros.
Ex: The author also introduces a distinction between structural information and parametric information, suggesting that the former may actually pose the more interesting questions for future research.

parangón
(n.)=comparison ; similarity.
Ex: A later section, section 16.6, makes a more direct comparison between subject headings lists and thesauri.
Ex: These comments are also intended to demonstrate the similarity between indexing and searching and to show how indexing tools feature in the searching process.
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* no tener parangón=be unequalled ; be without peer.
* sin parangón=unparalleled ; unequalled ; without peer ; matchless ; peerless.

paranoia
(n.)=paranoia.
Ex: As a result of paranoia many hours of research time and millions of dollars of research resources are wasted.

paranoico
(adj.)=paranoid.
Ex: As I said, this is just my own view, and many would say it is overly paranoid.

paranoide
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* esquizofrenia paranoide=paranoid schizophrenia.

paranormal
(adj.)=paranormal [para-normal].
Ex: Bexley has a different but similar system, which contains 31 broad categories including Ancient World, Travel and Exploration, Paranormal and War.

parapente
(n.)=para-gliding ; paraglider.
Ex: Hang-gliding and para-gliding are very popular sports around the Peak District, which has a number of favourable locations for these sports.
Ex: It seems to me that paragliders and rowing boats have a great deal in common.

parapentista
(n.)=paraglider ; paraglider pilot.
Ex: Most accidents happen due to rashness by paragliders, so control over one's mind is the most important thing.
Ex: Police said a paraglider pilot died Sunday evening after his paraglider suddenly plummeted to the ground.

parapetado
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* parapetado con sacos de arena=sandbagged.

parapetado con sacos de arena
(adj.)=sandbagged.
Ex: Simultaneously, automatic gunfire spewed out from a sandbagged position west of the village across the river mouth.
parapetar
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* parapetar con sacos de arena=sandbag.

parapetar con sacos de arena
(v.)=sandbag.
Ex: Many French monuments were sandbagged for protection during World War II.
parapeto
(n.)=parapet.
Ex: This is a painting of a girl in a red dress with her hair braided, seated behind a parapet near a window.
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* parapeto de la carretera=road bank.
* parapeto del camino=road bank.

parapeto de la carretera
(n.)=road bank.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
parapeto del camino
(n.)=road bank.
Ex: The tanks led the way and the remaining infantrymen trailed behind, using the tanks, trees and road bank as cover from the fire coming from the city.
paraplégico
(n./adj.)=paraplegic.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: As most disabled students have been paraplegics, the focus of attention has been on wheelchair access and assistance.

paraprofesional
(n.)=paraprofessional [para-professional].
Ex: In preparing for the management 'jungle,' one should keep in mind that anyone who is supervising another -- whether another professional, a paraprofessional, a clerical worker, or a student assistant -- is involved in the management process.
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* personal paraprofesional=paraprofessional staff.

paraprofesionalismo
(n.)=paraprofessionalism.
Ex: Paraprofessionalism in library and information work has arrived as a result of educational, technological, economic and social pressures.

parar
(v.)=halt ; stop ; check ; break off ; shut down ; pull up ; go + cold turkey ; leave off ; give it + a rest ; let + it drop ; pull over ; stop over ; put on + hold ; draw up.
Nota: Generalmente en un vehículo.
Ex: Consequently, a freeze-frame or still-picture effect can be achieved by simply halting the movement of the head across the disc.
Ex: Program function key 1 (FP1) tells DOBIS/LIBIS to stop whatever it is doing and go back to the function selection screen.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
Ex: During this period the compositors worked non-stop, breaking off only to eat, for the almost incredible period of fifty hours: two days and two nights without rest 'in an atmosphere that would poison a vulture'.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
Ex: Trucks started pulling up every hour, day and night, to the library's loading dock and depositing heaps of unordered and unwanted books.
Ex: Judging by the critical responses to the article so far, it looks like the world isn't quite ready to go cold turkey on its religion addiction.
Ex: This book takes up the thread where Volume One left off.
Ex: Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.
Ex: Anyway after a few minutes of being told to give it a rest, she let it drop.
Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws.
Ex: With luck the lapwings will now be able to stop over in Syria without coming to further harm.
Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
Ex: As I drew up outside the little village chippy, the car clock turned to 1 pm.
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* decir rápidamente sin parar=rattle off.
* hablar sin parar=burble on.
* no parar mucho en un sitio=live out of + a suitcase.
* on the go=on-the-go.
* parar a un taxi=hail + a cab.
* parar derrapando=skid to + a halt.
* parar de sopetón=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold.
* parar el carro=hold + Posesivo + horses.
* parar en seco=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold.
* parar los pies=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks.
* pararse=stall.
* pararse a + Infinitivo=take + the time to + Infinitivo.
* pararse a mitad de=stop in + midstream during.
* pararse a pensar=pause + to think ; step back ; take + a step back ; pause for + thought.
* pararse en el lado del camino=pull over.
* pararse por completo=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill.
* sin parar=steadily ; non-stop ; without a break ; without (a) rest ; without respite ; without stopping.
* sin parar a pensárselo=off-hand [offhand].
* sin pararse a pensar=off-the-cuff ; off the top of + Posesivo + head.
* trabajar sin parar=work (a)round + the clock ; work + non-stop ; be (still) working away ; be (still) toiling away ; be (still) hard at it ; work away.

parar a un taxi
(v.)=hail + a cab.
Ex: For your night out on the town get picked up and dropped off at your home or hotel and enjoy an evening worry free of driving, parking or hailing a cab.
parar de sopetón
(v.)=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold.
Ex: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick. Ex: She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.
parar derrapando
(v.)=skid to + a halt.
Ex: He skidded to a halt before bonking against the living room window.
parar el carro
(v.)=hold + Posesivo + horses.
Ex: Over the last couple of months, drug companies had been holding their horses in the hope that the new budget would bring them some relief.
parar en seco
(v.)=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks ; stop + Nombre + cold.
Ex: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick. Ex: She replied that way because you stopped her cold and put your foot down.
parar los pies
(v.)=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks.
Ex: I stopped him dead in his tracks and pretty much told him that I know about their scam and he really needs to get lost quick.
pararrayos
(n.)=lightning conductor.
Ex: The fact that a building protected by lightning conductors is occasionally struck has given rise to a certain amount of popular scepticism as to their utility.

pararse
(v.)=stall.
Ex: In other instances, however, the pay equity process has been stalled becasue of the reluctance on the part of some municipalities to include library workers in their pay equity plans.
pararse a + Infinitivo
(v.)=take + the time to + Infinitivo.
Ex: It probably is unnecesary to take the time to recount the uses and wonders of this country's most prominent booktrade journal.
pararse a mitad de
(v.)=stop in + midstream during.
Ex: And let me stress yet again that I do not mean we should be constantly stopping in midstream during a reading to ask questions and provoke discussion.
pararse a pensar
(v.)=pause + to think ; step back ; take + a step back ; pause for + thought.
Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries. Ex: Before that, however, let us step back for a moment and look at the total picture from the user's point of view. Ex: To make sure why we believe it important to bring up children as willing, avid, responsive readers of literature we have to take a step back and sort out why literature is important to ourselves. Ex: As endless stories around corruption continue to spill over into the main news and business pages, businesses should pause for thought before jumping on the sport sponsoring gravy train.
pararse en el lado del camino
(v.)=pull over.
Ex: But just as she pulled over the road in the pitch blackness of night she heard the unceasing sound of the night like she had never heard it.
pararse por completo
(v.)=come to + a standstill ; be at a standstill.
Ex: But during the Japanese war the city was attacked by Japanese bombs and suffered heavy damage to its libraries with library activity coming to a standstill. Ex: Many libraries in Africa are faced with little or no money for purchasing new materials, and library development is at a standstill.
parasitario
(adj.)=parasitic ; parasitical.
Ex: Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.
Ex: Lichens are not parasitical, but instead feed on air, dust and ambient moisture.

parasitismo
(n.)=parasitism.
Ex: The article 'Parasitism or symbiosis' argues that information services are being exploited by private entrepreneurs.
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* parasitismo social=social parasitism.

parasitismo social
(n.)=social parasitism.
Ex: Social parasitism is a charge that is leveled against a group or class in society which is considered to be detrimental to the whole.
parasitología
(n.)=parasitology.
Ex: The author reviews the use of on-line data bases, by workers in the field of parasitology, as a means of keeping abreast of current developments.

parasol
(n.)=parasol ; sunshade [sun shade].
Ex: The author presents an historical survey of the specific technical field of umbrellas, parasols and walking sticks.
Ex: The main feature of this learning resources center consists of white metal angled sunshades over each window.

parasítico
(adj.)=parasitic ; parasitical.
Ex: Sufficient attention should be given to preventing the parasitic, bacterial and viral infectious diseases that are influential in the decline in the numbers of wildcats.
Ex: Lichens are not parasitical, but instead feed on air, dust and ambient moisture.

paraíso
(n.)=paradise.
Ex: Only in paradise do editors get perfect manuscripts.
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* ave del paraíso=bird of paradise.
* paraíso fiscal=tax haven ; offshore banking.
* paraíso terrenal=Shangri-la.
* paraíso terrenal, el=land of cream and honey, the ; land of milk and honey, the.
* parecido a un paraíso=paradise-like.

paraíso fiscal
(n.)=tax haven ; offshore banking.
Ex: This article defines tax havens and explains how companies are incorporated in tax havens. Ex: There is a lack of understanding over what benefits offshore banking can provide to people retiring abroad.
paraíso terrenal
=Shangri-la.
Ex: This is the cradle of Shangri-la and one of the deepest river gorges on earth = Ésta es la cuna del Shangrilá y uno de los desfiladeros más profundos de la tierra.
paraíso terrenal, el
(n.)=land of cream and honey, the ; land of milk and honey, the.
Ex: The article 'Affiliated membership -- land of cream and honey' describes what has been done towards recognition of technical staff in libraries by the LA. Ex: Ireland has been described by many poets and story-tellers as the land of milk and honey.
parcela
(n.)=allotment ; vegetable plot ; croft ; plot of land ; piece of land.
Ex: The factory worker compensates for his noisy and dirty work environment by digging his allotment.
Ex: Vegetable plots found around British cities form a landscape type with its own particular human involvement.
Ex: Ponies have been used for riding, transport, work on crofts and in coal mines, domestic service, and in show business.
Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land.
Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.
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* parcela de terreno=plot of land ; piece of land.
* parcela sin construir=vacant lot ; vacant land.
* proteger + Posesivo + parcela=guard + Posesivo + patch.

parcela de terreno
(n.)=plot of land ; piece of land.
Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improving cultivation of their small private plots of land. Ex: So it is important that every piece of land is divided by a boundary to show the demarcation.
parcela sin construir
(n.)=vacant lot ; vacant land.
Ex: A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot. Ex: A survey of vacant land in urban areas of England is one of the many practical applications of geographic information systems (GIS).
parcelación
(n.)=parcelling.
Ex: As part of a land development project, a new system has been designed for parcelling.

parche
(n.)=patch ; poultice ; sticking plaster ; fix ; quick fix ; bug fix ; kludge ; stopgap [stop-gap] ; band aid ; band-aid solution.
Ex: The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: The article 'The application of Carbopol poultices on paper objects' discusses the characteristics and ageing process of Carbopol gels in relation to their application on paper.
Ex: The article in question is entitled 'The world and sticking plasters: or, how can we help developing countries?'.
Ex: A technological fix which prevents people from sending mail to more than a fixed number of people at once is needed.
Ex: The author calls for more market research rather than just tinkering or applying fashionable cosmetic quick fixes.
Ex: The company will continue to provide maintenance releases and bug fixes on all the systems for an indefinite period.
Ex: The article 'The elegant kludge' describes Windows 95 new features and points out some of the architectural anachronisms from the earlier Windows 3.1.
Ex: The author describes the role of CD-ROM technology as both temporary stopgap and long term solution to the problem of direct access to online databases.
Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
Ex: This decision is frequently a short-term band-aid solution with negative long-term implications.
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* hecho a base de parches=patchwork.
* juego de parches=patch kit.
* parche ocular=eye patch [eyepatch].
* parche para el ojo=eye patch [eyepatch].
* parche para la piel=skin patch.
* poner parches=patch up ; patch.

parche ocular
(n.)=eye patch [eyepatch].
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
parche para el ojo
(n.)=eye patch [eyepatch].
Ex: He went in the tavern wearing an eye patch, crying 'ahoy, matey!' and eying the comely wenches.
parche para la piel
(n.)=skin patch.
Ex: These travel sickness tablets and skin patches are only provided on prescription.
parcheado
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* parcheado de colores=dappled.

parcheado de colores
(adj.)=dappled.
Ex: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.
parchear
(v.)=patch up ; patch.
Ex: I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people.
Ex: Soft, crumbly plaster should be removed down to the lath and out as far as the firmly attached areas in preparation for patching.

parcial
(adj.)=biased [biassed] ; one-sided ; partial ; non-judgmental [non-judgemental] ; loaded ; partisan.
Ex: The documentation concerning indexing is in danger of presenting a biased view of indexing.
Ex: The reading interests on Robinson's Crusoe island seem to be well defined though somewhat one-sided.
Ex: Any other indication of document content, such as classification notation or alphabetical subject headings are partial representations of content.
Ex: Ageist forms of headings like CHILDREN-MANAGEMENT (instead of the familiar and nonjudgmental CHILD-REARING) and AGED (instead of SENIORS or SENIOR CITIZENS) should not be used.
Ex: The author briefly discusses the loaded techno-political issue of micro-informatics technology transfer, and how an international effort could assist in this respect.
Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
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* a tiempo parcial=part-time.
* examen parcial=midterm [mid-term] ; midterm exam.
* ser parcial=be partial.
* trabajo a tiempo parcial=part-time job.

parcialidad
(n.)=bias [biases, -pl.] ; partiality.
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.

parcialismo
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* tratar Algo sin parcialismo=treat + Nombre + with an even hand.

parcialmente
=partially.
Ex: This particular problem can at least be partially remedied by giving titles in addition to document numbers.
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* parcialmente abierto=partially-open.
* parcialmente nuboso=partly cloudy.

parcialmente abierto
(adj.)=partially-open.
Ex: Michoud was the smallest of the three, so volunteered to try getting in through the partially-open sunroof but she became stuck.
parcialmente nuboso
(adj.)=partly cloudy.
Ex: Partly cloudy skies are forecast for the area tonight with low temperatures in the lower 30s.
pardela
(n.)=shearwater.
Ex: Anecdotal records describe habitat destruction through soil erosion due to burrowing by puffins, shearwaters and stoats.

pardo
(adj.)=fawn.
Ex: This paint comes in a fawn colour with a matte finish that allows you to wipe clean surface dirt and grime without damaging the surface.
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* de picos pardos=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
* irse de picos pardos=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* oso pardo=grizzly bear.

pardusco
(adj.)=mousy ; drab.
Ex: She smiled at him flicking a bit of her mousy brown hair out of her eyes.
Ex: The ride to Central Station first takes you through several drab suburbs, showing none of the picturesque scenes promoted by the tourist office.
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* de color pardusco=drably.

parduzco
(adj.)=brownish.
Ex: The brownish discharge in women could be due to a hormonal imbalance and is perfectly normal.

pareado
(adj.)=semidetached [semi-detached].
Ex: Houses are marketed as a semidetached but in fact the house adjoins only the neighbours garage.
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* casa pareada=duplex ; duplex house.
* chalet pareado=terrace(d) home ; terrace(d) house ; semidetached house.

parear
(v.)=couple ; pair up ; pair ; pair off.
Ex: The author describes a model for coupling hypertext and a knowledge based system.
Ex: Researchers have found that protons are about 20 times more likely to pair up with neutrons than with other protons in the nucleus.
Ex: The movie rudicule the Hollywood convention of pairing decrepit male actors with starlets young enough to be their granddaughters.
Ex: Being single when all your friends are pairing off can be difficult.

parece como
(v.)=appear + as though.
Ex: Until recently, replacing the DLL seemed to solve the problem, but it appears as though that is no longer the case.
parece que
=by the sounds of it ; by the looks of it.
Ex: You got an inspector that had got out of bed on the wrong side that morning, by the sounds of it. Ex: This has happened twice and, by the looks of it, it seems be a fairly idiopathic occurrence.
parece que...
=it seems that....
Ex: 'It seems that for success in science and art,' he wrote, 'a dash of autism is essential'.
parece tener poco sentido que
(n.)=there + seem + little point in.
Ex: There seems little point in hundreds of cataloguers in separate locations wading through cataloguing codes and classification schemes in order to create a variety of catalogue records for the same work.
parecer + Adjetivo
(v.)=appear + Adjetivo.
Ex: 'I'll see, Bernice, if I can find something for you on what to do when you suspect someone is becoming an alcoholic,' she added trying to appear composed.
parecer + Nombre
(v.)=seem + like + Nombre.
Ex: Simple though such enquiries may be to the librarian, the speed and assurance of the response does seem like sorcery to many users.
parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo
(v.)=seem + worth + Gerundio.
Ex: However, it seems worth rehearsing some of the arguments again here in this particular context and identifying specifically how these problems are negotiated in a data base using natural language indexing.
parecer apetecible
(v.)=look + tasty.
Ex: We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
parecer atractivo
(v.)=look + attractive.
Ex: Library buildings are now planned to be aesthetic as well as functional; in addition, books are designed to look attractive.
parecer atrayente
(v.)=sound + attractive.
Ex: While donation might not sound attractive, you have to consider the tax advantages of giving an automobile.
parecer bien
(v.)=be all right with + Persona.
Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
parecer bueno
(v.)=look + good.
Ex: Whilst there was still a budget deficit, the situation was an improvement on last year and indications for the future look good = Aunque el déficit presupuestario seguía existiendo, la situación había mejorado con respecto al año anterior y las pespectivas para el futuro parecían buenas.
parecer contradictorio
(v.)=appear + contradictory.
Ex: However, it is hard to draw any definite conclusions about mobile information and advice vans as the evidence appears so contradictory.
parecer debatible
(v.)=look + debatable.
Ex: The growth of information technology is accelerating at the expense of the book's future and the continued existence of libraries and librarians thefore looks debatable.
parecer en peligro
(v.)=appear + in jeopardy.
Ex: The very existence of the public library appears in jeopardy; public librarians appear both concerned and confused.
parecer estar
(v.)=appear + to be.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.
parecer increíble
(v.)=beggar + belief.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
parecer insignificante en comparación
(v.)=pale by + comparison.
Ex: No matter how good you are, there's a significant chance of paling by comparison.
parecer loco
(v.)=sound + crazy.
Ex: I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.
parecer lógico
(v.)=make + sense.
Ex: It makes sense in this case to establish two prediction patterns: one for the airmail subscription and one for the others.
parecer probable
(v.)=seem + likely.
Ex: It seems likely that it is between 80-90% complete but since there are some notable absentees the shortfall in total coverage is a significant one.
parecer prometedor
(v.)=look + promising ; show + promise.
Ex: Here we may find a reference to another active researcher in the field of superconductivity that looks promising. Ex: This is a fresh avenue of approach to classification, and shows some promise.
parecer raro
(v.)=sound + odd.
Ex: These decisions may sound odd, like the assumption of an 'unreliable' network, but history has proven that most of them were reasonably correct.
parecer razonable
(v.)=seem + reasonable.
Ex: It seems reasonable to require that leaders share the beliefs of the organizations that they seek to lead.
parecer sabroso
(v.)=look + tasty.
Ex: We let them out in the garden at the weekend and they enjoy exploring all the nooks and crannies and eating anything that looks tasty!.
parecer ser
(v.)=appear + to be.
Ex: Intradisciplinary citation analysis reveals that the 'holistic' study of man appears to be only a rhetorical claim.
parecer tentador
(v.)=sound + attractive.
Ex: While donation might not sound attractive, you have to consider the tax advantages of giving an automobile.
parecer una eternidad
(v.)=seem like + an eternity.
Ex: Thus they remained for what seemed like an eternity.
parecer una locura
(v.)=sound + crazy.
Ex: I know it sounds crazy, but whitewashing brick or wood is a unique way to provide color to the outside of a home.
parecer una probabilidad
(v.)=loom up + a possibility.
Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question; but borrowing someone from another department loomed up a possibility -- if anyone could be spared.
parecer(se) a
(v.)=look like ; resemble.
Ex: After several saves, the saved document summary screen might look like that shown in Figure 32 on page 38. Ex: The keyboard resembles a standard typewriter.
parecer^1
(n.)=view.
Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
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* a mi parecer=in my books ; methinks.
* a + Posesivo + parecer=to + Posesivo + mind.
* cambiar de parecer=change + Posesivo + mind ; change + Posesivo + tune.
* cambiar de parecer a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* cambio de parecer=change of heart ; change of mind.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + parecer=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.
* de pareceres similares=like-minded.
* es mi parecer=my two cents' worth.
* mi parecer=my two cents' worth.
* según Posesivo + parecer=in + Posesivo + view ; in + Posesivo + opinion ; by + Posesivo + lights ; according to + Posesivo + lights.

parecer^2
(v.)=loom ; seem ; sound (like) ; sound + like ; strike + Pronombre Personal ; look ; smack of ; come off as.
Ex: The problem of their citation looms less significantly in abstracting and indexing products than that of the citation of periodical articles.
Ex: For this scheme it would seem sensible to order the foci within each facet differently according to the nature of the facet.
Ex: Limitless flexibility sounds to be the answer but it is, of course, impossibly expensive and unacceptable aesthetically.
Ex: 'I hope this doesn't sound like an off-the-wall remark but have you ever heard of or read anything about the so called mid-life crisis?'.
Ex: 'You commented earlier,' she said ingenuously, aloud, 'that Kass didn't strike you as the union type'.
Ex: An architectural rendering is a pictorial representation of a building intended to show, before it has been built, how the building will look when completed.
Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
Ex: I love the content of this discussion, and hope that my comments don't come off as negative.
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* al parecer=apparently ; apparently ; it seems that... ; supposedly ; allegedly ; it appeared that... ; by the sounds of it ; by the looks of it.
* aunque no lo parezca=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* aunque parezca difícil=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* aunque parezca extraño=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* aunque parezca increíble=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* aunque parezca mentira=amazingly enough ; believe it or not ; strangely enough ; incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* aunque parezca raro=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough ; funnily.
* es lo que a mí me parece=my two cents' worth.
* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido=victory from the jaws of defeat.
* hacer parecer=make + seem ; make + Nombre + out to be.
* hacer parecer pequeño=dwarf.
* las cosas no son tan simples como parecen=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* las cosas son más complicadas de lo que parecen=there's more to it than meets the eye ; there's more to the picture than meets the eye.
* más complejo de lo que parece=more than meets the eye.
* más complicado de lo que parece=more than meets the eye.
* no parecer lógico=make + no sense.
* no parecer que=there + be + no sign of ; there + be + little sign of.
* no parecerse en nada a=be nothing like.
* no parecerse ni por asomo=different as night and day.
* no parecer Uno Mismo=be out of character.
* no ser lo que parecer=be not all what it seems to be ; be not as it seems to be.
* o algo parecido=in the way of.
* o eso parece=or so it seems.
* parece como=appear + as though.
* parece que=by the sounds of it ; by the looks of it.
* parece que...=it seems that....
* parecer + Adjetivo=appear + Adjetivo.
* parecer apetecible=look + tasty.
* parecer atractivo=look + attractive.
* parecer atrayente=sound + attractive.
* parecer bien=be all right with + Persona.
* parecer bueno=look + good.
* parecer contradictorio=appear + contradictory.
* parecer debatible=look + debatable.
* parecer en peligro=appear + in jeopardy.
* parecer estar=appear + to be.
* parecer increíble=beggar + belief.
* parecer insignificante en comparación=pale by + comparison.
* parecer loco=sound + crazy.
* parecer lógico=make + sense.
* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo=seem + worth + Gerundio.
* parecer + Nombre=seem + like + Nombre.
* parecer probable=seem + likely.
* parecer prometedor=look + promising ; show + promise.
* parecer raro=sound + odd.
* parecer razonable=seem + reasonable.
* parecer sabroso=look + tasty.
* parecerse=bear + similarity ; look + alike ; take after.
* parecerse a=look like ; resemble.
* parecer ser=appear + to be.
* parecer tentador=sound + attractive.
* parecer una eternidad=seem like + an eternity.
* parecer una locura=sound + crazy.
* parecer una probabilidad=loom up + a possibility.
* parece tener poco sentido que=there + seem + little point in.
* por muy difícil que parezca=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* por muy extraño que parezca=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough ; funnily.
* por muy increíble que parezca=incredible though it may seem ; incredibly ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* por muy mentira que parezca=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; strangely enough ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* por muy raro que parezca=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* que parece dudoso=dubious-sounding.
* que parece sospechoso=dubious-sounding.
* qué te parece que...=what about....
* según parece=apparently ; apparently ; by the looks of it ; by the sounds of it.
* ser lo más parecido a=be as close as we come to.
* ser parecido a=be close to.
* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es=If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.
* tan difícil como (lo) parece=as difficult as it seems.
* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer=as amazing as it seems.

parecerse
(v.)=bear + similarity ; look + alike ; take after.
Ex: If one walks round a large general booskshop and carefully appraises the stock on display it becomes clear quite quickly that there are many types of books which seem to bear a strong similarity to each other. Ex: No two paper moulds of the hand-press period were ever precisely identical, and individual moulds can be identified by their paper images; even the two moulds of a pair, which were deliberately made to look alike, can be told apart by the paper made in them. Ex: Libraries are like chameleons: they take after the complexion of society.
parecido
(adj.)=like ; similar ; common thread ; resemblance ; like-minded ; alike ; sameness ; similitude ; kindred.
Nota: Véase red para otras palabras terminadas con este sufijo.
Ex: Inversion may offer the advantage of grouping like subjects.
Ex: Both the author and the subject approach for nonbook materials can be regarded as broadly similar for all media.
Ex: The life of William Lowndes shows a common thread with that of Robert Watt in being far from a happy one.
Ex: We have already pointed out the startling resemblance between this and the published outline of the 'new' BSO being prepared for UNISIST.
Ex: Directories of organizations and human resources are an excellent means of knowing who is doing what and where and assist in the networking among like-minded institutions.
Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
Ex: The third type of interpretation also embodies delicacy, but a kind that resembles narcissistic similitude and involution, with even suggestions of unisexuality.
Ex: The indexer must evaluate whether the index user will profit if a distinction is made between two kindred terms.
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* bien parecido=personable ; good looking.
* lo más parecido a=the nearest thing to.
* muy parecido a=much like.
* o algo parecido=or something of that sort ; or something to that effect ; or something of that nature ; or anything like that ; or words to that effect.
* parecido a=akin to ; equalling that ; along the lines of ; to the effect of ; kind of like ; kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
* parecido a la realidad=lifelike [life-like].
* parecido a las noticias=news-type.
* parecido a los pelos=hair-like.
* parecido a una avispa=waspish.
* parecido a una bandeja=tray-like.
* parecido a una caja=boxlike.
* parecido a una capa=cape-like.
* parecido a un ácaro=mite-like.
* parecido a una catedral=cathedral-like.
* parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano=CAB-type.
* parecido a un catálogo=catalogue type.
* parecido a un desierto=desert-like.
* parecido a un diccionario=dictionary-like.
* parecido a un laberinto=maze-like.
* parecido a un paraíso=paradise-like.
* parecido a un remo=paddle-like.
* parecido a un sistema experto=expert-type.
* parecido a un televisor=TV-like.
* parecido a un tiburón=sharky.
* parecido a un violín=fiddle-like.
* ser parecido=be on a par.

parecido a
=akin to ; equalling that ; along the lines of ; to the effect of ; kind of like ; kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
Ex: I personally believe that something akin to what happened to pocket calculators is going to happen to microform readers. Ex: Interestingly, the Jacquard loom had a resolution of 1000 silk threads to the inch, equalling that of paper. Ex: The author considers the possibility of a shift from libraries to personal information service along the lines of the shift that has occured from public to private transport. Ex: When a speaker's time is up, make it clear by rising and saying words to the effect of 'Thank you very much. That's all the time you have'. Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!. Ex: This paper examines colloquial contractions (spelling variants such as 'kinda' and 'hafta') against a background of other variations in the English writing system. Ex: I feel sorta guilty for spending most of this beautiful afternoon bed.
parecido a la realidad
(adj.)=lifelike [life-like].
Ex: This article describes a method of teaching managerial skills through lifelike situations where students are presented with concrete problems requiring practical solutions.
parecido a las noticias
(adj.)=news-type.
Ex: News-type articles reporting on libraries' progress with particular approval plans are specifically excluded.
parecido a los pelos
(adj.)=hair-like.
Ex: Basically, snot is a mixture of mucous and the particles that the cilia (hair-like projections in the nose) filter out.
parecido a un catálogo
(n.)=catalogue type.
Ex: So we definitely intend to continue to produce catalog type card records for a long time to come, for as long as they're needed and it's a significant need.
parecido a un desierto
(adj.)=desert-like.
Ex: Desertification is the diminution or destruction of the biological potential of the land, and can lead ultimately to desert-like conditions.
parecido a un diccionario
(adj.)=dictionary-like.
Ex: This definition embodies a simple key to creating a self-evolving content-rich medium where connections link the reader to dictionary-like explanations.
parecido a un laberinto
(adj.)=maze-like.
Ex: It is a maze-like photomontage of pictures of the changing rooms and corridors of an indoor swimming pool.
parecido a un paraíso
(adj.)=paradise-like.
Ex: The majority of early modern accounts of discovery narratives about America reflect a peculiar fusion of a utopian and paradise-like idyll of the new continent with cruel cannibalistic practices of the natives.
parecido a un remo
(adj.)=paddle-like.
Ex: The manatee is a nearly hairless, thick-skinned marine mammal without hindlimbs and with paddle-like forelimbs.
parecido a un sistema experto
(adj.)=expert-type.
Ex: The author describes a microcomputer-based reference expert-type system.
parecido a un televisor
(adj.)=TV-like.
Ex: For outputting information, two common devices used are a printer which prints the new information on paper, or a CRT display screen which shows the results on a TV-like screen.
parecido a un tiburón
(adj.)=sharky.
Ex: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.
parecido a un violín
(adj.)=fiddle-like.
Ex: This pear-shaped, fiddle-like musical instrument displays both 'Western' and 'Eastern' influences.
parecido a un ácaro
(adj.)=mite-like.
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
parecido a una avispa
(adj.)=waspish.
Ex: A Japanese wasp fan club has added the insects to rice crackers, saying the result adds a waspish scent to the traditional fare.
parecido a una bandeja
(adj.)=tray-like.
Ex: The two moulds, which were twins, were oblong wire sieves mounted on wooden frames, and the deckle was a removable wooden rim which could be fitted to either mould to make it into a tray-like sieve with a raised edge.
parecido a una caja
(adj.)=boxlike.
Ex: Factories and mills sprang up, and with them row upon row of tight boxlike workers' houses.
parecido a una capa
(adj.)=cape-like.
Ex: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.
parecido a una catedral
(adj.)=cathedral-like.
Ex: The cathedral-like hush contrasted strangely with the clamor and movement outside.
parecido a una oficina de información al ciudadano
(n.)=CAB-type.
Ex: Immigrants have a network of immigrant information offices that provide a CAB-type service and will, free of charge, supply interpreters to help with such matters as finding housing.
pared
(n.)=wall.
Ex: The planning arrangements can also be seen to be much more flexible if the number of walls in the building are reduced to a minimum.
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* biblioteca sin paredes=library without walls.
* blanco como la pared=deathly white ; deathly pale ; as white as snow ; as white as a sheet (of paper) ; as white as a ghost ; green around the gills.
* cogido entre la espada y la pared=caught between two stools.
* con la espalda contra la pared=up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall.
* con las dimensiones de una pared=wall-sized.
* contra la pared=up against the wall ; with + Posesivo + back against the wall ; against a/the wall.
* contra una pared=against a/the wall.
* decoración de paredes=wall covering.
* de pared a pared=wall-to-wall.
* entre la espada y la pared=between the rock and the hard place ; between the devil and the deep blue sea ; between a rock and a hard place ; double bind.
* estar con la espalda contra la pared=Posesivo + back + be + against the wall.
* estar entre la espada y la pared=be on the horns of a dilemma.
* estar que + subirse + por las paredes=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
* hablar con la pared=talk to + air.
* hablarle a la pared=talk to + air.
* hacer que suba por las paredes=get on + Posesivo + wick.
* interruptor de pared=wall switch.
* montado en la pared=wall-mounted.
* pared abdominal, la=abdominal wall, the.
* pared alicatada=tiled wall.
* pared arterial=artery wall.
* pared con cámara de aire=cavity wall.
* pared cortina=curtain wall.
* pared del acantilado=cliff face.
* pared de ladrillo=brick wall.
* pared del estómago=stomach lining ; lining of the stomach.
* pared del pecho=breast wall.
* pared del precipio=cliff face.
* pared divisoria=partition wall.
* pared energética=energy wall.
* pared pectoral=breast wall.
* poner en la pared=pin up.
* poner entre la espada y la pared=press to + the point.
* recubrimiento de paredes=wall covering.
* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera=wood panelling.
* revestimiento de paredes con paneles de madera de roble=oak panelling.
* ser como hablar con la pared=be like talking to a brick wall.
* ser como hablarle a la pared=be like talking to a brick wall.
* subirse por las paredes=be beside + Reflexivo ; be beside + Reflexivo + with anger ; be beside + Reflexivo + with rage.
* trepar una pared=climb over + a wall.

pared abdominal, la
(n.)=abdominal wall, the.
Ex: Abdominoplasty, known more commonly as a 'tummy tuck,' is a major surgical procedure to remove excess skin and fat from the middle and lower abdomen and to tighten the muscles of the abdominal wall.
pared alicatada
(n.)=tiled wall.
Ex: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples.
pared arterial
(n.)=artery wall.
Ex: Most cerebral aneurysms are congenital, resulting from an inborn abnormality in an artery wall.
pared con cámara de aire
(n.)=cavity wall.
Ex: The type of insulation required depends on whether the building has cavity walls or solid walls.
pared cortina
(n.)=curtain wall.
Ex: An undisputed advantage of a ventilated curtain wall is acoustic isolation.
pared de ladrillo
(n.)=brick wall.
Ex: Salt efflorescence on the brick wall there shows seasonal changes with an annual cycle.
pared del acantilado
(n.)=cliff face.
Ex: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth.
pared del estómago
(n.)=stomach lining ; lining of the stomach.
Ex: The stomach lining is a wrinkly bag that holds acids to help digest food. Ex: If the lining of the stomach is examined with a hand lens, one can see that it is covered with numerous small holes.
pared del pecho
(n.)=breast wall.
Ex: Right after breast augmentation surgery, the breast wall and tissue will be tender and swollen.
pared del precipio
(n.)=cliff face.
Ex: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth.
pared divisoria
(n.)=partition wall.
Ex: Finally partition walls and fixtures are added to customise each module to meet the needs of a particular library area.
pared energética
(n.)=energy wall.
Ex: Outside the walls of the room, outside the walls of his skull, outside the impalpable energy walls of his mind, he felt those forces gathering, swelling up.
pared pectoral
(n.)=breast wall.
Ex: Right after breast augmentation surgery, the breast wall and tissue will be tender and swollen.
pareja
(n.)=bedfellow ; twosome ; partner ; dyad ; sexual partner ; couple.
Ex: I would like to devote a couple of moments each to what may seem strange bedfellows at first: Sholom Aleichem, Melvil's Rib, the CIA, and La Jolla, California.
Ex: The article 'Computers and children: a compatible twosome' discusses the setting up of a computer programme for children at a public library.
Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependants on this occasion .
Ex: Despite differences in citation behaviour, there seems to be at least some exchange of information within this dyad.
Ex: Mating strategies also appeared to be influenced by birth order, most notably in the area of infidelity, with middleborns being the least likely birth order to cheat on a sexual partner.
Ex: The author discusses the steps a marriage and family therapist goes through in working with couples who are considering divorce.
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* búsqueda de pareja=mate finding.
* en parejas=in pairs ; pairwise.
* formar parejas=pair up ; pair off.
* matrimonio entre parejas del mismo sexo=same-sex marriage.
* pareja de ancianos=elderly couple.
* pareja de hecho=common-law husband ; common-law wife ; common-law marriage.
* pareja de recién casados=newlywed couple.
* pareja heterosexual=heterosexual couple.
* pareja homosexual=homosexual couple.
* pareja perfecta=perfect match ; perfect couple.
* por parejas=in pairs ; pairwise.
* salir en pareja con=date ; go (out) on + a date.
* selección de la pareja=mate selection.
* ser pareja=be an item.
* una pareja ideal=a match made in heaven.
* una pareja perfecta=a match made in heaven.

pareja de ancianos
(n.)=elderly couple.
Ex: Thanks to fingerprints left on a glass of water, police have made a quick arrest in a home invasion last week in which two intruders terrorized an elderly couple.
pareja de hecho
(n.)=common-law husband ; common-law wife ; common-law marriage.
Ex: The writer also relates Ruby's reason for keeping her son in the box to her later unusual behavior regarding her common-law husband's captivity in a Jefferson jail cell. Ex: Even including common-law wives, only about half of the women of reproductive age were married, & 15% were still spinsters at ages 40-44. Ex: Legally, cohabitation is not the equivalent of marriage or common-law marriage.
pareja de recién casados
(n.)=newlywed couple.
Ex: If you are a newlywed couple, going on a cruise is possibly the best way of spending your honeymoon.
pareja heterosexual
(n.)=heterosexual couple.
Ex: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace.
pareja homosexual
(n.)=homosexual couple.
Ex: She was a strong and independent woman and role model for homosexual couples.
pareja perfecta
(n.)=perfect match ; perfect couple.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The perfect match - parasite & host: made for each other'. Ex: The article 'The perfect couple?' focuses on the concept of mixing leisure and shopping activities.
parejo
=neck and neck.
Ex: In recent months, DC has continued to close the gap, and the two leaders are now virtually neck and neck = En los últimos meses, DC ha continuado acortando distancias y ahora los dos líderes van bastante parejos.

parentela
(n.)=kinfolk [kinsfolk].
Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.

parentesco
(n.)=kinship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: For example, a textbook on 'Social anthropology' will contain information on a large number of concepts such as social structure, kinship, marriage, ritual, etc.
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* parentesco consanguíneo=blood relationship ; consanguinity.
* parentesco por consanguinidad=blood relationship ; consanguinity.

parentesco consanguíneo
(n.)=blood relationship ; consanguinity.
Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor. Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
parentesco por consanguinidad
(n.)=blood relationship ; consanguinity.
Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor. Ex: Consanguinity is the blood relationship that exists among individuals that descend from a common ancestor.
pareplegia
(n.)=paraplegia.
Ex: The most common condition that occurs when there is a spinal injury is paraplegia -- meaning, paralysis of legs affecting both movements and sensation.

parestesia
(n.)=paresthesia.
Ex: Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.

pargo
(n.)=sea bream.
Ex: Samples of mullet, sea bream and red sea bream were obtained from polluted water after the wreck of the ship 'Juliana' in order to detect contamination.

paria
(n.)=pariah ; outcast ; social outcast.
Ex: If we turn Albert down, the union could make the roof fall in on us and you, as a member of the union, may become something of a pariah.
Ex: This is one of the fundamental reasons why it is so important for publica libraries to become part of the networked society: in order to avoid the creation of a new underclass of Internet outcasts.
Ex: The novel often has an unjustified negative image as a book only loved by weirdos and social outcasts.

paridad
(n.)=parity.
Ex: This will allow data to be sent over the communication lines and it must naturally be possible to set the appropriate baud rates and parity.

pariente
(n.)=relative ; kin ; kinsman [kinsmen, -pl.] ; relation.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
Ex: Marriage is prohibited with all direct kin.
Ex: The article 'Two noble kinsmen: libraries and museums' explains how libraries and museums reflect a common ancestry yet they have evolved separately.
Ex: The next day Margaret and her relations were invited to the Palace for a private brunch.
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* pariente cercano=close relation ; close relative ; near relative ; near relation.
* pariente consanguíneo=blood relation ; blood relative.
* pariente femenino=kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].
* pariente lejano=distant relative ; distant relation.
* pariente más cercano=next of kin.
* pariente pobre=poor relation.
* parientes=kinfolk [kinsfolk].

pariente cercano
(n.)=close relation ; close relative ; near relative ; near relation.
Ex: Another close relation is the findings-oriented abstracts they emphasize the results or findings of an investigation, rather than selecting material according to the interest of a given audience. Ex: The behavior of a close relative challenges assumptions about male supremacy in human evolution. Ex: The hire of a near relative of a current employee is permitted when it is in the best interest of the University. Ex: A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a part.
pariente consanguíneo
(n.)=blood relation ; blood relative.
Ex: Anyone suggesting that the only way not get promoted through the company is by blood relation, is completely inaccurate in this assumption. Ex: Spouses are not ordinarily blood relatives and when they are, the marriage is consanguineous and carries a higher risk than average of homozygous progeny by descent from ancestors in common.
pariente femenino
(n.)=kinswoman [kinswomen, -pl.].
Ex: Also, a man may never marry a kinswoman in the category of daughter, sister, or father's sister.
pariente lejano
(n.)=distant relative ; distant relation.
Ex: Boris Johnson, the Mayor of London, is a distant relative of the Queen, it has been disclosed. Ex: Perhaps she is even a distant relation of mine since we share the same last name.
pariente más cercano
=next of kin.
Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.
pariente pobre
=poor relation.
Ex: For some reason, there is a tendency for public libraries to become the poor relations of the library world.
parientes
(n.)=kinfolk [kinsfolk].
Ex: Corruption wormed its way through their ranks, as it did through the ranks of their kinfolk.
parietal
(adj.)=parietal.
Ex: Evidence implying that the inferior parietal area is associated with such higher order processes as word meaning and comprehension is also summarized.
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* lóbulo parietal=parietal lobe.

parihuelas
(n.)=stretcher ; gurney.
Ex: Doctors worked around the clock in its three operating rooms while stretchers crowded the sidewalks outside the building.
Ex: The inmate was escorted into the execution chamber and was strapped onto a gurney with ankle and wrist restraints.

paripé
(n.)=farce.
Ex: University libraries are facing the farce of new information and communication technologies.
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* hacer el paripé=keep up + facade ; put on + an act.

parir
(v.)=farrow ; birth ; give + birth to ; kindle.
Nota: Utilizado para algunos tipos de animales como gatos y conejos.
Ex: Sows that farrowed in winter had the highest number of stillborn piglets per litter and the lowest percentage born alive.
Ex: This 'civilization' has reached the pinnacle of its development, because it has birthed the seeds of its own transformation.
Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers.
Ex: Breeders should wait several weeks after kindling before breeding the doe again.
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* eramos pocos y parió la abuela=it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
* parir cervatillos=fawn.

parir cervatillos
(v.)=fawn.
Ex: There are peaks in deer traffic accidents during the rut in the autumn and after fawning in the spring.
parisino
(adj.)=Parisian.
Ex: Like many whose vocation is to serve their fellow-man, from New York cab drivers to Parisian cafe waiters, they do not always feel like smiling.

parka
(n.)=parka.
Ex: Olga works for one full year with great courage and independence trapping ground squirrels and gathering materials needed to tan, dye, and sew furs to make a parka for her husband.

parlachín
(adj.)=burbler ; talkative ; chattery.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: Both blacks & whites perceived themselves as active, caring, critical, emotional, friendly, individualistic, intelligent, & talkative.
Ex: He is very chattery when he wants to be, and the rest of the time really chilled out and very rarely stressed.

parlamentario
(adj.)=parliamentary.
Ex: If secondary concepts such as parliamentary reform or Irish home rule had been stated in the subject analysis it would have been representative of the policy of depth indexing.
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* archivo parlamentario=parliamentary archive(s).
* debate parlamentario=parliamentary debate.
* sistema parlamentario unicameral=unicameral parliamentary system.

parlamento
(n.)=parliament.
Ex: Local authorities carry out functions conferred on them by Acts of parliament; for example, the provision of public amenities such as libraries, museums, swimming pools and car parks, waste collection and disposal, and the promotion of tourism.
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* biblioteca de parlamento=parliamentary library.
* parlamento bicameral=bicameral parliament.
* Parlamento Europeo=European Parliament.
* parlamento sin mayoría absoluta=hung parliament.
* parlamento unicameral=unicameral legislature.
* publicaciones del parlamento=Command papers ; parliamentary papers.

parlamento bicameral
(n.)=bicameral parliament.
Ex: Thus, a bicameral parliament or bicameral legislature is a parliament or legislature which consists of two Chambers or Houses.
parlamento sin mayoría absoluta
(n.)=hung parliament.
Ex: The prospect of a hung Parliament, where no one party has an overall majority is now being seriously considered.
parlamento unicameral
(n.)=unicameral legislature.
Ex: Unicameral legislatures are typical in small countries with unitary systems of government (e.g., Denmark, Sweden, Finland, Israel, and New Zealand) or in very small countries.
parlanchín
(adj.)=garrulous ; talking head ; talking head ; chatterbox ; chatty .
Ex: Often they are garrulous, even quarrelsome.
Ex: Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.
Ex: Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Lulu is a friendly, chatty parrot and we urge everyone in and around this area to keep their eyes peeled for her.

parlante
(adj.)=talking.
Ex: From partially-automated directory assistance to talking Yellow Pages and interactive services, telephone directory applications have addressed the constraints of non-visual menus, limited input capability, and natural versus synthetic output.

parlotear
(v.)=whittle on about ; gas ; chatter ; natter ; have + a natter ; chew + the fat ; yack ; have + a yack ; yammer ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: And before some berk starts whittling on about anti-car lobbies, we should all be lobbying for less car use if we've got any interest whatsoever in the future.
Ex: It's interesting that the people gassing on about the miracle of creation never mention things like this.
Ex: A group of these birds were perched in a bush chattering noisily while swinging their long tails in all directions.
Ex: Overall very impressed with their behaviour and attitude except for two who couldn't stop nattering during the last ten minutes of the lesson.
Ex: It's a perfect bar to meet up and have a drink and a natter or simply chill and relax whilst watching the world go by in the park below.
Ex: It was the perfect time to chew the fat with Geoff and talk to him about his insatiable appetite for the macabre
.
Ex: A woman yacking on the phone swerved over into the bike lane and hit a 10 yr old girl on her way home from school.
Ex: I'd be pleased to have a yack on the phone if you want to bounce any ideas around, consider options etc and get the ball rolling.
Ex: The second guy yammered about how there's proof that the Bible is true, but failed to offer any.
Ex: All around me, the women started gaggling and talking in weird languages producing a cacophony of strange sounds.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

parloteo
(n.)=chatter ; palaver ; chinwag ; natter ; yack ; gaggle ; cackle.
Ex: Thoughts of this sort kept running about like clockwork mice in his head, while the murmur of chatter filled the room and outside dusk had yielded to black night.
Ex: To speak the argot, one of the main rules is called 'police palaver' -- never use a short word where a long one will do.
Ex: The frisson of excitement that accompanied these late-night chinwags was due in part to our fascination with death.
Ex: A circle of knitters who meet for a natter have ended up netting a massive £4973 for charity.
Ex: However the unfairness of it does not escape my granddaughter who brings the subject up every time we get together for a yack.
Ex: As I waited at her door, I heard the gaggle of kids voices laughing and chatting all the way to the door.
Ex: You realise you are in Kokkrebellur only when you hear the cackle of birds and smell the slightly acrid stench of their droppings.
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* estar de parloteo=chinwag.

parmarlas
(v.)=kick + the bucket ; pop + Posesivo + clogs.
Ex: The author hypothesized that schizophrenia patients would show impaired idiom processing for literally plausible idioms (e.g., kick the bucket) but not for literally implausible idioms (e.g., be on cloud nine).
Ex: A tenth of the population is planning on working until popping their clogs in an attempt to pay the bills.

parmesano
(n.)=parmesan.
Ex: To make a cheese pizza, sprinkle the sauce with 6 tablespoons of mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan.
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* queso parmesano=parmesan ; parmesan cheese.

paro
(n.)=stoppage ; halt ; unemployment ; joblessness.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
Ex: The success of the investment campaign has led some to call for a total embargo, which would include an academic boycott and a halt to the sale of books.
Ex: But the good times ran out and the world recession of the 1970s brought rising inflation, unemployment and increasing pressure for better social services.
Ex: The growth of poverty and joblessness, new immigrant populations, and the ubiquitous need for technical literacy continue to increase the significance of the public library's role in lifelong learning = En los Estados Unidos, el aumento de la pobreza y el desempleo, la nueva población de inmigrantes y la necesidad de poseer conocimientos básicos en tecnología continúa aumentando la importancia del papel de la biblioteca pública en el aprendizaje permanente.
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* paro cardiaco=cardiac arrest.

paro cardiaco
(n.)=cardiac arrest.
Ex: This paper illustrates the approach with the problem of reasoning about the effects of medications and interventions on the state of a patient in cardiac arrest.
parodia
(n.)=spoof ; parody ; parody intended ; caricature representation ; travesty ; send-up.
Ex: Liberation News Service (LNS) was an underground newspaper which supplied the US 1960s counter-culture with a variety of articles, essays and spoofs.
Ex: What I am describing is a parody of the real state of affairs in many schools.
Ex: While some sites are strictly parody intended or product-promoting, some intentionally lure the unsuspecting into information provided by hate groups or other agenda-laden organisations.
Ex: In this caricature representation, the Jew is followed by the Jewess, who lays a huge Jew egg that the children of the village attack with gusto, smashing it to bits.
Ex: It's great that Connecticut finally decided to drop the charges, but the whole thing remains a travesty.
Ex: It's still a good send-up of Broadway shows, but I doubt if anyone except hardcore Zappa freaks would really appreciate it.

parodiar
(v.)=parody ; send up.
Ex: In addition, he parodies romantic conventions by casting one of the story's lovers as a disfigured, humpbacked character reminiscent of Quasimodo in Victor Hugo's Notre-Dame of Paris.
Ex: Palahniuk is so busy sending up our modern society and the people in it that he sacrifices complexity of character to his satire.

paroxismo
(n.)=paroxysm.
Ex: The author laments the demise of the paper card catalogue as a 'paroxysm of shortsightedness and antiintellectualism' on the part of over zealous librarians, wreaking destruction in a class with the burning of the library at Alexandria.

parpadeante
(adj.)=blinking ; flickering.
Ex: Notice that the blinking cursor is now at the first position of the author column.
Ex: The book is entitled 'The Flickering Mind: The False Promise of Technology in the Classroom and How Learning Can Be Saved'.

parpadear
(v.)=blink.
Ex: A machine will be considerably faster, and Supercalc, for example, simply 'blinks' and the calculation is done.

parpadeo
(n.)=eyeblink [eye-blink] ; flicker ; blink.
Ex: This paper describes a study that investigated the role of the laboratory as the target of citation practices within the specialty of human eyeblink conditioning.
Ex: Recent research suggests that screen flicker and the patterns formed by lines of text on a screen may be crucial factors in visual discomfort.
Ex: You could always see him smiling the moment you had contact with his eyes, giving a blink or two to assure you that he knew you were there and who you were.

parque acuático
(n.)=water park ; aquatic park.
Ex: Currently, film studios, amusement parks, theme parks and water parks are all being studied by investors and developers. Ex: Marine mammals held in aquatic parks for exhibition, particularly dolphins, are frequently affected by infections.
parque automovilístico, el
(n.)=total number of automobiles, the.
Ex: There are now 77 million vehicles on the road in Japan, which is roughly 10% of the total number of automobiles in use worldwide.
parque comercial
(n.)=business estate.
Ex: This project will entail the construction and development of a business estate.
parque de atracciones
(n.)=amusement park ; funfair.
Ex: All these CD-ROM software products provide highly customized itineraries; very good route maps; and listings of lodgings, amusement parks, zoos, aquariums, and other sights along the way. Ex: This popular annual funfair sets up camp in the area surrounding the Midi train station in Brussels.
parque de bomberos
(n.)=fire station.
Ex: Buildings converted to libraries include mansions, stores, gas stations, coffee bars, fire stations, post offices and chapels.
parque diminuto
(n.)=vest-pocket park.
Ex: A vest-pocket park may be as small as the space occupied by a single building in the surrounding community, and is often a converted vacant lot.
parque empresarial
(n.)=business park.
Ex: Business parks are typically located in suburban areas because land tends to be less costly and building codes are less restrictive.
parque eólico
(n.)=wind farm ; wind park ; wind power farm.
Ex: The author demonstrates how Geographical Information Systems can be used to assess the visual impact of wind farms. Ex: This wind park will be able to provide enough energy to power 24000 homes and reduce CO2 emissions by 230000 tons per year. Ex: The report urged federal officials to take a more active role in weighing the impact of wind power farms on bird and bat deaths.
parque infantil
(n.)=children's playground.
Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
parque marino
=marine park.
Ex: In reality, it is but one thing that motivates the owners of dolphinariums and marine parks: It is not education of our youth, but money.
parque móvil
=fleet.
Ex: Much of the rural area is serviced by a fleet of mobile libraries.
parque nacional
(n.)=national park ; state park.
Ex: Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks. Ex: There have been a few efforts in other areas seeking to determine indirect benefits such as those focusing on state parks and recreation.
parque natural
(n.)=nature park ; wildlife preserve ; wildlife refuge ; wildlife sanctuary.
Ex: The proximity of nature parks to our homes means that sometimes this natural cycle in the kangaroo population can be quite visible. Ex: Their main aim is to reduce poaching in parks and wildlife preserves. Ex: A controversial land swap proposal could open portions of an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling. Ex: The lodge is set on the saddle of a hill overlooking the rolling plains, woodlands and rivers of one of the world's richest wildlife sanctuaries.
parque público
(n.)=public park.
Ex: Some of these sites were once large private estates long since transformed in to public parks and wildlife preserves = Algunos de estos lugares fueron grandes propiedades privadas que desde hace tiempo pasaron a ser parques públicos y reservas naturales.
parque tecnológico
(n.)=research park.
Ex: Aarhus research park provides a model for cooperation between such research environments and research libraries.
parque temático
(n.)=theme park.
Ex: Although named after the fast-food industry, Ritzer argues that the McDonaldization process has expanded to a variety of situations and venues, including credit cards, theme parks, and universities.
parque^1
(n.)=park ; park grounds.
Ex: Imagine it is a warm summer's day and your are sitting on a park bench reading a book.
Ex: In the park grounds you can find numerous statues, beautiful gardens and fountains.
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* banco de parque=park bench.
* cuidador de animales de parque zoológico=zookeeper ; zoo custodian.
* parque acuático=water park ; aquatic park.
* parque automovilístico, el=total number of automobiles, the.
* parque comercial=business estate.
* parque de atracciones=amusement park ; funfair.
* parque de bomberos=fire station.
* parque diminuto=vest-pocket park.
* parque empresarial=business park.
* parque eólico=wind farm ; wind park ; wind power farm.
* parque infantil=children's playground.
* parque marino=marine park.
* parque móvil=fleet.
* parque nacional=national park ; state park.
* parque natural=nature park ; wildlife preserve ; wildlife refuge ; wildlife sanctuary.
* parque público=public park.
* parque tecnológico=research park.
* parque temático=theme park.
* vigilante de parque=park attendant.

parquedad
(n.)=frugality.
Ex: It is worth some time and trouble to strike the right note of pride and frugality.

parqué^2
(n.)=parquet.
Nota: También escrito [parquet] en español.
Ex: Wooden flooring such as parquet is becoming more and more popular around the world.
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* entarimado de parqué=parquet flooring.
* suelo de parqué=parquet floor.
* tarima de parqué=parquet flooring.

parquímetro
(n.)=parking metre.
Ex: Another major project completed was the successful installation of a smart card operated parking system to replace the 14,000 coin-operated mechanical parking metres.

parra
(n.)=vine.
Ex: The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.
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* bajarse de la parra=get down + Posesivo + high horse.

parrafada
(n.)=screed ; spiel ; bumf [bumpf/bumph].
Nota: Generalmente se refiere a material muy aburrido que hay que leer.
Ex: I have this site now and I believe that this should be a venue for rants, diatribes, manifestos and screeds of all shapes, sizes and flavors.
Ex: I was much older and wiser, so as soon as the recruiter began his spiel, I just told him to cut the crap and give it to me straight.
Ex: You get given so much bumf from the health officials, it's hard to sort out what really is important and what isn't.
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* echar una parrafada=lecture.
* soltar una parrafada=lecture.

parranda
(n.)=partying ; beano ; merrymaking.
Ex: The party raged into the early morning hours drawing the attention of police, who have increased patrols in the area because of end of the year partying.
Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
Ex: In Shakespeare's plays, the killjoy serves as a foil against which the joy of merrymaking and festivity can shine.
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* de parranda=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
* irse de parranda=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* salir de parranda=go out + boozing ; paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.

parrilla
(n.)=grid ; grill ; broiler.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
Ex: Steaks are the most popular cut of meat to throw on a grill.
Ex: As you would expect, this steak is from the rump of the beast and is good for barbecue, broiler and skillet.
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* a la parrilla=grilled ; on the grill.
* asado a la parrilla=grilled.
* asar a la parrilla=grill ; broil.
* chuleta a la parrilla=grilled steak.
* filete a la parrilla=grilled steak.
* parrilla de salida=starting grid.
* preparar a la parrilla=grill ; broil.

parrilla de salida
(n.)=starting grid.
Ex: The starting grids for finals will consist of no more than 8 cars in three rows.
parroquia
(n.)=paroch ; local church ; parish [parishes, pl.].
Ex: In Scotland the Reverend Kirkwood developed an elaborate scheme for 'founding and maintaining bibliothecks in every paroch throughout this kingdom'.
Ex: This sources of information may be, for example, local churches, burial societies, labor unions, legal aid services and firms offering different forms of public transport.
Ex: It has been said that the parish is the door to participation for the handicapped and that the pastor must keep the door always open.

parroquial
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* biblioteca parroquial=parochial library ; parish library.
* casa parroquial=parsonage house ; parsonage.
* iglesia parroquial=parish church.

parroquiano
(n.)=parishioner.
Ex: Parochial libraries, both for clergy and for parishioners are discussed in a social and historical context.

parsimonia
(n.)=parsimony ; calm.
Ex: No affluent community should be content on account of inertia or parsimony to deprive its elderly and sick of the pleasure and benefit of library facilities.
Ex: Undue haste and panic can be minimized by calm, purposeful behavior that is reassuring to the public.

parsimonioso
(adj.)=slow ; parsimonious ; calm .
Ex: International consultation is bulky and time-consuming, and this makes revision a slow process.
Ex: He joked that he had to be 'very parsimonious, indeed very Scottish,' in his management of IFLA finances = Bromeó diciendo que tenía que ser "muy cuidadoso, de hecho muy escocés", en su administración de los fondos de la IFLA.
Ex: Her calm confident eyes silently invited him to relieve his mind, and he could not resist the temptation.

parte afectada
(n.)=stakeholder.
Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
parte anterior del pie
(n.)=ball of + Posesivo + foot.
Ex: As you squat your heels raise off the floor so you are squatting on the balls of your feet.
parte azotada por el viento
(adj.)=windward.
Ex: The leeward side of an island is the drier side or the side where the trade winds pass before they hit a mountain while the windward side is the wetter side.
parte de accidente
(n.)=accident report.
Ex: Recent work involving the application of formal notations to analyse accident reports has shown that theeir is poor, so much so that their conclusions can be misleading.
parte de atrás
(n.)=back ; backside ; rear.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different. Ex: The backside of a historical document can reveal interesting details about the document's history as an artifact. Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
parte de una obra
(n.)=component part.
Ex: A component part is a document that for the purposes of bibliographic identification or access requires reference to a host document of which it forms a part.
parte de una publicación
(n.)=component part.
Ex: A component part is a document that for the purposes of bibliographic identification or access requires reference to a host document of which it forms a part.
parte delantera
(n.)=fore-end.
Ex: In the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries the more usual position for the horse was on the near side of the press, set out at slightly less than a right angle from the fore-end of the ribs = En los siglos XVII y XVIII, la posición más habitual del banco era al lado más cercano de la prensa, casi en angulo recto rspecto a los extremos delanteros de las escaleras.
parte en un contrato
(n.)=contracting party.
Ex: The difficulty involved in attempting to assess the business risk the trader undertakes with each transaction is to be conscious of the fact that the contracting parties no longer share common moral values.
parte expuesta al viento
(adj.)=windward.
Ex: The leeward side of an island is the drier side or the side where the trade winds pass before they hit a mountain while the windward side is the wetter side.
parte implicada
(n.)=stakeholder.
Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
parte inferior
(n.)=bottom ; underside.
Ex: Various refinements feature on optical coincidence cards, such as notches on the bottom on the card to facilitate storage. Ex: The article 'Libraries and the underside of the information age' reveal some problems which cut to the heart of the professed values of librarianship.
parte inferior derecha
(adj.)=lower right.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
parte integral
(n.)=integral part.
Ex: At this stage we should note that they exist as an integral part of the subject analysis of documents.
parte integrante
(n.)=integral part ; fixture.
Ex: At this stage we should note that they exist as an integral part of the subject analysis of documents. Ex: Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.
parte interesada
(n.)=interested party ; stakeholder ; concerned party.
Ex: Other interested parties include the operators of the systems, and the suppliers of the various technical components. Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders. Ex: As the electronic era dawns, it is particularly important that the concerned parties come together to agree how to manage rights in an international electronic environment.
parte meteorológico
(n.)=weather forecast.
Ex: The information may range from the same kind as is available through teletext -- news, stock market reports, weather forecast -- to train timetables, what's on at the local cinema, or consumer advice.
parte musical
(n.)=part.
Ex: A part is the music for one of the participating voices or instruments in a musical work.
parte posterior
(n.)=backside ; rear.
Ex: The backside of a historical document can reveal interesting details about the document's history as an artifact. Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
parte principal del texto
(n.)=meat of the text.
Ex: As a reader of books, I am frequently irritated by 'introductions', which appear to me to have no other purpose that to hinder me from getting into the meat of the text.
parte protegida
(n.)=lee.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Enhanced zooplankton abundance in the lee of an isolated reef in the Coral Sea: the role of flow disturbance'.
parte protegida del viento
(adj.)=leeward.
Ex: The leeward side of an island is the drier side or the side where the trade winds pass before they hit a mountain while the windward side is the wetter side.
parte que falta
(n.)=missing part.
Ex: The first is dry leafcasting, (a method to fill in missing parts with fibres by suction removal of dust and impregnation with a thermoplastic).
parte segunda
(adj.)=revisited.
Ex: The article 'The forgiving building revisited' discusses planning library facilities which will meet new developments in automation technology with flexibility.
parte superior
(n.)=top ; topside.
Ex: They all have space at the top for a key word and the index is arranged in alphabetical order by keyword. Ex: Because of the need to open and close the hatch, the traditional method of insulation has been to staple a glass fibre batt to the topside of the hatch.
parte trasera
(n.)=back ; rear.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different. Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear.
parte vital
(n.)=lifeblood.
Ex: Since libraries are the lifeblood of research, it seems only fitting then that the education of librarians should include familiarity with research methodology.
parte^1
(n.)=body ; end ; part ; piece ; portion ; quarter ; section ; segment ; sequence ; share.
Ex: The main body of criticism centred upon the treatment of nonbook materials.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
Ex: Parts of the abstract are written in the informative style, whilst those points which are of less significance are treated indicatively.
Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.
Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here with the understanding that it is open to rebuttal and challenge from whatever quarter.
Ex: Plainly such representative sections may not be present in many documents, but sometimes an extract from the results, conclusions or recommendations of a document may serve to identify the key issues covered by the entire document.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.
Ex: A classified catalogue is a catalogue with three or four separate sequences: an author/title catalogue or index (or separate author and title catalogues), a classified subject catalogue, and a subject index to the classified catalogue.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
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* a alguna parte=someplace.
* abordar una mínima parte del asunto=touch + the tip of the iceberg.
* ambas partes=both sides of the equation ; both sides.
* ambas partes afectadas=both sides of the equation.
* ambas partes del argumento=both sides of the fence.
* ambas partes implicadas=both sides of the equation.
* ambas partes interesadas=both sides of the equation.
* a partes iguales=share and share alike ; in equal measure(s).
* buscar por todas partes=scour + Nombre + for ; search + high and low ; hunt + high and low ; look + high and low ; move + heaven and earth ; leave + no stone unturned ; search + high and wide.
* dar parte de=report.
* de algún tiempo a esta parte=for some time now.
* de la parte superior=topmost [top most].
* de otras partes=further afield.
* de parte de=on behalf of [in behalf of; on + Nombre + behalf] ; in + Nombre + behalf [in/on behalf of].
* de parte de otro=on behalf of someone else.
* de todas las partes del mundo=from all over the world ; from all over the globe ; from every part of the world ; from the world over.
* de todas partes=from far and wide.
* de una parte a otra=back and forth.
* de un tiempo a esta parte=for some time now.
* dividir Algo en partes iguales=divide + Nombre + in equal parts.
* dividir en partes=break into + parts.
* dividirse en partes=fall into + parts.
* durante la mayor parte de=for much of.
* durante la mayor parte del año=for the best part of the year ; for most of the year.
* el todo es más grande que la suma de sus partes=the whole is greater than the sum of its parts.
* en alguna parte=someplace.
* en alguna parte de + Nombre=some way down + Nombre.
* en buena parte=for the most part.
* en cualquier otra parte=anywhere else ; everywhere else.
* en cualquier parte=anywhere ; everywhere.
* en gran parte=largely ; in large part ; in large measure ; for the most part ; to a great extent ; to a great degree.
* en la mayor parte de=in the majority of.
* en la parte de arriba=at the top.
* en la parte de atrás=in the back ; at the rear ; at the back.
* en la parte de delante (de)=at the front (of).
* en la parte delantera (de)=at the front (of).
* en la parte posterior=in the back ; at the back.
* en la parte superior=at the top ; uppermost.
* en la parte trasera=in the back ; at the rear ; at the back.
* en medio de ninguna parte=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en mitad de ninguna parte=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* en ninguna parte=nowhere.
* en otra parte=elsewhere ; further afield.
* en otras partes=further afield.
* en parte=in part ; part of the way ; partial ; partially ; partly.
* en parte + Nombre=part + Nombre.
* en qué parte=whereabouts.
* en su mayor parte=largely ; mostly ; for the most part.
* en su parte central=at its core.
* en todas partes=all around ; far and wide ; far and wide.
* entrar a formar parte de=enter in.
* en varias partes=multi-part [multipart].
* extenderse por todas partes=reach + far and wide ; extend + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* formar parte=form + part.
* formar parte de=be part of ; be part of ; build into ; enter into ; become + (a) part of ; be a part of ; inhere in ; become + one with ; inform ; fall under.
* formar parte del paisaje=blend into + the landscape.
* formar parte de un comite=serve on + committee.
* formar parte integral=form + an integral part.
* formar parte integral de=be an integral part of.
* formar parte natural de su entorno=blend into + the landscape.
* formar parte + Posesivo + vida=be part of + Posesivo + life.
* gran parte=much.
* gran parte de=much of.
* hacer de + Posesivo + parte=do + Posesivo + bit.
* la mayor parte de=the majority of ; the main bulk of ; the lion's share of.
* la mayor parte de las veces=more often than not.
* la parte de atrás de=the back of.
* la parte más dura de=brunt of, the.
* la parte más importante=the heart of.
* la parte más sórdida de=underbelly.
* la parte principal de=the bulk of.
* la parte superior izquierda de=the upper left of ; the upper left of.
* la parte trasera de=the back of.
* llamamiento para formar parte de un jurado=jury duty.
* llegar a todas partes=reach + far and wide ; extend + far and wide ; stretch + far and wide.
* lo mejor de ambas partes=the best of both worlds.
* más que la suma de sus partes=Comparativo + than the sum of its parts.
* mayoría de, la=most of.
* mínima parte=fraction.
* no considerarse parte de=hold + Reflexivo + apart from.
* no llevar a ninguna parte=achieve + nothing ; go + nowhere.
* numeración de las partes=numbering of parts.
* parte afectada=stakeholder.
* parte anterior del pie=ball of + Posesivo + foot.
* parte azotada por el viento=windward.
* parte de accidente=accident report.
* parte de atrás=back ; backside ; rear.
* parte delantera=fore-end.
* parte de una obra=component part.
* parte de una publicación=component part.
* parte en un contrato=contracting party.
* parte expuesta al viento=windward.
* parte inferior=bottom ; underside.
* parte inferior derecha=lower right.
* parte integral=integral part.
* parte integrante=integral part ; fixture.
* parte musical=part.
* parte posterior=backside ; rear.
* parte principal del texto=meat of the text.
* parte protegida=lee.
* parte protegida del viento=leeward.
* parte que falta=missing part.
* partes=bits and pieces.
* parte segunda=revisited.
* parte superior=top ; topside.
* parte trasera=back ; rear.
* parte vital=lifeblood.
* pero por otra parte=but then again.
* poner de + Posesivo + parte=do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + bit.
* ponerse de parte de=side with.
* ponerse de parte de Alguien=side in + Posesivo + favour.
* poner todo de + Posesivo + parte=give + Posesivo + best ; do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; give + Posesivo + utmost.
* por otra parte=on the other hand ; on the other side ; on the flip side ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the other side of the coin.
* por parte de=on the part of.
* por parte de uno=on + Posesivo + part.
* por + Posesivo + parte=for + Posesivo + part.
* por todas partes=all over the place ; everywhere ; widely ; all around ; far and wide.
* por una parte=on the one hand ; on the one side.
* Posesivo + partes=Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates.
* Posesivo + partes íntimas=Posesivo + privates ; Posesivo + family jewels.
* Posesivo + partes privadas=Posesivo + crown jewels ; Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates ; Posesivo + prize(d) jewels ; Posesivo + prize(d) jewels.
* Posesivo + partes pudendas=Posesivo + family jewels.
* Posesivo + partes pudendas=Posesivo + privates.
* que forma parte de la cultura=culturally-embedded.
* que forma parte en=involved in.
* que toma parte en=involved in.
* relación parte/todo=whole/part relationship.
* segunda parte=sequel ; follow-up.
* ser parte de=be part of ; be a part of ; fall under.
* sinónimo en parte=near synonym.
* subparte=subpart.
* tomar parte=involve ; take + part ; become + involved.
* tomar parte activa=become + involved ; get + active.
* tomar parte en=join in.
* tomar parte en el asunto=be part of the picture ; enter + the fray.
* una buena parte de=a large measure of ; a good deal of ; a great deal of.
* una cuarta parte=one-quarter (1/4) ; one in four.
* una cuarta parte de=a fourth of.
* una décima parte=one tenth [one-tenth] ; one in ten.
* una gran parte de=a broad population of ; a lion's share of.
* una octava parte=one in eight.
* una parte de=a share of ; a snatch of.
* una quinta parte=one-fifth [one fifth] ; one in five.
* una quinta parte de=a fifth of.
* una tercera parte=one third (1/3) ; one in three.

parte^2
(n.)=report.
Nota: Documento que presenta el resultado de las actividades de un individuo o una organización.
Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.
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* dar parte de=report back to.
* parte meteorológico=weather forecast.

parte^3
(n.)=party.
Nota: Parte implicada en un acuerdo, contrato o juicio.
Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
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* entre tres partes=3-party [three-party].
* parte implicada=stakeholder.
* parte interesada=interested party ; stakeholder ; concerned party.
* partes beligerantes=warring factions ; warring parties.
* partes de un conflicto=warring factions ; warring parties.
* partes en cuestión, las=parties concerned, the.
* partes enfrentadas=warring factions ; warring parties.
* partes implicadas, las=parties involved, the ; parties concerned, the.
* ser parte de=be a party to.
* tenemos intereses en ambas partes=our feet are in both worlds.
* tener parte en=be a party to.
* todas las partes implicadas=all concerned.

parte^4
(n.)=part.
Nota: Una de las subdivisiones en las que el autor, editor o fabricante ha dividido una obra u objeto.
Ex: A part is one of the subordinate units into which an item has been divided by the author, publisher, or manufacturer.

partenogénesis
(n.)=parthenogenesis.
Ex: This is not so with an automated system, as a similar error would result in the parthenogenesis of a totally new author in the file.

parterre
(n.)=flower bed [flowerbed].
Ex: For such designs he introduced many features from early English gardens -- raised flower beds, terraces, and trellis work.

partes
=bits and pieces.
Ex: At the same time, indigenous knowledge has become more fragmented and specialised as scientists and humanitarians pick at the bits and pieces that fit with their interests and disciplines.
partes beligerantes
(n.)=warring factions ; warring parties.
Ex: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements. Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.
partes de un conflicto
(n.)=warring factions ; warring parties.
Ex: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements. Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.
partes en cuestión, las
=parties concerned, the.
Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.
partes enfrentadas
(n.)=warring factions ; warring parties.
Ex: John Mackinlay drew on his military background to analyze the warring factions and their demobilization following the Abuja Agreements. Ex: But the warring parties must act decisively and imaginatively to navigate the straits and narrows of peace processes.
partes implicadas, las
=parties involved, the ; parties concerned, the.
Ex: Although the parties involved have not yet reached final agreement on contractual details, certain matters have been agreed upon. Ex: These records reveal facts about individuals and business entities that the parties concerned might prefer undisclosed.
particela
(n.)=part.
Nota: Cada una de las hojas sueltas de música destinadas a una voz o un instrumento en una ejecución de un conjunto; también denominada particella.
Ex: A part is the music for one of the participating voices or instruments in a musical work.

partichela
(n.)=part.
Nota: Cada una de las hojas sueltas de música destinadas a una voz o un instrumento en una ejecución de un conjunto; también denominada particella.
Ex: A part is the music for one of the participating voices or instruments in a musical work.
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* partichela de orquesta=orchestral part.
* partichela de piano director, violín director, etc=piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
* partichela instrumental=instrumental part.
* partichela vocal=vocal part.

partichela de orquesta
(n.)=orchestral part.
Ex: Loans of scores do not present many problems although orchestral parts or vocal works can be hard to handle, these are expensive and so are bought cooperatively.
partichela de piano director, violín director, etc
(n.)=piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
Ex: A piano/violin, etc. conductor part is the part of an ensemble work for a particular instrument with cues for the other instruments; intended for the use of the person who plays the instrument and also conducts the performance of the work.
partichela instrumental
(n.)=instrumental part.
Ex: A score is a series of staves on which all the different instrumental and/or vocal parts of a musical work are written.
partichela vocal
(n.)=vocal part.
Ex: A score is a series of staves on which all the different instrumental and/or vocal parts of a musical work are written.
participación
(n.)=commitment ; involvement ; participation ; empowerment ; input ; say ; engagement ; partaking (of/in).
Ex: Bureaux can be useful for proving trials, and the deferment of commitments until a suitable size of data base has been accumulated in the computer system.
Ex: This software is normally self-contained and can be set up with a minimum of involvement of computer specialist staff.
Ex: Apart from participation in a co-operative cataloguing scheme, libraries have one other possible strategy in the creation of catalogues.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.
Ex: In order to stimulate international input, the IFLA Office for UBC invited catalogers in unrepresented countries to recommend revisions of the AACR and to comment on the potential of the second edition as an international code.
Ex: I've seen people clamor for a say and when it's given to them they don't take it.
Ex: Any attempt to coerce a response without good reason based on that child's present predicament is to place in jeopardy the child's willing engagement now and in the future.
Ex: A longitudinal study of older adult learners has found that the act of partaking of education was often an empowering gesture.
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* cláusula de no participación=opt-out clause.
* participación ciudadana=civic involvement ; citizen participation ; community involvement.
* participación en red=networking.
* recabar + participación=solicit + contribution.
* tasa de participación=participation rate.

participación ciudadana
(n.)=civic involvement ; citizen participation ; community involvement.
Ex: Library assists with civic involvement by supporting the democratic and political process and facilitating community development. Ex: Four scenarios are developed to explore the future of citizen participation: plenitude, transformation, continuity, & hard luck. Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.
participación en red
(n.)=networking.
Ex: The GEAC system includes the following modules: fines, reservation, public access system, catalogue, networking, statistical information, acquisition, local community information service.
participante en la exposición comercial
(n.)=exhibitor.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
participante en la política
(adj.)=politically active.
Ex: Web surfers are more politically active than the general population.
participante^1
(n.)=actor [actress, -fem.] ; participant ; stakeholder ; registrant ; player ; discussant ; conversant ; entrant.
Ex: Institutionalization occurs whenever there is a reciprocal typification of habitualized actions by types of actors.
Ex: When the outcome was positive, participants working with a similar computer were more likely to credit the computer and less likely to take the credit themselves.
Ex: This has two purposes: as an assessment of how the service is performing, and as an accountability factor to the stakeholders.
Ex: The conference drew some 365 registrants.
Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
Ex: Results indicate that video can result in more fluent conversation, particularly where there are more than two discussants.
Ex: The author noted a high level of inequality in participation among conversants, with very few of the discussants responsible for an extraordinarily high proportion of the content.
Ex: Entrants were asked to choose a character from a book and to write about what the character means to them.
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* número de participantes=turnout.
* participante en la exposición comercial=exhibitor.
* participante en la política=politically active.
* participantes=those involved.

participante^2
(adj.)=participating ; participatory.
Ex: One participating library, Birmingham, found that it could have used all its allocation of 1,500 Prestel frames on listing evening classes alone.
Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.

participantes
=those involved.
Ex: In any case it is best to split up the work among all those involved, having an adult in charge of each group.
participar
(v.)=go into ; have + a hand in ; involve ; participate ; take + part ; jump in ; share in ; come into + play ; partake (in/of) ; become + involved ; play + Posesivo + part.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: For the benefit of all users of the thesaurus who have not had a hand in its initial compilation some written record describing the anticipated use of the thesaurus is valuable.
Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.
Ex: The LC has also participated in two co-operative programs for the conversion of printed record to machine-readable form.
Ex: This article lists committees in whose work Soviet delegates took part and outlines results.
Ex: The unhappy tendency among teachers -- an occupational neurosis -- is to jump in too early and too often, especially if the talk wanders from direct comments about books under consideration.
Ex: I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.
Ex: There are, of course, all sorts of other considerations which come into play in determining the income which a publisher might obtain from a book.
Ex: The objective should be to create and entrepreneurial spirit in the midst of bureaucracy whereby all partake in the responsibilities and risks of the library's activities.
Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.
Ex: Training, equipment and experience all play their part in the success of a search.
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* no participar=be out of the picture.
* no participar en=be uninvolved in ; remain + uninvolved in.
* participar activamente=involve.
* participar activamente en=engage in.
* participar con=chime in with.
* participar de forma activa=involve.
* participar de forma activa en=engage in.
* participar de lleno en=become + a stakeholder in.
* participar de una forma activa=become + involved.
* participar en=engage in ; get + involved with/in ; become + (a) part of ; join in ; become + engaged (in/with) ; engage with ; be a party to.
* participar en una carrera de campo a través=run + a cross-country race.
* participar en un debate=participate + discussion.
* participar por igual en=have + an equal voice in.
* que participan=at play.

participar activamente
(v.)=involve.
Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.
participar activamente en
(v.)=engage in.
Ex: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.
participar con
(v.)=chime in with.
Ex: Thanks for chiming in with a wonderful explanation.
participar de forma activa
(v.)=involve.
Ex: It recommends the establishment of a centralised Chinese collection by a joint venture involving a charitable trust.
participar de forma activa en
(v.)=engage in.
Ex: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18.
participar de lleno en
(v.)=become + a stakeholder in.
Ex: Yet even under these auspicious circumstances, it is important that clients become stakeholders in the entire process = Aun incluso con estas circunstancias tan prometedoras, es importante que los clientes participen de lleno en todo el proceso.
participar de una forma activa
(v.)=become + involved.
Ex: There he became involved in cataloging problems and participated in their public discussion.
participar en
(v.)=engage in ; get + involved with/in ; become + (a) part of ; join in ; become + engaged (in/with) ; engage with ; be a party to.
Ex: In the libraries which were engaged in large-scale cataloguing co-operation was central to developments, as outlined in chapter 18. Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM. Ex: By serving the needs of the lower socioeconomic groups, the public library is seen as becoming itself part of the process of social change rather than a passive mirror of mankind. Ex: Children, staff, parents, people from the neighborhood are all invited to help, visit, join in the peripheral 'sideshows,' and buy books. Ex: There is a strong demand for information about Asia as Australia becomes engaged with countries of the Asia-Pacific region. Ex: In order to overcome isolation and develop a community oriented approach, libraries will need to engage with people. Ex: The documentary is about how everyone was a party to what happened -- it was not just the greedy bankers.
participar en un debate
(v.)=participate + discussion.
Ex: An invitation was issued to those who had served in both public and school libraries to participate in the discussion.
participar en una carrera de campo a través
(n.)=run + a cross-country race.
Ex: You should start six weeks before the start of a cross country season in order to get your body in shape to run a cross country race.
participar por igual en
(v.)=have + an equal voice in.
Ex: Each of the three agencies in a consortium is to have an equal voice in planning, policy formation, assignment of responsibilities, evaluation of programs, and the hearing of appeals.
participativo
=lively ; participatory ; participative ; empowering ; shared ; hands-on.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: Storytelling is for children, as it was for the human race, a participatory art from which is born a literary consciousness.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
Ex: A work of shared responsibility is one where the work has arisen from collaboration between two or more persons or corporative bodies.
Ex: As an aid to evaluation, hands-on practical work is rarely cost effective, even in undertaken by inexperienced staff.
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* democrático-participativo=democratic-participative.

partición
(n.)=partition wall ; parting.
Ex: Finally partition walls and fixtures are added to customise each module to meet the needs of a particular library area.
Ex: A brief selection of possible scientific explanations for a number of biblical miracles -- Noah's flood, the parting of the Red Sea, the burning bush, the ten plagues, manna from heaven, and the raising of Lazarus -- is provided.
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* partición de gastos=cost sharing [cost-sharing].
* partición política=political partition.

partición de gastos
(n.)=cost sharing [cost-sharing].
Ex: This large industrial research park is a working model for resource and cost sharing.
partición política
(n.)=political partition.
Ex: The book 'Warpaths' seeks to show that most twentieth-century political partitions could have been avoided.
particular a
=peculiar to.
Ex: This article aims to clarify some of the classification and computerization problems peculiar to art collections.
particular a un área
(adj.)=localised [localized, -USA].
Ex: They were a kind of localized office for the city government and would take on routine tasks like receiving license applications, although main function was to provide information.
particular^1
(n.)=private individual ; private citizen.
Ex: Special pricing policies introduced recently by several international publishers have resulted in libraries having to pay more than private individuals for books.
Ex: Except for civil laws, and the individual right of the private citizen etc., the king is bound to public law, constitutional law and divine law.

particular^2
(adj.)=specified ; particular.
Ex: If access is limited to certain specified times, the term 'off-line' is applied.
Ex: It is possible to identify an item uniquely within a particular institution or agency by a running accession number.
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* algo en particular=that certain something.
* casa particular=private home.
* de lo general a lo particular=from the general to the particular.
* de lo particular a lo general=from the particular to the general.
* en particular=in particular.
* no hacer nada de particular=do + nothing in particular.
* particular a=peculiar to.
* particular a un área=localised [localized, -USA].
* ser muy particular=be picky.

particularidad
(n.)=particularity ; distinctness ; singularity ; exceptionalism.
Ex: Ward's study is likely to remain a standard reference source for years to come, but trying to sort out the generalities from the particularities is a very difficult business.
Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.
Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.
Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.

partida de caza
(n.)=hunting party ; shooting party.
Ex: The climax occurs during a hunting party in the woods, when Olga goes off by herself and is later found murdered. Ex: When a young woman dies during a shooting party at the country estate of a dissolute count, a magistrate is called to investigate.
partida para gastos de funcionamiento
(n.)=operating budget ; operating funds.
Ex: The author the two components of the budget: the operating budget which can be broken down into staff costs and general costs; and the capital budget which covers purchases expected to have a lifetime of longer than 1 year such as facilities or equipment. Ex: Some 4 million dollars of that increase is dedicated to operating funds, representing an increase of 30 per cent over previous levels.
partida presupuestaria
(n.)=fund ; library fund ; budget heading ; budget fund ; budget head.
Ex: If the price is different, the default price should be changed so that the financial records for the fund are correctly committed. Ex: The acquisition file is indexed by vendor and library fund. Ex: An accessions file could be of interest to users, informing them of books on order or recently received, but it may be thought necessary to prevent users from seeing the ordering details (supplier, order number, budget heading, etc.). Ex: Criteria for allocating book budget funds should be based on 11 factors which are separately discussed. Ex: To transfer money from budget head to budget head within defined rules, is vitally important for the efficient running of a library.
partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación
(n.)=bindery fund ; binding fund.
Ex: Only bindery funds may be chosen. Ex: To distinguish the two fund types visually, it is often useful to begin or end the binding funds with a special character, say, an asterisk.
partida^1
(n.)=departure ; leaving.
Ex: Apart from its undoubted value in its own right, Sears' provides a valuable model or point of departure for others.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
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* de partida=from the beginning ; from the outset ; from the start.
* las cosas + volver + a su punto de partida=the wheel + turn + full circle.
* punto de partida=point of departure ; starting point ; take-off point ; baseline [base line] ; beginning point.
* ser el punto de partida de=form + the basis of.
* servir de punto de partida=point + the way to.
* tomar como punto de partida=build on/upon.
* un buen lugar de partida=a good place to start.
* volver al punto de partida=come + full circle ; bring + Pronombre + full-circle ; go back to + square one ; be back to square one.

partida^2
(n.)=appropriation.
Ex: As inflation continues to absorb library expenses and state appropriations decrease or remain static, librarians need to reconsider their budgets.
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* asignar una partida presupuestaria=commit + fund.
* contabilidad por partida doble=double-entry book-keeping.
* organismo encargado de la asignación de partidas=appropriating body.
* partida para gastos de funcionamiento=operating budget ; operating funds.
* partida presupuestaria=fund ; library fund ; budget heading ; budget fund ; budget head.
* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación=bindery fund ; binding fund.
* presupuesto desglosado por partidas=programme budget ; programme budgetting.

partida^3
(n.)=game.
Nota: Material diseñado para jugar con él según unas reglas preestablecidas.
Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.
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* ganarle la partida a=outsmart.
* ganarle la partida a Alguien=outmanoeuvre [outmaneuver, -USA] ; out-think [outthink] ; outfox ; outwit ; out-strategise [out-strategize, -USA].
* partida de caza=hunting party ; shooting party.

partidario
(n.)=adherent ; advocate ; believer ; follower ; devotee ; supporter ; backer ; partisan.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
Ex: Sanford Berman has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
Ex: I am a great believer in international cooperation, but international cooperation involves also the United States; it involves us.
Ex: Significantly, however, Panizzi's rules did not prove as viable as did his ideology, and they were promptly and materially changed and recast by his most ardent admirers and followers.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
Ex: Then, a series of unfortunate circumstances (the outbreak of the war, family problems) deprived the project of its promoter and most passionate supporter.
Ex: The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.
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* ganarse partidarios=gather + a following ; win + Nombre + a following ; gain + a following.
* partidario de Europa=Europeanist.
* partidario de la disciplina férrea=strict disciplinarian.
* partidario del laicismo=secularist.
* partidario del régimen=loyalist.
* partidario incondicional=stalwart.
* ser partidario de=be partial to ; espouse ; align + Reflexivo + with ; be enthusiastic about ; root for ; be a fan of.
* ser partidario de una idea=favour + idea.
* tener sus partidarios y detractores=receive + mixed reviews.

partidario de Europa
(n./adj.)=Europeanist.
Ex: Other initiatives aim to develop greater links between Europeanists within Asia and the Pacific.
partidario de la disciplina férrea
(n.)=strict disciplinarian.
Ex: Softly-spoken, but a strict disciplinarian, Madugalle is widely-respected.
partidario del laicismo
(n.)=secularist.
Ex: Some Christian conservatives have joined with secularists to attack polygamy as an aberrant and immoral behavior, lumping polygamists in with homosexuals.
partidario del régimen
(n.)=loyalist.
Ex: He ends his book with a discussion of the politicizing effects of the actions of conservatives and loyalists at the end of the century.
partidario incondicional
(n.)=stalwart.
Ex: They both were stalwarts of their generational struggle to emancipate humanity from oppression and class prejudice.
partidismo
(n.)=partisanship.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.

partidista
(adj.)=partisan ; biased [biassed].
Ex: After having read many novels by many different authors, one gets less partisan, one is able to see faults even in one's favorites.
Ex: The documentation concerning indexing is in danger of presenting a biased view of indexing.
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* no partidista=non-partisan [nonpartisan].

partido amistoso
(n.)=friendly match.
Ex: France's national anthem was lustily jeered by the crowd at the opening of a France-Tunisia friendly match in Paris last night.
partido conservador
(n.)=conservative party.
Ex: Surely the concept 'conservative party' appears last in the citation order of this class number.
partido conservador, el
(n.)=Tory party, the.
Ex: I think it is about time the Tory party stopped prevaricating about Europe.
partido de competición
(n.)=club game.
Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.
partido de derechas
(n.)=right wing party.
Ex: Both left and some right wing parties support the gratis principle and agree that the stagnation of the library service must be reversed.
partido de fútbol
(n.)=football game ; soccer game ; football match.
Ex: These everyday situations occur everywhere and include shopping in an open-air market, greeting friends, choosing clothes to wear, singing the national anthem at a football game, and so forth. Ex: In order to evaluate the significance of taking vitamin complexes minutes before soccer games, 40 soccer players were tested. Ex: The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.
partido de ida
(n.)=away game ; first leg.
Ex: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order. Ex: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6.
partido de izquierdas
(n.)=left-wing party.
Ex: The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most.
partido de la oposición
(n.)=opposition party.
Ex: The current situation of political competitiveness is then analyzed by means of the relationship between the governing party & the opposition party.
partido de liga
(n.)=league game.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games.
partido de los tories, el
(n.)=Tory party, the.
Ex: I think it is about time the Tory party stopped prevaricating about Europe.
partido de vuelta
(n.)=second leg ; home game.
Ex: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6. Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
partido disidente
(n.)=splinter party.
Ex: In 1928 the National Socialist Party was only a marginal splinter party but by 1932 it had mobilized 14 million voters.
partido en el gobierno
(n.)=governing party.
Ex: The current situation of political competitiveness is then analyzed by means of the relationship between the governing party & the opposition party.
partido en el poder, el
(n.)=ruling party, the.
Ex: Since January of 2006 we have had to deal with the raving lunatics and suicidal madmen of the ruling party of Hamas.
partido entre equipos rivales
(n.)=local derby.
Ex: By the end of last season he was established as a firm favourite with the crowds for scoring the equaliser in the local derby with Arsenal.
partido gobernante
(n.)=governing party.
Ex: The current situation of political competitiveness is then analyzed by means of the relationship between the governing party & the opposition party.
partido oficial
(n.)=official game.
Ex: They measured emotional responses of basketball fans as they exited the sport arena after their team had won or lost an official game.
partido político
(n.)=political party.
Ex: This article gives details of the archive collections of a political party library including deposits and bequests, the picture archive, the collection of banners, the film and video archive, and sound recordings = Este artículo da detalles de las archivos de una biblioteca de un partido político incluyendo depósitos y legados, el archivo fotográfico, la colección de pancartas, la filmoteca y las grabaciones sonoras.
partido que se juega en casa
(n.)=home game.
Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
partido que se juega fuera de casa
(n.)=away game.
Ex: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.
partido^1
(n.)=party.
Ex: Surely the concept 'Conservative party' appears last in the citation order of this class number.
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* aparato del partido=party machinery.
* buen partido=eligible party ; eligible bachelor.
* de dos partidos políticos=bipartisan [bi-partisan].
* obtener partido de=capitalise on/upon [capitalize, -USA].
* partido conservador=conservative party.
* partido conservador, el=Tory party, the.
* partido de derechas=right wing party.
* partido de izquierdas=left-wing party.
* partido de la oposición=opposition party.
* partido de los tories, el=Tory party, the.
* partido disidente=splinter party.
* partido en el gobierno=governing party.
* partido en el poder, el=ruling party, the.
* partido gobernante=governing party.
* Partido Laborista, el=Labour Party, the.
* Partido Liberal Democrático, el=Liberal Democrats, the.
* partido político=political party.
* Partido Socialista Nacional, el=National Socialist Party, the.
* sacar el máximo partido=exploit + full potential ; take + full advantage (of) ; take + the best advantage.
* sacar el máximo partido a=get + the most out of.
* sacar el máximo partido a Algo=reach + the full potential of.
* sacar el máximo partido de=harness + the power of ; make + the best of.
* sacar el máximo partido de Algo=make + the most of.
* sacar el mayor partido al dinero de uno=get + the most for + Posesivo + money.
* sacar el mejor partido de=get + the best out of.
* sacar el mejor partido de Algo=make + the best advantage of ; make + the best use of ; make + the best possible use of.
* sacar el mejor partido posible=get + the best of both worlds ; get + the best of all worlds.
* sacarle partido a=make + an opportunity (out) of.
* sacar más partido=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
* sacar mayor partido a=squeeze + more life out of.
* sacar mejor partido=get + more for + Posesivo + money.
* sacar partido=take + advantage (of) ; exploit + benefits.
* sacar partido a una oportunidad=capitalise on + opportunity ; leverage + opportunity.
* sin afiliación a un partido político=non-partisan [nonpartisan].
* tomar partido=take + sides.
* tomar partido por=side with.
* tomar partido por Alguien=side in + Posesivo + favour.
* un buen partido=a good catch.

partido^2
(n.)=sports match ; game ; match ; fixture.
Ex: School events may be regular and seasonal, like Christmas and vacations, or occasional and minor like sports matches.
Ex: A game is a set of materials designed for play according to prescribed rules.
Ex: That was one of the finest matches they ever played.
Ex: New fixtures for the rest of the season have been issued along with some changes in the First Division.
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* partido amistoso=friendly match.
* partido de competición=club game.
* partido de fútbol=football game ; soccer game ; football match.
* partido de ida=away game ; first leg.
* partido de liga=league game.
* partido de vuelta=second leg ; home game.
* partido entre equipos rivales=local derby.
* partido oficial=official game.
* partido que se juega en casa=home game.
* partido que se juega fuera de casa=away game.
* perder un partido=lose + match.
* resultado de un partido=score.
* tres goles en un mismo partido=hat trick.

partido^3
(adj.)=cloven ; forked.
Ex: It is a very old belief that the Devil always appears with a cloven foot as a distinguishing mark.
Ex: One theory suggests that the forked section of the hieroglyph represents an animal's legs with the central shaft as the body or elongated neck (like a giraffe).
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* con el corazón partido=broken-hearted.
* lucha a brazo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* lucha a cuerpo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* luchar a brazo partido=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand ; fight + hand to hand.
* pelea a brazo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* pelear a brazo partido=fight + tooth and nail.

partiendo de
=on the basis of.
Ex: In addition, there is an element of perpetuation about the establishment of headings on the basis of reference sources.
partiendo de cero
=from scratch ; from an empty slate ; from the ground up.
Ex: The Office does not support development of new systems from scratch. Ex: The article 'Creation of an academic library: lessons from an empty slate' describes the construction of a new library at Arizona State University. Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
partiendo de esto
=on this basis ; on that basis.
Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Ex: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores.
partiendo de la práctica
(adj.)=practice-led.
Ex: Many changes have occurred through the various applications of practice-based and practice-led arts research.
partiendo del hecho de que
=based on the understanding that.
Ex: Rapid & revolutionary technological change and its impact on society are discussed, based on the understanding that it is the nature of technology itself that gives rise to confusion .
partir de
(v.)=rest on/upon ; stem from ; draw on/upon ; build on/upon ; strike out from.
Ex: Faceted classification rests upon the definition of the concept of a facet. Ex: Both these general criticisms stemmed from more specific problems with the code. Ex: Bay's essay was produced to commemorate the 400th anniversary of Gesner's birth and draws upon a mass of contemporary source material. Ex: The system should build on existing resources, rather than develop expensive new programmes. Ex: It was sung by immigrants as they struck out from distant shores and pioneers who pushed westward against an unforgiving wilderness.
partir de cero
(v.)=begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.
Ex: If none of the items found are relevant, we have to begin the new search from scratch. Ex: In other words, they want us to start from scratch and come up with a plan for a full-service centre, which might then be used as a model for the other regional centers. Ex: Readers will feel compelled to listen to her; after all, she started at ground zero and worked her way up to the top.
partir de la base de que
(v.)=start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
Ex: The author starts from the premise that meaning is not an intrinsic property of information items. Ex: Our strategy is built on the premise that progress in security will pave the way for political progress.
partir de la premisa de que
(v.)=start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
Ex: The author starts from the premise that meaning is not an intrinsic property of information items. Ex: Our strategy is built on the premise that progress in security will pave the way for political progress.
partir de presupuestos
(v.)=make + assumption.
Ex: Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.
partir de una premisa
(n.)=base upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.
Ex: The advise was based upon the assumption that students were taught, chalk in hand, in large classroom-based groups with little or no fieldwork or visits. Ex: However, an assumption must undergird the entire process: All decisions are written in sand, not stone.
partir el bacalao
(v.)=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Who's calling the shots in the semiconductor industry'. Ex: One of the hardest things about being the boss is that no one tells you what you're doing wrong. Ex: As long as we allow other people to pay the piper, they will continue calling the tune in Africa. Ex: Just as the 19th century belonged to England and the 20th century to America, so the 21st century will be China's turn to set the agenda and rule the roost. Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
partir en dos
(v.)=halve ; rend in + two.
Ex: The author concludes that this technique almost halves the storage required with no loss of information. Ex: Anthropology as a discipline is in danger of being rent in two by the tensions between those who practice it.
partir por la mitad
(v.)=halve ; break in + half.
Ex: The author concludes that this technique almost halves the storage required with no loss of information. Ex: But when runner beans are fresh, they do snap when you break them in half!.
partir por medio
(v.)=rend in + two.
Ex: Anthropology as a discipline is in danger of being rent in two by the tensions between those who practice it.
partir^1
(v.)=cleave ; split.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado y participio split.
Ex: Ethnic and racial differences cleaved the American working class.
Ex: In the mechanised paper fibre process individual pages are soaked and split so that acid-free paper can be put between the two layers.
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* partir el bacalao=call + the shots ; be the boss ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
* partir en dos=halve ; rend in + two.
* partir por la mitad=halve ; break in + half.
* partir por medio=rend in + two.
* partirse de reír=burst into + side-splitting laughter ; burst into + a fit of laughter ; be in fits of laughter.
* partirse de risa=laugh + Posesivo + head off ; burst into + side-splitting laughter ; burst into + a fit of laughter ; crack up ; split + Posesivo + sides with laughter ; be in stitches (with laughter).
* partirse de risa=be in fits of laughter.
* partirse la cara por=work + Reflexivo + to death ; work + Reflexivo + to the ground.
* ¡que + Pronombre + partir un rayo!=be damned!.

partir^2
(v.)=head out ; go forth.
Ex: It's tempting to splurge on a new hi-fi system or head out on a shopping spree, but the smart option might be to pay off an existing debt.
Ex: Finally six men agreed to go forth in their underclothes and nooses around their necks in hopeful expectation that their sacrifice would satisfy the king's bloodlust and he would spare the rest of the citizens.
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* a partir de=based on ; working from ; from ; on a diet of ; in response to.
* a partir de ahora=from now on ; from this point on ; henceforth ; as of now ; from now onward(s) ; from this time on.
* a partir de ahora y durante + Cuantificador + algunos años=for + Cuantificador + years to come.
* a partir de aquí=hereupon.
* a partir de ello=therefrom.
* a partir de entonces=from this time on ; hereafter ; thereafter ; from then on ; thenceforth ; whereafter ; henceforth ; from that moment on.
* a partir de ese momento=from that moment on.
* a partir de este momento=hereinafter.
* a partir de esto=on this basis ; on that basis.
* a partir de + Fecha=from + Fecha ; effective + Fecha.
* a partir de hoy=as from today.
* a partir de la medianoche=late night.
* a partir de los títulos=title-based.
* catalogar partiendo de cero=catalogue from + scratch.
* comenzar partiendo de cero=build from + scratch.
* compilar partiendo de cero=compile from + scratch ; compile from + scratch.
* construir partiendo de cero=construct from + scratch.
* de partirse de risa=side-splitting.
* hacer a partir de=make out of.
* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde=cast + plate + from mould.
* introducir datos partiendo de cero=enter from + scratch.
* para partirse de risa=side-splitting.
* partiendo de=on the basis of.
* partiendo de cero=from scratch ; from an empty slate ; from the ground up.
* partiendo de esto=on this basis ; on that basis.
* partiendo de la práctica=practice-led.
* partiendo del hecho de que=based on the understanding that.
* partir de=rest on/upon ; stem from ; draw on/upon ; build on/upon ; strike out from.
* partir de cero=begin from + scratch ; start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero.
* partir de la base de que=start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
* partir de la premisa de que=start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
* partir de presupuestos=make + assumption.
* partir de una premisa=base upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.
* trabajar a partir de=work forward.

partirse de reír
(n.)=burst into + side-splitting laughter ; burst into + a fit of laughter ; be in fits of laughter.
Ex: Finally, when the two workers, frozen to the marrow, emerged from beneath the water, the spectators burst into side-splitting laughter. Ex: Napoleon burst into a loud fit of laughter, gave him a slap in the face, called him a clever fellow, and made him a captain in the artillery. Ex: Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well.
partirse de risa
(n.)=be in fits of laughter.
Ex: Not only were the adults in fits of laughter all the way through the play, but the schoolchildren in the audience as well.
partirse la cara por
(v.)=work + Reflexivo + to death ; work + Reflexivo + to the ground.
Ex: The deportees died in part starving and freezing to death in concentration camps and in part working themselves to death under a barbaric police regimen. Ex: Their poor mother worked herself to the ground all day long, didn't have two pennies to rub together, and they were always just a little bit hungry.
partisano
(n.)=partisan.
Ex: Only a man like D'Andrea, willing to use force without stint or limit, could rise to leadership against John Powers & his protected, armed partisans.

partitivo
(adj.)=partitive.
Ex: In most circumstances, the whole/part (partitive) relationship is also not a legitimate BT/NT relationship; that is BICYCLE WHEELS is a legitimate NT under WHEELS but not under BICYCLES.
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* término específico partitivo (NTP)=narrower term partitive (NTP).
* término partitivo=partitive term.

partitura
(n.)=score.
Nota: Ejemplar musical en el que aparecen superpuestas en una misma página todas las partes vocales y/o instrumentales de una obra.
Ex: A score is a series of staves on which all the different instrumental and/or vocal parts of a musical work are written, one under the other in vertical alignment, so that the parts may be read simultaneously.
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* hoja de partitura=ballad-sheet.
* partitura abreviada=condensed score ; short score.
* partitura de coro=chorus score.
* partitura de estudio=miniature score.
* partitura musical=music score ; musical score ; sheet music piece ; sheet music.
* partitura vocal=vocal score.

partitura abreviada
(n.)=condensed score ; short score.
Ex: A condensed score is the score of an orchestral or band work reduce to two, three, or four staves as required. Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
partitura de coro
(n.)=chorus score.
Ex: A chorus score is a score of a vocal work showing only the chorus part, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.
partitura de estudio
(n.)=miniature score.
Ex: A miniature score is a musical score nor primarily intended for performance use, with type reduced in size.
partitura musical
(n.)=music score ; musical score ; sheet music piece ; sheet music.
Ex: The schedules are divided into two parts, one covering music scores and parts and the other concerned with music literature. Ex: A close score is a musical score giving all the parts on a minimum number of staves, normally two, as with hymns. Ex: Another collection that has gradually accumulated over the years from donations is a collection of popular sheet music pieces going back as far as the mid-1850s. Ex: Using this as a starting point, reviews the history of sheet music printing and publishing in America over the last 50 years.
partitura vocal
(n.)=vocal score.
Ex: A vocal score is a score showing all vocal parts, with accompaniment, if any, arranged for keyboard instrument.
parto
(n.)=childbirth ; parturition ; farrowing ; delivery ; labour [labor, -USA].
Ex: Reading literature allows us to experience all kinds of human possibilities, from murder to childbirth, without suffering the consequences of undergoing the experiences in real life.
Ex: The book contains the following chapters: practical horse nutrition; equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; and identification, selection, and marketing horses.
Ex: Colostrum samples were taken from all sows at farrowing.
Ex: Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries.
Ex: During labour, the bag of water surrounding the baby in the womb often tears, and the water escapes through the vagina in a gush.
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* después del parto=postpartum.
* dolores de parto=birth pangs.
* durante el parto=at childbirth.
* en el parto=at childbirth.
* parto con fórceps=forceps-assisted delivery ; forceps delivery.
* parto normal=vaginal delivery.
* parto por cesárea=caesarean section.
* parto prematuro=premature delivery.

parto con fórceps
(n.)=forceps-assisted delivery ; forceps delivery.
Ex: Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries. Ex: Results show a significant relationship between schizophrenia and low birthweight and forceps delivery.
parto normal
(n.)=vaginal delivery.
Ex: Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries.
parto por cesárea
(n.)=caesarean section.
Ex: Blood samples were collected from all subjects at delivery: 180 normal vaginal deliveries, 58 Caesarean sections, and 2 forceps-assisted deliveries.
parto prematuro
(n.)=premature delivery.
Ex: All children that are born before the 35th week after fertilization are considered to be premature deliveries.
partícipe
(n.)=participant ; interested party.
Ex: When the outcome was positive, participants working with a similar computer were more likely to credit the computer and less likely to take the credit themselves.
Ex: Other interested parties include the operators of the systems, and the suppliers of the various technical components.
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* hacer partícipe=let + Nombre + know.
* partícipe en la empresa=corporate insider.
* sentirse partícipe=sense of ownership.
* ser partícipe=take + part ; play + Posesivo + part.
* ser partícipe de=partake (in/of) ; be a party to.

partícipe en la empresa
(n.)=corporate insider.
Ex: Corporate insiders are defined as officers, directors or major shareholders that own stock in US public corporations.
partícula
(n.)=connecting word ; particulate ; particle.
Ex: It is only the order in which they are cited and, in natural language, the connecting words that distinguish the statements of the two subjects.
Ex: The author describes a technique for processing the collected data concerning water, particulate and sediments in the Lagoon of Venice.
Ex: We can therefore use this principle to arrange the entities in our list in order: Level I - Fundamental particles; Level II - Atoms, isotopes; and Level III - Molecules = Por lo tanto, podemos utilizar este principio para ordenar las entidades de la lista: Nivel I - Partículas fundamentales; Nivel II - â€ tomos, isótopos; y Nivel III - Moléculas.
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* acelerador de partículas=particle accelerator.
* acelerador de partículas atómicas=atomic particle accelerator.
* emisión de partículas=particle emission.
* física de partículas=particle physics ; high energy physics.
* partícula coloidal=colloidal particle.
* partícula de polvo=dust particle.
* partícula que aparece en los nombres de origen holandés=Van.
* partícula sólida=solid particle.

partícula coloidal
(n.)=colloidal particle.
Ex: If an electric potential is applied to a colloid, the charged colloidal particles move toward the oppositely charged electrode; this migration is called electrophoresis.
partícula de polvo
(n.)=dust particle.
Ex: These purifiers are targeted at asthma patients since they eliminate all dust particles rendering the air pure and clean
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partícula que aparece en los nombres de origen holandés
=Van.
Ex: The Reference Department of the Van Pelt Library at Pennsylvania University currently subscribes to a wide range of CD-ROM data bases.
partícula sólida
(n.)=solid particle.
Ex: This solid particles removal device has a lifespan of at least 7 years and is virtually maintenance-free for the first 26,400 h of use.
parábola
(n.)=parable.
Ex: Aesop's Fables, like the parables of the New Testament in the Christian Bible, are, as literary structures, quite simple and short.

parábola^2
(n.)=parabola.
Nota: Tipo de curva.
Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.

paráfrasis
(n.)=paraphrase.
Ex: A paraphrase is an interpretation of the ideas encoded in a document, and a translation into the language of the writer of the paraphrase.

parálisis
(n.)=paralysis ; paresis ; palsy.
Ex: There will also be those who have in fact decided what information they need but are afflicted by the paralysis of 'unverbalised thought'.
Ex: These tendencies were evident in speculation about the causes of conditions such as paresis & 'hereditary' mental disorders.
Ex: Most nerve injuries are transient palsies.
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* parálisis cerebral=cerebral palsy.
* parálisis del sueño=sleep paralysis.
* parálisis flácida=flaccid paralysis.
* parálisis general=general paresis.
* parálisis infantil=infantile paralysis.

parálisis cerebral
(n.)=cerebral palsy.
Ex: Chapter 3 describes the use of the test with children with Down syndrome, cerebral palsy, and central nervous system disorders.
parálisis del sueño
(n.)=sleep paralysis.
Ex: Sleep paralysis is characterised by being totally aware and apparently wide awake but literally unable to move a muscle.
parálisis flácida
(n.)=flaccid paralysis.
Ex: Botulism is a serious illness that causes flaccid paralysis of muscles and it is caused by a neurotoxin generically called botulinum toxin.
parálisis general
(n.)=general paresis.
Ex: The published material confirms beyond any doubt that he was suffering from syphilis and its common manifestation, general paresis.
parálisis infantil
(n.)=infantile paralysis.
Ex: Up to the present time treatment of infantile paralysis has consisted in attempting to save as much as possible of the injured muscles.
parámetro
(n.)=benchmark ; parameter ; switch ; setting ; option.
Ex: Benchmarks are the times taken to carry out a set of standard operations and they are comparable to the government fuel consumption figures for cars.
Ex: On other occasions, where the search must be specified with a number of interacting concepts and other parameters, it will be necessary to write the concepts down.
Ex: I have looked at the book and mucked around with the database and using switches but can't see a solution.
Ex: More often, you will be asked to enter information or choose certain settings.
Ex: AACR2 also incorporates rather more options in terms of alternative rules than AACR1.

parásito de la sociedad
(n.)=parasite ; social parasite ; leech on society ; parasite of society.
Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas . Ex: In general, are members of the clergy more often social parasites or more often valuable members of society?. Ex: My question is this, which of these two groups do you find more reprehensible and which are bigger leeches on society?. Ex: We're all parasites of society in some sense.
parásito del hombre
(n.)=human parasite.
Ex: Human parasites are often harmful to the body and can cause diseases, such as trichinosis.
parásito del libro
(n.)=book insect.
Ex: Freezing is effective in eliminating injurious book insects.
parásito humano
(n.)=human parasite.
Ex: Human parasites are often harmful to the body and can cause diseases, such as trichinosis.
parásito social
(n.)=parasite ; social parasite.
Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas . Ex: In general, are members of the clergy more often social parasites or more often valuable members of society?.
parásito^1
(n.)=mite ; parasite.
Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: However, dormant non-infective parasites can remain in the infected individual for life.
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* como parásito=parasitically.
* en forma de parásito=parasitically.
* infección de parásitos=parasitisation [parasitization, -USA].
* parásito del hombre=human parasite.
* parásito del libro=book insect.
* parásito humano=human parasite.

parásito^2
(n.)=hanger-on ; scrounger ; parasite ; freeloader ; free rider ; freebooter ; ligger.
Nota: Persona que se beneficia de un actividad de un individuo o grupo sin contribuir a él.
Ex: Reference librarians must have the capability of kindly and tactfully disentangling themselves from hangers-on who would monopolize their time, to the detriment of others.
Ex: Consequently, claimants became disillusioned and, if they complained, were dismissed scroungers who were never satisfied.
Ex: I have nothing against Aussies but I do have something against parasites who steal off someone else's ideas .
Ex: Cultural differences in attitudes towards punishing freeloaders and do-gooders have massive impacts on levels of cooperative behaviour.
Ex: Free riders are those who use the information provided by others without contributing evaluations of their own.
Ex: I recognise that there are many social issues domestically and that measures should be taken to reduce the number of freebooters in society.
Ex: Of course they couldn't possibly come down on the lazy liggers of society -- they will come down hard on the people that really need financial help.
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* parásito de la sociedad=parasite ; social parasite ; leech on society ; parasite of society.
* parásito social=parasite ; social parasite.

paréntesis
(n.)=parentheses () [parenthesis, -sing.] ; bracket ; round brackets () ; hiatus ; lull.
Ex: The first 15 characters of the edition note are displayed in parentheses at the right end of the line, just before the date.
Ex: Further complex search strategies are possible with the intercession of other kinds of logic (see below) and the use of brackets.
Ex: The notations for Space concepts are enclosed in round brackets (), and added to the main table numbers when required.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.
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* a modo de paréntesis=parenthetical.
* entre paréntesis=parenthetically ; parenthetic ; in brackets ; in parenthesis.
* equilibrar paréntesis=balance + parentheses.
* paréntesis angular=angled bracket.
* paréntesis que abre=left parenthesis.
* paréntesis que cierra=right parenthesis.
* poner entre paréntesis=bracket.

paréntesis angular
(n.)=angled bracket.
Ex: If the reference heading consist of a variant heading, each uniform heading is preceded by a greater-than sign or right angled bracket (>).
paréntesis que abre
(n.)=left parenthesis.
Ex: Don't forget to start by typing the left parenthesis first.
paréntesis que cierra
(n.)=right parenthesis.
Ex: Don't forget to reenter the right parenthesis.
pasable
(adj.)=moderate ; passable ; so-so.
Ex: In his efforts to broaden the tax base, Groome has been actively courting industry - with some moderate success.
Ex: Help is further hampered by flooding from the northeast monsoon as roads become passable.
Ex: What type of circuitry makes the difference between a high-end audio mixer and a so-so mixer?.

pasada
(n.)=pass.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
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* de pasada=by the way of (a) digression.
* de una pasada=once-through.
* mala pasada=dirty trick.
* mencionar de pasada=make + passing mention.

pasadizo
(n.)=walkway ; alley ; alleyway.
Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.
Ex: Upon questioning we find that those eminently pragmatic down-to-earth notions dwell in the darkest alleyways of metaphysics.
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* pasadizo secreto=secret passage.

pasadizo secreto
(n.)=secret passage.
Ex: He may have been preparing himself for his later infatuation with video games where finding secret passages was also important.
pasado
(adj.)=past ; spent.
Ex: Scanning must start to the left of the bar codes and must continue past the right end.
Ex: If you repeatedly deadhead - trim off the spent flowers - the plant goes into overdrive.
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* anclado en el pasado=stuck in the past.
* año pasado, el=last year.
* aprender del pasado=learn from + the past.
* decir adiós al pasado=bid + farewell + to the past.
* del pasado=has-been ; of the past ; bygone ; of yesteryear ; gone by.
* de pasada=in passing.
* deshacer el pasado=undo + the past.
* devolver al pasado=send + Nombre + back in time.
* durante el año pasado=over the past year.
* el mes pasado=last month.
* en el pasado=in the past ; in past eras ; at some point in the past ; in years gone by ; in days gone by ; in former times ; in times gone by.
* en el pasado remoto=in the dim and distant past.
* en un pasado muy lejano=in the dim and distant past.
* en un pasado no muy distante=in the not too distant past.
* en un pasado no muy lejano=in the not too distant past.
* en un pasado oscuro y lejano=in the dim and distant past.
* enviar al pasado=send + Nombre + back in time.
* época pasada=bygone era.
* evocación del pasado=stroll down memory lane.
* hecho como de pasada=throwaway.
* hurgar en el pasado=delve into + Posesivo + past.
* hurgar en el pasado de Alguien=delve into + Posesivo + past.
* imagen del pasado=flashback [flash back].
* indagar el pasado de Alguien=delve into + Posesivo + past.
* la semana pasada=last week.
* lo pasado pasado está=let bygones be bygones.
* mejorar el pasado=improve on + the past.
* no añorar el pasado=never + look back.
* no dejar de pensar en el pasado=dwell on + the past.
* olvidar el pasado=let bygones be bygones ; forget + the past.
* pasado accidentado=chequered history ; chequered past.
* pasado actual, el=living past, the.
* pasado delictivo=criminal past.
* pasado de moda=passé ; out of vogue ; out of fashion ; out of style.
* pasado, el=past, the ; yesteryear.
* pasado el mejor momento de Alguien=past + Posesivo + prime.
* pasado ficticio=imaginary past.
* pasado imaginario=imaginary past.
* pasado irregular=chequered history ; chequered past.
* pasado lejano, el=distant past, the.
* pasado mañana=the day after tomorrow.
* pasado reciente, el=recent past, the.
* pasado turbulento=chequered history ; chequered past.
* pasado un punto=beyond a certain point ; beyond a point.
* pensando en el pasado=reminiscently.
* pensar en el pasado=look back.
* pertenecer al pasado=be a thing of the past ; become + a thing of the past.
* recordar el pasado=take + a trip down memory lane ; stroll down + memory lane ; take + a stroll down memory lane.
* recuerdo del pasado=flashback [flash back].
* reliquia del pasado=relic of the past.
* rememoración del pasado=stroll down memory lane.
* rememorando el pasado=reminiscently.
* rememorar el pasado=take + a trip down memory lane ; stroll down + memory lane ; take + a stroll down memory lane.
* reminiscencia del pasado=stroll down memory lane.
* ruptura con el pasado=break with the past ; break from the past.
* sábado pasado, el=last Saturday.
* tiro pasado=passing shot.
* transportar al pasado=send + Nombre + back in time.
* un pasado oscuro=a dark past.
* vestigio del pasado=vestige of the past.
* vida pasada=previous life.
* vivir en el pasado=dwell on + the past ; live in + the past.
* volver al pasado=turn + the clock back.

pasado accidentado
(n.)=chequered history ; chequered past.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history. Ex: As a result of this chequered past telepathy is now largely discredited and regarded by many in science as mere pseudoscience.
pasado actual, el
(n.)=living past, the.
Ex: He is famous for his works of lyrical beauty and ethical depth, which exalt everyday miracles and the living past.
pasado de moda
=passé ; out of vogue ; out of fashion ; out of style.
Ex: By conscious or unconscious fixation on this single, already passé, facet of data processing technology we risk totally ignoring the other functions of a catalog. Ex: In general, however, the author's approach to his comparative method -- that comparativism is out of vogue -- is rather parochial. Ex: Abstract art has lately been considered out of fashion in the art centers of New York. Ex: Ten years ago ambition abounded; now risk-taking is out of style and vanguardism has been dampened by a pervasive enthusiasm for the past.
pasado delictivo
(n.)=criminal past.
Ex: This reality show explores the long-time friendship between two women, one of whom has had a mysterious criminal past which returns to haunt her.
pasado el mejor momento de Alguien
=past + Posesivo + prime.
Ex: The trustee was generally male, 'past his prime', white, Protestant, well educated, wealthy, a member of the social elite, and usually a member of a profession or a business executive.
pasado ficticio
(n.)=imaginary past.
Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
pasado imaginario
(n.)=imaginary past.
Ex: Besotted with an imaginary past that never was, the Department of National Heritage has proved unable to provide the national lead that was expected.
pasado irregular
(n.)=chequered history ; chequered past.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history. Ex: As a result of this chequered past telepathy is now largely discredited and regarded by many in science as mere pseudoscience.
pasado lejano, el
=distant past, the.
Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.
pasado mañana
=the day after tomorrow.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Quality librarianship the day after tomorrow'.
pasado reciente, el
=recent past, the.
Ex: The recent past has been the golden age of vast expenditure on library buildings and resources.
pasado turbulento
(n.)=chequered history ; chequered past.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship has had a more chequered history. Ex: As a result of this chequered past telepathy is now largely discredited and regarded by many in science as mere pseudoscience.
pasado un punto
=beyond a certain point ; beyond a point.
Ex: A self-renewing library is a library of limited size in which beyond a certain point materials should be reduced at a rate related to the rate of acquisition. Ex: Doing projects has its drawbacks and its limitations, beyond a point.
pasado, el
(n.)=past, the ; yesteryear.
Ex: While the reading habits of the elite form the leading edge of intellectual thought, the vast majority of humanity have had, in the past as well as the present, different habits and aims. Ex: Ferreting out amazing treasures from yesteryear, antique dealers buy, sell or trade in a wide range of collectables.
pasador
(n.)=catch ; bobby pin ; hair clip ; barrette ; hair claw ; hairslide ; hair clasp ; slide.
Ex: Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.
Ex: It's a waste to toss them away, so I decided to make them into this pair of lovely bobby pins.
Ex: These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.
Ex: These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
Ex: Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.
Ex: Many women use hair bands or hair clasps as decorative fashion.
Ex: Stunning necklace with elegant chocker with sapphire slide.

pasaje
(n.)=excerpt ; passage ; snippet.
Ex: Abstracts, excerpts, synopsis are kinds of reductions.
Ex: A harmony is an arrangement of passages of the Bible on the same topic into parallel columns so that similarities and differences are readily compared.
Ex: Automation in libraries can only provide snippets of information, not knowledge.
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* extraer pasajes de=excerpt.
* pasaje a=ticket to.
* pasaje secreto=secret passage.
* pasaje subterráneo=subway ; underpass.
* pasaje subterráneo de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* pasaje subterráneo para peatones=pedestrian underpass.

pasaje a
(n.)=ticket to.
Ex: The article 'Book your ticket to success' looks at the variety and range of business books available for the newly created or emerging manager.
pasaje secreto
(n.)=secret passage.
Ex: He may have been preparing himself for his later infatuation with video games where finding secret passages was also important.
pasaje subterráneo
(n.)=subway ; underpass.
Ex: In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway. Ex: In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway.
pasaje subterráneo de peatones
(n.)=pedestrian underpass.
Ex: Both pedestrian underpasses are continuously monitored by a surveillance camera.
pasaje subterráneo para peatones
(n.)=pedestrian underpass.
Ex: Both pedestrian underpasses are continuously monitored by a surveillance camera.
pasajero de atrás
(n.)=pillion passenger ; pillion.
Ex: This means if you are in an accident with a pillion passenger, they have the right to sue the rider if necessary. Ex: We will organize a special tour for a group if there is a minimum of four riders (i.e. four motorcycles, or a group of six -- three riders and pillions).
pasajero de avión
(n.)=airline passenger.
Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights.
pasajero^1
(n.)=passenger.
Ex: This article discusses libraries available on trains to 1st class passengers in the USA in the late 19th century and early 20th century.
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* avión de pasajeros=airliner ; passenger plane ; passenger jet.
* buque de pasajeros=cruise liner ; transatlantic liner ; ocean liner ; cruise ship [cruiseship] ; cruise ; cruiser.
* lista de pasajeros=passenger list.
* pasajero de atrás=pillion passenger ; pillion.
* pasajero de avión=airline passenger.
* transporte de pasajeros=passenger transport.
* tren de pasajeros=passenger train.
* vehículo de pasajeros=passenger vehicle.
* vehículo de transporte de pasajeros=passenger vehicle.

pasajero^2
(adj.)=short-lived [shortlived] ; transient ; transitory ; faddish ; faddy .
Ex: Many centres were short-lived, so the picture was always in a state of flux.
Ex: The suppliers of this circulation system recommend that the readers are given numbers and names only, since it will not be cost-effective to store full addresses, particularly with a relatively transient population such as that of a university.
Ex: Transitory circumstances of daily life are what cause these shifts.
Ex: Whilst, presumably, a set of standards for the conduct of reference work, the document is in fact a hodgepodge shaped by faddish misconceptions.
Ex: These emotions will have a knock-on effect on the child and may, in the case of the faddy eater, cause the situation to deteriorate.
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* aprovecharse de una oportunidad pasajera=ride + the hype ; catch + the fever ; jump on + the gravy train ; climb on + the gravy train ; climb on + the bandwagon ; get on + the bandwagon ; get on + the gravy train.
* ave pasajera=bird of passage.
* capricho pasajero=passing fancy ; passing whim.
* hacer pasajero=render + transitory.
* interés pasajero=passing interest.
* moda pasajera=flash in the pan ; passing fad.

pasamanos
(n.)=handrail ; grab rail ; banister.
Ex: The library has installed handrails to guide handicapped patrons to automatic sliding doors.
Ex: This library van was custom built for the needs of older people and those with mobility problems, and incorporates a lift, grab rails, and comfortable seating.
Ex: In the home, the risk factors include poor lighting, loose rugs, slippery or uneven surfaces and stairways or steps without banisters or guard rails.

pasamontañas
(n.)=balaclava ; balaclava helmet ; ski mask.
Ex: This is the only facemask and balaclava that warms the air you breath using heat exchange technology.
Ex: The individuals covered their faces with balaclava helmets and obliged the alleged victims to lie on the floor.
Ex: Holding their guns at eye level, two men disguised by ski masks stormed the restaurant.

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* pasando desapercibido=unobtrusively ; unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.

pasando a
=moving on to.
Ex: Moving on to our second issue, we have identified three key barriers that continue to undermine the progress being made.
pasando desapercibido
=unobtrusively ; unnoticeably ; inconspicuously.
Ex: The online environment made it possible to observe the user directly and unobtrusively without interrupting the search process. Ex: The tube in the two types tapers almost unnoticeably from base to tip. Ex: He had merely stolen away as inconspicuously as possible.
pasaporte
(n.)=passport.
Ex: Some Eastern European countries do not require visas from French, Italian and Western German passport holders.
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* pasaporte falsificado=forged passport.
* pasaporte falso=forged passport.

pasaporte falsificado
(n.)=forged passport.
Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
pasaporte falso
(n.)=forged passport.
Ex: The Israeli secret police, Mossad, used forged passports to gain entry into Dubai which were traced back to Israel.
pasapurés
(n.)=masher ; potato masher ; ricer ; potato ricer.
Nota: Con manivela.
Ex: I crush the potatoes once with a masher, add the milk and then let them sit for a couple of minutes so we're not mixing cold with hot.
Ex: It takes a little work to make really good mashed potatoes with a potato masher.
Ex: With a ricer, you mush up the potatoes using mostly an up and down motion, forcing the spuds through the holes in the ricer until all the lumps are broken.
Ex: There's only one way to do those really soft creamy mashed potatoes - with a potato ricer.

pasar
(v.)=hand (over) ; pass ; pass by ; pass on ; transfer ; transmit ; turn over + page ; hand on ; spend ; transpire ; pass out ; turn over ; slide over ; pass along ; get through ; can't/couldn't be bothered ; go + past ; pass down ; roll on ; pass out ; blow over ; make + the cut ; wear off ; hand down ; move ; give it + a miss ; transition ; swipe.
Ex: Eventually, teachers should be able to 'hand the chalk over to the students' and take a back seat.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.
Ex: The days of needing to change into carpet slippers before going to such an area have thankfully passed by.
Ex: If ignored, the problems are only passed on to all the users of the catalog: the public, the reference department, the acquisitions department, and naturally the cataloging department.
Ex: Scope notes, on the order hand, may be present in a thesaurus but are unlikely to be transferred to an index.
Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.
Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.
Ex: Any funeral scene in a story inevitably conjures in myself memories of my childhood spent as the son of an undertaker.
Ex: The 2nd is the fact that most information seeking transpires with little help from librarians, who have consistently failed to establish themselves as primary information professionals.
Ex: At the Closing Session Danish flags were suddenly produced and passed out among the crowd who began waving them enthusiastically.
Ex: Then he picked up about 2 cm. of type from the right-hand end of the uppermost line (i.e. the last word or two of the last line) with the thumb and forefinger of his right hand, read it, and dropped the pieces of type one by one into their proper boxes, turning over the old house.
Ex: He had greeted her courteously, as was his wont, and had inquired if she minded his smoking; she told him to go ahead and slid over an ashtray.
Ex: If the head of reference services does not pass along the information to the staff the reference librarians, by being uninformed, will undoubtedly not make as good an impression on the important city managers.
Ex: I think that the so-called average person often exhibits a great deal of heroism in getting through an ordinary day.
Ex: Consider for example, a teacher who doesn't change his password (ever!) or can't be bothered to log out, all the firewalls and antivirus programs in the world will not protect a school's network.
Ex: Unfortunately, its conclusions are completely pedestrian, rarely going past the fact that there were old people in England in the late Middle Ages.
Ex: The knowledge that has been passed down from generation to generation by sentient beings on this planet for aeons and aeons is quite impossible to fully comprehend.
Ex: But to make matters worse, and as the drought rolls on, it is very likely that it won't rain again until October or November.
Ex: Put a set of premises into such a device and turn the crank, and it will readily pass out conclusion after conclusion.
Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.
Ex: Naturally, the recruiters whose people were not chosen for the job wanted feedback as to why their candidates did not make the cut.
Ex: We're all familiar with the idea of novelty value and how it wears off with time.
Ex: A hunting guide while still in his teens, he learned his woodcraft first hand, absorbing lore handed down to him from his father.
Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
Ex: We did not find it of much interest and could have happily given it a miss.
Ex: If we start the day in a grouchy mood, chances are those sentiments will transition into the workplace as well.
Ex: Using razor strops is as important as knowing how to swipe the blade of your straight razor over your face.
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* a medida que pasaba el tiempo=as time passed (by) ; as time went by.
* a medida que pasa el tiempo=as time goes by ; as time passes (by).
* a medida que pasa + Expresión Temporal=as + Expresión Temporal + go by.
* a medida que + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* a medida que + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* ayudar a pasar por=get + Nombre + through.
* cada día que pasa=each passing day.
* con cada momento que + pasar=with every passing moment.
* conforme + pasar + el año=as the year + wear on.
* conforme + pasar + el día=as the day + wear on.
* conseguir pasar=make it through.
* conseguir pasar a=make it through to.
* dejar pasar=pass up ; forego [forgo] ; let through ; let + pass.
* dejar pasar a Alguien=let + Alguien + by.
* dejar pasar Algo=put + Nombre + behind.
* dejar pasar una oportunidad=forego + opportunity ; miss + opportunity ; pass up + opportunity ; miss + chance ; pass up + chance.
* desde ..., pasando por ..., hasta ...=from ..., through ..., to ....
* día que pasa=passing day.
* esa época ya pasó hace tiempo=that time is long past.
* haber pasado por aquí antes=have been down this road before.
* hacer a Alguien pasar por el rodillo=put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
* hacer a Alguien pasar vergüenza=embarrass.
* hacerle a Alguien pasar apuros=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* hacerle a Alguien pasarlo mal=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* hacerle a Alguien pasar un mal rato=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* hacer que Alguien las pase canutas=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
* hacer que Alguien las pase negras=have + Nombre + jump through the hoops ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; give + Nombre + a run for + Posesivo + money ; put + Nombre + through the wringer ; run + Nombre + through the wringer.
* hacerse pasar por=masquerade as ; impersonate.
* las cosas no pasan así como así=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas no pasan así porque sí=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* las cosas pasan para bien=everything happens for the best.
* las cosas sólo pasan una vez=lightning never strikes twice.
* lo peor ya ha pasado=the worst is over now.
* lo que pasa con=the thing with.
* lo que tenga que pasar, que pase=que sera sera ; what's meant to be, will be ; whatever will be, will be.
* lugar donde pasar el rato=hang out.
* mirar a la gente que pasa=street watch.
* no dejar la oportunidad=leap at + the opportunity.
* no dejar pasar=keep out.
* no dejar pasar la ocasión=jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity ; leap at + the opportunity.
* no dejar pasar la oportunidad=ride + the wave(s) ; jump at + the chance ; leap at + the chance ; jump at + the opportunity ; jump on + opportunity.
* no pasar mucho tiempo antes de que + Subjuntivo=be not long before + Indicativo.
* pasando a=moving on to.
* pasar a=go on to ; move on to ; proceed to ; shunt into ; switch over ; switch to ; step onto ; spill over into.
* pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a=suffer + the fate of.
* pasar a Alguien lo que a=suffer + the fate of.
* pasar a cosas más agradables=on a happier note.
* pasar a la clandestinidad=go into + hiding ; go + underground.
* pasar a la era de=move into + the age of.
* pasar a la historia=history in the making ; go down in + history.
* pasar a la historia como=go down as ; go down in + history as ; go down in + the history books as ; go down in + the annals of history as.
* pasar a la página + Número=turn to + page + Número.
* pasar a la posteridad=go down to + posterity.
* pasar a la posteridad como=go down to + posterity as.
* pasar Algo a Alguien=turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.
* pasar algo inesperado=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
* pasar algún tiempo en=have + a turn at.
* pasar al olvido=blow over.
* pasar a los anales de la historia=go down in + history.
* pasar a los anales de la historia como=go down in + history as ; go down in + the history books as ; go down in + the annals of history as.
* pasar al primer plano=take + centre stage.
* pasar al siguiente año fiscal=roll over.
* pasar al siguiente nivel=move it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch.
* pasar a mejor vida=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost.
* pasar año(s) antes de que=be year(s) before.
* pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien=step into + the shoes of ; stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
* pasar aprietos=feel + the pinch.
* pasar apuros=struggle ; pass through + adversity ; have + a thin time ; be under strain ; bear + hardship ; be hard pressed ; feel + the pinch ; have + a hard time ; the wolves + be + at the door ; have + a tough time.
* pasar apuros económicos=lead + a precarious existence.
* pasar a ser=become ; develop into.
* pasar a ser el centro de atención=come into + focus ; take + centre stage.
* pasar a ser inconcebible=render + inconceivable.
* pasar a toda velocidad=whiz(z) ; streak.
* pasar a una situación económica más confortable=improve + Posesivo + lot.
* pasar a vida mejor=lay + Nombre + low.
* pasar casi rozando=skim.
* pasar como una bala=whiz(z) ; streak.
* pasar como un cohete=whiz(z) ; streak.
* pasar como un rayo=whiz(z) ; streak.
* pasar corriendo=rush through.
* pasar corriendo al lado de=run + past.
* pasar corriendo delante de=run + past.
* pasar de=get beyond.
* pasar de ... a ...=proceed from... to... ; move from... to....
* pasar de ... a=switch from ... to ... ; go from ... to ... ; swing between ... and ... ; grow from ... into/to.
* pasar de contrabando=smuggle.
* pasar de generación en generación=pass down from + generation to generation.
* pasar de largo=bypass [by-pass].
* pasar de largo rápidamente=race + past.
* pasar de moda=drop out of + vogue ; go out of + fashion ; go out of + favour ; go out of + date ; become + obsolete ; go out of + vogue ; fall out of + vogue ; go out of + style ; pass away ; obsolesce ; drop out of + circulation ; fall out of + fashion ; fall into + disuse.
* pasar desapercibido=be unnoticeable ; go + unnoticed ; lie + unnoticed ; remain + unnoticed ; slip by + unnoticed ; become + unnoticeable ; go + unrecognised ; be an invisible fly on the wall ; go + unnoted ; lie + forgotten ; sneak under + the radar.
* pasar de una persona a otra=pass around.
* pasar de uno a otro=change back and forth.
* pasar de un sitio a otro=travel.
* pasar dificultades=struggle ; be under strain ; bear + hardship ; have + a difficult time ; experience + difficult times ; pass through + difficult times ; face + difficult times.
* pasar el invierno=winter ; overwinter.
* pasar el mochuelo=pass + the bucket.
* pasar el muerto=pass + the bucket.
* pasar el platillo=pass + the bucket (around).
* pasar el rato=hang out ; pass + the time of day ; say + hi.
* pasar el rato con=kick + it with.
* pasar el rato con los amigos=hang out with + Posesivo + friends.
* pasar el relevo a=hand + the reins over to.
* pasar el testigo=pass (on) + the torch ; pass (on) + the baton.
* pasar el tiempo=pass + the time ; hang around ; spend + Posesivo + days ; hang about ; hang out.
* pasar el tiempo libre=spend + Posesivo + leisure ; spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
* pasar + Expresión Temporal=elapse + Expresión Temporal ; go by + Expresión Temporal.
* pasar hambre=suffer from + hunger ; go + hungry ; starve.
* pasar hojas=page (through) ; turn + pages ; flip + pages.
* pasar hojas hacia atrás=page + backward.
* pasar hojas hacia delante=page + forward.
* pasar inadvertidamente=slip ; creep + past ; sneak + past.
* pasar inadvertido=be unnoticeable ; escape + notice ; go + unnoticed ; lie + unnoticed ; remain + unnoticed ; slip by + unnoticed ; become + unnoticeable ; go + unrecognised ; go + unnoted ; sneak under + the radar.
* pasar la antorcha=hand over + the torch.
* pasar la aspiradora=hoover ; vacuum.
* pasar la borrachera=sober up.
* pasar la fregona al suelo=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
* pasar la luna de miel=honeymoon.
* pasar la noche=spend + the night ; stay overnight ; put + Nombre + for the night ; put + Nombre + up for the night.
* pasar la noche en blanco=not sleep a wink (all night long).
* pasar la página=turn over + page.
* pasar la pantalla=scroll.
* pasar la pelota=pass + the buck.
* pasar la prueba=pass + muster.
* pasar la prueba del algodón=pass + the white-glove test.
* pasarlas canutas=jump through + hoops ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; have + a hard time ; go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* pasar las de Caín=go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* pasarlas moradas=go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* pasarlas negras=jump through + hoops ; have + a devil of a time ; go through + (sheer) hell ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
* pasarlas putas=jump through + hoops ; be to hell and back.
* pasar las riendas del poder a=hand + the reins over to.
* pasar las vacaciones=vacation.
* pasar llevando=take through.
* pasarlo a lo grande=have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasarlo bien=have + fun ; be merry.
* pasarlo bomba=be a great time.
* pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo=have + a heck of a time + trying.
* pasarlo en grande=have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasarlo mal=have + a thin time ; have + a difficult time ; experience + difficult times ; pass through + difficult times ; face + difficult times.
* pasarlo muy mal=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
* pasar los días=spend + Posesivo + days.
* pasar miseria=the wolves + be + at the door.
* pasar mucho tiempo antes de que=be a long time before.
* pasar + Nombre + a=turn + Nombre + over to.
* pasar penurias=suffer from + deprivation.
* pasar poco a poco=slide into.
* pasar por=cross ; pass through ; reach down ; step through ; go by ; go through ; pass for ; pass across ; run + Nombre + through + Nombre ; make + Posesivo + way through ; run through.
* pasar por alto=bypass [by-pass] ; gloss over ; miss ; obviate ; overlook ; short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; skip over ; leapfrog ; pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by ; flout ; close + the door on ; skip.
* pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien=go over + Posesivo + head.
* pasar por alto rápidamente=race + past.
* pasar por aquí=come by.
* pasar por delante de=make + Posesivo + way past ; walk + past ; come + past.
* pasar por el acoso de=run + the gauntlet of.
* pasar por el aro=give in ; cave in (to) ; knuckle under (to).
* pasar por el infierno=be to hell and back.
* pasar por el lado de=make + Posesivo + way past ; come + past.
* pasar por encima=pass over ; step over ; roll over.
* pasar por encima de la cabeza=go over + Posesivo + head.
* pasar por la cabeza=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
* pasar por la imaginación=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
* pasar por la mitad de=cut through.
* pasar por muchas dificultades=be to hell and back.
* pasar (por) un auténtico calvario=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar (por) un auténtico infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar por un buen momento=go through + a good patch.
* pasar por un mal momento=go through + a bad patch.
* pasar por un período de=go through + a period of.
* pasar por un proceso de=go through + a process of.
* pasar (por) un verdadero calvario=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar (por) un verdadero infierno=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
* pasar privaciones=suffer from + deprivation.
* pasar rápidamente=run through ; sweep by ; sweep ; flash across ; zap through.
* pasar rápidamente a=snap to.
* pasar rápidamente por encima de=sweep across ; swing over.
* pasar registros a disco=transfer + records + to disc.
* pasar revista=review.
* pasarse=come by ; drop in ; overshoot ; step over + the edge ; go + overboard ; go + too far ; go over + the top ; overdo ; go + way too far ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in ; cross over + the line.
* pasarse Algo por el culo=not give a shit.
* pasarse Algo por el forro=flout.
* pasarse Algo por la entrepierna=not give a shit.
* pasarse con=act + fresh with.
* pasar sed=go + thirsty.
* pasarse de=overstep.
* pasarse de + Adjetivo=be too + Adjetivo + by half.
* pasarse de la raya=cross + the line ; go + overboard ; go far too far ; go over + the top ; go + way too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line ; cross over + the line.
* pasarse del límite=overrun [over-run].
* pasársele a Uno Algo=come (a)round.
* pasárselo a lo grande=have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time.
* pasárselo bien=have + a good time ; be a great time ; have + a great time.
* pasárselo bomba=have + a whale of a time ; have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasárselo como nunca=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasárselo de lo lindo=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
* pasárselo en grande=have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time ; enjoy + every minute of ; love + every minute of it ; kick + Posesivo + heels up.
* pasárselo fabuloso=have + a good time ; have + a great time ; have + a whale of a time.
* pasárselo genial=have + a whale of a time.
* pasárselo la mar de bien=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time.
* pasárselo pipa=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; have + a ball ; live it up.
* pasárselo pipa juntos=have + the craziest time together.
* pasarse por=drop by ; stop by ; mosey ; go for/on + a recce.
* pasarse por casa=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in ; come (a)round.
* pasarse veinte pueblos=go far too far ; go + overboard ; go over + the top ; go + way too far.
* pasar sin=get along without ; forego [forgo] ; do without ; live without.
* pasar sin Alguien=spare + Nombre Personal.
* pasar sin comodidades=rough it.
* pasar sin ser visto=sneak + past ; sneak through ; sneak under + the radar ; go + unnoticed.
* pasar + Tiempo=spend + time ; spend + Tiempo.
* pasar tiempo haciendo Algo=do + stint at.
* pasar una crisis=face + crisis.
* pasar una prueba=endure + ordeal ; pass + a test ; stand up.
* pasar una prueba de sobra=pass with + flying colours.
* pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico=swipe.
* pasar un buen día=have + a great day ; have + a good day.
* pasar un buen rato=disport + Reflexivo.
* pasar un cuestionario=administer + questionnaire ; carry out + questionnaire.
* pasar un mal rato=have + a hard time.
* pasar un momento bueno=go through + a good patch.
* pasar un momento malo=go through + a bad patch.
* pasar un rato=say + hi ; hang out ; pass + the time of day.
* pasar zumbando=whiz(z).
* pase lo que pase=come what may ; come rain or shine ; rain or shine ; come + hell or high water.
* por pasar el rato=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* ¿Qué pasa?=What's up?.
* que pasaba=passing.
* que pasa desapercibido=inconspicuous.
* ¿qué pasa si... ?=what if... ?.
* que pase lo que tenga que pasar=que sera sera ; whatever will be, will be ; what's meant to be, will be.
* quien no malgasta no pasa necesidades=waste not, want not.
* ser algo que pasa todos los días=be an everyday occurrence.
* sin haber pasado por la calandria=uncalendered.
* ¡tener + que pasar por encima de + Posesivo + cadáver!=over + Posesivo + dead body.
* tiempo + pasar=time + march on.
* todavía no ha pasado lo mejor=the best is yet to come.
* tratar de pasar desapercibido=keep + a low profile ; lie + low.
* tratar de pasar inadvertido=keep + a low profile ; lie + low.
* ver lo que pasa=take it from there/here.

pasar (por) un auténtico calvario
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
pasar (por) un auténtico infierno
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
pasar (por) un verdadero calvario
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
pasar (por) un verdadero infierno
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; go through + a (real) ordeal.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive.
pasar + Expresión Temporal
(v.)=elapse + Expresión Temporal ; go by + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Connect time is the amount of time that elapses whilst a user is connected online to a computer system. Ex: Hardly a day goes by that librarians do not see an advertisement for a new software upgrade promising increases in productivity = Apenas pasa un día sin que los bibliotecarios vean un anuncio de una nueva actualización de un software que promete el aumento de la productividad.
pasar + Nombre + a
(v.)=turn + Nombre + over to.
Ex: Studies are currently underway concerning the feasibility of turning the mapmaking function of the US Geological Survey (USGS) over to the private sector.
pasar Algo a Alguien
(v.)=turn + Algo + over to + Alguien.
Ex: 'Now, you know, I could merely turn this over to the two division or all the department heads and let them decide,' reflected Bough.
pasar a
(v.)=go on to ; move on to ; proceed to ; shunt into ; switch over ; switch to ; step onto ; spill over into.
Ex: This chapter now goes on to introduce some of the more basic tools used in the organisation knowledge. Ex: We move on to consider the process by which indexing is accomplished. Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text. Ex: In successive index entries the previous lead term is shunted into the Qualifier position, and the first term in the Display moves into the lead position. Ex: Not finding a particular item in the region, the search would be switched over to the national data base, and the record could be supplied. Ex: The cataloger can switch to entering records in the local catalog with the code 'p'. Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers. Ex: The artificiality of institutional concepts has spilled over into the structure of the publishing services on which the user depends for Community information.
pasar a Alguien lo mismo que a
(v.)=suffer + the fate of.
Ex: Attempts to examine the likely future prospects for secondary services in an industry where the secondary services are increasingly seen as middlemen and may suffer the fate of many middlemen by being cut out of the loop.
pasar a Alguien lo que a
(v.)=suffer + the fate of.
Ex: Attempts to examine the likely future prospects for secondary services in an industry where the secondary services are increasingly seen as middlemen and may suffer the fate of many middlemen by being cut out of the loop.
pasar a cosas más agradables
=on a happier note.
Ex: On a happier note, I was chewing the cud in a taxi cab on the way to work this morning when suddently a well-dressed old man wiggled his hand at me.
pasar a la clandestinidad
(v.)=go into + hiding ; go + underground.
Ex: The three have been jailed for more than two weeks while a fourth journalist went into hiding after receiving a judicial summons. Ex: In all social movements across the world, you see that when a movement goes underground the activists become slower.
pasar a la era de
(v.)=move into + the age of.
Ex: One of the options open to developing countries wishing to move into the age of microcomputer automation is that of using general purpose software.
pasar a la historia
(v.)=history in the making ; go down in + history.
Ex: We ask you to support what is by far the most important women's rights case in the country and be a witness to women's history in the making. Ex: The only thing he should go down in history for is for being the biggest idiot that ever lived.
pasar a la historia como
(v.)=go down as ; go down in + history as ; go down in + the history books as ; go down in + the annals of history as.
Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had. Ex: This will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Ex: 2009 will go down in the history books as a year in which securities markets sank to unimaginable levels. Ex: July 20th and 21st 1919 will go down in the annals of history as a red-letter day of the highest significance.
pasar a la posteridad
(v.)=go down to + posterity.
Ex: He will go down to posterity inseparably connected with the discovery of laryngoscopy.
pasar a la posteridad como
(v.)=go down to + posterity as.
Ex: My reputation is entirely ruined; and I shall go down to posterity as a teacher of false doctrines, and a bad reasoner.
pasar a la página + Número
(v.)=turn to + page + Número.
Ex: Indeed, thinking back over the first page, as I turned to page two, Slake seemed perhaps a shade too afflicted, an antihero with everything loaded against him.
pasar a los anales de la historia
(v.)=go down in + history.
Ex: The only thing he should go down in history for is for being the biggest idiot that ever lived.
pasar a los anales de la historia como
(v.)=go down in + history as ; go down in + the history books as ; go down in + the annals of history as.
Ex: This will go down in history as the greatest demonstration for freedom in the history of our nation. Ex: 2009 will go down in the history books as a year in which securities markets sank to unimaginable levels. Ex: July 20th and 21st 1919 will go down in the annals of history as a red-letter day of the highest significance.
pasar a mejor vida
=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost.
Ex: The article 'Interchange bites the dust' comments on the decision by AT&T to abandon the Interchange online service technology. Ex: This article examines one such example, Cherrie Moraga's 'Giving Up the Ghost' where, for the first time, the issue of Chicana lesbian sexuality is addressed on the stage.
pasar a ocupar el puesto de Alguien
(v.)=step into + the shoes of ; stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
Ex: If students find it impossible to step into the shoes of any character in the case, thereby becoming that person, they are advised to select a character for whom they would be willing to serve as a 'consultant'. Ex: Making a positive effort now and then to stand in the enquirer's shoes is very good for a reference librarian's soul.
pasar a ser
(v.)=become ; develop into.
Ex: Some degree of ignorance of this kind is not unusual since the usual objective in consulting an information source is to become better informed. Ex: A method has been devised to induce embryonic stem cells to develop into bone marrow and blood cells.
pasar a ser el centro de atención
(v.)=come into + focus ; take + centre stage.
Ex: Once the library's mission has been developed into a working philosophy of service, then the operational functions of management come into serious focus. Ex: Two major and apparently contradictory themes have emerged and taken centre stage in the management literature in the last several years.
pasar a ser inconcebible
(v.)=render + inconceivable.
Ex: Next came the good news that war between member states had been rendered inconceivable, even though the prospect of war was on nobody's mind at the time.
pasar a toda velocidad
(v.)=whiz(z) ; streak.
Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth. Ex: The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
pasar a una situación económica más confortable
(v.)=improve + Posesivo + lot.
Ex: In comparison with the rest of the world they are in no hurry to improve their lot.
pasar a vida mejor
(v.)=lay + Nombre + low.
Ex: All three were published posthumously, for her lifelong illness finally laid her low in 1894; she was only 32.
pasar al olvido
(v.)=blow over.
Ex: During the bulk of that time, your liberal leaders grandly sat, waiting for various things to blow over.
pasar al primer plano
(v.)=take + centre stage.
Ex: Two major and apparently contradictory themes have emerged and taken centre stage in the management literature in the last several years.
pasar al siguiente año fiscal
(v.)=roll over.
Ex: Basketing, in a publishing context, is the practice whereby there is agreement between publisher and author that unearned royalty balances from previous contracts are rolled over and accounted jointly with the royalties to be earned by that author's new book.
pasar al siguiente nivel
(v.)=move it up + a gear ; take it up + a gear ; notch it up + a gear ; take it up + a notch ; crank it up + a notch ; crank it up + a gear ; move it up + a notch.
Ex: Liverpool and Chelsea are grabbing all the headlines, but Arsenal have quietly moved it up a gear scoring 10 goals in their last three league games. Ex: There was not much to separate the sides in the first ten minutes however Arsenal took it up a gear and got the goal but not without a bit of luck. Ex: Start gently, ease yourself in by breaking the workout down into three one minute sessions until you are ready to notch it up a gear and join them together. Ex: We have a good time together and we're good friends.. but I'd like to take it up a notch. Ex: David quickly comprehended our project needs and then cranked it up a notch with impactful design. Ex: Went for a bike ride with a mate last week, no problems so will crank it up a gear and tackle some hills in the next few weeks. Ex: After a regular walking routine is established, why not move it up a notch and start jogging, if you haven't already.
pasar algo inesperado
(n.)=things + take a turn for the unexpected.
Ex: Things take a turn for the unexpected, however, when Herman suggests that the three of them head off for a beano by the sea.
pasar algún tiempo en
(v.)=have + a turn at.
Ex: Seven of the compositors, moreover, did short stints at press, and one of the pressmen had a turn at composition.
pasar aprietos
(v.)=feel + the pinch.
Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible.
pasar apuros
(v.)=struggle ; pass through + adversity ; have + a thin time ; be under strain ; bear + hardship ; be hard pressed ; feel + the pinch ; have + a hard time ; the wolves + be + at the door ; have + a tough time.
Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory. Ex: The personnel officer could see that the director was passing through adversity. Ex: But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed. Ex: Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed. Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches. Ex: Patent lawyers would be hard pressed if they had to operate without abstracts to the millions upon millions of patents issued for centuries all around the world. Ex: Not unlike many municipalities in these inflationary times, Earnscliffe is feeling the pinch of a severely high general property tax -- i.e., the tax on real estate and personal property, both tangible and intangible. Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference. Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous. Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin.
pasar apuros económicos
(v.)=lead + a precarious existence.
Ex: Neighbourhood advice centres lead a precarious existence.
pasar año(s) antes de que
(v.)=be year(s) before.
Ex: In conclusion, in terms of the future of automated catalogs, the Wright brothers have just flown and it will be many years before the supersonic transport catalog is generally available for the majority of libraries.
pasar casi rozando
(v.)=skim.
Ex: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
pasar como un cohete
(v.)=whiz(z) ; streak.
Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth. Ex: The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
pasar como un rayo
(v.)=whiz(z) ; streak.
Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth. Ex: The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
pasar como una bala
(v.)=whiz(z) ; streak.
Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth. Ex: The shouts and the fires grew dimmer behind them as they streaked down the valley at a suicidal pace, rattling and crashing over the bumps.
pasar corriendo
(v.)=rush through.
Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched.
pasar corriendo al lado de
(v.)=run + past.
Ex: I hate it when I run past a door and the handle decides to grab my jumper.
pasar corriendo delante de
(v.)=run + past.
Ex: I hate it when I run past a door and the handle decides to grab my jumper.
pasar de
(v.)=get beyond.
Ex: Whoever cataloged it at LC, and I'm willing to bet it happened elsewhere too, probably didn't get much beyond the dust jacket where there was a big clue about something special to the book.
pasar de ... a ...
(v.)=switch from ... to ... ; go from ... to ... ; swing between ... and ... ; grow from ... into/to.
Ex: The XCHANGE command enables you to switch from one compact disc to another. Ex: Basic search principles are occasionally encountered in the literature: `move from the general to the specific', `go from the known to the unknown'. Ex: It is entirely normal for the leader to swing between highly directive and highly participatory approaches. Ex: Slowly -- but not without sustained and unconscionable injustices to Native and African Americans -- the United States grew from a republic into a more inclusive democracy.
pasar de contrabando
(v.)=smuggle.
Ex: Terrorists have been known to use the underside of vehicles to plant explosives and for smuggling objects across security checkpoints.
pasar de generación en generación
(v.)=pass down from + generation to generation.
Ex: These stories are as old as the hills and have been passed down from generation to generation.
pasar de largo
(v.)=bypass [by-pass].
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM.
pasar de largo rápidamente
(v.)=race + past.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
pasar de moda
(v.)=drop out of + vogue ; go out of + fashion ; go out of + favour ; go out of + date ; become + obsolete ; go out of + vogue ; fall out of + vogue ; go out of + style ; pass away ; obsolesce ; drop out of + circulation ; fall out of + fashion ; fall into + disuse.
Ex: As a word drops out of vogue, the concept that it represents will, with time, gradually be described by a new term. Ex: Sawn-in cords, giving flat spines, were common in the mid seventeenth century, but then went out of fashion until they were reintroduced in about 1760. Ex: The author follows the history through to the point, in the latter part of the nineteenth century, when mirror-image monograms went out of favour and were replaced by straightforward monograms. Ex: Information in the humanities does not readily go out of date. Ex: Academic libraries may become obsolete as the commercial market takes over control of information. Ex: The name 'Canaan', never very popular, went out of vogue with the collapse of the Egyptian empire. Ex: He points out that these metaphors fell out of vogue in the early 1980s. Ex: While Gothic never went out of style in Britain, the Baroque came to be associated with the classical debased by the Industrial Revolution. Ex: These tools are useable for analytical studies of how technologies emerge, mature and pass away. Ex: The entire hardware of Western industrialism has been obsolesced and 'etherealized' by the new surround of electronic information services. Ex: Many songs that were once well-known but dropped out of circulation during the mid-20th century have become well known again in recent years. Ex: Rotundas were widely used for all but the most formal texts in the fifteenth century, but fell out of fashion during the sixteenth century, surviving longest in Spain. Ex: However, from the sixties, competition for the railway worker's leisure time from public libraries, service clubs and the humble television meant that many branch libraries fell into disuse.
pasar de un sitio a otro
(v.)=travel.
Ex: This, incidentally, is one area where North American software does not travel well: UK post-codes will not fit into fields designed for US zip codes.
pasar de una persona a otra
(v.)=pass around.
Ex: Pdf is good for where we think users might want to read in paper format or have something to archive or pass around, but it takes longer to download.
pasar de uno a otro
(v.)=change back and forth.
Ex: To change back and forth, or 'toggle' between the insert and overwrite modes, press the <Ins> key successively.
pasar de... a...
(v.)=proceed from... to... ; move from... to....
Ex: Goethe too hovers between the ideas of acquiring knowledge by proceeding from the whole to the parts or vice versa. Ex: By the early seventeenth century the centre of type production was moving from Paris to the Lower Rhine area.
pasar desapercibido
(v.)=be unnoticeable ; go + unnoticed ; lie + unnoticed ; remain + unnoticed ; slip by + unnoticed ; become + unnoticeable ; go + unrecognised ; be an invisible fly on the wall ; go + unnoted ; lie + forgotten ; sneak under + the radar.
Ex: In the long run, electronic uinformation technology will very likely have important effects, but many of the changes will be so gradual as to be unnoticeable to those experiencing them until they look back. Ex: For some years this work went largely unnoticed in the West, until after the Second World War it was discovered by a new generation of librarians. Ex: There are a number of examples of what ultimately appear as highly significant discoveries lying unnoticed for years in the literature. Ex: Often a library will compile its own book list on a topical theme, thus highlighting books that otherwise might remain unnoticed. Ex: However, despite the availability of these catalogues, it is still all too easy for recent publications to slip by unnoticed. Ex: The initial strangeness of the synthesized speech is said to become unnoticeable to listeners after a short time. Ex: Serials published by American Indians have tended to go unrecognised for several reasons. Ex: The fieldworker can learn more from perturbing the system than from pretending to be an invisible fly on the wall. Ex: These activities & approaches that often go unnoted. Ex: The 18th-century Philadelphia house of James Dexter will not lie forgotten beneath a planned tour bus depot. Ex: 'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre.
pasar dificultades
(v.)=struggle ; be under strain ; bear + hardship ; have + a difficult time ; experience + difficult times ; pass through + difficult times ; face + difficult times.
Ex: The chemist, struggling with the synthesis of an organic compound, has all the chemical literature before him in his laboratory. Ex: Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed. Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches. Ex: Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace. Ex: Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books. Ex: The author discusses the history of and services offered by the Folger Shakespeare Library which has passed through difficult times and emerged with a new building and a new personality. Ex: This may be a reason why the publishing industry is facing such difficult times.
pasar el invierno
(v.)=winter ; overwinter.
Ex: Hoopoes breed across most of Europe, except Scandinavia, and almost all migrate in autumn - usually at night - to winter in Africa. Ex: Wagtail overwinters in areas of Southeast Asia and Indonesia where outbreaks of avian flu have occurred.
pasar el mochuelo
(v.)=pass + the bucket.
Ex: With ownership also comes responsibility -- when you find bugs, you fix them, instead of passing the bucket to someone else.
pasar el muerto
(v.)=pass + the bucket.
Ex: With ownership also comes responsibility -- when you find bugs, you fix them, instead of passing the bucket to someone else.
pasar el platillo
(v.)=pass + the bucket (around).
Ex: During the fall, it was not unusual to find members of the band on the streets 'passing the bucket' in an effort to raise necessary funds for the band.
pasar el rato
(v.)=hang out ; pass + the time of day ; say + hi.
Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods. Ex: And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day. Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area.
pasar el rato con
(v.)=kick + it with.
Ex: Come share a beverage, listen to some good tunes and kick it with us.
pasar el rato con los amigos
(v.)=hang out with + Posesivo + friends.
Ex: By serving teens in this way, libraries not only give young adults a safe place to hang out with their friends, they also encourage teens to identify themselves as library users.
pasar el relevo a
(v.)=hand + the reins over to.
Ex: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.
pasar el testigo
(v.)=pass (on) + the torch ; pass (on) + the baton.
Ex: The burning question is how to pass the torch to a new generation of leaders. Ex: In a direct reference to Africa's undemocratic leaders, he urged them to pass the baton to the next generation.
pasar el tiempo
(v.)=pass + the time ; hang around ; spend + Posesivo + days ; hang about ; hang out.
Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation. Ex: His characters are gullible and easily led, dependent on the kindness of strangers and vulnerable to parasites and touts who hang around train stations and hotels. Ex: He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves. Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about. Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods.
pasar el tiempo libre
(v.)=spend + Posesivo + leisure ; spend + Posesivo + leisure time.
Ex: By contrast, other quite literate people prefer to spend their leisure watching television, listening to the radio, going to the cinema or any of a hundred other forms of recreation. Ex: All the glamour, prestige and indeed wealth make the capital of Britain a hugely attractive place to visit, spend leisure time and do business.
pasar hambre
(v.)=suffer from + hunger ; go + hungry ; starve.
Ex: Their aims is to reduce by half the proportion of people who suffer from hunger. Ex: Millions may go hungry and thirsty, warns climate report. Ex: Spain's vultures are starving because of regulations that aim to stop the spread of mad-cow disease.
pasar hojas
(v.)=page (through) ; turn + pages ; flip + pages.
Ex: The system displays the records in brief format and the user can 'page' through the matches until the required record is found. Ex: For users unable to read Braille or who cannot turn pages, the system incorporates a voice synthesizer. Ex: This is something that doesn't work well in a book, where you have to flip pages.
pasar hojas hacia atrás
(v.)=page + backward.
Ex: The borrower can page forward and backward, enter a new search term, switch to another file, do a truncated search, or end.
pasar hojas hacia delante
(v.)=page + forward.
Ex: If there are too many borrower and/or material types to be displayed on one screen, the system automatically pages forward each time the ENTER key is pressed.
pasar inadvertidamente
(v.)=slip ; creep + past ; sneak + past.
Ex: Lines printed on the stationery may cause eyestrain and line length for text may be longer than the eye can easily follow, without slipping to the next line. Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field. Ex: The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo.
pasar inadvertido
(v.)=be unnoticeable ; escape + notice ; go + unnoticed ; lie + unnoticed ; remain + unnoticed ; slip by + unnoticed ; become + unnoticeable ; go + unrecognised ; go + unnoted ; sneak under + the radar.
Ex: In the long run, electronic uinformation technology will very likely have important effects, but many of the changes will be so gradual as to be unnoticeable to those experiencing them until they look back. Ex: Finally, a few copies of an edition seem generally to have slipped through with their cancellanda uncancelled, so that examples of the original settings may sometimes be found (occasionally slashed by the warehouse keeper's shears, deliberate defacement which escaped notice). Ex: For some years this work went largely unnoticed in the West, until after the Second World War it was discovered by a new generation of librarians. Ex: There are a number of examples of what ultimately appear as highly significant discoveries lying unnoticed for years in the literature. Ex: Often a library will compile its own book list on a topical theme, thus highlighting books that otherwise might remain unnoticed. Ex: However, despite the availability of these catalogues, it is still all too easy for recent publications to slip by unnoticed. Ex: The initial strangeness of the synthesized speech is said to become unnoticeable to listeners after a short time. Ex: Serials published by American Indians have tended to go unrecognised for several reasons. Ex: These activities & approaches that often go unnoted. Ex: 'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre.
pasar la antorcha
(v.)=hand over + the torch.
Ex: The Freedom of Information torch will be handed over to Joel Campbell during the national convention in October 1998.
pasar la aspiradora
(v.)=hoover ; vacuum.
Ex: I have always heard that one must dust before hoovering but if you hoover after dusting the dust will fly back up on the knickknacks!. Ex: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.
pasar la borrachera
(v.)=sober up.
Ex: He was pissed to the gills, and when he got to the door the bus driver wouldn't let him on and told him to come back when he'd sobered up.
pasar la fregona al suelo
(v.)=mop (up) + the floor ; mop.
Ex: The bathroom is very cramped, and there is even a mop & bucket so you can mop the floor after taking a shower. Ex: The hall must be swept, vacuumed and mopped after the function.
pasar la luna de miel
(v.)=honeymoon.
Ex: We will visit the house where Nathaniel and Sophia Hawthorne honeymooned.
pasar la noche
(v.)=spend + the night ; stay overnight ; put + Nombre + for the night ; put + Nombre + up for the night.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night. Ex: This is a guide to haunted places you can visit or stay overnight in. Ex: He was both tired and hungry, so he asked a man who was outside sawing wood if he could put him up for the night. Ex: A very special thanks to Mary Miracle for putting me up for the night, thus saving me from the wet and wild wilderness.
pasar la noche en blanco
=not sleep a wink (all night long).
Ex: I'm so excited I bet I won't sleep a wink all night.
pasar la pantalla
(v.)=scroll.
Ex: In this case when the <Page Down> key was pressed the display scrolled till the cursor reached the end of the record.
pasar la pelota
(v.)=pass + the buck.
Ex: The article 'Is everyone passing the buck?' concludes that the best way forward is to establish a legal deposit framework for electronic materials.
pasar la prueba
(v.)=pass + muster.
Ex: The one treaty that failed to pass muster concerned the protection of databases.
pasar la prueba del algodón
(v.)=pass + the white-glove test.
Ex: The service was incredible and it definitely passed the white-glove test with flying colours.
pasar la página
(v.)=turn over + page.
Ex: Turn over the page and you will find suggested analyses against which you can check your solution.
pasar las de Caín
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend. Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive. Ex: These people may go through a lot but they keep smiling and are grateful for what they do have. Ex: We've been through a lot together and most of it was your fault.
pasar las riendas del poder a
(v.)=hand + the reins over to.
Ex: Yesterday, lame duck legislators returned for their final week before handing the reins over to the 110th Congress next month.
pasar las vacaciones
(v.)=vacation.
Ex: They have waged campaigns aimed at discouraging Europeans from vacationing in Cuba.
pasar llevando
(v.)=take through.
Ex: Library security systems, it appears, do not affect disks that are taken through in the normal way, though the disks should not be placed in or near the checkout unit or left close to the exit barriers.
pasar los días
(v.)=spend + Posesivo + days.
Ex: He now spends his days drawing, painting and counting himself lucky that he actually gets paid for doing what he loves.
pasar miseria
=the wolves + be + at the door.
Ex: Yes, I know it's late, but there has been 'trouble at mill' -- the wolves have been at the doors, and the natives are nervous.
pasar mucho tiempo antes de que
(v.)=be a long time before.
Ex: It will be a long time before all documents are available in machine-readable form.
pasar penurias
(v.)=suffer from + deprivation.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
pasar poco a poco
(v.)=slide into.
Ex: I surmise that Slake will start in the hard-edged reality of modern urban life before sliding ineluctably into the darkling land of Hereafter.
pasar por
(v.)=cross ; pass through ; reach down ; step through ; go by ; go through ; pass for ; pass across ; run + Nombre + through + Nombre ; make + Posesivo + way through ; run through.
Ex: Some of the cases presented in this book are concerned with broad policy issues, while others are less encompassing and present some of the narrower problems that cross the library manager's desk. Ex: The scheme has passed through nineteen editions. Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers. Ex: If he deflects the lever further to the right, he steps through the book 10 pages at a time. Ex: She started to turn back, but realized she did not want to go by Bernice Washington's door. Ex: A shock of resistance and antagonism went through Zachary Ponder. Ex: All these passages are raked together into a kind of anthological ragbag which passes for 'research,' for a 'child-centered learning situation'. Ex: The reader is like her: he sits watching the diverse pageant of human thought and human feeling passing across the gleaming mirror of literature. Ex: Thus, after we run our cards through the format recognition programs, there will still be many corrections to make at immense cost. Ex: By the time the Invincible Armada had made its way through the Channel it was dispersed and shattered and broken. Ex: The water is turquoise due to high concentrations of dissolved lime picked up as it runs through sedimentary rock.
pasar por alto
(v.)=bypass [by-pass] ; gloss over ; miss ; obviate ; overlook ; short-circuit [shortcircuit] ; skip over ; leapfrog ; pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by ; flout ; close + the door on ; skip.
Ex: She repeatedly bypassed the catalog because she was an inveterate fiction reader and approached the A section of the fiction shelf expecting to find Sholom Aleichem under ALEICHEM. Ex: To some extent this worked - haphazardly perhaps, but in a cheerful atmosphere that, though he did not realize it then, glossed over the inadequacies of his approach. Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection. Ex: The intercalation of (41-4) after 329 obviates this function. Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked. Ex: There is little modulation, whole steps of division being short-circuited and an odd assembly of terms being frequently found: e.g.: LAW see also JURY, JUDGES. Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again. Ex: India, which has had to leapfrog to Industrial Revolution, now finds itself in the midst of the Information Revolution. Ex: The revolution of information technology is passing many developing countries by and the information gap between haves and have-nots is widening. Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality. Ex: Librarians cannot afford to close the door on current issues. Ex: The search engines skips sites with no scientific content.
pasar por alto la autoridad de Alguien
(v.)=go over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: He responded with a vicious verbal assault and told me in no uncertain terms that if I ever went over his head I'd be fired on the spot.
pasar por alto rápidamente
(v.)=race + past.
Ex: Again and again, the author races past important events in Evans' life in order to dwell on all his bedroom conquests and juvenile hijinks.
pasar por aquí
(v.)=come by.
Ex: She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope.
pasar por delante de
(v.)=make + Posesivo + way past ; walk + past ; come + past.
Ex: Since he had not borrowed anything, he made his way past them -- to find himself accosted by a young man in casual clothes entrenched behind a desk. Ex: She is one of those ultra sexy, smoking hot women who turn heads when they walk past anyone. Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time.
pasar por el acoso de
(v.)=run + the gauntlet of.
Ex: Sometimes running the gauntlet of criticism and ridicule allows an opportunity for defending oneself.
pasar por el aro
(v.)=give in ; cave in (to) ; knuckle under (to).
Ex: At first he tried self-treatment by rubbing it with the tail of a cat, but eventually gave in and consulted a local physician. Ex: It takes more courage to say no and stand up for what's right and is best for them, than it does to cave in to knuckleheads like you two. Ex: This is what decadence looks like: a frantic coarseness that trashes its own values and then knuckles under swiftly to totalitarianism and brute force.
pasar por el infierno
(v.)=be to hell and back.
Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.
pasar por el lado de
(v.)=make + Posesivo + way past ; come + past.
Ex: Since he had not borrowed anything, he made his way past them -- to find himself accosted by a young man in casual clothes entrenched behind a desk. Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time.
pasar por encima
(v.)=pass over ; step over ; roll over.
Ex: The system hardly differs from existing bar-code readers operating on minicomputers and mainframes: the 'pen' is passed over the labels on the reader's card and on the book, thus recording a loan. Ex: In one scene the dog starts mimicking Jack Nicholson by stepping over the cracks in the sidewalk. Ex: Thus the paper, which was fed sheet by sheet into grippers on the cylinder by an operator, was printed as the cylinder rolled over the forme.
pasar por encima de la cabeza
(v.)=go over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: The waves went over his head again and again, the whirlpools caught him and flung him on the cruel rocks.
pasar por la cabeza
(v.)=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: Other questions come to mind: Will there still be paper books printed? Will libraries still carry these. Ex: According to Coates, this results in headings whose first component is the most likely to come into the mind of the searcher. Ex: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind.
pasar por la imaginación
(v.)=come to + Posesivo + mind ; come into + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: Other questions come to mind: Will there still be paper books printed? Will libraries still carry these. Ex: According to Coates, this results in headings whose first component is the most likely to come into the mind of the searcher. Ex: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind.
pasar por la mitad de
(v.)=cut through.
Ex: The author discusses the controversy over the construction of a bypass which cuts through a national park in Devon.
pasar por muchas dificultades
(v.)=be to hell and back.
Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.
pasar por un buen momento
(v.)=go through + a good patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
pasar por un mal momento
(v.)=go through + a bad patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
pasar por un período de
(v.)=go through + a period of.
Ex: I wonder if this is not altogether unrelated to the fact that this stage immediately precedes puberty, during the last flush of childhood, after which young people commonly go through a period of disenchantment with adults.
pasar por un proceso de
(v.)=go through + a process of.
Ex: Some children go through a process of silencing their inner voice and projecting an outward self that conforms to society's expectations.
pasar privaciones
(v.)=suffer from + deprivation.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
pasar registros a disco
(v.)=transfer + records + to disc.
Ex: You can use the F7 key to mark specific records for display, printing or transferring to disk.
pasar revista
(v.)=review.
Ex: There is only space to review briefly the special problems associated with the descriptive cataloguing of nonbook materials.
pasar rápidamente
(v.)=run through ; sweep by ; sweep ; flash across ; zap through.
Ex: On deflecting one of these levers to the right he runs through the book before him, each page in turn being projected at a speed which just allows a recognizing glance at each. Ex: As Feng swept by with an almost inaudible 'Good morning, Jeanne' escaping from her lips, Leforte thought she detected the tell-tale indications of crying on her face -- the red, swollen eyes, the puffiness. Ex: Her eyes swept the room and then enveloped him in an icy glare. Ex: The narrative shows clearly how a computer virus can literally flash across a local area network, efficiently doing its dirty work. Ex: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary.
pasar rápidamente a
(v.)=snap to.
Ex: When an item is in its grasp, it snaps instantly to the next that is suggested by the association of thoughts, in accordance with some intricate web of trails carried by the cells of the brain.
pasar rápidamente por encima de
(v.)=sweep across ; swing over.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed. Ex: A ridge of low pressure swung over Wisconsin a day prior to the national meet.
pasar sed
(v.)=go + thirsty.
Ex: Millions may go hungry and thirsty, warns climate report.
pasar sin
(v.)=get along without ; forego [forgo] ; do without ; live without.
Ex: It is thus that the library makes itself almost impossible to get along without. Ex: I cannot forgo commenting first on Mr Gorman's presentation because I think that it characterizes best the spirit of the present revision. Ex: Serials management is one application that a majority of the public libraries have opted to do without. Ex: The article is entitled 'I cannot live without books': Thomas Jefferson, bibliophile'.
pasar sin Alguien
(v.)=spare + Nombre Personal.
Ex: Since a freeze on all hiring was in effect, taking on new people was out of the question; but borrowing someone from another department loomed up a possibility -- if anyone could be spared.
pasar sin comodidades
(v.)=rough it.
Ex: That's truely roughing it and you won't catch me doing it anytime soon.
pasar sin ser visto
(v.)=sneak + past ; sneak through ; sneak under + the radar ; go + unnoticed.
Ex: The more expensive media such as kits, models, and games are too large for someone to sneak past a vigilant charge out system = Los conjuntos documentales multimedia, las maquetas y los juegos son demasiado grandes para que alguien los pase sin ser visto por el sistema de préstamo. Ex: I think I am probably 99.9% effective at catching these spams but this was one of the .1% that snuck through. Ex: 'What I'm trying to get across is that chocolate is sneaking under the radar of unhealthy foods,' said the doctor from Airdrie Health Centre. Ex: For some years this work went largely unnoticed in the West, until after the Second World War it was discovered by a new generation of librarians.
pasar tiempo
(v.)=spend + time ; spend + Tiempo.
Ex: Superior cataloguing may result, since more consistency and closer adherence to standard codes are likely to emerge with cataloguers who spend all of their time cataloguing, than with a librarian who tackles cataloguing as one of various professional tasks. Ex: Since he had already spent 4 days in prison, the judge decided further punishment would be wrong and that sentence would be suspended.
pasar tiempo haciendo Algo
(v.)=do + stint at.
Ex: Seven of the compositors, moreover, did short stints at press, and one of the pressmen had a turn at composition.
pasar un buen día
(v.)=have + a great day ; have + a good day.
Ex: My group had a really great day -- it was a real laugh. Ex: But the old printers were men, not abstractions, who had good days and bad ones and who improvised and botched without hesitation whenever their tools or materials did not precisely meet the needs of the moment.
pasar un buen rato
(v.)=disport + Reflexivo.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
pasar un cuestionario
(v.)=administer + questionnaire ; carry out + questionnaire.
Ex: Librarians must assess community needs by compiling a community profile based upon sources of local statistical data and administering questionnaires to community workers and those people living in the community. Ex: In order to find out the needs of users the librarian must carry out questionnaires and surveys and study demographic composition so as to be able to formulate a library profile.
pasar un mal rato
(v.)=have + a hard time.
Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
pasar un momento bueno
(v.)=go through + a good patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
pasar un momento malo
(v.)=go through + a bad patch.
Ex: Everyone goes through good and bad patches but Kenwyne is riding on the crest of a wave at the moment.
pasar un rato
(v.)=say + hi ; hang out ; pass + the time of day.
Ex: But if you're out and about like I am, here's where I'll be over the next few nights, and feel free to say hi if you're going to be in the same area. Ex: Bigfoot or Sasquatch is generally depicted as a night creature but at times he will come out at daylight and likes to hang out in the woods. Ex: And while I ate, waited on by the rosy-cheeked chambermaid, in came my host to pass the time of day.
pasar una crisis
(v.)=face + crisis.
Ex: Calculated, moderate risk-taking in search of improvement and change must be the strategy of the dynamic librarian of the 1980s in the light of the crisis to be faced.
pasar una prueba
(v.)=endure + ordeal ; pass + a test ; stand up.
Ex: Thesis writing is on the whole an ordeal a student must endure to receive a degree. Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library. Ex: The vocabulary stood up well when used by persons whose mother tongue was not Italian.
pasar una prueba de sobra
(v.)=pass with + flying colours.
Ex: There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours.
pasar una tarjeta por un lector electrónico
(v.)=swipe.
Ex: California, which has magstripes on the backs of driver's licenses, has introduced a bill to stop retailers from swiping customers' licenses and storing the information collected.
pasar zumbando
(v.)=whiz(z).
Ex: Scientist say that the mystery object from space that whizzed close by Earth yesterday was quite possibly an alien probe sent from another planet to study Earth.
pasarela de pago
(n.)=payment gateway.
Ex: If you have an outstanding balance you will receive a request for payment detailing your account overview and including a secure link to our payment gateway = En el caso de que tenga algún saldo pendiente, recibirá una petición de pago con los datos de su cuenta y un enlace seguro a nuestra pasarela de pago.
pasarela suspendida
(n.)=catwalk.
Ex: A catwalk is an elevated service platform from which many of the technical functions of a theater, such as lighting sound, may be manipulated.
pasarela^1
(n.)=gangplank ; bridge passage ; gangway.
Ex: Gangplanks should be used to prevent the scalar chain from bogging down.
Ex: This sort of informal discussion between teacher and pupils is really a 'bridge passage' leading smoothly from one occupation -science, or P.E. or maths, etc.- to literary reading.
Ex: The existing gangways are made of wood and exhibit signs of aging and some structural fatigue.
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* pasarela suspendida=catwalk.

pasarela^2
(n.)=catwalk.
Ex: Following one of the latest trends on the catwalks, handbags are getting bigger and bigger.

pasarela^3
(n.)=gateway.
Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.
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* pasarela de pago=payment gateway.

pasarlas canutas
(v.)=jump through + hoops ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; have + a hard time ; go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'. Ex: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend. Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back. Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference. Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend. Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive. Ex: These people may go through a lot but they keep smiling and are grateful for what they do have. Ex: We've been through a lot together and most of it was your fault.
pasarlas moradas
(v.)=go through + (sheer) hell ; have + a devil of a time ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend. Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive. Ex: These people may go through a lot but they keep smiling and are grateful for what they do have. Ex: We've been through a lot together and most of it was your fault.
pasarlas negras
(v.)=jump through + hoops ; have + a devil of a time ; go through + (sheer) hell ; be to hell and back ; go through + a (real) ordeal ; go through + a lot ; be through a lot.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'. Ex: As for poor Marilyn, she is the black sheep of the family, who has a devil of a time holding onto a boyfriend. Ex: Ours is a world where people don't know what they want and are willing to go through hell to get it. Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back. Ex: My second delivery was an emergency C-section to a ten pound baby who went through a real ordeal as I waited for the doctor to arrive. Ex: These people may go through a lot but they keep smiling and are grateful for what they do have. Ex: We've been through a lot together and most of it was your fault.
pasarlas putas
(v.)=jump through + hoops ; be to hell and back.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Jumping through Hoops, Walking on Eggshells: The Experiences of Library Students with Disabilities'. Ex: These wrinklies are the wise men who have been to hell and back.
pasarlo a lo grande
(v.)=have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
pasarlo bien
(v.)=have + fun ; be merry.
Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough. Ex: Christmas is the time to be merry and it definitely gives us many reasons to celebrate with all our near and dear ones.
pasarlo bomba
(v.)=be a great time.
Ex: That was also the conference where we presented her with a leather jacket ... it was a great time.
pasarlo canutas intentando Hacer Algo
(v.)=have + a heck of a time + trying.
Ex: This topic is certainly of interest - we have a heck of a time trying to hire people with the right background.
pasarlo en grande
(v.)=have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
pasarlo mal
(v.)=have + a thin time ; have + a difficult time ; experience + difficult times ; pass through + difficult times ; face + difficult times.
Ex: But the week by week publication of details of companies' accounts in the Bookseller cannot but show that many publishing houses have been having a very thin time indeed. Ex: Videotext services have had a notoriously difficult time becoming accepted in the US marketplace. Ex: Consumer publishing is experiencing difficult times and there are specific developments which are influencing the market for children's books. Ex: The author discusses the history of and services offered by the Folger Shakespeare Library which has passed through difficult times and emerged with a new building and a new personality. Ex: This may be a reason why the publishing industry is facing such difficult times.
pasarlo muy mal
(v.)=have + a tough time ; have + a hard time.
Ex: He had a tough time lugging his lumpy, oversized travelbag onto the plane and stuffing it in the overhead bin. Ex: Scholars are going to have a hard time finding that reference.
pasarse
(v.)=come by ; drop in ; overshoot ; step over + the edge ; go + overboard ; go + too far ; go over + the top ; overdo ; go + way too far ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in ; cross over + the line.
Ex: She came by to see me yesterday and I told her not to hold out any hope. Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'. Ex: The importance of exchange rates on prices paid for imported periodicals is noted, particularly when these exchange rates overshoot relative inflation. Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'. Ex: The article 'Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers. Ex: He argues that some of the laws being proposed go too far in restricting rights. Ex: It is just sometimes the case that going over the top is a lot more fun than being sensible or reasonable about anything. Ex: If you overdo the exercises there are consequence that can occur including muscle damage, heart problems, and osteoarthritis. Ex: I think this plastic surgery fad has gone way too far. Ex: By stepping over the line, you're looking into the face of fear, the dangers that threaten to destroy you, the giant issues you face. Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking. Ex: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice. Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time. Ex: We were on our way to the market and decided to nip in here for a quick late lunch. Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
pasarse Algo por el culo
=not give a shit.
Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.
pasarse Algo por el forro
(v.)=flout.
Ex: To find the 'real' identity of documents, one must flout conventions of rationality including the axioms of singularity and actuality.
pasarse Algo por la entrepierna
=not give a shit.
Ex: She's totally burned-out after the first year and now doesn't give a shit.
pasarse con
(v.)=act + fresh with.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
pasarse de
(v.)=overstep.
Ex: Permission is not sought when purchasing other categories of materials and so the board is overstepping its policy and fiscal authority and assuming management responsibilities.
pasarse de + Adjetivo
(v.)=be too + Adjetivo + by half.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.
pasarse de la raya
(v.)=cross + the line ; go + overboard ; go far too far ; go over + the top ; go + way too far ; step over + the edge ; step over + the line ; overstep + the mark ; cross over + the line ; cross over + the line.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Crossing the line: the development of archival standards'. Ex: The article 'Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers. Ex: He went far too far for the seasoned and experienced diplomat that he is. Ex: It is just sometimes the case that going over the top is a lot more fun than being sensible or reasonable about anything. Ex: I think this plastic surgery fad has gone way too far. Ex: In fact, many would say he has already stepped over the edge: the received wisdom in the world of reference is 'Never offer a personal opinion'. Ex: By stepping over the line, you're looking into the face of fear, the dangers that threaten to destroy you, the giant issues you face. Ex: Calm down mate, I think your post is closer to overstepping the mark -- a forum is just regular people talking. Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good. Ex: But he knew that if he crossed over the line, he would get it in the teeth but good.
pasarse del límite
(v.)=overrun [over-run].
Ex: The frequency of telephone reference enquiries has overrun the ability of the reference staff to respond.
pasarse por
(v.)=drop by ; stop by ; mosey ; go for/on + a recce.
Ex: 'Now, whenever you want to see me about anything between these get-togethers,' she resumed, 'don't hesitate to drop by anytime'. Ex: A few days later, they were out running errands when they stopped by the post office to pick up the envelope. Ex: It's quite amusing to watch her mosey around in what appear to be over-sized clown shoes. Ex: If you are in doubt, you can always go for a recce on the road bike and design yourself a route with manageable hills.
pasarse por casa
(v.)=drop in ; pop by ; pop in ; nip in ; come (a)round.
Ex: The library needs to be developed as the focal point of the community, a place where the public can drop in for all kinds of activities, not necessarily book-related or 'cultural'. Ex: My wife's nephew popped by yesterday and drank us out of apple juice. Ex: Came past this place with a group of friends and decided to pop in quickly -- we ended up staying pretty much all night and had a great time. Ex: We were on our way to the market and decided to nip in here for a quick late lunch. Ex: When she came around she came into my room where I stood on my matress on the floor.
pasarse veinte pueblos
(v.)=go far too far ; go + overboard ; go over + the top ; go + way too far.
Ex: He went far too far for the seasoned and experienced diplomat that he is. Ex: The article 'Going overboard with micros in the small library' offers guidelines for the small library on approaching the subject of microcomputers. Ex: It is just sometimes the case that going over the top is a lot more fun than being sensible or reasonable about anything. Ex: I think this plastic surgery fad has gone way too far.
pasatiempo
(n.)=entertainment ; hobby ; leisure interest ; recreation ; pastime ; avocation.
Ex: In Spain, posters and cartoons were used to convey the impression of reading as entertainment.
Ex: It describes the annual hobby exchanges week for 6th grade pupils at King's Cristian School library, when pupils swap collectable items eg baseball cards, stamps, coins and shells.
Ex: In public libraries, these categories are likely to represent major leisure interest.
Ex: We need to know whether the equipment is to be used for recreation or study and research.
Ex: And there is an unfortunate implication in the way some people talk about reading which suggests that it is a substitute for action, a pastime that decorates the idle margins of the serious business of living.
Ex: Being a librarian may be, for many, an avocation, but for all, it is certainly a job, and one which, like so many client-serving and cultural occupations, has become increasingly professionalized.

pascual
(adj.)=paschal.
Ex: As much as a pound of coagulated blood was noted to have been shed by individual flagellants during these paschal ceremonies.
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* cirio pascual=Paschal candle ; Easter candle.

pase
(n.)=pass ; showing ; swipecard.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
Ex: After use the filmstrip has to be rewound ready for the next showing.
Ex: The continuous collection of statistics of student library use is carried out by computerized entry turnstiles which read the students' university swipecards.
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* pase decisivo=assist.
* pase de modelos=designer ramp show.
* pase de temporada=season ticket ; season pass.
* pase hacia atrás=back pass.
* pase médico=teaching round.

pase de modelos
(n.)=designer ramp show.
Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.
pase de temporada
(n.)=season ticket ; season pass.
Ex: In time, it could even portend a new trend in how season tickets are sold, across a spectrum of various sports. Ex: Our season passes give you more of what you want: more fun, more thrills, and more savings.
pase decisivo
(n.)=assist.
Ex: Kristen Taylor leads Carolina with three goals and an assist.
pase hacia atrás
(n.)=back pass.
Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
pase lo que pase
=come what may ; come rain or shine ; rain or shine ; come + hell or high water.
Ex: He has promised to bring Sam back, and will do so come what may, even if it involves a trudge across the country in snowshoes. Ex: Come rain or shine, mail gets delivered to hospitalized patients, thanks to dependable volunteers. Ex: The daily star watch will begin with a planetarium show (held rain or shine) to be followed (weather permitting) by viewing with a telescope. Ex: Come hell or high water, I'm going to stick to my guns and make this happen.
pase médico
(n.)=teaching round.
Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.
pasear
(v.)=walk ; wander about ; saunter ; wander around ; take + a walk ; wander ; go for + a stroll ; parade ; cruise.
Ex: The user is presented with much walking around shelves if he wishes to gather all documents on a given subject.
Ex: He was a loner himself, a small-town country boy who spent most of his time wandering about the hills and fields near his home.
Ex: She sauntered back to her desk, intending to work, and was a little perturbed to find that she could not work.
Ex: The audience can wander around at will and discuss with contributors and each other.
Ex: Visitors are invited to take a nostalgic walk through the city's past and experience its economic and architectural history.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wandering the Web: further developments on the global information bazaar'.
Ex: She was moved by a sudden impulse to leave the building and go for a stroll.
Ex: A boy was paraded naked with "I am thief" written on his stomach and back for allegedly stealing a dress from a boutique where he worked.
Ex: The system also has an add-on, which allows users with low vision to cruise the Internet using a low vision interface.
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* pasear mirando por=look (a)round.
* pasear por=ride around ; walk (a)round.
* salir a pasear en coche=go out for + a drive.

pasear mirando por
(v.)=look (a)round.
Ex: One has only to look around in bookshops to see how many paperbacks on show have film or TV links.
pasear por
(v.)=ride around ; walk (a)round.
Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes. Ex: He got up, and, putting hands in the pockets of his trousers, began to walk around the room.
paseo en barca
(n.)=boating.
Ex: Regattas & boating in general have become a ritual statement of collective identity defined as a relation between people & territory.
paseo en barco
(n.)=boat tour ; boating ; boat ride ; boat cruise.
Ex: The visit includs a boat tour on the Muritzsee and a box lunch (with one soft drink). Ex: Regattas & boating in general have become a ritual statement of collective identity defined as a relation between people & territory. Ex: We learn that the island, 'a three-hour boat ride from Naples,' served as as a shelter for Italian Jews during the Second World War. Ex: A matchmaking boat cruise open only to male millionaires and 'good-looking and desirable' women is slated to set sail later this month.
paseo en bicicleta
(n.)=easy ride.
Ex: Easy rides help you legs stay loose without hurting them .
paseo en la montaña rusa
(n.)=roller coaster ride.
Ex: They also look at how math impacts every facet of students' lives from music to video games to roller coaster rides.
paseo marítimo
(n.)=seafront ; promenade ; waterfront.
Ex: This has resulted in degradation of coastal water quality, contamination of the adjoining beaches and seafronts. Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers. Ex: There is a 4.5 mile long walking and biking trail along the waterfront that leads to several nature trails outside of town.
paseo militar
(n.)=plain sailing ; walkover.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Plain sailing with Swets' = El artículo se titula "Con Swets todo es coser y cantar". Ex: The election is widely expected to be a walkover for him.
paseo suave en bicicleta
(n.)=easy ride.
Ex: Easy rides help you legs stay loose without hurting them .
paseo turístico
(n.)=walking tour.
Ex: With the recent emphasis toward active learning techniques and technology tools, many libraries seem to be discontinuing the traditional guided walking tours.
paseo^1
(n.)=stroll ; walk ; ride ; wander ; ramble.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A short stroll through Brazilian book publishing'.
Ex: A walk through the exhibit hall made it clear: the Web is everywhere.
Ex: For the second part, the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Memories of Otago and Southland libraries and librarians: an unmethodical wander'.
Ex: On summer evenings one of our favourite rambles took us across the sloping fields, sweet with clover and thyme and wild roses, between Kingswood and Chipstead.
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* darse un paseo=go for + a walk.
* dar un paseo=take + a stroll ; take + a walk.
* dar un paseo en coche=go out for + a drive.
* de paseo en coche=out for a spin.
* ir a dar un paseo=go for + a stroll.
* irse a paseo=naff off.
* mandar a paseo=send + Nombre + packing.
* paseo en barca=boating.
* paseo en barco=boat tour ; boating ; boat ride ; boat cruise.
* paseo en bicicleta=easy ride.
* paseo en la montaña rusa=roller coaster ride.
* paseo militar=plain sailing ; walkover.
* paseo suave en bicicleta=easy ride.
* paseo turístico=walking tour.
* salir a dar un paseo=go out for + a walk.
* salir de paseo=go out for + a walk.
* salir de paseo en coche=go out for + a drive.
* ser un paseo militar=whistle + Posesivo + way.

paseo^2
(n.)=promenade.
Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.
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* paseo marítimo=seafront ; promenade ; waterfront.

pasillo
(n.)=corridor ; aisle ; hallway ; walkway ; pedestrian walkway ; alley ; alleyway ; gangway.
Ex: Many infant and junior schools have books in the entrance hall and in the corridors as well as in the classrooms.
Ex: Compact shelving eliminates all but one aisle in any set of ranges of shelving.
Ex: When planning a library considerations need to be made of shared space, such as hallways, staff lounges, public restrooms, meeting rooms and storerooms.
Ex: Areas that may be used include: windows; promenades and walkways; entrances and foyers.
Ex: This article discusses the results of a survey of users of the Metro McGill Library situated on the pedestrian walkway of the McGill metro station, Montreal, Quebec.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The Internet: superhighways, virtual alleys and dead end streets'.
Ex: Upon questioning we find that those eminently pragmatic down-to-earth notions dwell in the darkest alleyways of metaphysics.
Ex: The existing gangways are made of wood and exhibit signs of aging and some structural fatigue.
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* frecuentar los pasillos del poder=stalk + the corridors of power.
* hacer el pasillo=form + a guard of honour.
* hacer el pasillo de honor=form + a guard of honour.
* pasillo de salida=exit lane.
* pasillo deslizante=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
* pasillo móvil=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
* pasillo rodante=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
* pasillos del poder, los=corridors of power, the.

pasillo de salida
(n.)=exit lane.
Ex: Should you continue to experience difficulties, you will be directed to a cashiered exit lane, where a cashier will assist you in making payment for your parking.
pasillo deslizante
(n.)=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
Ex: People on travelators actually tend to slow their pace, making time-savings minimal, and a new study helps to explain why. Ex: As airports and shopping malls grow ever larger, the need for moving walkways has grown. Ex: Now first of all, this was 1968; moving sidewalks hadn't even been invented yet. Ex: The only thing that is left to be decided is the type of moving pavement to be used. Ex: This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use.
pasillo móvil
(n.)=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
Ex: People on travelators actually tend to slow their pace, making time-savings minimal, and a new study helps to explain why. Ex: As airports and shopping malls grow ever larger, the need for moving walkways has grown. Ex: Now first of all, this was 1968; moving sidewalks hadn't even been invented yet. Ex: The only thing that is left to be decided is the type of moving pavement to be used. Ex: This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use.
pasillo rodante
(n.)=travelator ; moving walkway ; moving sidewalk ; moving pavement ; walkalator.
Ex: People on travelators actually tend to slow their pace, making time-savings minimal, and a new study helps to explain why. Ex: As airports and shopping malls grow ever larger, the need for moving walkways has grown. Ex: Now first of all, this was 1968; moving sidewalks hadn't even been invented yet. Ex: The only thing that is left to be decided is the type of moving pavement to be used. Ex: This is the same airport which hit the headlines earlier this month when the country's first walkalator opened for passenger use.
pasillos del poder, los
=corridors of power, the.
Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
pasivamente
=passively.
Ex: The Simultaneous Remote Searching (SRS) technique allows remote patrons to observe passively the search process on their own computers as it is being carried out by an experienced searcher at another location.
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* fumar pasivamente=passive smoking.

pasividad
(n.)=complacency ; passiveness ; passivity.
Ex: This article discusses the current situation, emphasising the apparent complacency of the government in the face of incipiently deteriorating prospects for public libraries.
Ex: The use of the form connotes peculiarity (the people so described are acting out a somewhat inappropriate role) and passiveness (they are not actively participating in that role).
Ex: Employees generally respond to this situation in a retreat to silence, passivity, and resignation.

pasivo
(adj.)=passive ; reactive.
Ex: If the library is not to be passive, can it remain neutral on subjects such as race, war and inequality?.
Ex: In all of the helping professions there is need for both active and reactive service.
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* fumadores pasivos=passive smoking.
* fumador pasivo=passive smoker ; second-hand smoker.
* sujeto pasivo=taxpayer [tax-payer].

pasión
(n.)=feeling ; passion ; avidness.
Ex: The idea is for volunteers who think reading is fun and important to convey these feelings to younger students.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
Ex: His chronic ailments never managed to inhibit his avidness for writing, romantic intrigue, society, and travel.
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* con pasión=with passion ; passionately.
* despertar pasión=ignite + passion.
* pasión bélica=rage militaire.
* pasión de viajar=wanderlust.
* pasión por la guerra=rage militaire.
* sentir pasión por=be passionate about.

pasión bélica
(n.)=rage militaire.
Ex: Before George Washington had a chance to display his skill in pitched battle, he became a focal point for the rage militaire that swept through the US in 1775.
pasión de viajar
(n.)=wanderlust.
Ex: The article 'Wanderlust' reviews a range of World Wide Web (WWW) web sites offering travel information = El artículo "Pasión por viajar" analiza una variedad de sitios web que ofrecen información sobre viajes.
pasión por la guerra
(n.)=rage militaire.
Ex: Before George Washington had a chance to display his skill in pitched battle, he became a focal point for the rage militaire that swept through the US in 1775.
pasmado
(adj.)=stunned ; astounded ; flabbergasted ; thunderstruck ; gobsmacked ; astonished ; bemused.
Ex: She revealed that her first pregnancy had left her stunned.
Ex: Astounded and frightened by those shimmering tears, Leforte repeated her questions: 'Bernice... Please... Is anything wrong? Can I help?'.
Ex: They say they are flabbergasted and astounded by the decision to turn down their application.
Ex: The girl stared at him for a moment thunderstruck; then she lammed into the old horse with a stick she carried in place of a whip.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: 'Behind every successful woman there's an astonished man,' she added.
Ex: No wonder he was often seen with a bemused smile or poker face during Obama's address.
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* dejar pasmado=stagger ; blow + Posesivo + mind ; stupefy.
* quedarse pasmado=stun ; bemuse ; boggle.

pasmar
(v.)=stupefy.
Ex: In the hellish future of 2044 human beings have become stupefied by the state of permanent happiness they've been genetically altered to experience.

pasmoso
(adj.)=awesome ; stupefying ; astonishing.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards the somewhat awesome concept of Universal Bibliographic Control (UBC), the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
Ex: The stupefying loss that Ford Motor has reported for 2006 comes one year after General Motors' equally horrendous loss for 2005.
Ex: It asserts that the answer to the problems relating to the astonishing growth of great research libraries lies in large-scale interlibrary cooperation.

paso (de) cebra
(n.)=zebra crossing ; crosswalk.
Ex: Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement. Ex: Before crossing into a crosswalk, ensure you make eye contact with the approaching drivers in both directions of traffic.
paso a nivel
(n.)=level-crossing.
Ex: An unmanned level-crossing was the scene of an accident in which 12 migrants without work permits died when a train smashed into their van.
paso a paso
=one step at a time ; step by step ; stage by stage ; stepwise.
Ex: To avoid problems, build complex searches one step at a time. Ex: The VDU gives step by step instructions for those not familiar with search procedures. Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related. Ex: Object knowledge progresses stepwise from the object as a whole to its parts, subparts, etc, and can be visualised as an object-specific tree structure.
paso adelante
(n.)=step up.
Ex: In terms of intellectual evolution, it is a radical step up and great leap forward for mankind.
paso atrás
(n.)=backward step ; retrograde step.
Ex: At first, displaying an image on a TV screen instead of providing the actual object may seem to be a backward step. Ex: Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step.
paso de baile
(n.)=dance step.
Ex: Often the aerobic dance steps call for arm movements which in turn increases the heart rate.
paso de danza
(n.)=dance step.
Ex: Often the aerobic dance steps call for arm movements which in turn increases the heart rate.
paso de la gente
(n.)=flow of people.
Ex: Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.
paso de peatones
(n.)=zebra crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pelican crossing ; crosswalk.
Ex: Zebra crossings consist of thick black and white strips across a road with an orange flashing beacon on either pavement. Ex: Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road. Ex: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing. Ex: Before crossing into a crosswalk, ensure you make eye contact with the approaching drivers in both directions of traffic.
paso de tortuga
(n.)=snail's pace.
Ex: The snail's pace of theological librarianship in adapting to the pragmatic and technical character of early-20th-century librarianship resulted in a mature integration of 19th century scholarly pursuits and late-20th-century information science.
paso del comercio
(n.)=flow of commerce.
Ex: Its location on a navigable river gave it a place in the flow of people and commerce.
paso elevado
(n.)=overpass.
Ex: Each overpass has a call-box near each end.
paso elevado de peatones
(n.)=pedestrian overpass.
Ex: A pedestrian overpass allows pedestrians safe crossing over busy roads without impacting traffic.
paso elevado para peatones
(n.)=pedestrian overpass.
Ex: A pedestrian overpass allows pedestrians safe crossing over busy roads without impacting traffic.
paso en falso
(n.)=false move.
Ex: In this perspective, fallacies are false moves employed in the attacker's efforts to refute the defender's thesis.
paso fronterizo
(n.)=border crossing.
Ex: The theme of the conference was 'border crossings: exploring new territories for special collections'.
paso hacia adelante
(n.)=step forward.
Ex: This article represents a step forward in attempting to systematize the redefinition of library purpose, not simply by basing purpose on community needs but by 'linking needs and libraries in a coherent way'.
paso hacia atrás
(n.)=retrograde step ; step backward(s) ; step back.
Ex: Indexing and searching on the Internet appears to have taken a retrograde step. Ex: This is a major step backward in the ideology of bibliographic cataloging. Ex: The article is entitled 'Two steps forward, one step back? Multicultural library services in Australia in the 1990s'.
paso inferior
(n.)=subway.
Ex: In the United Kingdom a pedestrian tunnel or other underpass beneath a road is called a subway.
paso inferior de peatones
(n.)=pedestrian underpass.
Ex: Both pedestrian underpasses are continuously monitored by a surveillance camera.
paso inferior para peatones
(n.)=pedestrian underpass.
Ex: Both pedestrian underpasses are continuously monitored by a surveillance camera.
paso ininterrumpido de
=steady flow of.
Ex: There was a steady flow of people charging out materials, and the checker was inspecting their bags as usual.
paso intermedio
(n.)=half-way house ; stepping stone.
Ex: Minicomputers are the half-way house. Ex: The workforce is youthful, itinerant and frequently hopeful of using the libary as a stepping stone to jobs in marketing or publishing.
paso peatonal
(n.)=pedestrian crossing.
Ex: Pedestrian crossings are provided to improve road safety for pedestrians when crossing a road.
paso subterráneo
(n.)=underground walkway.
Ex: The group wants to make the city's underground walkways safe by installing surveillance cameras and intercom systems.
paso subterráneo de peatones
(n.)=pedestrian underpass.
Ex: Both pedestrian underpasses are continuously monitored by a surveillance camera.
paso subterráneo para peatones
(n.)=pedestrian underpass.
Ex: Both pedestrian underpasses are continuously monitored by a surveillance camera.
paso^1
(n.)=footstep ; step ; footprint ; pace ; footfall.
Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded less forceful and deliberate.
Ex: The first step in assigning intellectual responsibility to a corporate body must be a definition of a corporate body.
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Ex: Among other buildings afire or still smoldering in eastern Baghdad today were the city hall and the National Library which was so thoroughly burned that heat still radiated 50 paces from its front doors.
Ex: This paper describes an electronic method for determination of the quadrupedal footfall patterns of animals during locomotion.
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* abrir paso a=make + way (for).
* abrirse paso=jostle ; break through ; elbow + Posesivo + way into ; elbow into.
* abrirse paso por=work + Posesivo + way through.
* acelerar el paso=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace ; speed up + Posesivo + steps ; pick up + Posesivo + pace.
* a este paso=at this rate.
* aflojar el paso=slow down ; slow up.
* aligerar el paso=quicken + Posesivo + pace ; pick up + Posesivo + pace ; smarten + Posesivo + pace.
* aminorar el paso=slow down ; slow up.
* a paso de tortuga=at a snail's pace.
* a paso ligero=on the double.
* a pasos agigantados=at an exponential rate ; at exponential rates ; by leaps and bounds.
* a un paso=within a stone's throw (away/from) ; a stone's throw away.
* a un paso asombroso=at an astounding pace.
* a un paso de=a heartbeat away from.
* a un paso rápido=at a rapid pace.
* a un paso relajado=at a strolling pace.
* barrera de paso a nivel=level-crossing gate.
* caminar con paso pesado=plod (along/through).
* ceder el paso=give + way (to) ; yield + the right of way.
* contador de pasos=step counter.
* dar el primer paso=make + a start ; take + the first step.
* dar los pasos necesarios=take + steps.
* dar los primeros pasos en=venture into.
* dar otro paso muy importante=reach + another milestone.
* dar paso (a)=give + way (to) ; yield to ; make + way (for).
* dar un gran paso adelante=reach + milestone.
* dar un paso=make + step.
* dar un paso adelante=step up.
* dar un paso al frente=step up.
* dar un paso en falso=make + a false move.
* dar un paso hacia delante=take + a step forward ; step up.
* dejar paso=step + aside.
* dejar paso (a)=give + way (to).
* derecho de paso=the right of way ; right of entry.
* desandar + Posesivo + pasos=retrace + Posesivo + footsteps ; retrace + Posesivo + steps.
* hacer que + Nombre + dé un paso hacia delante=take + Nombre + a/one step forward.
* impedir el paso=block in.
* llave de paso=spigot ; faucet ; tap ; stopcock ; stop valve.
* llave de paso del agua=water valve.
* llevar a cabo una serie de pasos anteriormente realizados=execute + steps.
* obstaculizar el paso=block in.
* otro paso más hacia + Posesivo + destrucción=another nail in + Posesivo + coffin.
* paso adelante=step up.
* paso a nivel=level-crossing.
* paso a paso=one step at a time ; step by step ; stage by stage ; stepwise.
* paso atrás=backward step ; retrograde step.
* paso de baile=dance step.
* paso (de) cebra=zebra crossing ; crosswalk.
* paso de danza=dance step.
* paso de la gente=flow of people.
* paso del comercio=flow of commerce.
* Paso del Noroeste, el=North West Passage, the.
* paso de peatones=zebra crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pelican crossing ; crosswalk.
* paso de tortuga=snail's pace.
* paso en falso=false move.
* paso fronterizo=border crossing.
* paso hacia adelante=step forward.
* paso hacia atrás=retrograde step ; step backward(s) ; step back.
* paso inferior=underpass.
* paso ininterrumpido de=steady flow of.
* paso intermedio=half-way house ; stepping stone.
* paso peatonal=pedestrian crossing.
* paso subterráneo=underground walkway.
* Posesivo + primeros pasos=Posesivo + first steps.
* preferencia de paso=the right of way.
* primer paso=stake in the ground.
* primer paso de, el=thin edge of the wedge, the.
* realizar una tarea paso a paso=go through.
* saltarse pasos intermedios=jump + steps.
* seguir los pasos de=follow in + the footsteps of.
* seguir + Posesivo + pasos=follow in + Posesivo + footsteps ; trace + Posesivo + steps ; trace + Posesivo + footsteps.
* seguir unos pasos=follow + steps.
* señal de prohibido el paso=No Entry sign.
* ser un gran paso adelante=be half the battle.
* tener derecho de paso=have + the right of way.
* tomar un paso decisivo=take + the plunge.
* un paso por delante de=one step ahead of.
* válvula de paso=stop valve ; stopcock.
* volver sobre los pasos de Uno=double-back ; go back on + Posesivo + steps.
* volver sobre + Posesivo + pasos=retrace + Posesivo + steps ; retrace + Posesivo + footsteps.

paso^2
(n.)=stage ; passing.
Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: Perhaps an openly expressed disbelief in his activities is one of the marks of the passing of this stage.
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* ave de paso=bird of passage.
* cambiar con el paso del tiempo=change over + time.
* con el paso de=with the passing of.
* con el paso de los años=with the passing of (the) years.
* con el paso del tiempo=over the years ; over time ; with the passage of time ; as time goes by ; in due course ; over a period of time ; in the course of time ; over the course of time ; in the process of time ; as time passed (by) ; as time passes (by) ; as time went by.
* de paso=by the way ; by the by(e) ; transient ; migratory.
* deteriorado por el paso del tiempo=timeworn.
* dicho sea de paso=by the way ; on a sidenote ; by the by(e).
* el paso del tiempo=the passage of time ; the sands of time.
* en varios pasos=multi-step.
* llave de paso=shut-off valve.
* paso elevado=overpass.
* paso elevado de peatones=pedestrian overpass.
* paso elevado para peatones=pedestrian overpass.
* paso inferior=subway.
* paso inferior de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso inferior para peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso subterráneo=underpass ; subway.
* paso subterráneo de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso subterráneo para peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* quedar anulado con el paso del tiempo=be overtaken by events.
* resistir el paso del tiempo=stand + the test of time ; withstand + the test of time ; survive + the test of time ; pass + the test of time.
* válvula de paso=shut-off valve.

paso^3
(n.)=transfer ; transition ; changeover [change-over] ; handover [hand-over].
Ex: When the record transfer is complete, the catalog summary screen is shown for the new record so that the user can review and update it.
Ex: Hierarchical relationships must be indicated in order that users may make the transition from a first access point to related terms or access points.
Ex: The changeover has resulted in more rapid machine-editing of input and reduced costs for cataloguing.
Ex: The author assesses the prospects of Hong Kong after the handover of the colony to China in 1997 when it will once again be competing with Shanghai as the publishing hub of the Orient.

pasota
(adj.)=insouciant ; devil-may-care.
Ex: Adopting an insouciant attitude toward empirical research -- shorn of such seemingly tough-minded concepts as objectivity and transparency -- makes her point more plausible.
Ex: Jet Li is a charming drunk with a devil-may-care grin and enough skill to keep himself from being turned into a grease spot.
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* actitud pasota=devil-may-care attitude.

pasotismo
(n.)=insouciance.
Ex: She emphasizes Colette's extraordinary character: her bravura, pragmatism, insouciance, resistance to conventions and, above all, appetite.

pasquín
(n.)=squip.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.

passing shot
(n.)=passing shot.
Ex: In order to be effective with passing shots, you need to be able to impart a lot of topspin on the ball.

pasta choux
(n.)=choux pastry.
Ex: Cream puffs begin with a baked puffed shell of choux pastry which is then filled with cream and dusted with a thick coating of powdered sugar.
pasta de clara de huevo
(n.)=glair.
Ex: For gold tooling, impressions of the tools were first made in blind and then an adhesive glair of egg white was next brushed into the blind impression, allowed to dry, and greased.
pasta de dientes
(n.)=toothpaste.
Ex: In Experiment 1, 108 undergraduates were presented with information about risks associated with different brands of tires and toothpaste.
pasta de dientes con flúor
(n.)=fluoride toothpaste.
Ex: The author describes how the first fluoride toothpaste was developed.
pasta de madera
(n.)=wood pulp [woodpulp].
Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
pasta de madera triturada
(n.)=groundwood ; mechanical wood.
Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood). Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
pasta de madera triturada químicamente
(n.)=chemical wood.
Ex: Wood pulp can be made either by grinding up untreated logs (when it is called mechanical wood, or groundwood), or by digesting wood chips chemically (chemical wood).
pasta de papel
(n.)=stuff.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
pasta de tela
(n.)=cloth case.
Ex: Cloth cases were never as popular in continental Europe as they quickly became in the English-speaking world.
pasta de trapo
(n.)=rag stock ; stock.
Ex: Another variant of the cylinder machine which had some success was the mould machine, introduced in England in about 1910 for making imitation hand-made (mouldmade) paper from rag stock. Ex: At first, paper made from bleached stock was not so handsome as the unbleached papers of the hand-press period had been -- apart from any foxing, it tended to be greyish in tone.
pasta en tela
(n.)=cloth board.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was offered as an alternative to cloth or printed paper boards for such things as poetical gift books, works of piety, and textbooks.
pasta estampada
(n.)=printed paper board.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was offered as an alternative to cloth or printed paper boards for such things as poetical gift books, works of piety, and textbooks.
pasta^1
(n.)=paste ; pulp ; stuff.
Nota: Suspensión acuosa que contiene los materiales necesarios para fabricar el papel.
Ex: N-methyl 2 pyrrolidone (NM2P) is a non-aqueous solvent for starch and flour paste.
Ex: The situation was probably similar in Britain, except that very little straw pulp was used, and a considerable amount of esparto.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
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* a toda pasta=at a rate of knots.
* convertir en pasta=pulp.
* papel de pasta=paste paper.
* pasta choux=choux pastry.
* pasta de clara de huevo=glair.
* pasta de dientes=toothpaste.
* pasta de dientes con flúor=fluoride toothpaste.
* pasta de madera=wood pulp [woodpulp].
* pasta de madera triturada=groundwood ; mechanical wood.
* pasta de madera triturada químicamente=chemical wood.
* pasta de papel=stuff.
* pasta de trapo=rag stock ; stock.

pasta^2
(n.)=board.
Nota: En encuadernación, cada una de las dos trozos de material rígido, normalmente de cartón, que cubren al libro y suelen ir cubiertas de otro material más blando.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
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* encuadernado en media pasta=half-bound.
* libro de pastas amarillas=yellow-back.
* libro impreso en pastas duras=board book.
* no debes juzgar un libro por el color de sus pastas=don't judge a book by its cover.
* pasta de tela=cloth case.
* pasta en tela=cloth board.
* pasta estampada=printed paper board.
* pastas=casing.
* pastas duras=hard cover.

pasta^3
(n.)=pasta ; the ready.
Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.
Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.

pasta^4
(n.)=dough ; lolly ; dosh ; wonga ; readies.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.
Ex: So ISI have the dosh to fix up ProCite.
Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.
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* soltar la pasta=cough up + money ; shell out + money ; shell out ; cough up + cash ; stump up.

pastar
(v.)=graze (on).
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.

pastas
(n.)=casing.
Ex: Do not suspend a book by holding its casing only.
pastas duras
(n.)=hard cover.
Ex: Case binding is a method of binding in which a hard cover is made wholly separately from the book and later attached to it.
pastel
(n.)=pie ; cake ; pastel ; bundt ; tart ; pastry [pastries, -pl.].
Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
Ex: Music from 1907 was played and a cake was shared with the public.
Ex: An understanding of the materials used in pastels is important to conservators: strainers, linen, paper, crayons, framing and glazing described using 18th-century sources.
Ex: They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.
Ex: They make and sell specialty pans for cheesecakes, bundts, quiches and tarts.
Ex: These prices include breakfast (full buffet including a large selection of hot and cold entrees, salads, cheeses, pastries, etc.) and all service charges.
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* descubrir el pastel=blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* molde para pasteles=cake pan.
* pastel de calabaza=pumpkin pie.
* pastel de carne=meatloaf.
* pastel de chocolate=devil's food cake.
* pastel de manzana=apple pie.

pastel de calabaza
(n.)=pumpkin pie.
Ex: This delicious pumpkin pie is spiced with ginger and cinnamon and vanilla.
pastel de carne
(n.)=meatloaf.
Ex: Meatloaf is a meat dish consisting of seasoned ground meat (usually ground beef or a combination of ground beef with veal, lamb or pork), which is formed into loaf shape and baked.
pastel de chocolate
(n.)=devil's food cake.
Ex: This devil's food cake is made with chocolate cocoa and sugar and shortening and eggs.
pastel de manzana
(n.)=apple pie.
Ex: Who can be against training one's staff to make them more effective? It's like being against motherhood and apple pie.
pastelero
(n.)=pastry cook.
Ex: He started working as a pastry cook at the age of 15, and this job enabled him to travel around the world on board of holiday cruisers.

pastelería
(n.)=confectionery ; pastry-making.
Ex: Confectionery advertisements are generally more likely to be broadcast during children's programs than during adults' programs on television stations.
Ex: Only a few ingredients are needed to make all types of pastry and once the techniques and secrets to good pastry-making have been learnt.
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* bol de pastelería=mixing bowl.
* producto de pastelería=bakery product.
* productos de pastelería=confectionery.

pastelillo
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* pastelillo relleno=mince pie.

pastelillo relleno
(n.)=mince pie.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Coffee and mince pies: the setting up of a local authority legal information service'.
pasterizado
(adj.)=pasteurised [pasteurized, -USA].
Ex: These advantages also hold, to a greater extent, in the case of containers filled with a pasteurized liquid containing a dissolved gas under pressure (for example beer).

pasterizar
(v.)=pasteurise [pasteurize, -USA].
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.

pasteurizado
(adj.)=pasteurised [pasteurized, -USA].
Ex: These advantages also hold, to a greater extent, in the case of containers filled with a pasteurized liquid containing a dissolved gas under pressure (for example beer).

pasteurizar
(v.)=pasteurise [pasteurize, -USA].
Ex: The same problem is posed a fortiori when the liquid to be pasteurized contains dissolved gas under pressure (carbonated liquid) -- the case of beer for example.

pastiche
(n.)=pastiche.
Ex: The postmodern interest in pastiche paradoxically reveals how perennial a form it is and its consequences are.

pastilla
(n.)=prescription pill ; pill ; tablet.
Ex: The sculpture consists of large plaster replicas of prescription pills (mostly sedatives and anti-depressants) in three sizes that promote different forms of human reception.
Ex: White respondents are more than six times as likely to use pills to vomit as a method of weight management.
Ex: There are many different tablets available to treat diabetes.
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* a toda pastilla=in the fast lane ; on the fast track ; fast lane ; overdrive ; full steam ahead ; full-tilt ; at full tilt ; full-throttle ; at a rate of knots ; at top speed ; at full blast ; at full speed ; full speed ahead.
* avanzar a toda pastilla=steam ahead ; go + full steam ahead.
* ir a toda pastilla=zip.
* pastilla contra el mareo=travel-sick tablet ; travel-sick pill ; travel sickness tablet ; travel sickness pill ; sea sickness pill ; sea sickness tablet.
* pastilla de éxtasis=ecstasy tablet.
* pastilla de frenos=brake pad.
* pastilla de memoria=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* pastilla para adelgazar=diet pill ; slimming pill.
* pastilla para el mareo=travel sickness tablet ; travel-sick pill ; travel-sick tablet ; travel sickness pill ; sea sickness pill ; sea sickness tablet.
* tomarse la pastilla diaria de la malaleche=take + Posesivo + daily mean pill.
* tragarse una pastilla=pop + pill.
* vida a toda pastilla=life in the fast lane.

pastilla contra el mareo
(n.)=travel-sick tablet ; travel-sick pill ; travel sickness tablet ; travel sickness pill ; sea sickness pill ; sea sickness tablet.
Ex: If you are prone to motion sickness it might be wise to take a travel-sick tablet, although it is rare for our guests to suffer seasickness. Ex: In my experience these travel-sick pills really help and are a must have product for anyone with a travel-sick child. Ex: These travel sickness tablets and skin patches are only provided on prescription. Ex: Does anyone know of any good travel sickness pills that also make you a bit drowsy?. Ex: The best remedy is to take the sea sickness pills that they hand out free on the ship to anyone who asks for them. . Ex: You can prevent it by taking sea sickness tablets which are very good but start the tablets before you get on the boat.
pastilla de frenos
(n.)=brake pad.
Ex: Chapter 14 covers the following: checking brakes, disc brakes, drum brakes, hand/emergency brake, and ignition timing; and replacing brake pads and the timing chain.
pastilla de memoria
(n.)=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
pastilla de éxtasis
(n.)=ecstasy tablet.
Ex: Three people have been arrested in Darwin's rural area for a huge drug haul that includes more than 7000 ecstasy tablets.
pastilla para adelgazar
(n.)=diet pill ; slimming pill.
Ex: Both groups used caffeine & laxatives, but few used diet pills. Ex: Several slimming pills have been taken off the market because they have very serious side effects.
pastilla para el mareo
(n.)=travel sickness tablet ; travel-sick pill ; travel-sick tablet ; travel sickness pill ; sea sickness pill ; sea sickness tablet.
Ex: These travel sickness tablets and skin patches are only provided on prescription. Ex: In my experience these travel-sick pills really help and are a must have product for anyone with a travel-sick child. Ex: If you are prone to motion sickness it might be wise to take a travel-sick tablet, although it is rare for our guests to suffer seasickness. Ex: Does anyone know of any good travel sickness pills that also make you a bit drowsy?. Ex: The best remedy is to take the sea sickness pills that they hand out free on the ship to anyone who asks for them. . Ex: You can prevent it by taking sea sickness tablets which are very good but start the tablets before you get on the boat.
pastinaca
(n.)=parsnip.
Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.

pastizal
(n.)=grazing pasture ; feeding ground ; grazing area ; pasturage.
Ex: In order to reducing disease risk to livestock scrubs were fenced to prevent expansion of rabbit burrows into grazing pastures.
Ex: The large pod of about 75 narwhals milled around the bay in the summer feeding grounds.
Ex: The estate grounds are set out as gardens, grazing areas for animals and car parking spaces.
Ex: Breeders with limited amounts of pasturage may find it necessary to wether the male kids in order prevent them from breeding the female goats.
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* pastizales=grassland.

pastizales
(n.)=grassland.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.
pasto
(n.)=pasture ; fodder.
Ex: The article 'The information society of the 1990s; blue sky and green pastures?' considers how the transformation into an information intensive society affects the day to day life of an individual.
Ex: The diverse range of perspectives represented provides fodder for lively debates.
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* gran extensión de tierra dedicada a la cría de animales de past=rangeland.
* lugar de pasto=feeding ground.
* pasto de limón=lemongrass.
* pastos=grassland.
* pastos mejores=greener pastures ; pastures new.
* tierra de pastos=pasture land.
* zona de pasto=feeding ground ; grazing area.

pasto de limón
(n.)=lemongrass.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
pastor
(n.)=preacher ; shepherd ; pastoralist ; sheepherder ; herdsman [herdsmen, -pl.] ; herder ; minister.
Nota: Prelado o sacerdote de la iglesias reformadas protestantes o presbiterianas, entre otras.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
Ex: The article is entitled 'University librarians: shepherds of books or disseminators of information?'.
Ex: The CLS was also found to be an effective channel for maximizing the use of national library information resources by nomadic pastoralists.
Ex: The traditional occupational structure involved agriculture & ranching, employing skilled sheepherders.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Research and evaluation on the experience of transferring scientific and technical information to herdsmen in Senegal'.
Ex: Mobile livestock herders have long been seen as the main culprits of overstocking & rangeland degradation.
Ex: This amalgam of theological libraries was formed to support the training of ministers in various branches of Scottish Presbyterianism.
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* pastor alemán=Alsatian ; German shepherd dog ; German shepherd.
* perro pastor=sheepdog.

pastor alemán
(n.)=Alsatian ; German shepherd dog ; German shepherd.
Ex: The noting of similarities and differences becomes almost automatic so that there is instantaneous recognition, and it is not long before the child identifies a Pekinese as a dog and an Alsatian as a dog. Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers. Ex: Of the 882 dogs, 228 were German hepherds, 86 were Great Danes and 73 were mixed breeds.
pastoral
(adj.)=pastoral.
Ex: This article pays particular attention to the pastor's vulnerability, while carrying out pastoral duties, to civil lawsuits for malpractice.

pastoralismo
(n.)=pastoralism.
Ex: This ability has been acquired by shepherds during generations of nomadism and pastoralism, and it is considered the most important aspect of husbandry in arid climates.

pastorear
(v.)=herd.
Ex: In the wet season animals were herded, whereas in the dry season animals were mostly left to range freely.

pastoreo
(n.)=grazing.
Ex: The vegetation of this nature reserve is only affected to smaller degrees by grazing and wood cutting due to geographical factors limiting access.
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* tierra de pastoreo=pasture land ; pasturage.
* zona de pastoreo=grazing area.

pastoril
(adj.)=pastoral.
Ex: After the conference, excursions have been arranged to the pastoral Berkshire Hills of western Massachusetts.

pastos
(n.)=grassland.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.
pastos mejores
=greener pastures ; pastures new.
Ex: This threatens to reverse the recent brain drain that has seen scientists flee the US for greener pastures north of the border. Ex: Therefore this would be a good time to explore pastures new, so make an extra effort and put yourself in the shop window and show the world what you can do.
pastosidad
(n.)=mushiness.
Ex: Despite its mushiness, she likes oatmeal with maple syrup, weepy love songs and armchair excursions to faraway places.

pastoso
(adj.)=mushy .
Ex: Microwaved stuff is always mushier than if you put it into the oven.

pasársele a Uno Algo
(v.)=come (a)round.
Ex: She was very shy and timid when we first got her but she soon came around and is now acting like a typical pup.
pasárselo a lo grande
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
pasárselo bien
(v.)=have + a good time ; be a great time ; have + a great time.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain. Ex: That was also the conference where we presented her with a leather jacket ... it was a great time. Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time.
pasárselo bomba
(v.)=have + a whale of a time ; have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever. Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
pasárselo como nunca
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
pasárselo de lo lindo
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; live it up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
pasárselo en grande
(v.)=have + a ball ; have + a whale of a time ; enjoy + every minute of ; love + every minute of it ; kick + Posesivo + heels up.
Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever. Ex: Many had never even been to Stratford before so they enjoyed every minute of that trip!. Ex: I loved every minute of it and it made me see just how poverty stricken Jamaica really is!. Ex: Here they are kicking their heels up at a square dance in Texas.
pasárselo fabuloso
(v.)=have + a good time ; have + a great time ; have + a whale of a time.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain. Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time. Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
pasárselo genial
(v.)=have + a whale of a time.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
pasárselo la mar de bien
(v.)=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever. Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time.
pasárselo pipa
(v.)=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; have + a ball ; live it up.
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever. Ex: The author describes a three-day outing to Wales in which he hiked, camped, participated in rock climbing and abseiling, and had a great time. Ex: We had her out with 2 other dogs and she had the time of her life playing. Ex: We had a ball at the weekend event, especially while hanging out with friends such as Willis. Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal.
pasárselo pipa juntos
(v.)=have + the craziest time together.
Ex: I love her to death and don't know what I would do without her -- we have the craziest times together!.
pata
(n.)=leg ; paw.
Ex: The vibration may cause the chips to work loose over a period of time, and if they have to be pushed back into their sockets, it is very easy to bend or break one of the 'legs'.
Ex: The chair's feet are sculpted in the likeness of a lion's paws.
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* a cuatro patas=on all fours ; on four legs.
* andar a cuatro patas=walk on + four legs ; walk on + all fours ; crawl.
* con patas=legged.
* de dos patas=two-legged.
* estar patas arriba=be a (complete) shambles ; be (in) a (real) mess.
* estirar la pata=give up + the ghost ; kick + the bucket ; pop + Posesivo + clogs.
* ir a pata=foot it.
* levantarse en dos patas=buck.
* metedura de pata=blunder ; boner ; goof ; blooper ; gaffe ; faux pas ; clanger ; slip-up ; cock-up ; muck-up ; goof-up.
* meter la pata=bark up + the wrong tree ; be caught out ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; screw up ; make + a bloomer ; slip up ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; blunder ; muck up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up.
* pata delantera=foreleg ; forelimb ; front leg.
* patas arriba=in shambles ; topsy-turvy ; upside down ; all over the place.
* pata trasera=hind leg ; rear leg ; back leg.
* poner Algo patas arriba=turn + Nombre + inside-out ; turn + Nombre + on its head.
* poner la casa patas arriba=turn + the house upside down.
* poner patas arriba=upend ; make + a (real) mess.
* poner todo patas arriba=turn + everything upside down.
* quedar patas arriba=flip-flop.

pata delantera
(n.)=foreleg ; forelimb ; front leg.
Ex: The set of tracks found were made by a bipedal dinosaur which used its forelegs in climbing a steep slope. Ex: The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task. Ex: Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.
pata trasera
(n.)=hind leg ; rear leg ; back leg.
Ex: The rats were then administered tests of forelimb use, tongue use, hind-leg use, and in a spatial navigation task. Ex: Due to the natural position of the rear legs, bandaging these bones in a straight alignment can be detrimental. Ex: Frogs' two front legs have four toes each, while the back legs have five toes each.
patada
(n.)=kick.
Ex: If such a game is still tied after extra-time it is usually decided by kicks from the penalty mark, commonly called a penalty shootout.
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* dar patadas en el estómago=stick in + Posesivo + craw.
* dar una patada=kick ; boot.
* dar una patada en el estómago=kick + Nombre + in the teeth ; give + Nombre + a kick in the teeth ; kick + Posesivo + teeth in.
* derribar a patadas=kick in.
* echar a patadas=kick + Nombre + out.
* patada en el culo=kick in + the ass/arse ; kick in + the butt.
* patada en el trasero=kick in + the ass/arse ; kick in + the butt.
* patada en la entrepierna=kick in + the crotch.
* patada en la ingle=kick in + the crotch.
* patada en los cojones=kick in + the balls.
* patada en los huevos=kick in + the balls.
* tratar a patadas=walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over ; treat + Nombre + like dirt ; kick + Nombre + in the teeth ; give + Nombre + a kick in the teeth ; kick + Posesivo + teeth in.

patada en el culo
(n.)=kick in + the ass/arse ; kick in + the butt.
Ex: Nothing like a kick in the ass to get in gear. Ex: This first loss is like a kick in the butt that will maybe give us a boost.
patada en el trasero
(n.)=kick in + the ass/arse ; kick in + the butt.
Ex: Nothing like a kick in the ass to get in gear. Ex: This first loss is like a kick in the butt that will maybe give us a boost.
patada en la entrepierna
(n.)=kick in + the crotch.
Ex: John McCain's election loss was somewhat like a kick in the crotch for his male supporters, a new study finds.
patada en la ingle
(n.)=kick in + the crotch.
Ex: John McCain's election loss was somewhat like a kick in the crotch for his male supporters, a new study finds.
patada en los cojones
(n.)=kick in + the balls.
Ex: Ignoring him will leave him confused, leading him on just sucks, but saying 'I just want to be friends' is like a kick in the balls for a guy.
patada en los huevos
(n.)=kick in + the balls.
Ex: Ignoring him will leave him confused, leading him on just sucks, but saying 'I just want to be friends' is like a kick in the balls for a guy.
patalear
(v.)=kick ; stamp + Posesivo + feet ; stomp + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: The book also explains how twins begin and describes how a fetus gets food and air and how the growing baby kicks and hiccups inside the uterus.
Ex: The women dance, stamping their feet, clapping and chanting while some of them gyrate their hips suggestively in the centre of the circle.
Ex: 90% of the threads on this forum are started by liberals stomping their feet about the latest comments to come out of Obama's mouth.
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* patalear en el aire=kick + Posesivo + feet up in the air.

patalear en el aire
(v.)=kick + Posesivo + feet up in the air.
Ex: She fell onto the bed childishly, kicking her feet up in the air.
pataleta
(n.)=temper tantrum.
Ex: Temper tantrums and other fits of anger erode not only people's respect for you, but also your own self-respect.

patanatas
(n.)=deadhead.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.

patas arriba
=in shambles ; topsy-turvy ; upside down ; all over the place.
Ex: He warns today in his annual letter to shareholders that the economy 'will be in shambles throughout 2009'. Ex: At a later stage he may make up topsy-turvy stories with reversals of the pattern; finally he will improvise and impose hiw own. Ex: Now, she just sat on the floor amidst the chaos feeling as if everything was upside down. Ex: Mr Hammond said the Liberal Democrats are 'all over the place' on the economy.
patata
(n.)=potato [potatoes, -pl.] ; Irish potato ; spud.
Ex: The notation 633.4 is used to specify particular types of root crop, eg 633.49 Tubers, which is itself extended to specify Potatoes at 633.491.
Ex: The author discusses the shortcomings of the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme in the indexing of African staple crops, namely cassava, cocoyam, ginger, Irish potato, sweet potato and yam.
Ex: The humble spud can get an antioxidant boost from an electric current or ultrasound waves.
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* bocadillo de patatas fritas=chip butty.
* fécula de patata=potato starch.
* patata al horno=baked potato.
* patata asada=baked potato.
* patata caliente=hot potato.
* patata cultivada con algas=ware potato.
* patata frita=chip.
* patata frita de bolsa=potato chip.
* patata nueva=new potato.
* patatas fritas=french fries ; fries.
* patatas fritas de bolsa=crisps ; potato crisps.
* patata temprana=early potato.
* pescado y patatas=fish and chips.
* puré de patatas=mashed potato.
* tienda de pescado y patatas fritas=chippy ; fish and chips shop.

patata al horno
(n.)=baked potato.
Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.
patata asada
(n.)=baked potato.
Ex: But scooping out the baked potatoes' flesh, mashing it with other ingredients, and then baking them again takes some extra time.
patata caliente
(n.)=hot potato.
Ex: When you're handed a hot potato such as the sickly economy, as is the case with President Obama, the responsible solution is to let it cool down.
patata cultivada con algas
(n.)=ware potato.
Ex: These programmes cover red meat slaughterhouses, ware potatoes, liquid milk processing, horticulture, cereals, fisheries, and pigmeat slaughtering and processing.
patata frita
(n.)=chip.
Ex: She was passing the shop and couldn't resist trying out the egg, bacon, chips and beans.
patata frita de bolsa
(n.)=potato chip.
Ex: The article reports the results of a 1996 online survey of consumer attitudes toward selected US online storefronts marketing barbeque sauce, cheese, olive oil, and potato chips.
patata nueva
(n.)=new potato.
Ex: This pleasant bake recipe with a salad features tender new potatoes, chives and goosefish for a quick answer to evening meals.
patata temprana
(n.)=early potato.
Ex: During the last 50 years, the area harvested for artichoke, early potato, melon, Brussels sprouts and watermelon has increased by twofold.
patatas fritas
(n.)=french fries ; fries.
Ex: It details steps to be taken to salvage discs which have been damaged by spilled substances such as coffee with cream and sugar, Classic Coke, hamburger and french fries, and hand cream. Ex: Samples of rice, oats, custard powder, mushrooms and fries showed that traces of these elements had migrated from the packaging.
patatas fritas de bolsa
(n.)=crisps ; potato crisps.
Ex: Staple foods including bread, chips and crisps, may contain high levels of a substance believed to cause cancer, a study suggests. Ex: The aim of this work was to examine the effect of blanching or soaking in different acid solutions on the acrylamide content in potato crisps.
patatero
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* rollo patatero=soapbox.

patear
(v.)=kick ; tramp.
Ex: Here is a snatch of Garner's version: 'I was in a fine rage, and should liked to have kicked him, but it was no good, there wasn't enough of him to get my boot against'.
Ex: I have become a fakir but I haven't started tramping barefoot over burning coals, meditating, levitating, or living on air and I have no foreseeable intention of doing so.

patena
(n.)=paten.
Ex: In the earliest times patens, like chalices, were probably made of glass, wood, and copper, as well as of gold and silver.
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* como una patena=spotlessly.
* limpio como una patena=spotlessly clean.

patentable
(adj.)=patentable.
Ex: All three types of material, when first received by DG XIII, are submitted to the Technological Information and Patents Division of DG XIII in order to vet items for possible patentable inventions.

patentado
(adj.)=proprietary.
Ex: To specify a request, a user must formulate it in a 'command language' (this may be proprietary for older established data-bases, or a standardized version for new ones).

patentar
(v.)=patent.
Ex: Those basic catalog rules have worked surprisingly well considering that 1876 was the year that Alexander Graham Bell patented the telephone.

patente
(adj.)=patent ; obvious ; self-evident ; clear ; patent.
Ex: Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings.
Ex: If this is not the case then the title to be used as a heading for a work is less obvious.
Ex: Such conventions are so ingrained in American library practice that it is easy to forget they are not self-evident.
Ex: In practice the distinction between one term and the next is not very clear.
Ex: It was patent that they could not compete on equal terms with the economic and social forces of a complex civilization.
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* base de datos de patentes=WPI.
* de patentes=patenting.
* derecho de patentes=patent law.
* derechos de patente=patent rights.
* hacerse patente=become + clear ; bring + home ; come through.
* información sobre patentes=patent information.
* leyes sobre patentes=patent law.
* oficina de patentes=patent office.
* patente de refinamiento petrolífero=refining patent.
* patentes=patent literature.
* relativo a las patentes=patenting.
* titular de una patente=patentee.

patente de refinamiento petrolífero
(n.)=refining patent.
Ex: APIPAT, also from API, covers refining patents from various countries.
patentes
(n.)=patent literature.
Ex: As far as patent literature is concerned, the first patent in the field of plasmochemical synthesis was published in 1978 by Diamond Shamrock Corp = En lo que concierne a las patentes, la primera en el campo de la síntesis plasmoquímica fue publicada en 1978 por la Diamond Shamrock Cía..
patera
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* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera=boat people.

paternal
(adj.)=fatherly ; avuncular.
Ex: 'I'm rather surprised that Arnold would have bothered you with such a trivial matter, Ms. Bragge,' Wronski said with a reassuring smile which had an almost fatherly quality.
Ex: From an avuncular interest to a more prodding, investigative, and evaluative role, the ALA has become the accrediting agency for library education.
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* amor paternal=parental love.
* formación paternal=parenting education.

paternalismo
(n.)=paternalism.
Ex: The often heavy-handed paternalism of Soviet children's literature is being challenged and children are being entrusted with real situations and real problems rather than the idealistic, rose-coloured version of reality previously thought suitable for them.

paternalista
(adj.)=paternalist ; parternalistic ; paternalistic.
Ex: The article 'What our children are dying to know: AIDS information dissemination and the library' examines the paternalist approach (which censors information available and advocates abstinence) and the neutralist approach (which is based a respect for adolescent autonomy and reservation of moral judgement).
Ex: Much of the readily accessible visual information suffers from imperialistic, colonial, paternalistic, and propagandistic interpretations.
Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
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* estado paternalista=nanny state.
* gobierno paternalista=nanny state.

paternidad
(n.)=parenthood ; fatherhood ; paternity.
Ex: The specific focus of the study is to take up these questions in relation to education and preparation for parenthood.
Ex: The author concludes that children would get an incomplete image of fatherhood and would benefit from more books presenting strong and positive father images.
Ex: Establishing paternity gives a child born outside of marriage the same legal rights as a child born to married parents.
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* baja por paternidad=paternal leave.
* permiso de paternidad=paternity leave.
* permiso por paternidad=paternal leave.
* prueba de paternidad=paternity test.
* test de paternidad=paternity test.

paterno
(adj.)=paternal.
Ex: The data indicated that paternal grandmothers were more likely to maintain relationships with former daughters-in-law than were maternal grandmothers with former sons-in-law.

patetismo
(n.)=pathos ; poignancy.
Ex: The book, written by a man who is not a military historian as such, is concerned above all with showing the war's hideousness, its frightful human cost, its pathos and loss, and its essential failure to achieve its objectives.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.

patidifuso
(adj.)=gobsmacked.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
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* dejar a Alguien patidifuso=make + Posesivo + eyes + pop (out).
* quedarse patidifuso=eyes + pop (out) ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + head ; Posesivo + eyes + pop out of + Posesivo + socket.

patilargo
(adj.)=long-legged ; leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.
Ex: If i had to choose, the second horse would be my favorite although she is a little bit too leggy for my liking.

patilla
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* patilla de gafas=glasses frame arm.
* patillas=sideburns [sideboards, -USA] ; sideboards [sideburns, -UK].

patilla de gafas
(n.)=glasses frame arm.
Ex: The ends of these glasses frame arms are fitted with rubberised pads, for greater grip and comfort.
patillas
(n.)=sideburns [sideboards, -USA] ; sideboards [sideburns, -UK].
Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth. Ex: Someone had asked Max why he didn't shave off his sideboards as they looked shit.
patinador
(n.)=skater ; ice-skater.
Nota: Sobre hielo.
Ex: Some of her subjects are taken from sporting events, such as her images of amateur skaters.
Ex: Mandatory helmet use by ice-skaters at indoor rinks should be implemented.
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* patinador de monopatín=skateboarder.
* patinador en línea=inline skater.
* patinador sobre ruedas=rollerskater.

patinador de monopatín
(n.)=skateboarder.
Ex: This study compares injuries among ice-skaters with those among skateboarders, rollerskaters, and inline skaters, to determine the need for mandatory helmet use.
patinador en línea
(n.)=inline skater.
Ex: This study compares injuries among ice-skaters with those among skateboarders, rollerskaters, and inline skaters, to determine the need for mandatory helmet use.
patinador sobre ruedas
(n.)=rollerskater.
Ex: This study compares injuries among ice-skaters with those among skateboarders, rollerskaters, and inline skaters, to determine the need for mandatory helmet use.
patinaje
(n.)=skating.
Ex: The proportion of head injuries among ice-skaters in this study was greater than that observed for participants in other types of skating, for which helmet use is recommended .
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* patinaje artístico=figure skating.
* patinaje en línea=inline skating ; roller-blading.
* patinaje sobre hielo=ice-skating.
* patinaje sobre ruedas=roller-skating.
* pista de patinaje=skating rink.

patinaje artístico
(n.)=figure skating.
Ex: A recent spate of book projects on the rising stars of women's figure skating and gymnastics has emerged as a mini-genre with appeal to both children and adults.
patinaje en línea
(n.)=inline skating ; roller-blading.
Ex: These considerations lead to the conclusion that inline skating can only play a marginal role in physical education. Ex: An analysis is made of the incidence of accidents during roller-skating (predominantly roller-blading) broken down by age, sex, treatment required, type of injury and causes of the accident.
patinaje sobre hielo
(n.)=ice-skating.
Ex: Use of other types of protective equipment, such as wrist guards, knee pads, and elbow pads, should be considered for prevention of injuries to the extremities during ice-skating.
patinaje sobre ruedas
(n.)=roller-skating.
Ex: An analysis is made of the incidence of accidents during roller-skating (predominantly roller-blading) broken down by age, sex, treatment required, type of injury and causes of the accident.
patinar
(v.)=skate ; skid ; aquaplane.
Ex: For example, a picture of a woman skating would be accompanied by other pictures with people involved in the same type of sporting activity.
Ex: As a result of the snow they skidded across the road into a lorry.
Ex: Driving through puddles or even heavy rain can cause your vehicle to begin to 'aquaplane'.

patinazo
(n.)=skid ; stinker.
Ex: This system is designed to alert drivers to conditions that can negatively impact driving performance leading to skids or accidents.
Ex: Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.
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* marca de patinazo=skid mark.

patio
(n.)=courtyard ; atrium [atria, -pl.] ; yard ; backyard ; patio ; grounds.
Ex: No one ever arrived without some mishap at the two large cages at the far end of that gloomy room (which projected like a pair of wretched pavilions in the courtyard).
Ex: The extension was designed to blend with the original listed building and the two have been linked by a glass atrium giving access to the whole library.
Ex: The whole of the ground floor was one large room, lit by an old-fashioned window looking onto the street and by a large sash-window giving onto an enclosed yard.
Ex: Backyard TV antennas developed as an offshoot of cable technology.
Ex: Many customers are showing more interest in getting a patio for their garden in recent years.
Ex: Staff at a children's play-centre have been advised to carry out daily searches for drugs hidden in foliage in its grounds.
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* juego de patio de recreo=playground game.
* ojo de patio=light well.
* patio de butacas=orchestra seats.
* patio de butacas, el=stall, the.
* patio de granja=farmyard.
* patio de la escuela=schoolyard [school yard].
* patio del recreo=schoolyard [school yard].
* patio de recreo=playground.
* patio interior=enclosed courtyard.
* puerta del patio=patio door.

patio de butacas
(n.)=orchestra seats.
Ex: The highest price orchestra seats were about $55, while the lowest-price balcony seats were about $17.
patio de butacas, el
(n.)=stall, the.
Ex: In a former study the listening quality in the theatre was evaluated by measurements in the stall and in the boxes.
patio de granja
(n.)=farmyard.
Ex: The path led to a cluster of buildings similar in outward appearances to those found in farmyards and stables.
patio de la escuela
(n.)=schoolyard [school yard].
Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
patio de recreo
(n.)=playground.
Ex: Students were required to work through geometric concepts in designing a playground.
patio del recreo
(n.)=schoolyard [school yard].
Ex: Now, however, with nearly 80,000 foreign workers in the country, incidents of racism and discrimination (such as insults and mobbing in schoolyards) occur daily.
patio interior
(n.)=enclosed courtyard.
Ex: It's an old farmhouse with outbuildings and large enclosed courtyard in a pretty village close to Montbard.
patirrojo
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* gavilán patirrojo=red-tailed hawk.
* halcón patirrojo=red-tailed hawk.

patita
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* poner de patitas en la calle=give + Nombre + the boot ; sack ; boot (out) ; give + Nombre + the sack ; turf out.

patitieso
(adj.)=gobsmacked.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
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* quedarse patitieso=freeze to + death.

patito
(n.)=duckling.
Ex: The article 'Turning Ugly ducklings into Swans' discusses methods for providing students from diverse home environments with essential educational experiences.
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* patito feo=ugly duckling.
* Patito Feo, el=Ugly Duckling, the.

patito feo
(n.)=ugly duckling.
Ex: In many a society a girl without a prominent bustline is treated as an ugly duckling, freakish or even asexual.
patizambo
(adj.)=bandy-legged ; bow-kneed ; bow-legged ; splay-footed.
Ex: When children start walking they tend to be bandy-legged, pigeon-toed and look flat-footed.
Ex: It's all got to do with whether you're knock-kneed or bow-kneed, whether your knees go in or out.
Ex: At birth all children are more or less bow-legged.
Ex: If the toes point outward, the horse is splay-footed; if the toes point inward, the horse is considered pigeon-toed.

pato
(n.)=duck.
Ex: The textword combined with the descriptor, 'ducks' and 'water birds', resulted in higher precision than when the descriptor alone was used.
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* con forma de pico de pato=duck-billed.
* pagar el pato=carry + the can ; take it on + the chin ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
* si se parece a un pato, anda como un pato y grazna como un pato, entonces es=If it looks like a duck, walks like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it must be a duck.

patochadas
(n.)=baloney ; nonsense.
Ex: The author characterises the strategic plan as baloney carefully crafted to conceal the real problem.
Ex: Since 'added entry' maps to 'access point' and 'main entry' maps to 'access point', some curious, but harmless non-sense results.
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* hacer patochadas=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.

patogénesis
(n.)=pathogenesis.
Ex: These pancreatic cells play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of fibrosis and inflammation.

patología
(n.)=pathology.
Ex: 616 does represent the concept disease, or pathology, in class 61 Medical sciences.
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* diagnosticar como patología=pathologise [pathologize, -USA].

patológico
(adj.)=pathological ; pathologic.
Ex: Crises are by no means pathological states but rather, inevitable events in the chain of evolution.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study to determine the accuracy of interpretation of microscopic images for pathologic study transmitted using a videoconferencing system.
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* anatomía patológica=pathological anatomy.
* mentiroso patológico=pathological liar ; compulsive liar.

patoso
(adj.)=bumbler ; duffer ; ham-handed.
Ex: Henry Ellis is traditionally depicted as a reactionary bumbler who held back reform of the department of printed books.
Ex: Plus, no matter what she did to stop people from picking on her she always ended up being called a duffer.
Ex: The League of Nations was a comically ham-handed debacle which collapsed in complete failure, disgracing all who were associated with it.
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* ser muy patoso=be all thumbs.

patraña
(n.)=fabrication ; humbug ; charade ; flim-flam.
Ex: The author looks at fabrication, falsification and plagiarism in scientific research.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.

patria
(n.)=motherland ; homeland ; fatherland ; native country.
Ex: When the Second World War broke out, my motherland was arduously fighting against Japanese imperialism.
Ex: A great number of these publications were significantly influenced by the political scene in their respective homelands.
Ex: Hitler referred to Germany as the fatherland because that's where his father came from -- his mother was Austrian.
Ex: After the civil war ended, the refugees were able to return to their native country.
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* madre patria=motherland ; homeland ; fatherland.

patriarca
(n.)=patriarch.
Ex: By the 9th century, the position of archivist/librarian to the Patriarch in Constantinople had become one of the most important in the patriarchal administration.

patriarcado
(n.)=patriarchy.
Ex: She refutes the idea of the women's magazine as a 'mouthpiece of masculine interest, of patriarchy and commercialism' that preyed on 'passive, dependent, and witless' women readers.

patriarcal
(adj.)=patriarchal.
Ex: The Crocs are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency that goes with their dynamic patriarchal system.

patricio
(n.)=patrician.
Ex: The patrician and merchant Hans Heinrich Herwart (1520-83) was one of the foremost collectors of musical sources in the 16th century.

patrimonial
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* colección patrimonial=heritage collection.
* fondos patrimoniales=heritage collection.

patrimonio
(n.)=legacy ; patrimony.
Ex: The provision, in a will and testament, of a document or set of documents to an organization, at times according to certain obligations, the beneficiary having the right to refuse acceptance is known as legacy acquisition.
Ex: Archival records are a reflection of a collective memory or patrimony which it is essential to preserve.
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* área de conservación del patrimonio=heritage field.
* impuesto sobre el patrimonio=wealth tax.
* institución dedicada a la conservación del patrimonio=memory institution.
* institución del patrimonio histórico y cultural=cultural heritage institution.
* institución para el estudio y la conservación del patrimonio=heritage organisation.
* patrimonio bibliográfico=documentary heritage ; bibliographic heritage ; published heritage ; documented heritage.
* patrimonio cinematográfico=cinematographic heritage.
* patrimonio cultural=heritage ; cultural heritage ; cultural legacy.
* patrimonio de la humanidad=world heritage.
* patrimonio digital=digital heritage.
* patrimonio documental=documentary heritage ; literary heritage ; published heritage ; documented heritage.
* patrimonio histórico=historical heritage.
* patrimonio intelectual=intellectual heritage.
* patrimonio nacional=national heritage ; cultural heritage ; heritage site.
* patrimonio pictórico=pictorial heritage.

patrimonio bibliográfico
(n.)=documentary heritage ; bibliographic heritage ; published heritage ; documented heritage.
Ex: The massive use of wood pulp to produce newspapers and books has made a large portion of the documentary heritage vulnerable, particularly to acidity. Ex: RECON is a tool for the future and aims to provide open access to the bibliographic heritage. Ex: The system of legal deposit ensures that Australia's published heritage is preserved for present and future generations. Ex: India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries.
patrimonio cinematográfico
(n.)=cinematographic heritage.
Ex: The overall objective is to conserve the national cinematographic heritage.
patrimonio cultural
(n.)=heritage ; cultural heritage ; cultural legacy.
Ex: By way of illustration: it is the machine's habit to perform remarkable feats, such as augmenting western musical heritage with the discovery that the eighteenth century gave birth to two contemporary composers. Ex: Maintaining and making available the country's cultural heritage is a serious responsibility. Ex: Current controversy over the university's role in transmitting a cultural legacy has important implications for collections librarians.
patrimonio de la humanidad
(n.)=world heritage.
Ex: It contains a multitude of traditional gardens, ponds, splendidly patterned walls, and many other beautiful structures all perfectly balanced in natural settings designated as a world heritage by UNESCO = Tiene una gran cantidad de jardines tradicionales, lagunas, paredes maravillosamente decoradas y muchas otras bonitas estructuras perfectamente integradas en un entorno natural elegido por la UNESCO como patrimonio de la humanidad.
patrimonio digital
(n.)=digital heritage.
Ex: A concerted effort on the part of librarians and archivists will be required to meet these challenges and to protect a fragile digital heritage.
patrimonio documental
(n.)=documentary heritage ; literary heritage ; published heritage ; documented heritage.
Ex: The massive use of wood pulp to produce newspapers and books has made a large portion of the documentary heritage vulnerable, particularly to acidity. Ex: The Library of America is a nonprofit publishing company whose mission is to renew and preserve the literary heritage of the USA. Ex: The system of legal deposit ensures that Australia's published heritage is preserved for present and future generations. Ex: India has a documented heritage of stable family life and structure that has been able to withstand the vicissitudes over the centuries.
patrimonio histórico
(n.)=historical heritage.
Ex: Presidential libraries have been established since 1929 to house the papers generated by the work of presidential administrations as part of the US historical heritage.
patrimonio intelectual
(n.)=intellectual heritage.
Ex: The mission of the library is to protect the intellectual heritage and to serve those who create new knowledge.
patrimonio nacional
(n.)=national heritage ; cultural heritage ; heritage site.
Ex: The present physical state of these collections, which represent so much of the national heritage, now make this imperative. Ex: Maintaining and making available the country's cultural heritage is a serious responsibility. Ex: In this study, tourists' visitation patterns to four heritage sites of religious significance (the Wailing Wall, the Temple Mount, the Dome of the Rock, and the Holy Sepulchre) are explored.
patrimonio pictórico
(n.)=pictorial heritage.
Ex: Theses paintings represent the continuation of China's long pictorial heritage in an era of radical change and challenges for artists.
patriota
(n.)=patriot ; patriot ; jingo.
Ex: The slavery issue was used to unite patriot fervour under a pro-slavery position.
Ex: The article 'Let's partner as patriots' maintains that in recent years some people have begun to view the public library as an anachronism.
Ex: McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.

patriotería
(n.)=jingoism.
Ex: Librarians should ensure that the principles they stand for are not swept away on a tide of technological jingoism.

patriotismo
(n.)=patriotism.
Ex: Romantic nationalism and state patriotism were two varieties of nationalist ideology that arose in Russia in the mid 19th century = El nacionalismo romántico y el patriotismo nacional fueron dos variedades de ideología nacionalista que surgieron en Rusia a mediados del siglo XIX.

patriótico
(adj.)=patriotic.
Ex: It was the librarian's conviction that if the common man could be induced to read the 'best' books, he would be more inclined to be conservative, patriotic, devout, and respectful of property.
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* Ley Patriótica, La=USA Patriot Act, the.

patrocinación
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* cooperar en la patrocinación=co-sponsor [cosponsor].

patrocinado
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* patrocinado por el gobierno=government-sponsored.
* patrocinado por el gobierno federal=federally sponsored [federally-sponsored].
* patrocinado por la comunidad=community-sponsored.
* patrocinado por la propia empresa=company-sponsored.

patrocinado por el gobierno
(adj.)=government-sponsored.
Ex: Reports produced by government-sponsored projects may not be widely distributed until the government has had good mileage from them = Los informes obtenidos de los proyectos patrocinados por el gobierno puede que no se distribuyan de forma general hasta que el gobierno les haya sacado un buen provecho.
patrocinado por el gobierno federal
=federally sponsored [federally-sponsored].
Ex: This is a collection of papers and case studies on the management of federally sponsored libraries.
patrocinado por la comunidad
(adj.)=community-sponsored.
Ex: The library may provide equipment for community-sponsored programs such as book talks, speaker series, tax assistance, voter registration, and so on = La biblioteca puede disponer del material necesario para apoyar los programas patrocinados por la comunidad como por ejemplo presentaciones de libros, ciclos de coferencias, asesoría fiscal, inscripción en el censo electoral, etc.
patrocinado por la propia empresa
(adj.)=company-sponsored.
Ex: This article looks at the publishing of house journals, or company-sponsored periodicals, from one particular point of view; the production of house journals by a publisher for a number of different companies.
patrocinador
(n.)=patron ; sponsor ; sponsoring ; funder ; backer ; funding body ; funding agency.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
Ex: Particular attention must be paid to: names of the agents of organisations acting as sponsors to the conference.
Ex: The draft was approved by the sponsoring Sections in December 1983 and proofreading and preparation of the camera-ready copy were completed by September 1984.
Ex: Public libraries have reacted to the need to account for their services to their funders, the tax payers.
Ex: The author urges librarians and library backers to be more assertive in their requests for funding.
Ex: Many librarians in smaller specialised libraries have to work with limited and diminishing resources, often because the importance of the service is not fully understood by the funding body.
Ex: This also allows funding agencies to place programs into perspective and to evaluate the effects of cutting monies from or adding monies to the budget.
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* agencia patrocinadora=sponsoring agency.
* copatrocinador=co-sponsor [cosponsor].

patrocinar
(v.)=sponsor.
Ex: Since 1980 it has offered access to data bases and data banks either wholly or partially sponsored by the Commission of the European Communities.
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* patrocinar en colaboración con=co-host.
* patrocinar un congreso=host + conference ; host + congress.

patrocinar en colaboración con
(v.)=co-host.
Ex: The conference is co-hosted by Johns Hopkins University's Sheridan Libraries and will be held on the university's campus in Baltimore.
patrocinar un congreso
(v.)=host + conference ; host + congress.
Ex: This is an issue devoted in part to papers presented at the conference arranged and hosted by the State Library of New South Wales. Ex: The congress was hosted by the Agricultural Information Association for Australasia and held 23-26 Jan 95, Melbourne, Australia.
patrocinio
(n.)=sponsorship ; patronage ; sponsoring.
Ex: In order to provide free library services to such groups librarians might look for sponsorship or private funding.
Ex: From then until the 19th century books and libraries were almost always associated with temples or royal patronage.
Ex: The backbone of the co-operative venture is the compilation of a union list of periodicals, the production of several indexes and the sponsoring of information research projects.
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* bajo el patrocinio de=under the aegis of.

patronato
(n.)=trust.
Nota: Grupo de personas que supervisan en última instancia el funcionamiento de un organismo público o semi-público, museo, universidad, asociación, banco, etc.
Ex: In 1974 the Museum trust was funded to preserve local industrial and social heritage, including the library.

patronímico
(n.)=patronymic.
Nota: Nombre derivado del nombre del padre, normalmente mediante la adición de un sufijo.
Ex: Typically, the subelements will fall within the following categories: forename, patronymic, family name, sobriquet, and dynastic name.

patrulla
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* de patrulla=on the beat.
* patrulla fronteriza=border patrol.
* patrullas ciudadanas=community policing ; community policing.
* patrullas de barrio=community policing ; community policing.

patrulla fronteriza
(n.)=border patrol.
Ex: Examples include: border patrols, Forgeries, Birds, Spelunkers, Train robberies, etc.
patrullando las calles
=on the beat.
Ex: City budget cuts mean fewer cops on the beat.
patrullar
(v.)=patrol.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Patrolling the border: a reply'.
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* patrullando las calles=on the beat.

patrullas ciudadanas
(n.)=community policing ; community policing.
Ex: The reference librarian gives a brief description of recent books under the headings of community policing; criminology; gang rape; hate speech and control of narcotics. Ex: The reference librarian gives a brief description of recent books under the headings of community policing; criminology; gang rape; hate speech and control of narcotics.
patrullas de barrio
(n.)=community policing ; community policing.
Ex: The reference librarian gives a brief description of recent books under the headings of community policing; criminology; gang rape; hate speech and control of narcotics. Ex: The reference librarian gives a brief description of recent books under the headings of community policing; criminology; gang rape; hate speech and control of narcotics.
patrón común
(n.)=ruling pattern.
Ex: This article examines the distribution of abstracts on standard documents under various headings with a view to finding a ruling pattern.
patrón de cita
(n.)=citation pattern.
Ex: The shifts seen in all these data suggest that an editor who intends to change a journal may have an impact on the citation patterns of that publication.
patrón de citación
(n.)=citation behaviour.
Ex: Data derived from studies of Philippine scientists and Korean mathematicians do suggest that place of publication may exert some influence on citation behaviour.
patrón de comportamiento
(n.)=pattern of behaviour ; behavioural pattern ; behaviour pattern.
Ex: In all cases a random transaction log was derived and this was used to diagnose system problems and identify patterns of behaviour. Ex: Increased attention has been given to the study of man's behavioral patterns. Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.
patrón de conducta
(n.)=pattern of behaviour ; behavioural pattern ; behaviour pattern.
Ex: In all cases a random transaction log was derived and this was used to diagnose system problems and identify patterns of behaviour. Ex: Increased attention has been given to the study of man's behavioral patterns. Ex: Quite clearly there could be no hope of coaxing such a variety of users into a uniform behaviour pattern.
patrón de encuadernación
(n.)=binding pattern.
Ex: Binding patterns give the information needed when a group of periodical copies are to be bound together.
patrón de errores
(n.)=error pattern.
Ex: In the second, major descriptor phrases that begin with the word 'error' are retrieved, such as 'error analysis (language),' 'error of measurement,' and 'error patterns'.
patrón de hacer punto
(n.)=knitting pattern.
Ex: By the end of the decade, Swansea libraries were stocking knitting patterns.
patrón de predicción
(n.)=prediction pattern.
Ex: Prediction patterns tell the system when the issues of a periodical are expected, how to handle them when they do arrive, and what to do if they do not appear within a reasonable time after they are expected.
patrón de uso
(n.)=use pattern ; usage pattern.
Ex: The author discusses the use of bar codes as a method of assessing use patterns of bound periodicals. Ex: These characteristics were used to create a model to record and analyse usage patterns.
patrón oro, el
(n.)=gold standard, the.
Ex: Rocket scientists, long considered the gold standard in intelligence among all professionals, are not nearly as smart as originally thought.
patrón^1
(n.)=employer ; master ; patron ; gaffer.
Ex: But we have an obligation to these students, to their future employers and colleagues, to society in general and to ourselves to ensure that our 'processing' makes an important difference.
Ex: They were displeased, as were the men, that we should be the masters, and should behave towards each other in this way.
Ex: As a result they were obligated to remain generally uninvolved in the patron's efforts to make a decision.
Ex: Watford gaffer believes his team's home games hold the key to their ability to survive in the Premiership.
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* apoyado por los patrones=employer-backed.
* santo patrón=patron saint.

patrón^2
(n.)=pattern.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
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* cortado por el mismo patrón=a chip off the old block.
* estar cortado por el mismo patrón=be tarred with the same brush.
* estar cortados por el mismo patrón=be two of a kind ; be cut from the same cloth ; be cast in the same mould.
* juzgar a Alguien con el mismo patrón=tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; treat + Nombre + equally.
* medir a Alguien con el mismo patrón=treat + Nombre + the same (way) ; tar + Nombre + with the same brush ; treat + Nombre + equally.
* patrón común=ruling pattern.
* patrón de cita=citation pattern.
* patrón de citación=citation behaviour.
* patrón de comportamiento=pattern of behaviour ; behavioural pattern ; behaviour pattern.
* patrón de conducta=pattern of behaviour ; behavioural pattern ; behaviour pattern.
* patrón de encuadernación=binding pattern.
* patrón de errores=error pattern.
* patrón de hacer punto=knitting pattern.
* patrón de predicción=prediction pattern.
* patrón de uso=use pattern ; usage pattern.
* patrón oro, el=gold standard, the.
* reconocimiento de patrones=pattern recognition.
* seguir un patrón=conform to + image.

patuco
(n.)=bootee [bootie].
Ex: After the defendant was arrested, the deputy sheriff measured the bootees worn by him and testified the heel and foot tracks of the bootees were identical.

patán
(n.)=oaf ; redneck ; lout ; churl ; schmuck ; schmo ; boor ; clod ; hick ; hillbilly ; yokel ; country bumpkin ; bumpkin ; hayseed.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: His talks sparkle with Southern humor and a distinct voice known to mention rednecks, the evil of institutions, and racial reconciliation.
Ex: It is not just yobbos and louts that are guilty of antisocial behaviour.
Ex: Then again, who but a churl could fail to grieve at the waste of an artistic life of such immensity and grandeur?.
Ex: Schmuck entered English as a borrowed word from Yiddish, where it is an obscene term literally meaning a foreskin or head of a penis, and an insult.
Ex: This team of schmoes is capable of anything.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
Ex: Any clod can have the facts, but having opinions is an art.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
Ex: This unique book stands as a testament to the enduring place of the hillbilly in the American imagination.
Ex: The prizefighter hit the yokel a hundred times while the yokel held up his arms in stunned surprise.
Ex: And she said I wonder how on earth that country bumpkin found his way to town.
Ex: Are you such bumpkins that you can't even recognize a French name?.
Ex: But, I'm not such a hayseed that I don't know a good thing when I see it.

patético
(adj.)=poignant ; pathetic ; moving ; pitiful.
Ex: There was something inexpressibly poignant about the sight of the once powerful Roger Balzac sitting quiescently like a victim in a noose across the desk from him.
Ex: Marshall Edmonds seemed pathetic to her, a person more to be pitied than to be scorned.
Ex: Of them all, The Cosy Owl by James Banks is perhaps the most instructive and moving novel.
Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
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* ser patético=be a joke.

patíbulo
(n.)=gallows ; scaffold.
Ex: Carlyle pointed out that every town has its majesty's police, prisons and gallows but not its majesty's library.
Ex: His defense of the necessity of war for humanity is rooted in a defense of tradition, & ritual bloodshed on the scaffold or the battle field.

patín
(n.)=skate.
Ex: I get a kick when I'm on my racing bike, and when I have my skates on it's out of this world.

patógeno
(adj.)=pathogenic.
Ex: The book is entitled 'Fungi pathogenic to man'.
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* agente patógeno=pathogen.

patólogo
(n.)=pathologist.
Ex: Many years ago I went to a meeting and an emeritus professor of what was then called bacteriology gave a paper that involved the great German pathologist, Rudolph Fairchild, an emeritus professor at Harvard.

paulatinamente
=bit by bit ; gradually.
Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal.
Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves.
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* acabar paulatinamente=wind + Nombre + down.
* ascender paulatinamente=work + Posesivo + way up.
* retirar paulatinamente=phase out.
* subir paulatinamente=work + Posesivo + way up.

paulatino
(adj.)=creeping.
Ex: Significant trends revealed by the data include better salaries to be earned in non traditional posts (e.g. Web developers), creeping disparity between men's and women's salaries, and continuing rise in part time and temporary jobs.
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* retirada paulatina=phase-out ; phasing-out.

pauperizar
(v.)=beggar.
Ex: But other military officers conceded a war would serve little purpose other than to beggar the two already impoverished nations.

pausa
(n.)=pause ; BREAK ; hiatus ; lull ; break.
Ex: 'No, not right now,' she said and left a pause 'Well, maybe,' upon more sober reflection.
Ex: If the processing of a search terms or series of terms seems to be taking a long time, you can press CTRL+BREAK to interrupt the search.
Ex: 'Look, Mel,' said James after the hiatus, 'I'm irritated at the convoluted mess this simple case of filling a vacancy has become'.
Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.
Ex: Deliberate editing requires time, preferably with a break between editing stints.
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* hacer una pausa=pause.
* sin pausa=breathlessly.
* tecla de PAUSA=BREAK key.

pausadamente
=languidly ; leisurely ; unhurriedly.
Ex: A girl strokes its keys languidly and looks about the room and sometimes at the speaker with a disquieting gaze.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: Few pleasures for the true reader rival the pleasure of browsing unhurriedly among books.
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* llegar andando pausadamente=stroll into + view.
* pensar pausadamente en=linger over.

pausado
(adj.)=unhurried.
Ex: While this city does have some light industry of its own - mostly metal, lumber, and paper products - its unhurried atmosphere and quiet shady streets camouflage all signs of mercantile activity.
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* andar de un modo pausado=stroll + at a leisurely pace.

pausarse
(v.)=pause.
Ex: Since a number of different types of sequences have been attempted for serials, it is worth pausing to consider some of the alternatives.

pauta
(n.)=guideline ; pattern.
Ex: It should be noted that the present guidelines are intended to govern the display of authority and reference entries in print and micro-print only.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
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* marcar la pauta en=lead + the way in.
* marcar las pautas=set + the tone ; establish + the tone.
* pautas a seguir=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
* pautas de actuación=best practices.

pautas a seguir
=best practices ; lessons learned [lessons learnt].
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices. Ex: Many of the lessons learned from these systems should carry over to other fields of scholarly publication.
pautas de actuación
(n.)=best practices.
Ex: Benchmarking is a technique companies use to compare themselves against other companies and identify best practices.
pavimentado
(adj.)=paved.
Ex: An off-road vehicle is considered to be any type of vehicle which is capable of driving on and off paved or gravel surface.

pavimentar
(v.)=pave.
Ex: The course of the race contains many steep hills, often paved with cobblestones.

pavimento
(n.)=ground ; pavement ; road surface.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.
Ex: Tomás Hernández drove cautiously in the torrential rain, trying not to swerve on the slick pavement of the turnpike.
Ex: Hot bitumen is sprayed on the prepared road surface and immediately covered with clean stone chips which are rolled in to ensure adhesion.

pavo
(n.)=turkey.
Ex: The section on livestock includes a separate unit on wild turkeys.
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* pavo real=peacock.
* pechuga de pavo=turkey breast.

pavo real
(n.)=peacock.
Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.
pavonear
(v.)=grandstand ; show off.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.
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* pavonearse=swagger ; strut ; prance around.
* pavonearse, andar pavoneándose=prance around.

pavonearse
(v.)=swagger ; strut ; prance around.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let them swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world. Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world. Ex: She prances around her apartment nude -- she obviously likes her behind a lot but who doesn't like it!.
pavoneo
(n.)=swagger ; strut.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.
Ex: The paradox is that the war that was supposed to let thenm swagger and strut in the world was actually impeding their swagger and strut in the world.

pavor
(n.)=terror.
Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror.
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* dar pavor=be scared stiff ; be frightened to death ; be petrified of ; be terrified ; scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; scare + the hell out of.
* pavor y respeto=awe.

pavor y respeto
(n.)=awe.
Ex: He was the first librarian of the public library of Manchester, the world's earliest example of an industrial city, regarded at the time with a mixture of fear and awe as the symbol of a new age.
pavía
(n.)=cling(stone) peach.
Ex: Cling peaches are usually low in anthocyanin as compared with the freestone variety.
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* melocotón pavía=cling(stone) peach.

payasada
(n.)=slapstick ; charade ; caper.
Ex: Young children like slapstick, then change to a more subtle humour.
Ex: Political parties happily play along with this charade because it enables them to look like they care about the planet.
Ex: Who was the mastermind of the Watergate caper & for what purpose has never been revealed.
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* hacer payasadas=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
* payasadas=antics.

payasadas
(n.)=antics.
Ex: The novel has a striking emphasis on matters such high jinks, horseplay, capers, and antics.
payasear
(v.)=fool around/about ; clown around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.
Ex: For those professional fools, the clowns, fooling around is serious business.
Ex: Almost as if I were clowning around when more important things needed to be tended to.
Ex: The party is over but the monkeying around is just beginning.
Ex: Does any of your friends goof around and flash you their privates?.

payaso
(n.)=clown ; buffoon ; joker.
Ex: The article 'Every picture tells a story' describes a new labelling system for the categorisation of library materials which includes a star-shaped badge for Westerns, a flower for gardening and plants, a tank for war, and a clown's face for 'funny stories'.
Ex: It is already evident that he is a cretinous buffoon.
Ex: However, it is concluded that sociology's role as an 'undisciplined joker' in the scientific realm may itself have value.
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* hacer el payaso=clown around/about ; fool around/about ; monkey around/about ; goof around/about.

paz
(n.)=peace ; olive branch ; tranquillity [tranquility, -USA].
Ex: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I.
Ex: During these two crucial years in American history the colonists, after vacillating between the olive branch and the sword, finally abandoned hope of reconciliation with Great Britain.
Ex: There are only a few really large areas of tranquillity left in England and we must all work together to protect them.
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* acuerdo de paz=peace agreement.
* alterar la paz=disrupt + peace.
* bandera de paz=white flag.
* conversaciones de paz=peace talks.
* Cuerpo de Paz, el=Peace Corps.
* defensor de la paz=peace activist.
* dejar en paz=get off + Posesivo + back ; cut + Nombre + some slack ; give + Nombre + a break ; leave + Nombre + alone.
* dejarlo en paz=give it + a rest ; let + it drop.
* enarbolar la bandera de paz=raise + the white flag.
* en época de paz=in peacetime ; during peacetime.
* en épocas de paz=in time(s) of peace.
* en la paz=in peace.
* en misión de paz=on a peace mission.
* en son de paz=peacefully.
* en tiempos de paz=in peacetime ; during peacetime ; in peace ; in time(s) of peace.
* época de paz=peacetime [peace time].
* estar en paz=pay + Posesivo + dues.
* estudios de la paz y los conflictos=peace and conflict studies.
* estudios sobre paz y conflictos=peace and conflict studies.
* fuerzas de paz=peacekeeping forces.
* fuerzas de paz de las Naciones Unidas, las=United Nations peacekeeping force, the .
* fuerzas encargadas del mantenimiento de la paz=peacekeeping forces.
* fumar la pipa de la paz=smoke + the peace pipe ; smoke + the pipe of peace.
* hacer la paz=make + (the) peace.
* hacer las paces=heal + the breach ; heal + the rift ; bury + the hatchet ; make + (the) peace ; smoke + the peace pipe ; smoke + the pipe of peace ; bury + the tomahawk ; bury + the war axe ; make up.
* hacer las paces con=make up to.
* juez de paz=justice of the peace.
* llama de la paz=flame of peace.
* mantenedor de la paz=peacekeeper.
* mantenimiento de la paz=peacekeeping [peace-keeping].
* militante de la paz=peace activist.
* misión de paz=peacekeeping mission ; peace mission.
* negociaciones de paz=peace negotiations ; peace talks.
* ofrecer una rama de olivo para hacer las paces=offer + an olive branch.
* ofrenda de paz=peace offering ; olive branch.
* ofrenda en señal de paz=peace offering.
* para hacer las paces=peace offering.
* paz 7 acuerdo de paz=peace deal.
* paz de espíritu=peace of mind.
* paz interior=peace of mind ; inner peace.
* paz mundial=world peace.
* paz y tranquilidad=peace and quiet.
* perturbar la paz=disturb + the peace ; disrupt + peace.
* perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad=disturb + the peace and tranquillity.
* perturbar + Posesivo + paz=disturb + Posesivo + peace.
* pipa de la paz=peace pipe ; pipe of peace ; calumet.
* Premio Nobel de la Paz=Nobel Peace Laureate.
* proceso de paz=peace process.
* tiempos de paz=peacetime [peace time].
* tratado de paz=peace treaty.
* venir en son de paz=come in + peace.
* vivir en paz=live in + peace ; live with + Reflexivo.

paz 7 acuerdo de paz
(n.)=peace deal.
Ex: South Sudan has formed an autonomous government as part of a January peace deal that ended more than two decades of civil war.
paz de espíritu
=peace of mind.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Licensing of digital publications: peace of mind for research libraries or an expensive nightmare?'.
paz interior
(n.)=peace of mind ; inner peace.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Licensing of digital publications: peace of mind for research libraries or an expensive nightmare?'. Ex: The aim of meditation is to bring inner peace within our self in a positive and spiritual way.
paz mundial
(n.)=world peace.
Ex: This project was undertaken to see which resources were available in Canadian public libraries on the general issues of world peace, nuclear disarmament, the arms race, the nuclear threat, national defence policy.
paz y tranquilidad
=peace and quiet.
Ex: Here are some common idiomatic pairs in English: peace and quiet, body and soul, life and limb, grin and bear it, bow and scrape, rant and rave.
pazguato
(n.)=simp ; deadhead ; nincompoop.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.
Ex: This collection of videos pays tribute to nincompoops, deadheads and simps: people who walk into sliding glass doors and out of public restrooms with toilet paper trailing from one of their shoes.

país
(n.)=country ; mainland ; economy [economies, -pl.].
Ex: It is less obviously effective to aim to generate a centralised cataloguing service which will cover all the materials acquired by libraries in a given country.
Ex: Thus this code was important in catalogues on the mainland of Europe.
Ex: Post-industrial economies are information-intensive.
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* afectar a todo el país=sweep + the country.
* Alicia en el País de las Maravillas=Alice in Wonderland.
* a lo largo y ancho del país=countrywide [country-wide].
* código del país=country code.
* compuesto de varios países=multi-country [multicountry].
* corazón de un país=heartland.
* de todo el país=across the land ; all around the country ; all over the country ; from all over the country.
* de un extremo a otro del país=cross-country.
* de un país desarrollado=first world.
* división de país=country division.
* emigrantes que huyen de su país en barca o patera=boat people.
* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey=in the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ; in the country of the blind, the one-eyed man is king ; in the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king.
* en el país de los ciegos el tuerto es el rey=be a case of the blind leading the blind.
* en nuestro país=at home.
* en todo el país=all around the country ; all over the country ; from all over the country ; across the country.
* entre países=transfrontier ; transborder ; transnational ; cross-country ; cross-national [cross national] ; cross-border.
* entre varios países=multi-country [multicountry].
* Liga de los Países â€ rabes=League of Arab States.
* nacido en el país=native-born.
* natural del país=native-born.
* OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo]=OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].
* país anfitrión=host country.
* país capitalista=capitalist country.
* país con armas nucleares=nuclear state.
* país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés=non-English-speaking country.
* país de adopción=adopted country.
* país de Europa del Este=Eastern European country.
* País de Gales=Wales.
* país de las maravillas=wonderland.
* país del Golfo Persa=Arab Gulf country ; Gulf country ; Arabian Gulf state ; Persian Gulf country.
* país del primer mundo=first world country.
* país del tercer mundo=third world country.
* país de nacimiento=native country.
* país de origen=country of origin ; national origin ; home country ; native country.
* país de procedencia=country of origin.
* país desarrollado=developed country ; developed nation ; advanced economy ; first-world nation ; first world country.
* país en vías de desarrollo=developing country ; transitional nation ; transitional economy ; developing nation ; emerging economy ; developing economy ; country with developing economy.
* países ACP=ACP countries.
* países árabes=Arab countries.
* Países Bajos, los=Netherlands, the ; Low Countries, the.
* países balcánicos, los=Balkans, the.
* países bálticos, los=Baltic countries, the ; Baltics, the ; Baltic States, the.
* países de la Comunidad Europea=European Communities.
* países de la costa del Pacífico=Pacific Rim, the.
* países en vías de desarrollo, los=developing world, the.
* países industrializados=industrially developed countries.
* países miembro de la Comunidad=Community partner.
* países nórdicos, los=Nordic countries, the.
* país exportador=exporting country.
* país extranjero=foreign country ; overseas country.
* país extraño=foreign country.
* país firmante=signatory country.
* país independiente=independent nation.
* país industrializado=industrialised country ; industrialised nation ; industrial nation.
* país miembro=member country ; member state.
* país miembro de la Comunidad=Community member state.
* país multicultural=rainbow nation.
* país natal=back home ; native country ; fatherland ; motherland.
* país nativo=native country.
* país productor de información científica=science producer.
* país socialista=socialist country ; socialist state.
* país subdesarrollado=undeveloped country ; underdeveloped nation ; banana republic ; mickey mouse country.
* país subtropical=subtropical country.
* país tercermundista=third world country ; banana republic ; mickey mouse country.
* país tropical=tropical country.
* reducción de la cuota de los países endeudados=debt relief.
* transferencia de información entre países=transborder data flow (TBDF).
* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen=dump.
* visita con conferencia a varios lugares de un país=lecture tour.

país anfitrión
(n.)=host country.
Ex: Steinhagen considered herself lucky because she had a clear notion of what her host country expected of her and encountered few surprises.
país capitalista
(n.)=capitalist country.
Ex: This article discusses the influence of the increasing cost of subscriptions of periodicals published in capitalist countries on the availability of these periodicals in Czechoslovakia.
país con armas nucleares
(n.)=nuclear state.
Ex: The only way to stop them behaving madly is to have nuclear states as the opposition.
país cuya lengua oficial no es el inglés
(n.)=non-English-speaking country.
Ex: The article 'How to install an elevator in the Tower of Babel' deals with linguistic problems in the use of English-language information services in non-English-speaking countries.
país de Europa del Este
(n.)=Eastern European country.
Ex: Eastern European countries longing for western scientific ties have wanted to participate in the Internet for a long time, but were excluded by government regulations.
país de adopción
(n.)=adopted country.
Ex: One of the strongest supporters of the Cutter type of catalogue has been J W Metcalfe, who has written three major works on the subject approach, yet has received little attention outside his adopted country, Australia.
país de las maravillas
(n.)=wonderland.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Beyond the looking glass: cracking the codes and conventions of wonderland'.
país de nacimiento
(n.)=native country.
Ex: After the civil war ended, the refugees were able to return to their native country.
país de origen
(n.)=country of origin ; national origin ; home country ; native country.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización. Ex: The profession's responsibility is to uphold the individual's right to information, irrespective of its national origin. Ex: Exchange students may have different enrolment procedures, depending on the university's agreement with the university in the student's home country. Ex: After the civil war ended, the refugees were able to return to their native country.
país de procedencia
(n.)=country of origin.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
país del Golfo Persa
=Arab Gulf country ; Gulf country ; Arabian Gulf state ; Persian Gulf country.
Ex: A wide area network with the aim of connecting all Arab Gulf countries in the near future. Ex: GULFNET is the 1st computer network in the Arab world which provides communication among the academic communities of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the other Gulf countries. Ex: Libraries in Saudi Arabia and other Arabian Gulf states have made no concerted efforts in initiating similar programmes. Ex: The geographical area covers Burma as well, and the Arabian peninsula and Persian Gulf countries.
país del primer mundo
(n.)=first world country.
Ex: Many first world countries have by law 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, minimum.
país del tercer mundo
(n.)=third world country.
Ex: Third world countries may not be on the receiving end of access because of lack of money or education.
país desarrollado
(n.)=developed country ; developed nation ; advanced economy ; first-world nation ; first world country.
Ex: The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems. Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years. Ex: The author looks at the likely future shifts in economic structures in advanced economies, as the information age replaces the industrial era, and regionalism gathers pace. Ex: But the real challenge to get it started is first to find the measures that can assuage the fear of the first-world nations. Ex: Many first world countries have by law 3-4 weeks of vacation per year, minimum.
país en vías de desarrollo
(n.)=developing country ; transitional nation ; transitional economy ; developing nation ; emerging economy ; developing economy ; country with developing economy.
Ex: This software is important to the further implementation of the record format, especially in developing countries. Ex: The author suggests an eclectic approach to library development in the transitional nations of Africa. Ex: I would like to explore how information and communication technologies will impact on transitional economies as well as developed nations. Ex: This manual was developed to help health workers in developing nations to teach expectant mothers about pregnancy and childbirth. Ex: Conservation as a profession is not valued as much in emerging economies as it is in advanced industrial nations. Ex: Previously protected markets such as India, China and Brazil will have to open up and there will be no special treatment of developing economies by the industrialized nations. Ex: This program provides continuing education for library and information science professionals from countries with developing economies.
país exportador
(n.)=exporting country.
Ex: International rice prices have been the lowest in seven years as a result of bumper crops in 1999/2000 in most major exporting countries.
país extranjero
(n.)=foreign country ; overseas country.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Political risk: sources that assess or advise on risks in foreign country business or investment'. Ex: This article describes examples of knowledge networks already in existence in Australia and other overseas countries.
país extraño
(n.)=foreign country.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Political risk: sources that assess or advise on risks in foreign country business or investment'.
país firmante
(n.)=signatory country.
Ex: An explanation is presented of the methodology used in incorporating all facets of the treaties cited, such as date of signature, date of entry into force and signatory countries.
país independiente
(n.)=independent nation.
Ex: The Republic of South Sudan separated from Sudan and became an independent nation on July 9, 2011.
país industrializado
(n.)=industrialised country ; industrialised nation ; industrial nation.
Ex: The 1st step towards information independence is for the countries concerned to counterbalance the unrestricted flow of information from the industrialised countries. Ex: The use of electronic mail systems has mushroomed in the last 5 years in industrialised nations. Ex: Conservation as a profession is not valued as much in emerging economies as it is in advanced industrial nations.
país miembro
(n.)=member country ; member state.
Ex: Methodological notes draw attention to the differences between the indexes compiled in member countries. Ex: AGRIS is an international information system (akin to AGREP) for the agricultural sciences, compiled by the Commission in concert with member states, management of which is in the hands of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
país miembro de la Comunidad
(n.)=Community member state.
Ex: Many enquiries from the business sector concern matters which actually fragment, rather than unite, the Community member states on the subject of trade.
país multicultural
(n.)=rainbow nation.
Ex: Most EU countries are rainbow nations but still very `native citizen orientated'.
país natal
(n.)=back home ; native country ; fatherland ; motherland.
Ex: Having entered the next state and a highway off the turnpike, he was amazed by the extraordinary flatness of the land, especially in contrast to the hilly terrain he had grown up with back home. Ex: After the civil war ended, the refugees were able to return to their native country. Ex: Hitler referred to Germany as the fatherland because that's where his father came from -- his mother was Austrian. Ex: When the Second World War broke out, my motherland was arduously fighting against Japanese imperialism.
país nativo
(n.)=native country.
Ex: After the civil war ended, the refugees were able to return to their native country.
país productor de información científica
(n.)=science producer.
Ex: This is however not the case for universities in the other countries even though there are significant differences between those countries as 'science producers'.
país socialista
(n.)=socialist country ; socialist state.
Ex: Sources of domestic supply of periodicals in the socialist countries are also under strain or have collapsed. Ex: A purely socialist state is one in which the state is responsible for 100% of economic output and spends all of it on social programs.
país subdesarrollado
(n.)=undeveloped country ; underdeveloped nation ; banana republic ; mickey mouse country.
Ex: The gap between the archivally developed and undeveloped countries has widened since 1979 and technical changes relating to automation, conservation, reprography, deterioration due to pollution and wear and tear cause increasing problems. Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years. Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power. Ex: Syria unlike Iran is a mickey mouse country in terms of military power therefore cannot take any such a risk.
país subtropical
(n.)=subtropical country.
Ex: Similarly, heat stress is still most neglected occupational hazard in the tropical and subtropical countries like India.
país tercermundista
(n.)=third world country ; banana republic ; mickey mouse country.
Ex: Third world countries may not be on the receiving end of access because of lack of money or education. Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power. Ex: Syria unlike Iran is a mickey mouse country in terms of military power therefore cannot take any such a risk.
país tropical
(n.)=tropical country.
Ex: As tropical countries become common travellers' destinations, more and more returning travellers are expected to present cutaneous lesions secondary to myias.
países ACP
=ACP countries.
Ex: These organizations are of particular importance for information on primary commodities which the European Community trades with the ACP countries (African, Caribbean and Pacific countries).
países balcánicos, los
=Balkans, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Reinventing publishing in the war-torn Balkans' = El artículo se titula "La reinvención de la edición en los Balcanes devastados por la guerra".
países bálticos, los
=Baltic countries, the ; Baltics, the ; Baltic States, the.
Ex: Cooperation between libraries in the 2 groups of countries began right after the Baltic countries' independence, at the initiative of the Nordic countries. Ex: The article 'Business in the Baltics' presents a survey of business and related periodicals published in Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. Ex: Representatives from the Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, will report on public library problems in those countries.
países de la Comunidad Europea
=European Communities.
Ex: Indeed, advantage was taken of the tenth anniversary of British membership to make 1983 a vintage year for monographs on the European Communities.
países de la costa del Pacífico
=Pacific Rim, the.
Ex: This article notes some of the on-line data bases covering business information about countries of the Pacific Rim.
países en vías de desarrollo, los
(n.)=developing world, the.
Ex: While the importance of archives administration and records management is beginning to be realised in the developing world, few governments have recognised the contribution well-kept records would make to development and efficient public administration.
países industrializados
=industrially developed countries.
Ex: Recently the patent has become the principal source of technical information in industrially developed countries = Recientemente la patente se ha convertido en la principal fuente de información técnica en los países industrializados.
países miembro de la Comunidad
(n.)=Community partner.
Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.
países nórdicos, los
=Nordic countries, the.
Ex: Cooperation between libraries in the 2 groups of countries began right after the Baltic countries' independence, at the initiative of the Nordic countries.
países árabes
=Arab countries.
Ex: This article discusses the current state and development of health and biomedical libraries in Arab countries.
pañal
(n.)=diaper ; nappy.
Nota: Palabra británica cuyo equivalente americano es diaper.
Ex: This study compares the costs of purchasing and laundering diapers either at home or laundromat with the cost of purchasing disposable diapers.
Ex: Three large size charts regarding changing nappies, when to wash hands, and childhood vaccination schedules are also included with the guide.
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* en pañales=a babe in arms.
* escocedura causada por el pañal=nappy rash.
* estar todavía en pañales=be wet behind the ears.
* estar todavía en pañales=be a bit green.
* irritación de la piel del bebé causada por el pañal=nappy rash.

pañero
(n.)=draper.
Ex: This new drapers' guild commissioned a series of paintings illustrating the textile production steps from beginning to end.

paño
(n.)=cloth ; duster.
Ex: But edition binding in leather was at least as early as edition binding in cloth.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.
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* conservar como oro en paño=treasure + Nombre + dearly ; keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart.
* en paños menores=in + Posesivo + underclothes.
* guardar como oro en paño=keep + Nombre + close to + Posesivo + heart ; treasure + Nombre + dearly.
* paño de algodón=cotton cloth.
* paño de cocina=tea towel.
* paño de humo=pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smokescreen.
* paño de lana=woollen [woolen, -USA].
* paño del polvo=duster.
* paño de microfibra=microfibre cloth.
* paño mortuorio=funeral pall ; burial cloth ; pall.
* paño para la cara=facecloth ; face flannel ; washcloth ; washrag.
* paño para lavarse la cara=washcloth ; facecloth ; face flannel.
* paño quirúrgico=surgical drape.
* paños menores=undies.

paño de algodón
(n.)=cotton cloth.
Ex: Use a clean cotton cloth to wipe off the water and any remaining paint.
paño de cocina
(n.)=tea towel.
Ex: The first project was based on horticulture while the second produced high quality tea towels, wall hangings, and placemats for the Australian tourist market.
paño de humo
(n.)=pall of smoke ; smoke pall ; smokescreen.
Ex: The drought was exacerbated by huge conflagrations of the rainforests, emitting extensive palls of smoke covering the whole region. Ex: Smoke palls occurr more often in the tropical regions where deep convection is most common. Ex: Librarians were forced to put up a rhetorical smokescreen which only partially succeeded in hiding the library's true nature.
paño de lana
=woollen [woolen, -USA].
Ex: The quality of paper was chiefly determined by the selection of rags for its making, pure white linens making the finest paper, while coloured linens, canvas, old rope, and even a proportion of woollens went into the poorer qualities.
paño de microfibra
(n.)=microfibre cloth.
Ex: Microfibre cloths are fantastic for removing dust and they dry the surface spotlessly in seconds.
paño del polvo
(n.)=duster.
Ex: Someone who knows will probably strip and clean but I don't know how so it has had a rub with a duster.
paño mortuorio
(n.)=funeral pall ; burial cloth ; pall.
Ex: The use of funeral palls -- or burial cloths -- is very ancient, and many examples have been found in different parts of the world. Ex: The use of funeral palls -- or burial cloths -- is very ancient, and many examples have been found in different parts of the world. Ex: Palls are often adorned with Christian symbols that focus on Christ and on the resurrection.
paño para la cara
(n.)=facecloth ; face flannel ; washcloth ; washrag.
Ex: If you have bloodshot eyes a cold facecloth held over closed eyes will shrink blood vessels and reduce redness. Ex: Forgetting to pack a face flannel is hardly the worst mishap that can befall the holiday planner. Ex: Most people consider a washcloth as personal as a toothbrush. Ex: To cure hiccups put a washrag over a full glass of water and drink the water through it.
paño para lavarse la cara
(n.)=washcloth ; facecloth ; face flannel.
Ex: Most people consider a washcloth as personal as a toothbrush. Ex: If you have bloodshot eyes a cold facecloth held over closed eyes will shrink blood vessels and reduce redness. Ex: Forgetting to pack a face flannel is hardly the worst mishap that can befall the holiday planner.
paño quirúrgico
(n.)=surgical drape.
Ex: The company's products range from the familiar Scotch tapes to surgical drapes, optical discs, abrasives, electrical connectors, and more than 40,000 other products.
paños menores
(n.)=undies.
Ex: Lingerie is ladies' underwear; lacy frilly knickers, bras, panties, undies, stockings, various fancy items.
pañuelo
(n.)=scarf [scarves, -pl.] ; handkerchief ; kerchief [kerchiefs/kerchieves, -pl.] ; hanky ; bandan(n)a.
Nota: Generalmente para cubrir la cabeza u otra parte del cuerpo.
Ex: The collection contains objects such as keepsake dishes, playing cards, scarves, postcards, advertising flyers and brochures = La colección contiene objetos como, por ejemplo, platos de recuerdo, cartas de barajas, bufandas, postales, hojas publicitarias y guías informativas.
Ex: Focusing on such behaviors as blowing one's nose, spitting, & table manners, the author shows that innovations, eg, the fork & the handkerchief, marked a fundamental shift in the 'threshold features of embarrassment & shame'.
Ex: Sabers made from Damascus steel was so sharp that it could cut up a silk kerchief in two pieces.
Ex: To prevent puffy eyes, put a damp hanky or a wet tissue over your eyes and relax.
Ex: Police are looking for a younger looking woman last seen wearing a white coat and a man last seen wearing a bandana driving the getaway car.
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* caja de pañuelos de papel=box of tissue.
* el mundo es un pañuelo=it's a small world.
* pañuelo de papel=tissue.

pañuelo de papel
(n.)=tissue.
Ex: The publisher offered the author the opportunity to purchase unlimited numbers of copies of her life's work before the remainder are recycled into tissue or newsprint.
peaje
(n.)=toll.
Ex: Passengers in taxis must pay tolls in case of using an express way.
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* autopista de peaje=tollway.
* cabina de peaje=tollbooth [toll booth].

peatonal
(adj.)=pedestrian.
Ex: This interactive poetry exhibition which will tour 20 US cities consists of metallic walls spattered with thousands of random word tiles, placed in pedestrian areas.
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* cruce peatonal=pedestrian crossing.
* movimiento peatonal=foot traffic.
* paso peatonal=pedestrian crossing.
* tránsito peatonal=foot traffic.

peatón
(n.)=pedestrian.
Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
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* cruce de peatones=zebra crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pelican crossing ; crosswalk.
* pasaje subterráneo de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* pasaje subterráneo para peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso de peatones=zebra crossing ; pedestrian crossing ; pelican crossing ; crosswalk.
* paso elevado de peatones=pedestrian overpass.
* paso elevado para peatones=pedestrian overpass.
* paso inferior de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso inferior para peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso subterráneo de peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* paso subterráneo para peatones=pedestrian underpass.
* tránsito de peatones=foot traffic.

pecadillo
(n.)=peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.].
Ex: On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.

pecado
(n.)=sin ; wrongdoing.
Ex: Books were kept for historical records of deeds done by the inhabitants: their worthy acts as well as their sins.
Ex: His doctrine that even venial wrongdoing is worse than any natural calamity implies that we ought to refrain from such wrongdoing even if calamity results.
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* Ciudad del Pecado=Sin City.
* cometer un pecado=commit + sin ; sin.
* pecado mortal=deadly sin ; mortal sin.
* pecado original, el=original sin, the.
* pecado venial=venial sin.
* siete pecados capitales, los=seven deadly sins, the.
* siete pecados mortales, los=seven deadly sins, the.
* vivir en (el) pecado=live in + sin.

pecado mortal
(n.)=deadly sin ; mortal sin.
Ex: Two of the 'deadly sins' of a contemporary librarian would be a preference to work 'in silence', i.e. no contact with users and no advertising, and put on blinkers, i.e. no research and no analysis of the librarian's work. Ex: According to Shakespeare's age, if she had agreed, she would have committed a mortal sin and been in danger of hell.
pecado original, el
(n.)=original sin, the.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Born yesterday and other forms of original sin: two perspectives on library research'.
pecado venial
(n.)=venial sin.
Ex: The Catholic concept of purgatory, a place where the expiation of venial sins was to take place, developed during the twelfth century.
pecador
(adj.)=sinner ; sinful.
Ex: The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.
Ex: Neoclassical theorists, by contrast, saw man as an imperfect being, inherently sinful, whose potential was limited.
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* pagar justos por pecadores=the innocent + suffer + for the guilty ; throw + the baby out with the bath water.

pecaminoso
(adj.)=sinful.
Ex: Neoclassical theorists, by contrast, saw man as an imperfect being, inherently sinful, whose potential was limited.

pecar
(v.)=sin.
Ex: Some men, by continual sinning, sear even the conscience as with a hot iron, so that it becomes dead and past feeling.
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* pecar de=suffer from + curse ; be guilty of ; err + on the side of.
* pecar de precaución=err + on the side of caution.

pecar de
(v.)=suffer from + curse ; be guilty of ; err + on the side of.
Ex: Watt suffered in generous measure from that curse which descends upon all bibliographers who are not severely self disciplined. Ex: Furthermore, if the library 's governance system is guilty of poor performance, it is more difficult to induce corrective action from a committee than from one person, who can be more easily removed for just cause. Ex: The decision of what to collect usually errs on the side of too much rather than too little.
pecar de precaución
(v.)=err + on the side of caution.
Ex: This default is to err on the side of caution.
pecata minuta
(n.)=peccadillo [peccadilloes, -pl.] ; lesser sin.
Ex: On the surface level, intermediaries use their mastery (knowledge and competence) of IR systems -- their contents, techniques, peccadilloes -- not mastered by users.
Ex: Further, Lim has shown that students perceive cheating in exam-related situations to be serious but plagiarism is viewed as a lesser sin.

pecera
(n.)=goldfish bowl ; fish tank ; fish bowl.
Ex: 'The goldfish bowl effect of an online serials control system' is a paper presented at the 1st Annual Conference of the North American Serials Interest Group held at Bryn Mawr College, Pennsylvania, from 22-25 June 86.
Ex: Aquazone is a realistic simulation of a fish tank in which you create your aquarium and take care of fish.
Ex: Aquarium hobbyists have known for decades of the inadequacies of fish bowls for the long term health of most fish.
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* pecera para animales anfibios=amphibian tank.

pecera para animales anfibios
(n.)=amphibian tank.
Ex: Cleaning an amphibian tank is an important aspect of keeping these creatures alive.
pechera
(n.)=dickey.
Ex: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.
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* pechera postiza=dickey.

pechera postiza
(n.)=dickey.
Ex: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.
pecho
(n.)=breast ; bosom ; chest ; bust.
Ex: One time he showed me a photograph in an art book of a woman's bare breasts and said 'Nice tits, uh?'.
Ex: The rolls, which it was customary to keep in the bosom, contained exhortations, messages and promises and were considered very valuable as physical objects.
Ex: Sometimes the noun form is used, sometimes the adjectival, eg 'Abdomen - diseases' but 'Abdominal pain'; 'Thorax (Zoology)' but 'Thorax, Human' see 'chest and Thoracic duct'.
Ex: First on the list was her bust, which has also gone from plump to saggy and deflated over the course of just a couple of years.
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* a lo hecho, pecho=no use crying over spilt/spilled milk ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it!.
* angina de pecho=angina pectoris.
* aumento de pecho=breast augmentation ; breast enlargement.
* cirugía de pecho=breast surgery.
* congestión de pecho=chest congestion.
* criado con el pecho=breast-fed.
* dar el do de pecho=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + Posesivo + utmost.
* dar el pecho=breast-feed [breastfeed] ; suckle.
* dar pecho=breast-feeding [breastfeeding].
* darse golpes de pecho=beat + Posesivo + breast.
* darse golpes en el pecho=beat + Posesivo + breast.
* dolor de pecho=chest pain.
* golpearse el pecho=beat + Posesivo + breast.
* implante de pecho=breast implant.
* operación de pecho=breast surgery.
* pared del pecho=breast wall.
* reducción de pecho=breast reduction.
* sacar pecho=boast ; strut ; brag ; fight back ; put + a brave face on ; keep + a stiff upper lip ; brazen out ; put on/up + a brave face.
* tomarse Algo a pecho=take to + heart.

pechuga
(n.)=breast.
Ex: Season with pepper, then pour the sauce in a saucière to accompany with the breast cut into slices.
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* pechuga de avestruz=ostrich breast.
* pechuga de pavo=turkey breast.
* pechuga de pollo=chicken breast.

pechuga de avestruz
(n.)=ostrich breast.
Ex: Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
pechuga de pavo
(n.)=turkey breast.
Ex: Whitefish like cod and halibut, bison, turkey breast, chicken breast, and ostrich breast are all very low in calories and very rich in protein.
pechuga de pollo
(n.)=chicken breast.
Ex: We've pulled together more than two dozen ways to bring new life to America's favorite weeknight staple, chicken breasts.
pecina
(n.)=sludge.
Ex: This is a project to incinerate an estimated 700, 000 tonnes of toxic sludge created as a byproduct of a century of steelmaking.
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* pecina de las aguas residuales=sewage sludge.

pecina de las aguas residuales
(n.)=sewage sludge.
Ex: The main headings include climatology, water pollution, air pollution and the disposal of sewage sludges.
peciolo
(n.)=stem.
Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.

pectina
(n.)=pectin.
Ex: The importance of pectin in food is its ability to form the gels that are the basis fruit preserves such as orange marmalade, peach jam, and quince jelly.

pectoral
(adj.)=pectoral.
Ex: Large specimens have dorsal and pectoral fins covered with denticles.
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* aleta pectoral=pectoral fin.
* pared pectoral=breast wall.

pecuario
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* camino pecuario=cattle lane.
* vía pecuaria=droving road.

peculiar
(adj.)=peculiar ; quirky .
Ex: However, by 1900 the motor car was beginning to develop its own peculiar form of engineering, and since then we have had aviation engineering, nuclear engineering and control engineering.
Ex: 'Why are barns frequently painted red?' -- These are the curious, slightly bizarre and somewhat quirky kinds of questions librarians deal with.
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* de aspecto peculiar=queer-looking ; odd-looking.
* muy peculiar=highly distinctive.
* peculiar de=peculiar to.

peculiar de
=peculiar to.
Ex: This article aims to clarify some of the classification and computerization problems peculiar to art collections.
peculiaridad
(n.)=character ; peculiarity ; vagary ; distinctness ; quirk ; exceptionalism ; distinctiveness ; character trait.
Ex: Close attention to the role of the computer specialist reveals more of the character of reference activities.
Ex: For, as Panizzi saw it, 'A reader may know the work he requires; he cannot be expected to know all the peculiarities of different editions; and this information he has a right to expect from the catalogues'.
Ex: Clearly, a multi-lingual thesaurus has to control the vagaries of not just one natural language, but several.
Ex: The library director and the architect cooperated to preserve the distinctness of an aging building while providing the public with up-to-the-minute services.
Ex: Biographers will find many, hitherto undiscovered, traits of character or quirks of career of the famous or notorious emerging out of apparently insignificant or unremarked ephemera.
Ex: The strongest support for this notion of exceptionalism comes from the evanescence and mutability of electronic documents.
Ex: The necessity of organisational cohabitation does not obliterate the distinctiveness of each from the other.
Ex: Personality theory based on genetics is used to trace inherited character traits in European royalty.
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* peculiaridades culturales=cultural background.
* peculiaridades económicas=economic background.
* peculiaridades geográficas=geographical background.
* peculiaridades políticas=political background.

peculiaridades culturales
(n.)=cultural background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
peculiaridades económicas
(n.)=economic background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
peculiaridades geográficas
(n.)=geographical background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
peculiaridades políticas
(n.)=political background.
Ex: The development of the library and information sector in the South Pacific has been slow and unequal, reflecting very much the geographical, political, cultural and economic background of the region.
peculiarmente
=peculiarly.
Ex: ISI is a peculiarly American institution, in that it is a private enterprise, launched with the aid of a very substantial government grant.

peculio
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* sin peculio=impecunious.

pecuniario
(adj.)=pecuniary.
Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.

pedacito
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* cortar en pedacitos=cut up into + small pieces.

pedagogo
(n.)=educationalist ; pedagogue ; educationist ; dominie ; educator.
Ex: In the 2nd period, 1912-1933, the methods and direction of the movement came under criticism from socialists and educationalists, and a heated debate ensued.
Ex: This is not to be construed as a suggestion that the library should attempt to set itself up as pedagogue to the nation.
Ex: The author looks at some of the responses by both educationists and library schools to this situation.
Ex: 'Imagine,' these dominies tend to begin, 'that a man from outer space has come to earth and describe a screwdriver to him as clearly as you can'.
Ex: I believe very, very firmly that librarians are educators.

pedagogía
(n.)=pedagogy.
Ex: Bertolt Brecht's theory of performance is used to explain how student become numb to pedagogy and teachers.

pedagógico
(adj.)=pedagogical.
Ex: All they need is a willingness to experiment a bit and to try out a pedagogical method others testify to being of some value.
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* investigación pedagógica=educational research.

pedal
(n.)=treadle ; pedal ; foot pedal.
Ex: The operator worked the press by means of a handle or a treadle, and at the same time laid the paper on the platen by hand between each impression.
Ex: Cyclists contact bicycles at the pedals, seat and handlebars, each of which is associated with particular cycling injuries.
Ex: By depressing a foot pedal, the force on the backrest increases and the vertical force on the seat decreases.
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* pedal del embraque=clutch pedal.
* pedal del freno=brake pedal.
* pisar un pedal=depress + pedal.

pedal del embraque
(n.)=clutch pedal.
Ex: If required, it may be activated by depressing the clutch pedal.
pedal del freno
(n.)=brake pedal.
Ex: Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet.
pedalear
(v.)=pedal.
Ex: The work done by the cyclist is quantified when the ride is on the flat and also when pedalling uphill.

pedante^1
(n.)=pedant ; snob ; hoity-toity.
Ex: Librarians are expected, by their popular media image, to be fussy, nit-picking, pedants.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.

pedante^2
(adj.)=pompous ; pedantic ; pretentious ; hyfoluted ; snobbish ; snobby ; portentous ; uppity ; self-opinionated.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: He didn't react quite as strongly as Voltaire, but he thought it poor stuff: artificial, pedantic, dull.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
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* todo pedante=full of + Reflexivo.

pedantería
(n.)=pedantry ; pretentiousness.
Ex: Foskett warns against excessive preoccupation with detail which he dismisses as 'merely pedantry'.
Ex: His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.

pedazo
(n.)=chunk ; shred ; morsel ; hunk.
Ex: So there is at least that big chunk of a file which is already a rather coherent catalog.
Ex: The article 'Shreds and patches: macrostatistics on libraries in the European Community' is a summary of the results of a study to compile economic and statistical data.
Ex: The three monkeys used in this study chose the left arm as the leading arm to reach out and pull back a spring-loaded drawer containing a food morsel.
Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.
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* cayéndose a pedazos=disintegrating.
* cortar en pedazos=cut + Nombre + up.
* hacer pedazos=shatter ; smash + Nombre + to bits.
* hecho pedazos=smashed ; shattered.
* que no se rompe en mil pedazos=shatterproof.
* ser un pedazo de pan=have + a heart of gold ; as good as gold.

pedazos
(n.)=smithereens.
Ex: It is hoped that the sisterhood that was forged in the latter part of the 20th century will not be fragmented into smithereens in the new millennium.
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* hacerse pedazos=fall to + pieces.
* romper Algo en pedazos=tear + Nombre + to bits.

pederasta
(n.)=paedophile [pedophile, -USA] ; nonce.
Ex: This article presents the views of some paedophile groups on the spread of child pornography on the Internet.
Ex: In the UK, the term nonce (sometimes spelled "nonse") is a slang word used to refer to a sex offender and/or child sexual abuser.

pederastia
(n.)=paedophilia [pedophilia, -USA] ; pederasty ; underage sex.
Ex: This group voluntarily look for and report any illegal activity conducted over the Internet, such as pyramid scams, transmission of stolen credit card and calling card numbers, and pedophilia.
Ex: It features essays on adultery, monogamy, perversion, homosexuality, pederasty, sex without love, and sexual equality.
Ex: Teenagers whose parents are still married to each other are far less likely to have underage sex.

pedernal
(n.)=flint.
Ex: Discovery of tools made of flint stone in Iran is being regarded an important event in the field of archaeology.
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* tan duro como el pedernal=as hard as nails.

pedestal
(n.)=pedestal ; plinth.
Ex: this grand public monument features imposing bronze figures on both front and back and a substantial granite pedestal.
Ex: The elaborate piece consists of a plinth of mahogany and ebony containing a clock and barrel-organ.
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* bajar a Alguien del pedestal=knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size.
* bajarse del pedestal=get down + Posesivo + high horse.
* poner a Alguien en un pedestal=put + Nombre + on a pedestal.
* subirse al pedestal=get on + Posesivo + high horse.

pedestre
(adj.)=pedestrian.
Ex: The article 'Modems: an overview for the pedestrian' offers help in selecting a modem for a personal computer.
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* carrera pedestre=foot race.

pediatra
(n.)=paediatrician [pediatrician, -USA].
Ex: Some pediatricians prescribe reading aloud for healthy child development.

pediatría
(n.)=paediatrics [pediatrics, -USA] ; paediatric medicine ; pediatry.
Nota: Término usado con poca frecuencia en lugar de pediatrics.
Ex: After attending weekly teaching rounds in surgery, pediatrics and obstetrics and noting the questions asked during discussion of the cases, librarians send out photocopies of relevant articles to interested individuals and interested individuals.
Ex: The future of pediatric medicine, however, lies in being able to prevent disorders that are as yet unpreventable.
Ex: Pediatry as a noun is rarely used in English, but it is common as pediatric medicine.

pedicura
(n.)=footcare ; pedicure ; chiropody ; podiatry ; foot health.
Ex: It is one of the most advanced footcare moisturising creams available.
Ex: This is the ultimate -- a complete body exfoliation, a massage, manicure or pedicure and a facial.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.
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* hacerse la pedicura=pedicure.

pedicuro
(n.)=foot health professional ; chiropodist.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: A podiatrist, also known as a chiropodist, assesses, diagnoses and treats problems of the foot and lower leg (below the knee).

pedido
(n.)=on order ; order ; ordering ; shopping order.
Ex: An obvious example is the search to establish whether a particular book is on order, in process, on the shelves, or already loaned out.
Ex: The order is also indexed by the vendor from whom the document was ordered and the library fund from which the payments will be made.
Ex: Ordering begins with the entry of a search term and choice of the vendor for the order from the file.
Ex: This would herald the age of computer commuting, with customers dialling for bank statements and shopping orders.
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* búsqueda con anterioridad al pedido=preorder searching.
* carta de pedido=order letter.
* conseguir un pedido=win + order.
* fecha de pedido=date of order.
* fichero de pedidos=on-order file ; order file.
* hacer un pedido=order ; place + order ; send + order.
* hoja de pedido=order form.
* impreso de pedido=order form.
* información anterior al pedido=preorder information.
* información para hacer pedidos=order information.
* lista de pedidos=order list.
* Módulo de Adquisiciones y Pedidos=Acquisitions and Ordering System.
* negarse a hacer un pedido a=withhold + supply from.
* número de pedido=order number.
* orden de pedido=order.
* papeleta de pedido=request form.
* pedido colectivo=collected order.
* pedido de documento=document ordering.
* pedido de encuadernación=bindery order ; binding order.
* pedido de publicaciones periódicas=serials ordering.
* pedido diferido=deferred order.
* pedido electrónico=electronic ordering.
* pedido fijo=standing order.
* pedido no satisfecho=unfulfilled order.
* pedido pendiente=outstanding order.
* pedido permanente=standing order.
* pedidos en línea=online ordering.
* proceso de pedidos=order processing.
* recepción de pedidos=receiving.
* servir un pedido=fulfil + order ; fill + order.

pedido colectivo
(n.)=collected order.
Ex: Collected orders are generally used when all orders for a particular vendor are to be on one form.
pedido de documento
(n.)=document ordering.
Ex: The network will support data base building, display, document ordering and online retrieval.
pedido de encuadernación
(n.)=bindery order ; binding order.
Ex: Bindery orders contain the information printed on the orders sent to the vendors that bind for the library. Ex: Entry of an 'f' for forward leads to the display of the second page of the binding order (Figure 148 on page 172).
pedido de publicaciones periódicas
(n.)=serials ordering.
Ex: Serials control comprises serials circulation control, serials ordering and acquisition control.
pedido diferido
(n.)=deferred order.
Ex: If an 'n' is entered no vendor is chosen and a 'deferred order' is placed in the file for the document.
pedido electrónico
(n.)=electronic ordering.
Ex: This article considers the consequences of electronic ordering and stresses the need to strive for decreased costs and the services and systems that are really necessary.
pedido fijo
(n.)=standing order.
Ex: A standing order is an order placed with a supplier authorizing him for a specific period to search for and obtain documents systematically for a client.
pedido no satisfecho
(n.)=unfulfilled order.
Ex: An automatic chasing system is provided for unfulfilled orders, but individual items may also be chased on demand.
pedido pendiente
(n.)=outstanding order.
Ex: This is a good method to record outstanding orders, outstanding invoices, titles sent to the bindery, etc.
pedido permanente
(n.)=standing order.
Ex: A standing order is an order placed with a supplier authorizing him for a specific period to search for and obtain documents systematically for a client.
pedidos en línea
(n.)=online ordering.
Ex: With the end users particularly in mind, facilities for on-line ordering have been regarded as the most urgent.
pedigrí
(n.)=pedigree.
Ex: The term 'false drops' which is encountered in other aspects of information retrieval can trace its pedigree to edge notch cards.

pedir
(v.)=ask ; ask for ; have + calls for ; call for ; call on/upon ; canvass ; instruct ; invite ; order ; plead for ; request ; require ; prompt ; bid ; beg ; howl for ; cadge ; call on/upon ; bay.
Ex: This recommendation asks the cataloguer to ascertain the name by which an author is commonly known.
Ex: Good luck and don't hesitate to ask me or anyone on the management team for advice or assistance!.
Ex: For some while there have been calls for an abbreviated version of AACR, for small libraries and for non-cataloguers.
Ex: The main rules call for entry of societies under name and institutions under place.
Ex: This article calls on libraries to forge a renewed national commitment to cooperate in the building of a national information network for scholarly communications.
Ex: A change to 48% reduction instead of the present 24% is being canvassed, in order to keep the size within bounds, but this should not cause any serious problems in use, particularly as many modern microform readers have dual magnification.
Ex: Some of the above limitations of title indexes can be overcome by exercising a measure of control over the index terminology, and by inputting and instructing the computer to print a number of pre-determined links or references between keywords.
Ex: Members of the audience were invited to ask questions, make statements, and express themselves freely.
Ex: Edge notch cards are often ordered in a size tailored to the demands of the index, and can be purchased with any coding that the index designer specifies.
Ex: I would plead for more standardization, not less, because I think whatever we do is going to be imperfect.
Ex: Also, with online display, the user should be able to request displays indicating different levels of specificity.
Ex: If the library wants all users to have passwords, an authorization level of 1 can be assigned in the search function to force the system to require a password.
Ex: You will be prompted to choose a file; your last search will then be executed automatically in the file that you choose.
Ex: 'Sit down please,' he bade her.
Ex: A sociologist at Yale begs libraries to keep information from him - he says that information seeks him everywhere in this world of email, fax and telephone.
Ex: The article 'Howling for change' suggests what can be done to halt the decline of the book industry.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.
Ex: The difference is only that an indexer is not usually called upon to appreciate the subtleties of the subject to the same extent as an abstractor.
Ex: If the Holocaust cannot be discussed freely then stop baying about freedom of speech.
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* a pedir de boca=without a hitch ; without a glitch.
* pedir ayuda=seek + assistance ; seek + help.
* pedir ayuda a=enlist + the cooperation of.
* pedir con insistencia=urge ; urging.
* pedir dinero prestado=borrow + money.
* pedir disculpas=eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
* pedir el divorcio=file for + divorce ; file + a petition for divorce.
* pedir encarecidamente=urge ; appeal for ; make + a plea for ; urging.
* pedir en préstamo=borrow.
* pedir especialmente=special order.
* pedir información=request + information.
* pedir información de=ask for + details of.
* pedir información sobre=enquire of [inquire of, -USA].
* pedir la cabeza de Alguien=bay for + Posesivo + blood.
* pedir la documentación=card.
* pedir la identificación=card.
* pedir la luna=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* pedir la opinión sobre=ask for + opinion on.
* pedir la vez=stand in + line ; queue up.
* pedirle cuentas a Alguien=bring + Nombre + to book.
* pedirle peras al olmo=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* pedir perdón=eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
* pedir por correo=send away for.
* pedir prestado=borrow.
* pedir rescate por Algo=hold + Nombre + for ransom.
* pedirse=call + dibs on ; bags ; have + dibs on.
* pedirse la vez=call + dibs on ; have + dibs on.
* pedir sugerencias=solicit + recommendations.
* pedir un deseo=make + a wish ; mounting problems.
* pedir un préstamo=take + a loan.
* pedir un rescate=ransom.
* pedir venganza=bay for + vengeance ; bay for + blood.
* persona que pide asilo=asylum seeker.
* salir a pedir de boca=come up + roses ; go off without + a hitch ; go off without + a glitch ; turn out + perfectly.
* sin pedirlo=without asking for it.
* todo + ir + a pedir de boca=everything + be + hunky-dory.
* venir a pedir de boca=come in + handy ; come in + handiest.
* volver a pedir=reorder [re-order].

pedir ayuda
(v.)=seek + assistance ; seek + help.
Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting. Ex: Patrons who are reluctant to seek assistance in using reference books or the card catalog, feel no embarrassment about seeking help in the 'automated' setting.
pedir ayuda a
(v.)=enlist + the cooperation of.
Ex: A more satisfactory solution would be to enlist the cooperation of other centralized agencies throughout the world in order to increase coverage without pricing the service out of the market.
pedir con insistencia
(n.)=urge ; urging.
Ex: The reader is urged to examine some of these tools. Ex: He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
pedir dinero prestado
(v.)=borrow + money.
Ex: The EIB is able to borrow money at the best possible rates, and as it is non-profit making it is able to offer loans at advantageous terms.
pedir disculpas
(v.)=eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words. Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back. Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow. Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
pedir el divorcio
(v.)=file for + divorce ; file + a petition for divorce.
Ex: There is no easy way to deal with being under the same roof after the divorce has been filed. Ex: In order to entitle you to file a petition for divorce, you would be required to prove that your wife has deserted you without any reasonable cause.
pedir en préstamo
(v.)=borrow.
Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
pedir encarecidamente
(n.)=urge ; appeal for ; make + a plea for ; urging.
Ex: The reader is urged to examine some of these tools. Ex: She stopped and looked hard into his eyes, as it were, appealing for approval. Ex: Whenever you see a librarian himself forced to make a passionate plea for funds, you may set it down that in that community there exists an imbalance of function. Ex: He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
pedir especialmente
(v.)=special order.
Ex: Because the opening is very tiny indeed, we special ordered some small droppers which will include one free eyedropper with each set of three.
pedir información
(v.)=request + information.
Ex: Information was requested on more than 30 policy issues ranging from tax reform to toxic waste.
pedir información de
(v.)=ask for + details of.
Ex: They ask for details of plays with particular 'mixes' of characters and sexes.
pedir información sobre
(v.)=enquire of [inquire of, -USA].
Ex: In your particular region you would inquire of the region possibly through an index.
pedir la cabeza de Alguien
(v.)=bay for + Posesivo + blood.
Ex: Political commentators should stop baying for Blair's blood and take an honest look at the good he has achieved in office.
pedir la documentación
(v.)=card.
Ex: If you're going to drive a boat with a motor, prepare to get carded.
pedir la identificación
(v.)=card.
Ex: If you're going to drive a boat with a motor, prepare to get carded.
pedir la luna
(v.)=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
Ex: The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon. Ex: In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon. Ex: Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
pedir la opinión sobre
(v.)=ask for + opinion on.
Ex: The authors of Nonbook Materials receive letters frequently asking for opinions on cataloguing problems.
pedir la vez
(v.)=stand in + line ; queue up.
Ex: This might just be the one time you don't mind standing in line to use the restroom. Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
pedir perdón
(v.)=eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
Ex: It took a little time to get used to the new moniker, and snickering could be heard in certain quarters but those who scoffed have since had to eat their words. Ex: I will have to eat humble pie and face humiliation though but I was good at the job and wish I could turn the clock back. Ex: You who carped that the 007 films had devolved into a catalog of fresh gadgets and stale puns, eat crow. Ex: He walloped Bud, tore his shirt, and made him eat dirt.
pedir por correo
(v.)=send away for.
Ex: I sent away for my grandmother's birth certificate but was disappointed when I received a letter back from state archives stating they could not find one.
pedir prestado
(v.)=borrow.
Ex: The intending borrower merely specifies a search key for the item he wishes to borrow, and the system provides a bibliographic description.
pedir rescate por Algo
(v.)=hold + Nombre + for ransom.
Ex: This point was highlighted a few years ago by a case in which it was reported that an employee of ICI's Dutch subsidiary had stolen the company's information files and was holding them for ransom!.
pedir sugerencias
(v.)=solicit + recommendations.
Ex: A greater concern for people would be reflected by the manager's willingness to solicit opinions and recommendations prior to making decisions.
pedir un deseo
(v.)=make + a wish ; mounting problems.
Ex: She made another wish, and somehow, it came true. Ex: Wouldn't it be great if he could fix his mounting problems by simply making a wish?.
pedir un préstamo
(v.)=take + a loan.
Ex: The women, having first taken a loan from the Grameen Bank to set themselves up in business, make a living by providing a mobile phone service to their neighbours.
pedir un rescate
(v.)=ransom.
Ex: Suppose you are abducted by a highway robber, who intends to ransom you and in return for your release you promise to deliver the ransom yourself; should you subsequently keep your promise?.
pedir venganza
(v.)=bay for + vengeance ; bay for + blood.
Ex: Mobs descended on Preston crown court, threw stones at the two police vans containing the boys, and bayed for vengeance. Ex: Israel's dogs of war have been baying for blood for some time now.
pedirle cuentas a Alguien
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to book.
Ex: While not absolving the government of its responsibility, it is necessary to bring such uncivic behaviour to book.
pedirle peras al olmo
(v.)=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
Ex: The author's plea that there must be better and closer liaison and cooperation between all these factions may seem like crying for the moon. Ex: In a highly political society like India, wanting an institution free of political interference is like asking for the moon. Ex: Reach for the moon for even if you fail, you'll still land among the stars.
pedirse
(v.)=call + dibs on ; bags ; have + dibs on.
Ex: For starters, the idea of calling dibs on a human being is objectifying to the person, whether they're a guy or a girl. Ex: She was tricky and she had the house keys first and when I got to the house all her stuff was in the big room and she 'bagsed' it first. Ex: If you're going to rent it out I'd like to have dibs on it this summer.
pedirse la vez
(v.)=call + dibs on ; have + dibs on.
Ex: For starters, the idea of calling dibs on a human being is objectifying to the person, whether they're a guy or a girl. Ex: If you're going to rent it out I'd like to have dibs on it this summer.
pediátrico
(adj.)=paediatric [pediatric, -USA].
Ex: This article presents an evaluation of remote stethoscopy for pediatric telecardiology.
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* medicina pediátrica=paediatric medicine.

pedo
(v.)=fart ; trumpet.
Ex: The longer a fart is held in, the larger the proportion of inert nitrogen it contains, because the other gases tend to be absorbed into the bloodstream through the walls of the intestine.
Ex: I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.
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* pedo churretoso=wet fart.
* pedo húmedo=wet fart.
* pedo líquido=wet fart.
* tirarse un pedo=fart ; trump ; break + wind ; trumpet.

pedo churretoso
(n.)=wet fart.
Ex: I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.
pedo húmedo
(n.)=wet fart.
Ex: I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.
pedo líquido
(n.)=wet fart.
Ex: I detected at the end of the trumpet that Miley unknowingly added a portion of a wet fart to her final round of trumpeting.
pedofilia
(n.)=paedophilia [pedophilia, -USA].
Ex: This group voluntarily look for and report any illegal activity conducted over the Internet, such as pyramid scams, transmission of stolen credit card and calling card numbers, and pedophilia.
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* pedofilia=underage sex.

pedología
(n.)=pedology.
Nota: Ciencia que estudia los suelos de cultivo o también ciencia que estudia el desarrollo infantil.
Ex: Pedology literature and distribution of literature in journals confirm closely to Bradford's Law of Scattering, signifying the developed nature of the subject.

pedológico
(adj.)=pedological.
Nota: Relativo al suelo de cultivo o al desarrollo infantil.
Ex: The author proposes a new relational structure for pedological or soil science information.

pedregal
(n.)=scree.
Ex: The summit was quiet and I had a peaceful 15 minutes before heading off down the scree on the west side of the peak.

pedregoso
(adj.)=rocky ; stony .
Ex: The article 'A fast track over rocky roads: continuing education for reference librarians' argues that for reference librarianship to be successful, it has to be seen as a valuable and convenient commodity to the user.
Ex: Nice hotel but no air con in restaurant and very stony beach.
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* terreno pedegroso=stony ground.
* terreno pedregoso=broken ground ; rough ground.

pedrisco
(n.)=hailstorm.
Ex: The best way to keep safe in hailstorms is to immediately seek shelter.

pedófilo
(n.)=paedophile [pedophile, -USA].
Ex: This article presents the views of some paedophile groups on the spread of child pornography on the Internet.

pedólogo
(n.)=pedologist.
Nota: Experto en suelos o experto en el desarrollo infantil.
Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.

pedúnculo
(n.)=stem ; stalk.
Ex: The disease symptoms observed were general plant and leaf stunting, leaf chlorosis, leaf and stem necrosis and plant death.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.

peek
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* ficha peek-a-boo=Peek-a-boo card.
* sistema de fichas peek-a-boo=peek-a-boo system.

peerse
(v.)=fart ; trump ; break + wind ; trumpet.
Ex: As a result of the strange meal we all had everybody farted profusely all night long.
Ex: It's kind of like trumping in public -- You simply do not do it!.
Ex: Why do men break wind when they pee?.
Ex: Breaking wind often is typically the result of your diet and lifestyle -- it won't kill you, though your other half might if you keep trumpeting in bed.

pega
(n.)=snag ; hitch ; catch ; hiccup [hiccough] ; cavil ; quibble ; rub ; kicker.
Ex: Another snag was the existence of entrenched divergent cataloguing habits among the multinational staff, not to mention their fear of the unknown = Otro problema era la existencia de hábitos de catalogación divergentes y ya arraigados entre el personal multinacional, por no mencionar su miedo hacia lo desconocido.
Ex: Keeping pace with these changes may well mean more work than the seven year hitch experienced by DC users.
Ex: Whilst these achievements are commendable, there is a catch in them -- there can be used to 'intensify' the economic exploitation of women.
Ex: The book 'The Last Hiccup of the Old Demographic Regime' examines the impact of epidemics and disease on population growth in the late seventeenth century.
Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: But as elegant and efficient as this seems, this strategy has a rub - you've got to have technology to track shipments, since you're ultimately responsible for purchases, warranties and returns.
Ex: The kicker is that this type of money transfer service is less convenient and no safer than many online money transfers.
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* la única pega=the fly in the ointment ; a fly in the soup.
* poner pegas=cavil (about/at) ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.

pegada
(n.)=punch.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
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* tener una gran pegada=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.

pegadizo
(adj.)=catchy .
Ex: SilverPlatter is about to bring to market a new product with a catchy acronym, 'AgRIC'.

pegado
(v.)=pasted-on ; attached.
Ex: Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.
Ex: I was wondering how it is possible that I ended up with one ear lobe clearly attached, and the other clearly unattached.
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* ir uno tras otro pegados=be nose to tail ; be bumper to bumper.
* pegado a=flush with ; riveted to ; glued to.
* pegado a la pantalla=riveted to the screen.
* pegado al asiento=rooted to + Posesivo + seat.
* pegado al cuerpo=slinky .
* pegado a + Posesivo + culo=right up + Posesivo + arse.

pegado a
=flush with ; riveted to ; glued to.
Ex: The text must be single-spaced and must be flush with the left margin. Ex: What keeps you riveted to the action of his plays or movies is the certain knowledge that sooner or later these characters will be at each other's throats. Ex: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples.
pegado a + Posesivo + culo
=right up + Posesivo + arse.
Ex: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights.
pegado a la pantalla
=riveted to the screen.
Ex: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!.
pegado al asiento
=rooted to + Posesivo + seat.
Ex: They were rooted to their seats and riveted to the screen from the word go!.
pegado al cuerpo
(adj.)=slinky .
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
pegajoso
(adj.)=sticky ; viscous ; viscid ; tacky ; claggy ; clammy ; icky ; clingy .
Ex: The book was is repulsively foul, greasy, sticky, black with use.
Ex: This book illustrates how potential flows enter into the general theory of motions of viscous and viscoelastic fluids.
Ex: They are actually very viscid liquids, but their flow is so slow at ordinary temperatures as to be scarcely discernible by the human eye.
Ex: The process encompasses exposing the surface of the sheet to a saturated solution of long-lasting surfactant while it is still tacky.
Ex: Return it to the pan, and add the bread crumbs and enough water to make the sauce thick but not 'claggy'.
Ex: People having clammy hands usually get embarrassed or feel awkward to shake hands with others.
Ex: Neck buffs and balaclava's get the most icky, because you're usually breathing against them, and they tend to get a bit moist.
Ex: Most parents know instinctively when their child is sickening for something: the child may not be as lively as usual; he may refuse his food; he may become clingy.
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* con dedos pegajosos=sticky-fingered.
* tener las manos pegajosas=have + sticky fingers.
* tener los dedos pegajosos=have + sticky fingers.

pegamento
(n.)=glue ; adhesive ; rubber cement adhesive.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast at first on to a cloth backing and later directly on to the roller stock.
Ex: A covering material of fast, even colour, was eventually produced that was impervious to the adhesive with which it was stuck to the boards.
Ex: All of the printed inserts were stained with a rubber cement adhesive and more than half were no longer attached to the pages of the book.
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* barra de pegamento=glue stick.
* bote de pegamento=glue pot.
* pegamento caliente=hot-melt glue.
* pegamento de contacto=contact glue ; contact adhesive.
* pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt glue.
* pistola de pegamento caliente=hot-melt gun.
* pistola de pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt gun.

pegamento caliente
(n.)=hot-melt glue.
Ex: Hot-melt glue is useful for binding a variety of craft materials including wood, metal, plastic.
pegamento de contacto
(n.)=contact glue ; contact adhesive.
Ex: Your forefinger is a good instrument for spreading contact glue. Ex: To use a contact adhesive you simply apply even coats of the adhesive to each material you wish to adhere, allow it to dry, and stick them together.
pegamento de fusión en caliente
(n.)=hot-melt glue.
Ex: Hot-melt glue is useful for binding a variety of craft materials including wood, metal, plastic.
pegar a Alguien
(v.)=look + good on + Nombre.
Ex: She did not expect to see me with a crewcut but then she said, 'I like it, it looks good on you'.
pegar chillidos
(v.)=shriek.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus.
pegar con cinta adhesiva
(v.)=tape.
Ex: In due course, the following 19 ideas were found scribbled on six sheets of paper which were taped to the walls of the room.
pegar duro
(v.)=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.
Ex: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks. Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking.
pegar en el larguero
(n.)=hit + the crossbar.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
pegar en el travesaño
(n.)=hit + the crossbar.
Ex: This football game consists in hitting the crossbar from the halfway line.
pegar fuerte
(v.)=hit + hard ; pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time. Ex: When you're crunched for time, take along snacks that pack a wallop, nutritionally speaking. Ex: Holidays in Tenerife certainly pack a punch when it comes to sun-drenched beach breaks.
pegar gritos
(v.)=shriek ; shout ; yell.
Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: 'Didn't Justine Asadorian in the order department used to work in serials?' she almost shouted, with a sudden access of excitement. Ex: 'I don't want your help, I tell you!' I yelled at him.
pegar sobre
(v.)=paste onto.
Ex: The guard (book) catalogue is a book form catalogue with several entries on each page, but each entry inserted by pasting slips on to the stout pages of the book.
pegar un estirón
(v.)=shoot up.
Ex: On both sides the crags shot up in fantastic forms towards the sky, and the rising wind roared among them like a spirit of anguish.
pegar un puñetazo
(v.)=sock ; thump.
Ex: I socked him hard in the mush and he didn't like it too much, but I wasn't trying to get on his Christmas card list. Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
pegar un repullo
(v.)=give + a start ; startle.
Ex: In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet. Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
pegar un respingo
(v.)=give + a start ; startle.
Ex: In the middle of the night, however, the man gave a start and turned around to find a woman lying at his feet. Ex: I was a little startled in some ways by a statement that other decisions have been directed towards achieving a consistent form of heading.
pegar un susto
(v.)=spook.
Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths.
pegar una nota en un sitio público
(v.)=post.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
pegar^1
(v.)=affix ; attach ; glue ; fasten together ; stick ; paste together ; cement ; plaster.
Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: In fixed location notation was physically attached to certain places on the shelves and books were always filed in the same place.
Ex: The binding type specifies the type of binding (glued, sewn).
Ex: A book is physically a collection of sheets usually paper ones fastened together and protected by a cover which do form a genuine unit.
Ex: Is it a matter of a library in one country sticking a pin in a map and requesting a document from the nearest library to where the pin is inserted?.
Ex: The boards were generally made of wood up to the later fifteenth century; then of sheets of paper pasted together ('pasteboard'); and then, from the early eighteenth century in good-quality binding but later in cheap work, of rope-fibre millboard.
Ex: An in-house bulletin may serve to cement firm relationships with the library's personnel.
Ex: Then it gets progressively worse as walls are washed away and vehicles plastered against houses and trees.
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* arrastrar y pegar=drag and drop.
* copiar y pegar=copy and paste.
* cortar y pegar=cut-and-paste.
* goma de pegar=rubber solution.
* ir pegado a=hug.
* no pegar ni con cola=stick out like + a sore thumb.
* no pegar (un) ojo (en toda la noche)=not sleep a wink (all night long).
* pegar a Alguien=look + good on + Nombre.
* pegar con cinta adhesiva=tape.
* pegarse=stick together ; bricking ; blocking ; rub off on.
* pegarse a=stick to ; have + a rub-off effect on.
* pegarse a Alguien=string along.
* pegarse como una lapa=cling like + a limpet ; stick like + a limpet.
* pegársele a Uno las sábanas=oversleep ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
* pegar sobre=paste onto.
* pegar una nota en un sitio público=post.
* volver a pegar=reattach.

pegar^2
(v.)=hit ; spank ; smack ; whip ; beat ; belt ; whack.
Ex: When I saw what he was up to, I drew back for a punch and hit him so hard on the nose that he fell on his back and lay there for some time, so that his wife stood over him and cried out 'Mercy! You've done my husband in!'.
Ex: In addition, both physical & verbal violence appear to be transgenerational: people who were spanked frequently as children are more prone to frequently spank their own children.
Ex: Parents who endorse the use of non-coercive management techniques smack their children as well.
Ex: He got whipped by policemen right here in Montgomery.
Ex: Flexible moulds made of laminated paper called 'flong' were first used in Lyons in 1829 and were blotting and tissue paper pasted together, and the mould was formed by beating damp flong on the face of the type.
Ex: They chased him and one belted him over the head with the bar, forcing him to the ground.
Ex: The assailants, he said, did not know 'if I was straight or gay, I just happened to pass by and got whacked on the head' .
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* pegar chillidos=shriek.
* pegar duro=pack + a punch ; pack + a wallop.
* pegar en el larguero=hit + the crossbar.
* pegar en el travesaño = hit + the crossbar.
* pegar fuerte=hit + hard ; pack + a wallop ; pack + a punch.
* pegar gritos=shriek ; shout ; yell.
* pegarse=brawl.
* pegarse la gran vida=live it up ; live + the high life.
* pegarse una hostia=come + a cropper.
* pegar un estirón=shoot up.
* pegar un puñetazo=sock ; thump.
* pegar un repullo=give + a start ; startle.
* pegar un respingo=give + a start ; startle.
* pegar un susto=spook.

pegarse
(v.)=stick together ; bricking ; blocking ; rub off on.
Ex: However, in practice the task of removing material proved more difficult than expected, since books stuck together and there was little room for staff to work. Ex: The article 'bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together. Ex: The article 'Bricking, blocking and Mr Van der Waals' explains some of the reasons for bricking (or blocking), one of the causes of fiche sticking together. Ex: If all that good stuff rubs off on her, she will eventually quit being such a gossip over time.
pegarse a
(v.)=stick to ; have + a rub-off effect on.
Ex: It might be striking to outline the instrumentalities of the future more spectacularly, rather than to stick closely to methods and elements now known. Ex: All this will definitely have a rub-off effect on the aluminium industry which will benefit because of the pick-up in the global economy.
pegarse a Alguien
(v.)=string along.
Ex: They left before me in the morning but I caught up and decided to string along for the rest of the day.
pegarse como una lapa
(v.)=cling like + a limpet ; stick like + a limpet.
Ex: She whines, clings like a limpet, is insecure, and worst of all for me, incessantly disobedient. Ex: In this, as in so many other areas, Britain is sticking like a limpet to a failing American policy.
pegarse la gran vida
(v.)=live it up ; live + the high life.
Ex: She's traveled the world, from helping orphans in Hawaii to living it up in Nepal. Ex: Now you'll have the perfect opportunity to live the high life, but on your terms and on your time.
pegarse una hostia
(v.)=come + a cropper.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
pegatina
(n.)=sticker ; bumper sticker ; decal ; stick-up.
Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, Badges, bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
Ex: The solution to this little problem lies in the use of decals.
Ex: These stick-ups are removable, reusable and will not harm walls.
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* pegatina antirrobo=anti-theft strip.
* pegatina magnética detectora=magnetic alarm sticker.

pegatina antirrobo
(n.)=anti-theft strip.
Ex: For libraries and information centres that have an electronic surveillance system anti-theft strips can be affixed to the journals = Aquellas bibliotecas y centros de documentación que dispongan de sistemas de vigilancia electrónica también pueden solicitar que se coloquen pegatinas antirrobo en sus revistas.
pegatina magnética detectora
(n.)=magnetic alarm sticker.
Ex: Other methods include closed-access storage of audio-visual materials, or the use of magnetic alarm strips or stickers.
pegote
(n.)=blob.
Ex: Reciprocal RT references work both ways and are marked with a kind of blob in the shape of a distorted inverted comma.
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* un pegote de=a blob of.

pegársele a Uno las sábanas
(v.)=oversleep ; sleep in ; sleep + late.
Ex: Other medical conditions, including depression, can cause people to oversleep. Ex: If you feel the need to sleep in at weekends try to make it not more than an hour later than usual. Ex: On the days I sleep late I feel lazy and lethargic the whole day.
peinado
(n.)=trawl ; hairdo.
Ex: 'Systematic review' is the process whereby similar studies, identified from a comprehensive trawl of numerous databases, are summarized in digestible form.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal.

peinar
(v.)=trawl ; comb ; do + Posesivo + hair.
Ex: The Internet search engines, such as AltaVista and Excite, send out robots or Web crawlers to trawl the Internet and automatically index the files that they find.
Ex: All barnacles are filter feeders -- extending feathery legs into the water at high tide to comb plankton from the water.
Ex: Cecily had a number of servants to do her hair and put on her shoes after she dressed.
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* peinar en busca de=scour + Nombre + for.

peinar en busca de
(v.)=scour + Nombre + for.
Ex: It employs a 'dynamic Web database' using agent technology or 'newsbots' to scour any Web-based source for content.
peinazo
(n.)=muntin ; muntin grid.
Ex: I really like the beading around the doors and drawers, and that the glass door muntins align with the shelves inside.
Ex: Muntin grids are commonly made of profiles that intersect at right angles, creating rectangular openings.

peine
(n.)=comb.
Ex: A series of magnetic reading heads which is usually movable and arranged like a comb is used to read and write data.
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* enterarse (de) lo que vale un peine=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.

pela
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* estar sin una pela=not have a bean.
* sin una pela=broke ; skint ; penniless.

pelacables
(n.)=wire strippers.
Ex: These new wire strippers and cutters cut both solid and stranded wires.
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* alicates pelacables=wire strippers.

pelado
(adj.)=hairless ; skint ; broke ; shelled ; treeless ; peeled.
Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.
Ex: How does it feel to be skint in a world that seems to be obsessed with money and riches?.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tough luck: To be a professional sport climber in America probably means you're broke, fed up and still no match for the foreign competition'.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
Ex: Like potatoes, peeled parsnips will turn dark when exposed to air.
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* a grito pelado=at the top of + Posesivo + voice.
* cantar a grito pelado=belt out.
* chillar a grito pelado=scream at + the top of + Posesivo + head ; shout + Posesivo + head off ; scream + Posesivo + head off ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; shout at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + voice ; scream at + the top of + Posesivo + lungs ; scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* cigüeña de cabeza pelada=wood stork.
* dejar pelado a Alguien=take + Nombre + to the cleaners.
* pelado al cepillo=crewcut [crew-cut].
* pelado a lo militar=crewcut [crew-cut].
* pelado al rape=crewcut [crew-cut].

pelado a lo militar
(n.)=crewcut [crew-cut].
Ex: She did not expect to see me with a crewcut but then she said, 'I like it, it looks good on you'.
pelado al cepillo
(n.)=crewcut [crew-cut].
Ex: She did not expect to see me with a crewcut but then she said, 'I like it, it looks good on you'.
pelado al rape
(n.)=crewcut [crew-cut].
Ex: She did not expect to see me with a crewcut but then she said, 'I like it, it looks good on you'.
pelagatos
(n.)=ragamuffin.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
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* apenas cuatro pelagatos=hardly anybody ; scarcely anybody ; hardly anyone ; scarcely anyone ; hardly a soul ; only a handful of people.
* cuatro pelagatos=four men and a dog ; four nobodies.
* un pelagatos=a nobody.

pelaje
(n.)=coat.
Ex: Spaniels are a type of gun dog, generaly small and having long coats and drop ears.

pelar
(v.)=peel apart ; peel off ; peel ; shell ; shuck ; peeling ; husk ; pare.
Ex: The databases allows the user to peel apart a digital human body like the layers of an onion to reveal the organs within.
Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.
Ex: In seeking an answer the data were approached, after the manner of peeling an onion, from a number of perspectives: the sociological, the cultural, and the psychological.
Ex: At harvest, plants were separated into three sections and all pods were removed by hand from each of the three sections and then hand shelled.
Ex: All ears were harvested, shucked and dried on 24 October.
Ex: The installation of a peel remover for the peeling of tomatoes is described.
Ex: For this reason screening is necessary before husking the seed.
Ex: Cut the pineapple, after paring it, into small squares; make a syrup of the sugar, vinegar, and spices, and pour it over the pineaple while boiling hot.
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* correr que se las pela=run for + Posesivo + life.
* cuchillo de pelar=paring knife.
* duro de pelar=tough nut to crack ; tough nut ; hard nut to crack ; tough cookie.
* frío que pela=be bitterly cold.
* hacer un frío que pela=be brass monkey weather ; be (so) cold (enough) to freeze the balls off/of a brass monkey ; be freezing.
* pelarse=flake off ; flake.
* posibilidad de pelarse=flakiness.
* que pela=piping hot ; baking hot.
* que se está pelando=flaking.

pelarse
(v.)=flake off ; flake.
Ex: Reader use, exhibitions and reproductions, age, pigment damages, and the dry air caused by the radiators, often cause the layer of pigment in the miniatures of old manuscripts to loosen or flake off. Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.
peldaño
(n.)=footstep ; kik-step ; rung ; stepping stone.
Ex: The stays for tympan and frisket, the bar-catch, footstep, etc., were adjusted to the pressman's liking; the heap was positioned on the horse; and everything was ready to begin printing.
Ex: We have now introduced 'kik-steps' and similar aids and raised the height of shelving somewhat - bottom shelves are now often at ground level.
Ex: The author provides a framework for classifying applications in the form of an 8 rung ladder.
Ex: The workforce is youthful, itinerant and frequently hopeful of using the libary as a stepping stone to jobs in marketing or publishing.
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* peldaño de biblioteca=roll stool.
* peldaños para saltar una cerca=stile.

peldaño de biblioteca
(n.)=roll stool.
Ex: This article describes the advantages for these users of bookrests, mobile height-adjustable tables, sloped writing surfaces, roll stools, long-handled reachers, adjustable chairs with armrests, and D-shaped handles on card catalogue drawers.
peldaños para saltar una cerca
(n.)=stile.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
pelea
(n.)=scramble ; fight ; quarrel ; fray ; donnybrook ; run-in ; altercation ; fighting ; bickering ; squabble ; squabbling ; brawl ; rumble ; fistfight ; dust-up ; scrabble ; combat ; tiff ; fisticuffs ; fallout.
Ex: Mergers and acquisitions are playing an increasing important part in corporate strategies, stimulated by the scramble for market position in the new Europe.
Ex: The proud mother, as a result, had been a leader in the fight to establish a program for the 'gifted and talented' in the public school system.
Ex: The following account of a quarrel which took place in about 1540 between Thomas Platter and Balthasar Ruch comes from Platter's autobiography = El siguiente relato de la pelea que tuvo lugar alreadedor de 1540 entre Thomas Platter y Balthasar Ruch procede de la autobiografía del mismo Platter.
Ex: The academic librarian, by remaining neutral, can stay above the fray and does not need to take sides in order to provide scholars with access to the truth.
Ex: Feaver mentioned that she and Claverhouse frequently engage in some real 'donnybrooks,' as she put it, which invariably include a lot of amicable bantering, whenever they discuss anything.
Ex: 'When you've been here a while, you'll see that it's hard to avoid run-ins with her,' Lehmann spoke up.
Ex: Then I came within this disagreeable person's atmosphere, and lo! before I know what's happened I'm involved in an unpleasant altercation.
Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication.
Ex: Even if the management decided to make an arbitrary decision, it would be better than the endless bickering and ad-hoc measures we are having to put up with.
Ex: One might mistakenly be left with the impression that the crisis is a mere 'banana republic' squabble over power.
Ex: The DVD-RW drive has arrived but not without lots of squabbling among industry competitors.
Ex: About 75% of all personal acts of violence (murder, assault and battery), 90% of vandalism, 75% of public brawls, & more than 50% of burglaries & thefts are alcohol-related.
Ex: It is common practice for gang members to make sure that the police are informed of an impending rumble.
Ex: Gone are the days of the good old fistfight, where instead of grabbing a gun, a knife or a bat to end an argument, you actually used your fist to make your point.
Ex: The annual global dust-up over whale hunting is about to kick off again.
Ex: They got into a scrabble with him after he'd made a racial slur towards blacks in a hotel bar once.
Ex: It is not without significance perhaps that some writers on the reference interview use the term 'encounter', which the Concise Oxford Dictionary defines as 'meet as adversary', 'meeting in combat'.
Ex: She found himself in trouble after a tiff with photo journalists during the shoot of a film.
Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
Ex: Two men who beat another to death in a fallout over a cannabis crop have been gaoled for life.
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* buscar pelea=pick + a fight ; go looking for + trouble.
* pelea a bofetadas=face-slapping.
* pelea a brazo partido=hand-to-hand fight.
* pelea a muerte=fight to death.
* pelea a puñetazos=fistfight ; fisticuffs.
* pelea callejera=street fight.
* pelea cuerpo a cuerpo=hand-to-hand fight.
* pelea de almohadas=pillow fight.
* pelea de boxeo=prize fight ; boxing match.
* pelea de gallos=cock-fighting.
* pelea de perros=dogfight [dog fight].
* pelea hasta la muerte=fight to death.
* pelea infantil=petty bickering ; petty fighting ; petty fight.
* pelea mano a mano=hand-to-hand fight.
* provocar una pelea=pick + a fight.
* separar una pelea=break up + fight.

pelea a bofetadas
(n.)=face-slapping.
Ex: His selection of films suggests a temperamental bias toward strong, violent, edgy scenes with killings, face-slappings, and confrontations.
pelea a brazo partido
(n.)=hand-to-hand fight.
Ex: They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
pelea a muerte
(n.)=fight to death.
Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
pelea a puñetazos
(n.)=fistfight ; fisticuffs.
Ex: Gone are the days of the good old fistfight, where instead of grabbing a gun, a knife or a bat to end an argument, you actually used your fist to make your point. Ex: He became known as a tough guy who wouldn't back down from any fisticuffs.
pelea callejera
(n.)=street fight.
Ex: The number of people so seriously injured in street fights that they need hospital treatment has increased by almost half.
pelea cuerpo a cuerpo
(n.)=hand-to-hand fight.
Ex: They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
pelea de almohadas
(n.)=pillow fight.
Ex: In this room we've had so many pillow fights and pyjamas parties, so many good times.
pelea de boxeo
(n.)=prize fight ; boxing match.
Ex: Coverage of the Jack Dempsey-Gene Tunney prize fight appealed to publishers of all stripe. Ex: He was a medical doctor working ringside at boxing matches.
pelea de gallos
(n.)=cock-fighting.
Ex: Animal activists believe that banning cock-fighting will do little to control it
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pelea de perros
(n.)=dogfight [dog fight].
Ex: The author examines dogfights where the act of each dog provokes a response from the other dog in what is viewed as a 'conversation of gestures' similar to that found in boxing & fencing.
pelea hasta la muerte
(n.)=fight to death.
Ex: If they come face to face in a fight to death, is it really that hard to imagine who would win?.
pelea infantil
(n.)=petty bickering ; petty fighting ; petty fight.
Ex: And the Democratic Party is a never-ending story of corruption, greed, petty bickering, and blithe disregard of the voters' interests. Ex: Life's too short to worry over little things like petty fighting in a friendship. Ex: Because of this, it is very important that couples learn how to handle petty fights in their relationship.
pelea mano a mano
(n.)=hand-to-hand fight.
Ex: They are obviously in love with the same man, and the hand-to-hand fight is the traditional gypsy way to solve the dispute.
pelear
(v.)=struggle ; bicker ; squabble.
Ex: Despite the ferment that was going on in the scientific information field during the middle years of the decade of the '50's, the ADI was struggling to survive; membership had shrunk to only 200.
Ex: Chapter 4 presents solutions for when children fight, bicker, compete, namecall, and hit.
Ex: Let's not squabble about the fact that Bush actually eked out a razor-thin victory in the popular vote.
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* con ganas de pelear=on the warpath.
* dos no se pelean si uno no quiere=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
* estar peleados=be on bad terms.
* para pelearse hacen falta dos=it takes two to tangle ; it takes two to tango ; it takes two to make a quarrel.
* pelear a brazo partido=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
* pelear a muerte=fight to + death.
* pelear hasta la muerte=fight to + death.
* pelearse=feud ; scuffle ; fall out ; quarrel ; brawl.
* pelearse con=fall out with.
* pelearse (por)=war (over).
* pelearse por Hacer Algo=scramble.

pelear a brazo partido
(v.)=fight + tooth and nail ; fight + hand to hand.
Ex: In fact, it was the right-wing that fought tooth and nail against those who sought to outlaw child labor in this country. Ex: Sgt. Joe Harris and a cornered burglar fought hand-to-hand in the struggle leading to their deaths from gunshot wounds.
pelear a muerte
(v.)=fight to + death.
Ex: Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
pelear hasta la muerte
(v.)=fight to + death.
Ex: Hitler ordered his Nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death.
pelearse
(v.)=feud ; scuffle ; fall out ; quarrel ; brawl.
Ex: They used these relics to compel Flemish knights to cease feuding & make peace with their enemies, exploiting the fear of the miraculous powers of saints. Ex: A fight had broken out and the boys were scuffling like alley cats in the parking lot. Ex: The two men fell out shortly after the project started -- with the tragic result that Seymour shot himself. Ex: But, firstly, the big German banks quarrelled among themselves over the division of the spoils. Ex: Once the party was over, some 20000 people carried on celebrating the victory, some of whom began to brawl and hurl objects onto roads.
pelearse (por)
(v.)=war (over).
Ex: This paper chronicles the growing frequency of child abduction by divorced parents who are warring over child custody.
pelearse con
(v.)=fall out with.
Ex: From shooting stars to fallen stars, we look at the top 5 celebrites who've fallen out with fame.
pelearse por Hacer Algo
(v.)=scramble.
Ex: Every Olympic sponsor, media organizer and dedicated fan are scrambling to put up the web site that carries the most and best information in what will be the first Olympic Games to be followed in cyberspace.
pelechar
(v.)=moult [molt, -USA].
Ex: It is late winter and bitterly cold outside, so why have some of my hens have just now started molting?.

pelele
(n.)=stooge ; wimp.
Ex: Iraqis recognize a hand-picked council of stooges when they see it.
Ex: I am the wimpiest wimp who ever wimped when it comes to surgery.

peleón
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* vino peleón=plonk.

peliagudo
(adj.)=sticky ; thorny ; nettlesome ; prickly .
Ex: The inclusion of vendors and publishers allows everyone to address sticky business relationships head-on.
Ex: The article 'The comfortable pew is a thorny throne' reviews the technological, political, philosophical, professional and educational issues associated with filtering access to information.
Ex: Meanwhile, there are two nettlesome problems that continue to demand his attention.
Ex: The reunion between siblings was prickly and the tension grew with every passing moment.
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* cuestión peliaguda=sticky issue.
* problema peliagudo=prickly issue ; prickly problem ; prickly question.

peligrar
(v.)=be in jeopardy ; jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA] ; be endangered ; be at risk ; be at stake.
Ex: I get the feeling from both of them that my job may be in jeopardy if I'm not a better sport.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
Ex: This article discusses whether national security would actually be endangered by a lack of exchange and communication of scientific ideas, and how extensive is the leakage of national security information in academia.
Ex: The on-line information industry may be at risk from such moves.
Ex: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk.
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* hacer peligrar=place + in jeopardy ; imperil ; endanger ; pose + risk.

peligro
(n.)=danger ; hazard ; risk ; peril ; riskiness.
Ex: Librarians have always been afraid of the danger of failing to collect important material or of disposing of it simply through ignorance of its value.
Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
Ex: This is viewed as a mechanism for data base producers to become hosts, and to share the cost and risk participating in an international host service.
Ex: The article 'Librarian as author: the perils of publishing' reports on the issue that most academic librarians are now compelled by their terms of employment to engage in some form of scholarly activity and increasingly are writing for publication.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.
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* animal en peligro=endangered animal.
* buscar el peligro=court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
* con peligro de muerte=life threatening.
* correr el peligro de=be in danger (of) ; run + the danger of.
* correr peligro=be at risk.
* darse cuenta del peligro que=see + the danger that.
* en peligro=endangered ; jeopardised [jeopardized, -USA] ; at stake ; at risk ; under threat ; under challenge ; on the line ; on thin ice ; on dangerous ground ; threatened ; in harm's way ; in distress.
* esconder peligros para=hold + pitfalls for.
* especie en peligro=endangered species.
* estar en peligro=be in jeopardy ; be in question ; be endangered ; be at risk ; be at stake.
* estar en peligro (de)=be in danger (of).
* franquear un peligro=negotiate + hazard.
* fuera de peligro=out of the woods ; out of harm's way.
* invitar al peligro=court + danger ; flirt with + danger.
* libre de peligro=free of danger.
* mantener Algo fuera de peligro=keep + Nombre + out of harm's way.
* no verse en peligro=be uncompromised by.
* parecer en peligro=appear + in jeopardy.
* peligro biológico=biological risk.
* peligro de incendio=fire risk ; fire hazard.
* peligro de muerte=mortal danger.
* peligro mortal=mortal danger.
* peligro oculto=hidden danger.
* peligro para el medio ambiente=environmental hazard.
* peligro para la salud=health hazard.
* peligro para la seguridad=safety hazard ; security risk.
* peligro público=public danger.
* peligro + surgir=danger + arise.
* poner en peligro=jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA] ; put into + jeopardy ; imperil ; put at + risk ; compromise ; endanger ; pose + risk.
* poner en peligro la seguridad=breach + security.
* poner en peligro la vida=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* poner la vida en peligro=put + Posesivo + life at risk.
* presentar peligro=present + danger.
* presentar un peligro=pose + danger.
* proteger de un peligro=protect from + hazard.
* puesta en peligro=endangerment.
* que pone la vida en peligro=life threatening.
* representar un peligro=pose + danger.
* señal de peligro=danger signal.
* sin peligro alguno=safely.
* solo ante el peligro=out on a limb.
* superar un peligro=overcome + danger.
* suponer peligro=hold + danger.

peligro + surgir
(n.)=danger + arise.
Ex: This danger arises particularly in non-expressive notations where the steps of division are not represented in the class number.
peligro biológico
(n.)=biological risk.
Ex: The results strengthen the view that suffering from recurrent major depression confers per se an important biological risk for suicide.
peligro de incendio
(n.)=fire risk ; fire hazard.
Ex: Consumers still need to keep in mind that increased fire resistance does not mean there is no fire risk. Ex: Cigarette smoking inside your home is not only a health hazard but a fire hazard too.
peligro de muerte
(n.)=mortal danger.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
peligro mortal
(n.)=mortal danger.
Ex: In the face of resistance, public ridicule, or even mortal danger, these women listened to their hearts and their unshakeable faith.
peligro oculto
(n.)=hidden danger.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The hidden dangers of electronic publishing'.
peligro para el medio ambiente
(n.)=environmental hazard.
Ex: Meanwhile, the government imposed a ban on the use of polybags in the capital on account of being an environmental hazard.
peligro para la salud
(n.)=health hazard.
Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on.
peligro para la seguridad
(n.)=safety hazard ; security risk.
Ex: Under WOMEN -- EMPLOYMENT, for instance, are listed works on the health and safety hazards of employment, the wages of employment, the problems of mothers, married and/or single women and employment, and so on. Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program.
peligro público
(n.)=public danger.
Ex: Increasingly, however, problems with sleep are being framed as public dangers, risks generated by drowsy people during the times they are expected to be awake.
peligrosamente
=dangerously ; precariously.
Ex: Now, many of these libraries find that their systems are dangerously dated.
Ex: A pegboard with a few books hung precariously from wire hangers and the whole thing stuck on a wall is not good enough for a permanent library exhibit.
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* jugar peligrosamente=flirt with + danger ; court + danger.
* peligrosamente cerca=too close for comfort.
* vivir peligrosamente=live + dangerously ; live + dangerously close to the edge.

peligrosamente cerca
=too close for comfort.
Ex: Scientists say an asteroid came a little too close for comfort to Earth this week.
peligrosidad
(n.)=riskiness.
Ex: The first implication I would draw is that the achievement of scale in a way that substantially increases the riskiness of the asset base may prove to be counter-productive.

peligroso
(adj.)=dangerous ; risky ; hazardous ; treacherous ; perilous ; unsafe.
Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
Ex: Then the conscientious manager can help solve his problems without engaging in original laborious research or the risky practice of trial and error.
Ex: This may seem a hazardous assumption, but the results are worth considering.
Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
Ex: The financial situation of cultural institutions is becoming increasingly perilous = La situación económica de las instituciones culturales se hace cada vez más peligrosa.
Ex: However, the Internet is perceived as an unsafe medium for the valuable and sensitive information in business transactions.
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* andar por terreno peligroso=skate + on thin ice ; tread on + dangerous ground.
* atracción peligrosa=siren song ; dangerous attraction.
* en situaciones peligrosas=in harm's way.
* en terreno peligroso=on shaky grounds.
* lugar peligroso=death trap.
* perro peligroso=vicious dog.
* resultar peligroso=pose + danger.
* situación peligrosa=dangerous situation ; death trap.
* terreno peligroso=on thin ice ; slippery ground ; on dangerous ground.
* zona peligrosa=no-go area.

pelirrojo^1
(n.)=redhead.
Ex: Throughout history, redheads have been feared and revered, loathed and adored, degraded and exalted.

pelirrojo^2
(adj.)=red-headed ; red-haired.
Ex: I found myself next to a red-headed gal who, it turned out, wanted nothing to do with me but make eyes at my pal.
Ex: Nowadays, red-haired people make only two percent of the entire population in the world.

pella
(n.)=drag.
Ex: Some of the obstacles are unrealistic, unrealizable local ambitions, organizational drag, competition among libraries, and lack of innovation space = Algunos de los obstáculos son las ambiciones locales poco realistas e irrealizables, el lastre institucional, la competencia entre las bibliotecas y la falta de espacio para la innovación.

pellejo
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* dejarse el pellejo=play out + Posesivo + skin ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; sweat + blood ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; give + Posesivo + all.
* dejarse el pellejo trabajando=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
* jugarse el pellejo=risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* jugarse la piel=risk + Posesivo + life.
* vino nuevo en pellejos viejos=new wine in old wineskins ; new wine in old bottles.
* vino viejo en pellejos nuevos=old wine in new bottles.

pelliza
(n.)=overcoat.
Ex: Sometimes I wonder if someday I will meet someone whose presence won't feel like an ill-fitting overcoat, like something heavy in my pocket that I should've left at home.

pellizcar
(v.)=pinch ; nip.
Ex: The majority of participants reported regularly pinching areas of their body to check for fatness and avoided wearing clothing that made them particularly aware of their body.
Ex: Rotary presses are like wringers the printing paper being nipped between two cylinders.
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* pellizcar el culo=bottom pinching.
* pellizcar el trasero=bottom pinching.

pellizcar el culo
(n.)=bottom pinching.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
pellizcar el trasero
(n.)=bottom pinching.
Ex: Physical harassment may occur as bottom pinching, breast grabbing, 'accidental' brushing past or invasion of a woman's space.
pellizco
(n.)=pinch.
Ex: Toe and ear pinch reflexes were judged to determine the duration of surgical anaesthesia.
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* dar un pellizco en el culo=bottom pinching.
* dar un pellizco en el trasero=bottom pinching.

pelma
(n./adj.)=bore.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

pelmazo
(adj.)=bore.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.

pelo
(n.)=hair ; bristle.
Ex: They are followed in turn by the see and see also references to the heading: HEAD see also BRAIN; EAR; EYE; FACE; hair; NOSE.
Ex: A linear equation system is derived to calculate the physical deflection of bristles according to the force exerted on them from the surface of the paper.
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* abundancia de pelo=hair coat.
* aclarar el pelo=lighten + Posesivo + hair.
* alisador del pelo=straightener ; hair straightener.
* apartarse el pelo de los ojos=flick + Posesivo + hair out of + Posesivo + eyes.
* a pelo=bareback.
* arrancar el pelo=tear out + Posesivo + hair ; pluck + Posesivo + hair.
* arrancarse el pelo=tear out + Posesivo + hair.
* arrancarse el pelo a manojos=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
* arreglar el pelo=do + Posesivo + hair.
* arreglarse el pelo=primp ; primp + Posesivo + hair.
* asomar el pelo=show + Posesivo + face.
* bola de pelo=furball ; hairball.
* cable de pelos=stranded wire.
* caída de pelo=hair loss.
* cambiar el pelo=moult [molt, -USA].
* champú para el pelo=hair shampoo.
* coger la ocasión por los pelos=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.
* con forma de pelo=hair-like.
* con pelo cano=gray-haired ; grey-haired.
* con pelos y señales=blow-by-blow.
* cortarse el pelo=have + Posesivo + hair cut.
* corte de pelo=hair cut.
* cuando las ranas críen pelos=when hell freezes over ; when pigs fly.
* del grosor de un pelo=hairline.
* de medio pelo=small-time.
* de pelo blanco=white-haired.
* de pelo cano=gray-haired ; grey-haired ; white-haired.
* de pelo espeso y tieso=bushy-haired.
* de pelo negro=dark-haired.
* de pelo oscuro=dark-haired.
* erizar los pelos=bristle.
* escapar por los pelos=have + a close call ; have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close shave ; have + a narrow shave.
* escaparse por los pelos=escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth.
* escape por los pelos=close call ; close shave.
* estilo de pelo=hairstyle.
* fisura del grosor de un pelo=hairline fracture.
* ganar por los pelos=pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post.
* goma del pelo=hair bobble.
* grieta del grosor de un pelo=hairline crack.
* horquilla del pelo=hair grip.
* horquilla para el pelo=bobby pin.
* implante de pelo=hair implant.
* lavado de pelo=shampooing.
* lavarse el pelo=shampoo + Posesivo + hair ; wash + Posesive + hair.
* lavarse el pelo con champú=shampoo + Posesivo + hair.
* librarse por los pelos=escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close call ; have + a close shave ; have + a narrow shave.
* manta de pelo=hair coat.
* mechón de pelo=tuft of hair.
* montar a pelo=ride + bareback.
* mudar el pelo=moult [molt, -USA].
* nacimiento del pelo=hairline.
* no tener ni un pelo de tonto=there are no flies (on/about) + Pronombre.
* no tener pelos en la lengua=call + a spade a spade ; not to hold any punches.
* no vérsele el pelo a Alguien=not see hide nor hair of.
* parecido a los pelos=hair-like.
* pelo corto=crop hairstyle.
* pelo de caballo=horsehair.
* pelo gris=grey hair [gray hair].
* pelo lacio=straight hair ; limp hair.
* pelo liso=straight hair ; limp hair.
* pelo rubio=fair hair.
* pelos y señales=chapter and verse.
* perder por los pelos=pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post.
* pérdida de pelo=hair loss.
* pinza del pelo=hair claw.
* pinzas del pelo=hair clip.
* poner los pelos de punta=bristle ; scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; make + Posesivo + hair stand on end ; scare + the hell out of ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies.
* por los pelos=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; close call ; close shave.
* redecilla para el pelo=hairnet.
* rizador del pelo=curler.
* salvado por los pelos=saved by the bell.
* salvarse por los pelos=have + a narrow escape ; have + a lucky escape ; have + a close call ; have + a close shave ; escape by + the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; have + a narrow shave.
* secador de pelo=hairdryer ; blow-dryer.
* secar el pelo con secador=blow-dry.
* sexo a pelo=unprotected sex ; bareback sex.
* sin pelo=hairless.
* sin pelos en la lengua=outspokenly.
* sin venir a pelo=out of the blue ; like a bolt out of the blue ; for no reason ; for no specific reason ; for no particular reason ; for no good reason.
* suavizante del pelo=hair conditioner.
* tener pelos en la lengua=mince + words.
* tirarse de los pelos=tear + Posesivo + hair out.
* tocarle un pelo a=lay + a finger on.
* tomadura de pelo=ribbing.
* tomar el pelo=rag.
* tomarle el pelo a=tease ; twit ; taunt ; make + fun of ; rib.
* venir al pelo=be just the job ; be just the thing ; suit + Nombre + to a T ; be just the ticket ; be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; be just perfect.
* vérsele a Alguien el pelo=show + Posesivo + (true) colours.

pelo corto
(n.)=crop hairstyle.
Ex: A sexy short crop hairstyle with spiky messy wisps gives this style boyish appeal.
pelo de caballo
(n.)=horsehair.
Ex: Ink balls consisted of leather pads 15 cm. in diameter, mounted in wooden cups and handles and stuffed with wool or horsehair = Los tampones constaban de almohadillas de cuero de 15 cm de diámetro, montados en cuencos de madera y mangos y rellenas de lana o pelo de caballo.
pelo gris
(n.)=grey hair [gray hair].
Ex: The typical librarian was described as a female with grey hair in a bun constantly silence with a grim and unhappy face.
pelo lacio
(n.)=straight hair ; limp hair.
Ex: Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants. Ex: It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.
pelo liso
(n.)=straight hair ; limp hair.
Ex: Curls are something every girl with straight hair wants. Ex: It's so cool to find that there are other girls out there who have fine limp hair and a cowlick.
pelo rubio
(n.)=fair hair.
Ex: I have very fair hair on my upper lip and it has never bothered me much, but the other day i decided to pluck it.
pelos y señales
=chapter and verse.
Ex: To back up his story in such cases he must have chapter and verse to show to the reader on the real facts of the matter.
pelota de cricket
(n.)=cricket ball.
Ex: He got hit with a cricket ball, smack right on top of his knocker.
pelota de fútbol
(n.)=football ; soccer ball.
Ex: A total of 32 infants were habituated to six stimuli in which a picture of a male or female face was paired with one of six objects such as a football or frying pan. Ex: If you can't find a soccer ball for you online, you're simply too fussy.
pelota de squash
(n.)=squash ball.
Ex: As you probably have noticed, squash balls aren't very bouncy at all, they deform when they hit a wall or the floor.
pelota medicinal
(n.)=medicinal ball ; Swiss ball.
Ex: Medicinal balls, which are also known as Swiss balls, are an excellent means of improving fitness. Ex: Medicinal balls, which are also known as Swiss balls, are an excellent means of improving fitness.
pelota^1
(n.)=ball.
Ex: People are positively delighted to find that there are motion picture loops on how to throw a ball properly, art slides, and all this sort of thing.
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* bañarse en pelota(s)=skinny dip.
* en pelota(s)=in the buff ; in the nod ; stark naked ; in the buff ; in + Posesivo + birthday suit.
* juego de pelota=ball game.
* máquina de escribir de pelota de golf=golf-ball typewriter.
* pasar la pelota=pass + the buck.
* pelota de cricket=cricket ball.
* pelota de fútbol=football ; soccer ball.
* pelota de squash=squash ball.
* pelota medicinal=medicinal ball ; Swiss ball.
* tocar las pelotas=piss + Nombre + off.

pelota^2
(n.)=toady ; creep.
Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.
Ex: Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.
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* hacer la pelota=butter + Nombre + up ; toady ; fawn (on/upon/over) ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.
* hacer la pelota a + Alguien=curry + favour with + Alguien.
* hinchar las pelotas=piss + Nombre + off.

pelotas
(n.)=bollocks.
Nota: Usado en plural.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Celebration, caring or bollocks: some thoughts on the Branch and Mobile Libraries Group Weekend Summer School'.

pelotera
(n.)=bunfight [bun fight].
Ex: The man in the middle of the current bunfight over racing sports rights is Ian Frykberg.

pelotilla^1
(n.)=pellet.
Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem.
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* hacerse pelotillas con los mocos=pick + Posesivo + nose.

pelotilla^2
(n.)=creep.
Ex: Remember before you give your heart away to figure out if he's a creep or not because creeps are just there to use you for whatever needs they have.
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* hacer la pelotilla=toady ; butter + Nombre + up ; bow and scrape ; suck up to.

pelotillero
(n.)=pandering ; toady ; fawning ; sycophant.
Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.
Ex: He campaigned under the guise of a moderate 'new Democrat' but now we know he's simply a toady to labor bosses and the old vestiges of his party.
Ex: Over the past two days, the fawning American media has provided rave reviews of John McCain's visit to France.
Ex: He's too lazy and incompetent, a sycophant who would rather lick his boss' ass than earn his promotion the honest and hard way.

pelotón
(n.)=platoon ; ruck.
Ex: This concept comes mainly from the military, where a designated number of troops make a squad, a platoon, a regiment, etc..
Ex: The book stands out among the ruck of contemporary fiction unmistakably as a work of artistic and literary excellence.
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* con ventaja sobre el pelotón=ahead of the pack.
* delante del pelotón=ahead of the pack.
* grueso del pelotón=ruck.
* pelotón de fusilamiento=firing squad ; shooting squad.

pelotón de fusilamiento
(n.)=firing squad ; shooting squad.
Ex: The book has a blue mottled sheepskin binding signed by Antoine Menard, a famous bookbinder who was shot in Paris by a firing squad in 1871 but feigned death and escaped to Spain. Ex: He left the shooting squad and joined the squad that brought the Jews from the granaries to the pits.
peltre
=pewter.
Nota: Metal gris obtenido de la mezcla de plomo y latón.
Ex: The cataloguing of Napoleonic miniatures (model soldiers made of tin or pewter) is used to demonstrate the feasibility of extending AACR2 to the realm of museums.

peluca
(n.)=wig.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.

peluche
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* juguete de peluche=cuddly toy.
* muñeco de peluche=cuddly toy.
* osito de peluche=teddy bear.

peludo
(adj.)=furry ; shaggy ; hairy ; bushy ; fuzzy .
Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.
Ex: Then, she noticed the split ends on his shaggy hair.
Ex: Do men find hairy legs more unattractive or stubbly legs more annoying on a woman?.
Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.
Ex: He never wanted much in life, other than to receive a few strokes along his fuzzy back, or a seat in someone's warm lap, or a drink out of the bathroom.
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* lengua peluda=hairy tongue.

peluquero
(n.)=hairdresser ; hairstylist ; hair stylist.
Ex: A good reference librarian should be able to answer questions such as 'How can my daughter train to be a hairdresser?', 'Do cars or pedestrians have the right of way at a filling-station entrance?', 'Where can I find out just how to make a potpourri?'.
Ex: Flat irons are used generally by hairstylists at salons to straighten your hair but are also sold at electrical stores for home use.
Ex: Find out the tips that hair stylists use to get great results from blow-drying.
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* título de peluquero=hairdressing certificate.

peluquería
(n.)=hair salon ; hairdressing salon ; hairdressing.
Ex: No matter what kind of hair salon you end up going to, make sure the people that work there are certified to cut hair.
Ex: According to the law, all barber shops, hairdressing salons, lodging houses and eating houses are required to register with the City Council.
Ex: Hairdressing and cosmetology have become some of the most reliable, enjoyable and advantageous careers over the past decades.
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* academia de peluquería=hairdressing school ; hairdressing academy.
* peluquería de caballeros=barber's shop ; barbershop.
* peluquería de hombres=barber's shop ; barbershop.
* peluquería unisex=unisex salon.
* salón de peluquería=hairdressing salon ; hair salon.

peluquería de caballeros
(n.)=barber's shop ; barbershop.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction. Ex: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.
peluquería de hombres
(n.)=barber's shop ; barbershop.
Ex: Sometimes librarians have to explain to enquirers who will almost certainly not believe them that ostriches do not put their heads in the sand, that in Britain at least, doctors do not take the Hippocratic oath, and that both the yeti and Sweeney Todd's baber's shop are fiction. Ex: Lindy had a number of businesses, including a hardware shop, a barbershop, an ice-cream parlor, a blacksmith shop, and an electrical appliances store.
peluquería unisex
(n.)=unisex salon.
Ex: In order to determine job demand in the cosmetology industry, a survey was made beauty salons, barber shops, and unisex salons.
pelusa
(n.)=fluff.
Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
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* cubierto de pelusa=fuzzy .
* pelusa del ombligo=navel fluff.

pelusa del ombligo
(n.)=navel fluff.
Ex: This is a selection of US museums dedicated to some rather unusual and extraordinary subjects and exhibits, including beverage cans, sugar packets, band aids, hygiene products, road asphalt and navel fluff.
pelviano
(adj.)=pelvic.
Ex: Many women's pelvic organs change as they age.

pelvis
(n.)=pelvis [pelvises/pelves, -pl.].
Ex: Your legs are connected to your pelvis by your hip joint.
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* de la pelvis=pelvic.

pelícano
(n.)=pelican.
Ex: The dark blue blob is a moving shoal of fish fry pursued by a flock of pelicans above and a school of tarpon below.
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* pelícano marrón=brown pelican.

pelícano marrón
(n.)=brown pelican.
Ex: Mangrove branches are rookeries, or nesting areas, for beautiful coastal birds such as brown pelicans and roseate spoonbills.
película
(n.)=cinefilm ; feature film ; film ; footage ; film ; movie ; feature-length film ; flick.
Ex: A cinefilm is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
Ex: A bibliographic data base comprises a set of records which refer to documents (such as books, films, etc.).
Ex: IFVL has over 900 titles in the collection, which include a variety of categories including historic fashion/culture footage from the 50s, designer 'ramp' shows, and interviews with the industry's leaders.
Ex: The water of the stuff poured into the middle of the cylinder through its wire-mesh cover, and was immediately pumped out from one end leaving a film of fibres on the surface.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
Ex: A DVD disc holds between 7 and 20 times as much data as a standard CD-ROM, enough to carry a feature-length film dubbed into 8 languages.
Ex: He googled her and went ballistic when up popped a credit for a porno flick.
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* banda sonora de película=film music.
* basado en película=film-based [film based].
* bobina de película=film reel.
* cámara de rodar películas=movie camera.
* carrete de película=film reel.
* ciclo de películas=film series.
* Comité de las Universidades Británicas sobre Películas y Vídeos (BUFVC)=British Universities Film and Video Council (BUFVC).
* con una película de resina=resin-coated.
* créditos de película=film credits.
* crítica de película=film review.
* de película=fantastic ; gorgeous ; amazing ; incredible ; fabulous ; picture-perfect.
* fragmento de película=film clip ; movie clip.
* guión de película=screenplay.
* película biográfica=biopic.
* película cinematográfica=motion picture ; motion picture film.
* película con personajes de guiñol=puppet film.
* película de 16 milímetros=16mm film.
* película de acción=action movie ; action adventure.
* película de acetato=safety film ; acetate film.
* película de alquiler=rental movie.
* película de cine=moving picture.
* película de culto=cult movie.
* película de diazo=diazo film.
* película de dibujos animados=cartoon film.
* película de haluro de plata=silver halide film.
* película del oeste=Western film.
* película de medianoche=midnight film.
* película de nitrato=nitrate film.
* película de nitrato de celulosa=cellulose nitrate film.
* película de policías=crime film.
* película de seguridad=safety film.
* película de suspense=suspense film.
* película de terror=horror movie.
* película fotográfica=photographic film.
* película gore=splatter film.
* película muda=silent film.
* película policíaca=crime film.
* película química=chemical film.
* película sangrienta=splatter film.
* película sin fin=filmloop [film loop/film-loop].
* película sonora=sound movie.
* película transparente de plástico=polyethylene film.
* película vesicular=vesicular film.
* proyección de película=film show ; film showing.
* reserva de películas=film booking.
* rollo de película=roll film.

película biográfica
(n.)=biopic.
Ex: This biopic of the serial killer Ted Bundy portraying him as a sex maniac and a grotesque fall guy is misguided.
película cinematográfica
(n.)=motion picture ; motion picture film.
Ex: A motion picture is a length of film, with or without recorded sound, bearing a sequence of images that create the illusion of movement when projected in rapid succession. Ex: In general, the most accessible and affordable way of digitizing motion picture film is to first transfer the film to videotape, then digitize from tape.
película con personajes de guiñol
(n.)=puppet film.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
película de 16 milímetros
(n.)=16mm film.
Ex: 16mm films are supplied in their own cylindrical containers which are best housed vertically in racks which resemble bicycle storage racks.
película de acción
(n.)=action movie ; action adventure.
Ex: Johnson's action movie 'Chill Factor' takes elements from many earlier suspense films and mixes them all together. Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
película de acetato
(n.)=safety film ; acetate film.
Ex: The 'vinegar syndrome' is the term used to describe the deterioration of the triacetate cellulose bases of safety films and sound tapes caused by the evaporation of acetic acid. Ex: As a result, the effects on acetate film of the 3 nitrogen oxide gases produced by the decomposition of nitrate film have been investigated.
película de alquiler
(n.)=rental movie.
Ex: Coverage is said to encompass 'all the award winners, big box office success, top rental movies, and most recent releases'.
película de cine
(n.)=moving picture.
Ex: Telegraphy, photography, audio-recording, the transmission of music by cable networks, and moving pictures all preceded cinematography = La telegrafía, fotografía, las grabaciones sonoras, la transmisión de música a través de redes por cable y las imágenes animadas precedieron la cinematografía.
película de culto
(n.)=cult movie.
Ex: Many of his films had all the ingredients of cult movies: intensely personal tones; a multitude of brilliant, sometimes outlandish touches; fetishistic observations; and challenges to the censors and taboos of the day.
película de diazo
(n.)=diazo film.
Ex: The various film types used in the production of microfiche are discussed, including silver halide, diazo, and vesicular films.
película de dibujos animados
(n.)=cartoon film.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
película de haluro de plata
(n.)=silver halide film.
Ex: The various film types used in the production of microfiche are discussed, including silver halide, diazo, and vesicular films.
película de medianoche
(n.)=midnight film.
Ex: The midnight film on the TV was the famous Hollywood saga 'The harems of Hippopotamia'.
película de nitrato
(n.)=nitrate film.
Ex: As a result, the effects on acetate film of the 3 nitrogen oxide gases produced by the decomposition of nitrate film have been investigated.
película de nitrato de celulosa
(n.)=cellulose nitrate film.
Ex: Until about 1952 the film industry used 35mm cellulose nitrate film, which is highly inflammable and decomposes irreversibly.
película de policías
(n.)=crime film.
Ex: He is known among American movie buffs chiefly as the director of crime films.
película de seguridad
(n.)=safety film.
Ex: The 'vinegar syndrome' is the term used to describe the deterioration of the triacetate cellulose bases of safety films and sound tapes caused by the evaporation of acetic acid.
película de suspense
(n.)=suspense film.
Ex: Johnson's action movie 'Chill Factor' takes elements from many earlier suspense films and mixes them all together.
película de terror
(n.)=horror movie.
Ex: The author examines the postmodern violent horror movie, the splatter film.
película del oeste
(n.)=Western film.
Ex: There are pulp detective novels and 'Simenon'; there are pulp Western films and 'High Noon'.
película fotográfica
(n.)=photographic film.
Ex: This article discusses the lifespan of photographic film and warns about processing and duplicating methods = Este artículo trata de la vida útil de las películas fotográficas y advierte sobre los métodos de procesamiento y duplicado.
película gore
(n.)=splatter film.
Ex: The author examines the postmodern violent horror movie, the splatter film.
película muda
(n.)=silent film.
Ex: The silent films of the early 1900s had a huge audience, hearing and deaf, for public entertainment and instruction.
película policíaca
(n.)=crime film.
Ex: He is known among American movie buffs chiefly as the director of crime films.
película química
(n.)=chemical film.
Ex: Collotype was a version of bichromate photolithography in which tone was given by reticulation of the gelatine in the chemical film rather than by graining the underlying surface = La colotipia era una adaptación de la fotolitografía bicromática en la que la tonalidad se lograba por medio de la reticulación de la gelatina en la película química y no graneando la superficie.
película sangrienta
(n.)=splatter film.
Ex: The author examines the postmodern violent horror movie, the splatter film.
película sin fin
(n.)=filmloop [film loop/film-loop].
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.
película sonora
(n.)=sound movie.
Ex: To quote Towl, cases 'are not an actual snap-shot or sound movie of what really took place'.
película transparente de plástico
(n.)=polyethylene film.
Ex: The subject headings 'welding of plastic bags' and 'polyethylene films', may be analysed in the same way to fit into categories which define their role in relation to the other concepts involved.
película vesicular
(n.)=vesicular film.
Ex: The various film types used in the production of microfiche are discussed, including silver halide, diazo, and vesicular films.
pelón
(adj.)=hairless.
Ex: Jonah was thrown clothed into the mouth of the sea monster and emerged nude and hairless.

pen
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* data pen=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
* pen drive=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.

pen drive
(n.)=flash drive ; USB hard drive ; pen drive ; memory stick ; USB stick ; USB stick ; USB memory stick.
Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: The author reviews the technology of flash drives (sometimes called USB hard drives or pen drives) comprising small portable hard drives that are small enough to fit on a key chain that are simply plugged into the USB ports of a personal computer. Ex: A memory stick containing information on hundreds of police investigations goes missing in Edinburgh. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: I used a USB stick to do this, after zipping the files so they'd fit. Ex: Having a USB memory stick is like carrying a portable hard drive the size of a packet of chewing gum.
pena capital
(n.)=capital punishment.
Ex: Although users are better informed than non-users, they are fairly alike in their attitudes toward such issues as capital punishment and the effect of alcohol on driving.
pena de cárcel
(n.)=prison sentence ; prison term ; jail sentence ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
Ex: The statistics show that overall crime levels have fallen in the last 10 years while the length of prison sentences have increased. Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?. Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring. Ex: Most courts in India are unwilling to impose heavy fines and jail terms for wildlife crimes. Ex: If this is the first time you have been charged with drink drinving, it is unlikely you will get a gaol sentence. Ex: The family of a disabled boy who was bashed in an abandoned property is outraged his attackers will escape a gaol term.
pena de muerte
(n.)=death row.
Ex: Participants commented on ethical aspects of two fictitious case studies: an inmate on a hunger strike and a death row inmate who wishes to be an organ donor.
pena de muerte, la
(n.)=death penalty, the.
Ex: The book considers critical issues, such as civil disobedience, war crimes, and the death penalty.
pena de prisión
(n.)=custodial sentence ; jail sentence ; prison sentence ; prison term ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
Ex: Cheryl will no doubt be thinking herself lucky that she hasn't got a custodial sentence. Ex: A local computer whiz has been given a 7 year jail sentence for masterminding an international crime ring. Ex: The statistics show that overall crime levels have fallen in the last 10 years while the length of prison sentences have increased. Ex: Why have you done nothing to stop Cuba's independent librarians from being subjected to campaign of threats, intimidation, harassment, police raids, evictions, confiscations, physical assaults and prison terms of up to 26 years? = ¿Por qué no has hecho nada para poner fin a la campaña de amenazas, intimidación, acoso, redadas policiales, deshaucio, confiscaciones, agresiones físicas y condenas de hasta 26 años a la que están siendo sometidos los bibliotecarios indenpendientes de Cuba?. Ex: Most courts in India are unwilling to impose heavy fines and jail terms for wildlife crimes. Ex: If this is the first time you have been charged with drink drinving, it is unlikely you will get a gaol sentence. Ex: The family of a disabled boy who was bashed in an abandoned property is outraged his attackers will escape a gaol term.
pena^1
(n.)=woe ; distress ; grief ; regret ; grieving ; woefulness ; heartache ; misery ; sorrow.
Ex: 'The word's out: all departments have to cut their staffs by 10%' -- Her voice was weak and laden with woe.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.
Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.
Ex: The article 'Words of comfort: resources for the living and dying' reviews books on death and grieving for purposes of collection development in the area.
Ex: In presenting this story, Amenabar has managed to avoid both saccharine sentimentality and easy woefulness.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
Ex: Perhaps Jane Austen was aware of this, for having stated the fact of the elopement briefly, she says airily: 'Let other pens dwell on guilt and misery, I quit such odious subjects as soon as I can'.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, Journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).
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* a duras penas=with great difficulty ; at a push.
* ahogar las penas=drown + Posesivo + sorrows.
* alegrías y penas=pleasures and pains.
* alma en pena=banshee.
* arreglárselas a duras penas=muddle through.
* avanzar a duras penas=flounder ; grind on.
* causar pena=cause + hurt.
* chillar como alma en pena=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* contarle las penas a Alguien=sob + Posesivo + heart out to.
* dar pena de=feel + bad for.
* de puta pena=appalling ; deplorable ; awful.
* en pena=in grief.
* ganarse la vida a duras penas=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
* gemir como alma en pena=wail like + a banshee.
* gritar como alma en pena=scream like + a banshee ; wail like + a banshee.
* merecer la pena=be worth + the effort ; be worthwhile ; be worth + Posesivo + time ; be worth it.
* merecer la pena considerar más detalladamente=repay + full consideration.
* merecer la pena el esfuerzo=repay + effort.
* merecer la pena estudiar Algo=repay + study.
* merecer la pena + Infinitivo=be worth + Gerundio ; be worthy of + Gerundio ; it + be + worth + Gerundio.
* merecer la pena intentarlo=be worth + a try.
* merecerle la pena a Uno=be worth + Posesivo + while.
* no merecer la pena=be no good.
* no valer la pena=be no good.
* parecer + merecer la pena + Infinitivo=seem + worth + Gerundio.
* que merece la pena=worthwhile.
* que vale la pena=worthwhile.
* salir adelante a duras penas=eke out + a living ; scratch (out) + a living ; scrape + a living ; eke out + an existence.
* sentir pena por=feel + sorry for ; feel + bad for.
* valer la pena=be not for nothing ; be worth it ; be worthwhile ; be worth + the effort ; be worth + Posesivo + time.
* valer la pena leer Algo=repay + reading.
* valerle la pena a Uno=be worth + Posesivo + while.
* vivir a duras penas=live on + a prayer.

pena^2
(n.)=criminalisation [criminalization, -USA].
Ex: In our opinion, it is more relevant to focus on the Cuban government's criminalization of the unauthorized ownership of computers and its effective banning of the World Wide Web.
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* condenar a la pena de muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.
* cumplir una pena de cárcel=serve + time ; serve + Posesivo + sentence ; do + time.
* pena capital=capital punishment.
* pena de cárcel=prison sentence ; prison term ; jail sentence ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
* pena de muerte=death row.
* pena de muerte, la=death penalty, the.
* pena de prisión=custodial sentence ; jail sentence ; prison sentence ; prison term ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
* sentenciar a la pena de muerte=sentence + Nombre + to death ; condemn + Nombre + to death.

penacho
(n.)=tuft.
Ex: The powerful tufts of this species distinguish it strikingly from the rest of related species.

penado
(adj.)=punishable.
Ex: The transmission of 'indecent' content via the Internet is a crime punishable by fines of up to 100,000 dollars and 2 years in prison.
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* penado con la cadena perpetua=punishable by life ; punishable by life imprisonment.
* penado con la muerte=punishable by death.

penado con la cadena perpetua
=punishable by life ; punishable by life imprisonment.
Ex: Existing law provides that kidnapping for ransom is punishable by life without the possibility of parole. Ex: This bill provides that kidnapping with the intent to commit specified sex crimes be punishable by life imprisonment with the possibility of parole.
penado con la muerte
=punishable by death.
Ex: Probably only one in a hundred girls who give birth clandestinely even knows that an edict of King Henry II, now fallen into desuetude, once made their action punishable by death.
penal
(adj.)=penal.
Ex: The conference covered subjects concerning the circulation of goods obtained illegally and penal and alternative measures of protection.
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* antecedentes penales=criminal history record ; criminal history ; criminal record.
* código penal=penal code.
* colonia penal=penal colony.
* delito penal=criminal offence.
* derecho penal=criminal law ; penal law.
* juicio penal=criminal case.
* juzgado de lo penal=crown court.
* ley penal=penal law.
* reforma penal=penal reform.
* responsabilidad penal=criminal liability.
* sistema de justicia penal=criminal justice system.
* sistema penal=penal system.

penalización
(n.)=penalty.
Ex: The provision of detailed indexes and the employment of specialists to provide expert abstracts implies severe time penalties upon publication.

penalizar
(v.)=victimise [victimize, -USA] ; penalise [penalize, -USA] ; criminalise [criminalize, -USA].
Ex: In the name of collegiality, students are victimized, considerable intellectual resources are being squandered, and the general public is deliberately misled.
Ex: The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.
Ex: The knowing transmission by telecommunications device of 'obscene or indecent' images or text to anyone under 18 years of age is criminalized.

penalti
(n.)=penalty kick.
Ex: An offence punishable by an indirect free kick that takes place in the area does not result in a penalty kick, rather it continues to be taken as an indirect free kick.
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* área de penalti=penalty box.
* casamiento de penalti=shotgun wedding.
* lanzamiento de penalti=penalty kick.
* lanzamiento de penaltis=penalty shootout.
* punto de penalti, el=penalty mark, the.
* tanda de penaltis=penalty shootout.

penar
(v.)=penalise [penalize, -USA] ; atone (for).
Ex: The author contends that this unfairly penalises any institution with limited finances, and contravenes the tradition of cooperation among Swiss libraries.
Ex: It is necessary to rectify the misuses of the past, atone for the mistakes of the present, and ensure the well-being of future generations.

penca
(n.)=stalk.
Ex: Printing types are representations in reverse of letters of the alphabet, cast in relief on the ends of rectangular lead-alloy stalks about 24 mm. high.
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* penca de acelga=Swiss chard stalk ; chard stalk.

penca de acelga
(n.)=Swiss chard stalk ; chard stalk.
Ex: You can even steam Swiss chard stalks and eat them like asparagus. Ex: I love chard stalks, and it annoys me to no end that people would throw them away.
penco
(adj.)=clumsy .
Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems.

pendatería
(n.)=snobbery.
Ex: Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.

pendejo
(n.)=wanker ; tosser ; shithead.
Ex: These are the wankers who thought they knew all about fashion.
Ex: The site shows that the highest proportions of 'tossers' -- or overspenders -- are in Northern Ireland and eastern England.
Ex: With all the pandering shitheads in politics today, it's so refreshing to see some one who will just say 'fuck off, don't bother me'.

pendenciero
(adj.)=rowdy ; bellicose ; quarrelsome.
Ex: He was assaulted by a gang of white rowdies who beat him over the head with pistols bruising him severely and laming him.
Ex: For all their bellicose rhetoric, they still hope that diplomatic pressure will persuade Iran to compromise.
Ex: Often they are garrulous, even quarrelsome.

pender
(v.)=dangle.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
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* vida + pender + de un hilo=live on + the line.
* vivir pendiendo de un hilo=live on + the line.

pendiente de
=on the lookout for.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse.
pendiente de anunciarse
=yet to be announced.
Ex: Incentives for the new service include the lack of advertising and the availability of new databases yet to be announced.
pendiente de confirmación
=to be confirmed [TBC].
Ex: Venue to be confirmed.
pendiente de ir a la última moda
(adj.)=fashion-conscious.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
pendiente de seguir la última moda
(adj.)=fashion-conscious.
Ex: Most fashion-conscious shoppers will beaware of the palaver caused last month by the swastika design embroidered on a Zara handbag.
pendiente^1
(n.)=escarpment ; rise ; slope ; hill-hugging ; descent ; ascent.
Ex: Use of Woolston Library has declined slightly: the area is isolated by the River Itchen, a busy main road, and a natural escarpment.
Ex: Consideration must be given to vertical rises (from floor to floor), wiring compartment (don't underestimate need), horizontal cable distribution, and ducting systems.
Ex: The heading PITCH (Slope) illustrates how to qualify a word by another in parenthesis to clarify the meaning = El encabezamiento PENDIENTE (inclinación) ilustra cómo modificar una palabra con otra entre paréntesis para aclarar el significado.
Ex: Dubrovnic is a beautiful natural location on the Adriatic Sea with small, intriguing hill-hugging streets and pedestrian-only traffic within the walls.
Ex: The street-smart kid's descent into crime and heroin addiction is now too familiar a story.
Ex: Highways with repeating hairpin turns allow easier, safer ascents and descents of mountainous terrain than a direct, steep climb and descent.
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* en pendiente=sloping.

pendiente^2
(n.)=pendant ; earring.
Ex: Dress was from animal hides and pelts, tattoos ornamented both men and women, and bead pendants were worn in ear lobes and rings.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.

pendiente^3
(adj.)=pending ; outstanding ; unresolved.
Ex: Obviously with the definition of what constitutes an entire work still pending it is not easy to define analytical cataloguing precisely.
Ex: Dialog also wants relief from outstanding royalty claims from the American Chemical Society.
Ex: Other instances of unresolved or partially resolved conflicts of this type abound in our precomputer cataloging codes.
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* adquisición pendiente de examen y aceptación=on approval acquisition ; sending on approbation ; sending on approval.
* asignatura pendiente=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
* asunto pendiente=unfinished business ; unresolved matter.
* con pagos pendientes=be in arrears.
* estar muy pendiente de=keep + close tabs on.
* estar pendiente de=be on the lookout for ; pay + attention to ; keep + an eye on ; keep + Posesivo + eyes peeled ; keep + Posesivo + eyes skinned ; keep + an eye out for ; be on the alert for ; keep + tabs on ; give + Nombre + attention.
* estar pendiente de todo=stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* pendiente de=on the lookout for.
* pendiente de anunciarse=yet to be announced.
* pendiente de confirmación=to be confirmed [TBC].
* pendiente de ir a la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* pendiente de seguir la última moda=fashion-conscious.
* quedar pendiente=remain + to be done.
* saldo pendiente=outstanding balance.

pendiente^4
(adj.)=hanging.
Ex: The catenary, often confused with the parabola, is the curve formed by a hanging chain held only at its ends.

pene
(n.)=penis ; phallus ; dink.
Ex: At issue is whether the dildo represents a penis substitute or a sexual accessory.
Ex: The argument is also supported by psychoanalytical theory, in which beauty is worn as a disguise for not possessing a phallus.
Ex: I guess a woman with big feet is better than a woman with a big dink.
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* curvatura del pene=curvature of the penis ; penile curvature.
* del pene=penile.
* pene artificial=dildo.

pene artificial
(n.)=dildo.
Ex: At issue is whether the dildo represents a penis substitute or a sexual accessory.
penetrabilidad
(n.)=penetrability.
Ex: The theory he provided was focused around two pairs of properties: divisibility/indivisibility and penetrability/impenetrability.

penetración
(n.)=penetration.
Ex: The somewhat late arrival of the ROOT thesaurus in the indexing world means that its penetration will be slow, although it has great potential as a tool for standardizing indexing languages.
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* penetración de mercado=market penetration.
* radar de penetración terrestre=ground penetrating radar.
* sexo con penetración=penetrative sex.

penetración de mercado
(n.)=market penetration.
Ex: Market penetration is the proportion of the library's potential users who actually use the library.
penetrante
(adj.)=penetrating ; sharp ; trenchant ; lancinating ; piercing ; pungent ; high-pitched ; penetrative ; tangy ; nippy ; stabbing.
Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: However, both BTI and LCSH occasionally use headings of this kind, though one could argue strongly that these are out of place in direct entry methods, and they come in for trenchant criticism from Metcalfe.
Ex: The personnel officer experienced an involuntary shiver as the lancinating reality of the board's decision sank in.
Ex: She gave him one long piercing glance and started up the stairs toward the deputy director's office.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: As the vacuum is further increased, the rays become more penetrative, and show the shadow of the bones in the hand.
Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
Ex: I feel a stabbing chest pain of sudden onset, with slight shortness of breath.
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* de un modo penetrante=piercingly.
* dolor penetrante=shooting stab of pain ; shooting pain.
* frío penetrante=biting cold ; pinching cold ; be bitterly cold.
* olor fuerte y penetrante=tang.
* sabor fuerte y penetrante=tang.
* viento penetrante=biting wind.

penetrar
(v.)=cut through ; go into ; penetrate ; go in ; permeate ; break through ; tread into ; seep into ; seep through ; seep ; pervade ; see through ; insinuate + Reflexivo + (into) ; insinuate + Posesivo + way through ; insinuate into ; pierce ; intromit.
Ex: Publishers attempting to cut through this nomenclature morass can check with the library's administration.
Ex: As something you may or may not know, every item going into the processing stream is assigned a priority, and our judgment will in many cases be different from yours, as our needs will be different from yours.
Ex: But the leaven of the principles, promulgated by the International Federation, has not yet penetrated into more than half the lump of documentary material.
Ex: But in the country the processes of printing always provoke such lively curiosity that the customers preferred to go in by a glazed door set in the shop-front and giving onto the street.
Ex: This concept permeates all bibliothecal activities from start to finish, especially indexing and abstracting.
Ex: Is there a glass ceiling for librarians? If so, what's the best way to break through it?.
Ex: This seems to suggest that Schopenhauer may have trodden much further into the mystics' domain than he is willing to admit.
Ex: Rampant commercialism is seeping into every crevice of American culture.
Ex: The consequences were beginning to seep through to respondents at the time of the visits made to them and were creating a great deal of concern.
Ex: The outer edges of the sheet -- the deckle edges -- are rough and uneven where the stuff seeped between the deckle and the mould.
Ex: I strongly believe that we must cultivate a more positive attitude towards change in the field of library work, and that this attitude must pervade all levels of librarianship.
Ex: Books can seldom be disbound for the benefit of bibliographers (although it is worth remembering that they sometimes have to be rebound, when they are completely dismembered), but we can now see through printing ink by means of betaradiography.
Ex: But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.
Ex: As they insinuated their way through the stack area, the secretary responded that all she knew was that the director had just returned from a meeting.
Ex: While endorsing the thought that language is insinuated into brains, I also identify what I believe is the theory's Achilles heel.
Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.
Ex: During copulation, hamster females maintain lordosis for hundreds of seconds, while the male mounts and intromits repeatedly.
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* osar penetrar=venture into.
* palabras + penetrar=words + sink.
* penetrar de un modo inclinado=slant into.
* penetrar una barrera=break through + barrier.

penetrar de un modo inclinado
(v.)=slant into.
Ex: All was quiescent, languorous, beautiful in the glow of the sunshine slanting into the room through the open window.
penetrar una barrera
(v.)=break through + barrier.
Ex: There are technological as well as social or cultural barriers for the library manager to break through.
penicilina
(n.)=penicillin.
Ex: She was responsible for developing the X-ray diffraction method of finding the exact structure of large and complicated molecules, such as penicillin, vitamin B-12 and insulin.

peninsular
(adj.)=peninsular.
Ex: Since 1994, an 850-kilometer expressway has linked peninsular Malaysia north & south.

penique
(n.)=penny [pennies/pence, -pl.].
Nota: Unidad monetaria inglesa.
Ex: At the beginning of the century a one-volume novel could cost about half a guinea and at the end the same novel could be purchased for a few pennies.
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* cuarto de penique=farthing.
* dos peniques=tuppence.
* peniques=pence [penny, -sing.].
* seis peniques=sixpence.
* tres peniques=threepence ; thruppence.

peniques
(n.)=pence [penny, -sing.].
Ex: Clearly, then, there are many people (almost all women) who not only want to read this new romantic fiction, but who feel it is worth spending (at present) 75 pence a copy to buy the 192-page book.
penitencia
(n.)=penitence ; repentance.
Ex: The novel is about a contrite sinner who finds penitence through a 'cunning' that is theatrical.
Ex: The book stands on the slippery ground between the picaresque and the Puritan repentance narratives such as the Pilgrim's Progress.

penitenciario
(adj.)=penal.
Ex: The conference covered subjects concerning the circulation of goods obtained illegally and penal and alternative measures of protection.
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* establecimiento penitenciario=penal establishment.
* sistema penitenciario=penal system ; prison system.

penitenciaría
(n.)=penal institution ; penal establishment ; penitentiary.
Ex: The article 'Public libraries in penal institutions' describes the history of the evolution of prison libraries as well as the role of library use as a cultural activity in the education system of prisoners.
Ex: Prisoners, male and female, in all penal establishments in England and Wales in 1997 were surveyed.
Ex: This article describes the pilot project undertaken at the federal penitentiary in Kingston, Ontario = Este artículo describe el proyecto piloto realizado en el centro penitenciario federal de Kingston. Ontario.
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* colonia penitenciaria=penal colony.

penitente
(n.)=penitent.
Ex: God offers penitents redemption but also bestows His 'common grace' on all.

penosamente
=dreadfully ; embarrassingly.
Ex: However, economic resources are dreadfully finite.
Ex: Teaching lost its status when education became secularized as a tool for economic mobility, when concerns for the spiritual became embarrassingly atavistic.

penoso
(adj.)=painful ; embarrassing ; distressing ; grievous ; wrenching ; excruciating ; pitiful ; upsetting ; gruelling [grueling, -USA] ; testing.
Ex: The next step was a rather painful, laborious manual effort.
Ex: This is highly embarrassing for the innocent reader and for the apologetic library staff.
Ex: It really is distressing to observe in some libraries the casual and perfunctory way in which enquirers obviously seeking help are treated as persons.
Ex: How should restitution be made across generations for grievous harms suffered in the distant past?.
Ex: A political setback forced a wrenching transformation of the stolid but effective library into what ultimately became a brand new, proactive one.
Ex: Loneliness can involve excruciating physical pain as well as harrowing mental suffering.
Ex: Today's pitiful situation must be improved drastically to cope with the overwhelming demand of clients for better library service.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
Ex: He has become one of the first people in the world to complete a gruelling foot race involving four deserts on four different continents.
Ex: This is but brief thanks for providing such ready help and with such genial civility in these testing days of general difficulty.

pensaba(n)
=once thought.
Ex: Scientists once thought that deep-sea volcanic vents were a rare occurrence.
pensado
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* estar bien pensado=be carefully thought out.
* idea pensada a posteriori=afterthought.
* mejor pensado=best-laid.
* pensado para el proveedor=supplier-oriented ; supplier-oriented.
* pensado para el pueblo=people-driven.
* pensado para el usuario=user-orientated ; user-oriented ; user-driven ; human-oriented.
* pensado para la gente=people-driven.
* tener pensado=have in + mind.

pensado para el proveedor
(adj.)=supplier-oriented ; supplier-oriented.
Ex: On the whole, user-oriented objectives guide the everyday operations, while supplier-oriented objectives are reserved for journal articles, convention shop talk, and other in-group communication. Ex: On the whole, user-oriented objectives guide the everyday operations, while supplier-oriented objectives are reserved for journal articles, convention shop talk, and other in-group communication.
pensado para el pueblo
(adj.)=people-driven.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
pensado para el usuario
(adj.)=user-orientated ; user-oriented ; user-driven ; human-oriented.
Ex: Labelling of subjects presents problems mainly because, in order to achieve a user-orientated approach, the various approaches of different users must be catered for. Ex: Also, in planning for national, user-oriented computer-based cataloging, it is imperative that all reasonable bibliographic information be entered into the record. Ex: Successful information providers will be those that are user-driven rather than technology-driven. Ex: Traditionally, controlled natural languages fall into two categories: human-oriented and machine-oriented controlled natural languages.
pensado para la gente
(adj.)=people-driven.
Ex: It may be no use crying over spilt milk but had the original constitution been more people-driven, perhaps things could have turned out different.
pensador
(n.)=thinker ; reasoner.
Ex: School library media professionals who mediate in the learning experiences of students must be well informed critical thinkers.
Ex: My reputation is entirely ruined; and I shall go down to posterity as a teacher of false doctrines, and a bad reasoner.

pensamiento abstracto
(n.)=abstract thought.
Ex: At this stage of 'concrete operations' children think in factual terms which are an essential preliminary to abstract and deductive thought.
pensamiento analítico
(n.)=analytic thinking.
Ex: Analytic thinking is useful and important, but sometimes you have to take mental leaps in order to make sense of seemingly unrelated pieces of information.
pensamiento científico
(n.)=scientific thought.
Ex: This fundamental change might be likened to a paradigm shift in scientific thought which results in a new direction for any science.
pensamiento compulsivo
(n.)=compulsive thought.
Ex: Can hypnosis cure someone of a obsessive compulsive thought such that the person will never think that thought again?.
pensamiento creativo
(n.)=creative thinking.
Ex: The article is an invitation to walk along the path of creative thinking.
pensamiento crítico
(n.)=critical thinking.
Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
pensamiento de grupo
(n.)=groupthink.
Ex: This paper considers two recent cases of possible groupthink in British corporate management at BA and Marks and Spencer.
pensamiento de orden superior
(n.)=higher-order thinking.
Ex: However, good teaching also aims to improve students' ability to engage in higher-order thinking.
pensamiento deductivo
(n.)=deductive thought.
Ex: At this stage of 'concrete operations' children think in factual terms which are an essential preliminary to abstract and deductive thought.
pensamiento errante
(n.)=meandering thought.
Ex: You are the soundtrack to every ethereal dream, every meandering thought and every contemplative moment you've ever experienced.
pensamiento errático
(n.)=meandering thought.
Ex: You are the soundtrack to every ethereal dream, every meandering thought and every contemplative moment you've ever experienced.
pensamiento grupal
(n.)=groupthink.
Ex: This paper considers two recent cases of possible groupthink in British corporate management at BA and Marks and Spencer.
pensamiento humano
(n.)=human thought.
Ex: The development of alphabets altered human consciousness and the linearity of written language clouding our minds to the multidimensionality of human thought.
pensamiento intelectual
(n.)=intellectual thought.
Ex: While the reading habits of the elite form the leading edge of intellectual thought, the vast majority of humanity have had, in the past as well as the present, different habits and aims.
pensamiento lateral
(n.)=lateral thinking.
Ex: These methods might exclude documents which could only be recognized as relevant by the lateral thinking which, for the present at least, appears to be the prerogative of the human brain.
pensamiento liberal
(n.)=liberal thought.
Ex: These books have appeared at an inopportune time for radical or even liberal thought.
pensamiento libre
(n.)=free thought.
Ex: Because true censorship restricts freedom of information, public libraries must promote free thought and free speech through free books.
pensamiento matemático
(n.)=mathematical thinking.
Ex: Betweenness is an important theme pervading much of mathematical thinking.
pensamiento obsesivo
(n.)=obsessive thought.
Ex: Trying to reason out or make sense from an obsessive thought usually only strengthens the thought.
pensamiento original
(n.)=creative thinking.
Ex: The article is an invitation to walk along the path of creative thinking.
pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de Uno
(n.)=thought + run through + Posesivo + head.
Ex: You know, another thought's been running through my head, now that you mention a relationship between the public library and the schools.
pensamiento racional
(n.)=rational thought.
Ex: Our political class yaps and squeals but is incapable of rational thought.
pensamiento suicida
(n.)=suicidal thought.
Ex: The physicians interviewed said that they did not like asking people about suicidal thoughts because they were worried that it might make them feel worse.
pensamiento^1
=mind ; thinking ; thought ; rationality ; strands of thought.
Ex: Titles present filing problems (particularly in the minds of users).
Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period.
Ex: Amongst these are numbered: some specific legal and governmental works, such as laws, decrees, treaties; works that record the collective thought of a body, for example, reports of commissions and committees; and various cartographic materials.
Ex: A model of how librarians may actually go about book selection is presented in three ways: rationality; tacit knowledge; and symbolic content.
Ex: By looking at the work of some cyberfeminists, the author attempts to give a clearer picture of key debates and strands of thought in cyberfeminism.
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* absorto en el pensamiento=lost in thought.
* adivinar el pensamiento=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
* corriente de pensamiento=trend of thought ; stream of consciousness.
* de pensamiento liberal=liberal-minded ; free-thinking.
* de pensamientos nobles=high-minded.
* en + Posesivo + pensamiento=in + Posesivo + (own) mind ; on + Posesivo + mind.
* escuela de pensamiento=school of thought.
* expresar + Posesivo + pensamientos=find + Posesivo + (own) voice ; find + voice ; find + a voice.
* leer el pensamiento=read + Posesivo + mind ; read + Posesivo + thoughts.
* libertad de pensamiento=freedom of thought ; freedom to think ; free thought.
* líder del pensamiento=leader of thought.
* línea de pensamiento=line of thought ; line of thinking.
* método de pensamiento en voz alta=thinking aloud method.
* mis pensamientos están contigo (y tu familia)=my thoughts go out to you (and your family).
* pensamiento abstracto=abstract thought.
* pensamiento analítico=analytic thinking.
* pensamiento científico=scientific thought.
* pensamiento compulsivo=compulsive thought.
* pensamiento creativo=creative thinking.
* pensamiento crítico=critical thinking.
* pensamiento deductivo=deductive thought.
* pensamiento de grupo=groupthink.
* pensamiento de orden superior=higher-order thinking.
* pensamiento errante=meandering thought.
* pensamiento errático=meandering thought.
* pensamiento grupal=groupthink.
* pensamiento humano=human thought.
* pensamiento intelectual=intellectual thought.
* pensamiento lateral=lateral thinking.
* pensamiento liberal=liberal thought.
* pensamiento libre=free thought.
* pensamiento matemático=mathematical thinking.
* pensamiento obsesivo=obsessive thought.
* pensamiento original=creative thinking.
* pensamiento que ronda la cabeza de Uno=thought + run through + Posesivo + head.
* pensamiento racional=rational thought.
* pensamiento suicida=suicidal thought.
* serie de pensamientos encadenados=chain of thoughts.

pensamiento^2
(n.)=pansy.
Nota: Planta de invierno.
Ex: If you find the pansies still too leggy after a week or so, you can pinch them off to make them bush out more.

pensando en
=for the sake of ; with an eye on ; eye(s) on.
Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
Ex: Thus Panizzi, with a eye on the printed book catalog demanding stable entries, was led to rule that the works of an author should be entered under his earliest name which evoked the scorn of his critics.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Eye on publishing: Public Lending Right stirs debate'.
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* para que vayamos pensando=food for thought.
* pensando en Alguien=with + Nombre + in mind.
* pensando en esto=with this/that in mind.

pensando en Alguien
=with + Nombre + in mind.
Ex: Even a user who starts a search with a specific subject in mind, may be seeking a specific subject which does not quite match requirements.
pensando en el pasado
=reminiscently.
Ex: He rubbed his head reminiscently and the boys returned to the old man, who was maundering ecstatically about his squaw.
pensando en esto
=with this/that in mind.
Ex: With that in mind, both girls were all set to go to Mindoro but the circumstances made it extra difficult for them to reach their destination.
pensante
(adj.)=thinking.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure.
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* máquina pensante=reasoning engine.
* mente pensante=thinking mind.
* ser pensante=sentient being ; thinking being.

pensar
(v.)=believe ; contemplate ; feel ; occur ; think out ; think ; opine ; give + (some) thought to ; take + view ; there + be + strong feeling ; take + thought ; teeter + on the edge of ; come up with ; look to ; figure.
Ex: The preferred citation order should be that order which is believed to match the approach of many users who can be expected to retrieve information on the topic.
Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
Ex: Some feel that the non-expressive nature of the notation limits the scheme's usefulness in computerised data bases.
Ex: Various desirable features will be incorporated into a package which may not occur to the new user as being of importance.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: Whether the juxtaposition of language with literature is as weighty an advantage as has on occasion been claimed is, I think, debatable.
Ex: Such techniques, she opined, emphasize production over people.
Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press.
Ex: There are those, sometimes found in the corridors of power, who would take such a view.
Ex: Furthermore there is a strong feeling amongst the journalists that information retrieval is not part of their job but should be carried out by trained librarians.
Ex: This an example of an interesting kind of genre that one encounters without taking any thought for it.
Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
Ex: If you're looking to refinish and waterproof some outdoor furniture you might want to consider using teak oil.
Ex: I was skeptical, but I figured I'd give it a try.
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* actuar sin pensar=shoot from + the hip.
* ahora que pienso...=while I think of it....
* algo sobre lo que pensar=food for thought.
* comenzar a pensar en=turn + Posesivo + mind to.
* conocer cómo piensa Alguien=get + inside the mind of.
* dar mucho en qué pensar=give + Nombre + much to think about ; give + Nombre + a lot to think about.
* dar que pensar=food for thought.
* deber pensarse=thought + must be given.
* decir lo que Uno piensa=speak up.
* de pensar en=at the thought of.
* detenerse a pensar=pause + to think ; step back ; take + a step back ; pause for + thought.
* detenerse a pensar en=spare + a thought for.
* echarse a temblar con sólo pensar en=shudder at + the thought of.
* empezar a pensar en=turn + Posesivo + mind to.
* es lo que yo pienso=my two cents' worth.
* forma de pensar=thinking ; belief system ; set of opinions ; mode of thought ; mode of thinking.
* generalmente + pensarse que=be/have generally held that.
* hablar sin pensar=shoot from + the hip.
* hacer pensar=provoke + thought ; make to + think ; lull + Nombre + into thinking ; summon up + image.
* hacer pensar en=conjure ; conjure up + a picture of ; bring to + mind ; conjure up + an image of ; conjure up ; conjure up + a vision of.
* hay que pensar en el futuro=the show must go on.
* hay razones para pensar que=there + be + reason to believe that.
* hay suficientes motivos para pensar que=there + be + every reason to think that.
* manera de pensar=way of thinking.
* modo de pensar=thinking ; way of thinking ; mindset [mind-set] ; mode of thought ; mode of thinking.
* ¡ni pensarlo!=over + Posesivo + dead body.
* no dejar de pensar en el pasado=dwell on + the past.
* no importar lo que + pensar de=whatever + Pronombre + make of.
* no pensar en otra cosa que=be wrapped up in.
* no pensar más en Algo=dismiss from + Posesivo + mind.
* no pensar más que en=be wrapped up in.
* nunca + pensar=thought never + enter + Posesivo + head.
* pararse a pensar=pause + to think ; step back ; take + a step back ; pause for + thought.
* pensaba(n)=once thought.
* pensando en el pasado=reminiscently.
* pensar a lo grande=think + big.
* pensar ante todo en uno mismo=look after + number one.
* pensar con rapidez=think on + Posesivo + feet.
* pensar creativamente=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* pensar de forma creativa=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* pensar del mismo modo=think + alike.
* pensar detenidamente=be carefully considered.
* pensar de un modo diferente=think out(side) + (of) the box.
* pensar en=come into + Posesivo + mind ; have in + mind ; reflect (on) ; think of ; toy with ; toy with + idea of ; spare + a thought for ; flirt with + the idea of ; come to + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
* pensar en Algo/Alguien=give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.
* pensar en el pasado=look back.
* pensar en/sobre=think about.
* pensar en suicidarse=contemplate + suicide.
* pensar en una idea=think up + idea.
* pensar en una solución=come up with + solution.
* pensar en voz alta=think + aloud ; think + out loud.
* pensar intensamente=think + hard.
* pensar pausadamente en=linger over.
* pensar por Uno Mismo=think for + Reflexivo.
* pensar que=share + the view that ; Posesivo + feeling is that.
* pensar rápidamente=think on + Posesivo + feet.
* pensar rápido=think on + Posesivo + feet.
* pensarse=make out to be.
* pensárselo dos veces=think + twice.
* pensar sobre la marcha=think on + Posesivo + feet.
* pensar un momento en=spare + a thought for.
* ponerse a pensar=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
* ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en=shudder at + the thought of.
* que da que pensar=sobering.
* que se piensa=perceived.
* ser de los que piensan que=subscribe to + view.
* ser lo último en lo que + pensar=be the last thing of + Posesivo + mind.
* sin necesidad de pensar=thought-free.
* sin parar a pensárselo=off-hand [offhand].
* sin pararse a pensar=off-the-cuff ; off the top of + Posesivo + head.
* sin pensar=mindlessly.
* sin pensar (en)=unmindful of ; with little or no thought of ; without thinking (about).
* sin pensarlo=spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment.
* sin pensarlo demasiado=off-the-cuff ; off the top of + Posesivo + head.
* sin pensarlo detenidamente=out of + Posesivo + head.
* sin pensarlo mucho=off the top of + Posesivo + head ; right off the bat.
* sin pensárselo=spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment.
* sin pensárselo dos veces=without a second thought ; spur-of-the-moment ; on the spur of the moment ; at the drop of a hat.
* tener fundamento para pensar que=have + reason to believe that.
* tener razones para pensar que=have + reason to believe that.
* ver lo que Alguien realmente piensa=see into + Posesivo + heart.

pensar a lo grande
(v.)=think + big.
Ex: The project's creators 'think big,' in ways libraries alone cannot.
pensar ante todo en uno mismo
=look after + number one.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Looking after number one'.
pensar con rapidez
(v.)=think on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: When you're called on to thinking on your feet, it can be intimidating and stressful.
pensar creativamente
(v.)=think out(side) + (of) the box.
Ex: Metrosexuals are an emerging breed of men who think outside the box of male stereotypes.
pensar de forma creativa
(v.)=think out(side) + (of) the box.
Ex: Metrosexuals are an emerging breed of men who think outside the box of male stereotypes.
pensar de un modo diferente
(v.)=think out(side) + (of) the box.
Ex: Metrosexuals are an emerging breed of men who think outside the box of male stereotypes.
pensar del mismo modo
(v.)=think + alike.
Ex: The 'commercial' and 'academic' worlds have merged -- they think alike, talk alike, look alike -- both inhabit 'campuses' and play volleyball at breaktimes, and drink fruit juice.
pensar detenidamente
(v.)=be carefully considered.
Ex: Of course, this very broad analysis contains a number of problems which must be carefully considered.
pensar en
(v.)=come into + Posesivo + mind ; have in + mind ; reflect (on) ; think of ; toy with ; toy with + idea of ; spare + a thought for ; flirt with + the idea of ; come to + Posesivo + mind ; cross + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: According to Coates, this results in headings whose first component is the most likely to come into the mind of the searcher. Ex: Library users may not all be scholars -- they often do not have a particular title in mind -- but they do have serious information needs and they seriously need access to the library's collection. Ex: However, reflect that every character or form of heading which might feature in a catalogue or index must have a uniquely defined place in a sequence. Ex: To overcome these problems users must think of all the various names that might have been applied, and must understand something of the geography and administration of the locality concerned. Ex: For some years people have toyed with the pleasing vision of the end-user in need of information turning to his terminal and running off any search in 5 minutes, with total recall and splendid precision. Ex: I've tried using special characters and underline, and I've toyed with the idea of creating some graphic images. Ex: As people embark on the festive season's usual round of drinking they should spare a thought for the damage they are doing to their brains. Ex: An avid scuba diver, Keller once flirted with the idea of a career in marine biology. Ex: Other questions come to mind: Will there still be paper books printed? Will libraries still carry these. Ex: While he supports the fight for gay marriage, the 70-year-old star recently confessed tying the knot never crossed his mind.
pensar en Algo/Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + (some/more) thought.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
pensar en el pasado
(v.)=look back.
Ex: In the long run, electronic uinformation technology will very likely have important effects, but many of the changes will be so gradual as to be unnoticeable to those experiencing them until they look back.
pensar en suicidarse
(v.)=contemplate + suicide.
Ex: Preliminary analyses show that married women sometimes feel that they are losing their mind and that they have contemplated suicide.
pensar en una idea
(v.)=think up + idea.
Ex: The committee thought up the idea about a decade ago, when fund-raising cocktail parties failed to raise sufficient money.
pensar en una solución
(v.)=come up with + solution.
Ex: Using Microsoft technology, she came up with a solution that satisfied all our requirements in a very short period of time.
pensar en voz alta
(v.)=think + aloud ; think + out loud.
Ex: When asked if she was serious about that idea, she answered that she wasn't, that she was just thinking aloud. Ex: I am here to rant, think out loud and possibly provide relevant information for all.
pensar en/sobre
(v.)=think about.
Ex: Not only is the material I have constantly changing but the way people think about it is constantly changing.
pensar intensamente
(v.)=think + hard.
Ex: Jay thought hard for a few moments.
pensar pausadamente en
(v.)=linger over.
Ex: A wistful look appeared in his eyes as he lingered over memories of President Langeford.
pensar por Uno Mismo
(v.)=think for + Reflexivo.
Ex: Is television programming pacifying the masses by conditioning them not to think for themselves?.
pensar que
=share + the view that ; Posesivo + feeling is that.
Ex: Not all librarians share the view that outreach is a good thing for the public library. Ex: My feeling is that Labor is hitting Boren more as a warning shot to others who might be considering breaking ranks.
pensar rápidamente
(v.)=think on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: When you're called on to thinking on your feet, it can be intimidating and stressful.
pensar rápido
(v.)=think on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: When you're called on to thinking on your feet, it can be intimidating and stressful.
pensar sobre la marcha
(v.)=think on + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: When you're called on to thinking on your feet, it can be intimidating and stressful.
pensar un momento en
(v.)=spare + a thought for.
Ex: As people embark on the festive season's usual round of drinking they should spare a thought for the damage they are doing to their brains.
pensarse
(v.)=make out to be.
Ex: This description suggests that OPAC searching is less dauntingly complex than it is often made out to be.
pensativamente
=musingly ; pensively.
Ex: 'You don't waste any time making suggestions, do you?' said she, at length, musingly'.
Ex: 'You know, Tilly wasn't bad during my interview with her,' Datto said pensively.

pensativo
(adj.)=brooding ; wistful ; reflective ; meditative ; lost in thought ; thoughtful.
Ex: The philosophical, brooding Hippopotamians have suffered many attacks by the neighbouring Crocs who are well known for their purposefulness and efficiency.
Ex: A wistful look appeared in his eyes as he lingered over memories of President Langeford.
Ex: The prolonged and often passionate debate on Community membership provoked not only a rash of polemical and partisan literature but also more balanced and informative texts for public consumption as well as more reflective academic evaluations.
Ex: Librarians are inner-directed, meditative, liberal people whose rewards and motivations come from self-fulfillment.
Ex: He was so lost in thought that he didn't realize that someone was talking to him until he got thumped on the head.
Ex: Pye was described as 'short in stature, bushy-eyebrowed, thoughtful, quietly efficient'.
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* de un modo pensativo=pensively.

pensionista
(n.)=pensioner ; old age pensioner.
Ex: The core of readers and borrowers of agricultural literature are pensioners wanting to improve cultivation of their small private plots of land.
Ex: There is a need for advice services to be accessible to particular groups within the community: old age pensioners, immigrant groups, claimants of supplementary benefits, and people in bad housing.
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* hogar del pensionista=day centre for the elderly ; old people's day centre ; retirement centre.

pensión alimenticia
(n.)=alimony.
Ex: Alimony payments are taxable to the wife & deductible by the husband.
pensión completa
(n.)=food and board ; bed and board ; full board ; full-board accommodation.
Ex: Slaves in most cases aren't paid for their labour beyond food and board. Ex: Does anyone know of any organisations which will offer bed and board in return for 2-3 weeks work?. Ex: All June departures are £599 per person which include full board for 7 nights, flights and transfers with no hidden charges. Ex: Package B includes full-board accommodation in a student residence in a single or double room with shared bathroom.
pensión de menores
(n.)=child support.
Ex: This has the dual purpose of encouraging compliance and protecting the interests of the payee entitled to child support.
pensión de viuda
(n.)=widow's pension.
Ex: Numerous applications for widow's pensions were denied because the widow could not prove her marriage was legally sanctioned.
pensión de viudedad
(n.)=widow's pension ; widower's pension.
Ex: Numerous applications for widow's pensions were denied because the widow could not prove her marriage was legally sanctioned. Ex: A widower's pension is paid to a husband on the death of a wife who was a member where the deceased was the main breadwinner in the family.
pensión de viudo
(n.)=widower's pension.
Ex: A widower's pension is paid to a husband on the death of a wife who was a member where the deceased was the main breadwinner in the family.
pensión para vagabundos
(n.)=flophouse.
Ex: This article discusses life in a flophouse in the Chinese slums of Harbin during 1940 when Japan had political control.
pensión por incapacidad
(n.)=disability pension.
Ex: Problem drinking, drink driving and criminality are important risk factors for receipt of disability pension and high levels of sickness absence in young men.
pensión por invalidez
(n.)=disability pension.
Ex: Problem drinking, drink driving and criminality are important risk factors for receipt of disability pension and high levels of sickness absence in young men.
pensión por vejez
(n.)=old-age pension.
Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.
pensión por viudez
(n.)=widower's pension ; widow's pension.
Ex: A widower's pension is paid to a husband on the death of a wife who was a member where the deceased was the main breadwinner in the family. Ex: Numerous applications for widow's pensions were denied because the widow could not prove her marriage was legally sanctioned.
pensión^1
(n.)=pension ; alimony ; old-age pension.
Ex: Such libraries now offer advice on benefits, employment, careers, housing, pensions, consumer affairs and other similar matters, or put people in touch with other sources.
Ex: Alimony payments are taxable to the wife & deductible by the husband.
Ex: Although the age for receiving old-age pension is 65 years, an individual can decide to bring it forward to a maximum of 5 years.
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* cobrar una pensión=draw + a pension.
* derecho de pensión=pension entitlement.
* pensión alimenticia=alimony.
* pensión de menores=child support.
* pensión de viuda=widow's pension.
* pensión de viudedad=widow's pension ; widower's pension.
* pensión de viudo=widower's pension.
* pensión por incapacidad=disability pension.
* pensión por invalidez=disability pension.
* pensión por vejez=old-age pension.
* pensión por viudez=widower's pension ; widow's pension.
* plan de pensiones=pension plan ; retirement plan ; pension scheme.
* recibir una pensión=draw + a pension.
* régimen de pensiones=pension scheme.

pensión^2
(n.)=guesthouse [guest house] ; boarding house ; bed and breakfast (B&B) ; rooming house ; lodging house.
Ex: The aim is to establish a central library with a network of branches in guest houses and other places of accommodation.
Ex: A wide range of accommodation is available including low cost hotels, boarding houses and youth hostels for people attending the conference.
Ex: Comparing this car to other people carriers is like comparing the Ritz Hotel to a bed and breakfast.
Ex: A rooming house is considered illegal if it contravenes city bylaws.
Ex: According to the law, all barber shops, hairdressing salons, lodging houses and eating houses are required to register with the City Council.
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* alojamiento en régimen de pensión completa=full-board accommodation.
* media pensión=half board.
* pensión completa=food and board ; bed and board ; full board ; full-board accommodation.
* pensión para vagabundos=flophouse.

pensárselo dos veces
(v.)=think + twice.
Ex: I would urge you most sincerely and strongly to think twice or three times before putting your shelflist into an undeveloped system.
pentagonal
(adj.)=pentagonal ; pentagonal.
Ex: Also on this outer layer are another 20 dodecahedrons which have three pentagonal faces on the surface.
Ex: Also on this outer layer are another 20 dodecahedrons which have three pentagonal faces on the surface.

pentagrama
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* pentagrama musical=stave.

pentagrama musical
(n.)=stave.
Ex: A close score is a score of vocal music in which the separate parts are written on two staves, as with hymns.
pentatleta
(n.)=pentathlete.
Ex: Triathletes, decathletes and modern pentathletes clearly all have a pretty diverse range of skills.

pentatlón
(n.)=pentathlon.
Ex: BRR annually organizes sport events such as marathons, half marathons, biathlons, triathlons, pentathlons, and decathlons.

pentecostal
(adj.)=Pentecostal.
Ex: The project aims at the acquisition of materials covering the Pentecostal movement.

pentecostalismo
(n.)=Pentecostalism.
Ex: The conservative Protestant traditions of Fundamentalism, Evangelicalism, and Pentecostalism have few archives.

pentlandita
(n.)=pentlandite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

penumbra
(n.)=penumbra ; half-light ; twilight ; gloom.
Ex: U denotes the umbra, ie those documents which are clearly relevant (within the shadow of the subject); P denotes the penumbra (the 'twilight zone'); and A denotes alien, ie those documents which are clearly not relevant.
Ex: He immerses us in 'language that is unique for its copiousness,' now speaking 'of exquisite intimations that can occur only in a half-light,' then babbling 'of chamber-pots, leg-irons, factories and policemen'.
Ex: Twilight was deepening.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.

penumbroso
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* zona penumbrosa=twilight zone.

penuria
(n.)=paucity ; penury ; hardship.
Ex: So we see extraordinary hardships cheerfully borne (indeed, apparently enjoyed) by zealous mountaineers, earnest single-handed yachtsmen floating round the world, and all-weather fishing-hobbyists sit patiently at the side of, and sometimes in, rivers, undeterred by the paucity of their catches.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
Ex: Ordinarily, one should avoid simultaneous 'exchanges' of personnel between units for training purposes because it is a hardship for any library section to try to train a new person while one of their 'regulars' is gone at the same time.
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* pasar penurias=suffer from + deprivation.
* penurias=deprivation.
* penurias económicas=economic deprivation.
* vivir en la penuria=live in + penury.

penurias
(n.)=deprivation.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
penurias económicas
(n.)=economic deprivation.
Ex: A converted mobile library vehicle is used to deliver tutor supported training to local communities suffering from economic deprivation and social exclusion.
península
(n.)=mainland ; peninsula.
Ex: Thus this code was important in catalogues on the mainland of Europe.
Ex: This district with 3,100 inhabitants is centrally placed on a peninsula surrounded by fjords.
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* de la Península Ibérica=Iberian.
* península arábiga, la=Arabian peninsula, the.
* península coreana, la=Korean penisula, the.
* península ibérica=Iberia.
* Península Ibérica, la=Iberian Peninsula, the.

península arábiga, la
=Arabian peninsula, the.
Ex: The geographical area covers Burma as well, and the Arabian peninsula and Persian Gulf countries.
península coreana, la
=Korean penisula, the.
Ex: North Korea said today it was fully ready to work to denuclearise the Korean peninsula in opening remarks to six-party talks in Beijing.
península ibérica
(n.)=Iberia.
Ex: While Roman Spain was home to learned writers, evidence of libraries that scholars might have used in Iberia is scanty.
penúltimo
=penultimate ; last but one ; second to last ; next to last ; second from bottom.
Ex: They are tailored to meet the specification inherent in a given application, hence the emphasis on thesaurus construction in the penultimate section.
Ex: Another common trend is to include an industrial placement of a significant duration (3-6 months, even 1 year) in the last but one year of studies.
Ex: In a recent survey of 16 European countries, the UK comes second to last, beating only Belgium.
Ex: Victory goes to the player who makes the next-to-last mistake.
Ex: They are second from bottom with 20 points from 22 matches.
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* acabar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
* estudiante de penúltimo año=junior student ; junior.
* finalizar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
* finalizar (el) penúltimo, termin=finish + second to last.
* llegar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.
* terminar (el) penúltimo=finish + second from bottom ; finish + second to last ; come in + second to last ; come in + second from bottom.

peonia
(n.)=peony.
Nota: Flor.
Ex: Sarton's spirituality has been largely ignored in reviews, but from her earliest sonnets, each delicate peony, each wild sky breaking overhead, and each silence is wrapped in witness to God.

peonza
(n.)=spinning top ; top ; whipping top ; peg top ; whip top.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Making sense of metadata: reading the words on a spinning top'.
Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.
Ex: We have shown that the electrons in the atom have no orbital movement, they interact with the nucleus like a rotating whipping top.
Ex: To spin your peg top you must first learn to wind the string around the top properly.
Ex: The children were in the habit of playing whip-top during the day.

peor
(adj.)=worse off ; worse ; not-so-good ; low-end ; losingest.
Ex: Thus far we seem to be worse off than before -- for we can enormously extend the record; yet even in its present bulk we can hardly consult it.
Ex: There is now an even better (or worse) example that supplants rock music as the classical example of, not cultural lag, but musical lag, and that's GOSPEL MUSIC or GOSPEL SONGS, which has just now been established.
Ex: The not-so-good news is that we now need to spend equally prodigious efforts at preserving the fruits of our labor.
Ex: Therefore real time interaction is feasible on both low-end and high-end machines.
Ex: Futility has followed them since the day they were born, and Sunday night was no different for the losingest team in sports history.
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* aun peor=worse ; worse still ; even worse ; worse still.
* cada vez peor=worsening.
* cambiar para peor=change for + the worse.
* de lo peor=at + Posesivo + very worst ; at + Posesivo + worst.
* de los peores=low-end.
* de mal en peor=out of the fire and into the frying pan ; out of the frying pan and into the fire.
* el peor de todos=the worst of the lot.
* en el momento peor de Alguien=at + Posesivo + weakest.
* en el peor de los casos=at worst ; in the worst of circumstances ; at + Posesivo + very worst ; the worst case scenario ; at + Posesivo + worst ; in the worst case.
* esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor=hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst ; hope for the best and/but plan for the worst.
* esperar lo peor=expect + the worst.
* ir de mal en peor=go from + bad to worse.
* lo peor de=brunt of, the.
* lo peor del=the armpit of the.
* lo peor está por llegar=the worst is yet/still to come.
* lo peor está por venir=the worst is yet/still to come.
* lo peor ya ha pasado=the worst is over now.
* lo que es aun peor=worse still.
* lo que es peor=what's worse.
* los peores + Nombre=the poorest + Nombre.
* mucho peor=far worse.
* peor afectado=worst-hit.
* peor aun=even worse.
* peor caso, el=worst case, the.
* peor ... de, el=worst ... in, the.
* peor de los casos, el=worst case, the.
* peor económicamente=worst off.
* peor aun=worse still.
* Posesivo + peor enemigo=Posesivo + worst enemy.
* prepararse para lo peor=batten down ; batten down + the hatches.
* quedar peor=be a little worse prepared.
* sacar a relucir lo peor de=bring out + the worst in.
* salir peor=be a little worse off.
* sentirse peor=feel + worse.
* ser peor que=be sorrier than ; compare + unfavourably.
* y lo peor de todo=and worst of all.

peor ... de, el
=worst ... in, the.
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US.
peor afectado
(adj.)=worst-hit.
Ex: The worst-hit region, according to state officials, was along the upper Rhine river.
peor aun
(n.)=worse still.
Ex: Worse still, some EC countries, particularly in a period of world economic recession, become adept at bending the Community's rules to suit their own purposes.
peor caso, el
(n.)=worst case, the.
Ex: The author describes the predicament of the new supervisor assuming the worst case, where the individual is not familiar with the department.
peor de los casos, el
(n.)=worst case, the.
Ex: The author describes the predicament of the new supervisor assuming the worst case, where the individual is not familiar with the department.
peor económicamente
=worst off.
Ex: The European Regional Development Fund provides cash for regional economic development and recovery in the worst off regions in the Community.
pepinillo
(n.)=gherkin.
Ex: He showed that gherkins glow orange when electricity passes through them.
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* pepinillo en vinagre=dill pickle.

pepinillo en vinagre
(n.)=dill pickle.
Ex: The still use the old-fashioned way of making dill pickles by fermenting cucumbers in salt-brine.
pepino
(n.)=cucumber.
Ex: Greenhouses are used widely in the Mediterranean basin for the production of out of season vegetables such as aubergine, bean, cucumber, lettuce, pepper and tomato.
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* importar un pepino=not give a/two hoots ; not give a damn ; not give a fuck ; not give a shit ; not give a darn.
* pepino de mar=sea cucumber.

pepino de mar
(n.)=sea cucumber.
Ex: We are more kindred to the sea urchin, an echinoderm whose spiny brethren include starfish and sea cucumbers.
pepita
(n.)=nugget ; pit ; pip.
Ex: Additionally, we were hoping to discover where and to what extent literature nuggets are hidden in non-LIS databases.
Ex: On Crete the locals eat them by the handful and spit out the pits like watermelon seeds.
Ex: Life is like a grapefruit -- it's orange and squishy, and has a few pips in it, and some folks have half a one for breakfast.
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* galleta con pepitas de chocolate=chocolate chip cookie.
* pepita de chocolate=chocolate chip.
* pepita de oro=nugget of gold.
* pepita de pollo=chicken nugget.
* sin pepitas=seedless.

pepita de chocolate
(n.)=chocolate chip.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
pepita de oro
(n.)=nugget of gold.
Ex: They do have the problem, however, of being able to sort out the nuggets of literary gold from amongst the torrents of published dross.
pepita de pollo
(adj.)=chicken nugget.
Ex: He replied that children should not eat any form of reconstituted meat, of mechanically recovered meat, such as chicken nuggets.
pequeña
(adj.)=petite.
Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.
pequeña empresa
(n.)=small business.
Ex: Small businesses employ more than 53% of Europe's workforce and are responsible for half of Europe's total turnover.
pequeña nobleza, la
(n.)=gentry, the.
Ex: The personal papers of the gentry are one of the main categories of records available to historians examining the cultural aspects of urban life.
pequeñas modificaciones
(n.)=tinkering.
Ex: The drawback to this is that sometimes tinkering can lead to unintended results.
pequeñeces
(n.)=bagatelle.
Ex: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
pequeñez
(n.)=smallness ; trifle ; shortness ; shortness of stature.
Ex: The teacher showed the children how the smallness of the character named Chibi in the illustrations paralleled his role in the novel.
Ex: As Sherlock Holmes reminded Dr Watson, 'You know my method; it is founded on the observance of trifles' = Como Sherlock Holmes recordaba al Doctor Watson: "Usted conoce mi método, se basa en la observación de las pequeñeces".
Ex: Now, after all these years of hearing that early menarche is associated with both shortness and fatness someone comes along and shows a genetic link among all three characteristics.
Ex: Shortness of stature is a common concern among children and their parents.
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* pequeñeces=bagatelle.

pequeñita
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* letra pequeñita, la=fine points, the.

pequeñito
(adj.)=wee ; teeny ; teeny-tiny ; tiny ; itty-bitty ; teeny-weeny ; teensy-weensy ; teensy ; weensy ; weeny ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: The Museum of Art is free to wee people under 12.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: With an estimated 300,000 'titles' in print it is clear that no bookshop can hope to stock more than a tiny fraction of those titles.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.
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* pormenores, los=fine detail(s).

pequeño
(adj.)=small ; slight ; slim ; little ; small scale [small-scale] ; skimpy .
Ex: The small extract from the index to BNB in figure 2.1 demonstrates some of the features of index entries generated according to PRECIS indexing.
Ex: The ISBD(CP)'s recommendations are very similar in principle to those for AACR2's 'in' analytics, except for slight changes in punctuation and order.
Ex: Abstracting journals vary enormously in scope ranging from vast publications covering an entire discipline, to slim volumes centred on a relatively narrow topic.
Ex: To introduce a little vulgarity, it would be absolutely hell on browsers were all the works by Agatha Christie or Dorothy Sayers or Dashiell Hammett or you name it, entered individually by their title.
Ex: While similar systems have been developed on an experimental basis in the past, these have usually been restricted to small scale collections.
Ex: Wimbledon organisers have imposed a ban on skimpy tennis outfits ahead of this year's tournament.
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* a pequeña escala=in a small way ; small scale [small-scale].
* con pequeños matices=nuanced.
* dinero para pequeños gastos=out-of-pocket allowance.
* escuela de pequeños=infant school.
* finca pequeña=croft.
* grandes robles nacen de pequeñas bellotas=great oaks from little acorns grow.
* grandes y pequeños=great and small.
* granja pequeña=croft.
* hacer parecer pequeño=dwarf.
* hacer pequeños ajustes=tinker + around the edges ; tinker (about/around) with.
* hermana pequeña=baby sister.
* hermanita pequeña=baby sister.
* hermanito pequeño=baby brother.
* hermano pequeño=baby brother.
* hijo pequeño=baby son.
* impresor de pequeños trabajos=jobbing house.
* IPE (Integración a Pequeña Escala)=SSI (Small Scale Integration).
* la clave está en la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* la distancia es como el viento que apaga los fuegos pequeños pero aviva los=absence makes the heart grow fonder.
* las triquiñuelas de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* llorar como un niño pequeño=cry like + a baby.
* lo bueno viene en frascos pequeños=small is beautiful.
* lonja fina y pequeña=sliver.
* los detalles de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* los pormenores de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* más bien pequeño=smallish.
* niño pequeño=toddler ; little child ; young child.
* pequeña=petite.
* pequeña empresa=small business.
* pequeña nobleza, la=gentry, the.
* pequeñas modificaciones=tinkering.
* pequeño agricultor=smallholder.
* pequeño comercio=retailer ; retail shop.
* pequeño empresario=small business owner.
* pequeño negocio=small business.
* pequeño propietario de tierras=yeoman farmer.
* pequeños ajustes=tinkering.
* pequeños detalles=minutiae ; petty details.
* pez pequeño=bait fish.
* pez plateado pequeño=shiner.
* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño=shrinking budget.
* PYME (Pequeña y Mediana Empresa)=SME (Small and Medium Sized Enterprise).
* rodaja fina y pequeña=sliver.
* terreno cultivable pequeño=croft.
* una pequeña minoría de=a marginal fringe of.
* un pequeño puntito=just a little dot.

pequeño agricultor
(n.)=smallholder.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Optimising fisheries information for decision making among Kenyan fish pond smallholders'.
pequeño comercio
(n.)=retailer ; retail shop.
Ex: Nowadays there is a clear three-part division of the book trade into publishers, wholesalers, printers, and retailers, but in the hand-press period the functions of book traders overlapped to a much greater extent. Ex: Books were advertised in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by means of printed publishers' lists, which were carried about by salesmen and were probably put up in retail shops.
pequeño empresario
(n.)=small business owner.
Ex: A recent report finds that small business owners who employ five or less staff are, on average, barely scraping a living from all their effort.
pequeño negocio
(n.)=small business.
Ex: Small businesses employ more than 53% of Europe's workforce and are responsible for half of Europe's total turnover.
pequeño propietario de tierras
(n.)=yeoman farmer.
Ex: She argues that the way yeoman farmers lorded over their wives and dependents was similar to the way wealthy planters lorded over their slaves.
pequeños ajustes
(n.)=tinkering.
Ex: The drawback to this is that sometimes tinkering can lead to unintended results.
pequeños detalles
(n.)=minutiae ; petty details.
Ex: Flaws are emphasized and frequent comparisons made with similar tools, but these are often buried in a mass of minutiae. Ex: We all share the same wants and needs, only the petty details differ.
pequeñín
(n.)=shorty [shortie].
Nota: Forma generalmente afectuosa de referirse a una persona.
Ex: As his name implies, Shorty is a bit short, but he can kick a ball further than anybody else.

pequeñísimo
(adj.)=infinitesimal.
Ex: Librarians of special libraries, operating with infinitesimal budgets, hould share operational techniques and hopefully the methods can be dapted to similar situations.

pequinés
(n.)=Pekinese.
Ex: The noting of similarities and differences becomes almost automatic so that there is instantaneous recognition, and it is not long before the child identifies a Pekinese as a dog and an Alsatian as a dog.

per
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* madreperla=mother of pearl.
* per cápita=per capita.
* per se=per se.
* renta per cápita=national income ; per capita income.

per cápita
=per capita.
Ex: This study measures library use by the three indicators: (a) circulation per capita, (b) number of reading room visits per capita, and (c) number of borrows per capita.
per se
=per se.
Ex: The guidelines make no attempt to specify the form or structure of uniform headings or references per se.
pera
(n.)=pear.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
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* con forma de pera=pear-shaped.
* de higos a brevas=once in a blue moon.
* del año de la pera=from the year dot.
* en forma de pera=pear-shaped.
* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
* pedirle peras al olmo=cry for + the moon ; ask for + the moon ; reach for + the moon.
* tomate de pera=pear tomato ; Italian tomato ; Roma tomato.

peral
(n.)=pear tree.
Ex: Results showed that spraying these fertilizers onto pear trees improved yield.

peralte
(n.)=camber.
Ex: A sliding object will tend to deviate in the direction of the camber and that factor must be considered before other possibilities are suggested.

perca
(n.)=perch.
Ex: The most typical fish-species found here are pikes, barbels, breams, carps, catfish, and perches.

percance
(n.)=mishap ; accident ; reversal ; mischance ; snafu ; misadventure ; whammy.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
Ex: Mexico is undergoing an intense epidemiological transition characterised by a decline in the incidence of infectious diseases and a rapid increase in the importance of chronic illnesses and accidents.
Ex: Libraries are struggling to hold on and maintain quality in the face of adversity and reversal.
Ex: Lawyers find it problematic to consult psychologists, partly because psychological research may turn up unfavorable data through sheer mischance, eg, an invalid sample.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Thirty years on -- an age of snafu problems of coordinating libraries'.
Ex: This is a wholly truthful account of her various discoveries and misadventures recounted, to the best of her recollection, in four parts.
Ex: Just remember that alcohol and low blood sugars together are a real whammy for diabetics.
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* exponerse a un percance=court + disaster.

percatar
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* dejar de percatarse=become + blind to.
* hacer que Alguien se percate de que=give + Nombre + the vibe that.
* no percatarse de=be blind to.
* no percatarse de la importancia de Algo=have + no feeling for.
* percatarse=become + aware ; make + aware ; twig.
* percatarse con antelación=gain + early warning.
* percatarse de=appreciate ; wake up to.
* percatarse de un problema=alight on + problem.
* sin percatarse=without realising ; without noticing ; unconsciously ; unknowingly ; unwittingly.

percatarse
(v.)=become + aware ; make + aware ; twig.
Ex: For the first time now he became aware that he was being watched. Ex: Libraries need to be made aware of all possible networking options, the benefits of the lesser known OSI suite of protocols and the requirements for establishing an OSI environment. Ex: Sometimes the police tolerated them for a bit but sometimes they came down on them like a ton of bricks as soon as they twigged what they were up to.
percatarse con antelación
(v.)=gain + early warning.
Ex: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.
percatarse de
(v.)=appreciate ; wake up to.
Ex: Some employers ignore this responsibility appreciating the accruing benefits of a professionally competent and motivated staff. Ex: A few libraries have woken up to this new demand and are doing something.
percatarse de un problema
(v.)=alight on + problem.
Ex: One problem on which Kaiser alighted was that many processes can be further analysed into a concrete and a process.
percebe^1
(n.)=barnacle.
Ex: Subjects addressed in this collection of newspaper articles are bioluminescence, beachcomber finds, gulls, barnacles, sand, seaweed, and jellyfish.

percebe^2
(n.)=twit.
Ex: Democracy's a nice idea in theory, if it wasn't for all the twits.

percentil
(n.)=percentile ; percentile.
Ex: Only at the 90th percentile of articles did the percentage of periodical titles in the cited literature significantly exceed that of the citing literature.
Ex: Only at the 90th percentile of articles did the percentage of periodical titles in the cited literature significantly exceed that of the citing literature.

percepción
(n.)=perception.
Ex: Nevertheless, citation indexes do seek to link documents according to their content (or at least the perception of their content held by the author of the source work).
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* de percepción=perceptual.
* error de percepción=misperception.
* percepción de uno mismo=self-perception.
* percepción extrasensorial=ESP (extrasensory perception).
* percepción remota=remote sensing.
* percepción sensorial=sensory perception.

percepción de uno mismo
(n.)=self-perception.
Ex: This article investigates library schools in an attempt to offer some enlightenment not only on library education, but on the nature of librarians and their self-perceptions.
percepción extrasensorial
=ESP (extrasensory perception).
Ex: These people believe not only in alien abductions, but also in things like UFOs, ESP (extrasensory perception), astrology, and crystal therapy.
percepción remota
(n.)=remote sensing.
Ex: The author describes the activities of the Institute of Geodesy, Cartography and Remote Sensing which has partial supervision of the Land Registry Offices.
percepción sensorial
(n.)=sensory perception.
Ex: Sensory perception appears to fit your particular context so consult this entry.
perceptible
(adj.)=noticeable ; perceptible ; detectable ; visible ; conspicuous ; egregious.
Ex: The most noticeable effect the advent of Islam had on Arab names was not so much on structure as on choice.
Ex: The library was found to have inadequate lighting for the partially sighted and a lack of a fire warning perceptible to the deaf.
Ex: Most of the anomalies that are discovered are only detectable with the use of expert knowledge.
Ex: Since a software package is to be sold it must be visible on the marketplace.
Ex: A conspicuous coolness had existed between them since they had exchanged views on the hiring of Lisa Huish.
Ex: That is outrageous in itself, an egregious departure from protecting citizens against abuses of power.

perceptiblemente
=appreciably ; perceptibly ; noticeably ; conspicuously ; egregiousluy.
Ex: The proportions of books bought for children have been extraordinarily steady for four of the five years, only dipping at all appreciably in the last year of 1979-80.
Ex: 'Thank you, Tom, thank you,' said Balzac, perceptibly reddening.
Ex: In addition, one must not forget such mundane matters as door bells (front and back), a closing bell, fire bells, security alarms and possibly others all of which must be noticeably different.
Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example.
Ex: To the extent the resolution imperils American troops, it is egregiously reckless and indefensible at all levels.

perceptivo
(adj.)=sensitive ; perceptual.
Ex: Numerous different models are available, ranging from models where communication is via a heat sensitive screen, through to terminals linked to an outside computer by a telephone line.
Ex: Human perceptual and conceptual capabilities bring an aspect of improvisation and reinterpretation to every human action.

percepto
(n.)=percept.
Ex: Farradane himself used the words 'percept' and 'concept' loosely.

perceptor
(adj.)=percipient.
Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.
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* perceptor principal=principal wage earner.

perceptor principal
(n.)=principal wage earner.
Ex: This Act challenges programs that have different retirement requirements for men and women, different rules for the 'head of the household' or 'principal wage earner'.
percha
(n.)=hanger ; coat hanger.
Ex: Chapters cover the following topics: cleaning drains, faucet repairs, fire extinguishers, the flush tank, the fuse box, sanding and sharpening, handsaws, hangers, nails and wood screws, and pliers and wrenches.
Ex: Lucas Samaras, whose junk assemblages are on view at Pace, fashions statuettes from kitchen utensils and coat hangers.
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* percha de alambre=wire hanger.

percha de alambre
(n.)=wire hanger.
Ex: A pegboard with a few books hung precariously from wire hangers and the whole thing stuck on a wall is not good enough for a permanent library exhibit.
perchero
(n.)=peg.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.
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* perchero de pie=coat-stand.

perchero de pie
(n.)=coat-stand.
Ex: In the bedroom there is a wardrobe, a bed, two bedside rugs, a chest of drawers, two bedside tables, and a coat-stand.
percherón
(n.)=shire horse ; Shire.
Ex: The scythe, to me, conjures up a vision of warm summer days and lingering sunsets, straw hats, sackcloth and shire horses.
Ex: The use of Shires in the modern age is more widespread than would be imagined.
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* caballo percherón=shire horse ; Shire.

percibido
(adj.)=perceived ; observed.
Ex: The arrangements should also negotiate resistance to perceived 'American dominance', erode price differentials between Europe and the US, and permit each country to support its own online services.
Ex: We can then compare the observed frequency of occurrence of a term in a given document with the expected frequency.
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* ser percibido=out of sight.

percibir
(v.)=apprehend ; discern ; perceive ; see ; watch ; espy ; sense.
Ex: Any action that is repeated frequently become cast into a pattern which can be reproduced with an economy of effort which, ipso facto, is apprehended by its performer as a pattern.
Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading.
Ex: Hypermedia offers unheard of opportunities to gain insight into the way young people perceive, process and use information.
Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.
Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.
Ex: Laura Carpozzi head of the circulation department, who was on the far side of the desk, heard the checker's outburst and espied the bottleneck in the stream of traffic.
Ex: She sensed that something was wrong with his logic, but she was at a loss to explain it.
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* percibir erróneamente=misperceive.
* que se percibe desde hace mucho tiempo=long-felt.

percibir erróneamente
(v.)=misperceive.
Ex: The study found that about 10% of people who are deemed obese misperceive that their body size is normal and think they don't need to lose weight.
percusionista
(n.)=percussionist.
Ex: The world-renowned solo percussionist, Evelyn Glennie, will also receive the degree of Doctor honoris causa on Tuesday, 6 July.

percusión
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* instrumento de percusión=percussion instrument.

perdedor
(n.)=loser ; underdog ; dog ; quitter.
Ex: The jungle fighter views his life and work in terms of winners and losers, with power as his goal.
Ex: A chapter each is devoted to the comic hero, comedian, humorist, rogue, trickster, clown, fool, underdog, and simpleton.
Ex: 'On the Internet, nobody knows you're a dog -- the digital media has made possible the leveling of the playing field.
Ex: Here are a few examples of some famous quitters, people who didn't always stick it out.
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* mal perdedor=sore loser ; bad loser.
* más perdedor=losingest.

perder
(v.)=lose ; misplace ; forfeit ; mislay ; lose out ; miss ; suffer + loss.
Ex: One of the hardest tasks of a curator is to make a precis of the information about a particular object without losing any essential information.
Ex: This article discusses the common abuses of circulation privileges by a few faculty members: removing books from the library without checking them out; misplacing books after they have been checked out; and failing to return books when needed by others = Este artículo analiza los abusos comunes de los privilegios de préstamo por parte de unos pocos profesores: coger libros de la biblioteca sin sacarlos en préstamo, perder libros tras haberlos sacados en préstamo y no dever libros cuando otros los necesitan.
Ex: In addition, it enables the library to respond to the needs of the new popular culture without forfeiting its traditional cultural purpose.
Ex: Workflow systems automate business processes, such as the management of a housing benefit claim, to ensure all tasks are completed on time and no information can be lost or mislaid.
Ex: Libraries, in the crush to pay journal invoices, are losing out, as other services as well as staffing and pay all end up unfunded = Las bibliotecas, ante la presión de tener que pagar las facturas de las revistas, salen perdiendo ya que otros servicios así como el personal y los salarios terminanan todos con insuficientes fondos.
Ex: Thus the browser may miss valuable items, although some browsers will find browsing a perfectly adequate method of gauging the extent of a library collection.
Ex: They played their third game of the season today and suffered another loss but the team continues to improve.
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* donde Cristo perdió las alpargatas=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* donde Cristo perdió las sandalias=in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* echar a perder=ruin ; bungle ; bring out + the worst in ; cast + a blight on ; blight ; put + a damper on.
* echarlo todo a perder=upset + the applecart.
* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder=upset + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* echarse a perder=go off ; go + bad ; go to + pot.
* ganar cuando todo parece estar perdido=victory from the jaws of defeat.
* hacer perder el conocimiento=knock + Nombre + out ; knock + Nombre + unconscious ; knock + Nombre + senseless.
* hacer perder el entusiasmo=dampen + Posesivo + enthusiasm.
* hacer perder el norte=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
* hacer perder el rumbo=throw + Nombre + off course ; throw + Nombre + off track.
* hacer perder el sentido a=make + nonsense of.
* hacer perder el tiempo=waste + Pronombre + time.
* hacer perder la agilidad física=stale.
* hacer perder la agilidad mental=stale.
* hacer perder las esperanzas=dampen + Posesivo + hopes.
* hacer que Alguien pierda el empleo=put + Nombre + out of work.
* hacer que pierda el interés=take + the shine off things.
* las viejas costumbres no se pierden fácilmente=old habits die hard.
* llevar todas las de perder=odds + be stacked against ; not have a leg to stand on.
* lo que se gana por un lado se pierde por otro=swings and roundabouts.
* lo que se pierda en una cosa se gana en la otra=what you lose on the swings you gain on the roundabouts.
* ni ganar ni perder=break + even.
* no perder de vista=keep + an eye on ; keep + a beady eye on ; keep in + sight.
* no perder el ánimo=keep + Posesivo + chin up.
* no perder el control=stay on + top of ; stay on + top of things ; keep on + top of things ; be on top of things.
* no perder el trabajo=stay in + work.
* no perder la cabeza=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* no perder la calma=keep + a cool head ; remain + cool-headed ; play it + cool.
* no perderse=keep on + the right track.
* no perderse en/por=find + Posesivo + way round/through.
* no perderse mucho=be no great loss.
* no perderse nada=be no great loss.
* no tener nada que perder=have + nothing to lose.
* perder aceite=leak + oil.
* perder aceptación=lose + favour.
* perder agua=lose + water ; leak.
* perder Algo=take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
* perder confianza=lose + confidence (in).
* perder contacto con la realidad=lose + touch with reality.
* perder control=lose + control (of).
* perder credibilidad=destroy + credence.
* perder de vista=lose from + sight ; drop from + sight ; lose + sight of.
* perder de vista el hecho de que=lose + sight of the fact that.
* perder de vista para siempre=drop off + the face of the earth ; vanish from + the face of the earth ; disappear from + the face of the earth.
* perder eficacia=lose + clout.
* perder el alma=lose + Posesivo + soul.
* perder el ánimo=lose + heart.
* perder el apetito=lose + Posesivo + appetite.
* perder el atractivo=lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + favour.
* perder el autobús=miss + the bus.
* perder el color=fade.
* perder el conocimiento=lose + Posesivo + senses ; pass out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; black out.
* perder el contacto con=lose + touch with.
* perder el control=slip beyond + the grasp of ; lose + Posesivo + grip ; run + amok ; sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet ; go to + pieces ; go + wild.
* perder el control de Algo=get out of + hand.
* perder el control de la situación=things + get out of hand.
* perder el culo=go into + raptures.
* perder el encanto=lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + Posesivo + shine.
* perder el enfoque=defocus.
* perder el entusiasmo=lose + heart.
* perder el equilibrio=lose + Posesivo + balance.
* perder el favor de=lose + popularity with.
* perder el hábito=lose + the habit.
* perder el hilo=lose + the thread.
* perder el interés=pall.
* perder el juicio=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
* perder el norte=be off course ; fly off + course ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; lose + Posesivo + way ; go off + course.
* perder el pie=lose + Posesivo + footing.
* perder el rumbo=be off course ; fly off + course ; go off + course.
* perder el sentido=faint ; lose + Posesivo + senses ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
* perder el sentido del humor=lose + sense of humour.
* perder el sueño por=lose + sleep over/on.
* perder el tiempo=dawdle ; mess around/around ; pissing into the wind ; faff (about/around) ; pootle ; sit + idle ; muck around/about ; piddle around/about ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally ; spin + Posesivo + wheels ; fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks ; dink around/about ; push around + bits of paper.
* perder el trabajo=lose + Posesivo + job.
* perder el tren=miss + the train.
* perder el valor=lose + Posesivo + nerve.
* perder en el trayecto=lose + Nombre + in transit.
* perder entusiasmo=lose + enthusiasm.
* perder esperanza=lose + hope.
* perder fuerza=lose + power ; lose + steam.
* perder gas=lose + steam.
* perder hasta la camisa=lose + Posesivo + shirt.
* perder ímpetu=lose + momentum ; run out of + steam ; lose + impetus.
* perder influencia=lose + clout.
* perder interés=lapse ; lose + interest.
* perder kilos=shed + kilos.
* perder la cabeza=lose + Posesivo + mind ; lose + Posesivo + head ; lose + Posesivo + marbles ; go + bonkers ; fly off + the handle ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go out of + Posesivo + mind ; go + soft in the head ; go (a)round + the bend ; go + mad ; flip + Posesivo + lid.
* perder la calma=blow + a fuse.
* perder la chaveta=go + bonkers ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + haywire.
* perder la chaveta por=have + a crush on.
* perder la compostura=lose + Posesivo + balance ; break down + in disarray.
* perder la conciencia=lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
* perder la cordura=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
* perder la costumbre de=get out of + the habit of.
* perder la credibilidad=lose + face.
* perder la cuenta (de)=lose + count (of).
* perder la esperanza=despair ; throw in + the towel ; give up + hope ; throw in/up + the sponge.
* perder la fe=lose + Posesivo + faith.
* perder la identidad de uno=lose + Posesivo + identity.
* perder la ilusión=lose + heart.
* perder la motivación=lose + motivation.
* perder la noción del tiempo=lose + track of time ; lose + all notion of time ; lose + all sense of time.
* perder la ocasión=miss + the boat ; miss + the bus.
* perder la olla=lose + the plot.
* perder la oportunidad=miss + the boat ; miss + the bus.
* perder la paciencia=lose + Posesivo + temper ; lose + Posesivo + patience.
* perder la pista de=lose + track of.
* perder la presión=depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
* perder la razón=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
* perder las facultades=lose + Posesivo + faculties.
* perder las ganas de comer=go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
* perder la sincronización=get out of + step.
* perder las riendas=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy.
* perder la timidez con=warm up to.
* perder la vida=lose + Posesivo + life.
* perder la virginidad=lose + Posesivo + virginity ; lose + Posesivo + maidenhead.
* perder la visión=lose + Posesivo + sight.
* perder la vista=become + blind.
* perder la voz=lose + Posesivo + voice.
* perder los estribos=lose + Posesivo + cool ; fly off + the handle ; lose + Posesivo + head ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
* perder los nervios=lose + Posesivo + cool ; fly off + the handle ; lose + Posesivo + head.
* perder los papeles=lose + control (of) ; lose + Posesivo + cool ; lose + Posesivo + head ; fly off + the handle ; freak out ; flip out ; lose + the plot.
* perder nota=lose + marks.
* perder para siempre=lose to + posterity.
* perder peso=lose + weight ; shed + weight.
* perder poder=lose + power.
* perder popularidad=fade from + popularity ; outlive + Posesivo + popularity.
* perder por los cuatro costados=leak like + a sieve.
* perder por los pelos=pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post.
* perder prestigio=lose + face.
* perder propiedades=lose + property.
* perder protagonismo=fade into + the background.
* perderse=go + astray ; get + lost ; lose + Posesivo + way ; go + missing ; miss out on ; slip through + the cracks ; get out of + Posesivo + depth ; wander off + route ; disorient ; disorientate ; wander off + track ; lose + Posesivo + bearings.
* perderse entre el gentío=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
* perderse entre la muchedumbre=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
* perderse entre la multitud=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
* perder sentido=lose + purpose.
* perderse por=wander through.
* perderse por los caminos secundarios=go + off-road.
* perderse una clase=miss + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
* perder terreno=lose + ground.
* perder tiempo=waste + time ; lose + time.
* perder (toda/la) esperanza=abandon + (all) hope.
* perder una batalla=lose + battle.
* perder una guerra=lose + war.
* perder un amigo=lose + a friend.
* perder una oportunidad=miss + opportunity ; lose + opportunity ; miss + chance ; waste + opportunity.
* perder una venta=lose + sale.
* perder una votación=outvote.
* perder un objeto personal=lose + property.
* perder un partido=lose + match.
* perder valor=lose + Posesivo + value.
* perder ventas=lose + sales.
* perder vigor=run out of + steam ; lose + steam.
* perder vitalidad=run out of + steam.
* por probar nada se pierde=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* que no se puede uno perder=unmissable.
* que pierde agua=leaking ; leaky .
* salir perdiendo=victimise [victimize, -USA] ; come off + worst ; lose out ; compare + unfavourably ; lose + neck ; be a little worse off.
* salir sin ganar ni perder=break + even.
* se pierda o se gane=win or lose.
* sin perder de vista=with an eye on.
* sin perder un (solo) minuto=without a moment wasted ; without a wasted moment ; without a minute wasted ; without a wasted minute.
* sin tiempo que perder=without a minute to spare.
* tener todas las de perder=fight + a losing battle.
* un arte que se está perdiendo=a dying art.

perder (toda/la) esperanza
(v.)=abandon + (all) hope.
Ex: He described cynicism as abandoning all hope that social change and progress is possible.
perder Algo
(v.)=take + Nombre + out of + Posesivo + hands.
Ex: Unless librarians move away from their present overconcern with their systems and lack of concern with their users they will become redundant and the task of providing information will be taken out of their hands.
perder aceite
(v.)=leak + oil.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.
perder aceptación
(v.)=lose + favour.
Ex: However, and despite its popular currency, this perspective has largely lost favour in academic circles.
perder agua
(v.)=lose + water ; leak.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Holes in the dike: is Cambridge Scientific publisher losing water?. Ex: The article is entitled 'Sometimes the roof doesn't just leak, it caves in!'.
perder confianza
(v.)=lose + confidence (in).
Ex: Through the much-publicized bankruptcies and other failures this company has become a laughing stock and investors have lost confidence.
perder contacto con la realidad
(v.)=lose + touch with reality.
Ex: The field has lost touch with reality by failing to address advances in information technology and transnationalism.
perder control
(v.)=lose + control (of).
Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
perder credibilidad
(v.)=destroy + credence.
Ex: If mistakes are made of probability, of language, of relationship then these must, in all but the simplest readers, destroy credence.
perder de vista
(v.)=lose from + sight ; drop from + sight ; lose + sight of.
Ex: We can transfer much more of our analog collections to digital so that the resources we have invested in developing all these years will not be lost from sight as scholars and students make digital the preferred mode. Ex: The older material, such as the chivalric romances, dropped from sight. Ex: This fact tends to be lost sight of when considering chain indexing in isolation for the construction of an actual catalogue.
perder de vista el hecho de que
(v.)=lose + sight of the fact that.
Ex: The biographer controls the innumerable aspects of Buchan's life in an exemplary manner, without losing sight of the fact that Buchan was 'a very odd fish indeed'.
perder de vista para siempre
(v.)=drop off + the face of the earth ; vanish from + the face of the earth ; disappear from + the face of the earth.
Ex: You can't choose your family, but you can give them the stink eye and wish they dropped off the face of the earth. Ex: The plot is about a scientist who wakes up one morning to find that everyone except him seems to have vanished from the face of the earth. Ex: Religion has never disappeared from the face of the earth, no matter how we dislike, it is here to stay.
perder eficacia
(v.)=lose + clout.
Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.
perder el alma
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + soul.
Ex: In popular belief the human being who went to live with a mermaid or a merman lost his or her soul and became as one of these.
perder el apetito
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + appetite.
Ex: Patients suffering from stress are anxious, dread the future, lose responsiveness to the environment, have insomnia, and lose their appetite.
perder el atractivo
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + favour.
Ex: The micropublishing industry is traditionally vulnerable in times of economic crisis, when retrospective materials lose their allure. Ex: The challenge to make the resources at the librarian's disposal answer the questions asked by the readers is one that never loses its savour. Ex: However, and despite its popular currency, this perspective has largely lost favour in academic circles.
perder el autobús
(v.)=miss + the bus.
Ex: The boy, whose name wasn't released, missed the bus, took the keys to his family's car and drove nearly six miles toward school while his mother was asleep, police said.
perder el color
(v.)=fade.
Ex: Copies tend to fade, especially if left exposed to daylight, and some of the colours are not strong to begin with.
perder el conocimiento
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + senses ; pass out ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; black out.
Ex: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic. Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out. Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks. Ex: Of the students who had ever consumed alcohol, 51 percent reported blacking out at some point in their lives.
perder el contacto con
(v.)=lose + touch with.
Ex: He is thus in danger of losing touch with its traditional constituency (upward-mobile students) whose academic and socioeconomic backgrounds would have previously indicated nearly automatic attendance.
perder el control
(v.)=slip beyond + the grasp of ; lose + Posesivo + grip ; run + amok ; sweep + Nombre + off + Posesivo + feet ; go to + pieces ; go + wild.
Ex: A hundred years later, the ancillary skill of knowing where to find information had in its turn begun to slip beyond the grasp of those who needed it for their study and research. Ex: The article is entitled 'Moving a map library, or how to keep your sanity while losing your grip'. Ex: Term paper fraud runs amok on the Web as dozens of fee and free sites have thousands of term papers available for lazy and unprincipled students. Ex: A historical work such as this might help us keep from being swept off our feet by every 'new' panacea. Ex: When she heard of his death she went to pieces and fell apart. Ex: Our imagination went wild, because we didn't want death to be the end, we wanted to keep on living on familiar grounds, and most of all, we didn't want to be alone.
perder el control de Algo
(v.)=get out of + hand.
Ex: He was glad that he had veered from the edge of possible conflict, and had not let his sense of hurt pride get out of hand.
perder el control de la situación
(n.)=things + get out of hand.
Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand.
perder el culo
(v.)=go into + raptures.
Ex: Most of my friends live in the city, yet they always go into raptures at the mere mention of the country.
perder el encanto
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + allure ; lose + Posesivo + savour ; lose + Posesivo + shine.
Ex: The micropublishing industry is traditionally vulnerable in times of economic crisis, when retrospective materials lose their allure. Ex: The challenge to make the resources at the librarian's disposal answer the questions asked by the readers is one that never loses its savour. Ex: Taiwan used to play a decisive role in the lighting industry, but has lost its shine in the midst of pricing competition against developing countries.
perder el enfoque
(v.)=defocus.
Ex: Since the two sides of the image are so far apart, it's easier to cross your eyes than to defocus.
perder el entusiasmo
(v.)=lose + heart.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.
perder el equilibrio
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + balance.
Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
perder el favor de
(v.)=lose + popularity with.
Ex: This kind of large-scale recasting will have to be done slowly if the scheme is not to lose its popularity with librarians who have large collections already classified.
perder el hilo
(v.)=lose + the thread.
Ex: The first problem is that every sentence in the book makes you stop and think, which makes you lose the thread of the main argument.
perder el hábito
(v.)=lose + the habit.
Ex: This article describes a workshop for students designed to develop a taste for reading among educated people who had lost the habit.
perder el interés
(v.)=pall.
Ex: The experience of 'flying through' virtual worlds to discover the identities of hundreds of criptics nodes palls very quickly.
perder el juicio
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
perder el norte
(v.)=be off course ; fly off + course ; lose + Posesivo + bearings ; lose + Posesivo + way ; go off + course.
Ex: Then our skipper, David Proctor, noticed that we were off course. Ex: Experts think the albatross somehow flew off course, or maybe was blown north by a hurricane. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature. Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment. Ex: After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.
perder el pie
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + footing.
Ex: It's a slippery area where footing is easily lost.
perder el rumbo
(v.)=be off course ; fly off + course ; go off + course.
Ex: Then our skipper, David Proctor, noticed that we were off course. Ex: Experts think the albatross somehow flew off course, or maybe was blown north by a hurricane. Ex: After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.
perder el sentido
(v.)=faint ; lose + Posesivo + senses ; lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
Ex: The article 'Reeling and writhing and fainting' outlines the problems encountered by illustrators of books. Ex: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic. Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks. Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out.
perder el sentido del humor
(v.)=lose + sense of humour.
Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
perder el sueño por
=lose + sleep over/on.
Ex: Up to 42 percent of IT managers confess to losing sleep over security concerns .
perder el tiempo
(v.)=dawdle ; mess around/around ; pissing into the wind ; faff (about/around) ; pootle ; sit + idle ; muck around/about ; piddle around/about ; dilly-dally ; shilly-shally ; spin + Posesivo + wheels ; fire + blanks ; shoot + blanks ; dink around/about ; push around + bits of paper.
Ex: The title of the article is 'The challenge of the information country lane (and those who dawdle in it)'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Best bet Internet: reference and research when you don't have time to mess around'. Ex: Though the national media will ignore his candidacy, the politically pure of heart will be able to vote their conscience -- and once again have a grand old Quixotic time pissing into the wind. Ex: A new report says that we waste three hours a day faffing around, doing nothing in particular, pootling, dawdling, pottering, hanging about. Ex: It's more advisable to have a cheap and skanky bike for pootling around town, the idea being that no-one would want to nick a nasty looking bike. Ex: Unused school buildings sit idle as ravages of time take toll. Ex: Rather than spend the money on the navy we could stop mucking about with wind farms and build more proper power stations. Ex: After piddling around most of the morning yesterday, my sis, her husband Fred, and my parents came over to celebrate Christmas Day. Ex: When it comes to volcanoes, there's no time to dilly-dally. Ex: Their faces show the stern resolve and strength of people who have no time to shilly-shally. Ex: I am beginning to think that the rest of the world will leave us behind if we keep spinning our wheels with all this tit for tat nonsense. Ex: Real Madrid spurned the chance to replace Barcelona at the top of the Spanish first division as they fired blanks in a frustrating 0-0 draw at Osasuna. Ex: They will continue to shoot blanks unless they can move down from their conceptual towers and engage with the real material conditions of existence. Ex: I have spent the last few days dinking around in the kitchen trying to come up with an economical, palatable and nutritious protein bar. Ex: Managers always tell me about the time they spend pushing around bits of paper, and attending meetings that seem to go nowhere.
perder el trabajo
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + job.
Ex: Authorites said faulty equipment was to blame and there was no need for anyone to lose their jobs.
perder el tren
(v.)=miss + the train.
Ex: The trip kicked off by missing the train due to a very late night in Paris the night before.
perder el valor
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + nerve.
Ex: One wondered, did daring first-year students lose their nerve at the last minute and kneel as evidence that their audacity in approaching this 'holy of holies' was tempered by the proper reverence?.
perder el ánimo
(v.)=lose + heart.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.
perder en el trayecto
=lose + Nombre + in transit.
Ex: If a cheque is lost in transit, you can request a reissue a month after it was sent.
perder entusiasmo
(v.)=lose + enthusiasm.
Ex: The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.
perder esperanza
(v.)=lose + hope.
Ex: A leader needs a clear and challenging vision, a magic with words, the ability to motivate others, the courage to stay on course, and the persistence not to lose hope.
perder fuerza
(v.)=lose + power ; lose + steam.
Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power. Ex: Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened.
perder gas
(v.)=lose + steam.
Ex: Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened.
perder hasta la camisa
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + shirt.
Ex: Some have said, 'Don't sell your house at auction..you'll lose your shirt!'.
perder influencia
(v.)=lose + clout.
Ex: If performance evaluation is viewed as a tool of second or third-level by supervisors it loses its clout and encourages strife.
perder interés
(v.)=lapse ; lose + interest.
Ex: The first weeks are vital, and after that the shop must be constantly on the lookout for ways of stimulating further interest and re-awakening those who lapse. Ex: He lost interest in the discussion of different tactical methods to infiltrate the research building, as it mainly went over his head.
perder kilos
(v.)=shed + kilos.
Ex: Instead of simply cutting down on calories, opting for a protein-rich diet is the best way to shed those extra kilos.
perder la cabeza
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + mind ; lose + Posesivo + head ; lose + Posesivo + marbles ; go + bonkers ; fly off + the handle ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go out of + Posesivo + mind ; go + soft in the head ; go (a)round + the bend ; go + mad ; flip + Posesivo + lid.
Ex: Preliminary analyses show that married women sometimes feel that they are losing their mind and that they have contemplated suicide. Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who 'loses his head'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Have We Lost Our Marbles?'. Ex: The article is entitled 'Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'. Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle. Ex: The Chinese seem to have gone off their rocker with the recent street protests against revisions of Japanese schoolbooks. Ex: For this reason, he did not die, but rather went out of his mind. Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins. Ex: She thinks she's gone around the bend because she keeps dreaming about falling down a rabbit hole into another world. Ex: The article is entitled 'The confrontation of childhood with a world gone mad: an examination of children's biography and autobiography in the context of World War 2'. Ex: Mr James, who served 13 years of his 30-year sentence for the train robbery, said that he had come to the end of his tether and 'flipped his lid'.
perder la calma
(v.)=blow + a fuse.
Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right.
perder la chaveta
(v.)=go + bonkers ; go (right) off + Posesivo + rocker ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + haywire.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Going Bonkers!': Children, Play and Pee-Wee'. Ex: The Chinese seem to have gone off their rocker with the recent street protests against revisions of Japanese schoolbooks. Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: The formatting on my main page has gone haywire for apparently no reason.
perder la chaveta por
(v.)=have + a crush on.
Ex: How would you feel if your significant other had a crush on someone else?.
perder la compostura
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + balance ; break down + in disarray.
Ex: Endowed with the gift of being able to both listen and question, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor. Ex: In retrospect, this was perhaps a rather inauspicious beginning, for the test apparently broke down in disarray over the question of relevance judgement.
perder la conciencia
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + consciousness ; pass out.
Ex: The bleed was so severe that she almost lost her consciousness and had to be hospitalised for 10 weeks. Ex: He fell from his stool, passing out.
perder la cordura
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
perder la costumbre de
(v.)=get out of + the habit of.
Ex: I think we need to get out of the habit of thinking that for quality we have to pay large sums of money.
perder la credibilidad
(v.)=lose + face.
Ex: Fear of 'losing face' often prevents people from seeking counseling for psychological problems until the problems are advanced.
perder la cuenta (de)
(v.)=lose + count (of).
Ex: One parent told the judge that the whippings had become so common that he had lost count of how many he had seen at Allen's church.
perder la esperanza
(v.)=despair ; throw in + the towel ; give up + hope ; throw in/up + the sponge.
Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair. Ex: No one among librarians, suppliers or publishers is throwing in the towel but the position this format takes in library collections in the near future is unsettled. Ex: If the librarians of the universities with the 50 largest libraries sense a need to bargain collectively they will have to give up hope of doing so as partners of the faculty. Ex: He looked at her reproachfully for a moment, and then announced that he was ready to throw up the sponge.
perder la fe
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + faith.
Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
perder la identidad de uno
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + identity.
Ex: When, however, the point is reached that the library is subsumed into a leisure-recreation-cultural complex, and loses its specific identity, it may be questioned whether this is sound policy.
perder la ilusión
(v.)=lose + heart.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.
perder la motivación
(v.)=lose + motivation.
Ex: Maybe, just maybe losing motivation is a way that our body tells us we need to break away for a while.
perder la noción del tiempo
(v.)=lose + track of time ; lose + all notion of time ; lose + all sense of time.
Ex: eBay is the absolute easiest way to lose track of time and the world going on around you. Ex: Deep meditation can also make us lose all notion of time because our mental activity is situated on the subconscious level. Ex: Once there, however, the three men abandon themselves to an orgy of slaughter, so caught up in killing buffalo that they lose all sense of time.
perder la ocasión
(v.)=miss + the boat ; miss + the bus.
Ex: Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have 'missed the boat' over this. Ex: More important, Obama has missed the bus on the question of preventing a slide back into protectionism.
perder la olla
(v.)=lose + the plot.
Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
perder la oportunidad
(v.)=miss + the boat ; miss + the bus.
Ex: Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have 'missed the boat' over this. Ex: More important, Obama has missed the bus on the question of preventing a slide back into protectionism.
perder la paciencia
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + temper ; lose + Posesivo + patience.
Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. Ex: He has never refused to answer any question, however provocative it might be, nor has he ever lost his patience.
perder la pista de
(v.)=lose + track of.
Ex: The study loses track of its argument at times and drifts off into analyses of the peacemaking process that are not relevant.
perder la presión
(v.)=depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
Ex: If an aircraft depressurises, pilots should don oxygen masks immediately.
perder la razón
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + sanity.
Ex: Behind every good man, so the saying goes, is a good woman, and behind every maniac, is a good woman losing her sanity!.
perder la sincronización
(v.)=get out of + step.
Ex: The microcomputer also has, among other things, a clock device which synchronizes all the various high speed operations, so that they do not get out of step.
perder la timidez con
(v.)=warm up to.
Ex: I have the ability to do this on my own, but it takes a helluva long time for me to warm up to people.
perder la vida
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + life.
Ex: He lost his life in a tragic plane crash while travelling to attend the 1st Slovak Bibliography Conference in January 1956.
perder la virginidad
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + virginity ; lose + Posesivo + maidenhead.
Ex: A woman suspected to have lost her virginity is made to undergo a series of medical examinations to bring clarity to her situation. Ex: The issue then is not that the girl has 'lost her maidenhead', with all that might once have entailed, but that she's been cheated in some less palpable sense.
perder la visión
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + sight.
Ex: The writer describes having a detached retina and losing the sight of his eye.
perder la vista
(v.)=become + blind.
Ex: The author describes how a school librarian in Canada who became blind overcame her handicap to continue her library work.
perder la voz
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + voice.
Ex: She has canceled two concerts as a result of losing her voice.
perder las facultades
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + faculties.
Ex: Not only that, but this cad has also convinced them she is losing her faculties.
perder las ganas de comer
(v.)=go off + Posesivo + food ; go off + Posesivo + oats.
Ex: The vet came out again three weeks ago when she last went off her food and she had a shot of penicillin and has been fine since too. Ex: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.
perder las riendas
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her.
perder los estribos
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + cool ; fly off + the handle ; lose + Posesivo + head ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
Ex: Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited. Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle. Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who 'loses his head'. Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
perder los nervios
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + cool ; fly off + the handle ; lose + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited. Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle. Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who 'loses his head'.
perder los papeles
(v.)=lose + control (of) ; lose + Posesivo + cool ; lose + Posesivo + head ; fly off + the handle ; freak out ; flip out ; lose + the plot.
Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'. Ex: Not losing one's cool is essential, since it may appear as a weakness that can be exploited. Ex: In a competitie game defeat usually goes to the player who 'loses his head'. Ex: In other words, it is not true that homicides are commonly committed by ordinary citizens who just fly off the handle. Ex: A boy on trial in the shooting death of his principal told investigators that he 'just freaked out' and pulled the trigger three times. Ex: And this is coming from someone who had to be restrained in school after flipping out and kicking a bubbler. Ex: He acused politicians of 'losing the plot' on crime as the 'thriving yob culture' of hooligans and tearaways terrorise the streets.
perder nota
(v.)=lose + marks.
Ex: I feel if she is going to lose marks because of her bowed legs then no matter how much she tries she may just never pass.
perder para siempre
(v.)=lose to + posterity.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
perder peso
(v.)=lose + weight ; shed + weight.
Ex: The article 'Keeping New Year's resolutions while counting down to the new millennium' discusses the following topics: self-discipline; losing weight; stopping smoking; starting an exercise programme; paying off bills; and meeting someone new. Ex: If you want to shed weight permanently you have to live a healthier life.
perder poder
(v.)=lose + power.
Ex: When she tried to soothe herself with other images -- images of John, the baby, the house -- she found that they had lost their power.
perder popularidad
(v.)=fade from + popularity ; outlive + Posesivo + popularity.
Ex: Variety shows began to fade from popularity in the early 1970s, when research began to show that variety shows appealed to an older audience that was less appealing to advertisers. Ex: Library materials may be discarded when they are in poor physical condition, beyond repair and unfit for binding, or when the text is out-of-date or superseded by a new edition, or when they have outlived their popularity.
perder por los cuatro costados
(v.)=leak like + a sieve.
Ex: It seems to me that it won't take long for this new pond to develop some cracks which will make it leak like a sieve.
perder por los pelos
(v.)=pip + Nombre + at/to the (finishing) post.
Ex: We were really impressed with the high level of entries to the competition, but Eloise just pipped the others at the finishing post.
perder prestigio
(v.)=lose + face.
Ex: Fear of 'losing face' often prevents people from seeking counseling for psychological problems until the problems are advanced.
perder propiedades
(v.)=lose + property.
Ex: All three escaped injury, but one lost property.
perder protagonismo
(v.)=fade into + the background.
Ex: When the point is reached at which the instructor begins to fade into the background, individual students can select cases to analyze and solve on their own before the class period, literally pulling them apart and putting them together again -- 'working them to death'.
perder sentido
(v.)=lose + purpose.
Ex: The concept of the main entry has lost any meaningful purpose in current online cataloguing.
perder terreno
(v.)=lose + ground.
Ex: Industry observers felt that Microsoft was losing ground to companies that had established strong positions, such as Netscape Communications Corp.
perder tiempo
(v.)=waste + time ; lose + time.
Ex: Stress is an inescapable fact of life and the reason one of every four persons suffers from chronic stress response is because people waste time. Ex: However, those unfamiliar with abbreviations lose considerable time in searching for their meaning.
perder un amigo
(v.)=lose + a friend.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Winning funds without losing friends'.
perder un objeto personal
(v.)=lose + property.
Ex: All three escaped injury, but one lost property.
perder un partido
(v.)=lose + match.
Ex: He was both the coach of a national team that never lost a match and a club that never won a title.
perder una batalla
(v.)=lose + battle.
Ex: Librarians have lost the battle on this issue.
perder una guerra
(v.)=lose + war.
Ex: Librarians are losing the war for electronic professional turf.
perder una oportunidad
(v.)=miss + opportunity ; lose + opportunity ; miss + chance ; waste + opportunity.
Ex: It is argued that the research community is missing an opportunity to design systems that are in better harmony with the actual preferences of many users. Ex: Dewey, who was keenly interested in reforming the spelling of the English language, lost no opportunity of pursuing this particular hobby: christened Melville, he soon dropped the final 'le', and even went to the extreme of spelling his final name 'Dui' for a time. Ex: The government has missed the chance to make new homes environmental trailblazers, says Jo Williams. Ex: He's probably the shrewdest and most calculating race driver ever, never wasted an opportunity for a victory or a championship point.
perder una venta
(v.)=lose + sale.
Ex: List prices were not in practice always maintained, for many booksellers would surreptitiously give a discount rather than lose a sale.
perder una votación
(v.)=outvote.
Ex: If it doesn't, and she gets outvoted, she'll probably choose to give it to him instead of getting into a fight to the death over ten dollars.
perder valor
(v.)=lose + Posesivo + value.
Ex: This suggests that core lists of serials might lose their value substantially over a relatively short time.
perder ventas
(v.)=lose + sales.
Ex: If suppliers refuse to sell programs to libraries, they could be losing a substantial number of sales.
perder vigor
(v.)=run out of + steam ; lose + steam.
Ex: However, after making some progress the revision committee seems to have run out of steam, and no firm proposals have yet been made. Ex: Many fans have said that this series lost steam after the prison break finally happened.
perder vitalidad
(v.)=run out of + steam.
Ex: However, after making some progress the revision committee seems to have run out of steam, and no firm proposals have yet been made.
perder ímpetu
(v.)=lose + momentum ; run out of + steam ; lose + impetus.
Ex: When the book was losing its momentum a new edition gave the volume new life. Ex: However, after making some progress the revision committee seems to have run out of steam, and no firm proposals have yet been made. Ex: The peace proposal is losing impetus dimming widespread hopes that the proposal had raised for an end to the 25-year guerrilla war.
perderse
(v.)=go + astray ; get + lost ; lose + Posesivo + way ; go + missing ; miss out on ; slip through + the cracks ; get out of + Posesivo + depth ; wander off + route ; disorient ; disorientate ; wander off + track ; lose + Posesivo + bearings.
Ex: If you have a different answer check to see where you went astray. Ex: Like Theseus in the Labyrinth we need to be able to follow well trodden pathways through hypermedia materials and re-track our journey along an imaginary thread when we get lost. Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment. Ex: This article describes the consequences of a burglary of a during which the desktop system, computer, image setter, and a FAX machine went missing. Ex: The author regrets the struggle which Greco-Roman studies have to survive in the USA arguing that US students miss out on understanding the origins of much of their culture and government. Ex: The author discusses the factors which have led to early adolescent services slipping through the cracks. Ex: It sounds like it could be quite easy for you to get out of your depth with this problem. Ex: If one with route knowledge wanders off the route, it would be very difficult for them to backtrack to the route of their own. Ex: The author illustrates a method of organising the hypertext files so as to prevent the user from becoming disoriented in the system. Ex: Being disorientated or lost is one of the fundamental difficulties which users experience when trying to navigate within hypertext systems. Ex: You may find that it is easy to find ourself wandering off track, following something that really interests you, and ultimately not answering the question. Ex: Around and around she went, becoming disoriented and losing her bearings, buffeted to and fro by the awesome power of Mother Nature.
perderse entre el gentío
(v.)=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
Ex: Leaving by a side entrance, she plunged into the street and lost herself amid the crowd.
perderse entre la muchedumbre
(v.)=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
Ex: Leaving by a side entrance, she plunged into the street and lost herself amid the crowd.
perderse entre la multitud
(v.)=lose + Reflexivo + amid the crowd.
Ex: Leaving by a side entrance, she plunged into the street and lost herself amid the crowd.
perderse por
(v.)=wander through.
Ex: What we are forcing people to do is wander through long title sequences of 'Journal of' or 'Journal on' to find a particular organization's journal.
perderse por los caminos secundarios
(v.)=go + off-road.
Ex: I suppose my biggest piece of advice for riding at night would be to practice a little before you actually go off-road.
perderse una clase
(v.)=miss + class ; miss + lesson ; miss + lecture.
Ex: Two types of truants exist: those who miss or cut classes and those who miss full days. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger.
perdición
(n.)=downfall ; undoing ; perdition ; labefaction.
Ex: What this time will be the cause of his slapstick downfall?.
Ex: At the dinner party, eating nearly proved the undoing of Peter, who ran the danger of becoming a pie himself.
Ex: Shakespeare thereby indicates that blind idealism, like blind cynicism, may lead the soul to perdition.
Ex: The natural result of this labefaction is the Delaware neonate killing by a freshman couple.
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* ser la salvación o la perdición de Algo=make or break.

perdidamente
=hopelessly + Adjetivo.
Nota: Intensificador.
Ex: Rumor has it that she 'tolerates' Mathilda Panopoulos, having tried many times to engage her in meaningful dialogue only to find her 'hopelessly set in her opinions'.
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* perdidamente enamorado=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.

perdidamente enamorado
(adj.)=lovestruck ; lovesick ; lovestricken.
Ex: Many kids experience a genuine early crush, but others feel that all their friends are lovestruck and they want to fit in. Ex: The art was beautifully done and the story reminded me of my own lovesick days. Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.
perdido de rumbo
=off course.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
perdido hace tiempo
=long-lost.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
perdido para siempre
=irretrievably lost.
Ex: A great deal of traditional indigenous knowledge is being irretrievably lost in New Zealand as the Maori elders age and pass away.
perdido^1
=misplaced ; mislaid ; strayed ; stray ; missing ; off course.
Ex: A recitation of the best thought out principles for a cataloging code is easily drowned out by the clatter of a bank of direct access devices vainly searching for misplaced records.
Ex: But to employ a professional librarian on a case where the intellectual content is trifling and the clerical labour massive is as unreasonable as to call in a detective to trace a pair of mislaid spectacles = Aunque contratar a un bibliotecario para un trabajo donde el contenido intelectual es insignificante y el trabajo administrativo enorme es tan poco razonable como llamar a un detective para buscar unas gafas extraviadas.
Ex: Many libraries have had fine free days or weeks in an effort to entice strayed material back.
Ex: If the machine is in constant use the selenium drum may not be cleaned sufficiently and stray particles of carbon will appear as minute black spots on the copies.
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word.
Ex: Russia has launched an investigation into why a manned space capsule returned to earth hundreds of miles off course.
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* andar perdido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
* batalla perdida=losing battle.
* causa perdida=lost cause ; losing battle.
* causar pérdidas=cause + losses.
* confianza perdida=broken trust.
* con la mirada perdida=gaze into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* continente perdido=lost continent.
* dar por perdido=be past praying for ; write off.
* de perdíos al río=in for a penny, in for a pound.
* En busca del arca perdida=Raiders of the Lost Ark.
* eslabón perdido=missing link.
* estar perdido=be out of + Posesivo + league ; be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head ; be all at sea.
* llamada perdida=missed call.
* luchar por una causa perdida=fight + a losing battle.
* más perdido que una cabra en un garaje=as lost as Hogan's goat.
* objetos perdidos=lost property ; lost and found ; lost property.
* perdido de rumbo=off course.
* perdido hace tiempo=long-lost.
* perdido para siempre=irretrievably lost.
* poder dar Algo por perdido=be as good as lost.
* recuperar el tiempo perdido=make up for + (the) lost time.
* sentirse perdido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head ; feel at + sea ; be all at sea.
* tener la mirada perdida=stare into + space ; gaze into + space ; stare + vacantly into space ; gaze + vacantly into space ; stare + vacantly ; gaze + vacantly ; gaze + blankly ; stare + blankly.
* tierras perdidas=lost lands.
* totalmente perdido=babe in the wood.
* una causa perdida=a dead dog.
* un caso perdido=a dead dog.
* un poco perdido=a bit at sea.

perdido^2
(adj.)=certified.
Ex: She is a certified TV-addict -- you simply cannot talk to her when she's glued to the box.
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* bala perdida=loose cannon.
* caso perdido=basket case.
* chalado perdido=as daft as a brush ; stir-crazy ; knucklehead.
* chiflado perdido=as daft as a brush ; as thick as two (short) planks ; stir-crazy ; knucklehead.
* estar loco perdido=be nuts ; be crackers.
* loco perdido=stark raving mad ; raving mad ; raving lunatic.
* ser un caso perdido=be a dead loss.
* tonto perdido=as daft as a brush ; as thick as two (short) planks ; knucklehead.

perdigón
(n.)=buckshot pellet ; buckshot.
Ex: The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.
Ex: Shotguns mainly fire two kinds of rounds, regular buckshots and slugs.

perdiz
(n.)=partridge.
Ex: Because of its characteristics, the region is a natural breeding area for pheasants, partridges, and wood pigeons.
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* dar vueltas sin avanzar=go (a)round in + circles.
* levantar la perdiz=blow + the gaff ; spill + the beans ; blow + the gaff ; let + the cat out of the bag.
* marear la perdiz=kick to + death ; beat about/around + the bush.

perdonable
(adj.)=excusable ; pardonable ; remissible.
Ex: Smothering an excusable curse, Modjeski asked: 'How much longer is Wade likely to be out?'.
Ex: It is a pardonable error that has not deprived the [opponent] of any fundamental rights.
Ex: Perhaps, though, the term 'venial' is a relic of the idea of 'remissible' as opposed to 'irremissible' sin.
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* de manera perdonable=forgivably ; excusably ; pardonably.
* de modo perdonable=forgivably ; remissibly ; pardonably.

perdonablemente
=excusably ; remissibly ; pardonably ; forgivably.
Ex: The only issue is whether the 'new' evidence was 'excusably unavailable' for presentation to the Board.
Ex: While they rightly emphasized divine sovereignty, they remissibly ignored human responsibility.
Ex: In retrospect, the risk of war in October 1962 seems to me to have been exaggerated -- pardonably at the time and less pardonably in historical recapitulation.
Ex: Nice concept, shaky execution -- that about sums up the mixed blessings of his intelligent but forgivably flawed debut as a director.

perdonar
(v.)=forgive ; waive ; let + Nombre + off the hook ; excuse ; condone ; remit ; pardon.
Ex: He continued: 'please, forgive me Jeanne'.
Ex: When only partial success in contracted terms is achieved, the repayment due may be reduced or waived.
Ex: This would imply not trying to duplicate the market reached, for example, by the paperback -- a policy which might, amongst other things, help let the library off the hook as far as the old problem of stocking lowgrade literature is concerned.
Ex: Librarians could be excused for wondering if there is any role for them to play in the virtual library environment.
Ex: Writers and publishers go to great lengths to avoid the appearance of supporting or condoning homosexuality.
Ex: The fine was remitted after he assured the council that he would 'in future conform to the rules of the house'.
Ex: I wouldn't worry too much about him -- his political career is dead after pardoning a guy who went on to murder 4 cops.
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* perdonar la vida=spare + life.
* perdonar una deuda=write-off + debt.
* perdone(n) las molestias=sorry for the inconvenience.

perdonar la vida
(v.)=spare + life.
Ex: In this way the lives of over 100000 Armenians were spared, but only on the condition that they should be sent to Syria.
perdonar una deuda
(v.)=write-off + debt.
Ex: For the poorest and heavily indebted countries, creditors need to drastically reduce or write-off the debts in order to make more resources available for investment.
perdone(n) las molestias
=sorry for the inconvenience.
Ex: Please try logging on again later - sorry for the inconvenience = Por favor, intente conectarse de nuevo más tarde, disculpe las molestias.
perdurabilidad
(n.)=durability ; staying power.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.
Ex: Nevertheless, he believes that while it will not disappear tomorrow, the jury is still out on whether Knowledge Management has staying power.

perdurable
(adj.)=enduring ; sustainable ; enduringly + Adjetivo ; long-lived.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
Ex: Development is a social, political, and economic process of change which, to be just and sustainable, must ensure the participation of all class, race and gender groups.
Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.
Ex: The author proposes a number of suggestions that could improve the market and solve some of its long-lived problems.

perdurablemente
=durably.
Ex: This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.

perdurar
(v.)=endure ; hold together ; linger on ; subsist ; stay in + place ; live on ; linger.
Ex: This code had an important impact upon cataloguing practices in the United States and the United Kingdom, and endured for over half a century.
Ex: The organization was trembling on the brink of financial disaster, and only the journal, American Documentation, was holding it together.
Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
Ex: There is some doubt as to whether copyright subsists in a work which is generated by a computer.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
Ex: But now we must face reality and embrace the memory of his spirit and his voracious lust for life, which will live on.
Ex: He lingered round the bookstall looking at the books and papers till a pert girl behind the counter asked him if he wouldn't like a chair.
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* debate + perdurar=debate + rage ; debate + simmer.
* disputa + perdurar=dispute + rage.
* polémica + perdurar=argument + rage.
* que perdura=lingering.
* tradición que (aún=lasting legacy.

perdón
(n.)=forgiveness ; pardon.
Ex: Schools, it is suggested, need to introduce their students to an understanding of the complexities of these notions of forgiveness and other possible attitudes to wrongdoers.
Ex: Campaigners are seeking a posthumous pardon for the men and women who were executed as witches centuries ago.
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* pedir perdón=eat + Posesivo + words ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt.
* pedir persón=eat + humble pie.

perecedero
(adj.)=perishable ; vanishing.
Ex: Fee-for-service programmes can target non-traditional market segments such as pharmaceutical companies, lawyers, and manufacturing firms who regularly need and willingly pay a premium price for perishable medical information.
Ex: Librarians have a great role to play in the systematic collection of such material which constitutes a rich but vanishing source for the study of Nigeria's history.
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* productos perecederos=perishables.
* racionamiento no perecedero=dry ration.

perecer
(v.)=perish.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
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* publicar o perecer=publish or perish.

peregrinaje
(n.)=pilgrimage.
Ex: Compound headings are quite widely used, eg Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilots and pilotage, Voyages and travels.
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* peregrinaje espiritual=spiritual journey.

peregrinaje espiritual
(n.)=spiritual journey.
Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.
peregrinar
(v.)=journey.
Ex: Pilgrims journeyed to the cathedral to view the Veil of the Virgin, a strip of cloth believed to have been worn by the Virgin Mary at the Nativity of Christ.
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* peregrinar a=beat + the path to.

peregrinar a
(v.)=beat + the path to.
Ex: The success that this has enjoyed in recent years means that a growing number of local authorities are beating the path to Brussels.
peregrino^1
(n.)=pilgrim ; wayfarer.
Ex: A considerable amount of archival material relating to Africa, Asia and Oceania has been created by the various activities of Austrian diplomats, merchants and pilgrims since the early modern period.
Ex: They shared the image of a survivor as a wayfarer through the territory of grief.
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* halcón peregrino=peregrine falcon ; peregrine.

peregrino^2
(adj.)=absurd ; outlandish.
Ex: Too frequently absurd errors creep past the abstractor who does not know the field.
Ex: This book discusses some of the most outlandish myths and fantastic realities of medical history.
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* idea peregrina=outlandish idea.

perejil
(n.)=parsley.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

perengano
=nomen nescio [N.N.].
Ex: Nomen nescio, abbreviated to N.N., is used to signify an anonymous or non-specific person.

perenne
=perennial ; terminally.
Ex: Housing has become a perennial problem in Britain.
Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.
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* árbol de hoja perenne=evergreen tree.
* de hoja perenne=evergreen.
* más perenne=longer-lasting.
* planta de hoja perenne=evergreen plant ; evergreen.
* planta perenne=perennial.

perennemente
=terminally ; for evermore ; evermore.
Ex: The gap between God's finger and Adam's in Michelangelo's Creation of Adam (Vatican, Sistine Chapel) reflects Adam's terminally imperfect state.
Ex: I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore.
Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.

perestroika
(n.)=perestroika.
Nota: Política de liberación económica de la antigua Unión Soviética.
Ex: Perestroika gave a start to new Russian democracy.

pereza
(n.)=foot-dragging ; laziness ; lethargy ; sloth ; sluggishness.
Ex: As an administrator he pushes authority as far down the hierarchy as possible and has little patience for foot-dragging and ignorance.
Ex: Good literature insists on the importance of the inner, the distinctive and individual, life of man, while much else in our activities and in our make-up -- fear, ambition, fatigue, laziness -- tries to make that life generalized and typecast.
Ex: Most patrons check in the first file they see and go no further because of ignorance or lethargy.
Ex: Students often misconceive what education requires, as prior schooling, plus sloth, predispose them to passivity.
Ex: The notion that the post-tenure years are a time of relative languor and sluggishness is not borne out in the data.
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* con pereza=lazily.
* dar pereza=can't/couldn't be bothered.
* por pereza=lazily.

perezosamente
=lazily.
Ex: As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.

perezoso
(adj.)=lazy ; sluggish ; indolent ; shiftless.
Ex: It is most likely to occur when a supervisor is careless or lazy about the rating or does not know the worker well.
Ex: Standing in the early morning on the balcony of her apartment, she was smote as she always was by the grandeur of the sky turning to scarlet as the rim of darkness in the east released the sun for its sluggish trek through the heavens.
Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible.
Ex: He was a shiftless, good-for-nothing man and his shrewish wife was constantly importuning him.
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* ojo perezoso=lazy eye.

perfeccionado
(adj.)=enhanced ; improved ; increased ; scaled-up.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
Ex: The matter of bulk is well taken care of by improved microfilming.
Ex: Information networks are critical tools to ensure the exchange, transfer, and use of information which will facilitate the increased quality and quantity of agricultural production.
Ex: This article discusses the application of relational data base management systems to textual data bases and the problems involved in implementing the scaled-up hypertext techniques.

perfeccionamiento
(n.)=improvement.
Ex: The 1949 code does boast some improvements on the 1908 code.

perfeccionar
(v.)=scale up ; perfect ; hone ; polish + Nombre + up.
Ex: After a brief discussion of basic hypertext operations, it considers some of the issues that arise in 'scaling up' hyptertext data base.
Ex: The network is being perfected in conjunction with standardisation and coordination of information technology equipment in other activities of the centre.
Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides.
Ex: If we polish up and internalize these pearls of wisdom, especially those which challenge our existing boundaries and beliefs, the payoff can be priceless.
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* perfeccionar una habilidad=hone + skill.

perfeccionar una habilidad
(v.)=hone + skill.
Ex: It is the responsibility of educators to stretch their student's intellects, hone their skills of intuitive judgment and synthesis, and give them tools for rigorous analysis of critical problems.
perfeccionismo
(n.)=perfectionism.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.

perfeccionista
(adj.)=perfectionist ; fastidious.
Ex: Those who are 'perfectionists' in such things will want to drive you crazy worrying about 'what if two people go out together' or 'it won't be accurate because some users go out for a smoke and then come right back in' or 'what about kids who run in and out' and so forth.
Ex: Some of them will be sufficiently bizarre to suit the most fastidious connoisseur of the present artifacts of civilization.

perfección
(n.)=perfection.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
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* a la perfección=superbly.
* amor por la perfección=love of perfection.
* casi la perfección=near-perfection.
* pináculo de la perfección, el=pinnacle of perfection, the.

perfecta demostración
(n.)=object lesson.
Ex: It provides an object lesson in the many factors of the software which have a bearing on the choice, design and operation of a computerised system.
perfectamente
=perfectly ; squarely ; superbly ; loud and clear ; flawlessly.
Ex: This is a perfectly acceptable UDC class number but it does not conform to the citation order PME...ST.
Ex: Surveillance licensing is one question which falls squarely into the 'free movement of goods' category and does not involve the harmonization of the laws of member states.
Ex: Nevertheless, black airmen continued to perform superbly.
Ex: This draft resolution is meant to state, loud and clear, what is really at stake and to encourage governments to take action now.
Ex: Overall the drive was judged to perform flawlessly and well beyond what was expected by the reviewer.
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* perfectamente + Adjetivo=beautifully + Adjetivo.
* perfectamente integrado=seamless.

perfectamente + Adjetivo
(n.)=beautifully + Adjetivo.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
perfectamente integrado
(adj.)=seamless.
Ex: The solution was found to be a composition of glue and treacle which could be cast on to the roller stock and which made a seamless, resilient surface that inked perfectly.
perfecto
(n.)=perfect ; ideally suited ; flawless ; seamless ; unblemished ; untainted ; perfect fit.
Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
Ex: For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.
Ex: No system is flawless, however, and this includes SC350.
Ex: CD-I (CD-Interactive) finally allows them to be integrated together in a seamless fashion = Finalmente el CD-I (CD-Interactivo) les permite integrarse de una manera transparente.
Ex: Many traditional treatments, on the other hand, have tended to glorify him portraying him as an unblemished hero.
Ex: The information needs of minorities are important and that libraries must organise to become neutral service points making untainted information available to all.
Ex: Terms of the sale are undisclosed but the acquisition is believed by Gale to be a perfect fit with its own group growth strategy.
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* blanco perfecto=sitting duck.
* combinación perfecta=perfect match.
* dominio perfecto=a fine art.
* ejemplo perfecto=perfect example.
* en perfecto estado=intact ; in mint condition ; in immaculate condition.
* en un mundo perfecto=in a perfect world.
* estar perfecto=be (right) on the mark ; be spot on ; hit + the spot.
* pareja perfecta=perfect match ; perfect couple.
* perfecta demostración=object lesson.
* perfecto estado=intactness.
* quedar perfecto=fit like + a glove.
* ser perfecto=be right ; be spot on ; fit + the bill ; be (right) on the mark ; hit + the spot.
* venir perfecto=suit + Nombre + to a T ; suit + Nombre + to the ground.
* visión perfecta=20/20 vision.

perfecto estado
(n.)=intactness.
Ex: The sacrum was used in sacrificial rites, was considered to play an important role in protecting the genitalia and its intactness as a nidus for resurrection at the Day of Judgment was vital.
perfil
(n.)=profile ; profile ; contour ; pattern.
Ex: The user then receives, on a regular basis, notifications of new documents or information which fall within the topic specified in his profile.
Ex: A profile is a scale representation of the intersection of a vertical surface with the surface of the ground.
Ex: As a result, requesters have turned to the courts to define the contours of public access in the computer age.
Ex: In the same way that citation orders may have more or less theoretical foundations, equally reference generation may follow a predetermined pattern.
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* creación de perfiles de usuario=user profiling.
* crear un perfil=compile + profile ; formulate + profile.
* de perfil=in profile.
* impreso de perfil de búsqueda=profile search form.
* perfil de búsqueda=search profile.
* perfil de grupo=group profile.
* perfil de interés=subject interest.
* perfil de interés del usuario=subject profile ; user interest profile.
* perfil de la biblioteca=library profile.
* perfil de un + Nombre=Nombre + in profile.
* perfil documental=document profile.
* perfil DSI=SDI profile.
* perfil genético=genetic pattern.
* perfil profesional=career profile.

perfil DSI
(n.)=SDI profile.
Ex: The searcher now decides to set up an SDI profile.
perfil de búsqueda
(n.)=search profile.
Ex: The search profile will comprise a series of search keys representing subjects and other characteristics of the search requirements which together indicate the scope and nature of the search.
perfil de grupo
(n.)=group profile.
Ex: Group SDI, these services are not individualised, but rather are based either on set of standard profiles (Standard SDI) from which the user can choose, or on a group profile which bridges the interest of a group of people.
perfil de interés
(n.)=subject interest.
Ex: For SDI to be 'selective', it has to be matched against the known subject interests of the individual, i.e. a subject profile, so that the user receives only information that is relevant.
perfil de interés del usuario
(n.)=subject profile ; user interest profile.
Ex: For SDI to be 'selective', it has to be matched against the known subject interests of the individual, i.e. a subject profile, so that the user receives only information that is relevant. Ex: In such applications the search statement, usually referred to as a user interest profile is a linked set of index terms, which remains relatively stable over several computer runs.
perfil de la biblioteca
(n.)=library profile.
Ex: In order to find out the needs of users the librarian must carry out questionnaires and surveys and study demographic composition so as to be able to formulate a library profile.
perfil de un + Nombre
=Nombre + in profile.
Ex: The article 'Libraries in profile: a look at Harvard's Slovenica' describes the history and composition of the Slovenian collection in the University of Harvard Libraries.
perfil documental
(n.)=document profile.
Ex: A complete set of possible search keys can be described as a document profile.
perfil genético
(n.)=genetic pattern.
Ex: Genetic patterns in organisms as diverse as willows and salamanders can be used to compare members of an ecosystem with disparate traits.
perfil profesional
(n.)=career profile.
Ex: This the career profile of Robert Migneault, currently associate dean of library services at the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque.
perfilado
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* bien perfilado=well-honed.

perfilar
(v.)=refine ; settle ; knock + the rough edges off.
Ex: The flush of success with AACR1 gave the code compilers and cataloguers the confidence to criticise the new code with the object of further refining it.
Ex: Once the name to be used in a heading and its form have been settled, it is time to decide upon the entry element, or in more general terms, to examine the preferred order of the components of a name as the name is to appear as a heading.
Ex: Ellyse has slowly solidified her game by knocking the rough edges off and by opening her mind up to what's required and what's available.
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* perfilar las cejas=pencil (in) + Posesivo + eyebrows.
* perfilarse=take + shape.

perfilar las cejas
(v.)=pencil (in) + Posesivo + eyebrows.
Ex: This a quick tutorial on how to pencil in your eyebrows.
perfilarse
(v.)=take + shape.
Ex: We shall, therefore, attempt to illustrate by examples the subject that is currently taking shape under the umbrella term of 'information technology'.
perforaciones petrolíferas
(n.)=oil drilling.
Ex: A controversial land swap proposal could open portions of an Alaska wildlife refuge to oil drilling.
perforación
(n.)=drilling ; punching ; perforation ; puncture ; puncture hole.
Ex: Priority is awarded to projects with the following aims: oil and gas recovery, drilling, optimum use of natural gas, and maximising the yield by the use of enhanced recovery techniques.
Ex: Most of the less satisfactory aspects of optical coincidence cards are associated with the punching.
Ex: The top edge of the stencil is then attached to the cylinder of the duplicating machine using the slots or perforations provided.
Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
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* dispositivo de perforación=punching device.
* perforaciones petrolíferas=oil drilling.
* plataforma de perforación petrolífera=drilling rig ; drill rig.
* teclado de perforación=keyboard punch.

perforado
(adj.)=pierced ; punctured.
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum.
Ex: Thus, in order to replace the punctured tire by a new one, the automobile should be driven to a mechanic workshop nearby.
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* cinta perforada=ticker tape.
* hoja perforada=tear-off sheet ; tearsheet.
* papel perforado continuo=continuous computer stationery.
* perforado con muesca=notched.
* perforado de antemano=pre-drilled.
* perforado de fábrica=pre-drilled.
* ya perforado=pre-drilled.

perforado con muesca
(adj.)=notched.
Ex: The notched cards, representing relevant documents, will drop off the needle and fall from the bulk of the pack.
perforado de antemano
(adj.)=pre-drilled.
Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.
perforado de fábrica
(adj.)=pre-drilled.
Ex: Flat television screens come with pre-drilled holes on the flip side.
perforadora
(n.)=punch.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.

perforar
(v.)=notch (out) ; score ; pierce ; bore ; perforate ; punch ; drill ; puncture.
Ex: When a needle is inserted through the '8' position all cards in the pack with the hole '8' notched out will drop from the needle.
Ex: Examples of homographs are: bear (to carry, or an animal) and score (music, football or to cut).
Ex: She waited like Saint Sebastian for the arrows to begin piercing her.
Ex: Further down still the shank of the spindle, rounded again, entered the hose, which was an oblong rectangular wooden box, 25 cm. long by 12.5 cm. square bored with a hole to take the spindle down its long axis.
Ex: The former will be needed for single sheets of plain paper, while the latter is used for continuous paper which is perforated.
Ex: To do this, the accession numbers must be punched on a number of cards which would together represent the subject covered.
Ex: Then the accession card is drilled with the appropriate holes for the keywords = A continuación, la ficha se perfora con los agujeros necesarios para las palabras clave.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
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* abrirse camino perforando=bore + Posesivo + way into.
* máquina de perforar papeles=desk punch.
* perforar un agujero=drill out + hole.
* perforar un pozo=drill + well.
* sacar perforando=drill out.

perforar un agujero
(v.)=drill out + hole.
Ex: Then, using a punch of some kind, we drill out a hole in the position corresponding to the document number, and refile the cards.
perforar un pozo
(v.)=drill + well.
Ex: Historical time series of wells drilled in a given country or region onshore and offshore within 10 depth categories will be invaluable.
perfumado
(adj.)=aromatic ; scented ; odourous [odorous, -USA] ; perfumed ; sweet-smelling.
Ex: The smell of their dry, aromatic leaves spiced the gentle breeze.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
Ex: The experiments studied the feasibility of keeping children away from harmful household goods through the use of odorous chemical substances which elicit inherent aversive reactions.
Ex: Our testing found that gently pounding individual stalks released the delicate, perfumed and flavorful oils of the lemongrass.
Ex: Among her favorite smelling plants include the sweet-smelling leaf undersides of the rhododendrons.
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* no perfumado=non-scented ; unscented.
* ungüento perfumado=perfumed oil.
* vela perfumada=fragrance candle ; scented candle.
* vino perfumado=perfumed wine.

perfumar
(v.)=scent.
Ex: In addition, there is exposure to fragrance from products that are used to scent the air, such as air fresheners and fragrance candles.

perfume
(n.)=perfume ; fragrance.
Ex: This article looks at hair, eyes, makeup, jewellery, ties, suits, braces, footwear, perfume and other aspects of dress, and describes what is considered appropriate and correct for librarians.
Ex: The article 'Loud tastes, coloured fragrances, and scented sounds: how and when to mix the senses in persuasive communications' discusses 'synesthetic' or cross-sensory associations in persuasive language employed in advertising.
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* sin perfume=unscented ; non-scented.

perfumería
(n.)=perfumery.
Ex: Her latest novel, Gazelle, centers on sensuality and sexuality, war games and chess, and the ancient sciences of perfumery and mummification.

perfundir
(v.)=perfuse.
Ex: The hearts were perfused with experimental solutions containing various amounts of calcium, with and without glucagon.

pergamino
(n.)=parchment ; scroll.
Ex: A leaf is one of the units into which the original sheet or half sheet of paper, parchment, etc., is folded to form part of a book.
Ex: Since its founding in 1964 it has obtained microfilm copies of 50,000 codices and scrolls.
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* manuscrito de pergamino=parchment manuscript.
* rollo de pergamino=parchment scroll ; roll.

pericia
(n.)=expertness ; connoisseurship.
Ex: Like any other teaching technique, effective use demands a degree of expertness that comes only with experimentation and experience.
Ex: This book explores the underlying institutional factors that help museum-based connoisseurship and aestheticism and university-based critical theory and revisionist scholarship exist.
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* pericia profesional=expertise.

pericia profesional
(n.)=expertise.
Ex: Its primary function is to provide a centre for software and hardware expertise for its members.
perico
(n.)=parrot.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.

peridural
(adj.)=peridural.
Ex: An ideal peridural needle must be sharp to cut the spinal ligaments and at the same time blunt enough to ensure prevention of dural perforation.
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* anestesia peridural=peridural anaesthesia.

periferalidad
(n.)=peripherality.
Ex: This paper examines some of the findings, which point to a strong interdependency between geographical peripherality and exclusion from information.

periferia
(n.)=periphery.
Ex: The coding positions around the periphery of the card are punched in order to represent the numbers of the documents indexed under a specific index term.
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* quedarse en la periferia=at the margins.

periféricamente
=peripherally.
Ex: Libraries today are only peripherally involved in providing patient health science information.

periférico
(adj.)=peripheral ; outlier ; satellite ; peripheral vascular disease.
Ex: A common standard serial interface is the RS232C which takes a 24-pin plug and is commonly used to connect many peripherals including printers and modems.
Ex: A number of non-public libraries participated in the co-operative scheme and they were known as outlier libraries.
Ex: Nevertheless a small satellite library and reference service operates in the European Parliament building in the rue Belliard, Brussels = No obstante, existe un pequeño servicio sucursal bibliotecario y de referencia en el edificio del Parlamento Europeo de la calle Belliard en Bruselas.
Ex: Moderate intake of alcoholic beverages, including red wine, reduces the risk of peripheral vascular disease.
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* enfermedad vascular periférica=peripheral vascular disease.
* periféricos=peripheral equipment.
* sistema nervioso periférico=peripheral nervous system.
* visión periférica=peripheral vision.

periféricos
(n.)=peripheral equipment.
Ex: Peripheral equipment such as barcode wands, desensitizers, and book stamps should be within easy reach of the operator.
perilla
(n.)=goatee ; goatee beard.
Ex: Good looking goatees are no longer just the signature facial hairstyle for beatniks.
Ex: Goatee beards, sideburns, kipper ties and flares are the things that we will look back on and remind us of our youth.
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* venir de perilla=be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea ; be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; suit + Nombre + to a T ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; be just perfect.

perinatal
(adj.)=perinatal.
Ex: This programme has two broad aims: (1) to promote the health and well-being of parents and babies and (2) to reduce the incidence of perinatal mortality and morbidity.

perineo
(n.)=perineum.
Ex: Fournier's gangrene is a necrotizing fasciitis of the scrotum or perineum that may extend to the clavicles, penis, buttocks, and lower extremities.

periodicidad
(n.)=time span [time-span] ; periodicity ; seriality.
Ex: The source index lists all documents included in the journals covered by the index, and issues published in the time span of the particular cumulation.
Ex: The basic hypothesis is that 'Bradford's Law' takes no account of the effect over a fixed period of time of periodicity on productivity: since some journals produce fewer issues per annum, they have less opportunities to publish articles.
Ex: Seriality refers to the fact that certain types of bibliographic resources are issued over time, regardless of whether they are intended to be complete or not.
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* periodicidad establecida=set schedule.

periodicidad establecida
(n.)=set schedule.
Ex: The preparation of abstracts and their compilation into bulletins to a set schedule, e.g. weekly, may impose a routine upon the working life of the information staff.
periodismo
(n.)=journalism ; reporting.
Ex: In an authority list, the terms, whether descriptors or non-descriptors, may be single words (e.g., Hosiery, journalism, Lingerie), or phrases of two or three words (e.g., Electric meters, Electric power plants, Joy and sorrow).
Ex: No wonder their paper is going down the tube with their trashy reporting.
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* periodismo de investigación=investigative reporting ; investigative journalism.

periodismo de investigación
(n.)=investigative reporting ; investigative journalism.
Ex: The best predictor for whether people approve or disapprove of investigative reporting is their general attitude toward the media's role in society. Ex: The use of investigative journalism aids the development of qualitative democracy.
periodista
(n.)=journalist ; newspaperman [newspapermen, -pl.] ; reporter ; newspaper reporter ; newspaper correspondent.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
Ex: If the report is to a considerable extent in the words of the reporter then entry will be made under the heading for the reporter.
Ex: A newspaper reporter has been threatened after writing about drug trafficking.
Ex: Sir George Hubert Wilkins was leader of the expedition in which a submarine travelled under Arctic pack ice for the 1st time, as well as a scientist, photographer, and newspaper correspondent.
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* experiodista=ex-journalist.
* periodista reportero de imágenes=video journalist.

periodista reportero de imágenes
(n.)=video journalist.
Ex: This shaggy-haired 27-year-old Burmese video journalist is considered a public enemy by his country's military junta.
periodo de mandato
(n.)=period of office.
Ex: This paper identifies the librarians of Glasgow University since 1641 and assesses their periods of office.
periodo histórico
(n.)=historical period.
Ex: Observations of how this process has changed are divided into three historical periods: the Dark Ages, the Renaissance, and the Modern Era.
periodontal
(adj.)=periodontal.
Ex: Dental caries and periodontal disease in children occur mainly in molars.

periodístico
(adj.)=journalistic.
Ex: For this type of publishing the author is simply a person with journalistic narrative skills who can produce a reasonably accurate and interesting account at very high speed.
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* blastema periodístico=journalistic blastema.
* de interés periodístico=newsworthy.

perioperatorio
(adj.)=perioperative [peri-operative].
Ex: A large proportion of patients with bladder cancer undergoing radical cystectomy experience psychological distress during the perioperative period.

peripecia
(n.)=trick ; gaff.
Ex: But if variable-length keys are not supported by a data base, various tricks are often necessary to provide access to the library data which has inherently variable-length keys.
Ex: There are magicians that choose not to work with gaffs of any type because they want to take magic in new directions.

peripecias
(n.)=goings-on.
Ex: I often think that observing the goings-on in a back-garden pond is more exciting than watching boring lions on an exotic holiday.

peripuesto
(adj.)=dapper ; dolled-up.
Ex: He was looking very dapper in a pinstripe suit and tie, for some reason not sweaty and gross like everyone else.
Ex: An Iranian cleric has claimed that dolled-up women incite extramarital sex, causing more earthquakes in Iran, a country that straddles several fault lines.

periquete
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* en un periquete=in a jiffy ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time ; in a heartbeat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).

periquito
(n.)=budgerigar ; parakeet.
Ex: Many seemingly simple statistical enquiries are like this, such as 'How many budgerigars are there in England?'.
Ex: The vast majority of addled parakeet eggs are due to infection.

periscopio
(n.)=periscope.
Ex: Step-by-step procedures are described for the disassembly, reassembly, maintenance, and repair of submarine periscopes.

peritaje
(n.)=survey.
Ex: Her invention consists of is a miniature, unmanned, auto-controlled airship which can be used for aerial work such as film and photography, surveillance and survey work.

perito
(n.)=expert witness ; surveyor ; hired gun ; assessor.
Ex: Appearing as an expert witness the librarian proved that, between 1943-55, a librarian following standard library practices of the time could have identified and located literature on the subject of the health effects of exposure to asbestos and the means of controlling dust in the mining and milling of asbestos.
Ex: Hospital librarians should assist in the development of library inspection guidelines for surveyors.
Ex: Why not get a 'hired gun' who will do the job in the least time and give us the opinion we're looking for?.
Ex: This article examines the role of the external assessor in the process of reviewing academic libraries.
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* perito agrícola=agriculturist.
* perito de extensión agraria=agricultural extension worker.

perito agrícola
(n.)=agriculturist.
Ex: While the majority of agriculturists in the fields of agricultural economics and forestry preferred technical reports, agronomists preferred conference proceedings.
perito de extensión agraria
(n.)=agricultural extension worker.
Ex: The specific task and function of the agricultural extension worker are identified as being more than those of a mere information intermediary.
peritoneal
(adj.)=peritoneal.
Ex: This is a laparoscopy revealing diffuse white-yellowish pin-head sized milliary nodules over the whole visceral and peritoneal wall.

peritoneo
(n.)=peritoneum.
Ex: Like other parts of the body, the abdominal cavity contains a protective layering that is known as the peritoneum.

peritonitis
(n.)=peritonitis.
Ex: Sarah was rushed to the hospital early this morning with a ruptured appendix and peritonitis.
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* que padece de peritonitis=peritonitic.

periódicamente
=at intervals ; from time to time ; periodically ; routinely ; on an ongoing basis ; on a continuing basis.
Ex: Usually a new bulletin will be issued at intervals, for example, monthly, weekly or daily = Normalmente, un nuevo boletín se publicará a intervalos, por ejemplo, mensualmente, semanalmente o diariamente.
Ex: From time to time it may be necessary to consult external references sources in order for the indexer to achieve a sufficient understanding of the document content for effective indexing.
Ex: The search profile will only be modified periodically as the quality of the set of notifications output from the search drops to unacceptable levels.
Ex: Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them.
Ex: Library schools should revise their curricula on an ongoing basis, taking into account changing professional needs and new technologies.
Ex: The best solution is a systematic combination of methods carried out on a continuing basis.

periódico de la localidad
(n.)=local community newspaper ; local newspaper.
Ex: Another way I'm getting the word out is by writing an article to put in the local community newspaper. Ex: This is a stake in the heart of local newspapers.
periódico de la mañana
(n.)=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'. Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
periódico divulgativo
(n.)=trade newspaper.
Ex: This article reports the results of a study in which 9 periodicals and 3 trade newspapers were examined to find articles on the application of computers to occupational therapy.
periódico local
(n.)=local paper ; local newspaper ; local community newspaper.
Ex: So be wary of adverts in the local paper where a dog breeder is selling several different breeds of dog. Ex: This is a stake in the heart of local newspapers. Ex: Another way I'm getting the word out is by writing an article to put in the local community newspaper.
periódico matutino
(n.)=morning paper ; morning newspaper.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper. Ex: The morning newspaper was an avid supporter of Miller and claimed he was 'as strong as an ox'.
periódico provincial
(n.)=provincial newspaper.
Ex: These public libraries hold collections of provincial newspapers, unique extra-illustrated editions of county histories and rare collections acquired through bequests.
periódico sensacionalista
(n.)=tabloid ; newspaper tabloid ; tabloid newspaper.
Ex: Financing preservation programs for old newspapers is needed for tabloids as well as the Times. Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest. Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.
periódico universitario
(n.)=campus newspaper.
Ex: Or still others think they have the library figured out, probably because of recent cuts in the book budget they read about in the campus newspaper.
periódico vespertino
(n.)=evening newspaper ; evening paper.
Ex: I don't see what place an evening newspaper can have in modern life. Ex: A century ago there were more than three times as many evening papers as morning ones.
periódico^1
(n.)=newspaper ; daily ; paper.
Ex: A newspaper is a periodical appearing at very frequent intervals and giving the latest information on current events often with comments.
Ex: The author analyses 4 dailies, 3 weeklies and 5 monthlies.
Ex: What we see on the media and read on the paper is not the same as coming from you, as someone who lives there.
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* archivo de periódico=news library.
* artículo de periódico=newspaper story ; news article ; newspaper article.
* biblioteca de periódico=news library.
* colección de recortes de periódicos=clippings collection.
* director de periódico=newspaper editor.
* imprenta de periódico=news press.
* industria del periódico, la=newspaper industry, the.
* noticia de periódico=newspaper account.
* papel continuo de periódico=newsprint.
* papel de periódico=newsprint.
* periódico de la localidad=local community newspaper ; local newspaper.
* periódico de la mañana=morning newspaper ; morning paper.
* periódico divulgativo=trade newspaper.
* periódico local=local paper ; local newspaper ; local community newspaper.
* periódico matutino=morning paper ; morning newspaper.
* periódico provincial=provincial newspaper.
* periódicos antiguos=old newspapers.
* periódico sensacionalista=tabloid ; newspaper tabloid ; tabloid newspaper.
* periódico universitario=campus newspaper.
* periódico vespertino=evening newspaper ; evening paper.
* recorte de periódico=clipping ; newspaper clipping ; newspaper cutting.
* repartidor de periódicos=paperboy.
* sala de lectura de periódicos=newsroom.
* tienda de periódicos=newsagent's shop.
* titular de periódico=headline ; newspaper headline.

periódico^2
(adj.)=periodic ; regular ; standing order ; periodical.
Ex: Consequently, Leforte came to expect -- perhaps even take for granted -- the periodic boosts of ego and income that the evaluations provided.
Ex: Book form was generally regarded as too inflexible for library catalogues, especially where the catalogue required regular updating to cater for continuing and gradual expansion of the collection.
Ex: A dynamic information centre has to satisfy 2 types of enquiry -- single requests for information and enquiries on standing order -- each contributing to and shaping the information network.
Ex: All licenses require periodical renewal, normally every two years.
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* Catálogo Colectivo Británico de Publicaciones Periódicas (BUCOP)=British Union Catalogue of Periodicals (BUCOP).
* fichero de control de publicaciones periódicas=periodicals file [periodical file].
* no periódico=non-periodical.
* publicación no periódica=non-periodical publication.
* publicación periódica en curso=current periodical.
* rotación de publicaciones periódicas=routing.

periódicos antiguos
(n.)=old newspapers.
Ex: Access to old newspapers is an asset every genealogist should take advantage of.
perjudicado
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* quedar un poco perjudicado=be a little worse prepared ; be a little worse off.
* salir perjudicado=pay + the price ; pay + the penalty.
* salir un poco perjudicado=be a little worse prepared ; be a little worse off.

perjudicar
(v.)=damage ; disserve ; do + disservice ; do in ; harm ; impair ; cause + erosion ; injure ; prejudice ; work against ; disadvantage ; bring + harm ; wrong ; take + a toll on ; hobble ; screw + Nombre + up.
Ex: Single holds are useful, for example, when a particular copy of a document is damaged or needs rebinding.
Ex: We will not disserve readers by instructing them through our subject headings in nonbiased terminology; we will, in fact, be keeping all of our readers in focus.
Ex: I think that Mr. Scilken's point was that there's so much material on the traditional three-by-five card that it's less useful, that it's distracting, in fact, and does a disservice to the public library.
Ex: I think he outlined the feasible way to go about meeting our needs without doing in anybody else in the process.
Ex: Principles developed over a century and a quarter of thought and experience were poorly defended by professional catalogers, and even less so by administrators harmed by increasing personnel budgets.
Ex: It is difficult to neglect either entirely, without impairing the effectiveness in fulfilling the other objective.
Ex: The replacement of the book catalog by the card catalog has caused a grave erosion of the ideal catalog sought by Panizzi and Cutter.
Ex: Dialog is being injured and will continue to be injured if the American Chemical Society continues to assert falsely that Dialog is underpaying royalties.
Ex: The very requirements for success in one area may prejudice success in another.
Ex: Which means we must create a reading environment that helps and encourages reading rather than works against it.
Ex: When students were tested at the end of the course, those students taught using flexible learning techniques did not seem to have been either advantaged or disadvantaged by their use when compared with the students taught using conventional techniques.
Ex: It is political incorrectness, not political correctness, that has brought harm to this nation.
Ex: The case raises the age-old issue of how best to resolve disputes between the press and a subject that feels wronged.
Ex: Agoraphobia can take a toll on sufferers' families as well as the sufferers themselves, as some agoraphobics may become housebound or cling to certain people for safety.
Ex: With Florida's no-fault auto insurance law set to expire in October, there are fears that that medical services could be hobbled.
Ex: Her past relationship screwed her up mentally, physically and emotionally.
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* perjudicar a=to + Posesivo + detriment.
* perjudicar las posibilidades de=prejudice + chances of.
* perjudicar los intereses=prejudice + interests.
* perjudicarse a Uno mismo=shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
* que no perjudica el medio ambiente=environmentally sound ; environmentally friendly ; eco-friendly.

perjudicar a
=to + Posesivo + detriment.
Ex: University respondents were suspicious that this formula approach would ultimately be extended to them and to their detriment = Los encuestados universitarios sospechaban que a la larga este fórmula se les aplicaría y les perjudicaría.
perjudicar las posibilidades de
(v.)=prejudice + chances of.
Ex: To work as a librarian is so terribly respectable that young lady trainees at library school have been known to try to keep their specialism a secret from young men so as not to prejudice their chances of acquiring boyfriends.
perjudicar los intereses
(v.)=prejudice + interests.
Ex: This does not unreasonably prejudice the legitimate interests of the author.
perjudicarse a Uno mismo
(v.)=shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.
Ex: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
perjudicial
(adj.)=adverse ; bad ; detrimental ; damaging ; harmful ; crippling ; prejudicial ; disruptive ; destructive ; deleterious ; untoward ; baneful.
Ex: An increase in recall tends to have an adverse effect on another measure of performance, precision -- as recall is increased precision is lowered.
Ex: I'm not saying that it is bad, but it is a real difference of interest between the needs and purposes of research libraries and the public libraries, and I would also throw in the school and almost certainly junior college libraries.
Ex: But the proposal to enter all serials under their titles, while obviously easier to apply, is equally detrimental to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: Potentially as damaging are errors that result from poor editing and proofreading.
Ex: These multiple-concept terms yield greater precision, but are associated with a rather larger indexing language and a higher likelihood of harmful scatter.
Ex: Can we avoid racism, sexism and the crippling effects of other forms of prejudicial stereotyping without recourse to censorship?.
Ex: Decentralisation of corporate libraries into smaller units can be prejudicial to the technical and market development in the company.
Ex: The crisis in South African education -- particularly black education -- has resulted from the disruptive effects of apartheid.
Ex: The Archives are located in an area that experiences severe air pollution and levels of ozone that are very destructive to paper and parchment.
Ex: This article attempts to show the influence of man on the beneficial or deleterious use of information.
Ex: Efforts to destigmatize euthanasia or even encourage it for some groups may have the untoward effect of promoting suicide in other groups.
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.
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* efecto perjudicial=harmful effect.
* hacer que sea perjudicial para=render + detrimental to.
* perjudicial para=injurious to.
* perjudicial para el entorno=environmentally-damaging.
* perjudicial para el medioambiente=environmentally-damaging.

perjudicial para
=injurious to.
Ex: Criteria for censorship are that materials should not be blasphemous, indecent, obscene, injurious to morality or likely to encourage crime.
perjudicial para el entorno
(adj.)=environmentally-damaging.
Ex: The aviation industry uses environmentally-damaging fossil fuels free of taxation and we can no longer ignore its ecological imprint.
perjudicial para el medioambiente
(adj.)=environmentally-damaging.
Ex: The aviation industry uses environmentally-damaging fossil fuels free of taxation and we can no longer ignore its ecological imprint.
perjudicialmente
=detrimentally.
Ex: Censorship operates detrimentally to the community itself, unless the means are found to allow selective access to information to those who need it.

perjuicio
(n.)=disservice ; harmdoing.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
Ex: The act of 'harmdoing' is defined, & the impact of legal structures on the behavior of the harmdoer & victim is examined.
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* caso por daños y perjuicios=damages case.
* causar perjuicio=bring + harm.
* compensación por daños y perjuicios=liquidated damages.
* daños y perjuicios=consequential damage.
* demandar por daños y perjuicios=sue for + damage.
* en perjuicio de=to the detriment of ; to + Posesivo + detriment.
* indemnización por daños y perjuicios=compensatory damages.
* reparar un perjuicio=make + amends (for/to) ; make it up to.
* sin perjuicio de=notwithstanding.
* sin perjuicios=open mind.

perjurar
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* jurar y perjurar=swear + blind.

perjurio
(n.)=perjury.
Ex: He was tried for perjury in 1685, duly convicted, and sentenced to jail.

perla
(n./adj.)=pearl ; nugget.
Ex: There are also some errors, as for example the entry pearl, The, Middle English poem, XBV, which should be YBV (XBV is Czech literature).
Ex: Additionally, we were hoping to discover where and to what extent literature nuggets are hidden in non-LIS databases.
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* collar de perlas=string of pearls.
* cultivo de perlas=pearl culture.
* estar hecho un perla=be a bit of a lad.
* ir de perlas=come up + a treat ; work + a treat ; go down + a treat.
* perla de sabiduría=gem of wisdom.
* salir de perlas=come up + a treat ; go down + a treat.
* venir de perlas=suit + Nombre + to a T ; be just the thing ; be just the ticket ; be just the job ; be (right) up + Posesivo + alley ; be + Posesivo + cup of tea ; suit + Nombre + to the ground ; be just perfect.

perla de sabiduría
(n.)=gem of wisdom.
Ex: His popular gems of wisdom contains spontaneous verses employing earthy metaphors to illustrate key points.
perlita
(n.)=perlite [pearlite] ; pearlite [perlite].
Ex: Most potting soils are made up largely of peat moss, bark, and perlite.
Ex: This results in a grain structure of fine pearlite with excess of ferrite or cementite.

permacultura
(n.)=permaculture.
Ex: And in the thirtyish years since we've been teaching permaculture, an estimate of 100,000 people throughout the world have learned about it.

permafrost
(n.)=permafrost.
Nota: Parte de la tierra que está permanente helada o bajo hielo.
Ex: Almost 20 percent of the world's land surface is made up of permanent frozen soil -- known as permafrost -- the majority of which is in the Arctic.

permahielo
(n.)=permafrost.
Nota: Parte de la tierra que está permanente helada o bajo hielo.
Ex: Almost 20 percent of the world's land surface is made up of permanent frozen soil -- known as permafrost -- the majority of which is in the Arctic.

permanecer
(v.)=linger on ; stand ; stay.
Ex: The song may be forgotten but among library users the sentiment lingers on.
Ex: For the present this definition will have to stand as a statement covering programmes in which terms like 'expert systems', 'artificial intelligence', 'computer systems' abound.
Ex: What is possibly less easy is to making sure that the guiding stays clean, neat and accurate.
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* labios + permanecer sellados=lips + seal.
* permanecer en espera=stay + tuned.
* permanecer + Adjetivo=remain + Adjetivo.
* permanecer a la escucha=stay + tuned.
* permanecer alejado=stay out of + sight.
* permanecer constante=remain + constant.
* permanecer con vida=stay + alive.
* permanecer despierto=stay + awake.
* permanecer distante=remain + aloof.
* permanecer en silencio=remain + silent ; be silent.
* permanecer enterrado=lie + buried.
* permanecer estable con el tiempo=be stable over time.
* permanecer fiel=remain + faithful.
* permanecer fijo=remain + in place.
* permanecer firme=stay in + place.
* permanecer fuerte=stand + strong.
* permanecer igual=remain + unchanged.
* permanecer inactivo=go + dormant ; lie + dormant.
* permanecer inflexible=remain + adamant.
* permanecer inmóvil=not + move + a muscle.
* permanecer neutral=remain + neutral.
* permanecer normal=remain + normal.
* permanecer parado=stand + still.
* permanecer quieto=stand + still ; not + move + a muscle.
* permanecer silencioso=remain + silent.
* permanecer sin cambios=remain + unchanged.
* permanecer sin especificar=remain + undefined.
* permanecer unidos=stick together.
* permanecer vivo=remain + alive.

permanecer + Adjetivo
(v.)=remain + Adjetivo.
Ex: It remains important that the abstract be an accurate representation of the content of the document, and that the abstract be easy for the reader to scan and digest.
permanecer a la escucha
(v.)=stay + tuned.
Ex: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.
permanecer alejado
(v.)=stay out of + sight.
Ex: If one spots the bête noir, one signals for immediate replacement or alerts the others to stay out of sight.
permanecer con vida
(v.)=stay + alive.
Ex: The book brings together numerous ideas about the nature of human dignity and what you actually need to stay alive and build a life that offers more than bare existence.
permanecer constante
(v.)=remain + constant.
Ex: Aspects of public library use have remained constant over at least the last 50 years.
permanecer despierto
(v.)=stay + awake.
Ex: Users who experience these situations might get the idea that librarians stay awake nights dreaming up ways to frustrate their efforts to find material in the library.
permanecer distante
(v.)=remain + aloof.
Ex: The results of the survey reveal that political Web sites are only partly able to involve people in politics who have thus far remained aloof.
permanecer en espera
(v.)=stay + tuned.
Ex: I don't want to get into too many of the details yet, but stay tuned because it will be well worth the wait.
permanecer en silencio
(v.)=remain + silent ; be silent.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette. Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
permanecer enterrado
(v.)=lie + buried.
Ex: Then, there was only a long, deathly silence -- Pompeii lay buried for nearly 1700 years.
permanecer estable con el tiempo
(v.)=be stable over time.
Ex: Results show that the 10 titles most requested educational journals are not stable over time.
permanecer fiel
(v.)=remain + faithful.
Ex: Dr Johnson had remained faithful to his age in ignoring 'bibliography' but defining a bibliogrqapher as 'a writer of books: a transcriber'.
permanecer fijo
(v.)=remain + in place.
Ex: Each binder has a locking/releasing mechanism to allow the insertion of new entries when required yet ensure that slips remain securely in place when the catalogue is consulted.
permanecer firme
(v.)=stay in + place.
Ex: A data base must respond to a dynamic reality in which terms, 'strain, crack and sometimes break under the burden, under the tension, slip, slide, perish, decay with imprecision, will not stay in place, will not stay still'.
permanecer fuerte
(v.)=stand + strong.
Ex: I also pray that my sister's sister-in-law is able to stand strong and work her way through this.
permanecer igual
(v.)=remain + unchanged.
Ex: The need to design the buildings so that books, readers and staff are interchangeable remains unchanged.
permanecer inactivo
(v.)=go + dormant ; lie + dormant.
Ex: Deciduous trees are those that loose their leaves each fall, go dormant for the winter, and leaf out again in spring. Ex: Such special duty can be intensely challenging, freeing creative energies that would otherwise lie dormant.
permanecer inflexible
(v.)=remain + adamant.
Ex: But her words fell on deaf ears: The two employees remained adamant -- either Florence worked overtime too, or they would not.
permanecer inmóvil
=not + move + a muscle.
Ex: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.
permanecer neutral
(v.)=remain + neutral.
Ex: If the library is not to be passive, can it remain neutral on subjects such as race, war and inequality?.
permanecer normal
(v.)=remain + normal.
Ex: The old method of publication by syndicates of retail booksellers (who might also be wholesalers and/or printers) remained normal during the last quarter of the eighteenth century.
permanecer parado
(v.)=stand + still.
Ex: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still.
permanecer quieto
=stand + still ; not + move + a muscle.
Ex: Even substantial rises in the grants from universities to their libraries cannot even keep the library from standing still. Ex: But in the end, neither team moved a muscle, as the two battled to a scoreless tie.
permanecer silencioso
(v.)=remain + silent.
Ex: Wronski remained silent for a moment, looking at the thin gray threads of smoke that were rising from his cigarette.
permanecer sin cambios
(v.)=remain + unchanged.
Ex: The need to design the buildings so that books, readers and staff are interchangeable remains unchanged.
permanecer sin especificar
(v.)=remain + undefined.
Ex: If this information is to remain undefined, an 'n' can be entered, as when the order was placed.
permanecer unidos
(v.)=stick together.
Ex: 'I've always felt that professionals should stick together and not wash their dirty linen in front of others -- particularly strangers'.
permanecer vivo
(v.)=remain + alive.
Ex: An obvious difference between this and an entry for a monograph is the 'open' style of entry: volume numbers, dates, etc., being left open so long as the periodical remains alive.
permanencia
(n.)=permanence ; fixity.
Ex: It should be possible to beat the mind decisively in regard to permanence and clarity of the items resurrected from storage.
Ex: The attributes of a well-regulated library are well known to us all: organization, retrievability, authenticity, and fixity.

permanente^1
(n.)=permanent wave.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.

permanente^2
(adj.)=lingering ; perennial ; permanent ; lasting ; enduring ; non-volatile [nonvolatile] ; abiding ; standing ; enduringly + Adjetivo ; continuing ; ongoing [on-going].
Ex: Another lingering misconception is that reference work is restricted to reference libraries.
Ex: Housing has become a perennial problem in Britain.
Ex: Abstracts planned primarily as alerting devices may be shorter than those abstracts which are to be stored for permanent reference.
Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind.
Ex: Archives are set of non-current archival documents preserved, with or without selection, by those responsible for their creation or by their successors for their own use or by other organizations because of their enduring value.
Ex: A data warehouse is a subject-oriented, integrated, time-variant, nonvolatile collection of data in support of management's decision making process.
Ex: The revision and correction of reference works is an abiding concern to the librarian and the user.
Ex: A standing reproach to all librarians is the non-user.
Ex: Thus we need money, intellectual property agreements, and library collaborations to build the massive and accessible collections of enduringly valuable cultural resources that I am proposing.
Ex: They are likely to influence the future function of DC, and the way in which the scheme will evolve, but since there will be a continuing need for shelf arrangement, DC will remain necessary.
Ex: This study has many implications for an ongoing COMARC effort beyond the present pilot project because it is evident that a very small number of libraries can furnish machine-readable records with full LC/MARC encoding.
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* conferencia permanente=standing conference.
* decisión permanente=permanent arrangement.
* hacer permanente=render + permanent.
* más permanente=longer-lasting.
* orden permanente de pago=standing account.
* papel permanente=durable paper.
* primer molar permanente=first molar.
* PURL (Localizador Uniforme Permanente de Recursos)=PURL (Persistent Uniform Resource Locator).
* ser algo permanente=be here to stay.
* servicio de actualización permanente=current awareness ; current-awareness service.

permanentemente
=permanently ; perpetually ; chronically ; for good ; durably.
Ex: A modem is permanently wired, and converts digital messages which the terminal and computer understand into analogue messages capable of being transmitted down telephone lines.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.
Ex: A problem central to the library profession is that libraries are chronically underfunded and understaffed.
Ex: Libraries are beginning to recognize that customers have choices for their information needs nd that some of these choices are drawing customers away from the library in increasing numbers, and perhaps for good.
Ex: This beverage rehydrates the body more quickly and more durably than conventional sports drinks.
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* permanentemente los siete días de la semana=24 hours a day, seven days a week.

permanentemente los siete días de la semana
=24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Ex: Our Digital Reference Service is now available worldwide 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
permeabilidad
(n.)=permeability.
Ex: There is greater permeability than before between different types of library at the start of a career but, once settled in a post, fewer librarians than before change from one type of library to another.

permeable
(adj.)=permeable.
Ex: The electronic library is a library without walls, a permeable information centre that supports user access to information and collections in a synergistic manner.

permisibilidad
(n.)=permissibility.
Ex: There was a variety of views concerning the permissibility of terminating a pregnancy.

permisible
(adj.)=allowable ; permissible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
Ex: The permissible indexing terms and the relationship to other terms can be gleaned from a perusal of the thesaurus.
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* ser permisible=be permissible.

permisivo
(adj.)=permissive ; soft-line.
Ex: This assumption follows the concept of hard supervision as compared to soft (permissive-humanistic) supervision.
Ex: Part 1 examines and discusses the pros and cons of both hard-line and soft-line approaches to moral education.

permiso
(n.)=permission ; leave ; leave of absence ; leave pass ; permit ; say-so.
Ex: If an invalid borrower has been given permission to charge materials out, the documents are charged out with the dates due calculated.
Ex: The induction course will give all the necessary employment details relating to such matters as the amount of leave entitlement, insurance stoppages, what to do in case of sickness, etc..
Ex: Bajalovic had heard that Faye Weir (the Medical Center library director for the past three years) had suffered a nervous breakdown and would be on leave of absence for at least six months.
Ex: Thus a letter home from a common soldier on the eve of a great battle is likely to be of considerably more interest to the historian than a leave pass signed by the commanding general of one of the armies involved.
Ex: The author discusses the role of the National Library of Nigeria as distributing agent and considers the problem surrounding the issue of a special permit for shipments into Nigeria.
Ex: She may have had some say-so in the matter of whom she was going to marry, but for the most part, it was out of her hands.
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* conceder permiso=give + permission ; grant + permission ; grant + Alguien + leave.
* concesión de permisos de vigilancia=surveillance licensing.
* dar permiso=give + permission ; give + time off ; grant + Alguien + leave.
* dar permiso en el trabajo=give + time off work.
* de permiso=on leave.
* obtención del permiso de reproducción=clearance of rights ; copyright clearance ; rights clearance.
* otorgar permiso=grant + Alguien + leave.
* permiso de armas=firearm permit.
* permiso de caza=hunting permit ; shooting permit.
* permiso de circulación=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
* permiso de circulación internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* permiso de conducir=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
* permiso de conducir internacional=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
* permiso de construcción=building permit.
* permiso de estacionamiento=parking permit.
* permiso de estudios=study leave.
* permiso de impresión=imprimatur.
* permiso de obra=building permit.
* permiso de paternidad=paternity leave.
* permiso de pesca=fishing permit.
* permiso de reproducción=copyright clearance ; rights clearance.
* permiso de tenencia de armas=firearm permit.
* permiso de trabajo=work permit.
* permiso laboral=work release.
* permiso parental=parental leave.
* permiso por maternidad=maternity leave ; maternal leave.
* permiso por paternidad=paternal leave.
* permiso por razones familiares=family leave ; family leave.
* permiso sabático=sabbatical ; sabbatical leave.
* permiso sabático para dedicarse a la investigación=research leave.
* sin permiso=without permission ; unlicensed.
* tomarse + Expresión Temporal + de permiso en el trabajo=take + Expresión Temporal + off ; have + Expresión Temporal + off work.
* tomarse unos días de permiso=take + a leave of absence.
* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo=take + time off work.
* tomarse unos días de permiso en el trabajo=take + time off ; take + time out.

permiso de armas
(n.)=firearm permit.
Ex: Each applicant is thoroughly investigated to determine if any criminal record exists that would prevent the applicant from being eligible for a firearms permit.
permiso de caza
(n.)=hunting permit ; shooting permit.
Ex: The environment is threatened because the observance of environmental regulations is not strictly controlled and fishing and hunting permits and licenses are granted all too easily. Ex: It has, however, decided to issue a limited number of shooting permits to ensure minimum damage to the wildlife.
permiso de circulación
(n.)=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
Ex: This verification might be achieved by checking the voters' roll, or examining the applicant's driving licence or some other documentation which will prove he is who he claims to be. Ex: The Center now microfilms, stores, researches, and retrieves documents relating to motor vehicle titles, drivers' licences, and motor vehicle violations.. Ex: According to this new law, students under the age of 18 who drop out of school will lose their driving permits.
permiso de circulación internacional
(n.)=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
Ex: International driving permits are valid for a maximum of one year from the date of issue. Ex: Drivers with a driving licence issued by a country other than those listed above must in some cases carry an international driving licence.
permiso de conducir
(n.)=driving licence ; driver's licence ; driving permit.
Ex: This verification might be achieved by checking the voters' roll, or examining the applicant's driving licence or some other documentation which will prove he is who he claims to be. Ex: The Center now microfilms, stores, researches, and retrieves documents relating to motor vehicle titles, drivers' licences, and motor vehicle violations.. Ex: According to this new law, students under the age of 18 who drop out of school will lose their driving permits.
permiso de conducir internacional
(n.)=international driving permit ; international driving licence.
Ex: International driving permits are valid for a maximum of one year from the date of issue. Ex: Drivers with a driving licence issued by a country other than those listed above must in some cases carry an international driving licence.
permiso de construcción
(n.)=building permit.
Ex: After completion of the park, the number of building permits in the area will increase.
permiso de estacionamiento
(n.)=parking permit.
Ex: Now the civic club is turning to problems involving the possible abuse of parking permits, which cost residents $40 a month per vehicle.
permiso de estudios
(n.)=study leave.
Ex: Participants believed there should be a system of combined voluntary and statutory paid study leave.
permiso de impresión
(n.)=imprimatur.
Ex: A final attempt to control the output of the English press was embodied in the Licensing Act of 1662, whereby every publication was to be censored and awarded an official imprimatur = Un intento final de controlar la producción de la imprenta inglesa se reflejó en la Ley de Licencias de 1662, por la que cada publicación tenía que pasar la censura tras lo cual se le concedía un permiso oficial de impresión.
permiso de obra
(n.)=building permit.
Ex: After completion of the park, the number of building permits in the area will increase.
permiso de paternidad
(n.)=paternity leave.
Ex: Paternity leave is not recognised in employment law in Ireland.
permiso de pesca
(n.)=fishing permit.
Ex: The environment is threatened because the observance of environmental regulations is not strictly controlled and fishing and hunting permits and licenses are granted all too easily.
permiso de reproducción
(n.)=copyright clearance ; rights clearance.
Ex: Of increasing importance amongst those factors will be the fee charged by the rights-owner for copyright clearance. Ex: The author considers the difficulties facing the producers of multimedia CD-ROM databases in obtaining rights clearances for images and music.
permiso de tenencia de armas
(n.)=firearm permit.
Ex: Each applicant is thoroughly investigated to determine if any criminal record exists that would prevent the applicant from being eligible for a firearms permit.
permiso de trabajo
(n.)=work permit.
Ex: These people are seasonal workers who are here on a temporary work permit and who should be leaving at the end of their legal contract.
permiso laboral
(n.)=work release.
Ex: The library board has a unique contribution to make in promoting continuing education opportunities among staff -- both philosophically and with appropriate monetary and work release incentives.
permiso parental
(n.)=parental leave.
Ex: This paper discusses the extension of the library staff benefits (sickness, bereavement, parental leave) enjoyed by heterosexual couples to lesbian, bisexual, and gay library staff as part of a drive towards equal rights at the workplace.
permiso por maternidad
(n.)=maternity leave ; maternal leave.
Ex: Also under this Act, maternity leaves must be treated as temporary leave comparable to disability due to injury, surgery, or other incapacity. Ex: The author examines policies affecting child care (both day care & maternal or paternal leave) in Canada.
permiso por paternidad
(n.)=paternal leave.
Ex: The author examines policies affecting child care (both day care & maternal or paternal leave) in Canada.
permiso por razones familiares
(n.)=family leave ; family leave.
Ex: Women employees, in general, are more likely than men employees to take family leaves. Ex: Women employees, in general, are more likely than men employees to take family leaves.
permiso sabático
(n.)=sabbatical ; sabbatical leave.
Ex: Specific topics considered were faculty versus academic status, criteria used for evaluation, tenure, support for research, sabbaticals and released time. Ex: This committee is responsible for all personnel action's requiring peer review, such as tenure, promotion and sabbatical leave requests, and for subsequent recommendations.
permiso sabático para dedicarse a la investigación
(n.)=research leave.
Ex: Appointments for research leaves and tenure are still unavailable to some librarians who seem to be faculty in name only.
permitido
(adj.)=admissible ; allowable.
Ex: Single row direct coding restricts the numbering of coding positions and thus the number of admissible index terms to the number of holes that can be fitted around the edge of a card.
Ex: The combination of title lines, instruction line, and allowable answers is designed to tell you what step of the procedure you have reached.
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* estar permitido=be permissible.
* velocidad máxima permitida=speed limit.
* velocidad permitida=speed limit.

permitir
(v.)=allow ; allow for ; enable ; give + licence ; let ; make + provision for ; permit ; provide ; provide for ; qualify for ; allow + room for ; empower ; make + possible ; leave + room for ; provide + a basis for ; grant.
Ex: Folders allow a set of papers to be kept together when a set on a given topic is removed from the file.
Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: Through the employment of such implicitly derogatory terminology librarians virtually give themselves licence to disregard or downgrade the value of certain materials.
Ex: If the user does not know what the answer is, he stops the command chain at that point, lets the system show an intermediate display for guidance, and then continues his work.
Ex: In search interfaces, provision is often made for the specification of search terms which must be entered.
Ex: The note area is the part of the description where it is permitted to include any additional information which the cataloguer feels may be of value to the user.
Ex: To start with, most catalogues, indexes, data bases and bibliographies provide access to information or documents.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.
Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.
Ex: Education in many developing countries is still dominated by an emphasis on memorization and rote learning, a central syllabus allowing little room for initiative, and an overemphasis on examinations and certificates.
Ex: This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.
Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.
Ex: Pavements is included in the American sense; as Sidewalks does not rate a mention at all, this could leave room for ambiguity.
Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
Ex: In the majority of cases, the indexer is granted considerable freedom of choice as to the citation order he adopts in the construction of compound class numbers.
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* cuando el tiempo lo permita=when the weather permits.
* no permitir=disallow.
* no poder permitirse=ill afford.
* no poder permitirse el lujo de=ill afford.
* permítanme que + Subjuntivo=let me try to + Infinitivo.
* permitir apenas=leave + little room for.
* permitir la posibilidad=afford + possibility ; allow for.
* permitir opinar sobre=give + Nombre + a say in.
* permitir que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo=have + Nombre + Verbo.
* permitirse el lujo=have + luxury.
* permitirse el lujo de=afford ; splurge on.
* permitirse un capricho=give + Reflexivo + a treat ; spoil + Reflexivo.
* permitirse un lujo=spoil + Reflexivo ; give + Reflexivo + a treat.
* permitir (suficiente) tiempo para=allow + (enough) time for.
* que permite desarrollar menús de consulta=menu-making.
* si el tiempo lo permite=weather permitting.

permitir (suficiente) tiempo para
(v.)=allow + (enough) time for.
Ex: For successful applicants the deadline for submission of full papers is May 31, 2012 to allow time for review of papers.
permitir apenas
(v.)=leave + little room for.
Ex: The competition in Korean international telephone service market was mostly guided and controlled by the government leaving little room for active competition to market participants.
permitir la posibilidad
(v.)=afford + possibility ; allow for.
Ex: The possibility of conducting an interactive search is afforded in a computerized information-storage and -retrieval system. Ex: It also allows for and identifies three levels of detail which might be adopted in descriptive cataloguing.
permitir opinar sobre
(v.)=give + Nombre + a say in.
Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.
permitir que + Nombre/Pronombre + Subjuntivo
(v.)=have + Nombre + Verbo.
Ex: A librarian should be as unwilling to allow an enquirer to leave the library with his question unanswered as a shop-keeper is to have a customer go out of his store without making a purchase.
permitirse el lujo
(v.)=have + luxury.
Ex: Unfortunately, we will not have that luxury, because ISBD is the basis of AACR.
permitirse el lujo de
(v.)=afford ; splurge on.
Ex: She probably hasn't told you, Blanche, because after all you're her boss, and she can't afford to fall from grace. Ex: On the other hand, a few weeks later I decided to splurge on Adobe Acrobat 6.0, and I have not looked back.
permitirse un capricho
(v.)=give + Reflexivo + a treat ; spoil + Reflexivo.
Ex: Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself. Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money.
permitirse un lujo
(v.)=spoil + Reflexivo ; give + Reflexivo + a treat.
Ex: It is easy to get in the mindset that vacation is a time to spoil oneself, and that is true, but it shouldn't translate into spending a ton of money. Ex: Giving oneself a treat through a vacation is one of the best things you can give for yourself.
permuta
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* permuta de trabajo=job exchange.
* permuta laboral=job exchange.

permuta de trabajo
(n.)=job exchange.
Ex: This article describes the steps taken by the author in planning a job exchange with a librarian in the UK.
permuta laboral
(n.)=job exchange.
Ex: This article describes the steps taken by the author in planning a job exchange with a librarian in the UK.
permutación
(n.)=permutation.
Nota: Procedimiento que facilita la localización de un descriptor compuesto a través de cualquiera de sus términos.
Ex: Permutation makes it easier for both library staff and user to find entries.
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* permutación cíclica=cycling.

permutación cíclica
(n.)=cycling.
Ex: Furthermore, if we try to manipulate the headings by cycling, we may find ourselves with results that are again either ambiguous or incorrect.
permutado
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* índice de términos permutados=Permuterm index.
* índice permutado=permuted index ; shunted index.
* índice permutado del tipo KWIC=KWICed index.
* Indice Permutado de Materias=Permuterm Subject Index.
* índice permutado de palabras clave=permuted keyword index.
* índice permutado de títulos=permuted title index.
* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI)=Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).
* indización permutada de títulos=permuted title indexing.
* lista permutada=permuted list.
* lista permutada de palabras clave=permuted keyword list.
* presentación gráfica de términos permutados=permuted display.

permutar
(v.)=permute.
Ex: Corporate, conference, and multiple-surname entries in the name file, as well as titles in the title file, are permuted automatically by the system.

permítanme que + Subjuntivo
=let me try to + Infinitivo.
Ex: Let me try to suggest an example by instancing the stories of the prolific English author, Enid Blyton.
pernicioso
(adj.)=pernicious ; baleful ; unwholesome ; insalubrious ; baneful.
Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
Ex: He urged the young artists of England to break away from conventionality and the baleful influence of Renaissance art.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .
Ex: They waited with baneful patience, ready to take hold of him the moment he relaxed his vigilance.

perno
(n.)=bolt ; deadbolt.
Ex: Conjunctive phrase headings may comprise two or more nouns, noun phrases or both, with or without modifiers connected by 'and' or ending with 'etc', for example, bolts and nuts.
Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.
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* quitar el perno=unpin.
* sujetar con tornillo o perno=bolt.

pernocta
(n.)=overnight ; overnight stay.
Ex: We'll then spend four days away exploring the beautiful Highland lochs and glens, with overnights in Highland towns, before going on to Glasgow.
Ex: Accommodation must be arranged should the visit require an overnight stay.

pernoctar
(v.)=spend + the night.
Ex: Dinner will be served in the boma at the Lodge, where you will again spend the night.

pero a la vez
=but then again.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
pero al mismo tiempo
=but then again.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
pero no hubo manera
=but no dice.
Ex: We'd hoped to see it sometime in 2008, but no dice.
pero no hubo modo
=but no dice.
Ex: We'd hoped to see it sometime in 2008, but no dice.
pero no hubo suerte
=but no dice.
Ex: We'd hoped to see it sometime in 2008, but no dice.
pero por otra parte
=but then again.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
pero por otro lado
=but then again.
Ex: But then again, there are thousands of such ditses out there that need mental help.
pero sin conseguirlo
=but no dice.
Ex: We'd hoped to see it sometime in 2008, but no dice.
pero sin suerte
=but no dice.
Ex: We'd hoped to see it sometime in 2008, but no dice.
pero^1
=but.
Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition.
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* de derecho pero no de hecho=in name only.
* el último pero no el menos importante=the last but by no means least.
* lo que es peor aun=worse still.
* no haber pero que valer=not take + no for an answer.
* pero a la vez=but then again.
* pero al mismo tiempo=but then again.
* pero no hubo manera=but no dice.
* pero no hubo modo=but no dice.
* pero no hubo suerte=but no dice.
* pero por otra parte=but then again.
* pero por otro lado=but then again.
* pero sin conseguirlo=but no dice.
* pero sin suerte=but no dice.
* por último pero no menos importante=last but not least.

pero^2
(n.)=quibble ; cavil.
Ex: In the article 'Caveats, qualms, and quibbles: a revisionist view of library automation', a public librarian expresses his concern about computers in libraries and the lack of healthy scepticism in libraries when considering the likely benefits of automation.
Ex: But, however frivolous his cavils, the principles for which he contends are of the most pernicious nature and tendency.
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* poner peros=baulk [balk, -USA] ; cavil (about/at) ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.

perorata
(n.)=spiel.
Ex: I was much older and wiser, so as soon as the recruiter began his spiel, I just told him to cut the crap and give it to me straight.

perpendicular
(adj.)=orthogonal ; perpendicular.
Ex: This technique can be used to derive either orthogonal or uncorrelated dimensions for any type of input data.
Ex: The south side of this Cistercian cloister was reorganised so that the refectory was perpendicular to the library.
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* perpendicular a=at right angles across.

perpendicular a
=at right angles across.
Ex: Like their predecessors (which were mostly news presses) they had carriages with ink tables at the end and inking rollers fixed at right angles across the frame.
perpendicularmente
=in a perpendicular direction.
Ex: Most such shelving moves in a perpendicular direction on rails mounted on the floor.
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* cortar perpendicularmente a la veta de crecimiento=cut + across the grain.

perpetración
(n.)=perpetration.
Ex: This article describes the legal consequences of the perpetration of these crimes and procedural aspects of their prosecution.

perpetrar
(v.)=perpetrate.
Ex: This article examines the specific methods used to address the abuses perpetrated by governments and to reveal the truth.
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* robo perpetrado por alguien de dentro=inside job.

perpetuación
(n.)=perpetuation.
Ex: Moreover, the perpetuation in certain quarters in the UK of the image of the Community as a remote interfering irrelevance is assisted by the general level of ignorance on Community matters.

perpetuamente
=perpetually.
Ex: We desperately want a place in the sun, yet the place we ought to occupy seems perpetually beyond our powers to focus.

perpetuar
(v.)=perpetuate.
Ex: Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.
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* perpetuar una creencia=perpetuate + belief.
* perpetuar una idea preconcebida=perpetuate + preconception.

perpetuar una creencia
(v.)=perpetuate + belief.
Ex: Children's librarians have perpetuated beliefs and behaviour patterns that may lead to the elimination, downgrading or ostracism of children's services.
perpetuar una idea preconcebida
(v.)=perpetuate + preconception.
Ex: Moreover, they very often perpetuate preconceptions that reinforce prejudice.
perpetuidad
(n.)=perpetuity.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The awful perpetuity of print:some thoughts on the bibliographical retrieval of theological information'.
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* a perpetuidad=in perpetuity.

perpetuo
(adj.)=perpetual.
Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
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* cadena perpetua=life imprisonment.
* condena a cadena perpetua=life term ; life sentence.
* condenar a cadena perpetua=gaol for + life ; jail for + life.
* límite de las nieves perpetuas=snowline.
* penado con la cadena perpetua=punishable by life ; punishable by life imprisonment.
* reclusión perpetua=life imprisonment.

perplejidad
(n.)=perplexity ; bewilderment ; puzzlement ; bewilderness.
Ex: The combination of perplexity over what is the right mix and apparent inability to represent information activity dynamically is very strong.
Ex: Such power groups subsume the individual will as never before, and generate feelings of bewilderment, apathy, violence, alienation.
Ex: Often we 'hide' our puzzlement behind comments like, 'I didn't like the way the story ended, did you?' or 'I wasn't convinced by the husband as a character'.
Ex: The article 'Library scavenger hunts: a way out of the bewilderness' describes the use of library scavenger hunts to teach high school and college students research strategies and to make library use both enticing and enriching.
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* con perplejidad=quizzically ; perplexedly.
* mostrar perplejidad=look + puzzled.

perplejo
=nonplussed [nonplused] ; gobsmacked ; at sea.
Ex: He was nonplussed when the crowd he expected protesting his policy of arresting illegal immigrants turned out to be seven.
Ex: Recent statistics about the volume of junk e-mail are so astounding as to leave any reasonable person gobsmacked.
Ex: This site seems to be giving tons of options and am completely at sea as to how to go about choosing the best one.
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* dejar perplejo=puzzle ; perplex ; stump ; bewilder ; nonplus ; boggle + mind.
* tener perplejo=stump.

perra
(n.)=bitch.
Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.

perrear
(v.)=loaf (about/around) ; laze (about/around) ; lounge (about/around) ; bum around.
Ex: The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about.
Ex: In the afternoon quite a few of our mob decided that they would prefer to spend a bit of time lazing about in the water and soaking up a few rays.
Ex: He spends all his time lounging around the house, driving his parents to despair.
Ex: He spent his early twenties bumming around the world and became fascinated by the differences and similarities in all of us.

perrera
(n.)=animal shelter ; pound ; boarding kennel ; kennel ; doghouse ; dog pound.
Ex: Many adult dogs adopted from animal shelters were house-trained in their previous homes.
Ex: The maximum time an animal can be kept in a pound is determined by considerations such as available space and the likelihood of adoption.
Ex: Boarding kennels though are not cheap -- placing your dog in one for a week could cost as much as £140.
Ex: Animals must have enough room to stand up and turn around, and each species must have its own kennel.
Ex: Some people prime and paint their doghouses to match their homes.
Ex: You can also send monetary donations to the address below, please mark your envelope 'dog pound'.
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* perrera municipal=dog pound.
* propietario de perrera=poundkeeper.

perrera municipal
(n.)=dog pound.
Ex: You can also send monetary donations to the address below, please mark your envelope 'dog pound'.
perrito
(n.)=doggie ; doggy.
Ex: Your search for dog does not retrieve occurrences of dogs, doggie (or dogma, for that matter).
Ex: It's one of those 'When it rains, it pours' kind of weeks -- Our doggy had knee surgery last week and she needs a lot of attention and, as a result, we haven't been sleeping well.
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* barbacoa de perritos calientes=hotdog roast.
* estilo perrito=doggy style.
* perrito caliente=hot dog ; hot-dog sausage ; sodium nitrate.
* posición del perrito=doggy position.

perrito caliente
(n.)=hot dog ; hot-dog sausage ; sodium nitrate.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Exhibits in the American Pavilion at the 1958 Brussels World's Fair: women's clothing, men's gadgets, hot dogs and haute couture'. Ex: Of 33 retail products examined, including skinless sausages, hot-dog sausages and frankfurters, 25 (75%) contained levels of mineral hydrocarbons from 10 to 105 mg/kg. Ex: By adding sodium nitrite to packaged meats they can seem visually fresh even if they've been on the shelves for months.
perro
(n.)=dog.
Ex: The phenomena studied by disciplines may be either concrete entities, such as adolescent, motor car, dog or diamond or abstract ideas such as love, beauty or hate.
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* acabar como el perro y el gato=end up at + each other's throats.
* andar como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* caseta para el perro=kennel ; doghouse.
* collar de perro=dog collar.
* comida para perros=dog food.
* como el perro del hortelano que ni come ni deja comer=a dog in the manger.
* con un humor de perros=like a bear with a sore head.
* criadero de perros=breeding kennel.
* criador de perros=dog breeder.
* del tamaño de un perro=dog-sized.
* día de perros=bad hair day.
* echarle los perros a=come down on + Nombre + like a ton of bricks.
* el perro es el mejor amigo del hombre=a dog is man's best friend.
* espectáculo en el que perros acosan a un oso=bear-baiting.
* estar como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* humor de perros=vicious temper ; fiery temper.
* llevarse como el perro y el gato=be at each other's throats ; be at one another's throats.
* llevar una vida de perros=lead + a dog's life.
* más hambre que el perro de un ciego=as hungry as a wolf ; as hungry as a bear ; as hungry as a hunter.
* no buscarle las pulgas al perro=let + sleeping dogs lie.
* pelea de perros=dogfight [dog fight].
* perro callejero=garbage dog ; mutt ; mongrel ; street dog ; stray dog.
* perro de caza=hound ; bloodhound ; gun dog ; gun dog.
* perro de guerra=dog of war ; war dog.
* perro de presa=bulldog.
* perro de rastreo=rescue dog ; sniffer dog ; search dog.
* perro de rescate=rescue dog ; search dog.
* perro de trineo=sled dog.
* perro esquimal=husky.
* perro faldero=pug ; lap dog.
* perroflauta=busker ; street musician ; street performer.
* perro guardián=guard dog.
* perro guía=guide dog.
* perro labrador=Labrador retriever.
* perro ladrador, poco mordedor=Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; barking dogs seldom bite.
* perro lazarillo=guide dog.
* perro mapache=raccoon dog.
* perro mestizo=mongrel.
* perro ovejero=sheepdog.
* perro pastor=sheepdog.
* perro peligroso=vicious dog.
* perro perdiguero=golden retriever.
* perro policía=police dog.
* perro rabioso=rabid dog.
* perro raposero=foxhound.
* perro rastreador=tracker dog ; bloodhound ; sleuthhound ; sniffer dog.
* perro salchicha=dachshund ; sausage dog ; wiener dog.
* perro zorrero=foxhound.
* salchicha para perros=dog sausage.
* salmón perro=chum ; chum salmon ; dog salmon.
* seguir como + Posesivo + perro faldero=follow + Nombre + like + Posesivo + shadow.
* temperamento de perros=vicious temper.
* tener un humor de perros=be in a foul mood ; be in an awful mood.
* tratar a Alguien como (si fuese) un perro=treat + Nombre + like dirt.
* vida de perros=a dog's life.

perro callejero
(n.)=garbage dog ; mutt ; mongrel ; street dog ; stray dog.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'. Ex: She was the type of kid who was always coming home with a new pet and we're not talking about your standard kitten in a shoebox or errant neighborhood mutt. Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'. Ex: They tend to wash their hands at the kitchen sink, have street dogs and cats in their community, and had poor sewage disposal. Ex: It is easy to see its two scrawny protagonists who ride around town on their bikes killing stray cats and dogs as victims of poverty and broken homes.
perro de caza
(n.)=hound ; bloodhound ; gun dog ; gun dog.
Ex: This article surveys hunting themes incorporated into coats of arms, including prey animals, such as stags, wolves, bears, and foxes; hounds and falcons; and hunting equipment such as horns, bows and arrows, and spears. Ex: He provides a wealth of information about Texas life on everything from making fiddles, to running bloodhounds, to finding moonshine stills. Ex: Spaniels are a type of gun dog, generaly small and having long coats and drop ears. Ex: Spaniels are a type of gun dog, generaly small and having long coats and drop ears.
perro de guerra
(n.)=dog of war ; war dog.
Ex: Israel's dogs of war have been baying for blood for some time now. Ex: Like their human comrades, some war dogs can handle combat, and some can't.
perro de presa
(n.)=bulldog.
Ex: Bulldogs are recognized as excellent family pets because of their tendency to form strong bonds with children.
perro de rastreo
(n.)=rescue dog ; sniffer dog ; search dog.
Ex: The services is made up of three avalanche rescue dogs, five policemen, and two detonation experts. Ex: Sniffer dogs can normally be trained only to detect one illicit item, normally either explosive, substances or drugs. Ex: The next morning she was found safe and sound by Leni, the search dog, and his handlers.
perro de rescate
(n.)=rescue dog ; search dog.
Ex: The services is made up of three avalanche rescue dogs, five policemen, and two detonation experts. Ex: The next morning she was found safe and sound by Leni, the search dog, and his handlers.
perro de trineo
(n.)=sled dog.
Ex: Exercise-induced gastritis and gastric ulcers are common in humans and horses, and recently have been described in racing sled dogs.
perro esquimal
(n.)=husky.
Ex: She went to the husky and he leaped up against her, so that her arms were about him, with his wolfish muzzle reaching for her face.
perro faldero
(n.)=pug ; lap dog.
Ex: If you love pugs too then join my group where you can discuss the joys and pitfalls of owning a pug. Ex: Due to economic depression, lap dog thievery is now on the increase.
perro guardián
(n.)=guard dog.
Ex: A guard dog perspective is offered as a way to better understand the functioning of the mass media as an important set of communication agencies in the social system.
perro guía
(n.)=guide dog.
Ex: Equally, the same words with different syntax will have totally different meanings: a 'guide dog for the blind' is not the same as a 'blind guide dog'.
perro labrador
(n.)=Labrador retriever.
Ex: The final necropsy diagnoses were compared among 1,206 golden retrievers, boxers, German shepherd dogs, Labrador retrievers, and rottweilers.
perro ladrador, poco mordedor
=Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; barking dogs seldom bite.
Ex: Without treatment, social anxiety is a torturous and horrible emotional problem; with treatment, its bark is worse than its bite. Ex: At the risk of sounding pedantic, I think there is some logic in 'barking dogs seldom bite' given that physically a dog cannot both bark and bite at the same time.
perro lazarillo
(n.)=guide dog.
Ex: Equally, the same words with different syntax will have totally different meanings: a 'guide dog for the blind' is not the same as a 'blind guide dog'.
perro mapache
(n.)=raccoon dog.
Ex: This paper discusses the reproduction behavior of mink, nutria, raccoon dogs, marmots, chinchillas, sables and martens.
perro mestizo
(n.)=mongrel.
Ex: To make the reading more fun for the children we'll include a squib about the garbage dog from 'The Eighteenth Emergency' by Betsy Byars to put alongside a passage about mongrels from the 'World Book Encyclopedia'.
perro ovejero
(n.)=sheepdog.
Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
perro pastor
(n.)=sheepdog.
Ex: It is advisable to spay sheepdog bitches since being in heat will bring on all kinds of hormonal changes and they will fight for reasons unknown to us.
perro peligroso
(n.)=vicious dog.
Ex: The owner of a vicious dog shall post a warning sign in a prominent place in front of the owner's premises to inform the public.
perro perdiguero
(n.)=golden retriever.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Cataloguing and classification at Bath University Library: on the track of white elephants and golden retrievers'.
perro policía
(n.)=police dog.
Ex: Today, police forces in most major cities use police dogs to track criminals, sniff out illegal materials, search buildings, etc..
perro rabioso
(n.)=rabid dog.
Ex: For every 300 reported dog bites, one was from a rabid dog.
perro raposero
(n.)=foxhound.
Ex: They later followed the cavalcade of foxhounds which set out from the centre of the village.
perro rastreador
(n.)=tracker dog ; bloodhound ; sleuthhound ; sniffer dog.
Ex: Unlike their human counterparts, the length of duty for a tracker dog was around three years. Ex: He provides a wealth of information about Texas life on everything from making fiddles, to running bloodhounds, to finding moonshine stills. Ex: He was a dauntless adventurer, a sleuthhound, a research scholar of exceptional acuity. Ex: Sniffer dogs can normally be trained only to detect one illicit item, normally either explosive, substances or drugs.
perro salchicha
(n.)=dachshund ; sausage dog ; wiener dog.
Ex: Dachshunds are predisposed to alopecia. Ex: Due to their long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as 'wiener dogs' or 'sausage dogs'. Ex: Due to their long, narrow build, they are sometimes referred to in the United States and elsewhere as 'wiener dogs' or 'sausage dogs'.
perro zorrero
(n.)=foxhound.
Ex: They later followed the cavalcade of foxhounds which set out from the centre of the village.
perroflauta
(n.)=busker ; street musician ; street performer.
Ex: The underground is the best place to find buskers.
Ex: I made a deal to be a full time street musician for a semesters worth of credit if I would write a paper about my experiences.
Ex: Going out into the world busking as a street performer can be a very rewarding experience.

persa
(adj.)=Persian.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Although acquisitions in the priority languages of Tamil, Persian, and Arabic have kept pace, processing has lagged behind because of unfilled staff vacancies.
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* Golfo Persa, el=Arabian Gulf, the.
* Guerra del Golfo Persa, la=Persian Gulf War, the.
* región del Golfo Persa, la=Arabian Gulf region, the.

persecución
(n.)=chase ; hunt ; harassment ; hunting ; persecution ; stalking.
Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'.
Ex: If a search, manual or on-line, appears likely to last more than a few minutes, and should the librarian decide not to encourage the enquirer to join in the hunt, good practice requires that the visitor be given something to be going on with and invited to sit down.
Ex: Incidents of harassment in libraries today between library employees and patrons or between one patron and another are on the increase.
Ex: It was not until the 16th century that falconry and stag hunting gained the significance that it retained until 1789.
Ex: This paper discusses the problem of censorship and persecution of publishers by authoritarian regimes.
Ex: States began passing anti stalking legislation in 1990 after a rash of stalking related murders and publicity surrounding the stalking of celebrities = Los estados empezaron a aprobar legislación contra el acecho en 1990 después de una racha de asesinatos relacionados con el acoso y de la publicidad que surgió relacionada con la persecución de famosos.
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* persecución de coches=car chase.
* persecución en coche a alta velocidad=high-speed chase.
* persecución étnica=ethnic persecution.
* persecución racial=racial persecution.
* persecución religiosa=religious persecution.

persecución de coches
(n.)=car chase.
Ex: In a 2007 ruling, the Supreme Court was persuaded primarily as a result of viewing a video record of a car chase.
persecución en coche a alta velocidad
(n.)=high-speed chase.
Ex: High-speed chases are dangerous not only for police and suspects, but also for innocent bystanders.
persecución racial
(n.)=racial persecution.
Ex: He promoted a program of racial persecution and racism involving the wiping out of the Jews.
persecución religiosa
(n.)=religious persecution.
Ex: Under the circumstances, it is not surprising that over the past few years the phenomenon of religious persecution has drawn increased attention.
persecución étnica
(n.)=ethnic persecution.
Ex: While many Afghans are returning home, others are attempting to leave, due mostly to ethnic persecution.
persecutorio
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* manía persecutoria=persecution complex.

perseguido
(adj.)=persecuted ; at bay ; hunted down.
Ex: The most significant of these projects are the international festival for literature and freedom of expression and the city's role as an asylum for persecuted authors.
Ex: In this new book, he is still at bay, pursued by the hounds of desire and anxiety in a literary world ever more crass.
Ex: It is the same painful image of a hunted down woman losing her senses and led by shreds of twisted logic.
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* perseguido por=dogged by.

perseguido por
(adj.)=dogged by.
Ex: Interlending services were dogged by lack of finances.
perseguidor
(n.)=pursuer ; persecutor.
Ex: He also lumps himself and librarians together as 'devoted and in some instances veteran pursuers, preservers, and disseminators of truth'.
Ex: It describes the typical drama triangle which includes the victim, persecutor and rescuer and how those roles can change.

perseguir
(v.)=chase ; hunt ; seek (after) ; track ; haunt ; be after ; woo ; dog ; persecute ; track down ; hound ; gun for ; hunt down ; chase down ; follow + Posesivo + shadow ; chase after.
Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Nonetheless, we would still not wish to hunt through the file in order to change all subdivisions of that heading.
Ex: A popular book will always be sought after by public librarians.
Ex: The index fields are used for tracking annual indexes.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Silas H Berry told his colleagues at the New York Library Club: 'It is so hard to get a reader to tell what he is really after'.
Ex: Rumour had it that he was being wooed by Technicomm, Inc.
Ex: The title of the article is 'Sweeping away the problems that dog the industry?'.
Ex: Why does the ALA ignore, deny or cover up the actions of the only government in the world which persecutes people for the alleged crime of opening uncensored libraries?.
Ex: In stepping away from the genre's glamorous robberies and flashy lifestyle, this stealthy, potent movie tracks down the British gangster icon to its inevitable end.
Ex: Jefferson, like Clinton, was hounded by reports of adultery and cowardice in wartime.
Ex: The profession should not be gunning for the diverse and specific jobs that members of the same profession do now and will, with increasing diversity of title, do in the future.
Ex: Clinton promised that those responsible would be hunted down and punished.
Ex: A feisty Harlem woman turned the tables on three subway muggers, chasing down two of the thugs while snatching back her purse.
Ex: She is a naive, misunderstood sweetheart who only wants love, happiness, respect and understanding but trouble seems to follow her shadow.
Ex: He wondered whether to chase after Duff and order him to come back or wait and see him later, after she had regained her composure.
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* perseguir fantasmas=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
* perseguir los mismos fines=work + on the same lines.
* perseguir los mismos objetivos=work + on the same lines.
* perseguir quimeras=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
* perseguir un fin=pursue + end.
* perseguir un objetivo=pursue + objective ; pursue + goal.

perseguir fantasmas
(v.)=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
Ex: Fighting isms is like chasing a phantom: What is it? Who is it? Where is it? Why is it?. Ex: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.
perseguir los mismos fines
(v.)=work + on the same lines.
Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
perseguir los mismos objetivos
(v.)=work + on the same lines.
Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
perseguir quimeras
(v.)=chase + phantoms ; grasp at + shadows.
Ex: Fighting isms is like chasing a phantom: What is it? Who is it? Where is it? Why is it?. Ex: As is typical of Nigeria the real issue is misconstrued and completely neglected, we again continue to scrape the surface and grasp at shadows.
perseguir un fin
(v.)=pursue + end.
Ex: I would say that the general end of objectivity in the headings that Ms. Marshall talked about is a very laudable end and should be pursued.
perseguir un objetivo
(v.)=pursue + objective ; pursue + goal.
Ex: The USA has pursued these objectives through 2 principal avenues -- bilateral negotiations with specific countries and multilateral negotiations through the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT). Ex: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).
perseverancia
(n.)=persistence ; perseverance.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: This article suggests that perseverance is a major factor for success when searching an on-line catalogue.

perseverante
(adj.)=persistent ; persevering ; stubborn.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: Napoleon Bonaparte said: 'Victory belongs to the most persevering' and 'Ability is of little account without opportunity'.
Ex: He is seldom happy, never satisfied, temperamental, stubborn; his behavior at times can be charitably characterized as erratic.

perseverar
(v.)=persevere ; plug away (at).
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: I keep trying to plug away at everything, but it's like there's no light at the end of the tunnel.

persiana
(n.)=roller blind ; blind ; shutter ; louvre [louver, -USA] ; shades.
Ex: Particular problems with reflections in VDU screens may need special diffused lighting or roller blinds, for example.
Ex: It is the order of words that helps us to distinguish between 'office post' and 'post office' or, to quote the hackneyed example, 'blind Venetian' and 'Venetian blind'.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.
Ex: In the summer, shades keep out heat, but also light.
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* persiana de láminas=louvre [louver, -USA].
* persiana de metal=security shutter.
* persiana de tabillas=louvre [louver, -USA].

persiana de láminas
(n.)=louvre [louver, -USA].
Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.
persiana de metal
(n.)=security shutter.
Ex: The tidal wave ripped open the steel security shutters of the shops.
persiana de tabillas
(n.)=louvre [louver, -USA].
Ex: The traditional concept of louvers for solar protection has recently been combined with many fresh ideas.
persiguiendo
=in pursuit of.
Ex: The rejoinder was, I am sure, made in pursuit of a little humour.
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* persiguiendo sin tregua=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.

persiguiendo sin tregua
=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object. Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare. Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
persistencia
(n.)=persistence.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.

persistente
(adj.)=lingering ; persistent ; haunting ; undaunted ; tenacious.
Ex: Another lingering misconception is that reference work is restricted to reference libraries.
Ex: Cases keep discussion grounded on certain persistent facts that must be faced, and keep a realistic rein on airy flights of academic speculation.
Ex: When the Jesuit order left China they left behind, as their last legacy, a haunting epitaph: 'Move on, voyager, congratulate the dead, console the living, pray for everyone, wonder, and be silent'.
Ex: His novels reflect the story of the spirit of man, undaunted and ceaselessly toiling and achieving ever higher levels of culture.
Ex: She's tough and tenacious and she still has almost as many enemies as she has friends.
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* estado vegetativo persistente=persistent vegetative state.

persistir
(v.)=persevere ; persist ; remain.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.
Ex: Nevertheless, it cannot yet be said that all cataloguing is conducted with the use of a computer, and even some major library systems persist with manual cataloguing practices.
Ex: Needless to say, any errors which remain are entirely our responsibility.
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* problema + persistir=problem + persist.

persona
(n.)=fellow ; figure ; hand ; individual ; man [men, -pl.] ; party ; person ; character ; chap ; self.
Ex: From the skimming he had given their writings he knew that something like a chemical agent was working in Balzac's defenseless mind, and that the hapless fellow was trying not to succumb to it.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
Ex: Even with such a limitation and many later supplementations by various hands, by way of addition, correction and amplification, it falls far short of completeness.
Ex: Note that these provisions do not include research reports which have been prepared within a government agency but specifically authored by an individual = Nótese que estas disposiciones no afectan a informes de investigaciones procedentes de una agencia gubernamental aunque realizados concretamente por un individuo.
Ex: No less prestigious an authority than a Royal Commission was appointed to inquire into the charges brought against the man principally responsible for that volume.
Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party.
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
Ex: All the same, I think the incident improbable because he has been represented up till then as a cold, careful character.
Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
Ex: Education should relate more effectively to personal development, to individual coping and to the development of the free self.
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* a cargo de una sola persona=one-man band.
* Algo a cargo de una sola persona=one-person operation.
* algunas personas=some people.
* atendido por varias personas=multi-staffed.
* biografía de personas célebres=celebrity biography.
* círculo de personas afines e influyentes=network.
* como persona que=as one who.
* conjunto de personas que reciben un servicio=constituency.
* contra toda persona=all comers.
* crucial para la vida de una persona=lifesaving.
* cualquier otra persona=anybody else.
* cualquier persona=anyone ; any Tom, Dick or Harry.
* cuidados para personas de la tercera edad=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* cuidados para personas mayores=elderly care ; elder care [eldercare].
* de persona=personal.
* de personas con autoridad moral=authoritative.
* de primera persona=first-person.
* de una sola persona=one-man.
* dirigido a las personas=people-centred ; people-oriented.
* dominio de las personas con más edad=senior power.
* el consejo de otra persona=a second opinion.
* el sueño de toda persona=the stuff dreams are made of.
* en persona=in person ; walk-in ; in the flesh ; face-to-face [face to face].
* grupo de personas o cosas de la misma edad o categoría=peer group.
* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona=middle initial.
* la mayoría de las personas=most people ; the majority of the people.
* la misma persona=one and the same person.
* la opinión de otra persona=a second opinion.
* lista de personas de contacto=contact list.
* lista de personas y cometidos=duty roster.
* mala persona=rotten apple ; a bad lot.
* ninguna otra persona=no one else.
* oír por segundas personas=hear + second-hand.
* orientado a la persona=human-oriented.
* orientado al servicio de las personas=people-centred.
* otra persona=somebody else ; someone else ; somebody else, not me.
* para algunas personas=to some people.
* para personas con intereses similares=birds-of-a-feather.
* pasar de una persona a otra=pass around.
* pérdida de persona querida=emotional loss.
* persona a cargo=dependent.
* persona aprensiva=apprehensive.
* persona atrevida=risk taker.
* persona audaz=risk taker.
* persona aún por determinar=nomen nominandum [N.N.].
* persona becada=fundee.
* persona civil=civilian.
* persona competente=a good sport.
* persona común=ordinary person.
* persona con ahorros=saver.
* persona con ambición=high flyer [high flier, -USA] ; go-getter.
* persona con doble personalidad=Jekyll and Hyde.
* persona con éxito=successful person.
* persona con iniciativa=go-getter.
* persona con la mejor nota=top scorer ; top scorer.
* persona con llave=keyholder.
* persona con mala ortografía=speller.
* persona con mucha ambición=social climber.
* persona con nivel cultural medio=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* persona con problemas de aprendizaje=learning disabled person.
* persona de acción=doer.
* persona de adentro=insider.
* persona de altos vuelos=high flyer [high flier, -USA].
* persona de color=non-white [nonwhite] ; coloured man ; coloured woman ; coloured [colored, -USA].
* persona de conducta desviada=deviant.
* persona de confianza=good old boy ; sounding board.
* persona de contacto=contact ; correspondent ; contact person ; named contact.
* persona de edad avanzada=elderly person.
* persona de éxito=successful person.
* persona de fuera=outsider.
* persona dejada=slob.
* persona de la alta sociedad=socialite.
* persona de la propia empresa=insider.
* persona de la tercera edad=elder.
* persona de mantenimiento=fettler.
* persona de nivel cultural bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* persona de nivel intelectual bajo=lowbrow [low-brow].
* persona de raza blanca=white.
* persona de raza negra=black.
* persona designada=nominee ; designate.
* persona designada para un cargo=appointee.
* persona destacada=standout.
* persona divorciada=divorcee.
* persona emprendedora=go-getter.
* persona encargada de actualizar=maintainer.
* persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios=hatchetman.
* persona encargada de las relaciones públicas=PR man [PR men, -pl.].
* persona encargada de recabar fondos=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
* persona en prácticas=trainee ; intern.
* persona entusiasta y trabajadora=eager beaver.
* persona estúpida=no-brainer.
* persona evaluada=reviewee.
* persona famosa=famous person ; celebrity ; celeb.
* persona ilusa=daydreamer.
* persona importante y arrogante=high muck-a-muck ; muck-a-muck.
* persona influyente=influencer ; mover and shaker ; heavy weight [heavyweight].
* persona informada=insider.
* persona innovadora=innovator.
* persona inquieta=fidget.
* persona inscrita=registrant.
* persona interesada=taker.
* persona joven=youth.
* persona mañosa=handyman [handymen, pl.].
* persona más destacada=top person [top people, -pl.].
* persona más relevante=top person [top people, -pl.].
* persona mayor=elder.
* persona medianamente cultivada=middlebrow [middle-brow].
* persona muy casera=homebody ; homelover.
* persona muy hogareña=homebody ; homelover.
* persona muy ocupada=busy beaver ; busy bee.
* persona muy trabajadora=hard-working person.
* persona nacida después del baby boom=baby buster.
* persona nacida durante el baby boom=baby boomer.
* persona nacida durante el baby boom=boomer.
* persona nacida en el fin del milenio=Millennial.
* persona nativa=native person.
* persona nerviosa=fidget.
* persona no experta=non-scholar.
* persona no grata=persona non grata.
* persona no muy lista pero trabajadora=plodder.
* persona normal=ordinary person.
* persona obsesiva con el trabajo=workoholic [workholic] ; workaholic.
* persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas=solver.
* persona opuesta a=resister (of/against).
* persona problemática=troublemaker.
* persona que abandona Algo=quitter.
* persona que apoya una moción o propuesta=seconder.
* persona que asigna el trabajo=assigner.
* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas=beachcomber.
* persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia=job-hopper.
* persona que concede una franquicia=franchiser [franchisor].
* persona que contempla o mira algo=beholder.
* persona que convoca una reunión=convener [convenor].
* persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado=jaywalker.
* persona que da consuelo=comforter.
* persona que deja un trabajo=leaver.
* persona que desfigura Algo=defacer.
* persona que desprecia u odia=despiser.
* persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción=muckraker.
* persona que duerme bien=good sleeper.
* persona que elabora el plan de estudios=syllabus maker.
* persona que envía un sms=texter.
* persona que escucha a escondidas=eavesdropper.
* persona que escucha en secreto=eavesdropper.
* persona que está a dieta=dieter.
* persona que está aprendiendo a conducir=learner driver.
* persona que está de picnic=picnicker.
* persona que gana mucho dinero=money-maker.
* persona que hace encajes=tatter.
* persona que hace milagros=miracle worker.
* persona que hace striptease=stripper.
* persona que hace una cita bibliográfica=citator.
* persona que hace un comentario=commenter.
* persona que hace un préstamo=loaner.
* persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo=self-made-man, the.
* persona que ha viajado mucho=seasoned traveller.
* persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas=troubleshooter.
* persona que le desea suerte a otra=well-wisher.
* persona que le gusta flirtear=flirt.
* persona que llama=caller.
* persona que no le gusta leer=aliterate.
* persona que no pertenece a la familia=nonrelative [non-relative].
* persona que no se presenta a una cita o reserva=no-show.
* persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive=stay-at-home.
* persona que no utiliza la biblioteca=non-library user.
* persona que nunca se deshace de nada=packrat ; hoarder ; magpie.
* persona que obtiene una franquicia=franchisee.
* persona que paga impuestos=taxpayer [tax-payer].
* persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo=stayer.
* persona que pide asilo=asylum seeker.
* persona que pone en práctica Algo=adopter.
* persona que practica el sillonball=couch potato.
* persona que recibe asesoramiento=counselee.
* persona que recoge algo=picker.
* persona que reparte el trabajo=assigner.
* persona que rinde más de lo esperado=overachiever.
* persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad=underachiever.
* persona que ronca mucho=snorer.
* persona que sabe contar anécdotas=raconteur.
* persona que se cree Algo=biter.
* persona que se cuida la línea=weight watcher.
* persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona=harmless drudge.
* persona que se dedica a una terea monótona=harmless drudge.
* persona que se desarrolla tarde=late bloomer.
* persona que se opone a Algo=opponent.
* persona que se pone algo=wearer.
* persona que se promociona a sí misma=self-promoter.
* persona que se queja=complainant ; complainer.
* persona que sólo habla una lengua=monoglot.
* persona que sufre de insomio=insomniac.
* persona que tira basura al suelo=litterbug ; litter lout.
* persona que toma la última decisión=decider.
* persona que va al cine=moviegoer [movie-goer].
* persona que va por libre=outsider.
* persona que ve=sighted person.
* persona que ve/observa=watcher.
* persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres=drop-in.
* persona que viste a la antigua=frump.
* persona reacia a la lectura=aliterate.
* persona recta=mensch.
* personas=humans ; party ; people ; public.
* personas como=the likes of.
* personas con ceguera parcial=partially-sighted.
* personas con deficiencias auditivas, las=hearing impaired, the.
* personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles=educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
* personas con discapacidades mentales, las=intellectually disabled, the.
* personas con discapacidades mentales=intellectually disabled people.
* personas con éxito, las=successful, the.
* personas con problemas de lectura=print handicapped people ; print handicapped, the.
* personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa=print disabled people.
* personas con problemas de vista, las=visually impaired, the ; visually disabled, the ; visually handicapped, the ; visually impaired people (VIPs) ; visually challenged, the.
* personas con problemas mentales=disturbed people.
* personas con trastornos emocionales=disturbed people.
* personas de color=coloured people.
* personas de la tercera edad, las=elderly, the.
* personas de piel blanca, las=fair skinned, the.
* personas en desventaja=disadvantaged, the.
* personas faltas de servicios, las=underserved, the.
* personas famosas=those held up for praise.
* personas importantes=those held up for praise.
* persona sin hogar=waif ; homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
* persona sin problemas de vista=sighted person.
* persona sin techo=homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
* personas mayores=older people ; elderly people.
* personas molestas, las=nuisance, the.
* personas muy activas, las=those on the go.
* personas muy ocupadas, las=those on the go.
* personas no invitadas, las=uninvited, the.
* persona solitaria=lone wolf.
* personas que no pueden salir de casa=homebound, the.
* personas que siempre están viajando, las=those on the go.
* personas que son duras de oído, las=hard of hearing, the.
* personas relevantes=those held up for praise.
* personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las=non-technical, the.
* personas sin hogar=homelessness.
* personas sin hogar, las=homeless, the.
* personas sin techo=homelessness.
* personas sin trabajo remunerado, los=unwaged, the.
* persona subvencionada=fundee.
* persona temerosa=risk taker.
* persona típica, la=average man, the.
* persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos=cost-cutter.
* persona vaga y mal vestida=slob.
* por persona=per person.
* préstamo para otra persona=proxy borrowing.
* primera persona=first person.
* representación de personas profanas en la materia=lay representation.
* ser la persona ideal para=be the best placed to.
* ser la persona más indicada para=be in a position to.
* ser la última persona del mundo que + Infinitivo=be one of the last people in the world to + Infinitivo.
* sólo unas cuantas personas=only a handful of people.
* sólo un puñado de personas=only a handful of people.
* tipo de persona=public.
* todas las personas implicadas=all concerned.
* trabajar como persona en prácticas=intern.
* tráfico de personas=footfall.
* tropezar una persona con otra=fall over + each other's feet.
* usuario en persona=walk-in user.
* visión contada por una persona de adentro=insider's look ; insider's perspective.
* visión de una persona de adentro=insider's look ; insider's perspective.

persona a cargo
(n.)=dependent.
Ex: This project did not attempt to look at more personal factors such as partners and dependents on this occasion.
persona aprensiva
(n.)=apprehensive.
Ex: High apprehensives reported spending more time preparing their speeches but received lower grades than low apprehensives.
persona atrevida
(n.)=risk taker.
Ex: Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.
persona audaz
(n.)=risk taker.
Ex: Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.
persona aún por determinar
=nomen nominandum [N.N.].
Ex: The abbreviation N.N. (nomen nominandum) is frequently seen in university course lists in Germany indicating that a course will take place but that the lecturer is not yet known.
persona becada
(n.)=fundee.
Ex: The funding guidelines require the enforcement of a written policy on conflicts of interest and disclosure of 'significant' financial interests on the part of fundees.
persona civil
(n.)=civilian.
Ex: Here are entered works on temporary establishments which provide members of the Armed forces and, in emergencies, civilians with food and recreation.
persona competente
=a good sport.
Ex: 'I can't ask Inez and Zoe to work even more hours, they've been very good sports'.
persona común
(n.)=ordinary person.
Ex: The ordinary person's information needs are becoming more complex and expensive.
persona con ahorros
(n.)=saver.
Ex: Savers will be hit hard by yesterday's interest-rate cut as they see returns on nest eggs shrinking.
persona con ambición
(n.)=high flyer [high flier, -USA] ; go-getter.
Ex: Having a firm strategy to train high-flyers is the only way to make sure that the public library ethos will survive at the top level. Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.
persona con doble personalidad
=Jekyll and Hyde.
Ex: When she had finished Beck said reassuringly: 'Don't let old Tilly bother you - She can be a rotter at times - She's a Jekyl and Hyde, if ever there was one - One minute she's fine; another, she's a monster'.
persona con iniciativa
(n.)=go-getter.
Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.
persona con la mejor nota
(n.)=top scorer ; top scorer.
Ex: The top scorers on the engineering exam will be awarded scholarships. Ex: Congrats to the highest scorers, you all deserve a pat on the back for a job well done.
persona con llave
(n.)=keyholder.
Ex: Proper security during the library's closed times -- locks on stock cupboards and a limit to the number of keyholders -- is an obvious precaution.
persona con mala ortografía
(n.)=speller.
Ex: The article 'Spelling checkers, spelling correctors and the misspellings of poor spellers' analyses a large corpus of spelling errors to assess how great a challenge such errors present for automatic checking and correction.
persona con mucha ambición
(n.)=social climber.
Ex: New ideas are most likely to be introduced and pursued by 'social climbers'.
persona con nivel cultural medio
(n.)=middlebrow [middle-brow].
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
persona con problemas de aprendizaje
(n.)=learning disabled person.
Ex: This article describes the problems for mentally retarded and learning disabled persons in keeping informed because news and information language is too difficult to understand and they cannot keep up with its pace.
persona con éxito
(n.)=successful person.
Ex: A person with good earning capacity and listening capacity and understanding capacity is called successfull person.
persona de acción
(n.)=doer.
Ex: He was hoping to renew the discourse between thinkers and doers that created America in the first place.
persona de adentro
(n.)=insider.
Ex: All libraries, particularly those with rare book or manuscript collections, should take steps to minimise insider thefts.
persona de altos vuelos
(n.)=high flyer [high flier, -USA].
Ex: Having a firm strategy to train high-flyers is the only way to make sure that the public library ethos will survive at the top level.
persona de color
(n.)=non-white [nonwhite] ; coloured man ; coloured woman ; coloured [colored, -USA].
Ex: The film centers on a non-white secretary who believes that her dusky skin and non-Nordic features prevent her boss from returning her affections. Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle. Ex: He looked up and saw two figures cutting across the field, a colored man and woman, each carrying a bottle. Ex: Barkly declared that the contention between coloureds and whites was so intense in some instances as to beggar description.
persona de conducta desviada
(n.)=deviant.
Ex: For example, in Q Social welfare we have QG Persons in need, QN deviants, QO Criminals, QR Offenders, as successive steps of division.
persona de confianza
(n.)=good old boy ; sounding board.
Ex: Many long-term residents feel that Junctionville should be governed the way it was before Groome appeared -- by 'good old boys' who had worked their way up, who eschewed issues, and who faithfully rewarded their cronies. Ex: So he has become not only a great sounding board but a great adviser and someone we can turn to readily for advice in a lot of these areas.
persona de contacto
(n.)=contact ; correspondent ; contact person ; named contact.
Ex: In order to give accurate information, a village contact would need first to diagnose the problem. Ex: Such reports are sent to 'correspondents' in the member states; these correspondents are responsible for forwarding the reports to an agreed list of destinations in their own country. Ex: Each entry presents the name of the office, the address, the main contact person, and a summary of the office's primary activities. Ex: The article 'The mandarin maze' describes how named contacts may be located in UK government departments.
persona de edad avanzada
(n.)=elderly person.
Ex: They are developing ways of increasing access to information for a significant group of handicapped and elderly persons who have difficulty in accessing the printed word.
persona de fuera
(n.)=outsider.
Ex: The library director does not want to take the chance that by allowing the trustees to get active he might lose partial control of the library operation to an 'outsider'.
persona de la alta sociedad
(n.)=socialite.
Ex: The 54 stills picture actors, poets, socialites, thieves, models, cosumers of amphetamines, painters, filmmakers, and musicians.
persona de la propia empresa
(n.)=insider.
Ex: All libraries, particularly those with rare book or manuscript collections, should take steps to minimise insider thefts.
persona de la tercera edad
(n.)=elder.
Ex: Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.
persona de mantenimiento
(n.)=fettler.
Ex: For the last 27 years he had worked as a fettler, a moderately heavy job consisting of trimming and lifting heavy metal castings in a foundry.
persona de nivel cultural bajo
(n.)=lowbrow [low-brow].
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
persona de nivel intelectual bajo
(n.)=lowbrow [low-brow].
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
persona de raza blanca
(adj.)=white.
Ex: In 1971 Sanford Berman demonstrated the subject heading list's bias toward an American/Western-European, Christian, white, male point-of-view.
persona de raza negra
(n.)=black.
Ex: Only blacks had both a social and a moral condition; only women had both a history and a condition.
persona de éxito
(n.)=successful person.
Ex: A person with good earning capacity and listening capacity and understanding capacity is called successfull person.
persona dejada
(n.)=slob.
Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
persona designada
(n.)=nominee ; designate.
Ex: A local coordinating committee was also established for the course, consisting of the President (or his nominee), the local coordinator and the local tutors. Ex: Library staff members are officially hired by and report to the library director or designate.
persona designada para un cargo
(n.)=appointee.
Ex: Upon hearing the favourable appraisal the committee was giving of her, the young appointee swelled with pride.
persona destacada
(n.)=standout.
Ex: Andrew Asnes has become a much-admired standout of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
persona divorciada
(n.)=divorcee.
Ex: In both years, widows and widowers far outnumbered divorcees in single parent families.
persona emprendedora
(n.)=go-getter.
Ex: He is a go-getter -- instead of bowing under any problem, he would go all out to find a solution.
persona en prácticas
(n.)=trainee ; intern.
Ex: This article compares serials cataloguing education in 1977/78 and 1984/85 as well as describing on-the-job training from the perspectives of the trainee and trainer. Ex: The experience of a preservation librarian who was accepted as an intern on the 3 month conservation course at Cornell University is described.
persona encargada de actualizar
(n.)=maintainer.
Ex: The requirements of a physical form of catalogue can be divided into two categories: those which are primarily in the interest of the catalogue or index maintainer, and those which mostly affect the catalogue user.
persona encargada de hacer los trabajos sucios
(n.)=hatchetman.
Ex: The book focuses on Nixon's two terms in office and draws on solid, original source material to get inside the minds of the president and his chief hatchetman, Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman, in particular.
persona encargada de las relaciones públicas
(n.)=PR man [PR men, -pl.].
Ex: Otherwise they run the risk of being usurped by upstart local government PR men or newspaper consortia.
persona encargada de recabar fondos
(n.)=fundraiser [fund-raiser].
Ex: These groups typically use paid fundraisers to solicit donations.
persona entusiasta y trabajadora
(n.)=eager beaver.
Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
persona estúpida
(n.)=no-brainer.
Ex: Fortunately for you there are a few decisions that are real no-brainers.
persona evaluada
(n.)=reviewee.
Ex: This allows reviewers and reviewees to discuss what has been achieved during the previous period and to determine what further development or support might be required.
persona famosa
=famous person ; celebrity ; celeb.
Ex: The most famous person to drop out of college who still succeeded in life is no doubt Microsoft founder Bill Gates. Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on. Ex: He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.
persona ilusa
(n.)=daydreamer.
Ex: The qualities inherent to the daydreamer's meandering mind are those that I wish to evoke within my photographs.
persona importante y arrogante
(n.)=high muck-a-muck ; muck-a-muck.
Ex: Sometimes this procedure is used to find a scapegoat or underling to take the fall for high muck-a-mucks. Ex: This bistro not only serves a fabulous breakfast for a steal, but provides a quiet, elegant space for muck-a-mucks to powwow.
persona influyente
(n.)=influencer ; mover and shaker ; heavy weight [heavyweight].
Ex: The seminar aimed at identifying the decision makers and influencers within the educational community. Ex: The author argues the need to reconsider the role and image of the information professional, as trainer and mover and shaker, whilst stressing the need for continuous professional development. Ex: Alfred B. Tozer's pseudonymous boxing tales about a character named John L. Jr began while John L. Sullivan was heavy weight champion.
persona informada
(n.)=insider.
Ex: All libraries, particularly those with rare book or manuscript collections, should take steps to minimise insider thefts.
persona innovadora
(n.)=innovator.
Ex: No further developments in binding technology took place until the 1850s, whereafter most of the innovators were American, not English.
persona inquieta
(n.)=fidget.
Ex: All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.
persona inscrita
(n.)=registrant.
Ex: The conference drew some 365 registrants.
persona interesada
(n.)=taker.
Ex: When, a few years later, the typefounder Fry offered founts in Baskerville's eccentric design (which was well known to be bad for the eyes) he found few takers.
persona joven
(n.)=youth.
Ex: Although the library community advocates unrestricted access to resources for all, professional practices illustrate that librarians restrict access for youth.
persona mayor
(n.)=elder.
Ex: Even among adults, the younger age groups make more use of the library than do their elders.
persona mañosa
(n.)=handyman [handymen, pl.].
Ex: The impact of television series' and home improvement stores is in the process of transforming a solid handyman niche market into a publishing and bookselling bonanza in the US.
persona medianamente cultivada
(n.)=middlebrow [middle-brow].
Ex: People with a grade-school education, most of whose reading choices are in the low-brow category, cannot and do not easily read material written for the high-brow or even the increasingly college-trained middle-brow.
persona muy casera
(n.)=homebody ; homelover.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends. Ex: For me, as such a homelover, having a peaceful and warm home is more important than anything else.
persona muy hogareña
(n.)=homebody ; homelover.
Ex: I see myself as having the soul of a wide-eyed wanderer when in fact I'm a homebody, destined to see the world simply through the eyes of my friends. Ex: For me, as such a homelover, having a peaceful and warm home is more important than anything else.
persona muy ocupada
(n.)=busy beaver ; busy bee.
Ex: She has certainly be a very busy beaver over the past several weeks. Ex: Brad is a busy bee with no less than five projects on the horizon.
persona muy trabajadora
(n.)=hard-working person.
Ex: From the story, you can learn that a hard-working person can earn a lot of money.
persona más destacada
(n.)=top person [top people, -pl.].
Ex: If you are interested in learning about meeting the top people in the field please fill out the form below.
persona más relevante
(n.)=top person [top people, -pl.].
Ex: If you are interested in learning about meeting the top people in the field please fill out the form below.
persona nacida después del baby boom
(n.)=baby buster.
Ex: The author divides staff into 2 groups: 'baby boomers' (born 1946-1961) who grew up assuming full and secure employment but tend now to be technologically challenged; and 'baby busters' (born 1965-1975) who tend to be technological savants and are taking over the leadership from the older generation of librarians.
persona nacida durante el baby boom
(n.)=boomer.
Ex: This might happen organically as a younger cohort replaces the boomers currently running the show.
persona nacida en el fin del milenio
=Millennial.
Ex: Millennials say they are prepared to reward or punish a company based on its commitment to social causes.
persona nativa
(n.)=native person.
Ex: It involved the right of a native person to follow his religious tradition which involved smoking an hallucinogenic substance.
persona nerviosa
(n.)=fidget.
Ex: All this said, he is a restless person, but in the active, productive sense rather than a fidget.
persona no experta
(n.)=non-scholar.
Ex: In the sometimes frenetic push towards international cooperation among research libraries, the library needs of the nonscholar are easily overlooked.
persona no grata
=persona non grata.
Ex: The persona non grata must be given fair and equitable time to finish their business before warning them.
persona no muy lista pero trabajadora
(n.)=plodder.
Ex: Your friends see you as painstaking and fussy -- they see you as very cautious, extremely careful, a slow and steady plodder.
persona normal
(n.)=ordinary person.
Ex: The ordinary person's information needs are becoming more complex and expensive.
persona o mecanismo que resuelve problemas
(n.)=solver.
Ex: The machines for higher analysis have usually been equation solvers.
persona obsesiva con el trabajo
(n.)=workoholic [workholic] ; workaholic.
Ex: Also, since they can be workoholics, people should learn to enjoy themselves more and take time off from their work. Ex: Participants generated 306 different labels for female types (e.g. housewife, feminist, femme fatale, secretary, slob) and 310 for male types (e.g. workaholic, family man, sissy, womanizer, labourer).
persona opuesta a
(n.)=resister (of/against).
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.
persona problemática
(n.)=troublemaker.
Ex: The employee must feel that any problem or complaint will be objectively heard and fairly resolved and that the supervisor will not hold it against the employee or consider him or her a troublemaker.
persona que abandona Algo
(n.)=quitter.
Ex: These associations were more pronounced when comparing current drinkers to former drinkers (quitters) than to lifelong abstainers.
persona que apoya una moción o propuesta
(n.)=seconder.
Ex: The seconder of the motion appended that she would like the librarian to have her report ready for the March meeting, if possible.
persona que asigna el trabajo
(n.)=assigner.
Ex: Whole journal assignment saves the time of the assigner.
persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas
(n.)=beachcomber.
Ex: Subjects addressed in this collection of newspaper articles are bioluminescence, beachcomber finds, gulls, barnacles, sand, seaweed, and jellyfish.
persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia
(n.)=job-hopper.
Ex: He's such a job-hopper: he's had three professional jobs in his three years since getting his degree in three different libraries = Es una persona que cambia de trabajo con demasiada frecuencia: ha tenido tres trabajos profesionales en tres bibliotecas diferentes en los tres años siguientes a su graduación.
persona que concede una franquicia
(n.)=franchiser [franchisor].
Ex: The principle incorporates the basic advantage of franchising; where the franchisee buys access to the franchiser's products, product expertise, training, support and corporate branding.
persona que contempla o mira algo
(n.)=beholder.
Ex: The light which penetrated the interstices of the screen made dots on the emulsion (and later on the etched plate) which varied in size according to its intensity, so that when the block was printed the dots merged in the eye of the beholder to give the effect of tone.
persona que convoca una reunión
(n.)=convener [convenor].
Ex: The author of this article is the convener of the Canadian Library Association Copyright Committee.
persona que cruza la carretera por un sitio no autorizado
(n.)=jaywalker.
Ex: At any rate, jaywalking is a relatively minor annoyance (and a risk that falls mainly on the jaywalkers themselves), and it should not consume law enforcement resources.
persona que da consuelo
(n.)=comforter.
Ex: They understand their role in a merely conciliatory fashion as that of a 'comforter, mediator, educator, ethicist, and counselor'.
persona que deja un trabajo
(n.)=leaver.
Ex: The reasons for turnover, the characteristics of leavers and of stayers, and turnover as an indication of organisational health are being discussed in the library literature.
persona que desfigura Algo
(n.)=defacer.
Ex: Librarians are themselves defacers of books in their use of acidic library stamps and embossed ownership marks.
persona que desprecia u odia
(n.)=despiser.
Ex: What Anselmo maintains on matter of clergy's celibacy, sin of sodomy, monk's and nun's vows of chastity, and about the marriage shows nevertheless that he was not a despiser of the human being.
persona que desvela escándalos o corrupción
(n.)=muckraker.
Ex: The influence of muckrakers has been so great that, paradoxically, they seem easy to ignore in constructing a history of the academic field of communication.
persona que duerme bien
(n.)=good sleeper.
Ex: Our study attempted to evaluate the socio-professional correlates of insomnia by comparing a group of insomniacs to a group of good sleepers.
persona que elabora el plan de estudios
(n.)=syllabus maker.
Ex: Clearly this must become part of the education of librarians, and that puts the onus on the teaching agencies and the syllabus makers.
persona que envía un sms
(n.)=texter.
Ex: The strong arm of the law is not enough to still the busy hands of texters while they're driving.
persona que escucha a escondidas
(n.)=eavesdropper.
Ex: This article discusses strategies for protecting data on the Internet from eavesdroppers.
persona que escucha en secreto
(n.)=eavesdropper.
Ex: This article discusses strategies for protecting data on the Internet from eavesdroppers.
persona que está a dieta
(n.)=dieter.
Ex: By limiting carbohydrates, dieters will decrease levels of insulin and body fat, and weight loss is the result of fat loss.
persona que está aprendiendo a conducir
(n.)=learner driver.
Ex: Learner drivers must pass a theory test before they take their practical examination, but driving instructors say it does not guarantee that learners have mastered the Highway Code.
persona que está de picnic
(n.)=picnicker.
Ex: The dog snatched the sandwiches still wrapped in their tinfoil and scoffed the lot before the unsuspecting picnickers had time to react.
persona que gana mucho dinero
(n.)=money-maker.
Ex: He is considered to be one of the most successful players of the last decade and is among the highest 'money-makers' in the world of poker.
persona que ha llegado donde está por su propio esfuerzo
=self-made-man, the.
Ex: Samuel Smiles praises the self-made-man who 'on his fellows' necks his footing raises'.
persona que ha viajado mucho
(n.)=seasoned traveller.
Ex: Only the most seasoned travellers realise the many potential problems they may encounter on such an adventure and take out a suitable travel insurance.
persona que hace encajes
(n.)=tatter.
Ex: I belong to two tatting mailing lists both of which are extremely prolific, and have, I believe, over 200 tatters on each list.
persona que hace milagros
(n.)=miracle worker.
Ex: 'I'm not a miracle worker,' Obama declared, after saying he's not 'content' when workers are out of jobs.
persona que hace striptease
(n.)=stripper.
Ex: They also provide a historical account of the origins of striptease and an insight into the world of modern-day commercial strippers.
persona que hace un comentario
(n.)=commenter.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
persona que hace un préstamo
(n.)=loaner.
Ex: The library lends electronic copies of copyrighted books, and protects the copyright of its loaners with its own system.
persona que hace una cita bibliográfica
(n.)=citator.
Ex: There ought to be a special kind of Hell to which poor citators can be consigned.
persona que intenta averiguar y resolver problemas
(n.)=troubleshooter.
Ex: One function of a reference librarian, not legitimatized by inclusion in the curriculum of a library school, is the role of a troubleshooter.
persona que le desea suerte a otra
(n.)=well-wisher.
Ex: He has thanked family, friends, his doctors and the myriad of well-wishers who aided his recovery following life-saving surgery.
persona que le gusta flirtear
(n.)=flirt.
Ex: Incomplete and anachronistic readings of the records from the 1612 trial for her rape have underpinned an image of Artemisia as, in the older treatments, a flirt and vamp or, in more recent ones, a feminist and resister of male violence.
persona que llama
(n.)=caller.
Ex: A useful procedure to check the identity of the caller is to enter the borrower name in the 'Borrower' field.
persona que no le gusta leer
(n.)=aliterate.
Ex: A study of seventh graders at a school in Texas revealed 3 categories of aliterates: dormant, uncommitted, and unmotivated.
persona que no pertenece a la familia
(n.)=nonrelative [non-relative].
Ex: Interviews were with a surviving next of kin or a nonrelative about three months after the event of death.
persona que no se presenta a una cita o reserva
(n.)=no-show.
Ex: Such 'no-shows' will result in lost revenue if the flight departs with empty seats that might otherwise have been sold.
persona que no se sale del lugar donde vive
(n.)=stay-at-home.
Ex: The same person cannot be both a man and a woman, a saint and a sinner, a stay-at-home and an explorer, an ancient Roman and a modern Russian.
persona que no utiliza la biblioteca
(n.)=non-library user.
Ex: Many librarians are also finding that demonstrations of these automated systems provide tantalizing bait to lure the nonlibrary user to instructional sessions.
persona que nunca se deshace de nada
(n.)=packrat ; hoarder ; magpie.
Ex: In broad terms, lack of weeding was associated with fear, inertia, and a 'packrat mentality,' causing one librarian to remark that it is 'time to weed librarians who don't want to weed'. Ex: Hoarders may become anxious and angry at the mere suggestion of getting rid of items that they've held onto for years. Ex: Now to start chucking out stuff that I don't need; being a bit of a magpie, that might be difficult!.
persona que obtiene una franquicia
(n.)=franchisee.
Ex: The principle incorporates the basic advantage of franchising; where the franchisee buys access to the franchiser's products, product expertise, training, support and corporate branding.
persona que paga impuestos
(n.)=taxpayer [tax-payer].
Ex: I am also committed, however -- and this is what our taxpayers are paying us for -- to serving our library users, the people who are paying our salaries.
persona que permanece en un puesto de trabajo
(n.)=stayer.
Ex: The reasons for turnover, the characteristics of leavers and of stayers, and turnover as an indication of organisational health are being discussed in the library literature.
persona que pide asilo
(n.)=asylum seeker.
Ex: The Red Cross then established and ran a library for the about 500 asylum seekers who were interned on the ship awaiting police interviewing.
persona que pone en práctica Algo
(n.)=adopter.
Ex: The data provide a demographic profile of early adopters of end-user searching in the health care community.
persona que practica el sillonball
(n.)=couch potato.
Ex: Serious couch potatoes may soon have sofas that order take-out and tune the TV to their favorite programs, without them ever having to lift a finger.
persona que recibe asesoramiento
(n.)=counselee.
Ex: Experience sensitized counselees to the limitations of white counselors, suggesting they became pro-black rather than anti-white.
persona que recoge algo
(n.)=picker.
Ex: Next a 'picker' cleaned any remaining crumbs of plaster or metal from the face of the plate.
persona que reparte el trabajo
(n.)=assigner.
Ex: Whole journal assignment saves the time of the assigner.
persona que rinde más de lo esperado
(n.)=overachiever.
Ex: The upshot is that Japan is now called a country of 115 million overachievers.
persona que rinde por debajo de su capacidad
(n.)=underachiever.
Ex: This novel is narrated by William, an underachiever who is constantly outdone by his charming and lovable identical twin brother.
persona que ronca mucho
(n.)=snorer.
Ex: For those who sleep in the same room as a snorer, immediate help is important, and earplugs for snoring are often one of the first solutions tried.
persona que sabe contar anécdotas
(n.)=raconteur.
Ex: He is a skillful raconteur, his writing is wonderfully entertaining and his message is controversial, bedazzling, savvy, disquieting... yet optimistic.
persona que se cree Algo
(n.)=biter.
Ex: USA presidential and vice presidential campaign stories were analyzed in terms of categories of biters and types of bites.
persona que se cuida la línea
(n.)=weight watcher.
Ex: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
persona que se dedica a una tarea monótona
(n.)=harmless drudge.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
persona que se dedica a una terea monótona
(n.)=harmless drudge.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of unrecognised great inventors, long-lost heirs to dormant peerages, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.
persona que se desarrolla tarde
(n.)=late bloomer.
Ex: The late bloomers featured here are strong, resilient people whose energy will encourage you to have faith in yourself.
persona que se opone a Algo
(n.)=opponent.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
persona que se pone algo
(n.)=wearer.
Ex: Smoking jackets have declined in popularity since the 1950s, though a minority of wearers still exists.
persona que se promociona a sí misma
(n.)=self-promoter.
Ex: The biography tells a fascinating story of an egocentric self-promoter who owned America's largest media company in the first half of the 20th century.
persona que se queja
(n.)=complainant ; complainer.
Ex: Each branch was given a poster to display and a supply of forms which complainants could fill in and these were returned by the library to the nearest consumer protection office for action. Ex: From this perspective, it can be said that 'complainers tend to have more prior experience of complaining, have a more positive attitude toward complaining, are more self-confident and more assertive'.
persona que sufre de insomio
(n.)=insomniac.
Ex: Our study attempted to evaluate the socio-professional correlates of insomnia by comparing a group of insomniacs to a group of good sleepers.
persona que sólo habla una lengua
(n.)=monoglot.
Ex: The lower class Gaelic monoglots were largely unable to read, being deprived of both libraries and alternative means of obtaining the limited Gaelic literature.
persona que tira basura al suelo
(n.)=litterbug ; litter lout.
Ex: I have to wonder at the thought process of litterbugs (those who carelessly toss their garbage anywhere they choose). Ex: Some draconian laws have been put in place to punish litter louts and heaven help you if you are caught selling chewing gum.
persona que toma la última decisión
(n.)=decider.
Ex: The author explores the concept of customer for library and information services, and notes the roles of users, influencers and deciders.
persona que va al cine
(n.)=moviegoer [movie-goer].
Ex: Surveys show that only 26% of the US population are regular moviegoers.
persona que va por libre
(n.)=outsider.
Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
persona que ve
(n.)=sighted person.
Ex: Newspapers have not been available to the blind except in shortened recorded versions, mostly received long after sighted persons get their newspapers.
persona que ve/observa
(n.)=watcher.
Ex: Children should be taught to be selective TV watchers and shown that television is a powerful advertising and propaganda tool.
persona que visita un servicio voluntariamente en sus ratos libres
=drop-in.
Ex: This project aimed to provide educators, youth-serving organisations, literacy workers and policy makers with valuable information about how a dropout becomes a 'drop-in'.
persona que viste a la antigua
(n.)=frump.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Loveless frump as hip and sexy party girl: a reevaluation of the old maid stereotype'.
persona reacia a la lectura
(n.)=aliterate.
Ex: A study of seventh graders at a school in Texas revealed 3 categories of aliterates: dormant, uncommitted, and unmotivated.
persona recta
(n.)=mensch.
Ex: One can say he is a good human being, but there is a Yiddish word that defies translation and says it better, he is a mensch.
persona sin hogar
(n.)=waif ; homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist. Ex: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.
persona sin problemas de vista
(n.)=sighted person.
Ex: Newspapers have not been available to the blind except in shortened recorded versions, mostly received long after sighted persons get their newspapers.
persona sin techo
(n.)=homeless man [homeless people, -pl.].
Ex: This article presents the issue of library use by homeless people in the form of two alternating fictional monologues, one in the mind of a homeless man, the other in the mind of a library official.
persona solitaria
(n.)=lone wolf.
Ex: The town was at loggerheads until one moonlit night a neighbour discovered the hen thief, a hungry lone wolf = El pueblo estuvo enfrentado hasta que una noche de luna un vecino descubrió al ladrón de gallinas: un lobo solitario y hambriento.
persona subvencionada
(n.)=fundee.
Ex: The funding guidelines require the enforcement of a written policy on conflicts of interest and disclosure of 'significant' financial interests on the part of fundees.
persona temerosa
(n.)=risk taker.
Ex: Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.
persona típica, la
(n.)=average man, the.
Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadano medio es perezoso por naturaleza, trabaja lo menos posible.
persona u organismo que recorta presupuestos o ayuda a reducir gastos
(n.)=cost-cutter.
Ex: NGOs play an important role in civil society; they are its legislative assistants, innovators, cost-cutters and watchdogs.
persona vaga y mal vestida
(n.)=slob.
Ex: It's laughable when Archie Bunker says that, because we know he's an uneducated slob.
personaje
(n.)=character ; personage ; figure.
Ex: In the meantime, a serious oral history project is fundamental to the preservation of the memories of those characters in the drama while they are still available.
Ex: The other systematic schedules, 38 in number, relate to particular classes of persons or things, eg 13 for subclassification under any disease or disorder, 7 for special subjects relative to any personage.
Ex: Much potentially valuable historical material is lost to posterity because of the attitude to the collection of primary sources which always gives pride of place to the ephemeral as long as it is compiled by a well-known figure.
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* galería de personajes famosos=hall of fame.
* película con personajes de guiñol=puppet film.
* personaje de fantasía=fantasy character.
* personaje de ficción=fictional character.
* personaje famoso=celebrity ; celeb.
* personaje fantástico=fantasy character.
* personaje local=local figure.
* personaje mitológico=mythological character.
* personaje político=political figure.
* personaje principal=lead character.
* personaje principal, el=main character, the ; main actor, the.
* personaje público=public figure.
* personajes dramáticos=dramatis personae.
* personaje secundario=secondary character.
* personaje venido a menos=fallen star.
* todo lo relativo al personaje novelesco Holmes=Holmesiana.
* tratar como un personaje=lionise [lionize, -USA].

personaje de fantasía
(n.)=fantasy character.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Some Fantasy Characters of Young Children: An Examination of Children's Beliefs in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny'.
personaje de ficción
(n.)=fictional character.
Ex: The walls were decorated with cardboard plaques displaying names of important fictional characters.
personaje famoso
=celebrity ; celeb.
Ex: For instance, if a person is working on building a radio program, the librarian should provide her with background information that helps to set the tone of the program, with facts and foibles of celebrities, with case histories of successful campaigns, with analogies, quotations, and anecdotes, and so on. Ex: He knew the names of celebs but he could have walked past any one of them in the street without batting an eyelid.
personaje fantástico
(n.)=fantasy character.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Some Fantasy Characters of Young Children: An Examination of Children's Beliefs in Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, and the Easter Bunny'.
personaje local
(n.)=local figure.
Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
personaje mitológico
(n.)=mythological character.
Ex: Certain categories of heading are not included; these include persons, family names, corporate bodies, structures such as castles, ships, religious bodies, mythological characters, etc.
personaje político
(n.)=political figure.
Ex: Material has also been received from Congressman Madden (the central political figure in the area).
personaje principal
(n.)=lead character.
Ex: The DaVinci Code movie deviates only subtly from the best-selling book on which it is based by making the lead character a man of some faith.
personaje principal, el
(n.)=main character, the ; main actor, the.
Ex: Quietly spoken, introverted Henry, the main character, tries to get casual jobs (anything, like a factotum) around Los Angeles. Ex: Moreover, it does not diminish the role of states as the main actors in international politics.
personaje público
(n.)=public figure.
Ex: There is an increasing trend for public figures to take legal action to limit access to their papers.
personaje secundario
(n.)=secondary character.
Ex: However, I knew there was a problem when I actually cared more about the relationship between the secondary characters of Josh McCool, heartless flunky of Warren's, and Mia.
personaje venido a menos
(n.)=fallen star.
Ex: From shooting stars to fallen stars, we look at the top 5 celebrites who've fallen out with fame.
personajes dramáticos
=dramatis personae.
Ex: Role-playing requires participants to unravel the motivation and behavior of the dramatis personae.
personal administrativo
(n.)=administrative staff.
Ex: This article examines library service in prisons from 1951, the stock, the range of prison readers, staffing, loans, and relations with administrative staff, prison warders and inmates.
personal administrativo de apoyo
(n.)=clerical staff ; clerical worker ; clerical personnel.
Ex: In our case we have a turnover of around 25 percent per year of our clerical staff. Ex: The library staff consists of 6 professional librarians (with MLSs) and 11 clerical workers. Ex: Windsor, Connecticut, has a public library staffed by 5 professionals and 10 clerical personnel.
personal auxiliar
(n.)=clerical staff.
Ex: In our case we have a turnover of around 25 percent per year of our clerical staff.
personal bibliotecario
(n.)=library personnel ; library staff ; library worker.
Ex: There is a need for more practical computer courses and education and training of manpower in such a way that library personnel may be both subject specialists and information specialists. Ex: Permutation makes it easier for both library staff and user to find entries. Ex: Much of the initiative in drafting the proposed law on libraries has come from government and professional bodies rather than from library workers.
personal civil
(n.)=civilian staff.
Ex: The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.
personal cualificado
(n.)=qualified staff ; qualified personnel.
Ex: Lack of qualified staff and administrative support had retarded development of prison library service in the state = La falta de personal cualificado y de apoyo administrativo ha retardado el desarrollo de los servicios bibliotecarios penitenciarios en el estado. Ex: Children with disabilities deserve access to qualified personnel regardless of the setting in which they receive services.
personal de ambulancia
(n.)=ambulance crew.
Ex: A local nurse and an ambulance crew stabilised Caleb at the scene for three hours until a team of medics arrived by chopper.
personal de apoyo
(n.)=paraprofessional staff ; support staff.
Ex: Training workshops for paraprofessional staff were provided on-site wherever possible. Ex: The collection includes books, pamphlets, filmstrips and recordings and is run by 3 librarians and 3 support staff.
personal de apoyo bibliotecario
(n.)=library support staff.
Ex: The author briefly reports on the conferences, conventions, confabs and celebrations of interest to library support staff across the USA that took place in 1998-99.
personal de cabina
(n.)=cabin crew.
Ex: Today's flight and cabin crews are much different than they were during the early years of commercial aviation.
personal de dirección
(n.)=senior staff ; senior management.
Ex: Senior SLIS staff were seen to be relatively content with their present levels of funding which has been modestly increased in recent years = El personal de dirección de las EUBYD parecía estar relativamente contento con sus niveles actuales de financiación que se han incrementado moderadamente en los últimos años. Ex: In some library authorities these associations are highly developed and form a positive bridge between junior staff and the senior management.
personal de la biblioteca
(n.)=library staff ; library worker.
Ex: Permutation makes it easier for both library staff and user to find entries. Ex: Much of the initiative in drafting the proposed law on libraries has come from government and professional bodies rather than from library workers.
personal de mantenimiento
(n.)=service worker ; fettler.
Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance. Ex: For the last 27 years he had worked as a fettler, a moderately heavy job consisting of trimming and lifting heavy metal castings in a foundry.
personal de proceso de datos
(n.)=operation staff.
Ex: The operations staff makes special backup copies of the catalogs in the network, reconstructs the files in case of a serious mishap, enters new system logon names, assigns authorization levels, and so forth.
personal de recepción
(n.)=reception staff.
Ex: Training would be needed for the reception staff, who all said they were a bit long in the tooth for learning how to use a computer.
personal de referencia
(n.)=reference staff ; reference personnel.
Ex: RLIN has developed from a specialised service, used only by library and reference staff to a broader-based dial-up on-line information retrieval service for end users. Ex: If we look at it that way we can pour reference personnel into helping with troubles with the catalog for a transitional period.
personal de secretaría
(n.)=secretarial staff.
Ex: The introduction of robotics has decreased employment in the factory while word processing technologies have reduced demands for secretarial staff.
personal de seguridad
(n.)=security staff.
Ex: The author reports an ethnographic investigation of amateur strip shows, drawing on interviews with male & female contestants, announcers, disk jockeys, & security staff.
personal de servicios
(n.)=service worker.
Ex: The purpose of the course is to assist students to develop competence as service workers in nurseries, garden centres, greenhouses, golf courses and ground maintenance.
personal de un centro multimedia escolar
(n.)=school media staff.
Ex: It is equally important that the attitudes of school media staff be ascertained before irrevocable decisions are made concerning the automation of technical services.
personal de vuelo
(n.)=flight crew.
Ex: Today's flight and cabin crews are much different than they were during the early years of commercial aviation.
personal del mostrador
(n.)=counter staff.
Ex: Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
personal del mostrador de préstamo
(n.)=counter staff.
Ex: Many of the counter staff are female, poorly paid and have misgivings about the impact of technology on their work.
personal equivalente a tiempo completo
=full-time equivalent staff (FTE staff).
Ex: 18% of full-time equivalent (FTE) staff occupying posts for trained librarians and information scientists are unqualified.
personal investigador
(n.)=research staff.
Ex: This initiative has played a key role in ensuring that the important contribution of research staff is more widely recognised.
personal joven
(n.)=new blood.
Ex: It has resulted in central government funding 'new blood' recruitment schemes for universities and polytechnics.
personal militar
(n.)=military personnel.
Ex: This area is visited only by desert rats, biologists, military personnel, and those desperate people willing to walk across as much as 60 miles of waterless trail.
personal más nuevo
(n.)=junior staff.
Ex: This article describes a scenario in which the training of junior staff on-the-job is discussed emphasising that the reality in New Zeland libraries falls far short of the ideal.
personal necesario
(n.)=staffing levels.
Ex: This article describes stock selection, collections, staffing levels and service delivery in Western Australia public libraries.
personal paraprofesional
(n.)=paraprofessional staff.
Ex: Training workshops for paraprofessional staff were provided on-site wherever possible.
personal profesional
(n.)=professional staff.
Ex: There are divergences of opinion within the library profession about the proper division of labour between professional and clerical staff.
personal sanitario
(n.)=clinical staff.
Ex: Actual contact with clinical staff in the clinical setting has improved librarians' understanding of their users' needs.
personal técnico
(n.)=technical staff.
Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
personal técnico de apoyo
(n.)=support staff.
Ex: The collection includes books, pamphlets, filmstrips and recordings and is run by 3 librarians and 3 support staff.
personal^1
(n.)=manpower ; manpower force ; personnel ; staff ; staffing ; work-force [workforce] ; crew.
Ex: The question has been raised as to the manpower required to produce the ever-increasing number of abstracts.
Ex: This article focusses attention on formulating plans and policy for building up a manpower force for modernising library and information systems India within the next 5 years.
Ex: Application areas include: personnel records, mailing lists, accident and incident records, clinical and health records, committee minutes and records, and so on.
Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.
Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.
Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.
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* actitud del personal=staff attitude.
* administración de personal=personnel administration.
* ahorro de personal=staff saving.
* apoyo del personal=staff support.
* asignar personal=commit + manpower.
* bien dotado de personal=well-staffed.
* costes de personal=staff costs.
* dedicación del personal=staff hours.
* desarrollo profesional del personal=staff development.
* dotación de personal=staffing.
* encargado de personal=personnel officer ; welfare officer.
* evaluación del personal=personnel evaluation.
* exceso de personal administrativo=administrative bloat.
* falta de personal=undermanning.
* falto de personal=understaffed [under-staffed].
* formación continua del personal=staff development.
* formación del personal=staff training ; professional development.
* formar personal=produce + personnel.
* funciones del personal=staff duties.
* gastos en personal=staff costs.
* gestión de personal=personnel management.
* jefe de personal=personnel officer ; welfare officer ; staff manager.
* jefe de personal de la biblioteca=library personnel officer.
* miembro del personal=staff member ; staffer.
* movimiento de personal=staff turnover ; turnover ; labour turnover.
* número y distribución de personal=staffing conditions.
* personal administrativo=administrative staff.
* personal administrativo de apoyo=clerical staff ; clerical worker ; clerical personnel.
* personal auxiliar=clerical staff.
* personal bibliotecario=library personnel ; library staff ; library worker.
* personal civil=civilian staff.
* personal cualificado=qualified staff ; qualified personnel.
* personal de ambulancia=ambulance crew.
* personal de apoyo=paraprofessional staff ; support staff.
* personal de apoyo bibliotecario=library support staff.
* personal de cabina=cabin crew.
* personal de dirección=senior staff ; senior management.
* personal de la biblioteca=library staff ; library worker.
* personal del mostrador=counter staff.
* personal del mostrador de préstamo=counter staff.
* personal de mantenimiento=service worker ; fettler.
* personal de proceso de datos=operation staff.
* personal de recepción=reception staff.
* personal de referencia=reference staff ; reference personnel.
* personal de secretaría=secretarial staff.
* personal de seguridad=security staff.
* personal de servicios=service worker.
* personal de un centro multimedia escolar=school media staff.
* personal de vuelo=flight crew.
* personal equivalente a tiempo completo=full-time equivalent staff (FTE staff).
* personal joven=new blood.
* personal más nuevo=junior staff.
* personal militar=military personnel.
* personal necesario=staffing levels.
* personal paraprofesional=paraprofessional staff.
* personal profesional=professional staff.
* personal sanitario=clinical staff.
* personal técnico=technical staff.
* personal técnico de apoyo=support staff.
* política de personal=personnel policy ; staff policy.
* puesta al día del personal=staff development.
* que necesita bastante dedicación de personal=labour-intensive [labour intensive] ; staff-intensive [staff intensive].
* razones del movimiento de personal=turnover behaviour.
* recorte de personal=downsizing ; staffing cut.
* reducción de personal=staff cutbacks ; downsizing.
* registro de personal=personnel record.
* renovación de personal=turnover ; labour turnover.
* responsable del personal de la biblioteca=library personnel officer.
* reunión de personal=staff meeting.
* ritmo de movimiento de personal=turnover rate.
* sala de estar para el personal=coffee lounge.
* sala de personal=staff lounge.
* sección de personal=personnel department ; personnel office.
* selección de personal=personnel recruitment.
* sólo para personal autorizado=restricted access.
* tareas del personal=staff duties.
* tasa de movimiento de personal=turnover rate ; turnover rate.
* turnos del personal=staffing rota.
* vacante de personal=staff vacancy.

personal^2
=one-to-one ; personal ; private ; intimate ; one-on-one.
Ex: A few large libraries contain an adult learning centre, which provides training courses for volunteer tutors, one-to-one tutoring or instruction in small groups.
Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.
Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.
Ex: Until we feel as librarians that we are an intimate part of society, we will never begin to believe that we really function.
Ex: The one-on-one training pattern predominates and is effective at this institution where education in the singular is stressed.
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* actitud personal=personal attitude.
* a favor de la decisión personal sobre el aborto=pro-choice.
* alarma personal=rape alarm ; personal alarm.
* anuncio personal=personal ad.
* aprovechamiento personal=personal gain.
* archivo personal=private archives ; personal archive(s) ; personal records.
* armadura personal=body armour.
* artículo personal=personal item.
* asunto personal=personal issue.
* atención personal=personal attention.
* atención personal al cliente=personal selling.
* a título personal=in a personal capacity ; in a private capacity.
* atracción personal=personal attraction.
* autoría personal=personal authorship.
* autor personal=personal author.
* autor personal único=single personal authorship.
* beneficio personal=personal gain.
* biblioteca personal=personal library.
* bienes personales=personal property.
* blindaje personal=body armour.
* característica personal=personality trait ; personality characteristic.
* carta personal=personal letter ; confidential letter ; private letter.
* cheque personal=personal cheque.
* comentario personal=personal note.
* comentario personal de una lectura=reading-reportage.
* compromiso personal=personal engagement ; personal investment.
* contacto personal=personal contact ; public contact.
* contratación de personal cualificado de otras empresas=lateral hiring.
* convicción personal=personal conviction.
* cualidades personales=personal qualities.
* cuestión personal=personal issue ; life issue.
* datos personales=personal details.
* dinero para gastos personales=pocket change ; pocket money.
* documentos personales=personal papers.
* economía personal=personal finance.
* efectos personales=personal belongings.
* ego personal=personal ego.
* encabezamiento de nombre personal=personal name heading.
* enriquecimiento personal=personal enrichment.
* entrada de nombre personal=personal name entry.
* entrevista personal=personal interview.
* espacio personal=personal space ; territorial space ; personal space territory.
* estilo personal=persona [personae, -pl.].
* expediente personal=personal records.
* experiencia personal=personal experience.
* gestión de archivos personales=personal archives management ; personal records management.
* gusto personal=personal taste ; personal preference.
* hábito personal=personal habit.
* hacer uso personal=make + personal use.
* higiene personal=personal hygiene.
* historia personal=personal history.
* índice de rendimiento personal=individual performance index.
* información personal=personal information.
* interés personal=vested interest ; personal interest.
* interpersonal=person-to-person.
* intimidad personal=personal privacy.
* invasión del espacio personal=invasion of space.
* libertad personal=personal freedom.
* logro personal=a feather in + Posesivo + cap ; personal achievement.
* marca personal=personal record.
* miembro personal=personal member.
* nombre personal=personal name.
* norma personal=personal norm.
* opinión personal=personal opinion.
* ordenador personal (PC)=personal computer (PC).
* para uso personal=for personal use.
* perder un objeto personal=lose + property.
* personal investigador=research staff.
* PIN (número de identificación personal)=PIN (personal identification number).
* poner + Posesivo + (propio) sello personal en=put + Posesivo + (own) personal stamp on.
* por razones personales=for personal reasons.
* preferencia personal=personal preference.
* problema personal=personal problem.
* razones personales=personal reasons.
* realización personal=personal fulfilment.
* récord personal=personal record.
* responsabilidad personal=personal responsibility.
* satisfacción personal=personal satisfaction.
* seguridad personal=personal safety.
* sello personal=fingerprint [finger-print] ; personal stamp.
* sicología personal=personal psychology.
* sistema de valores personales=personal value system.
* tecnología del ordenador personal=personal computer technology.
* tener un interés muy personal en=hold + a stake in ; have + a stake in.
* territorio personal=personal space territory.
* toque personal=personal touch.
* triunfo personal=a feather in + Posesivo + cap.
* uso personal=personal use.
* vida personal=personal life.
* voluntad personal=personal will.

personalidad
(n.)=personality ; personality ; leading figure.
Ex: Ranganathan proposed five basic types of facets which may occur in many subject fields: personality, matter, energy, space, time.
Ex: The interview went smoothly; the committee was impressed by her knowledge of the current library scene, her enthusiasm, and her engaging personality.
Ex: The history of this map collection began with donations by members of the Academy and other leading figures in the country.
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* afirmar + Posesivo + personalidad=make + a statement.
* aislado de personalidad=personality isolate.
* culto a la personalidad=personality cult.
* desarrollar una personalidad propia=develop + identity.
* doble personalidad=split personality ; dual personality.
* faceta de Personalidad=Personality facet.
* persona con doble personalidad=Jekyll and Hyde.
* personalidad en el ámbito de la política=political personality.
* personalidad extrovertida=outgoing personality.
* personalidad local=local figure.
* personalidad múltiple=split personality ; multiple personality.
* tener mucha personalidad=be full of character.
* tener una personalidad muy fuerte=be full of character.
* trastorno de personalidad=personality disorder.

personalidad en el ámbito de la política
(n.)=political personality.
Ex: Numerous events are also to be held as a tribute to the work of artists and political personalities.
personalidad extrovertida
(n.)=outgoing personality.
Ex: In the UK many employers feel library science graduates do not appreciate the profit motive and do not exhibit the necessary outgoing personalities for successful marketing.
personalidad local
(n.)=local figure.
Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
personalidad múltiple
(n.)=split personality ; multiple personality.
Ex: The term 'split personality,' denoting schizophrenia, refers to an disorder in which the split (separation) is between thought and feeling. Ex: In the 1950s, the phenomenon of multiple personalities came to the attention of the general public in the form of a motion picture called 'The Three Faces of Eve'.
personalización
(n.)=customisation [customization, -USA] ; personalisation [personalization, -USA] ; tailoring.
Ex: The evaluation model therefore is subject to a degree of customisation to adapt it to the project environment.
Ex: Personalization: Online catalogs can be and are personalized in a way in which classical catalogs cannot be.
Ex: To haul themselves out of their bog, their networks must facilitate tailoring of records to meet local needs.

personalizado
(adj.)=individualised [individualized, -USA] ; personalised [personalized, -USA] ; customised [customized, -USA] ; tailor-made [tailormade] ; tailored ; custom.
Ex: Group SDI, these services are not individualised, but rather are based either on set of standard profiles (Standard SDI) from which the user can choose, or on a group profile which bridges the interest of a group of people.
Ex: Personalised assistance being impossible, the library has decided to facilitate access by pointing out, by means of a coloured dot, the easiest books.
Ex: Librarians are now asking vendors to provide customized services as well.
Ex: Fourthly, it had an inbuilt classified notational structure which were almost tailor-made for the production of subject catalogues.
Ex: Tailored formats are provided on the screen for the input and amendment of records.
Ex: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation.
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* búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunting ; executive search.
* de forma personalizada=on a one-to-one basis.
* empresa de búsqueda personalizada de ejecutivos=headhunter.
* programa personalizado=tailor-made software.
* software personalizado=tailor-made software.

personalizar
(v.)=personalise [personalize, -USA] ; tailor.
Ex: The catalog should be personalized for individual use; it should be designed for neither a large library nor small library, but for individual users.
Ex: It's wider in the hips, narrower in the waist, shorter in the leg and tailored to contour the chest area without restriction.

personalmente
=face-to-face [face to face] ; personally ; person-to-person ; in person ; speaking personally.
Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
Ex: A sham catalog is a disservice to the user, and participating in the creation of a sham catalog is personally degrading to a professional.
Ex: In the future, when videotex is developed to its full potential, deaf people will be able to use it to transmit messages person-to-person simply and rapidly.
Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
Ex: Speaking personally, I do not like to gloat -- I like to think we can be generous in victory and gracious in defeat.
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* conocer personalmente=meet + in person ; meet + face to face.

personas
(n.)=humans ; party ; people ; public.
Ex: The first of these categories does not involve indexing by humans. Ex: Enter a brief, plea, or other formal record of one party to a case under the heading for that party. Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices. Ex: There is no single public of library users; there are several publics.
personas como
=the likes of.
Ex: But like all of us in the information business, they have been forced to compete with the likes of Yahoo, Altavista, and amazon.com.
personas con ceguera parcial
=partially-sighted.
Ex: More libraries should make use of the Tieman tv-loop which enables the partially-sighted to magnify pages of printed text.
personas con deficiencias auditivas, las
=hearing impaired, the.
Ex: A librarians' working group was established to investigate implications of the copyright law for the hearing impaired.
personas con deficiencias mentales corregibles
=educably mentally handicapped (EMH).
Ex: These children, previously grouped with educably mentally handicapped (EMH) children, are generally of high intelligence.
personas con discapacidades mentales
(n.)=intellectually disabled people.
Ex: This article discusses experiences in the selection of materials for intellectually disabled people.
personas con discapacidades mentales, las
=intellectually disabled, the.
Ex: The Australian audio book market is expanding rapidly, users now include adult literacy students, the intellectually disabled as well as handicapped people.
personas con problemas de lectura
=print handicapped people ; print handicapped, the.
Ex: The aim is mainstream public library services for visually impaired and other print handicapped people. Ex: There is a long way to go before the print handicapped have a service equal to their sighted colleagues.
personas con problemas de lectura de la letra impresa
(n.)=print disabled people.
Ex: There is a proposal to set up a volunteer reading centre in the library providing access to print disabled people.
personas con problemas de vista, las
(n.)=visually impaired, the ; visually disabled, the ; visually handicapped, the ; visually impaired people (VIPs) ; visually challenged, the.
Ex: Tactile material embraces materials with raised symbols and/or differently textured surfaces that are intended for use by the visually impaired. Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services to hospitals, the elderly, the deaf, the visually disabled, alcoholics, drug addicts, and prisoners. Ex: This article discusses services offered by the library to the mentally and physically handicapped, to aphasic and dyslectic users, to visually handicapped university students and provision of talking books in foreign languages. Ex: This article describes the use of adaptive technologies for visually impaired people in libraries. Ex: Nowadays, many of the visually challenged are being absorbed in the work force and in industries, because of their abilities, reliability and sincerity.
personas con problemas mentales
(n.)=disturbed people.
Ex: The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.
personas con trastornos emocionales
(n.)=disturbed people.
Ex: The author discusses library security in the 1980s which include guidelines for dealing with disturbed people and fortifications such as iron bars, guard dogs and a detection system.
personas con éxito, las
=successful, the.
Ex: There is no doubt that this scheme deserves to succeed, but we live in a harsh world, where success tends to go to the successful rather than to the deserving, and one can only reserve judgement for the next few years.
personas de color
(n.)=coloured people.
Ex: These are persons who go around under cover of night desecrating graves and also seizing unsuspecting colored people for the purpose of dissection.
personas de la tercera edad, las
=elderly, the.
Ex: Accordingly, the local library committee decided to levy a charge of 15 cents on each book borrowed, with suitable reductions for the elderly.
personas de piel blanca, las
=fair skinned, the.
Ex: Research has also found that the fair skinned Eurocentric model is the somatic norm for advertising.
personas en desventaja
=disadvantaged, the.
Ex: So, by making special provision for the disadvantaged, the library is doing no more than recognizing that there is a group that has special information needs.
personas faltas de servicios, las
=underserved, the.
Ex: This study laid the foundation for the development of library services for the underserved.
personas famosas
=those held up for praise.
Ex: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.
personas importantes
=those held up for praise.
Ex: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.
personas mayores
(n.)=older people ; elderly people.
Ex: Access to information will be improved by providing accommodation and facilities better suited for use by parents with children and older people. Ex: However, as the proportion of elderly people in the population rises sharply over the next few years advertising and retail executives will need to rethink their sales strategies.
personas molestas, las
=nuisance, the.
Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
personas muy activas, las
=those on the go.
Ex: The article is entitled 'IBM Thinkpad. The notebook for those on the go'.
personas muy ocupadas, las
=those on the go.
Ex: The article is entitled 'IBM Thinkpad. The notebook for those on the go'.
personas no invitadas, las
=uninvited, the.
Ex: A glower on his face warned the uninvited to stay well away.
personas que no pueden salir de casa
(n.)=homebound, the.
Ex: The system incorporates a mail service to the homebound.
personas que siempre están viajando, las
=those on the go.
Ex: The article is entitled 'IBM Thinkpad. The notebook for those on the go'.
personas que son duras de oído, las
(n.)=hard of hearing, the.
Ex: There are 2 groups of people with hearing disorders: the deaf and the hard of hearing and these 2 groups have entirely different needs.
personas relevantes
=those held up for praise.
Ex: This sort of competitive blackmail does nothing but the problems that hinder poor readers and feed the egos of those held up for praise.
personas sin conocimientos técnicos, las
(n.)=non-technical, the.
Ex: The course was not specifically for poets, but was so named in order to be inviting to the non-technical.
personas sin hogar
(n.)=homelessness.
Ex: Government documents provide a source of information on homelessness.
personas sin hogar, las
=homeless, the.
Ex: Problem patrons include, but are not limited to, illiterates simply seeking shelter, alcoholics, the homeless, the mentally disturbed, aggressive young people, and those with offensive odours.
personas sin techo
(n.)=homelessness.
Ex: Government documents provide a source of information on homelessness.
personas sin trabajo remunerado, los
=unwaged, the.
Ex: The needs of ethnic groups, the unwaged, hospital patients, prisoners and other groups are being constructively considered.
personificación
(n.)=incarnation ; embodiment ; epitome ; personification ; embodier.
Ex: The term indexing language can seem rather daunting, and has certainly had different meanings in its different incarnations.
Ex: At first, large public libraries organised readers' advisory services as the embodiment of library adult education.
Ex: This extraordinary assault on a fine old children's book has ever since stood for me as the epitome of the scholastic abuse of literature.
Ex: The sketchbook features drawings illustrating the liberal arts (including personifications of the planets), the chivalrous life (including hunting and love), household remedies, mining and smelting, and war technology.
Ex: In the end, whether public libraries are allowed to continue in their present depressed state or whether they will become a many-sided embodier and nourisher of a literate society's literacy, depends not on the standards discussed by the professionals, but on those willed by the public.
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* la personificación de la confianza en uno mismo=confidence personified.
* personificación de la calma, la=picture of calm, the.

personificación de la calma, la
=picture of calm, the.
Ex: He doesn't remember how he felt before that game, whether he was a bundle of nerves or the picture of calm.
personificado
(adj.)=personified.
Ex: The aim of this study was to develop a personified guide designed to stimulate reactions similar to those experienced in a therapeutic relationship.

personificar
(v.)=epitomise [epitomize, -USA] ; personify.
Ex: This epitomizes some of the problems that in one way we are systemizing, but in another way we are desystemizing.
Ex: Not only was he talented, but he was tough as nuts and rarely has anyone personified grit and determination more than he.

perspectiva
(n.)=angle ; insight ; prospect ; twist ; outlook ; vista ; insight ; vision.
Ex: References or added entries must supplement the first or main entry and cater for access from other angles.
Ex: The second edition of Austin's PRECIS manual adds additional insights into the evolution and application of PRECIS.
Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
Ex: Given such a narrow area in which to write it would be argued that the miracle is how so many authors can continue to find new twists to such a restricted basic theme.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
Ex: From the library she could see miles and miles of unobstructed vistas of rich, coffee-brown, almost black soil, broken only by occasional small towns, farms, and grain elevators.
Ex: The human indexer works mechanically and rapidly; he should require no insight into the document content.
Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.
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* analizar desde una perspectiva=see through.
* concebirse desde una nueva perspectiva=stand in + a new light.
* considerar desde una perspectiva=hold + perspective on.
* dar a Algo una nueva perspectiva=give + Nombre + a new twist.
* desde esta misma perspectiva=along the same lines.
* desde la perspectiva de=in light of.
* desde + perspectiva=against + backdrop.
* desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo=along + Adjetivo + line.
* dotar de una perspectiva histórica=historicise [historicize, -USA].
* en perspectiva=in the offing.
* estudiar desde una perspectiva=see through.
* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas=gender mainstreaming.
* mantener Algo en perspectiva=keep + Nombre + in perspective.
* nueva perspectiva=new light.
* obtener perspectiva de=gain + perspective on.
* obtener una perspectiva=gather + perspective.
* ofrecer una perspectiva=offer + perspective.
* perspectiva de crecimiento=growth pattern.
* perspectiva de género=gender perspective.
* perspectiva doble=bifocal vision.
* perspectivas de futuro=future prospects ; future perspectives ; future development(s) ; future opportunities.
* perspectivas futuras=future perspectives ; future opportunities.
* poner en perspectiva=put + Nombre + in(to) perspective.
* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=present + Nombre + in a new light.
* presentado desde esta perspectiva=cast in this light.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=throw + Nombre + in a new light.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=shed + new light on ; throw + new light on.
* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva=stand in + a new light.
* tener buenas perspectivas para=be well-placed to.
* ver Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=view + Nombre + in a new light ; see + Nombre + in a new light.
* ver Algo desde una perspectiva + Adjetivo=see + Nombre + in a + Adjetivo + light.
* ver desde una nueva perspectiva=shed + new light on.
* ver el mundo desde una perspectiva diferente=see + the world in a different light.
* ver las cosas desde una perspectiva=see + things from + perspective.
* ver + Nombre + desde la perspectiva de + Nombre=see + Nombre + through + Nombre + eyes.
* visto desde la perspectiva de + Nombre=as seen through the eyes of + Nombre.

perspectiva de crecimiento
(n.)=growth pattern.
Ex: The shift was planned so that available space was distributed according to the growth patterns of the collection, to prevent the need for further shifting within 10 years.
perspectiva de género
(n.)=gender perspective.
Ex: The study investigates the information behaviour of male and female postgraduate students from a gender perspective.
perspectiva doble
(n.)=bifocal vision.
Ex: Library professionals need bifocal vision which enable commitment to a plan but the ability to adapt to changes in business environment.
perspectivas de futuro
(n.)=future prospects ; future perspectives ; future development(s) ; future opportunities.
Ex: It describes the structure of library and information education in the UK and examines current trends and future prospects. Ex: This paper presents the problems connected with user education during the last 20 years as well as future perspectives in this area. Ex: This article outlines the international cooperation of the UK meteorological service and examines its future development. Ex: The author examines the accomplishments of international cooperation efforts, identifies barriers, and speculates on future opportunities.
perspectivas futuras
(n.)=future perspectives ; future opportunities.
Ex: This paper presents the problems connected with user education during the last 20 years as well as future perspectives in this area. Ex: The author examines the accomplishments of international cooperation efforts, identifies barriers, and speculates on future opportunities.
perspicacia
(n.)=acumen ; perspicuity ; shrewdness ; perspicacity ; insight ; penetration.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: I feel particularly happy to be associated on this occasion with Mr. Gorman whose writings I have admired for some time not only for their thoughtfulness and perspicuity but for the style and wit they have brought to the literature of cataloging.
Ex: If the incomplete question is difficult to detect at the initial stage, to recognise those instances where it may be the wrong question that is being asked requires almost a sixth sense, or at least an uncommon shrewdness.
Ex: The reference librarian must possess the sensitivity and perspicacity to observe the reactions of his enquirer to the progress of the search, so that it can be adjusted and redirected more precisely towards the desired objective.
Ex: The greatest living theoretician of descriptive cataloging, Professor Seymour Lubetzky, graced our library with his brilliance, insight, and fierce dedication to the integrity of the catalog.
Ex: Even writing that we reject for its shallowness, its lack of penetration, demands in the very act of rejection that we match what we know of life, and of other literature, against what this writer offers = Incluso las lecturas que rechazamos por su superficialidad, por su falta de agudeza, requieren en el acto mismo del rechazo que comparemos lo que conocemos de la vida, y de otra literatura, con lo que nos ofrece su autor.
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* con perspicacia=perceptively.

perspicaz
(adj.)=percipient ; sharp-eyed ; perceptive ; observant ; clear-sighted ; penetrating ; razor-sharp ; keen-witted ; shrewd ; insightful.
Ex: Manoeuvres that have been used, as the the percipient observer well knows, include simplifications and routines to save time.
Ex: Sharp-eyed researchers noted that twenty-three per cent of the people who came did so in order to meet someone or to use the phone.
Ex: In their profound and perceptive essay on professionalism, Mary Lee Bundy and Paul Wasserman write at some length on this extraordinary phenomenon, 'the essential timidity of responsibility for solving informational problems and providing unequivocal answers'.
Ex: Every member of staff has a duty to be observant where safety is concerned.
Ex: Her diversified and highly committed authorship is characterized by disrespectful humour, clear-sighted solemnity and inconspicuous warmth.
Ex: In this connection, Ohmes and Jones of the Florida State University Library have offered some rather penetrating insights regarding what they call 'The Other Half of Cataloging'.
Ex: As mentioned in the first part, developing a razor-sharp memory is not going to occur overnight.
Ex: She is famous for her series featuring homicide detective Peter Decker and his keen-witted, beautiful wife.
Ex: Payment is very important and can be a problem so the businessman needs to be streetwise and shrewd with a good business acumen.
Ex: I think it is important to recall a point which I recommend as being very insightful and very relevant to today's discussions.

persuadir
(v.)=dissuade ; persuade ; sway ; proselytise [proselytize, -USA] ; work on + Persona ; win over ; rope in ; convince.
Ex: Indeed, does the very design of our curricula dissuade the best, the brightest and the most creative from even considering entering our programs?.
Ex: Teachers of other subjects should also be drawn in to persuade their pupils that life-long use of libraries would also contribute to the country's scientific and technological advancement.
Ex: Some children are swayed more than others by the attitudes, opinions, behavior of friends and fellows, but none escapes unaffected, not even the outsider, the loner.
Ex: Provided that the library is accessible to them and offers an atmosphere of welcome, it is not our business to proselytize them into using it.
Ex: I went to work on Patterson this morning, and he's given me until two this afternoon to let me know.
Ex: It is the latest incentive being offered to attract the Web user and win over their loyalty of custom.
Ex: How this matron got roped in I don't know but she agreed to work a late shift.
Ex: I am convinced, from my experience in an undergraduate library, that subject cataloging is as important as descriptive, and that all library users are serious library users.
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* intentar persuadir=court.
* persuadir a Alguien=prevail on/upon + Alguien.
* persuadir a Alguien de que haga Algo=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
* persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo=lure away from.
* persuadir de que + Subjuntivo=wheedle into + Gerundio.

persuadir a Alguien
(v.)=prevail on/upon + Alguien.
Ex: 'Well, I'll see if I can prevail upon the head librarian to dispense with her services for a while'.
persuadir a Alguien de que haga Algo
(v.)=talk + Nombre + into ; put up to it.
Ex: After jazzing up her appearance with a new blonde hairdo, she turns up in his office and talks him into taking her out for a meal. Ex: In May 2009, both her attacker and the man who put him up to it were gaoled for life.
persuadir a Alguien para que deje Algo
(v.)=lure away from.
Ex: This article discusses how it should be possible to lure children away from pure entertainment television by ensuring that books are made irresistible.
persuadir de que + Subjuntivo
(v.)=wheedle into + Gerundio.
Ex: Once Modjeski heard him express sympathy, she knew she could wheedle him into acceding.
persuasiva
(n.)=persuasiveness.
Ex: Indeed, the method's very persuasiveness is one way of explaining its widespread use in various fields of practice.

persuasivo
(adj.)=persuasive ; compelling ; smooth-talking.
Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
Ex: This article examines the facets of the fee-or-free controversy and presents a compelling case that the issue is far from resolved.
Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.

persuasión
(n.)=persuasion ; persuasiveness.
Ex: Public relations for librarians, then, is an art through which information and persuasion solicit public support for the causes that have been set forth in the goals of the library.
Ex: Indeed, the method's very persuasiveness is one way of explaining its widespread use in various fields of practice.

pertenecer
(v.)=pertain ; fall into.
Ex: If these terms are input with the titles to which they pertain the additional words will be treated just as if they were part of the title proper.
Ex: Certain words may fall into a short list of 35 common words such as analysis, which do not give rise to inversion within the cross-reference.
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* al que pertenece=parent.
* institución a la que se pertenece=home institution.
* no pertenecer a=have + no place in.
* organización a la que pertenece=parent organisation.
* pertenecer a=belong (to) ; come from.
* pertenecer al pasado=be a thing of the past ; become + a thing of the past.
* pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas=be of a different order.
* que no pertenece a una confesión religiosa concreta=nondenominational [non-denominational].
* que no pertenece a un sindicato=non-unionised.
* sentimiento de pertenecer a un lugar=sense of belonging.

pertenecer (a)
(v.)=belong (to) ; come from.
Ex: 24.17 declares Enter a body created or controlled by a government under its own name unless it belongs to one or more of the types listed in 24.18. Ex: I come from a private institution supported by an endowment.
pertenecer a otra categoría de cosas
(v.)=be of a different order.
Ex: Equipment is clearly a factor of a different order here.
pertenecer al pasado
(v.)=be a thing of the past ; become + a thing of the past.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil. Ex: Bunking classes might soon become a thing of the past in schools across the city thanks to radio frequency identification (RFID).
perteneciente
(adj.)=pertaining.
Ex: The full edition is published in a number of separate volumes each pertaining to a specific subject area.
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* no perteneciente a la Comunidad Europea=non-EC.
* no perteneciente al juzgado=out-of-court.
* perteneciente a una confesión religiosa=denominational.

perteneciente a una confesión religiosa
(adj.)=denominational.
Ex: The mix of religious publishing is widespread including denominational and non-denominational presses, as well as secular and university presses.
pertenencia
(n.)=membership.
Nota: Véase ship para otras entradas acabadas con este sufijo.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
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* especificación de la región de pertenencia=regionalisation [regionalization, -USA].
* sentido de pertenencia=sense of ownership.

pertenencias
(n.)=belongings.
Ex: Lachaise had her secretary go through the minutes of the meetings to see if the rule on inspecting belongings had ever been changed.
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* robo de pertenencias=theft of belongings.

pertinaz
(adj.)=refractory.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.

pertinencia
(n.)=appropriateness ; precision ; relevance ; relevancy ; responsiveness ; aptness ; pertinence.
Ex: The quality and appropriateness of the end product of a search depends upon the recognition of these factors.
Ex: As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.
Ex: Searching can be tedious and prone to error, and relevance judgements can only be made by reference to a second list or index.
Ex: Software has been developed which orders citations retrieved from an on-line data base in terms of relevancy.
Ex: Immeasurable recognition can be gained from increasing the library's responsiveness to the business community.
Ex: This article considers current management theory and its aptness for libraries in a period of rapid change.
Ex: Selection then takes place based on the pertinence of the information.
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* algoritmo de ordenación por pertinencia=ranking algorithm.
* clasificación por pertinencia=relevance ranking.
* coeficiente de pertinencia=precision ratio ; precision ratio ; relevance rating ; relevance ranking.
* falta de pertinencia=irrelevance.
* grado de pertinencia=recall tendency.
* índice de pertinencia=relevance rating ; relevance ranking.
* mejorar la pertinencia=improve + precision.
* ordenación por pertinencia=relevance ranking.
* ordenar los documentos recuperados en orden de pertinencia=rank + document output.
* pertinencia con respecto al género=gender relevance.
* tasa de pertinencia=precision ratio.
* valoración de pertinencia=relevance judgement.
* valor de pertinencia=estimation of relevance.

pertinencia con respecto al género
(n.)=gender relevance.
Ex: The author integrates evidence on gender relevance for substance use prevention research.
pertinente
=apposite ; appropriate ; pertinent ; relevant ; responsive ; apropos ; need oriented ; germane ; fit for purpose.
Ex: All terms may be included, and placed in the most apposite position in the hierarchy of the subject = Pueden incluirse todos los términos y colocarse en la posición más apropiada en la jerarquía de la materia.
Ex: Informative abstracts are appropriate for texts describing experimental work.
Ex: An organisation engaged in the preparation of abstracts for some information tool cannot realistically hope to compile an abstract for every document that is pertinent to the topic that aims to cover.
Ex: Most such bulletins list titles or abstracts, together with citations of relevant new documents in the subject area.
Ex: This catalog would then present a much more revealing, helpful, and responsive picture to the actual needs of the library user than the finding catalog.
Ex: The beauty the low-brow reader finds in an apropos use of a familiar expression may be as satisfying to him as the high-brow's appreciation of Proustian style.
Ex: Based on findings, some important observations relating to the functioning of the library were made to make its services more need oriented.
Ex: The bibliography lists documents expressly recommended to the researchers in this area and documents of interest which are not specifically germane.
Ex: Commercial pressures are placing demands on the designer to provide solutions which are fit for purpose for all user groups.
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* con datos no pertinentes=dirty .
* considerar pertinente=consider + appropriate.
* cuando sea pertinente=where applicable ; where appropriate.
* documento recuperado no pertinente=false drop.
* hacer que algo sea pertinente a las necesidades de algo o Alguien=make + Nombre + relevant to.
* muy pertinente para=central to.
* pertinente a la recuperación=retrieval-related.
* pertinente a las bibliotecas=library-related.
* resultar pertinente=prove + relevant.
* según sea pertinente=as applicable.
* ser pertinente=apply ; be in order ; commend + Reflexivo + for + situation ; be to the point.
* si fuera pertinente=if applicable.
* si fuese pertinente=if applicable.

pertinente a la recuperación
=retrieval-related.
Ex: Follow a list of retrieval-related elements that should be included in abstracts.
pertinente a las bibliotecas
(adj.)=library-related.
Ex: In the USA 29% of CD-ROMs contain library-related information.
pertrechos
(n.)=gear ; materiel.
Ex: The library is now the greatest treasure house of whaling fact and lore in the world with its collection of logbooks, maps, photographs, manuscripts and whaling gear = Ahora la biblioteca ahora es la mayor fuente inagotable del mundo de datos y tradiciones sobre la caza de ballenas con su colección de diarios de navegación, mapas, fotografías, manuscritos y herramientas para la caza de ballenas.
Ex: Effective management of hazardous materiel is an economic as well as an environmental necessity.
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* pertrechos de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* pertrechos de viaje=travelgear.
* pertrechos militares=materiel.

pertrechos de pesca
(n.)=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
Ex: The fishing tackle we use can have an unintended and negative impact on marine wildlife. Ex: Fishing gear that produces an electric field in sea water could help prevent sharks from becoming accidental bycatch. Ex: No survivor at sea should be without fishing equipment but if you are, improvise fishhooks as shown in Chapter 8. Ex: Some people wrongly believe their household contents insurance will cover their angling equipment.
pertrechos de viaje
(n.)=travelgear.
Ex: They are the best source for quality luggage, backpacks, travelgear, with the best customer service in the industry.
pertrechos militares
(n.)=materiel.
Ex: Effective management of hazardous materiel is an economic as well as an environmental necessity.
perturbación
(n.)=disruption ; derangement ; disturbance ; unsettling.
Ex: An academic library should be extendible to permit future growth with minimum disruption.
Ex: George Watson Cole refers to his mental derangement and pecuniary embarrassment.
Ex: A centralised system was chosen to ensure speedy receipt and dissemination with minimal disturbances.
Ex: Perhaps the unsettling that is experienced in a predicament is because these situations create an opening for messy emotional responses that draw on feelings.

perturbado
(adj.)=unsettled ; insane.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off.
Ex: Ramakrishna was deemed holy by his followers but considered insane by many non-Hindus chiefly because of his behavior when interacting with the goddess Kali.
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* perturbado y violento=violently insane.

perturbado y violento
(adj.)=violently insane.
Ex: The author discusses the problems facing public libraries in the USA caused by library users who are mentally disturbed, violently insane, or engaged in illegal activities.
perturbador
(adj.)=disturbing ; stirring ; unsettling ; perturbing.
Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.
Ex: We must plan as best we can for known events while contriving to improvise when, as often happens, such stirring distractions occur unannounced.
Ex: These two fondly remembered programs often presented speculative and unsettling political visions of American society.
Ex: Luhmann understands emotions essentially as perturbing individual phenomena that have no place in sociology.

perturbadoramente
=disturbingly.
Ex: The novel is disturbingly dark, violent, and filled with iconoclasm, despair, and paranoia = La novela es inquietantmente siniestra y violenta y está llena de iconoclasía, desesperación y paranoia.

perturbar
(v.)=disturb ; unsettle ; jar ; perturb ; disrupt ; fudge ; faze.
Ex: Transcribe the data as found, however, if case endings are affected, if the grammatical construction of the data would be disturbed, or if one element is inseparably linked to another.
Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions.
Ex: She analyzes how her memory was jarred by this massacre.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
Ex: This adaptation of David Leavitt's novel wobbles between comedy and melodrama, ultimately fudging the novel's spiky empathy.
Ex: Arranged marriages, which are so the norm here in India, always seem to faze the non-Indians.
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* perturbar la paz=disturb + the peace ; disrupt + peace.
* perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad=disturb + the peace and tranquillity.
* perturbar + Posesivo + paz=disturb + Posesivo + peace.

perturbar + Posesivo + paz
(v.)=disturb + Posesivo + peace.
Ex: And yet I've never told people to pipe down when they were disturbing my peace with their too loud blatherings on a cell phone.
perturbar la paz
(v.)=disturb + the peace ; disrupt + peace.
Ex: If you own a dog, you must not allow it to continually or frequently bark, howl, or yelp, disturbing the peace of others. Ex: The government will crush foreign elements trying to disrupt peace in the country with an iron hand.
perturbar la paz y la tranquilidad
(v.)=disturb + the peace and tranquillity.
Ex: Everyone will get equal opportunities for expansion and growth without disturbing the peace and tranquility of others.
peruano
(n.)=Peruvian.
Ex: The author explains what is being done to help Peruvians who do not yet have personal access to electronic networks.

perversamente
=perversely ; devilishly ; wickedly.
Ex: Play indexes are numerous and perversely disparate.
Ex: Used though we were to talking about schools of business, we found it devilishly difficult to insert a period after 'Information'.
Ex: The author demonstrates a wickedly funny eye for human frailty without succumbing to cynicism or misanthropy.

perversidad
(n.)=perversity ; viciousness ; wickedness ; iniquity ; maliciousness.
Ex: Deliberately to pay less attention to a query because it comes from the mayor of the city, or the chairman of the company, or the vice-chancellor of the university, would betray a perversity foreign to the normal well-adjusted librarian.
Ex: She said they've tolerated his moods, his viciousness -- everything else -- but that this was the last straw.
Ex: With the right ingredients put together so that virtue triumphs and wickedness is punished a very satisfying story can be produced.
Ex: To redress this iniquity women are demanding not only equal pay for equal work, but equal pay for work of equal value.
Ex: Never attribute to maliciousness that which can adequately be explained by mere stupidity.

perversión
(n.)=debauchery ; perversion ; depravation.
Ex: During the parliamentary debates he pointed out the advantages of the library to towns at present suffering from excesses of drunkenness and debauchery.
Ex: In my opinion this approach is incorrect, and the use of computers to speed up and perpetuate outdated systems is a perversion of technology.
Ex: Poverty and depravation impacts on those directly affected and also influences the well being of the whole macro structure of the nation.
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* perversión sexual=sexual perversion.

perversión sexual
(n.)=sexual perversion.
Ex: It also shows how much homosexuality was linked to general sexual perversion and unnatural lechery.
perverso
(n.)=wicked ; untoward ; perverse ; wayward ; slavering ; diabolical ; diabolic ; poison-pen ; sinister.
Ex: If the analogy with the fairy story is taken a little further it can be noted that no author really believes in dragons, wicked queens, fair maidens locked in high towers and the like.
Ex: Perhaps, he questioned himself, this is the way every principal operates, and there is nothing untoward in it.
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
Ex: The article 'The wayward scholar: resources and research in popular culture' defends popular culture as a legitimate and important library resource.
Ex: There is much slavering, kinky enjoyment of Diana's torments, a quality shared with the Gothic novel.
Ex: This scene is appropriate in relation to the center panel, which shows the diabolical influence of lust.
Ex: The triptych as a whole reflects late Medieval obsession with demons and witches, and with the diabolic 'power of women' to corrupt man.
Ex: The writer explains how he earned a poison-pen reputation as dance and music critic at the Los Angeles Times.
Ex: The selectman received this explanation in silence, but he fastened on the librarian a glance full of sinister meaning.
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* mundo utópico perverso=dystopia.
* sexo perverso=kinky sex.
* utopía perversa=dystopia.
* utópico perverso=dystopian.

pervertido
(adj.)=perverse ; pervert ; kinky .
Ex: The demand for business information, in relation to its price, is rather perverse in that high price often generates a high demand.
Ex: The ratings war between TV programmes has produced an emphasis on 'nuts, sluts, & perverts' & their victims, & discussion of sexual problems are commonplace on TV talk shows.
Ex: However, those desiring something off-the-wall, borderline kinky, and just plain mad might appreciate the novel.

pervetir
(v.)=pervert.
Ex: Humans have an extraordinary capacity for perverting well-intended laws to evil purposes.

pervinca
(n.)=periwinkle ; myrtle herb.
Ex: Remember periwinkle also enjoys sun, but the leaves may be paler green in the sunshine.
Ex: Results of one study indicated that myrtle herb extract can decrease the levels of blood sugar in mice.

pervivencia
(n.)=durability.
Ex: Some experts have expressed grave doubts about the durability of contemporary literary and artistic works on paper and hence the possibility of handing on works of culture to future generations.

perímetro
(n.)=perimeter ; girth.
Ex: Edge notch cards have a series of holes around the perimeter, and the piece of card between the hole and the edge of the card may be removed, using a punch, to form a notch.
Ex: Thigh girth was measured to determine the degree of atrophy.

período bajo
(n.)=dry spell.
Ex: After ten years of glut in the economy, a dry spell is due, and it will last for more than a year or two.
período culminante
(n.)=peak period.
Ex: Where relevant, to monitor change, this is set in the context of earlier research, notably during the peak period of the 70s.
período de McCarthy, el
=McCarthy period, the.
Ex: This article discusses several specific instances of abuses of public power that involved a questionable relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and various universities during the McCarthy period.
período de Pascua
(n.)=Easter Season.
Ex: Eastertide, or the Easter Season, begins on Easter Sunday and continues until Pentecost in the Christian liturgical calendar, thus spanning a total of seven weeks.
período de baja actividad
(n.)=dry spell.
Ex: After ten years of glut in the economy, a dry spell is due, and it will last for more than a year or two.
período de calma
(n.)=lull.
Ex: The author observes that there was no lull in the construction of Scottish castellated architecture between 1480 and 1560.
período de cinco años
(n.)=five-year period ; period of five years.
Ex: The views of a sample of parents with children in secondary schools in London were examined over a five-year period. Ex: The tribunal ordered his name to be removed from the register and that a period of five years must elapse before he would be allowed to apply for reregistration.
período de cobertura
(n.)=date of coverage ; period of coverage.
Ex: The date of coverage is the period or date designated by the publisher on a bibliographic unit to define the chronological limits of the content of the unit. Ex: The author presents detailed information about 37 on-line data bases specifically concerned with patents information including content, period of coverage, frequency of updating and maximum costs.
período de cultivo
(n.)=growing season.
Ex: Parasitization rates were low, but wasps actively attacked the weevil throughout the cauliflower growing season.
período de descanso
(n.)=rest time.
Ex: Other pupils will need help in developing stamina and concentration by having rest times when what they are reading can be discussed.
período de descuento por inscripción anticipada
(n.)=early bird period.
Ex: Early bird period extended until September 20.
período de entreguerras, el
(n.)=interwar period, the.
Ex: Why did socialists win elections in some countries in Europe, and fascists in others, during the interwar period?.
período de espera
(n.)=waiting period.
Ex: This article presents a fuzzy system of determining the required waiting period after traffic accidents.
período de estancamiento
(n.)=plateau [plateaux, -pl.].
Ex: The research is intended to highlight ways forward for librarians at a plateau in their careers.
período de financiación
(n.)=funding period.
Ex: The article 'Clumps come up trumps' reviews four clump projects now at the end of their funding period = El artículo "Los catálogos colectivos virtuales triunfan' analiza cuatro proyectos sobre catálogos colectivos virtuales que se encuentran al final de su período de financiación.
período de formación
(n.)=formative period.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on the years between 1961 and 1964, the formative period of Warhol as a painter and graphic artist.
período de gestación
(n.)=gestation period.
Ex: The gestation period of a human, from time of conception to birth, is approximately 9 months.
período de gracia
(n.)=grace period ; time of grace.
Ex: For monographs, undergraduates have a one-day grace period. Ex: This file has to checked every day, and after a time of grace of a week, a reminder is to be sent to the borrower.
período de inactividad
(n.)=doldrums.
Ex: The article 'Publishing in Russia - the heady doldrums of change' lists inflation; piracy; bribery; and lack of organization as the main drawbacks of the new Russian publishing industry.
período de incubación
(n.)=incubation period.
Ex: The library has emerged from a 400-year incubation period as a ducal library to become a modern research and study centre dedicated to European culture 1400-1830.
período de la prensa manual, el
(n.)=hand-press period, the.
Ex: Many cheap books and most of the jobbing work of the earlier hand-press period have disappeared completely.
período de la prensa mecánica, el
=machine-press period, the.
Ex: But the situation in the machine-press period differed chiefly in degree, not in kind.
período de lluvia
(n.)=wet spell.
Ex: Negative values denote dry spells; positive values denote wet spells.
período de mayor demanda
(n.)=peak time.
Ex: April and September are peak times for meetings.
período de observación
(n.)=observation period.
Ex: Impact factors based on the usual 2 years' observation period may therefore be distorted by deviating ageing behaviour.
período de poca actividad
(n.)=slack time ; slack period ; slack activity time.
Ex: It may also make administrators aware of the comparatively large percentage of slack time required by public service staff for the library to serve its patrons effectively. Ex: The issue desk is staffed at all times by part-time help; they receive no training, are paid the minimum wage, and are permitted to read or study during slack periods. Ex: Also, through this sequence of activities and events, slack activity times are established that have the potential of reducing time and cost for a given project by reallocation of sources.
período de prueba
(n.)=probationary period ; trial period ; trial run ; probation ; period of probation ; probation period.
Ex: That probationary period may vary from one month for clerical positions or jobs in which there may be rapid turnover to one year for professional positions. Ex: Eight thousand Prestel frames were earmarked for community information during the trial period. Ex: This course can be taken by librarians as well as readers and its trial run started in 1987. Ex: The length of probation may well vary, but the reason for it is to enable the employer and the employee to assess one another. Ex: If this is to be done, it is important that adequate warnings be given to the employee throughout the period of probation. Ex: In the case of new hires, there is normally a probation period of twelve months.
período de prácticas
(n.)=work placement ; training attachment.
Ex: 3% of those surveyed had been on a work placement within the film industry in the past year. Ex: But only 20% had attended a taught course, been on atraining attachment or received on-the-job training.
período de prácticas en centros
(n.)=practicum.
Ex: The importance of the practicum in the curriculum has ebbed and flowed tremendously throughout the history of library education.
período de prácticas en la industria
(n.)=industrial placement.
Ex: Another common trend is to include an industrial placement of a significant duration (3-6 months, even 1 year) in the last but one year of studies.
período de préstamo
(n.)=lending period.
Ex: Return borrowed books on time or extend the lending period in order to avoid reminder procedures for which fees will be charged.
período de recortes presupuestarios
=budget-slashing times.
Ex: He then said: 'Look, pal, your budget will probably be one of the first to be cut in these budget-slashing times'.
período de reflexión
(n.)=cooling-off period.
Ex: In 1926 collective bargaining was established in the railway system and procedures for the handling of grievances, arbitration, 'cooling-off' periods, fact finding, and mediation.
período de sequía
(n.)=dry spell.
Ex: There seems to be some authorities that still believe this 'dry-spell' will eventually right itself and things will get back to normal weather and rainfall.
período de servicio
(n.)=tour of duty.
Ex: Her 'tour of duty' extended from the end of September 1987 to the end of March of the following year, summertime for the Southern Hemisphere.
período de tiempo
(n.)=amount of time ; time ; time frame [timeframe] ; time lapse ; time period ; time span [time-span] ; time slot ; period of time ; date range ; window of time.
Ex: If there is one, the borrower must be notified, and the copy somehow put aside for that borrower for a limited amount of time. Ex: The following highlights are what this first class of Fellows recall of their time overseas. Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses. Ex: The time lapse before the required page appears can become irritating. Ex: When the search is run online, those time periods already searched ondisc will be excluded automatically from your search results. Ex: The source index lists all documents included in the journals covered by the index, and issues published in the time span of the particular cumulation. Ex: each professional group (i.e., Sections and Round Tables) will receive one time slot of 2 1/2 hours. Ex: Bench studies, on the other hand, record the sequence of behaviors at particular benches within the shopping center over an extended period of time = Por otro lado, los estudios de los bancos para sentarse toma nota del comportamiento de la gente en bancos concretos dentro de un centro comercial durante un amplio período de tiempo. Ex: It would be great to have a user selectable date range, rather than choosing a day or a week. Ex: Larks living in areas with long breeding seasons can have two or three clutches, while those in areas with a short window of time for breeding will have only one.
período de vacaciones
(n.)=vacation period.
Ex: Vacations periods are indicated by entering each day the library is closed.
período de validez
(n.)=period of validity.
Ex: Travel cards can be used for as many journeys as you like during their period of validity.
período de vigencia
(n.)=time span [time-span].
Ex: The source index lists all documents included in the journals covered by the index, and issues published in the time span of the particular cumulation.
período de votación
(n.)=balloting period.
Ex: The balloting period for this proposed standard is May 24 through July 8, 2002.
período escolar
(n.)=school days.
Ex: Don't go to France thinking that your cherished ancient institution from your 50s/60s school days remains unchanged amid the splendour of its beautiful if dingy old digs.
período formativo
(n.)=formative period.
Ex: The exhibition focuses on the years between 1961 and 1964, the formative period of Warhol as a painter and graphic artist.
período glacial
(n.)=ice age.
Ex: A bewildering array of information devices must now be exploited as effectively as books were during the ice age of librarianship.
período medieval
(n.)=mediaeval period [medieval period, -USA] ; mediaeval times [medieval times, -USA].
Ex: Superbly decorated bindings have been carefully preserved from the medieval period up to the present day, not only in tooled leather, but also in wood and metal (sometimes carved or jewelled), in cloth and embroidery, and in pierced or painted vellum. Ex: Dubrovnik, Croatia, is a walled city, preserved as it existed in medieval times.
período menstrual
(n.)=menstrual period.
Ex: Pregnancy is measured in trimesters from the first day of your last menstrual period and normally lasts about 40 weeks from conception to the birth of a baby.
período positivo
(n.)=bonanza.
Ex: The long awaited bonanza in optical storage has finally arisen.
período previo
(n.)=run-up.
Ex: With deep concern we have witnessed the attempts by Tunisian authorities to silence journalists and human rights activists in the run-up and during the summit.
período previo a la lectura
(n.)=prereading.
Ex: At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.
período seco
(n.)=dry spell.
Ex: There seems to be some authorities that still believe this 'dry-spell' will eventually right itself and things will get back to normal weather and rainfall.
período transitorio
(n.)=transitional period ; transition period.
Ex: If we look at it that way we can pour reference personnel into helping with troubles with the catalog for a transitional period. Ex: The author examines the challenges that face the library community during the transition period from a traditional library to an electronic library.
período ventajoso
(n.)=bonanza.
Ex: The long awaited bonanza in optical storage has finally arisen.
período álgido
(n.)=peak period.
Ex: Where relevant, to monitor change, this is set in the context of earlier research, notably during the peak period of the 70s.
período^1
(n.)=period ; phase ; stage ; term ; chapter ; interregnum ; span ; spell ; stint ; stretch.
Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: The first stage in the choice of access points must be the definition of an author.
Ex: The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.
Ex: The late 18th century heyday of aristocratic libraries was a brief but important chapter in Hungarian library history.
Ex: In American higher education the interregnum between world wars was a time of drift and disappointment.
Ex: The disc held an 18-month span of data from CAB ABSTRACTS.
Ex: The outstanding example is Ian Sillitoe, who started writing seriously only after reading undisturbed during a lengthy spell in hospital.
Ex: Evidence for identification is rarely available, but in a few cases very full printers' records have survived in which individual stints are accounted for.
Ex: After all, who has not felt dog-tired and drained, sometimes for long stretches, at one time or another?.
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* breve período de tiempo=while.
* durante el período vacacional=during the holidays.
* durante este período=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* durante largos períodos=for extended durations.
* durante largos períodos de tiempo=over long periods of time.
* durante un gran período=for a long period.
* durante un gran período de tiempo=for a long period of time.
* durante un largo período=for a long period ; for a long period ; for an extended duration.
* durante un largo período de tiempo=over a long time scale ; over a long period of time ; for a long period of time ; over a long period.
* durante un período de + Expresión Temporal=over a period of + Expresión Temporal.
* durante un período de prueba=on a trial basis.
* durante un período de tiempo=for a number of years.
* durante un periodo de tiempo determinado=over a period of time.
* durante un período de tiempo indefinido=over an indefinite period of time ; over an indefinite span of time.
* durante un período indefinido=for an indefinite period.
* en el período penoso de=in the throes of.
* en el período previo a=in the run up to ; during the run up to.
* en el período vacacional=during the holidays.
* en este período=in the course of events ; during the course of events.
* en período de=in the throes of.
* en período de desarrollo=in ascendancy.
* en período de gestación=gestating.
* en un corto período de tiempo=in a short period of time.
* en un período de=at a time of.
* en un período de transición=in a period of transition.
* en un período más o menos lejano=in the near future ; in the near future.
* largos períodos de tiempo=long periods of time.
* madre en período de lactancia=nursing mother.
* mujer en período de lactancia=nursing woman.
* pasar por un período de=go through + a period of.
* período álgido=peak period.
* período bajo=dry spell.
* período culminante=peak period.
* período de baja actividad=dry spell.
* período de calma=lull.
* período de cinco años=five-year period ; period of five years.
* período de cobertura=date of coverage ; period of coverage.
* período de cultivo=growing season.
* período de descanso=rest time.
* período de descuento por inscripción anticipada=early bird period.
* período de entreguerras, el=interwar period, the.
* período de espera=waiting period.
* período de estancamiento=plateau [plateaux, -pl.].
* período de financiación=funding period.
* período de formación=formative period.
* período de gestación=gestation period.
* periodo de gracia=grace period ; time of grace.
* período de inactividad=doldrums.
* período de incubación=incubation period.
* período de la prensa manual, el=hand-press period, the.
* período de la prensa mecánica, el=machine-press period, the.
* período de lluvia=wet spell.
* periodo de mandato=period of office.
* período de mayor demanda=peak time.
* período de McCarthy, el=McCarthy period, the.
* período de observación=observation period.
* período de Pascua=Easter Season.
* período de poca actividad=slack time ; slack period ; slack activity time.
* período de prácticas=work placement ; training attachment.
* período de prácticas en centros=practicum.
* período de prácticas en la industria=industrial placement.
* período de préstamo=lending period.
* período de prueba=probationary period ; trial period ; trial run ; probation ; period of probation ; probation period.
* período de recortes presupuestarios=budget-slashing times.
* período de reflexión=cooling-off period.
* período de sequía=dry spell.
* período de servicio=tour of duty.
* período de tiempo=amount of time ; time ; time frame [timeframe] ; time lapse ; time period ; time span [time-span] ; time slot ; period of time ; date range ; window of time.
* período de vacaciones=vacation period.
* período de validez=period of validity.
* período de vigencia=time span [time-span].
* período de votación=balloting period.
* período escolar=school days.
* período formativo=formative period.
* período glacial=ice age.
* periodo histórico=historical period.
* período medieval=mediaeval period [medieval period, -USA] ; mediaeval times [medieval times, -USA].
* período positivo=bonanza.
* período previo=run-up.
* período previo a la lectura=prereading.
* período seco=dry spell.
* período transitorio=transitional period ; transition period.
* período ventajoso=bonanza.
* por un período de tiempo limitado=on a short-term basis.
* préstamo de periodo fijo=fixed date loan period.
* trabajar durante un período de tiempo=serve + stint.
* un gran período de=a long period of.
* un largo período de=a long period of.
* un período de=a stretch of.
* un período determinado=a frozen moment in time.
* un periodo intenso de=a flurry of.

período^2
(n.)=period.
Ex: The debate on whether or not a woman can get pregnant during her period has been going on for decades now.
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* del período=menstrual.
* período menstrual=menstrual period.

peróxido
(n.)=peroxide.
Ex: Photographs should be stored in non-hygroscopic containers which are free of sulphur, acids, and peroxides.

pesa
(n.)=weight.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
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* entrenamiento con pesas=weight training.
* levantador de pesas=weightlifter [weight lifter].
* levantamiento de pesas=weightlifting [weight lifting].

pesadamente
=tediously ; ponderously ; boringly ; onerously.
Ex: Bibliographers, like other scholars, have to be able to think logically, to judge critically, and to persevere in tediously repetitive tasks.
Ex: However, his use of a remorselessly chronological approach yields a narrative that is often bitty, sometimes ponderously plodding.
Ex: Everything that happens in the couple's tiny, shrunken, enclosed world is addictive, unglamorous, and boringly awful.
Ex: That's why online dating services all ask you to fill out onerously long questionnaires that only function to identify one personality trait.
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* avanzar lenta y pesadamente=trundle.

pesadez
(n.)=heaviness ; clunkiness.
Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
Ex: They managed to recreate the look and feel of Britannica without the clunkiness of the paper index and difficult page navigation of the paper Encyclopaedia Britannica.
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* andar con pesadez=trudge.
* caminar con pesadez=trudge.

pesadilla
(n.)=nightmare ; bête noire ; bugbear ; bugaboo.
Ex: Catalogue maintenance in a large union catalogue based on cards or slips was a nightmare, and it was very labour-intensive to maintain such catalogues at more than one location.
Ex: If one spots the bête noir, one signals for immediate replacement or alerts the others to stay out of sight.
Ex: Babies eating pasties has, for a long time now, been a bugbear of mine.
Ex: Chemistry and mathematics were like a bugaboo for me but physics always captured my interest.
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* de pesadilla=nightmarish.
* pesadilla de + Nombre, la=bane of + Nombre, the ; curse of + Nombre, the.

pesadilla de + Nombre, la
=bane of + Nombre, the ; curse of + Nombre, the.
Ex: This process has become a source of frustration and time-consuming, bureaucratic manoeuvering which appears to be the bane of acquisitions librarians everywhere. Ex: The curse of professionalism is its tendency to distract the specialist's attention from his basic function by concentrating his thinking on a multiplicity of details.
pesado^1
(adj.)=heavy .
Ex: The heap of wet sheets of paper was left to stand overnight under a heavy weight.
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* caminar con paso pesado=plod (along/through).
* campeón de los pesos pesados=heavyweight champion.
* de forma pesada=heavily.
* industria pesada=heavy industry.
* maquinaria pesada=heavy machinery.
* para trabajos pesados=heavy-duty.
* peso pesado=big wheel ; big shot ; big noise ; big wig ; fat cat.
* tráfico pesado=heavy traffic.
* vehículo pesado=heavy vehicle ; heavy goods vehicle (HGV).

pesado^2
(n.)=onerous ; ponderous ; tedious ; tiresome ; weighty ; bore ; drab ; stodgy ; wearisome ; weary ; wearying ; importunate ; leaden ; nuisance ; pushy ; pest.
Nota: Referido a personas que irritan con su comportamiento.
Ex: Sub-arrangement under an entry term can alleviate the onerous task of scanning long lists of entries under the same keyword.
Ex: Some SLIS are seriously affected by ponderous administrative procedures imposed upon them.
Ex: In other places too many references could make for a very tedious search.
Ex: Some of their drawbacks make regular use rather tiresome.
Ex: AACR1 is a weighty code, not because it contains extensive enumeration, but rather because of its comprehensive coverage.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
Ex: Have reading foisted on you as a duty, a task to be put up with, from which you expect no delight, and it can appear a drab business gladly to be given up.
Ex: One could easily prefer the convenience of the stodgy single-volume work.
Ex: The earliest binding machines replaced the wearisome hand-beating of the sheets in order to fold them.
Ex: Humanity is returning to the downsized, reengineered, total quality management weary business world.
Ex: A new wave of books dealing frankly with such concerns as sex, alcoholism and broken homes was seen as a breakthrough, but plots and styles have begun to show a wearying sameness.
Ex: She concludes that this problem probes the importunate boundaries separating man from beast and the natural from the monstrous.
Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers .
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: Parents can help the development of a child prodigy in an infinite number of ways, ranging from the attentive but not too pushy to the downright obsessive.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
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* broma pesada=practical joke.
* de un modo aburrido y pesado=tediously ; ponderously ; boringly.
* hacer (todo) el trabajo pesado=do (all) + the donkey work.
* lento y pesado=plodding.
* pesados, los=nuisance, the.
* ser un pesado=be a pest ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials ; be a (real) nuisance.
* trabajo pesado=donkey work.
* viejo pesado=old fart.

pesados, los
=nuisance, the.
Ex: Essentially, problem patrons can be considered in three groups: (1) the dangerous or apparently dangerous; (2) the patron who disrupts readers; and (3) the nuisance whose focus is the librarian.
pesadumbre
(n.)=heaviness ; sinking feeling ; distress.
Ex: Despite the heaviness of the air -- the humidity, even at this early time of the day, was thick -- and the impressive Corinthian-columned facade of the library, she felt happy, almost light-headed.
Ex: Stage fright is not uncommon for new presenters, but even veterans may approach each presentation with a sinking feeling.
Ex: The reason for his distress seemed to have been twofold: he derived comfort from reading the roll and he would have found it very embarassing to admit at the end of his journey that he had lost it.

pesar más que
(v.)=outweigh ; outbalance.
Ex: It may be decided that the practical impediments to the distribution and assignment of such numbers outweigh their potential usefulness. Ex: The large profits to be made in this field will outbalance the problems that may lie ahead.
pesar^1
(n.)=grief ; regret ; chagrin ; heartache.
Ex: This paper discusses the ways in which books may be used to help bereaved children to understand death and other aspects of grief.
Ex: Spalding's regret is quite understandable, for few of those seeking to identify particular editions in the catalog will fail to be confused by the results of this decision.
Ex: Much to her nanny's surprise and chagrin, she was fully potty-trained by her first birthday.
Ex: Lovelorn staff at a Japanese company can take paid time off after an upsetting break-up with a partner, with more 'heartache leave' offered as they get older.
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* a pesar de=in the teeth of.
* a pesar de (que)=albeit (that) ; despite ; in spite of ; notwithstanding ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that.
* a pesar de todo=all the same ; in spite of everything ; despite everything ; despite it all ; in spite of it all ; all this said.
* a pesar de todo + Posesivo + Nombre=for all + Posesivo + Nombre.
* con pesar=with regret.
* muy a + Posesivo + pesar=to + Posesivo + chagrin.

pesar^2
(v.)=weigh.
Ex: Letters and parcels would be weighed by library staff and franked to show the correct amount in lieu of sticking on postage stamps.
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* pesar más que=outweigh ; outbalance.

pesaroso
(adj.)=doleful ; grieving.
Ex: This year will go down as the most depressing doleful Christmas I've ever had.
Ex: His grieving wife, Carol, had an inkling that Paul was in ill health, as he was off-colour for quite some time.

pesca
(n.)=catch ; fishing ; angling.
Nota: Con caña.
Ex: The CRONOS data bank includes a FISH domain, with data on catches and fleet statistics, and the COMEXT data bank covers the external trade statistics of fisheries.
Ex: The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether 'Angling' or 'Fishing' is used as the search term.
Ex: The user will automatically retrieve the same records regardless of whether 'angling' or 'Fishing' is used as the search term.
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* aficionado a la pesca=fishing-hobbyist.
* aparejos de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* avíos de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* barco dedicado a la pesca de la langosta=lobster boat.
* barco de pesca=fishing vessel.
* enseres de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* equipo de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* la pesca del día=the day's catch ; the catch of the day.
* licencia de pesca=fishing licence.
* permiso de pesca=fishing permit.
* pertrechos de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* pesca con mosca=fly fishing.
* una buena pesca=a good catch.
* útiles de pesca=fishing tackle ; fishing gear ; fishing equipment ; angling equipment.
* y toda la pesca=and whatnot ; or whatnot.

pesca con mosca
(n.)=fly fishing.
Ex: This is far from traditional fly fishing and some anglers will throw their arms up in horror but others will love it.
pescada
(n.)=hake.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.

pescadero
(n.)=fishmonger.
Ex: During the reign of Edward II, the political power of the fishmongers waned and Parliament decreed that no fishmonger could become mayor of the city.

pescadería
(n.)=fishmonger's shop.
Ex: The oldest fishmonger's shop in Sheffield is back in business after being refloated.

pescadilla
(n.)=whiting.
Ex: For example, a search on whiting would yield some items by or about persons of that name and also items on the subject as a type of fish.

pescado
(n.)=seafood ; fish.
Ex: A search of the term 'shellfish' selects a further 126 terms, of which the six most highly ranked are: oysters, mussels, clams, tides, estuaries, and seafoods.
Ex: What is absolutely certain is that without some preparation by the teacher, a visitor cannot hope to achieve very much; he is in little better a position than cold fish on a marble slab.
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* aceite de pescado=fish oil.
* albóndiga de pescado=fish cake.
* caldereta de pescado=fish stew.
* carne de pescado=fish meal.
* croqueta de pescado=fish cake.
* filete de pescado=fish fillet.
* fuente de pescado=seafood platter.
* guiso de pescado=fish stew.
* lonja de pescado=fish market.
* mercado de pescado=fish market.
* oler a pescado=smell + fishy.
* pescado blanco=whitefish.
* pescado inmaduro=fish fry.
* pescado menudo=small fry, the ; fish fry.
* pescado y patatas=fish and chips.
* tienda de pescado y patatas fritas=chippy ; fish and chips shop.

pescado blanco
(n.)=whitefish.
Ex: They serve a range of Spannish dishes like a heart of lettuce served with filet of whitefish and fresh vegetables.
pescado inmaduro
(n.)=fish fry.
Ex: The Government is turning on the heat in the fight against catching and selling fish fry.
pescado menudo
(n.)=small fry, the ; fish fry.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry). Ex: The Government is turning on the heat in the fight against catching and selling fish fry.
pescado y patatas
=fish and chips.
Ex: I'm looking for some good places for fish and chips in Melbourne, not so much 'best ones' as such, more like your favourite ones.
pescador
(n.)=fisherman [fishermen, -pl.] ; angler ; fisher.
Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also BUS BOYS, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.
Ex: Most anglers use hooks that are entirely too large for trout fishing.
Ex: The only fish we saw was about 14" caught by some fishers on the east end of the reservoir.
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* águila pescadora=osprey ; fish hawk.
* botas de pescador=waders.
* comunidad de pescadores=fishing community.
* gavilán pescador=osprey ; fish hawk.
* halcón pescador=osprey ; fish hawk.
* picnic de pescador=shore dinner.
* pueblo de pescadores=fishing community ; fishing village.

pescar
(v.)=fish (for).
Ex: The article 'Catfish ain't ugly' reviews the range of Web sites providing information about the catfish in the USA and places to go to fish for catfish.
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* buen sitio para pescar=fishing spot.
* caña de pescar=fishing rod ; fishing pole.
* cebo de pescar=fishing lure.
* cesta para pescar langostas=lobster trap.
* pescar furtivamente=poach.
* pescarlas al vuelo=be quick on the uptake.
* red de pescar=fishnet ; fishing net.
* vara de pescar=fishing rod ; fishing pole.

pescar furtivamente
(v.)=poach.
Ex: Fifty-eight deer died: 12 due to predation, 6 due to malnutrition, 14 due to other or unknown sources, and 26 killed by hunters (including 1 that was poached).
pescarlas al vuelo
(v.)=be quick on the uptake.
Ex: Lauren is very quick on the uptake and picks up on everything going on around her but knows it doesn't pay to have loose lips.
pescuezo
(n.)=neck.
Nota: Parte del cuerpo de un animal.
Ex: Under no circumstances should chicks or young birds be grasped or carried by the neck or legs as this may cause permanent injury.

pese
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* pese a=despite ; in spite of ; notwithstanding ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that ; in the teeth of.

pese a
=despite ; in spite of ; notwithstanding ; although ; despite the fact that ; in spite of the fact that ; in the teeth of.
Ex: The scheme covers all knowledge, despite being special in purpose. Ex: In spite of its inherent conservatism, the BM code favours direct entry. Ex: Notwithstanding these activities, the printed word remains an essential vehicle for transmitting information to both specialized and general audiences. Ex: These are the strengths of the Journal of Common Market Studies, although even this journal has a wider remit than its title suggest. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: In spite of the fact that the investigation of the relationship of these two factors would be very important, there is still hardly any research done on this topic. Ex: They remain a people who cling to their distinct identity in the teeth of persistent rejection.
pesetero
(n.)=stingy ; tight-fisted ; miser ; skinflint ; penny-pinching ; tightwad ; piker ; penny pincher.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic.
Ex: The money for modernizing Indian towns will have to come out of the pockets of leading merchants, men stereotyped as tight-fisted scrooges.
Ex: If one were to think of an analogue outside the library situation, one would conjure up the image of a miser cackling with delight as he counts and recounts his beloved coins.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: He is been described as a penny-pinching skinflint tightwad who would sooner die than part with a dollar.
Ex: For pikers like me it's a tremendous comfort to know that at this moment, counting what I owe, I have more money than Donald Trump.
Ex: However I am a 'penny pincher' and always on the look out for ways I can save myself a few dollars.

pesimismo
(n.)=pessimism ; gloom and doom ; gloom.
Ex: The results show that there are reasons for both optimism and pessimism as regard the future of computers in education.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
Ex: However, short breaks and budget flights are exceptions to the general travel gloom.
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* con pesimismo=pessimistically ; gloomily.

pesimista
(adj.)=pessimist ; pessimistic ; sombre [somber, -USA] ; gloomy ; doomsayer ; negativist ; worryguts ; worrywart ; worrypot ; blackly.
Ex: Only an incurable pessimist would refuse to concede that the future will be longer than the past.
Ex: As the sales figures show, DC is very much alive, despite pessimistic forecasts in the 1960s.
Ex: The major source of national library resourcing remains central governments and the general picture of funding is sombre.
Ex: In spite of gloomy conditions thoughtful library leaders are saying that opportunities have never been more promising.
Ex: Doomsayers persist in the belief that the book world has been overrun by philistinism.
Ex: For this reason, I will probably not vote in the London mayoral election at all and this doesn't make me a whinging negativist dweeb.
Ex: He is far too young to be such a worryguts.
Ex: The incidence of banks going belly-up is pretty rare, but for worrywarts, it's nice to know the government will take care of you if something happens.
Ex: Some of the characters in the play are barking mad and the Mayor is a worrypot!.
Ex: Some possible candidates would definitely include Tom Lehrer, a former Harvard professor who became a song writer of blackly satirical songs.
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* de modo pesimista=gloomily.

pesimistamente
=pessimistically.
Ex: Becker concludes, pessimistically, that the library has 'no role to play in solving the problem of how non-college youth are to achieve maturity'.

peso al nacer
(n.)=birthweight.
Ex: Results show a significant relationship between schizophrenia and low birthweight and forceps delivery.
peso atómico
(n.)=atomic weight.
Ex: Two of the topics considered are atomic weights and the effects of radioactivity and other anomalies in isotopic abundance.
peso de baño
(n.)=bathroom scales.
Ex: I don't have a set of bathroom scales in my flat and so I haven't had a chance to weigh myself in ages and ages.
peso de la prueba, el
(n.)=burden of proof, the.
Ex: The burden of proof is a key element in dialectic argumentation but turn-taking eventually determines the winner of an argument.
peso de la responsabilidad, el
(n.)=burden of responsibility, the.
Ex: Note that this puts the burden of responsibility for remembering the series, when a reader asks for information on a writer, on the reference librarian.
peso de nacimiento
(n.)=birthweight.
Ex: Results show a significant relationship between schizophrenia and low birthweight and forceps delivery.
peso específico
(n.)=weight ; specific gravity.
Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic. Ex: The laboratory analysis reports characteristics of: (1) odor, color, and clarity; (2) specific gravity; (3) sediment; (4) test strips; and (5) albumin and phosphates.
peso molecular
(n.)=molecular weight.
Ex: Polymers are higher molecular weight molecules composed of several to many smaller molecules or monomers.
peso muerto
(n.)=dead weight.
Ex: Perhaps Metadata are just dead weight, added by page creating tools because it looks good in some sales brochure.
peso pesado
(n.)=heavy weight [heavyweight] ; big wheel ; big shot ; big noise ; big wig ; fat cat.
Ex: Alfred B. Tozer's pseudonymous boxing tales about a character named John L. Jr began while John L. Sullivan was heavy weight champion. Ex: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city. Ex: Having been a big shot in Monrovia, he is accustomed to being waited on by servants, his wife and concubines alike. Ex: Anyone claiming to be a big noise in the business who doesn't have an address in one of those cities is probably blowing smoke. Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial. Ex: The fat cats who placed the entire economy at risk with their greed and manic irresponsibility are trying to lay claim to every last dime in the national Treasury.
peso^1
(n.)=balance ; weighing scales ; scales.
Ex: Officials are hopeful that all delivery men in the city will be equipped with balances within a month.
Ex: Weighing scales are also sometimes used to measure force rather than mass.
Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.
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* campeón de los pesos pesados=heavyweight champion.
* peso de baño=bathroom scales.

peso^2
(n.)=burden ; load ; weight ; toll ; term weight ; body weight.
Ex: In information retrieval applications it was more usual for one organisation to carry most of the burden of development of the system, and then to market it to others.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.
Ex: The vocabulary used in conjunction with PRECIS is split in two sections, one part for Entities (or things) and the other for Attributes (properties of things, for example colour, weight; activities of things, for example flow, and properties of activities, for example, slow, turbulent).
Ex: Quite apart from the great toll of unasked questions, any hint of mutual antipathy between enquirer and librarian is fatal to the reference interview.
Ex: Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms.
Ex: The effect of Christmas time on body weight development was investigated in 46 obese patients .
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* aliviar a Alguien del peso de=relieve + Nombre + of the burden of.
* aliviar de un peso a=relieve + the burden (on/from).
* aumento de peso=weight gain.
* castigar con todo el peso de la ley=punish + to the full extent of the law.
* coger peso=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
* con todo el peso de la ley=to the full extent of the law.
* control del peso=weight control.
* de peso=weighty ; of consequence ; meaty .
* de poco peso=pat ; feeble.
* exceso de peso=overweight.
* falta de peso=underweight.
* ganar peso=put on + weight ; gain + weight.
* gran peso=heavy weight.
* hundirse bajo el peso de=collapse under + the weight of.
* hundirse por el peso=bog down.
* hundirse por su propio peso=sink under + its own weight.
* ley de pesos y medidas=weights and measures act.
* ligero de peso=lightweight [light-weight].
* llevar el peso=undertake + burden.
* perder peso=lose + weight ; shed + weight.
* pérdida de peso=weight loss.
* peso al nacer=birthweight.
* peso atómico=atomic weight.
* peso de la prueba, el=burden of proof, the.
* peso de la responsabilidad, el=burden of responsibility, the.
* peso de nacimiento=birthweight.
* peso específico=weight ; specific gravity.
* peso molecular=molecular weight.
* peso muerto=dead weight.
* peso pesado=heavy weight [heavyweight] ; big wheel ; big shot ; big noise ; big wig ; fat cat.
* por debajo del peso normal=underweight.
* problema de peso=weight problem.
* quitarse un (buen) peso de encima=get + a (real) weight off + Posesivo + chest.
* quitarse un peso de encima=take + a weight off + Posesivo + mind ; take + a load off + Posesivo + mind.
* quitar un peso de encima=remove + burden from shoulders.
* quitar un peso de encima a Alguien=lift + a weight off + Posesivo + shoulders.
* se cae de su peso que=it goes without saying that.
* soportar el peso de Algo=carry + the burden.
* soportar un peso=take + load.
* tener que cargar con el peso de=be burdened with.
* tener que cargar con el peso de la tradición=be burdened with + tradition.
* todo el peso de la ley=full force of the law, the.
* vector de peso específico=weighted vector.

pespunte
(n.)=stitching.
Ex: After unpinning the shirt, I noticed that the stitching under the right arm is slightly more pronounced than under the left arm.

pesquero
(n.)=fishing vessel.
Ex: The higher proportion of port visits by reefers compared with fishing vessels can be explained at least partially by two causes.
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* barco pesquero=fishing vessel.
* industria pesquera, la=fishing industry, the ; fishery industry, the.
* pueblo pesquero=fishing community ; fishing village.
* sector de la industria pesquera, el=fish industry sector, the ; fishery industry sector, the.
* sector pesquero, el=fisheries sector, the.

pesquisa
(n.)=inquest.
Ex: An inquest was held this week after a 10-year-old boy died after being shot with an air rifle in Swansea, Wales.

pestazo
(n.)=funk ; stench ; stink.
Ex: Is there some sort of magic potion I can use to get rid of the funk from my shoes?.
Ex: The stench was unbearable.
Ex: Hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds are responsible for the 'stink' of most stink bombs.

pestaña
(n.)=eyelash.
Ex: Subjects pulled hair from a variety of sites, including scalp, eyelashes, eyebrows, pubic region, face, and body.
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* batir las pestañas=flutter + Posesivo + eyes ; flutter + Posesivo + eyelashes.
* pestaña saliente=tab.

pestaña saliente
(n.)=tab.
Ex: Tabs should be used in card or sheaf catalogues, and thumb holes in the latter where possible.
pestañear
(v.)=blink.
Ex: A machine will be considerably faster, and Supercalc, for example, simply 'blinks' and the calculation is done.
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* ni pestañear=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* no pestañear=not bat an eyelid ; not bat an eyelash.
* sin pestañear=impassively ; without batting an eyelid ; without turning a hair.

pestañeo
(n.)=blink ; flutter.
Ex: You could always see him smiling the moment you had contact with his eyes, giving a blink or two to assure you that he knew you were there and who you were.
Ex: The sail just sat limp with barely a flutter.

peste
(n.)=pestilence ; fug ; reeker.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
Ex: Pork scratchings behind the bar, a well-used dartboard in the corner and a fug of smoke hanging over the tables are all hallmarks of the traditional English pub.
Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.
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* hablar pestes=trash ; call + Nombre + all the names under the sun ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; cut + Nombre + up ; tear + Nombre + down ; rubbish.
* hablar pestes de=talk + shit about.
* hablar pestes de Alguien=talk + shit behind + Posesivo + back.
* peste bubónica=bubonic plague.
* peste negra=plague.
* peste negra, la=Black Death, the.
* peste neumónica=pneumonic plague.

peste bubónica
(n.)=bubonic plague.
Ex: The decision was made in Britain 300 years ago that an educated populace was best able to deal with serious public health crises, particularly outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague.
peste negra
(n.)=plague.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.
peste negra, la
=Black Death, the.
Ex: During the 14th century distilled liquors were commonly used as remedies for the Black Death.
peste neumónica
(n.)=pneumonic plague.
Ex: The decision was made in Britain 300 years ago that an educated populace was best able to deal with serious public health crises, particularly outbreaks of bubonic and pneumonic plague.
pesticida
(n.)=pesticide.
Ex: This article presents a proposal to develop an international information source on pesticide use and related aspects for developing countries.
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* envenenamiento por pesticida=pesticide poisoning.

pestilencia
(n.)=pestilence.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.

pestilente
(adj.)=malodourous [malodorous, -USA] ; reeking ; putrid.
Ex: Today's sewage nutrients, dyes and toxic or malodorous substances which can be degraded only with difficulty or very slowly.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Social conventions can influence the labeling of odors, especially those that have putrid, rancid, urinous or sweaty qualities.

pestillo
(n.)=catch ; latch ; deadbolt.
Ex: Finally, resting the bar on its catch on the off-side cheek, he gave the rounce one and a half turns clockwise to run the carriage right out again = Finalmente, depositando la barra en su engache en el lado externo de la pierna, le daba a la manija una vuelta y media en el sentido del reloj para volver a sacar el carro.
Ex: The latch lever is plastic and seems like it might snap right off if you put too much pressure on it.
Ex: Most types of door fasteners and deadbolts extend into a recess in the door jamb when engaged, making the strength of the door jambs vitally important to the overall security of the door.

pestoso
(n.)=reeker.
Ex: When the doors opened and she got on, the elevator was empty but the previous occupant left behind a real reeker.

petabyte
(n.)=petabyte.
Ex: Google is currently processing over 20 petabytes of data per day.

petaca
(n.)=hip flask.
Ex: Anybody who enjoys a tipple will love a hip flask -- a real winter warmer!.
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* petaca de bolsillo=hip flask.

petaca de bolsillo
(n.)=hip flask.
Ex: Anybody who enjoys a tipple will love a hip flask -- a real winter warmer!.
petado (de)
(adj.)=jam-packed (with).
Ex: This week is looking to be quite a jam packed, event-filled, extravaganza!.
petado^1
(adj.)=damaged.
Ex: A replacement for the damage bar-code label can be made by using the replace label function.

petado^2
(adj.)=crowded ; overcrowded ; choc(k)-a-bloc(k) ; chock-full ; packed ; packed full ; wall-to-wall.
Ex: 'Lower town,' along the water's edge, is a district of crowded brick and frame structures of varied heights, an occasional old residence having had its ground floor pressed into commercial service.
Ex: Cooperative storage of materials on a regional or national basis promises to become the best way of coping with overcrowded libraries.
Ex: The library was chock-a-block with celebrities and children as they swarmed to see the signing of the new Harry Potter book by its author.
Ex: Herbal cancer remedy is chock-full of drugs.
Ex: Here and there, elderly citizens tend tiny, packed shops selling candy and chipped bottles of cold soda.
Ex: The days will be packed full, without any filler and without a moment wasted.
Ex: It was wall-to-wall crowds, ambulances could not get through and forget being able to buy so much as a coke without an hour wait.
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* estar petado=be chocker with.
* petado (de)=jam-packed (with).

petar
(v.)=fancy ; like.
Ex: He was popular because he was good at sport and talked a lot about girls he fancied.
Ex: But the incompleteness of information can be turned into an asset by challenging students to specify what additional information they would like and how they would attempt to get it.

petardo
(n.)=firecracker.
Ex: By this time, firecrackers and fireworks were being let off willy-nilly in the streets by any mug with a match.
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* ser un petardo=be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials ; be a pain in the proverbials.

petarse
(v.)=be kaput ; break down.
Ex: I had a mechanic chap take a gander earlier on and he said it's possible the pedal itself is kaput, as in there's something fishy going on with the mechanics of it.
Ex: It describes our experience in combatting mould which grew as a result of high humidity and temperatures when the air conditioning system broke down for several days after several days of rain.

peticionario
(n.)=petitioner.
Ex: In closing, I would like to remind investigating committees that they are being observed by the petitioner and his family.

peticiones
(n.)=demand load.
Ex: Server logs were designed to measure traffic and demand loads on a computer server, and they work well for this purpose.
petición
(n.)=exhortation ; request ; demand ; plea ; pleading ; exigency ; petition ; clamour [clamor, -USA] ; solicitation ; behest.
Ex: Such considerations suggest that exhortations directed at SLIS to transform their curricula in unspecified radical fashion miss the mark.
Ex: Because the co-ordination of index terms in the index description is decided before any particular request is made, the index is termed a pre-co-ordinate index.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
Ex: One recent plea for a classification of bibliography along these lines has been by Lloyd Hibberd.
Ex: The pleading should be done by the representatives of the public, on the library board or the appropriating authority.
Ex: The LA dangles between short-term exigencies and long-term potentials, and a call for cuts in library school output is trying to cure symptoms rather than diseases.
Ex: After a 23,000 signature petition the proposals for a new library were reconsidered.
Ex: Chilton Book Company is probably the largest publisher of repair guides for automobiles and motorcycles, and there is no end to the clamor for these tools at a reference desk.
Ex: Individual solicitation enabled 480 reciprocal agreements to be put in place.
Ex: Prophet Mohammed told him, "Well look here, so long as they follow my behests, they will not be ill".
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* a petición de=at the request of ; at the urging of ; at the behest of ; upon request of.
* a petición del usuario=on demand ; on request.
* a petición popular=by popular demand.
* atender a una petición=service + request.
* atender una petición de información=satisfy + request for information.
* conceder una petición=grant + request.
* disponible a petición=on request ; available for the asking.
* formulario de petición=request form.
* hacer una petición=frame + request ; place + request ; pose + request.
* hacer una petición de=place + request for.
* la petición de=a call for.
* papeleta de petición=request form.
* papeleta de petición de búsqueda en línea=online search request form.
* papeleta de petición de fotocopias=photocopy request form.
* papeleta de petición de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan request form.
* petición de búsqueda=search request.
* petición de documentos=document delivery.
* petición de documentos por el lector=document request.
* petición de impresión=print request.
* petición de información de referencia=reference enquiry.
* petición del depósito=stack request.
* petición de mano=marriage proposal.
* petición de material=material-finding enquiry.
* petición de préstamo=loan request.
* petición de préstamo interbibliotecario=interlibrary loan request.
* petición de usuario=user request [users' request].
* peticiones=demand load.
* presentar una petición=submit + petition.
* redactar una petición de subvención=write + proposal.
* satisfacer una petición=meet + request ; fill + request.
* satisfacer una petición de reserva=satisfy + hold request.
* servicio de petición de documentos=document delivery service (DDS).
* sistema de petición de documentos=document delivery system.
* tramitar una petición=process + order request.

petición de búsqueda
(n.)=search request.
Ex: The search request is displayed on the screen and assigned a number in the extreme left column.
petición de documentos
(n.)=document delivery.
Ex: This article examines resource sharing, interlibrary loan and document delivery comparing the turnaround time for interlibrary loan in 1987 with that of 1989.
petición de documentos por el lector
(n.)=document request.
Ex: Currently, online document request services are possible, but this is not usually a feature of the facilities of any but the largest co-operatives.
petición de impresión
(n.)=print request.
Ex: The command function 'DELETE' is used to delete search terms or print requests.
petición de información de referencia
(n.)=reference enquiry.
Ex: The survey, conducted in Sept 86, aimed to study and assess the extent of reference enquiry regarding AIDS.
petición de mano
(n.)=marriage proposal.
Ex: Deep in debt and worried about her business, she has turned down his marriage proposal because she believes she has too much on her plate.
petición de material
(n.)=material-finding enquiry.
Ex: Firstly, there will be those material-finding enquiries where merely 'something on' the topic will not suffice.
petición de préstamo
(n.)=loan request.
Ex: Roy Adams has developed an intelligent terminal capable of storing loan requests and transmitting them to the British Library Lending Division (BLLD).
petición de préstamo interbibliotecario
(n.)=interlibrary loan request.
Ex: Statistics were obtained on literature searches conducted during 1976; these were compared with interlibrary loan requests submitted during that period, as well as during the previous year.
petición de usuario
(n.)=user request [users' request].
Ex: It is hoped that the creation of a union catalogue of serials, together with a standard photocopy request form, will increase the number of user requests satisfied.
petición del depósito
(n.)=stack request.
Ex: On this screen, a 'y' may be entered to make a stack request.
petimetre
(n.)=dude.
Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

petirrojo
(n.)=robin.
Ex: When we read the statement 'Sparrow killed Cock robin', the order of words contributes significantly to our understanding of who did what to whom.

petite
(adj.)=petite.
Ex: This petite, agile, graceful and vivacious artiste was a picture of self-confidence on the stage.

peto
(n.)=breastplate ; bib ; pinny ; dickey.
Ex: Ramberg depicts women's torsos clad in ultrafeminine undergarments and creates body metaphors from jackets, vests, breastplates, and fur pieces.
Ex: We sell casual and work clothes such as pants, coats, vests, bibs and overalls and jackets.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.
Ex: The men were wearing dickeys under their V-neck sweaters.

petrificado
(adj.)=petrified.
Ex: This is one of the world's largest and most colorful concentrations of petrified wood.
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* madera petrificada=petrified wood.

petrografía
(n.)=petrography.
Ex: Petrology utilizes the classical fields of mineralogy, petrography, optical mineralogy, and chemical analyses to describe the composition and texture of rocks.

petrolero
(n.)=petrol tanker ; tanker ; oil tanker.
Ex: In any case the great petrol tankers cannot reach Antwerp, whence the need to lay oil pipelines from Rotterdam to improve the supplying of crude oil to the refineries.
Ex: The author discusses identifies the information needs and problems of the maritime industry using its tanker chartering section as an example.
Ex: Oil tankers passing through waterways threatened by pirates could soon carry weapons to ward off attacks.

petrología
(n.)=petrology.
Ex: Petrology utilizes the classical fields of mineralogy, petrography, optical mineralogy, and chemical analyses to describe the composition and texture of rocks.

petrolífero
(adj.)=oil-bearing ; petroliferous.
Ex: It requires almost two tonnes of oil-bearing sand to be mined in order to produce one 159-litre barrel of crude oil.
Ex: Geological assessments are preferred as long as no potentially petroliferous region is arbitrarily excluded for technical, economic or political reasons.
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* campo petrolífero de producción regular=marginal field.
* contaminación petrolífera=oil pollution.
* perforaciones petrolíferas=oil drilling.
* prospecciones petrolíferas=oil drilling.
* prospector petrolífero=oil prospector.
* yacimiento petrolífero=oil field.

petrológico
(adj.)=petrological.
Ex: This book discusses the aspects of petrological theory necessary to understand the development of crystalline rock texture.

petroquímico
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* producto petroquímico=petrochemical.

petróleo
(n.)=oil ; petroleum.
Ex: The command 'SELECT oil OR GAS' retrieves records with EITHER oil or gas.
Ex: Several of the exclusive data bases cover petroleum and fossil fuels.
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* bidón de petróleo=oil drum.
* boom del petróleo=oil-boom.
* campo de petróleo=oil field.
* contaminación del petróleo=oil pollution.
* derrame de petróleo=oil spill.
* energía del petróleo=petroleum energy.
* industria del petróleo=petroleum industry.
* ingresos públicos provenientes del petróleo=oil revenues.
* mancha de petróleo=oil slick ; oil spill.
* OPEC, la [Organización de Países Exportadores de Petróleo]=OPEC [Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries].
* pozo de petróleo=oil well.
* yacimiento de petróleo=oil field.

petulancia
(n.)=arrogance ; haughtiness ; smugness.
Ex: That is a kind of, I would submit, bibliothecal arrogance on our part, a kind of intellectual elitism, if you will.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Ex: However, his smugness drives me crazy.

petulante
(adj.)=smug ; petulant ; show-off ; showboat ; hot dog ; hoity-toity ; cocksure.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
Ex: His manner was more animated, but not in the usual petulant sense: he even seemed years younger.
Ex: The ebullient Mr Wang is a chatterbox and a bit of a show-off.
Ex: Steve knows that he is a 'showboat, a little bit of a prick,' but he also knows that it's too late for a man in his fifties to change.
Ex: Jerry Hairston is a bit of a hot dog and needs to be reined in at times.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.

petunia
(n.)=petunia.
Ex: Cosmos, petunia and salvia die if exposed to the cold, so they can't go into the garden until after the last frost.

peyorativamente
=disparagingly ; pejoratively ; derogatorily.
Ex: The term 'managerialism' is used disparagingly by many public sector professionals to describe recent organisational changes in public services, often associated with right wing policies aimed at weakening the role of both professionals and trade unions in order to cut costs.
Ex: The result in terms of libraries are catalogs which are pejoratively called classical catalogs by people like Kilgour and are called catalogs with structure, integration, quality, and consistency by others.
Ex: Obviously one must here distinguish between 'scholarly' texts, middle-range texts and what might be referred to derogatorily as 'crammers' (books intended to help students to pass examinations with the minimum amount of effort).

peyorativo
(adj.)=pejorative ; snide ; deprecating.
Ex: One of the chief aims was to eliminate any discriminatory or pejorative terminology.
Ex: XML Spy does some things XMetal doesn't do, but I've also heard snide remarks about its parser.
Ex: The author examines under what conditions deprecating speech is perceived as harmful.

pez
(n.)=fish.
Ex: What is absolutely certain is that without some preparation by the teacher, a visitor cannot hope to achieve very much; he is in little better a position than cold fish on a marble slab.
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* banco de peces=school of fish ; shoal of fish.
* cardumen de peces=school of fish ; shoal of fish.
* charca con peces=fish pond [fishpond].
* como pez fuera del agua=like a fish out of water.
* criadero de peces=fishery ; hatchery.
* estanque con peces=fish pond [fishpond].
* estar como pez en el agua=be in + Posesivo + element.
* fuente con peces=fish pond [fishpond].
* nadar como un pez=swim like + a fish.
* pez de agua dulce=freshwater fish.
* pez de agua salada=saltwater fish.
* pez de colores=goldfish ; tropical fish.
* pez de fondo=groundfish ; bottom fish.
* pez de mar=saltwater fish.
* pez de río=freshwater fish.
* pez de valor=game fish.
* pez escorpión=scorpion fish.
* pez espada=swordfish.
* pez gordo=power player ; big wheel ; big shot ; big noise ; big wig ; fat cat.
* pez gota=blobfish.
* pez marino=marine fish.
* pez óseo=bony fish.
* pez pequeño=minnow ; bait fish.
* pez piloto=pilot fish.
* pez plateado pequeño=shiner.
* pez remo=oarfish.
* pez tropical=tropical fish.
* pez volador=flying fish.
* poner cara de pez=look + puzzled.
* quien quiera peces que se moje el culo=you cannot make an omelette without breaking eggs.
* sentirse como pez en el agua=take to + Nombre + like ducks to water.
* sentirse como pez fuera del agua=be out of + Posesivo + element.
* sueldo de pez gordo=fat-cat salary.
* tener memoria de pez=have + a head like a sieve.
* tener muy mala memoria=have + a memory like a sieve.

pez de agua dulce
(n.)=freshwater fish.
Ex: This publication reviews the literature on the effect of culverts on migrating indigenous and exotic freshwater fish.
pez de agua salada
(n.)=saltwater fish.
Ex: Cigarette butts, one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the world, have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish.
pez de colores
(n.)=goldfish ; tropical fish.
Ex: This resource book presents 37 behavioral experiments that can be performed with commonly-found classroom animals including hamsters, gerbils, mice, goldfish, guppies, lizards, kittens, and puppies = Este cuaderno de prácticas contiene 37 experimentos conductistas que se pueden realizar con animales que comúnmente se usan en los laboratorios de las escuelas como los hámsters, jerbos, ratones, peces de colores, lebistes, lagartijas, gatitos y cachorros. Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.
pez de fondo
(n.)=groundfish ; bottom fish.
Ex: For centuries, cod and other groundfish have sustained New England's coastal fishing communities. Ex: Freshwater bottom fish are uniquely shaped with a flattened stomach, wide mouth, and barbels to make feeding easier.
pez de mar
(n.)=saltwater fish.
Ex: Cigarette butts, one of the most ubiquitous forms of garbage in the world, have been found to be toxic to saltwater and freshwater fish.
pez de río
(n.)=freshwater fish.
Ex: This publication reviews the literature on the effect of culverts on migrating indigenous and exotic freshwater fish.
pez de valor
(n.)=game fish.
Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.
pez escorpión
(n.)=scorpion fish.
Ex: Also known as ocean perch or rosefish in North America and as Norway haddock in Europe, the redfish is one of a number of red-coloured scorpion fish.
pez espada
(n.)=swordfish.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.
pez gordo
(n.)=power player ; big wheel ; big shot ; big noise ; big wig ; fat cat.
Ex: Based on hundreds of interviews with Hollywood's power players, she weaves Eisner's story together with those who have crossed his path. Ex: She is nothing but a narcissist that wants to hang out with the so-called big wheels in this city. Ex: Having been a big shot in Monrovia, he is accustomed to being waited on by servants, his wife and concubines alike. Ex: Anyone claiming to be a big noise in the business who doesn't have an address in one of those cities is probably blowing smoke. Ex: It seems that the big wigs caught by the army launched anti-corruption move have no other option but to face their trial. Ex: The fat cats who placed the entire economy at risk with their greed and manic irresponsibility are trying to lay claim to every last dime in the national Treasury.
pez gota
(n.)=blobfish.
Ex: Seriously, the blobfish is the worst looking creature I've ever clapped eyes on.
pez marino
(n.)=marine fish.
Ex: Anglerfish are marine fish that attract prey by dangling a fleshy, bait-like appendage in front of their heads.
pez pequeño
(n.)=minnow ; bait fish.
Ex: It only contributes to user frustration and a very poor library image when material on minnows is cataloged under FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS. Ex: With hundreds of bait fish swarming your spot -- feeding like mad -- the game fish get extremely excited and start to move into the area to feed on the bait fish.
pez piloto
(n.)=pilot fish.
Ex: The pilot fish leads the shark to food, then lives off the crumbs of the shark's meals.
pez plateado pequeño
(n.)=shiner.
Ex: Already there are minnows in the bays, so it shouldn't be long before they're followed by shiners.
pez remo
(n.)=oarfish.
Ex: Oarfish feed primarily on zooplankton, selectively straining tiny euphausiids, shrimp, and other crustaceans from the water.
pez tropical
(n.)=tropical fish.
Ex: Dressed to the nines, the three characters shimmer like tropical fish beached in the desert.
pez volador
(n.)=flying fish.
Ex: A white bird in the distance was seen to dart down like a bolt from the blue and seize a flying fish in the air.
pez óseo
(n.)=bony fish.
Ex: The skeleton of bony fishes is made of bone and cartilage.
pezuña
(n.)=hoof.
Ex: Some of the exhibition's objects are plaster casts of such perishables as dying daffodil heads and hoof prints.
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* pezuña hendida=cloven hoof ; cleft hoof.

pezuña hendida
(n.)=cloven hoof ; cleft hoof.
Ex: Some mammals, such as pigs, have a cloven hoof but are not considered kosher because they do not meet other criteria. Ex: In the above passage, the Torah lists two criteria for a kosher animal -- cleft hooves and chewing the cud.
pezón
(n.)=nipple.
Ex: The appendix offer information on sterilization of baby bottles and nipples and the preparation of evaporated milk.
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* pezón invertido=inverted nipple.

pezón invertido
(n.)=inverted nipple.
Ex: Inverted nipples are extremely common and affect almost 10% of the population.
peña ciclista
(n.)=cycling club.
Ex: The Canberra Cycling Club is one of the oldest and largest cycling clubs in Australia.
peña de fútbol
(n.)=Sunday football team.
Ex: He now play in a Sunday football club formed in 1967 by friends who wished to keep in touch after leaving School.
peña^1
(n.)=boulder.
Nota: De tamaño grande.
Ex: The moraine included 'particle' sizes varying from boulders down to fine silt.

peña^2
(n.)=club.
Ex: The sharing of expertise through membership of a club of existing users can be valuable.
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* peña ciclista=cycling club.
* peña de fútbol=Sunday football team.

peñasco
(n.)=crag ; outcrop.
Ex: On both sides the crags shot up in fantastic forms towards the sky, and the rising wind roared among them like a spirit of anguish.
Ex: The visually spectacular landscape of granite outcrops at Matobo Hills were called 'the bald heads'.

peñazo
(n.)=bore.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
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* ser un peñazo=be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials.

peñón
(n.)=outcrop.
Ex: The visually spectacular landscape of granite outcrops at Matobo Hills were called 'the bald heads'.

peón
(n.)=hand ; farm worker ; labourer [laborer, -USA] ; jockey ; pawn ; farmworker [farm worker] ; farm-hand ; farm labourer ; harvest hand ; foot soldier.
Ex: The clicker paid each man according to what he had set, keeping for himself a share equal to that of the most productive hand.
Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
Ex: Special colleges were established offering technical and practical programs for farmers and laborers.
Ex: But unless technical staff want to remain in a servant role as mere tool jockeys, they must complete the evolution from craftsperson to professional.
Ex: The protagonist becomes a bewildered, horror-stricken pawn in a game of vengeance and betrayal.
Ex: School librarians regularly visit farmworkers' labour camps to help with the literacy needs of migrant children.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals.
Ex: So thousands of harvest hands come and go every year like birds of passage.
Ex: Now, if you still feel that these taxes are unjust don't lash it out on the foot soldier but the people who created the law.
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* peón agrícola=farm labourer ; farm worker.
* peón caminero=road worker.

peón agrícola
(n.)=farm labourer ; farm worker.
Ex: Despite these hardships, farm laborers enjoy their work since they like to be outdoors near plants and animals. Ex: In rural areas, too, great variations in wealth exist side by side, from affluent farmers and landowners on the one hand, to extremely low-paid farm workers on the other.
peón caminero
(n.)=road worker.
Ex: Unfortunately, in some countries job advertisements for librarians are still very similar to those of school porters and road workers.
ph
(n.)=pH.
Ex: Aspects of physical condition, including pH, brittleness, mutilation, and environmental damage were surveyed = Los aspectos del estado físico que se estudiaron fueron el pH, la fragilidad, la mutilación y los daños producidos por las condiciones ambientales.

phishing
(n.)=phishing.
Nota: En Internet, tipo de fraude por el cual el estafador consigue datos personales del usuario como número de tarjeta de crédito, nombre, de usuario, contraseña, etc. para acceder a información confidencial o aprovecharse de su dinero. Deriva su significado del acto de "pescar" fishing en el mar de Internet.
Ex: 'Phishing' is a form of Internet fraud that aims to steal valuable information such as credit cards, social security numbers, user IDs and passwords.
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* fraude de phishing=phishing scam.

phising
(n.)=phising.
Nota: En Internet, tipo de fraude por el cual el estafador consigue datos personales del usuario como número de tarjeta de crédito, nombre, de usuario, contraseña, etc. para acceder a información confidencial o aprovecharse de su dinero. Deriva su significado del acto de "pescar" fishing en el mar de Internet.
Ex: Phishing (also known as phising or carding) is the practice whereby a scammer who is pretending to be from a legitimate organisation, sends misleading emails requesting personal and financial details from unsuspecting people.

pi
(n.)=pi.
Ex: Is it possible that the issue is not whether you and Mr. Kilgour disagree about the onlineness of it all or whether you use 3,3, or 5,4, or twice the square root of pi as the key?.

piadoso
(adj.)=devotional ; prayerful ; saintly ; merciful ; pious ; God-fearing.
Ex: With its riverfront orientation and steps leading down to the esplanade, the library evokes a Greek devotional temple.
Ex: The article 'Man proposes, God disposes' is reminder that all planning should take place in a spirit of prayerful reliance on God.
Ex: All people, regardless of how saintly or naughty, merited a notice of their important contributions or personal characteristics.
Ex: Whatever their beliefs, artists who depicted the return of the prodigal son presented the message that God is merciful and willing to forgive repentant sinners.
Ex: This pious plantation owner wanted to teach Christianity to 12 of his slaves by inviting them to participate in a reenactment of the Last Supper.
Ex: On this increasingly God-fearing globe, only Western Europe looks like the last bastion of secularism -- or are the faithful here too returning to the fold?.
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* obra piadosa=work of piety.

pianista
(n.)=pianist.
Ex: This is mentioned only by clever dicks who want to get one back on pianists.

piano
(n.)=piano.
Ex: Medium of performance may be, for example, nocturne, piano, ballads, woodwind quartet, string orchestra.
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* acordeón piano=piano accordion.
* afinador de pianos=piano-tuner.
* partichela de piano director, violín director, etc=piano/violin, etc. conductor part.
* piano de cola=grand piano.
* reducción para piano=piano score.
* rollo de piano=piano roll.
* tocar el piano=tinkle + the ivories ; play + the piano.

piano de cola
(n.)=grand piano.
Ex: One woodworking expert estimates that half the cost of a grand piano is in its shiny finish, obtained by sanding the wood (and applying layers of lacquer).
piar
(v.)=chirp ; twitter.
Ex: Many music theorists claim that passages in music refer to objects, such as babbling brooks, chirping birds, rustling leaves, and chugging trains, by imitating them.
Ex: We passed by a cherry tree already in full blossom, though it was only March, and noticed the sound of skylarks twittering above our heads.

piara
(n.)=herd.
Ex: Milk yields for herds in England are generally higher than those in France.

piba
(n.)=broad.
Ex: She might be a ditz, you can do that with the money she makes, if she wasn't so rich she'd be just another ditzy broad.

pibe
(n.)=bloke ; guy ; fella ; bub ; bro.
Nota: Abreviatura coloquial de brother.
Ex: The blokes don't bat an eyelid that you're a girl -- they take no prisoners when they're trying to get the ball!.
Ex: The general opinion of Edward Wood seemed to be summed up in the words of one staff member, who said, 'Ed Wood's a prince of a guy'.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: The best networkers are people that can engage others in interesting, relevant and coherent conversation, bub.
Ex: In this case, he introduced his girlfriend to his bros in the hope of attaining their approval.

pica
(n.)=em ; pica ; pike ; spade.
Nota: Uno de los palos de los juegos de cartas.
Ex: The details of particular pages would include (in addition to the dimensions of the page and the number of lines) gutter measurements, the number of ems to the measure.
Ex: In 1886 the leading type-founders of the United States agreed to use as a standard the pica of Mackellar, Smiths, and Jordan.
Ex: In Paris, the liberty cap atop the pike became an important icon aimed against the fading tyranny of the ancien regime.
Ex: If an ace of spades is turned up, the next player must turn up 4 more cards.

picada
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* caer en picada=plummet.
* caer en picada al suelo=plummet to + the ground.
* descender en picada=swoop.

picado
(adj.)=choppy ; chopped ; ground ; minced ; miffed.
Ex: So far, Internet retailers have not been able to take the bread out of the mouths of the terrestrial booksellers, as had been feared, but the trading waters remain choppy.
Ex: Between 9 and 12 months, lumpy or chopped foods, such as vegetables, meats, or cottage cheese, may be introduced.
Ex: For red ink the usual colour was ground vermilion (i.e. red mercuric sulphide).
Ex: Ninety-one percent of cats tested prefer minced foods.
Ex: These are just superfluous rantings of miffed children.
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* caer en picado=plummet ; swoop ; take + a nosedive ; nosedive.
* caer en picado al suelo=plummet to + the ground.
* caída en picado=plunge ; nosedive ; swoop.
* carne de cerdo picada=minced pork.
* carne de ternera picada=ground beef.
* carne de vaca picada=ground beef.
* carne picada=ground meat ; minced meat.
* descenso en picado=swoop.
* empezar a caer en picado=hit + the skids ; be on the skids.
* hielo picado=crushed ice.
* mar picada=heavy sea ; choppy sea.
* mar picado=choppy sea.
* ternera picada=minced beef.

picadora
(n.)=food mincer.
Ex: Established in 1996, the company specialises in the manufacture of non-stick cookware, air beds, food mincers, coffee cups, cake pans, chicken roaster pans, etc.

picadura
(n.)=worm-hole ; sting ; bite.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.
Ex: This book deals with the general biology of dangerous reptiles and anthropods, the nature of animal venoms, immunological aspects of envenomation, and treatment of bites and stings.
Ex: Likening this situation to eating an elephant, he advised: 'Start with a single bite' = Comparando la situación con comerse a un elefante, aconsejó: "Se comienza con un simple bocado".
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* picadura de mosquito=mosquito bite.

picadura de mosquito
(n.)=mosquito bite.
Ex: For the most part, mosquito bites are just a nuisance -- they can, however, deliver viruses like malaria and encephalitis.
picaflor
(n.)=hummingbird.
Ex: A sampling technique was applied to measure and quantify visitor behavior at an enclosed hummingbird aviary in a museum.

picante
(adj.)=piquant ; salty ; racy ; fiery ; risqué ; bawdy ; pungent ; spicy ; saucy ; tangy ; nippy .
Nota: Generalmente referido a los sabores.
Ex: The causes of this interest differ from one man to another; it may be the beautiful, the terrible, the awe-inspiring, the exhilarating, the pathetic, the comic, or the merely piquant.
Ex: Serious questions which face us may often be better understood when a modicum of salty satire is applied.
Ex: Today, nudity, sex, and excessive violence are not an issue and even the raciest films would garner a PG-13 rating from the Motion Picture Association of America, and most are even tamer than that.
Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: The studies reported here addressed the question of whether the pungent element in chilies, capsaicin, suppresses taste and flavor intensity.
Ex: The odour impression was a very pleasant spearmint, with green, floral, fruity, and spicy sidenote.
Ex: Although some British seaside resorts still sell saucy postcards, they are not as popular as they used to be.
Ex: The most boring meal can be pepped up with spicy and tangy herbs.
Ex: Blend cream cheese with prepared horseradish for a nippy taste.
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* poner un poquito de picante=pep up.
* rábano picante=horseradish.

picapedrero
(n.)=stone mason ; stonecutter.
Ex: One of these collectors was a Captain Cox, stone mason of Coventry, a person with 'great oversight ... in matters of storie'.
Ex: It took more than two hundred stonecutters to finally finish the herculanian task of installing all of the marble in the State Capitol.

picapleitos
(n.)=shyster ; shark lawyer.
Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.
Ex: If you find one of these 'shark lawyers' who can win any case for the right price, hire him immediately.

picaporte
(n.)=door handle ; door knocker ; knocker.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
Ex: The bulk of their products include door handles, door knockers, padlocks, and various other items, the majority of which are made from solid brass.
Ex: Having a knocker on the door really does ensure that staff respect the fact that they are entering personal space.

picar en una trampa
(v.)=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.
Ex: Some people understood the joke and laughed, others fell for the joke and took it seriously. Ex: The classic form of April fool hoax is to present an improbable situation in such a convincing way that people fall for it on the spur of the moment but later cannot understand why they did so.
picar la curiosidad
(n.)=pique + curiosity.
Ex: His curiosity was piqued as he glanced at the words again -- 'Would you drop by my office at your earliest convenience?'.
picar los ojos
(v.)=have + itchy eyes.
Ex: Use ultraviolet light if you have itchy eyes, runny nose or wheezing.
picar^1
(v.)=smart ; itch.
Ex: The Soviet hosts, meanwhile, still smarting over myriad implications of inferiority, found themselves in the novel position of being expected to instruct and enlighten Westerners.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
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* picar la curiosidad=pique + curiosity.
* picar los ojos=have + itchy eyes.
* que pica=itchy ; scratchy .

picar^2
(v.)=mince ; chop up.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives.
Ex: The writer bemoans record studios' tendency to chop up and fiddle with opera performances.
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* tabla de picar=chopping board.

picar^3
(v.)=peck ; snack.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.
Ex: I stayed there for several hours, snacking on hunks of bread and cheese and putting pen to paper.
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* algo para picar=finger food.
* comida para picar=finger food.
* picar en una trampa=fall for + a joke ; fall for + it.

picar^4
(v.)=keyboard.
Ex: One use of the Mouse is in free-hand drawing, but it also promises to improve drastically the way in which data can be manipulated once it has been keyboarded into a file.

picardía
(n.)=savvy.
Nota: Nombre.
Ex: This article reveals seven key points which apply street savvy psychology in the workplace.
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* con picardía=slyly ; wickedly.
* picardía callejera=street knowledge.

picardía callejera
=street knowledge.
Ex: A contrast is made between academic knowledge (or theory) and street knowledge (or praxis).
picardías
(n.)=playfulness.
Ex: Behind the playfulness of the text, there is a poetic evocation of the Island of Guernsey, the port, the sea smells, and the cry of the seagulls.

picaresco
(adj.)=picaresque.
Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.

picarse
(v.)=peeve.
Ex: Things like talking over the performances and cutting to commercials in the middle of performances were really peaving the people who watched.
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* picarse (por)=take + offence (at).

picarse (por)
(v.)=take + offence (at).
Ex: And he isn't a very nice person, so Claire is going to take offence at some of the things he says.
picatoste
(n.)=crouton.
Ex: Iced gazpacho soup with herb croutons is incredibly easy to make and can be prepared in advance.

picazón
(n.)=itching ; itch.
Ex: In all dogs, intense itching, loss of hair, anorexia, scurfs and cachexia were observed.
Ex: An itch from cutaneous stimuli, such as movement of small hairs on the body, is transmitted along the same pathway as pain.

picha
(n.)=willy [willie] ; wiener [weiner] ; wee wee ; pee pee ; weenie.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.
Ex: Brian has a very small wee wee -- even the doctor stated that Brian's is a lot smaller than average.
Ex: My 5 year old son woke up this morning saying his pee pee hurt.
Ex: My friend has pulled a muscle in his weenie, should he rub icy on it?.

pichi
(n.)=pinafore ; pinny.
Nota: Abreviatura de pinnafore.
Ex: This close up of the boys playing on the seasaw shows the back-buttoning pinafores the boys had to wear.
Ex: But until these new pretty garments are ready, the boy will still have to put up with his girl cousins' left-off petticoats and pinnies.

pichón
(n.)=pigeon ; rock pigeon.
Ex: Doves and pigeons have been used as messengers and food since earliest time.
Ex: Rock pigeons and turtle doves are the birds most commonly seen in Japan.
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* tiro de pichón=live pigeon shooting.
* tiro pichón=live pigeon shooting.

picnic
(n.)=picnic.
Ex: And no matter how set everyone is to have a good time, it is difficult to do more than make the cheerful best of things if the picnic is held, for some crazy reason, on a stinking garbage dump in pouring rain.
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* ir de picnic=go for + a picnic.
* persona que está de picnic=picnicker.
* picnic alrededor del maletero del coche=tailgate party.
* picnic de pescador=shore dinner.

picnic alrededor del maletero del coche
(n.)=tailgate party.
Ex: Nothing is more American than bonding with friends, family and your fellow football-loving man at a tailgate party.
picnic de pescador
(n.)=shore dinner.
Ex: The tradition of the shore dinner dates back to the late 1800s when the oarsmen would row passengers in their skiffs to and from fishing grounds.
pico de cuchara
(n.)=spoonbill.
Ex: The ciconiiformes or wading birds such as ibises, spoonbills and storks are carnivourous birds and catch many different kinds of animals in or near water.
pico de oro
=gift of the (gob/gab), the.
Ex: The show is a classic talk show in its own right, and with Roseanne's gift of the gob truly hilarious.
pico^1
(n.)=spike ; peak.
Ex: In addition to providing blackout and brownout protection, many UPS systems also protect against spikes, surges, sags and noise, and some also offer many of the features found in power distribution units.
Ex: Rob's death came as he neared the culmination of a personal quest to climb the highest peaks on each of the seven continents.
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* de picos pardos=out on the town ; a (late) night out on the town.
* irse de picos pardos=paint + the town red ; go out on + the town.
* Número + y pico=Número + odd.
* sábana de cuatro picos=fitted sheet.

pico^2
(n.)=bill ; beak.
Ex: Traditionally, the order Ciconiiformes has included a variety of large, long-legged wading birds with large bills: storks, herons, egrets, ibises, spoonbills, and several others.
Ex: The beak of the crossbill is one of the most specialized of all bird beaks.
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* con forma de pico de pato=duck-billed.
* pico de cuchara=spoonbill.
* sin pico=flat-topped.

pico^3
(n.)=spout.
Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.

pico^4
(n.)=icepick ; pickaxe [pickax, -USA].
Ex: Factories are manufacturing hundreds of diversified products: paper containers, overalls, wire products, icepicks, furniture, building supplies, soap, buttons, wallpaper, kitchenware, shirts, cosmetics, carpets, paint -- the list goes on.
Ex: Exactly one year later, on Valentine's Day, he woke up... and brutally murdered twenty-two people with a pickaxe before being killed.

pico^5
(n.)=gob.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
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* cerrar el pico=shut + Posesivo + gob ; shut up ; shut + Posesivo + mouth ; shut + Posesivo + face ; shut + the fuck up.
* ¡cierra el pico!=put a sock in it!.
* ¡cierra el pico!=shut your mouth! ; shut your face!.
* pico de oro=gift of the (gob/gab), the.

picor
(n.)=prickly sensation.
Ex: I was just playing for about 10 min and all of a sudden my back started to get this weird prickly sensation.

picotear
(v.)=peck.
Ex: They sold both the land and the animals, keeping only a dog and a few hens that walked freely, pecking and cackling in the garden.

pictograma
(n.)=dingbat ; glyph ; pictogram.
Ex: The Unicode Standard further includes punctuation marks, diacritics, mathematical symbols, technical symbols, arrows, dingbats, etc.
Ex: To be readable by humans, character codes require fonts that provide visual images, or glyphs, corresponding to the codes = Para que el sur humano los pueda leer, los códigos de caracteres necesitan tipos de letra que contenga imágenes visuales, o pictogramas, que se correspondan con los códigos.
Ex: Writing has evolved differently in Africa, with systems of symbols, pictograms and ideograms.

pictográfico
(adj.)=pictographic.
Ex: This is a unique pictographic writing system that is similar to the ancient Egyptian and Mayan writing systems.

pictórico
(adj.)=pictorial ; representational ; painterly.
Ex: Forms of symbol used for presentation are: 1 language, eg Arabic; 2 mathematical, eg. graphs, formulae; 3 pictorial, eg drawings.
Ex: 'Data base' is a term referring to machine-readable collections of information, whether numerical, representational or bibliographic.
Ex: In his early years he consciously emulated both the painterly style and persona of the much-admired artist Drouais, who became something of a cult figure in early 19th c. Paris.
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* colección de arte pictórico=pictorial art collection.
* colección pictórica=pictorial collection.
* documento pictórico=image document.
* mapa pictórico=pictorial map.
* obra pictórica=pictorial work.
* patrimonio pictórico=pictorial heritage.
* representación pictórica=pictorial representation.

picudo
(adj.)=pointy ; tapering.
Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
Ex: The bulbous domes and tapering minarets built with marble stand strong and beautiful even to this day.

pidgin
(n.)=pidgin.
Ex: Pidgin is a blend of words and concepts from disparate cultures.
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* pidgin inglés=pidgin English.

pidgin inglés
(n.)=pidgin English.
Ex: Such an extreme form of control would achieve an index language which, like pidgin English, would be capable of being easily learned and used.
pie cuadrado
=square foot (sq. ft.).
Ex: The lawsuit has enabled the library board to replace its 18,000 square foot Carnegie main library with a 110,000 square foot downtown complex with parking facilities.
pie de atleta
(n.)=athlete's foot.
Ex: Athlete's foot is an infection of the feet caused by fungus -- its medical term is tinea pedis.
pie de imprenta
(n.)=edition imprint ; imprint statement ; imprint.
Ex: The ISBD(M) indicates that the description for monographs should include: edition statement and statements of authorship relating to the edition imprint (i.e. place of publication, publisher, date of publication). Ex: The 'imprint statement', that is, place of publication, publisher's name and edition number together with date of publication is the next part of the citation sequence. Ex: The imprint in a catalogue entry shows the place of publication, the name of the publisher, and the date of publication in that order, eg London: Harrap, 1961.
pie de obra
(n.)=building site.
Ex: This system maintains knowledge relevant to the building process and makes it easily accessible to the participants of this process, especially those at the building site.
pie de página
(n.)=footer.
Ex: Word processors can add headers and footers.
pie de página repetido
(n.)=running foot ; footline.
Ex: These elements can be in the top margin (as a 'running head') or in the bottom margin as a 'running foot' or footline. Ex: These elements can be in the top margin (as a 'running head') or in the bottom margin as a 'running foot' or footline.
pie lineal
(n.)=linear foot.
Ex: There were no injuries but the archive and the treasures housed in its 700 linear feet of acid-free boxes were severely damaged.
pie^1
(n.)=foot [feet, -pl.] ; tail ; toe.
Ex: She was tapping with her foot on the carpet.
Ex: The top and bottom of the book are known as the head and tail respectively, and the front is the fore-edge (rhymes with porridge); similarly the margins round the type on each page are called the head, tail, outer (at the fore-edge), and inner margins.
Ex: The platen was lashed up tight to the toe of the spindle by cords which connected hooks at its four corners to another set of hooks at the four lower corners of the hose.
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* alfombra de pie de cama=bedside rug.
* al pie (de)=at the bottom (of) ; at the foot (of).
* al pie de la letra=to the letter.
* al pie del cañón=at work ; on-the-job.
* andarse con pies de plomo=tread + (very) warily ; walk on + eggshells ; tread + (very) carefully.
* apagar un fuego con los pies=stomp out + fire.
* a pie=on foot ; afoot ; dismounted.
* a poca distancia a pie=within an easy walk ; within walking distance.
* a pocos minutos a pie=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* apoyo para los pies=footrest.
* arrastrando los pies=shuffling.
* arrastrar los pies=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* arreglarse los pies=pedicure.
* atar de pies y manos=hogtie.
* bajo los pies=underfoot.
* baño de pies=footbath.
* bomba de pie=foot pump.
* buscarle cinco pies al gato=split + hairs.
* buscarle los tres pies al gato=nitpick.
* buscarle tres pies al gato=split + hairs.
* caer de pie=land on + Posesivo + (own two) feet ; fall on + Posesivo + feet.
* carrera a pie=foot race.
* ciudadano de a pie=everyday citizen.
* comenzar Algo con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* comenzar con buen pie=start + Nombre + on the right footing.
* con el pie deformado=clubfooted.
* con la punta de los pies mirando hacia dentro=pigeon-toed.
* con los pies sobre la tierra=down-to-earth.
* con notas a pie de página=footnoted.
* con pie firme=sure-footed.
* con un pie en la tumba=over the hill.
* cuidado de los pies=footcare.
* dar pie a=spark off ; give + rise to ; bring about ; lead to ; cause ; open + the door to ; give + cause to ; give + occasion to.
* dedo del pie=toe.
* dedo gordo del pie, el=big toe, the.
* dedo meñique del pie=pinkie toe.
* de dos pies=two-legged.
* dejar de pie=leave + standing.
* de la cabeza a los pies=from head to foot ; from head to toe ; from nose to tail.
* de nuevo en pie=up and about.
* de pies a cabeza=from head to toe ; from head to foot ; nose to tail ; from nose to tail ; through and through.
* de pies ligeros=swift-footed.
* de pies planos=flat-footed.
* desde la cabeza hasta los pies=head to toe ; from head to toe ; from head to foot ; from nose to tail.
* distancia a pie=walking distance.
* el ciudadano de a pie=the average Joe.
* el mundo está a sus pies=the world is + Posesivo + oyster.
* empezar Algo con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* empezar con buen pie=start + Nombre + on the right footing ; hit + the ground running.
* en pie=up and about.
* en pie de guerra=on the warpath.
* entrar con buen pie=start + Nombre + off on the right foot.
* estar de pie=stand.
* estar de pie por encima de=stand over.
* freno de pie=foot brake [footbrake].
* gente de a pie=ordinary people.
* hombre de a pie, el=man-on-the-street ; man in the street, the.
* ir a pie=leg it ; foot it.
* ir en el coche de San Fernando un ratito a pie y otro caminando=foot it.
* juego de pies=footwork.
* la ciudadana de a pie=the average Jane.
* la gente se puso de pie para aplaudir=standing ovation.
* lámpara de pie=standing lamp ; floor lamp ; uplighter.
* levantarse con el pie derecho=get out of + bed on the right side.
* levantarse con el pie izquierdo=wake up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get up on + the wrong side of the bed ; get out of + bed on the wrong side.
* ligero de pies=fleet of foot ; fleet-footed.
* mantenerse en pie=hold + Posesivo + own.
* morir al pie del cañón=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on ; die with + Posesivo + clogs on.
* nacer de pie=be born with a silver spoon in + Posesivo + mouth.
* no creerse Algo al pie de la letra=take + Nombre + with a pinch of salt.
* no dar pie con bola=get it + (all) wrong ; get + everything wrong ; not get a thing right.
* no encontrar ni el pie ni la cabeza=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of.
* nota a pie de página=footnote.
* no tener ni pies ni cabeza=can't make head(s) or tail(s) of ; be pointless ; make + no sense at all ; make + no sense whatsoever.
* no tenerse en pie=Negativo + hold + water.
* parar los pies=stop + Nombre + (dead) in + Posesivo + tracks.
* parte anterior del pie=ball of + Posesivo + foot.
* perchero de pie=coat-stand.
* perder el pie=lose + Posesivo + footing.
* pie de atleta=athlete's foot.
* pie de imprenta=edition imprint ; imprint statement ; imprint.
* pie de obra=building site.
* pie de página=footer.
* pie de página repetido=running foot ; footline.
* pie de pie=standing.
* Pie Grande=Bigfoot ; Sasquatch.
* pies planos=flat feet ; pes planus ; fallen arches.
* pies sobre la tierra=feet on the ground.
* planta del pie=sole.
* poner de pie=stand + upright.
* poner los pies en alto=put + Posesivo + feet up ; kick + Posesivo + feet up ; kick back.
* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa=darken + Posesivo + door.
* poner los pies sobre la tierra=come down + to earth.
* poner pie en=set + foot (inside/in/on).
* ponerse de pie=rise ; stand up ; get to + Posesivo + feet ; rise to + Posesivo + feet.
* ponerse en pie de guerra=dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.
* retrete de pie=squat toilet ; squatty potty ; squat loo.
* ruta a pie=walking trail.
* sacar los pies del plato=break out of + the box.
* sacar los pies del tiesto=break out of + the box.
* salir por pies=take off + running ; leg it ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out.
* salud de los pies=foot health.
* seguir Algo al pie de la letra=follow + Nombre + to the letter.
* seguir al pie de la letra lo que Alguien dice=keep + strictly to the letter ; take + Nombre + at/for + Posesivo + word.
* seguir al pie del cañón=soldier on ; be (still) working away ; be (still) toiling away ; be (still) hard at it.
* seguir en pie=hold + Posesivo + own ; hold up.
* seguir las normas al pie de la letra=go by + the book.
* seguir las reglas al pie de la letra=go by + the book.
* ser un gigante con los pies de barro=be a giant with feet of clay.
* sin pies ni cabeza=without rhyme or reason.
* soldado de a pie=foot soldier.
* tener los pies firmemente en el suelo=feet + be + firmly planted on the ground.
* tiña del pie=tinea pedis.
* uña del pie=toenail.
* visita a pie=walking tour.

pie^2
(n.)=foot [feet, -pl.].
Nota: Medida equivalente a 30 centímetros.
Ex: Soon, however, the collection outgrew its meagre quarters and a full-fledged library occupying a 40x60 foot area came into being.
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* ciudadano de a pie=ordinary citizen.
* de un pie de grosor=foot-thick.
* pie cuadrado=square foot (sq. ft.).
* pie lineal=linear foot.

pie^3
(n.)=winter.
Nota: En la prensa antigua de madera, travesaño que unía los postes de madera verticales que servían de soporte a toda la prensa por la parte de abajo y que servía de soporte al ensamblaje de transporte carriage assembly.
Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.

piedad
(n.)=piety ; mercy.
Ex: Library history has too often been written in a spirit of piety.
Ex: According to Walker, if a just system permits mercy, it nearly always becomes, pari passu, unjust.
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* falta de piedad=ruthlessness.
* ¡Piedad!=Mercy!.
* sin piedad=ruthlessly ; remorseless ; mercilessly.
* tener piedad=have + a heart.

piedra
(n.)=stone ; rock.
Ex: A manuscript is a writing made by hand (including musical scores), typescripts, and inscriptions on clay tablets, stone, etc.
Ex: The Museum's scientific research draws on unique fossil, rock and mineral collections.
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* algo grabado en piedra=tablet of stone.
* a un tiro de piedra=just a shot away ; within a stone's throw (away/from) ; a stone's throw away.
* banco de piedra=stone bench.
* bloque de piedra=stone block.
* cartón piedra=papier mâché.
* con corazón de piedra=stony-hearted.
* con (muchas) piedras=stony .
* corazón de piedra=stony heart ; heart of stone.
* de piedra=stone ; flinty .
* de tirar la piedra y esconder la mano=hit-and-run.
* duro como una piedra=rock-hard.
* Edad de Piedra, la=Stone Age, the.
* en la edad de la piedra=in the dark ages.
* grabado en piedra=carved in a tablet of stone.
* grabar en piedra=engrave in + stone.
* más duro que una piedra=as tough as nuts ; as tough as nails ; as tough as leather ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* más frío que una piedra=as cold as a stone.
* muro de piedra=stone wall ; masonry wall.
* piedra angular=cornerstone [corner-stone] ; keystone ; linchpin [lynchpin].
* piedra arenisca=sandstone.
* piedra caliza=limestone.
* piedra + charca + formar + ondas=stone + pond + cast + ripples.
* piedra de afilar=sharpening stone ; whetstone.
* piedra de amolar=sharpening stone.
* piedra de encendedor=lighter flint.
* piedra de mechero=lighter flint.
* piedra de moler=grinding stone ; millstone ; grindstone.
* piedra de molino=grinding stone ; millstone ; grindstone.
* piedra de toque=touchstone.
* piedra fisosofal, la=philosopher's stone, the.
* piedra litográfica=press stone ; litho stone ; lithographic stone ; limestone.
* piedra litográfica de color=colour stone.
* piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija=a rolling stone gathers no moss.
* piedra pómez=pumice ; pumice stone.
* piedra preciosa=gem ; cameo ; precious stone ; gemstone.
* piedra renal=kidney stone.
* piedra rojiza=brownstone.
* piedra Roseta=Rosetta stone.
* piedra semipreciosa=semi-precious stone.
* piedra volcánica=lava rock.
* quedarse de piedra=You could have pushed + Nombre + over with a feather.
* sólido como una piedra=rock solid.
* tablilla de piedra=stone tablet.
* tan duro como la piedra=as hard as nails.
* tan duro como una piedra=as hard as nails ; as tough as nuts ; as tough as nails ; as tough as leather ; as tough as old boots ; as tough as shoe leather.
* tan frío como una piedra=as cold as a stone.
* tirar piedras contra tu propio tejado=cut + the branch + you sit on ; cut off + Posesivo + nose to spite + Posesivo + face.
* tirarse piedras contra el propio tejado=shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot.

piedra + charca + formar + ondas
(n.)=stone + pond + cast + ripples.
Ex: This rather large stone in the pond will cast quite widespread ripples.
piedra Roseta
(n.)=Rosetta stone.
Ex: In the narrow case, reductionist processes reveal a common underlying principle or process which can serve as a Rosetta stone.
piedra angular
(n.)=cornerstone [corner-stone] ; keystone ; linchpin [lynchpin].
Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications. Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today. Ex: Staff are the organisation's communication gatekeepers, they are linchpins in the change process and determine the effectiveness of the communication process.
piedra arenisca
(n.)=sandstone.
Ex: These tombs are made out of grey sandstone which crumbles when outdoors over a hundred years.
piedra caliza
(n.)=limestone.
Ex: With the rain, the limestone rocks and stiles were very slippy and at least one of our party came a cropper.
piedra de afilar
(n.)=sharpening stone ; whetstone.
Ex: Do not use sharpening stone on pinking shears. Ex: Some whetstones have a coarse side and a fine side for more accurate sharpening.
piedra de amolar
(n.)=sharpening stone.
Ex: Do not use sharpening stone on pinking shears.
piedra de encendedor
(n.)=lighter flint.
Ex: Cerium is used in lighter flints because it will ignite in air when heated.
piedra de mechero
(n.)=lighter flint.
Ex: Cerium is used in lighter flints because it will ignite in air when heated.
piedra de moler
(n.)=grinding stone ; millstone ; grindstone.
Ex: He covered the roof with tiles, installed new waterwheels and grinding stones, and produced flour that was white as snow. Ex: Granite millstones were quarried in Louisiana as early as 1810. Ex: Grindstones were made of imported lava or basalt and were relatively expensive.
piedra de molino
(n.)=grinding stone ; millstone ; grindstone.
Ex: He covered the roof with tiles, installed new waterwheels and grinding stones, and produced flour that was white as snow. Ex: Granite millstones were quarried in Louisiana as early as 1810. Ex: Grindstones were made of imported lava or basalt and were relatively expensive.
piedra de toque
(n.)=touchstone.
Ex: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.
piedra fisosofal, la
(n.)=philosopher's stone, the.
Ex: The philosopher's stone is a mythical substance that supposedly could turn inexpensive metals into gold.
piedra litográfica
(n.)=press stone ; litho stone ; lithographic stone ; limestone.
Ex: When a forme was in place on the press stone, paper was lowered on to it by means of a tympan and frisket. Ex: The 1850s also saw the appearance of photolithography, whereby a chemical film spread on the surface of a litho stone or plate was rendered insoluble and water-repellent by exposure to light. Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive. Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally.
piedra litográfica de color
(n.)=colour stone.
Ex: But for the most part chromolithographers combined the three-colour method with the superimposition of flat tones and used a larger number of colour stones than the basic three.
piedra movediza nunca moho la cobija
=a rolling stone gathers no moss.
Ex: There's a saying that many people are familiar with that goes: 'A rolling stone gathers no moss'.
piedra preciosa
(n.)=gem ; cameo ; precious stone ; gemstone.
Ex: For example, DIAMONDS could not be a NT under CUTTING TOOLS as well as under gems. Ex: The article 'A passage to India: a bibliographical cameo' celebrates the bibliographical ties between the India and Britain. Ex: Mineralogists analyze and classify minerals and precious stones according to their composition and structure. Ex: In 1897 he quit a wretchedly underpaid job and set out to make his fortune as a prospector in the gemstone fields of Alice Springs.
piedra pómez
(n.)=pumice ; pumice stone.
Ex: The Romans mixed pumice with their cement to make it lighter when they made the dome of the Pantheon in Rome. Ex: Using a pumice stone or an emery board can also help with removing hard skin but they don't work well for corns.
piedra renal
(n.)=kidney stone.
Ex: The author examines the relationship between tea consumption and oral health, bone health, thermogenesis, cognitive function, and kidney stones.
piedra rojiza
(n.)=brownstone.
Ex: The library building is noteworthy for it use of granite and brownstone on the exterior.
piedra semipreciosa
(n.)=semi-precious stone.
Ex: Some of these exotic bindings were sometimes enriched with chased metal, semi-precious stones, or pasted-on pictures.
piedra volcánica
(n.)=lava rock.
Ex: It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck.
piel de animal
(n.)=pelt.
Ex: When balls were compared with rollers in the ninenteenth century, their chief disadvantage was their cost: they involved a considerable regular outlay on the materials of their construction, especially pelts.
piel de ante
(n.)=suede.
Ex: English riders will wear riding breeches with swede patches that fit very snugly.
piel de becerro
(n.)=calfskin.
Ex: Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.
piel de cabra
(n.)=goat ; goatskin.
Ex: Various skins were used for leather bindings -- calf, goat, and sheep were the commonest -- and the surface was often decorated with heated brass tools, either using gold leaf (gilt) or plain (blind). Ex: Vellum remained popular on the continent, less so in England; while goatskin (morocco), although well established by this time for fine work, was seldom used in trade binding except for prayer books.
piel de carnero
(n.)=sheep ; sheepskin.
Ex: The normal trade binding for most of the hand-press period was an inexpensive covering of calf or sheep. Ex: The ball pelts, which were usually sheepskin, were fixed to the handles with nails which were only lightly knocked in, and were removed after the day's work (and often during the midday break as well).
piel de cerdo
(n.)=pigskin.
Ex: Tanned calfskin was the commonest covering material in the sixteenth century, followed by vellum and pigskin.
piel de foca
(n.)=sealskin.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
piel de gallina
(n.)=goosebumps ; goosepimples ; gooseflesh ; gooseskin ; chickenskin ; chill bumps.
Ex: Goosebumps are a vestige from the days when humans were covered with hair. Ex: Supposedly goosepimples are found where our ancestors had hair so it's as if the body is trying to erect hair we don't have. Ex: In addition, patients were asked to mark start and propagation of gooseflesh symptoms on a body sketch. Ex: Attached to the follicle are tiny muscles which erect the follicle and with it the hair, a mechanism which also accounts for gooseskin. Ex: She has really bad chickenskin all over her upper arms and patches on her thighs and upper and lower back. Ex: Another cause for chill bumps and shivers is your autonomic nervous system 'flight or fight' response.
piel de naranja
(n.)=cellulite ; orange skin ; orange peel.
Ex: Hormonal abnormalities and genetic syndromes are related to obesity and its dermatoses; however, cellulite is not related to obesity. Ex: The depressions of the surface that give the appearance of orange skin are the exaggerated pits of the hair follicles. Ex: Products containing orange peel extract deliver relief from occasional heartburn, acid indigestion, and upset stomach.
piel de plátano
(n.)=banana skin ; banana peel.
Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps. Ex: Banana peels gets rid of warts and when toasted to a crisp, gives roses and other flowers a huge boost of potassium to help them flower.
piel de topo
(n.)=moleskin.
Ex: Moleskin is a wonderfully comfortable, tough and hard-wearing cotton fabric that is as tough as leather but as soft as velvet to the touch.
piel de vaca
(n.)=cowhide ; cowskin.
Ex: I agree with the article, cowhides add a flare of elegance and originality in any decor. Ex: That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
piel roja
(n.)=redskin.
Ex: The redskins hate the palefaces and their hatred has been glowing for centuries ever since the first white man appeared on this continent.
piel sintética
(n.)=leatherette ; fun fur ; fake fur ; faux fur.
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding. Ex: People from all walks of life are beginning to use fun fur instead of buying animal pelts which mostly likely come from abused animals. Ex: First introduced in 1929, advances in polymer technology have tremendously improved fake fur quality. Ex: Consumers in the market for faux fur must be extra vigilant after an investigation has revealed that real fur from animals is being used instead.
piel^1
(n.)=skin ; fur ; peel ; hide.
Ex: A strip of paper or vellum was pasted on to the spine to reinforce it, and a skin of the right size was stuck down over the spine and the outside of both boards.
Ex: The article 'Furs, feathers and fins: recommended reading' presents a selected, annotated list of especially outstanding periodicals about pets is provided.
Ex: Food samples included a selection of sausages, beverages, sliced meat products, including chicken liver, and some fruits, including raspberries, bananas, and banana peels.
Ex: She uses alder bark for dye, whale sinew for thread, sealskin for trim, a tough piece of hide for a thimble, a sharpened ground-squirrel leg bone for a needle, and an awl made from moose antler.
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* abrigo de pieles=fur coat.
* cambiar la piel=moult [molt, -USA].
* cáncer de piel=skin cancer.
* cazador de pieles=fur trapper.
* chaqueta de piel=leather jacket.
* cola de piel de conejo=rabbit-skin glue.
* comercio de pieles=fur trade.
* con los nervios a flor de piel=edgy ; nervy ; on edge ; highly-strung.
* crema para la piel=skin cream.
* cuidado de la piel=skin care.
* curtido de la piel=leatherwork.
* dejarse la piel=sweat + blood ; work + Posesivo + butt off ; slog + Posesivo + guts out ; play out + Posesivo + skin.
* dejarse la piel trabajando=work + Posesivo + fingers to the bone.
* de piel blanca=white-skinned.
* de piel gruesa=thick-skinned.
* enfermedad de la piel=skin disease.
* injerto de piel=skin graft.
* irritación de la piel=skin irritation.
* irritación de la piel producida por el viento=windburn.
* jugarse la piel=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* mancha de la piel=age spot.
* mudar la piel=moult [molt, -USA].
* parche para la piel=skin patch.
* personas de piel blanca, las=fair skinned, the.
* piel de animal=pelt.
* piel de ante=suede.
* piel de becerro=calfskin.
* piel de cabra=goat ; goatskin.
* piel de carnero=sheep ; sheepskin.
* piel de cerdo=pigskin.
* piel de foca=sealskin.
* piel de gallina=goosebumps ; goosepimples ; gooseflesh ; gooseskin ; chickenskin ; chill bumps.
* piel de naranja=cellulite ; orange skin ; orange peel.
* piel de plátano=banana skin ; banana peel.
* piel de topo=moleskin.
* piel de vaca=cowhide ; cowskin.
* piel roja=redskin.
* piel sintética=leatherette ; fun fur ; fake fur ; faux fur.
* poner la piel de gallina=make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh.
* respuesta galvánica de la piel=skin conductivity ; skin electrical conductivity.
* sentir hormigueo en la piel=tingle.
* ser de raza negra o de piel morena=be coloured.
* sin piel=skinless.
* tela de piel de topo=moleskin.
* trozo de piel=skin.
* verruga de la piel=skin wart.

piel^2
(n.)=morocco.
Nota: En la encuadernación, nombre general dado a los distintos tipos de piel de cabra.
Ex: Much the commonest grains were rib, the various moroccos, sand, and pebble; while plain (ungrained) cloth was never rare.
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* encuadernación editorial en piel=publishers' leather.
* encuadernación en piel=leather binding.
* encuadernación en piel de becerro=prize binding.
* encuadernado en piel=leather-bound.
* forrado en piel=leather-covered.

pienso
(n.)=animal feed ; livestock feed.
Ex: The current agricultural research programme includes scientific and technical research to develop protein plants and animal feeds.
Ex: Although pomace is high in fiber, it is used mostly in pet and livestock feeds.

piercing
(n.)=body piercing ; piercing.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.
Ex: Their promise to let their daughter pierce her navel in exchange for good grades risk far more by breaking their promise than by allowing the piercing.
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* hacerse un piercing=pierce.
* piercing para la lengua=tongue stud.

piercing para la lengua
(n.)=tongue stud.
Ex: Tongue studs frequently damage the person's teeth, causing tiny fractures and huge chips.
pierna
(n.)=cheek ; leg.
Nota: Parte del cuerpo de una persona.
Ex: The chief members of the impression carriage were two upright cheeks about 2 m. high and placed 60-65 cm. apart, carrying between them the winter and, above it, the head, two massive cross timbers mortised into the cheeks which contained the vertical thrust of the impression.
Ex: For, methinks, the present condition of man is like a field, where battle hath been lately fought, where we may see many legs, and arms, and eyes lying here and there, which, for want of a union, and a soul to quicken and enliven them, are good for nothing, but to feed ravens, and infect the air.
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* afeitarse las piernas=shave + Posesivo + legs.
* calienta piernas=leg warmers.
* carrera de tres piernas=three-legged race.
* con el rabo entre las piernas=with a flea in + Posesivo + ear.
* con piernas=legged.
* con una pierna a cada lado de=astride.
* cruzar las piernas=cross + Posesivo + legs ; fold + Posesivo + legs.
* cruzarse de piernas=fold + Posesivo + legs.
* de dos piernas=two-legged.
* de piernas bonitas=leggy [leggier -comp., leggiest -comp].
* entrecruzar las piernas=overlap + legs.
* espacio para las piernas=legroom.
* estirar las piernas=stretch + Posesivo + legs.
* flexión de piernas=squat.
* juego de piernas=footwork.
* pierna de cordero=leg of lamb.
* salir por piernas=make + a hasty exit.
* sitio para las piernas=legroom.

pierna de cordero
(n.)=leg of lamb.
Ex: Leg of lamb is a little more challenging than cooking a rack of lamb, and since it's larger you'll need more people to feed.
pies planos
(n.)=flat feet ; pes planus ; fallen arches.
Ex: Flat feet is a condition in which the foot doesn't have a normal arch and it may affect one foot or both feet. Ex: Pes planus is a condition where the instep of the foot collapses and comes in contact with the ground. Ex: If there is a postural problem such as a fallen arch it is often possible to put something underneath it to correct the abnormality and to prove that posture can be corrected.
pies sobre la tierra
=feet on the ground.
Ex: The title of the conference was 'Head in the clouds, feet on the ground: serials vision and common sense'.
pietismo
(n.)=Pietism.
Ex: This volume, the second in a projected four-volume history of Pietism, is divided into 18 chapters with 15 contributors.

pieza
(n.)=part ; building block ; workpiece.
Nota: Trozo de materia sobre el que se trabaja.
Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
Ex: This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.
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* pieza clave=cornerstone [corner-stone] ; building block.
* pieza clave que falta=missing piece.
* pieza de archivo=archival file.
* pieza de carne=cut of meat.
* pieza de recambio=spare part ; repair part.
* pieza de repuesto=part ; spare part ; repair part.
* pieza eléctrica=electrical part.
* pieza estrella=showpiece.
* pieza mecánica=mechanical part.
* pieza musical=piece of music ; item ; a piece of + music.
* una pieza más en el engranaje=a cog in the wheel ; a cog in the machine.
* una pieza más en la organización=a cog in the wheel ; a cog in the machine.

pieza clave
(n.)=cornerstone [corner-stone] ; building block.
Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications. Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
pieza clave que falta
(n.)=missing piece.
Ex: If, in addition, this new piece of information provides an important missing piece of the 'mental jigsaw' or helps to restructure it, we tend to attach greater value to it.
pieza de archivo
(n.)=archival file.
Ex: The initial task of the Archive, which in 1960 had a stock of 521 archival files, was to complete the transfer of stock from other archival workplaces and to make its stock available to research workers.
pieza de carne
(n.)=cut of meat.
Ex: Whole cuts of meat usually only have E. coli on the surface, which makes them easier to kill by cooking.
pieza de recambio
(n.)=spare part ; repair part.
Ex: He recommends that the purchase of technology be supported by the purchase of sufficient spare parts. Ex: It is a wholesale distributor of industrial supplies, equipment, and repair parts.
pieza de repuesto
(n.)=part ; spare part ; repair part.
Ex: Machines with interchangeable parts can now be constructed with great economy of effort. Ex: He recommends that the purchase of technology be supported by the purchase of sufficient spare parts. Ex: It is a wholesale distributor of industrial supplies, equipment, and repair parts.
pieza eléctrica
(n.)=electrical part.
Ex: It relies on the proper performance of its electrical parts as much as it relies on the performance of its mechanical parts.
pieza estrella
(n./adj.)=showpiece.
Ex: Every garden also needs a showpiece flower, easy to grow but fabulous and exotic in the vase.
pieza mecánica
(n.)=mechanical part.
Ex: It relies on the proper performance of its electrical parts as much as it relies on the performance of its mechanical parts.
pieza musical
=piece of music ; item ; a piece of + music.
Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information. Ex: The plate number is a numbering designation assigned to an item by a music publisher, usually printed at the bottom of each page, and sometimes appearing also on the title page. Ex: When the cataloguer turns to the description of a piece of music a common problem will be the absence of a title page to be used as the chief source of information.
piezoeléctrico
(adj.)=piezoelectric.
Ex: The article commences with a brief roundup of factors linked to ink jet printing and proceeds to details of specific ink jet printing technology: thermal (or bubble jet); electrostatic; piezoelectric; and airbrush.
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* encendedor piezoeléctrico=piezoelectric lighter.

pifia
(n.)=boner ; goof ; bobble ; clanger ; blooper ; blunder ; slip-up ; muck-up ; goof-up.
Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
Ex: The film's supple structure, surprisingly light touch, and bravura performances make it perhaps the most fully formed, half-hearted goof ever.
Ex: Gary's back pass took a bobble from a divot and in that moment Robinson suddenly found himself the subject of ridicule.
Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: Minor slip-ups are things like - your fly is undone while giving a presentation, you accidentally let out an audible burp at a work luncheon, wardrobe malfunctions, you pass gas.
Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.
Ex: The best way to avoid such goof-ups in the kitchen is to read the recipe at least twice before you start.
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* meter una pifia=drop + a bollock ; drop + a clanger ; make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; blunder.

pifiar
(v.)=blunder ; be caught out ; bark up + the wrong tree ; put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; shoot + Reflexivo + in the foot ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; screw up ; make + a bloomer ; slip up ; make + a blunder ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; muck up ; goof up ; fuck up ; eff up.
Nota: Eufemismo de fuck up.
Ex: Michael Howard has blundered again, and again he has done so by trying to imitate Blair while lacking his finesse.
Ex: All librarians can tell tales of being caught out in this way, to learn of their error only when the answer has been produced: information on dance-halls when dinosaurs was asked for, or on the grey starling when something on Grace Darling was what was wanted = Todos los bibliotecarios pueden contar historias de cuando han metido la pata de este modo para aprender del error sólo cuando se ha producido la respuesta: información sobre los salones de baile cuando se preguntaba por los dinosaurios, o sobre el estornino gris cuando se quería algo sobre Grace Darling.
Ex: The article 'Barking up the wrong tree' argues that the belief, by many book publishers, that they can use the Internet to bypass booksellers and sell their books direct to purchasers, is fallacious.
Ex: She somehow manages to put her foot in it and get laughed at every time, usually as a direct consequence of her unsureness of her own capabilities.
Ex: She put her foot in her mouth when she asked a fat woman who was not pregnant when her baby was due.
Ex: In other words, we have become our worst enemy, continually shooting ourselves in the foot.
Ex: She's just always shooting her mouth off and sticking her foot in it.
Ex: Although we're lucky to have them, eager beavers can screw up if you give them the opportunity.
Ex: He is well-known for making bloomers in public engagements.
Ex: He knew that if he slipped up again, he could be shipped to a higher-security prison and lose many of his privileges.
Ex: Since its independence 61 years ago our nation has erred, but this time they have made a blunder.
Ex: After dropping a clanger, you are left with a sense of shame and you just want to disappear and hide away.
Ex: But we are all only human and I have recently 'dropped a bollock' as we English say.
Ex: Oh, well, at least try to keep it as simple as one can without mucking it up.
Ex: The initial thing you need to do is acknowledge that you goofed up -- don't make excuses for it and don't try to obscure it up.
Ex: They don't even have the balls to admit they fucked up big time!
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Ex: What has Obama done to eff up my country today?.

pifiaso
(n.)=clanger ; blooper ; blunder ; muck-up.
Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
Ex: Throughout the year we collect bloopers, funny things that happen while we are producing the program.
Ex: There is no better way for reference librarians to see how their efforts are perceived by library users than to see themselves in action -- blunders and all.
Ex: We realise it's nobody's fault, but it's such a muck-up.
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* meter un pifiaso=drop + a bollock ; drop + a clanger ; make + a blunder ; make + a bloomer ; blunder.

pigmentación
(n.)=pigmentation.
Ex: The author offers a response to a question on orange pigmentation of the skin after consuming carrots or apricots.

pigmento
(n.)=pigment ; colourant [colorant, -USA].
Ex: In order to determine the composition of pigments used in the miniatures of these Gospel books, 2 techniques of neutron activation have been used.
Ex: Foods with certain artificial colourants can cause allergic reactions in some people.

pijamas
(n.)=pyjamas [pajamas, -USA] ; pajamas [pyjamas, -UK] ; PJs ; jammies ; night suit.
Ex: Pajamas or pyjamas (often abbreviated PJs or jammies) played a prominent role on a popular kids television shown know as 'Bananas in Pajamas'.
Ex: Pajamas or pyjamas (often abbreviated PJs or jammies) played a prominent role on a popular kids television show known as 'Bananas in Pajamas'.
Ex: Pajamas or pyjamas (often abbreviated PJs or jammies) played a prominent role on a popular kids television show known as 'Bananas in Pajamas'.
Ex: Pajamas or pyjamas (often abbreviated PJs or jammies) played a prominent role on a popular kids television show known as 'Bananas in Pajamas'.
Ex: She was wearing a night suit with Mickey mouse on it and she was barefoot.
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* fiesta de pijamas=slumber party ; pyjamas party.

pijismo
(n.)=snobbery.
Ex: Do we really need a book to tell us what snobbery is and how it infects all the nooks and crannies of society?.
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* pijismo a la inversa=inverted snobbery.

pijismo a la inversa
(n.)=inverted snobbery.
Ex: The problem with inverted snobbery is that it tends to celebrate the wrong kind of working-class culture: the non-working kind, in fact.
pijo a la inversa
(n.)=inverted snob.
Ex: You've shown your colours as a bit of an inverted snob here and there when it comes to music.
pijo^1
(n.)=preppy [preppie] ; toff ; snob.
Ex: Modern preppies try to be assholes, probably because they think it's cool, and never quite make it.
Ex: Cricket is an elitist sport played by toffs, I hate it with a passion.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
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* doña pija=Lady Muck.
* pijo a la inversa=inverted snob.

pijo^2
(adj.)=preppy ; posh ; swanky .
Ex: Of tobacco-using students, 46% wore preppy or trendy clothing & 90% exhibited a cheerful facial expression.
Ex: She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.
Ex: Sitting on a tailgate drinking a beer with a good friend can be better than going to a swanky martini bar, especially if you know where the good country roads are.
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* mamá pija y tía buena=yummy mummy.

pijota
(n.)=whiting.
Ex: For example, a search on whiting would yield some items by or about persons of that name and also items on the subject as a type of fish.

pila bautismal
(n.)=baptismal font.
Ex: They vary greatly in size, at times being as large as baptismal fonts.
pila de combustible
(n.)=fuel cell.
Ex: Scientists have identified a new technique for cleansing contaminated water and potentially purifying hydrogen for use in fuel cells.
pila del agua bendita
(n.)=holy water font.
Ex: The holy water font was originally the fountain for ablutions, placed in the centre of the atrium of the basilica.
pila recargable
(n.)=rechargeable battery.
Ex: The system is maintained by a rechargeable battery for 1000 hours.
pila^1
(n.)=heap ; wadge ; pile ; stash ; slew.
Ex: The raw material of white paper was undyed linen -- or in very early days hempen -- rags, which the paper-maker bought in bulk, sorted and washed, and then put by in a damp heap for four or five days to rot.
Ex: By meeting authors cold print takes on a human voice; wadges of paper covered with words turn into treasure troves full of interest.
Ex: However, it would be a time consuming task for the student or researcher to sit down with piles of periodicals, frantically scanning contents lists to try to trace articles on his chosen topic.
Ex: It tells the story of a young detective who stumbles across a stash of jewel thieves hiding out in an abandoned house.
Ex: His work includes 47 novels, and slews of essays, plays, reviews, poems, histories, and public speeches.
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* una pila de=a pile of ; a stack of ; a sackful of ; a whole slew of ; a raft of ; a mass of.

pila^2
(n.)=battery.
Ex: Laptop batteries on planes are an accident waiting to happen: Terror without terrorists.
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* a pilas=battery-operated.
* cargador de pilas=battery charger.
* pila de combustible=fuel cell.
* pila recargable=rechargeable battery.
* ponerse las pilas=buckle down to ; pull up + Posesivo + socks ; put + Posesivo + skates on ; get + Posesivo + skates on ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; knuckle down to ; get + Posesivo + act together ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
* que funciona con pilas=battery-operated ; battery-powered.

pila^3
(n.)=font ; fountain.
Ex: Although the Church proclaims one sacramental baptism, the font at the entrance of churches and the blessing of objects with holy water repeats this theme under the title of sacramental rather than sacrament.
Ex: This process is similar to the way jets of water in illuminated fountains trap the light from underwater light sources.
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* inicial del primer nombre de pila=first initial.
* inicial del segundo nombre de pila de una persona=middle initial.
* nombre de pila=Christian name ; first name ; given name.
* nombre de pila segundo=middle name.
* pila bautismal=baptismal font.
* pila del agua bendita=holy water font.

pilar
(n.)=bedrock ; cornerstone [corner-stone] ; keystone ; mainstay ; pillar ; pillar ; pier ; building block.
Ex: We are the bedrock of our profession and the standards that we attain fundamentally affect the status of the profession.
Ex: Abstracts are the cornerstone of secondary publications.
Ex: These, then, are keystones to labor relations today.
Ex: Technology transfers between developed and underdeveloped nations have been the mainstays of economic development for over 30 years.
Ex: The layout of the buildings makes it difficult for readers to find their way around and the structural pillars prevent a logical sequence of shelving.
Ex: The essential pillars of man's thinking and knowing are the basic concepts which structure all his knowledge.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.
Ex: This article seeks to explain why current on-line products have, despite tremendous capitalisation, not yet achieved satisfactory returns, but have provided the necessary building blocks towards future products.
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* pilares de la sociedad, los=pillars of society, the.
* ser un pilar de fuerza=be a tower of strength.
* sin pilares=pillar-free.

pilares de la sociedad, los
=pillars of society, the.
Ex: Justice, Liberty, and Equality are the pillars of society; co-operation and mutual help are the firmest bonds between citizens.
pilarización
(n.)=pillarisation [pillarization, -USA].
Ex: This system was described 'pillarisation' which was rooted in an agreement that divisions between different religious and social strata were so profound that individuals should live substantially within their own communities.

pileta
(n.)=trough.
Ex: The most common method is to expose the copy paper by passing it through a trough of developing fluid.

pilila
(n.)=willy [willie] ; wiener [weiner] ; wee wee ; pee pee ; weenie.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.
Ex: Brian has a very small wee wee -- even the doctor stated that Brian's is a lot smaller than average.
Ex: My 5 year old son woke up this morning saying his pee pee hurt.
Ex: My friend has pulled a muscle in his weenie, should he rub icy on it?.

pilla-pilla
(n.)=tag.
Ex: Tag was very popular in my old school -- I can run very fast, so I won most of the time.
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* juego del pilla-pilla=game of tag.
* jugar al pilla-pilla=play + tag.

pillacoletas
(n.)=hair clip ; hair claw ; hairslide.
Ex: These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes.
Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
Ex: Their hairslides are very unique and beautifully handcrafted.

pillaje
(n.)=looting ; depredation ; plundering ; plunder.
Ex: This article gives a brief personal account of the destruction and looting of library and information facilities in Kuwait during the Iraqi invasion = Este artículo presenta un relato personal breve de la destrucción y el saqueo de las bibliotecas y centros de información de Kuwait durante la invasión iraquí.
Ex: Libraries and archives are the subject of increasing depredations by thieves and vandals.
Ex: The focus of the study was the plundering of Jewish gold in the German death camps.
Ex: He established Samarkand as his imperial capital in the 1360s and set about aggrandising it with plunder from his conquests.

pillar
(v.)=get + caught ; catch ; nab.
Ex: The librarian should distinguish big from little problems to avoid getting caught in a situation that is rapid-fire and not effective.
Ex: 'And of course,' said the director, brightening as his idea gave birth to another one in her mind, 'it will be interesting to know how efficient electronic systems are at catching thieves'.
Ex: So over the weekend I managed to nab 30 of them using a butterfly net, and then crushed each using my boot.
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* no pillar Algo=go (way) over + Posesivo + head.
* no pillar la idea=miss + the point.
* pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa=catch + Nombre + red-handed.
* pillar a Alguien desprevenido=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
* pillar a Alguien in fraganti=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
* pillar a Alguien por sorpresa=catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
* pillar con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* pillar contra=pin + Nombre + against.
* pillar desprevenido=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* pillar en bragas=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* pillar por sorpresa=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
* pillar un enfriamiento=catch + a chill.
* pillar un resfriado de muerte=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).

pillar a Alguien con las manos en la masa
(v.)=catch + Nombre + red-handed.
Ex: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape.
pillar a Alguien desprevenido
(v.)=catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
Ex: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum. Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping. Ex: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.
pillar a Alguien in fraganti
(v.)=catch + Nombre + red-handed ; catch + Nombre + in the act.
Ex: It's the first time that Geller, who has always stated that he has never used any trickery, is so clearly caught red-handed on tape. Ex: Two criminals are off the street and behind bars thanks to an alert officer who caught them in the act.
pillar a Alguien por sorpresa
(v.)=catch + Nombre + napping ; catch + Nombre + off-guard ; catch + Nombre + flat-footed.
Ex: Wild pigs and deer bed down on the hilltop, so ascend quietly and you might catch them napping. Ex: As the 'information economy' has grown in recent years, some feel we have been caught off-guard in an information policy vacuum. Ex: Alexander caught them flat-footed in the the hills with his reinforcements catching them in the flank.
pillar con chinchetas
(v.)=thumbtack.
Ex: He thumbtacked the drawing and the clipping on the bulletin board and they looked impressive.
pillar contra
(v.)=pin + Nombre + against.
Ex: While in a speech therapy session when she got up and pushed the table violently, pinning her therapist against the wall.
pillar desprevenido
(v.)=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass. Ex: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal. Ex: The courage sometimes makes them blind to the dangers ahead, which may catch them unawares and throw them off balance. Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
pillar en bragas
(v.)=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass. Ex: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal. Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
pillar por sorpresa
(v.)=take + Nombre + unawares ; catch + Nombre + cold ; catch + Nombre + unaware(s) ; catch + Nombre + snoozing.
Ex: You can fend off a danger which you can see, but you are more liable to be taken unawares and be bitten by a snake in the grass. Ex: Hoping to catch them cold United attacked from the kick-off, and launched wave after wave of attacks on the Serbian goal. Ex: The courage sometimes makes them blind to the dangers ahead, which may catch them unawares and throw them off balance. Ex: They looked good in the second half till PRK caught them snoozing and walked right into the goal.
pillar un enfriamiento
(v.)=catch + a chill.
Ex: Researchers into the common cold say 'catching a chill' really does help colds develop -- and are advising to 'wrap up warm' to keep viruses at bay.
pillar un resfriado de muerte
(v.)=catch + Posesivo + death (of cold).
Ex: Her mother had to drag her back into the house, afraid she would catch her death of cold.
pillo
(n.)=streetwise [street-wise] ; crafty ; street urchin ; slum urchin ; urchin ; street arab ; rascal ; scallywag [scalawag, -USA] ; rapscallion ; street gamin ; gamin.
Ex: And because it refuses to express itself in the kind of language we have to assume would be natural to Slake himself slangy, staccato, flip, street-wise we are forced into the position of observing him rather than feeling at one with him.
Ex: Crafty! He wanted nothing to do with the straitjacket of guidelines and so-called standards = ¡Qué astuto! no quería saber nada de las restricciones que imponen las directrices y las "supuestas" normas.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
Ex: He gradually spends more time on the streets with the gamins and less time at home.

pilluelo
(n.)=street urchin ; slum urchin ; urchin ; street arab ; ragamuffin ; street gamin ; gamin.
Ex: The author examines Whistler's visits to the more squalid sections of the city, his views along the Thames and his portrayals of street urchins.
Ex: Victorian photographs of social commentary ranged from the pseudo-sentimental slum urchins of Oscar Rejlander to the stark honest portrayal of the horrible conditions of the Glascow slums by Thomas Annan.
Ex: This is a film that that will melt hearts of stone, with its cast of scruffy urchins who learn both song and life lessons under the tutelage of a paternalistic mentor at a grim boarding school for 'difficult' boys .
Ex: Many New York citizens blamed the street arabs for crime and violence in the city and wanted them placed in orphan homes or prisons.
Ex: He was looking affably at the two dubious ragamuffins and, moreover, even making inviting gestures to them.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
Ex: He gradually spends more time on the streets with the gamins and less time at home.

pilona
(n.)=bollard.
Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.

pilono
(n.)=pylon.
Nota: En el antiguo egipto, portada de los templos.
Ex: Pylons were often decorated with scenes emphasizing a king's authority since it was the public face of a cult building.

piloso
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* folículo piloso=hair follicle.

pilotaje
(n.)=pilotage ; piloting.
Ex: Compound headings are quite widely used, eg Pilgrims and pilgrimages, Pilots and pilotage, Voyages and travels.
Ex: When the weather is as clear as a bell, finding a runway is easy, even with relatively little piloting experience.

piloto antiniebla
(n.)=fog light ; fog lamp.
Ex: As the name implies, a fog light is used to enhance road visibility during foggy or misty conditions. Ex: Current legislation does make it an infringement to drive with fog lamps on whist visibility is good.
piloto antiniebla delantero
(n.)=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
Ex: In visibility of less than 100 yards, one may use front fog lights. Ex: Why are so many people driving around with their front fog lamps on?.
piloto antiniebla trasero
(n.)=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
Ex: When I depress the switch on the fascia, the rear fog light goes on. Ex: For several years now, a rear fog lamp has been mandatory for trailers and caravans in order to improve visibility under foggy conditions. Ex: The tail fog lamp only switches on if the headlights are on. Ex: I took my car to Germany and to get it on the road, they required a tail fog light!.
piloto automático
(n.)=automatic pilot.
Ex: Computers will never be able to put an athlete on automatic pilot, to guarantee victory, but they can provide coaches and athletes with information on tactics.
piloto de ala delta
(n.)=hang glider.
Ex: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.
piloto de aviso
(n.)=warning light.
Ex: The issue terminal also incorporates a warning light in case a reserved book has slipped through the system and found its way on to the shelves.
piloto de avión de caza
(n.)=fighter pilot.
Ex: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
piloto de avión de combate
(n.)=fighter pilot.
Ex: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
piloto de caza
(n.)=fighter pilot.
Ex: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
piloto de combate
(n.)=fighter pilot.
Ex: He's the fighter pilot who was ordered to fire at will against an unidentified flying object in British airspace.
piloto de emergencia
(n.)=emergency warning light.
Ex: Under the new law, motorists must give 'a wide berth' to stationary emergency vehicles displaying blue, red, or amber emergency warning lights.
piloto^1
(n.)=pilot ; airman [airmen, -pl.] ; aviator.
Ex: Most children can easily see that they need to read if they want to know what it is like to be a sportsman, a nurse, a burglar, a pilot, a patient in a hospital = La mayoría de los niños pueden ver fácilmente que necesitan leer si quieren conocer lo que significa ser deportista, enfermero, ladrón, piloto, paciente de hospital.
Ex: This is foundation dedicate to preserving the history of America's first black military airmen.
Ex: This female aviator is considered to represent a 'missing link' in the story of American feminism.
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* cabina del piloto=aircraft cockpit.
* piloto automático=automatic pilot.
* piloto de ala delta=hang glider.
* piloto de avión de caza=fighter pilot.
* piloto de avión de combate=fighter pilot.
* piloto de caza=fighter pilot.
* piloto de combate=fighter pilot.

piloto^2
(n.)=pilot light ; light.
Ex: The problem with pilot lights is that they waste a lot of gas and that's why most modern appliances do not have them.
Ex: Examination reveals positions on the cards where the light passes through all the cards in a stack.
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* ballena piloto=pilot whale.
* casa piloto=show home ; show house.
* ensayo piloto=pilot trial.
* estudio piloto=pilot study.
* llama piloto=pilot light.
* luz piloto=pilot light.
* pez piloto=pilot fish.
* piloto antiniebla=fog light ; fog lamp.
* piloto antiniebla delantero=front fog light ; front fog lamp.
* piloto antiniebla trasero=rear fog light ; rear fog lamp ; tail fog lamp ; tail fog light.
* piloto de aviso=warning light.
* piloto de emergencia=emergency warning light.
* piso piloto=show home.
* programa piloto=pilot program(me).
* Programa Piloto sobre Discos Opticos=Optical Disc Pilot Program.
* proyecto piloto=pilot project ; trial project ; pilot scheme.

pilón^1
(n.)=trough.
Ex: The most common method is to expose the copy paper by passing it through a trough of developing fluid.
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* un pilón de=a raft of ; a mass of ; a stack of.

pilón^2
(n.)=pylon.
Nota: En el antiguo egipto, portada de los templos.
Ex: Pylons were often decorated with scenes emphasizing a king's authority since it was the public face of a cult building.

pimentero
(n.)=pepper shaker.
Ex: The appearance of a cafeteria worker to re-fill the salt and pepper shakers tilted her out of her fantasy.

pimentón
(n.)=paprika.
Ex: This is basically the same way I cook pork chops, except that I use curry instead of paprika, and the pork chops take a lot longer.

pimienta
(n.)=pepper.
Ex: Greenhouses are used widely in the Mediterranean basin for the production of out of season vegetables such as aubergine, bean, cucumber, lettuce, pepper and tomato.
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* pimienta de cayena=cayenne ; cayenne pepper.
* pulverizador de pimienta=pepper spray.

pimienta de cayena
(n.)=cayenne ; cayenne pepper.
Ex: Cumin, cayenne and coconut milk are among the diverse flavors of Brazil, where immigrants from Japan, Africa and Europe brought their cultures and cuisines. Ex: From heart disease to weight loss to help in alleviating joint pain, cayenne pepper is becoming more recognized for its holistic health benefits.
pimiento
(n.)=pepper ; capsicum ; bell pepper.
Ex: Greenhouses are used widely in the Mediterranean basin for the production of out of season vegetables such as aubergine, bean, cucumber, lettuce, pepper and tomato.
Ex: The crops grown included endives, capsicums, lamb's lettuce, celery, leeks, Chinese cabbages and other oriental chicories.
Ex: The method has also been applied to red beets, green beans, corncobs, asparagus, bell peppers, peas and pumpkin.
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* pimiento colorado=red pepper.
* pimiento rojo=red pepper.

pimiento colorado
(n.)=red pepper.
Ex: In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.
pimiento rojo
(n.)=red pepper.
Ex: In the paella pan, sauté the red pepper, head of garlic, and garlic cloves until the peppers are quite soft but not brown, 15 to 20 min.
pin
=button ; PIN (personal identification number) ; PIN (personal identification number).
Ex: The mere indication of support through the wearing of a button or the posting of a slogan may deter persons with questions unrelated to the issue being aired.
Ex: Users of electronic services need a number of usernames, passwords, PINs and so on in order to successfully interact with these services.
Ex: Users of electronic services need a number of usernames, passwords, PINs and so on in order to successfully interact with these services.
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* número pin=PIN (personal identification number) ; PIN number.

pincel
(n.)=paint brush.
Ex: Pictorial sources are created by the portrayal of historical events or subjects using, inter alia, a paint brush, drawing-pen, or pencil, graphic techniques or the camera.

pincelada
(n.)=touch ; brush stroke [brushstroke].
Ex: However, some of the central premises of the film are flawed, and the risqué touches, whether racial or erotic innuendo, are primarily there to titillate and make the film seem hot and controversial.
Ex: The Chinese use two brush strokes to write the word 'crisis' -- one brush stroke stands for danger, the other for opportunity.
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* una pincelada de=a splash of ; a hint of.

pinchadiscos
(n.)=disc jockey.
Ex: The author reports an ethnographic investigation of amateur strip shows, drawing on interviews with male & female contestants, announcers, disk jockeys, & security staff.

pinchado
(adj.)=punctured.
Ex: Thus, in order to replace the punctured tire by a new one, the automobile should be driven to a mechanic workshop nearby.

pinchadura
(n.)=puncture ; puncture hole.
Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.

pinchar
(v.)=needle ; wiretap [wire-tap] ; puncture ; jab.
Ex: She had been told from time to time that he seemed to derive satisfaction from needling the staff, but she had never been able to pin down specifically what he does that irks them.
Ex: The implementation of this system would enable law enforcement agencies to wiretap all digital communication.
Ex: When overpressure in the vial occurs due to microbial growth (e.g., gas production by fermentation) remove excess gas by puncturing the septum with a sterile injection needle.
Ex: Six women have been jabbed in the buttocks with a sharp object by an attacker in Manhattan in the past two months, police report.
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* pinchar a Alguien=needle + Persona.
* que pincha=stubbly ; prickly .

pinchar a Alguien
(v.)=needle + Persona.
Ex: That night I was correcting a proof at about eleven o'clock when Balthasar began needling me.
pinchazo
(n.)=puncture ; puncture hole ; prick ; prickling ; bubble burst ; flat tyre ; jab.
Ex: Treatment of the paper items included varnish removal; washing; and repairs to tears, punctures and missing areas.
Ex: He even has found a fish's stomach with puncture holes caused by eating a catfish, and the fish was still none the worse for wear.
Ex: A tiny prick is made with a lancet through a drop of allergen placed on the skin, usually on the forearm.
Ex: Abnormal nerve sensations such as pins-and-needles, burning, prickling or similar feelings are all known as 'paresthesias'.
Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.
Ex: We have all been there: a flat tire on the way to work, a power outage that puts the refrigerator on the blink -- life simply has a way of throwing a wrench into the works.
Ex: I've been doing this the whole week and today for the first time I felt a jab of pain in my chest once while nearing the 5th floor.

pinche
(n.)=bus boy ; bus person.
Ex: However, in addition to the couple of examples that Ms Marshall cited from the extant and altogether active LC subject thesaurus, there are also bus boys, MAN, LUMBERMEN, LONGSHOREMEN, FISHERMEN, etc.
Ex: The professions included auto mechanic, snack bar employee at a beach club, vegetable and fruit stand owner, bus person at a restaurant, meteorologist, and land surveyor.

pincho
(n.)=skewer.
Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.

pineal
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* glándula pineal, la=pineal body, the.

ping
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* hacer ping=ping.

ping pong
(n.)=ping pong.
Ex: Peco then took Smile under his wings and taught him how to play the game of ping pong.
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* mesa de ping-pong=table tennis table.

pinga
(n.)=willy [willie] ; wiener [weiner] ; wee wee ; pee pee ; weenie.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.
Ex: Brian has a very small wee wee -- even the doctor stated that Brian's is a lot smaller than average.
Ex: My 5 year old son woke up this morning saying his pee pee hurt.
Ex: My friend has pulled a muscle in his weenie, should he rub icy on it?.

pingo
(n.)=slag ; slapper ; tart.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: Sleeping around does not make a woman a slag or a slapper -- a look at sex, lies and sterotypes that still persist today.
Ex: She loves wearing lots of make up and looking like a tart.

pingüino
(n.)=penguin.
Ex: As a group, killer whales are known to eat fish, squid, seals, sea lions, penguins, even other whales.

pinitos
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* hacer los primeros pinitos=take + the first step.
* Posesivo + primeros pinitos=Posesivo + first steps.

pino
(n.)=pine.
Ex: The distinctive feature of the library is the dome-shaped ceiling with cross beams in stained pine = La característica distintiva de la biblioteca es el techo en forma de cúpula con vigas cruzadas de pino teñido.
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* acícula del pino=pine needle.
* aguja de pino=pine needle.
* bosque de pinos=pine forest.
* en el quinto pino=in the arse of nowhere ; in the middle of nowhere ; in the back of beyond ; out in the sticks.
* hoja de pino=pine needle.
* pino blanco=white pine.
* pino Oregón=Douglas-fir.

pino Oregón
(n.)=Douglas-fir.
Ex: These diseases may affect other firs planted in the same area, but will not affect Douglas-fir or other conifer species.
pino blanco
(n.)=white pine.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
pinta^1
(n.)=stain.
Nota: Mancha rojiza u ocre que aparece en el papel de los libros debido a la humedad.
Ex: Even though the facsimilist's paper is of the same period as that of the rest of the book, he is most unlikely to be able to match it precisely in all its characteristics thickness, texture, colour, chain-lines, watermark, and the propinquity of worm-holes and stains.

pinta^2
(n.)=rogue ; rascal ; scallywag [scalawag, -USA] ; rapscallion.
Ex: Some headings are vague and without scope notes to define them: ROBBERS AND OUTLAWS; CRIME AND CRIMINALS; rogues AND VAGABONDS.
Ex: And although they may pose themselves as very religious, they are simply rascals.
Ex: In other words, we either have morons or thugs running the White House -- or perhaps one moron, one thug, and a smattering of scalawags in between.
Ex: In all truth, it must be said that this howling, hissing, foot-scraping body of young rapscallions found some cause for complaint.
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* estar hecho un pinta=be a bit of a lad.

pinta^3
(n.)=look.
Ex: We went head-to-head with those that wanted a uniform look for the whole library Website!.
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* ¡qué pinta tienes!=what do you look like!.
* tener buena pinta=look + good ; look + promising ; look + nice ; look + tasty.

pinta^4
(n.)=pint.
Ex: Two million fewer pints of beer are being sold every day than a year ago as a resul of the present economic crisis.

pintado
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* pintado a mano=hand-painted.
* recién pintado=freshly painted ; wet paint ; newly painted.
* recientemente pintado=newly painted.
* venir que ni pintado=suit + Nombre + to a T ; suit + Nombre + to the ground.

pintado a mano
(adj.)=hand-painted.
Ex: The book presents the history of the techniques, production, and styles of hand-painted ceramic tiles and of their use in architecture in Europe.
pintar
(v.)=depict ; paint.
Ex: Trial procedures aiming to increase service recognition and service usage, and the evaluation thereof, are then depicted.
Ex: The puppets were simple creations: cardboard heads painted and stitched onto pieces of cloth which formed the glove.
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* la ocasión la pintan calva=make + hay while the sun shines ; take + time by the forelock.
* pintar a la esponja=sponging.
* pintar con espray=spray-paint.
* pintar de nuevo=repaint [re-paint].
* pintar en polvo=powder-coat.
* pintarse los labios=wear + lipstick.
* pintar sobre Algo ya pintado=overpaint.
* pintar sobre una decoración ocultándola o transformándola=clobbering.
* rodillo para pintar=paint roller.
* volver a pintar=repaint [re-paint].

pintar a la esponja
(n.)=sponging.
Ex: The term sponging is used loosely to describe two paint-effects created using a sea-sponge.
pintar con espray
(v.)=spray-paint.
Ex: The Government has ordered the police nationwide to spray-paint all private homes of alleged or suspected drug dealers in Manila.
pintar de nuevo
(v.)=repaint [re-paint].
Ex: The library is undergoing a five-day 'extreme makeover' and will be repainted, re-carpeted, reconfigured and equipped with the latest furnishings.
pintar en polvo
(v.)=powder-coat.
Ex: They can also provide casings in steel or aluminium, powder-coated to a colour of your choice.
pintar sobre Algo ya pintado
(v.)=overpaint.
Ex: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.
pintar sobre una decoración ocultándola o transformándola
(n.)=clobbering.
Ex: Clobbering is a form of decoration where the original designs or patterns have been disregarded or deliberately altered or disguised by overpainting with enamels and/or gilding.
pintarrajear
(v.)=scribble ; scrawl ; doodle.
Ex: Do not write or scribble in books or otherwise deface them.
Ex: The artist scrawled on some of the works with Chinese ink.
Ex: These students were less likely to waste actual study time by doodling or daydreaming and had better note-taking skills .

pintarroja
(n.)=catshark.
Ex: Dogfishes and catsharks can be difficult to differentiate since both are smallish elasmobranchs sharing a similar 'sharky' shape and living together in coastal habitats.

pintarse los labios
(v.)=wear + lipstick.
Ex: The article 'Wear lipstick, have a tattoo, belly-dance, then get naked: the making of a virtual librarian' provides some pointers to interesting Internet sites and useful gateways dealing with images of librarians.
pinto
(adj.)=dappled.
Ex: Bathed in dappled sunlight, our peaceful, gorgeous garden is the background for your private dream!.

pintor
(n.)=painter.
Ex: This specialised clientele is eclectic and ranges from novices to the most accomplished artists and includes painters, sculptors and graphic artists.
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* pintor de retratos=portraitist.
* pintor histórico=history painter.

pintor de retratos
(n.)=portraitist.
Ex: A portraitist and draftsman, Leutze won fame as a history painter.
pintor histórico
(n.)=history painter.
Ex: A portraitist and draftsman, Leutze won fame as a history painter.
pintorescamente
=quaintly.
Ex: Harmonization, quaintly described in EC documents as 'the approximation of the laws of member states', includes the harmonization laws affecting free movement of goods.

pintoresco
(adj.)=quaint ; colourful [colorful, -USA] ; scenic ; picturesque.
Ex: Clergymen practice the quaint custom of reading aloud at meal times.
Ex: But it is quite possible for someone to read the story as a vastly entertaining collection of picaresque adventure written with consummate skill and full of 'colorful' characters.
Ex: This book is a concise guide to conservation easements (legal interests in private land that permanently limit development to protect agricultural, scenic, ecological and historic resources) for ranchers.
Ex: It is a small town of unfailing charm, surrounded by fantastic mountains crowned with the picturesque ruins of a medieval fortress.
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* escena pintoresca=picturesque scene.
* historia pintoresca=colourful story.
* lo pintoresco=quaintness.
* lugar pintoresco=beauty spot.
* sitio pintoresco=beauty spot.

pintura
(n.)=paint ; painting ; picture.
Nota: Tabla, papel, lienzo, etc., en que se ha pintado cualquier tipo de imágenes.
Ex: We will not accomplish that by being timid or by giving our profession a fresh coat of paint.
Ex: Within Human Science we find such subdisciplines as economics and sociology; within Art, painting and music.
Ex: A picture is a two-dimensional visual representation accessible to the naked eye and generally on an opaque backing and used when a more specific term (e.g. art original, photograph) is not appropriate.
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* capa de pintura=coat of paint.
* investigador de pinturas=picture researcher.
* mano de pintura=paint job ; lick of paint ; coat of paint.
* obra maestra de la pintura clásica=old master ; old master painting.
* pintura al agua=gouache ; water-based paint.
* pintura al guache=gouache.
* pintura al óleo=oil painting ; oil-based paint.
* pintura al temple=tempera ; egg tempera ; tempera paint.
* pintura barroca=baroque painting.
* pintura con plomo=lead paint.
* pintura de emulsión=emulsion paint.
* pintura descascarillada=flaky paint.
* pintura en espray=spray paint.
* pintura látex=latex paint.
* pintura metálica=metallic paint.
* pintura mural=mural painting.
* pintura plástica=plastic paint.
* pintura rupestre=cave painting ; rock painting ; cave drawing.
* pintura suelta=flaky paint.
* pintura surrealista=surrealist painting.
* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión=sandblast.
* taller de chapa y pintura=bodywork workshop ; bodywork garage.

pintura al agua
(n.)=gouache ; water-based paint.
Ex: Treatment undertaken included consolidation of the flaking gouache, surface cleaning, mould reduction, washing on the low pressure suction table, infilling and toning. Ex: Water-based paint dries purely by evaporation, while oil-based paint has a chemical drying agent added.
pintura al guache
(n.)=gouache.
Ex: Treatment undertaken included consolidation of the flaking gouache, surface cleaning, mould reduction, washing on the low pressure suction table, infilling and toning.
pintura al temple
(n.)=tempera ; egg tempera ; tempera paint.
Ex: Tempera is made from pigment, gum arabic and water. Ex: Egg tempera can be used inside or outside and can last for over 20 years. Ex: While tempera paint dries quickly to the touch, it may take much longer to completely cure.
pintura al óleo
(n.)=oil painting ; oil-based paint.
Ex: Examines the theme of dancing nudes by the seashore in watercolors and oil paintings by John Marin. Ex: However, both oil-based and latex paints may be acceptable for recycling if handled according to the requirements of the recycling center.
pintura barroca
(n.)=baroque painting.
Ex: His work is an early example of the use of ballroom and theater scenes in baroque painting.
pintura con plomo
(n.)=lead paint.
Ex: Although the cost of lead paint abatement is measured in billions of dollars, the monetized benefits of such a Herculean task have been shown to far outweigh the costs.
pintura de emulsión
(n.)=emulsion paint.
Ex: Emulsion paints have fillers to thicken the film, support the paint structure and increase its volume.
pintura descascarillada
(n.)=flaky paint.
Ex: Once all of the flaky paint has been removed, an electric sander should be used.
pintura en espray
(n.)=spray paint.
Ex: It can be likened to the production of a modern painting using spray paints and masks.
pintura látex
(n.)=latex paint.
Ex: However, both oil-based and latex paints may be acceptable for recycling if handled according to the requirements of the recycling center.
pintura metálica
(n.)=metallic paint.
Ex: More and more new car buyers are refusing to walk out of a dealership without metallic paint despite the cost of metallic and standard paints being no different.
pintura mural
(n.)=mural painting.
Ex: Consider the subject 'Gothic mural painting in Bohemia and Moravia'; there are three foci here, Gothic, from the Time facet, mural, from the form facet, and Bohemia and Moravia from the Place facet, all three facets within the basic class Painting.
pintura plástica
(n.)=plastic paint.
Ex: Furthermore, unlike plastic paints, they allow walls to `breathe' and so minimise the risk of damp or condensation.
pintura rupestre
(n.)=cave painting ; rock painting ; cave drawing.
Ex: Cave paintings, baked clay tablets, papyrus rolls, vellum, parchment and paper manuscripts, movable type printing; these have been the material objects by means of which man have communicated with their fellows. Ex: Rock paintings there may perform the same function as the sacrificial aspersion of rocks with blood & chyme. Ex: I'm just glad that humans have evolved to the point that we aren't all bow- legged like the people in the cave drawings.
pintura suelta
(n.)=flaky paint.
Ex: Once all of the flaky paint has been removed, an electric sander should be used.
pintura surrealista
(n.)=surrealist painting.
Ex: Art forms used include Homeric epic, medieval allegory, Tristam Shandy, Jorge Luis Borges, silent cinema and surrealist painting.
pinza
(n.)=clamp ; peg ; pincher.
Ex: The purpose of the module is to enable students to identify, select, and demonstrate the proper selection, use, and care of pliers, wrenches, clamps, hammers, and screwdrivers.
Ex: Some vertical storage chests utilize wooden rods to which the maps are attached and others use clips or pegs.
Ex: This breed of crabs have tan legs, but lack the pinchers that are common on other breeds of crabs.
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* con pinzas=with a grain of salt ; clamp-on.
* de pinzas=pleated.
* pinza de la ropa=clothes peg ; clothes pin.
* pinza del pelo=hair clip ; hair claw.
* pinzas de arranque=jumper cables ; booster cables ; jumper leads.
* pinzas de contacto=alligator clip.
* pinzas de dientes serrados=alligator clip.
* pinzas de la batería=jumper cables ; booster cables ; jumper leads.

pinza de la ropa
(n.)=clothes peg ; clothes pin.
Ex: Trees can be covered with a wigwam of canes covered in plastic and held together with clothes pegs. Ex: He was shirtless and covered with grass shavings, because the bag on the mower was ripped and held together with clothes pins.
pinza del pelo
(n.)=hair clip ; hair claw.
Ex: These hair clips and barrettes are a great way to help keep the hair out of your dogs eyes. Ex: These unique hair claws covered with rhinestone are a stepped-up version of today's most popular accessories.
pinzado
(adj.)=pinched.
Ex: The black rubber handle should be shaped in an hourglass or pinched shape, not bulging outwards.
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* nervio pinzado=pinched nerve.

pinzamiento
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* pinzamiento del nervio=pinched nerve.
* pinzamiento discal=slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.

pinzamiento del nervio
(n.)=pinched nerve.
Ex: Electromyograms can detect abnormal muscle electrical activity in conditions such as pinched nerves, damage to the peripheral nervous system, amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, disc herniation, and others.
pinzamiento discal
(n.)=slipped disc ; ruptured disc ; herniated disc.
Ex: A slipped disc in the lower back is most often seen between the ages of 30 and 50. Ex: A ruptured disc may cause symptoms such as pain down the back of the leg (sciatica), numbness or weakness. Ex: You can have a herniated disc in any part of your spine but most herniated discs affect the lower back (lumbar spine).
pinzar
(v.)=pinch.
Ex: The majority of participants reported regularly pinching areas of their body to check for fatness and avoided wearing clothing that made them particularly aware of their body.

pinzas de arranque
(n.)=jumper cables ; booster cables ; jumper leads.
Ex: The victim positioned himself between the two tractors and attached a set of jumper cables to the batteries. Ex: The use of booster cables, in some instances, may also cause damage to the vehicle's battery, ignition, or electrical system. Ex: After starting, allow both engines to idle for about five to eight minutes before disconnecting the jumper leads.
pinzas de contacto
(n.)=alligator clip.
Ex: An alligator clip electrode was attached to the tooth to be stimulated.
pinzas de depilación
=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.
Ex: Perfect for eliminating even the most stubborn stray hairs, these tweezers are the perfect tool for all your hair-removal needs. Ex: One way to get rid of unwanted hair in the armpits is to pluck underarm hair with a pair of tweezers.
pinzas de depilar
=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.
Ex: Perfect for eliminating even the most stubborn stray hairs, these tweezers are the perfect tool for all your hair-removal needs. Ex: One way to get rid of unwanted hair in the armpits is to pluck underarm hair with a pair of tweezers.
pinzas de dientes serrados
(n.)=alligator clip.
Ex: An alligator clip electrode was attached to the tooth to be stimulated.
pinzas de la batería
(n.)=jumper cables ; booster cables ; jumper leads.
Ex: The victim positioned himself between the two tractors and attached a set of jumper cables to the batteries. Ex: The use of booster cables, in some instances, may also cause damage to the vehicle's battery, ignition, or electrical system. Ex: After starting, allow both engines to idle for about five to eight minutes before disconnecting the jumper leads.
pinzas^1
=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.
Ex: Perfect for eliminating even the most stubborn stray hairs, these tweezers are the perfect tool for all your hair-removal needs.
Ex: One way to get rid of unwanted hair in the armpits is to pluck underarm hair with a pair of tweezers.
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* pinzas de depilación=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.
* pinzas de depilar=tweezers ; a pair of tweezers.

pinzas^2
(n.)=gripper.
Ex: Thus the paper, which was fed sheet by sheet into grippers on the cylinder by an operator, was printed as the cylinder rolled over the forme.

pinzón
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* pinzón de las nieves=snowbird.

pinzón de las nieves
(n.)=snowbird.
Ex: The rites of spring among the snowbirds were farewell dinners, goodbye parties, exchanges of address, return of loaned radios, frying pans, and road maps.
pináculo
(n.)=pinnacle.
Ex: There are, it is assumed, 'high' and 'low' forms of culture, especially in the field of the creative arts which are conceived of as somehow the pinnacle and foremost end of human life.
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* pináculo de la fama, el=pinnacle of fame, the ; pinnacle of renown, the.
* pináculo de la perfección, el=pinnacle of perfection, the.
* pináculo del éxito, el=pinnacle of success, the.

pináculo de la fama, el
(n.)=pinnacle of fame, the ; pinnacle of renown, the.
Ex: The success of his last book catapulted him to the pinnacle of fame. Ex: Composer Meyerbeer achieved the pinnacle of renown during his lifetime.
pináculo de la perfección, el
(n.)=pinnacle of perfection, the.
Ex: These cookies are the pinnacle of perfection!.
pináculo del éxito, el
(n.)=pinnacle of success, the.
Ex: Although sport has reached the pinnacle of success, there remain serious questions regarding the role it plays in education.
piojo
(n.)=louse [lice, -pl.] ; head louse.
Ex: The diseases and infestations caused by mites, lice, bed bugs, fleas, and ticks are discussed.
Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.
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* piojo de la cabeza=head louse.
* piojo de los libros=booklouse [booklice, -pl.].

piojo de la cabeza
(n.)=head louse.
Ex: The heat from a hair straightener can kill the head lice eggs and adult lice.
piojo de los libros
(n.)=booklouse [booklice, -pl.].
Ex: This article identifies five types of crawling insects which commonly infest libraries: booklice, bookworms, cockroaches, silverfish and termites.
pionero
(n.)=pioneer ; pioneering ; trail blazer [trail-blazer/trailblazer] ; pacemaker ; pathfinder ; ground-breaking [ground breaking] ; pacesetter [pace-setter] ; bellwether.
Ex: Mr. Bierman was a pioneer in his use of the MARC (Machine-Readable-Cataloging) records distributed by the Library of Congress.
Ex: His pioneering work has resulted in the single most powerful automated bibliographical control system in libraries today.
Ex: There is a new profession of trail blazers, those who find delight in the task of establishing useful trails through the enourmous mass of records.
Ex: The first computerized cataloguing network, the pacemaker for those that were to follow, was OCLC.
Ex: These maps serve as pathfinders for future research in the focus area = Estos mapas sirven como guías para investigaciones futuras sobre el tema de interés.
Ex: Trustees will have to consider the conditions of membership in online networks and, in some instances, may need to hammer out ground breaking agreements to govern operations.
Ex: This article traces the history of collection development from the 1870s, noting the early influence of pacesetter libraries.
Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.
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* ser pionero=pioneer.

pipa de calabaza
(n.)=pumpkin seed.
Ex: While pumpkin seeds are available year round, they are the freshest in the fall.
pipa de girasol
(n.)=sunflower seed.
Ex: Sunflower seeds provide a rather significant source of zinc, a mineral which helps boost the immune system.
pipa de la paz
(n.)=peace pipe ; pipe of peace ; calumet.
Ex: Most peace pipes consist of a long wooden stem decorated with feathers and beads, and a stone pipe bowl. Ex: The Native American pipe of peace, or calumet, stands for reconciliation or purification. Ex: The Native American pipe of peace, or calumet, stands for reconciliation or purification.
pipa^1
(n.)=pipe.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
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* fumar la pipa de la paz=smoke + the peace pipe ; smoke + the pipe of peace.
* más quemado que la pipa (de) un indio=completely burned-out ; totally burned-out.
* pasárselo pipa=have + a whale of a time ; have + a great time ; have + the time of + Posesivo + life ; have + a ball ; live it up.
* pasárselo pipa juntos=have + the craziest time together.
* pipa de la paz=peace pipe ; pipe of peace ; calumet.

pipa^2
(n.)=seed.
Ex: Her article tests the validity of Bardford's Law of Scattering to the literature of seed pathology.
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* pipa de calabaza=pumpkin seed.
* pipa de girasol=sunflower seed.

pipeta
(n.)=pipet [pipette].
Ex: The author describes how to construct a device that repeatedly submerges and rises to the surface of a tub of water from a plastic disposable pipet and baking powder.

pipí
(n.)=pee ; wee wee ; wee ; pee pee ; tinkle.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
Ex: This prodcut also managed to remove cat wee wee smells as well, and we all know they're pretty tough.
Ex: Also in the morning my wee smells foul, but improves throughout the day after consuming lots of water.
Ex: Amonia smells a little like pee (very acidic) but it takes out the musty pee pee smell.
Ex: And with all the stench going on in an airplane, the smell of tinkle could hardly raise an eyebrow.
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* hacer pipí=pee ; go for + a pee ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; tinkle.
* hacerse pipí=pee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wet + Reflexivo.

pique
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* a pique=sinking.
* a punto de irse a pique=on the rocks.
* echar a pique=scuttle.
* irse a pique=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost ; come + unstuck ; go + pear-shaped ; go + kaput ; be kaput ; go + haywire ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain ; be up the spout ; be dead in the water.

piquete de huelga
(n.)=strike picket line ; picket line.
Ex: Workers must be prepared to defend their strike picket lines against scabs and official repression. Ex: Rather, diversity is emphasized by telling the stories of women in settings as various as the suburbs and the farms, the kitchens, and the picket lines.
piquete^1
(n.)=picket line ; picket ; picketing.
Ex: Rather, diversity is emphasized by telling the stories of women in settings as various as the suburbs and the farms, the kitchens, and the picket lines.
Ex: This group of Republican women organized the first picket of Armagh and saw feminist demands as part of the struggle for national freedom.
Ex: This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.
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* formación de piquetes=picketing.
* formar un piquete frente a=picket.
* piquete de huelga=strike picket line ; picket line.

piquete^2
(n.)=picketer ; picket striker.
Nota: Referido a uno de los individuos que forma un piquete.
Ex: This study examines responses to antiabortion picketing by women encountering picketers as they entered abortion clinics to have an abortion.
Ex: With one exception, no picket striker or citizen was injured as a result of the presence of state troops.

piquituerto
(n.)=crossbill.
Ex: The beak of the crossbill is one of the most specialized of all bird beaks.

pira
(n.)=pyre ; pyre.
Ex: As Franklin indicates, 'the farmer weeping beside the blazing pyre of dead sheep is a complex portrait of a breach in the relationships between animals and humans'.
Ex: As Franklin indicates, 'the farmer weeping beside the blazing pyre of dead sheep is a complex portrait of a breach in the relationships between animals and humans'.
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* pira funeraria=funeral pyre.

pira funeraria
(n.)=funeral pyre.
Ex: The painting shows Dido standing before a funeral pyre just prior to taking her own life.
piragua
(n.)=kayak ; dugout canoe ; dugout.
Ex: Bicycling, hiking, fishing (freshwater), tennis, golf, and canoe and kayak runs were selected as representative sports to examine.
Ex: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.
Ex: Generally made from massive tree trunks, dugouts are known as the best prehistoric boats, which date back to the Stone Age
.
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* piragua de tronco de árbol=dugout ; dugout canoe.

piragua de tronco de árbol
(n.)=dugout ; dugout canoe.
Ex: Generally made from massive tree trunks, dugouts are known as the best prehistoric boats, which date back to the Stone Age
. Ex: In the Pacific Islands, dugout canoes are fitted with outriggers for increased stability in the ocean.
piragüismo
(n.)=canoeing ; kayaking.
Ex: The author lists 24 periodicals covering recreational canoeing, kayaking, and rafting in the USA and Canada.
Ex: The author lists 24 periodicals covering recreational canoeing, kayaking, and rafting in the USA and Canada.

piramidal
(adj.)=top-down ; trihedral ; pyramidal.
Ex: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information.
Ex: The author analyses three pieces found in the Museum of the Hermitage at Saint Petersburg: 2 cups, a hexagonal saltcellar and a trihedral saltcellar.
Ex: The roof for main hall of the crematorium has been designed as a pyramidal roof.
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* célula piramidal=pyramidal cell.
* con forma piramidal=pyramidal-shaped.
* en forma piramidal=pyramidal-shaped.
* estructura piramidal=pyramid structure.
* neurona piramidal=pyramidal neuron.

pirarse
(v.)=scoot ; do + a bunk ; bugger off ; make off (with) ; skulk off ; sneak off ; sneak away ; decamp ; walk out ; slope off.
Ex: The article 'Telling Brown Owl to scoot: on the virtues of disobedience in children's fiction' discusses a range of children's fiction for the presence of mischievousness in the main characters.
Ex: As soon as the advance was paid however the manager did a bunk with the money, around £100000, and was never seen nor heard of again.
Ex: But alas, it's time for me to bugger off again but I truly hope to be back one day.
Ex: To pull off the heist, the thief stole a swipe card for the complex before using the wheelchair to make off.
Ex: Good attendance with 21 people there though a few skulked off without paying!.
Ex: One of the great joys in life is sneaking off.
Ex: So I decided to take my chances and sneak away quietly on a day when Fabiola had a group meeting at her lab.
Ex: They suffered a major setback in 1974 when their manager suddenly decamped, leaving them stranded with no money and pile of outstanding debts.
Ex: At least five members of the audience walked out during the bishop's address.
Ex: So with a full tummy we sloped off to bed, claiming we needed an early night to be in fine fettle for the next day.
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* ¡pírate!=on your bike!.

pirata
(n.)=pirated ; pirate ; stealth ; bootleg ; raider ; piratical ; buccaneer ; freebooter.
Ex: Beadle and Adams of New York's 'dime and nickel novels' included both new books and pirated English novels retailing as paperbacks at 10 cents a volume.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
Ex: A business dependency on sophisticated information systems makes it vulnerabble to stealth attacks.
Ex: Sometimes described as a 'bootleg' preacher, Will Campbell professes a great love and affection for Country Music.
Ex: To explore this possibility, the library sought to create access via the Internet to a small set of its materials relevant to the famous Confederate raider, the CSS Alabama.
Ex: Their secondary aim was to print piratical, scurrilous and bawdy material for the people of Dublin.
Ex: The barnacled cannons found in the coastal waters off Catalina Island are thought to belong to a ship once captained by the notorious buccaneer William Kidd.
Ex: Thus equipped, he abused the trust, and becoming a freebooter, attacked and plundered alike Muslim and apostate.
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* barco pirata=pirate ship.
* pirata aéreo=hijacker [highjacker].
* pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado=spammer.
* pirata informático=hacker ; computer hacker.

pirata aéreo
(n.)=hijacker [highjacker].
Ex: The appendix provides information about kidnappers and highjackers.
pirata del correo publicitario no solicitado
(n.)=spammer.
Ex: There are a number of Web sites which offer spam prevention advice such as the use of filters to automatically eliminate mail from known spammers.
pirata informático
(n.)=hacker ; computer hacker.
Ex: This network is vulnerable to hackers and unauthorized penetration, as recent incidents have demonstrated. Ex: Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud.
piratear
(v.)=pirate ; hack ; buccaneer.
Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.
Ex: Mr Coulson also revealed that he had been warned by Scotland Yard that there was 'strong evidence' that his own phone had been hacked.
Ex: But both he and his brother Maurice had supported themselves for some years by buccaneering in the Caribbean Sea.

piratería
(n.)=piracy ; hackery ; buccaneering.
Ex: Strictly speaking, the word piracy or infringement can be applied only to the flowing back of unauthorised reproductions to countries of origen = En su estricto sentido, la palabra piratería o infracción puede aplicarse solamente a la entrada de vuelta a los países de origen de reproducciones que se hayan hecho sin la debida autorización.
Ex: At this point, it is instructive to observe that hackery has some of the attributes of a disease.
Ex: Henry Morgan became the most famous and successful pirate of the golden age of buccaneering.
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* acto de piratería=piracy.
* piratería informática=hacking ; hackery.

piratería informática
(n.)=hacking ; hackery.
Ex: Computer networks are under attack from viruses, traditional hacking and cyberattack. Ex: At this point, it is instructive to observe that hackery has some of the attributes of a disease.
pirita
(n.)=pyrite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

pirotecnia
(n.)=pyrotechnics.
Ex: The following pages describe common hazards and solutions found in the pyrotechnics industry.

pirrarse
(v.)=get + a buzz from.
Ex: How anyone can get a buzz from laying into someone is beyond me; it's not nice to see it happen - too many times have I seen people beaten up over nothing.

pirrotita
(n.)=pyrrhotite.
Ex: The mineral types were: pyrrhotite; pyrite; chalcopyrite; pentlandite; magnetite; biotite; albite; talc; chlorite; lizardite; and amphibole.

pirsin
(n.)=body piercing.
Ex: In particular, body piercings, tattoos, self-mutilation, cosmetic surgery and eating disorders all form part of American culture's obsession with corporeal malleability and the body as a form of adornment.

pirueta
(n.)=somersault ; twirl ; summersault ; prance.
Ex: He carefully traces Churchill's twists and turns on this subject and concludes that his 'apparent somersaults were mere digressions and often only tactical in character'.
Ex: Always make sure your partner is in control of their own movement before letting go after a twirl.
Ex: He ended up biting his lip and drawing some blood after doing a few summersaults and landing on his face.
Ex: I call each of the cat by name and I can tell by their ears, their tails, and their prances that they recognize their names.
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* hacer una pirueta=somersault ; do + a somersault ; summersault.
* pirueta hacia atrás=backflip.

pirueta hacia atrás
(n.)=backflip.
Ex: Then he did several backflips and wailed aloud in his misery and woe, his yelps of distress quite filling the empyrean.
pirula
(n.)=willy [willie] ; wiener [weiner] ; wee wee ; pee pee ; weenie.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.
Ex: Brian has a very small wee wee -- even the doctor stated that Brian's is a lot smaller than average.
Ex: My 5 year old son woke up this morning saying his pee pee hurt.
Ex: My friend has pulled a muscle in his weenie, should he rub icy on it?.

piruleta
(n.)=lollipop ; sucker.
Ex: Lollipops with worms trapped in the middle are the rage!.
Ex: If you look closely Sawyer is holding a sucker, in all the pictures!.

pirámide
(n.)=pyramid.
Ex: Figure 165 shows such a pyramid in its idealized form.
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* con forma de pirámide=trihedral ; pyramidal-shaped.
* en forma de pirámide=pyramidal-shaped.

pirómano
(n.)=arsonist.
Ex: The author considers the incidence of arson in US libraries and some ways of foiling arsonists through constant vigilance and observation of library users.

pis
(n.)=pee ; wee wee ; wee ; pee pee ; tinkle.
Ex: Often children learn to hold their pee and poop before they can figure out how to release it voluntarily.
Ex: This prodcut also managed to remove cat wee wee smells as well, and we all know they're pretty tough.
Ex: Also in the morning my wee smells foul, but improves throughout the day after consuming lots of water.
Ex: Amonia smells a little like pee (very acidic) but it takes out the musty pee pee smell.
Ex: And with all the stench going on in an airplane, the smell of tinkle could hardly raise an eyebrow.
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* hacer pis=pee ; take + a leak ; have + a leak ; widdle ; piddle ; go for + a tinkle ; go for + a pee ; go for + a wee ; wee ; wee wee ; pee pee ; take + a pee pee ; go (for a) wee wee ; go (for a) pee pee ; spend + a penny ; have + a pee ; tinkle.
* hacerse pis=pee + Reflexivo ; wee + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wee wee + Reflexivo ; wet + Reflexivo.

pisa
(n.)=pressing.
Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.

pisada
(n.)=footfall.
Ex: This paper describes an electronic method for determination of the quadrupedal footfall patterns of animals during locomotion.

pisapapeles
(n.)=paperweight.
Ex: Examples of types of specific material designation that would be described in the physical description area are: hand puppet, jigsaw puzzle, film loop, film reel, paperweight, stereograph reel, and so on.

pisar
(v.)=set + foot (inside/in/on) ; tread ; tread on ; step on ; step ; walk onto.
Ex: Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library.
Ex: E. M. Forster fashions a homoerotic subjectivity in his novel 'Where Angels Fear to Tread'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.
Ex: Brake lights should activate whenever the driver steps on the brake pedal and be visible from a distance of 300 feet.
Ex: It should be noted, however, that the pains generally are aggravated by succussion, as by riding in a wagon or by stepping hard.
Ex: I read that she walked onto the boat and caught them getting it on.
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* al pisar=underfoot.
* andar pisando fuerte=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact.
* andar pisando huevos=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* pisándole los talones a Alguien=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.
* pisar a fondo=give it + some welly.
* pisar el embrague=depress + the clutch.
* pisar el freno=apply + the brakes.
* pisar el umbral=cross + the threshold of.
* pisar el umbral de=cross + the threshold of.
* pisar fuerte=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact ; stomp.
* pisar la calle=set + foot out of the house.
* pisar los talones a=come on + the heels of.
* pisar + Posesivo + casa=darken + Posesivo + door.
* pisarse los huevos=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
* pisar suavemente=pad.
* pisar terreno desconocido=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
* pisar un pedal=depress + pedal.
* pisar uvas=tread + grapes.

pisar + Posesivo + casa
(v.)=darken + Posesivo + door.
Ex: This law permitted private schools to charge whatever tuition would assure that no low-income families would darken their door.
pisar a fondo
(v.)=give it + some welly.
Ex: I'll give it some welly and see how it goes.
pisar el embrague
(v.)=depress + the clutch.
Ex: However, if you try to brake below this speed without depressing the clutch, the engine will stall because it's being forced to carry a load while operating below idle speed.
pisar el freno
(v.)=apply + the brakes.
Ex: The conclusion by the article 'Children's bookstores: applying the brakes' is that the rapid growth in children's bookstores and bookselling, documented in previous surveys, may have finally reached a plateau.
pisar el umbral
(v.)=cross + the threshold of.
Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
pisar el umbral de
(v.)=cross + the threshold of.
Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
pisar fuerte
(v.)=go from + strength to strength ; make + a big impact ; stomp.
Ex: This was achieved with great success, and the scheme goes from strength to strength. Ex: The fiction genre is currently making a big impact on the US publishing scene and is increasingly popular in public libraries. Ex: The patient may experience an annoying feeling that can be relieved by shifting the positions of the legs or by stomping the feet on the floor.
pisar la calle
(v.)=set + foot out of the house.
Ex: By the end of the exercise I think everyone watching was wondering how two such old crocks could dare to set foot out of the house.
pisar los talones a
(v.)=come on + the heels of.
Ex: The move came on the heels of Russia's decision to reinstitute bomber missions over the North Sea after a 17-year hiatus.
pisar suavemente
(v.)=pad.
Ex: Try to imagine yourself as a 2 1/2-year-old, out walking in the park with your mum, when across your path pads a little furry animal.
pisar terreno desconocido
(v.)=be out of + Posesivo + depth ; be in over + Posesivo + head.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head. Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
pisar un pedal
(v.)=depress + pedal.
Ex: If required, it may be activated by depressing the clutch pedal.
pisar uvas
(v.)=tread + grapes.
Ex: The article 'Treading the grapes: The CD-ROM experience' is a report of an informal discussion of CD-ROM networking issues.
pisarse los huevos
(v.)=drag + Posesivo + feet ; drag + Posesivo + heels.
Ex: We take identity theft seriously, but our banks are dragging their feet. Ex: Some lightbulb companies are still dragging their heels on the energy-saving lightbulb issue, but they haven't a leg to stand on.
pisaverde
(n.)=dude.
Ex: This is one of those movies that preaches nonviolence, even as the good guy is knocking the hell out of a few dozen dudes.

piscicultura
(n.)=fishery ; fish farming ; aquaculture.
Ex: This programme was devoted to promote agricultural competitiveness by developing productivity and improving products in agriculture and fisheries.
Ex: The new combined public and school library serves as a centre for 5 districts and serves the needs of a 2-year study programme in fish farming.
Ex: Canada is one of the world's major contributors to the field of aquaculture.

piscifactoria
(n.)=fish farm.
Ex: The author describes conservation work carried out the Howietoun Fish Farm Archive, composed of 60 volumes of records, accounts and ledgers dating from c1900.

piscina
(n.)=swimming pool ; pool.
Nota: Abreviatura de swimmingpool.
Ex: The 1st phase of a cultural centre, with library, art gallery, swimming pool, cafe and day centre for the elderly, was opened in Sept 87.
Ex: What's great about this time of year is that people wuss out and stop training during the Winter (less crowded at the pool, gym, etc.).
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* bar piscina=pool bar ; swim-up bar.
* borde de la piscina=poolside.
* piscina al aire libre=outdoor pool ; open-air swimming pool ; open-air pool.
* piscina climatizada=heated pool.
* piscina climatizada al aire libre=outdoor heated pool.
* piscina comunitaria=communal pool ; communal swimming pool.
* piscina cubierta=indoor swimming pool ; indoor pool ; swimming baths.
* piscina de hidromasaje=whirlpool.
* piscina infantil=children's pool.
* piscina inflable=paddling pool ; wading pool.
* piscina inflable para chapotear=paddling pool ; wading pool.
* piscina inflable para niños=paddling pool ; wading pool.
* piscina para niños=wading pool ; paddling pool ; wading pool ; children's pool.
* tirarse a la piscina=take + a dive.

piscina al aire libre
(n.)=outdoor pool ; open-air swimming pool ; open-air pool.
Ex: Each outdoor pool features a wading pool, lounge chairs, umbrellas, a grassy area and shower facilities. Ex: One of the centre's main attractions is the 50 meter open-air swimming pool. Ex: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.
piscina climatizada
(n.)=heated pool.
Ex: Facilities include open-air pool, heated pool, ballroom, games room, TV lounge, gymnasium with sauna, squash courts and jacuzzi.
piscina climatizada al aire libre
(n.)=outdoor heated pool.
Ex: Guests can unwind with a soak in the outdoor heated pool or sunbathe with a drink on the terrace bar.
piscina comunitaria
(n.)=communal pool ; communal swimming pool.
Ex: It has a fully fitted kitchen and lounge/dining room with balcony overlooking a lovely communal pool and separate children's pool. Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
piscina cubierta
(n.)=indoor swimming pool ; indoor pool ; swimming baths.
Ex: It is a maze-like photomontage of pictures of the changing rooms and corridors of an indoor swimming pool. Ex: Anyone planning the construction of an indoor pool must understand that standard building construction techniques are not acceptable for an indoor pool. Ex: Two fire engines and around 20 firefighters were called to a fire in a derelict swimming baths in Walnut Tree Road.
piscina de hidromasaje
(n.)=whirlpool.
Ex: Saunas, steam baths, and whirlpools -- popular fixtures at health clubs -- are safe means of relaxation if used properly.
piscina infantil
(n.)=children's pool.
Ex: It has a fully fitted kitchen and lounge/dining room with balcony overlooking a lovely communal pool and separate children's pool.
piscina inflable
(n.)=paddling pool ; wading pool.
Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s. Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
piscina inflable para chapotear
(n.)=paddling pool ; wading pool.
Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s. Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
piscina inflable para niños
(n.)=paddling pool ; wading pool.
Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s. Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck.
piscina para niños
(n.)=wading pool ; paddling pool ; wading pool ; children's pool.
Ex: Each outdoor pool features a wading pool, lounge chairs, umbrellas, a grassy area and shower facilities. Ex: Bring back the paddling pool so that mothers and grans can safely take children for a cheap day out; picnic and paddle safely like we used to in the 40s and 50s. Ex: But in a lot of Seattle neighborhoods, a kid looking for a wading pool to cool off in is out of luck. Ex: It has a fully fitted kitchen and lounge/dining room with balcony overlooking a lovely communal pool and separate children's pool.
piscolabis
(n.)=snack ; munchie ; snack food ; snack meal.
Ex: Many receptions this year will serve sufficient snacks and hors d'oeuvres, so you may not have to plan to have a meal afterwards.
Ex: The hall is quiet, the band has packed up, and the munchies are all gone.
Ex: First developed in the seventh century, pretzels have been called one of the world's oldest snack food.
Ex: Welsh rarebit is a great snack meal which can be prepared and cooked in less tham 15 minutes.

piso de diseño abierto
(n.)=open floor.
Ex: Librarians must be made aware of the dangers of open floor bookstacks and open stairways and budgets must provide funds to achieve an acceptable level of fire safety.
piso de madera
(n.)=wood flooring ; floor boarding ; plank floor.
Ex: Wooden flooring such as parquet is becoming more and more popular around the world. Ex: This is difficult to do, so plumbers frequently cut a notch out of the top of the joists and lay the pipe just below the floor boarding. Ex: It still has its original plank floors and vintage pool table.
piso húmedo
(n.)=wet floor.
Ex: If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.
piso piloto
(n.)=show home.
Ex: Viewing show homes is becoming a popular way for people to keep up with the latest trends and seek inspiration for their own homes.
piso^1
(n.)=apartment ; high-rise flat ; condominium ; flat ; high-rise apartment.
Ex: She then said 'Thanks for the offer, but I've signed a contract and made a deposit on an apartment'.
Ex: Most of the larger cities have set up wholesale slum clearance programmes and rehousing in council housing and high-rise flats.
Ex: Additional apartments and condominiums were quickly erected to accommodate the influx of employees in the new research park.
Ex: This multi-functional community complex incorporates meeting rooms, sports hall, squash courts, old people's day centre, toy library, YMCA flats, a church centre and arts and crafts workshops.
Ex: Previous research has demonstrated that frail elderly living in subsidized high-rise apartments have greater unmet needs than elderly who reside in traditional community housing.
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* bloque de pisos=block of flats ; block of high-rise flats ; tower block ; apartment complex ; apartment building ; apartment block.
* casa de pisos=tenement ; apartment block ; apartment building ; apartment complex.
* compañero de piso=flatmate ; housemate ; roomie ; roommate.
* compartir piso=room (with).
* complejo de pisos=condominium complex.
* edificio de pisos=condominium building.
* piso piloto=show home.

piso^2
(n.)=floor ; level ; storey [story, -USA] ; story [storey, -UK].
Nota: Arquitectura.
Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.
Ex: The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.
Ex: The library is situated on the top two floors of a six storey building.
Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.
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* aparcamiento de varios pisos=multi-storey car park.
* autobús de dos pisos=double-decker bus.
* con varios pisos=multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
* de piso corrido=flat-floored ; flat-floor.
* de piso llano=flat-floor ; flat-floored.
* de un solo piso=flat-floor ; flat-floored.
* en el piso de abajo=downstairs.
* en el piso de arriba=upstairs.
* piso de diseño abierto=open floor.
* piso de madera=wood flooring ; floor boarding ; plank floor.
* piso húmedo=wet floor.

pisotear
(v.)=tread on ; trample ; walk all over + Alguien ; run + roughshod over ; ride + roughshod over ; stamp on.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tread softly for you tread on my dreams: academicising Arthur Ransome'.
Ex: Over time, much of the original grassland was either plowed and planted or trampled to dust, causing the topsoil to dry up and blow away.
Ex: By always looking at people in the eye and keeping your head held high you'll start giving them the vibe that you are not to be walked all over .
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
Ex: A good life for you maybe but not for the people you rode roughshot over.
Ex: A gang of thugs attacked an innocent girl, stamping on her face five times, simply because she was a Goth.

pisotón
(n.)=stomp.
Ex: Guides to Thailand warn you never to stop windswept paper money with a stomp -- the King is on all bills, you would practically be committing treason.
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* dar pisotones=stomp.

pista de aterrizaje
(n.)=landing field ; landing strip ; runway ; airstrip.
Ex: The 37 relief projects involved the building of aerodrome, landing fields, barracks, a training camp, and a land-clearing project. Ex: As Klaus's acute observations are unhampered by romantic ideals, his eye catches the plastic trash by the roadway as well as the colors of moss on the landing strip. Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object. Ex: Colombian government reported seizing tons of cocaine in drug bust this weekend showing drug cache and jungle airstrips.
pista de atletismo
(n.)=race track ; athletic track.
Ex: The real world is not a racetrack, countries are not runners, and there is no finish line. Ex: This buyers guide provides information on needs assessment, buying options, and decision making tips when acquiring a new school athletic track.
pista de automovilismo
(n.)=auto race track.
Ex: The sport facilities selected for study were five coliseums and five auto race tracks.
pista de baile
(n.)=dance floor.
Ex: Drinks, food, cigarettes, chewing gum or any other foreign substance should never be brought onto the dance floor.
pista de baloncesto
(n.)=basketball court.
Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
pista de balonvolea
(n.)=volleyball court.
Ex: The community also boasts communal swimming pool, volleyball court, tennis courts, basketball court, BBQ area and children's playground.
pista de despegue
(n.)=runway.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object.
pista de doma
(n.)=dressage ring ; dressage arena.
Ex: The outside ring measures 40x80 meters and thus makes a nice dressage ring. Ex: The sequence of letters around a dressage arena remains a mystery to many people.
pista de esquiar
(n.)=piste.
Ex: Skiing yesterday we found the pistes to be well covered but hard-packed with only a thin base.
pista de esquí
(n.)=ski slope ; piste ; ski run.
Ex: This leisure centre is the first of its kind, offering an ice rink, a ski slope and a toboggan run. Ex: Skiing yesterday we found the pistes to be well covered but hard-packed with only a thin base. Ex: Ski runs and red wines rarely share the same slopes, but they come very close to doing just that in Italy's northernmost region.
pista de esquí artificial
(n.)=dry slope ; dry ski slope.
Ex: An estimated two million adults in the UK have skied on dry slopes, although less than half are thought to be recent users. Ex: Alternative uses for farmland include conversion to golf courses, dry ski slopes, hotels, film locations, animal sanctuaries, and campsites.
pista de hielo
(n.)=ice rink.
Ex: This leisure centre is the first of its kind, offering an ice rink, a ski slope and a toboggan run.
pista de patinaje
(n.)=skating rink.
Ex: Public facilities are grouped according to major domain areas such as recreation and leisure (art museum, zoo, swimming pool, movie theatres, and skating rink); community (grocery store, bus depot, community hall); etc.
pista de rodadura
(n.)=taxiway.
Ex: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.
pista de rodaje
(n.)=taxiway.
Ex: The landing this morning was on a de-iced runway, but the taxiways and ramp surfaces were covered with thin sheets of ice.
pista de squash
(n.)=squash court.
Ex: This community complex incorporates sports halls, squash courts, a restaurant, bars and a cellar coffee bar.
pista de tenis
(n.)=tennis court.
Ex: Place your bet on the best tennis player on the tennis court with the world's leading sports betting site and get a chance to be a winner.
pista de tierra batida
(n.)=clay tennis court.
Ex: Red clay tennis courts are made of natural clay or crushed red brick.
pista deportiva
(n.)=playground.
Ex: Students were required to work through geometric concepts in designing a playground.
pista falsa
(n.)=red herring.
Ex: They present the teacher with plenty of opportunities for 'red herrings,' which the students can be allowed to follow when the teacher judges the time is right.
pista para trineos
(n.)=toboggan run.
Ex: This leisure centre is the first of its kind, offering an ice rink, a ski slope and a toboggan run.
pista^1
(n.)=track ; rink ; piste.
Ex: Other physical details, including, as appropriate, type of recording, playing speed, groove characteristics, track configuration, number of tracks, number of sound channels, recording and reproduction characteristics.
Ex: Mandatory helmet use by ice-skaters at indoor rinks should be implemented.
Ex: Skiing yesterday we found the pistes to be well covered but hard-packed with only a thin base.
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* pista de aterrizaje=landing field ; landing strip ; runway ; airstrip.
* pista de atletismo=race track ; athletic track.
* pista de automovilismo=auto race track.
* pista de baile=dance floor.
* pista de baloncesto=basketball court.
* pista de balonvolea=volleyball court.
* pista de despegue=runway.
* pista de doma=dressage ring ; dressage arena.
* pista de esquí=ski slope ; piste ; ski run.
* pista de esquiar=piste.
* pista de esquí artificial=dry slope ; dry ski slope.
* pista de hielo=ice rink.
* pista de patinaje=skating rink.
* pista deportiva=playground.
* pista de rodadura=taxiway.
* pista de rodaje=taxiway.
* pista de squash=squash court.
* pista de tenis=tennis court.
* pista de tierra batida=clay tennis court.
* pista para trineos=toboggan run.
* pistas de golf=links course.
* zona de columpios y pistas deportivas=playground.

pista^2
(n.)=clue ; cue ; lead ; track.
Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.
Ex: The computer is programmed to recognise cues such as prepositions and punctuation.
Ex: I would appreciate any feedback or leads.
Ex: Topics include trees, leaf coloration, buds, seeds, vertebrate animals, animal tracks, insects and other arthropods, earthworms, characteristics of living things, and microhabitats.
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* dar indicios y pistas=drop + hints and clues.
* dar pistas=throw + hints.
* dar pistas falsas=throw out + false leads.
* dar una pista=give + a hint ; hold + clue.
* dejar una pista=leave + a trace.
* obtener pistas sobre=get + an indication of.
* perder la pista de=lose + track of.
* pista falsa=red herring.
* seguir la pista=follow up ; track ; follow through ; shadow ; track down.
* seguir la pista a un documento=chase + item.
* seguir la pista de=keep + track of.
* seguir + Posesivo + pista=trace + Posesivo + steps ; trace + Posesivo + footsteps.
* seguir una pista=chase + a lead.
* sin pistas=clueless.
* tras la pista de=on the trail of ; on the track of.

pistachero
(n.)=pistachio tree.
Ex: Pistachio trees do best in areas with dry, warm summers and cool winters.

pistacho
(n.)=pistachio ; pistachio nut.
Ex: Despite the economic importance of pistachio crop, very little information is available on its water needs and nutrient requirements.
Ex: Like all nuts, pistachio nuts are an excellent source of protein.
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* verde pistacho=pistachio green.

pistas de golf
(n.)=links course.
Ex: Our journey takes us through the golfing town of Troon, where we will see the championship links course.
pisto
(n.)=ratatouille.
Ex: Traditional ratatouille ingredients -- eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, bell peppers and fresh herbs -- are even better when tossed as a salad!.

pistola
(n.)=handgun ; gun ; pistol ; starting gun.
Nota: Utilizada para indicar el comienzo de una carrera.
Ex: A perusal of the text has revealed that the Napoleonic handgun was the musket and that rifles were used in special situations.
Ex: A situation involving the dangerous or apparently dangerous person (perhaps someone reportedly carrying a gun or knife) requires the librarian to summon expert help.
Ex: At the time of his arrest he was beaten, kicked and clubbed in the head with the butt of a pistol, resulting in health problems which are not being properly treated in prison = En el momento de su arresto le habían golpeado, dado patadas y golpeado en la cabeza con la culata de una pistola, causándole problemas de salud que están siendo tratados adecuadadamente en la cárcel.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.
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* a punta de pistola=at gunpoint.
* disparo de pistola=pistol shot.
* funda de pistola=holster.
* pistola cargada=loaded pistol.
* pistola de aire comprimido=air gun.
* pistola de clavos=nail gun.
* pistola de grapas=staple gun.
* pistola de pegamento caliente=hot-melt gun.
* pistola de pegamento de fusión en caliente=hot-melt gun.
* pistola selladora=mastic gun ; caulking gun.

pistola cargada
(n.)=loaded pistol.
Ex: The cinema would be enormously the poorer if deprived of its loaded pistols, banana skins, ticking timebombs and dripping taps.
pistola de aire comprimido
(n.)=air gun.
Ex: Air guns are also useful in hunting small game.
pistola de clavos
(n.)=nail gun.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.
pistola de grapas
(n.)=staple gun.
Ex: The most basic staple guns are manual, fired by squeezing the handle at the back of the stapler.
pistola de pegamento caliente
(n.)=hot-melt gun.
Ex: Low-melt glue sticks are specially formulated for low temperature use, and are not suitable for use with hot-melt guns.
pistola de pegamento de fusión en caliente
(n.)=hot-melt gun.
Ex: Low-melt glue sticks are specially formulated for low temperature use, and are not suitable for use with hot-melt guns.
pistola selladora
(n.)=mastic gun ; caulking gun.
Ex: It is usually applied via a mastic gun and smoothed with a putty knife. Ex: Some caulking guns are made from metal and others from a combination of fiberglass and nylon.
pistolera
(n.)=holster.
Ex: The course covers the following topics: revolver nomenclature and maintenance; inspecting revolvers and holsters; and legal issues and deadly force.

pistoleras
(n.)=love handles.
Ex: Love handles are easily treated with liposuction, and the results are gratifying and very long lasting.

pistolero
(n.)=gunman [gunmen, -pl.] ; gunslinger ; shooter.
Ex: Many of the inhabitants were shot dead or injured by a crazed gunman.
Ex: Notorious outlaws, desperadoes, and gunslingers rustled up trouble in town after town but when the gold disappeared they all left.
Ex: He was left without a scratch and pursued the shooter on foot until the gunman commandeered a passing car.
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* pistolero a sueldo=hired gun.

pistolero a sueldo
(n.)=hired gun.
Ex: I encourage anyone who wants to understand how warfare is shifting from the citizen soldier to the hired gun to watch this film.
pistoletazo
(n.)=pistol shot.
Ex: The second bandit was shot three times, once in each leg by pistol shots and once straight through the neck by a stray buckshot pellet.
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* dar el pistoletazo de salida=fire + the starting gun.
* pistoletazo de salida=starting signal ; starting gun.

pistoletazo de salida
(n.)=starting signal ; starting gun.
Ex: At the same time, the conference will give the starting signal for as wide-ranging a debate as possible on the future development of Europe. Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.
pistón
(n.)=plunger.
Ex: The plunger pushes the platform from below by the action of pressurized oil in the cylinder.
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* mediante pistones=piston-driven.

pisándole los talones a Alguien
=in hot pursuit of ; in full cry ; in full pursuit of.
Ex: All of a sudden we heard the roar of jet engines and looked up to see two military jets lifting off the runway in hot pursuit of this object. Ex: The pack of hounds on leash rushed downhill in full cry after the hare, and from all sides the borzois that were not on leash darted after the hounds and the hare. Ex: In the 19th century, the wit and playwright Oscar Wilde memorably mocked fox-hunting as 'the unspeakable in full pursuit of the uneatable'.
pita
(n.)=agave.
Ex: Watching an agave grow for years and years and then go out with a bang can engender some intense reactions among the gardeners who love them.

pitagorismo
=Pythagoreanism.
Ex: Pythagoreanism is a term used for the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans.

pitagórico
(n./adj.)=Pythagorean.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: Pythagoreanism is a term used for the esoteric and metaphysical beliefs held by Pythagoras and his followers, the Pythagoreans.

pitando
=like the clappers.
Ex: At one point her leg and arm stopped shaking but her eye was going like the clappers.
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* salir pitando=take off ; bolt ; make + a bolt for ; dash off ; shoot off ; take to + Posesivo + heels ; run off ; tear out ; be off like a shot ; take off like + a shot ; go off like + a shot ; zoom off (to) ; fly off ; dart out (of).

pitar
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; honk + Posesivo + horn ; blow + the whistle ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
Ex: This animated screen saver has a train engine speeding down the tracks while blowing its horn.
Ex: Admittedly, while honking can seem oppressive in New York City, there are other places where it seems car horns never stop sounding.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.
Ex: Sure, but if you watch the replay you'll see that Watson was behind the net and with a clear line of sight when he blew the whistle.
Ex: Some woman started driving right up her arse, hooting her horn and flashing her lights.
Ex: I have now resorted at pipping at people walking down the pavement and waving out the window, most wave back but they look very gormless, but normally with a smile.
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* pitar fuera de juego=judge + offside.

pitar fuera de juego
(v.)=judge + offside.
Ex: Assistant referees often make mistakes when judging an offside probably because of optical errors arising from their viewing angle.
pitido
(n.)=whine ; bleeping sound ; bleep ; beep ; pip.
Ex: The noise is a high-pitched whine or hiss the machine emits during operation.
Ex: At some pelican crossings there is a bleeping sound to indicate to blind or partially-sighted people when the steady green figure is showing.
Ex: Instead of a dial tone, she heard the bleeps and burbles of a computer modem connection to the Internet.
Ex: The best way to describe this recurring noise is as a tone, rather than beep or a whirr or anything overly mechanical .
Ex: If the phone gives a loud pip, it requires you to dial your passcode.
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* emitir un pitido=beep ; bleep.

pitillo
(n.)=fag.
Ex: The chemicals in fags can starve your hair of oxygen and make it dull, lifeless and brittle.

pito del coche
(n.)=car horn.
Ex: Admittedly, while honking can seem oppressive in New York City, there are other places where it seems car horns never stop sounding.
pito^1
(n.)=whistle ; bleeper ; squeaker ; horn.
Ex: The author reports on a project for the revival of traditional toys in which a group of adults made toys (e.g., dolls, carts, tops, whistles) that recalled their childhoods.
Ex: A whistle from the owner activates the bleeper and light in this keyring, enabling lost keys to be found.
Ex: Each contain a replaceable ultrasonic squeaker that emits a sound out of human earshot.
Ex: There was no starting gun at this year's race, so John Mortimer signaled the start of the race by honking the horn of the lead vehicle.
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* hacer sonar el pito=honk + Posesivo + horn ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; blow + the whistle ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
* importar un pito=could not care less.
* pito del coche=car horn.
* sonar el pito=honk + Posesivo + horn ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; blow + the whistle ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.
* tocar el pito=honk + Posesivo + horn ; blow + Posesivo + horn ; honk ; hoot + Posesivo + horn ; pip.

pito^2
(n.)=willy [willie] ; wiener [weiner] ; wee wee ; pee pee ; weenie.
Ex: If your fella is prepared to wipe his willy after widdling just to keep you happy, he must care for you a great deal.
Ex: His wiener is anatomically huge in proportion to him.
Ex: Brian has a very small wee wee -- even the doctor stated that Brian's is a lot smaller than average.
Ex: My 5 year old son woke up this morning saying his pee pee hurt.
Ex: My friend has pulled a muscle in his weenie, should he rub icy on it?.

pitonisa
(n.)=fortune teller.
Ex: The technique of cold reading is used by fortune tellers, astrologers, & others who wish to convince their clients of their capabilities to divine true character = La técnica de la lectura en frío es usada por adivinos, astrólogos y otros que desean convencer a sus clientes de sus capacidades para adivinar su verdadero carácter.

pitorrearse de
(v.)=make + fun of.
Ex: Never make fun of someone who speaks broken English -- it simply means they know another language you probably ignore.

pitorro
(n.)=nozzle ; spout.
Ex: The ink-jet printer squirts minute drops of ink from a microscopic nozzle, which are steered to specific positions on the paper.
Ex: Choose a watering can that has a removable rose so that you can either use the gentle rain of the rose for small seedlings or deliver a lot of water by using the spout without the rose attachment.

pituitaria
(n.)=pituitary.
Ex: The present study investigated the content of the confabulations of a neurological patient who developed a striking confabulatory syndrome following removal of a meningioma in the pituitary region.
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* glándula pituitaria, la=pituitary gland, the.

pitón
(n.)=python.
Ex: In other countries, however, pythons and boas are sold as meat or living animals.

pivotar
(v.)=pivot.
Ex: The method is to treat prepositions as points at which the phrases can be pivoted.

pivote
(n.)=pivot ; traffic cone ; warning cone ; bollard ; swivel.
Ex: The use of decimal notation is seen as the pivot of Dewey's scheme and notational systems are analysed generally and compared with Dewey's.
Ex: It is full of gimmicks and gadgets: thermos flasks, cans of beer, mobile phones, and traffic cones.
Ex: Warning cones or reflective triangles must be carried on tow trucks and should be placed at strategic points alerting other drivers to hazards and giving them time to react.
Ex: To report problems with street lights, traffic lights, pedestrian crossings or illuminated bollards, please call our hotline.
Ex: A windvane is really just a flat piece of metal or wood on a swivel that catches the wind and points toward and away from the wind.
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* girar sobre un pivote=pivot.
* montado sobre un pivote=pivoted.

pixel
(n.)=pixel.
Ex: They are all capable of displaying a resolution of 1280 X 1024 pixels.

pizarra
(n.)=blackboard ; chalkboard ; slate ; slateboard ; shale.
Ex: Imagine that there is a graphic to project on the screen or blackboard.
Ex: In some cases, the overhead projector can replace the chalkboard.
Ex: Libraries are built mainly from wood, slate and glass, with a structure designed to suit a wide range of activities.
Ex: Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.
Ex: Since shales and siltstones erode faster than sandstones and limestones, the basic topography is flat-topped mountains with stepped flanks.
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* pizarra virtual=whiteboard.

pizarra virtual
(n.)=whiteboard.
Ex: Now, instructors can beam what they write on their whiteboards directly to students' laptops, in effect turning each laptop screen into a portable, interactive slateboard.
pizca
(n.)=speck ; spark ; iota.
Ex: In comparison with China, Cuba is just a speck on the map.
Ex: However, the spark that really set librarians alight came from outside Australia.
Ex: Modern log houses live in harmony with the environment without giving up an iota of comfort.
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* ni pizca=in the least ; not in the least + Nombre Negativo.
* una pizca de=a dash of ; a grain of ; a pinch of.
* una pizca de verdad=a grain of truth.

pizza
(n.)=pizza ; pizza pie.
Ex: This article reviews some of the Internet sites for food enthusiasts and gourmets, including sources for home delivery of pizzas.
Ex: Pizza pies typically have round configuration, although square- and rectangular-shaped pizzas have had some recent acceptance.
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* ingrediente adicional de la pizza=pizza topping.
* pizza de queso=cheese pizza.

pizza de queso
(n.)=cheese pizza.
Ex: To make a cheese pizza, sprinkle the sauce with 6 tablespoons of mozzarella and 2 tablespoons of grated parmesan.
pizzería
(n.)=pizza parlour ; pizza restaurant ; pizza place ; pizzeria.
Ex: The owner of the pizza parlor shot and killed the robbery suspect and accidentally shot his own son as well.
Ex: It's hard to believe this pizza restaurant has been going strong for 13 years.
Ex: A pizza place robbed less than a week ago was almost hit again Friday night.
Ex: Instead of romantic moonlit walks on the beach, young couples' 'quality time' is limited to an hour or two at the local pizzeria.

piña^1
(n.)=cone ; pine cone.
Ex: This peat is rich in beaver chewed wood fragments, twigs, sedge, seeds, husks, coleoptera parts, small bones, and conifer cones.
Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
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* ser una piña=stand + together.

piña^2
(n.)=pineapple.
Ex: Caribbean Indians placed pineapples outside the entrances to their dwellings as symbols of friendship and hospitality.

piñón
(n.)=cog ; freewheel.
Nota: De bicicleta y que no es un piñón fijo.
Ex: This node should be the begin to be recognized by others as a major channel of relational information, indeed, a crucial cog in the network, occupying a central location.
Ex: I also noticed that the freewheel had a few millimeters of rotational play and about a millimeter of lateral play.

placa
(n.)=plate ; plaque ; badge ; fascia board.
Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.
Ex: The walls were decorated with cardboard plaques displaying names of important fictional characters.
Ex: Her list of categories includes: Advertisements, Almanacs, Announcements, Appointments, badges, Bumper stickers, Calendars, and Cards.
Ex: Please indicate on the table below the name of the exhibiting company to be reflected on the fascia board.
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* fotografía en placa de cristal=glass-plate photography.
* insonorización con placas acústicas=acoustic tiling.
* negativo fotográfico en placa de vidrio=glass plate negative.
* placa de aceleración=accelerator board.
* placa de cartón-yeso=plasterboard.
* placa de cocina=cooktop ; hob ; kitchen hob.
* placa de cristal=glass plate ; plate.
* placa del techo=ceiling tile.
* placa de matrícula=number plate ; license plate ; car registration plate.
* placa dental=plaque.
* placa de Petri=petri dish.
* placa de vitrocerámica=ceramic hob ; ceramic cooktop.
* placa de yeso=drywall.
* placa fotovoltaica=photovoltaic panel.
* placa madre=motherboard.
* placa solar=solar unit ; solar panel.
* placa tectónica=tectonic plate.
* placa termosolar=thermal solar panel.
* teoría de las placas tectónicas=plate tectonics.

placa de Petri
(n.)=petri dish.
Ex: Web sites such as the popular Psychobike.com are the cyberspace petri dishes that incubate grudge matches.
placa de aceleración
(n.)=accelerator board.
Ex: Accelerator boards such as Microsoft's MACH-20 are not suitable for use with older personal computers = Las tarjetas de aceleración como, por ejemplo, la MACH-20 de Microsoft, no son adecuadas para ordenadores personales antiguos.
placa de cartón-yeso
(n.)=plasterboard.
Ex: When plasterboard was first introduced, the sheets were often just butted together and the whole ceiling finished off with a skim of plaster.
placa de cocina
(n.)=cooktop ; hob ; kitchen hob.
Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops. Ex: The sausages were browned on the hob before being transferred to a casserole dish. Ex: Kitchen hobs are one of the important kitchen accessories widely used in modular kitchen these days.
placa de cristal
(n.)=glass plate ; plate.
Ex: Many professionals, particularly press photographers, were still using glass plates until the 1950s. Ex: When Brady made his Civil War pictures, the plate had to be wet at the time of exposure.
placa de matrícula
(n.)=number plate ; license plate ; car registration plate.
Ex: Number plate theft is on the increase, according to police data, an estimated 33000 number plates were reported stolen during 2004. Ex: Since most license plates have a reflective quality that makes the surface shimmer. Ex: British car registration plates have been in existence for more than a hundred years, with quite a few changes along the way.
placa de vitrocerámica
(n.)=ceramic hob ; ceramic cooktop.
Ex: Ceramic hobs in theory are great, they are easy to clean easy to use and are cheaper to run than gas hobs. Ex: The answer for ceramic cooktops is baking soda!.
placa de yeso
(n.)=drywall.
Ex: Teaching units cover insulating, drywall, painting and wall covering, glass and glazing, floor covering, and landscaping.
placa del techo
(n.)=ceiling tile.
Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
placa dental
(n.)=plaque.
Ex: The author examines the composition of plaque and describes how to remove it with the use of a toothbrush and dental floss.
placa fotovoltaica
(n.)=photovoltaic panel.
Ex: Photovoltaic panels require an unobstructed exposure to sunlight to obtain their maximum efficiency.
placa madre
(n.)=motherboard.
Ex: The article 'Motherboards smarten up' reports on recent technological developments in motherboards = El artículo "Las placas madres aprenden" informa sobre los recientes avances tecnológicos de estas placas.
placa solar
(n.)=solar unit ; solar panel.
Ex: Each donkey drawn cart is provided with a solar unit installed on the roof; a battery charged by this solar energy supplies the electric power. Ex: This book provides information about how solar panels function to produce energy.
placa tectónica
(n.)=tectonic plate.
Ex: The idea of tectonic plates moving together or apart is known as a continental drift.
placa termosolar
(n.)=thermal solar panel.
Ex: Thermal solar panels utilize energy captured by a solar collector to produce thermal power that is subsequently transferred towards an accumulator for subsequent use.
placaje
(n.)=tackle.
Ex: Footage from four decades of English soccer includes hard tackles, pushes and punches from club games.

placebo
(n.)=placebo.
Ex: The inclusion of a placebo in the study design does not affect citation frequency.

placenta
(n.)=placenta ; amnion.
Ex: In this light, the pregnant body, as a site of material interconnectedness between woman, placenta, & embryo/fetus, can be viewed as an emblem of material interconnectedness of earth.
Ex: Amniotic fluid is the watery liquid surrounding and cushioning a growing fetus within the amnion.
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* de la placenta=placental.

placentario
(adj.)=placental.
Ex: The ovule is attached to the placental wall of the ovary through a structure known as the funiculus, the plant equivalent of an umbilical cord.

placenteramente
=pleasurably.
Ex: Reading literature entertains by passing the time pleasurably and in a socially acceptable way.

placentero
(adj.)=indulging.
Ex: Buying for some is just a ritual whereas other folks look at it as an indulging and enjoyable experience.

placer corporal
(n.)=bodily pleasure.
Ex: Though the modern use of the term 'epicurean' is associated with the saying, 'Eat, drink and be merry,' epicureanism did not advocate simple pursuit of bodily pleasure.
placer de la lectura, el
(n.)=joy of reading, the.
Ex: Universal schooling does not guarantee a daily reading habit, and the emphasis on teaching the techniques of reading can obscure the real joy of reading, of engaging emotionally with the text.
placer oculto
(n.)=guilty pleasure.
Ex: For some folks chocolate is a guilty pleasure, others like candy but mine comes from 1959-1964: The Twilight Zone.
placer prohibido
(n.)=outlaw delight ; forbidden pleasure.
Ex: Because books are so often used as a means of instruction, children too often come to suppose that this is is how all books must be read, except, of course, for those outlaw delights like comics. Ex: Sinful and forbidden pleasures are like poisoned bread; they may satisfy appetite for the moment, but there is death in them at the end.
placer sexual
(n.)=sexual pleasure.
Ex: Most women who get labelled as frigid are actually warm, caring people but they find displaying overt sexual pleasure difficult.
placer^1
(n.)=delight ; pleasure ; gratification ; enjoyment ; treat.
Ex: Reality is often very much lacking in delight.
Ex: It may be that, apart from the simple pleasure of browsing, documents arranged on shelves, may be easily examined.
Ex: It is the 'intellectual challenge' and the 'gratification of providing personal assistance' that constitute the attraction of reference librarianship.
Ex: So I read on with increasing interest and enjoyment and, let it be said admiration too.
Ex: In the summer months one of the greatest treats of all is home-made mayonnaise; a thick mass of unctuous golden ointment, perfect for dipping slices of raw vegetables.
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* a placer=at will.
* buscar placer=seek + pleasure.
* casa de placer=house of pleasure.
* crucero de placer=pleasure cruiser.
* dar placer=give + pleasure ; give + enjoyment.
* derivar placer de=obtain + pleasure from.
* encontrar placer=find + delight ; find + enjoyment.
* estropear el placer=spoil + pleasure.
* gran placer=great pleasure.
* no ser un placer=bring no + joy ; there + be + no joy ; take no + joy.
* obtener placer=take + pleasure ; obtain + pleasure from ; derive + pleasure.
* obtener placer de=get + pleasure from.
* placer corporal=bodily pleasure.
* placer de la lectura, el=joy of reading, the.
* placer oculto=guilty pleasure.
* placer prohibido=outlaw delight ; forbidden pleasure.
* placer sexual=sexual pleasure.
* por el placer de hacerlo=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* por placer=for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por puro placer=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* ser un placer + Infinitivo=be happy to + Verbo ; be a joy to + Verbo.
* sólo por placer=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* tener el placer de=take + pleasure.

placer^2
(v.)=please.
Ex: By polar contrast the book for the mass culture reader, the 'consumer', simply aims to please.
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* haz lo que te plazca=do as you please.
* por el placer de hacerlo=(just) for the sake of it.
* por sólo placer=(just) for the sake of it.

plaga
(n.)=pest ; plague ; blight ; infestation ; pestilence ; endemic disease ; endemic illness.
Ex: For example, a rabbit is always a mammal of a particular species and sometimes a pest, a pet, or the basis of a stew.
Ex: Parish registers, wills and inventories will be analysed to discover as much information as possible on the migration of population, the effect of the plague, and the incidence of illegitimacy.
Ex: In Ohio State we've been trying to develop for the last fifteen years a grape that will still survive the grape blight that wiped out the vineyards in southern Ohio in the 1920s.
Ex: Accounts were given of various recent major and smaller disasters such as extreme weather conditions, power failures, explosions, civil disruption, mould, infestations and spontaneous combustion.
Ex: Much of what lies before our eyes today like a tongue of fire -- animal pestilences and the poisoning of our foodstuffs -- was already announced many years ago.
Ex: Tuberculosis, the paradigmatic endemic disease of the nineteenth century, was a social disease and a social problem.
Ex: Some other sources highlight the implementation of measures to control the development of endemic illnesses, particular to the 19th century, namely, dysentery, diphtheria, smallpox, tuberculosis, leprosy, & yellow fever, among others.
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* control de plagas=pest control.
* plaga de hongos=fungal infestation.

plaga de hongos
(n.)=fungal infestation.
Ex: This paper discusses the means suggested by conservators and microbiologists to cope with the problem of fungal infestation in libraries and archives.
plagado
(adj.)=teeming.
Ex: London is a teeming haven of loutish boors whose idea of sophistication is to get drunk and tell bawdy gags.
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* plagado de=teeming with ; plagued with ; riddled with.
* plagado de delincuencia=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* plagado de delincuentes=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
* plagado de deudas=debt-riddled.
* plagado de errores=buggy .
* plagado de famosos=celebrity-studded.
* plagado de problemas=plagued with problems ; problem-wracked [problem-racked].
* plagado de ratas=rat-infested.

plagado de
=teeming with ; plagued with ; riddled with.
Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve. Ex: Contemporary library and information science discourse is plagued with tunnel vision and blind spots that seriously affect the profession's efforts to plan the library's future. Ex: This hope might prove futile since the draft is riddled with contradictions.
plagado de delincuencia
(adj.)=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists. Ex: In the 1990s, the area sunk into a state of utter horror, as it became one of the most crime-riddled areas in the entire city. Ex: It is like claiming that because crime in certain areas of Miami is bad that all Miami is crime-infested and should not be visited.
plagado de delincuentes
(adj.)=crime-ridden ; crime-riddled ; crime-infested.
Ex: 8,000 surveillance cameras will be intalled this year in the most crime-ridden areas of the city and in places frequented by tourists. Ex: In the 1990s, the area sunk into a state of utter horror, as it became one of the most crime-riddled areas in the entire city. Ex: It is like claiming that because crime in certain areas of Miami is bad that all Miami is crime-infested and should not be visited.
plagado de deudas
=debt-riddled.
Ex: A model for the development of information services in buoyant but debt-riddled Brazil may only be partially relevant to post oil-boom Nigeria, and consequently inappropriate to drought-plagued Ethiopia.
plagado de errores
(adj.)=buggy .
Ex: OPUS software is version 1.0 and has been pretty buggy.
plagado de famosos
(adj.)=celebrity-studded.
Ex: Morris writes rhapsodically about celebrity-studded parties, roistering interludes with major writers and artists, as well as gossip-column habitues.
plagado de problemas
(adj.)=plagued with problems ; problem-wracked [problem-racked].
Ex: Even Plantin, who was a shrewd man, was constantly plagued with problems resulting from excessive borrowing. Ex: These complementary organizations enjoy friendly working relations in today's problem-wracked society.
plagado de ratas
(adj.)=rat-infested.
Ex: She was forced to deliver her own babies in a rat-infested dungeon with nothing but a dog-eared book on pregnancy to help her.
plagar
(v.)=litter (with) ; plague ; besiege ; infest.
Ex: There are plenty of omission failures of this sort, and they litter most of the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletins.
Ex: Title indexes have always been plagued by the absence of terminology control.
Ex: Concurrently, libraries are besieged with greater demands from the academic community for access to and instruction in electronic information resources such as the Internet.
Ex: The wizard then cursed the underground shrine, infesting it with swarms of nasty vermin.
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* el camino hacia + Nombre + está plagado de + Nombre=the road (to/towards) + Nombre + is paved with + Nombre.
* estar plagado de=be rife with.
* plagar de errores=litter with + failure ; litter with + error.
* plagar de problemas=bedevil.

plagar de errores
(v.)=litter with + failure ; litter with + error.
Ex: Only as his experience grew did this young man see that what he did was littered as much, if not more, with failure as it was crowned with success of a lasting kind. Ex: Many errors in Watt's 'Bibliotheca Britannica' are repeated by Allibone -- and 'Bibliotheca Britannica' was littered with error!.
plagar de problemas
(v.)=bedevil.
Ex: The article has the title 'Piracy, crooked printers, inflation bedevil Russian publishing'.
plagiar
=pirate ; plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA] ; crib.
Ex: These inexpensive CD-audio recording tools have the disadvantage of making things easy for those pirating and illegally distributing compilations of copyrighted songs.
Ex: Interestingly, 90% of the students using the Internet to plagiarise had also plagiarised from written sources.
Ex: The problem is that if the student is accused of cribbing the faculty member can be threatened with a lawsuit.

plagiario
(n.)=plagiarist.
Ex: Sanctions imposed on plagiarists by federal agencies are insufficient.

plagio
(n.)=plagiarism.
Ex: Even fair use could constitute plagiarism if attribution is not made.
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* cometer plagio=plagiarise [plagiarize, -USA].

plan + prosperar
(n.)=plan + come through.
Ex: And those rays could soon power thousands of homes if plans for a large solar power station come through.
plan + tener éxito
(n.)=plan + come through.
Ex: And those rays could soon power thousands of homes if plans for a large solar power station come through.
plan a largo plazo
(n.)=long-term plan.
Ex: Despite the present financial straits of developing countries, she argues in favour of long-term plan for the acquisition of relevant rare book material.
plan abierto
(n.)=openness ; open plan.
Ex: The open-plan flexible library can be enonomical since overseeing is facilitated by the openness rather than be dividing the building into rooms or halls, thereby requiring less staff. Ex: Universities seem to have ignored some of the new approaches adopted by the modern corporate world where the emphasis is on downsizing, flexibility, open plan, hot desking and plug and go = Las universidades parecen haber ignorado algunos de los nuevos métodos adoptados por el mundo empresarial moderno donde se hace hincapié en la reducción de plantilla, la flexibilidad, el diseño abierto, el uso compartido de mesas de trabajo y el 'plug and play'.
plan alternativo
(n.)=contingency plan.
Ex: This author asserts that a contingency plan should be produced in the library to meet disasters.
plan blanco
(n.)=white bread.
Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.
plan de actuación
(n.)=action plan ; business plan ; plan of action ; action statement ; road map [roadmap] ; plan for action ; response plan.
Ex: This article outlines the background to an EC library action plan over 5 years supported by some 5 million Ecu. Ex: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan. Ex: Libraries in the UK have welcomed the plan of action for Libraries in the European Community. Ex: The revised mission lends substance and form to the process that follows: the development of goals, objectives, and action statements. Ex: The Computing Information Directory (CID) has been a road map to the computing literature since 1981. Ex: Even in casual discussions between the director and department heads ideas may come up which are suddenly translated into plans for action or procedural changes. Ex: This article describes a disaster exercise drill involving a broken ceiling and mud and water damage to books, designed to test response plans to salvage operations.
plan de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisitions plan.
Ex: The article 'Looks like the ball is in our court -- library support services from vendors' describes how vendors have responded to cuts in library staff by offering more services, such as book processing, cataloguing, and acquisitions plans.
plan de adquisición de material a vista
(n.)=approval plan.
Ex: Examines the advantages and disadvantages of approval plans suggesting that each library must carefully weigh them in order to determine its own best course of action.
plan de choque
(n.)=shock tactics.
Ex: Shock tactics are sometimes necessary in order to expose injustice and kick-start the process of reform.
plan de compra
(n.)=purchase plan.
Ex: This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.
plan de conservación
(n.)=conservation plan.
Ex: Archives need to establish retention, conservation and disposition plans for recorded information.
plan de contingencia
(n.)=contingency plan.
Ex: This author asserts that a contingency plan should be produced in the library to meet disasters.
plan de cómo disponer de (algo)
(n.)=disposition instruction ; disposition instruction.
Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists. Ex: The National Archives must cooperate with agencies involved in federal geoscience to communicate clear records disposition instructions to present-day federal geoscientists.
plan de disposición
(n.)=disposition plan.
Ex: Archives need to establish retention, conservation and disposition plans for recorded information.
plan de emergencia
(n.)=disaster plan ; emergency plan ; disaster recovery plan ; backup plan ; safety net ; disaster recovery.
Ex: This article describes how the library developed a strategic disaster plan, staff training and implementation, and the role of debriefing following incidents. Ex: Above all there should be an emergency plan, in writing, and known to all staff. Ex: The author suggests a plan for developing and implementing a disaster recovery plan for business information systems. Ex: It was then found that the backup plan could not be implemented without costly and lengthy modification of the wiring system in the building. Ex: Some people may require 'safety nets' or private and public forms of social insurance that contribute to subsistence in times of need. Ex: There is however a growing awareness among companies of the need for business protection ie disaster recovery, contingency planning, database recovery and access control.
plan de estudios
(n.)=curriculum [curricula, -pl.] ; syllabus [syllabi/syllabuses, -pl.] ; school curriculum ; study plan.
Ex: For example, language and literature go hand-in-hand in the school curriculum but Dewey separates the two. Ex: Examine a few syllabuses for basic courses in geography. Ex: For example, language and literature go hand-in-hand in the school curriculum but Dewey separates the two. Ex: Professional and other institutions have been asked for their opinions on the study plan for these courses.
plan de expurgo
(n.)=weeding policy ; weeding project.
Ex: The library could develop a weeding policy that will enable it to remove from the shelves those materials that have remained unused or little used for 25 years or more. Ex: This article presents the results of a stock weeding project at Newcastle University Library in 1973.
plan de jubilación
(n.)=pension plan ; retirement plan.
Ex: The personnel policy should make provision for pension plans, income continuation insurance, workers's compensation coverage, vacation and other leaves. Ex: As many teachers near their retirement years, they discover that their retirement plans are insufficient.
plan de mejora
(n.)=improvement plan.
Ex: The improvement plan was written in 1993 and will continue until 1998.
plan de ordenación urbana
(n.)=town planning.
Ex: Thus entries about, say, town planning are not filed under the term 'town planning', but under the notation for this subject, 711.4.
plan de pensiones
(n.)=pension plan ; retirement plan ; pension scheme.
Ex: The personnel policy should make provision for pension plans, income continuation insurance, workers's compensation coverage, vacation and other leaves. Ex: As many teachers near their retirement years, they discover that their retirement plans are insufficient. Ex: From next year, it will start to become compulsory for all UK firms to have a pension scheme.
plan de recuperación tras una catástrofe
(n.)=disaster recovery ; disaster recovery plan.
Ex: There is however a growing awareness among companies of the need for business protection ie disaster recovery, contingency planning, database recovery and access control. Ex: The author suggests a plan for developing and implementing a disaster recovery plan for business information systems.
plan de retención
(n.)=retention plan.
Ex: Archives need to establish retention, conservation and disposition plans for recorded information.
plan de seguridad
(n.)=backup plan.
Ex: It was then found that the backup plan could not be implemented without costly and lengthy modification of the wiring system in the building.
plan de seguros
(n.)=insurance plan.
Ex: They offer a wide range of affordable insurance plans to cover your whole life and your changing needs, including your car, home and family.
plan de sucesión
(n.)=succession plan.
Ex: A good succession plan enables a smooth transition with less likelihood of disruption to operations.
plan de trabajo
(n.)=research agenda ; work plan ; working plan ; work schedule.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society. Ex: The scope of the collections of the eight participating libraries is discussed and a three-phase work plan outlined. Ex: The tasks undertaken by working parties include the coordination of working plans of individual library networks and the preparation of long term development plans. Ex: A part-time work schedule is one way for a working mother to manage the demands of career and family.
plan dietético
(n.)=diet plan.
Ex: The ab muscles are what really identify someone who is serious about their fitness and diet plan.
plan estratégico
(n.)=strategic plan.
Ex: The article 'Creating an e-mail brainstorm' describes the attempts to involve all library staff at an academic library in the USA in providing ideas for a new strategic plan.
plan grandioso
(n.)=grand design.
Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.
plan maestro
(n.)=master plan.
Ex: He challenged the government to demonstrate its commitment to preserving traditional custom and culture by establishing a master plan.
plan magistral
(n.)=grand design.
Ex: The grand design is visible in the sweep of development from baked clay tablets to computerized typesetting.
plan para después de la jubilación
(n.)=retirement plan.
Ex: His numerous retirement plans include using, not administering, libraries.
plan urbanístico
(n.)=zoning.
Ex: Local communities were not prepared for the legal battles needed to protect their local zoning and land use decisions.
plan^1
(n.)=agenda ; arrangement ; framework ; plan ; scheme.
Ex: The session on library and information services to people with disabilities addressed on agenda developed out of the feedback from various regional groups.
Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
Ex: The intention is to establish a general framework, and then to give exceptions or further explanation and examples for each area in turn.
Ex: Plans were made to issue a concise version of AACR1, but these plans never came to fruition.
Ex: There are forty-six centres in twenty-five countries participating in the scheme.
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* arruinar los planes de Alguien=spike + Posesivo + guns.
* chafar los planes=upset + the applecart.
* chafar + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* concebir un plan=devise + a plan ; craft + a plan.
* con planes ocultos=agenda-laden.
* dar al traste con los planes=upset + the applecart.
* dar al traste con + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* de acuerdo con + Posesivo + plan(es)=according to + Posesivo + plan(s).
* de plan abierto=open-plan ; open-planned.
* desarrollar un plan de trabajo=develop + agenda.
* desarrollo del plan de estudios=curriculum development.
* desbaratar los planes=upset + the applecart.
* desbaratar + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* diseñar un plan=draw up + plan.
* diseño de planes de estudios=curriculum design.
* echar por tierra los planes de Alguien=spike + Posesivo + guns.
* echar + Posesivo + planes a perder=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* edificio construido según un plan cúbico=deep building.
* elaborar un plan=formulate + plan ; draw up + plan ; think out + a plan ; think out + a plan ; devise + a plan ; work out + plan ; craft + a plan.
* elaborar un plan de trabajo=develop + agenda.
* estropear los planes=upset + the applecart.
* estropear + Posesivo + planes=upset + Posesivo + plans ; ruin + Posesivo + plans ; spoil + Posesivo + plans.
* hacer planes=plan ; make + plans.
* hacer un plan=draw up + plan ; figure out + plan.
* hacer un plan de emergencia=produce + contingency plan.
* idear un plan=devise + a plan ; work out + plan ; craft + a plan.
* organizar un plan=put + a plan in place.
* persona que elabora el plan de estudios=syllabus maker.
* plan abierto=openness ; open plan.
* plan a largo plazo=long-term plan.
* plan alternativo=contingency plan.
* plan blanco=white bread.
* plan de actuación=action plan ; business plan ; plan of action ; action statement ; road map [roadmap] ; plan for action ; response plan.
* plan de adquisición de material a vista=approval plan.
* plan de adquisiciones=acquisitions plan.
* plan de choque=shock tactics.
* plan de cómo disponer de Algo=disposition instruction ; disposition instruction.
* plan de compra=purchase plan.
* plan de conservación=conservation plan.
* plan de contingencia=contingency plan.
* plan de disposición=disposition plan.
* plan de emergencia=disaster plan ; emergency plan ; disaster recovery plan ; backup plan ; safety net ; disaster recovery.
* plan de estudios=curriculum [curricula, -pl.] ; syllabus [syllabi/syllabuses, -pl.] ; school curriculum ; study plan.
* plan de expurgo=weeding policy ; weeding project.
* Plan de Información y Bibliotecas=Library and Information Plan (LIP).
* plan de jubilación=pension plan ; retirement plan.
* plan de mejora=improvement plan.
* plan de ordenación urbana=town planning.
* plan de pensiones=pension plan ; retirement plan ; pension scheme.
* plan de recuperación tras una catástrofe=disaster recovery ; disaster recovery plan.
* plan de retención=retention plan.
* plan de seguridad=backup plan.
* plan de seguros=insurance plan.
* plan de sucesión=succession plan.
* plan de trabajo=research agenda ; work plan ; working plan ; work schedule.
* plan dietético=diet plan.
* planes de estudios=syllabi.
* planes + fracasar=plan + fall through.
* planes futuros=future plans.
* planes ocultos=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
* plan estratégico=strategic plan.
* plan grandioso=grand design.
* plan maestro=master plan.
* plan magistral=grand design.
* plan para después de la jubilación=retirement plan.
* plan + prosperar=plan + come through.
* plan + tener éxito=plan + come through.
* plan urbanístico=zoning.
* proponer un plan=come up with + plan.
* reforma del plan de estudios=curriculum development.
* tener un plan=figure out + plan.
* urdir un plan=devise + a plan ; craft + a plan.

plan^2
(n.)=fling.
Ex: But the man who became famous for his flings believes celibacy is a revolutionary act to strengthen his spiritual journey.

plana
(n.)=page.
Nota: Cada cara de una hoja de un documento cuando ambas están numeradas o cuando estando las hojas sin numerar se hayan impresas por las dos caras.
Ex: A book index is an alphabetically arranged list of words or terms leading the reader to the numbers of pages on which specific topics are considered, or on which specific names appear.
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* titular a toda plana=headline banner.

plancha cilíndrica
(n.)=plate cylinder.
Ex: The basic printing unit (which might be duplicated) consisted of a plate cylinder mounted adjacent to an impression cylinder, with a battery of inking rollers on the other side.
plancha de cobre para la impresión en huecograbado
(n.)=intaglio copperplate.
Ex: Pictures were printed both from relief woodcuts and from intaglio copperplates before moveable type was invented.
plancha de cocinar
(n.)=griddle ; hotplate.
Ex: The griddle is ready when a few drops of water sprinkled on it form fast-moving bubbles
. Ex: This range of hotplates covers a variety of sizes in cast iron and aluminium on request.
plancha de estereotipia
(n.)=stereotype plate.
Ex: Stereotype plates, normally mounted and imposed as separate pages, were printed exactly like ordinary typeset pages, and it is usually difficult to tell whether a particular book has been printed from type or plates.
plancha de impresión
(n.)=plate ; printing plate.
Ex: He was referring, of course, to his famous technological plan to reproduce the catalog from individual entries embossed on plates, a considerably more flexible and less costly method than that of printing the catalog. Ex: There are many versions of a work -- paperbacks, hardbound, and each different binding that a publisher may put on a given work -- and even if they used identical printing plates, each version would have a different ISBN.
plancha de impresión de cobre
(n.)=copperplate.
Ex: During the early days, and for most of the sixteenth century, woodcuts, which could conveniently be printed in the forme along with the type, were much commoner in books than copperplates.
plancha de impresión de latón
(n.)=pewter plate.
Ex: Engraved copper plates were used at first; then from the early eighteenth century pewter plates, both punched and engraved, replaced copper.
plancha de impresión en relieve de cobre
(n.)=engraved copper plate.
Ex: Engraved copper plates were used at first; then from the early eighteenth century pewter plates, both punched and engraved, replaced copper.
plancha de impresión litográfica
(n.)=lithographic plate.
Ex: From the second quarter of the nineteenth century there was a great outpouring of music printed from lithographic plates and stones.
plancha de la ropa
(n.)=flat-iron.
Ex: As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.
plancha de madera
(n.)=wood block [woodblock].
Ex: Colour printing from suites of wood blocks, used hitherto chiefly for separate prints, became common for book illustration in the 1840s and soon afterwards for the printed covers of yellow-backs.
plancha de moqueta
(n.)=carpet tile.
Ex: Placing CD-ROM equipment in a reference room poses wiring difficulties that the flexibility of carpet tiles and flat wire installation should alleviate.
plancha de vapor
(n.)=steam iron.
Ex: Use spray starch and iron with a steam iron at a medium to hot setting.
plancha de zinc
(n.)=zinc plate.
Ex: In fact the earliest 'zincographs' were not made photographically but by transferring a line drawing in a greasy and acid-resistant ink on to a zinc plate and then etching it.
plancha del techo
(n.)=ceiling tile.
Ex: Evacuation of the building was followed by a recovery process which included covering stacks with plastic, locating damaged books, pulling down water-soaked ceiling tiles and removing computer terminals.
plancha eléctrica
(n.)=electric hotplate.
Ex: Fully fitted kitchen with a gas ring cooker with oven, electric hotplate and fridge freezer.
plancha eléctrica de cocinar
(n.)=electric hotplate.
Ex: Fully fitted kitchen with a gas ring cooker with oven, electric hotplate and fridge freezer.
plancha para hacer gofres
(n.)=waffle iron.
Ex: Whisk ingredients together, pour into oiled waffle iron, and cook on medium heat until steam starts coming out of the sides.
plancha xilográfica
(n.)=relief woodcut.
Ex: Pictures were printed both from relief woodcuts and from intaglio copperplates before moveable type was invented.
plancha zincográfica
(n.)=zincograph.
Ex: In fact the earliest 'zincographs' were not made photographically but by transferring a line drawing in a greasy and acid-resistant ink on to a zinc plate and then etching it.
plancha^1
(n.)=flat-iron ; iron.
Ex: As with all electrical devices, be cautious when using blow-dryers and flat-irons around water and/or children.
Ex: She was arrested and charged with burning her 11-year-old daughter with an iron.
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* plancha de la ropa=flat-iron.
* plancha de vapor=steam iron.
* remate en plancha=diving header.
* tabla de la plancha=ironing board.

plancha^2
(n.)=griddle ; hotplate.
Ex: The griddle is ready when a few drops of water sprinkled on it form fast-moving bubbles
.
Ex: This range of hotplates covers a variety of sizes in cast iron and aluminium on request.
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* a la plancha=griddled ; on the griddle ; on the hotplate.
* asar a la plancha=griddle.
* filete a la plancha=griddled steak.
* hacer una plancha a partir de un molde=cast + plate + from mould.
* impresión en plancha de madera=woodblock printing.
* litografía en plancha de zinc=zinc-plate lithograph.
* número de plancha=plate number.
* plancha cilíndrica=plate cylinder.
* plancha de cobre para la impresión en huecograbado=intaglio copperplate.
* plancha de cocinar=griddle ; hotplate.
* plancha de estereotipia=stereotype plate.
* plancha de impresión=plate ; printing plate.
* plancha de impresión de cobre=copperplate.
* plancha de impresión de latón=pewter plate.
* plancha de impresión en relieve de cobre=engraved copper plate.
* plancha de impresión litográfica=lithographic plate.
* plancha del techo=ceiling tile.
* plancha de madera=wood block [woodblock].
* plancha de moqueta=carpet tile.
* plancha de zinc=zinc plate.
* plancha eléctrica=electric hotplate.
* plancha eléctrica de cocinar=electric hotplate.
* plancha para hacer gofres=waffle iron.
* plancha xilográfica=relief woodcut.
* plancha zincográfica=zincograph.
* preparar a la plancha=griddle.

plancha^3
(n.)=boner ; clanger.
Ex: Inferencing skills can be learned as students clarify contextual meanings of ambiguous statements, mispronunciations, and boners that may be found in newspaper headlines, texts, and conversations.
Ex: Whilst this might work in the short term, this strategy is to be avoided even if the clanger isn't entirely your fault.
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* tirarse una placha=make + a bloomer.
* tirarse una plancha=put + Posesivo + foot in it ; put + Posesivo + foot in + Posesivo + mouth ; stick + Posesivo + foot in it ; drop + a clanger ; drop + a bollock ; make + a blunder ; blunder.

planchado
(n.)=flattening ; pressing.
Ex: This article describes methods of flattening folded documents for microfilming.
Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.

planchar
(v.)=iron ; press.
Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office.
Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.
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* planchar la oreja=bunk down.
* tabla de planchar=ironing board.
* tabla de planchar pantalones=trousers press.

planchar la oreja
(v.)=bunk down.
Ex: The main focus of the camp is to allow dogs to socialize, exercise and have a comfy place to bunk down at night.
planchazo
(n.)=stinker.
Ex: Lowell took them to the cleaners in the third game of the season, but other than that stinker they have played well, even in the losses.

plancton
(n.)=plankton.
Ex: Microorganism control refers to the control of organisms such as bacteria, viruses, plankton, algae, and protozoa.

planctónico
(adj.)=planktonic.
Ex: Following hatching and a period of planktonic development, the young eels, or elvers, return to freshwater rivers, where they remain until they are ready to spawn.

planeado
(adj.)=planned ; slated.
Ex: Every library, regardless of size or type, needs a planned, continuing training program.
Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
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* mal planeado=ill-planned.
* mejor planeado=best-laid.
* salir según lo planeado=go (off) as + planned ; work out + according to plan ; run + according to plan ; put up for + adoption.
* según lo planeado=as planned.
* tener lugar según lo planeado=go ahead + as planned.

planeador
(n.)=glider.
Ex: His book strengthens evidence that what the Wright brothers flew in 1903 was a glider, not an aeroplane.
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* planeador de ala delta=hang glider.

planeador de ala delta
(n.)=hang glider.
Ex: Hang gliders weighing hundreds of pounds with their gear can keep aloft for hours at a time by 'thermals' -- pockets of warm air rising into the atmosphere.
planeamiento
(n.)=planning.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
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* planeamiento urbanístico=urban planning.

planeamiento urbanístico
(n.)=urban planning.
Ex: The library supports training and research in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning.
planear
(v.)=envisage ; plan ; slate (for) ; make + plans ; mastermind ; scheme ; glide ; strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
Ex: An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned.
Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.
Ex: Subject access plays an important part when plans are made for an on-line public access catalogue (OPAC).
Ex: The centre is also masterminding a number of projects concerning Third World needs for microcomputers.
Ex: This remake of William Castle's action adventure adds a genuinely supernatural plot to the old story of the duplicitous wife scheming to kill her husband but being one-upped by his even more ingenious counterplots.
Ex: These marsupials' primary mode of travel is by gliding from tree to tree -- they rarely travel across the ground.
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
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* planear con ala delta=hang-glide.
* planear con (bastante) antelación=plan + (well) ahead.
* planear con (mucha) antelación=plan + (well) ahead.
* planear estrategias=strategise [strategize, -USA].
* planear una actividad=plot + activity.
* si todo va de acuerdo a lo planeado=all (other) things being equal.

planear con (bastante) antelación
(v.)=plan + (well) ahead.
Ex: The librarian should avoid crisis decisions by planning well ahead.
planear con (mucha) antelación
(v.)=plan + (well) ahead.
Ex: The librarian should avoid crisis decisions by planning well ahead.
planear con ala delta
(v.)=hang-glide.
Ex: He has camel trekked the Sahara Desert in Northern Africa, learned to bullfight in Spain and hang-glided from the cliffs of Rio de Janeiro.
planear estrategias
(v.)=strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
planear una actividad
(v.)=plot + activity.
Ex: Activities can be plotted to allow the librarian to determine the most expeditious route that can be taken to finish the event.
planeo
(n.)=glide.
Ex: When the runway was reachable, I reduced the throttle slightly and started a nice glide to the airport.

planes + fracasar
(n.)=plan + fall through.
Ex: Her plans for the night fell through, none of her friends were around, and her husband was out with the guys.
planes de estudios
(n.)=syllabi.
Ex: The overriding goal of the project is to develop software that will aid university instructors in maximizing the instructional value of WWW-based course materials such as syllabi, class notes, etc..
planes futuros
(n.)=future plans.
Ex: The author describes the development, current state and future plans of the British Library Document Supply Centre.
planes ocultos
(n.)=hidden agenda ; ulterior motives.
Ex: This paper looks at the hidden agendas and values that conflict with the concept of cheap, easy-to-get, comprehensive, accurate information. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives.
planeta
(n.)=planet.
Ex: This implies that every field of knowledge should be available to everyone everywhere on the planet.
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* calentamiento del planeta=global warming.
* de todo el planeta=across the planet.
* en todo el planeta=across the planet ; planet-wide.
* Planeta de los Simios=Planet of the Apes.
* por todo el planeta=across the planet ; planet-wide.

planetario
(adj.)=planetarium ; planetary.
Ex: The museum's planetarium offers stimulating and brilliantly presented programmes.
Ex: This paper discusses the storage and retrieval of planetary photographic images by video disk technology.
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* ciencias planetarias, las=planetary sciences, the.

planificación
(n.)=planning ; business plan ; scheduling ; drawing board.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: Orchestrated technological implementation must be a part of every library's business plan.
Ex: Closed doors should be flung open and scheduling changed to allow systematic examination of professional and organisational questions.
Ex: The article 'Bibliographic records enhancement: from the drawing board to the catalog screen' discusses some issues related to the creation of enhanced records and their display in on-line catalogues.
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* centro de planificación familiar=family planning clinic ; planned parenthood centre.
* comité de planificación=planning committee.
* estrategia de planificación=planning strategy.
* etapa de planificación=planning stage.
* metodología de planificación=planning methodology.
* planificación alternativa=contingency planning.
* planificación bibliotecaria=library planning.
* planificación comunitaria=community planning.
* planificación contra desastres=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
* planificación contra emergencias=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
* planificación contra siniestros=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
* planificación de contingencia=contingency planning.
* planificación de emergencia=disaster recovery planning.
* planificación del diseño=design planning.
* planificación de recuperación tras una catástrofe=disaster recovery planning.
* planificación económica=financial planning.
* planificación estratégica=strategic planning.
* planificación familiar=family planning ; planned parenthood.
* planificación para el futuro=future proofing.
* planificación previa=foreplanning.
* planificación sensible al género=gender planning.
* planificación urbanística=urban planning.
* reorganizar la planificación=refocus + planning.
* sistema de presupuestación mediante planificación y programación=planning programming budgeting system (PPBS).
* volver a la etapa de planificación=return to + the drawing boards ; back to the drawing board.

planificación alternativa
=contingency planning.
Ex: There is however a growing awareness among companies of the need for business protection ie disaster recovery, contingency planning, database recovery and access control.
planificación bibliotecaria
(n.)=library planning.
Ex: Since then library planning has developed along lines best suited to British practise and needs.
planificación comunitaria
(n.)=community planning.
Ex: The schools of dentistry, medicine, pharmacy, nursing, social work and community planning are served by a centralised library.
planificación contra desastres
(n.)=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
Ex: Document restoration is a single component of a wider approach to disaster planning. Ex: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every library should have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections. Ex: The following issues included in the survey are discussed: Collection care and bindery issues; special collections preservation; and disaster preparedness planning.
planificación contra emergencias
(n.)=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
Ex: Document restoration is a single component of a wider approach to disaster planning. Ex: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every library should have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections. Ex: The following issues included in the survey are discussed: Collection care and bindery issues; special collections preservation; and disaster preparedness planning.
planificación contra siniestros
(n.)=disaster planning ; disaster preparedness plan ; disaster preparedness planning.
Ex: Document restoration is a single component of a wider approach to disaster planning. Ex: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every library should have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections. Ex: The following issues included in the survey are discussed: Collection care and bindery issues; special collections preservation; and disaster preparedness planning.
planificación de contingencia
=contingency planning.
Ex: There is however a growing awareness among companies of the need for business protection ie disaster recovery, contingency planning, database recovery and access control.
planificación de emergencia
(n.)=disaster recovery planning.
Ex: Ideas from disaster recovery planning should be applied to information systems.
planificación de recuperación tras una catástrofe
(n.)=disaster recovery planning.
Ex: Ideas from disaster recovery planning should be applied to information systems.
planificación del diseño
(n.)=design planning.
Ex: Careful design planning, balancing form and textural contrast can provide instant gratification and transform nature into art.
planificación económica
(n.)=financial planning.
Ex: Dedicating time to financial planning can help you protect the assets you have now and increase your wealth in the future.
planificación estratégica
(n.)=strategic planning.
Ex: Some human service organizations are more innovative in their use of computers than other, particularly in the area of strategic planning.
planificación familiar
(n.)=family planning ; planned parenthood.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for family planning (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION. Ex: Planned parenthood has become very important, as economic & social conditions cannot be improved in most societies without first controlling population growth.
planificación para el futuro
(n.)=future proofing.
Ex: The article 'Is IT getting too clever for its own good?' considers future proofing in information technology.
planificación previa
(n.)=foreplanning.
Ex: There's been no foreplanning -- they have no foreknowledge of this -- but I would like to invite Mr. Freedman to comment on what he is doing to begin to accommodate those unmet needs, particularly public library needs.
planificación sensible al género
(n.)=gender planning.
Ex: The main problems associated with the exclusion of men from gender planning at institutional levels are outlined.
planificación urbanística
(n.)=urban planning.
Ex: The library supports training and research in the fields of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning.
planificado
(adj.)=ordered ; planned ; staged ; scheduled ; formulated.
Ex: Work in a duly ordered community should be made attractive by the consciousness of usefulness, by variety, and by being exercised amidst pleasurable surroundings.
Ex: Every library, regardless of size or type, needs a planned, continuing training program.
Ex: Long-range planning is essential and necessary as emergency measures, or as first steps in a staged plan of remodelling.
Ex: Experiments using either a completely flexible approach or strictly scheduled library lessons show that a mixture of both is best.
Ex: Budgeting in libraries, which is usually on a yearly cycle, is the primary means by which formulated plans can be carried out.
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* distribuir de un modo planificado=zone.
* no planificado=unplanned.
* planificado con antelación=pre-planned.
* planificado previamente=pre-planned.

planificado con antelación
(adj.)=pre-planned.
Ex: A minority of respondents indicated that their public libraries provide some form of formal training (i.e., pre-planned sessions or classes) = Una minoría de los encuestados indicó que su biblioteca pública ofrece algún tipo de formación reglada (es decir, clases o sesiones organizadas con antelación).
planificado previamente
(adj.)=pre-planned.
Ex: A minority of respondents indicated that their public libraries provide some form of formal training (i.e., pre-planned sessions or classes) = Una minoría de los encuestados indicó que su biblioteca pública ofrece algún tipo de formación reglada (es decir, clases o sesiones organizadas con antelación).
planificador
(n.)=planner.
Nota: Responsable de la planificación.
Ex: Many librarians have urged catalog planners and designers to retain the traditional main entry card format.

planificar
(v.)=plan ; schedule ; put + a plan in place ; strategise [strategize, -USA].
Ex: An expansion of this edition which will serve school librarians throughout the English-speaking world is planned.
Ex: At the last meeting of the Board of Trustees of OCLC the staff was empowered to initiate scheduling the development of an interface between the OCLC network and these other nonmonographic data bases.
Ex: One key to success is a principal who knows what is needed and can put a plan in place.
Ex: A team of seventy senior managers has been formed to strategise and chart the company's course in the current economic slowdown.
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* sin planificar=unplanned.
* volver a planificar=reschedule.

plano conceptual
(n.)=idea plane.
Ex: At this stage the indexer is working in the idea plane of classification.
plano de la ciudad
(n.)=street plan ; city map.
Ex: Large-scale maps and street plans of the locality and surrounding areas may be consulted, as may current traders' lists and catalogues. Ex: The data were collected by means of city maps and verified through aerial photography.
plano del metro
(n.)=subway map.
Ex: The MetaMap is a pedagogical tool in the form of a subway map, the goal of which is to help people understand metadata standards, sets, and initiatives related to information studies.
plano notacional
(n.)=notational plane.
Ex: At this final stage the indexer is working in the notational plane of classification.
plano verbal
(n.)=verbal plane.
Ex: At this stage the indexer is working in the verbal plane of classification.
plano^1
(n.)=plan ; floor plan.
Ex: A plan is a drawing showing relative positions on a horizontal plane, e.g., relative positions of part of a building, a landscape design, the arrangement of furniture in a room or building, etc.
Ex: The winning entry in the competition to produce a design for the main library building is described and a floor plan of the building is presented.
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* alzado de planos=survey.
* levantamiento de planos=survey.
* pantalla plana=flat screen [flatscreen].
* plano de la ciudad=street plan ; city map.
* plano del metro=subway map.

plano^2
(n.)=plane.
Ex: At this stage the indexer is working in the verbal plane of classification.
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* actuar en segundo plano=lurk in + the wings.
* dejar en segundo plano=overshadow.
* en un segundo plano=in the background.
* pasar al primer plano=take + centre stage.
* plano conceptual=idea plane.
* plano notacional=notational plane.
* plano verbal=verbal plane.
* poner en primer plano=foreground.
* primera plana=front page [front-page].
* primer plano=close up ; foreground ; limelight ; centre stage ; forefront.
* quedar en segundo plano=come in + a poor second.
* relegado a un segundo plano=on the back burner ; back burner.
* relegarse a un segundo plano=take + a back seat.

plano^3
(adj.)=flat .
Ex: The film-strip may roll sideways a little as a canister is removed if they are housed on flat shelves.
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* cable plano=flat wire.
* de pies planos=flat-footed.
* destonillador de cabeza plana=flathead screwdriver.
* pantalla de televisión plana=flat television screen ; flat TV screen.
* pies planos=flat feet ; pes planus ; fallen arches.
* tarifa plana de viajes=unlimited travel.
* televisión de pantalla de plasma=plasma screen TV.
* televisión de pantalla plana=flat-screen television ; flat-screen TV.
* televisión plana=flat television ; flat TV.

planta acuática
(n.)=aquatic plant.
Ex: Wigeons feed almost entirely on vegetable matter such as leaves, stems, seeds and roots of aquatic plants and grasses.
planta anual
(n.)=annual.
Ex: Some seedless plants can also be considered annuals even though they do not flower.
planta aromática
(n.)=aromatic plant.
Ex: This is a computer-based information retrieval system in medicinal and aromatic plants using a minicomputer HP-1000 system.
planta autóctona
(n.)=indigenous plant ; native plant.
Ex: They use indigenous plants that grow wild and plentifully near their homes. Ex: However, people can improve biodiversity by landscaping with a variety of native plants, which benefits our native wildlife and plant diversity.
planta baja
(n.)=lower level ; ground floor ; ground level.
Ex: The lower level consists of the general workroom, librarian's office, bindery, stackroom, staff restroom, and soundproof listening rooms for students. Ex: The ground floor of the library contains a foyer with separate entrance to different departments. Ex: The main house contains the game room and the gym on the ground level.
planta bienal
(n.)=biennial.
Ex: The results indicate that raking after mowing benefits germination of certain plants, especially legumes, annuals and biennials.
planta carnívora
(n.)=carnivorous plant.
Ex: Instructions are included for how to plant eggplants, violets, carnivorous plants, and acorns.
planta de automóviles
(n.)=automotive plant.
Ex: Most residents are blue-collar workers in a local automotive plant.
planta de cemento
(n.)=cement plant.
Ex: To save energy, modern cement plants preheat the materials before they enter the kiln.
planta de embotellado
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
planta de envasado
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
planta de floración
(n.)=flowering plant.
Ex: Algae comprise a much more diverse group of organisms than do the flowering plants, but this is ignored by Library of Congress Classification (LCC).
planta de fundición
(n.)=smelting plant.
Ex: Industry has used this standard when large installations have been required -- a smelting plant, a steel mill, etc.
planta de hoja perenne
(n.)=evergreen plant ; evergreen.
Ex: In the case of evergreen plants, needles or leaves are retained for several years in a row. Ex: Most tropical rainforest plants are evergreens, replacing their leaves gradually throughout the year as the leaves age and fall.
planta de huerta
(n.)=orchard plant.
Ex: Developed in Europe as an orchard plant, its fruit is said to be vitamin rich and good for jellies and syrup.
planta de interior
(n.)=houseplant.
Ex: It includes an annotated list of books and other resources on these topics, organized in broad subject areas such as houseplants, African violets, bonsai, cacti and orchids.
planta de jardín
(n.)=garden plant.
Ex: Some garden plants are poisonous, or irritate the skin and eyes.
planta de laminación de acero
(n.)=steel mill.
Ex: This digital image collection documents the creation of the world's largest steel mill during the height of America's industrial revolution.
planta de montaje
(n.)=assembly plant.
Ex: The author describes the implementation of an engineering drawing system at Cessna aircraft assembly plants.
planta de secado
(n.)=drying plant.
Ex: Before being fed into the power plant boilers, coal will be made to pass through a drying plant to reduce its moisture content.
planta de semillero
(n.)=seedling.
Ex: Most seedlings sold in nurseries, however, are grown by the standard commercial method using pesticides and artificial fertilizers to make them look good in the nursery.
planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales
(n.)=sewage plant ; sewage treatment plant.
Ex: A pump at a sewage plant in Beijing has exploded, killing three workers and causing a toxic gas leak that made at least 16 people ill. Ex: In sewage treatment plants, the organic components of the waste water are decomposed in aeration tanks using microorganisms.
planta del pie
(n.)=sole.
Ex: The syndrome can be prevented, diminished or avoided by the use of more resilient soles.
planta embotelladora
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
planta envasadora
(n.)=bottler.
Ex: This new machine will bring winemaking and winemakers in Australia into line with the type of technology being used by major bottlers around the world.
planta exótica
(n.)=exotic plant.
Ex: This is the first known case of an exotic plant that 'pretends' to be ill as an evolutionary advantage in order to avoid being eaten.
planta industrial
(n.)=industrial plant.
Ex: The Arsenal of Venice, probably the largest industrial plant in the world of the sixteenth century, was an outstanding example of organizational efficiency.
planta joven
(n.)=seedling.
Ex: Most seedlings sold in nurseries, however, are grown by the standard commercial method using pesticides and artificial fertilizers to make them look good in the nursery.
planta madre
(n.)=rootstock.
Ex: The behaviour of genotypes differed significantly before and after budding on different rootstocks.
planta medicinal
(n.)=medicinal plant ; medical plant.
Ex: This is a computer-based information retrieval system in medicinal and aromatic plants using a minicomputer HP-1000 system. Ex: Why have traditional societies not been justly remunerated for their knowledge of medical plants?.
planta nativa
(n.)=native plant ; indigenous plant.
Ex: However, people can improve biodiversity by landscaping with a variety of native plants, which benefits our native wildlife and plant diversity. Ex: They use indigenous plants that grow wild and plentifully near their homes.
planta nuclear
(n.)=nuclear power station ; nuclear power plant.
Ex: SIA in the United Kingdom covers information on travel and transport, economics in EEC countries, construction of nuclear power stations, and financial information. Ex: The example used is a simple subject search on the safety of nuclear power plants in earthquake zones and during earthquakes.
planta ornamental
(n.)=ornamental plant ; ornamental.
Ex: Pixel Garden is a multimedia CD-ROM data base of 522 ornamental plants common to the USA. Ex: Asparagus ferns are popular garden ornamentals, especially for use in hanging baskets.
planta ornamental de arriate
(n.)=bedding plant.
Ex: Easy to grow and care for, annual bedding plants can be grown in hanging baskets and pots or borders.
planta ornamental exterior
(n.)=bedding plant.
Ex: Easy to grow and care for, annual bedding plants can be grown in hanging baskets and pots or borders.
planta perenne
(n.)=perennial.
Ex: Also my suggestions aren't for perennials.
planta que echa flores
(n.)=bloomer.
Ex: These type of fuchsia usally only bloom at night and usually only once per year, however there are some day bloomers.
planta química
(n.)=chemical plant.
Ex: An item on, for example, 'The management of a chemical plant' might justifiably be listed in both Management abstracts and Chemical abstracts.
planta resistente a las heladas
(n.)=hardy-annual.
Ex: Hardy-annuals such as corncockle, love-in-a-mist and nasturtium can withstand the cold, so you sow them outdoors in spring.
planta siderúrgica
(n.)=steel works [steelworks].
Ex: The author describes action taken by a public library to combat the effects of massive unemployment when a local steel works was closed.
planta subtropical
(n.)=subtropical plant.
Ex: It must be acknowledged that the vast majority of true tropical and subtropical plants will usually not grow well in temperate climates.
planta trepadora
(n.)=vine.
Ex: The article 'Fruit of the vine: world wine magazines' evaluates the wine journals of the world.
planta tropical
(n.)=tropical plant.
Ex: It must be acknowledged that the vast majority of true tropical and subtropical plants will usually not grow well in temperate climates.
planta vascular
(n.)=vascular plant ; vascular plant.
Ex: This is a new database dealing with the direct effects of exogenously supplied organic chemicals on terrestrial vascular plants is described. Ex: This is a new database dealing with the direct effects of exogenously supplied organic chemicals on terrestrial vascular plants is described.
planta^1
(n.)=plant.
Nota: Biología.
Ex: Concepts which denote parts of a plant, eg leaf, flower, etc, are also Personality concepts.
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* a base de plantas=plant-based.
* cesta colgante para plantas=hanging basket.
* ciencias de las plantas=plant science(s).
* dársele a Uno bien las plantas=have + a green thumb ; have + green fingers.
* planta acuática=aquatic plant.
* planta anual=annual.
* planta aromática=aromatic plant.
* planta autóctona=indigenous plant ; native plant.
* planta bienal=biennial.
* planta carnívora=carnivorous plant.
* planta de floración=flowering plant.
* planta de hoja perenne=evergreen plant ; evergreen.
* planta de huerta=orchard plant.
* planta de interior=houseplant.
* planta de jardín=garden plant.
* planta de semillero=seedling.
* planta exótica=exotic plant.
* planta joven=seedling.
* planta madre=rootstock.
* planta medicinal=medicinal plant ; medical plant.
* planta nativa=native plant ; indigenous plant.
* planta ornamental=ornamental plant ; ornamental.
* planta ornamental de arriate=bedding plant.
* planta ornamental exterior=bedding plant.
* planta perenne=perennial.
* planta que echa flores=bloomer.
* planta resistente a las heladas=hardy-annual.
* planta subtropical=subtropical plant.
* planta trepadora=vine.
* planta tropical=tropical plant.
* planta vascular=vascular plant ; vascular plant.
* tener buena mano con las plantas=have + a green thumb ; have + green fingers.

planta^2
(n.)=floor ; level ; storey [story, -USA] ; story [storey, -UK].
Nota: Arquitectura.
Ex: The library, which is of split-level design on 2 floors, includes a lending collection, children's library, study area, and audio-visual section.
Ex: The other rooms on the third, second and first levels have a mixture of stacking chairs with writing board arms.
Ex: The library is situated on the top two floors of a six storey building.
Ex: The vista of main street shows in addition to the jumble and squeeze of shops, a 12-story skyscraper, several impressive banks, and a few elderly housing units.
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* bloque de muchas plantas=high-rise building.
* casa de tres plantas=three-storeyed house.
* con varias plantas=multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
* de dos plantas=two-storey [two-story].
* de + Número + plantas=Número + story.
* enfermera de planta=bedside nurse.
* en varias plantas=multi-storey [multistorey/multistory].
* médico de planta=hospitalist.
* planta baja=lower level ; ground floor ; ground level.
* planta del pie=sole.

planta^3
(n.)=plant.
Ex: The author describes the approach and its application to 2 different processes: coffee roasting and decaffeination in a Nestle plant.
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* planta de automóviles=automotive plant.
* planta de cemento=cement plant.
* planta de embotellado=bottler.
* planta de envasado=bottler.
* planta de fundición=smelting plant.
* planta de laminación de acero=steel mill.
* planta de montaje=assembly plant.
* planta de secado=drying plant.
* planta de tratamiento de aguas residuales=sewage plant ; sewage treatment plant.
* planta embotelladora=bottler.
* planta envasadora=bottler.
* planta industrial=industrial plant.
* planta nuclear=nuclear power station ; nuclear power plant.
* planta química=chemical plant.
* planta siderúrgica=steel works [steelworks].

plantación
(n.)=plantation ; planting ; crop ; farm.
Ex: Its wide range of activities includes consumer goods, industrial products, animal feeds, tropical plantations and various service industries.
Ex: The author offers advice on planting and weeding gardening collections for the various climatic zones of the USA.
Ex: There will be occasions when it is difficult to see any helpful principle; for example, in what order should we arrange grain crops, root crops, legumes, etc. in the crops facet in Agriculture?.
Ex: Librarians are no strangers to the use of mobile vans as a means of taking books to scattered rural communities, even individual farms and stately homes.
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* cultivar plantaciones=grow + crops.
* plantación de árboles=tree planting.
* plantación de caña de azúcar=sugar plantation ; sugar-cane farm.
* plantación irregular=random clumping.
* propietario de plantación=planter.

plantación de caña de azúcar
(n.)=sugar plantation ; sugar-cane farm.
Ex: Their money flowed from 22 enormous Jamaican sugar plantations worked by thousands of slaves. Ex: These sugar-cane farms produce about 98 percent of Australia's sugar exports.
plantación de árboles
(n.)=tree planting.
Ex: Library promotion of Earth Day brought environmental issues to public attention by means of book displays, lectures, films and tree planting.
plantación irregular
(n.)=random clumping.
Ex: Sometimes the librarian may recognise the words in the question but be uncertain of their meaning in the context, eg, a query about trolley dressing, or random clumping, or topping-out.
plantado
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* dejar a Alguien=leave + Alguien + stranded.
* dejar a Alguien plantado=leave + Alguien + in the lurch.
* dejar plantado=walk out on.
* plantado en maceta=potted.

plantado en maceta
(adj.)=potted.
Ex: It also acts as an excellent soil additive that prevents the caking of soil in potted plants.
plantar
(v.)=plant.
Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.
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* época de plantar=planting time.
* plantar cara a=stand up to ; confront ; face up to ; meet + Nombre + head-on.
* plantar cizaña=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* plantar el germen de la discordia=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* plantar en maceta=pot.
* plantar explosivos=plant + explosives.
* plantar la semilla=lay + the seeds.
* plantar la semilla de=sow + the seeds of.
* plantar la semilla de la discordia=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
* plantarse=baulk at [balk at].
* plantar una bomba=plant + bomb.
* plantar una tienda=pitch + tent.

plantar cara a
(v.)=stand up to ; confront ; face up to ; meet + Nombre + head-on.
Ex: In their role as mediator between the scholar and the information system, academic librarians should stand up to, and challenge the censorship and suppression that takes place during academic controversy. Ex: Resource sharing in libraries may be a way of confronting the impact of rising prices dictated by a few large publishing corporations. Ex: Together we need to face up to the challenges of the Information Age. Ex: While we lament the changed environment in which we live, we must not permit inertia and rigidity to prohibit us from meeting head on the demands it makes on us.
plantar cizaña
(v.)=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
plantar el germen de la discordia
(v.)=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
plantar en maceta
(v.)=pot.
Ex: Choosing the right pot is a very crucial in potting orchids.
plantar explosivos
(v.)=plant + explosives.
Ex: Terrorists have been known to use the underside of vehicles to plant explosives and for smuggling objects across security checkpoints.
plantar la semilla
(v.)=lay + the seeds.
Ex: He warns America not to make the same mistakes as the world made in the 1930s, when the world economy spiraled out of control, laying the seeds for the rise of fascism.
plantar la semilla de
(v.)=sow + the seeds of.
Ex: The author emphasises the importance of the early stages of planning, where the seeds of failure are often sown, and mistakes made then will be very difficult to put right later.
plantar la semilla de la discordia
(v.)=plant + the seed(s) of discord.
Ex: But the plot was to plant the seed of discord so that the Igbo cannot speak with one voice.
plantar una bomba
(v.)=plant + bomb.
Ex: He explains that in the film, a crime syndicate plants a car bomb that kills the protagonist's wife.
plantar una tienda
(v.)=pitch + tent.
Ex: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
plantarse
(v.)=baulk at [balk at].
Ex: Bloomington has a well-used circulating periodicals collection and library users responded enthusiastically to InfoTrac2, although staff baulked at the $2,500 annual cost.
planteamiento
(n.)=formulation ; conceptualisation [conceptualization, -USA] ; outlook ; definition ; discourse ; vision ; field of vision ; approach [approaches, -pl.].
Ex: Similar principles may be applied in the formulation and assignment of headings irrespective of the physical form of the document.
Ex: Library administrators and governing boards need a realistic conceptualisation of the future library.
Ex: In their first review article of children's reference books in 1982, the School Library Journal's Review Committe for children's reference books presents a bleak outlook.
Ex: Corporate reference collections may differ in kind and in definition from reference collections of other types of libraries.
Ex: The institutional 'traditional student' discourse in the USA is one of fraternity parties and breaking free of parental control.
Ex: Several of the librarians reported that their sites were currently undergoing major revisions -- some because they were dull and uninteresting to teens and others because the vision of the page has changed = Varios bibliotecarios dijeron que sus sitios web estaban en la actualidad experimentando cambios importantes; algunos debido a que eran aburridos y poco interesantes para los jóvenes y otros debido a que el planteamiento de la página había cambiado.
Ex: Publishers, teachers and librarians need to adjust their field of vision and accept a trend away from Europe to one geared towards Africa, Asia, the Hispanic World, the Pacific Islands and Arabian countries.
Ex: During the last twenty years the variety of approaches to the organisation of knowledge has proliferated with the introduction of computer-based methods.
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* con el mismo planteamiento que=on the same lines as.
* planteamiento teórico=theorising [theorizing, -USA].
* replanteamiento=rethinking [re-thinking] ; rethink [re-think] ; redefinition.

planteamiento teórico
=theorising [theorizing, -USA].
Ex: CRG has always been concerned with practical results, and has based its theorizing on practical problems.
plantear
(v.)=pose ; articulate ; posit ; put forward ; put forth.
Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
Ex: From time to time librarians do catch a fleeting glimpse of how others see them when some journalist or academic does articulate this widespread phobia.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
Ex: One of the key recommendations put forward in the programme was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's.
Ex: Relevant cultural policy issues are explored, and recommendations are put forth for enhancing Canadian cultural sovereignty through book publishing.
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* plantear a la luz de=discuss + in the light of.
* plantear dificultad=pose + difficulty.
* plantear dificultades=raise + difficulties.
* plantear dudas=raise + doubts.
* plantear la necesidad=articulate + the need.
* plantear la posibilidad=raise + possibility.
* plantear la posibilidad de=discuss + the possibility of.
* plantearle a Alguien una cuestión=put before + Nombre + an issue.
* plantearse=conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA] ; flirt ; teeter + on the edge of.
* plantearse dudas=have + second thoughts.
* plantearse un objetivo=adopt + goal.
* plantear una cuestión=bring forth + issue ; issue + arise ; pose + question ; raise + argument ; raise + issue ; raise + point ; open up + issue.
* plantear una idea=raise + idea.
* plantear una posibilidad=pose + possibility.
* plantear una probabilidad=pose + possibility.
* plantear un desafío=pose + challenge.
* plantear un problema=pose + dilemma ; pose + problem ; raise + question ; raise + concern ; raise + issue ; raise + problem ; articulate + problem.
* plantear un reto=pose + challenge.
* problema + plantearse=problem + come with.
* volver a plantearse=reconceive of.

plantear a la luz de
(v.)=discuss + in the light of.
Ex: The organisation and retrieval of paper documents are discussed in the light of new perspectives opened up by optical discs, hypertext and artificial intelligence.
plantear dificultad
(v.)=pose + difficulty.
Ex: An inherent difficulty posed by this, however, is that the flexibility sought in this way is limited by the inflexibility imposed by cables, ducts, etc.
plantear dificultades
(v.)=raise + difficulties.
Ex: The terrible difficulties raised when a particular group is offended is painfully evident in the controversy created within the American Library Association.
plantear dudas
(v.)=raise + doubts.
Ex: This subject is in fact by no means as complex as many to be found in the literature of aeronautics, but it does raise doubts concerning its suitability for shelf arrangement.
plantear la necesidad
(v.)=articulate + the need.
Ex: The author articulates the need to establish some form of international multimedia convention or treaty.
plantear la posibilidad
(v.)=raise + possibility.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell.
plantear la posibilidad de
(v.)=discuss + the possibility of.
Ex: This article discusses the possibility of joint ventures, with Western companies purchasing a shareholding to give them a say in the running of Soviet organisations.
plantear un desafío
(v.)=pose + challenge.
Ex: Each Fellow's experience was unique and posed exciting and unusual challenges as well as unforeseen obstacles.
plantear un problema
(v.)=pose + dilemma ; pose + problem ; raise + question ; raise + concern ; raise + issue ; raise + problem ; articulate + problem.
Ex: Inevitably any abridgement poses the dilemma how to abridge, that is, what to leave out and what to include. Ex: Equally, Cutter's devotion to natural language posed problems with multi-word terms. Ex: Instead, one might raise the question: 'Why do we need all the works of an author together?'. Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs. Ex: This chapter attempts to raise some of the issues that are common to any citation standard. Ex: Other problems raised by this example will be dealt with as you proceed with the course and refine the procedures of chain indexing. Ex: Hence too much emphasis cannot be given to the importance of isolating and articulating the main problem.
plantear un reto
(v.)=pose + challenge.
Ex: Each Fellow's experience was unique and posed exciting and unusual challenges as well as unforeseen obstacles.
plantear una cuestión
(v.)=bring forth + issue ; issue + arise ; pose + question ; raise + argument ; raise + issue ; raise + point ; open up + issue.
Ex: I believe that the issues brought forth and debated in the following papers and discussions are as timely today as they were when the institutes were first held. Ex: These three areas for decisions lead, in the specific instance of periodical articles, to a number of issues that commonly arise and must be settled in the interests of consistency in citation practices. Ex: The commentary poses questions to help a library think through a project. Ex: These examples do raise a major argument: by identifying these areas for action are we not promoting certain ideas and views?. Ex: This chapter attempts to raise some of the issues that are common to any citation standard. Ex: I agree generally with the points raised by Professor Lubetzky. Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
plantear una idea
(v.)=raise + idea.
Ex: This article discusses ideas raised at a weekend school in Sheffield 1984 examining the role of librarians in public libraries.
plantear una posibilidad
(v.)=pose + possibility.
Ex: I know that it's still premature, but let me pose a possibility.
plantear una probabilidad
(v.)=pose + possibility.
Ex: I know that it's still premature, but let me pose a possibility.
plantearle a Alguien una cuestión
(v.)=put before + Nombre + an issue.
Ex: In the same context, let me put before you an issue which I think you will be hearing a good deal about in the near future.
plantearse
(v.)=conceptualise [conceptualize, -USA] ; flirt ; teeter + on the edge of.
Ex: Coates believed that in order to conceptualise an action it is necessary to visualise the thing on which the action is being performed. Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence. Ex: We would like to encourage other institutions who have been teetering on the edge of implementation to get on their running shoes and go for it.
plantearse dudas
(v.)=have + second thoughts.
Ex: We can then have second thoughts, and possibly arrive at a more suitable form of truncation.
plantearse un objetivo
(v.)=adopt + goal.
Ex: However these distinctions are not always clear cut, the public sector may pursue profit-related goals and the private sector may adopt other goals besides profit (improving work environments, quality of life).
plantilla
(n.)=form ; staff ; staffing ; template ; work-force [workforce] ; personnel roster ; crew ; style sheet ; workform ; style sheet ; payroll.
Ex: If this is not available, a record can be created on a form online.
Ex: The current LC MARC data base contains both records created by the LC staff and those created by co-operating libraries and verified by the LC.
Ex: During the discussions it became apparent that the most pressing issues of staffing, resources, procedural complexities and educational opportunities related to IT.
Ex: The <F5> Original Input function provides an empty MARC record template for the creation of an original record.
Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce.
Ex: Reference heads, like other administrators, will generally work toward establishing the 'ideal' organization scheme based on functional responsibilities -- and not based on the current personnel roster.
Ex: Phillips has 12 installations with a crew of 15-450 men.
Ex: The editor of this journal sends a style sheet to authors and a reminder to pay special attention to citing references.
Ex: By using workforms, technical services personnel at the centre have fed cataloguing data, via a CRT terminal, into the OCLC system.
Ex: A style sheet is essentially a template that can be used to create a consistent appearance across documents.
Ex: The advantages of utilizing staff who are on the payroll are twofold.
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* con una buena plantilla=well-staffed.
* de plantilla reducida=downsized.
* diálogo rellenando plantillas=form-filling dialogue.
* distribución de la plantilla=staffing pattern.
* dotar de plantilla=staff.
* exceso de plantilla administrativa=administrative bloat.
* miembro de la plantilla=staffer.
* modalidad de rellenar plantillas=form-filling mode.
* plantilla de guía=jig.
* plantilla de profesorado=faculty roster.
* plantilla de recogida de información=data collection form.
* plantilla de resúmenes=abstracting form.
* plantilla en cascada=cascading style sheet.
* plantilla reducida=skeleton staff.
* recorte de plantilla=downsizing.
* reducción de plantilla=downsizing.
* reducir de plantilla=downsize.
* rellenado de plantillas=form filling.

plantilla de guía
(n.)=jig.
Ex: The rate of production of ordinary matrices was slightly increased by the use of a screw press instead of a hammer for striking the punches, and of simple jigs for justification = El ritmo de producción de las matrices normales aumentó ligeramente por el uso de las prensas de tornillo en lugar de un martillo para golpear los tipos movibles y de unas simples plantillas de guía para la justificación.
plantilla de profesorado
(n.)=faculty roster.
Ex: This article describes a study conducted to establish if characteristics of elitism exist in the library science schools for their faculty roster.
plantilla de recogida de información
(n.)=data collection form.
Ex: Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.
plantilla de resúmenes
(n.)=abstracting form.
Ex: Abstracting forms usually indicate the major categories of data that should be submitted by an abstractor in respect of each record.
plantilla en cascada
(n.)=cascading style sheet.
Ex: A cascading style sheet consists of a single web page which can display multiple overlapping style sheets.
plantilla reducida
(n.)=skeleton staff.
Ex: There will be a skeleton staff to ensure that services like power and refuse removal are maintained throughout the festive season holidays.
planímetro
(n.)=planimeter.
Ex: This article identifies map reading tools (such as coordinate readers, protractors, dividers, planimeters, and symbol-templates) according to a functional classification = Este artículo identifica instrumentos para la lectura de mapas (como, por ejemplo, lectores de coordinadas, cartabones, compás, planímetros y leyendas) de acuerdo con una clasificación funcional.

plaqueta
(n.)=platelet.
Ex: This drug significantly inhibited lung metastasis and also restored the number of platelets in mice.

plas
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* en un plis plas=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap ; in a jiffy ; with the tip of a hat ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time ; in a heartbeat ; in a trice ; in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).

plasma
(n.)=plasma.
Ex: Display devices are based mainly on the cathode-ray, or television, tube but other light-emitting or reflecting devices (e.g. plasma, liquid-crystals) are also in use on 'flatscreen' displays.
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* pantalla de plasma=plasma screen.
* pantalla de televisión de plasma=plasma television screen.
* televisión de pantalla de plasma=plasma screen television.

plasmar
(v.)=result (in) ; portray.
Ex: Objective 1 results in what is known as a direct catalogue, because it gives direct access to a specific document.
Ex: Hardy had a tragic vision of life and that indeed is what the novels portray.
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* plasmar el espíritu=capture + the spirit.
* plasmar una idea en la realidad=translate + idea into + reality.

plasmar el espíritu
(v.)=capture + the spirit.
Ex: All children and youth are invited to capture the spirit of the community where they live in this PapaInk art project.
plasmar una idea en la realidad
(v.)=translate + idea into + reality.
Ex: Writing workshops such as those supported by UNESCO and local agencies offer one way of helping translate this idea into reality.
plasmoquímico
(adj.)=plasmochemical.
Ex: As far as patent literature is concerned, the first patent in the field of plasmochemical synthesis was published in 1978 by Diamond Shamrock Corp = En lo que concierne a las patentes, la primera en el campo de la síntesis plasmoquímica fue publicada en 1978 por la Diamond Shamrock Cía..

plasmático
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* membrana plasmática=plasma membrane.

plasta
(n.)=nuisance ; pest.
Nota: Referido a personas que irritan con su comportamiento.
Ex: However, delays in the generation of centralised records can be a considerable nuisance.
Ex: Library users fall into 4 groups: (1) patrons, who are considerate, grateful and undemanding; (2) 'pests' -- the inconsiderate; (3) 'pirates' who steal, deface and mutilate library property and materials; (4) 'vampires' whose enquiries make excessive demands upon the librarian's time.
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* hacerse una plasta=cake (up).
* plasta de césped arrancado=divot [divet].
* plasta de vaca=cowpat ; cowpat.
* ser un plasta=be a pest ; be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials.
* ser un plata=be a (real) nuisance.

plasta de césped arrancado
(n.)=divot [divet].
Ex: The only problem with divots is when you walk along the golf course and see them strewn about like so much 'Fairway Roadkill'.
plasta de vaca
(n.)=cowpat ; cowpat.
Ex: It is earthworms which have an important impact on cowpat disappearance and decomposition. Ex: It is earthworms which have an important impact on cowpat disappearance and decomposition.
plasticidad
(n.)=plasticity.
Ex: The finding that an important brain gene has continued to evolve adaptively in humans suggests the ongoing evolutionary plasticity of the human brain.

plastificación
(n.)=lamination ; encapsulation.
Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
Ex: The author discusses the encapsulation of fragile and valuable documents.

plastificado
(adj.)=lamination ; encapsulation ; plastic-coated.
Ex: These activities may also be at odds with processes routinely applied across the board, such as lamination.
Ex: The author discusses the encapsulation of fragile and valuable documents.
Ex: A standard deck of plastic-coated playing cards is modified by having LC call numbers taped to their backs corresponding to the order of the cards' faces.

plastificador
=plasticiser [plasticizer, -USA].
Ex: When we look this up in the thesaurus, we find: Thinners; RT Dispersants Plasticisers; NT Paint thinners Turpentine.

plastificar
(v.)=laminate.
Ex: Most libraries now use plastic jackets on hard book covers and either laminate paperbacks or use one of the slip-on plastic jackets specially designed for paperbacks.

plastilina
(n.)=play dough ; modelling dough ; modelling clay.
Ex: The respondents rated television viewing as a less attractive activity than playing outside or playing with play dough, but few preferred story reading.
Ex: Also included are directions for structuring playground activities and making various types of modelling dough.
Ex: These abilities are taught through the use of modeling clay, toy cars, tracing, and games such as Simon Says.

plata coloidal
(n.)=colloidal silver.
Ex: Next to garlic, my favorite antibiotic has become colloidal silver.
plata en lingotes
(n.)=silver bullion.
Ex: The submarine was sunk while en route to German-occupied France with a cargo of pure silver and gold bullion valued at about $2.3 million by 1944 standards.
plata^1
(n.)=silver.
Ex: Finally, test the coating of a glossy paper by rubbing it with a piece of silver.
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* aniversario de plata=silver anniversary ; silver jubilee.
* artículos de plata=silverware.
* bodas de plata=silver wedding.
* enchapado en plata=silver-plated.
* hablando en plata=crudely put.
* hablar en plata=put + it crudely.
* lingote de plata=silver ingot.
* papel de plata=tinfoil [tin foil] ; kitchen foil ; aluminum foil ; aluminium foil.
* película de haluro de plata=silver halide film.
* plata coloidal=colloidal silver.
* plata en lingotes=silver bullion.
* sulfuro de plata=silver sulphide.
* utensilios de plata=silverware.

plata^2
(n.)=dough ; lolly ; wonga ; readies ; the ready.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Our other customers -- the super rich: they also read who roll in dough'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Sports get lucky with lotteries lolly'.
Ex: MS has done this in a move to encourage folk to upgrade their OS without the need to spend lots of wonga on new hardware.
Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey.
Ex: The government has an obligation to ensure that those who are genuinely incapable of earning a minimally decent living for themselves have the ready needed to secure the basics.

plataforma
(n.)=platform.
Ex: Various mechanism for displaying and holding cards are possible, including revolving drums and platforms.
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* plataforma continental=continental shelf.
* plataforma de lanzamiento=launch pad.
* plataforma de ordenador=computing platform.
* plataforma de perforación petrolífera=drilling rig ; drill rig.
* plataforma digital=digital platform.
* plataforma petrolífera=oil platform ; oil rig ; rig.
* plataforma rodante=dolly.
* zapato de plataforma=platform shoe ; wedge shoe.

plataforma continental
(n.)=continental shelf.
Ex: In this article, the term 'continental shelf' is used to refer to the seabed and subsoil of the submarine areas adjacent to the coast but outside the area of the territorial sea.
plataforma de lanzamiento
(n.)=launch pad.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Multimedia on the launch pad'.
plataforma de ordenador
(n.)=computing platform.
Ex: With the advent of advanced computing platforms, DowVision is the first large-scale effort to broadcast real-time news to the corporate market.
plataforma de perforación petrolífera
(n.)=drilling rig ; drill rig.
Ex: The worldwide oversupply of offshore drilling rigs has decreased rapidly in the past six years. Ex: Living with the Kaluli of Papua New Guinea, Steven Feld saw traditional life begin to die and the sounds of helicopters and drill rigs compete with birds and waterfalls.
plataforma digital
(n.)=digital platform.
Ex: The author compares 3 digital platforms -- Microsoft Word, the World Wide Web, and Folio VIEWS - to bring out the various considerations necessary in developing an online environment for documentation.
plataforma petrolífera
(n.)=oil platform ; oil rig ; rig.
Ex: Terminological consistency is a must for achieving satisfactory information flow onboard an oil platform, and between offshore field centres and onshore administration. Ex: From June-Nov 82 the county library of Hordaland in Norway was involved in an experimental project to provide a library service to the men on an oil rig in the North Sea. Ex: A library of approximately 750 books was set up and a librarian visited the rig by helicopter once a fortnight to bring new books.
plataforma rodante
(n.)=dolly.
Ex: This article describes a special dolly designed to move stack ranges easily and quickly using a minimum of labour.
platanar
(n.)=banana grove.
Ex: Monocultures such as this banana grove, provide little habitat for wildlife and can disrupt the migratory patterns of birds.

platanera
(n.)=banana grove.
Ex: Monocultures such as this banana grove, provide little habitat for wildlife and can disrupt the migratory patterns of birds.

platanero
(n.)=banana tree.
Ex: The square is surrounded by banana trees, holm-oak, and Judas trees, and in the middle there are two table tennis tables and a basketball net.

plateado
(adj.)=silvery.
Ex: There were silvery snail tracks on the welcome mat in the vestibule.
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* cinta ancha adhesiva plateada=duct tape.
* pez plateado pequeño=shiner.

platero
(n.)=silversmith.
Ex: The author shows that silversmith Jan de Booser was responsible for cutting the dies of the mint of the Province of Groningen during 1673-1693.

platería
(n.)=silversmiths.
Ex: The author discusses the evolution of silver letter openers designed by Georg Jensen silversmiths 1904-1994.

platija
(n.)=flounder.
Ex: Samples of various seafood (anchovy, flounder, hake, herring, mackerel, bass, pilchard, sardine, sprat, swordfish) were analyzed for contamination.

platillo
(n.)=pan ; cymbal.
Ex: It indicates the changes and limitations which fill the other pan of the scales and which are frequently only discovered by bitter experience.
Ex: He notes that among the instruments played are a kettledrum, a flute, a fiddle, a harp, and a pair of cymbals.
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* a bombo y platillo=fanfare ; with a bang.
* anunciar a bombo y platillo=trumpet.
* como un platillo=saucer-like.
* pasar el platillo=pass + the bucket (around).
* platillo para limosnas=alms dish.
* promocionar a bombo y platillo=hype.
* sin bombo(s) ni platillo(s)=without much ado.

platillo para limosnas
(n.)=alms dish.
Ex: The author considers the makers of four decorated alms dishes in Forfar.
platina
(n.)=platen.
Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.
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* platina de microscopio=microscope slide.

platina de microscopio
(n.)=microscope slide.
Ex: A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.
platino
(n.)=platinum.
Ex: Patent GB 14 79 444 concerns an electrolytic cell with diaphragm and titanium anodes with a catalytically active coating of platinum or ruthenium and their compounds.

plato bandeja
(n.)=charger.
Ex: Chargers were used as bottom plates on which bowls or other dishes with food were placed.
plato de cristal
(n.)=glass plate.
Ex: These glass plates come in a set of four, each one decorated with a bold and brilliant flower pattern.
plato de papel
(n.)=paper plate.
Ex: If you have runny nail polish, pour some onto a paper plate, add a bit of flour and stir it up with something like a toothpick.
plato de plástico
(n.)=picnic plate.
Ex: This, I supposed, was the reason they were eating off picnic plates using plastic cutlery and drinking from flimsy plastic beaker.
plato de presión del embrague
(n.)=pressure plate.
Ex: The whirring sound is more than likely the pressure plate.
plato de un solo uso
(n.)=disposable plate.
Ex: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.
plato de usar y tirar
(n.)=disposable plate.
Ex: Tableware consists of disposable plates, forks, knives, napkins & serving utensils.
plato fuerte
(n.)=main dish ; strong point ; entrée ; main entrée.
Ex: Mandarin oranges are little segments of bright citrus flavor suitable for salads, vegetables, main dishes and, of course, desserts. Ex: One of the strong points of the DIALOG service is the documentation. Ex: It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree. Ex: At least 20 different main entree items, side entree items and appetizers will be made available to taste.
plato lleno
(n.)=plateful.
Ex: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad.
plato nacional, el
(n.)=national dish, the.
Ex: Barbecue beef brisket is the national dish of the Republic of Texas.
plato principal
(n.)=entrée ; main entrée.
Ex: It can be made from any mashed starchy vegetable and used as an accompaniment for a meat or fish entree. Ex: At least 20 different main entree items, side entree items and appetizers will be made available to taste.
plato sucio
(n.)=dirty dish.
Ex: If you want Thanksgiving dinner with all the trimmings but without the fuss and dirty dishes, here is a list of alternative dining options.
plato^1
(n.)=dish [dishes, -pl.] ; plate ; platter ; plateful.
Ex: She put the dishes in the sink, locked the balcony door, found her purse, and sallied forth.
Ex: To make it even easier on you, we will provide plates, forks, napkins, cups and even candles for your party.
Ex: Hard drives typically have several platters which are mounted on the same spindle.
Ex: Louis was such a gourmand, that he would eat at a sitting four platefuls of different soups, a whole pheasant, a partridge, a plateful of salad.
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* carro de los platos sucios=dirty-dish cart.
* con los ojos como platos=wide-eyed.
* fregar los platos=do + the washing-up ; wash + dishes ; wash up.
* lavado de platos=dishwashing.
* lavar los platos=wash + dishes ; wash up ; do + the washing-up.
* pagar los platos rotos=carry + the can ; pick up + the pieces ; take + the heat ; take + the fall for + Nombre.
* plato bandeja=charger.
* plato de cristal=glass plate.
* plato de papel=paper plate.
* plato de plástico=picnic plate.
* plato de un solo uso=disposable plate.
* plato de usar y tirar=disposable plate.
* plato lleno=plateful.
* platos precocinados=baked goods.
* platos sucios=washing-up.
* plato sucio=dirty dish.
* recoger los platos rotos=pick up + the pieces ; sort out + the mess.
* reunión en la que cada persona trae un plato para compartir=potluck.
* sacar los pies del plato=break out of + the box.

plato^2
(n.)=entry.
Nota: Cada una de las divisiones de las que consta una comida.
Ex: The average BYOB restaurant's menu is priced $5 to $10 higher per entry to make up for the loss of beverage sales.
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* Comida + de dos platos=two course + Comida.
* comida de dos platos y postre=three-course meal.
* comida de tres platos=three-course meal.
* plato fuerte=main dish ; strong point ; entrée ; main entrée.
* plato nacional, el=national dish, the.
* plato principal=entrée ; main entrée.
* primer plato=side entrée.
* primer y segundo plato=main dish.
* segundo plato=a little something on the side ; entrée ; main entrée.

plato^3
(n.)=chainring.
Nota: De bicicleta.
Ex: If you're sitting on your bike, the shifter on your left controls shifting over the chainrings.
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* plato de presión del embrague=pressure plate.

plato^4
(n.)=clay pigeon.
Ex: This voucher permits you to shoot at 60 clay pigeons, with cartridges and hearing protection under the supervision of your clay pigeon shooting instructor.
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* tiro al plato=clay pigeon shooting.

platonismo
(n.)=Platonism.
Ex: Standard methods for justifying legal norms generate an unsatisfactory conflict between Platonism, positivism, and conventionalism.

platos precocinados
(n.)=baked goods.
Ex: Growing use of fridges and freezers and of ovens has created demand for frozen foods and baked goods.
platos sucios
(n.)=washing-up.
Ex: He always puts all the washing-up in the sink and leaves it until he needs to use the sink again.
plató de exteriores
(n.)=backlot.
Ex: In modern filmmaking, many productions film on location, away from the backlots of Hollywood.
plató^5
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* plató de exteriores=backlot.

plausible
(adj.)=plausible.
Nota: Para otros adjetivos terminados con este sufijo véase 'ible'.
Ex: This incompleteness of search and retrieval therefore makes possible, and plausible, the existence of undiscovered public knowledge.

plausiblemente
=feasibly ; plausibly.
Ex: Overload occurs when individuals cannot feasibly meet the demands made upon them.
Ex: The justification for this is weak; it cannot plausibly be urged as a safeguard against fraud.

playa
(n.)=beach ; seashore.
Ex: After the conference, a tour has been arranged for the attendants to see the country's famous beaches.
Ex: Examines the theme of dancing nudes by the seashore in watercolors and oil paintings by John Marin.
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* bar junto a la playa=beachside bar.
* cabeza de playa=beachhead.
* casa de la playa=beach house.
* club de playa=beach club.
* en la playa=on the seafront ; at the seaside.
* frente a la playa=beachfront.
* golfo de playa=beach bum.
* hippie de playa=beach bum.
* junto a la playa=beachside.
* madera encontrada en la playa=driftwood.
* persona que busca y vive de lo que encuentra en las playas=beachcomber.
* playa arenosa=sand beach.
* playa de arena=sand beach.
* playa para hacer surfing=surf beach.
* ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa=get + beach-fit.
* vacación en la playa=beach break.
* zona junto a la playa=beachfront.

playa arenosa
(n.)=sand beach.
Ex: Central America is a beach bum's paradise -- white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.
playa de arena
(n.)=sand beach.
Ex: Central America is a beach bum's paradise -- white sand beaches lined by coconut trees, turquoise Caribbean waters, warm Pacific swells, and deserted islands.
playa para hacer surfing
(n.)=surf beach.
Ex: Passing through mile after mile of surf beaches with hardly a soul to be seen for most of the year, you'll enjoy the solitude in an untouched wilderness.
playboy
(n.)=lady-killer ; playboy.
Ex: He was a lady-killer -- tall, dark-haired, handsome in his army officer's uniform.
Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense.

plaza de armas
(n.)=parade ground.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
plaza de desfiles
(n.)=parade ground.
Ex: Close on such paradeground excitements comes the popular sport of plundering for projects.
plaza de profesor
(n.)=professorship.
Ex: Library schools must build bridges such as joint programmes and joint professorships that link them with their parent academic institution.
plaza de toros
(n.)=bullring.
Ex: Bullrings are often associated with Spain, but they can also be found in neighboring countries and the New World.
plaza del mercado
(n.)=market square.
Ex: The wealth that accompanied this duchy continued to accumulate over the next centuries, as can be seen from the elegant patricians' houses lining the cathedral and market squares and the streets surrounding them.
plaza del pueblo
(n.)=town square.
Ex: This article gives a portrait of Varde public library, due to take possession of a new main library in then central town square.
plaza fuerte
(n.)=garrison town.
Ex: In a new strategy, Muslim rebels shelled Algeria's main garrison town for about three hours, killing 12 civilians and wounding 85.
plaza^1
(n.)=square ; quadrangle ; piazza ; concourse.
Ex: The secretary pointed out that all main approaches to the city lead to the courthouse square, the hub of the city's business district.
Ex: Some of the questions to ask ourselves are will people walk up or down stairs, across quadrangles, etc just to visit the library?.
Ex: This is a nine part essay exploring the nature and potential of public space, ranging from piazzas to roofed and climate-controlled places to parking lots.
Ex: The station has a single large concourse populated with the usual assortment of shops and eateries.
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* banco de plaza=park bench.
* plaza de armas=parade ground.
* plaza de desfiles=parade ground.
* plaza del mercado=market square.
* plaza del pueblo=town square.
* plaza de toros=bullring.
* plaza fuerte=garrison town.

plaza^2
(n.)=seat.
Ex: After a brief coffee break the department heads resumed their seats.
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* admitir un número de reservas mayor a las plazas existentes=overbook.
* plaza de profesor=professorship.
* plazas=seating.
* sofá de dos plazas=love seat ; two-seater sofa.
* sofá de tres plazas=three-seater sofa.

plazas
(n.)=seating.
Ex: A mixture of seating in ones, twos and fours, together with the provision of study carrels and informal seating, permit the user to select the most suitable type of seating and privacy.
plazo
(n.)=instalment [installment, -USA] ; schedule ; time frame [timeframe] ; deadline ; term ; dateline ; period ; time limit ; timeline [time line].
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
Ex: The head librarian had set up a timetable of activities for her in advance and topics and schedules for the courses she would teach at the library school.
Ex: This not only gives the decision maker an idea of the time frame involved but also aids in identifying potential weaknesses.
Ex: The deadline for these second phase reports is, I believe, October 30, 1975.
Ex: The board consists of seven members elected by popular ballot for three-year terms.
Ex: All we have left of the millenarian dateline is the countdown to it.
Ex: Library use declines during the June-October period when examinations have finished and the students are on vacation.
Ex: The time involved in all searches was carefully measured; in test 1 the time limit was set at 10 minutes, while for searchers in test 2 the time limit was extended to 15 minutes.
Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
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* a corto plazo=before very long ; short term [short-term] ; in the short run ; short-range ; at short notice ; in the short term ; short-run ; for the short haul ; for the short run ; over the short run ; over the short haul.
* a largo plazo=in the long term ; over the long term ; long-range ; in the long run ; long-term ; over the long run ; over the long haul ; long-run ; in the far term ; far-term ; for the long haul ; for the long pull ; for the long run.
* a más largo plazo=longer-term.
* a medio plazo=medium-term ; near-term ; in the medium term ; in the mid-term ; mid-term [midterm].
* cierre de plazo=deadline ; dateline.
* compra a plazos apartando el producto=layaway ; lay-by.
* con un plazo de tiempo muy=at (a) very short notice.
* con un plazo de tiempo tan corto=at such short notice.
* cumplir (con) un plazo=meet + deadline ; comply with + deadline.
* de plazo vencido=lapsed ; overdue.
* en el futuro a largo plazo=in the long-term future.
* en el plazo de=in the span of ; in the space of ; in a matter of.
* en el plazo de una hora=in the span of one hour.
* final del plazo=closing date ; deadline ; dateline.
* fuera de plazo=late.
* futuro a largo plazo=long-term future.
* imposición a plazo fijo=certificate of deposit.
* incentivo laboral a largo plazo=golden handcuffs.
* no cumplir con el plazo de publicación=miss + publication deadline.
* plan a largo plazo=long-term plan.
* plazo de ejecución=time scale [timescale] ; time scale [timescale].
* plazo de presentación=call for projects ; call for papers.
* plazo de presentación de proyectos=call for proposals.
* plazo de respuesta=turnaround time ; turnabout time.
* plazo de tiempo=timeline [time line].
* plazo legal=statutory term.
* plazos=time scale [timescale] ; time schedule.
* plazos de amortización=repayment schedules.
* política a largo plazo=long term policy ; long term policy.
* préstamo de plazo intermedio=intermediate-term loan.
* solución a corto plazo=short-term solution.
* solución a largo plazo=long-term solution.
* tarifa por inscripción fuera de plazo=late registration fee.
* tener el plazo cumplido=be due.
* tener el plazo vencido=be overdue.
* trabajar con plazos de entrega estrictos=work to + deadlines.

plazo de ejecución
(n.)=time scale [timescale] ; time scale [timescale].
Ex: An appendix outlines the timescale of the whole project. Ex: An appendix outlines the timescale of the whole project.
plazo de presentación
(n.)=call for projects ; call for papers.
Ex: Calls for projects will be advertised in the 'C' series of the Official journal, from time to time. Ex: Its 2 objectives are described: the creation and distribution of a newsletter of upcoming meetings and calls for papers; and the organisation of a workshop on writing articles for publication.
plazo de presentación de proyectos
(n.)=call for proposals.
Ex: A total of 266 proposals was received by the Commission of the European Communities in response to a call for proposals for the development of information systems.
plazo de respuesta
(n.)=turnaround time ; turnabout time.
Ex: It was found that interlending traffic was of the order of 300,000 requests in 1985, with a fill rate of 80% and a median turnaround time of 10 days for 1st requests. Ex: Turnabout time was 2.34 days compared to 10.9 days when priority post was used.
plazo de tiempo
(n.)=timeline [time line].
Ex: This article describes a city-wide communications network, looks behind the scenes at how it was developed, and summarises what was learned from creating the system on a tight timeline.
plazo legal
(n.)=statutory term.
Ex: Failure to make a renewal fee payment can result in the expiration of the patent prior to its statutory term.
plazos
(n.)=time scale [timescale] ; time schedule.
Ex: An appendix outlines the timescale of the whole project. Ex: Time schedule of tasks for implementing decisions concerning archives is described.
plazos de amortización
(n.)=repayment schedules.
Ex: The economic emergency, attributed to massive foreign debts and repayment schedules, has begun to threaten the very existence of libraries in some countries.
plañidera
(n.)=mourner.
Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner.

plañidero
(adj.)=wailer ; plaintive.
Ex: The video depicts the ritual of mourning a deceased person, customarily performed by professional wailers in Albania.
Ex: Many cats develop a complete vocabulary of mews which range from plaintive through to cheerful greeting.

plañido
(n.)=wailing ; wail ; mourning.
Ex: One of the Bible's most striking references is that Hell is a place where "there shall be wailing and gnashing of teeth".
Ex: He then produced a sound like the deep wail of a bereaved mother which electrified the audience.
Ex: During our lives we face situations of losses and mournings, connected or not to death.

plañir
(v.)=wail ; mourn.
Ex: At this the Queen wept and wailed; but being a clever woman she thought out a plan whereby to save her son.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.

pleamar
(n.)=flood tide ; high tide.
Ex: At the Pandora wreck site, tides occur twice daily, and have a stronger ebb tide than flood tide.
Ex: Rock pools are found in the intertidal zone, covered in seawater when it is high tide and exposed to the wind and sun at low tide.
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* durante la pleamar=at high tide.
* en pleamar=at high tide.

plebe
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* la plebe=the great unwashed.
* plebe, la=proletariat, the ; hoi polloi, the ; common herd, the.

plebe, la
=proletariat, the ; hoi polloi, the ; common herd, the.
Ex: The librarian had the duty of ensuring the flow of 'correct' materials to the proletariat. Ex: On the negative side, it might offer too much functionality and flexibility for your users, i.e., be too good for hoi poloi. Ex: The opinion of the common herd often comes from the opinion of the specialist who is himself an opinions manipulator.
plebeyo
(n.)=pleb [plebe] ; plebeian [plebian] ; commoner ; commoner.
Ex: Mysterious Latin ciphers, such as s.l. and s.n. (in brackets, of course), that could well make ordinary plebes feel like dummies.
Ex: I don't feel partial either way but if I were a public librarian I think I would take exception to the idea that there was some kind of common plebeian form which I could use.
Ex: The seigniorial system arose from the needs of peasants or commoners for protection.
Ex: The seigniorial system arose from the needs of peasants or commoners for protection.

plectro
(n.)=guitar pick ; pick ; plectrum.
Ex: These genuine leather key fobs are perfect for keeping your guitar picks handy wherever you go.
Ex: Commonly known as a pick, the humble plectrum is the most important part of a guitarist's accessories.
Ex: Commonly known as a pick, the humble plectrum is the most important part of a guitarist's accessories.

plegable
(adj.)=retractable ; collapsible.
Ex: While some retractable awnings can be used during a light rain if they are pitched sufficiently to shed the water, most are not designed for use in inclement weather.
Ex: Using collapsible ironing boards can be inconvenient because they must be retrieved from storage before unfolding.
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* antena plegable=telescopic antenna.
* cama plegable=camp bed ; cot.
* cartel plegable=sandwich board.
* escalera plegable=telescopic ladder ; stepladder.
* libro con estructura plegable=pop-up book.
* tablón plegable=sandwich board.
* tendedero plegable=clothes horse [clotheshorse].

plegado
(n.)=folding.
Ex: Fifthly, most of the printing paper of the sixteenth century was in the foolscap size range, which was considered the ordinary size, the shapes and sizes of books printed on it being determined by the folding.
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* resistencia al plegado=fold strength.

plegadora
(n.)=folding machine ; folder.
Ex: It should be borne in mind, however, that some folding machines required special impositions.
Ex: Equipment such as computer controlled folders, an automatic combined collator, folder and stapler, wire binders, and handlers for adhesive are described = Se describen equipos como por ejemplo las plegadoras controladas por ordenador, una alzadora, plegadora y grapadora automática, las grapadoras de hilo de alambre y las manipuladoras de adhesivos.

plegar
(v.)=fold ; pleat.
Ex: Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box.
Ex: Most fabrics fray, and before pleating a fabric you should neaten the edges cutting them with pinking shear scissors.

plegaria
(n.)=prayer.
Ex: Finally, add the mass confusion wrought by the sudden appearance of a new technology in the library, with its practitioners chanting acronymic prayers, seemingly derived from a mushroom ritual.

pleiteante
(adj.)=litigant.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

pleitear
(v.)=litigate.
Ex: The resources provided are to assist the personal injury attorneys litigating medical malpractice claims.

pleitesía
(n.)=kowtow [kow-tow] ; homage.
Ex: The best example of this situation is an article published in the Wall Street Journal 'Microsoft's kowtow'.
Ex: The title of the article is 'A remarkable mathematician on the activity of information and documentation: homage to Grigore C. Moisil'.

pleitista
(adj.)=litigant.
Ex: It is undeniable that the ripest crop of vexatious litigants, pyramidologists, and assorted harmless drudges is to be gathered in the great general libraries of our major cities.

pleito
(n.)=litigation ; lawsuit [law suit] ; suit.
Ex: Through litigation some statements had been reinstated, but some elements still were not there at all.
Ex: Widespread photocopying will simply precipitate copyright infringement lawsuits.
Ex: They concluded that 'our citizens may rationally prefer to check crime and disorder by ounces of educational prevention, than by pounds of cure in the shape of large 'lockups' and expensive suits before the law'.
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* entablar pleito de divorcio=file + a petition for divorce ; file for + divorce.
* entablar un pleito=file + lawsuit against ; file + suit against.
* pleito civil=civil litigation.
* pleito farmacéutico=pharmaceutical litigation.

pleito civil
(n.)=civil litigation.
Ex: This article focuses on foreign-born plaintiffs in civil litigation.
pleito farmacéutico
(n.)=pharmaceutical litigation.
Ex: Gain a strategic advantage in pharmaceutical litigation by boning up on epidemiology.
plenamente
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* conseguir realizarse plenamente=achieve + Posesivo + full potential.

plenilunio
(n.)=full moon.
Ex: The rate of absorption of water by roots was significantly greater during the full moon phase than during the new moon phase.

plenipotenciario
(adj.)=plenipotentiary.
Ex: Unfortunately, we are not plenipotentiary but there is no country in the world where librarians cannot make some small progress toward lowering the barriers which separate cultures.

plenitud
(n.)=zenith ; plentitude ; plenitude ; fullness.
Ex: Cataloging has been an art, a rather well-defined art and probably close to its zenith in its present form.
Ex: This is especially true during a period when the '3 national Ps' of power, plentitude, and progress are undergoing serious revision.
Ex: Four scenarios are developed to explore the future of citizen participation: plenitude, transformation, continuity, & hard luck.
Ex: Names commonly vary in fullness, especially in terms of the extent of abbreviations and initials used.
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* alcanzar la plenitud=come to + full flower.
* en plenitud de facultades=at + Posesivo + (very) best.
* no estar en plenitud de facultades=be past + Posesivo + best.

pleno
(adj.)=fulfilling.
Ex: The acquisition of reliable information is vitally important enabling people to enjoy fulfilling lives and be fully participating citizens.
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* a plena luz del día=in broad daylight.
* a plena vista=in plain sight.
* cantar a pleno pulmón=belt out.
* conocimiento pleno=awareness.
* con pleno derecho=with full rights.
* de plena actualidad=hot ; red-hot.
* de pleno derecho=in + Posesivo + own right ; rightful.
* en plena forma=in peak condition ; in tip-top form ; in tip-top condition.
* en plena marcha=in full swing ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
* en plena zona residencial=in the heart of suburbia.
* en pleno auge=at its height ; at its peak ; at its zenith.
* en pleno campo=in (the) open country.
* en pleno desarrollo=in full swing ; in full gear ; in full operation ; up to full speed.
* en pleno día=in broad daylight.
* en pleno funcionamiento=in full operation ; in full swing ; in full gear ; up to full speed.
* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + facultades físicas y mentales=of (a) sound mind ; of (a) sound and disposing mind and memory ; mentally fit ; physically and mentally fit.
* en pleno uso de + Posesivo + razón=mentally fit.
* estar en plena forma=be in top form ; be in top condition ; be in top shape.
* estar en pleno apogeo=be in full cry.
* estar en pleno auge=be in full cry.
* funcionar a plena capacidad=be fully into + Posesivo + stride.
* pleno invierno=midwinter [mid-winter].
* pleno verano=midsummer.
* sentirse en plena forma=feel + tip-top.
* tener plena conciencia de=be fully aware of.
* una plena convicción de=a strong sense of.

pleno invierno
=midwinter [mid-winter].
Ex: This article outlines the proceedings of the Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association in San Antonio = El artículo describe en líneas generales las actas del Encuentro de Invierno de la American Library Association en San Antonio.
pleno verano
(n.)=midsummer.
Ex: The continuation of that project will depend on the results of a report in midsummer.
pletina
(n.)=cassette player ; cassette recorder ; cassette deck ; mounting bracket ; wall bracket.
Ex: The prison library has subscriptions to 8 popular magazines, a cassette player and more legal material are planned.
Ex: These tapes are produced for use in a classroom reading corner or school library and are displayed with the book from which the extract is taken and a cassette recorder with headphones.
Ex: DVD players, CD players, speakers and cassette decks that have provisions for expanding a stereo system into a complete home theater are the recommended best buys.
Ex: There is a possibility that the bolts attaching the tailgate strut mounting bracket to the body may become loose.
Ex: Unlike curtain rails, curtain poles do not have so many wall brackets.

pletórico
(adj.)=full ; plethoric.
Ex: Since recall goes up as precision goes down, it is clearly not possible to achieve in general a system which gives full recall at the same time as full precision.
Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.
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* estar pletórico de energía=be full of beans ; be full of energy.
* estar pletórico de vitalidad=be full of beans ; be full of energy.
* pletórico de=full of ; teeming with.
* pletórico de vida=teeming with life.

pletórico de
(adj.)=full of ; teeming with.
Ex: The idea was exquisite but full of terror. Ex: In teaching session after teaching session, day after day, school tasks are administered through textbooks, instruction manuals, reference works, etc -- tomes teeming with problems for the pupils to solve.
pletórico de vida
=teeming with life.
Ex: Mars resembled earth teeming with life three billion years ago.
pleura
(n.)=pleura [pleurae, -pl.].
Ex: Your body produces pleural fluid in small amounts to lubricate the surfaces of the pleura.

pleural
(adj.)=pleural.
Ex: Your body produces pleural fluid in small amounts to lubricate the surfaces of the pleura.
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* cavidad pleural=pleural cavity.

pleuresía
(n.)=pleurisy.
Ex: Pleurisy also causes a chest noise that ranges from a faint squeak to a loud creak.

pleuritis
(n.)=pleurisy.
Ex: Pleurisy also causes a chest noise that ranges from a faint squeak to a loud creak.

plexiglás
(n.)=plexiglass.
Ex: The flattening was done using a small room as a humidifying chamber, plastic bakers' shelves to support the maps, humidifiers, plexiglass sheets and blotting paper.

pliego
(n.)=sheet.
Nota: Sección rectangular de papel tal cual la recibe el impresor del fabricante y que como tal se utilizaba antiguamente en la impresión.
Ex: For a publication in a physical unit other than a volume, an appropriate specific material designation is given (such as a folder, a broadside, a sheet, a roll, a portfolio) preceded by the arabic numeral 1.
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* medio pliego=half-sheet.
* pliego de cordel=chapmens' book ; chapbook.
* pliego de la edición=edition sheet.
* pliego de papel de 102 x 76 cm=quad crown.
* pliego de papel de 114 x 89 cm=quad demy.
* pliego de papel de 152 x 102 cm=quad double crown.
* pliego de papel de 40 x 32=pot (pott).
* pliego de papel de 43 x 34=foolscap.
* pliego de papel de 57 x 44=demy.
* pliego de papel de 58 x 46=medium.
* pliego de papel de 63 x 50=royal.
* pliego doblado=folder.
* pliego impreso=printed sheet.
* pliego inserto=printed insert.
* pliego suelto=broadsheet ; broadside ; sheet-book.

pliego de cordel
(n.)=chapmens' book ; chapbook.
Ex: By chapmen's books Stewart meant full-length books, in a cheap binding, usually in duodecimo and containing about 144 pages. Ex: A chapbook is a small book, without covers, containing about eight or twelve pages of popular matter or songs, with usually a woodcut on the title page.
pliego de la edición
(n.)=edition sheet.
Ex: As each edition sheet was finished the heap was sent to the warehouse, just as it came from the machine, where it was dried if necessary and stored until all the sheets were done.
pliego de papel de 102 x 76 cm
(n.)=quad crown.
Ex: Thus if the paper-maker was to make a batch of quad crown paper in sheets measuring 40 in x 30 in. on a machine with a 70 in. capacity, he would prefer -- other things being equal -- to make a 70-in. web which would be cut into two strips 40 in. and 30 in. wide respectively.
pliego de papel de 114 x 89 cm
(n.)=quad demy.
Ex: The early single-sided cylinder machines could run at 1,000 impressions per hour and could be made to take sheets in sizes up to quad demy (about 114x89 cm.).
pliego de papel de 152 x 102 cm
(n.)=quad double crown.
Ex: Single-sided cylinder machines of this sort were made in sizes from foolscap folio (to take sheets of up to 33 x 25 cm) to quad double crown (152 x 102 cm), but a book printer would normally want machines of intermediate size.
pliego de papel de 40 x 32
(n.)=pot (pott).
Ex: Small sizes of paper (pot, foolscap, and demy) were always more commonly used than large (medium and royal).
pliego de papel de 43 x 34
(n.)=foolscap.
Ex: Small sizes of paper (pot, foolscap, and demy) were always more commonly used than large (medium and royal).
pliego de papel de 57 x 44
(n.)=demy.
Ex: Small sizes of paper (pot, foolscap, and demy) were always more commonly used than large (medium and royal).
pliego de papel de 58 x 46
(n.)=medium.
Ex: Small sizes of paper (pot, foolscap, and demy) were always more commonly used than large (medium and royal).
pliego de papel de 63 x 50
(n.)=royal.
Ex: Small sizes of paper (pot, foolscap, and demy) were always more commonly used than large (medium and royal).
pliego doblado
(n.)=folder.
Ex: For a publication in a physical unit other than a volume, an appropriate specific material designation is given (such as a folder, a broadside, a sheet, a roll, a portfolio) preceded by the arabic numeral 1.
pliego impreso
(n.)=printed sheet.
Ex: A format is the number of times the printed sheet has been folded to make the leaves of a book, e.g., folio (one fold giving two leaves), quarto (two folds giving four leaves), etc.
pliego inserto
(n.)=printed insert.
Ex: All of the printed inserts were stained with a rubber cement adhesive and more than half were no longer attached to the pages of the book.
pliego suelto
(n.)=broadsheet ; broadside ; sheet-book.
Ex: A broadsheet is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets. Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets. Ex: By sheet-books he meant what most bibliographers now call a chapbook, that is a small pamphlet containing popular matter which comprised no more than a single sheet, which was sold generally folded into pamphlet form, but unopened.
pliegue
(n.)=crease ; fold ; ridge ; crease ; pleat ; ruck.
Ex: The printer sometimes required the machine direction of the paper to run up the spine of the sections when the sheets were folded, so that they could be given a sharp crease.
Ex: A double leaf is a leaf of double size with a fold at the fore edge or at the top edge of the book.
Ex: He realized that the lines corresponded to the ridges of his greasy curduroy trousers.
Ex: He sat rubbing his forehead along the creases, and his voice was unsteady as he started to tell his story.
Ex: Accordion pleats are the most basic form of pleat, consisting of a series of permanent folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions.
Ex: His hat hid the rucks on his forehead, above the right eye, where the front of his skull had been rebuilt.
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* con pliegues=pleated.

plinto
(n.)=plinth.
Ex: The elaborate piece consists of a plinth of mahogany and ebony containing a clock and barrel-organ.

plis
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* en una plis plas=in two shakes (of a lamb's tail).
* en un plis plas=in the blink of an eye ; in the twinkling of an eye ; in a snap ; in a jiffy ; with the tip of a hat ; in next to no time ; in no time at all ; in no time ; in a heartbeat ; in a trice.

plisado
(n.)=pleated ; pleat ; pleating.
Ex: The traditional rule is this: you can have pleated pants without cuffs, but you cannot have flat-front pants with cuffs.
Ex: Accordion pleats are the most basic form of pleat, consisting of a series of permanent folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions.
Ex: This is considered one of the most basic types of pleating, and is used even today in skirts and gowns.
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* plisado de acordeón=accordion pleating ; accordion pleats.

plisado de acordeón
(n.)=accordion pleating ; accordion pleats.
Ex: On all types of bags whether shoulder bag, hand bag or any other accordion pleating is done to enhance the look. Ex: Accordion pleats are the most basic form of pleat, consisting of a series of permanent folds of equal width in alternating opposite directions.
plisar
(v.)=pleat.
Ex: Most fabrics fray, and before pleating a fabric you should neaten the edges cutting them with pinking shear scissors.

plomada
(n.)=sinker ; plummet.
Ex: One of the rock cod fishing tips is to use a sinker, so that the line goes down till the rocks, where the cod is.
Ex: Attach the plummet to the hook and let it hang below the float.

plomazo
(n.)=bore.
Ex: It is when speakers have no feeling for pause that their speech seems to burble on without any arresting quality; the club bore is a burbler: he has not learnt the eloquence of silence.
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* de un plomazo=at one pull.
* ser un plomazo=be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials.

plomizo
(adj.)=deadly ; leaden.
Ex: Some authors, of course, object to their work being subjected to compulsory dissection for exams in the traditional deadly manner and like Bernard Shaw, they swear to haunt anyone who so mistreats them (Shaw's ghost must be busy these days).
Ex: Many of the revisions they suggest exacerbate the leaden, plethoric style that comes naturally to lawyers .

plomo + fundirse
(v.)=blow + a fuse.
Ex: You could expect quite a shock -- financially, that is -- if you had to call in an electrician every time you blew a fuse.
plomo^1
(n.)=lead.
Ex: Printing types were cast in an alloy of lead, antimony, and tin called type-metal.
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* aleación de plomo=lead-alloy.
* andar se con pies de plomo=tread + (very) warily ; walk on + eggshells ; tread + (very) carefully.
* batería de ácido y plomo=lead acid battery.
* envenenamiento por plomo=lead poisoning.
* gasolina con plomo=leaded gasoline ; leaded gas.
* gasolina sin plomo=unleaded gasoline ; unleaded gas.
* intoxicación por plomo=lead toxicity.
* pintura con plomo=lead paint.

plomo^2
(n.)=sinker ; plummet.
Ex: One of the rock cod fishing tips is to use a sinker, so that the line goes down till the rocks, where the cod is.
Ex: Attach the plummet to the hook and let it hang below the float.

plomo^3
(n.)=fuse.
Ex: Chapter 11 covers the following: jumpstarting; installing antifreeze; replacing radiator hose, radiator cap, thermostat and fuses; and checking brake fluid .
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* caja de los plomos=fuse box.
* plomo + fundirse=blow + a fuse.

plomo^4
(n.)=bummer.
Ex: The article 'Bargains or bummers? Remainders' suggests that despite problems attaching to buying remainders, judicious purchasing of this stock can add valuable books to a library's collection at a very reasonable cost.
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* ser un plomo=be a pain in the neck ; be a pain in the ass ; be a pain in the arse ; be a pain in the backside ; be a pain in the proverbials.

plug and go
(n.)=plug and go.
Ex: Universities seem to have ignored some of the new approaches adopted by the modern corporate world where the emphasis is on downsizing, flexibility, open plan, hot desking and plug and go = Las universidades parecen haber ignorado algunos de los nuevos métodos adoptados por el mundo empresarial moderno donde se hace hincapié en la reducción de plantilla, la flexibilidad, el diseño abierto, el uso compartido de mesas de trabajo y el 'plug and play'.

pluma estilográfica
(n.)=fountain pen.
Ex: And considering the fact that my parents didn't have a bean, how could my father have had a fountain pen that was expensive enough to pawn?.
pluma^1
(n.)=feather.
Ex: If none of these terms is appropriate, give the specific name of the item or the names of the parts of the item as concisely as possible; e.g., 2 feather headbands, 1 pair beaded moccasins.
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* cambiar las plumas=moult [molt, -USA].
* cubierto en plumas=feathery.
* ligero como una pluma=light as a feather.
* mudar las plumas=moult [molt, -USA].

pluma^2
(n.)=pen ; quill.
Nota: De animal usada para escribir.
Ex: Not until 1543 were these 2 different approaches reconciled with the idea of the surgeon wielding both pen and scalpel.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Beyond quills and inkwells: electronic distribution of economic data'.
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* dibujo a pluma=pen drawing.
* nombre de pluma=pen name.
* pluma estilográfica=fountain pen.

pluma^3
(n.)=winch ; capstan ; hoist.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They use a variety of hand and power tools, such as air hammers, nail guns, cement mixers, small mechanical hoists, and surveying equipment.

pluma^4
(n.)=feather.
Nota: En encuadernación, decoración de la cubierta con líneas curvas dando la impresión de plumas superpuestas.
Ex: The contrast between the fine feathers of these superb bindings and their jackdaw contents is often quaint.

plumaje
(n.)=plumage.
Ex: Shorebirds vary from the boldly patterned like avocets and stilts to the subtlety of small sandpipers with plumage variation by season and age.
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* cambiar el plumaje=moult [molt, -USA].
* mudar el plumaje=moult [molt, -USA].

plumazo
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* de un plumazo=in one fell swoop ; at one blow ; at one whack ; in one shot ; in one action ; in one go ; at one fell swoop ; at a stroke.

plumeado
(n.)=hatching.
Ex: Small, colorful hatchings cover the picture plane and often mask other pictorial contents.

plumero
(n.)=dustbrush ; feather duster.
Ex: Cleaning needs to be done very gently with just water, or dusted with a cloth or soft dustbrush.
Ex: Feather dusters use the principles of static electricity to take up small debris such as dander.
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* vérsele a Alguien el plumero=give + Reflexivo + away ; show + Posesivo + (true) colours.

plumier
(n.)=pencil case.
Ex: Writing materials, including colouring pencils and felt tipped pens should be kept in a pencil case.

plumón
(n.)=eiderdown ; down.
Ex: The article 'Is the duvet doomed? : the return of the eiderdown' traces the history of British eiderdown/goose down bed covers ca. 1850 to the present.
Ex: The article 'Is the duvet doomed? : the return of the eiderdown' traces the history of British eiderdown/goose down bed covers ca. 1850 to the present.

plural
(n.)=plural ; pluralistic.
Ex: All nouns have a plural and a singular form.
Ex: This article discusses the special role that libraries can play in the multicultural, pluralistic environment that will be the society in the near future.
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* en plural=in the plural.

pluralidad
(n.)=plurality.
Ex: This is a new resource in the field of contemporary visual arts focusing on plurality and internationalism.

pluralismo
(n.)=pluralism.
Ex: The promotion of cultural pluralism presents challenges and opportunities for school librarians.
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* pluralismo cultural=cultural pluralism.
* pluralismo democrático=democratic pluralism.
* pluralismo político=political pluralism.

pluralismo cultural
(n.)=cultural pluralism.
Ex: To do this, information services should recognize cultural pluralism and the need to eliminate information poverty.
pluralismo democrático
(n.)=democratic pluralism.
Ex: Islam is positively conducive to democratic pluralism, religious tolerance, and respect for human rights.
pluralismo político
(n.)=political pluralism.
Ex: This article explores the factors contributing to the emergence of political pluralism and the status of press freedom in Taiwan.
pluralista
(n.)=pluralistic.
Ex: This article discusses the special role that libraries can play in the multicultural, pluralistic environment that will be the society in the near future.
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* comunidad pluralista=pluralistic community.
* sociedad pluralista=pluralistic society.

plurianual
(adj.)=multiannual [multi-annual] ; multi-year [multiyear].
Ex: This is a multiannual project to stimulate the development and use of European digital content on the global networks.
Ex: A multi-year plan must be defined and adopted this year at Brussels.

pluricelular
(adj.)=multicellular.
Ex: This paper describes an oscillating chemical reaction, and discusses numerous parallels to it in research, such as in fibrillation of the heart, body-clock rhythms of animals and plants, the self-assembly of multicellular organisms, and certain stripes in volcanic rock.

pluriempleado
(n.)=multiple job holder ; moonlighter.
Ex: Other recent surveys, such as those on multiple job holders and vacancies, reflect the need for information on aspects of the job market in the Community.
Ex: Four-fifths of all moonlighters were men.
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* estar pluriempleado=moonlight ; work + a second job.

pluriempleo
(n.)=moonlighting.
Ex: Teachers believe that moonlighting is detrimental to their job performance and would like to quit.

plurisectorial
(adj.)=multisectoral.
Ex: There is widespread consensus of opinion about the growing role of multisectoral partnerships in education in general and in e-learning in particular.

plusmarquista
(n.)=record breaker.
Ex: The article 'Chicago record breaker: attendance soars' presents a comprehensive report on the American Library Association's annual conference held in Chicago, Illinois, 22-28 Jun 95.

plutocracia
(n.)=plutocracy.
Nota: Forma de gobierno a cargo de una élite.
Ex: The thrust of this presentation has been to show that the evolution of science had gradually led to an elitist plutocracy, but that open access archives could become part of a solution.

plutocrático
(adj.)=plutocratic.
Ex: A plutocratic minority rules France today as it has for centuries and, during my years in France, I met and worked with many of them.

plutócrata
(n.)=plutocrat.
Ex: They main power controlling Russia is plutocrats that have taken over the economy.

plácidamente
=peacefully ; placidly.
Ex: Whereas, before, the land was dense with stately white pines, now apple, plum, pear, peach, and cherry orchards stood in regimented rows and cattle grazed peacefully.
Ex: Many people while 'on vacation' placidly accept conditions they would reject as barbaric at all other times in their lives.

plácido
(adj.)=placid.
Ex: Nobody could have guessed from the librarian's placid demeanor that she was in a state of extreme agitation as she moved toward Edmonds' door.

plásmido
(n.)=plasmid.
Ex: In the absence of mitosis, plasmids are imported into the nucleus in a sequence-specific manner.

plástica
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* artes plásticas=fine art.
* artes plásticas, las=plastic arts, the.
* cirugía plástica reconstructiva=reconstructive plastic surgery.

plástico
(n.)=plastic ; polythene.
Ex: For example, a document on 'the cutting of glass-fibre-reinforced plastics for use in the hulls of yachts' draws together the concepts: cutting, glass-fibre-reinforced plastics, hulls and yachts.
Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.
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* acolchado con plástico de burbujas=bubble padded.
* bolsa de plástico=plastic bag ; polybag ; polyethylene bag.
* botella de plástico=plastic bottle.
* contenedor de plástico=plastic bin.
* cubierto por una funda de plástico=plastic-covered.
* cubo de plástico=plastic pail ; plastic bucket.
* empaquetar al vacío en plástico=shrink-wrap [shrinkwrap].
* envase de plástico=plastic container.
* envoltorio plástico de burbujas=bubble wrap.
* funda de plástico=plastic jacket ; plastic coverup.
* película transparente de plástico=polyethylene film.
* pintura plástica=plastic paint.
* plástico de burbujas=bubble wrap.
* plástico portadiapositivas=wallet.
* plato de plástico=picnic plate.
* recipiente de plástico=plastic container.

plástico de burbujas
(n.)=bubble wrap.
Ex: This book will show you how to give a second life to everything from plastic containers to bubble wrap to pantyhose and more.
plástico portadiapositivas
(n.)=wallet.
Ex: Other commercially available wallets are made of a more pliable transparent plastic - again with a separate pocket for each slide - and these can be folded to fit into a cardboard box.
plátano^1
=banana.
Ex: The article 'Straightening out a few bananas' examines how cities and regions of Europe have chosen to make their citizens aware of the opportunities and the challenges offered by the EU.
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* piel de plátano=banana skin ; banana peel.

plátano^2
(n.)=plane tree.
Nota: Arbol ornamental.
Ex: Plane trees bear flowers of both sexes on the same tree but in different clusters.

población activa
(n.)=working population ; economically active population ; work-force [workforce] ; labour force.
Ex: Information technology, then, will have a direct impact on the majority of the working population of highly developed countries. Ex: The indicators used were: economically active population, percentage of gross domestic product destined to research and development, and total number of researchers dedicated to research and development. Ex: Employers of library and information staff have to develop and maintain skills within the workforce. Ex: The view that Chinese immigration was a threat to the American labour force spread throughout the United States in the late 19th century.
población cada vez más envejecida
(n.)=greying population [graying population].
Ex: The article 'Redefining library services for a graying population' addresses the question of public library services for elderly people in the USA.
población civil
(n.)=civilian.
Ex: Here are entered works on temporary establishments which provide members of the Armed forces and, in emergencies, civilians with food and recreation.
población civil, la
(n.)=civilian population, the.
Ex: These death squads abducted members of the civilian population torturing and often executing them.
población con mercado ambulante
(n.)=market town ; market centre.
Ex: The same authority also experimented for a number of years with a mobile consumer advice caravan which travelled a fortnightly rota of small market towns = El mismo organismo responsable también experimentó durante varios años con una caravana ambulante de información al consumidor que recorría las poblaciones con mercado ambulante quincenalmente. Ex: The 2 communities investigated with the help of library school students were Looe, a fishing village, and Hatherleigh, a market centre.
población en general
(n.)=broad population.
Ex: In the US, in spite of efforts to extend Internet access to a broad population, some segments of the population are 'falling through the net,' to their economic peril = En los Estados Unidos, a pesar de los esfuerzos por extender el acceso a Internet a la población en general, algunos sectores "se escapan de los beneficios de Internet", con el riesgo económico que esto implica.
población en general, la
(n.)=general population, the.
Ex: Web surfers are more politically active than the general population.
población estudiantil
(n.)=school population.
Ex: The real issue was whether school populations can be fully served by a media specialist commuting between several campuses = El cuestión real era si un único especialista en multimedia desplazándose por varios campus universitarios podía atender bien la población estudiantil.
población indígena
(n.)=indigenous people.
Ex: If the word battle does not appropriately describe an armed encounter between an indigenous and a colonizing people, the neutral word incident should be used.
población nativa
(n.)=native population ; aboriginal people ; native inhabitant.
Ex: Native populations also have rising rates of diabetes and heart disease. Ex: This is an important contribution to our understanding of the lamentably neglected subject of the plight of the aboriginal people of India. Ex: The discovery of gold spurred wealth and immigation and intensified the subjugation of the native inhabitants = El descubrimiento de oro fomentó la riqueza y la inmigración e intensificó la represión de la población nativa.
población obrera
(n.)=blue collar population.
Ex: As such, the library serves a large blue collar population of thrifty, hardworking people with a predilection toward conservatism in lifestyle and thought.
población penitenciaria
(n.)=prison population.
Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.
población rural
(n.)=rural village.
Ex: The article has the title 'The meaning of hope and generic caring practices to nurture hope in a rural village in the Dominican Republic' = El artículo tiene el título "El significado de la esperanza y de las ayudas humanitarias de tipo general para dar esperanza a una población rural de la República Dominicada.
población urbana
(n.)=urban population.
Ex: Street markets for fresh food, once the main source for the UK urban population, are now a minor contributor to overall sales.
población, la
(n.)=populace, the.
Ex: This would enable the majority of the rural populace who are illiterate and semi-literate to participate in cultural and intellectual entertainment.
población^1
(n.)=citizenry ; population ; user population.
Ex: The subpoena process represents a legal obligation and duty of citinzenry and is becoming a fact of life in the operations of many libraries.
Ex: The new building was expected to provide for a university population of 5,500 students of which approximately 3,500 would be science and technology students and 2,000 arts and social science students.
Ex: Given similar demographics (age, size, and user population), to what extent do community hospital libraries differ in collection content?.
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* con gran densidad de población=densely populated.
* con mucha población=heavily populated.
* con poca población=thinly populated.
* de población poco densa=sparsely populated.
* dirigido a un sector de la población específico=sector-orientated.
* en algunos grupos de la población=in some quarters.
* en algunos sectores de la población=in some quarters.
* en muchos grupos de la población=in many quarters.
* en muchos sectores de la población=in many quarters.
* entre la población en general=mainstream.
* envejecimiento de la población=aging population [ageing population].
* estadística de población=population statistics.
* excedente de población=overspill.
* foco de población=population centre.
* movimiento de la población=population turnover ; population transfer.
* población activa=working population ; economically active population ; work-force [workforce] ; labour force.
* población cada vez más envejecida=greying population [graying population].
* población civil=civilian.
* población civil, la=civilian population, the.
* población en general=broad population.
* población en general, la=general population, the.
* población estudiantil=school population.
* población indígena=indigenous people.
* población, la=populace, the.
* población nativa=native population ; aboriginal people ; native inhabitant.
* población obrera=blue collar population.
* población penitenciaria=prison population.
* población rural=rural people ; rural population.
* población urbana=urban population.
* profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población=service professional.
* profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población=service profession.
* reducir la población=depopulate.

población^2
(n.)=village.
Ex: In the above example, when specifying the individual village, Ashworthy, we must employ a verbal extension to the 'normal' UDC notation.
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* población con mercado ambulante=market town ; market centre.
* población rural=rural village.

poblado^1
(n.)=settlement ; kraal.
Nota: Palabra usada en Sudáfrica.
Ex: This document contains information on such concepts as settlement, urban growth, field patterns, forest clearance and many others.
Ex: Folds for animals and enclosures made specially for defensive purposes are also called kraals.

poblado^2
(adj.)=populated.
Ex: The earthquake generated a large amount of useful documentation as it was the first time that an earthquake has occurred in a populated area of Australia.
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* densamente poblado=heavily populated.
* escasamente poblado=thinly populated.
* estar densamente poblado de=be dense with.
* muy poblado=heavily populated ; populous.
* poco poblado=thinly populated.

poblado^3
(adj.)=bushy .
Ex: Whether short and thin or long and bushy, applying a fake mustache is often the best solution to create the look of a character.

poblador^1
(n.)=inhabitant ; denizen.
Ex: The conference debated a library bill which aims to set up public libraries in all municipalities with over 30,000 inhabitants.
Ex: The denizens of each of these worlds have a wide variety of information needs and a wide variety of economic, social, political, and educational backgrounds.

poblador^2
(n.)=settler ; colonist.
Ex: In the 1920s and 1930s more than 1 million books were being loaned each year to members as far afield as the most isolated settlers' gangs working on distant branch lines.
Ex: Encounters between indigenous and colonizing peoples are described as MASSACRES when the indigenous people won and BATTLES when the colonists won.

poblar
(v.)=populate ; people.
Ex: In areas populated largely by older people, the library might provide more reading rooms, stocked with newspapers and magazines as well as books.
Ex: Micronesia is comprised of seven island nations peopled by distinctly unique cultural groups.
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* sin poblar=unpopulated.

pobre
(n.)=poor ; weak ; denuded ; penurious ; impoverished ; impecunious ; down-and-out ; destitute ; pauper ; indigent.
Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German).
Ex: Problems arise from weak or outmoded structuring of subjects in the schedules of DC.
Ex: Which is a more effective location is a question that can be explored, but we do need to avoid the situation faced by other in situations developed in past ages, like the Church of England, whose physical plant (the church buildings) is over-provided for the denuded rural areas and under-provided for the city.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Periodicals: proliferation, pricing and the penurious librarian'.
Ex: Many books contain inaccuracies and generalisations about Africa, perpetuating stereotypes e.g. that of the malnourished, impoverished African.
Ex: Despite its impecunious state and lack of a home until 1928, the UK Library Association remained confident about the future of libraries and librarianship.
Ex: The story is based on an overheard conversation between a well-meaning librarian and a down-and-out old man seeking validation for his unpublished poetry.
Ex: The clarity of his drawings contrasts sharply with the total alienation in which he lived as a destitute mental patient with a diagnosis of paranoid schizophrenia.
Ex: Gavarni's illustrations of waifs, paupers, and beggars were later published separately, with captions added by the artist.
Ex: These indigents, known to the public as tramps & skid row winos, are very visible & more likely to be arrested for drunkenness & other petty offenses than a person with a permanent home.
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* aprendizaje pobre en inteligencia=knowledge-sparse learning.
* asilo de pobres=almshouse.
* barrio de los pobres=lower town.
* barrio pobre del centro de la ciudad=inner-city suburb ; inner-city area.
* barrios pobres del centro de la ciudad=inner city.
* estilo pobre=impoverished style.
* excusa muy pobre=lame excuse.
* la gente pobre=the poor.
* los más pobres + Nombre=the poorest + Nombre.
* los pobres=the poor.
* pariente pobre=poor relation.
* pobre en información=info-poor.
* pobre en nutrientes=nutrient-poor.
* pobre en recursos=resource-poor.
* pobre hombre=poor fellow.
* pobres=have-nots.
* pobres en información=information have-nots.
* pobres en información, los=information-poor, the.
* pobres en tecnología, los=technical poor, the.
* pobre verbalmente=verbally impoverished.
* pretexto muy pobre=lame excuse.
* ricos y los pobres, los=haves and the have-nots, the.

pobre en información
(adj.)=info-poor.
Ex: Unless the uneconomic sharing of all kinds of information becomes commonplace it will become impossible for inhabitants of info-rich and info-poor countries to communicate or transact with each other using the same assumptions.
pobre en nutrientes
(adj.)=nutrient-poor.
Ex: Essentially the average American diet is calorie rich and nutrient poor.
pobre en recursos
(adj.)=resource-poor.
Ex: The author discusses how the reference services of resource-poor libraries in developing countries can be improved.
pobre hombre
(n.)=poor fellow.
Ex: The space man, poor fellow, has presumably wandered up and somehow indicated that his UFO has conked out.
pobre verbalmente
=verbally impoverished.
Ex: All these influences are at work before a child goes to school, yet until quite recently we have behaved as though good teaching in good schools was enough to compensate for the disabilities of verbally impoverished children.
pobremente
=poorly.
Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
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* pobremente desarrollado=poorly developed [poorly-developed].
* pobremente dotado=under-resourced.
* pobremente equipado=under-resourced.
* pobremente fundamentado=poorly-supported.

pobremente desarrollado
(adj.)=poorly developed [poorly-developed].
Ex: Basic problems include the lack of books in the national language and poorly developed reading habits.
pobremente dotado
(adj.)=under-resourced.
Ex: Under this Labour Government our Armed Forces have been under-resourced for the commitments they have been asked to undertake.
pobremente equipado
(adj.)=under-resourced.
Ex: Under this Labour Government our Armed Forces have been under-resourced for the commitments they have been asked to undertake.
pobremente fundamentado
(adj.)=poorly-supported.
Ex: Your points are weak and poorly supported, but that doesn't stop you from being right.
pobres
=have-nots.
Ex: The revolution of information technology is passing many developing countries by and the information gap between haves and have-nots is widening.
pobres en información
(n.)=information have-nots.
Ex: On-line retrieval is also democratic, serving as a great equaliser between information haves and information have-nots.
pobres en información, los
=information-poor, the.
Ex: One likely effect of this would be that the information-rich would become richer and the information-poor poorer, a state of affairs which many would consider highly undesirable.
pobres en tecnología, los
(n.)=technical poor, the.
Ex: Research indicates that public libraries are vital in diminishing the information gap between the technical elite and the technical poor = La investigación existente nos indica que las bibliotecas públicas son muy importantes para reducir las diferencias en información entre los que poseen los conocimientos básicos en las nuevas tecnologías y los que no.
pobreza
(n.)=anaemia [anemia, -USA] ; poverty ; scarcity ; penury ; indigence.
Ex: His work is criticized for its triviality, quantity, linguistically impoverished style, anemia of characterization, and cliched, stereotyped ideas and plots.
Ex: The economically told chronicle of Slake's adventures is an eloquent study of poverty, of fear, and finally of hope as circumstances converge to force Slake from his temporary limbo.
Ex: The relative scarcity of music automated authority and bibliographic records likewise increases costs.
Ex: The practice found in some libraries of using the index to the scheme as an index to the catalogue is a makeshift expedient, by penury out of ignorance, and must be condemned.
Ex: In this context, poverty and indigence will most likely increase moderately, continuing the negative trend begun in 2008.
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* de la fortuna a la pobreza=riches to rags.
* de la pobreza a la fortuna=rags to riches.
* de la pobreza a la riqueza=from rags to riches.
* feminización de la pobreza=feminisation of poverty.
* hacer voto de pobreza=take + a vow of poverty.
* índice de pobreza=poverty rate.
* luchar contra la pobreza=fight + poverty.
* morir en la pobreza=die in + poverty.
* nivel de pobreza=poverty level.
* pobreza de información=information poverty.
* tasa de pobreza=poverty rate.
* trampa de la pobreza=poverty trap.
* umbral de pobreza=poverty line.
* vivir al borde de la pobreza=live on + the poverty line.
* vivir en el umbral de la pobreza=live on + the poverty line.
* vivir en la pobreza=walk + the streets of misery.
* vivir por debajo del umbral de pobreza=live below/under + the poverty line.
* vivir por encima del umbral de pobreza=live above + the poverty line.
* voto de pobreza=vow of poverty.

pobreza de información
(n.)=information poverty.
Ex: To do this, information services should recognize cultural pluralism and the need to eliminate information poverty.
poca cantidad
(n.)=trickle.
Ex: This is in fulfillment of the Claverhouse dictum that unless staff members have the opportunity to develop as people their inspirational springs will become mere trickles.
poca cosa
(n.)=small fry, the.
Ex: From the 1680s several large publishers formed a more permanent association which came to be known as the `conger' (the name being variously derived from congerere, `to bring together', and from the big eel which gobbles up the small fry).
poca iluminación
(n.)=poor lighting.
Ex: In the home, the risk factors include poor lighting, loose rugs, slippery or uneven surfaces and stairways or steps without banisters or guard rails.
poca importancia
(n.)=unimportance ; low profile.
Ex: A large problem with old age stems from a feeling of worthlessness and unimportance. Ex: The author examines the reasons for the low profile of libraries and the low expectation of the community of its library service.
poca notoriedad
(n.)=low profile.
Ex: The author examines the reasons for the low profile of libraries and the low expectation of the community of its library service.
poca probabilidad
(n.)=slim chance.
Ex: The article 'Slim chance for ethnic funding' explains how funding for library projects to provide assistance to ethnic minorities has almost dried up.
poca severidad
(n.)=lenience ; leniency.
Ex: Large companies that produce a great deal of off-the-shelf computer software usually have the greatest lenience in their licences. Ex: The error of 'leniency, softness, or spinelessness' is the most common one -- taking the easy way out.
poca utilidad
(n.)=unhelpfulness.
Ex: This article discusses the provision of bilingual dictionaries for the Dewey Decimal Classification, indicating its inconsistency and unhelpfulness and the usefulness of the Colon Classification in this regard.
pocas expectativas
(n.)=low expectation.
Ex: The author examines the reasons for the low profile of libraries and the low expectation of the community of its library service.
pocho
(adj.)=mushy ; poorly.
Ex: Microwaved stuff is always mushier than if you put it into the oven.
Ex: Tuan is his new father figure after his real dad sadly died after being poorly for a long time.

pocilga
(n.)=piggery ; pigsty ; pen.
Ex: In addition, the author urges men to examine their own attitudes for evidences of what he referred to as 'chauvinist piggery'.
Ex: Mosquitoes were collected from vegetation surrounding animal sheds and pigsties in villages at dusk.
Ex: One day she indulged in her habit of swigging too much gin before going to feed the porker and after opening its pen she slumped in a heap.

poción
(n.)=potion.
Ex: In legend a potion is a concoction used to heal, bewitch or poison people, made by a magician, sorcerer or witch.
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* poción mágica=magic potion.

poción mágica
(n.)=magic potion.
Ex: Only one of the two flasks contains the magic potion that makes you superhuman, the other will turn you into something indescribably horrible.
poco
=little ; low ; scant ; trifle ; tad ; little in the way of.
Ex: Explanatory references give a little more explanation as to why the link between two names is being made in the catalogue or index.
Ex: Carlton Duncan discussed the difficulties built into the educational processes which led to under-performance at school and the resulting low representation in higher education and low entry into the professions.
Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users.
Ex: She had been a trifle nervous until it was formally announced that the position was hers.
Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.
Ex: Without any significant restructuring, the LIS programme in Iran will provide little in the way of riding out the rapid transition that the field is currently experiencing.
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* abultar poco=be skimpy.
* acercarse poco a poco (a)=edge (toward(s)).
* actuar con poca consideración hacia=play + fast and loose with.
* agua poco profunda=shallow water.
* aguas poco profundas=shallows.
* alimentos poco saludables=unhealthy foods.
* a los pocos minutos=within minutes.
* a los pocos segundos=within moments.
* a poca distancia=not far behind.
* a poca distancia andando=within walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* a poca distancia a pie=within an easy walk ; within walking distance.
* a pocos minutos andando=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* a pocos minutos a pie=within walking distance ; within easy walking distance ; within an easy walk.
* ascender poco a poco=work + Posesivo + way up.
* avanzar poco a poco (hacia)=edge (toward(s)).
* cada pocos años=every few years.
* cara de pocos amigos=grim face.
* comida poco saludable=unhealthy foods.
* comportamiento poco cívico=uncivic behaviour.
* con cara de pocos amigos=with an attitude.
* con muchos huesos y poca carne=bony .
* con muy poca antelación=at (a) very short notice.
* con muy poca anticipación=at (a) very short notice.
* con muy poca frecuencia=all too seldom.
* con muy pocas excepciones=with few exceptions.
* con muy pocos medios=on a shoestring (budget).
* con poca claridad=indistinctly.
* con poca exactitud=loosely.
* con poca experiencia=inexperienced.
* con poca frecuencia=infrequently.
* con poca iluminación=dimly illuminated.
* con poca imaginación=unimaginatively.
* con poca naturalidad=stiltedly.
* con poca población=thinly populated.
* con pocas habilidades=poor-ability.
* con poca visión de futuro=short-sighted [shortsighted].
* con poco dinero=on the cheap ; on a budget.
* con poco entusiasmo=half-heartedly.
* con pocos recursos=under-resourced.
* con pocos recursos económicos=low-budget.
* consumir poco a poco=eat away at.
* con tan poca antelación=at such short notice.
* con tan poca anticipación=at such short notice.
* correr poco a poco=eat away at.
* cuestiones poco claras=grey area [gray area].
* de forma poco ética=unethically.
* de forma poco imaginativa=unimaginatively.
* de forma poco profesional=unprofessionally.
(n.)=petty criminal.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
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* de manera poco ética=unethically.
* de manera poco profesional=unprofessionally.
* demasiado poco común=all too rare.
* de modo poco imaginativo=unimaginatively.
* dentro de poco=before long.
* de población poco densa=sparsely populated.
* de poca importancia=menial ; small-time.
* de poca monta=hack ; small-time.
* de pocas luces=dim ; dim-witted [dimwitted].
* de poco impacto=low impact [low-impact].
* de poco peso=pat ; feeble.
* de poco provecho=fruitless.
* de poco uso=low-use.
* de poco valor=a dime a dozen.
* desaparecer poco a poco=fade into + the sunset.
* de todo un poco=about this and that and everything else ; about this and that.
* de un modo poco constructivo=unconstructively.
* de un modo poco económico=wastefully.
* de un modo poco natural=unnaturally.
* donde cabe mucho también cabe poco=what holds a lot will hold a little.
* dormir demasiado poco=sleep + too little.
* durante poco tiempo=for a short time ; for a short while.
* durar poco=be short term.
* echar poco a poco=dribble.
* el que mucho abarca poco aprieta=jack of all trades, master of none.
* en el caso poco probable de que=in the unlikely case (that).
* en muy poco tiempo=before long.
* en pocas palabras=simply put ; in brief ; to say the least ; to put it (quite) simply ; in short ; to cut a long story short ; bottom line, the ; put simply ; to make a long story short ; the short story + be ; simply stated ; in a nutshell ; in a few words.
* en poco tiempo=before very long ; in quite a short time ; in a short time ; in a short span of time.
* en unos pocos años=within a few years.
* en unos pocos casos=in a few cases.
* eramos pocos y parió la abuela=it never rains but it pours ; when it rains, it pours.
* estar poco acostumbrado a=be unaccustomed to.
* estar poco dispuesto=be reluctant.
* estar poco representado=underrepresent [under-represent].
* estar un poco anticuado=be some years old.
* excusa poco convincente=lame excuse.
* extinguirse poco a poco=die off.
* faltar poco (para)=have + a short way to go (before).
* faltar un poco=be some way off.
* gente de poca importancia=small fry, the.
* haber poca duda de que=there + be + little doubt that.
* hace muy poco tiempo=a short time ago.
* hace poco=a while ago.
* hace poco tiempo=a short time ago.
* hacer poca distinción entre... y...=make + little distinction between... and....
* hacer poco=do + little.
* hacer que sea poco probable=render + unlikely.
* hace unos pocos años=a few years ago.
* hace unos pocos días=a few days ago.
* hace unos pocos meses=a few months back.
* hace un poco=a while ago.
* hasta hace muy poco=until recently ; up until recently.
* hasta hace relativamente poco tiempo=until relatively recently.
* horas de poca actividad=slack hours.
* horas de poco movimiento=slack hours.
* introducirse poco a poco=ease + Reflexivo + in.
* ir poco más allá de + Infinitivo=go little further than + Gerundio.
* llegar poco a poco=dribble in.
* lo bueno sabe a poco=you can't have too much of a good thing.
* lo poco común=rarity ; rareness.
* morir poco a poco=die off.
* mucho ruido para pocas nueces=much ado about nothing.
* mucho ruido y pocas nueces=storm in a teacup ; Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite ; all talk, no action.
* muchos jefes y pocos trabajadores=too many chiefs and not enough Indians.
* muy poco=minimally.
* ofrecer poco=low-ball.
* operación de poca monta=one-room, one-person operation.
* pagando un poco más=at additional cost.
* para poco tiempo=for the short haul ; for the short run.
* parece tener poco sentido que=there + seem + little point in.
* pasar poco a poco=slide into.
* período de poca actividad=slack time.
* perro ladrador, poco mordedor=barking dogs seldom bite ; Posesivo + bark is worse than + Posesivo + bite.
* poca cantidad=trickle.
* poca cosa=small fry, the.
* poca iluminación=poor lighting.
* poca importancia=unimportance ; low profile.
* poca notoriedad=low profile.
* poca probabilidad=slim chance.
* poca severidad=lenience ; leniency.
* pocas expectativas=low expectation.
* poca utilidad=unhelpfulness.
* poco abundante=light .
* poco accesible=unapproachable.
* poco acertado=clumsy ; injudicious.
* poco acogedor=inhospitable.
* poco aconsejable=unwise ; inadvisable.
* poco adecuado=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
* poco + Adjetivo=slightly + Adjetivo ; less than + Adjetivo.
* poco afortunado=unhappy ; ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
* poco agraciado=ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA] ; homely .
* poco amable=off-putting ; surly ; crusty ; unkind.
* poco americano=un-American.
* poco amistoso=off-putting ; unfriendly.
* poco antes de + Fecha=shortly before + Fecha.
* poco a poco=gradually ; piecemeal ; slowly ; incrementally ; at a snail's pace ; little by little ; bit by bit ; in dribs and drabs.
* poco apreciado=unappreciated.
* poco apropiado=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
* poco apto=inapt.
* poco arriesgado=low-risk.
* poco asequible=unapproachable.
* poco atractivo=off-putting ; unattractive ; unglamorous ; uninviting ; unappealing ; homely .
* poco atrevido=unadventurous.
* poco audaz=unadventurous.
* poco aventurero=unadventurous.
* poco cabelleroso=ungentlemanlike.
* poco cálido=lukewarm.
* poco científico=hit-or-miss ; unscientific.
* poco cívico=uncivic.
* poco claro=confusing ; fuzzy ; indistinct ; obscure ; unclear ; untidy ; hazy ; inconclusive ; slurred ; clouded ; blurry ; undistinguished ; uncleared ; indistinctive ; bleary .
* poco colaborador=unresponsive.
* poco comercial=uncommercial.
* poco competitivo=uncompetitive.
* poco complicado=uncomplicated ; uncomplicatedly.
* poco comprensivo=unsympathetic.
* poco común=rare ; unfamiliar ; unusual ; uncommon ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
* poco comunicativo=uncommunicative ; reserved.
* poco confortable=uncomfortable.
* poco conocido=obscure ; little known.
* poco convencido=unconvinced.
* poco convencional=unconventional.
* poco convincente=unconvincing ; inconclusive ; pat ; feeble.
* poco convincentemente=unconvincingly.
* poco correcto=ungentlemanlike.
* poco cortés=impolite ; ungentlemanlike.
* poco culto=unenlightened.
* poco decidido=half-hearted [halfhearted].
* poco definido=blurry ; bleary .
* poco denso=rarefied.
* poco deportivo=unsportsmanlike.
* poco después=soon afterwards ; shortly afterwards ; shortly after ; not long after.
* poco después de=soon after (that) ; shortly after.
* poco después de que=shortly after.
* poco diestro=poor-ability.
* poco diplomático=indiscreet.
* poco dispuesto=disinclined.
* poco dispuesto a colaborar=uncooperative.
* poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías=technologically challenged.
* poco económico=uneconomical.
* poco edificante=unedifying.
* poco efectivo=ineffectual.
* poco eficaz=non-efficient.
* poco elegante=inelegant ; awkward ; dowdy .
* poco embarazoso=unembarrassing.
* poco entusiasta=half-hearted [halfhearted] ; lukewarm.
* poco envidiable=unenviable.
* poco estable=unsettled ; unsound.
* poco estético=unaesthetic.
* poco estimulador=unchallenging.
* poco estimulante=unexciting ; uninspiring ; unmoving.
* poco estricto=lax.
* poco ético=unethical.
* poco evidente=unnoticed ; unnoted.
* poco exigente=untaxing ; undemanding.
* poco favorable=unpromising.
* poco favorecedor=unflattering.
* poco fiable=unreliable ; undependable ; flaky [flakey].
* poco firme=tenuous ; rocky .
* poco flexible=monolithic ; inelastic.
* poco frecuente=infrequent.
* poco fructífero=unfruitful.
* poco gratificante=unrewarding ; unsatisfying.
* poco grato=unwelcome.
* poco hábil=poor-ability.
* poco habitual=unaccustomed.
* poco halagador=unflattering.
* poco halagüeño=unflattering.
* poco hospitalario=inhospitable.
* poco idóneo=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
* poco iluminado=dimly illuminated.
* poco imaginativo=unimaginative.
* poco importante=menial ; small-time.
* poco impresionado=unimpressed.
* poco informativo=uninformative.
* poco intelectual=lowbrow [low-brow].
* poco inteligente=unintelligent.
* poco intenso=light .
* poco interesante=dull ; jackdaw ; uninteresting ; uninspiring ; unremarkable.
* poco juicioso=injudicious.
* poco justificado=ill-justified.
* poco listo=underprepared.
* poco maduro=underripe.
* poco mantenimiento=low maintenance.
* poco más=little else.
* poco materialista=unworldly.
* poco memorable=forgettable.
* poco mundano=unwordly.
* poco natural=unnatural ; stilted.
* poco nítido=untidy.
* poco normal=unnatural ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
* poco novedoso=trite.
* poco original=unoriginal.
* poco ortodoxo=unorthodox.
* poco poblado=thinly populated.
* poco práctico=impractical ; awkward.
* poco preparado=underprepared.
* poco probable=unlikely ; far-fetched [farfetched].
* poco productivo=unproductive.
* poco profesional=amateurish ; unprofessional.
* poco profundo=shallow .
* poco prometedor=bleak ; unpromising.
* poco propicio=unpromising ; unpromising.
* poco provechoso=fruitless ; unrewarding.
* poco prudente=ill-advised ; ill-judged.
* poco pulido=unpolished.
* poco razonable=unreasonable.
* poco realista=unrealistic ; unreal ; unwordly ; way out in/of left field ; airy-fairy.
* poco recomendable=inadvisable.
* poco refinado=unrefined ; unpolished.
* poco rentable=uneconomical.
* poco representativo=unrepresentative.
* poco romántico=unromantic.
* poco sabido=little known.
* poco saludable=unwholesome ; insalubrious ; unhealthy.
* poco sano=unwholesome ; insalubrious.
* poco seguro=dicey .
* poco sensato=ill-advised ; injudicious ; ill-judged.
* poco sentimental=unsentimental.
* poco serio=flippant.
* poco sincero=insincere.
* poco sistemático=sloppy .
* poco social=unsocial.
* poco sofisticado=elementary ; unsophisticated ; corn-fed.
* poco sólido=insubstantial ; unsound.
* poco tiempo=short while ; short time ; little time.
* poco tiempo después=shortly afterwards.
* poco tradicional=untraditional.
* poco unido=loosely knit.
* poco uniforme=patchy .
* poco usado=little-used.
* poco usual=unusual.
* poco útil=clumsy ; unhelpful.
* poquito a poco=little by little ; in dribs and drabs.
* por mencionar sólo unos pocos=to name but a few.
* por mencionar uno pocos=just to name a few.
* por nombrar sólo unos pocos=to name but a few.
* por nombrar unos pocos=to name a few.
* por poco dinero=cheaply.
* por poco o nada=at little or no extra cost.
* por poco tiempo=for a short time ; for a short while.
* por si era poco=for good measure.
* por si fuera poco=to boot ; for good measure ; to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off).
* prestar poca atención a=give + little thought to ; pay + little heed to.
* pretexto poco convincente=lame excuse.
* quedar poco (para)=have + a short way to go (before).
* quedar un poco=be some way off.
* quedar un poco perjudicado=be a little worse prepared ; be a little worse off.
* que ocupa poco espacio=space-saving.
* qué poco común=how odd.
* quien mucho abarca poco aprieta=bite off more than + Pronombre + can chew.
* reducirse poco a poco=dribble off.
* resultar poco fructífero=prove + unfruitful.
* roer poco a poco=eat away at.
* saber un poco de todo y mucho de nada=jack of all trades, master of none.
* sacar poco a poco=tease out.
* salir un poco perjudicado=be a little worse prepared ; be a little worse off.
* sangre poco espesa=thin blood.
* ser algo muy poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo poco común=be the exception rather than the rule.
* ser algo poco conocido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser algo poco frecuente=be a rare occurrence ; be a rare sight.
* ser algo poco sabido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser de poco valor=be of little use ; be of little value.
* ser muy poco probable=be remote.
* ser poco=be under-provided.
* ser poco agradecido=be thankless.
* ser poco eficaz=do + little.
* ser poco reconocido=be thankless.
* ser pocos=be few in number ; be small in number.
* ser un hecho poco conocido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser un hecho poco sabido que=it + be + a little known fact that.
* ser un poco bobo=be soft in the head.
* ser un poco lelo=be slow on the uptake ; be soft in the head.
* ser un poco torpe=be slow on the uptake.
* servir de poco=be of little use.
* servir de poco o nada=be of little or no avail.
* solución poco real=pie in the sky solution.
* subir poco a poco=work + Posesivo + way up.
* tener poca información=be information poor.
* tener pocas calorías=be low in calories.
* tener pocas luces=as thick as a brick ; as thick as two (short) planks ; as daft as a brush ; knucklehead.
* tener pocas posibilidades de=have + little recourse.
* tener pocas proteínas=be low in proteins.
* tener pocas vitaminas=be low in vitamins.
* tener poco mundo=be wet behind the ears ; be a bit green.
* tener poco que ver=have + little to do.
* tener poco valor=be of little value.
* todo lo bueno dura poco=all good things (must) come to an end.
* trabajo de poca monta=odd-job.
* una mujer de pocas palabras=a woman of few words.
* un hombre de pocas palabras=a man of few words.
* unos pocos elegidos=a select few.
* un poco=a bit ; somewhat ; slightly ; something of ; a little bit ; kinda [kind of] ; sorta [sort of].
* un poco áspero=roughish.
* un poco como=kind of like.
* un poco de=a measure of ; a touch (of) ; a bit of ; a piece of ; a spot of ; a splash of ; a hint of.
* un poco de tiempo=a little time.
* un poco + Nombre=a shade + Nombre.
* un poco obscuro=dusky.
* un poco perdido=a bit at sea.
* un poco rugoso=roughish.
* usado con poca frecuencia=seldom used [seldom-used].
* usuario que hace poco uso del préstamo=light borrower.
* utilizar poco=underutilise/under-utilise [underutilize/under-utilize, -USA].
* vivienda poco digna=poor housing.
* y poco más=and little more.

poco + Adjetivo
=slightly + Adjetivo ; less than + Adjetivo.
Ex: This revised chapter modified the code in keeping with the recently agreed ISBD(M), and proposed a slightly different description for monographs. Ex: Winston Churchill, Albert Einstein, and Adolph Hitler to name but three, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
poco a poco
=gradually ; piecemeal ; slowly ; incrementally ; at a snail's pace ; little by little ; bit by bit ; in dribs and drabs.
Ex: The indexing changes gradually with time, as the natural language of the documents covered by the index evolves. Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate. Ex: However, lengthy and complex consultative committees can hinder revision, and make for a slowly changing scheme. Ex: These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology. Ex: For our small academic center, we're trying to do something for free, and muddling along at a snail's pace. Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day. Ex: I love movies like that -- where slowly, gradually, bit by bit, all the characters realize that the villain was really disastrously mendacious and criminal. Ex: In any case, much of the original report has already leaked its way into the public domain, albeit in dribs and drabs.
poco abundante
(adj.)=light .
Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
poco accesible
(adj.)=unapproachable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.
poco acertado
(adj.)=clumsy ; injudicious.
Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems. Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.
poco acogedor
(adj.)=inhospitable.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
poco aconsejable
(adj.)=unwise ; inadvisable.
Ex: It may appear, at first sight, unwise to establish standards for encypherment as any publication of methods is likely to assist the intruder. Ex: Then, if videotex systems merge with other existing automated systems it would seem inadvisable to offer a system with inferior retrieval performance.
poco adecuado
(adj.)=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
Ex: In particular, some would argue that the discipline-oriented approach of such schemes is unsuited to any applications. Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision. Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
poco afortunado
(adj.)=unhappy ; ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA].
Ex: In this unhappy pattern SLIS are not being singled out for especially harsh treatment. Ex: The writer lends support to the argument that the adjective brown in Elizabethan and Jacobean English to mean 'ill-favoured' or 'ugly'.
poco agraciado
(adj.)=ill-favoured [ill-favored, -USA] ; homely .
Ex: The writer lends support to the argument that the adjective brown in Elizabethan and Jacobean English to mean 'ill-favoured' or 'ugly'. Ex: Men find the homely shape of the girl-next-door more appealing than the 'perfect' proportions of models and centrefolds, a study found.
poco amable
(adj.)=off-putting ; surly ; crusty ; unkind.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting. Ex: He perceived that his life threatened to be an interminable succession of these mortifying interviews unless he could discover a way or ways to deal with her surly and terrorizing ferocity. Ex: For this crusty author as well as for that young one having fun being famous is what matters = Tanto para este autor hosco como para aquel autor joven, ser famoso es lo que importa. Ex: The enumeration at 940.5316: Children and other noncombatants; Pacifists; Enemy sympathizers seems a little unkind, if nothing else.
poco americano
(adj.)=un-American.
Ex: McCarthy was a jingo who erroneously equated everything good with America, and everything bad with being 'un-American'.
poco amistoso
=off-putting ; unfriendly.
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting. Ex: These messages were examined for 'friendly' features, such as politeness, specificity, constructiveness and helpfulness, and for 'unfriendly' features, like the use of cryptic codes or vocabulary, or language which users might find threatening, domineering, or emotive.
poco antes de + Fecha
=shortly before + Fecha.
Ex: There are no arrangement fees and there is no formal commitment until contract signature, which is normally shortly before the date of each disbursement.
poco apreciado
(adj.)=unappreciated.
Ex: Librarians trained in developed countries face severe psychological problems on their return to their resource-starved home countries where librarianship is a low-status, poorly-regarded, unappreciated profession.
poco apropiado
(adj.)=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
Ex: In particular, some would argue that the discipline-oriented approach of such schemes is unsuited to any applications. Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision. Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
poco apto
(adj.)=inapt.
Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
poco arriesgado
(adj.)=low-risk.
Ex: In both these cases, what is needed is the ability to provide a low-risk acces method.
poco asequible
(adj.)=unapproachable.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Wild beasts and unapproachable bogs'.
poco atractivo
(adj.)=off-putting ; unattractive ; unglamorous ; uninviting ; unappealing ; homely .
Ex: Some children are prepared to patronize the shop, and use it in quite a different way, when they find the library (however well run) stuffy or off-putting. Ex: The simplest KWIC indexes are unattractive and tedious to scan owing to their physical format and typeface. Ex: The administrator will be more than repaid by high staff morale for all the trouble-shooting and unglamorous behind-the-scenes planning. Ex: A public libary's site communicates at two levels: as a site for the building and as a qualification of the site as far/near, accessible/inaccessible, inviting/uninviting, etc. Ex: In addition, it is pointed out that tourists often have a strange fascination for tragic, macabre or other equally unappealing historical sights. Ex: Men find the homely shape of the girl-next-door more appealing than the 'perfect' proportions of models and centrefolds, a study found.
poco atrevido
(adj.)=unadventurous.
Ex: With some notable exceptions, the scope of exhibitions has tended to be unadventurous, focusing especially on the graphic and book arts because of their obvious relevance in a library environment.
poco audaz
(adj.)=unadventurous.
Ex: With some notable exceptions, the scope of exhibitions has tended to be unadventurous, focusing especially on the graphic and book arts because of their obvious relevance in a library environment.
poco aventurero
(adj.)=unadventurous.
Ex: With some notable exceptions, the scope of exhibitions has tended to be unadventurous, focusing especially on the graphic and book arts because of their obvious relevance in a library environment.
poco cabelleroso
(adj.)=ungentlemanlike.
Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.
poco científico
(adj.)=hit-or-miss ; unscientific.
Ex: There may be many excellent community information services whose praises have gone unsung and it may seem that my choice has been based on a rather hit-or-miss method. Ex: Despite relatively 'unscientific' methods, useful data were collected on reading habits and use of stock and a noteworthy, albeit insufficient, curb has been placed on periodicals expenditure.
poco claro
(adj.)=confusing ; fuzzy ; indistinct ; obscure ; unclear ; untidy ; hazy ; inconclusive ; slurred ; clouded ; blurry ; undistinguished ; uncleared ; indistinctive ; bleary .
Ex: The nature of the compilation of the code led to rather little consensus, and many alternative rules, which together made the code rather confusing. Ex: This is a rather fuzzy basis for establishing subject headings, but fuzziness is not the guidelines only fault. Ex: The typescript will be fuzzy and indistinct without the smooth, firm surface which the backing sheet offers. Ex: Examples are generally poor or obscure (often in Latin or German). Ex: Ambiguous words, and terms whose meaning is otherwise unclear, should be avoided. Ex: This system is designed to intrepret bank telexes, converting untidy natural language texts into standard-form records in a database. Ex: While our vision of our readers is hazy and our interests in them nil, then criticism must be either trivial or irrelevant. Ex: A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied. Ex: One should answer the telephone clearly and pleasantly -- not in a bored voice or in slurred haste. Ex: The article 'The clouded crystal ball and the library profession' explains how the concepts of knowledge utilisation and information brokering are beginning to have an impact on the definition of the librarian's role. Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry. Ex: Added entries and references should not be made for undistinguished titles, subtitles, etc., or for inversions of titles. Ex: Its relation to cognitive impairment is as yet uncleared. Ex: This research suggests that people are threatened by categorizations that portray them as too distinctive or too indistinctive. Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
poco colaborador
(adj.)=unresponsive.
Ex: A class may be keen, alert, contributive, except for one child who is withdrawn, distracted, unresponsive.
poco comercial
(adj.)=uncommercial.
Ex: University presses were founded specifically to meet the intellectual demand for valuable scholarship, even whenthat demand is uncommercial.
poco competitivo
(adj.)=uncompetitive.
Ex: The uncompetitive English book trade at the end of the seventeenth century imported twice as many books as it was able to sell abroad.
poco complicado
=uncomplicated ; uncomplicatedly.
Ex: It is an example of an uncomplicated but practical and successful artificial intelligence application. Ex: Children which lack reading experience should be presented with a sequence of shorter, very directly told, and uncomplicatedly structured books, rather than with denser and more subtle texts.
poco comprensivo
(adj.)=unsympathetic.
Ex: But of its four sentences, the third was so determined to present a grammatically structured metaphor for its meaning that it dazzled my eye, never mind my already unsympathetic brain.
poco comunicativo
(adj.)=uncommunicative ; reserved.
Ex: He was standing in front of me, small, lithe, myopic, shy, uncommunicative, vulnerable. Ex: Male librarians believed the public's image of themselves to be more submissive, meek, nervous, effeminate, reserved, following, subdued and less approachable, athletic, and attractive than the undergraduate sample actually saw them.
poco común
(adj.)=rare ; unfamiliar ; unusual ; uncommon ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
Ex: In practice critical abstracts are rare, and certainly do not usually feature in published secondary services. Ex: We are used to background noise in air conditioned buildings but the introduction of additional and unfamiliar sounds from AV equipment may be disturbing. Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given. Ex: Early woodcut initials, coats of arms, etc., were sometimes made from wood cut across the grain, but the use of end-grain blocks remained uncommon until the later eighteenth century. Ex: He developed an alternative and unordinary way of talking about out thoughts. Ex: In the past, there was a tendency to label a person as abnormal simply because he or she possessed traits that were considered out of the ordinary.
poco confortable
(adj.)=uncomfortable.
Ex: And making matters worse, this uncomfortable group sat in a suburban sitting-room flooded with afternoon sunlight like dutifully polite guests at a formal coffee party.
poco conocido
(adj.)=obscure ; little known.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors. Ex: Coleridge-Taylor died tragically early, leaving behind a wealth of little known music.
poco convencido
(adj.)=unconvinced.
Ex: Many educators still remain unconvinced of the value of school libraries in the school.
poco convencional
(adj.)=unconventional.
Ex: As library director he wanted to open the public library to as many social groups as possible, not least by organising many, often unconventional, events.
poco convincente
(adj.)=unconvincing ; inconclusive ; pat ; feeble.
Ex: This text contains its share of irrelevant allusions included by authors 'to add artistic verisimilitude to a bald and otherwise unconvincing narrative', to quote another favourite source. Ex: A considerable literature exists on the empirical validity of Lotka's law; however, these studies are mainly incomparable and inconclusive, owing to substantial differences in the analytical methods applied. Ex: When challenged about their crimes, many offenders provide pat justifications. Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'.
poco convincentemente
=unconvincingly.
Ex: She argues - cleverly but unconvincingly - that environmental concerns can develop only out of economic comfort, & that curbing economic growth is not compatible with preserving the environment.
poco correcto
(adj.)=ungentlemanlike.
Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.
poco cortés
(adj.)=impolite ; ungentlemanlike.
Ex: All subjects completed a four-page questionnaire in which they rated Americans on six bipolar adjective dimensions: friendly/unfriendly, polite/impolite, industrious/lazy, religious/anti-religious, generous/stingy, and patriotic/not patriotic. Ex: An analysis of their usage by readers of both sexes revealed some unbecoming sexist attitudes and some ungentlemanlike behaviour.
poco culto
(adj.)=unenlightened.
Ex: It beggars belief that the liberals view the golly as a racist artefact of unenlightened times.
poco cálido
(adj.)=lukewarm.
Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.
poco cívico
(adj.)=uncivic.
Ex: They found that a clear line could be drawn between civic and `uncivic' regions - and that `public affairs are more successfully ordered' in the former.
poco decidido
(adj.)=half-hearted [halfhearted].
Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best.
poco definido
(adj.)=blurry ; bleary .
Ex: On the other hand, a distinction that was thought to be quite clear turns out to be rather blurry. Ex: Her eyes were dry and her head bleary from spending all week totally consumed with work.
poco denso
(adj.)=rarefied.
Ex: More serious is the objection that this scheme would involve putting the film inside a vacuum chamber, for electron beams behave normally only in such a rarefied environment.
poco deportivo
(adj.)=unsportsmanlike.
Ex: First, if you're one of those players who think that sandbagging is unsportsmanlike, then you don't fully understand the nature of poker.
poco después
=soon afterwards ; shortly afterwards ; shortly after ; not long after.
Ex: Soon afterwards he got up and wanted to attack me again. Ex: Participants should be presenting resources that are already available when they make their presentations, or will be available shortly afterwards. Ex: The latest abridged edition, the eleventh, was published in 1979, shortly after DC19 on which it is based. Ex: Not long after Joshua returned, bright and cheery, and as hungry as a hunter after his long drive.
poco después (de)
=soon after (that) ; shortly after.
Ex: Rapid electrical counting appeared soon after the physicists found it desirable to count cosmic rays. Ex: The latest abridged edition, the eleventh, was published in 1979, shortly after DC19 on which it is based.
poco después de que
=shortly after.
Ex: The latest abridged edition, the eleventh, was published in 1979, shortly after DC19 on which it is based.
poco diestro
(adj.)=poor-ability.
Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.
poco diplomático
(adj.)=indiscreet.
Ex: Palma, described by many as an indiscreet braggart, told people at the gun range that the group was preparing for clandestine trips to Cuba.
poco dispuesto
(adj.)=disinclined.
Ex: Many librarians are disinclined to make the necessary effort to collect statistics.
poco dispuesto a colaborar
(adj.)=uncooperative.
Ex: Similarly, a class that has been involved in a telling-off for any one of the myriad trivial transgressions their flesh is heir to can arrive at the next lesson aggressively uncooperative or giggly.
poco ducho en las nuevas tecnologías
(adj.)=technologically challenged.
Ex: The author divides staff into 2 groups: 'baby boomers' (born 1946-1961) who grew up assuming full and secure employment but tend now to be technologically challenged; and 'baby busters' (born 1965-1975) who tend to be technological savants and are taking over the leadership from the older generation of librarians.
poco económico
(adj.)=uneconomical.
Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
poco edificante
(adj.)=unedifying.
Ex: Such animalistic images are unedifying to all but the most unabashed hedonist.
poco efectivo
(adj.)=ineffectual.
Ex: A perusal of book reviews shows that many parental figures fall into one of two categories -- ineffectual or antagonistic.
poco eficaz
(adj.)=non-efficient.
Ex: These difficulties are of such a magnitude that the use of law in international situations becomes non-efficient.
poco elegante
=inelegant ; awkward ; dowdy .
Ex: An interesting compromise is to use a Uniterm system to start with, transferring to peek-a-boo when, using an inelegant but expressive phrase, the 'bugs' have been ironed out. Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try. Ex: This article shows how the dowdy and boring image of the stereotypical librarian as presented in fiction, taints the portrayal of all who work in libraries.
poco embarazoso
(adj.)=unembarrassing.
Ex: If there must be formal introductions and votes of thanks, at least see that there are no lengthy public speeches that pre-empt the visitor's reason for being there at all, and that matters are kept as unembarrassing as possible.
poco entusiasta
(adj.)=half-hearted [halfhearted] ; lukewarm.
Ex: Yet the response from government has been half-hearted at best. Ex: His performance received lukewarm reviews from the press but ovations from the audience.
poco envidiable
(adj.)=unenviable.
Ex: Collection and preservation of records is an expensive pursuit and the task of persuading cost conscious business firms that they ought to preserve their records is an unenviable one.
poco estable
(adj.)=unsettled ; unsound.
Ex: In this unsettled atmosphere, it is not surprising that enthusiasm for membership of the Community should tail off. Ex: This argument is unsound because it is invalid, regardless of whether the premises are actually true.
poco estimulador
(adj.)=unchallenging.
Ex: This article describes a study of stress conducted in a university library using the following categories: workload; schedule and workday; feeling pulled and tugged; physical facilities; unchallenging work; and miscellaneous.
poco estimulante
(adj.)=unexciting ; uninspiring ; unmoving.
Ex: The author argues that the advantages for higher education are unclear, and rather unexciting. Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale. Ex: The outcome is strangely unmoving.
poco estricto
(adj.)=lax.
Ex: This article reports briefly how lax security is threatening the credibility of the Internet.
poco estético
(adj.)=unaesthetic.
Ex: I defy anybody to say that the entries using full ISBD punctuation are in any way confusing, unattractive, unaesthetic, or whatever.
poco evidente
(adj.)=unnoticed ; unnoted.
Ex: By retrieving and bringing together these two literatures, that implicit unstated, and perhaps unnoticed hypothesis becomes apparent. Ex: This approach draws attention to hitherto unnoted relationships among concepts.
poco exigente
(adj.)=untaxing ; undemanding.
Ex: At other times they may be doing nothing else but relax: passing the time in a pleasant if untaxing recreation. Ex: This very absence of quality is what makes these books attractive to children, not just because they are easy to read, undemanding, untaxing, but because the simplistic plots and characters leave children free to embroider and enrich the stories in their own way as they read.
poco favorable
(adj.)=unpromising.
Ex: If good buildings are erected, even in unpromising neighbourhoods, the subsequent social benefits and positive political responses may restore libraries to the eminence they once enjoyed.
poco favorecedor
(adj.)=unflattering.
Ex: In the light of the current unflattering stereotyped image of librarians, the author suggests that more research is needed to provide data to profile 'the American librarian of the 1990s'.
poco fiable
(adj.)=unreliable ; undependable ; flaky [flakey].
Ex: Programme titles in this category were discovered to be very unreliable as indicators of likely programme content. Ex: Mearns warns us, 'Recollection is treacherous; it is usually too broad or too narrow for another's use; and what is more serious, it is frequently undependable and worn and feeble'. Ex: Wireless networks are going to be flaky; that's just inevitable.
poco firme
(adj.)=tenuous ; rocky .
Ex: We have another possibility that is exciting, though still tenuous. Ex: The English is a little rocky on this lovely web site but we have it on good word that the original French is très bien.
poco flexible
(adj.)=monolithic ; inelastic.
Ex: Classical bookform and card catalogs are monolithic arrangements of entries, completely dehumanized in the sense that they cannot respond to individual persons as individuals. Ex: Problems include: high cost of paper and printing supplies; high capital investment required; small and inelastic markets; low literacy = Los problemas incluyen: alto coste del papel y del material de papelería, gran inversión de capital, mercados pequeños y poco flexibles y bajo nivel de alfabetización.
poco frecuente
(adj.)=infrequent.
Ex: With few questions and infrequent use it would be more sensible and effective to direct effort into searching, rather than strive for perfection in indexing.
poco fructífero
(adj.)=unfruitful.
Ex: Unfruitful lines of enquiry are dropped and new and more promising search terms are introduced as the search progresses.
poco gratificante
=unrewarding ; unsatisfying.
Ex: In its first 2-3 years the centre concentrated on individual inventors, but found this unrewarding. Ex: The study focuses specifically on questions asked about why the respondents chose library work, and what they found satisfying or unsatisfying about their current jobs.
poco grato
(adj.)=unwelcome.
Ex: The faithful adherents of the ideology of the finding catalog were determined to combat the unwelcome intrusion of Panizzi's scheme before the Royal Commission.
poco habitual
(adj.)=unaccustomed.
Ex: He bombards the viewer with pleasurable visual information about the 17th century and makes one feel quite giddy with the unaccustomed grandiosity of it all.
poco halagador
(adj.)=unflattering.
Ex: In the light of the current unflattering stereotyped image of librarians, the author suggests that more research is needed to provide data to profile 'the American librarian of the 1990s'.
poco halagüeño
(adj.)=unflattering.
Ex: In the light of the current unflattering stereotyped image of librarians, the author suggests that more research is needed to provide data to profile 'the American librarian of the 1990s'.
poco hospitalario
(adj.)=inhospitable.
Ex: As energies became directed to less abstract matters working men began to see libraries as undemocratic and inhospitable institutions.
poco hábil
(adj.)=poor-ability.
Ex: The author evaluates the effectiveness of 'sidenotes' designed to improve reading comprehension and foster self-independence among poor-ability readers.
poco idóneo
(adj.)=unsuited ; unsuitable ; inapt.
Ex: In particular, some would argue that the discipline-oriented approach of such schemes is unsuited to any applications. Ex: Errors such as indexers assigning unsuitable terms to concepts, or relationships being omitted, will affect precision. Ex: It is contended that biases that promote inaptness, in the areas of policy, organization, practice, research, & evaluation, have contributed to the proliferation & perpetuation of inapt services.
poco iluminado
(adj.)=dimly illuminated.
Ex: Cattle, pigs and sheep have a tendency to move more easily from a dimly illuminated area to a more brightly illuminated area.
poco imaginativo
(adj.)=unimaginative.
Ex: The author suggests ways in which publishers can improve their book marketing which at present tends to be staid, out of date and unimaginative.
poco importante
(adj.)=menial ; small-time.
Ex: The librarians too often fall prey to laziness by refusing to perform less academic and more menial tasks = Con demasiada frecuencia los bibliotecas son víctimas de la pereza negándose a realizar tareas más insignificantes y menos académicas. Ex: From small-time stick-ups to vengeful bloodbaths, they become insatiable predators without scruples.
poco impresionado
(adj.)=unimpressed.
Ex: People are unimpressed so far with the campaigns of the two Democrats battling it out for the nomination.
poco informativo
(adj.)=uninformative.
Ex: These additional terms can be used to eliminate the problems of uninformative or misleading titles.
poco intelectual
(adj.)=lowbrow [low-brow].
Ex: These shows were vehemently dismissed by critics as middlebrow and lowbrow kitsch.
poco inteligente
(adj.)=unintelligent.
Ex: Hurling emotional and unintelligent missives to those who may be vulnerable is tantamount to 'mental abuse' or 'bullying'.
poco intenso
(adj.)=light .
Ex: Light use of library information resources raises the concern that students are developing an inadequate base of retrieval skills for finding information on new procedures, diseases and drugs.
poco interesante
(adj.)=dull ; jackdaw ; uninteresting ; uninspiring ; unremarkable.
Ex: These librarians are given Haykin upon the day of their arrival and are expected to read the entire dull document and use it as a guideline in establishing subject headings. Ex: The contrast between the fine feathers of these superb bindings and their jackdaw contents is often quaint. Ex: There is no such thing on earth as an uninteresting subject; the only thing that can exist is an uninterested person. Ex: Though the novel begins like a house ablaze, it later thickens slightly into an acceptable if uninspiring finale. Ex: This dish, billed as the house specialty, was just an unremarkable griddled steak topped with some green bell peppers and green onions.
poco juicioso
(adj.)=injudicious.
Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious.
poco justificado
(adj.)=ill-justified.
Ex: Unfortunately, he supports President Bush's extravagances in his ill-named war on terror and ill-justified invasion of Iraq.
poco listo
(adj.)=underprepared.
Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
poco maduro
(adj.)=underripe.
Ex: Underripe and overripe melons had as much as 20% less lycopene than fully ripe melons, with maturity effects dependent on the variety.
poco mantenimiento
(n.)=low maintenance.
Ex: The main design goals are low maintenance, efficiency, transparency and robustness.
poco materialista
(adj.)=unworldly.
Ex: Love, by its very nature, is unworldly, and it is for this reason rather than its rarity that it is not only apolitical but anti-political.
poco memorable
(adj.)=forgettable.
Ex: The series can easily be described as forgettable and vastly undistinguished.
poco mundano
(adj.)=unwordly.
Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation.
poco más
=little else.
Ex: Without dedication, little else will be achieved.
poco natural
(adj.)=unnatural ; stilted.
Ex: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken. Ex: His eccentricity was stilted and contrived.
poco normal
(adj.)=unnatural ; unordinary ; out of the ordinary.
Ex: Hence, 'capitalism' is thought to have naturally emerged once the 'unnatural' fetters of feudalism were broken. Ex: He developed an alternative and unordinary way of talking about out thoughts. Ex: In the past, there was a tendency to label a person as abnormal simply because he or she possessed traits that were considered out of the ordinary.
poco novedoso
(adj.)=trite.
Ex: At the risk of sounding trite and a bit naive, I'd like to remind this group that the ISBD was also called, not for the cataloger's benefit, but as an international tool of bibliographic description.
poco nítido
(adj.)=untidy.
Ex: This system is designed to intrepret bank telexes, converting untidy natural language texts into standard-form records in a database.
poco original
(adj.)=unoriginal.
Ex: Their terminology is confusing and unrealistic, and the ideas about education for librarianship are fanciful but unoriginal.
poco ortodoxo
(adj.)=unorthodox.
Ex: Librarians are being urged to become more imaginative and less afraid of unorthodox ideas.
poco poblado
(adj.)=thinly populated.
Ex: Powys is a very large, thinly populated, mountainous county in Wales where the archive office was established only in 1990.
poco preparado
(adj.)=underprepared.
Ex: They may be unfocused, underprepared, and not of a frame of mind to devote time and thoughtful energy to library research.
poco probable
=unlikely ; far-fetched [farfetched].
Ex: This has led to some unlikely liaisons. Ex: If the situation arises in Britain as in the United States, where there is a proliferation of TV channels, and many local television stations, then it is perhaps not too far-fetched to imagine some of these transmitting either specialized or local teletext information.
poco productivo
(adj.)=unproductive.
Ex: Miss Visser comments that she underwent extensive training in preparation for automation, but feels that training given at too early a stage is unproductive.
poco profesional
(adj.)=amateurish ; unprofessional.
Ex: The current practice of promotion and projection of public library services tends to be amateurish, piecemeal, unsustained and difficult to evaluate. Ex: It was not explained why it was considered unprofessional for an experienced reference librarian to do the same at a much higher level.
poco profundo
(adj.)=shallow .
Ex: Overall, a shallow view of life will produce a shallow penetration into experience.
poco prometedor
(adj.)=bleak ; unpromising.
Ex: The projections of qualified manpower into the year 2000 are bleak for personnel based industries. Ex: If good buildings are erected, even in unpromising neighbourhoods, the subsequent social benefits and positive political responses may restore libraries to the eminence they once enjoyed.
poco provechoso
(adj.)=fruitless ; unrewarding.
Ex: It is fruitless trying to revise the subjects represented in a scheme, unless a notation can be appended to any new or modified subjects. Ex: In its first 2-3 years the centre concentrated on individual inventors, but found this unrewarding.
poco prudente
(adj.)=ill-advised ; ill-judged.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures. Ex: The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.
poco práctico
(adj.)=impractical ; awkward.
Ex: In a real library situation you would, of course, have the documents themselves but this is impractical in a course of this nature. Ex: Access is impaired by archaic, awkward, or simply strange headings that most normal persons would never look for on their first try.
poco pulido
(adj.)=unpolished.
Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
poco razonable
(adj.)=unreasonable.
Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book.
poco realista
(adj.)=unrealistic ; unreal ; unwordly ; way out in/of left field ; airy-fairy.
Ex: This may be an unrealistic expectation. Ex: Once an early proponent of cyberspace he now argues that computer networks offer an unreal universe luring people to waste their time on earth. Ex: There exist sets of duality in this philosophy; body versus soul, worldly versus unworldly and life versus salvation. Ex: From this chance observation, Kazantsev drew two conclusions: one dead on target, the other, way out in left field. Ex: Home Secretary David Blunkett says an 'airy fairy, libertarian' view of the world is no good for fighting terrorism.
poco recomendable
(adj.)=inadvisable.
Ex: Then, if videotex systems merge with other existing automated systems it would seem inadvisable to offer a system with inferior retrieval performance.
poco refinado
(adj.)=unrefined ; unpolished.
Ex: The main list of index terms is the core of the thesaurus and can be expected to feature in any thesaurus however elementary or unrefined. Ex: It seems too rush, too unpolished to be a final product.
poco rentable
(adj.)=uneconomical.
Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
poco representativo
(adj.)=unrepresentative.
Ex: Critics claimed that DC was being distorted to satisfy the extreme views of an unrepresentative group.
poco romántico
(adj.)=unromantic.
Ex: Very common among young people is the belief that taken precautions in advance of intercourse is cold, calculating and unromantic.
poco sabido
(adj.)=little known.
Ex: Coleridge-Taylor died tragically early, leaving behind a wealth of little known music.
poco saludable
(adj.)=unwholesome ; insalubrious ; unhealthy.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell. Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living . Ex: I would venture to guess that he would have characterized these suggestions as the eructation of unhealthy souls'.
poco sano
(adj.)=unwholesome ; insalubrious.
Ex: The text raises the possibility that there might be something unwholesome in the Buddhist obsession with hell. Ex: Specific actions are those which are intended to reinforce the fight against specific medical conditions related to insalubrious living .
poco seguro
(adj.)=dicey .
Ex: Predicting the future is dicey.
poco sensato
(adj.)=ill-advised ; injudicious ; ill-judged.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures. Ex: The author concludes that, although valuable CAL resources had been produced during both projects, over reliance on email is injudicious. Ex: The announcement has been criticised by the Institute of Physics, which said the university was making a 'precipitous and ill-judged' move.
poco sentimental
(adj.)=unsentimental.
Ex: Books which portray these self-same tasks in an unsentimental, believable way, can influence the manner in which girls cope with similar personal experiences.
poco serio
(adj.)=flippant.
Ex: I don't want to sound flippant or disrespectful, but I can't imagine us being able to defend or justify our present collection development policy.
poco sincero
(adj.)=insincere.
Ex: There is a point when participation may become mere meddling and insincere.
poco sistemático
(adj.)=sloppy .
Ex: Even the best abstractors and indexers may be subject to sloppy practices and grammatical indiscretions from time to time.
poco social
(adj.)=unsocial.
Ex: Social order is maintained through the concern of individuals for their reputations, which suffer if they are unsocial.
poco sofisticado
(adj.)=elementary ; unsophisticated ; corn-fed.
Ex: If we were to seek to index or retrieve documents on this subjects, we could start by recognising that this subject contains four separate elementary or unit concepts. Ex: Here is a clear indication of the extent, during the eighteenth century, to which the unsophisticated reader lagged behind his middle class compatriots = Aquí tenemos una clara indicación del grado en el que, durante el siglo dieciocho, el lector normal iba por detrás de sus compatriotas de clase media. Ex: The Wizard, played by Joel Grey, is a smooth-talking dumbbell who admits he is 'a corn-fed hick' and 'one of your dime-a-dozen mediocrities'.
poco sólido
(adj.)=insubstantial ; unsound.
Ex: The spectre that has been raised of reference librarians as the handloom weavers of the library revolution by the turn of the century is as insubstantial as the prediction fifty years ago that the coming of radio meant the death sentence for gramophone records. Ex: This argument is unsound because it is invalid, regardless of whether the premises are actually true.
poco tiempo
(n.)=short while ; short time ; little time.
Ex: In a library, as elsewhere, users expect to have to wait a short while at least for an answer. Ex: Sit where numerous momentary distractions constantly interrupt your attention and even the most willing reader will feel like giving up after a short time. Ex: If these climate changes come abruptly, she worries that the continent will be left with little time to mitigate the impact.
poco tiempo después
=shortly afterwards.
Ex: Participants should be presenting resources that are already available when they make their presentations, or will be available shortly afterwards.
poco tradicional
(adj.)=untraditional.
Ex: Despite economic cuts, the impression American library workers give is one of optimism and desire to try untraditional ways of solving economic problems.
poco unido
=loosely knit.
Ex: This article describes the activities of the Bandwidth Conservation Society, a loosely knit group dedicated to speeding up the World Wide Web and saving valuable bandwidth.
poco uniforme
(adj.)=patchy .
Ex: The retrospective bibliographic control mechanism is somewhat patchy but there are some large scale works.
poco usado
(adj.)=little-used.
Ex: How do we ensure that unused or little-used collections will be used, or should we even worry about them?.
poco usual
(adj.)=unusual.
Ex: If the book has an unusual shape then both the height and the width of the book will be given.
poco ético
(adj.)=unethical.
Ex: Librarians are more likely than vendors to engage in unethical behaviour.
poco útil
(adj.)=clumsy ; unhelpful.
Ex: Such solutions after repeated application cause the catalog to become a clumsy, inefficient tool, and serve only to compound future problems. Ex: If you pause to think of all the form concepts you will soon realize that this policy would result in a massive and uneconomical number of rather unhelpful index entries.
pocos
(adj.)=few .
Ex: Incentives to earn more than a living were few, and if a man could get his bread by less than a whole week's work, he might well take the rest of the time off.
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* con cara de pocos amigos=grim-faced.
* todos excepto unos pocos=all but a few.
* todos menos unos pocos=all but a few.

poda
(n.)=pruning.
Ex: One cannot help wondering if they would have caused so much dissension if they had not been associated with the over-enthusiastic pruning mentioned above.
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* recortes de la poda=yard trimmings ; garden trimmings.

podador
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* podadora de setos=hedge trimmer.

podadora de setos
(n.)=hedge trimmer.
Ex: As with many tools, the 'buy only what you need when you need it' adage holds true for hedge trimmers.
podar
(v.)=prune ; cut back ; pollard.
Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
Ex: Once the fronds have given off their spores, they die and can be cut back.
Ex: Without pollarding, these trees would grow to be much too large for their location.

podcast
(n.)=podcast.
Ex: This is a podcast for anyone and everyone to vent their feelings about anything they want.

poder + Infinitivo
(v.)=succeed in + Gerundio.
Ex: This risk I gladly accept in the hope that I have succeeded in bringing to your notice the fact that there is an ailment here, however indifferent my diagnosis may have been, and by provoking thought on the matter.
poder adquisitivo
(n.)=spending power ; purchasing power ; buying power.
Ex: More periodicals, and more expensive periodicals are chasing customers with reduced spending power. Ex: It is vital that librarians manage effectively the allocation of the materials budget and the development of the collections as the purchasing power of the materials budget declines. Ex: Despite the decline in the general rate of inflation, the buying power of libraries has continued to dwindle = A pesar del descenso de la tasa general de inflación, el poder adquisitivo de las bibliotecas ha continuado descendiendo.
poder colectivo
(n.)=collective power.
Ex: Nowhere is the principle of strength in numbers more apparent than in the collective power of microbes.
poder contar con
(v.)=be there for + Pronombre ; be there for + Pronombre.
Ex: So, even if one of them falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always there for us. Ex: So, even if one of them falls off of the information food chain in some way, the others will be always there for us.
poder curativo
(n.)=healing power.
Ex: This paper discusses the healing power of reading.
poder dar Algo por perdido
(v.)=be as good as lost.
Ex: After all, if you cannot find a photo once it's been archived then it's as good as lost.
poder de atracción
(n.)=drawing power.
Ex: Nearly all librarians were enthusiastic about the drawing power of public access computers in spite of the drawbacks such as theft, noise and crowding.
poder de curación
(n.)=healing power.
Ex: This paper discusses the healing power of reading.
poder de discriminación
(n.)=discretion.
Ex: Any guidance concerning style and content must be elastic enough to permit the abstractor to use his discretion to achieve a good abstract.
poder de enganche
(n.)=holding power.
Ex: While both critics and proponents of educational computing attest to the holding power of digital technologies, fundamental questions are raised by this power to attract the young.
poder de negociación
(n.)=bargaining power.
Ex: The rightholders would get a standardised fee even where they have no bargaining power to market their rights individually.
poder de representación
(n.)=power of representation.
Ex: Music has no concepts, it lacks images; it has no power of representation, it has no relation to the world.
poder de retención
(n.)=holding power.
Ex: While both critics and proponents of educational computing attest to the holding power of digital technologies, fundamental questions are raised by this power to attract the young.
poder del estado
(n.)=state power.
Ex: He presents an analysis of state power & the alleged masculinization of authority in general, followed by a discussion of the feminization of government in Australia in the 1970s.
poder divino
(n.)=divine power.
Ex: Same here. I mean, I personally think that there is some divine power somewhere.
poder económico
(n.)=economic leverage.
Ex: Large Japanese firms have the economic leverage to buy US data base producers.
poder ejecutivo
(n.)=chief executive ; executive arm ; executive power.
Ex: Apply this rule to legislative enactments and decrees of a political jurisdiction and decrees of a chief executive having the force of law. Ex: The third group of documents reflects the Commission's role as the executive arm of the Community. Ex: Most college librarians have inadequate executive powers and this has adverse effects onthe quality of library services in the colleges.
poder ejecutivo, el
=Executive, the.
Ex: Granting the Executive the power to torture people and jail them indefinitely, without meaningful judicial review, is like playing with fire.
poder estatal
(n.)=state power.
Ex: He presents an analysis of state power & the alleged masculinization of authority in general, followed by a discussion of the feminization of government in Australia in the 1970s.
poder imperial
(n.)=imperial power.
Ex: The US should come out openly and say to the world, 'We are the only imperial power, and we're going to rule you, and if you don't like it you can lump it'.
poder judicial
(n.)=judicial arm ; judicial system.
Ex: The judicial arm of the European Communities is the Court of Justice. Ex: The entire judicial system is under reform.
poder judicial, el
=judiciary, the.
Ex: This article examines, through a discussion of Provincial legislation and relevant case law, how the Canadian judiciary has defined unauthorised practice and whether reference librarians who dispense legal information contravene the law.
poder legal
(n.)=statutory power.
Ex: All four types of libraries relate either directly or indirectly to one national authority with statutory powers -- the Department of Education and Science.
poder legislativo
(n.)=legislative power ; legislative arm.
Ex: The European Parliament does not have the same legislative powers as a national parliament. Ex: Teachers may use a variety of participatory activities to stimulate students' interest in the legislative arm of American government.
poder mágico
(n.)=magical power ; magic power.
Ex: It is difficult to explain the seductive, suggestive, 'magical' power of images anthropologically. Ex: By the magic power of art, lead and mud have been turned into gold.
poder notarial
(n.)=power of attorney.
Ex: A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.
poder político
(n.)=political power.
Ex: The control function is, in these cases, not one exercised by the bibliographer but by a political power much superior.
poder presidencial
(n.)=presidential power.
Ex: The Machiavellian trajectory of presidential power jeapordizes American constitutionalism and undermines national security interests.
poder público
(n.)=public power ; public authority.
Ex: This article discusses several specific instances of abuses of public power that involved a questionable relationship between the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and various universities during the McCarthy period. Ex: The Fund provides grant aid to infrastructure projects which are already being financed, in whole or part, by public authorities in the country concerned.
poder remunerativo
(n.)=earning power ; earning capacity.
Ex: However, women's lack of substantial earning power in the labour market, accounts for much of the poverty endured by single-parent families headed by women. Ex: A person with good earning capacity and listening capacity and understanding capacity is called successfull person.
poder sobrenatural
(n.)=supernatural power.
Ex: According to most superstitions, witches were said to acquire their supernatural powers through a pact with the Devil.
poder utilizarse
(v.)=be usable.
Ex: Consider film of the same thickness as paper, although thinner film will certainly be usable.
poder^1
(n.)=force ; strength ; power ; leverage ; authority ; clout ; might ; muscle power ; power of attorney ; sway ; physical strength.
Ex: Her reason admitted the force of his arguments, but her instinct opposed it.
Ex: The strength of the acetone rinsing on the strength of the paper is investigated, and its efficiency in removing NM2P is also examined using gas liquid chromatography.
Ex: She added that she felt sorry for the assistant because he had so little power.
Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.
Ex: One of the great virtues of networking is that it democratizes access to information and access to authority.
Ex: IT executives would like to see their role in the organization elevated, giving them more 'clout', stature and visibility.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
Ex: Their development, particularly for replacing human muscle power, has been in parallel with that of information technology, but largely independent of it.
Ex: A power of attorney is a legal instrument that is used to delegate legal authority to another.
Ex: During this period Africa was influenced by external forces as the Islamic states of the north extended their sway south.
Ex: Physical strength will affect how much weight you can lift and how much work you can do.
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* abusar del poder=lord over ; lord it over.
* abuso de poder=abuse of power.
* altas esferas del poder, las=echelons of power, the.
* ansias de poder=love of power.
* ansioso de poder=power-hungry.
* asumir poder=assume + power.
* ceder las riendas del poder=hand over + the reins of power.
* círculo de poder=circle of power.
* clase adinerada y con poder, la=rich and powerful, the.
* con ansias de poder=power-hungry.
* conceder poderes=give + powers.
* con hambre de poder=power-hungry.
* con poder=powerful.
* con sed de poder=power-hungry.
* control del poder=hold on power.
* dar poderes=give + powers.
* dejar sin poder=disempower.
* división de poderes=division of powers.
* ejercer poder=wield + power ; exercise + power.
* el dinero es poder=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* en el poder=in office.
* equilibrio de poder=balance of power.
* estructura de poder=power structure.
* frecuentar los pasillos del poder=stalk + the corridors of power.
* gente de poder=wielders of power ; powerful people.
* gobierno en el poder=ruling government.
* grupo de poder=power group.
* hambriento de poder=power-hungry.
* igualdad de poder=parity of power.
* inversión de poderes=power reversal.
* jerarquía de poder=scalar chain.
* llevar al poder=bring + Nombre + to power.
* los poderes fáticos=the powers-that-be.
* los que detentan el poder=the powers-that-be.
* lucha de poderes=power struggle.
* lucha por el poder=power struggle.
* luchar de poderes=battle of wills.
* partido en el poder, el=ruling party, the.
* pasar las riendas del poder a=hand + the reins over to.
* pasillos del poder, los=corridors of power, the.
* perder poder=lose + power.
* pérdida de poder=disempowerment.
* poder adquisitivo=spending power ; purchasing power ; buying power.
* poder colectivo=collective power.
* poder curativo=healing power.
* poder de atracción=drawing power.
* poder de curación=healing power.
* poder de discriminación=discretion.
* poder de enganche=holding power.
* poder del estado=state power.
* poder de negociación=bargaining power.
* poder de representación=power of representation.
* poder de retención=holding power.
* poder divino=divine power.
* poder económico=economic leverage.
* poder ejecutivo=chief executive ; executive arm ; executive power.
* poder ejecutivo, el=Executive, the.
* poderes síquicos=psychic powers.
* poder estatal=state power.
* poder imperial=imperial power.
* poder judicial=judicial arm ; judicial system.
* poder judicial, el=judiciary, the.
* poder legal=statutory power.
* poder legislativo=legislative power ; legislative arm.
* poder mágico=magical power ; magic power.
* poder notarial=power of attorney.
* poder político=political power.
* poder presidencial=presidential power.
* poder público=public power ; public authority.
* poder remunerativo=earning power ; earning capacity.
* poder sobrenatural=supernatural power.
* política del poder=power politics.
* por poderes=by proxy.
* posición de poder=position power.
* quitar el poder=disempower.
* relación de poder=power relationship.
* relaciones de poder=power relations.
* sediento de poder=power-hungry.
* subida al poder=seizure of power.
* subir al poder=rise to + power.
* tener el poder=be the boss ; call + the shots ; call + the tune ; rule + the roost ; run + the show.
* tener el poder de=have + the power to.
* tener las riendas del poder=hold + the reins of power.
* tomar el poder=take + power.
* tomar las riendas del poder=take + the reins of power.

poder^2
(v.)=be able to ; be capable of ; can ; have + the opportunity ; may ; qualify for ; manage to.
Ex: Thus the electronic journal (e-journal) is a concept where scientists are able to input ideas and text to a computer data base for their colleagues to view, and similarly to view the work of others.
Ex: Main classes are thus only capable of precise definition in the contexts of particular classification schemes.
Ex: When used by skilled abstractors this mixture of styles can achieve the maximum transmission of information, within a minimum length.
Ex: Every librarian, regardless of his government's policy, has the opportunity, if he has the courage, to open the avenues of books and ideas a little wider.
Ex: My second point may be a slightly tangential, but I hope it is a concrete reaction to the general tenor of Mr. Lubetzky's remarks and the general subject posed.
Ex: FIAC has drawn up a list of criteria to determine whether an advice centre qualifies for membership of the Federation.
Ex: Tom Hernandez tried not to show how sad he felt about his friends' leaving, and managed to keep up a cheerful facade until the party broke up.
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* Algo por lo que se puede cobrar=billable.
* al que no se puede dejar de faltar=unmissable.
* como mejor + poder=as best + Pronombre + can.
* cuando antes pueda=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* de modo que + poder + oír=within earshot of.
* el dinero todo lo puede=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power.
* en cuanto pueda(n)=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* en el que se puede buscar=searchable.
* estar tan bueno que no se puede dejar de comer=moreish ; moreish.
* hacerlo lo mejor que Uno pueda=do + Posesivo + utmost.
* hacer lo mejor que Uno pueda=put + Posesivo + best into ; give it + Posesivo + best shot.
* hacer lo mejor que Uno puede=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; do + the best + Nombre + may ; do + the best + Nombre + can.
* hacer todo lo que Uno pueda (dado)=do + the best possible (with).
* lo suficientemente lejos como para no poder oír=out of earshot.
* muy bien + podría + Verbo=might + well + Verbo.
* muy bien + puede + Verbo=may well + Verbo.
* nada puede estar más apartado de la realidad=nothing can be further from the truth.
* noche sin poder dormir=sleepless night.
* no poder=be unable to ; cannot ; can't [cannot].
* no poder aguantar a=have it in for + Nombre.
* no poder conciliar el sueño=have + trouble sleeping.
* no poder dejar de mencionar=cannot but notice.
* no poder dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo=the importance of + Nombre + cannot be stressed too strongly ; cannot + give + too much emphasis + to the importance of.
* no poder dormir=sleeplessness.
* no poder estarse quieto=have + the fidgets ; fidget.
* no poder evitar + Infinitivo=cannot help + Gerundio ; cannot help but + Verbo.
* no poder evitar mencionar=cannot but notice.
* no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise.
* no poder expresar + Posesivo + opinión, no poder meter baza,=not get a word in.
* no poder hablar=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* no poder hacer más que=do + little more than.
* no poder hacer nada=have + Posesivo + hands tied.
* no poder interrumpir=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* no poder más=come to + the end of + Posesivo + tether ; have had enough ; be at the end of + Posesivo + tether ; be cheesed off with.
* no poder meter baza=not get a word in edgeways ; not get a word in edgewise ; not get a word in.
* no poder permitirse=ill afford.
* no poder permitirse el lujo de=ill afford.
* no poder quitar lo bailado=have no + regrets ; live + Posesivo + life to the fullest and have no regrets.
* no poder quitarse Algo de la cabeza=can't get it out of my mind.
* no poderse buscar=be unsearchable.
* no poderse negar que=there + be + no denying that.
* no poder ver a=can't stand + sight ; have it in for + Nombre ; be at daggers drawn (with).
* no pude evitar notar que=couldn't help but notice (that).
* no puedo aguantarlo=can't take it.
* no puedo comprender=I can't get over.
* No se le puede pedir peras al olmo=You can't make a silk purse out of a sow's ear.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + de=the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar el + Nombre + of=the + Nombre + of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
* no se puede dejar de recalcar la importancia de Algo=the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overemphasised ; the importance of + Nombre + cannot be overstated.
* personas que no pueden salir de casa=homebound, the.
* poder contar con=be there for + Pronombre ; be there for + Pronombre.
* poder dar Algo por perdido=be as good as lost.
* poder + Infinitivo=succeed in + Gerundio.
* poderse afirmar que=it + be + safe to say that.
* poderse contestar=be answerable.
* poderse integrar en=be integrable in.
* poderse localizar=be locatable.
* poder utilizarse=be usable.
* por el que se puede cobrar=chargeable.
* puede muy bien ser=could well be.
* puede muy bien ser que=it may well be that.
* puede (que)=maybe ; perhaps.
* puede que al final sea para bien=be a blessing in disguise.
* ¿Puede repetir?=I beg your pardon? ; I beg your pardon?.
* que no se le puede dar un nombre=unnameable.
* que no se puede conseguir=unobtainable.
* que no se puede entregar=undeliverable.
* que no se puede hacer cumplir=unenforceable.
* que no se puede identificar con un término=unnameable.
* que no se puede uno perder=unmissable.
* que puede causar detención=arrestable.
* que puede demostrarse=demonstrably.
* que puede salir en préstamo=loanable.
* que puede ser apilado=stacking.
* que puede ser usado a través de la web=web-compliant.
* querer es poder=where there's a will there's a way.
* que se le puede dar un nombre=nameable.
* que se puede arreglar=fixable.
* que se puede buscar=searchable.
* que se puede cambiar de tamaño=resizeable [re-sizeable].
* que se puede escuchar=playable.
* que se puede hacer cumplir=enforceable.
* que se puede identificar con un término=nameable.
* que se puede imprimir=printable.
* que se puede quitar=detachable.
* que se puede separar=detachable.
* que se puede visualizar=viewable.
* sálvese el que pueda=free-for-all.
* sálvese quien pueda=the devil take the hindmost ; every man for himself ; let battle commence.
* se puede=is to be.
* siempre que uno puede dedicarle el tiempo=in + Posesivo + own time.
* sin poder contenerse=helplessly.
* sin poder dormir=sleepless.
* sin poder extinguirlo=inextinguishably.
* sin poder hacer nada=helplessly.
* tan sorprendente como pueda parecer=as amazing as it seems.
* todavía + poderse + escuchar los ecos de=echo + still resound from.

poderes síquicos
(n.)=psychic powers.
Ex: You may believe in UFOs, psychics, psychic powers, astrology, spoon benders, water dowsers and other such flim-flam -- I don't.
poderoso
(adj.)=strong ; powerful ; hefty ; potent ; power-packed.
Ex: In fact, the 1979 index figures show a strong contrast between the hardback and paperback turnovers, with the hardback market being down and the paperback market up.
Ex: ALA or its subdivision have been sitting back while these powerful people get together and decide what should be good for us.
Ex: This new font had increased contrast and x-height in the lower case and a hefty set of capitals = Este nuevo tipo de letra había aumentado el contraste y el ojo medio de las minúsculas y las mayúsculas eran voluminosas.
Ex: All considerations of changing or developing curricula have to take account of inadequacies and inflexibilities in this area as probably the most potent inhibitors of change.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
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* poderoso caballero es Don Dinero=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
* poderosos, los=mighty, the.

poderoso caballero es Don Dinero
=money makes the world go (a)round ; money talks (for itself) ; money is powerful ; money is power ; money talks and bullshit walks.
Ex: The article 'Money makes the world go round' analyses the problems facing data base producers when attempting to balance online and print subscription income = El artículo "El dinero mueve al mundo" analiza los problemas a los que enfrentan los productores de las bases de datos al intentar equilibrar sus ingresos de las suscripciones en línea con los de las suscripciones impresas. Ex: Money talks and the coal industry has a lot of money to throw their weight around. Ex: My belief was 'money is powerful' and to make money was the sole objective. Ex: Money is power and money is the root of all evil but we all still want tons of it!. Ex: Apparently only customers who are of royal blood can merit such distinction -- luckily for him, 'money talks and bullshit walks'.
poderosos, los
=mighty, the.
Ex: In practice, however, such democratic attitudes among the mighty seem to have as little effect on the behaviour of those who serve them as did the remark made by King George V at his Jubilee in 1935, 'I'm really quite an ordinary sort of chap'.
poderse afirmar que
(n.)=it + be + safe to say that.
Ex: Carnegie then concluded: 'It is safe to say that the 37,000 frequenters of the Pratt Library are of more value to Baltimore, to the state, and to the country, than all the inert, lazy, and hopelessly poor in the nation'.
poderse contestar
(v.)=be answerable.
Ex: But the real question of how many terminals is not answerable in a finite number.
poderse integrar en
(v.)=be integrable in.
Ex: The adoption of ISBD will usher in the day when the entries produced in any country will readily be integrable in the catalogs of any other country.
poderse localizar
(adj.)=be locatable.
Ex: Patrons often assume that the information they want is easily locatable in a book or somewhere on the Internet.
poderío
(n.)=powerfulness ; mightiness ; physical strength ; might.
Ex: The students also rated each picture's tastefulness, newsworthiness, likability, and powerfulness.
Ex: He holds in derision all wisdom and all mightiness.
Ex: Physical strength will affect how much weight you can lift and how much work you can do.
Ex: Gradually many of these conquerors came to realize that, although military might was necessary to gain control over an area, sheer force of arms was not sufficient to govern effectively.
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* mostrar poderío=flex + Posesivo + muscles.
* poderío militar=military power.

poderío militar
(n.)=military power.
Ex: Syria unlike Iran is a mickey mouse country in terms of military power therefore cannot take any such a risk.
podio
(n.)=podium.
Ex: Libraries need an extra room for meetings and discussions, preferably containing a podium for lectures and other local activities.

podología
(n.)=podology ; chiropody ; podiatry ; foot health.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: Most shoe merchants do their sincerest best for their customers considering our limited knowledge of foot health -- others heartlessly use our lack of knowledge solely for profit.

podredumbre
(n.)=rot.
Ex: The article 'Stop the rot!' reports on a half-day seminar on audiovisual conservation.

podrido
(adj.)=rotting ; putrefying ; rotten.
Ex: He is a modernist abandoning himself to romanticism and finding beauty in rotting corpses and reeking cities.
Ex: Thousands of tins of putrefying and poisonous meat were seized from this firm.
Ex: The smell of rotten fruit and vegetables filled the air.
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* de olor a podrido=rotten smelling.
* huevo podrido=addled egg ; rotten egg.
* manzana podrida=bad apple ; rotten apple ; damaged goods ; cuckoo in the nest.
* una manzana podrida echar a perder el resto de la cesta=one rotten apple spoils the whole barrel.

podría
(v.)=might.
Ex: Added entries are made under any headings that 'some catalogue users might suppose that the description of an item would be found under rather than under the heading or title chosen for the main entry'.

podímetro
(n.)=stepometer ; step counter.
Ex: Stepometers are a relatively inexpensive way of measuring the amount of exercise you take on a daily basis.
Ex: A step counter, also known as a pedometer, is a small device worn on your waist that counts the number of steps you take in a day.

podólogo
(n.)=foot health professional ; podiatrist ; chiropodist.
Ex: I would think the term foot health professional will far outstrip podology, chiropody and podiatry with the general public, because it is exactly what we all are.
Ex: A podiatrist, also known as a chiropodist, assesses, diagnoses and treats problems of the foot and lower leg (below the knee).
Ex: A podiatrist, also known as a chiropodist, assesses, diagnoses and treats problems of the foot and lower leg (below the knee).
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* podólogo, pedicuro=podiatrist.

podólogo, pedicuro
(n.)=podiatrist.
Ex: A podiatrist, also known as a chiropodist, assesses, diagnoses and treats problems of the foot and lower leg (below the knee).
podómetro
(n.)=pedometer.
Ex: A pedometer is a pager-sized device worn on your belt that simply records the number of steps you take based on your body's movement.

poema
(n.)=poem.
Ex: His cataloging philosophy, a prose poem, was published by Library Journal and was included in the Best of Library Literature 1976.
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* poema acróstico=acrostic poem.
* poema en prosa=prose poem.
* poema épico=epic poem.

poema acróstico
(n.)=acrostic poem.
Ex: Acrostic poems are simple poems in which each the first letter of each line forms a word or phrase (vertically).
poema en prosa
(n.)=prose poem.
Ex: His cataloging philosophy, a prose poem, was published by Library Journal and was included in the Best of Library Literature 1976.
poema épico
(n.)=epic poem.
Ex: Homer's epic poem 'The Iliad' is taken an example of the change from a predominantly oral to a more literate culture.
poesía
(n.)=poetry.
Ex: Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language.
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* declamación de poesía=recitation.
* poesía acróstica=acrostic poetry.
* poesía lírica=lyric poetry.
* poesía macarrónica=macaronic poetry.
* poesía romántica=romantic poetry.
* recital de poesía=poetry reading ; recitation ; poetry recital.
* terapia mediante la poesía=poetry therapy.

poesía acróstica
(n.)=acrostic poetry.
Ex: Acrostic poetry is a form of short verse constructed so that the initial letters of each line taken consecutively form words.
poesía lírica
(n.)=lyric poetry.
Ex: This project intends to develop databases incorporating both full text transcriptions of Italian lyric poetry and bibliographic records of the sources.
poesía macarrónica
(n.)=macaronic poetry.
Ex: Macaronic poetry is often used as a vehicle for humorous social criticism, but also as a ludic exercise and linguistic challenge, or simply for the delight of hearing different languages in unison.
poesía romántica
(n.)=romantic poetry.
Ex: Behind the scenes of romantic poetry, there are real-life tales of false teeth, hair loss, headaches, opium addiction, tuberculosis, and dementia that have so little glamor or poetic resonance.
poeta
(n.)=poet ; bard.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
Ex: Both particularly fancied the idea of Hughes as gamekeeper and bard of the primitive urges, whose animal magnetism drives women mad.
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* poeta laureado=poet laureate [poets laureate, -pl.] ; laureate.

poeta laureado
(n.)=poet laureate [poets laureate, -pl.] ; laureate.
Ex: The poet laureate of the USA, Robert Pinsky, unveils his 'Favorite Poem Project', involving public libraries nationwide. Ex: The laureates who grew up in the USA had more access to library services and tended to make more use of libraries as children than did many of their counterparts outside the USA.
poetisa
(n.)=poetess.
Nota: Masculine poet (poeta).
Ex: With her overflowing sensibility and sense of humor, poetess Carilda Oliver Labra affirmed that it is a unique opportunity 'that this wonderful fair of culture and love is dedicated to me'.

polaco
(n.)=Polack ; Polish ; Polish language.
Ex: But what about when our own professional center, the Library of Congress, uses BUSHMEN and HOTTENTOTS which are analogous to Polacks and Kikes and Wops?.
Ex: Throughout the last decade traditional card catalogues in Polish libraries have been more and more often replaced by on-line catalogues accessible to users.
Ex: This article discusses the functioning of the term 'information science' in Polish language as well as the use of this term in English-language and Soviet lexicographical sources.
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* totalmente polaco=all-Polish.

polainas
(n.)=spats ; gaiters.
Ex: The report presents a description of materials to be used by uniform clothiers in coat and trousers, shako, tie, gloves, and spats.
Ex: I tend to prefer not to wear gaiters as I find that even the breathable ones make the bottom of my legs sweat.

polar
(adj.)=polar.
Ex: Inspired by the 1990 International Trans-Atlantic Expedition, the librarian of the Huntsville-Madison County library's bookmobile has founded a reading club, called the polar Trekkers Club, to familiarise children with the expedition, and the Antarctic environment.
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* aguas polares=polar waters.
* biblioteca especializada en temas polares=polar library.
* casquete polar, el=polar ice cap, the.
* círculo polar ártico, el=Arctic Circle, the.
* Círculo Polar, el=Polar Circle, the.
* estrella polar=lodestar.
* estrella polar, la=Polaris ; North Star, the.
* forro polar=fleece.
* frío polar=freezing cold ; freezing temperatures ; freezing weather.
* oso polar=polar bear.

polarización
(n.)=polarisation [polarization, -USA].
Ex: In the interest of some polarisation for effective analysis, indexing systems can be divided in two basic groups: pre-co-ordinate and post-co-ordinate.

polarizado
(adj.)=polarised [polarized, -USA].
Ex: This novel describes the consequences of a murder committed for good cause, as well as examining the meaning of obligation, community, and honor in a polarized society = Esta novela describe las consecuencias de un asesinato cometido por una causa justa al mismo tiempo que examina el significado de la obligación, la comunidad y el honor en una sociedad dividida.

polarizador
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* filtro polarizador=polarising filter.

polarizar
(v.)=polarise [polarize, -USA].
Ex: The author discusses the problems which tend to polarize these indicators and why a single indicator is not enough.

polca
(n.)=polka.
Ex: This book is intended for both students and teachers of ballroom dance and dances included are the foxtrot, the swing, the waltz, the cha-cha, the rumba, the samba, the tango, and the polka.
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* del año de la polca=from the year dot.

polea
(n.)=windlass ; pulley ; winch ; capstan.
Ex: The plank was hauled in and out between the cheeks by girths at each end which were wound round a small windlass underneath the ribs.
Ex: A spoken dialogue between the system and the trainee would proceed as follows: System 'Try to assemble the air compressor' Trainee : 'How?' System: 'Install pump, install pump brace, install pulley, install belt housing cover.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
Ex: They supply capstans and winches powered by electric motors to the industrial marine industry and shipyards.
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* elevar con polea=winch.
* polea de arrastre=driving pulley.
* polea de transmisión=driving pulley.

polea de arrastre
(n.)=driving pulley.
Ex: The required contact pressure of the conveyor belt to the driving pulley is achieved by means of a tensioning device.
polea de transmisión
(n.)=driving pulley.
Ex: The required contact pressure of the conveyor belt to the driving pulley is achieved by means of a tensioning device.
polemista
(n.)=disputer ; polemicist ; debater.
Ex: The modern creator is a synthesiser, a collator, a commentator, a disputer; collective intellectual endeavour is the norm for industrial research and academe = El autor moderno es un sintetizador, un compendiador, un comentarista, un polemista; el esfuerzo intelectual colectivo es la norma de la investigación industrial y del mundo académico.
Ex: Although not a polemicist, the author minces no words in condemning the brutality and stupidity of the communist leadership.
Ex: While he boozed, Kerry was on three athletic teams and became a notable college debater.

polen
(n.)=pollen.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Pollen: using people as a communication medium'.
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* alergia al polen=hay fever.

poleo
(n.)=pennyroyal.
Ex: Herbs covered in the book are lemon balm, sweet basil, bay, chamomile, chive, dill, geraniums, hyssop, lavender, marjoram, mint, oregano, parsley, pennyroyal, peppermint, rosemary, sage, savory, tarragon, thyme, and lemon verbena.

poliacrilato
(n.)=polyacrylic.
Ex: This article reports results of tests on synthetic polymers (cellulose ethers, polyacrylic, polyvinyl alcohol) as temporary protection of records during preservation, as adhesives for use in paper conservation, and to strengthen paper after preservation treatment.

policarbonato
(n.)=polycarbonate.
Ex: Polycarbonate is a hard plastic and can be used to make things like these car indicators.

policial
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* cordón policial=police cordon.
* despliegue policial=police crackdown.
* dictadura policial=police regime.
* furgón policial=paddy wagon ; police wagon ; police van.
* informe policial=police report.
* ofensiva policial=police crackdown.
* policiales policiales=police science.
* red policial de captura=dragnet.
* régimen policial=police regime.

policiales policiales
(n.)=police science.
Ex: This would also fundamentally change the realities of police science in the universities.
policromático
(adj.)=polychromatic [poly-chromatic].
Ex: Also discussed are plans printed by various technical processes over the centuries, such as copperplate and steel engravings, and modern poly-chromatic prints.

policromía
(n.)=polychromy.
Ex: Since the polychromy was flaking badly, a program of restoration was decided on in 1975 and completed in 1977.

policía
(n.)=police ; constable ; cop ; policeman [policemen, -pl.] ; police officer ; patrolman ; bobby ; police force.
Ex: For example, WOMEN AS police becomes POLICEWOMEN, or SPANISH AMERICA is changed to LATIN AMERICA.
Ex: Whilst in Panizzi's employ, Edward refused to act as a special constable to protect the British Museum against the Chartist mobs.
Ex: Playground games show that children like a clear differentiation between cowboys, cops and spacemen who are good, and Indians, robbers and space monsters who are bad.
Ex: As a rule, a message-switching computer is not used to provide general computational or text processing facilities, it is more like a policeman directing traffic at a busy intersection of 'data highways'.
Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
Ex: Arabs who played a role in the Holocaust included those who personally took part in the persecution of Jews, and patrolmen who tracked down Jewish escapees from forced labor camps.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
Ex: The friendly-sounding British bobbies, created in 1829, were the first professional police force, copied by cities around the world.
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* agente de policía=bobby ; cop.
* cadete de policía=police cadet.
* cordón de policías=police cordon.
* corrupción de la policía=police corruption.
* jefatura de policía=police headquarters.
* jefe de policía=chief constable ; police chief.
* mujer policía=policewoman [policewomen, -pl.].
* oficial de policía=police officer.
* película de policías=crime film.
* perro policía=police dog.
* policía antidisturbios=riot police.
* policía de tráfico=traffic officer ; highway patrol ; traffic cop ; traffic police officer ; traffic police(man/woman).
* policía estatal=state police ; state troops ; state trooper ; trooper.
* policía, la=police service.
* policía local=constabulary.
* policía militar=military police.
* policía + multar=be done by + the police.
* policía municipal=traffic warden.
* policía nacional irlandesa=garda [gardai, -pl.].
* policía secreta=secret police.
* policía secreto=undercover police officer.

policía + multar
(v.)=be done by + the police.
Ex: Anyone ever been done by the police for having a slash in public?.
policía antidisturbios
(n.)=riot police.
Ex: The movie is a reenactment of the violent clash between striking coal miners and riot police outside a coking plant on June 18, 1984.
policía de tráfico
(n.)=traffic officer ; highway patrol ; traffic cop ; traffic police officer ; traffic police(man/woman).
Ex: The instructor's major function at this stage should be to serve as a classroom traffic officer, keeping everyone from talking at once and recording the flow of analysis and conclusions. Ex: This article gives a sampling of the types of data these agencies provide, covering the areas of agriculture, Department of Corrections, transportation and highway patrols, natural resources and revenues. Ex: The article is entitled 'Passengers, drivers and traffic cops on peer review road'. Ex: Two men going about as traffic police officers are being investigated by the force after they extorted money from a driver. Ex: In three days, the traffic police have already recommended cancellation of licences of 15 bikers guilty of traffic violations.
policía estatal
(n.)=state police ; state troops ; state trooper ; trooper.
Ex: The driver was placed under arrest by the state police for driving while under the influence of alcohol. Ex: With one exception, no picket striker or citizen was injured as a result of the presence of state troops. Ex: Since cops were given the go-ahead to pull over people for not wearing seat belts, state troopers have become creative about spotting scofflaws. Ex: On Saturday, a trooper stood on a street corner dressed in plain clothes and helped bust 30 people for not wearing their seat belts.
policía local
(n.)=constabulary.
Ex: This paper considers the lawsuit brought against a police officer in the Kent Constabulary, UK, who worked in his spare time for a debt collection agency and used the Police National Computer to retrieve information concerning the owner of a motor vehicle.
policía militar
(n.)=military police.
Ex: Jeremy Sivits, 24, a reservist with the military police, is to face a public court martial in Baghdad on charges of cruelty and abuse, and dereliction of duty for failing to protect the inmates.
policía municipal
(n.)=traffic warden.
Ex: Using television documentary recordings of disputes between traffic wardens and car owners the author examines causes of conflict, disharmony and impoliteness.
policía nacional irlandesa
(n.)=garda [gardai, -pl.].
Ex: Gardaí in Galway have arrested a number of students on public order offences during the university's annual rag week'.
policía secreta
(n.)=secret police.
Ex: The lack of intervention by the secret police has improved postal communication.
policía secreto
(n.)=undercover police officer.
Ex: A bridegroom was killed yesterday by undercover police officers in a hail of 50 bullets as he left his stag party.
policía, la
(n.)=police service.
Ex: This programme is designed for those hoping to follow a career in one of the uniformed services -- army, navy, RAF, police service, fire service or ambulance.
policíaco
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* novela policíaca=detective novel ; crime fiction ; crime novel.
* película policíaca=crime film.

polideportivo
(n.)=multipurpose stadium ; sports centre.
Ex: The author discusses the importance of community and school collaboration behind building secondary school multipurpose stadiums.
Ex: Providing and maintaining safe and comfortable conditions in sports centres raises many issues, particularly cost.

poliedro
(n.)=polyhedron.
Ex: Results indicate that the smallest polyhedron has more than 176 and not more than 380 vertices.

poliestireno
(n.)=polystyrene ; styrofoam.
Ex: When appropriate, give the material(s) of which the object is made; e.g., 2 models (various pieces) : polystyrene.
Ex: Styrofoam cannot be recycled and if such non-organic waste is ignored, it will contribute to environmental damage.
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* espuma de poliestireno=polystyrene ; styrofoam.

polietileno
(n.)=polythene ; polyethylene.
Ex: When removed from the sink the items were left to drain off for half an hour at room temperature, then packaged in polythene in separate bundles and placed in a domestic refrigerator for 7 weeks.
Ex: Polyethylene is created through polymerization of ethene.

polifacético
(adj.)=omnibus ; multifaceted [multi-faceted] ; versatile ; well-rounded.
Ex: Even in the 1850s, when such firms as Ticknor & Fields of Boston were developing as specialist publishers, the Harper establishment of New York was still an omnibus firm which not only published large numbers of books and periodicals but also printed, bound, and wholesaled them as well.
Ex: Recruitment of children's librarians is a kaleidoscopic issue involving multifaceted attempts to address a broad spectrum of problems.
Ex: Moreover, they will be far more versatile than present commercial, so that they may readily be adapted for a wide variety of operations.
Ex: This has produced the matriarchal system in society on the one hand, and well-rounded libraries organized under the slogan 'Libraries are for wallowing in' on the other.

polifonía
(n.)=polyphony.
Ex: The simultaneous interweaving of several melodic lines (usually four: soprano, alto, tenor, bass) in a musical composition is known as polyphony.

polifónico
(adj.)=polyphonic.
Ex: Things are further complicated by the fact that quite a few characters are 'polyphonic', i.e. can be read as different syllables with distinct meanings.

poligamia
(n.)=polygamy.
Ex: Primary and secondary sources including trial records, statutes, diaries, newspaper accounts and monographs on divorce, bigamy, polygamy, sex, etc., will be included.

poligrafía
(n.)=polygraphy.
Ex: The standard method of polygraphy depends on four measurements: heart rate, breathing rate, blood pressure, and skin electrical conductivity.

poligráfico
(adj.)=polygraphic.
Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.

polijerarquía
(n.)=poly-hierarchy.
Nota: Característica de un lenguaje documental por la que cada término puede tener varios términos generales dentro de una jerarquía semántica.
Ex: Poly-hierarchy is the quality of a documentary language in which each term may have several broader terms at a given level.

polilla
(n.)=bookworm ; moth ; clothes moth.
Ex: This article identifies five types of crawling insects which commonly infest libraries: booklice, bookworms, cockroaches, silverfish and termites.
Ex: Animals profiled include buzzards, moths, leeches, jellyfish, snakes, slugs, and toads.
Ex: This is necessary in order to overcome the damage caused by clothes moths and carpet beetles to hosiery and upholstery.
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* lleno de polilla=mothy .
* polilla de la alfombra=carpet beetle.
* polilla de la ropa=clothes moth.

polilla de la alfombra
(n.)=carpet beetle.
Ex: This is necessary in order to overcome the damage caused by clothes moths and carpet beetles to hosiery and upholstery.
polilla de la ropa
(n.)=clothes moth.
Ex: This is necessary in order to overcome the damage caused by clothes moths and carpet beetles to hosiery and upholstery.
polimerización
=polymerisation [polymerization, -USA].
Ex: One method to strengthen brittle paper without unbinding the books is to impregnate them with monomer acrylics and to radiate for polymerisation.
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* polimerización in situ=polymerisation in situ.
* polimerización por rayos gamma=graft polymerisation.

polimerización in situ
(n.)=polymerisation in situ.
Ex: This article describes methods of strengthening and restoring paper which has suffered decay, including mercerisation, leaf casting, the Vienna vacuum chamber, polymerisation in situ, and paper splitting.
polimerización por rayos gamma
(n.)=graft polymerisation.
Ex: The research soon concentrated on consolidation and a process akin to graft polymerization was developed.
polimerizado
(adj.)=polymerised [polymerized, -USA].
Ex: The resulting spaces and gaps are then chinked using synthetic materials that are essentially polymerized rubber with adhesive.

polinesio
(n./adj.)=Polynesian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: But beyond the honeymoon hotels and resorts, Polynesian life goes on and timeworn traditions are preserved.

polinización
(n.)=pollination.
Ex: For example, in the index entry 'Insects; pollination by, of crops', 'pollination by' qualifies both 'Insects' and 'of crops'.

polinizador
(n.)=pollinator.
Ex: These have also been responsible for depauperating both numbers and species of pollinators within agricultural environments.

polinizar
(v.)=pollinate.
Ex: Some bugs pollinate plants, while others help to decompose plant and animal waste.

polinomio
(n.)=polynomial.
Ex: A transcendental number is a number that is not the root of any integer polynomial, meaning that it is not an algebraic number of any degree.

polio
(n.)=polio.
Ex: We have just had a baby and are expecting friends to visit and two of these friends have just had polio jabs for a holiday in Asia.

poliomielitis
(n.)=infantile paralysis.
Ex: Up to the present time treatment of infantile paralysis has consisted in attempting to save as much as possible of the injured muscles.

polipropileno
(n.)=polypropylene.
Ex: The black bulb polypropylene caps with straight glass pipette droppers are available in a variety of sizes.

polisema
(n.)=polyseme.
Nota: Término que posee dos o más significados relacionados etimológicamente.
Ex: A polyseme is a term having two or more etymologically related meanings.

polisemia
(n.)=polysemy.
Nota: Característica de una palabra que tiene dos o más significados que están relacionados etimológicamente.
Ex: Polysemy is the quality of a word having two or more etymologically related meanings.

politeísmo
(n.)=polytheism.
Ex: One of the most common assertions made by monotheists is that polytheism is 'idolatry'.

politeísta
(adj.)=polytheist ; polytheistic.
Ex: Paul advised Christians that they should not be polytheists (idolaters) and that they must confine sex to marriage.
Ex: I dont think that killing in polytheistic societies gives monotheistic religion the right to do the same, that's not a justified excuse.

politiquear
(v.)=politick.
Ex: Banning's decision to hold up Madison and Jefferson as models without discussing in some depth the practical ways in which they politicked shortchanges the reader.

politiqueo
(n.)=politicking.
Ex: In practice, development and use of integrated information systems that cross organizational boundaries often result in confusing power struggles, politicking and sometimes manifest sabotage.

politización
=politicisation [politicization, -USA].
Ex: This article notes the brief and troubled history of this area of inquiry, which was prone to miscalculation, misinterpretation, and politicisation.

politizado
(adj.)=politicised [politicized, -USA].
Ex: In this highly politicized environment the problem appears to be primarily a legal and political issue.

politizar
(v.)=politicise [politicize, -USA].
Ex: During the Whitlam government there were some interesting attempts by he government itself to politicize the recipients of welfare, and stimulate them to fight for their rights, including their rights against the government.

politólogo
(n.)=political scientist.
Ex: The result is that many political scientists have lost heart.

poliuretano
(n.)=polyurethane.
Ex: This type of non-skid polyurethane flooring is hygienic and resistant to chemical substances and mechanical stress.
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* espuma de poliuretano=polyurethane foam.

polivalente
(adj.)=multipurpose [multi-purpose].
Ex: The idea has been suggested to set up multipurpose community centres where services like a grocer, a chemist, a doctor's surgery, a family planning clinic, and a bank, could all be located.

polivinilo
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* cloruro de polivinilo=polyvinyl chloride (PVC).

poliéster
(n.)=polyester.
Ex: Digital paper is based on MelinexR, a flexible polyester film, which is coated with a reflective layer, and acts as a substrate.

polla
(n.)=cock ; dick ; knocker ; pecker ; prick ; wood.
Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
Ex: I did what she wished obediently and touched the electrified fence with the head of my dick.
Ex: And as soon as he whipped out his knocker, Rose's rosy lips was already all over it in seconds!.
Ex: No matter how much I shake my pecker after a piddle, I still end up with yellow stains on my Y-fronts.
Ex: The fact that she still had the gun pointed at him didn't stop his prick from growing in her mouth.
Ex: It's a common accident during doggy style sex to stick your wood in the wrong hole.
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* chuparle la polla a Alguien=suck + Posesivo + cock.
* la polla=the dog's bollocks ; the bee's knees ; the cat's meow ; the cat's pyjamas ; the cat's whiskers.

pollito
(n.)=chick.
Ex: The article 'The electronic office chick tries its wings' examines a department's reactions to a prototype computer-based filing and electronic mail system based around an IBM 370/145.

pollo
(n.)=chicken.
Ex: For example, a paper that discusses diseases in dogs, cats, and chickens might have only the part about dogs abstracted if the user group is doing research on diseases in dogs.
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* asadero de pollos=chicken place ; chicken rotisserie.
* asador de pollos=chicken rotisserie.
* caldo de pollo=chicken broth.
* crianza de pollos=chicken culture ; chicken raising.
* fiebre del pollo=bird flu.
* hígado de pollo=chicken liver.
* montarse un pollo=all hell + break loose ; bedlam + break loose ; open (up) + a can of worms.
* muslo de pollo=drumstick ; chicken drumstick.
* nugget de pollo=chicken nugget.
* pechuga de pollo=chicken breast.
* pepita de pollo=chicken nugget.
* pollo de campo=free-range chicken.
* pollo de corral=free-range chicken.
* pollo de granja=free-range chicken.
* sartén para asar pollos=chicken roaster pan.

pollo de campo
(n.)=free-range chicken.
Ex: Free-range chickens must be allowed outside for at least half their lives and are grown more slowly, to be killed at eight weeks.
pollo de corral
(n.)=free-range chicken.
Ex: Free-range chickens must be allowed outside for at least half their lives and are grown more slowly, to be killed at eight weeks.
pollo de granja
(n.)=free-range chicken.
Ex: Free-range chickens must be allowed outside for at least half their lives and are grown more slowly, to be killed at eight weeks.
polluelo
(n.)=chick ; nestling.
Ex: The article 'The electronic office chick tries its wings' examines a department's reactions to a prototype computer-based filing and electronic mail system based around an IBM 370/145.
Ex: Mourning doves feed their nestlings crop milk which contains more protein and fat than is found in either cow or human milk.
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* nacimiento de polluelos=chick hatching.
* polluelo recién nacido=hatchling.

polluelo recién nacido
(n.)=hatchling.
Ex: The volunteers protected the eggs from poachers and helped the hatchlings get safely to the water.
polo
(n.)=pole.
Ex: By contrasting polar types there is a danger of, first, suggesting that the two poles are in conflict with each other and, second, that there is no linking 'middle ground' between them.
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* como polo opuesto=by polar contrast.
* Polo Norte, el=North Pole, the.
* polos opuestos=polar types ; worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
* Polo Sur, el=South Pole, the.
* ser polos opuestos=be polar opposites ; be poles apart.

polo^2
(n.)=ice lolly ; popsicle.
Ex: The peak hours for selling ice lolly are from 9am until 6pm.
Ex: I make popsicles by simply freezing bought 'nectar' juice in popsicle molds.

polos opuestos
=polar types ; worlds apart ; like oil and water ; like chalk and cheese ; like apples and oranges.
Ex: The typical sociological use of polar types, dichotomies and contrasted opposites is useful up to a point, but requires further analysis if it is not to mislead. Ex: International law & cyberspace are not worlds apart anymore. Ex: The two are like oil and water. Ex: In many ways they are like chalk and cheese to the point where I find myself even questioning how on earth their relationship works. Ex: Observation and theory are generally like apples and oranges -- they don't interact.
poltergeist
(n.)=poltergeist.
Ex: In the end, his crude language and fiery personality limited him to the role of redneck poltergeist.

polución
(n.)=pollution.
Ex: TOXLINE and RTECS cover toxicity and pollution information respectively.
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* polución atmosférica=atmospheric pollution.

polución atmosférica
(n.)=atmospheric pollution.
Ex: Both films were treated with a gold-toning process to give increased protection from atmospheric pollution, including nuclear fallout.
polvareda
(n.)=dust cloud ; cloud of dust.
Ex: Dust clouds may also play an important role in suppressing hurricane development.
Ex: I should imagine that each time a book was removed from its shelf a cloud of dust would choke the air.

polvera
(n.)=powder compact.
Ex: This was the first face powder compact that I used in my life.

polvo de estrellas
(n.)=stardust.
Ex: The scientists who study these grains of ancient stardust are a breed apart from the astronomers who rely on telescopes to gather information about the stars.
polvo seco
(n.)=dry powder.
Ex: All mobile units should be provided with a dry powder fire extinguisher.
polvo^1
(n.)=dust.
Ex: Dust is an enemy of microcomputers as it is with any piece of electrical apparatus, and a dust cover costing a few pounds is a worthwhile purchase.
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* acumular polvo=gather + dust ; collect + dust.
* aquellos polvos traen estos lodos=if you dance, you must pay the piper ; you've made your bed, now you must lie in it! ; the chickens come home to roost ; what goes around comes around.
* caer hecho polvo=flake out.
* con olor a polvo=dust smelling.
* convertirse en polvo=turn to + dust.
* dejar hecho polvo=screw + Nombre + up.
* estar hecho polvo=be dead beat ; be bushed.
* hecho polvo=wrecked ; dog tired.
* libre de polvo=dust-free.
* limpiar el polvo=dust.
* limpieza del polvo=dusting.
* morder el polvo=bite + the dust ; give up + the ghost ; eat + humble pie ; eat + crow ; eat + dirt ; be kaput.
* nube de polvo=cloud of dust ; dust cloud.
* oliendo a polvo=dust smelling.
* paño del polvo=duster.
* partícula de polvo=dust particle.
* polvo de estrellas=stardust.
* quedarse hecho polvo=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
* quitar el polvo=dust.
* recoger polvo=gather + dust.
* remolino de polvo=dust cloud.
* sacudir el polvo=dust.
* sentirse hecho polvo=be gutted ; feel + gutted.
* tormenta de polvo=dust storm.
* trapo del polvo=dust cloth ; duster ; dust rag.

polvo^2
(n.)=powder.
Ex: Next a carbon powder or toner is shaken over the selenium drum.
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* ajo en polvo=garlic powder.
* azúcar en polvo=powdered sugar.
* en polvo=powdered.
* hielo seco en polvo=dry ice powder.
* leche en polvo=dry milk ; powder milk ; powdered milk ; milk powder.
* leche en polvo desnatada=nonfat dry milk.
* levadura en polvo=baking powder.
* natillas en polvo=custard powder.
* pintar en polvo=powder-coat.
* polvos de talco=talcum powder ; talcum.
* polvo seco=dry powder.
* proteínas en polvo=protein powder.
* sustituto de leche en polvo=coffee creamer ; creamer.
* tabaco en polvo=snuff.

polvo^3
(n.)=fuck ; screw ; bonk.
Ex: When he wan't looking she took his wallet and left after a good fuck with a hefty sum of money and some credit cards.
Ex: It sounds like you need to get laid -- you might feel better after a good screw.
Ex: My tip to quit smoking is to restrict it to only those times when you desire it the most: before breakfast, after a good meal, and after a good bonk with you partner
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* echarse un polvo=have + sex.
* echar un polvo=fuck ; screw ; screw ; get + laid ; eff ; bonk.

polvoriento
(adj.)=dusty .
Ex: This article considers the damaging effects of the Harmattan, a very hot and dusty wind that blows in Nigeria and other West African countries, on library materials and staff.

polvorín
(n.)=powder magazine.
Ex: This 18th century powder magazine was discovered in the 20th century after spending about 200 years underground.

polvos de talco
(n.)=talcum powder ; talcum.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit. Ex: Do not use deodorant, antiperspirant or talcum before the examination.
polémica
(n.)=controversy ; debate ; polemic ; dispute ; argument ; war of words.
Ex: I do not intend to discuss this controversy at any length.
Ex: The debate as to which is the most effective way to classify books has not been positively settled.
Ex: Maybe this would not matter too much if the audience for their polemics was not a potential adversary or executant of policy.
Ex: In practice meetings of the Council of Ministers -- the Community's main legislative body -- have in recent years become a forum for acrimonious dispute.
Ex: We do not want to see young assistants at the counter getting involved in an argument.
Ex: War of words exposed chinks in coalition.
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* polémica + fraguarse=controversy + brew.
* polémica + gestarse=controversy + brew.
* que genera polémica=confrontational.
* relacionado con una polémica=confrontational.

polémica + abundar
(n.)=controversy + rage.
Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach.
polémica + continuar
(n.)=controversy + rage ; argument + rage.
Ex: This report seems to have raised more questions than it has answered, particularly in the area of ILL costs and charges, where controversy rages and agreement between the various types of library appears well-nigh impossible to reach. Ex: For some years now an argument has raged over author versus title entry for nonbook materials.
polémica + fraguarse
(n.)=controversy + brew.
Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.
polémica + gestarse
(n.)=controversy + brew.
Ex: Coca-Cola appears to be taking pains to buff up its tarnished image -- a controversy continues to brew over pesticides found in its soda products.
polémica + girar en torno a
(n.)=controversy + revolve around.
Ex: Many of the problems in children's reading, and much of the controversy over what should be stocked in children's libraries, revolve around the matter of choosing 'suitable' books for children of all ages.
polémica + perdurar
(n.)=argument + rage.
Ex: For some years now an argument has raged over author versus title entry for nonbook materials.
polémico
(adj.)=controversial ; polemic ; polemical ; divisive ; argumentative ; contentious ; fractious ; vexed ; disputed ; prickly .
Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
Ex: The paper discusses some remaining 'grey areas' in faceted classification and the value for expository purposes of a mildly polemic approach to issues in classification.
Ex: I am afraid I shall disappoint again, for this book is not a polemical document, nor is it even a personal view of community information.
Ex: It is increasingly obvious that we are as a nation one and indivisible, that divisive tendencies are a thing of the past, but there are still too many inheritors of the old indifference, and who flinch at co-operation as at an evil.
Ex: 'I don't know about that one,' Bogardus said, politely argumentative.
Ex: One of the most contentious issues dividing publishers and librarians centres on the interpretation of fair use in the context of digital technologies.
Ex: Thus was Christianity codified into a Bible that still today is the central element in the faith of the two billion adherents of the largest, if most fractious, of the world's religions.
Ex: A vexed area on which the present rules give no guidance is the publication produced as a result of a special programme or project.
Ex: Disputed and even fraudulent works of history can make their way onto library shelves.
Ex: The reunion between siblings was prickly and the tension grew with every passing moment.
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* asunto polémico=sore subject ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.
* cuestión polémica=vexing question.
* evitar polémicas=eschew + issues.
* extremadamente polémico=highly controversial.
* incitar polémica=rattle + Posesivo + cage.
* levantar la polémica=spark + controversy.
* muy polémico=highly controversial.
* no polémico=non-controversial [noncontroversial].
* polémica + abundar=controversy + rage.
* polémica + continuar=controversy + rage ; argument + rage.
* polémica + girar en torno a=controversy + revolve around.
* polémica + perdurar=argument + rage.
* suscitar la polémica=spark + controversy.
* tema polémico=vexing issue ; sore subject ; prickly subject ; thorny subject.

polícromo
(adj.)=polychromatic [poly-chromatic].
Ex: Also discussed are plans printed by various technical processes over the centuries, such as copperplate and steel engravings, and modern poly-chromatic prints.

polígamo^1
(n.)=polygamist.
Ex: Some Christian conservatives have joined with secularists to attack polygamy as an aberrant and immoral behavior, lumping polygamists in with homosexuals.

polígamo^2
(adj.)=polygamously + Adjetivo ; polygamous.
Ex: This database focusses on the use of time by polygamously as well as monogamously married men and women.
Ex: The author compares learning achievement, social adjustment, and family conflict among 146 Bedouin students from polygamous and monogamous families.

políglota
(adj.)=polyglot.
Ex: Plantin put out his great polyglot Bible of four different sorts of paper.

polígono
(n.)=polygonal ; polygon.
Ex: Given below are some of the display devices that have been incorporated into published thesauri: Euler circles; each concept is defined by a polygonal domain or 'circle'.
Ex: Instead of a mosaic of small squares, pictures are composed of basic graphic elements -- points, lines, arcs, polygons and rectangles.
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* polígono comercial=business estate.
* polígono industrial=industrial site ; industrial complex ; industrial estate ; industrial park.

polígono comercial
(n.)=business estate.
Ex: This project will entail the construction and development of a business estate.
polígono industrial
(n.)=industrial site ; industrial complex ; industrial estate ; industrial park.
Ex: The benefits to be gained from using fund assistance to help with local authority capital projects on roads, drainage, industrial sites, etc., were obvious. Ex: Residents in this industrial complex began to suffer from pain in the lower back, arms, & legs, as well as paralysis & neuralgia. Ex: The author examines the social and architectural history of the industrial estate, using evidence from the experiences of working people. Ex: Two industrial parks were studied to test the need for 'walk-in' versus 'call-in' service facilities.
polígrafo
(n.)=polygraph.
Ex: A polygraph (also known as a lie detector) is a device that measures blood pressure, pulse, respiration and skin conductivity while the subject is asked a series of questions.

polímero
(n.)=polymer.
Ex: Polymers are higher molecular weight molecules composed of several to many smaller molecules or monomers.

política
(n.)=politics ; rationale ; elected politics.
Ex: The social sciences class, 300, subsumes Economics, Politics, Law and Education.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
Ex: Coming clean to voters is something she's gonna have to get used to if she is really serious about getting her feet wet in elected politics.
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* adoptar una política=make + policy decisions.
* atenerse a una política=uphold + policy.
* cambiar de política a mitad de camino=change + horses in midstream.
* confección de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
* cumplir una política=uphold + policy.
* decisión sobre qué política de actuación seguir=policy decision.
* dedicarse a la política=politick.
* de elaboración de políticas=policy-forming.
* determinación de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
* diseñar una política=draft + policy.
* elaboración de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking] ; policy formation ; policy formulation.
* encargado de políticas=policy officer.
* establecer una política=institute + policy.
* falsa política de integración de minorías=tokenism.
* fijación de políticas=policy making [policy-making/policymaking].
* formular una política=frame + policy.
* hacer cumplir una política=uphold + policy.
* inmerso en la política=steeped in politics.
* integración de la perspectiva de género en el conjunto de las políticas=gender mainstreaming.
* participante en la política=politically active.
* personalidad en el ámbito de la política=political personality.
* política administrativa=administrative policy.
* Política Agrícola Comunitaria (CAP)=Common Agricultural Policy (CAP).
* política a largo plazo=long term policy.
* política bibliotecaria=library provision ; library policy.
* política bibliotecaria nacional=national library policy.
* política científica=research policy ; science policy ; scientific policy.
* política cultural=cultural policy.
* política de actuación=policy.
* política de adquisiciones=acquisition policy [acquisitions policy] ; collection development [collections development] ; selection policy ; collection policy.
* política de ayuda=assistance policy.
* política de clases=class politics.
* política de coaliciones=coalition politics.
* política de competencias=competition policy.
* política de compras=purchasing policy.
* política de conservación=preservation policy ; conservation policy.
* política de contención=policy of containment.
* política de desarrollo de la colección=collection development policy.
* política de expurgo=weeding policy.
* política de fijación de precios=pricing policy.
* política de financiación=financing policy ; funding policy.
* política de información=information provision ; information strategy ; information policy.
* política de información nacional=national information policy.
* política de inmigración=immigration policy.
* política de la biblioteca=library's policy.
* política del poder=power politics.
* política de multas=fine policy.
* política de personal=personnel policy ; staff policy.
* política de precios=pricing model ; pricing policy.
* política de preservación=preservation policy.
* política de privacidad=privacy policy.
* política de retenciones=retention policy.
* política de sanciones=fine policy.
* política de trabajo=policy.
* política de usuarios=user policy.
* política económica=political economy.
* política editorial=editorial policy.
* política educativa=educational policy.
* política electoral=election politics.
* política exterior=foreign policy.
* política fiscal=fiscal policy.
* política interna=policy ; internal politics.
* política internacional=international politics.
* política laboral=labour policy.
* política monetaria=monetary policy.
* política nacional=national politics.
* política pública=public policy.
* política sancionadora=fine policy.
* política social=social policy.
* redactar una política=formulate + policy.
* responsable de políticas=policy officer.
* responsables de la política científica=science policy makers.

política a largo plazo
(n.)=long term policy.
Ex: One of the key recommendations for long term policy was the confirmation of the responsibility of the national bibliographic agency for establishing the authoritative form of name for its country's authors.
política administrativa
(n.)=administrative policy.
Ex: It seems to be only 'common sense' to attempt to understand administrative policy and practices in a library in which one aspires to work.
política bibliotecaria
(n.)=library provision ; library policy.
Ex: She urges a boycott of California as a library conference venue until the state improves its current record of the worst school library provision in the US. Ex: The 1981 report gives prominence to libraries and stresses the need for a national library policy with cooperation between all types of libraries.
política bibliotecaria nacional
(n.)=national library policy.
Ex: The objective of a national library policy should be universal availability of information.
política científica
(n.)=research policy ; science policy ; scientific policy.
Ex: Research policy at the European Community level has itself come under scrutiny. Ex: The relationship between bibliometrics and science policy remains underdeveloped. Ex: In addition, the economic, social, moral and political implications of scientific research need to be considered as important, but not the only determinants of scientific policy.
política cultural
(n.)=cultural policy.
Ex: At that time key decisions were taken regarding the library system and cultural policy in the Soviet Zone of Occupation.
política de actuación
(n.)=policy.
Ex: This policy of reflecting the subject labels and relationships present in the literature of a subject is known as being consistent with literary warrant.
política de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisition policy [acquisitions policy] ; collection development [collections development] ; selection policy ; collection policy.
Ex: Professionals need to be shown that with the increasing use of computers, data collection need not be expensive: an automated circulation system, for example, will readily generate information for modifying acquisition policy. Ex: I think that materials selection, as significant as the job is in itself, is only part of the larger responsibility of collection development. Ex: Use-based selection policies represent a sound principle, but their implementation depends upon a more effective feedback from user to abstractor than most abstracting agencies can achieve. Ex: The library's collections and collection policy covers not only the Nazi atrocities but also genocide wherever its has occurred in modern times.
política de ayuda
(n.)=assistance policy.
Ex: It is well worth the trouble to examine and negotiate financial matters with NGOs within reach in the country or the region to take advantage of their various assitance policies.
política de clases
(n.)=class politics.
Ex: In the 1980s that meant having a go at all the trendy lefties and pacifists, and so our main issues were class politics and violence.
política de coaliciones
(n.)=coalition politics.
Ex: The sharing of spoils of office has become one of the mainstays of coalition politics.
política de competencias
(n.)=competition policy.
Ex: And competition policy is one area of activity where the European Commission does have the power to impose legislation which is binding in all member states.
política de compras
(n.)=purchasing policy.
Ex: Anita Brack follows the liberal purchasing policy and her reasons include the opinion that censorship is opportunistic and random in its effect.
política de conservación
(n.)=preservation policy ; conservation policy.
Ex: This article considers how a national preservation policy for library materials may be evolved and the guidance that it might be expected to provide. Ex: This article describes the development of preservation and conservation policies in the Library of Trinity College, Dublin.
política de contención
(n.)=policy of containment.
Ex: Their policy of containment said that America shall not go to war with countries that are already Communist or if the willingly become it.
política de desarrollo de la colección
(n.)=collection development policy.
Ex: This statistical methods course emphasizes the 'people' aspect of library use so that relevant data for collection development policy would be gathered primarily from user studies, questionnaires, and community analysis and surveys.
política de expurgo
(n.)=weeding policy.
Ex: The library could develop a weeding policy that will enable it to remove from the shelves those materials that have remained unused or little used for 25 years or more.
política de fijación de precios
(n.)=pricing policy.
Ex: Update is incremental and may be slow, and pricing policies show evidence of the presence of a supporting printed product.
política de financiación
(n.)=financing policy ; funding policy.
Ex: The intelligent library needs a financing policy related to the number of potential users who have to make decisions on well-informed grounds. Ex: The University Grants Committee should take a greater interest in individual universities' library funding policies.
política de información
(n.)=information provision ; information strategy ; information policy.
Ex: He ended by calling for a national policy on information provision, more research into information needs and the effectiveness of current provision and an exploration of new ways to provide information. Ex: The opinion is expressed that the survival of mankind depends directly on whether this information strategy is developed. Ex: Responsibility for the implementation of information policy rests primarily on the shoulders of those two departments mentioned above, which work closely together.
política de información nacional
(n.)=national information policy.
Ex: In principle, the emergence of a national information policy as a framework for developing information resources and institutions was welcomed by most countries in Africa with a messianic zeal.
política de inmigración
(n.)=immigration policy.
Ex: This article highlights the root causes of nativism against both immigrants and U.S. immigration policy arising from increasing legal and illegal immigration.
política de la biblioteca
(n.)=library's policy.
Ex: From its inception the library's policy has been to use exchange arrangements only as a last resort as a means of acquiring current literature.
política de multas
(n.)=fine policy.
Ex: If the document is returned late, any fine is calculated according to the library's fine policy = Si el documento se devuelve tarde, la sanción se calcula de acuerdo con la politica sancionadora de la biblioteca.
política de personal
(n.)=personnel policy ; staff policy.
Ex: The personnel policy should also include a statement concerning number and length of work breaks and a statement regarding attendance at library meetings -- who attends, whether time off with pay and/or travel expenses are awarded. Ex: This article sets out those staff policies that the library board has approved and their dates of approval or revision.
política de precios
(n.)=pricing model ; pricing policy.
Ex: The growing use of the Internet by publishers will lead to a variety of pricing models for document delivery. Ex: Update is incremental and may be slow, and pricing policies show evidence of the presence of a supporting printed product.
política de preservación
(n.)=preservation policy.
Ex: This article considers how a national preservation policy for library materials may be evolved and the guidance that it might be expected to provide.
política de privacidad
(n.)=privacy policy.
Ex: Companies should handle consumer information according to enterprise-wide privacy policies.
política de retenciones
(n.)=retention policy.
Ex: The results will contribute to the development of a national preservation and retention policy.
política de sanciones
(n.)=fine policy.
Ex: If the document is returned late, any fine is calculated according to the library's fine policy = Si el documento se devuelve tarde, la sanción se calcula de acuerdo con la politica sancionadora de la biblioteca.
política de trabajo
(n.)=policy.
Ex: This policy of reflecting the subject labels and relationships present in the literature of a subject is known as being consistent with literary warrant.
política de usuarios
(n.)=user policy.
Ex: Ease of access to such archives is limited by the absence of easily discoverable user policy.
política del poder
(n.)=power politics.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Power politics'.
política económica
(n.)=political economy.
Ex: The article 'The political economy of scholarly communication' examines how dramatic price increases and substantial growth in the number of scholarly journals are the logical outcomes of the scholarly communication system that came into being a century ago.
política editorial
(n.)=editorial policy.
Ex: DC is an example of a scheme which appears in a new edition at regular intervals (the editorial policy is to publish a new edition every seven years), while LC exemplifies the policy of piecemeal publication.
política educativa
(n.)=educational policy.
Ex: The effects of educational policy and the crisis in Brazilian universities upon the university library are discussed.
política electoral
(n.)=election politics.
Ex: Halliburton dismissed the allegations as election politics.
política exterior
(n.)=foreign policy.
Ex: Contemporary debates over the appropriate balance of unilateralism and multilateralism in U.S. foreign policy reflect disagreements about the practical effectiveness of these alternative options.
política fiscal
(n.)=fiscal policy.
Ex: Information about capital has finally replaced gold as the standard by which fiscal and monetary policies are set.
política interna
(n.)=policy ; internal politics.
Ex: This policy of reflecting the subject labels and relationships present in the literature of a subject is known as being consistent with literary warrant. Ex: Information professionals usually serve people in a context of social pressures and internal politics.
política internacional
(n.)=international politics.
Ex: Information technology has a significant impact on national and international politics.
política laboral
(n.)=labour policy.
Ex: The title of the work is slightly misleading: the focus of its key chapters is more on labor policy than on industrial unrest and political dissent.
política monetaria
(n.)=monetary policy.
Ex: Information about capital has finally replaced gold as the standard by which fiscal and monetary policies are set.
política nacional
(n.)=national politics.
Ex: However, they also feel that this kind of media scrutiny goes with the territory of participating in national politics.
política pública
(n.)=public policy.
Ex: Public policy is applied to matters of public health, safety and welfare.
política sancionadora
(n.)=fine policy.
Ex: If the document is returned late, any fine is calculated according to the library's fine policy = Si el documento se devuelve tarde, la sanción se calcula de acuerdo con la politica sancionadora de la biblioteca.
política social
(n.)=social policy.
Ex: This article subjects the much-heralded Chilean 'model' of social policy reform to a critical analysis.
políticamente
=politically.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California.
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* correcto políticamente=politically correct.
* incorrecto políticamente=politically incorrect.

político sin escrúpulos
(n.)=shyster.
Ex: When loss of physical and mental rigor is accompanied by financial problems, the retiree may reject himself and fall victim to the con man and shyster.
político-económico
(adj.)=politico-economic.
Ex: This article discusses the consequences of politico-economic change during the last decade and the impact of new technology on the library.
político-histórico
(adj.)=politico-historical.
Ex: The article 'Beginnings of information service activities in Finland and their politico-historical background' describes the birth of documentation or information services for Finnish science, technology and industry in the 30s and 40s.
político^1
(n.)=politician ; public official ; elected official ; policy maker [policy-maker/policymaker].
Ex: Ticknor's belief in the library's potential as one means of inhibiting the chances of unscrupulous politicians who would lead the ignorant astray explains his insistence that the public library be as popular in appeal as possible.
Ex: Some public officials treat public documents as personal property.
Ex: The author argues that the elected officials should allocate adequate funding for the educative process.
Ex: The library can offer well-informed service to policy-makers, analysts, students, the media and political groups.
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* político sin escrúpulos=shyster.

político^2
(adj.)=political.
Nota: Adjetivo.
Ex: The majority of the CC Space isolate schedules consist of political divisions of the world.
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* actividad política=political activity.
* agenda política=political agenda.
* agitación política=political upheaval.
* analista político=political commentator ; political analyst.
* ardid político=political stunt.
* arenga política=rabble-rousing speech.
* asilo político=political asylum.
* asociación política=political body.
* brazo político=political arm.
* caricaturista político=political cartoonist.
* ciencias políticas=political science.
* cientista político=political scientist.
* círculo político=political coterie.
* clase política=political class.
* coalición política=coalition politics ; political coalition.
* comentarista político=political commentator.
* cometer un suicidio político=commit + political suicide.
* controversia política=political controversy.
* convicción política=political persuasion.
* corrección política=political correctness.
* corresponsal político=political reporter ; political correspondent.
* cuerpo político, el=body politic, the.
* cuestión política=political issue.
* debate político=political discussion ; political debate.
* de dos partidos políticos=bipartisan [bi-partisan].
* derechos políticos=political rights.
* descontento político=political unrest.
* desde el punto de vista político=politically.
* discurso político=political discourse ; political speech ; spin.
* disentir político=political dissent.
* disturbios políticos=political unrest.
* división política=political division.
* elección política=political election.
* élite política, la=political elite, the.
* escándalo político=political scandal.
* espectro político, el=political spectrum, the.
* experiencia política=political experience.
* figura política=political figure.
* filosofía política=political philosophy.
* fuerza política=political force.
* ideología política=political ideology.
* imparcialidad política=political impartiality.
* inestabilidad política=political instability.
* influencia política=political influence.
* intriga política=political intrigue.
* malestar político=political unrest.
* maraña política=political thicket.
* militante político=politically active ; political activist.
* mitin político=political rally.
* movimiento político=political movement.
* personaje político=political figure.
* político-económico=politico-economic.
* político-histórico=politico-historical.
* presión política=political pressure.
* preso político=political prisoner.
* primo político=cousin by marriage ; Posesivo + wife's cousin ; Posesivo + husband's cousin.
* prisionero político=political prisoner.
* propaganda política=political propaganda.
* rectitud política=political correctness.
* reforma política=political reform.
* refugiado político=political refugee.
* régimen político=political regime.
* reo político=political prisoner.
* reportero político=political reporter ; political correspondent.
* retórica política=political rhetoric.
* revolución política=political revolution.
* riesgo político=political risk.
* rollo político=spin.
* sátira política=political satire.
* signo político=political persuasion.
* sistema político=political system.
* sobrina política=niece by marriage ; Posesivo + wife's niece ; Posesivo + husband's niece.
* sobrino político=nephew by marriage ; Posesivo + wife's nephew ; Posesivo + husband's nephew.
* solución política=political solution.
* status quo político=political status-quo.
* subversión política=subversive action ; politically subversive action.
* suicidio político=political suicide.
* tecnológicopolítico=techno-political.
* tecnopolítico=techno-political.
* tema de aprovechamiento político=political football.
* tía política=Posesivo + wife's aunt ; Posesivo + husband's aunt ; aunt by marriage.
* tío político=Posesivo + wife's uncle ; uncle by marriage.
* transición política=political transition.
* unión política=political union.
* valor político=political value.

pomada
(n.)=ointment.
Ex: The first epigram gives the reason for the following epigrams, which are about particular gifts: peacocks, purple fish, deer, ointment, and roses.

pomelo
(n.)=grapefruit.
Ex: The author, a dietitian, distinguishes fact from fiction with statements regarding a variety of foods -- potatoes, honey, carrots, lemon and grapefruit juices, white bread, garlic, red meat and oranges.

pomo
(n.)=doorknob ; knob.
Ex: Many swinging doors are installed with a lever or doorknob to open them with.
Ex: The brightness can be adjusted by turning the two knobs at the lower right of the screen.
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* pomo de la puerta=doorknob.

pomo de la puerta
(n.)=doorknob.
Ex: Many swinging doors are installed with a lever or doorknob to open them with.
pompa
(n.)=pomp ; glitz ; dazz ; pomposity ; ostentation.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
Ex: The author suggests that 'unmasking' technology - looking beyond its glitz and power - should begin with an honest assessment of 3 essential components: librarians' attitudes, users' attitudes, and librarians' values.
Ex: The article 'Glitz, biz, and dazz' encourages closer cooperation within the library profession and linkage to allied fields in business, industry and politics.
Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.
Ex: However, the pomp and ostentation of the annual meeting, first called Council, then General Conference (alias Congress), which attracts growing numbers of professionals, leads to IFLA taking on a mythical or ritualistic aspect where appearances replace content.
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* con mucha pompa=ceremoniously.
* director de pompas fúnebres=undertaker ; funeral director ; mortician.
* pompas fúnebres=funeral service.

pompas fúnebres
(n.)=funeral service.
Ex: Funeral services always raise profound questions about the meaning of life and death.
pompi
(n.)=tush ; booty ; tushy ; rump.
Ex: They are just sitting on their tushes and doing nothing but talking about what is wrong with their country.
Ex: American socialite Kim Kardashian has revealed that she's planning to get her booty insured.
Ex: He lost his job as a male model after an injury left him with an unsightly scar on his tushy.
Ex: Why are women so self conscious about their rumps?.

pompis
(n.)=heinie.
Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.

pomposamente
=stuffily ; grandly.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: Limbaugh grandly announced on his radio program that he might not support the Republican nominee, as none pass his conservative litmus test.

pomposidad
(n.)=pomposity ; bombast.
Ex: In summary, when we get beyond all the pomposity and techno-babble that dominates discourse on our topic, we can see real problems and real issues.
Ex: He is a man of few words being always difficult to get anything out of him at all and when he does speak it is with a total lack of bombast.

pomposo
(adj.)=pompous ; hyfoluted ; ostentatious ; portentous.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
Ex: Then came the time when ostentatious opulence was replaced with a subtler, but no less striking design style.
Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.

pompón
(n.)=bobble.
Ex: The scarf can be knit with pockets at the end to keep their hands toasty or trimmed with bobbles for a funky look.

ponche
(n.)=mulled wine.
Ex: There will be mince pies, roast chestnuts, mulled wine and Christmas music as well as a Christmas hamper raffle and tombola.
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* ponche de huevo=eggnog.

ponche de huevo
(n.)=eggnog.
Ex: Eggnog is a common holiday drink made of milk, eggs, sugar, and alcohol.
poncho
(n.)=poncho.
Ex: Another standby is the poncho, a cape-like raincoat that does a fair job of keeping the rain out.

ponderable
(adj.)=ponderable.
Ex: The article 'Three ponderable problems for librarians' describes 3 questions to be pondered by librarians.

ponderación
(n.)=weight ; weighting ; weightage.
Ex: Weights are a quantitative measure of the prominence of various index terms in the description of a subject and may form the basis of an alternative search logic.
Ex: In the process of the search, prior to display or printing, the computer ranks references according to their weighting.
Ex: Results and findings, after application of a weightage formula to microbiology periodicals, are presented and discussed.
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* factor de ponderación=weighting factor.
* índice de ponderación=threshold weight.
* lógica de búsqueda por ponderación=weighted-term search logic.
* ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda=query term weighting.
* ponderación de términos=term weight ; term weighting.
* ponderación por factores=factor loading.

ponderación de los términos de la ecuación de búsqueda
(n.)=query term weighting.
Ex: Ranking algorithms based on document and query term weighting significantly outperform Boolean systems.
ponderación de términos
(n.)=term weight ; term weighting.
Ex: Applications of these methods facilitate more effective assignment of term weights to index terms within documents and may assist searchers in the selection of search terms. Ex: These results depend crucially on the choice of effective term-weighting systems.
ponderación por factores
(n.)=factor loading.
Ex: Factor loadings of all items included were over 0.5.
ponderado
(adj.)=weighted ; balanced.
Ex: The method consists of a weighted scoring technique based on a customisable criteria hierarchy.
Ex: More balanced schedules were achieved by pruning the 31000 subjects enumerated in the fourteenth edition to 4700.
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* búsqueda por términos ponderados=weighted term search.
* lógica de términos ponderados=weighted term logic.
* método de la media ponderada=weighted means method.
* no ponderado=unweighted.

ponderar
(v.)=ponder (over/on/upon) ; weight ; partial out.
Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD.
Ex: Detailed criteria addressing mandatory requirements should still be weighted because different products meet mandatory requirements in different ways.
Ex: The effect of national IQ on longevity remained strong when GDP per capita, income inequality, and individualism were partialed out.
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* sin ponderar=unweighted.

ponedor
(adj.)=coucher ; egg-laying.
Ex: The coucher carefully turned the first mould over on to a piece of felt, on which the new and still friable piece of paper was deposited.
Ex: An egg-laying mammal thought extinct for nearly 50 years has been rediscovered on the island of New Guinea.
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* gallina ponedora=egg-laying hen.

ponencia
(n.)=communication ; conference paper ; contribution ; paper.
Ex: Notes, short communications, an article giving a popular treatment and editorials are less likely to carry an abstract.
Ex: The bibliographic data bases allow the searcher to retrieve references to work that has appeared in documents such as journal articles, conference papers, books, dissertations, patents and technical reports.
Ex: This is a contribution to a thematic issue on microcomputers in UK government libraries.
Ex: In particular, a data base may be concerned to list separately individual periodical articles and single papers in conference proceedings.
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* convocatoria de presentación de ponencias=call for papers.
* leer una ponencia=read + paper.
* ponencia dada por invitado especial=key paper.
* ponencia de la sesión plenaria=plenary paper.
* ponencia invitada=invited talk.
* ponencia principal=keynote paper ; keynote presentation.
* presentar una ponencia=give + paper ; read + paper.

ponencia dada por invitado especial
(n.)=key paper.
Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
ponencia de la sesión plenaria
(n.)=plenary paper.
Ex: I am aware as I begin this plenary paper that members of the library profession that are drawn to this presentation are most likely interested in the issues for managing indigenous information.
ponencia invitada
(n.)=invited talk.
Ex: There will be three invited talks, to be given by leading scientists who will present work and thoughts on different aspects of natural language.
ponencia principal
(n.)=keynote paper ; keynote presentation.
Ex: This article is based on a keynote paper presented at seminar on information policy, planning and research. Ex: Where available keynote presentations and abstracts are available in PDF format.
ponente
(n.)=speaker ; presenter.
Ex: The audience interaction with the speakers at all three meetings has been painstakingly transcribed and edited.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
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* debate entre ponentes=panel discussion ; panel debate.
* ponente invitado=invited speaker.

ponente invitado
(n.)=invited speaker.
Ex: Most events are 1 day seminars following a standard format of formal presentations from a number of invited speakers.
poner
(v.)=affix ; fit ; put ; set ; lay ; set up ; lay out on ; lay down ; deposit ; play ; lay out ; plant ; bung + Nombe + in ; get on ; put up.
Ex: Some libraries use small stickers affixed to the spines which have cartoons or ideograms indicating a special genre.
Ex: One such method requires that each book has a magnetic strip inserted into the spine and a special exit door is fitted across which an electric signal is beamed.
Ex: If you encounter an unlabeled document during charge-out, peel off one of the preprinted labels and put it in the document.
Ex: If no fines are to be charged for a particular combination of borrower and material type, set the maximum fine to zero.
Ex: By such mutual assistance, the wits and endeavours of the world may no longer be as so many scattered coals, or firebrands, which, for want of union are soon quenched, whereas, being but laid together, they would have yielded a comfortable light and heat.
Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.
Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.
Ex: A table is set up in a classroom, books are laid out on it by pupil 'shop assistants' supervised by a rota of teachers, and regular opening hours are laid down and adhered to.
Ex: The run-off paper must be thick and absorbent to cope with the thick layer of ink deposited on it by the duplicator.
Ex: In another style of lesson, the book is approached through film clips, dramatizations on TV, or played on records or tapes made commercially.
Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
Ex: The article is entitled 'To everything there is a season...a time to plant and a time to pluck up that which is planted: a life-cycle analysis of education for librarianship'.
Ex: Instead of bunging it in the washing machine, clean it carefully by hand using lukewarm water.
Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
Ex: If you put up a real tree too soon then all the little pine needle things will fall off and you'll be left with a twig on Christmas day.
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* al ponerse el sol=at sundown.
* con la mirada puesta en=in + Posesivo + sights.
* cosas + ponerse feas=things + get rough.
* costes + ponerse por las nubes=costs + spiral.
* cuando las cosas se ponen difíciles=when the going gets tough.
* Cuando las cosas se ponen duras, los duros se crecen=When the going gets tough, the tough get going.
* de quita y pon=burn-'em-down-build-'em-up ; removable.
* encargado de poner en práctica=implementor [implementer].
* morir con las botas puestas=die in + harness ; die in + Posesivo + boots ; die with + Posesivo + boots on.
* no poner en duda=be unquestioned.
* poner a Alguien al cargo de=put + Nombre + in charge of.
* poner a Alguien al frente de=put + Nombre + in charge of.
* poner a Alguien al mando de=put + Nombre + in charge of.
* poner a Alguien al tanto de=fill + Alguien + in on.
* poner a Alguien a prueba=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
* poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas=put + Nombre + on the spot.
* poner a Alguien en contacto con=put + Nombre + in touch with.
* poner a Alguien en el compromiso de=leave + Nombre + with the choice of.
* poner a Alguien en guardia=put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.
* poner a Alguien en su sitio=cut + Nombre + down to size ; knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size.
* poner a Alguien en un aprieto=put + Nombre + on the spot.
* poner a Alguien en un apuro=put + Alguien + on the spot ; put + Nombre + on the spot.
* poner a Alguien en un compromiso=put + Alguien + on the spot.
* poner a Alguien en un pedestal=put + Nombre + on a pedestal.
* poner a Alguien suero=be on a drip.
* poner a cargo de=put in + charge of.
* poner a disposición=keep within + reach.
* poner a disposición de=make + available to ; put at + the disposal of ; place + at the disposal of ; bring + Nombre + within (the) reach of.
* poner a flote=refloat ; refloat.
* poner a la altura de las circunstancias=bring + Nombre + up to par.
* poner a la defensiva=put on + the defensive.
* poner al alcance=bring + Nombre + within (the) reach of.
* poner a la venta=put + Nombre + on the market ; put up for + sale ; put on + sale.
* poner al día=bring + Nombre + up to date ; bring + Nombre + up to scratch.
* poner al día (de)=bring + Nombre + up to speed (on) ; get + Nombre + up to speed on.
* poner Algo a disposición=put + Nombre + within reach.
* poner Algo al alcance=put + Nombre + within reach.
* poner Algo al descubierto=bring + Nombre + to the surface.
* poner Algo a mano=put + Nombre + within reach.
* poner Algo a prueba=push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.
* poner Algo en=stick + Nombre + on.
* poner Algo en funcionamiento=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
* poner Algo en Internet=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
* poner Algo en marcha=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
* poner Algo patas arriba=turn + Nombre + inside-out ; turn + Nombre + on its head.
* poner Algo por delante de=put + Nombre + ahead of.
* poner Alguien al descubierto=blow + Posesivo + cover.
* poner + Alguien + frenético=make + Alguien + furious.
* poner al mal tiempo buena cara=keep + Posesivo + chin up ; grin and bear it ; put on/up + a brave face ; put + a brave face on.
* poner al mismo nivel que=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
* poner al revés=upend.
* poner al tanto (de)=bring into + the swim of ; bring + Nombre + up to speed (on) ; get + Nombre + up to speed on.
* poner al tanto sobre=give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
* poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de=put + Nombre + ahead in.
* poner a + Número=set to + Número.
* poner aparte=set apart.
* poner a + Posesivo + disposición=put at + Posesivo + fingertips.
* poner a prueba=stretch ; tax ; try ; strain ; overtax ; pilot ; put to + the test ; test ; plumb + the depths of ; trial ; overstretch ; push + the envelope ; put + Nombre + to the test ; try + Nombre + on ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; put + Nombre + through + Posesivo + paces.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien=test + Posesivo + patience ; try + Nombre + patience.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo=try + the patience of a saint.
* poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo=test + the patience of a saint.
* poner a prueba una idea=test + idea ; pilot + idea.
* poner a punto=overhaul ; hone ; fine tune [fine-tune] ; tune-up.
* poner atención=lend + an ear ; listen (to).
* poner a un lado=lay + Nombre + aside ; set + aside.
* poner azúcar=sugar.
* poner bonito=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
* poner cara avinagrada=pout.
* poner cara de asco=pull + a wry face.
* poner cara de extrañado=look + puzzled.
* poner cara de pez=look + puzzled.
* poner carnada=bait.
* poner cebo=bait.
* poner como ejemplo=instance ; cite + as an example ; showcase.
* poner con chinchetas=thumbtack.
* poner delante de=lay before.
* poner de los nervios=get on + Posesivo + wick ; unnerve.
* poner de manifiesto=bring into + relief ; highlight ; show ; state ; throw into + relief ; throw up ; evince ; illustrate ; underscore ; underline ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; bring to + light ; make + it + clear ; lay + bare ; provide + insight into ; reveal ; flag + Nombre + up.
* poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.
* poner demasiado énfasis en Algo=overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].
* poner de patitas en la calle=give + Nombre + the boot ; sack ; boot (out) ; give + Nombre + the sack ; turf out.
* poner de pie=stand + upright.
* poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado=stand on + Posesivo + side.
* poner de + Posesivo + parte=do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + bit.
* poner de relieve=bring into + relief ; throw into + relief ; underscore ; highlight ; show ; state ; throw up ; evince ; illustrate ; underline ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; flag + Nombre + up ; reveal.
* poner de relieve la importancia=underscore + importance.
* poner doble acristalamiento=double glaze.
* poner el candado=padlock.
* poner el centro de atención=put + focus.
* poner el colofón final=bookend.
* poner el culo=take + Nombre + lying down.
* poner el dedo en la llaga=hit + a (raw) nerve ; touch on + raw nerve ; hit + the nail on the head ; strike + home ; strike + a nerve ; touch on + a sore spot ; touch + a (raw) nerve.
* poner el despertador=set + the alarm clock.
* poner el énfasis=put + focus.
* poner el grito en el cielo=be (all) up in arms ; kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; blow + Posesivo + top ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; scream + blue murder ; froth at + the mouth ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; foam at + the mouth ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
* poner el matasellos a una carta=postmark.
* poner el pan en la mesa=put + bread on the table.
* poner el precio=price.
* poner el sello=stamp.
* poner el sello a=place + a stamp on.
* poner el sello de=rubber stamp.
* poner empeño=strive.
* poner en adobo=marinade.
* poner en alerta=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
* poner en alquiler=rent out.
* poner en apuros=cast + a shadow over ; put + Nombre + in difficulties.
* poner encima=top with.
* poner en circulación=circulate.
* poner en claro=clear up.
* poner en cola=queue.
* poner en cola de espera=place + in queue.
* poner en contacto=bring into + relationship ; contact ; provide + an interface ; bring into + contact.
* poner en contenedor=containerise [containerize, -USA].
* poner en cuarentena=quarantine.
* poner en cuestión=call into + question ; render + questionable.
* poner en cuestión la validez de=bring into + question the validity of ; question + the validity of.
* poner en dificultades=put + Nombre + in difficulties.
* poner en duda=challenge ; be flawed ; question ; render + suspect ; unsettle ; cast + doubt on ; regard + Nombre + with suspicion ; put in + doubt ; call into + question ; shed + doubt ; throw into + doubt ; throw + doubt on.
* poner en duda la validez de=bring into + question the validity of.
* poner en duda unos principios=shake + foundations.
* poner en el haber de=credit.
* poner en entredicho=challenge ; cast + doubt on ; subvert ; compromise ; cast + aspersions on ; challenge + Posesivo + assumptions ; doubt ; question ; call into + question ; impugn.
* poner en entredicho las buenas intenciones de Alguien=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
* poner en entredicho una postura=compromise + position.
* poner en escena=stage.
* poner en espera=put on + hold.
* poner en estado de alerta=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
* poner en evidencia=make + it + clear ; underline ; bring to + light ; put + Nombre + to shame ; call + Posesivo + bluff ; bring to + the fore.
* poner énfasis=put + emphasis.
* poner énfasis en=lay + stress on ; place + emphasis on ; lay + emphasis on.
* poner enfermo=make + Nombre + sick ; sicken.
* poner en forma=buff up.
* poner en funcionamiento=activate ; set in + action ; set up ; trip ; put into + working order ; put in + place ; put in + place ; put into + place ; set in + motion ; set in + train ; put in + train ; roll out.
* poner en funcionamiento un programa=implement + program(me).
* poner en garantía=pawn.
* poner en hielo=ice.
* poner en juego=tap.
* poner en la calle=evict.
* poner en la pared=pin up.
* poner en la red + Documento Impreso=webify + Documento Impreso.
* poner en libertad=release + Nombre + from jail ; release + Nombre + from gaol.
* poner en libertad bajo fianza=release + Nombre + on bail.
* poner en libertad condicional=release + Nombre + on bail.
* poner en lista de espera=put on + a waiting list.
* poner en maceta=pot.
* poner en marcha=implement ; set up ; trip ; set out on ; crank up ; set on + foot ; set in + motion ; set in + train ; put in + train ; roll out.
* poner en marcha un proyecto=mobilise + effort.
* poner en órbita=place into + orbit.
* poner en orden=tidy up ; put in + order ; clear up.
* poner en peligro=jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA] ; put into + jeopardy ; imperil ; put at + risk ; compromise ; endanger ; pose + risk.
* poner en peligro la seguridad=breach + security.
* poner en peligro la vida=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
* poner en perspectiva=put + Nombre + in(to) perspective.
* poner en práctica=exercise ; implement ; put into + practice ; put to + work ; put into + effect ; put into + practical effect ; put in + place ; put into + place ; translate into + practical action ; bring to + bear ; deploy.
* poner en práctica una idea=put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.
* poner en práctica una normativa=carry out + policy.
* poner en práctica un arte=practise + art.
* poner en préstamo=circulate.
* poner en primer plano=foreground.
* poner en relación=bring into + relationship.
* poner en remojo=steep ; macerate.
* poner en ridículo=poke + fun at ; ridicule.
* poner en riesgo=put at + risk.
* poner en subasta=put up for + auction ; auction.
* poner en su sitio=put in + place.
* poner en tela de juicio=throw + doubt on ; contest.
* poner en tensión=put + Nombre + under pressure.
* poner entre comillas=enclose + in quotation marks.
* poner entre corchetes=bracket.
* poner entre la espada y la pared=press to + the point.
* poner entre paréntesis=bracket.
* poner entre rejas=put + Nombre + behind bars.
* poner en uso=bring into + use ; take in + use.
* poner en valor=highlight ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; showcase ; enhance ; value ; give + value.
* poner en venta=put on + sale ; put up for + sale ; put + Nombre + on the market.
* poner esfuerzo=give + effort.
* poner fin=curb ; bring to + a close ; draw to + a close.
* poner fin a=put + paid to ; put + an end to ; put + a stop to ; call + a halt on ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; sound + the death knell for ; kill off ; bring + the curtain down on.
* poner fin a un embarazo=terminate + pregnancy.
* poner freno=curb.
* poner freno a=place + a curb on ; clamp down on ; stem ; stem + the tide of.
* poner fuera de combate=lay + Nombre + low.
* poner guiones=hyphenate.
* poner huevos=lay + eggs ; oviposit.
* poner impedimentos=stand in + Posesivo + way.
* poner impuestos=impose + VAT.
* poner la brida=bridle.
* poner la carne de gallina=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh ; get + the willies.
* poner la casa al revés=turn + everything upside down.
* poner la casa patas arriba=turn + the house upside down.
* poner la dirección en un sobre=address + envelope.
* poner ladrillos=laying of bricks ; lay + bricks.
* poner la fecha=date-stamp.
* poner la mesa=lay + the table.
* poner la otra mejilla=turn + the other cheek.
* poner la piel de gallina=make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh.
* poner la responsabilidad en=put + the burden on.
* poner las antenas=prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up.
* poner las bases=lay + foundation ; lay + the basis for.
* poner las cartas boca arriba=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* poner las cartas sobre la mesa=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
* poner las cosas en marcha=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
* poner las cosas en movimiento=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
* poner las cosas en su lugar=set + the record straight.
* poner las esposas=handcuff.
* poner la vida en peligro=put + Posesivo + life at risk.
* ponerle el cascabel al gato=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for) ; stick out + Posesivo + neck.
* ponerle la guinda=put + icing on the cake.
* ponerle la mano encima a=lay + a finger on.
* ponerle los cuernos a=cuckold.
* ponerlo de otra manera=put it + in a different way.
* poner lo pelos de punta=frighten + the living daylights out of.
* poner los ojos en blanco=roll + Posesivo + eyes.
* poner los pelos de punta=bristle ; scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; make + Posesivo + hair stand on end ; scare + the hell out of ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies.
* poner los pies en alto=put + Posesivo + feet up ; kick + Posesivo + feet up ; kick back.
* poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa=darken + Posesivo + door.
* poner los pies sobre la tierra=come down + to earth.
* poner mala cara=pull + a face.
* poner malo=make + Nombre + sick ; sicken.
* poner más fuerte=crank up.
* poner mucho ahínco=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* poner mucho ahínco en=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* poner mucho empeño=try + Posesivo + heart out.
* poner mucho empeño en=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
* poner mucho empeño en + Verbo=be at pains to + Infinitivo.
* poner mucho empeño por=take + (great) pains to.
* poner mucho esmero por=take + (great) pains to.
* poner negro=drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.
* poner nervioso=rattle ; make + Nombre + nervous ; unnerve.
* poner nervioso a Alguien=give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.
* poner + Nombre + a dieta=put + Nombre + on a diet.
* poner + Nombre + a + Nombre=place + Nombre + against + Nombre.
* poner nuevamente a flote=refloat.
* poner objeciones=object.
* poner objeciones a=object to.
* poner obstáculos=cramp.
* poner orden=bring + order ; tidying (up) ; create + order ; clear out ; clear up.
* poner orden en el caos=create + order out of chaos ; create + order out of chaos.
* poner papel en la impresora=load + printer.
* poner parches=patch up ; patch.
* poner patas arriba=upend ; make + a (real) mess.
* poner pegas=cavil (about/at) ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.
* poner peros=baulk [balk, -USA] ; cavil (about/at) ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.
* poner por las nubes=praise + highly ; wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous ; praise + Nombre + to the skies ; sing + Posesivo + praises.
* poner por los suelos=slate ; slag + Nombre + off ; mouth off ; say + nasty things about ; call + Nombre + all the names under the sun ; trash ; cut + Nombre + up ; tear + Nombre + down ; rubbish.
* poner + Posesivo + granito de arena=do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + bit.
* poner + Posesivo + (propio) sello personal en=put + Posesivo + (own) personal stamp on.
* poner precio a la cabeza de=declare + open season on.
* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien=put + a price on + Posesivo + head.
* poner punto final a=put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; close + the book on ; bring + the curtain down on.
* poner punto y final a=put + a stop to ; sound + the death knell for.
* poner reparos=cavil (about/at) ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.
* poner sal=salt.
* ponerse=don ; pull on ; wax ; put on.
* ponerse a=set about + Gerundio ; get (a)round to ; settle down to ; get down to + Nombre.
* ponerse a cero=roll over to + zero.
* ponerse a cubierto=run for + cover.
* ponerse a dieta=go on + a diet.
* ponerse a hacer=set out to + do.
* ponerse a hacer Algo en serio=buckle down to ; knuckle down to ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
* ponerse al corriente=come up to + speed.
* ponerse al corriente de=catch up with ; catch up on.
* ponerse al día=catching up ; come up to + speed ; get + up to speed ; bone up on.
* ponerse al día de=get up to + speed on.
* ponerse al día de un atraso=clear + backlog.
* ponerse al día en=catch up with ; catch up on.
* ponerse Algo=slip + Nombre + on.
* ponerse al rojo vivo=reach + boiling point ; fire up.
* ponerse al tanto=get + up to speed ; wise up.
* ponerse al tanto de=get up to + speed on.
* ponerse a malas con poner + Alguien + frenético
(v.)=make + Alguien + furious.
Ex: 'You know I'm an easy-going person, but this has made me furious! I don't know what else to do'.
poner + Nombre + a + Nombre
(v.)=place + Nombre + against + Nombre.
Ex: DOBIS/Leuven places the union catalog mark against a bibliographic record in the system catalog every time a new title is added to the holdings of the library.
poner + Nombre + a dieta
(v.)=put + Nombre + on a diet.
Ex: The author suggests that university libraries can put their unmanageably overweight serials budget on a sensible diet by limiting new subscriptions.
poner + Posesivo + (propio) sello personal en
(v.)=put + Posesivo + (own) personal stamp on.
Ex: The ability to put our own personal stamp on things we own is a great opportunity to stand out from the rest and really enjoy something unique.
poner + Posesivo + granito de arena
(v.)=do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + bit.
Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning. Ex: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew. Ex: When it comes to the big issues, it's individuals that count, and so we asked some leading environmentalists how they were doing their bit.
poner Algo a disposición
(v.)=put + Nombre + within reach.
Ex: The article 'Megadoc PC puts archives within reach' concludes that despite predictions of the dawn of a 'paperless society', computers have until recently tended to increase the volume of paper in the workplace.
poner Algo a mano
(v.)=put + Nombre + within reach.
Ex: The article 'Megadoc PC puts archives within reach' concludes that despite predictions of the dawn of a 'paperless society', computers have until recently tended to increase the volume of paper in the workplace.
poner Algo a prueba
(v.)=push + Nombre + to + Posesivo + limits.
Ex: Beta test sites are expected to 'push the system to its limits'.
poner Algo al alcance
(v.)=put + Nombre + within reach.
Ex: The article 'Megadoc PC puts archives within reach' concludes that despite predictions of the dawn of a 'paperless society', computers have until recently tended to increase the volume of paper in the workplace.
poner Algo al descubierto
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to the surface.
Ex: Reading-reportage brings these prejudices to the surface and opens them to discussion not just by the teacher but by the reader's peers.
poner Algo en
(v.)=stick + Nombre + on.
Ex: Cut up the leftovers into strips, stick on skewers and finish quickly on the grill.
poner Algo en Internet
(v.)=put (out) + Nombre + on the web.
Ex: But as other publishers and associations began to put out their journals on the web, the APA decided that it too must move with the time, although, like other agencies, just webifying the journal was not enough.
poner Algo en funcionamiento
(v.)=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
Ex: Their tank had broken down and it was some time before they got it going again. Ex: There's a lot of things that need to be sorted out in that program before they get it rolling.
poner Algo en marcha
(v.)=get + Nombre + going ; get + Nombre + rolling.
Ex: Their tank had broken down and it was some time before they got it going again. Ex: There's a lot of things that need to be sorted out in that program before they get it rolling.
poner Algo patas arriba
(v.)=turn + Nombre + inside-out ; turn + Nombre + on its head.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Umbrella in a hurricane: new winds of change may turn it inside-out'. Ex: This interpretation turns Dewey's social critique on its head by re-enforcing the political status-quo.
poner Algo por delante de
(v.)=put + Nombre + ahead of.
Ex: 'The old maid' is an 'ingenue' who put her career ahead of her love life.
poner Alguien al descubierto
(v.)=blow + Posesivo + cover.
Ex: I threatened to blow her cover but she promised me a big raise if I kept my mouth shut.
poner a + Nombre + a la cabeza de
(v.)=put + Nombre + ahead in.
Ex: The article 'Europe in the pole position of global patent information' reports on a new initiative to put Europe ahead in global patent information provision.
poner a + Número
(v.)=set to + Número.
Ex: In this case, the indicator length in the record label is set to zero and the identifier length is set to 1 o more.
poner a + Posesivo + disposición
(v.)=put at + Posesivo + fingertips.
Ex: These tools put a wide variety of Internet resources at your fingertips.
poner a Alguien a prueba
(v.)=give + Nombre + a hard time ; give + Nombre + a hard ride.
Ex: When she rejected him everyone around the table gave him a hard time and called him a loser. Ex: It took me years to work out a relationship with him and trust me I gave him a hard ride along the way -- I was suspiscious, untrusting.
poner a Alguien al cargo de
(v.)=put + Nombre + in charge of.
Ex: In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
poner a Alguien al frente de
(v.)=put + Nombre + in charge of.
Ex: In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
poner a Alguien al mando de
(v.)=put + Nombre + in charge of.
Ex: In any case, the company thinks she has what it takes and is putting her in charge of a number of businesses, including publishing, TV and radio.
poner a Alguien al tanto de
(v.)=fill + Alguien + in on.
Ex: 'Perhaps at the same time you could fill me in on some of our procedures,' he said and sat down.
poner a Alguien contra las cuerdas
(v.)=put + Nombre + on the spot.
Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
poner a Alguien en contacto con
(v.)=put + Nombre + in touch with.
Ex: Such libraries now offer advice on benefits, employment, careers, housing, pensions, consumer affairs and other similar matters, or put people in touch with other sources.
poner a Alguien en el compromiso de
(v.)=leave + Nombre + with the choice of.
Ex: This will leave you with the choice of locking out a bunch of users or leaving your network unsecured.
poner a Alguien en guardia
(v.)=put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.
Ex: That experience was instructive, and it puts us on our guard.
poner a Alguien en su sitio
(v.)=cut + Nombre + down to size ; knock + Nombre + off + Posesivo + pedestal ; cut + Nombre + down to size.
Ex: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots. Ex: They are seen as pompous and elite, and there's nothing quite like knocking them off their pedestal. Ex: He told Thaksin that when he himself was a boy, his mother always cut him down to size when he got too big for his boots.
poner a Alguien en un aprieto
(v.)=put + Nombre + on the spot.
Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
poner a Alguien en un apuro
(v.)=put + Alguien + on the spot ; put + Nombre + on the spot.
Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented. Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
poner a Alguien en un compromiso
(v.)=put + Alguien + on the spot.
Ex: 'I'm really not trying to put anyone on the spot and, frankly, I'm not too surprised and only a little disappointed at your collective ignorance,' he commented.
poner a Alguien en un pedestal
(v.)=put + Nombre + on a pedestal.
Ex: Native American children should have books that do not demean or embarrass them or their heritage nor put them on a pedestal.
poner a Alguien suero
(v.)=be on a drip.
Ex: My girlfriend has viral meningitis and has been on a drip for a week.
poner a cargo de
(v.)=put in + charge of.
Ex: Soon she was put in charge of evaluating American Studies collections at universities throughout Finland and asked to conduct a variety of smaller projects.
poner a disposición
(v.)=keep within + reach.
Ex: No reference department is large enough to keep all editions within reach.
poner a disposición de
(v.)=make + available to ; put at + the disposal of ; place + at the disposal of ; bring + Nombre + within (the) reach of.
Ex: The principal function of any library is to make the information it contains available to the library users at their request. Ex: The main aim of the work of the department is to steer students towards self-education and to help them deepen their knowledge by putting at their disposal modern instructional aids. Ex: Even in its era before the computer, progress in telecommunications -- for example, telephone, radio and television -- opened out the horizons for individuals and society at large, and so placed at the disposal of people information about distant events and new ideas. Ex: Major towns may also have smaller branch and mobile libraries bringing the service within reach of all the community.
poner a flote
(v.)=refloat ; refloat.
Ex: The oldest fishmonger's shop in Sheffield is back in business after being refloated. Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.
poner a la altura de las circunstancias
(v.)=bring + Nombre + up to par.
Ex: The article 'Bringing your golf collection up to par' gives guidelines on selecting library materials on golf.
poner a la defensiva
(v.)=put on + the defensive.
Ex: In these instances, it is important to avoid putting one's colleagues in another unit on the defensive or deprecating another unit to a patron.
poner a la venta
(v.)=put + Nombre + on the market ; put up for + sale ; put on + sale.
Ex: I have a new product i want to put on the market but I have no idea where to start. Ex: So we need to put them up for sale as we have no money to further care for the buildings. Ex: Experience will tell how many and which hardbacks to put on sale.
poner a prueba
(v.)=stretch ; tax ; try ; strain ; overtax ; pilot ; put to + the test ; test ; plumb + the depths of ; trial ; overstretch ; push + the envelope ; put + Nombre + to the test ; try + Nombre + on ; push + Nombre + to the edge ; put + Nombre + through + Posesivo + paces.
Ex: Written in a telegram style, telegraphic abstracts stretch the skills of the abstractor in writing in an abbreviated yet unambiguous style. Ex: However, the definition of an 'author' has taxed cataloguers for many years. Ex: If we instruct it to ponder this question more leisurely, it will quickly try the user's patience with digressions concerning the less illustrious senior MOZART, LEOPOLD. Ex: His small foreign-made car strained with the added burden of an interior packed to capacity with personal belongings and a heavily laden U-Haul trailor attached to the rear. Ex: Currently, they are trying to charge Internet providers more because Internet use is overtaxing the telephone networks. Ex: This will be piloted during 1996 by academic libraries, systems vendors, publishers and intermediaries. Ex: There are 2 important areas where the librarian's interpretation of his role are put to the test: his involvement with audiovisual materials, and his attitude towards teaching. Ex: Inmate library workers often test a new librarian, but once he or she has passed the test, they usually become very protective and staunch promoters of the library. Ex: The article has the title 'Mapping the unmappable: plumbing the depths of cross-file and cross-system navigation'. Ex: The concept was trialled in 1995 and subscribers to this service will be transferred with no additional charge. Ex: Reliance on court libraries is futile as the libraries are already overstretched by the needs of the Bench. Ex: This paper describes the contention existing between those who are pushing the envelope of free speech on the Internet, sometimes anarchically and those trying to limit it, sometimes oppressively. Ex: There's nothing flimsy about these leather boots, put them to the test this season - they'll pass with flying colours. Ex: The psychiatrist has been trying him on several different anti-depressants and group therapies, but none seems to be helping. Ex: But he was proved wrong as India pushed England to the edge and beat them hollow the following day. Ex: But the company is keen to name his successor by early next year so that Ratan Tata can put him through his paces.
poner a prueba la paciencia de Alguien
(v.)=test + Posesivo + patience ; try + Nombre + patience.
Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point. Ex: He is to be praised for not wasting the reader's time and trying his patience with the dead issue of the possibility of the ordination of women.
poner a prueba la paciencia de un santo
(v.)=try + the patience of a saint.
Ex: Listening to your baby cry and cry and not knowing what to do can try the patience of a saint.
poner a prueba una idea
(v.)=test + idea ; pilot + idea.
Ex: Analytical cataloguing is valuable in respect of any type of media, but many of ideas have been tested most thoroughly in the context of monographs and serials. Ex: One product of the initiatives described above has been action to pilot the ideas about managing information in 'opinion leaders' among government departments.
poner a punto
(v.)=overhaul ; hone ; fine tune [fine-tune] ; tune-up.
Ex: It is difficult to overhaul the basic structure of an enumerative scheme without complete revision of sections of the scheme. Ex: libraries are moving beyond their traditional job as book repository and branching into electronic networks, while still honing their traditional roles as educators and guides. Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta. Ex: The author recommends a system architecture approach to data base security which is more likely to bring simplicity, isolatability and flexibility to overall system solutions than will ad hoc attempts to tune-up individual parts.
poner a un lado
(v.)=lay + Nombre + aside ; set + aside.
Ex: If a book does not yield immediate pleasure they tend to lay it aside. Ex: When new songbooks arrive in the library they are set aside until indexing is completed.
poner al alcance
(v.)=bring + Nombre + within (the) reach of.
Ex: Major towns may also have smaller branch and mobile libraries bringing the service within reach of all the community.
poner al día
(v.)=bring + Nombre + up to date ; bring + Nombre + up to scratch.
Ex: While Jewett, contemplating the use of individual entries that could more easily be changed and brought up to date, found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author. Ex: Dilapidated housing will be brought up to scratch thanks to a cash injection which could total millions of pounds.
poner al día (de)
(v.)=bring + Nombre + up to speed (on) ; get + Nombre + up to speed on.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing staff up to speed'. Ex: If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow.
poner al mal tiempo buena cara
(v.)=keep + Posesivo + chin up ; grin and bear it ; put on/up + a brave face ; put + a brave face on.
Ex: She's kept her chin up as she nurses a new life into toddlerhood, and is now doing a lot better. Ex: She wanted to tell him to mind his own business, but since she was a bit indebted to him, she just had to grin and bear it. Ex: It's no secret that all Commonwealth Games sites are lagging behind schedule but the organisers are putting on a brave face. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
poner al mismo nivel que
(v.)=bring + Nombre + to a par with.
Ex: There are importante tendencies to bring Bradford's distribution law to a par with some well-known laws within and outside bibliometrics.
poner al revés
(v.)=upend.
Ex: Religious freedom is in danger of being upended.
poner al tanto de
(v.)=bring into + the swim of ; bring + Nombre + up to speed (on) ; get + Nombre + up to speed on.
Ex: The author discusses the importance of bringing end-users out of the cubbyhole and into the swim of research. Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing staff up to speed'. Ex: If someone can get me up to speed on this I can have a stab at writing it up for others to follow.
poner al tanto sobre
(v.)=give + Nombre + the lowdown on.
Ex: Beck added: 'We would have given you the lowdown on Tilly the Hun' = Beck añadió: "Te lo hubieramos contado todo sobre Tilly el alemán".
poner aparte
(v.)=set apart.
Ex: Storytelling and reading in a room set apart and led by competent people can be an entertainment designed for all.
poner atención
(v.)=lend + an ear ; listen (to).
Ex: Secondly, the teacher should just 'lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion. Ex: Only through listening to words in print being spoken does anyone discover their color, their life, their movement and drama.
poner azúcar
(v.)=sugar.
Ex: If you would like this cocktail to be sweeter it is not uncommon to sugar the rim of the snifter.
poner bonito
(v.)=get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue.
Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado.
poner cara avinagrada
(v.)=pout.
Ex: She starts to pout when she doesn't get her way, stomping off, giving everyone the silent treatment, snapping at people.
poner cara de asco
(v.)=pull + a wry face.
Ex: Say 'mathematics' and often children, not to mention adults, pull a wry face.
poner cara de extrañado
(v.)=look + puzzled.
Ex: Aladyn looked puzzled for a moment, and then he replied: 'All parties desire universal suffrage -- naturally that includes women'.
poner cara de pez
(v.)=look + puzzled.
Ex: Aladyn looked puzzled for a moment, and then he replied: 'All parties desire universal suffrage -- naturally that includes women'.
poner carnada
(v.)=bait.
Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.
poner cebo
(v.)=bait.
Ex: Hooks are baited with fresh fish, and a block of frozen fish chum is hung over the side and allowed to disperse with the current as it thaws.
poner como ejemplo
(v.)=instance ; cite + as an example ; showcase.
Ex: Let me try to suggest an example by instancing the stories of the prolific English author, Enid Blyton. Ex: While Jewett found it desirable to rule that the entry should be under the latest name used by the author and cited conspicuously the entry under VOLTAIRE as an example. Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
poner con chinchetas
(v.)=thumbtack.
Ex: He thumbtacked the drawing and the clipping on the bulletin board and they looked impressive.
poner de + Posesivo + parte
(v.)=do + Posesivo + part ; do + Posesivo + share ; do + Posesivo + bit.
Ex: We should do our part, but we shouldn't bite off more than we can chew. Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning. Ex: When it comes to the big issues, it's individuals that count, and so we asked some leading environmentalists how they were doing their bit.
poner de los nervios
(v.)=get on + Posesivo + wick ; unnerve.
Ex: Alesha tells Laila that she's getting on her wick because it started off so well and went to pot. Ex: World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis.
poner de manifiesto
(v.)=bring into + relief ; highlight ; show ; state ; throw into + relief ; throw up ; evince ; illustrate ; underscore ; underline ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; bring to + light ; make + it + clear ; lay + bare ; provide + insight into ; reveal ; flag + Nombre + up.
Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options. Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme. Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base. Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done. Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform. Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency. Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science. Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem. Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents. Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline. Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works. Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law. Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students. Ex: The aim of this article is to lay bare the causes of this state of affairs. Ex: This article reports the findings of an investigation which was conducted in order to determine if either the impact factor or the immediacy index provide useful insights into the qualitative relations among scientific journals. Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes. Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it.
poner de manifiesto las mejores cualidades de
(v.)=bring out + the best in.
Ex: All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
poner de patitas en la calle
(v.)=give + Nombre + the boot ; sack ; boot (out) ; give + Nombre + the sack ; turf out.
Ex: He was given the boot for being discovered with a camera taking a photo of hula dancers. Ex: The author warns that shortsighted companies that believe all the information they need is on the Web may sack information professionals. Ex: As Hartwick got older, the feds decided he was a major security risk and booted him out of the program. Ex: Justin pointed out that the government would not compromise and those found protecting illegal immigrants would be given the sack. Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services.
poner de pie
(v.)=stand + upright.
Ex: Such protection and stiffening allows the pamphlet to stand upright on the shelves beside books on the same subject.
poner de pie apoyado sobre un costado
(v.)=stand on + Posesivo + side.
Ex: The compositor therefore pushed the forme to one side (or stood it on its edge on the floor, leaning against its frame) and proceeded to impose the second forme of the sheet in the same way..
poner de relieve
(v.)=bring into + relief ; throw into + relief ; underscore ; highlight ; show ; state ; throw up ; evince ; illustrate ; underline ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; flag + Nombre + up ; reveal.
Ex: They can bring into relief differing conditions in member countries and they often lend weight to arguments for or against various policy options. Ex: The employment of machines, far from replacing man, can serve to enhance his social value and status by throwing into relief those human tasks that machines cannot perform. Ex: All I wanted to underscore with these four horror stories is that the judicious, discretionary assignment of added entries can either powerfully inhibit or promote access to the documents. Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme. Ex: This shows a record in an abstracts based bibliographic data base. Ex: Short abstracts are generally preferred, but there are instances where the most effective approach is to cite the original unamended, and to state that this is what has been done. Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency. Ex: New computer based technologies are evincing revolutionary changes in the educational curriculum for schools of library and information science. Ex: The presence of eggshells, faecal pellets, and silk threads in association with a mite-like animal illustrates a complex ecosystem. Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline. Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works. Ex: If you spot an error then flag it up to your bank promptly and insist they take action to rectify it. Ex: A study of the major general schemes reveals a wide gulf between theory, as outlined in the previous chapter, and practice, as reflected in the major schemes.
poner de relieve la importancia
(v.)=underscore + importance.
Ex: However, acute infections are uncommonly recognized clinically, underscoring the importance of screening individuals at risk.
poner delante de
(v.)=lay before.
Ex: The books may simply be laid before the librarian as they are found, 'dumped in his lap', as one writer puts it.
poner demasiado énfasis en Algo
(v.)=overemphasise [over-emphasise] [overemphasize, -USA].
Ex: Libraries have invested much money and prestige in their OPACs, and will be tempted to overemphasise them in user education programmes.
poner doble acristalamiento
(v.)=double glaze.
Ex: If your budget is tight, you may choose simply to double glaze the windows in individual rooms rather than your entire property.
poner el candado
(v.)=padlock.
Ex: The five captives told last night how they had been blindfolded by armed guards and padlocked in a room for most of a week.
poner el centro de atención
(v.)=put + focus.
Ex: Tonight's vote puts the focus back where it rightly belongs -- on the issue of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.
poner el colofón final
(v.)=bookend.
Ex: In a sense, the release of this new album has lifted a weight off his shoulders and bookended his first six years as a solo artist.
poner el culo
(v.)=take + Nombre + lying down.
Ex: The Archer administration may be a lame duck, but it's still not taking shots lying down.
poner el dedo en la llaga
(v.)=hit + a (raw) nerve ; touch on + raw nerve ; hit + the nail on the head ; strike + home ; strike + a nerve ; touch on + a sore spot ; touch + a (raw) nerve.
Ex: Based on their account, it seems obvious that Beauperthuy hit a raw nerve among some of the medical research leaders of the day. Ex: Adults should treat books children read for the pertinent present they reveal with more caution and wariness since they touch on raw nerves. Ex: One ISO team member hit the nail on the head by saying that the ISO certificate would mean a lot for our customers. Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year. Ex: His plethoric prose produced by a prodigious placement of words struck a nerve. Ex: This interpretation obviously touched on a sore spot and the relation between the two countries remained troublesome for centuries. Ex: Obama's election seems to have touched a raw nerve in conservative white America, unleashing a torrent of right-wing rage unseen in this country.
poner el despertador
(v.)=set + the alarm clock.
Ex: My problem is that I'm always running late and it's not a matter of setting the alarm clock to go off a little earlier.
poner el grito en el cielo
(v.)=be (all) up in arms ; kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; blow + Posesivo + top ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; scream + blue murder ; froth at + the mouth ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; foam at + the mouth ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; raise + the roof ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. Ex: She hates water for some reason, and whenever we go to put her togs on, she screams blue murder, and it is a 15 minute struggle to get her togs on. Ex: This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks. Ex: There are more religously motivated killings in America than what you have in Nigeria and yet nobody is shouting blue murder. Ex: The left, meanwhile, is in full cry over the commission's allegedly draconian cuts in Social Security benefits. Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Ex: I can picture Mr. Mukhtar in the stands on a cold winter's afternoon, beer in hand, wearing his scarf, shouting bloody murder. Ex: Within ten minutes, the child suddenly woke up out of her semi-comatose state, stood up in the crib and started screaming bloody murder.
poner el matasellos a una carta
(v.)=postmark.
Ex: Mailed copies should be postmarked by December 20, 2001.
poner el pan en la mesa
(v.)=put + bread on the table.
Ex: If in your mind your job is solely for the purpose of 'putting bread on the table,' you are, in a sense, prostituting your labor.
poner el precio
(v.)=price.
Ex: CD-ROM publishers are pricing either low or high and seemingly do not know what rationale to use for pricing.
poner el sello
(v.)=stamp.
Ex: To indicate that the book has been properly checked in, the date it was returned may be stamped inside the book.
poner el sello a
(v.)=place + a stamp on.
Ex: Moreover, we conclude that the process of placing a feminist stamp on working relations is both far from complete and subject to reverses.
poner el sello de
(v.)=rubber stamp.
Ex: The procedure to be followed if the decision to withdraw has been taken would be: rubber stamp the book so that the word 'withdrawn' clearly appears on it.
poner el énfasis
(v.)=put + focus.
Ex: Tonight's vote puts the focus back where it rightly belongs -- on the issue of Reduce, Re-use and Recycle.
poner empeño
(v.)=strive.
Ex: The abstractor must resist the temptation to use long sentences in striving to avoid repetition.
poner en adobo
(v.)=marinade.
Ex: This is especially good if you cut a turkey breast in hunks and marinade overnight then grill.
poner en alerta
(v.)=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
Ex: Local emergency services were also put on standby. Ex: Hospitals were immediately put on alert to be on the lookout for symptoms of bioterrorism. Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
poner en alquiler
(v.)=rent out.
Ex: If a job or family situation takes you away from home, consider renting out your home to offset all or part of the costs of your monthly mortgage payment.
poner en apuros
(v.)=cast + a shadow over ; put + Nombre + in difficulties.
Ex: The country's severe economic problems have cast a shadow over the book trade, yet its vigour and diversity are astonishing. Ex: This situation often puts librarians in difficulties by their reacting to problems, rather than anticipating them.
poner en circulación
(v.)=circulate.
Ex: However, if the volumes of the encyclopedia will not be circulated, the volumes need to be entered separately.
poner en claro
(v.)=clear up.
Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
poner en cola
(v.)=queue.
Ex: Our system allowed us to accept four messages and queue them so that the person sitting at a terminal thought s/he was the only person on.
poner en cola de espera
(v.)=place + in queue.
Ex: We'll now learn how to retrieve a record that was previously placed in the disc queue.
poner en contacto
(v.)=bring into + relationship ; contact ; provide + an interface ; bring into + contact.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched. Ex: Hosts in Europe can also be contacted through the European part of the IPSS network. Ex: This service called A.S.K. (Access to Sources of Knowledge) will provide an interface between users and suppliers. Ex: Through his work we are brought into direct contact not only with ourselves and our contemporaries but with the whole long line of humankind = A través de su obra nos ponemos en contacto directo no sólo con nostros mismos y nuestros contemporáneos sino también con nuestros antepasados.
poner en contenedor
(v.)=containerise [containerize, -USA].
Ex: Other major ports in South Africa, such as Durban, are also following the trend towards containerising bulk commodities -- in a similar way to fruit exports.
poner en cuarentena
(v.)=quarantine.
Ex: Australia cannot afford to quarantine itself from global trends and needs to compete with other countries for scarce global capital.
poner en cuestión
(v.)=call into + question ; render + questionable.
Ex: Some of the work discussed in chapter 28 may seem to call into question the value of this research. Ex: Luhmann's attempt to assign to language a merely marginal role renders questionable the conclusiveness of his theory.
poner en cuestión la validez de
(v.)=bring into + question the validity of ; question + the validity of.
Ex: Moreover, the findings bring into question the validity of any locally developed system. Ex: This article questions the validity of information management and classification.
poner en dificultades
(v.)=put + Nombre + in difficulties.
Ex: This situation often puts librarians in difficulties by their reacting to problems, rather than anticipating them.
poner en duda
(v.)=challenge ; be flawed ; question ; render + suspect ; unsettle ; cast + doubt on ; regard + Nombre + with suspicion ; put in + doubt ; call into + question ; shed + doubt ; throw into + doubt ; throw + doubt on.
Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work. Ex: A small but signifiant portion of the scientific literature is being flawed by the appearance of fraudulently produced research. Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex. Ex: Poor standards of cataloguing in the past render many examples of retrospective music bibliography suspect. Ex: It is a source of innovation and strength, but it blurs traditional distinctions and can unsettle professional convictions. Ex: His article casts doubt on the future of local technical libraries in the new economic climate. Ex: Because enumerative bibliography was not always the well organized craft it has now become many retrospective bibliographies produced in former times must be regarded with suspicion. Ex: Significant changes made in many libraries because of limited funds now put in doubt the long-term value of the report. Ex: Some of the work discussed in chapter 28 may seem to call into question the value of this research. Ex: The overlap between the top titles in periodical lists ranked in order of use is so low that the inconsistency sheds doubt on the value of such lists. Ex: In this culture, girls must be virgins at marriage & must not demonstrate overt pleasure at the beginning of the marriage lest their virginity be thrown into doubt. Ex: Such low figures throw doubt on the applicability of US findings to the UK situation.
poner en duda unos principios
(v.)=shake + foundations.
Ex: In the map library, the electronic medium is shaking the foundations of cartographic communication and threatening the bring the walls crashing down.
poner en el haber de
(v.)=credit.
Ex: When the amount of money is positive, this money is credited to the vendor.
poner en entredicho
(v.)=challenge ; cast + doubt on ; subvert ; compromise ; cast + aspersions on ; challenge + Posesivo + assumptions ; doubt ; question ; call into + question ; impugn.
Ex: The only difference is the cataloger doesn't have to sit down and challenge himself, select one entry over the other, and say that this person is more responsible than another person for the work. Ex: His article casts doubt on the future of local technical libraries in the new economic climate. Ex: Properly read, live literature -- even the quietest or most light-hearted -- may be disturbing, may subvert our view of life. Ex: This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials. Ex: Also, the pursuit of applied ethics is viewed by some as being economically or opportunistically motivated, which casts aspersions on its contents. Ex: He challenged their assumptions and, I think, made them doubt what they thought they knew. Ex: He explained that while there was considerable turnover he doubted 18 assistants would be needed in the year, perhaps three or four at best. Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex. Ex: Some of the work discussed in chapter 28 may seem to call into question the value of this research. Ex: If we are going to impugn somebody's integrity, let it be with the right facts.
poner en entredicho las buenas intenciones de Alguien
(v.)=doubt + Nombre + good intentions.
Ex: But even her detractors admired her sincerity on the subject and never for a minute doubted her good intentions.
poner en entredicho una postura
(v.)=compromise + position.
Ex: To ally ourselves with formal education in this or any other way might possibly compromise this position.
poner en escena
(v.)=stage.
Ex: Book shops also participated by staging similar special features.
poner en espera
(v.)=put on + hold.
Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
poner en estado de alerta
(v.)=put on + standby ; put on + alert ; place + Nombre + on standby.
Ex: Local emergency services were also put on standby. Ex: Hospitals were immediately put on alert to be on the lookout for symptoms of bioterrorism. Ex: We will be on red alert effective today, which means that we will place on stand-by at least 2,000 soldiers to prepare for any incident in the Labor Day holiday.
poner en evidencia
(v.)=make + it + clear ; underline ; bring to + light ; put + Nombre + to shame ; call + Posesivo + bluff ; bring to + the fore.
Ex: Simple linking of Students and Attitudes would still not make it clear whether it was the attitudes 'of' or 'towards' Students. Ex: Word processing packages must be able to permit the user to manipulate test, as is necessary in alignment of margins, insertion and deletion of paragraphs, arrange for text to appear in the centre of the page and underline. Ex: Her editorial does an excellent job of bringing to light the issues facing libraries, authors, and library patrons regarding the possibility and desirability of a single international copyright law. Ex: I will rescue the lame and gather those who have been scattered, I will give them praise and honor in every land where they were put to shame. Ex: They must be heaving a sigh of relief today, that the council weren't brave enough to call their bluff. Ex: Installation of new computer terminals may bring the problem to the fore.
poner en forma
(v.)=buff up.
Ex: As a general rule, you can 'buff up' your look by making your shoulders seem wider and your waist narrower.
poner en funcionamiento
(v.)=activate ; set in + action ; set up ; trip ; put into + working order ; put in + place ; put in + place ; put into + place ; set in + motion ; set in + train ; put in + train ; roll out.
Ex: Deferred orders are activated when the 'claim overdue order' function is run. Ex: So he sets a reproducer in action, photographs the whole trail out, and passes it to his friend for insertion in his own memex. Ex: This means that it must be well documented, with for example user manuals, test data and guidance on setting up systems. Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers. Ex: One of the definitions of 'organise' is to give orderly structure to, put into working order. Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary. Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary. Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus. Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action. Ex: The slightest disturbance may set in train a process of degradation-as from forest to grassland, or grassland to desert. Ex: Following that vote, the Government put in train an analysis of the reasons the document was voted down. Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.
poner en funcionamiento un programa
(v.)=implement + program(me).
Ex: The programme will be implemented mainly on the basis of shared-cost contracts with organizations in the member states.
poner en garantía
(v.)=pawn.
Ex: Land may be pawned or mortgaged.
poner en hielo
(v.)=ice.
Ex: The loins were divided into 2 lots: one lot was iced immediately and the other lot was left at room temperature for 6 hours before icing.
poner en juego
(v.)=tap.
Ex: It must be pointed out, however, that the potential for online catalogs to increase library staff productivity has hardly been tapped.
poner en la calle
(v.)=evict.
Ex: This printing press was evicted from its premises in 1984 to make way for a seminar room.
poner en la pared
(v.)=pin up.
Ex: What was pinned up ranged from sheets of paper with nothing more written on them than a title and author to elaborate and beautifully executed illustrations.
poner en la red + Documento Impreso
(v.)=webify + Documento Impreso.
Ex: But as other publishers and associations began to put out their journals on the web, the APA decided that it too must move with the time, although, like other agencies, just webifying the journal was not enough.
poner en libertad
(v.)=release + Nombre + from jail ; release + Nombre + from gaol.
Ex: Sex offender Jonathan King is told to 'shut up' after he protests his innocence as he is released from jail. Ex: She is about 53 years old in this photo and she was released from gaol in 1931, three years after this photo was taken.
poner en libertad bajo fianza
(v.)=release + Nombre + on bail.
Ex: The police can order any person arrested on any charge or released on bail to attend an identification parade.
poner en libertad condicional
(v.)=release + Nombre + on bail.
Ex: The police can order any person arrested on any charge or released on bail to attend an identification parade.
poner en lista de espera
(v.)=put on + a waiting list.
Ex: If a class is filled to capacity, please contact the secretary and ask to be put on a waiting list.
poner en maceta
(v.)=pot.
Ex: Choosing the right pot is a very crucial in potting orchids.
poner en marcha
(v.)=implement ; set up ; trip ; set out on ; crank up ; set on + foot ; set in + motion ; set in + train ; put in + train ; roll out.
Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando. Ex: This means that it must be well documented, with for example user manuals, test data and guidance on setting up systems. Ex: The cord which trips its shutter may reach down a man's sleeve within easy reach of his fingers. Ex: However rudimentary or advanced the system, and no matter what the age of the children involved, certain matters should be considered before setting out on the venture. Ex: As the sun begins to move toward the horizon, you want to crank up the engine again and head back home. Ex: If such an experiment were set on foot in any part of England its success would be certain. Ex: If someone reports that a member of the staff is drunk while on the job, the supervisor must immediately set in motion the prescribed personnel procedures for verifying the charge, issuing a warning, observing and documenting future performance, and, if necessary, initiating a dismissal action. Ex: The slightest disturbance may set in train a process of degradation-as from forest to grassland, or grassland to desert. Ex: Following that vote, the Government put in train an analysis of the reasons the document was voted down. Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.
poner en marcha un proyecto
(v.)=mobilise + effort.
Ex: How to mobilize such an effort is a mind boggling question.
poner en orden
(v.)=tidy up ; put in + order ; clear up.
Ex: Government agencies have taken the trouble to create a standard format for their publications and generally tidy up their presentation until in physical appearance their reports look like a collection of pamphlets or paperbound books. Ex: The archives of Magdalen College were put in order and abstracts prepared in the 15th century. Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
poner en peligro
(v.)=jeopardise [jeopardize, -USA] ; put into + jeopardy ; imperil ; put at + risk ; compromise ; endanger ; pose + risk.
Ex: But the building plans were nearly jeopardised several times in a politically charged atmosphere that led to a tax-payer revolt in California. Ex: The recent price increases of journals in the science fields have put into jeopardy the ability of libraries to support the literature needs of researchers. Ex: For too long, men have compelled to put up with dangerous conditions and hazardous substances which imperil their health because of the tyranny imposed by their role as the 'sole bread winner'. Ex: The article 'Security and automated library systems: a ticking time bomb?' considers ways in which records might be put at risk and outlines a security action plan. Ex: This article looks at what security measures can be taken without compromising access to materials. Ex: These events threaten to disrupt publishing and endanger the life of the book. Ex: Exhibition of original documents, books, and artifacts in libraries can pose risks to these materials.
poner en peligro la seguridad
(v.)=breach + security.
Ex: Rather it has thrown them in a new light, and provided new means of both protecting and breaching the security of data.
poner en peligro la vida
(v.)=risk + Posesivo + life ; risk + life and limb ; risk + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: Risking their lives, Iraqi shepherds venture into these deadly fields to dig up mines planted during the Iran-Iraq war two decades ago. Ex: The draw of earning up to 30 pounds per cadaver without risking life or limb proved too tempting for some of the more barbarous resurrectionists, however, leading them to commit murder. Ex: And the news coverage of the girl named Katrina Kivi, who'd risked her neck to speak sense into a crowd of angry students, had just begun.
poner en perspectiva
(v.)=put + Nombre + in(to) perspective.
Ex: Let children talk about their feelings and help put them into perspective.
poner en práctica
(v.)=exercise ; implement ; put into + practice ; put to + work ; put into + effect ; put into + practical effect ; put in + place ; put into + place ; translate into + practical action ; bring to + bear ; deploy.
Ex: In reading crazes a child is exercising at the very least his ability to read; his reading muscles are limbered = En las períodos en los que a un niño se ensimisma por la lectura éste al menos pone en práctica su habilidad lectora, ejercitando los músculos físicos y mentales implicados en la lectura. Ex: Without AACR is doubtful whether computerised cataloguing would have been implemented so relatively painlessly and successfully = Sin las RCAA es dudoso que la catalogación automatizada se hubiera implementado tan fácilmente y con tanto éxito, relativamente hablando. Ex: The objective here is to illustrate how some of the techniques introduced in other parts of this book may be put into practice. Ex: Learning takes place in one environment but is put to work in another, and the learner is left to make the transition. Ex: In other words, they should be encouraged to put their decisions into effect to demonstrate how they would actually proceed. Ex: Two other possibilities have been floated but not yet put into practical effect. Ex: Compromise organization schemes, making allowances for weaknesses of individuals, will naturally be put in place as necessary. Ex: Garvey suggests that the list of references is a key part of any scientific paper, since they help to put the research described into its proper place in the development of the scientific consensus. Ex: Many of the member states have taken the political and administrative initiative to translate these main recommendations into practical action. Ex: For such a task the librarian is particularly well fitted by his professional education: bringing to bear the great analytical power of classification should be second nature to him. Ex: The article presents the results of trials in which the model was deployed to classify aspects of the construction industry, such as construction norms and regulations.
poner en práctica un arte
(v.)=practise + art.
Ex: This then is confessedly a prescriptive work: it really does set out to advise young reference librarians of the best way to practise their art.
poner en práctica una idea
(v.)=put + Posesivo + idea + into practice.
Ex: As has already been mentioned, Coates has been able to put his ideas into practice in the British Technology Index.
poner en práctica una normativa
(v.)=carry out + policy.
Ex: It was clear at the meeting that it was the board's responsibility to establish policy and the library director's duty to carry out that policy.
poner en préstamo
(v.)=circulate.
Ex: However, if the volumes of the encyclopedia will not be circulated, the volumes need to be entered separately.
poner en relación
(v.)=bring into + relationship.
Ex: It thrives on ambiguity, irony, paradox, which bring the disparate and hitherto unconnected into relationship, revealing new shades of meaning, or refreshing the worn, the tired, the cliched.
poner en remojo
(v.)=steep ; macerate.
Ex: Last year's sloe gin has been steeping for ten months now - it's time to decant. Ex: Let the berries macerate for at least an hour before serving.
poner en ridículo
(v.)=poke + fun at ; ridicule.
Ex: He is notorious for poking fun at those who advance jaded, esoteric ideas about the importance of studying classical languages. Ex: Such publications emphasised patriotic material supporting the war and ridiculing the enemy.
poner en riesgo
(v.)=put at + risk.
Ex: The article 'Security and automated library systems: a ticking time bomb?' considers ways in which records might be put at risk and outlines a security action plan.
poner en su sitio
(v.)=put in + place.
Ex: The article 'Entering unchartered territory: putting CD-ROM in place' is a contribution to a special issue devoted in part to CD-ROM.
poner en subasta
(v.)=put up for + auction ; auction.
Ex: Her home was put up for auction and sold after being foreclosed. Ex: Thomas Jefferson willed his book collection to the University of Virginia of which he was the first rector (these books, in fact, were auctioned by his executors to satisfy his debts).
poner en tela de juicio
(v.)=throw + doubt on ; contest.
Ex: Such low figures throw doubt on the applicability of US findings to the UK situation. Ex: Unfortunately I have not been able to find another survey which incorporates data which would support or contest the conclusions of the Luton survey.
poner en tensión
(v.)=put + Nombre + under pressure.
Ex: However, the tremendous drain on staffing resources occasioned by the events put all staff, whether directly involved or not, under pressure.
poner en uso
(v.)=bring into + use ; take in + use.
Ex: With tube selection, in which no mechanical parts are involved in the switches, little time need be occupied in bringing the correct card into use -- a second should suffice for the entire operation. Ex: The last 3 years while grants were available saw a rise in loans, readers and outreach services, a controversial stock revision and scrapping were carried out and a PC was taken in use.
poner en valor
(v.)=highlight ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; showcase ; enhance ; value ; give + value.
Ex: In each case the object of the discussion will be to highlight what appear to be the significant aspects, particularly those concerning the background which affect the nature of the scheme. Ex: Analytical cataloguing aims to emphasise the content of documents, rather than relying entirely upon cataloguing whole works. Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession. Ex: An introduction explaining the nature and scope of the indexing language will enhance its value. Ex: Often, the facilities offered by a co-operative may not be as sophisticated as those available from software vendors, but the support of a group of libraries is valued. Ex: The only reason I like to give value to people, is that at the end of the day I always recesive more than I give.
poner en venta
(v.)=put on + sale ; put up for + sale ; put + Nombre + on the market.
Ex: Experience will tell how many and which hardbacks to put on sale. Ex: So we need to put them up for sale as we have no money to further care for the buildings. Ex: I have a new product i want to put on the market but I have no idea where to start.
poner en órbita
(v.)=place into + orbit.
Ex: The first satellite to carry business communications was placed into orbit by the United States in 1980.
poner encima
(v.)=top with.
Ex: Place one shortcake on a plate, top with about half of the peaches and whipped cream .
poner enfermo
(v.)=make + Nombre + sick ; sicken.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick. Ex: Their hypocrisy sickens me.
poner entre comillas
(v.)=enclose + in quotation marks.
Ex: Dates are expressed numerically and enclosed in quotation marks ('1950').
poner entre corchetes
(v.)=bracket.
Ex: It would be useful to have at least optional, bracketed, supplied, possible subject tracings with the FICTION subhead, whereas now these are almost never, or at least most sparsely, supplied.
poner entre la espada y la pared
(v.)=press to + the point.
Ex: He would disclaim representing 'Europe', even -- and pressed to the point he might say he speaks not even for his own nation, or even his institution, but only for himself.
poner entre paréntesis
(v.)=bracket.
Ex: It would be useful to have at least optional, bracketed, supplied, possible subject tracings with the FICTION subhead, whereas now these are almost never, or at least most sparsely, supplied.
poner entre rejas
(v.)=put + Nombre + behind bars.
Ex: A 92-year-old woman has been put behind bars for sitting on her front porch shouting abuse at passers-by.
poner esfuerzo
(v.)=give + effort.
Ex: One should avoid giving less effort to the resolution of a problem presented by a calm, well-mannered individual than to those presented by loud, demanding, and persistent pests.
poner fin
(v.)=curb ; bring to + a close ; draw to + a close.
Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget. Ex: 2006 was brought to a close with a flurry of acquisitions. Ex: In 1971 the experimental phase of PRECIS was drawing to a close as the system became operational in the British national bibliography.
poner fin a
(v.)=put + paid to ; put + an end to ; put + a stop to ; call + a halt on ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; sound + the death knell for ; kill off ; bring + the curtain down on.
Ex: Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs. Ex: The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems. Ex: Distressed, anxious, not a little angry, she at first decided to confront her daughter and put a stop to the affair at once, brooking no argument. Ex: These are the people who say that libraries should call a halt on 'business as usual', based on what is felt 'to be good for the community'. Ex: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense. Ex: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar. Ex: 'Hyperindividualised' news was always one of the reasons the internet was supposed to be going to kill off print. Ex: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
poner fin a un embarazo
(v.)=terminate + pregnancy.
Ex: There was a variety of views concerning the permissibility of terminating a pregnancy.
poner freno
(v.)=curb.
Ex: A book detection system was installed to curb thefts which had been seriously eroding the library's resources for some time, creating a heavy drain on the limited book budget.
poner freno a
(v.)=place + a curb on ; clamp down on ; stem ; stem + the tide of.
Ex: Despite relatively 'unscientific' methods, useful data were collected on reading habits and use of stock and a noteworthy, albeit insufficient, curb has been placed on periodicals expenditure. Ex: Film distributors have clamped down on schools which videotape television programmes without licence. Ex: Scientist urges human papillomavirus jabs for boys to stem oral cancer rise. Ex: This article discusses some strategies that are being developed to stem the tide of losses caused worldwide by piracy.
poner fuera de combate
(v.)=lay + Nombre + low.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.
poner guiones
(v.)=hyphenate.
Ex: Titles of periodicals have been hyphenated for efficient retrieval.
poner huevos
(v.)=lay + eggs ; oviposit.
Ex: In part one, chapter 11, Gerald states that the characteristic that makes some of these birds different from others is that they do not mate or lay eggs. Ex: However, the apical part of the leaves seems not to provide ovipositing females with enough protection against birds, making them easy preys.
poner impedimentos
(v.)=stand in + Posesivo + way.
Ex: We support Mr. Radcliffe's artistic decision -- if he wants to perform fully clothed, we'd never stand in his way.
poner impuestos
(v.)=impose + VAT.
Ex: Librarians should not indulge in complacency in the wake of the Chancellor of the Exchequer's decision not to impose any VAT on books for the duration of the present parliament.
poner la brida
(v.)=bridle.
Ex: Bridling a horse safely starts with untying the horse.
poner la carne de gallina
(v.)=give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh ; get + the willies.
Ex: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Ex: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Ex: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goosebumps. Ex: We can't control whether we get goosepimples or not because it's an automatic reaction or reflex. Ex: We can't control whether we get goosepimples or not because it's an automatic reaction or reflex. Ex: His voice or his appearance gives me chickenskin ever since I read about him and his granddaughter. Ex: His blonde hair shining in the sun and the heat from the sun, for some reason gave her goosepimples. Ex: For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold. Ex: In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time. Ex: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples. Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Ex: When I first read this a year ago, it gave me gooseflesh. Ex: I saw this game in 1986 and I've got chickenskin watching it now just like back then. Ex: Why do you get chill bumps when you get out of a pool during a hot summer day?. Ex: The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee. Ex: I swear I got gooseflesh the first time I listened to this track. Ex: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
poner la casa al revés
(v.)=turn + everything upside down.
Ex: The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
poner la casa patas arriba
(v.)=turn + the house upside down.
Ex: Summer holiday means that your kids are at home from school and also that they are turning the house upside down.
poner la dirección en un sobre
(v.)=address + envelope.
Ex: Illiteracy amounts to being unable to read the instructions on a medicine bottle, or to address an envelope, or to read a safety notice.
poner la fecha
(v.)=date-stamp.
Ex: When an invoice is received all copies and attachments must be date-stamped the same day it is received.
poner la mesa
(v.)=lay + the table.
Ex: If it's not your turn to cook, you can lie in front of the log-burning stove, before laying the table.
poner la otra mejilla
=turn + the other cheek.
Ex: A mining company today, regardless of size, must be alert and knowledgeable and willing to give and occasionally 'turn the other cheek'.
poner la piel de gallina
(v.)=make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; give + Nombre + goosebumps ; get + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + chickenskin ; give + Nombre + goosepimples ; get + goosebumps ; break out in + goosebumps ; break out in + goosepimples ; give + Nombre + gooseflesh ; get + chickenskin ; get + chill bumps ; give + Nombre + chill bumps ; get + gooseflesh.
Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Ex: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Ex: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Ex: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goosebumps. Ex: We can't control whether we get goosepimples or not because it's an automatic reaction or reflex. Ex: His voice or his appearance gives me chickenskin ever since I read about him and his granddaughter. Ex: His blonde hair shining in the sun and the heat from the sun, for some reason gave her goosepimples. Ex: For some reason, I always get goosebumps really easily and even when I am not cold. Ex: In the span of one paragraph, he made me break out in goosebumps then made me laugh and cry at the same time. Ex: She shut her eyes and stayed glued to the chilly tiled wall, even though it caused her skin to break out in goosepimples. Ex: When I first read this a year ago, it gave me gooseflesh. Ex: I saw this game in 1986 and I've got chickenskin watching it now just like back then. Ex: Why do you get chill bumps when you get out of a pool during a hot summer day?. Ex: The smell of a wood fire gave her chill bumps as it reminded her of her mother's fireplace at home in Tennessee. Ex: I swear I got gooseflesh the first time I listened to this track.
poner la responsabilidad en
(v.)=put + the burden on.
Ex: According to Kilgour, pre-coordinate indexing is better than post- coordinate because the latter puts a heavy burden on both the user and the computer.
poner la vida en peligro
(v.)=put + Posesivo + life at risk.
Ex: These people put lives at risk and they should face the consequences of their unlawful actions if they kill people.
poner ladrillos
(v.)=laying of bricks ; lay + bricks.
Ex: Just as Ivan finds that by taking pleasure in the laying of bricks as his day's work, he makes survival possible and beats Stalin and his jailors at heir own game. Ex: It was a huge space with hundreds of workers, some digging ditches, some mixing cement, some laying bricks and one chiseling a piece of marble into a statue.
poner las antenas
(n.)=prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up.
Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl. Ex: As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had.
poner las bases
(v.)=lay + foundation ; lay + the basis for.
Ex: Central practices are highlighted and should lay a firm foundation for more advanced studies. Ex: The library can lay the basis for lifelong independent learning through library use instruction.
poner las cartas boca arriba
(v.)=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
Ex: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq. Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
poner las cartas sobre la mesa
(v.)=lay + Posesivo + cards on the table ; put + Posesivo + cards on the table.
Ex: Thirdly, he is the only candidate to have laid his cards on the table with a sound, sensible and viable exit strategy from this awful quagmire in Iraq. Ex: Hillary has put her cards on the table and her supporters still do not cry foul.
poner las cosas en marcha
(v.)=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
Ex: Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling. Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!. Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand. Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'. Ex: A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going. Ex: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
poner las cosas en movimiento
(v.)=get + the ball rolling ; set + the ball rolling ; start + the ball rolling ; get + things rolling ; get + things going ; set + the wheels in motion.
Ex: Now is as good a time as any to get the ball rolling. Ex: The moment your alarm goes off, just get up and set the ball rolling!. Ex: That was the incident that started the ball rolling and now things have got out of hand. Ex: 'You know,' she had said amiably, 'there might be a better job for you here once things get rolling with this new regional setup'. Ex: A lot of work is being done to organise the zones and get things going. Ex: Steinhagen conducted database searching demonstrations for information professionals and set the wheels in motion for the establishment of the country's first demonstration center of compact disc databases.
poner las cosas en su lugar
(v.)=set + the record straight.
Ex: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
poner las esposas
(v.)=handcuff.
Ex: Prior to that, Fleming had never been under arrest or handcuffed.
poner lo pelos de punta
(v.)=frighten + the living daylights out of.
Ex: Presumably they got their name from their habit of frightening the living daylights out of unsuspecting passers-by.
poner los ojos en blanco
(v.)=roll + Posesivo + eyes.
Ex: Shariel sighed and rolled her eyes a little, as Akanan clearly didn't catch her drift.
poner los pelos de punta
(v.)=bristle ; scare + the living daylights out of ; frighten + Nombre + to death ; make + Posesivo + hair stand on end ; scare + the hell out of ; give + Nombre + the willies ; give + Nombre + the creeps ; give + Nombre + the shivers ; give + Nombre + the heebie-jeebies ; make + Posesivo + skin crawl ; get + the willies.
Ex: In the course of reading this article, you may spot a factual error which makes you bristle, or you may think the writing is biased, but by now the ink has dried; all you can do is send a letter of complaint. Ex: Alfred Hitchcock dedicated himself to scaring the living daylights out of people with an oeuvre of taut, well-crafted mystery-thrillers. Ex: He didn't kill them, but frightened them to death and made them run away. Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end. Ex: Moreover, if you happen to be suffering from dental phobia, where the idea of visiting a dentist's surgery scares the hell out of you, you will be glad to learn that 'do it yourself' dental veneer kits exist. Ex: The romance fizzled -- Rogers later said the idea of being holed up with the tycoon on the isolated hilltop gave her the willies. Ex: He had dozens of these in his basement, and his wife asked him to get rid of them because they were giving her the creeps. Ex: The black void of a room before her gave her the shivers, for she knew nothing of what was within. Ex: The film didn't give her the heebie-jeebies, but the national anthem before the film gave her goose bumps. Ex: Lots of people using the English language make my skin crawl, mostly for the way they butcher it. Ex: She gets the willies whenever she sees closed doors.
poner los pies en + Posesivo + casa
(v.)=darken + Posesivo + door.
Ex: This law permitted private schools to charge whatever tuition would assure that no low-income families would darken their door.
poner los pies en alto
(v.)=put + Posesivo + feet up ; kick + Posesivo + feet up ; kick back.
Ex: Don't you think, Juan, that when the reference librarian or somebody from the circulation desk comes down to the staff room after a tough morning, they should be able to put their feet up and enjoy a smoke?. Ex: She quietly picked up her book and kicked her feet up on the porch of her new home. Ex: Whether your tastes differ from mine or not, just kick back, pour yourself a drink and stay right here a little while.
poner los pies sobre la tierra
(v.)=come down + to earth.
Ex: The second paragraph came down to earth stylistically.
poner mala cara
(v.)=pull + a face.
Ex: She winced and pulled a face, which only made her friend laugh harder.
poner malo
(v.)=make + Nombre + sick ; sicken.
Ex: I have a roommate who masturbates every night and it makes me sick. Ex: Their hypocrisy sickens me.
poner mucho ahínco
(v.)=try + Posesivo + heart out.
Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
poner mucho ahínco en
(v.)=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
Ex: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting.
poner mucho empeño
(v.)=try + Posesivo + heart out.
Ex: She shed a proud tear or two for her niece (win or lose), because she could see her trying her heart out.
poner mucho empeño en
(v.)=put + Posesivo + heart (and soul) into.
Ex: Miss Clough's privacy was legendary; she did not wear her heart on her sleeve, but she did put her heart into her painting.
poner mucho empeño en + Verbo
(v.)=be at pains to + Infinitivo.
Ex: In my previous books on reference work I have been at pains to explain that they were not written as 'how-to-do-it' manuals.
poner mucho empeño por
(v.)=take + (great) pains to.
Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
poner mucho esmero por
(v.)=take + (great) pains to.
Ex: Manic-depressives who are aware of their mental illness usually take great pains not to let the cat out of the bag, fearing it will damage their career and poison relationships.
poner más fuerte
(v.)=crank up.
Ex: Refiners are cranking up diesel output to meet rising global demand.
poner negro
(v.)=drive + Alguien + (a)round the bend.
Ex: If there is one behavior that most parents, caregivers and teachers would readily admit drives them around the bend it's whining.
poner nervioso
(v.)=rattle ; make + Nombre + nervous ; unnerve.
Ex: The rumours of his departure rattled the talented youngster a little bit. Ex: However, if you are too nervous, your anxiety will spread to your audience, making them nervous in turn. Ex: World stock markets have crumbled for a second straight day, with investors unnerved by prospects for a full-blown global financial crisis.
poner nervioso a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + the screaming abdabs.
Ex: They don't show it on the news anymore on account of it would give people the screaming abdabs.
poner nuevamente a flote
(v.)=refloat.
Ex: Australian officials raced against the clock on Monday to refloat a massive Chinese ship which grounded and leaked oil.
poner objeciones
(v.)=object.
Ex: It may be objected that a direct experience of the country by visiting it does not ensure a true picture, in fact that it may even stand in the way.
poner objeciones a
(v.)=object to.
Ex: In one library, the director objected to the category heading 'Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender' = En una biblioteca, el director se opuso a que se utilizase la categoría "Gay, Lesbiana, Bisexual y Transexual".
poner obstáculos
(v.)=cramp.
Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
poner orden
(v.)=bring + order ; tidying (up) ; create + order ; clear out ; clear up.
Ex: What he did do was bring order into a previously haphazard process. Ex: Curiously, though, in writing about what they thought bookselling actually entailed the task most mentioned was dusting and tidying, followed by helping people and then knowing the stock. Ex: The information rich are similarly paralyzed because of their inability to create order from all the information washing over them. Ex: Pockets of resistance still remain in Fallujah, but the vast majority of insurgents have been cleared out. Ex: What they will not do is clear up the foggy area in most cataloguers' minds, the area that leads to an inconsistent application of half-understood principles'.
poner orden en el caos
(v.)=create + order out of chaos ; create + order out of chaos.
Ex: Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet. Ex: Different responsibilities will be thrust upon librarians as their work becomes an increasingly vital complement to academic work, in particular assisting academics and students alike in creating order out of the chaos that is the Internet.
poner papel en la impresora
(v.)=load + printer.
Ex: Always ensure that the printer is loaded with the correct forms and aligned prior to invoking the <F6> or <F8> function keys.
poner parches
(v.)=patch up ; patch.
Ex: I feel that's what we have to do; let this type of library service die with dignity, and not keep patching it up with money and people. Ex: Soft, crumbly plaster should be removed down to the lath and out as far as the firmly attached areas in preparation for patching.
poner patas arriba
(v.)=upend ; make + a (real) mess.
Ex: Religious freedom is in danger of being upended. Ex: I made a mess out of my life because I cheated on my current ex boyfriend with my current boyfriend then I cheated on my boyfriend.
poner pegas
(v.)=cavil (about/at) ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.
Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them. Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty. Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless. Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met. Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
poner peros
(v.)=baulk [balk, -USA] ; cavil (about/at) ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.
Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty. Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them. Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless. Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met. Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
poner por las nubes
(v.)=praise + highly ; wax + lyrical ; wax + rapturous ; praise + Nombre + to the skies ; sing + Posesivo + praises.
Ex: He praised highly the attempts of the Yugoslav leadership to find a political solution to the conflict. Ex: He helped to hose down graffiti from a vandalised wall while waxing lyrical about an era before antisocial behaviour. Ex: But people do tend to wax rapturous -- nearly orgasmic, even -- over figs. Ex: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity. Ex: Frustrated devotees had been singing his praises for years, to no avail.
poner por los suelos
(v.)=slate ; slag + Nombre + off ; mouth off ; say + nasty things about ; call + Nombre + all the names under the sun ; trash ; cut + Nombre + up ; tear + Nombre + down ; rubbish.
Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks. Ex: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment. Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness. Ex: He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media. Ex: They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him. Ex: Although many trashed her when she was still alive, her death granted her immortality. Ex: Last week he listed a bunch of really stupid things Harriet had written, totally cutting her up, and then ended saying she was a great lady. Ex: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity. Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
poner precio a la cabeza de
(v.)=declare + open season on.
Ex: President Bush is rattling his saber and has declared open season on Saddam personally.
poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien
(v.)=put + a price on + Posesivo + head.
Ex: Moroccan families desiring to avenge their daughters have put a price on the journalist's head.
poner punto final a
(v.)=put + an end to ; bring + an end to ; bring to + an end ; close + the book on ; bring + the curtain down on.
Ex: The abolition of the central and of the district libraries in 1803 put an end to a project which had met too many problems. Ex: He became famous as the leader of illegal metalworkers' strikes that helped bring an end to the military dictatorship in the mid-1970s. Ex: Serial swindler Kenneth Broad was this afternoon jailed for 15 months bringing to an end a playboy lifestyle lived at other people's expense. Ex: Obama, who tries to steer clear of the political thicket of race and politics, accepted the apology and said he wanted to close the book on the episode. Ex: He has brought the curtain down on his long career in cricket by announcing his retirement.
poner punto y final a
(v.)=put + a stop to ; sound + the death knell for.
Ex: Distressed, anxious, not a little angry, she at first decided to confront her daughter and put a stop to the affair at once, brooking no argument. Ex: Terror threats have sounded the death knell for traditional Christmas festivities in Peshawar.
poner reparos
(v.)=cavil (about/at) ; baulk [balk, -USA] ; quibble (about/over/with) ; raise + objection ; find + fault with.
Ex: Chalmers conceded the utter falseness of the forgeries, but cavilled at Malone's method of refuting them. Ex: While many scholars concede that military interventions are sometimes permissible, they balk when it comes to deciding whether they are ever a moral duty. Ex: If the business of American government simply comes down to quibbling over price, then all principled protests become rather pointless. Ex: The objection that is always raised against our subject access reflecting a multiplicity of points of view is that the reader's expectations concerning access will often not be met. Ex: I will add that since I have been working with the access LC provides to materials on women, a basic fault that I have found with LC subject cataloging is the absence of specificity.
poner sal
(v.)=salt.
Ex: My aubergines are softer and richer in flavour and you'd have to be a pretty poor cook not to realise you need to rinse them after salting.
poner sobre aviso
(v.)=alert to.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
poner techo a
(v.)=roof.
Ex: Sharp ridges or other projections above the surface shall be removed before roofing.
poner tierra de por medio entre... y...
(v.)=put + some distance between... and....
Ex: Sometimes putting some distance between partners refreshes mutual attraction.
poner toda la carne en el asador
(v.)=go for + broke ; shoot (for) + the moon ; put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; give it + Posesivo + best shot ; go + all out.
Ex: The article 'Going for broke' reports on the Association of Assistant Librarians National Student Conference held at Manchester Polytechnic, Feb 87. Ex: Then one day she finds herself shooting the moon with a scheme so harebrained and daring that it just might succeed. Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket. Ex: The girls played hard and Liza gave it her best shot, even though she wasn't up to full speed after spraining her ankle. Ex: The police are going all out to curb rising road accidents in the country.
poner todo de + Posesivo + parte
(v.)=give + Posesivo + best ; do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; give + Posesivo + utmost.
Ex: This year's football tournament was held on a very hot afternoon and all the teams gave their best despite the heat. Ex: He was a wise and humane judge, and he clearly did his honest best and fairest, according to his lights. Ex: Many Swiss colleagues are giving their utmost, after all preparatory meetings, to make a grand final.
poner todo manga por hombro
(v.)=turn + everything upside down.
Ex: The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
poner todo patas arriba
(v.)=turn + everything upside down.
Ex: The offenders broke into rooms and systematically turned everything upside-down, throwing papers out of drawers and off shelves.
poner todos los huevos en una canasta
(v.)=put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket ; put + all (of) + Posesivo + eggs in one basket.
Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket. Ex: They agree that serials librarians do need vendors and that using more than one vendor is preferable to putting all of one's eggs in one basket.
poner trabas
(v.)=cramp.
Ex: They used schools as a buttress of a caste system designed to subordinate blacks socially, to cramp them economically under a rigid job ceiling.
poner término a
(v.)=put + paid to.
Ex: Following in the footsteps of Beeching's axe which put paid to the branch-line era of the railways, many rural bus routes have now been threatened by rising petrol costs.
poner un círculo alrededor
(v.)=circle.
Ex: Additionally, subjects circled numbers from 1 to 5 to indicate how satisfying the relationship was.
poner un ejemplo
(v.)=take + an example ; draw + example.
Ex: To take an example of needling the pack, suppose it is necessary to identify all of the documents indexed under the term 'Secondary schools'. Ex: These examples are taken from databases that can be accessed through the online hosts, though further examples could be drawn from those available on CD-ROM.
poner un letrero
(v.)=put up + a sign ; post + a notice ; put up + a notice.
Ex: Are you saying that we should put up a 'No Admittance' sign to ideas that don't comport with our simple worlds of stereotyped images?. Ex: As of this month, all public schools are required to post notices informing students of their rights to clean and safe classrooms. Ex: My employer just put up a notice that we only get one smoke break per shift, and that our 30 minute break counts as our smoke break.
poner un pie
(v.)=set + foot (inside/in/on).
Ex: Extensive use of made of the prominently painted yellow van by the public, including individuals who had never set foot inside a library.
poner un poquito de picante
(v.)=pep up.
Ex: Soccer ace David Beckham has started wearing mystical hippy beads to pep up his sex life.
poner un precio a Algo muy alto
(v.)=overprice.
Ex: Keep the price simple, flexible, understandable and budgetable, and when in doubt, overprice.
poner una bomba
(v.)=plant + bomb.
Ex: He explains that in the film, a crime syndicate plants a car bomb that kills the protagonist's wife.
poner una demanda
(v.)=face + legal action.
Ex: This article examines the question of whether fee-based information service producers could face legal action, from dissatisfied customers, if the information product is found wanting.
poner una denuncia
(v.)=file + police report.
Ex: Filing a false police report is a felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.
poner una marca de comprobación
(v.)=check-mark.
Ex: Overriding slips for newspapers can be simply check-marked.
poner una nota en un sitio público
(v.)=post.
Ex: A broadside is a separately published piece of paper, printed on one side only and intended to be read unfolded; usually intended to be posted, publicly distributed, or sold, e.g. proclamations, handbills, ballad-sheets, news-sheets.
poner una reclamación
(v.)=appeal.
Ex: The judge rejected it because it was considered an intimidation tactic and there was no opportunity for those denied voting from appealing before the polls closed.
poner una señal
(v.)=put up + a sign ; put up + a notice.
Ex: Are you saying that we should put up a 'No Admittance' sign to ideas that don't comport with our simple worlds of stereotyped images?. Ex: My employer just put up a notice that we only get one smoke break per shift, and that our 30 minute break counts as our smoke break.
poner una señal de aviso
(v.)=post + a warning ; post + a warning sign.
Ex: If you know of a particular member on this website who has posted a profile that is fake please post a warning to other members here. Ex: The owner of a vicious dog shall post a warning sign in a prominent place in front of the owner's premises to inform the public.
poner una tienda
(v.)=pitch + tent.
Ex: He lived in a tent pitched on the central reservation of the Wolverhampton ring road for over 30 years.
poner verde
(v.)=mouth off ; get + the rough edge of + Posesivo + tongue ; trash ; call + Nombre + all the names under the sun ; say + nasty things about ; slag + Nombre + off ; cut + Nombre + up ; tear + Nombre + down ; slate ; rubbish.
Ex: She walked into the tavern and started mouthing off about my less than exemplary manliness. Ex: So the unhappy lame man got up with a flea in his ear and went to the second Prince, but here, too, he got the rough edge of his tongue = Así pues, el cojo desafortunado se levantó con las orejas gachas y fue a ver al segundo príncipe, pero de nuevo salió escaldado. Ex: Although many trashed her when she was still alive, her death granted her immortality. Ex: They screamed abuse at him and called him all the names under the sun while they kicked and beat him. Ex: He is applying for a court order to ban his ex-wife from saying nasty things about him to the media. Ex: People constanstly slagging her off for the way she looks is part of her weight problems at the moment. Ex: Last week he listed a bunch of really stupid things Harriet had written, totally cutting her up, and then ended saying she was a great lady. Ex: His reviews aren't about tearing the author down or praising them to the skies, but sparking the reader's curiosity. Ex: Horror fiction has been slated by book reviewers and a similar prejudice among librarians could explain its under-representation in library stocks. Ex: The theory of Scandinavian racial purity cherished by Hitler and the Nazis has been rubbished by new scientific research.
poner vertical
(v.)=stand + upright ; upend.
Ex: Such protection and stiffening allows the pamphlet to stand upright on the shelves beside books on the same subject. Ex: Religious freedom is in danger of being upended.
poner y quitar
(v.)=get on and off.
Ex: The full-length, two-direction zipper makes it easy to get on and off, and the bottom is easy to unzip for diaper changes.
poner énfasis
(v.)=put + emphasis.
Ex: Focusing on this function, however, would put an unproportional emphasis on our archival tasks.
poner énfasis en
(v.)=lay + stress on ; place + emphasis on ; lay + emphasis on.
Ex: The Academy is always at the centre of every intellectual activity and lays stress on its interest in Virgilian studies. Ex: Particular emphasis is placed on establishing base line turnover rates and examining the relationship of gender to turnover behaviour. Ex: Her article lays emphasis on some of the concerns that are important to the continued development of effective information policies.
ponerle el cascabel al gato
(v.)=stick + Posesivo + neck out (for) ; stick out + Posesivo + neck.
Ex: But commercial businesses do this all the time: somebody sticks a neck out, and gets promoted or loses neck depending on results. Ex: This lack of consistency has created a breach of trust between DGIS and those academics who were sticking out their neck by becoming involved in activities that were often frowned upon by many of their superiors.
ponerle la guinda
(v.)=put + icing on the cake.
Ex: It is in fact, like putting icing on the cake and it certainly makes you stand out in the crowd.
ponerle la mano encima a
(v.)=lay + a finger on.
Ex: That's why he's in prison for the rest of his life when he never laid a finger on the victims -- he was the general who ordered his troops into battle.
ponerle los cuernos a
(v.)=cuckold.
Ex: Rather than the luminous deity that appears elsewhere in medieval literature, he presents a character who resembles the jealous husband of the fabliaux who keeps a young wife under lock and key and who responds violently when he is cuckolded.
ponerlo de otra manera
(v.)=put it + in a different way.
Ex: Other reports put it in a different way, saying that one out of every ten male children born today in China will never find a woman to marry.
ponerse
(v.)=don ; pull on ; wax ; put on.
Ex: The classic example quoted by Jourard is the brisk, super-efficient nurse, whose manner appears to be something that she puts on when she dons her uniform. Ex: First the women undressed, pulled on their bathing dresses and covered their heads in hideous caps like sponge bags; then the children were unbuttoned. Ex: The population waxed again slightly, then waned again, until it finally stabilized around its present 55,000. Ex: The first thing Cecily put on was her smock, also called a shift.
ponerse (todo) nervioso
(v.)=be (all) in a flutter.
Ex: The legal establishment is all in a flutter because it is slowly starting to realise that social media is creating a space within which it is powerless.
ponerse + Color
(v.)=go + Color.
Ex: If the spot stays yellow the paper is decidedly acid; an in-between colour (green, grey, grey-green, yellow-green) indicates mild acidity; while if the spot goes purple, the paper is near-neutral or alkaline.
ponerse Algo
(v.)=slip + Nombre + on.
Ex: Blair teasingly chided him as she slipped his jacket on.
ponerse a
(v.)=set about + Gerundio ; get (a)round to ; settle down to ; get down to + Nombre.
Ex: The CRG set about trying to define a series of integrative levels upon which it would be possible to base the main classes and their order for a new general classification scheme. Ex: The article is entitled 'A list of lists of Web sites to check out: getting organized and getting around to it are two different things'. Ex: A television system is described in which a student can pick up a special telephone, request any one of more than eighteen hundred tapes, and settle down to watch and learn in front of a TV monitor. Ex: After choosing a method of recon, it is time to get down to the details of how to carry out the project.
ponerse a cero
(v.)=roll over to + zero.
Ex: Problems are caused because PC BIOS chips are hardwired to return to 4 Jan 80 when the year rolls over to zero, i.e 2000.
ponerse a cubierto
(v.)=run for + cover.
Ex: Guards in the lead car of the convoy threw their doors open and ran for cover, screaming, 'Get away, get away'.
ponerse a dieta
(v.)=go on + a diet.
Ex: If someone says you eat like a bird, you might consider going on a diet since most birds eat 25 to 50 percent of their body weight daily.
ponerse a hacer
(v.)=set out to + do.
Ex: Making progress and staying on top of the game in anything you set out to do is vital to ensuring a favorable outcome.
ponerse a hacer Algo en serio
(v.)=buckle down to ; knuckle down to ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: He later said that injury was 'the best thing that ever happened' to him because he finally buckled down to study. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: She has clearly got the bit between her teeth and has assembled the full force of celebrity support for the campaign.
ponerse a malas con
(v.)=run + afoul of ; fall + afoul of.
Ex: Unfortunately for them, this approach runs afoul of Iraqi tribal customs since they are, reportedly, endogamous with respect to tribe. Ex: As some of her prophecies came true, she fell afoul of the authorities and was arrested by the Holy Order.
ponerse a pensar
(v.)=put + Posesivo + thinking cap on.
Ex: When teachers use the tongue-in-cheek phrase, 'put on your thinking cap,' they're asking students to concentrate and do their best.
ponerse a pontificar
(v.)=get on + Posesivo + high horse.
Ex: They will get on their high horse and ride roughshod over anything that gets in their way.
ponerse a temblar con sólo pensar en
(v.)=shudder at + the thought of.
Ex: I shudder at the thought of actually having to live in one of these God-forsaken places.
ponerse a trabajar en serio
(v.)=get on with + Posesivo + work ; buckle down to ; pull up + Posesivo + socks ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; knuckle down to ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: A ward sister then arrived and gave them a telling off for not getting on with their work. Ex: He later said that injury was 'the best thing that ever happened' to him because he finally buckled down to study. Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977. Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: She has clearly got the bit between her teeth and has assembled the full force of celebrity support for the campaign.
ponerse a trabajar por cuenta propia
(v.)=strike out on + Posesivo + own.
Ex: A great deal of interest is currently being paid to those who strike out on their own and take on the title of an 'entrepreneur'.
ponerse a tratar + Algo
(v.)=get down to + Nombre.
Ex: After choosing a method of recon, it is time to get down to the details of how to carry out the project.
ponerse al corriente
(v.)=come up to + speed.
Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management.
ponerse al corriente de
(v.)=catch up with ; catch up on.
Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library. Ex: Non-book materials will need positive discrimination to catch up on the neglect in the past.
ponerse al día
(v.)=catching up ; come up to + speed ; get + up to speed ; bone up on.
Ex: In the former socialist countries of East Europe there has been an emphasis on the 'newly freed' social sciences and on 'catching up' in the applied sciences and technology. Ex: Jump-start your learning experience by participating in 1 or 2 half-day seminars that will help you come up to speed on the new vocabularies, processes and architectures underlying effective content management. Ex: This workshop has been designed for new librarians, vendors, and publishers who want to get up to speed on current serials acquisitions practice. Ex: Gain a strategic advantage in pharmaceutical litigation by boning up on epidemiology.
ponerse al día de
(v.)=get up to + speed on.
Ex: This workshop is designed for new librarians, vendors, and publishers who want to get up to speed on current serials acquisitions practice.
ponerse al día de un atraso
(v.)=clear + backlog.
Ex: This system has made it possible to clear a backlog of 35,000 volumes.
ponerse al día en
(v.)=catch up with ; catch up on.
Ex: The information centre is now catching up with the belief of its 1984 architect that it would be an electronic library. Ex: Non-book materials will need positive discrimination to catch up on the neglect in the past.
ponerse al rojo vivo
(v.)=reach + boiling point ; fire up.
Ex: This hilarious show pranks unsuspecting guests, testing their patience to see just how long before they reach boiling point. Ex: The sheer margin of the challenger's victory over the incumbent is a sign that the Democratic base is really fired up, and that Bush could be an albatross.
ponerse al tanto
(v.)=get + up to speed ; wise up.
Ex: This workshop has been designed for new librarians, vendors, and publishers who want to get up to speed on current serials acquisitions practice. Ex: The article 'Cataloguing electronic resources: wise up or dumb down?' argues that WWW search engines do a good job in impossibly difficult circumstances but that they do not provide enough information about a resource.
ponerse al tanto de
(v.)=get up to + speed on.
Ex: This workshop is designed for new librarians, vendors, and publishers who want to get up to speed on current serials acquisitions practice.
ponerse amarillo
(v.)=turn + yellow.
Ex: The hot tub water started to foam and turned yellow.
ponerse amarillo de envidia
(v.)=turn + green with envy.
Ex: The article 'Will white page CD-ROM directories turn yellow, or, er, green of envy?' considers whether it is worth buying any white pages CD-ROM now that such information is freely available over the Internet.
ponerse bien de
(v.)=speed + recovery from.
Ex: Garlic is used as a home remedy to help speed recovery from strep throat or other minor ailments because of its antibiotic properties.
ponerse bien pronto
(v.)=have + a speedy recovery.
Ex: On many occasions we have heard that a person went through surgery and had a speedy recovery.
ponerse blanco
(v.)=turn + white ; whiten.
Ex: 'Oh, Jeanne!' she said, turning white, 'I have to speak to you'. Ex: He is a small, slender man, with a pencil-thin moustache and whitening, scanty hair.
ponerse borde
(v.)=get + stroppy.
Ex: Your righteous indignation I can understand, and even sympathise, but getting stroppy and fighting authority will only exacerbate the situation.
ponerse borroso
(v.)=blur.
Ex: Much of what is written about the information society is blurred by vague definitions.
ponerse ciego
(v.)=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on).
Ex: Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table. Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
ponerse colorado
(v.)=get + red in the face ; go + bright red.
Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now. Ex: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model.
ponerse colorado como un tomate
(v.)=go + bright red.
Ex: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model.
ponerse como energúmeno
(v.)=shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
Ex: I can picture Mr. Mukhtar in the stands on a cold winter's afternoon, beer in hand, wearing his scarf, shouting bloody murder. Ex: Within ten minutes, the child suddenly woke up out of her semi-comatose state, stood up in the crib and started screaming bloody murder.
ponerse como loco
(v.)=go + crazy ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched ; see + red.
Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'. Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched. Ex: His arrogance, his assumption of her acute need for him, made her see red and she struggled for self-control.
ponerse como un energúmeno
(v.)=get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; blow + Posesivo + top ; blow + a fuse ; wax + indignant ; throw + a wobbly ; throw + a wobbler ; tear + Posesivo + hair out ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; raise + the roof ; be (all) up in arms ; kick up + a stink ; kick up + a fuss ; make + a row ; make + a ruckus ; kick up + a row ; scream + blue murder ; froth at + the mouth ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; foam at + the mouth ; hit + the roof ; kick up + a storm ; hit + the ceiling ; go through + the roof ; go through + the ceiling ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life. Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure. Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right. Ex: To wax indignant about a President's telling lies makes no more sense than to do so about a wrestler's faking falls. Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for. Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!. Ex: People are clearly extremely upset, apparently tearing their hair out at having to deal with spam
. Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. Ex: I understand he raised the roof when he read the report. Ex: And everyone who reads, writes, sings, does research, or teaches should be up in arms but the real question is why so few people are complaining. Ex: Encouraging an interest in maths among grown-ups is fine and dandy, but kicking up a stink about the lack of maths teachers is far more important. Ex: If the cafe say it's butter and it's marge they could be in trouble if anyone cared to kick up a fuss. Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant. Ex: At most summer camps, children shriek, laugh and generally make a ruckus. Ex: The environmentalists have now kicked up a row over the cutting of trees along the Palace Road charging that the work was illegal. Ex: She hates water for some reason, and whenever we go to put her togs on, she screams blue murder, and it is a 15 minute struggle to get her togs on. Ex: This luxurious hotel was not a likely setting for union leaders to froth at the mouth over government cutbacks. Ex: There are more religously motivated killings in America than what you have in Nigeria and yet nobody is shouting blue murder. Ex: The left, meanwhile, is in full cry over the commission's allegedly draconian cuts in Social Security benefits. Ex: All of Washington is foaming at the mouth over the prospect of more pork-barrel spending. Ex: When she heard that, she hit the roof -- and she was still hitting the roof about it almost fifty years after it had happened. Ex: Grams is kicking up a storm at the care home she is currently residing in and is about to have her ass hauled onto the sidewalk if she doesn't quit at it any time soon. Ex: It is by no means certain that Congress will vote soon enough to increase the debt ceiling and some people, for good reason, are hitting the ceiling about that. Ex: Harry was out of the country when the contract was signed, and he went through the roof when he found out about it. Ex: I finally told him the night before I left, and he went through the ceiling, just as I expected him to. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
ponerse como una fiera
(v.)=get + Posesivo + knickers in a twist ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + top ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot.
Ex: The trouble began when some journalists got their knickers in a twist over Reich's unusual theories -- one of these being the notion that every individual should have a healthy satisfying sex life. Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure. Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date.
ponerse como unas castañuelas
(v.)=be tickled pink ; be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers. Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out. Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
ponerse contentísimo
(v.)=be tickled pink ; be chuffed to bits ; thrill + Nombre + to bits.
Ex: She will be tickled pink with these French ticklers. Ex: Obviously I'm chuffed to bits that I'm getting so many visitors and that the word's getting out. Ex: The critics are divided but Rolf Harris says he's thrilled to bits with the finished product.
ponerse cómodo
(v.)=kick back ; put + Posesivo + feet up ; kick + Posesivo + feet up.
Ex: Whether your tastes differ from mine or not, just kick back, pour yourself a drink and stay right here a little while. Ex: Don't you think, Juan, that when the reference librarian or somebody from the circulation desk comes down to the staff room after a tough morning, they should be able to put their feet up and enjoy a smoke?. Ex: She quietly picked up her book and kicked her feet up on the porch of her new home.
ponerse de acuerdo sobre
(v.)=agree (on/upon).
Ex: Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts).
ponerse de lleno a
(v.)=buckle down to ; knuckle down to ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: He later said that injury was 'the best thing that ever happened' to him because he finally buckled down to study. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: She has clearly got the bit between her teeth and has assembled the full force of celebrity support for the campaign.
ponerse de mil colores
(v.)=go + bright red.
Ex: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model.
ponerse de moda
(v.)=come into + vogue ; come into + fashion.
Ex: It has thus contributed to the cause of 'universal bibliographic control' long before this phrase came into vogue. Ex: When christening robes first came into fashion, they were invariably high-waisted and richly decorated with lace or embroidery.
ponerse de parte de
(v.)=side with.
Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
ponerse de parte de Alguien
(v.)=side in + Posesivo + favour.
Ex: If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.
ponerse de pie
(v.)=rise ; stand up ; get to + Posesivo + feet ; rise to + Posesivo + feet.
Ex: Rising to leave, she indicated that she intended to call a meeting of the staff to see if they had any ideas. Ex: He said 'That's all I can say right now', winked at her and stood up. Ex: Suddenly she piped triumphantly, almost getting to her feet: 'We could let the student assistants go!'. Ex: She deliberately refused to rise to her feet when he entered a room as was customary, often pretending not to have seen him.
ponerse de punta
(v.)=stand out.
Ex: The main symptom of dropsy in fish is a swollen or bloated condition with the scales standing out like in pine cones.
ponerse de rodillas
(v.)=fall to + Posesivo + knees.
Ex: She fell to her knees, the water now lapping at her midriff.
ponerse del lado de
(v.)=side with.
Ex: Alex Wilson sides with the librarians who say 'concentrate your book service first and foremost on existing users because expenditure on attracting those with a low motivation is much more costly and likely to be mostly unsuccessful'.
ponerse del lado de Alguien
(v.)=side in + Posesivo + favour.
Ex: If someone does slip on your wet floors and the area is marked correctly with warning signs the court will usually side in your favor.
ponerse del lado del ganador
(v.)=side with + the winner ; side with + the winning side.
Ex: In presidential elections, Delaware has often been a barometer for the nation at large and sided with the winner for over 50 years. Ex: Mubarak is a dead man walking, and the sooner America sides with the winning side, the better it serves its own interests and realizes its ideals.
ponerse el cinturón
(v.)=buckle up.
Ex: Children who are not buckled up are three times more likely to suffer a significant injury in a crash than children who are buckled up.
ponerse en camino
(v.)=get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; be on + Posesivo + way ; hit + the road.
Ex: The thorny extradition treaty between India and Nepal has got going again with the governments of the two neighbouring countries reaching an agreement on the revision. Ex: If they get cracking today, a decision won't be ready until Christmas 2014, and that's working non-stop. Ex: Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling. Ex: This guide will explain how to change the front axle on your car so you can be on your way in no time!. Ex: Before packing up and hitting the road, one thing none of us likes to stop and really think about is how to keep watch over our home while away.
ponerse en cola
(v.)=queue up ; line up ; stand in + line.
Ex: You will be disliked and turfed out as a sacrificial goat once your job is done but there will be many others queuing up for your services. Ex: To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies. Ex: This might just be the one time you don't mind standing in line to use the restroom.
ponerse en contacto
(v.)=make + contact.
Ex: These press releases are useful as they can indicate which other authorities are working on the same lines so that contact can be made and experience and ideas shared.
ponerse en contacto (con)
(v.)=be in touch (with) ; interact (with) ; get in + touch with.
Ex: Dexter Rundle went on: 'As I said I'm late for an appointment and have to go, but tell Ms. Lachaise that I'll be in touch with her'. Ex: DBMS are essentially programming frameworks, and can offer good storage and retrieval, but often are intended for programmers to interact with, and thus may need a programmer in order to make them usable to libraries. Ex: Topics covered range from how to get in touch with the chosen speaker to how to pay his restaurant bill.
ponerse en contra de
(v.)=turn against.
Ex: By imposing a ban one is only likely to set up antagonism and frustration which will turn against the very thing we are trying to encourage.
ponerse en cuclillas
(v.)=squat (down) ; squatting ; crouch (down) ; hunker ; hunker down.
Ex: As you squat your heels raise off the floor so you are squatting on the balls of your feet. Ex: To understand why squatting is better than sitting, one just need to have a basic understanding of how the colon works. Ex: My lasting image of Omar is of him crouched in the rubble waiting for U.S. troops to get close enough so he could take one of them out. Ex: But the kitty didn't walk forward to Martin; instead, it was trying to hunker again in preparation for a leap. Ex: As a sign that the protesters are hunkering down for the long haul, they erected a larger tent on Sunday.
ponerse en el lugar de
(v.)=place + Reflexivo + in the position of ; put + Reflexivo + in the position of.
Ex: The librarian should at all times try to place himself in the position of the reader and ask just how much information will be useful without becoming overpowering. Ex: Library staff can work towards this by putting themselves in the position of the users.
ponerse en el lugar de Alguien
(v.)=put + Reflexivo + in + Nombre/Posesivo + shoes ; wear + Posesivo + shoes ; walk in + Posesivo + shoes.
Ex: The author must put himself in the reader's shoes. Ex: The article 'Wearing someone else's shoes: reference in an established archive' is devoted to archival reference services. Ex: The article 'Walk in my shoes: the case for a practicum with a publisher' argues that library students could benefit from a practicum in a publishing business.
ponerse en fila
(v.)=line up.
Ex: To start a garden is to let battle commence since there is a list of pests and diseases that will line up to attack your babies.
ponerse en forma
(v.)=get + fit.
Ex: This article examines why people should get fit for snow sports, looks at injury rates and suggests ways of preventing them.
ponerse en forma para la lucir el cuerpo en la playa
(v.)=get + beach-fit.
Ex: The key to getting beach-fit is to start your health and fitness plan early.
ponerse en huelga
(v.)=walk out ; go on + strike.
Ex: In May 1926 Britains' miners walked out and in a move of solidarity other industry workers joined them, creating the first ever general strike in Britain. Ex: A section of Air India pilots numbering about 800 tonight decided to go on strike demanding pay parity and better working conditions.
ponerse en lugar de Alguien
(v.)=stand in + Posesivo + shoes.
Ex: Making a positive effort now and then to stand in the enquirer's shoes is very good for a reference librarian's soul.
ponerse en línea
(v.)=stand in + line.
Ex: This might just be the one time you don't mind standing in line to use the restroom.
ponerse en marcha
(v.)=set off ; get off + the ground ; swing into + action ; get + going ; get + cracking ; get + rolling ; hit + the road ; get in + gear.
Ex: In order to execute this mammoth task, the route to the theatre was completely cleared immediately before the convoy set off. Ex: From the beginning it has been a local service, originally funded from the rates, but it needed Carnegie grants to really get off the ground. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon. Ex: The thorny extradition treaty between India and Nepal has got going again with the governments of the two neighbouring countries reaching an agreement on the revision. Ex: If they get cracking today, a decision won't be ready until Christmas 2014, and that's working non-stop. Ex: Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling. Ex: Before packing up and hitting the road, one thing none of us likes to stop and really think about is how to keep watch over our home while away. Ex: Nothing like a kick in the ass to get in gear.
ponerse en medio
(v.)=get in + the way (of).
Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way.
ponerse en pie de guerra
(v.)=dig up + the tomahawk ; dig up + the hatchet ; dig up + the war axe.
Ex: They call him a poet and magician, but when his favourite things are at stake, he does not hesitate to dig up the tomahawk. Ex: Let us dig up the hatchet of war, and revenge the bones of our countrymen; they lie unburied, and cry to us for vengeance. Ex: Too bad that other brave warriors in other parts of the world just decided to dig up the war axe and launch another crusade.
ponerse en práctica
(v.)=go into + effect.
Ex: If the law goes into effect, librarians wil need to be prepared to defend their institutions and perhaps even their jobs.
ponerse en ridículo
(v.)=make + a spectacle of + Reflexivo.
Ex: He began to show signs of being an entertainer by singing in the streets, juggling and just plain making a spectacle of himself.
ponerse en tensión
(v.)=tense up.
Ex: My problem is that sometimes I will get tensed up unwantedly for small problems.
ponerse en un compromiso
(v.)=place + Reflexivo + in an awkward situations ; put + Reflexivo + into + position.
Ex: She had placed herself in an awkward situation and was anxious to make her exit. Ex: The mother, a little afraid and expecting the worst, was unsettled, despite all her efforts to be open-minded, by her preconceptions not only about the drug but about the rights and wrongs of the position she had put herself into.
ponerse enfermo
(v.)=get + sick.
Ex: When some of the parrots got sick, he nursed them back to health, and they in turn brought him back to life.
ponerse farruco
(v.)=get + stroppy.
Ex: Your righteous indignation I can understand, and even sympathise, but getting stroppy and fighting authority will only exacerbate the situation.
ponerse firme
(v.)=stand to + attention.
Ex: Gordon Brown foolishly goes to shake the hand of a soldier standing to attention in Afghanistan at the weekend.
ponerse frenético
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; work up + a lather ; tear + Posesivo + hair out ; be furious.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Ex: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice. Ex: People are clearly extremely upset, apparently tearing their hair out at having to deal with spam
. Ex: You hurt her pride and her feelings and she's furious.
ponerse fresco con
(v.)=act + fresh with.
Ex: Sometime back a heroine created a ruckus by saying that the actor acted fresh with her by biting her lips in a smooching scene.
ponerse furioso
(v.)=infuriate ; get + Reflexivo + (all) worked up (about) ; get + (all) hot under the collar ; come + unstitched ; see + red.
Ex: Many English users of MEDLINE must have been infuriated by the inability of the system to spell even simple words such as Labour and Haemoglobin correctly. Ex: Ordinary people can sit around and get morally worked up about the evil of drugs the way they once got worked up about the 'red menace'. Ex: She is quick to get hot under the collar, but once the problem is ironed out she forgets it entirely. Ex: When the car ahead of hers chose to stop at the yellow light rather than rush through, she came unstitched. Ex: His arrogance, his assumption of her acute need for him, made her see red and she struggled for self-control.
ponerse gallito
(v.)=bluster.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
ponerse hecho un basilisco
(v.)=go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team. Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
ponerse hecho un energúmeno
(v.)=go + ballistic ; blow + Posesivo + top ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off ; scream + blue murder ; shout + blue murder ; be in full cry (over) ; shout + bloody murder ; scream + bloody murder.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team. Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure. Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives. Ex: I jumped down his throat because he's a liar, a backstabber, an overall jerk, and a pathetic excuse for a human being. Ex: The manager just about snapped her head off and and berated her in front of us -- it was so uncomfortable. Ex: She hates water for some reason, and whenever we go to put her togs on, she screams blue murder, and it is a 15 minute struggle to get her togs on. Ex: There are more religously motivated killings in America than what you have in Nigeria and yet nobody is shouting blue murder. Ex: The left, meanwhile, is in full cry over the commission's allegedly draconian cuts in Social Security benefits. Ex: I can picture Mr. Mukhtar in the stands on a cold winter's afternoon, beer in hand, wearing his scarf, shouting bloody murder. Ex: Within ten minutes, the child suddenly woke up out of her semi-comatose state, stood up in the crib and started screaming bloody murder.
ponerse hecho una fiera
(v.)=go + ballistic ; go + berserk ; blow + Posesivo + top ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; blow + a fuse ; lose + Posesivo + temper ; throw + a wobbly ; throw + a wobbler ; blow + Posesivo + lid ; blow + Posesivo + stack ; bite + Posesivo + head off ; jump down + Posesivo + throat ; snap + Posesivo + head off.
Ex: Allegedly mellowed coach Mike Ditka went ballistic on his inept players as they were being crushed by the visiting team. Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: Yoga is better for people who are always blowing their top and who are therefore prone to high blood pressure. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper. Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for. Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!. Ex: Of course her initial reaction was to blow her lid, but she didn't -- instead she took the high road and simply just left. Ex: She really blew her stack as she stomped out of the sales manager's office talking to herself. Ex: From the very beginning I have been hard on him because I didn't trust him -- sometimes biting his head off and others accusing him of having ulterior motives. Ex: I jumped down his throat because he's a liar, a backstabber, an overall jerk, and a pathetic excuse for a human being. Ex: The manager just about snapped her head off and and berated her in front of us -- it was so uncomfortable.
ponerse hecho una furia
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; go + crazy ; lose + Posesivo + temper.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: Sawer went crazy after the woman he was having an affair with was caught and her husband killed her. Ex: His father gave him a bag of nails, and told him to drive a nail in the fence in the backyard whenever he lost his temper.
ponerse histérico
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather ; throw + a wobbly ; throw + a wobbler.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice. Ex: The good thing about having it in writing is that you`re then well within your rights to throw a wobbly and demand you get what you paid for. Ex: Of course there are things they don't like, and sometimes one of them throws a wobbler -- which sets the other one off!.
ponerse la ropa rápidamente
(v.)=slip into + Posesivo + clothes.
Ex: After they'd gone to bed and she'd dropped off to sleep, he slipped into his clothes and down the waterspout to the ground.
ponerse las medallas
(v.)=take + the credit (for).
Ex: And he isn't one to squander an opportunity to take credit for an operation that will piss off Washington.
ponerse las orejeras
(v.)=put on + blinkers.
Ex: Two of the 'deadly sins' of a contemporary librarian would be a preference to work 'in silence', i.e. no contact with users and no advertising, and put on blinkers, i.e. no research and no analysis of the librarian's work.
ponerse las pilas
(v.)=buckle down to ; pull up + Posesivo + socks ; put + Posesivo + skates on ; get + Posesivo + skates on ; pull + (a/Posesivo) finger out ; knuckle down to ; get + Posesivo + act together ; get + the bit between + Posesivo + teeth.
Ex: He later said that injury was 'the best thing that ever happened' to him because he finally buckled down to study. Ex: So the Marxists will have to pull up their socks if they are to prevent the state from sliding back to the lawlessness one had seen prior to 1977. Ex: So it looks like we will have to put our skates on to get there on time. Ex: But the future is just around the corner and we have to get our skates on. Ex: This man isn't going to stop working, so those of you who can't work because of your 'disability' could do with pulling a finger out!. Ex: They are there to study and knuckle down to academic work, not get drunk, be sick, miss lessons/lectures, and generally be a tax/soap dodger. Ex: She then told him to cut the bullshit and get his act together, fast. Ex: She has clearly got the bit between her teeth and has assembled the full force of celebrity support for the campaign.
ponerse loco
(v.)=go + berserk ; go + postal ; work up + a lather.
Ex: It depicts fascism as a crusade for preserving literature's purity, a crusade that went berserk. Ex: You have also probably read about cases where an employee 'went postal' and entered a company building, shooting his boss and other employees. Ex: The boy's mother got angry as a hornet and obtained a lawyer, who also has worked up a lather over this grievous injustice.
ponerse los zapatos
(v.)=put on + Posesivo + shoes.
Ex: Cecily had a number of servants to do her hair and put on her shoes after she dressed.
ponerse manos a la obra
(v.)=get down to + business ; swing into + action ; get + cracking ; get + rolling.
Ex: 'I have to leave fairly soon,' he said as he returned the receiver to its cradle, 'so let's get down to business'. Ex: If they want this finished by Autumn 2009 they are going to have to a get a move on, so hopefully they will swing into action pretty soon. Ex: If they get cracking today, a decision won't be ready until Christmas 2014, and that's working non-stop. Ex: Though they've cooled lately, they showed early in the season that they can be a real threat if they get rolling.
ponerse maquillaje
(v.)=put + make-up on.
Ex: I've always wondered why you bothered putting make up on -- you don't need it .
ponerse marrón
(v.)=turn + brown.
Ex: Collect the seed heads when they are turning brown by cutting them from the plants and drying them on a tray made of very fine wire mesh.
ponerse morado
(v.)=make + a pig of + Reflexivo ; pig out (on).
Ex: Whoever it was, notice that the one who made a pig of himself ruined the meal for everyone at the table. Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
ponerse muy nervioso
(v.)=grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
Ex: Still, people who are trying to sell their homes are growing panicky as they see their properties up for sale much longer than they expected. Ex: In most of the cases, people get panicky in situations which are beyond their control.
ponerse nervioso
(v.)=get + Posesivo + knickers in a bundle ; get + Posesivo + panties in a bundle ; be in a tizz(y) ; get in(to) a tizz(y) ; have + butterflies in + Posesivo + stomach ; fluster ; get + Posesivo + knickers in a knot ; have + knots in + Posesivo + stomach.
Ex: Now before anyone gets their knickers in a bundle over that statement let me clarify. Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle. Ex: The shipping industry is understandably in a tizzy, as the implications of the new norms are sinking in. Ex: Britons, on the other hand, get in a tizzy an average four times daily. Ex: It is common for someone to feel they have butterflies in their stomach when in the early stages of a relationship. Ex: And when he stumbles and flusters like that, it gets embarrassing. Ex: Darlene's got her knickers in a knot because mischievous little Molly has the look of a girl that would go all the way on the first date. Ex: She had knots in her stomach from that moment on, fidgeting like a teenager on her first date.
ponerse por las nubes
(v.)=go + ballistic.
Ex: Reducing demand and converting to alternative sources of energy are necessary steps toward accepting the reality of a natural increase in the price of petroleum, which is likely to go ballistic in the next ten years.
ponerse pálido
(v.)=get + pale.
Ex: I have a friend who, as soon as she is under stress, goes off her oats, and gets all pale.
ponerse rojo
(v.)=get + red in the face ; go + bright red.
Ex: I realize there are some teabag manufacturers sputtering with indignation and getting red in the face right now. Ex: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model.
ponerse rojo como un tomate
(v.)=go + bright red.
Ex: The Prime Minister went bright red when confronted over the long massages he was said to be receiving from a former topless model.
ponerse rígido
(v.)=stiffen.
Ex: Asadorian drew back and stiffened.
ponerse seriamente a
(v.)=settle to.
Ex: In fact only very avid readers will ever settle to silent reading immediately on arrival from some different activity.
ponerse tenso
(v.)=tense up ; stress + Nombre + out.
Ex: My problem is that sometimes I will get tensed up unwantedly for small problems. Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.
ponerse tibio
(v.)=pig out (on).
Ex: Dieting Americans discover they can't pig out on low-carb foods and still lose weight.
ponerse una tarea
(v.)=set + Reflexivo + task.
Ex: Librarians across the world should set themselves the lofty task of striving to create a global society in which people enjoy peaceful coexistence.
ponerse, el
(n.)=donning, the.
Ex: The donning of what Sidney M Jourard has called 'character armour' is another behavioural syndrome with a similar objective.
pongamos el caso de que
=for the sake of + argument.
Ex: For the sake of argument, suppose that a title of which twelve copies were held by the library authority was borrowed twelve times per copy a year, this would make only 144 borrowings in a city of over half a million population.
pongamos por ejemplo
=let us say ; take, for example, ... ; take, for instance, ....
Ex: The owner of the memex, let us say, is interested in the origin and properties of the bow and arrow. Ex: Take, for example, this jocular tale recorded in northern England, a tale found in variation in the U.S.A = Pongamos, por ejemplo, este cuento jocoso recogido en el norte de Inglaterra, un cuento que también se encuentra en USA con diferentes variaciones. Ex: Take, for instance, the title like subject statement 'Determination of magnesium, calcium, strontium and barium in the presence of iron and chromium'.
poni
(n.)=pony [ponies, -pl.].
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dogs, ponies and conservation critters in Arizona'.

poniente
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* sol poniente=setting sun.
* viento de poniente=westernly wind ; westerlies ; westerly wind.

pontificado
(n.)=pontificate ; papacy, the.
Ex: From 1879, under the pontificate of Leo XIII, the doors of the Vatican Library and Archives were opened wider.
Ex: The Vatican Archives represent one of the principal sources for the history of the papacy from the Early Middle Ages to the present.

pontificar
(v.)=pontificate.
Ex: The second thing is being good-humoured, not to get angry or pontificate or be dogmatic.
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* ponerse a pontificar=get on + Posesivo + high horse.

pontón
(n.)=lighter ; pontoon ; pontoon bridge.
Ex: Lighterage is about loading or unloading ships using lighters that can form a sort of ad-hoc ramp or shuttle from ships at anchor.
Ex: Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads.
Ex: Pontoon bridges are floating bridges supported by floating pontoons with sufficient buoyancy to support the bridge and dynamic loads.
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* balsa de pontones=pontoon raft.
* puente de pontones=pontoon bridge.

pool
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* pool génico=gene pool.

pool génico
(n.)=gene pool.
Ex: The result is a decreased tendency to select for drug-resistant genes in the global HIV gene pool.
pop1^1
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* arte pop=pop art.
* festival de música pop=pop festival.
* música pop=pop music.

popa
(n.)=stern.
Ex: Port and larboard are the same thing and they mean the left side when looking forward from the stern of the boat while starboard means the right side.
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* a popa=astern.
* avanzar viento en popa=steam ahead.
* ir viento en popa=go from + strength to strength ; grow from + strength to strength ; go + great guns ; do + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* marchar viento en popa=do + great guns.
* marchar viento en popa=go + great guns ; go + swimmingly.
* por popa=astern.
* viento en popa=from strength to strength ; full steam ahead ; full speed ahead.

populacho, el
=common herd, the ; hoi polloi, the.
Nota: Expresión normalmente acompañado del artículo.
Ex: The opinion of the common herd often comes from the opinion of the specialist who is himself an opinions manipulator.
Ex: On the negative side, it might offer too much functionality and flexibility for your users, i.e., be too good for hoi poloi.
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* el populacho=the great unwashed.

popular
(adj.)=folkloristic ; popular ; demotic ; folksy ; homespun ; folkloric ; grassroots [grass-roots] ; high selling.
Ex: The cult of information forms the catalyst for a discussion of the ways in which information has acquired folkloristic status as the major way in which people look at the world.
Ex: Although the fifteenth edition met with some success, it was not generally popular.
Ex: Without language, the basic and demotic tool, no one would have a chance.
Ex: The best path, the film implies, is a middle way, combining worldliness with a folksy morality, one that respects family and individual alike.
Ex: The author chronicles the exuberant stories, hyperbole, homespun speech and demigod characteristics of American 'tall tales'.
Ex: Such recordings often originate in field work and are ethnomusicological, ethnolinguistic or folkloric in content.
Ex: For a year or two, any wholesome grass-roots group, aiming at anything from wholemeal bread to revolution, would tap one public agency or another.
Ex: Many high selling products eventually see a drop in sales and eventual discontinuation, usually after being superseded by a superior product.
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* acción popular=class action ; class action suit.
* a petición popular=by popular demand.
* arte popular=folk art.
* canción popular=popular song.
* costumbre popular=folkway.
* creencia popular=urban legend ; popular belief.
* cultura popular=public culture.
* de acuerdo con la sabiduría popular=according to folklore.
* de base popular=grassroots [grass-roots].
* dejar de ser popular=outlive + Posesivo + popularity ; fade from + popularity.
* demanda popular=public demand.
* dicho popular=saying ; familiar saying ; saw.
* hacer popular=popularise [popularize, -USA].
* hacerse popular=catch on.
* impopular=unpopular.
* lista de más populares=chart.
* mito popular=popular myth ; urban legend ; folk myth.
* mundo de la música popular, el=Tin Pan Alley.
* música popular=popular music.
* muy popular=widely-read ; highly popular.
* organismo de base popular=grassroots organisation.
* protesta popular=street protest.
* República Popular China=Chinese People's Republic.
* República Popular China, La=People's Republic of China, The.
* República Popular Democrática de Corea, la=People's Democratic Republic of Korea, the.
* ser muy popular=have + mass appeal.
* ser popular=find + favour ; be popular in appeal ; attain + appeal ; be popular.
* ser popular entre=be popular with.
* voto popular, el=popular vote, the.

popularidad
(n.)=popularity ; mass appeal.
Ex: The reason for its popularity was largely that it was based upon a principle of conformity in essentials, and freedom in details.
Ex: Few have achieved the success of the video cassette recorder (VCR) in terms of mass appeal.
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* alcanzar popularidad=catch on.
* concurso de popularidad=popularity contest.
* ganar popularidad=gain in + popularity ; gain + popularity ; increase in + popularity.
* impopularidad=unpopularity.
* perder popularidad=fade from + popularity ; outlive + Posesivo + popularity.
* popularidad cada vez mayor=growing popularity.
* volver a la popularidad=return to + favour.

popularidad cada vez mayor
(n.)=growing popularity.
Ex: The growing popularity of cycling is leading to an increased share in the area of physical education.
popularización
=popularisation [popularization, -USA].
Ex: Recently the popularisation of microcomputer-based desktop publishing (DTP) systems has significantly changed the techniques and economics of the publishing process.

popularizar
(v.)=popularise [popularize, -USA].
Ex: The information explosion has created a demand for analysing, organising and disseminating information and has popularised the subject approach to information.

popularmente
=popularly.
Ex: Although the red scare is popularly associated with the activities of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy, the anti-communist hysteria of the 50s went far beyond McCarthy and Washington D.C.
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* conocido popularmente=popularly known.
* popularmente aceptado=popularly held.

popularmente aceptado
=popularly held.
Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
populismo
(n.)=populism.
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.

populista
(n.)=populist.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Can this gimmickry, populist, supermarket approach work?'.

popurrí
(n.)=smorgasbord ; potpourri ; mash-up ; mishmash.
Ex: The article 'Teaching reference by the smorgasbord method' describes in detail the 6 component features of teaching reference work.
Ex: This center holds one of the most significant collections (dare we call it potpourri?) of science, natural history, art, history, and culture in the world = Este centre posee uno de las colecciones (¿o quizás popurrí?) más significativas de la ciencia, historia natural, arte, historia y cultura del mundo.
Ex: 'Mash-ups' of data on the web are starting to appear on Australian sites and could provide a new means of online advertising.
Ex: We follow a mishmash of characters as they move through their unfortunate life without felicity.
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* hacer un popurrí=mash up.
* un popurrí de=a potpourri of ; a welter of.

poquito
(adj.)=tad ; weeny ; weensy ; teensy ; teensy-weensy ; teeny ; teeny-tiny ; teeny-weeny ; itty-bitty ; itsy-bitsy ; tinsy .
Ex: Williams is one of those rare poets who satisfies the yearning that many of us have for the memorable phrase we wish we had said were our perceptions a tad keener.
Ex: The dish consists of potatoes, carrots, courgette, onion, garlic cloves, asparagus all thrown together and roasted with a weeny drizzle of olive oil.
Ex: I may have gone just a weensy overboard on the whole thing, but couldn't resist as that was one of my pet projects.
Ex: There's just one little teensy drawback, we can't afford it!.
Ex: Nancy saw his teensy-weensy weiner and has been laughing ever since.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster.
Ex: Once upon a time there was a teeny-tiny woman who lived in a teeny-tiny house in a teeny-tiny village.
Ex: The only chocolate I love is the teeny-weeny chocolate bits in chocolate chip ice cream.
Ex: On a teeny little farm, in an itty-bitty coop, a very small hen laid a big, giant egg and out of this egg came one big, humongous rooster
.
Ex: I was an itsy-bitsy disappointed at the ending initially, but the movie stuck with me for weeks after.
Ex: Now I feel just a tinsy bit bad for thinking all those mean thoughts about Quinn.
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* poner un poquito de picante=pep up.
* poquito a poco=little by little ; in dribs and drabs.
* poquito a poquito=little by little.
* un poquito=a wee bit.
* un poquito de=a dash of ; a tiny bit of ; a splash of ; a hint of ; a twist of.

poquito a poco
=little by little ; in dribs and drabs.
Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day. Ex: In any case, much of the original report has already leaked its way into the public domain, albeit in dribs and drabs.
poquito a poquito
=little by little.
Ex: Little by little his heath improved and he was able to walk further and further each day.
poquísimo
=next to nothing.
Ex: Desk research is information that costs next to nothing.
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* costar poquísimo=pay + peanuts.
* pagar poquísimo=pay + peanuts.

por
=across ; along ; around ; because of ; by ; by ; down ; for the sake of ; in connection with ; in the gift of ; on account of ; on the grounds that/of ; per ; through ; times ; under ; x ; as a matter of ; out of ; through the agency of.
Ex: This arrangement may facilitate browsing across different kinds of materials.
Ex: This means that a large number of messages can be combined together along the same line, giving economies of scales.
Ex: I wouldn't expect you to be detailed in your report in terms of where the bookmible would stop around town and where you'd park it.
Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began.
Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
Ex: Micrographic and computer technologies and their integration will become increasingly efficacious as agents for change with respect to the continued existence of the traditional 75 by 125 millimeter card.
Ex: Some users find the format of KWIC indexes unacceptable, they find alphabetical arrangement by keywords down the centre of a page, and wrapped-round titles awkward.
Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
Ex: There is an index to the schedules, but this has been criticised in connection with the size of the entry vocabulary.
Ex: Its notability is seen to lie in the fact that it has significantly broken the stranglehold upon postgraduate studentships in the gift of the Science and Engineering Research Council.
Ex: Partly on account of the variety of bases for coverage there is significant overlap between the assortment of abstracting and indexing services.
Ex: AACR2 has been criticised on the grounds that it does not identify the cataloguing unit to which the rules refer.
Ex: Indexing can thus be achieved at a detailed level, with often many terms per document, with almost no indexing effort.
Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor.
Ex: 4 days times 30 cents per day = 120 cents.
Ex: One of the outcomes of entry under title has been the proliferation of serials titles.
Ex: Card catalogues or indexes comprise a set of cards often 5x3 inches (122x72 mm), with each entry on a separate card.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
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* actuar por impulso=act on + impulse.
* aprendizaje por medio del ordenador=computer-based learning (CBL).
* aunque por otro lado=but otherwise.
* búsqueda por medio de menús=menu-assisted searching.
* coger por sorpresa=catch out.
* Día + por la tarde=late + Día.
* digamos por ejemplo=let us say.
* dominar por completo=sweep + the board.
* encontrar por casualidad=come across.
* encuadernación por encargo=bespoke binding.
* error por omisión=omission failure.
* estar por delante de=be ahead of.
* hecho por encargo=bespoke.
* introducir por primera vez=pioneer.
* leer por encima=browse.
* llamar por teléfono=call up.
* muy por encima de todo=over and above all.
* Nombre + por primera vez=Nombre + ever.
* ordenado por fecha=in date order.
* pasar por alto=bypass [by-pass] ; skip over ; pass + Nombre/Pronombre + by.
* pongamos por ejemplo=let us say.
* por accidente=accidentally.
* por adelantado=advance ; in advance (of) ; up-front [up front].
* por ahí=out there.
* por ahora=as of right now ; as yet ; at present ; at the moment ; at this point ; for the present ; for the time being ; just yet ; for now ; at this time ; as of now ; at the present ; by now ; for the nonce.
* por ahora todo va bien=so far, so good.
* por alguna razón=for some reason ; for whatever reason.
* por algún motivo=for whatever reason.
* por algún tiempo=for sometime.
* por allí=nearby [near-by].
* por amor al arte=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por analogía=by analogy.
* por anticipado=in advance (of).
* por antonomasia=quintessential ; unique ; par excellence.
* por añadidura=in addition (to) ; on top of everything else ; to boot.
* por aquel entonces=at the time ; about that time ; by this time.
* por aquí=around here ; nearby [near-by] ; round here ; hereabout(s).
* por aquí cerca=hereabout(s).
* por aquí y por allí=hanging about.
* por así decir=as it were.
* por atrás=astern.
* por boca de=by word of mouth.
* por bondad=out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.
* por buena dirección=a step in the right direction.
* por buen camino=a step in the right direction.
* por cabeza=per person.
* por cable=wireline ; corded.
* por caminos apartados=off-road.
* por capas=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; layered ; tiered.
* por capricho=by whim.
* por carretera=by road.
* por casualidad=by chance ; coincidentally ; fortuitously ; by accident ; by happenstance ; happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo ; accidentally ; by a fluke ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck.
* por causas desconocidas=of unknown intent.
* por chiripa=by chance ; by a fluke ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck.
* por ciento=per cent [percent] (%).
* por cierto=coincidentally ; incidentally ; by the way ; anecdotally ; by the by(e) ; speaking of which.
* por coincidencia=by coincidence.
* por comodidad=for convenience ; for the sake of + convenience.
* por completo=fully ; through and through ; in full.
* por confirmar=to be announced [TBA] ; to be confirmed [TBC].
* por consideración a=out of respect for.
* por consideración a=out of consideration for.
* por consiguiente=consequently ; then ; thence ; by implication ; therefore.
* por contra=in contrast.
* por conveniencia=for convenience ; for the sake of + convenience.
* por correo=by post ; mailed.
* por cortesía de=courtesy of.
* por cualquier motivo=for whatever reason.
* por cualquier razón=for whatever reason.
* por cuanto que=because.
* por cuenta ajena=vicariously.
* por cuenta de uno=privately.
* por cuenta propia=freelance ; self-employed ; at + Posesivo + own expense.
* por cuenta y riesgo de Uno=at + Posesivo + peril.
* por curiosidad=out of curiosity.
* por debajo de=below ; beneath ; underneath.
* por debajo de + Cantidad=under + Cantidad.
* por debajo de cero=sub-zero ; below-freezing.
* por debajo del 10 por ciento=single digit ; single figure.
* por debajo de la media=sub-par ; below-average.
* por debajo de las posibilidades=below + Posesivo + capabilities.
* por debajo de lo normal=below-normal.
* por debajo de lo óptimo=sub-optimal [suboptimal].
* por debajo del peso nomral=underweight.
* por décadas=ten-yearly.
* por decidir=to be decided.
* por decirlo así=so to speak ; in a manner of speaking.
* por decirlo de alguna manera=so to speak.
* por decirlo de algún modo=in a manner of speaking ; so to speak.
* por decirlo de otra manera=to put it another way.
* por decisión propia=by choice.
* por decreto=by decree.
* por decreto real=by royal decree.
* por defecto=by default ; default.
* por deferencia a=in deference to.
* por definición=by definition.
* por delante=ahead.
* por delante de=ahead of.
* por delante de la competencia=ahead of the game.
* por delante y por detrás=front and back.
* por dentro=inwardly.
* por derecho (propio)=as of right ; by right.
* por desgracia=unfortunately ; sadly ; unhappily ; disappointingly.
* por despecho=spitefully ; out of spite.
* por diferentes razones=for one reason or another.
* ¡por dios!=in heaven's name ; for God's sake ; gosh.
* ¡por Dios!=for crying out loud!.
* por diversión=for sport ; for fun ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por divertirse=for kicks.
* por doquier=all around.
* por dos años=two-year.
* por ejemplo=e.g. (latín - exempli gratia) ; for example ; for instance ; say ; to illustrate ; for the sake of + argument.
* por (el) amor a=for the love of.
* ¡por el amor de Dios!=for crying out loud!.
* por el bien del saber=for knowledge's sake.
* por el contrario=by contrast ; conversely ; however ; in contrast ; instead ; on the contrary ; by way of contrast ; to the contrary ; quite the opposite ; by comparison ; contrariwise ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the flip side ; on the other side of the coin.
* por el cual=whereby ; whereupon.
* por el detalle=for detail.
* por el día=by day ; daytime [day-time] ; during the daytime ; in the daytime ; during daytime.
* por el día o por la noche=day or night.
* por el día y por la noche=day and night ; night and day.
* por elección propia=by choice.
* por el gobierno=governmentally + Adjetivo.
* por el gobierno federal=federally.
* por el hecho de que=because of the fact that.
* por el hombre=humanly.
* por ello=on this basis ; on that basis ; accordingly.
* por el mero hecho de saber=for knowledge's sake.
* por el método de ensayo y error=by trial and error ; trial and error.
* por el modo=by the way.
* por el momento=for the time being ; momentarily ; at the moment ; for the nonce ; for the present.
* por el placer de hacerlo=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por el que se puede cobrar=chargeable.
* por el receptor=at the receiving end.
* por el sexo=gendered.
* por encargo=custom ; bespoke.
* por encima=overhead ; cursorily.
* por encima de=across ; beyond ; beyond all ; over ; over and above ; beyond the range of ; well over + Expresión Numérica ; overarching ; above.
* por encima de + Cantidad=in excess of + Cantidad.
* por encima de eso=beyond that.
* por encima del 10 por ciento=double digit ; double figure.
* por encima del agua=overwater.
* por encima de la media=above average.
* por encima de la tierra=aboveground.
* por encima del nivel del mar=above sea level.
* por encima de toda crítica=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
* por encima de toda duda=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
* por encima de toda razón=beyond reason.
* por encima de toda sospecha=above suspicion.
* por encima de todo=at all costs ; at any cost ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
* por ende=thereby ; accordingly ; therefore.
* por enfado=out of anger.
* por enojo=out of anger.
* por error=by mistake.
* por esa razón=thereby ; for that reason.
* por escrito=in writing ; in print ; written.
* por eso=on that score ; therefore.
* por eso que=hence.
* por esta razón=for this reason.
* por esta única razón=for this reason alone.
* por este motivo=for this reason.
* por esto=thus ; accordingly ; therefore ; because of this.
* por estos contornos=hereabout(s).
* por estos entornos=hereabout(s).
* por etapas=staged.
* por excelencia=par excellence ; quintessential ; unique.
* por exceso=excessively ; to excess.
* por explotar=untapped.
* por + Expresión Temporal=by the + Expresión Temporal.
* por extensión=by extension.
* por extenso=in full ; at length.
* por falta de=for want of ; for lack of.
* por fases=staged.
* por favor=please.
* por favor, responda=RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
* por fin=at length ; at last ; finally ; at long last.
* por fin llegó la hora (de)=it's about time (that).
* por frustración=out of frustration.
* por fuera=outwardly ; outwardly.
* por grupos=in batches.
* por gusto=for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por hora=hourly.
* por horas=on an hourly basis.
* por igual=alike ; on an equitable basis ; equally ; in equal measure(s).
* por imitación=copycat.
* por incremento gradual=incremental.
* por incrementos graduales=incrementally.
* por individuo=per capita ; per person.
* por inercia=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
* por iniciativa de=at the instigation of ; under the auspices of.
* por instinto=instinctively ; by instinct.
* por interés=out of interest.
* por interés personal=self-interested.
* por intuición=intuitively.
* por investigar=unresearched.
* por invitación=invitational.
* por invitación de=at the invitation of.
* por la borda=overboard.
* por la cantidad de + Número=amounting to + Cantidad.
* por la forma=by the way.
* por la friolera de + Cantidad=to the tune of + Cantidad.
* por la fuerza=forcibly.
* por la fuerza de la costumbre=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
* por la mala fortuna=by ill fate.
* por la mala suerte=by ill luck ; by bad luck ; by ill fate.
* por la manera=by the way.
* por la mañana=in the morning.
* por la mañana y por la noche=morning and night.
* por la noche=overnight ; at night ; night-time ; after dark ; by night ; in the night ; nightly.
* por la posibilidad de=at the prospect of.
* por la presente=hereby.
* por las buenas o por las malas=by hook or by crook.
* por la sencilla razón=for no other reason.
* por las noches=nightly.
* por las nubes=soaring ; off the chart ; skyrocketing.
* por la tarde=in the evening.
* por la tarde noche=in the evening.
* por ley=mandated.
* por libre=freelance.
* por línea telefónica=over the telephone line.
* por lo general=on the whole ; all in all ; in general ; generally ; generally speaking ; in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
* por lo pronto=for the time being.
* por lo que=so.
* por lo que concierne a=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
* por lo que concierne a Uno=on + Posesivo + side.
* por lo que dicen todos=by all accounts.
* por lo que es=in + Posesivo + own right.
* por lo que incumbe a Uno=on + Posesivo + side.
* ¡Por lo que más quieras!=for God's sake.
* por lo que respecta a=insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as regards ; as to ; in extent of ; in regard to ; in terms of ; in the way of ; with regard(s) to ; as for ; in reference to ; now as to ; regarding.
* por lo que se refiere a=moving on to ; regarding.
* por lo que son=in + Posesivo + own right.
* por lo que yo sé=to the best of my knowledge.
* por los alrededores=hereabout(s).
* por los pelos=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; close call ; close shave.
* por los siguientes motivos=on the following counts.
* por los suelos=in tatters.
* por (lo) tanto=consequently ; ergo ; so ; then ; thereby ; therefore ; thus ; it follows that.
* por lo visto=apparently ; apparently.
* por mala fortuna=unfortunately ; unhappily ; sadly.
* por mala suerte=by ill luck ; by bad luck ; by a stroke of bad luck ; by ill fate.
* por mal camino=astray.
* por más que lo intento=for the life of me.
* por materias=subject-based ; topically.
* por mecionar sólo unos cuantos=to mention only a few.
* por medio=out of.
* por medio de=by means of ; by way of ; in the form of ; through ; via ; via the medium of ; by dint of ; through the agency of.
* por medio de isótopos=isotopically.
* por medio de otro(s)=by proxy.
* por medio de una agencia=on a bureau basis.
* por mencionar sólo algunos=to mention but a few of ; to mention only a few.
* por mencionar sólo unos cuantos=to mention but a few of ; to name only some.
* por mencionar sólo unos pocos=to name but a few.
* por mencionar unos pocos=just to name a few.
* por menús=menu-driven.
* por méritos=meritorious.
* por mes=per month.
* por miedo=out of fear.
* por miedo de=for fear of/that.
* por millones=in the millions ; by the millions.
* por mor de=because of ; out of consideration for ; out of respect for.
* por motivo de=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
* por motivos de=for the sake of ; on grounds.
* por motivos de + Nombre=for + Nombre's sake.
* por muchas razones=in many ways.
* por mucho que lo intento=for the life of me.
* por mucho tiempo=for long ; for long periods of time.
* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo=however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.
* por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea=however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
* por muy + Adjetivo + be=Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.
* por muy difícil que parezca=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
* por muy extraño que parezca=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough ; funnily.
* por muy increíble que parezca=incredible though it may seem ; incredibly ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
* por muy mentira que parezca=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; strangely enough ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
* por muy raro que parezca=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
* por nada=for nothing.
* por nada del mundo=for the life of me.
* por nada or casi nada=at little or no extra cost.
* por naturaleza=by nature ; by definition ; characteristically ; natural-born ; naturally ; inherently.
* por necesidad=of necessity ; out of necessity.
* por niveles=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; layered ; tiered.
* por no decir algo peor=to put it mildly.
* por no decir nada de=to say nothing of.
* por no decir nunca=if ever.
* por no decir otra cosa peor=to say the least.
* por nombrar (sólo) + Número=to name (only) + Número.
* por nombrar sólo unos cuantos=to name only some.
* por nombrar sólo unos pocos=to name but a few.
* por + Nombre=on a + Adjetivo + basis.
* por no mencionar=not to mention.
* por norma=as a rule.
* por + Número + cosas=on + Número + counts.
* por orden=round robin.
* por orden de=mandated.
* por orden del congreso=congressionally mandated.
* por orden de llegada=on a first come first served basis.
* por orden numérico=in numerical order.
* por otra parte=on the other hand ; on the other side ; on the flip side ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the other side of the coin.
* por otro lado=alternatively ; however ; on the other hand ; on the other side ; for another thing ; on the flip side ; on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters ; on the other side of the coin ; on the flip side of the coin.
* por parejas=in pairs ; pairwise.
* por pares=pairwise.
* por parte de=on the part of.
* por parte de uno=on + Posesivo + part.
* por pasar el rato=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por pereza=lazily.
* por + Período de Tiempo=for + Expresión Temporal.
* por persona=per person.
* por placer=for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por poco dinero=cheaply.
* por poco o nada=at little or no extra cost.
* por poco tiempo=for a short time ; for a short while.
* por poderes=by proxy.
* por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo=to take a + Adjetivo + example.
* por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre=to take + Nombre.
* por popa=astern.
* por + Posesivo + cuenta=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* por + Posesivo + parte=for + Posesivo + part.
* por + Posesivo + propia cuenta=at + Posesivo + own expense.
* por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza=in + Posesivo + nature.
* por primera vez=first + Verbo ; for the first time ; for once.
* por principio=on principle.
* por principios=as a matter of principle.
* por probar nada se pierde=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
* por + Pronombre + mismo=all by + Reflexivo ; by + Reflexivo.
* por propia iniciativa=self-directed.
* por pura curiosidad=just out of interest ; (just) as a mater of interest.
* por pura diversión=for kicks.
* por puro entretenimiento=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
* por puro placer=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* por qué=why.
* por razones + Adjetivo=for + Nombre + purposes.
* por razones de=for the sake of.
* por razones de seguridad=for security reasons ; for safety reasons.
* por razones éticas=on moral grounds.
* por razones morales=on moral grounds.
* por razones personales=for personal reasons.
* por + Reflexivo + cuenta=for + Reflexivo.
* por rencor=out of spite.
* por respeto a=out of respect for ; out of consideration for.
* por rotación=round robin.
* por rumores=grapevine.
* por rutina=routinely ; by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
* por sacos= por (el) amor a
=for the love of.
Ex: There's no doubt this is someone who's doing it for the love of music, unencumbered by expectation.
por (lo) tanto
=consequently ; ergo ; so ; then ; thereby ; therefore ; thus ; it follows that.
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage. Ex: Ergo, it was reasoned, an entry under the author's name and the title found on the title page or elsewhere in the book, with a symbol to indicate its location on the shelves, should readily help one find the book desired. Ex: Accessibility to the documents stored in files is an important factor, so the physical storage is important. Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations. Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage. Ex: This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes. Ex: Thus the organisation of knowledge and its later retrieval, sometimes known as information retrieval, are very much part of the same process. Ex: It follows that offenders who are remorseful should not be treated more leniently.
por + Expresión Temporal
=by the + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
por + Nombre
=on a + Adjetivo + basis.
Ex: Important decisions are made on an agency-wide basis.
por + Número + cosas
=on + Número + counts.
Ex: This opinion bothers me on two counts, one because it smacks of exploitation and, two, because a fair number of the world's leaders, for better or worse, were remarkably successful as leaders in spite of less than outstanding academic records.
por + Período de Tiempo
=for + Expresión Temporal.
Ex: The ISDS has now been in operation for over ten years.
por + Posesivo + (propia) naturaleza
=in + Posesivo + nature.
Ex: Things which are not in commerce, as public roads, are in their nature unalienable.
por + Posesivo + cuenta
=at + Posesivo + own expense.
Ex: Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
por + Posesivo + parte
=for + Posesivo + part.
Ex: Licence agreements are mainly lists of restrictions imposed on the purchaser, while the publisher for his part has almost no obligations.
por + Posesivo + propia cuenta
=at + Posesivo + own expense.
Ex: Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
por + Pronombre + mismo
=all by + Reflexivo ; by + Reflexivo.
Ex: One can only cultivate one's virtues all by oneself, and no one else can take one's place. Ex: Certainly, it is possible to do it by oneself.
por + Reflexivo + cuenta
=for + Reflexivo.
Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too.
por accidente
=accidentally.
Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost.
por adelantado
(adj.)=advance ; in advance (of) ; up-front [up front].
Ex: The object of CIP is to provide advance information of forthcoming British books. Ex: CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication. Ex: This article presents useful low cost options for on-line data base searching that allow even small libraries to offer searching without large up-front costs or ongoing investment.
por ahora
=as of right now ; as yet ; at present ; at the moment ; at this point ; for the present ; for the time being ; just yet ; for now ; at this time ; as of now ; at the present ; by now ; for the nonce.
Ex: But, as of right now, despite all of the interest, I do not know of a library relying exclusively on an online catalog. Ex: A second objective of union catalogues -- to make library resources available when and where they are needed -- has not then as yet been fully achieved. Ex: A number of libraries are at present involved in the conversion of their traditional card catalogues. Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst. Ex: At this point the user can enter a number or an 'o' for system, in which case the system will assign the borrower number. Ex: For the present it is sufficient to note that, as aids to the retrieval of documents, they have the following advantages over shelf arrangement. Ex: Authorities for subject headings were excluded for the time being from the scope of the Working Group tasks. Ex: We shall not pursue this topic any further just yet. Ex: But for now, having fun and feeling famous will do quite well enough. Ex: Even though both projects are building of the Cornell software and experience, they have encountered the usual delays associated with new technologies, so no significant information is available at this time. Ex: As of now, more than 634,000 LC records for monographs, serials, films, and maps are in MARC form. Ex: At present, the library board consists of: a housewife, who is serving as chairwoman, a stockbroker, a retired head of the health department, an owner of a hardware store, and an attorney = En la actualidad, la comisión de biblioteca consta de un ama de casa, que actúa de presidenta, un agente de bolsa, un director del departamento de sanidad jubilado, el propietario de una ferretería y un abogado. Ex: It will be evident by now that the microcomputer market is a complex place. Ex: Nonce is a curious fossil word, occurring only in the single phrase 'for the nonce'.
por ahora todo va bien
=so far, so good.
Ex: So far, so good.
por ahí
=out there.
Ex: How she ached to be a poet and by some wizardry of pen capture the mysteries going on out there.
por alguna razón
=for some reason ; for whatever reason.
Ex: The 'Recover Data Index' utility attempts to reconstruct a data diskette that for some reason has become unreadable to the system. Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por algún motivo
=for whatever reason.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por algún tiempo
=for sometime.
Ex: This is something we've been considering for sometime in the British Library.
por allí
(adj.)=nearby [near-by].
Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster.
por amor al arte
=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por analogía
=by analogy.
Ex: The difference between the two systems can be illustrated by analogy with a set of letter-boxes located in the entrance to an apartment block, with one box for each resident.
por anticipado
=in advance (of).
Ex: CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication.
por antonomasia
=quintessential ; unique ; par excellence.
Ex: The article 'Winsor: the quintessential librarian' describes the many major contributions Winsor made to development and expansion of American libraries. Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence. Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship.
por aquel entonces
=at the time ; about that time ; by this time.
Ex: At the time, it was a startling accomplishment and gained wide recognition. Ex: About that time, the council as one of their austerity measures had issued a moratorium on all hiring except for 'absolutely essential services'. Ex: By this time society could not tolerate anything which allowed the unlimited spread of knowledge for fear that it would upset the class system upon which the modern methods of mass production depended.
por aquí
=around here ; nearby [near-by] ; round here ; hereabout(s).
Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building. Ex: An earlier leakage had prompted library staff to make arrangements with a nearby firm of book conservation specialists in the event of a further disaster. Ex: It was interesting, in view of the received opinion that 'We don't have many problems round here'. Ex: I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por aquí cerca
=hereabout(s).
Ex: I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por aquí y por allí
=hanging about.
Ex: Many of us still have some of those big, old floppy disks hanging about with data we can no longer read because we no longer have the hardware to read them.
por así decir
=as it were.
Ex: Putting books on show is a way of making recommendations by, as it were, remote control.
por atrás
=astern.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! .
por añadidura
=in addition (to) ; on top of everything else ; to boot.
Ex: In addition to the full edition, there exist abridged and medium editions of the scheme. Ex: On top of everything else, these corporations sponsor 'scientific' studies where their product is pitted against a worse convenience product. Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot.
por boca de
=by word of mouth.
Ex: Contributors may be informed of standards to which they are expected to adhere either by word of mouth or through the agency of formal written instructions.
por bondad
=out of the goodness of + Posesivo + heart.
Ex: The article is titled 'Out of the fire and into the frying pan'.
por buen camino
=a step in the right direction.
Ex: However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.
por buena dirección
=a step in the right direction.
Ex: However, revenues to publishers from photocopying articles are not yet sufficient to compensate for lost revenue from the decline in circulation of established journals but are, luckily, seen as a step in the right direction.
por cabeza
=per person.
Ex: All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability.
por cable
(adj.)=wireline ; corded.
Ex: Existing wireline networks, with their ubiquity, seamless operations, and ease of use, have provided clear benchmarks for satisfying customers' basic personal communications needs. Ex: There are basically three options when buying a string trimmer: gas powered, corded electric or cordless electric.
por caminos apartados
=off-road.
Ex: Experience the thrill of rock climbing, mud crawling and off-road adventure in Hot Springs, Arkansas.
por capas
(adj.)=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; layered ; tiered.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis. Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material. Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
por capricho
=by whim.
Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
por carretera
=by road.
Ex: London City Airport is easily accessible by road.
por casualidad
=by chance ; coincidentally ; fortuitously ; by accident ; by happenstance ; happen to + Infinitivo ; chance to + Infinitivo ; accidentally ; by a fluke ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck.
Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules. Ex: On one of them, fortuitously, there was a note entered by the cataloger which said, 'Usually published under the title American Scholar'. Ex: Discoveries are sometimes made by accident; they are never made by the dismayed or disheartened = A veces los descubrimientos se hacen por casualidad y nunca por los abatidos o los desmotivados. Ex: To date, the replacement of old technologies by new technologies has occurred largely by happenstance. Ex: So far we have only provided for the user who happens to consult the A/Z subject index under the term 'Conservative'. Ex: During a trip to Italy, he chanced to see a production of Cavalleria. Ex: As has been suggested elsewhere in this book, it is axiomatic that regular backup copies of data disks be taken, in order to ensure that data are not accidentally lost. Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
por causas desconocidas
=of unknown intent.
Ex: Injuries were categorized as unintentional, intentional, or of unknown intent.
por chiripa
=by chance ; by a fluke ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck.
Ex: If, by chance, the newly entered item is identical to one already in the file, DOBIS/LIBIS ignores the new entry. Ex: The study revealed that most of the deformities are caused by a fluke. Ex: Machiavelli insisted that the Prince be aware that he was Prince mostly by luck and his job was to never admit it. Ex: The stream suddenly swept him away, and it was only by a stroke of luck that they found him.
por ciento
=per cent [percent] (%).
Ex: It was agreed to withhold supplies from booksellers who offered new books at a discount greater than the 10 per cent usually allowed for cash.
por cierto
=coincidentally ; incidentally ; by the way ; anecdotally ; by the by(e) ; speaking of which.
Ex: Ironically, the latter proved to be the most vulnerable and acutely criticized of Panizzi's rules, as, coincidentally, are the corresponding AACR rules. Ex: Incidentally, this book was about the invasion of Denmark. Ex: It is not wise, by the way, to approach the author by telephone for this puts him on the spot and he may refuse simply in self-defense and especially if you happen to butt in when he is struggling with an obstinate chapter in a new book. Ex: Anecdotally, it is often assumed that users preferring print are among the most senior in academic rank and/or years. Ex: Zenobia, by-the-by, as I suppose you know, is merely her public name. Ex: Speaking of which, Chertoff recently lifted restrictions that have confined airline passengers to their seats for a half hour after taking off and before landing.
por coincidencia
=by coincidence.
Ex: It is not clear whether it was purely by coincidence that users who cooperated in the evaluation were sent a maximum of 25-30 documents to evaluate.
por comodidad
=for convenience ; for the sake of + convenience.
Ex: For convenience, these fields are all displayed together on Figure 178. Ex: Although cross-references do not deal with a document directly, they are described here for the sake of convenience.
por completo
=fully ; through and through ; in full.
Ex: Although this may seem an obvious statement, there are many instances when the searcher is not fully aware of what can or might be retrieved. Ex: Drew and Myra both grew up in New York, city kids through and through. Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes.
por confirmar
=to be announced [TBA] ; to be confirmed [TBC].
Ex: Six contestants submitted entries, to be judged in August and September, with the winner to be announced at the workshop. Ex: Venue to be confirmed.
por consideración a
=out of respect for.
Ex: They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.
por consiguiente
=consequently ; then ; thence ; by implication ; therefore.
Ex: The headings consequently correspond to current American usage in both use of terms and spelling and often need amendment to make them consistent with local usage. Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations. Ex: It thus becomes necessary to define the boundaries of the library's responsibilities and thence by inference, those of other agencies. Ex: Unfortunately, in the field of reference work advocates of such professional independence of judgement must by implication be prepared to countenance differential service to the user. Ex: This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
por contra
=in contrast.
Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation.
por conveniencia
=for convenience ; for the sake of + convenience.
Ex: For convenience, these fields are all displayed together on Figure 178. Ex: Although cross-references do not deal with a document directly, they are described here for the sake of convenience.
por correo
(adj.)=by post ; mailed.
Ex: Requests supplied from further afield are usually sent and returned by post. Ex: To answer this question, the writer made a spot check of selected schools in Texas by means of a mailed questionnaire.
por cortesía de
=courtesy of.
Ex: The aim of this project is to create a network of computer centres, where members of the public are given free access to microcomputers, courtesy of those willing to volunteer their time and equipment.
por cualquier motivo
=for whatever reason.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por cualquier razón
=for whatever reason.
Ex: For whatever reason, Shera chose to disparage rather than to take seriously the substance of Briet's ideas.
por cuanto que
=because.
Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
por cuenta ajena
=vicariously.
Ex: Biographies enable the reader to look into, and even share vicariously in, the life of an interesting person.
por cuenta de uno
=privately.
Ex: Pressmen sometimes employed boys privately by the week to take printed sheets off the tympan, and thus speed up their rate of work = Los impresores algunas veces empleaban por su cuenta y por semanas a chicos aprendices para retirar del tímpano los pliegos impresos y así acelerar su ritmo de trabajo.
por cuenta propia
=freelance ; self-employed ; at + Posesivo + own expense.
Ex: Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting. Ex: In the quest for self-employment the author established himself as a self-employed historical researcher specialising in detailed histories of private and business properties. Ex: Mr Dong Ming embarked on an eight-day bicycle ride to Beijing at his own expense in order to attend the IFLA Conference.
por cuenta y riesgo de Uno
=at + Posesivo + peril.
Ex: The Internet is changing the world and those who ignore it, do so at their peril.
por curiosidad
=out of curiosity.
Ex: Children insert toys, sweets, hairpins, hair grips, safety pins, etc. into the vagina mainly out of curiosity.
por debajo de
=below ; beneath ; underneath.
Ex: As you read each frame, cover the area below each frame and attempt to supply the missing word. Ex: The hierarchical relationships associated with selected index terms may be revealed by displaying related terms beneath such terms in a supplementary list in the thesaurus. Ex: Some display racks are designed so that the sloping display shelf lifts up to reveal storage space underneath for back issues.
por debajo de + Cantidad
=under + Cantidad.
Ex: The cheapest of these machines costs under $100 and they can be bought in stores, supermarkets and by mail-order.
por debajo de cero
(adj.)=sub-zero ; below-freezing.
Ex: The documentary examines the growing number of skinny celebrities and the worrying trend for sub-zero sizes. Ex: Sleet may occur when a warm layer of air lies above a below-freezing layer of air at the Earth's surface.
por debajo de la media
(adj.)=sub-par ; below-average.
Ex: With their rudimentary visuals and sub-par writing, the comics of the day were nothing more than gags and cheap laughs. Ex: Children who are hyper are not necessarily the most athletic and will probably be average or below-average students.
por debajo de las posibilidades
=below + Posesivo + capabilities.
Ex: The assistant's position frequently degenerates into a 'catch-all' position, with the assistant ending up with a number of miscellaneous odd-jobs (sometimes 'keep-busy' type jobs, well below his or her capabilities).
por debajo de lo normal
(adj.)=below-normal.
Ex: Despite below-normal temperatures, nectarines began budding.
por debajo de lo óptimo
(adj.)=sub-optimal [suboptimal].
Ex: Nor do we have any understanding of what optimal performance might be other than a widespread feeling that none of the current techniques seems able to achieve it alone and that current performance therefore is sub-optimal.
por debajo del 10 por ciento
=single digit ; single figure.
Ex: The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials. Ex: In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.
por debajo del peso nomral
(adj.)=underweight.
Ex: We predicted that underweight individuals would eat less and overweight individuals would eat more during negative as well as positive emotional states and situations.
por decidir
=to be decided.
Ex: operational dates, possible use of existing software and costing are yet to be decided.
por decirlo así
=so to speak ; in a manner of speaking.
Ex: It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible. Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation.
por decirlo de alguna manera
=so to speak.
Ex: It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
por decirlo de algún modo
=in a manner of speaking ; so to speak.
Ex: Now, let me express to you, you have, in a manner of speaking, created quite a tangled ball of yarn in this situation. Ex: It has long and effectively been used by many map librarians who felt that in their particular collections of maps the book and the work, so to speak, might be said to coincide, and that the considerations of authorship, editions, translations, and related works were largely negligible.
por decirlo de otra manera
=to put it another way.
Ex: To put it another way, the humanities, although a growing part of the database world, are still a very small part of that world.
por decisión propia
=by choice.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
por decreto
=by decree.
Ex: The Church will be able to defrock priests in such cases by decree.
por decreto real
=by royal decree.
Ex: The powers of these councils are defined and members appointed by royal decree.
por defecto
(n.)=by default ; default.
Ex: Associated with each vendor in the system is a claim category which is assigned to the order by default, but which may be changed for each order. Ex: The default is that a record is deleted when the retention date exceeds the purge date in the record.
por deferencia a
=in deference to.
Ex: One theory commonly advanced is that it was done in deference to William Henry Fox Talbot.
por definición
=by definition.
Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens.
por delante
(adj.)=ahead.
Ex: He glanced casually at the ill-balanced frontages of the buildings ahead that stretched on and on until they melded in an indistinguishable mass of gray at Laurence Street.
por delante de
=ahead of.
Ex: The capacity of children to comprehend and enjoy language is frequently ahead of their ability to read.
por delante de la competencia
=ahead of the game.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Ahead of the game: developing academic library staff for the 21st century'.
por delante y por detrás
=front and back.
Ex: For trips out into the countryside, tourists must now go in convoy, with a truckload of soldiers armed with submachine guns front and back.
por dentro
=inwardly.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
por derecho (propio)
=as of right ; by right.
Ex: In some cases there is an appeal as of right and a slightly different procedure applies. Ex: The pension entitlements they have earned are theirs by right.
por desgracia
=unfortunately ; sadly ; unhappily ; disappointingly.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable. Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business. Ex: Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer. Ex: Cabot, disappointingly, does not flesh out this gimmick to its full potential.
por despecho
=spitefully ; out of spite.
Ex: He simply blew a fuse and decided to go out on the road, spitefully apologizing again and again, until he got it right. Ex: Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
por diferentes razones
=for one reason or another.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por diversión
=for sport ; for fun ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: Thieves detected by a security system seem to be largely acting on impulse, or absent-minded or trying to beat the system for sport. Ex: Research shows that teenagers also use the Web as a as an entertainment source -- to play or download games, listen to music, or surf the Web for fun = Las investigaciones nos muestran que los adolescentes también utilizan la web como fuente de entretenimiento (para jugar o descargar juegos, escuchar música o navegar por la red por diversión). Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por divertirse
=for kicks.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
por doquier
=all around.
Ex: In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis.
por dos años
=two-year.
Ex: In addition to his work with the UCLA Library and the Washington, D.C. Public Library, he held successive two-year positions in Zambia and Uganda.
por décadas
=ten-yearly.
Ex: Annual indexes over several years may be cumulated to five-yearly or ten-yearly indexes.
por ejemplo
=e.g. (latín - exempli gratia) ; for example ; for instance ; say ; to illustrate ; for the sake of + argument.
Ex: The quality of indexing is influenced by the standard of indexing, e.g. thoroughness, consistency. Ex: We may also have the individual's personal files containing, for example, notes and email messages. Ex: Aperture cards, where the full text of the document is kept in a special index card in the form of a microfiche, have been used for various collections of, for instance, patents and technical drawings. Ex: A bulletin will be a printed list, or set list for consultation on a VDU, which is published and distributed to a number of users on a specific subject area, say, building products or cancer research. Ex: To illustrate, 'punctuated equilibrium' is an anthropological concept that has gained popularity in the study of human evolution. Ex: For the sake of argument, suppose that a title of which twelve copies were held by the library authority was borrowed twelve times per copy a year, this would make only 144 borrowings in a city of over half a million population.
por el bien del saber
=for knowledge's sake.
Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
por el contrario
=by contrast ; conversely ; however ; in contrast ; instead ; on the contrary ; by way of contrast ; to the contrary ; quite the opposite ; by comparison ; contrariwise ; quite the contrary ; quite the reverse ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the flip side ; on the other side of the coin.
Ex: By contrast, information-driven programmes have a totally different orientation being designed to produce personnel skilled in the application of IT to information problems. Ex: Thus material are classified and grouped first by language and conversely, for example, poetry is scattered according to language. Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information. Ex: In contrast, the choice of a subject heading or notation presents many varied problems of interpretation. Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym. Ex: On the contrary, they are connoisseurs because they know their subject inside-out: the good, bad and indifferent. Ex: By way of contrast, the great majority of the libraries grouped together as 'special' are very much twentieth century institutions, born and bred very often for the sole purpose of providing reference and information services. Ex: To the contrary, in certain circumstances they are quite likely not to be matching relationships. Ex: Quite the opposite, I would like to see them as basic reading for my students. Ex: By comparison, airline passengers in the USA numbered 418 million, of whom 393 million were on domestic flights. Ex: Contrariwise, variety is the spice of life. Ex: It is not surprising, quite the contrary, that the war has at last been brought to our home waters. Ex: In summer, conditions may be quite the reverse: the mountains shrouded in cloud by day and the valleys basking in warm, clear weather. Ex: On the flip side of the coin, Muslims burn bibles in Muslim countries without fear of retaliation. Ex: On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway. Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
por el cual
=whereby ; whereupon.
Ex: The basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another. Ex: Mechanization may yet force the issue, especially in the scientific field; whereupon scientific jargon would become still less intelligible to the layman.
por el detalle
=for detail.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
por el día
=by day ; daytime [day-time] ; during the daytime ; in the daytime ; during daytime.
Ex: We are too prone to be dummy people by day, and thinking, articulate individuals only in the safety of home and leisure. Ex: A sample of 105 hours of daytime soap opera programming from 1989-90 was analyzed for depictions of sexual behaviours, safe sex, and pregnancy. Ex: The primary purpose of this study was to determine the effect of bright light exposure during the daytime on dressing behavior in the cold. Ex: Most of us are aware that driving at night is more demanding and stressful than driving in the daytime. Ex: Security cameras in a shopping mall have recorded the video footage of a man taking a dump in a plant pot during daytime.
por el día o por la noche
=day or night.
Ex: Internet offers significant opportunities for teaching interactive research strategies at anytime, day or night.
por el día y por la noche
=day and night ; night and day.
Ex: As those seeking information expect rapid service, day and night, publishers must be innovative and adapt to the challenges ahead. Ex: And they worked night and day to make their dream come true.
por el gobierno
=governmentally + Adjetivo.
Ex: The library is a governmentally funded service and politically vulnerable.
por el gobierno federal
=federally.
Ex: Brown focussed on the extent to which federally and privately generated information should be restricted = Brown habló principalmente de hasta qué punto se debería restringir el acceso a la información producida a nivel federal y privado.
por el hecho de que
=because of the fact that.
Ex: Partly because of the fact that documents have shades of relevance to a given topic this is an impossible objective.
por el hombre
=humanly.
Ex: Humanly selected terms may be derived from a number of sources.
por el mero hecho de saber
=for knowledge's sake.
Ex: 'Boffins' have been identified as the category of learners who 'delight in unrelated fragments of knowledge for knowledge's sake,' and 'put these fragments into a framework and analyze them'.
por el modo
=by the way.
Ex: She also noticed that the relative status of an employee was often predictable by the way that person dressed.
por el momento
=for the time being ; momentarily ; at the moment ; for the nonce ; for the present.
Ex: Authorities for subject headings were excluded for the time being from the scope of the Working Group tasks. Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships. Ex: Further, changes in the external world serve to render judgments, valid at the moment, wrong at best, and detrimental to the effectiveness of the catalog at worst. Ex: Nonce is a curious fossil word, occurring only in the single phrase 'for the nonce'. Ex: For the present it is sufficient to note that, as aids to the retrieval of documents, they have the following advantages over shelf arrangement.
por el método de ensayo y error
(n.)=by trial and error ; trial and error.
Ex: He draws a distinction between a craft, based on customary activities and modified by the trial and error of individual practice, and a profession. Ex: There are a number of ways of finding out something one wants to know: observation, trial and error experiment; asking someone; looking it up for oneself.
por el placer de hacerlo
=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por el que se puede cobrar
(adj.)=chargeable.
Ex: Libraries are having to decide at what point a service should become chargeable without creating a disadvantage to those who cannot pay = Las bibliotecas tienen que decidir cuándo se debería cobrar por un servicio sin crear un problema para los que no pueden pagar.
por el receptor
=at the receiving end.
Ex: The text and graphics are digitised into the computer, transmitted over the Internet, and printed on a laser printer at the receiving end.
por el sexo
(adj.)=gendered.
Ex: Chapter 4 we indicated how the gendered divisions of labour prevail.
por elección propia
=by choice.
Ex: While there were certainly people who stayed behind by choice, most stayed behind because they had no choice.
por ello
=on this basis ; on that basis ; accordingly.
Ex: On this basis innovative programmes would provide graduates with in-demand skills to complement the currently dominant model of technology-driven programmes. Ex: On that basis, consistency rose significantly, with 81% agreement among the three indexers = Como consecuencia, la coincidencia aumentó significativamente, obteniéndose una coincidencia del 81% entre los tres indizadores. Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work.
por encargo
(adj.)=custom ; bespoke.
Ex: Theory covered in the workshop will be firmly grounded in practice so that participants leave with a strong sense of where to begin in setting up a custom digital imaging operation. Ex: The software package 'MULTITRIEVE 2' was developed as a means of producing bespoke information retrieval systems.
por encima
=overhead ; cursorily.
Ex: This is no doubt the only library that is entered through a silo with hay forks hanging through original barn beams overhead. Ex: The aim of the project was to study the current status of library history in India by cursorily reviewing the existing bibliography.
por encima de
=across ; beyond ; beyond all ; over ; over and above ; beyond the range of ; well over + Expresión Numérica ; overarching ; above.
Ex: They whispered to each other across Benefield's desk, and forthwith approached O'Brien. Ex: Once it is available, duplicates in large quantities could probably be turned out for a cent apiece beyond the cost of materials. Ex: Libraries, like the rest of the world have changed beyond all belief and prediction in the past 50 years. Ex: The conventional name of a government is the geographic name of the area over which the government has jurisdiction. Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market. Ex: Descriptive bibliography emphasizes bibliographical detail beyond the range of enumeration. Ex: The database now contains well over 23 million records. Ex: Overarching all these interests is the capitalist interest. Ex: The Escape key is located above the 7 on the numeric pad of the IBM AT.
por encima de + Cantidad
=in excess of + Cantidad.
Ex: For the record, schools and libraries in the late 1960s recovered in excess of $10,000,000 from publishers and wholesalers as a result of unfair practices highlighted by Mr. Scilken.
por encima de eso
=beyond that.
Ex: Beyond that, no uniform policy seems to have been developed.
por encima de la media
=above average.
Ex: Results from 666 questionnaires (59.8% response) analysed showed that librarianship is still a predominantly female profession, with salaries above average for Quebec.
por encima de la tierra
=aboveground.
Ex: In this study, thirty-four-year-old chestnut trees were felled, measured and weighed to evaluate their aboveground biomass.
por encima de toda crítica
=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
Ex: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach. Ex: Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.
por encima de toda duda
=beyond reproach ; above reproach.
Ex: All its systems, procedures, operations, assurances, and quality control are well-documented and beyond reproach. Ex: Librarians, if they are to use the library to criticise the status quo, must be above reproach, both in their work and professionally.
por encima de toda razón
=beyond reason.
Ex: This has made them sometimes stubborn beyond reason, to the detriment of the community.
por encima de toda sospecha
=above suspicion.
Ex: In the twentieth century raw food has found an ally above suspicion in dietetic science.
por encima de todo
=at all costs ; at any cost ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
Ex: This article presents a decalogue of a librarian's faults: a library for the benefit of librarians; a library for the benefit of the management; a drive to obtain new technology at all costs; egotism of departments; egotism of libraries; dictatorship instead of management; working 'in silence'; putting on blinkers; laissez-faire; and wasteful use of time, people and resources. Ex: Illegal work practices aimed at achieving economic success at any cost were widespread. Ex: The new law would scrap the existing anti-scalping law and allow tickets to be resold at any price. Ex: Naturally, Claire is just dying to be part of the Committee, but they're equally determined to keep her out of it by whatever means.
por encima del 10 por ciento
(n.)=double digit ; double figure.
Ex: The year saw single digit percentage increases over 1996 prices for monographs and double digit increases for serials. Ex: In the non-fiction categories only one class, that of 'education', reached double figures, and all others were in single figures, so that it is difficult to say what is really important in people's non-fiction reading.
por encima del agua
(adj.)=overwater.
Ex: This romantic luxury honeymoon destination is the first resort to introduce overwater accommodation.
por encima del nivel del mar
=above sea level.
Ex: At 6100 meters above sea level it is possible to bivouac among the crevasses in the last sharp spur of the original route.
por ende
=thereby ; accordingly ; therefore.
Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage. Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work. Ex: This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
por enfado
=out of anger.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
por enojo
=out of anger.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
por error
=by mistake.
Ex: If you mark a record by mistake or change your mind, press <Del> to unmark it.
por esa razón
=thereby ; for that reason.
Ex: To help eliminate false drops, and thereby improve precision, certain devices can be employed at the indexing stage. Ex: For that reason, its own destiny hangs upon its ability to act with wisdom and skill in its international relations.
por escrito
(adj.)=in writing ; in print ; written.
Ex: Also, the students are encouraged to explore subjects on interest to them in their school libraries and report on their investigations, either orally or in writing, to a teacher who serves as a kind of counselor or mentor for the project. Ex: Roger Horn tells of a librarian who actually complained in print that just as the materials began to pile up nicely the enquirers were in the habit of disappearing. Ex: When Britain coolly marked, if not celebrated, the tenth anniversary of membership, the number of written enquiries totalled no more than twenty a week.
por eso
=on that score ; therefore.
Ex: One is the written word, letters to LC, and no one is particularly shy on that score nor should be. Ex: This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes.
por eso que
=hence.
Ex: Hence there is a vast range of different sizes and codings of marginal storage cards.
por esta razón
=for this reason.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is important to envisage the appearance of a catalogue and for this reason we shall refer, almost exclusively, to the widely adopted card catalogue.
por esta única razón
=for this reason alone.
Ex: For this reason alone, the printed catalogue is not ideally suited to a rapidly changing stock.
por este motivo
=for this reason.
Ex: Nevertheless, it is important to envisage the appearance of a catalogue and for this reason we shall refer, almost exclusively, to the widely adopted card catalogue.
por esto
=thus ; accordingly ; therefore ; because of this.
Ex: It is thus that the library makes itself almost impossible to get along without. Ex: If the edition of the work is emphasised, then the work is entered accordingly as an edition of the original work. Ex: This is particularly convenient therefore for our present purposes. Ex: Because of this, it is very important that couples learn how to handle petty fights in their relationship.
por estos contornos
=hereabout(s).
Ex: I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por estos entornos
=hereabout(s).
Ex: I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por etapas
(adj.)=staged.
Ex: Long-range planning is essential and necessary as emergency measures, or as first steps in a staged plan of remodelling.
por excelencia
(adj.)=par excellence ; quintessential ; unique.
Ex: Harris was a librarian par excellence, whose imprint will become indelible in the history of Nigerian librarianship. Ex: The article 'Winsor: the quintessential librarian' describes the many major contributions Winsor made to development and expansion of American libraries. Ex: The basic requirement of a shelf arrangement system is that each document has a unique place in the sequence.
por exceso
=excessively ; to excess.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex. Ex: If these steps don't cause you to stop drinking to excess, try Alcoholics Anonymous.
por explotar
(adj.)=untapped.
Ex: Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history.
por extensión
=by extension.
Ex: Videoconferencing is now a useful tool in the virtual office and by extension in the virtual library.
por extenso
=in full ; at length.
Ex: Geographical divisions are sometimes given in full in the main schedule, and sometimes elsewhere as tables in classes. Ex: We have already considered the MEDLINE service at length, and can now examine some of the features of the other groups, taking an example from each.
por falta de
=for want of ; for lack of.
Ex: A single companionship of this sort would often have three or four works in production at the same time in a busy house, so that its members rarely stood idle for want of copy. Ex: There is no danger that the scheme will collapse for lack of central organization.
por fases
(adj.)=staged.
Ex: Long-range planning is essential and necessary as emergency measures, or as first steps in a staged plan of remodelling.
por favor
=please.
Ex: Please turn to frame 48 and read the paragraphs on exhaustivity in indexing again.
por favor, responda
=RSVP [R.S.V.P.].
Ex: The initials RSVP at the end of a formal invitation stand for a French phrase, 'réspondez, s'il vous plaît,' which means 'please reply'.
por fin
=at length ; at last ; finally ; at long last.
Ex: 'Well, if you can be patient,' he said at length, 'I'll see what I can do'. Ex: At last we were ready to tackle our most ambitious and anxiously awaited project of the school year. Ex: But the point is that people are finally starting to look at me as a librarian, and to this place as a library. Ex: The article is entitled 'The private sector in cellular telephone services: a reality at long last?'.
por fin llegó la hora (de)
=it's about time (that).
Ex: It's about time that we go back to these principles and make sure that the quality of cataloging is upheld.
por frustración
=out of frustration.
Ex: If either spouse on rare occasions out of frustration or anger slams a door or speaks angry words is it fair to label he or she as an abuser?.
por fuera
=outwardly ; outwardly.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him. Ex: Although outwardly libraries may appear identical to the public, a corporate identity enables one library to be distinguished from another.
por grupos
=in batches.
Ex: New terms and relationships may be added to the thesaurus as they arise, or in batches, at predetermined intervals.
por gusto
=for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por hora
=hourly.
Ex: If a study must be conducted of the use made of the reference room, hourly head counts, shelving statistics, and inquiries as to the users' school or industrial affiliation may be employed.
por horas
=on an hourly basis.
Ex: The document is to be loaned on an hourly basis which converts to overnight.
por igual
=alike ; on an equitable basis ; equally ; in equal measure(s).
Ex: We need, I believe, to dedicate ourselves, schools and professional institutions alike, to become more concerned with a research ethic that will permit us to address the critical issues of our profession. Ex: Librarians must ensure that fees are charged on an equitable basis, and must explore other avenues of resource-sharing. Ex: Porous Bavarian limestone was used as this absorbs grease and water equally. Ex: Despite the fact I heard twitters of laughter from the audience, there is nothing funny in this movie, which mocks Christianity, Judaism, and Islam in equal measures.
por imitación
(adj.)=copycat.
Ex: The author concludes that the scientific journal market may not mirror the copycat behaviour found among newspapers or companies in other markets.
por incremento gradual
=incremental.
Ex: Update is incremental and may be slow, and pricing policies show evidence of the presence of a supporting printed product.
por incrementos graduales
=incrementally.
Ex: These changes occurring incrementally reflected the growing complexity of chemical methodology.
por individuo
=per capita ; per person.
Ex: This study measures library use by the three indicators: (a) circulation per capita, (b) number of reading room visits per capita, and (c) number of borrows per capita. Ex: All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability.
por inercia
=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim. Ex: The main challenge is that sometimes we may not realize that what we have just done or said came out of habit. Ex: Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive. Ex: They live still through force of habit and snobbery in a recent past, but the great majority in all places no longer have any sincere passion for art.
por iniciativa de
=at the instigation of ; under the auspices of.
Ex: It was set up in 1972 at the instigation of a local councillor who wanted to introduce an information centre in shop-front premises in a new shopping precinct. Ex: Other work relating to the development of classification has been conducted under the auspices of UNISIST.
por instinto
=instinctively ; by instinct.
Ex: The author discusses the virtual reality techniques developed to allow a human being to control a simulator instantly and instinctively, using body movements. Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim.
por interés
=out of interest.
Ex: Students who chose the module out of interest enjoyed it more, maintained their interest and spent more hours studying.
por interés personal
(adj.)=self-interested.
Ex: This paper examines the self-interested reasons that businesses can have for ethical behavior.
por intuición
=intuitively.
Ex: Although the legal profession intuitively knows the falsity of this assumption, researchers are still confident in implementing systems that use only the text of laws as their main source of knowledge.
por investigar
(adj.)=unresearched.
Ex: This paper evaluates the annual reports of 16 major international publishing companies, an area which is largely unresearched, and sets out the reasons for omissions and disqualification.
por invitación
(adj.)=invitational.
Ex: These guidelines were the result of 3 invitational conferences held between 1984-86 to discuss results of research on screen design.
por invitación de
=at the invitation of.
Ex: The World Congress on Books was organised by Unesco in London at the invitation of the UK Government.
por la borda
=overboard.
Ex: Drug runners carrying the cocaine north apparently dump it overboard when pursued by authorities.
por la cantidad de + Número
=amounting to + Cantidad.
Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.
por la forma
=by the way.
Ex: She also noticed that the relative status of an employee was often predictable by the way that person dressed.
por la friolera de + Cantidad
=to the tune of + Cantidad.
Ex: The cheapness however is not primarily because the book is a paperback, it is because the book has been printed to the tune of perhaps hundreds of thousands of copies.
por la fuerza
=forcibly.
Ex: This film tells the moving story of the more than 40,000 Koreans who were forcibly conscripted as laborers by the Japanese during the Second World War.
por la fuerza de la costumbre
=by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim. Ex: The main challenge is that sometimes we may not realize that what we have just done or said came out of habit. Ex: Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive. Ex: They live still through force of habit and snobbery in a recent past, but the great majority in all places no longer have any sincere passion for art.
por la mala fortuna
=by ill fate.
Ex: The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.
por la mala suerte
=by ill luck ; by bad luck ; by ill fate.
Ex: As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'. Ex: It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck. Ex: The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.
por la manera
=by the way.
Ex: She also noticed that the relative status of an employee was often predictable by the way that person dressed.
por la mañana
=in the morning.
Ex: Then early in the morning it had begun raining -- a cold, steady, autumnal downpour.
por la mañana y por la noche
=morning and night.
Ex: The agricultural labourer receiving payment in kind was a married farm-hand with a one-year contract and whose wife had the duty to milk the cows morning and night.
por la noche
(adj.)=overnight ; at night ; night-time ; after dark ; by night ; in the night ; nightly.
Ex: In the example, reference material is loaned only overnight to graduate students and professors. Ex: When these elements have been incorporated into your story, tell it to yourself, silently, just before you go to sleep at night, or while riding a bus or subway. Ex: End user searching on BRS/After Dark, the night-time version of the BRS Search Service, has been offered to users of Ottawa University Library since July 83. Ex: In England, this job fell to the nightmen, who came after dark to cart the city waste into the countryside for fertilizer. Ex: Polaris has long been an important star to sailors of old winding their way over the oceans by night. Ex: The doors shut by themselves, if you go for a tinkle in the night, you've got to remember your key. Ex: This article probes the images of African Americans in a 30 day sample of videotaped nightly news programmes.
por la posibilidad de
=at the prospect of.
Ex: I was excited at the prospect of working at the heart of the international library community, but daunted by the challenges I imagined.
por la presente
=hereby.
Ex: Users of the databases are referred to the publications data appearing in the bibliographic citations, all of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
por la sencilla razón
=for no other reason.
Ex: To re-emphasize a point that cannot be over-emphasized: reading aloud to children of all ages is vital, if for no other reason, because this is the way we learn how to turn cold print into a dramatic enactment in the theater of our imagination.
por la tarde
=in the evening.
Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
por la tarde noche
=in the evening.
Ex: He was astonished 'to see a great reading-room filled in the evening by readers all with their hats on'.
por las buenas o por las malas
=by hook or by crook.
Ex: She wrote a paper with the title 'by hook or by crook: planning a year's syllabus for professionally-qualified students'.
por las noches
(adj.)=nightly.
Ex: This article probes the images of African Americans in a 30 day sample of videotaped nightly news programmes.
por las nubes
(adj.)=soaring ; off the chart ; skyrocketing.
Ex: And to make matters worse, retirees on fixed incomes have recently presented the mayor with a petition deploring the soaring property taxes. Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies. Ex: Libraries are sharing their resources to cope with shrinking library budgets and skyrocketing collection costs.
por ley
(adj.)=mandated.
Ex: Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
por libre
(adj.)=freelance.
Ex: Volunteer or freelance abstractors may be drawn from the specialists working in academic institutions and trained in abstracting.
por lo general
=on the whole ; all in all ; in general ; generally ; generally speaking ; in the normal run of events ; in the normal run of things.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure. Ex: All in all, then, the book has plenty to attend to, plenty to enjoy, plenty to share. Ex: However, in general, it is unreasonable to expect a user to know the ISBN of a book. Ex: Specific entry is generally recommended. Ex: Generally speaking, my philosophy is that if you've been following the thread, you already know what the reply is. Ex: In the normal run of events a well-organised active minority of quite a small size can play a decisive role in the determination of a political outcome. Ex: In the normal run of things, they would be attacked by a monster from the deep or aliens from space, but here they just have to deal with polar bears.
por lo pronto
=for the time being.
Ex: Authorities for subject headings were excluded for the time being from the scope of the Working Group tasks.
por lo que
=so.
Ex: Some library members are still reticent about using technological innovations such as microfiche readers so it may be only library staff who use the catalogue.
por lo que concierne a
=as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; so far as + Nombre + be concerned ; insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned.
Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: The order of names of subjects arranged alphabetically is a relatively arbitrary order so far as bringing together related topics is concerned. Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned.
por lo que concierne a Uno
=on + Posesivo + side.
Ex: It's a mess on our side as well as their side in terms of the way we've handled names inconsistently, but I don't think it poses any serious problems.
por lo que dicen todos
=by all accounts.
Ex: By all accounts, trafficking in human beings is increasing at staggering rates.
por lo que es
=in + Posesivo + own right.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por lo que incumbe a Uno
=on + Posesivo + side.
Ex: It's a mess on our side as well as their side in terms of the way we've handled names inconsistently, but I don't think it poses any serious problems.
por lo que respecta a
=insofar as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as far as + Nombre + be + concerned ; as regards ; as to ; in extent of ; in regard to ; in terms of ; in the way of ; with regard(s) to ; as for ; in reference to ; now as to ; regarding.
Ex: According to various individuals and groups, certain democratic states are tyrannical, at least insofar as they are concerned. Ex: As far as users are concerned, standardisation of command languages for different hosts is a highly desirable. Ex: Practice as regards integration varies considerably. Ex: With a limited number of exceptions the title proper is transcribed exactly as to order, wording and spelling. Ex: In extent of enumeration and location of some topics, the sixteenth edition went back to the fourteenth edition. Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology. Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness. Ex: Indeed, the changes are so rapid and so diverse, our plans for the future must also include what is presently possible in the way of information dissemination. Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation. Ex: As for the future, the technology already exists for interfacing head-end computers on cable television systems with online catalog computers so that television sets can be employed to access catalogs. Ex: We now know enough in reference to the prevention and cure of communicable diseases so that the average human life might be lengthened by a third. Ex: Now as to the country of Samaria, it lies between Judea and Galilee and is made up hills and valleys. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
por lo que se refiere a
=moving on to ; regarding.
Ex: Moving on to our second issue, we have identified three key barriers that continue to undermine the progress being made. Ex: In major enumerative schemes synthesis is often controlled by careful instructions regarding citation order.
por lo que son
=in + Posesivo + own right.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por lo que yo sé
=to the best of my knowledge.
Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness.
por lo visto
=apparently ; apparently.
Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion. Ex: Apparently, an 'a to z' sequence offers little possibility of confusion.
por los alrededores
=hereabout(s).
Ex: I agree yet there are still those hereabouts who think he would be a great NYC mayor.
por los pelos
(n.)=by the skin of + Posesivo + teeth ; close call ; close shave.
Ex: The middle class holds on by the skin of its teeth, saved from a real downward slide only by record increases in the number of dual-income families. Ex: In the seconds after a close call, you might think of the consequences of the crash -- serious injuries, a hospital stay, rehabilitation, and recovery. Ex: I am glad that, after a close shave with near bankruptcy two years ago, you have successfully returned to profitability.
por los siguientes motivos
=on the following counts.
Ex: Both Sears' and the Library of Congress List of Subject Headings have been criticized on the following counts:...
por los suelos
=in tatters.
Ex: Israeli bombardment leaves telecom infrastructure in tatters.
por línea telefónica
=over the telephone line.
Ex: At the end of the day, transactions can be sent over the telephone lines to the central computer.
por mal camino
=astray.
Ex: This is why I think that they can face the fact that America is astray.
por mala fortuna
=unfortunately ; unhappily ; sadly.
Ex: Unfortunately, these factors simultaneously make the resolution of the situation more intractable. Ex: Unhappily, an online subject retrieval catalog also has the potential for heavy burden on the computer. Ex: Sadly, the information network has not so far been able to respond adequately to the special needs of business.
por mala suerte
=by ill luck ; by bad luck ; by a stroke of bad luck ; by ill fate.
Ex: As Baudelaire said, 'For if, by ill luck, people understood each other, they would never agree'. Ex: It is an old legend that taking lava rocks from Hawaii results in being followed by bad luck. Ex: However, by a stroke of bad luck, he came face to face with another assassin on his journey to the railway station and was shot dead. Ex: The story revolves around a group of people who were not connected to each other in anyway other than by ill fate.
por materias
=subject-based ; topically.
Ex: He can carry out a subject-based search with a word or term, thus profiting fromthe structure of the classification system without knowing the numbers. Ex: We investigate how best to organize data by comparing retrieval from collections organized topically with retrieval from collections organized chronologically.
por mecionar sólo unos cuantos
=to mention only a few.
Ex: Those researchers include Herbert Simon, Chris Argyris and Rensis Likert, to mention only a few.
por medio
=out of.
Ex: But these and other interested people collected this type of books out of a mixture of curiosity and sentiment.
por medio de
=by means of ; by way of ; in the form of ; through ; via ; via the medium of ; by dint of ; through the agency of.
Ex: Documents may be retrieved by means of the coding around the edge of the card. Ex: I do not remember the exact figures, but it was found that about 16 percent of the approaches to the catalog were by way of subject headings. Ex: Thesauri often boast an additional explicit statement of the structure of the relationships between terms in the form of categorised lists or displays. Ex: The contributions are input to the data base, then referred and any suggestion made by the referee are communicated through the data base to the editor. Ex: Access to the contents of data bases is via some computer-searching technique, often using an online terminal. Ex: Given this condition, each document can be displayed simultaneously in a number of classes via the medium of these substitutes arranged in the catalogue. Ex: This article discusses the treatment of the main character of a biography in its index recommending the introduction of logical grouping within the subentries by dint of much editing. Ex: This article argues that critical thinking, a long sought after goal in the US educational system, may be taught efficiently through the agency of library use instructions within the college environment.
por medio de isótopos
=isotopically.
Ex: This is a collection of isotopically studied rocks from West Greenland that are over 3 billion years old.
por medio de otro(s)
=by proxy.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.
por medio de una agencia
=on a bureau basis.
Ex: In other applications, minicomputers may be shared by other sectors of an organisation, or exploited on a bureau basis.
por mencionar sólo algunos
=to mention but a few of ; to mention only a few.
Ex: The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media. Ex: Those researchers include Herbert Simon, Chris Argyris and Rensis Likert, to mention only a few.
por mencionar sólo unos cuantos
=to mention but a few of ; to name only some.
Ex: The library may have music scores, books on music, sound discs and sound tapes, to mention but a few of the possible media. Ex: With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
por mencionar sólo unos pocos
=to name but a few.
Ex: Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples.
por mencionar unos pocos
=just to name a few.
Ex: The new technologies for information storage and retrieval which have burst upon the scene in only the past few years are mind boggling: electronic mail, synchronous and asynchronous communications networks, computer imaging, desktop publishing, facsimile transmission, just to name a few.
por menús
=menu-driven.
Ex: In some public access online catalogues (OPAC), this assistance may well be embedded in the menu-driven approach which the public access online catalogue provides to records.
por mes
=per month.
Ex: In addition, any information stored is charged at 20p per unit per month for the first 2500 units, but a unit can contain up to 2048 characters.
por miedo
=out of fear.
Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
por miedo de
=for fear of/that.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
por millones
=in the millions ; by the millions.
Ex: The saying was that pocket calculators became cheap when they were manufactured in the millions. Ex: Change is close by, the truth grows stronger everyday, people are waking up to reality by the millions.
por mor de
=because of ; out of consideration for ; out of respect for.
Ex: This makes him feel somehow defficient and all because of his difficulty in making sense out of words in print with which his troubles began. Ex: The date and time were kept secret out of consideration for her parents and grandparents. Ex: They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam.
por motivo de
=in the interest(s) of ; for the interest(s) of.
Ex: In the interest of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30. Ex: A number of Iraqi army and police elements have participated in the circulation of electoral propaganda for the interest of certain electoral lists.
por motivos de
=for the sake of ; on grounds.
Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer. Ex: Apart from differing needs of users, indexing approaches may differ on policy grounds.
por motivos de + Nombre
=for + Nombre's sake.
Ex: I will not be discussing catalogs from a viewpoint of bibliographic principles, and for simplicity's sake I am going to treat catalogs as though they contain only entries for monographs.
por muchas razones
=in many ways.
Ex: In many ways, the order in DC is poor, separating language (400) from literature (800), and history (900) from the other social sciences (300) = En muchos sentidos, el orden de la CD es pobre al separar la lengua (400) de la literatura (800) y la historia (900) de las otras ciencias sociales (300).
por mucho que lo intento
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por mucho tiempo
=for long ; for long periods of time.
Ex: An ugly voice, one that is monotonous or grating, weak in power, incomprehensible or strained, is never likely to receive and retain anyone's attention for long. Ex: Government agencies are increasingly turning to document imaging to manage their large volumes of information that must be retained for long periods of time.
por muy + Adjetivo + be
=Adjetivo + though + Nombre + be.
Ex: Simply adding a few books on rights, commendable though this may be, will not work miracles unless all aspects of the library service are relevant to the needs of all the community.
por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + que + Subjuntivo
(adj.)=however + Adjetivo/Adverbio + Nombre + Verbo.
Ex: However well a network may function, if the people communicating are not in the same frame of reference, the resulting problems will inpinge upon the benefits of office automation.
por muy + Adjetivo/Adverbio + que sea
(adj.)=however + Adjetivo/Adverbio.
Ex: However successful, human free language indexing is very dependent upon the skills of the individual indexer.
por muy difícil que parezca
=difficult though it may seem ; difficult as it may seem.
Ex: Difficult though it may seem, try to limit yourself to a total of only three to five goals. Ex: Difficult as it may seem, it is important to attack the problem, not the individual when dealing with difficult employees.
por muy extraño que parezca
=oddly enough ; strangely enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; funnily enough ; funnily.
Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear. Ex: Funnily enough, it's an accusation that can be levelled at many TV shows. Ex: Funnily, it is the temperature that goes down first and the CO2 which goes down a few thousand years later.
por muy increíble que parezca
=incredible though it may seem ; incredibly ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; although it may seem incredible.
Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION. Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Ex: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
por muy mentira que parezca
=incredibly ; incredible though it may seem ; strangely enough ; incredibly enough ; incredible as it may seem ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange ; although it may seem incredible.
Ex: Incredibly, for instance, there are still no direct and specific LC headings for FAMILY PLANNING (which is not synonymous with Birth control), COUNTER-CULTURE, ALTERNATIVE ENERGY SOURCES, RHYTHM AND BLUES MUSIC, REGGAE MUSIC, FOOD CO-OPS, or MEN'S LIBERATION. Ex: Incredible though it may seem, the youngster didn't fire off a volley of cheerful curses, but silently obeyed. Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Incredibly enough, this person was able to solve it in a short span of time. Ex: Incredible as it may seem, a measure that will greatly discourage travel to the U.S. is about to go into effect. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear. Ex: Although it may seem incredible now, there will come a time when you won't think twice about your ostomy.
por muy raro que parezca
=strangely enough ; oddly enough ; strange though it may seem ; strange as it may seem ; although it may seem strange.
Ex: Strangely enough, despite the fact that he was buddies with Henry Kissinger at Harvard, he is registered as a member of the Democratic Party. Ex: Oddly enough, this failure turns into a success by preserving idealism from solipsism. Ex: Strange though it may seem, he wrote all but one before 1900. Ex: Strange as it may seem, no amount of learning can cure stupidity, and formal education positively fortifies it. Ex: Although it may seem strange, this new trend is just as much a part of the expression of this era as the rebellions of yesteryear.
por más que lo intento
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por méritos
(adj.)=meritorious.
Ex: An employee will remain at the same step even if the scale changes, since otherwise his previous reward for meritorious or continuous service would be withdrawn.
por nada
=for nothing.
Ex: This is not to say that scholarly authors are so altruistic that they are prepared to write books for nothing; indeed in my own researches I have come across situations where authors felt deeply about the way that publishers had treated them financially.
por nada del mundo
=for the life of me.
Ex: I cannot for the life of me understand what you see in the Serb's cause that gets your panties in a bundle.
por nada or casi nada
=at little or no extra cost.
Ex: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
por naturaleza
=by nature ; by definition ; characteristically ; natural-born ; naturally ; inherently.
Ex: The average man is by nature indolent; he works as little as possible = El ciudadno medio es perezoso por naturaleza; trabaja lo menos posible. Ex: By definition, these are benefits, often in cash, which the state has decided are required by various needy categories of its citizens. Ex: This class is conservative in politics, aristocratic in social affairs, and characteristically well-bred, well-educated, well-housed, and well-heeled. Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too = Dar a un líder nato un nuevo libro para que lo lea por su cuenta significa que, si le gusta, muy pronto otros niños del grupo querrán leerlo también. Ex: I question whether people are naturally good and capable of disciplining themselves = Me cuestiono si la gente es buena por naturaleza y capaz de imponerse una disciplina. Ex: Those serials serving as periodical reports of the activities of their issuing bodies are inherently unsusceptible to change of authorship and should be entered under the individuals or bodies responsible for them.
por necesidad
=of necessity ; out of necessity.
Ex: The quantity of scientific information available must of necessity grow with the increasing number of scientists doing research in an increasing number of disciplines. Ex: In summary, 'work' in everyday language means earning a living out of necessity.
por niveles
(adj.)=multilayered [multi-layered/multi layered] ; multilayer ; layered ; tiered.
Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis. Ex: The author presents an integrated system in which a knowledge-based decision support system is integrated with a multilayer artificial neural network for urban planning = El autor presenta un sistema que integra un sistema de apoyo a la toma de decisiones basado en el conocimiento con una red neuronal articial multidimensional para la planificación urbanística. Ex: GMMA has developed a layered approach to visual indexing that dissects the objects, style and implication of each image, so that the indexing system can accommodate all potential approaches to the material. Ex: The idea of tiered, or multilayered, citation is proposed as a means of testing this hypothesis = Se propone la idea de citar de una forma estratificada o por niveles para comprobar esta hipótesis.
por no decir algo peor
=to put it mildly.
Ex: While Groome and the progressives have over the years had their differences with the mayor -- to put it mildly -- one thing they are in firm agreement about is that taxes have been pushed as far as they can be.
por no decir nada de
=to say nothing of.
Ex: And how in heaven's name will we get any work done around here if we have to worry about grievance hearings, to say nothing of the grievant being in the same building.
por no decir nunca
=if ever.
Ex: A search of a collection very rarely, if ever, retrieves all the relevant documents possessed in that collection.
por no decir otra cosa peor
=to say the least.
Ex: Several pages of entries under one keyword are discouraging to say the least.
por no mencionar
=not to mention.
Ex: UNIMARC could make a significant contribution to UBC but, if it is to succeed, it requires the co-operation and effort, not to mention the financial outlay, of all national MARC users.
por nombrar (sólo) + Número
=to name (only) + Número.
Ex: Internet carries with it many assumptions, about access and economy to name two.
por nombrar sólo unos cuantos
=to name only some.
Ex: With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
por nombrar sólo unos pocos
=to name but a few.
Ex: Printed indexes that incorporate to varying degrees the principles of pre-coordinate indexing are to be found in abstracting and indexing journals, national bibliographies, and indexes to journals, to name but a few examples.
por norma
=as a rule.
Ex: As a rule, the smaller the library the greater the variety of tasks which are allotted to assistants.
por orden
(adj.)=round robin.
Ex: A round robin rotation schedule is one of the oldest, simplest scheduling algorithm.
por orden de
(adj.)=mandated.
Ex: Sleepiness continues to be a significant issue among medical residents despite recently mandated reductions in resident work hours.
por orden de llegada
=on a first come first served basis.
Ex: Due to differing publication times in the various countries it is impossible to maintain a common update period and the documents on any disc are included on a first come first served basis.
por orden del congreso
=congressionally mandated.
Ex: Two peer-reviewed journals, begun in 1940 and 1959, are supplemented by a congressionally mandated International Cancer Research Data Bank established in 1972.
por orden numérico
=in numerical order.
Ex: A set of government publications could be filed alphabetically by the issuing bureau, and then by title of the particular series in numerical order.
por otra parte
=on the other hand ; on the other side ; on the flip side ; on the flip side of the coin ; on the other side of the coin.
Ex: The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials. Ex: On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'. Ex: On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway. Ex: On the flip side of the coin, Muslims burn bibles in Muslim countries without fear of retaliation. Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation.
por otro lado
=alternatively ; however ; on the other hand ; on the other side ; for another thing ; on the flip side ; on another topic ; on another matter ; on another note ; on other matters ; on the other side of the coin ; on the flip side of the coin.
Ex: Alternatively new subjects can be inserted by decimal subdivision. Ex: However, one important feature to note about such systems is that many of them do not in fact organise knowledge or retrieve information. Ex: The nature of the information, on the other hand, may determine its inclusion in a special collection of statistics or quick reference materials. Ex: On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'. Ex: For another thing, to the best of my knowledge IQ tests do not differentiate between different kinds of giftedness. Ex: On the flip side, jaywalking laws really are absolutely ridiculous anyway. Ex: On another topic, how much trust and confidence do you have at this time in your mayor and city council, when it comes to handling city problems?. Ex: On another matter, in many cases it is cheaper to pay workers for overtime than it is to hire more people. Ex: On another note, if a child is bilingual, it is very difficult to make him fluent in both languages. Ex: On other matters, it appears that our server was down again this morning. Ex: On the other side of the coin, the granting of a right also means the possibility of obligation. Ex: On the flip side of the coin, Muslims burn bibles in Muslim countries without fear of retaliation.
por parejas
=in pairs ; pairwise.
Ex: In pairs, they looked after the condition of one section of the stock or had other areas of responsibility under the seniors. Ex: The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
por pares
=pairwise.
Ex: The figure below shows the number of possible pairwise comparisons as a function of the number of conditions in the experiment.
por parte de
=on the part of.
Ex: A poorly structured scheme requires the exercise of a good deal of initiative on the part of the indexer in order to overcome or avoid the poor structure.
por parte de uno
=on + Posesivo + part.
Ex: We hope that you have found this course of some help in increasing that understanding on your part.
por pasar el rato
=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por pereza
=lazily.
Ex: As Willoughby says 'Wing's bibliography is a dangerous work to handle lazily'.
por persona
=per person.
Ex: All prices are per person, double occupancy, subject to availability.
por placer
=for kicks ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals. Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por poco dinero
=cheaply.
Ex: A large number of documents can be indexed quickly and cheaply.
por poco o nada
=at little or no extra cost.
Ex: The intent of universal design is to simplify life for everyone by making products more usable by as many people as possible, at little or no extra cost.
por poco tiempo
=for a short time ; for a short while.
Ex: Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy. Ex: They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.
por poderes
=by proxy.
Ex: It is in this way that students gain experience by proxy and get a feel for handling problems in the flesh-and-blood world.
por poner un ejemplo + Adjetivo
=to take a + Adjetivo + example.
Ex: To take a concrete example, if we are studying 'Bradford's law of scattering', we would expect to find Bradford's book Documentation cited.
por poner un ejemplo sobre + Nombre
=to take + Nombre.
Ex: To take just the issue of standards, in the cataloguing world standards for the creation of records are widely applied, while in the archives world they are being widely ignored.
por popa
=astern.
Ex: In addition, a towboat without barges in front of it may be towing astern with the towline submerged -- so stay clear! .
por primera vez
=first + Verbo ; for the first time ; for once.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes. Ex: No two instructors will follow the same pattern in introducing a case to a group for the first time. Ex: Note that for once standards have been drawn up before production of equipment started!.
por principio
=on principle.
Ex: He decided that he would not on principle refuse to earn undeclared income in the underground economy if a reasonably risk-free opportunity presented itself.
por principios
=as a matter of principle.
Ex: As a matter of principle, the ALA refuses to cooperate with organizations which carry out human rights violations.
por probar nada se pierde
=nothing ventured, nothing gained.
Ex: In today's recession it seems that the saying 'nothing ventured, nothing gained' could be re-written as 'nothing ventured, nothing lost'.
por propia iniciativa
(adj.)=self-directed.
Ex: Libraries can play an important role in self-directed learning and in improving adult reading skills = Las bibliotecas pueden desempeñar un importante papel en el aprendizaje autodidacta y en la mejora de las habilidades lectoras de los adultos.
por pura curiosidad
=just out of interest ; (just) as a mater of interest.
Ex: The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest. Ex: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth.
por pura diversión
=for kicks.
Ex: These robbers carry out their vicious attacks for 'kicks' and street credibility rather than cash, a chilling study reveals.
por puro entretenimiento
=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it.
Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'.
por puro placer
=(just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the hell of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
por qué
=why.
Ex: Frequently, but not always, this same process will have been attempted by the author when inventing the title, and this explains why the title is often a useful aid to indexing.
por razones + Adjetivo
=for + Nombre + purposes.
Ex: It is occasionally useful for administrative purposes to be able to tag borrowers so that they may be intercepted during charge-out.
por razones de
=for the sake of.
Ex: The advocates of ISBD originally argued that it was for the sake of the computer.
por razones de seguridad
=for security reasons ; for safety reasons.
Ex: Many companies fear connecting to the Internet for security reasons. Ex: Most parents who are thinking of buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing so for safety reasons.
por razones morales
=on moral grounds.
Ex: Some pharmacists, however, disagree and refuse on moral grounds to fill prescriptions for contraceptives.
por razones personales
=for personal reasons.
Ex: From 1995 to 1999, e-mail became the preferred method of inquiry and more questions came from casual users researching for personal reasons.
por razones éticas
=on moral grounds.
Ex: Some pharmacists, however, disagree and refuse on moral grounds to fill prescriptions for contraceptives.
por rencor
=out of spite.
Ex: Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
por respeto a
=out of respect for ; out of consideration for.
Ex: They chose not show the cartoons out of respect for Islam. Ex: The date and time were kept secret out of consideration for her parents and grandparents.
por rotación
(adj.)=round robin.
Ex: A round robin rotation schedule is one of the oldest, simplest scheduling algorithm.
por rumores
(n.)=grapevine.
Ex: This has led to a new model for information retrieval: the word-of-mouth system or 'grapevine'.
por rutina
=routinely ; by force of habit ; out of habit ; from force of habit ; through force of habit.
Ex: Over the years the Library has routinely made changes in its name and subject headings and its classification numbers, and libraries have generally been able to accommodate to them. Ex: Most everything that they do is done by force of habit rather than by instinct (as animals do) or by conscious decision or by whim. Ex: The main challenge is that sometimes we may not realize that what we have just done or said came out of habit. Ex: Sociology starts from the premise that we are basically social animals, not just from force of habit but because we could not otherwise survive. Ex: They live still through force of habit and snobbery in a recent past, but the great majority in all places no longer have any sincere passion for art.
por sacos
=by the sackful.
Ex: Kolya transported the harvested cucumbers to the village store where the locals bought them by the sackful.
por satélite
(adj.)=satellite-based.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.
por segunda vez
=a second time ; the second time around ; a second time around ; for a second time.
Ex: The system will ask you to enter the new password a second time to help guard against keying errors. Ex: His luck ran out the second time around after surviving an attempt on his life last April. Ex: Will Fiat fare better a second time around in US market?. Ex: After getting back on course the difficulties continued when she went off course for a second time and her bike became entangled in a fence.
por seguridad
=for safety reasons.
Ex: Most parents who are thinking of buying cell phones for their children this Christmas are doing so for safety reasons.
por semana
=per week.
Ex: Tens of thousands of records per week can be handled in this way.
por separado
=at different times ; in isolation ; separately ; singly.
Ex: Copies and invoices may be received at different times. Ex: This fact tends to be lost sight of when considering chain indexing in isolation for the construction of an actual catalogue. Ex: Each packet includes the address of the final destination, and the packets travel separately, perhaps taking different routes through the network. Ex: They are first published singly, numbered serially within each year, then in annual bound volumes.
por ser + Adjetivo
=as being + Adjetivo.
Ex: In a retrospective search, if documents are retrieved on the basis of title alone closer examination may lead to the rejection of documents as being irrelevant.
por sexo
=along gender lines.
Ex: A public perceptions study of the work of librarians revealed that librarianship is considered low in status relative to other professions, but also that within the field itself, segregation occurs along gender lines.
por si
=in the chance that.
Ex: Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.
por si + tener + suerte
=on spec.
Ex: You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.
por si acaso
=in case of ; on the off chance ; just in case ; on spec ; for good measure.
Ex: Regardless of how humble present budgets may be librarians must have in mind a clear-cut spending strategy in case of windfall moneys being made available. Ex: What this book seeks to communicate is not an index of cases practicing librarians can file through later in their professional lives on the off chance that lightning will strike twice and that they will be able to locate an elegant solution to a somewhat similar experience. Ex: The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation. Ex: You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August. Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
por si casualidad
=in the chance that.
Ex: Just for the sake of curiosity (and in the chance that it might help someone else at some point), what was the solution you arrived at?.
por si era poco
=for good measure.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
por si fuera poco
=to boot ; for good measure ; to add insult to injury ; to add salt to injury ; to rub salt in the wound ; to top it all (off).
Ex: Such information will soon be replete with the requisite illustrations and, if need be, with sound explanations to boot. Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure. Ex: To add insult to injury, she came back from the cash-point without enough readies and had to make a return journey. Ex: To add salt to injury there is a pregnancy as a result of this abominable act. Ex: And then, to rub salt in the wound, Adobe had the nerves to sent me an automated email announcing that the issue was fixed. Ex: They never recieved the money order because the fucking mail lost it, and to top it all off my mom lost the tracking number so there was no way to find it.
por si hace falta consultarlo en el futuro
=for future reference.
Ex: Print this document and keep it in a safe place for future reference.
por si las moscas
=just in case ; on spec.
Ex: The project shifts the paradigm for information services in support of research from a 'just in case' collection centred approach to 'just in time' service oriented operation. Ex: You are lucky to find anywhere to stay if you just turn up on spec in Amsterdam in the middle of August.
por si sirve de algo
=for what it's worth [FWIW].
Ex: For what it's worth, you can greatly extend the range by using an antenna.
por siempre jamás
=for evermore ; evermore.
Ex: I traced her footsteps down to the shore afraid she was gone for evermore. Ex: My hope is in the Lord from this time on and evermore.
por simple curiosidad
=(just) as a mater of interest ; just out of interest.
Ex: As a matter of interest to weight watchers, canned chicken broth has twice as many calories as canned beef broth. Ex: The only drawback to this book is that a person looking up a word may continue reading for another 15 minutes or so just out of interest.
por sorpresa
(adj.)=unawares.
Ex: 'Oh!' the exclamation escaped her unawares.
por su cuenta y riesgo
=at + Posesivo + own risk.
Ex: The article 'Licence at your own risk' describes the complexities of negotiating licensing agreements.
por su naturaleza
=by + Posesivo + nature.
Ex: Freedom, by its nature, cannot be imposed -- it must be chosen.
por su papel
=in its role.
Ex: In its role in formulating search profiles, weighted term logic may be introduced either as a search logic in its own right, or as a means of reducing the search output from a search whose basic logic is Boolean.
por su parte
=in + Posesivo + own right.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por su propia voluntad
=of its own accord.
Ex: Certainly, as we know from our previous discussion, no institution of its own accord would change at the breakneck pace at which our own field appears to be moving.
por su propio derecho
=in + Posesivo + own right.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por su volatilidad
=mercurially.
Ex: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
por su volubilidad
=mercurially.
Ex: 'Bagatelle' is a serendipitous and mercurially difficult kind of poem.
por suerte
=luckily ; fortunately ; happily.
Ex: His faith was pretty blind and his arrogance, luckily, borne with uncomplaining good humor by his colleagues. Ex: Fortunately for all of us in this room and for the nation's library, Mr. Berman and Mr. Blume, chief of our Subject Cataloging Division, are in communication. Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
por suerte o por desgracia
=for better or (for) worse ; by luck or misfortune.
Ex: Finally, we cannot help being excited by the fact that we, as a profession, find ourselves, for better or worse, embedded in the eye of the storm of significant change. Ex: The magician, by luck or misfortune, called me onto the stage, but I slightly disrupted his act with a little banter and then played with the contents of his 'box of tricks', bringing a few laughs.
por supuesto
=of course ; surely ; to be sure ; certainly ; by all means.
Ex: The library catalogue is, of course, a much more effective index to the documents in the collection than the arrangement of the documents themselves. Ex: Paperback bibles are included in the category of 'other', which must surely indicate that they are a negligible quantity. Ex: To be sure, there is not much flexibility in the classical bookform catalog. Ex: Local interpretations of the rules, and modifications to suit local circumstances, certainly militate against standard records. Ex: Let's by all means do our share, but we have to give the other ignorant person who uses the term Hottentot a chance to find out its meaning.
por suscripción
(adj.)=subscriber + Nombre.
Ex: The author describes the principles of subscriber teletext whereby teletext services are broadcast to and receivable only be specified users.
por susto
=out of fear.
Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
por sí mismo
=for its/their own sake ; in itself ; in + Posesivo + own right ; itself ; unto + Reflexivo ; in and of + Reflexivo.
Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'. Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications. Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right. Ex: The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval. Ex: Right now we have each data base as a law unto itself. Ex: Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations.
por sí mismo, por lo que es, por lo que son, por su propio derecho, por su par
=in + Posesivo + own right.
Ex: Each of these is sufficiently significant that they repay study in their own right.
por sí mismos
=in themselves.
Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
por sí solo
=by itself ; for its/their own sake ; on its own ; in and of + Reflexivo ; in itself.
Ex: The main entry is used not only by itself as the main entry, but also as the unit entry comprising each added entry. Ex: Enthusiasm in a searcher, of course, all are agreed on: 'he must delight in the chase for its own sake'. Ex: A further refinement is to use a combination of bibliographic coupling and co-citation to give a 'similarity measure', which gives better results in terms of relevance than either method on its own. Ex: Simple data cannot in and of themselves ascertain either dimension or capacity regarding library operations. Ex: Further, classification and the network of relationships between subjects can be a fascinating study in itself, even devoid of any applications.
por sí solos
=by themselves ; in themselves.
Ex: See GUIDE:STOPWORDS for a list of common words that cannot be used by themselves as search requests. Ex: A fascicle is one of the temporary divisions of a work that, for convenience in printing or publication, is issued in small instalments, usually incomplete in themselves.
por teléfono
=on the telephone ; by tele(phone) ; over the phone ; over the telephone.
Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone. Ex: If you are making your hotel reservations by phone, be sure to mention that you are with the VRD Conference in order to get the special rate. Ex: The server will allow users to record voice messages over the phone. Ex: She points to the fact that shoppers are quite happy to give credit card details over the telephone, with little or no security.
por temas
=topically.
Ex: We investigate how best to organize data by comparing retrieval from collections organized topically with retrieval from collections organized chronologically.
por temor
=out of fear.
Ex: She had a coterie of friends in Hollywood and New York who were always bowing and scraping to her for decades out of fear.
por temor a
=for fear of/that.
Ex: It is therefore often hard to escape the grip of the official phraseology for fear that, in doing so, the meaning of the material will be altered or lost.
por temor a represalias
=under duress.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
por toda la Internet
(adj.)=Internet-wide.
Ex: We should give the raw power of Internet-wide full text indexing a fair chance.
por toda la ciudad
=citywide [city-wide].
Ex: TIP was promoted citywide through a variety of media including handbills, posters on hoardings and buses, television and radio commercials.
por toda la nación
=nationwide [nation-wide].
Ex: Most of the packaging for cassettes provided by commercial vendors that are known nationwide is lousy, falls apart, looks bad, and so on.
por toda la provincia
=province-wide.
Ex: This article describes a study of continuing education conducted province-wide by the Ontario Library Association.
por toda la vida
(adj.)=lifetime [life-time].
Ex: The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por toda una vida
(adj.)=lifetime [life-time].
Ex: The aim of the project was to help create lifetime readers with a critical eye for good books.
por todas las instituciones oficiales
(adj.)=government-wide.
Ex: It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
por todas partes
=all over the place ; everywhere ; widely ; all around ; far and wide.
Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous. Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere. Ex: An aggressive approach is made to publicity, with posters and leaflets distributed widely, visits to local shops, post offices, doctors surgeries etc, to drum up business, and the use of volunteers to hand out leaflets at street corners = Se inicia una campaña de publicidad enérgica, distribuyendo de forma general folletos y pósteres, visitando las tiendas, oficinas de correos y consultorías médicas de la localidad, etc., para promocionar el negocio, además de utilizar voluntarios para distribuir prospectos por las esquinas de las calles. Ex: In the final analysis, flexibility in pursuing different options to suit needs, combined with excellent communications all around will help solve this crisis. Ex: He is known far and wide.
por todo
=all over ; throughout ; all the way through.
Ex: You do not do the users a lot of good when you send them jumping all over the catalog simply to draw together material. Ex: Throughout this chapter the term 'document' is used to refer to any item which might be found in a library or information center or data base. Ex: The first four tracks continue all the way through the conference.
por todo + Lugar
=up and down + Lugar.
Ex: The Institute has a very small paid staff and a very large supporting cast of people up and down the country who serve it for the experience they gain from it.
por todo + Nombre de Lugar
=across + Nombre de Lugar.
Ex: The Library of Congress Subject Headings List was first published in 1909 and it is used widely across the United States.
por todo el campus universitario
=campus-wide [campuswide].
Ex: To date the computing centre and library have successfully mounted several library services on a campuswide network.
por todo el continente
(adj.)=continent-wide.
Ex: The dynamism of a continent-wide free society drawn from many strains depended on more people having access to more knowledge to be used in more ways = El dinamismo de una sociedad continental libre compuesta de muchas razas dependía de que un mayor número de personas tuviera acceso a un mayor conocimiento para que se utilizara de más formas diferentes.
por todo el distrito
(adj.)=district-wide [districtwide].
Ex: The system is available district-wide via some 30 terminals spread over 7 major service points = El sistema está disponible por todo el distrito por medio de unas 30 terminales distribuidas en 7 principales puntos de servicio.
por todo el gobierno
(adj.)=government-wide.
Ex: It may be reasonable to commission a government-wide effort to define best practices for Web publishing = Puede que sea razonable solicitar que se haga un esfuerzo por todo el gobierno para definir las pautas a seguir para la publicación en la web.
por todo el mundo
=worldwide [world-wide] ; around the world ; across the globe ; around the globe ; across the world ; around the planet ; the world over.
Ex: In 1985 there were 889 million illiterates worldwide. Ex: Today, it is possible to connect a computer terminal to a wide range of online computer-stored data around the world. Ex: It is difficult to make comparisons between library services across the globe = Es difícil establecer comparaciones entre los servicios bibliocarios de todo el mundo. Ex: The OCLC bibliographic database has become one of the world's premier library resources, consulted an average of 65 times a second by users around the globe. Ex: Fragmentation, competition and division is giving way to unification and cooperation as knowledge, technology, and capital flows across the world. Ex: It is a shining center of culture and political influence without peer around the planet. Ex: Every scientist, social scientist or humanist draws upon the findings and the thoughts of his predecessors or his current colleagues the world over.
por todo el planeta
(adj.)=across the planet ; planet-wide.
Ex: The World Wide Web has expanded from a text-only technical documentation system to a multimedia information base distributed across the planet. Ex: If the ice hidden just below the Martian surface were to melt, it would create a planet-wide sea ankle-deep, scientists have said.
por todo el servicio
=service-wide.
Ex: Those guidelines were then modified for service-wide distribution.
por todo lo alto
=grandly ; on a grand scale ; with flying colours.
Ex: I am convinced that China can hold this Olymipics game peacefully and grandly. Ex: A 'toxic combination' of poverty and social injustice is killing people on a grand scale, a World Health Organisation report said Thursday. Ex: The service was incredible and it definitely passed the white-glove test with flying colours.
por todos conocido
=well-known.
Ex: This may be relatively easy for well-known authors, but can be difficult for more obscure authors.
por todos lados
=left, right and centre ; far and wide.
Ex: It hasn't helped that the Americans are being so unilateralist and pulling out of treaties left, right and centre. Ex: He is known far and wide.
por todos sitios
=everywhere.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS stores library files that contain more or less the same information found in manual files in libraries everywhere.
por toneladas
=by the ton.
Ex: The best way to purchase hay is by the ton, not by the bale.
por triplicado
=in triplicate.
Ex: The form is usually in triplicate so that one copy can be kept as the requesting library's own record = El impreso normalmente se rellena por triplicado para que una copia se quede en la propia biblioteca que hace la solicitud.
por trueque
=in kind.
Ex: In the early days of the service they received a $100,000 donation in kind from a major advertising firm.
por turnos
(adj.)=on a rotating basis ; on a rota basis ; on a rota system ; on a rota ; round robin.
Ex: The positive results from a pilot project, mounted with anti-static cleaning fluid and borrowed equipment, led the library to purchase the equipment so that a portion of the collection can be cleaned on a rotating basis each year. Ex: Volunteers work shifts of 4 hours during the day, or 2 hours in the evening, on a rota basis. Ex: There is a kitchen and dining room and clients prepare meals on a rota system. Ex: On a rota, 2 or 3 helpers from a pool of 20 look after 2 to 9 children. Ex: A round robin rotation schedule is one of the oldest, simplest scheduling algorithm.
por término medio
=on average.
Ex: For example, on average, the Science Museum has 70% of its objects in store.
por un gran margen
=by a huge margin.
Ex: By a huge margin respondents feeel that 'library' is synonymous with 'books' = Con una gran diferencia, los encuestados consideran la "biblioteca" como sinónimo de "libros".
por un gustazo, un trancazo
=a kingdom for a kiss.
Ex: These necromancers bestow viceroyalties and principalities upon their adherents and give a kingdom for a kiss, for they are exceedingly amorous.
por un lado
=for one ; on the one hand ; on the one side.
Ex: For one, the record is made by a moving beam of electrons rather than a moving pointer, for the reason that an electron beam can sweep across the picture very rapidly indeed. Ex: On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change -- always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state. Ex: On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.
por un lado entra + Nombre + y por otro sale + Nombre
=in go + Nombre + at one end, and out come + Nombre + at the other.
Ex: In the ultimate CIM system in go raw materials, power, product specifications and orders at one end, and out come finished products at the other.
por un momento
=for a moment.
Ex: Before we discuss the provision that libraries and information workers make for the subject approach, it will be profitable to pause for a moment and consider the preliminary question.
por un período de tiempo limitado
=on a short-term basis.
Ex: The government of this country has accepted the responsibility for providing a functional school media resource service, albeit on a short-term basis.
por un tiempo
=for a time.
Ex: Whevener logical processes of thought are employed - that is, whenever thought for a time runs along an accepted groove - there is an opportunity for the machine.
por un tiempo indefinido
=for an indefinite time to come ; for indefinite time.
Ex: The heritage of our card and book catalogs is bound to continue to exist, or coexist, with the online catalog for an indefinite time to come. Ex: A further collection of Moon and Mars globes has been lent to the museum for indefinite time.
por un tubo
=galore.
Ex: There have been promises galore made to delegation after delegation of the film industry, but all the promises have been just promises, hollow and empty.
por una buena causa
=for a good cause.
Ex: If you spotted some crazy-coloured hair and shaved heads yesterday it was all for a good cause.
por una buena razón
=for a good reason.
Ex: Squirrels store nuts for a good reason: they're rich in calories that keep them fed during the long cold winter.
por una lado ... por otro
=at one end ... at the other.
Ex: But the humanizing first and third stages that would provide free humanistic content at one end and humane guidance in its use at the other have yet to be seriously subsidized in America.
por una parte
=on the one hand ; on the one side.
Ex: On the one hand, the world is in a continuous state of change -- always seeking, as it were, to find the equilibrium of its natural state. Ex: On the one side is 'high culture' catering for the intellectual elites, on the other side is 'mass culture' catering for an undiscriminating mass audience of 'consumers'.
por una razón u otra
=for one reason or another.
Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por unanimidad
=unanimously.
Ex: The motion passed unanimously.
por unidad
=per unit.
Ex: In addition, any information stored is charged at 20p per unit per month for the first 2500 units, but a unit can contain up to 2048 characters.
por uno mismo
=on + Posesivo + own ; for + Reflexivo ; all on + Posesivo + own ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod.
Ex: As a concluding exercise, therefore, it would be helpful for you to try some examples of analysis and translation on your own. Ex: Giving a natural-born leader a new book to read for himself will mean that, if he likes it, very soon other children in the group will be wanting to read it too. Ex: She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods. Ex: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out. Ex: Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!.
por uno solo
=solo ; all on + Posesivo + own ; completely alone ; all on + Posesivo + tod.
Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics. Ex: She managed to stay alive though for one month all on her own in a small cave in the woods. Ex: When I'm completely alone, I just turn the music up and sing my heart out. Ex: Even though he is all on his tod while performing, you would think there is a whole band playing alongside him!.
por unos momentos
=for a few moments ; for a short time ; for a short while.
Ex: Jay thought hard for a few moments. Ex: Though we should bear in mind that a talk needs moments of relaxation, when we forget the main topic for a short time while our minds 'take a breather' and we recoup our energy. Ex: They have only been around for a short while but they are making a big impact already.
por valor de + Cantidad
=amounting to + Cantidad.
Ex: In 1983 the EC funded contracts which entailed the procurement of goods and services amounting to 400 million pounds.
por varias razones
=for a variety of reasons ; for a number of reasons ; for one reason or another ; for one reason or another.
Ex: In this way, the needs of those such as shift workers and the housebound who are prevented from attending normal college courses for a variety of reasons, are now being met. Ex: That means more construction and, for a number of reasons, more accidents. Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal. Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por varios motivos
=for a number of reasons ; for one reason or another.
Ex: That means more construction and, for a number of reasons, more accidents. Ex: There are loads of really talented but unqualified people who never get a chance to shine for one reason or another and there are loads of crapsters and bullshitters who land a cushy deal.
por venganza
=out of spite.
Ex: Iranians have voted for hardliners just out of spite.
por voluntad propia
=voluntarily.
Ex: Thus the Librarian works with school classes and also has contacts with preschool children and those who visit the library voluntarily.
por última vez
=for the last time ; one last time.
Ex: He said he had voted for the last time in any presidential election since its is a waste of time. Ex: And, if you use harsh cleansers on your sink, be sure to wash it really well with soap and water and then rinse it one last time with hot water to get rid of any residue.
por último
=finally ; last ; lastly ; ultimately ; one last thing.
Ex: Finally it had been possible to agree upon one code (there are no longer two texts). Ex: Last, a volume number or other supplementary information is requested. Ex: The outline of the main classes in figure 14.7 shows that the overall pattern is Science and Technology, then Humanities, and lastly the Social Sciences. Ex: Moreover, these entries must ultimately direct the searcher to his desired specific subject in the classified file. Ex: One last thing, my bike started creaking again last week but it totally stopped after about 15-20 miles.
por último pero no menos importante
=last but not least.
Ex: Planning of national expenditure depends on number of vendors, on national serial output, and last but not least, on the amount of the yearly state budget allocation.
porcelana
(n.)=porcelain ; china ; chinaware.
Ex: When appropriate, give 'col.' for multicoloured objects, or name the colour(s) of the object if it is in one or two colours, or give 'b&w' for black and white objects; e.g., 1 bowl : porcelain, blue and white.
Ex: The same spelling is sometimes used for different words, which may or may not be pronounced the same, eg sow and sow, china and china.
Ex: Archeologists see the presence of chinaware as a hallmark of social status.
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* como un toro en una tienda de porcelana=like an elephant in a china shop ; like a bull in a china shop.
* mujer con un cutis de porcelana típico inglés=an English rose.
* porcelana fina=bone china.
* porcelana muy fina=eggshell porcelain.

porcelana fina
(n.)=bone china.
Ex: It was produced in earthenware, metalwork and bone china and in its heyday was used by the great transatlantic liners and by hotel and restaurant chains.
porcelana muy fina
(n.)=eggshell porcelain.
Ex: The author discusses the eggshell porcelain vessels produced by Bechtold since 1985.
porcentaje
(n.)=percentage ; rate.
Ex: But those institutions, and I am referring particularly to public libraries, serve a very large percentage of the nation's library users.
Ex: Whether, in the future, the co-operatives will be able to fund appropriate developments at a sufficiently rapid rate remains an unanswered question.
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* calcular el porcentaje=percent.
* porcentaje de aprobados=pass rate.
* porcentaje de autores servidos=author fill rate.
* porcentaje de éxito=success rate.
* porcentaje de materias servidas=subject fill rate.
* porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas=browsers' fill rate.
* porcentaje de suicidios=suicide rate.
* porcentaje de suspensos=failure rate.
* porcentaje de títulos servidos=title fill rate.

porcentaje de aprobados
(n.)=pass rate.
Ex: Nevertheless, the pass rate for this course compares favourably with that of other courses in the Department of Library and Information Science = No obstante, el número de aprobados de este curso se es mejor que el de otros cursos del Departamento de Biblioteconomía y Documentación.
porcentaje de autores servidos
(n.)=author fill rate.
Ex: The following 3 measures of materials availability can be used as indicators of library effectiveness: title fill rate, subject and author fill rate, and browsers' fill rate = Se pueden utilizar las siguientes tres medidas sobre la disponibilidad del material como indicadores de la eficacia de la biblioteca: procentaje de títulos servidos, porcentaje de autores y materias servidas y porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas.
porcentaje de materias servidas
(n.)=subject fill rate.
Ex: The following 3 measures of materials availability can be used as indicators of library effectiveness: title fill rate, subject and author fill rate, and browsers' fill rate = Se pueden utilizar las siguientes tres medidas sobre la disponibilidad del material como indicadores de la eficacia de la biblioteca: procentaje de títulos servidos, porcentaje de autores y materias servidas y porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas.
porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas
(n.)=browsers' fill rate.
Ex: The following 3 measures of materials availability can be used as indicators of library effectiveness: title fill rate, subject and author fill rate, and browsers' fill rate = Se pueden utilizar las siguientes tres medidas sobre la disponibilidad del material como indicadores de la eficacia de la biblioteca: procentaje de títulos servidos, porcentaje de autores y materias servidas y porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas.
porcentaje de suicidios
(n.)=suicide rate.
Ex: The majority of such Internet-related suicide pacts have occurred in Japan, which has one of the highest overall suicide rates in the world.
porcentaje de suspensos
(n.)=failure rate.
Ex: However, the failure rate in examinations at Sheffield does not seem to be at all high = No obstante, el número de suspensos en los exámenes de Sheffield no parece ser del todo alto.
porcentaje de títulos servidos
(n.)=title fill rate.
Ex: The following 3 measures of materials availability can be used as indicators of library effectiveness: title fill rate, subject and author fill rate, and browsers' fill rate = Se pueden utilizar las siguientes tres medidas sobre la disponibilidad del material como indicadores de la eficacia de la biblioteca: procentaje de títulos servidos, porcentaje de autores y materias servidas y porcentaje de satisfacción de consultas imprecisas.
porcentaje de éxito
(n.)=success rate.
Ex: This article traces the development of the system, discusses the way it works, and its success rate = Este artículo describe el desarrollo del sistema, cómo funciona y su índice de éxito.
porcentual
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* punto porcentual=percentage point.

porcentualmente
=on a percentage basis.
Ex: On a percentage basis, however, the cost of such programs in recent years has been increasing substantially and more rapidly than basic salaries.

porcentuar
(v.)=percent.
Ex: Each field that is to be summed will also be percented.

porche
(n.)=porch ; front porch ; stoop.
Ex: As he stepped onto the porch on his way to the garage, he stumbled over a chair, upsetting a vase of flowers and soaking his trousers.
Ex: In olden days, women of ill-repute would put a red light bulb in their front porch light socket.
Ex: It is the story of a kid who spends all day and all night on his stoop terrorizing everybody who comes near it.
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* porche acristalado=conservatory ; sun conservatory.
* porche para guardar el coche=car port.

porche acristalado
(n.)=conservatory ; sun conservatory.
Ex: There are many benefits of having a double-glazed conservatory installed onto the front or rear of your property. Ex: The bungalow has three bedrooms, a large sun conservatory and a large rear garden.
porche para guardar el coche
(n.)=car port.
Ex: Arrange the list in strict alphabetical order by the word by word method: Carp, Carburettors, Car port, Cardiff, Car maintenance, Carpets, Cars, Carborundum, Carpet tiles, Car sales = Ordene la lista en orden alfabético estricto según el método de ordenación palabra por palabra: Carpas, Carburadores, Porche para guardar el coche, Cardiff, Cuidados del coche, Alfombras, Coches, Carborundo, Planchas de moqueta, Venta de coches.
porcino^1
(n./adj.)=porcine.
Ex: The words 'swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.
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* fiebre porcina=swine flu ; swine fever ; swine influenza.
* ganado porcino=swine.
* gripe porcina=swine flu ; swine fever ; swine influenza.

porcino^2
(n.)=bump ; goose egg.
Ex: Leishmaniasis includes disorders that affect internal organs and those that affect the skin and sometimes mucous membranes of the nose and mouth, causing bumps or sores.
Ex: He bonked his head on the tub right at bedtime and immediately got a goose egg.

porción
(n.)=piece ; portion ; segment ; bit ; serving ; moiety ; dollop.
Ex: Within one main class the same piece of notation may be used to signify different concepts.
Ex: An extract is one o more portions of a document selected to represent the whole document.
Ex: No such constraints exist where online display is anticipated, since only one segment at a time is displayed.
Ex: The assistant in charge of a section will see that their bit is kept tidy and will keep an eye open for thieves.
Ex: Information is provided on each species of fish eaten, the serving size and the number of servings eaten by an individual.
Ex: Based on the above considerations, medicinal ingredients containing the same active moiety are classified into identical or non-identical.
Ex: These chocolate dollops will disappear as quickly as you make them -- the kids will love them.
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* porción de mantequilla=pat of butter.

porción de mantequilla
(n.)=pat of butter.
Ex: In addition, a pat of butter (slightly more than one teaspoon) has only 11 milligrams of cholesterol.
porculero
(n.)=ass fucker.
Ex: why do people have to be such ass fuckers?.

porcuno
(adj.)=porcine ; porky .
Ex: The words 'swine,' 'hogs,' and 'pigs' refer to animals of the porcine family or pig family.
Ex: The fields are alive with the mooing and bleating of herbivores, plus a few oinks from the porky omnivores.

pordiosear
(v.)=cadge.
Ex: For the most part it is a story of bug-ridden rooms in working-men's hotels, of fights, drinking bouts, cheap brothels, Russian refugees, cadging.

pordioseo
(n.)=scavenging.
Nota: Búsqueda de sustento en la basura de los demás.
Ex: As his confidence grows, he begins to make a success of his scavenging, becoming an underground entrepreneur and an explorer of the world beneath the streets.

pordiosero
(n.)=panhandler.
Ex: Through a survey conducted last year, the city found over 400 panhandlers on the streets, of whom nearly three in four were homeless.
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* pordiosero de la basura=scavenger.

pordiosero de la basura
(n.)=scavenger.
Ex: They attacked their enemies as 'corrupt scavengers who fattened themselves on the lifeblood of the commonwealth'.
porfiado
(adj.)=refractory ; stiff-necked ; self-willed.
Ex: However, these mushy words do little to reveal the refractory person uttering them.
Ex: The problem was that the stiff-necked men of science refused to bow down before the idols of political expediency.
Ex: But apparently the self-willed distinction affected his reason -- he went soft in the head and ended up believing in his divine origins.

porfiar
(v.)=persevere.
Ex: It would be uneconomic and foolish to persevere with human assignment of controlled-language terms.

porfía
(n.)=waywardness.
Ex: Science is not necessarily a subject but a means of controlling the waywardness and whimsy to which the mind is susceptible.

pormenor
(n.)=issue.
Ex: These issues are reviewed more thoroughly in chapter 10.
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* analizar los pormenores de una situación=look behind + the scene.
* los pormenores de la letra pequeña=the devil (is/lives) in the details.
* pormenores=details ; niceties [nicety, -sing.] ; nitty-gritty ; particulars ; ins and outs.
* pormenores, los=fine detail(s) ; fine points, the.
* resolver los pormenores=work out + details.

pormenores
=details ; niceties [nicety, -sing.] ; nitty-gritty ; particulars ; ins and outs.
Ex: With minimum authorization, details of the circulation and order records are not displayed. Ex: It is therefore more important to understand the principles on which such lists are based, than to bee able to negotiate all the niceties of any particular list. Ex: My perspective, for which I make no apology, is that of someone who works daily with the nitty-gritty of cataloging, as many of you do. Ex: So, in the bicentennial spirit here's a three-point bill of particulars or grievances (in addition to what was mentioned previously with respect to offensive or unauthentic terms). Ex: The article 'The ins and outs of ISDN' discusses the advantages of Integrated Services Digital Network (ISDN) for increasing the access speeds of World Wide Web (WWW) applications = El artículo "Los pros y contras del ISDN" trata de las ventajas la Red Digital de Servicios Integrados (ISDN) para incrementar la velocidad de acceso de las aplicaciones web.
pormenores, los
(n.)=fine detail(s) ; fine points, the.
Ex: Although we may disagree about the fine detail, semantic relationships are the relationships between subjects, which are reasonably stable, and reflect the consensus of opinion concerning the connections between subjects. Ex: Hence, there is a need for organizations who can interpret the fine points of officialese and present them in a form the less literate can understand.
pormenorizadamente
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* informar pormenorizadamente=document + blow by blow.

pormenorizado
=stage by stage ; fine-grained ; blow-by-blow.
Ex: The author outlines a stage by stage on-line search strategy to help find pairs of journals that are logically and scientifically related.
Ex: Both simple and fine-grained policies can be written to permit or deny access to this type of repository.
Ex: Sometimes the major threads of his argument get lost in blow-by-blow accounts of political debates that go nowhere.
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* información pormenorizada=step-by-step details.

pornografía
(n.)=pornography ; porno ; adult entertainment.
Ex: We might all easily agree that LITERATURE, IMMORAL is not particularly descriptive of, and an anachronistic euphemism for, pornography.
Ex: The author of 'Porno Sybmolism' offers some insights from feminist investigations of the pornography debate.
Ex: It's a documentary series about the day-to-day lives of people who make their living in the world of adult entertainment.
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* pornografía blanda=mild pornography.
* pornografía dura=hard core pornography.
* pornografía infantil=child pornography.
* vendedor de pornografía=pornographer.

pornografía blanda
(n.)=mild pornography.
Ex: The most successful writer of werterns, romances, thrillers or mild pornography will be the author who coldly calculate what the market wants.
pornografía dura
(n.)=hard core pornography.
Ex: Furthermore, children can be misled by group influences into reading truly pernicious material (hard core ponography, for example) and when this happens adults have a clear responsibility to step in and do something about it.
pornografía infantil
(n.)=child pornography.
Ex: This new Act requires US libraries to block obscenity, child pornography and all material deemed harmful to minors on all computers used by minors.
pornográfico
(adj.)=pornographic.
Ex: However, no public library is able to provide access to all shades of opinion, and certain categories of material, such as pornographic video film, are actively rejected.
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* revista pornográfica=pornographic magazine.

poro
(n.)=pore.
Ex: The gush of water could serve many purposes and was prescribed to soothe, to refrigerate, to stop a swelling, to widen pores, to shock the patient.

porosidad
(n.)=porosity.
Ex: It also includes activities to investigate porosity, permeability, cohesion, saturation, and gravity.

poroso
(adj.)=porous.
Ex: The rain water was not being absorbed by the porous stone.

porque
=because ; for ; cos ; cuz.
Nota: Abreviatura de because.
Ex: In practice, many cataloguers favour the direct catalogue partly because it is simpler for the cataloguer to compile.
Ex: The various kinds of non-book media can be grouped into categories; this has little to do with their containing material whether video tape, ink on paper or holes in cards, for this can be shared by more than one medium.
Ex: I just smiled and told him to naff off cos short of punching him in the gob what can you do?.
Ex: Cuz they know that old coot constantly contradicts himself and makes no sense whatsoever.
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* aunque sólo sea porque=if only because.
* el porqué de=the reason behind ; the thinking behind ; the reasoning behind ; the idea behind.
* las cosas no pasan así porque sí=everything happens for a reason (and a purpose).
* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad=ask no questions and hear no lies.
* porque + Pronombre + interesar=out of interest.
* porque sí=(just) for the hell of (doing) it ; for the love of it ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* porque sí, sin ningún otro motivo, de vicio, por gusto, por diversión, por p=(just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the sake of it.
* ver el porqué=see + the point.

porque + Pronombre + interesar
=out of interest.
Ex: Students who chose the module out of interest enjoyed it more, maintained their interest and spent more hours studying.
porque sí
=(just) for the hell of (doing) it ; for the love of it ; (just) for the fun of (doing) it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: The article is entitled 'A Marshland index - or ï¬ndexing for the hell of it'. Ex: Andrew is a musician truly doing it for the love of it, what you see is what you get. Ex: Last week, I decided to collect as many sarcastic and funny remarks as I could, just for the fun of it. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
porque sí, sin ningún otro motivo, de vicio, por gusto, por diversión, por pur
=(just) for the sake of it ; (just) for the sake of it.
Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit. Ex: When they started to eff and blind just for the sake of it, I felt they lost the plot a bit.
porquero
(n.)=swineherd ; swineherder.
Ex: Thus the prince was appointed imperial swineherd, and as such he lived in a wretchedly small room near the pigsty where he worked all day long.
Ex: In the story, Syphilis was a swineherder who had the disease, but people misunderstood the book title and thus the name came to mean the disease.

porquería
(n.)=rubbish ; schlock ; shit ; garbage ; dud ; swill.
Ex: Science fiction may be so obviously rubbish that one is tempted to dismiss the whole product as rubbish.
Ex: Adolescents should be allowed such pleasant means of escaping reality and there's no reason why libraries can't accommodate a little schlock.
Ex: Until your skin gets use to it, it will itch but non-scented talcum powder will help, just make sure you don't inhale any of that shit.
Ex: Some individuals are satisfied with a 50% 'hit' rate because they feel they can more quickly weed out the 'garbage' than they could compile the needed bibliography by hand.
Ex: It may be tempting the weather gods just to point this out, but this has been a dud of a hurricane season so far.
Ex: All of this crap is just swill that they feed the public.

porra
(n.)=cosh ; bludgeon.
Ex: Joe smacked him round the head with his cosh, but the old man was surprisingly resilient.
Ex: Then, brandishing his bludgeon, he said fiercely, 'I will make short work of them - they will never run after any more reindeer'.
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* golpear con una porra=club.
* irse a la porra=go + pear-shaped ; go down + the tube ; go down + the drain.
* mandar a la porra=send + Nombre + packing.

porrazo
(n.)=knocking ; wallop ; whack ; thump ; bonk.
Ex: It seems to me that the Dewey engine is still ticking over, though there's an occasional knocking and it could no doubt do with a good tuning.
Ex: Winter weather arrives with a wallop.
Ex: Suddenly there was a loud 'whack-whack-whack' and I looked back to see the guide slapping the water with his fishing pole.
Ex: If your starter motor doesn't turn give it a few thumps of a hammer and try again.
Ex: I heard a bonk on the patio door and found this little bird stunned on the ground.
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* darse un porrazo=come + a cropper ; bonk.
* de golpe y porrazo=all at once ; suddenly ; unexpectedly ; all of a sudden ; out of the blue ; just like that.

porrillo
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* a porrillo=by the handful ; aplenty [a-plenty] ; galore.

porro
(n.)=joint ; reefer.
Ex: In other words, the patient would have less of a risk of a heart attack from violent vomiting than from taking two hits on a joint?.
Ex: In 1930 there was no federal law against smoking marijuana, and the average American citizen had probably never heard of 'reefers'.
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* fumarse un porro=smoke + joint ; smoke + weed.

porrón
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* durante un porrón de tiempo=for donkey's years.
* un porrón de tiempo=donkey's years.

portaaviones
(n.)=aircraft carrier.
Ex: Aircraft carriers are ships outfitted with flight decks to launch and land airplanes.

portabilidad
(n.)=portability.
Ex: STATUS is implemented as an integrated suite of FORTRAN modules designed for portability and flexibility in adaptation to various user environments.

portable
(adj.)=hand-held [handheld].
Ex: A special brochure was prepared containing the library's Apple Macintosh and the newly acquired hand-held scanner, LightningScan.

portacontenedor
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* camión portacontenedores=container lorry ; container truck.

portada
(n.)=title page ; title screen ; front page [front-page] ; cover page ; cover.
Nota: Forro o envoltura que cubre los pliegos del libro ya impresos, ordenados y cosidos o pegados y que suele reproducir los datos de la portada.
Ex: For books, the chief source of information for some elements of the description is the title page.
Ex: In the case of a computer file, the title screen is a display of data that includes the title proper and usually, though not necessarily, the statement of responsibility and the data relating to publication.
Ex: The author explores the shift from Victorian to modern front page design in US newspapers.
Ex: Manuscripts must be written in English and should include a cover page with title, name and e-mail address of author(s), an abstract, and a list of identifying keywords.
Ex: Thus, for instance, a title statement will be extracted from a title page, and not from the cover or the spine.
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* catalogación según la portada=title page cataloguing.
* con la portada hacia fuera=face-out.
* de portada=full-frontal.
* portada adjunta=added title page.
* portada de la serie=series title page.
* portada de presentación=home page [homepage].
* portada de una base de datos=file banner.
* portada ornada=frontispiece.

portada adjunta
(n.)=added title page.
Ex: An added title page is a title page preceding or following the title page chosen as the basis for the description of the item and which may be more general, as a series title page, or equally general, as a title page in another language.
portada de la serie
(n.)=series title page.
Ex: The series title page is an added title page bearing the series title proper and usually, though not necessarily, other information about the series.
portada de presentación
(n.)=home page [homepage].
Ex: The more common meaning of 'home page' refers to the main web page for a business, organization, person or simply the main page out of a collection of web pages.
portada de una base de datos
(n.)=file banner.
Ex: The file banner for the selected database will then display on your screen.
portada ornada
(n.)=frontispiece.
Ex: In cataloguing, the frontispiece is reproduced as faithfully as possible, translating the title and maintaining the punctuation, archaic forms and typographical errors.
portadilla
(n.)=half title ; short-title.
Ex: A half title is a brief title of a publication appearing on a leaf preceding the title page.
Ex: By the seventeenth century it was becoming common to protect the title page with an initial blank leaf; which in turn, by the eighteenth century, often had a short-title printed on it (the half-title) = En el siglo XVII era cada vez más normal proteger la portada con una hoja en blanco inicial sobre la que en el siglo XVIII frecuentemente se imprimía un título breve (la anteportada).

portador
(n.)=bearer ; bringer ; conveyor [conveyer] ; holder ; payee ; wielder.
Ex: Apart from serving as 'electronic money', smart cards are already being envisaged as identification and access control passes, bearers of personal records, encryption devices and so on.
Ex: Little did she expect then that two years later, at the age of 30, she would be sitting in Bajalovic's office and hearing the director say, with the joy of the bringer of glad tidings: 'How would you like to be acting director of the Medical Center library?'.
Ex: State intervention is unnecessary and an unfettered market is both a suitable conveyor of information and provides a means for the efficient allocation of resources.
Ex: Each data collection form is seen as an independent information holder, irrespective of the actual data it contains.
Ex: A bill of exchange is a written order by the drawer to the drawee to pay money to the payee.
Ex: Too often we honor swagger and bluster and wielders of force; too often we excuse those who are willing to build their own lives on the shattered dreams of others.
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* insecto portador de enfermedad=insect vector.
* portador del ataúd=pallbearer.
* portador del féretro=pallbearer.

portador del ataúd
(n.)=pallbearer.
Ex: Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony.
portador del féretro
(n.)=pallbearer.
Ex: Today, pallbearers are commonly needed only to carry the casket into and out of church for the funeral ceremony.
portaequipajes
(n.)=roof rack.
Ex: All roof racks will add drag and therefore slightly increase petrol consumption.

portafolio
(n.)=portfolio.
Nota: Receptáculo para guardar material suelto que consta de dos tapas unidas por el lomo y atadas por el canto externo mediante cintas.
Ex: A portfolio is a container for holding loose materials, e.g. paintings, drawings, papers, unbound sections of a book, and similar materials, consisting of two covers joined together at the back; the covers are usually tied with tapes at the fore edge, top, and bottom.

portal de Internet
(n.)=Web portal ; Internet portal ; web-based research guide.
Ex: Dialog have launched a Web portal offering information professionals a high speed alternative for users who access command-based databases via telnet or third party communications. Ex: By 2002, it is estimated that the major Internet portals could be in a position so strong that they will be able to bulk buy any product or service from the lowest cost provider anywhere in the world. Ex: As indicated in the introduction, commercial vendors are already entering into this arena by auctioning reference service and producing web-based research guides.
portal temático
(n.)=subject guide ; subject portal.
Ex: The library has 9 staff who, apart from serving the 1,500 visitors a month, also find time to compile subject guides to the collection. Ex: This will be achieved through the development of subject portals.
portal vertical
=vortal (vertical portal).
Ex: The defining characteristics of vortals (vertical portals) are their community focus on particular social or commercial sectors and the fact that they do not require a search engine to the outside world.
portal web
(n.)=Web portal ; Web guide.
Ex: Dialog have launched a Web portal offering information professionals a high speed alternative for users who access command-based databases via telnet or third party communications. Ex: The author examines the evaluation criteria applied to web resources selected for inclusion with reference to the digital art web guide.
portal^1
(n.)=doorway ; portal.
Nota: Entrada suntuosa.
Ex: Heads started appearing in the doorway, muttering, 'Oh! So this is the library'.
Ex: As a stranger enters the portals of the library, he is not overwhelmed by the high visibility of the reference or the information desk.

portal^2
(n.)=portal ; Web site [website] ; site ; search engine ; subject gateway ; gateway ; portal site ; gateway site ; metasite.
Ex: Portals are those Web sites which tend to be the starting points for Internet users and are the most intensively used consumer Web sites in the world.
Ex: Generally speaking, people who post information at Web sites intend to make it freely available.
Ex: However, as phone systems improve, you can expect this to change too; more and more, you'll see smaller sites (even individuals home systems) connecting to the Internet.
Ex: The number of World Wide Web (WWW) databases or search engines has grown rapidly = El total de bases de datos o buscadores World Wide Web ha aumentado rápidamente.
Ex: Subject gateways are Internet-based services designed to help users locate 'high quality' information that is available on the Internet and consists typically of a database describing Internet resources and offering hyperlinks to them.
Ex: One of the roles of the local library is to act as a gateway to other information sources.
Ex: The author presents a view of portal sites as a radically different model from those currently embraced by traditional information companies.
Ex: The search engines are attempting to become portal or gateway sites, keeping visitors for longer.
Ex: The article 'Virtual holiday excursions' covers metasites, holiday sites, virtual travel, pleasure reading, odd ball sites, personal psychology, personal ads, and fortune telling.
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* módulo de aceso de un portal=portlet.
* portal de Internet=Web portal ; Internet portal ; web-based research guide.
* portal temático=subject guide ; subject portal.
* portal vertical=vortal (vertical portal).
* portal web=Web portal ; Web guide.
* ventana de un portal=portlet.

portaobjeto
(n.)=carrying case.
Ex: Carrying cases, such as briefcases, knapsacks, and grocery bags were the second most common possessions held by patrons working in the library.
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* portaobjeto de microscopio=microscope slide.

portaobjeto de microscopio
(n.)=microscope slide.
Ex: A microscope slide is a slide designed for holding a minute object to be viewed through a microscope or by a microprojector.
portapapeles
(n.)=clipboard.
Nota: En el entorno del sistema operativo Windows, memoria temporal que almacena los datos procedentes de la acción de "cortar" y que permite pasar datos de un programa a otro "pegándolos".
Ex: Text files may be captured and placed into the clipboard.

portarse
(v.)=behave ; conduct + Reflexivo.
Ex: Although the system behaves simply, it incorporates some complex retrieval techniques, developed from information retrieval research.
Ex: At the next division and department head meeting, Kobitsky was reprimanded and told that she should learn to be an administrator and conduct herself accordingly = En la siguiente reunión de directores de división y departamento, Kobitsky fue amonestada y se le dijo que debería aprender a ser una administradora y actuar consecuentemente.
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* portarse como un canalla con=be rotten to.
* portarse muy mal con=be rotten to.

portarse como un canalla con
(v.)=be rotten to.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
portarse muy mal con
(v.)=be rotten to.
Ex: It's a cartoon about a mischievous youngster who delights in playing pranks, being rotten to his relatives and generally getting up to no good.
portavoz
(n.)=spokesman [spokesmen, -pl.] ; spokesperson [spokespeople, -pl.] ; mouthpiece ; spokeswoman [spokeswomen, -pl.] ; spin doctor ; megaphone ; spinner ; voice.
Ex: The philosophy of these critics was enunciated by one of their most prominent spokesmen, the famous Thomas Carlyle.
Ex: Although I am not sure that research libraries' spokespersons are more articulate than others, their cataloging needs receive attention from the Library of Congress and from the American Library Association.
Ex: This is the 1st issue of a journal intended as the mouthpiece of the Scottish Branch of the Library Association (UK) = Éste es el primer número de una revista cuyo objetivo es ser el portavoz de la Filial Escocesa de la Asociación de Bibliotecarios Británica.
Ex: The UK Labour Party spokeswoman on information technology reviewed some of the future applications of the information superhighway to education.
Ex: The author suggests that the spin doctor is a new communication role, and raises questions about its relationship to the traditional public relations model.
Ex: When the news media in the United States serve as a megaphone for government policy, they do so under the flag of responsible journalism; when foreign media do the same, however, it is called 'propaganda'.
Ex: The writer discusses how presidential spinner Ari Fleischer responded to questions about the proposed war with Iraq.
Ex: There are networks which have been designed for transmitting information to and from computers, rather than transmitting people's voices.
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* el portavoz de=the voice of.
* portavoz del gobierno=press spokesman.

portavoz del gobierno
(n.)=press spokesman.
Ex: The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.
portazo
(n.)=bang.
Ex: This is how the world ends, not with a bang, but with a whimper.
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* cerrar de un portazo=slam.
* dar un portazo=slam + door ; slam.

porte^1
(n.)=porterage ; cartage ; haulage ; drayage.
Ex: The price includes porterage based on one suitcase per person.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.
Ex: Haulage, also called cartage or drayage, is the horizontal transport of ore, coal, supplies, and waste.

porte^2
(n.)=set ; deportment ; bearance.
Ex: From the way his left shoulder is tipped forward, from the set of his head and the length of his stride, one gets the feeling that he is a fully clothed sprinter just leaving the starting blocks.
Ex: Our deportment depends upon our dress.
Ex: His bearance is simple enough, he walks and moves like anyone else -- he doesn't really carry himself as superior, nor inferior to others.

porteador
(n.)=puller.
Ex: See the flamboyantly costumed Rickshaw pullers and their gaily decorated carts = Vea los carritos decorados vistosamente y tirados por hombres vestidos ostentosamente.

portento
(n.)=prodigy ; whiz(z) kid ; whiz(z).
Ex: To be a prodigy in music, for example, is to be a mimic, to reproduce what you hear from grown-up musicians.
Ex: As banks collapse and thousands are laid off, former finance industry whizz-kids say they have never looked back after quitting their jobs.
Ex: An enormously talented woman with a resume of unparalleled excellence, she is a whiz at design with many books and other projects to her credit.

portentoso^1
(adj.)=portentous.
Ex: Before me stretched the portentous menacing road of a new decade.

portentoso^2
(adj.)=portentous ; prodigious.
Ex: This novel is once again a most peculiar combination of broad farce and portentous significance.
Ex: The summation of human experience is being expanded at a prodigious rate, and the means we use for threading through the consequent maze to the momentarily important item is the same as was used in the days of square-rigged ships.

portero
(n.)=janitor ; porter ; doorman [doormen, -pl.] ; doorkeeper ; goalkeeper ; goalie.
Nota: Abreviatura de goalkeeper.
Ex: It presents a case study based on an actual situation which arose between the chief librarian of a public library and the library janitor, and offer 4 different views as to how the situation could have been managed.
Ex: Thus charwomen and porters in a university work in an institution where books are used a great deal but they themselves are highly unlikely to use them.
Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.
Ex: This is but a myth used instrumentally by delinquents to establish a position on the criminal scene -- as doorkeepers, bodyguards, money collectors or other so-called 'specialists in violence'.
Ex: Then in a grandstand finish the home side, on top throughout, were kept at bay by the agility of the visiting team's goalkeeper.
Ex: They were still slow off the blocks and didn't seem like threatening the opposite goalie.
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* cuartillo del portero=janitor's closet.
* portero de noche=nightman [nightmen, -pl.].

portero de noche
(n.)=nightman [nightmen, -pl.].
Ex: He somehow kept his head above water as a doorman at a bar and as a nightman at a slaughterhouse.
portería^1
(n.)=goal.
Ex: The winner of the coin toss selects the goal to attack and the other team kicks off.
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* gol en propia portería=own goal.

portería^2
(n.)=reception ; lobby ; janitor's office.
Ex: We immediately went to reception and reception called the police, but it was already quite late.
Ex: If it were decided to introduce a cloakroom, it would be planned in the space presently used by either newspapers or the short-loan collection, by opening a door from the entrance lobby.
Ex: Leave your keys in the key box to the left of the janitor's office.

portlet
(n.)=portlet.
Nota: En un portal, nombre dado a cada una de las ventanas que aparecen en una página para acceder a los diferentes componentes del mismo presentando cada uno información relacionada con la búsqueda realizada.
Ex: Today's portal systems allow combining access modules or 'portlets' to different information sources side by side on a single portal webpage.

portuario
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* autoridad portuaria=port authority ; harbour authority.
* obrero portuario=longshoreman [longshoremen, -pl.].

portugués
(adj.)=Portuguese.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: He had access to a small library imported by sea and consisting of charts, books of navigation, some Portuguese books, Bible, and popish prayer books.

portátil^1
(n.)=notebook computer ; laptop ; laptop computer.
Ex: Let us jump ahead and describe the notebook computer that we are likely to see by the turn of the century.
Ex: In case you would like to use a computer-generated presentation, please use your own laptop and visit the speakers rehearsal room the day before your presentation.
Ex: The author examines how the growth of laptop computers may influence the acceptance of electronic journals.

portátil^2
(adj.)=hand-held [handheld] ; portable ; deployable ; portable.
Ex: A special brochure was prepared containing the library's Apple Macintosh and the newly acquired hand-held scanner, LightningScan.
Ex: Some packages are portable and are available in different versions.
Ex: The deployable intelligence system developed by the US Air Force is conceptually similar.
Ex: The book form has several advantages: it is portable, it can be produced in multiple copies very easily, and it is convenient to use.
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* aseo portátil=portable toilet.
* memoria portátil=pen drive.
* sanitario portátil=portable toilet.

porvenir
(n.)=future ahead.
Ex: The road of special librarianship was branching, and in order to succeed members had to look down both forks in order to be best prepared for the future ahead.
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* labrarse un porvenir=make + Posesivo + way in the world.

pos
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* en pos de=in pursuit of ; in the pursuit of ; on the trail of ; in search of ; on the track of ; in the quest for.

pos(t)doctoral
(adj.)=postdoctoral [post-doctoral].
Ex: The survey showed that there is a need for postdoctoral training in information science.
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* estudiante pos(t)doctoral=postdoc.

pos(t)operatorio
(adj.)=post-operative [postoperative].
Ex: This article analyses the possibility of building an expert system to reason on the status of post-operative cardiac patients in intensive care units.
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* cuidados pos(t)operatorios=aftercare.

posa
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* buscar en las posas entre las rocas de la orilla=rock-pool.
* posa entre las rocas de la orilla=rock pool.

posa entre las rocas de la orilla
(n.)=rock pool.
Ex: Rock pools are found in the intertidal zone, covered in seawater when it is high tide and exposed to the wind and sun at low tide.
posada
(n.)=inn ; country inn.
Ex: This article describes the architecture of the library in Skorping, Denmark, built on the site of an old inn destroyed by fire.
Ex: After lunch at a country inn you will continue on to your overnight accommodation in Drakenberg = Tras el almuerzo en una venta típica, nos dirigiremos hacia Drankenberg, donde pasaremos la noche.

posaderas
(n.)=bahookie ; heinie ; backside ; arse ; ass ; hunkers ; rump.
Ex: She's not as fragile as she looks and you may end up with her toe up your bahookie.
Ex: Sheep walk in a row by sniffing each other's heinies.
Ex: Corporal punishment, the act of disciplining students by inflicting physical pain (usually paddling the child's backside), has recently come under fire due to the public's growing concern over child abuse.
Ex: I don't really care if he does like real ale, even if his arse was hung with diamonds he would still be a twat.
Ex: She loves taking a cock in the twat and another in the ass.
Ex: The bell rang and she jumped to the ground, sitting on her hunkers, hands over her ears.
Ex: Why are women so self conscious about their rumps?.

posadero
(n.)=innkeeper.
Ex: Over a hundred years ago Samuel S Green advised librarians 'Receive readers with something of the cordiality displayed by an old-time innkeeper'.

posar
(v.)=ponce around.
Ex: Ministers just 'ponce' around in front of TV cameras and hold unending meetings producing reports for the Media but nothing seems to be happening.

posarse
(v.)=roost ; perch ; poise.
Ex: In the semi-arid central plateau, tortoises are commonly preyed upon by raptors, some of which roost on ledges in the backs of small rock shelters.
Ex: The pinnacle is depicted as pointed probably because it can be attained temporarily but it is difficult to perch upon indefinitely.
Ex: The birds were again skimming the water or were seen poised high above the tops of the tallest pines ready to make their swoops.
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* posarse sobre=alight on/upon ; settle down on/onto.

posarse sobre
(v.)=alight on/upon ; settle down on/onto.
Ex: Her eyes traveled quickly over the document, alighting upon the 'Comments to the Employee' section on the back. Ex: The bees settle down on the anthers of the male flowers and the stigmas of the female flowers respectively to collect droplets of fragrant oils.
posavasos
(n.)=coaster.
Ex: Printed coasters and napkins are two of the items included in Lawrence's detailed list of categories of material fit for collection by 'libraries seriously in the business of organizing ephemera' = Los posavasos y servilletas impresos son dos de los elementos incluidos en la lista detallada de Lawrence de tipo de material coleccionable por "bibliotecas dedicadas seriamente a la recopilación de material efímero".

pose
(n.)=pose ; posturing.
Ex: Male readers are often attracted to this sub-genre because of the books' pin-up art, depicting beautiful young women in revealing costumes and provocative poses.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.

poseer
(v.)=hold ; own ; possess ; stand with ; possess ; have in + place.
Ex: If the search is made with a call number, a summary of copies with that call number which are held by the library is first displayed.
Ex: For example, a person can consult the system holdings files to find out whether a library in the network owns a copy of the document.
Ex: Not every index necessarily exhibits all the features of either of these types of indexing systems, and indeed, some will possess elements of both types of systems.
Ex: Surely, the student must stand with a good working knowledge of the reference sources.
Ex: An inwardly feverish but outwardly calm desperation possessed him.
Ex: The first country to have in place an operational domestic geostationary satellite communications system was Canada.
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* decir + poseer=claim.
* decir que se posee=claim.
* poseer evidencias=have + evidence.
* poseer pruebas=have + evidence.
* poseer una ventaja=possess + advantage.
* poseer un título=hold + degree.
* poseyendo=in the presence of ; possessed of.
* pretender + poseer=claim.
* que no posee ninguna conexión=disjoint.

poseer evidencias
(v.)=have + evidence.
Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.
poseer pruebas
(v.)=have + evidence.
Ex: If a company has reasonable evidence that an imported product is being dumped or unfairly subsidized, a formal application for anti-dumping or countervailing action may be made to the European Commission.
poseer un título
(v.)=hold + degree.
Ex: When the professional characteristics are compared, the only notable difference is that a greater portion of males hold a second master's degree.
poseer una ventaja
(v.)=possess + advantage.
Ex: It is certainly an advantage to be able to stand a joke; but we know that not everyone possesses that adavantage.
posesivo
(adj.)=possessive.
Ex: In the third and fourth types of relationship, more than one entity is present, in the possessive (thing-part) and interactive (thing-thing) modes.

posesión
(n.)=possession.
Ex: The possession of relevant documents, does not, itself, imply a match in terms of information retrieval.
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* posesión de libros propios=book ownership.
* posesión material=material possession.
* tomar posesión de un cargo=swear in ; take + office.

posesión de libros propios
(n.)=book ownership.
Ex: Everything points to the importance of book ownership as both a reflection of, and a formative influence on, a family's attitude to reading.
posesión material
(n.)=material possession.
Ex: Young people are exposed to adults with ill-gotten material possessions & begin to question whether personal honesty pays off in the long run.
poseso
(adj.)=possessed.
Ex: At that time there was a general belief that a possessed person could have unusual qualities such as superhuman strength, ability to see the future.
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* como poseso=as one possessed.
* como un poseso=as one possessed.

posexamen
(n.)=posttest [post-test] ; posttesting [post-testing].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
Ex: Pretesting and posttesting, control and experimental groups, aggregate and individual comparisons, multiple regression, and other techniques were used.

poseyendo
=in the presence of ; possessed of.
Ex: Although this background is not essential, a more integrated understanding of the organisation of knowledge and information retrieval will be achieved in the presence of this knowledge. Ex: Possessed of a phenomenal memory and a perpetual smile, this paragon always is ready to meet the public without losing balance or a sense of humor.
poseído
(adj.)=possessed.
Ex: At that time there was a general belief that a possessed person could have unusual qualities such as superhuman strength, ability to see the future.
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* como poseído=as one possessed.
* como un poseído=as one possessed.
* poseído por la mayoría=widely held.
* poseído por los espíritus=haunted.

poseído por la mayoría
(adj.)=widely held.
Ex: Most of the widely held titles were published since 1980.
poseído por los espíritus
(adj.)=haunted.
Ex: This is a guide to haunted places you can visit or stay overnight in.
posguerra, la
=post-war years, the.
Ex: Women's role as solo authors declined, however, during the Depression, World War II and the postwar years.
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* años de posguerra, la=post-war years, the.
* en la época de posguerra=in the postwar period.

posh
(adj.)=posh .
Ex: She entered the 'in-crowd' when she was hired by a posh country club and befriended the charismatic leader of a clique of wealthy college students.
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* mamá posh=yummy mummy.

posibilidad
(n.)=ability ; avenue ; chance ; eventuality ; facility ; feasibility ; possibility ; probability ; prospect ; scope ; potentiality ; maybe ; eligibility ; sporting chance ; affordance.
Ex: The ability to search on word stems is particularly valuable where the text to be searched is in free-language format.
Ex: In the attempt to match the above criteria, there are two fundamentally distinct avenues to the construction of the schedules of a classification scheme.
Ex: In some authority files (titles, ISBN/ISSN, national bibliographic record numbers), no search of the file is made because there is little chance of finding the new entry in the file.
Ex: It was not our intention, not indeed is it feasible, to cover every eventuality that will be encountered in producing A/Z index entries.
Ex: Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.
Ex: However, even with selective indexing in combination, the limit of feasibility is usually reckoned to be compound subjects consisting of five terms.
Ex: Apart from the names of subjects, the names of corporate bodies, persons, chemicals, trade products, and trade names are some other possibilities.
Ex: Our system should be one which reduces the probability of error as far a possible.
Ex: At the time OCLC started, there was no prospect for a national authority file.
Ex: They permit much more scope for flexible synthesis than can be achieved with DC or LCC.
Ex: The combination of optical projection and photographic reduction is already producing some results in microfilm for scholarly purposes, and the potentialities are highly suggestive.
Ex: Instead of ranking the documents retrieved in probable order of relevance, the conventional search sorts the relevant sheep from the irrelevant goats and ignores the fact that there are a lot of 'maybe's' involved.
Ex: The advantages of a foundation include tax-deductible donations, increased eligibility for grants, and the involvement of affluent and influential local figures as advocates for the public library service.
Ex: The bear was shot in his cage and was never given a sporting chance to fight for his life.
Ex: In design terms, the degree to which an object is appropriate for its environment and thus likely to be employed by a user is termed an affordance.
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* abanico de posibilidades=kaleidoscope ; kaleidoscope of possibilities.
* abarcar todas las posibilidades=run + the gamut.
* abrir nuevas posibilidades=open up + new territory ; open up + possibilities ; open + possibilities.
* abrirse a posibilidades=be open to possibilities.
* alcanzar el límite de + Posesivo + posibilidades=reach + the limits of + Posesivo + potential.
* analizar la posibilidad de (que)=examine + the possibility that/of.
* analizar las posibilidades de=look at + the prospects for.
* analizar una posibilidad=explore + idea.
* ante la posibilidad de=at the prospect of.
* anular las posibilidades=close off + possibilities.
* anular una posibilidad=block off + alley.
* aprovechar al máximo las posibilidades=realise + the potential.
* aprovechar las posibilidades de Algo=achieve + Posesivo + full potential ; develop + potential ; develop + Nombre + to its full potential.
* aprovechar las posibilidades que nos ofrece=harness + the power of.
* aprovechar + Posesivo + posibilidades=achieve + Posesivo + potential.
* aumentar las posibilidades=increase + the odds.
* barajar la posibilidad=entertain + the possibility.
* como otra posibilidad=as an alternative.
* con posibilidades comerciales=commercially viable.
* considerar la posibilidad=entertain + the possibility.
* considerar las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* contemplar la posibilidad=toy with ; toy with + idea of ; entertain + the possibility.
* contemplar la posibilidad de suicidarse=contemplate + suicide.
* contemplar posibilidades=envision + possibilities.
* crear posibilidades=open + window ; create + possibilities.
* dar una posibilidad=afford + opportunity.
* dejar abierta la posibilidad de que=leave + open the possibility that.
* dentro de las posibilidades económicas de=within the price range of.
* dentro de + Posesivo + posibilidades=in the ballpark for + Pronombre ; in + Posesivo + ballpark range.
* desarrollar las posibilidades=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
* disminuir la posibilidad=lessen + possibility.
* estar a la altura de las posibilidades=live up to + Posesivo + potential.
* estar dentro de las posibilidades de uno=lie within + Posesivo + power.
* estar fuera de las posibilidades de Alguien=be out of + Posesivo + league.
* estudiar la posibilidad=explore + the possibility.
* estudiar una posibilidad=explore + idea.
* examinar la posibilidad de (que)=examine + the possibility that/of.
* existir la posibilidad de=there + be + scope for.
* existir la posibilidad de que=there + be + room for.
* fuera del alcance de las posibilidades de Alguien=beyond + Posesivo + powers.
* hacer realidad las posibilidades de Algo=unleash + Posesivo + potential.
* hasta el límite de las posibilidades de Algo/Alguien=to + Posesivo + full potential.
* hasta el máximo de las posibilidades de Algo=to + Posesivo + full potential.
* incluir todas las posibilidades=run + the gamut.
* ir más allá de las posibilidades de Alguien=be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
* las posibilidades son infinitas=the possibilities are endless.
* mostrar posibilidades=show + potential.
* no tener ni la más mínima posibilidad=not to have a prayer.
* no tener ni la más remota posibilidad=not to have a prayer.
* no tener posibilidades=be dead meat ; be a dead man/woman (walking).
* ofrecer la posibilidad=afford + possibility ; provide + facility.
* ofrecer la posibilidad de=have + the potential (to/for) ; offer + the facility.
* ofrecer la posibilidad de que=usher in + the day when.
* ofrecer posibilidades=have + potential ; offer + options ; offer + possibilities ; hold + potential ; present + possibilities ; open (up) + avenues.
* ofrecer una posibilidad=afford + opportunity.
* otra posibilidad=as an alternative.
* otra posibilidad es=for what it's worth [FWIW].
* otra posibilidad es que=alternatively.
* otra posibilidad + ser=another possibility + be.
* perjudicar las posibilidades de=prejudice + chances of.
* permitir la posibilidad=afford + possibility ; allow for.
* plantear la posibilidad=raise + possibility.
* plantear la posibilidad de=discuss + the possibility of.
* plantear una posibilidad=pose + possibility.
* por debajo de las posibilidades (de una persona)=below + Posesivo + capabilities.
* por la posibilidad de=at the prospect of.
* posibilidad de=facility for.
* posibilidad de conseguir Algo=attainability.
* posibilidad de desarrollo=potential for development.
* posibilidad de descascararse=flakiness.
* posibilidad de descascarillarse=flakiness.
* posibilidad de descubrir=discoverability.
* posibilidad de expandir=expandability.
* posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces=linkability.
* posibilidad de localizar=traceability.
* posibilidad de pelarse=flakiness.
* posibilidad de realización=potential for fulfilment.
* posibilidad de reubicación=relocatability.
* posibilidad de ser alcanzable=achievability.
* posibilidad de ser comparado=comparability.
* posibilidad de ser localizado=traceability.
* posibilidad de ser realizable=satisfiability.
* posibilidad de ser solucionado=satisfiability.
* posibilidad de ser usado de nuevo=reusability [re-usability].
* posibilidad de toma de decisiones=decidability.
* posibilidades=capabilities ; catalogue [catalog, -USA] ; potential ; full potential.
* posibilidades de acceso=access capabilities.
* posibilidades de búsqueda=searching capabilities ; searchability ; retrieval facilities ; search facilities.
* posibilidades de futuro=future possibilities.
* posibilidades de trabajo=job prospects.
* posibilidades muy variadas=rich possibilities.
* presentar posibilidades=present + possibilities ; open (up) + avenues.
* reducir la posibilidad=minimise + possibility.
* reducir las posibilidades de=narrow + the vision of.
* sobrepasar las posibilidades de Alguien=be beyond + Posesivo + capabilities.
* sobrepesar las diferentes posibilidades=ponder + the various possibilities.
* sugerir una posibilidad=float + possibility.
* tener alguna posibilidad=have + a fighting chance.
* tener alguna posibilidad de triunfar=have + a fighting chance.
* tener en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* tener la posibilidad de=have + chance.
* tener pocas posibilidades de=have + little recourse.
* tener posibilidades=stand + chance ; be in with a chance.
* tener presente las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* tener todas las posibilidades de=have + every possibility of.
* tomar en cuenta las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* tratar la posibilidad de=discuss + the possibility of.
* una gama de posibilidades=a palette of possibilities.
* una posibilidad muy remota=a long shot.
* ver la posibilidad=see + the possibility.

posibilidad de
=facility for.
Ex: This introduced greater facilities for synthesis.
posibilidad de conseguir Algo
(n.)=attainability.
Ex: Only when the required estimation of attainability is realistic can deadlines mean what is intended.
posibilidad de desarrollo
(n.)=potential for development.
Ex: The motivation, the potential for development, the capacity for assuming responsibility, the readiness to direct behavior toward organizational goals are all present in people.
posibilidad de descascararse
(n.)=flakiness.
Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption (soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
posibilidad de descascarillarse
(n.)=flakiness.
Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption (soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
posibilidad de descubrir
(n.)=discoverability.
Ex: This project is testing the viability of harvesting metadata, and exposing it with a search interface to enhance resource discoverability for materials that represent cultural heritage.
posibilidad de expandir
(n.)=expandability.
Ex: The expandability of a terminal system is not dependent on the system but simply on the availability of terminals, and those which can be ordered.
posibilidad de insertar hiperenlaces
(n.)=linkability.
Ex: Their Web based manuscript management system promises rapid peer review, multimedia content, searchability and linkability, and free access to all individuals with browsers.
posibilidad de localizar
(n.)=traceability.
Ex: The approach enables monitoring of contractual obligations and traceability of both documents and messages and their interrelations.
posibilidad de pelarse
(n.)=flakiness.
Ex: Among the visual attributes found to be most useful were: absorption (soaks in, sits on top), luster (shiny, dull), flakiness (doesn't flake off, flakes off), and thickness (thin, thick).
posibilidad de realización
(n.)=potential for fulfilment.
Ex: They had lost their way; most had completely lost sight of the founders' vision, and the few who could still see it had lost their faith in its potential for fulfillment.
posibilidad de reubicación
(n.)=relocatability.
Ex: With no other type of structure is it possible to obtain clear, widespan coverage of almost unlimited areas, translucency to permit uniform daylight, and transportability or relocatability.
posibilidad de ser alcanzable
(n.)=achievability.
Ex: The article 'Closing the gap between desirability and achievability' argues for a more central and integral role for the library on campus.
posibilidad de ser comparado
(n.)=comparability.
Ex: In order to ensure comparability of results between the UK and Canadian studies, there will be as few as possible alterations to the tools.
posibilidad de ser localizado
(n.)=traceability.
Ex: The approach enables monitoring of contractual obligations and traceability of both documents and messages and their interrelations.
posibilidad de ser realizable
(n.)=satisfiability.
Ex: The satisfiability of an information model in a universe of discourse can be formally checked by complementing the information model with a representation of concrete knowledge which is assumed to be complete.
posibilidad de ser solucionado
(n.)=satisfiability.
Ex: The satisfiability of an information model in a universe of discourse can be formally checked by complementing the information model with a representation of concrete knowledge which is assumed to be complete.
posibilidad de ser usado de nuevo
(n.)=reusability [re-usability].
Ex: There is a close relationship between the reusability of a design and its adaptability.
posibilidad de toma de decisiones
(n.)=decidability.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Complexity, decidability and undecidability results for domain-independent planning'.
posibilidades
(n.)=capabilities ; catalogue [catalog, -USA] ; potential ; full potential.
Ex: The format's structure is outlined together with its different components and capabilities. Ex: The arrival of the school doctor or dentist or of well-knwon personalities visiting the school - the catalogue is again endless. Ex: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started. Ex: There is an interesting and very relevant project under way to demonstrate the full potential of TeletexProject Hermes (the winged messenger of the gods).
posibilidades de acceso
(n.)=access capabilities.
Ex: Large central research libraries want improved access or searching capabilities most, while multilocationed libraries (public, academic, or special) want remote catalog access the most.
posibilidades de búsqueda
=searching capabilities ; searchability ; retrieval facilities ; search facilities.
Ex: Large central research libraries want improved access or searching capabilities most, while multilocationed libraries (public, academic, or special) want remote catalog access the most. Ex: This could be achieved by either enhancing content representation in the records within the OPAC data base or by enhancing the searchability and browsability of the OPAC. Ex: This chapter attempts to identify the common retrieval facilities that are featured in most of these services. Ex: Search facilities are intented to cater for searching based both on controlled and natural languages.
posibilidades de futuro
=future possibilities.
Ex: The business challenge is to identify future possibilities for decision-making.
posibilidades de trabajo
(n.)=job prospects.
Ex: We should be strengthening our investments in job training to improve the job prospects of the unemployed when good jobs do become available.
posibilidades muy variadas
=rich possibilities.
Ex: Chapter 1 provides an overview of today's reference services, suggesting the rich possibilities for applying basic professional skills.
posibilitar
(v.)=enable ; empower ; make + possible ; provide + a basis for ; provide for.
Ex: Equally, various trade directories and other lists need to list and organise names in a form that will enable a searcher to find information about an organisation or person.
Ex: This empowers them to control their lives and participate actively in the development of a just and peaceful society.
Ex: Field searching: the ability to search for the occurrence of terms in specific fields within the record makes it possible to be more precise in searching.
Ex: This framework is designed to provide a basis both for identifying differences between firms and for thinking through the implications and likely outcomes of intervention both operationally and competitively.
Ex: Each card has a grid covering most of the body of the card which provides for the coding of document numbers.

posible
(adj.)=eligible ; feasible ; manageable ; possible ; potential ; prospective ; viable ; would-be + Nombre ; conceivable ; plausible ; candidate ; realisable [realizable, -USA] ; satisfiable ; doable ; likely ; contingent.
Nota: Que puede suceder.
Ex: And yet, everyone knows that historically only a very small portion of the eligible users have ever crossed the threshold of a public library.
Ex: Other words which might be feasible access points in a general index prove worthless in an index devoted to a special subject area.
Ex: In simple terms, the essence of subject organisation is the division of literature (or references to literature) into manageable, or scannable categories, with each category being associated with an index term.
Ex: Various modes of operation are possible for such a journal, and the precise operation will depend upon the type of information being conveyed.
Ex: The system permits the requester to specify up to five potential lending libraries, and the system transmits the requests to these libraries one at a time.
Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.
Ex: With printed thesauri there are limits on space, if the publication is to be economically viable, and easy to handle.
Ex: The only viable alternatives open to would-be users are to produce or commission the production of custom-made application programs.
Ex: This article emphasises the importance of a preservation plan that includes ways of dealing with every conceivable type of disaster a library might experience.
Ex: This incompleteness of search and retrieval therefore makes possible, and plausible, the existence of undiscovered public knowledge.
Ex: A thesaurus developed with such a module can support the addition of candidate terms to the thesaurus during the indexing process.
Ex: Barbara Tillett's vision of one seamless bibliographic system, either real or virtual, looks realizable over a 5 to 10 year horizon.
Ex: The result is a pair of overlapping sets of sufficient conditions for autonomy that are argued to be satisfiable by real human agents.
Ex: This has opened up issues of what is & is not thinkable &, therefore, doable in the present conjuncture of crisis & instability.
Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.
Ex: Rapid contingent change is difficult for public sector SLIS but relatively straightforward for university SLIS.
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* a la mayor brevedad posible=as soon as possible (asap) ; at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* al mejor precio posible=at the best possible price.
* arreglárselas lo mejor posible=make + the best of things.
* arreglarse lo mejor posible=look + Posesivo + best.
* a ser posible=if possible.
* candidato posible=eligible party.
* considerar como posible=entertain as + a possibility.
* cuando antes + Pronombre + sea posible=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* de la mejor forma posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* de la mejor manera posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* del mejor modo posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability.
* dentro de lo posible=as far as possible.
* durante tanto tiempo como sea posible=for as long as possible.
* en las mejores condiciones posibles=in the best possible conditions.
* hacer Algo posible=make + provision for.
* hacer posible=provide for ; make + possible ; provide + a basis for ; make + an opportunity ; allow for.
* hacer posible el crecimiento=accommodate + growth.
* hacer todo lo posible=do + Posesivo + (honest) best ; pull out + all the stops ; do + the best + Nombre + may ; do + the best + Nombre + can ; try + hard ; try + Posesivo + best ; try + Posesivo + heart out ; work + hard ; give + Posesivo + best.
* hacer todo lo posible (dado)=do + the best possible (with).
* hacer todo lo posible para=every effort + be + made to.
* hacer todo lo posible por=go to + any lengths to ; go to + great lengths to ; endeavour [endeavor, -USA] ; take + (great) pains to ; make + every effort to.
* hasta donde es posible=as far as possible.
* hasta donde sea posible=as far as possible.
* lo mejor posible=to the best of + Posesivo + ability ; at + Posesivo + (very) best ; optimally.
* lo menos posible=as little as possible.
* mejor precio posible, el=best possible price, the.
* posible comprador=suitor.
* posible de ser consultado por máquina=machine-viewable.
* posible de ser visto en pantalla=displayable.
* sacar el mejor partido posible=get + the best of both worlds ; get + the best of all worlds.
* ser posible la coexistencia entre ...=there + be + room for both ....
* ser posible (que)=be likely (to).
* siempre que + ser + posible=whenever possible ; when possible.
* si eso no es posible=failing that/these.
* si es posible=if possible.
* si + ser + posible=when possible ; whenever possible.
* tan lejos como sea posible=as far away as possible.
* tan pronto como + Pronombre + sea posible=at + Posesivo + earliest convenience.
* tan pronto como sea posible=as soon as possible (asap).
* tanto como sea posible=as far as possible ; as much as possible.
* tener el mejor aspecto posible=look + Posesivo + best.
* tener solución posible=be soluble.
* todo es posible=all bets are off ; the sky is the limit.

posible comprador
(n.)=suitor.
Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
posible de ser consultado por máquina
(adj.)=machine-viewable.
Ex: One of the factors to consider in the selection of a data base is the documentation, and search aids available to support searching on the data base, such as classification schedules, printed or machine-viewable thesauri, and so on.
posible de ser visto en pantalla
(adj.)=displayable.
Ex: By pressing this key, we obtain a list of searchable and displayable fields in the current file.
posiblemente
=conceivably ; possibly ; arguably.
Ex: In fact, some 'hierarchies' could conceivably consist of a single term.
Ex: This can only achieved by examining the literature of the subject area thoroughly for any isolates that might possibly have been overlooked.
Ex: The date of the edition is arguably the most important part of the imprint or distribution, publication area.
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* muy posiblemente=for all you know ; for all we know.

posicionado
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* posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas=unshifted.

posicionado para escribir con mayúsculas
(adj.)=unshifted.
Ex: If you press the shift key again to return the keyboard to the unshifted (lowercase) condition, the lock is then released.
posicional
(adj.)=positional.
Ex: The abacus, with its beads strung on parallel wires, led the Arabs to positional numeration and the concept of zero many centuries before the rest of the world.

posicionamiento
(n.)=posturing ; statement.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: Statements conveying preferential relationships between terms indicate which terms are to be treated as equivalent to one another.

posicionar
(v.)=position.
Ex: Once the cursor has been positioned to where the mistake was made, then enter in the correct data.

posición
(n.)=attitude ; character position ; location ; position ; position ; ranking ; footing ; stand ; rank number ; stance ; standing ; grading ; mindshare.
Ex: One major hurdle remain before wider implementation can be expected user attitudes and acceptance of this physical form of catalogue and index.
Ex: The record length is the number of character positions in the record including the record label and the record separator.
Ex: Having been alerted to the existence of a document, the user needs information concerning the actual location of the document, in order that the document may be read.
Ex: He has held a variety of positions of increasing responsibility.
Ex: The directory is a finding list which lists for every field its tag, the number of characters in the field, and the starting character position of the field within the record.
Ex: Those documents with sufficiently high rankings will be deemed relevant and eventually retrieved.
Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Journal ranking: the issue of allotting rank numbers when there is a tie'.
Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: It is interesting that, in this case, socio-economic grading was a better social discriminator than was terminal educational age.
Ex: Libaries mindshare in this new self-service e-resource environment is also clear: behind newer entrants.
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* alta posición=high estate.
* aprovecharse de + Posesivo + posición=take + advantage of + Posesivo + position.
* cambiar de posición=transpose ; reposition [re-position].
* colocarse en la posición de=place + Reflexivo + in the position of.
* de posición intermedia=middle-ground.
* en la mejor posición=best-positioned.
* en posición correcta=the right way round.
* estar en la mejor posición para=be best positioned to.
* estar en posición de=be in a position to.
* mantener la posición=hold + the line.
* ocupar la mejor posición para=be in the best position to ; be best positioned to ; be the best placed to.
* ocupar una posición=take + position ; fill + niche ; occupy + a niche.
* ocupar una posición de=be in position of.
* ocupar un posición=occupy + position.
* posición de comienzo=offset value.
* posición del loto, la=lotus position, the ; padmasana.
* posición del perrito=doggy position.
* posición de poder=position power.
* posición de ventaja=high ground.
* posición elevada=high ground.
* posición estratégica=vantage point.
* posición geográfica=geolocation.
* posición incorrecta, en=wrong way round, the.
* posición inicial=lead position ; starting position.
* posición intermedia=middle way.
* posición privilegiada=advantageous position.
* posición social=social standing ; social status.
* posición ventajosa=vantage point ; high ground.
* primera posición=pole position ; pole start ; first place.
* primera posición de salida=pole start ; pole position.
* que ocupa la mejor posición=best-positioned.
* reconsiderar posición=reconsider + position.

posición de comienzo
(n.)=offset value.
Ex: Once the data diskette has been packed, records saved on it may have new offset values.
posición de poder
(n.)=position power.
Ex: Emphasis must be given to authority rooted in expertise rather than position power.
posición de ventaja
(n.)=high ground.
Ex: I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.
posición del loto, la
(n.)=lotus position, the ; padmasana.
Ex: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position. Ex: Padmasana, lotus position, the position in which the Buddha is normally shown sitting, is the iconic yoga position.
posición del perrito
(n.)=doggy position.
Ex: The doggy position is the most common position used during anal sex.
posición elevada
(n.)=high ground.
Ex: I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.
posición estratégica
(n.)=vantage point.
Ex: The reference desk is suggested as the best vantage point from which to view the library and its users.
posición geográfica
(n.)=geolocation.
Ex: In a nutshell, geolocation analyzes the user's IP address (the number associated with your computer) to guesstimate where the user is accessing the Internet.
posición incorrecta, en
=wrong way round, the.
Ex: A blemish which looks like wrong imposition, but is not, occurred when the second forme of a sheet was laid on the press the wrong way round.
posición inicial
(n.)=lead position ; starting position.
Ex: Obviously, for each term to appear in the lead position, at least six entries are necessary. Ex: If one of them is held down long enough, the cursor will eventually be moved back to its starting position, since the screen 'wraps around'.
posición intermedia
(n.)=middle way.
Ex: A middle way between these views depends on the creation of a knowledge economy.
posición privilegiada
(n.)=advantageous position.
Ex: For the two-car family, living in the countryside can present few problems, but most households are not in such an advantageous position.
posición social
(n.)=social standing ; social status.
Ex: Their observations give a fascinating and humorous insight into the social standing of public libraries in the Ireland of the early 1900's. Ex: A significantly higher percentage of female librarians were satisfied with the social status of their job and with their work.
posición ventajosa
(n.)=vantage point ; high ground.
Ex: The reference desk is suggested as the best vantage point from which to view the library and its users. Ex: I can definitely tell you from a military view, that the US and Iraqi forces are on the high ground in Iraq.
positivamente
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* contestar positivamente=respond + favourably.
* contribuir positivamente=add + momentum to.
* contribuir positivamente a=be instrumental in/to.
* evaluar muy positivamente según unos criterios establecidos=rate + Nombre + high on + criteria ; rate + Nombre + high on + criteria.
* responder positivamente=respond + favourably.

positivismo
(n.)=positivity ; positivism.
Ex: Results indicated that on the whole, the degreee of positivity felt by librarians their profession was influenced by sub-factors such as higher salary level and type of library and information centre.
Ex: This article examines the empiricist theory of knowledge that underlines positivism.

positivista
(adj.)=positivistic ; positivist.
Ex: This article raise questions about accepted readings of Otlet which characterise his work as positivistic.
Ex: The author describes these basic convictions and the metaphors that express them according to positivist, constructivist and critical theory approaches to research.

positivo
(adj.)=beneficial ; constructive ; healthy ; plus ; positive ; nurturing ; win-win + Nombre ; empowering ; uplifting.
Ex: A high exhaustivity of indexing, then, is beneficial where a thorough search is required, but may be a handicap when only a few highly relevant documents are sought.
Ex: During her tenure as head of the EPA library, she dealt with the dissatisfaction with the national treatment of U.S. documents in a most constructive manner, by establishing the Government Documents Round Table (GODORT).
Ex: Do not use the negative (e.g. use sick instead of not healthy).
Ex: Here the date the amount was changed, the amount of the change, either plus or minus, and the user number of the person making the change are shown.
Ex: When the amount of money is positive, this money is credited to the vendor.
Ex: All managers should be knowledgeable in strategies of good directing so that a productive and nurturing environment can be created.
Ex: The situation appears unstable and unsatisfactory; yet it survives in the absence of something better, such as a win-win scenario where publishers, librarians and researchers could all benefit.
Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
Ex: It must be the least uplifting, most circumspect film ever made about sainthood.
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* acabar de forma positiva=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* dar positivo=test + positive.
* de forma positiva=in a positive light ; constructively.
* de manera positiva=in a positive light.
* de un modo positivo=positively ; constructively.
* en el lado positivo=on the credit side ; on the bright side.
* energía positiva=good vibes.
* experiencia positiva=success story.
* impacto positivo=positive impact.
* número entero positivo=positive integer.
* reacción positiva=positive reaction.
* saldo positivo=credit balance.
* terminar de forma positiva=end + Nombre + on a high (note).
* test + ser + positivo=test + positive.
* valor positivo=virtue.
* ver las cosas positivas=look on + the bright side.
* ver las cosas positivas de la vida=look on + the bright side of life.

poso
(n.)=sediment.
Ex: Finally, the upkeep of these bridges was a massive task requiring the constant removal of sediment from river beds, piers and abutments.

posos
(n.)=dregs.
Ex: Though both of these words are mostly the same, I have wondered what difference there is, based on the fact that dregs sink and dross rises.
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* posos del café=coffee grounds.

posos del café
(n.)=coffee grounds.
Ex: Coffee grounds are recommended as a home remedy for keeping slugs and snails at bay.
posponer
(v.)=defer ; move to + a time when ; postpone ; put off ; put + aside ; hold off ; put on + hold ; delay.
Ex: If the fund has not yet been assigned, entering a 'no' automatically defers the order.
Ex: Because reorganisation allows the optimization of update and searching procedures, it moves the maintenance to a time when it does not affect the operation of the system.
Ex: Since this will likely be a long meeting, I suggest we postpone approving the minutes of our last meeting.
Ex: Thus the day for practical application of bibliographical hypotheses is continually being put off.
Ex: The response to the user cannot be put aside until a better time.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.
Ex: But for the time being, the natural gas boom has been put on hold until we find out what's really going on.
Ex: It would be wise to delay reading these until you have had some experience in using the scheme.
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* posponer Algo=put + Nombre + on ice.
* posponer una discusión=table + discussion.

posponer Algo
(v.)=put + Nombre + on ice.
Ex: Any action that the government might have considered taking was put on ice pending the results of the Royal Commission on Legal Services set up in 1976.
posponer una discusión
(v.)=table + discussion.
Ex: Discussion on the considerable effect that library administrations can have on the budget is tabled until later in the chapter.
posprueba
(n.)=posttest [post-test] ; posttesting [post-testing].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
Ex: Pretesting and posttesting, control and experimental groups, aggregate and individual comparisons, multiple regression, and other techniques were used.

pospuesto
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* pospuesto una y otra vez=ever-postponed.

pospuesto una y otra vez
(adj.)=ever-postponed.
Ex: At one time it was hoped that the new edition would be published in two volumes in 1973, but this proved impossible, and it began to seem that the publication would begin to parallel the publication of the full English edition of UDC, with its ever-postponed completion date.
post
=post.
Ex: A model for the development of information services in buoyant but debt-riddled Brazil may only be partially relevant to post oil-boom Nigeria, and consequently inappropriate to drought-plagued Ethiopia.
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* post-coordinación=post-coordination.

post-coordinación
(n.)=post-coordination.
Ex: In order to determine whether pre-coordination prevented many false drops which might occur with post-coordination, a controlled test was carried out.
postal
(n.)=postal ; postcard ; picture postcard.
Ex: Postal questionnaires are notoriously lacking in precision and open to interpretation which cannot be checked.
Ex: The mediatheque serves the local, deprived population with story hours, film shows, exchange of stamps and postcards.
Ex: Picture postcards can provide visual evidence of the built environment and are one of the sources which historic preservationists can use in their work.
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* apartado postal=post office box.
* código postal=post-code ; postal code ; zip code.
* demora postal=mail lag.
* dirección postal=mailing address.
* giro postal=money order.
* giro postal internacional=international money order.

postapocalíptico
(adj.)=post-apocalyptic.
Ex: Other sci-fi themes involve dystopian societies and post-apocalyptic adventura = Otros temas de ciencia ficción tratan de sociedades utópicas perversas y de aventuras postapolípticas.

postcoital
(adj.)=post-mating.
Ex: Antiaphrodisiacs have evolved in males of a wide range of insects to enhance their post-mating success by reducing the attractiveness of females to conspecific mates.
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* píldora postcoital=morning-after pill.

postcoito
(adj.)=post-mating.
Ex: Antiaphrodisiacs have evolved in males of a wide range of insects to enhance their post-mating success by reducing the attractiveness of females to conspecific mates.

postcolonial
(adj.)=postcolonial [post-colonial].
Ex: The reasons for this are complex and some of them are rooted in post-colonial thinking that lingers on as a heritage of the pre-1921 era.

postcolonialismo
(n.)=postcolonialism [post-colonialism].
Ex: This article examines the similarities between colonialism, postcolonialism, and neocolonialism in Malaysia.

postcoordinado
(adj.)=post-coordinate.
Ex: Co-ordination is effected after a request for a search has been initiated, and hence, these systems are referred to as post-co-ordinate.
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* índice postcoordinado=post-coordinate index.
* índices postcoordinados de fichas=card based post-coordinate index.
* indización postcoordinada=post-coordinated indexing.
* sistema de indización postcoordinada=post-coordinate indexing system.

postcoordinar
(v.)=post-coordinate.
Ex: In searching, a user will post-coordinate truncated keys derived from words in various elements of the entries, thereby making possible an extremely powerful retrieval tool.

postcópula
(adj.)=post-mating.
Ex: Antiaphrodisiacs have evolved in males of a wide range of insects to enhance their post-mating success by reducing the attractiveness of females to conspecific mates.

postdata
(n.)=postscript.
Ex: This is an edited version of an address given to the School Library Association Forum, 30 Sept 78, with a postscript added in Nov 78.

poste
(n.)=stilt ; goal post ; post ; pole.
Ex: The huts are built on stilts to give the turtles access to the entire beach for nesting.
Ex: If football goal posts were wider, and crossbars were higher, so that more goals were scored, would watching football be more fun?.
Ex: If no trees are available, zip lines can be constructed between two posts.
Ex: That night, I drank cow milk from a giant gourd, listened to tribal songs, and slept on a floating cowskin stretched between four poles.
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* poste de la luz=lamppost ; light pole.
* poste de llegada=finishing post ; winning post.
* poste de salida=starting post.
* poste de teléfonos=telephone pole.
* poste de telégrafos=telegraph pole.

poste de la luz
(n.)=lamppost ; light pole.
Ex: Slake is such a dreamer that he bumps into lampposts. Ex: If your landing area is close to power lines or light poles, be very careful of them.
poste de llegada
(n.)=finishing post ; winning post.
Ex: They were all decked out in top hat and tails, sipping champagne and preparing to shout their horse all the way home to the finishing post. Ex: In 1947 certain racetracks introduced cameras at the winning post to determine the outcomes of close finishes.
poste de salida
(n.)=starting post.
Ex: When the horse crossed the starting post, the flag was lowered signalling to those with stop watches to start timing.
poste de teléfonos
(n.)=telephone pole.
Ex: These relays are small and self-contained, and can be mounted on existing telephone poles.
poste de telégrafos
(n.)=telegraph pole.
Ex: The first telegraph wires were laid underground but the standard practice soon became to hang them from insulators on telegraph poles.
postema
(n.)=abscess.
Ex: Much of the verve and shimmer of her lyrics can be connected to the near-fatal liver abscess she suffered in 1996.

postergación
(n.)=postponement.
Ex: However, the present vulnerability of the scheme is shown by the delays caused by the departure of one of the full-time workers, which has led to postponement of the publication of the latest edition.

postergar
(v.)=hold off.
Ex: A dam at the Strait of Gibraltar could be constructed to limit the outflow and reverse the climate deterioration, thus holding off the next ice age.

posteridad
(n.)=posterity.
Ex: This article explains the importance of preservation of audiovisual media for the benefit of posterity.
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* conservar para la posteridad=pass on to + posterity.
* dejar a la posteridad=bequeath to + posterity.
* para la posteridad=for posterity.
* pasar a la posteridad=go down to + posterity.
* pasar a la posteridad como=go down to + posterity as.

posterior
=later ; rear ; subsequent ; further.
Ex: This practice ensures that a later match can be achieved between the document and its description.
Ex: Taking the hose with it, the spindle forced the platen down on to the back of the rear half of the tympan.
Ex: The concept of corporate authorship was first formulated in the BM code and has been adopted in all subsequent English language codes.
Ex: Further, no guidance can be expected on alternative terms that are related to the searcher's initial search term.
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* en la parte posterior=in the back ; at the back.
* estudiante posterior a la diplomatura=postgraduate student.
* extremidad posterior=hindlimb.
* horas posteriores al mediodía=afternoon times.
* luz posterior=tail light.
* Nombre + posterior=further + Nombre.
* para posteriores usos=for subsequent use.
* para su posterior uso=for subsequent use.
* para su uso posterior=for subsequent use.
* para usos posteriores=for subsequent use.
* parte posterior=backside ; rear.
* posterior a=post.
* posterior a la búsqueda=post-search.
* posterior a la época esclavista=post-slavery.
* posterior a la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* posterior a la independencia=post-independence.
* posterior a la introducción de la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* posterior a la invención de la escritura=postliterate [post-literate].
* posterior a la prueba=post-test.
* posterior a la queja=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
* posterior a la reclamación=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
* posterior a la recolección=post-harvest.
* posterior al colonialismo=postcolonial [post-colonial].

posterior a
=post.
Ex: A model for the development of information services in buoyant but debt-riddled Brazil may only be partially relevant to post oil-boom Nigeria, and consequently inappropriate to drought-plagued Ethiopia.
posterior a la búsqueda
(adj.)=post-search.
Ex: These evaluation techniques include full-screen logging, pre- and post-search, online/offline, and in-search interactive questionnaires, search replays as well as talk-aloud.
posterior a la escritura
(adj.)=postliterate [post-literate].
Ex: We live in a postliterate society in which reading becomes less important than viewing.
posterior a la independencia
(adj.)=post-independence.
Ex: This article traces the historical development of library and information studies in developing countries, particularly in the Asian region, under 4 phases, ancient, feudal, colonial and post-independence.
posterior a la introducción de la escritura
(adj.)=postliterate [post-literate].
Ex: We live in a postliterate society in which reading becomes less important than viewing.
posterior a la invención de la escritura
(adj.)=postliterate [post-literate].
Ex: We live in a postliterate society in which reading becomes less important than viewing.
posterior a la prueba
(adj.)=post-test.
Ex: Results of the Pearson Product Moment Test showed a moderate correlation between the students' exit TOEFL scores and the post-test lirary skills scores.
posterior a la queja
(adj.)=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
Ex: Because this study focuses on users' complaint behavior, not postcomplaint behavior, justice was not included in this study.
posterior a la reclamación
(adj.)=postcomplaint [post-complaint].
Ex: Because this study focuses on users' complaint behavior, not postcomplaint behavior, justice was not included in this study.
posterior a la recolección
=post-harvest.
Ex: Post-harvest systems of agriculture, as distinguished from production systems, occupy a position of increasing prominence in the international search of solutions to food scarcity.
posterior a la época esclavista
(adj.)=post-slavery.
Ex: The term 'colour bar' evokes the segregation of people on the basis of their 'race' as practiced in post-slavery United States and apartheid-era South Africa.
posterior al colonialismo
(adj.)=postcolonial [post-colonial].
Ex: The reasons for this are complex and some of them are rooted in post-colonial thinking that lingers on as a heritage of the pre-1921 era.
posteriori
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* actuar a posteriori=be reactive.
* a posteriori=in retrospect ; after-the-fact ; hindsight ; with hindsight ; in hindsight ; a posteriori.
* idea pensada a posteriori=afterthought.

posterioridad
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* con posterioridad a=subsequent to.
* con posterioridad a la contratación=post-employment [postemployment].

posteriormente
=afterward(s) ; at a later date ; later ; subsequently ; in later years ; at a later time ; since ; later on.
Ex: We shape our buildings and afterwards our buildings shape us.
Ex: Word processing software available for use on mainframe computers, microcomputers and word processors was originally designed for application where it is convenient to be able to store a text, then recall this text, and re-use it with minor modifications, at a later date.
Ex: Later, after examining maps of the area he may discover that the area that he is really interested in is Parliament Hill.
Ex: Thus, user groups subsequently emerged, as others adopted systems, but were not usually responsible for the original design of the software package.
Ex: In later years, the famous book mythological significance of muddy footprints introduced me to the ancient Hippopotamian culture.
Ex: Participants were asked to group documents based on how similar they were to each other and such that the groups would help them to remember how to find them at a later time.
Ex: It has since been echoed repeatedly in the discussion of cataloging despite the persuasive and decisive refutation of it by Panizzi before the Royal Commission.
Ex: Later on, his findings were developed and specified in numerous studies by pedologists and vulcanologists.
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* posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida=in later life.

posteriormente en + Posesivo + vida
=in later life.
Ex: In later life Martin focused his attention on social improvements.
postfeminista
(adj.)=postfeminist [post-feminist].
Ex: Anne Bogart's novel combines avowed misogyny with postfeminist frolic.

postgrado
(n.)=post-master.
Nota: Posterior a la licenciatura.
Ex: A national scale post-master's internship programme should improve the quality of working librarians and provide vitalising forces in academic institutions.
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* de postgrado=postgraduate [post-graduate].
* formación de postgrado=postgraduate education ; postgraduate training.

postguerra
(n.)=post-war [postwar].
Ex: By then, in Britain, less than 10 universities had post-war libraries.

postigo
(n.)=shutter.
Ex: Sometimes of an evening, after my miserable journeyings through the day, I would stand for hours in the Strand, leaning against the shutters of a closed shop, and watching the compositors at work by gaslight on the opposite side of the way, upon a morning paper.
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* cerrar los postigos=shutter.
* echar los postigos=shutter.

postilla
(n.)=scab.
Ex: Blood that flows outside of a blood vessel will clot and form a scab.

postindustrial
(adj.)=post-industrial [postindustrial].
Ex: Post-industrial economies are information-intensive.

postizo
(n.)=hairpiece.
Ex: The domains covered in the performance tests for the area of cosmetology were: hair cut, permanent wave, shampooing, wigs and hairpieces, skin care, hair conditioners (scalp and treatment), and manicuring.
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* dentadura postiza=false teeth.
* pechera postiza=dickey.

postmodernismo
(n.)=postmodernism [post-modernism].
Ex: The six sets are labelled: dogma, naturalism, cultural relativity, constructivism, postmodernism, and communitarianism.

postmodernista
(adj.)=post-modern [postmodern].
Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.

postmoderno
(adj.)=post-modern [postmodern].
Ex: The article 'Postmodern libraries: Librarians at the bend in the learning curve' examines where librarians are on the learning curve when it comes to integrating new technology with old skills.

postmortem
(n.)=post mortem [postmortem].
Ex: Survey research is used to determine what kind of post mortem appraisals companies undertake concerning their abandoned information systems development projects.

postnatal
(adj.)=postpartum ; postnatal.
Ex: Herbal treatments are also common & include postpartum administration of basil or chamomile tea.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.

postparto
(n.)=postpartum.
Ex: Herbal treatments are also common & include postpartum administration of basil or chamomile tea.
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* de postparto=postnatal.

postprocesamiento
=post-processing.
Nota: Cualquier tarea relacionada con la manipulación de la información obtenida de una fuente bibliográfica.
Ex: Downloading and post-processing of information retrieved from on-line data bases adds to the value of search results.

postrado
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* postrado en cama=bedridden [bed-ridden] ; bedfast [bed-fast].

postrado en cama
(adj.)=bedridden [bed-ridden] ; bedfast [bed-fast].
Ex: There is a mobile service only to bedridden patients; others must visit the library. Ex: This module discusses the importance of periodically changing the position of bedfast or wheelchair patients.
postrar
(v.)=lay + Nombre + low.
Ex: She suffered frequent flare-ups of widespread inflammation that would lay her low for days on end.

postraumático
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* trastorno por estrés postraumático=post traumatic stress disorder.

postre
(n.)=dessert ; pudding.
Ex: The book covers the following topics: cereals and pastas; vegetables and fruits; breads; desserts and cookies; cakes and icings; and pastry and pies.
Ex: In the British Isles, and some Commonwealth countries, pudding is the common name for dessert.
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* comida de dos platos y postre=three-course meal.

postsecundario
(adj.)=post-secondary [postsecondary].
Ex: This factor should be borne in mind by committees investigating post-secondary education in Australia.

postulado
(n.)=postulate ; postulation.
Ex: In CC you have a classification scheme which is based on precisely defined principles, and postulates, and which adheres strictly to these principles.
Ex: The figures do not support the postulation that the better educated, public employees, left-wing party supporters frequent libraries most.
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* Indización Permutada de Materias basada en Postulados (POPSI)=Postulate-based Permuted Subject Indexing (POPSI).
* postulado desde hace mucho tiempo=long-espoused.

postulado desde hace mucho tiempo
(adj.)=long-espoused.
Ex: His long-espoused assertion that the development of any literacy takes off when it speaks to the needs of the individuals is clearly exemplified by the rapid assimilation of mobile communications technologies.
postulador
(n.)=framer ; expositor.
Ex: It is the great expense and difficulty involved in changing a record which has proven an anathema to the framers of cataloging codes, and created a schism of interests between technical and public service librarians.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

postulante
(n.)=expositor.
Ex: Reference work has been ill-served in the past by its expositors and theoreticians: its extensive literature of several hundred papers and books is swollen by a mass of the transient and the trivial.

postular
(v.)=advocate ; posit ; postulate.
Ex: In order to understand the citation order that PRECIS indexing advocates it is necessary to examine the function of the operators more closely.
Ex: We can choose to turn our backs on these principles with fatuous arguments which posit their anachronism and the nonexistent intelligence of computing machinery.
Ex: Vickery has postulated that the following series of facets may be expected: thing-part-constituent-property-measure- patient-process/action operation-agent-(space-time).
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* se postula que=the argument goes that.

postura de yoga
(n.)=asana.
Ex: Awareness about yoga has increased considerably due to its being convenient to practice asanas at home.
postura defensiva
(n.)=bunker mentality.
Ex: The design and remodeling of schools can contribute to the safety of the school while reducing the negative effects of a bunker mentality.
postura del loto, la
(n.)=lotus position, the ; padmasana.
Ex: Evan took a seat on the stone bench, eagerly folding his legs into the lotus position. Ex: Padmasana, lotus position, the position in which the Buddha is normally shown sitting, is the iconic yoga position.
postura exigida por el trabajo
(n.)=work posture.
Ex: Principal ergonomic issues identified were screen glare, furniture promoting muscle-straining work postures, and insufficient work surfaces.
postura física
(n.)=physical posture.
Ex: It has been discovered that head-nods, gaze-shifts, physical posture, and most of all facial expression, do make up in fact a patterned body-language.
postura ideológica en contra de la homosexualidad
(n.)=heterosexism.
Ex: This article looks at attitudes barriers such as homophobia and heterosexism which some librarians experience.
postura indefinida
(n.)=fence-sitting position.
Ex: AACR2 considers the main entry to be the heading of a bibliographical record, a fence-sitting position which has been called 'an incongrous compromise' = Las RRCAA2 consideran que el asiento principal es el encabezamiento del registro bibliográfico, una postura indefinida que se ha denominado "una transigencia incongrua".
postura única
(n.)=unified voice.
Ex: He said one big problem is the lack of a unified voice among people who support voting machine reform.
postura^1
(n.)=posture ; pose.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: Male readers are often attracted to this sub-genre because of the books' pin-up art, depicting beautiful young women in revealing costumes and provocative poses.
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* de postura=postural.
* postura del loto, la=lotus position, the ; padmasana.
* postura de yoga=asana.
* postura exigida por el trabajo=work posture.
* postura física=physical posture.

postura^2
=stance ; position ; stand ; posturing ; viewpoint ; standpoint ; view ; opinion (on).
Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.
Ex: In 1971 John Pemberton was engaged by the Government `to carry out a broad review of the present position regarding the provision of printed ephemera in libraries in Great Britain'.
Ex: The Midwinter Meeting of the American Library Association included various items of business such as: the ALA stand on UNESCO; a new dues schedule; grants; role of school librarians in ALA; new cataloguing tools; and standards.
Ex: The lavishness of the presentation imbues the show with conviction and almost distracts from the ridiculousness of its apocalyptic posturing.
Ex: Whatever viewpoint is taken, it is difficult to dispute the significance of AACR1.
Ex: So it seems to me you should try to resolve this point of approach, whether you're going to approach it from the standpoint of the user or from the standpoint of the group being listed.
Ex: There is an alternative method for the design of subject retrieval devices, and that is to build languages or schemes which depend upon some theoretical views about the nature and structure of knowledge.
Ex: A reputable supplier will readily provide names of former customers who may be contacted for their opinions on service, support and maintenance.
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* adoptar la postura moral correcta=take + the high ground ; take + the high road.
* adoptar una postura=adopt + posture ; adopt + behaviour ; adopt + a stance ; take + position ; take + a stance.
* adoptar una postura crítica sobre=take + a critical view of.
* adoptar una postura dura=take + a tough stance.
* adoptar una postura firme=take + a stand (against).
* adoptar una postura firme ante una cuestión=take + position on + issue.
* adoptar una postura firme contra=take + a firm stand against.
* adoptar una postura intransigente=take + a hard stand.
* adoptar una postura unánime=speak with + one voice.
* adoptar un postura=embrace + view ; don + mantle.
* cambiar de postura=reconsider + position.
* cambiar radicalmente de postura=do + an about-face.
* cambio radical de postura=about-face.
* declaración de postura oficial=position paper.
* defender + Posesivo + postura=argue + Posesivo + case.
* desafiar una postura=challenge + attitude.
* poner en entredicho una postura=compromise + position.
* postura defensiva=bunker mentality.
* postura ideológica en contra de la homosexualidad=heterosexism.
* postura indefinida=fence-sitting position.
* postura única=unified voice.
* tomar una postura=take + viewpoint ; adopt + a stance ; take + position ; take + a stance.
* tomar una postura dura=take + a tough stance.
* tomar una postura firme=take + a stand (against).
* tomar una postura intransigente=take + a hard stand.

postventa
(adj.)=postpurchase.
Ex: Complaining behavior is a part of the phenomenon of postpurchase evaluation and response.
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* servicio postventa=after-sales service.

postín
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* de postín=plush.

potable
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* agua potable=drinking water.
* red de agua potable=water mains.
* red de agua potable, la=mains, the.
* red de suministro de agua potable, la=water mains ; mains, the.

potaje
(n.)=pottage ; chowder.
Ex: The ogress came home and was going to cook her pottage when she found that some one had been stealing the parsley.
Ex: My favourite recipe with chorizo sausage is a corn and potato chowder with chorizo and baby spinach, made in the crockpot.

potasa
(n.)=potash.
Ex: First he cleaned the ink off the forme, laying it on a wooden letter board, loosening the quoins and scrubbing the face of the letter with lye (an alkaline solution of potash in water), and finally rinsing it thoroughly in water = En primer lugar, limpiaba la tinta de la forma, colocándola sobre un tablero de madera, aflojaba las cuñas y restregaba los ojos de las letras con lejías (es decir, una solución alcalina de potasa con agua) y finalmente los aclaraba bien con agua.

potasio
(n.)=potassium.
Ex: High doses of potassium in irrigation water are fatal for weeping willows.
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* bicarbonato de potasio=potassium bicarbonate.
* nitrato de potasio=potassium nitrate.
* yoduro de potasio=potassium iodide.

potencia
(n.)=horsepower ; potential ; power ; powerhouse ; power engine ; torque.
Ex: Failure, for example, to observe the distinction between HORSE and HORSES creates the possibility of having to consider CHESTNUT; HORSESHOE; and HORSEPOWER (MECHANICS) while attempting to connect the two sequences.
Ex: As the pointer moves, its potential is varied in accordance with a varying electrical current received over wires from a distant station.
Ex: Conversion of binary to decimal is easy when it is remembered that each binary digit represents a power of 2.
Ex: From a position of relative strength in the 1950s, when Central Europe was the hotbed of European sport, the region has suffered a relative decline compared to the powerhouses of Germany, Italy, Spain and the UK.
Ex: Knowledge management is also being recognized as a power engine through which educational institutions can address their need for innovation and creativity.
Ex: This is highly unlikely as the engine would have to develop 160 ft/lbs of torque to achieve this figure.
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* de alta potencia=high power.
* de gran potencia=high-powered.
* enchufe de potencia=power socket.
* en potencia=anticipated ; intending ; potentially.
* explosivo de alta potencia=high explosive.
* gran potencia=great power.
* Número + elevado a la potencia de + Número=Número + to the power of + Número.
* potencia colonial=colonial power.
* potencia comercial=commercial power.
* potencia de la señal=signal strength.
* potencia económica=economic power.
* potencia eléctrica=power ; electric potential.
* potencia extranjera=foreign power.
* potencia industrial=industrial power.
* potencia militar=military power.
* potencia mundial=world power.
* potencia nuclear=nuclear power.
* trabajar por debajo de su potencia ideal=underload.
* unidad de potencia=unit of power.

potencia colonial
(n.)=colonial power.
Ex: And the government is struggling to muster the cash, even with contributions from China and technical assistance from former colonial power France.
potencia comercial
(n.)=commercial power.
Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.
potencia de la señal
(n.)=signal strength.
Ex: This calculator converts between standard units of power measurement and signal strength.
potencia económica
(n.)=economic power.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
potencia eléctrica
(n.)=power ; electric potential.
Ex: This article covers requirements of space, power, environment, security and alarm systems, and data and telecommunications. Ex: If an electric potential is applied to a colloid, the charged colloidal particles move toward the oppositely charged electrode; this migration is called electrophoresis.
potencia extranjera
(n.)=foreign power.
Ex: Machiavelli advised rulers facing unpopularity at home to consider picking a fight with some other nation, noting that a threat from some foreign power tends to unite people and help them to forget their differences.
potencia industrial
(n.)=industrial power.
Ex: The widespread use of the metric system by most of the major industrial powers of the world has prompted the Canadian government to consider its adoption.
potencia militar
(n.)=military power.
Ex: Britain is on a roll -- the world's second military power and, by some recent estimates, the world's fourth economic power.
potencia mundial
(n.)=world power.
Ex: He intends to annihilate all the major world powers, until Islamic nations dominate the planet.
potencia nuclear
(n.)=nuclear power.
Ex: If Iran, which is moving ahead with its nuclear program, is allowed to become a nuclear power then a regional nuclear race will be unavoidable.
potenciación
(n.)=maximisation [maximization, -USA] ; empowerment.
Nota: Acceso a los recursos para el desarrollo de las capacidades de un individuo para poder dirigir su propio destino y contribuir a la comunidad en igualdad de condiciones.
Ex: This 'maximisation of resources' is the principle lying at the heart of the whole concept of the library, which is the collective sharing and utilisation of graphic records for the benefit of society.
Ex: The women's movement and those concerned with women and development have long recognized that information is a means of empowerment for women.

potenciador
(adj.)=enhancer ; empowering.
Ex: The low regard that many publishers have shown for indexers as enhancers of book sales and profitability may well have been justified in the past.
Ex: The implications here are that the organizational climate must be nurturing rather than coercive, empowering rather than controlling.
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* potenciador del sabor=flavour enhancer.

potenciador del sabor
(n.)=flavour enhancer.
Ex: Salt, although not classed as a food additive, is the most widely used flavour enhancer.
potencial
(n.)=capability ; potential ; potential power ; affordance.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS may replace the typewriter and the catalog card but it cannot replace the decision-making capabilities of the library staff.
Ex: However, its potential in this direction became evident, and in 1966 a catalogue card service was started.
Ex: This article examines the potential power of hypertext technology for the domains of journal and book publishing, insurance policy management, and software engineering.
Ex: In design terms, the degree to which an object is appropriate for its environment and thus likely to be employed by a user is termed an affordance.
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* aprovechar + Posesivo + potencial=reach + Posesivo + potential.
* desarrollar el potencial=develop + potential.
* desarrollar el potencial de Algo=develop + Posesivo + (full) potential ; achieve + Posesivo + potential ; achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
* desarrollo del potencial=capacity building.
* lograr desarrollar el potencial de Algo=achieve + Posesivo + full potential.
* no aprovechar el potencial=fall (far) short of + potential ; fall (far) behind + potential.
* tener potencial=have + potential.

potencialmente
=potentially.
Ex: Thus, potentially the scope of a catalogue code is wide, but in practice most codes are restricted to 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 and 8 above.

potenciar
(v.)=encourage ; foster ; pander ; boost ; strengthen ; improve ; empower ; drive.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado drove, participio driven.
Ex: A common catalogue encourages users to regard the different information carrying media as part of range of media.
Ex: Among Mr. Welsh's professional activities and accomplishments are his successful efforts to foster an increased two-way communication between LC's Processing Department and his professional colleagues in the field.
Ex: Recently, however, libraries have deserted the individual and have pandered too much to the needs of the general public.
Ex: If the title is selected by a book club this helps boost the print-run and overall sales.
Ex: He proposes a research agenda that could strengthen archival appraisal and the profession's ability to document society.
Ex: Notice that it would be possible to improve recall indefinitely by scanning the entire document collection.
Ex: Literacy empowers people and can be a force for peace.
Ex: The notation 796.33 is used for sporst involving an inflated ball propelled (driven) by foot.
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* potenciar el sabor=enhance + flavour ; enhance + flavour.
* potenciar las mejores cualidades de=bring out + the best in.

potenciar el sabor
(v.)=enhance + flavour ; enhance + flavour.
Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor. Ex: Think of all your favorite foods and imagine them either smoked or grilled; either method generally enhances flavor.
potenciar las mejores cualidades de
(v.)=bring out + the best in.
Ex: All students are talented, so teachers must find ways to bring out the best in each child.
potenciómetro
(n.)=potentiometer.
Ex: A variable resistor is a potentiometer with only two connecting wires instead of three.

potentado
(n.)=magnate ; tycoon ; mogul ; fat cat.
Ex: American cornflakes magnate John Harvey Kellogg declared war on masturbation at the end of 19th century.
Ex: Information technology tycoons have made a surprising rebound from the technology bubble burst to top this year's China rich people list.
Ex: Many celebrities including singers, actors, and other important moguls were there to show support and try to induce donations from many organizations.
Ex: The fat cats who placed the entire economy at risk with their greed and manic irresponsibility are trying to lay claim to every last dime in the national Treasury.
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* sueldo de potentados=fat-cat salary.

potente
(adj.)=potent ; powerful ; high power ; high-powered ; power-packed.
Ex: All considerations of changing or developing curricula have to take account of inadequacies and inflexibilities in this area as probably the most potent inhibitors of change.
Ex: Because DOBIS/LIBIS integrates the authority files into the cataloguing process, it provides a unique and very powerful authority file facility.
Ex: Canada has led the world in the development of high power satellites for communications.
Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.
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* hacerse más potente=grow in + power.

potentísimo
(adj.)=power-packed.
Ex: Eating these power-packed vegetables in their natural state especially garlic increases their health benefits.

potestad
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* conceder potestad=confer + mandate.
* delegar potestad=delegate + power.
* potestad presidencial=presidential power.
* tener la potestad=have + mandate.
* tener la potestad de=have + the power to ; have + the right to.

potestad presidencial
(n.)=presidential power.
Ex: The Machiavellian trajectory of presidential power jeapordizes American constitutionalism and undermines national security interests.
potra^1
(n.)=filly.
Ex: She hates being described as a war-horse next to Kelly the filly, but she has had 20 more years of political experience.

potra^2
(n.)=fluke ; luck.
Ex: This correlation between Blacks and low socio-economic status Whites is neither an artifact of methodology nor a sampling fluke.
Ex: In such conditions it is a matter of pure luck if the reader hits the bull's eye at the first shot.
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* de potra=by chance ; by luck ; by a stroke of (good) luck ; jammy.

potranca
(n.)=filly.
Ex: She hates being described as a war-horse next to Kelly the filly, but she has had 20 more years of political experience.

potrero
(n.)=paddock.
Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.

potrilla
(n.)=filly.
Ex: She hates being described as a war-horse next to Kelly the filly, but she has had 20 more years of political experience.

potro
(n.)=foal ; yearling.
Ex: The book contains the following chapters: practical horse nutrition; equine genetics; stallions; mares; parturition; care of mare and foal; and identification, selection, and marketing horses.
Ex: Basically I was wondering what are the purpose of blinkers when it comes to getting a yearling used to be ridden.

potásico
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* bicarbonato potásico=potassium bicarbonate.

pozo
(n.)=well.
Ex: The novel has many trappings that will ensnare the average reader but skulking at the bottom of its well of intrigue is a timeless terror more attuned to the mature sensibilities of an adult audience.
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* perforar un pozo=drill + well.
* pozo ciego=septic tank ; cesspool ; cesspit.
* pozo de extracción=mine shaft.
* pozo de los deseos=wishing well.
* pozo de mina=mine shaft.
* pozo de petróleo=oil well.
* pozo de registro=manhole.
* pozo gravitatorio=gravity well.
* pozo séptico=septic tank ; cesspool ; cesspit.
* pozo sin fondo=bottomless pit.

pozo ciego
(n.)=septic tank ; cesspool ; cesspit.
Ex: Technical and legal information is provided on various issues related to water quality such as waste disposal, mining activities, septic tanks, and agricultural activities. Ex: Waste water in these towns is poured into cesspools and ravines near the houses. Ex: Fertilizers, wastewater and cesspits represent the major sources of nitrate pollution.
pozo de extracción
(n.)=mine shaft.
Ex: There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.
pozo de los deseos
(n.)=wishing well.
Ex: The author describes a wishing well in which $1,500 in coins were collected in the lobby of Champaign public library in Illinois.
pozo de mina
(n.)=mine shaft.
Ex: There is also a museum of mining which is partly housed in a disused mine shaft.
pozo de petróleo
(n.)=oil well.
Ex: The cause of the oil well blowout remains unclear.
pozo de registro
(n.)=manhole.
Ex: It was found that someone had dumped a load of builders' rubble down a manhole blocking the sewer and causing havoc.
pozo gravitatorio
(n.)=gravity well.
Ex: Not only does the marble go around in a smaller circle as it drops down into the gravity well, it travels around at a higher velocity.
pozo sin fondo
(n.)=bottomless pit.
Ex: Some view the library as a bottomless pit; all recognise that the library is unlikely to generate much political pressure for its own aggrandisement.
pozo séptico
(n.)=septic tank ; cesspool ; cesspit.
Ex: Technical and legal information is provided on various issues related to water quality such as waste disposal, mining activities, septic tanks, and agricultural activities. Ex: Waste water in these towns is poured into cesspools and ravines near the houses. Ex: Fertilizers, wastewater and cesspits represent the major sources of nitrate pollution.
poético
(adj.)=poetical ; poetic.
Ex: Edition binding in leather was offered as an alternative to cloth or printed paper boards for such things as poetical gift books, works of piety, and textbooks.
Ex: This work can serve as a model of clear, expository prose, a rich source of colourful and sometimes even poetic names, and an eloquent testament to the American Dream.
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* evocación poética=poetic evocation.

practicabilidad
(n.)=practicability.
Ex: This article analyses the feasibility, practicability, overall applicability and financial issues of constructing a library network.

practicable
(adj.)=practicable ; runnable.
Ex: Now, with computerized data-bases and vast amounts of data in transit, access to it -- authorized and unauthorized -- is more practicable.
Ex: Vast lakes, awesome falls and runnable rapids make a trip along this river dazzling and challenging.

practicado
(adj.)=practised [practiced, -USA].
Ex: Football is the most popular and practised sport in Portugal.
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* bien practicado=well-practised [well-practiced, -USA].
* muy practicado=much practised.

practicante
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* practicante de la homeopatía=homoeopathic practitioner.

practicante de la homeopatía
(n.)=homoeopathic practitioner.
Ex: Belladonna is also known as deadly nightshade and is used by many homeopathic practitioners for the treatment of migraine headaches.
practicar
(v.)=rehearse ; cut + Posesivo + teeth (on).
Ex: However, it seems worth rehearsing some of the arguments again here in this particular context and identifying specifically how these problems are negotiated in a data base using natural language indexing.
Ex: This is a useful collection of essays, particularly for graduate students and high-powered undergraduates cutting their teeth on Aristotle.
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* habitación para practicar con instrumentos musicales=room for music-making.
* practicar con juegos de rol=role-play.
* practicarse=find + expression.
* practicar una autopsia=perform + an autopsy.

practicar con juegos de rol
(v.)=role-play.
Ex: It is easy for me to role-play very different kinds of characters or personalities.
practicar una autopsia
(v.)=perform + an autopsy.
Ex: When a person dies in a hospital, the physician caring for the patient will ask the patient's family for permission to perform an autopsy.
practicarse
(v.)=find + expression.
Ex: The majority of respondents to the study believe that SLIS are offering a type of education that rarely find expression elsewhere.
practicidad
(n.)=expediency.
Ex: And we have all of the ingredients for the creation of an atmosphere in which the proponents of expediency could couch their arguments in terms of cost effectiveness.

pradera
(n.)=range ; greenfield ; prairie ; pasture land ; grassland ; lea ; meadow ; meadowland.
Ex: And when, finally, the heavily timbered ranges had been pillaged almost beyond repair, many lumbermen pulled stakes and pushed westward.
Ex: Here, families from many different communities were up-rooted and resettled on greenfield sites, many miles away from relatives and friends.
Ex: It is envisaged that mobile services to these and other rural communities on the Canadian prairies will continue.
Ex: The informality of the modern library provides one of the richest pasture lands of all for breeding reading people = La informalidad de la biblioteca moderna ofrece una de las tierras de pasto más ricas de todas para producir gente lectora.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Satellite-based monitoring of grassland curing in Victoria, Australia'.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Monograph collections in scientific libraries: sacrificial lambs in the library lea?'.
Ex: A region, 45 km long and 10 km wide, with romantic water ways weaving a lacework pattern through the forests, meadows, by-ways, and surrounding forests of this idyllic and unique province.
Ex: Then a weak sun threw its rays over the rain and an enormous rainbow came out in the middle of the meadowland.

prado
(n.)=meadow ; lea ; paddock ; meadowland.
Ex: A region, 45 km long and 10 km wide, with romantic water ways weaving a lacework pattern through the forests, meadows, by-ways, and surrounding forests of this idyllic and unique province.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Monograph collections in scientific libraries: sacrificial lambs in the library lea?'.
Ex: The animals were kept in sheds or in open paddocks to study their haematological and metabolic profiles.
Ex: Then a weak sun threw its rays over the rain and an enormous rainbow came out in the middle of the meadowland.

pragmatismo
(n.)=pragmatism.
Ex: Some authors of papers lament the lack of a philosophy and gently chide librarians for the 'simplicity of their pragmatism'.

pragmatista
(n.)=pragmatist.
Ex: This article portrays archivists on the one hand as conscientious and orderly preservers of history, on the other as sated pragmatists who have lost their idealism.

pragmática
(n.)=pragmatics.
Nota: Véanse bajo la entrada "-ics" otras palabras con la misma terminación y usadas en el singular.
Ex: The author presents 3 different text theories in order to explain what is meant by text, i.e. pragmatics, structuralism and deconstructivism = El autor presenta tres teorías diferentes sobre los textos para explicar qué se entiende por texto, es decir, la pragmática, el estructuralismo y el deconstructivismo.

pragmáticamente
=pragmatically.
Ex: Librarians who organised their own service automation and staff training were able to cope pragmatically with any problems resulting from the new system.

pragmático
(adj.)=pragmatic ; matter-of-fact.
Ex: This could be regarded as a pragmatic approach to the design of devices for the organisation of knowledge by the subject approach.
Ex: The videotape of the interviews showed the offender to be impassive and matter-of-fact in describing what he had done.

pravación
(n.)=deprivation.
Nota: A veces escrito depravation por error.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.

praxiología
(n.)=praxiology.
Ex: The authors clealy argue in favour of unity between information theory epistemology and praxiology.

praxiológico
(adj.)=praxiologic ; praxiological.
Ex: This is a broader study on the nature and functions of information from the epistemologic and praxiologic viewpoint.
Ex: This article deals with the epistemologic and praxiological functions of information.

praxis
(n.)=praxis [praxes, -pl.] ; praxes [praxis, -sing.].
Ex: A contrast is made between academic knowledge (or theory) and street knowledge (or praxis).
Ex: The process of hybridization consists, first of all, of borrowing and lending concepts, methods, theories, and praxes = El proceso de hibridación se compone, en principio, de los conceptos, métodos, teorías y praxis del préstamo.

prealmacenado
(adj.)=pre-stored [prestored].
Ex: The challenging part comes in matching the spoken utterance to one of a wide range of possible, pre-stored words, phrases or sentences.

prearrugar
(v.)=preshrink.
Ex: To preshrink, wash the fabric the same way you intend to launder the finished garment.

preaviso
(n.)=early warning.
Ex: Early warnings that quickly reach those at risk can substantially reduce loss of life and damage to property.

prebenda
(n.)=sinecure ; prebend.
Ex: Some of his most important writings were produced during this period but it should not be thought that the post was a sinecure held to enable him to write.
Ex: He is hereby dispensed to receive the archdeaconry, and to retain it for life with the canonry, prebend and annexed vicarage, and to exchange them and hold instead any two other incompatible benefices.
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* prebendas=spoils.
* prebendas del cargo, las=spoils of office, the.
* prebendas del vencedor, las=victor's spoils.

prebendas
(n.)=spoils.
Ex: As more colleges and university libraries pursue outside funding, the spoils increasingly will go to those institutions which are best prepared for the rigours of fundraising.
prebendas del cargo, las
(n.)=spoils of office, the.
Ex: The sharing of spoils of office has become one of the mainstays of coalition politics.
prebendas del vencedor, las
(n.)=victor's spoils.
Ex: The city should be defended street by street and house by house, until, if taken, the victor's spoils should be alone a heap of ashes.
preboste
(n.)=provost.
Ex: Librarians have accumulated a lot more capital than we think, and provosts want librarians to be risk takers.

prebélico
(adj.)=antebellum.
Ex: Correctly, the author finds that the realities of antebellum reform are too complex either to laud the reformers' benevolence or to lambast them as fanatics.

precalentador
(n.)=glow plug.
Nota: En mecánica, especie de bujía que se utiliza para calentar el gasoil antes del encendido.
Ex: The diagram below identifies the major components of a glow plug and their correct terminology.

precalentamiento
(n.)=warm-up.
Ex: Proper warm-up is recommended so that energy will easily flow through your entire body.

precalentar
(v.)=preheat.
Ex: To save energy, modern cement plants preheat the materials before they enter the kiln.

precapitalista
(adj.)=precapitalist [pre-capitalist].
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Most social and economic historians use preindustrial as a synonym for precapitalist.

precariamente
=precariously.
Ex: A pegboard with a few books hung precariously from wire hangers and the whole thing stuck on a wall is not good enough for a permanent library exhibit.

precariedad
(n.)=instability ; instability ; insecurity ; precariousness.
Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
Ex: This article suggests the steps that libraries might take during periods of instability to reduce their chances of being injured by a vendor that fails.
Ex: Both staff and users may suffer from fear, insecurity and general apprehension of new technology.
Ex: In the 1980s, both groups became subject to greater instability, an increasing precariousness of contracts and decreases in real wages.
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* precariedad laboral=job insecurity ; job instability.

precariedad laboral
(n.)=job insecurity ; job instability.
Ex: Although they enjoy better salaries, benefits, and dynamic work responsibilities, they feel enormous job insecurity. Ex: Job instability has increased for young workers during the 1980s and early 1990s.
precario
(adj.)=shaky ; precarious ; parlous.
Ex: The subdivision 'Discovery and Exploration' under geographic names reinforces the popularly held notion that the world outside Western Europe had no history -- and only a shaky hold on existence -- before it was 'discovered' by Western Europeans.
Ex: Public libraries everywhere find themselves in a precarious financial situation.
Ex: Book provision to many schools is in a parlous state and the school book market also has its problems.
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* existencia precaria=precarious existence.
* presupuesto precario=shoestring budget.
* situación precaria=precarious situation.

precaución
(n.)=caution ; precaution.
Ex: The project is being undertaken with caution.
Ex: Just as in the establishment of headings for use in catalogues and indexes a code was deemed useful so a code is a wise precaution in any search for standard filing orders.
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* extrema precaución=extreme caution.
* medida de precaución=security precaution ; precautionary measure.
* pecar de precaución=err + on the side of caution.
* precaución contra el fuego=fire precaution.
* tener precaución de=be chary of.
* tomar precaución=take + precaution ; take + caution.
* tratar con precaución=approach + with caution.
* usar con precaución=use + with caution.

precaución contra el fuego
(n.)=fire precaution.
Ex: As both a fire and safety precaution flammable liquids must be kept in a cabinet which can contain fire.
precaver
(v.)=forestall.
Ex: Attempting to forestall problems before they were created was essential to the planning.
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* precaverse=be on guard (against) ; be on + Posesivo + guard.
* precaverse de=be shy of + Gerundio.

precaverse
(v.)=be on guard (against) ; be on + Posesivo + guard.
Ex: Searchers need to be aware of the characteristics of the services and be on guard against bias, incompleteness, and lack of relevancy. Ex: There is a need for successful companies to be on their guard in the face of new competition.
precaverse de
(v.)=be shy of + Gerundio.
Ex: Printers or publishers were sometimes shy of giving their real names -- usually because a book was treasonable, or libellous, or a piracy -- and for similar reasons they might give a false place of publication and a false date.
precavido
(adj.)=wary .
Ex: The girls were wary, nervously self-conscious, quite unable to behave in a natural and relaxed way.
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* estar precavido=be on + Posesivo + guard ; be on guard (against).
* hacer a Alguien precavido=put + Nombre + on + Posesivo + guard.
* ser demasiado precavido=err + on the side of caution.

precedencia
(n.)=precedence.
Ex: The citation order now gives precedence to processes, such as circulation control and cataloguing rather than to types of libraries.
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* orden de precedencia=order of precedence.
* tener precedencia=take + priority.

precedente
(adj.)=precedent ; preceding ; beginning ; foregoing.
Ex: During the earlier part of the nineteenth century, American printers largely followed English precedents, as they had done throughout the eighteenth.
Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
Ex: The easiest means of illustrating some of the foregoing points is to introduce in outline some special classification schemes.
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* precedente legal=legal precedent.
* que sienta precedente=landmark.
* relativo a un precedente=precedential.
* sentar un precedente=provide + precedent for ; set + precedent ; make + a statement.
* sin precedente=unparalleled ; unexampled.
* sin precedentes=unprecedented ; record breaking ; record-high ; all-time.

precedente legal
(n.)=legal precedent.
Ex: Most troublingly, the Court has run roughshod over important legal precedents, not just in its ruling in January but in many other decisions.
preceder
(v.)=go before ; precede ; preface ; come before ; antedate ; forego [forgo] ; trump.
Ex: Acknowledgements: the author wishes to acknowledge her debt to the authors of the literature that has gone before, and also to the various persons and organisations that have kindly permitted the reproduction of their work.
Ex: For instance 'Sculpture-Technique' precedes 'Sculpture in motion'.
Ex: The last of the primary operators, 6, prefaces terms which describe either the form (e.g. that it is a dictionary or bibliography) or the target audience (e.g. that it is intended for nurses or midwives) of the document.
Ex: That planning comes before organizing cannot be emphasized too much.
Ex: The human interface antedates the computer interface by millenia.
Ex: I will tell you the adventure which befell me in my fifth voyage, which was yet rarer and more marvelous than those which forewent it.
Ex: If prejudice is allowed to trump the rights that all citizens should enjoy, then everyone's freedoms are ultimately endangered.
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* fama + preceder=Posesivo + fame + precede + Nombre.
* la calma que precede a la tormenta=the lull before the storm.

preceptivamente
=mandatorily.
Ex: According to the market regulator, the traders would be required to mandatorily honour the obligation of delivering the shares at the time of settlement.

precepto
(n.)=dictate ; precept.
Ex: In practice, once the barriers are broken down in children antagonistic to reading, everything blends into the flux of a whole experience split into bits only by the dictates of a school timetable.
Ex: This classification scheme follows Cutter's precepts in most important respects, has headings and references similar to Sears (which is based on it) and also has similar limitations.
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* fiesta de precepto=holiday of obligation.

preciado
(adj.)=cherished ; precious ; prized ; valued ; dear ; treasured ; hugged.
Ex: Some of their most cherished photographs were of sleeping users.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: Small luxury editions, much prized but little used, may have survived almost complete.
Ex: One very elementary kind of invitation might be the introduction of lavatories in public libraries: a facility to be found in department stores, which are interested in service to valued customers.
Ex: Heaney noted that 'in the first place and in the last resort, libraries are for dear life also'.
Ex: The increasing deterioration of treasured books makes conservation/preservation a national and international obligation.
Ex: Death becomes the character's hugged secret in what is a movie infused with silence and poignancy.
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* joya preciada=prize(d) jewel.
* muy preciado=much prized ; highly prized.

preciarse
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* preciarse de=pride + Reflexivo + on.
* que se precie (como tal)=worth + Posesivo + mettle ; self-respecting.

preciarse de
(v.)=pride + Reflexivo + on.
Ex: For he prided himself on being the leader of Boston's brahmin class, and his hallmark was a conservative and aristocratic style of life = Porque él se enorgullecía de ser el líder de la clase superior de Boston y su sello personal era un estilo de vida aristocrático y conservador.
precintado
(adj.)=sealing ; sealed.
Ex: The perfect sealing of a masonry wall surface is almost impossible since fine cracks and joints will allow the passage of water into the wall.
Ex: Another benefit is that when you slow cook something, there is less liquid lost because of the sealed environment.

precintar
(v.)=seal ; seal off ; cordon off.
Ex: A spider web of metal, sealed in a thin glass container, a wire heated to brilliant glow, in short, the thermionic tube of radio sets is made by the hundred million, tossed about in packages, plugged into sockets -- and it works!.
Ex: In the case of vast and rapidly growing copyright libraries where the stock is sealed off from the public, specific classification is not worth the effort.
Ex: Part of a city centre was evacuated and cordoned off today after a suspicious package was posted through a letterbox.

precio
(n.)=price ; price tag ; price range ; quote.
Ex: Prices tend to be lower than those on SDC and DIALOG and this has obvious attractions.
Ex: Many library services, which generally have been provided free to users, are likely to acquire price tags in the near future.
Ex: The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges.
Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.
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* a bajo precio=lower-cost ; lower-cost ; at a low price ; on the cheap.
* a cualquier precio=at any cost ; at all costs ; at any price ; by whatever means (possible).
* alcanzar un precio=fetch + Dinero.
* al mejor precio=at the best price.
* al mejor precio posible=at the best possible price.
* alto precio=costliness.
* a mitad de precio=at half price.
* a precio de coste=at cost price ; at cost.
* a precio de costo=at cost price ; at cost.
* a precio de ganga=at a steal ; for a steal ; for a bargain.
* a precio especial=at reduced cost ; discounted ; cut-rate ; cut-price ; at a discounted rate.
* a precio razonable=at reasonable cost(s).
* a precio reducido=at a discount.
* a precios competitivos=competitively priced.
* a precios especiales=at reduced rates ; at preferential rates.
* a precios razonables=at affordable prices.
* a su precio normal=at full price.
* aumentar el precio=mark up + price ; jack up + the price.
* aumento de precios=price increase ; increased price.
* a un precio asequible=at an affordable price ; at an affordable cost.
* a un precio especial=at a discount.
* a un precio módico=at an affordable price ; at an affordable cost.
* a un precio muy razonable=at a very reasonable cost ; at very reasonable cost.
* a un precio razonable=at a reasonable cost ; reasonably priced.
* averiguar el precio=cost.
* bajada de los precios=falling prices.
* bajar de precio=come down in + price.
* bajar el precio=lower + price.
* bajar los precios=roll back + prices.
* bajo precio=low cost.
* buena relación calidad-precio=value for money.
* caída de los precios=falling prices.
* cambiar el precio=reprice ; reprice.
* cobrar un precio=charge + price.
* comparación de precios=comparison shopping.
* comparar precios=comparison shop.
* competencia de precios=price competition.
* condiciones de adquisición y/o precio=terms of availability and/or price.
* de bajo precio=low-priced.
* de precio fijo=fixed-price.
* de precio medio=medium-priced.
* de precio razonable=affordable.
* de precio rebajado=cut-price ; cut-rate.
* descender de precio=come down in + price.
* diferencia de precio=price differential.
* diferencia de precios=price differentiation.
* diferencias de precio=differential pricing.
* fijación de precio de venta=pricing.
* fijación de precios=fixing.
* fijar precios=price ; fix + price.
* fijar precios altos=price + high.
* fijar precios bajos=price + low.
* fulminar los precios=slash + prices.
* guerra de precios=pricing competition ; price war.
* índice de precios=price index.
* índice de precios al consumo=consumer price index (CPI) ; cost of living index.
* Indice de Precios al Consumo (IPC)=Retail Price Index (RPI).
* información de precios=price information.
* información de precios de productos para el consumo=retail prices.
* límite de precio=price cap.
* manipulación de precios=price-fixing.
* mantener los precios=hold + prices down.
* mejor precio posible, el=best possible price, the.
* mejor relación calidad-precio, la=best value for money, the.
* mitad de precio=half price.
* negociar el precio de Algo=negotiate + price.
* obligar a subir el precio=force up + prices.
* pagar el precio=meet + price.
* pagar precio=pay + cost.
* pagar un alto precio=pay + hefty price.
* pagar un precio=pay + fee ; pay + penalty.
* pagar un precio alto por Algo=pay + a premium price for.
* pagar un precio elevado=pay + hefty price.
* pagar un precio exorbitante=pay through + the nose.
* política de fijación de precios=pricing policy.
* política de precios=pricing model ; pricing policy.
* poner el precio=price.
* poner precio a la cabeza de Alguien=declare + open season on ; put + a price on + Posesivo + head.
* poner un precio a Algo muy alto=overprice.
* precio abusivo=abusive price tag ; abusive price ; abusive price.
* precio al por mayor=block rate ; wholesale price ; bulk rate.
* precio + bajar=price + fall.
* precio + caer=price + fall.
* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado=time-based charge.
* precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión=connect time based pricing.
* precio calculado según el tiempo empleado=time-based charge.
* precio competitivo=competitive price.
* precio con descuento=discounted price ; discount price.
* precio de compra=purchase price.
* precio de coste más margen de beneficios=cost-plus pricing.
* precio de entrada=price of admission.
* precio de la gasolina=fuel pump price.
* precio de la habitación=room rate.
* precio del aparcamiento=parking fee.
* precio de las acciones=share price.
* precio de la suscripción=subscription price.
* precio de la vivienda=house price.
* precio del billete=fare.
* precio del billete de autobús=bus fare.
* precio del billete de avión=airfare [air fare] ; airline fare.
* precio del carburante=fuel price ; fuel pump price.
* precio del combustible=fuel price ; fuel pump price.
* precio del productor=producer price.
* precio de regalo=giveaway price.
* precio de salida=starting price.
* precio + descender=price + fall.
* precio desorbidato=abusive price tag ; abusive price.
* precio desorbitado=prohibitive price tag ; prohibitive price.
* precio de tarifa=list price ; listed price.
* precio de venta al público=retail price ; cover price ; list price ; listed price.
* precio + dispararse=price + spiral out of control ; price + go through the roof ; price + soar through the roof.
* precio especial=reduced rate ; special rate ; reduced fee ; discounted price ; discount price ; preferential rate.
* precio especial por compra al por mayor=bulk deal.
* precio excesivo=steep price ; overpricing [over-pricing] ; inflated price.
* precio fijo=fixed charge.
* precio inflado=inflated price.
* precio inicial=starting price.
* precio íntegro=full price.
* precio máximo=price cap.
* precio medio=average price.
* precio mínimo=threshold price.
* precio normal=full price.
* precio para estudiantes=student rate.
* precio + ponerse por las nubes=price + go through the roof ; price + spiral out of control ; price + spiral out of control ; price + soar through the roof.
* precio por unidad=unit price.
* precio prohibitivo=prohibitively expensive ; prohibitive price tag ; prohibitive price.
* precio razonable=fair price.
* precio rebajado=marked-down price.
* precio reducido=marked-down price.
* precio regalado=giveaway price.
* precios=pricing ; price range ; price rate ; price structure.
* precios competitivos=competitive rates.
* precios con descuento=discount price.
* precios de las materias primas=commodity prices.
* precios descontrolados=runaway prices.
* precios disparados=spiralling prices ; runaway prices.
* precios + dispararse=prices + spiral.
* precios en alza=rising costs ; runaway prices ; runaway costs.
* precio simbólico=nominal fee.
* precios + ponerse por las nubes=prices + spiral.
* precios por las nubes=spiralling prices.
* precio tirado=giveaway price.
* que no tiene precio=priceless.
* que tiene precio=priced.
* rebajar el precio=cut + price.
* rebajar los precios=knock down + prices ; slash + prices.
* reducción de los precios=price cut.
* reducción de precios=pricecutting.
* reducir el precio=reduce + price ; cut + price.
* relación calidad-precio=price-performance ratio.
* sensible a los precios=price sensitive.
* sin precio=unpriced.
* subida del precio de la gasolina=gas price hike.
* subida de precios=price rise ; rising costs ; price increase ; increased price ; price hike.
* subir de precio=rise in + price.
* subir el precio=push + cost + up ; raise + price ; jack up + the price ; rack up + the price.
* susceptible a los precios=price sensitive.
* tabla de comparación de precios=price-comparison table.
* tarifa de precios=pricing structure ; pricing algorithm ; pricing scheme ; pricing model ; price structure.
* tener un precio razonable=be reasonably priced.
* tirado de precio=steal ; at a steal ; for a steal.
* todo tiene precio=everything has a price.
* todo tiene su precio=everything has its price.
* vender a precio de costo=sell at + cost.
* vender a precio de ganga=sell at + bargain price.
* vender a un precio más barato que=undercut.
* vender en el extranjero a precios inferiores que en el país de origen=dump.
* venta a un precio más barato=undercutting.

precio + bajar
(n.)=price + fall.
Ex: Milk powder prices fell for a second month as production in Europe and the US increased and concerns eased that drought would reduce global supplies.
precio + caer
(n.)=price + fall.
Ex: Milk powder prices fell for a second month as production in Europe and the US increased and concerns eased that drought would reduce global supplies.
precio + descender
(n.)=price + fall.
Ex: Milk powder prices fell for a second month as production in Europe and the US increased and concerns eased that drought would reduce global supplies.
precio + dispararse
(v.)=price + spiral out of control ; price + go through the roof ; price + soar through the roof.
Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: And, just as many people had predicted, prices went through the roof. Ex: With the price of milk soaring through the roof lots of folks are reconsidering powdered milk for it's economy.
precio + ponerse por las nubes
(v.)=price + go through the roof ; price + spiral out of control ; price + spiral out of control ; price + soar through the roof.
Ex: And, just as many people had predicted, prices went through the roof. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control. Ex: With the price of milk soaring through the roof lots of folks are reconsidering powdered milk for it's economy.
precio abusivo
(n.)=abusive price tag ; abusive price ; abusive price.
Ex: While textbooks are clearly an important and critical component to students' education, their abusive price tags are not. Ex: This new law is primarily aimed at reducing abusive prices for goods and services resulting from a lack of competition. Ex: This new law is primarily aimed at reducing abusive prices for goods and services resulting from a lack of competition.
precio al por mayor
(n.)=block rate ; wholesale price ; bulk rate.
Ex: Weekly tapes of current records, or cumulated back files available as separate year cumulations or at block rates can be supplied. Ex: Agricultural prices include the purchase prices of the means of production and selling prices, i.e., producer and wholesale prices but not retail prices, of animal and crop products. Ex: The bulk rate is 30 percent off of any order over 10 copies.
precio calculado según el tiempo de conexión
=connect time based pricing.
Ex: A shift away from connect time based pricing to fixed rate pricing is inevitable = Es inevitable el abandono de las tarifas calculadas según el tiempo de conexión y se adopten las tarfijas planas.
precio calculado según el tiempo empleado
(n.)=time-based charge.
Ex: On-line gives the user frequent updates, but at the cost of time based charges and, in the case of direct access to CELEX, a complex command language = La conexión en línea permite las actualizaciones frecuentes, aunque a costa de precios calculados según el tiempo empleado y, en el caso del acceso directo a CELEX, un lenguaje de comandos complejo.
precio competitivo
(n.)=competitive price.
Ex: To try and combat the enormous problem of online software piracy, vendors are beginning to market programs over the Internet at competitive prices.
precio con descuento
(n.)=discounted price ; discount price.
Ex: In fact, the discounted prices for large consortia are meaningless; probably not a single buyer has actually paid the undiscounted price. Ex: After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration.
precio de compra
(n.)=purchase price.
Ex: The price of the demonstration disk is relatively modest and is normally deducted from the full purchase price.
precio de coste más margen de beneficios
(n.)=cost-plus pricing.
Ex: Cost-plus pricing is the technique whereby a bookseller or vendor prices each book sold on the formula of delivered cost from the publisher plus a percentage of that cost.
precio de entrada
(n.)=price of admission.
Ex: And coupled with it, the simple answer, yes, I think made for a rather historic exchange, and it surely was worth the price of admission.
precio de la gasolina
(n.)=fuel pump price.
Ex: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust.
precio de la habitación
(n.)=room rate.
Ex: To that end, Marriott has announced its room rates will include everything up front; no hidden taxes or fees to jack up the price at the end of your stay.
precio de la suscripción
(n.)=subscription price.
Ex: Subscription price for the monthly updated data base is 2,350 dollars per year with the price negotiable if subscribing to other UMI products.
precio de la vivienda
(n.)=house price.
Ex: Banks have put the cat among the pigeons by warning that without heavy increases in interest rates house prices would spiral out of control.
precio de las acciones
(n.)=share price.
Ex: After rising to giddy heights, share prices of Internet companies have dropped.
precio de regalo
(n.)=giveaway price.
Ex: Contrary to the mainstream car market, repossessed cars can be bought at almost giveaway price.
precio de salida
(n.)=starting price.
Ex: Selecting your starting price requires balancing between how much money you want for the item, and what buyers will pay for it.
precio de tarifa
(n.)=list price ; listed price.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Ex: The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price.
precio de venta al público (P.V.P.)
(n.)=retail price ; cover price ; list price ; listed price.
Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Ex: Because of the shortage, many newspapers were sold by vendors above the cover price, including those copies due to be sent to libraries. Ex: At the same time publishers and booksellers combined once more to fix retail prices, concluding in 1900 a 'net book agreement' by which booksellers were forbidden to retail new books at less than list prices. Ex: The next stage was for publishers and booksellers to agree to maintain prices, that is not to retail books at a discount on the listed price.
precio del aparcamiento
(n.)=parking fee.
Ex: The Conference Centre car park has 650 parking places, with another 5000 places nearby and parking fees can be paid with notes or coins.
precio del billete
(n.)=fare.
Ex: But he was wiry and wily, too, and he would often hide in some nook of the station to save the fare.
precio del billete de autobús
(n.)=bus fare.
Ex: As .032 is used here in the Operations facet only, the compound, bus fares, can be expressed as 656.132.032.
precio del billete de avión
=airfare [air fare] ; airline fare.
Ex: I couldn't tell you how much it cost me in postage, resumes, airfare for interviews, etc. Ex: Increased hotel reservations helps to bolster travel agents' bottom lines as airline fare wars have meant lower commissions.
precio del carburante
(n.)=fuel price ; fuel pump price.
Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry. Ex: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust.
precio del combustible
(n.)=fuel price ; fuel pump price.
Ex: Fishermen from across the UK have staged a protest in London over the impact of spiralling fuel prices on their industry. Ex: If fuel pump prices are reduced drastically many petrol station operators will go bust.
precio del productor
(n.)=producer price.
Ex: Agricultural prices include the purchase prices of the means of production and selling prices, i.e., producer and wholesale prices but not retail prices, of animal and crop products.
precio desorbidato
(n.)=abusive price tag ; abusive price.
Ex: While textbooks are clearly an important and critical component to students' education, their abusive price tags are not. Ex: This new law is primarily aimed at reducing abusive prices for goods and services resulting from a lack of competition.
precio desorbitado
(n.)=prohibitive price tag ; prohibitive price.
Ex: Unfortunately, a digital oscilloscope with this array of features often comes with a prohibitive price tag. Ex: Concerns have been raised that prohibitive prices are preventing first-time buyers entering the housing market.
precio especial
(n.)=reduced rate ; special rate ; reduced fee ; discounted price ; discount price ; preferential rate.
Ex: Subscription price is 55 pounds (103 dollars) with reduced rates for members of the Institute of Information Scientists. Ex: Availability is by means of a monthly subscription of 34.95 dollars with special rates for doctors' groups. Ex: We have exetended the registration deadline for reduced fee of 300 EUR instead of 350 EUR until April, 17th. Ex: In fact, the discounted prices for large consortia are meaningless; probably not a single buyer has actually paid the undiscounted price. Ex: After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration. Ex: At time of booking state you were referred by IFLA and request preferential rates.
precio especial por compra al por mayor
(n.)=bulk deal.
Ex: Pharmaceutical companies have made bulk deals with governments where they still make substantial profits while charging much less for the prescriptions.
precio excesivo
(n.)=steep price ; overpricing [over-pricing] ; inflated price.
Ex: Since the Reagan administration began its war on waste in 1981, farmers and other citizens have had not alternative to buying their information from the private sector at far steeper prices. Ex: Failure to distinguish legitimate electro-copying as royalty-free or over-pricing of royalty-paid electro-copying will weaken their role in scholarly communication. Ex: Publishers know that libraries will consider any discount from artificially inflated prices to be a bargain.
precio fijo
(n.)=fixed charge.
Ex: The author criticizes the pricing level of the service with its fixed charge of 600 dollars per year.
precio inflado
(n.)=inflated price.
Ex: Publishers know that libraries will consider any discount from artificially inflated prices to be a bargain.
precio inicial
(n.)=starting price.
Ex: Selecting your starting price requires balancing between how much money you want for the item, and what buyers will pay for it.
precio medio
(n.)=average price.
Ex: A survey of top 10 commercial and learned society publishers found the 1989 average prices (pounds sterling) to be £207.78 for commercial and £217.85 for learned society publishers.
precio máximo
(n.)=price cap.
Ex: The governor has the power to suspend the price caps if she determines they would cause a major adverse impact on the economy.
precio mínimo
(n.)=threshold price.
Ex: An 'import levy' is then charged on the importer's price in order to bring it up to the threshold price.
precio normal
(n.)=full price.
Ex: Below is the list of tickets offered today for half-price, special offers, and full-price.
precio para estudiantes
(n.)=student rate.
Ex: Student rates and day registrations are also available.
precio por unidad
(n.)=unit price.
Ex: For supercomputers the number of sales is at a much lower level, but the unit prices are correspondingly higher.
precio prohibitivo
(n.)=prohibitively expensive ; prohibitive price tag ; prohibitive price.
Ex: At the present time online catalogs seem to be prohibitively expensive for public libraries. Ex: Unfortunately, a digital oscilloscope with this array of features often comes with a prohibitive price tag. Ex: Concerns have been raised that prohibitive prices are preventing first-time buyers entering the housing market.
precio razonable
(n.)=fair price.
Ex: A knowledge of the microform market will bring familiarity with publishers and their goods, and will help in deciding what is a fair price.
precio rebajado
(n.)=marked-down price.
Ex: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.
precio reducido
(n.)=marked-down price.
Ex: Instead of keeping such items in our warehouse collecting dust, we are placing them here for a clearance sale at significantly marked-down prices.
precio regalado
(n.)=giveaway price.
Ex: Contrary to the mainstream car market, repossessed cars can be bought at almost giveaway price.
precio simbólico
(n.)=nominal fee.
Ex: This enormous amount of information is available to the public free or for nominal fees.
precio tirado
(n.)=giveaway price.
Ex: Contrary to the mainstream car market, repossessed cars can be bought at almost giveaway price.
precio íntegro
(n.)=full price.
Ex: Below is the list of tickets offered today for half-price, special offers, and full-price.
precios
(n.)=pricing ; price range ; price rate ; price structure.
Ex: The aim was to identify and document current trends and practices in costing and pricing, and cost recovery and performance measurement in order to provide assistance to colleagues attempting to resolve financial management issues. Ex: The author reviews some of the features of text retrieval software packages currently on the market with notes on price ranges. Ex: The second reason is that companies have to take care of costs to meet the descending price rate of the market. Ex: The analysis found substantial differences in price structure among regions, but less price differentiation based on quality than in prior years.
precios + dispararse
(n.)=prices + spiral.
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
precios + ponerse por las nubes
(n.)=prices + spiral.
Ex: Academic librarians have seen their budgets levelled and shrinking and have witnessed serials prices spiralling out of control.
precios competitivos
(n.)=competitive rates.
Ex: The conference organisers have negotiated some very competitive rates for air travel to Glasgow.
precios con descuento
(n.)=discount price.
Ex: After February 24, the discount price is $495 and $595 until the day before the event, a savings of up to $900 off onsite registration.
precios de las materias primas
=commodity prices.
Ex: The idea of teletext is to supply, over the airwaves, such items of information as news flashes, the latest sport results, and commodity prices.
precios descontrolados
(n.)=runaway prices.
Ex: Tighter budgets and runaway journal prices have made it necessary for growing numbers of academic libraries to trim their collections.
precios disparados
(n.)=spiralling prices ; runaway prices.
Ex: The problem of spiraling prices for periodicals in academic libraries cannot be solved simply by reducing staff. Ex: Tighter budgets and runaway journal prices have made it necessary for growing numbers of academic libraries to trim their collections.
precios en alza
(n.)=rising costs ; runaway prices ; runaway costs.
Ex: The base of higher education is shrinking because of the drop in the birthrate and rising costs. Ex: Tighter budgets and runaway journal prices have made it necessary for growing numbers of academic libraries to trim their collections. Ex: Runaway periodicals costs have forced many academic libraries to initiate periodicals review and cancellation projects.
precios por las nubes
(n.)=spiralling prices.
Ex: The problem of spiraling prices for periodicals in academic libraries cannot be solved simply by reducing staff.
precioso
(adj.)=precious ; divine.
Ex: Here came every sort of human ingredient -- sturdy homesteaders, skilled craftsmen, precious scoundrels.
Ex: Her slinky dress was incredibly sexy, the colour was divine on her, plus the gold accessories were the perfect complement.
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* metal precioso=precious metal.
* piedra preciosa=cameo ; precious stone ; gemstone.
* tiempo + ser + precioso=time + be + precious.

precipicio
(n.)=abyss.
Ex: By insisting on open Internet access, regardless of age, the ALA is sending children into an 'information abyss' that will result in confusion, frustration, and poor research skills.

precipio
(n.)=cliff ; cliff face.
Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'.
Ex: For many years now there have been peregrine falcons breeding on a cliff face on the outskirts of the city of Plymouth.
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* pared del precipio=cliff face.

precipitaciones
(n.)=rainfall.
Ex: This will help scientists expand their understanding of erosion, deforestation and desertification, and whether there have been any shifts in rainfall levels and shoreline changes.
precipitación de última hora
(n.)=last-minute rush.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
precipitación^1
(n.)=abruptness ; haste ; rush ; prematurity ; precipitation.
Ex: Then, with a kind of energetic abruptness, Bough said that they could try to build a case for keeping the budget intact.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
Ex: It is also a good time to stand back and take a look at 'what technology hath wrought' and some of the issues involved in our rush towards standardization on the national and international levels.
Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.
Ex: At that moment, seeing what he had done due to his precipitation, the father is overwhelmed with despair.
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* con precipitación=rashly ; hastily.
* precipitación de última hora=last-minute rush.

precipitación^2
(n.)=precipitation.
Ex: Find information on acid rain or precipitation and its effects on national parks.
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* índice de precipitación=rainfall figure.
* precipitaciones=rainfall.
* vaso de precipitaciones=beaker.

precipitadamente
=abruptly ; hurriedly ; hastily ; precipitately ; rashly.
Ex: Plantin, who may have owned as many as 22 or 23 presses in the middle of his career, abruptly reduced the number in use to 3 in 1576.
Ex: And he added hurriedly: 'I felt I could work with her though'.
Ex: The cost implications of ill-advised or hastily prepared rules for American libraries catalogs would grossly transcend any short expenditures.
Ex: This year, however, due to fact that Baldwin left so precipitately, they were forced to submit figures they were less than satisfied with.
Ex: Act rashly, and our children will suffer in years to come.

precipitado
(adj.)=abrupt ; hurried ; rushed ; rash ; hasty ; untethered ; precipitous ; precipitate ; precipitate.
Ex: There were abrupt fluctuations in his output from one week to the next.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
Ex: Leforte could usually identify those footsteps easily; but today they sounded more rushed that what could normally be expected from the cataloging head.
Ex: And some way down the list of benefits was a rash promise to 'slash the red tape that hinders our trade with Europe -- and thereby safeguard the 2 1/2 million jobs involved'.
Ex: It seems to me that the deletion of that was maybe a little bit too hasty.
Ex: 'Out of the secretarial world it comes, the prime example of the untethered query, bobbing uselessly about till one can tell what caused it to be launched'.
Ex: Yet it is argued that these fluctuations do not justify either precipitous journal cancellations or freewheeling additions to the collection.
Ex: In chemistry, increasing the gravitational force on a test tube will cause the precipitate to gather on the bottom.
Ex: This was all compounded by the fact that the wedding itself was somewhat precipitate, done when it was for practical reasons.
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* decisión precipitada ante un problema=crisis decision.
* demasiado precipitado=too hurried ; too rush.
* sacar conclusiones precipitadas=jump to + conclusions.

precipitar
(v.)=precipitate.
Ex: What precipitated that furor was that Panizzi's volume represented a uncompromising rejection of the comfortable ideology of the finding catalog.
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* no precipitarse=keep + a cool head ; play it + cool.
* precipitarse=plunge into ; rush ahead ; plunge into ; gallop ; rush ; fall off ; career ; jump + the gun ; careen ; stampede ; surge ; dart ; zap through.
* precipitarse al suelo=plummet to + the ground.
* precipitarse al vacío=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
* precipitarse en masa a=swarm (into/in).
* precipitarse por=crash through ; drive off.

precipitarse
(v.)=plunge into ; rush ahead ; plunge into ; gallop ; rush ; fall off ; career ; jump + the gun ; careen ; stampede ; surge ; dart ; zap through.
Ex: Preliminary decisions must be taken before plunging into the accumulation of index terms, and analysis of relationships. Ex: Rather readers grow by fits and starts now rushing ahead, now lying fallow, and now moving steadily on. Ex: For the beginner, the intention has been to offer an immediate plunge into the world of reference work, though necessarily at one remove from the actual user with his real problems. Ex: We must ensure that IFLA is positioned to represent the world wide library and information profession as we gallop towards the information society = Debemos asegurarnos de que la IFLA pueda representar a la profesión de bibliotecario y documentalista de todo el mundo conforme nos precipitamos hacia la sociedad de la información. Ex: The computer can be a great boon to cataloging, but I don't think that we should rush at it in an overly simplistic way. Ex: The article has the title 'Bringing the mountain to Mohammed without falling off the cliff of unmanageable technology'. Ex: Juxtaposing harrowing scenes of a family in grief with high comedy, this film does not so much tread a delicate line between these two modes as career wildly between them like a drunken mourner. Ex: Because of EU tardiness, some countries, namely France, Holland and the UK, have jumped the gun in introducing aid for the pig sector in contravention of EU regulations. Ex: The jet ultimately shot up fully vertically -- at which point the wings snapped off and the whole works careened down into the ocean. Ex: The noise spooked the animals, and many stampeded over a cliff to their deaths. Ex: It was not clear how he died, but several people were earlier injured when protesters held in a police cordon surged against the barriers. Ex: 'That wouldn't be my problem,' Stanton said darting a sardonic glance at her antagonist. Ex: I stumbled across it while zapping through the channels and it seemed like a 'real' documentary.
precipitarse al suelo
(v.)=plummet to + the ground.
Ex: Police said a paraglider pilot died Sunday evening after his paraglider suddenly plummeted to the ground.
precipitarse al vacío
(v.)=fall into + the void ; fall into + (empty) space.
Ex: In the commotion, Jehan Baig lost his footing and fell into the void. Ex: People thought that the world was flat and one would fall into space if you sailed over the horizon.
precipitarse en masa a
(v.)=swarm (into/in).
Ex: News of boundless timber reserves spread, and before long lumberjacks from the thinning hardwood forests of New England swarmed into the uncharted area with no other possessions than their axes and brawn and the clothing they wore.
precipitarse por
(v.)=crash through ; drive off.
Ex: Deep in the rugged coal fields of West Virginia, the rumble of a steam locomotive mingles with the sound of the New River crashing through its steep rocky gorge. Ex: To dream that you drive off a mountain road suggests that the higher you climb in life, the harder it is to stay at the top.
precis^1
(n.)=précis.
Ex: A précis is an account which restricts itself to the essential points of an argument.

precisamente
=precisely.
Ex: It is precisely such programme arrangements which seemed, upon examination, to produce an equivocal stance on the question of applying the technology in a user-orientated way.

precisar
(v.)=pin down ; point out ; qualify ; fine tune [fine-tune] ; set + the record straight.
Ex: I think Ms Marshall has pinned it down.
Ex: By means of the arrangement of document substitutes in library catalogues, and also by the arrangement of documents themselves, it is possible to point out, or indicate, classes of documents.
Ex: Common facets may be listed anywhere in the schedule order, because they are facets that, although only listed once can be applied anywhere in the citation order, as required to qualify the concept to which they apply.
Ex: These statistics have been used to fine tune the system and improve response time = Se han usado estos resultados estadísticos para ajustar el funcionamiento del sistema y mejorar el tiempo de respuesta.
Ex: This article is a response to 'Preservation of slide libraries' by Ann Cinlar in which an attempt is made to set the record straight.
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* precisar una búsqueda=focus + Posesivo + search.

precisar una búsqueda
(v.)=focus + Posesivo + search.
Ex: By following the path of related records from level to level, you can expand or focus your search almost indefinitely.
precisión
(n.)=accuracy ; exactness ; precision ; precision ; fineness ; unambiguity ; preciseness.
Ex: This information should be double-checked for accuracy before being confirmed by entry of a 'y'.
Ex: Research into controlled and free language is essential for achiever greater exactness in on-line searching.
Ex: Whether such precision will result in a catalogue more satisfactory to readers than that produced by the reasonable application of the vaguer AA is a moot point.
Ex: As discussed above, precision, or the proportion of relevant documents retrieved, is related to recall, the extent of retrieval of relevant documents.
Ex: To gain an idea of the fineness of detail necessary to produce the circuit elements on the chip, imagine a map of the British Isles showing sufficient detail to identify even the narrowest side-street in London.
Ex: The unambiguity of the description of individual documents should become the main aim of all efforts to standardise bibliographic description.
Ex: Although the movie has a well-defined sense of character and dramatic incident, a handsome and clear visual presentation, and an interesting feel for inflated men locking horns, it lacks thematic preciseness.
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* amante de la precisión=precisionist.
* coeficiente de precisión=coefficient of precision.
* con precisión=precisely.
* definido con precisión=closely defined.
* falta de precisión=fuzziness ; looseness ; looseness of fit.
* grado de precisión=degree of detail.
* índice de precisión=precision figure.
* instrumento de precisión=precision device.
* mejorar la precisión=improve + precision.

preciso
(adj.)=accurate ; precise ; sharp ; strict ; undeviating ; coextensive [co-extensive].
Ex: An abstract is a concise and accurate representation of the contents of a document, in a style similar to that of the original document.
Ex: This planning phase involves moving from a vague impression that a thesaurus might be useful to a fairly precise profile for the thesaurus.
Ex: 'I'll give it more thought,' she said with a sharp frown, resuming her former posture.
Ex: This may lead to deviations from the strict and most obvious alphabetical sequence.
Ex: Happily the rules of quasi-facsimile are easily mastered; what is difficult is to observe them with scrupulous, undeviating accuracy.
Ex: Bibliographies in general are also retrieval devices; the difference here is that the bibliography is not coextensive with the stock of the library it may omit items in stock and include others not in stock.
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* de forma precisa=precisely.
* de manera precisa=precisely.
* el momento preciso=the point in time at which.
* hacer más preciso=tightening up.
* muy preciso=much-needed.
* preciso como un rayo láser=laser-sharp.
* regla muy precisa=finely graduated scale.
* ser demasiado preciso=put + too fine a point on ; split + hairs.

preciso como un rayo láser
(adj.)=laser-sharp.
Ex: Researchers have wondered if the brains of the elderly with still laser-sharp memory are somehow different than everyone else's.
preclusión
(n.)=estoppel.
Ex: Generally speaking, a estoppel prohibits an individual or group from being harmed as a result of another's deeds, statements or promises, when later actions or statements contradict whas was originally stated, promised, or inferred.
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* preclusión jurídica=estoppel.

preclusión jurídica
(n.)=estoppel.
Ex: Generally speaking, a estoppel prohibits an individual or group from being harmed as a result of another's deeds, statements or promises, when later actions or statements contradict whas was originally stated, promised, or inferred.
precocidad
(n.)=prematurity.
Ex: The most likely causes of brain damage among low birthweight infants are prematurity and infections, not oxygen starvation.

precocinado
(adj.)=ready-to-eat ; pre-cooked [precooked].
Ex: This ready-to-eat nutritious food is made by admixing condensed milk with rolled oats, honey, dates, wheat germ, coconuts, and walnuts.
Ex: Most supermarkets sell pre-cooked and pre-sliced cold meats.
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* alimentos precocinados=baked goods.
* comida precocinada=baked goods.
* platos precocinados=baked goods.

precodificado
(adj.)=precoded [pre-coded].
Ex: Perhaps most importantly, in each of the categories, there were precoded and scannable use categories that the library could define.

precolombino
(adj.)=pre-Columbian.
Ex: She has created a database that can be used to identify bogus pre-Columbian jade, crystal, and other stone artifacts.

preconcebido
(adj.)=preconceived ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.
Ex: Users in academic libraries have preconceived attitudes regarding the use of particular formats of indexes and other materials.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
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* idea preconcebida=preconception.

preconfeccionado
(adj.)=ready-made ; out of the box.
Ex: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.
Ex: Software vendors provide manuals for the 'out of the box' programs they sell.

precongreso
(n.)=preconference [pre-conference].
Ex: The objective of the preconference was to address the problem of lack of space within libraries.

precoordinación
(n.)=pre-coordination.
Ex: The future importance of pre-coordinate indexing depends upon the recognition of the value of pre-coordination of concepts in computerized information retrieval.

precoordinado
(adj.)=pre-coordinate.
Ex: In the interest of some polarisation for effective analysis, indexing systems can be divided in two basic groups: pre-co-ordinate and post-co-ordinate.
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* índice precoordinado=pre-coordinate index.
* indización precoordinada=pre-coordinated indexing.
* sistema de indización precoordinada=pre-coordinate indexing system.

precoz
(adj.)=precocious ; premature.
Ex: George Ticknor was the son of a learned and prosperous father who sent his precocious boy to Gottingen where he acquired the education so necessary to one intent on a 'life of letters'.
Ex: The idea of a critical role for libraries is premature.
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* advertencia precoz=early warning.
* detección precoz del cáncer de mama=breast screening.
* diagnóstico precoz=precocious diagnosis.
* embarazo precoz=teenage pregnancy.
* eyaculación precoz=premature ejaculation.
* nacimiento precoz=prematurity.

precuela
(n.)=prequel.
Ex: Prequels are what science fiction authors write when they either can't see any further into the future or when their last story lacked context -- or both.

precursor
(n.)=forerunner [fore-runner] ; precursor ; progenitor ; bellwether.
Ex: The forerunner of many recent ideas, and the force behind some of the remaining traditional systems was Charles Ammi Cutter.
Ex: These Centres were usually thought of initially as being a part of a national library or, indeed, a precursor to the development of a national library.
Ex: These shifts were actually adaptations to events that altered the environmental conditions in which our progenitors lived.
Ex: Scientists have long suspected amphibians are good bellwethers for impending alterations in biodiversity during rapid climate change.

predador
(n.)=predator.
Ex: From being a predator, England was becoming a major commercial power on whose ships others preyed.
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* predador marino=sea predator.
* predador sexual=sexual predator.

predador marino
(n.)=sea predator.
Ex: This giant prehistoric sea predator packed the most powerful bite of any fish, living or extinct -- strong enough to shear a shark clean in half.
predador sexual
(n.)=sexual predator.
Ex: Like other technologies, the Internet is vulnerable to misuse by hostile individuals (flamers), sexual predators, and pornographers.
predecesor
(n.)=predecessor ; ancestor ; forefather.
Ex: Although the 1949 code was much longer than its predecessor, the 1908 code, it only contained rules pertaining to headings.
Ex: The corruptions were often established by the ancestors of LC's hypothetical reader.
Ex: I will stand for your rights as my forefathers did before me!.

predecible
(adj.)=mechanical ; predictable ; predictive ; forecastable.
Ex: With a fully faceted classification scheme (see 13.2.4) chain indexing is purely mechanical, and straightforward.
Ex: This pricing strategy maybe attractive to both users and database producers, both of whom have the security of a predictable and once-only financial transaction.
Ex: Note the practical, but predictive nature of these rules: 'when generally referred to', 'when there are frequent changes' and 'when familiarly known'.
Ex: One unusual feature characterizes demographic changes -- they are forecastable years in advance.
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* predecible en cuanto a lo que dice=platitudinous.

predecible en cuanto a lo que dice
(adj.)=platitudinous.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
predecir
=herald ; predict ; forecast ; foretell ; bring + visions of ; set + your watch by.
Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.
Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
Ex: It is little wonder that all players in the serials information chain -- publishers, subscriptions agents and librarians alike -- are taking a long hard look at what they are doing and attempting to forecast what the future might hold for them.
Ex: By asking readers to indicate whether the reference had been of interest or not, a degree of feedback can be obtained which can be used to modify their profiles, but there will never be any means of foretelling the 'wayout' article which may prove of interest.
Ex: The author locates the waning educational computing craze in the historical context of an ed-tech trajectory that has brought visions of accelerated academic achievement followed by disappointment.
Ex: There are a few things you can count on; I mean really set your watch by in life.
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* predecir con antelación=predict + in advance.
* predecir el futuro=gaze into + crystal ball.

predecir con antelación
(v.)=predict + in advance.
Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in advance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
predecir el futuro
(v.)=gaze into + crystal ball.
Ex: This article attempts to gaze into a crystal ball and anticipate future developments, both beneficial and adverse, which will determine the way ahead for resource sharing among special libraries.
predefinido
(adj.)=predefined [pre-defined] ; pre-specified [prespecified] ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.
Ex: The data entered into a fixed-length field may be of variable length, but cannot exceed the pre-defined length of the field.
Ex: Information extraction (IE) may be defined as the activity of extracting information about a pre-specified set of entities, relations or events from natural language texts and to record this information in structured representations called templates.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

predefinir
(v.)=predefine.
Ex: The system also predefines the result of the resolution of the conflicting features.

predestinación
(n.)=predestination.
Ex: It was almost like predestination, and predestination stinks.

predestinado
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* estar predestinado a=be predestined to.
* predestinado a=doomed to + Verbo.
* predestinado al fracaso=doomed.
* predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo=doomed to + failure from its inception.

predestinado a
=doomed to + Verbo.
Ex: 'Punch' satirised the opponents more cruelly: 'Here is an institution doomed to scare the furious devotees of laissez faire'.
predestinado al fracaso
=doomed.
Ex: Unlike in 1990 when the genre seemed doomed, it has become an increasingly robust and acceptable segment of American publishing.
predestinado al fracaso desde el comienzo
=doomed to + failure from its inception.
Ex: The first stratagem has been doomed to failure from its inception.
predestinar
(v.)=predestine ; foreordain.
Ex: This, coupled with its ideal location at the confluence of the two rivers, predestined the town to become important as a distribution and shipping point and also a manufacturing center.
Ex: It may well be that this map is to a great degree foreordained by genetics.

predeterminado
(adj.)=built-in ; predetermined [pre-determined] ; pre-established [preestablished] ; pre-agreed ; predesignated ; foregone ; predefined [pre-defined].
Ex: To use the 'default' or built-in command settings, simply press RETURN.
Ex: In machine-readable data files, a format is a predetermined order or arrangement of data in a record.
Ex: EDI refers to the exchange of electronic data in a pre-established standardized format between a sender and receiver using telecommunications links.
Ex: You will receive all your serials promptly and at a pre-agreed frequency.
Ex: Cyberattacks involve routers acting at a predesignated time or trigger time and flooding various targeted Web sites with data -- effectively shutting down the Web site.
Ex: Equally powerful is the capacity of words to propagandize, create distrust, fuel hatred, or manipulate peoples' opinions in support of foregone political agendas.
Ex: The data entered into a fixed-length field may be of variable length, but cannot exceed the pre-defined length of the field.
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* definir de un modo predeterminado e inamovible=hardwire [hard wire].

predeterminar
(v.)=foreordain.
Ex: It may well be that this map is to a great degree foreordained by genetics.

predicado
(n.)=predicate ; predication.
Ex: The approach here is designed to build meaning representation with propositional components, from which more or less extensive constituents (predicates and case-related arguments) can be extracted.
Ex: This article compares the model's predications with actual data on real problems.

predicador
(n.)=preacher.
Ex: The public library's sole reason for being is to help people get along in the world, to help school children get better grades, to help preachers write better sermons that will keep the congregation awake, to help newspapermen find facts.
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* predicador evangelista=revivalist.

predicador evangelista
(n./adj.)=revivalist.
Ex: It is to be hoped that the successful meetings of the revivalists in this city will not pass away without some permanent benefit gained.
predicamento
(n.)=prestige.
Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.

predicar
(v.)=preach.
Ex: A major failing of the information industry is that its members tend to preach to one another whereas what they should be doing is talking to everyone else outside the information industry.
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* predicar a los conversos=preach + to the converted ; speak to + the converted.
* predicar con el ejemplo=practise what + Pronombre + preach ; walk + the talk ; put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is ; lead from + the front.
* predicar el evangelio=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].

predicar a los conversos
(v.)=preach + to the converted ; speak to + the converted.
Ex: Whereas summer reading programmes tend to preach to the already converted, outreach programmes can be taken to housing projects for low-income families. Ex: Previous conferences have tended to speak to the converted, being events which were attended largely by those with an interest in these subjects.
predicar con el ejemplo
(v.)=practise what + Pronombre + preach ; walk + the talk ; put + Posesivo + money where + Posesivo + mouth is ; lead from + the front.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Innovation in IT education - practising what we preach'. Ex: This way we are hoping to internalise our values, constantly demonstrating that we consider these are important, and to reward staff who 'walk the talk'. Ex: The article 'Relationship management: putting our money where our mouth is' discusses the relationship between the Special Libraries Association (SLA) in the USA and its members. Ex: You have to make sure you lead from the front and put a brave face on it during the tough times to bring people with you and get out of it.
predicar el evangelio
(v.)=evangelise [evangelize, -USA].
Ex: Through the three centuries of colonial domination printing and the book were used as much for evangelizing the natives as for supporting the administration.
predicativo
(adj.)=predicative.
Ex: Content words are subdivided into nominals, attributives, predicatives, infinitives, adverbs, and gerunds.

predicciones + pronosticar
(n.)=predictions + forecast.
Ex: Predictions forecast the emergence of the 'paperless society'.
predicciones de expertos
(n.)=punditry.
Ex: The article 'Campaign sites: a potpourri of political punditry' describes a number of Internet campaign sites for the USA presidential elections = El artículo "Sitios web sobre la campaña electoral: un popurrí de pronósticos de expertos" describe varios sitios web relacionadas con las elecciones presidenciales de los Estados Unidos.
predicción
(n.)=predictability ; prediction ; guess.
Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.
Ex: Libraries, like the rest of the world have changed beyond all belief and prediction in the past 50 years.
Ex: Even more reprehensible than the unsupported recollection is the guess, however well informed.
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* índice de predicción=predictor.
* modelo de predicción=prediction model.
* patrón de predicción=prediction pattern.
* predicciones de expertos=punditry.
* predicciones + pronosticar=predictions + forecast.
* servir de factor de predicción de=be predictive of.
* valor de predicción=predictive power.

predicibilidad
(n.)=predictability.
Ex: Absence of human interpretation of content leads to perfect predictability and consistency in the generation of index entries.

predigital
(adj.)=predigital [pre-digital].
Ex: In the predigital world the advantages of a geographically dispersed system of local depository collections remained rational.

predilección
(n.)=predilection ; inclination.
Ex: Headings represent the predilection of the cataloger in regard to terminology.
Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
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* sentir predilección por=be partial to ; be a fan of.

predilecto
(adj.)=much-loved ; best-loved ; Nombre + of choice.
Ex: The local church was packed to the rafters for the funeral of a much-loved parish priest who died last month aged 69.
Ex: Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.
Ex: In the future this may become the method of choice.

predisponer
(v.)=predispose.
Ex: Previous experience with computers or card catalogue use predisposed users to attempt to use OPACs.
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* no predisponer a Alguien en contra=stay on + the right side of ; keep on + the right side of.
* predisponer a Uno=dispose + Pronombre Personal.
* predisponer en contra de=prejudice + Nombre + against.

predisponer a Uno
(v.)=dispose + Pronombre Personal.
Ex: The conditions in the helping professions, including those in special librarianship, dispose one to burnout.
predisponer en contra de
(v.)=prejudice + Nombre + against.
Ex: Many biased headings still persist that disparage or distort the topic itself, prejudice the user against the material cited, or demean the very people who use the catalog.
predisposición
(n.)=bias [biases, -pl.] ; disposition ; readiness ; willingness ; partiality ; preparedness ; predisposition ; inclination ; bent of mind.
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: In such instances the attitude and disposition of the inquirer is important.
Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.
Ex: The basic answer is a willingness to divert the resources to do it, and the ability to find the resources.
Ex: Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
Ex: This article explores information predisposition and considers other predisposing factors.
Ex: These are less tangible, more dependent upon personal motivation and inclination, and not amenable to enforcement through institutional policies.
Ex: Only when students have a scientific bent of mind, will a community and a country grow.
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* falta de predisposición=disinclination.
* predisposición a la lectura=reading readiness.
* que contribuye a la predisposición=predisposing.

predisposición a la lectura
(n.)=reading readiness.
Ex: The library promotes reading readiness from infancy, providing services for self-enrichment and for discovering the pleasures of reading and learning.
predispuesto
=forthcoming ; nothing loath.
Ex: In addition, this method is preferable where patrons may be less than forthcoming using another method (e.g., questionnaire) regarding behaviors that would traditionally be frowned upon by librarians = Además, este método es preferible sobre otro (por ejemplo, un cuestionario) cuando los usuarios puede que no sean tan sinceros en sus respuestas como deberían de serlo con respecto a ciertos comportamientos que tradicionalmente estarían mal vistos por los bibliotecarios.
Ex: The stranger, nothing loath to start a conversation with them, looked at them smilingly.
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* estar predispuesto a=be predisposed to/toward(s).
* predispuesto a favor de=disposed for.
* predispuesto en contra de=prejudiced against ; disposed against.

predispuesto a favor de
=disposed for.
Ex: No one comes into the world already disposed for or against words in print.
predispuesto en contra de
=prejudiced against ; disposed against.
Ex: He inspired intense lasting loyalties, but also made many enemies, being unshakably confident in his own judgement, stubborn, and racially prejudiced against Jews. Ex: No one comes into the world already disposed for or against words in print.
predoctoral
(adj.)=predoctoral [pre-doctoral].
Ex: Attempts were made to relate post-doctoral research to pre-doctoral research and experience, but these proved unsuccessful.

predominante
(adj.)=dominant ; predominant ; prevailing ; prevalent ; ruling ; mainline ; mainstream ; overriding.
Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: Generally, AACR2 recommends entry of all works under a uniform title, chosen as the predominant title.
Ex: It directly or indirectly incorporated or paralleled several prevailing objectives and concepts of the communication and behavioral sciences and other contributory disciplines.
Ex: Pre-co-ordinate indexes are particular prevalent as printed indexes.
Ex: The impulse to learn is a ruling passion in very few people; in most of us it is so weak that a frowning aspect can discourage it.
Ex: This is 'scientific journalism' at its worst, but its standards are not wholly different from those of the mainline press.
Ex: Some children may be constrained by a mainstream curriculum that does not match their ability level.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
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* nombre predominante=predominant name.

predominantemente
=predominantly ; mainly ; on the whole ; prevalently.
Ex: Notable telecommunications networks are Tymnet and Telenet, which are predominantly North American, but also have nodes in Europe and other parts of the world.
Ex: The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
Ex: In the first two days after hatching, chicks coming from eggs incubated in the light prevalently slept with their right eye open.

predominar
(v.)=hold + sway (over) ; predominate ; reign.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.
Ex: Amongst the present 2,700 or more registered readers, pupils and students predominate.
Ex: After reigning for sixteen years, Gandash was succeeded by his son.
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* predominar sobre=win out over.

predominar sobre
(v.)=win out over.
Ex: One of the problems with Internet or Web based information retrieval is that quantity always wins out over quality.
predominio
(n.)=predominance ; preponderance ; prevalence ; primacy.
Ex: Another feature of the American community information scene worthy of comment is the predominance of telephone enquiries over personal visits.
Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.
Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

preeminencia
(n.)=pre-eminence [preeminence].
Ex: Despite its pre-eminence, or possibly because of it, DC has its critics.

preeminente
(adj.)=pre-eminent [preeminent].
Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.

preeminentemente
=pre-eminently [preeminently].
Ex: Henrietta Rood was preeminently a comfortable woman, with a certain elegance and a graciousness of heart that expressed itself in her face.

preencogido
(adj.)=preshrunk.
Ex: This short-sleeved tee shirt is made of 100% preshrunk cotton.

preencuadernación
(n.)=prebinding.
Nota: Refuerzo de las cubiertas de un documento, normalmente superponiéndole algún tipo de material.
Ex: Prebinding of paperback books has been claimed to enable such books to last an average of 60 circulations compared to 10 circulations for ordinary paperbacks.

preencuadernado
(adj.)=prebound.
Ex: 80% of the school libraries were found to buy prebound paperback books for their library collections.

preencuadernador
(n.)=prebinder.
Nota: Encuadernador que refuerza las cubiertas blandas de los libros pero sin llegar a encuadernarlos de nuevo.
Ex: 50 titles of popular books were purchased from a prebinder and 2 additional copies of each title were purchased in paperback.

preescolar
(n.)=preschool [pre-school] ; preschooler.
Ex: The author describes how, as a teacher, she introduced pre-school children to books by reading to them, and developed older children's critical interest by reading, discussing and enacting popular fables.
Ex: Services to preschoolers in public libraries in Texas are offered by the majority of the libraries.

preescolarización
(adj.)=pre-schooling.
Ex: During the two decades prior to the 1970s there were negligible family allowances and no reliable or universal provisions for social work, pre-schooling or child care in Australia.

preestablecido
(adj.)=preset [pre-set] ; pre-established [preestablished] ; pre-agreed ; prearranged ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
Nota: Escrito con guiones cuando se usa como adjetivo.
Ex: The thesaurus must be updated, whether new terms and relationships are added as and when necessary, or whether the thesaurus is reviewed at preset intervals.
Ex: EDI refers to the exchange of electronic data in a pre-established standardized format between a sender and receiver using telecommunications links.
Ex: You will receive all your serials promptly and at a pre-agreed frequency.
Ex: A short narrative is provided to assist in browsing the collection, and/or the digital exhibit can be searched by prearranged topics.
Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.

preestreno
(n.)=sneak preview ; sneak peek ; preview screening.
Ex: It includes 50 pages of listings of forthcoming spring books, as well as 11 pages of 'sneak previews' of children's books scheduled for autumn 1998 = Incluye 50 páginas de novedades editoriales para la primavera así como 11 páginas de "avances" de libros infantiles programados para otoño de 1998.
Ex: This is a 'sneak peek' at new products that systems vendors will have on exhibit at the conference = Este es un "avance" de los nuevos productos que los vendedores de sistemas expondrán en el congreso.
Ex: This preview screening is an opportunity for local people to offer feedback to the filmmakers before the film is premiered next month.
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* invitación a preestreno=private view card (PVC).

preestructurado
(adj.)=prestructured.
Ex: The logical, miniature catalog at each position in a matrix is in essence a prestructured catalog and can be treated as such if it has fewer entries than the upper limit determined for display.

preexamen
(n.)=pretest [pre-test] ; pretesting [pre-testing].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
Ex: Pretesting and posttesting, control and experimental groups, aggregate and individual comparisons, multiple regression, and other techniques were used.

preexistente
(adj.)=pre-existing [preexisting].
Ex: Effective subject indexing is expensive and future subject indexing strategies are best based on pre-existing controlled vocabularies.

preexistir
(v.)=pre-exist [preexist].
Ex: The development of a retrospective programme is based on the premise that some fragmentary retrospective provision must pre-exist the establishment of a formal organization charged with the responsibility to do so.

prefabricación
(n.)=prefabrication.
Ex: They were, first, the replacement of the traditional process of building up a binding for each book in turn by the speedier prefabrication in bulk of complete binding cases which were attached subsequently to the sewn and cut books.

prefabricado
(adj.)=prefabricated ; precast.
Ex: Even the earliest cloth-covered bindings of the 1820s appear to have been made with prefabricated cases.
Ex: Then, jack hammers will be used to remove the concrete and precast concrete beams will be installed.
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* casa prefabricada=manufactured home ; prefabricated house.
* caseta prefabricada=portacabin.

prefacio
(n.)=foreword ; preface.
Nota: Parte de un documento que aparece al principio de éste y que generalmente presenta el tema y los objetivos de la obra y, a veces, los agradecimientos.
Ex: It is also worth remembering that the author's name or initials may be found in the body of the book (commonly at the end of a foreword or preface).
Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter.

prefecto
(adj.)=prefect.
Ex: Provincial prefects are responsible for adminstering the law which covers all printed material, apart from exempt categories, but not anastatic reprints or non-book material.

prefectura
(n.)=prefecture.
Nota: División geográfica administrativa de algunos países como Francia y Japón.
Ex: The author outlines the main features of the prefecture, or local government administration, of Shizuoka, and the role of the Archives Division within it.

preferencia
(n.)=bias [biases, -pl.] ; precedence ; preference ; taste ; tendency ; choice ; favourability [favorability, -USA] ; like.
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: The citation order now gives precedence to processes, such as circulation control and cataloguing rather than to types of libraries.
Ex: It is important to recognise, then, that a variety of different indexing approaches are inevitable, not only for reasons of history and indexer preference, but because different situations demand different approaches.
Ex: This is to ensure that the taste for good English is kept alive and developed by the provision of good literature.
Ex: In this case we find a tendency to ignore the author's identity as found in the document, and to prefer instead a real name to a pseudonym.
Ex: Users are able to use terminals many miles distant to search the computer data base of their choice, with the support of a telecommunications network to link terminal to computer.
Ex: A week-by-week analysis found that photographs of the 2 candidates rose and fell together in favourability.
Ex: I would also like to know where to find other expats in Dusseldorf would have the same like for beer/wine and talking rubbish.
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* adaptar a las preferencias de Uno=suit + Posesivo + own preferences.
* con preferencia sobre=in preference to.
* dar preferencia=give + preference.
* enfrentamientos sobre preferencias=flame war.
* en preferencia=preferably.
* mostrar preferencia por=slant.
* no ocultar las preferencias de Uno sobre Algo=make + no bones about + Algo.
* orden de preferencia=order of preference.
* preferencia de paso=the right of way.
* preferencia personal=personal preference.
* preferencia por=bias in favour of.
* preferencias sexuales=sexual preference.
* preferencias y aversiones=likes and dislikes.
* relación de preferencia=preferential relation ; preferential relationship.
* sentir preferencia por=have + a preference for.
* tener preferencia=be preferential ; have + the right of way.
* tener preferencia (sobre)=take + precedence (over).

preferencia de paso
(n.)=the right of way.
Ex: Most drivers stop at stop signs: Some do under duress -- there may be a policeman concealed in nearby bushes, others as a matter of prudence -- a fast car with the right of way can be injurious.
preferencia personal
(n.)=personal preference.
Ex: Like with crochet hooks, knitting needles come in a variety of materials and the choice of which one to use is a matter of personal preference.
preferencia por
=bias in favour of.
Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
preferencial
(adj.)=preferential.
Ex: Canada had depended mainly on British preferential tariffs until that time.
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* tipo preferencial=preferential rate.
* trato preferencial=preferential treatment.

preferencias sexuales
(n.)=sexual preference.
Ex: Topics include promiscuity and adultery, pornography and prostitution, sexual preference and sexual deviance, sexual harassment and sexual violence against women.
preferencias y aversiones
=likes and dislikes.
Ex: How can we channel this fission energy so that children help each other through the network of social relationships which so much affect their likes and dislikes?.
preferente
(adj.)=preferable ; preferential.
Ex: The existence of a number of dead headings in our catalogs is preferable to the situation created by the delay in establishing headings.
Ex: Canada had depended mainly on British preferential tariffs until that time.
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* derecho preferente de compra=preemption [pre-emption].
* tipo de interés preferente=base rate ; prime rate.
* tipo preferente=preferential rate.
* trato preferente=preferential treatment.

preferentemente
=preferably ; as a first preference.
Ex: At his point, the indexer must decide what categories the constituent concepts of the analysis represent and, therefore, in what order they should preferably be cited.
Ex: And the number of women choosing technology as a first preference has dropped 65 percent since 2001.

preferible
(adj.)=preferable.
Ex: The existence of a number of dead headings in our catalogs is preferable to the situation created by the delay in establishing headings.

preferiblemente
=preferably.
Ex: At his point, the indexer must decide what categories the constituent concepts of the analysis represent and, therefore, in what order they should preferably be cited.

preferido
(adj.)=desirable ; preferred ; Nombre + of choice ; top-rated ; top-ranked ; best-loved.
Ex: It is desirable that they be treated as parts of a single serials record, since this will provide a 'one-stop' file containing all the relevant data, and will produce a file with a number of funtions.
Ex: The determination of authentic or preferred name should be based upon the literature of the people themselves (not upon outside sources or experts) and upon organizational self-identification.
Ex: In the future this may become the method of choice.
Ex: They have analyzed user ratings and professional testing to find top-rated shampoo brands.
Ex: In contrast, Brauen modified all of the terms but only in the top-ranked relevant documents.
Ex: Sleeping Beauty is one of the best-loved ballets in the world.
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* dicho preferido=catchphrase.
* expresión preferida=catchphrase.
* frase preferida=catchphrase.
* materia preferida=pet subject.
* orden preferido=preferred order.

preferir
(v.)=favour [favor, -USA] ; have + a preference for ; be keen on ; be into ; plump for.
Ex: The first countries to enter the information society will reap the greatests rewards whereas countries which temporise or favour half-hearted solutions could, in less than a decade, face disastrous declines in investment and a squeeze on jobs.
Ex: Librarians have a preference for nice, clean-cut, definable, easily-retrievable questions.
Ex: Librarians were most keen on the self-help aspects of community information.
Ex: As one librarian summarized, 'people are not into the stuffed looking, dingy, dust smelling type of libraries anymore ... they expect atmospheres more like coffeehouses or nice bookstores'.
Ex: There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but the majority plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'.
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* de la manera que + preferir=in the manner of + Posesivo + choosing.
* preferir (a/sobre)=prefer (to).
* preferiría=I'd rather [I had rather].
* preferir + Infinitivo=had rather + Infinitivo.
* preferir + Subjuntivo + que=would rather + Verbo + than.
* preferir una Cosa a Otra=prefer + Nombre + over + Nombre ; prefer + Nombre + versus + Nombre.
* preferir una Cosa sobre Otra=prefer + Nombre + over + Nombre.
* que prefiere(n)=of + Posesivo + choosing ; of + Posesivo + choice.
* si así lo prefieres=if you will.

preferir (a/sobre)
(v.)=prefer (to).
Ex: In general then, the analytical approach is to be preferred, but it does have two limitations.
preferir + Infinitivo
(v.)=had rather + Infinitivo.
Ex: I think I had rather see 5,000 catalogers than a machine put 5,000 people out of work.
preferir + Subjuntivo + que
(v.)=would rather + Verbo + than.
Ex: I would rather a great book or a great picture fell into the hands of the corporation than into the hands of an individual.
preferir una Cosa a Otra
(v.)=prefer + Nombre + over + Nombre ; prefer + Nombre + versus + Nombre.
Ex: The author discusses the differences between quantitive and qualitative evaluation and the instances in which one approach may be preferred over the other = El autor analiza las diferentes entre la evaluación cuantitativa y la cualitativa y los casos en los que un método puede preferirse sobre el otro. Ex: Bristow's study found that the majority of users preferred e-mail reference versus telephone reference.
preferir una Cosa sobre Otra
(v.)=prefer + Nombre + over + Nombre.
Ex: The author discusses the differences between quantitive and qualitative evaluation and the instances in which one approach may be preferred over the other = El autor analiza las diferentes entre la evaluación cuantitativa y la cualitativa y los casos en los que un método puede preferirse sobre el otro.
preferiría
=I'd rather [I had rather].
Ex: To me, I'd rather have mature judgment based on experience brought to bear.
prefijar
(v.)=prefix.
Ex: It is advisable to prefix all routing list names with a common abbreviation to distinguish them from normal borrower names and to make them easy to find.

prefijo
(n.)=prefix [prefixes, -pl.] ; prefix code.
Nota: Abreviatura del nombre de un campo que se utiliza normalmente para limitar la búsqueda a ese campo anteponiéndolo a la palabra buscada.
Ex: Left hand truncation, which involves the neglect of prefixes or the elimination of characters from the beginning of a word, is also possible in many systems.
Ex: Other fields are known as 'Additional Indexes' and require the use of prefix codes before search terms (e.g. AU, TI, JN); thus field restriction is automatic.
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* nombre con prefijo=prefixed name.
* prefijo telefónico=telephone area code.

prefijo telefónico
(n.)=telephone area code.
Ex: In a submenu called 'Reference Works' in Gopher, I can find a thesaurus, the latest conditions in Thailand or Egypt, or a directory of telephone area codes.
pregonado
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* tan pregonado=much-vaunted.

pregonar
(v.)=tout ; bruit.
Ex: And may I say parenthetically that two publishers out of the enormous number that are so often touted as belonging to the CIP program are now printing their own homemade and superior cataloging in publication data.
Ex: Among many observations in this widely bruited report, one in particular struck home: fewer books had been translated into Arabic in a millennium than were translated into Spanish in a year.

pregonero
(n.)=town crier.
Ex: The article 'Television: force multiplier or town crier in the global village?' discusses how television has changed from being a passive observer of events to being a significant player in international affairs.

pregrabado
(adj.)=pre-recorded.
Ex: Reveille should also be played live by a bugler or prerecorded.
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* risas pregrabadas=canned laughter.

preguerra
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* de la preguerra=pre-war [prewar].

pregunta
(n.)=enquiry [inquiry, -USA] ; inquiry [enquiry, -UK] ; question ; enquire ; query.
Ex: A threshold weight appropriate to the specificity of the searcher's enquiry must be established.
Ex: Several possible rules governing the reference interview are examined; one calls for inquiry into client's underlying wants, 'the face value rule', another for inquiry into underlying needs, 'the purpose rule'.
Ex: One argument against including a list of questions is that often analysts will think they are the only questions that might be asked.
Ex: A policy of maximum courtesy and minimum delay is adopted in attending to all enquires.
Ex: We might therefore argue that our information retrieval system should enable us to rank documents in response to a query using the weighted vector 'wij'.
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* acosar a Alguien con preguntas=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
* acribillar a Alguien a preguntas=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
* acribillar a preguntas=grill.
* a la cuarta pregunta=penniless ; broke ; skint ; down-and-out.
* asediar a Alguien con preguntas=pepper + Nombre + with questions.
* bombardear a=grill.
* enviar una pregunta a una lista de correo=post + a question.
* expresar una pregunta=couch + question.
* FAQs (Preguntas Más Frecuentes)=FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions).
* formular una pregunta=articulate + question ; formulate + question ; frame + question.
* hacer preguntas=ask + questions ; interrogate ; air + questions ; make + enquiry.
* hacer una pregunta=put + question.
* intentar responder a una pregunta=pursue + question.
* modo de hacer preguntas=questioning behaviour.
* molestar con preguntas=heckle.
* pregunta abierta=open-ended question.
* pregunta cerrada=multiple choice question ; closed-ended question.
* pregunta con respuesta=answerable question.
* pregunta delicada=awkward question.
* pregunta de referencia=reference question.
* pregunta de respuesta libre=open-ended question.
* pregunta difícil=poser.
* pregunta difícil de responder=awkward-to-handle enquiry.
* pregunta + ocurrir=question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.
* preguntas=questioning.
* preguntas de cultura general=quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
* preguntas de examen=question paper.
* pregunta sin respuesta=unanswerable question.
* preguntas para incitar el debate=discussion question.
* preguntas y respuestas=questions and answers [Q&A].
* pregunta tipo test=multiple choice question.
* que ha sido abordado con preguntas=accost.
* responder a preguntas=entertain + questions.
* responder a una pregunta=field + question.
* responder preguntas=take + questions.
* responder una pregunta=dispatch + question ; answer + question.
* sortear un pregunta=field + question.
* suscitar una pregunta=raise + question.
* turno de preguntas=Q&A session [question and answer session].

pregunta + ocurrir
(n.)=question + pop into + Posesivo + mind.
Ex: The question that popped into my mind, is that I don't believe any of our users ever saw our card catalogues as an integrated point of access to all the information they needed.
pregunta abierta
(n.)=open-ended question.
Ex: The technique of questioning at these interviews is that you start with the general or open-ended question to get the candidate talking.
pregunta cerrada
(n.)=multiple choice question ; closed-ended question.
Ex: For example, a multiple choice question and an open-ended question that each ask the willingness to pay for a particular good or service can result in different estimates. Ex: The written survey consisted of 30 closed- and open-ended questions developed in consultation with librarians = El cuestionario escrito constaba de 30 preguntas abiertas y cerradas hechas en colaboración con bibliotecarios.
pregunta con respuesta
(n.)=answerable question.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Research: turning research priorities into answerable questions'.
pregunta de referencia
(n.)=reference question.
Ex: From the analysis of some 5760 questions, Wilkinson and Miller developed a 'step approach' to differentiate reference questions according to how many judgmental steps were required to answer them.
pregunta de respuesta libre
(n.)=open-ended question.
Ex: The technique of questioning at these interviews is that you start with the general or open-ended question to get the candidate talking.
pregunta delicada
(n.)=awkward question.
Ex: The press spokesman 'ominously warned' Americans to 'watch what they say,' which amounted to telling citizens 'to accept the administration's version of events, not ask awkward questions'.
pregunta difícil
(n.)=poser.
Ex: The first category of problem, the naming of subject, involves consideration of the following posers.
pregunta difícil de responder
(n.)=awkward-to-handle enquiry.
Ex: Librarians also provide some assistance with that most familiar and awkward-to-handle enquiry from library users concerning the possible value of Grandpa's old Bible or other old book unearthed in the attic during a clear-out.
pregunta sin respuesta
(n.)=unanswerable question.
Ex: These unanswerable questions arise because it is impossible to forecast with complete accuracy the sale of any one book.
pregunta tipo test
(n.)=multiple choice question.
Ex: For example, a multiple choice question and an open-ended question that each ask the willingness to pay for a particular good or service can result in different estimates.
preguntar
(v.)=ask ; make + an inquiry ; question ; enquire [inquire, -USA] ; make + enquiry ; ask about.
Ex: Having just demolished enumerative classification to some extent in the previous section, it is reasonable to ask how effective menu-based information retrieval systems might be.
Ex: The library services person will then give you the author's address, if he does accept engagements, or, often, make a preliminary inquiry for you.
Ex: If this appears to be excessively difficult, maybe it is time to question whether the tool is too complex.
Ex: Users can enquire at the reference desk.
Ex: The author discusses the general tendency noted for more girls than boys to make enquiries at the library.
Ex: The physicians interviewed said that they did not like asking people about suicidal thoughts because they were worried that it might make them feel worse.
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* el que pregunta=inquirer [enquirer, -UK].
* hacer que Alguien se pregunte Algo=make + Nombre + wonder.
* no preguntes porque no te puedo decir la verdad=ask no questions and hear no lies.
* preguntar a=check into.
* preguntar por=ask about ; ask after.
* preguntar por una dirección=enquire + the way.
* preguntarse=wonder.
* sin preguntar=unasked.
* volver a preguntar=check back.

preguntar a
(v.)=check into.
Ex: You might want to check into local firms that do that sort of work.
preguntar por
(v.)=ask about ; ask after.
Ex: The physicians interviewed said that they did not like asking people about suicidal thoughts because they were worried that it might make them feel worse. Ex: As I hugged her with relief and asked after her family and the situation in Palestine, she started crying.
preguntar por una dirección
(v.)=enquire + the way.
Ex: On arrival in Algiers we were besieged by boot-blacks and street gamins whenever we stopped to inquire the way.
preguntarse
(v.)=wonder.
Ex: Like others, I've been wondering when I'd get my money's worth out of this meeting, and I was beginning to despair.
preguntas
(n.)=questioning.
Ex: Are you saying that books and courses that encourage wholesome questioning and explore wider circles of experience have nothing of value to say to us?.
preguntas de cultura general
(n.)=quiz [quizzes, -pl.].
Ex: A variety of extension activities, such as book clubs, competitions and quizzes also help to publicize the stock and the work of the library.
preguntas de examen
(n.)=question paper.
Ex: There is an old joke that examiners in economics need never set the candidates new question papers because the answers change every year = Existe una vieja broma que dice que los profesores de económicas nunca necesitan ponerle a los alumnos nuevas preguntas de examen ya que las respuestas cambian cada año.
preguntas para incitar el debate
(n.)=discussion question.
Ex: The stories are accompanied by learning activities and discussion questions for students and are arranged under the headings of bear, mountain goat and deer, and seal and sea lion.
preguntas y respuestas
(n.)=questions and answers [Q&A].
Ex: The following questions and answers (Q&A) pertain to these laws and how they may affect you.
prehistoria
(n.)=prehistory [pre-history].
Ex: This volume contains abstracts and author/subject indexes for the scholarly articles in the journal specializing in the culture and prehistory of Easter Island.
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* desde la prehistoria=since prehistoric times.
* en la prehistoria=in the dark ages ; in prehistoric times.

prehistórico
(adj.)=prehistoric ; primaeval [primeval, -USA] ; antediluvian.
Ex: Like the popular image of a prehistoric iceman taken from a glacier and warmed back to life, libraries were startled awake to a new information era = Como la imagen popular de un hombre prehistórico de la edad del hielo sacado de un glaciar y devuelto a la vida, las bibliotecas se despertaron sobresaltadas en una nueva era de la información.
Ex: Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.
Ex: Such antediluvian claptrap has every appearance of using a presumed hurt to military effectiveness as a shield for prejudice.
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* desde la época prehistórica=since prehistoric times.
* desde tiempos prehistóricos=since prehistoric times.
* en la época prehistórica=in prehistoric times.
* en tiempos prehistóricos=in prehistoric times.
* hombre prehistórico, el=early man.

preindustrial
(adj.)=pre-industrial [preindustrial].
Ex: Most social and economic historians use preindustrial as a synonym for precapitalist.
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* sociedad preindustrial=pre-industrial society.

preinscripción
(n.)=pre-registration.
Ex: The check-list is intended to be used for self-assessment for newly qualified librarians during the pre-registration period.

prejubilación
(n.)=early retirement.
Ex: The first thing to do when considering early retirement is to get a rough estimate of how much money you will need to retire early.

prejucio
(n.)=taint.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

prejuicio
(n.)=bias [biases, -pl.] ; prejudice ; partiality.
Ex: The place of publication may also warn of biases in approach or differences in terminology that arise in the text.
Ex: Of particular note is his classic monograph 'Prejudices and Antipathies', published by Scarecrow Press, a critique of LC entry and subject heading practices.
Ex: Librarians must avoid any suggestion of partiality or support for a particular point of view, in order to safeguard the library's most important characteristics, neutrality and fairness.
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* con prejuicios=prejudicial.
* desafiar un prejuicio=challenge + prejudice.
* libre de prejuicios=unprejudiced.
* libre de todo prejuicio=unprejudiced.
* lleno de prejuicios=prejudiced.
* no tener prejuicios=be open-minded.
* prejuicio de clases=class prejudice.
* prejuicio + surgir=prejudice + arise.
* reforzar un prejuicio=reinforce + prejudice.
* sin prejuicios=open-minded ; fair-minded [fairminded] ; unprejudiced.

prejuicio + surgir
(n.)=prejudice + arise.
Ex: Prejudice arises not only from race or creed but occasionally from such facts as color of hair, personality, physical characteristics, etc.
prejuicio de clases
(n.)=class prejudice.
Ex: They both were stalwarts of their generational struggle to emancipate humanity from oppression and class prejudice.
prejuzgar
(v.)=prejudge.
Ex: In varying degrees we all have a tendency to prejudge at one time or another.

prelado
(n.)=prelate.
Ex: The author also comments briefly on the scepters and staffs used by prelates in Austria, 16th-18th cs.

prelectura
(n.)=prereading.
Ex: At the time, I thought it was a form of prereading, a mimicking of his parents whom he constantly saw engrossed in books.

preliminar
(adj.)=prefatory ; preliminary ; exploratory ; germinal.
Ex: Having made this prefatory warning, it has also to be said that many teachers successfully contrive to make reviewing an enjoyable and useful ingredient in their book and reading programs.
Ex: This present brief section is to be read as preliminary to a more detailed examination of some of the techniques of index construction which will follow.
Ex: This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.
Ex: Unique as it is, this creation has its germinal origin in Morris's earlier works.
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* preliminares=preliminaries ; preliminary matter ; preliminary pages ; front matter.
* preliminares sexuales=foreplay.

preliminares
(n.)=preliminaries ; preliminary matter ; preliminary pages ; front matter.
Ex: The preliminaries are the title page or title pages of an item, together with the verso of each title page, any pages preceding the title page(s), and the cover. Ex: Certainly it will always be necessary to examine the document content, concentrating particularly on the clues offered by the title, the contents page, chapter headings, and any abstracts, introduction, prefaces or other preliminary matter. Ex: The CIP data is compiled by the BLBSD from preliminary pages of forthcoming works whilst these are still in proof form. Ex: The exploration aims to view table of contents terminology in the context of functions served by other representations of subject information, including Library of Congress subject headings, work title terminology, and author-contributed front matter.
preliminares sexuales
(n.)=foreplay.
Ex: Fellatio is widely used in human foreplay, but rarely documented in other animals.
preludio
(n.)=prelude.
Ex: As a prelude to using the scheme, we will briefly outline the various sections of this book.
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* ser el preludio=usher in.

prematrimonial
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* asesoramiento prematrimonial=premarital counseling.
* relaciones prematrimoniales=premarital sex.

prematuramente
=prematurely.
Ex: Management became frustrated with the lack of progress being made and prematurely cancelled the project.
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* nacer prematuramente=be prematurely born.

prematuro
(adj.)=premature.
Ex: The idea of a critical role for libraries is premature.
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* muerte prematura=premature death ; untimely death.
* parto prematuro=premature delivery.

premedicación
(n.)=premedication.
Ex: Acupuncture may be an effective tool for helping to alleviate nausea and vomiting in patients refractory to standard premedication.

premeditación
(n.)=premeditation ; forethought.
Ex: To have chosen this occasion to make this political overture was not free from premeditation.
Ex: With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
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* homicidio sin premeditación=manslaughter.

premeditadamente
=studiously.
Ex: Previous economic historians have, by and large, studiously ignored the British slave trade.

premeditado
(adj.)=premeditated ; purposive ; calculated.
Ex: Unfortunately for any student of the process, the sequence and direction of these steps is often more impromptu than premeditated.
Ex: The reader's approach may be purposive, that is, he may be seeking the answer to a specific question, which may be more or less clearly formulated in his mind.
Ex: He was accused of being a calculated killer who knowingly committed vicious crimes.

premenstrual
(adj.)=premenstrual.
Ex: Relieving premenstrual symptoms is one of the health benefits of nettle tea.

premiado
(n.)=award-winning [award winning] ; prize winning [prize-winning] ; honoree ; awardee.
Ex: Sanford Berman, Editor of the award-winning Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletin, has been an early, continuing, and outspoken advocate of user-oriented cataloging service.
Ex: In the absence of reviews, prize winning books are the ones that command attention in shops and libraries.
Ex: Indeed, the list of honorees could not possibly be complete without Mr. Lubetzky's name added to it.
Ex: Short case studies were conducted with eight of the awardees to confirm the findings and add richness to the study.

premiar
(v.)=reward.
Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.

premio
(n.)=award ; honour [honor, -USA] ; prize ; reward ; guerdon.
Ex: It appeared originally in the Hennepin County Library Cataloging Bulletin, which received the H.W Wilson award as the best library periodical for 1976.
Ex: Another honor he received is RTSD's Esther J. Piercy Award for younger members making a substantial contribution to technical services.
Ex: In 1965, he had the best results nationwide on the intermediate librarianship examination, which won him the Cawthorne prize.
Ex: The dependence on bosses for recognition, rewards, and advancement breeds an artificiality of relationship, a need to be polite and agreeable.
Ex: Not far off, the barn, plethoric with the autumn's harvest spoils, holds the farmer's well-earned trophies -- the guerdon of his toils.
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* ceremonia de entrega de premios=award(s) ceremony.
* conceder un premio=give + an award ; grant + an award.
* conseguir un premio=earn + an award ; win + award ; win + prize.
* dar un premio=give + an award ; grant + an award.
* dinero del premio=prize money.
* entregar un premio=present + award.
* ganador de premio=award winner.
* ganador de un premio=awardee.
* ganar un premio=win + prize ; win + award ; earn + an award ; scoop + prize.
* obtener un premio=earn + an award ; win + award ; win + prize.
* otorgar un premio=give + an award ; grant + an award.
* premio a la mejor actriz=best-actress prize.
* premio de consolación=consolation prize.
* premio de reconocimiento=honour award.
* premio en efectivo=cash prize.
* premio en metálico=cash award ; prize money ; cash prize.
* premio gordo=jackpot.
* premio literario=book award ; literary award ; literary prize ; book prize.
* premio máximo=jackpot.
* Premio Nobel=Nobel Prize ; Nobel laureate.
* Premio Nobel de la Paz=Nobel Peace Laureate.
* premio + Nombre del Premio=medalist [medallist, -USA].
* premio para=full marks to.
* recibir un premio=receive + award ; earn + an award.
* relacionado con la concesión de premios=award-giving [award giving].

premio + Nombre del Premio
=medalist [medallist, -USA].
Ex: The author, Anne Fine, was Carnegie Medallist in 1989.
premio a la mejor actriz
(n.)=best-actress prize.
Ex: She has starred in almost 100 films and twice won Cannes' best-actress prize.
premio de consolación
(n.)=consolation prize.
Ex: But war leaves no consolation prize for those who suffer it.
premio de reconocimiento
(n.)=honour award.
Ex: The Incentive Award Program provides cash and honor awards to employees to encourage improvements in governmental operations.
premio en efectivo
(n.)=cash prize.
Ex: Cash prizes ranging from 50 to 150 dollars were announced to encourage participation.
premio en metálico
(n.)=cash award ; prize money ; cash prize.
Ex: The Incentive Award Program provides cash and honor awards to employees to encourage improvements in governmental operations. Ex: This article describes some of the projects that the library developed with the prize money. Ex: Cash prizes ranging from 50 to 150 dollars were announced to encourage participation.
premio gordo
(n.)=jackpot.
Ex: Las Vegas casinos offer millions in jackpots each month to their players.
premio literario
(n.)=book award ; literary award ; literary prize ; book prize.
Ex: Children's book awards generally have little impact and it is hoped that this award will help to remedy the situation. Ex: This article discusses the effectiveness of literary awards as a means of promoting cultural diversity in Australia. Ex: One of the criticisms levelled at this literary prize is that it is run by a metropolitan clique in which books are written, read and reviewed all by the same people. Ex: This article likens book prizes to a contemporary form of patronage and emphasizes that the value of a prize ought to be assessed qualitatively and not quantitatively.
premio máximo
(n.)=jackpot.
Ex: Las Vegas casinos offer millions in jackpots each month to their players.
premio para
=full marks to.
Ex: Full marks to the film's creators for balancing a vision of a peaceful world with an adventure story that takes us forward at the speed of lightning.
premisa
(n.)=assumption ; premise.
Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: The main premises and conclusions of the final report of the study are discussed below.
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* basarse en la premisa de que=rest on/upon + the assumption that ; start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
* basarse en una premisa=base on + premise ; base upon + assumption ; premise upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.
* partir de la premisa de que=start from + the premise that ; build on + the premise that.
* partir de una premisa=base upon + assumption ; assumption + undergird.
* premisas=background.

premisas
(n.)=background.
Ex: This article describes the Nordic online data base situation, outlining its background and future developments, as well as the supply of different kinds of data base.
premodernista
(adj.)=pre-modern [premodern].
Ex: Modern art is often characterized by its overt acknowledgement of materials and process, whereas the licked surface of academic art is perceived as a sympton of pre-modern concerns.

premolar
(n.)=premolar.
Ex: In general mandibular teeth except premolars tend to emerge earlier than their maxillary counterparts.

premonición
=premonition ; foreboding ; hunch ; gut feeling ; gut instinct ; feelings in + Posesivo + bones.
Ex: The article 'University/industry partnerships: premonitions for academic libraries' outlines university/industry interactions and describes the issues surrounding them.
Ex: Throughout the process of development, debate and enactment of the Digital Millennium Act in the USA, many dire forebodings were envisaged for the library profession.
Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.

premonizar
(v.)=herald ; portend.
Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.
Ex: Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.

premura
(n.)=haste.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.

prenatal
(adj.)=prenatal ; antenatal.
Ex: Topics include alcohol and pregnancy, prenatal vitamins and more.
Ex: The women have either come for their monthly antenatal checkups or postnatal visits, healthy babies in tow.
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* atención prenatal=prenatal care.
* cuidados prenatales=prenatal care.
* desarrollo prenatal=prenatal development.
* diagnóstico prenatal=prenatal diagnosis.

prenda
(n.)=garment.
Ex: The garment was identified as the wedding dress of Margaret of Denmark who married James III of Scotland in 1469.
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* confección de prendas de vestir=dressmaking.
* dejar en prenda=pledge.
* entregar en prenda=pledge.
* estar hecho un prenda=be a bit of a lad.
* mercadillo de prendas de segunda mano=rummage sale.
* mercadillo de prendas usadas=rummage sale.
* prenda de ropa interior=undergarment.
* prenda de vestir=garment ; clothing item.
* prenda interior=undergarment.
* prenda íntima=undergarment.
* sin soltar prenda=tight-lipped.

prenda de ropa interior
(n.)=undergarment.
Ex: The tradition associating this rare medieval clerical undergarment with the English martyr is traceable to the late 14th or early 15th c.
prenda de vestir
(n.)=garment ; clothing item.
Ex: The garment was identified as the wedding dress of Margaret of Denmark who married James III of Scotland in 1469. Ex: Their online store stocks more than 3 million shoes in addition to handbags, clothing items and accessories -- from over one thousand brands!.
prenda interior
(n.)=undergarment.
Ex: The tradition associating this rare medieval clerical undergarment with the English martyr is traceable to the late 14th or early 15th c.
prenda íntima
(n.)=undergarment.
Ex: The tradition associating this rare medieval clerical undergarment with the English martyr is traceable to the late 14th or early 15th c.
prendado
(adj.)=enamoured [enamored, -USA].
Ex: She was having a whale of a time, spoilt rotten by her friends, and so enamoured of the beach that she wanted to stay there for ever.
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* quedarse prendado=smite.
* quedarse prendado de=take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to.
* quedarse prendado por=take + a liking to.

prendarse de
(v.)=take + a fancy to ; take + a shine to ; take + a liking to ; smite.
Nota: Verbo irregular: pasado smote, participio smitten. Usado comúnmente con este sentido la voz pasiva y seguido de la partícula with y también a veces by.
Ex: He is a collector who wants to form a collection by making his own paintings of pictures he has taken a fancy to in other people's houses.
Ex: She took a shine to Sheldon, and before he knows what has happened, the misanthropic physicist finds himself with a girlfriend.
Ex: He quickly took a liking to American clothing stores and acquired a taste for fast-food restaurants.
Ex: It's hard to imagine a red-blooded man anywhere in the world who could look at her and not be 'smitten' with her.

prendedor
(n.)=fibula ; brooch.
Ex: The author discusses the social and economic role of jewelry and traces cultural differences in the forms of jewels, focusing on fibulas and earrings.
Ex: Her art objects such as clocks, brooches, candlesticks, boxes, and picture frames deal with matters of weight, balance, and time.

prender
(v.)=fire ; ignite ; inflame ; kindle.
Ex: Mearns, too, has warned against 'profligate expenditure of time and effort when the reference librarian's own curiosity is fired to a point where he feels himself impelled to seek personal satisfaction'.
Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes.
Ex: His works are among the few films that can inflame the emotions as easily today as they could when they were originally made.
Ex: Some people have the custom to begin reciting this prayer after kindling the first light, while kindling the other lights.
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* fuego + prenderse=fire + break out.
* prender con alfileres=pin.
* prender fuego=set + Nombre + on fire ; torch ; ignite ; set + ablaze ; burn ; catch + fire ; kindle.
* prenderle fuego a=set + fire to.
* prenderse fuego=catch on + fire.

prender con alfileres
(v.)=pin.
Ex: One example is the circulation of notices which may previously have been pinned on a noticeboard.
prender fuego
(v.)=set + Nombre + on fire ; torch ; ignite ; set + ablaze ; burn ; catch + fire ; kindle.
Ex: The second example relates to a bibliographical puzzle concerning the bowdlerized British version of William Styron's novel 'Set this house on fire'. Ex: Alenxandria's library was torched and completely destroyed by the brutal Roman emperor Aurelian in A.D. 270. Ex: Nitrate film ignites readily, burns fiercely, virtually inextinguishably and with highly toxic fumes. Ex: The day ended in a riot during which the town hall was set ablaze. Ex: In Italy, Mussoline was burning books and suppressing libraries with appalling regularity. Ex: An ammo depot in Kabul caught fire and injured nine people in May. Ex: Some people have the custom to begin reciting this prayer after kindling the first light, while kindling the other lights.
prenderle fuego a
(v.)=set + fire to.
Ex: There was opposition from the Chinese, however, and someone set fire to the library in September 1938.
prenderse fuego
(v.)=catch on + fire.
Ex: Eric continued trying to stomp it out but his shoe caught on fire.
prensa amarilla
(n.)=tabloid ; newspaper tabloid ; tabloid newspaper.
Ex: Financing preservation programs for old newspapers is needed for tabloids as well as the Times. Ex: Whether conceived as a bookmark, newspaper tabloid, balloon, slick booklet, or some other format, the client-directed annual report conveys not only the information itself but also the intent to focus on the client's interest. Ex: This is a simply written, richly illustrated weekly tabloid newspaper covering domestic and foreign affairs, sport, culture, everyday matters and television programmes.
prensa amarilla, la
(n.)=tabloid press, the ; popular press, the.
Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press. Ex: Historians have generally held that before the Civil War the popular press did little to help the women's rights movements.
prensa bibliotecaria, la
=library press, the.
Ex: Those responsible for purchasing reference books for libraries rely to a great extent on reviews that appear in those journals which, broadly speaking, constitute the library press.
prensa de aceite
(n.)=oil press.
Ex: Fig. 118 represents one form of hydraulic oil press suitable for extracting oils or essences from seed and roots.
prensa de ajos
(n.)=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
Ex: Garlic presses went out of fashion 10-20 years ago, but the stigma has abated. Ex: The problem with most garlic crushers is getting them clean afterwards.
prensa de economía, la
=business press, the.
Ex: Sources of information consulted include annual reports, stock reports, brokerage house reports and the business press as well as other reference sources.
prensa de encuadernar
(n.)=binding press.
Ex: Glue, card, paper, gauze, leatherette, calico, scissors, ruler, set-square, hammer, binding-knife and press are necessary for rebinding.
prensa de madera
(n.)=wooden press.
Ex: The iron hand-presses, however, were not much more productive than the wooden presses which they replaced.
prensa de metal
(n.)=iron press.
Ex: What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.
prensa de moldear
(n.)=punch press.
Ex: This guide to punch press selection examines the advantages/disadvantages of available machine designs and stresses how workpiece size and shape is critical to every purchase plan.
prensa de tornillo
(n.)=screw press.
Ex: All printers used what was substantially the same sort of printing press throughout the hand-press period, a hand-powered screw press built in a wooden frame = Durante el periodo de la imprenta manual, todos los impresores utilizaron fundamentalmente el mismo tipo de prensa; era ésta una prensa de tornillo accionada a mano y encajada en un armazón de madera.
prensa de torno
(n.)=standing press.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
prensa diaria, la
(n.)=daily press, the.
Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.
prensa doradora
(n.)=blocking press.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses.
prensa hidráulica
(n.)=hydraulic press.
Ex: The use of powerful hydraulic presses from the mid 1800s made the mould side of the sheet almost indistinguishable from the felt side.
prensa histórica
(n.)=old newspapers.
Ex: Access to old newspapers is an asset every genealogist should take advantage of.
prensa litográfica
(n.)=lithographic hand-press.
Ex: By the early 1820s a lithographic hand-press was in general use that was similar to the copperplate press except that the printing surface was run under a scraper rather than a roller.
prensa local, la
=local press, the.
Ex: Ever true to her word, Kate Lespran found an appropriate vehicle for her revenge: the local press = Fiel a su palabra, Kate Lespran encontró el vehículo apropiado para su venganza: la prensa local.
prensa manual
(n.)=hand-press.
Ex: Early-nineteenth-century hand-made paper, however, differed from that of the hand-press period on account both of new methods of bleaching, and of changes in the form of the hand mould.
prensa mecánica
(n.)=machine press.
Ex: Very few machine presses were used for book printing during the first quarter of the nineteenth century.
prensa normal, la
(n.)=broadsheet press, the.
Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
prensa offset
(n.)=offset printer ; offset printing press ; offset.
Ex: We'll be able to purchase equipment we've been wanting for ages: an electronic offset printer; collators and folding machines and other graphic production-related paraphernalia. Ex: Appreciative of his efforts, Crane purchased a sophisticated offset printing press and other hardware for the production of library booklists, flyers, programs, etc.. Ex: Libarians were sent differing sets of questionnaires where half were typed and then reproduced by ditto and half were reproduced by offset.
prensa para ajos
(n.)=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
Ex: Garlic presses went out of fashion 10-20 years ago, but the stigma has abated. Ex: The problem with most garlic crushers is getting them clean afterwards.
prensa para dorar
(n.)=arming press.
Ex: In 1843 the great London bindery of Westley and Clark had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses.
prensa para grabados en cobre
(n.)=copperplate press.
Ex: The principle of the cylinder platen was hardly a new one even then -- the rolling pin is an ancient device, and the copperplate press used two cylinders working together.
prensa rotativa
(n.)=rotary machine ; rotary press ; stop-cylinder machine.
Ex: A rotary machine invented in Holland in the late seventeenth century did not pound but minced the rags into pulp with revolving knives. Ex: Flong moulds could be fitted into curved casting-boxes to make plates for rotary presses. Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
prensa rotativa wharfedale
(n.)=Wharfedale.
Ex: Their ascendancy may be traced through the Main or tumbler machine of 1840, Payne's Wharfedale stop-cylinder machine of 1858, and the improved Wharfedales produced by Paine and others in the mid 1860s.
prensa sensacionalista, la
(n.)=tabloid press, the.
Ex: The author weighs up whether a dumbing down has taken place in the UK tabloid and broadsheet press.
prensa tipográfica de rodillos
(n.)=rolling press.
Ex: The rolling press consisted essentially of a frame in which two large rollers were mounted one above the other, and were turned by means of four large spokes radiating from the axle of the upper one.
prensa volante
(n.)=blocking press ; arming press.
Ex: In 1895 a good London bindery would have the following machines: hand-fed folding machines, sewing machines, nipping machines (for pressing the sewn books before casing-in), cutting machines, rounding machines, backing machines, straight-knife trimming machines (guillotines), rotary board-cutting machines, power blocking presses, and hydraulic standing presses. Ex: In 1843 the great London bindery of Westley and Clark had a rolling press, two cloth-embossing machines, and three arming presses.
prensa-ajos
(n.)=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
Ex: Garlic presses went out of fashion 10-20 years ago, but the stigma has abated. Ex: The problem with most garlic crushers is getting them clean afterwards.
prensa^1
(n.)=printing press ; printing machine ; press [presses, -pl.].
Ex: The place of printing is the location where the printing press is situated, of failing this, the organization acting for it.
Ex: The author list reprographic equipment suitable for use in libraries (copiers, cutting equipment, printing machines, collators, driers).
Ex: Also annual output could be increased by 13-28% without adding more lathes, driers or presses.
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* ejemplar de prensa=advance copy ; early sheet ; advance sheets.
* en prensa=forthcoming ; about to be published ; in preparation.
* entrar en prensa=go to + press.
* período de la prensa manual, el=hand-press period, the.
* período de la prensa mecánica, el=machine-press period, the.
* prensa-ajos=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
* prensa de aceite=oil press.
* prensa de ajos=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
* prensa de encuadernar=binding press.
* prensa de madera=wooden press.
* prensa de metal=iron press.
* prensa de moldear=punch press.
* prensa de tornillo=screw press.
* prensa de torno=standing press.
* prensa doradora=blocking press.
* prensa hidráulica=hydraulic press.
* prensa litográfica=lithographic hand-press.
* prensa manual=hand-press.
* prensa mecánica=machine press.
* prensa normal, la=broadsheet press, the.
* prensa offset=offset printer ; offset printing press ; offset.
* prensa para ajos=garlic press ; garlic crusher.
* prensa para dorar=arming press.
* prensa para grabados en cobre=copperplate press.
* prensa rotativa=rotary machine ; rotary press ; stop-cylinder machine.
* prensa rotativa wharfedale=Wharfedale.
* prensa tipográfica de rodillos=rolling press.
* prensa volante=blocking press ; arming press.
* prueba de prensa=press proof.
* publicación en prensa=forthcoming title.

prensa^2, la
=press, the.
Nota: Expresión usualmente acompañada del artículo.
Ex: The rows over Britain's contributions to the Community budget and runaway spending on the the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP), which took up two thirds of the budget, were documented blow by blow in the press.
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* archivo de prensa=newspaper morgue.
* archivo de recortes de prensa=newspaper clippings archives.
* colección de prensa=newspaper collection.
* comentario aparecido en la prensa=press comment.
* comunicado de prensa=press release ; news release ; media releases.
* conferencia de prensa=news conference ; press conference ; press statement.
* declaración de prensa=press statement.
* directorio de prensa=press directory.
* fotógrafo de prensa=press photographer.
* industria de la prensa, la=newspaper industry, the.
* jefe de prensa=press officer.
* libertad de prensa=freedom of the press ; press freedom.
* nota de prensa=press release ; press statement.
* oficina de prensa=press office.
* prensa amarilla=tabloid ; newspaper tabloid ; tabloid newspaper.
* prensa amarilla, la=tabloid press, the ; popular press, the.
* prensa bibliotecaria, la=library press, the.
* prensa de economía, la=business press, the.
* prensa diaria, la=daily press, the.
* prensa histórica=old newspapers.
* prensa local, la=local press, the.
* prensa sensacionalista, la=tabloid press, the.
* publicidad a través de la prensa=press advertising.
* quiosco de prensa=newsagent ; newsstand ; newspaper stall.
* recibir mala prensa=acquire + a bad name.
* recorte de prensa=press cutting [press-cutting] ; press clipping ; newspaper clipping.
* reseña de prensa=press review.
* restricción a la publicación en prensa=press restriction.
* reunión informativa de prensa=press briefing.
* rueda de prensa=press conference ; news conference.
* secretario de prensa=press secretary ; press spokesman.
* tribuna de prensa, la=press box, the.

prensada
(n.)=pressing.
Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.
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* primera prensada=first cold press.

prensado
(n.)=pressing.
Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.
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* flor prensada=pressed flower.
* hoja prensada=pressed leaf.

prensadora
(n.)=crusher.
Ex: They produce more types and sizes of crushers and breakers than any other firm in the world.

prensar
(v.)=press ; crush.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Dinosaurs to crush flies: computer catalogues, classification and other barriers to library use'.

prensentar
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* prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=present + Nombre + in a new light.

prensentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva
(v.)=present + Nombre + in a new light.
Ex: Although not denying the substance of the traditional Greek thesis for the origin of the Alexandrian Library, the Oriental origins of the library are presented in a new light, relying upon Egyptian and Mesopotamian evidence.
prenupcial
(adj.)=prenuptial.
Ex: While all the respondents were particularly in favor of a religious marriage as a means to reinforce parental ties for offspring, they also favored a probationary prenuptial cohabitation period.

preocupación
(n.)=concern ; preoccupation ; solicitude ; worry ; dismay.
Ex: There is some concern that much of the value of the data base may be negated if it does not seek to cover all materials which libraries might acquire.
Ex: In our preoccupation with technology, we must not lose sight of the ideology of the catalog.
Ex: There were moments when he could be almost affectionate, moments when his thoughts did not seem to be turned inward upon his own anxious solicitudes.
Ex: Their worries are not altogether unfounded but they are sometimes carried too far.
Ex: The author expresses dismay at the nearly total eradication of the arts from schools in America.
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* agobiado por las preocupaciones=careworn.
* causar preocupación=evoke + concern ; cause + concern.
* crear una preocupación=create + concern.
* despreocupación=nonchalance.
* expresar preocupación=voice + concern.
* expresar preocupación por=express + alarm at.
* libre de preocupaciones=worry-free.
* mostrar preocupación (por)=express + concern (at) ; express + Posesivo + dismay (at).
* motivo de preocupación=cause for alarm ; cause for concern ; cause of concern.
* preocupación cada vez mayor (por)=growing concern (about).
* preocupación excesiva=overconcern.
* preocupación por el estatus=status-anxiety.
* preocupación por el medio ambiente=environmentalism.
* preocupación por uno mismo=self-concern.
* quitar una preocupación=allay + concern.
* ser motivo de preocupación=loom + large.
* sin preocupaciones=carefree ; worry-free.
* trabajar sin preocupaciones=work along.
* vivir sin preocupaciones=live without + worries.

preocupación cada vez mayor (por)
=growing concern (about).
Ex: In recent years, there has been a growing concern about deprivation in rural areas.
preocupación excesiva
(n.)=overconcern.
Ex: Unless librarians move away from their present overconcern with their systems and lack of concern with their users they will become redundant and the task of providing information will be taken out of their hands.
preocupación por el estatus
=status-anxiety.
Ex: This article attributes the Americans' accomplishments to political and cultural reasons such as the progressive tradition of service to the community; federalism that allowed for higher tax bases in certain localities; professional concerns such as status-anxieties.
preocupación por el medio ambiente
(n.)=environmentalism.
Ex: Despite the stability of the market new trends are visible, e.g. environmentalism, regionalism and specialization.
preocupación por uno mismo
(n.)=self-concern.
Ex: But self-concern can insinuate itself into every corner of the emotional life.
preocupado
=troubled ; preoccupied ; concerned ; anxious ; worried ; in a tizz(y) ; in a (cold) sweat.
Ex: These thoughts and many more like them flitted to and fro ceaselessly over the troubled surface of his mind.
Ex: He came at Hawthorne's urging, but he seemed preoccupied with grave and heavy matters.
Ex: Concerned, thoughtful, supportive, humorous -- all those traits lacking from the present boss he has in abundance.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: In this reading mood we feel anxious, tired, lazy, worried -- whatever causes us to reject demanding and 'new' literature and forces us to take up again books that are comfortably -- and comfortingly -- known and easily enjoyed.
Ex: And finally, we have the art librarians in a tizzy because they think certain types of headings have been tampered with.
Ex: If traders were not in a cold sweat before this happened, they were certainly now.
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* despreocupado=unconcerned.
* estar muy preocupado=be beside + Reflexivo + with worry.
* estar preocupado por=be anxious to.
* preocupado por el presente=present-minded.
* preocupado por el tiempo=time-conscious.
* preocupado por los costes=cost-conscious [cost conscious].
* preocupados, los=concerned, the.

preocupado por el presente
(adj.)=present-minded.
Ex: A library, even a small one in a home or a public place takes us out of our noisy, hurry up, present-minded lives and into what Keats called the world of 'silence and slow time'.
preocupado por el tiempo
(adj.)=time-conscious.
Ex: The relaxed pace of earlier years has evolved into a frenetic, time-conscious one, and free moments are guarded and allocated with great care.
preocupado por los costes
(adj.)=cost-conscious [cost conscious].
Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
preocupados, los
=concerned, the.
Ex: A reappraisal is therefore outlined here in the hope that it will prompt the serious and the concerned in our ranks to think.
preocupadísimo
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* estar preocupadísimo=be worried stiff (about) ; be worried sick ; be beside + Reflexivo + with worry.

preocupante
(adj.)=alarming ; disturbing ; worrying ; worrisome ; troubling.
Ex: 71 exhibitors and visitors were interviewed and results showed an alarming ignorance of the library's potential.
Ex: For years a most intractable and disturbing problem has been the low take-up of means-tested benefits.
Ex: The persistence of a dismal image is a most worrying phenomenon and one which must change if progress is to be made by SLIS.
Ex: For archivists, automation's power to change the ways people look at, treat, and communicate information is inescapable and worrisome.
Ex: A troubling finding is that reference staff seem to regard the Internet as an external resource that users can search independently.
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* de forma preocupante=troublingly.
* de manera preocupante=disturbingly ; troublingly.
* de modo preocupante=troublingly.
* lo que es aun más preocupante=more disturbingly ; most troublingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.
* lo que es todavía más preocupante=most troublingly ; more disturbingly ; most disturbingly ; more troublingly.

preocupar
(v.)=bother ; cause + concern ; preoccupy ; press upon ; trouble ; perturb ; heighten + concern ; stress + Nombre + out.
Ex: Why bother, then, to create an alphabetical index to the classified file when you already have a printed alphabetical index to the schedules of the classification scheme?.
Ex: The decision to introduce payments for ILL in Australia has caused much concern and a lot of anger.
Ex: Abstracting agencies citation recommendations may be preoccupied with the practices desirable for periodical articles.
Ex: For example, the latter are unlikely to engage themselves in conservation issues as these now press upon the professional consciousness of librarians.
Ex: This is a problem that has frequently troubled teachers.
Ex: She wanted to suggest some course of action splendid and decisive, and was perturbed to find that she could not.
Ex: Rapid urban growth and suburban sprawl have heightened concern in many quarters about sustainable development.
Ex: Forty percent of Americans say it stresses them out too much to think about health care and costs.
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* no preocuparse que=rest + assured that.
* preocuparse=become + distressed ; dismay ; fret ; wring + Posesivo + hands ; stew.
* preocuparse de=agonise over [agonize, -USA].
* preocuparse del coste de=be cost conscious.
* preocuparse (de/por)=worry (about).
* preocuparse por=become + apprehensive about ; care (about/for) ; be apprehensive (about) ; lose + sleep over/on ; fret about.
* sin preocuparse lo más mínimo=blithely.

preocuparse
(v.)=become + distressed ; dismay ; fret ; wring + Posesivo + hands ; stew.
Ex: At least two publishers have themselves become so distressed at how their books are being mislabelled by LC subject cataloging through CIP that they're now printing their own homemade cataloging in publication data. Ex: In measuring reference activity, one should not be dismayed when results of studies indicate unexpected conclusions. Ex: So stop fretting that UK unemployment is rising as the tax burden soars, consumers stop spending and North Sea oil runs dry. Ex: They will wring their hands and knot their brows over problems, both simple and complex, that they and we got to or imagined. Ex: He was unhappy about Rosecrans grabbing the limelight and just getting too big for his breeches and decided to let him stew a little bit.
preocuparse (de/por)
(v.)=worry (about).
Ex: At this stage we need not worry about the precise nature of this information.
preocuparse de
(v.)=agonise over [agonize, -USA].
Ex: Am I the only person NOT agonising over what they ate/got/didn't eat for Christmas?.
preocuparse del coste de
(v.)=be cost conscious.
Ex: In a similar vein, the reference librarians interviewed were mildly cost conscious and believed that their requesters were most satisfied with their performance.
preocuparse por
(v.)=become + apprehensive about ; care (about/for) ; be apprehensive (about) ; lose + sleep over/on ; fret about.
Ex: As the 1992 unification of the European Community looms, East European countries are becoming jittery and apprehensive about the implications for them. Ex: Many authors, especially since the mid nineteenth century, have cared about the details of their punctuation and have bothered to correct it. Ex: His actions have bothered me to the extent that I have difficulty working with him without always being apprehensive. Ex: Up to 42 percent of IT managers confess to losing sleep over security concerns . Ex: I would have included library schools in this list except for the fact that they fret endlessly about the pros and cons of being called a library school.
preocupón
(n.)=worryguts ; worrywart ; worrypot.
Ex: He is far too young to be such a worryguts.
Ex: The incidence of banks going belly-up is pretty rare, but for worrywarts, it's nice to know the government will take care of you if something happens.
Ex: Some of the characters in the play are barking mad and the Mayor is a worrypot!.

preoperatorio
(adj.)=pre-operative [preoperative].
Ex: Research suggests that pre-operative information helps to decrease post-operative stress and leads to a quicker recovery.

prepagado
(adj.)=prepaid [pre-paid].
Ex: Libraries may use this service through the medium of a prepaid voucher which covers the cost of handling and despatch of the document to be borrowed.

prepago
(adj.)=prepayment [pre-payment] ; prepaid [pre-paid].
Ex: There are some 'phoney publishers' who collects prepayments for books which are never published.
Ex: Libraries may use this service through the medium of a prepaid voucher which covers the cost of handling and despatch of the document to be borrowed.
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* tarjeta prepago=prepaid card.

preparación
(n.)=preparation ; preparation ; training ; priming ; preparedness ; coaching ; readiness ; grooming.
Ex: Management of data bases includes such details as: keeping sufficient supplies of floppy discs, updating the data bases, keeping duplicate copies of the data bases, preparation of instruction guides and so on.
Ex: A study then of the underlying features of the classification process and the components of a classification scheme is a preparation for the more critical and informed application of classification schemes.
Ex: The user must become familiar with the facilities of this search software, and therefore may need more training than that which might be necessary for the retrieval of information in a data base which has been indexed with a controlled indexing language.
Ex: The fluid-control button should then be moved to the 'on' position and the priming button pressed several times.
Ex: Recommendations are made for potential public library involvement in the four phases of comprehensive emergency management: mitigation/long-term prevention, preparedness to respond, response to emergencies, and the recovery.
Ex: Proofreaders are trained by coaching, as are editors.
Ex: A readiness and a trend towards consistency is a prerequisite to the success of centralised cataloguing.
Ex: Let's face it, personal grooming is the key to success, in business or in your social life.
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* en preparación=in the pipeline ; under preparation.
* falta de preparación=unpreparedness.
* industria para la preparación de alimentos=food processing industry.
* manual de preparación=training manual.
* no tener la preparación=be untrained.
* preparación automática de resúmenes=automatic abstracting.
* preparación contra desastres=disaster preparedness.
* preparación contra emergencias=disaster preparedness.
* preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional=domestic preparedness.
* preparación contra siniestros=disaster preparedness.
* preparación de alimentos=food processing ; processing.
* preparación de los datos=data preparation.
* preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos=land-clearing.
* preparación física=training.
* preparación para el futuro=future proofing.
* preparación para las emergencias=emergency preparedness.
* preparación tipográfica=copymarking ; copy editing [copyediting].
* recibir preparación=undergo + training.
* servicio de preparación=training facility.

preparación automática de resúmenes
(n.)=automatic abstracting.
Ex: The elaboration of an abstract by automated means is known as automatic abstracting.
preparación contra desastres
(n.)=disaster preparedness.
Ex: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every libraryshould have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.
preparación contra emergencias
(n.)=disaster preparedness.
Ex: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every libraryshould have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.
preparación contra emergencias a nivel nacional
(n.)=domestic preparedness.
Ex: In addition to general resources, it covers bioterrorism; counterterrorism; cyberterrorism; domestic preparedness and response; Islam; law; Middle East; September 11, 2001; and weapons of mass destruction.
preparación contra siniestros
(n.)=disaster preparedness.
Ex: As systems become more complex and expensive, it will be critical that every libraryshould have a written disaster preparedness plan to preserve the library's collections.
preparación de alimentos
(n.)=food processing ; processing.
Ex: Even where food processing only features as a minor aspect of the document content or as a side issue. Ex: Eligible projects include mining, quarrying, processing, packaging, hotels, tourist facilities and services which can benefit industry or tourism.
preparación de los datos
(n.)=data preparation.
Ex: Data preparation requires the equivalent of 2 full-time operators.
preparación del terreno eliminando todo tipo de obstáculos
(adj.)=land-clearing.
Ex: The 37 relief projects involved the building of aerodrome, landing fields, barracks, a training camp, and a land-clearing project.
preparación física
(n.)=training.
Ex: Mileage counting can be misleading when evaluating training.
preparación para el futuro
(n.)=future proofing.
Ex: The article 'Is IT getting too clever for its own good?' considers future proofing in information technology.
preparación para las emergencias
(n.)=emergency preparedness.
Ex: Emergency preparedness must be viewed as an ongoing process, incorporated into normal routines.
preparación tipográfica
(n.)=copymarking ; copy editing [copyediting].
Ex: The inexorable tide of automation seems to be threatening the existence of old-fashioned, handwritten copymarking. Ex: Publishers of academic journals have sought the means to combat increasing costs of production by standardisation of as many elements of production (from copy editing to printing and binding) as possible.
preparado
=ready ; pre-digested [predigested] ; prepared ; ready-made ; at the ready.
Ex: Copies with holds must be cataloged quickly to have them ready for the borrower.
Ex: This material includes case studies, games, and model making kits, each containing a pre-digested gobbet of information.
Ex: It may be conducted through displays, specially prepared leaflets, or by giving talks to groups.
Ex: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject.
Ex: The Queen's undertakers keep a special coffin at the ready in case a member of the Royal family dies suddenly abroad.
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* almuerzo preparado=packed lunch.
* bien preparado=well-trained ; well-prepared.
* comida preparada=take-out.
* estar mal preparado=ill-prepared.
* estar preparado=be readied ; stand + ready ; be ready.
* estar preparado para=be geared up for/to ; stand + poised.
* estar preparado y dispuesto a todo=be ready, willing and able.
* malamente preparado=badly prepared.
* mal preparado=ill-trained ; badly prepared.
* no preparado=unprepared.
* preparado de antemano=pre-prepared ; stage-managed ; ready-made ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
* preparado en lonchas=pre-sliced [presliced].
* preparado en rodajas=pre-sliced [presliced].
* preparado para el futuro=future-proof.
* Preparados, listos, ya!=On your mark, get set, go! ; ready, set, go!.
* tener una alternativa preparada=have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve ; have + something up + Posesivo + sleeve.
* ya preparado=preformatted [pre-formatted].

preparado de antemano
(adj.)=pre-prepared ; stage-managed ; ready-made ; cut and dried [cut and dry].
Ex: The teacher may use pre-prepared acetate sheets home-produced using a spirit-based pen to ensure permanence. Ex: Why did the ALA accept the travesty of justice represented by the Latin American subcommittee's January 2001 report on Cuba, as well as the stage-managed 'onsite investigation' carried out in May 2001?. Ex: In some cases UDC provides the indexer with a ready-made class number for a compound subject. Ex: When you start getting into these cases, you realize how much things change over time and how they're not cut and dried.
preparado en lonchas
(adj.)=pre-sliced [presliced].
Ex: Most supermarkets sell pre-cooked and pre-sliced cold meats.
preparado en rodajas
(adj.)=pre-sliced [presliced].
Ex: Most supermarkets sell pre-cooked and pre-sliced cold meats.
preparado para el futuro
(adj.)=future-proof.
Ex: Lack of funding has led to the development of a strategy which it is hoped will lead to the creation of a 'future-proof' environment based on in-house developed software.
preparador
(n.)=coach ; trainer ; training officer.
Ex: The person assigned as coach goes over the work of the new abstractor, makes editorial changes, and discusses these changes with the new man.
Ex: Without these critical ingredients, we are in fact not educators, but, rather, 'trainers'.
Ex: This article describes the experiences of a library training officer whose brief was to build library services from the ground up.
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* preparador de caballos de carreras=racehorse trainer.

preparador de caballos de carreras
(n.)=racehorse trainer.
Ex: There will be no let-up in the hunt for armed robbers who targeted the home of a local racehorse trainer, police promise.
preparar
(v.)=draw ; draw up ; gear (to/toward(s)/for) ; prepare ; put together ; train ; marshal ; set + aside ; brief ; coach ; tool up ; groom ; brew ; ready ; concoct ; gird for ; fettle.
Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: At the IFLA General Council the two Sections drew up the terms of reference and proposed as members some ten representatives of national libraries.
Ex: Most of the main subject headings lists are geared to the alphabetical subject approach found in dictionary catalogues.
Ex: A summary at the beginning of a document serves to prepare the reader to proceed to the remainder of the text.
Ex: I have many people to acknowledge, beginning with my co-editor who offered untiring support and many useful suggestions in putting together the institutes.
Ex: The larger abstracting organisations train their own abstractors.
Ex: The use of new information technologies ought to be marshalled for use in the developing countries.
Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate.
Ex: This may or may not be the case, but particularly in these areas staff must be informed and briefed so that misunderstandings do not arise.
Ex: The rapidly changing environment is forcing many librarians to seek new strategies for coaching researchers through the maze of electronic information sources = Los continuos cambios de nuestro entorno están obligando a muchos bibliotecarios a encontrar nuevas estrategias para guiar a los investigadores por el laberinto de las fuentes de información electrónicas.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tooling up for a revolution'.
Ex: Iran is trying to form an unholy alliance with al-Qaeda by grooming a new generation of leaders to take over from Osama bin Laden.
Ex: The goddess owned a potent magick cauldron in which she planned to brew a special liquid for her ugly son.
Ex: A woman died yesterday while being readied for cosmetic surgery.
Ex: Their unquenchable thirst for revenge enabled them to concoct a diabolical scheme.
Ex: Australia's government girded on Monday for a battle with miners over its plan to slap the industry with a new 40 percent profits tax.
Ex: Prepare your bike the night before so you don't need to fettle with your derailleur when you should be warming up.
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* esperar lo mejor pero preparándose para lo peor=hope for the best and/but prepare for the worst ; hope for the best and/but plan for the worst.
* preparar a la brasa=grill ; broil.
* preparar a la parrilla=grill ; broil.
* preparar a la plancha=griddle.
* preparar algo=put + a few things + together.
* preparar de un modo rápido=throw together.
* preparar el camino=set + the scene ; smooth + the way ; open + the way ; set + the stage ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; pave + the way (for/towards/to) ; pave + the road (for/towards/to).
* preparar el camino para=smooth + the path of.
* preparar el terreno=pave + the way (for/towards/to) ; set + the scene ; clear + the path ; smooth + the way ; set + the stage ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; lay + the groundwork for ; pave + the road (for/towards/to) ; clear + the way.
* preparar el terreno para=lead up to ; smooth + the path of ; clear + the ground for ; fertilise + the ground for.
* preparar en el microondas=microwave.
* preparar la comida=cook + meal ; cook ; do + the cooking.
* preparar para el futuro=future-proof.
* preparar rápidamente=rustle up.
* prepararse=do + Posesivo + homework ; brace + Reflexivo ; get + ready.
* prepararse para=gear up for ; ready + Reflexivo + to/for ; saddle up for ; brace for ; get + ready to.
* prepararse para el futuro=embrace + the future.
* prepararse para la tormenta=batten down ; batten down + the hatches.
* prepararse para lo peor=batten down ; batten down + the hatches.
* preparar una defensa=mount + defence.
* preparar una ensalada=toss + a salad.
* preparar una superficie de nuevo=resurface.
* preparar un ataque=mount + attack.
* preparar una tela=dress + cloth.
* preparar un contraataque=mount + counterattack.
* preparar un trabajo de clase=research + paper.
* prepárate=get + ready.

preparar a la brasa
(v.)=grill ; broil.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire. Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
preparar a la parrilla
(v.)=grill ; broil.
Ex: Everybody was served shelled shrimp marinated in a balsamic seasoning and grilled over a hardwood fire. Ex: A quarter of an hour is generally sufficient time to broil a beef steak.
preparar a la plancha
(v.)=griddle.
Ex: This recipe is great because it cuts down on the fat by griddling -- not frying -- the meat.
preparar algo
(v.)=put + a few things + together.
Ex: It would be of enormous help to us if you could put a few things together for us to look over.
preparar de un modo rápido
(v.)=throw together.
Ex: A quality design cannot be thrown together on short notice.
preparar el camino
(v.)=set + the scene ; smooth + the way ; open + the way ; set + the stage ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; pave + the way (for/towards/to) ; pave + the road (for/towards/to).
Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services. Ex: Continued communication regarding procedures and results smooths the way for long-term understanding and willingness to participate = La comunicación permanente con respecto a procedimientos y resultados facilita el entendimiento a largo plazo y el deseo de participar. Ex: This new kind of network infrastructure has a number of advantages, such as low cost and scalability, and opens the way for numerous new kinds of application scenarios. Ex: Microcomputers or telecomputers (the successor to the television) set the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity. Ex: The article is entitled 'The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions'. Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system. Ex: Together, these technologies pave the road for the introduction of interactive television to fully exploit the benefits of the conversion to digital.
preparar el camino para
(v.)=smooth + the path of.
Ex: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications.
preparar el terreno
(v.)=pave + the way (for/towards/to) ; set + the scene ; clear + the path ; smooth + the way ; set + the stage ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; pave + the path (for/towards/to) ; lay + the groundwork for ; pave + the road (for/towards/to) ; clear + the way.
Ex: In the face of present priorities and staff commitments, the Library feels that it cannot undertake a comprehensive study of the subject heading system that would pave the way for a major restructuring of the system. Ex: Before we look at how libraries in Great Britain have responded to community information, first it is important to set the scene by examining in more detail some of these other information and advice services. Ex: All of this was intended to clear for the reader his/her path in the catalog, to obviate anything that might distract his/her attention or otherwise retard his/her progress, and to facilitate in every way possible his/her search in the catalog. Ex: Continued communication regarding procedures and results smooths the way for long-term understanding and willingness to participate = La comunicación permanente con respecto a procedimientos y resultados facilita el entendimiento a largo plazo y el deseo de participar. Ex: Microcomputers or telecomputers (the successor to the television) set the stage for an interactive environment that can banish the 'master-slave' architecture of television and its progeny, the culture of passivity. Ex: The article is entitled 'The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions'. Ex: The article is entitled 'The long and winding road: the FCC paves the path with good intentions'. Ex: But if the groundwork for these accomplisments can be laid with patient, constructive efforts, that contribution is more important than presiding over the final act. Ex: Together, these technologies pave the road for the introduction of interactive television to fully exploit the benefits of the conversion to digital. Ex: Last night's decision by the Supreme Court has cleared the way for the government-backed transaction to take place immediately.
preparar el terreno para
(v.)=lead up to ; smooth + the path of ; clear + the ground for ; fertilise + the ground for.
Ex: The preliminary discussions and proposals which led up to the AACR, did start out with an attempt to fashion an ideology, a philosophical context, for those rules. Ex: These officers, by being on the spot, are able to gain early warning of impending developments and smooth the path of grant and loan applications. Ex: This attitude can be regarded as a first hypothetical attempt at clearing the ground for a large-scale foray into the world of empirical reality. Ex: Certain new factors have fertilized the ground for the rooting and growth of library activity on a stronger and firmer footing than has ever been possible in the past.
preparar en el microondas
(v.)=microwave.
Ex: Don't microwave your veggies: new research shows that microwaving destroys up to 97% of important nutrients like antioxidants.
preparar la comida
(v.)=cook + meal ; cook ; do + the cooking.
Ex: The housewife cleaning her house, shopping, cooking meals, rearing her children and washing and ironing is undoubtedly working just as much as is her husband on the car assembly line or in the insurance office. Ex: We set aside places to sleep and cook and wash and defecate. Ex: Throughout history, women have always done the cooking around the house.
preparar para el futuro
(v.)=future-proof.
Ex: This event will focus on practical tools and techniques that can help to ensure that institutional websites are future-proofed against risks such as institutional change and technological obsolescence.
preparar rápidamente
(v.)=rustle up.
Ex: Why grub has to be 'rustled up' is anyone's guess; that is just the way it was on the Wild West.
preparar un ataque
(v.)=mount + attack.
Ex: Their aim was to mount a spirited attack on a consumer driven and marketeers' approach to reading and books, and on relativism and populism.
preparar un contraataque
(v.)=mount + counterattack.
Ex: As millions of listeners download music from the Internet, the music industry is mounting a counterattack.
preparar un trabajo de clase
(v.)=research + paper.
Ex: In the early days of bibliographical databases, undergraduates students could be seen using them to research papers for literature courses.
preparar una defensa
(v.)=mount + defence.
Ex: The author mounts a spirited defence of the National Library of Australia future collecting priorities.
preparar una ensalada
(v.)=toss + a salad.
Ex: Traditional ratatouille ingredients -- eggplant, tomatoes, zucchini, onion, bell peppers and fresh herbs -- are even better when tossed as a salad!.
preparar una superficie de nuevo
(v.)=resurface.
Ex: Lithographic stones are easy to prepare, they can give a very large number of impressions, and they can be resurfaced by polishing with an abrasive.
preparar una tela
(v.)=dress + cloth.
Ex: The earliest technical problems of colouring and dressing the cloth were solved by the binder Archibald Leighton.
prepararse
(v.)=do + Posesivo + homework ; brace + Reflexivo ; get + ready.
Ex: The article 'Doing your homework: market research in uncharted waters' provides a detailed review of the motivations for using market research within the data base publishing industry. Ex: She braced herself, afraid that from some obscure motive of propriety or self-protection he would turn on her. Ex: For ages men have known that women take forever to get ready and now there is proof.
prepararse para
=gear up for ; ready + Reflexivo + to/for ; saddle up for ; brace for ; get + ready to.
Ex: Results show that the agencies are geared up for a one-way, top-down flow of information. Ex: Knowledge managers must ready themselves for dramatic changes and position all their services and activities carefully if they are to gain the full advantages of the technique. Ex: The article 'Saddle up for reading' describes a library reading and activity programme designed for children aged between 8 and 16 years. Ex: The Roman Catholic Church is bracing for a new public backlash after agreeing to participate for the first time in a television documentary series about the Inquisition. Ex: Residents are encouraged to get ready to make a splash, swim some laps, enjoy water aerobics or learn to swim at these facilities this summer.
prepararse para el futuro
(v.)=embrace + the future.
Ex: Successful libraries will embrace the future by incorporating new technology into daily routines.
prepararse para la tormenta
(v.)=batten down ; batten down + the hatches.
Ex: New Orleans battens down for second storm. Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
prepararse para lo peor
(v.)=batten down ; batten down + the hatches.
Ex: New Orleans battens down for second storm. Ex: Yet rather than battening down the hatches and boarding up the shopfronts, it is more a case of polishing the silver and pulling out the corks.
preparativo
(n.)=arrangement.
Nota: Frecuentement usado en el plural.
Ex: This arrangement is faster than waiting until documents are ordered.
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* cobro por los preparativos=arrangement fee.
* hacer preparativo=make + arrangements.
* preparativos=preparations ; legwork.

preparativos
(n.)=preparations ; legwork.
Ex: US libraries and librarians played a notable role, behind the scenes, in the preparations for peace toward the end of World War I. Ex: Abstracts cut down considerably on legwork in hunting for information.
preparatorio
(adj.)=preparatory ; exploratory.
Ex: This article outlines the preparatory stages and describes some of the problems presented by the physical conditions in a city of tents either drenched by rain or smothered by dust = Este artículo esboza las etapas preparatorias y describe algunos de los problemas que presentan las condiciones físicas de una gran cantidad de tiendas de campaña empapadas por la lluvia o cubiertas por el polvo.
Ex: This article reports on exploratory experiments in evaluating and improving a thesaurus through studying its effect on retrieval.

preponderancia
(n.)=preponderance ; prevalence.
Ex: The census report clearly shows that the increase in foreign population is alarming, and that in time the preponderance in our city at least will be largerly in their favor.
Ex: The study clearly shows the high prevalence of solo research in the field of bibliometrics.

preponderante
(adj.)=overriding.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.

preponderar
(v.)=preponderate.
Ex: The indexing languages used in science and technology were first in the field, and still preponderate, both in areas covered and in number.

preposicional
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* encabezamiento de frase preposicional=prepositional phrase heading.

preposición
(n.)=preposition.
Ex: Thus we can easily start to compile a list of prepositions, conjunctions and articles, for example, an, a, the, and, for, this, these, which can be ignored in indexing.

prepotencia
(n.)=self-importance ; haughtiness ; superciliousness.
Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
Ex: Pride goes before destruction, and haughtiness before a fall.
Ex: Whatever it is, humans are filled with superciliousness.
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* con prepotencia=superciliously ; haughtily.
* opinar con prepotencia=opinionate.

prepotente
(adj.)=full of opinions ; opinionated ; overbearing ; self-important ; supercilious ; haughty ; cocky .
Ex: He was most definitely not their kind of Republican - a moderate, a maverick; outspokenly full of opinions that made their hair stand on end.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Overbearing parents are likely to raise obsessive kids, according to a new study.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: A commenter took me to task for being supercilious and said it was inconsistent with my religion.
Ex: The only blot on his escutcheon is, that after his great success he grew to be haughty and insolent in his demands.
Ex: Bold, ambitious and in-your-face I've always considered them to be just too cocky by half.

prepotentemente
=superciliously ; haughtily.
Ex: Tiff smiled a little superciliously intimating that he had a plan all figured out already.
Ex: The whole place pulsates with drama: an aristocratic extravagance with giant statues glowering haughtily from its domed roof.

preprogramar
(v.)=preprogramme [pre-programme].
Ex: The entries that result from the rotation mechanism have standard layout, punctuation and typography, all of which have been pre-programmed.

preprueba
(n.)=pretest [pre-test] ; pretesting [pre-testing].
Ex: No significant differences between participants' pretest and posttest scores were identified.
Ex: Pretesting and posttesting, control and experimental groups, aggregate and individual comparisons, multiple regression, and other techniques were used.

prepubescente
(adj.)=prepubertal.
Ex: Results suggest that accelerated prepubertal growth may reduce mammary development in grazing dairy cow.

prepucio
(n.)=sheath.
Ex: If you own a male horse -- stallion or gelding -- you'll probably need to clean his sheath periodically.

prepárate
=get + ready.
Ex: Melanie Stanton broke into a gentle laugh as he recalled him executing a shuffling fandango and announcing mischievously, 'Women in the SLA, get ready, here I come!'.
prerrequisito
(n.)=precondition [pre-condition] ; prerequisite.
Ex: A classification of readers according to their social background is a necessary precondition of a differentiated and effective library service.
Ex: A standard for cataloguing practice was a necessary prerequisite.

prerrevolucionario
(adj.)=pre-revolutionary ; pre-revolutional.
Ex: This article discusses the pre-revolutionary shortage of books on agriculture economy in 1913, and how existing books only discussed the miserable, hopeless life of the peasants.
Ex: `Society and Puritanism in pre-revolutional England' is the book's title.

prerrogativa
(n.)=prerogative.
Ex: Librarians, considering information the prerogative of the public library, rightly feel that they have 'missed the boat' over this.
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* ser prerrogativa de + Nombre=be down to + Nombre.
* tener las mismas prerrogativas=have + an equal voice in.

presa del pánico
(adj.)=panic-stricken.
Ex: Amid all the gloom and doom in panic-stricken nation-state capitals, nowadays, something completely different may be exactly what we all need.
presa fácil
(n.)=sitting duck ; easy prey.
Ex: The article 'Timesharing companies specializing in text: sitting ducks or top dogs?' considers the likely effects of technological developments, such as CD-ROMs, on the traditional on-line vendors. Ex: However, the apical part of the leaves seems not to provide ovipositing females with enough protection against birds, making them easy preys.
presa^1
(n.)=dam ; reservoir ; weir.
Ex: The article 'Poland: the dam breaks' outlines the history of severe censorship restrictions in Poland = El artículo "Polonia: la presa revienta" describe en líneas generales la historia de las fuertes restricciones de la censura en Polonia.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Tapping a serviceable resevoir: the selection of periodicals for art libraries'.
Ex: To cut a long story short, just as they were nearing the weir the engine stopped working and they had to jump into the water.
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* construcción de presas=damming.
* construir una presa=dam.

presa^2
(n.)=prey ; quarry.
Ex: This theory relates to the foraging behaviour of an animal and explains the range of prey for which it hunts.
Ex: However, those who have tasted the succulent meat of this type of clam are more than willing to dig up to their armpits in the intertidal muck to capture such delicious quarry.
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* animal de presa=prey animal.
* caer presa de=fall + prey to ; be prey of.
* convertir a Algo en presa fácil para=render + Nombre + easy prey to.
* hacerse presa de=prey on/upon.
* hacerse presa del pánico=panic ; grow + panicky ; get + panicky.
* pájaro de presa=bird of prey.
* perro de presa=bulldog.
* presa del pánico=panic-stricken.
* presa fácil=sitting duck ; easy prey.
* ser presa de=be prey of.

presagiar
(v.)=foreshadow ; herald ; portend ; presage.
Ex: While in Uganda he authored the Markerere Institute list of subject headings, which foreshadowed his later work at the Hennepin County Library, which he joined in 1971.
Ex: The appearance of a term in a title does not necessarily herald the treatment of the topic at any length in the body of the text.
Ex: Recent strides in storage technology portend lower cost and greater capacity systems for all computers.
Ex: These 'stages of development' in the life cycle of a company presage a turnaround situation for that company over the course of time.

presagio
(n.)=harbinger ; portent ; omen.
Ex: However, there is another part of his message which can be seen a harbinger of the future: financial constraints from decreasing tax revenues mean that city departments must do more than present their budget requests.
Ex: As he drove to the library, he harkened to those busy inner voices filling his mind with ominous portents.
Ex: Everyone knew he had no belief in such omens.

presbicia
(n.)=presbyopia.
Ex: This article reviews the effects of vision changes commonly associated with aging (e.g., cataract, presbyopia, pupil changes) and examines their relationship to intellectual performance.
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* tener presbicia=need + reading glasses.

presbiterianismo
(n.)=Presbyterianism.
Ex: This amalgam of theological libraries was formed to support the training of ministers in various branches of Scottish Presbyterianism.

presbiteriano
(adj.)=Presbyterian.
Nota: Nombre y adjetivo.
Ex: However, Scottish Presbyterian settlers in North Carolina exerted a strong influence on early educational development.

presbiterio
(n.)=presbytery.
Ex: This means that men in churches, congregations, presbyteries, synods, and in positions of leadership must seek ways of protecting women from violent men.

presciente
(adj.)=prescient.
Ex: With the exception of a few prescient observers, most predictions of the 20th century overlooked such breakthroughs as the computer.

prescindible
(adj.)=expendable ; dispensable ; unneeded.
Ex: Tradition-bound acquisitions librarians may soon find themselves expendable -- acceptance of new technologies is essential for the survival of the acquisitions librarian.
Ex: However, slides are subject to fading because of their exposure to light and it must be realised that they are not permanent, but dispensable.
Ex: The author concludes that science libraries buy many unneeded books.
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* Algo que es prescindible=inessential.

prescindir
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* prescindir de=do without ; cut out of + the loop ; cut out ; live without ; leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture ; do away with ; put + Nombre + on the chopping block.
* prescindir del intermediario=cut out + the middleman.

prescindir de
(v.)=do without ; cut out of + the loop ; cut out ; live without ; leave + Nombre + out of the picture ; drop + Nombre + out of the picture ; do away with ; put + Nombre + on the chopping block.
Ex: Serials management is one application that a majority of the public libraries have opted to do without. Ex: Attempts to examine the likely future prospects for secondary services in an industry where the secondary services are increasingly seen as middlemen and may suffer the fate of many middlemen by being cut out of the loop. Ex: In order to support a core acquistions programme of essential materials for its users, a library will more readily cut out material on the fringe of its needs if such material can be obtained by a good document supply system. Ex: The article is entitled 'I cannot live without books': Thomas Jefferson, bibliophile'. Ex: Congress is being left out of the picture, and, more importantly, the American people are left in the dark once again. Ex: My reading of Joel's comments was that he'd be willing to drop all the others out of the picture if one of you were willing to do the whole thing. Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS does away with the multiplicity of files and catalogs. Ex: I think this article is very inflammatory and unbelievably false -- no one, especially Obama, has 'put social security on the chopping block'.
prescindir del intermediario
(v.)=cut out + the middleman.
Ex: Anyone with a PC and a laser printer can cut out the middlemen and produce a book from scratch.
prescribir
(v.)=prescribe.
Ex: Factors here may be: any guidelines set internally, by external agencies or networks restricting the length and content of abstracts, and prescribing stylistic features.

prescripción
(n.)=prescription ; prescription.
Ex: Granted, standard is an ambiguous term, because it can mean either quality or simply prescription.
Ex: Patient care relies on the correct prescription and proper use of drugs.

prescriptivo
(adj.)=prescriptive.
Nota: Tener valor de norma.
Ex: The examples used throughout the guidelines are illustrative, not prescriptive.

prescriptor
(n.)=prescriptor.
Ex: This site is designed to help you identify medicinal plants of the northeast, it is not intended to be a prescriptor.

prescrito
(adj.)=prescribed.
Ex: An indexing system is a set of prescribed procedures for organising the contents of records of knowledge or documents for the purposes of retrieval and dissemination.
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* prescrito por la sociedad=socially prescribed.
* prescrito socialmente=socially prescribed.
* según un método prescrito=clerically.

prescrito por la sociedad
(adj.)=socially prescribed.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.
prescrito socialmente
(adj.)=socially prescribed.
Ex: The author investigates the relationship between 3 dimensions of perfectionism: self-oriented, other-oriented, and socially prescribed.
presecuela
(n.)=prequel.
Ex: Prequels are what science fiction authors write when they either can't see any further into the future or when their last story lacked context -- or both.

preseleccionado
(adj.)=preselected [pre-selected].
Ex: But documents with the following terms assigned would be rejected on the grounds that their combined weights did not exceed the pre-selected threshold.

preseleccionar
(v.)=shortlist [short-list].
Ex: The first four stages of the procedure will be used to short-list suppliers responding to an invitation to tender (ITT).

preselección
(n.)=preselection [pre-selection] ; prescreening.
Ex: Proposes that search services should concentrate on a quality control programme which would begin before training, at the preselection stage.
Ex: If a point system can be created, the prescreening stage is greatly simplified.

presencia
(n.)=presence ; pervasiveness.
Ex: Yet another variable factor is the growing presence of full text data bases.
Ex: New technologies are leading to a gradual recognition of the importance of information and of its pervasiveness throughout society and the economy.
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* en presencia de=in the presence of.
* hacer acto de presencia=show + Posesivo + face.
* hacer notar la presencia de=make + Posesivo + presence felt ; make + Posesivo + presence known.
* hacer sentir la presencia de=make + Posesivo + presence felt.
* presencia de ánimo=presence of mind.
* presencia en la web=Web presence.
* presencia escénica=stage presence.

presencia de ánimo
(n.)=presence of mind.
Ex: He was unconcious and drunk as a newt but still with enough presence of mind to protect his crown jewels.
presencia en la web
(n.)=Web presence.
Ex: As Internet resources develop into an integral part of library collections, a Web presence will become an increasingly dynamic aspect of a library's image.
presencia escénica
(n.)=stage presence.
Ex: He had a sizzling, electric stage presence.
presencial
(adj.)=face-to-face [face to face] ; in person ; live.
Ex: This may help to improve the service librarians can give face to face with clients.
Ex: Telephone reference services have become problematic in recent years due to increased volume of patron demand, both in person and on the telephone.
Ex: By designing the floors to carry a superimposed live load of 6.5 kN/m2, it is easy to move bookshelves, reader places and other library functions to any part of the building.
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* enseñanza presencial=contact teaching ; contact learning.
* testigo presencial=eyewitness.

presenciar
(v.)=see ; watch ; witness.
Ex: Where the conference cannot be seen to have a name, then the work will normally be treated as a collection.
Ex: Watch what occurs as the letters 'New' and a space are typed.
Ex: We sometimes only have to speak a word to witness a reaction in other people that should logically follow only if the object itself were present.
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* presenciar el espectáculo de=be presented with + the spectacle of.

presenciar el espectáculo de
(v.)=be presented with + the spectacle of.
Ex: This country should never be presented with the spectacle of a public librarian pleading with such a body for funds.
presenil
(adj.)=presenile.
Ex: The study was aimed at establishing the clinical features of the psychoses of senescence (senile, presenile, and cerebral arteriosclerotic dementias) in 155 mentally retarded patients.

presentable
(adj.)=presentable.
Ex: Intermediaries between information producers and end-users are often called on to collect and package data in a meaningful and presentable fashion.

presentación
(n.)=account ; display ; disposition ; exposition ; layout ; lecture ; presentation ; presentation ; speech ; submission ; delivery ; introduction ; look and feel ; debriefing ; skin ; rendition ; rendering ; rollout [roll-out] ; viewing ; show.
Ex: In the interests of clarity an integrated account of the appropriate added entry headings is to be found in 21.29 and 21.30.
Ex: However, the display of the index entries differs.
Ex: Their main concern was the readable disposition of machine readable records.
Ex: Ninety-nine years ago Charles Cutter began his exposition of a set of cataloging rules with the following objectives.
Ex: Diagrammatic presentation of the layout of the collection conveniently placed, for example, near the entrance.
Ex: The staff undertake searches and enquiries for the user and educate the user by various ways, from informal discussion to fully prepared lectures.
Ex: KWOC or Keyword Out of Context indexes are intended to improve upon KWIC indexes, with regards to layout and presentation.
Ex: There are two other aspects of institutions I want to consider before moving to the closing section of this presentation.
Ex: For the sake of editorial continuity, those speeches which were given at both locations (for example, Mr. Gorman's presentation) are only printed here once.
Ex: Most commercial abstracting services rely upon the refereeing procedure applied to the original document in order to eliminate insignificant and inaccurate submissions.
Ex: Just as delivery must be tuned to suit the kind of material chosen, so must the language used to tell a story.
Ex: Frequently, a tour of the library is provided for the new trustee, with introductions to available staff members.
Ex: Paperback publishers know how strong an influence the look and feel of a book can have in attracting or repelling buyers.
Ex: Students will write final essays on their search, and debriefings will be conducted in the classroom.
Ex: Skin technology in Web gateways allows systems to be personalized for grupos of users.
Ex: Librarians find this rendition of the public library story comforting, for it is quite fashionable to be identified with idealistic and humanitarian reform in this country.
Ex: It is proposed that a dictionary of personal proper names be compiled as a way to reach uniformity in the rendering of foreign personal names into Russian Cyrillic and back into the Latin alphabet.
Ex: The interview provides a behind-the-scenes look at the company's preparation for the service's official rollout in Summer 2000.
Ex: There will be a private viewing for conference-goers of Chicago's Art Institute and a reception at the Newberry Library with culinary delights created by Chef Louis Szathmary.
Ex: All interested parties were summoned to further cooperate for the success of the show.
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* carta de presentación=cover letter ; letter of introduction ; calling card.
* claridad de presentación=clarity of presentation.
* convocatoria de presentación de artículos=call for papers.
* convocatoria de presentación de candidaturas=call for nominations.
* convocatoria de presentación de comunicaciones=call for papers.
* convocatoria de presentación de ponencias=call for papers.
* convocatoria de presentación de proyectos=call for projects ; project plan ; call for proposals.
* convocatoria de presentación de solicitudes=call for expressions of interest.
* dispositivo de presentación visual=VDU (Visual Display Unit).
* forma de presentación=form of presentation.
* formato de presentación con identificadores=labelled format.
* formato de presentación en columnas=tabular format.
* formato de presentación en pantalla=screen display format.
* formato de presentación en papel=hard copy format.
* hacer una presentación=make + presentation ; give + a talk ; give + a presentation ; give + speech.
* modo de presentación visual=display device.
* nivel de presentación=level of presentation.
* página de presentación=home page [homepage].
* plazo de presentación=call for projects ; call for papers.
* plazo de presentación de proyectos=call for proposals.
* portada de presentación=home page [homepage].
* presentación anticipada=preview.
* presentación circular de títulos=wrap-around.
* presentación comercial=technical presentation.
* presentación conjunta=packaging.
* presentación de diapositivas=slide show [slideshow] ; slide presentation.
* presentación de diapositivas con cinta=tape/slide show.
* presentación de informes=reporting.
* presentación de la página=page layout.
* presentación de la sobrecubierta=blurb ; jacket blurb.
* presentación de libros=book talk [booktalk/book-talk].
* presentación de uno mismo=self-presentation.
* presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente=business case.
* presentación en=commitment.
* presentación en línea=online display.
* presentación en pantalla=display ; online display.
* presentación en vídeo=video display.
* presentación gráfica de términos permutados=permuted display.
* presentación mediante ordenador=computer projection.
* presentación multimedia=multimedia presentation ; multimedia show.
* presentación oral=oral presentation.
* presentación sistemática=classified display.
* presentación técnica=technical presentation.
* presentación visual=visual presentation.
* sesión de presentaciones informales=poster session.
* tarjeta de presentación=business card ; calling card ; visiting card.

presentación anticipada
(n.)=preview.
Ex: The 7th edition of CC is due to appear in 1971, and Ranganathan has given an extensive preview in an article in Library Science with a slant to documentation, cited at the end of this chapter.
presentación circular de títulos
(n.)=wrap-around.
Ex: Note the effect of truncation and wrap-around on clarity.
presentación comercial
(n.)=technical presentation.
Ex: The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.
presentación conjunta
(n.)=packaging.
Ex: This emphasis upon 'the work' reflects the packaging of text, information, music, graphics, and so on, and indicates to the subsequent user what packages are available for use or consultation.
presentación de diapositivas
(n.)=slide show [slideshow] ; slide presentation.
Ex: You are about to see a 'slide show' created using the Dan Bricklin's DEMO II Program = Están a punto de ver una proyección de diapositivas utilizando el Programa DEMO II de Dan Bricklin. Ex: After her slide presentation, the speaker invited members of the audience to add their reminiscences about old hotels.
presentación de diapositivas con cinta
(n.)=tape/slide show.
Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.
presentación de informes
(n.)=reporting.
Ex: The reporting period for this survey is 1 July 77-30 June 79, during which 92 projects were identified.
presentación de la página
(n.)=page layout.
Ex: Readability is defined in terms of good page layout and design = La legibilidad se mide en términos del buen diseño y distribución de la página.
presentación de la sobrecubierta
(n.)=blurb ; jacket blurb.
Ex: Most borrowers, seventeen in all, had read the blurb on the jacket and twelve had dipped into the text before deciding to borrow. Ex: If these aspects of a book have been highlighted by the title, subtitle, table of contents, or jacket blurb, they may be reflected in the subject headings or classification numbers assigned when the work is cataloged.
presentación de libros
(n.)=book talk [booktalk/book-talk].
Ex: The library may provide equipment for community-sponsored programs such as book talks, speaker series, tax assistance, voter registration, and so on = La biblioteca puede disponer del material necesario para apoyar los programas patrocinados por la comunidad como por ejemplo presentaciones de libros, ciclos de coferencias, asesoría fiscal, inscripción en el censo electoral, etc.
presentación de un proyecto de manera convincente
(n.)=business case.
Ex: In the face of an economic downturn, many business managers will push back development requests that lack a clearly defined business case.
presentación de uno mismo
(n.)=self-presentation.
Ex: Thus, self-presentation becomes a dynamic conception of people structuring their relations apropos to their life-space, rather than a theory of how to win friends and influence people.
presentación en
(n.)=commitment.
Ex: But the formulation of standards and their commitment to printed form do not mean that they will always be noted.
presentación en línea
(n.)=online display.
Ex: Thesauri may exist in either online display of machine-held thesaurus records, or in hard copy.
presentación en pantalla
(n.)=display ; online display.
Ex: The number of documents indexed by each of the cross-reference terms is shown on the right side of the display. Ex: Thesauri may exist in either online display of machine-held thesaurus records, or in hard copy.
presentación en vídeo
(n.)=video display.
Ex: The forms they take may be leaflets, workbooks perhaps intended to accompany audio units, or narration developed to accompany tape/slide shows or video displays.
presentación gráfica de términos permutados
(n.)=permuted display.
Ex: He wanted to know whether they would use a hierarchical display or a permuted display.
presentación mediante ordenador
(n.)=computer projection.
Ex: In this essay, we will describe a typical computer projection system, as well as how one prepares and presents multimedia presentations.
presentación multimedia
(n.)=multimedia presentation ; multimedia show.
Ex: It is the 1st online service to include sound and photo multimedia presentations. Ex: The production for a multimedia show like this took about eight months to create.
presentación oral
(n.)=oral presentation.
Ex: It is being used for library tours, oral presentations, data bases of organisations, as a front-end to on-line services, interactive videodiscs, and optical scanners.
presentación sistemática
(n.)=classified display.
Ex: On examination, we find that each thesaurus contains an alphabetic list combined with a classified display, and each has a very detailed network of semantic cross-references.
presentación técnica
(n.)=technical presentation.
Ex: The four-day interdisciplinary workshop will include a very exciting agenda consisting of invited speeches, technical presentations, and panel discussion sessions = Las jornadas interdisciplinares de cuatro días de duración tendrán un programa muy interesante con conferenciantes invitados, presentaciones técnicas y paneles de debate.
presentación visual
(n.)=visual presentation.
Ex: This article contrasts a range of principles with the widely prevailing system of polygraphic marking which requires much manual, specialised work and which robs the resulting text of good visual presentation = Este artículo contrasta una serie de principios con el sistema prevalente de marcas poligráficas que necesita mucho trabajo manual y especializado que roba al texto resultante una buena presentación visual.
presentado
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* bien presentado=well-presented ; well-rendered.
* mal presentado=poorly presented.
* no presentado a examen=absent from exam.
* presentado desde esta perspectiva=cast in this light.

presentado desde esta perspectiva
=cast in this light.
Ex: Cast in this light, it would be possible to assign categories of input to libraries across the country.
presentador
(n.)=show host ; presenter ; introducer.
Ex: He conducted the morning sessions as if he were a roving talk show host.
Ex: The problem of inadequate citation of conference papers can usually be traced back to authors of papers or books who cite conference papers they have heard or read by somewhat laconic statements of the name of the author/presenter of the paper.
Ex: Like a good introducer, the author leads students to the text, presents the difficulties and alternatives, and then retreats to allow them to make up their own mind.
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* presentador de radio=radio show host ; broadcaster.
* presentador de radio famoso=radio personality.
* presentador de televisión=talking head ; broadcaster ; TV presenter.

presentador de radio
(n.)=radio show host ; broadcaster.
Ex: Performing artist and radio show host Ian Whitcomb expresses his misgivings over donating his popular music collection to libraries. Ex: The journalist and broadcaster, Bernard Levin is well known for his eulogies of good indexes and indexers.
presentador de radio famoso
(n.)=radio personality.
Ex: As a bigoted radio personality incites whites to seek revenge, tensions mount and Smith fights to slake the anger that engulfs him.
presentador de televisión
(n.)=talking head ; broadcaster ; TV presenter.
Ex: Readers enter into a kind of discourse with writers and often find that mute witnesses from the past are often better guides to life than talking heads in the present. Ex: The journalist and broadcaster, Bernard Levin is well known for his eulogies of good indexes and indexers. Ex: The next time that happens, if he wants to tell the TV presenter to eff off, I'm quite happy with that.
presentar
(v.)=bring to + the attention ; display ; draw ; exhibit ; expose ; feature ; introduce ; open up ; pose ; present ; provide with ; set out ; subject ; throw up ; render ; put before ; produce ; table ; submit ; unveil ; showcase ; surrender ; lay out ; roll out ; construct ; tender ; come up with ; report ; bring forward ; deliver.
Ex: Many displays are changed from time to time (for example, once a week, or once a month) so that various sections of the stock may be brought to the attention of the library's public over a period of time.
Ex: The command function 'DISPLAY' is used to display a list of alphabetically linked terms.
Ex: For example, when setting up the format for records in a data base, the user can draw a form on the screen, complete with headings for each field, and then, the data is entered into the form.
Ex: These headings, therefore, in addition to exhibiting a bias in favor of the majority, actively hinder access.
Ex: The reputation of the information and its authority will be more exposed to examination.
Ex: Other catalogues and bibliographies only feature added entries under title where it is deemed that the author main entry heading is not likely to be obvious to the users.
Ex: The report introduced a range of ideas which have influenced subsequent code construction.
Ex: Here is a key paper by a non librarian which opens up a new and constructive approach to library purpose.
Ex: This illustrates the puzzle that differential policies pose for users.
Ex: Informative abstract present as much as possible of the quantitative or qualitative information contained in a document.
Ex: Many libraries provide users with photocopies of contents pages of selected journals.
Ex: A short score is a sketch made by a composer for an ensemble work, with the main features of the composition set out on a few staves.
Ex: Author abstracts are the abstracts prepared by authors of the document that has been subjected to abstracting.
Ex: Demands from clients will often throw up an occurrence of similar problems, revealing perhaps the operation of an injustice, the lack of an amenity in the neighbourhood, or simply bureaucratic inefficiency.
Ex: The eventuality is, admittedly, remote but it is also necessary to render the imprint statement in this amount of detail.
Ex: The art of documentation is the process by which the documentalist is enabled to put before the creative specialist the existing literature bearing on the subject of his investigation.
Ex: The perfect librarian may be defined as one who produces the information a reader requires as soon as the reader asks for it.
Ex: This list indicates the dates the reports were tabled and any further action take.
Ex: Most publications are probably free distribution material and whilst that does not absolve the publishers from the obligation of legal deposit it is probable that many local authorities do not submit their materials.
Ex: Here is an institution which knows, neither rank nor wealth within its walls, which stops the ignorant peer or the ignorant monarch at its threshold, and declines to unveil to him its treasures, or to waste time upon him, and yet welcomes the workman according to his knowledge or thirst for knowledge.
Ex: Officially known as SOLEX, this exhibition showcases mainly IT based products for the legal profession.
Ex: The book's date label is stamped in the usual way, and the reader must surrender one token for each book he is borrowing.
Ex: There should be plenty of space to lay out all the books attractively and for people to move about without feeling too crowded.
Ex: I don't need to tell those of you from higher education institutions how course management systems are starting to really proliferate and roll out in higher education.
Ex: It is argued that newspaper reporting of bigamy constructs bigamists as being a threat to the institution of marriage.
Ex: This address was tendered at the State Library of Victoria, Nov 88, to mark the retirement of Professor Jean Whyte.
Ex: Derfer corroborated her: 'I'd be very proud of you if you could come up with the means to draft a model collection development policy'.
Ex: Criticism is not appropriate in a style which aims to report, but not comment upon the content of the original document.
Ex: They also intend to bring forward legislation to provide that the maximum amount of compensation should be £500,000.
Ex: The result could be termed a full-provision data base -- a data base including both text and reference, and delivering much more than the 2 added together.
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* argumento que presenta sólo un punto de vista=one-sided argument.
* oportunidad + presentarse=opportunity + knock ; opportunity + present + Reflexivo.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva óptica=throw + Nombre + in a new light ; throw + new light on.
* presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo=throw + new light on.
* presentar argumentos a favor=make + a case for.
* presentar argumentos a favor de=present + arguments in favour of.
* presentar como=make + Nombre + out to be.
* presentar conclusiones=provide + conclusions.
* presentar conocimiento=package + knowledge.
* presentar deficiencias=fall + short.
* presentar de manera esquemática=give + overview.
* presentar dentro de=package.
* presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva=shed + new light on ; throw + new light on.
* presentar detalladamente=spread out.
* presentar dificultad=present + difficulty.
* presentar en forma de tabla=tabulate.
* presentar en pantalla=call up ; print + online ; bring up ; screen.
* presentar evidencia a favor de=present + case for.
* presentar información=submit + information ; package + information.
* presentar información de varios modos=repackage + information.
* presentar la evolución de Algo=chart + the history.
* presentar la oportunidad=allow + the opportunity to.
* presentar las pruebas ante=lay + evidence before.
* presentar peligro=present + danger.
* presentar + Posesivo + respetos=pay + Posesivo + respects.
* presentar posibilidades=present + possibilities ; open (up) + avenues.
* presentar problemas=present + problems.
* presentar pruebas=give + evidence.
* presentar resultados=report + findings ; report + results.
* presentar reto=defy.
* presentarse=come in ; manifest + Reflexivo ; turn up ; show up ; unfold ; come forward ; come with ; pop up.
* presentarse a=stand for.
* presentarse a una elección=stand for + election ; run for + election ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; run for + office ; stand for + office.
* presentarse como candidato=run for + election ; run for + office ; stand for + election ; stand for + office.
* presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva=stand in + a new light.
* presentar (según)=cast (in/into).
* presentarse inesperadamente=turn up out of the + blue.
* presentarse una ocasión=occasion + arise.
* presentar similitudes=share + similarities.
* presentar una amenaza=pose + threat.
* presentar una comunicación=deliver + paper ; give + paper ; present + paper.
* presentar una contribución=present + contribution.
* presentar una demanda=file + suit against ; file + lawsuit against.
* presentar una demanda judicial=take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings.
* presentar una denuncia=file + police report.
* presentar una factura=submit + bill.
* presentar una idea=make + point ; put forward + idea ; offer + perspective ; present + idea.
* presentar una imagen=present + picture ; paint + a picture ; present + an image.
* presentar una oportunidad=afford + opportunity.
* presentar una petición=submit + petition.
* presentar una ponencia=give + paper ; read + paper.
* presentar una propuesta=submit + proposal.
* presentar una queja=register + complaint ; lodge + complaint ; file + complaint ; file + grievance.
* presentar una reclamación=enter + complaint ; place + claim ; file + complaint.
* presentar un argumento=advance + argument.
* presentar una solicitud=submit + application.
* presentar un aspecto=present + a picture.
* presentar un aspecto de=wear + a look of.
* presentar una visión=present + a picture.
* presentar una visión global=give + overview ; present + an overview ; present + an overall picture ; give + an overall picture ; overview.
* presentar un buen aspecto=look + good.
* presentar un dilema=present + dilemma.
* presentar un frente común=present + common front.
* presentar un informe=give + a report ; present + report.
* presentar un obstáculo=pose + obstacle.
* presentar un peligro=pose + danger.
* presentar un problema=pose + problem ; air + problem.
* presentar un programa=present + programme.
* presentar un proyecto=submit + project ; present + project.
* presentar un resumen=give + summary.
* presentar un reto=present + challenge ; provide + challenge.
* presentar un riesgo=pose + risk.
* presentar vestigios de=bear + traces of.
* seleccionar y presentar en un documento=package.
* volver a presentar=resubmit [re-submit].

presentar (según)
(v.)=cast (in/into).
Ex: Which of the following subject analyses is cast in the citation order PMEST?.
presentar + Posesivo + respetos
(v.)=pay + Posesivo + respects.
Ex: I am honored to have been invited to share in this most important occasion and to have the opportunity to pay my deep respects to your head of department.
presentar Algo desde un nuevo ángulo
(v.)=throw + new light on.
Ex: The research aimed to quantify the extent of the changes and to throw new light on the value of libraries.
presentar Algo desde una nueva perspectiva
(v.)=throw + Nombre + in a new light ; throw + new light on.
Ex: Rather it has thrown them in a new light, and provided new means of both protecting and breaching the security of data. Ex: The research aimed to quantify the extent of the changes and to throw new light on the value of libraries.
presentar argumentos a favor
(v.)=make + a case for.
Ex: This point-by-point evaluation makes a fairly convincing case for the public access online catalogue.
presentar argumentos a favor de
(v.)=present + arguments in favour of.
Ex: This article presents arguments in favour of traditional methods of stock circulation, theft detection, and catalogue storage.
presentar como
(v.)=make + Nombre + out to be.
Ex: The union would have to make me out to be nearly a criminal in order to make that sort of proof.
presentar conclusiones
(v.)=provide + conclusions.
Ex: This article provides conclusions about biotechnology development and information brokerage.
presentar conocimiento
(v.)=package + knowledge.
Ex: The philosophy behind the teaching of comparative librarianship is that knowledge cannot be packaged into neat portions.
presentar de manera esquemática
(v.)=give + overview.
Ex: This article gives an overview of available automated systems used for indexing in newspaper libraries.
presentar deficiencias
(v.)=fall + short.
Ex: He was also to compare us to the most recent ALA standards to see where we fall short.
presentar dentro de
(v.)=package.
Ex: The microfilm is a common form for catalogues and indexes, in either 35 mm or 16 mm roll film, usually but not always packaged in a cassette.
presentar desde una nueva perspectiva
(v.)=shed + new light on ; throw + new light on.
Ex: This `rereading' of the JCR, which presents the JCR product differently, makes it possible to shed new light on the large subpopulation of journals not at the top of the rankings. Ex: The research aimed to quantify the extent of the changes and to throw new light on the value of libraries.
presentar detalladamente
(v.)=spread out.
Ex: The logic of the thing was spread out plainly and irrefutably before Pope.
presentar dificultad
(v.)=present + difficulty.
Ex: Subjects that can be described only with terms comprising more than one word, e.g. merchant ships, pressure vessels, algebraic topology, present a difficulty.
presentar en forma de tabla
(v.)=tabulate.
Ex: Figure 18.1 tabulates in summary form many of the attractions of computerised cataloguing systems.
presentar en pantalla
(v.)=call up ; print + online ; bring up ; screen.
Ex: It is possible, in many network systems, to enter a centralized database online, to call up a record, to amend that record to suit the individual library's requirement and then to add the amended record to the library's master file. Ex: The command function 'SHOW' is used to print references online. Ex: This menu option brings up the display to select the appropriate subheadings. Ex: The database contains 12 of the most requested songs and screens the lyrics in time with the music = La base de datos contiene 12 de las canciones más solicitadas y muestra en pantalla las letras junto con la música.
presentar evidencia a favor de
(v.)=present + case for.
Ex: An MP, a barrister, and a financial consultant present the case for charging Value Added Tax (VAT) on books.
presentar información
(v.)=submit + information ; package + information.
Ex: Research organizations are foten not interested in collecting and submitting accurate information. Ex: This article emphasises the need to find a solution to the problems of packaging information in ways that are both economical and acceptable to users.
presentar información de varios modos
(v.)=repackage + information.
Ex: Agricultural librarians should reprocess and repackage this information in more appropriate media.
presentar la evolución de Algo
(v.)=chart + the history.
Ex: The author charts the history of automated cataloguing at the Australian National University Library, which began in 1974.
presentar la oportunidad
(v.)=allow + the opportunity to.
Ex: Unlike other works, it unusually allowed theatergoers the opportunity to consider issues of racism and slavery in an American setting at the beginning of the American Civil War.
presentar las pruebas ante
(v.)=lay + evidence before.
Ex: That this is a statement of fact may count for nothing: in effect, the librarian may be obliged lay evidence before the enquirer, accompanied by a convincing explanation.
presentar peligro
(v.)=present + danger.
Ex: When a patron is accused of improper conduct and does not appear to present a danger, do not immediately confront the person with the accusation.
presentar posibilidades
(v.)=present + possibilities ; open (up) + avenues.
Ex: Document image management, or imaging, presents possibilities for dealing with the paper problem. Ex: The digitization of valued information resources opens up new avenues of access, use, and research and is an important aspect.
presentar problemas
(v.)=present + problems.
Ex: This type of subject approach is reasonably successful in the German language but presents problems in the English language.
presentar pruebas
(v.)=give + evidence.
Ex: No conclusive evidence is given in support of digitising over other storage media.
presentar resultados
(v.)=report + findings ; report + results.
Ex: This article reports the findings of a collaborative project which surveyed trends in library and information science research published during 1984. Ex: This article reports the results of project to examine the needs of a group of rheumatology outpatients for information about the drugs they are taking.
presentar reto
(v.)=defy.
Ex: Some categories of material defy helpful categorisation, and need to be treated as special cases.
presentar similitudes
(v.)=share + similarities.
Ex: School libraries as they have evolved in recent times share certain similarities the world over.
presentar un argumento
(v.)=advance + argument.
Ex: The argument advanced in the preface to Sears eleventh edition is that 'Specificity is relative, and depends on the size of the library, the nature of its collection, its function, and its patrons'.
presentar un aspecto
(v.)=present + a picture.
Ex: Physically examined a collection of reports presents a very heterogeneous picture.
presentar un aspecto de
(v.)=wear + a look of.
Ex: His face wore a look of studious concentration.
presentar un buen aspecto
(v.)=look + good.
Ex: Older people are afraid of failure and of not looking good.
presentar un dilema
(v.)=present + dilemma.
Ex: Unfortunately documents which present dilemmas in the selection of author headings are present in even the smallest library collections.
presentar un frente común
(v.)=present + common front.
Ex: In France, the creation of a unified library structure could stimulate closer cooperation between the different library associations, so that a common front can be presented.
presentar un informe
(v.)=give + a report ; present + report.
Ex: A report is given on a research project commissioned by the British Library to strengthen brittle paper without unbinding the books. Ex: This article discusses fundamental archival principles and practices that need to be readdressed before a revised Report is presented.
presentar un obstáculo
(v.)=pose + obstacle.
Ex: Each Fellow's experience was unique and posed exciting and unusual challenges as well as unforeseen obstacles.
presentar un peligro
(v.)=pose + danger.
Ex: Neither was there doubt that SLIS should adapt their programmes accordingly but, equally, too headlong a rush into the unknown posed dangers.
presentar un problema
(v.)=pose + problem ; air + problem.
Ex: Equally, Cutter's devotion to natural language posed problems with multi-word terms. Ex: The problems aired in this chapter require the balancing of personal, institutional, and professional values and loyalties.
presentar un programa
(v.)=present + programme.
Ex: The project described was undertaken at juvenile detention centre to present programs that would motivate reading and stimulate interest in human interrelationships.
presentar un proyecto
(v.)=submit + project ; present + project.
Ex: This is an amended version of a work project critique submitted as part the Diploma in Archive Administration examinations in Feb 83. Ex: The conference took stock of development within information technology, outlined new ways for its use and presented projects.
presentar un resumen
(v.)=give + summary.
Ex: A lucid summary of the factors involved in cost-effectiveness and cost-benefit studies was given by Lancaster in 1971.
presentar un reto
(v.)=present + challenge ; provide + challenge.
Ex: The number of languages in which libraries receive materials often presents challenges and difficulties for cataloguers. Ex: Indeed, this is one of the most delightful aspects of reference work, providing every day a new intellectual challenge.
presentar un riesgo
(v.)=pose + risk.
Ex: Exhibition of original documents, books, and artifacts in libraries can pose risks to these materials.
presentar una amenaza
(v.)=pose + threat.
Ex: Some would speculate that optical publishing poses a threat to online information retrieval.
presentar una comunicación
(v.)=deliver + paper ; give + paper ; present + paper.
Ex: This is a paper delivered at a seminar of the Orange Free State Branch of the South African Society of Archivists on 11 Feb 85. Ex: One of the first major papers was probably that by M. Beckman entitled 'Library Buildings' which she gave to the 1982 IFLA Conference in Montreal. Ex: This a revised version of a paper presented at the 1984 meeting of the Society of American Archivists in Washington, D.C = Ésta es una versión revisada de una comunicación presentada en el encuentro de 1984 de la Sociedad de Archiveros Americanos en Washington, Distrito Federal.
presentar una contribución
(v.)=present + contribution.
Ex: The major reasons for attending such meetings were the need for exchange of information and the desire to present a paper or contribution.
presentar una demanda
(v.)=file + suit against ; file + lawsuit against.
Ex: In June '90, DIALOG Information services filed an antitrust suit against the American Chemical Society (ACS) charging that the Society had damaged the company. Ex: This paper details the attempt by Boston University to strike back at such agencies by filing a lawsuit against Internet term paper companies in the USA.
presentar una demanda judicial
(v.)=take + legal action ; take + legal proceedings.
Ex: If the law is not complied with the individual could take legal action. Ex: The article 'Publishers go for the jugular over copyright' examines the activities of the American Association of Publishers (AAP) in taking legal proceedings against libraries on copyright grounds and in enforcing payment for photocopying periodical articles.
presentar una denuncia
(v.)=file + police report.
Ex: Filing a false police report is a felony, punishable by one to three years in prison.
presentar una factura
(v.)=submit + bill.
Ex: A companionship was a team of piecework compositors, led by one of their number, who co-operated in the setting of a book and submitted a single bill for the work, the proceeds of which were then divided amongst themselves.
presentar una idea
(v.)=make + point ; put forward + idea ; offer + perspective ; present + idea.
Ex: It is usually expected that an abstract will cover all the main point made in the original document. Ex: There have been several ideas put forward as to just how much such categories exist. Ex: Archivists who do have such material in their charge are the keepers of a largely untapped source of historical material which offers a different and balancing perspective on history. Ex: This article presents ideas which will help the librarian to keep going in the face of budget cuts.
presentar una imagen
(v.)=present + picture ; paint + a picture ; present + an image.
Ex: According to Zell, 'Many parts of Africa now present a picture of a 'bookless society''. Ex: The data paint a picture of a fragmented discipline. Ex: The contents of the web pages are therefore of crucial importance in presenting the right image to the world.
presentar una oportunidad
(v.)=afford + opportunity.
Ex: One of the opportunities which membership of the European Community (EC) affords the United Kingdom (UK) is access to a wide variety of grants and soft loans.
presentar una petición
(v.)=submit + petition.
Ex: Employees may submit a petition signed by a least 30% of the employees of the organization to the National Labor Relations Board.
presentar una ponencia
(v.)=give + paper ; read + paper.
Ex: One of the first major papers was probably that by M. Beckman entitled 'Library Buildings' which she gave to the 1982 IFLA Conference in Montreal. Ex: Authors of scientific articles often read a paper that fails to cite their prior work when they feel that it should have done so.
presentar una propuesta
(v.)=submit + proposal.
Ex: In all, 93 proposals were submitted by the closing date of 2nd December, involving 379 different organisations from all EC Member States = En total, para la fecha límite del 2 de diciembre se habían presentado 93 propuestas de 379 organizaciones diferentes de todos los estados miembros de la Comunidad Europea.
presentar una queja
(v.)=register + complaint ; lodge + complaint ; file + complaint ; file + grievance.
Ex: Moreover, no one had ever registered a formal complaint. Ex: In the case of gift and exchange documents, a complaint can be lodged with the respective institutions. Ex: Mechanisms for appealing decisions and filing complaints and grievances are also critical to the integrity of any accreditation process. Ex: Mechanisms for appealing decisions and filing complaints and grievances are also critical to the integrity of any accreditation process.
presentar una reclamación
(v.)=enter + complaint ; place + claim ; file + complaint.
Ex: What kind of report and evidence is required if persons wish to enter formal complaints or press charges?. Ex: Overall the on-line method of placing claims was preferred because it resulted in a faster response from the vendor and a quicker receipt of the journal. Ex: Mechanisms for appealing decisions and filing complaints and grievances are also critical to the integrity of any accreditation process.
presentar una solicitud
(v.)=submit + application.
Ex: The applications submitted by 8 entities in 1971 are briefly reviewed.
presentar una visión
(v.)=present + a picture.
Ex: Physically examined a collection of reports presents a very heterogeneous picture.
presentar una visión global
(v.)=give + overview ; present + an overview ; present + an overall picture ; give + an overall picture ; overview.
Ex: This article gives an overview of available automated systems used for indexing in newspaper libraries. Ex: This chapter presents an overview of the special considerations in developing collections of microcomputer software. Ex: It is difficult to present an overall picture of community information services in Australia. Ex: The results are analysed to give an overall picture of the resources, performance and usage of the various sources of information available to the library. Ex: The book 'Legging it' overviews trends in male and female dress from the Middle Ages to the present, concentrating on leg coverings: breeches, trousers, stockings'.
presentar vestigios de
(v.)=bear + traces of.
Ex: Otlet gives as examples of documents natural objects, artifacts, objects bearing traces of human activity, and works of art.
presentarse
(v.)=come in ; manifest + Reflexivo ; turn up ; show up ; unfold ; come forward ; come with ; pop up.
Ex: Such records come in a variety of physical forms. Ex: However, you must be able to identify these categories as they manifest themselves in any given subject area in the scheme. Ex: Results showed that many users turn up at the library with only a sketcky idea of what they would like and spend much time browsing. Ex: Problems of community service seem to show up more clearly in the countryside. Ex: Research in any scientific field can never be neutral: the process is initially motivated by the researcher's own questioning of perceived realities, and unfolds in a particular historical moment, subject to the social, political and ideological influences of that context. Ex: Some of the individual programmes are now being drawn up and in one case at least the Commission has already published a notice calling for interested organizations to come forward. Ex: The problem comes with ideographic languages. Ex: It can pop up in one form one week and in another form another week.
presentarse a
(v.)=stand for.
Ex: A list of the candidates standing for each position will be posted online on Monday 9th March 2009.
presentarse a una elección
(v.)=stand for + election ; run for + election ; throw + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; throw + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + hat in(to) the ring ; toss + Posesivo + cap in(to) the ring ; run for + office ; stand for + office.
Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves. Ex: Any number of candidates may run for election in an electoral district and candidates can run either independently or under the banner of a registered political party. Ex: He says he will accept whatever outcome the 2011 election brings even if he decides to throw his cap in the ring. Ex: Psychologist have found that unselfish workers who are the first to throw their hat in the ring are also among those that coworkers most want to, in effect, vote off the island. Ex: With the war dragging on in Europe, it became apparent that the United States was going to 'toss its hat in the ring' and send troops to the war zone. Ex: She's ever willing to help and never afraid to toss her cap into the ring when the need arises. Ex: But if I really wanted to change things, I'd run for office. Ex: Retired members do not have the right to vote or stand for office within the organization.
presentarse como candidato
(v.)=run for + election ; run for + office ; stand for + election ; stand for + office.
Ex: Any number of candidates may run for election in an electoral district and candidates can run either independently or under the banner of a registered political party. Ex: But if I really wanted to change things, I'd run for office. Ex: As well as voting for candidates it is possible for a member of the public to decide to stand for election themselves. Ex: Retired members do not have the right to vote or stand for office within the organization.
presentarse desde una nueva perspectiva
(v.)=stand in + a new light.
Ex: The author demonstrates how notions of equivalent behaviour -- substantial for process algebras -- stand in a new light for stochastic process algebras.
presentarse inesperadamente
(v.)=turn up out of the + blue.
Ex: As she sit and think about what's going on, Mark turns up out of the blue to talk to her.
presentarse una ocasión
(n.)=occasion + arise.
Ex: This is an arbitrary rule intended to save the trouble of making a decision on merit each time the occasion arises = Ésta es una regla arbitraria para ahorrar la molestia de tener que tomar una decisión sobre los méritos profesionales de una persona cada ver que se presente la ocasión.
presente, el
(n.)=present, the.
Ex: While the reading habits of the elite form the leading edge of intellectual thought, the vast majority of humanity have had, in the past as well as the present, different habits and aims.
presente^1, el
(n.)=immediate time.
Ex: And so, from its hardscrabble beginnings to immediate time, Wexler has lead a varied existence, changing from shipping point for fruit to resting place for travelers = Y por lo tanto, desde sus comienzos difíciles hasta el presente, Wexler ha llevado una vida variada, pasando de ser un centro de recepción y envío de fruta a un lugar de descanso para los viajeros.
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* desde + Expresión Temporal + hasta el presente=from + Expresión Temporal + up to the present.
* el presente=thisness.
* hacer hasta la presente=do + all along.
* hasta el presente=until now ; so far ; up to now ; to this day ; as of this time ; as of now ; as of today ; to date ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
* hasta la presente=to this day ; as of this time ; as of now ; as of today ; to date ; so far ; up to now ; up to the present ; up to the present time ; up to the present moment.
* incluso hasta el presente=even to this day.
* incluso hasta la presente=even to this day.
* orientado al presente=now-oriented.
* preocupado por el presente=present-minded.
* presente, el=present, the.
* vivir en el presente=live in + the present.

presente^2
(adj.)=present.
Ex: We are going to use the data elements defined in the present document as a base from which to begin.
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* por la presente=hereby.

presente^3
(adj.)=at work ; attendant.
Ex: Determining costs has proven difficult for many libraries involved in a recon project as there are so many variables at work.
Ex: Quite obviously, as most children spend their infant years aware of very few people, usually members of their family, it is from them -- parents, brothers and sisters, attendant relatives and friends -- that they learn the primary adaptive lessons.
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* estar presente=be manifest ; be present.
* mantener presente=keep before.
* no estar presente en=be absent (from).
* no tener presente=be oblivious of/to.
* omnipresente=ever-present.
* tener presente=be mindful of/that ; bear in + mind ; consider (as) ; keep in + focus ; keep in + mind ; make + consideration ; mind ; make + provision for ; have + regard for ; be aware of.
* tener presente las posibilidades de Algo=consider + possibilities.
* téngase presente=witness.
* teniendo esto presente=with this/that in mind.

presente^4
(n.)=gift.
Ex: That is the great gift literature can give one.

presentimiento
=premonition ; hunch ; gut feeling ; feelings in + Posesivo + bones.
Ex: The article 'University/industry partnerships: premonitions for academic libraries' outlines university/industry interactions and describes the issues surrounding them.
Ex: Choice of manual or automated solution to a search problem depends mainly on the questions' complexity, but also on the librarian's hunch.
Ex: There is some fascinating research that has confirmed that 'hunches,' 'gut instincts,' 'gut feelings' are real and should be paid attention to.
Ex: But the people's justice is hasty, mean-spirited and based on vague feelings in the bones and we need the cold hand of the law to save us from ourselves.
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* tener un presentimiento sobre Algo=feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.

presentir
(v.)=feel (it) in + Posesivo + bones.
Ex: Many use the service only as a last resort (there is a modest charge for it), when they themselves have searched in vain but feel in their bones that the library has it.

preservación
(n.)=preservation ; salvaging ; salvage.
Ex: RLIN (Research Libraries Information Network) is a system used by the Research Libraries Group (RLG), a group dedicated to resolving common problems in collection development, management, access and preservation.
Ex: In contrast to Bush who seems poised to recklessly waste more lives and resources in pursuit of his ideological mission and the salvaging of his legacy.
Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster.
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* Comisión Europea para la Preservación y el Acceso (ECPA)=European Commission on Preservation and Access (ECPA).
* Conferencia Panafricana sobre Preservacion y Conservación de Material Bibli=Pan-African Conference on the Preservation and Conservation of Library and Archival Materials.
* PADI (Preservación de Información Digital Australiana)=PADI (Preservation of Australian Digital Information).
* política de preservación=preservation policy.
* preservación de archivos=archival preservation.
* preservación digital=digital preservation.
* preservación mediante la microfilmación=preservation microfilming.

preservación de archivos
(n.)=archival preservation.
Ex: Many librarians have misconceived their goals in the cause of archival preservation = Muchos bibliotecarios han entendido mal sus objetivos en cuanto a la preservación de archivos.
preservación digital
(n.)=digital preservation.
Ex: Digital preservation, digital archiving or electronic archiving (e-archiving) is of imminent importance to libraries, publishers, and scholars alike and must be a priority if we hope to ensure permanent access to scholarly literature.
preservación mediante la microfilmación
(n.)=preservation microfilming.
Ex: This article describes the nationwide preservation microfilming project being undertaken by the American Theological Library Association (ATLA) through its Preservation Board, at the request of its 160 member institutions.
preservador
(adj.)=custodial.
Ex: Broadly, one can distinguish, then, between what one might call the 'custodial' or 'warehouse' aspects of the librarian's task, and the 'communications' aspect.

preservar
(v.)=conserve ; preserve.
Ex: Perhaps there has been a contrary reaction by British academic librarians to conserve their collections.
Ex: The concepts are organised into facets, and the facets are arranged and applied in such a way that the general to special order is preserved.
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* preservar material=preserve + material.

preservar material
(v.)=preserve + material.
Ex: There is a need to preserve some materials from possible damage caused by dust, scratching, greasy fingerprints, and so forth.
preservativo
(n./adj.)=contraceptive.
Nota: Nombre y Adjetivo.
Ex: Young people stated that they were wary of using either the pill or injectable contraceptives because they believed that these methods would make them sterile.

presidencia
(n.)=presidency ; presidentship ; chairmanship.
Ex: What the presidency needs is a job description; not one carved in a tablet of stone and certainly not one which would form all future presidents in the same sanitised mould.
Ex: Dr. Greg during his presidentship did his utmost to procure help for making a start with a special catalogue of English books from 1641 to 1700.
Ex: To reward him with a major committee chairmanship would be a slap in the face of millions of Americans who want to see real change in our country.
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* candidato a la presidencia=presidential candidate ; presidential candidate.

presidencial
(adj.)=presidential.
Ex: I shall neither cheer nor mourn its passing from the current agenda because to do so would be to demonstrate a partisanship that was not presidential.
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* candidato presidencial=presidential candidate.
* carrera presidencial=presidential race.
* debate presidencial=presidential debate.
* elección presidencial=presidential election.
* juramento presidencial=presidential oath.
* poder presidencial=presidential power.
* potestad presidencial=presidential power.
* programa presidencial=presidential programme.

presidenta
(n.)=chairwoman [chairwomen, pl.].
Nota: Femenino.
Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.

presidente
(n.)=chairman [chairmen, pl.] ; president ; chief executive officer (CEO) ; Director-General ; chief executive ; chair ; chairperson [chairpersons, -pl.].
Nota: Tanto masculino como femenino.
Ex: As head of a committee, and being recognized as such, it's perfectly all right with me if I'm called the chairman rather than the chairwoman.
Ex: Professor Freedman is president of the Library and Information Technology Association (formerly the Information Science and Automation Division) and a member of the ALA Council.
Ex: The constituent networks may have presidents and CEO's (chief executive officers), but that's a different issue; there's no single authority figure for the Internet as a whole.
Ex: The work of the Statistical Office is undertaken by six directorates headed by the Director-General who is assisted by a secretariat.
Ex: The author concludes that few chief executives personally use the company library and online database services.
Ex: Once elected, the chair is responsible for maintaining discipline and ensuring that all students are treated fairly.
Ex: Special thanks to the ISAD Program Planning Committee, in particular its chairperson, for the conceptual organization.
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* presidente del tribunal=presiding judge.
* presidente del tribunal supremo=chief justice.
* presidente de tribunal=chief justice.
* presidente electo=president-elect [president elect].
* vicepresidente=vice-president.

presidente de tribunal
(n.)=chief justice.
Ex: In meeting this responsibility, the chief justices shall receive the advice and cooperation of all persons and bodies interested in the administration of justice.
presidente del tribunal
(n.)=presiding judge.
Ex: Handing down sentence, the presiding judge said he had decided not to give Stone a life term on the grounds that his actions had not resulted in any serious injury.
presidente del tribunal supremo
(n.)=chief justice.
Ex: In meeting this responsibility, the chief justices shall receive the advice and cooperation of all persons and bodies interested in the administration of justice.
presidente electo
(n.)=president-elect [president elect].
Ex: This article presents the thoughts and ideas of the three candidates for the office of vice-president, president-elect of the American Library Association.
presidido
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* presidido por=headed by.

presidido por
=headed by.
Ex: The organization is headed by the Director-General.
presidir
(v.)=chair ; preside (over).
Ex: He chaired a committee of the Essex County (New Jersey) Library Directors Group which produced a study entitled The Public's Attitude towards Public Library Service.
Ex: This, of course, is inevitable in an institution presided over by a committee which has infinitely less personal interest in books than in politics or the price of coal.
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* presidir un acto=preside over + act.
* presidir un juicio=sit in + a case.

presidir un acto
(v.)=preside over + act.
Ex: But if the groundwork for these accomplisments can be laid with patient, constructive efforts, that contribution is more important than presiding over the final act.
presidir un juicio
(v.)=sit in + a case.
Ex: A judge ought to be without prejudice, and he cannot therefore sit in a case where he has any interest, or when a near relation is a part.
presilla
(n.)=belt loop.
Ex: When using the belt loop, the pouch can be removed without taking off your belt.

presionado
=under pressure ; under the cosh.
Ex: This paper attempts to dispel the myth that people work best under pressure.
Ex: Motorists are under the cosh, feel taxed to the hilt and face record prices at the pumps .
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* presionado por=dogged by.
* presionado por la angustia=angst-ridden.

presionado por
(adj.)=dogged by.
Ex: Interlending services were dogged by lack of finances.
presionado por la angustia
(adj.)=angst-ridden.
Ex: They provide a true and fertile alternative to songwriters whose point of reference is the self-indulgent, angst-ridden youth culture whose reality is read through mass media.
presionar
(v.)=press ; squeeze ; lobby ; press.
Ex: To read a borrower label place the scanner on the left side of the label and move it from left to right across the bar codes, pressing lightly to keep it in direct contact with the label.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: They should be in the best position to lobby all the key organizations so that their viewpoint can be taken into account when legislation is being drafted and discussed.
Ex: The books were then collated to ensure that each was made up correctly, and they were finally folded in half, pressed, and baled up for delivery or storage = A continuación, los cuardenillos se juntaban con objeto de cada libro estuviese completo y, finalmente, se doblaban por la mitad, se presionaban y se embalaban para su envío o almacenamiento.
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* entrar presionando=snap into.
* estar presionado=be under the gun.
* mantener presionado=hold down.
* presionar hacia atrás=press + Nombre + back.
* presionar para conseguir Algo=press for.

presionar hacia atrás
(v.)=press + Nombre + back.
Ex: The enemy stubbornly resisted every effort of our skirmishers to press them back.
presionar para conseguir Algo
(v.)=press for.
Ex: The US government has made a strong priority of pressing for better, stronger laws against those who would take without permission others' creative works and inventions.
presión
(n.)=pressure ; stress ; leverage ; milestone ; strain ; advocacy.
Ex: The pressures of the marketplace mean that any vital facility must be offered by all of the major hosts.
Ex: Flexibility of course does not mean that the structure is flexible and will bend or move under stress.
Ex: At certain times, dubious interpretations of the rules have even been used as leverage in gaining ground on matters of dispute between Community partners.
Ex: Squeezed between the upper and nether milestones of increasing demand and dwindling resources, individual librarians develop ways in which to make their jobs easier.
Ex: We must, for example, be concerned not only with the publishing explosion, but with severe strains on our budgets.
Ex: However, what American libraries mean by advocacy is 'Work to overcome obstacles that the enquirer encounters in trying to secure help from outside resource agencies'.
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* a alta presión=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
* acción de ejercer presión=lobbying.
* aguantar la presión=stand + the heat.
* aire a presión=air pressure.
* aliviar la presión=ease + pressure.
* ante la presión de=in the crush to.
* a presión=pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
* bajo presión=under pressure ; under the cosh.
* ceder ante la presión=surrender to + pressure.
* ceder ante la presión de=give in to.
* de alta presión=high-pressured ; high-pressure.
* demasiada presión=overpressure.
* ejercer demasiado presión sobre Algo=stretch + Nombre + to breaking point.
* ejercer presión=build + pressure ; lobby ; exert + leverage.
* ejercer presión para conseguir Algo=push for.
* ejercer presión sobre=put + pressure on ; bear down on.
* ejercer presión sobre Alguien=bring to + bear + pressure on.
* estar bajo presión=be under stress.
* estar sometido a presión=face + pressure.
* formación de grupos de presión=lobbying representation.
* formar un grupo de presión=form + lobby.
* frente de altas presiones=ridge of high pressure.
* frente de bajas presiones=ridge of low pressure.
* grupo de presión=lobby group ; pressure group ; lobbyist.
* lavado a presión=pressure wash ; jet wash.
* lavado manual a presión=jet wash.
* limpiadora a presión=pressure washer.
* máquina de presión plana=flat-platen machine.
* martillo a presión=steam hammer.
* mecanismo de presión=impression assembly.
* meter a presión=wedge.
* momentos de presión=the heat is on.
* no ceder a las presiones=withstand + pressure.
* olla a presión=pressure-cooker.
* perder la presión=depressurise [depressurize, -USA].
* pérdida de la presión=depressurisation [depressurization, -USA].
* plato de presión del embrague=pressure plate.
* presión atmosférica=air pressure ; atmospheric pressure.
* presión de contacto=contact pressure.
* presión del aire=air pressure.
* presión del grupo=peer pressure.
* presión diastólica=diastolic pressure ; diastolic blood pressure.
* presión económica=economic pressure.
* presión política=political pressure.
* presión sistólica=systolic blood pressure ; systolic pressure.
* presión social=social pressure ; social pressure.
* quitar pintura mediante chorro de arena a presión=sandblast.
* regulador de presión de bombona=gas cylinder regulator.
* regulador de presión de gas=gas regulator.
* sistema de altas presiones=high-pressure system ; ridge of high pressure.
* sistema de bajas presiones=ridge of low pressure ; low pressure system.
* someter a presión=place under + pressure.
* sometido a presión=under pressure ; under the cosh.
* sujeto a presión=under pressure ; under the cosh.

presión atmosférica
(n.)=air pressure ; atmospheric pressure.
Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone. Ex: Usually, atmospheric pressure is quoted in millibars (mb).
presión de contacto
(n.)=contact pressure.
Ex: The required contact pressure of the conveyor belt to the driving pulley is achieved by means of a tensioning device.
presión del aire
(n.)=air pressure.
Ex: These variations mimic the changes in air pressure at the microphone.
presión del grupo
(n.)=peer pressure.
Ex: Students relate easily to Mark Mathabane's questioning why he must attend school, his open defiance of his father, and his struggle to resist peer pressure.
presión diastólica
(n.)=diastolic pressure ; diastolic blood pressure.
Ex: The major problem in elderly people is isolated systolic hypertension, defined as a raised systolic pressure but normal diastolic pressure. Ex: Diastolic blood pressure tends to rise until about age 55 and then begins to fall; systolic blood pressure continues to rise with age.
presión económica
(n.)=economic pressure.
Ex: Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.
presión política
(n.)=political pressure.
Ex: These types of newspapers are more critical because they are more likely to be insulated from local political pressures.
presión sistólica
(n.)=systolic blood pressure ; systolic pressure.
Ex: The top number is the systolic blood pressure reading which represents the maximum pressure exerted when the heart contracts. Ex: If left uncontrolled, high systolic pressure can lead to stroke, heart attack, kidney damage, blindness, or other conditions.
presión social
(n.)=social pressure ; social pressure.
Ex: Information professionals usually serve people in a context of social pressures and internal politics. Ex: Public libraries, in common with other public services are not immune to political, economic and social pressures.
preso
(n.)=prisoner ; detainee.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
Ex: This is the 1st part of 2 articles looking at the services of Hamburg Public Library to foreign workers and prison detainees.
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* abogado de presos=gaolhouse lawyer ; jailhouse lawyer.
* hacer preso=imprison ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; gaol [jail, -USA].
* meter preso=imprison ; send away.
* preso condenado a cadena perpetua=lifer.
* preso de=prey to.
* preso político=prisoner of conscience ; political prisoner.
* presos=prison population.
* presos, los=incarcerated, the.
* ruedad de presos=police line-up.
* rueda de presos=identity parade ; identification parade.

preso condenado a cadena perpetua
(n.)=lifer.
Ex: The 3 prisons examined by the study were a B category training prison with a large lifer population.
preso de
=prey to.
Ex: His in danger of becoming hipped, a prey to his own doubts and fears, and unable to accomplish anything in life beyond catering to his own morbid fancies.
preso político
(n.)=prisoner of conscience ; political prisoner.
Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience. Ex: Data was gathered from recollections of political prisoners published in the West.
presos
(n.)=prison population.
Ex: She has been voted librarian of the year because of her work as an advocate and fighter for the freedom of information for the prison population.
presos, los
=incarcerated, the.
Ex: Mobile libraries have traditionally delivered books and other materials to people who have difficulty getting to a library, such as isolated rural residents, the elderly, and incarcerated.
prestaciones del ordenador
=computer's capabilities.
Ex: To this end, a thorough understanding of computer capabilities and characteristics of bibliographic records is necessary.
prestación
(n.)=benefit ; capability ; delivery ; facility ; feature ; value ; functionality ; provision ; service.
Ex: Community education is another form of outreach that aims to educate the public about the availability of services that can help them, about their entitlement to benefits, or about their rights under the law.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
Ex: Entry of number '21' reverses the present delivery status.
Ex: Apart from this additional facility Double-KWIC indexes have most of the facilities, features and drawbacks of KWIC and KWOC indexes.
Ex: Another way of doing this search is to use the lateral searching feature.
Ex: This stop list is input to the computer before indexing can commence, and is a list of the words which appear in text which have no value as access words in an index.
Ex: This article describes the functionality of CARL software for this purpose, loads a brief rundown of data bases, and gives the criteria for selecting data bases.
Ex: Some school libraries are becoming involved in life-long learning but local government and public libraries must take responsibility for provisions for this.
Ex: 'All aboard the orientation express' is a programme to introduce children to the services provided by the library and teach them to use the microfiche catalogue.
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* con muchas prestaciones=feature-filled ; multifacility.
* con todas las prestaciones=full-featured.
* con todas sus prestaciones=fully featured.
* esbozar prestaciones=outline + capabilities.
* ofrecer una prestación=offer + facility.
* prestación al empleado=employee benefit.
* prestación asistencial=social security benefit.
* prestación de la seguridad social=social security benefit ; social security benefit.
* prestación de lujo=luxury appointment.
* prestación de servicios=service delivery.
* prestaciones del ordenador=computer's capabilities.
* prestación familiar=family allowance.
* prestación sanitaria=health benefit.
* prestación social sustitutoria=community service.

prestación al empleado
(n.)=employee benefit.
Ex: Employee benefits include health benefits, life insurance, occupational health, and retirement.
prestación asistencial
(n.)=social security benefit.
Ex: The left, meanwhile, is in full cry over the commission's allegedly draconian cuts in Social Security benefits.
prestación de la seguridad social
(n.)=social security benefit ; social security benefit.
Ex: The left, meanwhile, is in full cry over the commission's allegedly draconian cuts in Social Security benefits. Ex: The left, meanwhile, is in full cry over the commission's allegedly draconian cuts in Social Security benefits.
prestación de lujo
(n.)=luxury appointment.
Ex: Each apartment offers luxury appointments such as spa bath or jet shower, home theatre with surround sound and high speed Internet connection.
prestación de servicios
(n.)=service delivery.
Ex: This article describes stock selection, collections, staffing levels and service delivery in Western Australia public libraries.
prestación familiar
(n.)=family allowance.
Ex: During the two decades prior to the 1970s there were negligible family allowances and no reliable or universal provisions for social work, pre-schooling or child care in Australia.
prestación sanitaria
(n.)=health benefit.
Ex: Employee benefits include health benefits, life insurance, occupational health, and retirement.
prestación social sustitutoria
(n.)=community service.
Ex: A hockey player has received a conditional discharge, community service and a suspension until January 2010 after pleading guilty to all charges.
prestado
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* cobro por servicios prestados=fee for services.
* pedir prestado=borrow.
* vivir de prestado=live on + borrowed time.

prestamista
(n.)=money-lender ; loaner ; moneylender ; lender ; pawnbroker.
Ex: Humphrey Chetham, wool-factor and money-lender, left £1,000 to be used for the purchase of 'some fit place for the said library'.
Ex: The library lends electronic copies of copyrighted books, and protects the copyright of its loaners with its own system.
Ex: Fortunately, banks have successfully weaned people away from pawnshops and moneylenders.
Ex: Loan sharks are unlicensed lenders, they operate illegally and away from any sort of regulation that governs the financial industry.
Ex: Hard times in the US are benefiting pawnbrokers as beleaguered consumers pledge jewels, electronics and other goods in return for loans.
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* prestamista de libros=book lender.

prestamista de libros
(n.)=book lender.
Ex: A university which requires the deposit of only two or three copies is unlikely to be an enthusiastic book lender.
prestar
(v.)=charge out ; circulate ; lend ; loan out.
Ex: If the copy is charged out, it cannot be deleted.
Ex: However, if the volumes of the encyclopedia will not be circulated, the volumes need to be entered separately.
Ex: Circulation -- The procedures for lending documents to borrowers and keeping track of them -- is restricted to authorized users.
Ex: A borrower may sometimes wish to take out a book which has already been loaned out.
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* capitalista que presta capital de riesgo=venture capitalist.
* deber prestar atención=warrant + consideration.
* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios=first aider.
* hacer que no se le preste atención a=deflect + attention from.
* no prestar atención=disregard ; overlook ; close + the door on ; go + unheeded ; fly in + the face of.
* no prestar atención al hecho de que=overlook + the fact that.
* no prestar la suficiente atención=give + short shrift.
* prestándole especial atención a=with specific reference to.
* prestar antención a=lay + interest with.
* prestar apoyo=lend + support ; support.
* prestar apoyo a=go to + bat for ; bat for.
* prestar atención=follow up ; heed ; receive + attention ; mind ; devote + attention ; take + notice ; give + (some) thought to ; follow through ; look out for ; lend + an ear ; prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up ; lay + eyes on ; clap + eyes on ; set + eyes on ; give + Nombre + attention.
* prestar atención a=attend to ; give + attention to ; give + consideration (to) ; pay + attention to ; turn + Posesivo + mind to ; pay + heed to ; train + a spotlight on ; give + an ear to ; listen (to) ; keep + an eye on ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward) ; keep + an eye out for ; put + a spotlight on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
* prestar atención a + Posesivo + consejo=heed + Posesivo + advice.
* prestar atención a + Posesivo + recomendación=heed + Posesivo + recommendations.
* prestar ayuda=provide + assistance ; render + assistance ; offer + guidance ; offer + assistance ; lend + a (helping) hand ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
* prestar declaración=give + evidence.
* prestar declaración bajo juramento=testify + under oath.
* prestar especial atención=pay + particular attention ; focus.
* prestar importancia a=place + weight on.
* prestar la debida atención a=pay + due attention to.
* prestarle atención=focus + attention.
* prestarle atención a Alguien=give + Nombre + the time of day.
* prestar poca atención a=give + little thought to ; pay + little heed to.
* prestar + Posesivo + atención=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
* prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
* prestar respeto a=pay + deference to.
* prestarse a=lend + Reflexivo + to.
* prestar servicio=service.
* prestar toda la atención (del mundo) a Alguien=have + Posesivo + undivided attention.
* prestar toda la atención (del mundo) a Alguien=get + Posesivo + undivided attention ; give + Posesivo + undivided attention.
* prestar un libro=check out + book.
* prestar un servicio=operate + service ; provide + service ; render + service ; give + service to ; deliver + service ; deliver + value ; produce + the goods ; do + service.
* prestar un servicio a los usuarios=serve + patrons ; serve + patrons.
* profesional dedicado a prestar un servicio a la población=service professional.
* profesión dedicada a prestar un servicio a la población=service profession.
* que le presta gran importancia a la cultura=culture-conscious.
* sin prestar atención=mindlessly.
* volver a prestar atención=refocus + attention.
* volver a prestarle atención a=refocus on.

prestar + Posesivo + atención
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + attention ; turn + Posesivo + thoughts.
Ex: This is an area to which bibliometricians could usefully turn their attention. Ex: There seems to be increasing support for the belief that the economy is still in decline, so companies will now be turning their thoughts to cost savings.
prestar + Posesivo + atención a un problema
(v.)=turn + Posesivo + attention to problem.
Ex: It is to these problems that we must now turn our attention.
prestar antención a
(v.)=lay + interest with.
Ex: Our interest has lain with indexing practices rather than with search procedures.
prestar apoyo
(v.)=lend + support ; support.
Ex: The librarian who lends support to those who criticize the organization which employs him is likely also to find his position difficult. Ex: In order to support these three elements, and to ensure that schemes are updated it is important to have some organisation which takes responsibility for revision and publication.
prestar apoyo a
(v.)=go to + bat for ; bat for.
Ex: To everyone's surprise he responded that he'would be willing to go to bat for a replacement of some sort'. Ex: The article 'Batting for the British Library' discusses the scope of the project to develop a new British Library site.
prestar atención
(v.)=follow up ; heed ; receive + attention ; mind ; devote + attention ; take + notice ; give + (some) thought to ; follow through ; look out for ; lend + an ear ; prick (up) + Posesivo + ears ; Posesivo + antennas + go up ; lay + eyes on ; clap + eyes on ; set + eyes on ; give + Nombre + attention.
Ex: Both the original production and revision of STC spawned a large crop of such items which are worth following up. Ex: Such variations also make it difficult for a cataloguer inserting a new heading for local use to discern the principles which should be heeded in the construction of such a heading. Ex: The formation of mould on paper and book-bindings is a long-standing problem, the nature of which has received little attention. Ex: They see people as marked by one particular attribute, cleverness, or kindness, or strictness, or being a good shot, and they mind whether things are right or wrong. Ex: The cataloger, by being relieved of the onerous clerical burden of reorganizing the catalog, is free to devote professional attention to making the catalog a more responsive and useful tool. Ex: Successful displays depend on two main ingredients: selection from the vast number of possible titles; and attractive layout, so that people will take notice of the books and want to know more about them. Ex: I encourage the reader to give thought to the longer case studies that have appeared in the library press. Ex: The approach used is to follow through the decision making processes which underpin the successful introduction of any service. Ex: Panellists presented the criteria they adopted and features they looked out for when selecting a library automation system. Ex: Secondly, the teacher should just 'lend an ear' and not actively take part in the discussion. Ex: The dog sat at the bedside, now eyeing his master with a wistful look, and now pricking his ears, and uttering a low growl. Ex: As lesbians, our antennas went up, and we wondered why this guy wanted to know how many bedrooms we had. Ex: Perhaps Giovanni should have trusted his instincts when he laid eyes on Rappaccini as the scientist tended to his perverse garden. Ex: Seriously, the blobfish is the worst looking creature I've ever clapped eyes on. Ex: That's the most foul, cruel, and bad-tempered rodent you ever set eyes on!. Ex: The only way chippies like her will stop acting so cheap is if men stop giving them attention.
prestar atención a
(v.)=attend to ; give + attention to ; give + consideration (to) ; pay + attention to ; turn + Posesivo + mind to ; pay + heed to ; train + a spotlight on ; give + an ear to ; listen (to) ; keep + an eye on ; direct + Posesivo + attention to(ward) ; keep + an eye out for ; put + a spotlight on ; throw + a/the spotlight on.
Ex: Then due to the difficulty of altering a manual file and the pressure to catalog more new books faster, s/he is administratively enjoined from attending to such details. Ex: In early 1984 we were invited to undertake a survey of the fourteen schools of librarianship and information studies in England and Wales, giving particular attention to the constraints impeding or preventing desirable change. Ex: Consideration is also given to video art and video clips. Ex: Scant attention is paid to evaluation and the needs of users. Ex: An alphabetical arrangement was out of the question in so aggressively international an enterprise, and they turned their minds to systematic arrangement. Ex: Unless we believe we can do all this unaided, then we had better pay heed to literature. Ex: A study of the local newspapers can be used to train a spotlight, so to speak, on a local community. Ex: Once a willing ear is given to the suggestions and complaints, then morale will increase, as will production. Ex: Only through listening to words in print being spoken does anyone discover their color, their life, their movement and drama. Ex: Instructors have to keep an eye always on the clock to ensure time does not run out before the essence of the case has been extracted. Ex: People direct their attention to where there is immediate concern or personal interest. Ex: Nurses must also keep an eye out for any patients developing a crush, as failing to recognise attraction of a sexual nature is also considered sexual misconduct . Ex: The article 'Electronic security has put a spotlight on theft' concludes that electronic theft detection systems are the single most effective deterrent to library material loss. Ex: The media's job is to throw the spotlight on what is of interest to the public.
prestar atención a + Posesivo + consejo
(v.)=heed + Posesivo + advice.
Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
prestar atención a + Posesivo + recomendación
(v.)=heed + Posesivo + recommendations.
Ex: Listen to people who live out in the sticks and heed their advice and recommendations -- don't rely on instinct or rumour.
prestar ayuda
(v.)=provide + assistance ; render + assistance ; offer + guidance ; offer + assistance ; lend + a (helping) hand ; help out ; give + Nombre + a (helping) hand.
Ex: Its purpose is to provide advice and on-site salvage assistance to those organisations having documentary resources that are damaged in a natural or man-made disaster. Ex: There are obvious limits to the assistance which a librarian can undertake to render. Ex: These vital human needs may not feature prominently in the curriculum, and a society in moral disarray may offer insufficient guidance. Ex: These two functions of the library have often been at cross purposes to one another, because each has been associated with a conflicting view of the kind and amount of assistance to be offered to the reader. Ex: In a small shop the master would lend a hand with the work, certainly as a corrector and often as a compositor as well. Ex: Give them a holler and I'm sure they will help out. Ex: It's a smart move on Jade's part to let Donna give her a helping hand in getting back on her feet.
prestar declaración
(v.)=give + evidence.
Ex: MEPs, Commissioners, officials from the Council and the Commission, judges, advocates-general and others from the Court of Justice have all been invited to give evidence.
prestar declaración bajo juramento
(v.)=testify + under oath.
Ex: They insist that the president should let his senior advisers testify under oath.
prestar especial atención
(v.)=pay + particular attention ; focus.
Ex: Please return to frame 244 and read again about the use of the / (oblique stroke), paying particular attention to the examples given. Ex: The basic functions of a subject headings list as identified in section 16.6 above may be focused more precisely in the following terms...
prestar importancia a
(v.)=place + weight on.
Ex: The frequency of reading by patrons while at the library may be somewhat surprising given the weight that libraries currently place on new technologies.
prestar la debida atención a
(v.)=pay + due attention to.
Ex: At the times of the economic boom airlines celebrated the abundance of passengers without paying due attention to assessing potential risks.
prestar poca atención a
(v.)=give + little thought to ; pay + little heed to.
Ex: The question of whether or not to reinsure the options attaching to a policy has been given very little thought by insurance companies. Ex: First off, I can be mighty slow on the uptake about things like this, because I usually pay little heed to the conventions that dictate you.
prestar respeto a
(v.)=pay + deference to.
Ex: As education has become more wide-spread, less deference is paid to the educated and their institutions.
prestar servicio
(v.)=service.
Ex: The computer, located centrally, services one or more libraries which may be located some distance away.
prestar toda la atención (del mundo) a Alguien
(v.)=have + Posesivo + undivided attention.
Ex: I go from being ignored to having her undivided attention in about 5 seconds.
prestar un libro
(v.)=check out + book.
Ex: The purpose of this study was to determine if a correlation existed between the classes of books checked out and the classes of books used in the library.
prestar un servicio
(v.)=operate + service ; provide + service ; render + service ; give + service to ; deliver + service ; deliver + value ; produce + the goods ; do + service.
Ex: LASER operates an interlending service which is based upon its union catalogue. Ex: The Center has developed a regional data base and just started to provide services to members. Ex: A debatable source of outside funding is the collection of fees for services rendered. Ex: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle. Ex: The library concentrates more on the provision of information and less on personal counselling, advice giving, or delivering a tangible service. Ex: Customers see no clear relationship between the price of an on-line information service and the value it delivers. Ex: At the end of the day, librarians must 'produce the goods' and prove their worth -- professionalism could get in the way. Ex: It does not seem to me to be a nine days wonder but a fundamental change of heart that is rejuvenating traditional reference services which have done sterling service over the years.
prestar un servicio a los usuarios
(v.)=serve + patrons ; serve + patrons.
Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons. Ex: The lack of storage and display space, a glaring deficiency in seating capacity and physical limitations of the building all meant that the library was not adequately serving its patrons.
prestarle atención
(v.)=focus + attention.
Ex: Much attention was focused specifically on the cataloguing and organisation of nonbook materials in the early 1970s.
prestarle atención a Alguien
(v.)=give + Nombre + the time of day.
Ex: She's incapable of getting a man to give her the time of day, unless she lies, manipulate, connive, blackmail, etc.
prestarse a
(v.)=lend + Reflexivo + to.
Ex: It is true that post-coordinate indexing lends itself well to a depth indexing policy, to the statement of sub-themes in documents in addition to the main theme.
prestatario
(n.)=loaner.
Ex: The library lends electronic copies of copyrighted books, and protects the copyright of its loaners with its own system.

presteza
(n.)=alacrity ; promptness ; promptitude.
Ex: It's also imperative for businesses to handle negative situations with alacrity if and when they do arise.
Ex: I think one of the things we must look into is what effect a no fines policy has on the promptness of return and whether or not materials are finally returned at all.
Ex: I have no doubt that the concerned law enforcing agencies will act with promptitude against the offenders.

prestidigitación
(n.)=conjuring.
Ex: Subjects range from demonology to bibliographies of books on conjuring.

prestidigitador
(n.)=magician ; conjurer [conjuror] ; illusionist.
Ex: One teacher I knew used to poke his head round the door just at the end of the day and say something like, 'Tomorrow when we meet I am going to tell you about the evil magician,' and then he would disappear leaving us all agog.
Ex: It is known that the word 'hocus pocus' appeared in the seventeenth century as a mock-Latin formula or incantation used by conjurers.
Ex: Two Lithuanian illusionists have reportedly set three new world records for holding their breath underwater.

prestigio
(n.)=stature ; authoritativeness ; prestige ; repute ; eminence ; kudos ; standing ; reputation.
Ex: Merely having the materials available will not provide the desired boost to the library's stature unless the collection is exceptional.
Ex: Abstractors recognized as authorities in the field also increase the authoritativeness of abstracts.
Ex: The prestige of working for a world-renowned abstracting organization and of having one's name carried in its publications is also motivating.
Ex: In view of the fact that many of these reports are written by academic specialists, often of international repute, it is not surprising that they constitute a valuable source of information for the academic community.
Ex: The method is applied to assess the eminence of scientific journals.
Ex: Authors who succeed in this category are people who do not worry too much about the lack of literary kudos, but who can write, and seem to enjoy writing, fairly simple stories for a wide audience whose pure enjoyment of the books is sufficient.
Ex: Their sheer institutional standing and regard have had a bearing upon the creation of a situation which is a good deal better than it might otherwise have been.
Ex: Various publishers have reputations for specific styles, subject areas or works for specific audiences.
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* crearse el prestigio de ser=establish + a record as.
* dar prestigio=lend + authoritativeness.
* de prestigio internacional=of international renown.
* de prestigio mundial=world-class.
* de reconocido prestigio=of good standing ; highly acclaimed.
* ganar prestigio=gain in + ascendancy.
* perder prestigio=lose + face.
* recuperar el prestigio=regain + Posesivo + prestige.
* ser un símbolo de prestigio=attach + prestige value.

prestigioso
(adj.)=prestigious.
Ex: She has served as a member of the prestigious ALA Cataloging Policy Research Committee.
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* más prestigioso=top-rated ; top-ranked.

prestándole especial atención a
=with specific reference to.
Ex: The work of the Association of Canadian Archivists, in relation to the revision of the Copyright Act as applied to archives, is described with specific reference to 2 documents.
presumible
(adj.)=presumable.
Ex: A study was made of 8 indexes and abstracts of presumable interest to students of communication.

presumiblemente
=presumably.
Ex: Most of the additional documents retrieved will presumably deal with the subject in question at a more general level.

presumido^1
(n.)=hoity-toity ; poseur.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.

presumido^2
(adj.)=conceited ; smug ; presumptuous ; self-important ; high-blown ; vain .
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: A little later in the same document, in a passage dealing in a rather smug way with the then infant county libraries we read that the purpose of such libraries should be to relieve the tedium of idle hours quite irrespective of intellectual profit or educational gain.
Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
Ex: He was described as 'a self-important, self-righteous blowhard, puffing his filthy pipe, patches on the elbows of his well-worn tweed jacket, decked out in the cliche costume of the shabby liberal icon'.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.

presumir
(v.)=presume ; boast ; brag ; grandstand ; show off.
Ex: We presumed this principle of organization in the case of searching the public library for a document about programmed instruction.
Ex: In fact, he boasts that he knows more about library work than all of us who have our master's degrees put together.
Ex: While pirates and ancient mariners may have bragged about sailing the seven seas, the phrase is merely figurative.
Ex: Low key and humble, he would never be the type to grandstand and bluster about injustice.
Ex: The district will proudly show off its historical heritage: the monastic library at Broumov, founded in the 13th century by Benedictine monks.

presunción de culpabilidad
(adj.)=presumed guilty.
Ex: They describe what it is like to find yourself on the other side of a one-way mirror, innocent but presumed guilty, by professionals who are almost completely unaccountable.
presunción de hecho
=prima facie.
Ex: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.
presunción de inocencia
(adj.)=presumed innocent.
Ex: Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
presunción^1
(n.)=presumption ; presupposition [pre-supposition] ; supposition ; wild guess.
Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.
Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.
Ex: Only viewpoints which are quite definite and not merely suppositions on the librarian's part should be mentioned.
Ex: A group of NASA scientists employed a dartboard to reach a wild guess on the possible composition of Mars.
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* presunción de culpabilidad=presumed guilty.
* presunción de hecho=prima facie.
* presunción de inocencia=presumed innocent.

presunción^2
(n.)=pretentiousness ; self-importance ; conceit ; presumptuousness ; presumption ; self-conceit ; pretension ; smugness.
Ex: His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.
Ex: Some people have a neurotic, exaggerated sense of self-importance and will nitpick and make a row over just everything in every shop or restaurant.
Ex: It's been hard to stomach the fool, with his conceit and his whining.
Ex: In contrast, Heidegger never repented his presumptuousness.
Ex: His fall from grace may have been due to his presumption in using Hatshepsut's temple for his own devotional purposes.
Ex: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: However, his smugness drives me crazy.

presuntamente
(adj.)=purportedly ; presumed.
Ex: Codes of professional ethics purportedly serve a good purpose, but then code can itself be good or bad.
Ex: It is also not known whether the results are applicable to others in presumed persistent vegetative states.
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* presuntamente culpable=presumed guilty.
* presuntamente inocente=presumed innocent.
* presuntamente muerto=presumed dead.

presuntamente culpable
(adj.)=presumed guilty.
Ex: They describe what it is like to find yourself on the other side of a one-way mirror, innocent but presumed guilty, by professionals who are almost completely unaccountable.
presuntamente inocente
(adj.)=presumed innocent.
Ex: Everyone charged with a criminal offence shall be presumed innocent until proved guilty according to law.
presuntamente muerto
(adj.)=presumed dead.
Ex: That brings the number of missing and presumed dead orcas to four and the total population to 86.
presunto
(adj.)=alleged ; prospective ; so-called ; reputed ; presumptive ; apparent ; supposed ; suspected.
Ex: Meanwhile the ALA and others are making wildly improbable statements about the supposedly numerous opportunities for library school graduates due to the alleged shortage of librarians.
Ex: The advocacy of title entry for serials implies an ideology which focuses on the publication as the principal object of interest of the prospective library user rather than the work conveyed by the book or publication.
Ex: DOBIS/LIBIS contains a so-called 'help' capability.
Ex: Another doctor confirmed Karr's reputed plans for sex-change surgery.
Ex: Thirty patients with a diagnosis of presumptive bacterial conjunctivitis were assessed in a randomized trial.
Ex: Victim of an apparent assassination attempt, his face was left permanently disfigured and pockmarked.
Ex: Many of the supposed asthmatics who become tuberculous are really cases of bronchial tuberculosis.
Ex: Each alternative course of action should be taken separately and probed in terms of good and bad consequences, known and suspected pros and cons.
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* presunto heredero=heir presumptive [heiress presumptive].

presunto heredero
(n.)=heir presumptive [heiress presumptive].
Ex: The son being male, even if born later, would take precedence in the order of succession, displacing the one who was previously the heir-presumptive.
presuntuosamente
=pretentiously ; vainly ; grandly.
Ex: A 'reading list' or a 'select list' would be a more accurate descriptor of many items pretentiously labelled 'bibliographies'.
Ex: Despite efforts by cooler heads to save Rome from ruin, Commodus vainly declared himself a god and killed anyone who posed a threat to him.
Ex: Limbaugh grandly announced on his radio program that he might not support the Republican nominee, as none pass his conservative litmus test.

presuntuosidad
(n.)=conceit ; presumptuousness ; presumption ; self-conceit ; pretension.
Ex: It's been hard to stomach the fool, with his conceit and his whining.
Ex: In contrast, Heidegger never repented his presumptuousness.
Ex: His fall from grace may have been due to his presumption in using Hatshepsut's temple for his own devotional purposes.
Ex: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.

presuntuoso^1
(n.)=snob ; hoity-toity ; poseur ; big head.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
Ex: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.

presuntuoso^2
(adj.)=conceited ; pompous ; presumptuous ; immodest ; pretentious ; stuck-up ; hyfoluted ; high-blown ; snobbish ; snobby ; vain ; cocksure ; big-headed ; portentous ; full of + Reflexivo ; overboard ; uppity ; self-opinionated.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: She wanted to say: 'You are a conceited, obstinate, inflexible, manipulative, pompous, close-minded, insensitive, abrasive, opinionated, platitudinous oaf!'.
Ex: Many feel that it is presumptuous to think that a 150- to 250-word abstract can carry enough information from a well-written 3,000-word paper to be of much use except as a guide.
Ex: The author reviews an article by Tom Eadie, 'Immodest proposals: user instruction for students does not work'.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: library users were stereotyped as old people, intellectuals, uninteresting people, shy or stuck-up people and people afraid of life.
Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
Ex: In our media saturated world of high-blown hype and suffocating spin they do their best to tell you the truth.
Ex: It was possible to identify 3 main groups who display 3 different types of attitude -- participative, delegative and 'snobbish'.
Ex: Every one looked like death warmed up, including the snobby staff who I found far from welcoming.
Ex: The common idea that success spoils people by making them vain, egotistic and self-complacent is erroneous.
Ex: The fundamental cause of the trouble is that in the modern world the stupid are cocksure while the intelligent are full of doubt.
Ex: I alwasy knew she was a pain in the arse, without knowing her you can just tell, by the way she behaves, that she is big-headed and thinks she's god's gift to the human race.
Ex: He is described in the play as a "rather portentous man in his middle fifties but rather provincial in his speech'.
Ex: That gets on my nerves, they are cocky and full of themselves.
Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
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* todo presuntuoso=full of + Reflexivo.

presuponer
(v.)=assume ; make + assumption ; presuppose ; rest on/upon + the assumption that ; be under the assumption.
Ex: The foregoing discussion concerning analytical entries assumes implicitly a conventional catalogue format, that is, card, microform or other printed catalogue.
Ex: Care should be taken that the question asked solicits the information desired and that one does not proceed to make assumptions beyond established facts.
Ex: The ISBD presupposes that the description of a publication is a separate question independent of that of its entry.
Ex: The theory behind centralized cataloguing rests upon the assumption that libraries are duplicating cataloguing.
Ex: I had been under the assumption that attacking an opponent that was unaware would suffice to catch them flat-footed.

presuposición
(n.)=assumption.
Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.

presupuestación
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* presupuestación detallada=line item budgeting.
* presupuestación global=lump sum budgeting.
* presupuestación por actividades=performance budgeting.
* presupuestación según una fórmula=formula budgeting.
* sistema de presupuestación mediante planificación y programación=planning programming budgeting system (PPBS).

presupuestación detallada
(n.)=line item budgeting.
Ex: This article outlines 7 types of budgeting: lump sum budgeting; line item budgeting; formula budgeting; programme budgeting; performance budgeting; planning programming budgeting systems; and zero-base budgeting.
presupuestación global
(n.)=lump sum budgeting.
Ex: This article outlines 7 types of budgeting: lump sum budgeting; line item budgeting; formula budgeting; programme budgeting; performance budgeting; planning programming budgeting systems; and zero-base budgeting.
presupuestación por actividades
(n.)=performance budgeting.
Ex: A technique similar to program budgeting is performance budgeting, which bases expenditures on the performance of activities and emphasizes efficiency of operations.
presupuestación según una fórmula
(n.)=formula budgeting.
Ex: Formula budgeting uses some predetermined standard for allocation of monetary resources.
presupuestar
(v.)=budget ; cost out.
Ex: Over the last 15 years, the cost of periodicals has escalated so much that the amount of money budgeted for periodicals is simply no longer adequate.
Ex: Using such a method, a reference librarian would have to evaluate and cost out every activity.

presupuestariamente
=budgetarily.
Ex: Levels and types of services expected from vendors in a budgetarily constrained environment are enumerated.

presupuestario
(adj.)=budgetary.
Ex: Budgetary considerations are likely to be a factor in determining the amount of abstracting time that can be purchase, or the number of abstractors to be employed.
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* asignación presupuestaria=budget allocation ; budgetary allocation.
* déficit presupuestario=budget shortfall.
* limitación presupuestaria=budget constraint.
* partida presupuestaria=library fund ; budget heading.
* partida presupuestaria para la encuadernación=bindery fund ; binding fund.
* período de recortes presupuestarios=budget-slashing times.
* recorte presupuestario=budget cut ; funding cut.
* recortes presupuestarios + hacerse sentir=budget cut + bite.
* reducciones presupuestarias=budgetary restrictions.
* reducción presupuestaria=budgetary constraint.
* restricciones presupuestarias=budgetary restrictions.
* restricción presupuestaria=budgetary constraint ; budget constraint.

presupuesto
(n.)=assumption ; budget ; presumption ; presupposition [pre-supposition] ; quotation ; financial statement ; budget dollar ; purse strings ; budget allocation ; budgetary allocation ; quote.
Ex: Also, in controlled indexing language data bases, there is often an assumption that a user will be prepared to chase strings of references or to consult a sometimes complex thesaurus.
Ex: Factors here may be: total budget available for the production of abstracts.
Ex: Some of these presumptions have served only to perpetuate misconceptions of collection.
Ex: Computers hold pre-defined and fixed presuppositions, whilst those of humans are unpredictable.
Ex: When costing, the quotation given seriously underestimated the time needed for the job = Cuando se calculó el costo, el presupuesto que se dio subestimó en gran medida el tiempo necesario para hacer el trabajo.
Ex: These include an explanatory memorandum which sets out the background of the proposal, and usually also a financial statement of likely budget expenditure.
Ex: The library and information sectors have to escalate their fight for every budget dollar, and some struggle to justify their very existence.
Ex: The problem is spreading rapidly, affecting people at all levels of society some of whom control the fate and purse strings of libraries.
Ex: If there is no policy of standardization, the librarian will be free to choose any suitable system within the budget allocation.
Ex: The figures in brackets are the percentages of the 1982 budgetary allocations for research.
Ex: This is the most cost-effective method of acquisition because of the opportunity to choose the least expensive quote from multiple quotes through increasing purchasing power.
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* administrar el presupuesto=manage + funds.
* agotar el presupuesto=drain + budget.
* asignación de presupuesto=budgeting.
* asignar un presupuesto=allocate + funds.
* aumentar el presupuesto=add + monies to + budget.
* austeridad de los presupuestos=budgetary stringency.
* basarse en + presupuesto=assumption + undergird.
* confección del presupuesto=budgeting.
* congelación de los presupuestos=budget freeze.
* congelar el presupuesto=freeze + budget.
* controlar el presupuesto=control + the purse strings.
* control de los presupuestos=budgetary control.
* con un presupuesto limitado=low-budget ; on a budget.
* con un presupuesto muy exiguo=on a shoestring (budget).
* con un presupuesto reducido=low-budget.
* dado a recortar presupuestos=budget-cutting.
* elaboración del presupuesto=budgeting process.
* elaboración de presupuesto=budgeting.
* encargado de hacer el presupuesto=budgetmaker.
* encargarse del presupuesto=control + the purse strings.
* equilibrar el presupuesto=balance + the budget.
* exceso en el presupuesto=budget overrun ; overrun [over-run] ; cost overrun.
* hacer un presupuesto=cost.
* inflar un presupuesto=pad + a budget.
* limitación del presupuesto=budget constraint.
* partir de presupuestos=make + assumption.
* presupuesto asignado por actividades=performance budget.
* presupuesto asignado según una fórmula=formula budget.
* presupuesto cada vez más pequeño=shrinking budget.
* presupuesto cada vez menor=shrinking budget.
* presupuesto congelado=stagnant budget ; frozen budget.
* presupuesto de adquisiciones=acquisitions budget.
* presupuesto de base cero=zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB) ; zero-base(d) budget.
* presupuesto desglosado por partidas=programme budget ; programme budgetting.
* presupuesto detallado=line item budget.
* presupuesto exiguo=shoestring budget.
* presupuesto extraordinario=capital grant.
* presupuesto global=lump sum budget.
* presupuesto para adquisición de material=capital budget.
* presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento=operating budget ; operating funds.
* presupuesto para la compra de libros=book funds [bookfunds].
* presupuesto para la compra de material=materials budget.
* presupuesto para libros=book budget.
* presupuesto precario=shoestring budget.
* presupuesto público=public funding.
* presupuestos=funding.
* presupuestos de la mayoría=majority assumptions.
* presupuestos públicos=state finance.
* proceso de asignación de presupuestos=budgetary process.
* recortar el presupuesto=cut back + budget ; cut + budget ; squeeze + budget.
* recorte del presupuesto=budgetary constraint ; funding cut.
* recorte de presupuesto=cut in budget.
* recorte en el presupuesto=funding cut.
* reducir el presupuesto=cut + monies from + budget.
* sin exceder el presupuesto=budgetable.

presupuesto asignado por actividades
(n.)=performance budget.
Ex: 5 common types of budget are defined: line item budget (consisting of a series of 'lines', each representing a different item of expenditure); lump sum budget; formula budget; performance budget; programme budget.
presupuesto asignado según una fórmula
(n.)=formula budget.
Ex: Formula budgets have been adopted by several large library systems with the thought that once the criteria have been established they can be applied across the board to all units within the library system.
presupuesto cada vez menor
(n.)=shrinking budget.
Ex: In the face of rising costs and stagnant or shrinking budgets, libraries are looking for efficient and less expensive methods of processing materials.
presupuesto cada vez más pequeño
(n.)=shrinking budget.
Ex: In the face of rising costs and stagnant or shrinking budgets, libraries are looking for efficient and less expensive methods of processing materials.
presupuesto congelado
(n.)=stagnant budget ; frozen budget.
Ex: In the face of rising costs and stagnant or shrinking budgets, libraries are looking for efficient and less expensive methods of processing materials. Ex: Of course, this frozen budget is the product of cutbacks, austerity measures, and a five-year budget freeze that was put together in the mid-1990s.
presupuesto de adquisiciones
(n.)=acquisitions budget.
Ex: This article examines the problems facing libraries as acquisitions budgets are severely reduced and library materials continue to rise in price.
presupuesto de base cero
(n.)=zero-base(d) budgeting (ZZB) ; zero-base(d) budget.
Ex: Because the assumption in this method is that none of the preceding years' operations are worth continuing unless they can be shown to be necessary, zero-based budgeting (ZZB) can be useful for paring out the deadwood of obsolete or uselessly extravagant programs. Ex: With a zero base budget every activity must be justified afresh each year.
presupuesto desglosado por partidas
(n.)=programme budget ; programme budgetting.
Ex: The city budget director announced that in the next fiscal year the city of Deuxville will adopt a program budget format. Ex: This article outlines 7 types of budgeting: lump sum budgeting; line item budgeting; formula budgeting; programme budgeting; performance budgeting; planning programming budgeting systems; and zero-base budgeting.
presupuesto detallado
(n.)=line item budget.
Ex: The line item budget consists of a series of 'lines', each representing a spending category and amount to be spent.
presupuesto exiguo
(n.)=shoestring budget.
Ex: Here are three travel sites for shoestring budgets.
presupuesto extraordinario
(n.)=capital grant.
Ex: All large and medium schools should receive capital grants to equip them with basic library collections in two to four years.
presupuesto global
(n.)=lump sum budget.
Ex: According to the lump sum budget, a certain dollar amount is allocated to the library, and it becomes the responsibility of the library to decide how that sum is broken into categories that can be identified.
presupuesto para adquisición de material
(n.)=capital budget.
Ex: The two components of the budget are: the operating budget which can be broken down into staff costs and general costs; and the capital budget which covers purchases expected to have a lifetime of longer than 1 year such as facilities or equipment.
presupuesto para gastos de funcionamiento
(n.)=operating budget ; operating funds.
Ex: The author the two components of the budget: the operating budget which can be broken down into staff costs and general costs; and the capital budget which covers purchases expected to have a lifetime of longer than 1 year such as facilities or equipment. Ex: Some 4 million dollars of that increase is dedicated to operating funds, representing an increase of 30 per cent over previous levels.
presupuesto para la compra de libros
(n.)=book funds [bookfunds].
Ex: Despite carefully framed acquistions policy statements regarding fiction in actual fact libraries allocate only a small percentage of their meagre book funds to fiction.
presupuesto para la compra de material
(n.)=materials budget.
Ex: It is vital that librarians manage effectively the allocation of the materials budget and the development of the collections as the purchasing power of the materials budget declines.
presupuesto para libros
(n.)=book budget.
Ex: Or still others think they have the library figured out, probably because of recent cuts in the book budget they read about in the campus newspaper.
presupuesto precario
(n.)=shoestring budget.
Ex: Here are three travel sites for shoestring budgets.
presupuesto público
(n.)=public funding.
Ex: This phenomenon will have serious consequences for the profession of librarianship, or any profession that depends on public funding.
presupuestos
(n.)=funding.
Ex: The mission, organisational structure, user needs, funding and technology of the library must all be made to match.
presupuestos de la mayoría
=majority assumptions.
Ex: Not so clear, however, is the subtle reinforcement of the majority assumptions provided by such subdivisions as CIVILIZATION OF under the names of indigenous American and African peoples.
presupuestos públicos
(n.)=state finance.
Ex: The author presents his opinions of the high quality of American libraries and the low regard given to them by state finance.
presurizado
(adj.)=pressurised [pressurized, -USA].
Ex: All aircraft carry these pressurized medicinal oxygen bottles for emergency use by passengers.

presurizar
(v.)=pressurise [pressurize, -USA].
Ex: Shearer also made an arse of himself by perpetuating the myth of the noble English sportsman who never dives or pressurises referees.

presuroso
(adj.)=fast-paced [fast paced].
Ex: Access to current, reliable quality news is an important need in the fast-paced environment of all large corporations and service organisations.

pretenciosamente
=pretentiously.
Ex: A 'reading list' or a 'select list' would be a more accurate descriptor of many items pretentiously labelled 'bibliographies'.

pretencioso^1
(n.)=hoity-toity ; snob ; poseur ; big head.
Ex: It's the kind of barn where you can learn to ride without feeling mocked or like some hoity-toities are looking down their nose at you.
Ex: The biggest faux pas according to snobs who take such things seriously is calling a sofa a couch or a setee.
Ex: This is an interesting little town wholly populated by poseurs and backpackers with a few salty sea dogs thrown in for good measure.
Ex: You've got such a big head that you could never live with yourself unless you could put us all to shame.

pretencioso^2
(adj.)=pretentious ; hyfoluted ; glorified ; hoity-toity ; high-flown ; overboard ; uppity ; self-opinionated.
Ex: Book clubs do not have to be cliquish, pretentious, stuffily self-inflated, or bolt-holes for ethereal literary spirits.
Ex: I can believe that changing the logo broke some hyfoluted view ofthe library.
Ex: Some visual display units are no more than glorified television sets.
Ex: Wine lovers get the urge to splurge and celebrate, often in hoity-toity restaurants.
Ex: Disaffected and literally unliterary pubescent readers were expected to be hooked by his high-flown style.
Ex: Whatever its look is, understated or overboard, a crystal chandelier doesn't blend in with all kinds of rooms.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
Ex: Garfield shows no basis for his immodesty and self-opinionated progress through life.
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* todo pretencioso=full of + Reflexivo.

pretender + poseer
(v.)=claim.
Ex: The present haphazard system of producing needed information experts allows a wide range of personnel to claim information skills.
pretender hacer
(v.)=try.
Ex: The searcher is an information worker trying to extract documents or information on behalf of someone else.
pretender lo imposible
(v.)=square + the circle.
Ex: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
pretender lograr lo imposible
(v.)=square + the circle.
Ex: The article 'Squaring the circle: the reformation of archival description in AACR2' is a contribution to a special issue devoted to archival automation.
pretender^1
(v.)=intend ; make + pretence ; purport ; be out to + Verbo ; lay + claim(s) to ; look to.
Ex: The scheme is intended to provide a systematic approach to the arrangement of books on shelves.
Ex: This account makes no pretence of being comprehensive and for a through treatment of these areas other texts should be consulted.
Ex: The LA purports to act as a professional body, but some of its bye-laws are the very antithesis of professionalism.
Ex: Clearly the cataloguer is out to produce a description in a standard order.
Ex: If librarians would calmly and publicly and increasingly lay claim to this area as their professional domain, they would gradually bring about the change in attitude that many desire to see.
Ex: Those with more faith than I look to gigantic electronic archives maintained by governments and private companies that will ensure the indefinite survival of the electronic records of humankind.
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* no pretender ser=make + no claim to.
* pretender hacer=try.
* pretender lograr lo imposible=square + the circle.
* pretender lo imposible=square + the circle.

pretender^2
(v.)=pretend ; feign.
Ex: We do not pretend to have equipped you with an instant expertise in the subject analysis and classification of documents.
Ex: 'You're sure you know what to do?' 'I'm sure,' she replied, with a confidence still slightly feigned = "¿Estás segura de que sabes qué hacer?" "Estoy segura", respondió con una seguridad todavía ligeramente fingida.
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* pretender + poseer=claim.

pretendido
(adj.)=intended.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.

pretendiente
(n.)=suitor ; swain.
Ex: The writer contends that Molly's soliloquy represents a textual performance of Penelope's backstage activity of weaving in order to unweave so as to outwit her suitors.
Ex: In all three novels, a lovestricken swain believes that he is disporting himself with the handsome object of his affections, when actually he lies abed with the grotesquely ugly maidservant of his mistress.

pretensado
(adj.)=prestressed.
Ex: Thus `prestressed concrete' is a species of concrete, and it would be wrong to enter it as `concrete -- prestressed'.

pretensión^1
(n.)=pretentiousness ; conceit ; self-conceit ; pretension.
Ex: His publications attacked the pretentiousness and fallibility of the world of academia.
Ex: It's been hard to stomach the fool, with his conceit and his whining.
Ex: Man's self-conceit and love of power are the cause of most of his troubles, sins and vices.
Ex: He'd been popular earlier on but was now on thin ice with most members of our class due to his pretension and uppity manner.
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* falsa pretensión=false pretence.
* sin pretensiones=humble ; understated.

pretensión^2
(n.)=pretence [pretense, -USA] ; pretension.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: There was no intention in many programmes to create any pretensions towards possession of information skills.
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* con pretensiones de superioridad moral=self-righteous.
* moderar + Posesivo + pretensiones=lower + Posesivo + sights.

pretexto
(n.)=pretence [pretense, -USA] ; pretext ; false pretence ; cop-out.
Ex: Automated cataloging support systems, with any pretense to sophistication, did not begin to appear until the inception of the LC/MARC II (Library of Congress/Machine-Readable Cataloging) project in late 1967.
Ex: The article is entitled 'Online research: an efficient pretext to educate engineers to inform themselves'.
Ex: That is what he does now, only now there is a lot of palaver and humbug and pretense of deliberation, which the bill proposes to continue, but which everybody can see would be a false pretense.
Ex: Faith is the great cop-out, the great excuse to evade the need to think and evaluate evidence.
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* con el pretexto de=under the guise of ; under the flag of ; in the guise of.
* falso pretexto=false pretence.
* pretexto muy pobre=lame excuse.
* pretexto poco convincente=lame excuse.

pretexto muy pobre
(n.)=lame excuse.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
pretexto poco convincente
(n.)=lame excuse.
Ex: This one is one of the lame excuses almost always used when an individual is not coping, out their depth and in over their head.
pretzel
(n.)=pretzel.
Ex: First developed in the seventh century, pretzels have been called one of the world's oldest snack food.
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* rosquilla pretzel=pretzel.

preuniversitario
(adj.)=college-bound.
Ex: The programme is aimed at college-bound high school students and goes beyond the teaching of basic skills, concentrating on the accessing and manipulation of information.
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* enseñanza preuniversitaria=further education.

prevalecer
(v.)=prevail ; take + root (in) ; hold + sway (over) ; overrule ; win out.
Ex: The emphasis on title entry came from the specialized libraries, primarily the technical libraries, that were small but had the money and the power behind them to see that their view prevails.
Ex: If this provision takes root in libraries, the open learning industry will be presented with a new market.
Ex: This ideology appealed widely to the librarian as well as the library user and held sway for nearly a quarter of a millennium when, in 1841, a catalytic event in the history of cataloging took place.
Ex: President Eisenhower overruled some of his military commanders in summer 1958, ordering them not to use nuclear weapons against China.
Ex: It remains to be seen which approach will win out, in the current tug-of-war.

prevalente
(adj.)=endemic ; pre-eminent [preeminent] ; pre-eminent [preeminent].
Ex: The authorities had in mind the book's endemic lying, the petty thefts, the denigrations of respect and religion, the bad language and the bad grammar.
Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.
Ex: Often it is this factor which is pre-eminent in a decision to provide an in-house bulletin.

prevaler
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* hacer prevaler las ideas y valores de uno mismo=assert + own ideas and values.

prevaricar
(v.)=pervert + the course of justice.
Ex: Perjury and perverting the course of justice are serious offences because they struck at justice itself.

prevención
(n.)=prevention ; countermeasure [counter measure].
Ex: Consider this title 'A handbook of heart disease, blood pressure and strokes: the cause, treatment and prevention of these disorders'.
Ex: This article reviews the extent of book theft in libraries and discusses some effective countermeasures that may help reduce the problem.
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* medidas de prevención=prevention efforts ; prevention measures.
* prevención de conflictos=conflict deterrence ; conflict prevention.
* prevención de enfermedades=disease prevention.
* prevención de riesgos=risk management ; risk prevention.
* prevención de riesgos laborales=occupational hazard prevention.

prevención de conflictos
(n.)=conflict deterrence ; conflict prevention.
Ex: Conversely, cooperation is one of the most effective methods of conflict deterrence. Ex: Respect for cultural diversity and intercultural dialogue as well as of equal opportunity are vital elements of conflict prevention.
prevención de enfermedades
(n.)=disease prevention.
Ex: Disease prevention is a better management practice than disease control.
prevención de riesgos
(n.)=risk management ; risk prevention.
Ex: Risk management has to take account of the problems caused by human error, power failure, computer hackers, viruses, intercepted electronic mail and telephone fraud. Ex: All too often, risk prevention is a domain which is left to technical experts, scientists and possibly politicians.
prevención de riesgos laborales
(n.)=occupational hazard prevention.
Ex: The most important is that it's a basic principle of occupational-hazard prevention to address hazards before people get hurt.
prevenible
(adj.)=preventable.
Ex: A broken computer, though annoying, is a fixable or preventable catastrophe.

prevenir
(v.)=caution (against) ; forewarn ; preclude ; prevent ; sound + a note of caution ; sound + a word of caution ; forestall ; avert ; sound + a wake-up call ; ward off ; admonish ; head off ; thwart.
Ex: We may be fooling ourserlves and I would caution public libraries, school libraries and libraries in general that indeed one code might not satisfy all our needs.
Ex: I think a person would be derelict in his or her duty not to forewarn someone about a problem.
Ex: His obsessive concern for detail precluded the delegation of responsibility to others.
Ex: To prevent an entry under the first name(s), these must be entered on a separate line with the subfield code 'j'.
Ex: Ranganathan himself sounds a note of caution when he warns that, because the use of this device requires an uncommon degree of `spiritual insight', any notation suggested by it should be discussed widely before being finalized.
Ex: A word of caution must also be sounded over the word 'Kommune' which is found in some Scandinavian countries.
Ex: In order to forestall such an event, some libraries in Britain were stung into action by the publication of an Act of Parliament which totally ignored public libraries.
Ex: He often did this, almost unconsciously, to avert an immediate sign of reaction to an irksome confrontation.
Ex: The article 'Robert Nawrocki sounds a wake-up call for records managers' reports an interview with the President of ARMA (Association of Records Managers and Administrators) International.
Ex: The most strenuous efforts will not always ensure success, nor the boldest arm of human power ward off the stroke of misfortune.
Ex: For nearly half a century librarians have been admonished to use history as a means to prevent mistakes and solve problems.
Ex: And this stimulus is working in the sense that it has headed off the imminent risk of a deflationary spiral.
Ex: A public library's design can go far in either reinforcing or thwarting the intimacy of reading and in determining its success -- functionally, aesthetically and financially.
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* más vale prevenir que curar=a stitch in time saves nine ; better (to be) safe than sorry ; prevention is better than cure.
* prevenir contra=ward against.
* prevenir en contra de=ward against.
* prevenir una infección=prevent + infection.

prevenir contra
(v.)=ward against.
Ex: This article wards librarians against embracing the ideology of commerce and income generation.
prevenir en contra de
(v.)=ward against.
Ex: This article wards librarians against embracing the ideology of commerce and income generation.
prevenir una infección
(v.)=prevent + infection.
Ex: 'A Hospital Trip' is about Joe's stay in the hospital after he cuts his ankle on a sharp corner of a rusty old car hood and does not tell his mother about it in time to prevent infection.
preventivo
(adj.)=preventive ; preventative ; preemptive [pre-emptive] ; prophylactic.
Ex: This article discusses the impact of the law on the preventive censorship of videotaped programmes.
Ex: Although the term bibliotherapy connotes treatment, it also is used for diagnostic and preventative purposes.
Ex: Coincidentally there has emerged a pre-emptive new technology for the storage, handling and transmission of information, potentially better suited to the convenience of users.
Ex: The author discusses factors deteriorating library collections and prophylactic measures in libraries.
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* ataque preventivo=preemptive strike.
* cuidados preventivos=preventative care ; preventive care.
* medida preventiva=preventative measure ; safeguard.
* medidas preventivas=preventative care ; preventive care.

prever
(v.)=anticipate ; envisage ; envision ; foresee ; make + provision for ; look + ahead ; predict ; contemplate ; slate (for).
Ex: The information that most modern indexes must organise concerns much more complex subjects than Cutter could have anticipated.
Ex: It is fairly common to have to modify a standard list, or compile a fresh list when a new application is envisaged.
Ex: Let me further specify the requirements of the catalog envisioned by the Paris Principles.
Ex: Developments in this area are proceeding at such a pace it is impossible to foresee total needs for next year let alone for the life of the building.
Ex: We must of course make provision for those users who look for information under one of the other terms, and this is discussed below in the section on showing semantic relationships.
Ex: The author gives a brief description of the library and information scene in 1974 and looks ahead to what it will be like in 2014.
Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in avance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
Ex: These details are primarily useful as a record of expenditure or to organisations or individuals contemplating the purchase of a work.
Ex: The next IFLA Conference is slated for August 14-28, 1995, in Istanbul, Turkey.
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* prever una necesidad=project + need.
* previendo=in anticipation of.

prever una necesidad
(v.)=project + need.
Ex: The Working Group projected a need for such a number to facilitate, in particular, the automated processing of machine-readable records.
previamente
=earlier ; previously ; prospectively.
Ex: These will be established in keeping with the principles established earlier.
Ex: Knowledge generally evolves from an identifiable base, and often new subjects arise from the coming together of two previously separate subjects.
Ex: Digitization can be done prospectively before the library receives a request for information or at the time of the demand.
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* almacenado previamente=pre-stored [prestored].
* establecido previamente=already-established.
* organizado previamente=pre-planned.
* planificado previamente=pre-planned.

previendo
=in anticipation of.
Ex: It was indeed in anticipation of this development that the first wholesaling conger had been formed in the 1680s.
previo
(adj.)=advance ; earlier ; previous ; pre-existing [preexisting] ; germinal.
Ex: The object of CIP is to provide advance information of forthcoming British books.
Ex: 'See' references are made from different names such as pseudonyms, real names, secular names, earlier names and later names.
Ex: The previous chapters have considered the statement of the source of a document in some detail.
Ex: Effective subject indexing is expensive and future subject indexing strategies are best based on pre-existing controlled vocabularies.
Ex: Unique as it is, this creation has its germinal origin in Morris's earlier works.
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* casi sin previo aviso=without much notice.
* medicación previa=premedication.
* período previo=run-up.
* período previo a la lectura=prereading.
* previo a=in advance (of) ; leading up to.
* sin aviso previo=without warning.
* sin previo aviso=unannounced ; without notice ; without warning ; without prior notice ; without prior notification ; on spec ; at the drop of a hat ; without (any) further notice.

previo a
=in advance (of) ; leading up to.
Ex: CIP is intended to facilitate the selection and ordering of materials by alerting librarians and others to forthcoming works in advance of their publication. Ex: The writer discusses the victualling of 17,000 army men in the two weeks leading up to the battle of Naseby in June 1645.
previsible
(adj.)=foreseeable ; predictable ; predictably + Adjetivo ; anticipated.
Ex: At the end of the day, the greatest need for the foreseeable future remains space for books and ordinary readers.
Ex: This pricing strategy maybe attractive to both users and database producers, both of whom have the security of a predictable and once-only financial transaction.
Ex: Romantic fiction, normally regarded as being novels written for a female readership only, is noteworthy for its limited range of plots, its easily recognisable characterisation and its predictably happy endings.
Ex: The order of subjects must be systematic and generally acceptable to the anticipated users of the index or collection.
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* conseguir Algo en contra de lo previsible=beat + the odds.
* de manera previsible=predictably.
* futuro previsible=foreseeable future.
* imprevisible=unforeseeable.
* lograr Algo en contra de lo previsible=beat + the odds.

previsiones de expertos
(n.)=punditry.
Ex: The article 'Campaign sites: a potpourri of political punditry' describes a number of Internet campaign sites for the USA presidential elections = El artículo "Sitios web sobre la campaña electoral: un popurrí de pronósticos de expertos" describe varios sitios web relacionadas con las elecciones presidenciales de los Estados Unidos.
previsiones para el futuro
(n.)=future development(s).
Ex: This article outlines the international cooperation of the UK meteorological service and examines its future development.
previsión
(n.)=forecast ; forecasting ; foresight ; forethought ; pre-calculation ; projection.
Ex: As the sales figures show, DC is very much alive, despite pessimistic forecasts in the 1960s.
Ex: Further, it is necessary to predict in advance the areas in which new subjects are likely to arise and to leave gaps accordingly; this forecasting is obviously difficult.
Ex: Some foresight must be employed in order to make realistic speculations as to the eventual size of the collection that will be covered by any index based upon the thesaurus.
Ex: With a little bit of forethought on such aspects as insulation, windows and even the shape of a building to name only some aspects, considerable economies can be achieved.
Ex: However, several factors affect annual pre-caulculations.
Ex: The article 'OSI: will it ever see the light of day?' concludes that the promise of OSI has been bold and ambitious but that its delivery has been significantly delayed beyond its initial projections.
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* en previsión=anticipatory.
* en previsión de=in anticipation of.
* fondo de previsión=provident fund.
* previsión de futuro=future proofing.
* previsiones de expertos=punditry.
* previsiones para el futuro=future development(s).
* previsión meteorológica=weather report.

previsión de futuro
(n.)=future proofing.
Ex: The article 'Is IT getting too clever for its own good?' considers future proofing in information technology.
previsión meteorológica
(n.)=weather report.
Ex: For example, pilots flying on international routes sometimes have problems in understanding weather reports spoken in English but with a heavy local accent.
previsto
(adj.)=anticipated ; intended ; upcoming [up-coming] ; expected ; predicted ; forecast ; slated.
Ex: The order of subjects must be systematic and generally acceptable to the anticipated users of the index or collection.
Ex: In all 20 per cent of visitors went out of the bookshop with a book they had intended to buy, 15 per cent went out with a book they had not intended to buy and 67 went out with both intended and unintended purchases.
Ex: Its 2 objectives are described: the creation and distribution of a newsletter of upcoming meetings and calls for papers; and the organisation of a workshop on writing articles for publication.
Ex: A much more effective method is to count the number of occurrences of a word in relation to the expected number.
Ex: The predicted information technology crisis is likely to be worse than predicted.
Ex: This article describes the functions and equipment of the forecast 'electronic office'.
Ex: Reservations are held for 20 minutes after the slated event start time.
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* antes de lo previsto=ahead of schedule.
* salir según lo previsto=go (off) as + planned ; work out + according to plan ; run + according to plan ; put up for + adoption.
* según lo previsto=as planned.
* suceder de acuerdo con lo previsto=come off + on schedule.
* tener lugar según lo previsto=go ahead + as planned.
* un año antes de lo previsto=a year ahead of schedule.

preámbulo
(n.)=preamble ; build-up [buildup].
Ex: A close knowledge of the institution is also needed to distinguish between professed objectives, the official and manifest ones which appear in organizational preambles, and the practiced ones which are often latent in the operating program.
Ex: The work completed to date has only been a build-up to the main phase but its usefulness has already been shown.
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* como preámbulo de=as a preamble to.
* sin más preámbulos=without (any) further ado ; without (any) more ado.

preñada
=pregnant ; in the family way.
Ex: For example, an unwed woman who fears she is pregnant may have appointments made for her at a medical clinic.
Ex: Sex was taboo, premarital sex was not accepted and if a girl found herself 'in the family way' many times she was shipped off to live with relatives.
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* dejar a Alguien preñada=knock + Alguien + up.
* dejar preñada=make + Nombre + pregnant ; get + Nombre + pregnant.
* estar preñada=be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.
* quedarse preñada=become + pregnant ; be up the spout ; have + a bun in the oven.

prima de seguro
(n.)=insurance premium ; insurance rate.
Ex: This article provides further information about increases in insurance premiums for toy and leisure libraries = Este artículo ofrecer más información sobre los aumentos de las primas de seguro para las ludotecas. Ex: Insurance rates are off the chart due to people scamming insurance companies.
prima donna
(n.)=prima donna.
Ex: Blatant prima donna behavior is becoming less acceptable in America, but at most Italian theaters, being nice will not win opera singers half the respect of a good tantrum.
prima facie
=prima facie.
Ex: Ordinarily a distributor of a libel would be prima facie liable.
prima^1
(n.)=bonus [bonuses, -pl.].
Ex: Such posts were regarded as a welcome bonus over and above the traditional base market.
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* prima de seguro=insurance premium ; insurance rate.
* sistema de primas=bonus scheme.

prima^2
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* aportar materia prima para=provide + grist for + Posesivo + mill.
* información como materia prima, la=information commodity.
* materia prima=raw material ; staple diet ; raw goods.
* mercado de materias primas, el=commodity market, the.
* prima donna=prima donna.
* prima facie=prima facie.
* ser la materia prima de=be grist to + Posesivo + mill.

primacía
(n.)=primacy.
Ex: The article is entitled 'The classification of literature in the Dewey Decimal Classification: the primacy of language and the taint of colonialism' = El artículo se titula "La clasificación de la literatura en la Clasificación Decimal de Dewey: la primacía del lenguaje y el daño del colonialismo".

primar
(v.)=reward ; favour [favor, -USA] ; take + precedence (over) ; take + priority ; give + priority.
Ex: They admitted that they did not evaluate their technicians and aides, and confirmed that increases were automatic and the same 'across-the-board'; superior performance was not rewarded, nor inferior performance punished.
Ex: Current trends favour cataloguing practices which can be applied to a variety of library materials.
Ex: Single holds take precedence over title holds.
Ex: Other objectives (e.g., getting rid of a backlog that may have accrued or reclassifying the already classified collection) may take priority with some staff members.
Ex: Single parents are given priority in applying for help and divorced women automatically receive maintenance from the local authority who then claim it from the husband.

primaria^1
(n.)=primary school.
Ex: We shall now index documents under the term 'primary school' even if this concept is only embodied in a sub-theme within them.
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* clase de primaria=infant class.
* enseñanza primaria=elementary education ; primary education.
* escuela de enseñanza primaria=primary school.
* escuela de primaria=primary school.
* escuela primaria=lower school ; primary school.
* estudiante de primaria=elementary student.

primaria^2
(n.)=primary election.
Ex: Runoffs must be held just two weeks after the primary election.

primario
(adj.)=primary.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
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* antención sanitaria primaria=primary care.
* atención primaria de salud=primary health care.
* bibliografía primaria=primary literature.
* causa primaria=prime cause.
* color primario=primary colour ; true colour.
* comicios primarios=primary election.
* concepto primario=primary concept.
* de atención primaria=preattentive.
* documento primario=primary document ; primary publication.
* documentos primarios=primary material ; primary source material.
* elección primaria=primary election.
* fuente primaria=source material.
* información en su estado primario=raw information.
* información primaria=primary information.
* revista primaria=primary journal.

primate
(n.)=primate.
Ex: Recent legislation and social pressures produced changes in the Animal Welfare Act, including a provision that requires environments that promote the 'psychological well-being' of captive nonhuman primates.

primavera
(n.)=spring ; springtime ; spring season.
Ex: We are thus concerned with a virtually limitless number of concepts - building, book, reading, colour, sea, water, spring, England, 1066 AD - any concepts you like.
Ex: The article 'Springtime in Washington' reviews the proceedings of the 71st Annual Conference of the Special Libraries Association, Washington, D.C., 7-12 June 80.
Ex: During the spring season, days are longer and the weather is severe.
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* azafrán de primavera=crocus ; saffron crocus.
* de la primavera=vernal.
* en primavera=in springtime.
* equinoccio de primavera=spring equinox ; vernal equinox.
* estación de la primavera=spring season.
* mediados de la primavera=mid-spring.
* que florece en primavera=spring-flowering.
* temporada de primavera=spring season.
* tormenta de primavera=spring storm.
* trimestre de la primavera=spring semester.
* vacaciones de primavera=spring break.

primaveral
(adj.)=vernal.
Ex: All vernal pools contained within or adjacent to other jurisdictional waters or wetlands are themselves jurisdictional.
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* astenia primaveral=spring asthenia.
* estación primaveral=spring season.
* temporada primaveral=spring season.
* tormenta primaveral=spring storm.

primer antepasado
(n.)=primogenitor.
Ex: Primogenitor prevailed with my dad's generation, and the oldest son went to college while the younger brother and sister worked.
primer aviso
(n.)=smoke signal.
Ex: The fifth chapter discusses depression as the kingpin of suicidal smoke signals.
primer año de carrera
(n.)=freshman year.
Ex: A dropout and flunk-out rate of 50% during the freshman year is occurring in many large municipal institutions of higher education.
primer año de estudios superiores
(n.)=freshman year.
Ex: A dropout and flunk-out rate of 50% during the freshman year is occurring in many large municipal institutions of higher education.
primer curso
(n.)=first grade.
Ex: The Porter Public Library houses an all out effort to reach first and second grade pupils who have lost their enthusiasm for school because of falling behind in reading.
primer escalafón laboral
(n.)=entry position.
Ex: While there are some exceptions, the entry position usually requires five years of education beyond the secondary school with the fifth year culminating in graduation from an accredit school.
primer heredero
(n.)=heir apparent [heiress apparent].
Ex: The new heir apparent is probably a man of a very different stamp.
primer indicio
(n.)=smoke signal.
Ex: The fifth chapter discusses depression as the kingpin of suicidal smoke signals.
primer lugar
(n.)=first place.
Ex: When people think of cross-country running, they often picture a group of skinny people sweating profusely as they compete for first place.
primer lugar de consulta
(n.)=first stop.
Ex: I don't know how much you already know about it, but your first stop should be the FEMTI website.
primer meridiano
(n.)=prime meridian.
Ex: In addition, all countries west of the prime meridian are in the Western Hemisphere while those east of the prime meridian are in the Eastern Hemisphere.
primer molar
(n.)=six-year molar ; primary molar.
Ex: Almost every school boy feels he has outgrown his infancy when his six-year molars erupt and that he is nearing manhood when his 12-year molars appear. Ex: Researchers have reported that from 1.3 to 14 percent of the population have experienced ankylosis of a primary molar.
primer molar permanente
(n.)=first molar.
Ex: So much so that my canines (or eye-teeth, they're the pointy ones) ended up growing over my incisors/first molars rather than between them.
primer paso
(n.)=stake in the ground.
Ex: The first version of any software is usually best seen as a stake in the ground.
primer paso de, el
=thin edge of the wedge, the.
Ex: Internet brings a new generation of information services that are the thin edge of the wedge of a radically transformative change in how people will access information.
primer plano
(n.)=close up ; foreground ; limelight ; centre stage ; forefront.
Ex: People are more used to going up for a closer look at an interesting feature on an object rather than selecting a close up photograph from some high-tech display unit. Ex: Apple's Mouse is currently restricted to the Lisa microcomputer: it can be seen clearly in the foreground of Fig.9.4. Ex: An enquirer upstaged by a virtuoso parade of knowledge may be unwilling to venture into the limelight again. Ex: The European Community's highly visible campaign to establish a unified economy by the end of 1992 has brought the EC to the centre stage of world affairs. Ex: The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.
primer plato
(n.)=side entrée.
Ex: At least 20 different main entree items, side entree items and appetizers will be made available to taste.
primer puesto + ser para
(n.)=pride of place + go to.
Ex: Pride of place must go to the Committee of Agricultural Produce Organizations (COPA) of which the United Kingdom member is the National Farmer's Union (NFU).
primer punto de contacto
(n.)=port of first call.
Ex: These information centres function as ports of first call for officials stationed nearby, and also as relay points to the central collections.
primer punto de contacto, el
(n.)=first port of call, the.
Ex: LISA is generally the first port of call for both information researcher and information science student.
primer recurso
(n.)=first recourse.
Ex: As a first recourse this catalogue can often be very effective.
primer tiempo, el
(n.)=first half, the.
Ex: Having been kept scoreless during the first half, Wales came out after the break and began scoring.
primer viaje
(n.)=maiden voyage.
Ex: A solar-powered airplane that one day will attempt an around the world non-stop flight took its maiden voyage yesterday in Switzerland.
primer y segundo plato
(n.)=main dish.
Ex: Mandarin oranges are little segments of bright citrus flavor suitable for salads, vegetables, main dishes and, of course, desserts.
primera cita
(n.)=first date.
Ex: What is the protocol these days when it comes to paying the check on a first date (dinner, movie, coffee, etc.)?.
primera comunión
(n.)=first communion.
Ex: Among his topics are how he gagged on the Host on the occasion of his first communion, his marriage to a Lutheran, and the oppressive history of Roman Catholicism.
primera división
(n.)=premiership.
Ex: The English premiership is the most competitive and best league in the world.
primera escena, la
(n.)=opening scene, the.
Ex: In the opening scene, people are sunbathing in bathing trunks and bikinis on a Hawaiian beach.
primera etapa
=early days.
Ex: These he bound up in three volumes, and on the fly leaf of the first volume wrote 'I have always retained a kind of affection for little story books, as they recall muy early days'.
primera impresión
(n.)=first impression.
Ex: Perception now being more important than substance, the author considers first impressions given by library brochures or the visual impact of web pages.
primera infancia
(n.)=babyhood ; early childhood.
Ex: The author offers a rich variety of detailed descriptions and anecdotes on the development of children of both sexes from babyhood to adolescence. Ex: Studies of deprived children suggest that those who do not receive the necessary stimulus in early childhood may never be able to compensate.
primera línea
(n.)=front-line [front line] ; front-line ; forefront.
Ex: Any front-line information and advice agency needs the backing of information gathering and collating services to provide really up-to-date and relevant information. Ex: The children were involved in manual labour, guard duty, front-line fighting, bomb manufacture, setting sea/land mines & radio & communication. Ex: The issue of refereeing football matches is never far from the forefront of public debate of the modern game.
primera línea de defensa
(n.)=first line of defence.
Ex: The obvious first line of defence is for librarians, agents and journal publishers to join forces to point up the decline in library provision.
primera manga
(n.)=first leg ; away game.
Ex: Second qualifying round first legs to be played July 30, second legs to be played on August 6. Ex: Any more than two away games in a row is out of order.
primera medida
(n.)=initial step.
Ex: As an initial step an Internet web site has been established.
primera mitad, la
(n.)=first half, the.
Ex: Having been kept scoreless during the first half, Wales came out after the break and began scoring.
primera palabra del encabezamiento
(n.)=entry word.
Ex: An entry word is the word by which an entry is primarily arranged in the catalogue, usually the first word (other than the article) of the heading.
primera parada
(n.)=first stop.
Ex: I don't know how much you already know about it, but your first stop should be the FEMTI website.
primera persona
(n.)=first person.
Ex: This article rests on field experience and is written in part in the first person.
primera plana
(n.)=front page [front-page].
Ex: The author explores the shift from Victorian to modern front page design in US newspapers.
primera posición
(n.)=pole position ; pole start ; first place.
Ex: The article 'Europe in the pole position of global patent information' reports on a new initiative to put Europe ahead in global patent information provision. Ex: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph. Ex: When people think of cross-country running, they often picture a group of skinny people sweating profusely as they compete for first place.
primera posición de salida
(n.)=pole start.
Ex: Leon Haslam started in commanding form, shattering the Norfolk circuit records as he claimed his third pole start of the season, at an average speed of 108.95mph.
primera prensada
(n.)=first cold press.
Ex: The term 'first cold press' hearkens back to the traditional method, where the best oil came from the first pressing; subsequent pressings release more oil, but of inferior quality.
primera referencia
(n.)=first stop.
Ex: I don't know how much you already know about it, but your first stop should be the FEMTI website.
primera reunión
(n.)=starter meeting.
Ex: If the Division approves the request, the Division must then submit a request for a starter meeting to the Professional Committee for approval .
primera travesía
(n.)=maiden voyage.
Ex: A solar-powered airplane that one day will attempt an around the world non-stop flight took its maiden voyage yesterday in Switzerland.
primera vez, la
=first time, the.
Ex: If this is the first time you are using DOBIS/LIBIS the field for your password is empty and you should skip over it by pressing the tabulator key once again.
primera época, la
=early days, the.
Ex: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.
primeras horas de la madrugada
=late night.
Ex: In 1996 the library expanded its opening hours to meet the needs of the students for a late night quiet study facility.
primeras palabras
(n.)=opening statement.
Ex: Following an opening statement by Senator Joseph Lieberman, a panel of witness who have done research and work in the field gave testimony.
primerizo
(adj.)=first-time ; first-timer ; developing ; budding ; newbie ; uncapped.
Nota: Usado generalmente en el deporte.
Ex: Ideally, this reference manual should provide step-by-step guidance for the non-technical, first-time user.
Ex: The article has the title 'Penmanship: impressions of a first-timer'.
Ex: I can join a sporting club and combine developing skills with social activities.
Ex: The current literature in knowledge management can be described as immature, yet budding.
Ex: As a newbie I don't want to tread on toes nor seem out of place like a whore at a christening.
Ex: Australia coach Robbie Deans has included three uncapped players in the squad he is bringing to Britain.
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* madre primeriza=new mother.

primero
(adj.)=early ; first (1st) ; foremost ; first ever ; topmost [top most] ; top-of-mind.
Ex: Microforms are easy to use, although there were early reservations concerning the fact that users need to become familiar with any specific kind of microform and its reader.
Ex: The first objective, however, is best satisfied by the second policy.
Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
Ex: In April 1993 the first ever computer crime legislation came into existence in Hong Kong.
Ex: Thus each heap was delivered to the warehouseman with the final impressions of both formes on the topmost sheet.
Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
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* acabar (el) primero=come in + first ; finish + first.
* acabar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* alumno de primer año=first grader.
* alumno de primer curso=first grader.
* alumno de primero=first grader.
* amor a primera vista=love at first sight.
* aparecer por primera vez=premiere.
* a primera hora de la mañana=first thing in the morning.
* a primera hora de + Período del Día=first thing + Período del Día.
* a primeras horas de la mañana=in the early hours ; in the early hours of/in the morning.
* a primeras horas de la tarde=late afternoon ; early evening ; in (the) early evening.
* a primera vista=on first acquaintance ; at first sight ; on first inspection ; on the face of it ; at first blush ; at first glance ; on the surface ; prima facie ; first-blush.
* a primeros de + Fecha=in the early + Fecha.
* asesinato en primer grado=first-degree murder.
* asiento de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* atacar primero=preemptive strike.
* atractivo a primera vista=intuitive appeal.
* botiquín de primeros auxilios=first-aid kit.
* butaca de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside ticket.
* cabo primero=lance corporal.
* causar una buena primera impresión=make + a good first impression.
* causar una primera impresión=make + a first impression.
* colocar como primer elemento de un encabezamiento compuesto=lead.
* como primera elección=as a first preference.
* con el primer intento=at the first shot.
* conocer de primera mano=know + first-hand.
* contratar al primero que solicita el trabajo=hire on a first-come, first-take basis.
* convincente a primera vista=intuitive appeal.
* correo de primera clase=first class post.
* dar el primer paso=make + a start ; take + the first step.
* dar los primeros pasos en=venture into.
* de buenas a primeras=right off the bat ; suddenly ; without warning ; all of a sudden ; just like that.
* de primera=best-quality ; top-notch ; blue chip [blue-chip] ; prime ; tip-top ; first-rate.
* de primera calidad=premium ; premier ; first-rate.
* de primera clase=first class ; first-rate ; tip-top.
* de primera línea=first-line.
* de primera magnitud=fully blown.
* de primera mano=at first hand ; first-hand [firsthand] ; first-person.
* de primera persona=first-person.
* de primeras=at first sight ; on the face of it ; at first glance ; first-blush ; up-front [up front].
* de primer grado=in the first degree.
* de primer nivel=first-level.
* de primer orden=first-order [1st-order] ; world-class ; blue chip [blue-chip].
* descripción bibliográfica de primer nivel=first-level bibliographic description.
* desde casi el primer momento=from (very) early on.
* desde el primer día=from day one.
* desde el primer momento=from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde los primeros tiempos=since the earliest of times ; from earliest times ; since earliest time.
* desventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa=first-mover disadvantage.
* desventaja del primero que hace Algo=first-mover disadvantage ; first-mover advantage.
* dilema de qué es primero el huevo o la gallina=chicken and egg situation.
* durante los primeros años=during the early years.
* el primer intento=the first time around.
* el primer + Nombre=the earliest + Nombre.
* el primero mencionado=former.
* encargado de prestar los primeros auxilios=first aider.
* en el primer caso=in the former case.
* en los primeros años de=early in.
* en los primeros años de vida=early in life.
* en los primeros tiempos=in the earliest times.
* en primera instancia=in the first instance.
* en primera línea=in the front line ; first-line ; on the front line.
* en primer lugar=firstly ; in the first place ; in the first instance ; first and foremost ; first off.
* escuela de primer ciclo de secundaria=intermediate school.
* estar entre los primeros=stay on + top.
* estudiante universitario de primer año=freshman [freshmen, -pl.] ; first-year student ; fresher ; first year.
* experiencia de primera mano=first-hand experience.
* finalizar (el) primero=come in + first ; finish + first.
* finalizar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* hacer los primeros pinitos=take + the first step.
* inicial del primer nombre de pila=first initial.
* ir primero=lead + the way ; lead + the pack.
* la primera tentativa=the first time around.
* la primera vez=the first time around.
* llegar (el) primero=come in + first ; finish + first.
* llegar en primer lugar=come in + first place ; finish in + first place.
* lo primero=for one ; first off.
* lo primero de todo=first of all ; first off.
* mostrar por primera vez=premiere.
* Nombre + por primera vez=Nombre + ever.
* ocupar un primer lugar=stand + first.
* país del primer mundo=first world country.
* pasar al primer plano=take + centre stage.
* poner en primer plano=foreground.
* por primera vez=first + Verbo ; for the first time ; for once.
* Posesivo + primeros pasos=Posesivo + first steps.
* Posesivo + primeros pinitos=Posesivo + first steps.
* primera cita=first date.
* primera comunión=first communion.
* primera división=premiership.
* Primera División, la=First Division, the.
* Primera Edición de las Reglas de Catalogación Anglo-Americanas (RCAA1)=AACR1 (Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules 1st Edition).
* Primera Enmienda, la=First Amendment, the.
* primera época, la=early days, the.
* primera escena, la=opening scene, the.
* primera etapa=early days.
* Primera Guerra Mundial=First World War (World War I) ; World War I [First World War].
* primera impresión=first impression.
* primera infancia=babyhood ; early childhood.
* primera línea=front-line [front line] ; front-line ; forefront.
* primera línea de defensa=first line of defence.
* primera manga=first leg ; away game.
* primera medida=initial step.
* primera mitad, la=first half, the.
* primer antepasado=primogenitor.
* primer año de carrera=freshman year.
* primer año de estudios superiores=freshman year.
* primera palabra del encabezamiento=entry word.
* primera parada=first stop.
* primera persona=first person.
* primera plana=front page [front-page].
* primera posición=pole position ; pole start ; first place.
* primera posición de salida=pole start.
* primera prensada=first cold press.
* primera referencia=first stop.
* primera reunión=starter meeting.
* primeras horas de la madrugada=late night.
* primeras palabras=opening statement.
* primera travesía=maiden voyage.
* primera vez, la=first time, the.
* primer aviso=smoke signal.
* primer curso=first grade.
* primer escalafón laboral=entry position.
* primer heredero=heir apparent [heiress apparent].
* primer indicio=smoke signal.
* primer lugar=first place.
* primer lugar de consulta=first stop.
* primer meridiano=prime meridian.
* primer ministro=Premier ; prime minister.
* primer molar=six-year molar ; primary molar.
* primer molar permanente=first molar.
* Primero de Mayo=Mayday.
* primero de su clase, el=first of its kind, the.
* primero en hacer Algo=first mover.
* primero en tomar la iniciativa=first mover.
* primero entre pares=first among equals.
* primero, lo=first thing, the.
* primero que nada=first off ; first and foremost.
* primeros auxilios=first-aid.
* primeros colonizadores=early settlers.
* primeros colonos=early settlers.
* primeros impresos=early imprints.
* primero y principal=first and foremost.
* primer paso=stake in the ground.
* primer paso de, el=thin edge of the wedge, the.
* primer plano=close up ; foreground ; limelight ; centre stage ; forefront.
* primer plato=side entrée.
* primer puesto + ser para=pride of place + go to.
* primer punto de contacto=port of first call.
* primer punto de contacto, el=first port of call, the.
* primer recurso=first recourse.
* primer tiempo, el=first half, the.
* primer viaje=maiden voyage.
* primer y segundo plato=main dish.
* proceso en primera instancia=proceeding in the first instance.
* producto de primera necesidad=basic commodity ; basic commodity.
* provisiones de primera necesidad=basic provisions ; basic goods.
* que no aparece en primer lugar=nonfirst [non-first].
* relato de primera mano=eyewitness report ; eyewitness account ; first-hand account.
* sala de primeros auxilios=emergency room.
* sargento primero=lance sergeant.
* seguir entre los primeros=remain on top.
* sentirse de primera=feel + tip-top.
* ser de primera categoría=be top notch.
* ser el primero=be second to none ; come out on + top.
* ser el primero en=lead + the way in.
* ser el primero en + Infinitivo=take + the lead in + Gerundio.
* situado en primer lugar=top-ranked ; top-rated.
* terminar (el) primero=finish + first ; come in + first.
* terminar en primer lugar=finish in + first place ; come in + first place.
* tirador de primera=sharpshooter.
* una primera y última vez=a first and last time.
* un + Nombre + a primera hora de la maña=an early morning + Nombre.
* ventaja del primero en tomar la iniciativa=first-mover advantage.
* viajar en primera clase=travel (in) + first-class.
* visión de primera fila=ringside seat ; ringside view.

primero de su clase, el
=first of its kind, the.
Ex: The first of its kind, this exhibition aims to raise public awareness about environmental crimes that affect people's livelihood, the global economy as well as the world's ecosystems.
primero en hacer Algo
(n.)=first mover.
Ex: The proliferation of small firms in the 1970s cannot properly be understood except in relation to the dominance of first movers.
primero en tomar la iniciativa
(n.)=first mover.
Ex: The proliferation of small firms in the 1970s cannot properly be understood except in relation to the dominance of first movers.
primero entre pares
=first among equals.
Ex: The article is entitled 'First among equals: the leadership role of the National Library of Australia'.
primero que nada
=first off ; first and foremost.
Ex: First off, Pat said it wasn't her who complained. Ex: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.
primero y principal
(adj.)=first and foremost.
Ex: The first and foremost task is to provide factual information and to make it available to all.
primero, lo
=first thing, the.
Ex: The first thing to do was to think of a suitable acronym, and DIANE was chosen: Direct Information Access Network for Europe.
primeros auxilios
(n.)=first-aid.
Ex: Consider the following document, 'Essential first-aid for the tourist', Do you think that 'first-aid' is here a subject concept?.
primeros colonizadores
(n.)=early settlers.
Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
primeros colonos
(n.)=early settlers.
Ex: It was part of the staple diet of Native Americans and early settlers because it was so chockfull of health.
primeros impresos
(n.)=early imprints.
Ex: The aim of the project is to compile systematically a comprehensive record of publishing in South Asia from 1556 to 1900 and also to provide a union catalogue of as many surviving copies as possible of these early imprints.
primerísimo
(n.)=first ever.
Ex: In April 1993 the first ever computer crime legislation came into existence in Hong Kong.
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* de primerísima calidad=top of the line ; top-of-the-range.

primicia
(n.)=scoop.
Ex: In their obsession to obtain scoops, journalists colluded with high level sources, failing to question their motives.

primigenio
(adj.)=primordial ; primaeval [primeval, -USA].
Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
Ex: Another essential component is the idea of a return to the paradisiac conditions of the primeval era.

primitivismo
(n.)=primitivism.
Ex: It focuses on the themes of fear and death, and primitivism and evolution.

primitivo
(adj.)=primitive ; uncivilised [uncivilized, -USA] ; barbaric ; raw ; pristine ; primordial.
Ex: Primitive war dances, fertility rites, hunting games are all rituals human beings develop in their corporate as well as their private lives.
Ex: It was on the tip of his tongue to say: 'Must you speak to me in this uncivilized fashion?' But he discreetly forbore.
Ex: The novel is a crude barbaric mixture of verse and prose, poetry and realism, crammed with ghosts, corpses, maniacs all very unlike Racine.
Ex: Vegetable fibres in their raw state contain the necessary strands of cellulose which can be converted into paper.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.
Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
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* hombre primitivo, el=early man.
* impulso primitivo=primitive urge.

primo carnal
(n.)=first cousin.
Ex: For the most part in Latin America, people consider cousin relationship to be incestuous only if they are first cousins, second cousins and onwards are not subject to this taboo.
primo entre pares
=primus inter pares.
Ex: Primus inter pares in the School of Information Studies at Syracuse University, which has cunningly adopted the sobriquet 'The Original Information School'.
primo hermano
(n.)=first cousin.
Ex: For the most part in Latin America, people consider cousin relationship to be incestuous only if they are first cousins, second cousins and onwards are not subject to this taboo.
primo político
=cousin by marriage ; Posesivo + wife's cousin ; Posesivo + husband's cousin.
Ex: If you had a super hot cousin by marriage, would you bone her?. Ex: My wife's cousin used to visit us every summer for about a month. Ex: You are fully responsible for starting the affair with your husband's cousin.
primo segundo
(n.)=second cousin.
Ex: For the most part in Latin America, people consider cousin relationship to be incestuous only if they are first cousins, second cousins and onwards are not subject to this taboo.
primo^1
(n.)=cousin.
Ex: The article carries the title 'Rich aunt or poor cousin? Policy dilemmas for publicly funded libraries'.
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* primo carnal=first cousin.
* primo entre pares=primus inter pares.
* primo hermano=first cousin.
* primo político=cousin by marriage ; Posesivo + wife's cousin ; Posesivo + husband's cousin.
* primo segundo=second cousin.

primo^2
(n.)=dupe ; patsy ; sucker.
Ex: He is gullible, not very bright, the ready dupe of the charlatan and the demagogue.
Ex: When the security services carry out acts of terror, they employ patsies who often are petty criminals or people who are mentally backward or mentally unstable.
Ex: Americans are such suckers, being taken over by foreigners and their children and won't even put up a fight.

primogenitura
(n.)=primogeniture.
Ex: On this day in 1777, Georgia became the first U.S. state to abolish the inheritance practices of primogeniture.

primogénito
(n.)=firstborn ; primogenitor.
Ex: Middleborns tend to be less family-oriented than firstborns or lastborns.
Ex: Primogenitor prevailed with my dad's generation, and the oldest son went to college while the younger brother and sister worked.

primor
(n.)=delicacy.
Ex: What was new about the iron presses was their capacity for printing large formes with great delicacy.
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* ser un primor=be a gem.

primordial
(adj.)=core ; paramount ; overriding ; prime ; primordial ; ultimate ; rock-bottom ; top-of-mind ; cardinal.
Ex: The core function of such a service was seen as giving information and advice, but other services might be added.
Ex: Practice is paramount.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
Ex: The author examines key passages in the 1941 Nietzsche lectures where Heidegger appears to flirt with the possibility of a more primordial sense of existence.
Ex: The whole project is undeniably full of sentimental, cinephiliac rapture, but it provided the ultimate opportunity for filmmakers to talk feverishly about the basic nature of their medium.
Ex: The rock-bottom element seems to be the confidence in facing life.
Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
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* de primordial importancia=of prime importance ; of paramount importance.
* importancia primordial=key importance.
* ingrediente primordial=key ingredient.
* primordial, lo=bottom line, the.
* ser de importancia primordial=be of key importance.
* ser primordial (para)=be central (to).

primordial, lo
=bottom line, the.
Ex: The article 'Service is the bottom line' describes the development of a personal book order service by a library.
primordialmente
=first and foremost.
Ex: First and foremost, readers have to instructed on how to use the sources of information.

primordio
(n.)=anlage ; primordium.
Ex: With further development, more cells were added to these three clusters, and new clusters appeared in the anlage of the epiphysis.
Ex: At this point, the male and female gonadal primordia cannot be distinguished.

primoroso
(adj.)=darling ; lovely .
Ex: Anyhow, family -- including my darling niece and nephew, who were a little bit off their oats when I arrived.
Ex: The article 'Lovely idea, but unlovely pricing' criticizes the pricing level of a new service aimed at research scientists in the pharmaceutical, chemical, and biotechnology companies.

princesa
(n.)=princess.
Nota: Masculino prince.
Ex: The article discusses the use of the public library by the children at Princess Anne High School after the school library had been destroyed in an arson attack.

principado
(n.)=principality.
Ex: Furthermore, the area represents one of the last strongholds of a minority language, since it forms the inland area of the principality of Wales.

principal
(n.)=capital ; chief ; dominant ; essential ; foremost ; leading ; main ; major ; primary ; principal ; top ; key ; lead ; premier ; overriding ; prime ; staple ; number one ; top-of-mind ; cardinal ; master.
Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
Ex: This section reviews the chief factors that must be taken into account in selecting an appropriate software package.
Ex: English is the dominant language for the dissemination of information.
Ex: The preceding chapter has introduced the essential characteristics of bibliographic descriptions.
Ex: Foremost among those recommendations was one pertaining to the development of a UNIMARC format for authorities.
Ex: In addition to her reputation as a leading expert in information control, Phyllis Richmond is another of ISAD's official reviewers of the AACR2's draft.
Ex: The main rule, however, is do not have loose cables hanging all over the place -- not only is it unsightly but also extremely dangerous.
Ex: This scheme aims for a more helpful order than the major schemes, by following the groupings of subjects as they are taught in schools.
Ex: The primary components in this area are place of publication, publisher's name and date of publication (that is, the date of edition).
Ex: If responsibility is shared between mor than three persons or corporate bodies (and no principal author is indicated), then entry is made under the title.
Ex: ISI's indexes let you locate research in the world's top journals by citation, title word, author, institution, or journal.
Ex: This meeting brought together representatives of the key organizations in the community.
Ex: The United Nations declared 1990 as International Literacy Year (ILY) with Unesco designated as the lead agency for ILY.
Ex: It is the country's premier research library for the natural sciences, engineering, technology and industrial property.
Ex: Consequently, the overriding demand made by the academic community is bibliographical in nature.
Ex: For instance, my sporting goods store is on the ground level and to the right -- prime mall location.
Ex: UK libraries and the BBC Continuing Education have the same staple customer group.
Ex: Eyestrain is the number one complaint of computer users.
Ex: Computer security is a top-of-mind subject for both IT managers and their corporate bosses.
Ex: To underestimate your enemy is committing the cardinal mistake and often the last you'll make!.
Ex: The great significance of a fully developed network will be that it will relieve libraries of the necessity of maintaining their own copies of the master data base.
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* actividad principal=core activity.
* actor principal=lead character ; leading man.
* actor principal, el=main character, the ; main actor, the.
* administrador principal=top administrator.
* alimento principal=staple diet.
* apartarse de los caminos principales=go + off-road.
* asesor principal=senior adviser ; senior consultant.
* calle principal, la=high street, the ; main street, the.
* carretera principal=major road.
* comida principal=main meal.
* consejero principal=senior adviser ; senior consultant.
* dieta principal=staple diet.
* director principal=senior director.
* dormitorio principal=master bedroom ; master suite.
* el principal=the number one.
* en la corriente principal de=in the mainstream of.
* en la tendencia principal de=in the mainstream of.
* frase que recoge el tema principal del artículo=topic sentence.
* fuente principal de información=chief source of information.
* guía principal=guiding principle.
* la cosa principal=the number one thing.
* la parte principal de=the bulk of.
* ministro principal=first minister.
* motivo principal=prime cause.
* noticias principales, las=main news, the.
* papel principal=title role ; leading role.
* parte principal del texto=meat of the text.
* personaje principal=lead character.
* personaje principal, el=main character, the ; main actor, the.
* plato principal=entrée ; main entrée.
* ponencia principal=keynote presentation.
* primero y principal=first and foremost.
* principal razón=prime cause.
* principal sospechoso=leading suspect.
* principal sostén de la familia=breadwinner [bread winner].
* programa principal=Core Programme.
* protagonista principal=centrepiece [centerpiece, -USA] ; lead character.
* protagonista principal, el=main character, the ; main actor, the.
* recurso principal=primary resource.
* semiprincipal=semi-main.
* ser lo principal de=be at the core of ; be at the heart of.

principal razón
(n.)=prime cause.
Ex: Fog banks are a major hazard to navigation and are a prime cause of shipwreck.
principal sospechoso
(n.)=leading suspect.
Ex: The leading suspect in last November's deadly attacks in the Indian city of Mumbai (Bombay) has pleaded not guilty to all the charges.
principal sostén de la familia
(n.)=breadwinner [bread winner].
Ex: In most households the family car disappears with the breadwinner each morning leaving the rest of the family isolated from many essential services.
principalmente
=basically ; chiefly ; principally ; mainly ; primarily ; above all else ; on the whole.
Ex: The scheme is basically enumerative with simple and composite or compound subjects listed within each class.
Ex: The Colon Classification, devised by S R Ranganathan, and first published in 1933 is chiefly of interest for its development of facet analysis.
Ex: From this point on in the course we shall be principally concerned with the making of entries for subjects in the alphabetical subject index to the classified file.
Ex: The problem is to decide who to select as being mainly responsible.
Ex: The scheme is primarily used by LC itself, and by other large research collections such as large academic libraries.
Ex: Bowers' definition, above all else, stresses the variety of purposes served by this study.
Ex: I have myself a well-known dislike for historical fiction; it is a genre that on the whole gives me little pleasure.
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* ciudad donde viven principalmente jubilados=retirement town.

principesco
(adj.)=princely.
Ex: By and by Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a
strong effect upon him that he began to act the prince unconsciously.

principiante
(n.)=beginner ; entrant ; novice ; emergent ; tyro ; cadet ; rookie ; greenhorn ; newbie.
Ex: It is useful for a beginner in a library or a beginner in a particular field, a scholar who comes from one field to another or a user who wants to find the latest information.
Ex: In general it is felt that it would be more useful for entrants to the library profession to have a wider academic background.
Ex: 'Not one of us on the board has had to interview anyone for a library position,' he said, 'so we're novices at this!'.
Ex: Books for emergent readers should facilitate the acquisition of these concepts.
Ex: It is useful if OPAC's menus cater for both the tyro and the experienced user.
Ex: This listing of historically important manuscripts and documents was prepared for the use of cadets, faculty, and outside scholars.
Ex: The second case involved a complaint by a woman claiming that she had been raped by Boston Celtics rookie, Marcus Smith, just after he broke off their three month relationship.
Ex: Dismounting a horse like a greenhorn can be embarrassing, and more important, dangerous.
Ex: As a newbie I don't want to tread on toes nor seem out of place like a whore at a christening.
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* actriz principiante=starlet.
* guía para principiantes=beginners' guide.
* principiante de Internet=newbie.
* principiante falso=false beginner.
* principiantes, los=uninitiated, the.
* suerte del principiante, la=beginner's luck.

principiante de Internet
(n.)=newbie.
Ex: The article has the title 'Things that go bump in the night: net newbies are maturing -- and making things scary for the traditionals'.
principiante falso
(n.)=false beginner.
Ex: False beginners will all have had some English training at some point in the past and this can cause some special problems.
principiantes, los
=uninitiated, the.
Ex: Their effective operation is not immediately obvious to the uninitiated and the cards in the index are liable to become disorganized if inexperienced information seekers tamper with the index.
principio activo
(n.)=active ingredient.
Ex: Sederma is a worldwide leader in the development of active ingredients for the cosmetic industry.
principio constitutivo
(n.)=constitutive principle.
Ex: Platonic psychology considers the constitutive principle of the body to be the marrow.
principio de actuación
(n.)=governing principle.
Ex: The dictionary defines policy as 'any governing principle or course of action' and as 'political wisdom or cunning: diplomacy; prudence; artfulness'.
principio de archívese según aparece
(n.)=file-as-is principle.
Ex: Modern codes have moved towards the file-as-is principle.
principio de cualificación profesional adecuada para el trabajo en cuestión
(n.)=principle of rate for the job.
Ex: Other issues included the fact that a non-librarian had been placed in charge of libraries and the flouting of the principle of rate for the job.
principio de gratuidad, el
=gratis principle, the.
Ex: IFLA at its conference in Brighton 1987 confirmed the gratis principle also for electronic information searching.
principio de igualdad, el
(n.)=egalitarian principle, the.
Ex: Maoism takes the egalitarian principle to its ultimate conclusion: not only are all men considered equal, but they must act equal.
principio de la alfabetización literal
(n.)=file-as-is principle ; file-as-is principle.
Ex: Modern codes have moved towards the file-as-is principle. Ex: Modern codes have moved towards the file-as-is principle.
principio del escalonamiento
(n.)=scalar principle.
Ex: The scalar principle requires that there be a final, ultimate authority in every organization, and that the lines of authority extend downward through the organization to every subordinate position.
principio fundamental
(n.)=fundamental ; principium [principia, -pl.].
Ex: The underlying fundamentals of abstracting are closely related to indexing. Ex: Incidentally, you published an article with Bob Hayes in which you use an example of Newton's Principia in a variety of languages.
principio moral
(n.)=moral principle.
Ex: First, they attempt to illustrate how moral principles or maxims might be most fruitfully applied or interpreted in concrete circumstances.
principio orientador
(n.)=guiding principle.
Ex: The idea that a particular library is an institution which gives service to a defined constituency should be the guiding principle.
principio ético
(n.)=moral principle.
Ex: First, they attempt to illustrate how moral principles or maxims might be most fruitfully applied or interpreted in concrete circumstances.
principio, el
=early days, the.
Ex: The new chemical was expensive, and in the early days it was often mishandled; much of the foxing of early nineteenth-century paper was due to inefficient bleaching.
principio^1
(n.)=principle ; proposition ; tenet ; canon ; touchstone.
Ex: Objective 2 results in what could be described as a collocative catalogue, because a catalogue based on this principle collocates the writings of a particular author.
Ex: They are a core, a set of basic propositions, onto which are grafted a rich variety of other possibilities.
Ex: This attack summarises her main tenets.
Ex: The archetypal canon is of course that of the books of the Bible, which are gathered together in a fixed and unchanging order.
Ex: The touchstone for professional practice are the professional codes of ethics that govern medicine in face-to-face relationships with patients.
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* actuar de acuerdo con los principios de Uno=act on + Posesivo + principles.
* adherirse a principios=espouse + principles.
* basado en principios=principled.
* basarse en un principio=base on + principle.
* con principios=principled.
* cumplir con un principio=comport with + principle.
* declaración de principios=statement of principles ; value statement ; Bill of Rights ; declaration of principles ; statement of principles.
* defender los principios de Uno=stand up for + Posesivo + principles.
* de principios=principled.
* de principios muy elevados=high-minded.
* en principio=in principle ; on principle.
* establecer un principio=establish + principle ; set forth + cause.
* formular un principio=formulate + principle.
* infringir un principio=violate + principle.
* ir en contra de todos + Posesivo + principios=violate + principle.
* Los Principios de París=Paris Principles.
* mantenerse fiel a los principios de Uno=stick to + Posesivo + principles.
* poner en duda unos principios=shake + foundations.
* por principio=on principle.
* por principios=as a matter of principle.
* principio activo=active ingredient.
* principio constitutivo=constitutive principle.
* principio de actuación=governing principle.
* principio de archívese según aparece=file-as-is principle.
* principio de cualificación profesional adecuada para el trabajo en cuestión=principle of rate for the job.
* principio de gratuidad, el=gratis principle, the.
* principio de igualdad, el=egalitarian principle, the.
* principio de la alfabetización literal=file-as-is principle ; file-as-is principle.
* principio del escalonamiento=scalar principle.
* principio ético=moral principle.
* principio fundamental=fundamental ; principium [principia, -pl.].
* principio moral=moral principle.
* principio orientador=guiding principle.
* principios=philosophy ; ethos ; morals.
* principios elevados=high-mindedness.
* Principios para la Intercalación Bibliográfica=ISO7154.
* proponer como principio=posit.
* respetar los principios=observe + principles.
* seguir un principio=adopt + convention.
* sin principios=unscrupulous ; unprincipled.
* suscribir un principio=subscribe to + principle.
* traicionar los principios de uno mismo=betray + Posesivo + own principles.
* una cuestión de principios=a matter of principle.
* violar un principio=violate + principle.

principio^2
(n.)=start ; eruption ; kick-off ; startup [start-up] ; beginning.
Ex: Olle is right, however, in implying that after a slow start interest in, and writing about, official publishing in Britain has increased dramatically in recent years.
Ex: Information on the news items relevant to 'mad cow disease' was collected for a period of 100 days starting very close to the eruption of the crisis.
Ex: The cooperative venture 'StoryLines America' joins libraries and public radio in smash kick-off.
Ex: This article presents some practical tips to help users of DIALOG's DIALOGLINK including buffer size, screen speed-up, startup short cuts, type-ahead buffer and use of DIALOGLING with other services.
Ex: In addition, synthesis often requires the use of a facet indicator, which marks the beginning of a new facet for example.
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* abocado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed to + failure ; doomed to + failure from its inception ; doomed from + the beginning.
* al principio=at first ; at the outset ; early ; in the early years ; originally ; to start with ; early on ; at startup.
* al principio de=at the beginning (of) ; at the dawn of ; at the onset of ; early in.
* al principio de la imprenta=early printing.
* al principio de la tarde=early evening ; in (the) early evening.
* al principio y al final=both ends.
* al principio y al final de=at each end of.
* a principios de=in the early + Fecha.
* a principios de + Expresión Temporal=early + Expresión Temporal, the.
* a principios de los + Década=early + Década, the.
* comenzar por el principio=start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* condenado al fracaso desde el principio=doomed from + the start ; doomed from + the outset ; doomed from + the beginning.
* de finales del siglo XIX y principios del XX=turn-of-the-century.
* de principio a fin=from start to finish ; gavel to gavel ; from beginning to end.
* de principio a fin (documento)=cover to cover.
* desde casi el principio=from (very) early on.
* desde el principio=from the start ; all along ; ab initio ; from the outset ; from the beginning ; from the word go ; from the (word) get-go.
* desde el principio de los tiempos=since the beginning of time ; from the beginning of time ; since time began.
* desde principio a fin=throughout.
* desde principios de siglo=since the turn of the century ; from the turn of the century.
* el principio de=the dawn of.
* el principio del fin=the beginning of the end.
* el principio de + Mes/Estación=early + Mes/Estación.
* empezar por el principio=start from + scratch ; start at + ground zero ; begin from + scratch.
* en principio=at first ; conceivably ; first of all ; prima facie.
* en un principio=at an earlier stage ; initially ; originally ; at one time ; to begin with.
* fracaso desde el principio=doomed failure.
* hay que empezar por el principio=first things must come first.
* leer de principio a fin=read + from cover to cover.
* muy al principio=in very early days ; at the very outset.
* para principios de siglo=by the turn of the century.
* principio, el=early days, the.
* regresar al principio=go back to + square one ; be back to square one.
* sobrecargado al principio=front-loaded.
* volvemos siempre al principio=things swing full circle.
* volver al principio=come + full circle ; bring + Pronombre + full-circle ; be back at square one.

principios
(n.)=philosophy ; ethos ; morals.
Ex: Let us attempt to examine first the thinking and philosophy behind the arrangement of libraries designed in this period. Ex: There is a large number of people who cannot afford paperbacks and would like to read, but are afraid or scornful of the ethos of the middle-class library. Ex: She wrote for the daily press on the manners and morals of society, on the plight of London's working women and children, and on the international traffic in women.
principios elevados
(n.)=high-mindedness.
Ex: This Internet site presents crime news and reports, mixing high-mindedness and sleaze appeal.
pringar
(v.)=dirty ; soil.
Ex: This is the way that the printing paper would be protected from being dirtied by anything on the bed of the press beyond the margins of the pages.
Ex: Bright new copies of an unknown book naturally excite more attention than old 'readers' soiled from overuse.
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* pringarse=get + involved with/in.

pringarse
(v.)=get + involved with/in.
Ex: This article aims to cover tools that shed light on what the stakes might be in getting involved with CD-ROM technology = Este artículo intenta analizar las herramientas que nos aclaren cuáles podrían ser los riesgos de involucrarse con la tecnología del CD-ROM.
pringoso
(adj.)=dingy .
Ex: Shortly after he began as director, he moved the library from a dingy Carnegie mausoleum to a downtown department store that had become vacant.

pringue
(n.)=fat ; grime ; gunge.
Ex: In a subject headings list non-approved headings are normally shown in light face type and the indexer is directed towards the preferred heading, for example, Grease USE oils and fats.
Ex: Grease is one of the major culprits behind the grime that accumulates on cooktops.
Ex: If the filter was full of gunge, then it is more than likely the water level detection system is also blocked.

priori
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* a priori=foresight ; on the surface ; a priori.

prioridad
(n.)=precedence ; priority ; triage ; sense of urgency.
Ex: The citation order now gives precedence to processes, such as circulation control and cataloguing rather than to types of libraries.
Ex: Usually, the convenience of the user must be given priority.
Ex: For analog information, we must develop triage strategies for the past; for digital, triage strategies at the point of acquisition or creation.
Ex: With the advent of automation, the demands for continuing education courses took on a sense of urgency.
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* asumir prioridad=assume + priority.
* cambiar las prioridades de ... a ...=shift + emphasis from ... to ....
* dar prioridad=award + priority ; emphasise [emphasize, -USA] ; give + priority ; give + precedence ; assign + priority ; give + preference.
* dar prioridad a=give + pride of place to ; place + emphasis on ; prioritise [prioritize, -USA].
* dar prioridad a algo=make + a priority.
* dar un nivel de prioridad alto=put + Nombre + high on + Posesivo + list of priorities.
* establecer prioridades=prioritise [prioritize, -USA] ; establish + priorities ; set + priorities ; triage.
* establecer un orden de prioridades=triage.
* ocupar un nivel de prioridad alto=rank + high on the list of priorities ; be high on the priority list ; be high on list.
* orden de prioridad=order of preference ; priority order ; pecking order ; order of precedence.
* prioridad de la biblioteca=library's priority.
* prioridades=set of priorities.
* prioridad nacional=national priority.
* prioridad principal=top priority.
* reconsiderar las prioridades=readdress + priorities.
* ser una prioridad=be high on agenda.
* tener prioridad=trump.
* tener prioridad (sobre)=take + precedence (over).

prioridad de la biblioteca
(n.)=library's priority.
Ex: A sound policy with respect to these categories requires a clear sense of the library's function and priorities.
prioridad nacional
(n.)=national priority.
Ex: The three soldiers have been declared fallen in action, but the return of their bodies is considered a national priority.
prioridad principal
(n.)=top priority.
Ex: Following internal discussion, it was agreed that a new library should be given the University's top priority in any forthcoming capital building project.
prioridades
(n.)=set of priorities.
Ex: For the 1990s public libraries must safeguard their future with a clearly structured concept and hierarchically ordered set of priorities.
prioritario
=priority ; of immediate concern.
Ex: It's that access dimension of descriptive cataloging that I suggest should get priority attention from all of us.
Ex: Preventive medicine together with health education and community involvement are of more immediate concern than curative medicine = La medicina preventiva junto con la educación para la salud y la implicación de la comunidad es una preocupación más urgente que la medicina curativa.
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* hacer prioritario=make + a priority.
* ser prioritario=be high on agenda.

priorización
(n.)=prioritisation [prioritization, -USA].
Ex: Experts performed better, mostly because of their superior task prioritisation.

priorizar
(v.)=prioritise [prioritize, -USA] ; triage.
Ex: The selection, which also takes account of the Corporation's user survey, will prioritise feature, cartoon and puppet films for children.
Ex: Of course, there are sensible ways in which to 'triage' our overburdened prison system.

prisa
(n.)=haste ; precipitation.
Ex: Capital funding usually took the form of end-of-year 'windfalls' needing to be spent in hectic haste necessitating hurried decision making.
Ex: At that moment, seeing what he had done due to his precipitation, the father is overwhelmed with despair.
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* andar sin prisa=mosey.
* a prisa=hurriedly ; quickly.
* con mucha prisa=without a minute to spare.
* con prisa=in a rush ; in a hurry.
* correr a toda prisa=scurry ; race.
* correr de prisa=scurry.
* darse prisa=hurry ; hurry up ; get on + Posesivo + running shoes ; shake + a leg ; hot-foot it to ; make + haste ; rattle + Posesivo + dags ; get + a wiggle on ; put + Posesivo + skates on ; get + Posesivo + skates on ; get + a move on.
* darse prisa con calma=make + haste slowly.
* de prisa=in haste.
* dirigirse a toda prisa hacia=make + haste towards.
* hacer esto y aquello sin prisas=pootle ; pot about/around.
* ir a toda prisa=race.
* ir a un Sitio sin prisa=mosey.
* marcharse de prisa=dash off ; shoot off ; zoom off (to) ; fly off.
* meter prisa=hustle.
* no correr prisa=there + be + no hurry.
* no haber prisa=there + be + no hurry.
* prisa de última hora=last-minute rush.
* salir a prisa=make + a quick exit.
* salir a toda prisa=make + a hasty exit.
* salir de prisa=make + a quick exit.
* sin prisa(s)=unhurriedly ; leisurely.
* tener demasiada prisa=be in too much of a hurry ; be in too much of a rush.
* tener prisa=be in a hurry.

prisa de última hora
(n.)=last-minute rush.
Ex: There was a frenzied last-minute rush by Indians to do their bit to see the Taj Mahal through to the elite list of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
prisionero
(n.)=prisoner.
Ex: At our library in Minnesota we have clearly identified material that deals with mudpies, leprechauns, senior power, red power, the Chinese New Year, prisoners' rights, and workers' control.
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* campo de prisioneros=prison camp ; P.O.W. camp ; prisoner of war camp ; gulag.
* prisionero de guerra=prisoner of war ; war prisoner.
* prisionero político=political prisoner ; prisoner of conscience.

prisionero de guerra
(n.)=prisoner of war ; war prisoner.
Ex: The author discusses the production of escape maps by Allied prisoners of war during the First and Second World Wars. Ex: Prostitutes outside the camp were mostly of local origin; some were widows or married women whose husbands were war prisoners.
prisionero político
(n.)=political prisoner ; prisoner of conscience.
Ex: Data was gathered from recollections of political prisoners published in the West. Ex: They accepted the government's brazen lies stating that Ramón Colás, the co-founder of the library movement, has not been arrested as a prisoner of conscience.
prisión
(n.)=prison ; gaol [jail, -USA] ; jail [gaol, -UK] ; correctional institution ; imprisonment ; correctional facility ; jailhouse [gaolhouse, -UK] ; gaolhouse [jailhouse, -USA].
Ex: For example, in a general index it might be adequate to regard Prisions and Dungeons as one and the same, but in a specialist index devoted to Criminology this would probable not be acceptable.
Ex: The Stockholm Public Library provides library services in 32 hospitals, 1 gaol, 3 leisure centres for the handicapped and retired, and an institution for social rehabilitation.
Ex: This article outlines the public library's outreach activities with children of all ages, the jail, and the local juvenile detention centre.
Ex: The results of the survey indicated that at least some correctional institutions employed paid civilian staff.
Ex: Penalties that can be imposed range from seizure and forfeiture of the articles and the means by which they were produced to fines or imprisonment.
Ex: These trends are expected to result in library service to correctional facilities of comparable quality to those services available to the public.
Ex: A survey of 85 jailhouses in 2000 yielded disappointing results on the diagnosis and treatment of hepatitis C in inmates.
Ex: They will be fingerprinted and photographed, dressed in prison greens and incarcerated in a gaolhouse next to the clocktower in Raymond St.
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* biblioteca de prisión=prison library.
* bibliotecario de prisiones=prison librarian.
* castigar con la prisión=punish with + prison.
* celda de prisión=prison cell.
* colección de libros de derecho en una prisión=prison law library.
* condenar a prisión=sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to jail ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
* decretar prisión preventiva=remand.
* director de prisión=prison warden ; prison governor ; prison warden.
* enviar a prisión=send + Nombre + to jail ; send up + the river ; send up ; send to + prison ; send + Nombre + to gaol.
* escaparse de la prisión=break out of + prison.
* especialización en bibliotecas de prisiones=prison librarianship.
* fuga de la prisión=prison break ; jailbreak [gaolbreak, UK] ; gaolbreak [jailbreak, -USA].
* funcionario de prisiones=prison warder ; gaoler [jailer, -USA] ; prison guard.
* pena de prisión=custodial sentence ; jail sentence ; prison sentence ; prison term ; jail term ; gaol sentence ; gaol term.
* prisión estatal=state prison.
* prisión militar=military prison.
* sentencer a prisión=sentence + Nombre + to jail.
* sentenciar a prisión=sentence + Nombre + to prison ; sentence + Nombre + to gaol.
* ser condenado a prisión=receive + prison sentence.

prisión estatal
(n.)=state prison.
Ex: Inmates at state prisons in Iowa may be making toilet paper as part of a new initiative which will save US taxpayers' money.
prisión militar
(n.)=military prison.
Ex: When the group got on the bus for their field trip that morning, they had no idea they would be heading for a military prison.
prismáticos
(n.)=binoculars ; fieldglasses.
Ex: The first phase of this project focused on the use of visual enhancements such as binoculars and night vision equipment.
Ex: On the treeless mound he took out his fieldglasses and began to survey the enemy's positions on the hills about 2 miles away.
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* ver con los prismáticos=glass.

pristino
(adj.)=pristine.
Ex: Although national parks are perceived as pristine areas, many are dumping grounds for hazardous materials - everything from industrial toxins to unexploded munitions.

privacidad
(n.)=privacy.
Ex: Other walls, where security and privacy are absolutely essential, are not structural and are designed to be easily demounted and erected elsewhere.
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* derecho a la privacidad=privacy right.
* Ley del Derecho a la Privacidad=privacy law ; privacy protection law ; Privacy Act.
* política de privacidad=privacy policy.
* violación de la privacidad=breach of privacy.

privaciones
(n.)=deprivation.
Ex: Findings emphasised the escalating deprivation of applied social scientists in general and the local government and voluntary sectors in particular.
privación
(n.)=self-denial.
Ex: He has chosen self-denial and altruism as the way to follow.
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* pasar privaciones=suffer from + deprivation.
* privaciones=deprivation.

privadamente
=in private.
Ex: This need can be influenced by only offering criticism in private but by giving praise in public.

privado
(adj.)=personal ; private ; confidential ; privately run.
Ex: Cards will remain useful for small local and personal indexes but other options, in the form of microcomputers and their software are beginning to compete in this application.
Ex: SWALCAP supports a network arrangement of remote terminals and minicomputers linked to the central computer via private lines.
Ex: There is also a large amount of information that is kept secret: not merely cloak-and-dagger state secrets, but vast quantities of confidential technical and commercial data.
Ex: It is a project that has been incubating since he lost the space for his privately run museum in Gloucester docks two years ago.
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* ámbito privado, el=private sector, the.
* archivo privado=private archives.
* biblioteca privada=private library.
* ceremonia privada=private ceremony.
* conversación privada=confidential conversation ; private conversation.
* detective privado=private eye ; private investigator.
* empresa privada=private firm.
* en privado=privately ; a word in + Posesivo + ear ; in private ; behind closed doors ; in camera ; in chambers.
* entidad privada=private institution.
* espacio privado=personal space ; territorial space ; personal space territory.
* financiado con fondos privados=privately supported [privately-supported] ; privately funded ; privately financed.
* finca privada=private estate.
* información privada=private information.
* investigador privado=private eye ; private detective ; private investigator.
* invitación a inauguración privada=private view card (PVC).
* mantener en privado=be out of the public eye.
* no tener vida privada=like being in a (gold)fish bowl.
* Posesivo + partes privadas=Posesivo + crown jewels ; Posesivo + family jewels ; Posesivo + privates ; Posesivo + prize(d) jewels.
* propiedad privada=private estate.
* red privada=peer-to-peer network.
* red privada virtual (VPN)=virtual private network (VPN).
* sector privado, el=private sector, the ; profit sector, the.
* sociedad privada=private society.
* universidad privada=private university.
* urbanización privada=private estate.
* vida privada=private life.

privar
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* privar de=deprive (of) ; starve of.

privar (de)
(v.)=deprive (of) ; starve of.
Ex: Nonetheless, the indiscriminate use of both terms in a data base creates a situation in which the serious scholar is either deprived of access to half of the material in the collection, or must consult two sequences. Ex: If a power station is starved of fuel, or its generating capacity is not increased as the load increases, the result will be blackouts.
privatización
(n.)=privatisation [privatization, -USA] ; denationalisation [denationalization, -USA].
Ex: This article discusses the impact of such trends as aging population, privatisation, and the paperless society on library facilities.
Ex: Christa Kranzl, the Austrian Transport Secretary, said complete denationalisation of road haulage would harm competition.

privatizar
(v.)=privatise [privatize, -USA].
Ex: There is a decreasing number of such agencies as governments privatize and corporatize.

privilegiado
(adj.)=advantageous ; privileged.
Ex: However, a more advantageous site was offered, right in the shopping precinct, linking a covered mall of shops with a multi-functional community complex.
Ex: Public libraries were often in a privileged position to access such information and present it in a form acceptable to the public.
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* abuso de información privilegiada=insider trading ; insider dealing.
* comunicación privilegiada=privileged communication.
* información privilegiada=insider information ; privileged information.
* lugar privilegiado=place in the sun.
* minoría privilegiada=chosen few.
* minoría privilegiada, la=privileged few, the.
* minoría privilegiada, una=privileged few, a.
* ocupar un lugar privilegiado=have + pride of place ; take + pride of place.
* posición privilegiada=advantageous position.
* situación privilegiada=advantageous location.

privilegiados
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* privilegiados, los=privileged, the.

privilegiados, los
=privileged, the.
Ex: As information technology proliferates, it further drives a wedge between the poor and the privileged.
privilegiar
(v.)=privilege.
Ex: For without a doubt, this is a very partial enterprise, selecting and privileging some indigenous knowledge whilst discarding and excluding others.

privilegio
(n.)=privilege.
Ex: Borrower records may be marked so that charge-out privileges will be denied except when special permission from the librarian is given.
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* carta de privilegios=charter.
* privilegio concedido por el dinero=moneyed privilege.

privilegio concedido por el dinero
(n.)=moneyed privilege.
Ex: Readers are not made by moneyed privilege only, thank goodness, or there would be little hope for most of us.
pro
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* considerar los pros y los contras=weigh (up) + the pros and cons.
* en pro de=in favour of.
* pros y contras=trade-off [tradeoff/trade off] ; ins and outs ; pros and cons.
* pros (y/o) contras=merits (and/or) demerits ; strengths (and/or) weaknesses ; pluses (and/or) minuses.
* sopesar los pros y los contras=weigh (up) + the pros and cons.
* tener pros y contras=be a mixed blessing.

pro-vida
(adj.)=pro-life.
Ex: Another growing group in this annual pro-life event is women who are stepping up to proclaim their regret for their own abortions.

proa
(n.)=bow.
Ex: It is scarcely possible to imagine the answer to a question such as 'Why do they launch a ship by breaking a bottle of champagne over her bow?' being found without the consultation of a printed book somewhere along the line.
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* castillo de proa=forecastle.
* cubierta de proa=forecastle.
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